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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Black Coats.

An English clergyman, rather POM
pous of manner, according to Spare
Moments was fond Of chatting with a
witty chimney sweep.
Once, when the minister returned
from his summer holidays, he happened
to meet his youthful acquaintance. who
seemed to have been at work.
Where have you been?" asked the
clergyman.
sweeping the chlmneys at the vicar
age" was the boys answer.
How many chimneys are there. and
how much do you get for eachYo was
the next question.
The sweep said there were twenty
chimneys. and that he was paid a shil,
ling apiece.
The clergyman, after thinking a mo-
ment, looked at the sweep In apnarant
astonishment. You have earned n
great deal of money In a little time y
he remarked solemnly. wondering
probably, what the sooty fellow womb
reply.
Yes" said the sweep, throwing his
Dag over his shoulder as he started
away, I'VE who wear black coats get
our money very easilyl"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

and he decided to remain there. This
was easier. since he had long cherished
the thought of founding a theological
seminary for Jewish students In that
city.
His hopes were realized when in 1879
the Hebrew Union College was estab-
lished. He had been president of this
institution since its founding and had
seen it grow to a college of recognized
learning. with the ablest Semitic facul-
ty in the country and equal to any In
Europe. The college has a library of
more than $1,000 volumes, many of
them of rare value. Although more
than so years old DR.. Wise had until
this illness retained all of his mental
activity of youth. He filled the chair of
systematic theology in the college. and
rarely missed the daily session of the
classes. He was editor of the Ameri-
can Israelite, the most noted Jewish
weekly in the country. This position
he filled for more than forty years.
writing from six to seven columns of
editorials each week. He was the au-
thor of quite a number of books.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
SAVING AN OLD PAINTING.
Ingenious Method by Which 1t Was
Transferred TO New Canvas.

Did you ever hear of transferring
an Old oil painting to a new canvass
said n well known art connoisseur of
this city. lone would declare at first
blush that the thing was absolutely i'm
possible, but saw it done with pic
ture over eight feet square, and the
operation was a perfect success. The
painting to which | refer had been u
fine example of the early Italian
school. but it had lain forgotten In
garnet for many years and had become
80 incrusted with dirt and CRIME that
it was impossible to distinguish any of
the details. Ordinarily 1t could have
been cleaned without trouble, but the
damp and mold of two centuries had
rotted the canvas until 1t was ready to
fall apart at a touch, and scrubbing
was, of course, out of the question.
THAT was the condition of things
when 1t was taken in hand by an ex-
pert restorer from Belgium who hap
pened to be In the city. The first thing
he did was to glue a huge sheet OF
thick nNnila paper firmly to the face
of the picture. Then he turned it over
carefully and picked off every particle
of the old decaying canvas, revealing
the rear surface of the paint itself. 1t
was big Job and required no end of
patience. but the last thread was final
ly removed, and nothing was left but
the fragile shell OF pigment. That he
covered with the strongest fish glue,
and new sheet of canvas was spread
over 1t and pressed down.
''ln few hours it was perfectly dry,
and the painting was as firmly attach
ed to Its new foundation as II 1t had
been there from the start. Nothing
then remained but to take off the ma
Mia paper, which was readily done
with hot water. After that the surface
was thoroughly cleaned. and the pic
ture is now almost as bright and clear
as it was when 1t left the painters
easel The owner could hardly believe
his eyes. Ii seemed to him that verl-
table miracle had been accomplished"
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

vine bade ME welcome In his house as
soon as | became his clerk"
You met her at Delyine's? Well?"
Il loved her-that is ALL"
"All? Enough l should think. And
she loves you. suppose, or should not
have heard all this?'
"She loves me-" said the young man
with pardonable pride.
"Oh, Herman! Why couldn't you
have fallen in love with one of the Del
vine girls? Nice, domestic, home-like
girls, that would have made a home
for you. l know this is an idle, stuck
up girl"
Il think you misjudge her, uncle
''She is John Gordon's daughter. 1
can never welcome her here-neyer."
II hope you will not hold to that reso-
luton, Uncle Noel"
II suppose you were Influenced some
by the $4,000 her mother left her"
Il didn't know that she had a cent"
Her mother kept that safely enough
and left 1t TO the daughter l knew
that at the time she died. Oh, my lad.
think better of 1t! Money is not every
thing"
Il never heard of her money until
this minute. uncle. l do so wish you
would see her"
II see her! Never! If you marry
John Gordon's daughter you may take
leave of me and the farm"
"Will you tell me why one of Mr..
Delyine's daughters would have suited
you any better?"
There was dead silence In the roam
for some minutes. After this Uncle
Noel spoke at last In low tones, as il he
was reading instead of conversing.
when l was young man, Herman,
not older than you, was working on
this farm for old Squire Haywood, who
was very fond of me. l was only a
farm hand. yet the old squire always
chose me to drive him out or to do any
business that required a trusty person.
He had no family. so 1t made quite a
stir when his sister died In New York
and his daughter came to live on the
farm She was the handsomest woman
i ever saw in my life-only II, but with
all the self-possession of a woman of
80. l was, rs said, often about her
uncle, and met Alicia frequently She
was 50 kind TO me, had so many win
ming ways, that she had my heart In
her grasp In less than a week. Yet low
was /, a poor country boy, to know 1t
was skillful .caquetry, the sport OF a
1fifrtT'S
--rhE John Gordon, the city lawyer,
.eaahe. Snd he too. loved her. pro-
-powi @ Alicia and was rejected. Cor
DON pPsposed and was, accepted.
laye outgrowp THAT hallacination, my
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
TIE FIRsr eRANpoHllo.

"Grandmotherw called the farmer and
there came
Out through the vine wreathed porch
blushing dame,
Surprised aud eager at the strange new
name.
The clock within rang forth the chime for
eight,
"a message? Read it quick, how can you
waltz"
Her husband, smiling. leaned upon the
the gate.
At arms length holding in his trembling
hand
The crisp white sheet, while the writing
scanned,
Then read once more. with voice almost
unnamed;
"Thy granddaughter salutes thee, Baby
Bell"
Mother and child. thank God, are doing
WELL"
A moments silence on the proud twain
fell
She broke it soon. "Grandfather. con-
What, me?" the good man cried, lifting
his hat
Grandfather'-me? l hadn't thought of
that"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Our First Woman Editor.

According TO the Hartford Courant,
that paper In 17TT was owned and ed
tied and managed by woman. whose
name comes down to modern days as
the Widow Watson" She had ''exclu-
siye charge of the Journal After a
couple OF years Mrs. Watson married
a leading citizen of Hartford. and after
that date she no doubt let him advise
aud assist in the conduct of the paper.
But she holds the record for the first
woman editor in the country.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
THE PENALTY OF MUSIC.
Players VINO Are Forced 20 Quit Be-
cause of Deafness.


Sew realize how many musicians
are obliged to go out of the business
ON account of Deafness" said an old
musician to a reporter. "only few Of
the thousands OF players in the coun-
try become famous. The great mass
Of them plod along day after day in the
same old path. When one of us drops
put. no one cares to inquire why, but
many times the reason is deafness and
nothing else.
Loss of hearing Is particularly the
Affection of those who play brass in
struments. A cornetist who has play
ed In Kansas City orchestras for many
years has stopped playing now be-
rause he Is losing his faculty OF hear
Ing. He went out of the business be-
fore 1t was too late. Many of the old
players hang to their instruments until
the loudest strains of an orchestra or
clamor of band sounds to them like
mere hum. Then they are forced to
stop. Their usefulness is gone.
1.-The musicians deafness Is undoubt-
edly caused by the injurious effects of
thC COhbtdht siDidiIoh VI Luoitai hotco
upon the delicate machinery of the ear.
A man who blows a cornet or from
bone or a horn of any kind for several
hours will notice queer buzzing in his
ears. When the playing is kept up ev-
cry day In the week and every week in
the year for long number of years,
It's no wonder that deafness comes
Some musicians play without effolt
Their skill Is natural. They pour out
music as free as breath. But the skill
of others is acquired only by hard and
constant labor. In addition to their
regular playing In band or orchestra
they must practice industriously sever
al hours every day. And these are the
ones who lose their hearing and drop
out Of sight unnotlced. kansas City
Star
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

position he remained until 1916, when
he formed the purpose of casting his lot
with his people In this country. Soon
after his arrival in New York he was
put in charge of the BETHEL congrega-
ton at Albany, In which position he
remained with credit to himself and
profit to his people until 1850. Then he
resigned and in 1853 located in Cincin-
natl, where he had since been a power
among the Jews.
Twenty years ago the leading Jewish
congregation of New York City chose
DIR. Wise as Its rabbi at a salary of
$4,000 per. annuam for life. The
thought Of severing all of his deep and
beautiful relations with the life of Gin
cinnati was not agreeable to DR.. Wise,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
DUTY OF A MILITARY ATTACHE,
Intelligence Gained by Methods Not
Open and Aboveboard.

Intelligence Gained by Methods Not
Open and Aboveboard.
; The chief and acknowledged props of
our (English) Intelligence" are the
military attaches to our various minis
tries abroad, says Maj. trthur Griffith,
4 In the Cornhill. Theoretically they
have no means Of acquiring knowledge
other than the official; practically they
are, of course, aided by their powers of
observation, the trained professional
skill which can note at a glance things
most worth knowing, such as the hand
ling of artillery, the speed and weight
of cavalry charge, the probable value
of some new "order of attack"
The attache, to be really useful, must
also be a persona grata to the foreign
officers of the country in which he Is
serving, and he often learns much from
the camaraderie of the cloth and the
free discussion Of measures and meth
ods. All this work is open and above.
board. We may not inquire too closely
whether or not intelligence Is gained by
other means, but 1t Is pretty certain
that there are plenty of secret agents
In every capital eager to sell it at
price, and often very pertinacious In
their offers Of some particularly val
liable bit Of news.
The game is seldom worth the candle,
and 1t is exceedingly dangerous. Not
many years back an attache of the
English embassy to a great power Is
said to have narrowly escaped arrest
through intrigue with one of these UNI
avawoable persons. Possibly the for
eign government would not have pro,
iceeded to e. remities with one of the
corps diploma ""e. but the pressure
must have been very severe, for the
story ran that the a ache found pass
port waiting for hil. at his chancery,
and was hurried across the frontier in
rather undignifled haste. The rumor
said that military attaches of other N.
tionalities were involved In the scrape,
and also had to flee the country.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
The Boy Was Benefited.

'sThe other afternoon" said the man
In the box Office of theater, "a boy
came to me and said, Are these any
goodY and ! took from him two front
row seats for that night which had
been torn into hundred pieces or so
and then cleverly pasted together
again. oh. yes. my child. But how
did this strange accident happen to the
ticketsY
''The boy replied: Why, papa came
home with them last night and showed
them to mamma, and he seemed to be
In such good humor somehow that
mamma thought it would be a good
time then to tell him how she owed
over 500 for provisions. She told him
Of 1t, but he got so mad that he said
that every night now he wouldn't come
home till after IL O'Clock, and he told
me for heavens sake when ! got mar
ried to look out for a sensible woman.
All the time mamma laughed. and he
was getting madden. and so he said she
wouldn't go TO the theater with him
after that, and he tore the tickets up
and rushed out somewhere alone. He
amt back yet either but mamma dom
care. | picked up the pieces off the
carpet and pasted them together. and
II you'll exchange the tickets for matt
nee ones guess I'll come down on
Saturday with some other fellow and
take In the show
81 gave other tickets to the candid
kid, and he walked away very well
pleased with himself. "-Philadelphia
Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
LOOK AT eoYS' HANDS
I'm ployers Have New Test for Youtb
full Applicants.

Employers Have New Test for Yout,.
full Applicants.
The hoy in search of a job turned II,
at supper time at his sisters housn
looking rather disconsolate.
Il didn't get nothing to do" he sail
shortly.
Il don't wonder If you used that kind
of grammar" said his sister.
THAT wasn't it, | haC MS company
grammar on all right twas something
else and I'll tell Jim ebolt it after
supper. You'd spring the 1 told You
so game on me. and make me tired"
Jim was the brother-in-law, and had
been a job-hunting boy himself not
many years before. He was beckoned
into the sitting room Immediately after
rising from the table, and once there
the door was shut by his wife's youth.
full brother, who turned and said: Il
went to fourteen places to-day. Jim. and
was turned down at every shot. I've
read about such things in the Sunday
school books and in the funny papers.
but thought it was all gah. The guys
| applied to didn't ask me if | lived
with my mother: they didn't ask me If
| wrote a good hand; they didn't ask
If knew the city. and they didn't ask
nothing at all that | expected them to
ask me. The first thing four of them
says was, Hold up your mitts,' while
the others say, Please let us look a.
your hands There was one look AMI
four of them says Git and the rest
says, polite-like, we don't think we re.
Quire your services
what was the matter?" asked the
sisters husband.
The boy held up the forefnger of his
left hand, aloLg the inner side OF
which a yellow stain showed as far az
the second knuckle THAT" he said,
simply.
"H m." said the brother-in-law, ''the
boss in our shop won't allow cigarette
smoking either, but | didn't know
things had gone as far as this. Why
don't you quit?'
81 have. quit last night. One of the
guys that said Git called he back Just
us SOl io TIE tltfulOl W ldI
makes you smoke cigarettesY 4 don't
| says.
There's some things worse than Ell
garette smokln," he says.
~ quit last night told him. Then
he grinned little and said that
might not be such liar as he thought
after all. but it was fact that Chicago
men had quit hiring cigarette kids and
that this was doing more to stop the
habit than all the anti-cigarette leagues
in the city. Then he says, You're sure
you quit last night, are you? Well.
XQu come back again In week and
low me your nit
THE stain'll wear off by that time.
Jim, and l kinder think that feller'n
give me job."-Chicago Chronicle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Sarcastic Bismarck.

Men who find it hard to acquire for
eign languages may take a little COM
fort in the following bismarck story:
Prince Bismarck was pressed by a
certain American official to recommend
his son for diplomatic place.
He Is very remarkable fellow"
seven languages"
"1ndeedf said Bismarck, who has not
a high opinion of linguistic acquire
ments. What wonderful head wait
er he would maker
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

81 DON'T know how to answer you.
Your news is very hard for me to
bear. feel angry, Herman"
Herman Clayton, himself the picture
of sorrowful amazement, looked at his
uncle In silence as the old man spoke
with angry vehemence.
He WAS a tall, stalwart young man
Of "a. with fresh, handsome face. now
deeply clouded. His uncle was not
over 90, but an appearance Of Ill health
made him seem much older. His usual
pallor crept once more over his flushed,
excited face before he spoke again to
Herman, and his angry voice was gen
tie as he said:
Il was hasty, Herman, hurt and sur
prised. Tell me, now, how did 1t hap
penn
Il scarcely know how to tell you,
SIR" replied Herman respectfully.
"Where did you meet this girl?'
Miss Gordon" said Herman, was
very intimate with Mr.. Delvine's
daughters. l met here there. Mr.. Del
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
ANATOMY IN RHYME.


"a
A recent writer In an Australian pa
Der teaches anatomy in verse. The
.hymes are not all perfect, but they
will serve"
Iios many bones IN the human facet
Fourteen. xhen they are all in place.
How many bones 10 the human headf
Eight, my child. as I've often said
How many bones in the human spinner
Twenty four, like a clustering vine.
How many bones In the human chestf
Twenty -four ribs and two Of the rest.
How many bones In the shoulder bindf
Two in each one before, one behind.
How many bones in the human arm?
In each arm, one; two In each forearm.
How many bones In the human wristl
Eight in each, IL none is missed.
How many bones in the palm Of the handf
Five in each Of every ones hand.
How many bones in the fingers ten?
Twenty eight. and by joints they bend.
How many bones in the human hip?
One In each like a dish they dip.
How many bones in the human thghi
One in each. and deep they lie.
How many bones In the human kneef
Two In each. can plainly see.
How many bones In the ankle strong7
Seven in each but none Is long.
How many bones in the ball Of the footi
Five in each. as the palms were put
How many bones IN toes half scorer
Twenty eight. and there are no more.
And now. IL you reckon the bones on a slate.
They count. In a body. two hundred and eight
Then we have in the human mouth. too.
Teeth. upper and under. thirty and two.
And and then there's bone. think,
That forms joint or to oil up a chink.
scsamoid bone. or wormain, we call.
And now we may rest. for we've told them all.
Success
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
SacrIlegious.

An urchin In country parish in
Scotland, having been told by his par
ents to read a newspaper aloud to
them. began to do so In the usual
drawing manner of the parish school
He had not proceeded far when ifs
mother stopped him short. exclaiming:
"fou rascal. Hoo dare We read n
newspaper wi the Bible twangf"-
London Telegraph.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
A FAMOUS RABBI.

Rev. Isaac NJ. Wise, Who Died in Gin
cinnad Recently.
Rev. Isaac NJ. Wise, who died In Gin
cinnati recently, was the most famous
leader of Judaism In this country. He
was a man of great culture and power
of mind. He was born In Steingrub,
Austria. April 3, 1919, and In 1913
graduated from the University of yien-
ma. The same year he was appointed
rabbi In Randitz, Bohemia, in which
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Couceit All Gone

THAT boy" she said when her hus-
band reached home. us just like you
Been naughty again. has hep he
returned.
Long experience had taught him the
circumstances In which she noted the
resemblance between father and son.
and years ago the remark had ceased
to flattcr him.-Chicago Post. =
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

To which Mr.. Bangs Immediately sat
down and penned the following an
swer:
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your es-
teemed favor of the = inst, and In re-
ply would say that my regular rate
for after-dinner speeches is $500 per
speech. | have not as yet, however,
opened up this line of goods In the
West, and as l am anxious to secure
custom in that part of the country,
will offer you special terms, namely.
$3.50 for such an address as you de
scribe, the amount to be sent as soon
as shipment is made. If the terms pro-
posed are satisfactory, kindly let me
know at once, but In that case l would
request you not to mention the matter
to Chauncey Depew or Gen. Horace
Porter, as l should not like them to
know that l am cutting rates. Truly
yours,
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS"
This letter was duly sent, and on the
day when II reached its destination Mr.
Bangs received the following telegram:
Your letter just received. If Chaun-
cey Depew's speeches are written by
you, then l don't want New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

what Is an exit, pa?"
Exit. Freddy? Well. It is n Latin
placard hung around on the walls in
theaters and opera houses to keep peo-
pie from thinking they smell fire."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Weight OF the Greenland who,.

According to Nilsson. the zoolorist
me weight of the Greenland whala 10
ioo IONS or 224'OO0 pounds, or equal to-
that 81 elephants or 44O bears.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
A Bird that shayes.

The pretty South American bird call
ed the "mot-mot" Is said to begin shay
ing on arriving at maturity. Naturally
adorned with long blue tail feathers,
at Is not satisfied with them in their
natural state, but with Its beak nips
on the web on each side for a space
OF about two inches, leaving neat
little oval tuft at the end of each.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Not q Mama Life

such double life as his is not alto,
gether manlyr'
NO, the life he leads at home is no
more than dogs lifey'-Detroit Jopr
nal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

After sick man has gained the adj
mission from those around him that
they never suffered MS he is suffering
he begins to feel better.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

lou would be surprised If you knew
now your friends talk about you be-.
hind your back.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16

The best diamonds are OF the first
water-but it's different with milk.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-05-16
Came Back at Bangs.

A good story, of which John Ken
drick Bangs, the humorlst, is the hero,
has lately leaked out. Some time ago
Mr.. Bangs received the following let
ter from a city in one of the Pacific
States:
"Mr. John X. Bangs:
Dear Sir| have been asked to re-
spond to toast at our Board of
Trades annual dinner next month, and
l write to inquire what would be your
lowest terms for preparing good,
rafting, funny speech for me to de-
liver on that occasion. A prompt reply
will oblige. Yours very truly,