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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
Substitutes for Perfume.

The various devices adopted to serve
as substitute for liquid perfume has
never been entirely satisfactory when
it comes to the necessity of imparting
an enduring scent to gown. The lit
tie silver hearts, perforated and con-
tanning the solid pellets Of perfume,
were rather ornamental than useful,
even when there were no substitutes
for them. They are still In use and
dropped into the deepest recesses of the
corsage, exude faint and not very en-
during perfume. Most Of the Paris
dressmakers put into convenient places
In a gown the small bags of sachet
powder Of the scent affected by the
wearer. Nearly every woman, who
makes an effort to keep up with these
novelties in daintiness, has her set of
little sachet bags to be worn In the
corsage, even If she does not have them
sewed in every dress.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

especially during the last few years
the building of an isthmian canal has
become increasingly important to the
United States; but 1t Is important also
that the canal should be under the sole
control of the United States. This could
not be while the convention was
force. 1t has been sometimes suggested
but never formally insisted upon !
diplomatic correspondence, that Grea
Britain has violated the convention by
continuing to exercise dominion over
British Honduras. So long as Great
Britain did not take this view of the
matter, awkward questions might arise
after the canal should be constructed.
The recent ay-Pauncefote pact.
abrogating the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
provides for neutral channel. This
instrument leaves the United States
free to build and control n canal, which
is not to be fortified, but to be kept al
ways open and neutral, under the rules
which govern the management of the
Suez Canal. Opponents Of the measure
claim that 1t admits all the dangerous
features of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
without compensating advantages, and
that, as usual, England comedies what
she does not hold to obtain what she
wants, but cannot get.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
In Command for Once.

A man-o'-war was lying off Gibraltar,
and permission was given to the men
to go ashore for the day. The sailors
amused themselves in various ways
mong others by riding about on don
eys. and their want of experience in
this line caused much amusement. An
officer observing one of the men sitting
back very far on the animal called out:
81 say. Bill, get up more amidships!'
With an injured air he replied:
"Well, sir, this is the first craft 1
have ever commanded in my life, and
it's hard indeed If I can't ride on the
quarter deck II like. ke."-Answers
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

done II one was willing to pay for 1t.
He was in quite an excited frame Of
mind, and l hardly knew my usual
placid Gus
"Of course, when you We're engaged
to Robert, 1t was not for me to make
any attempt to win you. thought you
knew your own mind, and had decided
that 1 was not the sort of fellow you
cared to marry. But this trick gives
me right to speak. Am Ittoo late?"
Naturally, l told him he was. That
If he had cared for me in that way he
ought to have come forward long be-
fore. Now that my word was plighted
to Robert, and 1 could not think Of
breaking it, though he had acted In al
most despicable manner, in manner
to make me ashamed to think he was
my plighted Ilover-and so on.
To which Gus replied:
"All right, little girl. If you think So,
had better,go and give him the worst
licking he ever had in his life, even
though they do send me to Jail for 1t.
But you won't care" "A
81 shall care"
"Then we'd better get married at
once, early tomorrow morning. How
early can you be readyT"
l ought to have resistedllonger,tbut l
didn't. consented to besready at any
hour that he should name-and 1 was
and we were married
And that is all there is'to rthe'story.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

him rightly? At last I agreed to mar
ry him at once. 1t was becoming the
fashion TO plan half elopement and
save the expenses and publicity of a
regular wedding at home. l consented
10 marry him the next day.
After Robert departed l looked for
the newspaper containing the notice,
but could not find it. He had had sew
eral in his hand, but the special copy
he had taken with him. l do not know
what prompted me to write note of
congratulation to Gus and dispatch 1t
by my brother Ned, lad OF II.
mentioned having seen the notice In
the paper, and said l was sorry he had
not confided in me.
1t was after 10 o'clock, and retired
to my room. Half an hour later heard
Ned coming upstairs. He stopped ct
my door.
Did you see Gus?" l asked from
within.
Yes He's downstairs. He came
back with me-"
"What does he want?'
'He wants to see you, I guess"
"What for?"
HE didn't say. Probably wants to
borrow your oyershoes. Better go
down and ask him."
| went down, He didn't want to bor-
row anything. On the contrary, he
wanted me to give him something to
keep-my hand, my heart. He said the
notice of his being married was con-
founded fraud-that Robert must have
had it inserted in few copies of the
paper by special agreement-lt could be
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

The most expensive material worked
into n garment was the gold brocade
purchased In 1910 for robe for King
Louis XIV, at cost of about $50 a
yard. Not long ago, however, the Ger.
man Empress had coverlet woven in
white silk upon fiat background, on
which flowers, leaves and birds project
ed In relief. The design was not EN-
broldered, but woven in a unique way
The Empress was so pleased with il
that she employed 1t as tapestry for
her boudoir The cost of this material
was SIP yard, of which the weave:
got one-siXth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
CLAYToN-BULWER TREATY.
History of the Compact Between United
States and Great Britain.

states ana Oreat brtta1u.
The Clayton Bulwer treaty" derives
its name from the diplomatists who
negotiated ton the part Of the United
States, Hon. John NJ. Clayton, Secre-
tary of State in President Taylor's ad-
ministration; and on the part of Eng
land, Sir Henry Bulwer, British minis
ter at Washington. The "treaty"-to
to use proper diplomatic language 1t
was II convention and not treaty
was concluded in 1850. Its purpose
was to promote the building of an
isthmian canal, to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans. In 1919 the United
States had made IA convention with
Nicaragua for constructing such a
canal, starting at Greytown, on the At.
lantic. But Greytown was occupied
by British settlers. and Great Britain
claimed a protectorate over the Mos.
quito Indians, who held the eastern
coast of Nicaragua. The United States
desired Great Britain to waive Its
claims, but as the request was denied
the next best thing seemed to be the
establishment of joint protectorate
over the proposed canal. This was done
by the "Clayton-Bulwer treaty. one
condition of which was that neither
power should secure exclusive privil-
eges In the canal, and another that
neither power should occupy or exer
else dominion over any part of Central
America.
Since the convention was made, and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
Snake Bite in India.

Fully twenty thousand of the popu-
lation of India are annually killed by
snake bites. The most deadly of Ill
Indian reptiles appears to be the cobra
di capello, which is greatly dreaded by
the bare-legged Hindoos. With view
to reducing the mortality, the govern
ment tried the effect of Offering a re
ward for snakes heads; but, instead OF
diminishing the number of these rep
tiles, it only increased it, as it was dis
covered that the natives were breeding
the snakes in order to secure the re
ward
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
NATURE.

As a fond mother, when the day is Ger,
Lerds by the hand her little child to
bed,
Half willing, half reluctant to be led,
And leave his broken playthings on the
floor,
Still gazing at them through the open
door,
Nor wholly reassured and comforted
BY promises of others in their stead.
Which, though more splendid, may not
please him more
So Nature deals with us and takes away
Our playthings, one by one, and by the
hand
Leads us to rest so gently that we go
Scarce knowing if we wished TO so or
stay,
Being too full of sleep to understand
How far the unknown transcends the
what we know.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
Blind PeODle.

So far as the most recent statistics
go, the known proportion of blind peo-
pie is about one in fifteen hundred,
which would give total,of,one million
blind in the world. TheAargest,propor-
tion Is found in Russia, which has In
Europe 100000 blind in. a. population
these are found In theHnorthern prov
inces Of Finland, ,and the iprincipal
cause is ophthalmia,s ,sdue,t to baa1.ventila-
ton of the huts OF the peasanfry and
the inadequate facilities for treatment
There is a great dealtof blindness in
Egypt, due to glowing, sand.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
WHEN WOMEN vOIEO,
Privilege Extended to Unmarried Own
ers of Property.

ers OF Property.
Kentucky, which In 1915 made voters
of widows and spinsters who were
holders of real estate. only followed
the footsteps of Maryland. which had
done the same thing thirty years be
fore. | have not the authorities at
hand which would enable me To give
exact dates, but about the year 1920
unmarried women who were holders of
real estate to Il given amount were en-
titled to vote, and did very generally
exercise the right of franchise.
In colonial days the States of the
South generally made the ownership
of property requisite to the exercise
OF the right of franchise, while the
New England colonies generally made
church membership necessary quail
tication of the voter. Following the
idea that only property holders should
vote, 1t was natural step to conclude
that all property holders should vote,
Maryland. therefore. decided that
where the ownership of property was
vested In Il woman who had not II hus-
band to represent her she should be
voter.
| have many times heard my grand
mother tell Of voting during the days
Of her widowhood and describe the
manner of exercising the franchise In
those days. There was but one voting
place in the county, and all electors
were required to go to the county town
To OF thAtt hn i.rA in,
county of Talbot, and the voting place
for the entire county was Easton, the
county seat. There was no casting of
ballot, nor was the system like the
Viva voce vote which prevailed In Ken
tucky until few years ago But the
candidates for office sat in the election
room, and each voter was expected to
look them over and select one for
whom he or she desired to vote, and
the clerks made Il record of the decis-
Ion. Candidates for State offices We're
expected to have representatives in
each county, These were leading peo-
pie of the party to which the candidate
belonged, and each one was expected
10 be well qualified to discuss the mer-
Its of the candidate he represented. In
those days the elections lasted four
days In order to give ample time for
every one to get to the voting place.
Some time late in the '40s the spirit Of
progress required sweeping away Of
the barriers which the property quail
tication had set up, and constitutional
convention decided in favor of giving
the ballot to every white male voter
who had reached the age of 81 years.
AS the right of woman to vote was
based on the idea of property qualifica-
ton, when that was swept away she
| lost the ballot.
merely recall this fact to show that
Maryland, which was the first colony to
guarantee religious liberty to all her
people, and which took the first steps
toward securing the present Constitu-
ton Of the United States, was also the
first to give the ballot to woman.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

The largest geyser'inrthe world isfthe
Excelsior geyser in Yellowstone Park.
Its basin is 200 feet across aId $3.50
fleet deep. The basin Is full Of boiling
water from which cyo4lds OF steam, are
ascending At long Inter
walls water is spouted into ,the airNt to a
height Of from fifty to,3OO'feet.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
Vacation Arrangements.

"I can tell woman's age by know
ing what she takes to the seaside In
her trunk"
"How do you tell?"
"Well, II she's under 80 she takes
more clothes than books; if she's over
80 she takes more books than clothes"
Art In Dress.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
Soil.

The pilgrim did not conceal the COM
passion he felt.
"How," he exclaimed, do you man
age to wiring living from such poor
soil?"
"Oh, our soil makes an excellent
sandbagl" protested the dark, sinister
inhabitant, regarding the other narrow
ly.-DetrOit Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

There is some wonder that particu-
larly good brand of cigars is not named
the Don't Worry"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
Britain In America.

British landlords are said to own 20,
1000 acres of land I'M the United States
an area larger than that Of Ireland T..
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11

Gratitude is sublime passion, bur
like all other sublime things 1t Is rare.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-11
IrouoRs AND CIGARS

10 De 1ldu III VIt MA ket'
Mr. Thomas will conduct nothing but first
class house, and a cordial welcome Will be ex-
tended to all guests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-08

The following appears as special dis
patch from Washington to the Chicago In
ter Ocean:
The administration accepts the opposition
to the Porto Rico tariff an anti-admin-
istratiOn faction within the party, with ex-
President Benjamin Harrison as its leader.
The advisers of the President profess to
have evidence that General Harrison is
lending his name to an effort TO spring q
coup similar to that of the Blaine men a
few months before the convention in 1892,
and that the friends of the ex-President
have seized upon the Porto Rican tarin bill
as an incident which may be used to create
an anti-administration demonstration. AS
McKinley's name was sprung at Minneap-
oils to rally the anti-administration forces
after the refusal of Mr.. Blaine to allow
his name to be used. so friends of the Pres
ident would not be surprised to see General
Harrison's name sprung now TO rally the
anti-administration Republicans against
the President.
Whether there is any authority whatever
for this statement the Journal feels called
Upon to say that IL is absolutely without
foundation. /. is not believed that OK
President Harrison would permit the use
of his name in connection with renoni-
nation for President, and certainly nothing
is further from his thoughts or those of
lis friends than TO engage in such a move
ment The imput alton is insulting, to him
and injurious to the Republican party in
Indiana AS far as the Journal knows, no
person is mentioned or thought of by the
Republicans of Indiana as the next candi.
date for President but MIR. Mckinley, and
1t is incredible that he or any person speak
ing for him can entertain absurd and
unworthy an idea IS that above stated.
For the credit of all concerned. and for the
honor of Indiana Republicans. ii deserves
to be promptly denied and denounced as
untrue and injurious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-08

States towards them they should remem-
Der that they owe their relief from debt
as well as their relief from Spanish rule
TO the United States and that the Spanish
commissioners used every art of diplomacy
in vain to try and make the United States
take over the island.
An interesting point in Judge Taft's
speech was his frank admission that he
was not an original expansionist. II am
not now and never have been an expan-
sionist." he said. Yet he does not hesi-
tate to accept from President Mckinley
mission to frame and put in operation a
form of government for the Philippines.
He does this because. recognizing the fact
that we have become responsible for the
government of the islands and that there
is no retreat, he is willing to do all in his
power TO assist in establishing good gov
eminent there. He said:
My conviction is that the calm inves-
tigation of the future historian into all the
conditions existing at the same time of
taking each step toward the present situ-
alton in the Philippines will lead him to
conclude that President Mckinley and his
administration selected in each crisis the
only alternative which a due regard TO
our national and international obligations
would permit. have to deal with the sit
uation as II is and, whatever the cause of
IT, the question now is what are we TO do
to meet the present needs?
He said further that. being in full SYM
pathy with the Presidents policy regard
ing the kind of government that ought to
be established in the Philippines. when
he did me the honor to ask me to assist
him as one of the commission in carrying
it out, could not urge as reason for
declining that 1 did not agree with his
policy and its object" In other words,
while not originally in favor of acquiring
the Philippines Judge Taft believes that
we should now hold and govern them.
This should be the view of every patriotic
American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-08
THE PORTO RICAN QUESTION.

When once il is decided to give Porto
Rico free trade this whole agitation and
commotion will come to sudden end. and
will be forgotten in a fortnight. as most
mistakes are when quickly corrected.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The wisest course would be TO provide
simply for free trade with Porto Rico.
without attempting now to lay down prin-
ciples. constitutional or otherwise, for
guidance in dealing with other island prob
lens as they may arise.-Chicago Record.
Senator Davis's amendment TO the Porto
RIcan bill is an easy deliverance out of the
tangle in which the controversy In the
House has placed the Republican party.
axl will be recognized onsall sides as a
simple and effective solution OF the whole
ouestion.-Mi Tribune.
In all probability the Davis amendment
will be adopted by the Senate, the bill as
amended will pass. and the House will re-
treat from a position which an intelligent
and aroused public opinion has made un-
tenable. Senator Davis's object rs justice,
and his method Is adroit.-Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
Hon. Benjamin Harrison. one-time Pres
ident of the United States. is but private
citizen. howbeit a most distinguished rep
resentative OF high-ciass craftsmanship.
His opinion is pertinent 1t Is: Il regard
the bill as a most serious departure from
right principles" That 10 the verdict OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-08

every statement he made The northern
part of the Island of Luzon had been
cleared practically of insurgents in for
midabie bodies. the few remaining being
In scattered bands. They hoped 10 be able
20 discourage the Americans by conduct
ing a guerrilla warfare. In the opinion OF
Colonel Kennon. the majority OF the Fill
pinos, with the exception of the savage
Tagalos, wanted American control be-
cause the forces under Aguinaldo preyed
upon the country and committed atrocious
crimes against the inhabitants. This de-
sire for American rule had taken the form
of burning Aguinaldo in effigy. Colonel
Kennon was certain the Filipinos had no
capacity for self-government and needed
the strong hand of some nation to guide
and direct them. This hand. he thought.
the United States ought 10 extend. Colonel
Kennon inclosed an official Filipino state
ment to prove that the precipitation of
hostilities thirteen months ago was pre-
meditated on the part of Aguinaldo and
his associates, and that the responsibility
did not rest upon the Americans.
On motion of Mr.. Penrose, the Senate
then adopted appropriate resolutions on
the death of Representative Harmer and
appointed a committee consisting of Sena-
tors Penrose. Mason. Hansbrough. Sulli-
van and Scott to attend the funeral. The
Senate then, at $50 p. m, adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-08

considerable negro vote have disfranchised
the colored man. practically reducing him
to a condition of serfdom. On Feb. "a. In
the Senate. Mr. Tiliman. of South Carolina.
said. in reference TO suppressing the col
ored majority in that State:
We stuffed ballot boxes. We shot them.
We are not ashamed of u. With
that system-force. tissue ballots. etc.-we
got tired ourselves. So we called a con-
stitutional convention and We eliminated,
as i said, all of the colored people whom
we could under the fourteenth and fif-
teeath amendments.
No Democratic senator took exception to
this statement, and we have yet to see the
Democratic paper which denounced Mr..
Tillman's views or South Carolina for sup
pressing the Declaration OF Independence.
II it is the purpose of those Democratic
leaders who are prattling about re-enact-
ing the Declaration OF independence. and
if they are speaking of their own party, IL
is WELL and If they could induce their
brethren in States in which they have dis
franchised tens of thousands of voters TO
restore suffrage to them 1t would persuade
people that they are convinced of the error
of the ways they have been travelling for
wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-08
PURE FOOD CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE third an
nual session of the fure Food and Drug
Congress began here to-day. Joseph E.
of Cleveland. calling the meeting to order.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson delivered
the main address of the day, saying the
question to be taken up by the food con-
gress is one of common honesty and that
the man who sells an article different from
what IL purports TO be is common thief.
AS result OF an investigation by an
agent of his department, he added, he was
informed that the fine beef sold in the
English markets for English beef was
killed In the western part of the United
States and shipped in cold storage across
the continent and then across the Atlantic
This" he added, SIS the fine beef OF
which England boasts. Uncle Sam now
feeds his soldiers In the Philippines in the
same manner and on the same fine beef.
while Tommy Atkins, in the Transvaal.
must be content with the canned beef
from Chicago After speaking of the
detriment To export trace through I'M
scrupulous adulteration, Secretary Wilson
declared his belief that people are grow
ing better and that the lawmakers a e
cleaner than they used TO be. The sena-
tors and representatives; ne said. are now
adays, more careful of their habits because
the people at home are more careful with
their votes. The homes must be protected,
the honest dealers must be protected and
the rascals must be punished.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture ]. ~.
Brigham told OF the efforts of the depart
ment to have food law violators punished.
The advocates OF pure food. he declared.
should get together and agree upon the
general terms of some measure to be
passed by the national Congress. Repre-
setatives Brosius, Latimer and Champ
Clark spoke in favor OF pure food re-
forms.