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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
SPEED OF AN EARTHQUAKE.


Preliminary Tremors Travel at Rate
of 345 Miles Minute.
Speaking of the Indian earthquakes
of 1897, London scientist says the vi
brations travelled to Europe, where they
were recorded at very many stations,
and no doubt would have been equally
well recorded at many other places on the
surface of our world had there been
provided suitable instruments. The
preliminary tremors, which are prob.
ably waves Of compression, Travelled
through the world to reach Italy and
other countries with an average rate of
345 miles a minute, or kilometers a
second-a rate which, it will be OBJ
served, is higher than that at which
similar movements can be transmitted
through glass or steel. The large waves,
which are probably quasi-elastic gravl-
tation waves by travelling over the sur
face of the earth, reached Europe at
rate of 113 miles minute, or 2.98 kilo-
meters a second.
1t Is likely that these latter disturb
ances reached stations In Europe by
travelling from their origin in two direc-
tons round the world. As an indica-
ton of this we are told that at several
of the European stations slight undula-
lions are to be seen on the seismograms
at times we should expect to find such
markings, had they Travelled from India
to Europe by the longest possible route
From the period of these waves, whichis
taken at twenty-five seconds, and their
velocity, their length may be inferred.
an estimate Of which Is thirty-four
miles; while their height, as deducted
from their length, and the maximum
angle Of fitting, is estimated at twenty
inches.
The slowness of the movement was
such that they could not be felt, while
the magnitude was such that the unaid-
ed eye Of an observer would not be
able to recognize any differential move
ments in his surroundings. The large
ness Of these disturbances and their
great duration, extending over several
hours, preclude them from the category
Of tremors, vibrations or microsclsms
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
MYSTERY OF SHOE SIZES.
America and England Use One STICK

America and England Use One stick,
France and Europe Another.
Although every one has his feet meas
ured for shoes, there are very few per-
sons who know what the sizes marked
upon the shoe stick mean. There are
two shoe sticks in use In America anu
Europe. The stick used In the United
States was originally English, and ID
still used in England. The rest OF
Europe uses the French stick.
The sizes on the English shoe SUCK
were derived from the length OF d
barley corn, and they run three to the
inch. The first mark on the stick, OF
size l, is made arbitrarily, just four and
a half inches from the upright Why
this distance was fixed upon does not
appear to be known. For some other
reason which can only be guessed at
the graduated part of the stick 10 again
divided into two sets OF numbers
These numbers begin at and run up to
10, and then they begin again at l ana
run up to 10. The first numbers from
i 10 y art huOn IL DO iAibhto
from 6 to 10 as children's. from II TO
2 as misses sizes, from 21a to 61a as
women's, and from 7 to ID as mems
sizes.
The French shoe stick Is divided into
q great many more sizes than the Eng
lish, and the French shoemakers sub
divide these again, as is done with the
English sticks, into half sizes. There
Is no exact relationship between the
markings on the two sticks, but the
French size 10 corresponds to the Eng
fish infants /, and their size A Is the
same as the English size 10 for men
A woman who wears 21a shoe by Eng
nsh measure would get "a or 85 by
the French measure, and man with q
7 foot by English measure would wear
q 40 shoe in France. Over here the
width Of the shoe is designated by a
letter, while the French use figures.
The width AAA is the French 600. B
Is the French l and ZEE the French D
width.-New York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

for knowledge, of being the sport Of
these poor wits. Julia's conscience
was one easily disturbed. She felt
that she had been doing him a great
wrong. She did not want him to study
himself to death, but there was only
one way to prevent 1t.
When she reached the school Aaron
was already in his seat. He was busy
at work with more books than would
go into his desk; strange books that
had never entered that school before.
She laid down her parasol and remov-
ed her VEIL His face was very red
and expectant. 1t was no longer the
boy who came early and swept out the
room-the bright, eager, questioning
look had faded out of his countenance
he seemed almost middle-aged. In a
moment all doubt Of his affection van
ished.
"You mustn't study any more for
awhile" she said.
"Well, you know what I am study
ing for, don't you"
Eyes; but you've studied enough for
that already"
And that evening she mailed the let
ter to her people.-Waverly Magazine
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
MOTHER SAYS "coME M

In memory still plainly hear
Ny mother calling: Willie. dear
Come, Willie! Hurry int
In fancy | can see the door
And her there as she stood OF yore,
And hear her say: Come in!
In every gladdest hour Of play
My joys were always swept away,
For mother ne'er forgot to say
"Oh, Willie! Now come in?'
o II was long ago that l
Obeyed that sweet, that fond old cry
OF willie dear, come in!'
And oh, l would that | could be
A child again, back there, and she
Remained to call me in!-
All, when my cares are put away,
When / am through with toll and play
Shall I, up there, hear mother say.
In loving tones, Come mr.
Chicago Times-Heralds
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
An Interrupted Dream
- ULIA PRIMM had finished teach

~ ULIA PRlMM had finished teach
oIl Ing her first country school. The
" last day had come and gone, with
"pieces" by the brightest pupils. The
child wonder had llsped several verses
to the infinite delight of Its parents and
broken down In the same place where
1t had been prompted twenty times be-
fore. The fat girl with penchant for
the pathetic had wrung the eyes of her
listeners with her most dolorous selec-
ton. The promising young man, ia
yorite of the teachers, had rendered
"Spartacus to the Gladiators" In such
stentorian tones as to stampede some
passing cattle.
The parents had departed astonished
Mt the prodlgious progress OF every
body, and the scholars one by one had
said goodby and disappeared through
the doorway.
The tall, smart-looking schoolma'am
was writing home to the folks In the
East. She was trying to put some OF
the lud1crous things that had happened
into her letter and leave out the home
sickness. 1t was no easy matter For
six months she had thought of little
else but the nice, bookish people in her
dear college town In Massachusetts,
and contrasted them with the frightful
specimens about her. Julia Primm was
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
Guarding Her Teeth.

1t is easy to misunderstood and easy
to be misunderstood; and sometimes,
happily, it Is easy to give and to accept
an explanation.
81 did think l would never come to
see you again." said a cousin Of the
prominent society woman who had
come to the country to visit her and
was about to start homeward. TITS kind
of you to ask me, of course, but | re-
member that when was at your house
In the city, two years ago, you did not
seem glad to see me. You were kind
and hospitable, of course, but remem-
Der you did not smile once during the
entire two weeks of my stay"
To her establishment her city cousin
burst into fit of laughter.
"Maria," she said, lust before you
came had the misfortune to break the
porcelain crown from one of my new
front teeth, and as my dentist was out
Of town on his vacation, l had to wait
for his return. l didn't dare to smile
when any one was looking at me for
fear of showing the CHASTITY metallic
back to which the porcelain had been
attached. 1t was a strain, Maria, but |
was equal to 1t, and did not want to
have to explain"
And her smile. now without a me-
chanical flaw, reinforced the renewed
invitation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

well educated, having been reared in
family where a knowledge of English
grammar was thought necessary to sal
walton.
She packed up a few of the letters
from her mother to read during yaca-
ton and started for the door. A mo-
ment's glance at the lengthening shad-
ows told her she had fingered too long.
1t was dark, lonely walk to her
boarding house through the woods.
Though not a timorous person, she
might have given way to a shudder,
when she noticed her largest pupil
waiting at the door.
what, Aaron, you here?"
Eyes. got a sort O. laundering af
ter the old spot" said the student of
the elements Of English grammar, slip
ping her bundle Of letters into his ca
pacious pocket "Fact is, you've done
so much for me, felt as eff l wanted
to ak We somethin' the very worst way.
II you don't mind"
"Well, what Is It? There's no need
to be backward" she said, suspecting
nothing.
~ jes felt as eff 1 couldn't go home
till L"
Before the astounded teacher could
gather strength enough for an emphat-
ic mo" kiss had descended upon her
thin. precise lips,
81 didn't want to ruffie We over
much" said Aaron, soothingly. "but l
reckoned you'd done so much for me
and you knewed I thought heap of
you all along and couldn't help It,"
She turned to leave abruptly without
n word of rebuke, but the woods were
too dark and threatening: plainly he
had selected the best time for his over
ture.
II thought you came to school for
something else" was the meanest thing
she could think of to say.
"well, l ben tryln' to get all could
get out O. school. and you can't blame
me eff I thought the schoolmarm was
the best thing l could get"
81 don't think you can explain your
conduct in that way" she said. but
nevertheless he continued:
No one appreciated better than Miss
Primm his struggle with the rule Of
three and the past participle. She had
encouraged his efforts and told him to
ask questions when in doubt. The lit
tie green arithmetic had been a sore
trial to him, but she shared his satlsfac.
ton completely when he mastered It,
Going to and from meeting he had
been her constant escort; II had never
occurred to her that he had any other
motive than desire to learn. And now
1t appeared that her efforts had been
largely In vain. Her own earnest pupil
had turned cut a lover, and she did not
Know what to do with him. Never hav-
Ing played the coquette, she was at a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
TEXAS GIRLS ZIG-ZAG CAREER
PUTS FICTION ON THE SHELF.

The dime novelist may now go out or
business. Here are the facts:
Elaine Sinclair. born in log cabin,
In Blanco County, Texas. Farm boys
fought about her before she was Id.
Trashy books gave her longing for tine
garments. She put on her brothers
clothes, took a gun and waylaid the
stage which had passed by her house
every day since her birth. No suspicion
as to Elaine.
Several months after she returned
| home, dressed to KILL" Her old mother
| said Elaine had been visiting her rich
aunt, who died and left her money.
Son of rich banker In the country
| Slocum was his name-married the girl.
Honeymoon In New Orleans. Bride
wanted to go abroad. Groom said no.
Bride taken Ill. Groom's father, rich
old banker, comes on to see what's the
matter. Few days later son sent home;
old man lingers; hypnotized by his
daughter-in-law. They elope to Europe.
One day daughter-in-law disappears
with young and handsome man.
Old man Slocum, nearly penniless,
works his way home on tramp steamer.
Amount alleged to have been spent by
Slocum pere, $4,000.
Six months later, Elaine returned to
Blanco County, Texas. her old home.
radiant In ribbons, dazzling with dia-
monds.
A few months later, In New Orleans
again. Cage Horn, pilot of Creole, and
also a high roller as a gambler, meets
her. Hypnotlzed. They travel up and
down the river.
One night she proposes scheme to
Cage Horn. Steal the boat and take
1t into other waters. She does 1t. Boat
slips her cables and gets away. Reaches
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
"OALAMITY JANE"
ONE OF THE REMARKABLE WO'
MEN OF THE WEST.
Female in Sex, but a Man in Employ
,,ert and Association Motel @har
acter Will End Her Days in MOI"
taua Poorhouse.

"Colamity Jane" has sought an asy-
INN in the poorhouse of Gallatih ooun
tv Mont. As a child of the frehlef' an
army scout in the disguise OF Il man, ="
disnatcb bearer through country
swarmlng with a cunning enemy an
Indian fighter feared by the redshlns'
q mail carrier in the Black Hills, Tree
rover among the rough characters Oh
the border. a woman in sex but man
in employment and association "a
lomitv James" life puts the Imagination
of tine novelist to blush Her auyeh-
lures have been the base of faihiliar
character of the dime novel, but. the
iurid pen of the yellow writer has con
cocted no more desperate exploit tnan
actually fell to the lot of this remark
able woman.
In private life Calamity Jane" Is
Mrs. Martha Burk. She owes her nick
name to Captain Eagan, of the United
States army, whose life she saved In a
battle with Indians in 1877. she was
then only 20 years old, but was already
acting as scout. This is her own
story of the incident:
81 was serving under Captain Eagan
and while near Goose Greek on the site
of the present town of Sheridan, Wyo.
we had a three-day skirmish. We lost
six men killed and several wounded
Then our detachment was ambusl1ed
about a mile from camp. Captain
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
Heroes Buried by Night.

One of the most romantic burials II
history was that of Alaric, the king Of
the West Goths, who invaded Italy
captured and sacked Rome Aug. "a
410. After this success he was prepar
ing to carry his arms into Sicily. whcr
he died suddenly at Cosentia, Italy
His soldiers buried him In the bed OF
the River Busento, after turning thu
water into another channel With hin
was inferred great treasure and tn,
digging was done by prisoners who
afterward were put to death that the
exact spot might remain unknown.
Another Roman conqueror, Attlla the
Hun, was buried In 453 A. d. In the
midst of plain. His body was In
closed In three coffins-the first of gold
the second of silver the third and QUITE,
Of iron. He, like Alaric, was sur
rounded by great treasure and buried
by prisoners who were afterward
killed.
A third secret and romantic burial
was that of the Spanish explorer, Fer.
nando de Soto, the discoverer of the
Mississippi River. Shortly after find.
ing the river he died of malarial fever
and to keep his body from falling into
the hands of the savages 1t was placed
in a coffin. which at midnight was
taken to the middle of the great stream
and sunk.-Woman's Home Compan.
ion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
few months. later. occurred the Gusts,

rev nOutuSs- IftSI- occurred the CBSteY
massacre.
Her next employment was as United
States mail carrier on the dangerous
route between Deadwood and Custer
1t was during this period that Willia,,
Hickok "Wild BilP') was assassinated
by Jack Mccall, notorious desperate
Calamity Jane" Joined the posse in
pursuit of the murderer, and when he
was cornered In a butcher shop she
brought him to bay with a cleaver. Her
love for army life took her back into
the service, and she was assigned TO
the Seventh Cavalry. She helped to
build Fort Mead, S. D., and in 1878 was
honorably discharged. Resuming petit.
coats. she settled on a ranch near Miles
City, Mont, but has since wandered
about from place to place in the West.
In 1884 she married Clinton Burk at Ell
Paso. by whom she had daughter in
1856. The husband died In 1895. Mrs.
Burk's ambition then was to give her
daughter good education. Though
only 90 years Of age, calamity jane
bears the scars of dozen bullets, and
the hardships Of her life have broken
her down. For several years past she
gained a livelihood by selling a book of
her adventures.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24


during the fight that FOLLOWED, and, hap
pening to be near him, l was able to
reach his side in time to prevent him
from falling from his horse. l man.
aged to get him ON my horse, In front
of me. and made dash for camp,
which we reached safely. After recov-
ering from his wound Captain Eagan
laughingly called me Calamity Jane,
the heroine of the plains and the name
has stuck to me through life."
Mrs. Burk was born In Princeton,
NO., In 1852. Her father, ]. CANARY,
was lured to Montana In 1865 by the
hope of striking 1t rich" in the new
gold fields. During the five months
trip overland Martha became an expert
rifle shot and daring rider. Shortly
after the family reached Montana the
mother died, and the father, being dis
appointed, decided to return to Mis-
souri,. At Salt Lake City he too died,
leaving four younger children to the
care Of Martha, then but Is years old.
Employment was found for her at Fort
Bridge, Wyo., and she continued to ride
and shoot until her reputation became
widespread.
Her association with the soldiers
filled her with longing to go on the
warpath against the Indians, and when
General Custer was ordered In 1870 to
make campaign against the Apaches
In Arizona she decided to put desper-
ate plan into execution. She put on the
suit Of cowboy, clipped little of the
end Of her hair, rode to Fort Russell,
Wyo., and boldly asked to be engaged
as scout. She was accepted and,
though her sex was soon discovered,
general Custer let her off with a scold-
Ing. She pleaded to be retained, and.
as she had proved her ability, she was
retained in the service and continued
to wear mans clothing.
1t was thrilling campaign, In which
she performed number of daring mis-
sions and had several narrow escapes
Only once did she despair of her life.
She had been trapped by two Indians
but her Workmanship enabled her to
kill one Of them and escape. From the
Apache campaign she went back to
Wyoming to join the expedition under
Custer, Miles and Crook. She fought in
the campaign against the Nez Perces
In 1873, and was in various minor on.
gagements In Montana and Wyoming
during the following year. She accom-.
panied General Crook as scout In
1875 in the expedition to the Black
Hills to protect the miners and settlers
from the threatening Sioux.
The Inflated year 1876 found the fe-
male soldier with Custer Miles and
Terry in the Big Horn country In north
ern Wyoming, where the Indians were
creating trouble. 1t was In this cam.
paign that Calamity Jane" performed
perllous feat of carrying dispatches
through a hostile country. The season
was cold and wet, and she had to ford
the Platte River near Fort Fetterman
The exposure brought on pneumon,n
She was granted an Indefinite furlougb
which may have served her life FOR =
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
The Veterans Advice.

On the last night of a series of "pro-
tracted meetings" in the Methodist
church of little New Jersey village a
visiting evangelist was making a spe-
cial effort to obtain a showing of anx-
ious souls. But nobody responded to
his invitation. They sang hymn and
then the evangelist rose again and
called upon the congregation to "enllst
for the service of the Lord" A battle
SCARED. woodeu-leg veteran who had
dropped into the back seat watched the
proceedings with interest. For the
third time the perspirlng evangelist rose
and asked: as there no one willing to
enlist In the Lords army?" Then a
response came from the back seat:
Draft 'em, parson; draft 'emr'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

invention, which we show herewith
however, is a radical departure from
former ideas, inasmuch as the chemi
cal is in liquid form and is contained
in a circular pocket surrounding the
tree, making 1t impossible for any In.
sect or worm to crawl up the trunk OF
the tree without passing through the
liquid. The guard Is In two sections
which are clamped together around the
tree, with layer of packing beneath
the guard and the bark to form tight
joint. The circular gutter is provided
with two separate circles of liquid to
insure the death of those insects which
might possibly survive single bath in
the poisonous fluid. Roland Forrest
Of Philadelphia, Pa, Is the inventor.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

the Rio Grande and Is reprinted and
floated under the name of Elaine. For
weeks and weeks the voyages were like
that which Cleopatra is said to have
made on the Nile when she wove the
meshes about Anthony.
Weeks later. Alva Lugo, Mexican
gambler, on board. Big game between
him and Cage Horn. Latter loses.
Finally puts up the boat and loses his
craft Horn shoots himself and dies In
Elaine's lap.
Elaine In GuadalaJara. Married to
rich old Don. Lives In palace. Still
beautiful, still youthful, still dream!
Enter rich Don's son. Hypnotized.
Elaine elopes with him. Old Don In hot
pursuit. Oyertakes clippers as they are
about to set sail for South America
Elaine defiant. In chains; then In jail,
In Guadalajara. Son escapes.
Here the facts run out
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
LIQUID INSECT CATCHER.

The increased destruction of city
trees by insects during the past few
years has caused the inventor to design
number of devices to prevent the
pests from crawling up the tree trunk
and depositing eggs in the branches as
well as eating the leaves. Hitherto the
guards have consisted of bands Of loose
fabric, cotton wadding, ETC., being gen.
orally treated with a chemical and
bound tightly on the tree trunk. His
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
"Was he a dissipated man Z"


II met Higglnbee, and he stopped me
TO tell me what his little boy said. But
I'll bet one thing"
''Hugh! What's thatT'
''I'n bet he didn't tell his boy what !
aid."-Indianapolis Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
Gold and Coafin Spitzbergen.

News has reached Antwerp of the
success of a Norwegian expedition to
Spitzbergen. AT this northerly point
very rich gold mines have been discov-
cred, and the explorers have brought
back fossils Of ferns, tropical plants,
and fruits. 1t is reported that the coal
deposit Is very rich
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
A Failure.

"Did anybody ever try to start a
newspaper hereT asked the intellec-
tual-looking man with glasses.
"Yes." answered Broneho Bob. "But
1t failed. The editor wouldn't 'teud to
business"
WAS he dissipated man?"
mo. But he insisted on sitting at
his desk with his back to the door.
when he ought to have been standing
with a six-shooter In his hand and his
eve at knot hole. "-Washingtou Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
Superstitions as TO RattIesnakes.

The American Indian believes the
rattlesnake to possess occult virtues.
and quite a number of whites sem TO
have been converted to the same opin-
ion. The sale of rattlesnake oil for
rhuematism and neuralgia has grown
steadily from the humblest beginning,
and is to-day a small but profitable in
dustry. In some parts of Maine and
New Brunswick neckties made Of IA tile.
snake skins are employed as specific
for bad coughs and colds, and the rattle
Is used by believers in voodoo of the
southland as charm against bad luck
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

Take an honest invoice of yourself
Mt least once n year; no man ever helped
himself by over-estimating his ability
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24
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CuriOailiea of the Handa.

The right hand, which Is more sen
sltive to the touch than the left, is less
sensitive than the latter to the effect OF
heat or cold
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

Some one should compose song en-
titled, you Promised Me-" TO be sung
after marriage.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

The failure OF one man Is often the
beginning Of another mans success
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-04-24

When the chronic bore doesn't feel
well 1t Is apt to be lingering illness.