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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Palms for Arid Plains.

The Department of Agriculture seems
to entertain the belief that the date
palm may solve the problem of what to
do with the arid and alkali lands of
Arizona, California and other Western
States. Experiments have been made
In the past by the department and ex-
pertinent stations, but renewed interest
Is being taken by the section of plant
introduction of the Department of Agri-
culture, and Prof. d. G. Fairchild,
agricultural explorer for the depart
ment, now travelling in Africa, has pro-
cured number of suckers, or offshoots
from the delta of the Nile, which he has
shipped to the department and which
will be distributed in the southwestern
part of this country.
In the United States the date is an
article of luxury, but in It's native
country 1t Is a most important food
many regions in Arabia and the Sahara
being unlnhabitable but for the date
palm. The United States annually I'M
ports nearly $1,000,000 worth of dates.
but 1t is possible, the department be-
lleves, to raise all the dates needed In
this country. The date palm, although
grown profitably only In arid and semi
arid regions, is not in the proper sense
of the word desert plant. 1t requires
fairly abundant and, above all, a
constant supply of water at lie roots
and at the same time it delights in a
perfectly dry and very hot climate
The date palm is able to stand much
more cold than an orange tree. but not
so much as peach tree.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

tending to rude DIR. ROBERT KOCH.
farmers and peasants.
In 1880 he entered the University of
Bonn as an assistant, and two years
later made himself world famous by
the announcement that he had discov-
cred the bacillus of tubercle-the dread
creator of consumption. The idea of
innoculation followed In the train of
his discovery, and patients focked to
his laboratory by thousands. He was
appointed professor of hygiene and of
bacteriology In the University of Ber-
lin and given free scope to prosecute
his studies Of the cholera bacillus and
other dread, germs hostile to human
life. DR.. Koch is as modest as he Is
famous.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
What makes the man mad?
He won n fortune in stocks.
Japan and the English Language.
congratulate ions I

Japan and the English Language
The Japanese Government has Occur
ed that In the future all its eommuni
cations with foreign powers shail ~
made in the English language Inv
Japanese recognize two things IN ooins
this: First, that as the bulk OF thei,
trade Is carried on with England anu
the United States, those countries en-
JOY most of Japan's foreign intercourse
and, second, that the English Language
has become the dominant language y,
commerce, literature and science ai'
must eventually be practically the VN''
versal language.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

trlbuted the serious attempt to revive
the open practice of polygamy among
the Mormons. He had been imprisoned
for polygamy in 1896, but was among
the signers of the pledge that the
church should abandon this doctrine.
500 after he came INTO power, how
aver the Mormon priesthood began the
vldc pread defense of the revelation of
celes ial marriage and the election of
D. II Roberts to Congress followed
sQuickly. Mr.. Snow had at least eight
xviCae
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad. After holding that position
for six years he became assistant gen.
eral freight agent of the Wabash, st.
Louis q Atlantic Railway and contin-
ued in the same position with it's sue
cessor, the Wabash Western Railway.
When the company was reorganized
under the name of the Wabash Rail-
road he was given the title Of freight
traffic manager, which he has held till
now. Mr.. Knight has earned the repu-
tation of being one of the ablest traffic
officials in the country The remark
able and steady increase In the earn
ings Of the Wabash Is largely attrib-
uted to his efforts. His promotion to
the position of vice president will graf.
ify host of friends.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
ONLY ONE SURVIVES.
SEXTETTE OF lNDIANANS WHO
WERE FAMOUS.
General Lew Wallace and His Noted
Contemporaries of the Hoosier State
-Harris3n , Hendricks, Gray, Gresh-
am and Voorhees,.

General Lew Wallace is the sole sur
yiyor of sextette of famous Indian
ans who were contemporaneous and
who stood in the front rank among
Americans of their day. Less than a
score Of years ago the names of Gresh-
am, Gray, Harrison, Hendricks, Voor-
bees and Wallace were familiar to ey-
cry one who kept In touch with nation
al politics. These men were conspicu-
Gus figures at national conventions Of
their respective parties and high honors
were conferred upon them. In the early
SOS they were q dominant force in
statecraft. Gresham was in Arthur s
cabinet; Harrison, in the Senate, was a
leader talked of for the Presidency;
Wallace was minister to Turkey and
enjoying his greatest popularity as the
author of novel read in every home
where literature finds a place; Hen
bricks was the favorlte of the Western
Democrats for the Presidential nomina-
ton, and in the convention of 1884 was
elyen second place with Cleveland on
the ticket; Isaac 2. Gray was Governor
of the Statej and Daniel W. voorhees,,
the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash"
was making the Senate chamber ring
with his laundering eloquence or win
ming golden opinions by his suayity and
tact. To-day the grass peeps forth over
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

Americans who believe that It Is Their
right to ride on railroad train-perhaps
taking up the space of passenger will
ing to pay-on free pass.
Nevertheless, it appears to be impossi-
BILE to check the pass evil. 1t has been
tried many times before. The railroads
have united in an agreement to issue no
passes, but 10 and behold. the first thing
we knew somebody broke faith. Then
and there the agreement exploded and
for a time there appeared to be a race
between the railroads to see which could
carry the most deadheads.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW,
Ex-President New York Central Railway.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Evolution of a Small Word.

Imp once mean n child. Shakspehio
speaking OF the children In the to"e',
calls them imps. Jeremy Taylor, III oa'
Of his sermons, speaks Of "the pe"uu
full imps that sang hosannas 10 'n'
Savior In the temple"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Value of Technical Schools.

The American of the
immediate future who Is
most likely to measure
successfully his strength
and talents with the
largest opportunity will
be a technically educated
American. With every
increase of knowledge
and light, God seems
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

terestlng charac-
tiers developed by
the church found
ed b, Aosaph
smith. lie Wa s
last of the apo :
who served Under
the prophet Of
Mormonism and
the last leaGer of
the first genera
tion of Alornons.
lie gave more
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
REV. DR.. HENRY.
Noted American Reformer, W.
Fighting In tie m perance in Ep.Is

Noted American Reformer, WIZ
Fighting Intemperance in England
Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry, who is ao,,-
as chief lieutenant of Rev. DR.. p %
Meyer in the great temperance ernsad.
which has been launched In Londor
and which, it is expected, will saor.1
1,ooo.oo8 total abstinence pledges -
now superintendent of the Anti-Sa,oo~
League of New York City. He has baon
a conspicuous laborer in reform W..
in many large American municipalitiaa
and became especially prominent =,
Chicago three years ago, when he mr.
posed to lead a cleansing moyemor.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

transmitted to the
human system, Is
regarded as the
foremost bacterlol-
ogist of the age.
He is 65 years of
age, and at 20 was
a country physi-
clan In a little
German village, at
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Cheaper Transportation.

When the first
bushel of wheat was
transported by rail
from the Missouri
river to the Atlantic
ocean, thence by ship
to Liverpool, 1t cost
81 cents to market 1t.
1t was then weighed
and loaded, then I'M
loaded, put in eleya-
tors, weighed out, re-
! 0 a d e d, reshipped
again and again and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Action Against Anarchists.

1t is easy to say that in
ternational m e Il sure s
should be taken to protect
society against anarchists
But it Is not so easy to ex-
plain how measures are tc
be devised which would
find international assent
Anarchists are the enemies
of the human race, and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
DR.. ROBERT KOCH.

Foremost Bacteriologist of the Age.
Dr. Robert Koch, diseoyerer of phthis
sis bacillus, and who has announced
that bovine tuberculosis cannot be
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
WAS A GREAT MORMON.
Lorenzo Sn.

Lorenzo Snow Was One of the Nota-
Bile Lea ,ers of the Church.
Lorenzo Snow, fifth President of the
Mormon Church. who died In salt Lake
City recently. was one of the most in
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Australian shipninp Tr.de

The Australian shipping trade con-
tinues to expand. In New South Wales
In 1900 it was larger than in any pre-
vious year. The total number of YES
sells entered and cleared was 1859
against 6,400 in 1899. OF the former
6.30S were under the British flag and
IA under those of other countries. Not.
withstanding the significance of these
figures. we are daily Informed of the
decadence of the British Empire and OF
the enormous growth of the marine Of
other countries.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Dead Heads a Necessary EVIL.

There is no good rea-
son why everybody
should not pay fare to
the railroad. We have
no free newspapers, no
free groceries, no free
meat, no free ice, no
free coal. We have to
pay for everything we
use, but there is a
large percentage of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Light End on the Exna

BY the advice of eminent ocullsts the
authorities of Munich have decided no
longer to use gas or petroleum for light.
ing schoolrooms.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

tered railway SER
vice on April l,
1868, as station
agent at Utica,
Pa, for the Allan.
tic G. Great Erie
system. He re-
mained with that
company as its
agent at various
places until jan
uary, 1872, when
he was appointed
general agent at
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
Man q GIL Should Marry.

Choice in mltrimony
Toes not as a rule come
from the female side. A
refined girl will not take
the initiative. but she has
the responsibility of re-
fusing those who are IN
eligible. To be happy in
marriage, It is necessary
to marry a gentleman in
the proper sense of the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

The graduation essay OF Kansas
school girl is entitled THE Three Box
es-The Ballot-Box. the Contribution.
Box, and the Hat Box. Elk.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

BE good to the living; the dead are
able to take care Of themselves.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
MERIT APPRECIATED.

New Vice-President of the Wabash
Ranks High.
Milton knight, the new vice presi
dent of the Wabash Railroad, was born
June 10. 1886. at Scio. n. Y. He en-.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29

Sympathze with woman ana you
will learn what mean man her nu'
band Ia.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

While in Wichita during the week Con-
gresham Dennic FLYNN expressed a de
sire to see John Mobiles famous picture
which melted Mrs. Nation TO become a
smasher. He was taken 20 where il hangs
by reporter for the Eagle.
Mr.. Flynn gazed at the picture for ten
minutes without saying a word. Finally
he said: Fine picture. splendid work
Of art"
Mrs. Nation didn't think so which
shows that two great Barber county
heads do not always agree.
Hist said Dennis. Don't breath Il
that she and I have been old neighbars
III buy YOU anything to see in this nlys-
tic maze if you promise me that you viii
keep still"
You see continued Dennis. 4 have
been exempt until now from all Mrs
Nation jokes II g had been known 81
congress last winter that Mrs. Nation and
myself had been old neighbors. / would
have had TO resign and come home. Poor
Chester Long had TO bear all the burden
OF the joshing and often felt sorry for
him The fact IS that Mrs. Nation was
not only neighbor Of mine IN Kansas.
bat was once one Of my oklahoma con
stituents and T was the luckiest man IN
Washington that it didn't get ont Oh mo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Not Like Their Dads

DO you know. asked a Young Wichita
man Of the Eaele's stan tire other 5av.
that the bows OF Wichita have not hat
strenuous. vent1resorae spirit waie has
characterized their fathers2 Wen. never
thcless, il is the truth. our fathers. as
boys. saw the panic OF 1873; ir the fun
strength of their wears Witnessed. ave
weathered. the depression OF 1See. ana
now. bearing sears Of that financial
struggle. they don the habiIlments OF war
armed with such accouterments as con-
adencc aad speculation, and so forth To
battle for the needs of old age fearing
not the dragon called sdversity. while
,xe. their tuorous sons. hold on 10 their
coat-tails. crying. BE careful dad. hard
times are bound TO come. Fer instance
my father owned some lots in the NORTH
part OF town; not long aEo aa OFFER
was made on them; I figured what it
would cost to erect Improvements or
them and the rental values Of the houses.
and discovered that che offer was worth
much more tEan the valuation then
urged father To accept the proposition.
which he d.l buz 10th TO DO 50 as he
thought they would sell for more money
The purchaser could sell these same lets
foday at an advance Of few hundred
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
II Had Its Lesson.

1t is to be said 10 Wichita credit that
it never went IN heavily on the Belgian
hare business although the rest Of Kan
sas lost its head. Perhaps enough
Wichitans had been caught in the pig and
chicken business 10 serve as warning.
About half the men in Wichita have tax
en- 4 whirl at the pig business and have
been knocked salley-west- on psper
there is nothing as ailuring as pig cul-
ture. 4 man viii figure that he viii take
ten sowS. that they viii fave seventy
PIGS: that these seventy pigs viii produce
$50. and these SO viii lead to production
Of eI0a and these to 1900 and these 20
-aGe pigs all IN six years from ten pigs
What happens is this. the ten sOws pro-
duce about sixty pigs. They lay OF and
crush twenty Of them. car ten and thirty
are left About three months later the
cholera gets twenty-five OF these and the
other i've root loose and 80 away.
Vow. the chicken business arthmeti-
caly will figure up the same way. There
IS fortune mathematicaliy tn eggs ard
chickens. Bat the brood Of Twelve little
Plymouth Rocks viii get iHto wet grass
and die the ssunks come along with theiI
perfume and eat the hens heads or. lice
visit the eoops ard play havoc: the chick
ems get the yawps ARD there IS All kind 81
variegated trouble. The novice finals
sells the remaining hens and gives the
head roessr To some one who thinks h
has found the rial read t. wealth. the
chicken road.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Story of Zach MuIhaIl.

lack Mulhall who may be governor Of
Oklahoma is known To many Wichitans.
At the Santa I'e depot a crowd Of half a
oozen or so were talking him about him
Thanksgiving night. one man who sat
On the truck told this story on him:
''Zack." he said. is queer fellow. I
Knew him down at Kiowa dozen or more
Years ago when he held cattle on the
Strip. One day he was at the Santa
Re depot when the train rolled in and
Frank Morgan who was conductor called
his attention to woman and six children
who were on the train. She was going
back TO her father and was in destitute
circumstances. He heard her story. She
didn't have penny in her possession and
the children hadn't eaten d bite since the
previous night. The younger ones We're
crying with hunger. Zack spoke to the
engineer who Immediately found some
thing wrong with his engine In the
meantime Jack waz scurrying across the
prairie to where he lived. Mrs MuIhall
had just cooked fine fat turkey and haC
it cooling on the table. Jack dashed
into the house and getting his eye on the
turkey wrapped the table linen about il,
placed it under his arm and without say
in word of explanation 70 his wife ran
out Of the door and across The prairie yell
Ing to the train crew ike a Comanche
Indian. His wife thought he had gone
crazy sure. ne saw lack hop on the
train and thought she would never see
him again. He deposited the turkey,
table cloth and all in the lap OF the wo-
man with the six babies and hopped off
the train. She thought he was crazy too
lie then winked al the engineer, the big
painting piece of machinery suddenly got
fixed and the train pulled out.
Zack walked across the prairie to his
wife as serenely as you please and ex-
planned the case of the woman and six
children.
But Tack she said, I had company
for dinnerr
Give them crackers said Jack.
Yes she said. but what about my
table cloth that mother gave me for
wedding present. What did you do with
it2
That's the first time the big hearted
Jack thought of the table cloth and he
was kept busy for a week making apollo
gies to his better half"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

Wichita has a dog that belongs to no
one in particular and is veritable
tramp. He is known to the policemen as
Bum. Bum is a white dog that car
ries himself with the dignity and pride
that is very becoming in dogs of a more
respectable pedigree than he possesses.
Bum is a terror among the butchers of
the town, yet if they treat him half way
white he is not bad sort of dog, and SO
it happens that he is Well fed and goes
about his business without being molested
in any way. He is an endless source Of
fun to the policeman who never tire of
watching his tricks. Last Thursday, as
an Eagle reporter was standing talking 10
a policeman his attention was called to
the dog At the time he had couple of
beef horns with a small portion of skin
attached To them lie was trotting de-
murely down the street as If nothing ever
bothered him. Where he carried the horns
no one knows. perhaps to some of his
numerous store houses which are known
to no one but himself. As Bum walked
down the street a dog met him and at
tempted to take the horns that he was
Bum objected and ran
towards his destination in hurry. The
other dog had no particular desire TO
follow as he evidently feared that he
would get into trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
stnriss On shannhai pi.roe-

There are many stories of cattlcmeD n
the old DAYS. Chief amonst these byEone
mon % fame was Shanghai" Pierce.
once Of wichita. who died only q year
arG on his 90 $50 acre ranch in the Pan
handle Shanghai was one ~ the most
unique characters ever developed ri
Texas or any other state. BE was six
feet and a half tall and be weighed raore
than 80 pounds Wnen he whispered o.
could be heard block away and when
r. talked in his ordinary conVersa t0nal
tone it sounded az n a cyclone were fn
active operation Few feet away
Iucfdentai1e r. vas worth between 81
Cpaoeo ard = 1s. 49, and ne rarely had
fewer thar saea cattle On she ranges.
7 remember one tirne when Shanghai
snd I went down f. - Louis with
bunch ~ steers ssa ore - his cd
ranch forrnen YESTERDAY We Travelled
On she 7asse1ger train ans left The steers
~ feiloa - freight. which was en- 49,
ususi thlag Toy Shanghai 81 Ga. IS -
usually rrsIerre1 81 sf-E -lzht vlth rs
cattle fH r. rot The money t9r then 81
his porset
Finals W vent - he8 ~ rho e.l
Pian1srs hors We befh Rad rooms ~
the foarth floor 'shanEhafs roons beiug
nVe doors away from rui-s wse sirei
and saoa zen sorrd as1eeo A1oae 81
the nlf8d7e ~ ths night afserrs rfr
learned Sc za1 o-csrcE ln fec uerri1r-
wa azakeaes ~ fhe sf ~ uF
name 81 bed end fsferea
ssss. soau..ed fhe fhaa1ereas eoscs
- I'D -shaaehai eeulae tarszeh ae
rssrsitiora 90 sos fhsaE fam hiausel
- ttIe - -f-s are - vef
espeef So yelled harE
WEI ~ vae AJAX fAsyii srnz tifree
aftgv fnqgrr8 Shanghai 81 re ertI
aary convssss tseazf fo1e
sTreet 81 ars~srrf
EElsh - stn-k - hsus~-t
xhaT 10 - s5-ls better
- w red 49, nz
~ reas gam e. lz a5 zfsafe iafe-
sa fum ras hete- ee.ee 81 -
shat zas ~ natser
eseshlz fhe matter. roarss ssssE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS

hai'- It's blamed queer Il 2 man can't ask
& sisnFle Question without stirring up
row ike this.
The old man had Simply walked up.
and. being worried about his steers. with
out getting out Of bed. had asked n +
what 1 Thought about Il. without sieins
q thought TO the fact thar / was i've
doors away and that has voice was enough
TO wake Up everything IN the block.
Did you ever hear about the time
Shanghai firmly. You told ne YOUR
whisky At a saloon in Kansas Cssy
asked another man. The old man went
into the place and called for booze. The
bottle was handed over the bar and he
took big drink
How much.' he asked. as he SET
down the empty glass.
Fifteen cents. said the barkecp. or
two for q quarter
Mighty hish. said Shanghai as he
paid the money. bet it's good nkker.
1T happened THAI old shanghai didn't
go into thar saloon again Tor almost two
years. on his second visit he caiied again
for whisky and got il. lie poured out and
swallowed a big drink and then laid down
a dime on the bar.
FIFTEEN cents. please. said the bar
tender.
Fifteen cents. nothing. answered
shanghai firmly. You TOLD me vy0ur-
self that they were two for a quarter. and
this is my second drink.
When did you drink frstg
In june. 81. answered Shanghai
You ought TO remember II as well as
do.
And that bartender was unable 70 make
Shanghai give Up the extra nickel
either
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Hotel Clerk Learns = Trick.

Until a few days ago Night Clerk
Pinto at the Carey didn't know how a
man could get So rate at hotel for
$50.
The highest day rate is s.. The best
room costs a dollar. Meals cost fifty
cents. Now then a man can come in at
night. take the best room and go to bed.
In the morning when he gets up he can
pay his dollar. He can Immediately
register again and after supper in the
evening he can ask for his bill. 1t will
be $3.50 for the three meals. lie has had
the best room in the house and the
three meals for $3.50. whereas, if he re-
manned all night and all day at the best
room rate it would cost him 50. IT takes
a great deal of time to figure this out
and the class of people who take the
best rooms never go to the trouble Of
working the clerk in this manner. In
the meantime Mr.. Pinto learned trick
in the hotel business that he didn't know
before
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
How to Work Restaurants.

There is restaurant in this city that
feeds more than 1000 persons a day. on
each days bill of fare there are two
kinds of meat served-beefsteak and liver
for instance-but no one man can get
both kinds at the same meal unless he is
slick An Eagle reporter met one of this
kind yesterday and he told him the secret
It's this way" he said: Il like TO have
two kinds Of meat. but they wont give it
to me there. What must I do to get it?
must deceive somebody. When [ have
all my beefsteak eaten I call for the
waiter and say to him. fwill you kindly
give me another piece OF liver He
takes II as a matter of course that when
ask for another piece OF liver, that it
was my original order and brings it
without a protest You see there are
more ways of killing cat than drowning
it"