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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05
A NEGLECTED FINE ART.
Ability to Talk Clearly and Forcib1y
Is Much to Bc Sou z hit After.

Pleasure IN successfully making
something Is universal. 1t ls shared by
the boy who whittles out top, ,le
housewife who cooks a good dinner,
and the poet who writes a great ode.
The passion often expresses itself
clumslly, as when u woman makes
bas-rellef out of butter for want of
better material. We cannot all com
mand marble or paint or beautiful
singing voice for the expression of our
emotions. But there is one art the
material for which lies ready to our
hand. The art Is that of conversation,
and the material is mere words"
The Joy of putting thing well is not
to be despised. Yet it may be acquired
by any girl who early resolves to ac-
quire it, To talk clearly, forcibly,
truthfully, is within the capacity OF
any fairly well educated girl. Only
step beyond that need one go to talk
brilliantly. Yet many a woman goes
through life discOntented because she
hasn't a single Accomplishment" un-
mindful of this which waits for her to
pick it up.
No requirement gives more pleasure
than that of conversation which Is in
telligent and spr!ghtly, but never Ill
natured, unless it may be the ability to
sing charmingly. The happy talker
radates good feeling, and is secure Of
warm welcome wherever she goes.
ne oourca ha rpuct hova liStantnu our
as well as a speaking tongue. Between
these she can make "a July's day short
as December. youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

Portable. and then signifled his appre-
clation of what had been done To him
10y smiling about for something 10
munich, The keeper warily approached
With an appetizlng pail of branmash
which Babe" deyoured with great
zeSt The shackles were Knocked on
his legs at which the brute gave IA
grunt Of satisfaction All signs of vi
ciousness had vanished and he accom-
panied the keeper back To the cage with
the greatest content entering which
the animal lay down and went 10
sleep.
One of our Illustrations depicts what
is Individually an unparalleled operation
in the annals of pachydermatous der
matology. The elephant, 50 securely
strapped by heayNd e1ains 10 the
ground, Is having square yard of new
skin grated on to its shoulder. Belle
ss9,at Is the elephants name-Was get
ting ont OF railway carriage, when
the vehicle gave n sudden jolt, aud she
was thrown heavily to the ground. As
she fell and struck an iron cage stand
iiiS htHt ny, anu severely iuctiutcu hei
shoulder, the abrasion extending over
space of one square inch.
Inflammation set in, and poor Bellies
life was despalred of. The wound was
syringed with gallons of antiseptic, but
the poor brute gained little relief. The
gravity of the situation was accentu
ated by the fact that her baby would
probably pine away II Belle succumbed,
and the circus owner would thus suffer
Il double loss.
Specialists We're called In, and II was
resolved to remove some OF the tender
growing skin from the young elephant.
and to graft 1t on to Bellies wound. The
mother was chained ON her side To the
ground, and small section removed
from the baby's leg and applied to
Bellies wound. The skin adhered to the
lacerated flesh, and gradually the abra-
sion was closed up. A small portion
only was operated upon ct time, and
the wound was soon completely healed.
Frederick A. Talbot, in London Mag
azine
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

1t was feared that the creature might
strongly emphasize its dlsapproval Of
the operation by dealing its keeper n
powerful blow with Its trunk. Despite
this possibility, however, no interfer-
ence was made with regard to the free
dom of the animals trunk. Subsequent
events proved that all qualms On this
point We're groundless.
The saw was first utilized to cut
away large quantity of superhuous
nail and this tool was followed by the
chisel, which removed the portions in
accessible to the saw. The animal at
first appeared a trihe fidgety, but dis
played no resentment to the manipula-
tions of the operator, as il he compre-
hended that the labor of the keeper was
to his own advantage.
Saving and ehiseling completed, the
chiropodist proceeded TO rub down the
nails to their required shape with the
coarse rasp. This filing proved no light
task, as the texture of the nail was eX-
ceedlngly hard and great care had to be
exercised that the tool did not slip and
mJure the leg of big Tom" in which
event he would doubtless have remind
ed the operator Of his clumsiness in 4
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

The particular hippopotamus upon
whom this unique dental operation was
performed is an unusually fine speci-
men of Its kind, and its welfare is ac-
cordingly zealously attended to by its
owner 1t Is affectionately called
Babe" by no means an appropriate
sobriQuet, when It is remembered that
he turns the scale at just under two
tons; but the creature is as doclle as Il
child, which favorable characteristic
suggested the name to its owner
Babe" has an unusually finely devel-
oped set of teeth, numbering twenty
eight In all. Among these are two very
prominent teeth, properly called tusks,
growing out of the lower jaw, They
start In vertical direction, but bend
In Il backward, graceful curve. They
are two of the most useful teeth to the
the animal for tearing up the trees and
bushes upon which 1t thrlyes, since 1t
is purely herbaceous animal
Under normal conditions these tusks
rough work to which they are subject
ed by the creature when roaming
through the forests in quest of food
prevents them from growing to a very
great length. But in the luxurious res
idence of the menagerie cage, and the
preparation of dainty dishes of loaves
hay and branmash, the tusks have no
hard chewing to do. Therefore, they
grow to such length that if not cut
back they would pierce the upper jaw
prevent Babe from eating, and grad
ually starve him to death. Consequent
ly, Babe" has to submit to periodical
overhaulings of his teeth-the opera
tion takes place on the average about
once year.
In the front of the mouth, also in the
lower Jaw, are two other prominent
teeth, projecting straight forward.
These are not used for biting, but for
digging up the earth when the animal
fancies tasty root for dinner. These
also. in Babies" case, have TO be kept
cut back, though they do not cause him
SO much Inconvenience, when too long,
as the tusks.
TO enable the operation to be salts
factorlly performed, Babe" was led
out into the arena and placed near a
stout iron post which had been deeply
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

and rightly fixed Into the ground. The
hippopotamus looked about him quizZi-
cally as If endeaVorlng 10 divine what
move was in contemplation. Chains
We're PASSED round his short legs, aud
fastened firmly To the ground babe. p"
not quite cumprehendmg the meaning
of this secure hobbling. gave II sonorous
grunt. and looked threateningly III his
keeper. But at this junctnre loaf was
offered To him, and his momentary
anger was instantly appeased.
Babe" was then enticed TO open his
mouth widely by means of further
daintles held temptingly above his
nose. At first he refused point blank.
but he finally succumbed to the bait.
and opened his capaclous jaws TO the
extent of two feet. Immediately two
assistants, standing in position, dex-
terousiy threw chains over the dlstend-
ed iaws-one over the lo~4r 81
second over the upper-and passed the
ends through ringbots fixed to the
post Babe" attempted to close his
jaw. but In vain. He was Il secure
prisoner, bound literally foot and
mouth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

GS HERE is probably no animal.
outside of the range of conven-
tional domestic pets, which pro
Yokes So much curiosity among, or
proves such magnet of amusement to,
the Juvenile fraternity, either at the
circus or Geological Gardens, as the ele-
phant This ponderous and apparently
clumsy, albeit rs Il rule, perfectly
harmless and docile creature Is a never
ending source of delight to children.
Especially is this the case with big
Tom," the noble creature in the public
Central Park of New York. He Is an
unusually tractable and playful ami.
NAL, and consequently is great favor
lite with the youngsters.
But one day Big Tom" suddenly
changed his manner. He became vi
cious, and the keeper, apprehenslve
that he might hurt some Of his young
visitors, fastened him up out Of the
way. Contemporaneously the elephant
displayed n difficulty in walking. At
first the keeper could not assign any
reason for this unexpected development
on the part of his charge and forth
with subjected the animal to minute
diagnosis. But he could not discover
any reason to which either the animals
ID temper or lameness could be at
tn, uted, since big Tom" appeared to
be enjoying the best of health.
The keeper, however, observed that
the animal was lame In his legs, and
also that his toenails had grown to an
unusual extent. 1t then occurred to the
man that possibly the animals crippled
condition was due to the abnormal size
of his toenails. IL such were the case,
then the pain Big Tom endured while
walking would be excruciating, and
would account for his display OF bad
temper. The keeper thereupon decided
to cut and trim the creatures nails, as,
even II the operation did not cure the
malady, it would at any rate do no
harm. Had big Tom been roaming
about in his native jungle, plowing and
plodding in the heavy, rough soil, the
nails would have been kept down to
their proper size, but as he was de-
prived of these natural means of CHR
opody, then the same result would have
to be accomplished by artificial means.
But the task was not so easy as it
appeared from cursory glance. The
keeper realized that the work would
have to be carried out with cOnsurn-
mate skill, il the result were to be at
tended with satisfactory success. To
insure this end, a special set of tools
were prepared. This peculiar chiropody
outfit comprised saw, chisel, sharp
knife coarse rasp, sandpaper and
smooth polishers, all specially manu-
factured for the operation.
The elephants legs were secured to
the ground by means of chains to pre-
vent movement, but otherwise big
Tom" was left entirely free, since as
the nails are of hard horn no pain
would be experienced In the actual cut
ting, though as the flesh around the
nails had become inflamed and tender,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05
Wingless Birds.

The kiwl is the sole remnant of the
wonderful race of wingless birds that
once roamed all over New Zealand, the
gigantic skeletons Of some of which
have been found in such numbers that
almost every museum in the world pos
sesses one or more of them.
The kiwi is about the size of a par
fridge, has rather long neck and a
curious bill about four inches In length
Its wings are quite undeveloped, and It's
feathers have sort OF unfinished char
acter, which may be supposed to repre-
sent Natures early efforts In that direc-
ton. before the close, rich plumage OF
the modern bird was evolved"
Wanting the means of flight, the klwi
has been almost exterminated, and with
1t also have gone, or nearly gone, ali
the other feathered denizens of the
woods. The invasion of their haunts
by the white man has been their de-
Structlon.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05
HOW SQUARE YARD OF NEW SKIN WAS GRATED on

the event of the file slipping off the
tooth, the brute's mouth would not be
wounded in any way.
The front digging teeth first claimed
attention. The keeper set to work with
will, merrily tiling at the teeth as IL
he We're rasplng piece of wood fixed
In Il vice. The animal gurgled and
spluttered. and large tears, like balls
of crystal, rolled from his eyes He
grew restless, and In two or three min
utes his struggles became so violent
that the operator had to desist.
When Babe" had quleted down
once more, the dentist again set to work
vigorously, and ceased for a few mo-
ments every time the hippopotamus
grew restless. Probably the animal
suffered little real pain, but expert
enced n disagreeable sensation as the
strong steel file rasped over the bone,
which proved TO be extremely hard Al
the end of five minutes, one tooth had
and before a quarter of an hour had
elapsed both the digging teeth had
been treated and polished.
A curious feature was observed dur
ing the operation. The body of the ami
NAL appeared TO be bathed In blood,
and the ground Immediately beneath II
was dyed a deep red. This was due TO
Babe" violently perspiring, as the
perspiration of the hlppopotamus, when
excited. Is red in color.
The dental surgeon then directed his
skill to the tusks. This task was consid-
erably facilitated by saving off the
tusk to the desired length, and then
finally grinding the teeth down to the
requisite shape by the files. They were
then polished, and the unpleasant oper-
alton was completed. Great excitement
now followed. Every man, with the
exception of the keeper, decamped
from the scene of action. The keeper
then hurriedly knocked away the
chains holding the animals mouth, and
also quickly hled him to a safe dis.
tance, in case Babe" proved obstreper-
Gus. The hippopotamns closed his re-
leased mouth With snap, and splut-
terer viciously with violent anger. He
glared at the keeper as If he would
have liked to have killed his tormentor
He opened and closed his mouth sey.
eral times. found his teeth more com
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05
REMARKABLE
ANIMAL
SURGERY.

Dentist to the hippopotamus and Chi
ropodlst to the Elephant.

most forcible manner by means of his
trunk The filing process accomplished
to the surgeons satisfaction, he pro
ceeded to complete his operation by
smoothing aud polishing the trimmed
nails with the sandpaper.
When the task was completely
achieved, the elephant was released
from its fetters, and to the unbounded
delight of his keeper, big Toms"
lameness had completely disappeared,
and his quondam good temper had re-
turned. Now, whenever Big Tom
eyinces the slightest trace of bad tenn
per, his toenals are Immediately trim
med. The operation always works like
charm. Cutting the toenalls is an
lnfallible cure for an elephants bad
temper is now the precept of Big
TOMS keeper.
Another interesting and extraordin-
ary animal surgical operation was re-
Gently undertaken in the arena of a
well-known travelling circus before a
few privileged spectators. The creature
on this occasion was n hippopotamus,
and the complaint WAS that some of his
teeth had grown to such an abnormal
length that It was only with consider
able difficulty and pain that the 'l'hte
could masticate his food. Few ocrea-
lures are SO valuable to the travelling
Snowman as the hippopotamus. These
animals are neither so plentiful nor so
easily caught as the elephant, and as
they seldom thrive In captivity they
are, therefore, most highly priced by
their fortunate proprietors.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

The keeper then proceeded to per-
form the necessary operation with all
possible celebrity. For this delicate
dental work the menagerle proprietor
has provided special outfit, consisting
of n small, finely tenoned saw, three
files, one of which Is about as coarse as
Il wood rasp, and the other two very
fine and more suited for polishing pur-
poses. The files are only cut upon one
side, the other faces being covered
with thick and soft leather, SO that In
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05
Imnecunions but SHORTY.

An impecunious constituent of Abra-
ham Gruber called upon the latter ut
his Office last week and requested the
loan of a dollar. A two-dollar bill was
the smallest the colonel had. This b.
handed to the caller with the remark.
go to the cigar store downstairs.
get a 15-cent cigar, keep dollar, and
bring me the change"
In a few minutes the visitor reap
peared, putting contentedly at cigar.
and handed the colonel 50 cents. Motto
Ing a peculiar expression on Colonel
Gruber's face. he withdrew the cigar
from his lips long enough to inquire:
Did you mean that the cigar was for
you or me?"
"Get out OF here" was all Gruber
could say.-New York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05

with Hall which cannot be eqnalled IN SOUTH
western Nevada For terms, Theatrical Mana
gers will address the Proprietor
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-09-05
LIQUORS AND CIGARS

10 be had In the Market
Mr.. Thomas will conduct nothing but a first
class house, and cordial welcome Sill be ex'
tended to all guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26

years has done what your medi-
cineS have done for me. / recon-
mend it to all ladies | meet. and
especially 10 those in the same
condition | was in. Mrs. Evans,
of Bon Air, whom | induced to try
your wonderful medicine, is i'm
proving fast. / still continue to
recommend Wine of Cardui and
Thedford's Black-Draught."
II you are a suffering woman would say to
you that Wine OF Cardui seldom fails 20 com
pletely cure any case Of female Ills We say
100000 women have been cured by Wine Of
Cardui. Every day hundreds Of sufferers are
writing TO our Ladies' Advisory Department.
The letters opened by persons competent 10
give advice. Mrs. Jones cured by following
the advice which was freely given her 10y the
Ladies' Advisory Department. Miss Owens and
Miss Daultun Were cured without advice 10y
just buying a S1.cO bottle Of Wine Of Cardui
from their druggists aud taking this great med
icine in the privacy Of their homes. No doctors
examination. treatment advice is necessary.
You have read what these three cured women
have written. Is this not enough TO lead you 10
determine to he rid Of surferingI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26
Proper Shirt Waists.
From Harper's Bazaar.


The fashionable shirt waist is unouas-
tionably the white one and both thick and
thin ones are made in great variety: manv
different kinds Of madras, plain linen. sheer
muslin, tucked and trimmed with lace entire
deux or with medallions of lace, and the
daintiest of linen lawn embroidered nv
hand, dotted Swiss muslin, and so on in
definitely through an almost incredible list
of materials. '-0
The plain shirt waist of madras or heavy
linen has little fullness in front: some arc
made with pointed yokes. some with plain
yokes at the back. but the majority have
no yoke at all-that Is, no visible yoke. One
nrm OF shirt makers turns out waist that
mas a yoke in front, or, rather, a yoke lin
ing, Tor 1t does not show in the shape of an
outside yoke. The waists are all made to
give the long-waisted line, pointed in front
The sleeves are of moderate size, in bishon
shape, finished with band at the wrist:
some are tucked, but the majority are
plain. "
There is one waist that has a small nocket
at the left side that is thought very smart.
1t Is the fad to have shirts made to order
and 1t Is undeniable that better fit and a
smarter effect may be obtained by taking
this extra trouble And yet 1t would seem
as though among the hundreds of ready
made waists that are displayed there were
enough to choose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26
SOUTHERN LUXURY
BEAUTIES OF A VERANDA WHEN
FLOWERS ADoRN IT.
Good List of Ferns From Which to
Select the Climb
erS.

Written for The Evening Star.
'Tis only south of Mason and Dixon's line
that they know how to appreciate YER
ing is practicable for less than half the
year, the veranda is a luxury instead of
necessity Half the charm that hangs
about an old southern mansion lies in its
ample verandas, under whose shade the
entire family gathers in the evening to
listen to the music of the whippoorwill and
the hooking bird. The southern verandas,
creeper, the woodbine and the honeysuckle,
and when the night dews are falling heavy
with the delicious fragrance of the scene
and the wild music of nature to form a
memory whose poetry no southron ever for
gets
Fortunately for picturesqueness the
charm of southern country architecture is
capturing the practical. conventional north,
Suburban and country houses are gradually
drawing about themselves encrcling Dor
ders of verandas. These are wide and
roomy, built for comfort as well as beauty,
but even a bare and unpromising exterior
may be softened by adopting a little care
early in the season,
In the first place, the woodwork of the
veranda or porch should be put into thor
ough repair. No rough places are allowed
to remain on the floor, which must be stain
area one should be put up. even if it is
nothing more than straight piece of mold
ing over which low vines may be trained.
The ground about the base of the porch
may be turned up early and fertilized for
the planting of seeds or roots. Sweet peas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26
Novel Millinery Effects.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser
The colored Leghorns are being offered
to lovers Of novelty by the smart millin-
ers. They are particularly pretty In light
shades of fax and forget-me-not blue. but
are to be had in other colors, chiefly In diff
ferent shades of pompadour apinks and
greens. The tendency is generally toward
shapes made of wide straw braids and ad-
mixtures Of straw braids and gossamer,
the plateaux made Of stems of rice straw
and the new very coarse chip or copeau
shapes. Some Of the latter are made up Of
chip more than an inch broad. and with
irregular edges. When produced In two
shades Of green and brown. or a combina-
tion Of the two, they resemble shapes made
OF leaves, and may, at short distance,
easily be mistaken for them.
A broad-brimmed capeline OF fax blue
Leghorns is fluted down In the neck at the
back and folded back on the left side, not
turned up. Two blue wings are sewn fat
on this fold and underneath, raising the
hat slightly in a half-coronet of lilies Of
the valley. Round the low crown is vol
luminous drapery Of cream white NOUS
seine plfsse arranged at the back in
double bow. one below the other. The
loops must be drawn out of their rleating,
so as to be quite full; they cover the slop-
Ing portion Of the brim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26

plant which has pretty yellow flowers. The
kennedya is a climber with small, slender
red blooms. There are two lapagerias-a
They have bell-shaped, wax-like flowers,
very dainty and fragile. They thrive best
In rather sandy soil and are not easy to
cultivate successfully.
The crimson rambler is one of the most
luxuriant of the climbing roses. The vel
low, pink and white ramblers are also sat
isfactory as porch decorators.
The porch railing should always be COW
cred with foliage in the summer The vines
that climb the pillars should be trained to
arch from one post to another. Bamboo
shades that may be let down when the sun
is too bright may be hung on the inside of
the veranda.
The porch floor should be stained or paint
ed some dark color. If the veranda is
large one, the nook in which the family
spends the afternoons or evenings may be
covered with bright rug and partially
filled with picturesque outdoor furniture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26

make nice trimming for the lower part
of the veranda; the vines grow rapidly and
thickly, while the flowers lend a charming
Of dark green.
Virginia Creeper.
The Virginia creeper, ivy, honeysuckle,
wistaria clematis, Dutchman's pipe, trum-
pet vine, akebia, hibbertia, kenneyda, lapar-
geria, climbing nasturtium and tropaeolum
are excellent climbing porch plants. The
better known vines are. of course, easiest
for amateurs to manage because in case Of
failures they may turn for advice to some
friend who has tried growing them. One
of the best vines for the pillars of verandas
Is the Virginia creeper. The gorgeous
foliage of the creeper and its graceful out
lines, together with its easy culture. make
1t favorite climber. The trumpet honey
suclsles are the favorite climbers of that
species; they are deliciously fragrant. The