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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

there are three Keystone held by Daw-
son. one by the officers of the bank.
and the third by the officers of the
Damascus Steel Company. 1t required
all three keys to open the vault and 1t
Is due to this that Dawson Is now a
free man. The work of manufacture
is to be begun as soon as possible by
the company which was organized be.
fore Dawson went to prison.
Mr.. Dawson has devoted his entire
life to the study Of metallurgy. His
taste for the science comes naturally
His ancestors for generations back
have been engaged in the Iron busl-
ness, and one of them, Ralph Hogg
made, in the fifteenth century, the first
iron cannon that England ever saw.
Mr.. Dawson was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for the murder Of his son-in-
law, Walter Scott. Scott had become
infatuated with Dawson's daughter,
Clara, and had been paying.attention
to her for about year and half
before the murder. At first there were
no objections on the part of the girls
parents, but later they became opposed
TO the young mans attentions and or
dered him from the house several
times. Then clandestine meetings be-
gan between the young couple. Mr..
Dawson learned of these meetings. and
to prevent them took his daughter
away travelling, but was followed from
place to place by Scott. Finally Mr..
Dawson and his daughter returned to
Des Moinss, but strangely enough, the
girl then refused to marry Scott. One
week later they were married clan
destinely. and upon going to the house
of her parents for her belongings Scott
was shot by Mr.. Dawson.
That Dawson has discovered the
secret of making Damascus steel is not
doubted. A few years ago he erected a
blast furnace In Chicago for expert
ments. He allowed several invited
friends to see oil but one portion Of
the process. When the time came for
mixing the secret Ingredient with the
meltsd metal he banished every one.
The Anished product he turned out
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

PRESIDENT ELloI. he was appointed
tutor In mathematics and studied
chemistry with Prof. Josiah +. Cooke.
He perfected his education in France,
Germany and England and upon his
return became professor of analytic
chemistry in the Massachusetts Insti-
tute Of Technology.
Ia 1869 Professor Eliot was made
president of Harvard and has filled
that office In the intervening thirty
twa years. He has introduced new
methods. making the university resem-
bic the great European schools Of
le&rning. 1t has trebled in wealth
during his presidency. Professor Eliot
is man of profound learning, but it
Is evident that there are some things
be has not studied conscientiously and
fairly.-Utica Globe.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
CAUGHT BULLET IN TEETH.
This Wss No Juggier's Trick That
Little Maine Girl Accom- p1ished.

This wss No Juggier's Trick That
Little Maine Girl Accomplished.
The State of Maine has presented a
Juvenile wonder of the world, whose
performance Is likely to down the lus-
ter which surrounds that Of William
Tell and his brave little son.
Rosa j. Starratt. black-eyed daugh-
ter of Bath. has been literally shot
into fame by catching bullet In her
teeth that was fired Mt her from dis
lance Of less than two feet out of a
82-caliber revolver.
But 1t all happened and Rosa is alive
to tell 1t. though 1t Is an uncomfort-
ably thrilling story to hear.
Rosa Is Is years old. and she assists
her mother at light housekeeping when
she Is not at school.
The Starratts had two boarders. who
moved to another part of the town re-
Gently.
Rosa and her 11-year-old brother.
Royal, went into the room few days
ago and the boy noticed revolver on
the bureau
Rosa picked up the weapon. saw
that 1t was loaded, and replaced 1t, but
the little brother took 1t nd moved to
the window to examine It.
As they stood. scarcely two feet
apart. the boy pulled the trigger and
the self-actlng revolver was dis
charged.
The bullet entered the right side Of
the girls mouth. cutting furrow
nearly an inch In length along the top
Of the lower lip and struck the eye
tooth In the jaw.
The tooth was spiintered into fine
pieces, while the next tooth was re-
moved as smoothly and artistically as
1t could have been pulled by the high
est priced dentist.
Two more teeth were knocked from
the jaw. but not completely severed,
and there the bullet stopped.
For an instant neither child realized
what had happened. and then. with a
cry. the girl ran downstairs.
AS she few along she wrapped her
face, which, from the blaze Of the
powder. seemed to her to be on fire, In
the big apron she wore, and reached
her mother. apparently dangerously
wounded and completely disfigured for
life.
A scar where the bullet entered her
lip and the vacancy caused by the loss
of the four teeth will remain as per-
manent reminders of an accident
which could not be repeated without
fatal results once In a million times.
The bullet Is fiattened to a ragged
piece of metal. showing clearly the
marks of the broken teeth.
But for the remarkable fact that it
struck the jaw exactly In line with
the row of teeth. says the Philadelphia
Press. and proceeded along that line
so accurately that 1t struck each sue
ceeding tooth squarely. and so did not
swerve to either side. 1t must have
made a terrible wound.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
MURDERER HELD A SECRET.
He Is Pardoned that He May Exploit
His Knowledge.

He Ia Pardoned that lie May Explois
His Knowledge.
Considerable public interest was re-
Gently aroused by the action of Gov
ernor Shaw, Of Iowa. in paroling a
murderer, s. r. Dawson, who claims
to have discovered the long lost secret
of making Damascus steel and also the
process by which copper can be hard
ened and tempered. 1t was to pre-
vent the knowledge of this secret from
being lost to the world that induced
the action of the Iowa executive.
Five years ago, when Dawson was
sent to the penitentiary for murder,
he was just about to exploit the Sc
crets he had discovered. and COM
pany with ample capital had been
formed for that purpose. He was then
40 years old. The men associated with
him In the company that had been
formed besought him to diyulge the
secret of his process, but he refused
to tell soul anything about his dis
covery. The formula, however, he de-
posted in the safety vault OF the Des
Moines National Bank. To that vault
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

money loaned out at interest. His
wealth II estimated at $4,000. all OF
which has been amassed since the civil
war, and which consists principally Of
rich farming lands in the vicinity Of
the lakes. The nucleus of his fortune
was furnished. however, from savings
accumulated during bondage.
Before tho war Jackson was the
slave Of Richard H. Stevens. owner of
a plantation Of 800 acres near Creve
Occur Lake. He WAS made foreman of
the farm In 1862. AS such he had
and women. and often had charge of
as many as fifteen or twenty teams in
hauling products of the farm to st.
Louis to market. He was then
young man and was married to a wom-
an belonging to John Stump. who lived
six miles away. After the war broke
out, jackson went to Ohio. but while
there wrote to his former master. Mr..
Stevens. saying that his absence was
necessary and that he would soon re-
turn.
Coming back after the war Jackson
continued to work for Mr.. Stevens
during the day. and at night. by moon
light. he used to cut corn for the farm
ers In the neighborhood until midnight.
In this way he saved considerable
money. He now owns one tract Of 100
acres and another of ITO. besides the
sixty acres which he has recently ac-
CURED.
One Of his sons is practicing physi-
clan In st. Louis: another is a pro-
lessor in Lincoln Institute at Jefferson
City. and still another is with him on
the farm. Jackson was married a Sec
ond time eight years ago to Miss
Belgcr. sister Of Emanuel Belger. of
Clayton. He is now 83 years old.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
MoHAvEs ARE suPERsTlTloUs.
Tribe C1ings Zealously to All It's An
cient Customs and Beliefs.

Tribe Clings Zea1ous1y to All It's An
cient Customs and Beliefs.
According to member of the geo.
logical survey who has travelled ex-
tensively in the west. sage the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Tribune, the Mohave Indians are the
most superstitious of any tribe in the
United States, and they cling as no
other tribe does to their old tradi-
tons. Their god Is Mat-o-we-ha."
says the scientist, "the maker of all
things, the director of the sun, moon
and stars, the guardian of the hunt
ing ground, the sender of rain and
sunshine and arbiter as to whether the
seasons will bring forth luxuriant har-
vests or famine. His son, Mas-zam-
no, has charge of the white mountain
(heaven). and Is the guardian of de-
parted spirits. which are supposed to
ascend to paradise In smoke, and it
is believed all the personal property
destroyed in the flames with the de-
ceased will go with him
1.-THE Mohaves who are not Gre
mated turn into owls, and whenever
boot of that bird Is heard these In
dams think 1t Is one of ther dead re-
turned. The owl is caught If possible
and cremated. that the imprisoned
spirit may be set free and allowed to
enter the white mountain to find ever
lasting peace. Through the influence
of the government agents the yearly
mourning festival of the Mohaves, a
most picturesque ceremony, has been
abandoned. At these festivals great
pyres were lighted outside of the vii
lage, on spot selected as the most
pleasing to Mat-o-we-ha and Mas-zam-
ho. and when the fire was hottest every
member of the tribe would throw his
dearest belonging into the fame, be.
lleying that it assembled In the thick
smoke of the fire straight to the white
mountain and into the hands of their
dear departed ones, carrying messages
of love and remembrance"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
IN THE STATE OF owALioR.
Brilliant and Just Prince Who Rules
Over 1t Is Modern Solomon.

Brilliant and Just Prince Who Rules
Over 1t Is Modern Solomon.
II ever a prince combined great Do
litical power with great historical as
sociations. striking individuality
with personal charm. 1t Is the MALARIA
jah Scindhia OF Gwalior. The popu.
lar conception OF an eastern potentate
Is that of an autocrat, stern and re-
lentless In his wrath. magnificent and
whimsical in his fits of generosity.
But no eastern prince so little full.
ais that conception as Maharajah
Scindhia. Versatile In his accomplish.
ments as a prince. many-slded In ma
lures gifts to him as man, consist
ent and arduous in his earnest desire
to seek the welfare OF his people, he
combines in himself the two ideals of
a ruler. the eastern and the western.
And. withal. such Is the gracious and
tender disposition Of his heart that
even II he were not prince. he would
yet be great and noble as a man.
In Gwalior he has erected a mag
nificent hospital at his own expense, In
which some $1,000 patients are treated
annually. and so keen is the interest
taken by his highness In its work that,
Notwithstanding his numerous other
iabors, he has vet found time to 60
through the regular course Of medi-
cal student.
Once in the course Of his frequent
rounds through the hospital. he heard
taat q ccolie had fallen from q scat.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
HOLLYWOOD PALACE.

HOLLYWOOD Edward will
bult ms
interesting al Gaze
Ballot
Its walls James, H. crowned in IT. married
and in Princess Margaret of
lond in From that time forward the
there her return from France
FRONT stabbed death
throne Her King James y dwet much
in English 1908 lie revisited
gsoned by Cromws troops after the battle or
In Edward
trward King Charles n of France FOR
visited
earth and revereny loved by the Scotch who see IN the ses
and has
flown and the face OF the land has
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
amnities Never Sudden.

There is more Of ideal love ana mar
rage in the world than it is the iasu'
ion TO believe. Affinities are mol ~
rare. But they are made, not porn'
After all, what are aflinltiesE feops
between whom attraction Is Develops
to maximum, who think and feei al'
act in entire sympathy. 1t Is impr0y
able that two people could meet au'
discover such a bond of perfect syn
pathy. Such condition would pc W. !
good and great to gain witnou' :.
struggle. No two people have the sau1
training and education, the same ~ !.
yironment. the same conditions iol ~
formation Of character and lnclina''Oal
We must make our atlinlties.-oo'p'
Doiitan
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
pErTH OF ocEAN CABLES.
Interesting Information Regard in z
Submarine TERRITORY.

Submarine TERRITORY.
There seems to be no logical reason
why cables cannot be laid across any
section of the oceans of the world. nc
matter how great the depth. Some
portions of the Atlantic cables are
over three miles below the surface
and this is not necessarily the extreme
depth, for the cable may, and probably
does, pass from the top Of one sub
marine hill to another without droop-
ing materially into the deep valleys be-
tween The greatest known dept of
the sea is 40236 feet, or seven and
three-flfths miles, found in the South
Atlantic about midway between the
island of Tristan d'Acunha and the
mouth of the Rio de la Plata.
Soundings have been made to the
depths of 27,4S0 feet in the North At.
lantic south of Newfoundland. and
about $4,000 feet, or nearly six and
a half miles, Is reported south of the
Bermudas. Even such enormous
depths as these need not hinder cable
cerned but in practice. for reasons of
economy and otherwise, it is found
best to take advantage of favoring con-
ditions In the oceans bed. TO illus
trate, all of the cables between the
United States and Europe run up along
our coast until they reach the neigh
bornood of Newfoundland before start
ing across to their destinations in Ire
land and France. The reason for this
Is found In the range of submarine
table lands. forming an ideal cable bed
which lies between the three latter
countries.
III past years immense portions of
this submerged territory have been
plotted and mapped by various govern
mental and private expeditions and
this knowledge is constantly being
added to. Ii becomes particularly val
liable In economic cable-laying. Ex-
cept In extreme cases the electric con-
ductor Is not dropped overheard hap
hazard. On the contrary the subma-
rine mountains. valleys and plains over
which 1t is to take its sinuous course
are accurately selected beforehand and
their general conhguration. soil cov-
ering Qf any and other peculiarities
properly taken into consideration. Spe-
cial varieties of cable are manufac-
tured to meet certain conditions known
to exist where they are to go. Like
men In all trades, the cable layers
must adhere closely to the specifica-
lions given them In starting in order
to perform the right kind of work
The steamship. therefore, while go
ing ahead and paying out the cable
over the stern pulley. is under the
guidance of skilled hands, following
certain path. which has been point
ed out for her by sages on the main
land as being the best adapted for the
comfort and ease of the electrical con-
ductor she is depositing. -Lippincott's
Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

was harder than ordinary steel, more
plant, susceptible Of keener edge.
He made some beautiful knife blades
that would bend almost double. and
also heavy sabre. He fashioned a
cold chisel and tested 1t beside ordi-
nary chisels ON steel Orders. The
Dawson chisel went through the girder
in much less time than ordinary CHS
els. The workmen had to change tools
often in order to get good edges, but
when Dawson had finished the edge on
his chisel it seemed as good as ever.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

Appealing to the Colored Passeng r.
Alexander Southern Thweatt tells
this on his rivals and himself: 1--WE all
were working our hardest to secure a
colored delegation who wished to travel
to certain point In Arkansas, and the
usual exhibits were made, every pas
senger agent swearing his was the
shortest route. l took the chairman
aside and said to him: Look here:
you don't want to take any short route
See what you miss! You don't travel
every day. Take the longest route
and have look at the country. III
take you by way of - and -. etc. ;
naming half dozen cities-'glve you
all good time, and land you Mt your
destination nearly as soon as IL Won
travel by air lines 1t caught him. and
I got the delegation. The short route
never catches Sambo."-New York
Press
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

ruled is an insignificant affair, beside
which the municipal headquarters OF
any American city of 10000 innapie'
ants would look imposing. 1t Is quite
overshadowed by the back part Oh
William Waldorf Astors house, winch
adioins 1t on the north. The puiiu'
ing is too small to hold half OF tne
departments of a concern that spenus
$50, 100000 year and rejolces In gross
debts of $250.000. The county counel
recently voted down a proposition "
build new city hall.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

la Dor, which re.
Gently astonished
newspaper read
ers, is one OF the
most noted o (
American cduca-
tors.
He was born in
Boston in 1884. the
son of Samuel Il
| o t statesman.
Graduating from
Harvard in 1853.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
A Safe Petition

A friend tells writer In London
N. A. p that he met Mr.. Arthur Bal.
four, the new prime minister of Eng.
land, one evening at dinner party.
The conversation turned on the i'm.
portance in life of self-confdence Nv
friend repeated the saying, God gle rs
guild conceit o. oorsels."
Mr.. Balfour added quickly,"And that.
sir, is the only prayer that Is always
answered"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
CITY HALL TOO SMALL.

London Civic Business Hampered by
Lack of Room.
London has suddenly discovered that
1t ought to have a respectable home
for its rulers. One of the queerest Of
all the topsy-turvy things about this
center of the empire is that probably
3,0eo, 900 of its inhabitants don't know
where its Getty half Is. The building
from which the worlds metropolis Is
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

County, has In
creased his real
holdings recently
to n early 400
acres, by the pur-
chase of a tract
OF land n Q a r
Creve @ o 9 u r
Lake, says q st.
Louis paper. He
owns other prop
critics In the
county and has
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
Varieties of Love.

Nannette-Jacques says he will love
me always.
Babbette--I should think one way
would be enough Maya
zine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
That Man Next Door.

"A revolver" repeated the clerk.
Eyes. sir; six-shooter?"
ooh. yes" replied the determined.
looking man. "thatfl do. If l can't
hit him. or at least ruin his cornet, in
six shots I'll give 1t up."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

| remember, l remember
The house where | was born
The little window where the sun
Came peeping la ct morn;
He never came a Walk too soon
Nor brought too long day;
But now, l often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.
I remember. l remember
Where was used to swing.
And thought the air must rush a. fresh
To swallows on the wing;
Ny spirit few in feathers then
That is so heavy now.
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.
I remem Der, I remember
The FIR trees dark and high
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky
II was n childish ignorance.
But now tits little joy
To know I'm farther off from heaven
Tham when I was boy.
Thomas Hood.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

When a woman boasts that her hus-
band never speaks a cross word, the
other women present think to them
selves. What a Patient man he must
be!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
PROF. C. w. ELIOT.

Educator Who Is Criticised for His
Assault on Labor Unions.
Prof. Charles William Eliot fresl-
dent of Harvard University, who made
the unwarranted assault upon union
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
The Harp that I
sasl - -

The Harp that Once Thro' Tara's haiis'
The harp that once through Taras haiis
The soul Of music shed,
Nov hangs as mute on Tara's Walls
AZ II that soul were fled.
30 siceps the pride of former days,
So glory's thv'li Is DER.
And hearts that once beat high for praise
Now feel that pulse no more
No more to chiefs and ladies' bright
The harp Of Tara swells;
The chord alone that breaks at night
Its tale Of ruin tells.
Thus freedom now 30 seldom wakes.
The only throb she gives,
Il when some heart indignant breaks
To show that still she lives-
Thomas Moore.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
THRIFTY NEGRO FARMER.

Henry Jackson. a colored man OF
exceptional character. and the wealth.
iegt member of his race In st. Louis
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

When woman gives q party. q man
Is expected to do his part by paying
the bills ana eating down town
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

No fault can be found with Il man's
sense OF duty II he 6nds time to do
things he Doesn't want 70 do.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

More Reserves for Germany.
Germany drills this year b3,40O re-
serve troops. nearly double as many
as she drilled two years ago.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26
A Watohful Nurse.

Docter-Aha! Glad to see you uO "s.
better, So you slept well last h'sn'
did you?
patient--Who slept? .s,.n,
Doctor-IIere's the reeoro'
slept, slept" ,,o ours,
patIent-Psham! That was Tue nu "
-1lnterne.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

Asked aud Answered. :. M
ue-When poverty comes III ~
door what is 1t love does! ,,.,os
sae-why, it flies out Of 'hs 0''
room window, Of course.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-26

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
y;s:s. .:::.:

The extract Of poke is the best RENE
&dy for swollen udders. If applied ir
the early stage of the trouble, 1t pre-
vents the inflammation and suppura.
ton. Givesone ounce in a pint Of water
three times daily. It is well to add q
half ounce of acetate Of potash at each
dose. .;.i,.E H. '.5es$..- e.55 gt
[f :. COwpOx. ...-ei. -
If a COW has sore teats and the sores
look like cowpox, wash the teats clear
with soap and warm water after each
milking. When dry, apply iodine ONT.
ment Of one-eighth strength. =
Foot Rot.
All cases of sore foot are not due to
foot rot, but when the foot begins tt
decay and gives off an offensive odor il
is time for prompt action. Apply !
warm inseed poultice twice daily fol-
two or three days. Be sure and WASH
clean with soap and warm water be
fore applying the poultice. After this
dress once daily with calomel. =
Calf With Tapeworm. /:
When a calf is infested with tape
worm, stop feeding for twelve hours
then give half an ounce of turpentine
in a pint Of boiled milk Repeat dose
once daily for three days unless the
worms come away. Feeding Should
consist entirely Of boiled milk and CRU
els Of flour while under treatment.