Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-08-08

$50 strong.
1t cost over S35. 900 to police the brit-
lsh Houses of Parliament last year
owing to plague OF rats aud NICE
cats sell at sa5 piece in North uSoi
Territory
Sinety-sevep American municipah-
ties now have cremation or reducuoh
plants for sewage.
Japanese coal costs about So ton at
yiadIyostok, while Cardiff coal. costs
more than $40 ton.
Slate Is got out OF The ground by
means of blasting. holes being Doreu
into II with steam drills.
The suicide death rate in European
armies far exceeds the rate OF the conh-
try to which the army belongs.
Ii Is the custom now IN polite society
for guests at dinner to sign their names
In guest book supplied by the host.
Great exoitement wac caused recent
ly in Colorado mountain camp Nv 'he
offering of sirloin steak as prize nj
an entertainment.
There are seven species OF salmon III
the raku River. Alaska. Each has It's
date OF arrival from the sea at the
spawning grounds.
The finest example Of weaving In the
world IL ssId to be the Panama hats
manufactured In Jipijapa pronounced
Hippyhappb. In the province OF Monte
cristi, Ecuador.
The rose is the emblem OF secrecy In
Greece. and was formerly hung over
the table where guests were enter
tained In token that nothing heard
there was to be repeated.
Sixteen new rice mills of from 800 to
LOO barrels capacity per day. at cost
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 each, are be
ing built in the Louisiana and Texas
rice belt--from Crowley, La. to Bay
City and Eagle Lake. Texas.
Not until Martin Luther's time did
black become the distinguishing hue
Of clerical garb. When Luther laid
aside his monks ylothes the elector OF
saxony sent him piece OF black cloth,
and Luther had suit made OF 1t ac-
cordlng to the prevailing cut of the
time. Ii was long after before the cut
OF a ciergyman's coat became different
from that of the laity.
The Greek architect, Nicolas Bala-
nos. who has been employed on the
restoratio of the Parthenon. under the
advice OF an international commission,
has long contemplated the possibility
OF restoring the Erechtheum also. II
has now been decided by the director
general of antiquities and the Minister
for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Educa-
ton, DR.. Antonio Monferrato, to under
take this work.
Senator Depew tells story Of slut
tering citizen of New York, who an
nounced his intention of entering the
ministry. How can you expect to be
a successful preacher with your affiic-
tionf" he was asked by friend. THE
L-l-l-ord will p-p-ut w-wwords in my
monmouth" was his reply. We'll"
said his friend, the Lord may put
them In, but He will have to seno
somebody to pull them out"
NJ. Combes, the new French Premier.
Is only five feet three inches tail. He
is by profession physician. He was
ut one time schoolmaster, and is
leading authority on French education
II Vc II IL oh M
AIRY activities have for years been large
and comprehensive, embracing such
topics as the Latin poet Virgil, Rants
metaphysics. the philosophy of st.
Augustine and the social theories of st.
Simon.
Joaquin Miller says Bret Harte was
always disguised with his Heather
Chinee" glory and always begged his
friends never to mention It. Once Mil
Ter and Harte went to breakfast with
Lord Houghton In London. and on the
way Harte asked II the guests would
be likely to quote from that awful
poem. That prompted Miller TO tip
Lord Houghton wink. and the jolly
oiu uODleiudu gave the TIP 10 lOts Vi
good fellows at his table. and they all
talked nothing else. However. Harte
soon saw through the Joke, and he new
er betrayed his impotence on the sub
Ject again.
Representative Champ Clark, OF Mis-
souri,. tells an interesting story. con-
corning an independent young Ameri-
can who thrashed foreign minister.
When Mr. Blaine was Secretary OF
state" says Mr. Clark, The deputed
young man In his office to go with
message to certain foreign minister
here The young man. after searching
In vain at the legation, finally found
the minister at club and gave him
Mr.. Blaine's message. The minister,
who was rather testy. fiared up and
gave the young man tremendous
GUESSING Thereupon the latter ad-
ministered a good, sound kicking to the
foreign minister and departed. The
minister complained. and so the Young