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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
The Sea of Sahara.

French engineers have declared II
is perfectly feasible to convert the
Desert of Sahara into a vast lake, thus
opening to commerce great regions of
the interior of Africa which can now
only be reached by long. tedious and
dangerous caravan journeys. They
say that large portion of the desert
lies below the level of the Atlantic,
and that by digging canal to let in
the waters of the ocean the great
change could be effected easily. and at
a cost which would be small compared
TO the benefits which would accrue.
If the whole desert lay below the
level of the Atlantic. the flooding of
1t would create a sea more than four
times as big as the Mediterranean;
but, as the Sahara is composed of ele.
waited plateaux, mountain ranges and
depresslons, only part would be coy
cred with water when the waves of
the ocean were let in. and the new
sea thus formed would be an irregular
body of water, probably of about the
same size as the Mediterranean. Great
commercial cities would at once spring
up on its shores, and trade and civili.
zation strike at once To the heart of
Africa. The Sea of Sahara may never
become reality, but, in any event,
it Is gigantic and pleasant dream.
London Answers.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
Ghost Was a shrewd one.

A resident of Philadelphia who was
not in the least supersttious recently
exercised a ghost In very effective
fashion. He Is Mr.. Edmunds, presi-
dent of the board of education. The
property in question consisted or a
good sized lot with substantial house
upon it in good state of repair. Al
though the residence seemed a desir
able one, its owner could not keep a
tenant in it. The only man who could
be persuaded to remain on the prem
ises was caretaker, who did not fear
ghosts For the house was haunted" :"
Mr.. Edmunds does not believe in
ghosts any more than the caretaker
did He bought the house, paying
$4,000 for 1t, and then laid his plans
for laying the ghost, After weeks Of
patient watching the ghost was cap
tured. 1t was the caretaker, who. by
giving the house a bad name, had Sc
cured habitation free for couple
of years. The house has tenant
now.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

brella which extends from the front
OF the wagon, or carriage over the at
tached horse, or horses, and protects
them from the burning rays of the sun
or the downpour Of rain or falling
snow.
The arrangement of the affair Is
such that the umbrella follows the
movements of the animal, turning to
right or left as he turns. SO that it
always maintains a position directly
above BY a simple contrivance the
shelter can be tilted to one side or the
other, so that under any circumstances
the animal is afforded the best pos
sible protection.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

and write. A few years later she was
given charge OF the training of women
cadets in the army home in London,
and she continued the task until her
marriage in 1888.
Airs. Boothrueker and her husband
came 20 New York In 1896, when Bal
lington Booth WAS recalled to Lon
don. She entered actively into her
work and soon gained the love of her
followers and the respect of the whole
American people. The great mass of
executive work of the army In this
country fell upon her shoulders. She
was a master OF detail and was ever
In close touch with all the great move
ments OF the army. In addition she
was constantly ON the platform
preaching, praying and singing She
was a natural leader and through her
influence many wealthy men have been
interested in the work of the Salvation
Army.
Mrs. Booth is survived by six chill
dren, between the ages of five months
and thirteen years. The motherless
little ones are being cared for by
friends at their home In Mount Yer
non, y. Y.
At the time of the accident she was
returning to Chicago after visit to
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
Too Much Noise.

Don't you hear the bells summon
ing YOU to church?' asked an indig-
nant country clergyman of a fisherman
whom he met on his way to church.
The wayward angler put an inquiring
hand to his ear. Encouraged, the cler
gyman repeated the question. But once
tition, and then again, and even yet
again. Flushing from oyermuch bawl-
ing. the parson was about to proceed
on his way when the fisherman spoke:
VERY sorry, guv'nor," he said, but
them bloomin' bells make such clat-
ter that | can't hear word you say"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
DEAD WEALTH OF THE WORLD
Many Millions of Dollars Locked Up
in Useless Dia m onds.

Many billions OF DOLLARS Locked Op
In Useless Dia amonds.
1t is astonishing how much of the
worlds wealth Is locked up In dia-
monds, things which are Of no earthly
use to anybody except for the mere
purpose of ornamentation. The money
spent for diamonds every year would
build fleets of peace and war, equip
and pay armies, almost wipe out
poverty In city slums, endow hospitals
and schools, build railroads and create
great Libraries. Every now and then
some American woman has trouble
with the customs authorities over the
duty on jewels the value Of which rep
resents a sum sufficient for an ordinary
man to raise and educate a large fam
lily of children.
Millionaires and crowned heads pos
sess diamonds which represent Idle
wealth sufficient to build whole streets
of model tenement houses for the poor.
The diamonds belonging to the German
Empress are valued at 81 ,250,0O0. The
crown jewels of England, largely made
up of diamonds, exceed In value $16,-
100000 The imperial crown alone
contains 2,7S3 splendid diamonds. Be-
sides this, the king and queen possess
diamonds to the value of about a mil
lion more dollars, which are their pri-
vate property. The crown jewels Of
Russia represent about $2O,OOO,OOO No
one knows just how much the dia-
monds possessed by the Sultan of Tur-
key are worth, but they represent
many millions. Many native princes
In India own diamonds of great value.
The gems Of the Gaekwar of Baroda,
consisting largely of diamonds, are
valued at S15,000,0OO. Among his
treasures is a carpet made entirely Of
diamonds and pearls, all matched and
blended. Many churches, too. In the
old world are rich in diamonds The
largest diamond in the world, the Ex-
celsior, found at Jaggersfontein In
1893, Is so valuable that a special
syndicate has been formed to stand
the expense and risk of cutting 1t.
A large part of the worlds gold, too,
is locked away In royal treasure houses
in the form of dishes or ornaments.
In the Kremlin are many great gold
dishes, 80 heavy that strong man
cannot lift them, and many millions of
dollars worth of gold made into orna-
mental forms. The gold dinner SER
vice at Windsor Castle is valued at
$4,OOO,OOO, and a golden peacock with
jeweled tail there is valued at $780,
600. In the treasure house of the Sui
tan at Constantinople are tons of gold
plate, and great golden bowls filled
to the brim with rare pearls. Gold
In every form which the ingenuity OF
man has been able to invent Is scat
tered about in splendid confusion In
the palaces by the Bosporus. The Shah
Of Persia has golden ornaments ana
diamonds slowed away In his palace
which, turned into money, would en-
able him to build railroads and open
up his country to civilization.
The worlds dead wealth Is some
thing enormous when you come to
think OF ii.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
SUNSHADE FOR HORSES.

There Is an old adage which says
his beast" that certainly shall be ap-
plicable to those who adopt "a recently
patented device which has for its OBJ
ject the comfort and welfare of the
modern draught animal.
This affair, of which the accom-
panying illustration gives a good idea.
Is nothing more or less than an UNI
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

Periods of nfection.-Scarlet fever,
six weeks from the commencement OF
the fever. If the squamosa or skin
peellng condition continues there is still
danger. Chicken-pox, three weeks from
the beginning OF the disease. Diphthe-
ria, six weeks from commencement, If
the sore throat has entirely disappear
ed-the danger OF infection remains
during the continuance of throat trou-
BILE Smallpox generally about six
weeks Measles three weeks II cough
and rash have disappeared. Mumps
three weeks or less if there is no swell
ing. Typhus, four weeks after begin
ming, at which time the fever will have
ceased or death have superyened in
most cases. Typhoid, six weeks. The
cessation of fever and return toward
strength in both typhus and typhoid
diseases mark the close of the CON
tagious epoch. Whooping cough, when
the cough has disappeared, common ;
six weeks in patients otherwise in good
health.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
GRIEF is WIDESPREAD.
Death of Mrs Booth Tucker Casts a
Pail Over Salvation Army Circles.

Death of Mrs Booth tucker Lasts
Pail Over Salvation Army Circles.
Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker, wife Of
Commander Booth-Tucker of the Sal
walton Army in the United States, who
was killed in railroad wreck near
Dean Lake, Mo-, So miles from Kansas
CITY was the daughter of Gen VIII
liam Booth, the English commander
In-chief Of the great organization which
he founded She was born In 1850
and was a woman Of remarkable ac-
tiyity. Her career as Christian
worker started In her childhood. At
the age of IL she determined to devote
her life to the uplifting Of mankind,
and when l6 was teaching the poor
girls OF London missions how to read
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
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Some remarkable photographs OF {
landscapes have been exhibited to the
Vienna Photographic Society. These E
pictures We're taken with the new ieht
litter of Herr Elder, and they show the
objects as Illuminated by invisible
ultra violet rays. The litter combines
cobalt glass with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lin, u yellow dye that absorbs ali Wis
ible rays but transmits the whole of
the ultraviolet.
The lines of the French Gable Com
pany between Guadeloupe and Mar
Unique having been broken for more
than year the wireless telegraph sys-
tenn has been put IN operation between
these islands, and recently it was
thrown open to the public. Our Con-
sui in Guadeloupe reports that the
service is satisfactory, and that on the
average sixty messages II day are
transmitted each way. There are oc-
casional Interruptions, ascrlbed to
weather conditions. but these are not
frequent.
Under an English patent manu-
factory near Stettin, Germany, Is turn
ing out skein silk made from wood
pulp. Ii is said that no special kind
of wood Is needed TO furnish the pulp
The latter, after undergoing chem
zeal treatment, Is driven by hydraulic
pressure through very tine tubes. The
strands thus formed are, separately,
hardly perceptible to the eye. Eight
cen of them twisted together make
thread of silk, This silk is very soft.
and of cream color 1t Is not as
strong rs genuine silk, but there Is
said to be large demand for it in
Stettln.
The Jenner Institute of Preventive
Medicine has recently opened an ex-
tensiye set of buildings, comprising
laboratories and stables, on the summit
of a small hill at Queensberry Lodge
in Herts. The work 10 be carried on
consists largely in the preparation and
testing of antitoxins to be employed
for the treatment of diphtheria, te-
tanus and other diseases. The labora-
tories have been arranged upon the
plan of providing separate buildings
and isolated rooms for the handling of
different kinds of serums, thus avoid
ing the risk of contamination, The
rooms have papyrolith floors, with
rounded corners, white glazed adamant
walls with dadoes of white tiles, and
an abundance of window space.
The best drying OIL stated by the
French Consul at Canton, to enter in
to Chinese lacquer is pressed from the
fruit of the oil-tree (Elaeocoeca YER
nicia. cordata or yerucosa), which
grows in China, Southern Japan and
Cochin China. The fruit yields about
40 per cent Of oil. This has a density
of 0.940, is golden yellow in color. rap
idly hardens Though absorbing oxy-
gen, and has some curious properties,
such as that of hardening when heated
to 200 degrees c., and of losing this
property when kept for time ut 1S0
degrees. The oil serves in varnishes
and for waterproofing fabrics. 1t is
gradually becoming better known, but,
although introduced into Europe about
forty years ago, its export to Germany,
America and England in 1897 had
reached only seventy tons out of a to-
tai production of $500 tons. Its light
color gives it an important advantage
over llnseed Oil
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

the Salvation Army colony at Fort
band was speeding from New York to
Chicago to meet her. He did not learn
Of her death till he reached Chicago
and was prostrated at the news,
which has caused deep grief In Saliva
ton Army circles and in religious cir
eles generally throughout the English
speaking world.
In the same wreck In which Mrs
Booth Tucker lost her life Col. Thomas
ity colony, was fatally wounded and
20 other persons were injured.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

Liniment.-A compound liniment
recommended for rheumatism and
numbness is made Of two and half
ounces Of gum camphor, one dram of
oil Of lavender dissolved In seventeen
fluid ounces of alcohol. After this add
three fluid ounces of strong solution
of ammonia and shake the ingredients
thoroughly together In bottle. Keep
it closely corked when not In use.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

Pneumonia. This Is the most dead
ly Of all diseases. 1t has been supposed
that consumption claimed more victims
than any other disease, but 1t is being
controlled somewhat while pneumonia
has been rather on the increase, owing
TO the larger number of people crowded
In city offices where vitality is i'm
paired by breathing impure air and
lack Of exercise, causing them to be-
come victims of this dreaded disease.
Germs of pneumonia continually sur
round all of us. They are in the air
we breathe and particles are in the
dust that blows into our mouths and
nostrils from the street.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

A New Poison Bottle.-A simple de-
vice for the prevention Of accidental
poisoning is to have all poisonous
drugs put up in bottles having the
word poison blown with sharp spines
ON the surface. The touch Of such re
person taking 1t that ii is poison
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
Retween the Lines.

She-The paper says "his method of
receiving his guests was quite uncon-
ventional" wonder what that
means.
He--It means simply that he is boor-
ish. but has plenty Of money.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
Fowl Play.

The Hen-Now you'll have to get
out and scratch for yourself
The Chick-Not much. l won't!
Don't you suppose l know about the
child labor law New York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
HID the Investigations.

Clara-How we'll you looked at the
fancy ball.
Maud--Think so?
Clara-Oh, yes. You had on such
Il becoming mask.-Town Topics,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

Disturbance of Nervous System
some scientists to be responsible for
many of the most serious nervous de
rangements of the day. The jolt causes
spinal disorders, which upset the entire
nervous system. Mere slips of the YER
tebrae from their true position, one
upon the other and the strain brought
to bear In consequence upon the liga-
ments and muscles binding them to-
gether, occur first from these innuIner-
able poundlngs Of hard heels against
adamant pavements and often lead to
far-reaching consequences.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
Made Up for Ii Then.

"How did you discover that Van
Major was one of the no-breakfast ad-
vocatesf''
II invited him out to lunch with me-"
Cincinnati Times Star
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

An Ohio physician recently tumblen
into a we'll and was drowned, He
should have attended the sick and le.
the we'll alone.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

Disease in School Children.-Accord-
ing to examining physicians 33 per
cent of the school children in this
country are suffering from curvature
Of the spine, 80 per cent from defect
i've eyeslght and from ID to 80 per cent
with defective hearing. There is also
much danger from contagious diseases
in schools. Many times these dis
cases are spread by pupils exchanging
pencils, partially eaten apples. etc.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
LIQUORS AND CIGARS


Mr. Thomas will conduct nothing but first
class house, and cordial welcome will be eN
tended to all guests.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25

Swelling or Elongation OF the Palate
This is an affection which Is gencr
ally caused by a slight cold or an at
tack of indigestion. Ii consists in a
slight Inflammation of the palate
which causes elongation. producing a
sensation as If 1t had fallen An eff
fcctiye remedy consists of strong de
coction of white oak bark in which has
been dissolved little alum used as
gargle. Pepper, salt or mustard will
sometimes relieve
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-25
Candelaria Hall Saloon

Is well-known and finely furnished and is the
most popular resort i'll Candelaria. The bar is
stocked with the choicest and best brands of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-07

ern Croesuses manage to gather is put
to saner uses than in times past. We
do not find them squandering a million
dollars on Il nights feast, nor have ANY
of them. except possibly a few CT the
newer and 1ghter-headed crew into
whose laps golden Fortune has poured
some Steel money, Ventured into those
flights of spectacular extravaganza
which we read about i'm the later
Caesars. The university has taken the
place of the pyramid as a monument;
the stock exchange ticker is the only
battle cry that is now distinguishable.
The wisast thing the wisest king of
Israel ever said was that all this shall
pass away There isn't a single con-
spicuous private fortune in the world
over one hundred years old, and the
few that have even respectable an
cestry are nothing compared with
modern aggregations of wealth. If the
American people are seriously alarmed
over the piling up of huge accumula-
tions OF money. they will easily find =
remedy to set affairs straight. and if
the real truth were told, It Is not I'M
likely that some of the gentlemen sit
ting up nights t. devise ways to put
their surplus TO profitable use would
be rather relieved at the outcome.
Their designs are not sinister ard cen
ter around cures for dyspepsia in
many cases rather than on the ques-
ton of industrial enslavement of their
fellow citizens, present and prospec-
tive"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-07
ECONOMY.

The cab h7H't hos led woman to
ambezz'e thirtv-seven thousand d-l-
lqr~. She required a craze Cor cabs
I'D carrie ~eS. She went 10 heT work
in the morning in a cab. At room sh r.
had cab to take her to luncheon.
She had another to bring her back to
the office after the noon hour. In the
e;ening there was another cob to take
her home. and at night she went to
narties always riding in carriage.
Tho habit finally placed here where
there will fe no need of cabs or car
RIGGS fer a long. long time 20 CONF.
behind those bars which will grimly
remind her Ct the ruthless law. Thi"
episode, but one in many. reminds US
that the taste for luxury ART display.
the general laXitv which has marked
our temper, leading from private life
into business, and thence into poll
tics, has apparently reached its eli
max. and is about to ehb. There are
signs that simple living will become
the fashion. and once this begins am
eng the prosperous the mode will ex-
tend to those below.-Collier's Weekly.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-07
CURRENT COMMENT
NOISE AS a CURATIVE AGENT


The Chinese set up a terrible rack
ct when called to treat the sick This
is supposed to drive evil spirits away.
and it unquestionably acts wen in Il
great many cases. Civilization de
mands rest and quiet; all noise is bar
red from the sick-room. The Chinese
have demonstrated unknowingly a
great psychological or psycopatholog-
zeal fact. A patient of mine had receiv-
ed the last sad rites of the church. the
pulse had ceased at the wrist and he
had sunk into that coma which pre-
cedes death. Some one in the next
house struck up the Anvil CSorus"
from II Trovatore" | was very much
annoyed and distressed. and tried to
stop it. suddenly the pulsation at
the wrist began again, the patient
gradually opened his eyes, mOtioned 10
his sister. She bent lew and ne whis-
pered In her ear. tie dun te Gea. that
is my favorite tune" sage he. We
Ioused him, fed him, and today. ten
years after the event, he weighs 240
pounds. The therapeutics of vibra-
ton or noise IS yet 10 be written. So
have discovered that any thing that
can arouse the sub conscious. sub
liminal self will cure my patient when
all drugs fail, and noise is very
cheap aRent.-Medical Brief.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-07
A DEFENSE OF SLANG.

So far from being an evidence Of 4
national levity and lack of seriousness
slang is the language of sincerity. II
is the result of an instructive effort to
get as far away as possible from every
thing like pretentiousness. 1t is the
antipodes of hathos. 1t is the language
of the whole people, because il is OK
pressive Of the national sense of humor
that is never 50 keen as when it con
templates with a JOY likewise unutter-
able the spectacle presented by fake
exposed. 1t is blunt, it is crude, it is
brutal sometimes. but II is always sin
cere. 1t directs against the cItadels. OF
evil the mighty enginery of laughter
1t does for or nascent abuses whal
the mordant satire of Martial and Juv-
email failed to do for decadent Rome
Prof. Herman Spencer in December
BookloVers' Magazine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-07

His suppressed observations have re-
Gently been made public.
The stolidity of the Monaghan type
seen I'm the Chinaman becomes viva
cious when coatrasted with the pain
despising Tibetan. From infancy the
hardened against feeling, and taught
to regard cruelty as the noblest evil
dence of manhood When only a year
old the male baby is washed in the wa
ters of a sacred pool and smeared
with oil. Before he can hardly walk
he is allowed to have knives and cut
his fingers to his hearts content. When
he is fifteen years old he is put TO the
test of a warrior; and should he fail
to pass the ordeal without showing
fear or pain. he Is treated thereafter
as a slave. At such an ordeal the
youth appears before a council of his
elders. his thumbs are strung up till
he stands on his toes, his flesh is
burned with red hot irons, a toe nail
extra cted with pincers. II he endures
all this agony without fiinching he is
Imprisoned in a hut for month, and
starved Sc that he is on the verge OF
death.
When Mr.. r. /. Long OF this city
was in the City of Mexico. a few
months ago. he found in an out of
the way bookstore an old book in an
Client Spanish which purports to be
translation of documents copied in
the library at Lhasa many centuries
ago by a Chinese scholar sent thither
by the emperor of China. Some trans
latiOns from this old book Will appear
in The Republican before long.