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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
GOOD LUCK.
1t Has Always Strangely Follower Pos
session of "A Four. Leaf Clover.

1t Has Always Strangely Follower Pos
session of Four.Leaf Clover.
Some people look all their lives for
rour-leayed clover, quatre foil, with
out success, while others think moth
ing of picking them up. Same with
everything else fotsam and jetsam.
Thoreau WIS noted for his luck or skill
in finding relics of the aborlgines. He
could pick up an arrow head at almost
any time. He must have had an eye OF
a chicken. 1t is said that walking with
Emerson one day, the subject came up
and the latter philosopher lamented his
inability to find one of these relies OF
the stone age. Yet he had looked for
them often where they were known to
abound. Thoreau replied that 1t was
easy enough, and picked one up at
their very feet. Four-eaved clovers
are rare 10 most mortals. Those OF the
fiye-leaved variety are not often dis
covered. Back In SO jockey on one
of the local running tracks, Abner
Camp. who had been put on the ground
for week for disobedience at the post,
went botanizing through the inheld,
looking for quatre foil. He found
a perfect quinte feullle, a fiye-leayed
clover. This was mounted and given
to Jockey James Mclaughlin, TO be
worn by him while riding Miss Wood
ford in the big Eclipse stakes at St
Louis, for which this great mare was
starting and In which she was expect
ed TO meet her old enemy and conquer
or. Freeland. OF course that gave her
luck, doubly so, for she won without
having to measure strides with Mr.
Corrigan's racing machine. A few
days since an italian was arrested
while In the act of pawning a Jeweled
four-leaved clover of large value.
He claimed to have found II, and
the police have been trying TO DIS
cover the owner. When Gen. Hancock
received the Democratic nomination
for the presidency In 1880 he directed
the formation of a committee of old
Union generals and the organization
of the veteran Democratic ex-yolun-
teers throughout the North. This was
effected. 1t was thought best TO have
n soldiers campaign badge. Gen.
James MeQuade, of the committee, sug-
gested the trefolium, the military in
sigma OF Hancock's old army corps.
This was vetoed by Gen. Hancock as
seemingly invidious. He suggested as
A substitute four-leayed clover
"There's luck in that, you know" said
he. The idea was adopted, and vast
numbers of them were made. The de
sign was drawn by the daughter of Il
Catholic bookseller In Barclay street,
rhis gentleman belonging TO the COM
mittee and being veteran of Han
cocks old command. For her services
the Young woman was complimentcd
with badge made expressly for her,
aud of considerable value. though not
10 the extent of the jewel alleged TO
have been found by the Italian But
there were many veteran followers OF
Hancock In the field and In the political
campaign who had constructed their
own decoration jeweled quaue foils of
value. and the one in the hands of the
police may possibly be one of them
BROOKLYN Eagle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Never Look Cross.

AS man thinketh in his heart, so
is he" And. conversely, as a man
appears to be, so will he think in his
heart, In other words, If one is happy
and cheerful and kind he will smile,
he will speak cheerlngly, he will do
acts of kindness. On the other hand.
and this is just as important to smile
and to speak quietly and in a kindly
tone. even IL one feels unhappy or an.
CRY or discouraged at the moment, re-
acts on the mans inner being so that
he begins to feel what he has smu-
lated. This Is a good thought. and il
points to a plain duty. We should
never allow ourselves to express out
wardly by word or by look any unlIind
or unhappy thought or feeling To do
so Is only to tend and foster that feel
ing. to make 1t grow and get final
hold on the character. But by affect
ing the helpful virtues we will dwarf
and finally pluck out altogether, the
evil In our nature, and we become in
character the good things we have
caused TO appear in our countenances
and in our voices. Woman's Home
Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27

mother, the late Mrs. Harrison took
the young widow into the Harrison
home at Indianapolis, after which time
the bright young woman commanded
almost as much attention as the man
she afterward welded. While General
Harrison was In the White House Mrs.
Dimmick was a very popular member
of his family and made great many
friends.
BY the terms of the ex-President' s
will his widow received $4,000 in cash,
the summer home in the Adirondaeks,
the use of the home during her life
and the interest on S125,00 during the
period of her life. After her death the
last two requests revert 10 the resid-
uary estate.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
ALAKe FILLED WITH DEAD.
Driven by Flames, Beasts Take Refuge
in the Water.

IN the ~ attf.
l. f.. Dnval, timber cruiser for the
land department of the Northern Pa
efie Railroad, who has just returned
from trip through Clarke County,
Washington. tells OF lake completely
filled with dead wild animals hemmed
In by the recent forest fires and smolh-
cred TO death in the water. said he:
In township q north, range east,
is a lake | have often visited before. IL
is about one acre in extent On THIS
occasion | suppose | WAS the first 10
visit II since the fire. though there nave
been many there since | spread the re-
port, all of whom can corroborate Whal
/ say. Long before | reached the lake
| was greeted by smell so nauseatlhg
that after satisfying my curiosity l
went away and was sick for hours.
Il found the surface Of the lake one
mass Of deer, foxes bears and wolves
and all the varieties of small animals
that roam our woods. The lake Is IN
deep hollow between the hills ana the
fire had enclrcled 1t at great distance
In the first place, crowding towards
the lake by degrees. and at last driving
every living animal of the woods INTO
the water to be either drowned or
smothsred.
THE water was completely covered
for the whole acre with rotting car
cassss. and how many deep tbey were
| had no means of knowing; ! was not
tlaV IN pntIl1
| have secured n stick to do II with.
From the remains of other animals In
the woods nearby | surmise that some
tried to escape through the circle OF
death. | have heard that In such SUI
preme moments the fiereest animals
forget their feroclty. Something like
that must have occurred here, for bears
and deer, mlnks and squirrels were
mingled In the pestlferous mass indis-
eriminately.
Probably the only struggle at all
was for Judgment on the backs of the
already dead. The hides were begin
ming 10 fall off the bodies of the ami
mails, leaving an unsightly mass as
displeasing to the eyes as to the nos
trlls. Several of the people who went
to visit the lake afterwards were
forced to turn back by the stencil.
Duval has included his story in his
report made at headquarters and re-
ports townships and as also COM
pletely cleaned out by the forest holo-
caust which killed the Wild animals in
such quantity.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27

small door may lead TO large
room.
a godly heart is better than a gold
en- tongue.
If you will not lend love you cannot
borrow any.
Spiritual strength is the secret OF
all strength
God does not measure our sanctity
by our signs.
Failures are often Gods fitting for
future success.
Without tale-hearers there would be
no tale-bearers
Straight character cannot come
out of crooked living
1t sometimes takes long time to
make up a little mind.
Only n small man will blame his
circumstances for his size.
A man begins to go down the mo.
ment he ceases to look up.
The decision for the right is always
!.
Gods holiness Is the Keystone Of
the bridge between earth and heaven.
The prayer of the publican would
be boast on the lips of the Pharisee,
To cultivate the soul is not to sac
rltice the sense, but to subdue the
senses.
The more fashionable the devil APP
pears the more fatal will be his ap-
proach.
The skies are never so bright as
when they have been washed by q
shower
There will be some people disap-
pointed as to the dollars they thought
they laid up in heaven every time
they invested a dime in a church din
npr
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27

in Chinatown, and In many brlc-a-brac
A careful study of the weapons
shows that most Of them are naught
but industrial appliances suddenly EN-
ployed for purposes OF offense. One
spear is pitchfork aud another a
trident similar to the eel spear employ
ed by our fishermen. Another CHASTITY
weapon when examined carefully
proves to be scythe blade fastened
to the end Of strong pole. The hal
herds, or hatchets, ak heads, AIDES and
cleavers wired or tied with thongs to
stout slaves. Even the spears and
lances show an agricultural or domes-
tic rather than a military origin.
These weapons may he viewed as
historical souvenirs which are preserv-
ed as testimonials of the bravery of
the Manchu conquerors. The Tartars
take great pride in their conquest of
the middle kingdom. Before they came
from the north they We're savages in
comparison with the civilized Chinese.
They preserve this fact in their laws
and customs. The cuff of every Off
calls coat is made in the form OF a
horses hoof, to indicate that the Man
churlan armies were cavalry, not in
fantry The official footwear is cav
airy boot, which, though made of sat
In with kid-covered soles, Is in cut and
general appearance the same as the
heavy leather articles worn by their
ancestral troopers 300 years ago. When
they conquered China they experienced
the strongest resistance from the farm
ers and fishermen, who armed them
selves with whatever came to hand
and attacked the invaders with fierce
intrepidity.
In honor of these Victories they re-
tained the primitive weapons OF their
captives and used them as trophies Of
their battles. Each Manchu officer en-
ployed lot of Chinese eaptives and
armed them with their own spears, tri-
dents and axes as the case might be.
The practice has been kept up ever
since When h mandarin goes calling
he has one or more guards in his ret
inue who are armed with these simple
coutrivances. So far has the idea been
pushed that in nearly all the temples
there are weapons which belong to the
god Of the temple, and these are usu-
ally Of the same agricultural character
as those employed by the guards of
civil and military officials
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Continuous Performance.

Gracious. look at the speed of that
automobile ambulance. | should think
II would be dangerous
1T is rather You see. they are
hurlying to arrive and pick up the vic
Tins run down by another automobile
ambulance that passed along here a
few minutes ago"
See, they've run down several peo-
Pile on their own hook, but they don't
stop"
mo; another auto ambulance will
be along soon TO care for them, and
after it's all over an ordinary horse
vehicle will have to come trotting
along and take care of all the victims
Of the three ambulances, Baltimore
Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27

In Pennsylvania. Mrs. j. MITCHELL.
Mrs. Mitchell is known to and respect
ed by every man. woman and child in
Spring Valley. She lives in an unpre-
tentious little home that is Il model of
neatness and spends the most of her
time in the personal supervision of her
children. She is an ideal wife and
mDther who finds her duties at home
and who performs them. OF sympa.
thetic nature and deeply devoted to her
husband. she aided him by her eneour-
agement and womanly tenderness in
the work of self-improyement for John
Mitchell lis Il self-educated man. all of
his serious reading having been done
since at the age of l3 he entered the
coal industry as breaker boy. The
good priest in Spring Valley. who unit
ed them in marriage and who has aid
ed in directing Mr.. Nitchell's studies,
pronounces the union of this happy
couple an ideal one. Mrs. Mitchell is
the daughter of miner and was born
In Catlin, near Danville, Ill.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Fixed Dates.

Routine is exceedingly strong In Rus
sin. There is day in June upon
which, says tradition, ii becomes safe
TO bathe in the rivers. after the winter
freeze. No matter how warm the
water may be earlier, no matter how
cold it may be on that day, then is the
time to take the first swim. Other fixed
dates are mentioned in Ivan at
Home" by Herbert Barry OF course
the statements do not apply to all Rus
SLAMS, but to the average peasant only.
No man dare touch an apple before
the sixth of August, however ripe the
fruit may really be before that day.
lie does not believe ii is fit to eat.
The village sportsman, although he
may have observed the blackcocks
lighting among themselves unusually
early, owing to the warmth of the
spring, cannot make up his mind to
shoot them until the appointed day has
arrived.
No traveller will start ON journey
on either a Monday or a Friday.
Although the delay is strongly
against his own interests, the fisher
man viii not cast his nets before a GER
tain day, whether the season be late
or early.
No lamb is supposed to be able TO
reach the age of mutton should ii have
been born before the day named in the
peasants calendar. And SO on through
all the common events in their daily
life does this attachment TO fixed dates
hedge in Russians existence.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
How Not to Worry.

In the Philadelphia Inquirer clever
writer says: | once asked a physician
what cure he could suggest for the
worrying habit. Il would prescribe
common sense" he said, land II
man or woman hasn't got stock on
hand and cannot cultivate one, the
medical man Is powerless." This wor-
rying nonsense grows. The best
means to cure 1t lies In the hands of
the woman herself
II she viii just call little horse
sense TO her aid, resolve not to Dor
row trouble. TO be cheerful and think
upon the right side of things, she will
live longer and be able to retain her
beauty. Every woman has the strong
est desire to keep her good looks.
Why, then, does she take the course
which Is sure to make her yellow
skinned, dull-eyed and thoroughly I'M
lovely?'
The English woman Is greatly adj
mired for her utter refusal to worry
or to be worried. Consequently she
more than she can comfortably carry
out, and firmly believing in the com
ing of another day, would make our
girls healthier and happier.
Therefore resolutely build q wall
about to-day and live within the in
closure The past may have been
hard, sad or wrong-it Is over. The
future may be like the past but the
woman who worries about it may not
| live to meet tiff she does she will
bear it In the same old way.
The only thing with which she
should concern herself is to-day its
sunshine, its air. its friends, its frolcs
Its wholesome work, and perhaps its
necessary sorrow.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
WEAPONS USED BY CHINESE.
Industrial Appliances Still Constitute
Means of Defense.

The prominent part played by China
In the worlds affairs during the past
seven years has aroused the interest
OF collectors. who have brought to this
country many specimens of wares and
goods peculiar TO that part of the far
east
None among these are of greater his
torical value than the weapons which
are in use in all provinces of the EN-
pire, writes a contributor 30 the New
York Post. even in the districts where
imperial armies are equipped with Flu
ropean firearms. One of the best col
lections was shown In this city not
long ago. and is now in the possession
of the commercial museum at Phila-
delphia. Single specimens Of value are
to be found in the Chinese club room
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
A Little Woman,
bit of a woman came

A little bit of woman came
Athwart my path one day;
So tiny was she that she seemed to be
A pixy strayed from the misty sea,
Or a wandering greenwood fay.
"Oh. you little elf"' | cried
And what are you doing here2
So tiny as you will never do
For the brutal rush and hullabaloo
OF this practical world, | fear"
Voice have l. good sir" she said
Tis soft as an angels sigh,
But to fancy word of yours were heard
In all the din of this worlds absurd"
Smiling, | made reply.
Hands have |, good sir" she quoth.-
Marry, and that you have,
But amid the strife and the tumult rife
In all the struggle and battle for life,
What can these wee hands dor
eyes have |, good sir" she said
'Sooth you have" quoth |,
And tears shall flow therefrom. | trow.
And they betlmes shall dim with woe,
As the hard hard years go by"
That little bit of woman cast
Her two eyes full on me,
And they smote me sore to my inmost
core,
And they held me shaved forevermore,
Yet would l not be free.
This little bit of womnns hands
Reached up into my breast
And rent apart my soothing heart
As cannot be expressed.
The little bit of wonan's voice
Has grown most wondrons dear
Above the blare of all elsewhere
CAS- inspiration that mocks at carel
1t riseth full and clear.
Dear one. | bless the subtle power
That makes me wholly thine:
And I'm proud to say that | bless the
day
When little woman wrought her way
Into this heart of mine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
JUST ONE TINY WORD.
He Begged for One with Three Let
ters and Got 1t.

There was lull in the shopping and
tial
"Oh, Name is it really true that you
have thrown over the young man at
the ribbon counter?'
Sure thing"'
Really"
Eyes, really He's the hardest young
man to please | ever saw"
Really"
Yes, reallyr'
ooh, Name do tell me.'
We'll, he called the other night and
before could guess what he was go
ing to do he dropped right down on his
knees before me-
"Oh, Name, really?''
Yes really! Oh, Jen. it was just
like the real thing in the drammer.'
Really
Yes really! He said he couldn't
live without me- Honest he did,"
oh, Mame."
And that | was the light of his
soul"
"Oh, Name. .eally?"
Yes. really. All he said he asked OF
NE was to whisper one little word
Just one little word of three letters.
lie said it was such Il tiny word that
l ought TO be Wiling to oblige him"
"Oh, Name. did you?'
sure | did!
"Oh, Name, really?'
Yes, really. | said nitr -
"Oh, Name, really?"
yes, really! And then he got madm
"Oh, Name. really?"
Eyes, really
Then a fat lady with red face and
a thirst for bargains, says the Detroit
Free Press, interrupted the converse
ton
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Ghost Of the Past.

An Atchison old maid in clearing out
lot Of old traps recently, found a
school composition" written when she
was II years old, the subject Of which
was "Old Maids In it she says that
every one hates them, ana children run
away when they approach. Ever have
the ghost of your youth return to slap
you like that? -Atchison Globe.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Happy Women of Indin.

The Women's Press Club, of New
York, gave recent reception at which
one of the most distinguished guests
was Edmond Russell, artist and poet,
recently returned from India In the
course of Il speech Mr.. Russell made
the following remarkable statements.
Don't pity the women of India.
They don't need your pity, your
money, your old clothes or your civil.
zation. They are better educated than
you are, and probably happier. There
are no women's clubs in India, because
the women are so highly civilized
They have no need for such kinder
garten training"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
The Miners Daughter.

"Ah," said the count, "zis ees not zs
lady l would have for my wife. She
ees what you call plain"
But her father owns a coal NINE"
replied the general manager of the In
ternational Title and Trust Syndicate.
Il care not for zis gold mine. l."
"Not gold mine. l said coal mine
hard coal"
"Ah, my dear friend. How beautiful
zis lady ees! My heart he what you
call leap wis lover!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
A Boon to House wives.

A broomless housewife has become
a possibility. a Yankee has invented
a machine which sweeps and dusts n
room by suction from an air pump in
the basement. All that is necessary
Is to pass hose nozzle over the car.
pets and furniture The suction
through 1t carries the dust particles to
the cellar, none of them being thrown
into the air of the apartment
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Testimonial Writer.

''Do you subscribe TO the theory that
peoples characters ara made by what
they eatT'
"No," answered the scientist: hut
judging from the advertisements |
should say that In many eases their
regulations are made by the medicines
they take. Washington Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
He Drew" Well.

How does your son draw in his POI
litical campaign asked the stranger.
"Purty heavy replied the old man.
He drawed on me yesterday for 500,
and I'm expecting another draw by
next mailr'-Atlanta Constitution
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Her Kindly Assurance.

81 don't take any interest In these
investigations as to whether monkeys
talk" remarked Willie Washington.
Il don't see why you should an
sWered Miss Cayenne II don't believe
a monkey would be able to tell you
anything that you couldn't have
thought of for Yourself"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
American and Eggiish Bidders

When the harbor authorities of Cal
cutta advertised ~for bids on locomo-
tives the lowest English bid was ST.
$40, with delivery in nine months The
lowest American bid was S5.99S deliv-
cred in six months.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Died Happy.

wigg-At any rate, poor old Hard,
uppe died fappy.
Wagg- Yes; he had lived on tick so
long that he was just tickled TO death
philadelphia Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27

When Il young man wants 10 get
rid OF his best girl he should take her
skating and let her slide.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
Still Whiting.

81 wonder" said the shlvering fur.
mace, "lf the time will come this win
ter when | can count on good square
meal. New York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27

year, little has been
said of his wife,
who during all the
months of her hus-
bands S trugg @
presided over his
home in Spring
Valley, ILL.,, hoping
and praying for his
safe return from
I Ii e tumultuous
scenes of the strike
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
warning Notes Calling the Wicked to
Repentance.

MINERS viii
like us when
we are like
them.
You cannot
lay one devil by
raising another.
The least man
is greater than
the whole world.
The pearl OF
patience grows
in the shell OF
pain.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-03-27
MRS. JOHN MITCHELL.

Devoted Wife of the Leader of the An
thracite Coal Strike.
While John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers Union, has had
his share of publicity during the past