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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
Old Document Tells
Early kaiIwa, History

In oyerhauling the contents OF an old
stone vault in its Newark station Off
Gals of the Laclawanna Railroad have
come across set of interesting docu-
ments relating 10 tie early history OF
the road. Among them Is one which
shows that II was Just sixty-six years
ago on the 10Th of November that the
Morris and Essex Railroad afterwards
absorbed by the Lackawanna) was for
mally opened for traffic. At that time
there were only seventy miles of rail
road In the United States. Cars were
operated between Newark and Orange
and were pulled by horse9. The COM
muters of those days were Obliged to
change at Newark TO the cars of the
New Jersey Railroad and Transporta-
ton Company now a part OF the Penn
sylvania SYSTEM In order TO reach New
York. The rails consisted Of fiat bar
Of Iron pa inches wide by ss of an inch
thick, and were laid on timbers running
lengthwise. There are people living In
the Oranges who still remember the
iron sheathlng placed over the floor OF
the cars to prevent loosened rails from
breaking through the car floors and In
juring passengers. Horse cars contlIl-
ued to run until 1851, though among
the papers are several petitions pro-
testing against this method of locomo-
1887, and the first locomotive. the
Orange, made its trial trip from New
ark to Madison on Sept 13 Of that year.
The Orange was n wood-burning en-
CINE of the most primitive type, requlr-
ing wood-passer on the tender (usu-
ally a young fellow who aspired to be
come engineer) to '.stack 'em up for
the fireman. The first passenger trip
between Newark and Madison was
made on Sept. % and the road was ex-
tended to Dover on Aug. l. 1S4S, and
to Hackettstown In January, 1854. 9th
err papers found In the same vault In
clude a number of petitions presented
In 1913 by the enrly residents of the
Oranges asking directors OF the road
to stop the cars at Whisky lane, now
Grove street, East Orange. The petl-
tions have been framed and will. be
hung In the new East Orange station.
Perhaps the most interesting Is one
from the women of Orange dated
March %, 1S4S, complaining of the In
convenience suffered by them and their
children In not being able to board the
cars at Whisky lane. Several others
from the male residents Of the town
contain the names of those whose de-
scendants are among the most promi-
nent people in the Oranges.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
URGED TO GROW NATIVE SILK.
State Biologist of North Carolina Dis
tributing Mulberry Trees.

State Biologist of North Carolina Dis
tributing Mulberry Trees.
There Is new chapter in the awak-
ening movement for growing native
American silk in the South, begun by
Gerald Mccarthy. biologist of the
North Carolina Department of Agri-
culture, at Raleigh. n. G. The State
Is arranging to furnish free mulberry
trees to farmers who will experiment
in raising silk. All over the State Of
North Carolina Mr.. Mccarthy Is scat
tering this circular:
THE first seasons experience in silk
growing III North Carolina has proved
most gratifying success. 1t has DEM
onstrated that the women and chill
dren Of the State may,rby light and
interesting work during six weeks of
early summer. earn. without Interior
ing seriously with their ordinary du-
ties, at least $50 Those who can de-
vote more time 10 the work may earn
much more.
"ro place silk growing upon perma-
nent basis we must increase the out
put of silk cocoons to a volume which
will attract to the silk reeiers and
weavers, thus creating Il home market
Tor the product of the silkworm The
first and most necessary step Is to In
crease the available supply of silk
worm food. We must plant mulberry
trees until each farm suited for this
kind of work has at least 100 trees.
Every farm having dry soil, lying be-
tween Goldsborough and Statesville or
Asheylle, can successfully grow silk.
In order to encourage the planting
of the mulberry the State Department
of Agriculture will distribute among
the farmers of North Carolina In lots
of fifty and one hundred rooted seed
ling trees of the varieties best suited
for feeding the silkworm. Not moro
than 100 will be sent to one person.
silk growing will prove valuable as
nature study and remunerative art
in schools and is well worth the at
tention of all who have supervision
over educational institutions. 1t is also
well adapted for charitable institu-
tons. Public institutions which wish
TO experiment with silk growing will
be supplied with trees"
North Carolina is only one of the
possible States for the growing of silk.
this scientist says according to the
New York Times. He expects wide
range for its production before many
years, far beyond the confines Of the
Southern belt.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
Reaconsfield,s Rreeches.

We may conclude from an anecdofe
in Sir Edward Hertslet's 'Recollec.
tons of the Old Foreign Office" that
it is wise valet that knows all his
masters clothes by sight.
Lord Beaconsfeld was one Of thf
Elder Brethren of the Trinity House
and as such owned special official
uniform. One day he was about to at
tend a levee at ST. James Palace, and
his valet laid out his clothes for the
occasion.
Having implicit confidence In his
valet, Beaconsfield dressed and weni
to the levee. On appearing before the
prince-now Edward VII.-the diplo
matist and minister made his bow and.
to his surprise, was greeted with an
amused smile.
1T won't do" his royal highuess Joc.
ularly remarked. You're found out. .
"In what, sir?" demanded Beacons.
field.
oh said the prince, still smiling,
you've got the wrong trousers on
And, to his horror, on looking down.
Beaconsfield found that he had got his
diplomatic uniform coat on with his
Trinity House trousers-a sartorial sin
which included omission and commits.
sion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

Disnfeetion.- sense ia which
this term is popularity used is often all
wrong, or, perhaps one ought to say,
only partly right. When people say
they will "dislnfect" something, they
generally mean that they will use some
chemical TO destroy a bud smell, or
mask It by another bad smell. The odor
In itself Is all the while quite harmless,
although dlsagreeable, and even II II
were terrible menace, the drowning
of II In another bad smell would not
lessen the danger. AS a matter of fact,
many Of the worst products of decom-
position are odorless. When people use
the word, therefore, In this sense, they
should say ''deodorize," which Is what
they mean.
A dsinfectant means, In the correct
use of the term as defined by the Amer
lean Public Health Association, IAN
agent capable of destroying the infec-
tive power of infectious material" 1t
Is plain from this definition that there
can thus be no "dlsinfectlon' In the
absence of infectious material, ana,
further, that there Is no such thing as
partial dislnfeetlon;" either the infect
Ing power Is destroyed or 1t Is not.
Simply to arrest putrefactlye decoin-
position is properly called "antlsepsls,"
and 1t has been proved that many
things useful as deodorlzers (smell-de-
stroyers) and as antiseptlcs (decompo-
aI yt1,. n
the destruction Of disease germs. 1t
will be seen from this what danger may
arise in such diseases as smallpox, ty-
phoid fever and cholera from a mlsun-
Outstanding of these words.
There are many ways of dlsinfecting
and much interesting research is going
on In this direction all the time. Heat is
one of the most efflcaclous dlsinfectlng
agents we have, and for clothing there
Is nothing better than boiling for half
an hour, Clothes that this would in1ure
can be subjected to dry heat or to sui
phur fumigation. Chloride of lime,
formaldehyde, carbolic acid are also
powerful dislnfectants. and so also Is
burning sulphur, which destroys not
only the germs of disease, but also the
insects which frequently harbor those
germs.
Disinfectants are sometimes used In
sick-rooms. but they cannot take the
place Of cleanliness and free yentlla-
tion. Infectious material lodges In dust
on lodges and in corners, and, there
fora n cIoly room shouIJ ha co annainf.
ed as to make 1t possible to keep II
clean from day by day. Nearly all mod.
ern hospitals are built not only with
interior walls which can be washed
easily, but with curves in place Of
angles or sharp corners in the rooms,
so that there shall be no lodging places
for dust-Youth's Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
A Queens AntipathY.

Notwithstanding her Hanoverian an
cestry, the late Queen Victoria was al
ways deeply interested In anything con.
corning the Stuarts. No one ventured
in her presence, says Andrew Lang
to call Prince Charles Edward the
"Pretender." For the hapless and beau.
tiful Mary of Scotland she felt the
profoundest pity, which was Mt least
equaled by her strong antpathy 10
Elizabeth.
Referring to this one day, the queen
said:
Once when l was about fourteen.
and my mother and were at AIargate.
we went on board a steamer. As we
were crossing the gangplank a woman
in the crowd looked hard at me. and
then said to some one near her:
Another Elizabeth, l hope!
Il turned and gave her such look
| was furious" added the queen. smil.
Ing at the recollection of her glrllsh
impetuosity.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
CHlPMUNK HUNTING.
A Sport that Is Very Attractive to
the Indian Lads.


1t was a part of the Indian boys
hunting to find new and strange things
in the woods. They examined the
slightest sign of life; and If a bird
had scratched the leaves off the ground
or bear dragged up root for his
morning meal. they stopped to specu-
late on the time when 1t was done.
In Indian Boyhood' DR.. Charles A.
Eastman, himself an Indian, tells of
the way in which he and his COM
panions caught the animals of the
wood.
Our devices for trapping small ami
mails, he says. were rude, but they
were often successful For instance,
we used to gather up peck or so of
large, sharp-pointed burs and scatter
them In the rabbits burrow-like path.
In the morning we would find the lit
tie fellow sitting quietly In his tracks,
unable to move, for the burs stuck to
his feet
Perhaps the most enjoyable of all
was the chipmunk-hunt After the
first thaw the chipmunks burrow
hole through the snowy crust and
make their first appearance for the
season. Sometimes as many as fifty
will come together and hold social
reunion. These gatherings occur ear
ly in the morning. from daybreak to
about 0 o'clock.
We boys learned this, among other
secrets of nature, and got our blunt
headed arrows together in good season
for the chipmunk expedition.
We generally went in groups of six
to dozen or fifteen, to see which
would get the most. On the preceding
evening we selected several boys who
could initiate the chipmunk's call with
wildcat straws, and each of these pro-
yided himself with supply of straws.
My first experience Of this kind l
still remember well. 1t was a fine,
crisp March morning, and the sun had
not yet shown himself as we hurried
along through the ghostly wood. Pres
emily we arrived at place where
there were many signs of the animals.
Then each OF us selected a tree. and
took up his position behind 1t. The
chipmurk- caller sat upon a log, as mo-
tionless as possible. and began TO call.
Soon we heard the rustic of little
feet on the hard snow; then we saw
the chipmunks approaching from all
directions.
In a few minutes the chipmunk-
caller was besieged with them. Some
ran all over his person, others under
him, and still others ran up the tree
against which he was sitting. Each
boy remained immovable until the
leader gave the signal; then a great
shout arose, and the chipmunks In
their fright all ran up the different
trees.
Now the shooting match began. The
little creatures seemed to realize their
hopeless position; they would try
again and again to come down the
trees and escape from the deadly ar
rows. Whenever several Of them rush.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06


Ing been appointed to that post in 1899.
Blu. it was In Spain, before the out
break of hostilities between that eoun-
try and the United States. that Minis
ter Bowen gained the especial expert
ehce which will stand him In good
stead in the Venezuela imbrog1io. He
first went to that country in 1890, be-
ing appointed consul at Barcelona by
President Harrison. In 1895 President
Cleveland made him consul general.
Barcelona was the scene of NANTES
tations Of hostility toward the United
States in March, 1895. The feeling
was aroused by the passage by the
Senate Of the Morgan resolution. which
recognized the Cuban Insurgents. A
mob of several thousand persons gath
cred In front of the United States con-
sulate in Barcelona, and with shouts
and execrations demanded the destruc-
ton OF the building and the death Of
the occupants Consul General Bow
en- appeared at the entrance and defed
the mob, which dispersed in a short
iiiiN Nitioui hiiiiS hiiy oiict anu Wv
ing little damage to the edlfice Mr..
Bowen was the last representative Of
the United States TO leave Spain at the
time Of the actual outbreak of hostili-
ties. After the close of the Spanish
American war he was preparing to re-
turn to his post at Barcelona when
made Minister to Persia.
Minister Bowen was born In Brook
Ign In 1856 and is distinguished as a
/ literary man of excellence and poet
of considerable power. He is six feet
and three inches in height, of athletic
speaks French, Spanish, German and
Italian huently and Is thus well
equipped FOR his present post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
An Electric Tree.

There is n peculiar tree in the forests
OF central India which has most curl.
Gus characteristics. The leaves of the
tree are of highly sensitive nature,
and so full of electricity that whoever
touches one of them receives an electric
shock. 1t has a vcery singular effect
upon a magnetic needle. and will ntlu-
ence It at a distance of even seventy
feet. The electrical strength of the tree
varies according to the time of day, 1t
being strongest at midday and weakest
at midnight. In wet weather its pow
er disappears altogether. Birds never
approach the tree, nor have insects ever
been seen upon It.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
Ancient Peus.

The earliest references TO pens are
probably those in the Bible. and are
10 be found In Judges 3: IA; |. Kings
these chiefly refer to the iron stylus
which cut out the characters In the
tables of limestone or soapstone. There
is reference to pen and ink in the
third Epistle of John IS: 5, which was
written about A. d. IS, and as pens
made In brass and silver were used in
che Greek and Roman empires at that
time 1t is probable that q metallic pen
or reed was alluded to-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

SIR MARCUS SAMUEL of Lo d o n, the
chief city of Chrlstendom. He is Sir
Marcus Samuel. the head of great
trading firm which owns feet OF
thirty -eight vessels to carry on Its
business. He is intimately acquainted
with the Orient, where he travelled eX-
tensively, and has for more than n
decade been intimately acquainted
with the municipal affairs of London.
Queen Victoria made him knight
four years ago. As lord mayor OF
London he will hold Office one year.
with salary OF $4,000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

ed toward the ground together, we all
Rugged the tree and yelled frantically
to scare them up again.
Each boy shoots always against the
trunk of the tree, so that the arrow
may bound back to him every time;
otherwise, when he had shot away all
of his arrows, he would be helpless,
and another. who had cleared his own
tree, would come and take away his
game; SO there was warm COMPETE
ton. At last all the chipmunks were
killed or gone, and then we went II
to another place, keeping up the sport
until the sun came out and the chip
hunks refused to answer to the call.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
Mourners in Red.

In the dark. and part of the middle
ages, red and not black was the favor
ite mourning color throughout Europe.
Even down TO the end of the fifteenth
century the change from blood red to
black was not complete, though black
cloaks were worn over red clothing.
In Abyssinia the mourning color is a
reddish brown. In Turkey it is vio-
let, a color closely allied to red. 1t Is
curious fact that among the Maoris
of New Zealand red is the hue of sor-
row. In earlier times mouners daub-
ed their bodies with red juices when
they followed a chief to his grave, and
even the resting-places Of the bodies
were also colorcd red,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
SORROWS OF A GREENER.
Experiences of an Unsophisticated I'm
migrant in New York.

ENpertehce9 OF an CnsophisticatedI M
migrant in New York.
In an article on THE Russian and
Polish Jew in New York. in the Out
look. E. A. Steiner thus describes the
"greener:"
The "greener" is treated with kind
ness, but is made to feel his green.
nees at every point. There is an I'M
written law In the ghetto that for two
days he must not work but must eat
all he can, for usually he arrives hun
CRY to the starving point. His coun.
trymen come to see him during that
time. ask all sorts OF questions about
the old home. give much advice and
show a great deal Of superior wisdom
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
low THE MONROE DOCTRINE CAME 10
BE ADOPTED AND PROMUl0AaED


That portion of President Monroes
IA essage which has come 10 be known rs
the doctrine" was as follows;
We owe 1t, therefore to candor and 10
the anlleabe relations existing between the
United states and those powers any Lufo-
pean power to declare that we should con.
slider any attempt on their part to extend
their system 10 any portion Of this heml'
sphere as dangerous to our peace ana saie-
". With the existing colonies or uepeh
denotes Of any European power we nave
rot interfered and shall not interfere But
with the governments who have declared
their independence and maintained II, ana
whose independence we have on great con con
s,deratlon and on just principles ackn2wl-
edged we could not view any interp0sitloh
for the purpose of depressing them or con
trolling in any other manner theE ueS.lhs
by any European power in any other Hgnt
than as the manifestation of an uniflehaiy
DISPOSITION toward the United States.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

military or corpor-
ate. To-day q Jew
not a man of He
b ra | c offspring
W | t h unorthodox
leanings, but an
ISraelite n $ de-
voted to the laws
of Moses as the
most faithful in
habitant of Pales-
tine of old-such n
man Is lord mayor
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
Honduras No Market.

Honduras. since 1900, has had no
market for her cattle. In the past she
has depended on Guatemala, but anan-
cial conditions In that republic have
closed the market.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
LONDoN's HEBREW MAYOR

SIR Marcus Samuel, Commercial X ing
of the Worlds Metropolis.
Sixty years ago laws We're existent
In England which prevented a Jew
from holding any public office--civil.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
Diogenes in Nebras,r,

We have registered vow II ever
we run across a plumber who is nm
honest man to print his name in tbe
aper.-Lineoln Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

See that big. fat, red headed woman
Well, she is the slender, auburn haired
girl you used to know.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

matte and consular
service of the ma.
tion TO deal with
I h e contingencies
which may arise In
the distracted South
American republic
He went TO Vene.
zuela in 1901. sue
ceeding Francis b.
LOOMS. Prior to
that he was Minis
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06
OUR MINISTER TO VENEZUELA

Herbert w. Bowen Admirably Adapted
for Any Emergency.
Herbert Woieott Bowen. United
States Minister to Venezuela. has been
qualified 10y twelve years In the dlplo-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

Money is king-and AT the same time
q very interesting subject
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-06

WHAT "Dainty" Lunch Means.
That word dainty never being used
to describe the lunch spread for men,
we have decided that II means there Is
not enough TO eat.-Atchison Globe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
RELEASED BY COURT
WHO ALLEGED PEoNAGE
 IS FREED.
On Writ of Habeas Corpus Judge Jones Dismissed Layman Black man from Custody of
 O. E. Nixon.

Laynan Blackman. . negro, of Gov ingtonf county. who applied. for writ of .habeas corpus to. the, United States Court for the Middle District of Ala bama to relieve him from alleged in- voluntary servitude under C. E. Nixon of Andalusia, was released yesterday af- ternoon by Judge Thomas G. Jones'
 Blackman averred that he had been taken before Justice Of the Pesece Rob erts of Beat g.. of Covington county under "a charge of false preEenses and had been found guilty and fined s and costs. The. fine and costs were settled by c. "A. Nixon labor contractor for the Louis vile and Nashville Railroad He was turned over to Nixon without any paper or any sentence.
 The warrant on which Blackman was arrested was sworn out by the justice of the peace before himself. The negro alleged that he had been working for two months for Nixon until he applied to. the court, -,
 Nixon. through counsel. appeared in court and denied that the negro was, be- Ing held in involuntary servitude, and stated that he could go anywhere at any time. The court accordingly ordered that the negro be released from the GUS tody of Nixon. rt... .s
 No charge was preferred against Nix on. but 1t was intimated that the gov ernment would make further investiga- ton of the alleged holding of the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
FOR OBSTRUCTINGROAD
sEABoARD AIR LINE COMPANY
 WAS FINED $1oO.
Railroad Officials Did Not Comply With Instructions as to Lower Wetumpka Road-0ther
 '~' City Court Cases.

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad, thro6g6 counsel. entered pleas of guilty to two cases of obstructing a public road yesterday in the criminal division of the City Court of Montgomery, and was fined $50 in, each case, ss,.,,,.. ..,.,-. ,.. ,, ..-
 It will be remembered that about five months ago, complaint was made to the Board of Revenue of Montgomery coun- ty that the crossings of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad over the Lower weturnp- ka road were menaces to the life and property of persons travelling that road. After civil suit had been filed and with drawn by the county several times, the railroad company agreed to change the driveway 'in,,a manner. entirely. satis- factory to the Board of Revenue. This change has not be6o maae.
 Other cases disposed of yesterday were: John H. Monroe, embezzlernent. plea of guilty; Henry Ramsey, grand larceny, plea of guilty; Eugene smith. grand lar ceny (twos cases) jury and verdict of guilty Willie Snow. grand larceny, plea of guilty, Charlie Smith and Godfrey Wright, burglary, plea of guilty Jim Taylor. petit larceny, plea of guilty; Sweet White, assault to murder, jury and verdict guilty of assault and battery fined $50: Willie Hays. assault to murder, plea of guilty to assault and battery, fined $20; Alfred Mason. grand larceny. plea of guilty to petit larceny, fined $1.
 Henry Ramsey. it. win be remembered is the. white man, who being discfaFged from State prison Mo-, A. immediately came to Montgomery aud rode away on a horse he took from Ine stable of Dr. c. O. Jolly. When caught. he is> said to have declared that he had sold the horse,