Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
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Twelve hotels In New York City
have more than 300 telephones each.
Safety pins are peculiarly American.
We use l4o,000,o00 u them each year.
Since the beginning Of the war In
Somaliland about 10000 camels have
been used
NJ. Van Dusen. of Manchester, To-,
claims the distinction of being the
first creamery butter maker in the
world. He Is 81 years old.
\ student of music of the aboriglnes.
Mr.. Farwel, states that the Indians
have innumerable songs which CON
form TO definite melodic system
These melodies are all indissolubly
linked TO legends, myths, eeremonials
or religious rituals of the greatest po-
etie and dramatic beauty.
Alfred Gilbert the English sculptor,
has undertaken an art school OF I'M
usual magnitude at Bruges. He has
hired an enormous disused factory,
which yields. besides great studios, liy-
ing accommodations for about 300 pu-
pills. He proposes to do all his work
In the presence of his classes.
The greatest successes in the electri-
cal transmission of water power have
been made In the United States. The
maximum distance over which power
Is transmitted is from Colgate to San
Franeiseo, 800 miles, with loss Of %
per cent At Colgate the body of wa
ter Is small, but the fall Is 500 Aet.
The number of Americans ~ may
enter the Transvaal or Orange River
colony is limited to fifty a month, and
each must have permit the blank
application for which can be had of
any British consul And. too, an affi-
davit must be made that the applicant
has sufficient means to support him.
self and family after arriving.
Knowing his own falling. dentist
in Kansas publishes the following card
in his local paper: 81 kindly ask all
my patrons and friends to not bring
any intoxicant to my office. While
know many wish stimulant when
having teeth extracted, | wish they
would take 1t before coming to my of
fee. If Is temptation that | would
like to resist, and kindly warn all to
refrain from bringing 1t to or about
my Office"
Smokeless powder, machine guns
and quick firing rifles tend to make the
attacking of small States by powerful
ones more and more impossible. Sue
cessful attacks on countries like
France, Germany, England or the
United States are now quite out of the
question. Formerly 1t was considered
sufficient If the attacking party out
numbered their opponents by two or
three to one. In South Africa 1t was
demonstrated that the proportion must
be more than ten to one.
A striking instance of canine intelli-
gence is reported from Paris. A male
school teacher named Dillaz was way
laid near Chanrenton bridge by two
roughs, who set upon him, and, after
riding his pockets, flung him into the
Seine. A collie dog that happened to
be near, without being encouraged to
do so by any person-indeed, there
were none who saw the circumstances
at once plunged into the water, and,
catching the man by the coat, aided
him to keep afloat until the river po-
lice, attracted by his cries, arrived to
his assistance.
There is perhaps no elevator In the
world more exclusive than that pro
vided at the Capitol at Washington. ID.
c., for the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States. That elevator can be used
py exactly eleven people, and no one
else would for a moment consider en-
tering 1t except as the guest of one of
these eleven privileged gentlemen. The
fortunate eleven are the nine Justices
of the United States Supreme Court,
the Clerk and the Marshal of the court.
The elevator goes from the ground
floor of the Capitol to the main floor,
on which is located the Supreme Court
of the United States.