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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
"EASILY DISCOURAGED"


Many cases that charity workers
meet leave lasting impression of the
real courage that faces and overcomes
trouble. The indianapolis Journal
tells this story of an accomplishing
little old woman, almost stone-deaf,
who lived In a dreary tenement in one
of the poorer parts of the town. She
worked necessarily at her wash-tub.
helped by her daughter, a young girl
of fifteen or sixteen, who was in one
of the high schools trying to get the
education which would enable her to
help herself and her mother more eff
iciently. But in spite of the hard
work and unceaslng efforts, things
went wrong, and the charity visitor
one day found the little woman almost
in tears.
ITS the rent" she said, brokenly.
Its seven dollars, and l never can
pay it this time. l don't know where
We'll go"
The visitors heart ached for the
poor bent little creature, who could
not even earn the scanty living which
was all she asked from the world.
The society she represented had done
much to help the woman, but to pay
rent Is against its tenets.
She left the room without saying
anything further, and went TO her
husbands office, where she told the
pltiful tale. She was almost in tears
over the pathetic story, and none of
the men could resist her unspoken APP
peal; everybody helped, and presently
she had seven dollars in coins of all
sizes.
Then she went back TO the tenement
with the money Just as she had got 1t.
and poured the dollars, the halves and
the quarters into the hands of the little
old woman. The latter was so deaf
that she did not hear the explanatio
which accompanied the money. She
looked helplessly at the shower of
coins. Then she turned to her dangh-
ter, her face drawn with pain.
Tell her 10 take II back" she said
hopelessly. Il could never pay her
back, never
When at last she was made to UNI
derstand that the money was a gift
she broke down and cried "Slnce you
went away I've been praying that help
might come from somewhere she
said, brokenly, but | never dreamed
that II was SO near, and it shames me
to think how weak and how easily dis
couraged | was
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
BRANNloAN AND HIS NERVE.
Sergeant's Possession Saved His
Men from Attack by Indians.

Men from Attack by Indians.
John Mitchell, ex-sergeant of the
army. scout and Indian fighter of the
early days of Custer. Wade and Miles,
takes care Of the guns In the armory
over at the University of California.
TO the chosen few whom he delights
to honor he recounts stories of the
plains which should find their way
into a book some day. The other day
he grew reminiscent.
1T was in e. said he, when |
was still an enlisted man and was
with my regiment out in Wyoming,
where the Sioux were keeping every
body on the jump There were fifteen
of us, under sergeant by the name
of Brannigan and we had been away
from the post on a little scouting ex-
pedition and were returning when this
incident happened.
I'VE had been riding hard all day
without anything to eat, for we were
only fifteen, you know, and in that case
man don't stop to take anything like
a course dinner on the plains. Well,
we came up to little station called
Cadar Greek just as night came on,
thinking to spend the night there We
found about 100 Rappahoe bucks
camping there too.
well, sir, you should have seen that
sergeent's face when he saw those
Rappahoes. No sooner had we unsad-
died when about twenty of those
bucks walked over to us. They were
awfully arrogant and carried rifles.
Said they to Brannlgan. Grub That
was all.
And, do you know, that Braunlgan
stood there and ordered us to give
them an antelope we had, all our cot
fee, sow belly and crackers. We didn't
have a thing left. Then he walked up
to the chief and gave him his plug Of
tobacco. Still those bucks just kind
of hung around. restless and uneasy
there were 100 of them, you remem-
Der.
I'VE boys grumbled some and had
to get along without anything to eat.
Then when 1t got dark we began to
make ready to turn In for the night
Brannigan had been getting more and
more nervous as night drew on and
when he saw us getting out the saddle
blankets that fixed him.
Boys, he said, we won't turn In
tonight. We will sit up and tell
stories. San Francisco Call
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

misses formed her own opinion, and
most independent, unbiased opinion 1t
was.
When did she Gomez asked Poppy,
looking cross eyed at her little snub-
nose to see II there were any fresh
freckles on It.
Yesterday. She has just returned
from Cuba, and Judge Cannon met her
In New York and brought her directly
out here. The Judge told Marie yes.
terday morning at breakfast that he
was going to bring her another guest.
Upon my word. from the little I-have-
a-secret sort OF smile he wore one
might have fancied he was lmparting
a monstrosity for the museum How
ever. he's a good soul, all in all. /
wish | had an uncle like him. He
gives Marie a big house-party every
summer. This Is the second time I've
been here. or course, It's horribly stu.
pid here now, but next week, when the
house Is full and the waltz parties and
coaching parties and every other kind
OF party you ever heard of, begin,
then We commence to live, and then
Mr.. Wesley Cannon comes-he's the
judges son, you know-and that. my
dears. is worth waiting for even If
you are put to the necessity of max
Ing yourself agreeable to that lnslpid
little Marie fora whole week before
hand as Il sort of advance payment.
Some day. this old mansion and all
these rolling acres Will belong to Mr..
Wesley. | asked Marie why In the
world, since she's the only woman
here, she doesn't have that grand old
suite OF rooms In the west wing. But
she just smiled that stupid little baby
smile, and aid she was quite content
Ell with her present surroundings; she
preferred the rising TO the setting sun.
and was not fond OF sour grapes; Mr..
Wesley kept the keys to that sulte-it
had been his mothers and no woman
WAS to occupy them till the next Mrs.
Cannon was installed
But | was telling you about this
little Miss scribber. She was on the
Gazette Her name is Bum or Dunn
or something OF that sort. 1t seems
she is really rather clever with her
pen, though she does not look as II she
had an idea in her head"
Here one Of Miss Della's ostensibly
devoted satellites had the temerlty to
ask when she had seen the newcomer
sOh, got good look at her as she
got out OF the carriage. Stupid of her
not TO come down to breakfast--poor
little penny -a-liner who wants to put
on airs. Marie excused herself soon
after you started for the links and
went to her. | suppose
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

see, when mamma Is ready TO dress
me, l take all the things on that little
table the other side of the bed, and
make procession across the counter
pane First comes the little silver bell
that Aunt Eta gave me-that's to call
mamma with when she is downstairs;
then my medicine glass-and have to
lie still, so il won't tip oyer-then the
little bottle of cologne that papa
bought me, and my dear little cracker
jar that Cousin Eflie sent Next comes
this paper knife that Uncle Horace
made, and the elephant paper weight
to hold down my pictures, so they
won't blow out of reach. and RosalInd
and l bring up the rear, mamma
says"
"Well, that must be a procession
worth seeing" said the minister; but
what is it all FORT"
oh laughed Lottie, you never
were a little girl sick abed, or you'd
know. Don't you see, after mamma
gets me all fixed, she has to go down
stairs and do her work, ana l want
everything where ! can reach it. When
| go back to bed the procession goes,
too. Oh, It's great funP' finished Lot
tie with cheerfulness
The next morning Lott1e had mar
shaled her troops across the bed, and
was resting in the big easy chair, wish
Ing there was some way by which she
could get to the window in the next
room, when the bell rang. To her de-
| light she heard Mr. Prentice's voice
yes, he was coming upstairs! She won
dered what was to happen.
THE procession won't be here for
twenty minutes or more. but don't you
want to come and watch the people,"
Lottie's eyes shone.
Are you going to carry" she
began.
"Of course" answered the CHEEKY
voice. you don't suppose I'm going
to let you miss this grand paradew
Then Lottie found herself in the big,
kind arms, and the next minute she
was looking down on the gathering
throngs.
"Oh 1t is better than the counter
pane procession" she cried, "and 1t
was lovely Of you to come and take
me!-Youth's Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
FINS.


~ ELLA. Peggy and Poppy sat on
il the top step of the great veranda
knocking the toes of their smart
boots with their golf clubs and wrang-
ling like chickens around worm,
over some bits OF gossip fresh from
Dame Grundys market.
Perhaps 1t is not quite Just to say
"wrangllng." since Della was doing
most of the talking while Peggy and
Poppy otherwise Margaret and Pope
liza Weston, cousins, and enough alike
In appearance and tendencies to be sis
ters-listened passively and offered lit
tie opposition. But while Della took II
for granted they accepted her every
word as law, each of the demure little
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
ONE LlTTLE BOY.

| used to sit with idle hands,
A. if all life were play.
As one who counts the hourglass sands
To while the time away.
Now | am busy as can be,
And leisure time employ
BY darning holes in stocking knee
For just one little boy.
BY heavens first law my house was kept;
The brass was polished bright,
Each room WAS busted well and swept,
1t was pleasant sight.
But now mud tracks are ON the foo.
And with them many toy,
Aud finger marks upon the door
Tell Of one little boy.
Once quiet reigned, or siyery sounds
or music filled the air.
Now tramp of many feet resounds,
And, changing up the stair,
March martial bands with fife aud drum,
All flushed with pride aud JOY,
Behold! ut double quick" they come,
Led by one little boy.
Time was pondercd Brownings verse
And Walter Pater read
or lbsen | could once converse,
But nova tired head
Is euddled close at STORY time"
When evening shadows fall,
And am wise in nursery rhyme
And fable, that is all.
Once, when | tucked him into bed,
He Rugged me tight, and then;
"WIpt would Won soil me forY' he said
| kissed him once agnin
And answered. mot for diamonds,
pearls.
Nor gold without alloy
Nor all the wealth Of all the worlds
Would buy one little boy"
Good Housekeeping.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
Uncle Wilmot's Hen.

Speaking of the intelligence of
dumb creatures observed the bald
headed boarder, my uncle Wilmot has
hen on his farm in the country that
never lays an egg on Sunday at any
season of the year" This statement
aroused the other boarders at once.
You don't expect us to believe that,
do your said the man with the pointed
beard.
ITS the solemn truth" rejoined the
other. Il can testify to it of my own
personal knowledge, and can prove it
by every member of my uncle's fam
ily"
1T doesn't seem absolutely impossi-
BILE to me-" said another boarder.
Some animals can count. This has
been proved In the case of oxen that
are used in certain foreign countries
as the motive power for primitive
mills or irrigation machinery. They
are driven a hundred times round a
circular track and then allowed to rest.
After a few months the oxen will stop
at the hundredth revolution of their
own accord The only possible expla-
nation of this is that the animals can
count hundred. But how can a hen.
even though she may learn to count
seven easily enough, grasp the idea
that it Is wrong to lay an egg on Sun
day? That is the only feature OF the
case that l can't understand. What IS
your explanation of itY' :.
We'll" replied the bald1lsadcd
boarder, 'tlle only reason l can offer
why the old hen never lays any egg on
Sunday is that she never lays nm. egg
on any other day of the week. ana
hasn't for two whole years. - - :
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

Miss Della bent down suddenly to
tie her boot iacing, and incidentally to
snap it short off, while Poppy asked in
nOcently:
rs that all, Miss Durham. Is that
ala"
Miss Durham hesitated and lowered
her eyes.
well. not-not quite" Then she
laughed a little frank laugh and held
out a small left hand ON which burned
telltale solitaire, catching the suns
rays and casting a miniature rainbow
across Poppy's little turned-up nose
Wayerly Magazine
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
Mirrors,

In the mirrors of to-day the light is
reflected by a layer of silver or an
anna gam Of tin. but a proportion of
light is lost In the process of reflection,
and the image is less luminous than
the original The value of looking
glass is usually estimated by the thick
ness of the glass, because the thicker
It is the stronger It must be. But.
speaking scientifically, thick glasses
are defective. because the outlines OF
the image reflected are less clearly de-
fined
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

Senator Spooner says that the most
eloquent speech OF introduction that he
ever heard was delivered by German
American. who was chairman OF the
committee OF arrangements at GER
tain political gathering in Wisconsin.
LADIES' und shentleman," he said.
Il asked hat been to indrotoose you 10
the Honorable Senator Spooner, who to
you viii make a speech, yes! i haf now
done SO, una he viii now do sol"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

Easily discouraged says the wom-
an who helped. when | am ready to
go to pieces over something, l think
of that little woman and what she
called her easy encouragement, and
go on a bit further"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
Probably a True Sentence.

Now Johnny" said the teacher,
who was showing off the brilliancy of
her small pupils before the visiting
board, you may give me a sentence
with the word toward in it,
Johnny scratched his head mo-
ment, then said: "One day 1 climbed
tree and toward my trousers"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
Reouires HUMAN sacrifice.

"What worship requires human sac
rlf1ceT asked the Sunday school
teacher.
'The worship of the fair SEX" an
swered the small boy who has a pretty
sister.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
Perhaps Not.:

Her-She declared she marrled ther.
best man of her acquaintanee. 80.
Him-How did that happen? :.
Her--Oh, I suppose she didn't know
any better
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

A small boys idea OF pleasure Is TO
lie IN bed for an hour in the morning
after his father calls him.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10
OVERRIDING 1t.

You're getting thin" remarked the
fioorwalker. Don't they serve sub.
stantlal food at your boarding hogse.si
well, rather" replied the ribbon.
counter clerk. I'm fact, there is abso-
lutely no limit to its durability. ~
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-06-10

misses formed her own opinion, and a
most independent, unbiased opinion 1t
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
A Crooked Spire,

The most curious spire in England ID
at Chesterfield, the leaning tower OF
Pisa not being more interesting tc
sightseers than the queer kink in a re
spectacle church. which tradition says
was caused by the devil kicking out as
lie passed the spire. The devil had just
had his hoofs shod by local black
smith, and his pain was SO intense the
edifice was shaken out of shape. An
other and wittier legend says the spire
was bowling to a lovely and virtuous
bride. Many noted persons have In
years gone visited Rowsley and quaint
Peacock inn and thence Travelled tc
Chesterfield TO gaze on this freak OF
nature, for natural causes are supposed
to have bent the spire rather than an
irritable devil whose hoofs were moi
shod to please him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26

According to the statement 0g rfa
chairman OF the Western PassengeI
association, the great increase in i'm
migration during 1908 was due largely
to the inducements offered by the rail
roads to settlers on the farm lands In
the northwest the southwest and the
far west. Nearly all the large railway
systems, it is said, have their agents
in Europe drumming up immigrants.
When the question of restricting i'm.
migration by imposing an educational
test was before the last congress, rep.
resentatives of several large western
roads were heard in opposition to it.
They did not say that the proposed re
striction would interfere with the work
the roads are doing in planting settlers
on their own lands or on other un.
titled lands in the regions travelled by
their lines. 1t was claimed then that
the railroads were hard put to it to get
all the common labor they needed and
that it would be an injury to them to
cut off the European supply in whole
or part.
The railroads do not now feel as
prosperous as they did two years ago.
They have not the need of labor that
they had then or that their officers
said they had immigration is stimu.
lated now not to get labor but to get
settlers, and also to get the sums which
they pay for their transportation II
has been surmised that as the steam
ship lines solicit immigration because
they make money out of it, so many
railroads are governed by the same
motive.
1t will be admitted that an immigrant
planted on a western farm is a desira-
Bile acquisition, but that is not neces-
sarily true of an immigrant who, when
he lands, plunges into the overcrowded
slums of great city and stays there
either because he prefers to stay OF
has not the money with which to make
LILO CoSaPO. OhhJ u small plOPOA VI
the steerage passengers of 1908 appear
to have found their way to the far
west. While ATS settled in Colorado,
2,43S in Texas, 6,967 in Washington
and 1896 in Oregon, 254, 445 made
their homes in New York, III, 100 in
Pennsylvania and 65,757 in Massachu-
sets.
If, as claimed, last years increase i'll
immigration was due largely to the eff
forts of the railroads, the roads did
much more to increase the population
of the large cities of the east than of
the rural districts of the west. 1t is
possible that their efforts brought more
undesirable than desirable immigrants
to this country. At all events railroad
and steamship companies should let
the matter of immigration regulate
itself and not attempt to stimulate and
direct 1t to promote their selfish inter-
ests.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26

a. s
Japanese PA9anksm We. Russian PIoty
The amusing thing in connection with
the RussOlJ japanese war-if there can
be said to be anything amusing In a
state of war is the II am holier than
thou attitude assumed by the Rus
slams and the attempt to make it ap-
pear that this is a conflict between
Christianity and paganism, with the
Slav as the divinely appointed cham
pion of righteousness. Truly Japanese
paganism has nothing to fear in com
parison with the Russian sort of Chris
tianity, as the barbarities of the con-
fiict, both as reported on authority and
given as rumors, are all thus far as
cribed not to the SO called pagan ma
ton, but to the one which calls herself
holy Russia"
When the war broke out, Russians in
Japan were treated with consideration
They were not forced to fly for their
lives after abandoning their property
or selling it for any song that the Jap
anese might sing for it. On the con-
trary, they have taken their time and
departed when and as they pleased.
courteously being hidden farewell.
Russian prisoners in japanese hands
have been considerably treated, and
from the pagans noncombatants have
suffered nothing so far as known.
From Manchuria, however are COM
ing stories of kind that recall the
blood relation Of the modern Russians
to those terrible Tartar hordes whose
ideal of war was wholesale and indis-
criminate slaughter. Not many Japa-
nese civilians have been killed, indeed,
for the offense of being japanese and
in the hands of the enemy, but good
many of them apparently have been
beaten and robbed for no better pur-
pose than to relieve feelings which cir
cumstances have made it inconvenient
to vent on armed foes.
The fact is that Japan. even if her
course has no higher motive, is well
aware that she is ON probation as one
of the civilized countries and is acting
with scrupulous regard for the estab-
lishment of her new position Russia,
on the other hand, has no reputation
to lose and is apparently Indifferent to
the good opinion of the world, though
constantly assuming an attitude of
moral superiority which, in view Of
Russia's well known record for brutal
ity, is little less than amusing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
Paying For the Canal.

In announcing the method by which
Panama canal funds will be raised
Secretary Shaw of the treasury de-
partment anticipated the action of the
United States senate, but in view of
the moral certainty Of the ratification
of the treaty such action was not pre-
mature.
The $50,000,000 required for the canal
$40, 100000 for the French canal COM
pany and $10,000,O00 for Panama-will
be provided by withdrawing from the
national banks 20 per cent of the Unit
ed States funds in their possession. AS
additional sums Of $5,00O,0O0 for bonds
maturing this month and $5,000,000 for
the ST. Louis fair loan are also to be
raised, it is to be supposed that provi-
sion for those payments is to be made
in the same way.
To reduce the possibility Of disturb
ance to the minimum the secretary has
provided that banks which may desire
to sell bonds that they have deposited
in the treasury to secure the govern
ment may transfer the securities direct
to new holders The depository banks
will be obliged to release part of their
surplus funds, but as they are literally
supplied with these funds there is no
reason to apprehend any real stringen-
cy in the circulating medium or mate
rial advance in money rates by reason
Of the withdrawal Of the money needed
to begin work on the canal. Happily
Uncle Sans bank account is in good
shape for the large expenditure.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26


The fact that Russia has removed the
men appointed in Manchuria by Sir
Robert Hart, the head of the Chinese
customs department, and replaced
them with Russians, and thus makes
the collection of the customs a Rus
sian affair, shows how completely that
nation has assumed control of Man
chur1a. This removal of Sir Robert
Harris appointees is in direct contra
vention of the agreement concerning
the collection of the Chinese customs.
but 1t appears that agreements, inter-
national or otherwise, are not allowed
to interfere with Russian designs in
Manchurfa.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
l.nriIn mentary Rulinx.

He said he could not help kissing
you" whispered the first congressman's
| daughter. HE said when he sat be-
side you in the conservatory and look
ed into your eyes he was moved by an
Irresistible impulse and simply had to
kiss. you"
Did he?" smiled the second congress.
mans daughter, who was listening
with some interest to the apology thus
being made for the boldness of the
handsome cousin of the other girl.
Yes. He said it was your eyes that
won him. He .e
well, he'll have to come around and
correct the minutessof that meeting.
The eyes Won it, but the nose got it."
--Ind9a