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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-29
BUSINESS.

Eyeryb' ly Is 1ur neignpor,c ia a sanitary
sense because ne or she POSSESSES the power OF
indietng disease upon US. The community de
ponds for its protection against disease the
united efforts OF all lis units. Hence the force
Of the argument that everybody should be edu-
Gated in the due observance of health laws; and
length Of days will only become national fea.
ture when people awaken to the con
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-29
.CandGlaIiia Hall,
North Side OF Main Street,
@ANpELARrA, NEVADA.
VIM, H, THOMAS, Prop'r.
The Proprietor Of this Newly Fitted and Com
modious Hall is now prepared to furnish
Theatrical TrOupes,
Dancing Parties,
Military Companies,
Political Clubs and
Secret Societies,
With Hall which cannot be equaled in South
IL. -. Il

With Hall which cannot be equalled in South
western Nevada For terms, Theatrical Mana
gers will address The Proprietor
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18
and

their fathers substance in riotous ex-
renditures for marbles and baseballs
and other articles of luxury he was do
ing a thriving retail business in those
same articles which he had annexed by
a process of judicious but eminently
benevolent assimilation. In the course
OF time he cornered the market and the
price OF supplies gently but firmly
glided up to a point about hundred
per cent higher than conditions war
ranted. Then when protest was made
he smiled sweetly and intimated that
The boy who didn't want to buy Of him
might sit on the fence and look on.
He had little or no use for the young
man who spent his valuable time ex-
changing airy persifage with some rep
Tesentative of the opposite sex. So far
as he could see the only use girls were
was to induce the boys TO spend money.
In that light he was willing to concede
that they might be regarded as fair
limitations Of blessings. If it wasn't for
the foolish people in the world who
haven't any idea of the horsepower of
the ordinary dollar OF commerce the
prudent ones would have a hard time
making a decent living. When Rush
we'll unearthed this profound truth he
altered his conduct to the extent of en-
couraging wasteful and riotous con-
duct in others. 1t was good for busi-
ness and kept down competition in
legitimate lines.
BY and by Rushwell butted into busi-
ness and began to get busy with what
he called the serious work OF the world.
In his case it consisted in buying any
thing that happened to be for sale at
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18
SsSSSsSSSS$SSSS&
for the

dove or endeavoring TO perform some
such difficult feat, but he had his eyes
fixed on higher things. In his opin-
ion the proper variety of wife was
judicious investment, perhaps not so
profitable as call loans in a panic or
street railway stock in hard times, but
still an investment. Therefore he
suggested to the young lady that they
sign articles of partnership. Being
only a young lady, as we have men
toned, the female person aforesaid
thought that it was her Christian duty
to tie up with Rushwell just because
sonable explanation of the consumma-
ton of the deal, or of the majority of
marriages for the matter of that.
Matrimony is like a game of tag in
many respects. except that it's usually
tempers instead of fingers that are
crossed.
AS time and dividends rolled on Mr..
Stage accumulated large and as
sorted family of boys and girls both
sexes, all of whom were carefully in
structed in the Stage philosophy of
life.
While he was thus exercising his
good intentions the men who supplied
the money that ne was carefully salt
ing away in his Golfers were going up
and down the face of the earth she'd
ding iridescent gladness about them
and illuminating the dark corners of
the globe with the search lights of
their yachts and the diamonds in their
shirt bosoms. The only remarkable
thing about the performance was the
fact that they should be able to get
more money continually for Stage to
take away from them. They didn't
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seem to have any particular object in
life other than the dissemination of
their coin and yet their families never
appear to be in actual want and as
far as Stage could discover none of
them had ever applied to the depart
ment of charities and general graft
for coal to throw at the wolf on their
doorsteps or gasoline for their homi-
eide buggies.
Finally it befell on one sad day as
Mr.. Stage was sitting in his Office
counting up his profits for the day
and reckoning the time that would
have to elapse before he could safely
venture to have at least one good time
without putting himself in the
clutches Of the overseer OF the poor.
his heart went on strike and suddenly
and permanently stopped work.
His family mourned for him and
told the neighbors of the many fine
things that he. had thought of doing
when he should get time. Then they
went out and began to practice on all
the birds in sight with the hard earn
ed lucre that he had regretfully left
behind him. His money went for a
good time all right enough, but he
wasn't in on it.
To those pertinacious and perni-
cious individuals who insist on digging
for a moral whenever they see a coll
lection of words we would say that he
who reckons on gathering roses in De-
cember is likely to find the best ones
gone and the others badly frosted.
The best plan Is to pick your roses
when they are in bloom and while
you still have a taste for that form Of
amusement.
Copyright, 1904. by Albert Britt.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18
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) ZNE Ef1/zION4 6Lk Lx1N4
or T/zX HOZR

the lowest possible price and selling it
at the highest. 1t didn't make any diff
ference to him what it was-old shoes,
Cancelled postage stamps or houses and
lots; all was grist that came to his
mill. According to his carefully pre-
pared theory life was an indeterminate
sentence at hard labor, and the man
who failed to give as good an imita-
tion Of cart horse as lay within his
powers wasn't making good use of his
brief stay on this terrestrial ball.
While the other young men to whom
he had sold marbles In schoolboy days
were trying to pound the trade mark
off an inoffensive golf ball or were
holding down the quarterback of mall
odorous gasoline wagon, or were other
wise endeavoring to delude themselves
into believing that they were having a
good time, he was sitting firmly at his
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

desk or scanning the commercial hori-
zon for the first sign of a profitable
bargain. BY this judicious investment
Of his time and energy he was rapidly
accommodating q large wad Of the justly
popular medium Of exchange and lay
ing his plans to sidestep the old peo-
ple's home.
In the course OF time it happened that
he ran across a young lady who seemed
to him to bear all the earmarks of a
good bargain.
1t wasn't that he had any foolish
ideas about being in love with her.
Such imhecile notions were reserved
for the misguided individuals who
were contributing to Rushwells fresh
air fund. Men who didn't realize
what a serious place this world is
might spend their time trying to find
some word that would rhyme with
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

minds almost as bad-the heartless and
unchristian conduct Of Leopold, King
OF the Belgians, to his unhappy daugh-
ter Stephanie-and though each event
be as painful and terrible as any that
ever occupied the attention Of the his
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

W Of man who walks on his
Il toes to keep from wearing
out the heels Of his shoes. Early in
life he had made up what passed for
his mind that the proper play for him
was 10 save himself for a grand sprint
at the end Of the game. No premature
dissipation Of energy for him He had
heard Of too many men who had emp
tied their bags before the play was
half over and hadn't anything left TO
cash in at the end. Hence it was that
A-r. stage mapped out safe, sane and
conservative lire Of conduct for him
self that would insure him at least a
waterproof roof when the rainy sea-
son began. Those who banker for
that sort Of thing are welcome TO my
room ia the old peoples home" he was
l.ont TO say, but as for me. give me
{ shady little cot OF my own with a
nice little deposit Of stocks and bonds
on the side TO keep me from. worrying
about the annual raid Of the tax col
lector who goeth where he, or the as
SCISSOR, listeth."
While his young idea was slowly and
painfully acquiring some proficiency
IN the gentle art OF intellectual marks
manship he was also celebrating his
plans for the acquisition of a green
and properly defended old age. When
other boys were wasting their time and
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

by tearing out the heart of a corpse.
Say that dire tragedy is enacted
such as the assassination of the En-
press Elizabeth of Austria, or the afro
clous murder. Of the late King and
Queen OF Servia-or what is to many
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

ER. RUSHwELL STAGE was
~ a very prudent man, the sort
Ct man who walks on his
4 toes TO keen from wearing
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BON r1ARCE1E, 314=32O 9th ST.
subject have reached the State Department
from Picking, the statement Is
do hot ha Init o. xill

subject have reached the State Department
recently from Picking, the statement Is
made that the United States will gladly
support any proposition coming from St.
Petersburg or Picking looking to a reference
of the Manchurian question to The Hague
tribunal for settlement. The Washington
government sees nothing In this problem
which should not be carried to The Hague.
1t is pointed out by a high official that the
evacuation of Manchuria hinges mainly on
the Interpretation of the peace protocol be-
tween China and Russia. The United
States feels that the contention Of Russia
that China shall give guarantees for the
protection of Russian interests in the far
east In addition to those included in the
treaty approved by both powers, and In re-
turn for which Russia expressed her will
ipgness to evacuate Manchuria, constitutes
proper question for settlement at The
Hague.
The Washington government feels. aside
from the serious harm which would befall
American trade during a war between
China and Russia, that the reference of
the Manchurian question to The Hague,
would prove advantageous to both Peters
burg and Picking.
Unoficialiy the Washington government
has learned that China Is disposed to refer
the Manchurian question to The Hague,
and agrees not to mix in war between
Russia and Japan. II the position of the
United States on that point Is asked by
either Russia or China it Is said that Inn
mediate and unqualified approval of this
country will be forthcoming. Indeed, 1t Is
hope that such a step will be taken. and
anything to assist such solution of the
question which the United States can prop
erly do VIII be gladly done.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Synopsis Of Opinions Just Handed
Down

In an opinion by Justice Peckham the
Supreme Court of the United States yes
terday decided that plaster Of paris fig
ures. representing various saints, and fg-
ures of adoring angels, imported into New
York in good faith by religious societies. -
were not subject to duty under the provis-
ions OF the tariff act of 1897.
The court rendered an opinion in the
cases Of Daniel Cronin Of Denver, Col,
against the officials of that city, sustaining
the city ordinance prohibiting saloon keep
ers from keeping separate apartments for
the sale of LIQUOR to women.
The court reversed the decision of the SUI
preme court of the state of Louisiana In
the case Of the Citizens Bank OF Louisiana
against Caleb II. Parker. tax collector OF
the frst district OF the city of New Orleans
and granted the exemption under its char
ter. granted in 1888.
The court sustained the state authorities
of Ne~ York in imposing tax upon the
cab fee of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Compa- in New York city.
The court rendered opinions in the cases
of the Postal Telegraph Company agains;
the boroughs of New Hope and Taylor OF
Pennsylvania. reversing the Pennsylvania
supreme court. which had upheld the bor-
ough ordinances taxing telegraph poles.
Justice Holmes handed down the opinion
or the court In the case of the German Saw
ings and Loan Society against William L.
Tull and other children, ,ofp the late F. M,
Tull Of the state Of Washington, sustaining
claim Of the children on the ground that q
divorce granted to Hull before the transfer
or property was invalid. v-yg-.s ~
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TAKOMA TOWN COUNCIL.
Reports Made by Committees-Treas-
urer's Statement.

The regular monthly meeting or the town
council Of Takoma Park, Nd, was held last
night at 8 o'clock in the chapel OF the Ia
koma Presbyterian Church Mayor ]. b.
Kinnear presided with the following coun-
cilmen present: ]. B. Derrick. c. w. Scud-
der, e. e. Blodgett, E. NJ. Douglas and
Town Clerk Ben. G. Davis.
The treasurer's report for the month of
December was submitted and approved by
the council. The total receipts from gen.
eral taxes, permits. water rents, redemption
of property sold for taxes added to balance
on hand from the last report. 81. 162. 63,
amounted TO $1,264.S7. The disbursements
for the same period for miscellaneous pump
ing supplies, water works. street work,
labor, street lighting, salaries and general
expenses of the town, amounted to $3fl6z.
leaving balance on hand of $SsS.0o.
Health Officer ScuddeI informed the meet
ing that he had recently had an analysis
made of a sample Of the water supplied to
the citizens of the town through the town 8
pumping plant. with the result that 1t was
found to be of the purest quality.
report was submitted by Councilman
Blodgett, chairman of the street commit
tee. In which he announced the completion
of the following improvements in the town:
New crossings constructed at Takoma and
New York avenues; on Baltimore and at
Takoma and Chestnut avenues; sidewalks
repaired on Takoma, Buffalo and Balti-
more avenues crossing at Holly ana Tuiip
avenues; graded walk repaired between
Holly and Oak avenues on Tulip avenue:
three new crossings at Intersection of Oak
and Tulip avenues; new crossing at Oak
and Magnolia avenues; sidewalk repaired
between Oak and Maple avenues on Tulip
avenue new board walk constructed from
end Of present brick walk on Maple avenue.
opposite Corse residence: new walk on Elm
avenue between Log Cabin and residence
of Mr. Phillips.
In the matter of allowing private parties
to cut ice from the reservoir the water and
sewer committee through its chairman,
Councilman Douglas. reported adverse ac-
ton. which was approved by the council
Ex-Town Clerk and Treasurer George A.
Warren offered to make an official record OF
the daily state Of the water gauge. which is
In his residence. which was accepted by the
mayor and council. and the clerk was d.
rected to inform Mr.. Warren of such ac-
ceptance. This action was taken by the
council as a precaution against any pos
sible accident resulting from lack Of water
supply.
The council appointed Mr. Archie Miller
assistant engineer of the pumping plant,
vice Willard Douglas, who will shortly
leave for the west.
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It Must Be Panama,
From the New York Herald.


For his action in that matter, however
as well as in the question of his haste in
recognizing the new republic, Mr.. Roose-
the polls II that Is not forestalled by an
earlier reckoning at the republican national
convention. Meanwhile 1t seems useless to
oppose ratification of the treaty with PAN
anna for acquiring and completing the
canal. As Mr.. Roosevelt reminds Congress-
failure to ratify IT will not undo what has
been done, VIII not restore Panama to CO.
lombia and will not alter our obligation to
keep the transit open across the isthmus
and to prevent any outside power from in
terfering with this transit. Even If the
democrats in the Senate would otherwise
have been able to present united opposi-
ton that is rendered impossible by the
instructions from the Louisiana legislature
to its senators to vote for the treaty, and
by similar action in others of the Gulf
states which would particularly profit by
SPECIFY piercing of the isthmus. If the eX-
ecutfve sessions of the Senate were secret
In fact as in name the treaty might fail
through the votes of republican senators
affiliated with the transcontinental railway
interests that in the past have defeated eff
forts to secure the Nicaragua canal. But
the record of the vote on an important
question always leaks out of the Senate
chamber. and, in view Of the augmented
popular demand for 1t is too strong to be
defied. The country would prefer Nicara-
qua, but since Mr.. Roosevelt has cast the
die II must be Panama, and they want the
canal without further delay. and the Secre-
tary should act promptly. The question of
the Presidents course in the matter will be
settled later on and by the people.
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BUNAN vARILLA's LETTERS.
Part Of Correspondence Sent to the
Senate

1 az VI correspondence SSAS " t1S
Senate.
Two letters written by P. Bunau Varilla,
minister Of Panama. to the Secretary of
State were made a part Of the correspond
ence sent to the Senate yesterday. Both
letters are under date Of December 81, 1903.
The first letter informs Secretary Hay
that the government of Panama desires to
receive Immediately after the exchange of
notifications of the treaty only two million
dollars OF the ten millions to be paid by
the United States, leaving the remainder to
be later employed for investment In con-
sistent works which would permanently
represent the counter value Of the expenses
incurred.
The second letter informs Secretary Hay
that M. Varilla had received telegram
from his government, declaring that Pan
anna. as soon as its Independence was recog-
nized by Colombia, intended to assume a
part Of Colombia's exterior debt, OF which
pounds by special convention, and which Is
now accrued by unpaid interest. Panama
expressed the readiness to assume a proper
ton OF the debt equal to the proportion OF
the population of Panama and Colombia,
about one to fifteen.
Attention was called to the fact that
since its union to greater Colombia Panama
had never received any money from the
mother country, that funds never went
from Bogota to Panama, but always from
Panama to Bogota." and that 1t will be
easy to show that Panama is the creditor
Of Colombia and not Its debtor.
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that the way to keep the bright young men
and women on the faIIns is to ameliorats
| the conditions Of country life. The extern
sion IT telephone lines into the country and
the rural free mail delivery are steps in
that direction.
But the general improvement OF the coun-
| try roads. 1t Is claimed. would be far
more important step. Bad roads do more
than anything else to promote ignorance
isolation. encouragement and disgust
among the country people. Good roads pro-
mote attendance at school and the church:
they make social gatherings. literary so
cietieS. dramatic entertainments and club
and lodge meetings possible during the
winter and spring. With bad roads the
farmer is compelled to hibernate. socially,
for three or four months in the year. With
good roads these months become the most
pleasant and in some respects the most
profitable in the year.
The Improvement of the country roads is
now recognized as one Of the greatest Ques-
tiohs before the American public: and 1t is
coming to be recognized as q question
which concerns not merely the rural popu-
lation. but the whole people Many public
men have declared their conviction that
road Improvement Is a proper subject for
national as well state legislation. Among
the reasons offered In support of this view
are the following:
First. The improvement of the highways
is too great a burden for the rural popula-
ton to bear alone. If left to it the prob
lem Will never be solved.
Second The improvement of the roads
would benefit all classes throughout the
entire country; hence, the whole people
should share In the necessary expense.
Third. The Improvement OF the roads IL
necessary to the extension of the rural free
delivery system. and Congress Is authorised
by the Constitution to establish post
roads"
Fourth. The improvement of the roads is
certainly an At a subject for national legts-
lation as Improvement Of rivers and bar
bors-
Bills are now before both hor-es of Con-
grsss providing for an APPRECIATION or
IA 100000 to be used during the next three
years as q fund for national aid to road
improvement The fate Of these bills de-
ponds largely upon the attitude of the
farmers on the question. II they would
unite in a strong demand for national aid
It would speedily become an accomplished
fact.
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EXPERTS CLOSE AT WORK.
Books OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission Being Checked.


Behind closed doors and In the strictest
secrecy the work Of examination OF the
books Of the disbursing Office Of the inter-
state commerce commission by the experts
from the Treasury Department Is progress
ing. Secretary Moseley Is at home, having
ne work OF any character now to perform
for the commission. and only few OF the
employees OF his Office are at their desks.
these being retained for the purposes OF
the experts. Occasionally one Of them 10
called to the office of the secretary, wheres
he remains for a few minutes. explaining
whatever he is called upon to elucidate re-
garding the workings of the branch Of the
work with which his duties made him IA
rniliar, then the door opens and he returns
to his place. Not a word OF the work has
escaped any of those concerned In It and
an air of mystery pervades the of1ces.
Clerks look askance when one Of the
treasury accountants emergss from the
room where he and his co-labogers have
been closeted, and even those actively en-
gagged In the task set them wear q look Ct
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Meets His Critics

From the Baltimore American.
President Roosevelt las again acted I'D
ly IN meeting a situation. His special mes
sage to Congress on the Panama question
Is one of the most remarkable and original
documents ever transmitted to that body.
The hue and cry of those democrats who
have been opposing the administration on
the Panama proposition has been for the
facts. They claim they are not opposed to
the construction of the canal; that all they
desire is to know in how far our govern
ment was implicated in the isthmian revo-
luton. and whether or not our action in
the premises has in any way been tainted
with dishonOr. These critics of the admin
istration have all been answered. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, playing more boldly and de-
family than any President before him ever
played has gone more than half way to
meet his opponents. He has anticipated
the adoption Of every resolution of inquiry
now before the House or Senate: he has
anticipated every point that could possibly
be made In debate, and he has answered
the whole wish and argument Of the OBJ
StructioniSt minority
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The Panama Message.
the PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Presidents special message to Con-
gress concerning the Panama canal. though
argumentative and occasionally somewhat
passionate In Tone must be accepted as the
final official statement of the relations of
the United States with Columbia and the
events leading up to the separation of Pan
anna. the recognition of the new republic
and the negotiation with it of the treaty
now before the Senate The message fur
nishes the information already called for
accompanied by the Presidents own ex-
PLANTATION or Interpretation of what was
done and the reasons which are held to
justify It. II 1t does not shed any new
light upon the transactions or change the
judgment of those who have deprecated the
administrations hurrit ] action, it at least
presents the fact accomplished" in the
most favorable light possible. and it will
probably carry sufficient weight to secure
the ratification of the pending treaty, and
thereby the construction of the canal