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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
DISEASE is SPREAD BY RATS
Their Migratory Habits Explain Many
Facts Connected With Dissemna.
ton Of Plague Germs.

That the migratory habits Of 70.
dents have bearing upon the spread
of disease is not generally known, put
the United States public health serv
ice. as result of experiments con-
Quoted in plague epidemic work at
New Orleans, asserts that such is the
case. This is but another illustration
that the field of preventive medicine
is especially broad, and Investigators
therein must be thoroughly familiar
with the life history and habits of
flies, mosquitoes, ticks and even ro-
dents.
Several hundred captured rats were
marked for purposes. of Identification
by having their ears punched, care be-
Ing taken not to render them conspic-
uous, as fellow rodents wage relent-
less warfare upon those which appear
different from their kind They were
then released in the heart of the city,
and allowed to shift for themselves.
Trapping was carried on in all sec
tons, and each rat was labeled as to
the locality caught. Fully one-quarter
of the rats made widespread excur-
sions, that is, they were recaptured at
points from one to four miles from
where they were liberated In one in
stance, a rat travelled 10 blocks, cross
ing one of the widest and busiest
streets in the city, where there was
no subterranean passage and was re
taken within 60 hours from the time
of its liberation. From the expert
ments 1t is concluded that the semi
domesticated rat has migratory hab-
its similar to wild animals, and that
these habits are influenced by album
dance OF scarcity of food, facility for
harborage, or the presence of natural
enemies. 1t is also believed that GER
tain inexplicable instincts tend to
make the rat wanderer. That In
this instance the "homing" instinct
was not responsible for the migration
of rodents explains many facts con-
nected with the dissemination of
plague; it will also doubtless prove
enlightening to those who have at
tempted to exterminate rats for eco
nomic reasons. The Indian plague
commission was of the opinion that
rats seldom journeyed from one sec
ton of the city to another, but the
conclusion of the public health Off
Gals is quite the opposite. AS meas
ure of the success of trapping opera
lions, it is interesting to note that
over one-half of the rodents liberated
were recaptured within a month
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
HIS HEART IN CALIFORNIA
Peculiar Comment of Iowa Boy That
is Put on Record by Los An
geles Newspaper.

An Iowa family had located in sun
ny California and were very happy
with their surroundings, but the moth
er noticed, with regret, that her young
son had lost all interest in his native
state, while she wished him always
to remember lovingly the land of his
birth. One day, calling him to her,
she said:
Son, sit down and listen, while I
read you a few lines from a speech
delivered at Des Moines, Iowa, by DR..
Newell Dwight Hills, pastor of Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn" (who had
also been an Iowa boy).
The mother read: Young man.
don't leave your state thinking there
Is a better country in the East or
West. God Almighty smiled when he
made New York and Seattle, but he
laughed outright with his blessing
when he made Iowa.
The lad, springing to his feet,
shouted, HIN, I'll bet God just roared
when he made California. Los An.
geles Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Would Be Bernhardt of Race,

maiden who is seeking a husband
Peg is, according to the manner OF
Chinese reckoning, eighteen years old
but only seventeen according to the
American method. Now eighteen in
China is considered an old age for an
unmarried girl, and her father has en-.
deayored in every possible way to
aid Dan Cupid. Cinnamon by the
scores have come to the Book home
and have been captivated by the charm
Of the fair maid, but she would have
none Of them, because she has made
up her mind to have none but an Amer.
lean husband. Her charming features
resemble those of Spanish beauty,
and that is saying something, fol
when Spanish girl is a beauty she Is
some pippin." Peg owing has Other
aspirations besides securing an Ameri
can husband, for she aspires to be the
Sarah Bernhard of her own race. II
was against the wishes of her father.
who is a prominent merchant, that
she studied for the stage, for in China
the parent of a girl frowns on any at
tempt of his child disporting herself
for the admiration of the crowd. Con
sequently stage life for the Chinese
woman is never encouraged. So rare
is the Chinese actress in China that
men often play the roles of women
Miss owing will be the only Chinese
actress in the United States. Her
three sisters are praying that she will
meet with the success she deserves on
her initial appearance in New York
She speaks Italian, Chinese, German
and French as we'll as English, and
she feels that an American of hcI
ideal type will appreciate her more as
a wife, than a Chinaman.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
POLICE DOG MAKES ARREST
Gets Vaarsnt While on Nightly Stroll
and Proves Right to Be on
Payroll.

Detroit.-Franz, the police dog.
earned his right to be on the payroll
few days ago when he arrested one
Dave Mccarthy, vagrant, who sought
aims from the travelling men emerging
from the Pontchartrain hotel.
Dawes appearance and the smell of
his breath did not appeal to Franz, SO
he backed the derelict up against the
wall and barked for his attendant,
Patrolman Thomas Hudson, who had
Franz out for an airing.
On Franz's complaint Dave was
taken to central headquarters, where
he was registered as a vagrant
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Colerldge-the Last Phase.

Professor Blackie in his autobio
graphical sketch entitled Notes of a
Life" tells of visit he paid to Cole
ridge, then living at Highgate, OF
whom he remembers only two things
"Q that he was an old, infirm, down.
bent man; (2) that he told me he had
thrown overheard all speculative phil.
osophy. finding perfect satisfaction in
the first chapter of the gospel OF
John"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
SERVING Dinner.

With the help of this suggestion
women who do their own work and
have a good deal of company can ar
range things so that with the aid of
their tea wagons they can serve four.
course dinners without getting up
from the table or leaving the room
The cold dessert has presented many
a problem, as well as the hot main
course. One way to keep things hot
after they are ready for the table is
to put the serving dishes into home
made "fireless" fixed up for the pur-
pose. Line a large candy box with
asbestos and paint it white. Tightly
covered. things keep hot in it for fit,
teen or twenty minutes, giving time to
get the first course out of the way,
When you do not need this box to
keep the main course hot, use it to
keep the dessert cold. 1t delays the
melting of ice cream. for instance.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
A Start.

"Have you laid the foundation for
your Presidential boom7'
eyes, l have announced by unwil-
lingness to be candidate. WASH
ington Star.
where re you living now, Pod
gersfo
Nowhere. Boarding at the same
old place. Browning Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Extraordinary.

Kind Old Lady-I'm sure you won 7
mind my asking you, but are you a
relative of Captain Jones, of Mudford
The Oflicer-Madam, | am Captain
Jones Of Mudford.
Kind Old Lady-Ah, then, that ac-
counts for the extraordinary resem-
blance!-London Opinion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Considering Father.

81 told my girl the other night that
if she didn't marry me I'd hang my
self in front of the house"
"What did she say?o
"She said: ooh, don It do it. You
know that father doesn't want you
hanging around here. Philadelphia
ledger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
A Burglars Trick.

Burglar-There goes detective.
Pick his pocket and bring me his knife.
Pickpocket-Wot d we want his knife
fer?
Burglar-The next time / IN attacked
III defend meself with it, an then
leave it behind fer him to find when
he's huntin' fer clews.-New York
Weekly,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Dehydrated Olives

stipation, hemorrhoids, stomach and
liver troubles. An ounce day will
keep the doctor away. Sold in 4 or
cartons at 10 cents. Get them from
your grocer or druggist. If they haven u
got them, tell them to get them. Every
body's eating them.
haywood Packing Co., Corning, Cal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Qualified.

care you good at fgures2" asked the
business man.
II ought to be, replied the woman
who had applied for a position. "I
burlesque troupe. Judge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
His Size.

The Judge-You say your wife as
saulted you with a dangerous and deadly
weapon? What was it?
Mr.. Pewee-It was fly swatter,
your Honor.-Judge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
An "Opening Chorus.

Sing song of front seats, fddles start
to whine;
-Four and twenty chorus girls standing
in line.
When the show is opened they all begin
to sing,
And not person in the house can un-
derstand a thing.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Next Time,

Small Daughter-Oh, mother, I do
think it unfair about the Zeppelin
Everybody saw it but me. Why didn It
you wake me?
Mother-Never mind, darling, you
shall see it next time-if you re very
good.-Punch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Not Realistic.

"The play is not bit realistic. -
"Why so?'
"There's an interval of one week
between the first and second acts. and
they have the same servant in both. y
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

In treating wounds containing dirt,
always wash them out with warm soft
water and CASTLE soap, drying before
applying Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh.
Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

YOU CAN CURE THAT BAckAcHE.
Pain along the back, dizziness, head
ache and general langour. Get a pack
LEAF, the pleasant root and herb cure
for all Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. MOTHER GRAY'S AROMATIC
LEAF is sold by all Druggists or sent by
mail for soc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
Dress The Mother Gray Co.. LIE Roy. N. Y.-Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Fault of Darkness.

Curiosity seeker-Love, why do they
call you blind2
Love-Well, if you had been sitting
around in the dark as long as [ have
you'd be blind, too.-Mchigan Gar.
goyle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Lost and FO1lnd

This is either queer or dishonest
or one-slded world. There are always
ten times as many "losts' as there
are "founds' in the ad. columns.-De-
troit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Have Healthy, Strong. Beautiful Eyes

Oculists and Physicians used Murine Eye
Remedy many years before II was offered as a
Domestic Eye Medicine. Murine Is Still Com
pounded by Our Physicians and guaranteed
by them as Reliable Relief for Eyes that Need
Care. Try It in your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes
No Smarting-Just Eye Comfort. Buy Murine
OF your Druggist accept no Substitute, and II
interested write for Book of the Eye Free
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
The Rule.

g You must never forget, my boy,
that about one-third of all success is
pure luck"
But how can you make sure of this
luck 20
"Why, by being successful. Life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

For all external injuries to horses,
cattle or sheep, apply Hanford S Bal
sam. You should always have it on
hand for accidents. Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and
bowels and cure constipation.-Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

Hanford's Balsam has been success
fully used since 1916. As liniment
for domestic animals it is unsurpassed
Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

When horse is calked in deep
snow, apply Hanford's Balsam> of
Myrrh. 1t will quickly relieve. Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
This WAY Out!

Soph-Does your car smoke2
Senior-Only when try to back Ter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

If your horse goes lame, rub on and
rub in thoroughly Hanford s Balsam.
ADV.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
FARMERS WANTED

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. offers special induce
ments. Government land. water, railways free
schools. BIZ years to pay for farms adapted to
alfalfa, corn. sugar beets, fruit, ETC. Climate
like California. Ample markets. Reduced pass-
ages for approved settlers. Free particulars
from F. T. A. Fricke. Government Representa-
tive from Victoria. 6S7 Market Street. San Fran
cisco, California. Box 81.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

She cares not who makes the money
if she is allowed to spend it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04

AGENTS-Fast selling automobile necessity.
Large profits; exclusive territory to right man.
Write for particulars. ALWASHOLD CO., 625l
Dorchester Avenue. Chicago,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
PATENT ATTORNEYS

PATENTS that protect are procured through
PACIFIC COAST PATENT AGENCY. Inc.
Saving and Loan Building. Stockton. California.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-12-04
Only a Branch.

eff you really are connected with
the Won Blewbudds, why haven It you
family tree?''
"Well-ahem-to tell the truth, our
family is only branch. Puck.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
WOVEN TABLE MATS POPULAR
For Use Under Hot Dishes Nothing
More Satisfactory Has Ever Been
Put on Market.

Nothing has ever been found more
satisfactory to put under hot dishes
than the old.fashioned woven table
mats, and of late there has been quite
a revival in their favor, especially as
it does not require any great amount
of ingenuity to learn how to manipu-
late the frames upon which they are
woven.
These frames come in box contain.
ing several sizes. so that set for
meat dishes and several sizes in vege.
table dishes may be made.
After being woven on the frame
crosswise, the points where the
crossed threads pass each other are
caught and knotted with either white
or light.colored twist. In cutting the
finished mat off from the frame, a
fringed edge is formed and the mat
not only launders we'll, but literally
lasts forever. The writer has set
of these mats made quite ten years
ago by def old lady. These have
been in constant use, some of them
washed each week and they have
scarcely yet begun to show signs OF
wear.-Exchange.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Pickles will never become moldy II
you put a tiny bag Of mustard in
the top of the receptacle in which
they are kept?
II your silk dress looks rusty you
can revive 1t by sponging it with wa.
ter in which potatoes have been
boiled?
Mice can be most successfully ex-
terminated if you stuff all their holes
with a piece of rag which has been
dipped in water and then in cayenne
pepper?
A very quick way to cool a hot
LIQUID is to pass it through a clean
cloth saturated with cold water? And
If the liquor is soup no trace of grease
will remain?
If you lay your silver away in COM
mon -four it will remain bright for
some time?
You can warm over meat much more
quickly if you wrap 1t in creased pa
per? The steam will prevent the meat
from becoming hard and dry?
Perspiration stains can be removed
from a thin shirtwaist by soaking 1t
In cold water, to which you have add
ed a little sodium bicarbonate before
1t has been washed?
There is a new square meshed veil
ing that is much liked?
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

which are pulled up at night. The ma
tive village is ruled by head man,
who seems to exercise considerable
power over his few subjects. The
houses are very clean and neat inside;
the floor is of split bamboo laths; the
fire is on basket of sand, and there
are chairs made in imitation of those
seen by the savages on board of trad
ing vessels. Cocoanut shells are used
for all sorts of purposes, cooking,
holding water and as dishes.
These islanders are gentle and
friendly, and have never been known
to harm visitors in any way. They
are very superstitious, and believe
that the great spirit of evil resides in
the densely wooded interior, but that
the demon is only to be feared If
they are dishonest, untruthful, injure
their neighbors or take more than one
wife. At certain times the villagers
are supposed to be visited by the de-
mon, and all the populace moves to
the seashore where fires are burned
night and day, so that the demon can
not approach under cover Of darkness.
The great robber crab is thought to
be a devil, and, though he plumbers
their cocoanut trees, the natives will
not NEEDLE with the animal, as by so
doing they would bring fever and
death into their homes. A large spe.
cies of lizard is similarly regarded.
The Nicobarese do not by any
means escape the fevers which attack
European visitors, and it is noticeable
that there are no old men among
them. Rarely do they live beyond
forty years. On one of the islands the
natives took to making pots at one
time, but number Of them died, and,
believing the occupation to be &C.
countable, they gave it up for good.
Pigs and fish afford their principal
food, both being taken with spears.
The archipelago consists or Twelve
inhabited and a few uninhabited
islands. The interior of the largest
island is totally UNEMPLOYED, though
inhabited by strange people, not at
all related to those on the coast. These
jungle folk live like monkeys and
rarely approach the shore except
on marauding expeditions when they
rob and kill and carry away women
and pigs.
One of the most curious customs of
the Nicobarese is that of digging up
their dead after they have been buried
three years or so, carrying the bones
out to sea and scattering them to the
four winds.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
ICED COFFEE OR CHOCOLATE
Ideal Beverages to Be Served at Caro-
Party or Other Informal En-
tertainment.

To serve between games at card
party, try iced coffee or chocolate.
For the coffee, make enough OF what
Is known as clear black afterdinner
coffee to fill at least two wine or
sherbet glasses for each guest. Sweet
en- this while it is hot and set aside
to cool. Then pour 1t into large
bottle or pitcher and set in pail or
deep kettle, packing ice around it.
When ready to serve pour into
glasses three-quarters full and heap
on top either sweetened and whipped
cream, or a tablespoonful of Ice
cream.
Iced ChocoIate.-Melt two squares
Of chocolate in a double boiler and
add cupful of granulated sugar and
cupful of water. Let this mixture
cook from the fire, add teaspoonful
of vanilla and set away to chill in a
pitcher. When ready to serve half fill
a large mixing glass with chopped ice,
add two tablespoonfuls of the choco-
late strip, fill up the glass with good
sweet milk, cover with shaker and
shake thoroughly, strain into glasses
and put whipped cream on top of each.
Do not mix more than a large glass
of this at a time. 1t will make three
small glasses. This method is much
better than boiling the chocolate and
milk and then chilling, which usually
forms a sediment.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
TAKE PULSE FOR DIAGNOSIS
Entire Practice of Medicine in China
Is Founded Almost Exclusively
on One Idea.

The Chinese are said to be a peo-
ple whose practice of medicine is
founded almost entirely upon the
pulse. The sick one in China sometimes
goes to the physician and thrusts mis-
hand through a curtain and the physi'
clan feels his pulse, makes diagno'
sis and prescribes. In the Chinese
book of medicine, there are said to be
hundreds of different kinds OF pulses
described. 1t is very foolish to say
that any great nation is entirely wrong
in anything that is large part OF any
one of it's arts. However, we cannot
help believing that the Chinese are
little one.sided in paying so much at
tention to the pulse, but they have IN
doubtedly been able, through thou
sands of years of observation. to put
in writing whole lot about the pulse
which we have not.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
Run Away From "Nerves."

No one can help feeling nervous at
times in this age of rush and racket.
but it is quite possible to put on the
brake, as it were, and not let the
nerves run away with us.
If people fret you, it is not neces-
sary to be rude to them. Try, instead,
to avoid them.
Don't read books that irritate you
Books are plentiful, therefore put
away the offending volume and choose
another.
If a noise at night worries you, don't
let it continue to do So Get up and
see to the matter and put it right
Don't let yourself get into the habit
of being bored. 1t is not worth while.
When you feel it coming on plunge at
once into some task that will take all
your time and energy 1t is better to
run away from certain things than to
let them irritate you. Such martyr.
dom Is usually unnecessary and bad
for you all round.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26
TO SERVE WITH LUNCH
SUGGESTIONS FOR DISHES EASY
TO COMPOUND.
Will Frequently Be Found Valuable
in Emergencies That All House
wives Experience -Piquant
Suggestions From France.

Hors d'oeuvres are an essential part
Of the French dejeuner, but here they
are not often served at the family
luncheon. They are often convenient,
however, to exc out and give a little
appetizer to a luncheon that might
otherwise be scanty, and few good
ideas for hors d'oeuvres and savories
are valuable for the housewife. Here
are few sample recipes that can be
made and worked into luncheon at
the last moment:
DeviIed Sardines.-Take .sardines,
warm them in their own oil, add a
little lemon juice, season highly with
salt, pepper and English sauce, serve
very hot on small rounds Of toast.
savory Toast.-Chop very finely, or
run through a meat chopper, any
pieces of cold chicken, beef, ham or
tongue. Pound to a paste with the
yolks of two hard boiled eggs, piece
of butter, pepper, salt, little Chut-
ney and Worcestershire. Spread rath-
er thickly on thin strips of toast and
set in the oven to heat.
Cheese canapes.-Cut bread into
pieces one-half an inch thick, then
stamp them into circles with biscuit
cutter. Saute the bread in a little
butter until it is of an amber color on
both sides. Cover the slices with a
thick layer of grated cheese, sprinkle
with salt, pepper and dash of cay
enne. Fifteen minutes before the
time to serve place them in the oven
for a few minutes to soften the
cheese.
Anchovy canapes.-Spread strips OF
fried bread with thin layer of an
chovy paste. Sprinkle over the top
alternate rows of the white and yolks
of hard boiled eggs chopped very fine.
Sardine canapes are made by pound
ing the sardines to a paste, spread
ing it on strips of fried bread and
sprinkling the top with some SORT Of
chopped pickle.
Stuffed Egss.-Cut hard boiled eggs
in halves. Take out the yolks care
fully and mix them with an equal
quantity of softened bread crumbs
season highly with little butter, salt
and pepper. Moisten with any sauce;
add little raw egg. Fill the whites
from which the yolks were taken,
round off the tops smoothly, slice a
small piece off the bottom, so that the
eggs will stand upright, and serve
Any flavoring or seasoning that is
liked may be added to the mixture fol
stuffing eggs-mayonnaise, mustard
mushroom, tomato, or they may be
mixed with French dressing.