Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-24
How TO Celebrate To-merrsw.

To-day should be devoted to the buy
ing of Christmas presents. E. Van
Alstine, Knapp & Laws and o. F.
Taylor have all laid in stocks that
make a man feel as if be was on u
picnic Just to look at them.
When you get up tomorrow morn
ing bless yourself and kind fate that
you are living in country where the
festival of the Little Saint can be cele.
brated without putting an extra mort
gage upon your home or assigning
| your wages a month ahead to meet the
demands of rapacious dealers. AS a
matter of course, the first thing you
will want is little Christmas cheer.
fake walk toward the lake for exercise
and to prepare yourself for the arduous
work of the day. When you have
walked far enough take the railroad
track and return 10 town. The first
| place you come to is Jim Waddell's. Go
IN and call for something ordinary
and you will get the best there is in
town. Then "santer" up the street to
the corner and you will find we'll
beaten path leading to the Lake View
House. Here you will find the best of
everything seasonable. After leaving
"Lew's" you can use your own judg-
ment about going into the Silver
Palace. Ifyou are particularly strong
healed you can risk it. Otherwise,
not. Jim always sets out the best there
is in the market, and he beguiles time
so successfully with the tales of his
mighty bunting exploits that weak
headed man is pretty apt to find him.
self weak knecd also before he can get
away from him. The next place is the
old standby, the Sazerac, and if
Charley Richardson can't find some
thing to suit you, you had better go
and commit suicide, for man that
cannot be suited there is misanthrope
by nature and growler by choice.
Coming up the street, you will next
reach the Gem. Here you will find
the best of everything calculated to
cheer the heart and elevate the spirits,
and unbounded facilities for pouring
the latter down. But touch it lightly.
There are other houses to visit. The
Barnum is the next place on the street,
and one of the most dangerous of them
all. Tubino mixes things in the French
style and they are so delightfully."-
seductive that, unless you are wary,
you are bound to fall by the wayside
Get out while the inclination Is strong
and the legs willing, and you will soon
find yourself at the Capitol, so named
in anticipation of the time, in the near
future, when Hawthorne will be the
seat of the State Government. Charley
Kimball came here when the desert
was an ocean and Mount Grant q
gopher hole. He is here yet and
intends staying. The reason he is put
last is because if you went in there
| first Two-horse Brown would make
make it so pleasant for you that you
would never be able to get away.
Make your visit brief and steer clear
of Legislative discussion with Charley
and you will get out all right. By
this time you will either have first
class appetite for breakfast or no
appetite at all. Go home and
play the knife and fork as we'll as
you know how and then lie down and
enjoy one of Vans fine cigars.
When you get up it will be time to
hunt something nice for dinner. Sum-
merfeld and Knapp & Laws are well
provided with all sorts of tootbsome
delicacies, and you can make no mis-
take in dealing with either firm. If
you want anything in the meat line,
just call in at Hogan's and the display
will make your mouth water.
Should your wife be in i'll health or
feel disinclined to prepare first-class
Christmas dinner. all you have to do is
to toss up heads or tails to see whether
you take your family TO the Barnum
or to the Lake View. Both are
making big preparations for the NOR
row.
Having brought you thus far, the
BULLETIN will wish you "Merry
Christmas and leave you to your
own devices for the remainder of the
day.
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