Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-03-11
Artificial Eggs.

subjects, and butter and oleomargarine
came under discussion. From oleo'
margarine the transition to eggs and
their uses was easy and presently the
Governor mentioned his doubts as TO
the possibility of manufacturing imita.
ton eggs, although he admitted that he
had heard of them.
"Ob, yes" said Charley "they can
make em. I got broke in that bust.
ness once"
The Governor was in doubt. He
knew more about poker than poultry,
and did not know whether Charley
was trifling with his credullty, or was
in dead earnest. His political polite
ness would not permit dissent, and
he listened in painful anxiety lest the
boys were laughing at him, while MIR.
Kimball related his experience.
save could" continued Charley,
make 'em all right You see l was
in with a partner who knew all about
the chemistry of thing, and l did the
grinding of the bones, and mixed the
oil and gum and other stuff we put in
The eggs could be turned out fast
enough and they were as natural as
life and as good as regular hen.laid
eggs, bat you see they all hatched and
that was what broke u.s."
"Ah r-uneasily yet in pursuit of
information.
"Yes, you see nv partner had all
the Ingredients down to fine point,
and could make the eggs exactly right,
but you know they were made by hand
and had to be put together mighty fast
and, somehow or other, the quick work
affected them so that they Matched
while we were drying the shells. He
explained all about 1t but didn',
understand the thing exactly. Oh, he
was scientist from way back"
"Way back where ."-stlll slightly
in doubt hut fearing to offend.
away back nowhere! He was {
scientific chap that knew all abou
every thing"
"Ah, see; exactly"
but he was no good business man
| You see, he couldn't get around th'
Matching"
"Well, but wouldn't you rather hav'
the chickens than the eggs?'
moo, the durn things wouldn't ca
anything
"What did you feed them?"
1--WE tried everything, but it was nc
go-Partner, he knew what was the
matter but he couldn't help it. They
wouldn't eat-didn't know enough tc
pick chicken feed. 1t was heredity
that was wanting"
Heredity"
"Yes, heredity. You know wha,
that Is.
Up 10 this time Jewett's mental
faculties had been splasbing around in
a pool of uncertainty but now he
thought he felt sold ground. The
word sounded like the name of some
kind OF grain, and greatly relieved he
began:
"Oh yes, J. know, l have some
growing on ny ranch in Nye County.
l will send you some when 60 down
there
mo you haven't either"
Well, its something very contigu-
ous.'
Very what?"
"Very contiguous; very near to the
same thing-CoNTIGUous-in actual
or close contact, touching adjacent,
near"
HIS Excellency had looked II up
the day before, and enjoyed glow of
satisfaction over having made diver.
ton in his own favor.
Its nothing of the kind,-Its what
makes animals or anything do like
their old folks did before them, and
the chickens had no natural instincts
to eat, so they just starved to death
| everyone of them. MS fast rs thew were
Matched out, and that was what broke
u.s."
This last bluff diversified the Cover.
nor's pile, and to change the subject he
called on the bar keeper for sight,
and Charley helped him out by telling
the boys to get contiguous to the bar
Surprise.
A few friends of Miss Florence
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