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Evening journal., 1893-01-14
LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Necessaries Of Life Will Be
Cheaper in the Spring.
BUT THAT IS MANY WEEKS AHEAD.

Awful Prices That the People Of Will
mington Are Now Paying-Twenty
Cents win Only Purchase a Half Peck
of Potatoes. One Pound :of Besfsteak or
Pint OF OJ sters.
Evening journal., 1893-01-14

Many Of the waters Of Maryland and
Virginia richest in oysters are now frozen
over so that oysters catching is sus-
pended, and should the severity of the
winter continue thousands Of oystermen
must be idle. There will be rush for
the oyster beds when the water opens,
and oysters are likely to be very cheap
throughout Maryland and Virginia before
the oyster catching season closes at the
end of April.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
When Girls Are Engaged.

You have little band around the
third finger of your left hand in which
Is set turquoise. and when it was put
there you remembered that the Hindu
said: He who hath a turquoise hath a
friend" Now, that's what you have in
the man you love best. and whose wife
you are going to become-a friend.
He is your sweetheart, your lover it is
true, but because you his heart seems
best worth having. his love the richest
gilt you can possess, you will not yul-
garize, as many girls do. the tie that
binds you. 1t is true you 20 with him
alone TO hear some wonderful music,
or look at some fine pictures, but ]
hope it is not true that when you are
at a party, or in your own home, YOU
two pair of and make yourselves the
objects for silly chatter and idiotic jest
ing.
He can love you with his whole heart,
but he must not make you an object of
ridicule. He can think you the most
unsefish girl in the world, but he must
not show his own selfishness by expect
ing you to devote your evenings ex
clnsiyely TO him. ignoring those who
are at home. Let him come in and be
one Of them-there's a dear five min
utes when he can speak to you, when
he can kiss you on the lips that he
knows are only the gates to sweet, pure
speech, and when he can whisper the
lovely nothings that mean so much to
you both. Then. too don't let him
feel that he must give up all his friends
for you; don't accept valuable presents
from him. and don't assume an air of
proprietorship with him. Tell him
nothing about your family affairs. for
the secrets Of the household do not even
belong to the man you are going TO
marry. Guard yourself in word and
in deed; hold his love in the best way
possible; tie it firmly to you with the
blue ribbon of hope. and never let il
be eaten away by that little fox who de-
stroys so many loving ties and who i"
called familiarity. Home Jour
nal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05


A traveller who made a tour Of the
orient and who, b. the way. is some
thing Of magician himself. tells the
following wonderful story Of his expe-
rience with some Of the wizards Of the
far east:
One Of these was begun By the
largest man in the group. who threw
great coil Of ribbons far toward the
SKY. As it uncoiled IN midair small
hawk seemed to be liberated from H..
He circled around a few times. seized
the ends Of the ribbons in his beak and
then made Of toward a small white
cloud, which apparently formed before
our eyes.
From this cloud there now slid to
the ground a snake. frog and a smil-
ing native baby. which one Of the wiz
ards wives caught in her arms and
held out for the wondering crowd 10
inspect. Next all Of the magicians
save the larger "a perfect giant in
stature) now left the place. The giant
then sat down upon the ground He
then spread a large eolored umbrella
In such a manner a. 10 wholly conceal
himself from our party. Calling me
to his side. he exacted a promise from
me 10 remove the umbrella after the
expiration Of exactly five minutes by
the watch. ! did as he had directed
and was unspeakably surprised to find
that the giant had disappeared, though
the earth where he had been sitting
was perfectly solid.
@Returning to the hotel, we found
our miracle-working giant sitting Sc
renely on the porch. When handed
him his umbrella he opened it with a
quick jerk, disclosing my watch and
chain hanging in slip-noose from one
OF the ribs. st Louis Repubitc.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
A Women's Club.

1t Is amusing, SAYS the Detroit TIT
6uue, to observe the manner in which
officers are elected in a certain club of
this city which does good work, but
whose members belong to the opposite
sex.
Miss l. is elected treasurer, !"
announced the teller.
"Really, ladies' said Miss =.
rising, 'you must excuse me. / am too
busy. | am already treasurer of the
X. Y. z. association and the ID. G. f.
Z. association and the ID. g. +. club on
foreign missions. Really, l have too
much to do. and besides l might get
the money mixed up
Miss LIS excused and after va
rious attempts Mrs. y is persuaded
to act.
Mrs. Nj is elected secretary"
says the teller.
Il am sorry to Decline" remarked
Mrs. M, rising, but have a sick
child at home. You must excuse me-
ladies'" with winning smile.
Same procedure as in the case of
Miss l..
"Mrs. R is elected financial Sec
retary," continues the treasurer.
Mrs. R. leaves her seat and has q
persuasive expression on her face as
she addresses the meeting.
al feel the honor deeply. ladies'" she
says. Nothing would give me more
pleasure,
Then you will act?n interrupts the
president, with an equally engaging
facial expression.
ii am afraid | can not. Ny hus-
band expressly forbade my accepting
any office this afternoon. He says it
would interfere with my preparing his
dinners and"
Mrs. R is excused after the la
aides have INDUCED in several wit
ticisms, and Mrs. @ is finally per-
suaded.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
Two Womanly Women.

One was perhaps %, the other lii
tie younger. They were pretty, and
were stylishly dressed. A carriage
stood at the Fourteenth street entrance
of Wizards Hotel awaiting their pleas
ure. 1t could not be supposed that
they were in very distressful financial
straits.
They sat at a table in the reception
room of Wizards devising. connecting
and instituting telegraphic message
to send to some friend. The elder one
did the writing, and scratching. and
rewriting, which used up six or seven
Western Union blanks. The younger
one leaned closely over the scrivener
and furnished suggestions at just the
right time to make the scriyener tear
up blanks.
I'VE will be there tomorrow
That was what they wanted to say.
That was what they did say in the very
first writing.
But" said the younger, ''if we say
we are coming home we shall both have
to sign it. "
Carrie and will be there to-mor-
row.
That was the result of much mental
effort spent in composing and much
physical exertion spent in erasing.
Il guess that will do said the
younger, and the two seemed to breathe
with that freedom which tells of great
responsibilities unshouldered.
Hold on" said the elder, at the
door.
'WhatP' asked the other.
Carrie and ! will be there to-mor-
row. One, two, three four, five, six,
seven-only seven Words
"WellPn
why, we have to pay as much for
seven words as we do for ten.n
Here was more difficulty. 1t would
never do to pay for ten words and send
only seven. That would be reckless
and a wicked waste. They proposed
many ways to lengthen it, but each
time they talked off a new message on
their fingers they found they had either
too few or too many words.
'Pshaw,' said the Younger one:
''why didn't think of it before. | have
it,
Have youp Have youPn
Why, OF course. Leave it just as it
is and add, Yours, very truly"
II the young lady had had an inspir-
alton she could not have looked prouder
of it; and for the older one. she simnlv
looked on the sweet face before her as
that OF wonderful being.
Carrie and | will be there to-mor-
row. Yours, very truly" was the mes
sage that went through some opera
tors hands yesterday afternoon
Washington Critic.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
About the Opal.

The absurd superstition held by so
many that the opal brings ill-iuck to
its owner, as if there were compell-
ing power or genius residing in stones,
would not seem to be shared by those
who rate the two opals belonging to
the French crown jewels at SIS 600, or
the famous one sent from Hungary to
the first world exhibition at $40, 600, or
by those who protect the delicate and
friable edges of very brilliant speci-
mems by thin lamina of quartz. The
Hungarian merchant who takes the
pains to export the opal to the east by
means of Greek and Turkish agents,
from whence they return to European
markets as oriental gems. are hardly
inundated by the existence of the SUI
perstition; nor could Humboldt great
ly have regarded it when he brought
to the polite world the first specimens
OF the superb stone known as the Mex
lean first opal, too precious to be
owned. with its red and fame-colored
splendors, by many with less than inn
perial purses. Hdrper'S Bazu.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
THE GIRLS AND A REPORTER.
Pretty Young Women Of Louisville Cum
nlngly Lock Up an Investigating Scribe.

The other evening Louisville re-
| porter called at the residence of two
charming young women for an item Of
news-an item innocent in itself, but
| which the young women were deter
mined to suppress. And suppress it
they did for twenty -four hours at
least. Did they overcome the news
gatherer's sense of duty by fearful
representations? Did they threaten
libel suits, big brothers. fierce fathers,
and all that sort of thing? Did they
simply stand mute aud show the young
man the door?
Nothing of the kind. They chose a
simpler method than that They
quietly locked him in the parlor, bar
red the heavy oaken shutters of their
old Kentucky home, and kept the
meddlesome representative of licen-
tious and unbridled press close pris-
oner until Col. Watterson's esteemed
morning journal had gone to press.
They were merciful enough to leave
their prisoner a blazing fire and a
scuttle of coal. He also dug up jar
of pickles and box of crackers which
the young women had stored away to
dlu tuclu III uiptSllHS tWO CiChSh
novels, which the young man found on
the center table. With the novels, the
| pickles and the crackers the collector
of news whiled away the hours, though
he sighed for bottle of old Kentucky
mountain dew to dislodge the cracker
crum bs in his parched throat.
The Minneapolis Tribune wishes it
could say that the strategy OF those
Kentucky bellies was success, but as
truth chronicler it can not. Their
prisoner obtained the news he was
looking for from other sources, and
fairly reveled in column story of his
imprisonment. The cunning young
women had their trouble for their
pains, and are short one scuttle of coal,
a pound of crackers and half pound
of pickles.
A satisfactory recipe for preventing
an expert reporter from printing the
news he obtains has not been discov-
cred. 1t is almost impossible to bride
him, for he won't run the risk of losing
good position and all hope of OBJ
tanning another for the sake of any
ordinary sum in ready cash. 1t won't
do to kill him, for some other reporter
will write up the killing and enlarge
upon the cause. Kidnapping won't
work, as our Kentucky heroines learned
to their sorrow. The best plan is to
yield up or most resolutely shut up
preferably the former Murder will
out-uet in YOUR story first
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
The Women Who are Wanted.

Men often admire women for their
intellectual culture. their skill in music,
or their taste in matters OF dress; but
they do not love women because they
possess these Distinguishing qualities.
Brainy women so called have great
MANY admirers, but they are not in de-
mand in the matrimonial market; at
lest they are not fought over TO any
great extent.
Businessmen want wives who are
competent to manage the domestic emo
of their business, and not such as have
to be managed. or who want to man.
aye all or nothing. The latter usually
wreck the business of the firm, or keep
the man in such state of worry that
be only gets along tolerably well.
A sensitive. sensible businessman
doesn't want wife who poses as the
head of the domestic concern; who car
ries the purse and the night key. and
practically wears the trousers. There
are some men who like such wives, but
they are exceptions to the rule.
The best husbands in the land want
wives who are intelligent, practical,
and affectionate; who take pride in
their homes, feel an interest in the sue
cess of their husbands, and are ready
to share either fortune or misfortune.
Such a woman is brave, generous, and
independent, and will command the
respect of any honest, courteous man
in the land. 1t will not be asked of
her whether she speaks French or plays
high-class music on the piano.
A man wants wife of whom he rs
proud, either at home or abroad. He
wants her to be neat, tidy, and we'll
hammered. 1t is not really necessary
that she be pretty. but she must be
agreeable, of kindly disposition, loving
and affectionate.
The woman who is fitting herself for
the position of wife should be careful
not to bank very heavily on either her
pretty face or good shape, nor even on
her boarding school accomplishments.
These are good enough to secure
passing admiration, but they are not
just the points sensible man looks
for when he starts out to select wife.
He prefers good, everyday common
sense. gentleness of disposition, and
soulful Affection atsburg CONNER
ciai. Gazette.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
Home Lighting.

Don't put up with a wretched-
~ poor light even if you do use lamps;
and don't keep them within reach of
the children. For the obtaining of the
lirst, get good burners, even if Won
have cheap lamps. For the second
fasten all lamps in brackets as far as
possible above the little ones heads
Chandeliers can be had in beautiful
designs Tor lamps as well as gas, and
at Just as wide range of prices. The
rochester burners are the best giving
clear, soft light. They consume a
great deal of oil, but one good lamn is
better than six poor ones.
All lamp should be filled in the dov-
time and at regular bonr. Thsv
must not be too full; they must be very
carefully wiped off. The globes and
chimneys should be kept clean and
clear. The wicks are best trimmed nv
simply rubbing off the charred sur.
face.
The light is often affected bv tbe
holes i'll the burner becoming clo,r,,od
This can be remedied by boiling tho
burners in a strong solution of wasbino
soda. ''"'no
when the lamp is lighted, it will be
very evident to one sense nj lo,s,
whether it is too full, not wiped ner'
lectly dry or turned down too low as
from any OF these causes an odor that
Is powerful II not sweet, will ascend
'o"aru heaven.-Good H0uSekeeDi,ao.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
Digging for Diamonds.

I have just had few DAYS among
the river diamond diggers near He
bron. on the Wal. writes traveller in
the JeVelsrs' Circular. The work here
is carried on by individual diggers,
each man leasing his claim and work.
ing it himself with the aid of few
native laborers. They are a motley
crowd, these diggers, and representa-
tiyes Of almost every nationality. 1t
is hard and precarious existence.
Diamonds are few and far between,
but when found. nevertheless. they are
generally Of first-class quality and
realize high prices. The diggers are
mostly men Of very small means.
Their tools and washing gear are about
all they have. and they consequently
live very poorly. Meal of rough quail
ity is often the only food that passes
their lips from one months end to an
other. This they usually get on credit
from some storekeeper, who furnishes
them with the bare necessaries of life
on the of chance of their finds. Most
of the diggers. of course. have find
some time or other. though there are
strange instances of ill-luck following
the quest for diamonds year after
year.
/ had a conversation with one old
man who had been at this sort of work
for nineteen years, and | am afraid to
say how long it is since he has had a
turn of luck. He had lived nearly all
this time on meal, and there he was
toiling away at about the hardest
work man can undertake. vet seemed
willing to 90 on to the end. This la
Dor, however. though heavy. has a
wonderful fascination for those who
once take to it. A very fine stone had
been found few DAYS before my ar
rival. 1t was valued between Zoo
and ESQ. Toward the end of last
month two brothers had a marvellous
run of luck. They found stones to the
value OF over $4,000 in a very short
space of time.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
The American Woman.

The American woman does lack the
repose Of her English sister. but in
place of it she is rich in virtues un.
known to the British matron.
She is generous and considerate.
She is not bit afraid to say what
she likes or what she disikes.
She knows wherever she may be, OF
In whatever position she may be
placed, that at one word from her the
American man is by her side ready to
protect her.
She believes this is the greatest
country in the world because its wo-
men are good looking and the men
adore them.
She is not used to waiting on her.
SELF for ever since she can remember
something that wore trousers attended
to all her wants.
She is quick to see and good at re-
membering, and doesn't disdan bit
of advice.
In whatever strange land she has
gone she has been success, and
to-day If an American girl were
asked to be Czarina of Russia she
would not be bit surprised and she
would combine mercy with justice in
her rule.
The American woman is the product
of the finest plant known in the civil
lied world. She is the flower of indie
pendence, and no matter what flag may
wave over her, no matter whether the
skies are blue or gray. she always has
smile for the happy, a CHEEKY word
for whoever may be in sorrow, and for
your boy and mine we will take for q
wife--the American girl.-Bab.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
HISTORY.
Composition by Small Boy on Great
Subject.

When sum bald-headed old college
professor writes a story Of sumthiD
hat he don't kno nothin about only
what he has read in some old gografy
they call it his-story and every BODY
believes it but when sum female wo-
man writes story about sumthin that
she does kno nothin about they don't
call it her story but they call it novel
and every body SAYS It's a blamed lie.
don't believe in histry but | have got
to study it for teacher says that ! have
got to git an education or git lickin.
There is good many kinds of histry
and each one is little worse than the
rest of EN-. There is anshunt histry
and natural histry and histry OF
united states and histories; anshant
histry tells about old maids and Old
men and old folks that are ded and a
good many more that ought to be ded
-histry of united states tells about the
country we live in and the capital at
washington and the war and lot OF
other things: there is another histry
of united states which tells about folks
that have got married and when ones
dies the other one is called grass
wilder because she don't feel sorry but
she feels green.
Natural histry tells about beasts and
birds and creepin things. | have got
to write a composition about histry
and | don't care darn which kind so
| will rite about natural histry of trees.
Trees grow out of the ground. sum
trees blow out in the spring. and the
Z 4 IL 4
trees blow out when the wind blows
like hurricane but when the wind
blows a tree out it stays out, trees are
very useful for boys to climb, if there
wasn't no trees in the world boys
would have to elm telegraf poles
which would be CRATE clamity.
There is good many kinds of trees,
some are called apple trees some are
called chestnut trees some are maple
trees and some axletrees. Appletrees
grow in the orchard and have green
apples on EN- in the summer and the
apples have bellyake in em-chestnut
trees have chestnuts and burrs on EN-
and they grow in the forest. Axletrees
grow in the wagon house and don't
have any nuts on EN- only the nuts
that holds the wheels on. Maple trees
don't have any fruit only stave wood
birds build their nests in trees and lay
eggs in EN- bumbebee builds his
nest under stone and lays an egg
over boys eye they they say that trees
leave in the spring but they don't they
stay all summer trees are very healthy
to lie down under when the sun shines
hot but when the sun don't shine they
amt good for nothing-the curiousest
tree l ever red about is a palm tree
the one that bears palm leaf fans on it.
1t don't grow in the United States
where they don't need fans only for
Sunday afternoons in the summer but
it grows in Africa where it is so hot
that bumblebees have to carry fans to
keep their honey from melting and the
natives are too awful poor to buy a
fan so they pick EN- from trees like APP
pies. | kno lot more about trees but
| won't tell it-BtH in TEXAS SiftingS.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
Wrinkles That Talk.

Wrinkles across the forehead are
found 10 children who are rickety or
idiotic. says the n. Y. Moraing Journal !;
strong sunlight, with the face and eyes
insufliciently covered. will also cause
them. but in all cases they are normal
at 40, or even at an earlier age. YER
Teal wrinkles between the eyes come
prematurely in men and women who
study much or worry themselves. This
can readily be imagined.
The eyebrows contract naturally
when in deep thought; grief or worry
produces the same effects; the action
being frequently repeated produces a
fold in the skin. 1t was and is one of
the standing rules of the Jesuits to
never contract the eyebrows while
studying.
The straight lines extending upward
from the root of the nose are supposed
to tell of long and cruel physical suffer-
ing, or still more painful mental tor
lures. The crows feet, the wrinkles so
detested by ladies of rank and pride,
always come to mark the passing of the
fortieth mile.post, if not before. They
are characterized by burrows, which
diverge from the external angles of the
eye in all directions like the claws of
the bird from which they are named.
Wrinkles of the cheeks and chin are
caused by the diminution of the fatty
substance under the chin. which causes
the chin to fall into folds. The small
wrinkles near the eye have the same
origin, and only appear in old age.
Those across the upper eyelids, which
give the eye an air of fatigue, are the
result of hard living, grief, and worry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-05
Some English Names.

Many who have struggled hopelessly
with the pronunciation of English names
will be glad of this list, which deals
Theoretically with few of the most
difficult cases:
Talbot is pronounced Tolbut.
Thames is pronounced Tens.
Bulwer is pronounced Butler.
Cowper is pronounced Cooper.
Holburn is pronounced Hobun.
Wemyss is pronounced Weems.
Knolloys is pronounced Knowles.
Cockburn is pronounced Coburn.
Brougham is pronounced Broom.
Norwich is pronounced Norridge.
St. Leger is pronounced Sillinger.
Hawarden is pronounced Harden.
Colquhoun is pronounced Cohoon.
Cirencester is pronounced Sissiter.
Grosvenor is pronounced Grovenor.
Salisbury is pronounced Sawlsbury.
Beauchamp is pronounced .Beecham.
Marylebone is pronounced Marrabun.
Abergavenny is pronounced Aber-
genny.
Majoribanks is pronounced March,
banks.
Bolingbroke is pronounced Bulling.
brook.
Cholmondley is pronounced Chum.
ly.