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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
TRUTH ABOUT The COUNTRY EDITOR
Unlike the Policeman, His Lot Is Gener-
ally = Happy One

The real truth about the countrr ed
itor is this. He has such a good time
that he is fearful for the results if MS
constituency really knew what little
time be devoted to the real work for
which he gets paid so well. He has
a foolish notion that he i not secure.
If you 20 into his office AMI find him
blowing rings Of blue smoke at the
dirty ceiling. while be rests his WE'LL
shod feet on a Uttered desk. he viii
blushingly explain that he vas just
taking a moments rest. Had you
happened 10 there at in the morn
ing. or II noon. or in the afternoon,
or just before supper, you would have
found him-had YOU found him al all
doing something just as hard as sit
ting with his feet on the desk and
blowing rings If blue smoke at the
dirty ceiling. The real work of the
country editor is not done in the office.
1t is when he goes out amoug the adj
yertisers to place few cards. or when
he goes to the courthouse to hustle
for legal" that he earns his rest. In
a well established country office the
subscription list takes care of itself.
II generally nets from $1,000 to 81. 900
every year on the paper Of the class
named. Subscribers drop off for real
or fancied personal slights-rarely on
account of a change in the papers pol
icy. New ones come because they
found some similar objection to the
other paper in the same town. OF
course there are times when the coun-
try editor goes to a big barbecue. a
Fourth of July picnic. or a political
camp-meeting and raises his list by
the addition of 10D or POO names, but
those times are few and far between.
He does have an easy time of it, this
country editor, in spite of all that he
says to the contrary. He may be a
trife cynical, for professional reasons,
but down in his heart he knows that
he has a good thing and he is proud of
it. He knows that nearly every body
in town thinks that he knows more
than any body else in the world; he
knows that he has money in the bank
and not material debt in sight; he
knows that he can 90 when he wishes
and come when he likes, while his pa
per will 90 on for ever; he knows that
he can see through the curling blue
smoke that he blows at the dirty cell
ing picture of next summers trip
where the weather is cool and only
balmy breezes blow and soft suns shine
on him and his, and he can see next
winters trip to Florida or to the Mardi
Gras or to San Antonio or to Old Mex
leo.
All of these things he knows. He
can say what he plcases about wearing
himself out for others, but there are
those who know that he isn't doing
anything of the kind. Yet his paper
is good. 1t is the life and spirit of the
community, the great shaft that keeps
the fywheel of local progress in mo-
ton. All glory to the country editor.
May he work even less than he does
Kansas Citu Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
The Favor He Did Him.

Judge Gordon. now of the Pennsyl-
vania Supreme court, was once APP
preached by young barrister with
whom he lad enjoyed friendly per-
sonal relations, says the Philadelphia
Record. The young man wanted a
favor in the license court. over which
Judge Gordon then presided. Judge"
began the young lawyer, Il have been
good friend of yours" Yes" an
swered the judge, with look of sur
prise in his eyes. Il went into the
convention for YOU" the young man
continued. Yes. | know that. again
answered the judge, land | shall be
happy to Go anything | can for you"
Il would like "a favor; I have friend
for whom | would like to get IA
license" "Stop!" exclaimed Judge
Gordon sternly. Il will do you a
favor by not sending you to Jail.
Good day The Young lawyer has
not yet recovered from the shock.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
A Ceylonese Prince.

He wore black trousers and coat, a
white waistcoat and heavy round
black cap. On his coat at the sleeves
as we'll as down the front, and on his
waistcoat. were numerous buttons
each one of gold, with a cleaning
diamond for center. Round his
waist was heavy gold girdle of mass
i've links, with two loops in front
which went to form watch chain
long enough and strong enough for
his highness to hang himself with.
The third aud fourth fingers of each
hand were loaded with rings set with
brilliants and precious stones.
In his waistcoat pocket the top of a
cigarette case was showing and when
he pulled it out at the end of the game
there was big cluster of briliants in
the center of the concaye side.
His walking-stick had a gold cross
head, and on the other side his initials
were set with diamonds and rubies.-
Ceyton Correspondent in San Francisco
Chronicle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Gigantic Bridge Scheme.

Various startling projects have been
mooted for enabling travellers to cross
the English channel without underoo-
ing the troubles of the short sea pass
age. An extraordinary project is the
channel bridge scheme, which is of
French devising. The proposed BRIDGE
would be something like thirtv-fonr
miles long. and a moderate estimate
gives its probable cost as t34.4JlOJD
From l,O)0.O0O to 2.O0),OJJ tons of
metal would be required for its con.
struction, which would need about fen
years to complete. As proposed. the
platform of the bridge would be 150
feet above high water level. supportcd
on piles distant from each other $40 or
90 yards. 1t would contain room for
four railway lines, with a road for Car.
riages. besides footpaihs. while places
Tor refuge, watch houses and ALARM
nells' with a powerful light, would he
placed at each pile. A harbor in the
middIe OF The channel is included in
some accounts Of the scheme.-Tyi
BITS
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
First Ride on a TOboggan.

A queer-looking contrivance, with b
snub nose, and almost as flat as you
are, is placed in position, says writer
in outing. 1t is a toboggan, and it
hath a devil. In obedience to direc-
tons you squat down on its long. fiat
cushion and tuck in your feet. Others
get on behind; voice exclaims, Hold
on tight" and you are dead man!
You give one mighty, convulsive gasp
and contraction of the muscles, like
man shocked by electricity; some evil
minded brute hit you over the head
with club and made you see myriads
of stars, and you fell off the fool tobog-
gan and are whizzing down from that
dizzy height Half way YOU struck
stake which pierced your chest and
drove its point up into the roof of your
mouth; somebody tried to save YOU
and tore away half of your whiskers,
an entire ear and your silk tile-and
you're falling still, falling to shatter-
ing doom. That's all right. The i'm
aginary stake is only your heart try
ing to get out of your mouth; you
have lost your tile and one ear muff
temporarily, and the zephyrs sough a
bit freely through your hirsute ap-
pendages, but those Canuck savages
don't want to kill you and are only
laughing cheerfully. You have fallen
10000 feet now. and the final crash
must be close at hand. Whizz-izz-
whiz! You gradually become con-
scious of an amazing, birdlike, forward
flight; the sparks pale from your
frightened eyes; your halted blood
surges wildly through your veins; and
you feel sensation of glorious exulta-
ton. You have escaped! Your hat is
recovered for you, with your lost ear
muff; you manage to close your mouth
again; somebody asks you what you
think of it, and you answer vaguely:
"Fusf-fluff-fine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Queen Mary's Lapdog.

Queen Mary of Scots had a favorite
lapdog, which is said to have been
present at the execution of its poor
mistress in Fotheringay castle. After
the royal lady had been beheaded the
faithful creature refused to leave her
dead body and had to be carried out of
the hall by force. At that period lap
dogs were the pets of men as we'll as
OF women. DR.. Boleyn, relation of
the unhappy Queen Anne Boleyu,
owned one which" as it is written,
'he dotted on" Anne once asked him
to grant her one wish and in return he
should have whatever he might desire.
Knowing his affection for the dog, she
begged it of him and of course the
doctor had nothing to do but to give it
to her. And now. madam" he said.
you promised to grant my request"
Il will, " quoth the queen. Then,
pray YOU give me my dog again"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
SOUTH SEA ISLAND COG 0ANUTS,
How the Trees Are Climbed by Natives
Manufacture OF "Copra."

The native proverb SAYS: "a cocoa
nut tree is brides dowry;' and really
the many uses to which the palm and
its productions are put are wonderful,
says Frank LeSiie's Monthly. They
provide a family with food, shelter,
fuel. house utensils. and, if need be,
clothes. 1t takes a long time for the
coacoanut to attain its full growth
seven years-but when this time has
passed it is a mine of wealth, and
happy he who can call plantation of
hundred acres his own. The nuts
when ripe fall to the ground, and
when necessary are plucked by men
who climb up. 1t sometimes makes
up the trees like monkeys.
Two ways are practiced for mount
ing the trunk. In the case of small
tree, or at an odd moment, the man
walks up the trunk, keeping his feet
flat against it and throwing his weight
back from it as much as possible, re-
tanning his position at the same time
by the tension of his arms. The other
and safer plan is to pass loop of cord
around the feet, which are thus kept
close together, and grasp the trunk of
the tree, the arms in the meantime as
sisting the climber, who moves upward
in series of jumps.
The busy season on coaconut
plantation is when the nuts ripen,
which they seem TO do all at once, and
every hand is engaged in gathering
ami conveying them with carts to the
drying ground, which is always in
close proximity t the bungalow, so as
to be as much as possible under the
eye of the manager Here they are
split in half gitudinally, with an ak
"a feat which is dexterously per-
formed with one blow by the man ap-
pointed for that duty-and then spread
out to dry. The intense heat rapidly
shrivels the kernel which curls up
into ball the size of your fist and
detacbes itself from the she'll.
This is now what i called "copra, n
and is shipped to the nearest point of
landing in sacks, where it is either
transported in bulk to Europe, or more
generally made into oil, the refuse. oil
cake or "poonak," being sold locally
for feed for cattle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Teach Girls How to Use Money.

Would it not be wise If some exer-
cises in the mysteries Of money were
added to the curriculum of every girls
studies' A boy finds it all out by
actual contact with the public as soon
as he is out and part Of it; but girl
may become a mature woman, shrink
ing then through the habit Of long pro-
lection, and be thrown on the mercies
of the world with her money to fall
the prey to the first cheat and cozen.
She is taught at school the spectra Of
the stars, and the map Of Mars; what
pity that she should not be instructed
In the workings of life on the planet
where she lives. That knowledge OF
the nature and meaning and care of
money should be made a part OF a
girls education is growing more and
more evident in this age of enlarge
ment and prosperity, which puts mo-
ney into the hands Of SO many women.
And in the coming century, the wo-
mans century, as it is already called,
in which so many women will be
workers and earners OF money. it is
all the more important, in order that
they may be neither handicapped nor
too far outstripped. that they should
be well instructed as to business move
ments and investments, that they may
be directed in the right way before
they set out TO earn.-Hdrper'S Bazar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
sons GOOD PHILOSOPHY.

II ! was lookin' for a sucker I'd
hunt for the feiIer whot's allus bragg
gin that he's nobodY's fool.
II has ailus seemed 70 me TO be
mighty thin consolation fur a poor
nan to declare tat riches don't make
happiness.
Somehow or other we don't appear
10 extract as much comfort out of this
life as we really orier Perhaps it's
because my nay bur hain't the man he
should be.
The feller Who mortgages his farm
to buy pianer fur his house has got
to try awful hard to ind any music in
tie strings.
| believe in loyin' my nay bur as N.Y.
self until he begins 10 kill of my hens
1ben Fm goin' TO buy lace curtains
and upholstered cheers to make him
feel as bad as he possibly can.
like TO have man plumb up and
down with me even to calm me a
liar. An onsartiD man is like a pimple
on yer arm: sou'Ye got to keep wait
ing to see what it will develop.
The TELLER who figgered that a
clothes-line would last six weeks
longer if taken in every night was all
right as fur as he went. but he might
have also fggered that it would take
jist twelve weeks off u any mans life
to do it. Things Is purity nigh right
without any fggerin' at all.
! once kuowed a bank president who
didn't chaw. smoke. play keerds, at
tend boss races. drink beer or use cuss
words. but he cleaned out the institu-
ton and went to Canada Jest the same.
I'm alters little bit skeery of angels
who walk around on airth.
Even il we never say a word to him
about it, it is only human natur' 10
feel sort o. tickled to know that our
naybur's fence is two foot over on our
line and that we can raise a row any
time we want to.
| never yit went to a man and asked
him to gimme his advice without | had
my mind made up to believe him a
fool if he didn't think as | did about
it. II lie was lawyer. however. and
charged me $40. why that altered the
case.
I've heard n heap o. men talk about
luck in my time. and so fur as | have
bin able TO keep track of individuals.
those who was hoein' corn at dollar
a day instead of taikin' on the grocery
steps have got ahead the fastest
Now and then you meet man who
has soured on the world and can't see
no good in nuthin' nor nobody. In
sich cases jest size him up and you'll
find a chap so ALFRED mean that
yaller dog wouldn't foller him.
'spose it's all right and jest as it
should be. but never see a dog hump
in rabbit along at gait of twenty
miles an hour without woDderin' why
some things is all one-sided. What's
the rabbit goin' to hump to get
even?
| have allus admired the hoss-hy in
one pertickler. He don't hang around
on his relations and wait fur sunthin'
soft and tender and juicy to turn up
to give him job. but tackles the fust
thing that comes along and is allus
ahead of the game. quad.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

Where crude petrolem can be
readily obtained, dimes worth pro
perry applied may be worth dollars
TO wooden tools and lumber wagons
by preventing cracking and decay.
Many farmers are so absorbed in
thelr daily routine of work that they
thihk they cannot afford to spend D
minute for recreation nor for educa'
Iion IN the very lines of work ID
which they are engaged. Long days
ana muscle are much smaller factors
III successful farming than intelligent
Thought and discretion if properly
applied to the business.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Enriched BY IA Landslide.

A landslide on the farm of Andrew
Toothman. near Parkersburg, w. Va.
has made him "A rich man. The other
morning he found that large sec.
ton of hillside near his house had
descended into the bed of the creek
during the night, and that ripping
down among the rocks was a stream Of
oil. The news quickly spread among
the oil drillers and well owners, and
very large offers have been made for
the farm.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Woman Suffrage.

1t appears that of the 10,0l6 women
who were registered at the last cleo
ton all but 800 voted. This is rather
a remarkable percentage. 1t looks az
If the women who took the trouble to
register were very much in earnest, but
il fails to account for the motives OF
the still larger number of women who
did not take the trouble to qualify
Boston Herdid
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Before They Quarreled.

why, darling, what can be the
matter with these onionsp" he eiacu-
lated as he pushed back his plate
ne young wife burst into tears
There, told the grocer thew small,
awful! And soaked them in that MA
cologne you bought me since yesterdav
morning. toon'-Ameriean Grocer
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
Cocoa Butter.

The manufacture of butter from tn,
milk of cocoanuts is being carried on
extensively in Germany. The product
As said to be pleasant to the taste and
smell, of clear. whitish color, singu
larry free from acids, easily digestible,
and much better and healthier than
oleomargarine or poor butter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

There are "a royal families in Europe.
which have about AGO male members.
of these II families no less than
eighteen are German.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

Fifty cents is the price of r. Halls Pull
monary Balsam will cure coughs, colds,
and influenza. Price so cents
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-13
HOMEMADE HAYRACR.

Made usually of heavy timber, and
bolted or nailed together, hayracks are
clumsy and hard to handle, and when
not in use are left standing by the
eide of some fence or building. Mine,
writes George G. Green, of Eagles
field, Ind, has no bolts or nails; is
easily taken off or put on; when not
in use can be piled together in bars,
where it takes no more room than so
much lumber, as each piece is separate.
Put two two by six pieces fifteen feet
long edgewise between standards.
For crosspieces take same size mater
ial, cut to extend even with hubs OF
wagon; lny them fiat with strong
wooden pins through them to fit in
side the long pieces Into the hind
crosspiece mortise pieces high enough
TO clear wheels; cut tenon on top of
these and mortise board to slip over
tcnon and run over wheel A board
should be put on each side lengthwise,
fastened with pins into crosspieces, SO
they can be taken off; the hay will
hold them down. My wagon has .ow
wheels, have the rack raised in front
by putting piece on bolster between
the standards, SO boards running
lengthwise will be level back to cross
piece near hind wheels. Put boards
On holsters and let hay go down be-
tween the rack. There is an advantage
in turning when the rack is raised in
front, as the wheels will nearly pass
under the rack.-New York Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-13
A Costly Dollar.

One of the recent coins of the United
States mintage changed hands the other
day at 1900 to /. 1t was dollar of
the coinage of 1904. 1t was purchased
by a coin dealer of Boston for New
York collection. There are very few
of these coins known to be in existence.
Some dealers say there are but four,
but the Boston man says that he knows
of twelve. Some time ago the British
Museum paid $500 for one, and there
is one in the Philadelphia mint on ex-
hibition. The history of these coins is
shrouded in mystery. According to
mint records 1850 silver dollars were
coined in 1904. This is the last authentic
record of the mintage and it is not
known whether they were held in the
treasury and subsequently struck over
into later date, or whether they were
sent to Africa to pay off sailors, as one
story runs. In 1904 the States were
engaged in a war with Tripoli, and,
according to this tale, the dollars coined
that year were sent out to pay off the
sesmen. As the coins were new and
bright, the natives ashore took great
fancy to them when Jack" would ring
them down in payment for some GIN
crack for his Nancy at home The
chiefs of the tribes, as soon as they
heard about these cleaning white dol
lars, coveted them for ornaments and
tokens, and took measures to get pos
session of all they could. 1t appears,
from the scarcity of the dollars in this
country, that they were unusually sue
cessfnl, and must have either robbed
or tricked away the pay of every man
in the American fleet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-13
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

EDWARD DuBRow, boy, was killed by an
explosion of gas in the Nesquehoning mine,
near Mauch Chunk, Pa
John Dempsey. of Baltimore, Nd, while
attempting to board moving train at Tul-
lytown, Pa, fell under the wheels and was
killed
Daniel Kelly and Edward Collins, track
tahorers, were struck and killed by a train
on the West Chester Railroad, near Clifton
Heights, Pa.
Two Italians laborers, Bose and Savilie,
were killed by fall OF roof coal, at the Sib-
ley Mine, at Old Forge, LacSawanna county,
Pennsylvania
A tenement house in Burlington, Iowa, was
burned and six male dodgers persisted in the
flames. II Is supposed that the fire was OF
ineendiary origin.
CHAs. FrARKE, q weil-known citizen OF
Reading, Pa, slipped on banana peel, sus-
tanning injuries which caused his death He
as 81 years Of age.
AsoUT 400 pounds of dynamite in the High
Explosive Company's magazine at Willow
Groye. Pa, exploded, killing Thomas Irwin,
of BOLIVIA, y. T.
TIE large sheds OF the Northwestern Fuel
Company, at Milwaukee, collapsed, burying
seven workmen, all of whom were severely
INJURED, but none fatally.
TORNADO passed through South Caro-
lima, doing muoh damage. especially at OK
lord, WIliston and Springfield Several
persons were injured. and al Oxford q coli
ored man named Cousins was killed.
THREE men we're blown TO pieees by dyna-
mite near Eel River Staten, Ind. They
were working in blacksmith shop, when q
piece of red-hot iron was thrown into a box
Containing 30 sticks Of dynamite. The ex-
plosion destroyed the building and shook ali
the houses in the place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-13
FLOWING WET SOIL.

In the s, ring some farmers are al
ways in great hurry to start the
plo o., because tiey are anxious to get
through seeding. If the soil be wet
and sticky, they are, in the end, the
losers, for soil that is worked when
wet, if of heavy, clayey nature, will
certainly dry out hard and compact.
To make hard ball of clay, one
dampens it and presses it firmly to-
gether. Flowing clay soil when wet
performs the same operation ON a
large scale. If such land be plowed
very early, and is frozen two or more
inches deep, the damage done is con-
siderably modified, as the action of
frost tears apart all the compact por-
tions under its influence. Frequently,
on gravelly soil, or that thoroughly
underdrained, the pillow may be prop
erly started a week or ten days earlier
than on clay land Immediately adjoin-
ing. Portions of fields are often in
proper condition for blowing when the
remainder is thoroughly water soaked.
Advantage may be taken of this condi-
tion, and, if fields are low, the lands
may be marked out by blowing one
round the water draining into the
burrows will allow one to pillow the rest
q week sooner than if not SO manipu-
lated.-American Agriculturist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-13
FROG SPAWN IN WELLS.

The only way to keep frog spawn out
of well is to keep it closed SO that
he frogs cannot get into it. 1t is most
probable that these eggs are those of
toads and not frogs, as these two kinds
of amphibious animals resemble each
other in the manner of laying eggs,
with this difference only, viz, that
toads' eggs are laid in strings having a
louble row of ova, adherent to the
gelatinous envelopes, while frogs eggs
are laid in masses of irregular shape.
Toads are more apt to get into wells
thar frogs, and extreme care must be
taken to prevent it. The well should
zee cleaned out to the bottom if the
eggs cannot be dipped out as they float
on the surface, and the top of the well
should be closely sealed by patchwork
and fagstone laid in mortar on the
bricks 1t is popular error that wells
are not wholesome unless they are open
to tl- air and ventilated. On the con-
trary, they are far safer if thoroughly
closed and if every opening by which
am kind of animal can get into them
Is perfectly sealed. If the well is an
open one it may be protected by a
tight curb three feet high. American
Dairyman.