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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
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business which caused them to remain
away from the arbor, but those inter
ested in their souls salvation usually
returned TO The arbor in time to fall
into line when the parson extended the
invitation for penitents to come to the
anxious bench.
Services are held almost continually
ing, and when the pine knot lights ON
the platforms covered with dirt around
the arbor begin to flick and flare and
cease to cast their shadows the older
people retire to their beds within the
tents. while the younger set are given
an opportunity to make love and say
sweet nothings while they chew sweet
gum gathered from the trees near the
springs.
To those reared amid the refining in
fluences Of cultivated society such de
corum may seem strange, but when
the environments and isolating circum-
stances surrounding these people are
taken into consideration it is altogether
tACuSdble. ANo tltSS VI people oll tdIli
have a higher regard for truth, virtue
and the Christian religion, and they
are happy in the ignorance of the gay
and frivolous ways of the upper crust
of the world. They know little and
care less about the outside world They
are true-hearted and stand by each
other. They are truly the children of
nature and love the bright sunshine
and mountain wildness. Liberty and
freedom go hand in hand with them,
and this is second only to the love they
feel for their God.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
A Vegetable Pistol.

But the most remarkable instance of
this method of scattering the seeds
shooting them from the pod, is af-
forded by Hura crepitans, handsome
tree, native of the forests of South
America. The curious fruit of this
tree is a somewhat flattened. deeply
furrowed or fluted body, made up of
n circle of many cells, each containing
one seed. When the seeds are ripe the
cells open, and expel them with a loud
report, like the crack of pistol. Hence
the fruit is sometimes called the
monkeys dinner-bell"
Stories have been told of Hura
fruits being placed in desks and subse-
quently opening and discharging their
seeds with such violence as to break
ink-wells, and even to crack the wood
of the desk-St. Nicholas.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
THE CALL.

"Come, said voice to a poet as he sought an
elusive rhyme
One night when the world was sleeping, in the
heart of the sweet May time.
ooh, how can l Gomez" he answered. "Let me
alone, pray,
Fer the verse which I now weaving the
hearts of men will sway"
"Come, =" said the voice to statesman as he
stood in the senate hall,
And men moved ON at his bidding like troops
at bugle call.
How can l come?' he answered my sun at
its zenith stands
Before it sets forever my name shall be known
in the lands"
''Come" said the voice to n mother with her
children at her knee,
Dreaming how safe and happy their life by
her side should be.
"Oh, cannot come, y she answered. 81 pray
you, let me stay,
For how can leave my darlings to wander far
away?'
No other word was spoken, but tho poet left
his pen,
The statesmans name was heard no more
upon the lips of men,
And the children found no mother, though
they called with sobbng breath,
For the voice which spoke all must obey-it
was the voice of Death.
-Ninette M. Lowater in New York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

has been divested of much of its reig
ious character; indeed, has become more
of civic contract. 1t was once protect
cd by the church, it is now protected by
law, and pretty loose law in some States
of this Union. In about such proportion
as the church has relinquished protection
of marriages, have divorces multiplied;
and in about such proportion as lawyers
have made divorce laws, divorces have
been rendered easily obtainable. Putting
two and two together, it would seem that
as respect for marriage VOWS has de-
creased, divorces have increased. Re
spect for marriage vows is the only guar
antee of the home. Perpetuity of the
home is the only safety of society. The
rapid increase of divorces should there
fore be matter of deep concern, should
be Il matter for prompt and wise action
regarding marriage in the first instance,
and divorces III the second. Unless this
great question is tackled at both ends, it
never can be satisfactorily solved This
is the sum and substance of the matter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
THEY OCCASIONALLY WORKED A PITCH.

Near Gainesville there is colored
camp ground. The meeting here usual
ly lasts from one to three weeks, ac-
cording to the outpouring of the spirit
and the tenacity of the provision crop
The preaching, shouting, singing and
"trancing" of these people are some
what novel, They occasionally get
worked up to very high pitch and be-
come frantic when the grace of the
Lord touches them, and sometimes one
of them will go off in a trance and re-
main motionless for hours. After "re-
viving" they will tell wonderful stories
of their visit to the heavenly land. Some
of these stories are entirely unreason-
able, but while they are being narrated
the good members will stand by and
groan "Amenw
1t was noticed, however. thar, no mat
ter how badly one of the sisters wan5ed
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

of camp meeting it is necessary to at
tend one held in the mountains OF
North Georgia or South Carolina. Those
nearer the cities have too many fr1lls
to be really enjoyed. The tent holders
are always hospitable and kind, and
no one need go with a feeling OF gone
ness in the gastric regions. And such
eatingl Fried yellow-leg chicken, big
fat chicken pie, baked turkey and
everything good. To hungry soul the
invitation, Turn up yer plate and help
yerself," is generally accepted without
further ceremony. The good people
want you to eat, and eat plenty. This
is always part of the program that
Is seldom neglected.
Frequently some bold and daredevil
mountaineer. without the love of the
Lord or the fear of revenue officers i'll
his heart, will open up blind tiger
short distance from the ground,
where mountain dew of Illicit make is
sold to his neighbors, or to any one
else with the necessary price. Occa-
sionally these blind tigers get their
neighbors into trouble, but not often,
as the mountain people have way pc
culiarly their own of standing by eacn
other in all matters relating to the
liquor question. Many of them regard
a little spirits as necessary, even at
camp meeting.
At camp meeting in Lumpkin Coun-
ty few years ago the writer heard n
former dispenser of corn juice give his
experience. He said:
81 came through just seven years
ago. If I'm spared to see September
comm, just erbout sundown at Bald
Knob. Preachers could preach in them
DAYS. | had laid by my crap, an had
nothln' special to do, an, thinks |, I'll
90 to camp meeting m sell er few pints
or Ticker. But | soon seed | was lost
acconlm' ter Scrpter, an somehow or
somehow else felt powerful pestered.
| lust hauled down my colorS an give
right up. an | hain't sold 40 licker
sense. | done fergiye everybody, even
old Brother Latham, who owes fer two
quarts er Ticker bought at camp meetin'
eight years ago.
At this point Brother Latham
thought it time for change in pro
gram. and asked that ali unite in
prayer. while large rumher OF the
Young people made for tie spring.
Young folks can get mighty thirsty
at camp meeting. Frequent trips are
made to the spring by the bellies and
beaux. AMI It is also noticeable fact
that some of the couples had pressing
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
A FORTUNE FOR SOME ONE.
The Treasure of the Incas Still Buried
in the Mountains


Adventures who seek gold should
turn TO Peru. To begin with, the re-
mainder of the lncas ransom Is buried
somewhere in the mountains between
CaNamarca and Cuzco. We may conf
IDENTIFY assume, says an English paper.
that 1t has not been discovered. for ii
put into circulation mt home the money
market would have been conyulsed.
whereas the finders would have no
reason for keeping the secret had they
gotten safely away to Europe. AS for
the evidence of deposit, there is Pizar-
ro's official report that his comrades
would not wait -untll the celebrated
room was full. They We're too impa-
tient to murder their captive, though
they knew that the bullion levied uI,-
on TIE temple at Cuzco was on its way,
trans orted by 100000 llamas, each
carry iGg 100 pounds of purest gold.
The IRE is not incredible seeing how
uas. remained when the con1uista'
s. 5 sacked Cuzco.
News of the murder reached that
'cious caravan in the mountains;
1hwith the priests buried their gold
and returned. Every one concerned
with the expedition, who could be
Identified, was tortured to death, but
none would speak. Such is the con
temporary account. Sir Clements
Markham, president of the Royal
Geographical Society obtained some
information during his memorable ex-
pedition to Peru. He states, as If 1t
We're well known in the neighborhood,
that the caravan left the highway ut Il
spot now called Azanjaro,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

"HE sacred bonds of matrimony'
are being broken by the courts of
i this and other countries Mt an
alarming rate. In this country, according
to recent statistics, 20 per cent. of mar
riages now terminate in divorces, and 30
per cent. of divorces are granted ON
grounds that cannot be regarded as pre-
servative of the home and society. From
all of which it would appear that large
percentage of divorces are obtained sim
plv because of the ease with which they
are obtained In this phase of the mat
ter lies the source of alarm. For many
years the National Divorce League has
been trying to obtain uniform divorce
laws in all the States. While uniformity
of law would do much to lessen the num-
Der of divorces, it would seem that there
should be Marriage Reform League
seeking to rehabiliate in the public mind
the idea regarding matrimonial compaets,
once predominating. Such league co.
operating with the former might accom-
plish much to benefit society. Mari" &c
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
Mexican BurialS.

The MeXicans have a queer way of
burying the dead. The corpse is tightly
wrapped in century plant mating, and
placed in a coffin hired for about a shil-
ling. One or two natives, as the case
may be, place the coffin on their heads
and go at a trot to the grave, where the
body is inferred, and the coffin is then
returned The wealthy class use the
tram cars as hearses, and the friends
follow beside the ear ON foot.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

these arks are merely houseboats, with
neither sails, oars nor other means of
locomotion. Sometimes they are drag.
ged up on the bank, when it is decided
to make Il protracted stay. The arks
vary in size but they are all the same.
In one end is small room containing a
cooking stove and kitchen utensils.
Here the food for the inhabitants of the
craft is prepared. Adjoining is larger
room used alternately as dining room
and meeting place, where public and
private worship is conducted.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
why There Are So Many Smiths

At the time of the adoption of sur
names every artisan whose work re-
quired the striking of blows on metal
was known as n smiter or smith, and
tha munity therefore had its black
iI arrowsmith and several others
same character. The number of
his of the present day may, there
re. be readily accounted for, when we
member that each of the different
ads of smiths was as much entitled
to the use of his trade name for cog
blacksmith, and John, the coppersmith,
were both known as John, the smith,
an appellation which naturally resolved
itself into the family name of John
Smith.-LadieS' Home Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

DERHAPs there is no annual
r event looked forward to with
u greater pleasure than camp meet
ing time in the South, in which part
of the country they are conducted on
entirely original and unique plans, says
a writer in the Globe-Democrat.
Those who have never attended one
of these open-air meetings can form
no idea of how they are carried on. and
the many curious and peculiar things
to be seen and heard. Camp meetings
have been handed down from genera
tion to generation, and may properly be
called Methodist invention. Camp
meetings are sometimes regarded as
sensational, but there can be no doubt
that they do a world of good in redeem
ing and saving those hardened in sin.
Whatever the merits of "city preach
ing" there is distinctiyeness about
camp meeting services arising from the
very nature of the case. They are n
direct appeal to the popular heart, and
derive no small measure of their inspi-
IA ation and effectiveness not alone from
the comparative informalities of the
service, hut from the hospitality which
creates community of good feeling
amid parties present; the sense of wor-
Shipping in ''the groves, which are Gods
first temples operating in the mean
time an abiding element of interest and
devotion. Rightly considered, the camp
meeting is the school of a host of vir-
tues, and it is not too much to say that
its history though an old, old story, has
never been adequately told
10 get SnlarplV down tn the en- invmnnt
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
Castor Oil a Hair Tonic.

The fashiona BILE coiifure for young
women and girls is waved at the sides,
where it drooDs a little. Small combs
hold these waves in place. The coil at
the back is placed rather high. Castor
oil, pure and simple, is said to be an
excellent tonic for the hair, used once
month.
1t is applied with a small, fine sponge
which is dipped in the oil and rubbed
on the scalp, the hair being parted with
the fingers.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

When Nero made his artistic tour as
musician and actor through the cities
of Greece, more than 400 crowns were
bestowed upon him, and when he re-
turned to Rome he decreed himself
triumph and entered the city with these
crowns borne in solemn procession.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
Fishing Smacks.

The number of smacks employed in
deep sea fishing in the North sea is over
5000. They fish in fleets of 100 YES
sells. Over 20. 600 men are employed in
this fishery alone and they remain mt
sea never less than two months at
time.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
THE "sANCTIFlED CHURCH."
Peculiar Religious Sect with Head
quarters Near Montrosc, N. G.

One of the most peculiar religious
sects In America is the "Sanctitled
Church." or "Sanctlhed Band which
is located on the Chowan river, near
Montrose, n. G. The unsanctlfied do
not approve of their ways and recently
an attack was made on what Is known
as the Albemarle section, which result
ed In the killing of one woman, and the
woundlng of three or four men. These
people live in boats, which they call
arks. Constructed of rough lumber,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

"Inkwell nearly lost his job on the
paper yesterday.
"How was that?"
"He handed in an account of the
athletic sports and said one of the win
ners Of the foot races was messenger
boy. Washington Times
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
Threatened with Blindness.

Mr.. Leonard Courtney, who Yat g
prominent candidate for the Spo'.er-
ship of the House of Commons 1870
years ago, is threatened with L
blindness
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

A few of the election orators have
returned to work, but a good many are
out who should be arrested for va
graney.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30

When a preacher can attract no at
tention with his religion he still has
the chance left Of being tried for here
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
NEWS DEPOT.

Stationery, Periodicals, Daily Papers and
u Full Line of the Latest Novelties.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
Domestic and Tropical Fruits,
Candies and Nuts.

Especial Notice is Called to the Large
Stock of
Dolls, Wagons, RarmOnicas, Toys and Banks
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-30
VIM. H. THOMAS, Prop'r,
The Proprietor OF this Newly Fitted and Com
modious Hall is now prepared to furnish

With Hall which cannot be equalled in South
western Nevada. For terms, Theatrical Mana
gers will address the Proprietor.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08
4 .TURDAY, -. july 4, 1896.
A Metaphysical Anatomist.

Professor Angelo Masso promises TO
become almost as celebrated us that
other Italian, Professor C9sare LON
broso. Professor Mosso has written a
book called Fear" i'll which he at
tempts to anatomize as well as analyze
fear. The idea Of the book came to him
in an odd way. He had to make an adj
dress to u large audience. He had never
before spoken to such an audience.
When he rose to his feet and began his
address, his knees knocked together. his
voice trembled and he could scarcely
stand. 1t was sheer fright, "a regular
blue funk. " as the English would call it.
The incident set him to thinking
What was the cause of his fright? He
knew Of course there was really no
reason to be afraid Of anything. Yet
there he was scared half to death. Many
another poor soul has asked the same
question when he rose to address an au-
dience the first time, or even the twen-
tieth time.
Mosso began to study the physical
signs manifested by animals that were
frightened. He finds man is not the
only animal that blushes The rabbit
shares that distinction with us humans.
The rabbit is peculiarly sensitive to out
side impressions. The color of its nose
and ears changes with its varying emo
tions. The heart pumps the blood all
over the body. If the mind is disturbed.
in rabbit or man. the nerves leading
from the brain will b. deranged in their
action and furnish the nerve stimulus
irregularity. sometimes too powerfully,
again not powerfully enough. That up
sets the regularity Of the great central
pumping machine. so that the blood
cannot be distributed evenly. The face
turns pale or red to correspond.
Mosso believes that fear is disease
to be cured by proper treatment, He
might have mentioned also that fear
and anxiety cause many other diseases
He has no words hard enough for those
fools and knaves who brighten children.
Their Imagination is far more vivid
than that of grown people. When.
therefore, an attempt is made to fright
en- them, it strikes in on them, 30 To
speak. tenfold more forcibly than II
would on an adult. Frights and terrors
in childhood affect the health and mind
seriously.
Fear is attended by trembling. Mosso
says, 1T is in delirium tremens that
fear and trembling together form the
most awful torture. the most horrible
punishment CT human nature.
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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08

A great American statesman asks u
question which he thinks is q poser. but
the answer to it is very easy. He asks
how the 40 per cent Of people in this
country that feed the other 60 per cent
and then furnish more than so per cent of
all the exports from the country can fail
to be making money. The answer to the
statesman's poser is that the AZ per cent
of the people that raise the products are
not the ones who get the money for
those products. II they did. they would
be prosperous, But the fact is the big
combined wholesale dealers that buy
the farmers products are the men who
are getting the money. This bowlder Of
cold fact is respectfully hurled at the
head CT the G. A. S., in hope that it
may make u hole in it and let in SOM"
light
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08

Sir Evelyn Wood, V. c., tells this
story: An entertainment was given
III his honor at his Norfolk home on
his return from Egypt, Among the
crowd assembled on the occasion
was the wife of an agricultural Ia
borer. She was very eager to know
Sir Evelyn Wood, and IA bystander
pointed him out to her.
What, she exclaimed in amaze
ment, that little man, General
Wood! Why, my ovid man could
clout (thrash) him easily"
Never, said Sir Evelyn as he
concluded his story, had l felt
more Inundated in my life. West
minister Gazette.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08

The crazy man who on a recent Sun
day marched up TO the altar of a church
in Oakland, Cal, and f1orrished n load
ed revolver in the face of the preacher
and congregation while he announced
with the utmost gravity that religion
was all q humbug had every advantage
in the argument. Not q soul ventured
to dispute him. A newspaper account
Of the scene says the young man with
the gun was q harmless lunatic. 1t
would be interesting to know what
would be considered u dangerous lunatic
in Oakland.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08
WiSH0E C0yHSY BANK,
REM
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National Bank, Of Reno, New
Capital Paid in, 100000
Accounts Of Banks, Corporations and
Individuals received on favor
able terms.
TIME CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
Issued bearing Interest al 1 per cent.
per ann,ini.

We buy and sell exchange on New York
Chicago, Sau Francisco. and other points in the
United States; also on London. Paris, Berlin
Genoa. Bellinzona. Copenhagen. stockholm
ard other cities in Europe.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08
The Two Eeln sienaI For Starting.

An explanation Of tho practice OF
ringing two bells to start "a street
car was made by an old street car
man, and, If rot trust wnrthy, 1t IS
ingenious. He declared TINT when
horse cars were first used here ono
bell was used to start the car and
ono bell to stop it, The horses soon
broke down. They foundcred at the
knees, or their shoulders gave way
Every device that could be thought
of was to ease up tho strain of start
ing. Spiral springs were put on all
the traces, but no good resulted.
Finally a countryman who had been
employed n week as a driver sug-
gested that two bells he used to start
the car, and he averred that when
the horses got used to it they would
set themselves at the first ring and
be ready to pull at the second. The
plan was tried and was SO success
full that it has been in use ever since.
Philadelphia Record.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-08
WOOLt WOODi WOO!

You need good dry we"rt tor the sum
mer months, something that will make a
uuirk fire. | have that kind OF wool in
quantities 10 suit and in either stove OF
4-fi lengtl,. Price $3.50 per cord foi
stove length, $3.50 per cord wood length.
L.ea,e orders at ". c. TO. store.
Yours truly,
j. T.. GIBSON.