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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29

else, and after all corn makes a oho.u..
cruckhhg plaze and thaws the numbnas,
out OF the fingers and toes as we'll a, ~, as.
logs or coal do. 1t does not do 70 h. -. :.
sentimental. 1t is not only on tho 70, wv
mat this new fuel is cooking the dinps,
cooking itself, in many cases: but in ~,
cities and towns people have their dinnars
cooked by the golden maize of the NOT
Inc practical manner by which cor,
first came to be adopted as fuel was intso
duced during last winter, when n laros
NUMBER OF inquiries were received nv H.
department of Agriculture of the I'M
versity of Nebraska asking for informa
ton about the efficiency of corn as fnal
Prof. q. X. Richards, aided by the State
Board of Transportation of Nebraska ad.
dressed circular letter to grain and coal
dealers throughout the State asking 70,
conservative estimates of the number a,
people in their vicinity who were burnins
corn.
Many of the replies to these letters ara
OF interest. The information in all of
them is essentially the same. From ALI
of them it appears that large percentage
OF the people in Nebraska use corn as fuel
when the crop is abundant and the price
low, and we may naturally infer that tia
same condition prevails in some of tia
other Western States. 1t Is an unfortu.
nate fact that In most of the section,
where the value of corn is least, the cost
of coal is greatest.
Corn and coal are now rivals. The gold.
en- cobs wave naughty defiance to coal
cars from Wyoming as they run the
gauntlet of the serried ranks that stretch
from horizon to horizon. Will corn be n
practical fuel for the generation of powerl
Now it Is cheap and economical for do
nestle use. 1t is cleaner and more easlly
handled than coal and contains but very
small amount Of ash. Some special form
of apparatus ingeniously adapted to the E
new medium utilizing as much heat as
possible may increase its practicability.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
Lost the Connection.

The students Of one Of our wei
known colleges for women, says tn
Portland Transcript, are accustomed I
do their shopping In town through tn
medium OF a certain John, who, lack
Ing intellectual gifts, has faculty 10
doing errands. John writes down hl
orders himself.
One day his list closed with:
rub roz madden ~
"choc cream 1p"
''git string"
John pondered: Get 1t where
What kind? Who had ordered itf Wa]
II for an eye-glass, pieture-cord, corse'1
lacingY He couldn't remembei|
couldn't "glt' 1t, and went back wllh1
out any.
But the moment he saw Jenny re'e',|
tuning her guitar at the window ~"
heard her call out. 20 John, did you u
my errandY he remembered all apV'
1t, and said to himself: n
"There now, why couldn't
thought of her gita-tring-ana VIII, 49,,
out so plain, too! Strange eo
"a thought O. THAR
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
Eating Contest.

An eating contest Is to be held al
Paint Lick, Ky, between two men, one
of whom has n record Of thirty-two
hard-boiled eggs and dozen onions.
It Is pleasant to see this sort of friend
ly rivalry succeeding the toll gate wa,
In the Blue Grass State.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
whatHe Mas After.

Congressman-so you want " ~
your country, do your ...,cul,
Applicant-well, ANT pa. ,sss
whether | serve my county smss
not, but should like TO ses AZ .n.I
a good salary.-Somerville 'o''A'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29

whats the price of these gloves!"
she asked.
"A dollar and seventy five cents"
said the clerk; "but I'm afraid we
haven't any small enough for you. We
can order an extra small size, however. +"
ooh, these will do. I'll take three
pairs. Chicago News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
Two Useful Items.

Half a lemon makes very good sub
stitute for bar of toilet soap, and an
orange, cut in half and rubbed on a
sooty kettle, makes very good shoe
backing. which takes fine polish.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
a Discrcditabie TICK. :,

"sputter says he Is not wI's' =
fame; ne Is writing for poster'p' :,
well, all that ! have gov :" O,sss
that lie Is taking mean au'aA'
posterity."-Detroit Free Press
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
No Wonder.

81 understand that Jones mas "'
time getting along with h's wa"
Flows thatY adam
"They ride tandem, anu .a X. l sa,rhI,
weighs 250 pounds.
Call.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
rhe Fi,.st person singular. !.

"That's the most egotlstlea' .sss
ever saw" said one usher at ' -,
Yes. He won't even 81. a .."rur
except In Section I."-Wasnins
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29

When some men feel blue -
drunk and paint things req
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29
A SENSE OF HUMOR.

I'VE me-" said l,
: before everything
a sense Of humor."
ITO b ! m t b a t
b a t b 2" inquired
Arabella.
well" said l,
modestly, II hope |
have. But / would
desire even more"
She smiled. You
may smile, young
lady"
I'm not smiling
IL Ook In the
glass"
II don't want to
grow VAIN"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-29

All adult perspires 2s ounces in "a
hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
SOME OTHER TUNNELS,

There Is q distinct reminder Of the ante-bel.
lum query, do you want your sister to marry
n nggerY' in the chief stock argument against
an underground rapdtranslt road in this city.
DO you want to travel In a dark. unventlated,
smoky tunnelY they ask. The answer Is, OF
course, no. Then, they trlumphantly declare,
YOU don't want an underground road. The fal-
lacy in this argument, which Is so wilful as to
seem more than unconscious Is In the assump-
ton that tunnel must necessarily be dark,
smoky and unventated. 1t is true that some
tunnels answer that description. II Is equally
true, as every intelligent man must know, that
1t Is entirely possible and even easy to construct
one that Will be light, well ventilated and free
from smoke and gas. There is no more rea-
son for tunnel being dark and dirty than
there was for every ant!-slavery mans sister
marrying n niger"
But, they say, there is no underground rail
road In the world to-day tha, IS not dark and
smoky. And therefore there never can be. A
worthy argument, surely. The same line Of
reasoning would have blocked every improve
ment that ever has been made. II Is an Insult
to human enterprise. Nor indeed Is the state
ment altogether true. as Boston and Baltimore.
at least. we'll know. As for European cities. at
least three OF them. and they the most impor-
tant, are nj this very moment proceeding with
the construction of general underground railroad
systems, on which their chief reliance for local
transit Will hcnceforth be placed.
II Is unworthy OF tho American metropolis
that Ncw-York should forever be tagging be-
hind other cities in such matters Cablc-cars
were not venturcd upon here until they had
been In use for years In other American cities.
The underground trolley was not adopted here
until Il had been used for years In Budapest,
and even then I. was regarded ms n venturesome
thing. which might, after all, prove imprac-
tlcable, although every conceivable obstacle to
It's success here had already been dealt with
and overcome by the Hungariaus SO some
actually seem TO want this city TO wait until
London and Squedunk. and Paris and Red Dog
Gulch. have proved the practicablIlty OF under.
ground electric railroads before this poor. tim.
orous little town can venture 10 try them. II
we have come 10 that. NewYork had better
shut up shop altogether.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
pIATTvS REFORMS.
skunks.'

The latest device Of the advocates Of boss
rule to temper the wind Of public condemnation
Is 70 point with pride to the reforms achieved
while their system Of party management has
been In operation. Some Of Mr.. Platts organs
are soundly berating "refOrmcrs" and asking
how they dare complain about the State being
"boss ridden" In face Of the Civil Service Re-
form law, the new Constitution, the Ballot Re
form law. the Excise Reform law and the i'm
proved system of State charities. This might
be valid misunderstanding that one good
deed In politics excuses another bad one-lf It
did not contain palpable logical flaw. That Is
the old familiar trick Of predicatng the relation
ship that Is to be proved. Before the reforms
achieved while Plat has dominated the Repub-
ucan organization can be pleaded to excuse his
sacrifice of the State and his surrender OF the city
TO Tammany ii must be shown that he has done
the reforming. When Mr. Plat can convince
the public that he was responsible for the good
features In any one Of these laws, It will be
time enough to say that they are the justifica-
ton of boss rule Meanwhile his admirers
would do we'll to devote all their attention 10
depicting his blunderingly invited defeat as a
masterful victory. They haven't had much sue
cess so far, but It isn't safe to forsake that
ground in pursuit Of such a will-o'- the-wsp AS
| Platt's reforms.
| 1t Is worth while to notice. in passing, his
connection with some Of these reforms. There
is the Civil Servicelaw. To say that was gift
! from the boss, Of course, was joke. The State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
CREDITOR OF THE WORLD.

AS was anticipated, merchandise exports did
exceed imports in October by more than Soo'-
900. and the total excess for three monlhs
since the new tariff went into effect has
been s164 933,442. against S116457,191 Tor
the same months last year. The outward move
ment began earlier this year, and. If foreign ad-
vices regarding the supplies OF grain are cor
rect, has more prospect OF continuance. for'
although the latest accounts from Argentina
promise 900 TONS or 81 ,0O00 900 bushels, for
EXPORT such nnt1cipations at this stage OF the
season In that country must be reckoned little
less valuable than the grain on shipboard, ana,
moreover. a surplus nearly as large has been
Included In estimates by European experts
which make the worlds supply more than lOO-
100000 bushels less than 1t was last year IL
such estimates prove even approximately cor
rect the foreign demand for American wheat
will far exceed the 1450O000O bushels e1-
ported during the last crop year. In the four
months ending with October about 16,OOOOoo
bushels have gone abroad against less than
e2OO0O 600 last year, and II Is natural and IN &C.
cordance with experience that foreign buyers
should endeavor, by deferriDg their orders
while supplies abroad hold out, to purchase here
as cheaply as possible.
The course OF the cotton market is also OF
unusual interest at this time, because exports
IN September and October were only 10000
bales more than last year, and English ac-
counts now indicate that the extensive strike
of cotton-miu workers may be averted. ELI
son's annual estimate October l was that Con-
tineptal spindles had increased almost 100000
during the year, and East Indian little, and
that the requirements Of Europe and the
United States would be 22S000 bales tof 900
pounds) more than last year, Of all cotton. but
nearly $4,000 more of American. He calcu-
lates OH an American yield of 9,410,000 bales Of
ordinary weight, and makes European stocks
October 1900 bales less than in 1896. II
Europe is to require about $4,000 bales Of
American cotton more than in any previous
wear, there is promise in these figures of a
much larger foreign demand than has yet ap-
peared But large outgo Of cotton within
the next few months, Notwithstanding the re-
markaby low price, would materially swell
the excess Of merchandise exports.
Tho enormous excess during the last two
months has been only slightly due to decrease
In reported value of imports, since the differ
,nce in that respect between this year and last
Tor the three months has been less than S16.
100000. The important fact that the actual
value Of imports was much greater last year.
but is now not much greater than the reported
value while It does not affect the problem OF
settlements this year, makes the increase in
amount Of balance TO be met considerably
greater than official returns indicate. The net
imports of gold ia all forms during the three
months ending with October were $1S77S,182
against which there were net exports Of IS,
64965o silver, so that 10 more than $13,22S,5l;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18

-, the merchandise balance had been met ny
- Noromber by the movement OF speeie'
1,,,. ,oft s151. 7O4 $50 to be met either Dy III
ta,os. ord dividends due abroad. by allowance
49, CONGRATULATIONS Of imports, by expenditures
- Jewellers In Europe, or by movement "a DC
,.,.,os The undervaluatlons on dutiaDie lii
,orts amounting to only S6400OOOo since jury
nnot have been large under the new anu
1T I'll oroc;fic duties. nor the expenditures OIL
tourists abroad after August l. Inc i'ein' %
interest and dividends due aoroau ' .nS
creat return Of stocks ana pohu' ""i
last four years, is not by competent p'.son'
estimated at as much as Sloooo'ooo pei Iu',
Tor The value of stocks ana pohos sen. ga
60 this side during the remarKapie au '""0'
NOT definitely ascertanable, out sucn ie'o,..
=. horo boon obtained do not indicate that 1t
hoe haan nearly so much as thiru VI 'ne
merchandise balance. 49, u
O.horu,se than by comparison OF the lher-
cbond,se and specie movement ana 'ii'' Vi Sc
crr,t,es II is never possible TO OBTAIN eve" al
w,,,oto estimate of the unliQuidated COM
80, ho,onces between this and other cOun-
-. 1hot mart which takes the form or long
Ux.,o hold over in this country may Mt times
ho closely ascertained, but it is rather sign
+hon sum Of the balances remaining unset
+Iod In some form Europe has large DEBT 10
nav on the account Of the last three months
Whatever estimate Of 1t may Dc Haue' IL 10
certainly large enough to remove the prooa-
b,,,tv Of an adverse balance to THIS couh'r!
arising for months to come. Yet 1t is to be
greatly increased, unless unforeseen ana eS,
traordinary occurrences change the course or
foreign trade, by the foreign demand FOR oreau-
stuffs, cotton and other products WITHIN ~,
naxt four months Last year November anu
Dn,aroher showed a merchandise balance OF
more than s117,OoO,OOO, and January and Feo-
ruary added over s6a,ooo,ooo, making the eS-
cess Of exports over imports more than $780,,
ooo 900 for the four months and yet present
conditions appear to promise larger Voiunne
of exports during tho coming winee, 80
u,or,ons time has the course Of trade seemed
to favor this country so powerfully or TO give
II go great a control over the money markets
of the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
ITALIAN TRADE.

The report OF Consul-General De Castro, OF
Rome. concerning the failure OF American mer-
chants TO take advantage of trade conditions In
Italy calls attention TO what has too frequently
been the cause of our failure to develop n for
eign trade commensurate to our resources. We
long TO control foreign markets, but we neg
lect the steps necessary to sell goods In them.
The shortsghted merchant argues that the re-
turns will not pay for the trouble, and so die
goes on selling In the old markets, and then
wonders when anything disturbs them, why
the United States does not have a better for.
egn trade as safeguard against depression
Mr.. De Castro says that when the Italian
Government held an auction recently to pur-
chase Amer lean tobacco for the use Of the Gov.
eminent monopoly, no bidder appeared with
an offer, and so the Minister Of Finance sent
an agent to New-YOrk, who purchased the re-
uuired material In our home market, and there
by saved S221 $50, which an American bidder
might have made. This neglect Is remarkable
in view Of the enterprise shown two or three
wears ago by the owners Of cigarette manu-
featuring machine In introducing their appa
ratus to the Italian Government, though, with
the too frequent mistake Of Americans In deal
ing with Europeans, they sent representative
to Rome who could speak nothing but English
and who had to deal with officials through thu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18

ordinary tourists interpreter-a somewhat dlI'
fcuIt matter when the explanation OF compli-
Gated machinery was involved.
The Consul-General says that II business
mon in the United States would give the same
attention to Italy that they give to other coun-
tries they could largely increase their trace
and this will be echoed by every American VINO
has ut all observed Italian trade and consump-
ton. Italy is a large importer OF graln' anu
this year its domestic crop is only about ~ per
cent Of the average Yet the wheat imported
from the United States Is not what IL shoulu
be. Certain grades Of American wheat are Pc
culiarly fitted for macaroni, which Is so largely
consumed in the Peninsula, but nobody At
tcmpts to export the farina used In high-gradc
pastes. On the contrary much of the domestic
macaroni Is made Of -four, and thus promis
ing field both Of home and foreign trace IL
neglected Then there is whole series oi
small manufactured articles with when we
might supply Italy. At present almost every
thing comes from Germany. The plated spoon
in the restaurant and the dynamo on the troll
ley-car are made In Germany. They might as
we'll be made here And here, too might be
made many articles to take the place OF more
primitive implements there in use. Even the
public galleries still endure charcoal brazlers,
which give less heat than a kerosene lamp
heater. Italy Is poor, and eagerly consumes
cheap manufactures and inexpensive utensils
such as are made in large quantities here.
Our TRANSPORTATION service to Italian ports Is
good, and II only needs to be taken advantage
Of to bring benefit to both countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
Nmusemfnts.

>>>>,e~N-vo>o~NN~NN>NN- NON>DNrNN(N>|N<~
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-S:15-The Old ilornestea1
NIJOI THE TRl'-S:1 b-The swell MISS fiIhMe'i
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ldoIs Eye
CASINO s:i0-i99! - .,
DAYS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CESSNA. 49,. Gina
EDF,% Ni'SEE-Nax Works, Grand CohceFts anu ~
matograph. ,. =, Convenience.
isi'sru iy'TNl'E THEATRF-S 3O-The Devils pise'Pe'
GApDcN THEATRES: The Magician
GARElCK THEATRE -s;2o-The Liite Mn's'e''
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-s-Cymbelhe', >uasa,town
IFspI,rM OPERA HOUSE--S:l5-Falr In Mlosvve, 49,,
HoYT's THEATRE 90 StrarGer IN Tench Maid
IiFRATp SQUARE THEATRI;-A:l.-Ihe fiehy -
IRVING PLACE THEATEE-s;i5-The Coohg a DUsr
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THEATisE-Slo-Ah
KosTFP G BIAIis-7 :oO-Anna Hed-VaudeVWWe
1,YCFI-M THEArRE-s:6-An Frenzy 70 ,h son,s infant
lion INsTITUTE-1O a m TO 10 p. m.-L'oh i'""-''
,tA%HETTAN THEATRE 9:5-Miss francis Oh i"''
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-Horse snow.
IT;NDFJ .SSOfIN HALLS l5-CQncert oo ,.eo rn.sr-
rfTTROPOIJTAN OPERA HOUSE-l;So[- CrnSan
.arment in aid Of Tire Roman Ca'hoh' 0'p"N
NAr4oShI, ACADEMY OF DE;sIGN-Day and evening"
Autumn Exhibition. ,-.o-r,.
PASTORs-12:3o 10 II =. n-Vaua ',gn,eis
pI,rtcI'R PALACE .90-1-NandeVIhie,
PROCTORs-9 a. IN. to II p ny aGaeo W Suai,ty
WAIIACF'S TIiEATRE-Sl5--A lazy OF ~Hnriesoue-
Nvf8ER & rIELDs's MUSIC HALl'-s-Du'''''
,4TII STREET THEATRE 2-s15-cumoeriana. Of.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18

fyru Service Commission was established by
act ~ the Legislature in 1888 while Mr.. Platt
was conspicuous only by absence from public
life II he has ever done anything since Tor
civil, Service Reform 1t has escaped attention.
His attitude toward 1t Is best judged from the
facts that one OF his most valued lieutenants,
Grnber. made his reputation by attacking the
mor,t system, that his Legislature last year
knocked the starch" out of 1t, and that ever
since taking office Controller Roberts has been
fighting to make Platts friends In State offices
obey the law.
Then there Is ballot reform. Did Platt invent
that? On the contrary lot or "reformers
made irresponsible clamor' till they forced It
unon the statute books, and Platts most con-
sn,cuous relation to the law was the attempt TO
use Il fraudulently to nominate third candi-
date for Chief Judge this fall, and an attempt
70 construe 1t narrowly to throttle the popular
right of nomination In this city. And how ABOUT
excise reform? He passed bill containing
some good features, and coupled with IL pro-
vision for the establishment Of political ma
chine in violation of the Civil Service provisions
of the Constitution. SO far as the law Is GOOD
rather than bad 1t Is so because his pet part OF
the bill was unconstitutional. Like the O1vll
Service law, the improved system OF lunacy and
charities administration comes from the devo-
ton Of men and women who are not engaged IN
potics Working through the State Charlues
Aid Association, they have pushed these re-
forms and compelled legislators to give heed
to the cry Of humanity.
The last of these boasted achievements 10 the
new Constitution Mr.. Plat Is more noted Tor
having tried to drag National Issues into city
election In defiance OF It's expressed intent ana
for having attempted through his leutenantS
in the Excise and Public Works departments to
get around It's competitive examinations pro-
visions than for any work he ever did IN draft
ing that instrument. In 1893 when he had no
notion Of carrying the State and advised his
personal friends TO keep off the ticket he let
"reformers" Ike Joseph II. Choate and Elihu
Root have nominations, which be thought would
be empty honors. To his surprise they were
elected, and they drafted Constitution without
help from him He made no effort to secure
the adoption Of any but the apportionment artl-
cles, and he has ever since been engaged In try
ing to take the starch out OF its principal re-
forming features and lam through" bills IN
spite of the home rule sentiment II sought TO
have respected.
II Mr.. Plat wishes to be known as an expo
nent Of reform let him announce one single con
spicuous measure making for clean politics
which he originated. Not one Of the list made
for him will do.