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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
FlREPLACES OF SNOW.
Winter Life in Northern Latitudes
Has Some Singular Features.

~D ooO = AhE UCdtuTeSs
At the first glance snow does not
look like a very promising material for
a fireplace, and yet l think l am not
mistaken in saying that every winter
there are hundreds of fires built in fire.
places made of this substance, says
writer in Lippincott's Magazine This
Is less surprising when we stop to
think that in the part of America where
this is done the temperature outdoors
during the winter months seldom rises
as high as zero and frequently falls as
low as 40 or 90 degrees below.
About the end of January, or when
the sun again appears above the hon.
zon, many families at the two Eskimo
villages near Point Barrow, In Alaska
leave their winter houses and travel
inland seventy-five or 100 miles to hunt
reindeer along the upper waters of the
large rivers that flow into the Arctic
ocean east Of the Point. Here they en-
camp in large, comfortable snow
houses, usually dug out in a solid snow.
drift. Like all Eskimo winter houses
these are entered by means of long,
low tunnel, and opening out of one
side of this tunnel there is fireplace
built of snow slabs.
never had a chance to go out to the
rivers with the deer hunters, but one
winter there was a snow fireplace built
In the Cape Smyth village, near our
station.
A young man and his wife moved
down from Point Barrow after winter
had set In, and, as there was no accom-
mediation for them in any of the pei
manent wooden houses, they bull!
themselves small hut from blocks Oh
snow and rooted it over with sallelou,
| made them a visit one afternoon anu
found the house pretty cold and I'LL
comfortable, in spite of the large stone
lamp that was burning all the time
The entranc tunnel was about ten fees
long; at the left hand as you entered
and close to the door, was the fireplace
This was about two and hall Tee.
square and neatly built of slabs u
snow, with q smoke hole at the TOP
and stick across at the proper helgn'
to hang pot on. When the first nle
is built in such a fireplace there is COLI
siderable melting of the snow, but as
soon as the fire Is allowed to go ou'
this freezes to a herd glaze OF lce'
which afterward melts only very Nv
tie. These fireplaces are used only iOi
cooking, as the Eskimos rely wholly VI
the oil lamps for warming the DIVE"
ing.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18

father of the first ruling prince OF NAH
rattas of Hindustan, who lived at
about the beginning of the seventeenth
century. On one occasion a certain
high official made VOW that he would
distribute to the poor the weight of his
own elephant in silver money, but the
great difficulty that at first presented
itself was the mode of ascertainlng
what this weight really was, and all
the learned and clever men of the court
seem TO have endeayored in vain to
construct a machine of sufficient power
to weigh the elephant. At length it Is
said that Shahjee came forward and
suggested plan which was simple and
yet ingenious In the highest degree. He
caused the unwieldy animal to be con-
Quoted along a stage. especially made
for the purpose by the waterside, into
a fat bottom boat, and then, having
marked on the boat the height to which
the water reached after the elephant
had weighed 1t down, the latter was
taken out, and stones were substituted
In sufficient quantity to load the boat
to the same line. The stones were then
taken to the scales, and thus, to the
amazement of the court, was ascer-
tanned the true weight of the elephant.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
WHiP-POOR-WiLL

fun of insects, scent of clover. breath Of
sweetness ON the air,
Waited from the sweetbriar hedge, load
ed with their blossoms fair;
Firefies dancing Ger the meadows, and
afar off on the hill
Is the music, oft-repeated, of the night
bird-whip-poor-will.
Ali the whip-poor-will was singing, long
ago, when you and |
Wandered happily together meath the
moonlit summer sky,
And | whispered, as we wandered, Of a
love both fond and true,
And / told you OF a heart, love, that was
beating all for you.
Ali the whip-poor-will was singing, in
that happy long ago,
When you gave to me your answer, in a
whisper, soft and low;
And the music and the fragrance, and the
soft light from above,
Seemed to mingle with your answer, and
to glorify our love.
Hum of insects, scent Of clover, and the
frefies' pickering glow,
Bring to me sweet recollections of that
night of long ago;
And my heart beats swiftly, GLADLY, with
strange and tender thrill,
When upon my ear is stealing music Of
the whip-poor-
Saturday Globe.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
A Dangerous DeIicacy.

A scientist has been investigating the
cause of severe gastric troubles which
occasionally follow the eating of pate
de foie gras, and finds, according to the
Medical Press and Circular, that they
arise from the presence of an excess of
oxalate OF potassium in the goose-liver.
1t appears that the producers Of these
diseased hvers shorten the period of
development and produce larger livers
by administering to the bird "salt of
sorrel," otherwise binoxalate of pot
ash
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
TAKING EARTH'S MEASURE.
Monument Which Marks the Largest
Arc of the Circle.

Arc of the Circle.
The country between the Danube and
the Arctic ocean was early appreciated
by scientists as offering particular ad-
vantages for the measurement Of a
large arc of the earth's surface, and
this project has been carried out by
continuing the are Sc as to Join sew
eral other projected and subsequent
measurements. The northern terminus
of this immense act-the largest yet
measured-is 20 degrees 20 minutes
is at Hammerfest, in Norway, the
most northerly town in the world, and
is marked by monument The in
scription on the monument, In Latin
and Norwegian, reads as follows: 1.-The
northern termination of the arc of
meridian of % degrees 20 minutes from
the Arctic ocean to the river Danube,
through Norway, Sweden and Russia,
which, according to the orders Of his
majesty King Oscar l. and the EN-
perors Alexander l. and Nicholas l..
and by uninterrupted labors from 1916
to 1852, was measured by the geome-
tiers of the three nations"
The southern termination at Stare
Nekrassowka, latitude As degrees 20
minutes POS seconds, Is marked by a
truncated pyramid Of cast-iron, resting
on cube Of seven feet side bearing
an inscription almost identical with
that of the Hammerfest monument. In
measuring great arc base line Of
several miles Is first accurately meas
ured within an inch, and from this. by
means Of trlangulation, another line Is
measured, which forms the base for a
new triangle, so that the confguration
of the country is important. AS Strive
who had charge of this survey. point
ed out, nature presents no obstacle to
the southern extension of the great arc
by another II degrees, and more re-
Gently Dr. Gill has looked forward to
Its connection with the South African
survey, which has just been completed
DIR. Gill considers that the South AZ
rican triangulation might be extended
to the mouth of the Nile, and then. by
an additional network of triangles
along the coast of the Levant and
through Greece, the junction with
Sturye's meridian could be made so as
to produce a stupendous arc of 1O5 do
grees. Many years must elapse before
such an enormous undertaking can be
completed, but its Importance as con-
tribution to exact geodesy cannot be
observation-disclosures Nature.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
Ready for Business.

The Western Union for many years
had contract with the Bell Compah"
by which the Western Union agreeu y
stay out of the telephone field Ina'
contract expired last fall. In anucipA
ton of it's expiration, the weston
Union for ten or twelve years has peeN
stringing copper wires for metallic "
cult telephones, and now 1t has n'ae
teen thousand stations connected "
these copper wire circuits. The o'A
Company has only about eleven n n,n.
dred long-distance stations. ! nv
Western Union can put its longuiS
lance telephone system In workins Vi
der by simply attaching receivers o." -.
transmitters to the wires II USES ~
transmitting messages.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18

all. III, nv man wbo
circle. III
There are too many people who mi.
try to be good on Sunday.
The man who walks with God a..
not make crooked path.
The treasure that is laid I'D in boo.
en- first does good on earth.
The shepherd who feeds tha lon,
well, will not lose the old sheep.
When God turns the y rays o, II.
light on a white lie, it it jet black ~
A dancing Christian is nevar al,
with the preparation of the gosnel y.
peace.
There is a kind of religion fin.
thaws out in January and freezes ~
In July. W
The superintendent of every sabbo.s
school should either look happy or Al.
In the attempt.
Shrinkage In spiritual life il M,
growth, and yet there are people VIII
seem to think so.
The armor of God covers only tbo.
part of the body exposed when we Ara
facing the enemy.
The man who has true faith will
sooner or later have as good a chanoa
to prove it as Daniel had.
If We would get where God can trr..
us to handle money, we would new,
have an empty pocketbook.
The life of the Christian who doo.
not love his Bible, is never marked nv
close resemblance to Christ.
1t should be the aim of the Christian
to so live that the windows of heavan
will always be right over his head.
When man who gives nothing
prays for the conversion of the world
he is clubbing pine tree for apples
There is joy in heaven over one sin.
ner that repenteth, even though he has
been member of the church for years
Some people seem to have an idea
that dropping nickel in the church
basket now and then, will nickel
plate their sin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
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1.-THE Christian" Hall Gaines new
novel, is announced in volume form.
f. Hopkinson Smith has just finish
ed novel entitled "Caleb West, Mas
ter Diver"
Oliver Optic at his death left two
complete manuscripts which will short
ly be published.
Professor Arlo Bates hopes to finish
this summer his novel, "The Puritans,"
on which he has been engaged for sew
eral years.
Chester Bailey Fernald will tell in a
forthcoming work how, when wheeling
in Japan, the children tried to feed his
bike with carrots.
1t is rumored that Emile lola will
base one Of the chapters of his new nov
ell, Paris" ON which he is now work
ing hard at Medan, upon the Charity
Bazaar fire.
The American Baptist Publication
Society will publish volume of short
stories by e. w. Thomson, one Of the
editors of the Youths Companion. The
title of the volume will be Between
Earth and Sky"
The history Of the house Of Black
wood, which Mrs. Olphant has been
engaged on for long time, will appear
in three, If not four, volumes, the first
of which need not be expected until
the autumn.
Mrs. Craigie C'John Oliver Hobbes')
Is still very delicate and incapable of
much bodily exertion, and she conse-
quently leads the life almost of re-
cluse. She spends most of her time in
Ter library, but occasionally writes in
bed. She never goes to dinner parties
or receptions, but retires early to rest.
Harper & Bros. are to publish "The
People for Whom Shakespeare Wrote"
by Charles Dudley Warner; Eye Spy"
series Of studies In outdoor life, writ
ten and illustrated by the late Will
lam Hamilton Gibson; 'In Simpkins-
yille," collection of short stories, by
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart; and 1.-THE
Story Of Rhinegold," by Anna Alice
Chaplin.
Robert Louis Stevenson now has two
tangible tokens to mark his memory.
One Is the large marble slab over his
grave on the Samoan hilltop and the
other Is memorial fountain that his
San Francisco admirers are erecting in
his honor. In the meantime his own
countrymen are working hard to collect
enough money to raise the tardy bust
Of fame" In Edinburgh.
The list Of names of that great work.
the Dictionary of Nation Biogra-
phy," being now complete, the event is
to be celebrated by a dinner given in
London by George Smith to the con-
tributors. Volume Ii. (Scoffin- Sheares)
contains the longest article which has
yet appeared In the dictionary-that on
Shakespeare. The editor of the diction-
airy, Sidney Lee, Is the author of the
memoir.
Mrs. ELEPHANTS death lends double
interest to the fact that the Putnams
are to bring out her last book, "The
Ways of Life" in this country. The
volume is made up Of two stories, the
Wonderful History of Mr.. Robert
Dalyep' and "Mr. Sanford" Both
stories turn upon the pathos Of an au-
thor's or artists discovery that he has
passed the meridian Of his career. The
book was reviewed with the highest
praise by the London papers before
Mrs. ELEPHANTS death.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
HE WAS A HUSTLER.
de Was Determined to Do Europe in
Three Weeks.


Excuse me-" said the man with side
whiskers, as he turned to the passen-
gers on the seat behind him, but 1
heard you speaking of Europe a while
ago. You have been there, | take it!'
Yes, sir" was the reply.
"And | am on my way TO New York
to take a steamer 10 London. We're
you In London:"
'Oh, yes"
How much of London can l see In
two daysT
"A mile or two, l should say"
"a mile or two-that will do first
rate" said the side-whiskered man, as
he took out pencil and pocketbook.
How long should you think | ought to
stay in ParisY
From 8 in the morning to 6 In the
evening, at least. In that time you
can see at least four blocks of Paris"
"Thanks-four blocks-ten hours
good enough. Is the tomb of the great
Napoleon at PARISH
"Of course not"
"Glad Of that. II 1t was l should
feel obliged to go and see it, and 1t al
ways gives me the headache to look at
tombs. / am told that ought to go to
Rome. Anything special to see in
Rome"
"a few ruins, l believe" replied the
man who had been there.
"Then l shall skip Rome. Half of my
town burned up last year, and there's
no end of ruins to be seen right at
home. I've seen the track of a cyclone,
too, and you can't beat that for sliyers
and splinters and ruins. I'll find Swift
zerland over there somewhere, | sup
pose"
Eyes, If you make inquiries"
"I'ye been told to take it In. Most
all mountains, l believe. How long
had l ought to be doing Switzerland"
"At least a couple of hours"
81 can give it half day If l find 1t
interesting. I've got 1t down here to
go TO Naples, and to go from Naples to
it?"
yes"
81 never saw one and don't know as
l care to. We had the biggest spring
freshet in the Wabash this year known
since 1S4S, and a man who has seen
seven houses and barns floating down
river all at once can't feel knocked out
at sight Of volcano. How's Venice?'
ut was all right when l was there,
though most Of the people had the
grip. You ought to put in a full day
In Venice"
Half a day is all can spare, and
shall spend NEST Of that In a gondola.
Europe, taken altogether, is quite a
country, isn't it,"
Eyes, pretty fair country"
"a man who hustles along can see
most of 1t in three weeks, can't he"
''He ought to-"
well, Pm going to give 1t three
weeks, and perhaps an extra day or
two, and then scoot back here, and IL
my going abroad don't knock out the
other grocers in my town galley west
I'll put the price Of eggs down to 10
cents dozen and hold 'em down till
have got to go into bankruptcy!
Thanks, sir; I've got it all down here
Europe-Rome-Nap les-Venice- three
weeks-no tombs- git up and dust and
git back home agin! Come into the
smoker and have nickel cigar with
me. "-Washington Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
Passes and Puffs.

Complaints from stockholders have
led the Western Railroad of France to
publish some curious facts about free
passes given to the press. Passes were
issued In 1896, which, If paid for would
have added to the receipts of the COM
pany $4,000 francs; to counterbalance
this the newspapers printed free ad.
vertisements for the railroad, which
would have cost it 1894 900 francs.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18

Every married woman has the habit
OF writing great many letters, and
the husband never knows that be is
not being abused In them.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
RAMS HORN sLAsra
Warning Notes Calling the VIII,
Repentance.

oNFIDENCE
ship.
Game w..
catching, must ;.
hunted.
IL idleness dig,
the graves ~
manhood.
The prayerles,
oyerdraw on ~
bank of mercy er.
cry day.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-08-18
Weighing an Elephant.

An indian writer relates an interest.
Ing anecdote concerning Shahjee. the
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY

one small bottle Of Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney aud blad.
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal emissions, weak
aud lame backs, rheumatism aud
all irregularities Of the kldncyb and
bladder la both men and women,
Regulates bladder trouble Ia chill
dren II not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mail ON receipt Of
tl0o one small bottle is two
months treatment aud will cure
any case above mentioned N. W,
Hall, aole manufacturer y q huN
ais, Waco, Texas, For sale by q q
llfeHule, feKarkana, Texas.
fesafkaHa, Arku April g0 NJ
This Is 60 certify that ! bought
d bottle Of Halls Great Discovery,
Tor George Yatbcry of BOYD, and
he got great benefit from the nrat
dose, and lac pronounced II a great
kidHey and bladder medicine,
j, NJ RAMSEY
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13
ADVANTAGES OF CTS
wFOR COOKING:

The true value gas fuel for domestic purposes is known ana
appreciated who have used it, and cannot well De over
estimated
introducing gas cooking to the public one OF
effort owing popular facy that its use accompa W
great expense vands cooked tainted by gas he
deson quickly dspeed AS matter of absolute TACT the price
at which gas fuel clearly demonstrates that costs a
uay than Added this its numerous advantages over co
make it heating agent the educated puoc are
beginning to discover for cooking recommends itself because
convenient economa there dust no soot no as no
smoke, waste heat, and absolutely no danger
gas range always ready-as as ghed is prepared io
work.
breakfast including hot biscuits such as served daily IN or
binary households placed upon the table twenty minutes a
lighting the range estimate will the time occupied IN
making ready supper while the rapdty with which complete dinner
prepared marvellous and truly appreciated by those
using gas stoves g.
fact worthy that meat roasted by coal lire
weight fully onehd while the depreciation in cooking by gas
only one-seenh which the meat will be found much more nu
trious and healthfuL
Bread in the Of gas range will bake brown evenly top
and bottom the will be twenty-five cent larger than
baked in coal range will always be found light and whole
gas range perfect all requirements necessary adjunct TO
happy household bought the TeSaana Gas Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

A contemporary has arrived at
the following conclusion: whether
you handle a pick or pen, a wheel
barrow, or a set of books, dig ditch
es or edit a paper, ring an auction
bell or write funny things, you must
work. you look around you will
see that the men who are most able
to live all the rest Of the days with
out work are those who work the
hardest Don't be afraid of killing
yourself with work. Work gives an
appetite for meals; il lends solidity
to your slumbers; it gives the APP
prcciation Of a holiday There are
Young men who do not work. but
the world Is not proud OF them, In
does not even know their names; it
speaks Of them as so and SOS boys,
The great world does not even
know they are here. So, find out
what you want to know and go in,
take Of your coat and make a dust
In the world. The buster you are
the less deviItry you get into, the
sweeter viii be your sleep and bet
ter the world will be with you"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

A certain married lady, not a
thousand miles away had a birth.
day anniversary a few days since,
upon which her husband presented
her parlor lamp He WAS much
llattered when she intended TO give
II his name, uutil he asked her
reason fof 80 peculiar Il proceeding,
"Woll, said sho, "you know dear
II has a good deal Of brass about H.
Ia handsome 10 look at requires a
good deal OF attention, Ia sometimes
unsteady on its legs, Ia liable oess
pIode wheu halt full flares up ot,
tdbIouallN Ia always out at bed
tlme aud bound to smobe,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

The Dallas correspondent OF the
Houston Post sent IA the following
a few days since. Joe Bailey did a
very graceful act In writing to The
New York World the olhcrday that
some Of llyanH warmrst supporters
were his friends in the recent
leadership contest, aud that he
favored hls denomination Ia 1000, n
wac manly ani brave, Bailey Ia
fast living down that blg buudef
he made al Chicago last summer
llut whether he wanted him zee
nominated or not would cut little
figure IN the result Bryan Ia faf
greater than oyeb lfho hyee "all
|" cant prevent hls nomination
next time blossom Dee
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13
EXCELSIOR TIN SHOP

Located In llyrno Block No. 2l8
State Line Ayenue=Lee Hitchcock
proprietor Chas, ~ WIngheld mana
agef We guarantee our tin roof
Ing against leaks for ~ m0s,I will
stop stubborn leaks In defective
roofs do neat aud substantial gut
toring aud downpiplng Mil Hoods,
elep a apeclNlty=al also do roof paint
Ing, VIII keep on hand stove pipe,
both for Wholesale and retail, and
will expect to keep a full line of
handmade tihwafe on hand, for
anything that is expected of a first
class shop Give M a trial
l'2l EXcEtHl0B TIN Snop
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

Tive years ago Il. j Warren d
druggist at Pleasant Brook, n y.
bought d small supply Of Chamber.
HmR Cough Rcmcday Ne sums
up the result as follows. "At that
time the goods were unknown Ia
In this section, today ChambefIaih's
touph Remedy Ia a household
word n Is the same IN hundreds
nf communities Where ever The
good qualities VI Chambprldln.s
Cough Remedy become buowu lhp
people Will have nothing uIsp FUr
sale by 4 LemlN druggist
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

The dngwos Of liqur consumption
Of London are not easy 10 conceive.
II appears that about l7IOOO,OO
gallons Of beer are drunk Ia London
yearly aud 10000 gallons daily
The quantity OF wine consumed In q
day Is about 5000 gallons, on llOOO
pnW, which could be- stored In q
wine vault b9 feet square and I foot
deep The consumption Of spirits
Is 10000 gallons d day The tea
consumed yearly Is 100000 OOO
pounds, The daily consumption OF
tea Ia 10000 pounds, Of eo0cc, ne,
900 pounds aud of cocoa $500
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

We are prepared to move or box
your piano Tor shipmeHti we move
safes any where aud any size We
haul machinery merchandise,
lfuulB cltI wr pack furniture Tor
ahIpupnl wr are reliable aud uXs
pedrnttd Call AT office on phone
No hs
lluNrfW 'fRANsffBG SroBAdf Go,
ONCE and ware rooms no, H9l aud
H1A. Edsl Front street l.is
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

The reporter took a run out to
the Park yesterday to see the
Catch Of water In the lake and
found the big basin within two foot
Of the top OF the banks We also
found that there has not been made
q waste way yet and one more rain
like the one we had which filed
it would carry the dam away and
the work would have to be done
over again Manager whitley has
a waste way staked off and he
should lose no time in having it dug
sufficient width and depth to take
of the volume Of water that will
certainly flow into the lake should
another rain fall
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13
"a 90 to Waco and Return.

On account Of Epworth League
convention the Texas and Pacific
Ry, will sell tickets to Waco and
return for tlOO for round trip.
Tickets on sale 10 aud H. Good
until May 10, 1897
O, ~, SwlNDgLh
Ticket Agent,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-13

A State Historical Association
has been organized at Little Rock
to secure, preserve andpublIsh facts
relative to the history Of Arkansas.
This rs a very important organl2a-
ton aud we congratulate the pro-
moters aud organizers Of the sa ne,
It will do much toward gathering
and preserving Information Of value
for the present and coming genera
tIona,