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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

We can hardly realize, writes a cor
respondent from Constantinople, the
full monotony of Turkish lady's life
Every woman, rich or poor, with the
least regard to her character must be
in her house by sundown.
Only think of the long, dull winter
afternoons and evenings when no
friend can come near them, as all their
female friends must be in their own
houses, and male friends they cannot
have. Even the men of their own fam
lily associate but little with them.
On the Bosphorus their calques are n
great resource to the Turkish ladies,
but in Pera those of the upper classes
can only go out, in closed carriages, to
the Sweet Waters, occasionally accom-
panied by their husbands on horse
back.
But they may speak to no one while
driving; their own husbands and sons
cannot even bow to them as they pass,
and no one would venture to say n
word to his own wife or mother when
the carriage pulls up-the police would
at once interfere. The highest mark OF
respect is to turn your back to Il lady
and this is obligatory when any mem,
Der of the Imperial harem passes.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

for him, and he has been the first to
know about old editions turning up in
the worlds market through auction
sales and other channels. The most
valuable treasure in the collection Is the
Book of Constitutions'-th first edi
tion OF 1722 For this and n few others
the British museum would pay small
fortune. The library now has about
10000 volumes-a complete collection
of books on Masonry. Mr.. Parvin has
exhausted the field and there are no
more rare books to get. He has them
all in the Iowa library. The institution
Is not famed in America, but scholars
all over the world know 1t. Students
from the Orient. from India, from all
the countries of Europe have come to
Mr.. Parvin to use the works untiring
patience has gathered together. The
story of his life from the time he came
to Iowa in 1888 as private secretary to
Governor Lucas is the story of that col
lection of books. He has done nothing
else, but that work has been thorough
The library is now in charge of Mr.
Parvin and his son. The old biblophite
is drawing to his earthly end among
the volumes he loves so well.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
MILLIONS OF FISH.
GREAT QUANTITIES WHICH THE
WORLD CONSUMES.
In the Great Industry of Fishing the
United States Takes the Lead-Statis-
tics of the Business Hard ships ond
Perils of Fishermen,
An Enormous SUNNY.

The extent of the worlds fisheries,
the number of persons to whom they
give employment, or the amount of food
they contribute to the worlds supply,
Is something of which few people have
any adequate idea, although everybody
eats fish, occasionally, at least. When
the subject is suggested, every one sees
at once that the quantity of food sup
piled by the ocean to the use of man
must be enormous, for oysters, as an
example, are found In every hamlet In
the country, at one time or another
during the year. The grocers shelves
are always piled high with cans of pre-
served Holsters, shrimps, salmon and
whitefish, while the store that could
not furnish dried Goldfish or smoked
herring has not yet been found. But
these commonplace facts, while signifi-
cant as indicating the universal use of
sea food as an auxiliary article of diet,
are far from furnishing an adequate
Idea of the extent to which the sea and
Its tributary rivers are relied on for
permanent supply of food.
As fact, fishing is one of the great
est industries in the world, employing
more men, using more means and
bringing larger returns than many 9th
ers about which there is much more
talk.
In Great Britain, according to the lat
est available statistics, "a 800 vessels.
having 112,600 men as crews, We're EN-
ployed In the fisheries, and during the
year 1888 they captured 317,0 900 tons
Of fish, valued at $25,000,000 The
English are great fish eaters. There is
not point in England 100 miles distant
from the sea, and it Is not surprising
that fish should form so important an
article of diet. The English eat 100
pounds per annum to each inhabtant,
fact indicating that in one form or
another sea food must be found on ev-
cry British liable at almost every meal.
The principal fish, so far as Great Brit
ain is concerned, is the herr.cg, of
which, In 1888, 2,635,00O barrels were
taken. Nor do the herrlngs much ex-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
HAULING IN A HERRING NET.

many twelfth and Holland at the end
of the list.
To the man who fishes once or twice
in the year as a recreation, no sport is
more delightful, but to him who finds
In fishing means of livelihood 1t is as
arduous as any other way of making
living, and far more perilous than most
callings followed by men on the land.
In the first place it is very hard work.
In the coast fisheries, such as those of
France and the British Isles. while the
fishermen generally go out before day
and return late In the afternoon 1t often
happens that they are OUT on the banks
for two or three days at time, during
which they are exposed to all kinds of
weather, not infrequently being wet
to the skin for days at Il time. 1t is
not surprising that, according to the
health statistics, over one-third of their
number die of some form of lung or
throat trouble, nor that another third
should be constant sufferers from rheu-
matism.
Aside from the dangers arising from
exposure, the work of n fisherman Is
exceedingly hard. In the cod and 9th
er deep-sea fisheries, when a school of
fish is located, all the crew have to do
is to bait their hooks and let them sink
10 the bottom of the sea, where the bait
Is almost instantly taken and the line
is at once pulled in. Exhilarating as
may be the sensation of drawing in a
line with big fish at the end of it, the
thought of sport is soon lost in the idea
of labor. Pulling in cod is hard work.
The line soaked with sea water soon
makes the fingers sore, and the slight
est scratch sometimes becomes pain
full ulcer. Laborious days are follow
ed by sleepless, anxious nights, for a
watch must be kept, and at the first
signs of bad weather all must make for
the nearest port of refuge. They are
lucky If they reach 1t in time, too, for
every year great numbers of those who
follow this perilous calling make the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

ceed In number or in value the oysters
and Holsters, for of the former, In the
same year, there were taken 29,000,00O,
and of the latter, 100000 tons, a total
so large as to defy understanding.
The French, too, have an industrious
fishing marine. though their deep sea
fishing is not progressing like that of
other nations. Yet the number in both
the deep sea and the coast fishing Is re-
spectacle, the latest returns showing
there are 10000 men engaged in the for
mer. who took "a, 900 tons of fish. while
on the coast waters 10000 found en-
In taking $4,000 tons. In oys-
ters and sardnes France takes the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
A Photographic improvements.

Capt. Colson, an English army of
ficer, has devised IA promising means
of diminishing the time of exposure of
Photographic plates in order to get a
good image. He finds that some of the
light gets through the gelatino- bromide
by a smreen Of white paper, or card
board, close to the film. He proposes
to get even better results by making
the plates with n thin, white Opaque
layer on the glass and flowing the emul.
sion over them.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

fatal mistake of not starting In time,
and the result is they are never heard
of again.
The mortality arising from the wreck.
ing of vessels of the worlds fishing
heets Is something appalling The lat
est statistics show that the annual loss
oil life In this calling from drowning
exceeds $500, and, this being the case,
no wonder can be felt that the wives
Oh the fishermen watch their daily de
parture with dismal forebodings, we'll
knowing that the small sail that dis
appears on the horizon may have gone
forever from human eyes.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
Voted Early and Often.

Rev. Washburne West, who died
lately In London, had the distinction of
being able, through judicious dstri-
button of his property, to cast twenty
three votes at each parliamentary cleo
ton. He was kept busy in rushing
from one polling place to another on
election day, as he was interested IN
politics. At the 1892 election he man.
aged to vote the Conservative ticket
seventeen times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
The United States Leads,

Whether considered in regard to the
number of vessels or the output, the
United States is far ahead of any other
nation. According to Mulhal, there
We're in 1880 81, 400 boats of all sizes,
manned by 131 400 seamen, with an an
nual take of over S40000,000 Great
Britain comes next, the number of
boats and men being already given, and
after Great Britain comes Canada and
Norway, each having about the same
number of persons engaged in this in
dustry, while France is fourth, Italy
fifth, Russia sixth, Spain ninth, Ger
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
AW THORNE ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA FEBRUARY g. 1898

time. But at the present time there are
but 4l6 vessels, mostly Of small size,
that take annually about 270,000 tons
of fish.
The Russian fisheries are mostly In
the Battles and along the northern
coast, which Is closed to navigation nine
months of the year. The annual catch
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

ITS perfectly absurd, this clamoI
about our hats. People who can't see
over them would better not go TO the
theater." 81 know; that's what | told
my husband; and he said: All right,
we won't CO. and we DOM" "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
GREAT MASONIC LIBRARY.
L. 5. Parvin, of Cedar Rapids, the Con
server of n Unique Collection,


server of Unique Collection.
Theodore S. Parvin Is the name Of
the originator, builder, conserver and
guardian angel of the great Masonic
library which is now stored In It's fine
new fireproof home In Cedar Rapids.
Iowa. Mr.. Parvin, for more than half
century, has been busy collecting
books that pertain to Masonry, and the
result of his labors in library unique
In the world of books. Every rare work
on Masonry has gone. for years, to his
collection. Book sellers in every city
of the earth have watched and worked
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

lead. During the year 1885 the French
oyster men captured 127,00O,O0O, while
those who turned their attention to sar-
dimes took 494 100000. The French also
do large fishing business ON the New
foundland banks, taking home and ex-
porting about 10000 tons of dried cod
fish every year.
The Dutch fisheries are but shadow
of their former greatness. Three hun
dred years ago the Dutch had 1,500 fish
ing boats engaged In the Shetland her.
ring fisheries alone, while 2G0 large
ships secured the polar seas for whales.
No less than $4,000 men composed the
crews In the Dutch fishing feet at that
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
A Large Thistle.

A Russian thistle nine feet in circum-
ference was recently found growing by
the wayside in the Santa Fe valley,
New Mexico.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

100000.
Sweden has 10000 fishermen and the
annual catch exceeds 60000 tons. Nor
way each year sends out Ill 900 fisher
men and they take 475,000,00O fish,
with value of $10.000,000. This, how
sealers. From $50 to 400 whales and
10000 sealskins are an average years
work
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09

We never knew man who could
keep horse looking decent in winter
timr
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

There are fifteen prisoners in Jail at
the present time, including three wo-
men and twelve men. Two of the
women are serving sentences for gam
bling, and the other is waiting trial as
accessory to murder. The men PRISON
ers are confined on various charges.
The reporter visited the jail Thurs
day night, and by the kindness of the
sheriff, was permitted to 60 up stairs.
1t was quite early; but as there were
no lights the prisoners had all retired.
They are fastened in their cells nova
days every evening Immediately after
supper.
Although the errand of the reporter
was of different nature, he took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to have a
short talk with Frank Castles and
Amzi Dunovant, who are awaiting
execution of the death sentence on
January on account of their convic-
ton of the murder of old Ben Goore.
"Do you feel like talking9 ?" the re-
porter asked.
ooh! yes, we like to talk" they
both replied.
"Well, now, Amzi," the reporter con-
tinued addressing that individual, 81
am going to ask you question, and l
am going to print your answer in the
papers, unless you don't want me to /;
and, of course, you answer just as you
like. Understand ?"
Amzi said he understood, and the re-
porter continued:
81 heard what you said in the court
house about your reasons for killing
old Ben Goore, and want to know if
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.

1t is long time until the 10Th OF
May-the date of the annual reunion
of the U. C. V. in Charleston; but the
occasion is to be a big one, there is
much work to be done, and no time
should be lost in making necessary
preparations.
THE ENQUIRER has never had a
representative at one of these big re-
unious; but through those who have
attended, we have managed to keep up
with them pretty closely. According
to our understanding of the matter,
the only reunion at which the proper
spirit prevailed in the entertaining
city was the one held at Richmond.
By the proper spirit, we mean the
spirit of genuine hospitality, with no
thought of the almighty dollar on the
part of those charged with the duty
of entertainment. In Richmond, they
say, it seemed as if every man, woman
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
PRICE OF BRITISH FRIENDSHIP.
or Course, Great Britain Wants More Than
She Will Give.

or Course, Great Britain Wants More Than
She Will Give.
There is need, therefore, that the
people of both countries should clear
their minds of this international cant.
We are deeply anxious that England
and the United States should be
agreed; but we are still more deeply
anxious that they should find agree
ment upon a solid basis. Let US be
frank. Let US put aside hypocrisy and
say outright that we expect mutual
gain in material interests from this
reapproachment of the two countries.
An alliance is not possible; an alliance
would gall like fetter, almost as soon
as it was forged. But we can have a
free working agreement to help each
other where help is possible. This
kind of agreement, indeed, is at pres
ent in force. For the American COM
missioners in Paris are making their
bargain-whether they realize it or
not-under the protecting naval
strength of England. And we shall
expect, to be quite frank, a material
quid pro quo for this assistance. We
shall expect the States to deal gener'
ously with Canada in the matter OF
tariffs we shall expect to be remem'
bered when she comes into her king
dom in the Philippines; above all, we
shall expect her assistance on the day
quickly approaching, when the future
of China shall come up for settlement
For the young imperialist has entered
upon a path where she will require
stout friend, and lasting friendship
between nations is to be secured, moi
by the frothy sentimentality of public
platforms but by reciprocal advan
tages in their solid material interests
London Saturday Review.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
SMYRNA NOTES.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
SMYRNA, December 22.-The wet
weather has interfered considerably
with wheat sowing in this section.
Some of the farmers have sowed all
the wheat that they intended to sow
but others are still waiting for suitable
weather.
And there is good deal of that 5
cents cotton on hand to be sold yet.
1t worries the owners very much.
Sometime back they would have glad
ly taken cents round; but now that
there has been an advance, they do
not know what to do. Cotton is a
worrysome thing.
There was lively time at Mr.. Ju-
Illus A. Hopes last Wednesday. Miss
Blanche celebrated her birthday by
giving a pound party. All the chill
dren of the village almost, to the num-
Der of %, ranging from 2 to IA years
in age, were present. Mr.. Hope came
home carrying a bag of apples and
impersonating Santa Claus. The chill
dren got after him, and ran him till he
tripped and fell, spilling his apples
every-which-a-way. 1t was both fun
ny and exciting. b. R.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
MERE-MENTION.

Wall street people who like big
figures, estimate that the recent ad-
vance in the security market values,
has added not less than $25,000,000
to the personal fortune of William
K. Vanderbilt. ......'.More than 100
girls of Vassar college are laid up with
cases of grip, and are enveloped in fan
mel and camphorated oil. ''''''The SEN
ate committee on foreign relations has
decided not to limit the citizenship of
Hawaii to whites. 1.-The president, on
Wednesday, signed the bill regulating
the sittings of United States courts in
South Carolina. ........"Two passengers
were killed in a collision of electric cars
at Worcester, Mass, last Wednesday.
.........The pope of Rome has written
to Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
asking him to put stop to his revolu-
tionary agitation. ..''.Colonel Edward
S. Barrett, national president of the
Sons of the American Revolution, was
killed by falling from window of his
home at Concord, Mass, last Wednes-
day. He was aged about 40 years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
LETTER FROM HOODTOWN.
Sum of Money Stolen From Mr.. Feemster-
Still Some Cotton to BE Sold-Marriages.

Sum of Money Stolen From Mr.. Feemster-
Still Some Cotton to Be sold-Marriages.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowN, December 22.-On the
night of December 7, some person or
persons entered Mr.. A. E. Feemster's
house and stole all his money, except
about 81, in one of his pockets. The
money, amounting to $3.50, was all
together in a large purse, which being
found empty the next morning, to.
gether with the fact of the doors being
left open, furnish the only clue which
has yet been had to the theft.
The warm, damp weather of the
past few days has not been at all
favorable to the saving of meat. Sew
eral pretty good porkers have been
slain around here recently.
Wheat sowing has been greatly in
terfered with by the inclement wealth.
er. However, the greater amount of
the prospective acreage has been sown.
There still remains several bales OF
cotton to be- picked in this section.
The rise in price will benefit only a
few, however, as most of the crop has
been marketed about as fast as it could
be cotton ready.
This weeks matrimonial list will
consist of but three couples, so far as l
can learn; all three of the grooms
from Blairsville and Hoodtown-the
brides from a larger territory. Today,
Mr.. J. Walter Bankhead goes to wed
one of Guthrie sville's fairest daughters.
Of all three you will probably learn
more than this scribe can now tell.
VOCE,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

and child of the city was disposed to
look upon the visiting Confederates as
especial guests of themselves as indi-
viduals. In New Orleans, in Nash
vile, and especially in Atlanta, the
Confederates were looked upon as 80
many lambs to be feeced, and in many
instances they were so treated. In the
coming reunion in Charleston, we are
confidently looking forward to a repe-
tition of the Richmond experience, ex-
cept on larger scale.
Whatever may be the feeling in
South Carolina against Charleston po-
litically, socially, Charleston is the
leading city in the United States, and
a city of which every South Carolinian
has right to be proud. We are not
referring especially to the exclusive
set in uppertendom. There is such a
set there, and it stands head and
shoulders over anything of the kind
in Philadelphia or Boston but it is to
the city as whole we refer. In no
city in the country is the ordinary Wis.,
itor treated with more consideration
and courtesy, and when a man or wo-
man goes to Charleston under circum-
stances that places him or her in po'
sition of being a guest of the city,
there is but little possibility of the
slightest ground for disappointment.
Now this reunion is to be tire.
mendous affair. 1t has been estima-
ted that during its progress the city
may have as many as 10000 guests.
The population of the city is not much
over $4,000, and 10000 guests will
make a pretty full house. Such a
throng will tax even the hospitality OF
a city like Charleston but we have
no fears. She will acquit herself with
credit to herself and the state, and the
Confederates will not see another such
time of it until they again reunite in
Charleston.
While Charleston is not asking for
outside assistance-while the people
there are determined to prove equal
to the occasion-somehow we cannot
help feeling that the whole state should
take hand. 1t is not fair to drive a
willing horse too freely, and as the oc-
casion promisesto be one in which the
whole state can take the greatest pride,
it follows that each town and county
will feel all the better satisfied after ii
is over if each has contributed a share.
Charleston will accept the assistance
not in a spirit of selfshness; but in
that spirit of hospitality which is going
to enable her to accomplish so much
on her own responsibility.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

- If there is publication on the
face of the earth which we regard as
totally unreliable, it is the American
Newspaper Directory, as printed by
George P. Rowell. We are at a loss
to know why any newspaper should
seek to advertise in that book. Even
if it were reliable, why should country
printers throw their money away ad-
vertising for business, which Rowell,
more than any other man, may have
labored to injure.-Abbeville Press
and Banner.
1t is people who have not got much
responsibility who are always concern
ed about proving that they are emf
nently respectable, and who are less
particular about the means they en-
ploy. The business of Geo. P. Rowell
& Co. is principally to prove large cir
culation and standing where very little
circulation or standing exists, and as
there are more newspapers that stand
in need of such concerns as Geo. L.
Rowell & Co. than there are that do
not, such concerns are always assured
of healthy support. Rowell & Co.
will swear to almost any kind OF a
statement that one of their patrons
will make to them, and it is possible
that there are some people who, not
understanding the inwardness of the
situation, may be influenced thereby.