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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Making a Dictionary.

Nearly every one has had the bright
idea that it must be a tremendous
amount of work to get mp dictionary,
but few have any notion of the real
size of the task. When johnson got his
famous dictionary started, he calculated
that, with six assistants, he could COM
plete the task in three years. 1t took
him nine years instead. He received the
small recompense of 81, 500, and had to
ray his assistants out of that.
Webster worked "a years before his
dictionary made its bow to the world.
Webster was very punctilious in his
definitions, and so painstaking that it
was wonder he completed the work
when he did.
The words which give the compiler
of dictionary the most trouble are the
little one syllable Saxon words. Their
history extends back into the Saxon
period, and their meaning has become
twisted in many directions. Words with
pedigrees are the hardest TO trace.
When new dictionary is projected,
one man is selected as editor in chief,
and he appoints his subeditors. Then
appeals are sent out to literary people
in general for voluntary contributions
in the nature of rare and curious words.
There are over 1000 people who have
offered their services in the case of q
dictionary now making. They are to
read standard works, ancient and mod
ern, in the search for curious words,
their origin and meaning. These words,
written on slips Of paper, are filed in
thousands of pigeonholes. Over six tons
Of clips have been put away. This
means 100000 words, but only
1000. 900 will be printed. The amount
of work necessary to properly sort these
is evident
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31

"Going out to see a man was the
/ invention of Artenans Ward. One night
in the winter of 1865, when the humor
ist was about half through his lecture,
he paralyzed his audience with the an.
/ nouncement that they would have to
take recess of / minutes so as to en-
able him TO go across the street to ''see
man. II. r. Tracey, the editor OF
the Washington Republican, was in the
audience, and, seeing an opportunity to
improve upon the joke, penciled these
| lines and sent them to the PLATFORM
Dear Artemus-If you will place
yourself under my guidance, I'll take
you to see a man without crossing the
street.
| Artemus accepted the invitation, and
while the great audience impatiently
but with much amusement awaited the
temperance Of the humorist the lat
ter was making the acquaintance Of
Aman, well known restaurant keeper
at that time, and luxuriating at well
laden refreshment board. OF course
everybody "caught on to" the phrase,
and men became fond of getting up be-
tween the acts and "going out to see
Aman." The restauratenr' business
from that time forward doomed. Men
who would ordinarily sit quietly
through an entertainment and behave
themselves allowed themselves to be in
fiuenced by the contagion. -Louisville
Courier Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
NO PLACE LIKE THE FARM.

1 used to kind O. think I'd sort o like to
settle down
An mebbe quit this farmin' an enjoy n
house in town,
An clean furgit the atmosphere of worry
an of toll
That seems TO settle 'roun' you when
you're tillin Of the soil.
I've tried it an I'm satisfied. I'm goin'
home ag'in.
Compared to all them snow drifts country
mud is slick an thin.
An when the fuels gettin low twill do
my feelin's good
To know the ak is handy fur to chop a
load o wood.
I'm goin' home az in; out where there isn't
any law
To keep a man from sittin' down and
waitin' for a thaw,
| used to think twas hard to spade the
ground; but / dunno;
It's easier diggin' garden than it is to
shovel snow.
I'm gon' back to where the pantry's allus
full o pie,
An the bacon from the rafter is a-hangin'
not too high.
Where all you've got to do is lift your
rations from the peg,
An the hens don't want nickel every
time they lay an egg.
Washington Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
New Story of Mark Twain

Here is new story of Mark Twain.
whose after-dinner speeches are
unique. At recent dinner to which
he was invited his name was asso-
ciated with the toast of Literature,
by an orator, who referred with grea {
eloquence to Homer, Shakespeare. Mil
ton, and-Mark Twain. In response.
the humorist thanked the speaker for
his kindly references, and excused
himself from making n longer speech
by saying: Homer is dead. Shak-
speare and Milton are no more. and L
| don't feel very well myselfr,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Parnells Superstitions.

Parnell had some pet superstitions,
according to his biographer, Barry
O'Brien. "He would not pass anoth-
er person on the stairs. He was hor-
ror-stricken to find himself sitting
with three lighted candles; the fall of
n picture in the room made him de.
jected for the entire afternoon: and he
would have nothing to do with an i'm
portant bill drawn UP by a colleague
because it happened to contain thirteen
clauses. He also thought green a most
unlucky color-a strange and incon-
venient feeling for a Nationalist lead
Grand the sight of green banners at
the political meetings he addressed
often unnerved him"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Lamb. FOR Spanish Children.

Directly after Lent is observed GUS
tom that is particularly interesting to
children. 1t is what may be termed the
sale of the lambs, for on Monday morn
ing after Easter the shepherds have
their lambs and goats on sale in all the
cities. The animals are kept in tempo
rary pens. and it is the rule for parents
to permit their children, of from to
~ years of age, to purchase a pet lamb
or goat After the animal is selected 1t
is taken to the home residence and Civ
en- the freedom of the courtyard and
quite often the greater part of the
house. 1t is every child's ambition to
train the pet SO that it will at least fol-
low its owner like dog, and if few
simple tricks are added to the lambs or
kids education the master or mistress
is proud indeed. Girls especially de-
light in these pets, and often the ami
mails are so bedecked with bows and rib
lions as almost to hide their bodies. The
sale of the lambs is a very old custom,
and is supposed to have originated
through some form of the church. H.
Anglo American Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
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A Professional Opinion.

"That young Pellet has altogether
too exalted an opinion of his profession
When old Borax was out of town, the
Gridleys called Pellet. Jane Gridley
asked him if he thought he could pull
her father through. i trust, madam, ;
he severely replied, 'to be able to parry
the shafts of death F"
parry the shafts of DEATH Say,
that's good. Why, Pellet couldn't pare
goric Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Bohemia's Strange Minerals.

Not far from Tfebisch, in BoheHi"'
are found many glassy-looking obJec'''
Of bottle-green color, and tendiiis'
when unbroken, to an egg shape
which the name moladivites has peen
given. Professor Suess, of Vienna
from recent study of these curious
Minerals, concludes that they are re',
ly meteorltes, and should be added "
the list of foreign bodies that nav
found their way to the eartEs sufla''
by falling from space.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31

7 face for was folded in close EN-
brace. and heard, God bless you my
own. my darling
So we came back again in the sio"
of the autumn sunset, talking OIL o"i
future-his and mine. | forgot MINI
red till | saw her standing at the gate
of our little garden.
Is it the daze of my own happiness l
wonder. or is Mildreds face lighted as
have never seen it since our rather
died? Ever thoughtful, Herbert my
Herbert, said:
You will want to he alone with your
sister. | will come this evening 10 see
you again"
Then. bowling 10 Mildred he left me.
| went in at the gate my sister helu
open, with a. new pain. Would she
grieye over my happiness, as the death
blow TO her own hope of ease ana
wealth? Would she resent my oifef Oh
home as an insult?
She put her arm about my waist ana
led me to the little parlor. Then she
made me sit upon the sofa, and knelt
so that her face was very near mine,
to whisper:
Rodney has come home!
The very joyousness of her tone told
me the rest, even before she spoke
again. | kissed her as our mother
might have done, too glad, too CRATE
full to speak.
''Ie has written again and again.
Mildred said; but his mother held the
letters buck. She did not want Il sew
ing girl for her sons wife,
but she is dead. We saw her death
in the papers, | said.
"And Rodney came home because of
her death. All his letters wer in her
desk, and as soon as he could, he went
to Aunt Janet for news of me. She
sent him here, and l met him on his
way from the boat. He loves me! Oh,
tell me you are glad, for my heart
seems to be breaking with happiness"
| said all she wished, and when we
had talked a little longer. told her my
news. She burst into ringing, merry
laughter.
''You dear old goose" she said, "and
you loved him all the time! | won
dered why you defended him so say
agely when l would call him old or
stupid"
"He is neither." I cried
"Of course not. Only" and the rosy
bushes came to the fair, round cheek,
''he is not Rodney"
Aunt Janet wrote to us the next
week. Now that we were to make
good matches, from her worldly point
cious SO we sold our little cottage
and went to visit our aunt who gave
rs a splendid rousseau apiece, and
grand double wedding.
Though" she told us frankly, 81
never imagined that Herbert Somer-
son would fall in love with that little,
ugly Helen while my beautiful Mildred
was unmarriedp'
But | cannot think, in my deep hap
piness, looking at the perfect content
in my husbands noble face, that
Mildred would have made him any
happier than he is.
We hear from my sister, travelling
in Europe, very often, and we call the
blue suite of rooms AIildred's rooms;
but when she returns, it will be to her
own home, with the husband she loves.
New York Ledger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Easily Regulated,

A New York man of wealth and leis-
ure, who has tried many obesity cures
without result, has succeeded in reduc-
ing his too solid flesh in a very simple
way. His usual diet is not modified !;
but everything taken into the mouth is
masticated till it slides down the throat
without the voluntary action of the
person eating. Nothing is forcibly
swallowed. This may seem impossible
at the first thought, but a single trial
will convince anyone of its practical
bility. Not only solid food is chewed
in this way, but liquids of all kinds,
tea, coffee, milk, beer, and so on. From
the standpoint of economy this new
method of eating is very satisfactory,
because in following it one cannot take
more than half the amount of food con-
sumed in the ordinary way. When the
food is thoroughly masticated, hunger
is soon satisfied; and physicians have
said for long time that people eat
very much more food than is necessary
to keep them in health and strength.
In the instance cited, at the end OF
twelve weeks the patient had reduced
his weight fifty pounds.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Palpably Unjust.

"Millie, dear, what is your papa 8
objection to me .'
''He says You don't seem to have any
definite object or purpose in life, Har-
ry."
.'Yet he knows I've been coming to
see you for five straight years Chi
Cago Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Injured Innocence.

'That sir, :" exclaimed the indignant
merchant, lis what l call gratuitous
falsehood "
"It's nothing of the kind" replied
the INSCRIPTIONS salesman. II get a
salary and a commission for telling that
falsehood. Washington Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
Japanese Churches

OF the 6,000 japanese on the Pacific
coast 500 are Christians, and there are
number of regularly organized
churches among them that are entirely
self-supporting.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31

Meullatlon is
torsic for poor memory.
The nursery makes the nation.
God never overtasks His servants.
Short prayers bring quick answers.
Only the ignorant man can be irreyer
emf.
The Cross is the best sermon ON the
Christ.
Some little men love 10 live in the
clouds.
Attacks of self-esteem are cured by
self-denal.
Vice can only fasten on the diseased
in character.
All the world comprehends the argu
ment of love.
Genius is individuality consecrated
to lofty aim.
Loves debts can only be paid in
loves coinage.
The least things are the ones we can
least afford 10 lose.
lie HdDlt VI dcN ptlpi 10 hliultu al
the altar of prayer.
Godlikeness is the best argument for
tile existence of God.
Slander is like mud; it only sticks
where it finds affinity.
Some revival services are the putting
of wind on dead Goals.
Man may heal our diseases, but
Christ heals our woes.
Thorns are caught without effort, but
roses must be plucked.
Christ gives new heredity when He
teaches us Our Father"
The education of villain will only
give society more villains.
Many men are trying to grow pump
kins on gooseberry bushes.
Better be true at the bottom than
false at the top of the ladder.
True Science is reading the writing
of God on the face of nature.
Christ stands at the summit of all be-
ing calling us TO follow Him.
You cannot turn too much light on
the religion whose God is light
Special providences are only Gods
everyday acts made visible to us.
1t is true that God can use any tool,
but He would rather use keen one.
Culture does not supersede Christ,
but Christ precedeS the best culture.
There are not many better cables in
a storm than a mothers apron strings
The schools may grind good glasses,
but God only can make the seeing eye.
The sun-shiny Christian Is the one
who keeps near the Light of the world.
Can we expect light on our difficult
ties when we refuse it on our duties!
Storm-clouds hide the sun-lit peaks
as sorrows hide the heights where sor-
row is unknown.
When we believe that God has plan
for our lives, we will cease planning
for our selfish ends.
The occasional glass" is the devils
string halter on the neck of the man
who thinks that he Is free.
You may double one good action by
praising it. but it is certain you will not
halve bad one by blame.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
From My Diary.
ILLARD has gon

lila RID has gone
down the shady
lane for Il walk,
and left me alone.
The great pile of
sewing we have
been doing for
Mr.. Somerson is
all completed. and
| have written
out the bill. The
bill. Why did my
cheek burn, and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31

The only way to win an argument
with a woman is to walk off when You
have stated Your side of it. -Roxbury
Gazette.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-05-31
TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds a Warniuc NJ.
to the Unredecmed,

My the living
lead.
Risotry is M,
loyalty.
Prayer opens
the hand of God
4 pnrposeles,
life ends in Der.
dition.
Sc of sense
makes no one
poorer.
Meditation is a
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23
For Sale.

The Brady ranch on the Gila river one mile and a quarter below Florence, consist ing of one pre-emption claim of one hum dred and sixty acres, and an additional homestead claim adjoining of eighty acres with frontage on the river of one mile. Divided into five different fields of and 4 barbed wire fences with mesquit posts.
 The land with proper cultivation will yield 2,000 pounds of wheat and 2,50O pounds of barley per acre. A good dwelling house with kitchen, bath room and store room at tached. with large graneries l6xs2 each. One grist mill with machinery for burr mill, pair of burrs. A frame house adjoin- ing 16x30 feet and one of the best wells of water in the valley. 15 yards from the house.
 The land will yield 100000 pounds of wheat or 5C0.Oo0 pounds of barley or 1.2OO tons of alfalfa allowing for crops of alfalfa year. An abundance of mesquite and cottonwood on the claim.
 Title U. S. Patent.
 For further particulars address the TRI- BuNE Office or the undersigned.
 Sept. 2s-tf PETER R. BRADY. SR.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23
THE CASA eRANDE VALLEY.
Information for Those Seeking Homes
 In the Garden Spot of the West.

Pinal county was organized in 1Si5 from portions of Pima, Maricopa and 1aYapai counties, and contains an area of ]. o.SeS square miles, or ,lS5.590 acres, one-third Of which could be made productive by systematic storage ef the surplus water now running to waste. Next to Maricopa it Is the most 1m- portant agricultural county in the Territory It it trayersed from east to west by the Southern Pacific railroad, and branch of the great Santa Fe system is now approach. ing from the north. The objective point of this road is Q connection with the sonora Pacific is also building in this direction from Tempe, and it is confidently believed that work will not cease until the Deer creek coal fields are reached and connection Is made with another branch Of that road run ming from Bowie to Globe and now complet- ed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that Pinal county IS the tAeater of railroad building at the pres eat time, and inside of year Florence, the county seat, wiil-be
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains population of about 1500 but with the completion ot these two railroads and the Butte reservoir no city in Arizona can approach II for natuTai advantages. and n large increase in popula- tion will follow. Florence is at an elevation of 1858 feet above sea level, situated near the Gila river, twenty-six miles northwest or the railroad station of Casa Grande, with which it is connected by an elegantly. equipped dsily stage line. Going and coming stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins, and passengers are allowed short time to ln- spect them. There are many handsome pri- vate residences in Florence, several brick stores, good hotel, an excellent sraaea school employing four teachers, churches secret societies, a Commercial Clup' news W paper fshe only one in the countyl, and the handsonest court house in the Territory. Here is held the United States Court tor the district composed of Gila, Graham and Pihal counties. The streets are lined with shade trees, which impart an air of comfort on the Warrnest days.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23
Articles of Incorporation
-oF THE Maldonado Commercial Company.

KSow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we the undersigned, have this day voluntari- ly associated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we hereby certify.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23
TRIBUNE. Florence, Ariz,.
 Florence. Arizona.
The New York World.
 Thrice-a-W eek Edition.
ALMOST A DAILY-AT THE PRICE
 OF A WEEKLY.

The most widely circulated "weeklyn newspaper in America is the Thrice-A- Week edition of The New York World, and with the Presidential campaign now at hand you. cannot do without it. Here are some of the reasons why it is easily the leader in dollar year journalism.
 It is issued every other day, and is to all purposes daily.
 Every week each subscriber receives lss pages. and often during the busy season A pages each week.
 The price is only sleeper year.
 It is virtually a daily at the price of . weekly.
 Its news covers every known part of the world. No weekly newspaper could stand alone and furnish such service
 The Thrice World has at its disposal all of the resources the of greatest newspaper. in existence-the wonder of modern journal ism" America's Greatest Newspaper it has been justly tsrmed-Tbe New York World.
 Its political news is absolutely impartial. This fact will be Of especial value in the Presidential campaign coming on
 The best of current fiction is found in it's columns.
 These are only some of the reasons; there are others. Read it and see them all.
 We offer this unequaled newspaper an d THE FLORENCE TRIBUNE together one year for SS.G0-
 The regular subscription price of the two. papers is S4.00.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23
oAsA aRANpE REsERvoIR.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is the largest in the territory. It covers a surface of 1900 acres, with an aver age depth of F feet and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. It is sit- uated fifteen miles southwest of Florence. A levee of earth has been thrown up across a depression in the plain 1l,OOO feet in length, l25 feet in width at the bottom and g feet in width at top, to slope on each side, and an average height of 9 feet. The waste is regu- lated by cast iron pipes feet in diameter, set in solid masonry, regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost $l50,OOO. and sup plies water for 5000 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23

The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by the following officers, to-wit: By Board of four Directors, of whom one shall be President; one shall be Viee-Presi- dent; one shall be Secretary and Treasurer and one shall be Manager. The first Board stockholders, to-wit: Fernando B. Maldo- nado. who shall be President; John Riess, who shall be Vice-President; Aquiles Arriola who shall be Secretary and Treas urer, and William c. Smith, who shall be Manager; and they shall hold their respec- tive offices until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter the said Board of Directors shall be elected by the stock Monday in January in each year.
 VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
 VII.
 The private property of the shareholders of this Corporation is to be exempt from corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have here unto placed our hands and Seals this 24th day of October. A. D. 1889.
 CSigned) FERNANDO B. MALDoNADo, CseaD (Signed) WILLIAM c. SMITH. (SeaD (Signed1 AQUILES ARRIOLA. (seaD Csignedl JOHN RIESS. CseaD
 By W. c. SMITH. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA ...
 COUNTY OF FINAL Before me. Charles F. Bennett, Notary Public in and for the County of Pinal, Ter ritory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared Fernando B. MaIdonado, Aquiles Arriola and William c. Smith. for himself and as attorney in fact for John Riess, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considera- tion therein expressed. Given under my hand and Seal of office, this 18th day of November. 1899. fSigned) CHAS. E. BENNETT, tseaD Notary Public. My Commission expires July IS. 1903. Nov. 25-6t
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-23

Leaves Mesa a. m. Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. Arrives at Florence at Il 80 a. m. Leaves Florence ct D. m., arriving ct Globe at p. n., the following day.
 Leaves Globe a. m- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridnys. Arrives at Florence at II Q. m. the following day. Leaves Florence for Mesa at D. m. Arrives at Mesa at ?. m. Stages stop over night at Riverside. Good accommodations given the travelling public. Stages connect with stGges for Dudleyyilie. Benson, Mammoth, Oracle and Tucson. JOHNSON BRos, Agents at Mesa.
 THos. ARAoR, Agent at Globe.
 SHIELDS t PRICE. Agent at Florence