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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Plump and Comely,

As rule the Cuban woman ia round
in figure and pretty in feature. Her face
is seldom yivacious-one looks In vain
for the beauty of expression. Her hair
is often a glory to her, and Is sometimes
Of that blue-black shade only possible
with the daughters of Southern Europe
and their descendants, though occasion
ally the Cuban girl varies the program
by being blonde, and to be plain, rath-
err fat.
This lady Is often a woman at II, and
the mother Of large family at 10 or 20.
So pretty in her youth, in age she be-
comes lean apd dried, or fat and un-
wieldy. She fades early, and, for want
of strength Of character, is apt to lose
control Of her husband, who, neverthe-
less, still continues to need such con-
troll as badly as any man Of his times.
But whatever she may grow or seem,
her eyes never fade. To the last,
through all vicisstudes. they are big
and black.-Boston Traveller.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
THE LAND OF GRAVES.
Ancient Egyptians Relieved In Con-
slant Reminders of Death.

To the Egyptian death was but the
beginning of q career of adventures
and experiences compared with which
the most vivid emotions Of this life
were tame He lived with the fear of
death before his eyes. Everything
around him reminded him Of that
dreadful Initiation into the mysteries
Of the tremendous after life for which
his present existence was but 4
preparation. His cemeteries were not
hidden away in remote suburbs, his
dead were not covered with mere
grassy mounds or "A slab of stone. The
whole land was his graveyard; its
whole art was of the mortuary. Are
there no graves In Egypt that thou
has brought us into the wilderness to
die~ asked the Israelitcs in derision,
and we may believe that Moses wine
ed at the sarcasm.
Egypt Is the land of graves, and the
whole energy of the people. that could
be spared from keeping life together,
was devoted to death. The mightiest
tombs In the world-the pyramids
were raised upon the deaths of multi
tudes OF tolling slaves. The hills were
honeycombed passages and galleries,
chambers, pits, all painfully excavated
In honor OF the illustrious dead. and
sculptured and painted with elaborate
skill to make them fit habltations for
his ghost.
Wherever he looked the Egyptian
beheld preparations for the great turn
ing point of existence. The mason
was squaring blocks for the tomb
of the gods, or bowls and jars, to be
placed in the grave for the protection
or refreshment of the ka, exhausted
with the ordeals of the under world;
the sculptor and painter were at work
upon the walls of the funeral cham
Der, illustrating the scenes through
which the ghost was to pass, or de-
plotting the Industrious life of the de-
parted.
The very temples which cluster along
the levels beside the Nile were in a
sense, but vestibules to the tombs in
the hills behind. The sacred lake. now
the weedy, picturesque haunt of water
fowl, was then the scene of solemn
ferryings of the dead. The temple
walls were covered with the terrors
of the judgment to come. The houses
of the living. indeed, were built of per-
ishlng mud but the homes of the dead
and the shrines where supplication
was made to the gods who ruled their
fate were made to last forever On
these all the strength. the science and
the artistic skill of the ancient Egyp-
tians were cheerfully layshed.-Sat-
urday Review.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
SEASlCk ON SEA LEGS.
Officers and Sailors of the Navy FIRE.
quent1y Distressed.

The officers and sailors of the navy
are frequent sufferers from seasick-
ness. even after they have got their
sea legs on" observed naval surgeon
to Il reporter. Indeed ! think | can
safely say that, young and old, one
third of the entire navy officers as we'll
as men are seasick during storms as
well as at other times. In theory naval
officers and sailors are entirely free
from such so called weakness, but. in
fact, they have stomachs and are suf-
ferers at times the same as the rest
OF humanity.
THE sailor In this respect has many
advantages over the naval officers and
is less sensitive to seasickness for the
reason that he seldom has what is
called shore duty to perform, and he
Is on the ship all the time, barring
the days Off now and then of liberty
When an officer, 1t is entirely different.
for he seldom has to spend as much
time on the ship as he does on shore.
The three years sea duty are generally
followed by three years shore duty,
during which time his sea legs and
stomach entirely disappear and have
to be built up again.
st is rare that an officer on return
to sea duty does not have to go
through all the painful and distressing
experiences of his first seasickness.
and am not sure but each recurrence
of this experience Is worse than the
original. | have known dozen Off
GERS of from ID to % years experience
In the navy. and know OF at least 30
others who admit that they are as La
bic to seasickness now as they were
when they were middies fresh from
the Naval academy. "-Washington
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Reward for Literary Work.

James l., on March 8, 1903, grahteu
letters patent under the great seal "
John Stowe London's great histoflan''
authorizing him to beg. The ietlei'
patent of James |. authorized Stowe ~
collect the voluntary contributions Vi
the people. The letters recite tha,'
whereas. our loving subject JONI
Stowe "a very aged and worthy meihpei
of our city of London, this five-anu
forty years hath to his great charse'
and with neglect of his ordinary means
of maintenance for the general goou
as well of posterity as of the preseh'
age), compiled and published divers
necessary books and chronicles; now
therefore, we, in encouragement TO ti'e
like, have in our royal inclination peen
pleased to grant our letters pa'cn,
under our great seal of England, dh'e"
March 3, 1903, thereby authorizing MN
to collect amongst our loving sub1ec's'
their voluntary contributions and Klnu
grntultIes."
John Stowe died on April 5, 1900, anu
was buried in the parish church OF o'
Andrew Undershaft, where his Inohp'
ment. erected by his widow, Is stiil "
be seen. cf'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
The Stumbling Block.

A member of the Mug House club
who had failed to win fortune on
the turf decided to go into Wall street
to tackle easier game. ION the turf"
he explained. "a man has exactly 81
chances against him in a field Of ten
horses. In other words. he has one
chance in % to hit winner Now,
in Wall street stocks go one of
two ways either up or down
giving man one chance in two. 1t
looks like dead open and shut. I'm
going to make it pay. There's moth
Ing against you except bad judgment"
''Oh, yes. there is" said New street
operator. nodding his head .sagely.
And that is'-we all asked.
Your broker and his commission
New York Press
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

NuiSe III
Do not intrude into your hostess af-
fairs.
Go direct when the call or visit Ia
ended.
DO not make a hobby of personal in
firmities.
DO not overdo the matter of enter
tainment.
DO not forget bathing facilities for
the guest.
Make yourself at home" but not too
much so.
In minstering to the guest do not for
get the family.
Do not make unnecessary work fSf
others, even servants.
Do not gossip; there are better things
In life to think about.
Let no member of the family intrude
in the guest chamber.
Conform to the custom of the house,
especially as to meals.
BE courteous. but not to the extent of
surrendering principles.
When several guests are present. give
a share of attention TO all.
Introduce games or diversion, but
only such as are agreeable.
A guest need not accept every pro.
posed entertainment; he should be con
siderate of himself and host.
Learn the likes and dislikes OF those
who are to be entertained. but not
through the medium of an imperative
notwithstanding
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

In 1858 Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas had n joint debate
on the college grounds of Knox college,
Galesburg. 1t was a great meeting,
and l shall never forget the tremen-
dous enthusiasm that was manifested
by the respective partisans of each of
these great men. Mr.. Douglas had the
opening and conclusion, and he got in
one shot ON Mr. Lincoln that was so
pat that even the adherents of that
gentleman had to join in the laughter.
Mr.. Lincoln, in the course of his re-
marks, twitted his opponent with max
Ing only one speech-a set Grafton
which he delivered to each new audi
ence. the suggestion being that he was
incapable of changing his stock adj
dress.
In reply Mr. Douglas said that he adj
mitted the charge. and conceded that
his rival knew In advance what he was
going to say. He wished that he could
foretell with the same exactness what
Mr.. Lincoln was going to say, but alas.
that was impossible. since he changed
his argument to suit his audiences,
making Il fierce abolition talk in COM
munities where that sentiment was
strongly entertained, as at Galesburg,
but in southern Illinois ignoring aboli-
ton and standing UP squarely us an
old time Wing
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

joyfully, and then she watcbas -.
all the furniture was safely bonaa 'a
and she forgot to be lonely. ea
Each morning for several davs -
many times during those DAYS pe @il
would go to the parlor winda,. sasl
watch the house across the straat -u
more than once she said 81 ,yo,, D
whether there is little girl
there?'
One cold day soon after this NAM.
was busy upstairs, and Pearl Sta
again in the parlor with her ltttla ~,
pressed against the window, watcbi.s
the house into which the new no,aa
bors had moved. when n little e,,ri,,
head bobbed mp at the opposite w,a
dow, and the bright face of llttIa ~.
smiled across at her. Then pa,.,
smiled. too
Il must bring Victoria Jane and
Fluffy to see that nice little bow sba
said, and hurried off to get them ond
soon they We're perched up by her 3D.
at the window.
The little boy greeted the newcomo.,
with Il smile, and then disanne.roa
but returned soon and arranged com
pany of soldiers on the window an
and held up little white rabbit,
Then Pearl and the little bow av
changed pleasant smiles; the soldiers
marched across the window sill. Victo
ria Jane silently looked on; the rabblt
raised his ears and Fluffy barked And
then into Pearls busy little bra,n
came thought, and away she ran and
returned with her alphabet bocts
Then against the window she speyad
with the blocks, PEARL.
Once more the little curly head opno
site disappeared. and when he return
ed he spelled with his blocks agalnu
the window, HARRY.
All through that winter Pearl and
Harry played together, although the
street separated them, and they lived
In different houses. In the window on
one side We're arranged day after day
the different toys of a little girl, and IN
the window opposite those of little
boy, and mamma did not hear her LITTLE
girl say again all that winter that
she was lonesome.-Youth's Compan.
ion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
uous.w;fr and Domestic.

The first effort a woman can make
in the management of her household Is
toward preserving demeanor OF dlgnl-
fled amability. If she wishes to exact
Difference, respect and good will, let her
make a fair exchange in offering kindly
words, a thank you" for little services,
a good night and good morning, and In
variable gracious civility without ia
miliarity, says the Philadelphia In
quirer.
The second art to study is that of be-
slowing tactful correction. 10 an
nounce that the soup was unfit to eat,
and the coffee abominable Is dlscour-
aging and irritating to cook, especial
ly when the reprimand is given in an
unpleasant tone, as too many misguided
women honestly believe is the one and
only impressive means. The truly i'm
pressive method is to talk the matter
over quietly after the meal, point out
exactly the fault in the dish, repeat
none of the family criticisms, and by
advice and encouragement stir the ser
wants pride and confidence.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Length of the skirt.

Trailing dresses have already proved
40 uncomfortable and unsuitable for
walking that a number of our most
noted ladies' tailors have decided to
make virtue Of necessity by setting
forth a tailor round skirt for travelling
and walking uses.
BY round skirt is not meant one of
short length and devoid of a certain
graceful sweep, hut carefully sloped
model whose greatest length sweeps
the ground about two or three inches
lust ut the back, says the New York
Post
pemi-trains are retained for cere-
monious calls, made in carriage, for
afternoon entertainments, and for pref
~ house gowns. and the long train APP
pears only on toilets for elaborate dress
occasions.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
A Good Tooth Powder

In order to keep the teeth In good
condition absolute cleanliness Is neces-
sary, and they should be brushed night
and morning with some good powder
Here is an excellent one: Take half an
ounce each of powdered orris root and
prepared chalk and add to them one
teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda
Mix thoroughly. The soda acts as an
antacid and neutralizes the acids of
the mouth. while the chalk and orris
are gritty enough to remove any parti-
Giles of food which may cling to the
teeth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

Francisco. 1t was supposed at the time
of her husbands death that he had left
a fortune of seevral million dollars, but
eventually almost all of the property
alleged creditors and the widow was
unable to get any satisfaction from the
men who, after number of attempted
revolutions, succeeded to the govern
ment. She has since studied for the
stage.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13


LAND ed In 1892, startled
London society, after the death OF MS
invalid wife, by marrying the widow or
his gamekeeper, Mrs. Blair. To add to
the complications of the situation Mrs
Blair became widow through an I'M
fortunate accident on the part of the
Duke. While hunting one day he acci-
dentally shot Mr.. Blair, and 1t was
while calling on Mrs. Blair to express
his sorrow and sympathy that he fell
in love with her. She was then over
40 years old, but as the Dowager Ouch
ess Is still somewhat prominent and
extremely interesting factor in English
society. The present Duke owns 400
600 acres of English land.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
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DISCIPLINE OF MATRIMONY.

ca HE first year of married life may
be compared with the first at
- tempts of baby to walk warily
and swiftly, says woman Oh the
world. BY stumbling and Overhaul
ancing itself does the infant learn how
he may locomote with safety to himself
and without treading on the toes OF his
companions.
The angles of our characters. we be-
Ing usually agreeably unconscious OIL
them, become unpleasantly revealed to
us because they get in the way OF our
partner for life. And he whom we con
slider faultless proves to have angles as
we'll Each has to learn the other all
over again in the intimacy of marriage.
Matrmony is a splendid institution
for the elimination of self-will. BY the
time those angles above referred to
have become rounded and inaggressive,
the nature of their owner has under
gone a change of which he or she may
possibly be unaware. All the same, 1t
Is in the nature of discipline, and dis
clpline is not Invariably pleasant.
When true love helps in the process
II may be comparatively painless. The
love acts as an anaesthetic; or, to vary
the smile, love Is as the skilled den
fist, who minImizes the pain of his op-
erations.
When there Is marriage without love
the discipline Of adjusting the two ma
lures to each other and to the necesSi-
ties of double existence may be lik-
ened to the unskilled operator, who
gives his patients the maximum Of pain
with the minimum of benefit.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

which the authors
right TO his books
ceases to exist for
ty-two years after
publication.
THE idea suggest
ed itself to me-" she
said, ION seeing n
chance newspaper
statement that sew
eral large editions
of works by Amer
lean authors, COPY
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
The Secret of Success.

Drudgery Is the gray angel of sue
cess. Look at the leaders in the pro-
lfessions, the SOLID men of business, the
master workmen who begin as poor
boys and end by building town to
house their factory hands, they are
drudges Of the single aim-"One thing
1 do Mr.. Maydole, the hammer
maker of central New York, was an
artist. Yes said he, II have made
hammers for twenty eight years"
well, then you ought to be able to
make a pretty good hammer by this
time" mo, sir" was the answer. II
never made'a pretty good hammer
make the best hammer made In the
United States."-The Advance.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Only One Fault.

There's only one fault to be found
with your comedy work. old man."
said the dramatic critic.
whats thatT' asked the aspiring
young actor.
IT'S tragic."-Chicago Pest.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

rios, or Guatemala.
Her husband was
a s 8 a s s mated in
February, 1898, by
a British subject
named Oscar Sol
niger, who was
pursued and killed
by the friends of
the murdered Pres
ident. Nine. Bar
rios took refuge in
this country and
I've d or some
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

car fare TO the free illustrated lecture
or concert, or perhaps only time ana
desire TO walk to the park, where
luncheon may be carried from home'
but recreation of some decent and en-
ioyable kind there should be- Ihere
is no home so humble but that its hos
Vitality should be extended sometimes
TO friends. though it be upon the scale
only of friendly chat and apples ana
popcorn.-American Kitchen Maya
zine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

righted previous to 1857, were soon to
be issued. 1t seems to me a scandalous
thing that the writer's, several of whom
are still living. should have no profit
from the transaction. The law is sixty
eight years old, and is old fogy to the
last degree"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Millinery Fad.

An old fad in the milliner's depart
mcnt is showing the feet of the birds.
The doves and birds that decorate beau
tvs headgear hang and dangle their
feet over the brim In most curious
and ungainly fashion.
1t Is unattractive. It's not becoming,
and it Is most decidedly startling. But
IL is the correct thing.
The feet are shriveled and yellow. and
anything but an ornament, but they
are used as such.-New York Telegram.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

men of Il II g ! a n d.
Though still a young
woman she has been
prominent for some
years in philanthropic
and temperance work.
The town house of
the Duke is one of the
show places of Lon
don. The Dukes faith
l. a~zl
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
IfHe Only Remembered.

Mother-Goodness me! Our Johnny
lis beginning to think that he knows
more than his parents.
l Father-Well, II he remembers the
answers to all the questions he used
to ask, he ought to know at least as
much as we do.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

. Her little brother, having seen a
picture of dress called polka dot, was
trying to draw the picture of lady.
Look, mamma" he said, Il am draw
ing a lady with freckles on her dress"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
The Oldest Toy.

Probably ithe Oldest toy In the world
lis the top. 1t has been used all over
the world for thousands Of years, and
in some savage tribes is used IN the
performance of religious rites.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
More Mile. Than you Can Count.


Statements as TO the distance of the
pole star from the earth which have
appeared in some of the newspapers
lately have been ridiculously made
quate. One of the estimates made is
255. 100000 miles. Now. If one will re-
member that the sun Is %. 600, 900 miles
away and that its light comes to us in
eight minutes. he will see that IL the
foregoing estimate of the distance Of
the pole star were right its beams
could reach us In about 10 days. 1t
would be only about 200 times as far
of as the sun.
Light travels 100000 100000 miles
In year. and even the most modest
guesses as to the parallax of Polaris
make it 80 light years. Pritchard's es.
innate in 1887 was 30 light years, but
he has since modified his figures.
Hence, If one will write 210 and add II
ciphers thereto he will have the num-
Der OF miles which the most conserv-
alive authorities believe intervene be-
tween the earth and the pole STAR
New York Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Wants the Law Changed.

Miss Margaret Lee, of Brooklyn, has
instituted movement for the repeal of
the copyright law now in force, by
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

An Ohio man who admits he is SUI
perstitious attributes it to the fact that
he was once caught In rainstorm
while arayed in S13 suit of Clothes
Chicago News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
The Next Best Thing.

Flossie- Mamma, l want some water
to christen my doll.
Mamma-No, dear; 1t is wrong, you
know.
Flossie-Wen, then, l want some
wax to ,waxinate her. She's ohgenough
now -tothave something done tosher.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Duchess of Sutherland.

The Duchess of Sutherland, who has
just published an anti-socialstic novel,
Is the wife of one of the richest noble
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Recrcation Nee,ied.

No home should consider itself well
oragnized that does not make some
appropriation for recreation. The
amusement need not cost more than
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

"Say, par
'Well, what?'
what do deaf mutes do when they
don't want to talk out loud-when they
just want to Whisper"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13

The latest recruit to the ranks of trag-
edy actresses is no less person than
the widow Of the late President Bar
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Accounting for Heart Disease.

ACCOUNTING IOF Ho"TI D'5e -,
The human heart Is of almost unlio'"
size I'm all adult subjects, which ~
counts for the prevalence Of heAi'
trouble among large people.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
Away they go, like bits Of snow,
Over to yonder hill.

1.-TWO, three, four. five.
Our usual hour for tea;
Six, seven, eight, nine;
And bedtime, too, for mel
"Ten, eleven; I'll not believe
That that's the time of day;
A long puff, and strong puff,
And the last one flies away!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-13
School Rules of Old.

Once upon time school children
had not as easy time as some OF the
American young folk whom you and
l know. Back in the early part of the
sixteenth century, for instance, the
famous English school of st. Paul's,
then under the general direction of
Dean Colet, used to open at 7 O'Clock
both in winter and summer, and the
rules were so strict that the school boy
of to-day would think them barbarous.
Following are selections from the code
of rules put into operation when the
school was founded:
1.-The children shall come unto school
at O'Clock, both winter and summer.
and tarry there until IL; and return
against of the clock, and depart at 5.
In the school, no time in the year, they
shall use tallow candle in novice at
the cost of their friends. Also l will
they bring no meat nor drink, nor bot
tie, nor use in the school no break
.fasts, nor drinkings, in the time of
learning. in nowise. | will they use
no cockfghtings, nor riding about of a
victory, nor disputing at st. Bartholo-
NEW, which is but foolish babbling and
loss of time
There were to be no holidays granted
at desire. unless for the king or a
bishop.