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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

The family was seated at dinner sew
eral weeks ago, and after the father
had lighted his cigar he said that he did
not feel well and the Mother jokingly
said that she hoped he was not getting
ready to die. Then the father asked
her what she would do If he should die,
and before she had time to answer he
told her that he wanted her to forget
him after he was dead
The conversation drifted to other sub
jects, and all who heard the advice of
the father forgot it long before they
retired that night, but it developed
later that for little 3-year-old Raymond
it was not so easy to forget what he
had heard his father say.
More than week after the father
had made the joking remark the moth
err and her little son were alone at din
ner, as the father had been detained at
his office. Just before they We're ready
to leave the table Raymond toddled
across to his mother, and standing at
her side he said:
Mamma, will you fordit pappa?"
mo, dear; Of course, mamma won't
forget papa. Why do you ask me such
a question:" answered the astonished
mother.
.Pappa tole us to fordit him."
NO papa didn't tell liz to forget him,
Raymond
BY this time tears We're glistening in
the child's eyes, and he finally burst into
pitiful weeping. The mother could not
understand what 1t all meant. Suddenly
Raymond raised his head from her lap,
and looking her in the face he said:
Mamma, l know you will fordit
papa when he's dead, but | won't. I'll
love him more'n l do now"
Then the mother asked the little
weeping child what he was talking
about, and between his sobs he remind
ed her that his father had told them TO
forget him after he was dead. The faith
er got good lecture from his wife that
night, and he will never again Jest
about dying.-Chicago Chronicle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
Goodwin,s Costly Iole

Nat Goodwin has the apparatus of
joke that cost him 500; he bought ii
In the Swiss section of the Invalides
and is going to take it back to America
with him, for fortunately-that is, for
Mr.. Goodwin, If not for his friends-it
can be used again and again; indeed 1t
is warranted for five years. To whom
1t may concern, warning. Among the
Swiss clocks was one whence every
hour IA little wooden soldier emerged
and fired gun-for o'clock two, for
o'clock three, and so on.
I'm going to buy that" said Mr..
Goodwin to his wife, Maxine Elliott
That silly thing. Why?"
ooh, just to kill time,'' Mr. Goodwin
replied lightly.
And If that joke doesn't wear out be-
fore the clock does, he may get the
worth of his money-Philadelph
Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

town, as she had something particular
to see me about. l went, and she asked
me If there wasn't new elevator to the
press gallery. l told her one had been
put in three or four months before that.
She said that was it, and that l must
night before that l had been crushed
to death in it. l laughed at her, of
course, and went on my way. Down
on Il street 1 met an aunt who told me
she had something odd to tell me. She
said she had been the day before, with
tune teller, as the niece had taken a
fancy to see one of those fakirs. The
fortune teller, however, instead Of tell
ing the niece anything, had directed her
remarks to her (my aunt and had told
her that she had a relative, young
man, whom she should warn, as he
would be crushed to death in an eleya-
tor. That was rather jar to me, as
was her only young man relative, and
as l had so shortly before been warned
by my mother. However, 1 laughed at
her also and went on my way to the
Capitol.
Il went about the committee rooms
awhile, and at last, quite forgetful of
my late warnings, went to the elevator
to go up to the gallery. The elevator
man, an old fellow whom had known
for some time. was in the cage when
| got there, and before opening it he
talked to me through the bars.
81 don't know said he. whether l
ought to let you come in here or not
"'Why not?' inquired, laughing.
Because said he. as serious as
could be. L dreamed last night that
had run the elevator up too high and
that as you started to get in you slipped
some way under 1t, and when l got
down to you at the bottom of the shaft
you We're smashed to DEATH
"Thls looked like the fatal three
warnings and confess l had few
doubts myself. but had some nerve
left, and J jollied him on his notion
and got in. On my way up l told him
what my mother and my aunt had told
me, and the old fellow was so scared
that he hardly knew what to do, but
got through all right, and up to date
have not been crushed in that eleya-
tor or any other, but, of course, that's
no sign l won't be, and If l ever am,
the cranks viii be sure to hold me up
as frightful example. suppose there
are some people who wouldn't ride in
that elevator. for all kinds of money,
and still they may fall down stairs at
any moment and break their necks.'-
Washington Star
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

"A TATISTICS kept by a Chicago
~ man show that during year his
~ family, consisting of himself. his
wife and two daughters, consumed 4,O47
pounds and thirty-eight varieties of food.
The family lived under no economical re-
strctions, and their table was supplied
as it has been daily for years with ev-
erything desired by any member OF the
family. For this reason the statistics,
religiously kept and accurate to the
ounce, have been pronounced highly val
liable by students of food statistics and
medical men generally, especially since
the tables were kept in a casual manner,
no influence being exerted either TO aug
ment or reduce the amount or variety Of
the daily menu to which the family had
been accustomed.
The table in gross amounts is as fol-
lows:
foodstuffs. in pounds ................4,04
Eggs, In Dozens H.
Oranges and lemons, In dozens. "a
MILK, quarts OOO
Berries, quarts l2o
Apples, bushels OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. D
The foodstuffs, measured in pounds, are
tabled as follows:
Pounds.
Vegetables ......... .................1,2oo
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
QUEER PHILIPPINE PRODUCT.
The Doerian Assai1s the Nostrils Vio-
Ieutiy but Enchants the Palate.

The Doerian Assai1s the Nostri1s Vio-
1entiy but Enchants the Palate.
The doerian is a fruit. What 1t looks
like would be impossible to convey to
the thought, except by tinted pictures.
Its appearance is of slight moment
here, for even IL the Philippines are
annexed the fruit will never be seen in
the American markets. 1t will not
bear transportation, and II that diff
Guilty could be obviated no quarantine
officer would dare to allow cargo of
doerian to enter any port, its signs
Of dire contagion are so manifest. The
unimportant question of what it most
resembles may be passed over by say
ing that 1t never looks ripe and never
looks fit to eat.
The first doerian which newcomer
encounters In Luzon, and, above all,
at noilo, where they abound, does not
long occupy the eye, for the nose is
more violently assailed. When a doer-
ian Is In Its best stage of ripeness its
odor is such as to demonstrate how
poyerty-stricken the language is in
terms descriptive of foul odors. How
man ever discovered that this nauseat-
ing odor covers the most delicious of
all fruits is a dense mystery. There is
but one way to eat ones first doerian.
Have simple faith and the utmost con-
fidence in the integrity of the person
who proffers the revolving dellcacy.
Then stand at a distance to windward
while some immune breaks the fruit
open for eating. Holding a tight grip
upon the nostrlls, rush upon the fruit.
and pop segment Into the mouth. The
moment the creamy pulp melts up on
the tongue and finds its way back to
the palate there is the victory won:
the Philippines have peacefully con-
quered the invader. No fruit can rival
its rich flavor as Of strawberries and
raspberries mixed with vlolets and deli
cate rose leaves. OF all the products
of nature it Is the most delicious. The
first mouthful is all that is needed; the
nauseating odor is passed and done
forever; years may elapse between the
eating of two doerians, but the disgust
ing stencil will never again be perceiv-
ed. The plant, though now abundant
In the Philippines, is believed to be in
dlgenous to Sumatra. There at least
they endow it with magic power to call
the wanderer home, for the islanders
often repeat the proverb, .'Who has
eaten doerian will eat doerian."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
FIRST TO USE ANTHRACITE.
Obadiah Gore Discovered It's Utility
Century and a Half Ago.


Century and a Half Ago.
Obadiah Gore and his brother Dan.
lei discovered that anthracite coal
would burn; consequently they made
known its value. Obadiah served in the
army of Washington from the begin
ming of the Revolutionary War, and
lived after the war in Sheshequln,
Bradford County, Pa, where he was
Judge of the local court for some years
Daniel Gore had farm and dwelling
three miles north of Wilkesbarre. On
farm adjoining his to the north was
bed of rock which came to the sur
face. 4 question arose as to whether
it was form of coal. 1t was tried in
lireplaces on wood fibres and failed to
be of use. Daniel Gore experimental
with it in his blacksmith forge and es-
tablished the possibility of its combus-
tibility.
1t should be remembered that black
smithing was an important industry in
the early days of the settlement of this
country. The local blacksmith Of the
Wyoming valley was no exception to
the rule Implements Of farming, also
fixtures of houses, such as hinges, door
handles and latches, nails, etc, together
with kitchen utensils, andirons, cranes,
hooks and trammels, such as were then
in use were made in the blacksmith
shop.
The Gore family in question, when
the American colonies revolted against
the tyranny of England, proved them
selves sturdy patriots and defenders OF
their country's cause. The family was
highly connected, one of the uncles,
Christopher Gore, having been the
Governor of Massachusetts. One
daughter, Sally Gore, was in Forty fort
for protection ON July 3, 177S, at the
time of the Wyoming massacre, and
was 20 years old at that time. There
is no likeness in existence of Daniel
Gore, for he left none.-Buffalo Elk
press
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
INDUSTRIES OF CUBA.
AGRICULTURAL HISTORY OF The
ISLAND REVIEWED.
Land Owners, Formerly Cattle Graz
ers, Are Now Successful Planters
Fruits and Vegetables Are Fine
Sugar and Tobacco.

Agriculture, which is the main indus-
try of Cuba, has been given the most
careful attention in the United States
census report, which has but recently
been issued. There are several cnap-
tiers in the bulky volume when have
been devoted to the subject OF agrlcul-
ture with interesting and valuable re-
suits. Special schedules were prepared
for the taking of census statistics from
the plantations. Even so the greatest
difficulty was experienced in procuring
accurate statements, since the majority
Of the farms had been abandoned
throughout the war and were still IN
settled. Travelling over miles OF rough
country the census enumerators found
everywhere devastation and ruined
homes, still deserted and uncared for.
Tending to complicate matters also was
the fact that many of the plantations
had been divided into small patches OF
ground in order to avoid the taxes
levied even on the smallest subdivision
of ground at the rate of So. The ma
jority of the tenants resulting were
but of temporary residence and were
able to give almost no information con-
corning the land and its productive
ness. The schedules which were after
much work returned therefore are
somewhat defective. Previous to the
last war there were in Cuba 90960
plantations, farms, orchards and cattle
ranges, which were valued at 220,000,-
900 pesos, or about. $2O0,0Oo,Oo0. The
only manufactures were those produc-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
AGRICULTURE IN CUBA.

fruits and vegetables. Oranges will
grow in any part of the island and are
unrivaled for their delicacy of flavor
and amount of juice. The largest of
the banana farms are in Porto Principe
and Santiago, from where they were
shipped in large quantities to the Uni
ted States before the war. The grow
ing and preparation of sugar and to-
bacco for the foreign market are the
largest and richest of Cuba's industries.
Statistics for the years from 1893 to
1899 for the production of sugar are as
follows:
1893 $50. S15,S94 1896 $50. 225, POI
1894 1854, PA 1897 49,. 212,O51
1895 80. 1,004, 264 1898 $50. 300, 900
The report continues: 1--WE could have
ground that year more than 100000
tons of sugar had it not been for the
war"
United States the Main Market.
Statistics showing the distribution of
the crop for the year 1897 is fair es-
innate Of all preceding years. They
are as follows:
"Tons.
Crop Of 1897. ................21 2, O51
Exported to the United States. .202, 703
Exported to Nassau. ........... So
Exported to Spain. ............. 1887
Local consumption, whole year. $4,000
Tons of 2.240 pounds.
For many years the tobacco trade of
Cuba was a crown monopoly, with
royal office and warehouse at Havana
and branch houses throughout the
provinces. In these storehouses the
planters could store their tobacco, re-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
ing cigars and the sugar mills produc-
ing raw sugar, molasses and rum.

ing cigars and the sugar mills produc-
ing raw sugar, molasses and rum.
Cattle Raising Formerly General.
In the early days Of the island cattle
raising was the principal industry, ag-
riculture being very generally disre-
garded. The land was held in great
open ranges, privately owned but I'M
fenced and almost unguarded, like one
great wild country. The chief agricul-
tural products of Cuba are now tobacco
and sugar, with some Embarrassing,
which of late years has deprecated ow-
ing to the almost universal fruit-grow-
ing of California. At present there Is
scarcely more coffee raised than is re-
quired for HON use, although the soil
and climate of the eastern provinces
are particularly adapted to coffee-rais-
ing, and 1t is believed that the indus
try will again be revived. 1t is like
wise believed that the growth of fruit
for expectation will receive new stim-
illus and that Cuba will rival California
in the raising Of lines, lemons, oranges,
olives, pineapples and many other
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
is not surpassed by that OF any other
West India island or by South America.

is not surpassed ny mat ct any OtHer
West India island or by South America.
History of Coffee Production.
In the years 1843 and 1916 violent
hurricanes visited Cuba and seriously
damaged the coffee crop. Owing to
these disasters the increased coffee
trade of the East Indies and South
America and the larger and more GER
tain profits of sugar cultivation, the
coffee industry of Cuba rapidly de-
clined and by 1850 the amount export
ed was but 192,060 arrobas. The cof.
fee plantations were converted to other
uses and the trade in coffee practically
disappeared. The worlds estimated
coffee crop of 1900 is 1926, 900 bags of
134A pounds each. OF this amount
Cuba is credited with 10000 bags, not
enough for home consumption. A con-
sideration of these facts may result in
the revival of this important industry,
which, under free institutions, it Is be-
lieved will regain its former position
among the agricultural resources Of
Cuba.
The raising of stock, which used to
be one Of the important resources of the
country, is no longer of any Importance,
excessive taxes having driven the land
owners into other branches of farm
production. There are, however few
better countries for stock-raising than
Cuba and future promises are bright
for those who again undertake II.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
Deed in PHILADELPHIA.

The first deed conveying property to
the proprietor of Pennsylvania, Will
lam Penn, is written in old Dutch, and
is now preserved in the City Hall. The
property was what is now known as
Lemon Hill, including the mansion and
the Schuylkill River front, where the
old Fairmount waterworks was To-
Gated. There Penn kept his barge and
some rowboats, the barge carrying an
admiral's pennant. 1t is said there is
only one man in Philadelphia who can
read this deed
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

As compared with the whole amount it
Is seen that 1924 pounds of cereals and
vegetables were consumed. while but
1000 pounds of meats. poultry and tsh
were eaten, the nuts, fruits, eggs and
milk not being considered, as they were
regarded on the menu IS but secondary
foods. The proportion of vegetables and
cereals may be regarded by some fami-
lies as being excessive. There are, in
fact, a large number Of families who
consider their tables we'll provided for
that do not consume half this proportion
of vegetables and cereals. The proper
ton, however, is regarded by statisticians
as a normal one, and is classed thus by
the man who kept the statistics, as at no
time during the year was the proportion
Of vegetable foods on the table regarded
as out of the ordinary.
The flour used during the year would
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
A PSYCHIC PHENOMENON.
In This Case No Heed Was Paid to
the Warnings.

speaking Of superstitions and
strange warnings that come to people"
said a veteran Washington correspond
ent, Il had an experience once that
hardly know how TO account for.
may say in advance that don't believe
in any of the business that cannot be
demonstrated scientifically. One day,
not great while after the present ele-
vator to the House press gallery had
been put in, my mother sent for me to
stop at her house on my way down
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
Platinum.

Platinum is peculiarly the electri-.
clans metal. Its quality of resisting
oxidation indefinitely and its ability to
make tight joint with glass, when
fused into the body of that material or
even through the thin wall of an X-ray
tube, make 1t absolutely invaluable, and
no other material can take Its place
for these uses
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
Moved by EIectric po,y.r

A house in Wellsvllle, Ohio, was re-.
Gently moved by electric power taken
from trolley line. The house was
being moved along the street where
there was an electric car line. Two cars
were hitched to the house by rome
and 1t was quickly pulled to its new
destination.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
GREEK OF GREAT STRENGTH.

Able to Sustain the Burden of Three
Cannon Weighing 500 Pounds.
Panaghis Coutalianos, "the human
artillery battery" are the name and
professional title of a Greek athlete
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
Switzerland Once Had a Navy.

Though Switzerland never possessed
sea coast, yet the little republic once
had its admiral. This was in the six
teenth century, when "men-of-war,'
small wooden vessels, and two brigan-
,ues protected the country against the
Duke Of Savoy. These war vessels
played on the Lake of Geneva. The
last Swiss admiral died In 1892.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
When a Child Dies in Greenland.

When a child dies in Greenland the
natives bury live dog with it, the dog
to be used by the child as guide 10
the other world. When questioned with
regard to his peculiar superstition
they will only answer. "A dog can find
his way anywhere
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
CHILDREN'S MEMORIES LONG.
Parents Should Be Careful What They
Say Before the Little Ones

Say Before the Little Ones.
That the mind OF child Is easily i'm.
pressed was demonstrated recently,
when a 3-year-old son of well-known
South-Sider spoke of foolish remark
that had been made by his father more
than a week before and which had
been forgotten by all who heard it ex-
cept little Raymond, who. 1t should
have been expected. would be the first
to forget what he had heard.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

When n man is having a particularl.;
hard time his kin like TO hunt him up
and tell him to try and be patient &
little longer
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

Except for cigars and cigarettes the
numerous forms in which tobacco Is
used are not manufactured in Cuba.
Tobacco is raised as an article of COM
merce In but four of the six provinces
of Cuba. Pinar del Rio, Habana, Santa
Clara and Santiago de Cuba, although
there is no question but that 1t could be
adyantageously raised in the other two.
One of the industries which Is now
practically dead, but which was form
erly the source Of wealth and fame to
the island, is coffee raising. 1t is one
of the industries for which great flu
ture is promised, since it is known that
for richness, flavor and the productive
capacity of the trees the coffee of Cuba
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09

Every man you meet is willing to ad-
NIT that he was once fool.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-09
.lrlnr .,ch prIces as might be estao.

celying such prices as might be es'ao.
,,vbed BY the crown for each crop IN
Ioter years the tobacco monopoly was
sold TO private companies and was
again resumed by the crown In l'oo'
Finally in 1917 by a royal decree 'he
trade and cultivation of tobacco were
declared free on payment OF tax ny
each planter equivalent to ohe-'wen-
tieth of the product. Since that oa'e
+be taxes have varied, but have usuaiiy
been very high
The average production of TOBACCO
in bales. in 1S94-5 was in the nelghpor-
hood of 100000 bales of fifty kiios' vi
60 DOC. 900 pounds of leaf, valued at
500 oOo 600. OF this amount nearly ~
ner cent was retained for home COIL
sumption and used in the Manufacture
of cigars and cigarettes, and TINS Is
about the proportion with normal crops.
Since 1895 the crop has been as ioi-
lows:
1897 .375,O00 1899 49,. .22o,Ooo
1898 ...... $1,000 1900 49,. .46o,ooo
The amount of the exports to 'he
United States during those years 10
thus given: