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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
IL WAS a Hopeless Case.

A balky horse Is an annoying creature
under any circumstances. but the story
of an incident which happened during a
regimental drill raises the question
whether such horse may not simply
be overconscientious.
The sun blazed down on a feld of
hot tired horses and excited men. all
waiting for a big, raw-boned animal to
succumb to the urgings of the starter
and get into line.
Bring up that horse" shouted one
Of the officers at last, his patience hav-
ing given out. You'll get into trouble
If you don't4
The youthful rider OF the refra ctory
horse looked at his officer despairingly.
Pm as tired of 1t as you are. sir"
he said. with dull resignation. but l
can't help It, He's cab horse. sir.
that's what he Is. He won't star; III
he hears the door shut. sir, and
haven't got any door to shut"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
Dainty Women of Japan.

The almond eyed, dainty little fe-
male of japan Is easily satisfied in the
matter of food. She begins the day
by eating when she wakes couple of
little green plums picked in vinegar
and rolled in sugar This traditional
breakfast of Japan is completed by a
cup of tea. The dinner, which is
brought on red lacquer tray, is the
drollest affair. The viands are in tiny
cups with covers and among them are
such dainties as 4 hashed sparrow, a
stuffed prawn, salt sweetmeat. sea-
weeds with sauce and sugared chill.
After these dishes, which are mere
"frills," the substantial part of the
meal Is begun. A wooden bowl, bound
with copper. is brought in, filled to the
brim with rice plainly boiled in water.
From this the flower of Japan fills her
bowl-a capacious one-and, having
mixed it with Il black sauce favored
with fish, she then lifts 1t to her mouth
and Grams 1t down with the aid of her
chopsticks. Thus ends her dinner.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
PEAT FOR FUEL.

Resumption of Work In tho Long
Abandoned Boys of New Jersey.
When one thinks of peat. as a natural
consequence one turns to Ireland. In
the Emerald Isle. peat fuel Is staple,
and "bog trottlng" Is an industry
which flourishes extensively. In Amer
lea, however, where there has not been
need of peat, and where latterly 1t is
almost entirely unknown, 1t must of
course be ranked as a novelty. 1t will
be news to many that peat bogs are
worked In New Jersey, where opera
lions have been especially active since
the scarcity of coal and its consequent
high price. 1t Is not, however. being
as yet cut for market. Those who
own peat boys are cutting the fuel for
their own use and will be entirely in
dependent of coal, either for heating
or manufacturing purposes.
Peat is practically coal in embryo.
1t Is composed of decayed vegetable
matter which has become packed in a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

bruise on the beef. 1t is said fifty
volts would be as effective.
The work is done in one-half the
time and with half the exertion. The
effect on the steer of the magic touch
Is amusing 10 see. \ steer touched
on the left hip Immediately throws his
hinderquarters as far as he can to the
right. He cocks one ear straight ahead
and one straight back. switches his
tail and starts straight ahead. not car
ing for a second shock.
There Is look Of surprise in his
eyes. and he seems TO know that all
the trouble lies in the end of the
stick. He doesn't stop TO get mad or
howl. He has urgent business at the
other end of the pen. That is exactly
where the drivers and knockers want
him.
1t completely does away with all
back rushes and dragging in with
chains. for just as long as the puncher
Is behind the steer is just as far as
he can get in front. The savings of
time and OF bruised meat are also Items
TO be considered.
This novel instrument, says a Kan
sas City special to the New York Her
aid Is the invention Of l.. e. Unroe.
the machinlst In the beef beds. who
has made several other useful improve
ments in the machinery.
Superintendent J. l.. Sterrett says:
THE cattle puncher is a great money
saver, as well as an instrument for
saving breaths. muscle and morals.
Many actual dollars are saved because
bruised beef is kept at the lowest min
Imum ever reached"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
Gunmaker krupp
and His Workmen.

Last Easter day Herr Won Krnpp
was returning in a carriage from
church with his two young daughters.
One of them had just been confirmed
and both were dressed in white. max
ing a pretty picture. The inhabitants
of the town of Essen. nearly every one
of whom is dependent upon the Krupp
pay clerk. stopped and admired the
sight. while Won krupp smiled good
naturally as though proud of his two
slender, tall and pretty daughters. Sud
denly there was a connection. The
horses SHE'D TO one side as man
sprang out toward the carriage. He
was in coarse garb and hurled an OBJ
ject into the vehicle. There were
shrieks and general CONSERVATION. But
nothing happened except that Won
Krupp was seen to pick up the object
cast into the carriage, which happened
to be a written roll of paper and an
appeal to the chief from number Of
workingmen to have fair consideration
for their grievances.
Herr Won Krupp had just returned
with his yacht from Capri, where he
spends from four to six months annu-
ally. While there he had not received
any inkling OF labor troubles at the
works. This appeal was the first init
nation of the kind. 1t was some
thing almost unheard of In years for a
strike to break out In the Krupp works
although 1t looked now as though such
an alternative would be unavoidable,
judging from the claims set forth In
the appeal
On the following morning messen-
ger came to the works from the pala-
tial Villa Huegel, where Herr Won
Krupp resides when in Essen. He
gathered half dozen employees togeth-
er, hard-headed and brawny fellows.
The messenger Informed them that
their employer wanted TO hear an ac-
count of the differences directly from
the mouths of the workingmen. They
were not given time to wash and make
themselves presentable, bur entered
the reception-room of Villa Huegel
WIFI lutlI = anu sN III ny
visages. Then followed a frank dis
cussion of the issues involved, while
Won Krupp put all at ease by his demo-
cratic, blunt manner and by his assur-
ances that their claims would be duly
considered. A few days later changes
were introduced In accordance with the
claims of the employees and strike
averted while in the evening there
were public demonstrations about Villa
Huegel and Won Krupp was finally OBJ
liged to come out upon the veranda
and bow his Acknowledgements Brook
lyn Eagle
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

and as long as Is desired The peat
In the Columbia meadows at Norris
town is six feet In depth. and under
1t is layer of blue clay. Three "ley-
els as they would be called in coal
mining, are worked That Is. the turf
spade can be sunk down for three
times It's length before the peat is ex-
hausted.
AS fast as the oblong blocks of turf
are taken out they are piled on board
and a horse draws them from the bog
to high land. where they are laid In
rows to dry. When partially dry the
blocks are stacked up. so that the sun
and wind may get at all sides and
drive out the moisture more quickly.
1t takes about three weeks to dry the
peat properly. sf
1t Is measured by the cord instead
of by weight. as coal is. The blocks
become much broken before they are
finally dried. but the peat burns,
whether In large or small chunks.
Peat Is found in a number of States,
and whenever discovered at consid-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
SALE OF ROYAL DIAMONDS.
Queen A1exandra's Reasons for Part
ing with Her Jewels.

Queen A1exandra's Reasons for Part
ing with Her Jewels.
King Edward VII. has given public
notice that Queen Alexandra, his wife,
Will shortly offer at public sale all the
diamonds she recently wore at the
coronation, comprising in all 1858
stones from the choicest diamond mar
kets of the earth.
Most of these diamonds ornamented
the crown which the archbishop of
York placed on Mrs. Alexandria s head
during the coronat ton festivities. There
Is a rumor current In certain quarters
that this large number of diamonds
made the crown so heavy that it gave
the queen headache hence her
reason for wishing to part with the
stones, writes the Detroit News-Trib
une. 1t is announced by those who are
on the inside, however. that the real
reason Queen Alexandria wishes to sell
the diamonds is that she doesn't care
to have their value tied up so that she
cannot spend 1t, even though ii is mere
ly little dab of pin money aggregat-
ing at most only about 100000. The
queen would prefer the ready cash
than to have these few baubles lying
about the house in way where the
members of the family are continually
stumbling over them.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

close mass of its own weight. aided by
the weight OF soil on top of 1t. 1t lies
in restricted areas, in boys, and when
taken out holds much moisture If left
for centuries peat becomes coal. In
appearance 1t Is black, with now and
then streak of red. caused by the
bark OF some tree which has not en-
tirely decayed. When dried In the
sun, peat becomes as hard as wood and
much heavier. 1t ignltes much more
quickly than coal, burns freely and
leaves little ash.
To cut peat properly requires knack
few possess. 1t must be got out In
long, narrow sections. In removing
which peculiar implement. called a
slain, is necessary. The slain. or turf
spade, Is made OF two steel plates fas-
tened together at right angles, the
edges being sharp for cutting. Each
plate is five inches broad and sixteen
inches long so that when used sec
ton of peat FIVE inches square and
about sixteen inches long Is taken out
In beginning the operation. the top
layer of dirt is removed from the peat,
then the digging is started. 1t Is done
In sections about three feet In width
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
NEW-sTYLE CATTLE PUNCHING
1s Now Done by Electricity, with Re-
uarkabie Results.


The employees of the Schwarschild &
sulzberger Packing Company here
now employ electricity to drive the cat
tie into the beef beds instead of shouts,
clubs, whips and prods.
The application of electricity is made
by two insulated wires connected
with the light wires over the catch
Ing pen and the knocking pens. The
current passes through stick and con-
meets with two brass points on the
end.
"Punchers' Is the name given the
sticks. There are two punchers, each
six feet long. In the catch pen. and
i've, four feet long, in the knocking
pens. The insulated wires are about
twenty feet long, thus covering a dis
lance in the pens of about thirty feet
each.
One hundred and twenty-five volts
of electricity are turned on. 1t is
enough to make sharp stinglng SEN
sation, without leaving a mark or
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

o. powerful
of
Downing he has the
ndqu n
quart G he habitable globe
No
ca the Foreign of
overthrow president anything and everything important
groyap
life its notice
complaints of
when
allegiance 1t his
control the He
i n touchm o with 5000 people
The Foreign Secretaries from 1880 the present time number twelve and
Mmesbuy Lord John Russell the Earl of Clarendon the Earl of
Salisbury Rosebery of lddes'gh
the o Marquis Lansdowne.
carefully groomed Always always with but
is
cruelty polite
elen mp of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
DO NOT scoLo.
Women of that Temper Are Disagree
able to All and Usually Unhappy.

Women of that Temper Are Disagree
able to All and Usually Unhappy.
No one Is so disagreeable as the
habitual scold. who Is continually crit
lclsing and finding fault with those
who surround her In daily life. Sons,
daughters and husbands have been
driven away from home because of
her, and thousands fall into dangerous
temptations. The scold sows seeds
which bear rich harvest for the sa-
loon and clubrooms, says writer In
the Pittsburg Press.
All women In authority. be 1t at the
head of home or business depart
ment, should study consideration of
other peoples feelings The common
scold or the continual fault-finder is
perhaps the most disagreeable person
In the world, not only unhappy herself,
but making others so.
Scolding, in one light, is really an
ccomplishment-that is, when used
for the proper correction of servants
and children. If you feel called upon
to deliver a rebuke to servant make
II clear to that offender that your dis
pleasure>is justified; never lose your
temper, but be calm and dignified. for
remember that your bearing has much
to do with the respect that you are
held in by those under your authority.
Never let scolding degenerate into
nagglng, for If you do you lose all
claim for respect from the delinquent
and the person at fault becomes your
critic, and q very scornful one at that.
Let all scolding be gagged by the
buke long drawn out. Give each a
hopeful ending.
When properly administered a mer-
tied scolding quickly bears the fruit
of better behavior on the part of the
offending one.
Many wives have spoiled the good
nature of their husbands by selling
upon some fault, trivial perhaps. and
constantly dwelling upon it.
The art of pleasing consists in max
ing our daily lives agreeable to 9th
ers as we'll as to ourselves. To throw
a grain of the Ideal and of poetry into
our surroundings is going to make
them less commonplace and more con
genial. 1t a woman has the tact of
making others comfortable, then she
is endowed with the gift of making
life happy. The gracious woman
shines through a collection of beau
tiful qualities. She not only pleases
the eye by her outward air of fresh
ness and health, but she charms the
mind by a characteristic worth. The
cultivation of the physical body. pro-
duces the bloom of health; but quite
as necessary In making woman beau
tiful Is the cultivation of the intellect.
which gives her the inimitable attrac-
ton of knowledge. Then there Is the
cultivation of the heart. which gives
her those gentle graces which are to
her what the perfume Is to the flower.
Where home is made unhappy by a
great fault of the husband, IL he Is
worthy OF loving and saving, he is
more effectually appealed TO by tender
ness than by denunciation or scorn.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

Princess Victoria Louise, the Ger
man Emperor's only daughter, who is
in her tenth year, has taken to fishing
during her holidays at Codinen. Her
brother, Prince Joachim. who is eleven
anda half, was allowed to go out duck
shooting, and managed to secure a
very fair bag from boat among the
reeds that fringe the banks of the So
called duck pond" on the estate.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
Taking the Wrong Hnlc

Mamma" shouted little Willie from
the nursery, Johnnie wants half the
bed"
Well" querled the mother, isn't he
entitled to half of it,"
Yes" replied Willie, "but he wants
his half in the middle" st. Louis Post.
Dispatch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

cradle distance from the coal fields Is
used somewhat extensively. Peat is
cut extensively In Holland, North Ger
many, Scotland and Ireland. where, in
many localities 1t forms the peoples
only fuel
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
LITE FOREIGN oFfIcE.

CO HERE is one man in
England whom all the
u world watches, for 1t is
he who can keep still or let
slip the dogs of war. He
controls more than any 9TH
er individual the foreign re-
lations Of one-quarter of the
globe. This prominent and
powerful individual. who
plays such an important part
in the great game of Eng
lish politics, is known as
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

Express agents say that they never
delivered a collect package without
the receiver saying that the charges
should have been paid at the other end
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
Use the Domestic

Always choose macaroni or spaghet.
Il made in this country in preference
to that with a French or Italian label.
Cleaner methods are used in the do.
nestle than in foreign manufactures
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

What has become of the old-fashion.
ed woman who exclaimed, when she
heard an acquaintance had gone crazy.
"Well, he didn't have far to gor'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

Here Is our experience: When eggs
are dear, the hens lay them oyer at. the.
neighbors, and when they are cheap.
they lay them at home.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

The girls named Lille never agree
others Lilly, and others Lille.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

The time comes terribly soon to peo-
pie when they quit staying out late
nights, and join those who lie wide
awake in worrying over those who are
out
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14
Snnu.

Hark, hark the lark at heavens gate
sings,
And Phoebus gins arise.
His steeds to water at those springs
On challced flowers that lies;
And winking Mary-buds begin
To ope their golden eyes:
With everything that pretty Is,
My lady sweet, arise,
Arise, arise.
William Shakespeare
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-14

Man proposes-or the girl gets left.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-05

drawn and in view of the peculiar cir
cumstances of the case, it can not be
regarded in the future as a precedent
for the allowance Of interest on claims.
We are not proposing that an excer-
ton be made to the general rule in
these cases, but that the importers in
Porto Rico be placed in the same STU
alton as the importers here, who recov-
cred their duties in full, with interest.
The committee are unanimous that
justice and equity demand this. The
Government of the United States
should not be the gamer and these
hon. st merchants large losers because
Colonel Davis was ordered to Manila
and beyond the reach of process. They
have not been guilty of any laches or
wrong and have not elected the remedy
in the Court of Claims. That was the
only tribunal open to them under the
circumstances.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-05
NOTICE..

All parties are herewith notified,
that Mr.. H. G.. Guimaraes is no longer
in the employ of this company, and
that the same has no authority to re-
ceive or disburse funds of this COM
pany, nor to make any engagement in
the name of this company This COM
pany will te not responsible for any
debts which may have been or shall be
contracted by Mr. II. G G1inaraes
either for his personal account, or in the
name of this company, unless the same
shall have been previously contracted
for the legitimate business of this COM
pany. All persons having claims against
this company are notified to present the
same to the under signed at the office
of the company Puersa de TERRA
within fifteen days, in order that the
same may be properly examined, and il
verified, such CLAIMS will be paid by the
undersigned.
San Juan Ice & Refrigerating Co.
William Rau, Treasurer.
San Juan March 18th, 1902.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-05
Continued from pa ge 4.

Justice. and the auditor of Porto Rico
is now statinh and sending forward the
accounts of payments with their respec-
tive dates. Fiom the best information
we can obtain, the entire amount OF
duties paid by all persons in Porto Rico
during the period stated does not ex-
ceed S425ooo..
If the parties mentioned have to
take their judgments in the Court OF
Claims under existing statutes they Will
lose the interest and thus be placed at
great disadvantage as compared with
the importers here, and in addition
will have to wait for their money until
the judgments of the Court of Claims
are reported to Congress for an ap-
preparation, which, in the regular course,
would be included in the Sundry civil
bill.
In order, therefore, to place the
parties who paid duties in Porto Rico
upon an equal footing with those who
paid duties here, the bill provides that
the Court of Claims shall have juris-
diction to render judgments for the
amounts paid by them, respectively,
with interest thereon at the rate of 3
per cent per annum from the respective
dates of the payments
1t is not unusual to pay to importers
interest upen customs duties, even
after the principal has been refunded
under the general laws. June ID, 1873
10 Stat, I28); March 8, 1879 (2o Stat,
4I4s June 10, 1880 (2I Stat, 242) August
{, 1882 (22 Stat, 2oo) August 4, 1886
24 Stat, 2oo); February 1, 1883 Us
Stat, o,
The pending bill expressly confers
jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to
adiudicate these claims. This IS in
order to remove any possible doubt
which might arise as to the right of
the native inhabitants of Porto Rico,
upon whom Congress has not yet ex-
pressly conferred American citizenship,
to sue the United States in that court.
The petitioners in the Dooley case were
citizens of New York, and in the Arm
strong case petitioner was a British
subject, While the Government does
not question the right of the petitioners
as Porto Ricans, to maintain these suits,
we do not wish to leave the question
open. The Supreme Court decided in
the Dooley case that the court has ju-
risdiction of the subject-matter of the
claims; so we are not endeavoring to
extend the jurisdic ion of the Court of
Claims over class of claims of which
it can not now take cognizance.
Petitions for these claims having been
filed in the Court of Claims, the rights
of the Government will be fully protect
ed by the Department of Justice, and
all legal and equitable defenses or coun-
terclaims, if any, can be established
under existing laws.
These parties were obliged to sue in
the Court of Claims because the records
of the payments of duties in Porto Rico
we're not in the custody of either the
Treasury or War Department. The
court can have and is now having these
claims audited and adj listed by the
auditor for Porto Rico.
In the form in which this bill is
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-05
(NlIll Relief 4 L9lg N0y OH.
Democrats In Senate Opposed To
Tariff Reduction.
Further Conferences.
Special Cablegram to BoIetin MercantiI
Further Conferences.
Special cablegram to BoletIn Mercantil

Rev York, April 5th.-Advices rec
eived from Washington declare that
there is strong opposition in the Senate,
particularly amongst Democrats, to the
tariff reduction which is proposed to be
made in the Cuban schedules. Confer.
ences have been held daily by the Re-
publican majority in the Senate, but as
yet nothing has been accomplished.
There is good reason for believing
that Cuban reciprocity is as. far off as
ever, and that the opponents of it will
attempt to delay final action SO as to
prevent the final termination before
this session.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-05
Current News Notes.
Local And Personal.

The following measure passed by
both houses of Congress and approved
by President Roosevelt on the 22nd
day of March, 1902 permits Porto
Rican Notaries Public to acknowledge
instruments disposing of, or affecting
property in the District of Columbia,
or other Federal Territory:
That deeds and other instruments
affecting land situate in the District of
Columbia or any Territory Of the
United States may be acknowledged
in the Philippine Islands and Porto
Rico before any Notary public appoint
ed therein by proper authority or any
officer therein who has exoffcio the
powers of a Notary public. Provided,
that the certificate by such notary in
he Philippine islands or in Porto Rico,
as the case may be, shall beaccompanied
by the certificate of the Attorney
General of Porto Rico, or the Governor
or Attorney General of the Philippine
Islands to the effect that the Notary
taking said acknowledgement was il
fact the officer he purported to be.