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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
PENGUIN OIL INDUSTRY
ARDS ARE CAPTURED AND BRED
FOR PROFIT.
Macqusrle island, Between Tasmania
and the Antarctic Continent, Is
the Center of Promising
Commercial Enterprise.

What is probably the most southerly
Industry of the world is being carried
on at Macquarie island, about halfway
between Tasmania and the Antarctic
continent in capture of penguins for
their oil. Macquarie island belongs
to the state of Tasmania, and has an
area of about $4,000 acres, being about
twenty-five miles long and five miles
wide. The island is leased by the
Tasmania government to Joseph
Hatch, who has established penguin
oil industry there Recently meeting
Mr.. Hatch, l obtained the following
particulars from him:
There are probably 80,000,000 PEN
gums on the island SO that the stock
to be drawn from seems almost limit
less. There are also large number
of sea elephants about the shores of
this island The oil is obtained from
the penguins by boiling the carcasses
In digesters capable of dealing with
800 birds at time. The tops of the
digesters are fastened down and steam
applied until about twenty-five pounds
pressure Is attained The steam Is
then turned off and water pumped into
the bottoms of the digesters, this
causing the oil to rise, when 1t Is
takken off the top by tap.
The oil Is placed in barrels and sold
to binder Irvine makers In Australia
and New Zealand There is good
market for all the oil that is produced
here, but the industry has met with
several severe losses through wreck
OF ships attempting to visit the island
There Is no harbor about the island.
80 that vessels have to lie about half
a mile off the rocky coast. and all
material has to be conveyed to and
from the shore on RATS formed of
casks. Owing to the roughness of
the open roadstead 1t is impossible to
obtain insurance for vessels trading
there.
Macquarie island is about $50 miles
southeast of Hobart. The island is
barren, being covered only with tus-
socky grass. Whaling ships visiting
there introduced rabbits and Maori
hens, which are now quite prolific.
The Mawson Antarctic expedition
from Australia has established wire
less station there, and daily messages
are now being received at Hobart. 1t
was the intention of this expedition to
use Macquarie island as means of
sending messages all the way from
their base at Adele land to Hobart,
but unfortunately the wireless station
established at Adele land has been
unable to communicate with Mac
quarie island, owing, it is supposed,
to being too near the magnetic dis
turbances caused by the proximity
Of the south magnetic pole. The
station at Macquarie' island, however,
has already proved of considerable
value to shipping In Australian waters
by giving warning of storms coming
up from the south.-Consul Henry D.
Baker, Hobart, Tasmania.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Good Roads
GEaI.mND4eS

It's the stray cockleburr that seeds
the field for next year.
Never hoe or cultivate beans when
the vines are wet with dew or rain.
A heavy crop of weeds will check
the growth of the clover great deal.
Blood meal is rich in protein, peas
are much richer in protein than corn.
Corn planted to secure large yield
of ears makes the most valuable sill.
age.
The seeding of rape and turnips in
corn has become an established prac.
lice.
Sow some clover; If nowhere else,
SOW in corn after the cultivation Is
over.
Alfalfa will grow on nearly all good,
well-drained soils, but best on a rich,
sandy loan.
The only good way to shock grain
is In round shocks with one or two
cap sheafs on top.
Pick cucumbers often and clean. II
permitted to mature and make seed,
the productiveness of the vine stops.
Hoe, cultivate or rake the soil about
once week. Thus weeds viii be
killed before they have a chance to
grow.
The sand vctch is smaller and more
recumhent than the common vetch,
and has been tested but little in this
country.
Cypress is said to be the best ma
terlal for wooden silo, as it possesses
unusual weather and water resisting
qualities.
Bear in mind that corn fodder, or
fodder corn, must not be cut early
for 1t means los of a large part of
Its feeding value.
One lesson that the short hay crops
Of the past seasons have taught us il
that crop Of hay can be raised along
the roadside where weeds had their
home before.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Tomato Support.

end and middle of flour barrel. Drive
the three stakes on slant on circle
around base Of plant as much smaller
than the smaller hoops diameter al
the difference in diameter of the two
hoops. Place the larger hoop in place
in the notches on top, and then press
In the smaller one till all is taut. Al
end of season l make bundle of all
the stakes, and another of the hoops
and hang up out of the way till
wanted the next season. Mine have
been used five seasons, and are still
good
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
SUPPORT FOR THE TOMATOES
One Shown In Illustration, Used for
Several Years, Has Given En-
tire Satisfaction.

The illustration herewith shows a
tomato support that I have used sew
eral seasons with much satisfaction,
as it takes so little time and trouble
to place it, and performs its Office SO
perfectly, writes Henry c. Little of
in the Rural New York
er. All that is required is three stakes
2k feet long and one inch or more
square, sharpened at one end, and
notch cut on one side at the other,
just sufficient to hold the hoop up
and two barrel hoops of different
sizes; sugar barrel hoop and flour
barrel hoop work well, or hoops from
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Fascinating Llnqerie.

For evening wear throughout the
winter underskirts will remain as
they are this summer, and some of
the charming bargains so dear to the
heart of womankind may be picked
up at present, as, for instance, a pet
ucoat OF the finest satin messaline in
the palest blue, with a knee-deep
frill of killed transparent lawn over
a pleated frill of silk, slashed at in
tervals and held together by narrow
bands of pale blue ribbon.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
SPEED MANIA is DISASTROUS
Rushing, Says Traveller, Who
Soon Forgets Himself.

Yes, SIR said the man who had his
feet in a chair in the smoking COM
partment of the car, you can trace
nearly every railroad accident to the
mania for speed Safety is a sec
ondary consideration. The first OBJ
ject is to get there in a hurry. Look
at the advertisements of the differ
ent railroads. You'll see that speed is
always emphasized. If one road can
make the run from New York to Chi
cago in 20 minutes less time than 1t
takes on some other road the fact Is
played up in big type, as if it were
the most important thing In the world.
The public has gone crazy over this
matter of rushing Get there quick is
the great object. We've got to be edu-
Gated up to the idea that speed Is not
the only thing which should be con-
sidered. The man who thinks his time
Is SO important that the gain or loss
Of an hour is vital ought to be chuck
ed into we'll and allowed to cool off.
Say, porter, how are we running?
Seems to me this train Is merely
creeping along"
Eyes, sab. We're about 20 minutes
late. The heavy rains have made the
track unsafe along here and we got
to go kind of careful"
"Confound this road, anyhow! I'll
never travel on 1t again. Why the
dickens can't they get people in on
time!"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
POLE DRAG is SERvICEABLt
Next Best Implement Where One
Does Not Possess Land Roller
Easy of Construction.

If you don't possess a land roller,
the next best thing is pole drag.
The one shown in the cut is better
than roller for leveling and pulver.
izing the SOIL 1t is composed of three
hardwood poles 6 inches through and
z feet long, writes Fred O. Selby in
the Farm and Home. They are fas.
tened together about 2 feet apart by
means of short pieces of chain.
To hold the seat piece of board
is bolted to the middle of the first
pole and allowed to extend slightly
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
A serviceable Pole Drag.

beyond the last one. On top of tn 5 ar
old moving machine seat is fastened
and the arrangement is such that
while the seat is held in place the
poles may work independently of eacf
other. AS the seat is bolted TO the
board, it can easily be removed, max
ing the implement much easier tt
house when not in use. The drag
should be drawn by short piece OF
chain attached to the center of the
first pole, as is indicated.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Table Decoration,

An inexpensive table decoration
noted by Harpers Bazaar is as follows:
A crepe paper rose is hung from the
chandelier, ribbons coming to each
plate. The centerpiece is large vase
OF roses with roses around the base.
The bonbon dishes are tall glasses,
and the favors are roses painted on
cardboard. Baskets of roses are on
either side of the table.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
SILK Apples ON Hats-

The black hat is amazingly popular
at the moment in London. White is
the favorite trimming, but yellow
makes a very close rival. A black
hat that I admired immensely had
the rather low crown completely COW
cred with punches of small silk ap-
Pies In varying shades of yellow.
brown and pale green. A few apple
leaves, very yellow ones, were mixed
In between, and both fruit and leaves
were kept as fiat as possible.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
His Winning Delivery.

And how is your excellent son. the
divinity student? He graduated from
the theological seminary about a
year ago, l believer"
Yes, just year ago. And he's
doing so well! They pay him a
wonderful large salary, and next
year he's to get more"
Indeed? That's very unusual. Per-
haps it is his excellent delivery that
nets him this large emolument?"
Yes, that's 1t. He's one of the
pitchers In the big league"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
To Keep on Pumns.

When pumps slip at the heels and
are too loose, paste a piece of velvet
In the back, with the nap side out.
If the shoes still spread, take them
TO shoemaker and have him put in
a casing for a draw string, or piece
OF elastic which Is tightly fastened
Overshoes that slip at the heel and
are too big may be made more com
Portable by glueing thick piece of
chamois up the back of the heel Use
glue that stands water.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Still Had HOPES.

What was your sons social stand
ing in college?"
"Oh, very fair. Why, he almost got
into the Gibber and Squeak society"
Indeed! How was that?''
Why you know, they always hit
them on the back as sign they have
been selected, and George was hit on
the back with such force that 1t knock
ed him down.
"Mercyl"
Yes, indeed. He thought, of course,
he had been chosen, but he found out
afterward 1t was the class bully who
hit him because he didn't like the set
of his collar. But even that's great
honor"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Lace and Pearls.

An original headdress is a simple
mob cap of lace, encircled with a
string of priceless pearls, and with
one of the new straight feather aig-
rettes standing erect in the front.
For the girl whose hat Is not one of
her best points these caps are a god
send; but 1t always seems to me a
pity to cover up so completely a real.
ly pretty head of hair.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
MATERIALS FOR GOOD ROADS
Exact Proportions of Sand and Clay
Cannot Be Given Definitely Be-
cause of Variations.

The exact proportions of sand and
clay for making the best sand-clay
road cannot be stated as the proper
lions vary with the character of the
sand. according to its sharpness, per-
centage of foreign material and size
of grains. approximately, there is in
a sand-clay road about eighty per
cent. sand and twenty per cent. clay.
One simple means OF determining the
theoretical amount of pure clay that
should be added to any sand that is to
be used in the construction of sand
clay road is to fill glass tumbler
brimfull with the sand that is to be
used and then I'LL similar tumbler
with water; pour the water carefully
onto the sand until the water comes
flush with the surface. which will
mean that all the voids between the
grains Of sand are now filled with wa
ter. The amount of water that has
been poured into the tumbler contain
Ing the sand will represent the pro-
portion of volume of clay that is nee
essary to add to that particular sand
to fill all the voids with clay.
Having determined the source of
supply of the best materials for ma
king sand-clay road. the next ques-
ton Is the mixing of the materials.
and this varies with the character of
the subsoil. whether this is a cand
upon which clay is to be added or clay
upon which sand is to be added. 1t
will be found that it is much easier
to make a sand-clay road where the
subsoi. is clay.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Where Viawed-

| have just been reading some hui
morous observations entitled. The
Reflections of an Old Maid"
I'D rather read the reflections Of a
debutante"
impossible. Most of her reflections
are In a mirror"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25

This is for yelling or delaine, and
has the fronts trimmed with. groups
of fine tucks, between which strips of
insertion are sewn; the back is trim
med to match. Tucks are made down
the outside of sleeve, and the cuffs
and collar are of entirely tucked ma
terial.
Materials required: 2 yards 40
inches wide, 2 yards insertion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Candid Classification.

Visitor-So l belong to the animal
kingdom, do I? That is right, my lit
tie dear. see you know your les
sons. Now, tell me what kind of an
animal | am
Candid Child-Ma knows, and she
says you're cat.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
An Excuse.

Jim. want some money to get
ready to go away with"
my dear Julia. you don't realize
now really poor we are. Why, the
wolf is at the door,"
He always is when | want any
thing for myself. That VOLTS a goat"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
English, You Know.

said Mr. Cumrox
What's the trouble?"
He doesn't show me proper def.
erence. When l am paying a man
literally, l consider 1t his duty to
laugh at my jokes"
And he won't?"
Il don't think he can. He's an
English butler. When. in a spirit of
gentle and condescending badinage,
said to him: Hawkins, can you tell
me which came first, the chicken or
the egg?' he said: Which did you or
der first, sir?"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
Indifferent Matter

There must be very little news In
your paper today"
What makes you think soY
i notice you are reading about the
latest revolution In Central America"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
improved Roads

According to report OF the director
of the office of public roads, the FIVE
leading states in improved roads are
as follows:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1913-03-25
SuspIcloua.

Hello, old chap. I've been irving
70 run across you for some time"
is that SO? What make IL your
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

The excursion train. expected
here yesterday from the east. due
to troubles on the road, failed 10
reach here TIL late in tho even
ming, just before sunset. In con
sequence there were none but
home people to attend the opening
Ut the Auction Sale of lots IN the
Beautiful jefferson Terrace. There
were fully 800 people on The
grounds at the hour of the sale,
but there were very few buyers
Mr.. Jacobs, Of New Orleans, the
aacti"ueer, did the crying Of the
lots. The first put mp was u bean
tiful home site, 1T the corner Of
Main and tho new street leading
back to the So. Pa. right Of way.
This was adj ndicated to Mr.. Geo
w. Dallas ut his last bid Of 1850
tie agreed to take the next lot ut
the same hgnre. These two lots
are in Block d.
The next Offering was made ut
the south corner Of the same block.
Mr.. Dallas was again the success
full bidder, the lot passing to him
At his bid Of 1850 lie again
agreed to take the next lot at the
same figure. This gave Mr.. Dial
as the control Of that block at u
cost Of $1,000 Offerings we've
next made ~ other blocks but IN
here were no bidders. the offer,
Dgs were called off. The auction.
Eel then crossed to the east side of
" ain street and announced his
ast offering for the day. Mr.
Of New Orleans, was the
bidder at Si25
JeffeIsO son Terrace has $500 run
ling feet Of concrete walks, four
eet wide, already laid. Both the
rOlley line ami the | 81. NJ. & T.
Railroad will MASS through the
ract.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

| On Thursday Mr Chas. s. Gerth,
real estate auctIOneer Of New York
Ci!y, undertook the conduct Of a
second auction sale Of the bml,i
ing lots IN this tract which had
been divided into lots having n
uniform frontage Of 25 feet-with
few exceptionally depths ranging
from 143 to $50 feet, according To
the lay Of the land The original
plat called for q frontage Of 50 Fl
for u single lot in most instances.
MIR. Coles acted as secretary, or
recording cle'k at this sale.
At the Thursday sale some 10
lots were offered aud cried but
there was no bids offered on two
Ut them, the auctioneer refused TO
entertain 3 single bid of 500 on
another. THIS left IS Offering
that ho cried and knocked down
As the individuals, Composing the
crowd present, could neither see
nor hear the mysterious bidder
who y" systematically aud per.
S'stently run the prices up on each
Ut the several offerings to very
handsome sale prices, their sus
pici0ns were aroused az 10 the
geDuineness Of The authorizations.
This suspicion was further accent
"sted by the apparent fact tina,
the clerk, u stranger TO our people,
was keeping no record Of who the
successful bidders were, their bids
or what lot they bought. The
only exception to this was the in
stance in which an Offering was
ad Indicated to Mr. A. Schexuay.
der. The sale became very mucl,
the nature Of joke to the would
I've bidders aud even the "small
boy" present lost all idea OF seri
in the performance.
Fridays sale was accom- panied by
more OF spirit Of gennineness, &C.
to reports furnished US. We
are advised that Mr.. Geo. W. Dallas
WAS adjudicatedj Lots l, and IA, in
block +, each lot measuring % X ll3
eet. at 1920 each; also, four lots ~
he same block, OF the same dimen.
lions, hack near the Frisco depot. a,
rs each. Mr.. Joe Br,gan,e secured y
OF, on the west side Of the railroads.
light Of ways, and " set OF table ware
ncIuded, for 500 There were a few
'ther adjudications TO the my stcr,ous
,idder.
Another sale, the last announced.
viii take pluce to-day.
A balloon ascension, each day. was a
nature attract ~ crowd On Thurs
ny the balloon got away and went up
'ithout its aercnaut. Ii performed :
. part alright and gave q splendid
Exhibition Of z hig balloon running
It'd II was stated on the grounds
lat some careless hoy had uniastened
,e aerial naviRstor's ropes from the 4
ase OF the air-ship, allowing the T
e-se! 70 70 of without him.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
POLL TAXES.

The following is Il $40 IAry Of the
Poll Tax payments iberia Parish
for the year 1879. filed bv the SherifY,.
ONCE with the Clerk of Court on Jan.
nary 10th, 1918. as required by law:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
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serted. ny entering your name in
our Exchange column, you viii get
post cards, sample magazines and
other mail matter from all over
the world. You also get FREE
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monthly magazines, The New York
Family Story Paper and Golden
Hours.
FAMILY STORY PAPER,
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

Inore who have paid their poll taxes
and live within the torporatiOn limits
shis city will panbcr probably 80
ae last c. election. In 1909. carried
oe the I'LL books Of the several pre
I 2css the FOLLOWING number OF names.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
BIG SsRPRlSn TO MANY
IN NEW IBERI A

Local people are surprised at the
QUICK results received from sim
pie bnckthorn bark, glyccrine, etc.
AZ mixed 20 Adler-i-k3, the German
appendicitis remedy. Jno. r Tay-
ior states that This fmple remedy
antisepticizes q T digestive system
and draws of the Impurities 40
thoroughly that A SINGLE DOSE
reIleves sour stdm4ch. gas on the
, stomach and snhstipation IN
SrANTLY. w
Sold * Jno. X. hylor, Druggist
(@ !.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
A LITTLE BOYS PRAYER.

Dear God, need you awful bad,
don't know what TO do.
Ny papns cross, my mama's sick
Ibaint no friend but You.
Them keerless angels went and brung
Std Of the boy / ast,
A wccnshy, tecnchy baby girl
] don't see how they dast.
Say. God. | wish't you'de take her
back,
She's Just az good M new;
Won't no one know she's second hand
But 'ccptin' me and You.
An pick boy dear God, Yourself
The incest In Yer fold,
bnt please don't choose him quite 20
young
I'd like him five years old.
Mrs. Talbot, Den.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

There are none OF III 20 poor but
We can tram a few roses on the
humble wall, and their scent and
beauty will long be remembered.
Many \ hoy, instead Of going 10
loaf upon the public highway, will
finger at homo among the flowers
instill a love for the beautiful aud
y pride IN home. Suggest Il, lead
to Il, invite, but 10 not drive TO II.
The love of nature and pretty in.
wiling surroundings il an insur
snce against turpitude.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
l,,ll.

Feby AT Lafayette. a Special
Election, to determine the giving Of 4
10000 bonus. Il y mills for 10 years, J
- the Louisiana Traction x Power Co
Fcby 4 Mardi Gras Ball at the hall
OF America Fire Co. No. = TO be Civ.
en- by the company.
Jan'y - Special Election mt I.afay.
cite, 20 vote on special tax Of ~
mills for 10 years. to raise 10000
in favor Of the Southwestern Traction
Il Power Go.