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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27
Cremation In Japan.

The crematory stands little apart
from the main road, a building of a
single story, with an Innocent look
ing, tall chimney that might be con-
nected with pottery or a small iron
foundry. The business is always
conducted privately, and there are
few in Toxic, except those who are
professionally engaged, who have
witnessed the process. But arrange
ments made by the omnipotent For
elgn Minister opened the doors and
secured a respectful welcome. We
were first received in the house OF
the manager, where tea was served
in p iee.ess porcelain cups of kutani
ware. The furnace, il 80 imposing
name may be used for process SO
simple, stood few PAGES fom the
house. On entering it there was
nothing to be seen but what appeared
to be two butter-tubs resting upon
few iaggots of wood. There were sew
eral cavities about two inches deep
and one foot long in the stone floor,
and these we're filed with shavings.
According to munlcil!al 4aw, no:burn:
ing Is TO be done before 80 in the
evening. 1t still wanted ten minutes
to that time; but in the circum-
stances the manager thought he
would be safe to anticipate the hour,
and The shavines were fired One OF
the men, kneeling before the growing
fame, famed il with piece OF wood.
1t caught the dry fasgots, gIeedily
licked The sides Of the tubs, rose high
il. the air, and then, with a horrible
thud, the head of the barrel burst
outward. Quick as thought, the man
seized Il large piece OF wood, lying by
in 'eadiness, and hid from sight what
ever may have ploifuded. 1t is the
boast OF the skllliul ciemator that
under his supervision the contents OF
the barrel are never exp, sed to view.
\ heavy mating OF wet straw is laid
over tie ,ergtn OF the barrel before
The fire is ignited. AS the barrel is
inrned away this falls in and covers
the body. In three hours the work is
done. Every particle OF flesh is
burned away, ana there remains only
the skeleton. The bones and the
teeth the relatives collect and give
them sepu!tule.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27

Are you disturbed at night and bro
ken of your rest by child suffering
and crying with pain of cutting teeth Z
If SO, send at once and get bottle
of Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP
FOR CHILDREN TEETHING. Its value is
incalculable. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upor- it, mothers, there is no mis-
take apor. it, 1t softens the gums,
cures dysentcrT and diarrhoea, regu-
lates the stomach and bowels, cures
wlDd colic, reduces inflammation,
gives tone and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. Windows Soothing
Syrup for Children Teething" is pleas
ant to the taste, and is the presclip-
ton Of one of the oldest and best fe-
male physicians and nurses in the
United States, and is for sale by all
druggists throughout the world. Price
25 cents per bottle
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27
A Woman's Wit.

Many Of the first settlers of Illinois
were rude in speech and rough in
manner. Money was scarce with
them, and service was paid for in
produce. Governor B-i.lustlated
these incidents OF frontier life by the
following anecdote:
One day there came to his Office a
young man accompanied by a young
woman.
"Beyo the squire ?" asked the
manly youth.
"Yes, SIR"
"Can you tie the knot for us right
away ?"
Yes, SIR"
GLOW much do you charge?"
zone dollar is the legal fee, SIR"
"Will you take your fee in bees
wax :" -.
"Yes, if you can't pay the cash. +"
"Well, go ahead and. tie the knot,
and III fetch in the wax"
"No," said the squire, thinking
there was good chance for little
fun; "bring in the beeswax first, and
then I'll marry you."
Reluctantly the youth went out to
where Was hitched the horse upon
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27

wnicn, Darpy anu JOAN iasnion, tney
had ridden, and brought the wax in
a sack. On being weighed its value
was ioind to be only sixty cents.
WAL" SAID the anxious groom,
"tie the knot and III fetch more wax
next week"
No, sir, l don't trust; that is
against the rules OF this office"
slowly the disappointed youth
furLed TO go out, saying, Come, Sal,
let's CO."
81 say, mister" answered Sal,
With a woman's wit, cant yon
marry US as tar as the wax Will 90 ?''
Yes, ! can and will" leplied the
squire, laughing; and he did.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27

A Mountain Wind.-A remarkable
phenomenon OF tine North OF England
is there known as the helm wind. A
late description states that il blows out
OF clouds " hich collect on the Pennine
range oi mountains, and makes
rushing noise like the roar of the
heavy sea breaking upon rocky
shore. Its lifting force is so great
that it sometimes overturns vehicles,
and takes animals off their feet. 1t
prevails chiefly in the Carlisle dis
irict, and is seldom felt at a greater
distance than seven miles IRON its ap-
parent place OF origin.
A New Solution OF an Old Puzzle.
"A German physicist attributes the
well known phenomenon OF the ap-
parent enlargement of the sun and
moon, when rising or setting, to two
physiological causes. One is the
reatei sensitiveness OF the eye to an
.ular magnitudes when seen horizon
ally; and the other l. an effect OF the
Il lation OF the pupil under the feebler
Light reaching US from the heavenly
bodies when near the horizon, such
tllation tending to magnify the images
received. He finds experimental
proof OF these theories, and shows the
nbsurdity OF the common explanation
that intervening objects enable us
better to estimate the real size of the
sun and moon.
The Solar Corona. most i'm.
pressive feature of total eclipse OF
the sun is the corona, the aureole OF
light, at other times invisible, which
surrounds the hidden disc and sends
out rays far into space. DR.. W. Hug
gins, who has succeeded in photo
graphing the corona without the aid
OF an eclipse, remarks that it is vari.
onsly explained as coming from a
gaseous solar atmosphere, from mat
ter elected by the sun, from ring Of
meteoric matter, from comets tails,
and from meteor streams travelling at
distance from the sun but iilumin-
ated hy i. He concludes, however.
that the phenomenon is a complex
,.,e, in the .protnctiop. Of which each
Of the slg,testad' caiises may pay
some part. A very thin gaseous AZ
mosphere pro- ably surrounds the
solar globe. but the coronal light must
be reflected from solid PARTICLES in
that atmosphere. The existence oi
one particle in aeubic mile would ac-
count for the corona.
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Dr.. Spinney e. Co.
No. ii Kearney Street.
THREATS ALL CHRuHIC AND SPECIAL
Il Diseases.
Young Men

Who may be suffering from the effects
of youthful follies or indiscretions will
do well to avail themselves of this the
greatest boon ever laid at the feet Of
suffering humanity. DIR. Spinney
will guarantee to forfeit five hundred
dollars for every case Of weakness or
private disease of any kind or charac-
.er which he undertakes and fails to
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27

c. W. CRANE, 3ls Pine Street, Room 80,
Ban Francisco. California.
l.. Z. FISHER, Room 2l Merchants Ex-
hange. San frsacisco, Cal.
GEO. NJ MOTT, Nos. ~ aud a J street.
SaeHmento. is our only agent In that city.
GEO. +. ROWELL a. CO., 10 Spruce street.
New fork City, New York
CHAS. X. MILLER Il CO., No. Tribune
Building, Chicago. Illinois.
The above agents are authorized to collect
moneys 1ue tia MESSENGER, take orders for
advertising. solicit subscribers and attend to any
other business for us that may be connected with
tlis thee
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Nstice.

The partnership heretofore existing
between J. G. Latta and John /.
Thompson, carrying on the business Of
merchandising in Bullion, Lander
county. State of Nevada, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, }. G.
Latta settling all outstanding debts
against the concern and collecting all
amounts due said firm.
Done this Goth day of May, A. D.
1885. j. G. LArTA,
m30-4 JOHN |. THOMPSON.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27

One OF the professors at the Uniyer-
sity of Texas is one OF the most abb
sent-minded men in the State. Not
long since gentleman, who was
only slightly acquainted with him,
asked him:
Professor, are you married ?'
The Professor was absorbed in
thou hit for few moments and then
replied:
"fes, l think SO, if l am not mis-.
taken"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-06-27

"Todsnap." sail Meswilligen, yes.
terdAy, whats Il Legal blsik ,"
~ legal bank " replied io'kpap,
''is a eeftpin kind OF lapar used Tor
the engrossing of law f5snfs"
"You are mistaken"
"What is it then?"
"a legal blank is a brieccss law
yprn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
A Famous Club.

1t is club of worldwide fame-the
Travellers. Even eligible candidates
have sometimes been on the proposal
book for ten years. The Marquis Of
Londonderry originated it Immediately
after the peace of 1914. las resort for
gentlemen who had resided or travelled
abroad. rs well rs with a view to the
accommodation of foreigners" who,
properly Endorsed. are made honorary
members during their stay in London.
No person is eligible who has not
travelled .'out of the British islands to q
distance of at least five hundred miles
from London in a direct line" Gam
bling is not permitted. All games Of
hazard are excluded. Cards are not
allowed before dinner. and the highest
stake is guinea at whist. Mr.. limbs
says Prince Talleyrand, during his resi-
dence in London. was a frequenter Of
the whist tables, and he thinks it was
here that he made his felicitious re-
joinder in regard to the marriage of an
elderly lady of rank with her servant:
However could a lady of her birth
made such match?' 1T was late in
the game" responded Talleyrand
'.and we don't reckon honors. "-Ar
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
FARM AND FIRESiDE,

Clean gilt frames. or discolored
gliding on the basket chairs, with a
little weak ammonia. y Philadelphia
Ledger.
Those who grow sorghum should
allow the seed to partly rpen before
cutting the crop. The yield Of sweet is
not less. and sorghum seed is worth as
much per bushel for feeding as corn.
and is an important part of the product
Prairie Farmer.
Mullins Mix one pint milk, two
eggs. three tablespoons yeast, salt, with
flour to make a stiff batter; let rise four
or five hours and bake in muffin rings
in hot oven for about ten minutes;
these may be made with graham -four
by adding two tablespoons molasses.-
The Household.
An apple ice, or pear. peach or
grape. may be made very palatable by
MASKING or grinding the fruit. adding
sugar and tiavoring according to the
fruit, and freezing the same as other
ice. When partially frozen. stir into
ice pint of whipped cream, and finish
freezing.-Boston Budget.
pounds of the best frec-stone peaches,
pare. stone ard quarter them; strew
three pounds of sugar over them and
set in a covered dish for several hours:
then put into a preserving kettle and
boil very slowly for an hour or more.
skimming them well.-1oiedo Blade.
Fried Chicken: Cut each one in
eight or nine pieces. after singing and
drawing; flatten slightly: put in an
earthen dish, with salt, pepper, parsley.
bay leaves, thyme and lemon juice to
steep for two hours; drain. roll in flour.
dip in beaten eggs. roll again in fresh
bread crumbs. fry Slowly and thoroughly
in clarified fat or olive butter. dish ,r,.
add handful of fried parsley and serve
with sauce of drawn butter in bowl.
The Caterer.
There is an undoubted saving oil
labor in threshing from the shock when
everything works as it should. But the
plan has its disadvantages, and one is.
that in a IA ~ season ike the present
force engaged in threshing is obliged
to wait several day., and occasionally
even a week. for grain to dry out be-
IoiC Viii NC HI
such a case. of course. the machine has
to be removed to another farm and the
threshing deferred until later date
n. +. Farmer.
The best sauce for apple or peach
dumplings is sponge cake batter, or.
for very rich one, pound cake batter.
For this last add a beaten egg to your
fairy butter" which i made by
Dreaming the butter in a bowl over a
hot kettle and beating in sufiicien.
sugar to make firm sauce. The egg
will make it richer. Or take an egg.
beat it up in spoonful of sugar. and
add just dust of -four, and YOU will
have an excellent sauce. only needing
q little nutmeg or a dash of lemon or
vanilla to complete it.-Phitadetphid
Gail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
The increase OF Insanity.

Boston supports 500 insane, says Mr.. T.
B. Sanborn, not 20 of whom will recover !
This is frightful. Insanity has in
creased 40 per cent. in a decade and most
of the cases are incurable. Whatever the
individual ca;lse may be, the fact remains
that Uric Acid blood sets the brain on fire,
destroys its tissues, and then comes some
form of fatal lunacy.
Nothing is so pitiable as mind diseased.
Most brain troubles begin in the stomach !;
then if the blood is filled with uric acid,
caused by failure of kidney action, and the
consequent destruction of the blood life
albumen-you have the fuel and the flame
and brain in full blaze as when one raves,
or in slow combustion, as in milder forms
of insanity. Rev. E. d. Hopkins, of st.
Johnsbury, VT, few years ago was con-
fined in an asylum. He took terrible
cold while aiding in putting out fire in q
neighbours burning house, and for twenty
five years that cold was slowly filling his
blood with uric acid and finally the deadly
work was done. The case looked hopeless
but he happily used Warmers safe cure
and recovered. That was three years ago
and having ridden his blood of all surplus
uric acid, he has remained well until this
day.
II is indeed a terrible thing to lose ones
mind, but it is more terrible thing to suf-
fer such q condition when it can be 50
easily prevented.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
A Queer Cistern.

A citizen employed an Ethiop. who
devotes himself largely to politics, tt
pump out and put in shape a six hun
bred gallon cistern. Scipio Hannibal
Jones arranged spout from the pump
with such a surprising degree of &C
curacy that the water was carried back
into the cistern. Shortly after seven
a. m. he began pumping and kept il
up vigorously during the day, meas
uring the water at intervals and ex
pressing his disgust with the slownes,
with which it went down. About D. m
he called the attention of his employer
to the peculiar phenomenon, with thu
remark:
..Look'ee here, boss. dere is some
thing almighty queer about dis here
cistern. Dere must be ribher OIL
something comm in at the bottom oil
it, shuah. Use been pumpin' away a.
it all day and de blame ting is lebel full
yit. Yes, toss; it am for fac. y
Sam.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
New Colonial Competition.

There is to be a new competition in
the great colonial scramble. The Swiss
are no longer content to stay behind
their mountains. or if they emigrate r
leave the Federal flag behind them. An
infiuent al committee has been formed,
including prominent members of OIL
political parties. to bring the advantages
of colonization before the public. and
TO institute inquiries as to available
territories. A large sum of money has
been subscribed, but in any case it will
be some years before any actual start
can be made, and by then the leavings
Of Germany will hardly be very eligible.
There can be no doubt. however. that
the Swiss will make exceptionally good
0Dl0nists. AoX Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
Listen to Your Wife

The Manchester GUARDIAN. June sth. 1883, says: Al
one Of the
SWindOws u,.,,-
Looking ON the woodland ways! With
clumps of rhododendroms ana grea. n; in,srs
of Nav blossoms!!! There was an Inter
esting group.
II included one who had been "Cotton
spinner but was now so
Paraiyzed!!
That he could only bear to lie in reciin'
ing position.
This refers to my case.
/ was first Attacked twelve years ago
with "Locomoter Ataxy"
"a paralytic disease OF nerve hberrsrey ever eure
aud was for several years barely aDie 10 ses
about.
And for the last Five years not able to
attend to my business, although
Many things have been done for me-
The last experiment being Nerve stretching
Home for Incurables! Near Manchester,
in May, 1882.
l am no Adyocate;'' For anything in
the shape OF patent Medicines?
And made many objections to my dear
wife's constant urging to try Hop BitterS'
but finally to pacify her
Consented!
had not quite finished the first bottle
when I felt a change come over me. ms
was Saturday, November 3d. On Sunday
morning felt so strong / said to my room
companions, 81 was sure could
walk!
So started across the floor and back.
hardly knew how to cont ain myself. was all over
the house am gainin. strength each day, and can
walk quite safe without any
"Stick,r
Or support.
am now my own house. and hope soon TO be able
TO my own living again. have been member
of the Manchester
Royal Exchange"
For nearly thirty years. and most heartily con
graduated on going into the Thursday last
Very gratefully yours. JOHN BLACkBIES.
Manchester tEngl Dec. q. 1881
Two years later am perfectly well.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
Life in the Paris Sewers

is possible, for a short time, to the robust,
but the majority of refined persons would
prefer Immediate death to existence in
their reeking atmosphere. How much
more revolving to be in ones self Hiring
se,cer. But this is actually the case with
those in whom the inactivity of the liver
drives the refuse matter of the body to
escape through the lungs, breath, the
pores, kidneys and bladder. 1t is aston
ishing that life remains IN such a dwelling.
DIR. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery"
restores normal purity to the system and
reuews the whole being.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

/ then hung blanket from the two upper
posts, on which l pinned the following
card, which l fabricated with some black
ing and q sheet of paper:
CHARLES ENGLENAN Moody,
The Boss Artistic Decorator. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
then took the books out of the case and
built neat pyramid on the floor, and
turned the case upside down, across one
corner of the room. The table turned up
side down, and hung hat on one leg, =
hat on the other and pair of breeches on
the other two. l then draped the pictures
with some shirts, and opened my trunk and
set it up i'm one corner, displaying neat as
s0rtment of under-clOthing, and attached
the following card: "All for style" then
tumbled the bed clothes into one corner of
the room, and got behind them to await de.
velopments 1t wasn't long before l heard
them around to the room opposite mine,
and heard the visitor praising it very
much. They started across the hall and
my mother said:
This is CharIey's room here. He Is so
old fashioned in his notions that he won't
let us do much with it but keep 1t clean;
but we came in this morning and fixed 1t
up in style" With that she opened the
door and walked in.
''Oh! goodness graciousw said my
mother.
For the worlds saker' said my sister.
The visitor stified premature compli-
ment and asked if we had earthquakes up
in this country very often. The whole party
then proceeded down stairs and returned
TO my work. When returned to nv room
l found everything in its accustomed place.
l now sleep the sleep of conteatment-
sam, the Scarumouch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
The Various Elements,

Ihe various Elements.
What are the elements?" asked q Texas
teacher OF . pupil
All. fire, water and whisky
"Why do you cali whisky one of the
eIements?'
Because when pa comes home full oil
whisky, ma says he is in his element"
There is one element you have omitted
entirely. What other great element ID
there besides fire, air and water?"
Il dunno"
why, what do we stand on?'
stockings "-TkuGs SVti~Qs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

The largest profit by a German
railroad in 1883 was 9.59 per cent. BY
the Right Bank of Oder Railroad. -Four
German roads earned more than eight
per cent, two more than seven per
c mt. but 70 other earned as much as
six per cent. while fourteen earned less
than three per cent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

"Her face so fair, as flesh it seemed not,
But heavenly portrait of bright angels hue,
Clear rs the sky, without a blame or blot,
Through goodly mixture of compilations
due,
And in her cheeks the vermeil red did show"
This is the poets description of a woman
whose physical system was in perfectly
sound and healthy state, with every func-
ton acting properly, and is the enviahle
condition of its fair patrons produced by
DIR. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
Any druggist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
Prosecute the s.rindlers ~!

If when you call for Hop Bitters the druggist hands
out ans thin: but HIP Eness'' with green cluster
of Hons white label slun that druggist As YOU
would viper; and IL he has taken your money for
bogus stun, ndict him for the fraud and sue him for
damages for the swindle, and we will reward yo1
literally for the conviction.
See L. ;. Court Injunction against C. ID. Warner
Reading. Mich. and all his statesmen and agents.
Druggists, and other imiiators. take warning
HOP BITTERS MFG CO.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
Throw Away Trusses

md employ the radical, new method,
guaranteed to permanently cure the worst
cases of rupture. Send two letter stamps
for references, pamphlet and terms.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
963 Main Street, Buffalo. n. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

BANKER-Now there's that Snuffen-he'!
a promising young man. Tailor-Yes, Tv'
always found him that.-Rochester Ec'
press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

KARL went out with his mamma one
nerning to see plant which had been re-
Gently set in the ground, and which was
dropping. mamma" said he, you think
the little plant is wilted, but it isn't; II
hasn't walked up yet."-itbany Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

THERE was a brief but heated contest be-
tween a Burlington woman and a book
agent the other day. The book agent used
explosives and the woman used hot water.
-Burtiagt0n ~ Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

Or man suddenly struck dumb it may
be said that his melancholy daze has come.
Washington Hdtchet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

No ONE ever hears any complaint of q
misfit when an old house tries on q coat OF
paint.-GhicdgO Mail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

A TERRIBLE scrape-a five-cent shave.-
HartfovN Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

The big Woods" OF MINES ia
we deserve name. fo- they cover
1900 s ,uare miles. RS 100000 acres o
.urface. Chicago ater- Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

PIXIES TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute sc.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. &c.
GEnxAN CORN REMOVER kills COrns BunionS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

.LIsTEN to your wife," says medical
advertisement. What terrible remedies
they do get neutrality-suspicious. 1raR-
script
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

A Boston dealer boasts of an oyster in
his possession eight-six years old. All,
there, stay there !-Bufdlo Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05

AN authority on such matters says that
q woman may take a mans hand, but
must not shake it. If she must shake
something she can shake the man.