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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30

Do not try it. The London Field is
anxious to induce hunting men to
adopt measures to reduce their weight
Tor the saddle. This is our advice on
lhe subject. Rest assured no meas
lire will suffice which is not injurious
10 health. One man will put on
weight with very little food, while
another will undermine his stability
by reduction which appears to be
moderate. The simple but golden
rule is to eat slowly and masticate
The food taken thoroughly, SO that
there may be time for the organism to
make known its satisfaction with the
supply placed at its disposal before
The stomach Is overloaded The mis-
lake made by hunting men and others
who, to use common expression,
"are as hungry as hunters" il that
Of coming home exhausted and eating
ravenously. By this haste no time is
allowed for the organic needs OF the
cater to cry: "Hold-enough |" 1t
is like emptying a whole scuttleful OF
coal on the fire when it is only in
need of few dexterously placed
Jumps The digestive organs being
in faisly good working order, the re-
pletion is not resented as it would be
by weakly "dyspeptic," and mus
rle and fat are laid ON in excess. Ii
we only ate more deliberately, we
should find half our accustomed guam
iity OF food sufficient to satisfy the
most eager cravings OF hunger What
We call appetite" is most mislead-
ing sensation. 1t is only remotely re-
lated to the actual demands OF the
organism. Let hunting men, and
men OF all classes who lead healthy,
active lives, resolve to eat and drink
slowly. With this single precaution
they will soon find that their tend
ency to "weigh" diminlshcs, while
the appetite being disciplined uncon-
Bciously by the formation OF the habit,
it will be needless, as it is useless, to
live by rule as regards the nature or
the quality of the food taken.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30

Then they return, and the old men
sit in the stalls TO the right and left.
The little boys are disposed graceful
ly in from. of the stalls, and a hidden
choir sings selections, now from
French, now from German, now from
old Latin funeral music. Meantime,
the pail bearers have advanced with
their burden to a huge catafalque,
which generally stands about in the
middle of the audience or congrega-
ton. The usher opens the door and
the coffin is rolled into this catafalaue,
which is draped in black, and ia
heaped with the crowns, the wreaths
and other tributes of respect sent by
relatives and friends. II the dead
one had been a soldier, his sword
would lie upon this catafalene; il he
had numerous uecorations, there they
will be found reposlng upon velvet
cushion. In short, this is the dead
persons last appearance in society,
and is made as imposing as possible.
The pall.bearers are now seated in
a solemn row behind the catafalque !;
the mysterious usher in the cloak be.
gins gravely to pace back and forth
between the gentlemen on the right
and tlie ladies' on the left, observing
them somewhat with the air of gem
eral inspecting his troops. The sa-
cred concert goes on until new bell
is heard, louder and more melodious
than the others, and then, in solemn
state, headed by yet new beadle,
the clergy arrives and begins its holy
Offices before the altar. When this
is over the priests and boys came
down to the catafalque, and are
ranged about it in an order which
rarely varies. The little children
hold candles in their hands while the
chief OF the priests reads the final
PRAYERS for the dead, and the re-
sponses come melodiously from the
choir. The funeral in the church is
now practically over. The audience
Immediately breaks up and goes in
rather informal fashion to the cata-
falqne, where each person takes
holy water brush and makes the sign
OF the cross with it.
The most dreadful ordeal for the
mourners then begins. They are
idiiptl III IL IoWf tttoiuflp " liilpDl-
tance or age, shake hands with or
salute each person who has been in
vited to the funeral as he or she
passes ont. This is most trying oc.
casion for sensitive people, as the
spectacle OF the weeping women and
the men quite broken down with
suppressed grief, is alwa-s touching.
and now and then quite crushing. Ii
fends one away with real funeral
feeling still clinging to him. The
concert, the gorgeous dresses OF the
priests, the windows OF stained glass
and the majesty and peace of the
grand edifice, have brought one to
look upon death with some resignation
aud TO think il almost worth while to
die that one may have such funeral.
But then one Is suddenly confronted
with the spectacle Of the breaved
on.s. and the bitterness of death is
teverely brought home to the mind.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
The Coffee Tree.

Now that beautiful leaved plants
are SO justly popular and in such con-
stant request for drawing room deco
ration, it is surprising that the coffee
tree Of commerce (Cotea Arabica) is
not made use OF. We see it now and
then in nurserymen's greenhouses.
but seldom anywhere else, and yet
there are few evergreen shrubs more
ornamental, and very few that are
better adapted lfor the adornment of
the sitting-rcom. An average tenn
perature Of 20 deg. in summer and 10
deg. in winter will be found quite
sufficient, and, if the plant is put in
warm corner of the room over the
kitchen fire on frosty nights, no harm
will come to 1t.
The best soil for planting is n mix
ture of peat and loan. The drainage
must be thorough, the supply Of
water abundant, and the roots must
have plenty OF room. The coffee tree
in a young state is we'll worth grow
ing for its bright green glossy leaves,
fragrant jessamine-like white BIOS
SONS, and berries changing from
green to red. 1t is said that Megal-
ledin, learned Mutt of Alden, be-
came acquainted with it during one
OF his African journeys. He took
back some berries with him to Yemen
and recommended the beverage to
his friends az an excellent method of
keeping awake at prayers. Its use
gradually spread to the Nile, Syria,
Asia Minor and Turkey. Coffee was
first soldIin Constantinople in 1854.
1t was introduced into Europe by
the Dutch in 1910, but did not reach
this country till 1640. Arab coffee is
chiefly grown in Yemen, where it was
first planted in the neighborhood of
Alden and Mocha. The plantations
are usually made half way up the
hills. The berries are not gathered,
but cloths are spread under the trees
for the fruit to fall upon when ripe.
The coffee is mostly consumed in the
country, the home demand being SO
great. There is not much exported.
and that not the best. A good deal
of what goes in the trade by the name
of Mocha coffee comes from Brazil and
the West Indies.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
An Ex,emporized Marriage.

The magnificent extravaganza of
the late Khedive is well exemplified
in the small palace he built for the
Empress Eugene, and which has
never been occupied since. Here, too,
an instance Of thoi ough oriental arbi-
trariness occurred. The Empress,
while thanking the Khedive for the
magnificent reception he had given
her, happened to say that the only
thing she had not seen was an Arab
marriage. "Indeed," said the Khe-
dive, "this shall soon be remedied." :"
So he sent for his A. d. c., gave him
one OF his Circassian slaves from the
harem, presented him with a large
dowry, and told the astonished off,
cial that everything was to be ready
in two days.
Accordingly, on the second day
there Was grand marriage rArabe.
The Empress was greatly pleased,
and the A. d. c. man far more Euro
pean than Egyptian, and who spoke
several European languages splendid
ly, 10 md himself indissolubly at
tached to Mohammedan wife, while
all along it had been the dream of his
life to marry European lady, one
educated like himself, and with
whom he could associate. But he
knew he dared not refuse, and SO an
accident settled his whole future life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
Goobers In school

! Parents are sometimes very I'M
reasonable in regard to fancied griev-
ances imposed upon their children
by schoo- teachers. An instance in
point lately occurred at Pottsville,
Pennsylvania, where six scholars
were expelled from public school
for eating peanuts during school
hours, and their parents propose to
test the matter in the codrts.
1t strikes us that the parents had
better let the matter drop, providing,
OF course, the children had fair warn
ing-as was probably the case--,hat
ii they persisted in munchng the
succulent "goober," to the annoy
ance of the nervous teacher and nom
eating pupils, they would have to
promptly leave the halls OF learning.
Peanuts are all right in their place-on
a train, where the rattle Of the ears
browns the noise made in cracking
the shells; at town-meetings, where
they act as sort of moderator and
prevent much useless talk; by the
fifeside, where the shueks make ex-
cellent kindlinv. and under some
other conditions not necessary to
state; but the line should certainly
be drawn at schools and churches,
although, perhaps. il man is in
clined to 90 to sleep under prosy
preaching he might take few with
him, already shucked, just to keep
himself awake, ii he don't chew
tobacco. OF course he would patur-
ally be very careful not TO work his
Jaws so industriously as to attract at
tention, but just enough to get away
with dozen or SO peanuts from text
to benediction. Most anybody can
keep awake easily enough during the
preliminary exercises.
On the whole, however, even this
concession to the appetite for the nut
that cheers but does not inebrlate is
not advisable, and schools should
certainly be exempt from peanut eat
ing. Gum is bad enough, but the
artistic gum-chewer can manipulate
Ler jaw so deity and noiselessly as
not TO annoy others in close proxim-
ity, and therefore cul OF gum holds
over peanuts by large majority.
On the other hand. a teacher ought
to convince pupils that peanut eating
is demoralizing to school without
going to the extremity ot expelling
them; but if, after reasonable
amount Of solicitation and warming,
the practice is persisted in, then they
should be fred out. The decision OF
the court will be lookedior anxiously.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
low Much Lumber Have We Got.


The stock OF pine yet standing in
Michigan can produce 10000, 900 900
feet OF lumber, if cut for that pur-
pose. In eight years, therefore, at
the late average production OF the
state, the pine will have been used
up. But such predictions have been
made for years past. In 1867, tho
standing pine of Michigan was esti-
mated 10 be 81, 4l6, ,000, 900 feet and it
was predicted that it would be all
gone n seventeen years. But since
then the Saginaw valley alone has
produced about 12.000, 900, 900 feet,
and will continue to cut in the neigh.
borhood of 1000, 900, 900 feet a year
Tor the eight or ten years to come.
As pine grows scarcer, it will make
more lumber than when it was plenty.
But III predicting the end OF pine
numbering, person must take into
account the timber which is yet
standing in Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Canada and the South. And it will
be many years before it even grows
scarce, when we estimate the whole.
Yet an end must come to the forests
that 1.-THE white race found in this
country. Doubtless pine forests of
the second growth will be raised for
future use, but the present magnifi-
cent forests will disappear. 1t has
been estimated that the demand for
lumber in this country from 1880 to
1890 would require 100000, ,000, 900
feet, and one can readily see that at
that rate the stock must soon be
gone. There is only about $1,000
100000 feet OF pine in Canada, and
that would go but a short way in saw
ing the forests of the United States.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
RATES OF ADVERTISING

One Square, ten lines frs Insertion. -. SO 60
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OBJ Work. wall receive prompt attention.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
Power of dynamite shells.

Some very interesting experiments
with dynamite projectiles were made
near Washington recently, under the
auspices OF the Senate Military COM
mittee. -Four shots were fired with
six inch shells with a range OF 1000
yards. The target was a perpendicu-
lar ledge OF solid trap rock on the
south bank of the river. The first
she'll struck near the eastern margin
oi the ledge, aud exploded by con-
cussion, shattering the face of the
rock for Il radius OF about 30 feet, and
carrying away several tons OF debris,
which were hurled for hundreds OF
yards up and dow n stream. The see
ond shell struck nearly in the center
OF the ledge, exploding as before. 1t
opened cavity in the face OF the
ledge about % feet in diameter; ex-
cavated u pit six feet deep. Some of
the fragments of rocks from this ex-
plosion were hurled half mile, one
pieco weighing nearly twelve pounds
being thrown clear across the canal
and lodging near farm house ad
joining the Georgetown reservoir.
The other shots were similar in their
effects. The trial is regarded rs sue
cessful in every particular, and the
safety OF the system OF firing seems to
be assured, since the shell leaves the
gun as safely as an ordinary powder
charged shell would do. 1t is not
impossible that this destructive agent
of dynamite is destined to revolution
ize naval warfare, and il is noteworthy
that the representatives OF the foreign
governments have manifested the
greatest interest in the experiments.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
P1 re Vim, gar.

Cobiget and Kline have on hand at
the Uuion Brewery first-class article
of vinegar of their own manufacture,
which they are selling at rs cents pes
gallon. Families and dealers are in
vited to give it trial. nisy16tf
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
Authorized Agents.

c. W. CRANE, 3is Pine Street, Room 80,
Ban Francisco, California.
l.. L. FISHER, Room "a Merchants Ex-
hange. San Francisco, Cal.
GEO. NJ MOTT, Nos. AZ and Al J street,
sacramento, is our only agent In that city.
GEO. 4. kOWELL q Co, 10 Spruce street.
New FORK City New York.
tHAS. X. MILLER CO., No. Tribune
Building, Chicago. Illinois.
The above agents are authorized to collect
moneys 1ue ts MESSENGER, take orders for
Advertising, soli,it subscribers and attend any
ether business To- US that may be connected VITA
his Lilce.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
just u Little Too smart,

A student of the University of
Texas being short of funds wrote to
his father in Galveston: "Send me
500 by return mail. He who gives
quickly gives double"
The old gentleman replied the next
mail inclosing $50, with the remark
that, as he had responded promptly,
the $50 inclosed We're equivalent to
the desired 500,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, tetter, chapped- hands,
chilblains, corns, and all skin erup-
tions, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t 10 guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price IS cents per b'x. Fof sals by
al DruaeistA
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30

The inhabitants of India are not
any wickeder than the rest of man.
kind, and yet they are raising cay
nnne all the time.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-30

One is a stuffed owl and the other
is the "owld stuff" The front part
of this conundrum was he'd back by
the taxidermist, who will embaln it
and put it in glass case,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
TO Starve or Not to Starve.

AS for the amount Of food to be eat
en- in excessively warm weather there
is no rule further than to say persons
of Well-developed physique need not
fear any limitation Of diet for d time
which does not tell on the strength,
and is approved by appetite. Never
eat too much; never go hungry. For
people disinclined to eat meat
nothing is so relished or strength SO
mnch as the rich beef tea, or rather
gravy, prepared from the beef Jelly
sold by first-class grocers. "a tea
spoonful Of this Jelly dissolved by
pouring a cup Of boiling water on it,
and drank when cool, will give as
much strength as three-fo
of a. pound OF boiled beefsteak.
Flavor with parsley, and add aspoon-
full Of crushed ice, and you have de
licious tipple Nervous people and
sanguine ones should adopt in these
ittorrid DAYS a diet Of eggs, fish, soups
and salads, with fruit This eools the
blood and leaves the strength to sup
ply the nerves, instead Of taxing them
to digest heavy preparations. Lynn
5phatc people especially should prefer
such lively salads as cress, peppergrass,
horse radish and mustard; these are
natural correctives. and should appear
on the table from March t q November,
to be eaf ten not merely as reIishes, but
al beneficial food. People who are
anxious TO be rid Of flesh should not
forget dahl allowance Of lemons,
5limes and tam rinds and give the cut
direct 10 ables q especia pota-
toes.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11

the crulde on refined oil may be used,
but g, all eases ~ should be emplo Dyed
"a An emulsion nlasle with soap and and
water g he proper pro 81 the
material il: Kerosene, two gallons;
common rl soap, one hall sound, and
alter. one gallo Dap ard water
should be boiling hot and TIE Kerosene
added; then churn the ii:xture until It,
forms an emulsion Of about the con-
sistency ofcream. When it is applied
to the infested plants, dilute With cold
water, varying the strength according
to the species Of the insects to be de-:
stroyed. The soft skinned species, like
the mealy bugs and apla ;;asa5 will be de-
strosyed by using one part Of the emul-
sionto tWenty Or thirty parts Of water;
but when it IS applied to the bark lice
or scale insect, it may be diluted about
ten or fifteen times. Kerosene emul-
sions are the best known Insecticides
for the various minute pests affecting
the orange and lemon.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
FARM. ND ], Hl) IlsEH OLD

y - 4 ~ EsS
Philadelp hia Ledger.
Kindness to children should not be!
made obstrus or burd ensome The
child on it's holiday or IN it's every day
half hour or whole hour Of recreation.
desires nothing more than to be left
free to pursue its own pleasure in its
own way. In the following GIFTS own
devices innocent, Of course1 and the
gatrempt to carry ont it's Own plans
childhood is HAPPY Just 50 much IN
reference rs will save chile from
doing themselves harm is necessary.
Any thing further than that mars their
sport. Il they are att mpting littleinl-
possibilities III their play, let them
alone to find it out themselves. And
il they are ma king a long circuit to eff
\ feet Whatmay be accomplished by a
short cut, let them try the excursion
unint errupted The superior wis
dom Of fathers and unc1es takes "a
consid erable quartum Of the poetry
out OF children S play. The man in the
play who shouts .sAIone /. did itr' sex-
presses what every little fellow ofeither
sex desires to be able to cry. And If
alone I.dids it, can not be. said by
them, Alone did not do it, is near
Ii as satisfactory. They are satisfied
with their own experiments, and do
Il No - ;;sscess;re that their kind advisers
should deprive them OF the unalioyed
pleasure of self-asser5ion. - -.l,e
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Take Care ofB.lby's Milk.

Babyhood. v. -@e@. s.. j.
Too much emphasis cannot be given
to the injunction to keep milk sweet i'll
hot weather. The infants natural
nourishment needs almost as much
care in summer as does the consumer
OF it. The best method of keeping it
unchanged, and therefore wholesome,
is to set it in a clean, cold refrigerator
as soon as it comes into the house.
When it is needed, take the pitcher or
cup into which it is to bepoured to the
refrigerator, not the milk-pan into the
kitchen. Nurses generally neglect this
precaution. The pan is often left in
the heated outer air for five, ten, fif-
teen minutes, thus causing the milk to
"turn." In the country, where ice is
not readily obtainable, a really good
cellar, 81 spring house, or q dairy
through which runs a living stream OF
water is the next best thing to q re-
frigerator. II none Of these are at
hand, pour the milk intended for the
baby into a clean stone Jug, cork it Sc
curely, tie oiled silk over the stopper,
and suspend the vessel in the we'll.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
GYMNASTICS ~ S GIRLS
Rrsakin1 Down the Bars 81 Fred lics ii
Favor % sound Health.

Brenkin3 Down the Rars Of Pred ulice IYE
Favor 81 sonnd HeAlth.
From Gassell's Magazine.
Side By side with the immense
strides the intellectual edusa ion az
women has ia ken il the last ter
Of q century has been gradual, but
somewhat tardy, recognition 4of the
value Of isysten1atised ply sical ed uca-
cation for growing girls. Prejudice
however, in spite of the widespread
extention Of knowledge in regard to,
the laws Of health, still bars the way
to physical exercise being placed on
any thing like q sure footing. To
some, gymnastics for girls means
wrenching the arms out Of the
sockets by means of pulleys and
ropes, making the waist unduly
thick and the arms alarmingly muscu-
lar. For some systems ofgymnastics,
and as regards some people, there
might be truth in these ideas, but with
the application Of science to the re-
duirements and capabilities of growing
girls, a safe and altogether admirable
system has, fortunately, been arrived
at. AS it is quite NOVELETTE, work Of
q lady who has, studied all available
systems, and brought energy, praGtieed
experience, and scientific principles to
bear upon her plans-and, moreover,
about to become more widespread
through the opening Of a training coll
lege, in which girls who desire to be
come professors of physical education
may be fitted for their task, our read
ers may welcome some account Of the
system ss # : \ <$5f n
\. 1t is founded upon q thorough knoWl-
edge OF the requirements Of all the
various muscles, the respiratory and
laryngial included. It is to great ex-
tent connecting link between dancing
and so-called heavy gynlnast sites, and
it bears much the same relation to
both that the Kindergarten system
does to @ higher education The
picturesque element has at the same
time been carefully noted; the exercise
dress is pretty and graceful positions
are as much aimed at as the develop
ment OF strength. It differs from sim
pie calisthenics in that it is much
more elaborate training Of limbs, trunk,
and head as we'll as hands, fingers and
feet; and it differs from ordinary gym
nastics in that no ladders, ropes, hori-
zontal Or parallel bars, or jumping
horses aroused. Skipping-ropes, balls,
rings, poles, ,bar-bells, or Light clubs,
and dunb-bells are about the only
accessories required.