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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-23
Cheap hands turn out cheap work


TIE PEASANT md THE DOG.
A Peasant who was awakened at
midnight by the Barking of a Dog
under his Window threw up the Sash
and called out:
"How now-what is the danger?'
"There is none"
"Then why do you bark and dis
turb my Slumbers %
"For the same Reason that you
play the Fiddle and keep me Awake
for Self-Amusement."
MORAL:
When the Piano next door becomes
U.bearable buy your boy Drum.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-23
American Fables

A Carter whose vehicle was stuck
in the mud piled the lash over his
mule in the most vigorous manner,
and Finally called out:
"Alas that | should be the owner
of such Cheap Beast"
"But you must Remember, replied
the mule, that my Fodder consists
of the very Poorest Quality.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-23
TILE WISE InRYMAN.

THE WISE JuRYMAN.
A Juryman who had assisted in
Reaching a Wise Conclusion in Sew
eral Cases OF Importance WAS Com
plimented by the Lawyers on his
Wisdom, and he replied:
"Really, | Deserve no Praise for
what yon Mention, for was sound
Asleep during your Arguments"
MORAL.
The less Lawyer the wiser the Yer
diet.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-23
THE CENTRAL NEVADAN.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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One Square. ten lines, frs Insertion. SO 90
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-23
The Power of Daniel wcpster's Gaze

zone Sunday student from An
dover occupied the pulpit, my father
not intending to take any part in the
exercises. The young minister got
aiong very well with the openinr
prayer and the scripture lesson, out
when he had read only verse or two
OF the hymn he became confused
stammered. and at last his voice
failed him entirely. As he seemed to
pe taken suudeniy Iii my laul.Or nm
ishei the service, preaching AN ex-
temporaneous discourse. On the way
home IN HE carriage the young man,
vino by t.iit time hal quite revived
being pressed ior IN explanation con
cerning his conduct, finally con-
fesseG Well, sir, it was merely an
unaccounsable nervousness. Just as
| was reading the seeond stanza of
the hymn a gentleman came into the
church and sat down in y broad-aisc
pew directly l,-,io:e me, fixing such
great staring blafk eyes upon me that
was frightened out of my wits ?
Until he was then told he did not
know that Daniel Webster was Il
member of the congregation or an in
habitan. OF the town.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-05-23

Thirteen is an uniuclxy number for
q poor man to have in his family.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30
THE SECRET OF DEATH.

If he that slaycth thinks a slay !" if he
Whom he doth slay thinks Il am slain,'
the both
Know not Alright! That which was life in
each
Cannot be slain nor slay!
The untouch Soul,
Greater than all the worlds because the
Worlds by it subsst); smaller than sub
tleties,
Of things minutest last of ultimates,
Sits in the hollow heart of all that lives
Whose hath laid aside desire and fear
His senses mastered, and his spirit still,
Sees in the quiet life of verify
Eternal, safe, maiestical-his Soul!
Resting, it ranges everywhere. asleep,
1t roams the world, unsleeping! Who,
save l,
Know that divincst spirit as it is,
Glad beyond joy existing outside life?
Beholding it in bodies bodiless,
Amid impermanency permanent;
Embracing all things, yet l, the midst
of all
The mind, enlightened, casts its grief
away!
1t is not to by wisdom! Learning vast
IIalts short of it! Only by soul itself
Is soul perceived when the Soul wills it so!
There shines no light save its own light
to show
Itself unto itself!
None compasseth
Its joy who is not wholly ceased from
sin,
Who dwells not selfcontrolled, selEcen-
tired, calm.
Lord of himself! 1t is not gotten else
Brahm hath it not to give.
EDWIN ARNoLD's Translation.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30

Long ago in the Cranda, when the Moors
We're forced to flee
Each man locked his home behind him,
taking in his flight the KEY
Hopefully they watched and waited for
the time to come when they
Should return from their long exile to
those homes 50 fur away.
But the mansions in Granda they had
left in all their prime
Vanished, us the years rolled onward,
meath the crumbling touch of time
Like the Moors, We all have dwellings
where we vainly lono to be,
And through all life's changing phases
ever fast we hold the key.
Our fair country lies behind us; we are
cxiles, too, in truth.
Forno more shall we behold her. Our
Granadas name is Youth.
We have our day-drcams, and rejoice
when, now and then,
Some old heartstring stirs within us, and
we feel our youth again.
eve are young" we cry triumphant,
thrilled with old-time joy and glee.
Then the dream fades slowly, softly,
leaving nothing but the key.
BESSIE CHANDLER, IN CENTURY.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30
SIX YEARS.
BY ANNABEL DWIGHT.

Alvin Sutton stood in the shadow
of the window drapery, looking up
the long and brilliantly-lighted sa-
loon where Madame Marschall had
gathered her "dcar five hundred"
He was not so elaborately dress
ed as the other men present. His
coat had been sponged and brushed
for the occasion, although his gloves
were fresh and of the incest quality
which bit of extravaganza nearly
emptied his scanty purse.
Truth to tell, Alvin Sutton's fame
just at present exceeded his finances.
He was a rising young author,
and as such, Madame Marschcl, who
was a charming little, old French
lady, had become interested in him
and chose to introduce him into her
set.
Alvin would scarcely have acknowl-
edged that he came tonight for the
express purpose Of looking once
more upon Kate Chamberlain, but
suchWas the fact.
OutwardIy, he was quiet and easy
carrying himscli-dcspitc his shah
by coat-with the graceful insouci-
ancc which attracted and fascinated
so many of his acquaintanccs; but
in his heart, refusing to be quicted,
was II restless memory of old days,
when with a laughing sixtccn-ycar-
old girl he strollcd along the beach
of the dear little seaport across the
the ocean, or dritted with merry
Jest and song over the moonlit
waters Of Pnobscot Bay
Six years ago!
She was II romping, gipsy-faced
girl, whose best dress was a fifty
cent cashmere.
He was the village doctors son
carninga modest remuneration with
his pen, and dreaming dreams.
Ambitious friends had stopped be-
tween them. Kate went abroad with
Il wealthy aunt to complete her des-
tiny by q wealthy marriage, he sup
posed and now at this late day he
found her in Paris, unmarried still,
surprisingly brilliant, the admira-
ton and the alteration of the gay
world wherein she moved, and be-
trothed, ii was whispered, to Lord
R, prominent NJ. p. twice
her years in age, but immensely
wealthy.
Kate's beauty did not consist of reg
ularity of feature; her mouth was
too large, her chin too decided. She
had magnificent hair and eyes, how
ever, and there was an intangible
witchery about her presence that
brought scores of lovers at her feet.
For this they called her a coquette
and women said spiteful things
about her.
Only Il few among her society
friends understood the real mobility
of her nature. Those who knew
her best were to be found in the
poverty-strickcn haunts of the great
city, but Kate was not made of the
stuff to rchearse her own deeds of
tenderness and charity.
Tonight, as she stood the cen
tire of Il brilliant group, radient
in satin, lace and costly jewels, her
old-time boy-lover was doing her
great injustice in her thoughts.
Proud, selfish and vain, he told
himself the innocent girl-heart he
had known warped by her frivolous
shallow life-sold to an old man
for money,
Nevcrless he did not object when
his hostess led him forward.
Miss Chamberlain, | have the
pleasure to present Monsieur Sutton
of your own country, mam'sclle. y
Alvin bent low before her. with a
talntly-sarcastic smile curving the
big brown mustache. Would she
recognize him ?
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30
You Will Find

MRS. II. =. KIRBY
At King WiimiIsStOT Delaware,
In
and complete stock placed e The new shapes in fash
ported French Please call am selling at bottom
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30
PRESIDENTS WARNINGS.

1t has been asserted by some cur
ious observers that the inaugural
ceremonies of each of the four
Decentralization, Taylor, Lin
coin, and Garfield-with whom
death, an unseen and unbidden
guest, entered the White House,
were warned by signs and omens,
that, interpreted by supernatural
lore, forshadowed to the ignorant
and superstitious the funeral pa
geantry in which they would ere
long be central figures.
Gen. Harrison arrived at Wash
ington in the midst of Il driving
thunderstorm, and as he descended
from his carriage a flash of lightning
blinded him and caused him tomiss
a step and fall. The first night he
slept at the White House an owl
perched on the roof over his bed
room, hooted continuously, and he
complained the next morning that
the owl and bowling dog near had
kept him awake.
When Mrs. Taylor was told of
her husbands election she burst
into tears and exclaimed "Oh,
why can't they let us alone? This
is all Il scheme to break up our
home" When she entered her bed
room at the White House she start
ed back, and pointing to diamond
shaped ornament carved on the
mantel, said, "Sce the first object
to greet me is coffin. Death will
rob me in this dreadful house of
some one | love"
To Mr.. Lincoln there came an
apparation, thus described by him:
son the evening of the day when l
received news of my election, worn
out by excitement and fatigue, l
threw myself on lounge in my
bedroom to rest. Just opposite to
me was a bureau with a swinging
glass, and looking in it, | noticed
two separate and distinct images to
myself. A little bothered, perhaps
startled, | got up and went to the
glass, but the illusion vanished.
Lying down, ! saw again but no.
ticed that one of the faces was paler
than the other, and had a blood
stain on it. When my wife came in
| told her of the vision, and she,
who had great faith in signs, and
generally attached some meaning to
them, said; 1T means you will be
elected to Il second term, but will
not live through it. "
On their trip from Springfield 10
Washington they passed by Gen
eral Harrison's burial place, and
halted to pay a tribute of respect to
his memory. Turning from the
grave, Il blackbird made circle
round his head. The night of the
assassination Mrs. Lincoln told one
of the watchers that on that event
full trip through the bright, happy
northern villages decked with flow
ers in his honor, as well as that
mysterious night ride through Bal
timore and secret arrival in Wash
ington, the tolling of death-bell,
clear and unmistable, was sounding
in his ear.
The dreams and forebodings of
the two Mrs. Garfelds, mother and
wife, are too recent to be repeated.
Were they the idle fancies of ner-
vous women?
Little girl, after church: 80, ma.
| buyn bnprI Crab =, g,,1,,.l;1 ,,,;,;
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30
1T WILL PAY


Fibre Mattress We guarantee them to be cleaner and sevceae than
faction purchaser Wcae also prepared make hair mattresses
a
better tick a. These mattresses all us and
and
charge So for it They good f under beds
tire t recal
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30

Little girl, after church, 80, ma,
l have heard such splendid minis
ter. He stamped and pounded and
got mad, and shook his fist at the
folks, and there wasn't anybody
dared go up and fight him.-Life.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30
HTRAM TERGER
Spectacles and Eyeglasses

and
all either Presopn Or Fsgl Myoa Or Nssh by using series of
where glasses be used and insg comfort to the trial
kind notice by wormen the lowest prices
Repairing
and neatly ydonea n
optican, 4o4 King ST., Wilmington Del
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-30

Alicc-Isn't that queer? this
book of travels says the worst insult
that can be offered to Russian
maiden is to spread tar on the front
gate of her residence.
Maud should think it would
be an insult.
"But why y? Oh, you mean it is Il
personal reflection"
NO it probably means that she
cant't get beau and has no use for
the front gate. ."-Philadelphia Call.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-02

State Institutions Fund.
RECEIPTS.
1885, 1885, 1887.
R. r. companies taxes .$645 600 $65O0OO $500, 900
Telegraph and telephone
companies taxes ...... 5000 5000 5000
Balance July 81, 1884 $4,000
Morris tribune., 1885-12-02

Totals for three years 81, 1888 900 1907, 119 OF
Estimated excess of receipts, July 81,
Morris tribune., 1885-12-02

The estimated receipts and expenditures
for 1885, 1886 and 1887 are as follows:
Morris tribune., 1885-12-02

loCal.. ............ 80. .Too''oO
While do not doubt the desrability of the
improvements asked for, and the probable
greater efficiency of the schools thereby to
be secured, yet am not prepared to recon-
mend that these appropriations be made at
this time, further than may be necessary to
effect such repairs as the condition OF the
buildings demand, and provide such add
tons to the faculty as the increased enroll
ment requires.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-02

The average weekly cost per capita has
been $3. 81 at st. Peter, and So. a at Roch-
ester, for the past year.
INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE
BLIND, AND SCHOOL FOR IDIOTS AND n1BE-
GILES.
The third biennial report of the directors
and superintendent of the instisute for the
deaf and dumb and the blind, and school for
idiots and imbeciles exhibits in detail the
affairs of these institutions The same abil-
ity and success continue to characterize the
management of these Schools that have
given them the high standing they occupy
among institutions of their class throughout
the country. Minnesota occupies an adj
vanced position in her work in behalf of the
beneticient charity dispensed through the
agency of these schools. have no doubt
Morris tribune., 1885-12-02


Iobdl. ..s'''''' 'A'O'
Showing an increase of 347 in two years or
the total enrolment 672 are in the normal
department. proper, 800 in the preparatory
and 403 in the model The number o.
teachers graduated to date in all the schools
is ,053. The growth of these schools in
evitably involves an increase in their current
expenses, mostly required for the pay OF the
additional teaching force employed The
board asks for an increase at Winona OF
$4,000, Mankato $4,000 and St Cloud OF
81 600 in their permanent annual approprl-
alton for current expenses. With this in
crease the appropriations would be: Wlnona.
$18,00O; Mankato, $l6,OOO; St Cloud,
$4,000 The local directors also estimate
that future appropriations are needed as
follows:
Winona for Ladies' home. $3.50 900
Wlnona for repairs. Observation-Disclosures. Law
Manlato, for an addition to building.... 10000
St. Cloud, for apparatus, charts, etc.. 1000
St Cloud, for completion and furnish
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-21
A WlFE'S VENGEANCE.
SHE CLUBS HkR FAlrnLgss LORD.
a Sensational Occurrence which broke tho
Sabbath Stiffness on the Placid Waters
of wheeling Greek Yesterday After.
noon "A Lotba,lo Licked.

Between three and four O'Clock ysster-
day afternoon number Of tho residents
Of the upper end OF Fulton were witnesses
Of rather sensational scene which oc-
cured few yards this side Of the Elm
Groye railroad bridge that crosses the run
Just as the road enters Futon. The scene
referred 10, took place within the City's
limits, alta double house situated between
the railroad and the creek, occupied by
two families. Early in the morn.
ing all but two perEons OF these fam
lilies went away for the day. One OF the
two left behind was the wife OF one Of the
households, woman aged about 10,
and with not the best OF regulations, and
the other was an eighteen year old dRugh-
ter OF the other family. Later in the
morning two well known men put in an
appearance at the house. They remained
there until the hour mentioned, when
the wife OF one OF the men put in ap-
pearancc. She had determined look on
her face and carried good sized
club. She bounced into the house
and the next instant her
husband came bouncing out, clOsel y fol-
LOWGA ny LIZ CIIIhkeO bpVunVt WIZ bnuub
her club over his shoulders SO vigorously
that it broke, and used still more vigorous
language. The man was heading for the
creek, and reaching it he plunged in and
wRded across 10 the corn field on the
Peninsula. His wife remained on the
bank uuLil he was on tho other side, all
the time giving him severe tongue
lashing, and then she started back after
the young girl with whom her husband
had been, vowing TO kill her. The girl,
however, had taken refuge in neighbours
house.
1t was known to number OF people
that tho men were in the house aud. the
advisability OF sending for the police was
discussed. The place ia very far out, and
policemen are said to DO never seen out
there except as they are stem on Elm
Grove cars fidingto aud from the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-21

MONTREAL, September 2o.-The Provi-
sional Board OF Health has received every
assurance OF cooperation in relation to
the smallpox epidemic from every mu-
nicipality communicated with, with the
exception of st. Henry. The officials
connected with the place informed the
Board that they would take the matter
into consideration until October I. The
Board has resolved to take action under
q section to name local board. Those
persons charged with tearing down from
houses plaeards announcing the presence
therein OF smallpox will be prosecuted.
The Board has decided TO ask the Govern.
meht to have all the inmates Of institu-
tons receiving Government aid, whether
schools, jails, reiormatoTies or asylums,
vaccinated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.


Strangers in the City aud wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Mrs. B. L. Butcher and children are
visiting relatives at Fairmont.
Mrs. o. NJ. Clemens, Of Parkersburg, is
still the guest Of friends in this city.
Attorney General ALI. Caldwell left last
evening for Washington, d. O., via the B,
so.
Senator Camden, according TO the Par
kersburg Journal, will go to Washington
this week.
Hon. B L. Butcher has been in Ran.
dolph county during the past week attend
ing to some legal business.
Hon. David Leonard, Of Parkersburg,
came up on the Ohio River road yester-
day accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Retta, who will again attend Mt. de Chan
tai during the coming year.
Charlie COpp, Of Wheeling, well known
among young society folks in this city,
was in town yesterday. VIII Miller, Of
Miller Bros, will spend Sunday in Wheel
ing providing he can get boat tomorrow
morning, -S,tubenville Herald.
Professor and Mrs. William seamon will
90 to Wheeling this morning for q few days
before he begins hislabors again at Crozet.
We learn that Prof. SeAmon has been
rendered a lucrative position in the Ala
bama Agricultural College, which he has
now under considerations Aoryant9rH
Neip DonliniOn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-21
THE ZANE PRopERry
ON the IsiAud SOLD 10 uTdny-rho Lots
Demand.

9omluus
The north half Of the Daniel Zane home.
stead tract Of land on the Island, lying on
both sides Of South Front street, was sold
at auction Saturday in lots. The sale took
place at the front door Of the Court House,
and was conducted by ]. @. Heryey, The
eale was in pursuance OF q decree OF the
Supreme Court Of Appeals, in the case OF
Cranmer and others vs.. Indiana Nc.
Swords, and was In charge Of W, P, Hub.
bard and II. NJ. Russell, special commits.
sioners.
Tho land had been divided into seventy.
one lots OF various sizes. No. l, on the
southeast corner Of South Front and Ohio
streets, opposite Capt. McLure's, and Nos.
9, 8 and 4, lying to the south, were
knocked down TO Capt. Mcclure at 81, $40,
$l,705, $500, and $3.50 respectively.
Lots Nos. and6, on which the old Zane
house stands, went TO q. o. Smith, agent,
for $2,SO5 and $3.50 respectively. Lot
No. I was bought by W. H. Caldwell at
81, COS; No. s by James Cummins at 81 sos;
No. 8 by G. w. Lutz at 81, $50; No. 10 by
J. S. Trimble at $1,000, and No. II by
Thomas Hughes at 5000. These were
all fifty feet front.
Lots Nos. II and l3, on the west side OF
Front street, went to Mrs. Wickhsm at
$3.50 each. G. .. Smith took Nos. IL and | I
at $50 each, and j. K. Cowden Nos. Is,
10 and 20 OF S905 for the three. Lot 81
went to John Pogue for S505; Nos. % and
90 70 D. ]. Mckee for $500 each, and No.
"A TO John W. Mitchell for $50. No
% went 10 John Mcclure for $l35, aud 20
to 80, inclusive, were bought by G. o..
Smith at $l65 to 500 each lot No. 81
by John Mcclure for $685.. Nos. % and
20 by Jacob @. Thomas ut $3.50 each, and
No. 40 by Thomas Lewis at $j35. No. Al
was taken by G. L. Cranmer at S345, Nos.
~ and 43 by j. @. Thomas at $3l5 each,
and Nos. A, IS, ~ and AZ by &. o.
Smith, the first two at SSl5 each and the
others at $3.50 each. Nos. rs and 40 by
George Hook at 1855 each. Nos. 80 10 90,
inclusive, went to W. ]. W. COwden at
$l2O and SIPS each. Nos. So and 81 to ].
U. Thomas at $lGO each, and IS, so and 10
to George Hook at S2l5 and $500 each. No.
VI to G. .. Smith ut SS05. No. G2 aud G3
to II. r. MCGregor at S205. No. " to K.
II. Phillips ut sos No 6J to ]. G.
Thomas ut 500. No. GB to Thomas
Hughes at $50. No. O. to Doctor Myer4
at $l7O. Nos. Us and 60 to W. G. Beans,
at Sl65 each, and Nos. 70 and Il 10 NJ. I.
Frame at the same figures. The total
amount realized from this sale was about
$50, 700.
II Is said Capt. Mcclure will lay out the
four lots on the east side OF North Front
street, opposite his residence, as private
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-21

The Alice Waltons Comedy and Bur-
lesque Company opens tonight at this
popular family resort, for one week. The
Buffalo Standard says: "The Alice Wal
ton Comedy Company opened last night
at the opera house, and seldom have a
better pleased audience been seen within
its walls. The house was crowded, and
as each act followed in rapid succession
the audience grew more and more enthu-
siastic. The Martinetta Brothers in their
wonderful acrobatic performances brought
down the house. The great Carlisle on
the invisible wire, Gordon and Lick, the
musical monarchs, Miss Phillis Allen in
character changes, I. J. Heron, the one
legged song and dance artist, Molloy, and
Saville, opponents Of comedy, MiS Ella
Norman, electric changes, John ]. Leo
nard, silver trick dancer, DAILY and Mack,
comedians, and Harry Elwood, female
impersonator, received encore after
encore, and the audience seemed as
though they would never tire OF applaud
ing them. The entire performance was
OF the most refined character. not one
Objectionable feature throughout the pro-
grammc, and the company deserve the
success they are meeting with"