The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1890-05-08


bric-a brac, porcelains, etc., displays a
refinement Of taste. which stamps him
at once, rs one of the &blest collectors
that this country has seen for many
years.
l wandered about among the tables
containing the books. What priceless
treasures were there; what delight he
took in in coming their curious pages,
and how proud he was TO show them
to his friends, knowing that many of
his gems were not to be found, even in
the great librarief OF the world. There
we've no costly bindings-it was the
inside and not the outside that he
cared for. And here they were,
Of volumes, rich in every
branch of human knowledge and in
every language which has ever been
printed. Manuscripts were there. dis
clored aud grimed with age. but preci.
Gus as jewels and worth their weight
in gold. Few Of the paintings belong
to the modern school of art. He
loved the old Dutch masters; and
scattered about on every hand were
rich specimens of that famous school,
whose name is immortal in the world
of art = Tischbein, Eisen, Ostade,
Teniers, Rubens, Vandyke, Buysdael
Wouvermans. There are few noble
examples of the French, Spanish aud
| allan schools, while American art,
though represented, found rcant favor.
Five pictures by Maclise and two by
Moreland represent the Royal Aca-
deny. One solitary Diaz represents
that wondrous band which has gwen
such craze t. modern art. No Mil
lsis, no Troyons, no Rosseaus, no
Messoniers, no Rosa Il pnheurs were
fou0d IN the collection, showing
elusively that he WAS one If the few
collectors who never lost his head, but
wiAhstandlng all allurements of the
new school, clung steadfasily to his
early love. In the upper gallery,
against the very wall and on tie
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n few weeks ago, is a case of Cetamics,
worthy of especial attention. All
around are wonderful creations of
genius, many ot them beautiful beyond
the power Of description At what
cost and care through long years Of
search aud endeavor these gems were
brought fogetherl In few days,
under the metclless hammer Of the
auctioneer, they will he going, going,
gonel.. Mr.. Barlow was one of the
sufferers by the fofgeries of his trusted
clerk, Bedell, who robbed the firm Of
Shipman, Choate & Barlow Of nearly
quarter Of million dollars. At
heavy sacrifice Mr.. Barlow paid his
share of the loss; but | doubt if the
money it cost him gave him as much
pain as he would have suffered had he
lived to see the children of his love
scattered among strangers.
Considerable i'll feeling exists
among cur Jewish population because
the Rabbi who has charge Of the
slaughtering Of meat and fowls charges
ten cents a head for tagging the ami
mails, so as to let the faithful know
that they are not unclean by having
been slaughtered by Gentle hands
Many Jewish reprobates assert that
Gentle goose or Gentle calf tastes
Just as good as an orthodox calf, that
has had the benefit Of the church's s
blessing, and SONS Of these wicked
sinners have even gone SO far as to
buy pork chops of Christian butchers.
OF course we know what will become
Of all such: but strauge to say, they
fail to realize their danger, and refuse
to pay for the Rabbits tags. They say
that he realizes between fifty aud
sixty thousand dollars year, and they
regard it as downright robbery. of
curse all good orthodox Jews cheer.
fully pay for the tags but fear in
this matter that the sinners outnum-
ber the saints. .t>
Bank ircles we're considerably
startled by the anncuncement on
Thursday that the Sixth National
Bank--a pet institution on the corner
of Twenty third Street and Broadway,
had been looted by its Presto dent of
six hundred thousand dollars. Only a
week ago it was regarded as ons of the
most substantial banks in the city, lite