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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
why Sultan Gave Up WIKI.

The sultan was impressed with the
idea that fresh milk was an excellen.
thing for the health. of which he Is
very careful. In fact, nearly always
when ambassadors have private audi
ences. the greater part of the time is
taken uD with questions OF hygiene.
One memorable occasion, when Sir
Philip, now Lord Currie, waited on the
sultan to discuss some momentous
question, his voice was almost lost, as
he had been waiting for some time in
a cold room. On the sultan p~erceivins
this he would not discuss politics, bat
begged Sir Philip to go home and
drink hot milk. But this is digressing
from my story. To make sure of hay
ing his milk fresh the su tai every
morning had the cows brought in
front of his windows to be milke1.
and felt quite sure that no one could
tamper with the milk. Unfortunately.
some evil-disposed person hintcd that
the sultan was doing a most danger
Jus thing, as it would be SO easy for
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

Despite all oppressive measures
taken by the government. socialism,
or, rather. the socialistic party OF Ger
many. gains constantly In strength.
and even B~randenburg. which has been
affected least by the movement, has re-
turned to the Reichstag a Socialist for
the first time in it's history. The re-
suit of the election has caused much
excitement in Germany. Peus, the
candidate. got a majority Of 6iS votes,
In IL years the number Of Socialist
members CT the R~eichstag has in
creased from % to IS, two members
having been added In by-elect.ons
since the general election in 1898.
In 1886 800, 900 Socialist votes were
recorded. and these increased 10000
in 1887, to 1900, 900 in 1890, and in the
last general election to 2,250.000. 1t
Is estimated that the next general
election Will give the Socialists 100 out
Of S97 votes in the Reichstag.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
TO COOK CHESTNUTs.
Ways In Which they Are Rendered Pai-
ntab,e In France.

The large French chestnuts are
again In market, and are beginning TO
be used as one of the substantial lunch
or dinner dishes by many families. In
many French homes it is the practice
to roast them slowly until soft, then
send them to the table. where each
member bulls his own, then cuts them
in half and puts a bit of butter be-
tween before eating, says the New
York Post. Another way Is to hull
and throw them into boiling water
for a few minutes, SO that the skins
can be easily removed, after which boil
for twenty or thirty minutes, until
soft; then put through one of the pat
ent potato Washers, and they are ready
to eat as a p%orridge with cream or
rich milk. After boiling and MASKING
they can be seasoned with butter and
served in the place of mashed potatoes.
Experiments made by experts en-
ployed by the United States govern
ment point to the conclusion that nuts,
generally speaking, are not indiges-
tible, despite the popular impression
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Nails of tho Human Hand.

An exhaustive study of the nails OF
the hand has been made by p. A. Min
akoif. and some OF the results appear
to be Of med.co-legal importance.
Among other things. he asserts that
the nails OF the r.git hand in a right
handed person are wider by one-half
to two milimetsrs than tho CORE
spending nails On the left hand; while
IL a left-handed person the reverse OBJ
tains, and In the ambide xtrous the
nails are of equal size on the two
hands. The thickness Of the nails di-
minishes progressively from the thumb
TO the little finger.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
TERMS MEAN LITTLE
Names of Articles In Common Use Thae
Carry misconceptions

Names of Articles In Common Use Thae
Carry Misconceptions.
The following are a few mistaken
terms which mean anything but what
hey seem to mean: Cayenne pepper.
for instance, is prepared not from a
pepper plant, but from capsicum. Jeru-
salem artiehokes do not come from
Jerusalem. The plant Is not a native
of the Holy land. Turkeys do not
come from Turkey. The bird Is a ma
I've of America. Cancels hair brushes
are made from the soft, bushy tail OF
the common squirrel. German silver
is not silver at all, but an alloy CT yari-
Gus baser metals, which was invented
in China and used there for centuries.
An Injustice is done to Germany IN
calling the cheap, but useful. wooden
cased clocks she has so long pro-
dueed Dutch. The mistake arises from
the German word for German
"Deutsch.' Cork legs are not con-
structed of cork-neither did they
come from the city of that name. The
usual material for a cork leg Is weep
ing willow. covered with rawhide. Peo-
pie with or without cork legs some
times pride themselves they are ear
ing porpoise hide boots. So-called
porpoise hide Is In reality the skin Ok
the white whale. Irish stew Is not
Irish. but an English dish; and Turk
ism baths did not originate in Turkey.
but In Russia. C%leopatra's needle has
nothing to do with Cleopatra. but was
set up about 1000 years before that
lady was born.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
BALL ON SNOW.
Two ships' Crews Had an Exciting Game
in the Arctic hegions.

Baseball was introduced into the
arctic regions by the crew OF the
schooner Tnallium. which, under COM
mando of Captain Kent, arrived yester-
day from Ivigtut, Greenland. with ii
cargo of cryolite. 1t is safe to say
that the national pastlme was never
before attempted in the face of such
difficulties.
The British bark Silicon was at that
lonely Greenland port with the Thai
lium, and also loading for Philadel-
phia. The temperature while the two
vessels were receiving their eargoes
bordered close on to 80 degrees below
zero. The sailors, not being called
upon to handle the curious mineral.
shivered around the galley fires and
rapldly became imbued with the lassi-
tude which Is almost Invariably the
portion of those called upon to endure
extreme cold. Captain Jansen of the
Silicon proposed-more In jest than
in earnest-that the men play ball.
The idea impressed them and they de-
termined to brave the temperature and
essay the sport with which all Of them
were tolerably familiar. A level plain
was found near Iyigtut, with a floor
ing of powdered snow, frozen to the
consistency Of adamant. Under the
midnight sum-, and with a wondering
audience Of fur-clad Eskimo. home
runs and three-baggeFs we're knocked
out. 1t was necessary for all the play
ers to bundle themselves up in true
arctic fashion. All hands wore gloves
SO that wild throws and errors galore
were many. Boatswsin Brown of the
Thallium tied the score in the fourth
inning by coming home from second
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

There is a new distilling process
which was shown recently at the Paris
exhibition. This process depends upon
the employment OF a microbe which
will convert starch first into sugar and
next into alcohol. The whole operation
is carried on in closed watts, every ma
terial being sterilized. SO that there
can be no microbes present except
those specially bred in the laboratory
for the purpose. These microbes were
first found in Chinese yeast and have
been taken to Europe. They are, how
ever, quite distinct from the yeast
plant.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

base on a passed ball, with the SEN
sational accompaniment of a slide
from third base clear to the plate.
The Thallium's crew eventually won
by a score OF as uns to their oppon-
ents' 81. The Thallium Is the first
schooner to arrive from Greenland In
twenty-five years. She is n new vessel
launched at Bucksport. Maine. last
August. and built with a heavily tim
bered hull. especially for this perilous
trade.-Philadelphia North American.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Wonderful
Career %

Few men in the whole wide world
draw a bigger annual salary than
Charles M. Hays, the successor OF the
late Coils P. Huntington, as president
of the Southern Pacific railroad. Presi-
dent Mckinley gets $4,000 a year ana
Charles M. Hays gets $4,000 more
Twenty-seven years ago, at the age
of 10, Charles M. Hays was a clerk
in the San Francisco railroad offices
in st. Louis with a salary of $40 a
month. A few weeks ago Mr.. Hayes
now in his 46th year, became presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific railway
the second largest in the world.
Mr.. Hays was 10 years old when he
became a clerk in the st. Louis freight
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

University c%haperones are the latest
Viennese novelty. In consequence of
the riotous and insulting behavior of
the male students when the women
tried to avail themselves of the newly
granted permission to attend lectures,
many mothers of women students have
registered fer the university lectures
In order to accompany and protect
their daughters. The pioneer was the
opera singer, Arabella Szilagyl.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

Ezary Baird of Fond du Lac, Wis,
and Miss Clara Elmer of Oshkosh made
arrangements to be married at the
home of Mrs. King in the former city
the other evening. When the justice
examined the marriage license he
found the five days limit required by
the instrument had not expired. The
wedding party waited until after the
midnight hour, the justice returning a.
about / o'clock in the morning to tie
the knot.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

Marriages in Hindostan are very
simple. and are usually arranged by
the parents of the principals. When
an alliance is agreed upon, the bride
and groom are brought together, and
perhaps see each other for the first
time. The bride playfully skips
toward the groom and seats herself
beside him. The priest ties a corner
OF the BRIDES veil to the groon's
shawl, and this simple proceeding
makes them man and wife.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

: The house in Peekskill In which
Henry Ward Beecher wrote Nor
wood" has been opened for a free IL
brary and reading room for Pcckakill
people. This has been made possible
through the generosity of DR.. John Ne
well Tilden. who for many years was
e practicing physician in Peekskill and
later was principal of the military
academy there. The institution will
be known as the Beecher Free Reading
Room.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

The President usually issues his
Thanksgiving day proclamation just
before the November elections. In that
way he saves himself from the shafts
of the jokers. Were it issued after
election, a Presidents attitude of
thankfulnoss would be ascribed to his
W party's victory, if it had achieved
a victory. II defeated he would be ac-
cused of "whistling to keep his cour-
age up"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

office of the old Atlantic & Pacific
railroad, now the Frisco. He was a
native of Rock Island, III. He en-
tered the St. Louis Office in November
of 1873. He began pushing himself
the day he went to work. In March
of the following year he had pushed
himself from the $40 per month posi-
ton into a place in the auditors Of
flee. which paid $50 a month. Next he
became a clerk in the superintendent
office and in 1883 secretary to the gen.
eral manager. In two years he was
assistant general manager at a salary
of 5000 a month. A year later he be-
came the general manager of the Wa
bash himself. and his salary. which
always keeps abreast with the man,
went up to $4,000 a year. He con-
tinued in this position six years at a
salary OF $12, 900 a year, and the Wa
bash system manager much in demand
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

A yexed question in Cuba and one
which has been the planters greatest
trial for years is that Of labor. What
ever might have been his purpose in
the cultivation Of lands or the kindly
treatment of his men, he was unable
to follow 1t because of his lack of eff
cient help. There were never enough
laborers on the island, and In spite Of
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
. OF THE EDUcATIoNA L INSTITUTIONS SEEN IN EVERY

anyone wishing to poison him to feed
the cows on some noxious food, which
would poison the milk. The sultan
was greatly alarmed and at once gave
mi.k-London Telegraph.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Scarcity of Labor Has Retarded Development
of Island
of Island

the close of the instruction, and they
are much the same today, are reviewed
by a planter who is raising cane on
one of the larger ~colonias Of the is
land.
He writes for the census officers,
whose report has recently been is
sued: From the LIST of December to
the LIST of June an average Of $50 la
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

A young western attorney was re-
Gently asked why he had so strenuous
ly defended a woman who could no.
pay him. Il can never forget" be re-
piled, that she lived at the end CO
my long paper route when l was
a struggling college boy. More than
once in winter her kind heart prompt
ed her to rise very early to have a
cup of hot coffee ready for her news
boy, fearing lest he might perish with
the cold" Such acts defy commercial
repayment" as much as mother-lovs
or sister influence. How does the CID
Persian poet put it?
I'm Times leeting river
The image of that little vine-leaf lay;
lmmovably unquiet, and forever
1t trembles. but it cannot pass away"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

Miss Clara Barton, head of the red
Cross society. has placed with a firm
at Kittrell. N. c., an order for 1900
900 strawberry plants. These plants
will be distributed among the fruit
growers of Texas who suffered 50 Sc
verely from the great September
storm.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

The first authentic discovery of
traces of a prehistoric race in Alaska
was made recently by prospectors in
the foothills of Mount st. Elias. A
copper mine was unearthed which had
been worked ages ago. Kettles. tools.
spear-heads and other articles, made
in a crude manner from copper. were
found.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

The exertion required to make a
comma does not count with a writer.
and the time involved is inconsider-
able. Not to insert a comma, however.
ma. lead to a large cost of time, and
an altogether disproportionate noun
of money. 4 recent sl't IN IN impor-
tant court was brorstf because the
omission Of a comm left the meaning
OF a document in doubt. The expense
which it entsiled, which a stroke Of
the pen would have saved. shows that
economy in punctuation may be at
least first cousin to extravaganza.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
A YOUTHFUL BOER HERO

vanced 10 within 200 and 300 yards of
the British lines in the face Of a rain
OF bullets. bringing back information
to his commander. Young Snyman's
relatives. except his father. with those
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

A Paris newspaper gives the weight
of certain European sovereigns. In a
football lineup. Dom Carlos of Pprtu-
gal would be center. His t~owardnsss
or valor ought to be guaranteed by his
POP pounds. Ferdinand OF Bulgaria,
1T pounds. and Oscar of Sweden, one
pound less. seem fitted for guards.
Kaiser Wilhelm's 160 pounds would
give him momentum and force as a
tackle. The car would scarcely make
the team except as quarterback. for
he weighs only 121 pounds. The little
King of Spain, 50 pounds. is ont OF
the question. save to hold the sweater
of a player or to toss the coin FOR
choice of position. II monarchy could
tolerate the presence OF a president Of
a republic for fullback. the head OF tho
French government. with his $50
pounds. would naturally be q candidate.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Late Boston Miuionair $ Charities.

The will OF the late Robert B. Orig
ham of Boston disposes Of an estate
of S2,259, 070, nearly all OF which viii
eventually go to charity and most to-
ward founding in Boston a hospital
for i~ncurables.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

borers are employed by us. OF these
10 per cent are Canary islanders or
Spaniards, 10 per cent negro women
or boys-white women do no field
work-20 per cent are native whites.
and about GO per cent are mulattoes or
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

Some at least of the great redwood
trees of California will be preserved,
the state having recently come into
possession of about 400 acres of red
wood forest through the will of the
late Col. J. B. Armstrong of Clover
dale, Sonoma county. The tract is
to be held as a public park.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Now zenlnnd.- Mall scrxion.

New Zealand proposes to send a let
ter to any part of the world included
in the postal union for 2 cents. The
theory Is that increased business will
eventually make the system self-sup-
porting.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Labor Famine Binds Cuba

negroes. From the 1st of June until
the LIST of December an average of $50
are employed. Women do no field
work during this period.
Negro Women Arc Good Harvosters.
During the harvest time l give tbs
negro women preference and pay them
the same salaries as the best male
help. They are the most constant
their work is usually well done and
each M keeps her mar straight, which
is quite an apprcciable item. Next "
the women | prefer the negro. He Is
as a rule. a more constant worker than
either the native white or the mulatto
the most OF whom are addicted tc
gambling and cannot be depended up
on from one day to another. Fol
slowing cane on the cars, blowing
ditching. road repairing and railroad
work Canary Islanders and Spaniards
are preferable. They are more used
to this kind of work, are more con.
slant and have less vices.
Wage sac for Farm Help Given.
A study of the wages and food "a.
lions allowed the various workers
gives a very fair idea of the condl.
tons under which they live. The fol.
lowing table of wages is an average oil
those in operation throughout the yeai
before the instruction. All wages are
paid monthly in gold. Maintenance
is in every case supplied:
Administration ................$l6b.6t
Servant 5000
overseer $500
Second oversear $500
Steward and hookkeeper $500. 5000
Assistant $500
cornenter $500
Montero $500
Assistant 1000
Hosi1ar POGO
Assistant 1900
pnnnina v;sie- 600
root $500
Assistant $500
Niebt Waterman ............ 20.O0
Mounted field guard .......s2o ana S59
The rations for one man per day are
listed as follows:
Clear beef, n pound, or its equiv.
alent in tasojo, salt fish; rice, one
pound, or it's equivalent in beans, peas
macaroni, ETC.; lard two ounces; cot
fee, one ounce; sugar, two ounces.
bread, six ounces, or instead Of bread.
sweet potatoes, plantains or melangs;
sweet oil, bacon, salt and spices sufli.
cient to season food. During the
winter months cabbage, tomatoes and
turnips are served every day without
regard to rations.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

the long persecution CT the slave trade
labor conditions did not gain relief.
1t is today as was fifty years ago, one
of the paramount issues, and one, too,
upon which the welfare Of the island
largely depends. Labor conditions at
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

to the contrary. Most nuts contain
very little water, much fat, and only
a small percentage Of starch.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

Of the other refugees. are in the hands
of the British. There Is a price upon
all their heads.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-17
REVOLVER
Handy at the Post Office.--
There's No Danger of Any Loss

from to place of the greatest safety.
The law provides that a postmaster
may deposit his funds in a national
bank if there be one in his town, city,
of county. If, however, there be no
national bank so located and private
bank be accessible, there will he no
objection to a postmaster placing his
government funds, postage stamps,
etc, therein; provided that they be
placed in a private receptacle, as his
official property, and subject to his
exclusive control, and that this be
done OF his own risk and expense.
When the above was submitted to
Postmaster L. S. Ebright, he said:
There is no necessity for such an or
der being sent to this office. We have
always kept our cash and stamps IN
the vault and there is a revolver right
at hand in the Office of the deputy
postmaster in case of emergency.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-17

The Postotfice Department has issued
the following general instructions to
postmasters throughout the country
regarding the care of government
funds and stamp supplies:
Postmasters are required to exer-
else the greatest care and give the
best possible protection to government
funds and stamp supplies in their GUS
tody.
During business hours money, pos
tage stamps, ETC., must be kept so as
to be inaccessible to the public and
concealed from view. If the postotficc
when unoccupied is not such a safe
place as to warrant the postmaster
in leaving his personal funds therein,
all government moneys, postage
stamps, etc, must be removed there
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-17
IN MEMORIAM.

Resolutions adopted by the teacher
and patrons Of Sub. District No. 8,
Green township, Summit county, on
the death of Isaac 3. Rohrer.
We, the undersigned. adopt the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, The austere and unfeeling
hand of death has invaded our district
and taken from among us, Gus esteem
ed friend and patron, Isaab b. Rohrer,
and
Resolved, That in his death the COM
munity loses an ardent, effective and
sincere neighbor, his friends, true
and faithful companion, and his fam
lily kind. Tree and loving husband
and father, and
Whereas, it is right and proper that
the living should pay to the dead an
appropriate tribute of respect, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the teacher and pat.
rons of said school, that we extend
to the bcreaved family and friends of
the deceased in this their time of af-
Fiction, our heartfelt sympathy and
coincidence, and be it further
Resolved, That we publish these reso-
lutions and that copy thereof be pre-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-17
WILL ASK WHY?
Attorney A. J. Wilhelm
After Information.
Declares That Policemen Are Too
Discriminating.

Attorney A. j. Wilhelm promises to
make things lively when the case of
Bessie Ross, charged with violating
the screen ordinance ut her saloon in
the South End, is called in Police
court, Thursday. She was arrested by
Policeman Joseph Wilson brother Of
SALTY" Wilson and City Commits
sioner Wilson, Sunday morning.
81 propose to find out" said Mr..
wilhelm, Wednesday, why poor wo-
man is arrested on a mere technical
charge when it is notoriously true that
more influential saloonkeepers do a
landoffice business on Sunday, with
poker joints and all. The Ross woman
is not guilty, and / can prove it,"