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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.

AS the wife Of v~ice-president OF the
United States Mrs. Roosevelt will be
obliged to a prominent position
In the world, and 1t must be said for
her that she has yielded to the inevi-
table with grace and dignity. The
state of Mrs. McKinley's health pre-
cludes the possibility Of her taking
active part In society, which relegates
the responsibilities of "the first lady
in the land" to Mrs. Roosevelt. There
is much curiosity in Washington So
ciety concerning the new leader. There
will moi be much seen of her until next
year, however. The vice-president's
family will not take up a permanent
residence in Washington until next
fall.
Mrs. Roosevelt was a Miss Edith
Kermit Carow. She Is now about 38
years old, and, while not a beautiful
woman, possesses an unusual attract
iveness OF face and figure. She has an
unmistakable appearance of racial dis
tinction, and has also the simple, gra-
cious n of a truly aristocratic
woman. She dresses extremely we'll.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
rs 4 MAN OF GENIUS.
THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF
PROF. PUPlN.


Prof. Pupin, OF Columbia university,
who has recently gained international
reputation as the inventor of the ocean
telephone. is the hero of a remarkable
career.
Few men even in America have risen
SO quickly and in the face of SO many
obstacles as he. The man who has an
nounced the greatest invention since
the telephone, came to New York in
1874. almost penniless and without q
word OF English. In 26 years he has
become an authority on electricity, a
professor in Columbia university and
disposes of a single one of his inven-
tions for half a million dollars.
O sIavonian Descent.
Prof. Michael |. Pupin is a Siav, COM
ing from the military frontier of Aus
tria. Like all young men Of his coun-
He ran away In 1874 and came to this
country. The appearance OF New York
struck the young Slav with terror. He
was unable to ask for a direction, and
every business seemed barred against
him. He was without a single friend.
Like most immigrants in his posi-
ton, he went to the country and began
work on a farm as a day laborer. With
in a month he had learned to speak
enough English to warrant his return
ing to New York. His teacher was the
daughter of the farmer who employed
him. The lessons followed the long
days work and lasted usually till past
midnight.
The next five years saw a severe
struggle. Pupin worked at anything
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
EvARTs GOT HIS FEE.
His Unanswerable Argument When Re-
duction Wa IntimAted.

His Unanswerable Argument When Re-
duction Was IntImAted.
From a story related by a New York
lawyer 1t can be inferred that the late
William M. Evarts held his services
at a good round figure. 1t also seems
that he was clever in avoiding any re-
duction in his charges when the time
for payment came. The lawyer says,
Il was employed once In a suit of con-
siderable Importance in which my
client was a lady. To insure success
1t was thought advisable to secure the
services Of distinguished counsel, and
accordingly l was authorized to en-
ploy MI. Evarts. After talking over
the matter with him, on rising to go,
/ said to Mr.. Evarts that it would be
the proper thing to give him a retain
er, and asked him for what amount I
should make out a check in his favor.
"'Oh.' said he. I guess 1000 will
SUFFICE and thereupon I rendered him
the paper for that sum.
mot long afterward the suit was
settled to our satisfaction, and again
l called on Mr.. Evarts. this time to
pay him in full for his services, which
had not been of an arduous nature.
"'How much do we owe your I
said.
"'Call 1t s.. O0O.' he responded. with
out a moments hesitation. l thought
this a little steep in view Of the cir
c~umstances. and l started in with a
mild protest
"'You know Mr.. Evarts, that you've
had $1,000
YES he said. with a dry smile.
but I've spent that
This was an unanswerable argu-
ment, and all further effort at reduc-
ton ceased"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
SCARED THE WILD BEASTS.
saved from Lions by Initiating
the Howls of Wolves.

the Howls Of Wolves
M. Foa, the French explorer, says
that lions have a wholesome fear Of
African wolves. which hunt in packs
and do not scruple to attack ever the
lion. There are terrible battles. In
which the lion succumbs to numbers
and dies fighting. In connection with
the lions fear of wolves, Mr.. Foa tells
a story from his own experience. 1t
was a very dark night, so dark that
trees could not be distinguished until,
the travellers were close upon them.
Lions prowled about the party, n Of
them roaring from a point 70 close
as to have an alarming effect on the
rye Reaching a tree the men
found one of their comrades, with rife
cooked. peering into the darkness. try
ing to discover the whereabouts Of the
animals. which could be plainly heard
walking among the leaves. A second
man was trying to rellght a half-ex-
tinguished torch. Still the lions could
be heard coming and going In the
darkness. At this point the native
servant whispered the advice to imi-
tate the cry of wolves in the distance.
The party at once began barking and,
crying HUI hu! hui" in an ~undertone.
as IL the pack were still at a distance.
while the man at the camp made the
same well-imitated cry. The effect was.
instantaneous. There was the sound
of a rapid stampede across the dry
leaves. The lions decamped In q panic.
driven Oh by the supposed approach
of a pack of wolves. For the rest Of
the night the party was undisturbed.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
ovERcAME GREAT OBSTACLES.
An India Railway That Cost 100000
DOC and 5000 Lives.

An India Railway hat Cost @100, 900
900 and OF Lives.
Probably the biggest triumph yer
achieved by the Britons, wrought into
a success after a fearful harvest of des-
pair and ruin, is the Sibbi railway, In
India. 1t was a bigger job than any
war that occurred in the country, and
in the first year of its construction 200
lives were lost. The second year saw
the whole trunk work ruined by storm,
snow and a mob of natives. who de-
stroyed the line. Another three
months brought the building to q
standstill through disease and want Of
material, and all who were not en-
gagged in the work wanted 1t stopped
for good. Nothing daunted the ~toilers.
however. and the next year brought
famine and plague-a combination
which killed of 1000 men, and left
the management crippled for want of
hands and officers. The odds were said
to be 200 to l against success; but the
band of workers went stubbornly on.
and before long had all the native
tribes in the neighborhood about their
ears. A regiment had to be brought
up to defend the half-made line, all
the workers were armed, and they had
equal spells of fighting and toiling
every day. There were 5000 men
engaged on the business at once.
apart from the military; when, during
the third wear a second visitation of
fever and draught threatened to efsc-
tually finish OF the last chance Of sue
cess. There was no beating them.
however, and the line was finally COM
pleted and made into a brilliant sue
cess, after six years Of work at q cost
of 800, 000. 900. 5000 lives and $4,000
cases Of sickness and wounds.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09

The city of Quebec is to be embel-
lished by a monument to the memory
Of an American hero. the Massachu-
sets Society of Sons of the Revolution
having decided to erect there a me-
mortal shaft to Gen. Richard Mont
gomery, who fell in the desperate at
tack upon that city.
Gen. Montgomery was n OF the
first eight brigadier generals of the
revolution, and had not an untimely
death cut short his brilliant career he
would undoubtedly have been n of
the most distinguished generals gar
landed on the pages of American his
tory.
The spot where he fell, pierced by
an English bullet, is very imperfectly
marked by a wooden signtoard high
up on the cliff. This is far from wor-
thy of the gallant general whose fall
1t 70 crudely commentaries. Walter
Gilman Page in a visit to Quebec
last year visited this historic spot, and
the result of this visit was the deter
mination on his part to secure a mor
fitting memorial.
Was of Irish Origin.
Gen. Montgomery was an Irishman
by birth. During his youth he served
in the British army and took part in
the old French and Indian wars. After
the close of this seven years struggle
he went back to England. But so
warmly had his sympathies turned to
the new world that he returned before
the outbreak of the revolution and
settled in a beautiful country place on
the banks of the Hudson.
He was chosen a member of the
first provincial congress that met in
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
DIVING ron pEARLa.
rnipines shsw Great Endurance - 1AsD
E~xhanstinx Labors.

= y. -
ExhaustinE Labors.
As everyone knows. pearls are OBJ
tanned from the oceans bed. The3
are found In the shells that were ono
the homes of deep-water clans and
other bivalves. Fishing for these
precious stones is q profitable industry
and some of the richest fields where
they are found are on the shores Of the
Philippine Islands.
Early in the morning the sulu or
Viscayan. denuded Of attire, propels
his banca, or boat, to the bed and
anchors 1t with a heavy stone. He is
provided with a small but heavy
cuchillo and a bag of netting. Drop
ping overheard. he sinks rapidly By
the aid of a lump of raw copper. This
is prevented from being lost by a rope,
and as the waters are transparent the
actions of the divers can be easily
seen. They are experts in aquatic
work and can remain beneath the clear
waters for an incredible length OF
time. The usual depth of the opera
lions is not more than 30 to 40 feet,
though so feet has been attained at
Palawan.
Once at the bottom the diver quickly
and deftiy cuts the shells from the
rocks in his immediate vicinity and
then draws himself to the surface.
while filling his mel he usually remains
under water for a period of go to 30
seconds, though some of the most ex-
pert hold records that reach five and
three-quarter minutes. While at work
they are often attacked by
sharks. These they either brighten or
fight off, but there is n thing far
deadlier they all succomb to. That is
the exhausting nature Of their labor.
accumulated by the contrasting tenn
peratures of the cold water and the
tropical sun above. Their lives are Of
short duration after once adopting
pearl diving as a profession.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
PROF. MICHAEL I. PUPIN.

IftOr. mlCI1AEL l.. fJTlEN.
and everything which would yield an
honest living. Then he invented a hold
er for newspapers. and this little ven
ture netted him several thousands In
profit. He Immediately prepared him
self for Columbia. entering the college
in 1879. He graduated in 1883.
Self supporting student.
While still supporting himself. Pupin
went to the University of Cambridge.
Eng, and afterward to Berlin, where
he specialized under the famous Prof.
Helmholtz. He took his degree of Phi.
d. with honor in Berlin. returned to
New York and was appointed an in
structor at Columbia in 1888. When the
electrical engineering department was
started at Columbia he was placed In
charge.
Prof. Pupin has been favorably
known for years as a practical cleo
trician. He has patented electrical in
yentions which promise wide utility.
The importance of his latest discovery
can scarcely be overestimated. 1t en-
ables telephone circuits to be connected
over ordinary telegraph wires. thus
disposing of the necessity of using cop
per wires. 1t will be possible to tele-
graph and telephone over the same
wire at the same time. With the new
system we will soon talk across the
continent. Within five years. says
Prof. Pupin. we will talk by telephone
from New York to London.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09

Ehcf80 hI8lhon bofuhcf6
The B~ersoglieri, quartered at San
Reno. are the ieetest infantrymen in
the world. La Marmora created the
corps. asking his sovereign. Carlos
Alberto for the worst soldiers in your
majesty's army" in order that the
general might form them into a force
after his own heart. He aimed at max
ing his men sharp and resourceful
mentally and physically thoroughly
active. One of his ideas to these ends.
an Italian general tells me, was to
have all the doors very quietly locked
when the men were in quarter, and to
have the first dinner bugle sounded;
one moment afterward he had the Sec
ond dinner bugle blown. The men in
obedience to the call. rushed. with their
pannikins in hand, to the doors-to
find themselves locked in. The stand
ing order were to present themselves
Immediately after the second call, get
their rations, and return at ono to
quarters. So the men let themselves
down from the windows by means of
sheets and blankets, their pannikins
held between their teeth. They re-
ceived their portion of the usual thick
soup and bread. The bread they pock-
eted, but the soup was more difficult
to deal with. Some spilled a few drops
of 1t; others lost half their supply, but
out of 700 men all but two hauled
themselves up. hand over hand, into
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
GEN. MONTGOMERY.

New York in April IT'S, and shortly
after was appointed a brigadier gen.
eral in the Continental army. As he
babe his wife goodbye he said:
Trust me, you shall never blush for
your Montgomery"
Gen. Montgomery fell while leading
his men in the attack of December 81,
ITS. Through the courtesy Of the
British general, who greatly respected
him, Gen. Montgomery was buried with
all the honors of war within the city
walls of Quebec.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
Two Monster Locomotives.

The two largest locomotives in the
world have just been placed in opera
ton on the Pittsburg, Bessemer Il
Lake Erie Railroad. They are now
hauling the great Carnegie ore trains
between Albion and Conneaut. o. Fol-
lowing are some interesting statistics
OF these steel monsters: Weight. each,
$4,000 pounds, or 1888 tons; diameter
of the smallest ring in the boiler, rs
inches; water supply. $500 gallons:
length, GA feet 5 inches; working steam
pressure, 220 pounds to the square
inch. The connecting rod alone weighs
100 pounds. and is made Of armor
steel. A man Of average height can
easily stand erect in the fire box.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
comp,,ment.ry words.

In a letter to the Globe, referring to
a biography Of himself, printed a few
weeks ago, ex-Gov. Frederick Hol-
brook. Of Vermont. says: 1T was in
strictly good taste. complimentary.
without being too fulsome. The pic
ture of me is an exceptionally well
executed piece of newspaper work; in
deed. one very seldom sees its equal in
work of newspaper and printers ink"
Complimentary words. the source Of
which adds to their value and makes
them all tthe more appreciated.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09

Dying Woman Tried Homemade Conn.
The coffin made for her by her hus-
band In the chamber where she lay
dying, and In which she recllned for
the purpose of ascertaining whether 1t
was a good fit, so well pleased Mrs.
Mary Moore Humphrey. of New Ha-
ven. Conn.,, that she encouraged Mr.
Humphrey to make others for him.
self and his mother. He has accord
ingly done SO and says they give
great satisfaction. The only criticism
Mrs. Humphrey had to offer was that
the coffin was "a triie snug" at the
shoulders. 1t caused no great incon-
v~enience. however, and as she ex-
pected less discomfort when she occu-
pied 1t for the last time. she called for
no alterations. Monday she was laid
away In a coffin built In her presence.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
Egg. That win Keep.

1t is said that a carload of evaporat-
ed eggs, valued at $4,000. was lately
shipped from Springfield. Mass, for San
francisco, where 1t will be placed on
q steamer bound for Cape Nome. The
eggs were put in one-pound screwtop
cans. sixty cans in a case. and will
answer any purpose In the culinary
line except boiling. The moisture be-
ing taken out of them when they are
prepared leaves nothing to boil. The
largest egg-evaporating establishment
An the world is located at Springfield.
THE process of evaporating Is done
with hot air, and 1t takes eight hours
TO thoroughly evaporate an egg. About
-FOUR dozen are equal to a pound Of the
preparation. The Springfield factory
employs seventy-ive people, and its
capacity for consuming eggs Is about
400 cases a day. The goods are shipped
to all foreign countries, and In Europe
Especially there is a big demand, as
the English government has placed the
preparation on the hospital supply list.
The Klondike country is a heavy user
|of this brand of evaporated eggs. as
mo matter what the price of the fresh
|hen fruit may be OF how scarce 1t is.
the evaporated egg retains Its old
price. and is always on hand and ready
|for business.-New England Grocer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
value of Municipal watsrwork..

Greater New York has $125, 900, 900
invested in water works, Chicago $780,
900, 900; Boston, SIS, OOO. 900; Baltimore,
$1s,O 900, 900; Cincinnati. $40. 00O, 900; st.
Louis, 500. 900 900: Philadelphia, $685.
900, 900; P~ittsburg. $4,000, 900; New
ark, 5000 0 900. Milwaukee, $5.000.-
900; San Francisco, $25, 000. 900; Cleve-
land, $40. 600. 900; New Orleans, s5.-
900. 900. and Providence sc, 000, 900.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
A Tall Mems Club.

A Tall Mems Club has been organ
lied in the University of Pennsylvania.
1t has twelve members, each Of whom
Is six feet two inches or more in
height. Six other men, termed "shor-
ties" because they are only six feet
inch in height. are associate men,
beers.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
WILL HONOR A HERO.
MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED TO
GEN. MONTGOMERY.

He Fell 1T Quebec Fighting for the
Cause of the Young Republic and Its
northumberland Forgotten Even
In History.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09

The commission consisting Of Drs.
Reed, Carroll and Agramonte, which
has been investigating yellow fever
near Havana, has arrived at two i'm
portant conclusions. first, that the spe-
Iciic cause of the disease Is unknown,
And second. that 1t can be carried only
by mosquitoes. Consequently the dis
INFECTION of clothing and houses is use
1ess. 1t has been settled furthermore.
that yellow fever is not due to dirt.
|Ht may occur in the cleanest localities.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-06-29
Farming in the Past Decade.

The last 10 years have witnessed a
great many changes in the number,
size and location of farms. In the
later settled states and territories
many new farms were opened by set
tlement on the public domain. IN the
older settled sections of the Southern
and North Central states a large num-
Der of new farms were called into be-
ing by the subdivision Of the old es-
tates into smaller holdings. In the
same parts of the country the area OF
improved land was considerably ex-
tended and the value of farm invest
ments largely increased. The net adj
ditions to farm resources in the dec
ade, stated in millions of dollars. will
exceed the reported value of all farm
investments in 1850. In other words,
the increased wealth OF our farmers,
as the result Of their last 10 years,
labor, equals the farm wealth Of the
nation reported as the outcome of
their toll and economies from the
settlement at Jamestown to the middle
Of the 18th century.
What has been the effect Of these
changes upon the social and economic
conditions of the masses engaged in
the cultivation of the soil? The peo'
pie Of this country are deeply inter
ested In the question. and for the an,
swer thereto will eagerly scan the
bulletins Of the census of agriculture.
which will begin to appear in a very
few months.-Reviews Of Reviews.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-06-29
Meat of Diseased Animals.

Mr.. T. B. Terry, in the Practical
Farmer, makes a most vigorous pro-
test against the doctrine that he finds
in one Of the agricultural papers,
that the meat and bones of animals
that die Of disease may be used as
food for hens and hogs, and very prop
erly says: ut must turn the stomachs
of thoughtful people against pork.
poultry and eggs of the market" In
this we thoroughly agree with him,
and We would favor a law to prevent
such use of the diseased animals, or
OF any meat that had begun to de-
cay, as much as we would a law to
prevent it from being sold for food
purposes. In fact, using it in this
way to produce food products is no
better than to use the meat itself, and
perhaps worse, because the meat
might warn consumers away by it's
appearance or its odor, but when they
are disguised in eggs or the flesh of
other animals WE may not receive
that warning, and yet we cannot es-
cape the disease germs or bacteria
which are transmitted from one to
the other, and possibly increased in
their poisonous properties instead of
weakened. 1t is this which makes
the writer of Poultry Points SO much
opposed to the feeding of raw meat
to Awl. If the hers are fed upon
beefsteak the eggs will be as whole
some as the meat was, and If they
are fed upon rotten, sinking meat, we
want none of them.-American Cul-
tiyator.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-06-29
Cooperation in Farming.

The Dane thoroughly understands
the value of cooperation. Butter was
at first made on every farm. but part
ly owing to the difficulty Of procuring
trained butter makers. partly to the
smaIlness of the farms, Danish butter
was at first Of uncertain quality and
fetched a low price in England. So
the go-ahead Danish farmer combined
with his fellows. and at the present
day almost every parish has its coop
erative dairy. On an average $50
small farmers combine together to es'
tablish a dairy. subscribing between
them e1200. that is 6S each. this be-
ing enough capital for a dairy of $50
COWS. A cooperative society has also
been formed for organized egg collect.
ing for export. Local societies are es'
tablished all over the country. whose
members engage to deliver fresh eggs,
They are fined e5 IS for every bad
egg delivered after fair warning
London Express.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-06-29

winters are not too cold, and where
the fowls are kept in pens side by side,
with adjacent yards outside. In such
a case it is often i%nconvenient to get
into the yards unless one can go out
into them from the pens. With this
method Of swinging the sashes the ne
cessity for having a door in each pen,
as well as a window, is done away
with. In cold climates such a plan
can be used for spring, fall and sum-
mer, closing the windows in the win
ter and putting on outside sashes. This
device calls for a low window, and this
is desirable on other accounts, as only
low windows let the sunshine quickly
onto the floor ON winter mornings
New York Tribune.