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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

part of the United States. Mr.. Hsshl
the proprietor, Is a Japanese Of the
most advanced school. He Is an ar
len believer In q Japan much more
modern and newer even than the neV
Japan Of Count Ito and the present
mikado. Among other reform move
ments he is enlisted in the cause OF
the Romaji Kwai. or the society which
is laboring for the substitution by the
Japanese of the Roman letters for the
different kinds OF kama" or native
characters, and the Chinese signs. He
wants the Japanese to spell out their
words instead of drawing convention
allied picture of ideas. Mr.. Eoshi ex-
poets to adopt Roman type entirely In
his paper after May, 1901, and will
abandon the use of kama" and Chinese
signs. He completes his course In Col
umbia this session, and will spend at
least two years in newspaper work
here before resuming In Europe his
travels and studies; and he Is desir-
ous of promoting the adoption OF b
Romaji by using 1t in his paper and By
distributing the latter as broadly az
possible among the Japanese In this
country and in japan.
He thinks that nearly all OF his coun-
trymen in the United States and Can
ada can easily read the RomaJi, and
that there are at present at least 1o0.-
900 persons in Japan who understand
it fully and nearly a million more who
understand 1t in part. Among these
more than a million of japanese the
Romaji Kwai expects 10 transform ths
inartistic. illegible script of the Japan
csc into the neat and clear Roman type
o used by the great body OF civilized
peoples. But Mr.. Hoshi has another
idea. worthy of a true reformer OF
language. He thinks that the use Of
the Roman type for the japanese may
lead to still more extensive borrowings
of English words. and that. ultimately,
the Yankees Of the east and the
Yankees of the west. together with the
British, Canadians. Australians and
South Africans. will speak the same
language-English. the true lingua
franco OF the future.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
A so-year-o,d General.

General Sir Henry Daubeney, @. C.
B., OF the British army, has celebrated
his Goth birthday, and, notwithstand-
Ing his great age, is in the enjoyment
of fair health. He rendered distin-
guished services in the Crimea, and but
for the regulations then in force would
be the holder of the Victoria cross.
He was recommended for the honor by
Gen. Pennefati1er. but was ineligible
owing to his being a regimental field
officer. those holding that rank at that
time being barred from receiving the
distinction.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

Nearly twelve hundred boys and
girls are licensed by the city council OF
Liverpool to sell matches, newspapers.
bootlaces, etc., upon the streets. BE-
fore the licenses are granted consent
must be obtained Of parents and guard
ians, as well as of the local school Of
ficials. The age limit for girls is from
eleven to sixteen years, and for boys
from eleven to fourteen years. No child
is allowed to peddle in the streets az
ter 8 o'clock in the evening. All must
be decently clad and free from physical
defects. No business must be done dur
ing school hours.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Monologue, Not Argument.

The late Charles Keene, the artist OF
light the method of a certain man
whom he called "a pothouse Ruskin.'
This person was sitting with a friend
in an inn parlor and was haranguing
the other nan on matters in general.
Finally the friend ventured mildly to
interpose an objection. The speaker
drew himself up with much dignity. Il
amt a-arguing with you." said he, I'm
a-telling YOU"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
USED IN
Consumption of Gold and SILVER In the
Arts ana Manufactures .


Arts saa Manufactures .
The director Of the mint at Washing
ton has for many years made an esti-
mate Of the amount OF gold and silver
consumed in this country In our inons-
trial arts and manufactures, winch
estimate has been based upon the bull
lion supplied by the minis and assay
Offices. as well as the figures from pri-
yate reineries and manufacturers u
whom inquiry has been sent on THIS
subject. For the last decade. however
experts have seriously questioned ths
estimates of the coin in circulation ane
coin consumed In the arts. as made D,
the bureau Of the mint on these figures
and on the table based on an
investigation made in 1885. To remove
all doubts on this subject and 10 ac-
curately determine the consumption
Of gold and silver. both bars and CO n,
In the industrial arts in the Uniteo
States, the director Of the mint last
December, sent circulars TO jewelers.
throughout the country, asking as a
favor thai the jewellers fill out the
blank showing the amount OF coin or
bars, gold or silver, which they con-
sumed, either In their repair work or
In manufacturing. The returns from
these inquiries, though by no means
complete, served to make much more
accurate the figures on the consump-
ton of gold and silver in the last re-
-@-& - 49, ds~11@ar 80 tho mint on1 an
effort will now be made to obtain
ven fuller returns for the next report.
With this object In view a circular
and blank, similar to that SEN u last
year, will be issued in January to all
manufacturers using gold or silver, as
who do even the smallest OF repair
work. with the request that the re-
cipients fill in the figures required. In
doing this the jeweler may feel sure
that his figures will never be used
except in making a grand total and
will be held strictly confidential by
the treasury department. Among the
reasons which 1t is believed caused
persons in the past to hesitate in an
swering these inquiries was the fear
that they had, in using up coin, inad-
v~ertently violated a statute and that
an admission of this fact might be used
against them. Such a fear, however, is
absolutely without foundation. as
there is no contention that the use of
gold coin in manufacturers Is on
trary to law. The only object in ask
ing for the information is to enable
the treasury department to estimate as
accurately as possible the money
now on hand by determining the
amount of United States coin lost an
nually by being melted up for manu-
featuring purposes. 1t is not claimed
that any manufacturer is required by
law to give the information, but, as
there Is no reason why he should not
and every reason why he should, for
the benefit of all 1t is confidently hoped
that the responses from the jewelry
trade to the departments new circular
soon to be sent out, will be as complete
and satisfactory as the authorities OF
the mint car desire.-Chicago News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

Of = crew OF irprisoned whalers
caught in the Ice at Point Barrowa in
he fall of 81. Starting with a small
party Lieut.. Jarvis succeeded In doing
what no white man had hitherto ac-
notwithstanding his way overland
In the fury Of an Arctic winter.
through seemingly endless wastes of
Ice and snow, and arriving at Point
Barrows in time to saw the lives OF
the ~icebound whaiers. 1t was for that
brave deed that he was awarded the
medal by congress.
Lieut.. Jarvis. whose home is in New
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
New York.s Smallpox Rumors.

The few smallpox cases In this city
have bred an astonishing crop of ru-
mors, say the New York Sun. A wo-
man created a disturbance in n or
the largest dry goods stores in New
York a week ago by expressing the
suspicion that a slight rash ON the face
OF the girl who waited on her was
smallpox. A physician was summoned
and he pronounced the girl well. The
mere suspicion which had been ex-
pressed by the woman in a voice loud
enough for other women to hear, was
the basis of a report which went ali
over town that one of the employees
of the store had been taken home suf-
fering from smallpox.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
A Wen Known Man In Town.

There Is a man in our town,
Whom his neighbors view VII
doubt.
Whene'er he says he's going In
They know he's coming out.
IL he should say 1t looks like rain
They know the sun will shine:
And when he speaks of oaken wood
They know that it is pine.
II he asserts that black is black.
They know quite well it's white.
And when he says the sun is up
They'll swear that 1t is night.
II he should don a bathing suit
They know, as sure as fate,
That he intends to pass the time
BY going out to skate.
When he declares that he will eat
IT'S certain he will drink.
And every time he tells a tale
They hear 1t with a wink.
His name Is Annanias Ffbbs;
He wears the liars crown
He used to send the cablegrams
That carne from Shanghai town.
Baltimore American.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
FUEL FROM
Austrian Firm Makes a Profitable BUSH
ness of 1t.

ness OF III.
The increasing scarcity and dearness
Of the ordinary kinds Of fuel are lead
ing European manufacturers to the
consideration of various new products
and combinations which may serve In
place Of coal and wood. The Ameri-
can consul at Coburg reports that saw
dust is being used extensively In that
country for fuel purposes. The saw
dust is impregnated with a mixture
Of tar and heated to the proper tenn
perature. 1t is then passed oyer a
plate of iron heated by steam from
which a screw conyeyor takes 1t to a
press, where it Is made into bricks of
the required size. One American tam
lily produced last year over 1901, 900
Of these bricks, costing about 16 cents
a thousand, and selling at from 95
cents to 81. This suggests the ques-
ton why the dust turned out In such
vast quantities by the great sawmills
Of our numbering regions, most of
which now goes to waste, might not
be converted into a salable product
for both domestic and foreign use. If
compressed into hard bricks, as in the
American process, the difficulty of
transportation raised by the bulkiness
Of the sawdust would be largely slimi-
mated.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
DECLINED WITH THANKS.
Famous Writers Who Found It Difficult
to Dispose of Works.

~ AoRCh - Vim
Young writer's who find It difficult
to place their work have no cause for
real encouragement. If they have
ability they'll win in the end. Rider
Haggard is said to have had his enor-
mously successful work, King Solo,
mons Mines, rejected by two or three
publishers before its ultimate appear
ance, when 1t caught on at once and
was the beginning of his fame. Still,
it is hard to understand how a book
like Vanity Fair could go to twenty
publishing houses, to be refused by
all. However, Thackeray believed in his
own work, and brought it out himself,
the result being fortune and fame.
Sartor Resartus was rejected by al the
chief publishers of London, who treat
ed 1t with something approaching
scorn. Tom Jones, the novel which
opened up a new field of fiction, and
to which Dickens acknowledged the
greatest indebtedness, failed %altogeth-
er to obtain publication until Fielding
had made a name as a dramatist.
Uncle Toms Cabin was refused by a
dozen publishers, and 1t was at length
brought out in serial form by a week.
ly paper. Afterward a small firm was
found to publish the tale at the usual
rate OF percentage. Lorna Doone went
to many publishing houses before n
firm agreed to bring 1t out. Mr.. Barnes
of New York. was rejected by all the
American and London houses alike to
whom 1t was offered. Mr.. Gunter's
eventual decision was to publish the
story himself. 1t was an instant OF
success, and 1t Is said that out of that
tale and Mr.. Potter of Texas the au-
thor made a fortune running into six
figures. Even the inimitable Rudyard
Kipling had difficulty In finding q
publisher for his first successful work,
IL report is true, and now-well, there
Is perhaps no publisher In any English
speaking country who would not
jump at the chance of producing
OF the great mans books always pro-
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

The marriage landau of the queen of
the Netherlands Ia on exhibition on
the premises Of a carriage builder in
the Boulevard Hsussmann. in Paris.
lt mas been cent thitler to be refined.
but has already been used by her mai
ssfy Wilhslmina IN a few state oc-
casions- ii is painted in cream color.
-yernis Martin" of great purity of
tint: the box seat, the springs and
the hubs Of the wheels r of a rich
orange: the new Innings are Of white
brocade. and the queen will, they say.
have eight white horses, with orange
colored trapPings, 20 take her to
church on her wedding day.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

One Sunday evening a roush-cast
man rose in the Reform Club meeting
and said: 81 believe in owning up.
When | get into trouble by making :
fool of myself, or by letting somebody
else lead me out Of the way, | amt
sgoin' to shirk the blame. | am goin'
to take my own load on M shout
lders. 1 shall just speak up and say.
I. Bill Pike. did thati'" There's an
example. as well as a rebuke, for sew
.eral kinds of Whispering sinners. in
high places and In lew.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

A novel stu for the making Of
lincolnshire whisky was recently dis
covered In the mountains of Maryland.
1t was concealed in an oven standing
out In plain view in a yard, and from
the boldness Of its position had long
gone undetectsd. Ins'd o the oven
was a movable copper still, which
could be taken out in times of peril.
iotherv , all suspicious could be al
layed by innocently using the oven to
bake bread.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

The more one thinks about wireless
teiegraphy the more amazing 1t seems.
BY Marooni's method, messages are
sent over, or through, mountain
ranges; and the curying segment OF
the earth, covered by the ocean. does
not prevent communication between
ships sixty miles apart. Still more
marvellous is it that simultaneous mes
sages can be transmitted by "tun-
ing the instruments so as to produce
a difference in the vibrations; but IL
has long been known that countless
waves of light and sound can pass
and repass. crossing eacn other in
every conceivable direction, without
the least interference.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
RILEY AND VIOLIN.

why the Hoosier Poet Has q
for the Instrument
1t has been noticed that at all the
entertainments given by James Whit
comb Riley there Is always a violin
solo on the program. There is never
an exception to the rule. His manager
says that the custom is followed out
of Difference to Riley. although it is
not known that he ever requested such
a favor. There is a story back Of that.
1t appears that Riley's ambition early
in life was to be a violinist. He is quot
ed as saying that an accident spoiled
a mighty fine fiddler to make a second
rate poet. but then people may not
agree with him on that score. When
he was a young man he exercised a I'D
die a good deal. 1t Is said that when
he began practicing out on the front
porch the neighbors went in and closed
the doors and windows, no matter how
hot it might be, but that may be a
SANDER. At any rate, Riley wanted to
be a violinist, and was getting greatly
wrapped up in his studies when he met
with an accident which caused the loss
Of his left thumb. This made 1t i'm
possible for him to pursue his violin
practice, and the songs that were
struggling for u~tterance through the
medium of the violin found escape
through verse, and the world is better
off on account of the accident. Riley's
managers know of his weakness for
the fiddle, and that is the reason there
is always a violin solo in the entertain
ment program.-Chicago News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

Engineers Of the cableship engaged
IN repairing the cable from Galveston
TO the Mexican coast found that the
cable was destroyed by a submarine
earthquake and the catastrophe at Gal
weston may. have been due to the
same cause. The destruction of deep
sea cables by earthquakes is SO COM
mon that 1t attracts little attention
nowadays. In the East Indian archi-
pslago submarine earthquakes are SO
common that they are reckoned among
the chief causes of the destruction of
cables.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

One ingenious individual, who mar
rowly escaped prosecution awhile ago
for counterfeiting rare eggs and selling
the bogus specimens to museums and
private collectors. has recently turned
up with exquisitely lifelike photographs
of birds. which in reality are produced
by the help Of stuffed specimens artis-
tically attitudinized with wlres.-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

In the state archives at Rome IT has
been found that the X-rays may sue
eessfully exhibit the writing on manu-
scripts concealed in old book covers
whenever this writing Is done In red
lead, ultramarine blue oil cinnabar.
They are being used also In attempts
to detect forgeries Of paintings and
In efforts to discover signatures OF old
masters In paintings alleged TO have
been produced by them.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
REV. NJ. R. KERR,

TO agree with the pastors idea as to
the failings of the rich in the line of
duty. One thing is certain-Mr. Kerr's
peculiar methods have succeeded In
charging the church membership by
forty within two and a half years and
In greatly augmenting the attendance
1t morning and evening services.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

II is singular, but true, that the in
dustrial school system of the United
States owes It's origin, in large part,
to Hawaii. General Armstrong, the
founder of Hampton Institute, was
the son Of that Hawaiian educator
who organized the schools Of the Ha-
waiian Islands. Hampton this winter
contains eight grandchildren of former
Indian students. Honolulu, In the
course of but a single generation,
shows a still more notable Instance OF
rapid aboriginal development. A former
queen of Hawaii, awakened to a sense
Of a finer civilization, came with
great pomp and retinue to express her
wish for reform. Unwrapping from
her body the seventy-fve yards of
broadcloth which had composed her
royal robe, she burned 1t In the public
square Her niece, Lady Bishop, late
b~equeathed her entire property Of v
Q million dollars to the cause Of edu-
cation In Hawaii. Today the COM
pulsory school system Of those islands
IL so admirable that Australia lately
eant there for a teacher to exposnd in
the southern continent the Hawaiian
American system Of education.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
m a wood. near Pslnora. on the edge

m a wood. near Palnofa. on the edge
81 the Northern Carpathians. . wom-
N went to gather sticks, leaving her
baby In a secluded spot Upon her re-
turn she saw two great eagles bearing
away her child. whom they had dis
membered. Upon a hunt being made
by the inhabitants, the bones OF the
baby we're found in the eagles nest
o. the rocks amid the snow.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

The Japanese of New York start . IA
per Ia Their Own Language-The Edi-
tor Women Like TO Introduce Roman
Type.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

1t Is pleasant to record the fact that
the consular service is gradually work.
ing out OF politics. that more and o
fitness is considered in the original
choice Of eonsuls, that efficient men
are promoted from less important to
more important stations, and that the
effects of the improved system In ad-
vancing American trade are SO marked
that the new way is approved by all
who study the subject. The cleverness
OF some consuls in getting at the facts
whicu will enable American manufac-
turers and merchants to compete in
foreign markets is much more pleas
ing to Americans than 1t is to those
whom they are supplanting in trade.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
SPORTS IN CHURCH.

vlded he possessed the necessary
money.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
LIEUT.. d. II. JARVIS.

LIEUT.. ID. II. JARVIS.
Bedford, was born in Maryland in 1852.
He entered the revenue service as a
cadet in 1881, became a third lieuten-
ant in 1888, a second lieutenant In
1890 and a first lieutenant in 1895.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-03-06

SUMMONS IN FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN
In the Superior court Of the state Of Wash,
inEton, for Adams county.
II. L. Noble, plaintiff, VS.. Thomas VIM and
Mrs. Thomas VIM and all persons known or
unknown, having an Interest in the real prop.
erty hereinafter described.
State OF Washington to Thomas VIM and
Mrs. Thomas VIM, who are the owners Of.
and TO- all persons unknown having an inter.
est in the real property hereinafter described
You are hereby notified that the above nam.
ed plaintiff is the holder of q delinquent tax
certificate No: aos. issued By the county treas
date the 26th day Of December. 1900, for the
sum Of si4.l5 for delinquent taxes for the year
1894, upon the following described real prom.
erty In said county and state tO-wit:
.Nl10f NWH.N w14NEH. and the W x
OF the NJ t 81 see ~ twp 10 north, range 81
the W 4 Of the Z 4 and the N L Il Of he
W u OF said sec p same township and range
the proportion of tax upon which is 1907 and
which real property Is taxed to Thomas Winn
and Thomas VIM and Mrs, Thomas VIM are
now the owners thereof. Balance due on Ger.
tifcsts los. T.O7; total S7.07 interest from Dec,
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the service OF this
summons upon you, exclusive OF the day OF
service, In the above entitled court, and de.
tend this action OF foreclosure Of the lien OF
the above named certificate on the above de-
scribsd land or pay the amount due together
with the costs; and in case of your failure SO TO
do judgment will be rendered fOreclosinR said
lien for certificate OF delinquency, taxes pen.
atty interest and costs. against the lands.
This notice is served by publication once
publication p%slssS being Februsry27; 1901:
Ritsviile, Wash. Attorney for PIsintin.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-03-06
SUMMONS.

In the Superior conrt Of the state Of Wash.
ington In end for Adams county.
Joseph Tavers. PLAINTIFF, VS.. Manuel Silveria,
Or lean IN to, or upon the hereinafter described
real estate, defendants.
The state Of Warrington to Manuel siiveris
and all Others having, or claiming an inteIes!
You are hereby notified that Joseph Tayers
the holder Of Certificate OF Delinquency No.
BY the county Of Adams, state Of Washington,
for the AMOUNT Of thirty.seyen and sixty.nine
1850 dollars. the same being the amount
1885, together with penalty, interest and coste
thereon. upon real estate assessed to you and
Of which you are the owner or reputed owner,
ed and described a. follows, to-wit: The south
west quarter OF the northwest quarter, and
west half Of the south west quarter. and lot 4,
which / haze paid taxes assessed against said
properly a. follows; 1897, May 2, 1898 No; 6ss
1855, March &. 1889. No isi Isl.
1929. August IS. 1900. No, s42............... g
All 81 said amount: bearing interest At the rate
sstl sa ioa Seu
court Of the state Of washington. in and for
said county, for q Judgment foreclosing said
lien against the property hereinbefore men.
pear within sixty days after the service Of this
summons upon you, exclusive Of the day Of ser.
vice, and defend this action or pay the amount
in case of your failure 80 to DO. Judgment will
be rendered foreclosing said lien for certificate
Of delinquency, taxes, penalty. interest and
costs, against the lands and premises herein.
Any pleading or process may be served upon
the undersigned at Ritaville. Esshins.on:
W. W. Gent, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Ritzville, Wash.