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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

At Sioux City. Iowa, a state lodge
of the African Monarchs OF America
has been instituted. The organization
is the first fraternal insurance society
organized for colored people exclu-
sively. Since the foundation OF the
African Monarchs another association
has been organized In Illinois. but the
Monarchs were the pioneers. The
lodge-at-large Just installed in Sioux
City will have jurisdiction over the
state OF Iowa. The officers of the
state lodge will at once begin their ef-
forts to establish subordinate lodges
throughout the state.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
The Orange In II. Infancy.

When the orange was first known to
man /. was a small bitter berry, about
the size Of a large cherry and rather
abundantly provided with seeds. 1t
was a native OF Hindostan originally
and it is thought was transported
thence into Arabia and Persia about
the eighth or ninth century Of the
Christian era. 1t bora an evil reputa-
ton at first, the Moslens believing 1t
accursed. Nevertheless 1t throye. and
A century or two later had developed
into a fruit much different from that
OF the original growth in Hindostan.
II made its first appearance In Europe
in the twelfth century. when some OF
the crusaders brought oranges home
as souvenirs OF their travels in the
Holy land. 1t was not accepted as an
addition to the known kinds Of fruits,
however, for many years. on account
CT a prevailing legend that those who
tasted its luscious Juice were impelled
against their win to embrace the faith
Of Mohammed.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
=TYPHUS FEVER.
\ pisea,e Very Rare In This Country
Today.

Typhus fever is fortunately very
rare in this country at the present day.
although we even yet hear OCCASION
ally of cases in our large cities dur
ing the winter season. II used to
prevail extensively in Ireland, and
epidemies were often started in Ameri-
can seaport towns b. Importation of
the disease in emigrant ships. It Is
said stin to exist in n-AL. Liverpool
and London to some exteat. 81 Mexi-
co is now It's chief stronghold. Many
cases occur every winter in Mexico
City and elsewhere on the great cen
trail plateau OF Mexico. and sometimes
tourists from this country catch 1t
there and bring it home with them.
The disease usually begins suddenly in
the midst OF apparent health. with a
chill. p~rostration. seyere pain in ths
head and limbs. and high fever; the
pulse is rapid, the face flushed. the
skin hot and dry, the mouth parched.
An almost constant symptom is nose
bleed, which occurs on the third or
fourth day OF the disease. and another
Is constipation The disease has \
characteristic eruption. which in the
beginning resembles somewhat that OF
measles. 1t ome out in patches OF
= reddish or pink color. first on tAs
chest and then on the rest OF the body
and the limbs. Later the color changes
to = dusky purple. The nervous synP
toms are marked. They consist at
first OF headache and dizziness. but
soon the patient falls into a ssapor
from which he can be aroused only
with difficulty. or else he becomes de-
l~irious. muttering constantly TO him
self in a dull. confused way. or per-
haps becoming violent and having 70
be restrained by force from doing him
self injury. The affection is prob
ably a germ disease, although the mi
crohe. if there Is one. has act ye< beea
discovered. II is pre-smiasntly q
disease OF human crovdias. as the ed
names OF ship fever and jail fever tes-
tify. It cannot thrive in tbs open
air. and Is lever to be feared by thcs.
whose dwellings are flooded with fresh
air and sunlight. Even those already
seized with the fever are not infre-
quently saved IL moved out OF the hos
pital ward or bedroom and kept in
tents, or actually in the open air with
only q shelter supported on poles over
the bed. There IS no specific remedy
for the disease. which is a very fatal
one. Open air. cleanliness and good
nursing are the patients only saliva
ton.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

It's rank nonsense to presume that
a man can't love a oman just as
well IL she is the daughter of a mill
lionaire as if she were only a sales
woman. and just rs silly, too. to think
a woman cant be as devoted to a man
with a title as to n who is a motor
man. for instance. It's all in the man
and it's all in the woman. There's
just as much so-called love among III
ties and dollars as there is among the
roses. and the chances are as good for
permanent happiness in one case as in
the other. All OF which is apropss OF
the wedding of Miss Zimmerman with
the duke OF Manchester.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
a Curious Consfifuffon.

The most remarkable of the three
complete drafts of the constitution
submitted TO the Cuban constitutional
convention Is the one submitted by
General Rivera.
1t follows our constitution as 70
form of government when once consti-
tuted. but differs very materially as 10
the modes OF constituting 1t. 1t pro-
vides for a congress of two houses and
a president. Nothing Is said about a
judicial branch in the summary at
hand, but undoubtedly that is pro-
vided for. Each of the provinces Is to
have a local government specifically
after the analogy Of our state govern
ments. But 1t appears that only the
representatives in congress and three
electors in each municipal district are
to be elected by direct vote OF the peo-
pie. The municipal electors are to
choose the members OF the provincial
legislatures. and these legislatures ara
to choose the provincial governors and
the national senators. and all six OF
them sitting together are to choose the
president OF the republic. who must be
n native Cuban.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

Henry Hagemeister, treasurer OF the
Wisconsin Brewers association. says
beer-drinking is on the decrease in
the state. The days of fortune-mak-
ing in breweries has passed. and sew
eral large establishments row fail 10
return a fair percentage on the money
invested. This condition has been
brought about in large measure by in
creased consumption in homes. When
people drink beer at home" says Mr..
Hagemeister. they are satisfied when
thirst is appeased. In saloons the So
cial or treating feature makes them
drink a great deal more. The result
to the brewer a be easily under
STOOD
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
READY FOR MORE.
How the Football Roo.er Come Out Of
a RaIIroad Accident

a Railroad Accident
The two trains came together with
an awful crash. Some one had blum
dered. That, however, was a matter
which would have to be left for future
investigation. AS 0 o as those who
were injured could extricate them
selves from the wreck they turned
manfully to the work OF r~eseuing their
less fortunate fellow passengers. Il
was a sickening sight. Cars were heap
ed or top OF 4 another. People were
p~inioned under seats, beams and
trucks. Steam was Kissing from the
overturned boilers, the rails OF the
track were warped and torn loose from
the ties, and the means and cries OF
the injured could be heard afar OF.
Finally. after long. hard work. TIE
rescuers reached the bottom CT tina
mass, where the legs and body Of a
nan protruded from beneath a twisted
platform. Beside him lay a cane,
decorated with colored ribbons and 4
long tin horn. Fearfully and anxious
ly q score OF strong men lifted the
weight from the head and shoulders o.
the PROSTATE one and carried him up
the embankment. AS they reached ths
higher level he opened his eyes. passed
a hand in front OF them. as IL brushing
away a dim or screen Of some kind,
and shouted:
"Rah, rah, rah, Sizz boom, ali,
Ki-yi, hap-hip, hoo-gah yah, Come
on fellowsi Which side has the balli'
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

-o-- heavily pruned the tendency Oh
the tree is to make WOOD at eno
nense of the fruit. The pruning nea
" of trees after they have gohe ss'
oral wears without such attention
,rrns them into wood-forming. Man
an orchard has been interrup'eu ~ :.
hearing by this kind of pruning. II
is better to prune a little each year
and this kind of pruning is reaiiy q
method of thinning the fruit.
Fruit when kept in cellars or cold
storage houses must not be permit
ted TO experience a constant tempera-
.ure of less than SO degrees nor more
thar 40 degrees. Apples VIII not
freeze at 80 and while they are In co!d
storage will not d%eteriorate II the tenn
perature is too low. but the diiiicaity
is that when the apples come out OF
such cold storage they go to pieces
within a day or so. This prevents
them from going on the market, wnere
they must frequently be exposed TO
normal temperatures for days before
being sold. Apples that have peen
kept at a little under 40 degrees stand
the change admirably and keep per-
fectly for weeks. This is the OASIS
of the trouble that at first occurred
when 1t was attempted to send frult
across the ocean in vessels that were
carrying butter and meats in cold sior-
age. The butterman wanted h tenn
perature kept at % degrees for the
sake of his butter and the beef ex-
porter wanted the temperature kept at
rs degrees for his product. 1t wa
hard on the apples. and the stock
proved SO worthless on being taken
out that it vas found necessary to ar
range special rooms on the steamers
for the storage OF the fruit and In
which the temperature could be regu.
lated according to its needs.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

erAN-e lAt1fAt el~c- v-I q sA611y HoFe
enlarged loriginaD.
bug. The destructiveness of this bug
is not believed to be great. II Is a
~large-sized insect, and for this reason
is charged with much OF the injury
that is done by other insects. This
squash bug, particularly the adult. Is
unusually resistant to insecticides. A
wash strong enough to kill the ma
ture insect will at the same time de-
stroy the vines. This renders 1t neees-
sary TO employ hand and cultural
methods. There are many methods o.
controlling this insect. Among them
are: Protection OF young plants with
covering: repellants, such as land
plaster and gypsum saturated with
kerosene or t%urpentine; planting an
excess OF seed to Distribute attack;
stimulating the growth OF the plants
by manure or other fertilizers. and.
lastly. clean cultural practice. II the
precaution be observed OF gathering
the vines as soon as the crop Is har-
vested and burning them, many bugs
in the different stages will be de-
s;royed and the crop OF insects be re-
duced for the following year.
or other methods in general use
against this species are hand picking
Of the bugs b. means OF boards, pieces
Of bark or similar material, placed
about or the ground in the garden.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

A recommendation of the recent Par
Is conference on international copy
right is that no modification OF an au-
thor's work shall be made without his
consent. Is not this principle morally
binding after an authors death? The
rapid multiplication of UNCONVENTIONAL
hymn-books has led eompilers SO ma
terially to alter the verses used that
they often express opposite tenets from
those the author held. II is a serious
offense to attach an authors name to
a hymn so altered.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

Judge Clifford Smith of Cedar Falls,
Ia, holds that good citizens are needed
more in this country than mere voters.
Therefore he refused to grant na~turali-
cation papers to several foreigners who
came before him because they were un-
able to understand some simple ques-
lions which he put to them. None of
them could either read or write Eng
lish, and the judge tod them that he
did not think they were as yet ready
for citizenship.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

and nearly 500. 900 acres OF allot-
ments to the Indians of the three
tribes who have disposed OF their
tribal holdings to the govern
ment. or the remaining land only So
coo acres are adapted to strictly agri-
cultural purposes, the remainder be-
ing. however, good grazing territory.
The opening proclamation will be is
sued as soon as the secretary Of the In
terror has completed the work OF allot-
ting to the individual Indians the 100
acre plats to which each OF them Is
entitled under the agreement OF pur-
chase.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

There is yet another child prodigy
in the world of music-the daughter of
M. Anton Kneiser. director of the
Bucharest School Of Music. This
young lady is now six years old, but
her little fingers began to manifest a
singular facility for the keyboard of
the piano before she was two, while at
four she had given several public per-
formances as a pianist in the capital
and several other towns of Roumania.
One or two of the pieces are her own
compositions. She is now in Paris.
where she is to give a series Of re-
citals.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Dastardly Tactics.

I'm sorry" said the rural chairman
to the speaker. that they amt no
more people here tonight, but
what does those d~etestable hounds on
the other side do but go an organize
a toll gate burnin' for the very night
we had you advertised to come!"-In.
dianapolis Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Raom for Okfobemo.

The Territory OF Oklahoma is on the
verge OF q new boom. Within a few
months President Mckinley will throw
open to settlers a former Indian reser-
walton, embracing no less than two
and a half million acres of land in the
extreme southern part OF the ter
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

A shipment of 100. 900 young pesch
trees from Georgia nurseries, bound
for Cape Colony and Natal, South Az
RIGA, will be made next week. They
90 largely into Natal, and a large num-
Der of the trees going to that country
are consigned to Ladysmith. Cape
Colony fruit growers get less than half
of the shipment
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Mr.. .yfeycnt Chosen Again.

Mrs. lillian n. \. Stevens. m mas
Just been reelected president OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
is a native OF Dover. Me, and began
her work as a teacher In her
state. At q she married Mr.. Stevens
and went with her husband TO his
home near Portland. Mrs. Stevens first
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

The Siberian railway Will cross alto
gether thirty miles OF bridges, and OF
these the line OF Irtusk required a
large number, including such import
ant ones as those owe the Irtysh, at
Omsk, 700 yards; over the OBJ. at
Krivashekovo. $40 yards; over the
Yenissei at Krasnoyarsk. $50 yards,
and over the IDA, at Mimi Udinsk,
3D. yards.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

An original device for evadins the
prohfbitory law was recently I'M
earthed by plumbers in a house in Rut-
land, VT The liquor, stored in a secret
nook, was conveyed by hidden pipes
to a radiator in one OF the principal
rooms OF the house. A small faucet
attached to the radiator was the
means by which the liquid was drawn
on for use.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Cape Colony Fruits.

Regulations were adopted last Feb.
ruary by the government Of Cape Col
ony. Africa, f%orbidding the importa-
tion OF all trees. plants. fruits, tubers.
roots, bulbs, etc. until the same hao
been examined by the proper officials
to determine the absence Of noxioaj
insects and plant diseases; and the i'm
%portation OF any stone fruit tree O,
fruit graft cutting. scion. root, seed or
produce thereof from the United States
or Canada; but the authorities are
considering the advisabiiity of re iaa
ing the prohibition OF such importa-
tons from parts Of the United States
free from the diseases OF peach yellows
or peach rosettes.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

! Salt water Is held to be much more
effective than fresh water in putting
NJ fires. A system OF piping Is now
being placed in the Brooklyn navy
yard, by which water from the harbor
will be carried by gravity through a
large main to an electric power house.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

The trades unions OF San Francisco
have raised nearly $4,000 by assess
ments and donations TO maintain the
strikes OF the planning mills in their
effort to gain an eight-hoar working
day in California.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
REV. JOSEPH n. GRIFFIs.

Of his wife and neighbors. But even
such civilization as then existed in
the frontier of Texas was ~unbearable
to the boy. and it was not long before
he stole his uncle's best horse, a rife
and revolver and started to find the
Kiowas. Eventually he found them,
and was received with open arms. He
Joined with the Indians in their massa-
cres. their tribal fights and in every
respect was one of them.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
In The Public Gue

Cbtcogo;s Municipal Campaign.
Chicago is getting ready for another
municipal election. The present May
or Carter II. Harrison, who has been
twice elected, will again be the candi-
date of the Democrats. Graeme Stew
art. Illinois member of the Republican
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

ritory. bordered en-
the south by K
and on the east by
the Chickasaw Ma
ton reservation.
or the land in the
territory to be
opened 10000 acres
will be reserved as
a government res
ervatio lying
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Horticultural oh.arra,lnn..

Al some OF our agricultural colleges
there are Low being held annually
courses in horticulture. Where posi-
Bile these should be taken advantage
OF By the young men that expect to
make a part OF their money in farm
ing out Of horticultural products. The
work generally consists OF lectures
and demonstrations. The topics COW
cred include setting of trees and
shrubs. pruning. care OF orchards.
small fruit productions and the care
OF the vegetable garden. Much OF the
expense Of fruit raising consists OF
Losses due to ignorance, and these
losses can, to a large extent. be avoid
ed by proper instruction. The cost Of
a course in horticulture is small. and
the time devoted to ii need not be
o than three months In the win
ter.
Every orchardist should study prun-
ing a It has much to do with the
success OF his orchard. One kind OF
pruning may increase the fruit and an
other kind decrease it. Some men that
have never studied the matter imagine
that any kind Of pruning Will increase
fruit production, and SO every few
years they have a spell" OF pruning.
When a tree has started to bear the
pruning should be SO conducted that
the bearing habit the tree has formed
will not be changed. II the top is
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
MRS. LILLIAN NJ. N. STEVENS.

MRS. LILLIAN NJ. n. STEVENS.
met Miss Willard at Old Orchard in
the summer of 1875. and there assisted
in the organization OF the Maine w. c.
r. u. Her first office was that OF treas
urer of the state union. She next be-
came president and under her guild
ance the Maine organization O o be-
came conspicuous In the national UNI
ion and its president no less con-
spicuous among the ladies at work in
the temperance cause Mrs. Stevens
advance in the union was rapid. She
was elected vice president during the
life of Miss Willard and succeeded that
great reformer as president when Miss
Willard died.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

To clean hair brushes rub them in
dry Indian meal until the oil and dust
are extracted.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Is LIKE A ROMANCE.
STRANGE LIFE STORY OF REV.
}. N. CRiFFIS.
Stolen by Indians When . Child. He
Grew Up with Them and Had an EK-
citing Career-A Minister ami Then q
Missionary.
Especial Correspondence

t1K1@A&A l1SR0A
Romantic in the extreme and replete
with startling incidents has been the
life of Rev. Joseph n. Grifhs, for the
past five years pastor OF an Influential
church in Buffalo, n. Y. Mr.. Grifis is
now in Anadarko. Ok, where he has
gone for the double purpose of proving
his claim to go acres of land. to which
he is entitled as an adopted son Of a
Eiowa chic. and to do missionary work
under a synodical appointment
Rev. Mr.. Grifis was born in q from
tier settlement where the town OF
Gainesville, Tex, now stands in 1854.
Ono day when most of the men were
away a band of Kiouas. headed by
Chief Big Bow. made a raid on the
town. The mother of Joseph ran into
her frail house. taking the child with
her, and barred the doors and win
dows. The Indians battered down the
doors, killed the mother and took the
boy prisoner. When they left the
scene OF their depreciation nearly all
the women and children lay dead
about their huts, and their scalps dan
gled at the belts OF the Indians. The
survivors were prisoners. but all e1-
cept the boy either escaped or were
killed.
Joseph was taken to the camp of the
Kiowas and adopted by Big Bow. He
grew up with never a hint that there
was white blood in his veins. He took
part in the sports of the Indian chill
aren. and when he grew old enough
became a brave and went with ais
people on the warpath.
Restored to Civilization
When IA years Of age he learned
that he was a white boy. The Kiowas
were on the warpath and Gen. Custer
was after them. He caught the band.
killed many of the braves and took
the chief, the white boy and several
squaws prisoners. The general saw
that the young captive was not an In
dian, and finally by threats induced
Big Bow I tell where he had been
captured. Joseph was then sent to an
uncle, his father having been killed
while trying to avenge the slaughter
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17

The Merino was brought to Michi-
gan as early as 1928.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Warfare with the Indians

The constant warfare waged by ths
United States troops upon the Kiowas
eventually reduced them to a coldi-
ton of helplessness as a warrior band.
and they had to surrender. Most of
them went to reservations, but the boy
longed for excitement, and to find it
joined the United States army. The
warfare being waged against the
Apaches by the army was pleasant
work to the white youth who had been
taught to hate them, but when the
Cheyennes were attacked he deserted
from the army and Joined the Indians.
In the course of time he was captured,
was recognized as a deserter and SEN
fenced to be shot. The lad was taken
to a blacksmith shop to have shackles
placed upon him. In the blacksmith
he recognized a man whom he had
once befriended, and he asked him to
make the shackles large, so they might
be slipped off. The blacksmith did so,
and when he was placed in the guard
house he was prepared to escape. Cut
ting a hole in the roof, he eluded the
sentry stationed outside and reached
the woods. For several years there
after he drifted about the western
country. and about 1890 went to Can
ada
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-17
Joined salvation Army.

In the early winer of 1891 he was at
tracted to a Salvation army barracks
and became converted. He began to
study for the ministry. and in 1895 be-
came pastor of the South Presbyte-
rian church of Buffalo. Soon after
President Cleveland. by a pardon.
quashed the charge of desertion
against him. When Mr.. Crifls became
pastor OF the South Presbyterian
church 1t was merely a mission in the
outskirts Of Buffalo. Mr.. Grifis has
made it one Of the largest and most
influential churches Of the city. He is
an eloquent preacher and a hard
worker. AS he is held in great favor
by the remnant of his old tribe, 1t is
expected that Mr.. Grifis will be high
ly successful In his missionary work
among them.