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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
THE SALT LAKE OF LARNARc..

In the island of Cyprus is a basin
cut off from the sea, although sunk
slightly below sea-level, which con-
tains a salt lake from which a consid-
cradle harvest of salt is annually OBJ
tanned in August, when the fierce
summer heat dries up the water. Mr..
C. v. Bellamy. who recently visited the
lake called Larnarca, thinks sea-wa-
ter percolates through the rocks into
the basin, thus supplying the salt, A
single heavy rain in midsummer has
sometimes sufficed to ruin the salt
crop. and the Cyprians. in order to
protect the valuable lake as much as
possible, have constructed channels to
carry off the flood water of rains from
the slopes Of the basin into the sea.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

A curious society exists In the town
of Bradford. England. Its name is the
Seven Days Rest Association. 1t IL
composed Of men who make 1t a rule
to do no work, and yet they are held
in the greatest esteem by all. They are
men who. born in humble life, have
by steady labor saved a modest com
petence. Now they spend the evening
of their days in the parks and other
places OF rest far from the roar of the
forge and loom. with which their early
life was associated. Nor are the en-
joyments of the Seven Days Rest As
ISOLATION, as they r styled, entirely
selfish. At their second annual dinner
Just held they entertained some OF the
comrades Of their youth who had fail
ed to attain so satisfactory a share Of
the worlds goods, combining a quiet
self-gratulation on their own secur
position with a kind and CHEEKY hos
pitality to these less fortunate hreth-
rem. :
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

for the guidance of the person receiv-
ing II, and with the use of the device 1t
is possible to disseminate through a
number of hands a single circular,
with the added advantage that every
remailing brings the contents to the
notice of some friend of the last read
er, whom the latter believes from a
personal acquaintance would be inter-
ested in the matter.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
Michigan Forest Reserves.

The Michigan forestry commission
recently held a meeting, attended by
Mr.. Skeels, land agent for the state
board of agriculture. He submitted the
following estimates Of lands available
for forestry purposes: The state has
about 5000, 900 acres of land that has
reverted through delinquent taxes and
about 300, 900 acres of tax homestead
lands. About rs per cent of these lands
were originally covered with a second
growth Of timber. There are 1000, 900
acres of what are known as jack pine
plains in Michigan. the timber varying
with the nature of the soil. On the
poorer soil these pines are scrubby and
o. little value. The stronger lands
bear some black Norways that are val
rnble, and also some scattering white
pines, but the latter are of the buck
wheat" variety and do not have long,
dean bodies. 1t has been determined
that the character of the timber on the
line plains does not depend rs much
On the soil as 1t does on the accident OF
eed distribution.
The study of agriculture is to be in
toduced into the Minneapolis schools
Il tho plans of several members of the
lDard of education prevail. The work
Il to be conducted under special SUI
prvisior of teachers skilled in educat.
itg children in the art of filling tina
sell. The study will be pursued In the
sumner months only.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

eiaA RAOoa UNIV "eca 49,
their favor.
A British Criticism ON War Horses.
James R. Bowman, writing in tae
North British Agriculturist on RE
mounts for the Army" says: las l
am frequently asked as co the best pos
sible manner of breeding horses for
the army, l had better reply in a short
letter to your valuable paper. Good
English saddle horses are best pro-
duced by a half-bred stallion, rather
tall, with a comely and outswelling
forehead. His eyes should be bright
and sparkling, neck well turned, and
issuing high out of his breast. with
deep shoulders, broad breast, long,
muscular arm, and short shank, back
short, and ribbed home. girth large,
and his belly round; his headquarters
should be bold and muscular, and not
too long in the thigh and leg; he
should go light. and his knee should
be well elevated and advanced during
the trot.
The progeny of such is excellently
adapted either for road, saddle. or war.
AS to brood mares, 1t should be remem-
more upon the strength and vigor OF
the dams constitution than the dimen-
sions of her middle-piece. Very old
mares are not so fit for breeding as
young ones; and besides, from the de-
cay of their teeth, they do not Craze
well, and artificial food cannot supply
the foal with nutrition like what is de-
rived from natural resources.
Now, the progeny OF this class OF
horses are not the man-traps like those
things which were bought In Cumber-
land for military purposes in South
Africa-whatever came of them-for
they were only death-traps for u
troopers. Nor is this class of horses
like the understood weak horses that
were admitted into our regiments of
light dragons, which rendered them
unable at the battle Of Waterloo to
withstand the charge OF the French
cavalry.
But breeders generally put their
mares to some Uniformed thoroughbred
stallion, which possesses no
mendation but a pedigree, or perhaps
the winning of some sweepstake made
for the purpose. Many of these are
badly formed in their legs. and show
evident signs Of bad action by the
scars on their fetlock joints, occa-
stoned by their striking one leg against
the other.
But the comparatively low price
given for a good road horse has, no
doubt, contributed to discourage the
improvements in this Invaluable breed,
therefore the government should take
it in hand, as 1t Is an object of great
national importance, as 1t affects both
internal intercourse and external de-
Tense. Now, a good horse Is as easy
to keep as a bad one; and | cannot
see why there is a bad one In the best
horse-breeding country In the world,
for English-bred horses are the finest
and the best the world can produce.
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Especial letter.

t0PCtAaA LtttSAs
The first sign of vintage Is usually
at Padua. In the September sun may
be seen here and there large carts
with men in them, dancing vigorously.
Why they danced appeared from the
thin stream of pale red that ran into
tubs below-wine making was going
on. This simple method of wine max
ing is only practiced, however. on a
small scale. The farmer makes his
own wine thus, and the small inkeeper,
and serhaps the INDECENT landed pro-
prietor who is far from wine presses
and such-like convcniences of out later
civilization. All the wine that Is like
ly to be set before the high-stomached
Signor Inglese is made in the press.
But the more ancient method Is the
more picturesque.
Brings Back Middle Ages
That street scene in Padua brought
back in a flash the Italy of the middle
ages. 1t was close to the great church
of St. Anthony Of Padua, and a stream
Of pilgrims was just pouring out, SOL
m in their demeanor, for they were
Of a staider, more northerly race than
the cheerful, %irreyerent Venetian after
an exposition of relics. A little earlier
In the day they had been praying earn
estly to the saint and kissing, In the
ecstasy of their devotion, the marble
of his stately tomb. Was 1t the end
OF the nineteenth century. or was 1t
the time when that great statue out
side the church-the first equestrian
statue in the world, they say-had just
been set up to keep in mind the deeds
OF the famous condottiere, whose meth
DDS of warfare are commemorated by
his nickname OF "Gatta malata," the
patient cat? The hard, white sunlight
and the cool, gray stone of the arcade
can have looked not otherwise than
they do today, and no doubt the me-
diaevel wine-traders were just such
merry rogues as these, and made equal
ly witty remarks about the aspect Of
pilgrims and the oddness and curios-
ity of strangers.
When the Wine Season Begins.
A few days later, walking through
the pleasant country that frames We
roma with a smiling landscape, might
h. Al. o.n.att1n, - A. .,o-<
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
- children swallow Metal Dogs.

Within a short time two children In
Indianapolis. the Press Of that city an
nounces, have had to undergo surgi-
cal operations for the removal from
their Threats of tiny metal dogs that
are sold with pieces of candy. They
are somewhat in the fashion of tobac-
60 tags, and children who buy the
candy put them In their mouths
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
horticultural observations.

Apples should not be repacked II II
can be avoided. Once packed they
should remain packed till they reach
the consumer The repacking causes
additional bruising and the bruised
parts are always susceptible to fungus
growths. II. NJ. Dunlap a that the
failure OF the Canadian apples In the
exposition at Paris was largely due to
the fact that they were repacked before
reaching their destination. The addi-
tional bruises they received brought
them onto the tables in Paris in a bad
condition, while the American apples
that were not touched from the time
they left the shippers on this side till
they were taken out of the boxes or
barrels in Paris were in fine shape. II
u without doubt true that American
fruit growers every year lose consider
able by repacking for storage.
The North will ultimately find in the
South a strong competitor in the man
ufacture of canned goods. Already the
southern papers are asking why their
people have been so long asleep and
permitted the people Of other sections
to sell them canned goods at a high
price. 1t is claimed that the southern
people buy 100 a put up In other
sections OF the country to every can
they themselves put up. This Is a
strange state of affairs. for the South
Is the section of the country Of all
Others where the contents of these cans
can be raised easiest and cheapest.
The fact that other localities have Ia
ken the lead In this matter shows the
value of that thing we call ENTER
prise"
At the convention of horticulturists
held at Champaign recently an agent Of
the manufacturer of a dust sprayer
was present and was given the unusual
privilege of addressing the convention
on the principles of spraying with dust.
He had the previous week visited the
convention of the state horticulturists
of Missouri and brought with him from
hat meeting a note by the secretary
commencing him to the favorable no
tice of the Illinois hoYticulturists The
gentleman gave a talk on the manner
and results of dust spraying. and the
audience was deeply interested. The
fact Is that IL dust spraying can be
made q success 1t mean very much to
the fruit grower. The cost of spraying
as at present conducted is made large
iy by the necessity of carrying and dis
tributing such a large bulk of water.
In the dust spray the poison Is mixed
with lime instead Of water. The spray
ing is done In the morning while the
dew is still on the leaves. and this
causes the lime and poison to adhere.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

with the vertical post. The inven-
ton should prove especially advant-
ageous in the establishment Of the free
rural delivery system. boxes of a small
er size being provided for this pur-
pose. BY driving close to the box with
the wagon the contents may be ex-
tracted without exposure to rain or
snow, and this also enables the driver
to perform his duties without exposing
himself to the storm.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14


may be destroyed In the same manner
as other squash bugs, but of the
best methods is trapping. This bug
remains in the field very late, and this
fact makes 1t the easier to trap it.
This may be accomplished by setting
out a few late cucurbits as a trap crop.
After the old vines have been destroyed
the bugs will congregate on the later
plants and here can be more success
fully dealt with. A good way would be
to distribute these trap plants about
the garden patches and set fire to
them when the bugs have congregated
upon them in sufficient numbers. This
could readily be done by throwing upon
the plants dry straw or similar mate
rial and adding a little kerosene.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
VINTAGE IN VENETIA.
OLiMPsES OF ITALIAN VINE
YARDS SEEM MEDiAEvAL.

Grape Vines Liue Roads-Rieh Clusters
Hang Upon Every Wall and Italian
Courtesy Makes Them Free-nakinE
Wine.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

o. course the manufacturers OF me
dust-spraying machines claim complete
ucces for them. We can bat hope
that their claims are true. but will wait
for impartial proof before passing IN
their favor.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
FARM AND GARDEN
MATTERS OF INTEREST I'd
AORlCULTURISTS.

Some up-to-Date Hints about Cultivs-
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. yitiaulturs and Flortcu-
ture.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
when tn. Wine Season Begins.

A few days later, walking through
the pleasant country that frames We
roma with a smiling landscape, might
be seen the operations Of the grape
harvest on every side. In the hillside
villages. the carpenters were hammer
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
The Horned Squash Bag.
(Anasa armigera.)

Herewith we illustrate the horned
squash bug in it's various stages. They
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-07-05

with him and asked after the mother
and sister. Farther up the street he
met village merchant and shook
hands and laughingly said that he had
been east In search of II wife. He
walked TO his house. entered and called
TO the family aud kissed mother and
sister and apologized for having wor-
ried them as he had. He had the age,
height. look and voice OF Jared, and at
first the women accepted him as such,
The story be told was a queer one.
He had gone TO look at lead mine
with view of buying. and during the
short time he was left alone he had
tumbled down an old shaft. He knew
no more after that until he suddenly
came TO himself one day In town In
Kansas and found himself a tramp.
The fall had produced concussion Of
the brain. and though treated by doc
tors, he had lost bis memory and his
identity aud only recovered his wits
when constable banged his head
against a door in arresting him. He
had told his story. found friends and
been assisted to reach his home.
The story passed all right with the
women for a day or two. but as It got
around the village and was discussed
pro and con they began to doubt. OF
the five doctors In town four declared
the thing impossible. OF the 1900
Inhabitants not more than ten were
satisfied of the truth of the story. The
matter spread until two or three coun-
ties were interested and dozen news
papers were discussing 1t, and 6rst
and last n good many people had their
say about IT, The first Idea, OF course,
was to test this Jared Burton's memory
about the events Of his life. Ii was a
great point In his favor that he had
recognized two or three citizens at the
moment OF bis arrival and that later on
be had met dozens OF others aud made
no mistake except in one instance. He
had seemed thoroughly familiar with
the house and with certain business
matters. and while he did not write
as free hand az formerly II passed
for Jared's chirography. be had with
him the key Of his desk. he asked after
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-07-05
HOW QUAllS HIDE.
Although the Man Could Not See the
bird the Pup Was Right.

We are all more or less inclined to
dispute the unusual Incidents reported
by obseryant brother sportmen and il
persuaded will excuse the bigotry
shown by saying. II never saw any
such thing" The claim has been
made that a quail will lay dead leaf
over its back when laying close" In
the woods. and this have always
thought an appropriate extract from a
pretty fairy tale and pitied any one
who could be gnlled by such very
transparent fable.
One day while hunting quail coyey
flushed wild and scattered In the
woods. My companion took the old
dog and | the pup. and We proceeded
TO beat up the cover. The first point
the pup made was at the foot of a
small tree, where the trees stood thick.
but where the ground was stony and
was covered only with thin patches Of
dead leaves.
Taking the direction Of the dogs
eyes, passed close by his head and,
brushing by the tree at the foot Of
which he stood, walked on 10 or IS
feet. but flushed nothing.
Going back to the dog. I carefully
took the direction of his eyes and look
Ing closely discovered sitting between
the roots of the tree within a span Of
my foot the bird, and lying we'll over
its back was a large dead oak leaf
placed In such a manner as to convince
me beyond all shadow of doubt that
the bird had placed II there.
My reputation for veracity Is fairly
good. but | wish that pup could also
make a statement In this case. for he
and | were the only witnesses of this,
to me. strange and interesting Incl
dent
l.. S.-We got the blrd.-Lewis Hop
kins In Forest and Stream.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-07-05
REvERlES OF A BACHELOR.

What treasures dear Of the days agons
Are these which | cherish now2
What loves they tell Of the withered past,
OF many careless yowl
A curling lock from a giddy head
That prisons a CLINT OF gold;
II had place In my heart until
The love in my heart grew cold
slippef-inod Of her pretty foot.
A dainty affair of pink;
1t tripped so light In the olden days
That lie behind, link by link.
The scarlet strand Of ribbon worn
And faded by passing time;
II glowed 90 warm at her snow white throat
When life was a joyous rhyme.
kerchiei dsintily edged in lace,
A bit OF n spotless thing;
What subtle sense OF dying love
Its delicate odors bringi
What treasures dear Of the days sgons
Are these which cherish nowl
What loves they tell Of the withered past.
OF many a careless vow
Ohio State Journal.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-07-05
The Case of NV
.Iared Burton.
BY M. QUAD.
Copyright, 1901, By C. B. Lewis.
BY M. QUAD.

On the l4th day of September, 1867.
Jared Burton. single man of 80. liy-
ing In village in Iowa, started by rail-
road for town 30 miles distant, and
be has not returned TO his home and
relatives since. He was a man in more
than comfortable circumstances, and
bis mother and sister lived with him.
Boy and man, he had lived In the VII
iage for 20 years when be set out that
day on business matter. When sew
eral days had passed without his re-
turn or word from him. inquiries were
made. He had arrived at the town all
right. transacted his business and then
taken a train on another road. 1t was
thought he had gone away in the com
pany of stranger, but no one could be
sure OF this. After ten days and still
no word he was advertised for. and de-
tectiyes were employed TO hunt him up.
The search was not given up for three
months, and then 1t was believed that
he was dead
A year had gone by aud the mystery
was still unsolved when one day Jared
Burton returned-that Is. he said he
was Jared Burton, and the question
Of whether he was or not brings out
this story. On wing the train he
met Squire Danforth and shook hands
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-07-05

The animal that 6rst succumbs to ex
treme cold In the horse.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-20

several feet NV neck thrashin' aroun,'
an yellin' at the ole woman not to let
go, l crawl closter. BY an by, ! gifts
a chance to lam an | lambasted his
ugly he'd one what makes him shiyer
all over. Another blow cashed him
in, an 1 yells at the ole woman to
pull i'm out onto the groun.' She KEEP
Il pulln' an pullin' till l gifts out, an
then we both landed i'm.
by crackey! Eff that snake We're
n inch long he We're 10 feet, an l ne
yer see sich IL fat snake, either. He
were nearly as thick as Il stove pipe,
an the curiosity NV the ole woman led
me to cut i'm open by gee. never
wuz so spriscd in my life, nor wuz
the ole woman. Wen we cut that
snake open out jumps another black
snake fully six feet long, but he, too,
wuz so fat he can hardly crawl. One
blow from Il club settled his hash,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-20

Now that the election is over, aud the
next one six months away, the Rcpub-
lican editors OF Ohio are engaging In
their usual pastme OF calling upon
rank and file OF their party 10 bury
the party bosses. The Toledo Blade
and the Cleveland Leader are supply
Ing examples OF this belated and mis-.
directed effort to reform the party.
But after the bosses have had time to
announce their program for the next
campaign the independent editors
VIII turn in and endorse everything
that is done, treating the result of the
boss-controlIed state convention with
as much reverence as IL 1t were the
special work Of providence.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-20

Long reflection had made the Col
ored Gcntlcman's wrath wax warm
and his voice momentarily grew
founder rs he repeated and reiterated
his request for information and his
assertion that n promise had been
made.
Chase yerself now, you ungrateful
old reprobate, or I'll run yer in"
growlcd one of the Cars new police
men. Great balls of waxw he ejac-
ulated, 1--WE saved those fellows from
slavery and still they amt satisfied"
There was a mamie knew it all
McMillcn was his name
In city affairs he had the call
As chairman of committees all,
Ana ually grew ms lame'
He bought and hired both left and
right,
And funds, already lame,
Were knocked entirely out Of sight,
The town was in an awful plight,
And then Il crisis came
Then spake this Solomon of the
Board
McMillen was his name
"Our finances are greatly lowered,
And what TO do-Im srumpcd, I'm
fioored;"
Still bills piled up the same.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-20

an bein' more frisky than thothers
1t escape, but | spose it hay some
kind Nv bug in it, too.
Il never hcarn tell NV sich bizness
hav, either. Awful strange thing"
Then the old man laughed, and said:
Guess you city chaps haint the only
ones what can tell snake Stories"