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fore, hardly be sent as a successor to
Lord Kitchener. Sir Evelyn Ia n OF
Great Britain's most notable soldisrA
He entered the navy In 1852, and altar
winning distinction In that service he
crossed over to the army. became =
captain In 1861 and a major In 1884.
He served through the Indian cam
paign of 1858, fought with Wolseley In
the Ashantee war. won G. B. and .
medal with clasp. and then astonishsd
his friends by turning to the law. H
was called to the bar In 1879. but re-
joined the army for the Zulu war. He
vas made a X. C. B. In 1879. and was
a major general In the Boer war In
1880. He arranged the peace with thu
Transvaal in that affair, and afterward
commanded the Egyptian army. In
1897 he was made adjutant general.
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i~tentiary for life. but he was not Inn
prisoned until he had made n ss-
cape, engaged in a deadly fight and had
beer wounded. In November Of last
year he was taken to the boiler-room
of the prison to make some repairs,
which on account Of his mechanical
skill he was frequently called upon to
do. Being left alone a few minutes he
crawled out of a coal hole. reached the
sidewalk and started for liberty. HIS
old habits Immediately came into play,
for he needed a suit of citizens
clothes to take the place of his stripes
and conceal his identity as a Jail bird.
After going a short distance his prac-
ticed eye noticed a house whose cur
tains indicated that the family was alb
sent. He unhesitatingly broke into 1t,
changed his prison garb for a newly
made suit and came forth well dis
guised. He got out Of the neighbour
hood of the p~enitentiary as quickly A
possible, stole a horse and buggy from
a farmers barn and drove overland for
his old haunts. A reward Of $3.50
was offered for his capture by the
Ohio authorities. Finally m day last
week he was overpowered by q num-
Der Of officers. but not before he had
shot two of them.
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Selling Grocerfes as Sheldon
Mould.

It is impossible to escape the eonv1e-
ton that the Indiana groeerynan VINO
has begun to run his store "as Christ
would" has put up a strictly business
proposition in the guise of a righteous
venture. He sells no tobacco or strone
drinks OF any kind. But reports OF his
rushing business in other lines argue
that he need not go into cigars or
whisky for profits sake. Besides, be
saves tax and license fees. He marks
his goods with cost and selling price.
so that his customers may see his
profits. But he sells for strict cash and
delivers nothing. So he saves bad
debts, bookkeeping expenses and the
cost Of delivery. He runs a souphouse
for the poor. selling food at exact cost
Altogether, from this distance. the
commercial equation seems to enter at
least as emphatically into this enter
prise as the religious one. Probably
the storekeeper's scheme Is not with
out profit also to his customers. II 1t
were 1t would soon work itself out.
But why not conduct the business a.
a straight enterprise OF mutual good,
without any irreverent pretense to be
selling groceries as Sheldon wouidf
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28
THE RUSSIAN cossAcks.

The Only way to Become One OF Them
L. by Inheritance.
The Cossacks form a branch Of the
Russian service which has no parallel
in any other army in the world. They
are irregular cavalry. The son of a
Cossack is a Cossack as soon as he Is
born, and is taught the use Of arms
and the traditions of his warrior race
all through his boyhood. So exclusive
is this hereditary military caste that
1t is almost impossible for an officer
of the regular army, no matter how
high his rank. to secure a commission
in a Cossack regiment unless he has
inherited the right to such command.
Several hundred years ago the Co.'S
sacks were lawless bands Of free
hooters living on the banks Of the
Don and the Dneiper in Russia. When
this territory was absorbed into the
Russian dominions the Cars were
confronted with the problem of turn
ing these turbulent people into good
to martial life and the use of arms.
SO h mos natural and the best sOlu-
ton of the problem seemed to be to
turn them all into soldiers. The ex-
pertinent proved a great success.
They are organized into regiments.
but only certain of the officers are on
duty all the time. Each man gets his
horse and a small pay from the gov
eminent when not on active duty. and
Is allowed to settle down and to rear
a family. When the government call
comes. however. the Cossack must
give immediate obedience, and some
times there is the necessity of his be-
ing kept many years in the field.
There are many of these regiments in
Siberia. They came in with the first
adventures and settlers. and did much
to wrest these lands from the primitive
inhabitants.
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commissioner rOrisbf.s V,etys.

Carroll ID. Wright, commissioner OF
labor. delivered an address the other
evening before the American Statisti-
sal association. In which he cited ig-
lres to show that the condition of
the workingman in the United States
has greatly improved during the last
half century. He proved by four diff
ferent sets OF statistics that the real
value of wages at present is greater
than that of the wages Of fifty years
ago. The money received for a days
labor will buy more in the way of
food, clothing and shelter than at any
previous time. But the wage-earner
has at the same time advanced his
standard Of living. He wants more
things than did the mechanic or farm
or of fifty years ago. He achieves
In a days work than his grandfather
did, and he needs better food and
clothing to fit him for this more pro-
ductive work.-Ex.
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Chicago stock yards statistics for
the week ending January 10 show that
the receipts compared with the prev
ious week increased 1900 cattle and
$500 sheep and decreased $4,000 hogs.
AS compared with the corresponding
week a year ago cattle increased ear
ly 10000. hogs decreased 1880 and
sheep increased 10000. Cattle In
creased over $4,000 compared with two
years ago.
Receipts of Texas cattle at Chicago
the week ending January 10 were close
to 1000 head. against 5000 the prev
ious week, 400 q year ago and 5000
two years ago. The majority Of the
Texas steers received during that
week were meal-fed and though the
market was burdened with q surplus
of the plain and medium sorts. these
Southern steers brought fairly good
prices, ranging from $500 to $4.75.
OF the weeks receipts, about 1900
were young cattle 20 be sold to feeders.
Most of these we're decidedly ordinary,
but there we're a few good, well-bred
ones that brought good prices. One
fancy lot of young ~Shorthorns realized
$4.55 per hundred for their shipper.
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u.ld up HI. capsun


On smother occasion the bandit Va
arrested on the streets OF Huntingtna
Ind. He accompanied the marshd
without any show Of resistance. but u
the door Of the jail he threw OF the
mask Of meskness. Whipping out a re
volver he made the o6icer back M
against the wall and hold I'D his handR
The desperate backed away some dis
tance and took to his heels. The mar
shall started in pursuit. firing his 70
volver as he ran. but the daring Grim.
inal escaped the bullets and fed ID
safety.
It was Kuhns' lot to be In Jail II
southern Michigan at one time. but he
broke out and started for Indiana. On
the way he turned burglar, entered
farmhouse and stole the wedding suit
Of a young man who wal to be mar
ried the next day. The disconsolats
swain and his friends started In purs
suit. overlook the thief on the high
way and surrounded him. When the
came uncomfortably close the fugitive
displayed his ever-ready weapon and
shouted:
Better make a gap In that circle I'M
less some Of you want to get hurt"
The gap was made, and the thief
went his way without further moles-
tation. He occasionally visited hff
father and did a little work on the pa
ternal farm.
His Last Escape.
About ten years ago he was convicted
Of the murder of William Campu near
Fostoria, o., and sentenced to the PEN
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28
A Missionary 90 Years

Rev. DIR. Elias Riggs, the Oldest mis-
~sionary of the American board, died
In Constantinople a few days ago. He
had been in the service of the Ameri-
can board sixty-nine years. DIR. Riggs
was born in New Providence, N. j., In
1910. His prediction for linguistic
studies was shown very early, for he
was studying Greek and Latin when he
was nine years Of age, and Hebrew at
thirteen. Entering Amherst college in
1926, before he was fifteen years old,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28

The escaped criminal. Marvin
kuhns, who was captured the other
Day In Indiana and returned to the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, from
which he had Unexpectedly made his
departure, may properly be called the
Modern Dick Turpin. Horse thief, jail
bird, bandit, murderer. and outlaw, he
has had a caree Of crime and escapes
that puts the dime novelist to shame.
Every crime from the taking Of an
others property to the killing of . hui
man being. can be properly charged
against him. He has escaped again and
again. He has attacked an officer with
his manacled hands and driven away
with his captor's wagon. He has been
surrounded and by his cool bravado
forced his pursuers to open a free
passage. He has stood off sheriff's
posses and shot them down. He has
driven Judge, officers and witnesses
from a court room and walked out un-
molested. In short, his daring has
equaled his w~ickedness. He Is only 30
years old, and his desperate, lawless
career In highly civilized communities
has few parallels. He was a bad boy.
and since his seventeenth year there
has been no time in which he has not
been a prisoner or hunted by the OH
GERS of the law. He has served ten
years on a life sentence.
Criminal Environment In Youth.
Noble county was the rendezvous
sixty years ago of horse thieves and
counterfeiters. Traditions of their ex-
ploits linger to this day and are cal
culated to influence wild, imaginative,
novel-reading boys. In his youth
Kuhns became a thief and bully, and q
band of other turbulent spirits gathered
about him as their leader. The town
ship In which he lived is dotted with
small lakes, which are surrounded by
forests. and these furnished his safe
hiding places when pursued. When he
was seventeen years old he stole a
horse. Lodged in jail, he plotted with
another criminal to escape. They at
tackled the sheriff, beat him into ense-
lessness, took his keys and escaped.
Three officers cornered him, but he
knocked down two and eluded the
third. Ultimately he was captured and
sent to the prison at Michigan City for
two years. After serving this term he
went to Ohio, stole and sold horses,
was caught after a while and brought
DeIore a justice. The bandit listened
to the evidence quietly for an hour.
At an opportune moment he slow
" rose from his seat and drew a re-
volver from each bootleg. At the point
OF these weapons he commanded JUS
tice. constables. witnesses and specta-
tors to move into an adjoining room,
they went pell-mell. He then locked
them in, concealed his revolvers and
strolled out. making good his escape.
Kuhns was once captured by two
officers near Columbus, and one of his
captors named Mahoney, undertook
the duty of driving him to that city to
be lodged in Jail. Mahoney had his
prisoner handcuffed, but did not know
his man. They rode side by side in a
buggy. The desperate waited quietly
until the officers attention was d.
verted. Then he sprang to his feet
and struck Mahoney a terrific blow on
the head. The officer was stunned, and
Kuhns, after dumping his captor into
the road, took his horse and carriage
and drove off, making good his escape.
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Alarm IN Cope Cotvn.

Sir Alfred Miner. British high CON-
missioner OF Cape Colony, in reviewing
1000 men of the new volunteer force
ut Cape Town last Saturday, made an
address to the officers which indicates
that he at least does not underestimate
the seriousness of British affairs in
South Africa. After complimenting
the force for excellent work already
lone In stemming the Boer INVASION
ne said in part: 1T has been said that
the enemy would never come to Cape
Town. but any one who In the face of
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28
Breed Marker Of 0an8ier.

The bread market of Tangier, which
Is shown In the picture. Is Just outside
The city wall. the picturesque gate be-
ing n OF the entrances of the town.
The bread market is in one corner of
the great outer OF general market. The
bread Is sold mostly to Arabs, who
come In from the desert and from the
interior Of Morocco with the caravans
of camels and donkeys. There is very
little of the bread sold to the people of
the town, as they have here large pub
lie ovens. The houses are SO small
and compact that there is not room In
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them to cook bread. so the Arab wom-
en- make up the dough and the chill
dren take ii on large boards carried
on their heads to the public bake
ovens, calling for 1t after 1t Is baked.
At about 5 o'clock every evening you
will hear a great knocking of big brass
Knockers, which are on every Moorish
door. and a great racket they make.
This Is done by the mothers to remind
the children that it Is time to go and
get the bread. children in Morocco, as
well as here, being often forgetful in
their play.
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Wofdeck- RouSSeou.

Pierre Marie Waldeck- Rousseau,
whose war on monastic orders In
France is arousing the keenest inter-
est In Europe. was made premier In
1899 after several years retirement
from a political life. which was neve
very conspicuous. His government is
warmly supported by a majority Of the
legislature in It's attempt to dissolve
the orders. The struggle is one Of the
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28
wALDBcK-RoUSsEAU

most remarkable In the religious his
tory of the French republic. The gov
ernment's bill. which. 1t Is argued. will
drive religious associations from
France, Is couched in general terms,
but the third section. II enforced.
would be mortal to the orders which
flourish most. 1t provides ID that no
association between Frenchmen and
foreigners can be formed without a
state charter; Cd that associations
whose directors are foreigners or live
abroad and associations whose men,
bers live in common cannot exist
without special acts of parliament per-
hitting them. This Is the most i'm
portant law proposed by the third re-
public, and one of the most important
developments of French political life
since the revolution.
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CONTROLS SPEED OF DESCENT.

CONTROLS SPEED OF DESCENT.
vided into two parts, which are pivoted
together in such a manner that a twise
OF the hand decreases the size Of the
rope passage until the cable Is tightly
gripped between the two sections. Az
the device will fit almost any size OF
rope 1t is always ready for use. and IN
case of fire can in a short space Of time
be taken from the trunk and attached
to the rope provided, when it is ready
to land its owner safely on the ground.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28
As WORLD
r EVOLVES
General Evslyn Wood.

Gen. Evelyn Wood, who, 1t Is ~
ported. will soon go to South Africa
empowered to treat for peace with the
Boer generals, is the adjutant general
Of the British army. 1t is understood
that this movement of the government
looking toward an end OF the war has
been inspired by the king. It il not
believed to mean that Gen. Wood VIII
go in a military capacity, but rather
in a diplomatic one. He would, there
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he graduated before he wal nineteen.
After the three years at the Andover
Theological seminary he received at
once, in 1882. appointment as a mis-
sionary of the American board, and
his twenty-second birthday was passed
while crossing the Atlantic. on his way
first to Mania and then to Greece. Dur
ing his long and laborious life he has
wrought principally for four distinct
races, the Greeks. Armenians, Bulgari-
ans and Turks. The three works which
will remain as his special monument
are the t~ranslations Of the bible into
Armenian, Bulgarian and Turkish, in
which he bore a principal part.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28

The late Gen. Leonard A. Dickinson
Of Hartford, Conn.,, bequeathed one
half IL his residuary estate to st.
Thomas church In Hartford. and one-
fourth each to the Hartford hospital
an the Hartford orphan asylum.
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events Of the last few months will say
a thing is impossible because 1t seems
improbable is too silly to be argued
with. am aware that | risk being
called an alarmist. but 1t is better to
be called an alarmist than to run any
risk"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28

The total number of Students al the
universities of Germany is 1885 =
gain of 5000 In ten years.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28
MODERN TURPIN.
MARVIN KUHNs TERRoRizED
TWO STATES.

Has Committed Every Onense. from
Petty Larceny to Murdsr-Horsestsal-
Ing His Favorite Occupation His
Escapes.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28

The combined receipts of cattle at
tho four western markets, Chicago.
Kansas City, st. Louis and Omaha. for
the week ending January 10 were the
largest since 1897. and the second
largest since 1894.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28

now be interesting to know what It
thinks of Judge Waterman's character
ization Of the ethics Of the feminine
world.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-28

Wash the burners of your lamps, II
you will lard they should be washed
often), but do not boil the wicks; -,
new ones. They are inexpensive and
much more safe and wholesome than
the shrunken ones you get by putting
them In boiling water.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-09
what Makes Beauty :?

Beauty is made or marred by the blood.
When the blood is impure, the cheeks
grow sallow, the eyes dull, the hair loses
its luster. When the blood flows through
the veins in pure, rich current, the
eyes sparkle, the skin is clear, the conf
plexion beautiful Women who use DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, find
that il is a genuine beautifer. By puri-
flying and enriching the blood 1t puts
bloom on the cheek and brightness in
the eye, which tell the story of perfect
health.
vHaving been left weak from fever last oc-
tober was under the doctors care here, y writes
Mrs. Alice 4. Casebier, of Crawford, Dawes Co,
Neb. II took medicine but did not seem to
gain very much was tired all the time had
no appetite, had wandering pains all over me
more or less, and was very nervous, as had
been sick all the summer. was all rundown
and didn't know what allied me. got advice
from DR.. Pierce telling gly s1sibkoMs better
than coaid dSsf,Ibe Nsss 01Isey and also telling
me that would have to take care OF myself and
how to take the medicines. took four bottles
of Golden Medical Discovery and tive OF Fa-
vorlte Prescription and gained strength right
along / took one bottle Of the Pleasant Pei
let's also l know that these medicines will do
ali that they are recommended 10 do
Use DR. Pisrce's Pleasant Pellets for
sluggish liver.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-09
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IL cures AFT the Ills and troubles that
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Readers are requested to write without
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The Portland daily press., 1901-02-09

stone ohurnh The.s was much oppos,-
! ton to the erection OF this building.
for then It was regarded cs unaccessibls
| to the people OF the town. being on the
very outskirts of the settle uent, IN win
ter har1 to reach because OF the drifts Of
snow, and in summer exposed to the
danger OF Indian attacks. In spite OF
the opposition, the plain wooden meeting
house was accepted by the parish In
July, 17i0. 1t had been ereotsd by indi-
viduals, and the first church service held
on the present site was July %, l740.
IL was then a very unpretentious struc-
ture, without stsepis. 1t was not
painted until attsr the Revolution, but
In l75s a hell was purchased in England
and set up in a separate structure near
the church, aud In l7dU the spirs was
erected.
| Judge Symonds described Interestingly
the sufferings Of the church goers OF
those early days whom the bailding was
not heated, and when, on one occasion
the pastor quantity states that 1t was
so cold / had prayed but fifteen min.
utss, when his customary Introductory
prayer was about 40 hour and a half in
length with sermons correspondlngly
long. he told how Parson smith com
plained that he had found on one occs-
sion that forty families OF the town were
not represented at the Sunday service,
and from this he argued that the towns
people were fast falling from grace ana
Becoming hopelessly degenerate
The speaker then traced the gradual
broadening 0: the creed Of tae parish
from the sriot orthodoxy o, the Puritans
to the more liberal faith Of today, and h3
touched lightly on the troubles which
bsset the parish when a dissenting ele-
meat to1med another parish, and by this
act caus. the venerable Parscn Smith
muca sorrow in the last days OF his life.
lie then sroke reverentiy OF the pastors
of his church, OF the learned Dr. HIN and
his predecessors.
IL was, in fact, a most complete and
Interesting sketch of this venerable par
ish, in which the oldest families Of Port
land have worshipped from time I'M
memorial.
At the conclusion of Judge Symonds's
address, Mr.. Perkins read letters OF regret
from two of the former pastors Of the
church, who are now living, Rev. Ben
jamin ID. Bailey of Maiden, Mass aud
DR.. Horatio Stsbhins Of Cambridge, and
the exercises were concluded with the
singing of hymn and the benedlction.