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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

The worlds swiftest travellers are
found in the air and water. They are
the birds and the fishes. Carrier
pigeons have been known to attain a
speed of ninety miles an hour. Wild
pigeons often fly hundreds of miles In
a day to feed and return to their roost
at night. Audubon estimated that they
travelled at the rate of a mile a minute.
Migrating birds fly over great distances
and therefore must have great strength
as well as speed. Bobolinks often real
their young on the shores OF the north
ern lakes and then spend their winters
in Cuba and Porto Rico. To do this
they must twice cover a distance of
nearly 5000 miles or more than one
fifth the circumference Of the earth.
The humming bird travels fully 1000
miles a year and many other small
birds exceed this distance.
The racers of the water are the sal
mon and swordfsh. Only a running
horse could outstrip a salmon for it
a swim a mile in less than two min
utes and keep this up for some time.
The salmon is also noted for Its leap
ing ability, having been known to leap
up waterfalls IL feet high. 1t prepares
for a jump, just as a boy does. with a
foot of the fall is not deep enough to
allow this run, the leap cannot be
made.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

There are almost as man. kinds of
Parliament as there are races which
elect them. Some are amazingly anti
quated In their methods of procedure,
while others are as go-ahead as IL Is
possible to be. On the continent, how
ever, more or less of a family likeness
exists between the Parliaments of the
various great powers. though In the
lesser states there are many interest,"
Ing and distinctive methods OF govern
ment. One of the most remarkable in
stances OF these existing today Is the
"Landsgemeinde" of the anton of
Glarus, In Switzerland.
The government of no Swiss canton
by the people Is more absolute than In
that of Glarus. where the burghers as
semble annually to hold their outdoor
Parliament in a large square-usually
on the first Sunday In May. weather
permitting. The honored president &C.
cupies a platform In the middle Of She
square. There are places for buys
around this platform, the young idea
thus being taught early how to lesis-
late wisely and we'll for its beloved
country. Altogether the "Landsge-
meinde" is one of the most quaint and
ideal little Parliaments In existence.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
A UNIQUE FUNERAL.
Quaint Burial Custom of the Amish
Sect In Pennsyivania.

Quaint Burial Custom of the Amish
Sect In P~ennsyivania.
The funeral of John M. Mast at Nor
gantown, Pa. recently, was an illus
tration of the unique burial custom
of the Amish sect. In a room of the
large farmhouse of the dead man was
the plain walnut coffin, containing the
body. There was very little trim
ming on the inside of the coffin, which
was without plate, handles or trim
mings. The white shroud was little
else than a winding sheet. The long,
white hair and flowing white beard OF
the dead man gave him truly a patri-
archal appearance. The floor was I'M
carpeted, and the room was filled with
the coffin sat the % female rela-
tives, who wore white cap On the
other side were the men. The hats
and cloaks of the family hung upon
the wall. The other rooms were oc-
cupied by other relatives, friends and
acquaintance. At the farmhouse gate
stood two men wearing black, wide
trimmed hats. who personally invited
all friends from a distance to proceed
to a rea summer kitchen where cold
meats, bread and rusks were served
with hot coffee from 9 o'clock until
1880. All who had come from a dis
lance were well fed.
The service lasted until noon, the
two addresses occupying one hour and
q half. All the service wal In tho
Pennsylvania German vernacular.
There was no music. The long
prayer was intoned or chanted.
OF the 200 Amish men present all
wore the same kind of hat of black
wool, with a wide brim and low
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

Wind wheels have been in use for
q thousand years. The ponderous and
unwieldy old-world wind wheel has
given place to the compact snug wheel
OF Yankee manufacture, just as the
old-time water wheel has been dis
placed by the turbine. The old-fash-
joined wind wheel, like its contem-
porary paddle oil bucket -aisr wheel,
had to be built where 1t a to be
used; while the new wind wheels. like
the turbines, can be readily trans
ported to any desired location. 1t Is
undoubtedly the hardness OF the
American wind wheel which has so
strongly recommended the machine to
the agricultural class, for 1t is that
class which at present is It's chief user.
It will not be far out of the way to
estimate the number OF wheels in the
United States at upward of 600, 900.
These wheels are, however, in the
main 30 small and unobtrusive, and
we have become so accustomed to see
Ing them that they are hardly noticed
unless displayed in unusually conspic-
uous places.
There have been about one hundred
firms engaged In the manufacture of
wind wheels In the United States, and
;two-thirds OF these have been located
within a short distance of Chicago, SO
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

In Norway the ski is in constant use
during the winter, and the ease with
which great distances can be covered
is surprising. Peasants are thus able
to get about their work and visit
friends in far-away districts. Sports
men, with gun on back and stick in
hand, set out in pursuit OF game on
ski, and the soldiers are reduced to
this means of getting about when ex-
ercising. A regiment of soldiers on ski
is a sight by no uncommon in
and around Christiania.-The Traveller.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
A Handy Power
That Costs But
Little. "
USE OF WIND


ficulties to be encountered and over
come In making use of this energy are
purely mechanical ones. Two prob
lens come up for solution:
First-To construct a machine which
will transmit the energy OF the NOV
ing air with least loss of power. The
ingenuity of the American inventor has
been fully exercised in the addition of
such improvements to wind wheels as
shall reduce to the minimum the loss
IL power in their operation. Notwith-
standing these efforts. there Is still
much room for improvement. for 1t Is
conceded that even with the best
wheels, a large percentage Of the
available power is lost.
Second-To construct the machine of
such dimensions and place 1t in such
a position that it will produce the de-
sired power. In order to do this 1t Is
necessary to know how much wind
actually exists in different localities.
and also how much power is developed
by winds of different velocities.
There are two ways of stating the
strength of the wind. We can either
say the wind presses on a surface with
a force OF SO many pounds per square
foot of surface; or We can say that the
wind blows a certain number Of miles
per hour; that is, the air is moving 80
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
ENGLISH PRIME MINISTER'S.

Lord eaIisbury.s Tenure of Once Has
Been Remarkably Long.
Lord Salisbury is not generally ac-
counted an ambitious man; II he were
he would be able to reflect with pride
that now he has been prime minister
Of the United Kingdom for a longer
period than any statesman since the
first reform bill-in fact. ever since the
Earl of Lverpool's famous administra-
ton of nearly fifteen years came to an
end In 1927. Mr.. Gladstone was prime
minister on four occasions. his tenure
of the ofice lasting in all twelve years
and 141 days, and that is the record
which the marquis has now beaten. 1t
is interesting to reflect that, while Mr..
Gladstone's leadership was spread over
t~wenty-six years, Lord Salisbury first
became prime minister less than six
teen years ago.
In the eighteenth century Sir Robert
Walpole was prime minister from 1921
to 1912 at a stretch and had been at
the head of the government for two
years on a previous occasion. William
Pitt was prime minister from 1888 to
1901, and again from 1904 to 1903. Lord
North had twelve years, from ITO to
1882. At the other end of the scale.
Canning was prime minister for only
134 days, and vas followed by five
others from 1927 to 1886 who only aver
aged about sixteen months office
apiece.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
A WIND LIGHTING PLANT.

that that city must be looked upon as
the center Of the wind wheel trade.
(Psrhaps this fact has in some meas
ure contributed toward the establish
ment on a permanent basis Of the APP
pellation Windy City" as applied to
Chicago.)
The use of the wind machine as q
motor is, however, still in its infancy.
There can be little doubt that the wind
will become tho prime motive power
of the future. not only for all kinds
of work to be done In rural districts,
but also in the cities for such work
as requires but a moderate expendi-
iture Of power.
Work which does not require any
definite time for its accomplishment,
such as ~wood-sawing, pumping wa
ter, grinding grain and cutting feed,
rs now accomplished by the wind
wheel, and 1t only needs the invention
tof some convenient means of storing
up the energy of the wind, SO that the
power derived from 1t may be avail
able at any time, to make 1t a univer-
sal labor-saver. It Is most probable
that the conserving Of wind power will
take place through the use of storage
batteries, and its transmission will oc-
cur electrically. The use Of wind pow
'er In COMPRISING air and storing the
latter for future use also offers great
possibilities. The simplest way to Sc
cure this power will be to mount small
wind wheels above the roofs of houses,
each house with a wheel of a size suf-
hcient to meet it's needs. 1t would
indeed at first be a strange sight to
see thousands OF whirligig wheels on
the roofs of a city, but after the o
slty has worn away we should not
mind them any more than We do the
rows Of chimneys which exist at the
present time.
There is no reason to doubt that In
the course of time there will be erect
ed great machines which shall collect
the wind power in such quantities al
will allow its transmission from GEN.
trail power houses, as at present accom-
plishsd by other sources Of energy. Or
wheels may be set up at regular inter-
walls and each be expected to contrib
ute power enough to operate a plant
within a certain precinct.
We can very readily calculate just
what wind power is available I've
any chosen area and within the limits
OF any designated height. The DIFF
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
Londor letter.

(London Lettcr.)
The coming coronation of King Ed
ward of England naturally calls atten-
ton to a piece of red sandstone which
is embedded in the coronation chair in
Westminster Abbey. and which is val
ued SO highly that many learned men
have predicted the downfall of the
English should anything happen to it,
writes John De Morgan.
The antiquity of this stone, which is
known as Liza Fail, or stone of destiny,
is not doubted. 1t is admitted that Ed
ward |. remoxed 1t from Scone. In Scot
land, to Westminster Abbey, In which
place it has been ever since.
On searching among the records OF
the past. separating what undoubtedly
might be termed fable from fact, we
find that the stone was sent from Ire
land to Scotland In the sixth century
for the coronation of Fergus MacEarca,
who wal of the Milesian race, and from
that time to the reign Of Edward at the
end Of the thirteenth century, 1t re-
manned in Scotland and was used at the
coronation of the Scottish Kings.
In the early years of the sixth CEN
fury Mutogh MacEarca, the reigning
monarch of Ireland, had a brother.
Fergus, who became chief, or king OF
the Irish colonies and settled In the
colony later known as Scotland. In or
der to impress the people with his
right to govern over them and at the
same time to satisfy his own con-
science that he was the rightful king.
he asked his brother to send over the
stone of destiny, that he might be
crowned upon it, thus giving him Sc
curity upon the throne. After the
stone was taken from Tara, in Ireland,
to Scotland, 1t remained for a long
time at the monastery Of st. Columkill.
at Iona, in the Hebrides. Thence 1t
was taken to Dunstaffnage, in Argyles-
shire, the earliest royal residence of the
Irish kings of Scotland, and in the
ninth century 1t was removed to Scone,
whence Edward l., In 1926. removed 1t
to Westminster.
Long before the time Of Fergus on
Murtogh the kings of Ireland, both OF
the Tuatha-de-Danu and Milesian race,
had been crowned on the same stone.
The Tuatha-de-D anaus are said to have
carried the stone with them to Ire
land and these people had lived several
centuries In Ireland before they were
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

II the title Of an illustrated booklet
Just issued by the Chicago. Milwaukee
q st. Paul Railway. descriptive OF the
country between Aberdeen and tho
Missouri River, a section heretofore
unprovided with railway facilities. but
which IL now reached by q new ! n OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway. Everyone contemplating q
change of location will be interested
In the information contained In 1t. and
q copy may be had by sending a two
cent stamp to F. A. Miller. Generai
Passenger Agent, Chicago. Ill.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

many miles an hour. The wind force
or wind pressure varies with this wind
velocity.
The inland winds are much stronger
on the great plains than in. any other
section. In Kansas and Nebraska the
winds are. nearly twice as strong as in
the Ohio River valley. These veloci-
ties refer to the winds as experienced
on the tops Of houses in a city, or
twenty-five feet above the ground In
unsheltered positions in open fields.
All countries are not as well stu
ated as the United States for obtain
Ing wind power. In general the re-
gions between the ATTITUDES 30 deg.
and IS deg. present the most desirable
wind power.-Boston Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
Captured Whale.

A Captured Whale.
Some ten or twelve years ago a whale
floundered into Oyster bay, Just north
of the Columbia river mouth, and in
the state of Washington. The bay is
shallow and there is a sand bar at the
entrance to 1t; but the whale must
have ridden in on a big wave. At any
rate. the next morning perhaps the
maddest whale In the world was
charging up and down the bay. run
ming its nose into the sand furiously
spouting water and mud like a geyser
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

Look, love, how the woods are all
misty
With purple and gray!
And the soft mellow wind has a touch
OF enchantment today.
There is rain in the air. and a magic
Unloosing of bonds
A glad putting forth of new life.
An unfolding of fronds.
Whence come these old exquisite ar
doris
In crimson and green.
That walk through the valley and
quicken
The life that has been?
Whence come these old exquisite fer
In yellow and blue,
That touch the frail flowers, and waken
Their beauty anew?
Whence come these old passionate
raptures
In whistle and trill,
That open the gates of the morning
BY meadow and hill?
Whence come to the house OF the
spirit
Love, daring, desire,
To knock at the door-bid the In
mate
Awake and aspire?
MY heart never questions a moment
What April may bring,
But only cries, after long patience.
"Pierrot, 1t is Spring."
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
HAS STOOD
FOR AGES
TIE .Sfone Of Der
tiny in fbe Brifisb
Chrome Room.

crown: a dark gray. brown or black
cutaway coat and walstcoat and trou-
sers Of the continental pattern. In
all this clothing not a button was
used. hooks and eyes being employed.
Every mans hair was long and cut
on squarely behind. Most of the men
had boards. The women had black
or dark brown gowns. severely plain
and without trimmings, and all wore
white caps.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
Chicago Daily News.

and evidently determined to get back
to the Pacific ocean at any cost. For
weeks the gigantic creature ragged up
and down the bay like a big fish in a
small tub Of water. The railroads ran
excursions to the scene, and the cap
tive animal drew a larger crowd than
a whole circus. At last a great storm
came, and when 1t departed the whale
went with it. So the railroads declared
an extra dividend, and. the people
about the bay went back TO work or
play. as suited their tastes or neces-
stiles.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23


In the sick room try to keep the con-
versation as much as possible on other
subjects besides the illness of the pa
tient. Avoid speaking of the illness Of
anyone. What you say to the sick n
should be something cheerful. and how
much better and brighter the patient
seems. Never tell anyone that they
look so ILL.," no matter what you
think, for such remarks have a depres-
sing effect on the patient and surely
does nobody any good. A bright,
cheerful, ~joyial. happy, hopeful person
entering a sick room is like the rays
of the morning SUI shining on a droop-
ing plant. The effect is electrical and
the patient is at least temporarily lift
ed q step forward to a quick recovery.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
ANNUAL TEACHERS EXCURSION
Via ..santa Fs Route"

Ticket rates from Salt Lake and Ogden to:
Kansas City and return. ............-....e 30 90
81. Joseph and return ...+......-... S.W
St. Paul and Minneapolis and return -. 3s.75
81. Louis ana return .-.s........'...~ wIoo
Chicago ana return 44.DV
Tickets on sale June 18th and 18th. Transit
limit, ten days going. Final return limit, Sep
ember9 o, 1901.
Other Summer Excursions as follows:
st. Paul and return. s3s as. May 2s. 20, 30.
Kansas City and return. s32 90, June 7-8.
st. Paul and return, &Ss 20, June 6-7.
Cincinnati and return. &is. 80. July 2-3.
Detroit and return. tl 90, July 81.
Milwaukee NJ d return, s5 80. July 1920.
Chicago and return. 50 so, July 20. 81. o..
Louisville and return, S47 so. August 22-.s.
Missouri river points and return. &4.o0, daily
June 20 to September II.
Chicago and return. $50. 50. daily, June 20 TO
September II.
ST. Louis and return, s5i 80. daily. June 90 to
September IL.
For further information apply to G. r. War
rem, General Agent A. T. & s. +. r. B., All
Dooly Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

Monuments to the dead. and monu-
ments to the gods, but the true mo.
tives OF the builders is to climb up ON
top themselves. to be looked at.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

The Mohammedans want a better
way to Mecca. They desire to go there
by railway, and for that purpose have
given the sultan sos, 900 to be used in
constructing a railroad.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

The plague riots in the Simlkat dis
trict, India, have been suppressed by
the military.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

For the year 1900 exports from Ar.
gentina amounted to S1s4, DOC, 900 and
imports to 81, 1876, 000, 900.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23
Chinese Funerals.

In China funeral professions have
the right of way in the streets and all
traffic must make way for them.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

Good Year for Farmers.
Last year the farmers Of the United
States received s1S5, 900, 900 more for
their products than in 1899.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-09-25

It's common enough thing for chill.
dren to try to pick up sunbeams, but
the carnestness with which this at
tempt was made by small boy In an
elevated car attracted the attention Of
the other passengers.
He was very small boy, not more
than 2la years old and still In dresses.
The seats In the ear were all taken,
and the small boy stood up with his
mother.
There came into the car over one Of
the blinds a slender sunbeam, which
fell dlag0nally downward across the
little fellows dress, and when his eye
fell upon this he reached down and
carefully closed his hand over 1t and
then raised his hand to his face and
opened his fingers. But there wasn't
any sunbeam there.
The passengers who saw this were
as much Interested In It all, in their
way, as the small boy was In his, and
presently they saw him try 1t again.
Looking down, he saw the sunbeam
still there, just where 1t had been be-
fore when he had tried to grasp It, and
he made that effort again.
Reaching down, he closed his fingers
around 1t once more and once more lac
raised his hand and opened it and look
ed inside for the sunbeam, once more
to fnd-nothing there
Then taller buildings cut off the ray
and the small boys mind was diverted
into some other chaunel-NeW York
Sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-09-25

Another Opportunity Ia Visit California
under the Auspices of the Pennsylvania
Railroads. Personally conducted System.
In view of the great popularity of transcon-
tlnentnl travel under the Personally onduct-
cd System, as eyineed in the recent Pennsyl-
ypnia Railroad Tour to the Pacific Coast and
Canadian Northwest, that company has de-
cided to run another tour to the Pacific Coast,
including in the itinerary visit to the world
famous Grand Canon of Arizona, in the early
Fall The tour will leave New York, Phila-
dclphia Baltimore, Washington, and other
stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad east
of riltshnrg, on Monday, September 60 aud
reach New York on the homeward trip Tues
day, October -.
As in former tours 10 California under tho
auspices Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
special train composed Of the highest class
of Pullman equipment, will be utilized during
the entire trip Excellent meals will be sery-
ed in the dining care attached to the train
during the entire journey, except during the
stops ut san Francisco and in Chicago An
observation car will appeal TO all who delight
IN scenery. Few trips afford great n III
ycrsity i'll NAturo'A beauties ~ the ono out
lined below Westward bound, the tourists
will pass through the wild slopes of the Colo
RADIO Rockies, around the Great Salt Lake,
and over the Businesses of the Sierra Nevada,
After visiting all the beautiful resorts on the
sunny California slopes, the eastward journey
will be through the Arizona desert to the
Grand Canon of Arizona, Its beauties can
not be painted in mere words Magnificent in
coloring, awful in its depths, IL stands among
the natural wonders of the world Thence
across the plains to ST Louis, and eastward
through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsyl-
wanna, The tourists reach their destination
iust thirty days after leaving home
The various transcontinental lines having
made low rates on account of the General
Friennial Convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal tmrch, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany il enabled to offer this superb vacation
trip Mt the low rate of 9ish for the round trip
from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, or any point ON Pennsylvania
Railroad east of fttsburg, one in berth;
and &l65 for the round trip two persons oc-
eupying the same birth The rate from
pittsburg will be 10 less
Diagrams are now open, and rs the number
who onn be accommodated will be strictly
limited, names should be registered immedia-
tely,
For further information and descriptive
phamphlet, apply to George W Boyd, Assis-
tant General Passenger Agent Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia