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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
RINGS.
Actress Used One from Finger of IN
Egyptian Mummy.

In choosing engagement rings for
their fiancees lovers at times discard
the conventional jeweled circlet in IA
vor of the bizarre, fantastic and even
grewsome. Not long since, says Tit
Bits, out of a portion of a horseshoe
that he had found, a young man had
a ring made, which he gave to the lady
of his choice on the day of their be-
trothal. The remainder of the horse
shoe was utilized in the manufacture
of a brooch and earrings. Another iron
ring, which a short while since was
accepted by a young girl as a token OF
her lovers constancy, was a section cut
from the barrel OF a pistol which many
years back had played an unenviable
part in a family tragedy. The scion Of
a wealthy family, whose fortunes owed
their existence to extensive tobacco
plantations, had a ring made out OF
the fragrant weed, hardened by some
process to the consistency Of metal,
with which to encircle the finger of his
inamorata. A single diamond gave re-
A. " lAC CA-bA u OPoAot
formerly considered so ill-omened, are
now not infrequently employed In the
setting Of engagement rings. One gen.
tleman, a native of Manchester, went.
indeed. to an almost extreme length In
his r%eprobation of superstition, the
ring which he gave to the lady he has
now married being a hoop Of thirteen
opals, the former possessor Of each
of which had met with some serious
misfortune. The engagement ring
chosen by a well known actress had
once decked the finger of an Egyptian
mummy. Disdaining the everyday
gewgaw with its vulgar CLINT Of gems.
she set her fancy upon this strangely
discolored stone, which had nothing to
recommend it but its unconventional
ity and age.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

In Vienna there is a school for watt
ers. The first course is devoted to a
theoretical exposition Of the art of
serving at table. When the pupils
have sufficiently mastered the princi-
pies of the art. they are allowed to
practice on two ladies and two gen.
tlemen in evening dress who dine at
one table. The professor watches the
operation, and sharply calls the waiter
to account II he uses an ordinary cork
screw instead of an automatic one,
or carelessly puts his finger in the
soup. II he should be without gloves.
he Is shown how to conceal the fact
by means OF the serviette, and so
forth. There are 1900 pupils in this
school alone.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

The east end of Paris. like that of
London, is at present overrun with
tufiians of the Hooligan type, who are
known as lies centuries bleues," be-
tause each wears a blue belt as the
lign Of his villainous associations.
Last week opened with the arrest of
beveral gangs, which consist of youths
nged from Is to II years, who are evil
IDENTIFY a continuation of the masked
robbers Of Montreuil, at present await
ing trial. They employ women as de-
coys, and their practice is to make
midnight attacks on villas and shops,
using considerable violence when OPP
position is offered to their depreda-
tons. Scores Of extra police have
been drafted into the district, and 1t is
hoped the end of Partisan Hooliganism
is nigh.
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man with nothing to recommend him
but money, as between the two a
woman Will choose the mar with the
money ninety-nine cases out Of a
hundred. That's what l mean"
why John, why John!" There
was an infnity OF reproach in those
words.
yes, / mean it," he added. 81 mean
every word of it. Women are essen
TALLY selfish. and they love the soft
side of life. They know that money
will make a soft side to anything, and
therefore, they are on the side Of
money"
II am sorry for you" she said
simply. II thought that you had a
higher idea Of women"
Haven't l a right TO be bitter?' he
continued. Haven't l every right to
such ideas? II 1t has not been dem
onstrated to me. nothing has. There
Is nothing so convincing as personal
experience. and 1t Ia from hat l
speak"
IL have known you a long time.
John, and l know of no such instance
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
Valuable Almanac FREQ.

We have received a copy OF the new
almanac for 1901 published by the
Royal Baking Powder Co. 1t Is an ar
tistic and useful book and viii be OK
interest to housekeepers. A note
worthy feature of the almanac is a pre-
diction of the weather for every day
of the year, by Prof. DeVoe, who cor
rectly ~prophesied the great Galveston
cyclone and other important meteoro-
logical events. We are authorized TO
say that any woman reader of this pa
per can secure a copy without cost by
sending a request to the company, al
100 William St., New York.
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Women. Work.

A recent study of the industrial po-
sition m o occupy In New YORK
state discloses some facts OF interest
to women everywhere. The first
thing which attracts attention Is the
increase In the number of women who
support themselves and the greatly in
creased list of occupations open to
them. Fifty years ago there were only
twenty callings in which women were
engaged. Today they compete with
men In almost every known occupa-
ton. In the middle of the century only
one woman worked FOR every ten men,
The ratio at present is one to four, and
ten years later 1t will probably be
lower still. Moreover. women are
changing from unskilled to skilled la
borers, thereby increasing their own
Earnings and adding to the wealth OF
the community. Only thirty years ago
two-thirds of all the self-supportins
women in New York state were domes-
tic servants; that is to say, unskilled
ilaborers. The relative number has
gradually decreased, until now the
domestic" represents only one-third
of those who work. In diversity OF
railing the men have little advantages
over their sisters. Among New York
women there are more than five hun
bred hotelkeepers. five hundred jani-
Tors, one thousand journalists n
hundred and fifty preachers. ar n
hundred each of lawyers. DENTS .. in
Eentors, designers and physicians.
Even occupations heretofore regarded
ms exclusively masculine have their
representatives. There are women
blacksmiths, brickmakers, butchers
Elassworkers, gunsmiths, tanners, ma
chinists, marble cutters, sawmill
hands. steam boilermakers, engineers,
md woodworkers. Feminine ingenuity
has also created new occupations. One
woman has established what she calls
a "cattery," where she breeds high
class Angoras. Another is a physician
for parrots, mcckingbirds and ca lriea
and i'll another a dolls boo ker.
Much of woman's industrial p. 5ress
is attributed to the repeal of the law
under which a husband wal entitled
to his wife's earnings. Let us hope
that the women, when they obtain full
political power. will refrain from pass
ing any law under which a wife will
be entitled to all of her husbands
earnings-Yorth'e Companion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

Italy's parliament has just voted at
the request OF the government an an
nuity Of LOCO. 900 francs to Queen Mar
guerlte, as owing to the fact that her
husbands will has never been found.
she remains u~nprovided for. The
money Illus voted. however. will be a
source of no expense whatever to the
national treasury. For with much
good feeling and sagacity her son, the
new king, has arranged to surrender
to the national treasury a million
francs a year from his civil list as
long az his mother lives.
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BIunders Of John CarSter.
nv CASTOR HARVEY.


1Copyright. 1900, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
well, l suppose this is the end OF
it." John Carsten heaved a hea'y
sigh. and strobe along moodily. Helen
looked at him curiously n then
asked:
1.-THE end OF what?"
"You know as well as | do what l
refer to. To be perfectly plain. near
1t reported ON very good autnority
that you are to marry this NOME
Cristo. And that is what l mean
when l say that | suppose we VIII NOT
take many more walks together. He
looked at her keenly.
81 suppose it is but a further eA-
qualification of the doctrine an
nounced by the Bible. where 1t says
'"ro him who hath. 1t shall be gwen
and to him who hath not 1t shali DC
taken away and | want to ada 10
that, even that which he may seem
to have l suppose that II was on
the upward tide, everything would Do
coming my way. but as | seem 10 Dc
stationary, Notwithstanding my iran
tic efforts to swim, everything appears
to pass me, just out of reach" lhere
was q silence for a few moments.
Helen reached in a fence corner n
pulled a great glittering spray OIL
golden rod. She did not look at MIN.
After a few moments she said In q
low voice:
"You are getting bitter. Jonn. Don't
do 1t. 1t does not help you"
Don't you think l have 10
be bitter? A man can smile u stanu
a great deal; he can stand a gfea.
deal more without giving evidence Oh
his suffering. and there is still another
degree OF pain. which turns every
thing to gall. l have suffered that
You are very wrong to look at
things that way" replied the woman,
What have you to be bitter over!
You possess youth. and health, ana
strength, and ability-all those are
priceless gifts. You are well thought
OF by everyone, and Q no cause LOT
you TO think your lot is hard.
Yes, what you say is true, put l
have not the great essential-money.
l might be a paralytic. and Just have
enough sense To keep out of a lunaue
asylum, and enough morals to Keep
from being locked up as a menace 10
society, but IL l had money, all that
would be overlooked, and | would Dc
better thought of than l am now. AS
it is, l am not considered at all
Not considered by whom
Everybody. And someone In par
ticular whom l wish to consider me,
and who has refused. | have trleo
everything else; l have placed myseii
at her feet Love does not count"
Her face was crimson. She looked
far away over the sere. brown fields
and at last said:
Then what am ! to deduce from
that assertion-it isn't clear"
"You are not to deduce anything
I state 1t as my positive conviction
that. given on the one hand a man
with everything to make him desir-
able In the eyes of a woman, but with
no money, and on the other hand a
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

George Benjamin Clemenceau, now a
"struggle-for-lifer" in Paris, earning
a scant living with his pen, was ten
years ago one of the foremost figures
in French politics. Clemenceau was
thrown up to the surface of affairs by
the revolution of 1870, and from that
time until 1891 he was as conspicuous
as any character in Paris. Arising
with the storm of the revolution. he
sank In the excitement of the Panama
affair.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14
0 GRAY HAIR.
No Longer Regarded with Horror By
Aging Persons.

Gray hair is no longer regarded with
horror, even by persons who have
reached the age that entities them to
1t. Such people were always more apt
to be worried over the change than
persons prematurely gray, who might
be expected to mourn the premature
loss of the characteristic of youth. Now
people need give this sign of advanc-
ing years no thought, for 1t has been
decreed that gray hair Is the fashion.
Ada Rehan was the first m in
public life, it is said, to allow her hair
to turn gray without making the
slightest attempt to conceal what ia
commonly regarded In a stage career
that the end has come, or is at all
events lei Other actresses have since
accustomed the public to the idea of
gray-headed heroines. Miss Rehan, OF
course, always wore a wig on the stage,
but Eleanora Duse plays Camille with
out the least attempt to conceal the
fact that her hair has grown so gray
as to give her scenes with Armand a
slightly maternal suggestion. Signora
Duse has carried naturalness on the
stage further than any other actress
ever did, but its last point must be her
refusal to act such a role with a wig.
and her course in presenting the rather
curious spectacle of a young lover
driven to such imprisoned love-mak-
ing by a very obviously gray-haired
woman. Such have undoubtedly
happened, but they are exceptional. 90
Signora Duse is probably entitled to
moro credit as the creator of a new
fashion than as an observer of theatr1-
cal prophecies.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

Search for the casket containing the
remains of Charles Coghlan has been
abandoned at Galveston. The noted
actor died there in November in 1899,
and for some unknown reason the me-
tallic casket containing the body was
still in Galveston when the terrible
tidal wave swept over the place Sep
TENDER 5 last. The casket was swept
from the receiving vault and Is now
believed to have been carried out to
lea.
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Now Buralo contributes to the d

Now Buffalo contributes to the di-
vorce scandals of the country. A di-
vorce mill has been discovered there.
which has secured with secrecy n
celebrity by means of deception, brib-
cry ana intimidation. Scores OF the
cases have been uncontested. A search
ing investigation is now being con-
Quoted by the trial justices of the SUI
preme court, but already great harm
has been done.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

"Now would l give a thousand fur
longs OF sea for an acre of barren
ground" says Shakespeare's character
on the storm-smitten vessel. The win
ter's tale of wrecks on our coasts has
begun. and in the agony of great peril
how precious must seem a single foot
Of American soil beyond the waiting
reefs and t~reacherous sandsi
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

The Elysee Palace hotel. at Paris,
IL so largely patronized by English
people that when, just before the ar
rival Of President Kruger, his agent,
DIR. Leyds, a~ndeavored to secure rooms
for him there, the managers refused
to let him have them at any price,
with the result that President Kruger
was forced to take up his abode else
where.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

Peasants in Donegal. Ireland. are
anxious to find a good market for the
large quantities Of honey with which
the country is favored. Tho honey in
dustry Is almost a new phase In Done
gal life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

When a minister p~reacnes about So
cial extravaganza half the women In
the congregation bite their lips and
try to look mortiied.-New York
Pres. IT,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

me ~saccnarine produced in Ger
many last year was equivalent IN
sweetness to over 100000 eentners
$50, 900 metric tonsl Of sugar.
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Nor. Tsetotali.m; Les. temperance.

1t would seem as II there Is more
iteetotalism and less temperance today
than fifty years ago. This Is the CON
.Iclusion arrived at by those who have
Hooked into the statistics of the sub
iect. They say there are more people
Ia%bstaining from alcoholic drinks Alto
jgether than in our grandfather's day,
but that the persons who do drink ex-
~.ercise less moderation than was usual
half a century back. There Is more
drunkenness than eve and a greater
total consumption of liquor than for
merly, in spite Of the fact that a great
army OF total abstainers has arisen.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-14

Queen Wilhelmina is rapidly con.
,%verting her nation to temperance in the
smatter of drinking. Drink is one OF
ithe curses of Holland. and the queens
father, her predecessor on the throne,
twas accounted the champion royal
idrunkard OF Europe. The young
queens most notable convert is her
INTENDED husband. Henry of Mecklen.
Iburg-Schwerin. He has been known
as one of the most persistent drinkers
I'm the corps of young officers. Queen
Wilhelmina never touches any aloo-
lholic liquor.
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into the doomed city through the
drained channel, killed the unsuspect-
ing guards and opened the massive
gates to allow the entire Persian forces
to enter. The Babylonians resisted
desperately but were overpowered and
the city became tributary to the Per-
sian empire. Its King. Belshazzar, was
killed early In the conflict. The hand
writing on the wall had been portsn-
tous.
Death of Cyrus.
Cyrus reigned until 529 B. c., when
he died. Historians differ as to his
manner of death, but according to
Xenophon, the Greek historian, he died
a natural death, surrounded by his
family and loved and esteemed by all
his subjects. Up to the fatal sickness
he enjoyed vigorous health, due to his
temperate life. Another version of his
death is that he was killed while en-
gagged in a battle with the Massagetae.
a nation in the north of Asia, the sol
diers of whom were led by their Queen.
Tomyris. She caused the head of Cy-
rus to be cut off and plunged into a
leathern bag filled with human blood,
saying, Though l am alive and have
conquered you, yet you have undone
me by taking my SOL l will how
ever, satiate you with blood" This
speech shows the estimate Of the char
acter of the c%onqueror, whose work is
the same in all ages-the shedding OF
human blood.
The Inscription on His Tomb.
The tomb of Cyrus was at Pasarga-
dae. neal Persepolis. Here. 200 years
later, Alexander came, the next charac-
ter in history to be immortalized with
the title, 1.-The Great" He ordered the
tomb to be opened, expecting to find
great treasures; but a rotten shield.
two Scythian bows and a Persian cine
ter were the only riches. Within the
sepulchre was this inscription: 20
man, whoever thou art and whenceso-
ever thou contest, l am Cyrus, the
founder of the Persian empire; envy
me not the little earth that overs my
body" Thus it will be seen thai this
great man, wise, moderate, courageous,
magnanimous. noble and daring, feared.
as men now fear, the envy of the world
and begged to be left alone with the
small piece of earth occupied by his re-
mains. Surely, death has no respect
for greatness.
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THE TOMB OF CYRUS.

rulers learned Of generous treatment,
and others sought alliance with so just
and powerful a king. In most con-
querors courage, resolution. intrepid
ity, a capacity for martial exploits, and
such talents as make a noise in the
world are usually the only one found.
Combined with these characteristics
Cyrus had an inward stock of good
ness, compassion and gentleness to-
ward the unhappy; an air Of modera-
ton and reserve wen In prosperity
and victory; ar insinuating and per-
suasive behavior. the art of gaining
peoples hearts and attaching them to
him more by affection than interest; a
constant and unalterable care to al
ways have justice on his side and to
imprint such a character of justice and
equity upon all his conduct as his very
enemies were forced to revere. In the
exercise Of clemency he seemed able to
distinguish those who offended through
~imprudence rather than malice and al
ways left room for their repentance by
giving them an opportunity to return
to their duty.
The Fall of Babylon.
Before he was 30 Cyrus was at the
head of the Persian troops, and from
that time until he assembled the throne
Of Persia he was engaged in many
wars Of conquest, all of which proved
successful and added wealth. glory,
strength and territory to the empire
which he was founding and over which
he was to rule. His greatest military
achievement was in capturing the rich,
populous and strongly fortified city Of
Babylon. Two hundred years before
Cyrus was born the prophet Isaiah
foretold the fall of Babylon and even
named its conqueror, Cyrus. With a
great army of Modes and Persians Cy-
rus laid siege to the city. but its strong
wall resisted the most furious and per-
sistent assaults. For two years the con-
test continued. Then Cyrus resorted to
one of the greatest feats of strategy re-
corded in the history of warfare. The
Euphrates river flowed through the
city. Cyrus determined to turn the
course Of the stre,m and through the
bed of the channel rrsh his troons m
der the walls and INTO the city. When
the artificial channel had been cut. he
waited until a nigh when lie knew the
B~abylonians would be engaged n a
general feast. Thin he diverted the
stream. his selected soldiers rushed
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CYRUS "fHE GREAT"
FEW CHARACTERS ACCORDED
SUCi A TITLE.
They May BE Enumerated on the Fin
gers of the fhnds-Why We're They
-areat?-cyru. the First In the List
His Characteristics.
(Spcial letter.


Among the lanes that Time has not
effaced from the annals of history but
few are followed with the title THE
Great" They can be enumerated on
the fingers of he. hands.Cyrus, Alex
ander, Charles Alfred, Louis XIV, Pc
ter and Frederick.
Gyms the Great.
OF these great characters Cyrus was
the first to appear. He was born about
500 n. c.. and vas the son Of Cambyses,
King of Persia, and his mother was
Mundane, daughter of Astyages, klng
of the Modes. This Astyages is known
in the Scriptures as Ahasuerus. At
this time the Persians were divided
into twelve tribes and inhabited only
one province of the vast country which
has since borne the name OF Persia,
and they numbered less than l20,o0o.
Through the valor and prudence OF
Cyrus this small province became the
great Persian empire and the Persian
population reached the millions. Cyrus
was of fine appearance, possessed noble
qualities of mind, a gentle disposition,
was full of good nature and humanity
and had a great desire for learning. tie
was V afraid of any danger, or dis
couraged by any hardship or difficulty.
He was brought up according to the
laws and customs of the PersianS'
which were excellent in those days In
respect to education. The training OF
children was looked upon as the most
important duty and the most essential
part of government. Boys were
brought up in common and everything
was regulated by law for them-the
place and length OF their exercises, the
times of eating. the quality If their
meat and drink. and their different
kinds of punishment.
Modest and Temperate.
All through his life he was noted for
his modesty and temperate habits.
Pride, luxury and magnificence reigned
around him whenever he went beyond
the confines of the Persian province,
but never did they in any way con-
taminate him. He always followed the
simple, frugal life of his youthful
days. Wherever he went his modest
but noble bearing, his affable manners
and his generosity procured him gen.
eral love and esteem. His desire to be
just led him to be looked upon as the
great arbiter Of all serious disputes.
During his career of conquest although
a stern diseiplinarian and often APP
pearing cruel and tyrannical, he was
usually just and generous to his fol-
lowers as well as the peoples he van
quished. He sought to make allies
rather than enemies of those he con-
quered, and in this aim he was highly
successful. Many provinces surrendered
to him without resistance. when their
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Among the lanes that Time has not
effaced from the annals of history but
few are followed with the title The
Great" They can be enumerated on
the Sngers of the hands-Cyrus. Alex
ander, Charles Alfred, Louis XIV, Pc
ter and Frederick.