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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
NICKOLA TESLA.

eigner, and his bright. swapping eyes
attract instant attention. He speaks
more than half a dozen languages with
1uency, although pronouncing with a
slight foreign accent, and his quick
speech attracts and pleases the ear.
Born of humble parents in a Ser
Wan village about IS years ago, Tesla
has climbed the ladder of fame solely
through hard work and ability. His
father was a clergyman of the Greek
church. His mother was a woman
with a distinct gift for invention. 1t
was from her that Nickola believes he
received his inventive turn. While a
boy he attended the polytechnic school
at Gratz, where he acquired his first
fascination for mathematics and the
study Of electricity. While still quite
young he obtained a position as as
sistant in the government telegraph
engineering department at Buda-Pesth.
Later he went to Paris. where his
hard work and studies continued.
Later he crossed the Atlantic and OBJ
tanned employment In one of Thomas
A. Edison's laboratories. His assid-
uousness quickly attr- cted the atten-
ton of Edison, and he received much
valuable aid. Later his studies were
directed along different lines from
those of Edison and the two separated.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
OUR COAL
Cur BitumInous Fields the Most ~
tensive In the world.

Cur Bitumlnous Fields the Most mBr
tensive In the World.
The 1874, 900 square miles of coal fields
belonging to the United States give It
a supply averaging one square mile Of
coal field to each 15 square miles of
territory. The meaning Of this may be
seen when 1t is remembered that the
ration for Great Britain Is 1 to 20 and
for France l to 200. With the exception
of anthracite coal beds covering 500
square miles In eastern Pennsylvania.
but averaging so feet in thickness. and
excepting also n or two small
patches of coal in Colorado and New
Mexico, the above. figures refer to btu
minous or soft coal. The eastern por-
ton of the United States contains FIVE
great coal beds: First, the Appalachian
field, extending from the northern
boundary Of Pennsylvania to central
Alabama; second, the Illinois-Indiana
field, which extends into northwestern
Kentucky; third, a field $50 miles wide
extending southwark from central
Iowa. covering Indian Territory and
sending one arm across Arkansas and
another in central Texas; fourth, a line
of strata in Texas from the northeast
ern corner of the state to the Rio
Grande river; fifth, the central Michi-
gan field. The western fields do not lie
in large continuous sheets, but consti-
tute small, isolated pockets averaging
rs miles in width and so miles in
length. Such beds may be found
throughout the entire Rocky mountain
region from Montana to New Mexico.
numbering in all As distinct beds in
Colorado, Wyoming and the two states
mentioned. To the west of this group
of detached fields we find idaho, hav-
ing four small beds, Washington four.
and California five.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE.
Woman Declared to BE In q Decision
of q Federal Court.

Woman Declared to BE In q Decision
of a Federal Court.
The ancient and venerable question
first raised in Adams day, and dis
cussed with more or less vigor by that
gentleman's descendants ever since, as
to who is the head of the house, the
man or the woman, has been settled, it
may be hoped finally, by Judge Pur-
nell of the United States circuit court.
The point anne up in a case in Vir-
ginia, where a woman, a storekeeper,
endeavored to take advantage of the
bankruptcy law, but had her petition
denied by a lower court on the ground
that she was married and living with
her husband, she was not the head OF
the house. Judge Purnell reversed
this decision and rendered an opinion
to the effect that a married woman liv-
ing with or apart from her husband Is
the head of the household in the legal
sense of the term. AS this decision is
rendered in a federal court, 1t applies,
Of course, to the whole country, and
all American women from Puget
Sound to Calais may rejoice hat their
status has been fixed beyond further
dispute. Husbands and other mascu-
line usurpers may now step down and
out.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
WOULD SIGNAL MARS.
TESLA SAYS THE PLANET HAS
INHABITANTS.


Nickola Tesla, the famous electri-
clan and scientist, positively states that
he has discovered a IA of signal
ing to the planet Mars. AS sure as
there is a divine being" he says, Il
have found a way of talking to the
people of that planet. | made the dis
covery a year and a half ago. Al
though l am ready to talk with the
people of Mars. | shall not tell how
soon the talking shall begin. All will
be told later"
Tesla is a firm believer that the
planet Mars is inhabited and says that
there should be no doubt on thai sub
ject. In fact, he speaks with all the
positiveness of one who already has
held intelligent conversation with the
Martians.
Tesla is an interesting man in more
ways than one. He is of striking ply
sique, very tall and slender. His bony
head, the complexion denoting the for
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

A union of drivers of ~newspaper
wagons has been formed In Chicago.
Chicago Autograph press feeders have
begun to organize the trade In every
section Of the country.
Many bread bakers in New York re-
Gently went on strike for shorter hours
and more healthful surroundings.
The census will show that nearly
1900. 900 girls and women are employed
In factories throughout the land. OF
the women. 1000. 600 are married.
pricklayers in Boston are telling
with much gusto that their union treas
ury now contains 4 surplus of $40. 900.
and that nest egg and membership are
now growing steadily.
Negotiations have been on between
the bakers national officers and the
bakery trust to ~unionize the latter's
plants In different parts Of the country.
Two hundred unions connected with
New York Workingmen's Education
al and Home association have decided
to erect a labor temple. at a cost Of
$50, 900.
A 55-hour week bill will be intro
duced into the Pennsylvania legislature
by the Central Textile council of Phila-
delphia. 1t will apply to women and
children employed In Industrial estab-
lishments."
In 1892 the finest labor temple In the
world was built at Paris. France. II
cost $500, 900. Eighty-two trades and
organizations have meeting places and
offices under its roof at a nominal rent.
The municipal council appropriates
$4,000 annually for its maintenance.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

At present, by treaty right, foreign
ers are entitled to live and trade in a
few cities of China, generally those
along the coast and on the big rivers,
but 1t is the intention to revise those
treaties so that foreigners car come
and buy and sell anywhere throughout
the empire. engage in all kinds OF
business and enjoy all the commercial
rights that are usually enjoyed by for
eigners in civilized countries, to apply
to China the same rules and laws that
govern foreign residents in England,
Germany or France.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
A RUSH FOR FREE HOMES.
Homesteaders Making Ready for the
Opening In Oklahoma

Opening In OkiAnOmA-
BY virtue Of an act of congress
passed last June, a tract of land sixty
miles square in Oklahoma Territory is
to be opened for settlement some time
this year. Just when President Nc
Kinley will issue the proclamation en-
titling the public to race for home
steads in what is known as Beautiful
Land" cannot be definitely announced
at present. But officials believe that
all preliminary work. will be COM
pleted by the middle of next August.
This will be the last great struggle
for free homes In America. Descrip-
tions of the wealth and fertility of
Oklahoma have excited much interest
in the farms in that part of the coun-
try, and already intending settlers are
camping ON the border line waiting
for the President to proclaim the
grounds open Many young lawyers,
physicians and enterprising business
men may be found who are making
preparations to go to that part Of Ok
lahoma Territory to seek their for
tunes. There are reports of new rail-
way developments in the territory.
and the establishment of new banks,
new building associations and insur-
ance companies is advertised; in fact,
everything points to a boom In that
region as soon as the farm rush" be-
gins.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
yound Men for Judfes.

In choosing federal judges President
Mckinley has shown an unwillingnesz
to appoint men who have passed the
age of so, and has eve expressed q
preference for men under 40 whenever
available ones can be found. The rea-
SOM he gives are sensible and prac-
tical. He thinks the judges on the fed
eral bench should be men in the prime
Of life when appointed. SO as to In
sure physical as well as mental
strength for the duties Of the ofice
and to allow a reasonable number Of
years of active service before retire.
ment. Experience adds to the useful
ness of a Judge, and the public Is de-
prived of this benefit when the ap-
pointee is an old man and his term OF
service short.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Confederate Reunion.

The reunion of Confederate veterans
which meets in Memphis in the closing
days of May promises to be the most
successful gathering in the history of
the Confederate organization. The
railroads entering Memphis are alive
to the situation and have promised to
do everything possible looking toward
the comfort and pleasure of the old
soldiers and their friends. Every
courtesy will be extended the local
committees In meeting incoming trains
80 that the thousands Of strangers
may be taken in hand and assigned to
their quarters. A special rate of one
cent a mile has been recommended by
the general passenger agents of all
lines interested and it is certain that
the Joint passenger association will
authorize the rate.
Fifty thousand dollars will be raised
by the citizens of Memphis SO that all
visitors may be assured Of a good time.
All OF the subscriptions SO far have
been voluntary and one of the most
snotable was that Of Robert r. Church.
Q representative negro citizen, who
contributed a check for 81, 900. Church
was born a slave in Mississippi. and
after the war removed to Memphis,
where he has since lived. He is a good
business man and citizen and numbers
among his friends many of the repre-
sentative business men and inanciers
Of the city.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

J. H. Puppy. a Chinese labor agent.
la been travelling through part of
Mexico. and has secured employment
Tor over 5000 Chinese in the mines and
on the ranches near Chihuahua. He
VIII bring these Chinese laborers from
california He says that the Chinese
OF San Francisco and other places on
sne Pacific coast are dissatisfied and
wiz remove to Mexico as soon as he
pan secure steady work for them in
this country.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
uo.,ev a. A,eoho, and r work.

Huxley on Alcohol and Brain WORE
The following letter, dated April D.
1899, to Mr.. E. T. Collins Of Bolton. Is
published in the life and letters o.
Huxley by his son:
II understand that you ask me THAT
I think about alcohol as a ~stinsalant
to the brain in mental work.
Speaking for myself land perhaps l
may add for persons OF my tempera-
ment), l can say without hesitation
that l would just as soon take a dose
Of arsenic as | would of alcohol, under
such circumstances. Indeed. on the
whole, l should think the arsenic safer.
less likely to lead to physical n
moral degradation. 1t would be bet
ter to die outright than to be alcohol
lied before death.
III a man cannot do brain work
without stimulants Of any kind, he had
better turn to hard work-it is an In
dication on natures part that she did
not mean him to be a head worker.
THE circumstances Of my life have
led me to all sorts Of conditions In
regard to alcohol, from total abstinence
to nearly the other end of the scale,
and ny clear conviction Is the less the
better. though l by no means feel
called upon to forego the comforting
and cheering effect Of a little.
But for no conceivable considera-
ton would | use it to whip up a tired
or sluggish brain; indeed, for me
there is no working time so good as be-
tween breakfast and lunch, when there
Is not a trace of alcohol In my COM
position"
From the above we have the follow
ing clear conclusion arrived at by one
of the cleverest and deepest thinkers
Of our day:
That "as a stimulant to the brain
In mental work." it would be better
to take a dose Of arsenic than a dose
OF alcohol. After the widest expert
ence of various quantities OF alcohol
he thinks the less the better"
These opinions should be sufficient to
induce any one to adopt the practice
Of total abstinence, but, alas, for the
frailty Of human nature. even Huxley
did not feel himself called upon to do
so.-Medical Temperance Review.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Totpne.s Sharp Reforf.

At the conclusion of Mr.. TONNES
aotable speech in the senate on the
Philippines question he received many
congratulations. Chauncey Depew
said: II congratulate you, Mr.. Towne.
Your delivery was fine, your diction
elegant, your peroration superb and
your argument damnable." Mr.. De-
pew" replied Senator Towne, instant
ly, Il am delighted to know you ap-
prove of the only features of it you
could comprehend"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
A POPULAR NEW YORK PASTOR

The Church of the Divine Paternity,
Seventy-sixth street and Central Park
west, is the strongest Universalist or
ganization in New York, and vas made
famous by the oratory OF Rev. DR..
Edward H. Chaplin. Its organization
dates to 1889. The present beautiful
and commodious edifice was erected
in 1897. The pastor of the church is
Rev. Charles H. Eaton, d. d. He is
an eloquent preacher, and his recent
Sunday evening lectures on subjects
of national interest attracted wide
publicity and large attendance. In
two of his lectures he discussed prob
lens touching on capital and labor
and the trusts. His plea for arbltra-
ton in settlement OF disputes between
capital and labor, and the symmetri-
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Mus. Not Accept compl,men..rl...

49, .tp.B~
Infringements OF propriety In the
public service Of the metropolis Of
London come high. Recently three Of
7cers OF a fire brigade employed to in
ipect places Of amusement broke
regulation by accepting compliment
airy season tickets for the Earlscourt
exhibition. One Of the offenders, q
superintendent. has suffered a reduce
lion In rank. which in the four re-
naming years Of his service will cause
aim a further loss Of e425 (s2, II In
salary. followed upon his retirement
by q further loss of pension Of the COP
ltal value OF fe.s70 014.s6o). The
others. a senior district oficsr aad q
station ofncer. were CORRESPONDENCE
disciplined.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Grand Old Man Xs Stern.

President Kruger, though able to
speak German and English. has con
fined himself to his native tongue since
leaving Africa, having declared his in
tention of speaking nothing but "taal."
So literally does he keep his vow that
when addressed by his granddaughter
in German (she knows not a word of
the language of the South African re-
public he invariably replies through
an interpreter.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
A Home Made Library.

B. w. Pearce, 81 years of age. q re-
tired printer and editor OF Newport.
X. l., has what is probably the most
unique library in Rhode Island. II not
in New England. 1t is composed
wholly of scrap books, numbering
about 100, all made within recent
years. During all of that time he has
purchased duplicate copies of the
Utica Saturday Globe each week in
order to use matter from each of the
pages.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Kind of Nan Needed.

George III. Stevens was elected city
clerk of N~ewburyport, Mass, recently
for the thirty-second consecutive time.
He is now 72 years old, but is still in
the enjoyment of good health and all
his mental vigor. He is a beautiful
penman and his records are said to be
models of transcribing.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

The rabbits are the greatest pest OF
New South Wales. At N period over
100, 900, 900 acres were infested with
them and 25,2S0. 900 were destroyed in
one year and their skins paid for by
the government. 1t is estimated that
altogether about $4,000 miles OF rab-
bit proof wire netting fences have al
ready been erected. and many hum
dreds of miles more are now In course
Of erection. Iatter'y an export trade
In frozen rabbits and in rabbit skins
has sprung up, and it is expected that
by and by 1t will reach great proper
lions.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Merely a General Remark,

Judging by the charges that are be-
ing made against Wilcox, the Hawaiian
representative in congress, the sand
In their selection of congressman than
the people Of some districts in the
United States.-Pittsburg Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
SoyinS a II an.

Two weeks ago. Rev. r. NJ. Williams.
o Southerner, started a revival in the
town of Hiawatha, Kan. Since then
the people have been carried away by
the subject of religion. There are
twelve churches in the place, and re-
vivals are being held in ten of them.
Stores are closed on alternate after
Moons In order that the proprietors
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
-psAL,No WITH GRIMES IN


CANADA"
(rrom the Chicago Times-Herald, on
Jan. 18th, 1901
The citizens Of the Dominion Of Can
ada have just cause to be proud OF
their record as law-abiding people. The
annual report of the criminal stats
tics Of the Dominion. which has .
population of over 5000. 600. shows that
there were only twenty-five indict-
ments for murder in 1899. Of which
only two were left without final action.
Eleven of those indicted were hanged,
nine acquitted and three confined as
insane.
Canada is a country OF vast proper
lions. Its people are scattered over a
wide stretch Of territory, making po-
lice surveillance particularly difficult
and In many districts impossible. Yet
4 city like New York or Chicago alone
furnishes a far greater criminal list
every year than the whole vast stretch
Of territory from Quebec to Vancou-
YER.
The Canadians ascribe their immu-
nifty from crime to the promptness
with which punishment Is melted out
to offenders. When a man Is caught
red-handed In the act OF robbing an
other he is not released on straw bail
by some justice OF the peace from the
slums. to 60 put and repeat the offense.
Sharp and sure justice is melted out to
criminals of all kinds, the result being
that when the guardians of the public
peace succeed In bringing a thug to
the bar they are seldom called upon to
hunt him a second time.
Furthermore, there are few court de-
lays in Canada when a criminal Is
brought to book. They have no Dreyer
cases over there. There are no meth
DDS whereby Canadian criminals can
have the proceedings stayed from
month to month and from year to year
or after being convicted, appeal from
one court to another until witnesses
die OF old age or opportunities for cor
ruption can be found.
Nor does this swift method Of treat
Ing with wrong-doers in Canada leave
the innocent unable to properly defend
themselves. They have all the oppor-
tunitiss and privileges that u W
laws extend to them. The extent to
shield the guilty is lacking-that is all.
The above. taken from the editorial
column OF the Times-Herald. gives
some idea Of the immunity from crime
that exists In Canada. and this Is n
OF the many inducements held out for
Americans to settle In he district
known as Western Canada. The sea-
son of 1901 will see a few new sections
Of the country opened up for settle
ment. They are attractive in every
respect. 1t Is understood that n of
the best Indian Reserves in the famous
Valley OF the Saskatchewan will be
opened up this year, and an invita-
ton is extended to those desiring
homes to make inquiries. The price Of
the land Is said to be nominal. Be-
sides these lands. the several railway
companies have lands to sell; also the
government. For particulars write to
the agent Of the government, whose
advertisement appears elsewhere.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

To keep the skin clean Is to keep
II healthy. every mother should there
fore see that her baby is given a daily
bath In warm water with Ivory Soap.
The nursery should also be well aired
and cleaned, and all clothing washed
with Ivory Soap, we'll rinsed and dried
=" INC ouh' ELIZA r. PARKER.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

James A. Taylor, a railway c~ontrac-
tor, we'll known throughout the north
west. Is under arrest at Seattle on a
charge of bigamy committed at Duluth,
Mimi, where he is wanted by the POI
lice. His wife and two children are in
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

Berlin Tageblatt finds that the adj
mission in King Edwards speech that
the war is not ended is significant,
months after Lord Roberts proclaimed
the annexation, and i~nterprets this as
an acknowledgment that the Boers are
Q War.makinQ mower.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

General Merriam, commanding the
Department of Colorado. will take
charge of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, in conjunction with his present
duties, for the present.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Offsets inSsbsp
GEN. WESLEY MERRITT.

King Leopold has been arrested for
auto racing, which raises the question,
what is the use of being a king If one
must obey the law like common peo-
pie ?-Baltimore Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

A west side phrenologist claims he
can tell what a barrel contains by ex-
aiming It's head.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21
Queen wuhelmina.s Crown.

Hollands youthful queen is said to
have cost $4,000. In 1929 1t was stolen
by burglars and remained in their pos
session for nearly two years. Event
ually part Of the stones were found
neal Brooklyn, and the remainder
were ultimately discovered In Belgium.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-21

flNFs w M VfIHh]HH.
and clerks may attend, and when .
special service is held all business
stops and the whole town takes a half
holiday to attend.