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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-08-28
Rumored Sale of the Dexter Mile.

Through channels radiating directly
from the throne. it was learned Tuesday
that the sale OF the Dexter compaDy's
mines and mills at Tuscarora, New, is
again being promoted, and that the
sampling Of the proposition has been re-
ferred to none other than A. A. Blow,
for many years a prominent figure among
the bonanzas OF Leadville, and subse-
quently manager for n of the big CON-
panies operating in the Transvaai. To
swing the undertaking it is said no less
than 81 a share, or 100000, will be re-
quired.-Salt Lake tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-08-28
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-08-28
POLITICAL


announcement under this head
uiU be published up to the day of
the General election for $40, pay
able Invariably in adUdnce.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

ly at the bandanas as he carefully
placed the verse on top of them and
covered the box. AS Mr. Osborne ex-
pressed ii himself they were the sort
that 1t would not be safe to display
in the presence of an old mauma; the
kind that before the war mammie"
would fight to obtain possession of.
Still he decided that 1t would not be
proper for him TO keep them himself
when he had purchased them for the
court
With the verse, the bandanas were
sent to the home of the judge, and
IAN incident" was readily recalled.
The faultless attire of evening dress.
the Savannah Theater crowded to It's
doors; an exceptionally sultry night;
an address to the graduating class OF
the High School; the Precipitation
trickling down his forehead; a pause
TO mop his brow; the drawing forth
of his bandana-and the tumultuous
applause that followed were recalled
in an instant by IAN Incident"
The Christmas Offering from the So
Hector general has been accepted with
thanks from the Judge and the IAN
incident" Is being framed and will
hang In the home OF the highest Off
Ger Of the Superior Court
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
Value of "a Name.
From the New York Press.

FROM the New York Press.
A member of the Stock Exchange
says: "A few of US were chatting over
the value of names in directorates, try
ing TO get at a fair estimate. Possibly
you have not noticed that such men
as Pierpont Morgan, Jacob H. Schiff,
John Jacob Aston, William K Van
derbilt, Frederick w. Vanderbilt and
William Rockefeller never permit
themselves to become presidents of
corporations, but take the subordinate
place of director or trustee. George
Gould, on the other hand. likes to be
president of everything he owns or
has an interest in. Morgan and John
d. Rockefeller are alike in this re-
spect-they remain in the background
while putting their partners and clerks
in presidencies. We agreed that the
strongest names that could be used in
promotions are those of Morgan and
Rockefeller, with Schiff. Vanderbilt.
Astor, Hill, Stillman, Depew, Whitney,
Morton, Mills, Rogers and Clark valu-
able in the order named. Morgan's, or
Rockefeller's name is worth millions
in a directorate"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

stock, the steel was well engraved and
he paid $40 for 1t. That arm was sup
posed to be as good as anybody could
turn out; in rifiing, in metal in me-
chanism and balance IL was.
The man could not hit anything with
1t. He lost three deer. all standing
shots within seventy-five yards, and
not one of them showed a blood trail.
He got another shot as good. drew
carefully on the animals shoulders and
1t went down with both forelegs brok-
en-. The bullet had passed through
eight inches below the point aimed at.
That gave him an idea. He took the
rife to the hotel, put it in a wise set
! up outside and targeted it carefully.
1t threw regularly More than six inch
es low at 100 yards.
He moved the rear sight up notch
and did better, moved it up another
notch and did better still, moved it
up third notch and the rifle shot as
true to a hair. The rear sight now
rests on the third notch permanently;
that gives the gun its point blank ele-
walton at that distance and the man
kills deer with It,
The trouble, of course, was with tho
front sight, which WAS much too high.
II had left the factory In that condf-
ton. The man preferred to elevate the
rear sight instead Of filling the front
sight as he might have got IL too low
or out OF plumb.
Every now and then an alleged RI
fie expert bobs up and protests against
anybody's testing rifle when 1t is
screwed IN wise. He says that the
barrel swells slightly as the bullet
passes, and II II Is confined IN a wise
grip permanent harm viii result.
In fact, most gunmakers "a their
circulars advise against the use " the
wise. They want man 10 ST down
and rest his ride on a bag Of sand ri
his front. sight carefully ana pull the
trigger, which, owing 20 fhe poaelhla
nervousness 0f the man, oF his defeef-
I've syesiEbf, On too sudden finger pfea-
sure, o. any one Of a dozen other eia-
Dleufn, ~ not 4 lest a. al
Any modern magazine rife ~ ans
snake HhsfsoeFef has 4 fefaseaa 4
food ~ more ln les3lh. 1'ha faases.a
shQNia ~ Slipped iu fIsa eiaH. s4aes
oEaA Nv fbf hFserh Yhls .Aa M4|
saHiifft the bafFei aaa ~ fhe sss N
ere Fltf peffes3 r&i4igs an1 alshtfH.
seeF - 4tialaea
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
BULLET CATCHING.
A Magician's Trick That Has Cost
Several Lives.


From the Rochester Post-E Express.
Benjamin H. Watts, for many years
the assistant of Harry Kellar, once
told the writer the history of bullet
catching. "The trick" said Mr.. Watts,
was invented by Philip Ashley. the
manager of a travelling show. Before
going into this business he was an
American soldier. During his term of
service two of his comrades had
quarrel, and he was asked to act as
second to one of them. This led to the
invention of the trick. Having sue
ceeded in winning over the other sec
end, Ashley obtained two blank tin
tubes, closed at one end and just the
right shape and color to fit on the end
of the wooden ramrods without being
conspicuous. Powder and wadding
were rammed into the old fashioned
pistols and while the antagonists were
selecting the bullets the seconds drop
ped the tubes into the barrels. When
the bullets were dropped in they fell
into the tin tubes; the rods were ram
med in. the tubes stuck on the ends.
and out they came with the bullets
inside of them. OF course, neither prin-
cipal was injured, and the affair was
amicably adjusted. On turning show
man Ashley decided to make Use of
the idea in somewhat different form.
A spectator was to fire a pistol loaded
with ball, and Ashley was to catch the
bullet in an apple held on a fork The
trick was enormously successful, but
it. would not pass muster now, because
the method was clumsy and necessi-
tated Astley's going off the stage with
the ramrod and taking" the apple.
The trick was adopted by other con-
jurers and here began the trail of
blood.
'The first fatality" continued Mr..
Watts, was the killing of a Snowman
in Berlin, by the accidental substitu-
ton of a loaded pistol for the one with
the bullet extracted. The next appear
ed at Strasburg. in a sketch called
"The Son of William Tell" The boy
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
LOCAL PERSONAL.

H. A Bell of Atlanta registered at
the Screven yesterday
E. NJ Davis of Camilla registered
at the Pulaski yesterday.
w. L. Roueshe of Atlanta was a guest
OF the Pulaski yesterday
Rev. Dr.. Jno. D. Jordan returned
Yesterday from Mississippi.
Mrs. S. B. Lewis Of Albany was re-
gistered at the Pulaski yesterday.
H. G. Williams of Liberty City, was
an arrival at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Collins and infant
nave returned from Milton, Delaware.
]. w. Mcintosh Of Brooksville. Fla.
was a guest OF the Screven yesterday.
J. ID. McEachern was in the city
yesterday and registered at the Pu-
laski.
}. ID. Mcconnell came up from Fiori-
ga yesterday and stopped al the Pu-
laslSi.
+. @. Ferrebee came down from Dub
IN yesterday and registered az the
Screven.
Westbrook colly o. Albany was
AMONG the arrivals ~ the Pulaski
Yesterday.
Me-. J., n. Morrow Of Jacksonville.
Flay Mas registered a. the De spio
z. y. Watkins Of oalnesyille. Was IA
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
POLICE SERGEANT
LAID AT REST.
Late Henry Lings's Funeral Was
Largely Attended

The remains of the late Henry Lingg,
police desk sergeant, were laid to rest
yesterday afternoon in Laurel Grove
Cemetery. With the exception of those
who were doing patrol duty. on the
street, every member of the police force
attended the funeral.
Supt. Reilly had given it out that he
desired every man not on duty to at
tend in uniform. The patrolrnen left
police headquarters in a body and
marched to the home of their former
comrade, at No. 222 Park avenue, east
Sergt. Lingg was popular with all who
knew him. and his funeral was largely
attended.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Robert Van Deventer, assisted by Rev
j. S. Wilder of Macon, who is in the
city for the holidays. The pallbearers
were from the police department. They
were Desk Sergeant Mock, Mounted
Sergeant Fleming, Mounted Sergeant
Davis, Mounted Sergeant McCool and
Mounted Patrolmen McQuade and
Herman. The detail of police followed
the remains to thar last resting place
Besides other beautiful floral tributes,
handsome design from the members
of the police department was placed
upon the grave.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
In Hard Work.

From New orleans Times Democrat
when you come to think of it, this
thing of burglarizing a house is by no
means an easy matter" said man
who lives uptown, land I know where
of / speak, because tried to break
into my own house few nights ago,
and I came very near giving the job
up in despair. I had been down on
the lower coast and had left my keys
behind me. There was no way for me
to get into my house without breaking
in. OF course, l had an advantage over
the burglar, because he would not
know the ground as we'll as / knew it.
i knew where to find the window fas-
Jennings, and got piece of wire, made
me hook and proceeded to fish for
the little catches which held the blinds
in their place. Do you know work
ed and fumbled around there until /
actually became alarmed for fear that
some neighbor would mistake me for
a burglar and fire shot or two at me ?
/ was about to give the matter UP
when the blinds flew open. / never
felt better in my whole life than / did
when the books became unfastened
and the blinds popped open. l felt
that 1t was a great achievement. As
l remarked before, had decided adj
vantage over the burglar who would
Know nothing about the location of
these hooks. Yet with all this advan-
tase on my side, found II extremely
difficult to get into my own house.
How would it be with the burglar? He
would simply be up against a very
hard proposition and one attended by
MANY difficulties. But somehow they
always manage to do the work despite
the drawbacks which are incident to
the calling, and they do it so smoothly
that we hardly know how or when the
thing takes place. l suppose they run
against snags now and then, but we
never hear of these instances because
there is no need of police Intervention.
The burglar is not going to make it his
business to go around and tell why,
where and how he happened to fail to
do thus and so. Still. the point I had
in mind was that 1t is no easy matter
to break into house, and my own eff
fort to break into my own house has
satisfied me of the fact"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

the city yesterday and registered at
the Pulaski.
w. j. Hillsman of Floral City was
m the city yesterday and was a guest
OF the Screven.
w. L. Washburn of Aiken, S. c..
came over yesterday and. registered
at the Pulaski.
n M. Holland of Jacksonville, Fla,
ZANE eaiile up TO the city yesterday and
stopped at the Screven.
Mrs: Carroll H. Taylor and son, who
nave been in Huntsville for some time.
VIII arrive home to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Reynolds were
suests at the Pulaski yesterday. They
registered from Waycross.
J. w. Horne of Grahamville, S. c.,
came over to the city yesterday and
registered at the Screven.
Circle No. 8. Kings Daughters will
meet at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
at NO. 2OS Jones street, east.
Mr.. Frank kaufman. who has been
ABROAD Tor some time, is expected to
return to Savannah in January.
Mr.. H. P. Peterson and Miss Pauline
peterson came down from Wadley yes
terday and stopped at the Pulaski
MI h1eHIy cooper, accompanied by
MS FAMILY, came up from Jacksonville
yesterday. They will spend the holt
days with Mr.. Cooper's parents.
E. A. Ross. a successful peach grow
er of Marshallville. was in the city
yesterday a guest of the Screven. Mr.
ROSS reports very prosperous fruit
season and wound up the accounts OF
the year with good deal to his credit
Mrs. Lawson ]. NeviIl has gone ia
ROCK Hill. S. c., to visit her mother
MRS. j. w. Westerland, during the holt
days, and for the first time in several
years. Master Donald Nevill, and her
two charming little daughters, Misses
Pauline and Ruth accompanied her on
the visit.
Mr. H. P. Smart returned yesterday
from far-off Japan. Mr.. Smart left
savannah last summer for a tour OF
the world with his family. After
spending some time in Japan, where
MS daughter married, he decided tc
return home. He arrived 10 DAYS age
at vancouver and came home via
San Francisco.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

The Emmett Rifles win give their an
nual new Year hop at the Catholic
Library Hall on the evening of Dec.
81. Heretofore the Emnets have taken
much pride in making their New Years
mop a success, and the pleasure deriv-
eu from previous events is an assur-
ance of what this years will be. The
personnel of the company represents
many of the most prominent young
men of the city, who will expect their
friends to be with them. Good music
Will be furnished
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
THE SOUTH GETS THE CRUMBS.
MARIE CONWAY OEMLER.

AS beginning the Re-
ca feast witness the warning
Charles
dents Day
n he to the South
dstandor calw
a
OF the North and South. her.
Then Charleston stood
ed the dregs-
70 for him
for
for
We o
That Teddy will give a Slice
Then Teddy him
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( he N0rfh
In jawgrown begeTsh
the North NJ the South yIovee other
ol0red Brother
md wed high its hat
he vo for that"
Oh
hi 10 ~,
its faults spoken 10
But the south perfectly bind
think entitled
When Teddy bake political
BE shall fiDDf,
Aff n fhefienfof @eks aGai1af fhe
wen s''s hf' teste q a.. "cfsnf
fhf tnopFhf 'fNoVlq ~ goods lc4
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
A GREETING IN VERSE
FREIGHT CLAIM MEN SENT OUT
THE SEASONS COMPLIMENTS.
FROM LAND O. GA. CRACKER
MAY EACH FELLOW GET HIS FILL.
THEIR WISH.

railroad News From Savannah and
All Over GeOrgfa-W. A. SIocum of
5. A. l.. Despatchers' Office Here to
Become Superintendent of the
Brunswick and Birmingham Rail-
road january lis Some of the
Truck Grown Along the Central of
Georgia Lines.
The freight claim department of the
Central of Georgia Railway has issued
a Christmas greeting to its friends.
The card contains the names and posi-
lions of all the employees of the office
and in addition the following poem
"A Greeting From the Sunny South"
From the land o. Georgia Crackers
And eternal summertime,
Where the roses bloom forever
And the yellow jasmines climb;
Land o peaches, land O. honey,
Land o lassies, OH so fair,
Land o love and land o. laughter,
Land o. Dixie. ever dear:
Land o corn and land O. cotton,
Land o sunshine, land o. mirth,
Land O. possums and potatoes
Fairest, dearest land on earth
we send forth this Christmas greet
ing:
Feace on earth, to men, good will;
Lots o cakes and wines and turkey
May each fellow get his ILL.,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
THE VAULE of CHARCOAL
Few People Know How Useful 1t is
in Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize its value when taken into
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is 2 remedy that the more
you take of it the better; it is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
in the stomach and intestines and
carries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking drinking or after eating on
ions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectuaIly clears and inn
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further aces as natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
Ii absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another. but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
is in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges;
they are composed Of the finest pow
dered Willow charcoal. and other
harmless antiseptics in tablet form or
tasting lozenges. the charcoal being
mixed with honey.
The daily use OF these lozenges will
soon tell in a much improved condi-
tion Of the general health. better COM
uIexion, sweeter breath and purer
blood, and the beauty Of IL is that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but, on the contrary
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking o.
the benefits Of charcoal, says Il ad-
wise gtuart's Absorbent Lozengee 10 al
patients suffering from gas Ia stomach
and bowels, and 70 clear the complex
Ion ana purify the breath, mouth and
throat; / also believe the liver 10 great
lv benefited ~ the daily use 81 them;
they cost but twenty-five cents box
~ drug stores, and although in some
eenae q patent preparation, YET ! ~
lleva : rff mone and better charcoal
"a stuarf'e "A Absorbent LoEenEef th8p
Is any " fhe orainary charcoal t~g-
ista."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Something over a year ago the Ger
man Emperor issued his fat against
French champagnes and ever since
then only German brands have been
served at the imperial table. This
ukase was not gratefully received by
army officers, who at their regimental
dinners drank French wine from bot
ties disguised in German labels. 1t is
even said that on one. occasion his i'm
perial majesty dined with the officers
of regiment and drank the prohibit
ed liquid without knowing of it.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
WHY ms RIrLE MISSED.
Some Arms Are All Right Except In
Location of sights.

From the New York Sun.
Any owner of a gun factory or fits
foreman win tell buyer that all rifles
before they leave the shop are not
only tested thoroughly. to ascertain
their resistance 10 powder charges, but
are also sighted with the utmost ac-
cufacy. This ~ not wholly true.
They are tested with heavy charges
.~chnrges four times as large a. those
which vii BE- used 81 The neid-and
no rife from q good maker ever ex-
plodes 81 ifs Doessseors hands, but
there IL . good deal ~ burFyvup work
in faeioflfs. particularly in American
faclofifa. and fhe aiehfi0e Il asue-
times eeffciire, There Waa = recent
tnNfpnee ~ fi4if in fie hofsh Woods
me N&n az gaaaaiun Sac boa&ht a.
akrNaiil,ef fiae ~ oile ~ fhe ,aaaine
American maka1a A he'd . hsnassais
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
CHRISTMAS WITH
THE FOX HUNTERS

The Christmas meet of the Chatham
Hunt Club was one of the most sue
cessful the club has ever given Eigh-
teen members left the KENNEL with an
eager pack of hounds and before they
had reached Cattle Park where Master
of Hunt Culver threw the dogs in, a
trail was struck and in less than a
quarter of an hour reynard was up
and the woods was full of music. The
fox ran we'll and for two hours kept
out of reach of the hounds and at last
fooled them and escaped. The hunts
men enjoyed the ride and on New
Years day will try to run reynard to
cover.
The Wiregrass Hunt Club held its
hrst meet on Christmas day. The mas
Ter of fox hounds threw the dogs in at
Plneora, and they were not slow in
picking up trail. For an hour and a
half they. ran well and the members
OF the club expect to turn out in large
numbers New Year meet. The new
birdsong dogs will be In the chase. The
Wiregrass Club now has a membership
of forty-three.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

With this greeting In verse from the
solicitor general. Judge Pope Barrow
Of the Superior Court has received two
rich and costly red silk bandker-
chiefs. They are beautiful ~ design
aud came - . Christmas offering
from the prosecuting attorney.
A. one time it look ~ n the Judge
were not going 20 get the baudanaR.
After he hsd purchased them fhs So
iicitor general wss - taken ~ their
richness that De haa about ma6s W
BIZ mind ~ keep them himself ana
send Judge Barrow something elsr.
The gfrse nea beeu written, hoMeyer.
spe a sopie noi 81 sifboBi ths hana-
hefehitf8
1ns aolisilof ge1efsl ioqksa asslful.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
A PAR OF BANDANAS
CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO JUDGE
BARROW
FROM SOLICITOR GENERAL
RECALLS HIS HONoR's ADDRESS
TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

The Incident of the Judges Ban
dana Described fn Verse by the
Prosecuting Attorney--The Courts
Fondness for CoIored HandIser-
chiefs Gratihed by MIR. Osborne
With n Couple of Beauty Reds.
The Judge Returned His Thanks.
The people were pleased at the orators
grace,
At his words and his elegant man
ner,
But they shrieked with delight when
he graveiy bowed,
And 6oprished his red bandana.
w w. o.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
Vegetables Grown Along the Central

vegetables Grown Along the Central
Mr.. r. L. Pritchard, land and indus
trial agent Of the Central of Georgia
has recently received some fine speci-
mems of vegetables grown on land
along the line of the Central, the Bru-
ton and Pineora branch. They were
grown at Stillmore. Emanuel county,
by Mr.. John E. Martin. One is a short
turnip weighing Az pounds one a long
turnip weighing pounds, another an
irish potato of the Mountain Rose
variety, which TIPS the scales at IL
pounds, still another a red sweet no
tato of pounds weight and, the peer
of the lot, white sweet potato weigh
ing pounds even.
Mr.. w. A. Slocum, chief dispatcher
OF the Seaboard Air Line, will leave
his present position, Jan. 1, to become
general superintendent of the Bruins
wick and Birmingham road. He will be
succeeded by Mr. ]. r. Malcolm at
present chief dispatcher of the South
ern at Charleston. The Seaboard Air
Line has also lost another popular man
in the person of Mr.. w. r. Knight
engineer, who has severed his connec-
ton with that road to accept a place
with the Savannah and Statesboro
railroad.
The Seaboard Air Line has an
nounced the appointment of Mr.. e. R.
Nazeille as commercial agent, with
headquarters at Cincinnati, vice Mr.
3. s. Terhune, resigned, effective Jan.
l; the appointment of Mr.. G. III. Whit
aker as commercial agent at Column
bus, vice Mr.. T. c. S. Howard. re-
signed, effectiye Dec. 20, and the ap-
pointment of Mr.. f. K. Williams as
contracting freight agent at New
York, vice Mr. B. F. Black, resigned
effective Dec 1
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

AS it the beginning Re
publican South
litcaI feast; witness the - -