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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
Teunyson's TactIe.sness.

Several stories are told OF Tcnny-
sons thoughtless speeches. What fish
is thls?' he once asked his hostess
where he was dining. whiting" she
replied. THE meanest fish there IS"
he remarked. quite unconscious that he
could have wounded any ones feelings.
Yet his kindness of heart WIS such
that when his partridge wa afterward
given him almost raw he ate steadily
through it for fear his hostess might
be vexed.
On occasion Tennyson was very
rude to Mrs. Brotherton, a neighbor
at Freshwater. The next day he came
to her house with a great cabbage
under each arm
II heard you like these. so l brought
Them" he said genially. 1t wal his
idea Of a peace Offering.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
Lightning's Marks on the body.

of lightning is the formation of certain
arborescent or treelike marks upon the
body. BY early observers they were
believed to be due to the presence OF
~neighboring objects, which were pho
tographed upon the skin. Various OK
plantations were offered by different au-
thorities- Richardson has shown by OK
pertinent that the blood is the best cleo
trical conductor of all human tissues
and that these marks are merely the
Impressions Of the blood vessels on the
skin, due to the action of the lightning
on the blood in the vessels.-Exchange.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
THE YANADis OF INDIA.
osne Of the Peculiar Customs %
This Queer Tribe.

me W.T.
In the NeIlore district of the Madras
presidency live the Yanadis, a strange
tribe, as may be seen from a report
which has been issued by the authori-
Ties Of the Madras government muse
um. They live In forests and that they
ore little removed from savagery Is
Indicated by the absence of implemen-
tai o. monumental material. the AMI
mlstic nature OF their religion, the
primitive hunting and fishing methods
followed by many of the tribe and the
habit Of eating the almost raw flesh
Of the game they kill after slightly
beating OF s~corching It They are fear
less In catching cobras, which they
draw out Of their holes without any
fear Of their fangs. and it is supposed
that they protect themselves against
The effects Of snake bites by swallow
Ing the poison sacs of the snakes. Es-
pccially singular is the manner in
which they produce fire by friction.
For this purpose they prepare two
stocks, one short. the other long. In
the former q square cavity is made,
and It Is held firmly in the ground
while the long stock is twiried rapidly
to and TO In the hole Instead of
charcoal powder they use rags or even
dried leaves. which they find little diff
Aculty In lighting.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02

The Patience of fishermen who really
love ting sport is the theme of many
p~toriess 0ne IS told by a man who.
tmyeling on foot through part Of Eng
lands came upon n solitary fisherman
who looked as IL time and the world
might pass away without disturbing
bis content
"Have you fished long In this
stream?" asked the traveller.
Eighteen year." was tie cain re-
sponsc.
Get many bites?" was the next
question.
The fisherman scarcely turned Lis
gaze from the rod In his hands.
Five year ago in this very spot l
had q fine bite" he answered hope
fully.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
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The following table gives the arrival and
departure of passenger trains at Battle
Mountain.
wEsTBoUxD
ARRIVES DEPARTS
No. 3 II %, y. m. 1910. p. m
No. 1O11. p. m. l0;i2. p. IN.
EAsTB9UND
No. 4:ia, a. m. 4:50, a. m.
No. G. 1854, y. IN. i.5. y. II.
Local freight leaves Carlin at : a. IN
Local freight leaves Winnemueca at ! a. m.
daily arrives at Battle Mountain about o a. IN.
The Nevada Central arrives from Austin AT
IL 90 a.on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
and leaves for Austin on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at : 20 A. NJ.
W. T. ONY0S, Agent.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
The Parental Plot.

"Nellie, dear" whispered the WASH
ington youth, 81 see my mother and
yours are In earnest conversation over
there. I wonder what they're talking
about"
Maybe" said the Washington maid
en-, with q bright blush. they think
they're holding a steering committee
neeting."-Chicago Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
Fear.

Fear causes more disease than do
microbes, more deaths than famine.
more failures than panics; it costs
more than war, is always a failure and
is never necessary. Fear weakens the
hearts action, induces congestion, in
vites indigestion. produces poison
through decomposing foods and Is thus
the mother of autopoisoning. which Ell
Their directly fuses or greatly rid9 in
the production of quite 80 per cent of
all our diseases.-G. +. Meacham, N.
D., in Health.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02

George" exclaimed Mrs. Ferguson,
with flashing eyes. IAN the mistress
OF this house or am 1 notTs
"You certainly are" replied Mr.. Fer
guson. with pincrity. -What's the Eat-
ter now?a
1--WE discharged that impndent hired
gfrA and she refuses to leave. | want
you to go to the kitchen and bundle her
out, neck and crop!"
Settle 1t between yourselves. Laura
said Mr.. Ferguson weakly. Il won't
have anything to do with it. I'm only
the master Of the house,"-Chicago
Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
An Ant sugrestion.

The Rev. Samuel Longfellow was q
poet, as well as vas his more eminent
brother. He was the compiler of a
hymnbcok for churches, in which work
he was assisted by a fellow clergyman
OF the same Christian name. On ap-
plying to . third member of the pro-
fession to give the book a title the lat
ter suggested that 1t be called the Sam
hook.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
A Hint to the Average Man.

If the average man who is u~nluclsy
in love spent half as much energy in
hunting up some other desirable girl
as he does in chasing the girl who is
unkind to him. he would soon be a
good deal happier.-Solerville (slass.)
Journal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
Those Girl Fricnds.

81 had a proposal last night and re-
fused It."
You are always thinking of the wei
fare OF Others, aren't you, dear?"-Ohio
State Journal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
Easy of soIution.

Mrs. Hushmore--YouIl have TO settle
up or leave.
Boarder-Thanks. awfuliy. The lsxT
place was at they made me do both.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02
Dangerous.

MIRA Baldwin-That husband of
mine u a most careless man. l expect
hs'il lose his head one Of these days.
Ma Bunn-I see he's lost the next
Thing 10 this hair.-Stray Stories.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-02

u isa pity the baldheaded man can't
0snaphnt the unnecessary beard on
- chin b the smooth spot on his pats.
st Louis Star,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
JUDGES AND FREE PASSES.

We are told that times change and
change.
There is a tremendous hue and cry
now about state and government Of
fcials, especially judges. accepting free
passes from railroads.
1t is a crime now for a Judge to ride
a mile on a railroad without paying
his fare. II he does he Is
as unfit to sit on the bench; he has
beer bought UP by h railroads; he
has dragged his ermine lined mantle
in the dirt. 1t is not only prima facie
evidence of the judge being owned
BODY and soul by the railroad, but
proof conclusive that he is nothing but
a hireling of CIe great corporations.
One would suppose that if a judge or
other state official were bribable and the
railroad company wished to buy him
thew a 10 other means Of so doing
than a paltry pass In the seventies
an eminent lawyer and high-toned
gentleman OF TINS state was elected as
a justice of the supreme court. Be
fore taking his seat he was sent an
nual passes by several OF the railroads
of the state. which he returned. \
railway official who had sent one of
the passes, on meeting the justice
shortly afterward, said to him Did
you suppose 1 was trying to buy with
a pitiful little railroad pass?" ~jocularly
adding. Il know l would have to go a
great deal higher than that to get
you"
One Of the leading jurists of North
Carolina. a man who was on the SUI
ANIMALS at the end of the year and
preme court made a national reputa-
ton, was in the habit Of sending. in his
ANIMALS at tn end of tn yeear and
calling for the renewals. He took it
as a matter OF course, and yet lie was
never accused Of being the creature of
railroads.. No stigma was placed upon
him for this.
1t is against the law for railroads TO
give free passes to judges or anybody
else. The law should be obeyed.
Judges should lot be parties to it's vio-
lation. We are not finding fault with
the law, but WIKI this modern idea that
makes a criminal of every judge who
accepts a free pass and implies h
up to recent date we had a debauched
judiciary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
/, POLITICO-sOCIAL FIREBRAND.

Congressman Warner, of the house
committee on labor, yesterday made a
favorable report on the bill providing
for a commission to investigate the
condition of the negro. The report
says it is painfully apparent thai there
is less Of harmony between the two
races than there was at the time the
NEGRO was emancipated. He says the
aim of the bill is to acquaint the col
ored people with their true condition
in this country.
What other object "a the promoters
uf this measure have than an attempt
ito counteract the results of the fran
tchise amendments recently adopted by
several southern state? That is their
object, out the results will be much
more far-reaching. This measure is
about the worst thing for the negro
strife and create bitterness where
there is now peace and harmony. 1t
will create 4 desire in the negro to
again take an active part in politics.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Warmers state
|ment. there Is harmony between the
two races, at the south at least, so
long az the negro does not enter into
politics.
Mr.. Warner wants to acquaint the
negro with his true condition. What
can this commission, if created, tell
the negro of this that he does not al
~o-l- 1900 Tln~~ WOULD - r,,,ab
more sense in a commission that would
acquaint the people of the north with
the true condition of the negro and
convince thpm that what he needs and
wants is to be let alone by them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
OUR RELATIONS TO CUBA.

/; We cannot agree with those men
who take the position in congress or
before the country that we should place
the republic Of Cuba upon exactly the
same footing DIS all other nations in our
relations to them. Our relations TO
Cuba are entirely different from those
to any and all other nations. The
United States IS responsible for the es-
adjustment OF this republic. We took
these Cubans from under the Spanish
yoke and made an independent people
OF them-an independent, but weak
government. they are impoverished
by their struggle with Spain. They
are inexperienced in self-government;
they need all the help they can get,
and il is the duty of this government
to give them all aid possible not in
consistent with its duty to its own
citizens Furthermore this govern
ment Is in 4 measure responsible to
the other powers Cor the success of the
Cuban republic. If the people con-
tinue in their present impoverished
condition such discomfort will arise as
to make the maintenance of a firm
and stable government an impossi-
bility. We are bound by moral law.
and some European powers would
say by international law, as we'll as by
charity, to give these people all the
aSl NC
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
IMPERIALISM As THE ISSUE.

We said the other day thai the demo-
cratic platform for the next campaign
should not contain too many planks.
mentioning three issues which we
thought should be made most promi-
nant.
Congressman Richardson, of Ten
nessee, the dpmocatic leader in the
house, is credited with the statement
that the democrats will have but one
issue in the next campaign-the issue
of Imperialism. We cannot subscribe
to this. 1t is narrowing the issues
down too closely and selecting for the
sole issue a matter that is of less in
terest to the people han other points
OF Difference between the parties.
The issues must be such as will at-
tract the attertion of the people and
turn their syInpathies to our party.
The masses care less about imperial
feSm than any of the other important
differences between the two parties. If
in imperialism Mr.. Henderson means
to include the administrations policy
toward the Philippines, then he
strengthens his position.
The democrats now have good pros
poets for victory and these prospects
are growing brighter every day. With
the right kind of issues their success
is almost ASSURED. Then let them be
wise n prudent in formulating those
issues.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN GREAT


The state department has recently
given to the public a report made by
u consul at Liverpool, Mr.. James
Boyle, under the title Municipal So
cialism in Great Britain"
The report deals with the rapid prog
ress in Great Britain of municipal
ownership of street car lines, water
works, electric plants. ETC.. and the re-
suits of such ownership.
Mr.. Boyle says the sum invested by
British cities n towns in such plants
increased from s465. OO0, 900 in 1875 to ST.
500. 000. 900 in 1900. He says as to the
number of such plants:
There are now in Great Britain s3I
municipalities owning waterworks, 90
owning the street railroads, 240 owning
the gasworks and ISL supplying electric
ity. Most of these are in England.
municipalities were not allowed to work
the tramways, until 1896. 1t is estimat-
ed that hafo Of the g~as-users in England
use municipal gas"
AS to the results of this municipal
ownership-the benefits derived there
from by the people-it is stated that
Glasgow has one and two cent car fares.
In Liverpool it ranges from two cents
for three miles or less to eight cents for
over eight miles. In liverpool the mu-
nicipality owns lodging houses for the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
SENATOR HoAR's SPEECH.

For a staunch. dyed-in-the-wool re-
as did Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts,,
in the senate on Thursday. is proof
positive that the attack of the opposi-
ton on the policy Of the administration
toward the Philippines and the conduct
of affairs of the islands, is not a move
simply for party gain. 1t shows that
where the matter is studied from a
n~on-partisan standpoint, the attitude Of
the democrats is correct.
When a leading republican upon the
floor of the n a deliberately de-
Inounces the attitude of his party as
lone of the most wicked and foolish
chapters in American history: when he
says to them: What have your ideals
cost you? For the Philippine Islands
you have to repeal the Declaration Of
Independence. For Cuba you have act
ed on it, and INDICATED it. In Cuba
you have the eternal gratitude of a
free people. In the Philippines you have
the hatred and sullen submission of a
subjugated people. From Cuba you
have brought home nothing but glory.
From the Philippines you have brought
home nothing of glory" the people will
believe hin.
There is no political strife here. The
lcharges are not made by a man against
his political opponents, but are the
words of censure and warning to his
Iown party, and all fair minded men will
ISay thew are true.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
ST. FUTURE.

Has this city passed out of existence
or will it be rebuilt? The second
violent eruption Of Mont Pelee on n
10th instant completed the almost total
wreck from that of the Sth. The partly
destroyed houses have been completely
demolished and the ruins are buried In
lava, ashes n volcanic rock The
city has been completely annihiiated.
Even the surrounding country mas
been covered TO such a depth with the
steriI matter from the bowels OF the
earth that for many ears no Vegeta-
tiaa can exist. The town did not have
q good harbor, in fact hardly a har-
Il. at all IL looks as if this city of
20. 900 inhabitants has disappeared
flcn off the face of the earth for all
tine to come. st. Pierre Fuit' is the
eg--aph Mont Pelee has written upon
t.. tomb Of lava in which she has
IJried these 300 900 people.
Mont Pelee has not exhausted her
of destruction. Her volcanic
forces are still active and before they
subside h Inflated city will be
buried still deeper. Perhaps in ages
TO come, when all will be forgotten
except that somewhere on this island
thee was once a large city swallowed
up. IT'S accidental discovery will be
ma lie, as was Of Pompeii, and excava-
tons viii reveal the horrors of the
greatest disaster of centuries.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
AN OLD PLEA.

Ruined by a woman" is the excuse
offered by the friends of the ydisgraced
naval officer. How thai ola Adam plea
OF justification does bob up.-Wash-
ington Pos
During the thai of a case in one of
the central counties of this state in
which Senator Vance appeared as
counsel the attorney on the other side
put a woman on the witness stand.
She Immediately began to testify
strongly for the other side. The law
Yer sprang to mis- feet and asked the
judge to allow him TO withdraw the
witness, saying: The woman has
deceived ne" Senator Vance's quick
reply was: "Oh, Brother -. you know
thai plea was overruled in the garden
OF Eden
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
The Truckers and Farmers
Eastern North Carolina

value, at Sc; 12hc value at 10c. 54-inch
wide, strictly all Linen Damask, at 25s
a yard 400 yards OF Fine Dress Trim
ming Insertion, s yard pieces, at a
special price of sc Per yard.
$40 yards beautiful Silk Ribbons. No.
80, at &c a yard. ALI colors.
rs Fine White Madrar Quilts, not 31.1
but CSC this week. so fine Men's Suits.
nicely made and nicely lined, at $3.z5-a
suit cheap at $500.
Take your rest I'm the heat OF the day
and buy you a Hammock from Gaylord.
Over 100 to show-a Hammock with
nice pillow at CSC each.
Lace Curtains for your windows at
45c and up to $3.50 a pair.
Beautiful Dotted Swiss, AZ inches
wide, at Iec a yard. Crash Toweliing
at 3hc a yard Fine quality OF Bleach
ing, with no dressing, at &c a yard.
Hoping that you may have a pros
perous season. / am yours for \ farmer
son.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

Have mi lie quite a success This season
AID I ask that they let me rejoice with
them. Berg a farmers son myself
and living n a farm till I got it thor
oughly instilled in my mind I feel their
losses and appreciate their success as
they do. Now that the berry season is
over and The returns have about all
come in I know there must be many a
family that is needing their Spring
Dress Goods and Clothing. Hats and
Shoes n Underwear.
Gaylord's Big Racket Store has made
ample preparation to supply them all
with bargains of the rarest value.
Goods hiatt are serviceable an6 stylish
at unheard of prices.
We will sell this week 5000 yards
Lawns that are sc value at &c per yard.
5000 yards, good, ydrd-wiGe Shifting,
not &c but &c per yard.
5000 yards beautiful Calicos, all Spring
Styles and pretty colors. at &c a yard.
500 yards beautiful book-folo Linen-1oc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
APING ROYALTY.

The are criticising Presi-
lent Roosevelt's letter of c~ongratula-
tions to the young king of Spain on the
occasion of his coronation, presented by
DIR. J. l.. NJ. Curry, the special represen-
tative of the United States on that
occasion. There seems to be no objec-
ton to the tone or wording of the letter,
but the kick is made against the sigma
ture. the president simply signing it
Roosevelt" after the style of monarchs.
instead of following the precedents
established by all his predecessors.
If President Roosevelt intends tc
adopt the royal style of addressing
communications to other nations he
should not do it in any halfway style.
If this is his intention he should sign
such documents Roosevelt, p" and
should substitute the Royal We" for
the Republican T., which he used in
the body of his letter to the Spanish
king There is in this letter an incon-
gruity between the personal pronoun
used in the body of the letter and the
signature. 1t should be 81, Theodore
Roosevelt, president of these United
States" or I'VE, Roosevelt"
Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt would not care
to place the letter ''P" after the sigma
ture Roosevelt" in a letter to a poten-
tate of Europe for fear that it might
be construed into meaning "Pretender"
instead of president" However this
may be, the style of signature should
be in harmony with that of the body OF
the letter
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

poor. These houses contain simple con-
~veniences. and the rooms are rented at
a low rate. One of their features is =
gas supply On the penny in the slot"
plan
Consul Boyle in this report refutes the
claim that municipal ownership tends
to extravaganza and to discourage pri-
waite enterprises. He says the Liverpool
plan for furnishing lodging has succeed
ed where private endeavors failed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

Some of the delegates to the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
now in session IN Jackson, Miss, are
having a hard time in consequence of
the extreme heat They stayed in
their rooms all day Wednesday and
kept crushed ioz on their heads to pre-
vent sunstroke. Now if his we're 4
convention OF politicians they would
pull off coat, vest and collar, take
something to increase perspiration and
procSed to business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

Senator Quay, not being satisfied
with being boss of the great state of
Pennsylvania, desires to make the po-
Richard succeed him in the United
States senate A usurper of owe in
England once had a son named Rich
ard whom he wished to be his success
sor, but that Richard had sense enough
to Know he did not have the ability to
do if
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

Why a passenger having a fit in a
coach of a train on which President
Roosevelt was travelling. IN another
coach. should nave caused such a COM
motion anon the presidents body
guard of detectives IS beyond compre-
hension.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

The pictures Of the volcanic eruptions
and earthquakes now appearing in the
New York newspapers are remarkable
tributes to the gullibility of their pat
papers evidently think there is no truth
in the saying Of President Lincoln, that
though you can fool all the people
some times and some of the people all
the time, you nno fool all the people
ali the time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

y new departure is to be made in
postage stamps. For the first time the
face Of a will appear on them.
The next issue of Scent stamps will
bear the portrait of Martha Washing
ton. The stamps will not be issued un-
til next fall.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

Governor Odcll will retire from poll
ties. He probably prefers his last con-
nection with politics to De as governor
Of New York, rather than as defeated
candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27

White house yesterday hen President
Roosevelt received the officers of the
French army n nav who have been
to represent France in the exer
|cises commemoI alive Of the command
er of the French troops who aided the
American coloIlals in gaining the vic
tory at yorktown and thereby securing
American independence.