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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19
The Irrigation
Bill.

The Carson Appeal has the following
to say in regard to the irrigation bill:
The passing of the irrigation bill by
the Legislature makes new road in
Nevada law. The bill has been thor
oughly thrsshed out in committee and
caucus and in no instance has any Sc
rious objection been found with the
main features and intent of the law
The bill as passed is more to conform
with the requirements of the National
Irrigation law than for any local benefit.
The fact that Senator Newlands lent
his aid 10 its passage and explained the
details, probably helped the forming Of
the law. He set forth the claim that
only with a law OF such II nature, could
be expect any immediate action from
the government in reclamation, and with
this law as an expression of good intent,
he believes that Nevada will be among
the very first States to receive benefit
from the government.
The bill will define rights to both land
aud water, SO that government inspect.
ors and engineers will be able to handle
their subject matter without dispute
and without the question OF priority, as
that feature will be settled before the
work is commenced.
1t is further claimed that when the
law is in working order, that it will, to a
certain extent. eliminate lawsuits, as has
been demonstrated in Wyoming, where
the law, or one very similar, IS in opera
ton. Should the new law even do this,
it will more than compensate for the ex
pense to the State and people.
One of the striking incidents in con-
nection with the passing of the law was
the uhanimity that was shown by parties
directly opposite 10 political beliefs and
men who own water on each end of the
streams. Take the case of Senator
Dangberg aud Senator Williams. One a
Republican and the other Fusionist.
One hvirg at the head OF the Carson
river, the other at the Sink Of the Car
son, and yet both agreed that the law is
the best and most impor ant ever passed
by any session Of the Legislature.
Other cases OF almost tho same nature
might be cited, and 10 most cases the
men on the opposite side OF politics and
at the extreme e, DIS of the streams that
come under the law, voted for the
measure. With such showing, it must
be that the bill has unusual virtue. The
big land holders have joined issue with
the small holders, and they agree almost
to unit that the law, if carried out as
SET forth and intended, will result 10 the
upbuilding of great State aud hurry
national aid to districts that would be
wilderness withoutit.
1t must not be expected that the
change will come in day or year, but
by the time the Legislature copvenes
again, there should be some showing for
the work and the law will be 10 some
manner demonstrated. Ii is IA big prob
lem and locks exceedingly good to laymen.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19
nOre Railroad
Talk

There has been a good deal of news
paper talk in the San Francisco papers
the past week about the Goulds securing
western terminal grounds for trans
continental line, passing through Beck
with pass over the Sierras. The Ogden
Standard has the following editorial
upon the subject:
The San Francisco papers are filed
with guesses as to who is back of the
proposed road from San Francisco to
Ogden. The best opinion is that Sen
ator ". A. Clark and George Gould are
the projectors, although Hill and Nor.
gan are mentioned in connection with
the extension of the Burlington west
ward from its present Wyoming termi-
nus.
The Standard has it on fairly good
authority that the Oregon Short Line
has compromised with Senator Clark by
purchasing his terminal interests, which
were the basis OF bis San Pedro-Salt
Lake road, and the Short Line is now to
build on to the coast over the Southern
route, thus eliminating the Montana
millionaire. Therefore it is quite pos
sible that Senator Clark, with his ac-
customed shrewdness, has taken his
money out OF doubtful venture to in
vest it in a more promising railroad
scheme which contemplates the con-
struction OF line from the coast through
Beckwith pass to Ogden. He may have
combined interests with George Gould.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19

The irrigation bill passed the As
sembly last Friday with only seven votes
against it. The Elko delegation voted
solidly against the bill as did Littrell OF
Lander, McCarren OF Washoe and Jacob
sen of Douglass. 1t went to the Senate
Immediately and passed that body with
only one dissenting vote, that of Hunter
of Elko. Senators Pitt, Gallagher and
Hardin were absent. Senator Williams
stated after the vote that he wished to
thank Senator Newlands for the work
he had done for the bill, and especially
for the ranchers on the Sink OF the Car
on.-Independent.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19

fraud. Senator Quarles is pushing the
repeal bill.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19
Effective Remedy.

A West End snopkeeper is credited
with having adopted a novel and sue
cessful method OF discouraging the femi-
nine habit of shoplifting. The reported
result is standing reproach to those
scientists who talk about "kleptomania'
and offer all sorts of excuses for ladies'
who habitually pick up small but valu-
able articles on bargain counters when
the clerk Is not looking
The shopkeeper's method when lady
has been detected "with the goods on
her. is to conduct her to his office and
offer the choice between arrest and be.
ing then md there summarily spanked.
The medical fraternity will be shocked
to learn that all OF the twenty women to
whom this proposition was made thank
fully accepted the alternative of spank
ing.
The shopkeeper wishes it understood
that he did not administer this punish
ment personally, but called in vigorous
woman employed about the premises as
sort of janitress whom he could de-
pend upon to lay on without remorse, as
she had brought up numerous family
in good order.
The shopkeeper suggests that to Pre-
vent any collision with the authorities
through the general operation of his
remedy, law be passed permitting pro-
pyietors of large stores frequented by
women to apply it at discretion. He re-
marks that not one of the subjects of his
system has ever offended again.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19

An exchange has discovered that the
moon gets full but she goes on shining;
the rain drops, but it gets up again; the
stars shoot, but do not kill; the willows
weep, but never shed a tear; night falls
but doesn't breathe; day breaks, but
does rot fall; tho fly swallows and the
swallows fly; the bees buzz, and SO do
all the pretty girls.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19
School Report.

Report of the Battle Mountain public
school for the month of January. No
of ooys enrolled IL. No. of girls en-
rolled H. Per cent of attendance %.
Honor Roll-Estella Weaver SO, Lulu
Weaver 81, George Norris 95, Fred Uren
81, Nellie Langford SO. Willie Middleton
81, Ida Weaver 95. Mary Bidart 81
Ernest Uren 96, Mary Egoff 95, Tommy
Ksndrick 81, Irene Hagar 81, Jimmie
Langford ~ Ralph Hagar 93.
II. L. RANDALL, Principal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19

The best physic. "Once tried and
you will always use Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets" says w.
A. Girard, Pease, VT. These Tablets
are the most prompt, most pleasant
aud most reliable cathartic in use.
For sale by the Horton Co.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

No. of boys enrolled II. No. of girls
enrolled 9. Per cent Of attendance So.
Harry Morris 50, Alfred Uren "a.
Marceline Bdart 94, Edith Kendrick 93,
Errol Licking 93, Juanita Bdart 90.
A. LEoNA ALLEN, Teacher.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

in the countries mentioned. But. these
exceptional celebrations In reality
strengthen the observance of the Ma
tiyity on Dec. %.
The Eastern church celebrated for
a time their Epiphania on Jan. 6. But
the Epiphania was not the Natalis.
The festival Is still held on Jan. 6 as
the Epiphany, or Manifestation of
Christ to the Gentiles In the person
of the Magi, or Wise Men, through the
interposition Of star. The fact that
there was hesitancy on the part of
some In accepting Dec. 25, and a con-
troversy among others. and then the
final adherence of the whole Eastern
church, show conclusively that the
date was not blindly accepted. The
intelligent adherence of the whole
church proves that the observance
was based upon reliable data, sufi-
cient to satisfy the inquiry of indie
pendent minds To sum up: The re-
ception OF Dec. Is from the very first
by the Western church, the early sub
sequent adherence of the Eastern
church. and the unanimous acceptance
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Holly the "HoIy" Tree.

In the middle of the Forest Of Dean
England, there stands q building call
ed the Speech House, around which
grows a number of old holly trees
They were looked upon by the folb
OF the locality with so much venera
ton that, so recently as 1880, boughs
were cut from them and used to take
the place of the Testament In swear
ing In witnesses in the adjoining
court. 1t Is said that the ancient Brit
oRs held the tree as sacred. and plant
ed 1t round their villages in Cornwall
When holly came to be coupled with
Christmas other notions prevailed. IL
Rutlandshire it was thought unlucky
to bring 1t into the house before
Christmas. In the Western shires the
branches were taken home from the
churches which they had adorned anC
Kept for luck during the following
year. School boys used to make bird
lime by chewing the bark. Because
the leaves of it's lower branches are
more spiny than those of the upper
the tree escapes damage from cattle
which cause harm to most trees. Deer
how over, attack little Folks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

of the whole and undivided church
make us as certain as anything can,
short of mathematical demonstration,
of the correctness Of Dec. rs as the
true date of the Nativity.
But | presume the most convincing
OF all arguments will be allowed to
be this: On the Cross Our Lord COM
mitted the care of His blessed Mother
to His beloved disciple, st. John. She
spent the closing years of her life at
st. Johns home. The Nativity was
celebrated many times during her life
time. 1t is absolutely inconceivable
that the birth of her son could be ceie-
hrated with her knowledge and con-
sent on wrong date. II never before,
she must have spoken to St. John
after the ascension Of the night and
incidents of the birth OF Him they
both loved SO well. 1t Is inconceiv-
able that st. John could have cele-
brated the Nativity on any other than
the day of birth. st. John had a dis
Ciple well known in history, Polycarp,
bishop of Smyrna. He celebrated the
Nativity, and it is uncomfortable that
he. whose boast it was that what he
delivered he received from st. John,
could observe the Nativity on any
other than the correct date. Now
Polycarp had disciple named Ireneus
and Ireneus claims that he delivered
the doctrines and customs as he re
ceived them from st. Polycarp and
others. This Ireneus was made bishop
of Lyons, and delivered to the Chris
tians there the customs he had re
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Some Christmas Notes.

In Silesia there Is a superstition
that a boy born on Christmas day
must be brought up a lawyer or he
will become a thief.
Christmas mince pics in the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries were
made with crust so shaped as to rep
resent the manger.
In the fourth century the celebration
CT Christmas was fixed by the Latin
church for December 25th. Before
that time 1t had been a movable festi-
val like Easter.
In France 1t is common practice to
celebrate Christmas by giving an ex.
ira ration TO domestic animals, on the
theory that all creatures should unite
in rejoicing At this season.
In Sweden there is a superstitiop
that the men OF the extreme northern
regions become wolves during Christ,
mas week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Merry Christmas.

In the rush OF early morning.
When the red burns through the gray.
And the wlntry world lies waiting
For the glory of the day,
Then We hear a fitfui rustlinf
Just without upon the stair,
See two small white phantoms coming.
Catch the CLEAN of sunny hair.
Are they Christmas fairies stealing
Rows of little socks to fill?
Are they angels floating hither
With their message of good will?
What sweet spell are these elves Wea wing
AS like larks they chirp and sing?
Are these palms OF peace from heaven
That these lovely spirits bringT
Rosy feet upon the threshold,
Eager faces peeping through,
With the first red ray of sunshine,
Chanting cherubs come In view:
Mistletoe and cleaning holly,
symbols of a blessed day,
In their chubby hands they carry,
Streaming all along the way.
Well we know them. never weary
OF this innocent surprise:
Waiting, watching, listening always
With full hearts and tender eyes,
While our little household angels,
White and golden in the sun,
Greet us with the sweet old Welcome
Merry Christmas, every onev'
Louise AlCOtt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

Thousands this Christmastide win
be glad to read something about Him
SO humble as to be born of lowly
maia4'n, and yet SO mighty as to be the
ptvse on whom the universe resolves,
and the Lord of All. Graded in a
manger and wrapped In swaddling
slothes, He was yet worshiped by
sages and adored by angels. Sleeping
In the crevice of the limestone rock.
He was yet bathed with the light OF
heaven through the cleft in the mid
eight sky. Emptying Himself Of in.
effable glory. He yelled His Deity in
flesh that He might make poor human
lily to be partaker of His Divine Image.
In His Name send cordial Christmas
greeting to all my readers, and invite
their attention to the wondrous story
Of the incarnation and its accompany
ing events.
Not until the sixth century did the
church undertake to set forth author
ltatiyely the year in which Jesus was
born In Bethlehem" Then the work
was undertaken by Dionysius Exiguus.
Exiguus means little" but Dionysius
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
MIR. Growers Case.

Frederika, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Mr. A. 8.
Grover Is now "a years of age. For the
last 80 years he has suffered great
deal of sickness and, although he Is a
temperate man and never used spir.
it's of any kind, his kidneys had trou'
bled him very much. He said:
81 was told had Diabetes and my
symptoms correspondent exactly to
those Of young man who died of Dia-
betes in this neighborhood. My feet
and limbs were bloated quite little.
Il heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
at last determined to try them. took
In all ten boxes before was well and
now l can truthfully say that am all
right. The bloating is gone from my
feet and legs. l have gained eight
pounds in weight and can sleep well at
night and every symptom Of my trou-
BILE Is gone.
at is some time now since / was
cured and have not the slightest
return of any symptom of the old
trouble"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

daily In the continual burnt of
fering on the altar in the TEN.
pie. In addition there were spe-
cial offerings. These sacrifices re-
quired large ffocks. Shepherds were
needed to tend these lambs, types of
the Lamb of God" now born. The
pasturage where these lambs were fed
was the field of Bethlehem. The
shepherds were a quasi sacred order
inferior to the Levites. Their occu.
patton was similar to Abel's. 1t was
to these Shepherds. lowly but God
fearing men, that the angel appeared,
and the glory OF the Lord shone round
about They were engaged in dis
charging their duty, and to all doing
their duty to God and man will come
the glory of the Lord and the message
of peace, good will to men.
The events of Christ's sinless life
have not been recorded in the annals
of earthly history, nor emblazoned on
the rolls of earthly fame, nor heralded
in pomp and state by earthly trum-
pets: for He loved to manifest His
| spotless life among the nameless ones
of the toiling and busy throng; yet
there is a record kept of that stainless
| life in the pages of the Book of
Space, with a precision passing earth
ly effort and an exactitude which the
| spheres alone could give.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
SToRIETTEs.

The late Gustav Won Moser, the sue.
cessful German author of comedies.
whose name is best remembered In
this country In connection with THE
Private Secretary" used to show his
friends a little crystal urn in which
he ordained that his ashes were to
rest after his cremation. From ey-
cry one of the many laurel wreaths
showered on him after the premiere
or a new success so the story goes.
he used to pluck single leaf, burn
IT, and lay its ashes In the urn. And
SO. you see.' he was wont to say with
his sunny smile, one of these days I
shall really be resting on my laurels
And so 1t came about, for his whimsi.
cal request was scrupulously OBJ
served"
It is related that q Democratic
member once ventured to challenge
one of Uncle Joe" Cannon's state
ments. "Mr Blank is mistaken"
sharply replied Mr.. Cannon. This
form of denial was contrary to the
rules because 1t mentioned q member
by name instead of as the gentleman
from Indiana" The offended demo-
crat called the Speakers attention to
the breach of rules. The Speaker ex-
olained, and instructed the new mem
Der to proceed in order. With sweep
ing and courteous bow, which has
since become famous, Mr.. Cannon
said: "If the venerable and august
gentleman who Is such stickler for
the rules will bear with me, beg to
inform him that he lies under a mis-
take"
Professor T. N. Carver tells an
amusing story of a clergyman friend.
Who, upon one of his trips through the
West, observed that almost every man
he met and spoke with used profanity.
Finally he found one man who talked
to him for twenty minutes without us
ing an oath. AS they were about to
separate the clergyman shook hands
with the stranger, and said: "You
don't know how glad am to have a
chance to have talk with a man like
you. You are the first man have met
for three days who could talk for FIVE
minutes without swearing" The
stranger was so surprised at this de-
plorable state of affairs that he in
stantly and innocently calculated:
Well, I'll be damned"
General Gordon says that, on one
occasion during the Civil War, a
threatened attack of Federal troops
brought together a. number of Con-
federate officers from several COM
mands. After a conference as to the
proper disposition of troops for re-
sisting the expected assault, the South
ern officers withdrew into small log
hut standing near, and united in pray
er to Almighty God for His guidance.
AS they assembled, one of the gener.
ais was riding within hailing distance.
and General Harry Heth of Hills
corps stepped to the door of the log
cabin and called to him to come and
unite with his fellow-offlcers in pray
er. The mounted general did not I'M
derstand the nature of Generals
Heths invitation, and replied: mo
thank. you, general; no more at pres
emit; I've just had some.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

the Wise Men, or Magi, to Jeru-
salem, afforded another basis for
calculation. The celebrated as
tronomer, Kepler. who tlourished In
the end of the sixteenth and beginning
Of the seventh century, found there
was a conjunction of the three planets,
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. In the sign
Pisces, which is the sign Of Judea, in
A. U. C. 74S. This conjunction he as
sumed to be the Star of Bethlehem,
and accordingly fixed the year OF
Christ's birth at the date OF the con-
junction. Other calculations on the
same basis followed by such astron-
omers as Ideler, Wieseler, Pritchard,
etc. Wieseler arrived at the date $50
A. U. c., or B. c. 4.
But If there are slight differences
and consequent doubt in the exact
year in which the Savior of mankind
was horn,~ there appears to be no
doubt as to the day OF the month on
which the miraculous event occurred,
Tiz.. Dec. 20.
That the day was observed from
th> very first is beyond question
not universally observed, however.
But the exceptions do not in the least
invalidate the date of Dec. 25. It is
true that the local churches of Pales-
tine, Egypt, Cyprus, Antioch, ETC., OBJ
served on Jan. festival called Theo'
nhania God Manifest), a name equal
" applicable to the Nativity and
Epiphany, as Gregory Nazienzen point
ed out. This custom prevailed only
for a comparatively short time, even
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Christ's Birthplace.

According to an article by Paul
Carus in The Open Court, Chicago. the
apocryphal gospels tell a somewhat
different story of Christ's birth FROM
the canonical books. According to the
former, Christ was born in cave and
thence transferred to a stable, where
the OK and ass worshiped him, while
according to the canoEical gospels
the Nativity takes place in stable
The apocryphal legends proved Sc
strong that in spite of the canonicaI
version OF the story, a cave near Beth
lehem came to be finally regarded as
the place of the Nativity, and q
church was erected on the spot t.
commemorate the event and still
stands as a lasting monument of this
belief.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Celebrations the World Over
Christmas In the South.

Fireworks are being shipped into all
parts of the South for the Christmas
and New Year holiday celebrations,
says the New York Tribune. Large
consignments have been going out
every day during the past three or
four weeks, and these shipments will
continue until after Christmas. 1t
was estimated by two prominent local
dealers last week that not less than
100000 worth Of Roman candles,
rockets, pinwheels. crackers, torpe-
does and colored fire powder will be
set off south of the Mason and DiXon's
line during the last week Of the dying
year. In the South the Christmas
celebration takes the place of the In
dependence day celebration, there be-
ing little demonstration there on the
Fourth of July. This has been true
for many years, both of the cities and
country districts, but since the Span
ish-American war the people OF the
South have entered more heartily into
the noisy observance Of the Fourth
Colored folks will spend their last
dollar for firecrackers and rockets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Celebration at Lima, Peru.


Probably the most gorgeous Christ
mas spectacle in the world takes
in Lima, Peru, where a wonderful pro
cession several mnes long winds
through the streets, bearing figures
of hundreds of saints and the sacred
pictures Of the cathedral. Many thou
sands of soldiers in their bright uni
forms, Indian women, decked will
ribbons and flowers, and asses heavily
laden with choice fruits and harness
ed with strings Of golden bells all ap
pear in line, and on stands passed
by the parade are representations .,
scenes from the Nativity. At night
the whole city makes merry with gui
tars, castanets and weird native
dances, and the celebration ends witt
great public feasls where rich anC
poor exchange greetings.