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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Brousham and Mulled Port.

Lord Rrougham, who as a member
Of the house of commons IA n most
abstcniops man. upon his promotion
to the peerage acquired less commend.
able habits. During his long and im-
FASHIONED appeal to the lords to re.
frain from rejecting the reform bill
Of 1882 ssfve tumblers Of muiled port,
with o lash Of brandy. were brought
to him ut intervals" When he came
to hia last sentence CT warn you, |
implofe you-yea, on my Bonded knee
l gupplieate you-reject not this bill')
he knelt on the w~oolsack, whence he
slipped to the floor. 1t is recorded in
the Lives of the Lord Chancellers'
that "he remained some time as II in
prayer. but his friends. alarmed lest
he should be suffering from the effects
of mulled port, picked him up and
placed him safely on the woolsack."
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Thuaderstorms Mt sea.

An electric storm at sea Is n of the
alarming experiences TO which a mari.
ner is exposed, but as a matter of rec
ord it is one that is least fruitful in dis
astrous results. AS a rule few precau-
tons are taken to guard against a
stroke Of lightning. especially in the
merchant service. Ships of war ere
usually fitted with lightning conduct.
ors. q p~iecaution made necessary by
the explosives stored away in Their
magazines. But these safeguards are
seldom seen on a merchant vessel. and,
judging by the extreme rarity of the
cases where they have been struck.
Jacks claim that he is safer on the
ocean than on shore during an electric.
al disturbance must be admitted.
1t is a well established theory that
one caught in a thunderstorm should
not take shelter under a tall tree. espe-
cially If it stands in a clearing. Why
lightning should strike an isolated
piece of timber on shore and spare 1t
after it has been converted into a YES
sells mast is yet to be satisfactorily ex-
planned.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Altar of Hoses.

In trade the rose is very valuable, as
the affairs of India and Persia sell at
q very high price, and there are large
districts of rose gardens in which men
and women are employed, the harvest
months being March and April. In
Turkey also rose farming is largely
carried on, and a very fine altar is got
from the rose grown in kashmir
Even rosewater is a luxury which is
by no means to be despised as to price.
but the altar of roses is immensely
costly. and 1t takes an enormous mum.
Der Of flowers TO distil even a few
drops.
The altar is said to have been first
discovered by the favorite wife OF
Jehan Jeer. through whose garden ran
a canal of rosewater, on the surface Of
which the begun found a few Drops
Of the precious altar or oil floating.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Manhattan Full of Holes.

Manhattan Island is like an n
NOUS coal mine, with intricate CALLER
les and apartments underground. a
large srotp of curious subterranean
rooms and passages is TO be found at
the foot of Broadway, extending out
literally to the east and west. An al
most continuous line of them follows
Broadway. Several of the banks and
trust compan MES have offices fitted up
below the crowded sidewalks. where
rows of clerks work silently. unmind-
full Of the rush and turmoil above their
heads. In the safe. deposit vaults built
below the pavements Of Broadway,
Wall. Nassau and Broad streets are
stored millions Of dollars worth of Sc
curities. oyer which the crowds hurry
oil day heedlessly.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
THE G FIGHTING.
How a Eu-I Elk Won a Battle by 8
Solar Pfexus Blow.

Solar Piexus Blow.
The cougar does not leap upon its big
game nor drop upon it out Of treetops.
but sneaks close or les in wait upon
the level and goes from cover in a
straight rush like the tiger or thu hunt
ing leopard. Ii endeayors TO SEIZE upon
The lower throat or shoulder with its
teeth and to twist the quarry. head
against this purchase In its
full forearms until the neck is broken.
Failing in its attempt, yet making
good its catch hold, the cougar will-to
put 1t m~odernly-go in and finish In
any old style. 1t will usually finish
once tooth and claw are engaged, but
sometimes it fails and even gets the
worst OF an encounter.
Felix Michaud. a NEST reliable free
trapper of the cid regime. one told me
he had watched a lion stalking Il bull
elk. 1t was a Teton mountain cougar
Of the big variety. 1t went frona cover
in a headlong rush. but missed its Eeek
stroke as the bull lunged ahead. catch
ing him at the point of the shoulder
and going under bis belly. Both ark
mails were bowled over in a mixup Ct
hair, hoofs, claws ard horns. In Il
brief struggle. as they rolled over to
gether. the cougar was thrown TITO tAa
air, as if ho.sted by a spring ttsD. b.
u conyulsive kick from the bulls hind
leg. The naddened elk gained It's less
and chased its enemy of the Geld. III
unlocked for punch In the wind lao
taken the sand out of prssy.-ogtng.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

Doots and shoes in England have
beer subject to n verr considerable fall
In prices of late years. Partly this is
ewing to the use OF machinery. partly
to the employment of lads where men
used to do the work. partly 10 the use
of what was formerly waste material
hnd partly 10 sheer dodgery and trick
ers. Mems lace boots are now to be
bought for IS. LID. They are made Of
leather. too. and TO look az them you
might think it genuine enough.
The truth is. however. the uppers ara
made of what are known as center
splits" and the soles are an artificial
compound of leather waste. The zen.
ter splits are very ingenious ferrs Of
shoddy. Good. honest skins are Gun
uingly split into three thicknesses. The
center sheet is soft and sponr; and
has no natural grain upon it Bot this
defect in its appearance is supplied by
a process of printing which produces
a surface grain" and makes 1t, 10 the
inexperienced eye. Just like ordinary
leather. 1t is then made up into boots
that give every promise OF good service,
q promise to the eye. to parody Mac
beth-pretty certainly destined TO be
broken to the hope.-Chambers' Jour-
nal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

Years ago a Scotch ereat-grandaa
brought to America a piece Of sand
rock that some persons thought Wig
intended for a grindstone. What caused
them to think SO was not because 1t
was round. but on the upper side 1t
was followed out like a saucer, and
the other side had n small projection
like a chocolate drop In shape and
size. Soon this was discovered to be
what is termed a drip stone and
when set in a shady place and the
saucer side filed with water will de-
liver crystal pure and cold drops from
the underside. The water is absolutely
clean and pure as the result of this
homely process. The idea was original
ly taken from the o~rientals. no doubt.
New York Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
1t WINS Up.

There was a newly welded pair
whose honeymoon trip took them across
the Atlantic. The bride had been
something of a y~achtswoman and was
not affected by tie swell, but her mate
was a bad sailor and took to the rail
late OH the first day out. She did what
she could to comfort him. hut he was
difficult. She thought a touch of the
romantic might get him out of his
mood. so she tried this:
""The o is up; isn't it. Garlipg:"
yes" he said languldly-"that is. il
] swallowed it."-philadeiphia Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
INDIAN M BUFFALO,.
How the Latter Turned Hunte asi
Chased the Red Man.


A retired officer of the Northwest
mounted police who took part in a Mis-
souri buffalo run forty years ago de-
scrlbes the impression at the time as
Of an earthquake. The g%alloping
horses, the rocking mass OF fleeing buff
falo, the rumbling and quaking of the
ground under the thunderous pound.
ing. were oil like q violent earthquake
The same gentleman tells how he once
saw a wounded buffalo turn on an In
dian hunter. The mans horse tool.
fright, Instead of darting sideways to
give him a chance to send a last finish
tug shot home the horse became wildly
hnmanageable and fed. The buffalo
pursued. OF they rushed. rider and
buffalo, the Indian cranfng over his
horses neck, the horse blown and
Jagged and unable to gain one pace
thead of the buffalo. the great angry
beast covered with foam, with eyes
like fire, pounding pnd pounding. closer
and closer to the horse till rider and
buffalo disappeared over the horizon.
ITO this day / have wondered what
became of that Indian" said the Off
Ger, for the horse was losing and the
buffalo gaining when they went behind
the bluff" This incident illustrates n
trait seldom found In wild animals. a
persistent vindictiyeness.-A. G. Laut
In Outing.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
BOATS BEFORE THE ARK.
Paintings IN Egypt show that Noah
Did Not Invent ships.

Did MOI lnFeEt ShfHs.
It is popularity supposed that Noah's
ark is the first ship of which we have
any record. but Egypt. that land OF
mysteries and surprises. shows paint.
lngs Of boats that were built and nayi-
gated at a far earlier period than 2sao
b. c.. which is the date usually as
signed TO the food. II may have been
one of lier boats thus pictured that pro
vided Noah and his three SONS with a
proper model for the ark, though the
proportions must have been different or
fewer animals must have existed.
J. de Morgan. the French Egyptolo=
eist, several years ago discovered IN
brick vaults near Cairo a number OF
boats that are certainly rs old as the
date at which the ark was built ard
perhaps a bit older. They are. it Is
true. but small craft. measuring SO feet
long. I or 8 wide and 80 to So inches
deep. They resemble In general form
the pictures painted by early Egyp.
tian artists. which show what boats
we're used seventy and even eighty GEN.
turtles ago. And today when the fellah
steps aboard his small oar propelled
skin be uses a vessel the shape Of
which has been little improved during
the ages that have passed since the
shepherd kings ruled the valley OF the
Nile.-Philaaelphia North American.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
4 SKULL foR "HAMLET."
sEe edo saener In Which Ia Eldes
cccfh Acquired One.

IKE I sanner In Which the E1dct
rcc{h Acquired One.
The elder Booth acquired a skull for
Use IN Hamlet in IN odd manner, ac-
ccrdiag to Il Story in Seen and Head.
The ~tragcdian. somewhat in his cups.
was travelling near Leuissil lie when he
took a horse from n field and rode OF
with II. Horse stealing at that time
WAS Il capital oIense In Kentucky, and
the greatest horse thief was a man
named Fontaine. Booth was soon over
taken and when asked where he got
the animal said:
Il captured him In a field back
here
Indeed" said one OF the farmers.
And what might your name bef'
MY name is Fontaine." said Booth,
without a smile.
"Fontaine.." calculated both men ST.
nultaneousiy. .rhen you are the very
man we want. Come back 10 town
with Us"
Certainly" said Booth in the most
good natured manner. and. wheeling
his horse. he rode back to Louisville
with his capters.
The city jail was thea In charge of q
Colonel Thomas. who knew Booth
well. We have brought you Fontaine.
the horse thief. and claim the reward"
said the farmers proudly. addressing
The jailer.
Where is hep they were asked.
Booth was produced. why. what
does this mean. Mr.. BOOTH" asked
Thomas.
Il haven't the slightest idea." said
the great t~ragedian. with the utmost
simplicity. Il met these two mon with
this horse. and they Insisted upon CIV
ing it 10 me. l guess they stole 1t. |
think one of them is F~oataine."
The rustics were about to be licked
up when by the most singular coin
cidence a man rushed to the prison
door on horseback and shouted out
the information that the real Foafaine
had been taken into custody. Booth
made Fontaine's acquaintance In jail,
and the horse thief, who was executed
later. left by will his skull to the actor
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

Ancient people had their tutelars
trees just as they had their tutelary
gods-the former being the affairs and
shrines of the latter. Among the Scan
dinavians the ash was held to be the
most sacred tree. Serpents. according
TO their belief, dared not approach II.
Hence the ONE left their children
with entire confidence under it's shade
while they went on with their harvest
ing.-Gentleman's Magazine.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
The Lacehark Tree.

The lacebark tree grows in the West
Indies. 1t is a lofty tree, with ovate.
entire. smooth leaves and white how-
ers. 1t is remarkable for the tenacity
of its inner bark and the readiness
with which the inner bark may be sep
arated-after maceration in water-in-
to layers resembling lace. A governor
of jamaica is said to have presented
to Charles II. n crayat frill and ruff
ies made of it
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
"A stranre Flower.

A strange flower has been borne by
a Malmaison rosebush growing in a
garden at Violet Hill, Stowmarkets
England. The bush was close to an ap-
pie tree. and on one of the largest buds
bursting into bloom five perfect apple
blossoms. each on separate stalks. were
seen growing In the center. AS the
petals of the rose developed the apple
blossoms opened. the two forming a Gu
rious contrast.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Sure to Plense One.

George Selwyn, the famous English
wit and man about town. took an ex-
traordinary interest in deathbed scenes,
criminal executions and funerals, and
In "Jesse's Memoirs" the story Is told
of him that when the first Lord Hol-
land was dying and learned that Sci
wyn had called to inquire after his
health he said: 1.-THE next time Mr..
Selwyn calls show him up. If | am
alive, | shall be delighted to see him,
and If | am dead he will be glad to see
mel"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Too Queer to Pass.

Yes, / still have the first dollar ]
wei made" said the gray haired pas
senger.
"The idear' exclaimed the travelling
acquaintance. and how did you keep
1t so longY'
ut was very imperfect, being my
first, and I'd have had trouble In pass
ing it."-Philadelphia Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
A Gentle Hint.

Lenders-Do you ever think of that
'ten spot" you borrowed of me?
Borroughs-Don't worry. l still have
II In mind.
Lenders-Don't you think it about
time you relieved your mind?-Ex-
change.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Didn't Count In the Eli.

DR.. Jalap-Well, you may thank
your fine constitution for pulling you
through. Nothing else could have
saved you.
The Convalescent-But ! cannot see
that you have made any reduction IN
your bill fer my fine constitutions
share In the cure.-Boston Transcript.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05
Razor Edged.

rs Miss Caustique still sharp in her
manner toward your"
II should say SO. Why, she's grown
so sharp that now she cuts me When
ever we meet."-New York World.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

Madge-EIaye you given Jack your
final answer yet?
Mabel-Not yet-but l have giver
hun my nno, "No."-BrookIyn Life
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

Congreve would prepare a drama
for the stage In q week or ten days,
though four or five times this period
was spent In revision.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

There's no possibility Of being witty
without n little i'll nature. The malice
of q good thing II the barb that makes
Il stlck.-Sheri6an.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

The paper was here to stay" writes
q Georgia editor, "but 1t accidentally
made money enough to leave."-Atlan-
IA Constitution.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-05

WANTED YOUNG MEN from Ian
der county at once to prepare for posi-,
lions in the Government Service-Rail-
way Mail Clerks, Letter Carriers, Cue.
tom House aud Departmental Clerks
etc. Apply to
Interstate CORES. Inst,
Cedar Rapids, Ia.
The Washington times., 1903-02-01

This is an age of great extrava-
eance in wearing apparel Even
the most modesty CARRIED wom-
an must spend just twice as much as
her grandmother did on her clothes
seventy years ago. or fan out Of thu
ranks of those who have right to
STYLE themselves we'll dressed
1t is also an age Of quick changes
in fashion. Therefore either a com
pIeteIy new equipment must be pro-
vfded 20 suit the chameleon-like
whinls Of Mime. Mode or def fingers
must work renovation changes that
viii bring existing toilets up to date.
Demand. when it's voice IS sufd-
GENTLY sh-iu and insistent. is al
ways answered by supply. Hence
there have already 1een established
in SOM cities depots where removal
ton and mending are asked for. The
busy housewife can deposit her pile OF
socks and stockings at such places
and get them darned at an averag &c
price of about five cents q pair The
girl who realizes the Importance of
being well groomed can send her skirt
suffering acutely from a frayed edge
The Washington times., 1903-02-01
FAMOUS WOMEN WHOM NO one EVER saw

tongue, has often a salutary and de-
terrent effect in determining our mo-
tives in cases of doubtful propriety.
How many thousands OF people are
there in England to-day who have ex-
ceIIent reason to bless the restraint
imposed at one time or another by the
fear of Mrs. Grundy? Think of her
as we may, revile, esteem, OF hold her
in affected indifference, Mrs. Grundy
is unqucstionably a potent factor in
the formation and development of our
national life and character. Mrs
Grundy. by common consent. is gen
orally imagined as a person of ad-
vanced age, soured somewhat by a
prolonged study of the folIies and
fraiIties of mankind, and, truth to
tell, she is getting on in years.
The famous monitress of decorum
first saw the light in 1898 in the pages
OF Thomas Morton, dramatist, the
author Of Speed the Plough.
Not that she had any real existence
even among the dramatis personae.
She is referred TO fully enough by Mrs.
AshfeId, one Of the characters. who
held her opinion in the highest esteem,
and whose reiterated ejaculation. Il
wonder what Mrs. Grundy would
say" so fncensed her husband that he
rather ungallantIy expressed his con-
viction that Dame Ashfeld's first
/ question on reaching the next world
would be Is Mrs. Grundy here?'
Mrs. malapTop.
Another famous feminine parsonage
whom no one ever sees, but whose
/ saIlies from time to time have contrib
uted to the gayety of nations. is Mrs.
MalapTOp
She. like Mrs. Grundy, is loug-lived.
/ SO far fack as 1775 Sheridan wrote his
/ inimitable comedy, The r walls, -
wherein one Of the characters IS Mrs.
The Washington times., 1903-02-01

THERE is a weIl-known lady Of
title whom no one has ever
L seen. At this season of the
year especially she is more than usu-
ally occupied in the numberless good
deeds with which her name is asso-
ciated.
Wherever distress and want rear
their grizzly heads. this lady is to be
found silently and unostentatiousiy
going about her self-imposed work of
love and mercy, cheering the broken
in spirit, succoring the helpless and
relieving the necessitous. OF aristo-
cratic lineage, Lady Bountiful deserv-
eddy ranks high. in the esteem of those
to whom kind hearts are indeed more
than 'coronets.
Very different is the character Of
another titled lady equally intangible.
Cold, selfish. heartless. going about
the world with tip-tilted nose and an
air of naughty superciliousness, who
has not at one time or another en-
countered the freezing glance of Lady
Dfsdain. and who is there who would
willingly undergo the ordeal implied
in a renewal Of the acquaintance?
Mrs Grundy.
What viii Mrs. Grundy say2'
No one ever saw Mrs Grundy in the
street, or met her at an evening party,
or invited her to picnic; but the IA
nous old lady, whom every one pro-
fesses to ridicule. but at the same time
secretly fears makes her presence
felt even more Palpably than if she
were a real corporeaI entity.
If she be inclined TO consciousness,
and afflicted with an unfortunate
habit of poking her nose into other
/ peoples affairs. it must be admitted
in the good danes favor, that the
| fear of her sharp eyes, and sharper
The Washington times., 1903-02-01

MalapTop, aunt and guardian II Lydia
Langufsh. the heiress. Mrs. Mala-
props remarkable faculty for misap-
plying words without mispronouncing
or misspelling them, mas made her
name a synonym for people who aim
at the exhibition of q higher education
than they possess. Her difHdent re-
quest that no -'delusions" TO the part
be made. her reference 10 a barbarous
''Vandyke" who was about 10 precipi-
tate her down the prejudice" and
her observation that her niece was as
headstrong as an "aIegory' on the
banks of the Nile. may be cited as
some of Mrs Balaprop-s earliest and
happiest efforts.
In this twentieth century Mala-
propisms mostly flourish in the pages
of the comic journals, but evidence is
not lacking that the delightful old
dame occasionally invades the thea
ter, the pulpit and even the precincts
Of Parliament.
Mrs. Partington-
How much service has been rer-
dered TO statesmen and the nation AZ
large as an apt Illustration of the Tu-
tility of attempting to oppose the in
evita able by Mrs. Darlington it would
be difficult TO determine.
Sydney Smith, in a speech on Re-
form. first drew attention to the ceIe-
brated lady. In the Winter Of 1924
he remarked. a great storm arose at
Sidmouth. and the tide rose to an in
credible height. threatening an who
lived near the beach with destruction.
As the waters rolled into the town the
excellent Mrs Partington was seen
in the minds eye of the orator-busy
with mop and pail, endeavoring 10
sop up the Atlantic.
Mrs Partington's spirit was up.
The Atlantic was aroused, but the
contest was unequal, and the iuvinci-
+ Bile ocean won the day
So Mrs. PaTtiDCtOa has passed into
our everyday speech To point the
moral Of cheerful acquiescenee in the
! inevitable only after our best efforts
have been put forward in vain.