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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
A Bold

Reporters sometimes report speeche.
they do not hear and bad work they
make of 1t. An enthusiastic Irishmac
was once hoaxed by q wag to reporting
a speech in parliament by Edmund
Burke IN the merits Of the potato as an
article of diet. The wag reported the
speech apparently from his notes. and
the reporter, doubling his good
faith, handed In a report. The next
morning all London was laughing over
the speech. which made Mr.. Burke at
tribute the superior virtue Of the Irish
people to the fact that they eat SO
many potatoes.
Another reporter Jared better who
made up n speech from his W imagi-
nation. 1t was a bold act, for the
Epeech was from the throne, George Ill
being the monarch. The ministers were
indignant at his impudence and were
eager to punish him with the severest
penalties of the law. But the good ma.
tured monarch ~interposed with q quiet
joke at the expense of the minister
who had prepared the speech read by
the king. Il hope the mans punish
ment will be of the mlldest Sort" said
King George, because l have read
both, and, SO far as | can understand
either Of them. | like the reporters
speech better than my own"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
The New Man and Hi. Pine.

One of Cleveland's leading business
concerns hired d new man the other
day and a little later, when the super
intendent passed by, he noticed that
the new man was smoking a pipe. The
rule against smoking on the premises
is q rigid one
"See here, my man." cried the oti-
cial, "you can't smoke here"
The new man looked up and nodded
and the superintendent passed along.
A half hour later he was back again
and. 10, the new man was still enjoy
ing his pipe!
Say" the official cried. didn't I tell
you that smoking was not permitted
hereY'
you did" replied the new man.
didn't you understand met"
"Ldid."
"see here, perhaps you don't know
who I amp
THAT'S a true word"
swell. I'm the superintendent"
The new man looked up at the OH
cial with an expression of deep inter
est.
Are you. sure?" he cried. "Supcrin.
tendent. eh? Well. it's a fine job-take
care of It,"
Anc he calmly returned to his work.
cleveland P.sa.n Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27

On either SIDE of the commons cham.
Der Of our parliament house there is u
distinct line along the floor. and any
member who. when speaking. steps
outside the line on his side is liable to
be called to order. These lines are
supposed to be scientific frontiers, and
the neutral one between is beyond the
length of d sword thrust. and. although
ccpt those who are selected 10 move
and second addresses to the throne on
certain occasions. the old precaution
still fingers on.-Westminster Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27

Anybody goin home Nth you, Ltzaf''
goes to bed thrilled with an expecta-
ton. He muses., II will see somebody
tomorrow"
On the morrow the woods are full of
music. The great soul of day rises
with a burst of glory, and the streams.
bounding over the rocks or dreaming
among the ferns, laugh more merrily
and seem to be brighter thar they
were yesterday. Horses neigh near an
old log church. and a swelling hymn il
borne away on the blossom scented air.
The plowboy, sitting near the spring.
heeds not the sacred music, but gazes
intently down the shady road. He sees
some one coming-sees the futtering OF
O gaudy ribbon-and is thrilled. A
young woman comes up the read, coyly
tapping an old mare with a dogwood
switch, and, eager lest some n else
may perform the ~endearing Office. he
hastens to help the young wornan TO
nlight. He tries to appear nconcern-
ed as he takes hold of the bride rein,
but he stumbles awkwardly as he
leads the animal toward the horse
block. When he has helped her down
ard has tied the horse, 1t is his blessed
privilege to walk with the girl as far
IS the church door.
"What's Jim a-doin?" he asks as
they walk along under the embarrass-
ing gaze of a score of men.
"Plowed yistidy; amt dom nothin
today"
"Be here today. I reckon" he re-
joins.
"He went to preachin at E%beneezer."
"What's Tom a-doin?"
"Went to min yistidy; amt dom
notain today"
"Be here today. / reckon"
"He lowed he mout. but I don't
know whether he will or not"
"What's Alf a-doin?"
"Cut sprouts an deadened trees y.g.
tdy: amt doin nothin today"
"Be here today. l reckon"
"Yes. lowed he was comm with Sue
Prior"
Anybody goln home with you,
Liza?"
Not that I know Of"
"Waal, If nobody else amt spoke. I'd
like to 60"
Wen see about It." she answers and
then enters the church. lie saunters
OF and sits down under n tree where
a number # young lei are wallowins
on shawls spread on the grass. The
preacher becomes warm In his work,
and the plowboy hears him exciaim,
What can n man give IN exchange
for his own scrl?" But he is not think.
ing of souls or Of any existence beyond
the horizon of this life. His mind is
Oh the gill with the gaudy ribbon, and
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
A BaCkwOods
Sunday ss 81
By Opie e
Copyright. 1901. by opie Read.

SUNDAY in the backwoods Of
~ Tennessee, viewed by nj
Is.SisTH whose feet rarely stray from
G-A1-D the worn paths of active life,
may hold nothing attractive, but to the
old men and women-the youth and
maiden Of the %soil-it is a poem that
comes once a week to encourage young
love with its soft sentiment and soothe
old labor with its words of promise.
IN the country where the streams are
SO pure that they look like strips of
sunshine, where the trees are SO ancient
that one almost stands in awe of them,
where the moss, SO old that 1t is gray
and, hanging from the rocks In h
ravine, looks like venerable boards
growing on faces that have been hard
ened by years Of trouble-in such d
country even the most slouching clown,
walking as though stepping over clods
when blowing where the ground breaks
up hard, has in his untutored heart d
love of poetry. He may not be able to
read, may never have heard the name
CT a son of genius, but Ia the even
ng, when he stands on a purple knob"
watching the soul Of day sink out of
sight in a faraway valley, he is q poet.
When the shadow of Saturday night
falls upon a backwoods community In
Tennessee, n quiet joy seems to Turk in
the atmosphere. The whippoorwill has
sung unheeded every night during the
week, but tonight his song brings a
promise of rest. The tired boy sits in
the door and, taking off his shoes,
strikes them against the log doorstep
to knock the dirt out, and the cat that
has followed the women when they
went to milk the COWS comes and rubs
against him. The humming bird. look
ing for a late supper, buzzes among the
honeysuckle blossoms, and the tree
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
Unhappy

Kind Gentleman-Why are you cry
ing, my little lad?
Urchin-Boo-ooh! Billy Wells hit
me. an feythcr hit me because l let
Billy hit me. an Billy Wells lit me
again because | told feyther. an now
feyther'll hit me again because Billy
(Exit kind gentlemanJ-Chums.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27

At Any Rate He Arouse Discussion
Lueille-Cholly Is such an uninterest-
Ing person.
Helen-Oh, / don't know. lie gave
rise to an animated discussion last
night as to whether a person can be
considered absentminded when his
mind Is neither here nor elsewhere
Town and Country.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
His Taken.

Aggie-He told me l wuz de only
CURL he ever loved.
Katie-Well, when n Teller talks like
dat give him de googoo eyes reversed.
He's nuthir but a born diplermat!-
Puck.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27

WANTED5 YOUNG MEN from Ian
der county at once to prepare for posi-
tons in the Government Service-Rail-
way Mail Clerks, Letter Carriers, Gus
torn House and Departmental Clerks.
etc, Apply to
Interstate Cores. Inst,
Cedar Rapids, la.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
TIME CARD D.

II TIME CARD
Co. M-sezEz9EsFs1 -rTzsssssggsw
lfISEJ Msiiil1a lIs,salI
The following table gives the arrival and
departure of passenger trains at Battle
Mountain.
WEsTBOUND
ARRIVES DEPARTS
No.3 SOC, p. m. 3:03. p.
No.5 1910. y. m. 1851, p. IN.
EAsTBoDND
No.. 4:52. a. IN. 1853. a. m.
Not Acc, D. n. 4:10. D. M.
Local freight leaves Carlin at I n. IN,
Local freight leaves Winnemucca at Z a. MI:
daily arrives at Battle Mountain about 8 a. m.
The Nevada Central arrives from Austin 1T
70 go M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
and leaves for AUSTIN on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at ! 80 A. NJ
W. 7. oNYoN. Agent.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
Scunt Consolation,

The Pesslmist-The longer | live III
the world the worse 1t seems to get.
The Optimist-Oh, well, don't let n
little thing like that worry you. Per-
laps 1t will be better after you get out
Of it.-Chicago News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
Nnchclor,s Cnmmenf.

"a great German doctor advises mel
TO wed ard not die young"
Eyes, but sensible men prefer q quick
death to slow torture" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27

SUNDAY In the backwoods OF
Tennessee, viewed by one
whose feet rarely stray from
the worn paths of active life,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
Virtue Is not left to stand alone. he
WHO practices It viii have neighbors.--
Confucius. 4.
Fully Stumbled.

HE snys be has no use for a barber"
y guess that is true. He shaves him.
self and cuts bis own hair and. | am
told. has even got into the habit Of
talking to himself. W Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
Unsolicited.

Your medicine has helped me Won
derfully." she wrote to the patent medi-
cine house. Three weeks ago | could
not whip the baby. and now | i'm able
to thrash my husband. Bless your
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-27
UNDER TWO FLAGS

che noise of the assembling battalions
could be heard by night and day. a
eraye where the troops as they passed
Il by saluted and lowered their arms In
tender reverence. In faithful, unasked
homage, because beneath the flag they
honored there was carved In the white
stone one name that spoke to every
heart within the army she had loved.
one name on which the Arab sun
streamed as with a martyrs glory:
CIGARETTE. {
CHILD or THE ARnr, SOLDIER OF FRANCE
THE END
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
PEACE WITH KANSAS CITY.
Great Western Thinks It Can Explain
That Omaha Rate.

Originally Kansas city and Omaha had
the same proportional rate of IA cents to
Minneapolis and when President Stickney
lowered the rate 5 cents from Omaha he
left it at IA cents from Kansas City. The
Great Western figure, it is said, enables
the dealers of Omaha to make figures
about cents better on the bushel than
Kansas City can offer.
Freight traffic officials of the Chicago
Great Western who are located in Chicago
do not anticipate serious trouble over the
Kansas City situation. The cents differ
entail is said to be the proportion of the
through rate haul and is considered fair
The Great Western traffic officials say
that what Kansas City really wants is the
same rate Omaha receives for a haul con-
siderably longer.
1.-THE board of trade of Kansas City"
said an official Of the Great Western yes
terday, lis a trine off on the subject of
rates This question has been matter of
controversy for some time past and Kan
sas City is just as far off as ever So Tar a
as the Great Western road IS coneern 14
we do not consider that there is any. dts
elimination against Kansas City and we
do not look for much trouble as the result
of our action. 1t is probable that when .si
the Kansas City grain men and the on1-
Gals of the Great Western get together
and talk the matter over this hostile feel
ir11r a a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
PLEASE THE HOLSTERS.
They Like the Kansas Agricultural
Reports

In an editorial review of the latest quar-
terly report of the Kansas Board of Ag-
riculture the Farmers Guide of Indiana
says among other complimentary things
the following:
Again we have the pleasure of acknowl-
edging receipt of the quarterly report of
the Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
This time the work is entitled Modern
Dairying,' and is especially devoted to
study of that branch of agriculture. AS
is characteristic of these quarterly reports
the matter contained is thoroughly up to
date and comprises the best that can be
had upon the subject. 1t is generally
known that these Kansas reports have
little about them common to the general
run Of state board reports, but are, in
stead, volumes reporting to the country
the latest and best authentic accounts and
discussions of the leading topics which
have bearing upon a certain phase of
farming Different departments of the
farm are taken up at different times and
treated very extensively. These reports
are peculiar to the Kansas board and
have become widely known and appreci-
ated by the great mass of farmers
throughout the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
cAssATT BECOMES CAREFUL.
Trying to Run Pennsylvania in More
Economical Basis.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 26.-President A.
j Cassatt and party of officials of the
Pennsylvania railroad have been here
and gone, and SO far as the general pub
lie is officially informed, Mr.. Cassatt
merely wanted to look over some Of the
Improvements being made. Rumor has
It, however, that the prime object of
his sudden trip west was to make an
inspection of these Improvements, with
view to retrenchment, to see what
could be left undone and still not i'm
pair the service of the road. For two
hours this morning Mr.. Cassatt was
closeted with James McCrea, first vice
president of the Pennsylvania lines west
special train pulled out over the west
Pennsylvania railroad to make the trip
back to Philadelphia. At this season Of
the year the engineers submit their es-
Inmates, and it is believed here that the
object of the trip was to see how much
these estimates could be cut.
It is rumored here that the Wabash
is surveying a new eastern road that
will parallel the Pennsylvania, but
which will be 70 miles shorter between
here and New York. The route proposed
is up the Allegheny to Kiskiminelas
Junction, across Armstrong and Indiana
counties to the west branch Of the Sus-
quehanna and along that stream to Will
Transport, to connect with the Delaware
& Hudson. 1t is said the route was or
igina1ly planned by E. L. Fuller, of the
Pennsylvania Coal company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
FRIEND OF PULLMAN.
R. W. Goodell, Pioneer Sleeping Car
Advocate, Is Dead.

BY the death of Colonel r. w. Good
ell, in Denver, recently, the railroad
world lost one of its most conspicuous
figures. In the early SOS Colonel Good
ell, while superintendent of the Chicago
& Alton, executed on behalf of the com
pany the first contract ever made with
the late George NJ. Pullman for a Pull
man sleeping car. 1t was largely
through Colonel GodelIs influence and
sagacity that this first recognition Of
Mr. Pullman's sleeping cars was made
possible. 1t also gave the Alton the dis
tinction of being the first road to use
them.
Originally three different makes of
sleeping cars were submitted to Colonel
Goodell. After examining all of them
he chose Mr.. Pullman's. Colonel Good
ell took Mr.. Pullman to the Atoms car
shops at Bloomington, ILL.,. and the first
Pullmans were made from two Alton
coaches The contract provided that the
Alton should keep up the outside of the
cars, after providing them, and that
Mr. Pullman was to equip and main
tain them.
When Mr.. Pullman provided his first
drawings and patterns for the cars
Colonel Goodell's recommendations on
changes and details were of immense
value to him and the friendship between
the two, formed at that time, continued
until the death of Mr.. Pullman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Burlington Wants TO Use Santa
Fe Tracks.
Needs an Outlet to the Gulf of
Mexico.
HAUL ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Rates Prohibit Shipments to
Atlantic Ports.
Kansas Wheat Is Now All Going
to the Gulf.

Chicago, H., Nov. 26.-The action of
the eastern trunk lines in advancing
grain and -four rates to the Atlantic
coast is likely to result in the construc-
ton or requirement of an independent
outlet to the gulf by the Burlington and
probably some of the other Chicago
Missouri river lines.
Negotiations are said to have been
opened by Mr.. Hill with the manage
ment of the Santa Fe, and the latter
appears to be favorable to granting the
Burlington trackage rights over it's line
from Superior, Neb., to Galveston, Tex.
Those of the western roads not hav
ing lines to the gulf are practically
shut out of the export flour and grain
business from Nebraska, Kansas, and
other southwestern points on account of
the prohibitive rate established by the
eastern roads. Even at the present 1872
cent rate to New York, the gulf roads
have the advantage in the rate of 9
cents, and with the cent advance to
New York the rate to the Atlantic coast
will be at least IL cents higher from
the Missouri river than the rate from
Kansas City to the gulf
The Burlington, which runs through
the center of Nebraska, will be more
seriously affected than any of the other
ROADS. 10 ma an Outlet Tor us Ne
braska business to the gulf the execu-
tive officers of the road are now con-
sidering plans for getting a line to the
gulf. J. ]. Hill appears to be in favor
of such a move.
Overtures. it is said. have been made
by Mr.. Hill to E. H. Hartman for the
sale Of the Kansas City Southern to
the Burlington. Mr.. Hartman, how
ever, is said to be disinclined to sell,
as he needs the road as an outlet for
TTninn
Missouri, Kansas & Texas would also
make good gulf outlet for the Bur-
lington, but 1t would require the build
ing of a connecting line. This road is
controlled by the Rockefellers and,
though they have no particular use for
1t, are said to be disinclined to give it
up to Mr.. Hill. except at an exorbitant
price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26

ing your wonderful Swamp Root began
to feel better.
I was out Of health and run down gem
orally; had appetite, was dizzy and
suffered with headache most of the time.
I did not know that my kidneys were the
cause of the trouble but somehow felt
they might be.and l began taking Swamp
Root as above stated. There is such a
pleasant taste to Swamp-Root and it goes
right to the spot and drives disease out of
the system It has cured me and l cheer
fully recommend it to all sufferers Crate
fully yours, MRS. A. L. WALKER,
46 West Linden ST., Atlanta, Ga.
Are you as well, strong and vigorous
as you used to be? Are you sometimes
discoura ged, and think you'll never be
any better?
Can you tell the cause of your
trouble, or what makes you sick?
Do you know that about nine-tenths
of all sickness is caused by kidney
trouble?
Have you ever stopped to think that
your kidneys may be the CAUSE of
YOUR poor health?
Most people do not realize how much
work the kidneys are required to do
every dav.
Every drop of blood in the body must
pass through and be filtered by the
kidneys thousands of times every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
TO RUSH TREATY.
It Will Start Back Same Day It
Reaches the Isthmus.

Colon, Nov. 26.-It is proposed, when
the messenger bearing the Panama
canal treaty reaches Colon, December l,
to have a special train ready to trans
port him quickly across the Isthmus to
Panama, where the treaty will undoubt-
eddy be signed by the members of the
junta. The train meantime will be kept
waiting and when the treaty has been
signed its bearer will be promptly
brought back to Colon. The steamer
Yucatan, due to sail December 1 for
New York, will be delayed until the
messenger arrived when he will embark
on the Yucatan. thus starting for New
York on the same day that he arrives.
This proposition is meeting with some
opposition, those desiring to discuss the
treaty at length fearing that its terms
will be too favorable to the United
States. It is probable, however, that
this opposition will be overcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
he Moves Santa Fe officials.

The absence of Harve Coney, Santa
Fe depot master at Guthrie, to help T.
z. Purdy's family get fixed up in their
new home recalls the fact that he has
moved practically every Santa Fe Off
cial both into and out of Wellington
for many years, says the Wellington
Mail. Trairmaster Bob Dowell is the
only notable exception but he had
nothing to move except his bachelor
gripsack Before Coney went into the
railroad service he's was the popular
house cleaner of the city. The higher
railroad officials nearly always move
before their families do. A new We'll
lington official soon learns of Harve
Conveys skill and reliability as a
mover" The result is that he Is sent
to the officials last residence to pack
and move his effects to Wellington. In
the same way he moves them to
their new locations when they leave
here.
In his role of mover, Coney has trav-
eled owe rmuch of the Santa Fe system
on passes. of course One of his first
jobs in this line was moving Supt.
Bailey to Wichita. He moved Supt
Ayers to La Junta, and a long list of
others to the various points to which
they have been assigned. He is an
artist in his line with no known equal
in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-26
COST TOO MUCH.
Southwestern Lines Close Up Com
missioner Steele's Colonial ton Office

Southwestern Lines Close Up Com
missioner Steele's Colonization Office
st. Louis, Nov. 26.-At the annual
meeting of representatives of the lines
belonging to the Colonization Agency of
the Southwestern lines yesterday at the
local offices of the agency it was de-
termined that the agency should be
closed at the end of the current year.
The agency was established for one
year with a choice of continuing the
work for three years, if deemed neces-
sary, but while it is stated that the
1abors of the agency have been satisfac-
tory the desire of the lines interested
is to curtail expenditures as much as
possible.
A representative of one of the lines
stated that the agency, even in the short
time it has existed, had, through the
efforts of Commissioner Steele, stimUla-
ted real estate men and citizen associa-
tons to make stronger and more con-
certed efforts for immigration into their
territory but it was believed that lines
in direct communica ton with the terri
tories, where these efforts were made,
could now work more effectively by di-
rect communication than through a CEN
trail agency and with less expense.
Commissioner Steele was therefore d.
rected to take all necessary steps to
close his work November 30.