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india

A Bombay correspondent writes that
much attention continues to be given in
India to frontier affairs. The concentra-
ton OF 10000 British and Indian troops
in the Northwest Province, and the push
ing forward Of some Of the military posts
close to the Afghan border. are current
topics Of bazaar talk.
The cause Of these movements il said to
be the reported unsettled condition OF
Afghanistan and the arrival of Russian
troops along the northern border Of that
country. Importance is also attached to
visit about to be made by Gen. Kitchener a
brother OF the Command er in Chief. To
Nepal against whose ruler an alleged plot
was recently discovered in India and some
Of the participants In 1t arrested at Benaree.
For some reason or other the Britisb
Indian authorities have issued Instructions
to the frontier officials that all packa aea
taken into Thibet are to be subject to risid
scrutiny, and in no case 10 steel or iron in
any formto be allowed to cross the frontier
from India. In one case email piece ~
sheet iron, which could not under any cir
cumstances be converted into weapons
was confscated. The consequence IA that
trade is checked, the belief being that
these measures OF the Indian Government
indicate coming trouble.
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ENGLAND'S UNKNOWN NELSON.
THE MAN WHO WOULD COMMAND
HER NAVY IN CASE OF WAR
Admiral Sir John Fisher Scarcely Known
Outside the service-The Greatest
Post In the Empire Held by the Son
OF . Singhalese WOman-Stories OF
His Iron WILLIS Ability as q Sailor.

Post In the Empire Held by the Son
OF . Sinshalese WOman-StOries OF
His Iron Will-His Ability as SAILOR
Ask any man in the British Navy who Will
be England's next Nelson If she has to en-
gage tomorrow in war with some CONT
mental Power and he will unhestatingly
reply:
why Jacky Fisher, OF course
Everybody in the British Navy knows
Fisher - Admiral Sir John Arbuth-
not Fisher. X. c. b.. - and believes
that he is the strongest and ablest in the
service. The officers Of the foreign navies
respect him for his strategical skill and
technical ability in handling a fleet But
the world at large hardly knows his name.
Very few of his fellow subjects could SAY
offhand who is Britain's chief Admiral and
yet he holds the greatest post in the
British Empire to which a subject can
aspire. His work is more responsible than
that Of the Prime Minister, because he is
the first man in the fighting fleets -whereon,'
as the articles Of war say, under the good
providence of God the wealth. peace and
safety Of the country doth chiefly depend
The strangest thing about this man who
bears upon his shoulders the weight of the
British Empire is that he is not an English
His father was a captain in the Seventy
eighth Highlanders, who settled in Ceylon.
and his mother was Singhalese woman of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
Can you do III The other road will

Can you do II? The other road Will. NJ
do YOU know what that means, Colonel?
asked the manager. well have to lay
| out some OF the most important passenger
trains on the line. stop track repairing
gang above St. Charles for a day and keep
all the trains of the main line at the divi-
sion for half an hour. Why. that will cost
a thousand dollars"
II didn't ask you about the cost OF 1t,
said Col. Blees. II asked you could you do
it2"
"Oh, yea we'll do it,
They did; the train reached Macon just
two minutes ahead Of the time necessary
to break all records between the two points.
The largest engine and the best enginemen
on the road were employed
Every station along the line was crowded
with spectators to see the Blees special
fly through. 1t was a fine advertisement.
Maybe the Colonel had little thought
Of this In making his contract. For their
parts in the enterprise each member OF
the crew received tiny gold souvenir.
Because OF this incident some said that
Col Blees had no idea Of the value OF
money. They said an outlay Of $500 would
have carried his friends into Macon just
as we'll as 81 900 and that he would have
been 500 to the good. But that 500 brought
In more orders for carriages and interested
greater number of people In the blees
Military Academy than three times that
amount would have done in advertising
in the trade journals and magazines.
Last year Col. Blees was enrolled as a
member of the bar. He Is also master
with the broadsword and dead shot
with a pistol He is baseball crank and
has built up winning nine out of his acad-
ov,,v atudepfc
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his gun crew at drill Fisher passed by
Lord, stiffen the Dutch!' he exclaimed
Cant you see your sights are incorrect!
The Dutchman called the crew to, at
tention, saluted the Admiral and remarked
sSlsms st 6fayefhfs e f Rnssh Carry
there, mem"
Fisher, usually the sterneet OF disciple
narans, laughed and walked on. He IL
never happier than when he has new story
TO tell againstNimself.
women. He never goes into port. II ne
can help it, without giving a ball on ms
flagship. He was great favorte WIN
Queen Victoria. and was deeply attached
When the French Admiral Geryais visited
Portsmouth some years ago, with his fleet,
Fisher was told of by the Admiralty to DO
the honors to him. The Queen called MN
to Osborne and said.
"Sir John. we have sent for you especially
Gervais. as he was so kind to us when we
were recently at Cimiez,' ~,
Madam" replied Jacky. gallantly. II
will even kiss him, if your Majesty
Sir John Fisher is honored by his political
superiors and the. permanent heads or the
Admiralty because he is the one man In
the British Navy who always holds his
tongue. In a career of over forty years
he has never spoken or written word for
publication he has never been guilty Of
the slightest indscretion, In these days OF
garrulous Generals and argumentative
Admirals that is a record worth having.
This strong. silent man has horror Of
notoriety. This trait in his character made
it impossible for him to get along amicably
with Lord Charles Beresford when the latter
WIS his second in the Mediterranean,
couple Of years ago Lord Charles IL a fine
sailor. but Fisher regarded him az leaky
vessel. incurably fond Of talking when he
ought to hold his tongue.
As one Of his fellow officers has remarked,
England's unknown Nelson has risen by
dint OF sheer brain power, cont inuity OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
what the Joint Snake Really 10.
From "a. pb;IodeInbio Rerord

Nearly everybody" said Zoo keeper.
"Seaisves IN joint snakes--bclieves in little
snakes that can dismembcr themselves into
four or Ave pieces and then come together
again. Sometimes these reptiles are called
glass snakes
Though there seems to be incontrovertt-
BILE evidence to the contrary. II is neverthe-
less fact that Joint snakes, glass snakes.
don't exist There does exis'' though:
trade. that Ia the same thing,
This lizard, because II is long and slim
and legless, looks like snake. Its tail Is
very delicate. The vertebrr are so fragile
that the sli highest shock causes the tail to
break Otto break at the sam" time. MAYBE
Into three or four pieces People seeing the
lizard 60 through this operation think they
have seen a joint snake, The tail pieces. %
course. can't be taken on again. but the llzard
10 Just as well OF, for its tail always grows
to It's original length. This lizard 2 10
be found ln the South and West. We Asvs
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03

A correspondent at 1rvington
Ill, writing to his home paper, the
Aslrly Gazette, gives some point
ed facts about mail order houses
and how to lessen their trade and
how country merchants may hold
their customers. Here is what he
says;
IF our home merchants would
advertise their goods properly the
large supply houses would find
their trade falling off in the country
districts. The big department
stores advertise to the extent OF
thousands of dollars every month,
and give prices on every article,
while the home merchant il he ad-
vertises at all, Seldom quotes prices.
We like to read in III home paper
the prices for which we a buy
goods from our home dealers, to-
gether with u description of the
goods, SO that we may know what
we can purchase from u home
stores. The home merchant. nine
times out of ten, sells his goods as
cheap as the same grade of goods
are sold by any of the big supply
houses, but their customers don't
know it. A merchant must not
think that even his best customers
are so familiar with his goods and
prices that he knows all about it
without being informed We can
buy as cheaply at home as We can
anywhere, and it is the merchants
duty to educate his customers to
that belief. Printers ink is the
great educator. An average of
about $500 per month is sent away
from Irvington to mail order
houses in distant cities for sup
plies. the greater part of which
could be bought home as cheaply."
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03

In the midst Of life comes death
and no matter what the attending
circumstances may be it ever COM
mands the greatest respect. The
more primeval the surroundings;
the more remote the pomp and
glamor of the busy world, just in
proportion do men display the
depth of their feelings and from
unsupported sources flows the milk
of human kindness.
When Death comes to a desert
mining camp men stop their cease
less quest of earthly riches, tho
barrooms ate deserted and a revers
entail awe prevails the camp.
Hands as rough as hearts are
tender care for the dying brother
during the fatal illness. Then
comes the making OF a rough pine
box and the digging Of a shallow
grave. The seatless stage coach
becomes q funeral car and in its
wake follows the camp on foot.
Perhaps, as lately happened, the
procession marches in a binding
rain. Around the open grave the
nourners gather, many are coat
less aid all stand with barred
heads. In each hand il a sprig of
green which, after the final words
are spoken. is tossed upon the bier
as they file away.
Through it all there is a loyal
ty, a real brotherhood, shown
which is truly impressive.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03

A bashful young man Of Hot
Springs Junction says the Phoenix
Republican. was invited out to
dine last Sunday evening. He sat
opposite a mirror and discovered
that he had forgotten to comb his
hair. Then he dropped his fork,
and as he stopped to pick it up he
upset his coffee. Matters went OH
from bad to worse, until finally in
despair, the young man quit eat
ing and put his hands under the
table. The loose end Of the table,
cloth was in his lap. He touched
1t and turned pale. He thought
1t was his shirt, and that lie had
in his excitement while dressing
forgotten to put the garment in
his trousers. That accounted for
his further embarrassment. He
hurriedly stuffed the supposed
shirt in his trousers. Afterwards,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03

when the fami1y arose from the
table, there was a crash. The
dishes lay on the floor in a broken
mass. The young man pulled three
feet of tabiecfoth out of his trous-
ers and took to the hills.
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~
the Southern Pacific in the near
future, according to information
given out at Union Pacific head
quaters at Omaha. The new track
and tunnel will cost between S.,
100000 and $7,000.000, and will
reduce the maximum grade oyer
the mountains to 65 feets and also
eliminate 40 miles of snow sheds,
which are now necessary on the
old line. The work will reduce
the highest point on the line by
500feet.
No distance will be saved by
these improvements, in fact the
line will be a trife longer than the
present one but the increased dis
lance will be- much more than
made up by the decrease OF the
grade and the elimination of the
sheds, which have always been a
source Of much trouble.
Engineers of both the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific have
gone over the plans, and one sent
out from the East by E. Ell. Har-
fiman has just completed an in
spection of them. making favor
able reports. Hartman has order
ed the proper officials to undertake
the work.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03
CREAM OF WHEAT

is not only one OF che most delicate
and delicious breakfast foods ever offer
ed to tbe public, but in addition, being
composed elm,s entirely OF pure glut
is one of the heafthiest and most
nutritious foods known. Fer sale at
a. d. Lemaire & Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03
COUNTY DIRECTORY:

Justice of the Peace of Argenta Township
Wm Norris
Constable of Argenta Township. .......
George Austin
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03
A story Of Beck ana Evart..

Senator Eyarts once unwittingly
gave deep offense to bluff Senator
Beck. He was discussing the latter's
bill forbidding members Of congress to
practice before the supreme court, and.
having occasion to refer to lawyers
whose practice was limited to special.
ties and who never had occasion to ap-
pear before the highest judicial tribu-
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-03

ara,, lawyers -..el through the crest
The professional dig SierYa Neyada's is among
Rock WAS WOTp u. l. l. ..aIa m
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
STATISTICS OFF THE BOOK PRODUCTION
OF THE WORLD COLLATED AND ANALYZED,

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
In view Of the enormous output from the
Publishers presses in these days Of strenu-
Gus book production, 1t is somewhat stag
gering to attempt to realize just how
meny books have been printed since civili-
sation reached the book period.
Al to Just how old Is the art of writing,
that Il q difficult question, not yet solved
with any accuracy by the scientists. There
% the old motto SO often used on the book
covers. blessed be the man who invented
books" and % on. But who is that mani
II you mean the printed book, as we know
e to day, some idea might be formed. But
there Is tho papyr to consider. and you
might 90 back to the times Of yore. when
the Commandments were inscribed on
stone tablets.
Anyway. everybody is fairly well agreed
that books are q good thing. even II some
do bore ono frightfully. Our sentiments
hardly agree with those OF that unreck-
ing fellow who declared that though We
can 1--we without books, we cannot live
without cooks. OF course. we could live
without cooks; We could do our own cook
ing-read while waiting for tho coffee to
boil. or while the potatoes were such q
blessed long time In reaching the soft and
mealy state Of edibility.
However. this II hardly what started
out to say
Ny intention was to remark that the ed
tor Of Tho Publisher Weekly" Mr.. A.
0rowon supplied an article to q recent
issue Of The Independent in which. In
an essay Of the title, he attempted to ap-
proHmate Tho Literary Production Of
the World"
Current thought and estimate" he says,
',on this subject are the vaguest. Every
one knows that literary production Of re-
cent years has grown to proportions al
most too vast to be computed: but very
few people have an estimate within sew
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
ILLUSTRATORS CARELESS
IN TIME OF DICKENS.

writer IN the English Illustrated Mag
| azine tells us Of some very odd mistakes
made by the celebrated George Cr,hk-
shank. For example. in "Oliver Twist
Nancy appears distinctly plump while
Dickens describes her as being 80 pale
and reduced. from watching and priva-
tom"
But this Is not the only discrepancy IN
"Oliyer Twist" between the work of the
novelist and the work Of the illustrator.
and a case in point Is The Last Chance"
of Bill Skies when he Is trying to escape
the mob of Jacobs Island. The novelist.
II will be remembered. gives him q rore
more than IS feet feet long. and his dog
Is said to have been concealed until the
last. This Is not the case In the allustra-
ton.
The artist has given Skies Door measure
Of rope-only about 13 feet-not nearly
enough to reach the ground: but SUFFICIENT
to hang himself with. as events proved.
Cruikshank has placed the dog on the
ridge Of the roof. in full view, the faithful
animal no doubt finding 1t impossible to
shelter behind nonexistihg parapet.
But "Oliver Twist" II not the only ex-
ample amongst the novels. nor IL Cruik-
shank the only errin4 illustrator. :.
Cattermole's thrilling design Of '"The
Murder at the Warren" In ''Barnaby
Rudge." is represented - taking place In
bright daylight. although It Ii described
in the book as happening in pitch dark
moss: and as the author omitted to say
which arm Joe Willett lost in the defense
Of the ''salwanners," ''Phiz,' (Iablot X
Browne) has very accommodatinsly given
him now right arm, and now Q left arm
less. so that the reader may take his
choice.
Yet other examples may be found in
BLEAK House" where 'Phix' makes
Miss Jellyby dip into the vinegar her first
finger instead Of the 'inky middle finger
allotted to her by Dickens. In David
Copperheld." too. the same artist has
transformed q leg into Q loin Of mutton.
The Bookman .sSA.
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eral thousands either way Of the years
publications Of any one country, not even
Of their own.
World statistics Of publishing that have
been tried and net found wanting are not
yet available. During the current year
the official organ Of the German book
trade made an exhaustive study of the
subject: and the official organ of the
Berne Convention has for several years
attempted report Of the worlds ltera-
ture. and the Publishers Weekly, one CT
the book-trade Journals of the United
States. year by year gives statistics of
American book production and resume Of
the literary production Of the world. But
one and all acknowledge that in default
Of an International standard Of uniform
classification. In view of the unsettled
questions as to the meaning of edition,
new edition. and new issue, and in view
of the large output of ephemeral publ
cations Of which some countries make
record and others do not, It is not vet
possible to compile wholly accurate Stats.
tics.''
Nevertheless. despite that Mr.. Growoll
admits the necessary inaccuracy Of fiE-
ures. he supplies tables. which may be
taken as near an approximation as II Ia
possible to attain to. Hero Is hi, table
by countries. showing the yearly oufput
as II has been compiled for the larger
countries. Blanks are left where tins in.
FORMATION II urtrustworthy:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
She must ,ussls the food in a manner not

She must iuggle the food in manner not
rude,
Must run all the gamut Of tastes;
Must boil and must bake from muttoa
to cake.
Must be freq from all manner Of wastsA
She never must pout. nor at night late
stay out,
And mist not have friends in the kitch,
She must do all the work. and nothing
must shirk,
Nor kick If in wage there's . hitch.
caro- not the breed Of this paragon.
Swede,
Celtic. or Dutch; ais the same
I'd DO willing to pay for q cafe au lail
Or q chocolate girl that IL game.
II you have such q lass, send her round
on q pass,
I'll give her try for Q week
What's that that you sing? Oh. wen. any
old thing.
II she's aole to sit up and squeak.
II. W. h
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NEW BOOKS.
John |. BoIand Book & Stationery Co.

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Cherry. By Booth 10Th Harrington.
GnllGren Of Destiny By Mols E,ot $500,
PaIreI Of he Blessed Isle. by irving BschsIS
Daughter Of the Sioux. by General ChaA Kind
B sntn "a W slain * ll anna Sef1 Ray
Doctor Lavender's People. by N. Dslsnd
RoHtor :, OF PslSso gnyra a. BY Rev. sa
FiiiEree Ball. by Anna Katherine Green.
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f. A A.sy y Hs%!Ito1 Mabie.
+ oIf H,sSs% Y Anne Ioss Ssn,,m
SsWon NAsc(. W Ioulse bufHtnui.
L.edy Roses DaseAter. by Mrs. Humphrsv
Law Of Mental Medicine. by T. J. Hudson
Lightning Conductor. by c. N and A. NJ WI.
1i Eas SSsseDherd of Kingdom Come. by John
Log Of . Cowboy. by Andy Adams.
rs Mrht T II WAY BY s 81 y cSo.y
Lovey Merry. by Alice Hogan Rice.
Loves Old Sweet Song Poems). by G. H. Ell
MADE Of Paradise, BY Robert w. chambefs.
Main cnanes che. BY n Nicholson.
Master OF Warlock. by George G. Egxleston.
Merivsle Banks by Mary ]. Holmes
Mettis Of the Pasture. by James Lane Allen,
NY Friend Annabel Lee, BY Mary MacIAne.
Mystery OF Murray Davenport. by r. n. Ste.
One Womsn, by Thomas DIXON
O'Ruddy (The). BY Stephen Crane and Robert
Out for the Coin, by Hugh NcHush
Parish Of Two [A). by n. q. Mcvickef. -
PASSAGE Perilous. by Rosa N. Carey.
PegGy ONeal BY Alfred b. LsWi6.
Pins in Glover BY Frank Dandy
Pit Che). by Frank Nofrfa
Place and Power. by Ellen Thorneycfoft roUs
Ter. 49,
ProsS 8 J q Hee 2HgsSa''
Richard Ro.ny. by Ns1Wen oray.
River FAN. by L. B. Porter.
Rose OF Joy. by II. Findlatef.
Sacrifice Of the Shannon. bysW. A. Hickman
Sally Of Missouri by r. z Young.
Shadow Of Victory. b. Myrtle Rad.
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Pathology and languages .................. iAes
NetuIei sciences -
AT %o1
Philosophy LsS
LAS detailed statistics are only available
for single countries. this must also be
looked upon as an approximate estimate.
In point Of number Of output, Germany
and German Austria collectively yearly
lead the world Then follow France. Italy.
England. the United States and the Meth
erlands In speaking Of classification and
comparative mental value Of publications,
Russia and the Oriental countries are not
taken into present consideration.
I'm creative works England leads the
world. having by far the largest output Of
novels. romances and works Of puro i'm
agination. In Germany educational works.
theological works and books for the young
predominant. The largest number Of his
torical works appear in France, and Italy
leads in religious publications. The lar
gest number Of books published in the
United States fall in the department Of
fiction. but works Of fiction are generally
duplicated in the English and American
statistics. as novels of merit written in
tho English language almost Invariably
appear on both sides Of the Atlantic
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
HELP WANTED.

want Q new girl. Q diamond OF psar1
A first water Jewel for me;
Must be handsome and neat. good tenn
pered and sweet
Perfection's the Thing. you So
She must know all the ways Of the hons
where she stays,
Must study our various traits;
She must wear her hair curly. be up late
and early,
And must never break sauesrs q plates
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in the world. which figures. however. In
clude new editions and TRANSACTIONS.
toilet also estimates that sincs the IN
PRODUCTION Of printing the following psr.
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BOOKS,
Calendars and Christmas Cards.

This is a complete Book and Stationery
Store. The latest publications Of all pub
fishers are to be had at the lowest prices.
can secure Picture Books, Books for Old
or Young, also Hymnals and Bibles, Pock-
etbooks, Writing Desk Sets, Desk Pads,
Albums, Fountain Pens and many other
articles suitable for the Holiday Season
Also Sets In Fine BindinEs
- And Illustrated Gift Books.