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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Jim o'Brien's Epitaph.

II suppose our western country baa
furnished more funny things In the ep
itaph line than all the rest Of the
worlc." remarked a Colorado ex-con
gresham.
81 remember one that adorned the
cemetery at Ieadville In the palmy
days Of that great mining camp. II
seems that In the course of a barroom
broil one Jim O'Brien. a we'll known
character. had his existence terminal
ed prematurely. He was q good fell
low In the main and not without
friends. G @ of the dead mans asso-
ciates, In . ep grief owe his demise.
erected a wooden slab over his grave
on which he had written In large let
teys:
Him O'Brien departed for heaven at
e:30 a m.
~ local humorlst happened along
soon afterward and appended the fol
lowing:
Heaven. 40 p. m--O'Brien not yet ar
rived Intense excitement The worst Is
feared"
Washington Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
THE FEMININE MIND
ssns Men Think They Fsfhom n
but They Are Mistaken.

ssms Men Think They Fefhom II
but They Arr Mistaken.
A man can very seldom tell what IL
passing In q woman's mind. He talkz
with another man, and he can follow
his processes; he gets his point OF
view: he a read between the lines;
he can make a shrewd guess as to
how he came to say that or why he
refrained from saying the other, says
the Waterman
But q woman's mental processes are
not those Of q man. Her mental ma
chinery Is geared differently. You hear
what she tells you. You a make In
ferenccs from IL They Will be wrong
because you do not know how she
enme to say what she did; you do not
have the clew. Try to guess what she
will say next. and you viii find that
you are all at sea-
The man who says that he under
stands woman is himself q woman.
No man can understand a woman. lie
may love her. There may exist be-
tween his soul and hers that indie
Unable and celestial sympathy which
Is the sweetest thing or earth. but no
does not understand her.
Her mental operation, her ways OF
thought. her point of view. VIII always
be as inscrutable to him as the mental
processes of an angel. Whether wom'
en- understand each other Is not quite
certain. A greater part of the delight
that men find In the co~mpanionship of
women arises from their inscrutability.
You cannot measure or exhaust them.
Their charming i-nconseqi,ence. as
It seems to you. will never cease to
puzzle you. and every fresh eonyersa'
ton reveals q novelty Of attitude Oh
opinion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
cked Henrt.

"Once there WAS a lawyer out nea
Galesburg," said an Illinois congress
man, who made a brilliant defense In
a certain case. Men praised his effort
VIII he make his mark for ability as
an advocater some one asked. No
replied the veteran lawyer. His abil-
ity begins here at the Adams apple
and extends upward. He must have
something under his left breast" The
congressman cited this as an example
why some speeches fail In the house
OF Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Love of Country.

For the love of country. as such, Il
would be difficult to decide between
the highlander of Scotland and the
mountain born inhabitants of theTyrol.
Both will wander In search of fortune
70 the ends of the world and yet look
back to their native mountains as their
only real home. The same is true OF
the Swiss, ALTHOUGH in a lesser degree.
1t is a very sim JAR fact that inhab-
itants Of mountainous countries pos
sess this feeling of attachment In q
much intenser form than those of fiat
eountries.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

Electric lights In use In this country
every day equal 320.oo0.000 candles.
The French government is about to
employ electric cables insulated with
paper as the result of successful ex-
p~erinients.
In regard to the gross income of cleo
tric lighting plants the data show that
the private plants average 1873 per cent
Of their cost and the municipal average
SIG. The average salary to officials
acd clerks Is $500 per annum for pri-
vate plants and 1882 per annum for
municipais.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
THE COOKBOOK.

A pinch Of cayenne pepper In the wa
ter In which turnips, cabbage or onions
are boiled will neutralize much OF the
disagreeable odor.
When In doubt as to which OF all the
ways invented for cooking a vegetable
to use. fall back ON the sayory. simple,
boiled article. serving with a fitting
sauce.
A plain rice pudding. the variety thai
is made with rice and milk and with
out eggs. is much improved II a cupful
Of almond meats. blanched and chop
ped very fine. is put In to be cooked
with the pudding.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
sHReWO C T HUGO.
The Quiet Way In Which He nuiifed
the Theatrical Managers.

The Quiet Way In Which He nulited
the Theatrical Managers.
Here are the methods which Dumas
the elder and Victor Hugo employed
when they had a new play to pie to
the theater. Dumas would write to the
director of the Porte st. Martin:
Ny Dear Friend-I shall bring you on
Monday a play in FIVE acts / shall need
Mile Georges, Nine Dorval. Bocage,
Lockroy, Provost and five new scenes
This extravaganza would alarm the
director, who would put Off the produc-
zion of the play till better days
Then Victor Hugo would appear and
shyiy draw a manuscript out OF bis
pocket He would agree to everything
The stock company would play his
piece admirably, since all he wanted
was a good ensemble; no new decora-
tons would be needed nor any change
at all
So the piece would be read. and az
the roles were distributed Hugo would
say musingiy. "Dieu, how fine Freder-
lex would be In that part" That Is
true" Horel would murmur. and a few
days after he would announce that
Frederick was engaged Hugo would
then demonstrate that this destroyed
the eQuipose of the cast and Raucourt.
Laferriere and Mile. Georges would be
engaged. Then Hugo would attack the
stage setting. Old scenes. that the pub
lie had tired of, were almost an insult
to these great artists. If Horel showed
reluctance at this. Hugo would threat
en- to withdraw his piece. And so the
game would go on. till, little by little.
Hugo had obtained everything be
wanted, even to changing the paper
hansings In the stage boxes.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
ANATOMICAL

The proper distance between the eyes
Is the width of one eye.
The wrist contains eight bones. the
palm FIVE and the fingers fourteen.
There are over 100000 nerves.
branches and minute qualifications that
connect With the brain.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

Cedar IS a name given to several ever
green trees of the pine family. and the
wood Is remarkable for Its durability
and fragrant odor. II is superior to
any other wood for pencil making be-
cause Of the ~closeness of Its grain CON-
bined with the peculiar softness which
makes 1t cut almost like cheese.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Mr.. C.'s "suppose."

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-This paper says
the jawbone Of a whale Of average size
measures about seven feet In length.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-It doesn't mention
the size Of the jawbone of the female
whale, I suppose.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
A Transformation.

There was an itinerant cobbler
Who sat down to dine with a gobbler.
When the dinner was done.
There remained only one,
And he was both cobbler and gobbler.
Good Housekeeping.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
sleepy Hollow.

The origin of Sleepy Hollow Is cred.
tied TO Washington Irving. 1t was
used by him to indicate. 1t may be sup
posed. the backwardness and suplne-
hess Of the inhabitants of the district
he deDicts.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Wanted m EnniXaIenf

Ambassadors of Asia Minor came to
Mark Antony after he had imposed
upon them a double tax and said to
him that If he would have two tributes
from them in n year he must give
them two seedtimes and two harvests.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
England. First Forks.

The first forks made I'm England
manufactured In zoos. Their use
was ridiculed by the men of the time,
who argued that the English race musi
be degenerattng when a knife and q
spoon were not sufficient for the table
uco
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Sweet Peas.

Do not turn the hose on the stems
and foliage of sweet peas. Water at
the roots only when necessary and then
soak the ground thoroughly. Pour 1t
into the trench near the roots rather
than on the stems.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
A Man of Letters.

There once was a cunning J. p.
Whose warrants were dated A D.:
They passed as o. K.
TIL a fierce expose
Made ready signed warrants N. @.
Chicago Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

He had a cold. and-who can tellf-
He might perchaace have gotten wen,
But everything folks said would cure
He took. The end was swift and sure.
Buffalo News
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
To Him Who Hath.

"Why do you think papa's friend is
rich 2"
s'Cause his wife is young and very
pretty. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
The Danger.

"Do you think that the automobile
will cause the extinction of the horser'
mot unless the horse persists in get
ting In the way" answered the chauf-
feur.-Washington Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

Church-Hcr grandfather was a skip
per. and he settled in Canada.
Gotham-Indeed, How much did he
get away with?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Ugly Thing.

MY husband never speaks a cross
word to me-"
"How long have you been separat.
edY'-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

Friends. here's a truth that is as clear
As II is deep:
How a a fellows wife be dear"
While talk is cheapT"
Philadelphia Ledger
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Never Failing.

S,ster-What Is the best way to re-.
tain a mans love?
Brother-Don't return it.-Chicago
News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Accepted and Filled.

mo. I make II a practice never tc
carry money around with me-"
what is your r~eason?"
81 haven't any to carry."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Knew What struck Him.

Daly-Ye were sunstruck. We sayf
Why, man alive, the sun could v
d~isfgure a mans face like that.
Riley-Ye don't know me son, DAILY.
Brooklyn Life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Her View of II.

Hell met Flora in Il a yesterday.
and | gave her my seat.
She-Gracious! So she can't hide her
age even from you!-Chelsea (Mass.)
Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
Too Much Repetition.

with hash and stew and potpie."
Cried Boarder Number One.
This doing roast beef over
L. being overdone."
philadelphia Press
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

The shell games low. you will agree;
The Aner sense II shocks.
II you the real thing would be
You want to water stocks.
Washington Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

'If at first you don't succeed
Try. try again." and then
If you do succeed indeed.
Try ever yet again.
Philadelphia Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

The melancholy days are here.
And they are not a sham:
The farmer fats the turkey now
While Wall street kills the lamb.
New York Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

"T can't Imagine what made the
bridegroom so nervous"
"I can"
"WhatT"
"He didn't have time to get his pro
spective father-in-law's check certified
before the ceremony."-Chicago Post.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

Experience is a teacher
A teacher good and great
But under II no creature
Yet lived to graduate.
Brooklyn Life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
The Heu ReInffxe.

Father-Arabella. do you know our
housekeeper is going to be marriedf
Daughter-Is that SO? It's time the
old dragon is getting out of the house.
who is she going to marry?
Father.-Me.-Cincinnau Commercial
Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

"Do you really believe there is such
thing In this world as perfect happi-
nessY"
"Of course, but some other fellow al
way has it."-Denver News
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

A woman does not begin to command
until she has promised to obey.-Se
attic Post Intelligencer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

stubb-They are indeed rich.
penn-Rich enough to W dia-
monds?
Stubb-Far better. Rich enough to
own bulldogs.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
hee and Grass,

1t takes six years for grass to grow
where sheep have pulled 1t up and
trampled it.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

els she a single woman7'
Eyes, since Tuesday."-Puck.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

Romance of a Poor Young Man,.
He bought a costly solitaire
To give to a maiden fair.
And he sighed, Yes, riches do have
wings.
For the witches must have rings."
Chicago Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
JINGLEs AND JESTS.


The man was writing RAPIDLY,
But he was writing very slowly.
70, he. being illiterate. was undecided a.
10 whether he should use one or two
"p's In spelling 1t.
Yet he was writing rapidly,
But very slowly.
baltimore American
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

IRE From Thunderstorms.
In Finland and east Turkestan thun
derstorms are wholly unknown.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11
STATE M ENT
OF
RECEIPT
AND
DISBURSEMENTS
Of
state and County Revenue,
LANDER COUNTY,. NEVADA
FROM

JAN. LIST, 1908, to JAN, LIST, 1904
Balance on hand Jan. ist, 1913. .:....&s,5l IL
Received from State Ist& "a seml-an-
nual apportionment school money
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-11

Total IN funds......... SJ,l
Funds 0yerdrawn
Dist Judges fund oyerdrawn. 304 65
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Trade at Home.

This is the time of year when
people begin to hunt up the
catalogues of the big department.
Stores in the large cities to see
what will be nice to buy for the
holidays. If you should call on
the postmaster and inquire you
would be dumbfounded to learn
the amount of money that is sent
out of the community in this
way. In all communities the
home merchant carries stock
of goods of as great variety
and value as he can possibly af-
ford. Did it ever strike you that
you might find just what you
wanted in the store of the home
merchant at tritle more than 1t
might cost you in San Francisco,
Sacramento or Chicago Did it
ever strike you that it is sort
of duty you owe your community
10 patronize your home mer-
chant ? Did you ever stop to
consider that your home mer-
chant is the one who gives you
credit when your cash is short
and carries your account, maybe
for some months. Would any of
the outside concers do this for
you Is il not fact that your
home merchant pays taxes to
keep up the comfy and town
government, contributes to all
public entertainments, and is
your neighbor the year round 7
Do the outside concerns take any
interest in your community other
than to get your money, and do
you not have to send them the
cash before you get their goods ?
Think those things over and see
il you would not feel better to
know that you are patronizing a
friend and neighbor by dealing
with your home merchant al.
though your goods may cost you
u trifie more.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Going to GoldfieId.

Messrs. Furbold aud Miller ar
rived in Ely about O'Clock on
Monday night, with two auto
mobiles, which they are taking
to Goldfield, where they will run
them between that place aud
Tonopah, carrying passengers
and light freight. The gentle-
men started from Salt Lake City
with their machines. They left
Osceola at / o'clock Monday
afternoon, arriving in Ely at the
hour first mentioned above. This
is remarkably good time taking
all things into consideration. and
shows that the machines can be
successfully run on the roads in
this section of Nevada. We
know of no finer opening for an
automobile line than the route
between Ely and Wells.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Leap Year Ball.

The young ladies OF Ely are
making arrangements to give a
Leap Year dance before the
close of the present year. AT
q meeting held Monday night at
the residence of Mrs. Stearns,
q preliminary talk was had on
tho subject, and another meeting
was ca He'd for Saturday night.
1t 10 the intention of the young
ladies TO run the dance them
selves, and all of the gentler sex
will be required to pay an adj
mission fee. ANY gentleman
moving up withouta lady escort
will be looked upon with dis
favor. Turn out and give the
girls chance to make success
of their venture, as 1t will be
four years more before you will
have an opportunity TO do so
again.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
SHORT LOCALS.
Bert Brown returned to Ely las

Bert Brown returned to Ely last
week.
Nippy is the weather, but the
sun shines bright.
Read the notice of Sllerifl's sale
OIL the fourth page.
Ice OH the creek is almost strong
enough to start skating rink.
Wouldn't few street lights look
we'll scattered around town these
winter nights.
Everybody said it looked like
snow, but old Sol came out and
pushed dem clouds away.
The best of stone for building
purposes can be found i'll quarry
not over five miles from Ely. 1t is
a much cheaper proposition than
hauling in brick.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Cold Weather.

The people. of Ely woke up
Sunday morning nearly frozen.
1t turned off cool during the
night'and the mercury dropped
to one below zero. Monday
morning it was cold, but not as
cold as Saturday night. For q
man that is not used to building
fires it was pretty binding to get
out Of bed Sunday morning and
find the water bucket froze to a
solid chunk. We know it is vul
gar to say cuss words, but there
are times when few disjointed
expressions relieves Il man s
mind considerably.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Will Retire.

Harvey Reilly arrived in Ely
from San Francisco last week,
and is now installed in the News
Office, of which he will assume
charge on January lst, the pres
ent force retiring on that date.
Harvey is we'll known to, the
people OF Ely, and others will
find him a pleasant person TO do
business with.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Nevada Manganese.

Manganese is one of the min
erals produced in Nevada, but
not generally known, even to
those we'll posted on the re
sources of the State. The Siegei
Consolidated Mining Company
has for some time been shipping
to the Salt Lake smelters ore
running IS per cent manganese,
l5O ounces silver and 81 in gold
per ton. The mines are located
at Siegel, Lincoln county, and
are developed by two shafts and
a tunnel, exposing large bodies
of ore blocked out, which is
hauled 100 miles to the nearest
railway point. Manganese 98 to
80 per cent fine is quoted at -
cents per pound in the New York
market, and is in constant de
mand for the manufacture of
manganese steel and bronze
plates, which are impervions to
the action of sea water, and are
therefore largely used in ship
building.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Roll of Honor.

The following is the roll OF
honor Of the pupils of the Osceola
who have not been alb
sent, and whose scholarship and
have been satisfac-
tory during the month of Novem
ber: Ethel Marriott, Henry
Marriott, Earl Marriott, Albert
Marriott, Chester Marriott, Ruth
kallenbsrger, Beatrice Millick.
ELIZABETH X. REGLI,
Teacher.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Masquerade Ball.

A Grand Masquerade Ball will
be given in Ely Hall on the
night of December 3Oth, and
from the preparations now go
ing on it will be ahead of any
former event in that line. On
the afternoon of that day = free
dance will be given in the hall
for the benefit of the children.
The Ely Social Club will give =
dance on the evening of the 23rd,
which will be known as the
Chr lstmas dance.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08

Nowadays, when Johnnie is
bod at school, the teacher takes
down her book and gives him a
black mark. Next day Johnnie
is worse than ever.
Fifty years ago, when Johnnie
was bad at school, the teacher
took down a dogwood sprout,
made about two dozen black
marks around his bare legs, and
Johnnie never repeated the of
fense.
Fifty years ago Johnnie got up
at daylight, started the fires, fed
the horses, MIXED dozen long
horned cows that gave barely
enough milk to go in coffee,
chopped and brought i'll wood
enough to last mother all day,
ate "a hearty breakfast, and
walked three miles to school.
Today Johnnie don't get up at
all unless he is forced to do SO,
eats little or no breakfast, goes
out behind the barn to smoke a
cigsrette, and if the school house
is over three blocks away, grunts
about the long distance he has
to walk.
The Johnnie of fifty years ago
is now a hale, hearty man,
Fifty years from now the
Johnnie of today will be dead
and buried.
ISM this true tale of John
nieI
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
Charged With Catll2 Sealing

William De Ford of Saa il
Fork, an Elko county tapper
and wood chopper known as
coyote Bill, is in jail at Elko,
charged with cattle stealing On
Monday Of last week lac found his
beef supply running short and
proceeded to replenish it. He
first took a shot at a COW but his
shot was wild He then picked
out steer belonging TO Hard
esty Brothers. His luck Was
better, or rather worse, this lime,
for the steer fell dead. He
skinned and packed off part Of
the carcass, and the rest he tried
to burn, but not until he knew it
had been found by Charles
Crane. De Ford claims that he
shot the animal because it was
bothering him, but the ears,
waddle and brand We're cut off
and thrown away. They we're
found by MIR. Crane, and will be
used as evidence against De
Ford.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-08
NOTICE TO PAINTERS.

Bids will be received by the
County Clerk to paint the Court
House and Jail, outside of build
ing and roof, all except roof to
be painted with lead paint, roof
or shingles to be painted with
mineral paint. TO be subject to
the. approval of the Board OF
County Commissioners.
','' NEIL MUNRO.
County Clerk.