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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
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Thousands of PaEodn Bells Rims ~
the Setting of the Sun.


Mandalay has Its W sky, soft and
gray and incurving like a tent, with
white cloud lines that seem meant for
scrolls If one could read. 1t is the
Very Sacred City, the city of contem-
plation, the city of all the monks. A
thousand pagoda bells give tongue to
the wind there when the sun goes
down; q crumbling thousand more give
up to time the testimony of outwor1,
things.
IL lies In a curved arm of blue hills
I'D something broods over 1t with so
licitude. This you suspect from the all
of the place and the way the shrill
talk of the parrots and the complaint
Of the goats and the laughter of the
people come to you wherever you ara
sitting. Afterward you go out, as !
did that morning with the commission
CT, and see under the very zenith, whert
the low gray sky is caught up, the
square of the dark red crenellated
walls of the Old royal city, three miles
each way, az ] outside the walls the
DarulIel CtcuI mOul tullihlhS Ddch at
the sky, and then you are sure that
over and above the government of In.
dia some spirit is In possession here.
some spirit thnt bends in affection oveI
finished and forgotten things.
Seven rooted kiosks stand at inter.
walls oyer the gates In the wall-they
are called pyathat, but they strike the
eye like peaceful conclusions5and low
white stone bridges raised In the mid
die span the moat. The buttresses Of
the gates are painted deep gray and
white, and the bank that slants steeply
from the wall to the water has here
and there a low, twisted. spreading
tree on 1t. purely for decoration. You
may stop at a corner and look two
ways along the rejecting water, with
bridge after bridge receding across,
and pyathat after pyathat diminishing
above, and each red and gray and
white vista so picked out and finished
under the quiet light slipping adorably
into the near blue of the hills.
Mandalay seemed aware with bunt-
Ing that day. flags and arches of well
come everywhere and crowds flocking-
aware and almost awake-but you
looked again and saw that she only
turned In her sleep and smiled, as at a
dream.-Exchange.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Economical.

A young man living on Walnut Hills
is a close worker in money matters
that is, he stays close to the shore with
his expenditures. He had the good
luck to marry a girl whose parents are
quite wealthy and is at present living
with his wife In one of his father-in-
laws houses.
One day not long since while dis
cussing affairs with a friend the latter
asked:
"Did the old gentleman give you that
house?"
"Well-er-no, not exactly" was the
answer. HE offered it to me, but /
wouldn't accept It"
"How's that?" asked the friend.
"Well," answered the man who had
made the lucky matrimonial venture,
you see, the house really belongs to
me. I'm living In 1t, rent free, and III
get 1t when the old mar dies. II l &C
cepted it now, I'd have to pay the
taxes."-Cincinnad Enquirer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Preaching Monkeys.

The author of The History of Bra
xil' tells OF a species of monkey called
preachers" Every morning and
evening these monkeys assemble in
the woods. One takes q higher posi-
ton than the rest and makes a signal
with his fore paw. At this signal the
others sit around him and listen. When
they are all seated. he begins to utter
a series of sounds. When he stops
these cries. he makes another signal
with his paw. and the Others cry out
until he makes a third signal. upon
which they become silent again. This
author. Mr.. Maregrove. asserts that he
was a witness to these p~reachings.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
VOLCANOES.
Some Facts About These Vents to the
Earth's Interior Fire.

EMFAA thtCAAOH HAA'
Fons ago the earth on which we
1--we was a huge mass of sire mist
Astronomers tell US that today In the
heavens we can see vast nebul@, sug-
costing what the earth was once.
Gradually the surface of the fire
mist cooled and hardened, but the In
terror Is still intensely hot. Whether
1t is solid, liquid or viscous we do not
know. This heat, raging miles below
the surface. at times escapes through
the hard crust by vents or volcanoes.
There are from 300 to 800 volcanoes
on the globe. This estimate includes
merely live volcanoes which within re-
cent times have been In action. II we
should count the many mountains scat
tered over the earth which show today
signs of volcanic action In more re-
mote past, the estimate would have to
be increased by many hundreds.
Volcanoes would seem to be arranged
with more or less symmetry In belts
circling the great ean A ring Of
fire surrounds the Pacific. Starting at
the South Shetland islands, several
hundred miles south of Cape Horn, a
belt of volcanoes extends up the west
coast Of South America, Central Amer
lea and North America; from Alaska it
crosses the Pacific along the Aleutlan
Islands to Kamchatka; thence 1t fol-
lows the east edge of the Pacific
through the Kurile islands, Japan. For
mosa, the Philippines, the Moluccns,
the Solomon Islands. the North Heb
rides, New Zealand and finally ends
In Mounts Terror and Erebus. on
the Antarctic continent-Gcegyapbic
Magazine.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Major General Flus.

~H, LET II be remembered
When fair cities are enemoerec
In the ashcs OF their glory,
When the war Is old In story.
That the first news that we had.
That the first news. Sood or bad,
Came from F1ug,
Mr.. FIug.
Mr.. Major General Flug.
Nov we do not care n skittie
n tbe news was great or little,
And We are not much concerned
IN his vessels all we're burned;
We just want TO speak our mind
How refreshing tbs to find
A man named Flug,
Mr.. Fiug,
Mr.. Major General Flug.
For the Russian nomenclature
Is so foreign 10 our nature
Observation-Disclosures.
Breakhlsnose and coughilitch-
IT'S a genuine relief
That we find a name so bOf.
Brief as Flug,
Mr.. Flug,
Mr.. Major General Flug.
Once full syilabied and rich.
Fiugadugaslapovitch
Nov have been his name. Who knows7
II was hacked off, l suppose.
Or the frigid Russian Ice
May have frozen of a slice.
Till It's Flug,
Only Flng.
Only Major General Flug.
~. w. Foley In New York Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Making History.

While we read history we make his
tory. Every great crisis Of human his
tory Is a pass of Thermopyln. and
there is always a Leonidas and his
800 to die In 1t If they cannot conquer.
And s long as liberty has one martyr.
so long is one drop of blood is poured
out for her. so long from that bloody
sweat of the agony OF humanity shall
spring hosts as countless as the forest
leaves and mighty as the sea.-George
William Curtis.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Proud.

whats come over that homely little
Perkins these daysY'
lawfully stuck on himself, isn't hep"
at seem that way. What's the rea-
son for itT'
81 believe somebody commented OF
the fact that he looks like n Jap
Philadelphia Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
nor nnrnr pt u.tea...

A penalty IS attached to Il hot water
wash in one Of The hotels ut ostend,
the charge FOR let water la the bed
rooms being 30 cents a jug. This is
the rate that appears on the bill. and
n victim. writing to the folks ut
home in England. says, Il wonder why
M is always fined for desiring to
wash"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

The d~irectness of the bees flight IL
proverbial. The shortest distance be-
tween any two given points is called a
bee line. Many observers think that
the immense eyes with which the In
sect is furnished greatly assist II they
do not entirely account for the arrowy
straightness Of its passage through che
air,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

MARRY mel" cried John Smith to Po-
cahontaa
"Alas!" sighed the bcauteous prin-
cess. II cannot. But tell me why you
love me. Is 1t because / saved your
lief"
mot exactly. That will DO a busted
legend In later years. But | should like
TO have the renown of marrying the
first American who was op-
posed to cl~ubs."-Judge.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
What He Was Doing.

They saw him emerge from a shop
with the three ball sign over the door.
what We're you doing in there?'
they asked.
MERELY passing time away" he re
piled as his hand instinctiyely sought
his empty watch pocket. = Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

Halloween. or the eve OF All Hallows
day (Nov. u. was a heather festival
adopted by Christianity. 1t was the
Roman feast OF Pomona, goddess of
fruits and seeds. About the same time
of the year the Druids in a festival to
the sun celebrated in thanksgiving for
the harvest.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12


1t Is not often that science achnowl-
edges herself at fault in an apparent
ly simple matter, but she frankly docs
80 In regard to the color and marking
of a large proportion of birds eggs.
A reason there must be for their in
finite diversity; 1t cannot be an @s-
thetic one. and all we can say with
any confidence is that the ever per
vading instinct of distrust is probably
exhibited In eggshells as In more I'M
portant things, and the main idea in
their scheme of c%oloration has been
the securing of safety from many eEe-
mics by harmonizing them with their
surroundings. But it is a scheme full
of perplexing exceptions, which any
n can study for himself.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
wiirinw to Pat Tn with Less.

"Would you want a man to love you
enough TO be willing to die for your
he asked.
"No," she replied, backing away from
him. when fellows love girls enough
to be willing to die for them, they gen
orally kill the girls first."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Mixfnre-

eyes, we are trying the mince pie
cure for dyspepsia up at our boarding
house."
"Mince pie f& dysnepsiaf | don't be-
lleve there Is anything in It,"
"There is everything in ours."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Where Time Changes.

The line where time changes
who're a ship loses u day going west
and GAINS n going east-is drawn ir-
regularly down the Pacific east of New
Zealand, whose time is nineteen and a
half hours "faster' than San Francis
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Accfdenfn1ly.

Hoax-How did he make his money!
yoax-Quite by accident
Hoax-How was thatf
Joax-He lost a leg in a railroad
wreck and recovered damages.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

"What are you doing?"
Hooking for desirable quarters"
"Going to move againf'
"No."
"But you said'-
81 said I was looking for desirable
quarters. but that is only my modest
way of putting II. l would much pre-
fer halves or dollars or eagles. Chi
cago Post.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
A Queer rIunder.

In the war of 1872 the British war
Office In London WAS at considerable
pains TO mike plans for supplying
fresh water to the ships upon Lake
Erie. supposing the water OF the lake
TO be salt.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Clo.e Resemblance.

'Contentment." said Uncle Eben, els
Q mighty fine thing. But de trouble
about II is dat 1t is kin o hand to
'sttngush FUN plain laziness"-wstb
tngton Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

money talks" ~asseverated Glider.
sleeve.
81 am not so sure of that" retorted
Throckmorton. at is not on speaking
terms with me."-Detroit Free Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Liked the old Way Best.

Bridget" asked Mrs. De Leon. "can
you cook on scientific principlesT"
"Sure. ma'am, what's the matter
with cookin' on q ranger" asked SEN
sfble Bridget.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
No Rash ma

Mrs. McSmith is a very queer wild
ow."
Queer In what wayT'
mo one has ever heard her say she
wouldn't marry the best man that
sver lived."-Puck.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Wells and Grayea.

II is against Italian law to sink Il
well within eco feet Of q cemetery. IL
Austria and France n well Is not per.
mitted within COO feet of a graveyard.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

Soy. Chimmie, wot'd de boss cali y
up fer?"
~T" call me down."-Baltimore News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

II takes about twenty-five days to
make a bank note and get 1t fully sea.
sonci.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Astray.

Eggnog Ii a wonderful drink, n e said.
II starts for the stomach and goes to the
head.
Washington Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
engagements.

Only IL per cent of engagements end
In marriage.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Perfectly safe.

MY. but amt this dangerous. VIII
leY'
"Not a bit OF It, Mamie. This Is only
a practice bout, an If one of us gets
killed II don't count"-New York Even
ing Journal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

Total IL Funds S33,055 90
Funds osrr5rawn
List Judges srrz1 o.af lcaan. .0i Is
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12

Cash in Treasury. ss2. $50 a
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-05-12
Bonded Debt of Railroad
two o Ter cent. Bonds Sl,U0

4WA tHnd Dr.. .sa...- si4uo u
Aastn. Nog., Ddcs.nhe. aist, 1l13
II. y. DYER.
County auditor.
E. n. DALTON, Couaty Treasurer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
Robbers Got Thirty-five Cents.

; ROCHESTER,, N. Y., March 14. - George Gath, an engineer on the Buff falo. Rochester and Pittsburg railroad, was held up and assaulted at ? o'clock in the morning, receiving injuries which may prove fatal Gath was on his way to work when the assault took place. 1t occurred near Lincoln park. in the northwest part of the city, on what is known as the Gardner tract, a large tract of vacant lots. His assail- ant got B cents, all the money he had, but overlooked his gold watch. The two men had terrible struggle in the dark. Gath was pounded about the head with billy or slungshot, kicked in the face and stomach and stamped on. His body is mass of bruises, and it is feared that he has received fatal internal injuries. His assailant es- capped. Gath was supposed to carry large sums of money about with him at times
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
CALIFORNIA LYNCHERS.
Negro Was Tarred and Feathered and Then Killed at Mojave, Cal

Negro Was Tarred and Feathered
 and Then Killed at Mojave, Cal.
 MOJAVE, Cal, March 14.-An un- known negro was taken from the local jail by a mob and after being tarred and feathered was either shot to death or killed by being struck over the head with heavy piece of iron. Ca
 The negro was arrested for an atro- cious crime and was confined in the Mojave jail preparatory to taking him to Bakersfield. The facts concerning the crime became noised about the town, and before the officers could place the man aboard the train a large crowd had gathered about the jail, which is an insignificant affair and un- guarded. Within short time the pris- oner was in their hands.
 It was the evident intention of the leaders of the mob to go no further than to supply coat of tar and feath- CTS, and this form of punishment was meted out to the negro. He continued to resist the efforts of his captors, and his resistance angered some of those in the mob, with the result that in the midst of the scuff1e the. negro was killed. v
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
.More American Meddling."


 ST. PETERSBURG, March l4.-The circulation here of an untrue report to the effect that the Washington cabinet had decided to support the protest of the commander of the United States gunboat Helena, now at Newchwang, against the action of the Russian au- thorities in sinking Chinese junks in the channel of the Liao river and that Washington would notify Russia that the neutrality of Newchwang must be, respected has created something of a 6urry. The Novo vremya makes this the subject of an editorial article en- titled More American Meddling," in which it is contended that, as New chwang is within Manchuria and is only six miles distant from the rail- road to Port Arthur, Russia has a per feet right to take defensive measures there and that unless the United States is seeking cause of quarrel it would not insist upon supporting the protest of the commander. Fortunately de- nial of this story reached here in time to head off what might have proved fresh cause of irritation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
Police Divide the spoils.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Captain Pi- per and his New York detectives, who have been trailing Chicago policemen for the enlightenment of the City club, have made their report. They say that more than 800 policemen of this city "are towards in the face of danger" :" are saloon loafers," are 'in collision with thieves and unfortunate women, dividing spells of vice and crime;" also that they try to hide their numbers when any one goes up to talk with them. They do this either by lifting their arms ostensibly to twirl their mustaches or by rubbing off the black enamel from the number on the star so as to make it difficult to decipher.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
DEWEY GAVE REASONS.
Fighting Was In Progress at sants
 Domingo. So Did Not Land.

Fighting Was Tn Progress at Sant0
 Domingo, So Did Not Land.
 WASHINGTON, March 14.-Admiral Dewey, who, with several members of the general staff and Assistant Secre- tary Loomis of the state department, is now at Havana, has telegraphed the navy department the reasons why he failed to call on President Morales of Santo Domingo when the party was in Santo Domingan waters several days ago. The failure to visit caused considerable surprise at the time.
 It appears that there was fighting in progress in the vicinity on the day the party was there, and for that rea- son the admiral did not deem it ad- visaDle to make an official visit.
 During the forenoon there were sev- eral casualties in Santo Domingo city from the fighting then in progress. This was caused from shots crossing tie river through which the boat must pass. and as more fighting was ex- pected during the afternoon the ad- nliral gave up the projected visit. The admiral, however, sent his respects to President Morales by United States Minister Powell.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14

New ideas imbue every feature of our Dress Goods department, and with life and energy it enters the spring season with an endless variety of --.e smartest fabrics for the dressy cos tunes or the popular tailor made gar ment. t.a
 There are the fine foreign cloths and the equally attractive American pro- ductions, inexpensive as well as tne choicest weaves; but special attention has been given to the soft, sheer and clinging materials such as Voiles. Eta mines, veilings. Eoliemes, Mixtures, Bourettes, Boutons, Batistes, Crepe de Chine, Chiffon Voile, Crepe de Paris, etc, which are pronounced by lne eHsh- ion settlers as the proper vogue for spring gowns.
 Mohairs, Brilliantines, Sicilians and Irish and Scotch Tweed effects also hold a conspicuous place in the line.
 WITH PRICD AS A POWERFUL MAGNET, you'll Ind this season's showing by far more attractive, than any we have ever given.
 Fabrics:
 FANCY MOHAIRS.
 Stripes, dots, checks, etc, ranging
 in rrica from 49c to $1.50 yd
 MoHAIR sICILIAN. H2 inches wide, in black and col ara. 49c yd ALBATROSS AND vOILE WEAVES m French Grays, champagne, royal, | navy, cream and black, 49c yd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
FATE OF LARAREE IN DOUBT.
Would Be First Missionary KiIled Tn
 Persia.

Would Be First Missionary KiIIed Tn
 Persia.
 NEW YORK, March 14.-The Pres byterian board of foreign missions has received no word from Persia regard ing Dr. Benjamin Labaree, the mis- sionary who, it is reported, has been murdered ill Khoi, Persia Doubt is felt as to whether the missionary re- ported slain is Rev. Benjamin Laba- rec, D. D., the father, or Rev. Benja- min w. Labaree, the son.
 The dispatch stated that 1t was Dr. Labaree who had been killed, but the advanced years of the elder Labaree have made it impractica ble for him to be out much among the villages, where as the son is frequently engaged in such work, and the last letter received from him, dated Feb. 1, stated that he was about to leave for a visit among the villages to the south of Urumia
 The elder Labaree lived in Brooklyn after he came to America from a long life of missionary work, but he found he could not stay away from his work and so returned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
Springs Most Attractive Dress Fabrics.

RICE vOILES. A dressy imported cloth in solid colors of the choicest shades, its style commands popular favor at once and the price is such that it will appeal to any who are looking for new gown at moderate price, EXAMINE BOLTON. of the sheer crisp, cling1ng variety, all the new shades, 75c yd SILK AND WOOL CREPE DE CHINE AND CREPE DE PARIS.
 75c and ooc yd
 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. We are much pleased to introduce at this opening @r.# ... e..
 A FRENCH BRoADCLOTH which is absolutely spot proof. The great objection to broadcloths has always been the marring of their beauty by the necessity of having them sponged; here we have one which is of the high est lustrous finish, which is aI- ready Shrunk and Which we tfa guarantee to be perfectly spot proof, so that whatever beauty the cloth has, so also has your garment when it is made up, price no more than the regular kind, $1.9S yd At this opening we shall offer many of our best and choicest style fabrics at SPECIAL UNDER PRICES, and you'll therefore profit by coming here for your spring gown.