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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Wanted an Eoufvale.s

Ambassadors Of Asia Minor came to
Marx Antony after he had imposed
upon them a double tax and said to
him that If he would have two tributes
from them in one year he mus, give
them two seedumes and two haryests.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

There is something uncanny n tTav-
cling at great speed in a balloon No
matter how violent the gale. the aero
naut himself Is In a dead calm.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Diversity of Tongues.

The diversity OF tongues to be found
In one country is often a matter OF sur
prise. Last year the Bible society
agents sold the Scriptures in 50 Ian
guages IN the Russian empire. in ~
languages In Burma and in go in South
Malaysia and in 53 in the Egyptian
agency.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Among the Four Hundred.
81 can't imagine what made The
bridegroom SO nervous
u can"
"whatg'
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, 1904-08-25
Turkish Neu.naners.

Turkish newspapers are not allowed
to print stories before the censor has
decided that they are morally unobjec-
fionable.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Ensland.s Ffrss Fsrks.

The first forks made In England
we're manufactured In 1908 Their ne
was ridiculed by the men of the tima
who argued that the Engiisb race musa
be degenerating when a knife and Q
spoon were not sufficient for the table
use.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Fathe-Arabella. do you know our
~housekeeper is going TO be married.
Daughter-Is that sol It's time the
old dragon is getting out OF the house.
Who is she going TO marry:
Father-Me.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

why do you think papa's friend ID
richY'
~'Cause his wife is young and WY
pfetty."-Brooklyn Life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

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, suppose.-Yonkers Statesman
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Very swell.

Stubb-They are indeed rich
Penn-Rich enough TO W dia
monds?
Stubb-Far better. Rich enough to
own buildogs.-Cieveland Plain Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Epttaph.

He had a cold. end-who can teIle-
He might perchance have gotten wei
But everything folks said would cure
He took. The me was swift and sure
Buffalo News
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
ATranxformation.

There was an itinerant cohbler
Who sat down TO dine with a goeoler.
When the dinner vas done.
There remained only one.
And he was both coebler and gobhler.
Good Housekeeping
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
whale Skfns.

The skin of the whale is from two
inches I two feet thick. that OF a
large specimen often weighing thirty
tons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

The shell games low. you will agree:
The finer sense II shocks.
II you the real thing would be
You wan to water stocks.
Washington SsxH
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

There once was a cunning J. p.
Whose warrants were dated A D.:
They passed as o. K
Till q fierce Expose
Made ready signed warrants n. @.
CHICAGO Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
OIL On salad

Salad with oil dressing Is very nour
ishing and good for the digestion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
JlNoLEs N JEsTs.

But Net swiftly.
The man Was writing RAPIDLY.
But he was writing very slowly.
Fos he being n~ilterate. vas undecaoed -
10 whether he should use n or no
..p's" IN spelling II
Yet he was writing rapidly.
But very slowly.
Baltimore American.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Our Coal Fields.

The United States is the greatest coal
producing country in the world.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Friends. here's . truth that IL as clear
As II Is deep:
How can q fellows wife be dear
While talk is chsapr
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
sheer and QrAaa

1t takes six years for grass to grow
where sheep have pulled 1t up and
trnmpled II.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

"Ts she a single womanY'
Yes. since Tuesday."-Puck.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

with hash and stew and potpie."
Cried Bozrder Number One
This doing roast beef owe
Is being overdone."
Philadelphia Pres.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

An admiral flies his flag at the main
mast, q vice admiral at the fore ana :
real adminl at the mizzen.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
xexer Your Own.

"Do you really believe there is such
q thing in this world as perfect happi-
nessY"
"of course. but some other fellow al
WAYS has it"-Denver News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Church-Her grandfather was a skip
per. and be settled in Canada.
Gotham-Indeedi How much did he
get away vith?-Yonkers Statesman
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

MY husband never speaks q Cross
word TO me-"
How long have you been separat-
edy'-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Ere From ThsnderstornA
In Finland and east Turkestan thun
derstorms are wholly unknown
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Knew What struck Him.

Knew What Struck Him.
Daly-Ye were s~unstruck, We sayf
Why. man alive. the sur could never
disigure a mans face like that.
Riley-Ye don't know me son. DAILY
Brooklyn Life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
Slaughter

sA11Enter.
The melancholy days are here.
And they are BOT 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, 1904-08-25

The Danger.
do you think that the automobile
will cause the extinction Of the horseT'
Not unless the horse persists IN get
ting in the way" answered the ehauf
f~eur.-Washington Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Her View Of IL.
He-I met Flora In q car yesterday,
and l gave her my seat
She-Gracious. So she can't hide her
sge wen from you.-Chelsea CAiassi
Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Romance Of q Poor Young Man.
He bought q costly solitaire
To gi-e 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, 1904-08-25

Accepted and Filed.
@No. I make it a practice never &c
carry money around with me-"
What is your reaSon:'
II haven't any to carry."-Cleyelaa
Plain Dealer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Keep al II.
"If at first you don't succeed
Try. try again." and then
If you do succeed indeed,
Try even yet again
Philadelphia Press
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25
C~ontinuou. school

Continuous school.
Experience is = teacher
A teacher good and great
But under IL no creature
Yet lived to graduate.
Brooklyn Life.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-08-25

Mr.. C.,s aSupPose."
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-This paper says
the jawbone of a whale of average size
measures about eve feet in length.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-It doesn't mention
the size of the jawbone OF the female
whale. l suppose.-Yonkers Statesman
Very swell.
Stubb-They are indeed rich
Penn-Rich enough to W die
monds?
Stubb-Far better. Rich enough tU
own buildogs.-Cieveland Plain Dealer.
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. O.
Chicago Tribune.
Never Your Own.
"Do you really believe there is such
q thing in this world as perfect happi-
uessY"
Vi A0AACLs 0oA oAA ~
ways has it"-Denver News.
The Danger.
do you think that the automobile
will cause the extinction of the horseT'
Not unless the horse persists IN get
ting in the way" answered the chauf
feur.-Washington Star.
Romance of a Poor Young MAN.
He bought q costly solitaire
To gi.e TO a maiden fair.
And he sighed. Yes. riches do have
For the witches must awe rings,"
Chicago Tribune.
Knew What Struck Him.
Daly-Ye were sunstruck, We sayf
Why. man alive, the sun could never
disfgure a mans face like that.
Riley-Ye don't know me son. DAILY.
Brooklyn Life.
Keep at IL.
IF at first you don't succeed
Try. try again." and then
If o do succeed indeed.
Try even yet again.
Philadelphia Press
Accepted and Filed.
-No. I make it a practice never &c
carry money around with me-"
What is your reason:"
81 haven't any TO carry."-Cleyelaa
Plain Dealer.
Continuous school.
Experience is 4 teacher
A teacher good and great
But under IL no creature
Yet lived to graduate.
Brooklyn Life
Her View of IL.
Hell met Flora In a car yesterday,
and l gave her my seat
She-Gracious, So she can't hide be,
age even from you.-Chelsea (Aiass.i
Gazette.
Slaughter.
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 Timea
Ugly Thing.
MY husband never speaks q eros.
word 10 me-"
How long have you been separat-
edr'-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Henpeek Speaks.
FrtendsI here's 9 truth that IL as clear
As n Is deep:
How can . fellows wife be dear"
While talk is chsapr'
Philadelphia Ledger.
Not That Kind.
Church-Her grandfather was a skfp
per. and be settled in Canada.
Gotham-Indeedi How much did he
get away with?-Yonkers Statesman.
Too Much Repetition.
with hash and stew and potpie.-
Cried Boarder Number One.
This doing roast beef over
Is being overdone."
Philadelphia Pres.
To Him Whe Hath.
why do you think papa's friend ID
richY-
s'Cause his wife is young and WY
pretty."-Brooklyn Life.
Games.
The shell games low, you will agree:
The finer sense IL shocks
II you the real thing would be
You want to water stocks.
Washington 5sxr.
In Chicago.
rs she a single womanT'
Yes. since Tuesday."-Puck.
Epttaph.
He had a cold. enc-who can tellf-
He might perchance have gotten wen
But everything folks said would cure
He took The end was swift and sura
Buffalo Newa
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
s.i.e,inx Ed Corn.

The true selection OF better breed
Of corn IL not confined 70 the selection
OF the beet ears by any means. al
though this Is the popular idea Of corn
improvement AZ every corn raiser
knows. certain se~d viii raise corn
that 10 almost ideal. % far - the ear
goes. bu, there are but few ears on q
plant
This being the csse. u is evident
that the true selection OF corn Is tho
selection Of the plants which show the
desired characteristics all through their
growth % TO the time Of harvest 40
that the plants should be closely
watched from the time they break
ground and thus securing the habit OF
growth 40 well as the perfection OF car
80 desirable.
Many Of the plants will make a
stronger growth than others and ripen
tho full crop earlier. II such plant
"a what IL desired. II can only be found
BIZ watching It's growth through tho
season. Then II the yield IL all that
is desired ono comes pretty near har-
ing the ideal plant and one which Ia
probably. capable OF even greater Inn
provement
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
MAKING OF cHAMois SKINS
Long Process. Before They Are Read,
for Toilet or Other Uses-

Long Process Before They Arc Ready
for Toilet or Other Uses-
The sheepskin IL frst washed and
the flesh side scraped thoroughly 10
remove the neshy rbers: then the wet
skins are hung in warm room for
about a week and -sweaied." This
loosens the wool 10 that most Of II can
be pulled out easily. The skins are
then soaked In milk OF lime TO loosen
the rest OF the wool and 10 swell the
nbers and split them into their consut
uent fbr1ls
After lining the hair is all removed
and the absorbed lime Is neuiralized
with boric or hydrochloric scid and
the skin il split into two thicknesses-
The outer or grain side IL used for the
manufacture Of thin. fancy feathers
used in bookbinding. etc. while the
iesh side is made 10 wash leather. IL
is FIRST drenched. then put into stocks
and pounded until Il Is partly dried snd
the fibrous structure has become loose
and open. sawdust generally being EN-
ployed TO facilitate the process.
flel Oh u now FNtttA u1tA N''
skins In small quantities as long as the
OF is absorbed. The moisture dries out
as TIE oil is absorbed. the skins being
hung UP occasionally and exposed to
the air. when the skins have absorbed
enough oil they lose their hmy cdor
and acquire a peculiar musiard-like
smell due TO the oxidation OF the oil.
They are then packed loosely in boxes.
where they heat RAPIDLY. and must oe
taken GU, and exposed to the air TO
prevent overheating During this time
they give OF much pungent vapor and
turn yellow. They are then washed in
a warm solution OF alksli 10 remove
the excessof fat. The oil removed is Id
Grated from the scapy fluid and sold
as sod oil"
The skins are next bleached In the
sun. being moistened occasionally with
= solution OF potassium pcrmangana,e.
followed by washing the sulphurcus
acid or sodium peroxide. The leather
l. then permanently softened and suit,
ed for all purposes OF toilet or cleans
ing uses Science News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
rhs .Goldsn neIt..

Kansas grows more aud better wheat
than any State In the Onion. The
crop OF 1901 was 100000 bushels;
the crop OF 1903 was still larger. This
is one seventh Of the entire crop OF the
United States. one-thlrtieih OF the
worlds wheat crop. No wonder a hot
wind or a rain IN Kansas causes a
curry In the wheat pin OF Chicago.
To those who would but do not
know IL may be said that the golden
belt implies a section OF Kansas con-
slsting Of about 20 counties running
north and south through the central
part OF the State. Thirty ave OF these
counties IN 1893 yielded over 100000
bushels Of wheat each. In 1901 one
county fsumnerj WAS credited with a
yield OF nearly 100000 bushels Of
wheat. which is greater than the total
outpu, for the same year OF all the
New England States and several add
tionsi States thrown IN for good meas
ure. OF this vast quantity OF wheat
only about 100000 bushels IL con-
sumed In Kansas The rest must so
elsewhere. until now there 10 not a
country on earth where Kansas wheat
or -four Is not fsvorabiy known-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
Poultry rietius..

The time Of hatch. more than the
breed regulates laying.
In.brccding should not be Tolerated
for more than two years.
The best stock Il the cheapest.
therefore. never sell the best and never
buy anything but the best
Fowls in confinement need variety
Of food. and one OF the most Import.
ant OF them IL green food OF some
kind.
In no case can we make good. ma
ture fowls OF poorly-fcd aud badly.
aged chickens. II il economy iirst
and last TO feed well.
Put n good foe. OF hens in the plum
orchard aud the trees will be less sub
ice, TO curculio and will produce good
crops OF fruit
SO far ms can be done. green food
should form a part OF the daily rs-
tions through the year, a. II seems
necessary to insure health, productive
ness and fertility.
The poultry business IL one OF many
details, and they need close following.
tJnless q person IL willing to give at
tention to little things, and not only to
them once, but many timcs, a. occa-
sion may require, Il 10 not advisable to
70 into the business very extensively.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
LONELINESS OF THE PRAIRIE
Trackie~-. Treeie~s Waste "tthout
Water or Human Hsbitstion-

Trackie~-. Treele~s Waste. Without
Water or Human Hsbitstion-
Il had almost as soon be set adr1ft
in a small boat in midocean as to be
dropped down on the vast prairie near
the Kansas Colorado State line" said
q man who is familiar with the West
zone cannot realize the loneliness OF
the western plains until be has crcss-
ed them. There are very few human
hahltations. comparatively little Of the
land is under cultivation. and water is
a scarce and precious commodity In
every direction nothing meets the gaze
OF the eve except a trackiess. fnseiess
waste which is bounded only 10y the
lowering sky. Prairie dogs are the
chief denizens Of this region. and a.
the train whirls past they perch them
selves on their hind legs and sn bolt
upright. as motionless as siatuc.
There are a few houses. hut they are
at wide intervals. The single advant-
axe that a lonely pedestrian has IN that
region is that by following the rail
road track sufficiently far be viii reach
A town some day. hut walking under
the burning prairie sun and in a water
less country is by no means pleas
ant.
1t is positively tiresome 10 the eye
TO ride across the prairies in n com
Portable Pullman car. surrounded hy
all the Injuries OF life. This being
true. IL must he next to appalling 10
have TO tramp over this region with
on, food or water. except what one
bees at the few way stations along the
route. have never been able to sec
ANYTHING picturesque or inviting about
the wide-stretching plains. Bloom
,ngton News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
Renewing strawberry Bsd..

aehc Wing ftfa0 Deffy B<oas
Without doubt the digging OF new
plants and setting them regularly In
the place they are 10 grow is the best
way OF obtaining the new strawberry
bed. True. this requires considerable
labor and the selection OF the best run.
ners from the old bed. II this plan IL
10 be followed the best plants will be
obtained by going over the old bed
as the runners are forming and keep
ing the tips cut on 10 one or more
plants. SO as 10 obtain strong plants
for e-setting. Another advantage or
this plan is that just the number or
plants that may be set In given pc
Rod are dug. so that none are left TO
dry out rs with plants bought
The other plan OF making the new
bearing plantation IL good one. and
quite generally followed. especially
where the berries are grown on the
matter row plan. The mower Is run
over the field after the crop is gathered
and. after raking OF the cut plants.
light pillow is run through the held and
about one half or more OF the plants
cut out, leaving the new ones. which
will be about a foot apart. composed
OF the new plants. Care Is required
ia this work. but the results will be
profitable. provided the new plants
formed are strong.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
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II Is announced that Margery VII
lismsf novel, The Price Of Youth"
has been drsmstized.
The Lofhrop Publishing Company
has added 10 Margaret sidney's Pepper
Books. Five Little Peppers and Their
Friends"
Clara Louise Burnilam's two Chris
tian Science novels continue In steady
demand. In fact. THE Right PriB-
cess" has been sent 10 press for the
fifteenth time. and Jewel for the
ninth time.
Messrs Harper A. Brothers announce
for publIcat ton THE Adventures OF
Buffalo Bill by the hand Of the or
igiual Col William r. Cody. A life OF
Col Cody not written By himself Is
appended.
His Pseudoie Majesty IL the title
Of book written by william Augustus
smith, Wall street lawyer. and is-
sued by the Liberty Publishing Com
pany. IL il a satire on crest-huniins.
gold worship and monopoly
Joseph c. Llncoln's -cap'n Fri is
reported by A. :. Barnes a Go. 10 be
entering upon career Of increasing
popularity. IL is said 10 rank high
among the best selling books in New
York, Chicago. and other cities.
Doubleday. Page a. Co. will bereaf-
ter be the American publishers Of The
Great Master Series" These repro
ductions are made by new process
discovered by Mr. Bendi1on. the in
venior Of the phonograph. and are at
once cheap and artistic.
John Lane has added to his dainty
series Of reprints Flowers OF Psrnas-
sus." william Watson's poem. The
Tomb Of Burns" This critical elegy is
written in the six-line stanza in which
Wordsworth wrote AT the Grave OF
Burns" and in which Burns himself
wrote 50 many Of his episties-
The worse poets are treated In life
the better IL is for them" said the
Poet Laureate. Alfred Austin. the 9th
er day. after thanking signor Ricci for
his lecture on Boccaccio before the
London Dante Society. IF there are
any poets or poetesses here" be con
tinued. my advice TO you lie DO not
let society spoil you
The Macmillan Company will pub
lish the two volumes OF Dr. William
W. Hastings, Manual OF Physical
Measurements. Boys and Manual OF
Physical Measurements. Boys and
Girls The purpose Of these books II
10 promote more widespread Interest
IN physical training and TO provide
brief, practical form Of measurements
Gelett Burgess and VIII Irwin. an
thors Of THE Picaroons" and The
Reign Of Queen Isyl" are reported 10
be medltat ting a serious novel on San
Francisco life. Their efforts 50 far
have been in the coined spirit. but they
believe that San Francisco and q Pa
cifc Coast offer more suggestive III
erary material to the writer than sny
other place in the world
w. L. Alden wants Jack London TO
drop Jack and call himself John"
These writers" he Says. who sign
themselves Jack and VIII suggest
altogether too unpleasantiy the grown
women who sign themselves Manic
and Birdie trust yet TO be able TO
note that Mr.. London has entirely Civ
en- up shouting. and has adopted the
habit OF calling himself John Lon
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-15
The sick watch.

A farmer entered the village watch
makers shop. and approaching the pro
prietor. began. Il say. couldn't one O.
your men come out in the country with
me and repair a watchy'
"why can't you bring II herer' re
turned the matchmaker.
"well. you see it's this way. II
b'iongs to a man that's pretty sick
and be can't spare II from beside his
bed. eos 10 tell when to take his
doses"
Il should think II pust be going all
right IL II answers that purpose"
"oh, It's a-runnin'," returned the
farmer, "'cause the man makes It
But he says he's gcttin' mighty tired
O. poking the wheels with a knittin-
needle like that the day through. and
he's more'n willin' to send the old
mule down for any o you feliers hatn
come out and nx IL"