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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10

This letter has been engrossed, framed
and hung in one OF the Oxford (England)
University halls as a specimen of the
purest English and the most elegant
diction extant. says New York Educa-
tion
Dear Madam: have been shown in
the files Of the war department state
ment Of the acknowledgement of Massa.
chusetts that you were the mother Of
five sons who have died gloriously on
the battlefield. feel how weak and
fruitless must be any word of mine
which should attempt to beguile you
from grief Of loss so overwhelming
"ButI cannot refrain from rendering
to you the consolation that may be found
In the thanks of the republic they died
to save. l pray that our Heavenly
Father may assuage the anguish OF your
bereavement, and leave you only the
cherished memory of the loved and lost
and the solemn pride that must be
yours to have laid SO costly a sacrifice
upon the altar of freedom
Yours truly,
A LINCOLN
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10
paid into the County Treasury Of said

essa A~coO 4 IA sAo
j r Wilson appeared before the Board
and asked to have the petition hereto
fore filed by him withdrawn, requesting
that the road between Jacobsville
and the Birchim field be changed, the
same not having the required number OF
signatures, and he filed new petition
OF the same request which change was
ordered made, motion having been duly
made and seconded.
The bond OF George Austin as Con-
stable OF Argenta township was upon
motion, duly seconded, ordered ap-
proved.
The list of Court fees and receipt for
the same paid into the County Treasury
OF Lander County by the County Clerk
was ordered filed
Upon the request Of the County Audi
TOR 1t was ordered that ira nsfer be
made from the General to the District
Judges OF sl44 so, and also from the
same fund to the Salary Fund of s349
80, motion being duly made and second
ed
Communication Of L. Steiner pertain
ing to complaint on old building was
read and on motion ordered filed.
TOWN MATTERS
The following bills were allowed:
Eagle Hose Co., allowance. .... 10 90
s e McIntire Chief engineer. 10 90
Irwin Hodson Co printing bonds 10 40
Toiyabe Lodge No 9, X Of P note 500 90
J. A. Miller, L A. Weller and T. Fl.
Dalton. acting as Trustees OF Toiyabe
Lodge No. 8, X. Of p, appeared before
the board on the part Of said lodge and
stated that they would purchase the Old
City Hall building for said lodge, pro-
viding satisfactory terms could be agreed
upon. The following named tax payers
were appointed appraisers to apprise the
same. to-wit: j. r. Wilson, s. Crescenzo
and w. H. Parker
On motion, duly seconded, it is order
ed that there be and there is hereby
levied, assessed, affixed and designated
Tor town purposes the sum Of seventy
cents on each one hundred dollars and a
floating debt tax Of five cents on each
one HUNDRED dollars as the amount of
tax to be collected and paid on all real
and personal property, including the
proceeds Of all mines and mining claims
assessable for State and County pur-
poses within the limits of the said town
of Austin for the fiscal year beginning
January lst, 1904, and ending December
3lst, 1904. 81
No further business appearing the
Board then adjourned to Monday, April
18th, A. ID. 1904.
Attest: TIC MALLoY, Clerk.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10

LOYAL REBEKAH LODGE No. Is. /. OF.
meets IN Lemaire's Hall the first and third
Friday evenings of each month at 80 o'clock
Mrs. n. Ramsdell, N. q.
a. Lsmaire, Sec'y.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10
Court Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the next
sitting of the District Court of the State
of Nevada in and for the county of
Lander, will begin ON Wednesday, the
10th day Of March, 1904, at 10 o'clock a..
m. T.. @. Malloy,
Clerk OF said Court.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10
Music by MARINO BROS,
of Winnemucca.

Gents, 81; Children, % cents;
Lady maskers, free; Lady spec
tators, free.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10

The bill OF Fl r Lemaire for January
salary. 1903 as County Commissioner
and p PalroLi for quarantine officer were
laid over
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10
AGENTS WANTED.

LIFE or r. DEWITT TALMAGE, by his
son, REV. FRANK DEWITT TALMAGE and
associate editors of Christian Herald. Only
book endorsed by Talmage family, Enormous
profit for agents who act quickly. Outfit ten
cents. Write Immediately CLARK CO.,
22e $. 4th st. Philadelphia. Pa. Mention
this paper.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10

On motion it was ordered that a sp &C.
ial tax be levied on each one hundre d
dollars worth of taxable property and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-12
Township 50 North Of Range SO West

Township 50 North Of Range SO West.
n ofnw n Sec D 40 a rs ia is 100 SO
Township 81 North Of Range SO West.
part of lot commencing on the shore of
AZ the southwest corner Of land formerly owned ty
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south Of post Of said line thence south sh b roSs
$ 1fSss
49, and @io0ths acres IS 81 20 90 10 Is
undivided Of lot c9nmsnsng e rods east Of the he
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ginning 'e'' - : anu sm u So
undivided lot som1ens1g e rods east Of . the
g the Southeast corner q said lot thence nSrth
as' sPe: %sst
ns Of said @:ts eat ss1: saS
east to place Of beginning ana ssSi;
nns thence IN direction along
state g rods and = feet place Of BE-
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north part q ~ 'i." Sec . 3 81
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said State road to place q SsFaaiqs sss
at the middle Of the LAnse and Huron Bay
her Of section 49, and running thence 1895 feet,
thence south SO feet land owned by Maria Shields
thence west 1150 feet to middle Of LAnse and Huron
sss e q
40 10 % 100 152
Of section where the north line Of Maria Shields land
ming thence west 40 feet to the west line Of said section
&c. thence north 300 feet thence east 35 feet to said
State road thence souhwesterly along said State
to place Of beginning. Sec So and 7s1oSths
at the center Of section SO and running
thence west 70 rods and feet thence southwestery
along the Huron Bay State road 20 rods and feet,
thence east 50 rods and feet thence north IS rods
and Is feet to place Of beginning, Sec SO, acres
eAaa 400 50 os 100 SEQ
LA EIRMAs' PLAT 1KEwEENAw BAY). TOWNSHIP
lot ..........,.1 7ss 2W 80 100 nH
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-12
VILLAGE OF BARAGA.
Township 81 North of Range 80 Yves

Township 81 North Of Range 80 West.
'0' = SCI - % anu " 20 5ss Sc 100 70 Is
south 100 feet Of Of Y, Sec 80.
49, lie II 100 So
south 1oo feet Of lot except right Of way of Duluth
49, liz IL 100 So
800 feet Of lot except right Of of d. s. s. and
- sis Les Is 90 80
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Mrs. Taft Declares War.

Mrs. William Taft, wife of the secretary of war, has declared war on the Servant Girls union. At her visit to the world g fair, she became impressed with the available and attractive qualities of the pretty and skillful Visayan maids in the Philippines reservation, Not only is it her intention to take one for her maid but to st%t in society an organizat tion for the importation of these foreign ser- wants. Their superiority to the European article Of the Canadian Mrs. Taft finds to be first that they will not want Thurs days and Sundays off or let lovers in dur ing the temporary absence of the family secondly, that they will not borrow their mistresses' clothes, hats, and hatpins thirdly, that they are heater and more restful in their ways because they obey so quickly and implicitly; and fourthly though Mrs. Taft, of course, being rich doesn't lay any stress on this point-our feminine Philippine subjects can be had much cheaper than the airy, fairy Lillians who drift over here from Limerick Liver pool Havre de Grace, Stockholm, etc Oriental maids for maidservants is to be an achievement of the next administra- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
New BuIIecE Anecdote.

Several weeks ago, when Seth Bullock,
 superintendent of the Black Hills forest reserve, was here visiting his former prairie chum, MT. Roosevelt, I nara ted some anecdotes about him. Here's a fresh one, as told by an old resident of Helena, Mont, who now resides here. It
 was in the early 70s when Helena was one of the banner placer mining camps of the west and gold was being washed
 by hundreds of men from the sands of Last Chance gulch (now Main street).
 Bullock wanted a fancy drink and did not care to remunerate the bartender with a fancy price in lieu. so he evolved a plan which worked to perfection. Entering the saloon, Bullock said: "Ill tell you what let's do. If you will furnish the sherry, I'll furnish the fresh eggs, and we will mix up a drink that is out of sight" Eggs being worth g dozen, the liquor man decided 1t was a good bar gain, although wine was also sold at SUIT figure. Then Bullock went into grocery nearby, and said to the proprie- tor: Well, if you will furnish the eggs, I'll furnish the sherry and we will have something worth while in the line of fancy drinks" The grocer agreed, and few minutes later both entered the liquor house. The connection was duly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Miss Roosevelt Annoyed.

The furore over Miss Alice Roosevelt at the worlds fair and elsewhere has not been such a source or satisfactlon aithor to herself or her family as the in aicters of celebrity, the mebs of polite nersons who have thronged her may im- agine. When she was guest or the Cathins and found time amid her social enga gements to attend the Presbyterian church on Washington avenue the crush was so great In the aisles to get near her that she describedit in letter to friend as a perfect jam and no raspberry one either. for the weather was sweltery. syve had to pile out Indian fashion and
 we drove away quickly as possible The catlins are people of great social im- nortance and one of the family was In Harvard about Roos-e-velt's year. This narticular Catlin had a remarkably clear and brilliant complexion and used to ap- near in new clothes so often that some one started a story of his having suit for every day of the year. A mob of roprish students. led by Tmmons Blaine, gave Cat1in a surprise party and gravely asked him to exhibit his wardrobe He complied in most childlike way. as if he took the visit and request for com. pliment to his picturesque personality and meantime his valet in an adjoining apartment hdd prepareu uuBe poWl oI punch. Perhaps the dandy had been warned of the visitation and got ready for it. Anyway. he turned the tables. Af- ter showing about twenty-five suits and explaining the excellences of the various cloths with all the affection of a con noisseur. he deftly adjourned the mob to the punch bowl, made them a neat little speech and siped away leaving them to drown their embarrassment, not his, in punch Later this catlin went to ArRen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19

One of the most picturesque Vlsltors or the capital recently in Leigh Hunt now capitalist with many millions to ms credit and more at his beck and call. Yet several years ago he left Seattle, Wash. pretty well broke and with all his apparel In a small grip. He was next heard from in Corea where he contriVed to get gold mining concession and to become chief adviser to the amiable em- peror of the Hermit Kingdom. In five years he astonished everybody in Seat tie by returning and paying his debts with six per cent interest. They amount ed to more than a million. Had he staid there. he could have been elected mayor or governor or any old thing in the gift of the people, for such colossal hon esty is appreciated out west But Hunt returned to his Hermit Kingdom. Two years ago his health failing, he was ad- vised to go to the dry air of Egypt lie became interested in the Soudan and now has a plan to colonize it with American negroes and by irrigation turn 1t into great cotton raising country. Hunt laid his latest financial dream before the President but, while Roosevelt was im- pressed by the brilliancy of the idea, which undoubtedly would relieve our congestion of colored population in some states, the fact that English mills, if the scheme worked. would be supplied with raw material which they now import from us was enough to keep MT. Roosevelt from endorsing Hunts project. Hunt, however, says that he is not discouraged and that experiments in the Soudan will be started right off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Some Pension Fiaures.

Wonder, if the man who recently aston ished the pension office by declining to receive his pension any longer, had got ten. an inkling of the striking, thought compelling fact that the United States carries nearly ten times as many per- sons on its pension list as Germany, and pays them every year over fifty times as much. The figures are these. The number of survivors of the Union army is about 900000 and of these 100000 are drawing pensions, $130,000,000 annually Germany has 600.000 survivors of the Franco Prussian war. but on her pension rolls are only SS,641 veterans and they cost the country only $2.500,000 a year. Brigadier General Rush c. Hawkins in his remarkable book Just out, entitled "Our Political Degradation" which every body in Washington is reading, discuss ing--and in some rather lofty quarters cussing not a few-says: If in the his- tory of the nation there ever was a time when honest and patriotic lovers of their country ought to speak out and write out, that time has arrived in ours-where the whole political system is rotten to the core"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Name Is Striking.

The name, Philander. of the attorney general, is rather a striking one, sug- gesting as 1t does touch of sentiment aty from its relation with the verb phlander. Originally, of course, it had dignified meaning. for signified lover of men or mankind. This name is often curiously mispronounced in Wash ington circles with the accent heavy on the first syllable. So is the first name of our recent secretary of war, Elihu. It should be accented on the middle sylla- ble. Again the Presidents name is gen erally mispronounced. It should be Roosevelt; and, tracing it back to prim- itive times, might be explained as mean ing either Ruddy-field, or Red-field, or Rose-feld. His first name, of course, as everybody knows, is a Greek com pound meaning God-given, or Gift-of- God God-given Rose-garden seems queer appellaton for the ruler of the greatest people ever on the face of the earth. Assuredly. 1t has a smack of humor in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
KNOX IS PROPOSED FOR AMBASSADOR
 - Will Only Serve as a Tempo
 rary Senator HIS NAME Is STRIKING Smithsonian Institute interested in Virginia Masterdons-Mrs. Taft Favors Filipino Servants.
 Bullock Anecdote.
BY W. T. MANNING.

Washington, June IS. = Philander c. Knox MT. Roosevelts attorney general who so soon after the demise of Senator Quay was chosen by the Pennsylvania railroad and other great corporate in terests to fill the vancaney, will not be there permanently. The plan is to have him stop the gap only till next March, and then, If MT. Roosevelt has been re- elected, MT. Knox will be made ambas- sador, probably, to the court of St. James and Richard Quay will succeed to the senatorship. If Knox goes to England, Choate will be recalled to become sec retary of state, for Hay. anyway, does not care to continue in that onerous of flee and MT. Roosevelt is believed not to entertain as cordial or "dee-lighted" feeling towards Hay as towards the other members of his official family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19

is Hot Stuff.' While the rooms of a dweler here are never so stuffy as slmi- lary located ones would be in New York, Chicago or St. Louis, there are days when Washington seems the hottest place this side of The Pit. A gentleman who has lived many years in the tropics and who says he never feels thoroughly alive mentally and physically till the mercury is over eighty said to me yesterday: T have never suffered from the heat but once in my life. That was here. was driving over some tar pavements The wheels cut deep Into the tar and the rays of heat refracted from the street nearly suffocated me-" I concur in this opinion meteorological. l have galloped
 Dakotan prairies when the mercury was over hundred and soaring; have swelt- cred in a Chicago fiat and have dripped by the hour in humid Louisiana lowlands, but my days, when the heat seemed fercest, where few in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Discovery Is Interesting.

The discovery of a mastoden family graveyard in Augusta county Virginia, is interesting greatly at present the ex- perts in the Smithsonian institute, who, naturally, find more mental refreshment in such finds" than in discussing the fossil remains of the last congress. J. F. Falyn has just returned from visiting the shaft at Cave Station, where the bones were exhumed three months ago. He bade the farmer make further excava- tions. Already three mastodons have been disentombed and indications are that the family graveyard of these marvellous F. F. Vs. covers a space of thirty acres. Mir Falyn took out of one pit the head of the femur, the ball part of which called for a bushel measure to hold it comfortably. This has been brought by him to the Smithsonian and viewed by many professionals and curious laymen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
ASTOUNDING
 PIANO BARGAINS

We have too much stock on hand and it is necessary to reduce it at once. We are not going to indulge in any Barnum-like exaggeration, which has become all too common, but just give the straight facts In brief form and leave you to satisfy yourself by personal investigation of the reality of the reduced prices.
 To give you an idea of this special offering we quote prices on five well known pianos which will be offered for sale on the days mentioned at the astounding. figures given below. Other bargains in proportion. It will pay you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
PIANOS STILL. SELLING All Standard Makes of Both Forbes and Fite Stock
 Offered AT A SAVING OF SIOO AND UP.

The B. P. forbes Piano Sale contin- ues to be a great success notwithstand- ing the fact of the excessive warm weather ana that people do not spend the evening indoors. This continued success is because a great many people who had contemplated buying piano this fall are now buying because they know that the prices are less than they could possibly buy piano later on. In point of fact every person who now buys a piano is able to save at least $100.
 Nearly all the well known various makes of pianos are represented in this sale and besides those pianos bought from the Frank G. Fite Company are also high-class pianos of standard make just from the factory and marked from $50 to $100 less than the regular price Remember, every piano is plainly marked so that il you want to make someone gift of piano, but knowing nothing about pianos yourself, it makes of pianos are represented in this as cheap as the most experienced person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Japan's Customers.
pm Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
 The United States is Japan's largest customer. The value of exports from Japan to her most important customers in 1902 was:4 To Germany. 4.737,000 yen Ca yen equals 49S cents); Italy, 13, 287 000 yen; British India, 13,337,0 GOO yen: Great Bri- tain, 17,346,000 yen; Hongkong. 25.S76 GOO yen; France, 27.283O0o yen; China 46,s3S,- 600 yen. and to the United States 80. 233, OO0 yen. Thus the United States takes as much of the products of Japan as all of Europe and nearly twice as much as China, Japans second largest customer. In imports the United States stood sec ond in 1902 and at the end of 1903 was but $1. .227, GOO below Great Britain, which still
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19

holds the lead For 1902. the latest year for which the import figures of Japan are available with reference to all countries. the imports from leading countries, stat ed in the order of magnitude were: From British India. 50977.000 yen: from Great Britain, 603e4000 yen; from the United States. s.e5s, ,0o0yen; China, 40. 591. .000 yen; Germany, 25.s13.000 yen and from France 4746.O00 yen. In 1903 the i'm ports were: From India, 700s5,000 yen; Great Britain 4S,737. 600 yen; the United States, 46.273.0O0 yen, and China 45, 45s.000 m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19

nrenared and the three began to absorb if As Seth swallowed his share, an idea struck the bartender. say" demanded he turning upon Seth, where do you come fin on this game anyway? Will has furnished the eggs. and have supplied the louor. How do you get In oh' I'm the promoter, replied Bullock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
A Column of MOst Remarkable Bar- = gains-Told of in Short Meter Won't Take You Long-Read all of Them.
Them.

Tomorrow morning between 10 and Il o'clock, tomorrow aft ernoon between 4 and o'clock, genuine Mennen's Tal- O. cum Powder, a box. .... -. CC
 Roger & Gallet's Violet de Parme Toilet Water; tomorrow only 1 bottle to a eus- szE toner; very special. =. sOC
 French Organdie, genuine !m- ported quality, beautiful flcAal patterns; regular prices soc and 59c a yard; very 0Ea speclal. '.. -... .... =. ~OO
 Yard wide Lonsdale BIeached Domestic; special, 20 TX yards for.,.. .... -. 1OC
 white Madras Belts, crushed Gibson girdle style, gilt buckles: regular price 25c; very 1Oa special ... .... ..,. ....LOC
 Turkish Bath Soap, good, pure, delicately perfumed toilet soap; very special, 0Oa l dozen for. ... .... .... ~~~OO Genuine Steel Shears, 5 to 9 inches long, steel rivets and screws; regular price 1Oa soc; very special =. =. IOC
 $150, $2.00 ana s3.00 Peggy from Paris" and plalted 9-inch carriage bags; very .05 speclal. ... .... .... ..A'1~O
 Infants and Children's lace Stockings and Sox, colors red, pink, blue. black and white: sizes to 6; worth 25c 10a pair; very special =. -. l~C
 Cambric Embroidery Edges and Insertions, pretty patterns; regular price 10c and 15c K a yard; very special. -. .5OC
 Women's straight front Ba- tiste Corsets, light weights reg ular price soc; very TO- special. ... .... .... =. lJc
 White Silk Gauge Empire Fans, daintily handpainted, ivory sticks; regular price EOa $1.50; very special. .... .. OOC
 Tinted Pillow Tops, all kinds of beautiful subjects, including some handsome lodge pillows, large size, soc and 75c; 1Oa very special. ... .... ..,lOC
 Belding's and Meminwav's Embroidery Silk, Filo, Rope, Twist, Turkish, Royal, etc. best washable silks; all shades; very special, a OOa dozen. .... .... .... .... oOC
 Mep's Women's and Chill dren's pure German linen Col lars, 20 different correct shapes to select from, the ones that sell at for 29c; very spe- I O0 cial, one dozen for. =. .l.OO'
 Women's pure linen Handker- chiefs, full bleached, A and 1s inch hemstitched hems, very sheer quality; regular price 200 each; very special, F dozen for 75c, dozen I % for. .... .... .... .... .lsOO
 70-inch hard twisted German Table Linen; regular price 65c yard; very E0a special. ... .... .... =. OOC
 Honey Comb Bed Spreads, Marseilles patterns, pearl hem med, full size; regular 0oa price $1.50; very special. OCC
 Books for light summer read ing; books of fiction by the most popular authors, attract ively bound; regular price DOC, 75c and $100; special, 0Ea 1oc, 15c and.... .... -. ~OC