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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28
The Sheep Bust
ness.

"The tremendous number of
sheep that are being raised in
Nevada and adjoining states con-
vinces me that the shippers will
soon have to begin shipment to the
eastern markets." said King John
son, one of the largest buyers on
the Pacific coast to-day. "Unless
this is done the raisers will suffer
from a fall IN prices, which is al
ready being slightly felt on &C
count of the great quantity of
sheep that are being sent to San
Francisco. The markets are liable
to become glutted, for under pres
ent conditions practically all the
sheep raised in this section are
sent below.
"Prices this year are not quite
as good at last" said Mr.. johnson
"but there are more sheep than in
1908. Lambs bring from So to
$3.50 and wethers are worth from
$2.75 to $3.00."-Reno Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28

The Carson News is authorized
to make the announcement that
Hon. Samuel Platt, who served
Ormsby county in the legislature,
was the Republican party nominee
for Attorney General at the last
election, and who has stumped the
State several times in the interests
of the Republican ticket, will be
a candidate before the Republican
Convention at Winnemucca for
the nomination of member of Con-
gress.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28
Largest Tree Ever
Discovered.

The biggest tree in the world so
far discovered has just been To-
csted in Eshom valley, Tulare
county, by w. 7. Hart, a millman
In that section.
Mr.. Hart was in Fresno Wednes-
day with information concerning
this giant Of the forest. He says
that four feet from the ground
and in spite of a burned spot that
decreases the size, the tree is 113
feet in circumference, or q distance
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28
ADVERTISING RATES.
Ready For Set
tiers.

Engineer L H. Taylor of the
United States Reclamation service
in charge of the Nevada project
Monday morning received the
official maps of thirty thousand
acres of land which will be ready
for irrigation by April LIST, 1905.
The land will probably be thrown
open to homeseekers the first of
next week, and at the most not
later than two weeks from that
date.
The instructions showing in
what manner the land may be
taken up have been mailed from
Washington it is understood
and r expected here at almost
any day. When these arrive Mr..
Taylor will place them on file in
the Land Office in Carson and the
immense area will then be ready
for settlement.
The maps were completed some
months ago and were sent to Wash
ington where they were thoroughly
examined and their return y~ester-
day shows that Mr.. Taylor's work
has been approved. The maps
show every acre of land that will
be placed under irrigation as the
result of the completion of the
ditch now nearly finished. The
course of the different latterals are
shown, while the allotments are
also made.
The subdivisions, it is under
stood, are made according to the
conditions of the land, the rich
les of the soil and the work that
will be required to place it under
cultivation. 1t is divided into 40,
so, 100, and 160 acre plots.
Every acre of land is located in
Churchill county. Twenty thou
sand acres belonging to the gov
eminent, while 10000 acres are
controlled by private parties.
Already considerable land has
been fled upon in that section of
the State, the settlers claiming 100
acres under the old homestead law.
Under the irrigation act they will
be compelled to take their chances
with the balance and should the
ground upon which they have fled
be divided into less than 160 acres
they will be compelled to forfeit
the remainder.
Now that the official maps have
been approved and returned it will
not be long before the long expect
ed rush begins and its beginning
will mark the start of a new era in
the history of the Battle Born
State.-Journal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28
Battle Mountain
NJ EAT MARKET,
GEORGE w. ABEL, PROP.

~NOZE--AH bills must be Paid
and reeeiphd at tie Shop; parties
having claims against tie SLIP aoiH
p,ssenthem TEL. S. Smelser, man
aver, Joy payment
GEORGE W. ABEL, Prop.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28

through of SO feet and that it tow
ers to the amazing height of 4OO
feet.
As an expert millman, Hart says
he believes the tree contains more
lumber than any other tree in the
world.-Truckee Republican.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28
Official Register
STATE OF NEVADA

u. s. SENATORS.
VIM M Stewart q Newland
CONGRESSMAN:
G d Van Duzer
GOVERNOR:
John Sparks.
LIEUTENANT-G OVERNOR
Lemuel Allen.
SECRETARY OF STATE:
w G Douglass.
Deputy, George N Noel.
STATE CONTROLLER:
Sam P Davis,
Deputy. Jonathan Doane.
STATE TREASURER:
d M Ryan,
Deputy, Frank L Wildes.
sURvEYOR-GENERAL;
e d Kelley,
Deputy, S I'll Day.
SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Orvis Ring.
STATE PRINTER:
Andrew Maute,
Foreman, w U Mackey.
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
G Sweeney.
REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY:
] N Evans, w W Booher
Richard Kirman.
JUSTICES SUPREME COURT:
CHI Belknap, A L Fitzgerald,
G. + Talbot.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28
CREAM OF WHEAT

is not only one of the most delicate
and delicious breakfass foods ever offer
ed to the public, but in addition, being
composed alm)st entirely OF pure glut
en- is one OF the h%ealthiest and most
nutritious foods known. For sale at
A. d. Lemaire & Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28

All mining companies operating In this and
adjoining districts. and all other parties hay.
lug business dealings will this paper, will
please transact the same with us directly. az
We have no agents IN San Francisco or other
places.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-07-28

Ing country. Communication of 9 personal
nature will be subject to a rigid scrutiny.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-10-20
CHAPTER XXIV.

MADE my way to the front door,
but returned almost Immediately.
Drawing the major aside. I whis-
pered request. which led to n
certain small article being passed over
to me, after which sauntered out on
the stOop just In time to encounter the
spruce but irate figure of Mr.. Moore
who had crossed from the opposite
side.
"Ah" said l. "Good morningr' and
made him my most deferential bow.
He glared, and Rudge glared from
his place on the farther curb. Evil
dently the police were not in favor
with the occupants Of the cottage that
morning.
when is this to ceaseY' he curtly
demanded. "When are these early
morning trespasses upon an honest
citizens property coming to an end?
l wake with q light heart, expecting
that my house, which II certainly as
much mine as II any mans in Wash
ington, would be handed over this very
day for my habitation, when what do
l see? One police officer leaving the
front door and another summing him
self In the vestibule. How many more
of you are within do not presume to
ask. Some half dozen, no doubt, and
not one Of you smart enough to wind
up this matter and have done with It,"
"Ah! don't know about that" l
drawled, and looked very wise.
His curiosity was aroused.
"Anything new?" he snapped.
Possibly" returned, In a way to
exasperate a saint.
He stepped on to the porch beside
me. was too abstracted to notice;
was engaged in eying Rudge.
"DO you know" said l, after an In.
slant of what l meant should be one
of uncomfortable suspense ON his part
"that have q greater respect than
ever for that animal Of yours since
learning the very good reason he has
for refusing to cross the street"
"Ha! What's that" he asked. with q
quick look behind him at the watch
full brute straining toward him with
nose over the gutter.
(ro be Continued.)
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sunset Magazine for oetober.

The leading article In the Sunset
Magazine for October deals with
"California's Army Camp" at Atas-
cadero. but this western magazine of
rapid growth is, as usual, full Of
other good features. Notable among
them are story, ''The Hour of His
Release" by Juliet Wilbor Tompkips;
a poem, ''The Winds Word" BY Ina
Coolbirth; articles relating to
western eubjects, and 20 forth. AZ
ever, this number Of DuNsEg 4 pro.
fusely a. hapdsomely illustrated,
~ ~ lerestDoot fenturep N
61o glle1x \ .allln ~
/ 4 I Z = I Y < !! 4 ! 4
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person who last pressed the fatal
spring. But perhaps you know that
tooT'
'l"-- lie paused; words were Inn
possible to him, and In that pause his
eyes flashed help'essIy IN the direction
of Miss Tuttle
But tie major was quick on his feet
and was already between him and that
lady. This act forced from Mr.. JEFF
frey's lips the following broken sen
tence:
II should = like you--to tell-me."
Great gasps came with each heavily
spoken word.
Perhaps this morscl Of lace will do
II Il, u gentler manner than ] could" |"
sesponded the distrIct attorney. 0pen-
ing his hand. In which lay the scrnp
of lace that an hour VI 80 before l bad
pluckod away from the boarding Of
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lutely true. She held the pistol con-
ccaled In the folds of her dress. I did
not dream-1 could not-that she was
contemplating any such end to the
ntrocious crime to which she had con
fessed. Her manner was too light, too
airy and too frivolous---a manner adopt
ed, as I now see, to forcstall all Dues
tions and hold back all expressions Of
feeling on my part. Tie these hanging
ends Of ribbon to my wrist were her
words. Tie them tight; knot under
and bow on top. am going out.
There, don't say anything. What you
want to talk about will keep till to-
morrow. For one night more I am
going to make merry-to-to enjoy my
self She was laughing. thought
her horribly callous and trembled with
such an unspeakable repulsion that
Ind difficulty In making the knot. To
speak at all would have been impossl'
BILE. Neither did dare to look In her
face. I was touching the hand that
and she kept on laughing-such hol
low laugh covering up such an awful
resolve! When she turned to give me
that last injunction about the note this
resolve glared still in her eyes,"
"And you never suspected?"
"Not for an instant. I did not dc.
Justice either TO her misery or to her
conscience. I fear that have never
done her justice in any way. thought
her light. pleasure loving. did not
know that 1t was assumed to hide q
terrible secret"
"rhen you had no knowledge Of tho
contract she had entered into while a
schoolgirl
"Not in the least. Another woman
and not myself had been her confidant,
woman who has since died. No inti-
nation Of her first unfortunate mar
riage had ever reached me till Mr.. JEFF
frey rushed in upon me that Tuesday
morning with her dreadful confession
on his lips"
The district attorney, who did not
seem quite satisfied on certain point
passed over by the major. now took
the opportunity Of saying:
"You assure us that you had no idea
that this once light hearted sister OF
yours meditated suicide when she left
your"
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bus and, three daughters, a father,
mother, two brothers and a host Of
friends TO mourn her loss. She was
loved and respected by all who knew
her. She was a member OF the City
Council No, los Daughters Of America, ,
OF Hillsboro, also member of. NJ
Banner Relief Corps, No. SO7.
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CARD or ruANKa.

We desire 70 thank ~ nolebbors
and fFiends, ,aleo ne N b g.; 2. Of A.,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01

The people In Shls city - frst go,
acquainted through 4 want adver.
tIsonenF wor' cake a pretty big
crowd
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
Duches of Marlborough Stops a
Very FlOurishiug Street Gam.
bling Business
tn NEWEST CULT IN DRESS.
Lord Ronald Cover RcvIyes His Cam.
paign Against Conventional Mas.
cuIinc Attire Ia Vogue,

| oNDON sept 20 While many
English society women gamble
l. heavily themselves and encourage
others to DO likewise the Duchess
of Marlborough sets wholesale AZ.
ample by putting her foot down hard on
It whenever she gets a chance She got
"a chance the other day i'm aristocratlc
Cmzon street whore her new town
house is situated II ie favorite haunt
Of street bookmakors, who. probably by
methods very similar TO those adopted
In New York and other big cities In
America. have been able to carry on
their operations free from police moles-
tatlon Opposite the chief entrance to
her house one ~ these boobmakers has
piled his nefarlous calling for the last
two seasons. The duchess noticed that
several boys and laborng men accosted
him. especially during tho hour u re-
spite from work allowed them at mid.
day. and handed him slips OF paper
and money she inquired what It
meant and ON learning that the man
was "a street hookmaker. who took bets
ON horse races. abe Immediately lodged
complaint at the nearest police sta
tiOn The result was one on two raids
ana now the fraternity are curslng the
DAY when the American duchess deeld-
cd ON taking "a residence IN Mayfair
Furthermore, q certain constable has
I.r.ff a..
duchess regards gambling a8 one Of tho
greatest curses Of England II Ia we'll
known hat she has made the duke un-
desiand that he can't throw away az,
Of The Vanderbilt money on cards or
race track bets
Buys DOGS WITH KIND EYES"
In rash moment Mrs. T.. Robinson
Of San Francisco. who recently arrived
I'm London from the continent. prom
ised to let her young daughter Ger
tude, have whatever she chose to buy
for herself so far as a considerable
sum Of money would go. That was In
March last The fond mother imagined
that her daughter would invest the
money In bon bons, ieweIry and such
dainty knick-knaCks. as usually appeal
TO grlish tastes, Great was her sur
prise when there arrived at her hotel
IN Vienna three dogs Of much mixed
pedigrces which the child gleefully an
nounced represented the FIRST Install
ment OF the proceeds of the money
placed az her disposal, Since then,
wherever they have stopped Miss Ger
crude has added TO her canine collec-
tion. and now has over score OF
dogs They constitute a most monde
script assortment, FOR In purchasing
them the child has paid no attention to
breed Of which she has no knowledge.
hut Is attracted solely by those which
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01

| trio Lady Hester Stanhope. who after
wards took up her abode on Mount Le-
banon. and by the sheer force Of her 70
narkabe personality acquired an all
most absolute authority over the tribes
OF the surrounding districts Lady He's
ter acted as her uncle's secretary re-
ceIycd his guests and sat at the head Of
| his table According to Pitts blOgru ph-
en- Stanhope, her presence tended far
| more than his return 10 power TO cheer
and brighten his few remaining years"
Pitt was out Of Office during the whole
Of the time he lived at Yorl, Place, but
II was during his residence there that
he delivered his memorable speech on
| the renewal of the war with France I'm
| May, 1903 II was NJ this speech that
Fox, his great political rival said 1T
is speech which If Demosthenes had
| been present he must have admired,
and might have enyied.'
HOMES OF FAMOUS ARTISTS
While such houses still remain as
memorials Of departed genius, others
equally deserving Of preservation are
being sacrificed TO the demands for
modern Improvement No, 30 Cayen-
dish Square, which as the home of
Romney for 20 years has long been
great landmark In England's artistic
annals. Is undergoing demolition II
was IN l7ij that the great artist yield
ed To the persuaslons Of his friends ana
leased the house which has become va
cant through the death of Francis
Cotes, r. A, He had little money at
the time and Il seemed Tor some months
as though his aprpehensIons OF impend-
ing ruin had been only too well found
cd. But a length the Duke Of Rich
mond came to his rescue, and his pat
ronago turned the tide In the painters
favor In a little while fashion was d.
viding her fayors between Romney and
Reynolds, much To Sir Joshua's wrath.
who contmptuously designated his ri-
val ms the man In CayeudIsh Square
ROllNEY's STUDIO.
IAN the town, said Lord Thurlow,
us divided into two factions. the Rey-
holds and the Romney, ana am Of the
Romney faction The world OF art has
been similarly divided ever since and It
Is likely long % remain a debatahle
question whether the cayessng brush Of
the one was not equal In It's way 10 the
more masculine and vigorous genius ~
the other. the greot president Of the
Royal academy
II was in this Caveudsh Square stu.
do that Romney painted his famous se-
ries OF portraits OF Emma Hart then
under the protection Of his friend the
Hon CHARLES GrevIlIo, and afterwards,
as all the world knows the Lady Ham
ilton whose beauty enWarcd and SUI
lied the fame OF Lord Nelson. Romney
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ONDON. Sept, 20 While the Lon
don county council bent on what
has been termed the Americana
h--f 2aiion Of I4ondons streets has
found II necessary 10 demolIsh many
buildings that link the present with the
storied past, on the other hand II does
liz best to keep alive the historic and
literary associations attaching to
houses that remain by placing memorial
tablets upon them Identifying them
with the names of their former distln-
guished occupants. BY American visit
ors especially il is probable that this
latter work will be far more appreci-
ated than the changes wrought by the
plckaxe Of Improvement for to them
the chief charm Of London lies IN the
fact that It Is such rich storehouse
of literary and historic memories.
RESIDENCE OF DICKENS.
one of the latest houses thus officially
commemorated Is No. I, Deyonshlre
terrace, Marylebone road, where Charles
Dickens dwelt from 1889 TO 1851. The
promises are substantially In the same
condition as at the time Of his resi-
dence, except that bay window has
been added to the drawing room on the
first floor. The study, In which so
much OF the great noyelists best work
was penned Is described by his daugh-
ter Mamie IN My Father As ! Recall
Him" IA "a pretty room with steps
leading directly into the garden from
Il, and with an extra baize door TO keep
ont all sounds and noise, always, Ike
himself, the personlhcation OF neatness
and tldiness. on the shelf OF his writ
ing table were many dainty and useful
ornaments, gifts from his friends, or
members Of his family and always a
vase of bright and fresh flowers. " From
the same source there IL a description
OF "the little gapret room at
the very top of the house which Dick
ems made "as pretty and comfortable
for his two little daughters as II could
be made though the adornment was
decidedly primitive the unframed
prints being fastened to the wall by
NIhUttfN NluNh VI NAlANN iAHNf NHiN+r'Ni
we could get,
BIRTHPLACE OF BEST BOOKS,
Tho first pages Of "Barnaby Ridge
were written at the house he had pre-
vlously occupied IN Doughty street, but
Il was completed at the Devonshire
terrace residence Among other books
written wholly or In part here were
Martin Chuz2lewlt,' the Christmas
Carol Cricket on the Hearth,
American Notes "Dombey and SON"
and David Copperleld the latter be.
ing the last important work done at
Deyonshro terrace. Apart from the
fact that here We're produced some OF
his latest literary triumphs, the house Is
OF additional interest a. the scene OF
the brightest and happiest period Of
his life. Il was the first home Of most
OF his children and the meeting place
Of the most famous people Of the IL.
erary world He left It with regret be-
cause Il had become too small for his
family and took possession OF Tavlstock
House.
HOME OF HISTORIAN,
Almost Of equal interest 10 literary
pilgrims IL No g.. Wimpole street, on
which a tablet has recently been placed
raoordine, that tyna onpe The home ~
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WHERE PITT LIVED,

II Is only great man that can win
the friendship ~ great men, and many
grat men have been numbered among
John Morley's friends The Intimate
relations that existed between him and
that apostle OF sweetness and light,
biography Of Gladstone Ia a monument
to another friendship. Hut among all
his friends. the one who exercised the
most benehcent influence over him
when his mind was still In the forma-
tive period. IL, as he has Acknowledged.
George Meredith, the novelist. IL was
Meredith, moro than any other, who
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parliamentary failure OF his master.
John Stuart Mil
The position that he has long held as
one Of the ablest speakers IN the house
OF commons was acquired by slow.
logged effort. He always had II In
him, but for several sessions could not
get II out. AZ a platform orator he now
shines even more than as parlia-
mentary debater. But II was some
years before he mastered that art by
discarding carefully prepared addresses
and letting himself go, trusting TO the
FIRE In his belly" TO use favorlte
Caryletn phrase OF his. ..-4.--..-,.-