The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-01-08

Gel lived by her from friends and relatives.
TRAINING 4 MAN FOR A CoRPsE.-A carpenter
in this city, says the Virginia Enterprise, newly
raised to the dignity of " Prophet" in the I'm
proved Order of Red Men, came near burning up
his shop q night or two ago. A friend and q
brother in the Order was lying very ill-at the
point of death. as was thought. In case of his
death there were certain ceremonies to be per-
formed over the body while lying in the wig
wam' by the Prophet. Now our Prophet had
never undertaken the performance of these cere-
monies and he was not sure that he could ac-
quit himself credibly when he came to under
take them with the whole lodge standing look
ing solemnly on. He thought he should like a
little previous practice. With this in his mind
he persuaded his partner, also a Red Man, to
join him in q rehearsal and take the part of the
corpse. The partner saw no harm in having
such q rehearsal and thought it would really be
a good thing for his friend, the Prophet. Ac-
cordingly a broad board was placed on two tres
ties and the partner who was to be the corpse
stretched himself on it at full length. closed his
eyes and told the Prophet to proceed with the
funeral ceremonies. The Prophet, in full wsr-
paint. and with a cows tail stuck behind his
ear, then began prancing around the remains.
With some prompting from the corpse he got
through with his in very fair shape.
He then caught mp q torch made of fat pine
splinters and began a solemn dance around the
decOrous and appreciative corpse. While in the
midst of the dance and dolorous chant he sud-
denly discovered that in waving his torch he had
left a trail of fire behind him in the shavinss
covering the floor which completely encircled
the sedate remains. The corpse took in the sit
ustion at the same moment as did the Prophet,
and the two wound up the rehearsal in q very
lively little fight to save their premises. Both
had their hsnds and clothes badly scorched.
and the partner rwears that it is the, :. last time
he ever will train for a corpse.
j. J. VALENTINE, General Superintendent of
Wells, Fargo & Co.. publishes the annual state
ment OF the production of precious metals in
States and Terri o-ies west Of the Missouri
river, including British Columbia and the west
coast of Mexico. during 1875. which shows the
aggregate yield to be SIC. S89, 037, being an excess
of s6.4s7 ,9S2 over 1874, the greatest previous
yield in the history Of the coast. Nevada, Col
orado. New Mexico, Oregon, British Columbia,
Montana and Arizona have increased. Califor
mia. Idaho, Utah and Washington Territory have
decreased. The increase is actual except for
Mexico, Arizona and Oregon, where it is appar-
ent rather than real as compared with other
years. the regular product being accounted for
and reported, but hitherto omitted. The de-
crease in California is in the main occasioned by
the stinted supply of water for placer and by.
draulic mining. The present prospects indicate
an aggregate yield of $780, 900, 900 in 1876, of
which Nevada will doubtless produce SOC, 900, 900
herself.
ID RK LANTERN !oLITIcs. A Eastern ex-
change says: Zone hundred and twenty-five
to one hundred and thirty thousand, are the
figures the President Of Camp No. il, Patriotic
Sons Of America, the anti Catholic and third
term order, gives rs representing the member
ship in the States of New York and Pennsylya-
mia alone. The order has enough members in
all the States to elect Grant for q third term if
ne wishes. The snti-Catholic movement seems
to have been adroitly planned. Grant gave the
watchword at Des Moines, and enforced it in
his third-term message. Gil Haven undertook
the duty of e~nlistIng the Methodists. Mosby
has charge of the South. The allied dark Ian.
tern order conducts the underground campaign.
All step to the third-term music"
HE Chicago Times thus foreshadows the adj
vertisement of the future " Died, ---
aged 81. His excellent table WAC ,1uy.vs So,
pied with meat by . The funeral will take
place tomorrow. The satinlined coffin il fur
nished by * Co., and sther embroidered
shroud was one Of . number imported by -
q -. The corpse will be resurrected ten
days from date by the celebrated bodv-snatch;no
nrm OF II" -. who have already sold
it to the Iowa Medical College. where the high.
est prices are paid for cadavers. Country naners
please copy.
ARE you going to hear Sankey % said
a gentleman to his friend, who had been
talking somewhat sorrowful concerninca
failure. NO. 1 am moody enough
now" wa the reply.
DR.. HENRY T. HELMBoLD has AGAIN
been put in Kirkbride's Insane Asvlum
near Philadelphia. on the Certificate of
two physicians.
HE green hills in the vicinity of SAINTS.
Monica, California. are daily s.snow-clad,;
with thousands of wild geese.