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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-06-17
Constable's Sale.

DY VIRTUE or SIX SEVERAL AND
ID separate ex cItions. issued out of the
J ustice Court Of ths ninth Township, in and
for the County of White Pine, State OF Nevada,
and dated this 18th day Of June, A.. u. 49,.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-06-17

And in another certain action. wherein
Thomas Pam %plona, ms plain-Iff, recoyereC
Judgment against the said Exchange Silvel
Mining and Milling Company Of Nevada, n
defendant, for tho sum Of Three hundred
fs1Ol dollars L. 5. gold coin, together will
Nineteen and sew nty-fve ~one-hundredI
1913 75) dollars costs Of suit. on the 18th da,
of March, A. ID. 1882.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-06-17

Al ~ $500
Is included in the land area, and is
exclusive of the Indian Territory and
tracts of u%norganized territory, aggre-
eating 69,s3O square miles. Taking
the whole country, with the exception
noted, the average population to the
square mile is 1923. or course 1t IS
densest in The three New England
States. omitting fractions it is 254 in
Rhode Island, 221 in Massachusetts
and rs in Connecticut. In Pennsyl-
vania it is 80 to the square mile, New
York 100, New Jersey Isl, Ohio Is,
Indiana So and Illinois 54.96. In the
recent Western States it is II TO the
square mile in Kansas, 9 in Minnesota,
s in Nebraska, 1.S7 in Colorado, and
O.57 in Nevada. In California 1t is .,
and Oregon 1855. In the South the
range is from 6 in Texas, "a in Mary
land, 20 in Georgia, 81 in Virginia,
and so on, there not being much va
ration in the other States. The low
est of any State is Nevada, with 0.57,
or a little over a half a person to h
square mile. In none of the eight
organized Territories does the scale
reach one person to the square mile.
In this connection, including all
territory organized and u~noreanized,
the average population of the United
States by the census OF 1881 was 1872
to the square mile, and of its densest
States 254 in Rhode Island and III
in Massachusetts,, these figures show
ing that the population to the square
mile Of other countries is of interest;
Austria, 156; China, %; Belgium,
4S1; Denmark, 1873, France, $50, ter
many, 2l6; Great Britain and Ireland,
2S9; British India, 3l1; Italy, 246;
Netherlands, 3l2; Norway, Ia; Swe-
den, rs; Switzerland, III.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-06-17
Born.

In Cherry Creek, June 18th, to the wife OF
Hugh Men ealy, a son.
on Star Hill, June 18th, to the wife OF deo.
W. Taylor. a SON.
In Cherry Creek, June 18th, to the wife OF
Alexander Mcdonald, a son-died soon after
birth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-06-17

The Nevada Annual Conference
will hold its session at Reno, Sept.
%. Bishop Hearst will preside.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Tea Caravans of Siberia.

The Russians consume enormous quantities
of tea and it reaches them by sledge through
the SHOWS of Siberia. A correspondent says
Il have already spoken of the endless tea
caravans; how they ruin the roads and cause
continual stoppages because of the drivers,
either stupid, drunk or asleep, allowing their
horses to take up the entire road, thus forcing
your own sledge into the drifts on either side
of the road. Only strong team and sledge
Of iron could justify you in ordering your
driver to charge the caravans and thus clear
the way, but my own sledge could not be
used any longer as an ice or sledge breaker,
and I had to take care. But my companion
hit upon happy idea Before [ left Paris
a friend made me present of q fine silver
headed and loaded stick, wherewith to de-
fend myself in case I should get into diff
culties with wolves or bears or any other of
the imaginary animals of the Siberian post
roads, Being interrupted by long caravans,
he determined to take my stick, and, lifting
it, tell the caravan yemschlik to order the
caravan drivers out of the way. The effect
was magical 1t was too ridiculous to watch
the caravan drivers make broad opening in
the middle of the road. The road being mar
row, many plunged deep into the drifts, and
in the space of mile and half counted
five caravans overturned by the roadside,
while the drivers stood with their caps off
waiting reverently to give me homage as
passed They imagined that was either
the Car himself or at least Governor
General
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Roses at New Orleans.

! L don't believe there is any region on eartl
where roses grow in such abundance, variety
beauty and sweetness as they do in the New
Orleans country. A Mississippi gentlemen
! to whom / have been indebted for informa-
| tion on various Subjects tells me that there
is growing and in bloom at his home this
moment a Lamarque rose vine 50 feet long
The stem is inches through in the. thickeSt
part. 1t was planted II or 1S years ago. 1t
is twined around a veranda and it's gorgeous
clusters of cream tinted roses are splendid to
behold. At New Orleans the Marechal Neil
roses causes the Northerner to stare in
speechless wonder. | saw one of the plants
that must have been so feet long. l have
seen vines of the same rose that long in the
North, but they were scraggy and lean look
ing and in the florists greenhouse At New
Orleans they run wild and revel like mid
summer nights dream. The blossoms grow
in gorgeous clusters of a half a dozen or
more, and the flowers are so large that they
would more than cover the top of large
sized coffee cup. A single one Of the pale
gold beauties will fill room with perfume
They are as plenty down here as white top"
in northern meadow. And they sell for 81
a bud up North.
In some of the private citizens yards in
New Orleans there are as many as hundred
different kinds of roses all in bloom at once.
They do not require protection from cold at
any time. They all stand outdoors in the
open ground, and many varieties bloom more
OF less all the Winter through. The rose is
tavorite flower at New Orleans. At the
Jockey Club races we saw dozens of hand
somely dressed ladies with exquisite punches
of rosebuds at their belts and elsewhere in
their dresses-the sweet, lovely flower that
nature made, none of your abominable arti-
fetal things.
The rose the French inhabitants of New
Orleans are fondest of for decoration is called
the Gold-o Ophir. Northern florists have it,
but it is not common. The bud is especially
priced for its beauty. It is a smallish rose, of
a very pale pink, shading on toward the
heart in deep, rich gold color. Faint streaks
of crimson touch the outer petals 1t is one
Of the lovliest roses ever saw.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
LOnGfellOW.

Samuel Ward, brother of Julia Ward
Howe, became a friend of Longfellow in
1886, and frequently visited him in Cam
bridge during the next forty-fve years. He
tells in the North american Rerie,o that for
palm of Lite" first published in the Knick-
erbocker Magazine, he received $25, and
through it became famous. A few years
later he translated from the Swedish original
of Tegner's Children of the Lords Supper,
lent him by Mr.. Ward, his hexameter poem
completing it within a fortnight, and writing
it out with pencil. His skeleton in Ar
NOR" pronounced inferior to his other pro-
ductions by friends, presumably Sumner,
FELTON,, and Hillard, was admired by Mr..
Ward, who sold it to the Knickerbocker for
the unprecedented sum of $50. Later Mr..
Ward sold the Hanging of the Crane" to
Bonner, of the Ledger for 81 900, OF S. line.
This the poet declined, having made other
arrangements. He afterwards let him have
it for $4,000, reserving the copyright for him
self. This was $50 line, nearly S. line
more than the three guineas line paid Ten
nyson by the CornhM Magazine for his
Tithonus." This was noble reward for
his efforts, but he was advanced in life before
he received the money. and his talent was as
exceptional as is prize in a lottery
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
A Kissing Match.

At an evening party in Kelheim, in Ger
many, few weeks ago, the question arose
how many kisses could be exchanged be-
tween two lovers in certain space of time.
A youth offered to bet anybody present fifty
dollars that he and his betrothed would kiss
one another 10000 times within ten hours,
provided they were permitted to partake of
some slight refreshments at intervals OF half
an hour during the performance. The wager
having been accepted, the affianced couple
addressed themselves to the achievement of
their task At the expiration of the first
hour their account stood credited with 1000
kisses. During the second they added an
other thousand, and during the third 750 to
that number. Then they both broke down.
The youths lips were stricken with cramp,
and the maiden tainted away. Later ON In
the evening she was compelled to take to her
bed with q sharp attack OF neuralgia. AN
even more distressing result ensued, for it led
to the breaking of, by mutual consent OF the
matrimonial engagement
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Bar Room Greeting.

Virginia City New Chronicle.l
Some savant of the saloon has compiled
the following catalogue Of alcoholic pass
words:
+ New Jersey-"Well, here we gor--and
they generally do.
New York-"My regards
California-"How
Indana-"Here's to u.s."
Washington-"Here we 60"
Mexico-A la selu de T." Your health.)
Illinois-"Another nail in your coffin"
Ohio-"I hope see you well, sir"
Kentucky-'Time."
Maine-"Take it sly"
Boston-"To the club"
Wisconsin, Here's looking at YOU
Virginia-"Hereis hoping"
Observation-Disclosures to the old grudge."
North Carolina-"Here's all the hair off
your head"
Nevada-"Here we jolt"
When playing for drinks-"Better luck
next time"
Miscellaneous-"B "Boys-what'l-yo have?"
Lets 60 and take bowl"
Name Yer pizen."
Gentleman, please name your beverage"
Gentlemen, will you join me?"
"Well, how will you take it?"
Gimme some of the old stuff
"a gin fzz, if you please"
whisky, if you can spare it,"
"Let us 60 and shed tear"
Here's another luck"
Beer all the time-nothing but beer
"Give it to me straight"
"Good-by."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
TOLD In HIS OWN WAY.
Uncle Moses Testimony in the Cele-
tEated Trial of Bob TOmpkins.
Texas Siftings. |

.Hf IeXaS SutmgS.
A colored man named Bob Tompkins was
on trial last week before an Austin Justice
for assault. Old Uncle Nose was one of the
leading witnesses for the State. The main
point was whether. or not Tompkins had
given any provocation to bring on the row.
Nov, tell this jury all you know about
this affair."" said the justice.
kin tell the jury all know in my own
way ?" asked old Nose
"Yes tell the jury what you know in your
own way
Old Nose turned solemnly to the expect
ant jurymen.
"Gem'mens OBJ de jury, you am de meanest
lookin crowd eber seed"
"Stop!" bawled the attorney for the state.
The foreman of the jury got up and asked
the court to protect the jury from insult.
Witness, if you insult the jury again I
resort to extreme measures"
Pm not gwine to insult anybody if you
don't interfere with me-" said Nose, sui
lenly.
Proceed"
"Gem'mens OBJ de jury, you am de mean
est lookin' crowd eber l seed outside OBJ q
jail"
The prosecuting attorney jumped up and
uo"A' IhO lolOih1H VI lnc jury uoW1eu
Your Honor" and the constable laid his
heavy hand on the collar of Old Nose, when
the latter calmly repeated to the jury:
"You am de meanest lookin' crowd | eber
seed outside OBJ jail Dem was de berry
words de prisoner dar used when he fust
come inter der bar-room, and which led to
de row"
The foreman sat down quick The
attorneys doubled up like jack-knives with
suppressed laughter. His Honor smiled.
The spectators roared, while old Moses, with
a surprised look of childish innocence, once
more said emphatically to the cowed jury
men
'You am de meanest lookin crowd eber l
seed outside oh de jail"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
LUCKY PRESENTIMENT.
How French Engineer Saved a Train
Load of Lives.

A curious story comes from France which
would delight the hearts of Col. John Hay
and Mr.. Bret Harte. NJ Grisef, the newest
candidate for the decoration of the Legion of
Honor is workman. All his life, it may be
said of him. he'd seen his duty dead sure
thing and went for it there and then. But
his special opportunity came one dark, dis
NAL night in the winter of 1857 At that
time man in whose honor q grand banquet
was to be given the next week at the Elysee
Montmatre, under the presidency of Victor
Hugo, was employed as an engine driver on
one of the important lines of France. NJ
Grisel was driving train from Claremont to
Brisudi. A terrible storm was raging, the
floods were out, and all around the train was
as dark as pitch. When the train stopped at
place called Vie le Comte, the sharp ears of
Grisel, the engine driver, caught the sound
of the rushing torrent of the river Allier,
and he remembered very dangerous bridge
which the train was bound to cross. 1t may
have been instinct, or a very proper sense of
precaution, but the engine driver got it into
HE head that it would be running a tremen-
duous risk to pass over the train till the
fabric had been examined and pronounced
safe. He communicated his views to the
station master, and was laughed at for his
pains. In fact, this official. his superior
officer, in the interests of the company, and
with view, no doubt, to expedition, ordered
Grisel to proceed at once. The engine driver
refused point blank, and by so doing at once
qualified himself for instant dismissal In
such case ninetynine men out of every
hundred would have taken the risk and said
no more about it; but Grisel was conscien-
tious, and remained firm to his point, where
upon there followed strange dilemma. The
station master lost his temper, and was pro-
pOrtionally as irritable as the working man
was calm but so obstinate was the engine
driver that it became necessary to telegraph
to the nearest important station for instruc-
tions Long before the return message had
been received the anticipated disaster was a
fact, ond the pitiless food had carried away
the bridge into the torrent below Then fol-
lowed scene of great rejoicing. The pas
sengers, awakened from their slumbers by the
crash, got out of their carriages and when
they learned to whose judgment, experience
and tact they owed their lives, they sur
rounded the young engineer in order to con-
gratulate him on having by his act of reso-
luton, risked dismissal from his employment
and been the means of saving at least 125
lives from a catastrophe as horrible as the
Tay bridge accident of later years
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29

Female beauty is rare throughout Portu-
gal" says an English traveller, " and of that
encountered in the port-wine capital the
larger share certainly pertains to the peasan-
try of the environs At the principal thea
tire of the city, after a minute inspection of
the boxes, it is possible to count upon the
fingers of single hand the few pretty faces
you will have succeeded in discovering, and
the process may be repeated night after night.
Ladies still 60 to the theater here in the old
fashioned sedan chairs, the unexpected ap-
partition of which, with their quantity at
tired chairn1en, in one of the more ancient
tortuous streets relegates one back for at least
century. These dimly-lighted, long, mar
row, winding thoroughfares would appear to
be slightly dangerous at night time, judging
from their being regularly patroled by he'll
meted horse-guards with drawn swords who,
from the slow pace at which they move, have
been irrevently nicknamed 'tortoises' by the
Portuguese. Why the latter have given
the name of 'mussels' to the guardians of
the peace posted after dark with their loaded
rifles at the end of many of these thorough
fares is less comprehensive.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Comparison of Milk.

Those who are acquainted with the char
acteristics of milk from different breeds of
cows should obtain samples from Ayrshire
and Jersey COWS and set the same side by
side. The difference in color and grain may
be easily observed when both samples are
fresh. While the milk of the Jersey COW is
of rich-almost golden color-that of the
Ayershire is in complexion of pale white
more like silver in appearance But the best
test, or the best time for comparison, is when
the samples are about "a hours old and the
cream has arisen on each. Those who like
good rich, fresh cream for their coffee at
breakfast would not then long hesitate which
to choose. The Ayrshire cow has her advan-
tages, but they are not in favor of the con-
sumer. She may be more profitable to the
owner where quantity not quality brings the
money test with the lactometer shows
difference of 10 to Is per cent. in favor of
the jersey milk.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
The Cotton Stone.

Mr.. James A. Montgomery, of Danville,
Canada East, is the guest of his brother, the
Rev. Hugh Montgomery, of this city, for a
few days, says the Norwich Bulletin. He
brings with him mineral specimen from
Danville, known there as the cotton stone.
1t is mined in large quantities and shipped
to England, where it is manufactured into
ropes. 1t is long-fbred asbestos, is tough
and cottony when prepared for use, and is
readily spun into ropes or fabrics. The fin
est minerals for such use are mined in the
East, where they have been woven into fire
proof goods from time immemorial Where
bodies were cremated they were wrapped in
mineral blanket formed of asbestos and thus
their ashes were preserved. There is a va
riety known as the cork asbestos, so light
that it will float upon water. The amian-
thus is the best known variety for weaving.
1t is said that Charlemagne had an amian-
thus tablecloth which he used to throw into
the fire after dinner for the astonishment of
his guests Ropes made of the mineral are
fire proof and cannot be burned off.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Self.Salting Beef.

A new process of preserving meat has been
introduced in England, in which, instead OF
sleeping the carcass in an anti-septie, the
preserving chemical, boracic acid, is intro
duced into the live animal, and by the action
Of the heart is sent through the blood YES
sells and capillaries into every part OF the
body. The animal is first stunned, where
mon its left iugular vein is laid bare and the
fluid injected after which it takes about two
minutes to 90 through the whole vascular
system. Meat treated in this way can be
preserved at ordinary summer temperature
for five or six weeks.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Helena, Montana Thursday, June %, 1882.


In the WOmdn's Journal "T. W. H." relates
the story of New Hampshire woman, who,
by the sudden loss of her little invested
property, had remaining an old farm house
and some land. ...ss. s-. ..'.-
"The sufferer was wholly alone in the
world, had paralized arm and was threat
ened with blindness. The only work which
her enfeebled condition permitted was in the
way of knitting and making artificial flowers.
By these two arts she could earn S15 an
nually."
| Her whole available income was $40. She
appropriated one-fourth of it for reading In
her own very interesting account of her life
she says:
''In very cold spells took warm free
stone and c1awled into bed. l was too i'll to
work, and thus to do saved frewood.
would put mittens on my hands and read
awhile, and when the room became too cold
for this, cover all up and think over what
enervating myself still further by fruitless
poring over poverty and privations. AS for
food, one-fourth pound of meal, one cent !;
one-fourth pound of dried beef, one and a
half cents; two cents worth of salt pork
four and half cents in all-would support
me day and half very well. This was
my usual fare three days out of seven.
Three cents worth of barley, boiled with two
cents worth of butchers trimmings and
three cents worth of potatoes, would make
wholesome, nourishing food for two days,
and go long way toward supporting exist
ence. : [ made consider
able use of rice and baked fish. In cool
weather pound of oatmeal cooked Monday
would serve as desert through the week.
Sometimes [ had gift of milk, and then /
feasted like an epicure. Now and then 1
had some kind of a vegetable, as beet, or a
turnip, and from time to time bought few
cents worth of butchers scraps, more to sea-
son food than to be food. <
Once month [ INDUCED in baking of
doughnuts, or got pound of lard and fried
an eating of doughnuts, about six, one at
time in a tin cup over my oil stove.
The contrivances for clothing were curious.
The writer says There could be no reduc-
tions beyond hers, for she literally bought
nothing in the way of clothing whatever.
So she lived, so to speak, on the past-on the
wrecks Of her own clothing and other peo-
pies. She made whole suit out of straw
bed ticking, combined with the fragments of
a. pair of overalls that some workman
had left on the premises These she cut into |
strips and made, she declares, very stylish |
trimming. She unravelled old, wornout /
homespun undergarments, and made yarn
which she knit into stockings She had fit- /
teen notices in the house made on white /
muslin and cotton flannel; these she boiled /
clean and had supply of material for under
garments, being the first person probably
who discovered the real use for notices. She
found behind closet door an old overcoat of
her father's out of whose quilted lining of
black lasting she made for herself q cloak
that looked like quilted satin. The question
of hats or bonnets was easily settled she
wore none for three years AS for shoes, the
lining of the fathers overcoat
provided her with slippers which wore bet
ter than leather"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
THE BLUE.BOTTLE FLY.

Buzzing and gay in the early dawn,
Fresh from nap on the parlor wall,
Out for a flight over the garden and lawn.
Fearing no tumble and dreading no fall,
Came fly;
lively, frolicsome, blue-bottle fly;
And his feet
Were as neat
And his style
AS complete
AS his brain
Was replete
With the mischief that laughed in his eyes.
What glorious fun I'll have to-day,
When the baby's asleep and the nurse away;
When Rover lies by the kitchen door;
I'll waken them both and make them roar!
Oh what larks! ~
Cried the rollicking, reckless blue-bottle fiy
What a cry"
Said the fly,
There will be,
After me,
When I've done
With my funn
Then I'll go and dance on grandpa's head,
While he struggles to brush me away;
And tickle his ear till he'll wish was dead;
And over the table at dinner I'll play
Back and forth,
And feast on crumbs from a newly-baked pie :.
And I'll sip
From the lip
OF each glass
That may pass
All sweet things
Dinner brings!
Vuoth this riotous blue-bottle fly.
Bnt alas for the plans he had laid!
', And alas for the day just begun!
for this fly soon lit in the grateful shade
10 escape the hot rays of the sum-
And to dream
vi the sights that should soon greet his eyes;
When unseen,
From the green
OF a limb
Above him,
On his head,
BY a thread,
-, Fell a spider,
VINO cody devoured that blue-bottle fly
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-06-29
Breaches Of Etiquetteat Court.

There is story going round in civic circles
to the effect that lady, distinguished in
that social world of which the Mansion
House is the center, committed a strange
and most inexcusable breach of etiquette on
the occasion of the recent visit of the Queen
to Epping Forest The lady had to make a
small presentation to her majesty, and, in
stead of kissing the royal hand, shook it vig-
orously! I never heard of but one other
person who made similar mistake, and that
was young student of Trinity College, Dub
lin-now the staid vicar of a parish in Ches-
hire-whom nervousness overcame when he
was first introduced to the presence of roy
atty Hudson, we know, once offered his
arm to the Queen; but her majesty, think
ing, doubtless, that the railway king" had
matters on his mind more important than
court etiquette, accepted it with smiling