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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-17
CENTRAL RAILROAD Of new JERSEY
tAnihraciJe coal used exclusively
-Four tracks. Automatic Block Signals.
= 1 LIZ

on and after January -. 1921,
Trains leave station foot % Liberty -.
For East0n Bethlehem. Allentown. Maunch Chunk, &c.
45O Tl5. $40 VI - . Easton A. NJ. 40 30 4.la
a. 20 10 I-astJn) - 30 Allentown J. II sundays
80 q IL % Easi0nj \. ". 100 80 p ". .
For Wlkesbarre. Pittston, and scranton. BIO A. H.
1910. / 30 ti5 p " sundays, - 4 NJ - IN
For Reading at 40 : 90 9;lO 1000. II 30 A. ~ lle
20 200 go 300 - 900 r. II. - - night sun
DAYS 40 A. NJ 100 200. 500 10 2. N. 2:i5 night
For Harrisburg f3J. 500. $40 II 80 a VI. ITO.
80 $40. 900. 80 P ". 1919 night SUNDAYS ! 30
A NJ foo $50 r NJ. Il II nlgkt -.
For sunbury Iewsburg and Wilamsport. az 20, s,sr
s.io A. NJ. i:lO. 100. 800 P. N sundays $50 A. NJ
800 T. II - 49,, ,,o,rp
FOR LONG BRANCH OCEAN GROVE. SC
For Ped Bank Lorg Branch. Asbrry Pa.k os. "a
i0.a5 4 ". 100 i:i5 $40 10 Red Bank. ti3. 20.
53s s5 NJ sundays stops ~ IN eIlaken for Asoury
PARK AID ocean Grove. 900 A. N AGO p. ".
For LAKEWOOD
$50 1915 A N. i4J. $40. $40 OBS SATURDAYS cniO
p VI. -, , -. ~
10 a. 4 " -. 40 r. u. =.
For At,snc city vlneland and Brdgeton. 40 4. n,
Ia p Il
For Monmouth Beach. seabright and Highlands q
Navesink 40 SO io:t2 A. " l,% 40 40 ''~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-17
LEHIGH VAlLEYRAilROAD

stations foot of Coriin ndt and Desbros.e. sts;
$40 \. W. daily SUNDAY. 700 A M for AAUCh
CHI Ma and intermediate stations
>:l5 4. W. daily for WiLkESBARRt. sCRANLON
week days, EIMIfsA week daysl. ITHACA. GENEVA.
ROCHESTER, BUFFALO NIAGARA FALLS and the
West. and principal local ponts Dining Car and Chaf
Car Buffalo ..,.
1850 A. VI. daily except sunday. for MAccH CHUNK
u u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-17
"BLACK DIArIOND EXPRESS"

arrives Buffalo 7. NJ Pullman Nestlpul@ Noacaes
anu Faror Cars- D4nEgCar service Meas Ia carts.
Connects at 81 ao with through seepsfs - DeiFoH ana
Chicago
I2:40 r. VI. daily. excep, sunday. Tor Mauch Chuns
and intermediate points. -
I:4O r. VI. caIy except sunday, tr wiHesbsrrs Pts-
Scranton ana principal Intermediate stations n
meets FOR an points 10 coal region Chair cars % Wilkes
barre.
4IO T.. W. daily except sunday. Tor Wikesharr"
Ptston. scranton principal intermediate s;ations
Connects FOR az nts IN coal regions Pullman bune'
Parlor Car . WilNeal..-re 49,, .
.,
GIO r. VI. daily excsp, sunday Express ior stating
ton PRINCIPAL Intermediate stations connects Tor
Reading ana HARRISBURG Chair Car Slatngs n
700 T.. VI daily. = BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS
all points West Pullman Sleeper Ve~tihuled tram
y Y. to Chicago Sleeper Buffalo and Toronto
$50 y. VI DAILY except sunday. stopping only ~
South Fairfield. East1n. Bethlehem. MlGch cnunk.
L. a - Junction sayrs. Geneva R,clesfer Baaya and
BuTao Pullman Sleeper f1r Buffalo None but sleeping
car passengers carried 10 baggage carried. -,
300 &. VI. dliN. for ITHACA, GENEVA, roc
TER BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS. and az points Vest
Pullman seepers 10 Chicago anu BGnalL Sleeper %
Additi1n.l local trains daily. excep, sunday. for
Bound BROOK and Intermediate points .-1ye fo.loHs;
900 4 u. 30 100. and 6.3o r. N. II 80 p " sat
Tickets and Pullman accommodations az i3 .35. 2si.
273 81 and ~ Broaiway y Ea.t i'h -. 5s Eaw
i9jth ST. ~ B0wery y. Y $50 Fulton e.. Court 81.
9s Err atwaS snd prookiyn tnnex Bro9;iyn
New York Transfer COMPANY VIII call fpr and checB
baggage from hotel or sdence through 70 destination
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
The Printer Coined a Word.

The old proofreader was holding
forth upon the question of Topographic
cal errors and their occasional influence
on posterity. 1.-The word 'hoodlum' is
an instance of this" he said. "Out in
San Francisco twenty-five years ago
there was q notorious character named
Muldoon, who was the leader of a gang
of young %rutfians, They were a terror
to the community and about as tough
n lot Of citizens as you could find on
the coast, A reporter who had been
assigned to a story In which they had
figured, undertook to coin a word desig-
mating the gang. He reversed the name
of the leader and referred TO them as
'Noodlums.' The compositor mistook
the IL for an H., and as hoodlums the
word passed the proofreader. And now
'hoodlum' Is a recognized word and will
probably survive"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
Fed His Arm to a Tiger.

Col. Sir Edward Bradford, the vet
eran military man who Is now the chief
of the metropolitan police of London,
has an empty sleeve. Years ago, willie
an officer In India, Sir Edward was a
very Keen sportsman, with n strong
liking for that most dangerous of all
pastimes-tiger shooting. One day,
while engaged in this hazardous diver
sion, he fired at a tiger, which, only
wounGed, charged upon him, and bore
him to the ground. Never losing his
presence of mind for a moment, the in
trepid hunter, with n view to prevent
ing the Infatuated animal from attack
ing his head, thrust within his jaws
his left arm. The tiger simply gnawed
1t off, but the life of the cool nimrod
was saved by his comrades, who ar-
rived in time to shoot the creature be-
fore 1t had time to infiict any more Sc
rious injury upon Sir Edward.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
UNCLE SANS LOANS.
One of the Early Ones of the Govern
ment Was PAYABLE in Tobacco.

ment Was Payable in tobacco.
Two curious facts are brought into
prominence by Register Tillman in his
recent report. says a correspondent OF
the New York Tribune. They are that
the first loan made by the United
States was made payable in tobacco,
and that Secretary Alexander Hamll-
ton negotiated a loan in the absence OF
any law authorizing him to do so. The
loan made payable in tobacco was au-
thorized by a resolution of the Con
| tinental Congress on Dec. %, 1777. The
length of the loan was indefinite and
the amount authorized was $~l0,OO0,OO0.
Theamount issued was $1S1, 500, which
sold ut par, with interest at D per cent.
This was received on June !, III,
from the Farmers General of France.
The purpose to which the loan was APP
piled was the purchase of supplies
and to aid in the building of cruisers to
prosecute the War of the Revolution"
The interest on 1888 ,6S2.S9, the balance
of this loan, ceased on Dec. 81, 1893,
when it was merged into the general
i1Nouht VI thC RlCDNh Nhh ~ hO'
days tobacco passed as currency be-
tween the colonies.
In 17T9 Secretary Hamilton found
the treasury without funds. On his
own responsibility he negotiated a loan
of $191 ,60S.S1. 1t sold at par, with a q
this loan was Oh Sept. -, 1889. and
June 8, 1870, was named us the day of
final redemption, and the duties of I'M
ports and tonnages were set aside to
meet 1t. The money was obtained from
the Bank of New York and the Bank of
North America. The Secretary said:
"Obyious consideration dictated the
propriety In future cases of making
previous loans as the public ~eXigencies
may call for. defining their extent and
giving specialauthority to make them.
A third loan followed, under the act of
Congress of March 20, 1916. 1t was ne
gotiated by President Washington, and
the amount issued was $4,000. The
contract for the loan provided for It's
payment oil terms similar to those of
the preceding loan of the Bank of New
York the revenues derived from duties
on Imports and tonnage being pledged
for Its redemption. The money was
needed for the compensation of the
members and employees of Congress,
the payment of the salaries of the civil
list, ETC., and of arrears of interest OH
the Dutch loans. There was in thu
treasury at the time a sum not exceed
ing $4,000. Other loans followed III
quick succession, and their history, as
related in Register Tillman's report
contains valuable information for stu
dents of Government finances.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
Mon nf Medicine.

Scrimpitt-Doctor, this bill of yours
IS pr~eposterous! Ridiculous. DIR. Char
gem Cblandlyl-Well. l don't mind say
ing that it's absurdly low.-Spare Mo
ments.
Doctors now say that boiled cows
milk Is mol good for babies; it is bet
ter raw. The doctors are right; n raw
COW gives better milk than a boiled
oie.-Tid-Bits.
DIR. Bluff-iou must give up smoking
or your health will be ruined. Mr.
P~uffer-Can't we compromise, doctor!
I'll agree not to smoke any of the ci-
gais that are given to me.-Philadel
phia Press.
"But, my dear sir, you positively must
follow my directions. You must take
a cold bath every morning why
doctor, that's just what | am doing"
.'Oh-er-well, then you must stop it?
Answers.
Doctor who has been called to see a
patientl-Do you wish TO hear the
truth? Patient-Certainly. Doctor
You're not afraid to die? Patient
fSlaW! WY, Mdn L We peeh hi"ilie"
twenty-siX years.-Boston Courier.
Doctor (who has just entered, to Pat
who is standing in front of the gate)-
Why, Pat, get right back into bed. Just
see what Il p~erspiration you are in
This fire must be put ont. Pat-Shure,
sor, OF wor in that drippin' a shweat
thot Oi'm shtandin' here t be afther
dryin' meself.-Judge.
Your daughter is slow in get
ting her teeth" said the fan lily physi.
clan, examining little Fannie's mouth.
Fannie-Well, mamma amt slow in
getting her teeth in the morning. All
she has to do is to take them out of the
glass of water, and Mrs. Fashion
plate-Fannie, you, Fannie.-Tam-
many Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
How One Physician Vaccinates.

DIR. John B. Read, an old practitioner
of fifty years experience, and county
health officer at Tuscaloosa, Ala, made
public the other day his formula for
vaccination, which, he says, he has
never known to fail. The process is
simple. Take a fine needle and thread
with silk or cotton thread, and moisten
about %one-fourth of an inch Of the
thread with vaccine matter or virus;
then draw the needle through the skin
until that portion of the thread contain
ing the virus is passed under the skin;
then clip both ends of the thread, leav-
ing the portion with the virus under the
skin. DR.. Read says the idea originated
with him in his early practice and has
never been made public before.-Nash-
Vile Banner.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
No Umpire Required.

He was feeling sentimental and he
dropped into the guiding star and load
stone of hope strain,
II feel" he said, that with you to
cheer and urge me on l could win any
prize that the great arena of life has to
Offer
Let me understand you" she said.
you want me to get on the coaching
line and whoop things up while you
make your rum"
"Er-that is the idea," he said, a lit
tie surprised.
"Then," she said, "the grounds will
have to be laid off in a little better
shape. So far l haven't been able to see
the diamond"
He caught on sufficiently 10 bring the
ring the next night, and the game went
right on in spite of the darkness,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
GOOD MONEY IN PoLEcATs.
Nan Starts a Skunk Farm and TX
Dects soon to Become Wealthy.

Nan tarts n Skunk Farm ana TX.
poets Soon to Becomc Wealthy.
Edgar Brown, who lives all alone on
an island in the lake of the woods
about twelve miles from Rat Portage,
Ont, Is the owner of what Is probably
the most novel farm in existence. He
calls 1t n skunk farm. The entire ISL
and is given up to the raising of pole
cats. Brown came to Duluth from st.
Louis, NO., in boom days, made a for
tune and lost it again, like a great
many others. Two years ago he got
the gold fever and went into the Cana
when he left Duluth, half of which he
invested in n gold mine, which he a
been told was the greatest mine in ex-
istence. He found rich ore and plenty
Of free gold on the surface, but after
the purchase price was paid for it the
mine failed. Brown saw that he had
been swindled and this Disguised him
With gold mining.
He had determined to come back into
the United States and go into real es-
tate again, when one day he discovered
that there were other ways in which
he could make money. While he was in
one of the stores of the Hudson Bay
Company an Indian came in and sold
a polecat skin. He noticed that the fur
was very fine, and that the company
paid $1.25 for 1t. He made some in
quiries and found the company vas
willing to buy all the fur 1t could Of
that kind for the same price. This sat
lstied him hat there would be money
In raising the animals for their fur.
He determined to start a skunk farm.
With this end In view he leased an ISL
and In the Lake of the Woods, about
twelve miles from Rat Portage, with
an area of 100 acres. He employed a
number of half breeds to catch some OF
the little animals for him and they
soon had 200 or 800 in captivity. He
stocked his farm with these. He built
little houses for them to live In In win
ter and made everything as comfort
able as possible for them. He person,
ally superintendent their care, feeding
them himself. They are fed on fish en-
tirely, which is very plentiful there.
When feeding time ome Brown takes
A little cart load of fish, pushes it
around to different stations he has
marked out on the island and whistles
for his pets. They always eat just at
dusk, feeding only once each day. At
the sound of the whistle the bushy-tail-
ed children of the devil" as they are
sometimes called, come scampering
from all directions.
Last year Brown raised 400 of the lit
tie creatures and this year $50 mothers
have families of from two to six each.
He has now about 1000 of the black
footed beauties and they multiply fast.
The Hudson Bay Company has con.
tracted to take all the furs and oil he
can furnish, and Brown says his farm
will soon be worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year to him, with no danger
of poor crops.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
Edible Elephants Feet.

African explorers of the Caucasian
race agree that n part of the ele-
plants carcass, when properly cook
ed, is a %succulent dish that will regale
the most delicate taste. This part,
very strangely, is the first joint of the
leg below the knee, which one would
suppose to be the toughest portion of
the animal. To prepare the joint a
hole three or four feet deep is dug in
the earth, and the sides of it are baked
hard by means of live Goals. Most of
the Goals are then taken out and the
elephants foot is then placed In the
rude oven. The hole Is then filled with
dirt, tightly packed, and a blazing fire
is built OF top, which is kept replen-
ished for three hours. The foot is thus
evenly baked, and when done, instead
of strong, tough meat, it is of n gela-
tinous consistency and may be eaten
with a spoon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
brella hanger, which locks securely ap.

brella hanger, which locks securely ap-
parel placed in 1t and foils any attempt
of a sneak thief to purloin the hat, coat,
or umbrella of another without break
ing the hook and attracting attention.
After a hat and coat have been hung
on the lower arm Of the device and the
umbrella placed in It's place the upper
arm is brought down on the hat and
coat, this movement also fastening the
umbrella. and then the key Is with.
drawn. Each lock has a key of its
own and no mistake can be made in
taking another's clothing. This latter
mistake is of frequent occurrence in
public places, and it is thought by the
inventor lie has solved the problem of
preventing such mistakes.
In a restaurant where the new device
is on trial one picks out one of the new
hooks on the wall, places hat, coat and
umbrella in it, brings down the upper
arm. ~withdraws the key, which then
goes into the vest pocket. and proceeds
20 eat. After the meal the key Is used
to release the apparel. The mistake OF
keeping the key cannot be made, foi
after withdraw wing the apparel the lock
retains the key.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
lively Wall Street.

The GOO odd brokers in Wall street
split up 100000 one week recently.
The big exchange has about LOO MEM
bers on its roll, but no more than COO
are active, and the busy ones got the
spoils. The days of So and $40 tips
to messengers may be coming back as
put into circulation instead Of staying
in the strong boxes of the men and
women who have been hugglng their
money close. In the prosperous days OF
the street ever the modest broker
spends 81 or So or So for his lunch, and
the pop of the wine bottle is as merry
as 1t Is incessant. Wall street Is just
now well worth a visit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
MetaDhOriCaHv?

A venerable and pompous bishop, re-
ports the London Telegraph, was hay
Ing his portrait painted. and after sit
ting for an hour in silence thought he
would break the monotony with a re-
mark.
How are you getting along?" he in
quired.
To his establishment, the artist, ab-
sorbed In his work, replied:
Move your head a little 10 the right
and shut your mouth"
Not being accustomed to such a form
of address, his L.ordship asked:
May 1 ask why you address me In
this manner?'
The artist, still absorbed in his work,
said:
Il want to take off a little OF your
Cheek
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20

"As to the actual work under a sky
light. only a few general hints may be
given, as here each must work out her
w salvation writes Frances Ben
jamin Johnston in an article, What a
Woman Can Do With n Camera" in
the Ladies' Home Journal. do not
attempt to pose people, or TO strain your
sitters into uncomfortaDl Die or awkward
positions. in order to obtain pictur-
esque effects. Watch unem, and help
them into poses that are natural and
graceful. Study their individuality,
striving to keep the likeness, and yet
~endeGvoring TO show them at their best.
Avoid emphasizing the peculiarities of
Il face either by lighting OF pose; look
for curves rather than angles or
straight lines, and try to make the in
terest in the picture center upon what
is most effective in your sitter. The
one rule of lighting is never to have
more than a single source Of light.
Many portraits. otherwise good, are
rendered very inartistic by being light
ed from several different directions"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
THE oARRoTE.
spain's H~orrlfylng Method OF Execut'
ing Condemned Murderers.

ing Condemned M~urderers.
The garrote by which the anarchist
who killed the Spanish premier was
executed Is named after its inventor, a
Spanish ironworker, who witnessed a
bungling execution of n relative on the
galloNs, which was the method EN-
ployed by Spain up TO about thirty
years ago for carrying out the sentence
of death,
Garrote wondered that a more eXpe-
ditious and, therefore, merciful method
had not been discovered. He little
thought then that he would be the one
to furnish his country with Il substi-
tute for the gallows, but the thought
haunted him so long that he at length
found it assuming ordered form in his
mind, and in time the ponderous death
dealing machine that has immortalized
him in his country came TO be a fact.
The two points of excellence claimed
for the garrote are these: That it can
be made with reasonable care to kill
instantly, and that it sheds not one drop
of blood. Force that is measured by
horse power is the agency it employs
and its aim is the breaking of the vic
TINS neck.
The unfortunate is first made to sit
in a chair directly under two heavy
iron bars, one of which is adjusted on
the back of his neck. and the other, yul-
carly known as the corbatin, or neck
tie, under his chin. Then the execu-
TONER grasps the handle, gives n Wig
or0us twist, and death is instantaneous,
The entire machine is made of iron and
ordinarily weighs several hundred
pounds.
Persons who have witnessed all sorts
of capital punishment are unanimous
in the opinion that garroting is the most
revolving and appalling of all. 1t is not
always as expeditions as its inventor
made it possible to be. A vicious exc
cutioner can prolong 1t practically al
will, and herein is the systems great
drawback, as it Is 10Y constituted
Cases are citable in which the process
was prolonged twenty, thirty minutes
even three-quarters of an hour! The
executioner merely gave twist enough
to the handle or lever to choke his vic
tim. Then he turned it back and twist
ed again, this time Il little more than al
first, and so on until his spite, having
been satisfied, or his instructions, per
haps, obeyed, he gave one final TURF
and ended the tortured life. Such was
the execution Of Maloja, in Matanzas
Cuba, in 1SSS.-New York Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
Its Full Name.

The i%ntricacies of our language, from
the point of view Of the foreigner trying
to learn 1t, are limitless, and furnish a
never ending supply of anecdote.
I'm our best circles" said an instruc-
tor of English to his pupil, a young
man who had not been long on this SIDE
Of the water, ''nicknames are avoided.
Where 1t Is necessary to address one
by the first name, or to use it in CONVEX.
sation. we give the name correctly and
In full. And SO of things. 1t is we'll to
form the habit of accuracy in speech.
Avoid the appearance of slang or
coarseness. Do l make the idea plain
to your
"Oh, yace." responded the young for
eigner. And re correct name of zees,''
he added. touching with his finger a
musical instrument that lay On the
table, ices re banjoseph, ees eet noty'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
A Good Florida Storv

A story, too able, we fear, to be either
new or true, but none the less worth re.
cording, comes from one of the great
Florida hotels. There is no need, per-
haps, of concealing the fact that the
tale m from the Ponce de Leon. for
that hotel rather prides itself on being.
next to home, sweet home, the dearest
place on earth. Be that as it may. it Is
reported that a young man who had
been two days at the Ponce de Leon on
what may well be called a combination
of business and pleasure, since he was
counting a millionaire's daughter tenn
porarily residing there, went to the
clerk and asked for his bill. The clerk
looked at the young man carefully for
n long moment, then made out and
handed over n bill for 1928. The young
man did not stagger or grow pallid. He
tossed the slip of paper back 10 the
clerk and said: Guess again, you
chump; I've got nor money than
that"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-20
Sweden's Telephone Service.

London has 5000 telephones, New
York about 10000, Berlin 24,0O0. In
America the telephone costs about $125
Der year; In Sweden about $21 per year.
md Il years contract limited TO 400
,alls $40. A long-distance conversation
hat in America would cost about So
.osts in Sweden about 90 cents, and yet,
he SWEDISH telephones are the finest In
he world. Everywhere double cables
ire used, and almost all under ground.
Telephones are to be found in almost
very house in Sweden. For a small
um the subscriber can sit in his home
md have the new of the world at his
ar. News companies send the news to
he subscriber if he so desires. Business
md social affairs are as much depend
mt upon the telephone in Sweden as
peech itself. AS soon as a yacht or
iteamer drops anchor In any Swedish
iarbor the telephone is at once put on
BOARD and connected with the shore,
md the whole of Scandinavia and the
continent Is at the command of the
5oyager. Every railway station In
Sweden has its telephone, and no vii
age OF hamlet is so small but there Is
l long-distance telephone to be found.