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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

The reason it is necessary to be well
covered while sleeping is that when the
body lies down it is the intention of ma
ture that \ should rest, and the heart
especially should be relieved of its regu-
lar work temporarily. So that organ
makes ten strokes minute less than
when the body is in an upright posture
This means 600 strokes In 90 minutes.
Therefore in the eight hours that u man
usually spends In taking his nights rest
the heart is saved nearly 3, 600 strokes
AS it pumps six ounces Of blood with
each stroke, it lifts 30 600 ounces less
of blood In this nights session than it
would during the day, when man is
usually in an upright position. Now,
the body is dependent for its warmth on
the yigor Of the circulation, and ms the
blood flows SO much more slowly through
the veins when one is lying down tho
warmth lost In the reduced circulation
must be supplied by extra coverings. -
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
A Total Disability Claim of S1,65O Paid to
a Man who was Afterward Cured.

The Monitor, newspaper published at
Meaford, Ont, Canada, first discovered this
case two years ago, and published il at length,
which now seems. owing TO the cure OF 1t, 10
be a miracle. The facts were 20 remarkable
that many people doubted the truth of them.
They said at is too remarkable: il cannot
possibly be true; the paper is mistaken, and
the man, although he may think himself
cured, will soon relapse into his former
condition" etc, etc. The accuracy of its
report called in question. the Monitor deter
mined to find out definitely whether the
facts were as stated and whether the man
would really stay cured. They accordingly
kept close watch on the case for t,eO years
after the first article appeared, and have just
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

now published another article about it in
viii b the original reports are completely reri-
ned, The cure IS permanent and they publish
a fac simiie Of the check given BY the Canadian
Mutual Life association for SI65O00 amount
Of totat disability claim paid by them 10 DIR.
Reteh,
The first account stated that the patient
(see address below had been paralyiic for
five years, that there WIS such total lack of
feeling in his limbs and body, that pin run
full length could not lie felt that he could
not walk or help himself at all; for two
years he was not dressed furthermore, that
he was bloated was for that reason almost
unacceptable, and could not get his clothes
on. The paralysis was so complete as to affect
the face and prevented him from opening his
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
i jj6t17KEIJJ7llg5

Louisville, Ky, rector refused to
perform the wedding ceremony for a
friend because he was in love with the
girl himself, and told her so. She
promptly agreed to marry him and dis
missed lover No. 1.
The daily water supply of London is
175, 149, 1SS gallons, of which about 90
100000 gallons is drawn from the
River Thames and n little over So
900, 900 from the River Lea and from
various arteslan wells.
A man persisted in answering "Nit"
the other day in Buffalo police court,
to the question concerning his name. 1t
finally appeared that the prisoners
name was Herman Nit, and the magis-
trate cooled down again.
The Russian censorship had adopted
a particularly cruel method Of disci-
plinlng outspoken newspapers by for
bidding them to print any advertise
ments for a fixed period, longer or
shorter, as the caprice of the censor
may suggest.
The dust of charcoal Is gathered up
and mixed with the ehaff from wheat.
barley and other grains, and with
chopped straw In Japan. 1t Is then
molstened into paste. rolled into balls
about as big as a billiard ball, and
makes excellent fuel.
In the village of Bridgeville ID l., the
supcrstitlous natives will not buy Il
thing on New Years day. thus, rs they
believe, ayerting the danger of spend
ing money every day in the year. The
local dealers make virtue of neces-
sity by closing their doors on that day.
When nowadays the army In front of
fortified city is beaten. the city Itself
is almost sure to fall. As rule fortili-
cations built over twenty years ago are
useless, the range and penetrating pow.
er of guns being much greater than
they were. Paris. accordingly, Is To
abolish part of its works, built IN
1910. and sell the ground they are on
for S30. 10000 The line lnclosing Paris
is twenty-one miles long.
Massive ornamental iron gatesi
which were never closed, and the posts
supporting them and bearing tall Ian
terms. all of which have stood for years
at one of the entrances TO Boston com
mon. and now have given way because
of the subway excavations, are TO b.
regretted nj the entrance TO the site Of
the Confederate military prison at An
Jacksonville. Ga. When originally
placed the gates were dedicated by
Governor John A. Andrew of Massa,
chusetls,
rural Georgia citizen, having been
slan1erad by one of his brethren in lhs
faith. vents his feelings in an open let.
ter to the public as follows: TOO ting
Publck, About Slandersome man
witch his name Is well known: | for
bair TO Denounce the sneekin devile n
he Deserves. bein a Chrystin, an fol
lerin the Golden Rule, though n Free
Silver Man In Politicks. But | wan
too say. If lie sed Sister Molly Higgin,
sed that the Preacher sed that sec
Heethen Missions mout be dam, he is
I1er in Prayer Meetin an endurin
Church, an | kin whip Him with ont
Hand tyed benin my baek-weekday
or Sundayr'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
An On-Vaccinated Man.

Probably the most thoroughly vac
cinated man on earth is Chief Veal or
the health department at Atlanta, but
he has never felt the effect of the virus
that has been put into his arm. Since
he has been In charge Of the health de-
partment, Chief Veal has handled
many cases of smallpox, and has been
exposed too many times to estimate.
Since he began the work, Chief Veal
has been vacclnated 263 times with the
purest and freshest virus, but not once
has It had the desired effect. Although
physicians have done everything
knewn TO medical skill to make vac
clnation take" on him, they have
failed.-Savanah (Ga.) News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
Ski-Run ming.

Tobogganlng is very well till one has
tried acknowledgements, by the
way, she-running.
A person sails majestIcally along
with nothing to help him but a spiked
bamboo pole and long narrow sandals
on his feet. Dr. Conan Doyle is the
pioneer of the sport In Switzerland
where the English people enjoy the run
every season to the surprise of the ma
tlves. For n beginner the difficulties
are much greater than In learning to
toboggan. Let any one tie board six
feet long by three inches broad to each
foot aud try to walk about lawn. He
may shuttle along, but let him turn n
corner, go down n slope or alter his
course In the slightest and he Will
realize the difficulties to- he met with.
The sport Is practlced IN the natural
snow-covered hills at an angle of As de-
grees or more. The fun OF sliding along
20 yards a second can be imagined.
Skating cannot for moment compare
with either snowshoeins or toboggan-
ming.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

/ a m IN ercn better health than sphen ! gnp
you tae frst intefrier"
''-Do you still attribute your cure to the
use If DR.. Williams Pink Pills2n asked the
Monitor.
doctors had iailed as had also the numer-
Gus remedies re commended by my friends.
Nothing took had the slightest effect upon
me until began the use of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. 10 this tgOnderfiti medicine /
ore my release from The Iiving deoth. I have
my friends, and the verdict is always in
their favor. | shall always bless the day |
was induced 10 take them"
Such is the history of one of the most re-
markable cases of modern times. Can any
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

mouth sufficiently wide TO take solid food.
The doctors cal ed the disease spinal sclero-
sis. and all said he could not live.
For three years he fingered in this con-
dition. Then by some friends he was adj
vised to take Dr. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. He took them and there was
slight change The first thing noted was
a tendency 10 sweat freely This showed
there was some life left in his helpless body.
Next came little feeling in his limbs.
This extended, followed by pricking sensa-
tions, until at last the blood began ~ course
freely, naturally and vigorously through his
body, and the help 'essness gave way to re-
turning strength, the ability to walk re-
turned, and he tgGs restored % his old time
health.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
Growth of FinQer.NaiIs.

1t has been computed that the aver
age growth of the finger-nail is one
thirty-seeond of an inch per week, o.
little more than an Inch and halt
per year. The growth. however, de-
ponds, TO a great extent, upon the rate
of nutrition, and during periods of sick
ness or of abstinence II Is retarded. Ii
is understood TO go on faster In sum
mer than in winter, and differs for diff
ferent fingers, being most rapid in the
middle finger and slowest In the thumb
according 10 one investigator, and IN
the little finger according TO another
The same two authorities, Bertholdi
and Benham, differ, too, with regard
10 the equality of growth on both
hands, the former holding that the
nails of the right hand grow faster than
those of the left but the latter can
perceive no difference between them.
According to the rate of growth stated,
the average time taken for each finger
nail to grow Its full length Is about
four and a half months, and at this
rate man of 30 would have renewed
his nails one hundred and eighty-six
times. Taking the length of each nail
at half m inch, he would have grown
seven feet nine inches of nail on each
finger, and on all his fingers and
thumbs an aggregate length of sevt IL
ty-seven feet six inches Saturday
Evening Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
Two Most Remarkable Rivers.

From the beginning the Nile was an
exceptional river Its sources were I'M
known. There were those who thought
that the Nile flowed down from heav-
en-; that 1t welled up from streams that
disappeared under the earth on an
other continent, or, at the very least,
that Its springs were inaccessible to
man.
There was no such mystery about
the Euphrates. From the remotest
times its sources seem TO have been
known by hearsay, II not by obserya
ton, to the dwellers on the coast.
The Nile was benehcent even In its
floods. The people learned to let its
waters flow over their lands at the
time of the inundation, and where they
raised bikes and sunk canals and ba.
sins 1t was to let in the water, not TO
keep 1t out.
The Euphrates also had Its floods,
but these were destructive. They scar
red the soft earth with ravines and
swept the fertile soil onward to build
new lands along the edge of the Per
sian Gulf. The people anticipated the
overflow with dread and their most
absorbing task was TO restrain the
river within bounds. They became
more intimate with the earth than
their Egyptian contemporaries. They
learned how to mold the clay and to
make their houses and the houses Of
their kings and their gods out Of the
material under their feet. The Egyp-
tlans learned something about brick
manufacture. but they had no need
to depend wholly upon that sort of
building material. II was easy for
them to obtain stone, as their huga
piles attest.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

The above is the substance of the first
artic e published by the Monitor. Now fol-
low some clippings, taken from the same
paper two years afterward, and there is not
this Testimony, that Mr.. petch's cure is per-
manent. Here follows the account:
On being again questioned, Mr.. Peteh
said You see those hands-ibe skin is row
natural and elastic. Once they we're hard
and without sensation. You could pierce
them with pm and would not feel it, and
what is true OF my hands is true OF the rest
of my body Perhaps you have observed
that have now even ceased TO use a cane
aud can get about my business perfectly
well. You may say there as absolutely no
doubt as 10 WY cure being permanent. Indeed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
FILTHY SAN JUAN.
Porto Rico's Walled City Looks Ahout
as 1t Did go Years Ago.

Us ~ BAa @4oC ChA5 n kos
San Juan is n perfect specimen Of n
walled town, with portcullls, moat,
gates and battlements. Built over $50
years ago, it is still in good condition
and repair. The walls are picturesque
and represent n stupendous work and
cost In themselves. Inside the walls
the city is laid out in regular squares,
six parallel streets running in the direc-
ton of the length of the island and
seven at right angles. The houses are
closely and compactly built of brick,
usually of two stories, succeed on the
outside and painted in a variety of
colors. The upper floors are occupied
by the most respectable people. while
the ground floors, almost without ex-
ception, are given up TO negroes and
the poorer classes. who crowd one upon
another in the most appalling manner.
In one small room with a flimsy parti-
ton a whole family will reside.
The ground floors Of the whole town
reek with filth, and conditions are most
unsanitary. There is no running water
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

one saw il the f,ee of such testimony. that
DIR. Williams Pink Pitts are not entitled to
the careful consideration of any suffering
man, woman or child? Is not the ease in
Truth miracle of modern medicine?
Tomske the evidence complete we publish
above fac smiie cut of the check received
by Mr.. Petch from the Canadian Mutual
Life Association, being the amount due him
for total disability. 1t is unnecessary to add
that this life insurance association did not
pay this large amount of money to Mr..
Petch, except after the most careful exami-
M ion of his condition by their medical ex-
perts. They must have regarded him as
forever ire lrable.
Mr.. Petchs address is as follows: Reuben
Petch, Griersylle, OAt., Canada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
THE SPORTS OF LONG AGO.
fhey Were Substantially the Same l
Those of the Present Day.

fhey Were Substantially the Same as
Those of the Present Day.
The boys and girls of the present day
who become enthusiastic over some
new sport and boast that their partieu-
lar club" has the very newest thing
out would he surprised If they could
discover how closely many Of the old
time pastimes resemble our own, says
the Philadelphia Times.
The EskimOs of the frozen north the
Tupinambras of the Brazilian pampas,
the gamlns of the Paris streets, the
boys and girls Of London. Of Boston
and of Philadelphia have one kindred
tie-the love of sport. There is nothing
new under the sun. said the wise man,
and especially is there nothing new in
youthful games.
Arehaeologists have found dolls In
Egyptian pyramids and on prehistoric
tombs; the name of n popular ball club
was found scrawled upon the outer
walls of Pompell houses, and one of
the most exciting matches on record
was the one stubbornly fought between
the rival mines of Montezuma, king of
Mexico, and NeEahual-pilli, 'tzin of
Tezeuco.
The boys of ancient Greece and
Rome played at whip-top, and quolts,
and base ball, and pitch-penny, aud
blindman's buff, and hide and seek, and
jackstones, and follow my leader, just
as the boys of to-day do. The girls
were experts at seesaw, and swinging,
and dancing, and grace hoops, and
dIce-throwing, and ball play, and, in
Sparta, even at running, wrestling and
leaplng. Tobogganing is as old as Ice
and snow, and when you play Mt cherry
pits you are only doing what Nero and
Commodus and young Themstoeles did
ages ago in Rome and In Athens.
So whatever the age or whatever the
cline. boys and girls of the world have
always lived more for play than for
anything else, and however harsh or
strict their fathers and their mothers,
they always found and always made
the most of the time for play.
Said CRITIC recently on the subject
of recreation: THE sports of the day
are fast reducing themselves into SO
many sciences, overweighted with
rules and restrictions, that often take
the real play element from them and
make them as unyieldlng as problem
In algebra"
There Is no fun In making our sport
n matter OF life and death. | know
growing people who In these days of
ze-glying in all manner Of games
center their whole desires not on the
fun of the 81 me, but on the prizes of
fered They really seem az much dis
appointed II they do not carry of a
trophy as K they had met with some
serious loss. Let Us take our fun with
n jollity or not Mt all. Interest Is one
thing and lrritah.lity is quite another.
We have only 10 watch the intense
excitement OF some of the amateur
players in popular games TO realize
that the critic was right about that al
zebra problem. The complaint Of ''un-
fairness" ON one side and of disagree
able triumph on another seem to be
the most noticeable features at the
close of the sports of today, and we
cannot help wondering Of olden times
or II in this respect the young people
of the present really have something
new"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
He Was REPAID.

An annual visitor to the United
States mint Is a shrewd son of old Ire
land who presides over n saloon In one
of the uptown wards, says the Phlladel-
phla Inquirer. His visit Is always made
n week or two before Christmas, and
is for the purpose of getting a large
quantity Of bright new silver dollars,
halves and quarters. In exchange for
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
Ancient Playing Cards.

The ancient Tarot packs were the ear
Hest playing cards known to our forefa-
Tiers They consisted of ~. n or IS
cards These cards are still used i'll re.
mote parts of Italy. France and Switzer-
land and are made in Florence. the de-
signs being handed down from genera
tion to generation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

Officer In Hammock NEAR Tampa
You are with those raw troops that
came last night are you notI
The other officer with some heat)-
No. sir. am with those cooked troops
that came last night. Is the weather
always like this down heye?-chicago
Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

The best material of which TO make
fighting soldiers is found in boys from
10 to 2l. This is the expression of old
commanders. There were many captains
in the civil war who were under 90
years of age There were brigadier gen
erals only 81 years old. General Grant
was under 40 when he entered the war.
Stonewall jackson had won immortal
fame at 3S and died at 80. General
Sheridan was a general at 30. Fitz-
Hugh Lee was a major general at 80.
Alexander had conquered the world be-
fore he was 49, Napoleon became mas
ter Of Egypt, crossed the Alps and
fought the battle of Marengo at 80.
Young men make the best soldiers. The
civil war was fought by young men and
boys.-Knoxville Tribune
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
TRY ALIENS FOOT EASE,

A powder TO be shaken into the shoes. AT
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. II you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try. Aliens
Foot Ease. Ii cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisteTs and callous spots. Relieves
and comfort. Ten thousand testimonials
of cures. Try II to-day. Sold by all drug.
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Address, Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

British Lion-Its less trouble for you
to make a meal off an enemy than It is
for me.
American Eaglc-Why?
British Lion-You don't have TO pick
Your teeth afterward.-Chicago Trb.
me
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

Ostriches, which are supposed to flour
ish only i'll very warm climates, have
been raised successfully in southern Rus
STA, the feathers being of good quality
and the birds healthy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
Innocence.

Mabel-Do you think the war will
have any effect upon the price of can
dies?
Jack-W Wouldn't be surprised il It did.
They say eyerything'll go up.
Mabel Then why don't you get u
supply now ?-Chlcago News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
FOR THE AMATEUR.

Very Convenient Triple Photographic
Plate Holder.
Here is a triple slide holder. which
consists of a waterproof case for hold
ing three double dark slides, with an
extra space at the back for prints,
memorandum book or small focusing
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

Sunday school Teaeher-What is the lesson
we are 10 draw from this war with spain
Little Willie Wicklemeyer-They ain I no lesson
In Il Ter Ms Meire teachin' Spain lesson.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

A fine collection of cigar ribbons will be
sent by enclosing q cts. to Globe Cigar Co.,
1857 Fulton ST., San Francisco, Cal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
CONVENIENT PLATE HOLDER.

cloth. In the front is white matte
surface washable tablet, on which may
be recorded particulars of the exposure,
and In each partition is a tape which
enables the slide to be easily pulled out.
A pencil and pencil holder are included,
and altogether this makes an excellent
protection for dark slides, either In the
camera case or In the holder alone.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
CIGAR RIBBONS.

Some people feel like spelling Pagues name
with the letter up inserted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

| believe my prompt use OF Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs Lucy
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
REDUCTION IN BICYCLE PRICES.

II Is said that western capitalists are eontem-
plating the organization of a great bicycle
company, which hopes TO make iirst-class
wheels aud sell them as low as $40. Whether
this be true or not, the fact remains that Hos
letters stomach Bitters is u frstelass remedy
for the stomach, liver and blood, aud the price
puts IL within everybodys reach 70 be well and
strong. For fever and ague II Is tpeelhe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
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Try Schllllng's Best tea and baking powder.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13

The British museum library has com
plete editions of Shakespeare works in
IA foreign languages.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
Ho1rr.s SCHOOL ron BoYs.

At Burlingame, San Mateo. county. CAL,
is one of the most thorough, careful and
practical "Home School" TO be found on
the Pacific Coast Accredited at State and
Stanford Universities. Thorough prepare
tion for business. Send for catalogue. IRA
@. HORT, PHI. D., Principal. Re-opens
Au9 9th.