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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
SLlclNG CRIMINALS IN CHINA.
An Atroeious Law that IL Happily
Coming Into Disrepute.

Coming Into Disrepute.
The horrible means used for infiict x
the extreme penalty of the law by the
Chinese has been the subject of many
articles all over the civilized world but
of late little has been heard of these
cold blooded executions.
1t seems, however, that. although the
inexorable indiscretionary law has
passed out of existence I'm the more
civilized portion of the empire. It is
still in effect in other localities, where
the condemned Is put to death by the
sliclng process. a case has recently
come to light in the northern part of
China, and although efforts were made
TO save the offender, they were unsuc-
cessful and he was killed in the old
time way-llterally butchered alive
The victim was boy IL years old.
who while playing with piece of met
al attached 10 cord, accidentally
struck his mother on the head her In.
jury proving fatal. BY n peculiar Chi
nese law the cbi,d who kills a parent.
wilfully or b. .ecident. must pay for
the ACT Will HIS lit. 1 he tHllu III tIlS
case was accordingly taken into Gus
tody at once. Il mere form Of trial WAS
gone through, and "A verdict of gully
found and sentence of death by The
knife passed
The condemned is tied upon a table
similar TO those used for surgical oper
atlons In this country. The feet aud
hands are firmly tied together and he
is strapped 10 The board in such man
ner that emily slight movement can he
made. lie Is neither hooded nor gag
ged. his prosecutors listening to his
cries and watching the horrible facial
contortions until death comes A keen
edged knife is used. the eXecutioner
first cutting away the heshy part of
the body, beginning with the sides of
the trunk from which large steaks are
cut. The abdomen is next slashed. but
in such n manner that If there is still
life in the body the cutting will not
prove fatal at once. the great object be-
ing 10 produce as much suffering as
possible. The lower limbs are now
stripped of flesh. followed by the arms.
Few live after the first few slices have
been taken away but that makes no
difference 10 the eXecutioner who fin.
isles his fendish work until only the
skeleton remains.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

closed his eyes. As it is | cannot refuse
your appeal. You may go"
For an instant their eyes met For an
other instant the lieutenant seemed in
capable of action. then suddenly he
sprang forward. grasped his chief by the
hand and exclaimed feryently: Thank
you, general, from the bottom OF my
heart"
Waste no time said his chief, serious
ly. Ride for your life. Think what il
means 10 be absent when your comrades
are engaged in battle. Think of your fu-
ture if yon fail 10 return in time"
II was II warning kindly expressed and
Lieutenant Henry grasped its full signfi-
canoe.
Twenty miles on his journey that night
through the woods and jambyes that be-
set his path young Henry was thrilled
with the thought that he had TO run the
outposts OF two armies. What would be-
come of him if he ran into the lynx-eyed
sentries of either lineY Musing thus, he
was awakened by the sharp cry of:
"Haltr'
His only reply was to crouch low over
the saddle and dig his spurs fiercely into
the flank of his mount. The horse re-
sponded calamity and shot obliquely into
the gloom. The sharp crack of rifle
sounded close by and bullet whistled
over the Young riders head, followed by
the shril cry Of the guard, which grew
fainter and finally died out as Henry
plunged through the cedar ihiekets. Long
before the first faint streaks of dawn IL
/ lnmined the sky song of joy arose in his
heart. when his eyes caught the Pickering
lights Of Murfrcesboro. With only
thoughts of his suffering wife and new
born little one in his mind. he rode boldly
forward and plunged headforemost into
sound Of Confederate infantry. There
was no chance to return. A dozen long
squirrel rifles were leyeled at his head and
the husky voice Of the first sergeant in
gray commanded him to advance. He
rode forward with his head erect, but his
heart sinking within him. On the very
threshold Of success he saw his mission
lnttering idly 10 the ground.
Well who In - are You, anyhow:
demanded the sergeant gruffy, surveying
the hated blue uniform that Henry wore.
Lieutenant Henry Of the til Ohio"
WIS the proud response.
you've got pile OF nerve. ! reckon,
hain't We, fer runnin' through these lines
in thet eussed blue suit What y doin'
yer. anyhow
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an intlamed condition of the mu-
couS lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflaned you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when il is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal eondi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Gatarrh,
which is nothing but an iniiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case If Deafness (caused by calarrh)
that cannot lie cured by Halls Gatarrh
Cure. Send for circulars: free
f. J. CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Life.

Life has no other origin than lite it
self, and this is one of the great truths
which the labors of Psychologists and
biologists of the present century have
established beyond the possibility OF a
doubt II the life that is taken from
life is taken from highly developed
life, so will be the wife that Is taken
My earnest hope and belief Is that the
final mystery OF life, the key to life
the principle which keeps lite alive.
will be solved 10y the biologists before
all the members of the present congress
are dead Professor Virchow to Inter
national Congress at Moscow Aug 10
1897
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
LIGHTNING BUGS.


Taken For the Enomy's Fire. They Led to
- Pitched battle.
q II Bell a prominent merchant OF
Liberty Neh told an interesting story
OF how swarm q lightning bugs caus.
cd "A shot aud shell engagement between
two armies during the late war
a | WIS member Of the Twenty fifth
Ohio regiment. said Mr. Bell. and
Mr. q " Harris, whom | met OH my
visit here, was with the Fifty fifth Ten.
nessee Just discovered that we fought
zach othe" one night IN May 1864, at
New Hope Church. Ga Lightning bugs
IN Georgia are more plentiful than wa.
termelons IN August by several millions
% the square mile. aud ON more than
)ne occasion they gave US trouble.
"About clock IN the morning as
the two armies lay IN their respective
works. 400 yards apart nest OF bugs
hove in sight as we afterward learned
The armies were too close tor pickets
Suddenly there was flash OF light
Each side thought the other had opened
fire III some mysterious way. aud we be.
gan to shoot We blazed away at one
another for an hour. or more and Bed.
lam reigned with shot and shell The
timber between the lines was all killed
rs If belted with an ak Fortunately no
lives were lost
1t was only the other day that |
learned the extent OF the carnage caused
by that swarm OF lighfaing bugs
asked Harris how long his side was fir.
ing. and be sald until their ammunition
gave out We were IN the same fix. and
If 1t hadn t leen for our poverty in this
respect that engagement would have
been terribly fatal st Louis Repub-
lie
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

The amendment TO confer school sui.
frage ON the women Of New Jersey was
defeated by a majority of over Il, 600.
The antigambllng amendment was de.
feated by over 5000, and another
amendment was lost by only SAB. This
vote shows two things-tirst, that the
suffrage amendment was defeated by
opposition and not by indifference mere
ly; second that II could not carry even
the vote Of the moral element of the
state. New Jersey needs good deal of
education - Woman Tribune
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pared for the trip the practical needs
aroused him, aud as he stopped The nurse
and inquired. Where's jeff" there WIS
a touch on his shoulder, and. turning. be
looked into the grinning black face of his
trusted negro servant. whose eyes we're
aglow with welcome and running with
tears. The two men so oddly contrasted
warmly grasped each other by the hand,
then briefly the young officer directed jeff
TO secure an ambulance, il he had TO steal
one, and told him what TO do. Jeff hnr-
ried away and an hour later, as the town
clock pealed the hour of 4, the young Off
Ger lifted his frail wife into the primitive
vehicle. while the good nurse came after
with the slumbering infant. The ambu-
lance bore the big red cross on its side,
which was sufficient TO carry it through
any lines, and JEFF sat on the front seat
with the reins.
Henry kissed his wife and child hur-
ried good-by and then turned to say good
by to the nurse, but there was a surprise
for him. She was dressed for travelling,
and as he comprehended that she meant
to go too he took her face in his hands
and reverently touched her forehead with
his lips. She seemed not displeased at the
courtesy.
"To the Bascom farm jeff" whispered
Henry hastily. Twenty miles northwest.
You know the road. No one will stop you.
Remain there until you hear from me. 1t
can't be long before our forces reach Muir
freesboro. Good-by and God bless you
ALL"
JEFF pulled on the lines and the wagon
rumbled away. Henry mounted his impa.
tient steed and clattered noisily down
the streets. He didn't care IA pickayune
now il the whole army charged down on
him. The great weight was lifted from
his mind. for his wife and little one were
rapidly borne to the fresh country air
and health. He whistled almost as blithe-
ly as a schoolboy as he made for the
picket post where he had entered the CITY
1t was easier TO pass there than by max
ing new and probably sharper acquaint-
ances. The increased thunder of the dis
tant guns admonished him that he had
no time to lose. Twenty minutes were
gone when he reached the post and sa-
luted the sergeant and his squad.
"Alrs well boys" he cried, cheerfully,
Il saw the old man and put in a good
word for you
THANK you. lieutenant, thank you"
was the hearty response, don't let none
o them Yanks git hold on We or it's all
day"
"All right, boys, | guess there are not
many in that gang that can trip me up,
he replied.
IAN right, all right, good-by. and God
bless you
He waved his hand in adieu and shot
down the road What IA wild ride it was.
Through brush and cedar and swamp and
over hill, and down dale he drove his pant
ing steed and the farther on he adyanc-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
THE GLOVE TREE.


How the buds Are Prepared For the uses
of Commerce.
The Glove tree is native of the Mo
lucca islands and belongs 10 the far.
spread family of myrtles Ii is u tall,
very handsome evergreen. with oyate.
oblong leaves and purplish flowers, ar
ranged IN corynbs ON short jointed
stalks The flowers are produced IN
great profusion. and when they appear,
which Is at the beginning of the rainy
reason. they are in the form of elongat-
ed greenish buds These unexpanded
buds are the cloves of commerce, which
derive their name from the Spanish
word elayo "A nail, so called from
the real or fancied resemblance of the
bud 10 a nail
Sometimes the Glove fruit appears in
commerce IN Il dried state. under the
same Of "mother cloves 1t has an
0dor and flavor similar to cloves, but is
much weaker
The flower buds are beaten from the
tree and are Tired by the smoke of wood
fires and aiferward by the sun II the
buds remain on the trees, the calices
gradually swell the embryo seeds en-
large and the pungeni properties of the
cloves are IN a great degree dissipated
Cloves consist Of two parts. a round
head. which i. III fact. the flower rolled
up. incloslus number OF small lila.
ments. and the four points that sur.
round the flower and form the flower
cup OF the uurlpe sead vessel When
they are soaked tnr short time IN hot
water the flowers soften aud readily
unroll so that all Of the parts may be
seen
The eatire Glove tree is highly arc.
matte. and ihu tUat stalks Of the leaves
have nearly the SHINE pungent quality
as the talyN Of the flower phlladel-
PIMA Times
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
S2OOOoo

If you use too much of
Sehilline's Best baking powder
it don't spoil the cake.
But why not make your
money go as FAR as it will by
using just enough of SfAitl,ne S
Best baking powder-one-third
less than OF the brand you are
used to?
A sohi'hng x Company
san Francisco 2Oo3
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
A TITLED Co.trrmonRer.

An aristooratie eostermonger is what
one would hardly expect to find in
Shoreditoh, yet some years ago this was
"A fayorite character of Lord Lonsdale.
1t was no unusual thing for this eccen.
trio nobleman to lay aside his dinner
dress and robe himself in the corduroys
and colored handkerchief of the coster
and Il capital eoster he made, having IA
pair of lungs like couple of foghorns
and II genius for acting the part which
was irresistible. London Answers
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

The Sudan expedition. while engaged
in laying the new Nile railway saw
some remarkable mirages From dis.
lance the men appeared to be working
in beautiful lake, and ON all sides
were TO be seen lakes beautifully wood
ed hills, ships and cascades When
looked at through fieldglasses the illu
sion was heightened rather than dinln
srh
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
MISERY BY THE WHOLESALE

rise TO- Bile gets into the blood and imparts
y yellow tint, the tongue fouls, and so does the
breath, sick headaches, pain beneath the right
ribs land shoulder blade are felt the bowels
become eonstipated and The stomach dis
ordered. he proven remedy for this cata-
logue of evils is Hoste'ters stomach Bitfers a
medicine long aud professionally recommend
ed, aud sovereign also for ehills and fever
nervousness end rheumatism
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING
INVITATION.

Women suffering from any form Of
female weakness are invited topromptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are re-
ceived, opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to a woman.
Thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinlham and
the women of America which has never
been broken. Out of the vast volume
of experience which she has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge that
will help y9ur case. She asks nothing
in return except your good will, and
her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very
foolish If she does not take advantage
of this ;~ecerous offer of assistance. .
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Cause for Con1ratu,ation.

He had come home very unsteady.
and she was good and mad.
Yes, you are my husband Mr.
Stubs; but, thank goodness. you are
no blood relation TO me. Brooklyn
Life.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

Mere knowledge" said the prosy
man, sis of little value.
"Now you hit it that time, " said the
listening young man with much earnest
ness. 81 know what are exactly the cor
rect things in clothes, but 1 amt able
to buy 'em. cincinnati Enquirer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS

We are asserting IN the courts or night to the
exclusive Use Of the word "CAsIDRlA.H and
pitcher > CASroRIA," as our Trade Marx.
Z DR.. Samuel Pitcher Of nyannisl Massachusetts,
was the originator of PITCHER ) cASroRIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature Of CHAS. II. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original PITCHERS
cAsroRfA - which has been used in the homes
Of the mothers Of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
nie Kind Jon hase aieag fought, and has the
signature of cIiAS. II. FLETCHER on the
wrapper No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. II. Fletcher is President.
Mateh s, 1871. SAMUEI, PITCHER, MD.
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I'm here to see my wife. who is dan
rerously in at the hospital" he answered
/ hoping to stir the sympathy in theil
hearts il they had any.
A laugh greeted the reply.
'Mebby var and mebby y'ain't," said
the sergeant, slyly, but | want tell 20
/ tibet I've saw confedrits in blue clothes
afore an | liant been fooled on 'em nuth-
/ err"
/ Hope sprang up in Henry's breast. He
was quick 10 act. Smiling knowingly, he
/ said: You've got sharp eyes, sergeant
/ Think I'm n spy. don't youf'
Some folks call il that and some don't,
| said the sergeant with a grin. but I'll
tell yo bain't never seen tn Yank at'll
git SO DANCED fer away from home by his
/ self
The others nodded assent when he turn
ed toward them and they all looked with
friendly eyes on Henry. The sergeant
laughed coarsely at his own shrewdness.
Stands 10 reason he said slowly,
tibet he wouldn't be derned fool enough
10 stumble into a gang like this if he was
Yank. Why say. we was maxim noise
enough TO scare Rosecrans outen his
boots, wa we, boys
They all laughed their assent.
'lo' air perty good, he said, turning TO
Henry, AN yoye got nerve. Where's the
enemy att
Thirty miles south, Rosecrans in COM
mand." he answered promptly, but he is
not likely to remain there long
Yer DANCED right. lootenanr,' said the
sergeant, "and-'
And interrupted Henry sharply, 1.-The
old man would be tickled to death if he
knew | was making my report to the first
outpost | happened TO run across
lie spoke impatiently, aud it had its er-
feet.
You're right" said the sergeant sud
denly. but we're only dom our duty. Go
along and give IN old man good word
fer us"
Henry gave the rein to his horse and
shot away into the morning fog. Ten
minutes later he drew up in the rear Of
the dimly lighted hospital. The good sister
gazed in mute establishment at the uni
form when he half staggered into the
hallway, then led him silently into the
little room. As he bent over the white
cot pair of eyes opened wide. There
then they lighted up with love and wei
come and with n faint cry.
Rob she stretched forth her feeble
hands TO him. while the young soldiers
tears rained down ON the pillow. Shining
through the film of suffering the glad eyes
gazed admiringly ON the stalwart figure
of the soldier husband and the faded, dus-
ty suit of blue. With Il glad, happy smile
the thin hands raised the coverlet. and
for the time heing all thoughts of the
grim struggle between the North and
South faded from his mind as he gazed
in mute wonder on the face OF his sleep
ing first born A light reverent touch OF
his lips TO the little ones forehead and
similar loving salute TO the flushed and
smiling mother, then the serious look re-
turned to Henry's face as the exigencies
of the hour crowded back into his mind,
Briefly, tenderly, lest he bring alarm to
his suffering young wife, he told her Of
the necessity of immediate flight. and,
brave spirit that she was, she trusted ev-
erything to him and bowed acquiescence.
The nurse. dismayed, protested but at
length gave way. 1t was the only thing
to be done. As he stood watching the
rapid movements Of the nurse us abe pre-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05
Stop! Women,

And consider that in addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are eonhding your private
Ills to woman-a woman whose ex-
perience in treating woman's diseases
Is greater than that of any living ply
stefan, male or female.
You can talk freely to a woman when
1t is revolving to relate your private
troubles to man; besides, a man does
not understand, simply because he lisa
man
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

There are more than 100, 600 chill
dren in the national schools of Germany
who stutter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

Never do anything you are ashamed
of; you can't tell at what moment the
kodak fiend may be taking a snapshot
at you.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

For Lung aud chest diseases, Piso's Cure
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J. |. Northcott, Windsor, Ont, Canada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

'IIOw did you first know that there was such
man as your husband Mrs. 1hriftly?i Il
happened 10 see his financial standing in the
commercial reports
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

'Poet-Do you think there will be any poets In
the next world7 asked The assistant editor.
where elsa do you suppose they've all gone
D2 exclaimed the editor
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-02-05

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