davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

lamation recited that the Federal au-
thorities had In violation of the Consti-
tuition of the United States waged u
ruthless war upon the people OF Mis-
souri,. murdered her citizens. destroyed
her property and as far as the power
lay desolated her land. 1t continued:
Il have In vain endeayored TO secure
your constitutional rights by peaceable
means and have only resortetl to war
when 1t became necessary to repel the
most cruel and longcontinued aggress
slons. War now exists between the
State of Missouri and the Federal Gov
eminent and state of war Is incom
patible with The continuance OF oui.
union with the Government.
Therefore. for the purpose of giving
Ito the representatives of the people of
Missouri an opportunity to determine
whether 1t be proper now TO dissolve
the constitutional bond which binds us
ito the Government of the United States.
when all other bonds between us are
broken. !. Claiborne Il. Jackson" etc
How many members OF the General
Assembly met at Neosho will probably
never he known, but on Jan u. 1862
Isaac \. Shambough published repori
saying thirtynine Representatives and
ten Senators were In session, while the.
body consisted of l33 members The
Legislature adjourned from day to day
until Oct. %, when on motion OF James
q. RainsJohnT. Crisp Of Johnson Com
~. al. LII.
Tracy, OF Cole, assistant secretary
James McCoun. of johnson. cnrollin.
clerk, and NJ. II. Johnson sergeant-a.
arms.
Mr.. GoodIeit introduced the bill. which
was read the first time and then passed
under suspension of the rules 1t was
objected to by Senator Charles Fl Haf
din and Representative Isaac ~ Sham
bougii. During this session of the leg
islature on the hill tops surround:n.
Neosho Prices army. the pride Of Mis-
souri,. was stationed. Ii defended tn
town from intrusion by the Federal>'
and permitted the Legislature to trans
act Its business in peace and har
imony." The passage of the act was
greeted with applause by the army. AM.
the cannon of this magnificent com
mand belched forth the approval and
enthusiasm of the army.
The old Masonic building remained
standing on the same site until 1884 and
was used for Masonic purposes. In 1888!
1t was removed and handsome brick
building was erected by the lodge. The
old building is still standing and Is used
lfor dwelling purposes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

er on the ends OF their legs which are
used tc grasp inequalities invisible to
human eyes.
Under The microscope the polished
surface of plate glass Is shown to he
really a mass of inequalities. The
naked eye. the touch. will not reveal
them to man. Under this same instrn-
ment the feet Of the common house fly
Is shown to be REINFORCED by hooks
small enough to find Judgment In the
inequalities of the glass surface. The
foot of the mosquito las a. wonderful
double hook which gives 1t the power
Of holding to almost any smooth sur
face. In fact. the foot is frequently
entangled in some meshes which to the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

are so small that they can be inserted
in these inequalities. Thus what seems
10 be violation of natural laws is seen
10 be merely an accommodation there.
10.
Look ut this set of hooks on the end
of the leg of the mosquito. A close
glance will reveal the fact that this
Insect has powerful double hooks
working from opposite sides of the leg,
These can close. up on anything too
small to be seen and hold on with great
power The spider you will also see
has set of hooks which he uses with
legs several times as long as the diam
eter of his body. He must have ire.
mendous muscular power to use those
legs at all. yet he handles each In sue
cession at WILL"
One of the wonders of nature was
shown on another slide. 1t was the
head. and particularly the proboscis
of the common house fly. Projecting
out from between the feelers is broad
net hooked up to the head by extension
ropes. This net or web can be thrown
out to distance several times as far
as the diameter of the head. 1t is used
to suck up fluids and convey them to
the greedy mouth. The net is a mar
velous exemplification Of natures art.
istic power. The web Is traced with
beautiful lace work, the cords are
twined In regular strands, as IL they
really are ropes, and the tackle Is al
intricate. yet simple in use, as anything
used on a ship
| Seen under the most powerful glass
some 300 diameters were used-the
tracery of the net is very clearly
worth the study of engineers, for
Dame Nature exceeds in skill any of
her lmitators. The study of this pecu-
liar proboscIs. with the beady ewes
lying near to throw brilliant light
over the object assailed, is work Of
art unsurpassed. In its mechanical
purposes 1t is another evidence Of the
skill of the Creator in fashionIng an
planes to fit all needs.
One thing noticed In all the specI-
mems displayed was that insects are
tca aAs tVfEAtu WIN ftdluETH uHlrS
all over their parts. A gllstening fly
which to the human vision seems to be
superlatively smooth is shown to be
covered with a full suit of hairy feath-
ers The mosquito is literally .ingulfed
In feathers, with here and there spi-
rails entwined among them. The wing
of the mosquito shows the same
courses of feathers running along with
each strand of the structure, while the
web or sails are covered with delicate
hairs.
One of the most Interesting wings
seen was taken from a May fly, the
mothlIke insect which lives but one
day. huttcrs about an electric or gas
light and falls dead by the million.
The lace work Of this wing would fur
nlsh pattern for the most delicate
and filmy Iaces produced In Belgium.
France or Austria. Under a power
full glass its intricacies are so clearly
revealed that an accurate copy could
be easily made.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

the slightest degree, They have none
OF the delicate appliances OF the human
eye to reduce focus or change direc-
ton. so naure has compensated.
'.You WI see that the eye IS enclosed
in a transparent sack and that II has
the appearance of hundreds OF CLASSY
fish eggs. These enable the insect to
catch pictures in all directions. But
just in front the lines are rather OBJ
scure, SIGNATURE has bestowed some ex-
ira eyes on the grasshopper. Look
closely to the base OF the antennae and
you will see one of these extras. Some
insects have them in the tips of their
noses, as 1t were. These are for short
range SEEING and give the insect an
advantage mol possessed by spiders
This Is an excellent type of the COM
pound eye."
The slide was moved slightly that the
leg of the insect might be examined
under the powerful lens. The joint
work of The limb is like ruby rush.
the delicate blood vessels lmparting a
brilliant hue thereto. The structure
is extremely powerful. the joints fit
Ting into each other SO as TO impart the
greatest elasticity and power. On the
eud of the leg are strong hooks which
can close ON any object with great
force. They also give the insect the
powe. to grasp any Inequality forci-
bly,. to use the enormous muscular pow
er which, results In leap of hundreds
of times the length of the insect.
The theory" said DR.. REESE, that
insects have cup-shaped Examinations
to their legs. which enable them to
travel up a wall or up a glass is not
correct. They have nothing of the kind
at least none | examined has. Sue
ton, the supposed force which keeps
them in Their seemingly unsclentiiic po-
sItion. is not used at all. Those hooks
are used as a monkey uses the long
fingers aud as bird uses its claws, to
grasp any rnughness on the surface
If the smoothest piece of glass known
were examined under powerful mi
croscope II would be seen to be mass
OF inequalities. Now. the hook or
hooks some have several on one leg
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

DIR. b. L REESE Is CAecago scientist
who devotes his leisure time to bug
hunting His forte Is microscopy and
ths-nse. OF. this delicate Instrument in
connection With insect anatomy has
:esulied In some extremely interest
ng discoveries of lates He disnoses
u one or two theories which have been
held for years. notably The one u.firh
provides insects with cup-shaped feet
the suction of which enables them to
walk on polished surfaces in seeming
defiance of all the laws of gravity. HIS
microscope shows that the insects al
ways have hooks of great re.afive pow
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
waEN MIssouRloulT THE UNION
ola Ezslding where the Legislator.
Met Is sim Standing.

old Euilding where the Legislature
Met Is stu Standing.
There Is still standing at Neosho, NO.,
the old Masonic temple where the Sc
.cession Legislature met Oct. Fl. 1851,
to withdraw the State from the Union.
The Legislature was convened In extra
session May 2, 1861, at Jefferson City.
1t adjourned May 10 to meet the third
Monday in September. and when the
time for reconvening came Sept. 49,
Gov. ackson and a majority OF the State
Officers abandoned the State capital. be-
iieying that IL they remained there long
er they would be arrested as prisoners
of war by the Union troops. On Sept.
90. 1851, at Lexington, Gov. Jackson H..
sued proclama ton converting the Gen
eral Assembly in extra session at Ma
sonic Hall, Neosho, Oct. 81. The proc
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
A Mathematician

Old Gent (who knows the young
mans salary)-If you and my dauglI-
ter could live respectfully and comfort
ably on 500 week. should not OBJ
iject to the match. But you can't.
Young man No; but my salary IL
$40 week, and that added to the $40
week you are talking about would
make $40.-Paris Messenger
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
How TO Abbrexiare 1ano.

The judicial department OF the Ger.
man empire has recently been called
upon to pass ON the proper abbrevia-
ition for 1900. The common abbreyia-
tion for 1899 Is. of course. 80. but the
German judges have decided that 100
would not do at all for the last year
of the present century. Accordingly the
year will have to be written out In
full on all German documents.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
Never Visited Esypt.

The French people have erected al
Chalonsur-Mar beautiful and cost
~ monument to Francois Chabas, the
eminent Psychologist, who when he
began to publish his works was wine
merchant. Curiously enough, this a,l.
thority on things Egyptian never Wis.
tied Egypt. His only excursion abroad
was to the museums of Italy, where he
remained q few weeks IN .fS69-,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

The directors of the Great Northern
railway Of England have issued a cir
cular letter. TO the station agents stat
Ing that in future the standard height
for porters In the passenger depart
ment shall be s feet 0 inches AMI In
the goods department feet inches.
This Is considerable reduction.
forced by a scarcity of taller men.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
A Valuable pro,uos

Last year 100000 pounds Of alu-
minimum, valued at 81, 1900 were pro,
'duced in the United States. The value
per pound was therefore 80 cents. In
1883 1900 pounds of that metal were
produced, valued at nearly 1888 q
pound.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
olp.TtMg HARVESTER.


A Con blnatlon Reaper and MoWer OF
the Vintage of 1850.
There Is an old combination reaper
and mower In the possession OF the Nc
Cormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany. The machine WAS built In 1860
under the personal supervision of
Cyrus Mccormick. inventor of the first
machine successfully operated In 1881,
but which was for years an object Of
rIdicule. both in this country and Eng
land
Forty years ago when the people be-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
The War Spirit.

YES, when Willie grows up we in.
tend to get him commission in the
army
(Which branch Of the service?"
"Eh?
(Which branch of the service-in.
;fantryY
mo, cavalry, think He looks just
beautiful on his rocking HORSE
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
New.oundIand Tobacco.

The jacotars, or French-C Canadian
half-breeds Of Newfoundland, smoke
the inner bark Of the red willow when
they cannot procure tobacco. White
settlers often use this for seeming to-
baeco, ] I is called KIlIIkInick In the
Indian language.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
SEEN UNDER A GLASS
I MICROSCOPE REVEALS BEAU
TIES OF ANIMAL LIFE

ArranEemento Of splder's
Eyes-Datldy Ionglegs Can See in ANY
Observation-Disclosures Aboht Mos
anitoe., Flies and Other Ihings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

Electric automobile sfreef-sweepiug
machines are being prepared to clean
the streets OF Paris The old clumsy
dirt machines now Ia use ere to be done
away with.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
Chaneeable Roses.

The horticultural world is exercised
by the mysterious Transformation In
color which the Japanese are able to eff
feet In roses. By some unknown but
natural process the flower changes
from red in the sunlight to white In the
shade or in darkness.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
Island of T.alkas.

Nearly one third Of the surface OF
Newfoundland is covered with fresh
water. mostly In the form Of lakes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
TRADE IN HUMANITY
cANNlBALiSM IN THE COMO
COUNTRY OF AFRICA.

savasery CT the Slave Traftio Be
tween Two OF the Native Tribes-vic-
tims Led Around, and Choice cats
Sold ton Foot"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

After a man has been sick six weeks
people quit worrying about him. and
begin TO wonder why he hangs .n so
long.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

a man admits that he Is growing old
just as he admits great many things
he dossn't believe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

It Is his willingness to pay good
rental that gives his satanical majesty
the choice Of apartments in some man.
sions.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

It's a mans weakness that fnaIly
oynrpowers his strength.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

The infant prodigy at I may be fool
is* 40.
Smyrna times., 1899-04-26
A GROSS EXAGGERATION.
Smyrna Represented to be Under Mob
Rule.

kule.
On Friday evening last, a young
man named Davidson, who IS said to
be local agent of the Associate Press,
came to this town from Dover, and
sent to several daily papers blood
curdling account of the assault on the
dwelling of John Seeney-that it was
mob composed of men, women and
children, who were after his life-that
the house was riddled with bullets, and
he had to seek protection etc.
No one has justified such an action
against Seeney, though the cOlOred
people believed he was sin i" for good
pay, because he had made his boast
what he would make out of it, but there
is no use in sending away such an ex-
aggerated account to be published
under what is called "scare headings"
and make people living elsewhere
think that we are a desperate set in
Smyrna and thirsting for human gore,
when there were no facts to justify
it.
Policeman Garner was only two
squares away Thursday night, near
eleven o'clock when he heard the firing,
only five shots, and went to Seeney's
Immediately, requiring only about two
minutes. In addition, the moon was
shining brightly and he could see
three hundred yards ahead of him, but
saw no person around or near the
dwelling of Seeney, and on examina-
ton found only one bullet hole through
the wall.
The act was a fragrant violation of
the law, but there was no mob, in fact
all the shooting that was done, might
have been done by one person with a
revolver. The shooting later, about 2
O'Clock, Seeney acknowledged to Po-
liceman Garner he did himself, and
there are some who believe that the
first shooting was done by Seeney, or
Henry Wilmer, who was bunking with
him and seemed to be at his d1ctatlon.
The Philadelphia Press Outdld the
others in it's "scare" heading.
The correspondent stated that the
parties were known and a number of
them would be arrested the next day,
whereas the list included only Downs
and Caldwell, who were named as pos
siblv ones, because through Seeney
and e. M. Gregory,a a white companion,
thew had been hauled down to Dover
to appear before the States Attorney
for giving men money to register,
which they deny.
The statement that an effort had been
made to kill witness-that his house
was riddled with bullets, or named in
one paper, 30-that the town was under
mob rule, whereas many did not know
of any serious trouble until they read
it in the papers, was not only an exag-
geration, but a pervasion of the few
facts or incidents on which it was
based. 1t was intended to be sensa-
tional, but got way beyond that, and
put Smyrna in false position be-
| fore the world.
Smyrna times., 1899-04-26
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
Warrants Issued By Squire Cooner.

We gave an account in our last issue
of the arrest of DR.. T. G.. Moore, Peter
W. Downs. and John Caldwell, whose
names had been presented, it
was charged by Z. M. Gregory and
John Seeney, for alleged election
bribery i'll furnishing money for regis
tration at the last election. They had
a hearing, all denying the charge.
They were however summoned to an
pear at Court on Monday, but the case
was put off until tomorrow. Thurs
day night the dwelling of John Seeney
was assaulted and he asked protection.
Policeman Garner, las appears more in
detail In another article) goes off duty
at eleven o'clock seeing no disturbance
about Seeney's, went up town, the
latter following him saying he would
see the "bOss." A short time after,
while he was preparing for bed, ,Seeney,
accompanied by Mr. Wilson II. Caven-
der, went to his residence asking that
he be protected, the policeman saying
he did not see any disturbance about
his premises and as no one was molest-
ing him, he did not feel it his duty to
follow him around.
The next day Seeney went to Squire
OOOpcIh anu bWOT6 OUT Wdff6QLS IOr
the arrests of p. w. Downs, Henney
Darnell, wife of Emory Darnell, and
John Caldwell, for uttering threats
against his life and property. At the
hearing in the afternoon, Seeney had
no definite charges, or what would or
dinarily be construed as threats, but
Squire Cooper put Henney Darnell and
John Caldwell under $50 bond to keep
the peace and Downs for the same rea-
son under 5000. Henney Darnell is
his next neighbor. Seeney rushed in
there seeking protection, the pistol fir
ing etc., disturbing her children, she
saying to him in the excitement that
he was the cause of all the trouble and
deserved shooting. Caldwell is a good
natured, generous kind of a man, who
keeps out of scrapes, and did not know
what to make of it all. Downs was
charged with making threats in the
hearing of Seeney's wife, but says all
he said to Seeney was that che hoped
he wonld get a mess of going tC
| Dover"
"The election cases will come up to-
morrow at Court before Judges Lore,
Spruance and Boyce, the new consti-
tuition doing away with the jury il
such cases. 1t is said that Constable
Collins has served seventy-fve sum
mons upon witnesses.
Smyrna times., 1899-04-26
THE KENT COUNTY COURT.
The Cases Believed to Have Largely PO-
ltiCaI Basis.

Dover, or rather the Kent County
Court, is the center of interest this
week. This has been made so by the
mass of stuff that has appeared in the
daily papers, much of it grossly eXag
gerated to excite the attention of read
ers. This town figures largely in the
account, but the ''great excitement"
among the citizens was not known to
many until it was read in the daily
papers. A number of witnesses were
summoned before States Attorney
White and others this week, to see if
case could not be made against DIR.
Moore and'Pete" Downs on the charge
of violating the registration law, the
attack on John Seaney, or rather his
house, the charges against Frank Rel
man for trying to bribe votes and Mark
l.. Davis for Offering to bribe Frank
H. Lattomus, both of whom were mem
bers of the Legislature The Attorney
General will try and bring to trial and
conviction the promoters of the
"snake" gambling and race track bill.
This is the bill that received the Gov
ernor's veto. just who these are is not
known, but the most talked of name
last week in connection with this bill,
was Emmett ID. G. Hegeman, of Har-
ringtOn, though several Wilmington
politicians are said to stand a chance of
Indictment. A Wilmington paper
in speaking of the Kent County Court
and the cases of bribery says:
"The people of the State await with
keen interest the result of the find
ings of the Kent county body. There
is singular incident in connection
with the vastly important registration,
election and bribery cases coming to
the attention of the Jurors. All the
men charged with violation of the sew
eral laws are Union Republicans and
with few exceptions the prosecuting
witnesses who will stand before the
grand jury are Democrats and Regular
Republicans.
''This fact has awakened more than
usual comment on the approach of the
grand jury's meeting. The conclusion
reached by hundreds of persons, not
to say all the Union Republican lead
ers, is the decision that the combined
force of Regular Republicans and
Democrats is trying to annihilate the
Union Republican organization by
taking up each prominent organization
one at time, and "scrunching" the
life out of it, so to speak"
Smyrna times., 1899-04-26

not allow, nor in some instances rec
ommend, auricular confession. in the
sense conveyed by the question. Ifh
does not know this L would be glad to
furnish him with list of authorities
whose works would greatly enlighten
the obscurity of his mind. Confess
your faults one to another" j." and Good
be merciful to me a sinner!" is the
spirit of confession taught in the Epis-
copal Church, and none other.
The Bishops closing remark that
the friends of the English Church need
not fear that her Divine Head will not
guide her through the present crisis,
while gratuitOus, contains large eIe-
ment of truth, but hardly think of the
KIND most agreeable to the good Bish-
ops line of doctrinal faith. Every one
competent to express an opinion be-
lleves that the English Church will
survive the Ritualistic craze, Just as
the Christian Religion will sur vive the
Christian Science cult, though both
Will be greatly damaged in the strug-
gle; The question would be simpli-
he'd If the Ritualists would throw off
their Protestant cloak and, in an open.
fearless manner, enter the fold of the
Roman Church, where they properly
belong