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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17
TOM Eplsoh's FIRST CHECK.
Didn't Know 1t Had TO BE Endorsed,
and Money Was Refused Him.

Didn't Know 1t Had to he Endorsed,
and Money Wa. Refused Him.
1t Is not everyone that understands
the ordinary system OF banking ana
the proper thing TO do with pahk
check. Mrs. Harriet Beeehef Stowe
WAS sorely pszzIed over the huge check
her publishers paid her for her royal.
Ties in Uncle Toms Cabin and her
husband could not tell her low 10 get
mou.v an IT. SO, also, was It with Tom
edison when he got his hrst eheck.
when he completed his model OF the
NOW famous ticker he submitted 1t to
The president OF II telegraph company
who asked him TO leave II for examlna-
ton. Edison was out of money and
his landlady had warned him for the
last time. He had decided 10 ask S..
600 for his invention, but when the
president at the next interview asked
his price his courage oozed away, and
| he faltered out that he would like the
company to make an offer.
How would $4,000 suit your said
| the president.
WHAT exclaimed the young wiz
ard. 'all In money!
Certainly; you can have 1t now"
IAN right"
A check was drawn and handed over
TO Edison with these words: THAT Is
a check for $4,000 Go to the bank
around the corner and they will give
you the money
At the bank he got into the long line
and worked up 10 the paying teller's
window. Then he pushed the check
| over the sill The teller saw tina. II
was not lndorsed and pushed IL back
| with fitting remarks. which Edison did
not understand, he being even then
| slightly deaf. He retired crestfallen
aud the thought dawned upon him that
lie had been swindled. He had anoth.
er scene with his landlady that night
aud visited the telegraph president the
next morning in sheer desperation He
told OF his experience at the bank and
begged for his money or his model.
He was properly identified at the bank
Endorsed the check aud got his mensy
In big bills.-New York Press
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17
MADE A FORTUNE. OUT OF PIE.
A ecOtchmaa In Australia and What
He Did with His Money.

One of Chieago's globe tfofters spent
the most OF last winter IN Melbourne
whittier he has lately returned. He il
naturally full OF his travels. and when
asked by friend 10 describe Mel
bourne he said that the two features OF
the place he best remembered are
Coles Book arcade aud Hosie's Scotch
neigh ors Ia Bourke street. He de
elared that 10 have been In Australia
aud 10 not be able 10 talk about them
is TO exhibit woefnl deficiency in the
art OF conversation. As II 10 prove
that he Is not thus deficient, he pro
eeeded 10 give somewhat particular
account Of the two men, Cole and
Hosie. aud their enterprises respec-
lively.
Cole Is alive and we'll" he said,
but Hosie has just died al the age OF
6S. An energetic young Scotcbman
with only ii few dollars In the way OF
capital. he landed Ia Melbourne In the
early BIOS and started IA little Scotch
pie shop at one end OF Bourke street
that time two other young men named
Spiers aud Pond were beginning In
little restaurant at the other end OF the
same street. In 1861 Spiers and Pond
risked all their available capital In
bringing out the first English cricket
Ing team 10 Australia. The specula-
ton proved great success, and on the
profits Spiers and Pond We're enabled
10 transfer themselves TO London and
TO reYolutlonlze the lunch business In
England. But their pie shop In Mel
bourne Is still doing business ut the old
stand.
unlike Spiers aud Pond, Hosie re-
NAMED In Melbourne. made fortune
out OF his three-penny Scotch pies,
built pretty bljou theater, provided
Melbourne with luxurious Turkish
bathing establishment. erected a cou-
pie OF gigantic hotels and attained the
dignity OF Mayor. He WAS liberal
donor TO Melbourne charities. but al
ways stipulated that his name should
be kept secret Now that he Is dead
and" said this Chlcagoan. only few
weeks before left for home, II tran
spired that It was he who In 1889 add
ed wing TO the Melbourne homeo-
pathic hospital at cost of s50,00o All
his great wealth WAS made cut of
pies. Chicago Chronicle.
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UTEs WORSE THAN FILiPINoS.
Present Time Is a Picnic Compared to
OId-Time Frontier Troubles.

Present Time Is a Picnic Compared to
oId-Time Frontier Troubles.
I've followed General Merritt in the
Philippines and I've followed him In
this country said a grizzled little man
ut the Northwestern depot the other
day; and tell you. the boys IN the
Luzon country haven't the hard prop
osition 10 tackle that the American ln-
dian presents. The Utes are worse
than the Filipinos. nifty to one
The speaker WAS Sergeant William
Barry. an old soldier. He first enlisted
In August. 1868, and WAS sent to the
frontier He WIS fairly educated made
good appearance, and behaved him
self, and soon became non-commis-
stoned officer.
Il was duty sergeant In Texas and
orderly sergeant in Colorado. and com
handing officers orderly in the Ute
country. Sinee then | have been at
tached TO headquarters about all the
time. DO you remember the White
River uprising in 1872 That outbreak
came Sept %, 1879. The ties attacked
the agency and killed Agent \. G.
Meeker. and all the people he had
about the place. Then they looted the
store and yamoosed.
General Merritt knew things were
getting ugly at White River, and he
had sent Major Thornburg with re-
lief detachment. The Utes waylald
Thornburg aud killed him and most of
his men. The rest OF us got across the
hill. and threw up breastworks Ia the
valley. We lay IN those trenches. with
Indians above us on the bluffs in every
direction. till dark ON the following
Sunday, Oct. =. We had rations and
water for two days, aud when we saw
we were hemmed In we just put our
selves on short allowance. We had
pleuty of ammunition We used IT
There were seventeen of us, and we
certainly killed Off some Indians; but
they hung right there and pepperec
away at us till Captain Dodge anc
forty negro soldiers cut their way II
and relieved US.
Even when the darkies fell ON theil
rear those red devils chung to thu
bluffs. and fought savagely. They
wanted our scalps. 1t was all our tive
parties could do to stand them off I'll
Oct. z. when General Merritt reached
us. He marched 10 miles in fifty-tw'
hours. That's the sort OF soldier la
Is
But, say, If fifty Americans were Il
get jumped by any sort of crowd o
Flllpinos-I don't care how many
they'd take bamboo clubs aud run tn
whole tribe Into Laguna de Bay. -Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

In my opinion, the secret OF money
making depends chiefly upon five
things-push, "squareness," clear head
edness, economy and rigid adherence
to the rule OF not oyerworking. Too
much work is worse than no work at
all. 1t undermines the constitution
and units man mentally and phys
ically for the battle OF life. Ten hours
q day OF steady work is as much as any
man-no matter how robust-ought TO
attempt. In addition TO these things,
avoid being too grasping; better make
small profit by sure means than at
tempt TO make a larger one by uncer-
tain and risky measures.-Andrew
Carnegie.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

The atmosphere OF culture which per-
yAdes every part OF the university is
the truest cause Of Oxford's greatness.
Dull indeed must the student be who
is not touched and deeply Influenced
by this great force during his uniyers-
ity life. 1t strikes the foreigner imme-
diately. The first evidence of II comes
perhaps in the course Of the first con
Hersation in students room. at which
he happens to be present. He will not
fail to notice the correctness of express
sion, and usually the vigor and'fresh-
ness OF thought, (which are the salient
characteristics of the conversation OF
the best Oxford men. or course there
are exceptions. There are frequent
examples of the literary dude in OK
ford as well as anywhere else OF the
man who sacrifices all pretense to sim
cerity and soundness to momentary
and half cheap, epigrammatic bril-
liancy OF expression. But this Is not
true Of the average oxford man.-Har-
ward Bulletin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

"Wull, wullrr calculated McLubber-
ty, In the midst OF his perusal Of a
newspaper which he had carelessly
picked up. "Bedad, poor DUFFY is dead
again! An ut sames to hov happened
in dhe same way as ut did prayyously
he has been blown up by prematoOr
blast. OF shud hov fought thot vance
wud HOY been enough to satisfy him,
but thin he always was wan ay thin
feAers thot niver know dheir own
moinds."
Pivot are yez tarkin about? asked
Mrs. McLubberty in some surprise.
Duffy dead again? Is ut crazy ye
are?"
mo; OF do be r'adlng ut folght here
In dhe papy, an
Lave me look at thot dockymintl
Whoy, yez blunderhead. dhis is a 3
year-owld papy thot OF laid out to
spread on dhe shilfw
rs thot so? Wull, ut relaves me
moind. OF was sorry to fink av such
bad luck happenin to poor Duffy
Harper's Bazaar.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

I'VE are forever going TO begin work
In earnest tomorrow" said Mr.. Stay
bolt, "and we are never satisfied with
the Job we've got. and we perform the
labor involved IN 1t IN only II half
hearted manner. but we are going to
work In dead earnest when we get a
job to suit us.
"The fact Is that tomorrow. when
we get to 1t, will be to ms as to-day il
to us now. We shant feel any more
like work; aud that other job. when
we come In actual contact with 1t and
see 1t close at hand, won't suit us any
better than the one we've got now
does.
"rhe truth is that We are dawdlers
and shy OF work and trying TO get
along just AS easy as We can. We hate
to pitch In and go ut things.
THE time for us TO work Is now. not
to morrow. and the job for MS to collar
is the one we've got. Round that up In
style. do the work completely aud
thoroughly. and you'll be astonlshed TO
lind how you'll bring it out and what
chances there are In IT; and every body
that knows about your work. or Is III
any way concerned or affected by It,
AS II Is done well or Ill. will be delight
ed 10 see 1t well done-eyerybody likes
TO SCI. n job, whatever /. Is. well done
mud pleased with the doer; and there's
money in 1t every time.
ut Isn't the job that makes success;
IL the man: and don't you forget IT,"
Chicago Irter Ocean.
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HARD.WoN BET.
The Trick wssn't Nearly 50 Easy as
II Looked.

III Looked.
The hardest won bet | ever made"
remarked the travelling man. as he
shook The ashes on his cigar, was to
carry four bricks half a mile. That
sounds like a simple thing to do, doesn't
it: Well. you try 1t and you Will find
out whether It Is or not or course.
the manner OF carrying the bricks is
important. A man bet me that |
couldn't carry two bricks In each hand
from where we Were back 10 the hotel
and put them up ON the bar. The bricks
We're to he put side by side and grasp
ed. two In each hand between the
thumb and fingers the fingers pointing
down. Ii was not allowable TO stop and
rest. nor to put the bricks down. Well
thought |. that's 81 easily earned. SO
took the bet and started. For
quarter OF the distance II was easy
and already felt those two silver dol
lars in my pocket. But then my fingers
began to grow tired The muscles be-
tween my forefngers and thumbs were
soon aching terribly. Ny arms began
10 pain me and TO throb like mad.
found myself setting my teeth together
and the cords In my neck We're Ia u
high state Of tension. When | came
within hundred yards OF the hotel
there was scarcely an inch In my
whole body that was not aching AS II
| had been stuck full Of pins. | don't
know how | managed to 40 that last
little distance. ! could no longer stand
erect. and was trembling like a leaf,
aud yet the other fellow was alongside
laughing as II to split his sides. And
when got into the bar-room 1t WAS all
| could do to raise first one hand aud
then the other. aud put the bricks on
the counter. ! know that | couldn't
have gone hfty feet further. | got the
81. but the next day | could scarcely
move. aud didn't get over the sore
ness for week. 1t looks easy, but
lust you try it,"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

A tender hearted old woman noticed
a horse with u broad rubber band
stretched around its leg just above the
hoof. She asked the waiting driver OF
the cab why 1t was there and suggest
ed that 1t was more than cruel to place
Il on the animal.
Eyes, num-" replied the cabby, lit
painful to the horse no doubt. but that
is not the worst OF IT. It's the getting
OF 1t on that pains the poor thing. Why,
we had 10 stretch the band and pull 1t
over the horses head aud down all his
body TO get 1t on"
For the lands sake alive" exclaim-
Ell the woman and walked away hor-
rifed.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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SOME OTHER DAY.
There are wonderful things we are going
TO do,

There are wonderful things we are going
TO do,
Some other day;
And barbors we hope 10 drift into
Some other day.
With folded hands the oars that trail,
We watch aud wait for fssoring gale
10 ill the folds OF an idle sail
Some other day.
We know we must toll IL ever We win
Some other day,
But we say TO ourselves there's time TO
begin
Some other day;
And So. deferring. we loiter on.
Until at last We lind withdrawn
The strength Of The hope we leaned upon
Some other day.
Aud when We are old and our race IS run,
Some other day,
We fret for the things that might have
been done
Some other day
We trace the path that leads rs where
The reckoning hand Of grim despair
Leads rs yonder ont Of the here,
Some other day.
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given as Miss Mary Cartwright, with
an address In Islington.
Egerton gazed blankly at the paper
and then at his friend.
Don't you see. man." cried Blair,
exeltedly. Mary Cartwright Monica
Carter-same initials. But read the
story"
Egerton took up the paper and raced
through the story with feyerish eager
ness. 1t was his story-their story
there could be no doubt about H. 1t
was from the woman's point OF view
nm utterly mistaken one, but one which
nevertheless explained great deal to
him In what he had been tempted to
look upon as an act OF mad and I'M
reasoning jealousy. lie saw aud for
the first time realized the struggle In
her mind between love and injured
pride-the pride of highly sensitive
soul which will brook no compromise,
whatever suffering may ensue. Read
ing between the lines. he could feel
something of the agonles she had en-
dured. OF the struggle with herself. II
was cry from the heart and 1t went
to his heart like knife. At length he
put down the paper with a deep sigh.
Poor little woman" he murmured.
What hldeous suffering to lay her soul
bare for the worlds pleasure"
Blair stood by the fire In silence FOR
some time. Finally he turned TO Eyer
ion. who WAS sitting at his desk with
his head buried In his hands.
Come" he said. laying his hand
gently on the others shoulder. Put
on your coat and follow me-"
He obeyed mechanically and without
question. Outside Blair called a cab
and Egerton got In AS though in a
dream. As they sped along Kings road
he suddenly asked:
where are We going, BlalrY
TO lslington, of course"
After what seemed TO the impatient
Egerton an interminable drive. the cab
drew up ut the corner of a shabby lit
tie street. The two men sprang out
telling the cabman TO wait. Surely
| they had made mistake. No; II was
the address given in the Free Lance
They stared In surprise. 1t was one
of those miscellaneous little shops
where confectionery. mineral waters
and newspapers are sold. They went
inside, Blair taking the lead.
Does Miss Cartwright live here"
be asked The old woman who was sery-
ing behind the counter.
No, sir. but she has her letters ad-
dressed here"
"of course you have her real addrss
them"
The old woman looked at him ana
then at Egerton somewhat suspicious
~. She shook her head slowly.
NO, sir; she calls for her letters oil
else sends some ore"
Blair put down a half-crown on Inc
counter, and bending over CONFIDENTIAL
ly he said:
Come. now. You can tell us her ad
dress il you like. I'm sure
The woman's eyes glIstened, but she
still shook her head.
when was she here LAST" asked
Egerton.
Let me see," she replied. WAS II
yesterday or the day before? Oh, yes
II was yesterday"
Blair turned 10 his friend.
Well we can't do anything more To-
night. You might write note aud
leave II"
: Egerton wrote hasty letter to hi,
! wife and promised the shopkeeper i
| half sovereign II she telegraphed TO hin
. Immediately Miss Cartwright Gale,
for her letters.
! He passed a fearfully anxious week
! but NO telegram came. He went owe
/ again to Isllngton. but his letter wa
! srin waiting in the shop, and he re
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17
A oeorr,a piII Of Fare.

A southwest Georgia negro was dis
covered in the act OF chopping a mon
ster alligator into steaks.
You don't intend TO eat him. DO
your be was asked.
Oats what l aim ter do wid 'iih'
was the reply.
Pretty tough-isn't itY'
Eyes sub, he's tough. ez you say, but
wen you salts en- peppers i'm, en- suns
Im. he's film, suh-he's fllin"-Atlan-
Ia Constitution.
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20 OnIek.

Believe me. sir," remarked Boothin
Barrel. "a man should enter heart aud
soul into his chosen yocation' now, the
moment ! step out on the stage l al
once lose sight or the audience"
sop put In Gynicus. II had no Idea
they got out OF the house 50 quickly. -
Detroit Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

Don't you think the American
masses can be trusted 10 think OUT prob.
lens for themselves aud arrive al sen
slble conclusions
There can't be any doubt Of IT, said
the officer holder, so far as the Amer
lean masses In my own locality are
concerned They have been voting for
me for years. - Washington Star.
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oolinK.

They were seated at the Ice cream
table
"Oh, dear" said the sweet girl fan
ming hey cheek. I'm melting"
The young man saw an opportunity
81 knew II was rather warm" he
said, but didn't think II Was as hoI
as that"
what do you mean"
"Why, hot enough TO melt pure gold"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

Contribution Box What a funny
name FOR a baby
"Yes'um! Dad nleknamed him thar
cause he swallows 81 many buttons
that he's just full OF EN-"
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Quads-Dld you get II check for that
poem you sent to Gushley's magazine +:
spacer-ies. got IL the following day.
Quads- much was Il?
Spaeer-oh, not much; only three
words written with blue pencil.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

A literary society at Florence is dis
GUESSING the important and impairment
question Resolved. That n hammock
is more dangerous than n sofa Kan
sas City Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

Qulnn-"You seem enraptured with
the French soubrette. Did she capture
your heartY'
DeFonte Feeling his BOSOM --"No;
but | believe she's captured my dia-
mond"
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"The landlady says coffee sdll keeps
up"
We'll. | don't see how tue coffee we
get can keep up. It's SO weak | should
think IL would go TO bed"
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DO you send home your customers
purchasesy inquired the new cnsto-
mer ln the wet-goods emporium.
We do more than that, sir" replied
the genial proprietor. 1--WE send home
our customers
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

Blltzen--I was sorry 10 see you on
your wheel last sunday Evidently
YOU haven't much respect for the Sab.
bath
Donder- You'd better not talk, you
We're playing golf Al day long.
Blitzen-Yes, but golf you know. Is
holey game. Boston Transcript.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

Mrs. Leary-"I want TO git some qul
noine pills"
Clerk-''lhose with coats ON them,
supposef'
Mrs. Leary mo; thin Wild thor
coats on"
Clerk-"0h. ! understand. william.
bring out some OF those qulnine pills Ia
their shirt sleeves"
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When Dame Fortune knocks at The
door she very often finds the man ~
side too lazy to lift the latch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

did you ever laugh until you cried,
Tommy
Yes only this morning"
what atYr
well, pa stepped on a tack and l
laughed; then pa caught me laughing
and | cried"
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What became OF that clerk who used
to rubber so muchf"
We bounced him.
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The Way Out.

The Husband-"You must cut down
expenses.
The wife-"very well. won't pay
the grocer for a while. Judy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-17

Mrs. Dust look George. at these
beautiful pillows | bought at to-day's
sale.
MIR. B.But really. my dear, | think
We have plenty OF pillows now.
Mrs. B.-oh. but couldn't resist buy.
Ing these; they were all marked down.
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It's an important business engage
ment for man when an heiress prom
ises to marry him.
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"How did you like Dobbins novel;"
III was 50 dry couldn't wade
through It"
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whipping.

Elderly coquette-"Think of It, I'M
Gle. Mr.. schultz kissed me Ia the dark.
Uncle TO punish him for doing 30,
he VIII have 10 kiss you again Ia broad
daylight" Meggendorrer Blaetter.
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OvsrdoinG 1t.

'srhey say that Perkins loved his
neighbor as he did himself"
He did more than that He loved
his neighbours wife and got u horse
whipping"
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Pleasant Assurance.

Baldynut-"Please don't shoot. mis-
ter"
Don't be afraid. stranger wouldn't
harm hair on your head."-SsW
York World.
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AIUay. the other

what Is Ideal weather.
"ln summer II Is 20 degrees below
zero and In winter It's 30 above
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In Proportion.
Edra-The palmlst told me my for
tune was In my hand.
Edith-My. what a large fortune you
must have.
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small Income.

Conan Doyle's first year OF writing
earned him less than $3.50 q week.