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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
The .Mhita Woman.

In some parts of Germany, partleu.
iarly In Bohemia, some most extraor-
binary tales are reported OF the white
woman" This celebrated ghost is sup.
posed to represent woman of very
modest appearance, excessively tall,
and her dress entirely white. She is
never seen without very long veil
reaching nearly to her ankles, and
which Is of such an lmpervious nature
that no person has ever been able TO
obtain a glimpse OF her features. On
one single occasion, however, II Is re-
ported that she condescended to lift up
her veil. when such blaze OF beauty
burst upon the astonished beholder
that he was actually rooted to the spot
for n considerable time. The lady
never leaves her subterranean or her
celestial abode but for the charltab BILE
purpose OF informing an individual of
his approaching death. Thus 1t is very
common TO say In some parts OF Ger
many, 1.-The white woman" has visited
him, meaning thereby that all hopes
are vanished OF 4 recovery, and there
are not few in that country who nav
little or no attention to the declaration
OF the physician respecting the imme-
date dissolution OF the patient until 1t
has been ascertalned whether the
white woman has paid her foreboding
| Wait
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

of view. French art1sts, wandering
from place 10 place in search of sub
iects for their paintings. carry with
them. In addition TO their artistic para
phernalla, their own peculiar notions
OF civilization. The Arab Shlekh. who
with dignified kindness offers to the
perfect stranger the most frank anu
generous hospitality, is treated as art
OF civilization. The Arab sheik. who
passing along the village street. with
only her lustrous eyes visible above her
flowing veil. Is favored with "A stare
the like of which cannot DE conceived
by an American man who has never
left his own cbiyalrous country.
The little children of five or six years.
who come and stare at the wonderful
stranger, and who get in his way, are
whacked with the Frenchman's stick.
The dogs of the native villages. which
for protection are trained TO sleep IN
the daytime and keep awake In the
night, know them, and hate them. At
intervals through the night these dogs
bark and howl In Il desultory fashion,
calling TO their canine friends and rela-
tives In other little villages mile or
two away. II the dogs fall asleep the
Arabs stir and awaken in the unaccus-
toned silence. Then they think their
dogs cannot be keeping proper look
out. and, getting up. they arouse them.
and the monotonous yap-yap-yapping
is resumed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
NIGHT IN THE STORM.
Perilous Experience Upon the Open
Prairie In the West.

George f. Ruxton gives. In "Adven-
lures in the Rocky Mountains" a thrill
Ing description of night spent on the
open prairie In blizzard. The advent
OF the storm was sudden and terrible.
Black, threatening clouds descended
until they touched the earth; hollow
murmur swept through the bottom, but
not branch stirred in the wind; the
naked cottonwoods stood like ghosts.
knew what was coming, and turned
my horse toward the timber two miles
distant. Before we had covered half the
distance the tempest broke upon us.
The clouds opened and drove In our
faces a storm OF freezing sleet, which
froze upon us as 1t fell.
The first squat of wind carried away
my cap, and the enormous hailstones.
beating on my head and face, almost
stunned me. My hunting shirt was
soaked in an instant and as quickly
frozen hard and my horse was mass
of lcicles. TO ride was impossible, and
jumped off and covered my head with
the saddle blanket.
The horse and the following mules
turned their sterns TO the wind, and
made for the open prairie. | was un.
able to drive them to the shelter of the
timber.
Perfect darkness soon set In. Still
/ the animals kept on, and | followed or
rather was blown after them. My blan-
ket, frozen stiff, required allthe strength
Of my numbed fingers to prevent its be-
ing blown away. In an incredibly
short time two feet of SHOW covered the
bare prairie. and through this we fioun-
dered on I'll we could go no farther.
I The animals stopped, huddled togeth-
err, and would not move. Exhausted,
sank down, and covering my head with
the blanket crouehed like a ball In the
snow, expecting certain death.
The wind roared over the prairie
driving the snow before 1t, burying me
and the animals. For hours | remain ed
with my head on my knees, with the
snow pressing like weight Of lead
upon it. At short intervals the mules
would groan aloud and fall upon tn,
snow, and then again struggle ON theil
legs. All night long the piercing how
OF the wolves was borne upon the wind
was just sinking into a stupor whes
the mules began to snort and shak
themselves. | reused up, but was II
total darkness, buried under the snow
thrust out my arm, and through tn
opening saw the stars shining In tn
sky. The storm had ceased.
tried to stand, but fell forward /
the snow. Finally freed myself. maj
aged to mount my horse, and reache
the camp on the Arkansas that ever
ing, half dead with cold and hunger.
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One on the Rector.

The little daughter Of a local clergy
man has reached the age where big
words are apt TO floor her, and where
she is very sensitive to the remarks OF
an older brother.
Not long ago she came running In to
her father.
Papa, papa, George called me
names"
why, what did George say?'
"Oh," said the little girl with a
strong expression of disgust, che said
l practiced what preached. ! don't,
do II"
well, my child, u"
But don't, do |. papa? don't any
more than you do, do ~
And then the rector choked up. But
he took a half hour from his sermon
and explained the meaning OF the OBJ
noxIous expression TO the best OF his
abiiIty.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
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TIE DANGEROUS NAUTILUS.
katerestinx Account of This Pretty but
Poisonous Marine Creature.


Poisonous Marine Creature.
c. F. Holder gives an interesting ae-
count of his experiences with the ply
salia. the nautllus-like denizen of south
ern waters. which floats on the surface
with its trailing fishing lines extending
far below. The balloon. or float, IL
from two 10 five or six inches In length;
with many beautiful hues. among
which purple. pearl and pink FREEDOM
mate. One end is elongated like n I'm
ger. and along the dOrsal surface ex-
tends rufiie which can be raised at
will. and becomes "A perfect sail. richly
tinted In red. yellow. pink aud silver.
When the animal is at rest the menu
brane is furled; mt other times IL Is
raised two or three inches, and, catch
Ing the wind. drags the tentacles at an
angle of forty degrees to the surface
of the water. These are purple, hair
like objects, which look very beautiful.
as crinkled and curly, they drift
through the water But woe TO the I'M
fortunate fish which, attracted by their
bright appearance. touches them. He
is instantly inclosed by the tentacles
and stung To death with u thousand
darts. The tentacles are covered with
minute bombs. resembling an elongated
capsule, In the interior of which Is the
dart. II thread with branching points
on either side.
But this is not the entire armament
of the physalia. The colled dart or lasso
floats In a liquid poison OF great power,
OF the effect of which Mr.. Holder
speaks from personal experience. He
WAS swimming In five feet of water.
when he passed over the tentacles OF "A
large physalla. The sensation rs the
purple threads wound around the abdo-
men and thigh was OF molten metal
being thrown upon the flesh. and the
shock was so great that he had TO be
assisted from the water. They tried
vainly to rub on the blue mass with
cloths, and then with knives, and final
ly razor was used The flesh was
raised as In burn, the mass OF darts
apparently eating into the flesh. The
case became alarming, and u fatal ter
mination might have resulted had aid
not been ut hand. One singular symp-
tom of the shock was an obstinate
asthmatle condition, which made
breathing almost impossible. II WAS
several weeks before the wounds were
completely healed. and even twelve
months after the fiesh had the appear.
q
full designs OF blue India Ink. or all
the so-called "stinging animals found
IN The sea. the beautiful physalla Is
probably the most dangerous Boston
Transcript
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
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The turning back of the waters of the
Red Sea by strong wind, as told In
Exodus, was repeated last spring In
presence of Major Tullock, who has re-
ported the facts to the British Govern
ment A wind arose so violent that II
drove all the waters back, leaving all
the sailing vessels stranded on the
sandy bed of the sea.
Electric power derived from the wa
terfalls of Tiyoli, which constitute one
of the most famous gems OF Italian
scenery, Is now transmitted about mr.
ten miles across the Campagna TO iliu-
inmate Rome and to drive the tram
cars, whose presence In the streets OF
the Eternal City is SO striking re-
minder of the universally OF modern
practical science.
Some plants stow away starchy ma
terial in their leaves. seeds or roots for
future use. The slow chemical com
blnatlon OF this substance with oxygen
Is a form of combustion. and produces
warmth. II Is by this means that the
tiny Alpine flower is able TO melt Il
passage for Itself up through the Ice,
and find Its way to liberty and sun
shine.
In Bavaria an effort has been made
to introduce into commerce what may
be termed solidlfed petroleum. Soda
I've, fat and petroleum are heated to-
gether for an hour. and give a soap
like product, which solidifles on cool
ing. Sawdust or other combustlble
may be mixed with the material, and
1t can be made into bricks for fuel. II
would give very smoky flame.
Among the most wonderful monsters
OF the Age of Reptiles was the ichthyo-
saurus, or "fishlizard." Last summer a
very perfect specimen was uncovered
In a quarry at Stockton. In Warwick
shire, England. The creature is twenty
feet In length, its head alone being
almost four feet long. The ichthyo-
saurus possessed gigantic eyes, whose
lenses could be focused at will for DIFF
ferent distances. Ii hunted Its prey In
the sea.
Aninstrument has been made in Eng
land to be sent to Japan. Its use is to
measure the blow OF 4 wave. A similar
apparatus was used TO measure the
wave-blow Off the Skerryvore Rock,
Scotland. There the waves sweep In
from the wide Atlantic In summer a
force OF over 900 pounds to the square
foot was recorded. In winter as high as
ton to the square foot was attained.
This gives an Idea with what ships,
| lighthouses and other similar struc-
lures have TO contend.
On the 9th of last September an Inn
mense sunspot which, with its attend
ant smaller spots, had unexpectedly
made its appearance more than week
| before, crossed the central meridian OF
the suns disk, and that same night
magnificent displays of the aurora boz
reals were seen. At the same time
magnetic needles were disturbed. This
is one Of the most striking instances In
recent years OF the connection between
spots on the sun and magnetic disturb
ances on the earth. While the great
spot was crossing the sun, uncommon
ly warm weather for the season was
experienced ON both sides of the Allan
tic, and some have suggested that this
too, was phenomenon connected dl
rectly with the solar disturbance.
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very now and then viii prevent the

every now and then Will prevent the
hair falling on.
Salt and water forms good emetlc.
and is also II good restorative after IA
fainting fl produced by a shock. A ten.
spoonful Of salt in n glassful of water
Is an excellent remedy for many trou-
bles of the digestive system. while h
bag filled with hot salt will relieve neu.
ralgic pains Used In conjunction with
turnip 1t Is a splendid cure for chill.
blalns; cut turnip in half. dip well ia
salt, and when the latter Is dissolved
rub the turnip over the affected parts.
Before washing colored fabrics, dip
them in saltwater bath and the col
ors will be less likely TO run"
Cane chairs. willow furniture. aud
even white straw hats can be scrubbed
with salt and water, aud made TO look
almost like new. A handful of salt IN
a pail OF water whltens boards; but ia
this case no soap should be used.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
Tho Disease OF Food Fear.

or all the emotions fear is the NOSE
deadly, and whether In the supreme de
gree where II turns the hair white, or
In the minor degree where h Invests
every apple with stomaeh.ache. The dis
ease OF food fear II not 10 he treated
lightly, for II Is both widespread and
deep-seated. IL has spoiled life's com.
fort for many, and unchecked Will spoil
1t for many more. Intelligence surely
points to accepting all natural foods as
good" We should dlyest them In OUR
minds Of any adverse reputation they
may have, aud then test them, eonti
IDENTIFY, on their own merits-not once,
but many times. lf, possibly. some per
sonal idiosyncracy lnterferes with toll
Grafton Of an article, we should Yield
to 1t grudgingly only after determined
resistance; for does II not seem l0gI-
cal necessity that the stomach, like, all
other organs OF the body, Is weakened
by lnaetion and strengthened by proper
exerclseY A personal ldiosyncrasy
counts for more than all the dietary
arguments In the world, and we all OF
us prove the truth OF this every day we
live. Woman's Home Companions
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
Kicked by a Kansas Insect

1t was during one of those beautiful
Indian summer days in October for
which Kansas Is noted that Daniel Du-
val. well-to-do farmer OF Phillips
County. received a kick in the eye from
Il grasshopper with the result that for
some weeks there was great fear that
he would not recover the sight OF the
eye. This athletic feat ON the part OF
the insect does not mean that grass
hoppers grow to such size out in Phil
lips County that they can assail the in
habltants while sitting ON the ground.
The one To which Mr.. Duyal Is indebt.
ed for badly intiamed eye was con
slderably above the average grass
hopper in size, and was speeding
through the air when the farmers face
unluckily crossed its path. The result
was that it struck the farmer in the
right eye with as much precision al II
shot from a gun by an American naval
gunner. The eyeball was badly LAGER
ated
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
LAnDsEER A JUVENILE GENIUS.
Exhibited Pictures at the Royal Aead-
emN When Only IL

As perhaps most American boys
know, Landseer, the English artist
painted deer and dogs as no one haG
ever done before, and as, perhaps. nc
one has done since. lie WAS said 10
have humanlzed their expression. His
genius developed very early. 50 that.
when only IL years OF age, his picture
of a magnificent dog chained 10 lts
kennel aud carried away by Hood.
attracted considerable notice nj an ex
hibitlon OF the Royal Academy, A gen
tleman who was very much struck
with It's merit hurried of To the painter
to make an Ofrer for Il. he rang at The
door OF a small garden. When the gate
opened he saw boy playing with u
hoop with some other lille fellows. He
inquired OF the children: Does Mr..
Landseer live here
Yes" replied one OF the boys.
when may speak to him.
Now, II you like; | am Mr.. Land
seer"
But" explained the visitor. "lt j.
your father want to see have called
about picture OF his at the academy.
Well" said the child. III Is | who
am exhibiting the picture. and be pro
ceeded to make the sale.
His technical powers We're eNtraor
binary. lie was once present at par
~. when the conversation turned upon
rents Of manual dexterlty. and u lady
exclaimed: well, there Is one Thing no
body has ever done yet. and that Is Ia
draw two things at once,'
"Oh, yes; think could do that" re
turned LandseeT. And With a pencil Ia
each hand he drew profile of u stays
head with all its antlers complete. aud
the perfect profile of horses head.
Both drawings were full OF energy and
spirit
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Arab Perfunles.

In the floor OF the tent or hut, jas IL
may chance to be, small hole ls'exca.
waited sufficiently large to contain
common champagne bottlea A fire OF
charcoal or of simply glowing embers
Is made within the hole, into which the
woman about to be scented ihrows n
handful OF drugs. She then takes Off
the cloth or tops" which farm her
dress, and crouches naked over the
fumes, while she arranges her robes To
fall as mantle from her neck TO the
ground like tent She nov, begins Ia
persplre freely in the hot air bath, aud
the pores OF the skin being thus opened
and moist the volatile oil from the
smoke of the burning perfumes Is I'm
mediately absorbed. BY the time that
the fire has expired the scenting
process is completed, and both her per-
son and robe are redolent with incense.
with which they are SO thoroughly lin.
pregnated that have frequently smelt
party OF women strongly ut full
hundred yards distance when the wind
has been blowing from their direction
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

Salt is not only valuable as IA dlges-
tive agent, but is useful In many ways
for household and other purposes. for
instance, carpets are better cleaned
with salt than anything else, as 1t not
only restores the colors but absorbs
the dust. and only needs to be sprinkled
over and the carpet well brushed. When
the feet feel tired nothing will relieve
them better than hot salt bath, while
wAsAing the head with salt and water
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

A kicking cow is bad feature in a
herd.
Bran is better than cornmeal to feed
with poor fodder.
Poor food is a prolific cause of poor
butter in winter.
In selecting dairy cows always be-
ware OF small eaters.
A dairy COW that is in any way wor-
ried cannot do her best.
Many a common cow could be made
good by liberal feeding.
The cow is a producer, and the bet
ter she is fed the larger her yield OF
milk.
The more special dairy blood COW
has the more certain she is to turn her
food into milk solids.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

Miss Cutting" began young Soft
leigh. "foh some time law have been
sewously thinking. doncher know. and
asa wesult, law have half mind
We'll" interrupted Miss Cutting.
That is more than any of your ac-
auaintances credit you with. but Ill be
real charitable and concede YOU that
much; so pray say no more about It,"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

And now" said the professor. as the
regular class EXERCISES were finished.
''is there any question any of-the young
ladies' would like 10 ask
How is IT, sir, inquired the auburn
haired girl AT the pedal extremity OF
the class, That Father Time Is always
represented rs being baldheadedE'
That Is easily accounted for replied
the professor so many people during
their school days grasped Time by the
forelock in trying 10 get away from the
foot of the class that his hair has all
been pulled out Seef'
The girl ut the foot never answered
word,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
THEORIES ABOUT The "mAInE. .
Capt. Eigsbee's Talk with the Spanish
AdmiraI After the Explosion.


Adaairal After the In piosion.
Nothing could De written in better
taste and temper than Capt. slgsber's
Personal Narrative OF the Maine. ="
in the Century. The captains personal
relations with General Blaneo and Al
miral Manterola were. he says, undis
turbed by the explosion. They remain
ed cordial to the last Soon after the
catastrophe, the Admiral called upon
Capt. Sigsbee. and conversation o.
CURED which Is tersely summarized la
these words:
The admiral assumed from the nrst
that the explosion was from the IN
dynamo boilers had not exploded
told him we had no dynamo-boilers-
He said that the plans OF the vessel.
rs published. showed that The gun
cotton store-room, or magazine. was
forward near the zone OF the explosion.
He was informed that those plans had
been changed. and that the guncotton
was slowed aft. under the captains
cabin, where the vessel was virtually,
intact. lie pointed out the modern
gunpowders were sometimes very np
stable. This was met by the remark
that our powder WAS OF the old aud
stable brown prlsmatie kind. aud that
we had no fancy powder. lie referred
to the probable presence Of boilers.
lighted, near the forward coal-bunkersv
which were adjacent to the magazines.
This again was met with the remark
that for three months no boiler In the
forward boiler-compartment had been
lighted; that while In port the two
aftermost boilers In the ship had beelI
doing service. IT,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

Among the several unaccountable
things which one sees in Russia, one is
struck forcibly with the differences In
shop signs In the large cities. 1t APP
pears that the Jews are made TO write
their names out in full giving the Jew.
ish form of their given names lnstea d
OF those actually In use by them, while
the signs OF the Gentlles bear only the
initials.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

"Yaas." said Mr.. Wilkins, ~ am &C,
quainted with two dead languages
well replied Miss Sharplelgh,
'.1udging by what you do to English
every time you say more than a dozen
words | am constrained TO believe that
YOU must have murdered those poor
dead languages you speak Of.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

\ local band was one day playing at
Dunfermline. when an old weaver
came mp and asked the bandmaster
what air they were playing. That Is
The Death of Nelson replied the
bandmaster, solemnly. "Ay. mon," re
piled the weaver, "ye hae gi'en him an
awful DEATH"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

Boy Ito sea captain who has a repu-
tatlon to maintainl-Did you ever get
your leg bit off by a shark, captain?
Captain-Did |. sonny? Did l? Well
rather. Dozens OF Tit Bits.
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Tax collector-You'll have to pay 10
cents per head taxes ON them fowls
that were shipped to you.
Farmer-Why didn't the fools that
shipped them cut their heads off?-
Rocky Mountain News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
Once Was Enough.

what do you consider the lucklest
thing you ever did?
"The luckiest thing ever did was TO
quarrel with one OF the two girls to
whom | was engaged just before my
marriage
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q wonder how Treadway became
such success as writer of fictonf.
Il think that it was his college prae-
tice that did It."
How was thatT'
sWben he used TO write home for
money lie told the most ingenious fairy
stories Imaginable" - Detroit Free
Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

White-How about that wedding
check your father-lnlaw gave you
was 1t good?
Brown Certainly. You know, it's
the unexpected that always happens.
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Prlsoner-Your honor. wasn't drunk
when they locked me up.
Judge-You had been drinking. had
you not?
.Some. But had at least eight more
drinks comm To me before II would be
tine to git uInehed."
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HUMOR OF THE WEEK
TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

odd, Curious and Laughable Phases
of Human Nature Graphically For
trayed by Eminent Word Artists OF
Our own Day-A Budget of Fun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

Fred That cigar you gave me did me
lots of good
Arthur-l'm glad of it. When did you
smoke 1t?
oh | didn't smoke it. ] gave 1t TO
Howard; | hate him, you know
Harlem Life.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09

She-They say that persons of oppo-
site qualities make the happiest mar
riages.
He-That's why I'm looking for n
girl with money.