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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
QUA 1eeyS5

Every other Austrian household and
avery third Italian family contributes
one member to the national army.
Cannon are said 10 have been in use
as early as 1888, while artillery CON
structed OF brass first appeared in 1888.
In Japan what we call "after-dinner
speeches are made before dinner, thus
insuring brevity, and furnishing topics
for conversation during the meal itself.
Three places at least are known
where green snow is found. One of
these is near Mount Hecla, Iceland; an
other fourteen miles east of the mouth
of the Obi; and the third, near Quito,
South America.
An interesting calculation has been
made, which shows that Il pound of
good coal equals the work of one man
Tor one day. One square mile of a
seam of coal only four feet deep would
exceed the work of 100000 men for
twenty years.
The annual statistics published by
the French Ministry of Agriculture in
dicate that the consumption of horses,
mules and donkeys is steadily increas-
Ing in Paris. The number of stalls mt
which 1t is offered for sale now reaches
1893. The number of horses brought TO
the shambles for slaughter was 21,G67,
of mules %, and of donkeys 80; but
134 horses, l mule and Z donkeys were
condemned as unit for human food, 50
that the total killed and consumed was
2O,933 horses, 81 mules and 303 don
keys. The prime cuts fetched about a
franc a pound, some of the inferior
parts costing little more than ten cen
tines per pound.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

CHARLEY ROSS. hOOH VI Juig l.
1874. Through the efforts of Allan f..
Pnkerton, a complete description of
the kldnapers was obtained, but no
definite clew TO. their whereabouts or
that of the child could be had. In
splred by reward of $4,000, profess
sional and amateur detectives worked
on the case for years, but the mystery
was never satisfactorily solved. Some
years ago II was asserted that there
was strong evidence TO show that a
crook" named Mosher was RESPONSE
BILE for the abduction, but he died be-
fore the matter could be investigated.
The police theory is that the boy was
stolen in hope of getting n ransom for
his release, as his parents were well-to-
do people. All their means were ex-
hausted in their long search for their
child, and the father was finally conf
PEELED to accept mental position in or
der to support his family. Mrs. Ross
broke down under the strain, and died
A few years later her husband went in.
sane The picture here given was taken
from a confidential circular sent out by
Allan Pinkerton on Aug. %, 1874, and
is probably the only good likeness In
existence of Charley Ross as he then
appeared.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Gle isn't exactly what Id call an in
sincere man" remarked Mr.. Blykins.
'and he wants yon TO like him. But
Yes said the person who Is always
eager to hear bad news about human
nature.
We'll, he's the sert of man who will
find ont what time you are sure to he
too busy to leave before he takes
chances on asking You out to lunch. -
Washington Star
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
right Lice Now.

Start the war in April and keep it
M. II YOU have not used something
10 destroy them the past winter, your
hens have lots Of them now. About a
month ago . breeder said he had no
lice. We asked when he had used any
thing TO kill tbem. lie replied, Last
fall" We caught one OF his hens and
showed him that she had hundreds on
her. It always is in season TO light
them. Hens don't lay when their
feathers are full OF them. All the
condiments, gentle stimulants and
pepper made fail to make lousy hens
iay.-southern Poultry Journal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

The pupils in II school were asked to
give in writing the difference between
n blped and n quadruped. One boy gave
the following;
"A biped has two legs and n quadru-
ped has four legs; therefore, the differ.
ence between blped and a quadruped
Is two legs"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Colonel. you swear positively that
your regiment never received pound
of embalmed beef In Cuba. How Is II
possible for you TO be 50 absolutely
certaini"
because my regiment never got far.
Their than Tampa, sir."-Detroit Free
Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Edith-They say Jack Ricketts, I,
drinking terribly ever since Penelope
refused him. Isn't that awfuly
Ethel-Oh, l don't know Just think
how much harder he would have drank
II she had married him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Serious Omission.

Here's something queer" said the
man who is always looking for laws.
whats that?' asked the man who
WAS reading the news over the others
shoulder
This account OF the death OF Captain
Riddleby I've read IL through twice
now. and can't find It said anywhere
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

There goes one of the hardest work
ed men In this town"
How can that be possible? He's
rich. isn't he?'
yes, but he has three married daugh-
tiers who work him for the support of
their husbands. Chicago News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

The Boarding House Mistress
(suayely1-When the cook was cleaning
this spring chicken to-day she found an
old-fashioned silver 8-cent piece in its
crop. Wasn't that stranger
The Star Boarder-Oh, no: those 3
cent pieces went out of circuIa ton lust
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
An Exception.

Remember" said the good man,
"that there are sermons In stones"
Not in those that you run against
with your bike" retorted tue oynlc, and
the argument was necessarily ut an
end Commercial Tribune
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Flags for British warshiDs,

All the flags for British ships of war.
except the royal standards, are made
In the government doekyards; and the
enormous number required may be
Judged from the fact that In the color
loft at Chatham alone about $4,000
flags are made in year.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Maud-Between us, dear, l think the
Counts compliments rather crude. lie
told me the sight of my beautiful face
actually made his mouth water.
Edlth--The Ideal I'm sure your face
doesn't look quite that much like
lemon.-I indianapolis journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Widely Concerned i.

docs your wife take any interest in
local politics.?
yes; she always goes down town
with me election nlghts-to hear the re-
turns and get me home in good tlme."-
Detroit Free Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Polly-Aunt Sally seems woefnlly
downcast tonight.
Jennie-Yes, poor thing, she hasn't
been able 10 get her feelings hurt at
any time indianapolis journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

ooh, knowed | would get It," said
the man who had been fined for selling
tinted butter. "and guess can stand
It, But 1t does seem kinder hard TO
have been fined by Judge with dyed
whiskers indianapolis Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

She-Go way. dirty tramp. What 10
You want hcref
The rramp-To you might be
one q them new ladies', mum. what's
interested in studyin' VERY intrrestin'
types Philadelphia North American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

There are different kinds of bad luck.
1t is said of one woman that she is I'M
lucky because her ornery husband
hangs on to life, and OF another woman
that she has had bad luck because she
has buried two good husbands.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

why have you been fighting. little
boyr' asked the kind LADY.
Fer exercise" was the answer do
| look big enough-to be Il professional
flghtln' fer purse - Chicago Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
No Outward SLIM,

Il am told that Squalllnger has be-
come a Christian
Il don't believe 1t. | saw him throw
a banana skin on The sidewalk the 9TH
er day."-Boston Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Superintendent The necktie depart
ment will have 10 be moved further
away from the counting
Manager -Whyf
superintendent - The spring styles
make so much noise that the clerks
can't work Philadelphia North Ameri.
pau
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
can.

Jack Bachelor-H How do you like mar
ried life. old chap?
Bob Newlywed-lt Is n cinch! She
insists ON riding her old ninety eight
wheel because that is the wheel she be-
came engaged on.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Mrs. SkimpenI think Mr.. Smith
must have liked the beefsteak pie. lie
Ind two helplngs of IL.
The tactless boarder-Posslbly he did
II on a wager-Boston Transcript.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Watts-Then you don't believe that
the man who offers the bride Is as bad
as the man who takes It?
Potts-Of course not. The briber has
plenty of y.-Indianapolis Jour
nal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
An Oh A.Iare Enforced.

Dombey How did you get that scar
on your forehead Jonesy
Iones-Oh, my wife and had an ar
gument, and SHE obeyed that mean old
adage. strike while the iron Is hot
Judge.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Growth OF Russian Marine.

Because OF the growth of Russian
commerce by sea, a company for the
classification of ships has been formed
on the model of the British Lloyds and
the French@Bureau Veritas.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and I,aughabie Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Por-
trayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our own Day-A Budget of Fun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

do you like popular songsG'
No" answered the perfectly candid
man. not when anybody except my
self sings or whistles them"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

A business man of Philadelphia said
the other day that Mr. Wanamaker's
profits from his Philadelphia store last
year were over Sl,T50,0O0, and that
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

that the news Of his death came TO his
friends with shock. '"-Cleyeland
Leader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
No Doubt About II.

twenty years ago, and this BIRD prop
ably swallowed II when child.-Judse
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

world wide sensa-
ion twenty five
years ago. Charley
Ross was the 4
ycar-ol,l son o I
Christian II. Ross,
o T g germantown,
Pa. and was kid
naped by Two men
while playing in
front of the Ross
home on the after
noon OF July |,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

There ought to be more Sundays in
a week. (
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Poor Siddons. His dead body was
found on the banks of the Schuykll
yesterday"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

"Afy one hope Is TO die rich"
"Huhl ] believe would rather live
poor. indianapolis Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
THE CHARLEY ROSS MYSTERY.
Famous kidnapping Sensa ton of 1874
Recalled by Lapiner Case.

The abduction and recovery Of little
Gerald Lapiner has revived interest in
he Charley Ross case. which was a
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

IJTOWH HIINStIT
THE supposltlon Is that he drank
some of lt.'-Philadelphia North Amer.
lean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Frlend--I hear your sketches are sell
ing like hot cakes.
Artist (sadly)-Then the editors must
all have dyspepsia.-Chlcago News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18

There can be production in any
thing. The Scotch whiskey distillers
have awakened to the fact that they
have four years supply on hand. The
great outlet for the liquor is Africa.
The canny Scotchman is a wise fellow.
He subscribes literally to the African
missions and then he ships tuns upon
tuns of his liquid fire to even up mat
tiers. But civilization is not going rap
idly enough and the stock is accumu-
lating. 1t was a great shame of
Kitchener to kill so many Mahdists; if
they could only have been converted
instead, what a market there would
have been, and death would have fol-
lowed anyhow from the "barleybrae. :"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18
BRAZEN CHEEK.

The Legislature of California, in spite
Of the senatorial deadlock, has manag-
ed to pass number of measures, and
among them was the anti-cartoon bill
which will be decided unconstitutional
in all human probability. Another piece
of wisdom was the adoption of Joint
resolution, memorializing congress to
remove to the Island of Molokai the
lepers of the United States. 1t is
very sapient resolution and certainly
marks the high water mark of legisla-
tive ability.
That congress will ever seriously con-
slider such a proposal is by no means
likely. But if it really did, why should
it not consider the following. Many
physicians consider the climate of Cal
ifornia eminently beneficial to con-
sumption. There are many consump-
tives in California, therefore it would
be an excellent thing to memorabilia
congress to remove all consumptives to
the state of California.
Or the reasoning might be as follows.
The calm and quiet of California towns
is extremely beneficial to idiots. There
are many idiots in California towns
therefore congress should be memori-
allied to remove all idiots in the Unit
ed States to the state of California.
The memorial is so impractical, that
it hardly deserves notice, but it GER
tainly shows that it would not be wise
for the advancement of the state of
California to increase the supply of
those belonging to the latter portion of
the category mentioned above. 1t has
an ample supply already.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18
CONSULAR REPORTS.

Some weeks ago The Star published
the remarks of one of the most promi-
nent business men in Birmingham upon
the inadequate reports furnished by
British consuls, and contrasting their
work with the work of the United
States consuls. An editorial has re-
Gently appeared in the London Mechan-
ical Engineer emphasizing the same
fact. The editorial says:
"Our manufacturers have long com
planned of the inadequate service rem
dered to the commercial interests of
the country by it's consular representa-
tives abroad, and latterly efforts have
been made by the foreign Office to re-
move some of these reproaches; but
the reports sent by British consuls for
the guidance of manufacturers at home
are often greatly lacking in the tech
nical information which the manufact-
urers here would most prize.
Zone set sermon seems to underlie
the basis of the majority of these re-
ports, which is the prejudice of British
manufacturers in adhering to their
sentatives abroad familiar with the
languages and customs of foreign eli
ents, and the refusal of English manu-
facturers to fall in with the metric sys-
tenn of weights and measures. Whilst
it may be readily admitted that there
is force in some of these criticisms, one
cannot but feel that the reiteration of
these points is made to cover a consid-
cradle amount of Indifference on the
part of consuls, respecting the real
technical needs of manufacturers and
makers at home.
1.-THE reports of American represen-
tatives to their government are often
in striking contrast to those of our
own, and as an illustration of the kind
of report which our manufacturers
would prize, we should like to draw the
attention of our authorities to the ex-
tracts from an advanced report by Mr..
Halstead, the American consul at Biz
mingham, in which the wants of Eng
lish customers of American tools are
summarized for the benefit of manu-
facturers in the states. The opinion is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18
TINSEL.

The telegram stating that Kipling
will be elevated to the peerage on Jan
uary 1, 1900, is in all probability alto
gether a 'canard." The honors of the
peerage do not go very often to litera-
ry men. There have been Lord Ma
caulay and Lord Tennyson, it is true,
but the peerages came in both cases
late in the career, and there were spe-
cial reasons. Macaulay was a strong
political writer, and his reputation
rested upon a strong political history.
TennySon was a court poet had won
the favor of the queen by his idealiz-
ing her dead husband, and he further
had the strong friendship of a prime
minister. There might be an idea of
an ordinary knighthood, such as Sir
Walter Besant and Sir Henry Irving
have accepted.
But there is different light in which
such honors may be regarded. A man
may be too great to accept such a han
die to his name. William Pitt, though
he shed stars and garters and patents
of nobility all around him, remained
the great commoner to the day of his
death, and lives in history as William
Pitt. Gladstone occupied the same DO
sition and died greater as Gladstone,
than ever he would have been had he
died Earl of Hawarden. Disraeli made
an error when he left the commons
and lost his identity as Earl of Bea-
constield in the lords. And Kipling
will be greater to posterity as Rudyard
Kipling than ever he would be as Sir
Rudyard Kipling or Viscount Mulva-
ney and Ortheris, however well deserv-
ed the honors might be.
1t is the nature of man to run after
title, but the title of name gained by
noble needs, or great mental gifts used
to the best advantage is greater than
all the gilded handles that can be con-
ferred by any monarch that ever
reigned. The true honest metal of an
honorable name is better than the tin
sci of fancy title.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18
FORESIGHT NOT H1NDsIGHT.


There certainly was a plethora of
steamers in our harbor yesterday and
the day before. They met here and then
sped to the various ends of the earth.
When one thinks that steamers from
the icy shores of Alaska and the Ber-
ing Sea, and from the broad rollers of
the Great Southern Ocean, from the
typhoon haunted China seas, and from
the fogs of the Golden Gate, all met
here, it is indeed an event to be noted,
for it foreshadows what our future will
be. Steamers will not come in pairs
Pnd quartettes, but in tens and TWEEN
ties.
with this in prospect we should be
doing a great deal more for our har-
Dor than we are doing now. The poll
cy of decreasing the harbor space and
increasing the wharf space will by no
means help US out of our difficulties.
The federal government has not taken
the harbor over yet, and as we have
command of funds for some time to
come we should devote them to harbor
enlargement and not harbor contrac-
ton.
So important is the harbor question
that it would almost warrant calling
together of the Legislature to consider
ways and means for that purpose only.
With the rapidly increasing traffic,
some radical course should be adopted,
and not a little patching here and a
little plugging there. AS has been said
in these columns many and many a
time one of the curses of the admins
tration of Hawaiian affairs has been
the system of stopping leaks. 1t has
ever been a picayune policy of using
makeshift for the day, and trusting to
luck to find a makeshift for tomorrow.
What is wanted now is the propos
al of a broad scheme which should not
only supply the wants now, but should
be so arranged that it could be expand
ed in the future. 1t wants a statesman
to propose such a plan, ana to have the
courage to carry it through, but it is
the only true way of meeting the diff
Guilty.
Some time ago a merchant stated
that the contraction of the harbor did
not matter, as long as he got plenty of
wharf room for landing his goods, it
was all right. The theory of enlarg-
ing the harbor was well enough, but
let posterity attend to that. The pro-
posed changes would last his time The
remark was, of course, the quint es-
sence of selfishness, but one must not
quarrel with that, for everybody is sell
fish, only some manage to hide the fact
better than others. But it was far
worse than selfish; it was shortsighted.
For it is not pOsterity that will be cry
ing out for enlarged harbor, but it will
be the man himself who will have to
attend to the matter. He will then in
weigh against the folly of having work
done, which has to be torn away and
an entirely new system adopted. We
had far better face the true conditions
at once and build proper accommoda-
tons for the resting place upon the
cross roads of the commerce of the
east and west and the north and south.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18

just the kind which tool makers across
the Atlantic viii appreciate, and which
will help them to maintain their supe-
riority i'm those sections of our mar
kets which they have gained by their
ingenuity and adaptability."
1t is not that the British consuls are
not able men, but in many cases they
think more of political than of trade re-
ports, and they have not, to start with
that practical knowledge of CONNER
cial affairs which American consuls
have, being drawn from a class which
does not actively engage in trade, al
though 1t may invest money in it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-18
$50 Outfit.

~ -
We have displayed in our big
the following articles:
1 JEWEL STOVE.
2 PIECES PIPE.
1 PIECE PIPE WITH CAP.
LA BELLE ICE CHEST.
1 AGATE KETTLE.
IRON BAKEPAN.
1 STEEL FRYPAN.
1 AGATE SAUCEPAN.
1 AGATE SAUCEPAN.
1 AGATE SAUCEPAN.
1 AGATE COFFEE POT.
1 AGATE TEA POT.
1 CAKE PAN.
9 BREAD TINS.
2 PIE PLATES.
/ ROTARY SITTER.
1 DIPPER.
1 9-HOLE GEM PAN.
2 AGATE KITCHEN SPOONS.
1 STRAINER.
l STRAINER.
1 CRATER.
1 3-PRONG KITCHEN FORK.
1 KITCHEN KNIFE.
1 4-QUART MILK PAIL.
2 DAIRY PANS.
1 OIL CAN.
LANTERN.
1 DISH PAN.
1 FUNNEL.
1 GALVANIZED BUCKET.
1 EGG BEATER.
1 CAN OPENER.
1 CORK SCREW.
1 CHOPPING TRAY AND KNIFE.
1 ROLLING PIN.
1 KITCHEN LAMP.
6 TABLE KNIVES.
6 TABLE FORKS.
6 SOUP SPOONS.
6 TEA SPOONS.
1 CARVING KNIFE AND FORK.
1 HANGING LAMP.
2 SALTS.
? PEPPERS.
3 ASSORTED PLATTERS.
2 COVERED VEGETABLE DISHES.
? OPEN VEGETABLE DISHES.
6 DINNER PLATES.
6 SOUP PLATES.
6 BREAKFAST PLATES.
6 DESERT PLATES.
6 CUPS AND SAUCERS.
/ GLASS BERRY DISH.
6 GLASS BERRY DISHES.
1 GLASS JUG.
6 GLASS TUMBLERS.
1 BUTTER, SUGAR. CREAM AND
SPOON HOLDER.
1 TEA CADDY.
1 COFFEE CADDY.