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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
SHORT DAY PROVES A SUCCESS
English Firm Lessons Work Hours
aud Finds 1t Pays.

The Inst-lssued report of Short Broth
ers. prominent shipbullders ON the
Wear. In Sunderland. England. on their
seven years experience under the eight
hour system of labor is attracting great
attention among British shlpbuilders
and other employers of labor to whom
the shorter wOrkday has long been Il
troublesome question. The experience
of this British shipbuildlng firm, in fact.
demonstrates not only lie feasibility
but the desirabllity of the eight-hour
day for employers rs well as workmen.
II declares itself convinced that under
this plan the men do not lose SO much
time, but really work more hours than
they did seven years ago under the old
system.
The firm has found. too. that instead
OF the production being less from the
shorter hours of work II has, OF the
contrary. gradually increased since
1891. The firm took up the system IN
the belief that IL could get the same
amount of work out of their men by "A
better method. Under the old system
OF the men working on time wages 10
or 20 per cent. lost the first quarter OF
the day, while the piece men scarcely
ever started before $40. The men
started at q o'clock. stopped at $ for
half an hour for breakfast. had another
interval of an hour at noon and the
days work was finished at ). The con
ditions were such hat many workmen
were physically Incapable Of enduring
the long hours.
1t VIA then quite common for 1t man
to lose on an average t~hree-uuarters OF
a day per week simply because he was
unable 10 rise every morning at u
O'Clock aud work full time. From 10 10
20 per cent. of the men never started
work till after the first quarter had
been lost. Under the forty-eight hours
system the men start-after breakfast
at 7:30 and go on with only one break
until ) o'clock. and they are able to do
more work this way than under the old
system, and AZ the same time more
work is got out Of the machines the re-
suit being an increased output and "A
decreased cost. Under the ifty-three
hours system. according To the Short
Brothers report. the men did not aver
age anything ike eight hours a day-in
fact. some of them did not average five
hours. owing to the time they lost
Grand Rapids Democrat.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
Tho BIuejacket's Revenge.

The unfalling good hunor OF the Brit.
ish b~lueJacket was shown the other da,
when a boats load OF A. rs from A
man-of-war were landed for shore leave
in a Cornish village.
AS they %1ourneyed up the ROADWAY Ia
the second pub, a gentleman's wagon.
ette passed, driven by n surly looking
coachman, and one OF the tars Jumped
on the step behind.
Cit orr there" shouted tho coach
man. and being u ehurllsh sort OF fel.
low, he dashed tho sailor viciously
across the face With his whip. That was
enough &
In nm instant tho other eleven blues
had closed round and stopped the trap.
the bo'sun's mate In command, Ten.
ton" cried he, and 'tention there was.
"Dlsmount the gunI" he shouted, and
II seemed rs II every b~luejacket ear.
rled a whole carpenters outfit. Ia three
minutes they had taken the wagonelte
into 172 pieces, and that without SO
much as scratching one bit OF paint or
losing ono solitary screw. They laid
them all out neatly on the stony road,
and the b%o'sun's mate, after inspecting
the Job. cried, Good! Dismiss!"-Lon.
don Sporting Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

The Hon. Charles Francis Adams
writes the Boston Herald as follows:
Most persons have heard OF the great
william Of Orange, called The Silent
II the dog enemies will turn 10 Mot
ley's History of the Rise Of the Dutch
Republic vol. H., page 1888, they'll find
this little incident related: On the night
of Sept. u, 1872, a body Of Alya's Span
lsh troops surprised Dutch Williams
camp. And for two long hours the
Standards butehered their foes Then
Motley goes on TO describe what hap
pened:
THE boldest, led by Julian In per
son, made at once for The Princes tent
His guards and himself were in a pro.
found sleep, but a small spaniel, which
always passed the night upon his bed,
was n more faithful sentinel.
The little creature sprang forward
barking furiously at the sound OF hos
tile footsteps. and scratching his mas
ler's face with his paws. Their was
but lust time for the Prince TO mount
a horse, which was ready saddled, and
TO effect his escape before his enemies
sprang into the tent.
"'Hls servants were cut down, and
two OF his secretaries, who gained their
saddles a moment later, also lost their
lives; and but for a little dogs watch
fulness William Of Orange, upon whose
shoulders the whole weight Of his coun'
RVS fortunes depended, would have
ben led within a week to an ignomlnl-
Gus death. To his dying day the Prince
ever afterwnrd kept a spaniel of the
same race in his bed chamber And in
the church at Delft may be seen, to this
day, at the foot of the recumbent sta
tue Of the great Hollander, a figure in
stone of that little spaniel"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
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Flshin' Jimmy is a new novel by
Annie rrnmbull Slosson.
A new book by Thomas Nelson Page
Is entitled Red Rock.
Henry James now book, the Two
Magics, will soon appear.
A short history Of the United States
'for English readers by Justin Hunt
ley Mccarthy, Is to be issued shortly in
London.
d, Appleton and Company have re-
Gently published u novel, the Queens
Cup, by q. 4. Henty. who has hereto
fore been best known asa writer for
juveniles.
A book about children. by Mrs. Muir
ray Hickson. ia called Concerning
Teddy; a book on the folbles of fash
ion. A Ward to Women. Is issued 10y
Mrs. Humphrey.
Far In the Forest" II of Dr. 3.
Weir Mitchell's earlier novels. IL a story
Of life and character among the sturdy
backwoodsmen of Pennsylvania during
the early part Of the century. \ new
edition Is to appear, and FOR this Dr.
Mitchell has written a supplemental
chapter, gathering up more closely the
rayeled threads of the plot.
Bret Harte's story, 'rennessee's
Partner" Is said to have been suggest
ed TO the author by the touching and
beautiful friendship which binds to-
yether two old men who have lived
more than forty years In the mountains
on the route into the Yosemite. They
have a little gold milne, which yields
an occasional $50, an orchard and a
garden. One OF the two has o seen
San Francisco since 1850. With all
their hermit life, however, the i've old
gentlemen read n great deal and know
what Is going on In the outside world.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
oARkLY
flyer that Followed Two Bicyclist,
In Bengal.


An Incident which must have been
quite as lively In Itself as 1t is In the
telling of 1t is given In Our Worlds
Cycling Commission" In Travel. The
cyclers were In Bengal, where. u
morning, they ran up TO the only re-
spectacle bungalow of a village, and
called for some one TO attend to their
wants. TO their surprise, their snn-
mons was answered by an English
man, who explained that his house was
not the dawk-bungalow, but who in
sisted on entertaining the strangers at
breakfast and dinner. He was II
mighty hunter. aud RECALLED his visit
ors with stories of adventure while he
showed his collection OF skins. The
narrator says:
Ii vas his tiger stories that made our
flesh Jingle and our hair heaye. We
were In the very heart OF the Bengal
tiger district, aud with the nonehal
ance of a rabbit-shooter he told MS or
the prevalence of these unwelcome
brutes. 1t was close here, he said, that
they caught Il tiger credited with hay
Ing done TO death Two hundred natives.
Are we likely 10 be attacked" VT
asked.
We'll. l don't know. You may be.
but l rather think a bicycle would
frlghten a tiger" WAS the reply.
or course we said II would be rather
nice to see u tiger; but rs II matter OF
fact we regretted having talked about
the absolute necessity Of getting away
with the moonrise. We tried 10 shake
our hosts convictions that II WAS at
night tigers were on the prowl; but he
would not accommodate us.
When the moon rose we went down
to the banks OF the River Son. where
a boat was waiting 10 ferry us over. Ia
an hour and a half we were landed on
the edge OF an eery covert, and after
some searching hit the trail that led
through thick jungle toward the Grand
Trunk Road. Every instant we expect
ed Il fearsoms tiger TO spring upon Us
from the thicket. Maybe, we %conjec.
tured, the animals keep close 10 the
roadway, watching for natives.
A. our Rovers went spinning along
In the mellow moonlight, eyes were
strained ahead for any prowling oh
Ject. Once there was a quick steadylnK
down OF pace. There was some beast
running along In the shade. IL wasn't
big enough for a camel, 1t was too big
for a dog, so II must be a tiger. Never
u word was said. Each pretended not
to notice anything.
Now wonder what that brute
WAS" one OF US at last remarked, In a
pretended don't-care voice.
"oh, nothing In particular, hyena or
something WAS the reply.
All the while the animal was behaV-
ing In a distinctly mysterious way We
could see It's dark form in the gloom.
1t wal travelling ahead at n %leisurely
pace. occasionally rustllng the branch
es. We settled down to n dead crawl in
les wake. Suddenly the brute strayed
Into a patch OF moonlight. II WAS a
poor, Insignificant donkey.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
NEW PRACTICE SHIP CHESAPEAKE.

Queens apartments, and almost imme-
diately two attendants ran out scream
ing, THE Queen Is dead! She Is deadv'
Instantly all was confusion. The priests
chanted themselves hoarse and the
people gave vent TO their sorrow In
long, loud sobs and walls. Several old
women were sen In 10 Investigate.
They came out shortly bearing the life
less body that all might see. The In
tense heat and choking smoke had SUI
located the unfortunate I'M as she
lay In the closed box.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
Good for the OVERWHELMINGLY.

Alarming strides having been made
by drunkenness in New Zealand, II has
been resolved to eall In The mid Of pho
Biography TO put 1t down. In future.
any one who may be condemned on a
charge Of being drunk and disorderly
will have to have his photograph
taken, ut his W expense, and distrlb-
ute II among all lnnkeepers and bar
keepers. The idea Is that publicans
will then be able to refuse to serve any
one whose portrait appears in this orig.
inal gallery. As the offenders are
many, the photographers ought 10
drive a roaring trade.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
NEW TRAINING VESSEL.
Practice Ship Chesapeake Will Cost
TO Build $3.50

A fine new training vessel or practice
ship for the United States navy Is I'M
der way. she will be called the Chesa-
peake and viii cost 10 build S125,000.
It will be propelled by steam and sail
and will accommodate at once $50
cadets of the naval academy.
The Chesapeake is to be fitted with
all the modern appliances for service
and comfort and viii be constructed
entirely of steel, the bottom Will be
sheathed with yellow pine four inches
In thickness, from keel TO two feet two
inches above the water line, and cop
pered. The main battery, six four-inch
rapld-fre rifles, will be on the covered
gun deck; four six Founders rapid FIRE
nnd two one Founders will be mounted
on the rail and worked from the flush
spar deck.
A full ship rig VIII be provided, the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

There are certain lucky creatures
which never feel the pangs Of thirst,
for they are so constituted that drink
is unnecessary TO them and they
swallow a drop Of water in their lives.
Among these animals are certain ga
zelles of the far east and the lamas of
Patagonia.
Some %naturalists believe that hares
never drink, but get enough liquid for
their needs In the dew on the grass they
eat, and it is certain that In the London
geological gardens a paroquet lived
over half a century without once drink.
Ing.
A considerable number of reptiles
serpents, lizards and some bat1achians
thrive In places In which there Is alb
solutely nc water. In France In the
neighborhod of the Losere there are
herds of goats and catsle which hardly
ever drink and which, nevertheless,
produce the milk Of which the cele.
brated Roquefort cheese Is made.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
strange and beautiful.

Ii was during a long country walk
that | saw a rainbow on the ground In
stead Of In the air. was overtaken by
II heavy shower. and while taking
refuge from the rain | watched the
lights and shadows moving along the
valley below me. being myself on the
crest of a downlike hill, | was struck
by the unusual glow and brightness OF
The coiors In the valley. and as | watch
ed they formed a most brilliant rain
bow, perfect in shape and color, but
lying fla on its side" so TO speak. on
the pasture land below; the top OF the
are nearing the opposite hills aud the
two ends toward the down | was on.
This strange and beautiful effect was
also witnessed by n friend who was
with me, and even since we have been
wondering what could be the cause
NJ IL
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
BROUGHT TO TERMS.
Teaching a Boorish Operator q Les
aou.

son.
A lack of ordinary courtesy is one OF
the most troublesome things n traveller
can encounter. and It would be WELL
perhaps. If all travellers were as pleas
antly persistent In insisting upon thei"
rights as the man In this story, which
is taken from Every Where:
A commercial traveller wanted to
know if the train was late, and ven
tured to ask the operator in the ticket
office.
"Dawnaw." replied the gentleman of
the keys, meaning, probably. Il don't
know"
But | am told 1t Is an hour and n
half late" persisted the traveller, smil-
ing. you surely can tell me If that Is
true"
wnboutut.' r e piled
the knight of the. sounding board, turn
ing the back of his head TO the ques-
toner.
But 1t is highly desirable that l
should know" said the gatherer of or
ders, stlll more pleasantly. Il can make
three business calls In that hour and "A
half, and still have fifteen minutes
margin. Don't you think you had bet
Ter find out for me? II will take you
only a minute or two, you know
'Finownothn.'' replied the lightning
manipulation, probably meaning, Find
out nothing" and he began reading the
advertisement columns Of a daily pa
per, paying no more attention 10 his
questloner.
This is a commercial as well as a
railroad telegraph oficeY' asked the
traveller. still in the blandest tones.
Yah" replied the operator. meaning
Eyes"
"A telegraph blank, please"
The document was half thrown at
him. He wrote a message and handed
1t back, with money to pay for 1t.
The operator commenced reading 1t,
hitting the words one by one with his
pencil to count them. Before he was
half lone he ceased hitting and looked
up at the writer.
Good sakes, man, cant sen this!'
he exclaimed, giving this time each
word its full sound. I'D lose my posi-
ton
"And you'll lose 1t II you don't send
It, | fear replied his amiable torment
or. sympathizingly. You have no right
TO hold it back a minute
The operator read it over again. 1t
ran:
Superintendent Railroad; Will you
kindly tell me how many minutes late
train No. - Is? 1t is important that
| should know. and your operator here
refuses to inform me-
Look here, now exclaimed the op-
orator, ignoring his newspaper and
everything else except the traveller. Il
really wish you wouldn't Insist on
sending this. think l must be some
what in the wrong. and I-l-beg your
pardon. l can find out for you in two
minutes
Yes; 1 thought perhaps you could
replied the other. returning the money
10 his pocket and putting on the sweet
est smile of the day, in which he was
Joined by several %bystanders, while the
operator fairly exuded information.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

Dec. &c. 17T3, before. going TO the wharf
where the cargo of tea was thrown into
the waters of the harbor. The Old
South Church and Faneuil Hall are the
only two buildings besides this house
now left that sheltered the patriots ON
that eventful day.
Although built in 17T1, the house was
strong enough to stand together an
other 100 years, and 1t would doubtless
have been left as Il landmark were it
not for the city's growth around 1t. The
land comprised in It's site and the yard
have risen so much in value that a
building productive of proportionate
revenue must be put up to meet the III
crease In taxes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
SURGERY.
How the Broken Leg of a Chicken or
canary May Be Cured.

How the Broken Leg of a Chicken or
Canary May Be Cured.
Young chickens and other birds fire.
auently break the bones of their legs
aud II properly attended to these rup-
lures can be easily cured with very
little trouble. As Don as the trouble IS
noticed the fractured leg must be care
fully cleaned and washed with warm
water and then wrapped with II bit of
antiseptic cotton. Splints are the pre-
pared for the fractured limb, prefer
ably of split elderwood, the pith of
which is taken out. These splints ara
fasteded to the cotton with Il drop of
glue aud held tightly in place by being
wound with linen thread. The bandage
and dressing are left undisturbed for
from three 10 four weeks; then The leg
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

That the color of eyes should AFFECT
their strength may seem strange, vet
that such is the case need not now be
proved, and those whose eyes are
brown or dark colored should be In
formed that they are weaker and more
susceptible OF Injury from various
causes than gray oil blue eyes. Light
blue eyes are generally the most low.
erful, and next to these are a The
lighter the pupil the greater and longer
continued Is the degree OF tension
which the eyer can sustain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

lower masts and lower yards to be of
steel, The balance OF the spars to be of
spruce or yellow pine. The bulwark
plating In connection with the stem Is
carried out TO form the b%owsprlt. The
total sail area is 1879 square feet, the
vessel depending wholly upon the sals
for propulsion,
The principal dimensions of the 9
sells are: Length on load water line,
It's feet; breadth on load water line.
thlrty-seven feet; draft. mean, 10 feet
@ Inches; displacement. 1,l75 tons.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

Is soaked in tepld water until the band
age ONE off easily, The fracture Will
have completely healed mp in that time.
Canarles and other pet birds can be
similarly treated In case OF a fracture
of a leg, only the elder spllnls are sub
stltuted by pieces of cardboard and the
bandage Is left but two weeks on the
little winged natlents.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

caumonb historian ow forward with the remarkable statement ut
J.. 80 dsnays,ed Nanoleons original plans for the hYasiono Of England n tn year
Imt 1o wears ago Napoleon decided to 10Y an army over 10 england on
eeat floating forts with large bodies ftpops lined II p in battle order lWg "Tee
g. 60 ST. tbair wv ashore and land OF the coast without resort TO hghhrs ne
troons wsre 10 march ashore in the order O. their regiments, preceded and DacAeu
mn ~ srsi1srY This the German historian says. Bonaparte hoped 10 accom-
nils in The summer season when the water vas calm and the attending ercum-
stances ayoredh by wid and weathef , ma11 Loar
1t will be remembered that Napoleon has often declared that lie would nave Den
- 49, a5nIraI az he ws a general with half II chance. But he added, the
French IRE useless as sailors. They are too fuSy, too exctable' a sea one needs
can mind omet frttude AM energy" Ronapartes ferries we're h" III
Brest. Cherbourg and Bouogne. but when Napoleon inspected hem III the spring
Of 17s his fnh in the new -fanged monsters aYered.
ue abandoned the proposed inyason of England IA instead slarfed III tue eA
,aduiout 10 Evynt from whee ne hoped to bea able 10 ruleth he Mediterranean
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
Land that Lives on To,-,.,.

In proportion 10 It's size, Switzerland
has far more inns than any other coun-
Try In the world. Indeed, the entertain
ment Of tourists has become the chief
Industry Of this hospltable land -hospit-
able, that Is, to paying guests. II now
contains no less than LOO hostelries,
stationed for the most part ON the tops
OF mountains or by the side of glaciers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

known, has stood at the corner Of Ire
mont and Hollis streets for 1877 years,
and the land. which when the building
was built was n part OF a pasture, Is to-
day worth 100000.
The house was one of the most inter-
estlng historic landmarks In Boston. In
It's wide old kitchen the rlngleaders OF
the Boston tea party disguised them
selves a. Indians on the evening Of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
QUEEN AGAINST HER WILL.
A Tragic Romance of the sonth Sea
Islands.

A Tragic Romance Of the South Sea
Islands.
The schooner Ocean Spray, capt
Luttrell commanding, recently arrived
at San Francisco from an EXTENDED
trading cruise IN the Southern Paelnc-
The Captain bore the new of the death
of the Queen OF The Muna Islands. A
stranger story never was told.
According 10 II special dispatch from
San Francisco To the New York Herald
many years ago William Dung, an
English sailor on n little trading
schooner that had sailed from an Aus
trallan port, was shipwrecked and cast
ashore on one Of the MUM Islands
Long struggling had swept away near
~ all his clothing. but he managed to
cling TO a piece of timber until with 1t
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
AN HOUSE.

Building Where the Famous Boston
Tea Party Met 1873 Years Ago.
The last private house that was di-
rectly connected with the episode OF
the Boston tea party In the great strug-
gle for liberty has been torn down TO
make room for a business block. The
old Bradlee house, for as such 1t Is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

Legal disputes In Borneo are curious
ly decided. The two litlgants are each
given a lump OF salt OF the same size
TO drop simultaneously into water. The
one whose lump first dlssolyes is deem.
ed to be in the wrong.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
Railway.

English capitalists are already pre-
pairing to buy the railroad which Sir
Herbert Kitchener has built In the
wake of his army practically as fur a.
Omdurman. The gauge is The same as
that OF the line from Cape Town to
Buluwayo, which before long viii he
extended 10 Lake T~anganyika.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

He" screamed the crossroads ora.
tor, who puts his hand TO the plow
must not turn back whats he TO
do when he gets to the end OF the fur
rerY' asked the auditor In blue-green
oyeralls.-Indlanapolis Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

An Eastern syndicate is negotiating
for the purchase of 1000 acres OF land
in Contra Costa county, near Somers-
vile. A cattle ranch is TO be estab-
iished.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

When the women help n family in
distress, they say they have mo use
for the husband, but do 1t on account
OF his poor wife.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12
AmeriOAnized.

The Cubans are Tearing TO play base
ball, having already learned TO sing
Yankee Doodle" and to flavor their
baked beans with vinegar. They are
apt pupils, seemingly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

The younger the woman, the higher
she wears her collar.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

The poor are always with us-and
some wealthy people are pretty close.