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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

than five ont Of the twenty=four hours
aud is often In the saddle or IN the cor
raj for two days aud nights at tlms.
In these later years. when he has be-
come So rich. he has several yaqueros
about him always IT night IN the lonely
mountains where II would no trick at
all for bandits 10 perpetrate some erin.
inal design upon the wealthy cattle.
man. Frequently the old man will roll
In blanket alongside the camp fire On
the range for the night, aud with sup
per Oh crackers aud eheese Or boiled
beans Will go 10 sleep until tie earliest
sreaks of daylight when he viii ger
up and go 10 work again.
He Is by no means a mlser. for he has
several times nude gifts Of 81 .OpO and
$1,000 to his Yaqueres. whom he likes.
Last Christmas he decided 70 a man Oh
his range bunch OF prime 4-yeaf old
steers that We're worth $l,sOO. aud lie
gave all Ia his employ ten or
Wenty-dollar gold piece. He makes his
headquarters aud hume IN "A pine sham
~ on the southern end Of his great
range about thirty miles north
west from Cerillos station. gu the sanfa
Re route There he sleeps Ia "a rude
bunk built against the wall aud above
are two other hunks. where friend or
trusted yaquero sleeps occasionally.
Frugal in His Expenditure.
uealey cooks his own food bur some
times lie has Il cowboy help hm at
cooking. \ lot Of burned black kettles.
burned skillet. and a srimy old coffee
pot aud few battered pans. clipped
dishes aud deerepit knives and forks
ON greasy iable near tie stove all tell
what sort Of meals This unusual mil-
nonaire partakes Of.
He has never seen drama. heard a
concert. or anything theatrical or oper-
aue since 1870. aud then N I'll paso.
About once a MONTH when there Is no
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

Franklin's time honored and cumu.
latiye adage, For want of the nail the
shoe was lost, for want OF the shoe the
horse was lost, for want OF the horse
the man was lost" should have the
addendum of Irvine and paper bags
put TO It to make 1t complete.
Few things are more aggrayating
than to be ready to tie up Il package
and find no string, or TO carry Il few
apples, oranges, eggs or bulbs short
distance and find no bag to hold them.
Strings should always be wound In Il
ball and kept ready for immediate use
where the family may find them. and
paper bags. as soon as emptied, should
be folded neatly aud laid In drawer
for use as needed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

Mrs White told the following story
on her husband: Some years ago Fred
Harvey gave Mr.. White pass. good At
the Harvey eating houses along The
Santa Fe. aud Mr.. aud Mrs. White
started on "A trip 10 Colorado Ia take
advantage Of Air. Haryey's generosl-
II. Al every eating station Mr. White
ate enormously aud then proudly pro
ducpd his fr y ticket He had had II Il
year and never before found opportu-
nity To use IT, Mrs. White. who was
compelled 10 pay for her meals, ate
very spafingls. and some OF the other
passengers remarked how much the
husband ate aud how daintily his vile
nibbled.
When they reached the last station
where the free ticket Was good. MI.
White ordered everything in sight anu
simply stuffed himself. Mrs. White re-
maIned in the car and nibbied little
lunch she had brought along. When
Mr.. White returned to the car, his VIE
noticed that he looked mighty anliap-
nv considering that lie had previously
been enormously enjoying the Fred
Harvey free ticket. He continued
looking unhappy. and his wife feared
that possibly he had foundered him
self and pressed him for an explana-
ton.
We'll. sallie.s lie finally said. !
might as we'll make IA clean breast OF
n That last one wasn't Fred Har-
yey eating house. aud l was compelled
TO pay SIS for my breakfast. '-Atch-
ison Globe
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12
SEA SERPENT.
Mas Actually Seen by Several Peo-
nie-TiII They Came Closer.

Mas Actually Seen by Several Peo-
pie-TiII They Came Closer.
Many persons have professed TO have
seen sen serpenlS. and while The gen
eral belief Is that there are no such
creatures. II is likely HAT those who
claim 10 have seen them did see things
" hieh they honestly aud very naturally
believed to be sea serpents. 4 striking
example Of the manner in which per
sons may be deceived IN this matter
has Just been given by Dr. K. pn Bois
Raymond. n "A paper III which he de-
serlbes his experiences on board OF the
Scraps, Ia October. 1880
Ii WAS rather foggy morning. and
the water Wis as smoth as glass. Tue
vessel was going through The Magellan
Straits. and the hours passed nonoto-
nonsly. nnlll suddenly the passengers
noticed an extraordinary object in the
wafer soue distance away. At once
the cry Arose that Il could be nothing
bur a sea serpent and. indeed. there
seemed 10 be excellent grounds for
this statement. since the object was
certainly alive. aud as Il moved
through The water presented all the
appearance Of an immense snake. That
II had huge head was clear to every
one. and that 1t was possessed Of an
enormous body was manifest from the
manner in which 1t splashed The water
On all Sides.
A powerful telescope was procured
aud the uncanny object was studied
through II. Then It's true character
Was II once revealed. Instea of being
a sea serpent 1t was simply a herd Of
sea lions. The animals were clustered
elose together. and as they gamboled
and moved through the water they Ger
taInly presented the appearance OF a
long and bulky snake. II they had
been at greater distance II would
have been quite dfieult 10 discover
what they really We're. and It Is not
impossible thai the passengers would
forever after have remained convinced
that they had actually seen the won
derfnl sea serpent.
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have been IN. What with my nnfortu
nate enthusiasms. and MY wretehea
memory. | shall getmyself into trouble.
Listen. | met this girl two or three
times year ago: never gave her an
other thought til iteame on story W
her that WAS perf@Tly magnineeht-o,
horribly good probably the best story
thai has been written In this century.
,ia shed on leltersto her al once, and
50 worked up myself about Il that /
said. Ia show my sincerity that II she
liked I'd marry her, aud she could call
N lie office this morning with her ah-
swer. Shed have,refused NE. OF course,
As they all do. and perhaps I'm better
single; but. none the.less. Il would have
the appoin.E emit"
Really" Said champniesa'yon must
be i little mad"
- undoubtedly" answered Elder,
eheerfully Its The price one pays
for being SO excessively intelligentg'
Ghampnies stared blankly at the
desk. trying 10 recall the exact words
Of his conversation with Cynthia Page.
4 .ook here. Bill said Elder. write
and say you want no See her about a
story: then when sA- comes do the eX-
planning for me. Sayil WAS called away
by Telegram. Say it,was from motives
OF dellcacy. Say anything
The following Is from a subsequent
issue of The Tea Cup: II journal con
Quoted by ladies for ladies'.
"One of the most brilliant Of our lady
writer's. Miss Cynthia Page. Is. ii Is
whispered shortly 10 be led TO the by
meneal altar. The fortunate partner OF
her future Joys aud sorrows Is ]. era.
ham Champnies. u young journalist Of
great promise Our heartiest felieita-
lions. Speaking OF weddings. have you
seen the really beautiful designs In
es-indistinguishabl from real
pearls-now being shown in the win
do1s of sYs-Black and White.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

A very great military authority said,
There are no bad regiments but only
bad eolonels.7 There Is abundant proof
that Napoleon's belief is shared by the
rank and file OF soldiers. but this fact
could not be more happily Illustrated
than by the following story, taken from
the London Illustrated News. Of
quaint compliment paid to The German
Crown Prince. afierward Emperor
Frederick;
After the battles OF WeiSsenbiifg ana
Woerfh. which he had won, HE Crown
Prince WAS saunteriDg alone one even
iny mast a barn occupied by party Of
"A uertemherg troops Hearing some
thing like stump oratory going on, The
prince opened the door and looked ia.
Every one rose.
ION, sit down. I'm sorry TO disturb.
dare say there's room for me 10 do
tie same" said the Prince. pray.
who was making II speech
All eyes were turned on Il sergeant.
whose very intelligent countenaDce
looked, however, sorely puzzled when
the commander-inchlef asked.
nd what were yOu talking ab0utY'
Quickly recovering his presence Of
mind. the sergeant confessed.
We'll OF course, WE were taking
OF our Victories. and ! was Just explain
ing to these young men how. four years
ago. II we had had you 10 head lis. we
would have made short work OF those
COMPOUNDED Prusslans."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

Thaekeray was much pestered by the
auiograph-nnnler, says Holder In his
"Reeollections. He disllked above all
things 10 write In an autograph album
aud often refused those who asked him
to do so, and sometimes rather brusqne-
Is.
Gu one occasion the owner Of an
album, y young lady, was fortunate
Thaekeray took her book TO his rpom
In order 10 look 1t over. Written on
page he found these lines:
Mont Blanc IS the monarch OF mountains;
They crowned him long ago
But who ihef got 10 put y pA
Nobody seems 81 know.
Albert Smith.
Under these lines Mr.. Thackeray
wrote.
4 Humble Suggestion.
| know that Albert wrote IN hurry;
TO rriticise | scarce presume;
But yet methinks that Lindley Murray,
Instead OF who" had written whom.
w. NJ. Thackeray.
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sub,erranean Lake.

To London, as 10 almost every large
city, The question of water supply
has ben serious problem. I.ondoners
now see Way 10 solve II. The En
gineer OF the County Council has ~
formed that body that underneath
London Is an immense lake. IN chalk
basin 100 square miles ia exienL
The annual rainfall that sinks 10 this
lake, 100 feet below the surface OF the
ground amounts 10 100000. 100000 gal
Ions. which would give daily yield
OF 76T,000.O0o gallons An artesian
we'll has already tapped the lake at
Chapman. aud IL Is pointed ont that all
that is necessary 10 insure a water sup
ply Is TO sink u sufficient number OF
wells. The wonder In Thai l.opaop
should have existed for more Than Zpoo
years and never discovered that ths
great lake was beneath it.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

It Is unlikely that ] should be unwilling
to carry on whatever Mr.. Elder has
begun. for this reason aud also because
| know and admire your work"
oh. do you think it's any good:'
"Of course | do
speaking frankly"
Speaking frankly. It's full enough
OF faults; some of it seems TO have run
away with you aud got all over the
place But It's horribly interesting all
the same. You see. It's original
oh. yes she assented. Il am orig
inal. II were not. shouldn't be here. >"
That sounds cryptic" he said. Pos
slbly, shall understand II when /
know the nature OF Mr.. Elders pro.
posal. He wants some stories from
youY"
No. no.
Then what is IT,
do sou know that I'm afraid cant
tell YOU
Very well. them. there's nothing
more 10 be said Mr. Elder is our AT
present. You'd better call again |
HhBPONf aoh - NOhiu tiukt SOHtt
difference whether Mr.. Elder went on
with bis business. or | did,
I'm sure 1t would-the greatest diff
ference"
you think shouldn't do as well?,
Not rs well. You'd do bptter-infin-
itely better oh, must go" she blush
ed, rose. good-byed, aud faded our OF
the office.
Ten minutes later Matthew Elder.
middle-aged. bald and cheerful, sann-
tered into the room with his hands in
his pockets.
well. Bill, Everything all right?''
Mr.. Elder had not found IN the as.
sortment of names provided fol
| Champnies by the accident Of his brit }
and the guesswork of his christening
anything which took his fancy.
Ne said champnies shortly, still
lrrltated by his interview with Cynthii
Page. Quart into Tin pot Plugged
up with ads. and Rowse has just sen
up that he'll want another half-page
We shall bi!ye 10 leave over everything
thatll walt. aud some things tina
won't"
"Ah. you don't keep tight enoug
hand on RoNse."
Step IN and tackle him yourself
Here. this Woman called to see you
wouldn't tell me her business.
Matthew Elder took this paper sli
and sank down in a chair
"Bnl, this Is rather bad. ! ought
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12
ONE OLD SCAMP
That Colonel Titus Bark Supported
for Many Years.

That Colonel Titus Bark Supported
for Many Years.
They were speaking Of successful
business men and somebody mentioned
old Colonel Titus Bark (which isn't
his name. although 1t ought 10 bel.
There Is II man who has made great
deal OF money" commented one Of the
party, but he has been absolutely no
Ivalue TO the world except rs an Illus
itratio OF the vice of ayarlee. doubt
seriously whether he has ever spent
lone penny ON anybody. except the mem
beers Of his immediate family. whom he
couldn't avoid supporting Il think
you do Bark an Injustice" replied an.
other In the group. Men OF his stamp
are often strangely generous In secret
and take the greatest pains 10 hide
their good deeds from the world. They
lseem TO md bitter pleasure ia being
misunderstood. In this particular
case | could elite you 10 an old man In
New Orleans whom Colonel Bark has
quietly supported for number Of
years. and | feel pretty certain thai he
has never mentioned the matter To
| living soul. Its an old fellow who
used to know his father, and what
makes his action all the more praise
worthy Is the fact that the recipient Of
this bounty is anything but an engag
Ing character. He is Grabbed. course.
4 illiterate, snarling and az ugly as
mud fence. He has breath like "A
. buzzard aud nose like II tomato and
! I'm persuaded he tlpples good deal
Ia private. The Colonel must be per
/ fectly familiar with his shortcomings.
/ but he never chides him and never per
mits anybody TO speak Ill of him Ina
his presence. IN fact. I've known him
to tell more than one deliberate lie TO
| shield him from the consequence Of his
/ pure cussedness. Everybody hates the
old rascal. | doubt whether he has an
other friend in the whole city" You
astonish me- exclaimed the first
H speaker. How long has this been go
\ ing on -Four years. He has no
other source Of revenue aud II Ii wasn't
for the Colonel he'd certainly be dead
| saw him hobbling Into his office only
This morning" We'll well. that
strikes me as being rather pathetic.
Who is The old scamp anyhow I'll.
nus Bark, OF course. New Orleans
/ Times Democrat
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His wedding Fee.

A clergyman. speaking OF wedding
fees. said. About month ago cou-
ole came 10 my church to get married
in accordance with arrangements made
with me. The church was opened and
lighted up brilliantly, and the organist
played the regulation marches. The
nnptial knot being tied, the smiling
groom approached me and placed \
spotIess waite envelope in my hands.
Ii was heavy. and touch showed that
IL contained a coin concluded that
II was Il SO goldpieee After the bridal
party had departed opened the Gu
velope. What do you suppose IL COLI
tanned? A silver quarter. dropped
IL la the poor box brooklyn Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

The quiet marriage OF NJ le Comte
de Jamerel to the Duchess Marie
Mecklenbnrg Streliiz is one OF the
most romantic royal unions OF the
century Jametel Is the handsome and
distinguished looking son of an apoth
ecary al Fontainebleau. who made "A
considerable fortune. Young Iamefel
went into the army. got in with the
smartest French noblesse. became ae-
knowledged as the Due de sagan's only
serious rival for the position OF the
best-dressed man In Paris, was made
a count Of the Holy Roman Empire by
the Pope for his religious benefae-
lions. and at the age of 81 has married
the good daughter OF one OF
families, has become hereditary Duke
and cousin OF the Kaiser. grandneph-
ew of Queen Victoria, and kinsman OF
every royal family IN Europe But he
has got into serious trouble with his
patron. the Pope. over The marriage
The duchess X Protestant. aud the
Pope gave his dispensation on the us
ual condition that there should De NO
ceremony except that in Catholic
church. but after the Catholic eere-
mony the bridal party drove To a Prot
esfant church. where the marriage was
solemnzed according TO the Protestant
rite. though Jamelel protests he
thought that nothing more was being
done thau Il recital Of u prayer. The
marriage took place after months
engagement. the young duchess having
fallen violently IN love with Jametsl
Ia Paris. London Cable Letter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12
MIlLloNAIRE HEALEY,s SUMMER HOME

work Jim Healey can busy himself at.
aud he feels Ia the mood, then the eat
tie king Will get our three gallon Jug
Of claret (which he buys from the half.
breed Indians aud produce several vel.
low paper packages Of cheap tobacco,
and he and several associates VIII alt
aud tell storiea either ahonl eanp fre
Or IN the cabin fur a few hours. nui
that's the end Of the caltlenan's dssi-
patton. No one can induce him 10 have
another taste Of II IN less than three or
fonr Menks
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

NAME. Miss Cynthia Page.
NJ SEE. The Editor.
BISfN ErSS. Private.
DATE. 3.5.99.

We'll. I'll see her" said Champnies.i
He had seen the maine cynthia Page IN
good magazines. appended 10 curious
and interesting stories.
He WAS not 1lpleased when the
clerk showed her 10. 10 ind that She
had youth ard beauty On paleland mys-l
teal lines. Her hong. raised lashes.I
aud the lingering glance OF her gray
eyes, seemed 10 say. You do interest
me-" J. Graham Champniestfound him
self hoping that Matthew Elder. after
synchronlzlng his watch swould mud ii
necessary 10 90 aud see altman about II
dog-of, at any rate, would delay his
return. In the meanwhile he was aux
lous TO know what he coual do for Miss
Page.
Il am speaking 10 the aeditor?" said
Miss Page. little doubtfdlly.
The actual editor. Mr.. Elder isknot
in at present. but | have full powerslto
act for him"
Il see She was still imdoubt
Pray be assured OF H. can mako
contracts with You. aecepttstories from
YOU, sign checks for you. so.if you have
anything 10 propose"
"Oh, its not that, In facial came Int
consequence Of Il propositionswhiehh el
had already made 10 me
well. | shall be very glad, to carryi
on anything that he has begun. As al
rule he mentions these things 10 me.
but this time am in The dark.
She smiled mysteriously But you
cant be sure that you would wish To
carry ON what he has begun"
As Mr.. Elder is the supreme authDri
ity here. | should have no choice. Bat /
even II had, what you suggest lis ex-
tremely unlikely"
why unlikely? No two men canshaweI
minds exactly alike. Its such funnyl
arrangement you have here"
1T works well enough Ia practice. !.
We both know the character OF our pa /,
per. and what our public wants. sayi
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Now said the enlerprising inter
viewer. "please read this over aud
hoid up your right hand"
But" said the public man, this Is
merely an Interview
THAT'S all il Is now. But thought
II would he good thing to be APP
uoInfed notary public. We've had too
many deniaIs. and this articles going
10 be an affidavit before II gels into The
Washington Star.
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lives ia IA rude board shanty that could
be duplicated for 500 Out Of his an
nual Income Of $loo.o0o he spends less
than 5000 Of It on himself He owns
thousands Of acres OF land IN the fertile
spots OF New Mexico. and sill be lives
no better-not even 50 well-than n
good part OF the ignorant MeAieans he
employs 10 help herd his cattle.
James Healey went 10 New Mexico
from Texas lie was born IN sedalia.
Mo. In 1888 and with his parents went
To Austin. Texas. In 1876 He has al
ways lived on the plains and has no
knowledge OF any other life. He never
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-12

Some of our amateur photographers
may be Interested In learning an easy
way of eoloring n photograph nicely
without having first taken lessons in
drawing or painting This Is the meth
oil: After you have printed wour pho
tograph. and before you mount il on
cardboard. hold II against the window
placing the picture side toward the
glass; then sketch clearly on the back
of the picture the outlines of the parts
to be eolored. When this is completed
place The picture side Of the photo
graph against blotter and apply The
desired colors Ia the back Of the pic
ture. keeping within the sketched out
lines. Then prepare a mixture consist
ing of ten parts benzlne and one part
vasellne. and pour this over the photo
graph. rubbing 1t thoroughly into the
paper with the finger. DO this ON the
face and back OF the picture. After
the picture has become transparent
through this process let Il stand for
an hour or Two. then dry it with cloth
and mount IL on cardboard The color
Will show clearly.
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kinrnr Atnmnma,s


The steamship Iaekawanna brought
Into Philadelphia recently a boy Who,
IS proba bly, the mosf famous sipNaHay
ON the Atlantic. The fact TINT The zap.
tain VI The Iaekawanna had insolun-
tarily carried him thrice across the sea
+. a fair Test OF his ability Ia seerete
himself as on each occasion the vessel
has been thorough searched before
leaving Liverpool Edward Murphy Is
only - years old. He halls from Blrk.
enhead England. and has never had
home other than The cutters Of the
worlds largest city can afford lie be
gun the stowawAy business some years
ago. when less than ia. aud has made
a great success OF II. tie has visited
mosi Of the shipping ports Of The At
lantIe, aud many South American and
African countries besides During the
past year he has travelled from Liver
pool 10 New York. TO Santos. 10 Ro-
sario 10 Argentine Republic to the
Barbados. TO Southampton. 10 Liver
every skipper who sails from London,
and as rule Is fayorite with officers
aud men. Captain wytie OF the Lack.
awanna. thinks SO much OF him that
he has offered 10 adopt him. but Anf.
ply cannot give up his rowing life. II
he can escape from the Lackawanna-
on board which ship. IN accordance
with the law which requires every sea
captain to pay tine for foreigners
brought 10 America Without money, be
is closely confined he viii probably
beat his way ACROSS America aud
ship ON some Pacific collier. as he
has always expressed a desire To 20 To
the Klondike
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GennIne selrControI.

When the distinguished artist was
showing his paiatlDgs 70 his guests
Ro, saf Mt his mothers elbow rather
bored, but quite silent as peeame a
boy of seven years.
~ length n spring landscape brill
family aud wonderfully impresslonistic
was placed against the easel. Bob
elapped his hand to his mouth.
.ohw he gasped, Il very nearly said
what thought.
what WAS that, Bob?' asked the
artist.
Bob shook his mead stoutly. ~ think
maybe you would like it better II |
thought again" said he.