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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30
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Water is n very good transmitter of
sound. A scientist by the name of Cal
idon made some experiments on Lake
Geneva, Switzerland. to demonstrate
the power OF sound to travel "A long
way in water. \ clock was made to
strike under the water, and was heard
to distance of twelve miles. In sec.
ond experiment the striking of a clock
was heard TO a distance Of twenty
en- miles
]. G. Goodchild. president of the Roy
al Physical Society of Edinburgh. In
his calculation on the age of the world.
has determined that 93,000.000 years
have elapsed since the beginning of its
Tertiary period, 100000, 900 years since
the beginning of the Cambran period,
and that the beginning OF life on the
earth was likely 70O,000,O00 years he
fore that. Yet he says the world is
young.
Official statistics show that the man
ufacture of silk goods in the United
States has grown rapidly since 1860.
At that time only 10 per cent of the
silk used in this country was home
made. In 1870 the percentage of home
manufactured silk had doubled; In 1880
It had become more than 30 per cent.
In 1890, 20 per cent, while Mt present II
Is estimated to be not less than 81 per
cent.
The recently published report of the
astronomical observatory at the Cape
of Good Hope contains an account OF
the discovery of little star OF only the
eighth magnitude, and consequently
far too faint to be seen with the naket
eve. which is nevertheless the swiftes
traveller that has as yet been foun'
among the stellar hosts. Its motion il
a vear amounts to about nine second
of arc. In 200 years 1t would move al
nnnarent distance about equal TO tn
diameter of the moon. But its rea
velocity Is probably so great that
travels hundreds of millions of mile
every year.
In Southern Arizona the water o
many rivers, and most of the creeks
sinks below the surface of the gronn,
during spring and early summer. an
pearing again when the rains begin II
July and August. The disappearance
OF the streams would be fatal to man
of the insect tribes Astounding In tina
country but for the fact that the IL
sects, in the form of larvae, follow III
moisture underground, and emery
again. together with the creeks, later |
the season.
The most striking feature Of a tota
eclipse of the sun is the corona, hal
OF light which Is seen just as the sun
disk Is completely obscnred by til
, moon. The spectrum OF this light wa
shown in 1869 to contain as It's mos
prominent feature II green line. whic
had not been found in the spectrum O
! any known element, and which wa
therefore assigned to an unknown elt
ment, "coronium." Hcium, observe
! in the sun the year before, was foun
on the earth in 1895, aud now this oil
sr solar element has just been disco,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30
A soldisr.a Rianket.

This story, told OF Sir Ralph Aber-
crombie, the victor of AboukIr. shows
that even in death he did not forget
consideration for others. After the
battle mt which he was MORALLY
wounded, he was carried on board q
ship, and a soldiers blanket was placed
under his head TO ease 1t. He felt the
relief. and asked what 1t was.
only soldiers blanket" was the
reply.
Whose blanket Is lt?'
"Only one of the mems"
81 wish to know the name OF the
man"
ut is Duncan Roy's, of the Forty
second, Sir Ralph"
Then see said the dying General
''that Duncan Roy gets his blanke
this very night"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30
THE WIDOW: ::
MCLANE.....

tie time of trouble answered the
widow McClane, .you don't never need
10 80 outside of your own family; spe-
cially II you're pore"
Her mouth. swapping shut with the
last word, settled itself into hard, firm
lines. Elvira, catching n glimpse of her
own red mouth in the narrow mirror
over the mantel. fell 10 wondering if il
would look like that twenty years later
IF you've got little money! the
widow continued. III you're independ-
ent of EN-. you're all right; but the good
Lord help wilder woman that's pore
There amt forlorner creature on top
of the earth. Yes. I've lived with my
relations. I've worked like Niger
day in and day out. scourin'. cleanin
an scrubbin, an then had the cost of
my keep thrown in my teeth from
mornin' till night. If | had it to do over
agn I'd go an hire out TO strangers be-
fore I'd work for my kinfolks. ser
want is welcome To what she can eat
an drink an wages besides every
where in the world except with her
own kin.
I've watched you slavin' over there
Mt Sarah AIMS, Elvra. cookin' an
washin' an ironin'. an when you was
through, instead of restin, like any
other servant would er done, tendn' 10
the baby. Id ruther break rock on
turnpike any day in the year than tend
toa baby-while Sarah Ann run around
10 the neighbors a-tellin 'em how she
was bein' imposed on, havin' to take
care of her pore relations"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30
words from the Wnr.

Inc war gave rise 10 n number of
words which will undoubtedly find
their way into the dictionary. The
rcconcentrado has become an Amori
can colonist and the trocha figures in
the official reports of the Operations in
Cuba. The uniforms of an important
part of the United States army will be
made of khaki cloth from now on. and
the word will undoubtedly become a
part of the language
zone of the many slang words of the
year which seem destined to remain in
the American English" said n word
expert. lis rubber Rubber as u noun
Is nothing new, hut the word rubber
neck as applied TO an inquisitive per
son has become popular in the slang
world, and has given rise to the yerl
rubber"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30

possession Is one of the proofs OF the
Counts worthiness to occupy the Amer
lean husbands throne. Some years ago
Il Russian princess was forced to sell
all her belongings, among them a SUI
perb sable mantle which had been Civ
en- to her by an amorous sovereign and
was said TO be worth 100000. The
Countess Potocka decided TO have this
marvel and promptly sold one of her
estates in Sicily. including n beautiful
old palace which had been In her fam
lily for years. But she had not yet mon
ey enough. so the Count stopped on his
way 10 st. Petersburg. mortgaged one
of his domains in the heart of old Po-
land and arrived just in time to save
the mantle from the money lenders.
Shortly after this the pretty Countess
lost the wonderful pelisse on the sand
of the desert in Algeria. She had been
TO an embassy ball, and as the weather
was not cool did not put it on. and only
when at the gates of the town missed
/ it. She sent the Count back to look for
| it, and after search of many hours he
meekly returned with the treasure. on
another occasion the Countess lost her
costly garment, and the Prince sold n
country house to pay the reward for its
return.
The Countess is familiar figure In
the Bots where she drives three thor.
ouGhbred jet black horses. They are
placed three abreast. fan-shaped. and
harnessed with white, tinkling with sill.
YER bells. The famous mantle has twice
been painted, the owner having worn II
when she posed for her portrait by
Peregnon and Bonnat.
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SHADES De MEANING.
A Profitable Discussion as to What ls
Implied by Various Formalities.

Implied by Various FOrmalities.
81 never have been able 10 get 1t
through my head" she said as the
lights burned low. (which is The more
formal in beginning letter-'Dear or
My Dear of course, l mean proceed
Ing a name.
1T depends upon circumstances To
large extent he replied.
But dear Is unquestonably term
of endearment," she protested.
And yet" he asserted Its absence
may make an endearing phrase-a love
message, If you will-douhly signlh-
can't
Il fail TO see how she returned.
blushing prettily merely because of the
course the conversation was taking. Il
should say rather that IL became the
more significant as one approached the
superlative degree
In measure it Does he admitted;
but much depends upon the eireum-
stances and the persons involved. II an
old gentleman writing to you addresses
You as Dear Miss Brown, that Is DIS
tinctly formal. while if he says My
Dear Miss Brown il seems tribe
patronizing and fatherly. and 10 that
extent is more friendly. But if young
man uses Dear aud My Dear the con-
ditlons seem to be reversed
Il don't see how
"Then let me illustrate" he said.
suppose | should address you as My
al M .lGaan1 hpf
patronizing. would II not. as II | were
about to point out some little error or
bit of foolishness? But il | should say
Dear Girl how about that? Does it
not mean more than the other In my
case"
while you are about It," she sug-
gested, again bushing, why might
you not say, Dearest GirlT
The superlatives are used so much
by some Americans" he said that
they lose much of their force and often
do not seem 10 have the strength found
in lesser degrees. As love terms. Dear
Heart and Sweetheart have stood the
test for years, and any attempt 10 put
them in the superlative, as Dearest
Heart and Sweetest Heart instead
of being more effective would he sim
ply farcical. and would detract from
rather than add to their Significance.
But how about Withdrawing the
word dear entirelyf' she asked, for.
being woman, IL was only natural
that she would wish To make study
of the intricacies of these terms. You
spoke of that. you know
Certainly he answered. and can
prove the truth of what | said. Again
let me illustrate with you. ! say To you.
My Dear Mamie II may mean much;
1t may mean little. 1t depends upon cir
cnmstances. II may seem patroniz.ng
or il may not. That also depends upon
circumstances and the tone. But we
take away the word dear and then
say to you, My Mamie What do you
say TO thatE''
why, I-I-guess | am" she replied,
hlushing deeper red than before, but
you might have found ont whether |
was or not without adopting any such
roundabout method"
Nevertheless. having proved his case
and accomplished his purpose, he pro-
ceeded to take possession.-Chicago
Post.
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DAY OF THE CLAW. HAMMER.
The Ores. Suit Was Never So Gener-
ally Worn as Now.

Have you ever thought, my dear fell
low. when you were sliding on yonr
swaIlow-tail Of an evening, quite as
matter of course. before going TO the
play. what wonderful revolution has
come about of late years in the wear
ing of that dressy array?
Your father, for instance, would not
have dreamed OF such thing as parad-
ing IL at the lheater; hardly at dinner,
where he was in the habit of consider
ing what he called his Prince Albert
splendor enough. and even that, 1t Is
more than likely. he felt laid him open
TO the suspicion OF being dandy. tine
dress suit. two at the most, lasted him
lifetime. 1t was fondly imagined 10
have style OF Its own. rising superior
to passing whlms OF fashion, and vast
was The pride the dear old gentleman
took in his personal appearance when
! occasion was deemed important enough
to demand the full panoply of war
paint and feathers.
To the camphor trunk he went sol
EMMY then. drew forth his gala attire
from the depths where II had lain care
fully folded away for months, maybe
for years. since its last display In pub
lie; Into il he indicted himself before
the looking glass, strutting up and
down like peacock and innocently
fancying that the old garments were as
handsome as ever. All. you never
dealt him more cruel blow than
when you removed the scales from his
eyes and pointed out to him how
threadbare and shabby and grotesqne
they had become.
He submitted to be taken to your
tailor, ordered new suit of the latest
pattern, was fitted TO 1t, and paid for
it without a murmur, although the
price WAS a staggerer. aud now when
he il dragged to an evening reception.
the opera. a dinner of his mercantile
club. you need not blush for him. lie
is AZ well turned out ms any man of
his age.
His simple vanity LAS received hurt
from which there is no recovering. Yet
in his heart he still clings to the belief
that the old coat deserves respect and
Difference. Sell II To any wandering
Jew? Not bit OF 1t. lie puts II away
In the attic. lost to sight. but dear 10
memory. and there his grandchildren
will run across It some day, laughing
over its outlandish cut. Many time
after dinner h sits listening to the talk
OF you young chaps who wear your
dress suits with u careless ease that he
can't for the life OF him help admiring,
and Times change" he says TO him
self, with shake OF the head as he
recalls the awe with which he was
wont to put on his own when he was
your age.-BostOn Herald.
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TOO PARTICuLAR.
critIcisuas of Prevailing Conditions
Did Not Meet with Approval.

crItIcisnss of Prevailing Conditions
Did Not Meet with Approval.
1t was IA squatters cabin ON the bor-
ders OF big swamp, and the squatter
himself sat smoking his pipe as the
colonel rode mp and asked for a drink
OF water One of the half dozen chill
dren ran to the swamp with "A gourd
aud filled IT, but the colonel turned
away from IL and said:
Il cant drink that stuff; It's full OF
young tadpoles."
Yes, they do seem TO he purity thick"
replied the squatter, as he blew cloud
of smoke above his head.
II should think you'd be afraid to
swallow those things" said the colonel.
Don't see nuthin' to be afraid Of
sab. Reckon it's worse on the tadpoles
than on us. Bin drinkin' II right along
for twenty years, and nobody's bin hurt
ylt."
There must be lots of malaria
around here"
"Mebbe they are. sab, but l haven't
seen one as knows OF. DO they walk
or hy?"
Malaria Is what breeds chills and
fever" explained the colonel.
"Oh. that's II? Must be round here,
then, though we amt worryin' any"
But you shouldn't live here In this
masma."
Dunno what your mlasma Is, but IL
she tackles this family she'll gilt the
worst OF II. We ain't takin' blum
from anything"
MY friend" continued the colonel as
he looked around. did YOU ever hear
of bacterial
Never. sab. Does he walk or fiy?'
"And did you ever hear OF mi
crObe?'
Never did. Is he on the fightr'
"How ON earth yon can live here, con-
tlguous To this pestilential morass. with
the air weighted down with malaria Is
more than | can understand
The squatter looked up 10 the man on
horseback for long minute. as IL puz-
zling over the words. and then queri~d.
whats contiguous mean
at means along side Of"
And what's 'pesiilentlalr
sickness and death"
And what's 'morassr"
a swamp"
look here. stranger" continued the
squatter. us he rose up. Knocked the
lire out OF his pipe aud looked very
serious. I've lived here all my life. aud
I've seen a thousand people go long
this road, but you are the first erltter
who has gone ut IL to upset me and
make me feel discontinued and un-
happy"
Il was simply speaking OF the sltua-
tion." explained the colonel.
And so am |. sab. and the situation
are just this: You've come along aud
made up faces at my tadpoles-you'ye
throwed malaria and miasma at me
you've talked OF pestilenee and morass
and microbes and you've Jest got me 80
rlled up that I'm bound to say that II
you don't want 10 ask fur "A chaw OF
terbacker or drink OF whisky, OF
wasn't intendin' 10 stop and talk poll
ties. you'd better he agettin' and keep
a-gettin till YOU git beyond the next
Turn In the road. You may pass all
right In some parts. but I'm dawgoned
II YOU Amt twice too particular fur sleh
common folks as we are around yere."
st. Louis Post dispatch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30

cred In ore OF the gases which stresm
forth from the ground in certain parts
Of Italy. Prof Nasini, of the Uniyer-
sity of Padua. has for some time been
engaged In the study Of these gases III
search of argon or helium. In the spec
trum of the gas from the Solfatara Ill
P0zzuoli he found not only the argon
lines. but also the characteristic line OF
coroninm. What makes this discovery
of especial interest Is the fact that
coronium is probably by far the light
est of the elements. for 1t occurs In the
corona. at least 5OO.0O0 miles distant
from the suns surface.
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In undersround Paris.

The Paris OF the pavement, gay,
bright and exhilaratlng, Is fairly IA
millar TO MS all. but underground Paris,
dark. solitary and damp, extending for
miles. Is comparatively unknown. A
part OF this area, says the Strand. Is
devoted TO the catacombs--a valley of
dry bones. a garden OF the dead; the
rest, q garden still more vast provides
for the wants, or, rather. the luxurles,
of the llying-lt Is devoted TO mush-
room culture. These subterranean
gardens extend for some twenty miles
under the gay capital. and are from
twenty feet to 100 feet beneath the
surface. II is very difficult to obtain
permission TO visit them, and even
when permission is obtained 1t requires
some courage to avail ones self or It,
for the only entrance Is circular open
ing like the mouth of well, out oil
which n long pole stands; through this
pole, fastened at the top only, at fairly
long intervals. sticks are thrust. This
primitive ladder, the base OF which
swings like pendulum in the lmpene-
trable darkness below, is the only
means of reaching the caves.
Here" again cried our guide, with a
burst of cheerfulness. See this door
ON the other side are the catacombs-
as full of bones as this place Is OF mush
rooms"
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have room In the barracks. II his
people live in town. ms is often the case.
he may life nj home. or he may prefer
the freedom of "A couple of rooms in the
neighborhood of Jermyn street or 81.
James.
The entrance fee to the Guards Club
IS 80 guineas. and he will have TO pay
an annual subscription of I'll. fair
average of the living expenses of the
month. though, if of extravaganza tastes
club may he taken as SOME TO
month, though, if of exiravagani
tastes II may be much higher. and the
rent of his rooms will depend almost
entirely on what he chooses 10 pay. So
that IL Is clear that the necessary eS.
penses Of life in the Foot Guards are
not nearly rs prohibitory as is general
" supposed The guardsman receives
the same pay as officers of the CORE
spending rank in the line. with the adj
dtion of TO year guards pay, so that
il is possible for a youngster of an eco
nomical turn TO live in the guard on an
allowance of 1900 year in addition To
his pay.
As we have just shown. ii is possible,
hut | must admit that it is not often
done The young guardsman is very
seldom eontented with one club or even
with two. and the brigade will be found
10 he fairly strongly represented at the
Bachelors, Whites and the best ser
vice clubs. The lovers of cricket and
tennis proper are mostly habitues of
Princes. and the majority belong to the
principal racing clubs. such as San
down Park. and the horsey, or rather
pony" clubs of birmingham and the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30
GAVE A GOLD TooTHPlck.
And the Man Had Not Eaten Any
for Two Days.

for Two Days.
Last race meet | came 10 here was
broke" said the ticket writer, swap
ping yarns with the boys In the pad
dock. I'D been chased by streak OF
hard luck all the way from St Paul.
and in New Orleans things got to SORT
of a focus. I'd done the borrow act
until everybody knew had ehih
when they saw me coming, and al last
IL got TO a point where meals were
mighty few and far between, aud l
silent most anywhere. Honest, IL was
the worst fix | was ever In In my life.
and l was pretty near desperate. l
went two days on a stretch without
eating a bite, and l was wondering
whether II wouldn't be good idea To
,ump into the river and be done with
II. when who should Il bump into but
an old uncle OF mine that lives up la
Michigan and has gold to smelt. He was
always down on me for what he called
my profilgate ways. but he was here
sight seeing and glad to get me for
guIde. l knew 1t wouldn't do TO tell
him my tale OF woe. for he'd only say
II served me right, so | showed him all
around, trying to think OF some indirect
scheme for tapping his wallet. In the
evening | was worn out and faint, but
the old man had had n splendid time.
William he said, you've been very
Kind and attentive, and want TO give
YOU some little token OF my apprecia-
ton With that he led me into jew
eler's. and. say. WHAT dye think he
bought me? hope to die II he didn't
buy me gold toothpIck-and me not
eaten a bite for two whole days! Talk
about luck well. $50 long, fellows; see
YOU later."---New Orleans Times Demo
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xantinne outwittsd.

An Englishman, of Lymington, had
the misfortune to live in a continuous
quarrel with his wife, who was a mod.
ern Xantippe, and threatened, In case
she survived him, to dance over his
grave. II was her lot to outlive him.
but It WAS not so easy TO carry out her
threat. The husband had the preoa a.
tion TO make an injunction in his will,
requiring his body to be buried In the
sea, near his residence and without
ceremony. The Injunction was com.
piled with.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30

The Japanese dentists perform all
their operations in tooth drawing with
the thumb and forehnger of one hand.
The skill necessary TO do this Is ne.
qulred only after long practice, but
when once 1t is obtained the operator
is able to extract half n dozen teeth
in about thirty seconds without once
removing his fingers from the patients
mouth.
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CHASING HIS WlFE's MANTLE.
Count Potocka as Long-Sufering Is an
American Husband.

The American husband may step
down from the throne where his gener-
osity and indulgence have placed him.
saws the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. The Count Potoeka has proved
himself a worthy successor. This gem
tleman is al the present moment scour-
ing Europe for the sable mantle which
the careless Countess left on a chair In
the Bots de Bologne. The Count has
spent much of his time chasing that
mantle ever since it came into his
wifes possession some years ago.
The way in which II came into her
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30
po..,blv Another wal,z Kiur.

Another musical Strauss has come to
light He is Johann the younger. son
of Edouard and nephew Of Johann, and
has written an operetta, THE Cat and
the Mouse" performed with great sue
cess at the Theater an der Wien. He
has got into hot water with his family
and his uncle suppressed his musical
aspirations and compelled him to study
law and enter the government civil SER
yiee.-New York Sun.
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HIS EXPENSES ARE HIGH.
What II Costs a Guardsman in Al
English Regiment.

The actual surroundings of a guards
mans daily life are simple. Ii quar-
tered in London, unless at the tower.
he will live at the Guards Club, as the
mess at the tower is the only one main
tanned by the Food Guards In London,
and his expense at the club viii com
pare favorably with the expenses OF
any other club In town. IL the battal-
ion TO which he belongs Is quartered al
Chelsea barracks he may very posslbl,
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We'll, Kitty, where is all your par
lor brlc-a-bracT'
"oh, Bobby got football Christmas
and 1t was too cold for him to play
outdoors"
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Building the railroad from skaguay
10 the summit OF White Pass at an ele-
walton of nearly 800 feet is completed.
The event was made the occasion oil
an exchange OF courtesies between the
railway and Canadian officials.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30

An operation Is always a success
from doctors point of view, whether
the patient RECEIVERS or dies.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30

He who depends upon the invitations
of others for his meals dimes very ir-
regularly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-30

The man who has little and wants
less is richer than the man who has
much and wants more.