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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
oYmYlNo ooTrAoEHs.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke on the Delights
of Living Out of Daors.


One of the digresslons that are of ths
essence of the Rev. DIR. Henry Var
Dykes "Flsherman's Luck IN th,
Century, Is devoted 10 the pleasures OF
camping out.
Much of the tedlousness of highly civ.
/ llzed life comes from lis smoothness
and regularity. To-day is like yester-
j day, aud We think that we can predict
tomorrow. OF course we cannot really
do 50. The chances are sill there. Bur
We have covered them up so deeply
with the artfcialities of life that We
loee sight of them. 1t seems as II
i everything in our neat little world
/ were arranged and provided for. and
reasonably certain 10 come 10 pass. Inc
/ best way of escape from this iedium
vitae Is through a recreation like
angling, not only because ii Is so evil
IDENTITY a matter OF luck. but also he
cause Il tempts MS out into a wilder,
freer life. Ii leads almost inevitably
to camping ont. which is Il wholesome
aud sanitary imprudenee.
prehenslon, 10 observe how many peo-
pie in New England, which has been
called, at least in part, the Land Of
Steady Habits. are sensible OF the 1ot
Of changing them-out of doors. They
turn out from their comfortable farm
houses and their snug suburban cot
tages to go a-glpsying for fortnight
among the mountains or beside the sea.
You see their white tents cleaning
from the pine groves around the little
lakes. and catch glimpses of their bath
Ing clothes drying in The sun on the
wiry grass that fringes the sand-dnnes.
Happy fugltiyes from the bondage Of
routine, They have found out that
long journey Is not necessary To good
vacation. You may reach the forest
of Arden In a blackboard. The Forth
nate Isles are within sailing distance
In a dory. And voyage on the river
PactoIus Is open 10 anyone who ear
paddle a canoe.
The people who always live I'D
houses. and sleep on beds, and walk on
pHNPf0Pf1iS duu Dua thtii i'oh tA''"
butchers aud bakers and groeers, are
not the most blessed inhabitants OF
this wide and various earth. The cir
eumstances of their existence are TOO
mathematical and secure for perfect
eontentment. They live nj second or
third hand. They are boarders In the
world. Everything is done for them by
somebody else.
1t is almost impossible for anything
very interesting to happen TO Them
They must get their excitement out OF
The newspapers. reading of the hair.
breadth escapes and moving accidents
that befall people in real life. What
do these tame ducks really know OF the
adventure of living? II the weather is
bad. they are snugly housed. II II Is
cold, there Is furnace In the cellar.
II they are hungry. the shops are near
at hand. 1t Is all as dull. fiat, stale
and Improbable as adding up col
nmn of figures. They might as well he
hrouoht IN in an incuba tor
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

and the twenty or more kinds of holo-
thurla are not the least interesting
among the organisms which abound.
As the beche de mer. or trepang, these
marine animals constitute esteemed
gastronomic dainties In the celestial
narts, the Importance OF the export
trade 10 the government Of Queens.
land being proved by statistics Over
hundred vessels are engaged In the ln-
iustry. The value of the prepared ar
tiele Is quoted from f3o 10 fl5o per ton
according TO its quality and kind agp@
good annual returns have exceeded
$50. 900 for the beche de mer alone
London Standard.
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bea Million Miles of Ribbon

Nearly 100000. o00. 900 yards of rib
bon of all shades and eolors are con.
sumed by the fair sex In general of the
continent of Europe every year. or this
huge amount France alone takes one
third, It being n well-establlshed fact
that French women are particularly
prone to anything of a SNOWY color.
Britain comes next, but long way
behind, with 30,000,000 yards aud the
rest is divided principally between
Spain. Italy. Germany and Belgium.
and the smaller principalltles. Blue
and the lighter plnks and scarlet are
the fayorlte shades.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
AUSTRALIAN CORAL REEF.
Twelve Hundred Miles Long and One
of the Worlds Wonders.

OF tuC
That great barrier reef which frInges
the coast of Queensland north OF Bris-
bane. in the direction of Torres straits.
must always rank among the wonders
Of the world. For 100 miles the
coral animalcula have raised solid
protection against the rage of the
ocean swell n I distance varying from
twenty 10 $50 miles from the shore.
leaving a comparatively safe and calm
inner passage, suitable for naviga ton
by the largest steamers on their yoy-
ages north and east Sundry channels
penetrate the reef at intervals. and
whole fleets of trading schooners are
regularly engaged amid the Intricate
labyrinth of coral islets.
Those who have seen the skeleton
madrepores and branching corals on
the shelves of a museum can form no
conception of the surprising beauty
of the living organisms. vigorous at or
near the surface OF the Translucent
seas. On the ebbing tide we find every
description of animated coral growth
exposed, from the rounded masses Of
brain coral TO the stays horn madre-
pores those of corymbose form. and a
variety too numerous 10 mention. The
brilliant coloration of the myriads of
polyps includes every shade, from the
more somber brown of the fungIa tribe
To delicate lemon yellows. lilac. pink.
rich green interspersed with golden
hues, apple greens tipped with yiolcf.
bright red, chocolate, purple and even
blue. The various aggregatlons OF
minute viyacious animals possess all
notifications of radicated infiores
eenee; some have cIub-headed ten
tacles, others expand in feather,
fringe. while the number Of rays t.
each organism varies according Ia til.
families and genera OF coral classified
ton.
These gardens of the sea are to-
beautiful for words. BY subtle transl
tions the lime-secretlng corals pas
into the uncovered sea anemones o
respondent kinds, and the reefs swarm
/ with numberless echinoderms, mud
branch mollusca, and parti-colorel
fishes OF most Extraordinary shape am
size. Everything In the tropical sea
assumes . striking brilliancy Of color
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Wagner Sold "Lohongrin' Tor $50.
"When-in the '50's-Wagner's works
began TO spread through Germany, one
town after another put The Flying
Dutchman.' 'Rienzl. 'Tannhauser' and
Lohengrin' on Its theater's program,
writes Richard Wagner's blographer,
In the Ladies' Home Journal. AT that
epoch theaters In Germany gave no
percentage whatever. The only obliga-
ton the law imposed ON them WAS TO
buy the score. The price Of the score
WIS fixed In each special case between
the theater and the author, and varied
according 10 the population of the town
and the success expected. Once the
score was bought, the theater had no
further obligation toward the author.
Wagner usually got from $40 to $50 for
score, and rarely $120. What wag-
ner got-once for all-for 'Rlenzi. THE
Flying Dutchman.' 'Tannhauser' and
Lohengrln' amounted. therefore. all
told, to something like $50 10 800 from
each thea ter which put these works on
the stage.
Another source of Income ought to
have been the sale of the scores of the
publishers. several of whom have made
fortunes with them. But the fact that
Wagner was always In want OF money
put him In dlsadyantageous position.
Tristan for example, was sold for
$500, and 'Lohengrin' for $50"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
He Could ae, Another wife.


A middle aged farmer of German
lineage suffered The worst Of mix up
with an Erie train on one Of the East
Buffalo crossings. and IN II his wife
and horse had been killed, his wagon
demolished. and lie himself had re-
ceiyed few bruises. For these inIu.
ries and losses he had brought suit
for about $4,000. but as it was toss
np as TO who was The negligent party
the Dutchman WAS perfectly willing TO
settle instead of fighting for his $40
Goo in the courts.
He appeared at the office OF the
roads attorney and after considerable
bargaining said he would accept 500
for his horse. To the attorney this
seemed rather long price, SO he asked
The man what he wanted for his wag-
bn The Dntchman said he would take
800
No; that Is impossible" responded
Mr. Marcy. why, It would cost for
tune to pay for your wife's death II
you value your horse and wagon so
highly | guess you will haye TO con-
tinue the suit"
"Ach, neInr' began the German.
"Sehust listen to me once. See hier.
You gif me swell hundert for my
horse und hundert und fifty for der
wagon und er-er-twenty-fiye fer der
harness, und | will call 1t square about
de wife. | can get another wife, but
the horse und wagon, aeh, dey would
cost much money"
Needless 10 say settlement was
soon reached which was highly agree.
able TO both parties.-Buffalo Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
A Curious Case of somnabuiism.

The modern novelist is very prone TO
found his plots on the doings of sleep
walkers and hypnotists: but, as usual,
truth Is stranger than fiction, and his
efforts are ontdone by actual occur
rences. Here, for example. Is true
story from France OF Il gentleman miss
Ing from his bedroom a packet contain
ing more than ten thousand dollars
worth of bonds The thief could not
be traced but shortly afterward the
mistress of the house. who had taken
the robbery 10 heart even more than
her husband. was taken TO doctor, for
she was suffering from nervous pros
tration. The doctor, a firm believer In
hypnotism, was told of the robbery;
and. putting two and two together,
hypnotized his patient and extorted IA
confession from her that she had taken
the bonds and buried them in the gar
den. rhereupon search being made,
they were found: but the lady is as
yet quite ignorant of the fact that she
herself was the person who hid them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

How sof"

"Bm the Gamblers always up to
date"
How soY"
His wedding cards are all Queens
of Hearts. Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

The principle of the telescope was de-
scrbed by Roger Bacon in 1860 and In
1887 Leonard Dlgges arranged lenses
50 that he could see very distant OBJ
jects. In 1908 telescopes were con
structed by Llpperhey and Jensen. A
description of these enabled Calico. IN
the following year, TO construct an i'm
proved instrument. with which. In 1910,
he discovered Juplter's satellites.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
An Australian Rocking stone.

Can you picture TO yourself an I'm
mense bowlder. some twenty feet In
diameter, which rests upon the ground
In such n way that the slightest push
from person will cause 1t TO move ?
SUCH rocking stone Is to be seen,
among other remarkable rocks, on
Mount Kingura, near Hangover, min
Ing township 40 miles or SO northwest
Of Melbourne. Resting only OH "a few
feet of it's surface, the huge bowlder Is
so exactly poised that 1t can readily
acquire see-saw motion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

81 Hardacre-Yeon can polish my
boots. boy. but jes' remember to polish
them on the outside.
Boy-Yer didn't think conld polish
dem on the inside. did yer. boss?
81 Hardacre-Sartlnly I did Amt
thar your sign over the door: Boots
Polished on the Inside r
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

This story, relating 10 young pork
packer in Kansas City. is circulated
quietly among his acquaintances:
A new baby had arrived In his fam.
lily, and he was very proud of 1t. While
several friends We're congratulatina
him in his office and smoking cigars at
his expense. one OF them asked him;
by the way. -, how much did the
eherub welghY'
Ten pounds. dressed exclaimed the
delighted father.-Yonth's Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

ITS too bad said the man will
heavy boots and chin whlskers
There's big ship called the Indiana.
and one called the Massachusetts. mn
so on. But where's the New Jersey T -
Never mind" replied his companion
We Amt sighted. understand they.
a hull bunch o boats known as 'the
Mosquito feet. "-Washlngton Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

The last instance Of boiling 10 death
took place In Persia In 1870. The Of
fender. who was guilty of stealing state
revenues. was PUT In a large eauldron
Of cold water, which was slowly heated
10 the boiling point. His bones were
distributed as warning among the
npaVinpfai collectors
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

"Here's an ad dat SAYS dey wants a
man 10 do general work
what kind of work is dat, beau|
Dunno. but | bet It's dead easy. for
who ever heard of general doing any
hard work Chicago News.
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doesn't 1t make you feel little
blue to lind yourself getting oldT' in
quired the strictly fresh egg OF the
somewhat doubtful one.
NO. 1t doesn't" replied the latter:
when get little older I'm going on
the stage."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
The cherry is dellcacy much sought
affer by the whole feathered tribe.

after by the whole feathered tribe.
That, sleeping or waking, snakes
never close their eyes is curious fact.
The oldest living creature In the
world belongs to Walter Rothschild. IL
is giant tortoise, weighing a quarter
OF a ton, and 1t has a known life of 100
years
The ig Is the fayorlte fruit among
animals, and camels. horses, COWS,
hogs, sheep and goats will eat this
fruit as readily as man. The elephant
considers 1t dainty. while all the
fowls greedily deyour figs.
The antipathy of animals for certain
things Is unexplalnable, but the fact re-
mains, for example. that rattlesnakes
have decided dislike for the leaves of
the white ash. Experiments have
shown that they would rather run over
live Goals than touch white ash leaves
The dainty grass of Parnassus Is
beautiful but dishonest. II Is a bog
herb aud has glossy green leaves and
pure white blossoms, and is supposed
to be the poets flower. Its milk-whlte
flowers are among the loveliest of Eng
land, yet they are deeelYers. The drops
OF honey which bees and insects fancy
they see inside the petals are solid.
CLASSY limitations of honey, which fool
the busy gatherers who are nred in
this way that they may carry of lie
pollen TO other blossoms.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

"Oh. Absalomi' walled Mrs. Rambo
You've been drinking again. after al,
your promises
"Nanshy m'dear." replied Mr.. Ram.
bo, only had one lill' drinksh. felfr
toll me Z I'd eat raw onion take whish.
Ky of IN breath. 'Smatter 18th me Is |
eft too many raw onlonsh-eant you
shee f''-chicago Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Gen. Grant" said Farmer Early
peas. throwing down his weekly paper,
was the greatest of 'em all"
How can yon say II, Hiram" ex
claimed his wife. when our boy il
fghtln like sin in the Filyplnes?'-
Philadelphia North American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

He-I wonder why it is that mems
pockets are so easy to get at, while
Women's are so difieutl
She-Oh, that's easily explained A
man has no business with woman's
pocket, but a woman has with mans 3"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Anxious Parent-Doctor, my daugh-
Ter appears to be going blind, and she
IL about TO be married.
Doetor-Let her go right on with the
wedding; II anything can open her eye 80
marriage win.
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Very Rare.

Adallne-When | marry ! shall select
a man who resembles an are light.
Mae-Graeions, In what Way
Adallne-Not go out at night and
never smoke.-Chicago News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

You didn't even pay the minister
who married u.s. cried Mrs. Peck.
He deserved TO be hung upr
shouted Henry, sayagely. -Phlladel-
pha North American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
Can This he True?

Hix--I- wonder why a doctor never
prescribes for himself when he is ILL.,
Dix-Dont know. unless it's because
he can't send himself bill.
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Old Lady ION ocean steamerl-Merey
me, Is this all one ship?
Travelled Granddaughter-Why, yes,
grandma, and we haven't walked a
quarter the length of it yet.
"Graciousl How near will we be TO
the land when we get 10 the other
end p Boston Traveller.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Tne greatest depth in the Atlantic
Ocean has been found some one hun
bred miles 10 the nor:hward of the
Island OF st. Thomas. soundlngs OF
1875 fathoms having been obtained.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
CentenarIans In seryia.

OF all the countries in the world
Seryia contains the most centenarlans.
In that little country, with fewer than
100000 Inhabitants, there are 575
persons whose age exceeds 100 years
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Johnson What do you do when you
have any stomach tronblel
Thompson--I just keep still about 1t.
In that way | escape advice from ey-
erybody l meet.-Boston Transcript.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

"AIuss Bunk must be thoroughbred;
she has lofty, scornfnl carriage"
"Oh. | don't know! Some girls get
that air by refusing to help their moth.
ers with the work"
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OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
INGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and JoksIets that Are Supposed
to Have Been Recently Born-sayings
aud Doings that Are Old, Curious aud
LauxhsbIe-The Weeks Humor.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Many an originally honest man has
been labeled rogue for endeayoring 10
ny high In localities where the nying
was not good.-scranton Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Did you ever find that when you
stood up TO talk before an assemblage
you forgot everything you ever knew p
No" answered Senator Sorghum, II
never was investigated. Washington
Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

"How ] detest a hnmbng."
ITO whom do you REFER
why, that snob. Gillespie Jones'"
Hes no hnmbug; he's the real
thing"
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"she insisted on being married right
away this month"
well. she must be smltten."
"Then she let ont that her hair won't
stay frlzzled in July and August"
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Jngso-W What did the minister say
when The plate came up?
Hlngso-He said he wouldn't mind SO
much II the buttons we've all alike
Syracuse Herald
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A Logical Conclusion.

Sunday School Teacher-Now. can,
any girl tell me what are the Eplstles
Intelligent Seholar-Please. ma'am,
they were the wives of the Apostles
MoonshIne.
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Hot Weather cynici.n,.

"All things come to him who waits. +"
Yes; We get nearly everything we
want after we get through wanting It,"
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Willie. hate to whip you. II hurts
me worse than IT does you
Let ma do it. then. She can't pound
hard 'nough to hurt me ner her either
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you'll excuse me. Sir. but can't
possibly shave you II YOU hold your
head like that"
Old Brandy Drop who has dozed on
All RI, don't; cut me hair instead
Fun.
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Russian Education.

The state OF education In Russia ma,
be judged from the fact that there /,
only one village school for every u 0ol
persons.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

What does the forecast bulletin
sayY'
Threatening weather."
Threatening what-sunstrokes or
sh1lblainsT'
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Dick-These church fairs are deuced
bores.
Helen-Why so?
Dick-They bore such deueed big
holes in n fellows purse.
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That's the Trick.

whats the matter, old MANI"
"Oh. I've just had a quarrel with my
wife,
We'll. forget and forgive"
u never can forgive her; you see. |
was In the wrong"
Then, in that case demand an apol.
ogy."-Harlem Life.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

Ma, l don't like pas taking us on
SO many boat excursions"
why, daughter?"
at looks as If he was getting really
to say lie can't afford TO let us go to
the seashore."
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Pobbed of Motive Power.

81 don't value success in life as high.
ly as | used to-"
why notT'
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The up-to-date hair-dresser has the
newest kinks at his fingers ends.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

so we've got back from New York
Hogan? Phwat struck ye tn mostf"
VIII, tn mounted cops made yiry
| dape IMPRESSION on me-
"Dld they"
.Yls; put yer hand here on me head;
ye kin fale the IMPRESSION yit."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

First Observation-Disclosures and auto.
mobiles. What show has the horse
here in Paris? You seldom even see
him on the bouleYards.
Second American who has Just din
edl--No. he's in the soup.-Chleago
News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

AFTER people have won fame they
have nothing TO look forward to-
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Dentlst-For heavens sake. d 7
holer so, You've paid for painless
operation Fliegende Blaetter.
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Every married woman travels undst
An assumed name.
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Painfully Well Informed.

I'D be afraid TO marry a girl who
had just graduated. wouldn't you.
Billy?'
Yes; too much like going In for u
civil service examination"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31

wilkins said he acted the part OF
Hamlet last night as well as II Hamlet
had been there acting It himself
Il believe him.,
You dof"
Yes. there wasn't Il bit OF life In
him."
The record-union., 1899-05-21

DIR. p. R. WATTS. 1905 EIGHTH ST.
ONCE hours ~ to IL a. M, 2 to and
to p. m. Sundays, l to D. IN.