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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
NJ ny Theaters In ItnIy.

The population of Italy Is 100000
less than the population of France, but
Italy has more theaters than France
and twice as many as England, though
the population of the United Kingdom
is fully 100000 larger than that of
Italy. There are approximately 1000
places of amusement in the United
States. In Italy there are 44S, in France
437, n-Germany 800, In Great Britain
352, and in Spain 210. One explanation
of the large number of theaters in Italy
Is to be found In the fact that the cult
walton and appreciation Of music are
perhaps more general in Italy than In
any other country. and many of the
playhonses, therefore, are devoted not
to theatrical, but to musical, entertain
ments.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

dusk she talked and he listened, then
he talked and she listened. They found
much in common.
One day, returning to his o'clock
dinner, he found on his table some as
paragus In a delicate dish, temptingly
served. A card beside announced Miss
Sherburne's compliments. 1t will be
her pleasure to supply cooked vegeta-
bles in their season."
To her door he carried every morning
flowers enough to make her rooms fra
grant and beautiful The rain, the
winds, the charm of woods and fields,
the quiet and the freedom won Eve
back to health again. She was in love
with life once more. Was it because
of the friendship that had grown be-
tween a lonely man and woman, she
wondered, or because she was In better
health.
Adam Everett, man fashion, wasted
no time in wondering. At the gateway
Eve stood one lonely night, resting her
arms on the bars, singing softly. Up
the path to the other side came Adam.
She made a motion to unclose the gate.
He stopped her, saying: Keep it shut,
Eve, until my fate is settled. Am | 10
enter Paradlse2 l found on my table
tonight a plate Of apples, a womap's
gift. have eaten. You have tempted
me away from my solitary existence.
The first Eve tempted man out Of Para.
disc, you are tempting me in"
A blush suffused her fair face. She
stepped back and swung the gate wide
In answer. Adam entered.-Boston
Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
A LIGHT CANNON.
A Weapon Adopted recently by the
Congo Free State.

A Weapon Adopted ecentIy by the
Congo Free State.
The great steel works of the Belgian
Cockerill Society AT Seraing have re-
Gently supplied the Congo State with "A
new. light type of cannon which may
easily be transported either by man or
animals. II Is SO light that 1t may be
carried on wagon or in a small boat.
A single man can haul II. and two men
at the rope can keep up with n column
of infantry.
When Ii Is desired to carry the gun
on the backs of horses or mules three
animals are necessary. the first to carry
the cannon. the second the gun carriage
without the wheels. and the third the
wheels and the boxed munitions. Three
or four minutes are all the time needed
TO mount or unmount the cannon and
prepare IL for transportation.
The cannon has n callher Of about two
inches. and Is made of one piece OF
steel. While every part Of the gun car
rlagp Is Of forged or east steel. The
cartridges are ordinary shells, and the
black powdef or eordie may be used.
A considerable number of these wen
pons are to be supplied TO the Congo
State army. The gun is regarded ms n
very substantial. light. and simple
weapon. The tests have been most sat
isfactnry. and II is thought the gun may
have great future, not only In coun-
tries where roads and transport ami
mails do not exist, but even In the
mountainous regions of Europe. New
York sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
PLAYED ai. Client False.

II shall have to make lawyer out Of
that boy of mine. | don't see any other
way out of it," declared the well
known attorney, with a laugh. HE
came into my office the other day on
his way bone from school and laid a
nickel down on the desk before me.
"'What is this for SOM | asked.
Retainer he answered soberly.
"'Very WELL said l, entering into the
Joke. What have | been retained
uponY
my boy dug down into his pocket
and produced a note from his teacher
and placed 1t before me without COM
ment. 1t was to the effect that he had
been cutting up and advised a whip
ping.
"'Now, what would you adviser
asked he in businesslike voice after
had read the note and saw the trap
that young rascal led me into.
az think that out first move should
be to apply for change Of venue
said l.
Every WE'LL he answered. You're
handling the case
"Then we will turn the note over
to your mother said l.
81 saw the young lmp's face fall at
this, but he braced up and said:
"'See here, pop, you're bound TO see
me through on this, cause you've ac-
cepted my retainer. you know
"T'n argue your case before the
court | answered, but you will have
to accept the decision. | would not
dare to attempt to influence the court
"Well, | pleaded the boys case,
promptly had 1t thrown out of court.
and the boy got what he deseryed-a
good whipping.
at was the first time | ever played
false to a client."-Detroit Free Press.
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sHAKesPEAREAN PARTS.
The Melancholy Dane Is the Longest
of Them All.

The longest part in any Shakespeare
an play is Hamlet who is before the
audience almost constantly. Hamlet Is
constant talker and 1t Is surprising
that in the circumstances he says SO
many wise things. lie has TO his share
1860 lines. Richard Ill is another long
part, as the character speaks l,lG1
lines and next comes lago. with LII
lines. Henry V has 1,063 lines.
One would suppose from seeing the
representation or from looking over the
play that Othello had more lines than
Iago, but 1t is not the case. for the val
liant Moor has only 1888 lines. Coriola-
nus has $50, the Duke In Measure For
Measure" $50 and Timon $50. Antony
In Antony and Cleopatra" does not
seem a very long part judging by the
appearance of the prompt book, but in
reality he has $50 lines.
Brutus in Julius Caesar" has 727,
Falstaff in Henry V" TO. Macbeth
appears long part judging from how
much he is on the stage In the repre-
sentatlon, but In fact he has only 705
lines. Romeo has 61S, which Is only
few more than the King In Hamlet"
who has 551. Casslus In Julius Cm-
sar." although a first class part. has
but 507 lines.
The female parts In shakespeare's
plays are not very long. The actress
who plays Portia has $50 lines to
study. Rosalind has 749. Cleopatra
has go and Juliet 541. Desdemona
has only $3.50. Beatrice has 300 Only
20 Of Shakespeare's women have more
than 300 lines each, and some of the
most famous of the great bard's femI-
nine creations have comparatively lit
tie to say. Cordelia In king Lear"
has only 115 lines. Kate In Tanning Of
the Shrew," although SO conspicuous
and voluble, has but 900. while Lady
Macbeth has but 211.-Baltlmore Amer.
lean
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

Sir Lyon Playfalr. who represented
the University of Edinburgh for seven
teen years. naturally came in contact
with the most eminent medical men OF
England. and, according to Health, lie
put this question TO most OF them: "Dld
you. In your extensive practice. ever
know patient who WAS afraid to dlcY''
with two exceptions, IT seems, they an
swered No" One of these exceptions
was Sir Benjamin Brodie. who said he
had seen one case. The other was Sir
Robert Christlson, who hnd seen one
case. that of girl of bad character.
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onous and so hopelessw
mo wonder! You have made a ma
chine of yourself. When you go back
to Mother Earth you're a country girl,
are you notD you will be In love with
life again, as you were a dozen years
ago, when you couldn't stay out of
doors enough to satisfy your craving"
Il remember!" her eyes frightened.
Il loved to work in the garden; not the
flower garden, but among the vegeta
bles, homely, useful things-like my
self. No one can give me points on
planting. I'm farmers daughter"
The doctor took up the morning pa
per and read: 'To let, small cottage
house, modern improvements, with
kitchen garden; terms easy"
Would that suit met" she said.
Il think So"
"I'll apply"
Let me know the result said the
doctor as he ushered her to the door.
1t was such pretty cottage, and the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
A Topsy Iurvy Land.

The law of the japanese Is that of in
version-least 1t seems so to US. View
ing things from an Oriental standpoint,
we would probably think our present
way Of life the topsy turyy way and
pity ourselves for shortsightedness and
foolishness, as they do now.
In Japan white is mourning both for
men and women, while women indi-
cate their age by their costume. The
Japanese has no foundation to his
house, but instead the roof is ballasted
that being considered a better safe
guard against the violent storms. After
dinner speeches are made before din
ner, and probably no custom shows the
innate good breeding of the japanese
more than this last. Think of the be-
lated guests If such a custom were
oursl Think Of the speeches thrown to-
the airl
Some of the Japanese symbols are
interesting and deserve recognition, so
popular are their works of art In our
homes. Look closely at Japanese screen,
panel, kimono, fan, and you will find
the inevitable cherry blossom, the ma
tional flower; the plum, which signifies
sweetness Of heart; the pine, the
strength Of vigorous old age; a woman
under a roof, charming symbol of COP.
tent.
The obliqueness Of the Japanese eye.
lid, which comes before one always In
speaking Of anything Japanese, is
caused, it is said, by their living in high
latitude, protection of nature, accord.
ed, too, TO many animals.-New York
Herald.
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White Pine News.
ELY, NEVADA.
The Head walter.. Tips.

One OF the most expensive restau-
rants in New York is conducted, so far
as its observing patrons can tell, on
unique system of tips. The head wait
er Of the room devoted to the use OF
the men guests makes it point to be
come acquainted with them, find out
their names and becomes genial In the
half respectful, half presuming way
that so frequently passes for good ma
ture among employees of the Kind In
this country. Naturally he receives
liberal fees from his clientele, which Is
made up of rich men able TO pay high
prices for the extra service they re-
ceive.
When there is no financial response
Of this kind to the walters advances,
his cordiality dlminishes The walters
under him do, with unusual willing
ness, the head walters bidding They
are evidently Indifferent as to their
own success In the matter Of fees. 1t
is only the good will of the head waiter
that appears to be the goal of all their
efforts.
Such unselfishness astonishes regular
patrons of the restaurant. and one in
particular undertook to discover the
reason Of this attitude of the walters |
toward their chief. He learned after
awhile that the tips the head waiter
received were large enough to enable
him to give the walters part of bis |
earnings for attending with particular
care to his patrons. who, as rule, con-
fine their contributions to the head
waiter. The guests who fail to take
advantage of the head walters over
lures to friendllness are not likely to
fare well in that restaurant, where the
walters, certain of a fee from the man |
over them. are Indifferent to the guests
not included among the list of his pa
trons-New York Sun.
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FIRST PRAYER IN CONGRESS.
IL was Offered By an Episcopa1ian
Clergyman In 1777.

CLERGY man IN Asss
We are most of us familiar with the
well-known engraving entitled THE
First Prayer In Congress" but few per
sons have ever heard that prayer.
In Thatcher's Military Journal, I'M
der the date OF December, TIT, is
found a note containing the identical
first prayer In Congress. made by the
Rev. David Buche. ID. D., an Episco-
pal clergyman, at the time rector of
Christ Church, Philadelphia. The sub
Joined Ii a copy of 1t:
"Oh, Lord, our Heavenly Father,
high and mighty King OF Kings and
Lord of Lords, who dost from thy
throne behold all the dwellers of the
earth, and reignest with power su-
preme and uncomfortable over the
kingdoms. empires and governments,
look down In mercy we beseech thee,
on these American states, who have
fed to thee from the rod of the oppres-
sor and thrown themselves on thy
gracious projections; desiring to be
hencefolth dependent only ON thee; to
thee have they appealed for the right
eousness of their cause, to thee do they
now look for countenance and support
which thou alone canst give. Take
them. therefore, Heavenly Father, un-
der thy nurturing care: give them wis
dom and valor in the field. Defeat the
malicious designs of our adyersarles;
convince them of the unrighteousness
OF their cause; and, If they still per-
sist in their sangunary purpose, oh.
let the voice of thy unerring Justice,
sounding In their hearts, constrain
them TO drop the weapons of battle. Re
thou present, o God of Wisdom, and
direct the councils of this honorable as
semblage; enable them TO settle things
on the best and surest foundation. that
the scene of blood may be speed
lily closed; that order, har-
mony, and peace may be re-
stored. and truth and justice. religion
and piety prevail and flourish among
the people. Preserve the health OF
their bodies and the yigor of their
minds; shower down on them and the
millions they here represent such TEN.
poral blessings as thou seest expedient
for them in this world. and crown them
with everlasting glory In the world 10
come. All this we ask In the name and
through the merits of Jesus Christ, thy
Son, our Savior. Amen"-Current Lat
erature
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

SEE SAW

The worrs all right, reckon-fact Is,
I've got no doubt;
When it's down" on one poor Teller IT
helps another out;
They amt no use ia growlin' at the shad-
ders H. the sky;
It's a see-saw sorter business till it Ions
US high en- dry!
Keep the road, believers
Never mind the weather;
Some sweet day
Wen find the way,
An all reach home togetherl
The worl's all right, reckon-jest got
to let her goi
It's up en- down ferever-but the good
Lord fixed it so.
They ain't no use in growlin': the song
still beats the sigh,
It's see-saw sorter business till they
land US high an dryi
Keep the road, believers
Never mind the weather;
Some sweet day
Wen find the way,
An all reach home together.
Atlanta Constitution.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

A Clevelander who made a trip to
Washington says that, much as he was
impressed by the beauty and grandeur
Of the national capital and its sur
roundings, the thing he will remem-
Der longest was a remark he heard
made by colored deckhand on one
OF the handsome boats that take daily
trips up and down the Potomac.
These boats stop at many of the pic
turesque little Virginia and Maryland
river towns that dot the banks of the
historic river and take freight ship
ments to and from Washington. One
Of the things shipped from one of the
down river towns on the boat the
Clevelander rode on was a goat of the
sort that delights the average small
boy. The Clevelander was wandering
about the boat, interested In the DIFF
ferences between the Potomac river
boat and the Lake Erie craft with
which he was familiar, when he no.
ticed the colored deckhand standing
almost motionless before the goat,
which was tied to one of the supports
of the upper deck. He was scratching
his head and apparently very much
puzzled.
whats the matterY the Cleveland
er asked the deckhand.
"Why," answered the colored man,
"de goat done eat up whar he gwine
to-"
The goat had simply chewed up and
swallowed the tag on which was the
address to which he was being ship
ped.-Clevelan Leader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

According to the Washington CORE
spondent of the Chicago Record. there
is man In the Senate who can write
equally well with both hands. Some
times he uses one and sometimes the
other One of his colleagues, after
watching him awhile one day, said:
Senator. | did not know that you
were ambdextrous."
YES" retorted the Senator, II have
to be In order to keep the run OF this
Senate"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
A MISNAMED TRAIN.
Back woodsman Couldn't Get Anything
that He Wanted.

Backwoodsman Couldn't Get Anything
that He Wanted.
He had driven from a backwoods
hamlet to the station and after making
an inquiry of the conductor boarded
the train for Philadelphia, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
When well on the way he stopped the
blue-coated official and asked in all Sc
robustness:
Pm sorter hungry. VIII We tell me
Jest where the eatin'car isl"
There is none on this train" was the
answer. Its short run does not require
It,"
Huh" grunted the questioner.
(Which Of yer keers is the one that ye
Jest loll around in an turn and twist
yer cheer any way We please? Don't
imagine that because l never went rail-
these things"
you probably mean the Pullman.
We haven't any attached"
well, Dustin squashesl W'ere's yer
cigar stand, SOS kin be buyin' weed
an lightin' up?"
I'VE don't have such thing, man."
AN we've no place fer me ter git my
shoes shined, ter be surep
mo, SIR"
Course, I'd be crazy ter think ye
might have barber lad aboardY
1--WE haven't any,"
The rural gentleman subjected the
conductor to a menacing scrutiny from
head to foot and back again. Then he
drawled out in an angry, disappointed
tone of voice:
well, sufferin' cornmealI l thought
tramp
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

At a school one day a teacher. hav-
ing asked most of his pupils the diff
ference between an island and a PENN
sula without receiving a satisfactory
answer, came TO the last boy.
al can explain 1t. SIR" said the bright
youth. First get two glasses. FIJI
one with water and the other with
milk. Then catch a fly and place 1t
I'm the glass OF water. That dy Is an
island, because 1t is entirely surround
ed by water. But now place the fy In
the glass of milk, and 1t will be q
peninsula. because 1t Is nearly sur
rounded by water"
The boy went to the top Of the class
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
Not 10 BE Discouraged.

"Polite society" is often at its wits
end to devise means of getting rid of
people who are not wanted as callers
or visitors. but who will not take a
hint. for polite society cannot say In
SO many words. 81 do not want you to
come again" A French paper repeats
this dialogue between two ladies':
"And so you still receive that dread
full Nine. Comeaga!np
impossible to get her to take hintl
Do you know, the last time she called
1 never offered her a chairp
"And what was the resultY'
"Result? Why. the next time she
came she brought a folding camp
afoolp
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

Superintendent was watching you
and observed that you entered but one
house In the square between Upth and
Blank streets. yet your report gives full
statistics of every family In that
square. Please explain this, sir.
Census Taker-The lady whom saw
In that one house belongs to the same
card clubs as do all the other ladies In
that neighborhood.- Ameri-
can.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

Daughter-Papa, | wish you'd get me
the New Universal International I'm
abridged Encyclopedia, complete in
ninety nine volumes.
Father-Gee Whitaker! Why do you
wait that?
Daughter Clara Wsyupp
has one. New York Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
GET All the News.

mo" said the Oldest Inhabitant, 81
don't s'pose daily paper could do well
here in BowersvilIe You see, there's
either a quilting bee, a sewing circle, a
literary society or a sociable every
night, an when they don't happen the
women folks goes to the milliner store
or the dressmaker's."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
NiRht Blindnesa.

Night blindness Is a curious afrec-
ton of the eye In which the patient
sees very well during the day, but be-
comes blind as night approaches. 1t 10
mostly met with in warm climates, and
usually gives way to mild treatment.
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The Man of Il.

Poor Lotp exclaimed a lady in the
art gallery as she paused in front or
painting representing the family
leaving the doomed city; Il wonder
what he thought when he beheld his
wife transformed into pillar of saltP'
81 suppose replied her husband,
that he thought he would now have
a chance to get fresh one."-Chicago
News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
PIE In PhiladeInhia

Really" exclaimed the waitress In
Mrs. staryem's boarding house, who
had seen better days, I'VE never fur.
nish knife with pie"
''NoY remarked the new boarder;
well, then, bring the ax."-Philadel.
phis Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

Ellen longed to see a pig killed. An
older person suggested TINT such a de-
sire on the part of little girl was
neither womanly nor nice.
Yes, | know" said Ellen, APOLOGIZE
cally, "but mlghtn't we pretend that II
was the execution of Mary Queen of
Scots%
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

$50, there" said Mrs. Henpeck, con-
Guiding her remarks, "A word to the
wise is sufficient
Yes, my dear" replied Henpeck,
land to the average married man a
word In edgewise is sufficient"-Phila-
delphia Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

my grneiousr cried the sympathet.
Ic girl i0ur dog seems half starved.
He looks as II he hadn't had anything
to eat for week"
"Ncithef he has poor fellow" replied
the college student Il forgot all about
him"
"Why. where was hef'
locked up IN my study ROOM
philadelphia Il. cord
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

"Well, Maria, | have decided to take
the awful risk"
what risk, John?"
Even though 1t may be my death"
"John, for goodness"
"And | better tell you in advance
that | prefer a granite monument"
what In the world are you going to
do, John Stubb|
81 am going to take off my fiannels,
Mariar'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

The medium stood behind the black
curtain. Suddenly there sounded n
loud rapping.
rs that dear Charles rappingT' in
ouired the lady who was there to inter
view her deceased husband.
NOM" spoke up the mediums SON;
that's the iceman at the front door"
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The Modern Engagement

Heiress-Your offer is 1attering
Baron, but cannot marry you!
Baron-Well, then, at least become
engaged to me for about three weeks
to improve my credit?'-Fliegende
Blaetter.
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Expedience.

Blobbs-So Bjones has married his
deceased wife's sister.
Slobbs-Yes; he didn't want to take
chances with a new mother-in-law.-
Philadelphia Record.
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ADAM AND EVE.
sssssssssssssss~sssssssss

o l must give up
my ype writing
and live out of
doors ?" she said.
Yes, If you
want to live at
all, was the doc
tors answer.
"W IL, really,
sometimes l don't
care the snap of
my finger for liy-
ing. It's so monot-
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Style in Tatters.

Daughter. your silk petticoat 10
dreadfully fringed out: you ought not
to wear It,"
"Oh, ma; you are so old-timeyl A
ragged silk petticoat Is ever 50 much
better than no silk petticoat at ALL
Indianapolis Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30

''Hank" Green came In the other day
with a drove of steers. Hank" says
there is a man In his settlement 80
stingy that he wants to die right away
because he heard tombstones are going
IN