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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-03-29

fragrant Havana cigar. On the lounge
next to him were seated a woman and
her daughter, the latter being imme-
diately next to the smoker. The draft
in the corridor blew the smoke from
the cigar across the younger woman's
face. to which, although 1t annoyed her
extremely, the smoker remained seem
ingly either oblivious or else wholly
Indifferent. Finally, after several quite
audible remarks TO her mother apropos
of the rudeness of men In general In
smoking in the presence of women,
which passed rapidly into a somewhat
hectic comment on this smoker In par
ticular, the frayed string of her tenn
per broke, and, turning savagely to the
tormentor, she said: IF you were my
husband, do you know I'd poison
you" Her neighbor, removing his ell
gar from his lips, promptly responded:
And do you know, madame were you
my wife. I'd take that poison ?'-New
York Tribune.
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trails was Independence. Mo. He start
ed in business With Il little outfit Of six
wagons and forty oxen, for 1t took six
oxen to draw one of the wagons. His
first trip was made to Santa Fe, and
the run of 500 miles and back was made
In ninety-two days. This was unprece-
dented ut the time, and the fact that
Majors brought his oxen in as fat and
sleek as when they started out gave
him reputa ton among the traders.
Up to that time It had been conceded
that no man could manage yoke of
oxen without swearing. A teamster
was hired more on his reputation for
swearing and shooting than for driv-
ing. Col Majors was a religious man
and for long time conscientious scru-
Piles stood In the way of his going INTO
the freigltng business lie would not
employ men who swore, and lie would
not haul freight on Sundays
As traffic increased it fell gradually
into the hands OF Majors overland
freight, and he took in two partners
and changed the name to Majors, Rus
sell & Waddell. They soon increased
their teamlng outfit to 10000 oxen and
1000 wagons dividing them into 'out-
fits" or trains" moving out of indie
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a few days ago boy was missing
from schoolroom In one of the uptown
public school buildings. The teacher
looked around and failed to see the
familiar face
Does any pupil know why Tommy
McGregor isn't In school to-dayT she
inquired.
lhere was no answer.
The teacher repeated the query.
Then little girl slowly lifted her
hand.
Please ma'am," she said, II know"
And why does he stay away,
Nary
Please. ma am. it's because he's got
measles inside"
Mary had read the contagious disease
card that was tackled on the front OF
the house. Baltimore Herald.
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MloHrlesT OF eLAcKsMIrHs.
Tubal Cain Was Not the Earliest Smiti
of Whom There Is Record.

ON the banks of the Tigrls. three
ffths of n mile south of Nlneveh. at
the village of Nlmrod, place prolific
In ancient relies. that has been worked
for the last ten years, has just been
discovered n copper snlthy. Four bur
led cities exist here and In one of them.
Investigated by IL commission from
the University of Pennsylvania. this
smIthy was found. Its owner piled
his trade at least 4.T5O years before
Tubal Cain, who was the father of ore
and forge work. according 10 the Bi-
bic. and with more skill and knowl-
edge of the arts than the latter. Won
derfully preserved machines and tools
were found with the smlthy, also IL
collection of clay tablets found In the
shops covered with cuneiform writ
ing, revealing Information respecting
the age. development aud scope Of the
business and other data.
The business was founded by Ham
jau and was carried ON through
thirty-two generations of the family.
Each owner not only studied the prac-
Teal part OF his business. but was
yersed In mathematics. drawing and
physical phenomena and the laws of
nature which latter he studied 10
bring the business to perfection. One
of the states bore the admonition not
to use zine or other metals Ia the
manufacture of cooking utensils aud
water vessels, because by law OF na.
ture not understood the stronger met
al. copper. has "A disturbing effect on
the weaker metals. We know now
that this phenomenon Is the galyanie
current produced at the points OF con
tact between the copper and the zine
or other electrically opposed metals.
and that IL is this electrical current
that accelerates oxidation at the points
OF contact. Hamjau exhorts his sue
eessors TO perfect themselves in the
practical part of the business as well
as In the theoretical part. One OF the
machines has striking resemblance
to machine used to-day for the bend,
ing OF metal hoops and rings and no
doubt was used for a similar purpose.
Sor the making OF cutters. pipes aud
cylinders the instructions are detailed.
New York Press.
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The Eject of His FACE.

An amusing story Is told at the ex-
pense of Winston Churchill. the author.
An old man, seeing the picture Of
Churchill displayed in the window of a
Baltimore bookseller. inquired of a by
stander whom 1t represented.
winston Churchill" was the reply.
where does he preach?"
Being told that Mr.. Churchill was not
a preacher, he asked: "Ain't he? What
did you say his name isT'
winston Churchill. He writes nov
els"
"Does what?"
"Writes novels"
The man shook his head with a look
of pity and declared: 100 bad! Too
bad! He has a good face"
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Art OF Shell DodRinR.

According to British sergeant ma
jor of artillery quoted in Pearson's
Weekly, "shell lodging" on the battle
field Is quite an art. In all his long ex-
perience, and he took somewhat
prominent part in the Khartoum battle
of last summer. he said he had only
seen three or four shells actually in the
air, and they came from the gun he
himself fired.
He explained that there are few
guns with a somewhat slow muzzle We
loclty, and the men firing these car
sometimes catch glimpse of the shells
In their flight, but 1t would be impos
sibe for any man TO see a shot com
ing toward himself
Dodging shells is done by getting un
der cover Immediately before a gun 1,
actually fired.
For instance" said the sergeant ma
ior, III | were climbing a hill at ths
top OF which gun was directed
against me | could tell exactly wher
a shell was likely to come bounding
along. Before the order is given to fir
the men In charge of the piece 'stant
clear and that is the warning note, 81
to speak. Keep your weather eye OF
the gun directed against you and whel
the gunners stand clear you dodge thu
shot"
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Very few people outside official cir
cles know what large number OF ba-
bies are born every year In the intrm-
aries of prisons and penltentlarles, the
little people always causing quite Il
fiutter of attentlveness and excitement
among female Warders and prisoners
alike.
or course there is a vast difference In
prisoners, and sometimes the person
least attentive to the prison baby Is the
mother herself; but, on the other hand.
the general body OF the women prison
ers make the most pathetic efforts, by
means of all manner OF tri1lng scraps
and odds and ends, to fabricate articles
of wear and ornament for the out-of-
place little stranger.
volunteer to tend 1t, and 1t Is often the
case that the most refractory and diff
cult Of the prisoners soften and greatly
alter by being allowed to do little
things for II; indeed, It acts through
out like n verltable ray OF sunshine
among the whole of the poor prisoners,
who generally manage to get themselves
into great good humor by suggesting as
volubly as the prison rules will permit
fantastic names for the child. Within
certain period OF their birth these
children are taken away from the
mother and are tended elsewhere with
the utmost care and humanity.
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WAC Was Shot?

| A duel was once fought by two mem
named Shott and Mott. Mott was shot
and Shot was not In this case II is
better to BIO Shot than Mott. There
was a rumor that Mott was not shot,
but that Shott was shot notwithstand.
Ing. Circumstantial evidence Is not
always good. On trial 1t might APP
pear that the shot Shot shot shot Mott,
or 1t might be possible that the shot
shot shot shot Shott himself, when
the whole affair would be as at first,
and Shot would be shot and Mott
would be not We think, however, that
the shot shott shot shot not Shott, but
Mott; any way, II IL hard to tell who
was shot.
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rranb tines there was n stretch Of 1000

graph lines there was stretch or 2,0OO
miles to the coast. Majors had already
established an overland stage line, op-
Grated by the firm of Majors, Russell
& Waddell But up to 1859 mail from
the Atlantic seaboard was carried by
steamer to the Isthmus of Panama and
then by steamer again up the western
coast, and at the least the trip required
twenty-five days. Senator Gwin, or
California, believed that the establish
ment of an overland express would lead
to increased immigration. and finally
lead TO the building of railroad and tele-
graph lines, which 1t did. He peTuaded
Col. Majors and his partners TO start
the pony express, and Col. Majors at
that time became the virtual head or
the overland freight, overland stage
line. and pony express. Up to that
period the fastest time ever made by
news from the Missouri River TO San
Francisco was twenty-one days. The
pony express curtailed this to ten days,
taking dispatches from the wire at 81.
Joseph, No. and carrying them the rest
OF the way on horseback. The route
was divided into 1870 stations, and 300
horses and 2S0 men were required for
the work Eighty of these men acted
as riders. The riders were all old
plainsmen and scouts, brave and dar-
ing. and the story of the pony express
is one of thrilling adventure. Two hun
dred and fifty miles day was made
by the express, and none Of the riders
carried an extra ounce Of weight. The
horses were wiry mustangs used to the
trail. full of endurance. and as sure
footed as mountain goats.
The work done by the pony express
was the marvel of the day and the
feats of Craftsmanship then accom-
plished are still talked OF. However, 1t
never paid running expenses and was
eventually sold.
For some years past Col. Majors had
been living "A quiet life, his time being
occupied in the writing of book of his
experiences. In many respects he was
a wonderful man and history will claim
him as a most remarkable figure.
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He had been studying shorthand,
thinking 1t might be help to him In
his business, and naturally he was in
terested in 1t. So 1t happened that
when he did something to displease his
wife and she started TO tell him what
she thought of 1t all he asked her to
wait a minute.
"Wait a minutew she exclaimed In
establishment. "WhyT
Il don't like to miss such a splendid
chance for practice" be replied. reach
ing for his pencil and paper. 'T'm
training for speed certificate, you
know. and rapid dictation is just what
I want. Now go ahead"
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plains and into this time had been
crowded events which are history.
1t was in 1S4S that Col. Majors began
his frslghting on the old Santa Fe trail,
running line Of wagons between indie
pendence, Mo, and Santa Fe., \. Nj.
Majors Overland Freight soon became
famous all over the world. He was not
the first man to carry freight over the
trail, but he was the first man 10 de-
yelop overland freighting as an indus
try and to insure In any degree the safe
ty of his goodss His beginning was
made auspciously ON the edge Of the
gold fever, and soon he, and the part
ners he afterward associated with him,
had established lines TO Mexico Call
fornia. Colorado and Utah. and in Que
year the profits of the firm Of Majors,
Russell x Waddell amounted TO $780,
900. Nearly all of the freight carried
over the Rocky Mountains by contract
at that time was carried in Majors
wagons. and the Government contracts
were all intrusled to him.
When Col. Majors began operations
the Eastern terminus Of the freighting
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ELEVATORS IN THE CAPITOL.
Persons 10 Whom Is Due the Credit of
Their Introduction.

II came here" said the veteran ex,
member Of Congress, when elevators
were unknown. Not long afterward
they made their appearance in several
OF the large cities. They were consld-
cred an expensive luxury, and nobody
dreamed of placing them In the cap
itol. Singular as 1t may seem, the first
man TO propose and advocate their In
PRODUCTION was member from Texas.
lie was the heaviest man In the House,
and represented the San Antonio dis
tret. His name was Gustaye Schlei-
ger, and he was born in Germany. At
the time of his Introduction of reso-
south wing Watchdog Holman was
chairman Of the committee on appro-
priations. He fought the resolution,
tooth and nail, on the score OF economy.
He regarded II as the acme Of extraya-
ganee. Schleiger. however. was per
slstent. He fought Holman TO a stand
still. and was finally beaten by the
strategy so characteristic of the Hoo
sier statesman. Even the city mem
bers voted against the resolution. The
big German. however. had attracted
the attention of the whole country.
This pleased his constituents, aud he
was reelected. He came back TO the
Forty-fifth Congress and continued the
agitation for an elevator. lie died near
the close OF the third session. much re-
GREETED.
''In the Forty-sixth Congress Robert
Klotz of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania
Dutchman, championed Schleiger's
hobby. He was so persistent In adyo-
eating 1t that one of his colleagues said
to him one day: You want 10 be hoist
ed 10 your seat, do you? Well. the peo-
pie will hoist you next fall. You Will
get all the hosting you want then
The prediction failed. Mr.. Klotz was
returned to Congress, after he had sue
ceeded in securing an appropriation for
an elevator. II was made In the Forty
sixth Congress In the sundry civil Dill.
Holman was no longer chairman of the
committee on appropriations. His sue
cessor was the Hon. John De witt Clin-
ton Atkins of Tennessee. The fact re-
mains. however, TINT the Introduction
of the elevators in the capitol was due
TO the efforts of two statesmen of Ger
man extraction. Washington CORE
spondent Philadelphia Record.
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GOOSE HUNTING IN MARYLANoi
How the Gunners Go About 1t Along
the Chesapeake's Shores.

There Is fine wild goose hunting at
the Baltimore sun. A blind In the
form OF n pit is made ia the sand on
shore near where the geese and swans
are known 10 rest and feed. White
wooden blankets are spread In and
around the blind TO make II comfort
able. and corn is strewn within thirty
yards OF IT. After nlghtfall the hunt
ers hide themselves In the pit. strap
ping up In white blankets which cannot
be detected by the water fowls FROM
the white sand OF the beach. Absolute
silence Is maintained.
From far out in the bay comes the
familiar "honk, honk." OF the incoming
flock. and the hunters get down low In
the pit. The geese allght near the end
OF the beach, and soon are In shallow
feeding water. The watch goose"
which is always a gander. and which
never seems to eat or sleep. makes a
reconnaissance in advance of the flock
and finds the corn. II. after close In
spectlon OF the surroundings, he Is sat
isned Of safety, he calls the flock, and
It eagerly responds. The geese, loom
ing up in the night. look as big as os-
trlches from the blind. When within
range the signal 10 fire is given In pan
tomime by the leader OF the hunters.
and something happens when the big
No. 8 guns boom.
Some geese are killed outright others
are wounded 80 they cannot fly, and
those unhurt take to instant flight. As
they rise another volley Is poured into
the flock. The dead and wounded birds
are retrieved by trained Chesapeake
bay dogs, II the hunters have them;
otherwise by the hunters themslyes,
who rush into the Icy water, pursuing
first the wounded fowls and afterward
picking up the dead ones. This ends
the shooting from that blind that night.
At times there Is cold, tiresome
all-night walt with no results. No. 3
guns and the best ammunition are
used. The shells are loaded with six
or seven drains of powder and with
from two to three ounces OF b. b. chill
ed shot
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Only Reward Asked.

One of our officers In the Philippines
is very much disllked by his men. One
evening rs he was returning home he
slipped into some deep water. A pri.
waite In his regiment, however, hap
pened to see him. and after some trou-
Sic succeeded In pulling hin sut. The
uhicer was very profuse In his thanks
aud asked his rescuer the best way he
could repay him.
THE best you can reward me- said
the soldier, "is to say nothing about it,
why. my dear fellow" said the as
tonished officer, why DO you wish me
to say nothing about itr'
Because, II the other fellows knew
I'd pulled you out they'd chuck me inr'
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TAKEN FOR A HoLo.uP MAN.
An Individual who Tried to Satisfy a

An Individual Who Tried TO Satisfy 9
WOman's Curiosity Got in Trouble.
II hate romantic girls" said little
excltable-looklng man to substantial
individual on a north-bound car. Il
came very near having TO go TO Jail Oh
account of one"
The large man settled himself com
fortably and the little one continued:
Il was taking Miss Sentimental home
after dance last Thur day night. OF
rather Friday morning. and the wealth
er being conducive to a chat on the
steps. took advantage of the opportuni-
ty. Miss Sentimental Is very entertain
ing at times)
Il had talked OF everything visible,
Invisible, sublime and ridiculous with
out arouslng any interest. so after CIV
Ing her two or three compliments ana
producing no effect | knew something
was wrong.
'''0h, Mr. Weakling,' she suddenly
cried, In an excited voice. Do look at
those menr
Il looked toward a vacant lot on the
corner and saw two men with shoyels,
picks or some such instruments quietly
moving around. | didn't know what
was the matter, but assured her that
nothing was wrong
"'Mr. Weaklng,' she persisted. they
are murderers burying their victim,
Some awful crime has been committed
Il was puzzled and felt uneasy my
self.
"'Or perhaps they are burglars bury
Ing their plumber continued Miss SEN
timental. Mr.. Weakling, IL you are
brave man you will go and demand that
they give up the stolen goods. | will
stay here and scream II you need help
"The position became embarrassing.
But Miss Sentimental stood In the door
way with a heroic expression on her
face, and her whole attitude expressing
defiance. 80 started for the corner.
THE men certainly did look queer, In
the pale light. quietly moving around.
As l drew near them | called In the
loudest voice could command;
Hold up your hands,
Both men jumped as X they had
been shot and came toward me. catch
ing my arms and holding them down at
my sides. Miss Sentimental screamed
until the nelghbors came out to see
what the trouble was. or opened their
windows and yelled for the police.
But the police didn't hear.
zone of the supposed burglars said
with decided Irish accent:
Its got so now, begorry, that a de
cent man can't even clean the streets
without one of them blamed hold-ups
IL after them. But we've got you now,
Mr.. Funnyman. This is about your last
appearance. I'm thinking
II tried TO explain the situation, and
only after Miss Sentimentals father
mother. nephew and little sister Miss
Sentimental had fanted) had sworn
that | was Mr.. Weakling and their
friend, was l allowed to go. Well, this
is my street. Over the river"
And the little man disappeared
around the corner.-Chicago Times
Herald.
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TO FIGHT AGAINST THE BOER.
Lord Strathcona Will Equip Force
of Canadian Rough Riders.

Lord strathcona Will Equip Force
of Canadian Rough Riders.
The offer OF Lord Strathcona, Cana
dian high commissioner IN London, to
equip at his own expense corps of
400 mounted volunteers, for service
with the English in their war against
the Beers, has attracted considerable
attention. This splendid offer has been
accepted by the Dominion government
and picked men Will he recruited from
the northwest and Manitoba The es.
timated cost of the force even for n
short campaign will be over $500, 900
and IT the war lasts unusually long the
| figures may reach $1,000, 900 or So. 600.
900. This act crowns many princely
donations made by Lord Strathcona to
various philanthroplc and educational
enterprises In the Dominion.
Sir Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona,
was born In Scotland rs years ago. He
,emigrated to Canada Mt an early age
and reached this side of the Atlantic
with but little money In his pocket. lie
was Of an adventurous disposition,
however, and plunged into the life OF Il
pioneer In the uDdeyeloped Canadian
West. He grew up with the country
and amassed u fortune. lie has long
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been one of the wealthest men In Can.
ada and Is President of the greatest
concern In the Dominion, the Montreal
Bank. He is also President OF that
great corporation. the Hudson Bay
Company. AS a director of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway and one of the
largest stockholders of that railroad,
lie has been an important factor In de-
veloping the West. Sir Donald has
been for nearly forty years connected
with Canadian politics and has been
during the greater part of that time
one of the most prominent figures in
Canadian national life. both as a
shrewd. practical politician and great
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ITALIAN WoMAN's ADVENTURE,
Aerial Flight of Teresa FalcioIa Half
Mile Above the Earth.


Teresa Falclola. an Italian peasant
woman. met recently with an extraordii
nary adventure. Near her home, in the
village OF Quarna. which nestles in d
spacious valley, is high and wooded
mountain. and there 1t has been her GUS
tom to go two or three times a week fol
the purpose of collecting firewood. To
bring this wood down from the precip-
itous mountain to her cottage was quito
an arduous task. Therefore, she sent
1t down by means of a strong meta:
wire. stretched from the valley up to
the mountain top.
A few weeks ago she and her two lit
tie daughters assembled the mountain!
and after gathering three goodly bum
dies of wood prepared to send them
down. Just. however, as the mother
had fastened the first bundle to thd
wire and had launched 1t on It's down.
ward course her wedding ring became
caught In the rope with which the BUM
die was tied, and In flash she was
carried off her feet and swept down.
ward into the valley. Half paralyzed
with fear, her little daughters watched
her as she sped from their sight with
amazing swiftness, and then they ran
down the mountain, fully expecting to
find her lying dead at the end of tho
wire.
And their fear was quite natural.
since the mountain top from which their
mother had been torn Is 800 yards
above the valley. Fortunately, THEM
fear proved to be groundless. They
found their mother entirely uninjured,
Yet, miraculous indeed was 1t that her
life was not crushed out of her at the
end OF her perllous descent. 1t would
have been II her fall had not been
broken as she was reaching the earth
by some friendly branches. The bun,
die of wood, too, was in some measure
bulwark against the shock.