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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
ARMoReo coFFINs.
They Were Once Used In n ch.r...
yard In Scotland

=" ScotAanu.
In the earlier half OF the nineteenth,
century the practice OF stealing bodi,,z
from the churchyards for the nurnos..
OF sale as subjects for dissection. which
was known rs body snatching" was
for a time very rife.
Various plans were made to defes,
the nefarious and sacrilegious proceed.
ings of the body snatchers." or "resur.
rectionists,' as they were sometimes
called, very common one being the
erection Of two or more small watch.
houses whose windows commanded
the whole burying ground, and In
which the friends Of the deceased
mounted guard for a number OF nights
after the funeral.
A usual method of the grave robbers
was to dig down to the head of the
coffin and bore in IL large round hole
by means of a specially constructed
center bit II was to counteract this
maneuver that the two curious coffin.
like relics now lying on either side OF
the door OF the ruined church Of Aber.
foyle, In Perthshlre. were constructed
They are solid masses of cast iron of
enormous weight
When an lnterment took place one OF
these massive slabs was lowered by
suitable derricks. tackles and chains
on to the top OF the coffin. the grave
was filled In. and there 1t WAS left for
some considerable time. Later on the
grave was opened and the iron armor
plate was removed and laid aside
ready for another funeral.
These contrlvances still lie on the
grass of the lonely little churchyard.
objects OF curiosity TO the passing cy.
clfst ane ;ourist.-Scientlnc American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

between the army headquarters and the
rifle ranges. These men, he observed,
slunG their rifles over their Shoulders,
spun over to Blsley, or even to Brigh-
ton from Woolwich. had their practice
and reported back again in what seem
ed him incredible time. and the matter
set him a-thinking The idfa reached
further stage when the general discov-
cred that many cyclist clubs about
woolwich were In the habit of compel
ing among themselves in rifle shooting
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
CIGAR STUBS OF CRIMINALS.

They Have a Generic Similarity OF
Value to the Detective.
According to Professor Hans Gross
of Berlin valuable clews toward the de-
lection of criminals may be obtained
through an examination of cigar tips.
OF course this applies TO those who
smoke cigars, the. tips of which they
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
Stout Old Roman Bridge.

Rome built roads and bridges to last.
The new bridge across the Danube be-
tween Turn SEVERN in Roumania and
Kladova In Servia will be built on the
pillars Of the old bridge at the same
place, erected by the Emperor Trsjan,
the Roumanian engineers having found
that the old Roman work will stand
the strain after 1900 years. A statue
Of Trajan will be put up in the middle
of the bridge
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
Her Explanation.

why" inquired Mr.. Sirius Barker,
Indignantly. do women gossip 20
muchT
Because, dear" his wife answered
sweetly, IF they don't go around and
get the news during the day their hus-
bands will insist on going down town
to hear it, instead of staying at home.
And, even as it is, they have to 90 out
two or three times a week to gather UP
what we overlook. Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
Taxing Snow.

Not even the snow can claim immun-
ity from the tax-collector. The Prince
of Palermo, the capital OF Sicily, owes
his wealth chiefly to the snow, of which
he has monopoly. The snow Is brought
In at night in baskets from the noun.
tains of Italy, and is shipped to the
towns and sold for refrigerating pur-
poses. Thus the Prince partly keeps
up his establishment with the snow
from heaven.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
.ngIne llrsi dashed out Of 81. Johns

the engine FIRST dashed out of St. Johns
he was frightened. and as he went
through Portsmouth like a shot out Of
a gun he was yelling Justify for mann
ma" After going several miles. how
ever. he again became brave and held
his position on the seat with com
posture, with his hand on the lever like
IA veteran.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
Horses In Battle.

One of the most curious sights to be
seen In cavalry charge is the various
riderless horses galloping In the line In
perfect order. At the charge of Bala-
klava the front rank OF one regiment
was composed to a great extent OF rid.
erless animals. their masters having
dropped one by one. II would seem
that In the excitement of the moment
the horses lose all conception of what
Is happening around them anS proba-
bly, fail to notice the fall Of their rid
ers
The return OF riderless horses TO
camp Is an almost certain sign OF de-
feat When n cavalry charge is sue.
cessful. the horses will, as have said,
all keep up together. even though they
have lost their riders. but when n force
Is routed the irst news OF Ill omen to
those I'm the rear will be the return Of
the horses With empty saddles and
stlrrups dangling free. No more sorry
sight can be Imagined. To illustrate
the callous feeling these animals have
under IRE a case which happened at
Ladysmith during the siege may be
cited A farrier sergeant was engaged
In shooting an officers horse in the open
ground behind the stables OF a hotel
and had already put one or two nails
into the shoe when n shell came scream
Ing through the air. The next mo-
ment the missile burst five or six yards
away from where the sergeant and the
horse were standing. and the splinters
few around both. but failed to touch
either When the smoke had cleared,
the horse was TO be seen with It's foot
still In the mans apron, quite undis-
turbed by the incident. - Pearson's
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

There is basis for the claim OF the
eplcure that he can distinguish be
tween American made and French or
Italian made macaronl. spaghetti. yer
micelll, nouIlles. etc. The Italian and
French makers employ In their manu-
facture special hard wheat grown
only In Taganrog, Russia.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
CYCLISTS IT'D GUARD ENGLAND.
Gen. Maurice Evolves a Plan for Use
of Wheel in War.

Gen. Maurice Evolves FIhh IUF Dso
of Wheel in War.
All sorts of suggestions have been
made from time to time as to the use
of the bicycle in war, but up to the
present time the wheel has not gone be-
yond the experimental stage In the
army. There is a tendency among the
officials In the war departments of the
different countries to ridicule the intro
duction of lie bicycle into military tao
tics. But now one of England's noted
generals man old and experienced In
the art of war, comes forward with a
scheme for the repelling of an invading
force from Englands shores, and one of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18
Caterpillar's Short Eyesieht.

A French scientist says a caterpillar
cannot see more than two-hfths Of an
inch ahead. The hairs on the body are
said to be of as much use as its eyes tn
letting 1t know what u going @
around
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

Tess-"Mr. Neekton and Miss Taul
key are very fond of each other" Jess
-"Why, l heard he didn't speak 30
her" Tess-"Thats why she likes
him. He doesn't even try TO get word
In edRewiss. "-Philadelphia Press
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

There is a period in every girls life
when she thinks that the most vulgar
thing in the world is u boys healthy
appetite.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

The manner in which some women,
who are apparently friends. abuse each
other scares the men.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

Sheet musie-children crying In bed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

cope with the ordinarily difficult mat
tiers of support, relief and fresh sup
plies of ammunition.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-18

Honesty never contributes anything
TO the white mans burden.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
MINING NOTES.

The Black Bear-War Eagle gold mine
at Loomis is in a most satisfactory con-
dition.
A reduction plant is to be placed on
the properties of the Orc Elmo Quartz
Mining Company in Pierce district,
Shoshone county, Idaho.
Three teams are hauling ore from the
Cleveland to the Springdale depot. 1t
is reported that IL men are at work on
a new wagon road from Cedar canyon
to connect with the Camas prairie road
leading to Springdale, for the shipment
of Deer Trail and other ores.
An important strike has been made
on the Black Jack, Near Myers Falls.
Work for some time has been on an ov-
erflow on the surface. This has been
prospected by tunnel and the main
body of ore has just been found 1913
feet from the surface. Assays have CIV
en- SAL in gold.
Assay returns from sample of ore
from the Mars Hill Mining Company's
property, on the north half of the Col
vile reservation, were received in Dan
ford, Wash. The returns gave sc cents
in silver and s94S.42 in gold, making a
total OF $94S.78.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16

Billings new city directory contains 1000
names and Billings now claims a popula-
ton OF 5000, figuring by the multiple of
three.
The board of education Of Butte has
elected R. G. Young, formerly of Helena
but now of Rockford, ILL.,, superinten-
dent of public schools. p. A. Leamy
was elected principal of the high school.
A big horse deal is reported from Dillon,
the transaction covering about 1000 head
of Idaho stock of average quality. Sher-
if Pyle, of Beaverhead county, was the
purchaser, and he is said to have secured
the outfit at So per head.
A recent Fort Worth dispatch reports
that Pierre WibauX, the eastern Mon
tana cattle king, has purchased about TO-
600 Texas cattle which will be shipped
within the next few days. They repre-
sent an investment of over 100000.
Professor w. G. King of Butte has been
unanimously elected to the chair of chem
istry and metallurgy in the Montana
school of mines at a salary of $4,000. Pro
lessor King is a graduate of the Western
Reserve University of Cleveland, o., and
Cooper Institute of New York city, and
also took post graduate course in chem
istry at Columbia college.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
Embezzlement verdict stands.

Washington, June 1.-THE president APP
proved the findings and sentence in the
case of Captain Deming of Buffalo, assist
ant commissary of subsistence, u s. V.
This officer was tried at San Francisco on
charges of forgery and embezzling public
funds. He was convicted and sentenced
to be dismissed from the army and to
be confined in penitentiary for a period
of three years. The president approved
this sentence and directed that it be carried
into effect.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
british COLUMBIA.

One of the mines in Phoenix camp
which is attracting a good deal of atten-
ton is the Snowshoe, adjoining the
Gold Drop, east of that camp.
Lot No. 80 copper matte was ship
ped by the City of Nanaimo last Sat
urday. The smelter is running on Cor
nell and Copper Queen ores, making
high grade matte.
The sinking of the working shaft of
the Cornell mine is down 65 feet, while
the Wine on the same level is down SO
feet in high-grade sulphide ore, which
has continued in the Wine from the
S0-foot level, the shaft being sunk on
the footwall of the vein, and the winze
on the hanging wall, and both show
ings continue in ore.
The cable and trucks for the Iron
mine were sent over from Van Anda
last week. The cable is 2400 feet long
and will be used on the incline between
the stope and bunkers for the shipment
of iron ore to the smelter.
The mineral output of Canada for
1899 is officially set down as $47,275,-
512. Three years earlier, in 1896, the
mineral output was only $22,609,S 1926.
This means that in three years this
item of the countries production has
more than doubled.
Ore that is believed to carry the
highest value in silver of any ore in Re
public camp was uncovered recently in
the San Poll. There is only a 12-inch
streak of this ore, but its great rich
ness, both in gold and silver, makes it
a very valuable discovery. The assay
for the entire streak as far as it has
been uncovered is s377.25 in gold and
SO ounces of silver to the ton. Even at
the present width, if this wonderful pay
streak holds out, it will be big addi-
tion to the already remarkable wealth
of the mine.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
WASHINGTON.

Wenatchee is to enjoy celebration
on July A.
Davenport has made arrangements
for celebration on July 4.
The Episcopal convocation meets
in Spokane June 10 and 20.
The Pierce County Bar Association
has just received 33 new members.
The new steam ferry is ready to run
through He'll Gate on the Columbia.
Sprague proposes to raise upward of
$1,000 for Fourth of July celebration.
The old soldiers annual encampment
at Garfield last week was a great sue
cess.
The people of Republic have decided
to celebrate July in an appropriate
manner.
The proposed telephone line from
Coulee City to Orondo and Chelan is
soon to be built.
The drowned man who went down the
river at Spokane recently has been identi-
fled as Jim Murphy.
The first annual meeting of the old
settlers of Adams county was held at
the courthouse in Ritzville last week.
Two carloads of cigarettes arrived
over the Northern Pacific at Tacoma
the other day for shipment to Hong
Kong.
The logging camps of the Whatcom
Lake Logging Company are now put
ting logs into the lake at he rate of
10000 feet per day.
Prof L. H. Leach, deputy state SUI
perintendent, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Superintendent F. ]. Brown. to
take effect on Aug. 1.
A force of 15 men, under the direction
OF the United States geological survey
has arrived in North Yakima to begin
work in surveying the Cascades.
A telegram has just been received
stating that William Strahney, a boy
about 9 years old, was drowned in the
Wenatchee river near Leavenworth
last week.
May shipments of coal from Seattle
to San Francisco by water amounted
to 10000 tons, or half of the total
amount of coal received at that port
during May.
1t is estimated that during the past
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
OREGON.

The court house grounds at Helena are
to he enlarged.
A bank has been established at Myrtle
Point, with a capital of $4,000.
Baker City school board has appointed
IA teachers for the coming year.
The grain crop in Wallowa county prom
Uses to be the largest ever produced there.
Alfred johnson of Coquille has received
an order for 1000 dozen of eggs for Cape
Nome
Hugh Jackson of Arlington sold Is work
horses in Portland at an average price
of $67 so per head
The Cured Fruit Association of the
Pacific Northwest was organized in
Portland last week.
Ship carpenters are now working nine
hours a day in the various yards along
the river front, instead of 10 hours, as
| formerly, and the pay remains the same
as before, says the Portland Telegram.
A certificate of the increase of the cap
! ital stock of the Boston Sheep company
from $4,000 to $4,000 has been filed
The Hood River cannery has contracted
with the farmers to take all the to-
matoes they can raise at 50 per ton. The
cannery is now putting up strawberries.
Portland is asked to take 100000 of
stock in a 100000 wooden mill plant for
that city. A practical wooden manu-
facturer of Worcester, Mass, has offered
to put in the $4,000 and take personal
charge of the concern. No bonus is
asked.
The Gervais Star reports that a num-
Der of the farmers in that neighborhood
have plowed up their fields of fall grain
and planted the ground to potatoes. The
late rains, they thought, had injured the
fa.. grain so much that it would not have
made profitable crop. The spring grain,
however, especially that sown late, was
helped by the late rains.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16

month various railroad corporations
have placed orders for 20 100000 or 3d.
100000 feet of Washington fir, mainly
in bridge timbers, dock stuffs and ties.
There are several cases of smallpox
in the lower Columbia valley, but all
are under strict quarantine and there
is no danger of the disease spreading.
1t is of a mild form.
The small fruit crop is heavy and of
excellent quality and much earlier than
usual. Much fruit will be wasted UNI
less a drier or cannery is established
at Kettle Falls or lower down the val
ley.
Hon. William L. Jones has notified
the people of North Yakima of the pas
sage of his bill appropriating $4,000
for the erection of a reservoir in the
Wenas Wiley.
During the last week William Jones
has bought over 100000 bushels of
wheat at Walla Walla, great deal of
it being of the 1898 crop. The price
paid was near Al cents. The last large
deal was 10000 sacks bought from Sen
ator David Miller at 43A cents clear.
Most of Mr.. Miller's grain was of 1898
crop and of exceptionally fine quality.
Milton Pittenger has received his
corr mission as postmaster at South
side, Douglas county. f. n. Criswell
has been appointed postmaster at Kan
Okla, Lincoln county, vice John n. Hop
kins, resigned. Hervey Randolph has
been appointed postmaster at Tampico,
Yakima county, vice G. M. Bartlett re-
signed. The postoffice at Clark, Lincoln
county, has been removed half a mile
north, with Agnes A. Cline as postmis-
/ tresS.
Following are tie republican nomina-
lions in Spokane county, made in the
recent convention: Senators-Herman
d. Grow, Frank P. Witter. Representa-
tives-G. w. Nease, c. G. Brown, N. A.
Meservey, Storey Buck, Harry Rosen-
haupt, F. d. Shaw, B. F. O'Neil, A. Har-
rison. Judge-Millard T. Harrison.
Prosecuting Attorney-Horace Kim
ball. Auditor-H. H. Hubbard. Treas
urer A. l.. Smith. Assessor-A. P
Williams. Sheriff.. w. Doust. Clerk
E. K. Erwin. Surveyor-John Wet
eel. Superintendent of Schools-Elmer
Drake. Coroner-Dr. N. M. Baker
Commissioners-Jas p. Campbell and
William M. Dean. Justices for Spo
kane-H. l.. KEENAN, and j. d. Hinkle
Constable for Spokane-Rolla Hartford
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
A Review From the States of Wash
tneton, Idaho, Montana and Ore
Kon-News of the Past Week
Boiled Down.
IDAHO.

Nampa is to have a $4,000 hotel.
Boises hugh school graduates number
%.
A new Touring mill will be erected
at Cul-de-Sac during the coming month.
Work on the ditch has already begun.
The Fairview Canal and Irrigation com
pany of Ako, Fremont county, has filed its
articles of incorporation with the secretary
OF state.
Hon. James Hamilton Lewis deliv-
cred the Grafton at the commencement
exercises at the state normal school at
Lewiston last week. The occasion
brought out a large audience and the
hall was beautifully decorated with
bunting and flowers.
The Ole Hagberg monument, most
noteworthy enterprise, is about com
pleted at Moscow.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment against Cornelius B. Murphy,
sentenced to Is years Imprisonment
for the killing of man named Shields
at Silver City.
Business at the land Office during the
past month has been brisk. There were
80 homestead entries, IL final proofs
mineral claims, l coal filing, and
cash entry.
The Lewiston land Office has received de-
cisions from the secretary of the interior
in number of white pine contests. In
the cases of L. b. Proctor, Harry Zigler,
Fred Partfares, Ralph G. Edgecomb, D..
II. Robinson and W. w. Collins, the de-
-, a. IS l.,
the case of E. Des Vaigne, the decision was
in favor of the state, the secretary holding
that the contestant was not a bona tide
setJler.
For 10 years a charge of dynamite slum-
bered near the Foote house, in the Boise
river canyon. The other day it was dis
covered by men engaged in building a
road along the New York canal and was
exploded, says the Boise Statesman. 1t is
supposed this charge was placed in 1890,
when the work was being done on the
original New York canal. That work
was practically stopped during a meal
hour, and the charge was forgotten. En-
ployes of the New York canal in building
the road dug up piece of fuse, and upon
examination found more of it. 1t was
touched off, and in a few seconds there was
an explosion.
The president has signed the Fort
Hall bill, with handsome gold pen
handed him by Senator Shoup. The
senator will present the pen to Pocatel
10, which will receive the greatest ben
eft from the enactment of this law. The
bill ratifies the agreement made with
the Indians of Fort Hall reservation to
cede 41S,000 acres of land for 100000
of which 100000 is to be paid within
three months, and $4,000 additional to
be expended by the secretary of the in
terror in the erection and equipment Of
schools. The balance is to be paid in
annual installments of $4,000, with 4
per cent interest on deferred payments
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
Cruiser IL Wanted.

Washington, June 13.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
state department:
Chin KIang, June l3.-Secretary
of State: A large number OF natives have
organized a secret society and halted
here. The people are very apprehensive,
as they have no protection. They want a
cruiser. MARTIN"
Martin is United States consul at Chin
Knng.