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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
HORSE Run BY STEAM
LlVERYMAN RECEIVES A GALL
FROM THE INVENTOR.
latter Explains His Mechanism ana
What He Expects 1t to Do, ana
Promises to Bring the Creature
Around for the Liveryman to See.

"You notice." said liyeryman, thai
here Is still to be seen about the streets
low aud then a horseg l understand
that there is, in fact, still consider
able demand for horseshoes, that III
dustry not having yet been entirely
wiped out. And | venture 10 predle'
that 1t will be quite spell yet before
the horse disappears entirely. Anu
when he does go it may be that he VIII
not be displaced solely by the auto
mobile vehicle; there may be such a
thing as power horse as his successor.
Il had man in here only to-day with
the plans and drawings of a steam
horse, one intended not for draft, but
for livery purposes, This animal was
in fact designed for saddle use; and the
inventor said that he would guarantee
that, what with the chances of It's blow
Ing up or breaking down, the rider
would get fully as much exercise out
Of 1t as he would with natural horse,
and that the pleasure to be derived from
managing it would be far greater.
1T steers with wheel like ship,
the tiller ropes being carried forward
On either side to a small wheel set cross
wise over the horses shoulders In front
of the rider AS the rudder of the ship
throws Its stern to starboard or 10 port,
SO the steering contrlvance on the
steam horse throws his hind legs TO
right or TO left and so changes his d.
rection. Steam gauges handy on the
side of the neck, brake there, too, and
backing lever and the gait controllers,
also. This horse gated to walk, trot,
canter, and gallop; inventor says he'll
have horse with all these gaits. and
single foot besides, out in the spring.
For some reason, which he tried to tell
me, but which | didn't clearly under
stand, the single-foot mechanism has
presented more difficulty than was
found in any of the others.
"The inventor says that while the
first cost of the steam horse may at
present be little greater than that of
the ordinary horse. yet when its greater
durability as compared with the life of
the flesh and blood horse is taken into
account, It will be found to be really
cheaper: and as to the amount OF fun
to be got out of them there Is really no
ground for comparison between them
at all, the steam horse being so far
ahead. Think, he said, for instance,
Of a race with, say, ten steam horses
entered, driven by ten hardy engineers.
Would there, or would there not, be
likely TO ensue a scene of animationf
And | was obliged to confess that such
race would certainly contain at least
the ingredients of lively time.
ITO tell you the truth, | was rather
impressed by the mans working draw
ngs, and he's going to bring the horse
around for me to look at tomorrow =
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27

\ medical man has discovered that
neither In youth nor old age Is man
kelly TO make The biggest fool of him.
elf Extreme youth usually Is con.
sidered not 10 have arrived Mt the dig.
lily Of years of discretion, yet home.
provcrb would have us believe that
there is 10 fool like an old fool" This
medical observer has preached the the.
Try iiat there X an alteration period
4 middle life." between the ages of 81
ind g. IF" lac says. "A careful ex.
animation be made of the preventlble
lisa lrrs of the last 20 years and OF
he ages of those who were held re
,ponslble 10y the verdict OF mankind
Or such lamentable issues. there will
10 found a strange coincidence In the
nnee Of their ages.
Here is an interesting and practically
nexhauSiib'e field FOR Investigation.
Politicians who are "ngln the govern.
nenl" may trace the blunders OF an
administration 10 the sinister influence
II sonc boss who was passing through
he fatal period ~ the time. aud ere
srefialilc incidents" OF all kinds, In
VII or peace. may he traced to their
Ilur origin In time no doubt We
,hal appreciate the necessity of re-
lniflng all public men. on entering the
fatal period. 10 take Il i've years holt
day aud To- resume work only when
they have passed the age OF alteration.
New York Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
A Midnight Eseasaaa

II was mdnlght az a thunderln.
knock came Of the door Of room No. a.
Phenix hotel
What Is wanted?" asked the oeeu.
pant as he sat up in bed with furiouslv
beating heart.
I'VE want YOU! Open this doorP'
"Neyer,"
Then take the consequences"
The man sprang out of bed and hur.
riedly dressed himself His face WAS
pale and his hands trembled, but he
shut his lips with determination to
sell his life dearly. lie heard foot.
steps moving In the hall, and presently
his door was burst from its hinges ana
dozen men burst into the room. They
found him standing with revolver In
each hand and the light of battle In his
eyes.
You may hang me. he said In low,
tense voice. hut II of you win go into
the other world before me-"
who said anything about hangingr
inquired voice
But you have come for that Twelve
years ago in this town killed four
men. You have recognized me and
hive come for revenge"
Not much. stranger. We don't know
tnything about the -four men and don't
want to. ion live In Missouri, don't
fouf'
Il do"
Well, what we wanted to ask was
whether three Of 4 kind beat straight
your state"
They 10 not"
Then that's all. and you can go back
% Your snooze. Sorry 10 have disturb.
Il you. bet we had a dispute aud
wanted TO settle it"-New York Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27

The talk turned the other day In an
Eastern Maine town ON good luck com.
Ing out of apparent misfortune. and as
an illustration a gentleman told how n
Waldo County mans house caught fire
In time OF great drought, when the
well was dry and there was no water
within half mile. The woman of the
house discovered 1t burning at n lively
rate on the dry roof. Help was as
scarce as water. She began wringlng
her hands and saying over and over to
herself, Here's a pretty picket A
pretty picklef'
pickle, pickle" The word uncon.
seiously repeated itself, and then she
thought of whole barrel full OF pork
pickle in the cellar, saved for boiling
over. She darted down the cellarway,
and soon began deluging the roof with
brine. Every one who has tried II
knows what a complete fire extin-
gulsher salt water IL. The effect was
magical, and before tho supply OF
pickle was exhausted she had the
fire out and the home WINS saved. She
says she never should have thought OF
1t II that word pickle" had not kept
running In her mind.-Lewlston (Me.
Journal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
ATHLETICS AND HEALTH.
The Evil that May Come from Ever
Moderate Training.

The EVIL that May Come from Even
Moderate Training.
In these days of intercollegiate and
International athletic contests and de-
votion to all sorts of physical exercise,
A word of warning against excess is
necessary. There Is always danger
that universal devotion to any sport
will lead to excessive rivalry and feats
Of record-breaking, when use becomes
abuse, and a practice that ought to be
health-preserving in the highest degres
iegenerates into health-destroyer.
Training In moderation Is not always
aurtful, and is for many a most useful
discipline. yet we must remember that
raining Is not natural. 1t Is In the ply
steal realm what examining is in the
mental. Its object is to bring the body
to the highest degree of physical en-.
durance sn order to meet a particular
exigency; but the body can no more be
kept in this state continuously than the
mind can remain crammed with rules
IF grammar, dates and mathematical
formula, without final injury or actual
breakdown.
Athletes, at least in the beginning of
their careers, are healthy, but that Ia
not due to the training; 1t is because
only healthy boys and men go in for
athletics to the degree that calls for
ictual training
The danger that besets one who has
oeen in training for a long perlod-say
during three or four years of his col
lege course-is the same that confronts
The victim of the opium habit; he can
not let gol
The constant exercise of the muscles
results eventually In a thickening of
the walls of the heart induced by the
labor 1t has been called upon to per-
form. When the athlete gives up his
training, the work of the heart Is re-
luced and It's walls grow fabby; and
then the danger Of permanent heart
weakness is imminent.
1t Is well known that many men who
die suddenly, or who live with crippled
hearts, were in early life noted athletes,
and their ruin has come frcm a sudden
change to n sedentary mode of life.
On the other hand. there are many old
and middle-aged men In excellent
health who went In for rowing, running
and other athletic sports in their youth.
They differ from the others In that
they gave up their athletics gradually
they UNFRAMED" as gradually as at the
beginning they began TO train.
No sensible man Of sedentary Occupa'
ton would undertake to row q three
mile race without preparation, and %
no man may be called sensible that
gives up athletics for a sedentary life
without an equally long and careful
preparation in order to accustOm tn,
heart to lessened amount Of labor
Youths Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
Pea Culture in Indiana.

The culture of peas is gradually be-
coming very important industry In
Indiana. At franklin, Greenwood and
many other places the canning factories
have taken up pea canning, and the
markets of the world are always ready
for Indiana canned goods of any de-
scription. At Franklin there is plant
that adds 10000 cans daily to the In
diana supply II is said that the daily
canning done in Indiana does not fall
short of IA half-million cans, and more
than thousand people, not including
the growers, are given employment.
While the pea canning industry has not
vet reached the extent of the tomato
canning industry, there is every indi-
cation that within few years it will
rival Il in point of shipments.
Indiana now stands second in the list
of states as canning center, and fur.
nishes 20 per cent of the canned goods
nut up annually in the United States.
MARYLAND stands first, having n slight
margin over Indiana, and New Jersey
Is third.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
White Pine News.
ELY. NEVADA.
THE SOLDIERS LIFE.

Only 10 stand In the red Of the fray,
onl, TO battle for glory, you say;
Only to leap to the bright song Of death.
Murm'ring. My eountryi" with fast hsetini
breath;
This is the life OF the soldier. you dream.
Mreathed with the flag in the battles red glesmi
Night on the road, and the mud to his hipsi
Visions Of little ones leaning with lips
just to be kissed through the dream and desire
Sweetheart and home hearts and love by the FIRE
This is The life Of soldier, 10 fare
Far from the tenderness waiting him there.
Mourn on the march and the war drums ahead.
Beating the call 10 the battle. the tread
Df legions gone down in the ranks in the van.
On 10 the front, file by Gle. man by mani
Soldier, so valiant, SO brave and SO true,
Homer and glory To yours and TO you'll
Noon on the field and the battles fierce heat
Planned to the faces unfaltcred that meet
Death in the fash Of the shot and the she'll,
The crash OF the cannon, the red, roaring hell
sin 'reath The folds OF the dag doth he fight,
True 10 his country and true TO the right
Night on the hills and oh, the wide eyes
Under the shadow and grief Of the skies
Night in the hamleis where broken hearts walt
In vain for the heroes that fought against fatel
This is the life OF the soldier-soine time
A wreath for tribute. a rose and a rhymei
-Folger MeRinsey in Baltimore News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
eRRArlo RIVERS TROUBLESOME,
Inconvenience Caused by the shifting
of Their Cnnraaa.

Inconvenience AhuaGu % AAS 0hhAeAAA :
of Their Courses.
During the construction of the Atchl-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway In
1SS0-S4 the constant changing OF the
course Of the Rio Grande caused the
company great trouble and expense.
The lodging of a large cottonwood tree
on sandbar has been the means OF
turning the river miles and miles out
Of its channel. The town of Los Lunes,
the county seat of Valencia County,
New Mexico had for many years en-
deavored to bridge the river 80 as To
facilitate travel between the town and
Fort Stanton and the panhandle coun-
try. As It was, travel often had to be
suspended for months during high
water. After deal of skirmishing and
engineering for funds a contract was
let during low water TO one of the rail-
road contractors TO build Il bridge,
which work was accomplished with
pile driver aud crew that had been at
work on the railroad. The town had
grand celebration on the day the bridge
was opened for travel with music, fire.
works and public speeches, winding mp
with banquet in the evening. But,
sad to relate, at the first heavy June
freshet the river began to cut up It's old
capers, and one night wound up by
changing its course to the far side OF
the valley, at least four miles away,
and leaving Los Lunes and its bridge
stranded high and dry. The town
council held heated discussions for two
years on the question whether to re-
move the bridge or attempt to turn the
river back into its old channel. An at
tempt was made finally to turn the
stream
The Rio Colorado, between Arizona
and California, Is even a worse stream
for changing its course. During the
freshets in June, July and August the
Colorado was navigated In the early
days by a stern-wheeler from Yuma to
the mouth of the Grand canyon. To
ward the end of the high water an
army paymaster and his escort under
took one year to make the trip from
Yuma to Fort Mohave. The water was
falling quite rapidly, and they had
many days and nights Of worry and toll
in getting over sandbars. Finally they
stuck fast, and the efforts of soldiers
and boatmen could not release the boat.
Night coming on, worn out and weary,
they decided to rest until morning
and take a new start. They awoke
In the morning on what resexn-
bled part of dry, sandy Col
orado desert. Not drop Of water
was In sight, and, after exploring for
several hours, they found the river sew
eral miles away, meandering along as
peacefully as II nothing out of the usual
had happened. 1t is needless to say
they finished their Journey by wagon
train and mule power. In some future
age a remarkable discovery may be
made of river steamer buried in the
sand miles and miles from water.-New
York Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
TIE TRAIN WAS STOPPED.
And Then the Question Was Who to
Hold Responsible.

lone night last winter" said Bos-
ton man. II came up from the south
with two friends OF mine. They oecu-
pied the stateroom. and | was lodged
In n section outside. They were In a
hot discussion before they retired, and
one of them had finally become so
sleepy as to abandon the argument
] turned finally. as they did, but the
ran to whom the argument had been
abandoned did not seem satisfied with
the victory he had won. and when l
left them he was busily engaged in
trying TO prolong the talk with his
sleepy companion.
shortly after had fallen asleep
was awakened by some confusion in
the aisle of the car. The train was at
dead stop. and then heard the
voice of the conductor angrily ask Of
The porter. Now, who in thunder pull
cd that bell rope? had a shrewd
suspicion, but deemed II safe to lie
quiet and say nothing. Finally the
train started. and as they could not
find out who had jerked the bell rope
the car assumed Its customary night
aspect. Presently the stateroom door
opened and one of my friends request
cd me TO step In and decide bet. 1t
seems that he who was not sleepy was
trying TO tell the man who was some
thing to which the sleepy one refused
to listen on the ground that the noise
of the car wheels made 1t impossible
for him to hear. The other man
promptly rang the bell and stopped
the train, as has already been told.
"rhe bet of $50 was as to who was
responsible for stopping the train. The
sleepy one said the wide awake one.
because he had pulled the bell rope.
The wide awake one said 1t was the
sleepy one, because he had averred
that he could not hear what was said
10 him because of the rumbling of the
train. which naturally led TO the train
being stopped decided in favor of
the wide awake man. which effectually
walked the other up also. Which would
you have decided In favor ofT"-New
York Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27

\ Scotch highland minister was very
fond OF commenting ON each verse as
he read II out. On reading the precept
walk clrcumspectly." he said: "Ye'ye
all seen cat. my brethren, walking on
the top OF n wall covered WI broken
bottles and bits of glass. See hoo 1t
lifts ne 1T and then anther ft and hoo
slowly and carefully 1t puts 1t doom, to
keep clear of the sharp bits OF glass
And so. my brethren, In this warld o
snares and pitfalls, we should be like
the cat on the wall-we should walk
circumspectly.'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
eniar Of her halr and the shape b hsr

color Of her hair and the shape OF her
nose. They performed their duty with
scrurulous fidelity and made detailed
report
"The nose of the princess they
wrote, has little elevation In the
middle of its length, from which point
It bends down toward her lips, as If 1t
were seeking to kiss them"
Being permitted to kiss her hand they
utilized the occasion to study that
member with care and reported that II
was of pretty shape and as soft as
satin, adding that her eyes We're brown
and her eyebrows and hair nearly
black. They took such note of her re-
spiration as circumstances and eti-
quette permitted,
The king was DESTROYS of obtaining Il
wife who was not addicted 10 the use
of perfumes and the commissioners
were able to report that the princess
like a rose, exhaled only her own fra
GRANGE, Her disposition appeared to
them TO be happy combination of
modesty and sprightlIness, But not
outstanding this pleasing description
the king did not marry her, Perhaps
the nose was too much for him.-Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27

hang on for long time II It is desired.
II carefully kept, a Panama hat should
last all the way from ten TO forty
years. l know gentleman who resides
In East Washington who has owned
aud steadily worn during the summer
months Panama hat for nearly forty
years. 1t has been bleached every cou.
pie OF years since and retrimmed and
refined, and It is to-day to all inients
and purposes as good as when | first
saw it thirty years ago. know OF an
other Panama hat now worn by ply
stefan IN this city, which hns had al,
most as long life. Long before he got
It his father wore II. know dozens OF
them which have been In use from ten
TO twenty years. The lining wears out,
but the body Of the hat keeps good
or course, care has TO be used TO keen
them such n long time. but the Panama
Itself Is almost indestructlble. The
original cost of the hats that refer to
was not exorbitant none OF them cost
Ing over Sts."-washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
1t Didn't Matter.

Booker L. Washington tells the fol
lowing story of member of the "po'h
white trash" who endeavored to cross
a stream by means of ferry owned by
black man.
Uncle Nose" said the white man, 81
want to cross, but hain't got no mon
ey."
Uncle Nose scratched his head.
"Doan you got no money t all?" he
querled.
NO" said the way-faring stranger,
Il haven't cent"
But 1t don't cost but three cents"
insisted Uncle Nose, "ter cross de fer
ry.'
Il know" said the white man, but
haven't got the three cents"
Uncle Moses was in a quandary.
Boss" he said, done tole you what
'Er man what's got no three cents am
jes' ez well off on dis side er river as OIL
de odder."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27

giants. What was most pleasing OF all
was that both were really good-looklng.
There was nothing awkward about
heir carriage or gesture despite the
act that Oswald Is Goliath measur-
ng exactly feet inches in his stock
ngs, while Hee-Sln is only one and a
lalf inches shorter.
A ludicrous contrast at the wedding
ceremony was effected by the select
ng of two pygmles as best men. They
we're Ole Olsen, an intelligent, healthy
Norwegian dwarf, so years old and not
quite three feet tall, and Willy Wendt,
10 years old, who is a.few inches short
er.
Oswald Balling served In the royal
BODY guard of Munich from 1896 to
1898. lie Is % years old, while his
bride Is two years his Junior
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
Selecting "A Kings Wife.

Selecting wife for king is as diff
cult as picking out a good horse, and
in some instances it has been carried
out in much the same manner
When Henry VII. of England medi.
tated espousing the princess of Naples
he sent three commissioners to exam
inc and report on her attractions and
auaIifications-menta moral and ply.
steal. The ENJOYS were instructed TO
study the habits and character of the
princess, to test the soundness Of her
lungs and to note her personal appear.
ance. with especial reference to ths
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
COOLING DRINKS IN TURKEY.
Beverages and lees Sold on All the
Main Streets.

Main Streets.
On all the main streets nearly every
other shop has counter of white mar
BILE and large bottles of iced water. lem
onade, cherry strip, pomegranate strip
or something of the sort. Green leaves
surround the bottles, and little ma
chine keeps up tinkling of glasses to
attract the passersby. Certain shops
are known for their specialties in GER
tain sirups and others for their water,
about which Turks are very particular
and can tell at once from which of the
many springs near the capital 1t comes.
The streets swarm with itinerant sell
ers with elaborate arrangements for
keeping the water cold. Some have a
regular booth where they dispense
anything from water to gazelle.
lemonade.
The simplest method is that adopted
by those who carry about huge glass
bottle holding about two gallons of
lemonade on the mouth of which Is bal
nneed a large lump of ice, continually
dripping into the bottle. These drinks
are the cheapest, one farthng a tum-
ller. Unfortunately the coin represent
ing farthlng is almost extinct. so that
The drinker has to drink two glasses or
come back next day for the balance.
The ice cream vendors. too. must not
be forgotten. Their picturesque get up
Is very distinctive, and they do roar
ing trade. The ices they sell are very
pure. and one never hears of cases of
illness among those eating them. The
time when the men do their best bust
ness with Europeans is Mt night after
dinner. Every one is then sitting out.
side on the terraces or balconies over
hanging the Bosporus. The ice man
comes along in boat and seems al
once to supply long felt want.-Con-
stantinople Cor. London Telegraph
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-12-27
WEDDING OF GIANTS IN BERLIN.
idegroom Measured Seven Feet Two
Inches in Stocking.

bridegroom Measured Seven Feet TWO
Inches in Stockings.
Berlin claims TO have the biggest bril-
lal pair among its inhabitants. The
couple met In the Panoptikom, a sort
If museum and playhouse Of eontinu-
nus performances, and it was not long
before their big hearts began to beat as
)ne.
As to race and language there Is moth
NJ akin between these modern giants.
oswald Balling. the bridegroom, Is a
native of Bavaria; Hee-Sin, the bride,
nails from far away Tonkln. At the
wedding. which took place In the pres
.nce of large audience in the Panopti-
som. IL was remarked how perfectly
formed both the man and the woman
we're. something unusual with modern