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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13

Hester-Tell me, Kate you ought to
know all about it. DO men-dld Char
ley go down on his knees when he pro-
pogaIy
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13
A Son-in-Law's Finish.

"WlIIlam IS always used up Tor sew
eral days after ma starts to Califor-
MIA"
How does that happenT"
oh, he always has to go over her
railway map with her, and tell her
what to do and what not to do"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13

CUIHTHUe, ItHu nc your pIpe.
"fherc."
Got any tobaccop
"Thcre."
"Now lend me n match"
"Say, you don't seem to furnish any
thing toward your smoke except your
mouth, do your"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13
She Has No Chance.

Miss Gllgal readingl-A girl in Penn
sylyania has saved an express train
from destruction by taking off her red
pettieoat and waving 1t as a signal.
Miss Tenspot-Oh, dear, could never
do anything heroic like that.
why not?"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13
Breezy-Yon couldn't?

Mrs. Seeside-Nol II would simply
break my heart to think Of any other
woman writing to Harold for money!
Puck
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13

Second Horse-Thank goodness for
what?
First Horse-When we get sick we
call in doctor; we don't have to be
tinkered with with monkey wrench.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-13
The Automobile outranked.

Because l don't wear red petit
~ Is y
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

mild winter has given the men much
opportunity for this form of practice
and they have taken the best advan-
tage of it. AS the result there are now
scores of candidates for seats in the
varsity boat, any eight of whom might
be able to make a very favorable ap-
pearance.
In one respect the Harvard manage
ment have followed a similar course to
that pursued at Yale. They have made
every effort to prevent both individual
and class rivalry from dying out. The
effect of this has been to keep the can
didates from becoming discoura ged,
and already it is evident that there
viii be some of the most promising ma
terial from which to select the big
eight.
COACH DONOVAN.
Much of the credit for the success of
this preliminary work is due to the
efforts of Coach Donovan, whose ex-
ceIlent work in preparing his 1902 crew
for their race, and their subsequent
win over Yale, established his reputa-
sion as a wise and capable leader.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

l own both chain wheel and chain
less, and l will admit that 1 ride the
latter most of the time. I have puzzled
as much as anyone trying to define the
difference in the foot action, and finally
I have satisfied myself What 1 can
tell, however, is not SO much an ex-
PLANTATION as it is description of SEN
sations, but I think it will be sufficient
to settle the matter once and for all.
Riders will probably be able to recog-
nize the truth of my descriptions.
The best explanation that I had ever
heard offered for this difference was
continuity of notion" a fine-sounding
phrase that did not mean much. Just
the same it is the kernel of the whole
thing.
A QUEER SENSATION
The one sensation that after a study
7 found in riding a chainless wheel was
that of bewilderment. l could never
seem to understand why the rear wheel
went round when 1 turned the pedals.
Even now I always seem to feel as if
there was danger that I might keep on
pedaling without turning the rear
wheel. The simple fact is that can
not feel the pull that tells me about
the work l am doing the same as I can
on a chain wheel. The mechanism of
the chainless wheel, being hidden,
makes it all the more mysterious.
You turn the cranks and the rear
wheel turns, but for the life of you you
cannot see why it does it. 1 am al
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
ART OF SKI
IS i" WEARING. !"
No Man is Born 10 it and Only the
Most Faithful Practice
Makes Perfect.

Although the use of the ski as a
method of transit as well as a form Of
winter sport is little known in this
country it is coming more in favor
every day. especially in the extreme
Northwestern portions of this conti-
nent. That it will ever become a popu-
lar form of amusement in America is
extremely doubtful owing to the fact
that there are few sections of the coun-
try where the winters are sufficiently
severe to make the use of such shoes
possible Wherever the snow shoe can
be worn, however, there the ski can be
used, and it is in these sections that
the snow shoe of Norway is gradually
coming into vogue.
Everyone who has attempted to mas
ter the art of snowshoeing, from the
Arctic explorer to the novice who
straps the contrivances to his feet for
amusement, will admit that the art is
not an easy one to learn, but the secret
or SKI walking, TO say nothing of ski
jumping, is still more difficult one to
master When one donS the snow shoe
for the first time he suddenly discov-
ers that he cannot walk at all. He
simply can do no more than founder
about most piteOusly One shoe
catches IN other, and both of them
in the snow ,-fifts, to the great amuse-
ment of the onlookers. About every
third pace he steps on one shoe with
the other and keels headIone over into
the snow. But if this is true Of snow
shoeing it is much more difficult for
the novice to walk with the ski In the
various countries of the North of Eu
rope, however, the art Of ski wearing
is common accomplishment IN
Norway, in Sweden and in Finland the
children begin to learn to use the ski
almost as soon as they can walk. and
there is scarcely a more enjoyable
mode of getting across the snow-after
the art has once been mastered
Although the ski and the snow shoe
are usually compared, there is actually
little similarity between them The
form of the snow shoe is too familiar to
require a description, but the ordinary
ski is nothing more or less than a mar
row piece of wood that has been split
with the grain. This makes the shoe
remarkably strong for an article that
is apparently so fiimsy in its construc-
ton.
In nearly all parts of Europe where
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

ways overwhelmed by this mystery and
find that nearly all riders are affected
in the same way. Everyone seems to
be affected with the sane fear-that
their pedals will go round without
turning the wheel Those who have
experienced the feeling will recognize
it as belonging to the riders of the
chainless.
There is only one explanation of this
mystery. On the chain wheel one can
both see and feel just what he is do
ing He is aware of the transmission
of power from the pedals and crank
axle to the rear wheel by means of the
chain. One can feel the chain tighten
and stretch and the rear sprocket yield
to the pull by turning.
One cannot feel any such sensations
in the chainleSS because the transmits
sion of the power is not graduated and
Seriatim but instantaneous 1t is the
difference between the chain of many
links and solid steel rod. Take lit
theoretically and you will see in a mo-
ment why the feeling from the pedals
is so different
An ordinary bicycle chain is composed
of from fifty to fifty-six links. Nearly
half of them are engaged in the work
of pulling the rear sprocket and wheel
round. We know that after the top
most one on the front sprocket is pulled
by the pedal action the pull must be
taken up in turn by the next one rear
ward, and so link after link is tightened
and the pull of power is transmitted.
FOOT AMI. MIND.
The foot of the rider feels all this and
unthinkingly the mind is cognizant
With a steel rod running from the
gears on the front axle to those on the
rear there is no such consciousness of
transmission. The power as applied
acts instantaneously. There is no lapse
Of even fractions of time between the
push and the drive. They are identi-
caA-the push on the pedal and the spin
of the rear sprocket--and it does not
seem right or natural.
I have thought this matter out in
just this way by taking note of my SEN
sations as I rode. 1t sums up in favor
of the chainless wheel and its instan-
taneous transmission. The secret of the
whole thing is that the chain wheel has
led US so into the habit of feeling our
work that the prompt response of the
chainless is mysterious and bewilder-
ing.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
THE LARGEST
ST. BERNARD DOG.
1t Belongs to Frank Gould Who Paid
a Snug fortune tor the Animal.

Though many dog owners claim to
possess "the finest ST. Bernard" it is
to Frank Gould. youngest son of the
late Jay Gould, that the distinction
properly belongs. Mr.. Gould has lately
acquired an animal which is the larg-
est, handsomest and heaviest ST. Ber-
nard in the world. The dog has a gen
tie expression, highly developed, which
is one of the main attributes of the
st. Bernard.
The price paid by Mr.. Gould for the
that it was a fiat $4,000. just twice as
much as he previously paid for any
dog of that breed.
Kingstonian Gold. the newly acquired
dog, weighs $50 pounds and can eat
as much at a meal as any two men.
He is well trained, highly intelligent
and quite an acceptable companion.
Frank J. Gould is an enthusiastic
collector Of aristocratic CANNES. 1t is
estimated that the kennel at Mr.
Gould's country seat in Lyndhurst has
cost him between $4,000 and 100000
He is willing to pay almost any price
for a dog if he fancies the animal and
its pedigree is clear.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

wider than the foot itself, but upon
this odd-shaped piece of wood the na-
tives of the country can cross the
widest expanses of snow and ice with
the greatest facility.
OF course the ski was originally in
vented to serve as means of locomo-
tion, but out of this necessity has come
one of the most popular sports of the
country-the game of ski jumping.
To fully appreciate the exciting fea-
lures of this winter sport it is neces-
sary to witness one of the competi-
tiOns, many of which are held in Nor
way and Sweden during the winter
months. The contest is held on the side
of a very steep hill, half way up which
a wooden platform has been erected.
The ski jumper starts from the top of
the hill and starts at full speed for the
platform. his pace by the time he
reaches it being terrific. At the edge
of the platform he gives a spring out
into space and lands on the slope be-
low, a distance of eighty or ninety
feet. Such a feat is one of the most
difficult in the world of sport.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
THE
NEW WHEEL.
By Emerson Clayton.

It is quite probable that all of
the thousands of riders who are using
chainless wheels have often puzzled
their brains to discover what it is that
is so fascinating about the new bicycle.
They have probably tried to determine
how the motion of this wheel differs
from that of chain bicycle and,
possibly, in every instance they have
been unable to find a solution to the
problem that has been troubling them.
In spite of this. however. the fact re-
mains that every one who has ridden
a chainIess wheel recognizes that there
is a difference in the propulsion, but it
has seemed an almost impossible mat
ter to obtain a satisfactory explanation
of the matter.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
Notice.

At a meeting of the city council of To-
peka, held February rs, 1900. the following
was adopted by the mayor and council of
the city of Topeka:
Resolved, BY the mayor and council of
the city of Topeka, That in order to pro-
mote the health, comfort and safety of
the city of Topeka and its inhabitants, it
is hereby declared necessary to grade and
pave with vitrified brick sand fOundar
ton, the alley in the block bounded by
Topeka avenue, Tyler street, Eleventh
and Twelfth streets, in the city OF To-
peka. J. W. F. HUGHES
1 hereby certify that the above is
true copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office
In Witness Whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and official seal this 2Sth day
of February, 1900, at Topeka, Kansas
j. H. SQUIRES,
(SeaD City Clerk
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

this form of shoe is used both ski are
of the same length, ranging from eight
to nine feet. In Finland, however, one
is much longer than the other. In
spite of this great length, however, the
ski is extremely narrow, being scarcely
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Men to learn barber trade.
Two months completes No expense if
YOU will work for US. $4,000 monthly paid.
New opportunity for our graduates Cata-
logue and particulars mailed free. Moler
Barber college. st. Louis. No.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
Notice.

At a meeting of the city council of To-
peka, February 26, 1900, the following was
adopted by the mayor and council of the
city of Topeka:
Resolved By the mayor and council of
the city of Topeka, That in order TO pro-
mote the health, comfort and safety of
the city of Topeka and it's inhabitants. it
is hereby declared necessary to grade,
curb with Colorado red sand stone curb
ing and pave with vitrifed brick on sand
foundation thirty feet wide, TAYLOR street
from the north curb line of Seventh street
to the north curb line of Eighth avenue.
in the city of Topeka
J. w. F. HUGHES.
I hereby certify that the above is a
true copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and official seal this 2Sth day
of February, 1900, at Topeka, Kansas.
]. H. SQUIRES.
(SeaD City Clerk
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
EDUCATIONAL

FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either
in class or private, terms reasonable
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
WANTS S
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A
candidate for county commissioner in
the district comprising the Second. Third
and Fourth wards.
w. C. STEPHENSON.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
ANNUAL STATEMENT
LEGAL.


(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal March 1st, 1900
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
PAVING.

~-~---~------------1--~~
THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vftrihed
Brick and Paving Co.. has been removes
to lis West Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

WANTED-A white boy about 16 years
= old who understands the care of horses.
61S Fillmore.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
osTEoPATHIsT.

STEPHEN c. WOODHULL, Osteopath-
ist. Hours: 9-12; "a; Thurs, 9-12. 627 Ks
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
SPECIALISTS.

DIR. c. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Nose.
Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
(Seal)

(Ffrst published in the Topeka State Jour
nal March 1st, 1900)
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07


THE J. c. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. Az
High Grade Rubber Stamps: prompt work.
low price. Catalogue free. Phone 292
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

WANTED-In subscription department of
publishing house a deliVereF and col
lector for a library Expenses advanced.
State age and former employment. Ad-
dress Publisher, 2. o. box 1927. Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

WANTED-By a poor widow. plain sew
ing of any kind or comforts to make.
quilts to piece, to do at home Must have
work. SIS Lawrence St, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
FLoRIsTR

MRS. j. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to
R. J. Groves, S17 Kansas ave. Phone 60z-
CIT FLOWERS and floral designs at
HAYES iO7 West Eighth st. Phone 5Se-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
WANTED-HELP.

WANTED-A situation by a boy, expe-
rienced in printing, grocery and hotel
business. Call or address 702 East Sew
enth St
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
wANTED-FEmALE HELP.

WANTED-Competen white girl for gel
eral housework. 915 Monroe St.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

WANTED-Refned competent widow
with young child desires position as
housekeeper in widower's family, in or
out Of city. Address NJ, care Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
JEwELERA

JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opti-
clan. Complete stock of watches, dia-
rnonds, silverware. etc, Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
NURSES.

MRS. EMILY TURNER, Ladies' Certih-
Gated Nurse. 102S Quincy St N. Topeka
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

WANTED-Good white girl for general
Homework. 81 Topeka ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

I HEREBY ANNNOUNCE MYSELF A
candidate for county commissioner in
the district comprising the Second. Third
and Fourth wards c. A. FELLOWS.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

WANTED-Immediate a good kitchen
girl twhite}. SIS West Eighth St.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
BICYCLES.

-~~~-~-~--~s~-~-~-~-~-~-~
u. s. CYCLE CO., 11S E. sth st. National
and Union bicycles Sundrfes, repairs.
TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St
Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tan
denls for rent: repairing of all kinds.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

~~-~O~-~---~-~-~--~-~~~~--
WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks. soc; main
springs, 75c: crystals, 10c. Cash paid foE
old gold or silver. All work guaranteed.
up, see Uncle Sam. 512 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07

white girl in a small pri-
vate family. Good home. good wages
no washing 319 West Sixth street.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-11

the Auditor. the Board OF Assessors,
and the owne. OF the property. These
township boards shoGld &c men cf abil-
ity and character. and SHOULD De III p0-
sition 10 determine the acIT.I value Of
the property. l believe that some Sucl
plan, il properly carried out. would ma
terially increase the taxable property
property OF the State and go far to-
wards equalizing the burden OF taxa
ton. There is need for something 20 be
done along this line.
There is also some complaint OF the
irregualarity with which some County,
Treasurers remit taxes collected ny
them to the State Treasurer. The law
fixes the times at which they shall re-
nit. but many of them do rAss observe
il. I think X would be advisable to
place them on salary. the same as
County Auditors, and require mcntnly
statements from them. and withheld
their salary until the statements we:c
received. And also require them -
submit with their monthly statsme
a statement from the bank o. deposit,
showing the amount of money 10 their
credit as Treasurers. And some penalty
shorld be provided for the failure 70
turn over funds and make :e-
ports as required by law. and power
given the Governor to suspend or re-
move such as persiStently refuse or
neglect to obey the law.
T This subject c. taxation is one tAat
more directly concerns the people tnan
any other with which You Will have 10
deal. and it deserves your most earnest
consideration. and in whatever yon do'
YOU should endeavOr to make the bur
den bear equally upon all the properly
Of the State.
BY comparison OF the figures in the
Comptroller Generals report. you VIII
see that the taxable property for the
fiscal year commencing January J. lS92.
lis s3.1S5.lS3 more than for the prec2e.!-
ing fiscal year:
Total taxable property for
the fiscal year coTmenc-
inC January lSt. 1899. $l!6.lZ2.-S>
Total taxable property :or
the fiscal year cCmnenc-
ing January lst. 1888. 1i3.23i,lo'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-11
HIGHER INSTITUTIONS.

Whatever may nave been the diEie"'
encr of opinion as 20 the wisdom OF ea-
tablishing State Colleges. the policy oi
the State in this matter has been ilXed.
and these institutions are here and are
all doing a good work for the State. and
If Judged by the enrolment % students,
there is demand for them. To pull
them down or 70 give them nlgSardIy
assistance wGuld be "A backward step
which I feel that no true son Of Soath
Carolina would he willing 70 AXE. II $
no longer a question whether or not the
State should engage in higher educA-
tion. That has been settled. To make
war On these State institutions is to re-
tard the progress and development o!
The State. There should be no conflict
between the denCninational college ana
the State college. They are Doth doi7g
q good work.
| would like to take up eacn collsSe
separately and call 10 your attention
the work done and the needs o. these
institutions. but can do no more than
to refer YOU to their reports and rec
concentrations. apd commend them to
your favorable consideration. Tne
South Carolina College, Clemson Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, the
South Carolina Military Academy, Win
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-11

Total taxable property for
the fiscal year coTinenc-
Ing January lSt. 1899. 81,
Total taxable property Cor
the fiscal year cCmnenc-
ing January lst. 1873. /
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
MISSOURI HOTEL FIRE.
The clifford House ~ Poplar Hun De-
DESTROYED, severa, Quests Lost Their
Lives and Maav Others Injured.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Nov. ia fire
accompanied with n terrible fatality
occurred here Monday morning, re-
sulting in the total destruction of the
Clifford house. u large three-story
frame building. The list of dead is as
follows: Heck Clark, Rebecca Owens.
Shelby De Hart and Curley Berry, all
of Poplar Bluff. Fatally injured:
Eta Hargrovem, Poplar Bluff; Wins
low Stowe, Tennessee. A dozen people
were more or less injured, but will
recover. The fire originated about
1880 o'clock Monday morning in the
rear of the hotel and in few minutcE
the mammoth building, which was
entirely of wood, was mass Of flames
There were in the neighborhood of 10
guests in the building and the porter,
tj,e only person awake in the hotel,
was unable to give the alarm, the
smoke and flames driving him back.
The guests on the second and third
floors were caught like rats in trap,
the fire prevented their escape by the
stairs and they leaped from the Sec
ond and third-story windows. Many
of the guests had hair-breadth escapes
and ran from the doomed building clad
only in their night clothes, losing
everything they possessed in the world
Quite number of guests were not
registered and their names are un.
known. Every room in the house. IS
in number, was occupied. The Clifford
house was one of the Oldest hotels in
southeast Missouri.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.

Gov. staniey's Thanksgiving Proclamation.
In his proclamation designating No
vember 90 as Thanksgiving day, Gov.
Stanley says: "Kansas has been
blessed with another fruitful year.
Well-filled granaries, swelling bank
deposits, increasing herds, intelligent
wage-earners well employed, growing
cities, productive farms, happy homes
and splendid citizenship are substan-
tial evidences Of her prosperity. Two
hundred schoolhouses and many
churches were builded buring the
year. These bear witness to the in
terest of our people in intellectual
and moral advancement. An all wise
Providence has bestowed His blessing
with a lavish hand, for which we ought
to rejoice and be thankful