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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
WRECKlNG A BRIDGE.
Novel Use of Electricity successfuiIy
Tried at Clinton, Ind.


! Tried at Clinton, Ind.
The 735-foot bridge over the Wabash
Fat Clinton, Ind, was wrecked in Au-
igust by a Hoosier, who employed the
cheating power of an electric current to
do the work, without injury to the sub
structure. This exceedingly interest
ing feat is described in the Western
Electrician.
1t appears that the bridge was, up
to that time, the only toll bridge in the
State, and was owned by one man. 1t
had become antlquated. and the county
authorities purchased it with the idea
lof erecting a steel bridge in its place,
using the same piers and approaches.
l,Under the terms of the contract, the
iowner of the bridge was to remove the
'superstructure inside of thirty days,
l'taining piers and masonry. This was
apparently a very easy task, but, after
consultation with bridge builders.
house wreckers, rlggers, engineers, and,
in fact, every one who had plan TO
suggest, the only practical plan evolved
was to build false work and take the
bridge down piecemeal. To blow the
bridge up with dynamite would prob
| ably injure the piers, and to burn 1t
would likewise crack and injure the
masonry. The thirty days elapsed and
no plan had been decided upon. An ex-
tension of the time for one week WIS
granted. At this point a young cleo
trcan living In Clinton came to the
fore with a scheme to literally cut the
| bridge down with hot electric wires,
land this unique plan was finally sue
ossfully carried out with the greatest
satisfaction, the operation requiring
but ten hours.
| The bridge, which was built in 1853,
\ consisted of three spans. with 70-foot
draw, and, as already mentioned, was
1856 feet long. Each Of these spans was
composed of nine chords, each consist
Ming Of three nine-inch by nine-inch yell
low poplar timbers 1t Is perfectly evil
4 dent, therefore, that IL each of these
tlmbers was cut through Simultaneous
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
Hardly Musical.

"What man has done, man can do" IL
n good motto. but It needs TO be inter.
preted In the light of common sense
Every now and then we hear of man
who takes It to mean that little perse-
yerance will make Newton or n Bee
thoven out of the slupldest OF us.
Here Is "A story connected with Lid
dell, the somewhat oyerpositiye Dean
Of Christ Church, borrowed from the
Spectator.
Dr. C0rfe, the organist OF Christ
Church. was al this time sorely plagued
by one Of the eboIrmen, whose alto
singing was miserably bad. He came
10 the dean.
Mr.. Dean. | really cannot have that
man singing any longer. lie spells the
whole choir II only he sang bass II
would not 50 much matter, but such
an alto Is lniolerab!e."
Very w,ll, Dr. Corfc. said the dean
Il VIII deal with the matter"
So the choirman was sent for.
"Dr. Ccrre complains OF your singing
and says lac cannot have you singing
alto any longer, but that 1t would moi
be So bad II you sang bass For the
future. therefore. be good enough te
sing bass.
But. Mr.. Dean. | cannot sing
bass" rejoined the man.
Wei" answered Liddell, Il am nc
musician. but sing bass you must
Good morning.
And for many n year afterward, as
can be bat too we'll remembered. the
man sang 'ba 81 til he was finally
she.yed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
She or.ened Il AID rnafi:

Dear Mrs. Ferguson-In spirit OF
mischief I slipped a letter in your nus
bands coat pocket yesterday which
fear may have fallen into your hands,
and in order 10 atone for any mis,iil-
Outstanding it may possibly have caus-
ed / wish TO say that | wrote it myself
and that it is purely imaginary. Win
great respect, | subscribe myself yours
truly"
This was signed "Mareellus Rankin
SON.
Hardly had she finished reading this
when another messenger came and lett
another letter. 1t read thus
MY Dear Mrs. Ferguson: i have n
little confession to make. Yesterday,
in thoughtless moment. wrote n let
Ter purporting to come from some wom-
an and dropped it into your husband 5
pocket. For fear you may have seen II
! take occasion to assume the respon-
sibiity for the clumsy Joke and to apol-
oglze for 1t. With great respect yours
sincerely"
The signature was "Oliyer Peduncle. :
Then there came another letter-also
by special messenger. II was as fol
lows:
my Dear Madam: ardon me for
addressing you, but l wish to plead
guilty to the preparation of foolish
joke on your husband yesterday.
wrote love letter (slgned 'Dollle, If !
remember rightly and slipped it into
Mr.. Ferguson's coat pocket. Fearing it
may have met your eye | write this TO
exonerate your husband and to take
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

OUTBOUND.
A lonely sail in the vast sea-room,
| have put out for the port Of gloom.

A lonely sail in the vast sea-room,
| have put out for the port of gloom.
The voyage is far on the trackless tide,
The watch is long, and the seas are wide.
The headlands blue Iii the sinking Gay
kiss me a hand ON the outward way.
The fading gnlls as they dip and yeer,
Lift me voice that is good TO hear.
The great winds come. and the heaying
sea,
The restless mother, is calling me.
The cry of her, heart is lone and wild,
Searching the night for her wandered
child.
Beautiful. wearless mother of mine,
La the drifti of doom L am here, | am
thine.
Beyond thesfathom of hope or fear,
From bourIp to bourn of thedusk l steer.
Swept on in the wake Of the istars, in the
stream
or rowing tide, from dream to dream.
Bliss carman.
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A son of Erin appeared at the money
order window of n postoilice and said
that he wanted TO sind some money
10 ould Olreland"
"tfill out this blank" said the clerk,
handing the applicant one of the
blanks used on such occasions.
An phwat is that?' asked Jerry.
Its blank that every applicant
for money order must ill out, "A kind
of letter of advice regarding the mon
ely ORDER
An phwat has a letther Of advice
got to do wild me sindin tin dollars TO
me ould mothei p
"A letter of advice to the postmaster
where the money is to he paid must
always go with n money order"
Jerry went away from the window,
grumbling and mystifled.
After half an hour of painful effort
at high desk provided for the public
at one end OF the room Jerry returned
TO the window and handed In this let
ter of advice" TO the postmaster at
Ballycarney:
Dear Moike-O'm tould Oh must
give yez bit av advice before you'll
be able 10 pay me ould mother the two
pounds Dim sindln along with this. So.
Moke, Oi would advise yez to come TO
Ameriky an get a job at kapng post
office, for it's illlgant 2ostohlces they
has here, an Owe no doubt the pay is
tin tonnes phwat 1t is wild yez. SO now
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
They We're All Sorry
. EoRGE rERGusoN,Swhat does

"a GORGE FERGUSoNSwhat does
81 this meanr'
~ The voice was that oftAIrs., Fer
guson-shrlll. piercing, and ominous.
what does what meanf' asked
George. }
This letter. th
She held it up. l.,
Laura, have YOU been"
mo. l haven't been searching your
pockets. You know l haven't. | was
moving your coat from this chair, and
IA letter. fell out. This us the letter. 1t
IS directed to you, andlits in a wom-
ANS hand. You haven't told me of
any correspondence you are carrying
on(with-"
open it and read it., Laura" inter
rupted Mr.. Ferguson. IF there was
any letter in my pocketsI didn't know
it, Go ahead and read lit. Maybedts
II millinery bill"
Z Scornlng TO reply to this, Mrs. Fergu-
son opened the letter and iran her eye
over it.
"Oh, you didn't know this was in
your pocket" sheipiped. "You didn't
know it. Maybe its, millinery bill,
IS it? Listen, Ny dearest George
so you're somebody else's dearest
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
oAMBLED ON A NUGGET.
Clever Guesswork Which Melted
Man 2,6OO.

Man So, 300.
did you ever have n big piece of
pure luck when you really needed it
badlyY' said one who is at present a
/ high railroad official. Il did once. and
/ never again. 1t happened in Denver IN
/ 1882. ! was broke | had just come
out Of the hospital after long tnssle
| with pneumonia and | WAS unable 10
! do manual labor, which was the only
! thing could find. one afternoon.
when things were AT their very worst.
was sitting In the old Charpiot Hotel
and overheard two men talking very
secretly about big strike IN some
mine. ! inferred from their conyersa-
ton that 1t was somewhere In the San
Juan district, but they didn't mention
the exact location or the name of the
property.
when they Went ont | noticed tiny
piece of ore lying on ole of the chairs.
where 1t had evidently been dropped
while they were examining some speci-
mems. 1t was brown quartz. literally
full of gold. 1t was ore that made a
fiNApo = hthiA jump JUL " ibbh At IL
and while | wns turning 1t between
my fingers it all of Il sudden flashed
into my mind that il must have come
from the Lady Alice. They had taken
such stuff from It once. but the vein
had pinehed out, and the property was
supposed TO be y. q. Its stock had
dropped 10 nothing.
'Of course it was only a guess" coll
i.nued the speaker, "and there were
several hundred chances that II wasn't
the Alice ut all. did some quick think
Ing. There was a banker up town who
owned LOT of Alice stock, aud in Two
minutes | was on my way to his office
Look here, says |, when ! finally got
into his den. 4 have information worth
a lot of money TO you; what Is 1t worth
TO me- Not cent down says he
promptly, but 10 per cent. if get it,
| handed him the piece of ore; 1t was
about as big ms the end of my thumb
They've struck that in the Lady Alice,
says |.
ITO my surprise he turned aspale as
death and yelled for clerk. Run after
SMITH he bawled. and brlng'him back
with that stock. Smith. 1t turned out,
was the messenger, and was then on
his way TO deliver IA bundle of Alice
stock for which the banker had just
been offered a couple of hundred dol
lars. He had thought it II good trade
until lie sawmy ore. Smith came back
and the banker tried his best to pump
me, but | wouldn't tell him any more.
If he had known | was only guessing
he would have kicked me out, but the
fates We're with me. The next day the
news of the discovery got,to the public:
it was.Allce. sure enough and the stock
went scooting skyward. Meanwhile
the fellows in on the secret had
bought up all they could. My banker
scooped III Il big pot of money and
got 81. 800 fopmy share. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
Juvenile Deprayity.

Papa" said the boy, as they drove
along, that's the same horsefy that
was buzzing around the horse when We
started out, isn't it?'
Eyes"
Then one horsehy will follow one
horse more'n a dozen miles, won't ltY'
1T seems So"
IL reckon said the boy, who had
been busy thinking again, you'd call 1t
a one-horse fly, wouldn't your"
Perhaps"
Then it was one-horse town where
we got this rig, wasn't ity'
Don't be too fly, my SON." said papa,
grasping his whip and meeting the ne
cessity firmly.-Chicago Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
A Chinese Dooley.

Two Irishmen stood at Gates avenue
and Bedford street discussing Chi
nese laundry sign.
kin ye say 1t, PeteY
"Wherep
"There; don't ye say itT'
"Oh. OF do now"
well, they say a Chinaman's feerst
name is his last name. DO We blaye 1t,
PatT'
"Yis."
"rhen rade 1t backwards"
But rade 1t furruls feefst, an 1t
spells Lee Dew"
But rade it backwards, man."
Dew, Do; Lee. Le-Dooley."
'Roight We are, Pat. an Dooley is n
foine old Irish name but It's the feerst
tonne in me !oife | liver heerd of a Chi
nesc WITH an Olrish name. lie ought TO
hing, the spalpeen."
They stepped into barroom to llqui-
date--New York Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

Excitement e. often the eause Of
strange kilograms, as well ms OF other
stang, manifestations, observes the
Youths Companion.
\ man who had been one of the pas
senge.n on shipwrecked vessel was
rescued almost by n miracle. On arriv-
Ing at II pla 9 from which he could send
a tel grapllic message, he forwarded
the following dispatch 10 his brother:
Il am saved Try to break 1t to my
wife"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
Fatal AGE OF THlRTy-sEveN
MANY of Worlds Greatest Men Have
succuubed at That Age.

succumbed at That Age.
The age of 81 Is partio ularly fatal
noe An examination of the reports OF
the United States government shows
TINT more people die at that age than
any other after attaining their major
itv II IS also ascertained that more
misfortunes oyertake persons mt that
age than at any other time in their
lives and that few fortunate events be-
fall them.
An examination of history develops
the same thing. At the age OF 81
great sorrow befell Aristotle, the death
of Pinto his friend and teacher, with
whom he had studied for nearly twenty
years. This sorrow plainly showed its
effects upon his future life, and to 1t
may he attributed the sad tone of his
later writings.
II was at the age OF 81 that Lord
Byron died of fever ut Greece. AS
Lord Beaconsfeld says, he was great
or as man than as a writer, ana his
loss to the world was a great blow to
H..
Ranhael. the glory of Italian art, died
nj III He fell sick week before his
birthday Of cold and fever and died
ON that day. Good Friday. In him the
world lost one of its greatest artists
In music. like art and poetry, En-
gland lost her greatest composer ut the
age of 81. Purcell. the most distin-
pulshed musician Britain produced
died within a few days after attaining
his 37th year. The regard III winch
he was held In EnglaInl placed hlhi on
a par with Milton In epic poetry, with
Shakespeare ON the stage, Locke IN
metaphysics. and Sir Isaac Newton IN
philosophy and mathematics.
II was at the age Of 81. too, that En-
gland lost military genius that she
regarded as OF the highest rank ana
promise. Prince Henry OF Battenburg
died of fever In Ashantee IN That year
vi his life
Pascal. too. died AT 81, but why seek
lnore Illustrations? These are sum
i,lent TO Illustrate the fatality OF the
age among gennses. Where neath
failed misfortune often befell.
So the age of 81 may be regarded as
the fatal age of all those after a man
passes his majority. Times
/ Herald
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

Farmers who have brushy land can
make no better Investment than IN buy
ing few head OF grade Angora nan
MES and pure-bred buck. They will
thrive on TINT which other animals
will not eat. and VIII increase the value
of the pasturage by consuming that
which binders the growth of the
grass. They VIII need but little care,
are vigorous and healthy. and they
breed so rapidly that the owner viii
soon have them graded up enoagh to
have an Income from their fleece. The
meat Is ms palatable to most persons as
good mutton. and they will soon fur
nlsh the most available supply OF
healthy fresh meat the farmer can
have during the summer months. as an
ordinary family can consume a kid or
young goat before any of the meat be-
gins to become tainted even in the hot
test weather.-Texas Stock aud Farm
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
IL Didn't Break.

Wife-You made mistake, my dear.
when in your anger you told Mary you
didn't want her TO show her ugly mug
IN here again.
Husband-How did 1? meant Just
what | said.
Wife-No doubt. but it was mis-
take TO call her face "A mug
Husband-Well, that's what It Is
Wife, think not. for when YOU
spoke | noticed that her face fell. aud
1t didn't break. When Mary drops a
mug, my dear, she always picks il up
in dust pan
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

/. the span would drop into the river
without ininrng the piers. Current
was secured from n nearby generating
plant, and leading wires were run 10
the Earliest span. Each OF the timbers
cut was next encircled with II heavy
resistance wire and connections run TO
the rlain circuit. The resistance OF
these wires was so proporiioned that
the passage of an electric current of
definite strength would bring them to
cherry red. Just on the same principle
MS an ineandescent lamp lilament Is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

brought to nearly white heat. To
make the cutting, o, more correctly,
burning, more positive, a hye-pound
sash weight was hung ut the bottom
of each loop. In exactly one hour and
forty minutes after the application OF
the current each timber was cut
through by the hot wires TO a point
where the weight of the structure was
sufficient to break the rest, and the
span they supported tumbled into the
river. This operation was repeated
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

George, are you?-'Myfdearest George:
! am very lonely'-she is very lonely,
is she? oh. you ed.hypocritel-
IF you cant come, George. dearest, do
wrlten-she wants you to write If you
can't come. does she You can't think,
dearest George, how | miss"
What nonsense are you reading,
Laura demandedt George. beginning
10 be reused. "DoIyou mean to say
: II mean to say lam reading this let
ter you told me torread. Mr.. Ferguson.
] am reading this letter found in your
THAT dropped out of your pocket. You
don't know anything about it, don't
you? You can't think, dearest George
,"
/: Laura. are you foolfenough to think
that's genuine? Dom you know bet
fter than to imagine"
Il am n fool. am I. Mr.. Ferguson
We'll, I'll just show you"
Let me see theiletter" !
let you seeIit?' What do you want
TO see it for? oh, \no. Mr.. Ferga1sonl
am going toSkeep it and showiit to
my mother," .
well, holdiit so L. can look at it,
promise you solemrtly l will not at
tempt to ttaketit away from youe'
IN seei that you don't Here lit Isl
Now look fat it stayiright where you
are, George Ferguson. Don't you,come
a step ne1Ierr'
How can | see itsten feet faway?
Lay ittdoNvn. and then. come and.tie nv
hands, behind me if3you are afraid
I'll"
on. ayes. Lay 1t down and, you'll
grab itf | see through youl WHAT'S
the fuse of pretending you never,saw
this before.?''
"1heresdpesn't seem TO besanytuse in
it-thats, Il fact. Nevertheless | as
sure you, Laura, on my honor ASK a
lnan---'
'on yourlhonorI Humph" b
Yes, onsmy honor-h'mph,hI 1; have
never seensthat letter before III never
put it in myipocket. l dldn'tM1now IT
was there. j am NOT anybody else's
dearest George, and that 1et1hrA is a
clumsy fake got' up by sonehotAy,whc
wants'to have a little fun with n, e,
II wish l could believeIit,i oh
G'aorge. Georgew 4 sN
7 tsobs). ! \
Boys" snidfGeorge FergusonN tn,
next day'when7he went INTO the OF
where he was iemployed downtown
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

with each span without hitch or de
lay of any kind.
An examination after the fall of the
bridge showed how thoroughly the cur
rent had done its work. Each timber
was burned through to the same extent,
namely, five inches deep ON the top and
three inches ON the sides, the cut being
comparatively clean, the wood not be-
ing charred more than an inch on each
side of the point of contact with the hot
wire.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

Every soldier knows that horse will
not step on man Intentionally. 1t Is
a standing order in the British cavalry
that If a trooper becomes dismounted
he must lie still. If he does this, the
whole squadron is likely to pass over
him without doing HIM injury.-The
Rival
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
A I,oer DeIicary.

This is Boer delicacy: A greatl
square slice is cut off loaf made of
coarse. unslfted meal. and covered
with a thick layer of jam-perferably'
strawberry. A row of sardlnes is them
placed on top. and the oil from the sar-
dine box is literally poured over thel
whole
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
Knew What was ComI,y

She Reggie. dear, there Is something
cf ihc old-ilme love light in your eyes
so-nleht- something about you that re-
minds me Of those sweet days of long
ago. hope you have
He Yes. have Il little left. How
innch VIII let me out this time-ten or
twenty Columbus journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
Harvesting Potato Bugs.

\ light bushel basket is the. fsurest
and quickest way of getting rtl of po-
tato bugs. in wet weather AT least. The
bugs can he shaken off the vines into
the bas&et in about half the time 1t
takes TO paris gre en- them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

TO be Il true gentleman fellow
must be born so"
That's fact. liked the very first
olive ever tasted. Indianapolis
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
A Greedy Crane.

A New York man claims to have shot
crane up In the Adirondacks that had,
forty-fve trout in its stomach, none of
which weighed less than n pound.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

There are innumerable ways for
man to lose his good name, but he
never regrets 1t more than when 1t
happens to be engraved on the handle
of a $40 umbrella.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
"As q Il As She Lnnka

"She Is certainly charming. How old
is she?'
oh, It depends upon the hour OF the
DAY and the system OF lighting lie
Petit Journal Pour Rlre.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

in trade the farmers wife pays down
for what she gets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

An egoIist Is II man who is unable TO
disguise the Interest he feels Ia hun
SELF.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

Some politicians take more pride IN
their Influence than In their integrity.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08

A scientist of Rio de Janero states.
as result OF proiracted ana patient
investigation. that the color and scent
of flowers are due TO bacteria and that
these germs are often of Kind that
must be harmful TO human beings.
The practical man deyotes but little
time TO preaching
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-13
M1sso UR1,s GRE4rEsr 1NDus7Rr


The Kansas hen became justly cele-
brated some time ago. and now the
Missouri hog is coming into merted
prominence. Hog producing Is set down
as Missouri's greatest industry. Per-
haps the zinc and lead mines of the
southern part of the State, which are
rapidly enriching a number of investors
who had the judgment or the good for
tune to begin developing them at an OPP
perfume time, are receiving more atten-
ton from outside and inside the State
than any other of her industries; but
Miseouris hogs bring in five times as
much cash every year as her COAL lead
and zinc ore products combined, and
leave her besides an abundance Of pork
and bacon for her own consumption. In
1898 3,612,636 hogs, aggregating in value
rious counties of the State, while all the
coal, zinc and lead exported brought in
but s10.04O5s1.
This being so 1t Is cheering to note
that the secretary Of the Missouri Swine
Breeders association reports much pros
perity. During the last few months he
has attended a large number of meet
ings Of hog fanciers in different parts
of Missouri, and everywhere he has gone
he has found them in better spirits than
he has known them to be in before
within the last five years-probably bet
ter than they ever were before. They
all report that their business is on
better foundation than at any previous
time. They say that with the return of
prosperous times their sales have be-
come much better. The demand for
their product has greatly increased,
prices are higher, their customers APP
pear to be able to get money more easily
and they no longer suffer so heavily as
they did from bad accounts.