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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06
sorrn,x. OF the millionaire.

Look at the ways of the millionaire.
Given his million, he gives up his house
and builds himself a small, first class
hotel in some big city. which for the
greater part of the year is occupied by
servants. lie next erects a country
palace at Lenox or at Newport. This
he calls. n cottage, though it usually
looks more like public library or a
hospital or a clubhouse.
Then he builds himself camp, with
stained glass windows, in the Adiron-
dacks and has to float a small railroad
In order to get himself and his wife's
trunks into camp. Shortly after these
follows a bungalow modelled after a
French chateau. somewhere In the
south, and then a yacht warranted to
cross the ocean in ten days and to pro-
duce seasickness 10 hours sooner than
the regular ocean steamer becomes one
OF the necessities of life.
Result, he never lives anywhere. To
occupy all his residences, camps and
bungalows he has 10 keep eternally on
the move, and when he thinks he needs
n trip to Europe he has his yacht got
ready and sends 1t over, going himself
on fast steamer. Oh, it's terrible
thing to be a millionaire and have no.
where to lay ones head, with every
poorer man enyying him, many hating
him and hands raised against him ev-
erywhere. - Woman's Home Compan-
ION
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

See that party with the jag sitting
In the corner OF the carr said y eon-
ductor who was riding to the ear barns
IN n Zoo and Eden park chr 10 the con,
ductor in charge OF the car.
yep. He's got heavy bundle" WIS
the answer.
"Well. take this counterfeit hair dol.
lar with You when you collect his fare,
A passenger passed II on me n month
ago. II he gives you dollar. you can
shove II on him.
The conductor OF the car took the
lead half dollar. entered the car. and
the man with the jag held out a silver
dollar and received the counterfeit half
aud 45 cents in change.
Worked like n charm" said the con-
ductor ms he reached the platform.
Here he comes now. He wants To
get or"
The drunken man wabbled to the
door and unsteadily descended from
the car
Now we'll split up" remarked the
conductor of the car rs he drew the
dollar from his pocket And as both
OF the conductors gazed at the silver
dollar they gasped In unison: We're
up ag'in IT, It's counterfeit dollar
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PRIDE AND POVERTY.
The Woman Had a Good Reason for Mt
PnNinl- the Nickel.

I The Woman Had a Good Reason for Mt
Paying the Nickel.
The truth vi the old proVerb Which
tells Us mat pride aud poverty are
born compan.ons WAS never 50 fofeloly
Impressed upon my mind as il was one
day last Week WHEN / was riding III
/ Broadway. New ofk, cable car, said
{ commercial traveller 10 the writer.
+ a lady entered the car accompanied
/ by II little girl. The conductor came
/ around Tor the fare aud the lady hand-
I ed him a nickel Fare for the child. II
( you please, remarked the conductor
1 The lady was intently observing some
object out OF the opposite window anu
paid no attention 10 what the conuacz
I tor said. After few minutes waiting
the conductor again renewed his fe7
/ quest for the child's fare. Again there
was no attention paid To his talk. FL
nally in louder and somewhat impa-
( tient tone perenptory demand was
made for the fare. This apparently
brought the lady to a realization of the
situation. and with an air of offended
dignity she replied 1 suppose | know
! the rules of this company. ana there
is no fare required of a child of this
/ size The conductor WAS politely ex-
I planning the rules that lie worked un-
der when he was snapped up short In
I his explanation by the lady. who loud
/ IL affirmed that she had been travelling
on the cars for months with the self
same child and had never paid any
/ fare nor had she ever been insulted
/ before by being asked for il. More
/ than that, | shall not pay II now she
said, rs she compressed her lips and
settled back in her seat with an air of
determination which bespoke her inten-
tlon of staying there until the cable
wore out. BY this time a dozen or more
people in the car were interested in the
! situation. and were anxious to see the
/ outcome of it.
- am sorry said the conductor,
Z but the rules Of this company must be
( enforced
with that he reached for the bell
rope.
"'What are you going to do?' excited
! ly asked the lady.
- am going to put that child Off,
came the reply.
"What, right here in this crowded
street, she shouted.
"'Well. am not going to run the car
into anybody's store for your accom-
modation.' coolly replied the conductor.
Seeing that further struggle was
useless, the lady's tone softened. and,
with the blandest smile on her face but
all the while a tear sparkling In her
4 eve, she said: 4 would pay you In
minute, conductor. If had the change
with me. But the fact is I spent all
my money up town except that one
nickel
"'Well. II you had said that at first.
my dear madam, all this trouble would
have been avoided. I would have loaned
you the amount Of the fare Willingly
"'rhe truth is said the woman, In
an undertone, Il was too proud to ad-
NIT that | didn't have n dime =
Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

Horses wounded ON the battlefield
are duly attended to when no danger
to human life Is involved. The veteri-
nary officer In charge Is expected TO
follow close ON the fighting line and
together with a number of aids, to In
spect properly wounded animals and
give Instructions for their removal or
slaughter, as the case may be. The
veterinary surgeon IL naturally expos
ed to considerable danger, but II his
work Is not carried out during the
progress Of hostillties In all probability
1t cannot be accomplished afterward.
for. although the royal army medical
corps is allowed to proceed to the res
cue OF the wounded men under the
Red Cross, the members OF the army
veterinary department are not permit.
ted TO attend to the injured horses, be.
cause they are not under the projections
of the Geneva convention, which makes.
no provision whatsoever for wounded
animals.
At the conclusion OF the battle, II II
has been decisive and one or other OF
the combatant armies has been driven
from the field. party of veterinary
surgeons, with their assistants. Is sent
out TO examine every animal that has
fallen and TO shoot such as are badly
wounded. Those suffering from only
slight injuries are collected and taken
20 the veterinary hospital lines. formed
as fixed camps and established on =
similar bnsis to those Of the royal ar
my medical corps. - Pearson's Mags,
zine
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When Poor writing Is Best.

A popular author whose handwriting
was none OF the best used to maintain
that II was n matter of principle with
him not TO write too well lie declared
that for the use of printers, good hand
writing was only snare and delu-
sion, tending to encourage carelessness
and mistakes on their part. The COM
Dositors. he asserted, were compelled
70 devote their very best care and at
tenfion TO bad handwriting, with the
result that, when 1t was deciphered, IT
was so fixed in their minds that 1t was
tnposslble for them to set 1t up IN
correctly. He therefore declared that
tbe worst handwriting was the best
for the printers.-Truth.
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FiddIed Into once.

II history be true, Governor Taylor
of Tennessee Is not the only man who
fiddled himself into office. LOSING re-
lates that in 1913 he met at Oswego.
\. Y, Major Cochran. then nearly 50
years old. a son-in-law of General Phil
Up Schuyler, who told the story of his
election to congress during the admin
istration of the elder Adams. vessel
was to be launched on one of the lakes
in interior New York, and people came
from afar to see 1t. The young folks
gathered there, determined to have n
dance at night. There was a fiddle,
but no fiddler. Young Cochran was
an amateur performer, and bis services
Were demanded. He gratlfied the JOY
Gus company, and at the supper table
one of the gentlemen remarked. in
commentator of his talents, that he
was "it for congress" The matter
was talked up, and he was nominated
and elected a representative In con
gress for the district then comprising
the whole of New York west OF
Schenectady. He always claimed IL
have "hddled himself into congress. .
II seems that history repeats itself
according to the Washington
Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06
THE HAMMoNDs' FREIGHT-cAR HOME

were found. showing that the bill had
been paid twice. Webster put the re-
ceipts In his pocket and said nothing.
In the morning the nelghbor returned
for the money. Webster took his seat
under the old elm and ordered Wright
to bring out the decanter. Filling the
glass to the brim, he handed 1t to the
man and told him to drink. Webster
then began:
Mr.. Blink, do you keep booksT
The man assured him that he did not.
Then | would advise you to do So
said Webster, and. pulling one OF the
receipts from his pocket. handed 1t to
him.
The man was covered with confusion,
while Webster continued:
And while you are about 1t you had
better get a bookkeeper who under
stands double entryr Mt the same time
handing him another receipt.
Now" said Webster, II am going to
pay this bill just once more, but | as
sure you upon my word of honor that
VIII not pay It the fourth timer
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costing precisely 500, made, fitted and
laid on the floor.
Story of Romantic Marriage.


Story of Romantic Marriage.
The Hammonds were married at a
fashionable hotel In Hot Springs, Ark.
He was "A, gay, jolly and thoughtless,
depending upon the generosity of a
wealthy father to keep the wolf out of
the front yard. She was 20, pretty i'm
petuous and selfwllled. They had met
at Hot Springs just year before. She
was staying then at the Park Hotel
with her parents, dazzling everybody
with her exquisite toilets and superb
Jewels, the gifts of her devoted father.
Young Hammond was then recovering
from an injury sustained in runaway
while employed as an operator at
small Missouri town on his fathers
railroad His father had put him there
to tone him down." he said. He began
paving attentions to Miss Barrett, but
his advances were not encouraged by
her family. They snubbed him and
made their objections very plain. Ham
mond laughed and said that he was
counting the girl and not the family.
If 1t came to a question Of money and
position the Hammonds did very well,
he thought, probably as well as the
Barretts.
Miss Barrett alone failed to share the
nreiudices of her family. Young Ham
mond was handsome and clever and
athletic, and she fell In love with him.
The family finally consented 10 the
match and the brides trousseau was
ordered from Paris by cable Prepare
lions were made for an elaborate we'd
ding and the fashionable society of Hot
Springs was hidden to the affair. A
few days before the date set for the
wedding young Hammond quarreled
with the Barretts, and rumor had It
that the match was broken off. But 1t
was not-only the fashionable cere-
mony was dispensed with. The young
people went to another hotel, and It Is
said were married in defiance Of pater-
nal authority. At first the couple took
up their residence at Kansas City and
spent few weeks there. Then mat
tiers began TO look dubious Bread and
cheese and kisses are all right for late
fuppers, but palates accustomed to
diets mlgnons, French peas, and straw
berry shotcake crave heartier proven
der. Kansas City wondered what
would happen, when one day young
Hammond disappeared There was
talk of reconciliations, and next he ap-
peared in the garb of practical rail
road man as straw boss of section
gang In the yards at Fort Scott.
To the further establishment Of the
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White Pine News.
ELY, NEVADA.
wn.In The nnrincs..


II was on D Seventh street car that
yell dressed man carried his hand TO
his law now and then and uttered a
stlfied sroan. After bit a fellow pas
senger had his curiosity aroused and
brusquely queried:
.Toothacher'
"Yes."
.q've been there and know all about
Il. II she's holler and has the Jumps
IL amt no use foolng around. What
you want TO do is TO go TO dentist
I'm, Ierusha. but how 1t aches!
Go right to the dentist and have II
yanked out. Man with the toothaehe
always feels a little scared about haN-
Ing it yanked. but that's all lmagina-
tion. you know
I'D rather be shot, groaned the suf-
ferer.
"Oh. pshaw! Go to some dentist
who gives laughing gas. He'll give you
gas and take the tooth out without
your knowing IL. | pledge you my
word that it won't hurt any more than
pairing off a finger nail"
I'm! What u liari G'way from
rnem
why. man. pledge you my word
that you'll never
Don't talk to mel | know all about
IT! I've been a dentist myself for the
last 10 years.
"Oh you havem growled the other
a he backed away. 'Well, that's diff
ferent. 1t will not only seem TO you as
IL your blamed old head was being
pulled off your shoulders, but your jaw
will ache two weeks after, and I'm
burned glad OF it Washington
Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

At a school one day teacher, hav.
ing asked most of his pupils the diff.
ference between an island and a PENN
sula without receiving a satisfactory
answer. came 10 the last boy.
Il can explain it. sir" said the bright
youth. First get two glasses. Fill
one with water and the other Will
milk. Then catch a fly and place il
ia the glass of water. That rs is al
island, because 1t is entirely surround
ed by water. But now place the fly il
the glass of milk. and 1t viii be q
peninsula. because it is nearly sur
rounded by water
The boy went to the top OF the class
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Queer Device for Gambling.

''The queerest gambling device that
ever saw was check perforator," said
J. II. Irons of the United States mar.
shars office. II went into downtown
bank not long ago at the noon hour IN
serve paper on the president. There
was board meeting on in n back
room. ! noticed all of the clerks in n
bunch playing some game, and | went
over to see what It was. They had one
of those revolving check perforators
with numbers on 1t from o to o. One
man was spinning and acting as bank.
er, while the others were laying bets
on the numbers. They were operating
on the old wheel-of-fortune system.
got so deeply interested that | forgot
all about the paper | had to serve until
there was a sudden scattering of the
group and disappearance of the per.
forator and the cash on the board. I
turned and saw the president. When
he entered the banking room every
clerk was busy at his desk. "-Pittsburp
News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06
He Grabbed the Offer

Ex-Governor George W. Peck of
Wisconsin, author of "Pecks Bad
Boy" was running little country
weekly in the pineries in the early six
ties. 1t was an unimportant sheet
save for one column of jokes which
Peck wrote each week. This depart.
ment caught the eye of Brick" Pom
eroy, who was then printing his Dem
ocrat In Lacrosse, Wis. and one day
he wrote to Peck asking him whether
he would be willing to go down to La.
crosse and work for The Democrat Mt
S25 week.
Three days later Mr.. Pomeroy got
this telegram: Il accept your Offer
quicker than instantly. For heaven
sake don't withdraw it,"
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TOoLE HAD TO WAIT.
CooIIy Took Seat on the Stage Until
His Fellow Player Appeared.

his <tDpCaEcus
John Laurence Toole, the veteran
English low comedian, is not well
known to Americans, but he is a stage
idol In the British isles. He made one
tour of this country, but for some rea-
son-probably faulty management-he
was not success. Toole's failure here
can hardly be laid to professional
shortcomings on his part, as he has for
many years been perhaps the most
popular comedian ever seen ON the
his success Is the readiness with which
be adapts himself to any emergency.
On one of his tours of the English
provinces he was In Northampton. One
evening he was on the stage alone, and
at the end of his speech gave the cue
for fellow player. The latter was In
some way detained, but Toole at once
began to gag" the time away, eventu-
ally giving the cue with great en-
phasls. Still no actor; so turning to the
house. he remarked, eoolly: las my
friend r does not seem In the slight
est way anxious to turn up, l will, with
your kind permission, sit down and rest
while"
Then, amid the roar Of laughter
which followed the speech, Toole calm
ly took a chair and seated himself. A
second later the tardy actor dashed on
to the stage, taking up the cue, now
long gone by. with the words: II was
detained"
Thou sayest not So" remarked
Toole grayely, rising. 81 should never
have thought It, Well, since you are
here, we'll continue"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06
THREE TIMES WAS ENOUGH.
Webster Did Not Propose to Square His
Account Fourth Time.

WeDater Did Not Propose to Square His
Account a Fourth Time.
Daniel Webster was VIGOROUSLY care
less in business matters. lie did not
seem to know the value of money, and
scattered 1t about with a lavish hand
when he had it-and borrowed II when
he could. An incident illustrating the
first mentioned trait of his is related.
On one occasion man presented a bill
to him for payment.
Why" said Webster. Il have paid
that bill before"
The nelghbor assured him that he
was mistaken.
"All right, then; call again In the
morning and l will settle with you"
AS soon as the man was gone Web.
ster called his son Fletcher and told
him to look over his papers and see II
he could not find reeelpted bill. To the
surprise of both, two reeeipted bills
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06
when Reed Was Young IN ,,av

One of the most interesting Incidents
Of Thomas b. Reeds career in Califor.
mia is told by Robert p. Porter and
vouched for by the ex-Speaker. 1t was
in 1863, during the civil war, when the
legal tender act was much discussed in
California. where gold basis was then
maintained. that Wallace. whose office
adjoined the one In which Reed was
studying happened in one day and
said: "Mr. Reed. l understand you
want TO be admitted to the bar. Have
you studied law Yes, sir, I studied
law In Maine, while teaching" Well
said Wallace, 81 have one question to
ask Is the legal tender act constltu
tional?" YES" said Reed "You shall
be admitted TO the bar" said Wallace
Tom Bodley, a deputy sheriff. who had
legal aspirations, was asked the same
question and he said No" I'VE will
admit you both" said Wallace. for any
body who can answer, off-hand, a ques
ton like that ought 10 practice law In
this country. Success.
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Priority.

always try to keep yourself wen Ia
the front" said Senator Sorghum to
the young man who Is studying pcli.
tics.
"You mean ! must be among the flrst
to advance new ideas and promote re.
forms"
mot exactly, but you must be among
the first to claim credit when the trick
is done and everybody Is applauding."
Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

Il wonder what's the matter with
Willie jenkins? He's been getting into
all sorts of mischief OF late. especially
Thursday afternoons"
"Oh. that's easily explained. That's
the afternoon Mrs. Jenkins goes to
mothers meeting TO discuss the proper
method Of child education and disci-.
milne" fhlca:n Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

The Philosopher of the Real spoke OF
education just now.
Treat the average hoy kindly and
he will be tractable,' remarked the
Philosopher didactically, but strike
him blow, and after that you might
as well SOW seed upon the rocks"
"Ah. yes" replied the Poet. with ".
penchant for the tiguratlye. There i.
no soil quite so stubborn as common
clay, soaked. Detroit Journal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

Now, little Kit, remember you are
not to ask Aunt Kitty for cake the min
ute we get In the house."
Little kit-No, ma; but when we've
been there about five minutes I'm goin'
t say I'm awful hungry.-Indianapolis
journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

Doctors keep rich sick man alive
longer than a poor one, but that is the
only difference. Both die when they
get good and sick, and the poor mans
doctor bill is less.
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BRIDE IN A BOX CAR.
HERE'S A ROMANTIC DRAMA m
REAL LIFE.

Young Girl Reared in Luxury Now
Makes Her Home In "A Freight Car,
While Her Husband Works Upward
as IA Railroader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

A bachelor says that tyrant is a
woman who fancies herself superior to
her husband-and lets her nelghbors
know 1t.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

1t 10 always easier for any woman 10
please man than the one who is mar.
ried to him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

Love in Box Car is the title Of the
romantic drama in real life which Is
now occupying the attention of Kansas
people. Fort Scott has had thrilling
melodramas ut the town opera house,
but none TO compare in interest with
the Hammond Barrett Love IN a Box
Car
Briefly 1t Is the story of young Char
ley Hammond, who married Miss
Barrett. only daughter Of a millionaire
mine owner of Butte. Mont. Hammond
is the son Of X. X. Hammond, general
superintendent of the Fort Scott and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06

The circulation of the blood is an af
fair OF the heart.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-04
QUICK SIGHT AND QUICK W.T.

Clever Manner in Which a Railroad
Manager Drilled his Employees.
Two incidents in the railroad life Of
Payton Tucker, New England rail-
road manager, recently deceased, are
being told that we'll illustrate what a
worker he was and his attention to the
details Of business.
Several years ago when he was up
on the mountain division Of the Maine
Central road he looked over the grounds
Of one Of the stations. Nothing more.
than the usual conversation passed, and
he returned to his car and went back
to Portland. Nearly year passed be-
fore he had occasion to call at the sta
ton again, and then he stepped ,of the
ca. and asked pleasantly.
do you have all the help you need
here?"' ~
Eyes, sir; all that we need"
"Quite sure you have eonugh?"
Eyes, sir; there is not much to be
done at SO small a station
well, feared you were rushed to
death and could not find time to remove
that pile Of old bricks I saw the last
time was here" T'f
With that the general manager Of
the road stopped over the pile of bricks
and, without removing hfs kid gloves,
continued the work until the last one
was neatly piled up. =.
At another time a, break had been
committed at one of the stations on the
back road and the next day after the
| notice. Of the break had been wired to
| Portland Mr.. Tucker CHANGED to pass