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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
A Man Who Knew n Lot.

He can tell you what the time IL Of the
Sunday Islands when
The clock is striking Mt Liverpool;
He can give you all the facts concerning
Cortcz and his men,
He was always taking medals when at
school.
But
His clothes are old and torn,
And his manner is fororn,
He says that life's failure at the best;
Once the brightest boy in town,
lie Is ragged now aud down,
And q hopeless heart is beating in his
breast.
He can quote you scenes from Timon, he
Is full Of ancient lore:
lie can name the consultations in the
sky.
He can tell you just how far II Is from
here to Singapore.
How all the wars were waged and
when and why,
But
In spite Of all he knows
lie is full Of wants aud woes.
He finds the world a cold and cruel place.
And he drags along the street
As il weights were on his feet
And something more than Time has
marred his face.
He FAN talk ON any subject with n glib
ness that is fine.
Ask for dates and he will tell them
right away;
His memory is marvellous, In fact, il is
"a mine
or useful information" SO they say,
But
His clothes are old and torn.
His manner is forlorn-
There's a blossom brightly blooming on
his beak.
Once the brightest boy in town,
lie is ragged now aud down,
With a dirty growth of stubbles on his
cheek.
Chicago Times Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
Hardly Musical.

what man has done. man can do" Is
a good motto, but II needs to he inter
preted In the light of common sense.
Every now and thea we hear OF n man
who takes It to mean that n little perse-
verance will make "A Newton or Bee
thoven out of the stupidest of u.s.
Here is story connected with Lid
dell. the somewhat oyerposltlve Dean
of Christ Church. borrowed from the
Spectator.
DR.. Corfe. the organist OF Christ
Church. was at this time sorely plagued
by one Of the choirmen. whose alto
singing was miscrably bad. He came
to the dean.
Mr.. Dean. | really cannot have that
man singing any longer. LIE spells the
whole choir. II only he sang bass 1t
would not so much matter, but such
an alto Is inioleI'ab.e.'
VERY w,ll, DIR. Corfe, said the dean;
Il VIII deal with the matter"
So the chOirman WAS sent for.
De. Ccrfe complains of your singing.
and says he cannot have you singing
alto any longer; but that It would not
he so bad II you sang bass For the
future therefore, be good enough to
sing bass.
But, Mr. Dean. | cannot sing
bass. +" reJoined the man.
Wei" answered Llddell, II am no
musician. but sing bass you must;
Good morning
AID for many n year ifterward as
caa be but too we'll remembered, the
man sang bass till he was finally
she,yed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
FATAL AGE OF THlRTY-s SEVEN.
Many of Worlds Greatest Men Have
euccun bed at That Arc.

succuusbe at That Age.
The age of 81 Is particularly fatal
age. An examination of the reports OF
the United States government shows
that more people die at that age than
any other after attaining their major
ity. 1t Is also ascertained that more
mlsfortunes overtake persons at 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 Plato, 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 it
may be attributed the sad tone Of his
later writings.
1t was at the age of 81 that Lord
Byron died OF fever at Greece. AS
Lord Beaconsfield says. he was great
or as n man than as a writer. and his
loss TO the world was great blow to
It,"
Raphael. the glory of Italian art, died
Mt 81. 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 aud poetry, En-.
gland lost her greatest composer at tile
age of 81 Purcell. the most dlstin-
gulshed musician Britain produced,
died within few days after attaining
his 37th year. The regard IN which
he was held in England placed him ON
n par with Milton in epic poetry, with
Shakespeare ON the stage. Locke In
metapbysIcs, 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 rs OF the highest rank and
promise. Prince Henry of Battenburg
died of fever In Ashantee in that year
,1f his life.
Pascal. too. died at 81, but why seek
more lllustratlonsY These are SUN
'clent to Illustrate the fatality of the
age among geniuses. Where death
failed misfortune often befell.
So the age OF - may be regarded as
the fatal age of all those after n man
passes his majority. Chicago Times
Herald
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
She cpened Il and read:

"Dear Mrs. Ferguson-ln n spirit of
mischief slipped letter in your hus-
bands coat pocket yesterday which !
fear may have fallen into your hands,
and In order 10 atone for any misnn-
Outstanding it may possibly have caus-
ed | wish TO say that | wrote 1t myself
and that it is purely Imaginary. With
great respect, | subscribe myself yours
truly"
This was signed "Marcellus Rankin
son."
Hardly had she finished reading this
when another messenger came and lett
another letter. Ii read thus:
my Dear Mrs. ferguson | have a
little confession to make. Yesterday,
in thoughtless moment, wrote let
ter purporting 10 come from some wom-
an and dropped 1t into your husbands
pocket. For fear you may have seen 1t
| take occasion to assume the respon-
slbillty for the clumsy joke and to apol-
ogize for 1t. With great respect, yours
sincerely"
The signature was "Oliyer Pedunele.'
Then there came another letter-also
by special messenger. 1t was as fol
lows:
MY Dear Madam: lardon me for
addressing you, but l wish to plead
guilty to the preparation Of a foolish
joke on your husband yesterday. |
wrote love letter tsigned 'Dollie.' IL |
remember rightly and slipped 1t into
Mr. Fergusons coat pocket Fearing 1t
may have met your eye | write this to
exonerate your husband and to take
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
eAMelEp ON A NUGGET.
Clever Guesswork Which Melted d,
Man S2,5OO.

/
Man $500.
'Did you ever have big piece of
pure luck when you really needed It
badlyT said one who is ut present a
high railroad official. 81 did once. and
never again. II happened in Denver i'll
1882. was broke. | had just come
out of the hospital after a long tussle
with pneumonia aud | was unable 10
do manual labor, which was the only
thing | could find one afternoon.
when things We're at their very worst,
was sitting in the old Charpot Hotel
and overheard Two men talking very
secretly about a big strike In some
mine. Inferred from their CONVERSE
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 l noticed n tiny
piece OF ore lying ON one Of the chairs.
where II had evidently been dropped
while they were examining some speei-
mems. 1t was brown quartz. literally
full of gold 1t was ore that made
fellows heart jump just TO lock at IT,
and while | MAS turning 1t between
my fingers II all of sudden flashed
into my mind that ii must have come
from The Lady Alice They had taken
such stuff from il once. but the vein
had pnched out and the property WAS
supposed TO be \. q. Its stock had
dropped to nothing.
"Of course II was only guess" con-
i.nued the speaker. 'and there We're
several hundred chances that Il wasn't
the Alice at all. did some quick think
ing. There was a banker mp town who
owned lot of Alice stock. and in two
minutes | WAS on my way to his office
Look here says |. when | finally got
Into his den. 1 have information worth
a lot of money to You; what is 1t worth
to meT Not cent down., says he
promptly, hut 10 per cent. if | get it.
| handed him the piece of ore; IL was
about as big as the end of my thumb
They've struck that In the Lady Alice
says |.
''To my surprise he turned as pale as
death and yelled for clerk Run after
Smith" he bawled. and bring him back
with that stock" Smith. it turned out.
was the messenger, and was then on
his way TO deliver a bundle of Alice
stock for which the banker had just
been offered Il couple of hundred dol
lars. He had thought it a good trade
until lie saw my ore. Smith came back
and the banker tried his best to pump
me. but | wouldn't tell him any more
II he had known | was only guessing
he would have kicked me out. but the |
,fates Were with ME. The next day the /
news of the discovery got to the public; |
II was Alice, sure enough, and the stock /
went scootlng skyward. Meanwhile /
the fellows IN on the secret had /
bought up all they could. My banker I
scooped IN a big pot of money and ! /
got $1,000 for my share. New Orleans {
Times Democrat.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
Iiis III ezsnYe,

Excitement Is often the cause of
strange tclcgrams, as well MS of other
stang, manifestations, observes the
Youths Companion.
\ man who had been one of the pas
sen2e.s on n shipwfecked vessel was
rescued almost by miracle On arriv-
ing mt place from which he could send
Il tel graphic message, he forwarded
The following dispatch TO his brother:
Il am saved. Try To break It to my
wife"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
They We're All Sorry.

"a GORGE FHRGUSON.,what does
[ - this meanD
~ The voice was that of Mrs. Fer
guson-shrill. piercing, and ominous.
what does what meanP asked
George.
This letter. Il =
She held 1t up.
Laura, have you been"
mo. l haven't been searching your
pockets. You know ! haven't. | was
moving your coat from this chair, and
"A letter fell out. This is the letter. 1t
IS directed TO you, and it's in wom-
ANS hand. You haven't told me of
any correspondence you are carrying
on with"
open 1t and read II, Laura" inter
rupted Mr.. Ferguson. "lf therel was
any letter in my pocket l didn't know
it. Go ahead and read it. Maybe,it's
a millinery BILL"
Scoring TO reply TO this, Mrs. Fergu-
son opened the letter and ran her eye
over it.
"Oh, you didn't know this was in
your pocket" she,plped. you didn't
know 1t. Maybe It's n millinery bill,
IS it? Listen. My dearest George
50 you're somebody else's dearest
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

Papa" said the boy, as they drove
along, that's the same horsefy that
was buzzlng around the horse when we
started out, isn't ltf'
Yes"
Then one horse1y will follow one
horse more'n "A dozen miles, won't ltY'
1T seems So
81 reckon" said the boy. who had
been busy thinking again, you'd call 1t
one-horse fly, wouldn't your"
Perhaps"
Then 1t was a one horse town where
we got this rig, wasn't itg'
Don't be too fly, my SON." said papa,
grasping his whip and meeting the ne.
eessity firmly. Chicago Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
A Chinnse DooleY.

Two Irishmen stood at Gates avenue
and Bedford street discussing Chi.
nese laundry sign.
kin we say it, Pete?"
'Wnerei"
There; don't We say lt?'
"Oh. OF do now"
well, they say a Chlnaman's feerst
name is his last name. Do We blave 1t,
PATTI
"Yis."
'Then rade 1t backwards"
But rade It furrn1s feerst an II
spells Lee Dew"
But rade ii backwards, man"
Dew, Do; Lee. Le-Dooley."
"Roight We are, Par, an Dooley IS a
foine old Irish name, but it's the feerst
tonne in me loife | liver heerd Of n Chi.
nese with an 0lrlsh NAME He ought to
hang, the spalpeen."
They stepped into a barroom TO liqul.
date.-New York Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

/, the span would drop into the river
without injurlng the piers. Current
was secured from n nearby generating
plant, aud leading wires were run to
the Earliest span. Each of the tlmbers
cut was next encircled with u heavy
resistance wire aud connections rim to
the main circuit The resistance of
these wires was 50 proportioned that
the passage of an electric current of
definite strength would bring them to
cherry red, Just on the same principle
as an incandescent lamp illament Is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

Farmers who have brushy land can
make no better investment than In buy
ing a few head of grade Angora nan
MES and pure-bred buck. They will
thrive ON that which other animals
Will not eat, and will increase the value
of the pasturage by consuming that
(which binders the growth Of the
grass. They Will need but little care,
are vigorous and healthy, and they
breed so rapidly that the owner will
soon have them graded up enough to
have an income from their fleece. The
meat is as palatable to most persons as
good mutton, and they will soon fur
nisL the most available supply of
healthy, fresh meat the farmer can
have during the summer months, as an
ordinary family can consume kid or
young goat before any of the meat be-
gins to become tainted even In the hot
test weather-Texas Stock and Farm
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

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, 1900-02-15

brought to nearly white heat To
make the cutting. o. more correctly,
burning more positive, a tive-pound
sash weight was hung at 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 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, 1900-02-15
IL Didn't break.

Wife-You made a 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 |? l meant Just
what l said.
Wife-No doubt. but it was n mis-.
take to call her face IA mug.
Husband-Well, that's what 1t is.
Wife, think not, for when you
spoke | noticed that her face fell and
1t didn't break. When Mary drops a
mug, my dear, she always picks 1t up
In a dust pan.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
A ROer DelicacY.

This Is Boer dellcacy: A great
square slice is cut off a loaf made of
coarse, unslfted meal, and covered
with n thick layer of jam-perferably
strawberry. A row of sardlnes is then
placed on top. and the oil from the sar1
dine box is literally poured over the
whole
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

Every soldier knows that horse Will
not step Oh a man Intentionally. 1t is
n standing order in the British cavalry
that II trooper becomes dsmounted
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, 1900-02-15

George. are yon?-'My dearest George:
When are you comlng'to see me again?
| am very lonely'-she is very lonely,
is she? oh, you two-facedl hypocrite!-
IF you can't come, George, dearest, do
write'cshe wants you to write If you
can't come, does she?-'Youlcan't think,
dearest George, how | miss"
What nonsense are you reading,
aE''demanded George, beginning
to be reused. do you mean to say
-"
Il mean TO say lam reading this let
ter you told me toread. 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, tdearest George
-"
Laura. are you foolienough to think
that's genuine? Don't' you know bet
ter than to imagine"
Il am fool, am I, Mr.. Ferguson?
Well, I'll just show YOU
Let me see the letter."
Let you seeiit? What doJyou want
to see it for? Oh no. Mr.. Ferguson!
am going toikeep it andfshow it to
my mother"
We'll, holdiit so can look ,at it. I
promise youfsolemnly l will not at
tempt to take It away from you"
III see THAI you don't. Here 1t Is.
Now lookfat 1t. Stay right, where you
are, George Ferguson. DON'T you, come
a step neaIRrt'
How can | see 1t ten feet away?
Lay itfdown and then fcome and,tie my
hands behind me IT, you are afraid
I'll"
"oh, yesl Lay it ldown and you'll
gran IL! lisee through you! What's
The use Of pretendipgl you nevert saw
this beforeT'
"There'doesn't seemfto be any use in
it-ihats a fact. Nevertheless, | AS
sure YOU Laura, on my honor as a
man--"
"on your honorl3 Humphw
Yes, on my hon,or-h'mph!l have
never seen that letter before. never
put II in myipockes. l didn'tsknow 1t
was there. / am not anybody else's
dearest George. and that letter Is a
clumsy fake gotiup by sombody,who
wants 10 have "A little, fun with me-"
Il wish could believe 1T! Oh.
George. George" I
tSobs). "a
Boys, Psald Georges Ferguson the
next day'when he went into the officel
where he was employed downtown,
mat was good Joke lsome one of
you played ON me when you put thar
lel'er In my. pocket yesterday, but 1t
threatens To break up my family, and
! ask as atfiNor that the chap who did
IL VIII just write letter. to my wife
ana tell her it was bltjoftfun and
that am not tolblame, intthetslightest
degree, don't want to know who 1t
was. All ask istthat tthet thing be
Strengthened. out"
- ~
II was late;in thetafternoon.F There
game a ring IA, theAlloor bell pertain
sng TO the Ferguson dwelling and a
messengers delivered aNletter addressed
to Mrs. George Ferguson.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
Kn.w What Mns Canine

She Reggie, dear. here is something
cf ihc old-tlme love light in your eyes
;o-nlgh something about you that re-.
minds me of those sweet days Of long
ago. hope you have
Ht-Nes. | have n little left How
nuch viii let me out this tlme-ten or
twenty? Columbus journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

A light bushel basket is the surest
and quickest way of getting rid of po-
tato bugs, in wet weather at least. The
bugs can be shaken off the vines into
the BASKET in about half the time 1t
takes to Daris or, on Them
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

There are innumerable ways for a
man TO lose his good name, but he
never regrets 1t more than when 1t
happens to be engraved on the handle
of $40 umbrella.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

she Is certainly charming. How old
is sheY'
oh. II depends upon the hour Of the
day and the system of lighting. lie
Petit Journal Pour Rire.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

"To be n true gentleman fellow
must he born SO"
That's fact. ! liked the very first
olive | ever tasted" -Indianapolis
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15
A Greedy Crane.

A New York man claims to have shot
n crane up In the Adirondacks that had
forty five trout in its stomach. none of
which weighed less than a pound.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

At the store where feathers are taken
In trade the farmers wife pays down
for what she gets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

An egoilst 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, 1900-02-15

Some politicians take more pride IN
their Influence than In their integrity.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-15

A scientist OF Rio de Janeiro states.
as n result of protracted aud 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 10 human beings.
The practical man devotes but little
time to preaching
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-18
WAYLAID AND MURDERED.
Charles Britt, a Well Known Citizen
Of this Vicinity, Assassinated by
Unknown Parties.

The city editor was called up yes
terday evening, at twilight, by tel.
ephone message from Mr.. Thomas
Hodge, who is book-keeper at a saw
mill at Arden, and asked if we could
find or knew the family of one Chas.
Britt, whose son lived near this city
and was engaged in the dairy bust
ness. Mr.. Hodge said that the body
of Britt was found at his place,
near Arden, Little River county,
riddled with bullets, and that the
family Of deceased was supposed tc
be here visiting his sou, and that il
we could find them to let them know
of the murder. We made inquiry
and learned from Constable Ro
chelle that the murdered mans
family was out near the A. G. Aller
dairy on State Line, and a telephone
message was sent to the Rochelle
place, near by, requesting that the
family be apprised of the fact.
We learned from Mr.. Rochelle
that deceased was pardoned out o.
the penitentiary not long ago, ant
had signed an agreement to leave
the state Of Arkansas for good, as
one of the conditions on which he
secured his pardon. He came t;
this city and worked around here
for while and then returned to bis
farm in Little River county anc
was there when waylaid and killed
Deceased is reported as being q
quarrelsome man and as having beer
mixed up in several scrapes in the
neighborhood where he was killed
When he was found decomposition
had set in and It was thought he
had been dead three or four days
There IS no clue as to who killed
him.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-18
Some Seventy-Fiye Delegates
Present-A Brief Morn
ing Meeting.
DELEGATES HRE PLBHSED
Everything Being Done to Give
the Lady Delegates a Pleas
ant Time.

President Mrs. Hanger of the A i.
f. w. c, of the state, called the
meeting to order this morning. Af-
ter which Rev. Neil, was asked to
open the session with prayer to
which he responded.
Mrs. Wisdom delivered an ad
dress of welcome which was re.
sponded to by Mrs. Pillow Of Helena.
Mrs. Pellow, Of Helena, was
selected to act as secretary, Mrs.
Neal the secretary not being pres
ent.
The usual rotine ofFork of roll
call and examing credentials we're
gone through with, and several in
strumental pieces and songs were
sang during recess hours.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
occupied one of the rooms of the
hall and had dinner ready for those
who wished to patronize.
We noticed the haQ beautifully
decorated in the club colors.
We learn the delegates have ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the city and treatment ac-
corded them.
Tonight Mrs. Wisdom will enter
tain them, and tomorrow afternoon
a lawn party will be given the dele
gates on the beautiful lawn of Cen
eral Manager Ben Collins at the
head Of Pine street
On Friday night the Elks viii
take the ladies iu hand and enter
tain them in a fitting manner,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-18

Many so called "bitters' are not
medicines, but simply liquors dis.
gulsed, so as TO evade the law.
PRIcKLY ASH BTTERs is not one OF
this class. II is strictly a MEDICINE,
acting primarily on the Kidneys,
liver and bowels, and for the dan.
gerous digeases that attack these
organs II is a remedy OF the iirst
grade. There is nothing objection.
able in its taste, it has a very agree.
able flavor and is acceptable to the
most delicate stomach. Sold by all
druggists
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-18

RALPH Bros. STEAM LAUNDRY.
Ralph Bros. have a machine that
irons the edges Of collars and cuffs.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-18
I'm the Neck

Is where you feel it when your col.
lar comes from the laundry with a
saw edge, we have a device for
ironing the edge Of a collar and re-
turn them to you with a perfectly
smooth edge. Let us call for your
bundle2