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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

Hiram had returned home from col
lege. where he bad won high honors as
n student of the ancient languages. but
he fell down one day when his sister.
demure young girl In her teens, ask
ed him to translate a sign she had seen
in front OF an opticians office which
read thus:
CON sULTU sABo UTyo UREY rs.
Hiram struggled manfully with It for
several minutes and gave IL up.
ut isn't good Latin" he said. There
are some words In 1t that are Latin,
but the others are either wrong In ter
minatlon or are barbarisms from other
languages. and. taken as a whole II
doesn't make sense"
THAT is what | said" rejoined his
sister, but Keturah, out in the kitch.
en-, translates 1t without any trouble.
She says II means, Consult us about
your eyes,"
Whereupon Hiram collapsed Youths
Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
He WINS Admitted

Fortunately when red tape comes in
contact with common sense 1t Is red
tape which goes to the wall. A good
story is told of military official who
devised n system which compelled ey-
cry one who went on business to Cen
eral Banks to procure ticket from
member of the staff, the presentation
OF which at the door gained his admis-
sion. One day burly colonel came to
the door of the private office at head
quarters and requested that his name
be given to the general.
Have you a ticketr he was asked.
"a ticket" echoed the colonel, with
scorn. mo. sir, haven't"
"You can't enter here without one"
was the reply.
'Slr," said the colonel. when Gen
eral Banks becomes a puppet show
and | have % cents to spare, I'll buy II
ticket to see him, not before" He was
admitted
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
OLD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD.
The Mikado's Relatives Have Reigned
for Over $500 Years.

The Mikado's Relatives Have Reigned
for Over $500 Years.
About a dozen of the 400 barons In
the British House OF Lords date back
to 400, the earliest being 1894. The
Oldest family In the s-s4t.,h tx,ss is the
Mar family of Scotland, 1868, The
Campbells of Argyll, to whom belongs
the present Duke of Argyll, began in
1190. Talleyrand dates from 1899. Bis
marck from 1920, the Grosyenor fam
lily, the Dukes OF Westminster, 1886;
the Austrian house of Hapsburg goes
back TO 952, and the house of Bourbon
to S64 The descendants of Moham-
med, born $40, are all registered care
fully and authoritatiYely In a book
kept In Mecca by the chief Of the fam
lily. Little or no doubt exists OF the
absolute authenticity of the long lines
of Mohammed's descendants. In China
there are many old families, also among
the Jews. When 1t comes to pedigrees
there is one gentleman TO whom the
world must take off its hat as a great
and only none-such. This is the Mi
kado of Japan. His place has been
filled by members of his family for
more than $500 years. The present
Mikado is the one hundred and twenty
second of the line The first one was
contemporary with Nebuchadnezzar.
666 years before Christ.-New York
Ledger.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
Living without Nouri.hment.

There seems TO be no philosophical
necessity for food. We can conceive of
organized beings living without nour-
ishment and deriving all the energy
they need for the performance of their
life functions from the ambient me
dunn. In n crystal we have the clear
eyidenceof the existence Of formative
life principle. md. though we cannot
understand the life OF crystal, 1t IL
none the less living being. There
may be. besides crystals. other such In
diyidualized. material systems Of be-
lngs. perhaps Of gaseous constitution
or composed OF substance still more
tennous. In view Of this possibility
nay, probabllily-wc cannot apodeictic-
ally deny the existence OF organized
beings on planet merely because the
conditions on the same are unsuitable
for the existence OF life as we con
ceiye it. We cannot even with positive
assurance assert that some of them
might not he present here, In this our
world. in the very midst Of us. for their
constitution and life manifestion may
be such that We are unable To perceive
them.-Nlkola Tesla In Century Maya
zine
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

Baden-Powelfs mother was annoyed
at the habit her son had OF holding his
pencil or paint brush with his left
hand, writes Harold Begbie In 1.-THE
Story of Baden-Powell" One day
Ruskin called when this doubt was in
her mind, and to him the question was
propounded. Without moments hest
tatlon he counseled the mother to let
the boy draw In whatever manner he
listed, and together they went to find
the young artist at his work. In the
playroom they discovered one brother
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
WON BY HIS ASSURANCE ALONE
How n Man Possessed of Only 81 Closed
Deal Netting Him $4,000.

Deal Netting him Slo,OOO.
Here's true story Of cold cheek"
said n local real estate dealer. Eight
years ago a New Orleans man lost
good job here and went to a certain
Southern city with just 50 in his pock-
ct. He was well dressed and had
plausible tongue, and hearing that the
contract for building a courthouse was
about to be let by reform board of
commissioners he walked In and actu-
ally secured the job. They gave him
two days to file bond, and he went
straight to banker, showed him where
there was money In the scheme, and in
thirty minutes persuaded him to be-
come his surety.
Now. mark you, he knew no more
about erecting a public building than
soft-shell crab knows about Greek
verbs, but he telegraphed Immediately
to a big contracting firm in st. Louis
and in forty-eight hours was in con-
sultation with their expert. AS re-
suit he sublet the work at figure that
left him about $4,000 clear profit, after
giving the banker a slice. All the time
he was doing this he had only his 81 to
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

Joined Chicago Typographical Union,
and has performed many substantial
Services for the organization In that
time, representing the union at the
Kansas City convention of the Interna
tlonal Union In 1883, where his ability
WAS recognized by his fellow delegates.
Mr.. Colbert has had unique expert
ence in running for office, close votes
being feature of his canyasses. In
1884 he was defeated for Vice Presi-
dent by two votes. In 1894 for delegate
by four votes. while last year lie lost
the Presidency by a margin of but one
vote. Mr.. Colbert is member of sew
eral fraternal societies and has filed
many stations of responsibility in them.
He is recognized as sincere and con
sclentious worker In the cause of
unionism.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
MADE LOVE TO 100 GIRLS.
Amazing Record Made by "a German
Bigamist and Swindler.

Amazing Record Made by German
Bigamist and Swindler.
Probably the most successful sutton
Of modern times Is Alois Frankenberg.
a Bayarian, who has been sentenced at
Graft, in Austria, to spend two years
and half In prison because he made
love to too many girls and swindled
them out of goodly sums of money. The
Son and heir Of wealthy man at
Gratz, lie quickly ran through his patrl-
mony, whereupon he advertised for n
wife IN several papers. Girls of all
ranks in society answered his adyer-
tisement, and, selecting among them
those who were comely and who had
money, he at once promised to marry
them. Gradually he inveigled their
money from them, and then he dlsap-
peared, leaving the hapless women to
mourn over his fickleness and his dis
honesty.
lie was next heard of at Munich,
where he played the same trick and
with equal success on several young
and old widows. 10 the nelghborlng
cities he also paid frequent visits. and
ever with the same object In view. the
result being that in II snort time he had
accumulated quite handsome for
tune. Unfortunately be went oae DAY
10 Gratz and was there seen by one Of
his victims, who promptly had him ar
rested.
This modern Don Juan Is himself
authority for the statement that he had
offered his hand aad heart TO at least
100 maids and widows.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

reading hard at astronomy, and the
other with a penny box of water colors
painting for dear llfe--with his left
hand.
Now. I'll show you how to paint n
picture said Ruskin, and with piece
OF paper on the top Of his hat and
baden-PowelPs penny box Of paints at
MS side, he set to work, taking a little
china vase for model. Both the vase
ana the picture are now in the draw.
ing-room Of Mrs. Baden-Powell's Lon
don house. The result of Ruskin's ad
vice was that Baden Powell continued
to draw with his left hand, and now in
making sketches he finds no difficulty
IN drawing with his left hand, and
shading 1t at the same time with his
right.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
QUEER WEDDING PRESENTS.
Gifts That We're Not Appreciated by
Those Who Received Them.

Gifts That Were Not Appreciated by
Those Who Received Them.
Even at marriage feast. as 1t
seems. there will sometimes be the en-
rions or the Jealous or the malicious.
= well known author received from
rival man of letters scrapbook con-
tanning a collection of all the adverse
criticisms his works had ever received,
while a popular artist was presented
with set of elementary works upon
self instruction In drawing and paint
Ing.
Not long since a gentleman who Is a
passionate deyotee Of hunting received
as a bridal gift from an anonymous
donor complete set Of false limbs, q
set of artificial teeth and a couple or
glass eyes-the whole OF which must
have cost u considerable sum-accom-
panied by note, the writer of which
trusted that. by reason of the receipt
ent's many falls while following the
hounds. some or all of these substitutes
would ultimately prove Of use.
An elderly, crusty tradesman, on
espousing n spinster of mature age,
WAS presented by a London undertaken
with two collins for himself and wife.
(which. unlike most OF the other offer
lngs you viii receive, are sure to be
OF service" The bridegroom resented
this singular IL useful gift, and 1t took
all the efforts of mutual friends to
prevent breach of the peace.
Equally vexatious was the gift re-
ceiyed from his neighbors by an in
firm octogenarian who welded n pleas
ure loving woman more than 80 years
his junior 1t was large brass cage.
''intended"-so ran the subscribers
note-"to restrain the maynard flights
OF gddy young wife who has mar
ried II decrcplt old fool for his money"
The husband of II lady whose great
beauty hardly atoned for her sharp
tongue found among his wedding pres
ents a scold's bride or branks. a gift
from his wife's sisters, with the hope
that, III Kate makes your life as I'M
bearable as she has made ours, you
will not hesitate to put the accompany
Ing Offering to its original use."-Lon-
don Answers
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
LONDON NOT 50 SLOW.
TEACHES EVERY SCHOOLGIRL
TO BE A HOUSEWIFE.
British Government Has Begun Build
ing Additions TO Each Public School
for an Extraordinary Departure in
Up-to-Date Education.

London is not so slow. 1t made on
the first Monday in July departure
that may astonish the school boards In
mos. American cities, and If the exper-
lme 1T turns out as expected, the Lon
doi schoolgirl will become collectively
the best trained housewife in the world.
The best assurance of the importance
OF this movement is that the British
Government Is the "mover"-the slug
gish, unenthusiastIc old Government
that really takes a long time TO adopt
new ideas and learn new tricks, but
when once 1t gets them learned will go
on forever conscientiously doing them
without missing a detail of the mo.
intricate plan, until 1t is called off.
Ii was comparatively long time ago
that somebody high up in British edu-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
WHY SHE DIDN'T SING.
sapers,ItIon Kept Her From Becom-
Ing IA Prima Donna.

saperstItlon Kept Her From Becom-
Ing IA Prima Donna.
II have come across a great deal or
foolishness of varying degrees aud
kinds In my llfe," said the man who
teaches singing, but in all my born
days | never before met anybody as
hopelessly feeble minded as young
woman ! have been taking an Interest
In lately. She Is a stenographer by oc-
cupatlon. aud | happened TO hear her
hum a popular song one day when
was in her employers office. or course
the production of her tones was all
wrong, hut her voice was as soft as
velvet and big and deep and clear as
cathedral bell. II was voice such as
a teacher doesn't get chance to work
ON twice Ia lifetime.
81 went TO her and asked her TO let
me try her voice. Ii proved TO be bet
Ter than | had hoped. 1t was magniti-
cent | wanted her 10 begin studying
at once. She had no money, but
didn't want money for bringing out
voice like that. She hadn't much time
either, and she told me she was too
tired TO sing in the evenings after
working all day. told her to get up
early and practice an hour or two be
fore breakfast. | thought she looked
odd when | told her to do 1t, but she
didn't say she wouldn't.
Weeks passed, and her method con-
tinued as bad as ever. | couldn't un-
derstand It, Each lesson found her
just where the preceding one left her.
At last one day asked her IL she were
she wouldn't practice before breakfast
flushed and then broke down. She
said she hadn't dared to sing before
breakfast because it is bad luck.
"'Sing before you eat cry before
you Sleep Is the saying, and that idiot
OF girl believed 1t SO implicitly that
she wouldn't practice before breakfast
even for the sake Of that glorious voice
of hers, and as before breakfast was
the only time she had to practice the
result was-well. gave her up. She'll
live and die a stenographer when she
might be a prima donna, and 1t will
serve her precisely right She has sac
rificed her future to an idiotlc super
stltion." -Washington Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
A SERENADE OF WOLVES.
How One Was Started In the Ma
tionaI Zoo at Washington.

HAxw nua Was rfaA In fha Ma
tIonaI Zoo at washington.
In The Century Ernest Seton. Thomp.
son. who useJ TO be known as Wolf
THOMPSON from his familiarity with
this narticuIar form of wild animal
TOLLS how he started n wolf serenade Mt
a., Na.ta,,., -, T., u-,.h,,o4
'ne Na'io""i N'' :" ""s"'"s '''
While making these notes among the
animals OF the Washington zoo used
to go at all hours to see them. Late
one evening l sat down with some
friends by the woif cages IN the light
OF full moon. said. Let us see
whether they have forgotten the music
OF the west. put up my hands TO
my mouth ana howled the hunting
song OF the pack. The hrst to respond
was coyote from the plains. He re-
membered the wild music that used to
mean plckings for him. He put up his
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
OLDEST LABOR UNION.

Chicago typographical Union No. 10
Reaching Its Half-Century Mark.
The oldest labor body in Chicago is
Typographical Union No. 16. 1t Is now
reaching its half-century mark, and
never was more prosperous than at
present. The union has established the
nine hour day with the rate formerly
prevailing for 10 hours. Disputes the
past year have been infrequent and Of
little consequence. while employment
of the members has been the best since
the introduction of the linotypes
The new President Of the union is
Michael Colbert. He is native of the
Empire State, first engaging in printing
N Oswego In 1870. In 1880 Mr.. Colbert
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
The sleepIesa seven.

There were seven of the r." said
one Of the discharged Jurors in speak
ing OF the matter next morning, '.who
didn't want to sleep themselves and
wouldn't let the rest Of us sleep. When
ever we dropped into a doze. they came
around and shook US till we were wide
awake again"
"And you had to submit, suppose.
for they constituted the majorlty?"
Yes, they were the rousing MAORI.
ty," said the hollow eyed juror, with
n pensive attempt to be facetious.-Chl-
cago Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
MRS. oLlPAANr's LAST veaseA


dictated on June q, 1897.
On the edge OF the world lie. l lie,
Happy and dying and dazed and poor,
Looking up from the vast great door
OF the infinite world that rises above
To God and TO faith and to love, love, Lowell
What words have TO that world to speak,
Old and weary and dazed and weak,
From the very low to the very high2
Only this, and this is all:
From the fresh green soil to the wide blue sky
From greatness 10 weariness, life TO death,
One God have we on whom to call,
One great bond from which none can fall;
Love below, which is life and breath,
And Love above, which sustaineth all.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

Miss Summit-What lot OF old chi
ma Miss Spindle has! And she says II
was handed down In her family.
Miss Palisade-Then II Is just as
expected.
Miss Summit-Whati LIST
Miss PHILADELPHIA her ancestors
never kept seryants.-Harper's Bazaar.
There are many people who make it
a point when they receive q goldpiece
10 withdraw 1t from circulation by
hiding 1t In some secret place, and the
amount of gold thus boarded is prob
ably very large.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

Good chairs are the most difficult
pieces Of old furniture TO find. They
received harder use than other pieces
Of furniture and consequently wore
out quicker.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
A Significant Phra..

The phrase Hear, hear" originally
Hear him." was first used In parlia-
ment ito remind members of the duty
of attending to the discussion. but
gradually became what is now Is, Indi-
catiye-acoording to the tone-of admi-
ration, accordance. indignation or deri.
sion. Newcastle (Eng) Chronicle.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
Intelligence or Animal.

A German naturalist has collected
evidence that monkeys, dogs. cats.
birds. and other animals recognize
themselves or other animals In mirrors
and pictures.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

A man who works hard all day pays
n great deal Of attention to what he
win have to eat at night. He hasn't
had his appetite spoiled by any pink
teas or luncheons.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

A philosopher says that every failure
Is a step toward success. This ex-
plains why some men become richer
every time they fail.-Chlcago News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

The average woman imagines she
looks pretty in her night gown with
her hair down her back, but she
doesn't
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

There are two things TO do when you
are imposed upon: one Is to stand It, but
no one knows what the other thing ls
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

When woman's attention Is called
to her wrinkles, she takes some conso-
lation In the reflection that her hus.
band isn't growing younger, either.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02
NUMEROUS HUSBANDS
lPOLYANDRY AS PRACTlCED BY
UNCIvILIZED PEOPLES

Women in Central Africa May Marry
as Many Men rs They Choose-Cere-
mony Incident 10 Coming Ont of
BarodezI Girl.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

In Portugal married women retain
their maiden names.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-02

Ie board knew exactly what
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-29
ALL OBJECTIONS NOW REMOVED

Early the campaign prominent Democrat in Western North
Carolina stump against the Constitutional Amendment and
speeches many counties of the State declaring that he could
support the Constitutional Amendment That man was Mr. Dbl
lon NJ Luther of Ashelc His opposition the amendment
directed against because sections and not joined and he
feared grandfather clause might be declared unconstitutional
and the educational clause would stand When the Legislature at
its adjourned session. ndouby made the sections and
made the amendment Entire and ndvsbe Plan of SUI
frage0 Luther announced that he glad support it.
He said:
"The General Assembly its adjourned session made such
changes of added such provisions of substance to the
proposed Amendment make entirely acceptable and
think Democrats There be longer question that
if the provision heretofore regarded by of doubtful cons
nationality be held be invalid the effect would be to leave
the right precisely respect to all who
are under the Constitution now, entitled exercise that
right.
words will be impossible for the courts to make
decision of which would be to danche white
ter of his right whether he able read and
1t expressly provided that the amendment presented and
adopted ndvbe plan for the regulation Of the suffrage
with and purpose connect the different parts and
dependent upon each other that the whole shall stand
fall together.
This action of the Legislature only satisfied Mr. Luther but
satisfied other honest who wants White Supremacy Only
the little gang ofcesekers who dependent the
hold against the only that give permanent White
Supremacy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-29
JIM BOYD ON THE NEGRO.

After the Black-andTan victory OF
1895, the counties and towns or the
East were turned over to the negroes,
with results that are well known.
There were some Republicans and
Populists who were opposed to giving
the negroes control, they wanted to
put some check on his rapacity, but
Col. James L. Boyd, the new Federal
Judge, in an article in the Charlotte
Observer in February 1895, took
ground for full negro control. Web
ster's Weekly makes this quotation
from his article:
81 cannot, of course, say how 9TH
ers understood it, but in the discus
sion of this question before the cleo
ton, / was led to the belief that all
opposition to the Democratic system
was harmonious for the restoration
of the Republican system. | hear,
however, that apprehension as to
what is called negro rule in some OF
the counties is causing divisions
among some of those who favor re-
forms in the present system of coun-
ty government. This sounds little
like the old Democratic campaign
cry of Niger! Nigger!" which had
its effect in it's day, but which has
long ago become a back number, and
has ceased to arouse prejudice or ex-
cite terror among intelligent white
people.
There is one thing certain, the Re.
publican party in North Carolina can
not afford to express in any way dis
trust of the colored voter. For the
party to do SO or attempt to do so
would be an abandonment of principle
and an unworthy betrayal of a solid
phalanX of colored voters, who have
stood by the Republican party from
its birth in North Carolina to the
present. How can we declare that the
colored man is incompetent to fully
discharge the duties and obligations
of citizen at this late day.. The
Republican party said the colored man
was fit for acknowledgements in 1867
'6S, when he had just emerged from
slavery and was without education or
experience as a free citizen. Since
that time the Republican party in the
nation and in the State has main
tanned the position that the colored
man should be allowed the free and
umembarrassed exercise of the rights
of citizenship precisely as other men.
Then in 1895, nearly thirty years af-
ter the enfranchisement of the colored
man, and after he has become educat-
ed in the nature and duty of citizen
ship, l ask in all candor how can Re-
publicans do any act which reflects
upon the integrity of the colored vote
and still claim to be coDsistent? /
that any act on our part in
this direction would be a desertion
of principle and a patent exhibition
of political ingratitude."