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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05

A telegram was received one day last
week by Mrs. }. j. Lidd telling of the
sudden death of her brother. James
Berke, a soldier in the 2nd U. S. Cavalry
He died when ON duty in Cnha
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05

Mrs. W. r. Gray and grandchid, a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gray left
Tuesday for visit with relatives in
Rayard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05

inauguration,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05

F VermiIya has had new clstern
built near his dwelling house this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Vermilya have one of the
prettiest little places in Audubon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
Sustaining His Theory.

No man is a real man of science I'M
less he Is ready to abandon his own
conclusions, duly put on record, II sub
sequent Investigations prove them
fallacious. The president Of a great
college once wrote a volume on the
practice of medicine. After it had been
completed and he had gone to New
York to arrange for its publication
his house was burned, and the manu-
script of his book and all his notes
were DESTROYED.
He couldn't reproduce II. Ten years
afterward he said: THAT fire was the
greatest of good fortune to me. II ]
had published the book, should have
had to stand by 1t, whereas now |
know that it was all wrong!"
Mr.. Andrew Lang In Longman's Mag
azine tells of two biologists who were
gathering specimens in lonely noun
tain place. One of them had written o
book. The other, looking about one
day with fieldglass. saw his friend
occupied a long time-unobserved, as
he thought--in rolling great stone
down hill and at dinner questioned him
about 1t.
He pretended at first that he had
been doing 1t for exercise, but. hard
pressed, confessed:
"Well, the fact Is the COMPOUNDED
thing was 200 feet too high TO suit my
theory
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28

To begin with he's IA good fellow"
That's a phrase easier understood by
men than by women. 1t generally
means-well, it means he's an all round
good sort in the male line.
Saturday afternoon he was feeling
pretty good. He had been quite thirsty
IL what he had taken was to be judged
as a criterion. And the llbations left
him In a thoroughly good humor. and
he felt at peace with the world.
In this delightful mental and phys
ical state he bethought him of a friend
of his in Providence. and he further
thought that he would call up that
particular friend on the telephone.
So he went to a Broad street hotel,
told the young woman there who had
charge of the telephone that he wanted
to speak to Mr.. So-and-so In Provi-
dence and wouldn't she kindly call up
the party.
The girl did as she was babe.
"Party's on the phone" she said,
and the man went into the telephone
box, sat down and put the receiver to-
his ear.
And then he calmly and sweetly
dropped off to sleep.
When he woke up. he owed the tele-
phone company 5000.
He said he wouldn't pay 1t, but he
did.-Philadelphia Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
,,,,,,ch overy mans hand was against

which every mans hand was against
every other mans, and in which, the
idea of Just and impartial law becom-
inc weak. the Inevitable alternative of
the rude Justice of revenge became
widespread. In our day. with the pes
sible exception of some of the outlying
districts of European Russia, Sicily is
the poorest part of Europe. The wages
earned in the sulphur mines and the
horrible condition of the people EN-
ployed therein have been SO compl te-
ly exposed that 1t Is not necessary TO
dwell thereon. Suffice 1t TO say that
with the factors of wretched poverty
and a long historical training IN crime,
superadded to u quick blooded. violent
people. we may understand the growth
and power In Sicily of that murderous
society, the Malta, which the Italian
government is now attacking in ear
nest at Messlna The Malta is to all In
tents aud purposes murderons organ
ization, which sticks at nothing to Sc
cure its ends. But formally, and on
one side, IT Is q kind of mutual benefit
society. Its members are bound to pro
tect and benefit one another under CIV
en- conditions. or pay the dread penalty
for failure or neglect.-Spectator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28

sack coat, a brilliant yellow vest, plaid
knickerbockers and rolled stockings In
which brilliant reds are toned by dull
browns. In this costume he resembles
a lurid sunset Frightening the skies
above beautiful autumn landscape.
A fayorite riding costume is white
broadcloth, with Wellingtons of brill
liant enamel ornamented with silver
tassels.
Mr.. Norman punctliousiy wears a
Tuxedo jacket to dinner. IL he goes to
a dance afterward he dons regulation
full dress. He introduces a new custom
in that he brings valet on occasions
Of state just rs debutante brings a
maid. IL, for instance, the occasion Is
dinner dance he appears at the table
In a Tuxedo jacket, and before the
dancing begins retires, and with the
assistance of his man changes 10 the
regulation full dress with spike tailed
coat.
Mr.. Norman Is modest, gentlemanly
and clever. He wears good clothes be-
cause he likes them and has the mon
ey to buy them. He is extremely ENG
fish In action and conversation
York World.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
A FAMOUS EDITOR.
"Reminiscences of Bcriah Brown, the
Friend of Horace Greeley.

"Reminiscences of Bcriah Brown, the
Friend of Horace Greeley.
Beriah Brown, who died recently in
Anaconda, Mont, of pneumonia. was at
one time one of the best known editors
In the United States, ana had a per-
sonal acquaintance with all the proml-
nent men of his time from Maine TO
California. For two years he and Hor-
ace Greeley were roommates at the old
Graham House In New York. and both
being men Of sharp wit and differing
opinions their debates were constant.
and neither ever succeeded In convinc-
ing the other of the error of his ways.
They never had "A personal quarrel, and
when their ways separated they kept
I'D a correspondence until Mr.. Greeley's
death. Brown had the greatest respect
and admiration for Greeley. and
thought he was the most indefatigable
worker he had ever known.
II never went to bed so late" he said.
that | did not leave Mr.. Greeley
studying. and | never got up so early
that did not find him reading or writ
ing"
Lewis Cass, the famous Michigan
politician, was another friend of
Brown. and had such high regard for
him as to establish him In the newspa-
per business at Niles in that State.
James X. Polk, Franklin Pierce James
Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas and
Horatlo Seymour were all close person
al friends OF Mr.. Brown. For more
than twenty years Mr.. Brown was
identified with the political and educa-
tional interests of Wisconsin, and dur
ing that time he ran for Congress
against John +. Potter. later known as
Bowie Knife" owing to his choice OF
bowie knives when challenged by Rep
resentatiye Roger A. Pryor. of Vir-
ginia.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28

In 1862 Mr.. Brown moved to Califor-
MIA, and when Lincoln was killed his
office, the Democratic Press, was sack
ed by mob, and priceless library Of
10000 volumes. which he had been
years in collecting for the purpose Of
writing a political history OF the coun-
try, was piled up In the street and
burned.
In 1867 Brown went TO Seattle and
issued the Dispatch. the first daily pa
per In that city. Mr.. Brown made a
great fight against the Northern Pacific
when II selected Tacoma as the ter
minus of the road. That eastern invest
ors kept away and that Jay Cooke and
the Northern Pacific went into bank
ruptcy are matters OF history.
Brown was several years past the
fourscore point. and although his hear
ing was defective his mind was keen,
and he was interested In public affairs
10 the last. He was an honest man,
and though he made enemies they re.
spected him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28

Never admit defeat or poverty.
though you seem to be down and have
not cent Stoutly assert your divine
right to be man. TO hold your head
up and look the world In the face. Step
bravely to the front whatever opposes,
and the world will make way for you.
No one will insist upon your rights
while you yourself doubt that you pos
sess the qualities requisite for success.
Never allow yourself to be a traitor
to your own cause by undermining
your self confidence.
There never was time before when
persistent. original force was so much
In demand as now. The namby pam
by, nerveless man has little show III
the hustling world Of today. In the
twentieth century man must eithei
push or be pushed.
Every one admires the man VINO can
assert his rights and has the power
to demand and take them II denied te
him. No one can respect the man who
sinks In the rear and apologies fol
being in the world. Negative virtues
are of no use In winning ones way
II is the positive man, the man with
original energy and push, that FORCES
to the front.-Success.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
why He Boush. Wholesale.

The slender stranger had just bought
a dollars worth of 81" tickets and
was folding them when the man from
Harlem asked:
why"
1t is so seldom that New Yorker
asks a reason for anything that the
slim stranger explained. Because one
ticket seller In the Il is a sleight Of
hand artist" said he. II offered SIS
bill In payment for a single ticket a
few weeks ago and ought to have re-
ceived $4.05 In change. l counted 1t
twice and could make out but $4.70.
pushed it back to the ticket man, and
he at once pushed it back to me, gruff-
iy saying, Cant you countT and as he
said it | saw n quarter fall into the
pile of change from the palm that
pushed II. | retorted, It's all right
now and pocketed the money without
recounting 1t. He saw that l had OBJ
served the trick, and the look he gave
me would have made me feel weak II
I had not been through the same ex-
perience shortly before at the same
window.
-"Slnce then | have bought my tick
etsNby the dollars worth, as 1t is easy
TO count change in even dollars and
puts less temptation In the way OF the
ticket man."-New York Mail and Ex-
Dress
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
PoIiteness Wasted,

A guileless rustic who wished to be-
come attached to one of our railways
emerged from the examination room
and informed the expectant relatives
that he had failed to pass the sight
test.
"Why, you can't hayew exclaimed
the father, who was Mortified at the
thought you're no more color blind
than am"
Happen not, but they won't have
me-" answered the rustic bitterly. at
all comes O. trying to be polite an
obllging, as you said was to be. fey
Their"
"But l can't see how being polite
could make any difference" quavered
the father.
at did. though" said the rustic.
''The old chap held something up an
says: This Is green, isn't 1t? Come,
now. isn't 1t green? quite pleading
like. and. though could see 1t wor
red, couldn't find 1t in my art to tell
him he wor wrong for fear he might
take offense. So l simply said, 1t is.
yer honor an they bundled me out.
No more pollteness for me. 1t don't
pay."-London Answers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
A QUEER EXPERIENCE.
How a Possible Marriage was fr'
vented by a burglary.

How a Possible Marriage was fre'
vented by a burglary
81 had n queer experience once with
a burglar" said Nebraska merchant,
on his way TO New York to buy goods.
For the past fifteen years | have been
making several trips a year to New
YORK; and this incident occurred about
ton wears ago. / had met a very intel
,,cent and interesting woman In the
city. n widow, Of an age suitable for
mo and as | WIS a widower | had
made ND my mind IL liked her as well
when I saw her again as / had for the
two weeks l had lived in the same
boarding house with her would begin
to talk seriously to her. knew moth
ing about her whatever, except that she
interested me, and as she seemed to be
a nice woman, and had two boys who
needed good womans care, l thought
she might interest my boys as well.
She had given me her photograph, and
had 1t with me on the trip, to let her
see, II necessary, that liked to have
her around. On my way | stopped over
one night in Chicago with brother |
had there, and during the night my
room was entered by burglar. lie
must have been very smooth one, for
never heard thing, and only knew
he had been there by finding my money
and watch and jewelry and papers
done up in n package and left on the
bureau. Nothing was missing as far
as could discover, except the photo
graph which had left in handsome
leather frame on the bureau. Frame
and photograph were gone, and pinned
10 the mirror was note, In a good,
leglble hand, which read as follows:
"'Dear Sir: Whoever you may be,
pardon the liberty have taken In com
Ing unlimited into your room. have
taken with me nothing but a photo
graph of my mother. Don't tell her.
POSSIBLY the hand shook when II
wrote the note. but II 1t did could not
detect 1t In the writing. Evidently,
though. Ii was genuine, for the burglar
had left nearly $1,000 worth of stuff
I that he could have taken with the pho
tograph. In any event, did not men,
ton the visit of the burglar to my
brother, and he had not disturbed any
other part of the house. my room prob
ably being the first, and the photo
graph saving all the others. Neither
did say anything TO the widow about
the burglar, or about the other mat
ter, either. was just as polite as ever
but 1t ended there. incidentally
spoke to her one day about my boys,
and she said she had boy somewhere
in the world. but he had run away
J from home when he was sixteen, and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
THE ALUM BAKING POWDERS.
Names Of Some of the Principal Brands
Sold In this vicinity.

The recent discussion in the papers
OF the effect upon the human system
of food made with alum baking pow
ders and the opinions that have been
published from noted scientists to the
effect that such powders render the
food unwholesome, have caused numer
GUS inquiries for the names of the
various alum powders.
The following list of baking powders
containing alum is made up from the
reports of State Chemists and Food
Commissioners, or other reliable au-
thority:
Baking Powders Containing Alum;
K Observation-Disclosures. Contains Alum.
CALUMET ..................-... Contains Alum.
Calumet Baking Powder CO., chicago.
HOME. ........... Contains Alum.
Home Baking Powder Co.. San Francisco.
HIVE ..................... Contains Alum.
Washington Mfg Co, San Francisco.
CLOVER LEAF .9....+..., ..... Contains Alum.
Pacific Mig, Co, Los Angeles.
In addition to these, it is learned
that many groeers are selling what
they call their own private or special
brands. These powders are put up
Tor the grocer and his name put upon
the labels by manufacturers OF alum
powders. The manufacturers, it is
said. find their efforts to market their
goods in this way greatly aided by the
ambition of the grocer to sell a powder
with his own name upon the label,
especially when the grocer can make
an abnormal profit upon it. Many
grocers, doubtless, do not know that the
powders they are thus pushing are alum
powders which would be actually con-
traband in many sections il sold with
out disguise.
1t is quite impossible to give the
names OF all the alum baking powders
in the market. They are constantly
appearing in all sorts of DISCUSSES. nm
der all kinds OF cognomens, and at all
kinds of prices, even as low as five and
ten cents pound. They can be
avoided. however, by the housekeeper
who will bear in mind that all baking
powders sold at twenty-five cents or
less per pound are liable to contain
alum, as pure cream of tartar baking
powders cannot be produced at any
thing like this price.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
WEARS SIX SUITS A DAY.
Herman G. Norman, washington's
Champion English Dresser.


Washington's new sartorial model.
Herman L. Norman. who was London $
best-dressed man and is now the third
secretary of the British EN- assy, does
not consider il good form to wear less
than six different suits of clothes IN n
day. At that he has enough suits to
last him fortnight without repetition.
Mr.. Norman not only believes in va
rlety, but lays much stress on the eth
rs Of dress, and would not for the
world so insult the proprieties rs to
wear a morning suit In the afternoon
or an afternoon suit in the evening.
The other morning Mr.. Norman wore
serge sack coat, single-breasted vest
and rather wide trousers. carefully
turned up and revealing very strong,
heayy-soled tan shoes with bulldog
toes. He had an extremely high collar
and four-in-hand tie of the same
goods as his clothes, without pin or
Jeweled ornament. He does not wear
any jewelry in the morning.
His cuffs were caught with ebony
links. His shirt was OF spotless linen,
as he does not consider It good taste
TO wear the gaudy calico fronts so dear
to modern fashionables. Those who
have laid in trunkfuls of these brilliant
summer shirtlngs will have to get
along as best they can under the
knowledge that their radiance has not
the sanction of this arbiter of fashion
In the afternoon Mr.. Norman wore a
cutaway suit of checked light brown
and dark brown. the checks wide
enough to play checkers on. His neck
tie was of cream surah, daintily en-
broldered in autumn leaves In their
natural colors. A very beautiful moss
agate veined like leaf held the scarf.
He wore light brown fedora hat with
darker brown band. He carried a
heavy stick and wore brown suede
gloves. Thus attired he went to the
Metropolitan Club for luncheon.
One of his most remarkable golf
suits is blood red, square cut loose
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
White Pine News.
ELY, NEVADA.
GO, 10 be an old story.


Over 20 years ago an American civil
engineer, who visited Cabecera, In
Venezuela. was asked by deputation
of the Inhabitants, who had, heard OF
his skill as a surveyor, whether he
thought canal could be made from
their village TO Provecue, which would
save very long river journey. He
visited The district and found that by
taking advantage OF two small streams
a canal of about a league would be all
that was necessary.
The committee were delighted with
this report. and they begged The sur
vcyor to write an official letter to- the
government on their behalf asking
that they might be permitted to begin
the work ut once.
Ten years after this the surveyor
was again at the village Of Cabecera.
and the first question asked him was;
"Do you not think Il canal could be
made from here to ProvecueT
ON his informing them that he had
been asked the same question ten years
before and had taken some time and
trouble about the matter. the chairman
replied that on account of politics. the
death of his father. etc, the govern
ment letter had probably been over
looked. Search was made, the letter
was found and once more all was ex-
element. Nothing was talked about
but the canal.
Some years later yet the surveyor
was again at Cabecera. Immediately
on his arrival deputation waited upon
him. DO you think 9lcanal'- The
speaker never got any further with
that question: Youths Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
SHE ORDERS HIS CLOTHES.
And Takes Great Pains to Have Her
Husband Properly Dressed.

Husband Properly Dressed.
The wife of man who served with
distinction as cabinet officer during
recent administration entered tailor
shop near Fifth avenue a week ago
and said 10 the proprietor:
81 am Mrs So-and-so, and don't sup
pose that women come into your shop
very often"
"A good many women help their hus-
bands to select their clothes" said the
proprietor.
"Well. am glad TO hear that" said
the woman. Il have bought my hus-
bands clothes for him ever since we
were married, and II did not look out
for them he would not have any
clothes. He never thinks Of them
Didn't even when he was in Washing
ton, though he was always properly
dressed. Now | want some spring
clothes for my husband. 7 will select
the samples for three suits, and l will
tell you Just how TO make them. When
my husband comes TO get measured,
don't pay any attention to his orders
about the clothes If he gives any. If
he ordered his own clothes. he would
| not be suited anyway"
The proprietor found that this wo-
man knew ms much as the average
man about mems clothes, and he ac-
cepted her directions. On the follow
ing day, when her husband came In.
the proprietor recognized him from his
pictures and said:
"Mr. So-and-so. your wife selected
goods for three suits of clothes for you
yesterday. and II you will step back
will show you the patterns"
young man." said the ex-cabinet
officer, II would not dare to Interfere
with my wife's selections. Just take
my measure as quickly as you can and
make the clothes as directed"
| After the measurements had been
| made the ex-cabinet minister hurried
out without asking what style OF suits
had been ordered for hm.-New York
| Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
Toot, and Keen TootInn.

IL you loot your little tooter and then lay
aside your horn,
There's not soul in ten short days will
know that you were born.
The man who gathers pumpkins Is the
man who plows all day
And the man who keeps a-humping is the
man who makes it pay.
The man who advertises with short and
sudden jerk
Is the man who blames the printer be-
cause il didn't work.
The man who gets the business. pulls n
long and steady pull,
And keeps the local papers for years and
years quite full.
He plans his advertisements in clear
and thoughtful way,
And keeps forever at 1t, and thus he
makes 1t pay.
Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
An ARIZONA ain Of Fare,


Il was at restaurant out 10 Arizona
once" said salesman for we'll
known revolver corporation, land was
looking over the bill Of fare. 1t gave a
better description Of some features OF
the country than whole volume. For
10 cents you could get some delicious
lamb chops and fried potatoes. But
bread and butter were extra, while a
dish of milk toast was 10 cents. You
see that meant that they raise cattle
out there for their meat and not for
dairy purposes. Mich cows are scarce
and dear. But the Chinese broil beat
steak by frying 1t and then making the
marks Of the griddle with a red hot
poker"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28

II is IN Sicily that both poverty and
crime have reached their most porten-
tons development. Here, again, We find
diverse strains of blood, language and
tradition, and an unfortunate historic
development. We cannot, indeed, ex-
plain the social facts Of Sicily in our
time without reference to the past.
Centuries of turbulence and misgovern-
went produced a condition Of affairs In