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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-24

Carrie Nation was freed by a
Wichita Judge, and he justifies
his act by saying; while in
temperance is no excuse for
crime, the mind of the defend
ant is much impaired and she
labors under to such an extent
as to be Irresponsible" If the
Judges reason is the correct one,
then Mrs. Carrie Should be
placed where her Irresponsible
ty would harm no one. Law
is law and Justice, is Justice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-24

Washington, Jan. IGNORE
than $4,000 pension claims in
the office of Milo P. Stevens &
Co., were destroyed by fire last
night. Many persons were to
be used as evidence in attempt
ing to secure favorable action
by the pension Office on claims
and cannot be replaced. In adj,
ditlon there were destroyed
thousands of claims pending be.
fore the treasury department
and patent office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-24

The citizens of Omaha. Neb.
can go on a tear as we'll as
those of Leavenworth Kan.
The city authorities located a
pest (smal pox) hospital in
South Omaha and the people
thinking it should not be inside
the city limits went there Sat.
urday armed with guns and
standing off the guards set fire
to the buildings and DESTROYED
them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29

:. II is an interesting sight to witch the
outlaw at his evening toilet To begin
with. instead of sitting up with Ills
larga qst. gibhrd tail protrpaAg ~.
hind him. he tucked IL forward between
MS hind legs aud sat upon n FlIen =
with his hand he carefully combed his
long hair. using both hands Mt the same
time. There were many places, how
ever, that could not be reached In this
way. for his arms are. very short and
his bbdy'yerY large, 40 lac combed these
otherwise inaccessible places with his
hind feet. using first one and then the
other The entire operation WINS per
formed with the utmost dellberatlon
and care and occupied more than a
quarter OF an hour, so that by the time
It was completed daylight had almost
vanished.
My presence did not appear to dis
turb him In the least, though 1 sat on
the ground within three feet OF him
that | might the better note his various
attitudes. for II Is not often one has
All opportunity OF watching. "A beaver at
such close Everybody's Maya
zine
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
Shirt Waists in london.

Ladies prefer American shirts to
English because the cut is so much
superior" -
SO said the buyer 81 one of the larg-
est wholesale houses in 1.-THE Church
yard" to an Express representative on
Sunday. 80,
Here is an English shirt good cloth.
well cut butt dun't know-there's
something wanting about it. bow, here
an Americdn.A,rdtten -cloth, not worth
twopente a yard but. the style, the SET
of the collar-well, the English shirt
can't touch 1t.
There was such demand For Amerl.
can shirts last year thatfone firm SET
apart large warehouse for them.
speaking Fer ourselves; however
this year am hardly stycking any-the
cloth is so bad. 90
IF our makers would. only wake I'm
and cut better; they. mighteven lmpori
some American women. If the English
can't do it-"-London Express.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
THE LATEST CREATURES.
IndoIent aquatic Fowl Are Found

Indoient aquatic Fowl Are Found on
Shores of " estern Lakes.
During the recent trip through the
lower western section of the country"
said a young man who had recently re
covered the LATEST and most stupid
form of life to be found anywhere on
the globe. 1t was an aquatic fowl,
with big clumsy looking beak, In
form something like the dodo, now eX-
tinct. ! have spent some time In
watching this fowl, which is found in
some of the shallow lakes. and the
chief point of interest to me was the
startling stupidity displayed. They call
them shags, | believe, out west. They
generally squat on stumps or logs in
the lake and watch for the smaller fish
that play around the surface of The
water. They are fairly clever in catch
ing what they want, and they throw
out their bills with considerable preci-
sion when they dig for game, and they
never get to eat what they catch until
they have fed at least one and maybe
more imam one llPllDeF OF dnOtler KIM
of water fowl Whenever a shay be
gins to catch fish l0ng-legged water
hen will take "A place Immediately be
hind him. When the shag lands the
fish the water hen simply reaches over
and gets it. Without any show of re
sentiment and without turning around
The shag will continue its watch fer
fish and this is kept up until the water
hen has finished Its meal, and then, If
no other enterprising member of the
anne tribe comes along. the shag Is per
mitted 10 enjoy the product of its own
;leepy efforts. | have, on one oeca-
sion. seen one. shag feed as many as
hree water hens before eating single
ish. 1t is certainly a singular display
If stupidity. and after having watched
The performance number of times |
am convinced that the shag Is actually
700 dull to even know that the water
hen stands behind him to steal the fish
MT of his mouth. New Orleans
Times Democrat
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
win Harness the River.

1t is proposed now TO utilize the pow
er of the Colorado River, which tears
Its way through the Grand Canyon with
force enough to move the machinery OF
a thousand mills. For many months
hydraulic engineers have been studying
the project and they have just made a
report.
They declare that in 1850 miles Of the
rivers course a dozen times more cleo
trical energy can be secured than Is
taken from Niagara Falls. Part of the
canyon Is in the forest reserve and it
also passes through several Indian res
ervatlons.
If the Governments consent can be
secured 1t Is intended to install this
summer plant of sufficient size to fur
nlsh electrical power to cities. towns
and mining camps within comparative
ly easy reach of the Colorado, and then
to increase the scope of the company
until all of Arizona and most of the
lower part of California can be supplied
from the canyon torrenk
II success hllelus lhe pihhs VI the
company one of the chief results will be
the placing in operation of many mines
of value which have long been idle be-
cause of lack of power.
The plans of the company include the
furnishing of motive power and light
to all the cities within reach and TO elec-
trio railways. 1t Is proposed to build All
electric line along the rim of the canyon
for distance of fifteen miles, the bet
ter to enable tourists 60 view the won
ders of the great ebasm.-New York
SIM
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
BLUFFED AND ESCAPED.
The Exciting Experience of Admiral
de MelIo of Brazil.


de Melio of Brazil.
81 see by the papers" said New Or.
leans coffee importer that Custidlo de
Mello, who Is described as banker,
was arrested in Rio the other day for
conspiracy against the Brazilian gov
eminent. No doubt the average reader
passed the little cable dispatch by with
out recalling the fact that De Mello
was the hero about ten years ago of
one of the most desperate and dramatic
exploits of recent times. 1t is an inter
esting story. In 1893 Admiral de Mello
was In command of the Brazilian
navy, which was undoubtedly the
queerest conglomeration In the world.
| 1t consisted Of half a dozen old scows
and one tip-top, bang-up. irst-class bat
tleshlp-the Aquldaban-th equal ut
the time of anything afioat. 1t was the
admiraPs flagship and one fine day
he astounded everybody by sailing into
Rio harbor and calmly sending word to
President Peixotto that he wanted his
resignation. When Peixotto recovered
from his establishment he told him to
go to blazes, and DE Mello thereupon
declared the city under blockade. Rio
lies, as you know, on the inner side of
a large bay, with a very narrow en-
trance. There were no guns at the
town heavy enough to do the big battle.
ship any damage, but at the harbor
I mouth thapn- xvata fun fopto tbo4 III.
easily blow her out OF the water. So De
Mello had really sailed into a rat tran.
stalking everything ON the chance of
blufiing Peixotto out He could not
shell Rio on account Of foreign lnterfer-
ence, and for three solid months he cir
cled round and round the. bay. trying
repeatedly to make landing and n
dash into the city. He was enormously
outnumbered by the shore garrisons
aud always beaten back with loss. and
eventually his situation became about
as desperate as can be readily Imae-
ined. Food and water had both run
j short; 1t was impossible to get more
supplies; all hands. including De Mello
/ himself. were reduced to walking skeI-
etons, and meanwhile the batteries nj
the harbor mouth had been powerfully
REINFORCED. In this plight Peixotto
supposed he would be only too glad to
surrender. and sent a demand to TINT
effect You are bottled up he said I'm
substance; you can't get out, and YOU
can't make a landing. It's a case of
surrender or starye.' De Mello sent
back word that they would starve. In
the next couple Of weeks men did die
on the Aquidaban of actual starvation
Then De Mello decided to ED II all IN
grand coup de theater. and one night
he started at full speed for the harbor
mouth. Concealment was out of the
question. aud the battlesblp made It's
dash with lights blazing flags flying
and band playing. met the admiral
afterward In Caracas, and he told m,
they had no expectation whatever o,
getting through but their sheer audac
ity so disconnected the gunners at tn,
forts that they failed to land a sinel,
effective shot. As she passed the mar
rows the Aquldaban let loose a doubl,
broadside and steamed triumphant,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
GOT THE DESIRED BABY FOOD
Father of a Starving Youugster Shows
He Is a Diplomat.

tie Is a DlptOmut.
What shall we do for the babyT'
was often asked In certain West Side
household recently. And certainly the
baby needed something. 1t was pale
and puny, and seemed half-staryed.
The child was at the intermediary age
when its natural food was insufficient,
and still II was too young for beefsteak
and potatoes.
1.-The child must have some baby
food" said the mother.
Eyes" said the father, 'he could have
1t If | We're rich. Ii would cost SO a
week at least to supply him with baby
food and get only $40 a week"
But, are you going to let him
starveT she returned.
mo. l will manage some way to get
It," he said "If you will press my suit
dear. | will try to get some food to-
morrow"
what has the suit to do with lt?"
she asked.
"You will see," he said.
So next day the father of the starving
young one went down town. He wore
his Sunday suit that had done service
for two years. When he entered one
of the big drug stores he looked to be
worth at least 5000 year To clerk
he said:
81 called to see about baby foods.
Our child is in need of some auxiliary
nourishment, but do not know what to
get for him. My wife says our cook
told the second girl that you probably
might furnish us with some samples of
the various kinds of foods you carry In
stock. If you can do that we will try
them and then | can order a supply of
the kind that best agrees with the
child
Certainly" said the clerk, and a
package containing samples of seven
kinds Of baby food was forthcoming
The quantity was sufficient to last a
month. When the supply is exhausted
he will go 10 another drug store and
tell the clerk what the cook told the
second girl.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29

A writer in the American Boy gives
the following valuable hints on the
best methods of making camp;
Select some site near lake. pond or
stream. If possible, where you can en-
joy the threefold pleasure OF hshlhg'
boating and swimming. A party OF
three or four gives better satisfaction
and an \ tent at least Xxi feet, should
he used. If you cannot procure tent
you should not give up the trip In con-
sequence for an Indian wigwam GOV
lared .w1th .bdik and boughs may be SUD
stiinted, or, better still, a "lean-to Gov
cred with bark and boughs or sod, can
be built. \ boulder or embankment is
necessary for this.
If you have tent, but cannot con
yeniently carry the tent poles, the ac-
companylng Illustration will show you
how to do without them. Select dry
place for the camp. ON slight knoll, II
possible Ia order that the rain may
flow off readily.
The following lists are for party OF
four boys making Il three weeks trip.
If they do not have to hire the boat
the trip should not cost them over TWO
dollars each for the entire three weeks,
counting what each one can take from
his home. If boat has to be hired
this will make the expense OF the trip
about three dollars each. or only one
dollar per week each for a trip that VIII
prove to be worth TO each one an hun
dred times that amount.
Here are the lists; If you contemplate
camping. copy them cdrefully: Four
quilts, two blankets, two rubber blan-
kets, two short handled axes, plenty Of
rope, extra suit each of old clothes and
underclothes, plenty of fishing tackle
and a very large box of worms, target
rifle, camera. bathing suits, frying pan,
two kettles. coffee pot. eight tin plates
four steel knives and forks, plenty Of
nails and spikes. six spoons. two large
spoons, two butcher knives, four pot
hooks. five tin dippers pint size
toaster, sheet-iron for fireplace, iron
rod for crane, soap, towels rags for
dishcloths, cuts etc; thread, safety
pins, needles, court plaster, ointment,
Jamaica ginger. EPSON salts. five
pounds cornmeal. four double loaves OF
bread, two pounds OF coffee, one-half
pound Of tea, four pies, four dozen
doughnuts. four dozen cookies, four
cafis roast beef peck potatoes. one-half
peck OF onions, salt and pepper. five
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29

mounds of sugar. four cans OF con.
densed milk, five pounds of salt pork,
four cans Of clans. four cans OF baked
beans. three pounds OF crackers.
Pack these things In soap boxes
upon which you have placed hinged
covers. Four boxes should hold all but
the tent and bedding, which you can
make into one bundle.
In preparing your camp, hang all the
kitchen utensils upon nails driven. INTO
a large tree near your fireplace, Nall
two boxes, like cupboatds upon an
other tree near where you will eat your
meals. In these place all the foods Dut
the canned goods. which you can set on
top of the boxes.
Keep your clothes In your tent or nut;
Make frame for an awning ana piHce
your rubber blankets over H. Under
this build your tables OF cid boards or
poles. together with seats. Stretch q
rope to hang and dry your clothes upon
and air your bedding there every pleas
ant day. Also dig trench around your
tent to carry Off the rain. Arrange to
fatsen your boat securely and you VIII
be pretty well settled.
You can make tent pins as In figure /
la. or cut them IN the woods as In ng-
ure d.
The most satisfactory bed is made by
covering the ground two feet deep with
pine needles, and over this placing a
few light hemlock boughs. Cover This
arrangement with your rubber blan-
kets ut night Make your bed upon this
and you will never be damp. II you
prefer to sleep Off the ground yon7can
make bed az I'm figure 2. with small.
springy poles and cover these with
boughs.
Figure shows what to use In lieu
of n stove, a piece OF sheet iron lsx2A
inches. For boiling and chowders
make a rack or crane as In figure 4.
Have the cross rod Ia Of iron; gas pipe
will do, as this will not burn OF and
drop your dinner into the FIRE.
A piece Of strong wire bent as In fig
ure 3, makes pot hook. to be used In
figure L.
When four go camping the best
method in regard to work IL to pair on,
that Is. let two do all the work one day
and the other two do the same the next
day, and so change about.
There are generally farmers living In
the vicinity, OF whom you Will be able
to purchase milk. vegetables. and other
things you may need.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
The Military salute.

All salutes. from taking on the bat
TO presenting arms. originally implied
respect or submission. OF military sa-
lutes. raising the right hand TO the
head Is eeherally believed TO have orig
mated frpm the days. OF the tourna-
ment. when the knights Med past the.
thrppe of the.queeif Of beauty and, by
wa OF compliment. raised their hands
TO their 1brows to',uipty-sEai her beau
~ was too dazzling for alnshadel eyes
10 gaze upon. -
The officers salute With the sword
has double meaning. The first aogl-
tfoR with the hilt opposite The lips.
Is n pppatitlon. as..tlle crusaders action
In kissing the cross hllt Of his sword
IN token'of faltlf-anl fealty. while low.
sring. the polpe afterwafd Implies Fl :
Their s,ibmissloh' or friendship. 'medglng,
In elthcy cpse that 1t Is po Icuger nee
essary, W stand on guard Raising the
hand to the forehead has also'6een ex-
planned as. n sign that thesveaponad
hand IL empty and IN ma inQffensiyrpo-'
sltlon.. but this reason docs hot seem
so td6yilcing as the others.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29

CELIA'S HONEYMOON


had rushed into the hall At the sound o
her voice. then she slipped her arm
through mine. fCome along into tin
dining room. dears," she Said, land III
tell you all about 1t; bur do order M
some dinner first; | am dreadtulll
hungry" She spoke quite brightly, bu
her face was pale, and don't think hel
tears were far off. Then she told Us
what she had done. As soon as lei
her she arranged with Denise to get oul
at Peterborough and catch the next eX
press back to town. Vernon had luckily
never seen her. Poor mamma looked
rather dazed. as though she hardly I'M
derstood what had happened.
1T serves him right Celia l said
angrlly. but whatever will he dol
Won't he be fearfully angryY | felt
nervous. but Celia only shrugged her
shoulders.
Likely he will,' she replied, coollyi
but, after all, what can he do except
ing swear? You see. | have begun as
mean to go on, Dot. and ! must await
developments. | expect he Will soon
fetch me back" she added cheerfully,
"and try to hush it up. No man likes
being made fool of, but ii was really
more than | could stand She yawned
and raised her pretty arms above her
head. "And now let's go TO bed, Dot,
I'm so awfully tired. Its useless to SIT
here and speculate as to what he will
do; am all right in the meantime as
have brought my rousseau back with
me-"
The next morning Celia received a
frantic telegram from Vernon, and In
the afternoon he arrived. Mamma and
| thought 1t kinder not to see him.
Celia had a long interview with him I'D
the dining-room, after which she ran up
to us and. giving us each hasty kiss,
whispered she would tell us all about
1t tomorrow. Then they drove off to-
gether. and Denise followed with the
luggage. believe they staid at hotel
for the night and caught the express to
Scotland the next day. We did not see
Celia again for several weeks, and
when she wrote all she told us was that
Vernon was dear They seem hap
py now, and | sometimes think | never
saw man kinder or more attentive TO
his wife. Celia seems deyotedly fond
of him. OF course always knew she
was strong minded: but | must say
have often wondered how she mandged
on.-Westminster Budget
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
swINpLeR WITH KIND HEART.
Why a Detroit Man Was willing to
Bail Out "a Crook.

by joyel Arrested for swindllng,"
and the man who was reading his pa
per at a table in the annex turned to
three or four friends IF I'd been there
I'd have gone bail for him. | saw him
do a thing once that showed he had a
big heart and the instincts of gentle
man. | was ON the way TO the High
land Park races last summer. and Just
ahead of me sat two gayly dressed
women. and next TO them a gray hair
ed, kindly faced old woman. The
younger ones We're talking about one
of the runners on which they had tip,
and said that ii was just like finding
money to bet ON him. They kept II up,
and 1t was evident the old woman was
getting excited
"She turned to me and said If she
thought she could double her money on
that horse she would try it. II would
enable her to pay her rent, and she
had received notice To my right sat
this 'swlndler,' showily dressed and out
for a killing.
"'Sure thing he replied, before | got
in word CT me your stuff and I'll
do the betting for you. Take this tick
ct l have two
II wanted to interfere, but he looked
as though he meant to be good to her,
30 contented myself with resolution
to keep my eye on him. He put her
money on the fayorite, and the fayorite
lost. | followed him back to the stand,
where the old woman was In tears and
the dressy women were making game
of her. He gave them look that
Strengthened their faces, and then
seized the older ones hand.
"'Here. grandma he laughed; 4 was
too smart to put your money on that
skate Your stuff backed the winner,
four to one and he slipped two crisp
new tens to her, and told me that was
the happiest lie he ever got off. You
bet I'd have bailed him. Detroit Free
Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
Hill. Manner. All In a Bunch.

The laundress' little boy Is being
strenuously brought up "by hand
"Why. num-" she said despalringly. 'ff
] pounded that boy black and blue
couldn't learn him his manners. Here.
Williew to the urchin. who was looking
confusedly at some pennies given him
by the mistress. "What do you say to
The ladyY
Willie looked troubled. Then, Eyes,
ma'am; no. maam; pease flank you,
estuse me-" he said breathlessly. re-
Numbering all his manners" at once,
the occasion evidently being great.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
r.. rn.,,.bm.n and III. order.

An Englishman OF Chicago hotel
ordered trap lie ordered 1t of an In
telligent looking key clerk behind the
desk. Then he went up stairs to his
room TO prepare himself for the drive.
He waited half an hour for the an-
nouncement that the vehicle was be-
low. He began to wonder If this was
an example of the American hustle
whose reputation had crossed the At
lantle
Presently came a knock on the door.
"CaIne in" babe the Englishman.
Entered mechanical looking man In
, 5Is1aeeyes.;
@f,Where's the ,holer~was his question.
'..Hole?" qu3fes llasssEnglishman. Il
wanted a trap" =
"4tare 1t Is" said. the toiisr, 'and tn
catch that mouse sure"
The Englishman's mouth o1,ened In
sstonlshment. Mouse. What l0.you
mean2 Who are you, anyhow taA
I'm the hotel saip.2eer. skfrAna hss
brought up the mp 'yororTieresf t.>.s
The Englishman glhred. Then II peK
etrated hisA%.aKon WITS and he roared
lie gave. thu caai>ereer half.A.Isbllar
and s@sore f1ie joke for once was on
America
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-29
Po.ins n. a AodeJ.


A. CURIOUS feature of a. m9defs' oeeu-
patton Is her posing flor .sp artlst'whs
Il painting some..one elise. Wealthy
people.are thpricloas Nnd often ~. pot
care TO give long sittings. Hereford
after the artist has. ought the express
sion of the face. he. will call IN a model
TO pose for the .hgure. Some models
do not care To -ds this, as part OF their
enjoyment of. their occupation consists
In seeing, themselves reproduced on
canvas, but there are others who are
quite willing to help I'LL out. -
Various models have various points
of excellence, and often, IA painter will
employ at differenLstages IN the prog
ress of his.'w ork. from three to -four
models for one figure an his canvas.
One model il known for her coloripg.
another for hef' hands, another For her
hair An artist generally notes In his
sddBess book the characteristics of'a.
model after her nape. These quota
lions are taken at random fSoui AN
artists address book: "Fine. young
Jewess.. ""Ene1Ish. tall and SLIM blond.
costume" Good back" Good figure,
short legs, ivory tone"-Cosmopoitan.