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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-31
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A factory for liquid air is being erect
ed at Los Angeles, Cal, for refriger-
ating purposes.
Careful experiments by Monsieur
Brunhes, in France, indicate that the
/ X-rays have a definite velocity which
Is of the same order as the velocity of
light.
There are 40 firms In Germany en-
gagged In the acetylene industry. Most
OF the burners are made at Nuremberg.
There are no fewer than twentysix
small towns in Germany lighted by
acetylene gas. The first plant of this
kind for lighting small towns in Ger
many was erected at Hassfurt, town
Of $500 inhabitants.
In England lamp-post has been in
trodueed which combines a fire by
drant, tap and tire-alarm box. The by
| drant can be used for fire purposes, I'LL
ing water carts and for street flushing,
while the small tap can be used by an
individual for domestic water supply.
There Is water meter and slphon at
the bottom, by which the water is shut
of from the hydrant, thus preventing 1t
from freezing.
/ According to a report published by
the Home Office in London showing the
mineral productions OF the world for
the last year. the United States easily
leads all Its rivals In this form Of
wealth. Great Britain ranks second,
but far behind the leader, the total
product of the United States having
been about S720,0O0,0O0. while that or
Great Britain was $400,OOO,OO0. Ger
many stands third, with nearly $3.50
100000.
Lord Raylelgh, In discussing our abil-
ity to tell the direction from which
sound proceeds, calls attention to an in
teresting difference between the eyes
and ears with regard to the size of the
waves that strike them. The average
wave length of light is about one ten
thousandth OF the diameter Of the pupil
OF the eye. On the other hand, "the
waves of sound issuing from a mans
mouth" says Lord Rayleigh, ARE
about eight feet long, whereas the d.
ameter OF the passage Of the ear Is
quite small and could not well have
been made a large multiple OF eight
feet" One consequence Of the minute
ness OF light waves In comparison with
the size of the eyes Is that the lenses
Of the eyes are able to concentrate rays
Of light upon the retlna with great eff
cheney.
Prof. John Trowbridge has recently
had installed at Harvard University the
most powerful apparatus in the world
for the production of electro motive
force. The plant comprises 10000 stor-
age cells giving 10000 electrical units
OF pressure. and this can be increased
to 100000 volts. But In order to OBJ
tain the full effect OF so enormous a
pressure, Professor Trowbridge says II
would be necessary to remove the ap-
paratus into the center of an open field
and elevate II at least thirty feet from
the ground In order to avoid loss from
the inductiye action OF floors and walls.
With this great battery the highest de-
gree Of instantaneous temperature yet
attained can be produced. Professor
Trowbridge hopes with It's aid to OBJ
tain some clew to the temperature at
which hydrogen exists in the stars.
This plant furnishes, he adds. an ideal
method OF producing the X-rays.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-31

he graduated with high honors. He
became Methodist itinerant and had
remarkable success with the class
known as habltual non-churehgoers. 1t
was through his agency that the great
Armour Institute was established.
More than 1900 young men and wo-
men receive instruction In this splen-
did institution every year, the design
of which is to help toward the solution
OF the social problem; to level up and
to level down; to assist in rubbing out
the lines between the wealthy classes
and the laboring classes. Here the
millionaires son and the workingman's
son stand shoulder to shoulder, learn
Ing to see things from the same point of
view. DIR. Gunsaulus is also popular
as a lecturer, orator and poet
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in 1924; he participated in the celebra.
ton OF the semi-centennIal of American
independence III 1926; he was a United
States Senator from ls47 10 1853, and
was colleague and personal friend Of
Webster. Clay, Benton aud Calhoun;
he Is the only survivor OF the 100 men
who sat In the Senate during his term:
he Is the only living member OF the
Bowdoin class OF 1925, which included
Longfellow, Hawthorne and John c.
Abbott. Mr.. Bradbury has lived In Au.
gusta for sixty-three years, over half a
century In the house which he now oc.
cupies. From Jackson To Cleveland he
voted for every Democratic Preslden-
tlal nominee. He has never tasted
liquor or tobacco and to-day Is able TO
attend to his considerable correspond
enee without the aid of an amanuensls
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What He Forgot.

A certain elderly gentleman suffered
much from Observation-Disclosures and
was frequently compelled TO seek the
assistance of his servant, says a Lon.
don journal.
Thomas he would say, 81 have Just
been looking for something. and now !
can't remember what 1t is" wherellpon
the oblglng Thomas Invariably made
suggestions.
WAS 1t your purse, or spectacles or
check book, SIR" and SO on, he would
Inquire, till he hit upon the right OBJ
ject.
One night, after the old gentleman
had retired. the bell rang for Thomas.
and on reaching the bedroom he found
his master rambling restlessly about
the room.
Thomas, Thomas" he said. II came
up here for something. and now I've
forgotten what"
WAS 1t to go TO bed, sirY" suggest.
ed the faithful retainer.
"Ah, the very thing, the very thing,
Thank you, Thomas. Good night"
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GREAT eRITAlN's ELECTORATE.
IL Has Increased Nearly seyenfoId
During victoria's Reign.

When the queen came to the throne
there were less than a million electors
out OF population OF more than TWEEN
ty-five millions. That is as much to
say that only IA in every 100 adult
males were possessed OF the franchise
And yet five years had passed since the
great reform bill had been placed upon
the statute book after an epoch-mak-
ing battle. To-day nearly 40 per cent
of the adult males In the United King
dom possess the franchise. The in
crease In population, added TO the In
crease In the percentage OF representa-
tion, has, however, given us an electo-
rate OF about six and three-quarter
millions.
1t Is as well to note that during this
extraordinary development OF the cleo
torate the elected representatives OF
the people have scarcely increased In
number by score. In 1901, Mt the
union OF the British and Irish parlia-
ments, there were 65S members OF the
House of Commons. Disfranchisements
and suspensions OF writs reduced the
number In actual practice TO $40, round
about which figure IL remained till Mr..
Gladstone in 1885 raised II to go, tho
present total OF the house.
1t is quite probable, therefore, that.
should the uch-dIscussed manhood
suffrage" ever come into operation In
this country, 1t will not add a single
member to the distinguished gathering
at st. Stephens. Nor, as a matter Of
fact, will 1t add 10 the electorate Itself
as large proportion as has been added
in the last thirty-three years. For In
that time 80 per cent has been added
to the rate OF adult male representa-
ton. A mere 30 per cent more would
give every man over 81 vote--if he
cared to use t.-London Express.
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The word "bedlam" is 4 corruption
of the word Bethlehem" and originat-
ed as a synonym for chaos Mt the time
when the house of Bethlehem. occu.
pied by sisterhood of London, became
an insane asylum. The treatment of
the insane In the early part of the six
teenth century was not well under
stood, and. according to the theories
then prevalent, 1t was necessary 10
brighten the patient ont of his lunacy.
All sorts of awful expedients were re-
sorted to. among them surprise floors. "
which slipped from under the feet;
surprise baths" and fioggings at the
periods of most severe Illness; hence
the name "bedlam," the result of in
correct spelling, possibly, came easily
to stand for awful things.
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THE LAC INDUSTRY OF ASSAM
An I'm portant Product that Figures In
the Mechanical Arts.

An Inn portant Product that Figures In
the Mechanical Arts.
Lac occurs In Its natural state In varl-
GUS parts of the forests OF Assam, as
well as of Burma, but chiefly In parts
Of the Khasi and Caro- hills, and the
export In recent years has averaged
10000 maunds, or something over 800
tons, but in some of the forests, owing
to the ravagcs OF the Kolaazar cpl
demic and depopulation, the production
Is declining. The production In Mani
pur is not sufficient for the local needs.
and quantities of the lac are sent there
from the Kubo valley OF Assam. The
lac Is all sent away from Assam In the
crude form, or stick lac; shell and but
ton lac are made, 10 some extent, but
lac dye is not now prepared In Assam,
and lacquer wares are only produced
In two places, SO that this once consld-
cradle Industry would seem to be diving
out. The black lacquer of Manlpur is
really no. lac preparation at all. but
only the juice OF Il tree sent from the
Kubo valley.
In Assam the lac is usually collected
twice year, first In May and June,
and then In October and November.
The first Is mainly used for seed pur-
poses, while the second forms the ex-
port. A few days after the collection
pieces OF stick lac containing living
insects are tied on to the branches OF
the trees In which the next crop Is to be
grown. The usual plan is TO place the
lac In small bamboo baskets and tie
these to the twigs Of the trees. The In.
sects soon crawl out and spread over
the young branches, ON which they
promptly begin to feed and secrete the
resin. This IL allowed to 70 on foi
about six months, when the lac Is co...
lected; but IL the secretion has been
defective or insufficient, the insects re.
main undisturbed for another sIr
months.-London Mail.
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Placing His own Voice.

1t Is not always necessary to go TO
singing master to have the voice
placed" as the phrase Is. So 1t would
seem. at least, from story which an
English rector tells.
One cold. wet and windy night he
came upon one of his parlshioners shiy-
ering under the arch which spans the
high road, over which the railway RUM
at Shillingstone, his parish. Wonder.
ing what the man could be doing,
standing on cold, wet night in the
most draughty position imaginable,
the rector said:
"What are you doing there?"
"Plaise. SIR" was the reply, 81 be go
ing to sing bass next Sunday In the
anthem, and | be trying to catch a
hooze (wheeze)."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-31
BAD BANDIT HUNTER.
pEADLlEST REVOLVER SHOT IN
THE WEST.
Hans of Omaha, Chief OF tine
Northwestern Bandit Hunters Has
Had "a Thrilling Career-Train Rob-
bling Growing Unpopular.

Managers of Western railroads are
making extra efforts TO entirely wipe
out the bandit gangs that nave peen
very active during the past few years.
The Union Pacific, the Burlington,
Rock Island and Northwestern, out Oh
Omaha, are arming their messengers
anew with Winchester pump guns
having new shells with sixteen DUCK
shots each. loaded for them ana III
other ways are preparing TO exterm-
nate the first road agent band that at
tempts to hold up one of their trains,
In addition every large railroad operat-
ing out of Omaha employs from one 10
a dozen men whose exclusive duty 1t IS
to protect their trains from bandit
raids. trail the robbers after they hold
up the train and chase them into the
Businesses of the mountain or get them
killed.
Chief of Bandit Hunters.
OF all the famous Western charac-
tiers who have made bandit hunting
business none is better known than
Frederick Hans, of Omaha, who Is
chief of the Northwestern bandit hunt
ers. For years it has been the business
of Frederick Hans TO protect the treas
ure trains of that company operating
through the Black Hills. From Dead
wood TO Omaha the Northwestern car
ries the treasures of the great Home
stake mine. In some months this conf
pany ships over a hundred thousand In
treasure over this line. The lines OF
the company are operated through a
wild and desolate section for many
miles after leaving Deadwood. 1t Is a
most inviting spot for the work of road
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-31
WAYS OF THE OLDEN TIME.
Regulations that We're Once In Vogue
at Funerals and Churches.


Diving into the old records of one of
the most charming cities of our COM
monwealth. Northampton, we find
much OF deep interest as revealing Gus
toms and habits Of olden times. No fire
was found In "the meeting house" In
olden time, and comparatively recently
foot stoves were carried to church, as
were tallow candles to the evening
meetings. In 1887 the important vital
question at lepNl town meeting was.
'Shall men and their wives be seated
together in pewsT and the vote was
an emphatic Nor
In 1744, about the beginning Of iona.
than Edwards trouble In the parish. II
was voted not ito pay the charge of
bringing his daughters from Brook
field" In 1913 this appears on the town
records: Taking into consideration the
difficulty Mr.. Edwards hath labored
under this year and some time past
with respect to his firewood, the town
voted that those persons who have not
this year brought him load OF wood
might haveliberty between this time and
next Tuesday night to bring each one his
load Of wood" If there was not a suf
ficlency OF wood by that time, the town
then voted, the selectmen shall see that
the deficiency should be met at the cost
Of the town.
Later, In 1888, we find In the warrant
for town meeting this entry: "To pro-
cure firewood for Rev. Mr.. Williams, to
choose committee TO seat the meeting
house." A most serious business to de-
eide, who should take preference in the
broad alsles: The "nigger pew" well
remembered by the writer, caused no
trouble to said officer, as that was read
lily accepted by the ''colored brethren"
like cows In the stable, who went duti
fully to their separate stalls.
Not only the living had special rules
governing their conduct, but the rules
about the dead were very quaint, as by
this report of committee, May IL,
1880, to whom had been referred the
conduct of funerals, as follows:
whereas, 1t Is the opinion of this
town that funerals ought to be con.
Quoted with great decency and decorum
In order to impress on rising and risen
generations the Importance of the
awful solemnity, and to render the
house of mourning better than the
house of feasting. Be 1t therefore rec.
commended to all the Inhabitants OF this
town to observe the following regula-
tons at funerals:
]. That the relatives OF the deceased
follow next the corpse, two and two.
2. II the deceased was n male per-
son the males are to follow next the
nourners, two and two, and the wom-
en- after them, two and two; but IL the
deceased was woman, then the wom-
en- are to follow next the mourners and
the men after them
3. Those on horseback are to follow
In after the foot folks, hores two and
two, and the carriages are to follow in
the rear OF the procession. And It is
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HE VOTED FOR JACKSON.

Ex-senator Bradbury "A Notable Fig
ure In National History.
James W. Bradbury, OF Augusta,
Maine, ex Senator of the United States,
recently celebrated his 9sth birthday.
The career OF this venerable statesman
covers period OF American history I'M
example in the experience of any other
man. He was born In 1902 and conse-
quently Is able to give personal recol-
lections of the war of 1872. being lad
of 10 when that struggle was in pro-
gress. He was 1S years old when
Maine was admitted to the Union; lie
helped welcome Lafayette TO the State
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-31
THEY WERE ALL SCARED.
A Case of Highway Robbery WITH a
Peculiar EadinK.

What the hero OF this story kicks
about Is the fact that his wife forgot
her sacred word never TO say anything
regarding II. His business keeps him
out late. and he frequently carries con.
siderable money. When rootpads are
reported Ia evidence. he gets as near
home as he can by street car aud then
takes the best lighted route 10 his
house.
One night he had reached the front Of
his own place and had Just drawn
long sigh Of relief when the order
Hands up" startled him Into eomplt
anoe. One man held gun Ia ths I'M
mediate nelghborhOod Of his ear and
another Systematically robbed him or
everything worth carrying OF. The or
der then was that lie walk around the
block "a rs 10 defer the use II his tee.
phone. and Il was clearly stated that
Any attempt ia turn buck. run or call
,or help would result lu his being
assaSsinnted
BEFORE hr reached the corner II
struck him that the voice Of one Of the
men sounded familiar aud then that lts
owner was near nelghbor greatly
given To practical Joking. Back he
went on tlptoes, his revolver IN his
right hand. and surprised the footpads
rs they We're dividing the spells. He
mnde them lay everything on the walk.
and when they Strengthened mp await
ing the next order he discovered that
both We're total strangers. His hand
dropped from sheer terror, and then
the robbers ran one way. while he
sprintcd the other. Half an hour later
he. his wife and n lantern. n revolver
md the Esed girl went out and found
his money, watch. papers and diamond
pin Ills wife simply ruined the story
by telling II frst.-Dctrolt Free Press.
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pResgNrs FoR His Wlfe,
The Wopss's story of How He FINAL
" Came to Turn,

~ Name 70 rum
"Hello, old man. What have you In
all those bunlllesr asked a gay, airy
young bachelor OF careworn, solemn
looking young man as they met In u
suburban railway train.
Presents for my wife" was the sen
tentious reply. Its her birthday"
well. what arc you bringing your
wife In that package from your tai
brsT gayly pursued the bachelor.
Trousers. was the answer
"WhatY'
Eyes, | repeat-trousers. Just you
listen. ON my birthday my wife got
me three or four beautiful lace hand
kerchlefs, such MS women carry at aft
ernoon teas and such places, and
black velvet hat with high feathers.
one OF the three story kind that OBJ
struct your view OF the Stage In the
theater. They looked mighty well ON
her, and she asked me II | wasn't hay
ing nice birthday
We'll. | didn't mind that very much.
but when Christmas came | got anoth-
err deal Of the same sort. | gave my
wife pretty gold ring. She gave me
II turquoise ring too small to 20 over
any Of my knuekles, aud she wears II
now next To the one ! gave her But
that wasn't the worst Of 1t. She got
her sister TO give me SOME after dinner
coffee cups and my sfster to make me a
lot OF lace doilles That was all got
Tor Christmas.
Tomorrow Is my wlfe's birthday.
In this package | am bringing her
pair Of trousers which | had made Ia
my measure and which ! shall wear
In this parcel Is a pair OF the very best
patent shoes. size Sls. n good deal too
big for INV wife; in this package IL u
box OF cigars. aud In my pockets |
have n new meerschaum pipe aud a
packos OF tobacco Now. | don't see
how she can fail To have n happy birth
day. DO you? hope she'll enjoy II,
for want To get even for all the pref
ty things she has given me- London
Tit-Rits.
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requested thai 10 bsrseu walk Or rid.

requested that 10 bersen walk or ride
bn either side the procession from the
house to the grave,
Ten of the prominent men of the city
were appointed and requested to attend
at funerals and TO regulate the process
sion thus recommended until the same
shall become habitual to the people. In
1745 the question was raised In the an
nual town meeting "if the town would
be at the expense of colorlng the meet
ing house, and 1t passed In the mega
tive" Evidently they thought that
nature would do II without expense.
Not till 1749 were the forts and FORTH
cations of the town demolished and the
timber and boards sold for the benefit
of the town. Laws were passed rela-
tive to the schooling OF boys and the
amount of wood they should bring TO
the schoolhouse; girls We're of no ac-
count in those days.
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Largest search-Light in the World.

Largest SeaICn-L1&nt IN tne w Oflu.
The largest searchlight in the world
is situated on the top of Mount Lowe,
In California, at an altitude of $500
feet above sea level. 1t is known as
the "Great Worlds Fair Searchlight,"
because 1t was first exhibited at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. 1t was sub
sequently exhibited at the Mid-Winter
Fair at San Francisco, where 1t stood
on tower 200 feet in height. At the
close of the last-named fair the search
light was purchased by Prof. Lowe
and removed to its present site. 1t Is
of 100000 candle-power, and stands
on a wooden base built in octagon
form, which has a diameter of eight
feet. The total weight of the search
light is 5000 pounds. Nevertheless, 1t
is so perfectly mounted and balanced
that even child can move 1t in any dl-
rection. The rays of this searchllght
are SO powerful that they can be seen
at a distance of $50 miles, and the
beam of the light is so strong that it
Is possible to read a newspaper by its
| light thirty-five miles aawy.
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Al the close Of n performance given
as n benefit TO John l'rouglInm the no.
tor aud drnmntlst, one Of the audience
threw upon the Stage n purse Of gold.
BronSlam picked II up and nfter exam.
ming II said, Ladies' aud gentlemen
circumstances compel me TO pocket the
insult. but" looking grim Il should
IKE I" see the mnn who would dare to
.tt.4.sf ttr
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Don't he Slow.

If a child Is ''slow" around home and
takes an hour to dress when only n
quarter Of that time is necessary. 1t Is
a bad h.. 1t. The 'slow" men and wo-
men are those who fail to make sue
cess of life. How often you see grown
people tinker about something half a
du, hat could he done IN an hour!
They learned the habit as Children
AtchIson Globe.
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Thnmh.Nail. ornithology

People who have their will OF the
birds with camera and opera glass
whether they tell of it afterward in
book or lecture, or keep 1t for their OWN
gloating-can yet appreciate the point
OF view of more limited vision.
At village meeting in Scotland, pre-
sumably for the intellectual betterment
of the villagers, the lecturer proposed
to read a paper about rocks.
what can he have to say ABBOTT the
crawl remarked an old farmer Its
JUST bird that eats taties."
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Mrs. McElroy-Where is Mr.. McEl-
roy?
Junior Partner-Gone out to get n
new ribbon for the typewriter.
Mrs. McElroy tglarng at the blond
girl at the little side desk)-He has.
has he? Well. Mr.. McElroy will just
buy some ribbons and other things for
bis wife and daughters. That person
is all fiuffed up with ribbons now
Denver News.
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Vanishing of the Bride.

While there Is no hard and fast
definition married woman may be
thought to have ceased TO be bride
when. OF the 10 hooks in the clothes
press, she has scaled down the num-
Der devoted TO her husbands ward
robe from eight TO two.-Detrolt Jour-
nal.