The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-21
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1t Is said that Ruth Bryan, daughter
OF William Jennings Bryan, started TO
school one morning, not long ago. and,
after a desperate run for tear,
finally succeeded in catching 1t. AS she
took her seat she gasped: "Well, I'm
glad one of the family can run for
something and get It,"
/ The late Henry Russell the veteran
English composer of Cheer, Boys,
+ Cheer,9 and of more than 500 other
songs which were popular in their day,
f had many amusing experiences when
he sang his ballads on various occa-
slons. Once, after rendering wood
man, Spare That Tree" gentleman
rose In the gallery, and asked, WAS
the tree spared?" On being answered
In the affirmative, he, with a sigh of
heartfelt relief, exclaimed: THANK
God for that?' After singing the song
Of THE Dog Carlo" who jumped off
an Atlantic liner and saved a child's
life, Russell was grarely waited upon
by couple of Yorkshire miners, who
begged him for pup. One of Russelfs
songs, of which the words were
changed in.accordance with the altered
conditions, is our national anthem, Go
lumbla, the Gem of the Ocean"
Ex-Presldent Benjamin Harrison, one
| of the ablest men who has figured in
our public life, has always been hand
icapped by his unresponslve cold man
+ ner. When he was in the Senate, at
Washington, d. c., in the early sos, he
always brought his luncheon to the
committee-room. lie carried il In his
coat-pocket. and would eat it while he
went on with his work. One day when
lie got II ont as usual from his pocket,
he looked II all over ruefully, for it did
look rather fiat and dubious. He final
ly remarked 10 those near by that he
guessed he must have sat on II accl-
dentally. One OF his colleagues-one
who had recently been ignored by Har-
rlson-spoke up impulslyely: "Well,
by Joye, Harrison. II you've sat on 1t,
I'll bet you sixpence II is frozen sol
i'd and OF course a shout went up
from the whole committee. Harrison
took the joke kindly. and joined in the
laugh.
when | was In Springfield, Abraham
Lincoln and General Baker, who was
killed at Leesburg, Va, during the Civ
IL War made the race for the Wing
nomination for Congress" says DIR. d.
b. Hlll. Both were Wings, and both
were keen for the nomination. Both
had strong personal following. and II
both ran the Democrat would win in
the district. So primary election was
necessary 10 settle the contest. Baker
won. Both men were at Springfield
when the news came. Lincoln was de-
pressed. The crowd, to cheer him up,
called on him for speech. Getting up.
he said: Gentlemen, I'd like to COM
ply with your request, but | can't make
speech now. | expected to receive
the nomination, but | failed If | had
won | know Baker would have got up
here and so charmed you with his elo-
quenee as to make you believe you had
done him favor by nominating me.
But | can't do it,"
After making out list of its awards
of medals and prizes, one of the juries
Of the Paris exposition decided to cele-
brate the completion of Its labors by
giving an Informal little dinner at
which the members of the jury, repre-
sentlng many natlonallties, could meet
far more agreeably as private indlyld-
uals. Hence, II was decidedly unex-
pected when, after they had reached
the stage OF coffee and cigars. the Brit
ish members of the jury rose with great
so.emnity and said: Gentlemen, pro
pose the health of her Majesty the
Queen" This staggered everybody for
a moment but, innate courtesy over
coming national prejudice. they quickly
pulled themselves together and drank
the toast will all the honors. No SOON
or, however. had this been accom-
plshed than the American member
rose and, polslng his glass in the air,
said simply, And other ladies'" Need
less TO say this equally unexpected
toast was received with enthusiasm by
all