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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
COLOR OF PRIMITIVE MAN.
Climate Has Much TO o with the Com
piexion of Human Beings.

pIexion of Human Beings.
Professor Arthur Thomson OF Lon
don has a new theory about the color
of primitive man, u question which has
attracted considerable attention In the
fields OF physical anthropology.
While on the one hand 1t has been
maintained that primitive man was
fair In complexion, on the other hand
1t has been maintained that he was of
a dark tint.
at is not necessary for u.s." says Pro
fessor Thomson, ito accept the ex-
IRENE position. - A middle course is
open, as suggested by DIR. A. H. Wal
lace, who advances the view that pri-
mitive man was probably of Mon
goloid stock and that his subsequent
modification into white and brown and
black varieties was due to his mIgra-
ton into geographical areas where he
was subject to the influence Of varied
conditions of climates.
The temperature may be mentioned.
diurnal as well as nocturnal The mols-
ture Of the atmosphere: the nature of
the soil; the diet; the manner Of life,
whether jewellers In dense forests or
jungle-where, for example, the ma
tlyes are screened from the suns rays,
or jewellers on the hills and plains,
where they are most exposed to light
and alterations of temperature.
Freekles, which curiously enough
occur most frequently on those with
hair of pronounced red color, do not
differ In any respect from the pigment
nj skins of the darker races, except In
regard to their color and Their circum-
scrbed appearance. In persons of
dark complexion there is. In addition to
the red, brown and yellow pigments,
probably a very slight admixture of the
black pigment. This may be present
In sufficient quantity to lmpart black
ness In the hair but not abundant
enough to destroy the fairness OF the
skin, though In exceptional situations
its presence may be very evident.
1T is curious to note that when the
skin of n white man is grated on to
negro the grated patch assumes the
normal tint of the individual and. vice
versa, when black skin is grated on to
white the pigment disappears"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

top. This serum Is drawn off and with
it is mixed a quantity of carbon water.
The mixture Is poured over the con
tents OF the retort and the whole Is
thoroughly macerated and reduced TO a
soft pulp. The pulp Is filtered and the
liquid obtained is mixed with the fluids
which were previously gotten out of all
the substances. This liquid is subject
ed to a 200 or 300 pound pressure and
one or two other processes which are
still secret The product is then pour
ed into colored bottles and sealed per-
fectly air tight. Light has a deleteri-
GUS effect upon the substance, so 1t Is
put up in colored bottles, much darker
than the lymph, which Is dark cream
color. The liquid is administered to
patients by hypodermic injections Civ
en- twice day during treatment. From
six to twenty drops are given at each
injection, according to the condition
of the patient.
"Thls invention of DIR. Roberts is not
claimed to be a cure-all or remedy
which will turn old men into boys"
said DR.. Hawley, "but 1t Is food
which will greatly benefit diseased or
exhausted cells. 1t will not restore
dead cells to life. but 1t can do remark
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

AS sergeant was bawllng out his
orders In a barracks In Dublin and
watching the line Of feet as the raw re-
cruits endeavored to obey the word of
command he found, to his astonish-
ment, that one pair Of feet, more no.
ticeable on account of their extra large
Size, never turned.
Without taking his eyes off those feet
the sergeant bawled out a second or
der:
About facew
He could see that all the feet except
those he watched turned In obedience.
Rushing up to the owner, little fell
low, he seized him by the shoulder.
shouting:
why don't you turn with the rest?o
i did" replied the trembling recruit.
You did, Ell? Well, watched your
feet, and they never moved"
TITS the boots they gave me. sir F"
said the poor fellow. They're SO large
that when turn my feet turns inside
OF them"-London Answers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
A Decisive stem.

His chum came In and found him
slipping a lock of hair into an envelope.
not furtively or surreptitlously, but
Just placing It under cover In a calm.
buslnessllke way.
"Hellor' says the visitor. whats
upT
Nothing" he answered. I'm only
sending back Miss Hamilton Highlow's
hair. that's ALL"
Engagement Off againr
Eyes"
'How many times does this maker
"Five. Its final this time, though.
one way or the other"
docs she say SOP
"Oh. she always says It's final I'm
deciding things just now. It's OF for
ever or cards out soonv
allow do you do itY'
Little scheme of my own. You
know the color of her hair, don't your
Warm brown. with little raw lumber
in II. Well. this sample Of hair I'm
doing up is red-good, regular. stand
ard red. tell you we're going to get
down to genuine emotion this time.
She'll know whether she loves me or
not. and II she does she'll walk me In
by the ear."-London Mall.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

A dangerous practice of mail agents
Of throwing the mail from a moving
train so as to endanger persons on the
railroad premises Is held, In Shaw VS..
Chicago and G. 7. r. Co. (Mlch.), 40
L. r. A. 30S, to make the railroad
company liable to an intending pas
senger who was on the railroad plat
form and who was injured by mail
bag thrown against him, If the car
rier had knowledge of the dangerous
practice and had allowed 1t to continue.
Duty of care to avoid injury to tres
passers on a railroad track Is held, in
Cleveland, G. G. & st. l.. r. Co. VS..
Tart &c. G. App. It'll c., 40 L. Il. A.
90, not to arise until those in charge
of a train have discovered the presence
of such trespassers on or dangerously
near the track and have reasonable
cause TO believe that injury to them
will result unless the train is arrested.
Liability does not arise merely because
their presence might have been sooner
discovered and the train is running at
an unlawful speed.
Judgment for money and for the fore
closure of a mortgage upon real estate
against q deceased defendant who had
Heretofore been duly served with pro
cess is held, in Kager VS.. Vickery
(Kan.), 40 L. Il. A. 154, to be void. al
though the fact of death does not ap
pear upon the record, and to be col.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
BUSINESS OF THE SOAKER.
An Expert In Pawnbroking Who Has
His Regular Customers.

An Expert In Pawnbroking Who Has
His Regular Customers.
In the neighborhood where pawn
shops abound the soaker flourishes.
The soaker acts as middleman between
the pawnbroker and his customers. He
explains his mission and accounts for
his usefulness thus:
"The people down here employ me-
said he, mot because they are asham-
ed to be seen going into pawnshop
themselves, but because l can get more
for the goods than they can. There's
an art In pawning a coat or ring, just
the same as In everything else.
'T've known people to go into a
pawnshop with some old article to
pawn and to look the proprietor over
with q supercilious air, as If they con-
sidered themselves so far above him
socially that he couldn't touch them
with 40 foot pole. Naturally, for
sheer spite, the broker offers them only
about half as much as they would get
II they approached him properly. Hay-
ing had wide experience Of my own,
i KNOW HOW W dNOiu buth
I am not seryile, but am polite and
respectful, and as those two qualities
touch the most generous chord In the
brokers' bosom / get all want on the
proffered chattels.
"As recompense for my services l
charge my customers 10 per cent COM
mission. l have regular customers,
and then, of course, I do many odd
Jobs for occasionals. There are fam
lilies down here for whom pawn the
same things over and over again, one
week after the other. On pay day they
take their things out of soak. Three
days later they put them in again. and
the next pay day they take them out
again. And so 1t goes, month after
month. I canvass the houses just like
a book agent or corn plaster peddler or
insurance solicitor.
"'Anything to be pawned todayT
ask.
And IL there is take 1t around to
some shop and raise the necessary
dough and take 1t back and get my
commission. Once In awhile / come
across somebody who abuses me and
calls me a shark, but Pm nothing of
the sort. I'm earning a decent living
at legitimate business."-New York
Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
ALUM BAKING POWDER.
Declared by the Court to BE unwhoie'
some, and Its Sale In Violation OF the
Pure Food LAWS.

Pure Food Laws.
A case in the courts OF Davenport.
Iowa, the other day, appears to have
fixed the status of the alum baking
powders as an illicit article OF trade.
Ii seems that The Pure Food Co., of
Chicago, sold to firm of grocers in
Davenport a quantityof baking powder
called Pure Food Baking Powder. .
The grocers sold some of it, ascertained
that it was an alum powder, returned
the powder unsold to the manufacture
ers and refused to pay for it. The
manufacturers sued to collect.
The case was tried before Judge Boil
linger and a jury. Attorneys Neal x
Neal, and S. A. Finger defended the
grocers. 1t was shown that the powder
contained alum. The defense claimed,
consequently, that it was injurious to
health and that traffic in it was against
public policy. Expert testimony was
introduced to show that alum when
taken into the stomach would influence
the gastric juices to the detriment of
the person using it.
The jury rendered verdict for the
which means that alum
baking powders are deleterious to
health, their sale illegal in the state.
The pure food laws OF the state are up
held
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
What st. Paul Would Have Said.

Bloomfield, bishop of London, was
once asked to preside at meeting Of
the debating society of a certain theo.
logical college, where the students
were all young men deadly in earnest.
One Of these gentlemen in the course
of the debate, with strong Indignation
evident in his voice, addressed the
chair, inquired, oratorically: "What
sir, would the Apostle Paul have said
could he have seen the life of luxury
led by our present race of prelates and
church dignltaries, riding about in their
carriages and living In their palacesf
What, sir, repeat, would he have
said| II think" said the bishop. in
terrupting the speaker In meek and
mild voice, that he would have said:
Things In the church must be looking
upP London st. James Budget.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

able things for the old, the infrm and
diseased. 1t is simply cell food. For
the degenerated, the atrophic and the
diseased or infected cells we Inject
this lymph as remedy and the results
speak for themselves. If should say
that in 10 per cent Of the cases treated
the lymph failed to do any good l
would be making large estimate on
the failures. In 80 per cent of the
cases treated there have been perfect
cures and in the other forty there has
been all the way from little to very
great benefit"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
A MOUNTAIN LAKE.

Oh, limpid listener. in your placid soul
Are mingled all the songs that brooks have sin1
When years and years, the shaggy hills among,
They babbled Of their trials with foamy tears.
Until, all wearied. having reached their goal
You softly soothed their sorrows and their fears
Like sentinels the stolid mountains stand
About you dres't In garb OF gorgeous green.
At carly dawn their mirrored shapes are seen
In shimmering outline, painted by the sun,
Upon your face, athwart the cleaning sand,
Nor fade from view until the day is done.
A fitting figure Of eternal rest
You typify the ehangeless fate OF man
When having coursed mortality's brief span
Adowp the hills of Time, his life shall end,
And all his doings, be they banned or blest,
Foreyermore, with other deeds. shall blend.
John A Foote In Rosary Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

While Bishop Potter OF the Episcopal
church was travelling through Louisl-
ann some years ago he addressed in
quiries to his fellow passengers with n
view of obtaining knowledge regarding
the orchards and fruit Interests Of the
state.
do you raise pears In louisiana p
inquired the bishop.
1--WE do" responded the Louisianlan.
"if we have threes or better"-San
Francisco Call
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
A CASE OF LAW.
The Decision That Was Rendered by
Bnsuto solomon.

bubutO soiOnOn.
Law is n complicated thing. and
some of its decisions seem not TO be
founded In equity. Probably most
readers will pass that criticism upon
the case recorded below:
Basutoland. being broken and noun.
famous. was until recently the resort
OF lions leopaI-ls and other wild AN,
mails. Now, however. the hlllsldes
which were once the resort Of these
savage creatures are the pasture
grounds of tens of thousand of cattle
Nearly all dangerous animals have
been driven away from Basutoland.
but not long ago n leopard appeared
on the outskirts OF village The
animal soon became as badly frighten-
ed as the villagers and sought safety
In flight.
The next morning the inhabitants
turned out for n hunt. One of the
hunters was climbing n steep rock
when he suddenly found himself face
to face with the leopard, whose re-
treat was cut Off by the rock itself
Neither the man nor the animal could
escape the encounter.
The dilemma was an awkward one.
for the climber was unarmed Realiz-
ing his danger. he put forth his hands
and In desperation caught hold of the
leopard on each side OF It's jaw, hold
ing 1t at arms length and calling for
help. The leopard clawed and tore his
captor, but the man held on TIL help
arrived and the beast was speared.
Now came n question of law. BY
Basuto law the skin belonged TO the
chief, who must reward one Of three
claimants-either the man who speared
the leopard or the man who held II so
that II was possible to spear II or the
man who, being warned 10y the bark
ing Of his dog. first discovered the
animal In the village.
The Basuto Solomon decided the
case as follows: The man who speared
II could not have done so but for the
man who held IT, and the man who
held 1t could not have known OF its
existence II the dog had not first
warned the village; therefore the credit
for the killing belonged TO the dog,
whose owner was entitled to the re
ward.-Youth's Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

Several Of the lawyers had told their
stories, some OF which ridiculed the
continued use of legal verbiage and the
absurd lengths to which members of
the profession sometimes 60 in taking
advantage of technicallties.
"a rank outsider" announced the
member of the profession who had
been a good listener. "a client of mine,
supplied the best instance of literal In
depreciation that ever came to my
knowledge. He was executor under q
will that, among other provisions, re-
quired the payment of an annuity to a
venerable aunt of the testator. But
proof of her being alive must be made
before each payment. and this is the
rock on which the executor struck.
'The old lady proved herself In the
flesh, drew her money and went to Cal
ifornia, where she spent two years
without putting in her claim. On her
return she went In person and demand
ed the double allowance due her.
"The conscientious executor got out
the will, studied 1t, scratched his head
and finally handed down his opinion:
Madam, you are alive now. There
can be no reasonable question as to
that, for have the conclusive evidence
of my own eyes. But l am possessed
of no legal proof that you were alive a
year ago. am, as you know, within
the restrictions of the will. l will pay
the annuity for this year, but must in
sist upon satisfactory affidavits that
you were not dead when the preceding
annuity was passed.
ut took me the better part of day
to convince him that he should settle
in full."-Detroit Free Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
A Coffee Barometer.

A cup of hot coffee is an unfailing
barometer IL you allow lump Of sugar
to drop to the bottom of the cup ana
watch the air bubbles. arise without
disturbing the coffee. II the bubbles
collect in the middle. the weather viii
he fine: II they adhere to the cup.
forming a ring. 1t viii either rain or
snow. and II the bubbles separate With
ont assuming any fixed position change
able weather may be expected.-Cnica'
go Times Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

Wireless telegraph stations are to be
erected at lnishtrahull, In the north of
Ireland and at Kildonan. Arran. Scot.
land respectively, for the purpose of
reporting and signaling vessels Mt sea
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

In Great Britain there are 4,S43
churches, branch churches and mis-
sion stations, providing sitting accomo-
dations for 1,744,111 persons. The
church members number 1.517, sub
stantial increase of some 10000 men,
beers on the returns made last year.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

Five thousand honey bees as they
leave the hive, weigh about one pound,
but when the insects return from their
visits to the flowers, freighted with
honey, they weigh nearly twice as
much.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02
Horse Had a $50 Meal.

Edward Moore, blacksmith Of Tut
hill, Ulster county, N. Y, declares that
one of his horses ate fifty 81 bills.
Moore went to his stable Thursday to
feed the horses. While placing hay In
a manger he says the fifty 81 bills,
which he had stuffed hastily into a
vest pocket, fell into the hay. The
horse In the stall was hungry, and be-
fore Moore could recover the money
the animal had taken the bills In Its
mouth and crunched them into shreds
along with mouthful of hay.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

Libel once meant any little book. but
as many small tracts In the early days
OF printing were personal and offensive
In character the word acquired Its pres
ent Significance.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

The baby's first shoe is having a
hard time as Sacred Relic, competing
with the first prize a woman won a.
cards.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-02

Men inherit their own past and devise
their own future.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

made at the very moment when the 'accunnula-
tion of money in France available for invest
ment greater than for many years past
owing to the depression in trade and the diff
Guilty Of employing money profitably at home
through great banking operations and just when
French investors had actually begun to buy
German municipal and other securities the
French bankers. partly. because of the break
down owing to transportation in Germany ana
partly owing to the publication Of the proposed
tariff. Immediately withdrew the money they
were employing in Germany.
NJ. de Witte. the Russian Minister of t1nahce'
attracted by the vast accumulation of French
capital is already pricking up his ears Tor sun
another Russian loan to be floated in Paris
Meanwhile enormous Trench investments were
made in the last week in Switzerland. where the
State had been buying up its railroads. Most
Of the money for this purpose came from Paris.
France is now also investing in American secu-
rites, which she has never done before These
investments are at present on a moderate scale.
but the fact that France for the first time in her
history, is making any considerable investments
in the United States is worth recording.
C J. 3.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
CITY HALL "LOOP" BLOCKED.
THE GOVERNMENT DELAYS PERMISSION TO
EXCAVATE BENEATH THE POST
OFFICE VAULTS

The work of excavating the loop at the City
Hall for the subway has been blocked BY the
Federal authorities The Secretary of the Treas
ury. who is the official custodian OF all Federal
property, has not yet given permission TO the
Rapid Transit Construction Company to exca-
vate underneath the vaults on the Mail-st side
Of the Postofice building. The excavation for
the loop" station is completed through CITY
Hall Park and across the sidewalk on the north
side Of Ma-st. The Federal Government how
ever. holds title TO the ground fourteen feet
north of the sheds at the north front of tho
Postofice building.
Chief Engineer Foye. of the Postoffice build
ing yesterday informed the constructor for this
section Of the subway that he could not exca-
vate on government ground until official sane
ton had been received from Washington If ia
proba BILE that order granting permission for
the construction of the loop" underneath the
Mail-st. vaults will be issued early this week
The roof of the tunnel where it strikes gov
ernment property, about midway between
Broadway and Park Row will be at the level OF
the floor of the vaults, but at the point nearest
Park Row it will be about three feet below the
floor of the vaults. While the work of excavat-
ing for the loop underneath the Postoffice
vaults is in progress Mail-st. will be covered
by a bridge to permit the mail wagons 10 re-
ceive and deliver the mail
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
CONFERENCES AT THE ORIENTAL
COLONEL GEORGE ". DUNN EXPECTED
THERE TO-DAY AND GOVERNOR
ODELL SOON.

Colonel George ". Dunn. OF Binghamton. chair
man of the Republican state Committee, is ex-
pccted to arrive at Manhattan Beach to-day. Gov
ernor OdeH is also expected there some time this
week Both Colonel Dunn ard Governor Odeu will
be at the Oriental Hotel with Senator Platt. and
many matters OF interest to the Republican party
viii be discussed. The municipal campaign this fall
in this city and In several cities UP the State Will
AFFORD a theme for conference. There will also be
spirited contests for the election of Assembymen
In many districts throughout the State. At pres
ent the Republicans hold great majority OF the
Assembly districts In the State. and the leaders
want this advantage maintained.
\ subject of great interest. however will be the
Governors recommendations for retrenchment and
reform public institutions of the state. all
of which he has personally visited recently While
the Governors plans cannot be outlined, il is
known, and has been pointed out in The Tribune.
that the Governor has found in many quarters
extravagance and injudicous expenditures and
that some strong measures will be taken 10 re-
trench where money is being wasted.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
TWO STEAMERS on THE ROCKS.
THE VERA AND THE ACIS STRANDED NEAR
WHERE THE LUSITANIA WAS
WRECKED.

ST Johns n r. Aug. S.-The Norwegian steam
Vera, from London for Quebec. having water
ballast on board, struck on the rocks near Renews
last night. about fifty yards south of the spot
where the i'll fated steamer Delmar went ashore
and within sight of the wreck of the steamer
Lusitania- Her captain and crew got ashore at
midnight and camped on the bank. They have
provisions with them. Some OF the crew boarded
the Vera again this morning.
St Johns. n. F. Aug. "a messenger who has
just arrived here reports a second shipwreck nine
miles west of Cape Race. The vessel wrecked is
the steamer Acis. Captain Tate. from Galveston
for Hamburg with a cargo Of cotton and grain.
The Aois is in a dangerous position and has been
abandoned by her crew. The Wreck Commissioner
is in charge. The crew had great trouble in
reaching shore, owing TO the heavy seas which
swept the vessel, but, fortunately, there were no
fatalities. The steamer Grand Lake will sail at
midnight 10 salvage the cargo and bring back the
crew.
The latest news from the Vera is that she is
aground forward. and that seventy-hve feet OF her
bottom has been torn out. Her stoke hole is full
Of water, and she lies broadside TO the pound
ing against the rocks. She filed within fifteen
minutes after striking There is hope of get
ting her off, and the is too rough 10 even get
tug alongside.