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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
A PLEA FOR THE HOME.
Il 10 Necessary for Character buiio'
ing, Says Bishop Potter

In an article in the Woman's Home
COMPANION Bishop Potter discusses the
passing of the home in our large eities'
and dwells ON the fact that In many
cases children are brought up by ser
wants rather than. by parents. Here Is
his conclusion:
IF there is no longer to be any home
life, any home circle aud home sacri-
fees for the dear homes sake, then we
need not be In any uncertainty as 10
what we shall have to anticipate. lou
cannot make character by means OF
governess. tutor and a groom.
And meantime let the young found
ers of homes make resolute beginning
You are looking forward to marriage
and the founding Of family, my young
brother, or you. my dear girl, whom
may God bless and guide always! Re
solve to have some law for the home
and to give some regular and sufficient
time In II to your children. II we are
10 recover out of its wellnigh LOST es-
tate the beautiful and gracious insli-
tuition of the home, we must make the
business of doing so something OF SET
purpose and of definite plan. All the
way from the top TO the bottom Of our
vast and complies social structure
In the life of the wage-earner ana IN
that Of the capitalist, the clerk. the pro
fessional man. the meehanic-that an
Gent and divine institution must be
lifted to Its true place and held In lt'
rightful honor. Schools. gymnasia
bathing houses. recreation-piers, IL
braries. model tenements, better food
ventilation, improved sanitary eondi
tons. and the like, are all Of value IL
their place: but that which makes mel
and women for God and humanity, ant
the better service of their land and age
/ Is first of all the personal touch ofsom'
strong and tender hand In the home
God setteth the solitary In families,
wrote the Psalmist long ago. Let III
respect His order and follow His way
Home, Sweet Home is said to hav'
been written by lifelong wandere
who never had one IL Is an immorta
witness to the deep and ineXtinguisha
BILE hunger of the human heart
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

invariably black. She was a'aa salts
eed with two hats. and one OF ~
- - - SIN 10
XIII birds for the sake OF adjoining hats.
A quaint, oldfashoned loving woman.
Mrs. Kruger was the reflex Of many Of
the characteristics Of stern old "Oom
Paul. The war with England was a
great trial on Mrs Kruger. Frequent
ly she was heard bewailing the awful
carnage and yet even In the midst of
her sorrow for the fallen burghers she
found eloquent words In which to ex-
press her sympathies for the British
wives and mothers who had lost their
dear ones on the broad Yeldts Then.
too. the long separation from her hus-
band. combined with the recent death
Of her favorite daughter. completely
broke the gentle spirit and the spark
of noble life went out.
Mrs. Kruger was Dom Paups" ser.
ond wife, and was a Miss Du Plesls a
family Of prominence in South Africa
and which gave to France one of the
greatest princes of the church and
State, the Cardinal Richelieu. Sixteen
children blessed their union. II of
whom are still living
When ex-President Kruger was In
formed at Hilversum, In Holland. OF
his wife's death he wept bitterly and
requested that he be left alone. Her
son-in-law. Eloff. and many other men,
bers of the family were at Mrs. Kru.
gers bedside when she died
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Testing His Temper.

"a year or two ago said young
man to friend. 81 spent few weeks
at south coast watering places. One
day l saw machine which bore the
inscription, Drop a penny In the slot
and learn how to make your trousers
last As hadn't great deal of mon.
ey thought an investment Of a penny
to show me how to save the purchase
OF pair Of trousers would be small
capital put to good use, so dropped
the required coin In and card appear.
ed. Whit do you suppose 1t recon.
mended rs the way to make my trou.
sers lastT'
Don't wear 'em, suppose"
No"
what did 1t sayp
Make your coat and walstcoat first"
London Tit-Bits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
Wanton Killing of Birds

determination Of birds is NOT aloro
the work of fashionable vanity but Of
fashionable gluttony. The seizure in ,
New York cold-storage warehouse of
great numbers of dead birds during tbe
close season illustrates the easy ev,.
sion of the law by those careless of con.
sequences.
In hotels travellers often find upon tbe
| bills OF fare the names Of birds nm
known to ornithologists and dictionary
makers When asked what kind ~
/ birds these represent the woitars ana,
permitted to answer only by smiles ana
silence, or by confessions of ignorance
In the cold-storage house In New yori,
were found so many birds thar tho 10
gal fines would have run TO mIllions a,
dollars. What would they amount 10
for the United States? As n result 80
such practices everywhere those butch
ers and dealers who obey the law aro
really punished for their honor Will
the reckless are rewarded by groat
profits.
We are fond of pointing out excellent
spheres OF work and usefulness for
those who are greatly troubled by d,
few deaths of animals In scleptifio io,'
oratories' Why should This stupid and
ruinous war of determination of birdo
with Its great resultant suffering. not
arouse the energies of the Society for
Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Anlmalsg
American Medicine.
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ah..hau Lincoln.

This Lincoln of the black loan, vino
built his nelghbor's cabin and hoed his
neighbor's corn, who had been store
keeper and postman and hatboatman.
who had followed "A rough justice
round a rough circuit, who had rolled
a local bully in the dirt, rescued wom-
en- from insult, tended the bedside OF
many sick coward who feared the
judgment. told coarse stories on bar
rels by candlelight bnt these are pure
beside the vice Of great cities, who adj
dressed political mobs in the raw
- ANN Ill
whose large hand was to be on her fee
Bile pulse and whose knowledge almost
divine, was to perform the miracle Of
her healing. Winston Churchill's "The
Crisis"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
HANDLING BIG seRPENTs.
Poisonous Snakes In Demand by
doctors For Experime ntinG.

IN handling a big snake you must
ALWAYS touch him with a soft, smooth.
gliding motion of the hand. making Ii
feel To him as much as possible like
the touch of another snake. and, be-
sides, you must be careful to keep his
tan out straight. Keep the tail straight,
and he cant coil on you. His bite Is
nothing for he has not poison. but his
coil around your leg or arm or body
will crush the bones.
The poisonous snakes-the water,
Imoccasins. rattlesnakes and copper
heads-are bought for ZOOS. Now aud
then a doctor buys them heavily for
awhile. lie wants 10 experiment with
+ their poison. After he has been bitten
two or three times he stops buying.
"There are a number of people who
buy snakes for pets. These people al
Ways. without an exception, make pets
also of rats. mice aud turtles. Any one
fond of snakes Is sure To be fond Of
those other things too. They keep their
snakes and turtles and rats as near as
nossihle 10 them. often they keep
them i'm their bedrooms. There WAS a
year after pine snakes-a university
student That young man would st
with his hand In among the coils Of a
eageful Of snakes for hours. He would
take ones head in his hands and lift
It's face close up To his own and gaze
for a long time IN its eyes. Then he
would hold It of and stroke II and
study its changing eolors In a kind Of
trance | don't know what pleasure or
satisfaction be- got out of the snakes
lie bought over dozen from me dur
ing the year and kept them In his bed
room in IA boarding house. They all
escaped one night through rathole
aud got among the nelghbors and rails
81 general ballyhoo. "-fhiladelphla
Record
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
THE HISTORIC LINDEN.
Interesting Anecdotes of This Nobie
Shade-Gixiug Tree.

In Furepe the linden seems to be the
tree which lives longest and when ap-
taIus the most gigantic proportions
The linden of Neustadt is a remarkable
examine. The little village which pos
sesses this colossal specimen of yegeta-
ton is situated in the kingdom Oh
Wuerttemberg, in Germany. This In
den measures 1873 yards In circumter-
ence. and its branches are supported py
lot stone columns. In the middle Oh
the sixteenth century. the Duke Oh
Wuerttemb berg had his coat OF arms
pafpted on two of these pillars. At the
summit this tree was divided into TWO
large branches, one of which was bro
ken by storm in 1879; the one remain
ing today measures b yards IN length.
The most ancient linden trunk per
haps in all Europe is at Donndorf, near
Beyreuth. In Bavaria. On a map dated
13gn. il is mentioned as a very old hn-
den. "A yards in circumference. Some
authors give its age as more than
twelve centuries. To-day there remains
of it but the bare trunk.
June -, 1916. there was planted al
Frlbourg. linden in memory OF the
victory over Charles the Temeraire A
Young Fribourgeois. 1t is said, aftei
having contributed TO the victory Oh
Morat. ran into his native village, Ike
the soldier of Marathon, at Athens, ano
covered with blood and dust, fell deac
CRYING victory They planted neal
to his body the branch OF linden whict
he held in his hand.
In the sixteenth century, each Satur
day. Justice was administered under III
shade. To-day the Judge breaks ther'
little ring on the heads Of the guilt
condemned to death.
A Fribourgeols doctor said to his com
patriots, When your tree undresses II
self. dress yourselves, and when
dresses itself. undress yourselves
The linden of William Tell at Altorf
under which tradition says that he sho
an apple from the head of his son. ha
been replaced by a monument.
In France. one could cite numerou
celebrated llndens, without counting
the promenades planted with thes
beautiful trees,
The leaves Of the linden, shaped Tx
a heart, have given II the name of IN
Tree Of Lovers Pittsburg Leader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
Henry Paine's Repartee

The late Henry w. Paine, of the Mas.
sachusetts bar was once defending a
eharlty case IN which a boy of 10 was
charged with arson. He made out n
strong case to prove the defendant an
IDIOT After charge from the Judge
which was practically an order for ae.
qnittal the Jury brought in a verdict of
guilty. The judge asked Paine If he
would move for IA new trial. Il thank
you Tor your suggestion" was the an.
swer, but ! am oppressed with the
grayest doubts whether have the right
to move for new trial. Your Honor
| have already asked for and have re-
eeived for my Idiot client the most pre-.
clous heritage of our English and Amer.
lean common lava trial by a Jury of
MS peers" Paine had an old quarrel
with the Supreme Court and never lost
an opportunity of showing his contemnt
Tor that body Once, riding from Bos-
ton to Cambridge with a load OF law
books, he was accosted by young Hair.
ward man with the remark: "You hava
quite load, Mr.. Paine. Law books 7
supposer "Oh, no." was the answer
only Supreme Court reports ."-san
Francisco Wave.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

a north window In a dwelling house
admits too small an amount Of light,
while the direct sunlight of south
window is as bad as are out Of door
conditions. The strong light of a sun
ny window may be made to serve the
purpose of the portrait taker.
A dark cloth is pinned across the
lower sash. before which the sitter Is
placed, either back to the curtain or
with the side of the body toward 1t, &C
cording to location of the camera. In
front of the upper sash Of the window
is constructed a hood. The framework
of this is of strips of wood put together
In the form shown in the illustration.
The curved pieces can be made OF bar
rel hoops.
This framework is made to hang up
on hooks against the window casing. IL
is covered with white cloth to reflect
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

There was a man In Ch'ang-an who
was very fond of giving dinners. but
the food given was atrocious. one day
guest threw himself on his knees in
front OF this gentleman and said, Am
| not friend of yours?'
You are. indeed" replied his host.
Then must ask of you a favor"
said the guest. land you must grant it
before rise from my knees"
We'll. what Is itY' inquired his host
In establishment
Never to invite me to dinner any
more" cried the guest at which the
whole party burst into loud roar of
laughter.-North China Herald
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
Keepine the Head Clean.

Keeping the head perfectly clean is
great aid TO health. An exchange tells
Of a distinguished physician who. haY-
Ing spent much OF his time nj quaran-
tine said that 4 person whose head
was thoroughly washed every day rare
" took contagious diseases. but when
the hair WAS allowed to become dirty
and matted # was hardly possible TO
escape Infection. Many persons ind
speedy relief for nervous headache by
washing the head thoroughly In weak
soda water. We have known cases al
most wholly cured In ten minutes by
this simple remedy A friend finds II
the greatest relief In case OF rose
cold" the cold symptoms entirely leav-
ing the eyes after one thorough wash
ing OF the hair The head should be
thoroughly dried afterward. and drafts
of air should be avoided for a little
while
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

Love Is q thing that makes people
think each other pretty when nobody
else does
II causes two persons 10 be awful
quiet when you're round aud also quiet
when you're not round-only In DIFF
ferent way.
IL also causes people TO sit together
on one end OF bench when there's
heaps Of room on the other end
Nurses has II aud sometimes police
men. That's when they don't know
where you are, aud You have lots Of
fun playing on the grass.
Husbands and wives has II. but most
generally only lovers.
old people don't have much. cause
II has to be about dlmples and red
cheeks and fury curls and lots Of
things which old people dun'l ever
have.
When | grow up. I'll have 10 20 aud
love some one. ! suppose only she'll
have 10 let mc sly wlllt 70 40.
I've written III tla0 about Il I'll
! do grow ~. EddF no SOW Yors SUI
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

determination | was not as grateful for
this silence on the part of her aunt as
| might have been.
While | was wondering now how to
render the engagement an actual fact
instead of an ephemeral promise, Dol
ly's voice broke the silence snap
pishly.
This is the last quarrel | will ever
have with you" It announced. to my
astonishment
IL hope so, Dolly" | answered, going
over and sitting down on the sofa be-
side her.
II defest eowardice." said Dolly, still
more acrimoniously.
81 loathe it," | answered. still very
much in the dark.
We've done nothing but quarrel and
fight for years" | fancied tears in her
voice although her swapping eyes be-
lied the fancy. I'm tired of 1t. and
| never mean to quarrel with you
again"
Dolly" said l, pleadingly. tell me
what I've done to annoy your
was conscious, Immediately. of hav-
ing taken the wrong tack.
"Nolhing!' You would have thought
she was ready to eat me. from her tone
aud manner I've been Just as much
10 blame for all the quarreling as Won
have But I'm tired and sick of it all"
She turned from me pettishly and
pulled the fringe off an entire side of
the preftiest sofa pillow beside her be-
fore she spoke again.
Everybody Is making fun of the
way We quarrel and light" was her
next remark. spoken in "A low voice.
"The girls make my life burden. teas
ing met
"rhey make mine II burden asking
when you are going TO let me pro
pose
Dolly shrugged her shoulders dis
dainfully, but knew | was on the
right track. | dared not draw any
closer. but | did venture 10 lay my
hand on hers-a little fimidly. but she
liked The action none the less for that
1'hHh'h NJ ~ " lit iiiil
and Immediately.
ITS rather unkind Of you to keep me
In this position so long. Dolly" | con
tinued. ITS hard on fellow to be
known as hanging about il woman
with nothing settled. for so long.
Haven't proved my devotion yet.
DollyY
knew she'd like this sort of talk.
Women always do And when they're
dying 10 be Kind 10 you they don't mind
accepting any reasonable opportunity
of yielding their forgiveness gracious
ly. Besides, IL was stating the matter
nicely to say Dolly had kept me In this
underlined position. We had both tax
en- and staid in il, for reasons OF mutual
fun and enjoyment, and until recently,
hadn't suffered at all. The fellows
had troubled me a little bit of late.
Dolly regarded me grayeIy. and her
eyes softened. The hand over
which mine rested trembled little l
took my cue from that hand. Gather
ing courage, folded my own long
fingers around it, Then | said what l
had been longing to say tor 50 long.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

dolly" | whispered, why neeo
i-aIunUugn reauy nauff-s' .'saleJSing any
the fact In this connection before-"I
was Of age some time ago. Why
shouldn't we leave off talking of the
time when we are going to be engaged
and be engaged Immediately. We're
neither of US children. to be dictated to-,
any longer. Let's be engaged right
now, Dolly"
fright nowF' Dolly's eyes were wide,
her tone wondering. You don't mean
now-this minute?'
II do, Dolly" said |, firmly. This
second. now, this moment" and | EN-
phasized my reservations with a kiss
you'll have to persuade me-" said
Dolly, all laughing, when she emerged
from my arms. And | was busily en-
gagged In "persuadng" her when the
door opened and her aunt walked into
the room.
Both Dolly and | are rather nervous,
temperamentally, and we can both
move quickly, upon occasion. Dolly's
aunt, who is a most observant old lady,
noticed that we were as far apart as
the room allowed us to be as soon as
she had come In.
'Heydayl What's all this?" she cried,
interestedly. "The beginning of another
of your spasms of quarreling and fight
ing. suppose"
And then it was that Dolly gave evil
dence of having been successfully per
suaded"
"Oh, no, dear aunt" she said, softly
with lovely glance in my direction,
ITS the end of them all."-Elmira Tel
egram.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

homework that she might save the ex-
pense of a servant. In her eyes her
beloved husband was the greatest
statesman in the world. While she adj
mired his statecraft she mended his
socks. cared for his wardrobe and sew
ed buttons on his clothing as though
she had been the humblest wife in the
Republic.
Through the thrift of this invaluable
woman, II is claimed, Paul Kruger has
been able to save S25,000,000. Mrs.
Kruger saw TO II that the household
always subsisted on the $1,000 a year
coffee money allowed by the Transvaal
Republic. while his 0he ex-President's
salary of $50. 200 was annually saved.
On this coffee money foreign diplomats
and distinguished personages We're en-
tertained and yet none ever left the
hospitable old mansion hungry.
Mrs. Kruger never had more than
three dresses at one time and they were
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
THE END OF 1T ALL.

81 OILY and l had been arguing nlli
II LAS we usually had But
~ strange to say, neither of US had
anioyed II. 1t was regularly under
stood institution between us that we
would quarrel about once in so often
II was such a lot of fun making up.
Dolly and | were not engaged. but
some time we were going to be- ms
was another regularly understood IN
stitution between u.s. This was a lot OF
fun also, particularly as our respective
famllles-the heads Of them, rather
had long ago decided that we had bet
ter keep apart for some time to come.
Because they had SO decided and stern
ly forbidden any engagement until we
should both be Of age. at least, we hau
gIoried In the fact that we should be
engaged some time. And tonight, Tor
the arst time, we had enjoyed neither
| the quarrel nor the reconciliation, and
neither of us had made any reference
to that coming engagement.
| had been rather silent about. 1t FOR
some time. | was so anxious to make
the engagement a reality, and l hardly
knew how to set about 1t. Dolly,
| feared. had been silent recently fol-
J quite other causes. The grim old aunt
with whom she lived and who was bel
guardian would harm my cause all she
could, felt sure. Dolly reported thai
she. too, had been silent concerning thu
coming engagement for some time. Al
opposltion is always food for Dolly
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

Do readers know that the royal Ben
strangest creatures that ever lived? 1t
Is said to be a fact easily demonstrated
or proved by one who has access to a
geological collection that the web of
the foot Of tigers of the above named
species IL inhabited by blood sucking
insect about the size OF common flea
which is a perfect counterpart of n
tiger In every particular, shape, claws.
tail and stripes included
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
Glass Globe Set Curtains Anre.

A singular fire occurred recently at a
dwelling house in Philadelphia. Under.
meath the parlor window was n dresser
upon which was glass globe. which.
1t Is supposed. became so heated by the
suns rays that 1t lgnited the window.
curtains, the flames extending 10 the
dresser, which, with It's contents ana
the curtains, were destroyed before the
nre was extinguished. There was no
fire In the parlor CRATE, nor was anv
person In the room where the fire orig.
mated.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
THE MARRIED MAN.

How Matrimony Affects Him, Accord
ing to Views OF His Chum.
However much they may protest to
the contrary, all their friends know
that. so far as they are concerned, "A
young man married Is young man
married" That is. they can never be
the same to their intimates as they
were before their marriage, and In nine
cases out of ten confidential intercourse
between married and unmarried per-
son gradually ceases.
II used to enjoy my daily luncheons
with Bobby X" remarked one OF his
best friends: I'VE were always so sym
pathetic about everything, and he had
such a keen sense Of humor that II
made him the most delightful compan-
ion. We have tried to keep up lunch
- tnnathar -hIas--I -sassaF- Saw q man
minded. Yesterday. for example, aft
er a long silence. he suddenly burst
/ forth with 4 wish you wanted some
kitchen chairs. | could toll you OF a
place where you could get the greatest
bargalnp | gave him one look and
rose from my chair. Good bye, old
fellow said, we have had some good
times together, but | can't stand this
Perhaps If ever | am benedict we
may become congenlal once more. |
dare say then I shall be very glad to
hear about your kitchen chairs. | feel
for my spirits sake must find a single
man to lunch With He looked half
angry and half foolish but what was
to do? II is Of no use to try to mix oil
and water"-Philadelphia Telegraph.
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The Rev. George Harvest rector OF
Thames Ditton. England. was very alb
senilninded. so that on one occasion he
went into "A friends house. and. seeing
no servant. he rambled over ii. finally
entering the room of an old lady III Of
a quincy. He stumbled over a clothes.
horse. and his awllwardness made the
patient burst into such a fit OF laughter
that the quincy broke. and she lived
many years to thank him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19

A common superstition that the an
clients possessed the art of making
lamps which would burn forever for "A
long time obtained. and it was claimed
thai one such lamp was discovered in
the tomb of Rosicrucius. Science. how
ever. has long set this, together with
other superstitions. forever ut rest.
since II has been demonstrated that
fire will not burn In chamber from
which the air has been exhausted.