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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
The Famous Asphalt Lake.

Asphalt Is being dug out OF the IA
nous tar lake OF Trinidad. the most
notable existing source Of the material
In the world. nj the rate of 10000 tons
per annum. There are still 100000
tons In sight. but as this rate the sup
ply could not last long were II not that
the lake I,tumen referred to Is recely-
Ing n constant accretlon from the bow
els OF the earth. This accretlon ls
reckoned as amounting to about 10000
tons yearly and would suffice TO restore
the lake TO its original condition II 1t
were allowed to remain undlsturbed
for a few years.
This wonderful lake OF pitch has an
area OF III acres. and recent sound
ings made in the middle Of IL have
shown the depth to be 1856 feet In that
part. Near the center II is semillquid
and bubbllng. but elsewhere It has SO
hard a surface that man on horse
back can ride over II without danger of
breaking through the crust. Scattered
over It's surface are number Of small
Islands which have no proper roots In
the earth. 20 TO speak. but are compos-
ed merely OF Accommodations OF soil.
though trees OF considerable size grow
on some OF them. These Islands are
not stationary. but are carried slowly
from pace TO place by the movements
OF the lake. Now and then one of them
Is entirely engulfed.-New York Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

Boarding House keeper-A glass OF
hot water7 What can the man want
with glass of hot water? He doesn't
shave
coOk-IIe wants 10 drink II.
ITO drink II? Well. neyerr'
"oh, NIL the boarders Is sending for
hot water now three times n day"
Goodness me! What forp
Fur to drink. They calls II the hot
water cure, 1t beats all newfangled
notions what come up"
what does II curef'
"Oh. they say II really cures every
thing just splendid"
Thank fortune It's cheap. Give 'em
nil the hot water they want, Maria"
"Ycs'm."
so hot water Is n great cure. IL lt7
Well. shan't let any of my boarders
get Ill for want OF medicine just put
another gallon OF hot water In that oys-
ter soup. Maria. and think you'd bet
ter take out the oyster now. II might
get too rieh."-London Tit Bits. -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
He Wna aInn.

Lincoln used to be fond of telling q
story of a lawyer In a western town
who desired the nomination for county
Judge. On the morning preceding the
evening on which the county conven-
tion was to meet he applied TO the liv-
cry stable keeper in his village for a
horse and buggy In which TO drive to
the county town, 10 miles distant,
where the convention was to be held.
"Giye me the best and the fastest
horse you have, SAM" said he, 80 that
l will have time to go around and see
the boys before the convention comes
In
The llveryman, however, was sup
porting n rival candidate and gave the
lawyer horse that outwardly appear
ed perfect, but which broke down en-
tirely before half the journey was COM
pleted, so that when the candidate ar
rived the convention had adjourned
and his rival had been nominated.
On his return TO the stable late the
following afternoon. knowing that 1t
was useless to resent the trick played
upon him, he said to the owner: Look
here, Smith, You must be training this
horse for the New York market. You
expect TO sell him to an undertaken for
a hearse horse. don't you? Well. it's
time wasted. know from his gait
that you hive spent days training him
to pull hearse. but he'll prove "A dead
failure. Why. he's so slow he couldn't
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

One can keep butter sweet long
time. even In n hot room where II Is
half melted. by keeping 1t covered with
brine made by putting Into boiling wa
ter all the salt II VIII take up. Then
let II cool aud pour over the butter.
Meat may be preserved In the same
way. To be sure. II will become rather
salt, but when you wish to use II take
II out OF the brine the night before and
lay II across two spoons or sticks TO lift
II from the bottom Of the dish In which
you wish to soak II and then cover II
with fresh water. The salt will then
settle out Of the meat. and II Will fresh
en- nicely. You throw meat or fish into
the bottom OF vessel and cover IL
with water. and II Will freshen very lit
tie, for the snlt does not fall out, but
only to the lower side.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

about four miles from New Market, In
the Stelton highway. When a cor
respondent called at the farm Uncle
Noah," as he is Familiarity called, was
in his accustomed place in the sitting
room. quietly doing in large high
back rocker, where he always sleeps.
He never goes to bed. fearing rush of
blood to his head might prove fatal. He
is almost totally blind, but is in full
possession of his other faculties and
seems to enjoy life.
"Unele Noah" smokes almost inces-
sanity. On pleasant days in the sum-
mer months he gropes his way about
the dooryard and mlngles with the
male inmates. His thin. gray. almost
snow-white, hair and his bent figure
denote his great age, though his mus
Giles are firm and he appears quite ac-
tive.
He has remarkably clear intellect
and his mind is retentive on nearly all
subjects. The most noticeable thing
about the old man is his slight frame.
He is quite thin, weighing less than
100 pounds.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
How Niagara Wear. the rock,

All who have been to Niagara know
that the cataract Is divided by Goat Is
land, the larger portion of the fall be-
ing ON the Canadian side of the river.
This part Is known as the Horseshoo
fall and was so named because years
ago 1t was identical with a horseshoe
In shape. A few years ago V shaped
break occurred toward the New York
side, and since then other changes have
taken place, until today the Horseshoe
fall is more like Its original form. but
clearly shows the effects of the wear
ing of the waters.
Many people fail to see how the falls
wear the rock away, and this is little
mystery until the exact conditions are
realized. Tie ledge of rock over which
the water of both the American and
Horseshoe falls flow is of hard lime
stone. 1t is all of 60 feet thick and
naturally very heavy. Underneath this
ledge of limestone there are the shales
of the Niagara locality. This soft rock
is many feet thick. The rock Of the
Horseshoe fall is unprotected, and as
the water falls over the precipice and
boils in the river below 1t washes away
the soft shale beneath the limestone.
30 that the limestone is left In shefike
form, projecting far out into the gorge.
Observant visitors to the falls have no
Ioubt noticed this condition.
In the course OF time the shale foun-
Iation Of the limestone ledge is exca-
rated to such n point that the unsup-
ported ledge breaks away by Its own
weight. and the crest line of the Horse
hoe fall recedes SO much farther.
rhen the water attacks the newly ex-
,osed shale, and In time the process
utIined is repeated. This has been go
ne on for centuries, and 1t VIII con-
nue. until the falls of Niagara are ne
,ore.-PhiIadelphia Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

fruits and vegetables. Oranges will
grow In any part of the island and are
unrivaled for their delicacy of flavor
and amount of juice. The largest Of
the banana farms are in Porto Principe
and Santiago, from where they were
shipped In large quantities to the Uni
ted States before the war. The grow
ing and preparation Of sugar and to-
bacco for the foreign market are the
largest and richest of Cuba's industries
Statistics for the years from 1898 to
1899 for the production OF sugar are as
follows:
1893 go. S15,S94 1896 $50. 225,221
1894 .1,054,214 1897 ..... 212,O5f
1895 -. i, OO4, 264 1898 80. 100000
The report continues: I'VE could have
ground that year more than 100000
tons Of sugar had 1t not been for the
war"
United States the Main Market.
Statistics showing the distribution of
the crop for the year 1897 Is fair es-
innate of all preceding years. They
are as follows:
sTons.
Crop Of 1897. .................2 12, 051
Exported to the United States. .202, 703
Exported to Nassau. ........... SO
Exported to Spain. 1887
Local consumption, whole year.. $4,000
Tons Of 2,240 pounds.
For many years the tobacco trade Of
Cuba was crown monopoly, with a
royal office and warehouse at Havana
and branch houses throughout the
provinces. In these storehouses the
planters could store their tobacco, re-
ceiving such prices as might be estab-
lished by the crown for each crop. In
later years the tobacco monopoly was
sold to private companies and was
again resumed by the crown In 1760.
Finally in 1917 by a royal decree the
trade and cultivation of tobacco were
declared free on payment Of a tax by
each planter equivalent to one-twen-
tieth of the product. Since that date
the taxes have varied, but have usually
been very high.
The average production Of tobacco.
In bales, In 1S94-5 was In the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 bales of fifty kilos, or
62.00O,000 pounds of leaf, valued at
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
A Quaint London Custom.

1t is curious how few persons have
noticed the ancient and quaint custom
which is observed every evening dur
ing term in the walks of the Middle
Temple of sounding the call that warns
members of the inn that 1t Is time to
dress for dinner in the hall at six. The
custom is as old as the Middle Temple
itself, where 1t alone exists.
At about five-thirty p. m. the warder
on duty emerges from a side door of
the hall with an old-fashioned cow
horn, richly ornamented with silver.
and, commencing In Fountain court,
blows a sustained blast on 1t, which he
repeats In New court, Essex court,
Brick court, Pump court, Elm court
and at the entrance to Crown Office
row. The whole operation lasts about
ten minutes, and when 1t Is over the
warder, who Is kind of beadle in
plain livery, returns the horn to the
buffers pantry.
Nobody seems to take any notice of
the horn blowing except small boys
and ticket porters, who occasionally
chaff the warder while he is engaged
In his musical efforts.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
TAKING IN Mr.. MOODY.
How His Confidence Was Abused b.
the Natives of Bethany.

How His Confidence Was Abused By
the Natives of Bethany.
When D. l.. Moody went to Bethany
during bis travels in the east, be was
very soft hearted oser all the multi
tude of beggars there, not only because
the place Is so unusual, but because he
was moved by Its beautiful traditions
He gave quantities OF "backsheesh'
and then asked II any OF the children
had the names Of Mary and Martha
Yes, indeed, they had. And that open
ed his pockets again.
The news of his generosity spread
through the village. and new claim
ants came until his visit seemed likely
to result In a fight for existence. The
case was getting desperate. and he
told the dragoman to call for silence
while he made an address. Then he
said:
81 have come COCO miles to see this
little village of Bethany. 1t was a
place my Master loved to visit, and
have come TO see it because he loved
1t. / am very glad to meet you all, but
now / want to be alone. | have no
more backsheesh, and bid you good
by"
A fine looking boy of 10 replied to the
address. He spoke huently and with
the grace of an orator. Mr.. Moody
was delighted with the beginning OF
his GRAFTON. but not with its conclusion.
I'VE are glad to see the gentleman
and his friends who have come so Tar,
but the gentleman must not think that
his actions are equal to the Importance
of his visit. Six thousand miles is q
long way to come and the gentleman
must have sacrificed much to make the
visit. In consequence 1t is natural for
us to expect that he would be munih-
cent In backsheesh. This he has not
been, and we now expect that he will
give us great deal more"
Mr.. Moody was so disguised that he
abandoned the situation entirely and
hurried away with his friends.
II did think" said he. that boy had
a soul above backsheesh."
And did you think, too, that some
of the children were named Martha
and Maryr' he was asked.
Certainly. Why not?"
Nothing; only they were all boys."-
Youths Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Many Things of Which It's Grndu-
ates Are Ignorant.

ates Are Ignorant.
The failure of the Sunday school as
. means of giving systematic and
thorough knowledge of the Bible Is
great. A teacher in city high school
asked an advanced class of 40 or 80 pu-
pills, who had been drilled for years in
The International Sunday School Les
sons, how to proceed In order TO reach
Palestine, and not one could give the
desired information. Then she asked
the class in what part of the world
Palestine is located, and no one knew.
That is a very good specimen of Sun
day school teaching and can be paral-
leled anywhere by those who will take
the trouble to ask few questions. The
ignorance of the Bible on the part Of
most persons of average intelligence Is
something amazing. The simplest
questions will elicit no answer on the
part of most such persons.
That educated persons know some
thing about the Bible may be assumed,
but not unless the training goes much
beyond the standard of the common
school, Again and again 1t has trans
pired that those who were generally
well Informed, who were fairly well
educated and regarded as bright and
clever, were almost totally ignorant Of
the Bible. Their Sunday school train
ing had given them no knowledge of
the book that was of any value, and.
however much they might have read 1t
since. 1t was to them a sealed volume.
Boston Transcript.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
A Thoughtful Professor.

Johnny found half-dollar to-day
and bought pound of chocolates.
Wasn't he luckyr asked the wife of
the cranky, analytical professor.
"Lucky" answered the professor,
slowly. Let us see. He has now Gre
ated an appetite for chocolates. There
is not one chance In million that he
will again find enough money to pur-
chase another pound. His former ap
petite for gumdrops and cheap candles
is now gone. He will turn from them
with scorn, yet will not possess enough
money to buy chocolates. Would you
call him lucky? Always remember,
madam, that we are happy with the
simple things until we taste the rich
and grand. Tell the cook, when you go
down, to not serve any more health
foods to-day, as | am feeling unwell
and need change of ."-Indianap-
oils Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

coffee crop of 1900 is 5,2s5, 900 bags of
134k pounds each. OF this amount
Cuba is credited with 10000 bags, not
enough for home consumption. A con-
sideration Of these facts may result in
the revival of this important industry,
which, under free institutions, 1t is be-
lieved will regain Its former position
among the agricultural resources of
Cuba
The raising Of stock, which used to
be one of the important resources of the
country, is no longer of any Importance,
excessive taxes having driven the land
owners into other branches of farm
production. There are, however, few
better countries for stock-raising than
Cuba and future promises are bright
for those who again undertake 1t.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

better success than could foreigners.
The Cuban census taker could explain
the purpose of his work to the people,
and, moreover, he could explain the
purpose and promises Of the new gov
eminent, which was most advisable.
There was need that the doubt and dis
content which prevailed among the
more Ignorant Cubans In the presence
of the United States army should be
dispelled. The appearance Of the
census enumerator among them awak-
ened in them a trust In the new govern
ment, particularly since the enumera-
tor had been chosen from among them
selves.
Begun in the early part Of September,
the actual work of the census taking
was completed Dec. 81 and the enumer-
ators discharged with the close Of the
year. The supervisors. together with
their records, were taken to Washing
ton, where they worked until the fol-
lowing April, overseeing the compila-
ton of reports In the United States
NOaaooo OuiNdu. w htA my WCAo AZ
turned to their own country in the
late spring they were highly compli-
mented by the directors Of census upon
their efficient and faithful service.
The government report on the cen,
sus of Cuba for 1900 occupies bulky
volume which will prove most enter
tanning reading for anyone inter
ested In the little island of which
1t treats. There are reports from ev-
cry one of the home industries, of the
agricultural development and possibili-
ties of the country and of course Of
the social, educational and moral stand
ing of the people. The chapter devoted
to citizenship is interesting as giving a
correct statement concerning the rela-
ton OF foreign to native population Of
the island. The report reads:
"Of the population of Cuba, SO per
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07

handw when she ceases TO be his wife
and must leave his roof forthwith, TAX
ing with her bag and baggage In prac-
tice, however, various obstacles TO d.
yorce, religious, social and pecuniary,
offer themselves. The husband seldom
has, for instance, the ready cash with
which to pay the promised dover; con-
siderable social odlum attaches to such
proceeding; n man who without just
and serious cause repudiates n wife
does not easily obtain n second. and
added to these considerations there is
the religious censure contained In the
words of the prophet, THE curse of
Allah rests upon him who capriciously
repudiates his wife" II, however, the
wife, without adequate cause and con-
trary to the desire Of her husband, So
licits a divorce, she obtains It only by
foregoing her nekiah.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
OyEESRI. S1aIF5

The population of the earth doubles
itself in 2G0 years.
Prof. Lloyd Morgan, in n recent ad-
dress, stated that he had found that
young chickens, taken straight from the
Incubator, could swim very well, the
power of swimming being perfectly in
stinctiye.
AS seen from the moon, the earth
would appear four times greater in
diameter and thirteen times wider In
surface than the moon does to US. The
illumination of the earth Is fourteen
times greater on the moon than that Of
the moon on the earth.
The oldest public building in New
York City is st. Pauls Chapel, at the
corner of Broadway and Fulton street.
1t was built In 1866, ten years before
the Declaration of Independence. For
some years Gen. Washington was reg
ular attendant of the church, and his
pew is still pointed out to visitors.
The people of the Southern APP
palachian mountains number about two
million, their descent being from the
Scotch Irish. French Huguenots, Eng
fish and German. They have been In
these mountains since long before the
revolution. They love their homes and
mingle but little with the outside world.
A frequent cause Of the oliness on
the outside of lamps is that the wick
Is kept too high when unllghted. 1t
should be remembered that the wick
draws the oil to the surface, and IL 1t
projects too far above the burner, 1t
will soon accumulate oil there, which
will find its way slowly over the out
side.
Saxon makers of needles drove En-
gland out of Brazil by wrapping their
goods in pink paper instead of black.
Other Germans are catering to the
fondness of Russians for red in their
dress. France recently learned how
distasteful green Is to a Chinaman, but
1t cost a good deal of money to make
the discovery.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
Verbs from Proper Names.

We say ito mesmerize," ito gal.
yanize," to guillotine," to macadam-
ize," ito gerrymander," ito mercer.
ize," verb Of recent invention. II the
heroes Of Homeric epochs were real
persons, we may add ITO hector" and
ITO pander." Pamphylla, Greek lady
who compiled history OF the world In
thlrty-five little books, has given her
name to pamphlet" and ito pamphle-
teer." ITO pasquinade" Is due to Pas
quino, cobbler at Rome. In whose ugly
face the Romans detected a resem-
blance to the statue of an ancient
gladiator which was erected near the
Piazza Navona, on whose pedestal II
was the practice to post lampoons. ITO
Is derived indirectly from
the Earl Of Sandwich. who invented a
repast which enabled him to dispense
with regular meals when at cards
London Notes and Queries.
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Why He Was Pleased.

When the children attending a GER
tain school reassembled after the sum-
mer holidays one Of the teachers asked
her little pupils II they were pleased to
get back to school.
YES" was the almost unanimous re-
Spouse.
Taking the boys individually, the
teacher next asked:
"Why are you pleased to get back to
schoolT
Because" answered the bright
youth, II gets bit o. rest at school. In
the 'oldays just runs herrins all dayp,
Some gave one reason, some another.
but 1t was reserved to little tot at the
bottom Of the class to startle tbe
teacher.
And now, Johnny" said the ladv
kindly, lifting the youngster onto her
knees, "why is Johnny pleased?
Must tell the troofT' asked Johnny
"Of course, Johnny. Now, why are
you pleased?"
Because l amt so therew renl,a.1
the Observation-Disclosures Tit Bits
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-07
Relics OF Irish Lake Dweliers.

An Interesting relic Of the lake dwell
ers Of Ireland has just been added to
the Science and Art Museum OF Dub
lin in the form Of a crannog, or ele-
waited dwelling. 1t was discovered In
a bog-flled lake near Enniskillen and
measures over 100 feet In diameter. On
removing the peat the piles Of platform
timbers were laid bare. The plling and
ss-timbering were admirably done,
untrimmed birch trees being chiefly
used for crosslaylng, while oak was
used for the stouter piles. A large
quantity Of broken pottery was found
in It, besides an iron Ak Of early form,
a fragment Of a comb and some bronze
harp pegs.
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ing cigars and the sugar mills produc-
Ing raw sugar, molasses and rum.

Cattle Raising Formerly General.
In the early days of the island cattle
raising was the principal industry, ag-
riculture being very generally disre-
garded. The land was held In great
open ranges, privately owned but I'M
fenced and almost unguarded, like one
great wild country. The chief agricul-
tural products of Cuba are now tobacco
and sugar, with some Embarrassing,
which Of late years has deprecated ow-
ing to the almost universal fruit-grow-
ing of California. At present there Is
scarcely more coffee raised than Is re-
quired for HON use, although the soil
and climate of the eastern provinces
are particularly adapted to coffee-rais-
ing, and 1t is believed that the indus
try will again be revived. 1t Is like
wise believed that the growth of fruit
for expectation will receive new stlm-
illus and that Cuba will rival California
in the raising of lines, lemons, oranges,
olives, pineapples and many other