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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
ONE LITERARY CATASTROPHE.
of China's Encyclopedia
an Irreparsbie Loss.

an Irreparabie Loss.
News comes that the Orient has been
robbed Of its most famous collection
Of knowledge, the monumental "Ency-
,lopedIa Maxima." A writer In an Eng
lish magazine briefly describes this
splendid Chinese encyclopedia, whose
destruction, he says, lis the most ap-
Dalllng literary catastrophe the world
has ever seen" In 1903 the third En-
peror of the Ming dynasty, Yung Lo.
ssued commission to Hsieh Chin, the
leading scholar of the day, for the
preparation of an encyclopedia. With
the assistance of LAG colleagues, Hsieh
Chin finished his work in year and
four months, and laid 1t before the
throne.
1t did not at all satisfy the Emperor,
who thereupon issued a new commits
sion, In which Hsieh Chin appears as
one of three commissioners, with d.
rectors and staff of assistants, max
ing 2.169 persons in all. The idea was
to collect together all that had ever
been written on the Confucian canon,
history, philosophy and general litera-
ture; and by the end Of 1407 compila-
ton was submitted which Immediate
ly received the stamp Of imperial ap-
proyal, and was named the Great
Standard of Yung To-"
This work ran to no fewer than a.
81 separate sections, and was bound
up In II, 100 volumes, each half an inch
In thickness; so that, were all the vol
umes laid fiat one upon another, the
column thus formed would reach a
height of $50 feet or nearly forty-six
feet higher than the top Of ST. Pauls.
Each section contains about twenty
leaves, making a total Of 917 ,4S0 pages
for the whole work.
Ever since Pekin was first opened in
1860 all applications from foreign
scholars to be allowed even to view
such an interesting relic have always
been CURLY refused. China has now
lost her treasure through the misguided
violence OF her own sons; while the
only hands stretched forward to save Ii
from destruction were those OF the for
elgners from whom It had been SO jeal-
ously wlthheld.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Careful statement.

"Was this man Dennis an entire
stranger TO your" asked the cross eH.
aiming counsel of a witness Ia an I'M
portant case.
"SorrT said the witness. whose stu.
pid face was crossed with wrinkles oil
anxiety, for be had been warned TO be
cautious and exact In his answers.
The lawyer repeated his question.
well, no. sorr," said the witness,
with sudden CLEAN of enlightenment
"IIe couldn't be that, for he bad bui
the wan arm. sorr but he was
partial stranger, sorr, ord niver seen
him befoor." Youths Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
HAD BAD LUCK WITH TEETH.
Misfortunes of a Woman Who Required
the Services of Dentist.

Misfortunes of a Woman Who Required
the Services of Dentist.
A dentist enjoying an extensive
practice among the fashionable people
of the South Side relates this peculiar
experience of one of his patrons: "She
was a rather pretty young married
woman" he says, "but her upper front
teeth were so badly discolored and de-
fective as TO greatly mar her appear
ance. Her husband after much per
suasion induced her to have two of the
worst replaced with artificial teeth.
made such neat Job OF 1t that she was
delighted The two teeth were on n
plate, and she wore them to bed the
first night she had them. During the
night they fell from her mouth to the
floor, and when she got up in the
morning she trod on them and broke
the plate all to pieces. | reset the
teeth on another plate and she went
home again with them. That night
she put them In glass of water on the
mantel. Her husband got up in the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

than a month ago. The young king IL
10 years old, and 1t is his cousin who
is prince consort Of Holland. His king
dom is one of the petty German States,
and comprises only 5000 square miles
of territory, with a total population OF
10000. The total revenue of the king.
dom is barely $10,000,000 a year, but
1t has a "man-sized" national debt OF
nearly S30,0O0,000. Franz ". was the
second king of the new century to as
cend the throne. the first being Edward
of England. He is a near relative of
the Car of Russia, and has connec.
lions with almost every royal family
of Europe.
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lUNATlCS MAKE a RECORD.
lima tes of an Insane Asylum Construct
a Railroad Line.

4" shhhaAC Aa slhts
In the Willard State Hospital for the
Insane, In Seneca County, New York,
the insane inmates make their own
clothing and shoes, manufacture
brooms and tnware and perform much
of the ordinary labor Of the institution.
They work the farm Of 1.200 acres,
which Is connected with the institution.
and raise all the food necessary for the
hundreds of patients there, besides put
ting up enough canned fruit to supply
all the other State insane asylums But
the greatest work performed by the
patients at Willard was the building
of the railroad which connects II with
the Lehigh Valley road, six miles dis
tant Nearly all Of the actual work In
the building Of this railroad WIS done
by the lunatics, and done well. This
Idea of giving to the inmates of the
institution steady work, and as much
OF 1t as possible out of doors, has had
beneficial effect upon them.
In the Pennsylvania Hospital for In
sane the inmates do some credliable
Mork III modellng IN cay, producing
pottery and busts of really good work
manshlp and artistic design. In Great
Britain and some other European coun.
tries a system OF reasonable work for
the inmates OF insane asylums has been
introduced with excellent results. The
first institution for the treatment of
insanity as a disease was established
In this country through the efforts of
Benjamin Franklin In 1851. England
had no such institution until forty-one
years later, and France followed forty
three years later Great changes have
been made In the treatment of the In
sane in the last fifty years. Half
century ago 40 per cent Of the patients
were under physical restraint. Now II
Is said that there are only about / per
cent SO restrained
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

night to get drink of water, and find
Ing something In the tumbler threw the
contents out of the front window, thus
disposing of the second set In three
days Then | made her a third set.
These she put on the mantel when she
retired and forgot to replace them in
the morning. The maid while busting
the room swept these off into the CRATE
underneath the mantel, where they
burned up. The family moved out Of
town few days afterward, so whether
she got fourth set Of teeth | do not
know. Chicago Chronicle.
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STANDARD lime.
TO Ascertain and PromuIgate ItI..
Costly Task

What time Is itY Few ouestIons
are more common than this, and vat
each day the United States governmen,
goes TO a great expense in giving If an
official answer. To ascertain the II,
slant when 1t Is noon on the seventh
fifth meridian and to send that lnfor.
nation all over the country Is a praa,
and costly task The Astronomical
observatory In Washington compntes
the true time, which is thence trans
mltted by electricity TO every iinportan,
city and town.
About five minutes before the Wash.
lngton noon the telegraph companies
cut off all their regular business excent
on lines where they have more than
one wire. They then connect all i'm.
sportant points, from which there mav
be uumberless ramlficutions, with nm
electric wire going into the great cloet
in the observatory so that all over the
country Its tickings may be heard For
the ten seconds just before 70 o'eloek
there IL silence, which IL broken by fbs
moon beat" Regular business is then
resumed.
In some cities the wires connect with
a time ball which drops with the noon
beat. The time bali In Washington
over the state, war and navy depart.
ment building Is three feet In diamete,
and can be seen from all parts Of the
city. Crowds frequently gather about
TO see II fall, distance Of p feet, high
In the mir The man whom some of the
spectators suppose to he dropping the
ball is merely there TO hoist II again Ia
its place.
In the building beneath are % clocks
which are each day automatically cor.
rected by It. An electrical device SETS
them. placing hour, minute and second
hands exactly vertical at the instant
the ball drops The hands that are Too
fast are pushed back. and those that
are slow are thrust forward.
Although Washington Is on tue sey.
enty-seyenth meridian. the noon hour
is for convenience computed for the
seYenty-nfth. the time standard for the
eastern part Of the United States In
tie central belt. which Is governed by
the nlnctlelh meridian. the signal from
Washington means IL o'clock. In the
Rocky mountain belt It is 10 O'Clock.
and on the Pacific coast line It Is o.
Youths Companion.
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White Pine News.
ELY, NEVADA.
UNDER AN UMBRELLA.
An Expensive Adventure of n Fa-
nous Partisan wit.

An EXnenaINe - n
nous Partisan wit.
Romieu, the famous Partisan wit,
was one day caught In a shower and
forced to seek refuge ia doorway of
the Opera House. II was O'clock al
ready. and he had an engagement in
the Cafe de Paris for that very hour.
The rain fell in torrents. There was
no carriage to be had. He had no UNI
brella. What was to be done? While
he was lamenting his bad luck gen
tleman with a large umbrella passed
by. Romieu was seized with sudden
Inspiration. He rushed out and grasp
ed the stranger by the arm and grayely
installed himself under the protecting
umbrella.
II am overjoyed to see you" he Inn
medIately began. 81 have been looking
for you for two weeks. | wanted to tell
you about Clementine."
Without giving the stranger time to
express his surprise Romleu ratified
away with gossip and anecdote until
he had led the unknown companion to
the door of the Cafe de Paris. Then he
glanced at him with face of well
feigned astonisbment.
pardon. monsieuri" he cried. at
seems | am mistaken"
Il believe So" said the stranger.
Good gracionsr' added Romieu. "Be
discreet Don't repeat what have told
you"
81 promise you"
"a thousand pardons"
Romieu FASTENED within the cafe and
amid great laughter told the adventure
to his friends Suddenly one of them
said:
your cravat Is rumpled."
Romleu put his hand to his neck and
turned pale. His pin, valuable sap
phre, was gone. On further examina-
ton his purse and watch were found to
be gone. The man with the umbrella
was a MISREPRESENTATION Tit-Bits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

the same time the
lineal representa-.
tive of the Oldest
reignlng family In
Europe. His name
and title is Grand
Duke Franz ". OF
NJ e C k ! e n b urg-
Schwerin, and he
assembled to the
throne on which
his fathers have
sat for twenty-five
generations less
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
Where Were They?

Mrs. Jones-I am sorry | could not
come along with Henry to your house
last night What Wasn't my husband
at your house all last evening?
And these few words led to n reyela.
ton which Jones and Brown will have
trouble to explaln.-Ohio State Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
Clean Sydney.

In Sydney the streets are thoroughly
cleaned every night, and any one
throwing refuse or waste material of
any sort on the street is arrested and
fined. All the kitchens In the large,
residences are on the top floor, and all
the clothes are dried on the roof.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

Whenever n certain Atchison boy Is
bad, his mother makes him put on his
Sunday clothes. She finds that THIS ~
punishment enough, though 1t Is re-
ward for her girls when they behave
Atchson Globe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

1t is called "cup Of SORROW" but 1t Is
the experience of most people that 1t is
measured in tub
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Postage STAMINA.

The postage stamps that never stiel,
to anything else can always be counted
on to stick together.-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
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Ionrnnii.,Ic Izrror..

| do not allude 10 what are obviously
mere mIsprints, such as when The
Morning Post announced al the head Of
It's fashionable intelligence that Lord
palmefston had gone down into lamp
shire with party OF nends to shoot
peasants. but | refer to hlunders due TO
Grass ignorance OF prctentious order.
Perhaps the best instance was when
one OF the young lions Of The Daily
Telegraph In a leading article eunmer.
ated the great masters OF Greek seulp.
ture as Phldias, Praxteles aud Milo.
ignorant OF the fact that Milo is not a
sculptor, bun an island.
The Times was even worse when.
MISLEADING Prussia for Austria, II de-
voted a whole leaderto discussing why
Prussia lad Joined the solyereln Tile
Saturday Review once explained ut
great length that the population might
be nourlshcd gratultously on Young
limbs II killed unweaned before they
had begun 10 crop grass, having there'
fore cost nothing TO feed Many other
instances viii doubtless occur to your
readers.-Notes aud Queries.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

A boy, to be considered exceptionally
good, must show traits of his mother.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
Youngest and Oldest of Kings.

Europe has new little King who
has a double claim to distinction. He
is the youngest Of ruling kings. and at
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

Some girls will not sing In church;
they reserve their voices for coon songs
after the services.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
CARDINAL WASHES
PAUPERS' FEET.

On Maundy Thursday the curious re-
ligious ceremony of feet washing was
performed at the Pro Cathedral in kenF5
sington, London, with full ritual by
Cardinal Vaughan. Within the sacras'
rum were twelve old men from Naz-
areth House, each wearing slippers,
while Cardinal Vaughan sat on the left
In yellow inter and purple cope. After
the gospel had been read the inter and
cope were removed. and the cardinal,
In pure white, knelt before each man,
layed his foot, wiped 1t with a towel,
kissed 1t, and then handed the man "A
small gift
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11

= Lots of fancy and expensive things
to eat, are not as good as beefsteak.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-11

taken place about the time this tura
was made between Commodore Schley
and Lieutenant Hodgson. the navigat-
ing officer of the Brooklyn.
According as it is determined whetn-
er or not Commodore Schley's conduct
in these premises was proper or not
the verdict of the court Will be given.
Should it be found that on each speci-
fed occasion he acted in conformity
with his oruers and according to the
judgement and discretion which, as a
commanding officer, he was expected
TO bring to the discharge of his duty,
his v~indication will be complete. The
friends of Admiral Schley believe that
it will be shown that in each case he
did his whole duty. They expect, there
fore. that his v~indication will leave
nothing to be desired, and that the find
ings of this court of inquiry will be SO
positive that rewards and promotions
may be conferred upon the deserving
officers without any possibility Of h
debate over their right to such honors
being reopened.
schIey's Case N Strong One.
AS concerns the several specifica-
tlOllo VI Ii III 49,
prepared to show in each case he did
his duty according to his orders and
his best judgment.
It is believed by his attorneys that
Admiral Schley need not go beyond
the official records pertaining to his
actions for the ~yindication which he
desires and which his friends hope he
will receive at the hands of the court.
Those who have followed the case and
studied it's details cannot see any 9TH
er possible conclusion. The main
facts which will be offered in answer
to each specification are eloquent in
his defense. The following will en-
tighten the public as to some of these
facts and prepare it for what may be
developed during the inquiry:
Commodore Schley left Key West in
command of the Flying Squadron or
May 10Th. His orders were to proceed
to Cienfuegos and blackade that port.
He arrived at his destination about
midnight of May Dist, and at dawn of
May I'd stood in to within 1000 yards
of the entrance to the harbor and es-
tablished the blockade. In that posi-
ton he remained until o 8 O'Clock
on the evening of May oath. II there
was any delay in his departure from
in front of that port the responsibility
certainly does not lie at his door. On
the night of May 10Th Admiral Samp-
son received from the Navy Depart
ment a dispatch stating that it was
advised the Spanish squadron was at
Santiago, and strongly advising
Sampson to send Schley Immediately
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signals made no effort to acquaint
Commodore Schley with their signif-
canoe. 1t was not until the morning OF
day oath, when Commander McCalia
returned to Gienfuegos, that Sehley
learned of the friendly Cubans in that
vicinity or Of the meaning OF the sig
nal lights. He sent McCaIla at once TO
communicate with the insurgents, and
within one hour and 35 minutes after
the latter returned from his conference
with the natives and positively report
ed that the Spanish fleet was not at
Clenfuegos. Commodore Sehiey had his
feet under way, headed for Santiago.
There was no delay in this matter ex-
cept on the part Of Admiral Sampson,
who did not obey the departments In
structions to send Schley to Santiago,
but who ordered him to- remain at
Cienfuegos, and who subsequently or
dered him to Santiago only when he
'(Schley) was satisfied the Spaniards
were not at Cienfuegos. Within n
hour and a half after so satisfying him
his new destination.
The squudrop's Trip to Santiago.
1t has been alleged that the progress
to Santiago was procrastinating, and
upon this allegation the third specif-
cation in the precept is founded. The
answer to this specification is short and
conclusive. The journey to Santiago
was made in the face of a southeast
storm; the progress of the feet IA i'm
peded by the Eagle, with a speed of
but nine knots an hour at the best, and
which was unable to make over five
knots in the storm; and by frequent
accidents to the collier Merrimac, both
of which slow-going vessels had been
harnessed on to Commodore Schley's
flying squadron" after the latter had
departed from Key West. The assign
ment of these vessels Il the flying
squadron" of which exceptional speed
was expected, wal little less than GRIM
inal. for 1t had the effect or retard-
ing the progress of the squadron at a
critical time. But as it was, Commo-
dore Schley traversed the 1926 sea miles
between Cienfguegos and Santiago in
about Al hours, or at the average rate
of eight knots per hour-a speed which
Admiral Sampson a defended in the
case of Cervera, who crossed the At
lantic at that rate, as being the proper
and economical speed for a squadron.
When the Flying squadron arrived
off Santiago it met three scout ships,
the Yale, ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
These ships had been cruising and in
dulging in gun practice right in front Of
the entrance to Santiago harbor for a
week without seeing one sign of the
Spanish ships. Commodore Schley was
assured by their commanders that the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-11
THE FAIR.

The success of the State Fair is al
ready assured. With favorable wealth
pr there will be a mountaineering at
tendance.
Yesterday the number of visitors was
greater than on any Tuesday in the
history of the association, despite the
fact that the weather was ugly.
To-day with the big show in full
blast the attendance promises to be I'M
mense-and the vast throng, by the
way. is by no means an uninterestirg
feature of the exposition.
Never have there been so many
strangers in the city this early n
they are still coming in. The rail-
roads also have broken the record,
having transported more fair visitors
than ever before to date.
The races yesterday were splendid
events and most successful. The track
is in tip top trim and the record, which
already has been broken on this track,
stands a fair chance Of being knocked
out again.
The electric light races have made a
strong hit. The special exhibits and
competitive shows are more numerous
and of a more attractive character than
ever, while the Midway was never so
large and is a kaleidoscope of novelty,
which it will require the full week to
take in in its entirety.
The State Fair Association is to be
congratulated on the eminent success
of its efforts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-11

knowledge prompts him to rise in mis-
pulpit and cite this case as typical and
conclusive evidence of a general con
dition.
1t is such sermons as this from min
listers of the gospel who don't know
what they are talking about that less
en- the respect Of intelligent men, who
have experience and practical know
ledge of the world. for pulpit utter
ances and have a tendency to breed
contempt for religious teachers and
finally for religion itself.
DR.. Banks is doubtless a good mar
with holy intentions and with a Chris
tian desire to reform this wicked
world. But he lacks the first requisite
of the true reformer-knowledge of
the conditions he would reform.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-11
AsIyINITY IN THE PULPIT.

One of the chief handicaps of true
Christian religion is ignorance in the
pulpit. 1t breeds contempt where
there should be reverence.
A prime exemplar of volubility mis-
informed is Rev. DR.. L. A. Banks of
Grace M. E. Church, New York City,
whose last sermon was entitled "The
Woman Who Drinks" Said this SEN
sational pulpiteer:
NeThere is grave reason for the belief
that the habit of drinking intoxicating
liquors is rapidly growing among wo-
men in large cities. The evidences of it
are much more common than they have
been.
zone feature of this drink curse
among women has been recently impress
ed upon me by the testimony Of young
women st-enographers. l am assured
that it is a very common thing in busi-
ness houses for a man TO say to his
ktenographer when lunch time comes:
leone, you have been working hard
this morning. You need a good, hearty
unch. Come and take lunch with me-
1.-THE young woman goes with him and
he man orders beer or win and offers
( to the young girl. Now and then g
young woman persists in her refusal
but many girls are afraid to do so, fear
ing that if they do they will lose theil
{ position. and so they drink rather thar
run the risk. A blind man can see thc
hanger on all sides that surrounds tn.
young woman away from home who il
thrust into such a situation.
II happen to know the case Of a younl
woman who left New York very recent,
and went into a distant part Of the eoun
try solely because she was becoming
drunkard in spite of herself.
'sCnly within a week and within a few
blocks Of his church, a bright younI
woman, only two months a bride, too
her own life because she could ne longe
control her appetite for strong drink
DIR. Banks is sensational to the verg
Of insult to American womanhood
He makes the usual mistake Of ignor
ance which is prone to jump at con
illusions and to condemn all mankin
sn the evidence of isolated cases.
II happen to know the case Of
young woman" is the way this revel
end Dogberry begins his arraignmen
And this tremendous aggregation I