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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
ALUM IN FOOD.


How Can the Danger Be Avoided?
The reported cases of poisoning from
the use of alum baking powder have
awakened the public to the serious
danger which menaces the health of
the people OF this country in the numer-
GUS alum powders which are urged
upon consumers.
Generally, alum powders may be
known from the price at which they
are sold, or from the fact that they are
accompanied by gift, or are disposed
of under some scheme. The alum
powder costs but few cents pound
to make, and is often sold at twenty
or twenty-five cents a pound; some
times as low as ten clents.
1t is impossible to name all the
alum powders in the market, but any
baking powder sold at a low price or
advertised as costing much less than
the well-known, high-class powders, or
accompanied by present, or disposed
of under any scheme, is of this class,
detrimental to health and to be
avoided.
These facts should incline consumers
to turn deaf ear to all opportunities
to buy the inferior powders. The wise
housekeeper will decline in all cases
to take them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
Georr. III and the wigmaker..

When George Ill assembled the throne
of England, his wealthy subjects were
beginning TO leave off wigs and to ap-
pear in their own hair, eff they had
any" AS the sovereign was himself
one of the offenders. the peruke max
ers, who feared serious loss Of trade,
prepared petition. In which they pray
ed his majesty to be graciously pleased
to shave his head" for the good of dis
tressed workmen and wear wig, as
his father had done before him.
When the petitioners walked to the
royal palace. however, II was noticed
that they wore no wigs themselves. AS
this seemed unfair to the onlookers,
they seized several of the leading pro
cessionists and cut their hair with any
implement that came most readily to
hand.
From this incident arose a host of
curious careatures. The wooden leg
makers Were said to have especial
claims on the kings consideration, in
asmuch as the conclusion OF peace had
deprived them Of profitable source Of
employment; hence the suggestion that
his majesty should not only wear
wooden leg himself, but enjoIn the PEG
pie TO follow his laudable example.
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One of sofhcrn,. Jokes.

That lnvcterate joker. Sothern the
actor, had made an appointment with
Toole, the comedian. to dine ut well
known London restaurant. The hour
of meeting was fixed and Sothern ar
rived some few minutes before the mp
pointed time. An elderly gentleman
was dining Mt table mt some little
distance from that prepared for the
two actors. lie was reading news
paper which he had comfortably ar
ranged before him as he was eating
his dinner Sothern walked up to him
and striking him n smart blow between
the shoulders said:
Hello, old fellowl Who would have
thought OF seeing you here2 | thought
you never The assaulted diner
turned around angrlly, when Sothern
exclaimed 81 beg you a thousand par
dons, sir. thought you were an old
friend OF mlne-a family man whom
never expected to see here. | hope
you will pardon me-"
The old gentleman growled n reply,
and Sothcrn returned to his table,
where he was presently Joined by
Toole. to whom he said:
"See that old boy? I'll bet you half
n crown you daren't go and give him
a slap on the back and pretend you
have mistaken him for friend"
"Donep said Toole, and done II was
Immediately with a result that may
be imagined.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
Sacred TO the Memory OF
Mr. Mary McIIard
Our Last Cargo of slaves.

Captain Foster was the commander
Of the slave ship Clotilda that brought
the last cargo of slaves to the United
States. The trip was made only after
many thrilling scenes requiring weeks
Of skIllful maneuvering and dangerous
exploits. Just before the north and
south engaged In war Captain Foster
built the Clotllda and announced that
he would make a trip to the gulf Of
States war vessels had burned and
sunk the ships of many who tried the
voyage. He was warned repeatedly Of
the dangers attached to such an under
taking. but he equipped his ship and
sailed away.
He reached the African coast after
going out of his course many times and
remained along the coast for a month.
He succeeded In getting 100 negroes on
board before he was detected by the
watchful vessels OF the United States.
He was pursued, but easily outdis-
tanced his pursuers, and two months
later arrived In Mobile bay with his
human cargo. A steamboat met the
slaveshIp during the night. and the
negroes were transferred In order to
avoid the custom house officials. Cap
tain Foster set his vessel on IRE and
passed through Mobile without being
detected. The government authorities
hunted FOR him for months, but be
eluded them until the close of the war;
when he retired from the sea.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
The TeleRrapher's Ear.

The sense Of hearing is developed In
the modern telegraph operator to an
abnormal degree, owing to his use OF
the typewriter in his work In former
years, when he copied his messages
with pen or pencil, his ears were accus-
toned to only one kind of sound-that
of the telegraph misunderstanding in
these days of the typewriter he must
discriminate between the sharp click
of the ticker and the almost similar rat.
tie of the copying machine. According
TO an old operator, the sense of hearing
soon becomes so developed that the dis
tinction is easily made. With little
experience in the use Of the typewriter
along with the telegraph instrument the
operator ceases to notice any similarity
of the sounds.-St Louis Post Dispatch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
LOSING ITS OLD DIGNITY.
Senate Traditions and Usage Being Up
set by New Membe

Senate Traditions and Usage Being Up
set by New Members.
For a century the members OF the
United States Senate have been ex-
ceedingly jealous of the dignity of that
body. At the present day the old-tlme
Senators, who venerate the usages
which they have tried to preserve as
they found them a quarter a century
ago, usually have a mental reservation
when they extend cordial welcome to
some energetic and aggressive young
man fresh from among the people. The
greater the power and ability OF the
novitiate the more reason Is there
found for anxiety. Yeneration for
small rules of conduct Is not usually
characteristic of active young blood.
Dolllver Of Iowa had not been accus-
toned to restraint during his career In
the House, and since he has been In
the Senate has sent shlyers down the
backs OF some of the old Senators and
many of the employees. Smoking In the
lobby of the Senatei The suggestion Is
enough to cause CONSERVATION. Dolli-
yer does not know of this or has never
given 1t thought He has been In the
habit of smoking In the lobby Of the
House, and now the sacred precincts Of
the Senate lobby are often fragrant
with the perfume of his fine Havana.
After sitting In the Senate chamber
with becoming dignity and abstinence
from tobacco as long as he can stand
1t he makes a break for the lobby,
lights his cigar and walks back and
forth blowing volumes of smoke into
the air.
II old Senator's look with a cold and
steady stare at his cigar he sometimes
thinks, perhaps, they want one, and
proffers his cigar case, but he falls to
understand the protest conveyed In the
look. Sometimes he stops to talk with
one Of the doorkeepers, putting away
vigorously and chatting In that easy.
cordial, jovial way of his, unconscious
of the agony suffered by his good
friend, the employe. whose duty 1t Is
not to permit smoking In the lobby.
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WHY THE TWAIN DISPUTED.
Iohu Bull Thought OF Bill, the clsf
Of RAIN

John Bull Thought OF Bill, the Clerk
of Baby.
"How muchT asked Arthur P. Rag
Ian of Leeds, England, Offering to pay
his bill.
Mine pounds" answered Clerk How
ard L. Daley of the st. James Hotel,
smiling and bowling.
+ The eyes of Mr.. Raglan, which mad
shone pleasantly, now glared, and his
yellow mustache eurled up perceptibly
as establishment contracted his upper
lip. why, it was only lahst night
NO" corrected Mr.. DALEY, still
beaming proudly over his desk at Mr..
Raglan, yesterday morning at
O'Clock"
'But l tell you 1t was lahst night at
supper time" persisted the Briton, his
voice rising into roar.
well. l reckon ought TO know
retorted Mr. DALEY Indignantly.
Indeed. And dayon't you think l
ought to knayow something abayout
1T"
You? Why, what the devil have
you got to do with 1t? It's my baby,
and it's a girl, and it weighs nine
pounds" came back the clerk, his own
'dander" rising higher.
"Nayow, did anybody ayver hear the
llke?" exclaimed the Englishman, apos-
trophlzing the world at large. Here l
come and put up ayoyer night. I'm
ready to start and ahsk the amount
of me bill and this fayllow charges me
nine payounds-S45-and when / tell
him I've been here since lahst night
and he disputes me wayord, tells me
I've been here since yesterday morn
ing, and, when tell him l knayow
better, he begins to talk abayout girl
babies instead of me BILL"
"Who said anything about a binT"
demanded Mr. Daley.
"Why, did, you blockhead-I'm en-
deavoring to talk abayout it nayow."
But I'm speaking of my baby, my
little girl, first, you know"
"Oh, blow your babyr' cut in the
Britisher. 81 want to pay me bill"
"Oh, see," said the clerk, blushlng
furiously. "All right" he added, anger
rising in him again, "pay your bill, but
don't tell me to blow my baby. I won't
stand that from any man."
"Nor will l stand a charge of 60 for
a nights lodging and a breakfast" re-
turned Mr.. Raglan.
The new and deeply injured father
said no more, but collected $3.50 and
the Englishman went out huffily.
az haven't got any prejudice against
Englishmen," remarked Mr.. DALEY bit
terly to the sympathetic bellboy who
came to answer ring for hot water,
"but If ever saw more heartless and
unfeeling wretch than that 1t was In
dream."-Denver Post.
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EXPLORATION IN THlBET.
Seeing the Mightiest Group of Noun
tain. on the Earth.


Interesting details of Sven Hedin's
researches in Central Asia are contain
ed In q letter from the explorer to
friend In Copenhagen. The writer de-
clares that last summer proved the
most fruitful period of his journey.
I'VE broke up from Tjimen," he says.
"on July 90, in order to explore the I'M
known regions of the north of Thibet.
The journey there and back to our
headquarters occupied ninety-three
days. We covered 1859 kilometers
(about as far as from Stockholm to
Paris. The way led through complete
" unknown districts. We preserved
our surveys of it in 173 maps. The car
avian consisted at the start of six SER
wants, seven camels, twelve horses,
sixteen sheep and one mule. During
the journey we lost one man, an AT
CHAN explorer, who died after an illness
of thirteen days, and whose body we
were obliged to carry across the desert;
three camels, nine horses and the mule.
The animals died from oyerexertion.
almost all the time we were on a
plateau some five thousand meters
lover three niles above the sea. The
caravan passed Arkatag, the mightiest
group of mountains on earth, consist
ing of three parallel chains of noun
tains. We finally reached the neigh
borhood of the Yang tse-Klang. Here,
however. we were obliged to turn
back"
The scientific results of the expedi-
ton are very valuable, and embrace the
provinces of topography, photography,
astronomy, meteorology observations
taken twice daily, hypsometry, geol-
ogy and photography. Hedin states
that the caravan met with none of the
dangers that are usual in hostile land
but 1t had many enemies. The worst
Of these were the storms from the west
these being always accompanied by
snow and hail.
"The cold at our level-that of sew
enteen eiffel towers piled one on an
other-was," he said, 100 degrees cen
tigrade, and we could at times scarce
ly get our breath. We felt as though
we were about to tumble to the
ground" The district Is rich In wild
animals, and especially In antelopes
bears, wild sheep and goats. During
eighty-four days" the explorer contin
ues, 1--WE met not a single human be
ing. An old inscription ON a rock tolt
us, however, that Mongols had former
ly lived there. Berlin Correspondence,
London Standard.
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tween them. The rising tide fioated
all clear. and then calculations were
proved to have been right, for every
thing sat as steady as battleship.
In the meantime. two putting, blow
ing little tugs were impatiently wait
ing for the start. The lighters, with
their topheavy burden, were cast loose
too soon, and there was pile of yell
Ing and ordering and hustling and
swearing, but for all of it, the big mass
of wood started off as nicely as you
please and the way she started down
stream was sight to see.
The house was moved sideways, OF
course, the lighters going straight
ahead. This made the whole craft
just eighty feet wide, and as the space
between the light ship, at the dock,
and the other side of the river was
scarcely 100 feet wide, it can be seen
what a nice matter the start Of the
Journey was. But neither the shore
nor the lightship were so much as
grazed. The building spent the night
on the lighters, and was showed off to
land next morning.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
snendine Is Sometimes Saving.

The true end Of craftsmanship is to
promote the greatest public welfare,
whether this means saving dollars or
spending dollars. When economy will
contribute to this welfare economy Is
good, but where 1t will cripple some
important branch Of public service
then economy is bad; and the public
official who tries to make a record In
defiance of this fact Is no real friend to
public welfare. Where sinecures exist,
or useless political "job" commissions,
or where waste occurs by poor organi-
zation of the service, then economy and
reorganization are in order; but where
important work would be less effec-
lively done by arbitrarily abolishIng
offices and reducing the number of en-
ployes, then the path of craftsmanship
is to point out the grounds for distin-
gushing between the two cases and
shape policies accordlngly.-Gunton's
Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
victoria's Proposal.

II was at Windsor castle that Queen
Victoria. then only girl Of 70. did
what she described as 1.-The most nerv-
Gus thing woman was ever called on
to do when she summoned the young
Prince Albert OF Sake Coburg- Gotha to
private interview and proposed" to
him She had first met him when as a
boy OF II he came with his father to
England. and when. three years later,
he made no secret" OF his love for his
fair cousin mo one was surprised and
every one was delighted. London Tit.
BITS.
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A TIeREss WITH A eRUoeE.
She Gets Furious Mt sight of "A Keep
err who Once Beat Her.

She Gets Furious Mt Sight of "A Keep
err Who Once Beat Her.
There is a lean tigress In the Central
park menagerie who spends part or
the day Beating her head against the
Iron bars of her cage In vain attempt
to spring upon one OF the Keepers.
Ordinarily the animal is quiet enough.
1t Is only when this keeper passes
that she ceases to be purring cat ana
becomes a fiend incarnate. The other
morning the tlgress was In an extreme
ly bad temper. When her fancied en-
envy stuck a mop In through the bars
to clean her cage. she sprang at MIN
growing In thunderous bass Nearly
everybody In the crowd stepped back
inyoluntarily. The keeper placed an
iron bar In the cage at the great cats
feet and went on with his work. while
the animal snarled In lmpotent rage
and drew back her upper lip over two
cleaning white fangs.
.She doesn't seem to be fond Of you
ventured a bystander.
mo. there isn't much love lost be-
tween u.s." replied the keeper. Her
tantrums show that animals treasure
grudges just like people. That tigress
came here eight years ago. A day or
two after she arrived had to punish
her. and she has never got over 1t.
She watches me all day out Of the cor
ner of her eye. and, every time go
by the cage she makes jump. ! sup
pose she thinks she'll get me some
time. II she does, | might as well say
goodby."
While the man talked the tigress
looked Mt him with hate plainly stamp
ed on her face. When he went away,
she watched him until he was lost to
view. Then she resumed her nervous
tramp. tramp.-New York Mail and
EXPRESS
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COUNTERFEIT ART.
Americans Are Easily swindled on
Pictures by "OId Masters"

Pictures by "OId Masters"
There will doubtless never come
time In the history of the art world
when the discovery of "old masters
will cease, certainly not as long as
American picture buyers possess the
almighty dollar and are willing to be
swindled.
Nearly every week In New York for
the last year there have been auction
sales of rare old masters" Some of
them are rare, indeed; one that was
shown at the Macbeth gallery and also
In Detroit some time ago, supposed to
be a study of an old man by Rubens.
the left hand of which was nearly
twice the size of Its mate, and the term
rare did certainly apply very aptly
TO the flesh tints.
Do people ever stop to think how
many OF these ''old masters" there are
In existence? Any one may have an
'old master" these days Hho has the
price TO pay the dealer to find one or
go abroad and get one made" There
are many artists In Paris and else
where who make good living, or
what they consider good living. copy.
Ing "old masters" In the various gal.
leries to sell TO dealers for little or
nothing, and they In turn bring them
to America and clear hundreds by sell.
Ing them TO some moneyed art lover
who In some cases Is doubtless In the
possession Of more money than judg-
ment In art matters.
One well known New York art col
lector some time ago paid large sum
for certain painting that an enter.
prislng dealer had discovered" and
who represented II to him as very rare
and the only one In existence. The
same gentleman while on n recent tour
through Spain WAS shown the original
painting upon the walls of a certain
monastery. The sequel of the story
does not say what he did with the
dealer. II there he hereafter for these
DISCOVERIES of "old masters" their con-
sciences, which seem Iery elastic. will
have to do n deal OF rubberlng To get
back TO the required shape TO tit them
for their celestial abiding places or TO
meet the frowns of the shades OF de-
parted masters themselves. Detroit
News Tribune.
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OUT OF HIS GRAVE AN ELM.
He Was Killed with an Elm Club and
1t Was Buried with Him.

HI was buried with Him.
One of the most noticeable things to
any one entering the Anglican, n. Y,
cemetery grounds is an old marble slab
headstone on which is the following in
scription: IRA Stephens, who died on
Sept. 20, 1903, aged 43 years" Exact
ly in the center of the grave is huge
elm tree which Is eighty feet high and
three feet through the trunk, and is as
fine a specimen of an elm tree as can
be found. The roots spread all over
the grave and nearly up the marble
slab, green and moldy with age, over
ON Its face. The peculiar position of
the tree right In the center of a grave
causes strangers to wonder how it
came there.
Those in charge of the last Allegheny
County history, before offering it to the
publishers, decided to trace. If possible.
from old residents the cause of the tree
being in so peculiar a place. They
found out and publish in their history
the following information: 1.-THE first
death In Angelica was Ira stephens,
who on the authority of Mr.. Gibson, a
resident of Angelica, was killed In a
quarrel over cards at Joseph Wilson's
inn (present site of the Lightfoot
block, and he was the first one buried
I'm Angelica cemetery. He was killed
by some one unknown with a huge elm
club. which was buried with him. Di-
rectly over the grave has grown large
elm tree which superstitious and credn'
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Encouraging Notices.

In Winston Spencer Churchill's book
on Gen. Ian Hamilton Is the descrip-
ton of prosperous Boer farmhouse, q
large, square building with a deep We
randa, garden and half dozen barns.
Indoors he found a series of decora.
tons evidently ministering less to a
sense Of beauty than to the moral life.
The walls were hung with curious
prints or colored plates, and several
texts In Dutch. One set of plates rep
resented the ten stages Of mans life,
and another showed the woman's. Both
were displayed In every period from
the cradle to the grave, and the termi.
nus lay at the comfortable age of q
hundred.
The woman's fortunes were especial
ly prosperous. At birth she sprawled
contentedly In n cradle while loving
parents bent over her In rapture, and
dutiful angels hung attendant In the
sky. At 10 she scampered after loop
At 20 she reciined on the shoulder OF
an exemplary lover. At 80 she was
engaged In teaching letters to seven
children. At 40 she celebrated n silver
wedding. At 30, still young and bloom
ing, she attended the christening of o
grandchild.
At 90 1t was great-grandchild. Al
20 she enjoyed a golden wedding. Al
so she was smillngly engaged In knit
ting. Even at 90 she was well pre-,
served, nor could she with reason com.
plain Of her lot when, at 100. the lnevi.
table hour had arrived.
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BETRAYED Herself.

IT am very much inclined to suspect
that you mlsled me when you said that
you had experience on the stage" re-
marked the stage manager of the
Dashing Daisies Burlesque Company.
"Why, isn't my work satisfactory p
inquired the comedian.
yes But you took 1t very good-na-
turedly when the manager said he'd
pay you part of your salary now and
the rest later. "-Washington Star
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lous people say grew from the club
with which he was killed"
The Union representative talked with
an old gentleman 90 years of age who
had been a resident of this place for
over sixty years, and asked him his
opinion on the subject. He said that
the tree had been there ever since he
had lived there. He claimed the only
peculiarly in the appearance of the
tree was the strange blood color of the
bark, there being at certain times In
the year large blotches of colored bark
bearing the appearance of being stain
ed by blood. He is not able to account
for the strangeness of the peculiar 10
cation of the tree.-Rochester Union
and Advertiser.
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Senator Burrows says he has a new
story, and here 1t is: ''There Is an old
darby who works for me. He lost his
wife-No. 4-the other day and | was
sympathlzing with him as best | could.
telling him that they would meet in
heaven, etc, when the old fellow broke
in: 4 know dat, Mars Burrows; know
dat | amt maxim no objections. 1t
were de act of all-wise and unscru-
pulous Providence
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NO." said the policeman kindly, but
firmly. you cannot photograph that
statue"
"Why not?" asked the tourist.
Because It Is against the law"
The tourist looked Mt the statue In
question, a massive piece of contract
work. and then answered:
well. | don't blame you. It's al
ways decenter for people to keep their
troubles to themselves instead of let
ting them be advertised all over the
country. Washington Star.