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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Bobbie had been forbidden TO play
with the water In the bathroom, but
one day the temptation proved too
strong, and he turned on the faucets.
Nurse, coming to the door a little later,
beheld rapidly filling tub beside
which knelt small hoy. who, with
clasped hands and terrified voice,
was saying: "Oh, Lord, IL you know
how, please turn of this water but II
you can't please send some one who
can."-New York Commercial Adyer-
tiSpr
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11
The Way of the World.

We met the people going one way
with their arms loaded with beautiful
flowers,
"Whither do you driftT' we asked.
eve 60" they exclaimed. ITO adorn
the graves of our dead heroes"
Later on we met them with their
arms full of bricks.
"And now where?" we asked again.
"To throw these at our living he
roes," they again explained. with pity
ing smiles at our dumbness.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11
A HnnpN Thought.

"Your majesty advises the head
physician to the cannlbal king, had
best abandon your meat diet for few
weeks"
what shall dor muses. the king,
hungry look spreading over bis coun-
tenance.
"Ah," he smiles as happy thought
strikes him. those last missionaries
who came TO the island said they We're
yegetarlans. Baltimore American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

You will'never regret little brain
polishing when you are young I'm
educated people are out of place in
the world at this day. Educated
people can tell an uneultured man
the oment he gets into their com
pany
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11
Open Road to Fame and Fortune.

Open Road TO Fnme and Fortune'
MY boy" said the old gentleman In
a kindly tone, there's only one thing
that stands between you and success"
And what is that?" asked the youth.
IF you worked as hard ut working, "
explained the old gentleman, las you
do at trying to find some way to avoid
working, you would easily acquire
both fame and fortune" - Chicago
Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11
Iuinlu ne.

"Myw exclaimed the old lady who
was taking her first trolley ride Il
should think 1t would be mighty dan
gerous workln' on these cars all the
time Amt you feared Of the 'lectfici
ty strikln' you?"
"No'm," he replied as he took her
nickel and neglected to ring 1t up on
the register. You see, I'm not good
conductor. "-Ihiladelphia Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11
of London Fog.

A Frenchman was paying his first
visit TO London and was walking
through Hyde park on one of the many
foggy metropolitan mornings with an
English friend.
"Fogl Ha, ha, mon fren," calculated
the Frenchman, now | understand vot
you mean ven you say re sun neyaire
set on your dominion. Ma fol, 1t does
not rise"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

A big farmer who hired many men
once said that hired men who are any
account do not hire out many seasons
they are soon hiring men them
selves. Ii Is about so.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

When woman speaks of her hus.
band as being such domestic man
you can gamble on 1t that he is al
ways hanging around when he is not
wanted and poking his nose into
everything.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Why did she leave him?"
"Oh. he was SO unreasonable. She
wanted TO frame her divorce DEGREES
and hang them in the library. but he
insisted that they were not artistic
and wouldn't have them there. Chi
cago Record Herald.
Hopeless.
A fat French lady despalrlngly says,
II am SO fat that pray for disap-
pointment to make me thin, but no
sooner does the disappointment come
than the JOY at the prospect Of getting
thin makes me fatter than ever"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

There is BEST of everything. A trial
will convince you that Gilt Edge Is the
BEST of WHISTLES. Sold everywhere.
Wichman, Lutgen 4 Co., San Francisco,
Cal, sole proprielors.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

The care of man for man Is before
US all. The powerful should protect
the weak, the strong minded guard
the weak minded and age should
guide the youth
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

To-day drink some Castle wood" Bourbon
or Rye Whisky. Highest grade Kentucky
goods. Oartan, Mccarthy q Co., sole dis
tributors, san Francisco.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

The Romans split up into parties
and arranged with each other in the
days before the Savior came. and that
is what We are still doing.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

story Is told of man condemned
to death In France who was asked, ac-
cording to custom. what he would pre-
sells, which. though his fayorite dish
always, he said, caused him a terrible
indigestion. This time, however" he
added grimly, they will not have the
chanpp"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

A writer has said that in this age a
single woman never becomes an "old
maid" at all unless she acts like one
and loses interest in life
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Time Is powerful searchlight.
There are few dark corners that IL
will not find and disclose
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

EiTe Permanently Cured. No nfa or nervousness
Iiio after ntal day use OF Dr Kiinss Great Nerve
Restorer send tor FHBk - trial bottle and treat
&c. Dr.kH Kline Ltd, ssiA rci 81, Phi phia, Pa
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Ailer's Milwaukee Beer-the best in
market. Spruance, Stanley Il Co, San
Francisco, agents.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

A medical authority says that moth
ing will keep the skin aud complex.
ion so soft and fresh as bathing.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy To use for their
children during the teeth ng period.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Piso Cure cannot be too highly spoken
Of as cough Cure.-J. W. O'B.IEK, 322
Third Ave. n. Minneapolis, MINI. Jan.
8, 1900
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11
WANTED

Success often means that the world
has taken man at his own valuation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

ITregularity kills AZ the first sign take
Casearets Candy Cathartle. Keep box handy
AZ home; In your pocket, In your desk An
druggists. Toe, Dc, Juc.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Tact Is the art Of making people
think they are all right when you
know they are all wrong.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

There is little comfort in home
so elegant that it wears out taking
care of 1t.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

A lady lawyer in New York got s75,
600 for winning an important case
which was carried to the higher court.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Fraternal oaths and ties are nothing
to some men, unless they chance to
be means to gain dollars.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-11

Great Is intelligence. Want of 1t
causes all the sorrows and misery OF
this world.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

was a Yankee Solnler, nut we round him.
my mother and I, wounded in our barn.
where he had dragged himself after the
battle. We were loyal to the Confeder-
acv. but my mother was tender-hearted
ard loving. and this soldier. apparently
dying. was just the age: of her son, MI,
only brother. who was fighting far away
f, ON us; SO with thought of the boy
we loved, we took this other our enemy.
into a little hidden room and nursed him
pack to life. We grew to care for him;
Tor he was g gay, bright fellow. full Of
fun, even when suffering. He had a
mother In the North whom he had not
seen for many weary months. My
mother, too, had not seen her soldier son
for long time, and SO this established
a bond between the Yankee and tho
Rebel And as for Edward and me, all
differences fell away when we looked
into each others eyes. It was no time,
then, to talk much of love; but when
he left us he gave me this picture and
I gave him mine; and he carried with
him my promise to be true till the time
when the war was over and he could re-
turn to make me his wife, =. -
The woman's voice, which had been
growing tremulous, broke then, and a
tear fell on the coverlet. Then she went
on quietly: -,
my dear, he did not come back, and
have never heard of him since, but I
have: been true to him through all these
years, and I know in my heart that he
was true to me, and that, somewhere,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

adding mischievously, II knew was go
ing to get those 3fE5t
How" she asked, interested. -
"Oh," he said gayly,...I had my eye
en- them. and I knew you wouldn't sc
by" ~, .?.ii. < t.afss ~ n j.
It was not .. very satisfactory expla.
nation, but she laaghsd at it. and so die
some OF the sick boys W. p :. e. 9 III
when are you coming again?' de.
,manded the boy suddenly, after a mo-
ment's conversation, laying OBTAINING
! hand upon her dress, as il 10th to have
her 60 even then. n 1GS3sS ~ y %a".5ss@
Whenever you. say she said, lightly.
| and the lads face frightened.
Tomorrow, he said eagerly. ="
She smiled and said. yes, tomorrow
She went back to her home and all
| through the night The dark eyes haunted
| her; she made up her mind that on the
morrow she would show him a picture
she had, and perhaps tell him little
| about another boy that had had dark,
fun-loving eyes, and that thirty odd years
before had worn a blue uniform, too.
But when she reached the hospital, the
next day the jolly-faced boy was too sick
to know her, and all through the follow
ing week he lay near the shadowy land. i.
But the brave spirit did not quite 60
out, and one day he smiled the recogni-
ton he was too weak to speak. And. as
she went horne that night, a new idea
| took possession Of her; why not have him
moved to her. house? And, now that he
was out Of danger, She. could make him
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

more comIortapie ana nurse n1m Dack e,
health, as years before she had nursed
that ether black-eyed boy. Her hair was
whitening now; then it was brown and
glossy, and she was young, her life be-
fore her. She sighed; if only she could
know what had been the fate Of that
other, why he had never come back to
her! But she had long before given up
expecting to know in this world ~. ...
One day week or two later, when the
her home, and was growing strong
enough to take interest in his surround
ings, he said earnestly, why is it you
were so good to US fellows in the hos
pital? You told me the picture in uni
form there is OF your father, that be was
an officer in the Confederate army, and
that your brother was in that arms, too;
and you know that it was our fathers
who fought Them,
r. But that is all over now she an
swerei gently. There were brave SOL
diers on both sides, and the sons are as
brave to-day" 9.
But the boy persisted: why did you
bring me here, instead Of some Of the
other fellows?''
. He was seeking no compliment; he
asked in direct honesty. zE
It wish could have had the Others
too" she said, '.but if you would IKE
to know why singled you out, wait a
moment. jack and she went upstairs to
her room, quickly reappearing with q
picture in her hand. This she silently
handed to him. e.
The pictured face he saw was that of a
young man, in soldiers uniform; and on
the e.. margin was written in a firm. manly
hand, Dorothy, from Edward, till this
cruel war is over. April ,63.''
or moment the soldier on the couch
gazed in speeches. establishment at til;
soldier Of the picture. You see ii, too2.
she cried, the strong resemblance? an,
Y was even stronger than it looks there
for his eyes were just the color of yours
and the expression was very like. an
the Dorothy My name Is Dorothy Ash
ton, his name was Edward Kendall. ii.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
Why Rukkin Prafsed PRINTING!

John Habberton, the author Of "Helens Ia-
bies.' told at a dinner party recently an III
teresting story: Il am he began, % cousin
OF the New York publishing family Of thp
Harpers, and worked for the Harpers II MY
YOUTH learning with them the printing bust
ness. Well one day they gave me the manu-
script Of book of Ruskin's to set up. II
The Seven Lamps of Architectural TIE.
Stones of,,Nenjce, I think. At any rate, it con-
tanned a long passage in praise Of the work
done in the world by the great artists-by tht
poets, the sculDtOrs, the musicians, the archi-
tects, the painters. and on--ond ], for mis-
chief. changed word in this passage I:
substituted for painters printers. OF eoHse.
thought the nroofreader would catch the er-
ror; my idea was that should all have lit
tie laugh at Ruskin's eulogy 'of the printer
along with such fine fellows the musician
and the poet, and that then the types should
be set right again. But somehow my wiIlfcI
blunder mis1ed the proofreadcr's eye, and in
that and Every following edition for D.auy
years it appeared. Hence thousands OF Ameq-
leans have admired the perception and the or
ig!nality of Ruskip in praising 80 highly tina
work Of the humble printer. thanks 20 me- },
by The way, did,. discover how this error RAD
endured till recently. I look uD the volume,
printer where painter should have been.
and the memory OF that youthful prank Or
mine came back to me. I wrote Immediately
to Of my H;V,er cousins, confessng an.
His answer was a letter of three words: 'TOH
young rascal! I not precisely young
rascal, either,'' Mr.. Habberton concluded,
smoothing his gray hair.-Phiadelphia Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
Sign 81 TIE Dollar Mark.

HON. MAURICE NJ. MINrON.

seek marks OF ursllnCLlon ror themselves
and their families. Constitutional mon
arches offer two kinds of distinction one
title, the other the fawning that attends
riches; the republic offers one. the recog-
milton that wealth is a power and the
fawning that attends It. It Is self-evident
that In the former case the distinction Of
title curtails the Importance of wealth,
and when title is accompanied by wealth
the dignity OF a peerage neutFalizes the
vulgar power of wealth. A title bestowed
for services to the state or to achievement
ton the EAnglo-Saxon Graves; and mere
wealth is held In check by the overshad-
owing distinction Of peerage In the lat
ter case, however, riches are overshad-
owed by more riches, hence the insatia-
BILE desire of the rich, to become richer;
and II. seeking recognition for his riches
the possessor either assumes an arbitrary
use of power that becomes tyrannical or
assumes a superiority Of living and ex-
travagant expenditure that becomes de-
moralizing., He demands that some shall
feel the weight of his power by his OPP
preston and that others shall fawn and
f1atter.
Seine persons believe that wealth has
never before Deen accumulated by indi-
viluals In previous years to equal that
now y po IS b, BY certain Of the rich
yellow-skinned people, tho dark skinned
people had their multi-millions1re as well
as the white-skinned people. Gibbon
gives few instances of the wealth held
by citizens Of the Roman empire that
make our irilionalres appear like Laz-
arus seated at the gate of Dives. But
this Is neither here nor there. What Gun
cerEs this civilization Is the question:
what effect Will this great wealth have
on the citizens of the United States?'
<Hle effect is noticeable, the love Of
money, the alteration Of money. May il
not be. asked whether the tables have
been thrown down and the golden calves
Set up? Is not the most creditable per-
son in a municipality and in a state, YES.
ever in the nation itself, that person WHO
has the greatest credit at the bank? IF
tlus be true has there not been a strink-
age in those standards which have hithe-.
to- beer recognized. as the making IF a
-'ati"r? In New York, perhaps, more
than In any other city the evil influence.
of wealth Is becoming manifest. It has
corrupted the people, destroyed the love
OF an honorable civic government, lowered
the standard of morals, debased man-
ners sunk the ideals Of life All energy
is concentrated In the acquisition Of
wealth and the nObler pursuits are de-
based 1t is no longer, What is such a
nlalt? II is, What is he worth? If :,
stanc;lrdt De set for a people and that
standard be low, it is not surprising thai
people sink instead OF rise. Indeed. il
may lie stated that no people will rise
nlsher than the standard which is set for
them. and to-day the standard of the
american people seems to be the dollar
mark. VS., ,..s.. = ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

ear and mouth pieces are so connected
and the cord is SO long that you can sit
comfortably In your chair and talk. In
the house in which the British chaplain
resides "a block Of ten flats), there are no
fewer than ten Allmanna and four Riks
telephones Installed. It Is rumored in
Stockholm that an amalgamation of the
Aumanna and RiksS telephones is contem-
plated in the near future. >
/ It may be asked, .''Do telephones at
these extremely low prices pay?' The
best reply to this Is that on the Stock
holm bourse the Allmanna shares Of 100
kroner are now quoted at 525 kroner.
The number of i, A7lmanna telephones in
use in Stockholm Is at present over %,
600, and outside the city about 4,500; and
that the instrument is found of increas-
ing value will be seen from the fact that
in 1900 there was an Increase Of 2,795 in
struments--Pal1 Mall Gazette
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

before tnar terrible connlcu was over,
death claimed him. You see now that it
was because of your resemblance to him
that brought you to my home" ~.
AS she finished, the boy before her,
whose face was strangely sobered, reach
ed up and clasped her hand. =. -.
/. Nov, let me finish the story for you,"
he said earnestly. "You are right. He
was true to you-he was. For your Ed
ward Kendall was my uncle, my mothers
brother! That explains the resemblance;
they have always told me looked very
much like him. The picture is dated
April, SO: three months after that he
was again wounded, got better. and was
taken down with fever, and was brought
to New York hospital. He grew rapid
ly worse. and his folks were sent for
His mother reached him Just as he was
sinking into Inconsistencies. He rallied
a moment when he saw her. Mother
he said, and, handing her picture Of a
girl. ne murmured Dorothy It was
the last word he uttered, and they never
| knew who Dorothy was. But my grand
| mother kept the picture, and had it
placed with one Of his, both in the same
| frame, and my mother has them now
For few moments their tears fell
| together, the convalescent soldier and
the woman with the whitening hair.
Then she brought him some supper and
/ fretted little lest the excitement might
make him ill again.
i A few weeks later Jack returned to
his Northern home; but he did not forget
i his friend in the South. He and his moth.
er sent Drny letters to her In the
months that followed, and on Memorial
day. 90, when SO many women decorated
the new made gravevs OF their soldier
dead. Dorothy Ashton with Jack and his
mother, visited cemetery in Massa-
chusetts. and laid. for the first time. a
beautiful wreath upon the grave of her
soldier-lover, who had died true to her
i and hae slept his peaceful sleep for more
1 than thirty-five years. Susie Ethel Hodge,
in Boston Transcript. Il
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
For Family Use.

FOF FAmIIy UEe.
The members of the w. c.. T.. U. and
others, who are engaged in fighting the
rum f1end,'' would do well not to confine
their attentions entirely to the saloons,
but toslook, into other sources of supply,
Also, An artistic folder has just been is
sued by a p rominent grocery firm Of Los
Angeles, advertising the -- cocktail.
for tired women regarding the virtues
Of which the following hygienic(D advice
Is given:
''As a tonic, - cocktails should be
in every home. They win put new life in
one after a days hard shopping. End
less worry of household duties can be
done away with, if the needed tonic is at
hand. AS ladies' drink, the --
c.ca.;-..-::!.s kaye 10. enNl''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

- salary to make success OF
life, financially and otherwise,
u is to stick to one thing said
department employee to a
Star reporter. Twenty years ago I had
plenty of energy, a little money and a
huge stock of ideas. l determined to be-
come power in the money market, and as
a starter dabbled for six months or more
IN stocks, at the expiration of which time
L came to the conclusion that Jay Gould
knew more about such things than I did
mat experience cost me $4,000. l soon
became convinced that I was cut out for
druggist, and straightway invested 81
coo in pharmacy. Cut rates were I'M
known in those days, and in a short time
F. l was doing we'll, but one day read of 4
prominent lawyer receiving So, 900 as a
fee for some case, and instantly became
imbued with the idea that l would make
a great lawyer. I neglected my drug
business to such an extent that in two.
years l was $500 to the bad. In the mean
time I read law diligently. After a time
graduated as a full-fedged disciple OF
Blackstone and hung out my :shing;e.
business not coming my way as fast us
l thought it should, I opened small
hotel. Result, 1900 in the hole.
Then 1 tried my hand at real estate,
my legal training helping me greatly. But
the same old story will have to be re-
corded here-failure. By this time my
money was nearly al gone. What to do
next was the all-absorbjng question. Ut
day a friend convinced me that big mon
ey could be made out Of chickens. l In
vested every cent l had left. $1,2oO, in
hens. At the end Of six months 1 sold oJt
my hennery for $500. Then l got gov
eminent job, and here I've been ever
since. Shortly after my arrival in this
town I purchased a little land in the
northwest section. That investment has
Welded me a very handsome return. and
now thoroughly satisfied that the
only thing for a man on "A salary to do is
to either put up little each month in
some good savings bank or invest his sur-
plus in land bricks and mortar. Re
member one thing, this is an age of si,e-
cialists. Stick to one thing. make a suc-
cess of it, and maybe one Of these days
some big trust company will offer you
princely salary for your knowledge. A
rolling stone gathers no moss, nor mon
ey.'-WaShingtOn Star.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
SCUM 1t School.

In the rural districts Of France every
pupil, boy or girl, takes to school in the
morning a handful Of vegetables and
puts them in large pan of water They
are washed by one of the older pupils,
who take turns in performing this duty.
Then the vegetables are placed in a ket--
tie with water and a piece Of pork, and
are cooked while the lesson are going:
en-. At 1:30 o'clock each member of the,
cooperative association has a bowl or
hot soup. To cover the cost Of fuel ana
meat, those pupils who can afford it pay
from two to four sous a month.