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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
No { nance for Him.

"Now that we are engaged" said the
fair young thing. Il will tell you that
do not fear mice
THAT Is nice" said the prospective
groom.
And" continued the flnancee, Il can
drive nails without hitting my thumb.
and | know how TO use a paper cutter
without running a book and ! can add
row OF figures without making . sep
arate sum for each consecutive figure;
and | can build fire; and can tell
when a picture is hung straight on The
wall"
Here the man drew himself up with
much dignity and sorrow and cried:
Then | cannot marry you. alasg'
"WhyT gasped the girl.
What prospect is there for my ever
being able to demonstrate the superior.
ity OF man over woman If marry 4
woman who possesses such traits OF
character as youY"-Baltlmo Amerl-
can.
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Growing of Riohard III.

While mems minds as well as won.
ems are turned on coronation robes
and kindred splendors, It Is interest
ing TO compare the old with the new
fashions.
The description OF the costume worn
by Richard Ill. at his GROWING and
ordered by himself was, according to
list, still extant, composed OF dou.
blet made Of two yards and a quarter
and a half OF blue clothe of gold,
wrought with netts and pyne apples,
with stomacher Of the same, lined
Don ell of Holland clothe, and Don ell
of busk, instede of green clothe of gold.
and longe gown for to ride In, made
of eight yards Of p'pul velvet furred
with tymbres and half and thirteen
bakks OF ermyn. and four tymbres,
seventeen coombes Of ermyns powder.
ed with 1900 powderings made Of bog
gy shanks, and payre of short spurs
with gilt"
To give the exact meaning OF the
old wording, says the London Chron.
icle, would make pretty task for
scholars the day before King Edward
Wis amounting. But the "longo gown
for the cycle In" Is an obvious hint for
to-day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
STAGE PRESENCE OF MIND.
The Part II Plays In AvertinR catas
trophies.

Il am thankful to say that | have
never been called upon TO face q disas-
ter on the stage" writes John Drew.
although | have been near to 1t.
Miss Rehan and | were one night
playing In a piece, the name OF which
do not remember-but that IL neither
here nor there-and were In the midst
of little conJugal quarrel. She look
ed past me with n change OF expression
entirely apart from the purpose or the
scene. Following her eyes, | saw that
the gas logs used In the stage setting
had set fire to the scenery. To give
any evidence OF knowledge OF II would
create panic. We walked slowly to.
ward the fire, improyislng as we went
to At the situation. When we got
there | stopped, threw n rug over the
blaze and smothered II. The alarm OF
the audience was averted.
="Once, In Night on In the scene
played with Otis Skinner. aud which
hinges on n pocket book. the call boy
forgot to give IL to me. and we came
near to upsetting things generally. The
| man who is ambitious TO have past,
but who has none was waiting for the
pocket book which | was to lend him,
and which contained n lock Of hair
and some other little mementos to
prove his gallantries. | put my hand
into my pocket to get II. 1t was miss
ing The whole scene depended upon
1t.
II tore madly of the stage. leaving
him to face the situation, and he
proved the hero OF 1t. There he was,
improvlsing: Dear old Jack-as erratlc
as ever. Forgotten something. perhaps
likely his pocket handkerchief
And 70 kept It up until rushed back
with the missing property The audi
ence knew nothing. for he was very
alert but | was fearfully upset
1--WE were all 30 strenuous In those
days at Days" concluded Mr.. Drew,
according to the Saturday Evening
Post. that felt had done him some
wrong, but he took 1t dellghtedly. as
he carried the day"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
tingulsned sculptor is like breath of

What would you do If you lost your
eyesight? 1t is question that deals
with mans resources within himself
with his power to work and remsin
useful member of society under cones
tions that naturally breed sorrow. MIL
lionalre Rouss, in New York, recently
offered 81 100000 for pair of eyes, ana
died without them. For years his one
pitiful cry was: "Take my fortune and
give me light" Omar Sehober, of De
troll, passed two years of sorrow ana
died. He entered his home one day
and began lighting matches In the base
ment. thinking night had come. Inc
flame burned his fingers, but lie saw
no light. lie was blind. This mans
life depended on his sight lie had
some wealth and a fine business, but
lacked that mysterious something that
keeps the heart young even when disas-
ter comes. A musician, he laid away
his violin and closed the piano. lie
cared no more for flowers or children.
He was moody and irritable. His only
and listen to the rumble of the presses.
He endured his sorrow two years, and
death was not unwelcome. But there
are men who suffer and smile. They
say: Life Is good and I'll do my best
to make sunshine If | cannot see 1t. III
take the things that Nature has left
me and make the best of them HUI
bert L. Pierson, president of the See
ond National Bank of Orange, \. D.,
and a manufacturer Of renown, has
been totally blind for fourteen years.
He never lost minute repining when
the trouble came, but set himself to
work to show how much a blind man
can do, and succeeded. At Tomah,
Wis, lives Eugene L. Hitchcock. He's
blind, and has been travelling man for
thirty-fiye years. He is the only blind
travelling man in the world, it is said,
and his life is a lesson In courage and
devotion to duty. He doesn't feel like
martyr or parade his atfiiction. He
works and refuses to worry. which is
the secret of happiness. There are
thousands of brave but afflicted men
and women in this country who are
cheerful breadwlnners under circum-
stances that call for wonderful type
of courage. When you see them work
ing, laughing, planning and hoping in
their world of perpetual darkness don't
forget to be thankful for your own
sound body, and lend a helping hand
when you can.
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weeks ago. 1t was about 4 o'clock IN
the afternoon.
Il had walked to the corner OF Iole-
dano aud St Charles avenue from my
house. on Pleasant street. The new
drain starts down the avenue from
there and follows the riverside TO Sd
street. The dogs started a rat. ana
saw them chase Il into one OF the open
ings, but | didn't think anything OF
that, for they were always doing II.
When | got home, however. and Nellie
was missing, | knew something must
have happened to her. Taking n crow
bar. we went over to the Toledano cor
ner and lifted up some of the plates 10
see If she might be under them, but no
trace of the terrier was secured.
"Time passed, and no word came
from the lost Nellie. Advertisements
brought no returns, and the days pass
ed into weeks, when one night my son
came home and told me n friend or MS
living out In the Fourth District had
seen fox terrier wearing collar bear
l1k tue HulhtB JuhtS hi"s'''
Pleasant street. and that the dog was
emaclated and In a horrible condition,
appearing to have been starved almost
to death. Inquiry WAS hastily made
and. to my delight, found Nellie III
the possession of an old woman near
the corner of Claiborne avenue ana 50
street. She told me the terrier had
come out of the drain the day before.
The collar saved her. II 1t had not
been for the name and address on 1t we
would never have heard OF the lost pet,
and but for the collar | would hardly
have known her myself. The feet were
cut and the toes scratched raw. The
body was emaclated and had evidently
gone through the suffering OF starva-
ton.
There is but one explanation to Mel
lies disappearance. She ran the rat
into the drains entrance and then got
lost, travelling in an endless direction
working her way through the binding
refuse. How the dog ever lived Is
more than we can tell. She entered
the passageway at Toledano, evidently
came down the avenue mains To so
street. then through that sewer to Clal-
borne avenue. where she crawled out.
Ii was three weeks almost TO day
Navv Orleans picayune
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10

No longer ago than 1917 clerk on n
Charleston boat CHANGED to speak to
some friends in New York of the fresh
vegetables to be had in the Southern
city. 1t was winter, and his statement
was challenged by one of the listeners.
On his next trip North, therefore, he
bought basket of vegetables, includ-
Ing two boxes of strawberries. They
were placed on exhibition in a shop
window and attracted endless atten-
ton. That was the beginning of the
business of truck-farming in the United
States. Until the middle of the century
the fruits and vegetables raised on
nearly all farms were intended for
home consumption, or for sale in mar
kets close at hand. To-day California
fruit and vegetables go all over the
world, and the Northern cities live all
winter on garden produce raised in
Florida or the Gulf States. Many of
the improved facilities now offered by
the railroads are directly due to the
handling of perishable agricultural
products. Routes have been shortened,
cars ventilated, refrigeration provided,
and the number and speed Of trains in
creased, until vegetables are now land
ed In good condition a thousand miles
from where they Were raised. Intensive
rather than extensive farming is the
watchword of the producer of garden
truck. The average size of the farms
Ia only about fifteen acres but some of
the ten-acre plots are so well cultivated
that they produce two thousand dol
lars worth of truck In season. To
the money value of the truck farms
must be added the greater service they
perform In placing fresh vegetables
within the reach of almost every fam
ily, even in winter. That is contribu
ton both to general comfort and to pub
lie health.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10

There are those who deplore the alb
seuce of "art sentiment" in this coun-
try. Frederick MacMonnies, the
world famous sculptor and good
American, is not one of them. Mr. Mac
Monnies says the American people are
the most appreciatlve people In the
world. They want the best things and
are determined to have them. 1.-The
neople abroad" says this American
sculptor, who has spent much time in
Europe. "are not half as enthusiastic
nc the Americans are. IL you would
compare them you would find that In
the fine arts the really enthusiastic
Americans would far out-balance the
mass of foreigners" Now this is d.
rectly opposed to what we have been
hearing from pessimistic Americans
who extoll the art culture of the Euro
mean masses, and who tell us that
"even the peasants are art critics"
Mr.. MacMonnies believes that America
will be the worlds great art center.
He saws the day will come when
France will send its students here to
study art as they now send them here
to study electrical engineering. THE
time is not far distant when in the fine
arts. as well as In every other branch
of human activity. America will as
sume the supremacy" This American
sculptor says the art of this country
will be distinctive. twill not slavish-
" follow European traditions. There
"a no reason in my mind why the horses
of modern statues should follow the
old Roman type, and any artist is fully
justified in breaking away from .ne olu
traditions while maintaining proper
respect for the tenets Of art one snouia
know the rules and traditions III oruer
TO know just how far he may depart
from them" We have listened SO iohs
TO the muggy droning ofsthe ART pessl-
mists that this declaration or Inc as
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
Why She Liked Shon

They had been talking at the rate OF
fully eighteen TO the dozen. those two
fair young damsels, and the subject
OF their conversation was. OF course.
the wise and witty sayings, the charms
of manner, and the other admirable
traits of character possessed by their
respective sweethearts.
Don't you like to have anybody talk
shop when they come to see your CUR
gled Mary.
Indeed | do. Who's been talking
shop to your
"Oh, Charlie, OF course! He's tram
conductor, you know. and nearly every
time he comes to see me he goes on
with his shop talk"
"What does he sayT'
"Slt closer. pleasel"-London An
swers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10

the selection of the portraits which are
to adorn them. 1t was decided In the
present instance that the first postage
stamp series Of the new century should
possess a distinctive element of novel
ty and SO the postal officials asked
the designers at the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving not only to prepare
new designs for borders and employ
new shades of color, but to make the
new stamps Of different size and shape
from the old and procure. If possible.
new portraits for their adornment.
The proposal to indicate the date of
issue by imprinting the words. Sc
ries 1902" marked another innovation
and so also does the plan of placing
beneath the portrait ON each denomina-
ton the name of the subject with the
date of birth and death.
The new series of stamps, like each
of its predecessors, makes some
changes in the circle of historical per-
sonages whose memory Is perpetuated
in this popular picture gallery and In
the denominations of the stamps.
There is newcomer in the form of
a 13-cent stamp which will not often
be employed for domestic use. 1t is
designed particularly for the cOnven-
lence of persons who wish to send reg
lstered letters abroad and this frank
Of the supposedly unlucky denomina-
ton bears the portrait Of the late
BENJAMIN Harrison, who had not pre-
viously had place in the Postal De-
partment's useful collection of nina
lures. Commodore Perry, whose face
has adorned stamps continuously since
1870, is superseded by another famous
tighter, Admiral Farragut.
The art critics in the Postoffice De
partment also concluded that it would
be a good idea to have uniformity In
the general style of portraits employed
and the designers were, therefore
obliged to sklrmish around and find
good. full-face portraits of Franklin,
Washington. and Jefferson to replace
the profiles on the l. 2. and cent
stamps.
All these changes serve to emphasize
the fact that Miss Columbia has been
rather tickle with regard to the public
men honored by places on her postage
stamps
Washington, of course, has been fifty
recognized and In the series of stamps
which went into use just half a GEN.
fury ago his portrait, In one style or
another, has appeared on all the de-
nominations save two. Franklin and
Jackson likewise have held places with
scant interruption. and the portrait OF
Lincoln has appeared In every series
since the civil war. President Johnson
and Arthur. however. never had places
in the postal art collection. nor oil
course. has Grover Cleveland, VINO
while living. is ineligible.
Stanton. Scott, Hamilton ana Zaeh
airy Taylor were all portrayed on pos
tage stamps at one time or another
but have had to give way to statesmen
Of more recent prominence. Nor, in
deed, will the changes end here, for II
Is expected that as soon as the new
Mckinley postal card has served the
usual period of usefulness and been re
tired his portrait will supplant that oil
either Sherman or Webster.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
PROMOTED.
Father Thought the Boy Old Enough
to Handle a Gun.

Parents whose boys love the woods.
and what healthy boy does not!-may
find something suggestive in the happy
experience of writer in Forest and
Stream. If a boy IL to have his wish
gratified, and is to be allowed the use
of gun, he can have no better compan.
Ion on his hunting-trlps than his father
One day-it was a Saturday. | re.
member-my father came upon me
swinging on the front gate. and gazing
with gloomy brow at nothing In partlc
ular | was In most cynical mood
where are the childrenY he In.
qulred.
Gone TO the woods. | guess" said [
He looked at me In some surprise.
why didn't you go With themY" he
asked. "Haye you been quarrelingT
mo, sir. But | didn't want to GO"
"why. thought you liked the
woodsr
81 do but | don't like those woods
"What is the matter with themf
You've always told wonderful tales of
your dolngs there"
"rhey are too smallr' scornfully de.
clared. They're not really woods at
all" Then | added, in desperation.
There's a fence round emf
My father gazed at me quizzlcally for
a moment. and the corners of his mouth
were twltching.
"oh" said he. LET me see; you are
now thlrteenT
Fourteen" | corrected him. -four.
teen last October"
well" said he. II guess you're get
ting to be big enough to handle gun.
think III take you with me the next
time | go after ducks"
nearly fell off the gate In my rap.
ture. and could only gasp out one ex.
cited "Ohr when he turned and left
me.
That year | hunted and fished with
my father, and In n few months we
went camping In the real woods. the
great northern pines. was a happy
boy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10

ExJudge Miles Hoffman, formerly oil
Arkansas, who was at the Waldorf
Astoria few days ago, told this story
Of n personal experience:
About two weeks ago | woke I'D IN
the night sick, weak and nearly faint
ing. My wife became somewhat ex
cited and slept no more that night
Next day, when she was telling OF the
occurrence to friend, she put IL In
this way: Mr.. Hoffman soon got bet
ter, but he became so quiet | thought
he was dead, and | was afraid to touch
him for fear he would wake up.'"-
New York Times.
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score one for the Author.

Only the rattle OF the wheels on the
rails disturbed the quiet OF the smok.
ing car ON one OF the suburban trains
the other morning. save when pro-
ficlent card player announced the num-
Der to be scored Mt the end OF hand.
A certain publisher. who never failed
to travel on that train, for wonder
was silent, and had no tales TO tell OF
the enormous circulation OF the last
book he had wheedled out Of the au.
thor for almost nothing" After a
while the author. who occasionally
travels on the same train. got on at
small station.
Hello, Blank" roared out the pub
Usher as soon as the author doomed up
in the doorway. fixing the attention OF
the ear on the twain; Il say. did you
get that check ! sent you yesterday"
I'm sure" replied the author, mod.
estly. II don't know; | got so many
checks yesterday
why, mean the one for $50 for that
short story OF yours | accepted" said
the publisher in loud voice
ooh. yes" quietly replied the author
II recollect now. Yes. | got H. II was
for that story | sent you last year
which you returned saying 1t was dead
rot and paid seventy for this year.
With one voice the company of card
players cried;
Score oner
But amid the laughter the hilarious
note OF the publisher was heard not
Brooklyn Eagle.
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DOGS TRIP THROUGH SEWER,
She Took Three Weeks to Emerge, and
Nearly Starved.

She TOOK Three weeks to Emerge, and
Nearly Starved.
Nellie, the well-bred, highly valued
fox terrier of Colonel james Uapnn
deputy wharf commissioner of the port
has experienced touch of strenuous
life that puts most dogs records 10
shame.
The pup got lost In the clty's new
and ramifled drainage culverts. and
after wandering about underground for
a period Of three weeks came to the
surface again still alive, but In a dc.
plorable physical condition. IL Nellle
could talk she could unquestlonably
tell one of the most thrilling stories of
the day. AS she cannot speak. people
must look upon her wasted form aud
draw their own conclusions. Suffice II
to say, this intelligent terrier is not
chasing any more rats into the curb
openings.
I'VE had two terrlers-Nellle and
Jack-we thought all the world off, re-
marked Colonel Hagan at the offices of
the port commissioners. "They had
been around the place since they were
puppies. When any Of us went for n
walk Jack and Nellie formed a part of
the company. They were smart, and.
especially Nellie, always alert. She
would tackle anything, and seemed to
Ike the idea of learning new things
when we were out on our strolls +
never went for II walk without the
dogs.
so 1t was quite natural for them TO
be with me when | started out one
Sunday afternoon. now more than thraa
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
POLICE DOGS IN GHENT.
Animals Taught To Hunt Malefactors
and Do Other Police Duties.


The dog plays a prominent part all
over Belgium as the poor mans horse,
drawing milk carts, vegetable wagons,
and even the SHAY" that carries his
owner But at Client. says writer IN
Modern Culture, the dog has been har-
messed to the law also, and serves so
efficiently as policeman that crime III
the district he patrols is said TO have
been diminished by two-thirds.
By means of dummies, made up to
resemble as much as possible the dan.
gerous characters that might be met,
the dogs are taught to seek, to attack,
to seize and to hold without hurting
seriously. The first step is to place the
dummy in such position that 1t shall
represent a man endeayoring to conceal
himself.
The dog soons understands that It is
an enemy whom he must hunt, and en-
tiers into this part Of his lesson con
amore. Then the teacher lowers the
figure to the ground, and the dog
learns that although he may not worry
his prey, he must not allow his fallen
foe to stir so much as finger until the
order is given.
After the dummy, living model Is
used, and as this process Is not without
danger, the person chosen for this pur-
pose is usually one who ministers to
the pupils creature comforts, and for
whom the canine detective is sure to
entertain a grateful affection. Never
theless the dog Is prevented at first, by
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-10
OId.Time sboemaker's sbop,

The Lynn (Mass.) Historical Society
Is making preparations to show the
growth of the boot and shoe industry.
To do this they have decided to ut up
an old shoemaker's shop that will be an
exact Imitation of the kind that were
well known to the oldest Inhabitants In
their younger days. A little shoe shop
more than 100 years old has been turn
ed over to the society, and proper To-
cation for 1t is now being hunted up
AS soon as this Is found the building
will be removed and fitted up with an
old kit, seats, and. In fact, everything
that used to be found In such place.
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Sherlock Holmes outdone.

Speaking of deduction remarked
Lew Derlacher a well-known sporting
man, 81 did little piece-of Sherlock
Holmes work the other night that puz-
zled friend Of mine. | was riding in
street car with man who Is interest
ed in athletics and he was anxious to
learn the whereabouts of a certain pu-
gllist. | couldn't tell him where to find
the boxer. but | said: Well take the
next car and ask Lew Bailey. He'll
Know We got off the ear and boarded
the Following one, and 1t was not until
Bailey had given him the desired infor-
nation that my friend noticed anything
strange. How did you know Lew was
on this carp he asked did you see him
get onr No. | answered, but de-
duced that he was aboard. 'DeducedT
Yes. Notice that big diamond In Lew
tie. Well, when you asked me about
the boxers address | happened to look
back, and for an instant my eye was
dazzled by a scintillation in the car be-
hind. That's a diamond, and big
one thought |, and | don't know OF
anybody who wears diamond as big
as a doorknob but Bailey CHANGED
1t, and we boarded this car. You know
the rest "-Philadelphia Record.