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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13

may cultivate n fraternal feeling with
his fellows, that he may cause demahu
for articles that contribute TO his COM
fort and snstenance. In word, 10 make
the workers-the producers of the wealth.
of the world-great consumers.
TO permanently improve the CONDITION
of the people, to improve Their habits
and customs must be our aim. There are
two classes who indulge in debauchefy
and rum-those who do not know what
to do with their time because they have
too much money. and those who have too
much time because they have no work
to do and cannot obtain any.
The man who works twelve hours
day finds life comfortless. lie sleeps 10
work, lives TO work and knows nothing
else but work. He who works too many
hours day has no regard for his per-
sonal appearance He meets and asso-
ciates with nobody when he goes to work
who is better conditioned than he is. lie
cares for nothing but work. On the 9th
er hand, the man who works a reasona'
bic number of hours is the very oppo
site in his personal habits. lie has some
spare time, and what does he do with III
He goes into his parlor IL that parlor
has 10 carpet, he feels that 1t should
have one. As his children grow up about
him they must learn a little music. lie
must have pictures and other things that
contribute to his comfort. BY degrees
his habits and customs improve and,
therefore, to that extent, he is better
citizen aud he helps all the more TO
strengthen the republic. This is a high
aim. 1t is the true aim of labor in Amer
lea and every country of the world.
For too many years, for too many cen
turtles, have the working people been
looked upon as wealth-producing ma
chimes, to be used to the utmost extent !;
to be pushed, to be dashed, to be cast
down, TO be girdled by cast-iron tyranny
so long as they produce wealth for the
few. Too much thought has been devot-
ed to what men and women can produce.
and too little TO giving them an oppor-
tunity to live.
We want to give the people time-time,
the great factor of the world; time, which
produces all wealth; time, which begins
our era and ends our last breath; time,
the converter Of all opposition to reason
time, which obliterates dishonesty, gives
justice and allows fair dealing and COM
mon honesty to prevail.
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President American Federation OF Labor.
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HISTORIC lnsTANcEo OF HONESTY
Negro Charwoman Guarded Treasury
Package Containing Thousands.

Negro Charwoman Guarded "A Treasury
Package Containing Thousands.
"rhe most notable exhibition of hon
esty within the history of the Treasury
Department" says writer in the La
dies Home Journal, was made by So
phie Holmes, colored woman first EN-
ployed forty years ago by General Spin
ner-then the Treasurer of the United
states--as temporary charwoman.
One afternoon In April, 1862, while
sweeping and scrubbing the floor of
the issue division she found n package
full of crisp thousand-dollar notes,
which some careless clerk had neglect
ed to return to the safe. She determin-
ed to stand guard over the treasure and
to confide her secret to no one but Cen
eral Spinner himself, who slept In the
Treasury building during those trouble
some war times. She swept the dust
of the room into one pile, then another;
scattered 1t about and swept 1t up
again and again, doing thus TO keep up
the appearance of industry and TO make
tile atmosphere of the room as uninvit-
ing as possible to the intruding guards
who now and then sauntered in. From
sheer weakness she finally fell asleep
until past midnight, when, imagining
she dlscerned figure moving In the
room, she CROPPED her way to the yalu-
able bundle, secreted it between two
desks, sat upon it, and while continuing
her vigil thus fell asleep again About
four o'clock in the morning she was
awakened by General Spinner's foot
steps. Although she gave the Treasurer
a great fright he rewarded her with Il
life appointment as matron In the issue
division. And lIe did 1t justly. When
the package was examined 1t was
found to contain, some say, thirty
thousand dollars; others, seven hun
dred thousand"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13

Maynard, ana help Tor the weak anu de-
pendent seem to be the generally accept
ed idea Of the teachings OF Christ. As
to the practice of these teachings, for
which it may be supposed that church
organization was instituted, a few in
qures may not be amiss.
Is there either love or charity in an or
ganizaton which endeaxors to have its
members consider the organization as the
principal feature, and is not this the uni
versal practice of all denominations of
the Christian religion? Are not the ques-
, tions raised in the business and other
meetings questions in which the denoml-
nd ion is the central figure?
Is there a light in the life or teachings
of Christ which lead TO this condition Z
Did he say, You Presbyterians must adj
vance Presbyteriansm,' or You Bap-
fists must add to your roll OF member
shipT or You Episcopaians must add
to your wealth." or you Catholics shall
hold yourselves aloof from all othersY
How much time and direction was Civ
en- by Christ to organizing and how much
by the modern church organization as
compared to the work of love in healing
the sick, feeding the hungry, clothing the
naked and helping the weakl
Is it Of Christ's teaching that the entire
effort of the congregation shall be put
into the erection of temple of worship.
in which 1t is themselves who are the
benefciaries of almost all the effort?
Is the rivalry between the different de-
nominations to have the most splendid
building the finest and most costly fur
nishings, the best music, and the most
brilliant orator for the pulpit OF the teach
ing of Christi
Is it religion or Is it selfishness which
prompts the congregation TO spend thou
sands of dollars for building and fur
nlshing costly edfces and let the widow
starye in the adjoining block?
Is 1t tribute to Christ that one de-
nomination has the highest salaried min
lister in the world, and yet it is in that
fact, and not in the amount of Christian
fellowship exhibited, in which that CON
gregation prides itself, and for which
their strongest efforts have been given.
Does the educated mind become so that
1t cannot comprehend what is made plain
to the most unlearned, but must have
the simple truths enlarged upon, elab-
GRATED, and presented in the language Of
the most profound scholars?
Evidently there is lack of congeniaIity
between the plain and simple teachings
OF Christ and the modern churches. for
the conditions, as above Intercepted. are
certainly the most noticeable of the fea-
torres Of the churches, which are, In eff
feet il not in intent, but societies of mans
own instituting.
FRANK PLANERT,
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ELECTRICITY HASTENS CROPS
New Jersey Truck Farmer Taps Troll
ley Wire for Benefit of Garden.

The Bordentown On. j. Trolley Com
ky, Bohemian truck farmer at New
Egypt for the larceny of its electric
current. The circumstances of the
theft are so peculiar and interesting
and seem to point TO results so import
ant as to raise it from a petty crime
into great discoyery-provided, of
course, the facts are as stated.
Measurements Mt the power house of
the trolley company showed that there
was loss of current somewhere along
for. This loss had continued for some
time Experts were set to work and
after much search, discovered that Il
farmer had ingeniously tapped the
wire conveying the current from the
power house and was utilizing it to
stimulate the growth of vegetables.
There was a network of wires on
his truck patch, 800 by 200 feet, on
which his radish crop was grown. He
had by this means electrified the ground
In some way and claims that since
strnging his wires he finds that radish-
es, which previously needed six weeks
TO come to maturity, could be brought
to the marketable condition in fourteen
days. This, If true, means that by
causing electricity to circulate through
the ground three crops may be raised
and gathered in the time hitherto re-
quired to mature one crop.
This is of first Importance, says the
New York Times, and If established by
investigation it Is a discovery which
should increase the value of land and
reduce the cost of food vegetables. As
discovery it would be worth many
fold the value of all the current of the
Bordentown Trolley Company.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13

and character In penmanship. To-day
the vertical system IS termed fad ana
opposed for precisely the same reasons
but the one had and the other has mis-
sion to perform; each was distinct step
in advance; each received or will receive
modification. but each systematized the
work and called attention anew To
most important subject Music is SOME
times aud in some places termed fad.
But the fifteen minutes daily Of inslruc-
ton in vocal music in the school room
has distinct temporary aud permanent
value: we may say it has temporal and
spiritual value. Condemn sooner the two
or three hours daily instrumental prac-
tiee in the home.
In many central States the eonsolda-
ton Of small rural schools and the trans
portation of pupils by public conveyance
may be considered and is sometimes
termed a fad, but ii is fad that will
grow in favor as its advantages are bet
ter understood by the public Whatever
tends TO improve the rural schools and to
keep the boys on the farm should receive
universal appreciation, be ii fad, fact or
fancy. In Nebraska at present the ele-
ments OF agriculture, including fair
knowledge Of the habits aud structure OF
the common plants, birds insects and
qnadrupeds IS a fad, perhaps. but that
great agricultural State will instruct its
youth thoroughly in the causes and DEEPEN
denotes of its commonwealth.
Drawing and elementary science arc
not fads, and they have a distinct econ.
omie value in industrial centers Manual
In. al . g..
science, etc, may or may not be fads
according 10 local conditions Extending
the department store plan Of the greaI
universities and colleges down through
the high schools into the grammar grades
IS, fear, a dangerous fad.
We lack the time and the public lacks
the patience to wait for results in nm
certain experimentation in the grammar
grades. Less than one hour in eight i
passed by the child In the school room
when he attends regularly Throughout
the school year. The average attendance
would not equal one hour in twelve. Per
haps there are fads in the home. on tho
street. in society, that influence the chill
| for good or for i'll. Society may train
our youth for social functions, pink teas
and midnight revels, while the school i,
endeayoring to train for better citizen
ship. Our schools for delinquents ans
detectives are now striving TO give eacl
individual therein that equipment which
will enable him to live an indepcnden
| life in the world, and the public school,
should do no less; they should do more
that which they do in the direction o
developing and strengthening an earnes
desire for better living, for honest labor
for higher citizenship, for independence
| for self-reiance, Is not faddism.
WILLIAM X. FOWLER,
State Superintendent OF Instruction, Ne
braska.
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BEETLES FLAVOR THE WEED.
Insect that Luxnriatos in the Cheap
Brands of Cigarettes.

Insect that LuNuriatos in the Cheap
Brands of Cigarettes.
Smokers of cigarettes who fancy
they are judges of the quality of to-
bacco used in the little coffin nails
may be Interested in the fact that an
insect known as the cigarette beetle
gives to The poorer grades that ex-
quislte flavor SO highly priced by con
noisseurs. DR. Chi.tenden, assistant
entomologist of the Department OF
Agriculture, who first discovered the
cigarette beetle. has since the date of
his first publication on the subject con-
tinued his Investigation of this pecu-
liar insect, and in so doing managed
TO accumulate i'm his office quite stock
of cigars and cigarettes, sent In by va
rious dealers and tobacconists, all of
them bored and otherwise eaten by
beetles.
One day recently Eugene \. Schwartz
of the department of insects, national
museum. who, by the way, is n great
smoker. dropped into the Office of DR..
Chittenden, and, seeing the cigars ly-
ing about, supposed that the Doctor
had laid In supply for his friends,
and selecting one began smoking it..
The cigar tasted good.
When DIR. Chlttenden came In Mr..
Schwarz began praising his cigars
Then 1t was that DR.. Chttenden was
obliged to tell his friend the truth
and when Mr. Schwarz learned that
he had been smoking bectle-lnfested
cigar he said:
Beetles or no beetles. 1t is the best
cigar | ever smoked" and to test mat
tiers further he tried another. In so
doing he discovered that cigars are
improved in flavor by these insects.
Mr.. Schwarz, and, for that matter,
several other smokers who have tried
these cigars are quite positive that a
5-cent cigar bored and otherwise acted
upon by these organisms has the flavor
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13

In San Francisco they have discover
ed a suicide antidote that seems to be
worth watching. The man who wanted
to die believed that the world would be
well rid of him. lie remarked that he
would end his troubles, and leaped into
the bay. sailor flung metal life
preserver at the struggling man and all
but scalped him. The life-savlng crew
tore off his clothing and some cuticle
In their haste. They doped him, rolled,
pounded, pinched aud pummeled him.
They worked his arms and hammered
the soles of his feet. They pulled out
his tongue to induce respiration, and
when he gasped they took him to hos
pital. Later he was arrested, roasted
to turn by Judge, fined $40 and
costs, and just as he was leaving the
courtroom to work out the fine he was
bitten by dog. He has faithfully prom
ised to live forever, II Nature will per-
init, and you couldn't hire that man to
even think of suicide now. OF course,
1t Is cure that would only work in GER
tain cases, but 1t seems to be a power
full restorer when rightly applied
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with a dark lantern and Jimmy. Doubt
less the Professor does not mean to be
taken literally. but there is a modicum
of justice in what he says. OF course.
the idle rich are not offending against
the laws of their country and are not
amenable to any form Of punishment.
Nevertheless, it is true enough that
they are a predatory class, living upon
the fruits of the toll of Others. Justice
to the rich eompels the assertion, how
ever, that the absolutely idle among
them constitute a small minority. We
have innumerable examples of Inherit
ed riches, as we'll as those acquired,
being used In various forms OF altru.
lstle effort, Nor Is 1t right to overlook
the trulsm that even the prodigal and
self.lndulgent rich are of some benefit
TO society by keeping money In elrcu.
lation aud indirectly supporting many
tolers and wage-earners. With due re-
spect for Prof smalls opinion, the ay-
erage critic will hold a less extreme
view of the case. Society Is less HARM
ed by the idle parasite than is that
worthless individual himself by the
misuse of inherited wealth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13
"Half a Mo, Birdiei"

The guns were popping away among
the pheasants, and Scottish game
keeper, with very light bag, was
shadowing Il young blood who blazed
away at everything but hit nothing.
Presently the latter aimed his gun at
a pheasant that was. running along the
ground
"uoots, mont" interposed the game
keeper In horror. "Ye must ma shoot
tn bird a-runnln'r'
mo, man, | don't intend TO. I'm
waiting for the beggar to stop. Lon
don Answers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13

Cultivation of the speaking voice has
a practical advocate Ia the manager of
the Chicago telephone company. All
applicants for position in the central
office must hencefofth pass voice test,
and such girls as are accepted will I'M
dergo a course In vocal training TO fit
them for the work. On the recognized
principle that answers are frequently
returned in the pitch of the questioner,
low, well-modulated central voices
may prove catching In all the homes
and officer of Chicago.
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Oh, here's to the lasse Of sweet sixteen
Who views the world with a smile serene,
Who speaks in an autocratic way
And murmurs a dozen times day,
It's perfectly loyelyr'
When she pauses the mimic stage to scan
And fixes her eye on the leading man,
She says, as she follows his every pose,
And notes the cut OF his brand-new
clothes:
Hes perfectly lovelyr'
She said that the mule with the waving
ear
And the ostrich whose walk is so very
queer
And the pickannny with china eyes
And the pumpkin that won the State fair
prize
Were perfectly loyelyw
And we who hesitate to forgive
Her overzealous superlative-
What wouldn't we give for the youthful
spell
Which makes the world that we know
too well
Seem perfectly loyely!"
Washington Star.
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Eames' opinion of Madame Marchesi


MADAME Marchesi is thoroughly
good musician" she said. ANY one
who goes to her with an established
voice can learn a great deal from her
in the Interpretation of many roles.
She is an admirable teacher of express
sion and of the general conception of
character. AS drlll-master she Is
altogether admirable. She teaches you
the value of utilizing your time, and
she makes you take n serious view of
your work, which is important, for
hardly an American girl who goes to
her has an idea of studying seriously.
She also Is capital at languages, but
when It comes to voice development |
consider that she fails. My voice was
naturally broad and heavy. After The
end of the first two years study with
her | could not sing A without diff
Guilty. She did not seem to know how
to make my voice light. 1t was get
ting heavier and less flexible all the
time. -Womans Home Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13
CONQUERED The BAKER.
Elephant Brought His III Satured
Friend 10 Time.

E1ephant brought His IIl-Natured
Friend 10 Time.
Among the many odd presents Ee,
eelyed by Queen Victoria was an ele-
phant, which, when mere baby, was
sent TO her by an Indian prince, lie
Travelled as a deck passenger on one
of the Indian mall steamers from BON
bay, and as he had attained but the
height of well-grown calf and was
always doclle and tractable, he was
permitted TO have tie run Of the decks
for an hour or two every morning.
BY the sailors he was called tf,e
"bosn's mate owing to the pencbant
he had for carefully picking up ssery
loose coil of rope that he could find and
then throwing 1t over the side, being,
as Jack said, las bad as a naval lieu
tenant for keeping the decks tidy.p
Among other acqualntnncesi that he
formed was that Of the ships biker
whose galley he soon discovered 10 be
the place Of origin of. all me sweet
daintles with which he was feted. NJ ere
he took TO making n regular Ineuip9.
call, ana was generally gegpledWltlf a.
tart of piece Of cake. .,-,..,.,4 -. a..
But one morning, when be called and
extended his trunk, as usual, the. cook.
happened to be in Ill humor, aud 1T
stead of cake the elephant received Il
tap on the trunk from the rolling pin
The blow was not sewers, but the
Dos'n turned tail and went trumpetlng
up the deck. where he took position
that enabled him to watch for his as
sailant -,,
Before long he saw the baker. leave
his shop" and having apparently
made up his mind what TO do, the bos,n
promptly marched down, and with a
Few vigorous sweeps of his trunlis
cleared every shelf In the bakery,
Loayes. tarts, cakes, patty pans aud
cake tins lay In a confused lfeup on the
deck. This achieved lie boItrA like n
mischlevous schoolboy. and was ibckef
up In disgrace; but when tile ciftunl.
stances became known the popular ver--
dict was In his favor, and he was al
lowed his liberty as befores- e.7i
Bos'n was no sooner set free again
than he marched down to the bakers,
and from that day he never failed to
exact his tribute. 1t was regularly
paid, and he and the baker becaiPe the :
best Of friends. Companion
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FOGS AT SEA AND ON LAND.
Curious Differences in Them-Mist Doe,
Not Enter Ships.

NV
There is fog at sea as well as a
fog ON land, but one curious difference
does not seem to have been noticed.
The fog of London and the fog of the
sea alike discompose traffic, and omni-
buses and steamships alike have had
to lay to for safety But while the
London fog gets into your inmost room
and battles even the electric light
Though the candle comes out trium-
phantly, curiously). the very densest
fog at sea does not disturb the saloon
or the stateroom. While the buzzer
is going all around one at sea, the ship
itself, so far as the passenger is con-
cerned, is unaffected. Why is that?
The word 'sfog" has not been traced
further back than the sixteenth CEN
fury, but the thing was known In the
early years of the fourteenth. The
commons, with the prelates and mobiles
visiting London for the parliaments
and on other occasions, united 10 pc
tition Edward |. to compel the burn
ing only of dry wood and charcoal, as
the growing use of sea coal corrupted
the air with its odor and smoke to the
great prejudice and detrlment of
health. In 1906, says the New York
Mall and Express, the king prohibited
the use of COAL heavy ransom and
fines were inflicted for disobedience;
in the case of recalcitrant brewers,
dyers and other artifcers the furnaces
and kilns were destroyed. But the re-
striction was. evidently soon removed.
for in 1903 $3.50 (probably equal to
about $1,000 now was paid from the
exchecquer for wood and coal for the
coronafIon of Edward III
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Prof. Albion w. Small, of the Uni
versity of Chicago. in talking to uni
versity students thus pays his respects
to the idle rich: "A burglar is a gentle
man beside the man who lives off of
pure simple interest when he could
just as well work" Prof. Small quail
fies this strong assertion with an ex-
PLANTATION that he means by pure" in
terest inherited wealth, as, for In
stance. that which is placed in bank
while the owner does nothing to better
his own condition or that of his neigh
Dor. This is in contradistinction to the
"ordinary" interest which is placed to
good use by the accumulators. The
Professor goes on to show that the lat
ter is a substitution for insurance In
old age. 1t is severe to say that the
social parasite who spends upon him
self and his pleasures the interest of
inherited wealth Is In lower scale
than burglar who preys upon society
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The new Australian tariff, which
went into operation at 4 o'clock, Vic
toria time" on Oct. s, provides uniform
new federation, and free trade among
the states themselves. Formerly each
colony had tariff Of its own, against
the other colonies as well as against
foreign countries, just as our States did
adoption of the Constitution. The en-
largement of areas under a uniform
tariff has been notable movement of
the last century the world over.
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What to Do When Engaged.

Matrimony has been
described in two acts rs
follows:
Act Pays her ad'
dresses.
Act Ii.-Pays for her
dresses.
But surely there ought
TO be nm engagement act,
and the question Is how
long that gbould he II
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engagement period should prepare for
marriage, and the conduct of people 10.
wards each other in the former should
not greatly differ from what it is in the
latter. Why should loye-making end with
courtship. and of what use are conqnests
il they are not guarded?
REV. +. J. HARDY,
Author of How to Be Happy Though
Married"