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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
WHAT 1T COSTS TO MARRY.
Only a So Bill Is Needed to Defray the
Necessary Expenses.

Only So Bill Is Needed to Defray the
Necessary Expenses.
Marriage is one of the cheapest OF
luXuries if one reckons only the out
lay required for the payment of the
preacher or magistrate who performs
the ceremony and the cost of the Ii
cense in such States as require Ii
censes. Any minister. priest or preach
er of the gospel in the United States
may solemnize marriages. and in many
States judges for one or more classes
of courts may officate. In all save
half a dozen States, too. justices of the
peace have the privilege of officiating
at the highly important function.
In some parts of the United States
the person performing marriage cere-
mony must have personal knowledge
of the identity, names and residence of
the parties, and inasmueh as such laws
are enforced in some of the Western
States where young people frequently
drive long distances to be married, the
stipulation has on occasion caused
more or less Inconvenience. In most of
the States two witnesses are required
to be present at the solemnization of a
marriage, although in some States n
single witness is sufficient There ia
still in force in Pennsylvania an old
law which prescribes that twelve wit
nesses shall be present, but this ex-
action is seldom If ever enforced. Per
haps the strangest stipulation of all is
that which appears in the laws of Ten
nessee, and is to the effect that the
validity of a marriage shall be in no.
wise affected by the omission of the
baptismal name of either party in the
license and the use of a nickname In
stead. provided the parties can be iden-
titled Any person eonversant with the
conditions prevailing in the mountain
districts of Tennessee will appreciate
the wisdom of this unique proviso.
Common supposition is to the effect
that the fee for performing the mar
riage ceremony is dependent entirely
upon the generosity of the bridegroom,
and it will doubtless, therefore. sur
prise many persons to learn that In
several States the law has hand in
the matter. In the old dominion, for
instance. there Is a statute which pro-
vides that the person solemnizing y
marriage is entitled to a fee of one
dollar, and that ANY person exacting
a greater fee shall forfeit to the party
aggrieved $50" In West Virginia 1t is
stimulated that fba foo no "at least one
dollar" and the Idaho law says that
1.-THE fee shall be So. or any other
greater sum voluntarily given by the
parties to such marriage" In sixteen
States of the Union n welded couple
may obtain more or less elaborate GER
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
THE AUTO CRAZE.
Makers Profit by Lessons Learned from
the Bicycle Boom.

makers 'FRONT.' Dy Lessons Learned from
tho Bicycle Boom.
'srhe best idea of the advance OF
automobile construction In America
to-day Is gained not so much from the
fact that n couple of years ago there
were barely one hundred automobiles
In the United States, while now there
are thousands, but rather from the
steady progress of new automobile In
ventions and serviceable devices The
whole country seems to have gone
automobile mad declared an official OF
the United States Patent Office the 9TH
er day, while conyersing with the
writer. we have more patents filed
for automobile devices to-day than for
any other branch of invention, and still
they come pouring In The same might
be said Of the formation of new COM
panies for automobile construction.
Scarcely a day passes that the news
papers do not record the incorporation
of a new automobile company. Barely
one year ago there were but ten recog-
Aized manufacturers Of automobiles in
America, while now there are more
than three hundred. ALI the energy
that went into the great bicycle boom
of the last decade would appear tx
have diverted itself into this new chan.
mel. Nor have the lessons of the bicycle
boom been lost. Little fear as there
need be at present of an overproduction
OF automobiles. 1t Is clearly recognized
that quick production must be one of
the essentials of success. Those max
ers who launched their automobiles
first now have the strongest grip on tho
market. A case In point is one New
York firm that succeeded In turning out
some two thousand steam-propelled
vehicles before It's machines were real.
ly perfected. What these early ma.
chimes lacked was rapidly supplement
ed by the suggestions and criticisms
Of the purchasers themselves, so that
by the time other makers began to put
forth their new products this company
was able to exchange It's defective ma
chimes for new automobiles of an I'M
proved pattern which could be trusted
to climb steep mountain ranges or to
win races abroad.
"For another year-perhaps two or
three years-the manufacturers will be
able to keep their prices at the present
top notch, ranging from $500 to $4,000.
The automobile is still the newest thing.
and as such appeals to moneyed people
who can afford to crafty their desire
for novelty. Princes and potentates are
among the most prominent automobol-
lists abroad, while In this country the
best-known advocates of the new sport
are such multi millionaires as William
X. Vanderbilt, George Gould, Clarence
II. Mackay and John jacob Aston.
After the automobile has ceased to be
mere diversion for the wealthy. 1t
will behoove manufacturers to consider
the general public. Then prices must
drop, as they are dropping now in
France for all automobiles. with the
exception of racing machines and We
hicles for show."-Ainslee's
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

There is a new wonder every day.
In the Bible the miracles number less
than a hundred. The modern miracles
run into the thousands overnight-the
miracles Of science, invention, COM
merce and enterprise. In the new part
of the old world greater records are
mounting on big achievements. In the
old part of the old world modernity is
playing grotesque tricks with history
and making contrasts that provoke
even the serious to merriment. Fancy,
for instance, Diogenes sitting in his tub
watching a trolley ear go by and look
ing for an honest man, only to hear the
conductor ring up drachma fare on Il
mechanical continuance to protect him
from temptation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

The Living Age remarks that some of
the fundamental principles of the use-
full art OF skipping are suggested by
Anthony Deane in the following pas
age in the London Pilot:
When | meet paragraph which be-
gins, 1T is now necessary to retrace
our STEPS somewhat to EXPLAIN or
THE cri mson sun by this time neared
the horizon. Far over the hills stretch
ed vault of heavy cloud, It's strange,
purple that's fading and dissolving into"
or, But the contents of this room, his
sanctum sanctorum. deserve more de-
tailed description or 20 strange, un-
fathomable mystery of existence. COM
polling our purblind raee'-when, !
say, meet a passage in novel which
begins thus, | skip like anything.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

The Secretary of States duties are
more ceremonious than those of any
other cabinet member. At the New
Year reception he presents the entire
diplomatic corps to the President. He
then returns to his own home and en-
tertains the corps-with its dukes, mar
quises, counts, viscounts, barons ana
other nobles-at a magnificent lunch
con. With great ceremony he Will from
time to time personally Introduce 10
the President all new diplomats aecred-
tied to this country. lie reserves one
forenoon In each week for the recep-
ton at his Office of ministers ana
charges d'affaires. He also attends to
the correspondence between the Presi-
dent and the emperors, kings, sultans
and other rulers of foreign States,
When royal child is born he frames Il
letter of congratulation to the parent.
When a royal parsonage dies 1t is he
who dispatches this nations formal
message of coincidence. \ clerk In the
State Department copies these polite
missives upon large sheets of gilt-edge
paper. in a faultless copperplate hand
A messenger takes them to the Nhlte
House for the Presidents signature
They are then returned to the Secre-
tary of state who seals them with the
great seal of the United States.-l-a-
dies Home Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
France hostile, England Friendly

In addition to the BenedIetInes Who
are leaving France for England, many
of the Atsumptionists are preparing te
cross the channel, writes a Paris CORE
spondent The members of the order
have definitely accepted The offer made
to them t.y Cardinal Vaughan, who will
give thea asylum in a parish in Lon
don. Another parish will be created
outside OF London. The Sisters of Jesd
Marie OF Lyons, who for sixty years
have inhabited Rodez, where they pos
sess an iE0mense convent, are also pre-
naring to emigrate TO England.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

a girl who tries to make a fright of
herself or deliberately dresses so as to
look homely, when nature has endowed
her with beauty. is deficient in sense
and gratitude. We should all. of both
sexes, try to look and be our best so
far as we may consistently with our
occupation. means and environment,
and a growing and handsome girl GER
tainly should not make herself an ex-
ception to the rule.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
"swAN-uPPlNG" IN ENGLAND.
Nediaeval Ceremony of Marking the
Royal Bird, of the Thames.

Royal Bird. of the Thames.
This is the work set apart for the up
ping of swans. says a recent issue Of
the London Daily Mail. From South
wark bridge 20 solomon's Hatch the
peace of Father Thames has been brok-
en- by the swan-hopper's melodious
call, "All up Swan-upplng is the an
cient process of marking the young
swans with the owners symbols.
The swan is what is known as royal
bird. At once elegant in shape and of
fine favor, it belonged naturally to the
king. Bat kings and queens long dead
would, in the generosity of their hearts,
and for consideration shown, grant roy
al license to sneh of their subjects as
desired and were worthy to possess
property in swans. Thus 1t was that
the Winners and Dyers' companies of
the city of London came to have swans
upon tle Thames jointly with the
kings majesty.
The progeny of swans belongs to the
owner Of the parents But the young
swan must be marked or It reverts to
the CROWN. Once a year, therefore,
the owners make joint expedition from
London to Henley being well above
the palace of WINDSOR to claim and
mark their increase in the presence Of
the Kings swanherd. The penalties
for wrongly marking or tampering with
marks are too terrible to mention.
Mediavel in aspect, the uppers have
something as near to the joyous mediae-
val spirit as you will find anywhere in
this twentieth century. There are six
skiffs. two each for the king, the vint-
ners and the dyers. When a brood IS
sighted the boats approach and sur
rounG 1t. At signal, sometimes even
before, the men make a dash for the
birds, grasp them and tie their feet
with Irvine. The keepers with pen
knives trace the proper marks on the
skin of the youngsters beaks, let them
go, then on to the next
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
He SHE'D mt the Classics.

In speaking of the humorous Incl
dents that have come under his notice
Judge Coates of the Circuit Court tells
this story:
while | was in practice" he said,
Il was before the Supreme Court on
one occasion. While waiting for my
case to be called | listened to lawyer
from the southeastern part of the
State arguing his case. He was at
least 6 feet inches tall and had Il
voice so deep that when he spoke it
seemed like the rumbling of Niagara.
4 will read he said. from work
with which Your Honors are no doubt
familiar Blackstone The Judges did
not smile, although there was de-
cided twinkle in their eyes as they
glanced at each other. The man read
a few lines and then said: There is
reference here, Your Honors, to a foot
note by Lord Granville. | would have
Your Honors pay particular attention
to this note. because it is by Lord
Granville The judges waited expect
antly. The lawyer held the book In
front of him, glanced at Il two or three
times and then coughed as many
times in rather an embarrassed man
ner. Everybody waited for several sec
onds. Finally he said: Your Honors,
see on closer inspection. that this foot
note is in Latin so l reckon I'd better
skip that "-Kausas City Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
Heredity

To account for the transmissihillty
of ancestral types, Darwin in his work
on "Pangenesls" promulgated theory
that each cell threw off what he desig-
mated "gemmules," which formed the
nuclei of another series of cells, whose
sole destiny in the economy of nature
was the propagation of its species.
These "gemmules" formed the BIAS
tema. in which was contained an ex-
ceedingly microscopical impression of
the animal which might ultimately be
called into being. If this were the case,
we should be able to submit the minia-
ture Image to our investigation by
means of the microscope. But strong
microscopes are wanted. The red cor
puscles of human blood have to be
about one four-thousandth part of an
inch. The number of these red cor
puscles which would adhere to the
point of needle would not be less than
100000. Theory teaches that the final
division Of matter is the atom, and the
atom has been measured. 1t is ealcu-
lated thar in cube of water one thirty
thousandih part of an inch wide there
are 300GD, 100000 atoms.-London Sci
ence Gossip.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

When divorced women are so over
joyed that they kiss their lawyer and
try to kiss the judge it is time for
young women to try to be careful In
the selection of a husband. 1t Is bet
ter to be an old maid than to be kiss
ing lawyers and judges in the gladness
of release from a marriage that never
should have been.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Recently a New York store sent to
customer by special messenger a dol
lar which the lady had either overpaid
or been overchargel. \ somewhat sim
liar incident is reported as having tax
en- place in Paris. An American lady
staying in the gay capital had purchas-
ed and received a fur garment which
seemed TO her surprisingly low as to
price Next day she was waited upon
by a uniformed employee of the store.
who requested permission to examine
the garment. "Ahta said the lady to
the friend who related the incident, Il
was afraid there WAS some mistake
about that coat; now | suppose | shall
either have to return 1t or pay more
money" But quite the contrary; the
messenger ON completing his examina-
ton handed the lady a sum of money,
informing her fiat she had inadvert-
emily been over aarged and he had
been sent to rectify the error. Truly.
honesty is a great advertising policy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Some months ago the statement came
from Berlin that the imperial govern
ment had approved of a project for the
substitution of electricity for steam as
the traction power on certain govern
ment railroads. That this was some
thing more than rumor or reportorial
conjecture appears from a later Berlin
dispatch. The dispatch states, in sub
stance, that the electric system was in
stalled some time ago ON the military
railway from Berlin to Zossen. and that
the trials have been entirely successful
in developing great speed with safety.
1.-THE speed of the trains has been grad
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Sir Thomas Upton says there are mo
girls like the American girls" You
said it too late, Sir Tom. Since you de-
clared you would not marry until you
lifted the cup the girls take your com
pliment as a jolly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

There is little doubt in the general
mind that Edward the Seventh is af-
fiicted with cancer. The denials of the
court physicians are not of character
to settle apprehensions. The royal doc
tors do not want TO put themselves In
the position of that eminent English
throat specialist who told a lie about
Unser Fritz in order TO ercumvent Bis
marck and to give the late Empress
Dowager a crown. So their denials are
rather in the nature of a plea of avoid
ance. 1t is said Edward has become
more and more exclusive and is given
to harsh criticism. His impending doom
evidently weighs ON his spirit. He is
an old man and grandfather. He has
not long to live and the thought of 1t is
not pleasant. He waited many years
for his crown and 1t is rather hard to
give it up. One cannot but pity the
SORROWS of the English king.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Many insects can fly faster than
birds. The common house-fy can ordi-
narily fly % feet second. But when
il is alarmed, 1t has been found that
it can increase its rate of speed to over
100 feet per second, II 1t could CON
tinue such rapid flight for mile In a
straight line, II would cover the dis
lance in exactly SO seconds.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
Had Another engagement.

81 went so high in de balloon I could
heah dc angels singin',' said the old
colOred deacon.
what Ter you come back. denf' he
was asked.
"gaze sit want my intention ter
meet de angels dat way; sides, I'd
done toll my family Id be back fer
SUPP err'-Atlanta Constitution.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
Mormons in Mexico.

The laws of Mexico provide that a
Mormon who wishes to take second
wife must present a certificate. signed
by his first helpmeet, to the effect that
she is willing, and he must also have
the express consent Of the second wife
and her parents,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

President Schwab of the steel trust
played golf for the first time at Glen
View the other day, and took thirty
strokes to make the first hole. There are
other games that schwab can play bet
ter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

A surgeon in Lyons, France, has sup
piled rubber larynx and CLOTHS for
patient that works perfectly. The rub
Der neck now has distinct and assured
standing in the world of medicine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

The Kaiser has made major general
of Or. Koch, which seems little para
doxical A man who devotes his time
to saving life doesn't seem at home
with military title.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
WHERE couaTsHIP is GRIM.

Customs Of Kidna ping and Murder stu
Extant in the Caurusus.
The manners and customs of the peo-
pie of the Caucasus have not changed
to . great extent since tie country has
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

King Edwards brother-in-law, the
Duke Of Argyll, has published book
of poems. The time may come when
the royal family can raise its own poet
laureate.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

An enterprslng Kansan now comes
70 the iron, with machine 10 COM
press Erasshoppers into bricks to be
sold for poultry food. Next.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

A man won a girl for his bride by
playing to her on violin. But he
shouldn't be blamed for that. 1t might
have been trombone or an ACCORDION.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

The children are now abducting one
another and demanding ransom. Our
country has its future Pat Groves as
well as its future Presidents.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

The nightingale is no more interest
ing than the midnight cat to the man
who wants 10 sleep.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Your reputation" we said to MIN IN
stern tones. lis spotted
BIT" lie explained. you should re.
mem 'er that freekle very easily"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

The automobile is heating out foot
bail in the race for the Fatality stakes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

did your brother-ln-law help cele
brate your birthday
Eyes; he borrowed a dollar of me-"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Some city will yet break the record
by getting up an exposition that is
colossal and unqualified success.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16

Adversely is the only true balance In
which to weigh friends.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-12
LITTLE JAMES
Concerning the Many Interoceanic
 Routes.)


 We got so Menny Roots fer Ismian Canals "a we can't make uD our Mines which Wun we'll grab a Holt of an looks as if we'd haf to keep Wockin Acrost tn Ismus while longer. They s wun crowd at sez it'll be NickeroSga or Nothin'. They seZ it may be lit tie longer an the Panammy Root. but it's Surer. Besides tn People wants .th NiclIerogga Trail Whatever it costs an they Ort to have what they want. fer they haf to Pay fer it. If tn French a "a kep' tn Price up on their Panammy Projeck we might a Took it. As long as they was Astin 1SO Mil yuns fer it we sez we'll Think about il. but when they Dropt down to Forty Milyuns without anybody astin 'em to, we got Skeered. We sez we gess we don't want no Shopworn Canal Root an Conseshuns. They's Secon Han goods an mebbe the Roots been Moth eating. The best aint None too Good fer tn Merrican People an Whenever a Congressman sez Hole on: les look the Panammy Root over; mebbe it's jist what we Want the fokes sez he's Unamerrycan an is Unfatheful to his Truss.
 I don't believe wei never git na canal tall. They s always SDlIltIGlln in tn way. Some times it's q Privit Enterprise which has got tn Con sCshun, but is out of Dough an stan's a Blockin' up tn Ismus like a Dog in a Manager. Sometimes we aint got the Dough ourselfs an about haf tn time tn Center Merrycans 'at owns all tn Choice Roots is unfrienly an Won't do no BiznesS with us. Now all them Ob- stic1les is overcome. but we've Run up Aginst a new wun at Looks as if .t'd be more Fatle an any of the Rest. IT they was only wun Root it wouldn't t ta ke us Long to choose an the Temper 'of tn Merrycan Peoples now such at they'd have it if they had to Bust a Haimstring an push tn Center Merry can People an tn double breasted Vested Rites off into tn Sea. They at we'd haf to cut through.
 About tn time we Deside if we want the Panammy or tn Nickerogga Root we'll be over the Canal Fever for awhile. The Democrats II be in Pour an they won't be Nuthin' to pay fer the Canal. with. We won't be able even to buy a Canal Boat or hire a Mewl to Pull it. My Paw sez this Government is Maxim Crate Stridze. but it aint dragGin' Interosheanic Canals along with it. He sez at tn Ismian Waiter Way is WoclIin' han in han with Onnesty an Reform in PoIlytix an tfIeyll both Git There at Wunst LITTLE JAMES.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-12

An expert employed by the geological survey has just completed an eXhaus- tive examina ton of the oil fields Of California and Texas. and has begun work in Louisiana. He gives it as his opinion. that the area of oil-bearing territory in the ctates named is much larger than the public has been led to believe; and he predicts that other districts will be developed in Texas which will be as productive as the wells at Beaumont. It is odd that Ari- zona should be neglected by the geo. logical survey ia studying oil terri tory. and it is probably because there has been no urgent request for inves- tigation here. Delegate Smith should make an effort to have the investiga- tions of the survey extended to Ari- zona, by all means. Superficial exam nations have led nearly all experts to say that there are many localities in this territory quite promising tor oil and the field is assuredly an in viting one for a careful, scientific eXaninat ton