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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

A retired maker of railway rails told
a company of locomotive engineers the
other day that their sons would be run
ming trains at the rate of one hundred
miles an hour, and that before 1850
tracks would be laid In straight line.
The elimination of curves is going ON
at an accelerating rate, for it has been
ascertained that the cost of making the
change Is more than made good by the
greater speed Of trains, and by the de-
creased distance. Ii seems to have
taken the practical railway builders z
long time to appreciate the fact that
the ear stumbled upon a great princi-
pie when he used a ruler to mark the
route for the railway between Moscow
and St Petersburg.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

1t has long been a common reproach
whether just or not-that women
have no genius for friendship. They
have been accused of Inconsistency and
disloyalty; and If there has been
friendship between women which was
not short-lived the cynics have put a
label of eccentricity upon the friends
A better day is here. Education and a
clearer sense of proportion have brought
women to set higher value on genu-
Inc friendship. One of the best of recent
novels, Mrs. Humphrey Wards "Elea-
nor" depicts friendship between its
two heroines which stood fast against
a racking strain; and no one finds the
picture false TO life. Friendship has its
duties as well as Its joys. There is one
offering which we are bound always to
lay upon the altar Of frlendshlp-that
is a loyal silence. We may outgrow a
friend; we may disapprove a friend; or
the pity of Tive may even quarrel
with a friend; but for honor's sake, let
us not speak unkindly Of friend. 1t
has come to pass recently that a man
whom Robert Louis Stevenson loved
and counted among his seven friends
nas published in an English magazine
a review of StevensOn's biography. In
the review he sets forth in his incisive
style many Of Stevenson's faults and
more of his weaknesses. He is as cool
ly critical OF the man as If Stevenson
had never poured out his heart in let
tiers to him, or sat far into the night
talking with him. pouring out young
mans expansive but fascinating ego
tlsm. There may not be in the review
one word that is not true; but that it
should have been thus set down in
print marks the writer as having an
ideal of friendship which even women
as interpreted by the cynics might dis
own. Wordsworth etched for us years
ago the picture of such man. and 1t is
memorable today:
One that would peep and botanize
Upon his mothers grave.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17
Favorable Argument.

ut looks like a poor automobile, -
complained the prospective customer.
"Why, the thing would break down be.
fore 1t ran a mile"
"Yes," agreed the dealer, but look at
the advantage Of that. You would not
have to walk so far to get home as you
would II 1t would run as far as the
Others before blowing up."--Baltimore
American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17
Ancient Illinois Hosiery.

Situated four and half miles west
of Danyers, on the old Goodenough
farm. Is an old inn, or tavern, that fifty
years ago was the stopping place for
travellers between Bloomington and
Peoria in the days when the stage
coach was tho only means of public
travel. 1t was known as the Half
Way House," and is about a mile and a
half west of Woodruff, toward Lilly.
1t Is a large, old-fashioned house. I'm
quite good repair, and Is now owned
and occupied by Mr.. Christ Oesch, for
merly Of Roberts, Ford County. Horses
were changed here, and travellers were
given food. Meals were served for 121b
cents, which was also the price of n
nights lodging
All travel between Peoria and Bloom.
inSton was by stage, unless one had n
private vehicle of ones own and cared
to make so long Journey which was
not light thing In those days, nor was
1t undertaken without due preparatlou
aud much consideration. This ancient
inn has stood where 1t now stands for
the past sixty-hye years. Bloomington
ILL.,. Paragraph.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

DOund by q cora TAI.
Then another cord,
two yards long, is
placed over the cords
binding the wrists,
connecting the two
prisoners OBJ. The
task Is to liberate
the prisoners with
out opening the knots
or r G m o V / n & the
cords around [ h e
wrists. This Is not so
difiicult-if you know
how. The prisoner,
who wants to liber-
ate himself, shoyes
the cord that con
meets him with the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17
LARGEST STEEL VAULT.
1t Is 53x3s Feet, and Belongs to
New York Bank.

At cost of s1s5. 600 a New York safe
deposit company has just completed a
steel vault 50 feet q inches wide, 30
feet 6 inches deep and s feet inches
hlgh-the largest In the world. The
entrance to this great fire and burglar
proof room is fortified by a gigantic
rier. behind which will repose mil
lions, weighs 1900 pounds, and the
hinges themselves tip the scales nj sew
eral tons, yet the workmen fastened
It in place without trouble.
To all purposes it is not much more
than a gigantic toy. for child can
swing it back and forth This Is made
possible by the well oiled ball bear
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Perhaps the public are in a sense
largely responsible for the garrulous-
ness Of both army and navy officers.
Too much Importance has been at ach-
ed to what they have had to say re-
garding military operations and gov
ernment policies. and they have been
encouraged and importuned to talk
about them when it would have been
prudent to be silent
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

The president Of a widely known
corporation says that small economics
are as necessary to-day as they ever
were, but they must be scientific eco
nomics The days of saving wrap
ping-twine are gone; the time is here
for seeing that not a pennyweight
more iron than IS necessary should go
cut In Stag"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Trustworthy Hawaiians affirm that
poi Is a cheap and wholesome article
of food There is direct communica-
lion with Hawaii. and thus far. we
believe, there has been no poi trust
organized.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Such are the contradictions of human
nature that 1t is quite possible the
woman who prayed for money and
then went out and stole 500 regarded
the money as the answer to prayer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

DR.. Talmage left $4,000 STU, in
these days an insignificant little wad
Ike that cannot be expected 10 sub
ject one to any Of tie difficulties the
rich man is supposed TO encounter In
gaining entrance to heaven
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Mr.. Carnegie says that wealth does
not bring happiness. He possibly new
err presented his check for hundred
dollars to the impecunious head of a
familY
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

"Why," said the visitor. do you call
this section The TenderloinY "
Perhaps" replied his mentor, who
had lived in a clearinghouse all his
life, tits because It's so tough."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

If the American consumer must pay
so much for food, how is he TO have
any clothing? VIII he be like the poor,
benlghted Hindoo, who for clothes
must make his skin do?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

a Bunko steerer who once had a for
tune Of 100000 died in a poorhouse
the other day. At some time In his
life he must have tackled the wrong
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

To the oft printed statement that
crude petroleum is conducive 10 hair
growth. 1t is only necessary TO answer:
Look at the head Of John D. Rookie
Teller.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

other prisoner OBJ, with the help of the
ball of the right hand, SO high that the
ring and little finger OF the left hand
can grab 1t and put it over the ring
finger of the right hand.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

There Is too much playing to TN.
grand stand. When weak, wobblv
ny makes Its appearance. is it neers.
sary Tor Il woman To break off CONVEX.
sauon with her guests. and chase 1t 10
prove she Is a neat housekecper?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

There is a woman in Maine who was
so jealous that she hit her husbands
watch with an ak because it had pref
ty face.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

The economical housewife is always
trying to make something new out Of
old bread crusts.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Even when a girl has money in her
own name she is anxious to change 1t.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17
Why He Is Blue.

what kind of bird is bluejayT'
''rhe sort Of Jay that comes so soon
In the spring that he freezes his toes. "
Detroit Free Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Old maids like to see their nephews
grow up into ine-looking young zen,
SO they can make the girls Jealous by
kissing them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

How does It happen that nobody has
thought of starting a garden seed
trust2
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

The world sadly says good bye to
Sol Smith Russell.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

Incidence is a sluggish stream. yer it
eventually undermines the last virtue
a man has.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

whatthe modern individuals chances
for longevity are is a subject that Is
ably considered by Roger 5. Tracy TOT
mer Registrar of Records OF the De
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17
TO uBERAIE PRISONERS.

Two persons-in this case the per
former and one of the audienee-are
carefully tied, each having the wrists
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

The trouble with very strict church
member is that one sees SO many
things to be shocked at
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

One trust with a soul-the sole leath-
er trust.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

When n man is mean the neighbors
also abuse his wife for being so meek.
spirited.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
MEAT ONCE A DAY.
Theory that Average Fan,ily'e Food Is
Too Heavy for Health.

Theory that Average Fan,ily'e Food is
Too Heavy for Health.
Our mistakes in eating begin with on,
breakfast. In many families, perhaps in
most, this meal commences with fruit
and cereal, goes on to chops and pota-
toes, hot breads and coffee. and concludes
with griddie, cakes and syrup. At noon,
when mans stomach is only beginning
TO rest from all this, he has steak. more
while at home his wife has a slice OF
cold meat, cup of tea and a piece of
cake. At night the two sit down to din.
ner-with roast beef, potatoes and bread
and butter as the staples OF the meal.
Now no one but a wood chopper or a
hunter can possibly eat meat, above all,
red meat. such as beef and mutton,
acid to come and take up it's dwelling III
his system. Nor can he eat white bread,
potatoes and pastry day after day with
out inviting dyspepsia. One has only to
let a doctor trace back these diseases to
their source to be quite certain on these
points.
But if we decide to give up these
things, determine to have meat and po-
tatoes only once a day, and red meat on
starchy vegetables, the white bread and
heavy sweets, what have we left for the
family meals? "Nothing." the distracted
housewife will exclaim, despairingiy, at
first thought, but really the matter is
not as difficult as it seems.
In planning the meals on this basis,
there is, first of all, chicken, which is in
valuable, for it may be cooked in a dozen
different ways and seem new dish each
time: and turkey, duck and goose as well.
Then there are the white meats-lamb
and veal, fish in it's multitudious forms:
there are game in it's season, vegetables
and fruits, with numberless varieties of
soups, and the simple sweets, which are
made principally from milk and cream,
and all the forms Of breads.-Harper' S
Razar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
Germany and Trusts.

Consul W. Schumann of Maintz,
March Is, 1902, informs the state de-
partment that the Prussian government
has lately taken steps to Investigate the
trusts and syndicates located in the king
dom, and a circular has been sent to
the presidents of the various guberna-
torial districts asking the names and
memberships of trusts located in the sew
eral districts, the nature and value Of
the production, the reasons for forming
the trusts, their objects. the regulation CT
price and output and division of spheres
Of operation. their statutes; what agree
inents have been made with other trusts
what effect their formation has had on
otAer trusts and industries, on the cost
Of production and On prices: how the
sale is regulated; how export prices COM
Eare with those asked in the home mar
kets; it export premiums are granted; If
the dividends, value of stock, ETC., of the
various companies forming the trusts
lave increased or not; what methods are
employed to fight the competition Of con-
Germs outside Of the trusts; what con-
tracts are made with customers; the infu-
e1ce Of the trusts on wages Of WOrkmen
and OH trade unions.-Philadelph
Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
The Academic Life.

''The life within college walls" of
which the songsters sing, is, in general,
free from excitements, at least from any
eXcitements that are of interest to the
nonanartlcinants. ! am not speaking of
undergraduates, who have athletics, fra
ternities and politics, but of the teachers
and advanced students whose days are
monotonous, passed In quiet, hidden, Oft
en- solitary devotion to study. New
books, instruments, and periodicals give
flavor to their pursuits and evoke new
ideas. This is the excitement that the
scholar loves. To the public his occupa-
lions are not only forbidding-they seem
dry and fruitless, certainly imbued with
incomprehensible dullness; for while the
world welcomes the results, it cares
no more for the processes of study
and investigation than children care for
the receipts of the pastry cook. When
scholar interprets the history ef the
Chaldaean Deluge. written upon 2 tablet
Of clay and long buried in Mesopotama,
a new chapter is opened to the reader Of
the Book Of Genesis-but it is more than
probable that he knows litti5 OF the cen.
tury of cuneiform scholarship from Gro
tefend to Haupt, by which this ex-
traordinary story has been made intelli-
BILE. It is just the same in every branch
of study; conclusions are welcomed, es-
pecially in the form of benefits; pro-
cesses are forgotten. Yet dull as the life
Of q scholar appears to the outside world,
it is: often varied by incidents that are
entertaining and inspiring.-F ''Pleas-
ant Incidents O: an Academic Life" by
ex-President D. G. Gilman in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30

him: Sanders can tell you about him.
most likely. The address is 1908 BibIs
street. Montgomery" <*
Inc h; q nnS ;as;! vas pTofuse in his.
but after this lnomentary burst OF DO.
likeness the smaller man relapsed into.
his former silence, which ne preserved
unbrokeN until their arrival in Calera.
Here Mr.. Carter who had been carry-
ing on "a continual flow of conversations.
chiefly about his son, gathered up his
SifeetSI h and +h after thanking them
AS he disappeared down the steps of
the car, the blond man whirled around
in his seat, with his face tensely drawn
and white as death. : =. - f. !"
Sheriff" he said hoarsely, addressing
his companion. for Gods sake, send
this telegram for me. Take it down as
"To Dicl, Saunders, 1903 Bibb street,
Montgomery.
Brown started in surprise, but obeyed
Nov here's the message:
AS my best friend. do what ask. Elderly
man arrives tomorrow in Montgomery.
when still respectable. Old man is my
father. Swear Willis Carter died decent
Goodby. FRED WILLIS,
''send it collect" he said. IF you
wont DO this for my sake, do it for my
heard that they had both died in that
fire: Sheriff, you will do this -"
''Of course I'll have it sent for .you,'
Brown answered huskily. Here" he
called to the colored porter, you've got
five minutes before the train starts. Send
this telegram. Pay for it with this"
He waved aside Willis thanks. IF it.
don't get there in time -'
The porter nodded in comprehension
| and departed.
AS the car, deserted save for the two
! men, rolled on in the gathering dusk,
Willis Carter, alias Fred Willis. cor
| victed thief, embezzler, and this last
time forger, raised his manacled hands
from where his coat had concealed
! them. and let his head fall forward
on the extended arms. Silence for a
moment,,tthen the, sound of a mans
dry. racking, rending sobs, that min
gled with the iolting noises of the train.
New York Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
THE SILENT MARKET.

We laid
For each ships want a motley barter
Cloth. and bright beads, and brass and
iron blades
Wares which they crave i, bys3every heap
~ was placed NJ & 9S4aa 8 w. \
A stake .whsrefron there swung the thing
A fruit, some grain, meat.sor butter-pot.
This done in their full sight; then would
we leave
The barter heaps arrow and stand a!oof
Whilst our barbarians. returning soon,
Melted the stuff, and laid y'every pile
The goods which they would give in equal
worth.
Then they withdrew, and ours, gone up
again,
Accepting what was fair, bore that away;
What seemed not equal we did leave un-
touched,
They adding more and more to make all
just
Till both were pleased and both went full
away:
The silent market ended.
From 1.-The Voyage Of the lthabe!,' b.;
Sir Edwin Arnold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
THE EGYPTIAN LOTUS.
Grows Perfectly When Planted in
Rich Mud.

Roots may be obtained from any florist.
The seed will readily terminate if hole
is filled or drilled through the hard shell
that moisture may penetrate the kernel,
otherwise they will lie dormant almost
indefinitely. 1t is perfectly hardy and
comes to perfection when planted in shall
low water with rich mud and full ex-
posure to the sun-simply naturalized in
the save environments that suit our ma
tive water lily. Artificial ponds or ce-
ment basins are often made for the &C.
commodation of this and other water Ill
les. Such tanks should be two to four
feet deep, and Of any size and outline de-
sired. Twelve by twenty feet is nice
size for the amateur. It is best to plant
the lilies in boxes, say three feet square
and one foot deep, filled with good rich
soil and sunk in the tank.
The lotus submits gracefully to cult
vation in tubs. Ordinary half-barrels will
do for tubs: Fill them two-thirds full of
rich garden soil, in which plant the roots
Il prefer roots to seed, then fill tubs
full of water and set III a warm, sunny
place. In winter remove the tubs with
their contents to cellar. A beautiful
aquatic garden may be had by arrang-
ing several tubs of lotus and nymphaea
into a mound or circle and filling the
spaces between them with ferns, arrow
heads and other moisture-loving plants
Home and Flowers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
The Color of Water.

1t has been shown that the color of sur
face water depends both on the charac-
ter Of the neighboring vegetation and on
the time that the water remains in con-
tact with it. Water near steep rocks,
where there are few trees, will generally
be below twenty, units in color; steep
wooded or. cultivated slopes give twenty
to fifty units; similar, but gentler slopes,
from FIVE to one hundred; and swampy
areas, one hundred to FIVE hundred, or
even lighter. Highly colored waters are
more common in the Northern states than
in the South. Colored water is gradually
bleached by sunlight, the action taking
place chiefly within one foot of the sur
face. The study of color in water is Of
commercial Importance because most
people object TO drinking brownish water.
Hence, in a town water supply the color
must either be removed or it's formation
must be prevented. The latter is often
the most economical thing to do, and it
may be accomplished by intercepting
the water from the uplands and leading
it into the streams without letting it pass
through the swamps.-Success.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30

The young King of Spain, for boy Of
16, is conducting himself we'll in his
addresses to the people, the army and
the navy. He speaks very happily, but
he is too young to wear a crown. The
majority in Spain ought to be at least
IS years, and with more wisdom 20. The
possession of power too often spoils the
strongest mind and the clearest- headed
men. The influence of that power on a
young lad Of 16 can be better imagined
than described. The young King begins
we'll, but no one can foretell what he
may do in the next three or four years.
Spain is in very precarious condition,
and can easily be precipitated into a
civil war. The army may hold down
the people for time, but the people
will finally break loose and overturn the
monarchy and it's supporters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
Bishop Burgess Objects TO Women in
surp'iced Choirs.

Bishop Burgess of the Episco-
pal diocese of Long Island has
sent out a notice that the presence
of women in the surpliced choirs Of the
diocese is distasteful to him and he has
ordered that the women singers: in the
nine missions attached to the Cathedral
Of the Incarnation, over which he has d.
rect jurisdiction, be retired as soon as
possible.
women should never wear cassocks
and SUPPLIES, which have belonged to
men from the earliest times i'll the
church," said the bishop: Il feel that
do not think it proper for her to don
such raiment.
Il don't object to the women singing
in the churches, but if uniform is used
it should be of a womanly character and
not a cassock and surplice."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-30
Not the Lesson He Meant.

A minister recently preached a sermon
and illustrated his point by saying:
You know YOU plant roses in the sun
shine, and heliotrope and geraniums, but
if you want your fuchsias to grow you
must keep them in a shady nook.' After
the sermon woman came up to him,
her face beaming with pleasure. "Oh.
said, clasping his hand and shaking it
warmly. His heart glowed for a mo-
ment-only for moment, though.
Yes she went on. fervently, ~ never
knew before what was the matter with
my chsias."-Pearson's Weekly.