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The Washington times., 1902-12-15
M. cAMBoN ARRIVES IN FRANCE

HAVRE. Dec. 15.-M Jules Cambon.
the former French ambassador to the
United States, arrived here today on the
French line steamship La Champagne.
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
EDUCATIONAL.

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may ne had free, write and learn how. Address
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

One day IN London tobacconist's
shop sandow. the strong man. was
handed. some ,hanee, and in the middle
Of 1t he saw something that looked
like Lad shilling lie pushed II back
across the counter Il think that one
s bad" he said.
"Nonsensc," said the shop'eeper.
with an lncrcdulous air. lie took up
the shilling ana tried 1t In the little
brass coin tester TINT was screwed to
the side OF tue counter. Then ne ten
dered It again. Its quite good" he
said. Il can't bend H."
sanduw SMILED aud took IL between
his finger aud thumb. you can't bend
Il. May | try7 he asked.
"ceftalnly," said the man, with n
grin.
The strong man pressed the tip of
his foreanger toward the tip Of his
thumb and the spurious coin bent Ike
tissue paper
well" said the tobacconlst dunn
founded. 1T looks Ike a wrong nm
after all Perhaps you win accept an.
othcrf'
Aud sandow did.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09
Her militant Inspiration.

That the proyerblal abscntmindea
professor Is sometimes ably allotted by
his wife IS illustrated by a story told
of Professor Bunsen. One evening
about the usual hour for retiring ha
took 1t into his head to run over to the
club just as he and madam were re.
turning from an evening call
But" said the lady, Il must have
the front door locked before | retire"
This emergency staggered the pro-
fessor. and as be looked bewildered at
his vile the lady. seized with an In
spiraflon, continued:
I'll 60 in and lock the door and
throw you the key from the window"
This programme vas carried out. and
when he reached the club the professor
related the Incident to n friend as EVIL.
dence of his wifes unusual sagacity.
The friend greeted the story with
roar of laualter. -
Ard why, my dear professor" he
said. did you. not simply admit your
wife. lock the door from the outside
and eona awayT .5#. ..-..5z
"True," calculated the learned man
Of science: eve never thought of that
The climax Of the incident was reach.
ed IN hour later when. returning home,
the professor discovered that the lady
In her excitement had thrown out the
wrong key.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09
A Clara ,for-i. story.

Clara Morris related this story in Nc
Cures Magazine of her production of
Miss MultOn:"
"rhe play had twice failed In Paris.
which was, 70 say the least, discourag-
Ing But after brief reflection ! con
Guided | would risk II. and then. just
by way Of announcement, Mr.. cazau-
ran declared that nil my acquired skill
aud natural power Of expressing emo
tlon would prove useless to me. that
Miss Mutton to be my Waterloo.
and TO all anxious and surprised
'WhesT he saplently made answer, No
children His argument was that. not
benz mother IN reality, | could not
be enc inilmaginatlon.
always lacking In self confidence,
these verbs made my heart sink, but
the ever ready jest came bravely tn the
fore 10 hide my hurt from the public
eye, and Mt the next rehearsal | shook
my head mournfully aud remarked 10
the little man: Bad-bad! Miss Cnsh-
man must be n very bad Lady Mae
beth. don't want to see herr
'Whatr be exclaimed. 'Cushmar
not play Lady Macbeth! For heavens
sake. why notT
NO murderess,' declared, with an
air Of authority recognized by those
about meas a fair copy Of his own. II
Miss Gushman Is not a murdercss, pray
how can she net Lady Macbeth. who
Is p"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

! exposed to view. She seemed deeply
engaged In thought, and never before had
she looked so lovely to Henry, who as
he gazed upon her felt glow Of pride In
thinking that fair young girl could be MS
for the asking.
"And so my little pet Is alone" said
he, coming forward, and raising to his
lips the dainty fingers which Ella extend
ell toward him. II hope the old aunty IS
out" he continued, for | want TO see
you on special business
Ella noticed how excited he appeared,
and always on the alert for something
when he was with her, she began 10
tremble, and without knowing what she
said asked him what he wanted Of her.
"Zoundsln thought Henry, "she meets
me more than half way" and then, lest
his resolution should fail, he reseated her.
in the chair she had left, and drawing an
ottoman to her side hastily told her of
his love, ending his declaration by saying
that from the first time ne saw her he
had determined that she should be his
wifel And Ella, wholly deceived, allow
ed her head to droop upon his shoulder
while she whispered to him her answer
L aus lut9 Ntlt Btlib1hSd AANNAS
coin and Ella Campbell.
"Glad am | to be out of that atmos-
phere." thought the newly engaged young
man, as he reached the open air, and be-
gan to breathe more freely. Goodness
me, won't lead a glorious life? Now,
if she'd only hung back little-but no,
she said yes, before fairly got the words
out; but money covereth a multitude of
sins-I beg your pardon, man'am,' said
he quickly, as he became conscious of
having rudely jostled young lady, who
was turning the corner.
Looking up, he met Mary Towards
large dark eyes fixed rather inquiringly
upon him. She was accompanied by one
of Mr.. Selden's servants, and he felt
sure she was going to visit her sister. OF
course, Ella would tell her all, and what
must Mary think of one who could SO
soon repeat his vows of love to anotherf
In all the world there was not an indi-
vidual for whose good opinion Henry Lin
coin cared one-half so much as for Mary
Howards; and the thought that he
should now surely lose it maddened him.
The resolution of the morning was for
gotten, and that night a fond father
watched and wept over his inebriate son.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09
A CHINESE EDITORS IRONY.
Now One of the Craft Got Even with
the Captisus Critics.

In China as well as in other more IA
vored countries the editor finds his
pathway strewn with brambles. one
| member of the craft In the celestial
kingdom is experiencing what 1t Is 10
have friends who are expanding much
time and labor in correction ana sodIy
admonltion. lie is the editor OF a ma
tive paper, whose robust reform pro
cllyities are offending against the I'M
mutable laws of his land. Driven Ut
length to defend himself, the harassed
Journalist addressed to his critics
brief editorial, of which the following
translation gives an idea of the chi
nese conception of sarcasm, erroneous
ly declared to be nonexistent by many
travellers. After preliminary ac-
acknowledgement of fallibility the article
proceeds: - ..s
I'm future nothing which may be de-
scrlbed as new will appear In these
columns, and thereby prevent peoples
understandings from being enlighten-
ed None but bigoted members of the
eonceited llterati will ever be called 10
assist upon the editorial stan. We shall
eonflne ourselves to the affairs of the
last dynasty, carefully avoiding all ref
erence to the family that now rules in
China. We shall give our special at
tention to fortune-telling, witchcrnft
and kindred subjects of truth, of which
no one has any doubt. A place of SUI
preme importance will be given to the
revered teachings of geomancy and we
shall show that mans good luck or
misfortune Is controlled by the stars.
We shall respectfully beg his majesty
10 observe the old customs and that the
mandarins follow their excellent aud
tlme-honored methods OF transacting
business. We shall resist with all our
strength every attempt TO Introduce re-
forms, and lest we should be tempted
to record any current events We re-
solve from this time forward to dis
pense with the service of all reporters
as useless waste of money We hope
In this way to earn the good will and
support of all our readers, firmly be-
lieylng that If we faithfully do accord
Ing TO this honest and admirable ad-
vice the benefit will be manifested TO
all
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09


ing. but she forced down her own ~
row. while she strove to comfort ner 10
ter. telling her now strong and Wen Tue
bracing air or the country would MAKE
her. and now refreshing, when her rever
was on. would be the clear, cold water
which pushed from the spring near the
tbornapple tree, where in childhood they
so oft had played. Then she spoke OF
the miniature waterfall which not Far
from her grandmother door made
''fairy-like music" all the day long, and
at last. as If soothed by the sound OF that
far-off water, Rose forgot her trouble.
and sank into a sweet, refreshing sium'
Der.
In a few days preparations were com
menced for moving Rose to Glenwood'
and in the excitement of getting READY
she in a measure forgot the tallow can
dies and patchwork bedquilt, the thoughts
of which had so much shocked her at
first.
put In my embroidered merino morn
ing gown" said she to Jenny, who was
packing her trunk, land the blue cash
mere one faced with white satin; and
don't forget my best cambrlc skirt, the
one with so much work ON II, for when
George Moreland comes to Glenwood 1
shall want to look as well as possible;
and then, too, Ike to see the country
folks open their mouths and stare at city
fashions"
"What makes you think George will
come to Glenwood" asked Jenny.
II know, and that's enough" answered
Rose; land now, before you forget it, put
in my leghorn hat, for II | stay long
shall want 1t; and see how nicely you
can fold the dress l wore at Mrs. Rus
sells party"
"Why, Rose, what can yon possibly
want Of that" asked Jenny, and Rose re-
piled:
"Oh, want to show II to grandma,
Just to hear her groan over our extrava-
gance, and predict that We'll yet come Il
ruinv'
Jenny thought that If Rose could have
seen her father that morning when the
bill for the dress and its costly trim
mngs was presented she would have
wished 1t removed forever from her sight.
Early in the winter Mr.. Lincoln had seen
that all such matters were settled. and Of
this bill, more recently made, he knew
nothing.
81 can't pay it now" said he promptly
to the boy who brought 1t. Tell Mr..
Holton | will see him in day or two"
The boy took the paper with an inso-
lent grin, for he had heard the fast cir
culating rumor that one of the big bugs
was about to smash up" and now, eager
TO confirm the report, he ran swiftly back
to his employer, who muttered. Just as
| expected. I'll draw on him for what
| lent him, and that'll tell the story. My
daughters can't afford to wear such
things, and I'm not going to furnish
money for his"
or all this Rose did not dream. for in
her estimation there was no end to her
fathers wealth, and the possibility Of his
failing had never entered her mind.
ITO be continued.l
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

An American capitalist, who has
made fortune running far into the
millions, likes to tell Il story OF his first
business venture, and how he saddeued
the local grocer. At this time he was
fond of frequenting public salesroom
near his home, where all sorts of bar
gains were offered.
One day | noticed several boxes of
soap of certain brand which | had
often been sent to buy at the corner
grocery. | thought to myself, THAT
will go cheap" 50 ran to the grocery
aud received a promise from the man
in charge 10 buy as much OF the soap
AT certain figure as could furnish.
OF course he never suspected that I
could furnish any Of II.
returned to the salcsroom, and
when the soap was put up bid 1t in,
and 1t was knocked down TO me. My
name was demanded, and when gave
it, in a shrill voice. everybody laughed
fer was then only II years of age.
Amused as they were at the sale the
bystanders were amazed When | bid
In the whole lot Of twenty-five boxes
| had them carried over to the grocery,
and received the price agreed upon. The
grocer wore u weary look when he
heard how obtained the soap. He said
We'll, guess | could have done that
myself"
replied that guessed he COULD, too,
but he hadn't.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

1t is superficlally held to be praise
worthy that the regular life insurance
companies stand ready to grant what
are sometimes called generous sur
render values to their policy holders.
But it is still open TO doubt, in the opin-
ion OF the Chicago Chronicle, If any
undue encouragement should be held
out to policy holders to renounce their
insurance, no matter what the stress
of circumstances may afterward urge.
Life insurance is fundamentally and
mainly for the protection of the family,
and it would seem the part of wisdom
to make II difficult rather than easy for
an insurant ever to surrender his policy.
The policy once given up, the protec-
ton is. of course, gone, and often for
ever, for the man who sells his life in
surance policy or borrows money on 1t
does not usually reinsure again. The
money raised by the surrender or loan
goes, and then he finds 1t difficult either
to take a new policy or to repay the
amount borrowed. There is a,legal and
Just surrender rate to which policy
holders are entitled, and this is some
times set forth in the contract But the
insured man should rarely be encour-
aged to avail himself of its privileges
while any tendency to make it still cas-
Ter for him by giving ampler surrender
rates is threatening alike to his fam
| ilys welfare and the true principles oil
! life insurance. As for any generosity
in this respect, that is sad misnomer
Life insurance rightly conducted is &
matter of justice equity and business
fair dealing. In which generosity car
play no part. The policy holder is no
asked to be generous, and the company
cannot he 1t is certainly anything bu
generous spirit that prompts polio,
holder. no matter how much he thinks
lie needs the money, to sacrifice th(
financial safety of his family by surren
dering his contract. and there can be n,
generosity on the company side in en-
couraging him in the lamentable act.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09
A CIrcnInr IRninhnNx.

A member Of "A party who made an
Ascent OF Fipsterrehorn some years
ngo thus described novel sight which
delighted tho fired climbers; The day
we mounted the Flnsferrehorn we
were treated 70 tlt rare sight Of cir
cular rainbow. TIE phenomenon lasting
nearly half an hour and forming a
complete circle. There were heavy
clouds lying some 1000 feet below ON
the Aar glacier and II was on. these
that the beautiful, brilliantly cnlored
ring lay. a second circle was also ylsi-
bic We were near the. summit Of the
peak when did ifr7t Of the party OBJ
served It and froni that point the fnce
OF the mouitalln on the Griinscl side IL
almost perpendicular. giving us
splendid view.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

A certain man went down from Jeru-
salem to Jericho and fell among
thieves. which stripped him of his raj
ment and wounded him and departed,
leaving him half dead. A priest came
and looked on him and passed by on
the other side. Likewise Leyite
looked ON him and passed by on the
other side. But certain Samaritan as
he journeyed came where he was and
when he saw him he mad compassion
on him. And gave him two pence and
said to a hotelkeeper: Take care of
him" Which, now, of these three was
neighbor unto him that fell among
thieves? So runs the chronicle in the
book of Luke, the tenth chapter. Chi
cage furnishes revised version OF the
good Samaritan. At n much frequented
street corner a citizen was informed
that a man had fallen among thieves,
who had lured him to vacant lot and
after robbery left him wounded and
half dead. His condition was carefully
confided to the Samaritan by trusty
confederate, who when the Samaritan
was engaged in ascertalning the extent
of the injuries of the fallen victim, as
sisted the latter to deliver telling blows
upon the head OF the Samaritan, whom
they relieved of his yaluables and left
In Inconsistencies. while they escaped
with the personal effects of the good
Samaritan. The moral appears to be
that IL is wise not to be neighbor I'M
der all circumstances without some pre-
liminary inquiry. TO call the police first
will enable the contemporary So pari-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

The witch business in Pennsylvania
is not what l. used TO be In good old
Massachusetts days. Last week, in
Shamokin, Mr. Schuck, whose avoca-
ton is dealing in black art and in ex-
orcislng witches. failed to induce a
small but select coterie of witches to
leave some cows in whose midst they
had taken up habitation. So the law
got hold of Mr.. Schuck and hauled him
to jail-all because the witches
wouldn't leave, the cows couldn't get
well, and Mr.. Schuck wouldn't return
the S1.T5 he had collected for evicting
the vexatious spirts.-The Observer,
in Harper's Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

This succulent and highly favored
herb hardly gets its due in the ordinary
garden. 1t is put into corner. like
the boy when company comes, as
though any place and any treatment
were good enough for 1t. When one
buys horseradiSh on the market-that
is, the prepared horseradish- he is re-
minded again how careless the popular
mind has grown 10 be on this matter.
The purchaser Of grocery store horse
radish does well II he gets n 10 per
cent desc of the real root. The 90 per
cent may be potato or turnlp or ex-
celsior, or almost anything. What we
need is horscradish revival. Peo-
pies eyes should be opened (spite of
their weepng) to the merits of the pure
goods. and, equally, to the merits of
the adnlterants, Good varieties OF
horseradlsh should be selected.s good
cuttings should be carefully taken and
planted in a good place In the garden,
and clean, sound roots should be pre-
pared for the dining table. Good horse
radish is a wholesome and grateful
thing, but poor horseradish is an abom-
nation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

The genius of Americanism, as exem-
plfied in Canton, Is put into words by
one of the congressman who escorted
the body of the late President home TO
Ohio. Mr.. Mckinley's plain and I'M
pretentious house." he said. had evil
IDENTIFY been enlarged to meet increasing
prosperity, so that 1t bore the stamp of
the normal condition of our American
life. small. modest beginnings, and
gradual and steady improvement. At
the cemetery there was the simple fam
lily burial plot where lay the father and
mother and two children, with nothing
to indicate that 1t was TO be the final
resting place of the first citizen of the
nation, the man whose influence on the
recent history of the world had been
second to none. All was simple and
democratic and plain as it ought TO be
In republic of equal rights. and one
could not be blind 10 the illustration 1t
gave that power and distinction are
open TO all. and that anarchy is rot only
wicked but preposterous when 1t levels
n weapon against such a ruler" Pre-
posterous Is the right word. In this
country anarchy Is not so much BELIEF
of the intellect as 1t is a form of de
mentla which would be laughable If It
were not dangerous.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

An American laundry-machine COM
pany has recently shipped n complete
steam-laundry plant to NladiYostok'
Eastern Siberia. 1t will be capable of
handling 1000 pieces of linen day,
and will consist of washers, centrifugal
wringers and large mangle. This Is
said TO be the first introduction of such
an equipment into that region. If SO,
1t is doubtless case of Wiring out
the old; wiring in the new," slightly TO
amend Tennyson's familiar lines.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

f In snite of the biblical blessing OF the
man who lnterferes to stop a quarrel,
it frequently happens that the peace
maker. in the present stage of civlllza-
ton. fares worse than the original con-
tcstants Witness. for instance, the
recent shooting ARRAY In which two
men were fatally and one seriously
wounded A prominent merchant was
in restaurant eating his lunch when
party of drunken men entered and
began to make Objectionable remarks.
He objected. A fight ensued. 1t hap
pened that a deputy sheriff was In the
room, aud he endeavored 10 interfere
and put an end TO the trouble Ihe
prominent merchant, however, felt az
rrleved nt his interference and drew bis
revolver and began shooting, WINE
the bullets were flying o well-known
physician, who also happened TO be IN
the room. rushed in TO separate the
men. Meanwhile the deputy sheriff. as
n measure of self-defense. had pulled
his own weapon and turned II loose
was found that of the three men the
merchant and the physician were IA
tally wounded. while the officer Of The |
law was seriously wounded. AS for
the drunken men, who were the original
cause of the whole controversy, they |
seem to have escaped scot free. II Is
notorious that persons who interfere
in family quarrels invariably tare
worse than any Of the actual parties
TO the controversy. and instances are
freouent where men who seek peace"
are turned upon and beaten by both OF
the men whom they have attempted TO
separate 1t takes some courage TO
pick a quarrel. but 1t takes much more
to attempt to stop one after it has be-
gun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

"Dlngebat hos original ideas about
family government. 10 says every
home should le a little republic. where
universal liberation prevails and every
one has a voice In the government"
yes his family is managed on that
plan; but he aud Mrs DInglebat have
the SHINE old wrangle every day MS TO
who shall be president"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09
She Never Wns n Boz.

When | come home, the other night,
With an ugly lookin' eye
That | had got into fight,
Poor ma commenced to cry;
But when told pa how II was.
He clapped his hands for JOY,
And told me | done bully, cause
Once he had been boy.
Boys will be boys heard him say,
They won't be otherwise
And the one that learns to fight his way
Is the one that wins the prize:
When | was his age ilghtin' was
Ny greatest earthly joy"
But ma she kept on cryin', cause
She never was a boy.
My golly but I'd hate to be
A girl with fluffy hair,
And always prim as A, u. G,
With clothes too clean to wear!
When ma was small s'pose She was
Red-cheeked and sweet and coy
But, oh, the fun Tint missed her 'canse
She never was boy.
Cleveland Leader
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-09

A coat Of mail formed 10y the inter.
weaving Of thousands Of small temper
cd steel rings, ench of which passes
through six others, is the object Of
much curiosity at the Baltimore central
police station. The coat, which Is said
to be absolutely bullet-proof, was ex-
hiblted to the men Of the district 10y
Captain Schlelgh. II had formerly be-
longed to Chinese highlander Of the
Western Pacific slope. and was brought
to the station for exhibition by Sheriff
II. L. Bevan. OF Marysyille. Ynba Coun-
~, Cal, who has been attending the
Forestcrs' convention In Baltimore.
The coat weighs about thirty-eight
pounds. and Is load that man Of or
binary muscular development would
not care TO carry for any length Of time.
1t Is made like sleeveless jacket, and
is long enough to cover portion Of the
lower limbs and the arms halfway to
the elbow. Its history is most interest
ing Several years ago the authorities
of Yuba County received word that n
meeting Of the Hlghbinders Chinese
cutthroats and blackmailersl was to be
held. and they surprised the yellow
skinned plolters In n cabin. The lights
were put out as the sheriff and his dep
uties approached. and n desperate bat
tie ensued. The Chinese were captured.
says the Baltimore American, and from
the body Of dead ChInaman the coat
of mail was taken. IT being beneath an
ordinary blouse The Chlnaman had
died from bullet wound In the head.
Sin the room were found number OF
bnlls which had tiattened against the
coat Of mail.