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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
He Had the Money,

A Western millionaire, who has made
a fortune out of mines. and who Is re-
markable alike for his liberallty and for
Lis ignorance of his bank account says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. was asked one
day to contribute TO an object of char
ity. The canvasser suggested that one
thousand dollars would be an accepta-
BILE contribution.
"That isn't enough" replied the cap
italst. II will give You five thousand
If have the money in the bank. Wait
until call up and inquire"
He summoned clerk and told him to
telephone to the bank to inquire If he
had five thousand dollars on deposit, as
he desired to contribute that sum. If
possible, to a worthy object. The clerk
returned, and reported that the bank
advised that he had three hundred and
eighty thousand dollars in the bank.
8 Dear me-" cried the capitalist las
much as that Well, make out that
check for five thousand dollars"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

| Desperate efforts were required re-
Gently to save a life In Chicago endan-
gered by the bad handwriting of a doc
tor. The pharmacist who made up a
prescription interpreted the authors
scratches as well as he could and sent
a deadly mistake into victims stom-
ach. Handwriting had sadly declined
in the United States before the arrival
of the machine writer. The cause was
plain. Fads had entered the common
schools and 1t was no longer compul-
sorry to learn to write ieglbly, to spell
correctly, or to put sentences in gram
NAUTICAL shape. Decline of handwriting
throughout the country opened the
doors widely for immigrants who In
foreign schools had acquired a clear
penmanship and added to that valuable
talent fundamental knowledge of
arithmetic, spelling and grammar. Many
of the leading merchants of this gener
alton began life as clerks able to write
intelligibly In establishments whose
capitalists could not trust themselves to
pen letter, fearing that the person ad
dressed would be unable to read It,
From clerk to head of house was often
straight path to skill with the pen and
practical knowledge of the rudiments
of business as it must be recorded
Teaching of penmanship was formerly
as regular an incident in the common
schooling as instruction in history or
at.1,w EoI. 10 Ia
manshlp down before the invention of
the typewriter, which completed the
rout of the pen. SO great dependence
is now laid in this country upon the lit
tie machine, which is alert, manifolding
and distinct, that the art of handwrlt-
ing is almost lost among Americans,
with rare exception. Public school
graduates are not in demand for the
best mercantile places because employ
ers cannot trust them to prepare cor
rect correspondence which 1t is not pru-
dent to make ON the uneonfdential ma
chine. Foreigners still win and keep
the best places of this nature, and will
continue to do SO until American
schools revive instruction In handwrit-
ing and give their students training
enough In English composition to quail
ify them as secretaries. Doctors can
not habitually turn to the typewriter
to take prescriptions; the machine is not
common enough for that. Their pen
manship is proverbially bad; it might
be improved if the reckless among them
were prosecuted for evil consequences
arising out of their inability or unwill-
ingness to write so as to be correctly
read.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
Photographing Jowelry.

Photographing Jewelry Is mn excellent
way of protecting 1t, though compare
lively few American women take that
precaution. In England the custom OF
wearing jewelry in photographs IL
much more prevalent than It is IN New
York, Pictures Of English women OF
wealth aud position usually display the
entire contents of their Jewelry boxes,
and their tiaras, stomachers and neck.
lacos are frequently conspicuous
enough to be serylceable as a means
Of Identification were they stolen al
though thieves rarely dare TO keep such
things intact for even the brlefest time.
American women owning valuable
jewelry are not likely to possess any
photographs Of 1t, unless they were es-
pecially taken. And that precaution
has so far been observed In few cases,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
Red Snappers in Florida.

Red snapper fishing is one Of the i'm
portant minor industries of Florida. 1t
has proven most lucrative business
for the firms engaged IN 1t. The red
snapper is found only over the coral
formations Of the southern seas, and
most of those brought to Pensacola are
caught off the coast of Honduras. A big
fleet of large fishing smacks is engaged
in the business. and as many as 1900
fish have been brought to the port In
one load. All the smacks are now fitted
with ice chests of liberal dimensions in
place of the wells In which the fish for
merly were preserved.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

IIazing has nothing TO commend it.
Brutality is always to be deplored in
every form It is not funny There
isn't real laugh in 1t. and 1t contains
not one atom of man-making quality.
develops neither body nor brain. 1t
does not make n young man brave or
lnanly After every hazing episode
there Is generally ashowl from parents
and friends of the hazed, and prom
Use on the part of those in authority for
better things The victims themselves
seldom say much. There is a college
code Of ethics that. forces them to suf
fer In Silence. Ifazing can he suppress
.sed by expulsion. That is a remedy for
all kinds OF college brutality. Once it
Is known that no college. military or
otherwise, will receive youth who is
not content to keep his hands of his
fellow students under penalty of In
slant and permanent dismissal, the
days of gougings, duckings, poundings
and dosings will have ended
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Now that the limit has been reached
in the development of the racing ma
chine it is a question whether some at
tempt should not be made to return to
normal bodybuilding. The aim of
such building is to combine with rea-
sonable comfort and safety maxi
mum of speed. Beautiful and swift as
the modern racing machines are, no one
would ever follow their lines either for
safety or comfort. Is it not time for the
New York Yacht Club to call halt
and seek to restore to honor the real
boat-the yacht like the great forty foot
Minerva, which crossed the Atlantic
IN fourteen days, scored a season of
straight wins and meanwhile accom-
modated her owner and his guests?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

A young man with Il tallowy com.
plexion, blotched face and slender legs
called at doctors office to consult him.
Doctor" he said, I've heard there's
such thing as tobacco heart | wish
you would tell me If you think that's
what I've got"
The physician listened to a statement
Of his symptoms in detail. noted the vel.
low stain on his fingers. and replied
mo. young man, it isn't tobacco
heart that ails you. 1t is worse than
that. 1t is cigarette brain"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02


IA school teachers education does not
count for much unless she is strong
enough 10 use 1t, so in Chicago candi-
dates for teachers places are very prop
erly required to pass a physical exami-
nation. There was fiuttering In the
normal schools when the rule was
adopted, n year age, 1t being feared
that it would bar out some of the best
students, but the first result was that
IL stimulated them to take proper care
of their health. ''FlIey have had soup
for luncheon, instead of cookies says
well-known professional woman, "and
they have not dieted, as they used to-
on slate-pencils and pickles." These en-
Eghtened graduates are expected not
to collapse under the strain of their
work. A pity ii seems that they will
not have authority to make their pu-
pills take that same road to health
which they themselves have learned to
travel.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

The notion that a modern college
course is essentially a rich boys bless
Ing is greatly shaken by figures collat
ed with regard to the students of Co
lumbia University. 1t is as closely
established as may be that fully 40 per
cent of the young men at that institu-
ton earn a portion of the money nee
cent OF them earn half of their college
money About 5 per cent earn the
whole sum, including living expenses.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Three years ago Mrs. Patrick Fitz-
gerald, of South Plainfield, n. J., was
called to her door one morning by an
, old man who said he was hungry and
had no home. She gave him good
breakfast, and the other day he died,
leaving $l9,0S0 in cash which he ex-
planned ina letter was to be turned over
to Mrs. Fitzgerald. 1t will now be
harder than ever to have the tramp
nuisance abated.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

aires seem to go on the plan that what
ever the value of a live man, a dead
ole is worth only what his doctor can
extract by the aid of the law. The
fight over the late Chris Magee's dec
tor bill was famous. Now another ply
sician is In court trying to collect So
2I3.2J from the estate of man who
WAS a Carnegie Steel Company partner
The doctor wants $25 for each visit
and his patient had S6000,000. The
physician swears that he kept the brain
and body of the rich man going for one
year. and that In those twelve months
he added an even one million dollars
to his fortune. If that Is true the doc
tors bill Is triaIng. There are good
many men who would part with for
tunes for month, or even week, Of
life aud health and business activity.
To-day one New-Yorker Will pay ST.
100000 for the restoration of his eye
sight The method doesn't matter.
Only let the blessed sunshine flow into
the windows now closed and the
money will be ready. Nobody can real
ly put just price on health or life, not
even the individual who only real.
ICES how precious both are when
he sees them slipping from him.
The Chinese who are rich enough to
have doctors pay them regularly and
will so long as there is no occasion for
a physicians services. When Mr.. Chi
naman falls i'll the medlca, man draws
no salary till his patient is wen again.
Doctors of Pittsburg's mlllionaires
might try that plan with profit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

! Saadl. the poet, was once asked from
whom he learned his good manners; his
reply was, "From the ill-mannered."
Although much may be learned from
Opposltes, caution from the reckless,
thrift from the prodlgal, and truthful
ness from the untruthful, the supply
of such teachers exceeds the demand.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Sir Thomas Upton says he still
thinks the Shamrock is a better boat
than the Columbia. If he gets any sat
isfaction out of the idea no one should
be ungenerous enough to deprive him
of It.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Why do birds Ihigrate?" asks
writer Cor one of the Illustrated maya
zines. Peradyenture they are trying to
get away from the boy with the rub
Der shooter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
Remedy for Warts.

A simple remedy for warts is n dram
of salieylie acid with an ounce of COLO
dion in bottle which has tiny brush
run through the cork. Apply this mix
ture to the warts twice day and In a
few days they will dry up and fall of. -
Ladies' Home Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

A monument has been erected in
Kansas in honor of Zebulon Pike. the
man who discovered Pixies Peak. 1t
will hardly serve TO cast the latter in
the shade.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

/. Many of the best women in the world
don't know how TO get Off moving
street car, and still they are respected
and beloved.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Mr.. Roosevelt so far has met with
complete success IN crowding seven
people, into a White. House built for
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
Etiquette 20 BE Avoided.

The etiquette that makes us do an
insIncere act is an etiquette to be avoid
ed. Honesty of action is the foundation
of the finest manners-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

"A baby" says contemporary, can
cry louder than brass band can play.
We have tried it." AS baby, or as a
brass band2
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

He may mean well but we always
entertain a suspicion of the man who
pronounees anarchist with the accent
on the second syllable.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Santos Dumorfs dirislble baroon
may not he altoqelher safe. h1t It has
had better luck 10 the iratter Of life and
limb than goS1 many automobiles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

The consumption of horse meat in
Vienna is increasing. The people there
ate up 25,G4G horses in 1890, This in
dicates n tendency to pretty fast liv-
ing
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Taking 1t for all in ALL the Schley-
Sampson controversy is a powerful ar
gument against war.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

a new variety or Shrysantbcmnm
has been aarldd the dtreIIfggard.
II Is TO be bcped tliht 1T ~ 'bfetiier
than It's maine. ~ F@i9f
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Ida-I am little suspicious about his
genealogical tree.
May--Ah, then HIS tree is a little
shady
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Some men are like donkeys; they lack
horse sense.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

In China funeral professions have the
right OF way In the streets and all traf.
hc must make way for them. -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

During the recent solar eclipse cool
winds were noticed blowing away from
the shadow at q distance OF 1900 mlles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

The new doctor easily knows the DIFF.
ference between "goldng spine" and
"backache." II Is about $50.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

Have you fool spot? Ever notice
how much trouble it causes you? Why
not cut II out?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

When dog succeeds in capturing his
tail his end is accomplished.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

The old question Of the value Of
physicians services is up again in
Pittsburg. There the heirs Of million
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02

devoted to study, or reading of some
kind. For several weeks nothing was
allowed to interfere with this arrange
ment, but at the end of that time the
quiet of Mrs. Mason's house was dis
turbed by the unexpected arriyal'of Aunt
Martha ana Ida, who came up to Chico
pee for the purpose of inducing Mrs. Ma
son and Mary to spend the coming winter
In Boston. At first Mrs Mason hesitate
ed, but every objection which either she
or Mary raised was so easily put aside
that she finally consented, saying she
would be ready to go about the middle Of
November.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-15
N0(ND[RS NAY STRIKE
shorthill Company Men May
Quit Work if Differences Are
Not Settled.
Want Nine Hours Work and Ten
Hours Pay-To Decide Sat.
urday Night.
Received Increases Last Spring,
and Company Contracts Made
on That Basis.

The moudcrs in the employ of the y.
u. Shorthill Company are threatening
II strike for higher wages, but have de-
cided to wait until Saturday night
before taking final action. Their first
demand WAS for a raise of % cents per
DAY for each man. When it Was eX-
planned to their committee that the
company had taken all of its contracts
on the present basis of wages and
could not increase the labor scale they
reconsit!ered and then asked for a nine-
hour day With ten hours pay on the
ground that they could do the same
work in a shorter day.
This latter proposition was taken UNI
der consideration by Secretary c. X.
Speers now i'm charge of the company 5
business. who is to give his answer
Saturday. Many of the older men have
signifed their desire To stay at work at
;he present scale. but if a strike should
be ordered by the majority they would
probbaly go out, too. The Shorthill
moulders are getting from S1.1o to $3.50
per day. They all received Il raise in
the spring and upon this basis the
company made its contracts. About
twenty five men are involved, the
bridge working department and ma
chine shops not being affected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-15
RAINFALL WAS HEAVY.
Nearly Two Inches Fell in Six Hours
This Morning-River Rises Two


The rainfall during the early hours
this morning amounted to dlactiy 1875
inches, and that after Z o'clock. when
the observation was taken, will bring
the total to little more than two
inches. The downpour was incessant
for two or three hours. and was accom-
panied by severe electrical disturbances
and a little wind. The low places thru
out the. city We're again flooded. rciud-
ing the Northwes tern and Central
tracks at the union passenger station,
which We're submerged. But little dam
age is reported from railways, altho a
few delays We're caused. The central's
tracks at the Bee. garden cut We're
covered with water during the night,
but no particular damage was done.
AS 81 result of the heavy rains north
the river came up two feet during the
night, making a toeal of three feet in
the past twenty-four hours. 1t is still
rising slowly, but it is not anticipated
that it will leave the present banks.
Seyenty-seven was the maximum
temperature Thursday and the mini
mum, 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-15
FINDS QUANTITY OF SHOES.
Sheriff Shoemaker Discovers Twenty
four Pairs of Foot Apparel in a Fer
olIson Hotel

guson Hotel.
Sheriff 7. j. Shoemaker went to Fer
Euson Thursday afternoon to investi-
gate report that came to him, in effect
that Landlord George SimcoX, of the
Ferguson Hotel, had purchased
twenty-four pairs of shoes that the
sheriff has good reason to
think were part of the lot
of thirty-two pairs stolen last
Friday night from Ernest Weirshaar, a
merchant at Rhodes. Mr.. Simcox
made no objection whatever to exhibit
ing the shoes, which he bought last
Sunday from a man who offered them
for sale. Simcox paid on an average of
as cents a pair for the shoes and has
already sold ten pairs. The man of
whom he bought them claimed to have
himself purchased the lot from another
man. After buying them Mr. SimcoS
heard of the Rhodes robbery and had
been intending to inform Mr. Weir
shaar of his purchase. thinking that
perhaps they might belong to him.
Sheriff Shoemaker is thoroughly con-
WINGED that the property was that of
Weirshaar, but to make sure Mr.. Weir
shaar went to Ferguson today to see if
he could identify them.
Mr.. Smcox describes the man of
whom he bought the shoes as being
very young, not over, apparently. IL
years of age. He was shabbily attired
In dark suit of clothes, and had every
appearance of being a tramp. His
weight, he thinks, would be about 13O
rounds; he was shaved smooth and
had dark hair and eyes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-15
is NInETY.FouR YEARS OLD.
Uncle Jesse Hole Rapidly Climbing
to Centenarian Mark.

Uncle Jesse hole Rapidly Climbing
to Centenarian Mark.
"Uncle' Jesse Hole, the venerable
father of Mr.. O. III. Hole of this city,
celebrated today his ninety fourth am
niversary by having about him his
children and other members of his fam
lily at a family dinner enjoyed at the
Hole home, 6l0 Nest Main street, MI
Hole is one OF the best known mon in
Marshall county, having come here
from Columbiana county, Ohio, in April
1864
Mr.. Hole was born in Columbiana
county Aug. 10, 1S0s. He located in
Marietta when he came west and has
since called that settlement his nome
altho for the past three years he has
spent the greater part of his time in
this city. He is in the best of health,
and thinks nothing OF q long walk. In
fact he is far more sprighty than most
men of SO. and he has no reason to be-
lieve but that he will live to see the
age that classifys him as a centenar-
ian. Mr.. Hole has been life-long re-
publican, castingg his first vote as a.
national republican or whig for Henry
Clay. in 1892, when that eminent
statesman was defeated by Andrew
jackson. Mr. Hole was among the
very few, in this city. who formed a
section in the memorable Harrison
campaign, as one who had voted for
Benjamin Harrison for president. and
lad also cast a vote for that presidents
grandfather, William Henry Harrison.
In honor of his anniversary Mr.. Hole
was presented by the members of his
family with handsome gold watch
chain and Masonic charm, the charm
being engraved With his initials, and
the dates, "1S0S-1902." Mr.. Hole was
made a Mason in 1885,. in the Allen lodge
of Columbiana, one Of the oldest lodges
in eastern Ohio.
Those who enjoyed the anniversary
gathering today We're Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
L. Hole and family, of Hartland Mrs.
j. l.. Hole and son, Mr.. Harry Hole,
of Eldora; Mrs. Emrna Lodge, of Mari
eta; Mr.. and Mrs. O. II. Holes Miss
Lou Hole, and MIR. and Mrs. Theodore
p Marsh of this city,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-15
BIG Factory OFFER
This City Offered a Factory En-
terprise With Millions Of
Capital Behind 1t.
Would Employ 200 Men and
Erect Costly Buildings and
Plant.
Citizens Fail to Agree on Terms,
But Another Conference Is
to Be Held.

Secretary Sears of the Commercial
Club entertained party of eastern
capitalists yesterday, who visited Mar
shaltown for the purpose of perfecting
their plans to erect a large manufacture
ing establishment in this city, which
Will employ nearly 200 men and result
in the erection of Il large and costly
plant. A delegation of leading business
men were invited to the Pilgrim hotel
last evening. where they met the
strangers to hear their proposition. No
definite understanding was reached,
and the party returned home, expecting
to make a second visit TO the city later
on.
The men have ample capital behind
them, responsible banks rating some OF
the members of the proposed company
in the millions, and they Immediately
deposited a check for $1,000 with the
Commercial Club as a guarantee OF
their good faith in their offer. Ii the
city accepts the proposition offered III
will be necessary to raise large sum
by the sale of lots, and it was proposed
to use the same tract of land where the
Hawkeye canning factory stood, which
was recently plated and sold for an
other factory scheme, that afterward
failed to materiaize. However, the new
company demands SO much ground for
factory purposes that the twelve-acre
tract will not be large enough, and
steps are being taken to procure lar
ger piece of ground in the west part OF
town, near the railroad tracks, where
a common switch could be put in and
where there would be lots enough to
raise the amount of money required.
In the opinion OF local bankers present
this company offers the best opportu-
nifty that has ever come before the
Commercial Club. because of the high
financial standing and business capa-
city of the parties interested and be-
cause of the immense capital behind
the enterprise. If n citizens committee
and the company can agree on terms
this institution will far outclass the
glucose works and possibly equal the
Iowa Central shops in its industrial
worth to MarshalltoWn.