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as ssn, o.s al the Pyramids.

Tie british museum. the great Euro
pean %storehouse of things out of the
ordinary. has hundreds of Egyptian
mummies Of all dynasties carefully
slowed away within its walls. Some OF
these are comparatively recent efforts
at embalming. and others date back to
the wide revolving shades OF centu
ries past" The oldest of the entire col
lection is the mummy of Mykerinos.
He was a king in Egypt In what Is
known to history as the fourth dynas-
ty" and wore his golden tiara and sat
ON the throne of thrones 1000 years be-
fore the wise men followed the star OF
fate till il stopped oye that lowly
howell In bethlehem where the infant
Jesus lay.
Mykerinos was the builder of the
third pyramid at Glzeh, where his
headless mummy was discovered In
the year 1895. The stone coffin in
which he was being transported to
England was lost at sea and lay at the
bottom of the ocean for two years be
fore being recovered. 1t Is seldom that
a mans bones are subjected TO yicissl-
tudes. especially 1000 or 6.O0o years
after his death.
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RESTING IN MIDAlR.
Faculty of Posing Possessed by
Some of the Largest Birds.

~While | never have seen ii explained
In print" said one of the pathological
sharps Of the 700, lit is a wonder to
me persons should express amazement
at the ability of certain birds to hang
poised in the air without wing motion.
1T is a favorite trick of the great
condor. Away in the air, far beyond
the mountain tops, these birds hang
poised as motionless as If perched on
solid rock. True, their wings are out
stretched, but even through glasses not
the slightest motion is perceptible.
They remain in this position for many
minutes, sometimes for an hour, max
Ing a careful scrutiny of everything be
low them In their search for prey.
Then. with Il slight fitting of the wings,
they flap slowly away. or, having
found what they were seeking, dart
like a bullet toward II. The eagle,
hawk and other species have this same
faculty of poising apparently on moth.
Ing.
These birds move about until they
meet an uprising current of air. 1t
may come from Immediately beneath
them. from wind detected by striking
a cliff along the sea, or may come
from a great distance. where a rush
ing wind struck the side of a moun
tain and was turned upward. Being
on the wing most of the time in search
OF prey, they have learned to utilize
these u%prushing air currents for their
nNun nupNogas Eonnfnu n ana of thpzn
and heading to the wind, they fix their
pinions at an angle which will permit
them 10 rest there and scrutinize some
thing that has taken their attention
perhaps on the plain below. Thus,
while they g poised on nothing, the
air current rushing upward buoys
them.
you see the same thing In mid
ocean when ships are followed by
hocks of gulls, in some rare case clear
across the ocean. When the ships start
out the gulls fly here and there. some-
times away on high and again skim
ming the surface OF the water In
search OF food. As the hours and days
pass they tire, and then you will see
them poise for rest on the air current
rising from the stern of the ship. The
onrush Of an ocean greyhound creates
a swiftly rising air current In Its wake.
This curls owe like a wave and rushes
into the made by the steamer,
and on 1t the gulls are carried along
without effort and at the same speed
at which the ship is ~travellng."-New
York Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

The intelligence of animals seems,
as a rule, To be moderated rather than
oyerrated. A dog breeder described
the other day a wonderful collie that
had belonged 10 Sir John Lubbock.
This dog he said, would, when II
was hungry, lay at its masters feet a
card marked food When II was
thirsty II would fetch a card marked
drink When ii wanted TO take a
walk II would bring a card marked
out Sir John Lubbock trained 1t to
do this trick In less than a month.
He put the food card over the dogs
food and made II bring the card TO him
before he would allow II to eat, and in
the matter of drinking and going oui
he used a like method. The cards
were similar In shape and color; moth.
ing but the writing Oh them differed
Since. therefore, the dog distinguished
them by the writing alone, 1t may
truly be said that the animal could
read"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15
The Ii,os on the Niger.

Ivory anklets. often very heavy. are
only Worn by the Ibo women of wealth
and Importance. but the metal anklets
worn by others may be many pounds
In weight, and some of them wear huge
brass plates, perhaps "A foot in diam
eter, which. once fixed TO the ankles,
are never removed. The men wear a
single strip of cotton cloth, but those
who come much in contact with the
Europeans are now learning to wear
trousers. Their weapons are flint
locks, bows and spears, the latter both
for hurting and thrusting.
The huts are built of mud and mat
ting and are quadrangular In shape.
The center is an open courtyard. at
one end of which is the apartment of
the head of the house, while the wives
and family are accommodated in other
rooms on the right and left Of the
courtyard. There Is no furniture or
ornament and but a few household
utensils and weapons.-All the Year
Round.
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The Decimal Point.

In both France and Germany one
fourth "a reduced to a decimal is writ
ten as %; in England it is written
% always with the period at the top
OF the linel and In the United States In
this way. %. France and Germany
always use the comma. England and
the United States the period, the only
difference being the manner In which 1t
is placed upon the line. Sir Isaac New
ton Is given the credit of originating
the present English method OF using
the decimal point. his reasons being
that by placing ii at the top of the line
1t could be distinguished at a glance
from the full stop" punctuation mark.
All English mathematician use the
mark in the way proposed by Newton
and the period as a sign of multiplied
ton.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

Bearded women have existed at all
periods of the worlds history. Even
Herodotus, the father of history"
gives us an account Of one pedasnes,
who lived above Halicarnassus." n
priestess Of Minerva, whose chin regu,
larry budded with a large beard when
ever any great public calamity impend.
ed. Bartel Careful, IA woman of Copen.
hagen, had a beard reaching TO her
waist. Charles XII. of Sweden had Il
female grenadier In his army who pos
sessed the beard as well as the courage
of "A man. Margaret, duchess of Aus
tria and governess of the Netherlands,
had a large, why, stiff beard. of which
she was very proud. or late years
Albert, duke of Bavaria, reports having
had a young lady governess In his
household who was the proud pos
SCISSOR of a very large black beard"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

According TO a contemporary. a bishop
who is widely known for his sympa-
thetie and kindly nature having occa-
sion recently to call upon "a widow Oh
some church matter. and finding her
deeply distressed at her loneliness, ven
tured, as he was quite entitled to do, TO
offer a few words Of fatherly consola-
ton. You must not" he said, be cast
down by your sorrow and lonely posi-
ton. Remember the maxim, Man pro
poses. but y "Ah, my lord" inter
rupted the lady, IF man only would
1t Is not mentioned whether the bishop
was a bachelor or not.-London Stand
ard.
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II might be readily supposed that the
glove was an article of modern luxury,
On the contrary. these hand coverings
date back almost as far as history it.
self. Homer mentions them in his writ
ings. and Xenophon also. stating that
the great Cyrus once forgot his gloves
IN an important occasion. From the
earliest times the manufacture of
gloves has been an important trade in
France. and in 100 ~Charlemagne grant
ed an unlimited right to the abbot and
monks of Slthin to make gloves from
the skins of deer they killed. The word
glove being of Anglo-Saxon origin, it is
conjectured by some hat the Saxons
introduced the trade of glove making
Into England.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15
THOROUGH TREATISE ON
CALIFORNIA LIEN LAW

The Bancroft whitney Company Of San Fran
cisco have Just published an excellent treatise
on Contract and Statutory Liens in California
and Their Enforcement" by Charles NJ. Buford
Of the San Francisco bar. The scope of the
book Is really broader than its title, Tor the
author treats not only "liens' imposed by
operation Of law, but all membranes created
for security only. including both contract and
statutory securities.
Mr. BuGord has treated in a thorough man
ner the rather large subject Of liens IN cal.
iiornia and his work makes "a volume OF more
than 1909 pages. II is the same size as the new
Code of Procedure lately issued by the Bancroft
whitney Company. Lawyers who have often
been put to the toll and trouble OF running
down points Of lien law in the codes, digests
aud reports viii lind MIR. Bufoid's treatise
extremely convenient. Tit author has ar
ranged his copious matter with intelligence
and the book presents clearly the law ON every
phase OF the comprehensive subject of liens.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

Gated. No other systemic catarrh
remedy has AS yet been devised. In
sist upon having Peruna. There are
no medicines that can he substituted.
II you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to Or. Hart
man, giving a full statement of your
case, and he will be pleased to give
you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Colum
bus, o.
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QUEER SroRlES

The Sultan Of Turkey requires that
all state documents and papers intend.
ed for his perusal shall first pass
through a careful process Of dislnfec.
ton.
A curious sight In the streets Of To
kio Is to see al old man seated on a
smooth piece of ground having round
him little piles OF sand Of different col
ors, red. blue. yellow. black. etc. Plac-
ing a pinch from each pile in his right
hand, he will draw on the smooth
ground the figure OF a man or woman,
the dress all properly colored by the
sand trickllng through his fingers. Ii
is done with great rapidity and shows
remarkable dexterity.
An indication Of a new tendency in
scientific study is furnished by the
plan OF the Geographical Society Of
Baltimore to send to the Bahama ISL
ands a ship carrying a staff of fifty
persons. who will study the geology,
geography, botany. zoology. climatol-
ogy, physics and medical and hygienic
conditions OF those islands. The ship,
specially chartered for the purpose,
will be fitted and equipped as the home
and laboratory of the party during the
entire trip.
Accounts of early writers show that
squirrels must formerly have been
amazingly numerous. Golman says
that the gray coat vas a fearful
seourge TO the Colonial farmers and
that Pennsylvania paid 5000 in boun-
ties for their scalps In 1749 alone. This
meant the destruction OF $4,000 with
In a comparatively small district. In
the early days OF Western settlement
regular hunts were organized by the
inhabitants. who would range the
woods In two companies from morning
till night. wing as to which band
should bring home the greatest num-
Der of trophies. The quantities thus
killed are almost incredible now.
An African chiefs umbrella Is OF
greater Importance than many people
imagine, apart from Its enormous size.
Its loss In battle more than equals the
loss OF a standard of a European com
mander. Some Of the umbrellas are OF
prodigious dimensions, being no less
than 20 feet In diameter, with ribs
IL feet G inches long. They are made
of lancewood, and the covering is OF
~gorgeously colored ehlntz, In varied
....f1na - ar4,asap rallaNu md hIna
The opening is performed by means OF
pulleys and ropes attached to the run
ner." this operation requiring the sery-
Ices of three or four men. The pole,
or handle, Is OF birch, and Is about II
or Is feet high.
A new method OF discovering beds OF
ore hidden underground. In which cleo
tricity serves for a detective. Is said
TO have met with some success In
Wales and In Cornwall. A current OF
high potentlal-3o.000 or more volts
is led TO two metal rods set In the
ground. From these. lines of force
spread In all directions, and can be de-
tected by means of a telephone receiv-
er connected with another pair of
metal rods. which may be placed In
any desired position. When no sounds,
or only very faint ones. are heard, that
fact indicates a DETECTION OF the lines
of force. and by shifting the place of
the rods the location OF the metallic
masses which produce the detection
can be determined.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

Probably the p%atriarch's staff was the
first adaptation of the walking stick.
and from its first inception to the pres.
N day it has undergone almost end
less changes. In 1T0l footmen attend
ing gentlemen were forbidden to carry
swords, these being replaced by a por
ter's staff. Thirty years later gentle
men We're forbidden to carry swords
but allowed to carry large oak sticks
Before many years vanished and pol
ished woods with ornamental heads
came into use and in one form or an
other have held their own in publ,
popularity.
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been engendered by the tone poems Of
Richard Strauss. He has sought to
make music express abstract thoughts
and emotions. to reproduce realistic
facts, to be philosophical, sensual. hui
ms demanded by the subject
In doing so he has employed
so much melody as harmonic de
vices and instrumental combinations.
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WIFE SINGS HIS SONGS.

A feature of the Richard Strauss or
chestral concerts In New York Is the
singing of his songs by his wife, a re-
markably pretty and talented woman
Few musical compositions have ever
excited the discussions which have
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15
iiow's This?

We Offer one Hundred Dollars Reward FOL
any case OF CatArrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Gatnrfh Cure.
FL CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known + }
Cheney fot the last Is years, and believe hin
perfectly honorable in all business Transaction
and financially able To carry out any ob1ga
tons made by theiT nrm.
NEsr 4 IRuAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o
NALpIHa, KfSsAS a MAHvIS. Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo. O.
Halls CatArrh Cnre u taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. sent Tree.
Price 75e. per bottle. sold by ali Druggists.
nnllla Family PIE are The hesl.
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A Center of Attraction.

II shouldn't be surprised II our child
should be II great statesman, with ex-
traordinary talents for 6llbustering,"
said the father.
"Why. he can't even talk yet" said
the mother.
That's true. He hasn't anything TO
say, and yet look at the time and at
tention he can ~monopolize. Wash
ington Star.
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HeIplng Him.

Intrepid Misunderstanding of conun-
drums, Mr.. Slocum. here's a good one,
Why is the letter "a like a wedding
ring?
Procrastinating Bachelor-Oh, I'm no
good at conundrums.
Intrepid Widow-You give 1t up2
Why, because we" can't be we'd
without II,
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den and giving me little hope of re-
covery. ! spent hundreds of dollars
In medicine which did me no good.
/ was persuaded by a friend to try
Peruna | took ii two weeks without
much improvement, but / kept on
with it and soon began to get we'll and
strong very last. Within two months
| WAS cured, and have been we'll ever
since. | am d strong advocate of Pc
rnna. &C. Hershman.
Peruna cures eatarrh of the kidneys,
liver and other pelvic organs, simply
because 1t cures catarrh wherever 10
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His Point of View.

81 wonder why there are no mar
riages in heaven" said the sweet young
thing.
well, heavens heaven, isn't it,"
asked the crusty bachelor.-Detroit
Free Press.
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PresumDtiye Evidence.

"But-how DO you know he went IL
heavenT'
"Kaze the mule kicked him that way
an he hain't never come down yit.'-
Atlanta Constitution
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Don'taccept ''somethingjus as good. y
Insist on having Old Kirk Whisky. \.
Z. Hotaling * Co., 429 Jackson ST., san
Francisco, Cal.
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h ~NIosnuitoes.

Certain species of mosquitoes hiber-
nate In the adult state, others in the
larvae state and some In the egg
Larvae live through a winter In solid
loo
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riTC permanently cured. No nts or nervous
flIN ness after hfst days use OF Dr. kllne.s
iisaT Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. X. IL. Kline, Ltd
wi Arch street, Philadelphia, IA.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

Whats in a name27 Well, William,
think Of the bother To busy men were old
Gilt Edge" changed TO another name
any nther nnme-NeI Milliam2
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

MIX is now reduced to a powder by
A new Swedish invention. Five quarts
Of skim milk yield one pound OF pow
der.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

A fearful widow who said that her
daughters were her only resources
said she intended To see that her re
sources were husbanded.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

When you ask for casearets Candy cathartic
don't be cheated with cheap limitations on
which the seller makes more money! BeHarei
Druggists, Zoe. Doe, Zoe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

not only builds up weak constitutions,
but searches out and destroys germs
and poisons of every description and
cleanses the system of all impurities,
thus laying the foundation for a
healthy, steady increase in weight
and future good health.
Food may be bountiful and the
appetite good, but still the system
weakens and we remain poor in flesh
unless what we eat is properly digested
and turned into rich, pure blood.
S. S. S. re-inforces the Stomach and
aids the digestion and assimilation of
food, and there is a rapid up-building
of health and strength. S. S. S. acts
promptly and benefeially upon the mel
It up, and relieves the strain by prodt
can find no tonic so invigorating as S.
of roots and herbs its use is attended
find that it braces them up, improve
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

To-day drink some "Ca%stlewood" Bour-
bon, or Rye Whisky. Highest grade Ken
tneky goods. Cartan, Mccarthy 4 Co,
sole distributors. San Francisco.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

Mothers will find Mrs. Minslow's Sootle
ing syrup The best remedy 10 use for their
children during the teething period.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15
To sr.ak Ia New shoes.

Alwayss shake In Aliens Foot Ease. a powder
IL cures hot, sweating, aching, swollen leel
Cures Germs, lngrowing Nails and bnnlohs.
At all Druggists and Shoe stores, 2hc p9n
accept any substitute. sample mailed fhhh'
Address Allen :. olmsted, lie Roy NJ
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

II breeding light horses breed for
speed, il for heavy horses breed for
strength.
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In cleaning the horses stables clean
the managers and troughs as we'll AS
the atnlls.
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w. L. DOUGLAS
& So SHOES SSSiI S9
You can save from SO to SIS yearly by
wearing W. l.. Douglas $3.50 or $50 shoes.

IleY equal THOSE
that have been cost
ing YOU from i.oo
Ia $500. The inn
mense sale of W. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Loci for name aud
price on bottom
That Douglas uses Cor
0na Coli proves there il
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona i the highest
grade Pat. Leather made
- B9H I4FaH EUsfayEUva4
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Keep dust out of clothing and thel
will last so much longer.
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II you have good ideas see If you
can put them into practice. That Is
the only way to make money out OF
them.
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A light heart will make the heayi
eaf task light.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

Avoid colds by drinking Kentucky
Eayorite Whiskey. Sprnanee, Stanley
q Co, San Francisco.
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1t is useless to try to teach as in.
telligent an animal AS the horse by
beating il.
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A library in any home is a SURF
sign of culture.
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II a man finds consolation in reli
gion II is n good thing tn lei him
keep.
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1t v~italizes the blood, gives vigor n tone
to all the organs and functions, and Is
positively unequaled for all rundown or
debilitated conditions.
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Read enough of a good book To
children to arouse their curiosity ana
they will do the rest.
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Pisois Cure for Consumption is MALL
Bile medicine for coughs and ooids:-s,
sAnuKI. Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
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Hundreds of Dollars Spent
in Vain.

Mr.. Cyrus I%Iershman,
Sheridan, Ind, writes
Two years ago was a
sick man. Catarrh had
settled In the pelvic or
pans. making life "A bur
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-10-15

A woman recently died in New
York at the age of l03 years. She
lived in three centuries-lsth, 18th
md goth.
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Catarrh Destroys the Kidneys
Was Miserable Gould Not Stand up or
Walk--Pe-ru-na Cured.
Many Persons Have
CaidPPh and Don't
knOM H..

Mr.. james NJ. Powell,
G33 Troost street, Kansas
City, Mo.,Niee Grand of
|. o. o. f., of Cherry
vile, Kan, writes -
About four years ago |
suffered with a severe ca.
tarrh OF the bladder, which
caused continued irritation
and pain. | was miserable
and could not stand up or
walk for any length of
time without m e
WEAKNESS and pain be.
gan taking Peruna and ii
greatly relieved me, and in
eleven weeks | was COM
pletely cured and felt like
a new man.-Iames M.
Powell.
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becoming too poor to properly noursh the body, and 1t must be purified
and enriched before lost weight is regained 1t requires something more
than al ordinary tonic to build up feeble constitution, for unless the poisons
and germs that are lurking in the blood are destroyed, they will further i'm
poverish the blood and weaken the system, and you continue to lose weight
= In S. S. S. will be found purifying and tonic properties combined. Il
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A good borrower generally has lit
tie 10 lend.