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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

handle sword or lance About fifteen
years ago n tomb was opened at Ca
pun, which contained remarkable
specimen Of wellmade artificial leg.
II was composed OF thin sheets Of
bronze. riveted together and fastened
to wooden core. Iron bars connected
the leg with bronze belt round the
waist of the skeleton. aud there were
traces of wooden foot. The iron hand
of Gotz Won Berlichingen is historic,
but among the German knights of his
time there Is record OF one who had
an iron foot which weighed nearly ten
pounds, and with this pedal extension
lie could kick so hard that his servants
finally stole It and threw II into the
Rhine. He had a second made which
shared the fate OF the first, and he
then contented himself with n foot
made of German oak. The servants
and retalners Of bis castle did not an
parently mind being kicked with an
oaken foot but they drew the line at
| iron
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19
Carolina.

ed w s Crouch of Tacoma, Wash. at
the Raleigh.
rThe other night, shortly after ar
rlylng here, got into an accidental
talk with "A gentleman who Glanced 10
be my vis-a-vls at dinner He was a
stranger, ana as | was In the same eat
egory it was pleasant TO have someone
TO chat with. Moreover. he was evil
IDENTIFY gentleman OF standing and re-
spectability and looked like a man Of
good Intelligence lie was well dress
ed and his whole aspect betokened pros
perity.
He found out that hailed from the
West and the information pleased him.
i like Western people immensely he
said They are not so ceremonious and
so hard to get acquainted with as those
who live In the East. | am a Western
er myself and am tickled nightly tc
meet you. Come here. waiter. and tax,
the gentleman's order AS | was say
ing, being from the West myself, it Ii
a real comfort TO run across you.
And may I ask where your HON,
isT
"'My home, sir, Is Plttsburg. PA.
AIN proud to live In such a great ant
enterprising city, Later on, when
told him that hailed from the town OF
Tacoma. he asked me II | was IL
Washington Territory. and seemed sur
prised when told him Washington hat
been State for the last thirteen years
Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

pelces of goods cut from dresses and
neektles worn by famous women aud
men. Each piece OF goods IL nccumpea
led by an autograph letter. These I-l.
ters themselves form a rare collection
which II would be impossible 10 dupli.
cate
Among the contributors TO the uniquf
quilt are the following: Alice ana
Phoebe Cary. John g. Whittier. onida
Louisa NJ Alcott. Jean lnreiow. Marx
Twain. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Charles Eghert .craddpek. oliver Wen
dell Holmes. William Black. Henry
Ward Beecher. ". D. Howells, Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, General Lew Wal
lace. raderewskl. pntli,. Rose Cleve-
lnnd. Mary Curtis Lee Mrs. Tom
Thumb Mrs. H. r. Leo. General l. s.
Grant. General John \. Logan. General
J. {. Fremont, General W :. Rose.
Grams, General Stirling Price. General
FhzhuGh Lee. Grover Cleveland. john
q. Carlisle. g. @. Vest. Mrs. James X
Polk Mrs. Jefferson Davis. General Joe
Wheeler. Joseph jefferson. Thomas "
Keenc. Sol Smith Russell. Fanny Day
enp,rt, Julia Marlowe and Ella Wheel
er Wilcox
The contributions OF General Lew
Wallace and several others were In the
form of indellble autographs on silk
Some OF the slgners sent pieces en-.
broldered with bars of some famous
songs. One of the pieces, embroidered
Ia gold, was cut from the dress OF the
Queen of Delhi nj the time her palace
was looted during the Sepoy rebellion
This quilt Is the property OF Il. NJ
fost, Of st. Louis. The pieces compos-
ing II were collected by him and his
wife during sixteen years OF travel
about the world
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

In a recent issue Of the Independent
there was q novel BIZ Of criticism thst
makes interesting reading An Amer
lean machinist who lives In England
was invited TO criticize freely aud hon
estly tile Londoners aud Londoner
Nss given space TO tell the worst ne
knew about America Virgil p. Stack
house. American. dipped his pen IN
yitriol and declared that the average
Londoner is a pltiful type OF mankind.
lie is densely ignorant. and knows lit
tie else than 10 say God save tho
King in season and out. His life Is
monctony intensified and education II
mostly gained In the public houses
which are frequented by women and
children Mr.. Stackhouse sees nothing
but mental and moral decay for the
average Loudoner. who Is pronounced
stupid" Herbert w. Horwill, who
loves q king Ike child loves its
mothers milk. and Is British to the
core. slobbered some when he tried TO
nnd the great American fault. He
SAYS w. feel too big and haven't
proper ssDss Of the fitness Of things;
that we don't realize how inharmo-
Nous we are. This may mean n good
deal or Il may mean nothing. but as
examples he found fault with the
spread Of Christian Science and the
decorations at the funeral Of VIM. Nc
Kinley He also asserts that When
discipline becomes less abhorrent to
the American mind. American life, so
cial and Intellectual. will become less
afflicted by the spirit Of jerklness.' In
other words we are condemned for
being natural. We keep our feet on
the ground and our hearts In the right
place. Few Of us wear a society mask.
and II we are raw and crude. we are
at least human. Mr.. Horwill did a
poor job at criticizing. II the worst
that the world can find to say Of
America cuts no deeper than a sugges-
tion that We don't know how to wear
our clothes or act when company
comes. there is still hope for the land
OF the free.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

% tent. drinking tea and gossiplng. and
II Is only In the autumn aud winter,
when the cnmeis have TO be employed
for transport service, that the Mongol
does any hard work. Every Mongol is
n born horseman, and he herds his
flocks of sheep, goats and camels on
horseback being able. Il is said, TO keep
his seat even when intoxicated. as he Is
not infrequently. Horse racing Is mn ex-
tremely popular amusement the num-
Der of entries for each race being enor-
nous. and Kind Of polo is played in
which the place Of the ball Is taken by
fat sheep, held IN the arms Of one OF
the players, from which the others try
10 snatch II.
There Is. in fact no circumstance OF
Mongol life In which horsemanship
does not play part. Courtshlp and mar
riage take place on horseback. simu
lated chase aud abduction OF the bride
constituting the ceremony OF the latter,
while even IN the last scene OF HE
drama the ruling passion strong 10
neuih u ited"S"''
eral obsequles. AS RUE 'iie oni''eHe
burial rites are Followed IN the c"se vi
the chief lamas ana princes VINO
placed In collins, are purleu III 'ohip9
on the steppes, before whlch 'he ne
scendants OF the deceased nave 10 Nor'
ship as prescribed by custom. Inc
poorest people, and even the lower or
der OF lamas, are, however, merely
taken out some little distance from the
village or encampment, and thrown IN
some small ravine, to become the prey
of wild beasts or dogs-a custom com.
mon throughout both Mongolia and
Tibet. The bodies OF chief lamas are
usually burnt, and the ashes covered
INV small mounds or cairns known as
..nobosr or "obos," custom partly due
~ the shamanistlc practice Of making
sacred heaps or cairns. to which It is al
act of piety to add a stone.
The method OF burial most congenla
to the wild free soul OF the Mongol Is
however, that which Ia so repugnant
to our Western Ideas, and yet there Is
something weirdly characteristic about
the scene. The dead man, wrapped II
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19
SHE CLAIMS $40, 900, 900,
The Sum Left by the Man She Married
on HIS Death Bed.

In all probability Mrs. William IL.
Bradley. of Tomahawk, Wis, will
come into possession Of the 10000 900
left by her husband. William II. Brad
ley. pioneer lumberman and the rich
est man in Wisconsin. Three days be-
fore his death he married Miss Marie
Hannemager, who for twenty years
was his private secretary and who
knows more than any other person
about his vast estate.
Bradley was as eccentric as he was
wealthy. He was a native OF Bangor.
Me, where his father. as the son
proved to be. was a successful lumber
man. In the early COS he went to
Wisconsin and entered the lumber
business in n small way. Then he got
In with some Milwaukee capitalists
and began operating near Muskegon.
Mich This venture was very profit
able. and made him wealthy. lie
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

10 loa6 around home. aud there Is no
need of his services as hired man.
lie must go out into the world OF labor
aud do something. II he has been CIV
en- good education. he may see his
way 10 entering profession, or
trade. or ne may hnd employment
somewhere in an industry. II may be
that he is content 10 become a farm
hand. work summers for small wages.
and do chores for his board in winter.
But the average boy soon understands
that he must take care of himself.
With no capital with which 70 Vny
land. he naturally turns to some plaee
where he can sell his labor. Hence ne
turns his back on the farm. not be
cause he regards It as an inferior call
Ing, but simply because there Is no
chance for him. Ii Is seldom that an
only son OF farmer refuses to stay
upon the farm, aud this is due more
to the opportunity given him for col
lege education than because he re-
CARDS farming s lacking in dignity or
merit
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19
MANY UNDERTAKINGS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN.
MENT IN THE FARMERS INTEREST.

HE
the world promote
/ cultural o
Through its efforts tea is being successfully South
Through
variety of
old has created
has been evolved
The American
agricultural nation
of the things he does help
The bureau animal
norton Inspections of animals and 300O0
sIectons The TO
And this IS o The work
The $4,000
by
improved methods of handling
Injurious substances Important
laboratory with view The
Weather
The
being
The department published
circulation of 1oS65S0 Although the publications
100000 o supply he denand
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19
NIONGOL'S LAST RIDE.
BEARERS CONVEY HIS BODY AT
FULL GALLOP.
Strange and Almost Shocking Kite
Practiced Among the Inhabitants OF
the Monaghan steppes-Other Pecnl-
lar Customs of an Oriental People.

The wild n0mad tribes who range
over the vast country known rs Mon
golia have been celebrated for their
horsemanship from the earliest days or
history. when they swept across Asia
and down through Central Europe,
leaving tracks never to be eifaced. In
the mother country of the race, Tibet.
and In the deserts OF Mongolia, the
tribes of wild horsemen have altered
very little vita the march of the cen
turtles. but of late years they have been
reduced 10 a certain degree Of. order.
and lacking the outlet formerly proyld.
ed for their supertiuous energies by
wars and inter-tribal raids, they are
likely 10 lose much Of their old spirit
and characteristic customs
The hereditary arlstocracy play n
great part In Monaghan life, and even
among the Widest nomad tribes
princes and dukes" are quite COM
mon. The princes, II may be noted,
have for some time past been little
more than the pensioners OF the suze-
rain. China. receiving a small yearly
revenue. in return for which they are
bound 10 furnish military service II
called upon. Beyond the possession OF
more numerous flock, finer sheepskin
coats and larger tent, It is difficult TO
see what privileges are conferred by
rank. The expression. "a beggar on
horseback to denote a ludlerous or
incongruous slght--would have no
meaning In Mongolia, for prince and
beggar alike ride everywhere.
The summer time. when the cattle are
out grazing is spent In riding from tent
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

My word, Fitznoodle," said war
office clerk TO colleague who sat at
the next desk. lust look at that work
man on the roof of that building over
the way"
What's the matter with him7' in
qulred Fitz, glancing through the win
dow at the individual indicated.
Matter" retorted the other, why,
I've been watching that lazy beggar
for the last twenty-five minutes and he
hasn't done stroke of work all the
time"
AT the precise moment at which the
above conversation occurred British
workingman was addressing his
mate"
"s'y. Bill" he remarked In tone of
deep disgust "d'ye see that ere loafin'
war offs clurk In that room down there :
S'help me. IL HI amt bin a-watchin'
I'm fur nigh on arr hover. an the
boomers done nothln' but stare bout
o. the winder the ole blessed tyne.
That's the sort o. chap as we pys taxes
ter keep"-London Express.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

or twice a year. One day while had
cigar in my mouth, ! accidentally
scratched a small wart on my hand
my hands were covered with them
aud some Of the ashes got into the
scratch. In few days the wart went
away. Tint seemed an ensy way 10
cure them, and | tried II again on an.
other wart That one also went away.
So | kept at il.
every few days | would smoke an.
other cigar, scratch another wart, rub
the ashes on tue place, and In due time
ii would go away. don't say the plan
will work with everybody, but 1t did
with me That's how"
But when they were all gone, why
didn't you-Oh, | see. You still have
some To remove. Why don't You treat
all Of them at once"
well. that would be more or less
trouble. Resides, It might be pain.
full"
Then why not save up the ashes from
one cigar and use them rs you need
them?'
Il have an Idea that perhaps they
ought to be used while they are fresh.
Il see. Then why not get the fresh
ashes from some friend who is smok.
ing?'
why, that-er-well. Won see.
can't he sure that my friends use the
same kind of cigars that | use, and
don't know whether the ashes from
other cigars would work as well Sor-
ry TO hurry away, but l-er-lim In
little bit Of hurry 10 catch a tralp
iust NOW n-Youfh's Communion
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

Much has been heard of the life In
surance policy holder who dies unex-
pectedly after paying a premium or
two, thereby netting to his family
many thousands of dollars In return
for only a hundred or two paid In He
is perennial figure and rather fas-
cinating one, for human nature is such
that the pleasure of possibly getting
back $40 for every one paid out is held
10 be almost quite worth dying for
In all seriousness. however, II is one
of the most powerful arguments In ia
vor OF insurance that the chance of sud
den death is robbed of some of its ter
rors in the knowledge that the home
has been protected at a relatively small
outlay against perjury. But there IL
now later boast In connection with
life insurance In the person Of the aged
policy holder. who has been insured
for half century or so, Is glad TO CON
tinus paying premiums and finds com
pensstion for the fact that he has not
gotten the best of the company in that
he Is still on deck. and that his pay
ments have gone to help In the families
OF his many fellow members who have
passed away. One of these persons
brags Justihably in communication to
thepublic and points TO the fact that he
has paid premiums for hfty-two years,
and hopes TO live to pay several more. :"
Other wheel horses of policy holders
only little behind him In the number
of premiums turned In are watching
his ninety years Of life IN the possible
hope that he may he called to a better
world In time to let some one of them
claim the honor of being the oldest lIv-
ing life insurant. or course there can
not be many life policy holders who
Will tarry on earth long enough TO pay
more in than their families will receive
but II is interesting to note. as In the
cases cited. that when they do survive
for years beyond their expectation OF
life" they seem to be just as happy
over It as II they had come to die early
and knew they were going to hit the
companies the hardest kind Of ia
GER"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

The lowest temperature recorded In
London during the past forty years
was In january. 1867, when the Their.
mometer fell to OF, or nearly 20 de.
grees of frost. but this undesirable
record was almost equaled during the
famous long frost OF 1895. when for
one whole day In February the ner.
curry never rose above degrees. The
coolest December was In 1890. the
coolest February in 1896 and the cold
est March in 1888. The warmest De-
cember occurred In 1853, the warmest
January In 1884, the warmest Febru.
airy In 1869 and the warmest March 10
1850.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

about per requires about i've years to bring
caeno estate into bearing Of Il - cents per
tree The yield average one pound each For
plantation OF 100000 costs to bring into bearing.
say ST SEQ five years it is worth $4,000;
nj seven years $4,000 production OF 100000 trees
would 100000 pounds worth $1,000 at present The
putting this quantity the market including labor
etc. would be $1,000. leaving net profit OF $1,000
Estates are easily sold the above figures and II cap
for results for five years he s sure OF
In the menme. catch crops such as rice
o corn he grown the ground, which Is SO
fertile that for growing rice II is
sary to pillow: a hole simply made with machete and
the seeds put in. aud good returns are obtained
The planting and growing of rubber trees is considered
one OF the best Investments but very few have been
planted ON account of the large supply wild rubber and
the artificial might be discovered TO
take its place There plenty OF good opportunities in
Ecuador for the investment of money
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

The buffaloes OF the West have been
treated almost as wantonly as the for
ests Of the East. OF course. 1t was nee
essary that both should be thinned out
considerably TO make room for an adj
vancing civilization. but It was not nee
essary nor was 1t wise that either
should be brought so near the point of
humiliation. The contempt for and hos
tility to the sublime prlmltiveness OF
this country that have marked an ad-
vance more resistless than any OF the
old buffalo mIgrations have been pain
full and unpralseworthy features OF our
last century development.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

little for the future and plan less for It, are In the ma
orlty But there large number of men who are in
perplexty about the future They almost wish
wheming circumstances would into occupa-
ton profession.
Man endowed with the power of choice and must
decide for ourselves True mans choice will be modi
by circumstances not in his immediate control but,
after all, must act for himself
The power of choice does not of prevent the ask
ing for that wisdom from above which Will be literally
given to those who devouty seek L.
The first inquiry is: What dor | may be able
do things and do them reasonably WELL but there
must selection hence the second inquiry: What
do besti Then follows the question Of opportunity.
Where and how find not only opportunity but
the largest opportunity to do what do bes7 The
who finds 1.-THE largest opportunity to do what
do best has chosen his work, the method and the field
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

We would like to have the good old
times. We would not object II our ma
tional security could be made depend
ent upon our national isolation. We
would rejoice II slow trips 10 Europe
were advertised at premium. we
would not even care-indeed we might
prefer-should people sit down to din
ner In the front of the evening and not
IN the shank of the night. Did our chill
dren go TO bed at o o'clock and get up
at 6, despair would not ensue and
health might be subserved. Were
preachers TO outrank organists In
churches and should sermons outclass
singing, life would not become unendur-
able, and reverence and worship and
moral stimulant might be more than
they are now.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19
VALUABLE CRAZY QUILT.

IL Contains More than 900 Pieces OF
Goods Cut from Famous Gowns.
Through the efforts of j. Il, Crum
baugh. who had charge OF the Missouri
exhibits at the omaha, Buffalo aud
Charleston expositions, the directors Of
the Columbia Fair have secured for ex-
hlbition purposes n yery curious and
valuable quilt. says the St Louis
Globe-Democrat The quilt is valued
at $1,000. and contains more than 2p1
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

1t is wonderful how much an effort
10 bring out ones language In clear
and crisp form assists ones mind in
shaping the thoughts TO be clothed
with that language. It Is in that re-
spect like the calm demeanor and slow
speech OF the old-fsshioned friends
which helped them TO success In bust
ness because It compelled them 10
avoid haste and keep clear of impul-
slve follies. Let the educators ham
mer on this nail till they drive IT
home
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

The Detroit Tribune invited Its read
ers to send in reasons why boys leave
farms, or how TO keep boys on the
farm. We have read the variety of
answers. and strikes ne that few get
Mt the real facts. 1t Is not unusual for
the farm home 10 have several boys.
These are educated in the district
schools, and are part of the family
usually till they are "of age" And
when the oldest is n. he cannot MS
sume charge OF the farm. The father
IL strong and vigorous and oeyy OF
sturdy sons are coming along to aelp
in the work. There is not land enough
TO divide up and the boy nj Il has
nothing but his farm education and a
suit Of clothes for his capital. He
cannot for his own good be permitted
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

making his contract These associations Of capital fire.
queny extend through the whole country and control under
with will every establishment In the
try In which skilled workman might hope TO find en-
poyment So | why the workman should
combine make his bargain 10 the rate of wages
the OF labor and TO the comfort and safety
of his occupation.
But the other hand he has no right 10 interfere by
violence with the freedom of any workman who does not
choose belong to his union OF course where act
and under excitement there will be
sona sporadic of unlawful and violent
action These will always while human nature
mains unchanged and TO be considered seriously
harshy. But republic cannot live il body Of
undertake to impose their will upon the lawful
freedom of others.
Subject this condition believe the sympathy of all
true Americans the side of labor and Its attempt
better its condition Unless the American workman shall
good wages and leisure and comfort shall have books
In his home shall send his children school, provide
comfortably for his old the republic itself will be
longer worth living in Capital and wealth win in the
of themselves but to the elevation of labor
which but another for the elevation OF citizenship
and of the republic should be
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

II one-half Of the stories told about
the depredations OF the cattlemen upon
lands that belong to the Government
and consequently to all the people-ars
true. vigorous legal measures should
be instituted against them. and such
seems to be the intention OF the off,
Gals OF the Interior Department. The
area OF land unlawfully fenced Is not
definitely known, but amounts 10 many
millions OF acres
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

aged and eccentric
Brooklyn IN. W
millionaire. aud Mt
his death Inherited
his wonderful col
lection OF Jewels
aud $1,000 600. She
has goue back to
Scotland TO end her
days in comfort
and, Il Is rum0red.
10 become the bride
Of II lover Of her
youth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-19

Walter Wellman says he VIII tell any
benevolent gentleman with a bank &C
count how to reach the pole. That's
easy. Take ship as far ns the Arctic.
and then walk. p. S.-The walking Is
not very good