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Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Mrs a c Ja=s~s ivfi iast Sunday for a
month : sasii r. bsf relatives al MASksta
kars&s
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Mr.. Ana Mrs. fso~Hri Evans have been
srxra5s,s tire we~s 18th Denvsr trse71s.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Il~nse=srf Goseruer HsxRott resur-ed
last night frozs irlp shrough the South
sru Yzst q ths state.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

C { s,uuu bad bus n-ss ~ssch called
hirl 70 DvHv~r ta= hrs< i~o GAYS q this
week
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Eiisost u Ieever ~ss visiting Old
Sernes here this we<k. Sincr he -ent
INTO hssasess al the c.ps,4l city. his trifs
to idabo Springs are net very frsq0ent-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

ros RgSr-T~o nnf=rulshed rooms
su;tahle Sos ho-aseksrpa-g IcI4 Ni.sr 81
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Try can of White House cof5re-pone
superior. LysLK MAsox's GROCERY.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

sau Mribor. e Deaser Is visiting srre
tssis w~ek lae guest af his brother. VII
han
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

(. X. wsller vis,rd ~stA The ho5e
fosss Al Dxnver As; SErd~y-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

MIS- HAYES. os Attos7ry Sassas oAce.
visited Denver Thzrs44y-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

If you visa to sea yoar property fsss
i, with c z. Harvey,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17
SHORT SETTINGS.

A.D Ch4ush<rl.ia was passenger to
Denver last Sunday.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Attorney (. n saesn tr.nssctrd iegal
tSssssess a. Denv-r "Wednesday
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17
DrnfiEayy.

DR.. W r. Cain over Merchants & Min
ers Bank Successor to DR.. Quick {.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

Aason's Fruit JAn- Pints. 50 cent?
per dozen. quarts. 20 c<nts at Edwsrdi
Bros
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

If Won vans an expressman telephone
c. E. Fish. Black srs-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

The best goods in the grocery line
At right prices. at
LysrE MAsoS's.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17

J.R Ro-- sp<as SandAy ard Monday
with Dxrx~r srs~csss a-sd relatives.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-17
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
HAD ENOUGH OF ARTILLERY.
Rustic Gentleman Creates Amusement
at "a Band Performances.

Rustic Gentle man Creates Amusement
at "a Band Performance.
An amusing incident occurred at a
concert by Thomas Preston Brooke
and his famous band during a recent
tour Of the New England States.
Among the early arrivals at the
opera house were an elderly gentleman
and his wife from the country and
they were shown to seats well toward
the front of the house.
When the curtain arose, revealing
the fifty musicians attractlvely group
ed on the stage, their natty uniforms
and resplendent instruments eomplet-
ing Il picture of dazzling effect. the old
gentleman from the rural district was
all enthusiasm. Gee w|hilhken, Man
da, be they all goin' TO play at onetf'
he CALCULATED, 10 the amusement OF ey-
eryoue seated near him.
\ storm of applause greeted the re-
nowncd bandmaster when he appeared
on the stage, which seemed TO mystl-
fy our old friend. That's a fine-look-
in Teller, but he amt played nuthin'
yet" said he. whats all this hula
baloo about, anyway? Is he goin' to
play a tune on that huskin' pegg' Just
at this moment Brooke's baton was
raised, there was an instant of eager
expectancy and then the Dand struck
up a stirring march. When the music
had ceased the old gentleman was IN
ecstasles. He a%pplauded and stamped
his feet vigorously. then jumped NJ
out of his chair, waving his hands il
the air and whistllng like a gallery
god. When his wife pulled him bach
into his seat he shouted: by cricky
Manda, | never heard such music al
that before. Seth Tlbbltts and his ole
fiddle don't amount to shucks!'
And so 1t continued throughout thu
concert, Uncle Reuben growing NOR
enthusiastic with each number.
Near the end of the program wa
the anvil chorus from I'll Troyatore,
rendered with spectacular appurtenan
ces. During this selection six red
shirted blacksmiths occupied the iron
OF the stage and played the anvil ac
compartment TO the music. while a sen
sational effect was produced by tn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

DIR. Depew says in answer to the
charge Of Rev. DIR. Hills that ''the
pampered o. II of the rich are rotten
before they are ripe" that the greatest
danger comes to country boys who go
to the city to make their fortune" II
Is these u~nfortunates who are to be
pitied more than the mlllionaires' sons.
The hall bedroom is not an agreeable
home and the saloon and poolroom be-
come their places Of resort, their clubs.
The conditions are all against them"
as they are all in favor Of the boys In
wealthy homes. The point seems well
taken. The country boy in town has
need OF a fortitude and a firmness of
purpose to overcome the loneliness and
the idleness that make any acquaint-
ance a friend In need and to resist
the temptations Into which chance ac-
quaintanceship leads. He is far more
apt to go wrong than a lad reared in
surroundings of wealth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

middle, and a scar which eyervhodv
thought had been made by a saber in
some desperate hand-to-hand conflict
with a hated foe.
Harris vas always the kind and
courteous and clear-handed gentleman
He loved his fellow man. He was
ready TO share his last dollar with
anyon who seemed 10 be In stress
or sorrow. Great thought issued from
his fruitful mind. Prodigious schemes
and enterprises were the children OF his
intellect. Untold millions, In which he
had no share, have been the creatures
of his light. suaye suggestions. lie
never wronged mar or woman. lie
was incapable OF deceit or pretensc.
But when he talked all men listened
Out Of the crumbs of his opulent sng-
gestion others gathered fame and for
tune. And he died poorl He had made
many men rich. lie had distributed
succor, hope, encouragement, as the
sower filings his seed. But he always
saw the bread upon the water and
he never lost his faith in man. lie
was Mark Twain's Sellers.-Washlng
ton Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
THERE'S MILLIONS IN 1T.
Original Colonel Sellers Lived and
Fiourished Down In Missouri.

oTiEthhl Aoipht h1AAtfH 1AFEh II
F1ourished Down In Missouri.
One hears. almost annually, Of some
person "who was Mark Twain's in
splration" for the famous character of
Colonel Mullhery S,llsrs-thlt wonder
full optlmist who has delighted two
%generatl rs. taught the lesson Of
human kindness and loving charity as
It was never taught 10y mortal man.
and given mingled happiness ard mcr.
I rlmcnt 20 untold thousands Of M time.
Just how many persons have received
this en-, liable distinction we shall not
undertake 10 say. They are lnnumer-
able by this time and we shrink from
the task OF asserting and classifying
them with anything like care. Indeed.
we are relieved Of that laborlous and
futile undertaking by the sure knowl.
edge that Mark Twain had originally
in mind the late Thomas A. Harris, of
Pewee Valley, Ky. some fifteen or
twenty miles to the north of Louis
vile.
General Harris was n Missourlan-a
man OF travel, education, wida expert
ence, mdomliable courage and cngag
ing manner aud appearance. Gifted
far beyond ordinary men I'm brains.
address and noble instincts, he was
believed In private, successful In nf.
fairs, admired. respected and confded
in by all who knew him. lie made
millions like n genius and spent them
like a prince. He was a soldier. n
poet, an orator. n bold and shrewd
Spectator. No II ever lost a dollar
through trusting him His failures
and dislppolntments touched himself
alone. Mark Twain knew him well In
the old days before the civil war.
thrilled responsive TO his sublime CON
ceptions and the allurIng eloauence
with which he gave them shape and
substance; recognized his fine char
acter, his noble purpose, his chlvalrfc
soul, felt the full charm of his nmaz-
ing personality. And Mark Twain
in painting Colonel Mulberry Sellers
merely utilized the pathos and the
humor and the splendid and beautiful
benevolencc OF the mans unique and
brilliant nature.
Senator Vest remembers dear old
Tom Harris. 1t was lie who In the
fall of 1861, when Price was besieglng
Lexington, Mo. and when all efforts
failed to dislodge Mulligan and his
immortal Chicago Brigade" concelv-
ed the expedient of the hemp bales and
put the confederate army behind them,
rolling the movable breastworks up
the hill and over the union fortldea-
lions to victory. But for Harris gen
lus Lexington would never have been
taken. Thrice the force that Price had
at his command could not have sue.
cessfully stormed that formidable
height. A year or so later, Harris was
In Richmond seeking u command.
While there. he fell out Of n fourth
story window, alighting. face down
ward, on n pile of bricks. Vest said
OF 1t, afterward: 1T would havr killed
a now bird" In Harris case, there
was only q nose split right down the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
AL ADAMS MAkINa pooRMArs Ar SAC Sac.

Al Adams. the New York policy king" who has wrung millions from
the poor. is wearing the stripes of A febn in Sing Sing prison.
Originally Adams was a brakemen. He became runner for a policy
manipulation and finally gained a monopoly Of the business n New York
City. His wealth Is estimated at S2,50OO00. \ brewery Is Included among
his possessions. He owns much real estate His dupes were typical policy
players-the poorest Of the ciys population.
His methods were codbloOded almost beyond belief If the drawings
had been fairly conducted his profits would have been enormous. His prae-
te. however was TO delay the drawings until nearly all the slips had been
sold Then it was arranged that the numbers drawn should be those that
required the payment of the smallest amount in prizes.
Adams has been a mser with two exceptions. He has showered gold
upon his family and has been extremely generous In his payments for police
protection. His one great ambition has been to have his children received
in good society; to see them oil even terms with refined, educated people
His o a sent through II of the big colleges and his daughters to
fashionable schools for young ladies. They studied music In Europe and
are highly accomplished. Adams hoped they would be able to make there
disappointed He installed his family in a spendidly furnished house. The
guests be hoped for did not come The house burned and he removed % a
fine hotel, under the belief that there the character OF his business might
not interfere with the social aspirations of his children. Again he was
disappointed
Adams, broken in health and weighted with sorrow, Is wearing out his
life in a cell He has but ne desire 1t Is that he may be spared to live
the end of his term; that at least 1t may not be said he died in prison. He
is now making doormats- Boyces Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

The development of the trolley sys-
tenn in New England. where It has
made the greatest progress. is begin
ming TO attract wide attention, especial
ly as 1t promises to become a danger
Gus competitor with the steam railroad
system. Already rails of the same
weight are used on the electric as on
the steam roads and well nigh equal
speed is made In rural districts, while
greater speed is made inside city lin
its. The cars are being made nearly as
large II not so heavy as those on steam
roads, and in nearly all country places
mails and light freight are carried as
well as passengers. Trolley lines are
connecting country towns which could
only be reached by wagons, n by
bringing them into communication
with railroad stations are developing
their business. Nearly every State In
New England can now be crossed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

c @ O D
Short

ON~~O~NN~~

At a dinner of Federated Women in
st. Paul, the other day. II of the
gentle sex. responding to the toast,
"The Ideal Man" said: MAN Is the
paragon of animals. On his own
ground he surpasses the lion in mag
nanimlty. the fox in acumen. he par
rot In repartee, the monkey In versa
tility, the ant In thrift, the fish In self
control, the spider In all that goes TO
make up u valued member OF society.
l dare say that, IL all the facts were
known, man is more of an absolut
success than the mule!'
An amusing instance of a minister
stumbling on n text of Il humorous
personal application Is that related or
a widower, who had remarked within
"A year after his first wife's death.
His friends and congregation thought
him very expeditions. and on the next
Sunday, when his text was announced,
they could scarcely control themselves.
He rose in his place in his pulpit and
said: MY beloved brethren! You
will find my text In the seventeenth
verse of the fourth chapter of Second
Corinthians. Our light afiiiction,
which is for the moment"
Writ Gerrare, In his volume on
Greater Russia" says that In the
Cars country one may not call an
other a fool-there is a scriptural in
junction against that, and II is conse-
quently a legal offense, too. Not long
ago, a "vlnt" player called his partner
a fool for needlessly trumping their
trick. The offended man brought his
accuser before the court. The culprit
pleaded provoeation. and, knowing
that the Judge would be a passionate
follower Of the national game. explain
ed the matter in detail. The judge be-
came interested; got excited as he
particulars OF the play were given. Il
took the trick with my queen. and, In
stead OF throwing away, my partner
played the king." shouted the abuser.
The fool.n said the Judge; "ah-hem-
next case"
On the day Of ex-President Cleye-
lhHu hIsl NATURALIZATION III hhShihk
ton, d. G., the late Thomas L. Oehil-
tree took a cab to go to the Capitol.
The driver was drunk, and the horse
ran away. Tom was thrown out
and so severely Injured that he was
on crutches for more than n year. He
sued the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, which owned the cab. for 10000
damages. His friends %jocularly in
sisted that he would cling 10 those
crutches until the suit was decided.
Meanwhile he went to a Glover Club
dinner In Philadelphia, and. being
called on TO speak. arose 10 respond.
with no clutches In sight. As soon as
he uttered the words. "Mr. President"
Mr.. Postlethwaite, of the Pennsylya-
mia Railroad, one of the brightest fell
lows In the club, sang out: Colonel
Ochiltree, where are your crutches."
II was enough to floor most men. but
tom" was equal to the emergency.
Quick as a flash came this answer:
Under the table, sir. where you Will
be in a few minutes Mr.. Postle-
thwalte Joined as heartily as anybody
in the laugh following this knock
down blow,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
A Familiar Face.

The genial bishop OF New York and
the most famous Of English-speaking
actors doubtless have already much in
COMMON with one another, says a writ
er in the Philadelphia Press. Were
there nothing else, however, they have
both been victims of a similar mlsun.
Outstanding OF a kind which is pecu-
liarly the product OF twentieth century
fame. Every one Is familiar with the
story OF Henry Irving, arrested in his
walk down the main street OF a small
English town by the earnest gaze OF
a small girl and of her triumphant an.
swer to his pleasant remark, you
seem to recognize my face. my little
maid.n Yes. sir, you're one OF Grand
grind's pills.
Bishop Potter had nearly the same
luck when travelling sorne years ago
In Minnesota. He noticed a fellow
tourist, while waiting on a railway
platform, cycling him with great curl
osity. Excuse me. mister" he was
eventually asked, but | think I've
seen your picture in the papers" Prob.
ably" admitted the bishop. kin |
ask" continued the fellow traveller,
edging nearer, what you was cured
| nFS"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
Might Have Been Worse

A disposition to look always on the
bright side of things spares its pos
SCISSOR much unhappiness, but when
the c%heerfulness rests upon reasoning
so unsound as Mr.. Dolan's there must
some time come an awakening.
Mr.. Dolan had lost his position at
the mill. owing to his persistent habit
OF hardness, and In consequence his
wife was low In her molnd." But
Do!an vas as cheerful as ever.
"Now don't be losln' your smoles
Norah, darlin'," he said, coaxingly
"ofm out o wurrk, to be sure, but
twas only a dollar a day OF got. IL
Ord been gettin' two dollars, our loss
would be twolce as bad. Kape that In
moind, darlln', and not be complainin,.,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

Cod liver oil has lately been quoted
at a price nearly three times as high
as 1t commanded a year ago. The ex-
PLANTATION OF the advance Is that prac.
tieally the entire supply of the oil used
for medicinal purposes comes from the
Norway fisheries, and the cod have
been destroyed or driven from their
feeding grounds by predatory seals.
Let us not judge the seals too harsh
ly; perhaps they needed a nutritive
stimulant. And anyway, they have
given the American cod a fine chance
to prove that he is good for something
besides fish balls.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
EVER DESCRIBE YOUR HUBBY ?
II Not, Try IL Sometime on the New
Man.

Man.
The man at the news stands might
know. Mrs. Gibbons lowered uncer-
talnly around the pictorial exhibit. try
ing TO screw up a suddenly waning
courage and then found voice TO say
e%ngagingly:
Il am looking fer my husband
"Whlt did you say, lady:" The man
stopped in his work Of sorting papers.
I'm looking FOR my husband. Hes
been waiting for me here for a long
tlme-wl,h n pnrtr-but hes gone
now. | thought perhaps be had left
some message here with YOU.
What kird OF looking man was hep
asked the news clerk. lie leaned for
"aid cJmpanionnbly.
"H-hGs tall, and clean shavcn.
with a light oyerc0at, and blue eyes
anil She CROPPED around for some
distinguishing characteristic 10 elicit n
g.eam OF rasponsc-"a square chin
With a dlmple In IT. She felt her own
fatuonsnoss. "You-you'd know him n
you saw him.
Tile clerk turned 10 a hoy who had
appeared behind the counter.
"Did you see n man with n light
oYercont, and" n spasm passed over
his face-"and n dlmple In his chin?
Did he leave any message here Mrs.
Gibbons felt hotly that he was laugh.
Ing ut her, although he looked impas-
siye.
Nav" said the boy, she didn't leave
no message with me-" He added on
reflection, II mint seen no one hang
Ing round but n chunky Teller with a
black mustache."
He hasn't seen anyone but n stout
man with n black ~mnstache," reported
the clerk officially, while two pairs of
eyes stared at her In n ~dlsconcerting
manner.-MeClure's Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
TRYING TO AVOID AMBIGUITY.
Difficulties of II In English Shown ON
Postal Cards.

Dinicnlties OF II In English shown ON
Postal Cards.
Perhaps the most striking of all I'm.
stances of the difficulty of avoiding
ambiguity when II endeavors dixie
the thrifty advertiser) to be laconie is
to be seen In the history OF postal
cards. At least a dozen attempts have
been made-mostly in our own Ian
guage-to express the simple PROPOSE
ton that the message on n postal card
must be confined 10 one side. Even
yet the problem is not wholly solved.
The English postal departments for
mer inscription, THE address only to
be written on this side" was held 10
bar the use Of a typewriter or a print
ing press. which was not at all the
intention of the ~postofiice. The only
has now been dropped, in Difference TO
n colonial precedent. and there is no
direct prohibition against carrying the
letter oyer 10 the face OF the postal
card yet the correspondent who tries
that plan will hardly be blessed by the
recipient, who Is fined a penny.
The Americans had no fewer than
six shots before they could satisfy
themselves In this apparently simple
thing. On their early postal cards
they inscribed. Nothing but the ad-
dress can be placed on this side"
which was neither true nor elegapr.
Nothing but address 10 be on this
side" was more TO the point. But IL
looked clumsy, and the next issue was
Write only the address on this side"
which was objected to as barring the
typewriter. Write the address only
on this side, the message on the other"
followed, and was promptly criticised
as being both clumsy and ambiguous.
Then the word only was dropped. with
ont much improvement. Finally. says
the London Pail Mall Gazette. Brother
Jonathan ave up his struggle 10 be
original, and simply adapted the
French announcement into This side
FOR address only" When n government
department cannot do better than this
the mere private advertiser may take
heart; and. after all. is any one ever
missed by these ambiguous advertise
mentsf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

firing Of sixteen electric cannon at reg
ular intervals.
When the first gun was fired the rus
tic lodged excitedly and began to get
nervous. The next discharge added to
his discomfort. and when the third
cannon went off he grabbed his hat
and started hastily for the door, fol
lowed by his faithful spouse.
As they disappeared through the en-
trance the old man shouted back at the
doorkeeper: "B'gosh, | got enough o
that kind o music at ShiIohr'-Chl-
cage Chronicle.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

oREN ROOT, JR. uating from ham
ilton College, obtained a clerkship In
the Offices of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company about eight years
ago. This was well enough In Its way,
but young Root was ambitious to be-
come a railroad manager; SO he very
soo gave up his office position and OBJ
tanned employment, first as a motor
man and then ms a conductor. Next
he was an inspector, then a. district
ma Their assistant general man
ager, and finally upon the retirement
OF Mr.. H. II. Vreeland he was made
general manager, with an annual sal
airy said TO be much larger than that
paid the President of the United
States.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20

After all that is claimed for heredity
and environment is granted, 1t is still
generally admitted that a man pretty
largely makes himself morally. And
1t can be as truly said that he also
makes himself physically. Scientists
and philosophers are coming TO the
conclusion that no man has a good
right to be an invalid. Most illness is
self-inficted. Could we all cease to be
slaves to appetites and passions and
needs of our minds and bodies that we
give to money-making and money
spending, most of the ignorance, i'm
morality and invalidlsm would disap-
pear from the world altogether. A
few years ago Harry Bennett Vein
burgh, of Hartford. Conn, was a bed
ridden cripple, we'll advanced toward
hopeless invalidism, brought on by
overlooking and other thoughtless In
~dulgences. He was induced by an en-
thuslastie Y. NJ. c. A. gymnast TO I'M
dertake n fight for his life and health.
employing only the sources that lay
within his own mind and body. In a
few days he could move his joints
without aid; in four months he could
walk; In a year his health was almost
perfect. He faithfully continued this
care Of himself and in two years after
he had begun Ii he entered a New
York contest for a prize offered to the
most perfectly developed man in
America, and won it. In two year,
he had, by his own intelligent care of
himself, transformed a hopeless, bed.
ridden cripple into a physically perfect
man. There were no drugs and nc
doctor. He learned TO eat properly,
TO breathe properly. to battle properly
to exercise naturally and correctly-in
short, TO study and live up to and in
accordance with the few and simple
rules that nature herself has estab,
lished. That is what one man has
done. 1t is no more than all men
could do In greater or less degree, II
they would. Few think II worth while
We carelessly shatter our health by
o%ver-eatlng, overwhelming, oyer-work
ing. loss of sleep, and a thousand ant
one daily injuries and neglects, and
then make ourselves and all about ut
miserable for the rest of our broker
lives. whining and complaining againsi
fate.