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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

A query. important 10 mathemati-
clans and athletes alike IS. What are
the natural limits OF woodworking
For twenty years past the records in
all track and field events have been
approaching a limlt--a familiar mathe-
NAUTICAL phenomenon. That limit IS
possibly ealculable. In the hundred
yard dash. for example. the recording
OF good time means merely the pos
session OF sufficient muscular and ner-
vous energy 10 make a certain mum
Der OF strides OF certain length with
great rapIdity. A psychologist should
be able to tell us within fraction of
a second Just whnt is the theoretical
limit for this distance. But the facts
have In the past played havoc with
such theories. For a matter of ten
years. ten seconds seemed the short
est time for hundred yards. \ dozen
athletes equaled 1t; none surpassed It.
Yet since that time the record has gone
down by f1fths OF n second 10 o 80.
But the limit is clearly being approach
ed. Not so long ago the mile record
WAS successfully broken by many sec
onds at a time; this year a great En-
glish runner. after several unsuccess-
full trials. beat the previous four-mile
record of 10 minutes 80 As seconds by
Just two seconds II the limit has not
been reached earlier. 1t is because
tracks, training and paraphernalia of
sport have been gradually improved.
But the time is well within sight when
the idea of record-breaking must be
given up, or else performances must
be measured by fractions of time
smaller than a fifth of a second. and
by distances and heights reckoned in
less than quarters of an Inch. The
prospect of running records won by
hundredths of second, and weight
throwing records determined by tri-
angulation and a jury of mathematical
experts. is not alluring to the imaglna-
tIon: yet to this complexion must we
come. unless we are willing to forego
the somewhat Fictitious joys of record
breaking, and to fall back upon the
more primitive satisfaction of merely
beating worthy opponent
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

anee to The presence Of thIs resinous
natter These Dis Club mosses are
termed lepd1d ndaa The stem or
trunk 81 lepl,odandHon IS covered
with sears where the Leaf stalks were
originally attached aui these trunks
are often found as4ng upri h1 in
lhe eoai mines. SSH Heir sir-siuk
mrs arranged aIsalF around their
Whole length. The s5nIs.ones and
aaias fauu1 above caal strata often
reveal f8ssazed portions aud casts or
Impressions OF tha seaig bark OF these
great stems.
u we add 20 the plants already men
TONED certain canifelous trees similar
10 pines ard lareles sc VIII eompre-
heEd that ihe forests Of the coal Pc
Rod although largely composed Of
what We now regard rs Insignificant
weeds. were not D. any means ins.g-
aiiieant as forests On ths contrary,
everything points to the fact that lhe
forests were SO dense as 10 be almost
impenotfabla through The various
nlant-gf0wths. individuals striving
with one another 10 get their leaves eX-
posed to the sunlight Just rs fhe llF-
ing plants IN crowded situations do TO-
day. for sunlight was just as essential
to these early plants ls 1t has always
been 70 an plant life In among She
great stems were undergr0wths OF
ferns, many Of which are very similar
TO sorts which flourish to-day. The
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02
FRENCH MARRIAGE BROKERS.
Decision Which Gives Their Busines.
Legal Recognition.

Legal kecognifion.
Matrimonial agents IN France are
nhinut line law which up to the
present has deali somewhat severely
#.fh fhom aad refused to consider as
binding contracts made by them Is
apparently beginning 10 lake up an
1fAcf attitude Al any rate, this WAS
tHe ease recently when the Chanbre
lies leguetes had 10 consider an az
i1n from Toulouse. Some time back
a solicitor living in the neighborhood
II that town. engaged the services OF
a local matrimonial agent, who. in
due course found n suitable wife for
Is client The marriage took place
lnd the ageut applied for his commits
Ion. but the solicitor did not appear
Inclined 10 pay the sum agreed upon
lie first declared that the amount was
out Of proportion with the services
rendered, and subsequently refused TO
pay anything whatever, says the Paris
Messenger The parties then went 10
laW. and the local civil court dismissed
the agents claim on questions of fact.
lie appealed. and the Appeal Court
also decided against him. holding thar
money payments for matrimonial ne
aiiations were immoral and Illegal"
The painad next appealed on
no.nt Of law TO the Chambre des
Re4eies, which decided in his favor
au1 ordered fresh trial of the action
rs the CiYll Court passage in the
peech made by the Advocate General
Is well worth quoting After showing
hat marriage had always been con
idered as the basis of society. he said:
How can the fact of facilitating
marriage, Of placing two families ia
relationship. Of procuring a companion
for the man who wishes TO create
family Zee declared n priori. ipso facto.
an act contrary 10 morals. TO law and
10 public orderY The contrary Is the
case. 4 prlorl and on principle, It Is
a meritorlous action and II cannot be
considered too fayorably. Must tho
nature Of this meriiorious and moral
action be changed because the Inter
mediary hns not been n DISTINGUISHED
pers1uf BY no means. A dlsinter.
este1 intermediary may commit de.
tesfable action. while an interested one
may commit an excellent one Every
thing depends on the circumstances.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02


A wisconsin Justice has given hard
knock against thar good old adase
which says thar blood Is thicker than
water. \ Milwaukee couple brought
suit before the justice against two Of
their second cousins. who came upon
them for friendly visit and remained
with them five weeks They sued far
$50 for board. The justice held that
the claim Wa Just aud the visitors had
10 pay. II was Of no avail that tie
visitors pleaded relationship. Futile
was their plea that fhey aid NOT agree
to pay hoard Equally unavilue WIS
the fact that HE plaintiffs had urged
them 70 stay. Il Is preverhially an IN
hospltable age. hut It woald seem t'l8t
invited guests must still have some
rights. IN Law II NOT IN etiquette But
the Justice. who has evidently had ex.
perience himself. is Of the opinion thar
the perfunctory stay longer-dos
must not be taken too seriously. fa-
likeness Is one thing. and provisions at
high prices are quite another II the
precedent established by this judge is
70 become general law it must behoove
all persons contemplating n visit to de-
mand that a recelpted board bin be
forwarded With The Invitation
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

are ali the preparation needed 10 en-
able one TO unfold a record not made
by human hands. and TO reveal beau-
ties Of rare excellence. And there Is
history = concentrated to degree
which comprehends the activities Of
millions Of years in The piece Of min
eral you may hold between your dn-
gers Coal tells much about the earth
we live on and delve into. and all it
imparts happened long before there
WAS a human being in existence 10
take note Of the terrestrial eatastro-
Plies compared with which The might
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

go 1HEN one speaks o. romance
WkW coupled with the contents 81
& > the coal seuttie. the connection
may seem somewhat remote. But 81
isn't. There are wonders and beau
ties Of vegetation concealed iu be coas
With The glory aud feVor aui aa-
shine OF days that dawned whzn EHe
earth was young And while .iias
marrels are not apparent n casual
glance. they are not SO deeply hidden
rs to be visible only 10 the learned
m.naraloeist working in his vel
eauipned laboratory y little manual
dexterity readily acquired, a micro
seope. and n modest amount Of study.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

lest upheayals Of present times sink
into absolute insignidcauee.
Coal is a mineral. II is carbon II 8
about the only source of. carbon On
earth available for The extraction Of
metals from ores. and their subsequent
transformations Millions of years
ago # grew, in the literal sense. That
period OF The earth's existePcs IS STYLED
the carboniferous. Man wasn't due
for millions of years. There were fszg
yertebrates Of any sort on land. One
of the first 10 make his bow WIS a
chap shaped Ike frog aud as big as a
small OK And he was amphihioua.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

And now 1t Is stated that China has
anthracite coal fields that are Inn
mensely greater than those OF Penn
sylvania. II is hardly possible to see
anything nowadays without finding
out pretty soon that China saw 1t
nrst- 1t seems as II about the only
things OF which China is shy are an
appreciation OF Its own resources and
an ability to make use Of them. How
ever II may be just as well. as these
things would undoubtedly interfere
with some very desirable spheres of
influence. which will eventually, no
doubt. transmute tho natural wealth
of the country into the coin OF the
various realms represented.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Simplicity and economy are to be the
watchwords of the women students at
one of the great Western universities.
Expenses for decorations at parties
and banquets are TO be reduced by the
use of tissue-paper hangIngs instead
of smilax and ribbons. The large or
chestras are TO be cut down 10 five
pieces; invitations and programs to be
printed plainly and without ornamen-
tation; refreshments TO. he limited to
simple and inexpensive dishes. All
this because the college entertain
inents have become burden upon
many of the students. The girls have
wisely concluded that social life from
which any are debarred by expense is
a failure. What again II would be II
their example were followed by so
cIety outside Of collegel
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02
4 nistakt

Maine has discovered that game
laws are profitable. Between eight and
ten thousand hunters from other
States visited the Maine woods dur
ing the hunting-season. and paid from
two to three dollars a day TO the H.
censed guides whom the law requires
hunters from without the State to en-
ploy. Counting what they spent on
guides. hotels. camp rentals and rail-
road fares II is estimated that the
hunters left a million dollars in the
State. 1t 10 evidently profitable as
well as humane to protect game from
indiscrlminate slaughter
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Popcorn is one of the best foods we
have; people don't begin to appreciate
It's value said Mrs. Mary u. Cham.
bers. in the course Of a lecture on
cereals TO class of women In domes.
tic science Al the library building In
Brooklyn. And then. seeing the sur.
prise on the faces Of The women before
her. she went on:
LET your children cat all the pop
corn they want. 1t contains a valua-
hle oil. has high calorlc power. and Il
mostly starch cooked thoroughly by
high pressure of steam"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

trunks, roofs. branches. etc. The green
leaf absorbs from the atmosphere the
carbon dlozide or carbonic acid gas,
which Is bulk up Of one part Of carbon
united with two Of oxygen.
This is decomposed by sunlight Ia the
chemical laboratory of the leaf and
the oxygen is given back 10 the at
mosphere for animals to breathe and
again convert into this same carbonic
acid gas, while the carbon is retained
and built into the wood structure of
the plant And as all the myriads of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02
QUEER SToRlES

In Hungary the legal age OF an In.
diYidual dates only from baptism
Frog skin makes the toughest leather
known In proportion to its thickness
Brussels has a church clock wound By
atmospheric expansion induced by the
heat Of the sun
An orange tree IN full bearing has
been known 10 produce iifteen thousand
oranges. a lemon tree six thousand
fruit
Forest covers 80 per cent OF Russla's
total area, or, In all 48t. 100000 acres
In other words, there are four acres OF
forest to every lnhabltant of Russia.
A country laborer Of Brescia while
cleaning on eel discovered IN It's stom-
ach u large black pearl. which has
been purchased by a Milan leweler for
1850
tHf Ffusslan city Of cassel will be
thousand years old IN 1918. while the
Fench city OF Marsellles WAS founded
moro than 200 years ago. and Rome Is
2.tai years old.
Cand1 .makers say that the most prof
Table pint Of thor trade Is IN fancy
candies. put up In ornamental boxes.
.he hoS frequently cutting more figure
In the purchase than the goods.
Tine Japanese eat more fish than any
other people ia the world With them
meai-eutins Is foreign innovation,
confined TO The rich. or rather to those
rich people who prefer It TO the national
diet
1t has often bpen stated that sixty
miles m hour was the utmost rate at
which a swallow could rs. Recent ex-
rermcnis between Compelgne and
A@tWcin proved that a swallow In
hurry can cover i2sla miles an hour
Tie oil Glands Of the skin are most
numerous in races living under the
+ tropics. because tlie.oll is natures pro-
tection against the heat Of he sun. In
bot countries It's action Is often assisted
b. die application Of vegetable or ami
NAL oils
The relative durability of wood and
q
I'll cannon which has stood since 1850
Oh the high grounds of point Bonita,
at the entrance of San Francisco bay.
The gun has rusied away while the
wood supports are In n state of perfect
preservation.
The title of doctor" was invented In
the twelfth century and conferred for
the first time upon Inerius Of the uni
yerslty Of Bologna. states the Meta
physical Magazine. The first doctor
Of medicine" was Guliclmo Gordenio,
who received the honor from the college
OF Aostl, also In Italy, In 1920.
In recent lecture Mt Gresham Col.
lege, DIR. Syines Thompson, I'm speak
! ing of the effects Of climate, remarked
that 1t had become necessary 10 sublet
English government work In Egypt DO.
cause It was found that the natives
would only work when chastlsod, and
it was rule that a British officer must
not strike native.
Phoenix, Arlz.. the center OF Salt
River valley, was few years ago a
sagebrush desert. 1t has now twenty
five thousand inhabitants, with an as.
sessed property valuation of $4,000
600. All this Is due TO water, which.
brought in canals from streams fed
mainly from San Francisco and other
Arizona reserves, has turned the desert
into a fertile valley, covered with
ranches and dotted with small towns.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

When a man Is depressed he may be
sure that the indulgence in physical
actions characteristic Of depression.
such as moping and signing, will still
more increase his depression. while
his first attempt at more sensible CON
duct will prove that the deliberate and
at first artificial assumption Of cheer
fulness and activity will. after while.
actually bring about a more cheerful
frame of mind. Slow movements. slow
speech. physical action OF every kind
deliberately rendered slow. Ii an anti
dots to the irritation OF man har-
assed and pressed with AFFAIRS. which
good sense will suggest to him, al
though he may know nothing about
the psychological theory Of attaining
. desired condition Of mental quiet ~,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

1t Is advertising that brings IN the
money to pay all the other expenses
Advertising is business insurance Ad-
yertising what YOU haven't got or
what you don't do is worse than not
advertising at NIL You can't be too
careful about this. Make your ads
strictly true m letter and In spirit
believe that the majority of business
men do this now. but as it is the most
important thing about advertising, it
Will bear repeating and reiteratlng.
When merchants and laymen come to
consider advertising in its legitimate
character OF business news" II will
pay better-pay the advertiser better
and the advertisee, too.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

An authority on the subject says:
"A corn on the foot Is an effort OF
nature to protect the soft tissues OF
the toe from undue pressure. by FORM
ing a hard or eallous substance to re-
ceive IT." Then all we can say Is that
Nature. II II considers corn any re
lief from anything. is laboring under
n mistake.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Now a German poet has set his quill
lance against kipling and declares
that by writing The Rowers' the En-
glishman has wiped himself from the
memory OF all Germany. Let the poets
fight it out and demonstrate for all
time that the pen Is mightler than the
sword
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

After hasty glance over the state
ment of earnings OF the Standard oil
Company for several years past we
lean slightly toward the conclusion
that the company's plan for pensioning
Its aged employees will not force the
concern into bankruptcy for at least
two years
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

at first. Initiating the bodily gesture
of calm mind On the other hand,
the giving way 10 quick irritated bedi-
ly movements IS sure to cause an &C.
cession OF irrliability.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02
None 70 spare.

"raeoma speaks up and says She Is
not suffering for sweet girls for
brides
well. there Is one thing sure, ana
that is that none of the other cities Is
suffering from M oycrplus. . Glove.
land Plain Dealer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Partisan society women now put rub
Der boots on their pet dogs when they
are taken out In the rain. Pity the
case of the society womans pet dog.
What shame must I'LL It's heart when
Il meets other dogs.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

A club woman proclaims that men
should share In domestic labors help
to look after the house and wash the
dishes. But why should club women
insist on men doing something that
they wouldn't do themselves?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

1t is estimated that the peaceful
blockade In Venezuela Will cost the
blockaders about three times the
amount OF the original debt. besides
soaring everybody half to death.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Advertising may properly be consid
cred by the merchant as an invest.
ment from which he has a right to ex
making this investment the merchant
must be as prudent in placing his an.
nouncements as is the careful investor
of cash in selecting bonds or property.
Philadelphia Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

England calls the American method
shirt sleeve diplomacy" Honest.
straightforward methods, saying what
you think. have indeed broken all Eu-
ropean preeedents
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

A Missouri court has decided that
the mule is treacherous animal Let
us hope the courts decision was due
merely to hearsay evidence
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

There are said to be 100000 NOR
phine fiends in the United states. hut
this estimate may have been dreamed
By one OF the fraternity.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Henry watterson says the smart
set Is doomed. But the smart set
shows no inclination TO take the Col
onel seriously.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Hix-I noticed your wife sitting by
the window sewing this morning.
thought you told me yesterday she was
ill.,
Dix-so she was; but to-day she's on
the mend.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

The silent partner In an English
firm has decamped With half million
dollars. Another proof that silence Is
golden?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

There IS little hope for the young
man who borrows money to frame his
college diploma.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Say. but the lazlness germ takes
bite out OF the boy when the latter
faces up a cord Of hardwood and IA
Their hands over the bucksaw.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Employees of the steel trust seem dis
posed 10 look that profit-sharing gift
horse In the mouth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

It's about time for Mr.. Edison TO
abolish the horse again.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

But for the donkey's big ears he
couldn't appreciate his own music.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

If you foot your little tooter and
then lay aside your horn, there's not
soul In ten short days will know that
you were born. The man who gath
ers pumpkins Is the man who plows
all day. and the man who keeps 1t
humping is the man who makes it pay.
The man who advertises with a short,
a sudden jerk. Is the man who blames
the editor because 1t didn't work The
man who gets the business has long
and steady pull and keeps the local
paper from year to year quite full;
he plans his advertisement In n
thoughtful way and keeps forever at
II until he makes II pay He has
faith In all the future. can withstand
a sudden shock and like man of
scripture has his business on Il rock.
The way to think Of advertising is
TO consider first the goods you have,
TO see II they are really desirable.
Then figure ON the number OF people
likely to see your announcement in
the paper. the proportion OF possible
customers among that number. and
what you can afford to pay for each
dollars worth of new business. That
will give you the size OF the ad. you
ought 10 use. Then make your ad.
clear, logical, convincing. Don't try
to be funny, unless you are naturally
so, and even then don't do 1t too often.
What people want in an ad. is exact.
definite information. 1t ought to be
given to them in smooth. more or
less argumentative way. and as strong
ly as possible. THE other fellow" 10
after the same people
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Was there ever a man who could moi
be successfully sued for breach Of
promise?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02
The Most valuable Roo,.

The most valuable work in existence
Is said to be copy of the Koran now
treasured In the Mohammedan city of
lsopan-Ruza, Persia. The covers, nine
and one-half inches by four inches, are
of solid gold an eighth of an inch thick,
while precious stones set In symbolic
designs figure In the center and at
each of the corners. The book is writ
ten upon parchment. and this part Of
the work is valued at $125,00O.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-21

County Com missioner II. II. Chap
pell, of Sanford, Fla, writes a. fol.
lows:
AT my leisure I have made some
celery figures for my own information
and rs they may interest you, will
give them below. They are from
actual measurements.
lone measured quarterei-acre pro-
duced 400 crates, sold for $3.50, and
four crates that sold tor S647. These
four crates were consigned by express
on account of cutting over the 400
crate carload one crate To Orlando,
=. This made for the quarter acre
400 crates, selling for S73o. II.
Eight rows out of field where it
required fifty rows to make all acre
yielded 2IS crates, sold for S46S. One
of the eight rows yielded twenty
eight crates, sold for S63, or at the
rate of $3.50 per acre. These eight
rows were planted in the old brick
beds, that were very rich.
This makes my total figure for
three acres 3O65 crates, bringing
S6l22.79. will venture the assertion
that this is the largest small crop that
was ever harvested in Florida"