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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-23
ONE OF NATURES oReoeEs.
Great Lava Streams Attending an
ERUPTION OF Mont Pelee.

ERUPTION of Mont Pelee.
Since the disaster ut Martinique
most people. especially those OF scien-
tIfic and venturcsome spirit, have taken
new interest In volcanoes. Old era
ters, whose tricks are still unknown,
and craters that have just taught men
10 beware Of them, have been studied
with unusual care Interesting expe-
riences have been common. Hardly
one OF the recent papers on volcanoes
: without some tale Of adventure In
which the human side appeals even
more strongly than the scientific.
George Carroll Curtis In a paper en-
titled Looking Into the Caribbean
craters," published in the Century
Magazine. narrates an adventure he had
on Mont Pelee. He says:
As We were passing on our return
oyer the rugged, laya-llke mud-nows
three sharp peals OF thunder rang
through the valley Rolling up oyer
the mountain top was great brown.
convolutlnS cloud. II aseended in
dark, rounded masses, stately yet with
great speed, thousands and thousands
Of twisting. wormlng globules. brain
shaped. caul!fioN er-topped, dark almost
to blackness.
As ii shot direct from the crater.
this menacing shape spread out and
charged toward us down the mountain
side.
Running would. | realized. be useless.
The eruption and It's nearness held me
In wonder and dread, so that | did
not call TO my companions below, but
waited until they had labored halt
way up the slope; then shouted down,
Look at the mountain and scram.
BLEED 10 the highest point on the fiat
above. As | gained II In hard breath
and looked back, n black thing jumped
from behind bend in the canon.
With heavy. earthly roar. a plung-
ing wall of blaeklsh stuff hurled itself
with fearful speed against the side OF
the raYine, bounded TO the opposite
slope and tore 1t down. II dashed and
tore away the earth Ike paper.
We saw the banks melt away rs In
n nightmare. Sand. pebbles ard masses
of rock flew into the air before the re-
sistless onslaught, and fell into the
raging food and were borne away Ike
chaff. We could feel the shock Of the
ponderous mass blowing through the
ground. as when n train at high speed
grlrds the rails. Looking down In won
der, awe. perhaps fright not one OF us
had spoken a word.
In twenty minutes the sixtyfoot
channel OF the main stream was dug
four feet below the mouth OF trib-
utary. which, oozlng In silent. molasses-
like snrges. dropped In a mud-fall into
the river.
We watched for hnli an hour, by
which time the stream had decreased
third, and the erosion Of its banks was
nearly ended. Already, however, the
catastrophe had dredged the channel
10 depth Of ten feet and had carried
off this vast load Into the sea. And
when In the gathering darkness we
reached the coalesced mouths OF the
two rivers, the Seche and the Blanche
the hot ash-beds there. lying over the
dead OF the Guerin Sugar Works. were
sending out such heavy volumes of
steam that our sloop had left her moor.
Ing and was standing well offshore.
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sickening sensation of WEAKNESS As
he opened his eyes. Where was hef
The litter of the dinner things still lay
upon the table; two Of the red-shaded
candles had nuttered out. There were
unpleasant shadows now in the corners
OF the room, and knowledge crept
steadily back 10 him. The queer iast-
ing coffee he remembered. and there
had been a stranger Could 1t be pos
slble? He sprang to his feet. with 4
white face frantically unbuttonlng his
coat. Great heayens the dispatch was
gone.
His thoughts went back TO Sell Cor
rings, and then suddenly he remem-
bered the strange manner of her good
by to him. He felt for the note In his
pocket. and his face changed from
night to morning as he read:
Dear Old Ken-I had n curious idea
when you told me Of your mission that
you were rather too confident, and that
something might happen to your dis
patch. So | took great liberty. Ken.
When you put the tin case into my
hands | took the paper; there was
nothing inside It. And have sewn
the dispatch inside the lining of your
oyercoat pocket. NELL
Carstalrs darted to his overcoat, and
his fingers tore at the lining Of the
pocket Through the gap he made
showed something white. The next
minute he was waving the dispatch
above his head In his excitement
So the dispatch was carried safely
to it's destination, and Kenyon Car
stairs and Nell Gorrings were married
In the spring.
The black bearded man was well on
his way to Carlshren before Carstairs
woke TO consciousness
Cecil Ackerson sat quietly In his
chair. waiting the arrival of his mes
senger. lie turned slightly as the door
opened.
The man with the black beard and
the keen eyes placed something care
fully on the table. He was smiling In
satisfied kind of way.
Ackerson took 1t from the table, and
key clicked In the lock OF the case.
The next minute he sprang to his feet.
you have brought me an empty
case, you fool.'' he cried, and flung 1t,
rattllng, open and empty, to the floor
New York News.
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A silkworm OF the Sea.

SILK is obtained from the shellhsh
known as the pima, which is found In
the Mediterranean. This shellfish has
the power of spinning a yiscld silk
which In Sicily is made into a regular
and very handsome fabric. The silk is
spun by the shellnsh in the first in
stance for the purpose of attaching
itself to the rocks. 1t is able to guide
the delicate filaments to the proper
place and there glue them fast, and
If they are cut away 1t can reproduce
them. The material when gathered
(which Is done at low tide is washed
in soap and water, dried, Strengthened
and earded, one pound of the coarse
filament yielding about three ounces
Of fine thread, which, when spun, Is
a lovely FURNISHED golden brown color.
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Not Her Only Inss.

The widow Slmonds had appeared be.
fore Squire Benson with one complaint
after another. This time she accused
one of her neighbors OF stealing two
ducks.
81 missed them from the duck pand
yesterday" she said. plalntively. AN
this morning. square, I'm Jest as sure
as I'm standing here that saw them
in Harriet Shaw's yard. They had a
different look from her own ducks"
20, NONSENSE said the squire. Mrs.
Shaw is as honest as the SUM- and yon
know II! Why, I've got half dczpn
ducks In my yard this minute that are
exactly like yours.'
We'll square, said the widow,
lugubrlously, these two aren't III.
first nor the only ones I've missed this
summer, but you know never was one
to make complaints till I'm sure Of my
ground. Youths Companion.
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QUEER SToR'ES

A day In the planet Eros is 5l4 hours
on all South London street railways
the fare is now one cent.
BY the sea San Francisco Is farther
from New York than It Is from Liver
pool.
The tubes In the boilers OF a large
ship would reach ten miles II placed
end to end.
The average European Is ) feet @ 10
inches high, the average American. .
feet 1910. Their respective weights
are rs and l4l pounds
Regarding cuckoos. Il is said that the
long tail of these birds SO lnterfered
with their balancing that they have
necessarily developed strong feet with
two toes pointing backward and two
forward. BY this arrangement the
cuckoos are able firmly TO grasp ibelf
perch.
Ii may be the Ozark rocks and cav.
ems In Arkansas contain evidence Of
more primitive man than has been
found elsewhere In the middle Mis-
slssippi valley region. II is Just pos
slble that they may contain the EVIL.
dence sought by scientific men for
years, that cave men existed ON the
American continent at the end of the
last glacial epoch.
1t Is believed that the larges, mu,e
In the world Is owned In Galloway
County. Mo. The animal is the prop
erty OF mike" Murray, of Hereford.
and 1t stands eighteen hands high and
weighs 81 pounds. The mule Is bare.
ly three years OF age, and its owner
expects to have the phenomenon weigh
upward of 1000 pounds by the end OF
the year. Mr.. Murray Is not working
the mule. but Ia feeding II for exhl'
billion Mt the st. Louis Worlds Fair
I'm 1904
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-23

Recently with fitting pageantry the
/ nation began the celebration ut st
Louis OF the centennial anniversary Of
the signing of the treaty by which on
the Both of April, 1893, Napoleon, then
first consul. coded TO the United States
the territory Of Louisiana. The day
was also made memorable by the dedJ'
cation Of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sitlon, which formally will be opened
May /. 1904. Unlike the Columbian
Exposition. which was dedicated six
months before its opening, the 81. Louis
exposition was dedicated 4 year IN ad-
vance-the postponement Of the open
ing for q year having wisely been dee.d-
cd upon that It may be in greater readi-
ness when the expositi0n's gates open
Unless st. Louis should secure the two
Presidential conventions, Il would be
well even now 10 postpone the opening
until 1903. for political excitement may
initiate against large attendance. The
event eommanOrate-d iustifies all that
81. Louis and the country can do. By
the terms OF the treaty made with Ma
poleon. France ceded TO the United
States the greater part Of the region
weSt Of the Mississippi River now in
cluded within the national boundaries,
exclusive Of Alaska. for the eOnsidera-
ton Of SI1 100000, and the assumption
Of claims of United States citizens
against France amounting to So, 10000
L. - in thaCa nnFG
but much less than viii be spent upon
the st. Louis exposition. The occasion
to be celebrated WAS also one OF the
most important in American history. Ii
was our first great natiOnl expansion.
What have been the material results
The territory then ceded now consti-
tutes fourteen States of the Union.
comprises one-thlrd OF the national
area, and Is inhabited by one-tifth OF
Its population. A hundred years ago
about 100000, or three times as
many as the whole Union contained
when the annexation was made. St
Louis itself has three times as many
citizens as all the American cities had
at that time. The Philadelphia Ledger,
apropos OF the occasion, makes these
comparisons: THE wool
product alone of the States made out
of Louisiana would pay that price
Last years corn crop of Iowa alone
would have paid that price six times.
The wheat yield Of the territory, more
than half that of the whole country,
for any single average year would buy
the territory hundred times. A single
State carved out Of the purchase has
added over 100000 to the worlds
wealth at the cost of digging 1t out Of
the ground" These are impressive
figures.
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A FEMININE FlNANClER.
Chicago Woman Proves She Has a
"Head for BusiueAs."

"Hend for Busiueas."
The people who rashly allege that
women have mo head for business
will find It hard to maintain their ar.
gument in the face Of tale told by
the Chicago Post. The story began
with the wife. George" she said.
mother has sent me check for forty
dollars to get new gown"
VERY thoughtful ard kind of her,
he commented.
ITS to be spent FOR nothing else,
she says"
"Qute right"
81 wish you'd put IT In with your bank
account. I'll ask you for 1t when
want II. l can't do my shopping just
now"
That was the first chapter Of this
financial tale Now we come TO the
second.
George" she said about week
later, Il wish you'd bring me home
the money tonight. I'm going down
town tomorrow"
lie brought the money home and gave
!
chapter The third contained sur.
prise
George" she said, toward the close
Of another week. L wish you'd bring
me home that forty dollars that moth.
er sent"
why, gave ron that last week"
he protested
"oh, YOU gave me forty dollars, Of
course she admitted. but You re-.
membcr mother snld her money was
to be used for gown and nothing.
else
Yes"
We'll, didn't use that for n gown.
so the money wasn't hers. | got some
things for the children and the house
with IT, and now | want her money
for the gown"
Ohio" he exclaimed. SO yon mis-.
appropriated funds"
Il did nothing Of the kln1"' she rs.
serted
she gave you the money for Ger.
tain purpose ana YOU expended II Tor
something else he argued That's
clear case Of Misrepresentation
Not at all she insisted III had
spent II for the gown IL would have
been her money; bat so long as | did
not It was yours. aud | spent II FOR
your children and your house. Now
| want the money that mother sent"
The poor man brought home another
forty dollars. aud considered the incl
dent closed.
But IN the course of another week
the wife remarked. "lou have fifteen
dollars left OF mothers money. and
believe Ill take II now
But gave II all to you" he pro.
tested
You gave me forty dollars" she re-
piled, 'and | spent twenty five dollars
OF II for n skirt. That was mothers
money. but the other fifteen dollars
went for the children and the house
so that wasn't mothers. There's just
enough left for a jacket"
III meet you tomorrow" he said
"and Wen go together and get that
Jacket. / don't believe care TO take
any more chances with that money"
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tired husband, the administering OF Ju-
dlclous help to the needy. or the con
siderlng of a large public question, Ike
that Of the liquor traffic, this modern
American woman justitles her position.
The oriental man eonides in woman
only when she is wrapped in wells and
imprisoned behind iron bars. The
American man gives his life, his for
tune. his children and his honor into
the keeping of his wife, and she re-
wards his trust. She must not and she
will not presume upon her leisure or
her liberty; but she will regard as sa-
cred privileges won for her by those
sacrifices which are the inevitable con-
ditions of progress. She knows that
privilege imposes responsibility
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-23

International trade touches as many
diverse and interesting articles as an
"old curiosity shop handles. One Of
the latest and most curious items Is
cato -nine-tails. A Maine man lately
shipped two hundred barrels to Lon
don. Last year he sent four hundred
and fifty barrels. 1t Is odd that there
should be little demand In the United
States for an article which grows SO
commonly here. while in London there
is a constantly widening market. The
downy floss of the head of the cat
tail is used for filling high-priced sofa
pillows and cushions.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-23

Civilization Of the richest, FULLEST
type lifts from the shoulders OF wom-
en- the burden both Of overwork and OF
Idleness The right and the possibility
OF n moderate leisure are conferred on
them. and they share In the higher ac-
tlyitIes Of the race. There has proba-
bly, never been In the history OF the
world n life conforming better to these
ideal conditions than that of many
American women. The wise mother OF
n family of sons and daughters Is the
object of their devoted love. She is
quick 10 serve them with hands ana
feet and head; and they In their turn
spring to do her wish. There Is no
subject that concerns the life of the
home or of the community on which
her oplnlon Is not sought. The hours
of her day are filled with happy work,
every piece of it gaining dignity ana
importance from her touch. Whether
II is the planning and serving OF tne
meals, the adjustment OF education 10
the individual needs OF her chiidren'
the furnishing Of relaxation for the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-23

1t Is popular fallacy with young
America that the salesman, clerk and
bookkeeper occupy a higher place in the
social scheme than the farmer or me-
chanic. One of the deplorable conse-
auences Is seen whenever o. merchant
or manufacturer advertlses for help of
this kind and the applicants turn out
by scores and hundreds to get the place
ready to work at almost any price. 1t
would be found on investigation that
most Of these had come up from the
country and smaller towns to accept
positions" attracted by the promise Of
easy life at large salaries in the city.
Nine in ten have no special training or
ability. and II thrown out of place are
~ helpless as babies. The salaries
which looked so large from the country
prove In the stress Of city life to be
mere pittances. Friendships, even ac-
auaintances, are impossible. At best
the life is slavery, at worst 1t Is star
walton.
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A Harvard student of exceptional
physical yigor, as he and his friends be
lleved, was stricken in 1888 with COM
plete paralysis Of the legs. He took up
his studies at home, worked under reg.
ular rules and examinations, and in
1888 gained his degree as of the class
of 1884. Then. although frequently in
ter1-upted by illness, he undertook TO
compete for a prize offered by learned
society. The task occupied him two
years Unanimously the committee
awarded the prize TO his manuscript
but he died before their judgment was
made known. That seems a sad con
cIusIen. Yet many a story OF success
lacks the uplifting and inspiring quail
fly Of this simple, brave, pathetic tale
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Wholly RenrehensIhle.

Il always had my suspicious of that
man." said Senator Sorghum, resent
fully.
I'm afraid he is willing to accept
pecuniary considerations for his influ-
ence."
Worse than that. He always wants
three or four times as much as his In
6uence is worth "-Washlngton Star.
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TEN YEARS WITH eYPsles.
Romanc- OF an English Lad Who
Lived Among the Romnnies.

hcmauEs OF an EuEl1Ah i41I W no
Lived Among the Romnnisz.
A child romance, almost incredible In
these days, Is presented In the restora-
ton TO his friends of the youth Francis
Joseph Holton, of Manor street. Wool
wlch common. after having been lost
for ten years.
The police found him few days ngo
sleeping on n Drury Lane doorstep,
says the London Mall Taken to the
Bow street police court he stated that
he had run away from a caravan Of
gypsles. with whom. so far as he could
remember, he had lived all his life. At
any rate, he knew nothing whatever
of his parents. From the police station
he was taken TO the Catholic home In
Westminster bridge road.
The paragraphs In the newspapers
reporting the boys appearance at Bow
street caught the attention OF Mrs
Greed, Of O Southbrook street, Shep-
herds Bush. She went to her ledger,
Mrs. Mead, exelalmng: You have
often said your little brother, aged D..
was lost ten years ago. Here's a case
OF a boy Is who has escaped from
gypsles. You ought to follow this up
The result was that the boy was
Identified by small blrihmark on his
face and n scar on the top of his head,
the result OF fall before he left home
Sister and father and friends agreed
that he was the boy who had suddenly
disappeared on March 81, 1892.
When interviewed at his fathers
home In Manor street. Woolwich, the
lad spoke clearly and readily of his
sojourn of nearly eleven years with the
gypsles. But as to his parents and
his childhood his mind Is an utter
blank.
There were seven Of us In the cara.
van" said the lad. "the husband and
wife, three daughters, a son and my
self. We Travelled up and down the
country. making and selling brushes
here, sharing hares and rabbits there.
going into Kent for the hop-plcklng
and fruit gathering seasons, pitching
our van on commons and by the road
side In lonely parts, visiting large
towns like Birmingham and Manches.
ter, and | had hard time of II always.
mo. the gypsles' fare does not con
slst, as people seem to think. of rump
steaks and hosts of good things. They
gave me rough time. My food was
generally bread and cheese and water
all the week. and share of hare or
rabbit or other flesh food on Sundays.
Their living was but little better than
mine.
"They never spoke any Romany-
nothing but English. 1t was hard
work most Of the time, and my share
was poor food and thrashlng when |
did not work hard enough for them.
We all worked at the hop-pIcking. but
The man took all the money. At last
saw nothing 10 keep me with them.
50 watched my opportunity and got
] quietly away.
II have often been round this way
with the gypsy caravan Sometimes
we came quite near my home. used
TO come to these very barracks over
here and beg some bread little think.
Ing ! was close TO my fathers home. +"
Remember that n great many pond
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-23

The London Lancet opportunity sug-
gests that, since bacteriology has be-
come a recognized branch of medical
science, too much attention has been
directed TO the germs, and not sufli-
Client to the soil In which they grow.
Alarmist articles seldom suggest the
comforting truth at which the Lancet
hints: that although countless bacteria
assail us. they cannot flourish in a
healthy body.
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TWO BIRDS.

$50 birds few out Il tie South a7e day
Aad orsr tie joyous word
.ach inag q lls.edy loud aui sNsst
AID g.ad.y is tired Ninss fsr.eL
md one bird high on the tailrst rec
place for is nes;i8s f0Ist-
While humbly the other bail; j. lone
Low down on tie common sr8ald.
! shgike Few by and il saw the nest
Thar sWayed in the branches E.gh,
But the low built nest u the humble
bird
lie saw not and passed it By.
Which points the moral with to show,
Though fortune has cast your lot
lew down in the world With the humble
ones.
The lis that s'r.iye IT RE mansion Oft
pass over Tie humble cot.
San Francisco Bulletin.
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Speed of Racing Cancels.

The racing camel is very carefully
bred and valuable prizes are offered by
"A racing society at Biskra for the fleet.
est racer, says Pearson's Magazine. q
have seen the start Of race, and II
reminded me. in a far-off sort of wayi
Of a horse race. The camels were all
arranged in line, and they shifted the
air in their anxiety TO be off. A flag
was waved and they set Off at ter
rible pace, as If they were only racing
for a short distance They kept to-
gether until they were almost out OF
sight. Then they seemed to settle
down to their habitual pace, and the
race proceeded with long intervals be
tween the competitors | have also
seen the finish Of camel race, and
1t reminded me OF the first motor car
promenade between London and
Brighton. The camels were certainly
not so broken down and bedraggled
but they came in at intervals of sew
eral hours, and great patience was nee.
essary to watch them arrive.
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must have the patience Of Job. the d.
plomaey Of Talleyrand and the ability
of a Gladstone.
Mr. Medley took hold Of the public
schools shortly after the war. and his
first pupils were lodged In buildings
that had been used as stables by both
Union and Confederate soldiers. Now
st. Joseph has thirty-three modern
schoolhouses. with 2s0 teachers.
In spite of what he has gone
through, Mr.. Neeley is hale and hearty
and seems gifted with perennial youth.
He holds the United States record for
long service In the position with which
the citizens of st. Joseph have honored
him.
Are we dancing or wrestllng?" said
a girl lately when dancing with o
youth who was learning how
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where No Wheels Can nc .r.,a

In the whole Of the Madeira Islands
there are no wheeled vehicles. for the
roads are too rough and mountainous.
There are few Leayy sledgcs drawn
by bulocks, but the favorite modes OF
locomotlon are hammocks slung ON
poles and borne by natives aud basket
sledees. The latter are used for de-
scending the mountains, and are skill
fully guided by runner behind.
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Gladstone. in marble. now stands in
Westminster Abbey near Sir Robert
Peel and Lord Beaconsfeld. Although
titles give distinction IN England, one
does not need TO be a lord TO find a
place In the British Yalhalla.