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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
EVERY PERSON HAS A DOUBLE.
So Says an Old Proverb-A Beggar Re-
sembles the King.

So Says an Old Proverb-A Beggar Re-
sembies the King,
BY argument of an ancient proverb
there are always on this earth at the
same time two human beings who re-
semble each other In all respects, and
a European occultist points out that
this Is certainly true In the case of
rulers.
An old beggar who lives in White
chapel bears, according to him. a
startling resemblance TO King Edward
Of England-so startling, indeed, that
II the beggar were dressed in royal
raiment he could not be distinguished
from the real king.
The British ruler. however. is not the
only one who has a double, writes
the Detroit Free Press. The car and
the Prince OF Wales are wonderfully
like each other. Indeed, more than
one photographer In Europe lnvAria.
bly, sells a photograph Of the prince
10 anyone who asks for a photograph
Of the ear.
NJ. Bertolani, a photographer Of
Salerno, was the double of the late
King Humbert Of Italy. and 50 proud
OF his resemblance was he that he
spent much Of his spare time study
ing the attitudes and gestures Of his
sovereign. For this labor he was well
rewarded. since the soldiers. installing
him for the king. saluted him
Herr AdolDh HirSclfeld. the double
OF Emperor William of Germany, is
by no mean proud Of his resemblance,
and lac feels very uncomfortable when
anyone mistakes him for the kaiser,
for he fears that the latter will frown
on him sooner or later and will request
him to leave Germany.
NJ. Bernede, a wealthy gentleman OF
Lyons. is the living image OF King
Oscar of Sweden.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

It Is estimated that there are about
100000 Cinnamon in the United States,
and thai 10000 of them are in San
Francisco. There Is a considerable
Chinese colony IN New York aud there
are small ~coloules IN Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and Chicago. Though they do not
belong 10 the educated classes. ninety
i've per cent. or them "a read and
write. \ daily paper In the Chinese
language is published In san Fran
cisco. and another In New York.
Nearly al the Cinnamon In the Unit
ed States come from the single prov
lnre of Kwong Tnng the most pop
ulous OF the eighteen provinces Of the
Chinese empire. It's capital is an
ton. In 1883 an educated Ghinaman
from the province OF Shan Tung said
that beside himself there We're only
two Cinnamon IN the United States
that came from any province In China
other than kwong Tung The inhabi-
tants Of this province have for cen
turtles been more adventurous and
OF travelling than the rest OF
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

he followed her over seas. Perhaps II
was to part her from him that she was
sent TO Mexico 10 the royal convent
Perhaps the parting had the usual re
suit, OF Strengthening the ties OF love
and making the lover more determined
Who knowsf Alas. no one In Mexico.
But that does not matter. Mieaela
was unhappy and she had a lover who
would have taken her from the convent
II he could. That is enough to stir the
heart.
One night the convent was attacked.
whether by Indians or robbers or
heretics 1t could not be discovered In
the darkness. fer Mexico had no street
lights In those early days. But the at
tack was repulsed, the doors doubly
barred and guarded and on one enter
ed and none escaped.
After that those who passed by the
royal convent frequently heard sad
meanings and demonical laughter and
loud calls, repeated and repeated, until
the voice seemed to die away in the
distance or TO be shut on by many
walls and closing doors-st times even
by the sudden placing Of a strong
hand over the mouth OF the maniac.
When the mad nun OF the royal CON
vent died II was known that Mlcaela de
los Angeles, the daughter of Philip II.
of Spain, was free and many secretly
prayed that she had Joined her lover
In heaven.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

their fellow-countrymen. aud they are
always ready to face danger II there
is n good chance OF proht. The emf
grants are generally farmers or me
chanics. who, finding business dull,
borrow money aud journey TO a foreign
land IN the hope OF bettering their
lot.
OF the Cinnamon In the United
States perhaps one-twentieth are mer-
chants. who deal chiefly In Chinese
products, such as ducks feel. stuffed
with chicken liver, wrapped in en-
trails. dried oysters. shad preserved
In oil. pork cured In sugar. dried cab
bages. sailed turnips. ancient eggs of
ducks and many other things esteemed
dainties by lne Chinese palate. These
articles. on account OF the freight aud
heavy import duties. are very costly.
but no Chinaman considers a menu
complete without them. The Chinese
merchants export from the United
States woollen cloth, flannel. cotton
goods. petroleum. ginseng, aud many
other articles. Shoes and cigars are
extensively manufactured by the hin
csc the number Of clgarmakers being
estimated at several thousands.
Though many Cinnamon are scat
tered about the suburbs Of western
towns as cooks, household servants or
laundrymcn, and many others live on
ranches or orchards. most Of them con
gregate together as much a. possible.
In many western cities there Is IA quar-.
ter called Chinatown" the houses OF
which. crowded Ike rabbit warrens
with yellow humanity. wear a suualid.
tumble-down, greasy. forlorn air. and
are peryaded by a curious. lndehnable
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

The modern interest In science
through observation has become
more or less Of a mania. Even the
children are bitten by 1t. The Little
Chronicle say that George, aged five.
takes a great interest in physiology
and anatomy.
One day some members of the fam
lily had been studying a dissected por-
cupine, and making drawings Of the
bones.
Not long after his sisters took an old
lounge apart, and George watched
them. Presently he came running to
another member Of his family, his
eyes on fire. his cheeks flushed, and
his locks flying behind him.
"Comel Gomez he cried. IF you
want to study physerology. now's your
chance. The girls have got the lounge
all TO pleces9'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

dish placed In the center of the small
table aud using chopsticks.
II has been said, and with truth
that the Chinaman In the United States
does not ever change his tailor or bIs
barber. Through the windows Of ma
BARRIERS shops you may see Cinnamon
having their heads aud ~foreheads shiny
ed, their scanty boards trimmed. their
queues eombed aud braided with snk
10 increase the length. and other toilet
operations performed. such as pound.
ing The back, cleaning the eye-balls.
and scraplng the ears. The Queue il
universally worn la China. having been
introduced by the Tartars as a badge
OF subsection when they conquered
China, and having since become merely
II national custom. Some Cinnamon In
the United States dispense With tho
queue. but let il grow again when they
are about 10 visit their native land
When at work the queue Is often cooled
on the top OF the head.
When a chiuaman dies his body ia
dressed IN his best clothes and laid an
the cofin; pigs roasted whole and other
yiands are spread out TO feed. the
spirits OF the dead. and IN many cases
mourners are hired 10 chant the praises
Of the deceased When the ceremony
Is over the body is placed In the coffin.
and the procession moves out 10 the
cemetery. Children dressed In white
often walk b%arefoOted behind the coffin
Of their father or mother. Strips Of
brown paper pierced with holes are
scattered along he road 10 keep of
any bad spirits that may be towering
near.
The Chlnaman. though Woodworking
and frugal IN the highest degree. is
rarely free from the vices OF gambling
and opium smoking. In a city there Is
an exodus OF Chinese house-seryauts
every night from the suburbs 10 the .
Chinese quarter. and II one happens 10
be out late one will certainly see China
men stealing quietly to the employer
homes after a night OF gambling and
dissipation. But IN the morning the
lncrutable oriental viii be ready with
breakfast Just as usual.
The Chinese are idOAtors. and have
temples containing the imag e OF noble
characters. whom they ask 10 present
their petitions 10 the Great Being
eShing. who dwells somewhere IN the
sky. Roasted pigs. chickens, and
sweetmeats are presented to the Joss"
IN whose honor candles are lighted,
Incense and Joss sticks burned. The
Worshipper kneels and touches the
floor with his head as be utters bis
prayer.
In every Chinese quarter are under
ground opium dens. 10 which NARROW
lights OF lettering stairs lead They
are deathly still and the atmosphere
reeks with the fumes Of the drug
Every lodglng-house. restaurant aud
guild-hall supplies facilities for. indul.
gence In the drug. The Chinaman's
favorlte drink Is tea. though he has a
spirit called "Samshoo.e which Is dis
Tiled from rice. and drunk from small
ups hardly larger Than thlmbles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
WAS SHE A KINGS DAUGHTER ?
Legendary Spanish Girl Who Lived
In a Mexican Conveat.

Legendary Spanish Girl Who Lived
In a Mexican Conveat.
The story Of this young Spanish girl
In Mexico, who lived a mysterious life
IN a convent, may be truly called
legendary history. Micaela de los
Angeles was believed TO be a daughter
Of Philip III. OF Spain. who was
brought TO Mexico and immured In the
royal convent of Jesus Maria for rea-
sons best known to the royal father.
This convent was founded in 1878 by
two Spaniards, Pedro 7. Denia and
Gregoria de Pesquera, purposely for
the descendants of the conquerors. ac-
cording TO Modern Mexico. =
Just when the nino Micaela entered
the convent no one seemed 10 remem-
Der, her presence at first being scarce
1y noticed by any but the mother
superior. She was plainly dressed and
kept In great seclusIon for a time, but
by and by 1t was observed that she was
gradually being surrounded with royal
luxuries. The fact naturally melted
inquiry and with curiosity on one hand
and knowledge even In the minds OF
a few on the other II was soon known
that Micaela was a direct descendant
Of the king and that her brother, the
Archbishop Pedro de Contreras, had
special care over her. For a long time
It was thought hat Mieaela had been
brought to the convent while a very
small child. but her increasing unhap-
piness and longing for seem of which
the nuns knew nothing. convinced
them that she had been rudely torn
away from all that her affections held
dear. or that she had been falsely lured
TO her Imprisonment In a convent In a
foreign land. The walls Of the old con.
vents Of Mexico were very high and
thick and a nun once behind them and
protected also by the solemn oaths that
she and all about her must take, was
a nun for life-and yet even those
walls had ears and there were eyes
that saw and tongues that told tales. II
was always 90. Even Abelard and
Heloise heard from each other at times
Whether Micaela's lover WAS a prizes
or not neither records nor traditions
tell, only that she had one. Perhap.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

To girdle the earth with a message
In nine and a half minutes, as did
President Maekay recently. il a mar
Yelous achievement in t~elegraphy
made possible by the t1umphs OF
science and engineering in a great
country. The message which went
around the world in this remarkably
brief time was sent over the new
American Pacific cable by President
Mackay. OF the Pacific Commercial
Cable company. from New York 70
President Roosevelt at oyster Bay.
Long Island. 1t closely followed a
message sent by President Roosevelt
to President Mackay. which was fash
ed around the globe IN twelve minutes
Over half the journey OF these globe
girdung messages, representing a total
mileage OF 25.S35. was made on Ameri-
can lines. The only part Of Its trip
where the Mackay message was forced
to raverse foreign cables was that
between Hongkong and the Azores.
From New York TO Chicago. thence by
Postal Telegraph company to San
Francisco. thence along the new Pacific
cable 10 Honolulu. Hawaii, on again
10 Midway Island. and then TO Guam.
From Guam 1t was flashed under the
Pacific 10 Manila. thence through the
China Sea to Hongkong, thence TO
Saigon, TO Singapore. TO Penang. to
Madras. under tn Indian ocean. thence
by land across India 10 Bombay. then
under the Arabian Sea to Alden. then
up the Red Sea TO Snez. through Egypt
10 Alexandria. under the Mediterran-
can 10 Malta. by land TO Gibraltar,
thence 10 Lisbon and 10 the Azores.
Here II left the foreign cables and
wires, was taken up by the CONNER
cial Gable company and flashed 70
Canso, Nova Scotia. and then 10 New
York and oyster Bay. If this message
could have been transmitted without a
break II would have made a circuit of
the globe in less than o~ne-eighth OF
a second. The new cable gives a direct
route 70 the Orient and saves 1900
from New York 10 the Philip
pines. II places Washington In direct
eommunicat ton not only with the larg-
ar towns In Hawaii and the Philip
pines, but will ultimately enable the
government to quickly reach the min
ing centers In Alaska. When Shakes
Deare made Puck say to Oberon, I'll
put a girdle around the earth in forty
minutes" he was supposed TO be writ
.ng under the privileges Of poetic
license" The latest achievement,
however, far transcends the poetic
of the imaginative bard OF Avon.
From forty minutes to nine and a half
represents the far astride of
genius from the fancy of the poet to
he fact OF scientific accomplishment.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

developer brushed rapidly over the
surface. This image appears slowly,
and there Is time to coax parts out
and keep others back by applications
OF the deyeloper.-Cam. and Dark
Room.
Fixing Spoiled Dry Plates.-spoiled
dry plates, which have not been
developed or fixed, can be utilized
by immersing for five or six minutes
In a bath of distilled water, ten ounces;
chronic acid, thirty grains; bromide
OF potassium, sixty grains.
This operation should be conducted
In the dark. the plate should be wash.
ed for twenty minutes In the dark
and finally dried In the dark. The
plates thus treated are very slow, bur
are suitable for transparencies, which
are made by constant printing. These
plates are developed and liked In the
usual manner.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
GUARDS RUINS OF poMPen
Aged sentry Keeps sightseors Cut Of
Area Of excavations

Aged Sentry Keeps sightseers Ont Of
Area of Excavations.
Old Lulgi has occupied week by
week FOR twenty two years his little
sentry box on the topuost point OF the
highest heap OF ashes and scoriae that
the excayators have east up out OF
Pompeil 10 the northward. says.a cor.
respondent Of the New York Evening
Post. There he sits. and sm0kes IN
peace his d%iminutlve pipe of.eNecrable
but not cheap tobacco. While-the other
guards are hurrylng through the Cup.
ing ruins below him successive groups
Of dropping travellers. apparently Just
come from The building OF Babel, old
Luigi's only duty is 10 keep a weather
eye open for the unduly lnaulsltive
stranger who may want 10 make his
way INTO the forbidden arel Of the eN-
eayations SIN in progress, or for the
more %pertinaeious native Who advances
a hundred plausible reasons fot similar
trausgresslon from tie .baatenpaths or
the adjacent vineyards and orchards.
For the troublesome native Luigi has
short words and but sfant courtesy.
Toward the ignorant foreigner lie IS
more adably disposed and a pippful u
imported tobacco and a few friend
words open both his heart ahd his lips
Luigi has a Magnificent view from
his high perch. Behind hlm.is the lord
Of the landscape. Vesnyh3. He has
been wrapped for nm hour in a private
mantle. Of eloud ard that has Just lift
ed 10 show his great grdt shoulders
white with unaccustomcd SNOW. Luigi
says i will bea hard aftprnoon for the
travellers at the summit Immediately
In front are the rooiioss, ashen walls
OF the ruins Of the ancient city. slop-
ing down TO the very edge of that pre-
historic lava stream that marks the
enrlierand greater rag; of the monarch
who visited sudd'n destruction upon
the beopte that ventured to build upon
the skirts Of his trailing robe. Beyond
stretches the almost level plain of the
sarno, laid out in rectangular garden
patches all the way acrbss toward the
rugged, towering heights Of Monte
SAINT Angelo, now capped with the late
SHOWS of departing winter.
In a sheltered nook, halfway up the
steep nestle behlnn. The frowning out
posts Of "a rpJnad castle the pink and
yellow and while hdtises of the little
village, Of Letters, Whence. just 1850
years ago. the last king OF the Goths
marched down 70 meet defeat at the
hands OF Nsrses In the plain below.
Farther, to the left dhe can just make
out the castle or N6eera, where Helena.
Manfred's widow Nept her life away
in captivity faherii the lamentabla
slaughter at Beueveiftum. Al the right
beyond thefeehsstsged buildings Of
Castellainafs, the blue Mediterranean
slltters out to the tgin heights of Capri
and the Massive dome VI Ischia.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

smell, which Is everywhere %perceptible
and often empowering. The streets
OF a Chinese quarter swarm with men,
women and children; the shops are
adorned with gaudy gilt signs and
lanterns OF various shapes, sizes and
colors, Here and there a blank wall
Is covered with notices on bright red
paper, with black letters, which are
read with much apparent interest by
the Cinnamon. On the sidewalks In
the front OF the stores are stalls, where
fruit, vegetables and edlbles of IN
familiar and unprepossessing appear.
ance are exposed for sale. In the door.
ways and corners tailors and cobblers
ply their trades. A fortunesteller sits
at II little table. on the wall behind
which Il large notice sets forth his
powers and pretensions.
The proprietor of a drug store ia
frequently a physician wearing large.
trimmed spectacles and assuming A
mysterious air. Among his curative
agents are powdered beetles. cock.
reaches, skins OF caterplllars, snakes
bones, lizards, deer.horns and the blood
OF toads- The drug ginseng is found
in every store. and is believed to be a
preventative of youth.
The resta urants occupy the upper
floors OF three-storied buildings. and
are distinguished by gaily painted and
gflded balconies, adorned with rows
OF great lanterns. The rooms ara
decorated with handsome Chinese fur
niture and deliberately carved screens.
Here the rich Cinnamon give big din
ners with many courses and musical
Accomplishments. The eating houses
for poor Cinnamon are chiefly in cell
lars, n are rudely furnished. The
merchants have their own Kitchens, and
eat their meals at the back of their
shops, helping themselves from q large
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
FACE FORWARD.

Brother. you are gazing backward. to-
ward the scenes Of your mistakes;
You are weeping ser your errors till your
proud heart almost breaks.
You're repenting and regretting. you are
signing. %. alas
And you're missing al the glories Of the
present IS they pass.
Leave he grim and grewsome picture
look the other way awhile.
For the face that's toward the future IS
the face that wears a smile.
When your back Is toward the future
then the blazing lamp Of hope
Throws your shadow Ger your landscape
and with blinded eyes you grope
For the blessings that had vanished with
the times they strOFe TO bless.
Face about and you'll discover all your
groupings fruitlessness.
You'll be dazzled by the glory Of the
prospect for awhile.
But with face turned 10 the future you
will learn TO wear a smile.
Baltimore American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

Things Worth KDowing.-For titllng
tints on dark mounts it is not generally
known that best ink for the purpose
IL made from Il cake OF ordinary Chit
nese white water color, This must
be rubbed up in very thin mucilage
only, using no water. Brush develop.
ment for bromide enlargements or dl.
rect prints has this advantage that IT
allows freedom Of control in suppress
ing certain portions Of the image or
coaxing out portions that would 9th
erwise print too light. The developer
for this purpose should be diluted with
double the ordinary quantity of water
and ~glycerine equal to about one-third
of the total amount Of the deyeloper
added. The print is FIRST soaked In
water and then the superfiuous mc;s.
lure absorbed with blotting paper. The
print is b laid in the bottom Of a
fat dish, tilted at an angle, and the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

IN do anything IN my power for the
old soldiers. collectively or individual
ly," said an officer who served in the
Civil War, except 10 attend Grand
Army meetings, reunions and places
where they assemble. To see them get
ting older and feeble, TO see how the
ranks are thinned year after year.
makes me feel mighty uncomfortable.
! keep up my afhliation in the post,
pay all my dues and contribute TO all
the soldier charities. but simply can't
go among them at these celebrations.
II makes me feel more as II | were at
tending a funeral than a festive oeca-
sion. / don't like to see the soldiers
get old"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
No Language of Their own.

Among the peoples Of the world the
Swiss are alone in having no language.
they can call their own According
to a recent visitor to the little country
about three-fourths OF the people Of
Switzerland speak German, while the
remainder divide four ether languages
among them. mainly French and Ital-
Ian, the languages yafyifg AS a rule
according TO the proxinltysof theApeo-
pie to each country whose tongue they
speak. Public documents and notices
are printed In both French and Ger
man.
In the Swiss congress or national
parliament the members make their
speeches either In French or German.
for nearly all the members understand
bothlanguages. The orders OF the ,presi
dent are translated by az Official inter
prefer and furnished to the newspapers
In both languages. Probably It would
puzzle even Macaulay's learned school
boy to name the president Of the
Swiss republic. He 10 NJ. Adolf Deu-
cher. a name that Will be strange to
many even OF those who are familiar
with the names and titles Of every
European ruler.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10

Somewhat more than a year ago
there was an exhibition In Berlin de
voted exclusively to the display OF
material, processes and apparatus con
nected with the economic uses OF al
cohol. This year q similar exhibition,
or one designed for the same purpose,
beca me really a most astonishing
revelation of the uses OF the potato
and the large place which 1t occupies
among German products. No doubt
members OF the wide-a wake geogra-
nhy class Of to-day know that potatoes
are one of the most valuable crops In
the world: yet even they may be as
tonIshed to learn that In Germany II
one hundred and sixty acres are plant
ed with potatoes for each ten fhous-
and Inhabitants, whereas in the united
states the area so planted Is but a
fra ction over thirfy-four acres, and IN
Great Britain and Ireland thirty-one
acres. Not only are the German work
ing people large eaters or potatoes
hut they make varied and extensive
use OF them for other purposes. IN
Alan corn ia not grown extensively
sa We In the United states IN
potatoes take Its place as
food for cattle. This has LED 10 the
OF special eyaporatins ma
chinery, for the large amount o' "a's'