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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
INVENTION FOR THE PIANIST.
Leaf. Turning Device Is Operated by
Puff of the Breath.

Leaf. Turning Device Is Operated by u
Puff of the Breath.
Mechanical science has come to the
relief of the perspiring pianist Here
after it will be unnecessary for them
to make spasmodic passes AZ the music
holder or to have standing by him an
attendant whose only office is to turn
the sheets.
a leaf-turner has been perfected
which is set in operation by a single
pun of the performers breath, leaving
his hands entirely free for the manipu-
lation OF his instrument, reports writ
er in the Saturday Evening Post,
When placed in position on an ordinary
music rack of any kind the device is
ready to perform its functions, turning
successive pages of music at the will
of the operator.
II n performer is both playing and
singing all that is required of him in
the mechanical manipulation of the
music-leaf turner Is to sing u note at
the proper moment into n coneaYe
wing of the contriyance. The impact
OF air thus produced operates ON u
releasing device which In turn carries
momentum TO various small attach
ments including n series OF pawls, the
number of which is determined by the
number of sheets to be turned. and the
whole contliyance is set to work turn
ing the leaf as dexterously as the delft
est attendant.
1t Is claimed for the device that II
works so rapidly and holds the music
sheets in such perfect alignment with
tue ak 5 of the arms of the music hold
or, that the performer is enabled TO OBJ
serve the music down to the last note
on one page, then with puff Of his
breath eause the sheet to be turned
and the note on the succeeding page to
he brought instantly to view without
the slightest break in the performance.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

900; United States "a GOO; Ger
many. 56O90,000: Austria 100000.
japan. 100000; United Kingdom
100000. In all these countries ex'
cept the United States the Increase
from decade to decade IS for the most
part from the native stock. OF the
United States 1t Is said that its popu-
latlon would decline If it were not for
immigration and this fact or assump'
ton Is treated in quite an alarming
style by. j. Weston, a writer for the
Nineteenth Century, whose article l.
entitled "'rhe Weak Spot In the Amer
lean Republic" Mr.. Weston appeals
to statistics to show that in Massachn
sets there are l,743,7l0 persons OF
foreign birth and foreign parentage in
total population of 2,So6346. "1he
population of Illinois," he adds. Il
4.S2I,55 OF these 966.747 are foreign
born and 1.49S.473 of foreign parent
age, so that the proportion Of genuine
Americans in this typical Western
State Is no greater than 1t Is In Penn
sylvania. In California 1t is less. The
native element is stronger In the
South, but 1t is not due to the prnduc-
tiyeness of the American, but TO the
productiyeness of the Negro Taking
the country as a whole, the foreign
birth date has gained on the American
birth rate until it Is four to one. 1t Is
the rule for families to decline as they
are more and more removed from their
foreign origin. Nowhere, not even
In France, is the problem so serious
Ms 1t is In the United States History
may be searched In vain to find a par
allel for country dependent on for
eigners for its vital strength" Mr..
Weston does not 60 into the causes of
the decline, but he quotes approyingly
from writer In the Popular Science
Monthly as follows. 1--WE have not so
many people as we should have had If
immigration had never come TO us and
the native stock had continued their
old rate of increase" 1t is question,
however, II this old rate would have
been continued. and 1t is doubtful If
there is much force In Mr.. Westons
warning that only homogeneous peo-
pies ever become great" Homogen-
eous at most is only a relative term,
and the French, whom he does not
rank among the great. are perhaps
nearer homogeneous than the British.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
ANCIENT MoNoFoLlEs.

Trusts, Combines and Mergers Are
Certainly Not New Things.
In this day OF trusts and mergers, IL
is interesting, perhaps little comfort
ing, to find that, like every other good
and evil under the sun. trusts are no
new thing. They are at least as ancient
as the pyramids.
The earliest form of trust was the
cornering of foodstuffs by m0narchs
and their agents. Assyrian records
seven or eight thousand years old give
accounts OF these monopollstlc transae-
lions.
In the days of the Romans monopoly
was a recognized institution. The 10.
man government farmed out taxes.
The tax farmer placed embargoes on
the food supplies of the provinces to
make up arrears In taxes.
In the Middle Ages the trade guilds
controlled the output of certain arts
and industries, and also the means of
distribution. This form OF monopoly,
like the famous league OF the Hanse
free towns, was for protection against
competition from towns not in tho
league. 1t was In the hands Of many
merchants. and so had not the worst
element Of such trusts as are controlled
by few, But II was common prac.
tlce of English monarehs TO grant
monopolIes to court fayorites.
The most complete monopoly In the
Middle Ages was the Venetian control
of shipping In the Adrlatic. which was
powerful enough to turn an entire cru
SADIE from It's holy purpose TO the cap
ture of Christian town which Venice
wanted. 1t was the price the crusad-
ers had to pay for ships to transport
them to Palestine. As the doge was
absolute In authority, he was the head
OF perfect maritime trust. When the
Council OF Ten were In control It's MEM
bers grew enormously rich.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
cELLlNI's DOC
unrrafefni Thief Brought to Book by
LII. Eenss nul 1onrage.

IInrra cfu1 Thief Brought to Book by
Ills sense aul Courage.
The intelligence Of dogs is no new
subject. but 1t IS one which never
eeases to be interesting, Benyenuto Gel
Imi the sixteenth century goldsmith.
whose work is still one Of the riches Of
Italy. records In his "Memolrsa an
aneedaie which shows that the dogs Of
thaI day were as faithful and as IN
teIIgent Us are those OF to-day. lie
speaks of the animal rs Zine large
shoek-dog'
1t happened one night, says the au.
thor that n thief. who had been at my
house pretending 10 be a goldsmith
and had laid plan 10 rob me, watched
his opportunity aud broke into my
shop. where he was pryng open the
caskets when the dog dew at him. The
thief found It difficult matter 10 de-
feud himself with n sword.
The faithful animal ran several times
about the house. entered the journey
mems rooms. which were open, as it
was then summer time; but as they did
not seem to hear him barking. he drew
away the bedeIolhes. and pulling the
men by the arms foreihly awakened
them: then barking very loud he show
ed the way 10 the thief. and went on
before. But the men would not follow
him. They were augcred at his noise.
aud drove him ont Of the room.
The dog. having lost all hope Of rs
sistauee. undertook the task alone, AMI
ran downstairs. lie could not find the
villain IN the shop, but came up with
him In the street and tearing of his
cloak would certainly have treated him
according 10 his deserts II the fellow
had net called for assistance. With
great difficulty the dog was driven
away.
Some days later. rs | was passing the
square of NaFoua with my dog, he
barked very loudly and dew at a young
man. and made such efforts TO tear'thls
young man 10 pieces that he reused the
city guards. The guards told me that If
| did not keep off my dog they would
kill him ! called OF the dog with some
difficulty, and as The young man was
retiring certain little paper bundles fell
from under the cape Of bis cloak. which
Domino Immediately discovered to be.
long 10 him.
Among them perceived little ring
which l knew to be my property
whereupon | said, This Is the villain
that broke open my shop, and my dog
knows him again"
therefore let the dog loose. and he
once more seized the thief. who then
Implored my mercy and tuld ne he
would restore whatever he bad Of
mine. ON this again called OF my
log. and the fellow returned me all the
; gold. silver and rings that he had rob
, bde me Of. and gave me five and twen-
y crowns over Imploring my forgive
ness. bade BIN pray for the divine
mercy. as I. Tor my part did not Intend
p % do him either harm or good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
GARDENS IN THE KITCHEN.
Growing Herbs in the Windows for
Winter Use.

Growing Herbs in the Windows for
Winter Use.
American housewives may well take
a lesson from the foreign colonies III
our cities. a walk through one OF
those colonies in summer shows many
window sins and fire escapes dotteu
with growing herbs. Even ID winter
the green things peep and peer against
the panes. Sometimes the herb pot IS
an old tin can or cracked pitcher. Olt-
ener 1t is a box of handy SIZE anu
somehow the box herbs always seem
the most luxuriant. Dill is there, ana
mint and fennel, balm, sweet Dasil,
sweet marjoram, thyme-indeed. all
the dayorous tribe. Parsley may be
bought fresh the year round from the
corner grocer. SO 1t is seldom seen III
the boxes. 1t may be that superstl-
ton has rs much to do with that as
convenience. In the folklore of yari-
GUS lands parsley root is endowed with
malign powers. III luck comes to VINO
ever pulls it up save with the Ieit
hand walking backward, and to carry
growing root from one homestead 10
another is a sure invitation TO mis-
fortune.
cook worth the name knows that
green herbs are infinitely better for
seasoning than dry ones. even when
the dry ones are freshly grown. First
class marketmen also recognize the
fact by offering, along with costly
spring lamb, pots of tender, growing
mint to sauce the roast. One of these
mint pots. properly tended, will grow
for years and supply an ordinary
kitchen. Mint grows rapidly and the
better for frequent plucSing Stalks
should not be allowed to grow more
than six inches high. IL they are not
needed nip them off and dry In shady
Mace against the time when more mint
may be needed than the pot can fur
nish. This applies also to other herbs.
Aim In plucking to keep them bunchy
and stocky so as to furnish many
leaves with the smallest modiucum of
stems. Gardep-grown herbs are peE
mltted to bud before cutting down for
driving. but those In the herb-window
Garden would better not exhaust their
strength in the effort to flower.
Kitchen air is commonly both warm
and moist; hence things grow In 1t
almost troplcally. Give the herbs the
sunnlest window. If box can be set
the whole window length all the bet
ter, One strong clump of each herb
is better than several weak ones. Plant
them zlgzag, up and down the sides of
the box. If seeds are sown let 1t be
in a smaller box, from which the
strongest plants can be set In the win
dow box. which should be foot wide
and ten inches deep inside. Fill with
In an inch of the top with very rich
dirt and give the plants monthly lib
erai watering with liquid manure. If
that is out OF the question soap suds.
the dirtier the better, should be given
weekly. Pour the suds around the
roots. Keep the green tops clean by
sprinkling with fresh water at least
every other day.
From such a garden. says the Wash
ington STAR one can gather bouquets
of herbs every day In the year of rich
yet superlatlvely de.icnte flavor Nor
is that all the profit-sauces. extracts.
delicious drinks may come from it, not
to mention the delights of watching
and tending a mass of thrifty growth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
THE HANDS IN WINTER.
How ChappiuE aud Rodness Of the Skin
May lie Avoided.

May lie AFOlut1s
One of the minor Ills to which hu'
man flesh is heir when winters chilli
Ing blasts search out and discover
weak spots is roughness of the shln'
particularly of the hands.
The chief reason of this common Dut
annoying accompaniment OF eoid
weather Is that the skin losing IFS elas-
ticlty because of lack of natural Sc
erection at n time that atmospheric con-
ditions do not induce persplratlon' be-
comes unduly dry and contracted ana
so is liable to crack. 1t IS tehuer
skin that will do this, because tender
skins are thin and delicate and cannot
stand what rougher ones will.
Another cause is carelessness In dry
Ing the skin after washing It, partle-
ularly If it is washed Immediately be-
fore going out into the open air or
directly after coming In.
Very many persons in cold weather
dare not wash their hands either be-
fore going out or Immediately after
coming in, for If they do. even though
the water they use be warm, their
skin VII burn so as 10 be painful. ana
it will look red besides.
They may avoid such an annoyance
IL they will rub on The hands little
cold cream or camphor Ice, allow 1t to
remain on moment or so and then
remove 1t with a soft. old handker-
chief. either of silk or cambria.
Another delightful emollient for the
hands. arms and neck Is fine oatmeal
Put it into a flannel bag, boil it, and
then place 1t in the water Intended
for ablutlons; or 1t may be kept dry IN
a lar on the toilet table and some rub
bed on the hands whenever they are
washed. Honey rubbed into the skin
while still wet. drying 1t in as the skin
Is dried. Is also a preventive Of chap
ping.
If hands were dried more carefully
there would be less roughness of the
skin. A good plan is to dry the hands
well, after using the towel, with an
old, soft, silk handkerchief, which Will
absorb any moisture left.
Glycerine is an old friend, but as
alone 1t Is Irritating to most skins II
should be diluted with rose water OF
pure water; one part of glycerine to
three parts of rose water. II about
one dram of aeetic acid Is used to one
ounce of gIycerine 1t helps to remove
stains from the hands.
If woman Is wise she viii take the
precaution to wear gloves when dust
ing a room or doing any kind Of work
that will soil her hands.-New York
Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
STRANDED a LEOPARD.

A Fierce Fight in Which the Man
Finally Emerges Victorious.
An inhabuau, Of the British East
Africa proleelo~te tells the following
Interesting STORY In the London Field
Of an adsenme with leopard.
a bad a most extraordinary ndyen-
tufe with leopard The other day ut
Vol have long wished 10 shoot one,
but mel quite In the way got this
One morning nbout g o clock heard
a horrible noise. buf thinking 1t was
only some Indians a@hIlug took no
notice Shortly afte4wafd The head OF
the Indian cook appeared at The sun
light over the door aud he Informed
me there was leopard
4 got out Of 4ed aud put on some
pumps, collafed my rifle aud some
cartridges and was going out OF the
door. when the Indian told me the
brute was on lie other side. SO went
out Of another door. expecting 10 see
the beast running of down the road.
Like a fool. | had not loaded my rifle.
and no sooner had | stepped out on
the yeranda than | saw The leopard
about three yards away, behind
chair She gave snarl aud came
straight fer ne
Luckily. | took the first rush on
on my rife, and swept her off. aud we
then set TO on the noor with the
weapons nature had provided us with
She got hold Of one Of my fingers,
aud | thought II was gone for good,
but | got II free and kneelng on the
top Of her. proceeded TO strangle her.
shouting Justify for the cook to bring
me a knife lie arrived. after what
seemed ages, but was probably about
half n minute, with n huge knife, but
| then Remembered that there was a
revolver just behind me on chair
by my bod. and told him to get 1t.
u then put a bullet from below Its
Jaw out of the top of It's hend My
hand was rather painful for about two
days int is all right now. except for
stray scab or two. was n good
/ deal scratched and my palamas bad
" torn, Ally leopard IS not very big,
but 1t Is a fun grown old female
Some one had hit II with n stone,
which probably made II SO fierce hi.
rectly got it by the throat II hardy
moved again, but looked very nasty
with all its front feet sticking out
about six inches Off my nose"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

The child born In the United States
a hundred years hence will live longer
than the child born In 1900. That is
20 say, his chances of greater longev-
ity win be assured under normal con-
dltlons OF birth and living. This does
not interest the youngsters born in
1000 or those born In 1860, but 1t Is
the most important fact disclosed by
the vital statistics of the twelfth CEN
sus. 1t shows that the average length
OF life in the United States is slowly
but steadily increasing. Ten years ago
the average length of life was thirty
one years. while the last census shows
It to be thirty two. This means-if
the same rate of Increase is maintain
ed-that the average length of life In
the year 1000 will be forty-two years,
and, incidentally of course, the num-
Der of centenarians, as well as those
who pass the scriptural milestone of
threescore and ten, will be greatly in
creased While this advance of one
year in length of life In decade may
strike the ordinary individual MS very
slow progress, II he viii only keep In
mind the littleness of century when
1t comes to measuring the age Of the
human race he will find himself grow
ing very skeptical as to whether such
rapid increase can be maintained.
Much less significance attaches to the
figures giving the number OF centen-
arians In this country In 1000, for an
occasional centenarlan may be found
In localities that appear to present few
conditions favorable to longevity. The
important conclusion to be drawn
from the vital statistics IS that the
conditions Of life. including a wider
observance Of hygienic and sanitary
laws. are growing more favorable to
longevity Of the American people.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

The keeper in attendance on a guest
at Norfolk shooting party recently
looked on with disgust at the gentle
mans erratic craftsmanship. He was
banging away here, there and every
where but no birds fell.
Aim 'igher, SIR" advised the keeper.
Still the birds flew untouched
1T amt the gun, sir, and 1t amt the
cartridges" remarked the Norfolk man.
TRY shuttin' your right eye instead of
the left, sir
But not pheasant fell.
The keeper scratched his head
THE birds is very strong on the wing
this year." he remarked, but there's
one more chance. IL was you. sir. |
should ave n pop with both eyes shut.
London Answers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12
Too Many Women smokers.

The statonmaster at the Richmond,
Va, union station posted orders recent
ly forbidding women to smoke In their
waiting room. The maid had been fire.
quently sent out to the cigar stand
for packages OF cigarettes. and the
practice had grown so rapidly in the
luxurious apartments provided for the
comfort of women passengers that the
railroad authorities took this unusual
action.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

A solicitor for Wall street paper
had been trying for long time to Sc
cure the signature OF Russell Sage TO
an advertising contract at cost OF
500 per year, but to no purpose. To
show how diligently he had been work
ing. hoping thereby to induce Mr.. Sage
to sign the contract. he said:
Il think. Mr.. Sage. you ought to ia
vor me with this order. for have been
after you for three years.
The old dnancler leaned back In his
chair. thought a moment. says the
New York Times. and then asked;
How long have you been trying to get
this contract, did you say2"
Three years" hopelessly replied the
agent.
Then. you see." continued Mr.. Sage,
Il have saved just $780,"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

The "affair Of honor" as the duel Is
called In France. is. fortunately, dis
reputable In the United States. Never
theless. this country has Its own af-
fairs of truest honor. A New York
banker. who eight years ago was over
whelmed In a financial crash, recently
paid the 100000 from which the bank
ruptcy courts had relieved him. In
1884 he was so poor that he had to
borrow money for q railway fare. To-
day. by honorable business methods.
he is again a millionaire. Some years
ago another New York banker. who
had once failed for a large amount.
gave a dinner to all his former credit
ors. Under each plate, attached to the
name card. was a check covering the
debt and interest which, In honor, al
though not bound by law. he owed to
each guest
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

uuSiuesS training. lie WIS preSlueHt
OF the Nevada Central Railroad and
Of the Nevada company and the Wood
bridge company. all of which have Of
fees In New York. He Is member
of several of New York's most exclu-
slye clubs.
Mr.. Stokes is unmarried and has nj
ways lived at his fathers house until
now. Last summer he abandoned any
intention Of spending the heated term
yachting or idling on seashore or
mountain aud lived at the Settlement
house. studying social questions. Pre-
vloas 10 that he had gone through the
full course at the College of Physl-
clana and Surgeons. graduating In the
class Of 90, and although he has not
practlced medicine, he Is qualified to
Go so. and in this respect possesses a
technical education rarely to be found
among Settlement workers. His broth.
er, Arson Phelps Stokes, Jr., is secre-
tary Of Yale University. He has two
other brothers and four sisters. and bis
father is reputed to be several times
millionaire.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-03-12

Dr. Alexander Mckenzie IN one OF
his sermons tells a pretty aneedole OF
the early life Of Louis Agas h. tho
great scientist As a child Agasslz
lived In Switzerland. on the border OF
a lake He had n younger brother,
and one day the two lads started to
cross the lake. 1t was frozen. and the
ice looked safe enough. but their moth.
er watched them.
The boys get on very well tin they
came to crack In the lee perhaps
foot wide. The mother could rnt call
to thenn although her heart failed her
as she thought, Louis win get over
well enough, but his Hide brother viii
try TO step over and will fan In
As she watched she saw Louis get
down on the ice, his feet on one side
Of the crack. his hands on the other
side making bridge OF his body. aud
the little brother erept over him to tho
other side. Then Louis got up and
they went on their way,