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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
FoGs DO MUCH GOOD.
They Have a Great Effect In Supply
in. Moisture to Plants.

HI ~
did you ever think of the fertile
Ing function of the fog?' asked man
who pays much attention TO meteoro-
logical matters In the New Orleans
Times Democrat. "If you had you
would not object so much to the little
Inconvenience which we suffer at times
when fogs become very dense. There
are great many persons in the world
who look upon a fog as a Shiny sheet
of miasma, looking upon Its breath as
pes.i.ential believing that 1t oozes out
upon the earth and humanity nostrums
that kill. aud all that sort OF thlng.
There are, to be sure, elements OF poi
son in the fog. Fogs are often putrid,
Shiny. But fogs are not made alto
gether of Shiny putrescences. On
moments reflection we can understand
that in these interesting formations OF
the lower atmosphere there Is much
that is healthful and vitalizing. much
that is absolutely necessary to the
well-being of humanity.
What could we do, where would we
be without moisture? Fog Is one form
of moisture. 1t is yapor OF water.
Vegetation gets its nourishment mainly
and chiefly, not out of the earth, put
from the nourishing properties of the
water formations of the air, clouds,
mists, rains, SHOWS, sleet. fogs and so
on Without moisture there could be
no vegetation. Without vegetation, or
the properties of vegetation, humanity,
| am afraid, would be in bad way.
So you may now partially understand
what | mean when | speak of the fer
tilizing value of fogs. Trees and plants
do not feed altogether through the
roots which are run into the ground.
The leaves eat. They feed on the deli
cate spherical particles which crystal
lie and condense into that misty
blanket we call fog. Food Is taken
through the bark of trees, through
limbs and twigs
Men. you know, feed through the
pores of the skin. | may say that trees
and plants, and, In fact, vegetation OF
all kinds do the same thing. Moisture
of the kind that floats in the air or falls
to the ground when it is heavy enough,
furnishes the food that Is taken in this
way Stop for moment and think
what would happen to vegetation If
all the moisture were suddenly and
permanently extracted from the atmos-
phere. Vegetation would simply with
err and die 1t could not live. You see
the air is 10 or so percent moisture,
or about this, and its capacity for hold
ing moisture at any particular time,
or in any particular area, depends up
on the temperature. But this is another
matter. The fog Is great fertilizer
and the luscious bone and blood max
ing vegetable served to us on the table
would not be as robust and healthful
If we should withdraw this food from
the plants.'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
OLIVE AN ANCIENT FRUIT.
Before the Martini Was Dreamed of
the Olive Was Centuries Old.

Before the Martini Was Dreamed of
the Olive Was Centuries Old.
The olive is an old campaigner. The
tree Olea Europea, is not only one Of
the oldest trees known to naturalists.
but its longevity and productivity are
astounding. Several of these trees
over twenty feet in circumference, ac-
cording to the scientific calculation of
foot for century, must have been
bearing fruit before the Savior walked
and talked on the Mount of Olives.
The olive has been a symbol in more
than one mythology. The dove bring
ing the branch to the ark gave it to
the Imagination of the Orient as an
emblem Of peace or confidence restored.
Among the Greeks 1t was the sign of
peace and the placid power of wisdom.
Though native of Syria, and possi-
bly, Of southern Greece, the olive -four
isles anywhere i'll mild climate
Western Asia, southern Europe, north
EN- Africa, southern England, South
America and Mexico-in all these
places the olive grows readily, taking
on an average seven years before bear
ing fruit. Two hundred years ago it
was introduced into California by Cath
Ollie priests from Mexico, and there it
is hardy and fruitful, but, unfortunate
ly, the crop natures there just when all
labor is need in the cotton fields.
The fruit Is too bitter to eat unless
picked Ranging in size from an acorn
to large plum, it is gathered green
and placed in strong solution of pot
ash or I've Of wood ashes. When the
olives change color this denotes that
the potash has struck through the stone
and they are placed In water renewed
several times day for five days.
Kansas City Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
Animal Hypnotisfn.

The question whether some animals
have the power to hypnotize others is
largely Il matter of opinion. My own
view is that there is no such thing as
hypnotism among animals. There I'M
doubtedly is fear-paraysis, which
might easily be called hypnotism; but
do not think it belongs in that class
of phenomena. Human beings are at
times as much subject to fear
paralysis as are birds that are attack
ed by dangerous serpents. Paralysis
from fear is a very different thing
from hypnotic influence. Hypnotism is
always exercised by the surrender of
the mental faculties to the will of the
operator. Fear ON the other hand,
often produces complete paralysis of
the voluntary muscles, and also OF the
brain, by a process which | consider
entirely different w. T. Hornaday,
Director New York Geological Park.
St Nicholas.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

It would be difficult to find any
branch of business which has ad-
yanced As much in neatness and clean-
illness within the last few years as the
grocery store. 1t is the manner III
which the goods are put up when mas
made this change for the better posi-
BILE, and perhaps it is the demand Tor
improved service which first induced
the merchants to put their ingenuity
to work in arranging their wares IN
better shape. Whatever the cause IL
is now possible to buy almost any
kind of foodstuff put up either in tin
cans, pasteboard boxes or paper pack
ages, without having to walt while the
clerk weighs the proper quantity out
of a barrel box Or drawer containing
the goods in bulk. As the merchant
still has to buy many of his commodi-
ties in loose form, his desire to please
the trade necessitates his putting up
these goods in small packages during
his spare time, and a machine to as
sist in this work is shown In the Illus
tration. There is hopper at the top
of the weighing machine, in which the
loose material to be sacked is placed
by the scoop. From this hopper the
sugar, coffee, tea or whatever is being
weighed falls downward into Il middle
chamber OF just the right size to con-
tain pound. OF course, the weight
of different commodities varies, and
so the measure must correspond in
area to the bulk in a pound of what
ever is being measured. Thus the
size of this middle chamber is variable
and can be regulated according to the
kind of goods being put up. This be-
ing determined, it is an easy matter to
operate the machine. The hopper be-
ing filled, a lever is depressed by the
foot, closing the valve at the bottom
Of the middle chamber and opening
the hopper. AS soon as the chamber
Is full the release Of the foot lever al
lows the measured quantity to flow
into the sack, the hopper outlet being
closed meanwhile. By repeating this
operation another pound Is dropped
into the sack, and so on, without the
bother connected with an ordinary
scale.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
CHIEF OF CREEK INDIANS.
Gen. Porter Has Always Been an Ally
of the u. S. Government.


A distinguished resident from Mus
kogee, and one whom all men delight
to honor Is Gen. Pleasant Porter, prin-
cipal chief of the Creek nation. Gen.
Porter was born near the town of
GAINESVILLE, on the Arkansas river,
September 26, 1910. He received his
early education in the Presbyterian
mission at Tallahassee. Work con.
genial to him presented itself shortly
afterward, and for several years he de-
voted himself to the rehabiltating and
building up of the Creek schools that
had suffered severely during the inter-
necine strife. Again, in 1882, Chief Por-
ter was compelled to take up arms.
this time to settle dispute between
his own people. AS general of the
Creek national army he ended the war
speedily and for all time in establish
ing himself more firmly in the affection
and esteem of his people, who, in 1899,
elected him their chief. AS leader of
his people, Gen. Porter has ruled with
wisdom and judgment.
He has always been true friend to
his people and faithful ally of the
United States government. At the age
of 32 he married the daughter of Chief
Justice Reilly Keys. She died, leaving
him three little children. Another lit.
tie one was left him by his second
wife, who died when the child was but
Z years old. Today, at the age of SO,
he is as hale and hearty, as pleasant
and cheerful as ever. Gen. Porter was
reelected principal chief of the Creeks
recently. He is not fullblood Indian,
Kansas City Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
FISH OF ALASKA.
Twenty Species Are Discovered by Gov
ernnent Scientlsts.


ernnent Scientists.
The party of scientists who went to
Alaska and the Arctic under orders
from President Roosevelt to investi-
gate the condition Of the salmon and
other fish, returned to Washington,
having covered 6,000 miles of water,
discovered twenty new species of fish
and located sites for five OR six new
fish hatcheries, without which, it is
said, the supply of salmon is going to
be exhausted in few years.
The voyage was made in the United
States fish commissioners steamer AL
ba tross. which sailed from Seattle on
June 1S. The government officer i'll
charge was DR.. d. w. Everman and
on board We're a number Of professors
from the Leland Stanford University
Of California and other institutions of
learning. They were called together
by an order issued direct by the Pres
ident to Fish Commissioner Bowers,
as the result Of an appeal made by the
sa lmon Gamers Of the Pacific coast.
The latter asserted that the. salmon
were disappearing, and they produced
figures to substantiate their assertions.
After leaving Seattle the Albatross
was compelled to return, case of
smallpox developing on board. This
delayed the vessel two weeks. After
fumigation another start was made.
This time all went well and nothing
was heard Of the party until they re-
turned to Seattle Sept. 20.
In the two months the party was ABB
sent all of the important waters of
Alaska We're visited and dredged. All
of the canneres and salteries in the
district were also visited, and the YES
kadak islands and other lands about
Be1-ing Strait.
While the ship was dredging, shore
parties were at work searching the
lakes and fresh-water streams, and in
this way n new kind of grayling and
of rainbow trout We're found. The
gra yling is much larger than anything
of the kind ever seen before, and for
gameness 1t exceeds all known gray
linGs. The fish was discovered by DIR.
Wisner Of the fish commission. The
rainbow trout was found by DR.. Ever
man.
This fish inhabits the icy waters at
the foot Of glaciers, and In the more
swiftly running streams of the interior
of the country. They are said to
possess more gameness than any
known trout. They grow to be about
eighteen inches In length, and are as
fierce as tigers.
A sort Of cod and queer kind of
q bass, new reddish, several new
kinds Of fish which look like the blue
fish and weakfish of the Atlantic, but
which are not related to them, were
also found. The cod proved to be an
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Statistics, it has been said, may be
used to prove anything. There are two
ways at least in which statistics may
be misused-by means of averages and
Of percentages. Here is a good exam
pie Of an error reached by the method
Of an average. Some one has discov-
cred, he thinks, that astronomers are
long-lived because the average age at
death of sixteen hundred astronomers
was sixty-four years, which is said TO
be about twice the average age Of
mankind In general. The statistician
in this case overlooked the fact that
each OF his astronomers had probably
passed the average age of mankind be-
fore he attained sufficient prominence
to be classed as an astronomer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

In all international affairs, and espe-
cially in treaties, care is taken to guard
the rights and interests of both parties
To the lay mind, however the precau-
tons seem to be SO numerous as to
bring about the condition which Punch
thus satirizes: 1T is reported that
Italy, following the example of France,
Is about to enter into an important
treaty with Great Britain whereby the
two countries shall be at liberty not TO
20 to war with one another should
they both be unwilling"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
A Spanish cardinal, who died lately

A Spanish cardinal, who died lately,
left fifty thousand peSetas-about ten
thousand dollars-"to the first Spanish
general who lands In the United States
territory with an army sufficiently
strong to avenge the defeats of the
Spaniards in Cuba and the Philip
pines" The sum seems small for the
task, but the chances are that it will
have increased considerably by the
time claimant appears.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

1t Is notorious that in its criminal
Jurisprudence this country is rather
nearer to an awful example than to a
model. In no other civilized country
on earth Is there SO much UNPUBLISHED
crime as in this boastful republic. Be-
tween our criminal record and the sta
tistics of our educa tional, religious
charitable and benevolent expenditures
and activities there is a contrast more
striking and amazing than can be
found in the statistics of any other ma
ton. II our relative position in the
family Of nations depended on our rec
ord as to crime and it's punishment we
should be at the rear rather than in
the van. That we hold the latter place
is due to the abundance Of our good
work in other directions than the pre-
vention, detection or punishment Of
crimes,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

excellent food fish. as are nearly all OF
the twenty varieties.
The sites selected by the expedition
as suitable for hatcheries are at Yes
Bay, Klawok, Hetta, Afognak, Karluk,
Bristol Bay and Woodruff. The scicn-
lists also intend to recommend the es-
adjustment of cod hatchery, the
others all being for salmon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

London has a fad OF hand-painted
stockings. We had hole handpainted
on the heel of one Of our socks last
week SO deceptive in its rare natural
ness that grandma tried to darn it.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

In Korea the official class consti-
tutes one-fifth of the men. This will
almost answer to the description which
an Irish humorist gave Of the perfect
country-one where every man should
have q town of his own to govern.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

mo one can contemplate hostilities
between two great civilized countries
preston" says Premier Balfour. Can
we call countries truly great or civil
lied when they have to settle their
differences by murderous warfare?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
No Chance of Publication,

Dogrel-The editor was good enough
to glance over my poem, SO | fastened
to assure him 1t was entirely original.
Friend-And what did he say?
Dogrel-He said he knew that at
once. He didn't suppose | had ever
seen It in print anywhere-Philadel-
phia Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

When men do not like the way the
world is made they make 1t over to suit
themselves. AS nature did not connect
the Red Sea with the Mediterranean,
the Suez canal was dug. Because it
takes too long to go by water from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. ditch
is to be cut across the Isthmus of
Panama The Russian government has
had plans prepared for dam across
the Kertch strait, the outlet of the Sea
of Azof, to raise the level of water in
the sea so that oceangoing ships may
be able to call at ports along its shores.
The Sea is so shallow-its depth va
ries from three to fifty-two feet-that
only small boats can navigate it now.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

One-half the worlds crop of rubber
comes to the United States. The de-
mand for it may be due to muddy
roads, which poor people traverse in
rubber boots and rich people in auto
mobiles with rubber tires
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

A journal of health gives overhead
ing as a prolific cause of taking cold.
To this we may add that a starved diet
is fully as responsible. An empty stom-
ach Is exposed to innumerable ills.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Alfred Austin is going to write for
an English magazine series of pa
pers entitled "A Poets Diary" 1t will,
of course, be purely a work of fiction.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Emperor Menelik is coming to the
Worlds Fair. Has he considered all
that one continuous round of banquets
mpansf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
Decidedly Unlucky.

Don't you consider it lucky 10 pick
up ii pin?" asked the superstitious man.
Not If you pick it up by sitting
down on it, replied the pedagogue
omptly.-Philadelp Ledger.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

When the Russian battleship Osli-
abba meets the Japanese Shikishima In
deadly combat it will be a trouble
some day for the proofreaders.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

An optimistic minister of Maine de-
votes ten minutes before beginning
his Sunday sermon TO Il brief review
of the good deeds done during the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
Not Unit: Asked.

Shea girl seldom marries her first
love.
He-That's so. The custom Of the
day requires that she shall wait for her
first" lover" -Philadelphil Ledger.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

The Kaiser may have adopted the
American idea" in military uniforms,
but surely not until he had persuaded
himself that 1t was originally his own.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

The associated teachers adopted II
resolution favoring reform in spelling
by the dropping of some of the absurd
twists, the superfluous letters, that bur-
den the language, add TO the labor of
writing and printing it. and serve no
more useful purpose than does the YER
inform appendix in the human system.
There is merit in the proposition. The
most difficult study to master is the
spelling book. The rigors of mathe-
MATES are play compared with that
10 person ever becomes a perfect mas
ter in it. No person in writing but
runs against some words the spelling
of which are uncertain; not rare words
but those of comparatively common
use Most persons solve the doubt by
writing the words in two or more
spellings and selecting the one that
'looks right" The German is happily
exempt from this burden of education.
| The silent letter is almost unknown.
1t. 1t spells itself, as do our simpler
words. We're our words spelled pho
neticaly, if every letter represented
some sound In them, an immense
amount of wasted time now spent in
trying TO memorize the qups and
twists of letters would be saved to be
given to the acquisition of other knowl
edge. No one can estimate the effect
on other branches. of the labor absurd
~ imposed upon students by our spell
! ing, or what the effect would be if they
We're relieved from it. May ii not be
that the real source of most of these
complaints so generally vented againsi
the inelIiciency of instruction is tho
confusion caused in the minds of chill
dren, the needless labor involved, il
trying to master the spelling lessons
And are not the poor spoilers of ON
schools, those who make the spelling
Of words conform to their sound whci
spoken, really our best spoilers? |
not that. are they not the stronges
protest against it and their poor
spelling the strongest argument for til,
reform these experienced teachers pro
noSet
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

We need to look forward. for we
must some day look back
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Physicians are looking for a cure for
the cigarette habit. One way is to
teach the victims to smoke tobacco.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07
Norway Women Nav NOT Vote

BY unanimous vote the parliament
of Norway has rejected a proposal t.
confer the franchise on women,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

During an actors first season as a
star he imagines that he's the whole
show.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

The growing demand is not so much
for fireproof buildings as for build
ings that will not burn.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Listen to what your friends say of
others If you would know what they
say of you.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

He lights no lives who makes light
Of love.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

President Palma's ideas on state lot
teries are both morally and economic
ally sound.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

A man is sometimes known by the
things he might have done, but didn't.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Money makes the mare 80 and the
automobile makes the money 20.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

week as reported by the newspapers.
Excellent There is too much empha-
sis of evil. 1t Is dwelt upon. exploit
ed, exaggerated, deplored. The good Is
often overlooked, or unseen, or neg
lected, or minimized. Yet the good
deeds exceed the evil ones--oyer.
whelmingly SO. Note the editorials Of
newspaper that pays attention to the
real life of the people. How much the
| editor finds TO commend! He finds it
everywhere in the news columns.
Every day finds some work of love
begun, some deed of kindness done"
1t is simply a question of choice as to
which best points a moral or adorns
a tale The editor finds the good be-
cause he is looking for 1t. That's It,
One finds what one seeks. If he looks
for evil TO condemn he finds that also.
And for the same reason. He Is look
ing for it. If you are n pessimist you
will find plenty of material for your
harsh philosophy in the weaknesses of
humankind. Your search will be an
easy one. For evil obtrudes itself
more than does the good. There's the
daily news: EVIL is news because it
is the exception to the general rule of
goodness. What is the universal rule
is not news. And yet despite this fact.
the good and the true and the noble
crop out everywhere in the news. If
you see only the evil you are sure hui
manity is going TO the dogs. If you
see the good az well, you are sure hui
mainly is on the upward trend. Ii
you look for the good deeds of men, if
it pleases you to discover the good, If
you have an affinity for the good, you
will find 1t. And when you have
found the good. emphasize 1t. Hold 1t
up to the world. Cherish it, If you
want to discover mud you will see
mud. If you want to look for the sun
its brightness will cheer you
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-07

Cold cash has burned many a maa's
fingers.