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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
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The next light they see is the light of heaven.
The hundreds running along in the darkness begin
to feel sleepy and tired Quite silently, without
any OF the uproarious behavior of it's creator the
after-damp has caught them. Out of each hun
dred about ninety-five will die peacefully. They
will have no burns, bruises Their features
will be placid, their cheeks rosy under the black
dust The after-damp kills silently. And when
the searchers come they will find groups of bodies
lying on the ground in natural positions-just as
if they were merely sleeping. But they are all
dead-all dead
few moments before they lie down the men
see the little boys fall upon their knees and mum
BILE that they are sleepy. Fathers take their sons
up in their arms to carry them home to their
mothers. But fathers and sons lie down together
in the dust. The mysterious, invisible after-damp
has crept into their lungs, and they are sleeping
peacefully with the little boys in their arms Only
God can wake them!
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The men, boys and horses rush out before it.
1t will overtake them, But they rush on, with
the poor hope that they can outrun Death.
The long, narrow tunnel becomes tumble of
human beings and animals The men shout, the
boys scream, the horses neigh and snort with ter
ror and trample on the weaker things. The dust
rises in black clouds. By and by that dust will
help to make the flames fierce and strong.
Then it will gain the living mass rushing be-
fore it, and men; boys and horses will lie down,
quiet and the fire-dragon will devour them ALL
Even if they escape this monster of Red Death
he has behind him more terrible power than
himself For behind the flame comes a perfect
whirlwind of furnace-hot dust-the scorchng blast
that follows in the track of every explosion.
man may escape the fire. In his fright he
falls fiat upon the ground, The fire in its fury
rlshes over him without being able to harm him.
But the moment he rises he feels about his face
something that is at torture heat. 1t blsters and
tears the skin from his cheeks-peels it of-as if
he had suddenly thrust his head in a cauldron of
molten lead. The agony makes him fall wrthing
upon the ground again.
That second fall to the ground may prolong his
life for a moment. 1t is the freak of the molten
blast to rush along the roof and leave the air at
the bottom of the road cool and pure. He dis
covers this. He breathes joyously. The air is
pure But it remains SO only for the flash of a
minute
Along comes the worst enemy of all-the poison
GUS 'after-damp." 1t steals, invisible through
the roadways, at the tail of the blast. 1t can
neither be seen nor heard nor felt 1t is mysteri-
GUS But it is terrible 1t brings into the air
its invisible dilution Of death
Far ahead Of him in the darkness the man sees
faint red tinge along the roof. That is the blast
Its strength is demoniacal. 1t sweeps before it
horses, trans men and boys, and crushes them
all into one great heap of wreekage 1t rushes
out with the driving force of hundred express
trains.
Ahead the man hears the earnage-making roar
He rushes back. He thinks he will get at the
main road by another way All over the pit hun
dreds-ou of the track of the blast are doing the
same. They are running along the tunnels look
ing for way Of escape, They have escaped the
fire All that remains is 10 reach the
eye of the pit and go up TO the light Of day.
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Mrs. Hyman's R efOrm

my darling, here is bundle a lady sent you,
saying that you need it."
Something l. need?" she nterrogated.
What can it be?'
She hastily unwound the little shawl that
served for the outside covering Then there was
box with perforated lid, and then-a babyl
oh, you horried wretch!" she cried at her
mel"
"A joke: What is the joker" he asked in
quisitively, looking into the box
Moses in the bu-rushes" he shouted his
eyes beholding the contents. Scarcely were the
words out OF his mouth, when he was holding the
wlde-eyed infant in front of him at arms length.
Ism ne beauty?-We'l keep it, we'll keep
II guess we will not keep i'll" Indignantly as.
serted his wife, with the accent on the not
Why! his entreaty sounded like child
pleading for forbidden toy.
The door bell rang. He reached the baby over
to his wife, but she turne ed her back on IT, Kiss-
ing the little one, he placed it tenderIv hack in
the box, and went to the door. He was exnect. =.
ing nothing else than that the folks should find
the owner of the baby on hand to claim il.
There was no one there-nothing but a market
basket with cover on it. He carried it back
Another joke, perhaps" he said. He slid the
lid over slowly, if he feared to be disanon;nted
in the contents.
Looking inside-"Another one, by jove!" he
yelled.
Frightened by the loudness of his voice babv
No. began to cry '
"Oh this is horrible horribleD exclo;,ood NJ.
Hyman wringng her hands
why, no, 1t isn't at all-this is fne!" In the
meantime he had taken the second baby in his
arms, and was trying to quiet its little fears.
Mrs Hyman, Mrs. Hyman!" called n voice
from the yard. "Alrs, Hyman, Mrs. LYMAN"
In rushed the maid all excited with another
bundle.
II was standing at the gate when man
walked up to me, put this in my arms, and then
ran away without saying word"
The third bundle, by this time, appeared TO
be very much alive. Inside of it arms and legs
were evidently moving in every direction at
once
The Rev. Mr.. Hyman forgot his dignity and
set up series of yells that would have done JUS
tice to a Texan frightened out Of their wits
by his actions, babies No. /, 2 and 8 took up
the cue. dewey" the pug, joined in the
chorus.
"Pull down the shades-quick!" commanded
Mrs. Hymap to the maid ooh, this is disgraceful!
what shall we do?"
"Do? Keep them. of course, every last one Of
them" jubilantly answered her husband
Never" vociferated the distracted woman.
At the same time she boxed the pug's ears so
hard that the poor dog, never having been mis-
used before by his mistress ran broken hearted
out of the room. Mrs. HyInan'S reform had be-
gun
For one long night the Rev. Mr. Lyman had
his hearts desire He walked the floor frat
With one baby and then with another. But in
spite of his earnest pleading, they were all taken
10 the Home for Foundlings the next day
In less than n year Mrs, Hyman presented her
husband with q bouncing boy. She gave her pug
dog away. Thus was Mrs. IIymans reform COM
pleted.
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THAT doesn't matter!"
eyes, it does"
''No, it Doesn't"
ly had not the women been brought to their
by the turning of the arc lights outside.
''Why, is it that late?" they all exclaimed.
"And no at my house to get supper?"
''Nor at mine"
Nor mine!"
They all made dash for their coaks. The
next moment they were hurrying in different
directions toward their respective homes.
After supper was cleared away, Mrs. Cranston,
more at leisure, reflected the discussion of
the afternoon. The audacity of the other two
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coming cage catches the downgoing one, and the
men and boys are cut up into small sections.
As man walks slowly along the tunnel to his
work a slight idgetiness the part of nature
loosens the stones in the roof. The stone that
drops may only just touch the mans cap But the
touch is enough His comrades carry him home
on rough stretcher of wood with some tar can
vas over him. The poor mother and her children
weep, and their own lives are made joyless with
the memory of it.
The dangers in the "face"-that is, at the actual
work OF cutting the coal-are so many that it
would be quite impossible to mention all.
But the notorious danger is the Red Death,
says the London Mail.
All the scientists have been at work trying to
discover and thwart this of wholesale
slaughter. They both know that two things and
two things alone are responsible large accumu-
ation of gas and small artificial light AS the
work of getting the coal itself produces gas that
evil is inevitable and artificial light is neces-
sary to do the work, why, that evil is also in
evtable Taken separately, these things do no
harm. But the moment they come together it is
the signal that a few hundred simple souls are
sent for by God.
Red Death fills the black roads. It goes rag
ing, blazing round the long galleries, seeking whom
it may devour.
1t comes out of the darkness with roar. Its
fury shakes the earth The roof trembles, breaks
and down come the mountains in myriads of
pieces. The dust mingles with the great flames
the volume of fire becomes too vast for the mar
row tunnel The side walls crumble, burst out
and give the blaze more ROOM The ground rocks
under the mems feet; they totter and fall, and the
appalling fire torrent rushes over them.
Every and boy in the pit cries out with
terror They know that the rolling thunder they
hear is the roar of death. Even the horses-there
may be 300 or 400 of them-understand why the
roads and sides are trembling. The men, boys and
horses rush out The only way of escape is
where the light of day comes down the shaft.
That is far away from where they are and they
scream with the horror that is upon them
just as they turn the corner of their little road.
ways 20 get to the main artery they see the fire.
II fills the whole road II is a great river of red
blue and green The gases and dust OF the roads
give il many eolors
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l% preacher could marry such woman'
said Mrs. Cranston at afternoon
lXsgsgI session of the Mothers Club.
Mrs. Cranston, Mrs. Schaeffer and
Mrs. Dunlap-president, vice president and sec
retary respectively-were the only ones present.
The absence of the other members could have
been accounted for by the inclemency of the
weather--or by tilt over the recent election
Of officers when the three women mentioned
temporarily usurped the power.
"No, neither do II" responded Mrs. Schaeffer
'Why, actually, she has new hat every month
land did you ever see such feathers!"
"And on a ministers wife, tool" continued
Mrs. Dunlap.
"she gads about town in that pony cart of
hers as though she had nothing to do! 1t is
sinful, positively SINFUL" said another.
She ought to own baby. then she would
stay homel" confidently asserted Mrs. Dunlap,
herself the proud mother of five.
"a baby! The Rev. Mr. Hyman cwn babyl"
exclaimed Mrs. Cranston, throwing up her hands
at any such improbability. "The only baby she
wants Is her pug dog-why l have actually seen
her kiss it square in the mouth"
20, horrorsl" cried the other two simulta-
taneously.
"Yes," she continued, "and she actually sleeps
IL,
another ROOM"
did you ever hear of such thing? If l were
he would get divorced" snapped Mrs Dunlap
"The poor mani" Mrs. Schaeffer's voice was
reverberant with pity for her pastor. "He is so
kind,hearted and does love children so. Every
day, see him stop the little tots coming home
from school, pick them up in his arms, and kiss
them"
"Why doesn't he adopt a baby then il he
cares so much for themy" Mrs. Dunlaps re.
mark was more sarcastic than earnest
perhaps he would" vivaciously answered Mrs
Cranston, alive with new idea.
II am sure the man deserves one" Mrs.
Schaeffer remained ever sympathetic.
"Yes, and it would keep that gad-about wife of
his at homel" again snapped the mother of five.
The three women drew their chairs together
and talked in an undertone.
But how is it to be done?" asked one 1--WE
can't ask him to adopt it, for then he would
consult his wife and that would be the end of it,"
81 knowl" exclaimed Mrs. Schaefer 1--WE
could leave the baby at his door. He is too
tender-hearted not to take it in"
Good" Mrs. Dunlap capped her hands in
delight He will think Providence has sent It'll"
Her voice changed to dismay when she thought
OF the one great difficulty. 'But where shall we
find the babyP
"You had better leave the whole affair 10 me %
said Mrs. Cranston assuming all the dignity Of
her position.
The aggressivensss OF the other two women was
evidently irritating the president
"No We should all act together in this CON
tradicted Mrs. schaefer. Then we can ali
share the credit"
"Yes" added the secretary For IL will have
TO be entered on the minutes Of the club
mot at ALL" objected the president "We
haven't quorum
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women in opposing her plans ranked on her sem
sbility. She determined to go ahead anyhow
Why should she not? She was president of the
club, also president of the Home for Foundlings.
and could get dozen babies if she wished.
Mrs. Schaeffer's husband was a doctor. That
evening at the supper table he said to her:
MY DEAR do you know of any who would
adopt bouncing boy two days old?"
"How should | know" she answered. Then,
remembering the conversation of the afternoon,
she continued, unconcernedly as possible:
"Whose is it?"
Never mind, that is secret. If you can find
good home for it, take my word, you are doing
Christian act'
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and fulfilled every wish of the dying mother in
regards to her child.
The next afternoon the Rev. Mr.. Hyman had
just finished the round of his pastoral calls and
was starting home. when ragged little urchn
handed him bundle, saying;
"Mr. Hyman, here is bundle some lady told
to give you. She said that Mrs. Hyman
needed it."
''What is t?" he asked curiously, eying the
bundle. Very well, my little dear, thank you
very much"
keep the change!" mschievously responded
the child, running away.
Mrs. Hyman sitting in the parlor with her
pug dog in her lap when her husband entered.
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Very well. Will you promise me never to
ask any questions as to what L do with it?'
Provided you promise it good home," he
answered
Il promise you that"
"All right, the bargain is sealed.'
lmpetuous Mrs. Dunlap in the meantime,
had plottngs of her own. She intended to show
them that when she wanted to do thing, she
did it.
She knew poor woman dying who had new
baby that she didn't need. The mother had
already appealed to Mrs. Dunlap to provide for
the newborn babe. This was Mrs Dunlap's op-
portunty. She hastened to the woman's home
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men whose lives are spent in perpetual gloom
bright, light-hearted and eminently content
with their lot In wintertime they the light
of Heaven only on Sundays; for, during six days.
it is dark when they go to their work and dark
when they return-that is, if they return; for
from the moment they step into the cage that
is to take them down into the dark mine they
put themselves within reach of death in million
forms.
What particular dark hole death may spring
from, of course no one knows The rope may
break, let the cage fall 1000 feet down and smash
sixteen human beings into unrecognizabe pulp
Or, while still merely at the beginning of the days
work, something might go wrong with the centre
guides-these things happen often. Then the up
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Lazy X outfit, caught sight of the fleeing In
dian and charged after him with yell. The
runner kept to the trail.
This was his second mistake. He should have
taken to the hill where the horse could not fol
low. AS the gap between them rapidly closed
up, Joe suddenly wheeled about and emptied the
heavy revolver at the horseman, but his aim
was none too good. Also a on loping
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hill with club, you dewlapped Siwash." Then,
refiectivey, Now | wonder what devitry you've
been up to. Oh, no" he added quickly, as the
red bandana dropped from the captive's blanket,
been doin' some maverckin' on yer own hook,
amt you? Reckon I'll just take you to camp
an let the boys have some fun
He partly led and partly dragged his prisoner
into Cayote, where the recognition of both re-
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ute. The booty was not great 44calibre re-
vover, three OF four ounces Of gold dust carefully
tied up in the end of a red bandana handkerchief,
broken clay pipe, and plug Of tobacco but
Joe took what ther was, and then, hearing the
tramp of horse coming up the trail, he took
to his heels.
Herein was his first mistake The horseman
who happened to be one of the boys from the
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horse is not an easy mark. As the last bullet
left the Indians Intellectual weapon, thin loop
of grass rope sailed gracefully through the air
and settled gently around the haf-breed's neck
An instant later he was on his back in the dust
and his captor standing over him.
oh it's you, is it?" said the cowboy with
sudden recognition "You orter take a week
off an practice shootn'-you can't hit a side
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
Clock Washing For a Living

NMU II NloVhS IOi Niose upon ten years, SAID
A6S1<SSS man recently, "and the few of us in
(S5RsSJ this line of business manage to do
pretty well at it,"
rs your work anything like that of the steeple-
climber?" he was asked.
Mo- he replied, with twinkling eye, much
amused, "only in one thing and that is that
mostly sailors take up with the trade That's
because we're good climbers, you know Pve
washed the faces of city and church clocks that
were $50 feet from the ground and it took me
two and three weeks to do it. I'm a practical
clock repairer, too-haye to be, you know-and
do my work in huge wooden cradle made for
the purpose. Some clocks get their faces dirty
in year or SO; Others reman clean ten years,
and 80 on.
"In the old days the trade was more danger
GUS We used to work from scaffolds, and got
many nasty falls. Now we have the cradles
and all the fxings and comforts, and i( man
keeps his head he can work Is well on the
street"
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which drift southwards, and make the mariner S
life only too often continual nightmare for
several days at time
A Aat.topped berg oyer two miles in length,
was once seen from the S. Teutonic, and the SIS,
Kansas reported passing another five hundred
feet long and with two peaks three hundred feet
high. Imagine the size of these bergs when you
consider that only one-eghth of berg is above
water.
In thick weather the presence of ice can be
detected: a. BY what is called by sailors the
"ice-blink'-a peculiar brightness in the sky (2)
by the breaking Of the against the bergs,
which may be heard at a considerable distance
ca by fall in the temperature Of the air; and
(4) by very marked fall in the Temperature Of
the water.
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man goes more willingly to his death
than the miner.
You would think that the eternal
darkness of the pit would make men
miserable and morose. Instead. the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
Huge Ice Bergs

IRON the middle of January to the
middle of August steamers crossing
4 North Atlantic steer on a course far
IEI further south than during the other
months of the year. This is to avoid,
as far as nossible the countless iceberps
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

DON'T see how any man, especially
preacher, could marry such woman!
said Mrs. Cranston at an afternoon
session of the Mothers Club.
Mrs Crapston Mrs Schaeffer and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

)AfE men will not stand dictation Lake
the historic mule Of Barney Meggs
they may be coaxed but they cannot
be coerced. The men at Cayote were
- 4Ls. ..;.4., ..d tbarofore when
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-02
Official List of Candidates.

The following i S the official list of the
State and County candidates to be
voted for at the general election Tues
day November 9Th, 1906, in White Pine
County, Nevada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-02

George F. Parker, the nominee for
Commissioner, lives at Cherry Creek,
one of the most important sections of
the county and should be elected by
the right of every law of man. Cherry
needs a Representative on the Board
and in Mr.. Parker Cherry will have a
man throughly qualified for the import
ant trust off setting in the county's
council chamber. IF integrity and
worth counts for anything George F.
Parker will occupy a Commissioners
chair after January LIST.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-02
Notice OF Apple alton for Per-
mission to Appropriate the
Public Waters OF the
State OF Nevada

Notice is hereby given that on the lit day
of Sept 1906, in accordance with Section %,
Chapter XLVI, of the Statutes of 1905, one +.
C. Lachner of Salt Lake, County of Salt Lake,
and State of Utah made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters of the State of
Nevada. Such appropriation is to be made
belo junction of north an south forks by
means of IA dam and fifty cubic ieet per second
is to be conveyed to points about Goo # south
westerly from the Cleveland house on the A.
G. Cleveland ranch in White Pine County,
Nevada by means OF ditch hume and pipe
and there used for generating power. The
construction of said works shall begin before
Apr. ], 1907 and shall be completed on or before
Sept l. 1908. The water shall be actually
applied to II beneficial use on or before Sept.
!, 1909.
Signed: HENRY THURTELL,
First Pub. oct. % 4wks State Engineer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-02
Proposed Constitutional Amend.
lnent

To be voted upon by the electors OF
Nevada at the General Election Novem-
Der 9th, 1905.
No. XII Assembly Concurrent Reso-
luton. relative to amending Section |
of Article X of the Constitution Of the
State of Nevada, pertaining to the
assessment and taxation of patented
mines. proposed and passed by the
Twenty-first Session OF the Nevada
Legislature, March 18th, 1903, and
passed and agreed to by the Twenty
second Session of the Nevava Legisla
ture, March 3rd, 1867
RESOLVED by the Assembly, the
Senate concurring, that the Constitu-
ton of the State of Nevada be amended
so as TO read as follows.
Amend Section l. Article \, of the
Constitution of the State of Nevada, so
that the same shall read as follows:
Section one The legislature shall
provide by law for a uniform and equal
rate of assessment and taNation, and
shall prescribe such regulations as shall
secure just valuation for taxation of
all property, real, personal and
possessory, except mines and mining
claims when not patented, the proceeds
alone of which shall be assessed and
taxed, and when patented, each pat
ented mine shall be assessed at not less
than five hundred (S5000O) dollars
except when one hundred dollars
($1000o in labor has been actually
performed on such patented mine dur
ing the year, in addition 30 the tax
upon the net proceeds, and also, eX-
cepting such property as may be
exempted by law for municipal educa
tional literary scientific or other
charitable proposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREoF ! have here
unto set my hand and official seal this
18th day Of October i906.
Il. D. OLpFlELD,
County GIarl. Of White Pine County,
State Of Nevada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-02
Notice of Application for Per
mission to Appropriate the
Public Waters Of tile
State Of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the 10Th day
Of September. 1906, in accordance with Section
q, Chapter XLVI, If the Statutes OF 1903, one
Joseph u. Tognoni, of Duckwater, County OF
Nye. State of Nevada, made application to the
state Engineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters of the State OF
from Big Warm Springs at points about Sd
mile generally northwesterly direction from
spring by means of dams and 16 SO cubic feet
IA g. W. Ia and W. IL N. W. IA Sec. 30; N. E.
IA E. Ia W. Ia; S. f. IA S. f. IA y 5;
4 Ia; N. l-2 s. W. Ia and S. w Ia W. il
Sec. 80 f. 1-2 N. E. Ia: w. 1-2 N. ". IA and
g. l-2 of 8. W. IA of Sec. 81 and N. W of $. Y.
Sec 81. S, W. Ia s. E. Ia OF Sec 10, r. IL N;
R. Sc f, E. NJ. d. NJ. by means ofa ditch and
there nsed for irrigation. The construction of
said works shall begin before Feb. /, 1907, and
shall be completed on or before. Feb. /. 1909.
The water shall be actually applied to bene-
fcial use on or before Feb. /, 1910.
Signed: HENRY THURTELL,
FIRST Pub. Oct. l2-4 wks State Engineer