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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

The selfishness of Mr.. Flanagan led
him to pay like man for trouble
to which the manager of the Ameri-
can Trading boarding house and the
young ladies employed there were
put to in clearing the place for his
meeting at Shelter. The large gem
crosby of Mr.. Newlands led that gen
tleman to keep his hands in his
pockets and walk out of the American
Trading boarding house at Smelter
without paying cent, or without any
member of his party paying cent,
for the trouble to which these people
had been put A mere boarding house
manager and mere employees of that
manager were beneath the considera-
ton or thought of Sir Francis Tired
arms and worn bodies of these peo-
pie after a hard days work touched
Sir Francis nowhere. Which APP
peals to you-the selfishness of
Flanagan in his thoughtfulness con-
corning these people or the generos-
ity of Newlands in ignoring them as
so much rubbish before his feet?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
BIDS RECEIVED.

Superintendent c. c. Gates. in be-
half of the Nevada United Mining
Co. yesterday received number of
bids on the furnishing of certain sup
plies to be used in the construction
OF the tramway from the mine of the
company at Ward to the loading sta
ton. The bids received yesterday
were all from local concerns and the
principal item included was lumber.
Preliminary work will be started this
week. Notice of shipping of other
supplies from the east has been re-
ceived by the company and they are
expected to arrive in good time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

The organ charges Mr.. Flanagan
with selfishness, because he has made
pay rolls in the state which would
not have been here but for his en-
ergy and enterprise A very good
sort of selfshness to have around.
Otherwise our mines would not be
railroads would be un-
known and we would still be wearing
the palm leaf.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY
Gun CLUB SHOOT.

Final shoot in the prize contest
among members of the Ely Gun club
will be held next Sunday. A. j. Fes-
Ter is doped as the winner of the first
prize, handsome medal, his aver
age having held up well in the for
mer events. Other prizes are as fol-
lows: Second. cup trophy; third,
shot gun. and fourth, handsome
picture. Forty-iye clay birds were
sprung for each man in the event
Sunday, Frank Daily making the
highest score. The respective scores
follow: Fesler. 26; Daily, 2S; Rick
ard, 26. and Hulmston, 23. An event
will be held Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock and the final one Sunday
afternoon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

The following letters were adver-
tised at the Ely postofice yesterday:
Herbie Beal, Hattie Currier. w. w.
Finlarson, w. C. Fry, Earl Jaque,
Charles f. Johnson, Harry l.. John
son, Henry King, Mrs. Elizabeth
Lynch, C. w. Payne. j. \. Parrish,
A. Papandrum, G. F.. Rice. Mrs. Lucy
Richardson, Roy Rowan, Z. Dyberg,
Paul Stamphel. Mrs. o. 4. Smith. w.
B. Spencer, Jim Talieferro, John
Thomas, S. w. Tindell go, Jack
Welsh. Frank Williams, w Young.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

eompassionately, beekoned him 10
follow. and without a word they pro-
eeeded up one street and down
another. Finally the wanderer
saw the door of his hotel, and for
getting in his relief and gratitude all
the difficulties of the language, he
turned to his companion and said,
Thank you, very much. | am great
ly Obliged to you The other stared
at him in amazement and then blurt-
ed out. You duffer, why didn't you
speak before? | thought you we're
deaf and dumb. The good Samari-
tan was of his own nationality.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

The guarantee of bank deposits
and new banking laws suddenly dis
turb the organ. Is IL going to har-
pooh Newlands again? That gentle
man. Mr.. Bartlett and other Demo-
cratic candidate have left the mat
ters strictly alone. Has the silence
of Mr.. Newlands on the subject been
paid for and is the organ bidding for
a price?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

The insinuations which the organ
continues publishing as TO the integ-
rity and honor of Mr.. Wise and the
employees of mines and smelters are
justified in no sense. They represent
gum shoe attacks on the best citizen
ship of the district. The same is
true of continued attacks on Mr..
Grain, who has earned the enmity
and reproach of the organ and It's
crowd because he is laboring man
and unashamed of the fact. Labor
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
RECEIPT Is FILED.

Receipt for payment on mineral
land patent in the application of the
Coppermines Co, of this district, was
filed in the county recorders office
yesterday. The receipt shows pay
ment of s. on what is known as the
October Fraction ground, survey No.
1928, section II, township 16 n.
Receipt was also filed showing pay
ment of $3.50 by the Ely Witch Cop
per Co, on the Witch ct al. lodes,
i'm application for patent.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
SILENCE MISUNDERSTooD.
Story of the Englishman Who Was
Lost i'm Paris.
[ From Tit Bits

An amusing story is told of an Eng
lishman in Paris. After some hours
of sightseeing, one day he lost his
way and could not get back TO his
hotel. He asked first one and then
another, but he foreigners apparent
~ did not understand thir own
language. At last. in sher disgust,
he tore a leaf out of his bocketbook,
wrote upon it the name of his hotel,
and silently presented 1t TO the next
passerby. The man looked at him
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

1t is reported that since taken
sick and Obliged to hasten to San
Francisco, Sir Francis has distributed
over S250.000 among trusted hench-
men in Nevada, most of which sum
has come from corporations doing
business in the state.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

The organ wants a dummy board
of commissioners. With such il
would be able TO pursue graft undis-
turbed. 1t could stop the erection of
the court house and take other steps
which would drive Ely real estate
down in price, with result that the
organ crowd would profit from pur-
chases at low figures. Put your vote
in the ballot box for Stevens, Wise
and Nicholson on November 3rd.
You will best serve your own and the
interests of the county.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

Maxson for congress is a cry that
all the old timers, the men of the
hills and the workers of Nevada, are
giving. II will put the colonel in
Washington.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

Maxson is of the west and knows
his west He is not a lawyer or a
quibbler, just a plain worker with
the intelligence back of his muscle
TO make every lick count. In Wash
ington he will get things for Nevada.
See that he gets there.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

can smash the organ and the ma
chine back Of it on election day by
voting the straight Republican ticket.
Do it. gentlemen.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
DINING ROOM

2 night Commencing October 1st, and will make
namely Real Mexican Chill and all kinds OF salads
md all kinds fresh shell fish salads, and oyster
,tlwichcs.. ! make all my bread and pastry.
ressing and the purest and best ingredients.
hicken dinner every Sunday for 30 cents We serve
knows what home cooking means, call on
to those snecial dishes, located North West
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
REPUBLICAN PRECINCT TICKET
For Justice OF the Peace
A. j. CARTWRIGHT.
For Constable
DAVID MCLEAN.

Gallagher is the better man for
the place. You are hiring public
servant. Vote for the best.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

-
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
For President
WILLIAM III. TAFT.
of Ohio.
For Vice President
JAMES =. SHERMAN
of New York.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
For United states senator
PATRICK l.. FLANAGAN,
of Wash0e.
For Congressman
II. u. MAXoN,
of Mashoe.
For Judge IF the supreme Court
HUGH ". BROWN,
Il Nye.
For Surveyor General
CON. AHERN,
of story.
For residential Electors
~. A. COMINs,
of White Pine.
}. G. THOMPSON,
of EsnlcraIda.
u. VI. Hills.
of Lincoln.
For Regents of the state University
:. II. STERRETT,
OSCAR Smith,
A. G. CODD.
For Judge Fifth Judicial District
MARK ANERILL.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET
For state senator
HON. WILLIAM Z. GALLAGHER
For Members of the Assembly
4. :. GRAIN.
JAMES VI. LOCkHAHT.
For sheriff
Al. j. BUTLER.
For Assessor
ROY W. SCHENCk,
For County Clerk
DANIEL VI. M'DONALD-
For County Treasurer
4. =. LEAHiGH.
For County Attorney
CHARLES Il. REEVES.
For County Recorder
HUGH M'GREGOR.
Fer County Commissioners
JOSEPH r.. STEVENS,
HERMAN WISE,
III. q. NICHOLSON.
REPUBLICAN PRECINCT TICKET
Fer Justice OF the Peace
A. j. CARTWRIGHT.
For Constable
DAVID MCLEAN.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

For Judge Fifth Judicial District
MARK ANERILL.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET

For state Senator
HON. WILLIAM 4. GALLAGHER
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27
WHITE PINE NEWS.

Daily and Weekly Issues
Main Office ely City.
Phone lie and Main 81.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

For Members of the Assembly
4. :. GRAIN.
JAMES VI. LOCkHART.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-27

surprising.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
GOOD THEY'RE SMALL.
II Aats Were Larger They Would I'm
doubtodIy Own tho Earth,

I
doubtedIy Own tho Earth.
| II ants were large enough they would
rule the earth. AS it is, they predom-
mate the politics of their own sphere,
and have many human characteristics.
The longest time for which an ant
sleeps is three and half hours. On
awakening, they stretch their legs,
yawn, and then carefully clean them
selves, by applying their legs to their
| mouths and rubbing them over their
bodies, very much in the style of a
cat washing her face, after which they
comb and brush their heads and bodies
with the natural comb which nature
gives them.
The most remarkable thing about
| this is that almost every necessity for
which We are obliged in our case to
employ more or less complicated me.
| chanical contrivances is provided for
by the physical structure Of the ants.
Ants clean themselves both before
and after sleep, and also after eating.
Frequently one ant will lick and brush
another all over. limb by limb. the
ant operated on sprawling on her back.
relaxing her muscles and abandoning
herself to the enjoyment OF the opera
ton
They are great hunters, attacking
snakes, lizards. rats. mice, centipedes
and beetles.
They even kill the great African
python. 1t is said that if python has
killed an animal, he dare not gorge
himself with 1t until he has made a
wide circuit and satisfied himself that
there are no driver ants in the neigh
borhood. If. however. he meets with
any, he abandons his prey to them,
and discreetly retires. A certain spe-
cies actually keep cows-in other
words. plant lice. When the ants are
hungry they actually milk the aph-
rides by tapping them briskly on the
sides OF the abdomen with their an
tennae till the fluid exudes, when it is
at once sucked up by the ants.
They shut them up in cowhouses and
use them for days.
Ants act as soldiers in a very real
way. and it is no stretch OF the Ian
guage to call them pitched battles be-
tween ants OF the same species, and
raids of one species upon the nests of
another, sometimes to carry off the
larvae and pupae as food Ga modified
form OF cannibalism), and sometimes
to supply their own nests with slaves.
Certain ants are agricultural. and
allow ant rice TO grow up in circle
round their nests, while every other
plant is carefully cut down as fast
as it appears. They SOW the crop reg
ularly. tend it, and harvest it. When
the seeds fall they are carried into the
nest, and the stubble is cleared away.
When the grain in the nests gets damp
ed by rain these ants carry it out into
the open to dry.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
CompilIDg Dictionary.

Nearly everyone has had the bright
idea that II must be tremendous
amount of work to get up diction-
ary, but few have any notion of the
real size of the task. When Johnson
got his famous dictionary started he
calculated that, with six assistants, he
could complete the task in three years
1t took him nine years instead. He re
ceived the small recompense OF $500.
and had to pay his assistants out OF
that.
Webster worked "a years before his
dictionary made it's bow to the world.
Webster was very. punctilious In his
definitions, and SO painstaking that it
was wonder he completed the work
when he did.
The words which give the compiler
of a dictionary the most trouble are the
little one-syllable Saxon words. Their
history extends back into the Saxon
period. and their meaning has become
twisted In many directions. Words
with pedigrees are the hardest to trace
When 4 new dictionary is projected
one man is selected as editor-in-chief
and he appoints his subeditors. Then
appeals are sent out to literary people
in general for voluntary contributions
in the nature of rare and curious
worda There arc ovor 900 reople
WhO have pffpred tIf., 80 .. IT ne
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
His Bible Verse a Hint.

Hugh Montgomery, whose father
owns a large ranch in the fertile San
Joaqnin Valley, California, went to
San Francisco and paid brief visit
at the house Of clerical uncle.
This divine who Is one of the best
and most hospitatle Of men, follows
the custom of having prayers before
breakfast In connection with this
service each member OF the family
circle is expected to recite verse OF
Scripture. Hugh, who has habitually
very healthy appetite, became decid-
edly sharp set before the amen was
said. When his turn came to recite a
verse he significantly repeated the IA
miliar words:
How many hired servants OF my
fathers have bread enough and to
spare. while l perish of hunger?"
The reverend uncle listened with
twinkling eyes and there was speedy
adjournment to Widespread table.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
OWL COuRTSHIPs
Show . Devotion Rarely Met Among
More Favored Creatures.

Very funny it is, from the human
point OF view, to witness the love-mak-
ing OF couple of owls on a moonlight
night. as they sit together on the cop
ing or an Old wall, or on the Horizontal!
limb of some giant of the forest. PERCH
ed on the same bough, or the same wall
or ruin, the lady owl. though usually
much bigger and stronger than her
mate looks the picture of demure coy
ness, If little excited inwardly, like
girl at her first ball.
But the male owl, says the Pail Mall
Magazine, is very much in earnest; for
a moment or two he remains quite
still, then he puffs out all his feathers,
bows, and utters a softened scream,
followed by a modified hiss that is full
of tender meaning, and then he nudges
her with his wing; she opens her big
eyes very wide, and gives him a side
long glance that may be a hint for,
horrible to relate, from the depths Of
his interior he instantly brings UP a
half-digested mouse; and. although she
g full of similar rodents and stag
beetles as she can comfortably hold,
she opens her mouth and accepts the
fragrant gift with murmur OF salts
faction that speaks volumes of love
ana tnanKS. ]1en, When the dainty
morsel has been disposed of, they ca
ress each other tenderly for a moment
or two, and then sit closely pressed to
each others side while the process Of
assimilation is perfected. after which
they simultaneously fl! away into the
moonlight on noiseless wing in search
of further prey.
Not only do the owls guard each
other with a devotion that is rarely met
with among more favored creatures.
they positively idolize ,aeir ill-favored
offspring. for whose saka they willing
iy risk not only liberty but life A
young owl is not an attractive looking
object from our point 1f view. but In
its fathers and mothers eyes it is per-
fection, and the way they wait on it,
cuddle and caress it, feed it and keep
It clean, must be seen to be believed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
New Rural Mail system.

The United States postofiice depart
ment has officially adopted and COM
menced TO operate postal wagon,
which is intended TO replace the major
ity of the star route postottices in the
United States. The star route offices
are those which are called fourth-class
postoffices, and the postmasters in
charge of these have been paid per-
centage on the postal business they
transacted. AS fast as possible these
wagons will be introduced throughout
the United States. Each state will be
divided into circuits. these circuits be-
ing of the length that wagon can
cover in day The postal clerks in
charge OF these wagons Issue money
orders, register letters and transact
general postal business. The mail
is delivered either at the houses of the
people along the route or placed in
what is called a rural free delivery box
near a residence. The postal clerk has
one key to this box and the occupants
of the residence the other. In this
way the postottice comes to the peo
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
whittier Color Hifnd.

"Mr. Whittier greatly surprised me
by confessing that he was quite color
blind" says the Bookman. HE ex-
emplified his condition by saying that
If I came to Amesbury l should be
scandalized by one OF his carpets. 1t
appeared that he was never permitted
by the guardian goddess of his hearth
to go shopping for himself, but that
once. being in Boston, and needing a
carpet. he had ventured to go to a store
and buy what he had thought to be a
very nice, quiet article, precisely suited
to adorn a Quaker home. When 1t ar
rived at Amesbury there was a univer-
sal shout. of horror. for what had
struck Mr.. Whittier rs particularly
soft combination Of browns and grays
proved. to normal eyes, to be n loud
pattern Of bright red roses on a field
of the crudest cabbage green. When
he had told me this, it was then easy
to observe that the fulness and bril-
fancy of his wonderful eyes had some
thing which was not entirely normal
about them"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
Among the PigInies.

Though 1t was dangerous under
taking for the African explorers tc
travel through the land Of the pigmies,
there must have been huge interest
in observing the ways of these little
imps. who were generally struck spell
bound at the sight of the white men.
Mr.. Lloyd, writing in Chambers's
journal, says he was twenty days
walking through the great forest in
hapited by the Digmios, forets so
dark that in many places it was i'm
possible to read, even at MONDAY
rhe pigmies were fairly intelligent
and peacefully disposed although their
arrows were tipped with deadly pol
son. They had frightened appear.
ance. and covered their faces, ike shy
children, when spoken to. The forest
was alive with elephants, leopards,
wild pigs, buffaloes, and antelopes.
After leaving the forest Mr.. Lloyd
came to one place where he took the
opportunity OF screwing together the
bicycle which he had brought with
him. A spin on the machine brought
out thousands of men, women, and
children from their villages, and they
danced and yelled with delight at see
Ing. as they expressed it, European
riding snake
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
Americanism In England.

The following speech is put into
mouth of an American heiress In
English story called "A Subaltern
Horse"
1--WE hunch that this IS the |
gest game of spool I've ofHciated
yet. Mr.. Herries. You have nel
withdrew she caught sight of Fo
smiling face. The Bud turned on /
hotly. you were in this too. l /
your neck. You'll have to pitch t
to pop. He's drawn on man for
out west. Come. Margi. let's 2
were the Holsters this hike. Capti
will you please escort us to our {
riage?'
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
DRYING THIN GLASSES.
\ Dealer Tells Why the Maid Breaks
Them So Often.

"Our maid certainly worked destruc-
icate little glasses" said the customer
to the dealer. There were six, and
she broke, three inside of three
months
"Oh, you got Off easy, Judging from
the stories that come TO u.s." replied
the store man.
well. | see how 1T is" responded
the customer. II tried wipnc q few
of these glasses myself the other night.
and the first thing ! knew | wiped the
side right out of one. As the maids
say, Why. they break eght in the
towel""
Now, If you would wait until they
were nearly dry" remarked the dealer,
you'd never break any Mt all Take
this cordial glass with the very thin
stem. You naturally seize it by the
foot and turn it while you wipe the
bowl with the other hand While the
glass Is wet the dish towel. gripped
between two fingers, holds the bowl
like wise. and you just naturally
twist the stem in two. But If you let
the glass get nearly dry the towel
slips, and the danger is over"
Doesn't that make streaked glass
esq"
mo, not II the water and towels are
clean. or course you ought to have
towels that you use only for glass
ware. Towels that have been used on
dishes are likely to have grease on
them. and grease is the great enemy
Of briliancy in glassware
Then can soap be used in the wa
ter?"
"Oh. yes. We use pure white soap
with ours. The main point is to have
the water hot enough. That helps with
the drying too, because when you take
a glass out of very hot water and set
it aside to drain It will dry itself be
fore you can take towel to it. TiS-
sue paper is good as a polisher because
usually it has never touched grease
Alcohol has reputation as polisher
but its function is rather to clean. Cut
up potatoes are good to shine up the
insides of pitchers and carafes." New
York Post
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
A FAREWELL CHAT.
Interview Between the Boss and tn
Man He Fired.


Neither of the partners had arrived
and the clerks that morning were IL
dulging in their usual bout of gossip.
Did l tell you, chaps, that | wa
leaving?" drawlel the languid sw5
of the staff. whose incompetence wa
as palpable as the splendor of his
tire.
Heard you'd got the sack" replie
the spectacled cashier gruffiy.
Il answered an advertisement We
terday for what looks like first ella,
job" resumed the overdressed one /,
noring the remark. i've pitched rat
er strong yarn. but you've got 10
that if you want to keep up with Il
times"
Just then the senior partner entere
and all wrote intently.
Within five minutes the "od man
who had been opening letters. call,
the last speaker into his room, and Z
following dialogue became plainly
dible to those outside:
Have you been in our service sev,
years?'
mo, sir: only fifteen months"
And is your salary IA los. week
"Eh. no. sir; so shillings"
And are you in entire charge of
counting houseT'
No reply.
And are you leaving us because
difference with the firm regardf
the management of our colon
branchesf''
Dead silence and short pause.
Then the old man.
You should be more careful in yC
statements, sir. This is a small wor
The advertisement you answered
for the situation you are leaving
Saturday. That will dO."-London 7
Bits.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27

COLLECTING MAIL ON COUNTRY ROAD
pie instead of their going to the post
Office.
The inventor Of this postoffice wagon
is Edwin w. Shriver Of Westminster,
Md, who was for years p purser on the
Iron Steamboat line between New
York and Long Branch. Mr.. Shriver
has been appointed postal clerk Of the
wagon which began operation last
Monday.
1t is estimated by the postoffice de-
partment that about 10000 Of the minor
rural postoffices will be done away with
by the use of these wagons.