davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
NO COUNCIL MEETING.

The session of the city fathers OF
Ely scheduled for last evening did
not take place, on account of a num-
Der of members of the body having
other engagements. Adjournment of
the meeting was taken until Thurs
day evening, when business pertain
ing to the municipal government will
be taken up for consideration.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
LOCAL-PERSONAL
MAKES VISIT TO HAMILTON.

President A. B. Whether OF the
First National bank left yesterday for
Hamilton. where he will be engaged
during the remainder of the week
looking over the property of the Ne
vada Lead Co. During his visit in
the Hamilton district Mr.. Witcher
will also give attention 10 other bus
mess interests
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
rGILLITEs ATTEND SMOKER.

About a dozen Knights of Pythias
came down from McGill last evening
to attend the meeting of the local
lodge which underwent inspection by
Grand Chancellor viii U. Mackey,
and participated in the smoker given
for the entertainment of the gath
ering after the conclusion of the bus
mess session. The visitors all ex-
pressed themselves as having been
most royalty entertained.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
BODY SHIPPED FOR BURIAL.

Yesterday morning the remains Of
Mrs. Rodes were taken to the train
and shipped TO Salt Lake for burial.
The remains were escorted TO the de-
pot by a large delegation of the local
society of f. o. f. The deceased was
brought to Ely on Monday last for
treatment and passed away the fol-
lowing day. Her husband was a for
mer resident of this district and died
here about a year ago.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
DOWN FROM VETERAN.

Messrs. Downey. Trembath. Fouche
and Uncle John" Englehie. steward
of the Veteran boarding house, came
down from the mine last night to
participate in the general good time
had under auspices of the local lodge
of knights of Pythias.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
NEW YORKER BUYS LOTS.

There was yesterday placed on file
at the county recorders Office sale of
lots 10, IA and Is. block AZ. Ely
City, to James j. MeEvilly of New
ork. The property was sold by the
Ely Townsite Co.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
BROUGHT FINE TRAIN.

Last evening brought fine pas
senger train down from Cobre. there
being a large number of people on
board, numbering. miners, mechanics,
investors and not a few who came in
to make their homes. OF the num-
Der on the train over a dozen left it
at Ely City About IS got of at
McGill
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
TO INSPECT WATER RIGHTS.

State Engineer F. w. Nicholas
was a passenger on last evenings
incoming train and will spend sew
eral days here, engaged at inspection
of water rights in the district. which
work he took up during his last
visit, some ten days ago. Mr.. Mich
olas will also attend to other routine
matters pertaining to his office be-
fore leaving.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

work Was carefully inspected By the
visiting grand chancellor, who gave
expression OF high praise for the
character OF that performed by the
presiding members. From start TO
finish the officers executed their du
ties 10 a nicely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
LEAVES FOR COAST.

D. M. Cronin, who has beeh con-
nected with the Nevada Northern rail-
road at McGill in an official capacity,
left yesterday morning for Califor-
mia. where he will visit for a num-
Der of weeks before returning to his
duties here.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
COMEDY DRAMA TONIGHT.

The bill tonight by the Imperial
Theater Co will be of the comedy
drama order. The Inside Track,
is the title of the play to be present.
ed and during its production situa
tions humorous and serious will be
depicted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
INITIATED by ODD FELLOWS

Orange L. Emery was initiated on
Monday night into the local order of
Odd Fellows. At the meeting the
third degree was also conferred on
C. c. Despair, James Mcmahon and
w Maths
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
CONDITION IMPROVING.

The condition of J. Fl. Hunter. who
was taken to the Ely City hospital
from McGill on Monday for treat
ment. is reported as much improved.
The injuries sustained by Hunter by
his fall. however. are such as will
detain him at the hospital for quite
a while.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
TO RESIDE IN ELY CITY.

Mrs. A. P. Blunt and child arrived
In Ely City last evening from Butte
and are registered at the Steptoe with
Mr.. Blunt. whom they come here to
make their home with
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
ENTERTAINs FRIENDS.

Miss Stella Chamberlain enter
tanned a number of her friends at
cards at her home last evening At
the conclusion of the games the host
ess treated her guests to dainty re-
freshments. A very pleasant time
was spent by those attending
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
TRANSFER ELY CITY LOTS.

Transfer OF lot II, block A, Ely
City, to r. B. Hildebrand. from the
Ely Townsite Co, was placed on rec
ord at the court house yesterday
The same parcel of ground was later
filed for record as transferred by
Hildebrand to Hildebrand & Co.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
Happenings Of
A Day in the
District
WILL LOCATE HERE.

e. II. Miller arrived here last night
from Denver and will locate perma-
nently in the district. He is a
brother of VIM. r. Miller.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

much regret because of his unusual
conduct as he His many friends at
least faithfully trust that his behavior
in future will be anything but to his
discredit..
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
X. OF p. DOINGs.

Superintendent E. W. Walters of
the Giroux Consolidated Mines Co.
came in last night from Kimberly
to attend the smoker given by the
local lodge of Knights of Pythias, of
which he is a member
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
CLASSIFIED ADS

LoST-BUNCH OF KEYS, PRoBA-
bly, on Aultman or hurry. Return
to News office and receive reward.
i3tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

Fashionable dfessmaker Corner
Murry aud High streets If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

Safety deposit boxes for rent; s.
and $40 per anuum Bank of Ely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

LoST-BRoWN AND WHITE FOX
terrier tfemale- Return to pas
senger depot. Ely. Reward. 1877
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

Try a Columbia Club cigar and
you will be pleased. Union made.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

But man never growls when he
gets the lions share.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

the favorite beer throughout the west
Becker's beer. Sold by all dealers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13

Smoke Columbia Club cigars and be
happy. Union made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11

forming the bay and adding to the
advantages of any force seeking to
hold 1t against an enemy.
With Its sixteen square miles of
the finest anchorage. thirty to forty
feet deep. and its narrow inlet it will
show to the American sailors daily
It's tremendous strategic Importance.
They will learn that food supplies to
support an army for years may be
found in the fertile valleys few
miles back from the coast on the
mainland. The waters furnish the
finest edible fish in superintendent
supply. hostile fleet bottled up
there would need to burn only enough
coal TO cook food and condense wa
ter, for of water alone there is no
adequate supply at Magdalcna Bay.
OF No Use to Mexico.
If it were left TO the vote of the
present few thousand inhabitants OF
Lower California they would probably
be in favor of being added with their
whole territory to the United States.
Mexico collects small tax from Low.
err California. but spends not n peso
there. The men OF the Mexican adj
ministration regard it as a mere san
dy, waste, valueless for commercial
exploitation. They are in no ignor-
ance. however, of the strategic ad-
vantages OF Magdalena Bay.
No Chance for Americans.
Perhaps If the restless and so often
resistless flow of emigration of Amer
leans could find an outlet into the
peninsula of Lower California the
time might come when the first alarm
OF war would find the shores OF Mag
dalena Bay peopled with Americans
living under Mexican rule, but ready
and eager to show where they stood
II their home country were in trouble.
Fill Lower California with such a
migrated population and ii is easy to
foresee an undeniable demand from
ITS people for annexation to the Unit.
ed States.
Thia cannot be, and Mexican laws
are not its only or greater obstacles.
mere Is every reason 10 believe that
the British government has long for
seen Just such a possibility and has
secretly supported the occupation of
the border lands by British citizens
who as employees of n Mexican cor
poration do nothing the year round
but draw their pay and see to it that
no outsider buys foot of ground or
finds any inducement to settle.
The Mexican laws prohibit aliens
from owning any Mexican territory
within six leagues of the land border
line between it and another country
or within three miles of the coast. In
addition to this the entire coast line
of Lower California. including Magda-
lena Bay. Ia owned by Mexican cor.
porations whose stockholders are
nlnety-nine per cent. British. On the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
ORIGIN OF THE WORD "ouAck."
Word is Traced Back to Writer'S of
the Sixteenth Century.

The original and acquired meanings
OF many an old word have been clear
ed up In the law courts. W. nen
"quack" had its turn Sir Edward
Clarke. who was probably quoting
dictionary. defined the word as "a
Doastful pretender to medical SKILL
"Quack'' is undoubtedly derived by
suggestion from the quacking of a
duck. The Quack doctor has always
substituted volubility for knowledge.
"Quack' in It's present sense, is GER
tainly as old as 1906. when it was in
cluded in the earliest of our slang
dictionaries. The original word was
"quack- salver." travelling empiric,
who quacked about his slaves. and
according to Henley and Farmer, the
d'amitist Wycherly first shortened
this word to "quack
The full term, quack doctor, is
found at least as early as 1910. when
these words were used as a ItIe to
the Earl of Rochester's mountebank
speech on Tower Hill. This witty
and protigate nobleman (he is always
called witty and profligate) took it
into his head to disappear from his
friends, and to appear to the mob on
Tower Hill as quack doctor The
speech he made on that occasion has
been preserved, and 1t shows that
quack oratory has gained nothing
since.
1t is not at all printable in these
polite pages. but the following pas
sage will show its character:
The cures I have done are as in
credible as innumerable cur'd the
Empress of Boolmapo of cramp she
got in her tongue by eating pork ana
butter'd parsnips. i cur'd an alder
man of Grand Cairo OF scarlet,
burning, raging fever OF which he
dy'd. curd the Emperor Of lMoroc-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11

Assembly OF Virginia to execute n
statue of Washington in marble.
He visited Washington at his home
In Nit. Vernon in 1855 and took plas
ter cast of his face. later he made
many minute measurements of his
height. costume, etc, and endeayored
to show him just as he was at that
time. The result was the statue
which by some is regarded MS the best
representation in marble OF Washing
ton ever executed.
When Congress commissioned the
French medallist Du Vivier to execute
medal to commemorate Washing
tons services leading up to the eyac-
uation OF Boston by the British he
followed the portrait in the Houion
statue. That medal, experts say. Is
the most faithful metallic likeness OF
Washington ever produced. Amer
lean artists time and again in exec
cutting medals OF Washington have
selected as their model the work or
Dn Vivier.-New York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11

concessions at the bay also controls
the fishing rights.
Japanese fishermen of San Francis
co are frequent visitors to Maednlenn
Bay. because there is probably no
place in the world where sharks are
so numerous. and their fms are high.
ly priced as Oriental delicacies.
Shark fishing is lively sport, and
there are likely TO be many lines
hanging oversize during the stay of
the naval vessels. 1t Is now an old
trick. but Is said to have been origi-
mated in Magdalena Bay. for the sail
or to make fast his line and attach
lighter cord from the line to the
steam whistle of launch or tug. When
the shark takes the hook he pulls the
whistle and breaks the light line, thus
saving the whistle structure, which
might otherwise be demolished by the
tug of the sea savage.
All the shores are desert wastes. but
the little bays are full of wild ducks,
fiamingoes and pelicans There are
quail in the brush OF the sandy shores
and nine or ten miles inland there
are rich grazing valleys. In one of
them there are 10000 head of cattle.
Mountain sheep are in the hills.
Water obtained from the few wells
which have proved worth the expense
of drilling is very brackish ana unfit
to drink until boiled. The land along
Man o War Cove has no wells of any
value and the water supply for the
village OF Magdalena Bay is obtained
from another OF the islands in the
harbor, where a we'll yields five gal
Ions minute of brackish water. This
has to he drawn into barrels, loaded
upon boats and carried eight miles to
reach the village. whose various 9TH
er advantages of location have pre-
vented its bodily removal to the main
source of water supply.
All Of the country of the mainland
back from Magdalena Bay has been
carefully studied and mapped by Lon-
Is +. Kwiatkowski, an engineer. now
living in New York. He spent the
better part of six years in Lower Cal
ifornia. and when he first sought n
basis for his survey he discovered that
those made by the Mexican govern
ment surveyor years ago were not
!ndable. He did find those made by
the United States steamer Ranger
nearly forty years ago. The first
stage he pulled up bore tile words
George F. Dewey, U. S. N, COM
manding Ranger"
Mr.. Kwaitkowski declares that the
Lower California peninsula has an al.
luyal soil of forty feet average
depth, which. with irrigation, will
grow anything under the SUM- He
says that the hills are of such forma-
ton that irrigating catch basins can
be built with much less expense and
labor than those of the lower part of
California. and that the rich valleys
are hundreds Of times larger in Low
er California, where they await irri.
cation, than the small valleys which
have been most successfully irrigated
IN California.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
IS NOT WASHINGTON
Now Claimed Postage Stamp
Picture is Not Of the
First President.

Washington's portrait has been
borne by many of the regular United
states postage stamps from the very
first year of their issue down TO the
present time, ana yet 1t is an open
question whether single one OF these
representations Is faithful likeness
OF the Father of His Country.
The first United States stamp to
bear the bust of Washington was the
ten cent black of the 1S47 issue which
allowed threc-quarters face OF
Washington. looking to the right.
The portrait was taken from Stuart's
painting. or the 1S51-55 issue the
three cent brick red stamp bore n
profile bust of Washington, facing to
the left.
The ten cent dark green and the
twelve cent black stamp of the same
issue show a three quarters face OF
Washington TO the lei.. these two
also being taken from Stuart's paint
ing The twenty-four cent dark lilac
stamp of the 1890 issue showed n
three quarters face to the right. from
Stuarts painting. while the ninIy cent
indigo blue stamp of The same Issue
showed portrait oil Washington in
generals uniform, after the painting
by Trumbull.
The three cent stamp of The 1870
issue showed the bust of Washington
after Houdon's statue. the bust being
on a shield which rested on n dimly
lined ground. OF the issue of 1Squ
the two cent stamp showed profile
OF the bust of Washington, after Hou
don
Many of the other stamps have
borne designs similar to those de-
scribed, but the portraits have almost
invariably been taken from the works
OF the three artists-Stuart, TrumbuIl
and Houdon
The widely known Stuart represen-
tation of Washington shows him with
a broad face bearing dignihed, be-
neyolent expression. This NAV be
said to be the favorite portrait of
Washington. the one carried in the
mind of the average American. Yec
1t has been contended tnat it is de-
fective as likeness.
Washington. say those who find
fault with the Stuart portrait, had
rather thin face. an in proof of this
they point to Houdon's statue OF
Washington In the capitol at Ricn-
mond, Va The French sculrtor was
commissioned in 1874 by the State
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
MagdaleTla Bay Fine Port

Students of world policies and even
ordinarily thoughtful men aboard the
battleship fleet now nearing Magdale-
ia Bay, Lower California and In the
terri DRY OF Mexico, will be likely to
think harshly of President James Blu.
chanan of the United States before
their ships have slipped into the Pa
cifc again bound for San Francisco
on the last leg of their long cruise
around the two Americas. With a
foot rule and n pencil Mr. Buchanan,
then secretary of state, according to
tradition, drew the line which now
marks the boundary between the
United States and Mexico from the
Pacific eastward.
II he , ad claimed for the victorI-
GUS states the peninsula of Lower
California there would not have been
syllable OF added protest from de-
fcated Mexico IL was then known
only rs n desert waste, peopled by
fierce aborigines, who resented even
peaceful invasion with murderous
hostility. II was as little hnown TO
the Mexicans as to the people--and
apparently to the statesmen-of this
country. Neither thought it was worth
having, and President buchanan did
not claim 1t because. probably, it new
or occurred to him to do so. Mexico
kept il not because she wanted it. but
because no one came along and asked
for it.
Therefore Mexico holds today as
her territory one of the finest har-
bors in the world. that of NIagdalena
Bay. This is the natural point of call
for all ships bound for the Orient
whicsA shall pass through the Pana-
ma Canal. 1t has strategic advant.
ages which would make an enemy OF
the United States in possession of
the bay more formidable than any
other advantage of position could af-
ford
Should the coming years bring war
with n Pacific Power and hostile
fleet dash into Magdalena Bay, ~
would be impregnable there and could
remain for practically an indefinite
period. 1t would require the better
part of the present naval strength of
the United States to keep an enemy's
feet bottled up in Magdalena Bay.
If the American fleet were with
drawn the enemy's could make dashes
np and down the coast Lombard San
Diego and Los Angeles, ravage ship
ping. haunt the outlet of the Panama
Canal and in general tie the hand
OF the United States in that ocehn.
During the month that Admiral
Evans and fleet remain in the bay
there will be few eyes aboard the
ships which will not mark the mag
niiicent channel. almost n mile wide
straight as need be and diverging on
~ TO bring It's deep waters undef ths
protection of the outer peninsal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11

largest of the tracts held by these
corporations there Is no industry in
such operation as would justify the
retention OF the lands under the most
economical plan OF payment for care
takers. But the lands are preserved
and have plenty of caretakers.
No American receives the slightest
encouragement TO stay in the country
and not an acre of the land can be
bought from the corporation. Its
tract lies Ike an impossible dixie he
tween the United States and the Low
er California peninsula. whose rich
alluvial soil is now nothing but n des-
crt whore rain seldom falls oftener
than every four or five years, Int
which irrigation would turn into lust
such Towering paradise as the conn-
try about San Diego and Los Angeles
is. where the lands have been irri-
gated by artificial means.
Gathering of the Tradeemen.
with thirty day stay in Mazda
lena Bay. the American tars are like
~ to seek other means of recreation
than the study of national policies and
mistakes and they will have many
matters of interest besides the target
practice. the principal object of their
soJonrn In the great harbor of Lower
California. which could encompass
ihose OF New York and San Francis
co and still have plenty of deep an
chorage for all the navies of the
world.
They will find largely increased
population at the little village nj
Magdalena Bay on Man o. War Cove.
rms has consisted of few buildings
storage houses and Offices of the
flores-Hale Company, which owns
the concession for all that part of the
coast and the surrounding territory.
Merchants and sea traders are flock
ing TO the bay to make their profit
out OF the sailors during their pro
ionged stay. One ships company could
sit on the roofs of the permanent
buildings there and utterly hide them
from the world.
Recreation must take the form OF
sport with fish. fowl or mountain
sheep. or those which sailormen make
lot themselves in such environment
they will seldom have such opportu-
mites to vary the mess bill OF fare as
Magdalena Bay will afford. From its
waters they may take as many of the
huge turtles which swarm there nc
they need. The meat cuts into very
palatable steaks and is the largest
part of the meat supply of the perma-
nent inhabitants. 1t makes even bet
ter soup. and the rich green fat un
der the shell ia one of the greatest
delights of the sourmand the world
over.
Fish in thousand delicious yarie
Ties can be pulled in as fast as hooks
can be baited. Magdalena Bay Is
likely to be the foragiDg ground soor
OF the fishers for cannery concern
who have now practically exhausted
the great finny wealth of the unne,
Pacific coast streams and bays. Tn,
Mexican corporation which owns IN,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
Part Q fthe treatment.

After being treated by specialist
for month. the scout parsonage.
ANXIOUS to reduce his bulk, received
his bill. He gasped, fastened to the
doctor, and arrived in great psrspIra-
ton.
Doctor. DOCTOR he explained.
breathlessly, this bill is ss big az !
am. 4 haven't lost an ounce"
Tut, tut" replied the specialist
affably, the bill Is part OF the treat
ment; see that It has niads you PER-.
spire. london Ttdybits.