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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Snow fiaes at Twilight

SftbN Hat> AT INlIiHtt
An hour ago the silent sky
Was softly overcast
A dimness crept into my room
From out the heavens vast.
The world seemed smaller than bo-
fore.
A sober grayness fell
Upon the road along the hill
And In the poplar dell
Then dropped the curtain of the dusk
And with 1t futtered down
The snowfiakes. tiny and serene,
Hiding the distant town
Gently against my window pane
They tap, "a playful tinkle
Comes to my ear as on the porch
And still they gayly sprinkle.
| know they are the blossoms wee
OF winter hard and drear.
Yet somehow even's waited flakes
Sooth me and calm and cheer.
Chamberlain in the Spring
field, Mass. Republican
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
CensOring TennysOn

Cannon to the left of them, can
non to the right of them, cannon be-
hind them, volleyed and Numbered .
So quoted the enthusiastic wal %
respondent. But the censor cut out
this passage.
Cant be giving away the posi-
lions of our artillery" commented he
sagely.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Ask the Kids Mother

Wiilis-That new baby of mine is
me smartest kid In the world
Gillis-That's what they all say,
You can't prove 1t.
willis sure can II you don't
believe me, just ask the kids moth
er and grandmothers.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
An Official DUTY

A couple Of Ke%ntuckians. meet
ing in a feud district. according to
an exchange. one asked the other:
Look here, Bill. what did you
shoot at me for | amt got no quar-
rel with you
You had a feud with Ben Walk
err. didn't your"
But Ben's dead
We'll. I'm his executor -
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
One Kind of Cleyerness

How does Bliggins get the repu-
tation of being such a clever man ?
He's always getting into some kind
of trouble -"
Yes. Where he shows his clev-
erness liz by getting out again "
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Times Changes

lie was looking over his monthly
brokers' statement hundred Cru
chile bought at lO9. two hundred To-
comotives at 153, etc. etc.
All" he murmured, 1.-THE war
brides OF today are the war widows
OF tomorrow Puck
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
The Real Trouble

The Scene Painter-Sorry the the.
ater's half empty, Miss On account
of the war, | s'pose.
The Commedienne-On account of
the piece, | should say.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Why Did She Laugh?

He explained 1t clearly TO her. wis
men hesitate, you pee;
None but fools will say they're Ger
tain Are you sure of that,
said she.
Yes he answered, Il am certain
certain as can be of that"
Then he stood amazed and wondered
just what she was laughing
at.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Thoughtful Providence

Baeon-The giraffe is said To be
the only animal in nature that is
entirely dumb. not beina able to ex-
press itself by any sound
Egbert-It's Just as we'll, for II 1t
could speak IN would talk over every
body's head .-Yonkers Statesman
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
All In

IL met your wife on the street
yesterday Shed been shopping and
was about all in "
Yes, she vas so tired all last
evening she could hardly keep her
mouth open :"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Restraint

Have women a sense of humor?'
asked the m~atter-of-fact man
"0h, yea" replied Miss Cayenne 4.
But they have to curb il. II women
laughed at everything they saw that's
funny they would spoil efforts to pro
pose by some really nice men -
Washington Star.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
An Exception

Mr.. McCole had been scolding his
six-year-old-daughter, who retorted:
Don't you think, papa, that just
because you married mama you have
a right to be rude to all women. -"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
4 Natural Inference

II reckon the Hon. Dodd Dingitt
must have died in the night" stated
j. Fuller Gloom Il heard somebody
praising him highly this morning.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Quite So

The decimal system of number
ing houses is a practical paradox !"
In what way
ut is a block aid to street travel +"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
In the Office

Here's a man applying for a job
includes his photograph"
II suppose he wants us to take
him at his face value"
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Deadly Torped0es.

The principal type Of torpedo used
in the present war is known as the
automobile torpedo, the cost Of
which varies from $4,000 to 5000.
The length of It Is fourteen feet to
twenty feet. and the weight half a
ton or more. the steel body being
cigar-shaped. and consisting Of four
sections. firmly screwed together.
These four sections are known as
the warhead. which IL one-eIghth Of
the total length, and carries the ex-
plosive charge OF from 200 pounds to
500 pounds OF guncotton: the air
reservoir; the balance chamber,
which contains the mechanism
which actuates the horizontal Fud-
ders OF the tail and so keeps the
torpedo at its correct depth. which
Is, Of course, set before the weapon
Is fired. and the buoyancy chamber,
which also contains the gyroscope,
for correcting any deviation OF the
missile from the line of fire.
Tho torpedo shell travels under
water at a depth OF about fourteen
feet. and at that depth shows very
little disturbance OF the water on
the surface. Recently. however,, the
German submarines have been send
ing torpedoes out at a depth OF nine
feet. which enables them to strike
vessels drawing less water than the
ordinary battlsship.
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Stories of Interest
Eating the Leek.

The man who has the privilege
Of dining for the FIRST time with the
Royal Welsh Fusiliers has to under
go something OF an ordeal-that Is.
unless he has eaten q leek before.
and provided he is dining with the
regiment on St David's night
Royal Welsh Fusilier custom or
daIns that on ST. David's Night
every officer and guest present at
mess who has never eaten q leek
before shall now do so.
The novice has to stand on his
chair, with one foot on the table,
and he cuts the leek while drum
mer beats q roll behind him, and
the memory of Toby Purcell, IA
nous major Of the regiment when II
was first raised, and who was killed
at the Battle Of the Boyne, IL
drunk with all due honors-
Dining with a Highland regiment
is also something OF an ordeal with
the dessert on q big guest-night in
come the pipsrs, who marcn round
the table skirling and swaggering
for all they are worth, In a small
room the din is simply awful, and
the Southerner fnds relief for tor
tured nerves in a wee drappIe,"
which Highland regiments usually
interpret as meaning large
tumblerful OF whiskey neat.
The custom may not be geasral
throughout the Royal Artillery, but
one battery used on 1uest-nlEhts
10 hre a miniature cannon placed on
the table as a signal for permission
to smoke
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
By BEATRICE
FAIRFAX

perhaps the manager can oblIEs
me-"
"I told you we couldn't do one
thing about It" said the clerk
sharply.
Won't you please call the man
aEer?" asked the woman-still good
natured, still in absolute control Of
herself.
Five minutes later. after repeated
requests. the clerk went ill-natured-
ly enough to summon the depart
ment manager. He started gruffiy
to assurethe woman who wanted the
exchange that nothing could be done
about It. And she still remained
RmIable.
II got this collar here and
haven't worn IT. You can see It's
quite fresh and there's another just
like II there In the show case. I'm
SO anxious to have you change it.
Don't you think you could stretch
a point7"
BY this time I was heartily on the
side OF the amIabls woman who so
persIstently. yet quietly. struggled
for what she wanted. And that
quiet persistence won. The floor
manager began to be Impressed by
the complete Good-nature OF the Gus
toner. After all. good merchants
know that some rules are made to
be broken. And the manager broke
his rule. adding as he did. You're
so nice about It. madam. that I
don't see how l can refuse you
self-control really is a paying In
stitution. Every time you go up
in the air" you put just so much
added strain on the machinery. and
almost Invariably 1t is to no puI-
pose. Try a little self-eontrcl. a
little discipline Of your own war
ring and wavering emotions. You
will probably get very good re-
EulIA
The Washington times., 1917-08-07

YAvE you ever been brought
face to face with a real
crisis7 They say that the
soul OF a man expresses itself fully
and freely when he finds himself in
q burning building or on a sinking
ship. His real self, be It brute or
idealist. takes possession OF him
and he is fully and entirely what
he has never before dared to be or
even known he desired TO be. But
life Is not made up of great and
glaring emergencies. Few of US
are called on to face tremendous
and momentous decisions of great
temptations.
Even In the midst OF times that
try mems souls We are likely to
nnd ourselves sheltered from deci-
sions more vital than whether than
have last years leghorn hat
cleaned or to buy some color and
paint II brOwni
Every day brings tiny crises.
There are moments when you must
struggle TO keep your temper. mo-
ments when you have to force your
self to go on working in spite Of
WEAKNESS and dlscouragement. mo-
ments when yCu must react quickly
from your own emotions. 1t re-
quires real stamina to lash your
self into action when inaction is
the thing for which you long.
Suppose you wHke up in the
morning with a DUH headache and
a general dlstaste for the days
work There is nothing which you
absolutely must do. but whatever
you neglect to-day will be added
tomorrow and will make its du-
ties almost too onerous for you to
accomplish.
Are you going to conquer your own
Iassitude and meet the real need Of
The Washington times., 1917-08-07

the moment, or will you yield? 1t
requires almost as much self-con-
troll to force yourself to act when
you long to do nothing as 1t does
to keep yourself from action when
whatever you do is likely to be i'll
judged, over-emotional, wrong.
A clerk in a store annoys you by
seeming more interested in discus
sing. with another half way down
the counter the events Of last
nights dance than in ministerins
TO your wants. You lose your tenn
per and berate tho girl soundly.
She waits on you sulkily. You
summon the aisle manager and ex-
postulats with him. You are start
led that he does not at once dis
miss the clerk who annoyed you.
OF course. he doesn't; he sees what
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Anecdotes of the Famous

know l was ready for the next
comeri You see. the BELLS out OF
order in this roomr'
The death recently of Leopold
de r,othschiid recalls a good story
that used to be told concerning his
generous treatment OF an old ha:i-
som cab driver who always took
him to his office in the morning
and back home egain at night. and
whom he rewarced on each occa-
sion with fve shillings, the legal
fare being only one shilling.
Once II happened that old Baron
de Rothschild waiting for his son.
and at the end OF the journey re-
warded the driver with eighteen
peace.
Beg pardon. my lord" said the
disappointed cabby. "Mr. Leopold
ALWAYS gives me nve shiIlIngs."
Very likely" said the old Baron.
''rT" "an afford It He's got a rich
father: ! haven't
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
CoV1aEAt. 1877. rnss-nausu.i Ns-s Service

copyTigAt. 1917. fntsrnational NswS Service.
TTELEN had been strangely
N happy all day. Once in q
while she felt like this. and
Inevitably something happened
that so reduced her to = Mt Of the
blues that she almost dreaded to
enjoy a light mood.
But to-day nothing could dampen
her spirits. Warren had been 50
utterly adorable to her. At break
fast that morning he had said
lightly:
Suppose We 60 out somewhere
this eveningr' Helen had Just nm
ished remarking that It was Marys
day out
You don't really want to 60 out.
dear. do your Helen had said. Its
so hot. and I know how you hate
going anywhere"
Il don't mind IL we don't have to
fuss" Warren returned. 'Td really
like to lake you out somewhere,
plan . little surprise in the shape
OF q dinner and do something or
other afterward. It's one thing
going out together when I can
wear . soft collar. and we needn't
fuss. and another going somewhere
to dinner where one has to eat in
courses and be politely miserable"
Il agree with you, Warren"
Helen responded That dinner the
other night at the Stevens was =
terrible ordeal thought 1 should
die before II was over. The dining
room was 80 hot and everything We
head to eat was so heavy. wanted
to get out OF the going. but there
wasn't q thing I could say. I don't
think people ought to insist upon
keeping social obligations In the
summer time"
And so 1t had been arranged. that
Warren would get home early from
business and they would spend the
evening out somewhere. The
thought had kept Helen alert all
day and she had liked one of her
hats over. and was all dressed and
ready waiting for Warren at ive-
thirty.
The fact that he wasn't on time
did not greatly alarm her. She
knew that It was hard to leave the
ofrice just At the minute. and prob
ably something had turned up and
needed attending TO before he could
the living room before the window
and got interested In a story. When
she looked up again she saEted at
the time. 1t was nve minutes after
six. Where could Warren Der
Helen decided to wait hvs more
minutes and then telephone the
office. Something must be wrong
because Warren had told her to be
sure and be ready.
Wen want an early start" he
had admonished. $50 be ready to
leave. I'll get q shave out some
where, and It won't take me a min
ute to change when get home"
Five minutes slowly licked away.
and Helen went out to the hall to
telephone.
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
4 Grip on Yourself

an excitable. uncontrollabls person
you are. He takes what you say
with a grain OF salt.
A few weeks ago I was standing
at the neckwear counter when a
woman came in with q collar she
wished to exchange. Il haven't the
prize tag or my check" she said
quietly to the clerk, but l bought
this collar here and I fnd 1t is too
short for the dress with which l
want to wear 1t. I would be very
grateful for an exchange"
Cant do IT. madam, II you have
no check" said the clerk almost
curtly.
Haven't you the authority
asked the woman quietly. Il don't
want you to do anything that
would get you into trouble-but
The Washington times., 1917-08-07

The veteran actor. Sir Charles
Wyndham. now we'll past his eigh-
tieth birthday. Is a great believer
in the Turkish bath as an aid 10
health.
Even when touring through the
Far West he generally managed to
have at least one bath week, al
though occasionally the arrange
meEts were sometimes primitive.
In one small town, for instance.
remarked Sir Charles recently. my
massager was a very strong man.
He laid me on the slab and prod
ded and kneaded and punched and
hammered me in a most emphatic
way. At the enc. after / had got
up. he came behind me and gave
me on the bare back four terrific
resounding whacks with the palm
OF his enormous hand.
What on earth did you do that
for" | painted.
''Oh. no orense. sir" said the
man: 1T was only TO let the office
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Their Married Life
NARRATIVE OF EVERYDAY AFFAIRS
Helen Happily Awaits Warren,
but Is Disappointed to Find He
Has Forgotten Her

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a. -. ,,,-. - -, AeH
,.,
$50
H'o - n i~'A Oh sh'nu-
"n-' 'iAe o'o No ie@vs e'sn
aueried-
why he LEFT early Mrs curtiA
It must have been Aoeut four
o'clock"
For the life of her Helen could
not restrain the little cry Of sur
prise that rose to her lips She
rang on Immediately. however. and
walked back to the living room.
Already the jubilance that had
been with her all day was dwin-
ding. How strange that Warren
had left the Office at Z o'clock. and
It was now six-ffteen. and he had
not come home. But then the girl
might have told her that on pur-
pose. Helen had never liked her
from the nrst day she had gone
Town to the Office and found her
sitting at the typewriter.
At six-thirty-nve, Helen heard
warren's key In the latch and she
started up.
why, Warren, dear, where on
earth have YOU beenY'
''Oh, 1 got finished early, ana Il
was too hot to stay around. so
went down to play billiards
q while"
Did you Just leave thereT'
Yes, why?'
Didn't you ask me TO 20 out to-
nightr'
Sure. but it's early enough. No
one wants to start anywhere too
early when it's 80 warm"
But you told me to be ready at
nve-thirty. and not to be Late
"well. was in the middle Of =
game with a man I'd never met be-
fore and couldn't stop very weIL-
Couldn't you have telephonedR
II VA. a daan,,. .,z,z.n.,. ,,t,h
-,
sneak opI.,Iv and ,o ,ook -.
matter fairly. but she was de.nlv
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
An Unfortunate Hero.

Great was the excitement in the
village when word came that young
Jim Blngs. one OF the local heroes,
had won the V. C. At once the VI
car hurried OF to tell Jim's aged
grandmother and congratulate her.
Got the veesee. as 'e?'' said the
deaf old lady. Well. / 'opes as e
won't be as bad wi It as e wor vi
the measles. Jim allus wor like that.
II there was anything catching
Eoln' about jim was sure to get IGT'
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
0verweighted.

The village schoOlmaster-well.
George. you are getting very bent.
Why don't you stand straight up
like me. manT" GsorKs-"Eh. mon.
do you see that heId O. corn over
there7 WesI, yen notice that the
full heIds hang down and the
empty ones stand up"
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Terrible Mistake.

Wingley. to his Erocer-You
seem angry. Mr.. Jones. Jones-I am.
The inspector OF weights and meas
ures has just been in. wIngley-
Ha, ha! He caught you giving nf-
teen ounces to the pound. did he?
Jones-Worse than that He ES.d
I'd been giving seventeen!
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Home Teaching,

Minnie" said her mother. have
you been at my preserves again.
Minnie at once became very busv
arranging her dolls hair. ''Mothe-.-
she replied. when you were a little
girl. didn't grandma teach you.
same's you have me. not TO be too
'QuisItivO?"
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Cooking Dried Vegetables.

SoAKING is of necessary preliminary when cook
ing dried vegetables Peas should be soaked in cold
for hour longer and other vegetables for FIVE six
hours overnight Heat gradually and cook slowly.
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
He Fears for His Life.


DO you think they will actually
do you harm If you fail?" she asked
anxiously.
81 am sure Of IT, / have seen
evidences Of their sincerity"
And yet. in spite Of this. you
love this dark woman SO much 2"
murmured Pearl.
Knox leaned back and laughed
heartily.
Love the High Priestess?" he
repeated. That is funny"
Pearl opened wide eyes at him.
you don't7 That's very inter-
esting. At times l even thought
you might be married."
She rested her hand lightly on
his arm. but he brushed It aside
almost roughly.
'T shall. never marry-anyone,"
he said.
Pearls face fell as she saw her
plans of playing the siren to Knox
fade away.
Not even II she were very pretty
and very rich-like me?" she
gasped.
Not even then" said Knox.
Pearl turned away. disappointed.
At that instant, the butler came
in and addressed Knox hesitating-
ly:
IF you please, sir, there is 9
lady waiting TO see you"
"A lady? Herer repeated KnoI.
Show her IA"
Ts Ne COstiaEsd To-ROrr0w.
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
Lightning Clouds.

1GHTNNG clouds may touch the earth with of their
edges be four five miles up They rarely discharge
when more than 700 yards above the earth Zgzag light
ming by the fash seeking the line of least resistance
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
The Fatal Ring
STORY OF ROMANTIC MYSTERY
Pearl Agrees to Toms Plan to
Draw Knox Out and Solve
the Mystery

confidence. Perhaps In that way
I'll find out that he knows more
about all this mystery tx .s pre-
tends"
Tom nodded.
81 haven't q doubt Of IT," he
agreed. And II you find out any
thing-or II you need me-if can
be Of service to you in any way,
you'll call upon me without q
moments hesitation, won't youf"
Pearl looked into his eager eyes.
"Ye-es," she promised sweetly,
dropping her lashes.
And then4the taxi stopped be-
fore her door, and he helped her
out-but as she turned to mount
the steps, she could not forebear
to turn and call back to him:
"Oh, say-Mr. Carleton!"
And when he put his head out Of
the taxi. answering:
"Yesr
Better take a nip Of something
warm after your BATH" she ad-
vised, and then fed demurely into
the house.
She bathed and changed, and
went to bed where she lay among
many pillows slipping chocolate and
nibbling biscuits, for all the world
like some fragile and delicate
debutante whom q strong bree--
would utterly demolish.
Aunt Matte, fussing about her
anxiously, reminded Pearl that she
had predicted Just such mishaps as
this, and went on to admit that she
would not be greatly amazed II
typhoid pneumonia speedily set in;
but Pearl only laughed at her, and
pondered the next move in the
game. And when a few hours later
Nicholas Knox was announced she
rose eagerly and. despite Aunt Mat
ties indignant protests, went down
TO the library to meet him.
so you escaped from Carslake.
did your" he cried BY way Of greet
Ing.
Yes, in the underground pas
sage" answered Pearl. And did
the High Priestess and her men
nberate your"
They did" he admitted gloomily.
with a parting reminder that to
day is my last day on earth-unless
/ restore the diamond"
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
gYNOPSIa

Pearl standish. richest girl in
America, is accused Of having in
her possession The Violet DiA-
mond Of Daroon-" She knows moth
ing Of this gem, which Is eagerly
sought by the followers OF the
Violet God Of Daroon, led by the
High Priestess of the order. They
dispatch one of their number,
suffer death He holds up Pearl, and
after an exciting scene she becomes
interested and promises to help
him secure It But she cannot md
II among her fathers effects
Knox has the setting and Pearl,
knowing that her father bought
the stone In the Far East, asks
Richard Carslake, his secretary at
that time. to call and tell her about
Il. Carslake calls, sees the setting
and takes II away at the point Of
q gun Later the Priestess and her
Arabs appear and he loses IT
Pearl and Knox go to Carslake's
house; they are trapped, and with
the Priestess and her followers find
themselves in 4 room whose walls
close slowly upon them They are
saved by Tom Carleton, q reporter.
Later. Pearl and Knox are lured
aboard q yacht and md themselves
the unexpected prisoners OF Cars
lake BY q clever ruSe Pearl es-
capes and forces Carslake to sur
render the diamond She sets Knox
free and they present the stone to
the Princess, only to nnd It 10
bogus. Knox is fogged. Pearl and
he visit q professor. The professor
is terrified on seeing the inscription
and drives them out Meanwhile
Tom Carleton starts on q sleuthing
trip. discovers Pearl and rescues
her.
I.SoveliEed from the Paths Photo
The Washington times., 1917-08-07
By Fred Jackson.
Episode 5.

pyTiEht. 1917. By Fred JseksOa. an right
reServed-l
THE passengers were in q
panic. Officers and crew
were at the rail, watching
breathlessly.
On the dock, attention had been
called to the figures in the water.
too, end one Of the deck hands now
threw a long rope with a life-pre-
server on the end Of It, toward
Tom. He seized It and both clung
to It. The deck hand had the other
end Of the rope fixed to q huge
wheel and he now began to turn
the wheel. calling in the rope and
dragging Pearl and Tom through
the water toward the dock at in
creased speed.