White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-27
.F|FTY-0NE YEAR OLD COPY 0F
WHITE PINE NEWS RECEIVED

White Pipe Daily News of May 80.
1872.
There was nothing about the paper
or the wrapper to indicate from
whom or where it came, but from
the manner in which IL was folded
and the corners worn off, with some
slight stains of yellow in places. IL
urobably was from beneath the
ground in one of the old mines OF
treasure hill. near Hamilton.
The White Pine Daily Ns'sa at thar
e-hfty-one years ago next Wed :
uesday-was printed at Hamilton.
which was tho county seat of White
Pine county That was before the
aay Of any local resident In this
county who was of mature age at
that time. so far as known. though
here are several scattering ones in
other parts of the county.
The old paper tells its own story
in most eloquent manner. showing
in numerous ways the prosperous
condition OF the state and county
then. As much as has been said and
written about the old Nevada news
papers, they did not contain more
han a fraction of the reading matter
that their successors Of today carry.
Il was the hand type day and news
articles. editorials and all matter
was in a most condensed form In a
total Of twenty-eight columns, there
being seven columnr to each OF four
pages, that issue contained about
i've and a half columns of reading
matter and the rest was solid adyer-
Using The latter is by far the pre-
dominating feature OF the issue re-
eeiyed
On the FIRST page. on the top OF the
first column. is the leading editorial
heading. showing that the paper was
published by w. j. Forbes. Beneath
that is a poem entitled The Child s
Inquiry 1t is a parody on How
Tall Was Alexander. Pa" and re-
iaIes fancied converrntion CT
son OF Carl Schurz. who makes
mock Inquiries about the greatness
Of Horace Greeley, referring TO Gree
y having gone on the bond of JEFF
feson Davis 10 free him from prison.
This Is followed by three short para
graphs, one Joke and the others
quotations from the sayings Of Con-
iucius. Page 2 has an article COM
meniing adversely upon the chang
ing attitude Of Frank Pixley with re-
lation 10 his support CT Greeley for
president \ Greeley meeting at San
Francisco had been addressed By
hxley. His remarks were not quot
ed, as the paper had not received a
copy or synopsis of them. but II
quoted a previous speech delivered
by him June 25. 1867. In which he
denounced copperheads. comparing
hem 20 rattlesnakes
Following this is a short editorial
headed "Mandlin" ard reading as fol-
lows.
Sentiment Is almost run into the
mud when they come to adeeorat-
ing the graves OF northern and
southern soldiers alike" rs the G.
A. r. In Phoebe resolved to do.
What does this decoration then
mean? Are the dead to be honored
merely for the slaughter they as
sisted at? No respect to the cause
Then In the next civil war the man
who Is honor hungry need not be
particular what side he engages on.
Better show TO the rising genera
tion, by honorIng the graves. that
the country reyeres the memory OF
those who stood firm for the integ-
rity Of the conntry---else quit the
custom entirely.
In the second column of page ? are
The dispatches. column In length
and having old-style headlines. AT
lhe top is the heading "Telegraphic
Dispatchesi" and farther down Pa
cifc Coast Dispatchesl each Of these
headings having an exclamation point
after II. which In printers slang are
Known as "astonishers. :
First under the former heading Is
lhe subheading Washington, with
lour condensed paragraphs from that
city. The first paragraph reads
Stewart has agreed not TO call
up the Goat island bill this session.
II Is evident that the railroad COM
pany fear the movement In san
Francisco In aiding the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad.
Whether or not this is an ironicai
sur at Senator Stewart as being a
railway company tool is not PLAIN
out II reads like II were so Intended
Under similar sized heading Is
New York News" Two paragraphs
'eii OF labor troubles, one saying that
'he eight-hour strike appears to DC
extending 10 all trades and laborian |
occupations. Another says Steinway
x Co. have refused to accede to any
of the demands of their workmen
out are willing to compromise, the
workmen refusing any compromise
Under Eastern News" is more labor
intelligence At the Massachusetts
labor convention Wendell Phillips