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The Progress., 1897-01-09


Alliance.
SHREVEPORT, La. JANUARY 8, 1897
Vote against the Constitutional
amendment,
It is a blow at your manhood;
And seeks to throttle the will of
the sovereign people.
Such a proposition as it embo-
dies.
Offers no relief from the serf-
dom which Politics exercises over
our citizenship,
But rather seeks to perpetuate
the despotic reign.
II our suffragans be men, let
them act the part of men.
But they cannot successfully es-
tablish their claim, as freemen,
And allow this stroke at their in
dependence to go unrebuked.
vote against the Constitutional
amendment.
New Orleans should be our State
capital.
Governor Foster is the wizard of
Louisiana politics.
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That Caddo Lcvee Board BUSH
ness how was it settled?
........--
The silver question is still alive
and Mckinley will And it so.
Keep up the good work, and
build those public school houses.
IT
Only two more months of Cleve-
Ind. There Ia a blessing in even
Taxation by toll is wrongful
system, relic of semi-barbaric
days.
Wonder If Cousin Don will feel
ct home In the company Of Nc
Kinley's policy?
How long before another bond
issueP Guess Grover will come in
on that, If possible.
Let US put o premium on integ'
rity, and take some from politica
cunning and intrigue.
The Progress., 1897-01-09

Do you believe there should be
want and starvation in country
with such vast resources as ours?
If not, then lend your aid towards
establishing a socialistic form OF
uovernment
The Progress., 1897-01-09
Some men can't think others are
sincere agout public reforms UNI
less they look through their glasses
and talk through their hats.

louisiana must have more ex-
allied idea of citizenship before she
can hope to take her place among
the exalted Statehood of our Ma
ton.
The Progress., 1897-01-09

Let all the fathers of Shreveport,
saloon keepers and all, get togeth-
er and stop this selling liquor to
minors. Parental love should cry
out against it.
The Progress., 1897-01-09
Let US put premium on integ'
rity, and take some from politica
cunning and intrigue.

THE PROGRESS sympathizes with
the Cubans but it does more SO
with the oppressed American cit-
ixens.
The Progress., 1897-01-09

It would be but retributive JUS
tice if Grover Cleveland would be
reduced to that deprivation and
want which he has imposed on so
many of our American citizens.
The Progress., 1897-01-09

There is plenty in this America
of ours for all of her people, but
the plutocrats have control OF
affairs and they are making slaves
of the masses.
The Progress., 1897-01-09

There is probably time in the life of
every man when his hand almost touches
the philosophers stone.-Grand Cane
Beacon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04

Among the stories told of early Cali
fornia days is one which gives a re-
markable picture of a blacksmith's
shop.
In the days before roads had been
laid ont and sawmills built, a black
smith settled on one of the river bars,
and erecting Il forge of clay and stones
set the anvil on "A big tree-stump, which
he had sawed low for that purpose, and
did a thriving business sharpening
the picks and drills of the miners.
He was himself a miner, and did his
blacksmithing almost entirely at night.
Not knowing when his claim might fail
or be disputed and he forced to move
on to another place, he did not think it
worth his while TO build Il regular
shop.
One day two OF the miners left the
bar for a town some twenty miles
away. As they came into the main trail
leading to the blacksmith's haunt, they
met a man leading n horse which had
lost a shoe and "A stumbling badly.
strangers said the man in a weary
tone. ''can you tell me how far it is to
the blacksmith's shop? My horse has
lost a shoe, and he's mighty lame
We'll, now" said one of the miners,
leaning forward and smiling in a most
encouraging way, don't you be for
givin' up. You're in the blacksmith's
shop now, though I'm bound to tell
you it's about three miles more before
you'll strike the anvil"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
suits. and In my judgment they WIN
reach the same conclusions that | have.
that under some conditions burning II
an advantage.
Painting Farm Machinery.


The wooden parts of al farm ma
or four years and the iron parts that
are worn should have a coat of paint
every season. and the sooner after the
seasons work is over the better. No
matter how well protected. the pol
lshed metal portions viii draw damp
ness and corrode. Some grease the
mold boards. shares. etc. but this does
more harm than good The proper way
IS 10 paint them.
Get five or six gallons Of raw linseed
oil. a gallon or two Of white lead. a
small box Of Russian blue. a small box
Of chrome yellow in paste form and ten
10 fifteen pounds Of venetian red in
powder. For the wooden parts there IS
nothing better than venetian red and
raw llnseed oil. The mixture viii make
a dark red. II a bright red is preferred
mix some chrome yellow with ii In the
proportion of fifteen parts Of venetian
red TO one PARK Of yellow. This makes
yermIIlion. the brightest red known
II blue Is wanted mix with white lead.
four parts. with one Of PrussIan blue.
This will give a dark blue. which can
be made as light as wanted By adding
white. Green is made by mixing yell
low and blue. Any of these colors will
answer for the wooden portions Of the
machinery. Do not use any drier. as
the paint will last much longer without
IL. In winter a much longer time be-
tween coats is required for paint TO
dry than in summer. but when 1t has
become solid II lasts much longer than
If II dries rapidly.
Do not use white lead 10 paint metal
surfaces Of any kind. for the acetic acid
il contains will tend TO corrode them.
For all this kind of work use yenetion
red and oil or get some Of the common
black paint sold especially for this
purpose. For the portions which are
expected 10 scour. mold boards, plow
shares and similar points, etc, use a
paint made as follows: Mix yellow
ochre with coal tar and thin to a work
ing consistency with turpentine. This
will effectually prevent rusting. but IL
viii rub of quite readily when the
plow is TO be used..Orange Judd
Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM.
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
There IL Too Much Waste of Lands
and Crops Proper Way TO Water
Horses Help for the Threshing Ca
son-Have Harness that Fit.
Too Large Parma.


Our farms are too large. They are
not titled thoroughly enough. There is
too much ~waste-both of lands and
crops. A man may not be able 10 be-
come rich In a few years upon a few
acres, but by care and thoroughness be
can make a comfortable living for his
family, and also save something for
old ages support. In Scotland. accord
ing 10 a recent government report. there
are 9.227 agricultural holdings of one
acre and under. 20.150 OF from n 10
FIVE acres. 33.921 Of from five 10 fifty
acres, 25,J6s Of above fifty acres, and
seventy-six of more than 1000 acres
There are In this country abundant
opportunities for the small farmer ;
growing cities are consuming and
more of the products Of Mother Earth,
which no one can produce 50 well as the
small farm man. who can give them
the infinite pains necessary 10 their
best development. and is willing 70 take
care 10 get them TO market In proper
condition. This Is the secret of the
small farmers" success.-Farm News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
dome does not appIy 10 odd.numherea

done does not apply 10 odd-numbered
pointed stars. Let anyone take a pIec.
OF paper and try 1t, and they can CRASH
my idea better than l can describe i,
briefly. Some years ago l offered a prize
to the cadet at Annapolis for anyone
who could fold a paper so that a five.
pointed star could be cut out. Hun.
dreds Of the young men tried it. but Sc
far lone of them has ever claimed the
prize. The same prize was open to the
class of this year, but l have not been
asked 10 award Ii. Sailor folks have
always been at work on this ive-point.
ed star puzzle. and they are willing &c
admit that IL Betsy Ross really did as
Is so earnestly claimed for her, thai
she was superior to them in this partic.
ular. 1t is a pity to break down any
such a pretty tradition as Betsy Ross
work. but the facts are all stoutly
against 1t. Not only cannot a five-point.
ed star be cut out of one clip. but even
the most expert have the greatest diff
Guilty In outlining a star of that kind
with the aid Of instruments. If any
one has any doubt on the subject let
them try 1t themselves. The fifteen
puzzle is as nothing compared with it."
Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
LATE NEW INVENTIONS

Pneumatic bicycle tires MIL last long
er by using a newly designed brake
which has two loosely pivoied clips
fhod with rubber Or fe,t pads TO press
on the sides Of the rim when the brake
Is applied instead o. on the tire
Boots and shoes are prevented from
squeaking by an air channel placed
between two filling pieces at the sides
OF the heel and extending forward in
the sole of the shoe. the air chamber
being fitted with a valve for imitation
Letters cannot be fraudulently alb
straeted from a new mail box which
has a cylinder set in the letter slot and
fastened with a ratchet so il viii turn
over 10 push the letter in. but cannot
be turned backward 10 withdraw IT,
A simple device which viii prevent
many railroad accidents consists OF a
fusible knob attached 10 the ends of car
axles. 10 drop down and complete an
electric circuit. thus giving an alarm TO
the engineer whenever 4 hotbox occurs
on a car.
Screw ~propellers are 10 be used in
stead of rudders for steering a ship. a
shaft being mounted in either the bow
Dr. stern Of the vessel al right angles
with the keel and fitted with propeller
wheels on each end. to be revolved and
draw the boat around.
To minimize the danger of fracture Of
lamp chimneys a new burner has a
plate in which the chimney rests and
Is clamped fast with a screw, which is
frightened when the lamp is lighted, SO
that sudden changes of temperature
will not break the chimney.
Bedsteads for army and camping use
are made with four upright posts rest
ing on the ground and supporting cross
pieces. Y which 4 canvas bottom Is
drawn and suspended by loops, the bed
being braced by ropes fastened 10
spikes driven into the ground
In a wickless lamp just out n cup
floats on the surface OF an open oil
chamber, with a burner tube in It's cen
ter. which extends down into the oil
and brings the fluid near enough TO the
.op Of the tubs so it can be ignited and
feed itself through the tube.
A German has invented an apparatus
TO Increase the comfort of persons In
-aiiway carriages and on board shops.
consisting of a back rest supported by
L strap, with loops for the arms and a
net for the head, the whole being sus-
pended from the ceiling by springs.
In a recently patented cycle steering
mechanism the ball-races in the head Of
the machine are slightly depressed in
the front and ear so as to guide the
wheel in a nearly straight line by al
owing the gear cones to sink into the
Expressions when the wheel Is straight
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
Toy Making.

A great many toys are now made In
this country, including many mechan-
zeal devices. Many toys are still i'm
ported. Such things as woolly sheep
and dogs, now as highly priced by GILL
lren as ever, come from Germany, as
10 the ~skin-covered horses. They could
be made here, but they cal be produced
cheaper abroad.
AS a rule, whatever can be made by
machinery is made here, while toys
made by hand are mostly imported.
fhe minute a thing is brought within
the reach of machinery, American nan
nfacturers can pay their higher prices
for labor and still beat the world. With
the low prices of labor in foreign coun-
tries handmade productions can be
made cheaper in them. AS a result
Of this there toys of some kinds which
in their completed state are partly
American and partly foreign. Among
these are toy vehicles with horses at
ached. The vehicles and everything
II and about them may be the product
If American machinery, while the
horse standing between the shafts may
De from Germany.-New York Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
Eating Peaches.

1t Is somewhat fortunate that the
woolly coating on the shin of the peach
Is so Objectionable to most people that
they remove 1t before beginning to eat
the fruit. It Is almost always the re-
ceptacle of germs. which, IL taken into
the stomach under certain conditions,
are extremely injurious. Hence, when
ever the peaches are eaten raw the skin
should be removed, not alone because
its woolly covering is unpleasant, but
still more because 1t Is unhealthful.
For still stronger reasons peaches
should never be dried with their skins
IN. In such case the number of germs
which a pound of dried peaches will
carry can hardly be estimated. Still,
II the stomach be entirely healthy, any
number of germs taken into 1t will do
no injury. Nobody can surely know
this of himself or herself. That some
can eat the peach, peeling and all,
without injury is NO proof that others
can do so.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
Celery in Michigan.

Since 1880 Kalamazoo celery has had
first place in the market, and the small
Michigan town has built up a national
reputation for itself on the strength of
its celery-growing. The excellence of
Kalamazoo celery is said to be due TO
n small area Of meadows or bottom
lands, where the soil consists of a pc
culiar form of black muck, the result of
vegetable decomposition, especially ia
vorable TO the celery's needs. These
meadows are largely covered by glass
hotbeds, by means of which four crops
a wear are raised. The work is princl-
pally monopoifzpd by Hollanders, occu-
pying frame dwellings on their small
holdings. 1t Is estimated that the Kala-
mazoo celery beds produce from 3,000,-
600 to 4,000,0 900 dozen punches per an
mum, netting the town at least 100000
The carpenters of the town supply the
wooden boxes in which the celery Is
packed, The largest celery farm under
one management in the country is said
to be that at Greentown. Ohio, where
100 acres are covered with celery beds
Chicago News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04

ANOtCBs
A flock of turkeys will clean out the
large green tomato or tobacco worms
In short order. In the large tobacco
fields OF the South the turkeys are
given full liberty and perform valuable
service.
Nature evidently intended that the
pig should eat little at a time and often,
and its stomach was fashioned accord
ingly. Tire most successful breeder Is
the one who recognizes that fact and
governs his feeding operations accord
lngly.
Do not feed corn to pigs, colts or
calves, but use ground oats, bran and
middlings, as those foods contain more
mineral matter than corn and better
promote the formation Of bone and It's
Il e. 1t is time to put the fat on the
animal after the framework is COM
p.eted.
Straw may be added to the BARNARD
manure because 1t Is Plentiful, but 1t Is
better to utilize the straw in some man.
ner before 1t reaches the heap. 1t
should be cut with q feed cutter and
used for bedding before throwing 1t
away. in which condition it Is an excel
lent absorbent and more quickly de-
composes in the heap.
We judge of a farmer by his w
farm and of a farm by what we see iii
passing 1t, says a contemporary. If all
Is neat, and tidy, fences and outbui.d-
lngs. as well as dwelling houses, in
good repair; II tools, wagons and ma
chinery are housed and painted and
animals sleek and contented, we are
satisfied that the owner is a good farm
er and is prosperous.
The comparative values Of corn.
wheat and barley for pork making
seem to be about as follows from re-
cent experiments at the Canada and
United States experiment stations: To
make l pound Of pork, 4 pounds II
ounces or Darcy was consumed, max
Ing the bar.ey net 80 cents per
bushel. Its market value was % cents.
On wheat. a pound of pork was made
from 4 pounds G ounces, returning 20
cents per bushel. Four and one1half
pounds OF corn was required, making
its cash value CD cents. At market
prices, barley, % cents; wheat, 50
cents; corn, 80 cents, the pork cost 2.5
cents, 4 cents and 2.s5 ceats per pound.
respectively.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
Watering Horses.

In no other way do farm horses suf-
fer 50 much as from being inadequate
~ watered. They are compelled TO
work steadily for i've full hours each
half day In the broiling sun with no
water. The farmer is very careful
when he goes 10 the field TO see that his
jug of drinking water Is not left be
hind. and he drinks often IL the day is
lot. But IL never enters his head that
his horse Is a sweating animal. and in
proportion 10 his body has a smaller
stomach than a man, and needs as
large a supply of water and at as fire.
quent intervals. Not only Is 1t humane
to provide water for the horse, but 1t
pays. The sweating process Is a cool
ing one Tbs IS natures way Of coun
ieracting the heat, and when water is
given In sufficient quantity TO sustain
the sweat the horse can do more work
with safety. 1t is but little trouble TO
give a team a drink two or three times
each half day, and any man who will
try the experiment will ney abandon
il. BY providing a barrel on a log boat,
Or even on a wagon, enough water can
he taken to the field TO last two OF three
days. and If the barrel Is a clean one
the water will keep In good condition.
With a pail the horses may be given a
drink a couple of times each half day.
No time need be lost, for IL will take no
longer TO give them a sip of water than
10 sit Of the pillow handle while they
are resting. There is another very great
advantage in this occasional watering
When 50 watered the team on coming
TO the stable may be allowed TO drink
all they wan without fear of bad re-
suits, and the grain may be given SC
as TO give them plenty OF time TO eat it
When moi watered from morning unit
Don it is not safe TO give drink unit
they have stood and cooled off, and ey
cry one should know that it is not thu
best way to feed a horse before he has
drank.-Germantown Telegraph.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
Tho Meanest of Thieves.

At the very lowest stratum of
thieves in New York is placed what is
known as the roof litter. He is a cross
production of burglar, sneak thief and
footpad. Born of necessity and in
crime, he finds his ~favorite field on the
roofs of perspiring tenements on suffo-
eating summer nights.
Worse than the skulker after the bat.
tie, he sinks from one PROSTATE form
to another, taking what he can find
keeping what he can get. The ghoul
robs the dead, who have no need of
earthly possessions; the root litter robs
the living, the poorest Of the poor.
forced from sitting tenements to the
roof for a few short hours of sleep.
that are necessary only that one NAV
have strength for the battle of o-mor
rnu-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
Helm for Threshiup.

When thre:hing Is done by steam
power, it Is the constant effort Of those
who run these threshers to have the
work of threshing In each neighbor-
hood hurried through in as short a sea
son as possible. Their own expenses
are quite heavy, and the threshing
business will not pay unless they can
get steady work while the season lasts.
1t Is the farmers interest, on the other
hand, to postpone grain threshing until
fall work is well out Of the way. The
grain is In better condition for thresh-
ing then, and, what Is quite as import
ant. il Is not so difficult to secure the
help needed. To keep a steady flow of
grain in the straw NOV or stack to the
machine requires three. four or FIVE
men, according TO the distance the bun
dies have to be pitched. All are needed
hat can work without being in each
others way. 1t is the hardest work
that Is now left to be done on the farm,
and is also the dirtiest. There is al
ways some heating In the NOW or
stack, and this means some dust from
the partial decay of straw or chaff. The
men who go with %threshing machines
get bigger wages than they al at any
other farm work, and they fully earn
what they receive. Few people a go
through a job of threshing without TAX
ing cold and having throat and lungs
and nostrils greatly irritated for sever
nj days after. 1t is under such condi-
tons hat tubercular consumption Is
most apt to begin.-American Cultiya-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
High n OF DUTY.
One Naval Commander Who Was Not
to BE Corrupted.

Sixty or seventy years ago the mer-
chants of Chile exported a large guam
tity of silver in inEois. As there was
a heavy export duty on bar silver. they
used 10 Smuggle il of 70 British men-
of-war for conveyance 10 the River
Plata. As they paid handsomely for
this service. the amount given finding
lis place in the pocket of the ships cap
tain. as extra earnings. many COM
manders did not hesitate 10 leave the
station and use their ships TO earn
freight money.
One day his Majesiy's ship the Stag
entered the harbor OF Valparaiso. Her
commander. Captain Sullivan, and also
wing commodore 70 the Pacific squad
ron. issued an order that no man-of-
war was 10 take Struggled silver. be-
cause ii encouraged Chileans 10 break
the laws Of their country. and assisted
them TO DO so.
Not long after the order had been
given. Sulliyan's squadron vas anchor
ed of the coast. \ came of 10
the commodore's ship after dusk, and
a black man placed on the deck a num-
Der of silver bars
What is this forT7 asked Sullivan.
Of the merchant who had followed the
black.
For you Il take TO the Plata he re
piled.
Has duty been paid or it*'
NO
Then | can't take il"
The merchant explained that he was
doing as he had done: he had not heard
Of the new regulation; it would be
more difficult to get the bars OF shore.
without detection, than il had been to
smuggle them off: and he begged that
an exception might be made in his case.
Well" said the commodore. at
length. take it to the vessel astern of
me; but mind, no more silver is 10 be
brought off that has not had the duty
paid on it,"
The moral sense that begot Sulliyan's
order. and which he himself obeyed
during the five years he commanded
on the coast, was characteristic of the
man. Clear perceptions of duty and a
high sense of honor were his guiding
principles. At the time he issued the
order he had no means of supporting
his family of fourteen but his pay; ex-
ira earnings would have been accept
able, and the example of distinguished
officers would have justified him In
using his ship as a freighter. They
moved him moi.
When the merchants, against whom
Commodore Sulivan's order had been
issued, heard that in a few weeks he
would leave for home, they showed
their appreciation of his integrity.
They passed the word along the coast
towns that all the silver possible should
be sent TO the River Plata by his ship
on her way to England that he might
have one chance of a good freight. OF
course. on that silver was paid the ex-
port duty.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04
A Patriotic Puzzle-

Il have been much amused" remark
ed a professor Mt the naval academy
recently, TAT the stories put afoat Of
the genius of Betsy Ross, who, accord
can flag. and who amused as well as
interested Gen. Washington at her sue
cess in cutting out a five-pointed star
with one fold of the cloth or paper. She
may have done this, but l doubt it
very much, for l have seen hundreds
try it, only to satisfy themselves that
1t could not be done. 1t Is easy enough
to cut out a six, eight or ten pointed
star, or, indeed, of any even numbered
points, but the rule by which this Is