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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
The Champion I'm Frueaiitv.

Guy, the founder of Guys Hospital
In London, was as parsimonious In prl-
vate life as he was munificent In pub
lie. A good story illustrative Of this is
told Of him in connection with John
Hopkins, M of his contemporaries,
who was nicknamed Vulture Hopkins
on account of his rapacious mode of ac-
quiring his immense wealth. On one
occasion he paid n visit to Guy, who,
on Hopkins entering the room, lighted
a farthing candle. Hopkins, Oh being
asked the reasOn of his visit, said: Il
have been told that you, sir, are better
versed in the prudent and necessary
art of saving than any man living, and
l therefore wait On you for a lesson in
frugality. I have always regarded my
self as an adept in this matter, but l
am told that you excel me-" "Oh," re-
piled Guy, "if that is all you came to
talk about we can discuss the matter
in the dark" and thereupon he blew
out the candle. Struck with this ex-
ample of economy, Hopkins acknowl-
edged that he had met his superior in
thrift.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
A TRUE E A
A Yellowstone Park Bruin Gives n
Great Moral Lesson to Parents.

"a AaNA oTuIn GlWeA n
Great Moral Lessor to Parents.
Speaking of law and the enforcement
of discipline in Yellowstone Park. l
heard the story OF a bear there, whicA
l consider exceedingly important not
only as a comment on the discipline of
the park, but as a moral lesson to par
ents In domestic obedience. The story
Is literally true, and IL it were not [
should not repeat 1t, for it would have
no value. Mr.. Kipling says "the law
of the jungle is-obey." This also Gems
to be the law of Yellowstone Park.
There Is a lunch station at the upper
basin, near Old Faithful, kept by a very
intelligent and ingenious man. He
got acquainted last year with a she
bear, who used to come to his house F.,
every day and Walk into the kitchen for
food for herself and her two cubs. The
cubs never came. The keeper got on
very intimate terms with the bear, who
would take food from his hand with
out taking the hand). One day toward
sunset the bear came to the kitchen and
having received her portion she Went
out Of the back door to carry it to her
cubs. To her surprise and anger The
cubs were there waiting for her. She
laid down the food, and rushed a her
infants and gave them a rousing spank
ing. "She did not cuff them; she spank
ed Them" and then drove them back IN
to the woods, cutting them and knock
ing them at every step. When she
reached the spot where she had told
them to wait, she left them there and
returned to the house. And there she
stayed in the kitchen for two whole
hours, making the d~isobedient children
wait for their food, simply to discipline
them and teach them obedience. The
explanation Is very natural. When the
bear leaves her young in a particular
place and goes in search of food for
them, If they stray away in her absence
she has great difficulty in finding them.
The mother knew that the safety of her
cubs and her own peace of mind de-
pended upon strict discipline in the
family. Oh, that we had more such
mothers in the United States!-Ilai.
per's Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Bones and h

Bones, as they are, are not available
rs food for the farmers crops; there
fore, he takes no interest in them, and
they are suffered to lie about the farm
unnoticed. This writer says to buy
bone meal Is very handy, but this does
not justify the farmer in n~eglecting
so valuable a home for plant
food. If you reduce the bones that ac-
chmulate on the farm to dust, you have
after numerous trials between what is
called green bones with all the marrow
and fat in them, and dry bone, he
found the dry bone raised the best
crops. OF all the matters of which
bones are composed, there Is not Il
single particle which is not a direct
constituent or food Tor plants. Thus
we see, when we reduce them to avail
able food, it is all good.
Now, il is but little trouble to have
barrels placed conveniently to receive
the ashes from the house and tobacco
barns, and you will find that it takes
but little time TO collect all bones, both
large and small, that are lying about
the farm, giving it an unsightly ap-
pearance. Do not be afraid of them. A
nan that is too nice to take hold of
bones will. not make much progress Ia
farming. Save all the beef and hog
bones when killed. Put a good layer
of ashes at the bottom of a barrel, then
n layer of bones, and so on until near
ly full; then fill with ashes. Keep the
mass wet, but moi enough to leach. Use
soapsuds IL convenient. Do not suffer
the mass to freeze, as the process will
stop while frozen. While dissolving
bones with ashes is a slow process, 1t
is simple, and requires no great care
and while you are about your farm
work, you are making fertilizers that
are valuable. Not only this, but ]
think the mixture of the bones and
ashes is more valuable as a manure
than either by itself.-Ohio Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Rel Pepper for Poultry.

The habit of dosing fowls with varl-
Gus hot condiments in order to improve
their condition is very like similar hab-
its in human beings. 1t is likely to re-
suit in permanent loss of health. Only
when chicks or old fowls are sick Is 1t
allowable to use such means to restore
health, and then only incidentally and
for one or two doses. If chickens are
chilled by being draggled through the
wet, two or three small pieces of red
pepper will excite the internal organs
to action. Then If food is eaten it ill
be figested and no more dosing will be
needed. Some people dose fowl with
pepper in cold weather to keep them
warm. If fowls are out of condition
and moping in winter it is more likely
Jack of gravel or broken clam shells to
ill their giZZards with and enable them
to digest food than for fny other rea-
son. In summe time no grown fowl
that runs at large needs any condi-
ments to keep it healthy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
England Growing Impatient.

The London Spectator, during the
course of a long and temperate article
on the provocative md unfriendly
tone of American politicians of both
parties toward England" says:
I'VE are obliged to write as we never
dreamed of being forced 10 write about
a country only less dear to us than our
own. But We should fail in our public
duty If We did not point out in the
strongest manner the grave risks which
are likely to ensue from this attitude.
Unless the United States assumes u
very different tone the gravest crisis is
certain to ensue.
Public opinion in England has great
ly changed during the last few months,
and even if Lord Salisbury is anxious
to politely ignore such inGiscretions as
Secretary S~herman's, the people would
not permit it, and hereafter American
demands, if urged in unfriendly Ian
guage, will be resisted unanimously by
the nation, no matter what the risks
may be. If America does not keep a
better watch over her politicians they
will hurry her into a conflict with this
country whereof no one is able to see
the end"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Cu1tivatiug After Rains,

Much the best time to cultivate Is af.
ter n rainfall which has packed the
surface soil, provided time enough has
elapsed for the surface to dry. Heavy
soils are rich in mineral plant food, and
this as the water evaporates is left on
the surface as a crust which effectually
excludes light and air. When this crust
is turned under it is dissolved by the
moisture and makes a rich food for
plants. Besides, the cultivation opens
the soil to receive air, thus drying the
soil and turning the air itself into mois-
ture. This enormously increases avail
able plant food in the soil. Besides,
the loose soil on the surface which the
cultivator leaves prevents too rapid
evaporation, and thus makes the soil
both warmer and mOister than it would
be if uncultiyated.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Salt Aids Digestion.

Salt in moderate amounts Is doubt
less an aid to digestion. The craving
for 1t Is natural with all h~erbiyerous
animals, and is especially strong in
those that chew the cud. If COWS are
not sailed regularly the cream from
their milk will not make butter so
quickly. This is possibly because lack
of salt allows food in the stomach to
ferment before 1t can be digested. This
always causes fever and increases the
caseine in the milk. The same result
is caused by the change In fall from
green feed to dry. Cows should be
sailed at least twice a week. 1t Is bet
ter still to keep some where they a.:
ways can have access to it. They will
not eat too much for their good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30

OF late the telephone has been util-
lied to a considerable extent in legal
proceedings. Affidavits have been
sworn to, Acknowledgements have been
taken, and in one ease at least testi-
mony has been received by telephone.
This last innovation must be credited
to Fort Scott, Kas., where two wit
nesses, described as prominent bust
ness men, were permitted to give evil
dence in this manner, the attorneys
stlpulating that no objection should be
taken to this unusual proceeding. An
other case that has attr. cted unusual
attention is reported from New York,
where an affidavit which had been tele-
phoned from Cincinnati and acknowl-
the Supreme Court as sufficient ground
for the issuance of an attachment in
volving a considerable sum of money.
The proceedings were unusual and in
teresting. The facts were telephoned
from Cincinnati owe a long-distance
telephone line. an affidavit was pre-
pared at the New York end of the line
and read to the complainant. who was
standing at the telephone in Cincinnati,
where in the presence of witnesses he
made the required acknowledgment.
II was still necessary to have some one
in New York talk with the complainant
and positively identify his voice. This
was done. the papers were filed and
the attachment issued. The interested
parties announced that several days
delay had been avoided by utilizing the
telephone. and by this prompt action it
was possible to have a judgment salts
fled which it might have been difficult
otherwise to accomplish. Many i'm
portant transactions have hinged upon
telephone messages, and the courts
have long since recognized their adj
instability as evidence unuer proper re-
strictions.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30

Mrs. John A. Logan denies that she
is heading an expedition of women TO
phatic manner %denounces those who
have without her permission connected
her name with it. She says she is con
stantly being made use of in this way
and is tired of it. Mrs. Logan is exact
ly right. 1t is sheer and i~nexcusable
impudence which leads women who are
behind some scheme for their own ben
eft, to levy, as it were, upon those of
their sex who occupy n place of prom
inence and others should follow Mrs.
Logan's example and denounce those
who attempt it.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
succ..s With Ferti,,zers.

The impression that the mere appli-
cation of a few pounds of fertilizers
to n poor soil Is all that Is necessary
TO make 1t produce a large crop has
now about disappeared from the mind
Of the average farmer. This wisdom
has been gained from experience. The
three great essentials, which have most
to do with the successful culture of
the soil, are good cultivation, proper
rotation and judicious fertilization.
The three requisites mentioned are mu-
tually dependent upon n another. If
the soil Is in the best physical condi-
ton, and this can only be brought
about by thorough cultivation, it af-
fords a better opportunity for the plant
roots to forage about in search of food.
Furthermore. 1t admits the passage of
air and enables the water to move
freely, and unless the soil admits of
such. the plant is retarded In its
growth, which, of course, means a re-
duction in the yield.-Hoard's Dairy
man.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
A Remarkable Man.

The late Sir Isaac Holden, the
Scotchman, who rose from poverty to
become Il millionaire ten times over by
inventing a machine for carding wool,
and who built n dozen mills in Eng
land and France, lived to be 80 years
old. He was an ardent Methodist and
n preacher among the Wesleyans. He
was strongly Puritanic and always
stern.
Like many milliOnaires, his habits
were as simple as those of the poorest
paid clerk in his employ. Throughout
his life he never missed a days exer-
else, unless he was confined to bed.
Eight miles a day was his "constitu-
tional' walk, rain or shine, hot or cold.
To this habit and his abstemiousness
at table he attributed the excellent
health which he enjoyed as an octo-
genarian. Never could he be tempted
to meat oftener than once a day-at
lunch. Breakfast and dinner were
made of fruit and some f%arinaceous
food. He never showed fatigue and
never complained of work or worry,
remaining as buoyant and energetic In
the Sos as a mar Of 80.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
What Was n

Anyone who had not seen the woman
with an angry eye wobble just before
she dismOunted from her wheel would
have taken her for an experienced
rider, a heroine of century runs She
strobe with majestic confidence
through the store, and so impressed an
other woman that she forgot herself
and let the newcomer be waited on first.
Il suppose" she said to tine clerk,
that looked rather new at bicycling,
and you thought that there wasn't very
much Use of Dothering about me. be-
cause l wouldn't know the difference
anyhow"
The clerk assured her to the contrary,
and said he was sure there was some
misunderstanding.
'There was a misunderstanding" she
answered. Il understood that when |
bought this repair kit l was getting all
that a repair kit ought to contain
Certainly" he answered. isn't 1t
all right?"
Didn't you expressly state that it
contained everything that would be re-
quired for repairs in an ordinary acct
dent" 4
Yes"
"And bought it with that implied
guarantee, didn't /"
"Undeniably, you did"
"And If things don't turn out just as
you represented them it's your bust
ness to make good the deficiency?"
Il suppose So"
"All right. There's your repair Kit.
You can either put in a paper of pins
and some sticking plaster or else give
me back my m~oney."-Washlngton
Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Farm NOfea.

When trees are pruned of surplus
branches and shoots while they are
young it avoids the cutting off of large
limbs in after years.
An old sheep keeper says that good
fat sheep never lose their wool. Wool
is lost through lice, ticks or scab, due
to a mite, and none of these beasts can
endure fat. Poor sheep is always their
feeding ground.
Fine butter has its origin farther
back than the churn. The quality
which most affects the price is the flaw
or. Unless this is beyond criticism
there can be nc expectation of a gilt
edge price. The flavor of the butter
depends ON the milk, and the flavor of
the milk upon the food, the health and
surroundings of the cows.
When cows have been bred and ap-
that they have been made too fat or
kept too closely in the barnyard with
out exercise. 1t Is a waste of food to
give cow grain twice a day If they are
not in full flow of milk. When very
fat the cows will do best on a pasture
of scanty heritage, on which they must
travel about for their food.
Farmers dislike sheep on some pas
lures, as n flock on scanty heritage will
Craze SO close to the ground as to in
jure some varieties of grasses, but the
close grazing by sheep is an advantage
In their favor, as they keep down the
weeds just as they are appearing above
the soil. Weeds hat are of no value as
food when they have matured provide
dainties to sheep when the shoots are
young and tender.
The varieties Of cantaloupes differ
very much. Those that are the most
attractive in appearance may be def
cient in quality. The little Jenny Lind
and Melted Gem are of fine flavor and
excellent quality, but are small. One
of the best varieties is the Emerald
Gem, which is of medium size, dark in
appearance of rind and not very attrac-
tive, but is always a favorite with those
who grow it. AS soon as ripe the mel
on loosens itself from the vine, a Pc
culiarity of the Emerald Gem only.
When the pasture is bare of shade
the cows undergo a severe ordeal OH
warm days. During the time n COW is
eating from the pasture she simply
stores the food until she is supplied,
when she then masticates 1t, which
process is known as Chewing the cud.''
This she likes to do In a quiet, shady
place. If comfortable, she may per-
form the operation several times dur
ing the day, eating n large quantity,
and consequently producing more milk
than If uncomfortable. If the pasture
has no shade an open shed will be SER
viceable.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Cheaper Growing of Beets.

1t is a mistake to plant field beets in
narrow rows, so that all the work has
to be done by hand. There is a little
hand labor needed while the plants are
small. but after that all the work of
cultivation can be best done with the
~cultivatOr. If the horse is careful and
steady n width of two feet between
the rows is sufficient for all the kinds
of beets. But their tops will grow so
'arge as to completely shade the soil be-
tween. The mangel wurtzel grow still
larger and had better be planted in
rows two feet six inches or two feet
ten inchea apart. and thinned % ten
inches apart in he rows. Even at this
distance the mangel tops will complete
ly shade the ground, and the roots will
grow SO that they will nearly Or quite
touch each other. By thus using horse
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Some Government Experiments.

The United States Government has
made some experiments with bisul-
phide of carbon in order to learn the
effects of the substance oil seeds that
have been exposed to it in sealed YES
sells. An exposure Of forty-eight hours
failed to injure the terminating quail
ties of peas, beans, cotton, kafhr corn,
buckwheat, turnip, cabbage, cauli-
flower, pumpkin, cow pea and oats
Such an exposure is too long, however,
twenty-four hours being sufficient, the
result proving the destruction of weevil
and any insect that may be In tn seeds.
The terminating quality was decreased
in barley, wheat, rye, corn, rice, millet
and crimson clover. 1t is believed that
an exposure Of only tw%enty-four hours
will not injure any seeds, as the tests
made were very severe and such as
would not be necessary as u practice.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30

Many of the news reports from Ha-
vana are of very doubtful authenti-
city, but full credence must be given to
the official reports forwarded by DIR.
Drummer, of the United States Marine
Hospital Service, stationed in that city.
He says deaths from all causes are in
creasing rapidly, but particulariZes
only yellow fever, which shows a very
slight increase. 1t would be interest
ing to know what the other causes are,
and weather starvation and the crowd.
ing of ''paciticos' into the city without
providing food, shelter or sanitary ar
engagements for them have anything tC
do with the increased mortality.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
Some Tested Points In Diet.

The fact that milk has become ex-
tremely popular with all classes of ply
sicians OF late years Is emphasized by
n recent writer in the North American
Review. Formerly a fever patient was
forbidden to take the article, while in
modern practice 1t is about the only
food allowed. and n well-nigh exclu.
siye diet of hat liquid Is said to be
very eficacious In diabetes. At the
German spas, Carlsbad, Wiesbaden,
etc, a very little bread is allowed, the
diet being mostly made up of milk,
eggs, grapes and lean beef; a non
starch diet is the rule, bread, starchy
vegetables and cereals being almost
excluded. Rice is easily digested and
an excellent food, except that It
abouuds In earth salts. Fruits are not
only digested In the first stomach, but
they have a large part of the nourish-
ment already in n condition to be alb
sOrbed and asslmilated as soon as
eaten. The food elements in bread and
cereals have to undergo a process of
digestion In the stomach and then be
passed on to the intestines for a still
further chemical change before being
of use to the human system, showing
the advantage Of q diet Of lean meats
and fruits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30

Mrs Frances Shaw, Il Chicago wom-
an, has discovered IA new fireproof en-
amel which is said to be wonderful.
Mrs. Shaw knows very little of chemis-
try and yet she has discovered that
which scientists are said to have been
working to discover for fifty years
She is a womanly woman, TOO, ant
come to think of 1t 1t is the womanly
women to-day who are making discoV'
cries which are of practical benefit ant
not the ranting propagandists.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
hat property has responsibilities to

That property has responsibilities to
organized society, as well as rights to
be protected by it, is n fact that seems
often to be overlooked by the n
Of large wealth. In the long run the
rights of property cannot remain secure
Il the responsibility that goes with its
ownership is ignored. Wealth demands
protection from thievery and violence
at all times, and no society is civilized
that does not afford such protection.
But what shall be said Of the wealthy
corporate interests that insist to the let
ter upon the rights which law confers
upon property, even to the ordering out
of troops in their behalf, and then cool
ly shift a disproportionate share of the
burden of maintaining the government
from which they claim those rights up
on the shoulders of other and probably
poorer members of the community? A
great deal is heard in these days about
attacks on the rights of property, and
ii is indeed unfortunate that the wild
and revolutionary talk of a certain
class Of agitators should find even as
much response as it does among part
of the population. But let wealth re-
member the duties 1t owes to society
and the dangers that menace its rights
will vanish and the power of the revo-
lutionary agitator will cease. Let hon
est wealth array itself On the side of
the public and honest government
when INSCRIPTIONS wealth is trying to
plumber the public. In short, let wealth
remember the responsibilities which it
owes to society, and the rights which 1t
claims will be accorded without ques.
tion
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
labor for cultivation the beet crop
may be very easily and cheaply grown.
Storing Eggs.

Eggs should not be stored near an
odorous commodity, as they have al
most the p%rocliyity of butter for abb
sorbing odors. Especial care should
be taken in shipping. In one instance,
a shipment of eggs was placed near u
large shipment of apples ON the ship
and became almost unstable, because
It was complained that they had he
odor Of apples. Picked eggs are not
so apt to be affected by odors as other
eggs. In the picking there seems to
be a deposit of the shells which tends
to fill the pores; perhaps that is the
reason why the shells of picked eggs
are almost always burst when boiled.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-30
RaRular Habits.

OF a Tennessean IS years old who at
tended a Methodist conference at Muir
ray, Ky, it is said that he never drank
coffee, bought u drink of whisky, or
been Ill. Neither has any of his seven
children been Ill. His wife, 1t is said,
has never missed cooking a meal. To
this record of deadly monotony is added
the statement that the man has eve
missed a district meeting, and has at
tended 1865 quarterly church meetings.