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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-03
hITCHBORN'S REPORT.
Work OF the Construction Bureau Dur.
ing the War.

Ing the War.
Washington, Oct. 81.-A large part
Of the burden of equipping the United
States navy for the war with Spain fell
upon the construction bureau of the
navy. In his annual report, Commo.
dore Hitchborn, the chief constructor,
furnishes many interesting details as
to this work, involving the transforms.
tion of more than 100 merchant c,aft
into effective naval vessels at short
notice. Looking to the future, the
chief constructor invites attention to
the importance Of properly equipping
and maintaining plants at or near naval
stations along the coast already estab.
lished and he submits estimates for the
purpose, averaging about $4,000 in
each case.
Besides the long list of vessels pur.
chased by the government for use az
auxiliary cruisers, the report says that
10 vessels were accepted by the govern
ment from builders during the last
fiscal year. These were the Iowa, Hell.
ena, Nashville, Wilmington, Annapolis,
Marietta. Newport. Vicksburg, Foote
and Wheeling.
Progress made on the vessels in course
of construction has been very'satisfao-
tory.
The behavior OF all classes OF our
naval vessels throughout the various
conditions Of the war Ia set down as
source of qualification to the construo-
tiOn bureau, where the greater part OF
them were designed.
The chief constructor pays tribute
to the indefatigable labors Of the con.
struction corps during the war and ex.
presses the opinion that the increase in
its personnel has hardly been as rapid
as the demand upon Its services.
Therefore, it is urged that the bureau
continue the liberal policy it has fol-
lowed in assigning officers to the corps.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-03
TIME scHED ULE:

For information. time cards. maps and
tickets call on or write to
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-03

Los Angeles. CAL, Oct. S1.-The en-
CINE of the eastbound train on the Sam
ia Barbara branch of the Southern Pa.
ciic ran off the track near Camulus sta.
ton, and Engineer Davis was caught
under the cab and crushed to death.
The fireman on the engine was serious
ly. but not fatally injured.
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win Resist Inv.ders.

Peking, Oct. 5l.-There is a general
movement of Chinese troops towards
the coast of the Gulf OF Pe-Li-Chi. Il
is understood to be due to an apprehen.
sion of an attempt by foreign power
to seize the railway.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-03
GOING EAST I?
IF YOU ARE,
DO NOT FORGET
3--lnpOrtant POINTS,

FIRST-Go via St. Paul, Because
the lines to that point will afford
you the very best service.
SECOND-See that the coupon
beyond St. Paul reads via the Wis
eonsin Central, because that line
makes close connections with all
the trans-continental lines entering
the Union depot there, and its serv.
ice Is first-class In every particular.
THIRD-For information cali
on your neighbor and friend-thc
nearest ticket agent-and ask for a
ticket reading via the Wisconsin
Central lines, or address
JAS. c. POND,
Gen. Pass. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.,, OF
ia. CLOCK,
Gen. Agent, 2+6 Stark St., Portland, Or.
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WAahINQYoN
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NeM YORK
BOSTON AND ALL
PQlMIa EAST end SOUTH
ALL kQoIEMAI POINTS.

Through Tickets to Japan and China,
via Tacoma and Northern Pacific Steam.
ship Co.
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PACIFIC COAST TRADE.



Tomatoes, 50@s Soc per box.
Cucumbers. LOG I5c pei doz.
Onions. $4,000 per 100 pounds.
Potatoes. $10@12.
Beets, per sack, 81.
Turnips, per sack. 60@65c.
Carrots, per sack, 60c.
Parsnips, per sack, 81.
Beans, green, 30.
Green corn, $l.25@ 1.50 per sack.
Caulifiower, zoe per doz.
Celery, 40@ SOC.
Cabbage, native and California
k1.25@1.5O per 100 pounds.
Apples. SOC q 65c per box.
Pears, Zoe @$l per box.
Prunes, SOC per box.
Peaches. 75c.
Plums, 50c.
Butter-Creamery. 27c per pound;
dairy and ranch, 10000 per pound.
Eggs, SOC.
Cheese-Native, l2@12kc.
Poultry-Old hens. 13c per pound;
spring chickens. lac; turkeys, Ice.
Fresh meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, prime, 6R @7c; COWS, prime,
6hc; mutton. INC; pork, 1880; veal,
1850.
Wheat-Feed wheat. $1,000.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $40 gas.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, $500
10; choice Eastern Washington tim.
othy, $lS.
Corn-Whole. &23. 80; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $3.50.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton.
$24 GAS; whole, sac.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, e3. 80;
straights, 1926; California brands,
1925; buckwheat -four, 1915; graham,
per barrel, 50. 10; whole wheat -four.
3d. rs; rye -four, 81.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l4;
shorts, per ton. sic.
Feed-Chopped feed, $17@2l pei
ton; middlings, per ton, SIT; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
To Select a Gond Cow.

lone or two signs will denote good
COW. as well as twenty. In poor COW
the thigh runs down straight, so there
Is no space between the thigh and the
udder ON one side and the tail on the
other. There should be plenty of day
light between the udder and the tail
One of the best ways to tell what kind
of COW you have Is her temperament.
A good dairy type has sharp spine.
strongly developed nervous system.
and sharp hip bones. A good COW has
a large. wedge shaped stomach. for she
must have large and powerful digest
I've system TO use up her food quickly
and make the best returns for 1t.
''Some OF the animals the first year
made but little over 200 pounds per
COW, while others gave over 300 pounds.
We have kept up this record every
year, and the last year our cows aver
aged 800 pounds per COW, and at a cost
of only AZ cents per pound of butter
for feed. One COW gave us 512 pounds
during the year. These were not pick
ed. high-priced dairy cows. but the
common run of dairy stock Connect
lieut. Dalryman's Association.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
EouaIto the Occasion.

The Bektashee Is an influential and
enlightened order of deryishes which
no sultan has ever been able TO sup
press. At the present time the gentle
men of the order belong to the Liberal,
or Young Turkey party; they have al
ways played a prominent part in revO-
lutIonary movements, and In connee-
tion with period when these were In
exceptionally bad odor the author of
'.The Sultan and His Subjects relates
n comlcal anecdote:
Rival orders, taking advantage of the
situation. endeayored to induce Sultan
Mahmoud IL. to suppress the Bekta-
shee, which. In truth, he was not at all
reluctant to do. His majesty, however.
determined TO put the unpopular breth-
rem TO a test.
He accordingly gave great banquet,
to which he invited all the principal
deryIshes In Constantlnople. What was
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Prepare for Noting Season.

The greatest care must be taken to
keep fowls In good condition during the
moltipg season. There is apt to be a
laxity OF attention to their feeding dur
ing this period on account of their ces-
sation of laying, when, in fact. there
should be more care taken. 1t Is a
good plan to select all the fowls that
1t is desired to winter or keep for breed
ing and market the balance. Hens
which will molt early If they are In
good condition and comfortably housed
VIII nearly always make the best win
ter layers, while the later molters will
rarely lay until spring. These latter
should have place where they can
keep warm and dry and be given an
abundance OF nutritious food. Always
provide pure, fresh water and keep the
quarters clean. Wheat, oats, linseed
meal, meat scraps and fresh ground
bones made better food than corn or
anything that may be considered II
fattenlng ration. While 1t may not be
best to feed the chickens all they will
eat, In nearly all cases liberal feeding
and the supplying OF good variety
Will be found the most desirable thing
to do. The hens need to take sufficient
exercise TO he healthy Feather.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Longest Fence In the world.

The longest fence in the world Is
probably that which has just been fin
lshed by the Erie Cattle Company
along the Mexican border. 1t is seven
ty-hye miles in length and separates
exactly for It's entire distance the two
republics OF North America. The fence
was built to keep the cattle from run
ming across the border and falling easy
prey to the Mexican cow punchers. Al
though II cost great deal of money. II
Is estimated that cattle enough will be
saved in one year to more than pay for
1t. 1t is barbed wire fence, with mes
quite and cottonwood poles. and for the
entire length OF 1t runs as straight as
the crow hies.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

There is now living In this city. so a
medical friend told me last night, a
family whose total income last week
was So. The head of the family, aged
20. is a native of Boston, believe, and
was formerly worth S3,OO0,O00. His
wife is a few years younger. The rest
of the family consists of man OF 52
who for years was the gentleman's pri-
vate secretary and remains with him
still. but with with no hope OF salary;
a ..coachman''-an old retalner-and n
female servant who, after many years
of service when her master and mis-
tress were In opulcnt circumstances,
refuses TO leave them now. Reverses
came to the head of the family. and
friends became cool, and finally alb
scented themselves entirely. The wolf
Is barely kept from the door by money
occasionally earned, but the faithful
servants will not leave their former
benefactors until death or the aims
house claims them.-Boston Traveller.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
New Method of Preserving Meat Die
covered by "a Danish olozist- How
to Select Good cow-Pruning Grape
Vines gricultural Notes.
To Preserve Meat.

A new method of preserving freshly
Killed meats has been discovered by the
Danish zoologist, August Fjelstrup. al
ready known through his method of
eondensing milk without the use of SUI
gar The system aaecording 10 print
ed reports has stood a remarkably hard
three months test at the odense dan
ishj company slaughter house in very
satisfactory manner.
The method In itself Is extremely
simple, and might be of great service
for the troops in Cuba. The animal to
be used is first shot or stunned by a
shot from revolver loaded with small
slugsl la the forehead IN such a way
as not to injure the brain proper. As
the animal drops senseless all assistant
cuts down over the heart opens ven
tricle and allows all the blood to flow
out, the theory of this being that the
decomposition of the blood Is almost
entirely responsible for the quick putre-
faction of fresh meats. Immediately
thereafter briny solutlon-made of
salt, more or less strong, according TO
length of time meat is to be kept-ls
injected by means of a powerful
syringe through the other yentricle into
the veins of the body. The whole proc
ess takes only a few minutes and the
beef Is ready for use and can be cut up
at once. This method has been exam
lned and very fayorably reported on
by many experts.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Pruning Crane Yinca.

The trouble with an unpruned vine Is
that 1t bears too much fruit. and this
means poor quality. Let us take n
thrifty Concord vine to illustrate this
matter. At the end of the season such
a vine, In good soil, kept well tilltd.
should have somewhere near to 800
fruit buds on the new growth Of the
past season; If 1t does this steadily year
after year no more should be expected.
To bear that amount of fruit, not more
than fifty buds are required. But
we have seen our vine have about six
times that number, hence many In ex-
cess of the need. Leave the vine un-
trimmed. and the 800 buds Will over.
bear, and the yield win be very lnfe-
rior. Prune to reduce the humble, Of
buds to fifty. and n good crop of fruit
may be expected. That Is the simple
proposition needed for guiding your
pruning knife. Cut away, therefore,
enough OF young canes to brink the
buds down to the right number A good
rule with Concords is, remove all the
canes but five, and cut these back to
nine TO ten buds each. The Delaware
class should have even less. Prune ana
tie up so as TO have good distribution
over the trellls. Fall Is perhaps the
best time for grape pruning Vlek' $
Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

the surprise of his guests 10 find that
each was supplied with a spoon having
a handle yard long,
How on earth were they to eat their
pllaf? They looked at each other and
shrugged their shoulders, and Won
dered what 1t could mean.
"Come. come cries the Sultan from
his throne at the upper end of the
room, why do you not eat your pilafE
The dismayed looks of the dervishes
plainly indicated the puzzled condition
of their minds. Suddenly, to the in
tense amusement of the Commander
of the Faithful, and OF the company in
general. the Bektashee began to feed
each other mutually. across the table,
with their giant spoons
well donel" cried the Padishah.
clapping his hands with delight, You
are indeed progressive and sensible
men. o Bektashee. and | shall not sup
press your order to please these idiots.
who are so dull of comprehension"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

SO soon as the strawberry runners
have fairly rooted 1t Is best to take
them up and set them In new beds,
rather than walt until the plants have
attained large size. The smaller plant
has much less leaf surface exposed to
evaporation. and 1t will become well
rooted more quickly than will those
set later In the season. If the runners
are cut as fast as they put forth from
the transplanted plant 1t will make a
large crown full of buds for next years
bearing. All the buds for fruit In the
strawberry are provided for the year
before 1t is to bear, and no amount of
spring cultivation can increase them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

The midsummer blowing which is re
quired to fit land to seed with buck
wheat kills many of the weeds plowed
under at this time. and after the grain
is up It's broad leaf prevents most OF
the annual weeds from starting The
buckwheat root and stalk are not eat.
en-. so far as we know, by any kind OF
worm or insect. The crop Is some
times sown three years In succession
to starve out cut worms and wire
worms, where the land is SO infested
with them that no other crop can be
grown.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
The Guinea Fowls.

These birds must be well known to
be appreciated. They are no trouble
whatever. They lay their eggs in nests
which they make in the grass and
wheat fields; we often find nests with
eggs piled on top Of each other. From
some of the nests we take part OF the
eggs and leave some of them to raise
their young. They sit. hatch and raise
their broods, and we often DO not see
them until late In the fall. when they
bring their chicks home, sometimes as
many rs twenty In a flock. They ARE
splendid meat to fry or roast or for
pot-pie; and to enjoy the breast Of fowl
one should eat a guinea fowl. The
eggs are considered the richest of all
eggs and keep well. They may be put
up for use In winter. If you try guinea
fowls, you are sure TO have eggs and
fowls for your table. and no trouble 20
get them.-Florda Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
vaIue of the Bat.

II any bats are found about your
barn or other buildings encourage theiI
presence. DIR. c. f. Hodge, OF Clark
University, Worcester, Mass, In the
Country Gentleman, says that In an or.
chard near his home he found nine
grubs of the codling moth in one min.
ute. CHANGING TO visit another orchard
not a mile from the first. he found only
four grubs In an hours search. The
owner of the farms said that in an old
barn near by live IS to 100 bats, and
his apples were always free from
worms. The naturalist caught a bal
and offered II some of the grubs, which
were greedily accepted. The codling
moth flies only at night; 50 does the
bat-good circumstantial evidence thai
the bat is useful friend TO the apple
grower. DR.. Hodge took half a dozen
bats home and kept them in the parlor
From time to time netfuls of nightly
ing insects were released in the room
and never bug remained in the morn
ing The bats took everything, from a
spider to a polyphemus moth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

For some time after new potatoes
come into market, the well-preseryed
old potatoes are best, and are prefer
red by the careful housewife, who
cares as much for nutritiye value as
for taste. In the old days, when some
potato grated fine was always mixed
with the rising for bread. housewives
found that the young potntoes with
very little starch were not so good for
this purpose as potatoes grown the pre-
Vious year
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Thinning Early Apples.

Most of the early apples are abund.
ant bearers, and are apt TO be small,
Those that are sweet are not good for
much until ripe. But Early Harvest
and the Twenty Ounce apple will bear
picking when two-thirds grown, and
make excellent pies. II this Is done
In all parts of the tree, plucking a few
apples where they are fullest on the
bough, 1t will make what apples re.
main much larger and better, besides
supplying early apples for household
use.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
QUEER SUIT FOR DAMAGES.


Sweetheart the Measles.
Il was called upon In 1878 TO defend
a man who was charged with the most
unusual misdemeanor | ever heard OF
any clerk entering ON II court calen'
dar." said lawyer friend from the
mountains Sunday. a young farm
hand came 10 me at the hotel. where |
was stopping, my home being IN an
other town. but my practice extending
to the county seat was then In. The
swain told me he had been charged by
n girl. TO whom he had been paying at
tention. with giving her measles, she
claiming that the disease, which had
been epidemic In the nelghborhood, had
been communicated TO her by kissing
her repeatedly while the defendant
was recovering from measles. The
girls surly father sued the badly alarm
ed defendant for $50 damages, claim
Ing he had expended that sum In doe
tors bills for the afflicted daughter
Nv client pleaded guilty TO kissing the
plaintiff. hut said he couldn't n-hoped
II eff he'd ben a-mind ter and insisted
that he had never had measles. | tried
the case before "A kind hearted old
squire. and after the court had heard
the testimony he delivered n long opin-
ion Ia which he held that n girl as
pretty as the plaintiff would make IA
boy risk measles and even dumb chills'
to sip the sweets of her coral-llke lips.
The judges jolly put both sides In
good humor aud the defendant two
weeks later married the plaintiff and
settled the costs of the suit To appease
the wrath OF her father. louisville
Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Grating Wax that viii Not Crack.

Grating Wax that Will Not Crack.
Take 10 pounds resin, pounds bees
wax, III pounds tallow and melt all to-
gether; then add when not too hot IL,
pounds finely pulyerized charcoal; stir
we'll In while warm, then have bucket
of cold water. pour on the water so 1t
nearly covers, then with the fingers
gather together and cool till you can
take II IN the hands and work 1t well.
Make into rolls an inch or more thick;
lay 1t on board to cool. When you
wish to use, break roll and melt; ap-
ply with small wooden paddle about
one half Inch wide mot too hotl Close
up all around we'll and you need not
look for cracks. Keep rubbing off the
sprouts below the gratis as they APP
pear The wax kept In cool place
will never spoll.-Orange Judd Farmer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Gratitude for Past Favors.

Fuddy-l don't understand how 1t Is
that DIR. Smarte has so large practice:
He certainly is not much of a ply
siclan.
Duddy-No. but most Of his patients
are men, you know. When lac was
called to see them when they were boys
he invariably directed that they be
kept home from school. They have
never forgotten it.-Boston Transcript.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Hotel for Men Only.

'There is a hotel in Philadelphia that
is run for the male tribe exclusively"
said Il. u. Lesseur of the Quaker City
at the Ebbitt. "A man is eyer wei
come. but he can't bring with him his
wife, mother, sister or aunt. Since its
portals were first thrown open no
womans face has even been seen in
lobby. corridor or dlnlng-room. Not
only are female guests rigidly exclud-
ed, but women are boycotted ms help
about that hostelry. No woman cook,
chambermald or seamstress has ever
set foot on the premises, and yet the
house is model of cleanliness and or
der. The place has had a long and
prosperous career, and while the pres
ent proprietor lives will be run on the
same lines. have heard of one or two
hotels in other parts of the country
that have been modelled after this one,
but don't know whether their expert
ence has been successful. Washing
ton Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Late Reets.

Beets for the table, for late supply,
can be planted until July. As beet seed
terminate slowly, small proportion OF
radsh seed may be added, as the radlsh
es will soon come through the ground
and show the rows of beets, thus per.
hitting the cultivation Of the rows be
fore grass and weeds get possession.
1t is also an excellent method of grow
ing radshes, as they will be removed
before the young beets get good start
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03
Hardness with Tools.

One of the most important qualifica-
.tlons needed In one employed In farm
work Is that he have sufficient mechan-
lcal ability not merely to use farm
tools, but If need be to repair them.
This Is more than ever true now that
so much of farm work Is done through
implements in which the horse, steam
or wind power furnish the motive pow
er, while the mans work is only TO d.
rect and keep the implement doing Its
work. Many of these farm tools re-
quire much mechanical ingenuity to
keep them In order. An unskillful man
in charge of n reaper or mower will not
only fall to accomplish much but he
will very probably have n broken ma
chine ON his hands that 1t will require
a good deal Of expense to repair. 1t IS
far better TO employ men as farm help
who are ingenious enough to manage
or repair all kinds of machinery, even
though they require higher wages. II
Is this kind OF skill that most surely
commands good wages everywhere.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

Author-How do you like my new
play? Crltie-It's simply great The
robbery In the third act is the most
realistic piece of work ever saw on
the stage. Author (pleased)-Do you
really think so? Critic-0f course l.
do Why. even the words spoken 10y
the thieves are stolen.-cllicaeo Daily
NoWa
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-03

form and cannot exist in pure at
mospherc. The water thoroughly
washes the surface, depositlng the de-
composed substances In the waste
bitches. from which 1t Is carried to the
streams and borne away, or In case the
waste does not return to the streams
the soil absOrbs all disease germs and
emits healthful ozone 10 be waited
upon the breeze into the fields and
homes of the farmers. In all cultivated
areas. where irrigation is practiced, the
surface soil is filled with channels cut
by the water In its rush to the subsoil
strata, preventing loggy or sour soil
and furnishing a means for self-puri-
flcatlon in the air chambers beneath
the how point. This effects perfect
drainage from the highlands and
marshes. and leaves no stagnant pools
TO form masmatic germs or disease.