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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
vENoMoUS CONFLICT.
Fight Between a Tarantula and a
Rattlesnake.


The mention of a tussle between a
spider and srake does not conjure up
a very exciting scene; but the descrlp-
ton recently given of meeting of rat
tlesnakes and tarantula spider shows
that the insect is by no means a despic-
able opponent.
As / caught sight Of them lsays the
NARRATOR, the tarantula was bristling,
while the rattlesnake reared his head
and thrust forth his forked tongue with
the rapidly of lightning. Thus the two
strange and deadly creatures remained
for moment, gazing at each other.
Suddenly there was heard the thrill
ing whirr of the snakes rattles, and
with the pllancy of steel spring the
snake threw himself into a coil, with
his head raised in the center and VI
bratlng rapidly from side to side. The
tarantula was as immovable as If cary
ed in stone. Then with a motion al
most too swift for the eye to follow,
the RATHER struck; but he missed his
mark, for the tarantula, with the speed
of lightning, bounded into the air, and,
descending on one of the serpent's
coils, sunk his fangs into the flesh.
The snake instantly began thrashing,
and dislodged his foe. Again the taran-
lula became lmmovable, and again the
serpent colled and struck, only to be
foiled. Fire seemed TO flash from the
eyes of both the contestants, and both
/ TO In la G.xIA q,
the death.
There was now a tremulous motion
visible in every limb of the tarantula,
and 1t was evident that he was contem-
plating offensive measures. With q
huge leap he bounded upon his foe, and
once more sank his fangs into the body
| of the snake. This time 1t was in vain
for the serpent to writhe and founder
| for the tarantula chung to his enemy
with the tenacity of bulldog.
The spider was bruised and beaten
some of his legs were broken, but ht
held on with desperate courage, ant
gradually the efforts OF the RATHER grew
weaker. until at last his coils relaxed
and. with only faint vibration of his
tail, he lay stretched upon the ground
dead. The venom of the tarantula had
done its work.
The fight lasted only ten INMATES
and was nest thrilling exhibition Of
ferocity and courage. The quicknesi
of motion exhibited by the tarantuli
was marvellous, and through 1t HI
avoided being even once struck by thu
sernent.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Mustard for the Python.

"Hey, mister, come quick, The
snakes Is eatin each otherr' yelled n
small boy excltedly In the reptile house
at the geological gardens the other day.
The keeper hurried TO the cage in front
of which the youngster was dancing
about Just In time to see the tail of II
ten-foot notified python disappear In
the yawnlng throat OF another specl-
men OF It's kind fourteen feet In length.
The victim was n new arrival, says
the Philadelphia Record. which had
been placed the day before with the
larger snakes. 1t was too late for the
keeper to pull 1t cut of It's deyourer's
mouth, though he tried to do so. Meth
er could he shake it out or force Il to
light by rubbing the big snakes body.
Full of resources, as n keeper has to
be in such cases of emergency, lie dis
patched the small boy to the zoo rcstau-
rant for can OF mustard.
Ten minutes later he was pouring
mustard and water down the big
python's throat. SO much of the mix
turc was used before any effect became
apparent that he almost despaired of
securing the hOped-for result. A see
ond canful, however, did the work. The
big snake writhed about, choked, and
spluttered, aud finally in commissions
gave up its prey.
Strange enough, the smaller one when
disengaged seemed none the worse off
because of It's experience, and the other
soon recovered from It's dosing. They
have been placed in separate cages.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

On any farm where corn does well,
more cows can be kept on given num-
Der of acres by using silo than with
out one. Corn produces more cow food
per acre than any other of the ordinary
crops raised. When it is made into
silage there is less waste than when
dry-cured. Cows eat the whole plant.
ears, butts and all, and do not leave the
coarse stalks, as when field-cured. The
ears of corn are soft and easily masti-
Gated and dlgested; so there is very lit
tie waste of grain. So the sllo saves
great amount of work in husking and
grinding corn, which is necessary when
II is dry, TO get ii in proper condition
for the COW to get the full benefit of it.
Another thing: Ii one has silo, the
harvesting, cutting into short lengths
and storing the fodder in condition to
feed is all done at one wholesale job
early in the season, when the days are
long and the weather good.-Hoard's
Dairyman
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

ID. G. Heath & Co. announce two
books of Social and Business Forms"
TO complete the series of THE Natural
System of Vertical Writing Books" that
they have recently issued.
The new edition of Gilbert Parker's
novel published by d. Appleton & Co.
includes thus far THE Trespasser" and
"The Trail of the Sword" which are
uniform with "The Seats Of the
Mighty 1.-THE Translation of Saw.
age which Will be materially en-
larged, and Mrs. Falehionn will short
ly be added to the uniform edition.
The fifth printing of DIR. MitchelIs
novel, Hugh Wynne," Is now under
way, bringing the book up to the thlr-
tieth thousand. The new story, "rhe
Adventures of Francois" by the same
author, which is to appear in the Cen.
fury, is tale of pure adventure, the
hero founding. adyenturer, juggler.
fencing master, and servant during the
French revolution"
John II. Spears, the well-known news
paper correspondent. and the author OF
some particularly dashing and clever
tales of the sea, has just finished a four
volume History Of Our Navy" Mr.
Spears has written what is. in the judg-
ment OF several military critics, the
most interesting and stirring story yet
published of the American navy from
It's origin TO the present day.
ISLANDS of the Southern Seas" Is a
book announced by Messrs. Putnam,
dealing largely with New Zealand and
Australia. II gives the Views OF an
American traveller on leading British
colonies. The traveller In question Is
Mr.. Shoemaker who has written other
volumes of like sort He passed
through the entire length Of New Iea-
land and visited the chief cities OF Aus
tralla. He draws a picture Of what he
saw, and that was much. since his tour
included many of the smaller Pacific
Islands.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Artificial Duck Matching.

This is great feature In the local
native industries of Formosa. This Is
how 1t is managed. \ long, low shed Is
built, mostly of wattles and mud,
which has a thick matched roof. All
around the inside walls are arranged
rough wood troughs, which are filed
up with grain and roasted paddyhusk,
on which the eggs are placed as fast
rs they can be procured. In the sum
mer particular precautions are taken
but in the winter the eggs are covered
over with quilted coverlets, and far
more care is taken to exclude cold
draughts than is ever dreamt of in Il
native dwelling house. The grain,
which is sprinkled with little warm
water. sets up fermentation, and that
with the help of the warm paddy
husk. which is continually being
changed. matches the eggs in about
thirty days. BY this simple and mex
pensive process the breeder Is enabled
to sell young ducklings at about pen
ny each
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Kceninr Grade EnMls.

The grade fowl is all right for poultry
Keepers who keep fowls for eggs or for
sale as poultry, without trying to be-
gin as breeders for sale alive. The
grade can never be depended upon, and
the grade ROSTERS should be killed off
every year. and only the pullets kept.
When il is desired to replenlsh the
flock full-bred cock of one or the other
of the breeds from which the cross is
made should be used. If n third breed
is introduced into the strain the
progeny viii be mongrcls, and good
for nothing for any purpose. Most
farmers try 10 experiment with too
many breeds. More than two will re-
suit In practical ruin to their flocls.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

lands were reached, and then to their
dsmay n cleaning sheet of water
stretched ahead for miles. The main
road resembled lake and was too
deep in water for wadlng. Without
lanterns and cropping in the dark and
wet the women took TO the side paths
In the woods. These narrow, winding
routes were also flooded in places, but
as they could not turn back the party
waded on, dragging and pushing the
wheels as best they could. After II
good meal, warm bath aud the don
ming of clean, dry clothes the women
declared they felt none the worse for
their adventure.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

In the consular reports for December
an interesting account Is given of eX-
periments made in Berlin to test va
rious methods of preserving eggs. All
were treated on July ! and opened at
the end of the following February. Salt
water, sallcyllc acid. rubbing with salt,
covering with bran, etc, did not pre-
vent the eggs from spelling. But eggs
vanished with. vaseline were all good
at the end of February, and so were
those preserved i'm lime water and
those preserved in a solution of water
glass. The lime water sometimes gives
the eggs bad taste, the solution of
water glass causes the egg shell to
break easily on immersion in boiling
water aud putting the vaselne on eggs
takes too much time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

Il is neither profitable nor always en-.
tlrely safe 10 keep great numbers OF
hogs together. Besides the liability TO
disease getting among them, there is
always a certainty that the stronger
will crowd the weaker from their feed.
ing places, 50 that the inequality In size
will increase instead of decrease. In
every litter there are always one or two
weaklings that were born runts, and
unless given better chance than their
fellows. they will always remain rnnts.
The best way 10 manage this IS when
the pigs are seven or eight weeks old,
take out the stronger ones and wean
them, giving them plenty of the best
food that can be got TO make growth.
Then the runts left to suclle the sow
alone will in two or three weeks more
take a start that may make them as
good as the others. so that in later life
all can be fed together No other feed,
without the sow's milk, will do this,
though such other feed should be given
and the pigs be encouraged to eat all
they can be made TO eat.-Amercan
Cultivator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Potato Kingsor XIV XalleY.

Much has been heard of potato kings,
but II seems that the real bona. hde
monarchs In that line are located at
Wilder, Kansas, In the kaw Valley
doing business under the firm name OF
Mann Brothers X Frlsbe. Some par.
tlculars about their business opera
lions are furnished by Secretary +. II
Cohurn of the State Board of Agricul
ture, as follows:
Their shipments last year consisted
of 23S ears and this year 2ol cars, "A
ear load ranging from $50 to 800 bush
els, thus making this years output well
toward 10000 bushels. Their mar
ket Is found In every direction, extend,
ing from Duluth to the gulf and from
New York TO New Mexico. they have
recently shipped seven cars to Buffalo.
\. Y, which sold at 50 TO 90 cents a
bushel on track, and were pronounced
by the handlers as superior to any 9th
ers on the market and commanding the
highest prices. Much of their product
Is disposed of before shipping on bids
by wire, but II at any time such bids
are not satisfactory they ship on con-
signment.
Their intention is to plant next spring
800 acres, and for this purpose they
have purchased In Mile Laos County
least Central Minnesota 5000 bushels
of seed potatoes for themselves. in adj
dltlon to 1000 bushels which their
nelghbors will plant About nine bush
els are used on an acre If the potatoes
are large; II small less quantity OF
seed is required. In fair season and
from northern grown seed crop Of
200 bushels an acre Is counted on. This
years crop netted the growers from 40
to 80 cents bushel on track.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Value of a Bone Mil.

The bone-cutter is as necessary TO
the poultryman as his feed mill. 1t
enables him to use an excellent aud
cheap food. and gives him profit
where he might otherwise be compelled
to suffer loss 1t Is claimed that a
bone-cutter pays for itself in eggs, and
really costs nothing. Bones are now
one Of the staple articles of food for
poultry. and no ratio should have them
omitted. They are food. grit and lime,
all combined in one, and the hens will
leave all other foods to receive the cut
bone If cut fine, even chicks and
ducklings will relish such excellent
food, while turkeys grow rapidly on
IT, 70 meet with success requires the
use of the best materials. and green
bone beats all other substances as food
for poultry Poultry World.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
straw for Fattening Stock. i.

In all grain-growing districts straw is
plentiful. and where ii is used as feed
it is reckoned, and rightly. as food of
very inferior nutrition. The idea Of
using it To feed fattening stock is said
to have originated with Joseph ]. Me-
chi, London alderman, who gener-
alton ago made his name famous by his
writings In agricultural topics. He
largely imported linseed meal for fat
tening beeyes. But he found that If
cut hay was used to extend the ration,
only a small amount of the linseed meal
could he eaten without cloyinG the ami
mails If clover was used stiil less OF
the oil meal could be eaten. But when
he used cut straw which has not pro-
teids good deal of meal could be eat
en- with relish and the animals fat
tened faster. But when he fed Indian
corn meal with cut straw, less of the
corn meal would be eaten than when
fed with cut hay. This yindlcates the
practice of American farmers, who
feed much Indian corn, and compare
lively little oil meal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
STRIVING FOR POSITION.
Wealth without 1t Soon Becomes a
Dead Sea Fruit.

/
Getting on in society is a recognized
/ American social industry, which, al
/ though pursued with greater eagerness
/ in the older cities of the East, Is pop
| ular sphere of endeayor in almost every
community in the land The anomaly
of political equality and social strait
fication" is not realized by the general
public, which Joins clubs aud churches
and subscribes literally to charities
with the intent of 4ngratlating Itself
with its social superiors and by dint
of deliberate cultivation of desirable
acquaintance arriving eventually at a
station superior TO that In which it was
born.
The efforts of the newly rich in this
direction are very marked, says Vogue.
Wealth without social position Is dead
sea fruit indeed, and no sooner Is the
fortune made than the family removes
to a large city with recognized exclu-
slye set and begins to lay Siege TO the
jealousy guarded citadel Of the social
ly elect. Even though the family even
tually succeeds In scaling the heights,
the probation is long, vexatlous, costly
and humillating
Said woman of the world to another
woman whom the speaker was endeay-
oring to persuade 10 go In for society:
1T Is worth while, even though the
price Is self-respect. In the process OF
climbing one Is ofttimes compelled to
do things she shrinks from thinking OF
afterward. But the result is worth It,
No one not born to the social purple es
capes this mortifying probation. More
/ over, IA very considerable number OF
| those who strive for admlttance TO tht
charmed circle fail TO obtain the longed
for prize
In spite of diplomacy, money expen
dlture, sycophancy and the most slay
lsh observance of the prescribed formu
Ia for the social noyitlate they are re
jected and ever after wander disconso
late outside the paradise of the elect
No more stable quality than caprice
appears Ito govern the selection or re
lection of candidates, and no socia
leader has ever yet been able 10 give
cieaiI tAlOSlllOu VI the HnWTllleu INV
that influence social rulings.
On the contrary, the most astute o
them will admit surprise at the getting
in of particular persons, nor dare the.
predict the outcome for family in tn
throes of the social struggle. 1t is es
sentlally a game of chance.
Whether one regards II with approva
or the reverse, this craving for socla
status on the basis of caste Is at presen
powerful impulse, and one that modi
fies very materially the political equal
ity, which is the Americans boast. Po
lltical freemen, social bondmen, is tn,
state of the American people to-day
the one condition secured to them by
the heroic efforts of ancestors-the lat
ter voluntarily assumed slavery.
1t may be, as the writer quoted abovt
declares, an inevitable product of civ
illzation," but II is so utterly oppose,
to the spirit of Christ and to that of TIN
brotherhood of man, which more ant
more is permeatng human society, tina
1t must be, despite It's present virilit,
and universally but phase In tn
development of the race.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Retaining Moisture.

The farmer who has little rill, "a
vine or draw running through his farm
along which Il line of shrubbery has
grown up, when cleaning up his land,
offended by the sight of this, is careful
to clear it away, lest he be charged
with negligence and unthriftiness. The
consequence Is that when the rain falls
the water Is carried off rapidly, taking
more or less of the soil with it. The
warm sun coming out, soon dries up
and evaporates the moisture. This Is
a great error. Every one of these ought
to be carefully preserved by retaining
the shrubbery, if already there, or
planting it, If already taken away or
wanting. Want of proper care in this
respect more than counteracts the ben
efclal effect Of all the trees that are
planted. Another method of assisting
in retaining moisture is by forming
ponds, and surrounding them with
shrubbery and trees. This might and
ought 10 be carried on to an hundred
fold greaaer extent than is at present
done.-Western PlOughman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Woman Engineer.

The only woman engineer in the Unit
ed States, so it Is claimed, is Mrs. Annie
Shanivan of Tulare, Cal, who. by all
accounts. is a real Tom Groghan. She
runs planning mill at Mountain Home,
and the mountalneers thoroughly re.
spect her. They call her "our new
woman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
The Thermometer Button.

Have you thermometer button? 1t
is the latest thing out. and consists of
n tiny spiral Of glass tubing contain
ing the quicksilver. which is fastened
TO n small metal disk or button that
may be worn ON the lapel. A circular
scale locates the mercury with refer
ence to the heat. So when any one
wants to know whether 1t is hot enough
for you, all you need do is to point TO
the button.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
A New EnyeloDe.

An envelope for carrying merchan.
disc through the mails is so construct
ed with reversible flaps and stiffening
strip attached to the closing flap that
the inside of the envelope may become
the outside, and the same envelope
used to return merchandise in the same
manner in which 1t was forwarded.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

Doctor-There is one thing in the
scriptures that puzzles me, and that IS
to what the longevity of the ancients
can be attributed. Have you any the
DRY to offerf
Mnister-It may have been owing to
the fact that there were no physicians
In those days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Unfortunate Offer.

Adolphus Burlington (pleadinglyl =
Don't be cruel and hard-hearted, col
onel. Give me your daughters hand
and / promise she shall never be sep
arated from her family.
Col. Bluntly-That's precisely why
object to the marriage.-Detrolt Free
Drpss
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

that shoes should be reset every four
or six weeks. With the above precau-
tons the horses foot may be kept rea-
sonably sound.-Massachusetts Plough
man
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Aaed Man a Mandercr.

Investigations regarding the report
that an old man named Alonzo Hunt
Iey had walked from this city to Niles,
Mich, has resulted In q curious story.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

Many of the striking engineers have
resumed work in the Clyde yards at
Glasgow, Scotland. and a general re-
sumption is expected. This indicates
the end of the great strike which has
lasted SO many months and has cost 50
muoh money.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

II believe I'll go In and get n bite to
eat" man said to-day, and then went
into restaurant and ate beefstsak,
two plates OF buckwheat cakes, aud u
pie.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

The druggist would rather sell 0
pound of cure than an ounce of pre-
ventlon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Misunderstood

He asked the maiden to fly with him,
But ah. what did she do?
She merely said: Are you one Of
Those crazy inventors, too?"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19

Show US a man who has malaria. and
we will show you man who eats toe
much.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
Mean,

"Why do you dislike Mrs. Redmond
You used to be schoolmates, believe.
Did you ever have any trouble in those
daysT
no; but we never get together now
that she doesn't find some excuse to
mention the fact that l, being the old
err, was, of course, In higher grade"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-19
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

Potash Fertilizers as Protection
Against Frost Profits in Sheep Rails
ing Value of the Silo- Watering
stock In winter-General Notes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02

squadron. too great for one man to handle,
has been divided. He remains, however,
the superior officer of both divisions
Commodore Watson at once takes command
OF the half OF the fleet now bockading
Cuba; Commodore Remey is assigned to
take charge Of the naval base at Key
West for the present, but will have COM
mand of the first division of the squsdrou
later.
The United States battleship Oregon has
reached Rio Janeiro. Brazil, on her way
to Key West from San Francisco. The
gunboat Marietta will arrive at same port
today. The oregon's average speed on her
long journey has been about eleven knots
The Spanish gunboat Temararo is still at
La Plata. but has steam up. The Argen-
tine government was about to order her to
leave when her commander announced he
was remaining only to take on coal and
supplies. II is possible, but not probable.
that one of the American men- or-war may