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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
The Preservation of Wood.

Never apply paint or any other coat
ing to green or unseasoned timber. IL
the wood Is not well dried, the coat will
hasten decay. Oil paints are used to
increase the durability by protecting
the wood against moisture. An exposed
implanted board becomes gray and fuZ-
ny, warps and checks. the nails rust
out, and ever II It Is not exposed to
rain. damp air. steam, etc. occasion
similar mischief.
For coating, coal tar. with or with
out sand or plaster. and pitch, especial
ly II mixed with oil of %turpentine and
applied hot, thus penetrating more
deeply, answers best. A mixture Of
three parts coal tar and one part un-
sailed grease. to prevent the tar from
drying until 1t has time TO I'LL the
minute pores. Is recommended. One
barrel OF coal tar. costing So or 81. will
cover 300 posts. Both tar and oil paint
nave the disadvantage that they act as
mere overs. II the wood has any
chance to get moist before painting,
they are harmful instead of :;seful.
Heavy tar oils. freed of their volatile
as well as their thick tarry constituents,
such as are now offered In the market
under the name Of carbolineum, are
preferable TO paints and tars. tB. II
Fernow. circular 20. Division of For
estry, United States Department OF Ag'
rieulture.l These oils penetrate and act
as antiseptlcs. usually killing the flung
or at least retardIng their action and
development. They are applied with
brush or else as baths. usually and
preferably hot. They can not replace
paints where the looks of the materials
are to be improved. Charring assists
merely az an insulator, separating thu
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

There Is no danger In eating ripe
watermelons II some other food Is
eaten before. The cooling juices Of the
melon soothe the stomach, and this
fruit Is often prescribed by doctors In
ease of %dysentery. Years ago, owing
10 the great amount Of water that the
watermelon contains, II was supposed
that 1t was Injurious to all who have
stomach troubles. But experience has
shown that this is a mistake. Many
sick people can eat watermelon and
retain II on their stomach when all
other fruits disagree with them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
Celery Following Potatoes.

Where potatoes are of early variety
and can be gotten off the land In time,
they are much the best crop to precede
celery. The thorough cultivation
which the potato crop needs develops
a great amount OF plant food In the
soil just as the potato vines are ready
to die down. The cultivation. we be-
lieye, makes the soil Just as rich az
would a crop Of peas, and 1t certainly
leaves the soil In better condition for
moisture than a pea crop would do. 1t
Is moisture as we'll rs fertility that
celery needs TO make rapid growth,
and thus be made tender and crisp. rs
celery ought always to be.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
cHINA's TERooIoUs BLACK FLAGS"

get clogged, and a little must be taken
from The top and boiled for a few min.
utes and then spread Out before the
fire. II will then he MS good as ever,
and can thus be cleansed indefinitely.
From time 10 lime also the whole APP
paratus Will want cleansing. and the
whole Of the charcoal, as well as the
bag of sand and the cotton wool or
sponge, will have to be taken out and
thoroughly boiled. or, better still, re-
placed with new material.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

First. remove the hens some distance
from the stable, then remove all straw
and other stuff, and whltewash all
parts with hot lime. Boil one pint Of
stavesacre seeds IN twenty pints Of
water for one hour, let 1t simmer for
que hour longer, strain and add water
TO make it up to the twenty pints. then
wash the horse all over, repeal In a
week II the lice are not all destroyed.
II you cannot get the stayesacre seeds,
use one pound of tobacco instead, made
up in the same way.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
cnINA'S "BlACK FLAGS"
In Formosa They Follow the Horribie
Practice of Head Hunting.

Practice of Head Hunting.
The Black Flags are again in revolt
n China against the authority OF the
melancholy and feeble emperor, who
sits on the dragon throne. These Black
Flags are numerous in the southern
provinces of the empire and are the
most savage of the races living in
China.
In Formosa, now a Japanese pos
session, the Black Flags are strong and
practice head hunting. All that the
head hunter need carry IS n spear TO
kill, n knife to cut and Il bag to put
the head in.< The spear Is twenty feet
long. of bamboo, and has an iron, ar
row-shaped head eight inches long. The
knife. which Is carried in the belt, is
eighteen inches long, Of iron, with a
keen edge and point. The bag is of
cord and opens and shuts like n net,
and Is carried over the shoulders. 1t
is large enough to hold two or three
heads. Sometimes the head hunter car
ries a bow and arrows, and occasionally
a matchbox gun. Ii a month goes by
without someone In a tribe bringing In
a head, the tribe grows restless, and a
foray on a Chinese settlement IS
planned. When. on rare occasions, they
start out In the daytime, they go slngly.
Creeping up behind the workers in the
fields, they STAY with the spear, and
then, the victim being dead or dis
abled, they finish with the knife. But
Mt night the hunt Is conducted in com
panies. A house Is selected and sur
rounded and the attack Is made. Some
times one hunter, less of a coward than
the others. creeps up and sets fire TO
the matched shelter. At other times
damp grass smudges are thrust through
the chinks, and the occupants are
smoked out.
When the raid has been successful,
and all the heads possible to get are I'm
the bags, the hunters return 10 their
villages to whoop 1t mp. All those who
have stayed behind come out of doors
to welcome their braves. Everyone
shouts and shrieks and bowls. making
more noise than the village dogs. which
is saying n good deal. The story of the
raid Is told amid great excitement and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

Deeds of daring are Characteristic of the war with Span. American ssWWs
and sailors only wan opportunity to perform aetso herohm nat me mNH
For he lack of a better came the spirit of bravery occasionally snow h@i ~
performances more daring than necessary. The steepest nil around santiago -
that oil San Juan. That vas the hill that the Americans captured IN uose alta
days in early July when so many of our boys laid dow their fs' IL was sFP
enough, but nothing 10 the precipne IN the other side No man had ever gWe
down it. OF course M horse had ever tried it. After tn fanouse charge i rHhe
Clarke ot the rough riders made the blood of his comrades nm colo 10y uipsef
atly riding his horse Dandy 10 the brink. Dandy never faltered. ne pt ms
forefoot inoa pocket of stone and started. The next foot "A as carefully pant
ed Two more tribes and he vas or the face Of the chh. clarke eaheap DUCK
Al far as he eond and talked reassuringy TO his gallant steed. DANDY pHl
back oil All four legs and slowly picked his way The mel on the rest OF me I'M
we're afraid to cheer as they watched horse and man picking their way lHy
we afraid OF startling the horse. Down. down they went. FROM NJ on te
heights horse and man looked like flies Rocks rolled and slipped ad crashed down
10 the plain below. But neyero nee did Dandy lose his foothod an never once ia y"
Private Clarke lose his nerve. Inch by inch the two picked their way, though II
locke as IL the horse ere standing oil his head and as II the man wou fh over
his head n moment. At last the daring pair reached e bottom. A mighty
cheer vent up
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

wood from the ground, and as fungi
can not eat their way through charcoal
they are prevented from entering. Gen
orally, however, the process develops
large cracks, and thus exposes the in
terlor to the attacks of the fungi
Orange Judd Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

d%ecanter, a lamp
glass. such as can
be purchased any
where for a few
cents, by way Of a
funnel. and n piece
Of sponge or cot
ton wool Some
people prefer cot
ton wool because
It can be thro WI
away after a time
and renewed at a
nominal cost. ia
sponge Is chosen
It ought to be TAX.
en- out often, clean
cd in hot salt a
er and afterward
rlnsed IN cold. The
sponge or cotton
wool IS placed for
the distance of an
inch in the lamp
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

Professor" said n graduate, trying
TO be pathetic at parting, 81 am lndebt-
ed TO you for all / know" pray do
not mention such n trihe,' was the
reply.-Standard.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

shade. This Is then covered by a layer
OF fine white sand, which has been
washed very clean and placed In a Inc
lawn bag. This must be packed
through the top of the glass and spread
out TO fit across by the aid OF a long
pencil or a skewef. ON top of the sanh
must be placed a layer Of animal char-
coal which has been thoroughly a
ed by putting 1t In an earthen Vessei
and pouring boiling water upon IT, rms
layer should be at least an inch deep
and should be well pressed down upon
the LAYER of sand. The filter is now
ready for use. Water IS poured into
the lamp shade and allowed to perco-
late slowly through to the decanter be.
meath. After a time the charcoal VIII
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

BY the time Il nan has learned to
speak with discretion and weigh his
words carefully, n younger generation
springs up, thrusts him in IL corner,
and will not let him speak at all.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
smoked In the Dim Past.

One of the most learned ~antiquarlans.
Dir. Petrie, says that smoking pipes of
bronze are frequently found In Irish
tumuli, OF sepulchral mounds, of the
most remote antiquity.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

suburb OF Cincinnati. The tower. ON
whose four sides bronze tablets have
been placed, guards the entrance to
Fort Thomas. 1t Is 100 feet high and
each Of the tablets Is 7x10 feet.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
FIRST WAR

Erected TO the Memory Of Fallen
sixth Ohio Volunteers.
Fallen heroes of the Sixth Ohio vol
nnteers have been honored with the
nrst monument to the dead OF the Span.
lsh- American war. IL stands In Q
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

c~oalinga, Cal, a new oil
we'll. the flow of which is 700 barrels
per day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

If you can put a piece of gum in your
mouth and not chew It, you have strong
will power.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

heads are boiled and the flesh eaten,
and Invariably the brains are boiled TO
a jelly and devoured with a relish.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

Americans are great people to manu-
facture burdens, and carry them
around.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27

If you loaf around a store or office u
great deal, remember that you are not
welcome.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
MAKE YOUR OWN FILTER.

Not Difficult or Expensive to Have
Pure, Clear Water.
A homemade filter for purifying
drinking water for domestic uses Is de
scrlbed as consisting Of an ordinary
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-27
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.

Value and Cost of Fodder as Feed De-
peuda Upon Its Management-Ama-
teur Surgery for Animais-When
Weeds May he Killed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
The First Shook of Battle.

Men even of the strongest nerves and
the most u%ndoubted pluck do not feel
quite comfortable when. for the first
time, under fire. 1t is nc dishonor to his
manhood If the heart Of the young SOL
der beats double quick" in his maiden
battle. This feeling soon wears Off.
During the war in the Crimea the
men in the allied army we're often
heard specializing, on the eve of a con-
hict, upon the probability of obtaining
certain articles Of clothing, Of which
they stood in need. from the bodies of
the Russians they expected to STAY.
They never seemed to take into consid-
GRAFTON their own chances of being
knocked over and stripped by the Rus
SLAMS. The cool and systematic manner
in which they provided themselves
with foot gear is worthy of note.
When a French or English soldier, on
the lookout for "unconsidered %trifles"
after a battle, deserted on the field a
corpse Of the enemy whose boots
seemed likely to suit him, down he lay
ON his back, and putting his soles
against those of the dead man, ascer.
tanned by that mode of measurement
whether the articles were neal enough
to a fit to be worth the trouble Of re-
moval.-Ex.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Death Rate in Battle.

OF the fifteen decisive battles of the
world the average death rate in the
last five of them (of which alone re-
liable statistics are preserved) was
about rs per cent, ranging from 20 per
cent, the British loss at Saratoga, to Al
per cent, the loss of the Swedes at Pull
iowa. Of other great battles it is diff
cult to fix the average death rate,
though it may be estimated at about 20
per cent. The rates range from 90
(the German loss at Sedan in Septen-
Der. 1890,) to so per cent, the British
loss at Bloody Albuera. AS a matter
of fact, things stand very much as they
used to do, save that the slaughter,
when 1t does occur, always more
quickly. A great battle in which the
quick-firing guns can be brought into
effective use will probably increase the
death rate largely, but that remains
to be proved. General statistics prove
that since the Trojan war, 5000 years
ago, not a single year has elapsed In
which some wal has not caused the
killing of a large number of men;
while it is calculated that all the
worlds wars are responsible for the
death Of $4,000. 900, 900 of human beings
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Largest Span In Existence.

The greatest steel span in existence
was sprung across the Niagara gorge
last month by the Pencoyd bridge
works of Philadelphia. This span is
the main arch of the new steel bridge
now being built at Niagara. The length
of the span is sos feet, and it will be
connected to the banks by approaches
or thanking spans, one of which will
be 100 feet long, and the other 21O
feet. In all about 4,00O, 900 pounds of
steel will be used in building the
bridge. AS the ends of the arch reach
the height of the suspension bridge.
the trusses of this bridge were cut
away in the center in order to facili-
tate the work, during which time
crossing on the suspension bridge was
discontinued in order to not incon-
v%enience the workmen. The main
span completed, the remainder of the
work will progress with less liability
of accident. With the arch fully COM
pleted Niagara will have a bridge far
more substantial than any suspension
bridge ever built.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Cuba was the island we went to war
to set free; but the accounts of the
treatment of the Philippine islands by
Spain suggests strongly that some pow
er nearer geographically to those is
lands than the United States ought long
since to have wrested them from tho
Spanish grasp, in the interest of hui
mainly. Here is what seems to be an
authentic statement of the tax burdens
laid upon the islanders: "Au males
over 81 years of age must pay a poll-tax
that equals $1S of our money. and the
women must pay $14. A man must pay
a license to sell c%ocoanuts from his own
trees or indigo of his w raising. Ev-
cry article of furniture that costs 50 of
our money is taxed. The curtain never
goes up at the theater unless $40 is maid
to the government, and for every act of
slaughtering his own animals, clippipg
his own sheep or telling his own trees
the Philippine farmer must pay q fee Ia
the government. There is exacteG
government tribute for getting married.
and for being buried, and at every stem
and turn of his life the tax-collector
holds out his hand to him, and it is moi
a demand that can be refused" M
wonder Spain wishes to keep a posses.
sion that yields such a return: no won-
der also that the last sixty years have
developed seventeen rebellions in the
Philippines.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
The Best Soldiers.

1t is generally supposed that desper-
adoes-men at war with society. and
with whom society is at war-make the
best soldiers; but this is an error. Ac-
cording to the testimony of all expert
enced officers, men of bad character.
however brave, physically, are a curse
to any army. Such men are generally
the prime movers of INSTRUMENTATION
and mutiny, and, if there is any trea-
son at work, are pretty sure to be al the
bottom of it.
Moral courage is as essential in mill
tary as in civil life, and it is not an at
tribute of the depraved and vicious. He
who goes to battle with a clear on
science, confident in the justice of the
cause for which he risks his life, and
believing that God is on his side, is the
only true hero. He is not bloodthirsty,
he is not under the domination of a
sanguinary and brutal instinct, but he
is enthusiastic where ardor is required,
calm and collected in emergencies,
and can bear up cheerfully against re-
verses, hardships and privations, under
which the desperate would "wilt
down." or desert.
What but moral courage, born of in
tegrity of purpose and confidence In
heaven, sustained the ragged, half
starved, ill-paid soldiers of a bankrupt
republic, in their desperate struggle
with the well-appointed legions of the
enemy, during the darkest hours of the
American revolution? The ice-ob-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
A BROKEN FRIENDSHIP,
The Feud Will Live as Long as Do the
Former Friends.

Inc Feud Will Live as Long as Do the
Former Friends.
Nickel and Prindy had been close
friends for years. This c~loseness re-
fers to their tastes and fraternal rela-
lions. not to their local h%abitations.
Their friendship grew and strength
ened with years, says the Detroit Free
Press. They thought it a sacrifice of
many pleasures and advantages that
they did not live in the same vicinity.
After talking the matter over together
they concluded to buy two large lots
side by side, build two houses alike
and so live that they could enjoy each
other by running back and forth. talk
ing from one front porch to the other.
or exchanging thoughts over the back
fence. They looked forward to an ideal
existence that would have its vitality
and perpetuity assured in their MIL
tual admiration. For three months
their pretty dream was realized. Then
came chickering's, recriminations
threats, a complete severance of do
nestle relations and a law suit. Then
both sold out at a sacrifice, and they
are as far apart as the size of the city
VIII permit. What in the world was
the matter that two such sensible old
gentlemen should have an irreconcil-
able difference?" "Mickel's fad was to
have a fine garden. Prindy devoted
his spare time to the raising of chick
ems" ooh, I see. The feud will live
as long as they do"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
He Came Down.

An American woman married an
Englishman, and her husbands rela-
tive, an English nobleman, came on
one occasion to visit her. Of course.
she desired to entertain him according
to English etiquette, and at once put
her Irish servant in training. She told
Bridget to learn to say: MY lord. de-
scend; breakfast is awaiting YOU"
Bridget was practiced time and again.
until she could repeat her lines very
glibly. When MILFORD came, Bridget
was told to go upstairs at $50 O'Clock.
tap gently on his door and say: INV
lord, descend; breakfast is awaiting
you" Bridget thought she could acuuit
herself with credit. However, she grew
excited at the door, knocked so loud
that the occupant of the room sprang
to the door and asked: whats the
matter?" Bridget began twisting her
hands nervously, unable to think what
she was to do, and finally gasped out;
MY Gawd! come downstairs to break
fastI"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
son

Miss Kate Pier, a well-known woman
lawyer of Wisconsin, has offered her
services to the government as a war
nurse.
Congressman Champ Clark and Con-
gresham Lloyd, both of Missouri, are
Washington correspondents for news
papers in their districts.
Capt. Mahan's recall to this country
by the navy department will probably
prevent him from accepting the invi-
tation Of the German emperor to visit
him in Berlin.
The impaired state of his health has
compelled Rev. DR.. H. L. Wayland of
Philadelphia to resign his place as one
of the editors of the New York Ex-
aminer, and to decline an election as
a trustee of the University OF Chicago.
Capt. James Allen left Washington
on Sunday afternoon for Key West to
relieve Capt. R. e. Thompson as
censor of press dispatches. He is a
native of Indiana, from which state he
was appointed a cadet at West Point
in 1868.
The emperor of China, who was care
fully educated by an American mis-
sionary, a speak and read the Eng
lish language %f1uently. He has a posi-
tive horror of European doctors, and
his diet is regulated by a board of ma
tive medical men.
The princess of Wales receives many
anonymous letters. They come to her
on all sorts Of subjects, often inclos-
ing presents. Recently she received a
box with holes punctured in the sides.
and, when she opened it, a tiny dog
jumped out. She has kept the dog.
1t is reported from Berlin that ne
gotiations to secure Richard Strauss
as the successor of Felix Weingartner
at the conductors desk of the Royal
opera in that capital have been sue
cessful. Strauss is at present first con
ductor Of the Royal opera at Munich.
Sir Thomas Upton seems to be the
most talked about man in London since
he Aoated his provision business into
a heavily capitalized stock company.
He Is now starting cheap restaurants
in many places in that city, where he
intends to supply substantial dinners
for 8 cents each.