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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10

The Cheap Cynic.-"Th number of people
who speak English" said the Amateur
Statistician, ais now ll6,OOO,9I0." ut is a
WONDER" said the Cheap Cynic, Some of
them do not get on the stage. Cincinnati
Ennurer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10

Owe got to stop my paper" whats the
trouble" "Why, there's no living with my
wife since she commenced readin' how that
Chinese empress was Carryin' on."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10
Death. In Marnnrns Last Month.

Havana, Nov. 1.-THE official records
from Matanzas for the month of 0cto-
Der give the births there as 10, the
marriages ten and the deaths 66a.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10

Ode trouble wifi some men dat knows
heap" said Uncle Eben, SIS dat dey hab seeh,
a positive way O tellin' it dat dey makes.
folks too mad to listen. Washington Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10
Prorress of Science.

Scientists now announce that whisky con-
tains ptomaines. In antebellum days in St.
Louis they were called snakes.-St. Louis
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10
EoonomIat Wells Passes Away.

Norwich, Conn, Nov. David A,
Wells the economist died at $3.50 Sat.
urday afternoon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
gs,

To prevent disease of potatoes add .
ounces OF corrosive sublimate to two
gallons of hot water Allow 1t 20 stand
half a day; then add the solution 10
twelve gallons of cold water. Wash
the potatoes so as TO free them from
dirt and immerse them In the solution,
to remain two hours; then dry them
and cut for seed.
One having a fancy for preserving
natural flowers may do SO by dipping
them into melted parafline. The mix
ture should be only warm enough to
remain fluid. Hold the flowers by the
stems, which should be free from all
except the natural moisture; dip them
in the fluid, give them a quick turn to
remove the air cells, and place In a
glass until the coating becomes firm.
II Is a pretty good rule that the soon
er pig can be brought to 200 pounds
and the sooner he can be gotten to
market after reaching this weight, the
greater will be the per cent Of profit in
feeding him. Aside from the risk of
cnOlPfH, tlt., IL Inns DCCH SHuWH lHat
the gain above 300 pounds costs more,
and that even with pork bringing good
prices, there is often an actual loss in
feeding above $50 pounds.
Sandy soils are always deficient in
potash. Even IL they had this mineral
they have usually so little vegetable
matter that the potash forms an Insol-
uble compound by uniting with the
sand. The potash In caustlc ashes dis
solves the sillcate of potash, and also
helps itself until. caustic properties
are lost But old leached ashes are
often quite as beneficial to sandy soils
as are unleached. They always con-
tain some potash and some phosphate.
which the water used for teaching
wclld not dissolve.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

was already faint for the want of food
yet she turned in Ioathing from the
thought of meal obtained in that
way. 1t would be worse than death.
but death doesn't come at ones call.
and there were her babies.
A dry sob burst from her lips. She
passed Mrs. Donovan's door In silence.
She must have a moment 10 herself be
fore she could ask charity of one so
poor as her kind nelghbor. Hurrylng
ON she pushed open her own door.
A bright fire was blazing In the
cracked stove. Mrs. Donovan had pre-
pared potatoes for the oven and cut
slices ready for frying from the ham.
The open door of the wood closet show
ed a huge pile. while the table was
heaped high with food.
For moment she stood gazing Wild
~ around her. Then she dropped on
her knees and n shower of tears re-
lieved her overweight nerves.
The next days mail brought letter
from Margaret TO Mr.. Davis. The
writer had gone to Miss Smell to thank
her. From the young teacher she had
learned of Marks connection with the
affair.
1t was an earnest, grateful letter,
blotted here and there with tear stains.
She accepted his generosity; for her
chIldren's sake she could not refuse
charity. She referred TO the friendship
that had existed between their parents,
but Mark was glad she was too wom-
anly woman TO even hint at the rela-
ton they had once borne to each other.
When he finished reading the letter his
heart was light, for he understood that
Margaret knew of the treachery that
had blotted the sunshine of his life.
Mark went straight home and told
his aunt, who was also his housekeep-
er, all about 1t. Mrs. Everts was knit
ting before the open coal fire. She was
a bright-faced old lady, with soft white
hair and q serene face. When he had
finished she laid down her work and
sat for a long time gazing into the
dancing flames.
THE only daughter of my old friend.
Rebecca Henson, in want of food" she
said, note of pain in her voice. MARK,
you and l both have plenty of money,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
Some Things About Alaska.

Alaska is two and one-half times as
large as Texas.
1t Is eight times as large as all OF
New England.
1t is as large as the South, including
Texas.
1t is AS large as all Of the States east
of the Mississippi and north OF the
Ohio, including Virginia and West
Virginia. -44t
1t makes San Francisco east of our
center
Its coast line is 10000 miles.
1t has the highest mountain In North
America.
1t has the only forest-covered glacier
in the world.
It has the best yellow cedar in the
world.
1t has the greatest seal fisheries.
1t has cod banks that beat Newfound-
land.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

there Is room In this house, and In our
hearts, for Margaret and her babies4
But she is proud. Go and ask her to
come and sew for me. Tell her | am
lonely, and ask her 10 bring her little
ones to brighten me up"
Mark bent to kiss the placid face.
THANK you, Aunt Elsie, l see you un-
derstand." A few hours later he knock
ed at Maragret's door. He saw that
the years had changed her. The wild
rose bloom had faded from her cheeks,
tears had washed the joyous light from
her blue eyes; yet 1t was surely that
Margaret that he had loved that stood
before him.
She met him frankly and with I'M
disguised pleasure. Her voice trembled
when she undertook to express her
gratitude. Mark made light of the
whole affair and insisted on talking of
their childhood days. The fruit and
nuts he brought proved an open sesame
10 the hearts of Agnes and Royce. and
they were soon on the best of terms
with the caller.
Margaret was very grateful for the
offer of work. She hesitated a little
over accepting Mrs. Everts' kind invi-
tation, fearing lest the children prove
an annoyance. But when Mark drew a
touching picture of the loneliness Of his
aunt she gladly consented to come. 1t
was arranged that the carriage come
after the Gregories the following after
noon.
One morning, two months later, Flor
ence Fox tripped across the hall at NO
3 and entered Miss SHELLS room.
"Of course you are going to the wed
ding reception Thursday evening" she
began. IT think 1t is such lovely
marriage, don't your
Indeed do" replied Lillian, warm
ly. Eyes, 1 am to go in the afternoon
and help with the decorations. Th'
whole house Is to be In green ant
white. smilax, ferns, roses and carna
tons. Mrs. Everts says Mr. Davis can
not do too much for his bride; our dea
Margaret the sweet old lady call
her"
And believe 1t all came abon
from your begging him to give he
good weight" Florence cried merrily
He is obeying your request in an ex
travagant manner. Aud, Lillian, is no
that pretty pearl ring and the beatifi
expression on Cousin Hugh's face tn
result of my efforts along the same lin
of charitable work.
The bell rang then, and the blushin
Lillian was spared the necessity of
reply.-Utica Globe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.
How to Educate Good Dairy Cow
Caring for Poultry In Winter-Cost
ofRaising Corn Value of Clean Milk
ing-Farm Notes.
A Good Dairy Cow.

In his address at the Indiana State
Dairy Association Mr.. Goodrich stated
that educating an animal to become n
good dairy COW must begin with the
young calf. Muscle-forming foods
should be fed. such as bran, oil meal,
skim milk, etc. Educate the calf 10
eat muscle-forming foods as much as
possible. Begin to feed the calf with
skim milk and a spoonful or TWO or OIL
meal. Then give few whole oats 10
follow. Nice clover hay should be
available. Feed skim milk six months
or so. Wants animal 10 come in milk
at two years. Give heller a good box
stall and plenty of straw to calve IN.
After calying give her warm water
not cold. Take calf away gradually
say in two or three days. After calV-
ing, feed for n while only little gram,
and then depend mostly on bran. After
two weeks can begin to feed TO fnii
capacity. Feed a variety. Desirable
to have balanced ration az nearly rs
can be. Quotations We're given from
the Wisconsin Bulletin of one hundred
feeding rations, showing how some
so-called successful feeders comblhed
dairy cattle foods. Mr. Goodrich has
found a production of two pounds or
coarse food to one of concentrated as
most satisfactory. Succulent foods
are important. or VOLTS one hundred
feeders, sixty-fye fed ensilage and two
roots. If we cannot have green grass
should feed either ensilage or roots.
Has paid Mr.. Goodrich to feed little
bran or corn meal in summer. HIS
cows produced fifty pounds more but
ter per animal the summer when fed
grain than did the summer before when
no grain was fed. His grain cost 50
to $13 was derived from the butter,
showing a good balance in favor or
the grain. Don't feed every COW alike.
Mr.. Goodrichs standard feed is thirty
two pounds sllage, five pounds clover
hay, five pounds corn stover, eight
pounds wheat bran and two pounds
cottonseed meal Tighten up on feed
Of some cows and increase on others.
II she gives more milk by more feed
Z, increase.-Indlana Farmer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

An English farmer claims to have
made a discovery which is valuable II
his claim Is well founded. As Is well
known, 1t Is difficult to select the calf
at birth for its future usefulness as II
mixer. yet he asserts that It can be
done. He states that on the inner side
of the cheeks, near the corner OF the
mouth,s may be observed the palps,
which have different forms according
TO whether the calf will be good.
medium or Indifferent mixer. If the
palps are large, broad and nat they
give a large quantity OF milk. II they
are only round the milking qualities
will be only ordinary. If pointed, the
milk yield will be small. The ''palp" is
not defined. but is probably portion
of the mouth raised above the smooth
surface that can be felt or is plainly
distinguished.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

From the last annual report of the
largest beet sugar factory In (Culmsee,
Prussia) Germany. we learn that 1l6..
$40 long tons of beets were converted
into sugar for the season of 1s96.97.
The average cost per gross ton of beets
was "a 20. The cost of conversion was
S140 per ton. The capital Of the com
pany owning the factory Is l,3OO.OOO
marks, about $4,000. The total net
profit for the year was 1Tl,354 marks.
A dividend of II per cent, amounting
to 10000 marks, was paid. leaving d.
1854 marks to be carried 10 surplus ac-
count.
With an average yield of twelve and
one-half tons of beets per acre, the
factory consumed the product of nearly
1900 acres The growers received an
average of $3.50 per acre for beets
delivered at the works. The average
return to the grower for wheat or corn
of Ohio does not exceed 50 per acre,
Raw sugar Is worth more 20 the refiner
In this country than In Germany, there
fore he can well afford to pay higher
price for beets than the German re-
finer. For many years to come sugar
beets will yield better return to the
producer than cotton. corn, or wheat.
Two million acres of beets at $50 per
acre return to the farmer 100000, 900,
while two million acres OF wheat or
corn return only S20,OO0,000 at 10
most.
How long shall we continue to ex-
port the product of 10,000,000 acres of
corn and wheat to pay for the sugar
products OF 100000 acres of sugar
beets in Europe New York sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
A FOrcible Stop.

A paper in a nelghboring State was
ordered to stop subscription. and II
facors the public with the letter, which
Is as follows: "Bryson l rote you TO
stop my paper l want you to stop II
am getting enough of your scheme TO
make me take your paper ! state once
more | don't want your dog gon old
paper thepos Mrs. has notified you and
she has got record of It and II yO don't
stop the dam thing Will give you a
piece of my mind. Stop that paper |
haven't taken none OF them out of the
ofes." A newspaper has little effect on
this stripe of man.-Ashtabula Stand
ard
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
CORN AS AN ADULTERANT.
How Bakers Cheaper the Cost of
Their Flour.

A report comes from st. Louis TO the
effect that corn Is extensively used
as an adulterant of wheat -four and
also as substitute for barley malt by
brewers, says the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The mllers of 81. Louis are said to have
declared that manufacturers of wheat
-four will be either driven out of the
market in the course of time or forced
to adulterate their product In order to
meet the competition that surrounds
them. Corn flour Is IL seems, being
produced on very large scale, and
the only mills showing an Increase of
business this year are those manufac-
turing exclusively corn products, all of
which show an enormous increase
They are turning out not only corn
-four made from grits but new -four
made from corn starch. which is said
10 be very white and finely ground. so
that 1t lends itself particularly We'll TO
use as an adulterant. Corn flour has
been sold as low as 30 cents hun
dred pounds, so that IL Is quite an OBJ
ject TO bakers and manufacturers to
use IT. The bakers are said TO be doing
the greater part Of the adulterating I'm
order to cheaper the cost of their flour.
In the manufacture of crackers and
that class of bakery goods the adulter-
ated article Is said 10 he most exten-
sively used.
The brewers figure as the largest
purchasers of corn products. Corn
HaI al.
producing excellent results, while the
expense of making beer is lessened and
the process is said to be less trouble
some. The beer that Is adulterated
with corn Is more palatabe, but 1t Is
not as wholesome as the pure article.
There is no reason 10 doubt the truth
of these reports concerning the use of
corn as an adulterant. 1t would be
strange II Its introduction into the flour
and beer trade had been prevented.
considering the magniture of the corn
crop and the great effort that has been
made to utilize II. 1t *, however, M
fortunate that II cannot find legiti-
mate field. instead Of coming into trade
as an adulierant Whatever gain II may
show AT present from this cause Is
likely 10 be temporary. for the consum-
ers are clearly entitled 10 protection
from authorizations, and are bound 10
receive II. 1t Is no more fair that flour
and bread should be bought as made
of whole wheat when they are mix
ture of corn and wheat than 1t Is that
filled cheese should be bought as full
cream cheese. 1t is best that the pur-
chaser shall be sure that what he Is
buying is exactly what II purports TO
be. A law that compels mlllers and
bakers to sell genuine goods VIII I'M
doubtedly be demanded and passed In
the course of time. A similar law re-
latlng 10 beer VIII undoubtedly also
lind Its way upon the statute books.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
Winter Poultry Directions.

In order to get early eggs some extra
feed in addition TO the ordinary ration
generally given by farmers is needed.
As a rule the trouble on the farm is
that after corn Is gathered there Is an
oyerabundance Of grain lying around,
and IN consequence the fowls become
loo fat All farmers have hay TO spare,
at least they should have, and few
pounds per week fed 10 hens will great
ly increase the egg production. Clover
hay Is best, but any kind is good. Feed
as follows. Cut into as short lengths
as possible "a TO y ineh), and in the
evening fill a 2-gallon bucket full, Gov.
er and place on the kitchen stove and
allow it TO boil as long as there Is fire.
When the morning fire Is built allow.
the hay TO heat again, then drain offi
the water and mix with the hay three
quarts of wheat bran or enough to
make 1t crumbly. This will make near
ly two gallons of feed. Give II to 100
hens as a morning feed. Remember.'
this is for cold weather and for fowls
that are at liberty on the farm.
In the evening. late supply what they
will consume of corn one day, and oats.
next and so on. Be sure to give plenty.
fresh water every day, and on very
cold mornings II Is good idea to make
the water slightly warm. If you do
not, 1t will freeze at once and be of no
service. Be sure the hen-house has,
good tight ends and sides and always
front tha housa IN. the gO1hth The
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
Spraying in Winter.

At A recent annual convention of the
Fruit Growers Association Professor
Fletcher strongly recommended spray
ing fruit trees during the winter. The
spores of the various fungi rest on the
limbs and twlgs as well as on the
leaves. When the leaves are on the
tree It Is impossible to get spray on
TO the limbs and twlgs. The best time
to do this spraying is during the win
ter. 1t could be done any time when
most convenient, but the best time Is
toward spring when vitality Is return
ing. If the trees are sprayed during
the winter better results will be OBJ
tanned as the result Of spraying after
the leaves are out. Prof. Taft, Of Mich.
igan. and others also very strongly
recommended winter spraying.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

The pea fowl is good for table use,
and is as easy to raise as the turkey.
Its great drawback is the loud noise
made by the males. They make good
nets and will become very tame. 1t Is
necessary to protect the young birds
from wet and cold the same as young
turkeys. They live from twenty TO
twenty-five years. Their habits are
restless, and none should be kept IL
there are near neighbors. They can be
restrained somewhat by compelling the
male bird TO wear upon his leg cord
attached TO a block of wood. There Is
some demand for pea fowl stock from
owners of fine estates and park mana
gers. The best way is to get some eggs
and hatch them under hens.-Massa-
chusetts Ploughman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

came toiling YEARLY up the stairs. II
was Margaret Gregory. The woman
who owed her was out of town. The
needy mother had applied at several
places for work, only to meet with re-
fusal. Then she had gone to store
and begged for credit, but in vain.
She had reached the end. There was
but one way OPEN She would ask Mrs.
Donovan to give her children their din
ner. When she had. rested and con-
quered the bitter rebellion in her heart
she would go out again and apply to
the city for charity.
Margaret Gregory was proud. She
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
Cost of Raising Corn.

The public see the leading statement.
made and circulated on supposed good
authority. that corn can be raised Mt
the surprisingly low cost" of six cents
a bushel; and the majority of the peo-
ple-those who know nothing about
the cost of raising corn-assuine that
about all the farmer gets over six cents
"A bushel for his corn is clear gain.
VIII the corn-grower thank any one
for giving currency to such assump-
ton?
1.-THE best posted" who have taken
the trouble to wade through the long
array of figures and explanations, to
get down to the conclusion that 1t costs
only six cents TO raise bushel of corn,
have thought, perhaps, that the noun
tain had labored hard to bring forth
such a mouse, for the inslgnlficance
and worthlessness of the result are
made strikingly manifest by the clos
ing short paragraph Of guesses at 9TH
err items that should be reckoned In,
which run the cost up so that "corn
can not be profitably grown 10 sell at
very much less than three times that
figure (slx cents. The really best
posted" are those who have raised corn
for many years. and they know that
cost of production varies widely ac-
cordlng to character of the seasons and
the soil-good weather and big yields
reducing cost, and bad weather and
light yields increasing lt--and that to
attain approximate accuracy an aver
age must be taken Of expenses and
yields for several seasons and on va
rlous solls.-Germantown Telegraph.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
,ueof Clean Milking.

A man of my acquaintance who gen
orally did his own milking employed
boy. The milk shrank one-third In two
weeks. The farmer resumed milking,
and In two weeks got the same amount
as before Afterward he set the hired
man to milking, and the milk shranS
10 per cent. In two weeks, and In two
weeks more, the farmer milking again,
was back at the standard. This man
mllks quickly and very clean. He
closes the forefnger and thumb around
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
Best Result. from Meadow.

The Michigan experiment station
found after repeated tests that about
four times as much food can be OBJ
tanned from meadow by allowing It
TO mature hay than by pasturing IT,.
This means that four cows can be kept
on the land by growing hay instead OF
pasturing 1t; or. to show 1t In another
light, four times as much land Is re-
qured for pasture az for hay, for the
same number Of cattle. Green food is
given by growing solling crops, but In
solling from two to three times the
number of cows can be maintained
than by pasturing.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

Farmers use the cultiyator for n
pillow, that is, they cultivate deep, with
the object of loosening the soil between
rthe rows. II the ground Is to be broken
up the pillow Is the thing TO do 1t with
but two inches is sufficient depth for
cultivation. Grass and weeds should
never be allowed to grow TO height to
demand blowing" with a cuitivator'
Keep the soil loose and never allow
grass or weeds to more than sprout
above ground. Deep cultivation fire.
quently does harm in disturbing the
roots OF the plants grown as crop.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
snuar Reeta for stock.

While some of the farmers In New
York claim that the profits on sugar
beets sold at the factory were small, II
seems that they have not yet used the
pulp, or "begasse" to advantage, prob
ably not having prepared themselves
with sufficient live stock. One farmer
however, who grew a large number Of
beets, retained some of them for use,
and finds that It will pay to grow them
as food for stock. provided the animals
are first-class producers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23
Montana Eloauenoa.

The Bozeman CMont) Chronicle tells
of Montana legislator who, when
some corrections In spelling and gram
mar In his bill were called to his atten-
ton By the committee, said; "Why you
fellows have mucllated IT. 1t was the
same statesman who said, In address
ing a committee of which he was a
member: "The muddy slough of poll
tics was the bowlder upon which the
law was split In twain and fell in a
thousand pieces from the pedro of jus
tice. Let us. then, gear up our lolns
that we can go forth with a clear
head"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-23

lillian SMELL,
teacher of I h e
fl RS t grade in
building No. 3,
public schools of
Windsor, turned
quickly from the
b | n c k b o a r d
wherein she had
b e e n drawing n
pert wren swing
Ing on u spray OF
clover.
"Who is cry
ing p she asked
In a sweet, firm
voice.
at Is little Ag-