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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
The Song of the Siren.

Several years ago, when the famous
old siren whistle was blown so fire.
quently at the river mouth-no, not by
the river mouth-a certain east end
family owned a COW. She was just an
ordinary COW in all respects, save one
The siren whistle had remarkable
effect upon her Every blessed time
the whistle started in to wall and
moan that COW started up a vigorous
series of moos. And the most curious
feature about it was that the cows
vocal effort ran up and down the scale
in IA fairly close imitation of the whis-
tie.
10000 oooo-ooo.' would go the
siren.
"Moo-oo-oooo-ooow would go the COW.
But there was always wild Gre
scendo shrek at the end of the sirens
effort that no cow--no matter how ac
compllshed-could hope to rival. And
this cow-beng n sensible and rather
phlegmatic animal-din't attempt 1t
But her efforts within reasonable linn
its never failed to arouse the hilarious
attention of the neighbors, and FIRE
Quently caused strangers to pause b,
the fence and listen open-mouthed t.
the astonished performance.-Cleye
land Plain Dealer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26

The Vermont Cattle Commissioners
have strong faith in tuberculin. They
say that while the mistakes made in
using tuberculln are sufficient to give
person who is anxious not to believe
In 1t some ground to stand upon, the
general character of the work done
with this agent is such as to give the
man who is anxious to have herd Of
cattle free from disease means where
by he can accomplish his object. 1t Is
to-day as well settled as question OF
It's nature can be that there Is no i'll
erect following the use of tabcrculin
in healthy animals. The experience OF
Vermont covers nearly 1000 herds and
$4,000 animals, and no case of even a
reasonable suspicion of injury has
come to the commissioners notice.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
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The estate of Mrs. Margaret OIL
plant, the authoress. who died June 20,
is under $4,000. 1t was left TO her
adopted daughter.
"An Oregon Boyhood," by Louis Al
bert Banks, is an interesting narrative
of the authors early life in the unset
tied Oregon Of ante-rallroad days.
Henry James, whose recent novel,
what Maisie Knew" has had consid-
cradle success, is giving up his connec-
ton as correspondent Of Harpers
Weekly.
Mr. Bellamy's Equality" is likely to
be read In greater number OF Ian
guages than,any recent American book.
One of the latest propositions received
by the publishers Is for translation
into Bulgarian.
Gilbert Parker's new story Is to be
called "The Battle of the Strong" 1t
is to appear as a serial In the Atlantic
Monthly. 1t will be remembered that
the Atlantic printed Mr.. Parker's sue
cessfu Seats of the Mighty"
Louis Zangwill, who has heretofore
written over the initials II. H." has
decided to use his full name In future,
believing that 1t will cause less confn-
sion. CLEO the Magnificent is the title
of his new book, which, by the way,
does not allude to the French dancer.
No one is quite sure just what has
brought about the present Dickens
craze; but one and all acknowledge
that they are reading. or writing, or
talking about Dickens. The newest
London editions of the great novelists
works are TO be illustrated by Phil
May, OF the London Punch, and
Charles Dana Gibson, of the New York
Life.
Mr.. Gladstone's recollections OF his
friendship with Arthur Henry Hallam
are announced as the leading feature OF
the Youths Companion for 1898. Mr..
Gladstone calls Hallam "the noblest
man he ever knew" The general list
Of contributors TO the periodical for
next year is as starry as usual, ranging
from the Duke of Argyll and Thomas
e. Reed to Klpling. Zangwill, and Cy
Warman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26

We are living in vicinity where
cotton seed meal has been widely used
by dairymep, and have used 1t our
selves. till very recently, ever since II
was first introduced as Il stock FOOD,
and neither In our own experience or
In that of others have ever known or
heard of the widely varying and dam
aging effects referred to In the bulletin.
Proportlonate to Its feeding value, as
compared with other meals, It's cost Is
now too high, and, as a consequence,
much less of 1t is now being fed than
formerly.
The new law now in force will give
the comparative food contents OF the
different samples of this product. ms
however, Is not a guaranty OF health
fulness. If cotton seed meal works the
mischief indicated in the bulletin, It
should be known. We are conndent
the results indicated from Its use are
not the experience Of the many dairy
men of the State who have had long
experienced in feeding it.-Maine
Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
Iodine for Piano Players.

A modest appearing young woman
entered drug store In Madison ave
nue. one morning recently and. walking
to the end of the counter nearest the
prescription department, mutely held
out both hands toward a clerk vino
CHANGED to be standing In that particu-
lar place. This clerk, equally mute,
reached behind a screen and brought
out a blue glass bottle from which "A
brush handle protruded. After stir
ring the contents OF the bottle with the
brush for few seconds the clerk
daintily brushed the tips of the young
womans fingers with the mixture,
leaving dark stain around the top of
each finger nail. With a pleasant nod
of her head and low murmured thanks,
the young woman quickly withdrew
from the store aud the blue glass bot
tie was put back In its hiding place.
Observing puzzled expression on
the face OF an old patron OF the stos g
who had come in TO get a cigar, the
clerk said, Iodine
What for?" asked the smoker.
prevent fingers from getting sore. -
replied the clerk. "She is from the
musical conservatory, where she prac'
tlces on the plano three or four hours
a day. In order to prevent the finger
nails from coming In contact with the
ivory keys she has them cut very short
/ and we apply iodine to take the sore
ness out of the ends OF the fingers
after they have been subjected to three
or four hours OF pounding. Most piano
players, you will observe. have their
finger nails cut to the quick, SO that
no clicking sound Is emitted when they
strike the keys. We keep bottle oil
Iodine and brush for the special use
of the planoforte pupils Of the con
servatory They come In here fol-
treatment two or three times week
and pay by the month."-New YorE
| Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
COOKING BREAKFAST CEREALS.
They Contain the Essential Elements
of Nourishment of the Body.

They Contain tie EsSential Elements
of Nourishment of the Body.
Cereals and fruits should form the
base of breakfast foods" writes Mrs.
$. T. Rorer, ON breakfast Cereals and
Fruits" in the Ladies' Home Journal
They will support muscular action,
preserve the heat of the body, and
strengthen the brain in It's nervous ac-
tivity. Whole or steel-cut oats, and
whole wheat, from which our nine
teenth century bread should be made,
contain the essential elements for the
perfect nourishment of the human
body The great objection to cereal
foods is their difficulty Of digestion.
not from any fault of the foods, but
first, from lack of time in cooking. and
second, from lack of proper mastica-
ton. Raw starches are indlgestible.
The first step, then, toward the diges-
ton of starches is over the fire. Each
little cell must be ruptured, and for
this, long and careful cooking is re-
quired. The second step to the dlges-
ton of starches is in the mouth. They
are there converted from the insoluable
starch to soluble sugar. If they are
swallowed quickly, without mastica-
ton, they miss this digestion, entering
the stomach as strangers. This organ
not being prepared to receive them,
they are cast out into the small intes-
tines to be entirely, instead of partly,
digested This organ. now comnplled
to do, in addition to its own duties, the
work of the mouth, soon becomes over
taxed, and we have, as result the
disease most common in this country
intestinal indigestion.
"Of the breakfast cereals steel-cut
oats heads the list. Any Of the wheat
germ preparations are good After
these come the rolled wheat, and bar
ley. and rice preparations. All these
foods, however, must be thoroughly
cooked, and eaten without sugar."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26

The kings and queens of France are
buried in an old church at st. Denis,
which was founded by King Dagobert
in the year $50. In this church the
Maid of Orleans laid down her arms
In 1929, and there, in 1910, Napoleon
was married to the Archduchess Marie
Louise. The effigies of all the mon.
archs from Dagobert to Louis XVIII.
lie on their backs on marble slabs In
rows like bodies in morgue. The ia
Their and mother Of Charlemagne are
there, and many old chaps whose ex-
istence to us seems mythical.
The kings and queens of England are
buried In Westminster abbey and In
the chapel of st. George at Windsor
The dead emperors of Russia sleep
In white marble tombs, without orna-
ment, decoration or Inscription, In the
Church of st. Peter and st. Paul, In
the citadel that guards the Neva river.
At the foot of each a Cossack's soldier
stands on guard night and day con.
tinually.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26

The dried blood sold for fertilizer is
dangerous to use for poultry.
Split the carrots In halves, and allow
the hens to peck at them at will.
Gull your fiocks and sell off all but
the best, keeping them for breeders.
Eggs from pullets do not, as "A rule,
hatch MS well as those from older hens.
Have the feed troughs sufficiently
large SO that all the fowls can find
room.
Beef blood mixed with ground grain
is excellent for both old and young
stock
Popcorn contains more nitrogen and
phosphates than the regular Indian
corn.
Refuse crackers and stale bread
make an excellent addition to the morn
| Ing mash.
Buckwheat Is an reproducing food,
but a steady diet of 1t Is apt to be over
fattenlng.
When you hear Of flock of hens that
averages ten dozen eggs each year
you hear Of good one.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
Distance Mercury Would Reach.

While almost any one knows about
the principles on which an ordinary
thermometer operates, there are n
number of things about this apparently
little instrument which are not gener-
ally known, and which are OF great
deal of interest. One of the most pc
cullar of these Is the question OF the
length of tube which the mercury in
the bulb of an ordinary thermometer
would fill II 1t were stretched out In a
single column the size of that In the
tube.
Most people, when asked how long
this would be, would probably say
from five to fifteen feet, while as a
matter of fact this column of mercury
would In an extremely delicate lnstru-
ment be miles In length. The reason
Of this Is tina ttitr ctaJngaY cn- mercury,
while 1t appears quite large. Is really
of almost lnfinIteslmal size. II the tube
of Thermometer Is broken, one IL at
first ut loss to see where the mer-
curry goes In but close examination
will disclose fine line. much thinner
than hair, running across one end
of little sit In which the mercury
rises. As It has Its fat side toward
the eye, 1t appears to be quite large,
and the oonvexity of the outside of
the tube, through which 1t Is seen, mag
mites 1t ald gives 1t that rounded APP
pearance which Is so deceptive. The
reason why the slit is made so small
is to give the greatest ratio OF result
for the expansion of the mercury In
the bulb.-Boston Transcript.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
Fatteninr Cattle in Barns.

The rough feed should be hay or
corn fodder, cut and shredded. My
ration for two or three yearold steers
Is four quarts of Indian meal, or eight
quarts of corn and cob meal, night and
morning, with a heaping bushel basket
full of cut and shredded fodder given
each steer as soon as he is done eating
his grain feed. After the fodder Is
eaten, given three gallons of water
night and morning.
Keep the stalls perfectly clean. Use
plenty of straw for bedding, and hire
a man with good temper to care for
the stock, one who can take an occa-
sional kick without resenting 1t. IL he
treats the cattle kindly he will get but
few kicks. They will do very much
better under the care Of a man who Is
gentle with them than with one who
treats them roughly. Feed and water
regularly. My animals usually gain
sixty to seventy pounds per month per
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
THE JUDGES DAUGHTER.
She Had a Little Question for Papa TO
Consider and Decide Upon.

The judges daughter was in one OF
her thoughtful moods. and the judge
was naturally nervous. He knew what
those moods portended, for had he not
been tripped up as result OF them on
previous occasions?
Papa" she said mt last, Il wish you
would enlighten me in regard to little
legal problem that has been bothering
me for some time
The judge sighed and put down his
paper. He knew that there was no use
battling against fate. He was In for
trouble and he would have to make the
best of 1t.
What is 1t 2" he asked
Its the case of this Miss Tillinghast
the artist, who undertook to put some
stained glass angels in memorial win
dow, and who has had to sue for the
contract price of the work." explained
the judges daughter.
Its a straight case of law said the
judge to himself, with some jubilation,
for he could answer about anything in
the legal line that didn't have snarls
In 1t. Then he asked What is there
about 1t that puzzles YOU? II she has
a contract it onghf 10 he a very sim
/ pie
"Oh, she has the contract all right
enough" interrupted the judges dangh-
ter, but am not quite sure about the
Interpretation of 1t. That's why have
come to you. OF course, you know ev-
erything that there Is to know about
law. and what Is so blind and confusing
to me will be mere trifle to you. You
see the contract called for an angel,
but the figure Miss Tilllnghast put In
the window has no wings, and 1t Is for
that reason that payment has been re-
fused. Naturally, the whole question
hinges on whether the law recognizes
angels with or without wings. Is n
wingless angel lawful or does the SUI
preme court recognize only the winged
variety? Is 1t possible to produce any
authentic record of an angel without
wings? Would one have any standing
In court? And, OH the other hand, have
we any evidence that a real angel has
wings? OF course that Is the suppose
ton, but would you as presiding
Judge in case of this sort feel that you
were justified in accepting wings as
established beyond reasonable
doubtY'
The judges daughter paused and
looked at the judge inquiringly. The
judge pulled his cigar with unneces-
sary energy and looked at his daughter
isn't that the only question at issue
In this case?' demanded the judges
daughter, and the judge nodded.
We'll, them" she persisted, and wait
ed for him 10 answer.
well, then" he said slowly, after a
minute of thought, Il am of the opin-
ion that the evidence In this case shows
that you are going to make things
mighty interesting for some young man
at some future time"
Then the judge went upstairs and
told his wife that he didn't care how
soon their daughter married.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
How a Dairy Farmer Can Have an
Ice House at Small Cost-Direetions
for Making a Good Barometer-Cheap
Fertilizers Often Expensive.
The Poor Mans Icehouse.

II
Many come to the conclusion that
they are unable to keep ice ON account
of having to build house to hold and
preserye II. Yet 1t Is absolutely neces-
sary to the dairy farmer who wishes
TO make the most of his cows, espe-
clally If he has no cold spring at hand.
We have KEEP. ice for years in build
ing. as far removed from the suns rays
as possible Sometimes we have used
a log, sometimes frame building, ana
IL always had a good floor, but have
found none of them fully satisfactory.
We have packed according to best meth
DDS, as advocated by men of expert
enee. But last winter, not having
suitable building, we concluded 10
make the experiment of packing the
ice where 1t would be most convenient.
The place we selected, nearest our mix
cans, happened to be covered with CHIP
dirt over hard clay. The ground be-
ing frozen hard, we scraped 1t as level
as possible, and then began to pack on
the hard frozen chip dirt. Every layer
of blocks would be covered with snow;
also between the blocks, throwing over
1t several pals of water. Our blocks
were cut very uneven, as the work was
done by inexperienced hands. Then,
after sufficient quantity was packed,
we built three piles of green wood, one
on each of the three sides, the wood
within eight inches Of the blocks. This
was covered with boards sufficient to
I keep off the sun and shed the rain, and
about one foot from top of Ice. The
wind could circulate freely, as the Ice
house was entirely exposed. We pack
ed green sawdust very firmly around
and over the ice, not more than eight
inches deep In any place. The front OF
the icehouse was shaded by the wood
shed, and on the side by woodpiles
which projected In front of the open
ing. 1t may seem incredible, but we
never had ice keep so well, some Of 1t
lasting a year. Late in the fall the
snow that had been used In packing
last winter could be seen almost as
| fresh as ever.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
Feeding the Herd.

The first advice Is not to feed the herd
as herd. Cows differ in their tastes
and in their requirements In the way
of food just as human beings do, al
though, perhaps, not TO the same ex-
tent. To feed all the cows in n herd
alike, day after day and month after
month, as Is SO often done, is an alb
surd and wasteful practice. Some are
sure not TO get enough for greatest
profit, and others are likely to get more
than they will use to advantage. This
as to quantity only; but differences In
kind of feed may be equally desirable.
In thorough study and comprehension
of the question of feeding lies the great
est opportunity for the exercise of real
economy in the management of the
dairy herd.
Scientific feeding means simply ra-
tional feeding, common-sense appli-
cation Of good understanding Of the
objects of feeding the character OF
food materials, their proper relations
combinations and effects, and the
needs and characteristics of the ami
mails in hand.-United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
Waste Land on the Farm.

On almost every Eastern farm there
Is some land that either by nature or
because its fertility has been exhausted
must go to waste. If this land Is in
fertile or rocky naturally it may not
pay to reclaim It, But If its fertility
has been exhausted, 1t can almost al
ways be cheaply restored. 1t is more
likely TO be deficient in mineral plant
food than in heterogeneous. Supplies OF
phosphate and potash, and often pot
ash alone, will make cloyed grow, and
when there is once good clover seed
ing, nature will do whatever else Is
needed to restore fertillty.-Americsn
CultiyAtOf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26

One of the most. serylceable and use
full articles about the farm Is a good
barometer which will foretell nearly
all the changes In the weather There
is no reason why we should be with
out such Il useful instrument when we
can produce a tirst-class one at cost
of about 30 cents. Many of the So
called barometers are Of little use on
account of the poor quality of the
chemicals used. If we buy the chemi-
Gals ourselves we will be more apt 10
get a better instrument. Buy the fol-
lowing from a good chemist; One ounce
of camphor, one ounce of saltpeter, one
ounce of ammonia salts, and dissolve
them In fifteen drains of alcohol. Shake
the mixture well and pour in a long,
slender bottle, and cork up tightly. Be
sure to have the bottle full, SO there
will be little or no air inside. Hang
your barometer on the north side OF n
building, or some place not exposed TO
the sun, and the following will be your
weather indications: Absolute clear
ness of the liquid means fair weather.
Threadlike objects at the top Of the
bottle indicate high wind. If the hqul1
become roily 1t is sign of rain. Little
stars in the liquid mean a hard storm.
II downy masses form in the bottom of
the bottle 1t will be cold; the more
these masses rise TO the top the colder
1t will become.-Farmer's Advocate.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
HlAwATHA AS HE WAS.
Beautiful Indian Legend Which Must
Have Inspired LongfeliOw.

Have Inspired LongfeliOw.
The Indian story of Hiawatha is
even more beautiful than that which
Longfellow has told so charmlngly In
the justly popular poem bearing tha'
title, but 1t depicts the hero as very
different man from the bold and len
der-hearted warrior of whom the poet
writes. The Indian story, though IN
part fiction, is founded on fact; there
Is no doubt that such man ms Hla'
watha once lived. and that he played
a leading part in forming the compact
of the Six Nations, says writer III the
Pittsburg Dispatch.
According to the story, Hiawatha
was the wisest man of the Onondagas'
and when the different tribes were
troubled by the Hurons, who lived TO
the north of them. and the Algonqulns'
who were their Eastern neighbors, he
proposed a meeting of the tribes 10
form union for mutual defense. But
the scheme was defeated by .Atatarho,
a great war chief of the Onondagas,
who was jealous of dividing his pow,
err. and Hiawatha was driven out OF
the tribe. He did not give up the plan,
however. As he journeyed toward the
south he came to beautiful lake
(probably Oneida). On the shore he
picked up quantity of beautiful white
shells.
Hiawatha, living alone all this time
and never seeing any man, learned
much from the great spirit. 1t was
finally revealed to him that his people
were at last ready to unite, and he
FASTENED back TO them. Then there
was a great meeting, which all the
chiefs attended. Atatarho still sat
back defiant. saying never n word.
When at last Hiawatha arose and be,
gan to speak the people were charmed
by his voice and listened In silence,
for 1t seemed to them that he spoke
with the wisdom of the great spirit
himself. Lifting his strings of wam-
pun, Hiawatha unfolded his plan for
the union, telling off on each shell the
position and power allotted to each
tribe and TO its chief. Atatarho was
to be made the great war chief of the
confederacy-wh shows that Hia-
watha was something of politician
and at this event he gave way and the
treaty was adopted.
While the people were celebrating the
treaty with the usual feastlng, 1t was
observed that Hiawatha was sad and
silent. "Feasting Is not for me- lie
said, when his friends urged him 10
Join the festivities; IL am TO go on a
far journey"
At that moment beautiful white ca
noe was seen approaching across the
lake, driven by some unseen power.
When it reached the shore Hlawatha,
bidding farewell TO those who had
crowded about him, stepped into the
canoe, which moved rapidly away. As
1t reached the middle of the lake 1t sue
denly rose into the air. Higher and
higher into the blue sky few the white
canoe with Its single passenger, until
Ii became a dim speck and then van
lshed altogether.
That was the last of Hiawatha, but
tho league which he founded continued
for centuries, and was never conquer
ed by its enemies, and every year since
the wampum has been brought out al
the great council and the solemn rites
with which Hiawatha had Instituted
the confederacy have been rehearsed