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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
Fertilizers In Grain Drill..


To very many farmers II Is not mere
ly a surprise, but almost Incompetent
sible, how the small amount OF fertil-
lzer, usually not V 159 10 200 pounds
per acre, can produce such results as
they are used to seeing. Ii may help
farmers TO arrive at Just conclusions In
this matter II we explain how the fer
tilizer works. In the first place, Il usu-
ally has a small percentage OF nitrogen
In available form. This Is Just what
the young plant wants. II Is not a stim.
ulant, for plants have no nerves. But
to supply them with what they need Is
TO plants much the same as a stimulus
Is TO man. II lncites the roots to spread
out In every direction, and az each root
let carries both carbonic acid gas and a
small proportion of ammonia. both are
powerful solvents. Thus It is that the
young grain, which Is thus fertilized so
quickly, extends Its roots into adJoin-
ing drill marks that II apparently and
really Injuries those which have not
received such abundant supplies OF
plant food. IL any n will examine
the roots of grain In drills. he will fnd
that within ten days they have extend
ed into the rows OF the drills not fer.
tilized, enough to dwarf the growth In
the latter. Where all the drill tubes dis
tribute fertilizer this effect is neutral.
lied.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

use during the Crimean war when
transportation was so bad some vehicle
became a necessity. 1t was n very light
fo~ur-wheeled vehicle, being composed
OF wood battens and basket work, its
interior lined with waterproof canvas.
A canopy ran the full length, and there
were curtains at the sides, so that It
might be lnclosed mt will. The sides
were padded, and 1t was fitted with
patent brakes, st as TO allow il to go
gently down the steep Turkish roads
All through the campaign she worked
with well nigh incredible courage and
patience, almost succumbing at one
period to the terrible Crimean fever,
but recovering and taking UP her work
again. in spite of a naturally fragile
constitution, still further weakened by
hardships innumerable and oyerwork.
The national gratitude knew no
bounds, and England subscribed $3.50,
900, which sum was devoted to the
founding of the Nightingale home.
where nurses are trained for the splen-
did work of which Florence Nightin-
gale may he called the pioneer. The
Queen, who had followed her career
with intense interest and sympathy,
presented her with a costly and beauti-
full decoration.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

The country bred boy has the distinct
advantage owe the city bred fellow Il
two things: His strength Is greater by
reason of his country birth. and he has
a clearer idea OF hard work. The
try bred boy, as a general rule. has to
struggle for his existence; he has TO
help on the farm. and generally II Is at
hard work. This gives him strength
and power Of endurance, while all the
time he is breathing an atmosphere OF
pure air into his lungs. Experience
prepares such a boy for hard work.
The city bred boy hardly knows what
hard work Is, and when he meets II az
a young man he cannot endure IL. II
Is true that the country boy approaches
city problems with a lesser knowledge
of them than does the city bred boy.
But often, as has been said. the two
fundamental essentials In carving out
ones way I o a successful career are
good health and hard work. With these
a young man can accomplish almost
anything he desires: without them he
can do nothlng-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
Following storms a Mile High.

The United States weather bureau Is
about Il make the experiment of fol-
lowing the course of storms and cold
waves, from the Rocky Mountains to
the A%lleghanies, at an altitude Of a
mile from the earth's surface. This
is TO be accomplished by means of II
series of fifteen or twenty high level
observation stations. BY means of
simultaneous febseryations made at
these stations 1t is hoped that important
facts may be developed. At the height
of a mile the diurnal variations Of tenn
perature felt at the earth's surface
practically disappear and the progress
of a storm at that elevation is free
from the %distracting elements intro
duced by local effects near the ground.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
For Marking sheep.

An authority says that, to make an In
delible marking ink for sheep, use shell.
lac, 2 ounces; borax, 2 ounces; water 20
ounces; gum arabic. 2 ounces, and lamp
black. Boil the borax and shellac In
water until they are dissolved. and
withdraw from the fire. When the 80
luton has become cold, add water to
make 20 ounces, and lamp black enough
to bring the preparation to a suitable
consistency. When 1t is TO be used with
a stencil, II must be made thicker than
when II is applied with a brush. This
formula gives a black ink; for red Ink.
substitute venetian red for lamp black.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
Then He Wa. Tall Enough.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reveals a Sc
cret about the manner in which Lieut..
Norton, of the United States navy, Sc
cured his admission to the naval acad
envy. 1t appears that he was found to
be a little short of the requisite height,
and the examiners. who were pleased
with his spirit and his general qualih-
cations. We're finally prevailed upon TO
give him six months in which to grow
the needed half-inch.
He returned home and took all kinds
of gymnastic exercises. but stretch
himself to his utmost, he still lacked
a quarter of an inch. When 1t came
time for him to report, he took two
trusted friends with him. telling them
that he needed their assistance.
On the morning of the day for the
final examination, Bert was up bright
and early, and awakening his cbums.
presented one of them with a piece OF
pasteboard and the other with a good
sized plank. Placing the pasteboarl
on his head, he commanded one to hold
MIN and the other TO whaek him over
the head with the plank.
The blow was not hard enough to
suit him, and he gave the command
again: Harder Still he WAS not
satisfied, and gave another command:
Once more. boys, and let her be a
good one!'
Whack! came down the plank on
young Norton's head, and he settled
back into his chum's arms uneon.
scious. - =
The boys worked over him awhile,
and when he regained consciousness,
his first act was to feel of the top of his
head, when a glad smile spread over
his face. He had a well-developed case
of swell head" which increased his
stature fully half an inch, and thus pre-
pared, passed the scrutiny of the ex-
aminers without trouble.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

went on. "a novelty In naval combats
was now presented to many witnesses,
but to few admirers" quantity wrote
Lieut.. Dale, who was In the midst of
the scene below decks. The hammers
We're run into the respective ships TO
enable the men to Load that Is, the
slaves of the hammers of one ship en-
tered the ports of the other as the guns
were being loaded. 1--WE became so
close fore and aft" reported Pearson,
that the muzzles of our guns touched
each others sides;" and even so, by
the testimony of the lieutenant on the
lower gun-deck of the Scraps, her guns
could not be fully run out, owing to the
nearness Of the vessels.-Scribner's.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
a RED APPLE.
Induced a Baiky Horse to Move After
Other Things Had Failed.

Induced a BaIky Horse to Move After
other Things Had Failed.
If there is any one thing more than
another upon which the average man,
who has some time In his life been ac-
quainted with somebody who owned II
horse, brides himself. it is his ability
to make a balky horse pull. The REM
edies for balky horses are numberless
Every man has his own SURF cure, and
nothing will attract a larger crowd or
call forth more confidential suggestions
thar an overloaded equine who has ar
rived at the conclusion that forbear-
ance has ceased to be IA virtue, and de-
termined to make a stand for his
rights.
While a huckster was driving south
on Main street, near Fourth street, yes
terday afternoon the dejected-looking
horse which drew the dilapidated wag
on fell on the slippery pavement. II
was not a hard fail. The animal just
sank quietly down on the pavement
and batted its eyes lazily at the crowd
acknowledgements 1t was a clear
ease Af @balk. The slippery pavement
WAS MERELY an excuse.
4Ae,sir+Esr ESalfIdsd. The animal and
sarfs1fed Himself that no bones> WeI9r
bSsassEs -7f4fsnn mr. Caught hold of the
bride rein and t1lea eecoax the horse.
to its feet. The horse did not bulge a
muscle. The driver kicked 1t In the
ribs. The result was the same. He
applied 1Ae, Wins, bH the horse made
no effdrf 10 ytsSA 1T
By, this ttgeA&Ae were fully 2oo
people. GATHERED About the PROSTATE
horse, and suggestions began TO pour
in from every side, -
'TwiSh his TAU saad one.
Put Il twftch on his nose," suggested
another.
''rie a string around his pastern."
was the contribution of a third.
These are samples 'Sfftae3 Scores of
remedies which were Offered and tried.
but none, Of thdm7N0Sked. The animal
was beaten. coaxed. sworn at and tor
tured. but -witllolt1 SUCCESS. For half
an hour they worked with 1t. Several
times It was lifted TO 1. feet, but sank
back again 10 the pa eaent each time
as soon ais released. The crowd
blocked the streetYand tratie on the
cable cars was Suspended. At each un-
successful attempt BoEm0ve the obstln-
ate animal the crowd burst forth with
cheers.
1t began to look like. a hopeless case.
Finally n manii crowded his way
through the spectators until he reached
the inner side of the circle. He carried
In his hand a large red apple. This he
held within a couple of feet of the
horses. nose The animal pricked up
IT'S ears, shifted the air and reached
for the apple. 1t moved a couple of
feet further away and swayed tantal-
izingly in the air. With a mighty effort
the horse sprang to its feet and rushed
for the apple. The man who carried
the apple backed through the crowd,
followed by the horse. For half "A
block the animal followed the apple.
amid the cheers of the crowd. 1t was
finally rewarded, and c%ontentedly
munched the fruit as 1t walked away
with the wagon.-Kansas City Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
The New Bacon Hog.

Strange as 1t may seem, the razor
back" hog Ii assuming considerable
prominence In several sections, both
North and South. 1t is being doomed
as the coming bacon hog. and there are
many who believe that the perfect
bacon hog will be found In a cross Of
the razor-baek and the Berkshire or
Tamworth, OF more civilized antece-
dents.
There has been a great change In the
demand for bacon. Formerly onsum
ers were satisfied with one streak of
lean to two of fat In their bacon, but
now they want It regularly striped with
lean and fat, and the more lean the
better. This new fashion Is an Import
ed one and comes from those who have
learned how delicious Danish and Irish
bacon Is. American feeders have this
problem before them, and until they
solve 1t they must be content to take
the lowest price for their bacon.
The razor-back makes good bacon
when well fed and given unlimited op-
po%rtunities to oam at large. The Berk-
shire Is the most active OF the popular
breeds, and "A cross OF these two prom
ises to make a great improvement In
the bacon produced. 1t Is predicted
that the razor-back cross will infuse
vigor and "a tendency to produce mus
cles instead of fat, and our Southern
brethren on the farm are working at
the problem of producing a bacon breed
with considerable enthusiasm. The
Northern breeder watches this work
complacently, knowing that no possible
cross could make n more unpromising
animal. SO far as appearances go. than
the pure razor-back that glldes through
the forests Of the South with a nose
80 long that he seems balanced on his
fore legs and an anatomy so thin that
ths old story of tying a knot In his tail
to keep him from crawling through the
fences does not seem entirely ridicu-
lous.-FarIher's Voice.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

handler of ships, it was downright
lighting endurance, of the most extreme
and individual character, that won this
battle. When thus In contact, the su-
perlority of the British eighteens over
the American twelyes, though less than
at a distance, was still great; but a far
heavier disparity lay in the fabrics of
the two enemies. That Richard was a
very old ship, rotten, never meant for
naval use; the Scraps was new, on her
first commission. The fight hitherto
having engaged the port guns of the
latter, the starboard lower gun-ports
were still closed, and from the ships
touching could not be opened. They
were therefore blown off, and the fight
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
a DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
iced Wheat Should he of the Best and
Thoroughly cleaned-FertiIizers In
Grain DrIIIs-The ''Razor-Back" Hos
for Bacon-Farm Notes.
Cleaning Grain for Feed.

Too many farmers forget that as they
sow so shall they reap. When seed
time comes they use whatever Is most
convenient, and pay very little atten-
ton to its being properly cleaned II
selected. Looking after the seed wheat
first look around and see what variety
has done best In your locality, and II
YOU have not grown that variety find
out where the best seed can be obtain
ed. Get 1t when 1t has been threshed
by a good machine. where grains have
not been cut, and as clean as possible.
1t Is best TO procure your seed from
grain hat has been stacked and gone
through a sweat. as IL will be plumper
and better In every way. Store II In a
dark, dry place II you have 1t about
the barn, and, sometime before seed
Ing give 1t a thorough securing and
cleaning. See that there isn't u single
grain of anything else In IL. Very few
tanning mills are to be found on farms
these days, which Is probably the rea-
son why SO much poor seed Is sown all
over the country. But It will pay any
farmer to keep a wheat fan OF modern
pattern IL for no other use than to clean
his seed wheat. II you don't W a
fan, arrange to have one for a day In
order that you may have clean seed.
IL you can't do better take your
wheat TO the nearest mill. where you
can have 1t secured and made perfect
ly clean for n very few cents a bushel.
l. nl.r,. re aIla %, 4ha eaaAy cola Of n
wheat crop to have II clean and nice.
And II you will look around you Will
find that the very few farmers who
have the reputation of growing moth
Ing but pure. clean seed wheat can
most always dispose of their crop at an
advance over regular market rates
among farmers who desire to change
their seed.
Some farmers make II a rule TO buy
their seed wheat each season, procur-
ing grain that has been grown upon
land different In formation from their
own. Thus the farmer on clay land
VIII go to the farmer that grows wheat
OF sandy soil and vice versa, but
whether or not there is enough in this
sort or exchange TO pay FOR the tron-
bic, We will not stop to argue. Al any
rate, when seed Is procured from
abroad. particular attention should be
paid to cleaning same. or you are likely
TO get some sort of weed pest on your
farm that you do not care about. Have
yonr seed particularly clean OF smut.
A very successful wheat grower once
told US hal he never had smut for the
reason that he always wanted his
wheat to get dead ripe before 1t was
cut, and when he did this he never had
any sign of smut In his crop. II the
price of wheat Is TO remain low We
must work up to better crops II we ex.
pect TO make a profit. and begin our
next crop with rs perfect seed as pos
lble.-Farmers' Guide.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
Fs.dlnx chleL.n. for Esr..

BY actual experiments. | found 1t
pays to feed my chickens twice a day,
although they have the free run OF the
fields. Whenever | feed only once a
day. my egg receitps drop on 90 per
cent. l feed wheat which costs me 65
cents per 100 pounds. l have the pure
Golden Wyandottes and also X. q.
Brown Leghorn hens crossed by oos
ters OF the former. They lay eggs the
year round. They bug my potatoes,
worm my cabbage. and. by liberal feed
Ing. they never trouble my garden stuff.
l hnd this cross the most profitable. all
plumage alike; no black chickens, good
size. quick to feather and mature, and
very healthy.-G. Camerer, In Practical
Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
A Floating bulletin Board.

A floating bulletin is one of the curl
ositles the Spanish war brought forth
In the lakes. There has been published
on the steamer Manitou, running be-
TWEEN Chicago and Mackinac island,
a f%our-column folio paper, daily, sup
piled with telegraphic war news re-
celyed at points at which the steamer
stops. Bulletin boards were hung over
the ships sides when she was In port.
There was always a crush of summer
resorters to get the latest.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

According to the Florida A~gricultur-
list the average price realized for Flor
ida-grown Irish potatoes Is $1.20 a
bushel. This is said to be a much
higher average than Is obtained In n
other State of the Union. South Caro-
lima stands next with $1.05 a bushel,
and Georgia third with 81 a bushel.
The average Yield per acre In Florida
Is Is bushels; South Carolina, 10 bush
els: Georgia, 81 bushels. The State of
Washington has the largest average
production per acre, 100 bushels. bus
the growers only get an average price
Of % cents a bushel.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
SIGN. nfa Good Cow.

One or two signs will denote a good
COW, Prof. Hacker says, as well as
twenty; In a poor COW the thigh runs
down straight, 30 there is no space be-
tween the thigh and the udder on one
side and the tail on the other. One OF
the best ways TO tell what kind of a
COW you have Is her temperament. A
good dairy type has a sharp spine.
strongly developed nervous system and
sharp hip bones. A good COW has a
large. wedge shaped stomach, for she
must have a large and powerful diges-
tive system to use up her food quickly
and make the best returns for II.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
GRANDSON OF BRIGHAM YOUNG
He Commanded the Utah Artillery In
the Glorious Fight Near aniIa.

lie Tom ID the Utah Artillery In
the Glorious Fight Near Manila.
In the fight at Malate, In the Philip
pines. In which the American soldiers
fought so calamity and repulsed the
Spanlards with great loss, one of the
Interesting figures who took part in the
engagement was Capt. Richard w.
Young, commander Of the Utah Light
Artillery, who is a grandson of Brig
ham Young, the late Mormon leader.
The Utah Artillery drew forth the com
m%endatlon of Gen. Greene for their
brave work in repelling the Spanish at.
tack. Capt. Young Is n West Point
graduate and was connected with the
artillery branch of the army. He re
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

oGDh @ha
The charges that bees pierce the skins
of grapes and feed on the juices of this
fruit are wholly mistaken. The bee
cannot bite anything as hard and
smooth as a grape skin. But there are
many kinds OF grapes that have the
bad habit OF cracking. The Concord
sometimes does this. but still more of
ten the Creveling and Hartford Pro
life. This kind drops from the stem,
and where the grape is Joined 10 the
stem the bee can get an entrance and
suck the juices. Bees also often gather
on the bruised surfaces OF apples. pears
and peaches which have fallen TO the
ground. Though the bees are very fond
OF these fruit juices, II Is not good for
them to indulge. II is mostly done be
cause honey flowers are less plentiful
at this season than they are In June
and July. 4 field Of buckwheat com
Ing into blossom at this time VIII be
visited by millions OF bees every day
wherever there are many bees kept
within n mile or two. Ii Is far better
to make even buckwheat honey than to
force bees to sip the juices Of grapes
and other fruits. They weaken the
bees, giving them a diarrhea, aud often
this involves the loss OF the swarm Of
bees the following wlnter.-Exehange.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
INDlANA's EARLY GOVERNMENT
Relics of the First Capital and Con-
stitutionaI Elm Still Standing.

AT Corydon, the first capital of In
diana, are the relics still standing of
the first government of the State. one
Is the old State house, built in 1911 for
the Territorial Legislature and offices.
The building was not completed until
1915. The State was admitted into the
Union In 1916 and the State officials
used the building until 1928. The build
Ing Is still "A solid structure,
The second relic Is the constitutional
elm. The constitutional convention
met at the State house In June, 1916,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

To get rid of ticks on the pasture
keep the cattle away until thegrass has
attained height and becomes dry. Then
set fire to the dry grass and burn the
field over clean. Any spots not burned
over should be Aired again. using straw
or other material. The grass for next
season Will not be injured by this meth,
cd Of destroying ticks.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

Belle is disguised with that young
man at the seashore.'
What about him!'
"She says be is crazy; there are mr.
teen pretty girls there. and he goes
around raving about the lovely sun
sets."-New York Evening World.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

Military Instructor Now. ear you
tell me what u soldiers duties are when
he Is not fighting;
Notwithstanding the manual OF
arms and having his picture taken.
Instructor-Good. You eiIght to be
made a corporal at once.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
No Poetry Tor Him.

sultor-Your daugirer has my heart
1t went out to her the first time | eyeT
saw her.
Her Father-Bosh. Nonsense, The
doctor examined her yesterday and
said it was enlargement OF the Ever.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

At Bannack, Montana, three dredge
boats are i'm constant operation. The
boat luilt by the London company is
fS5 feet ion, /; it cost $50, 600 and has
a daily capacity Of 5000 cubicgards.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

and stacked In much too wet a condi-
ton to keep well. While the grain it.
self is In not much danger, because It
is surrounded by char, which being
always dryer helps to take up Its super
iuous moisture, there is danger that
the straw, especially where the bands
enclose the bundles, will rot, and this
may extend before checked all through
the bundle, and may even affect the
grain. IL is a great deal Of work to
turn over a now and relay 1t again,
especially If this Is done when the air
Is nearly saturated with moisture, 30
that exposure to 1t dries 1t out very
little. The best remedy we know Is TO
thoroughly dry some bricks or tile Ia an
oven, and after digging down into the
stack. deposit a few OF these through
1t. A well-drled brick or tile will At
sorb nearly or quite its own weight In
water. In other words, weigh 1t when
you put 1t In and when IL Is taken out,
and any one will be surprised at the In
crease In weight after a few weeks ex-
posture TO damp grain. Care Is needed
when threshlng such grain not to put
the brick or tile through the threshing
machine. The remedy for damp grain
is applied without this danger II brick
or tile is put among grain In the bin.
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but the weather was so hot that ad-
journment was taken to the shade Of
the old elm. The tree has widespread
ing branches and covers a space 124
feet In diameter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10

Every one believes that he has the
making Of "a hero in him, and that cir
cumstances are 10 blame that the hero
is moi brought out. /