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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
MEN ALSO AFRAID OF MICE.
One Particular in Which They "Take
After" Their Mothers,

AhtCf AhclF mOTnerss
A man never admits he is afraid Of a
rat or a mouse, and when he sees n tim.
Id m flee from one of these undo
sirable rodents to n place of safety ON
top of a piece of furniture, or otbor
handy elevation, he generally assumes
an air of superiority, laughs at her tim.
idity, SCOTS at the idea of one of these
creatures injuring anybody, and often.
times gets disguised at what he terms
''cownrdiee."a #A#8l4F .#ffT
Bnt the man who insists he is not
afraid of o rat OF. even a little mouse is
In reality foolish, and this can be DEM
onstrated should he come IN contact
with u of them. You never. saw any
one who desired to, or could coolly han
die even n dead rat. Human beings
have a natural DISLIKE for rats.
Yesterday afternoon a big, staiwart
man, who looked as If he might face
death without 1lnching, was passing
along 4th street. When near the cor
ner of Pearl street he emitted n screech
that was terrifying and brought the
pedestrians along the thoroughfare to
n standstill. The man was clasping his
leg with his hands and hopping across
the street like a bucklng brOncho. He
shouted as II suffering excrcuatlng
pain, and several persons went to his
assistance. The only thing the matter
with him was a young rat had crawl
ed up his trousers leg. The rodent was
extrleated and exterminafed. Then the
big, "brayS man mopped the perspira-
tlon from his pale brow and stole sheep
ishly away.
The crowd which had gathered laugh
ed and fell TO telling experiences with
rats.
while out hunting with a friend
some years ago" said Il man. Il saw
a similar case. We were crossing n
wheat stnbble when a little mouse ran
up his trousers leg .a~lle~~ereaased and
l thought he had been bitten by n rat
tier. lie dropped his gun and ran
around ina fra Htiez re-
moved the rodent"
A number of other Interesting expe-
rlences with rats were told, and nearly
all agreed that after what they had
heard and seen n man Is just rs much
afraid of a rat as a woman.-Sioux City
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
A Sturgeon.

A large crowd was collected ut the
Alder street wharf yesterday to view
what many considered the largest stur-
geon ever brought to this city. 1t was
caught near Megler's cannery at Brook,
field by n Russian Finn, who could not
speak English and who sent a young
man up here with the fish to sell It. 1t
vas II feet 6 inches In length and
weighed nearly 700 pounds. II sold for
about $50. 1t was a monster, and must.
OF course, have been very old, but 1t
was impossible to count the wrinkles
on It's horns.-Portland Oregonlan.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
v fwocdl AAhes for Potatoes.

q 0Dut AsAcb NDE hVhhturSs
For d good many years farmers have
believed wood, ashes to be an excellent
application for potatoes, Scientific
men held the same opinion. Within a
short time the Rhode Island experiment
station has reached a different conclu-
sion. 1t Is said that potatoes have
sometimes produced a slightly greater
total yield from lining, and usually a
much greater percentage of m%erchanta-
BILE tubers; but owing to the fact that
wood ashes and water or air-slacked
lime mot gypsum or land plaster in
crease the virulence of the potato scab
to a serious degree, lime In these forms,
If used at all on potato fields, should be.
applied In small quantities, seldom ex-.
ceeding half a ton per acre. The seed
tubers should also be treated with cor
rosivei subliinate solution, or with for
malin, the new remedy tried success
fully by the Indiana experiment sta
ton In 1885, The advice Is, on ac-
count OF the tendency of lime to in
crease the vlrulence of potato scab, not
to apply 1t to potato ground. and also
not to apply wood ashes on account of
the lime they contain. Wood ashes
contain potash in a valuable form for
potatoes, but their application to the
ground and some other crop a year be-
fore potatoes are planted is now rec
commended.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
snrnxing Fruit Trees.

AACGS
MEgJ. @. Blair, assistant h~ortieultur-
ist Mt the University Of Illinois,, gives
the following directions for spraying
fruit trees:
"The first application of solutions for
the controlling of fungus diseases
should be ON the dormant wood before
the buds. have expanded. This con-
sists of copper sulphate, n pound to
fifteen gallons of water. The object of
this is to kill the mycelium and spores
of the apple scrab fungus or ofsother
diseases which may be present ON the
twigs and branches. 1t has been
wholly impracticable to make this ap-
plieation on account of the excessive
spring rains. Do not apply copper sui
plate after the leaves are out. The
second application, and the most I'm
portant, is that of Bordeaux mixture
aud paris green, which should he APP
piled when the leaf buds are open, but
before the flower buds expand. This
solution Is best prepared by dlssolving
six pounds of copper sulphate In p bag
of coarse cloth hung In a vessel holding
six gallons of water, so that the bag
is just covered. Slack four pounds OF
lime in one 10 two gallons of water.
Then mix the two above solutions, and
after straining add forty, gallons of
.water. IN case Of peach foliage two
pounds of lime should be added to
lessen the caustic effect of the copper
sulphate. To this solution should be
added four ounces of paris green for
each fifty gallons for the purpose Of de-
stroying the larvae of the bud moth and
ofthe Goblin moth, which may have made
their appearance. The third application
which, With respect to the Goblin moth,
Is the most important one, should be
made as soon as the blossoms have
For this application use 'Bor-
deaux mixture with paris green added
above. If these three applications are
made to fruit trees promptly and thor
'oughIy by far the most important enc
mics to our fruits will be. kept in
check"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
Horseshoeing.

Every country blacksmith includes
horseshoeing as a part of his business,
but many Of them do not understand
the conformation Of the foot of a horse
and frequently do harm. Each foot
may require a special shoe. and there
are p%eculiarities and individual traits
of horses which must be considered.
Horseshoeing Is really a matter requir-
Ing skill. and In some States the ques-
tion IL being agitated in favor of COM
pelllng all blacksmlths and horsesho-
ers to pass an examination and work
under a license before they can put
shoes on horses.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
Methods.

Farmers have for hundreds Of years
been engaged in opposing every attempt
to improve them In their methods of
farming. Hundreds of farmers wives
work daily Mt churning In a manner
that Is most laborious, taking an hour
or more to do what could be performed
in a few minutes If they were not too
prejudlced against fancy farming" to
use a thermometer. They have no faith
In 'book farming" and pay dearly for
refusing to be convinced.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
Tn. oua,itx of P...ure.

All the grass roots which root e
the surface make the best early pas
ture, for these only get much warmth
In the early spring months. June
grass, red top and timothy pasture are
best in the order named. Clover is
very poor, innutritious feed until 1t
begins to blossom. Then II very rap
idly Increases in value, but should be
cut for soiling rather than pastured, as
stock will tramhle down clover in bios
som and waste more than they eat.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
Profit In Early Spring Beans.

For an easily grown crop early string
beans are almost always profitable.
The hills should be protected while the
plants are small, and there is danger
that frosts will nip them. Common
card boxes placed over the hills bottom
up can be very cheaply procured. They
will keep off frost as well as more ex-
pensive coverings. and can be kept
from blowing away by putting a stone
or a little earth over them at night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

dfainageSIf the subsoil is not porous
enough 10 carry off all extra water Il
must he anderdrained. -
"A. Rry trees on hardy stocks In
most erafted or buddea trees the char
sacterzof lie stock is wholly gunknown.
but to grow a given variety at its north
ernmost limit a perfectly hardy stock
is required.
3. Graft the chosen variety In the
tops of very hardy trees.
Varieties recommended for planting
where hardness Is a principal consid-
Grafton are Yellow Transparent, Red
A~strachan, Longield, Oldenburg,
Fameuse, Mcintosh, Wealthy, Scott
Winter, Pewaukee. Arctic.
American sunashes in England.
The squash Is a vegetable which
cannot be successfully grown In the
open air in England, and its vines take
up too much to make 1t profitable
to grow in ~hothouses. Unlike other ten
der vegetables, the squash will bear
long transportation. Therefore. Mr..
James J. II. Gregory of Marhlcilead.
who is the, originator of the Hubbard
and Marblehead squashes, tried an ex-
pertinent a few years ago. He sent
about a ton and half of fine Hubbard
sduashes to the London market to be
sold on commission. When the returns
were in Mr.. Gregory found that he had
somewhat more money than the
squashes would have sold for at home.
But 1t did not educate English taste TO
like the squash, for instead Of making
the squash into pies, as Mr.. Gregory
gave directions, the London shopkeep-
ers exhibited the squashes In their
windows as c~uriosities. Maybe after
one or more trials of the excellence Of
the Hubbard squash our English neigh
tors may find It better to eat than 20
look at. Mr.. Gregory tells in the Trib-
.unei how he later tried to repeat this
experiment. But a mistake was made,
some poor squashes were sent, which
arrived in bad condition, and the result
was q loss.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

Dimensions of the capitol at Wash
Ington: Length, 751 feet 4 inches;
breadth, from 121 to 324 feet; II row
era 153,112 square feet. Prom base
line of building to the tip of statue, PSF
feet IL inches The height of the dome
above the base line on the east front Is
2S7 feet 3 inches. .t.T
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

Tom-Do you believe that marriage,
as a rule. is a failure? Jack-Judglng
from my w experience, | believe It
is. Tom-Wby, | didn't know that you
had ever been married. Jack-That's
just it, failed to marry.-Chicago
News. fH
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

duty as a member of the Lighthouse
Board. He was made an actual COM
modore on Feb. 20, 1896, and was at
about that time put at the head of the
important Board of Inspection and Sur.
vey. He was transferred to the COM
mand Of the Aslatlc squadron Jan. 1,
1893,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

In every parlor you viii find a man
dolin which the husband quafreled
with the wife for getting, and which
the daughter never plays.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

After the average man has talked
business to a five minutes. he
begins to have an exalted opinion OF
dry goods clerks who keep their jobs,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

Clean that hen house from top 10.
bottom. Do 1t thoroughly, and do not
put it of another day.
Early moulting makes early layers.
This Ii the advantage Of saving the
earliest-hatched pullets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
Hena Hntch Fish Eres.

In China hens are employed to hatch
fish eggs. These are sealed in al egg
shell and placed under the unsuspecting
hen for a few days until the spawn has
warmed Into life. The contents OF the
shell are then emptled into a shallow
pool, where they can bask in the sun
shine until the minnows are strong
enough to be turned into a lake or river.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR.
OUR RURAL FRIENDS. y

Directions for Spraying Fruit Trees
Wood Ashes Not Coos for Potatoes
Different Varieties of smut-ln-
competent Horseshoers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

Railway pools may be prohibited by
law, but the stock will continue to lie
watered just the same.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

The man who owns n paying oil well
lives Off the fat of the land.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

The sherry cobbler is not In the shoe
maker class.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
Dog Kennel that Cost 50, ZOO.

This Is a Sc, ZOO kennel. built for the
dogs of a wealthy California woman,
at Pleasanton. Its fittings include
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

baths and infirmary and many "cozy
corners" One cannot help wondering
what that same amount Of money
would do II expended for friendless and
neglected children.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

fYEEs%xh.&%t 70 hons times snrinr
4 has pfes sYins What was the trouble
With him. Bihg-He wouldn't pay his
bills.-Boston Traveller.
Johnny-Do they have elephants n
Asia? Papa-Oh, yesla Johnny IDo
they have excuses in Asiaf Papa4
Moo: l think not. Johnny-Weil, what's
the use of having elephants II they
don't have circuses?zPuck. :
Mndkins-Nhat would you say. sir,
snodid tell you that l love your
daughter? Mr.. Cashtuburn-Not a
{ word. sir: not a word, Your audacity
would simply hold me spellbound."-
Philadelphia North American.
HIS wife-And you are to defend that
shopllfter? The lawyer-My dear. she
isn't q shoplifter. She was formerly.
but she has saved so much money In
2 the last ten years that she has become
a kleptomaniac.-Haryar Lampoon.
ave heard 1t said he vas a mind
.l reader" said her dearest friend. It's
not true" she replied bitterly. ''Eow do
you know?" "He has been calling on
me twice a week for three months and
hasn't yet mustered up the courage to
= propose. "-Chicago Evening Post.
Rat II want war;" said Blllets, facetious-
ly, because I I'm in hopes that in that
way some OF my creditors will be killed
s of" II suppose" remarked Crisp.
that you would rather see them killed
outright than have them starve to
., Observation-Disclosures North American.
"Habberjohn doesn't seem to have q
- very loyable nature" We'll, 10. IL
al Habberjohn were at a banquet and
some one should discover that there
were thirteen at the table. all eyes
would instinctiyely turn toward Hah
berjohn as the one to go."-IndianApo
is Journal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

No dress Is immodest unless the
wearer Ia.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

7]alAakEs

u Is -
BlIl-Are you giving any attention to
! music now? JILL can't help 1t; we've
! got eight pianos In our iat.-Yonkers
. asbJTEll sou nl1st5os Sfla.sssls
: Dbddk gofarshef than that
would have no tax at nll.-Boston
1 Transcript.
l How does BlHnkly get along; He
! says that he too proud to beg and too
' honest to steal.' '.He gets trusted."-
indianapolis Journal.
! what a long. thin head Unison has"
/ Hasn't he? Looks as IL he had pushed
1t under a bureau for a collar button
~LCleyeland Plain Dealer. 1900 ~
= 9 This would be a very happy world II
! people would. slways year the express
: sion they do when they are having
their pictures taken.-Puck.
' Mrs. Flight-Isn't 1t terrible. this
\ talk Of war? Mrs. Blunt-Yes; but we
4 are fully prepared. Harry's life is In
sured.-Indlanapolls Journal.
"My voice Is still for war" shouted
' the impassioned orator. How about
! the rest of you?" yelled a sarcastic by
standerzQeYeland Plaip Dealer "a a
"oufgfey always kisses his wife on
entering and leaving the house."
Yes; queer how habit clings TO a
1 man, isn't it?"-Philadelphia North
4 american. ~ GIGI
IL Papa, when n horse laughs he kicks
up his heels, doesn't hep" Il guess So"
We'll, old Bill has just laughed at Ben
nile. Won't you come out aud carry him
q In T'-Truth.
q Observation-Disclosures has my dear
' GlEafY9a nn aptng fenn Iear gill;
' wei, you see It was so hard for me to
1 make up my mind that I just gave up
LIE.
Y.-Is your wife honest? C.-What
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30
w fSne@k sidtqSpeh. III
Lu8psadss" sah Ensls Eseq Z

doesn't show mo- respeck fob advice
case he sees how little his father done
7 got out'n it."Awashington Star.
g1a Pryne-Se you're a Ncw-Yorker, too.
What borough Greene-Well, | bur-
row In n Manhattan office building by
.tftday, and a Brooklyn boardlng-house
latter nightfall.-Brooklyn Life. il.
"Ain't I little ~bow-leggedT asked
Z the dubious young man. .Bow-legged?"
said the tailor. 1.-THE idea! Your lower
limbs, sir, are absolutely without a
q 8 Observation-Disclosures Journal.
How did Fakem. the %hypnodst, get
along on his last trlDi,1 FIRST rate.
until he3tied the tmpossible He hgp-
noticed a tramp one day and tried to
make him saw wood,"7Broeklyn Life
ofHca-hoys3tfo his semployer)-Mr.
Brown, outside, sir, wants TO see the
Junior partner. Junior partner-Not In;
81 owe him $50. Senior partner-Show
him in; he owes me $lo.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Weaver-Poetry Is something that is
born In one; 1t cannot be acquired. The
making of poetry Is a gift. Beaver
DO ID t4t ulSpOsihB VI ~, ~ . !
nave had any experience.-Boston
Transcript.
"Your husbands temperature" said
the physician, "is alarmlngly high
105." "Couldn't you make 1t an even
hundredT" asked the patient, overhear-
ing the doctors statement.-Indianap-
oils Journal.
YIJanes 6ehdins) The wearied sentinel
leaheiton his gun andlstole n few mo-
ments' sleep. Little Robbie know
where he stole 1t FROM Jane-Where,
Robbie? Robbie-Frem his nap-sack.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
! She-What does this mean about all
Just government deriving Its authority
iron the consent of the governedf He
1t means that when a man gets mar
RED he practically agrees to take the
misrepresentation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-07-30

In May, 1893, he took another urn on
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-28
Better Roads Easy to Secure.

In recent paper Professor W. c..
Latta sets forth the results of invosti-
cations which he has made in Indiana
He sent out large number of letters
TO farmers in different counties. and
from the replies received he gathers
the following facts:
First The average estimated in
crease in the selling price of land due
to existing improved highways is sc. As
per acre. The estimates from which
the average is made refer in most cases
to lands near the improved roads: but
In a few instances they apply to all
lands of the county. The average in
crease, therefore, of So As per acre is
lower than was intended for lands in
the vicinity Of the improved roads.
Second. The estimated average in
crease per acre that would result from
improving all the public roads is 80
Third. The estimated average cost
Of converting TIE common public roads
into improved highways is S11l6 per
mile.
Fourth. The estimated average an
nual loss, per 100 acres. from poor
roads is S762S.
He says that If these statements arc
even approximately correct that they
furnish key to the satisfactory solu.
ton Of the question of highway i'm.
provement from the money standpoint
ON the basis OF the last mentioned es-
innate the average annual loss per acre
from poor roads is over seventy six
cents. In five years the losses would
aggregate S2i32 for every section Of
land and this sum would construct
two miles ut cost Of S1216 per mile.
which is seventy dollars per mile above
the estimated cost given by the farm
ers themselves. The present road tax
which, under existing laws, is largely
thrown away, would, under proper
system Of rop6 r,lintenance, doubt.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-28

Indeed, indeed, Miss Dubarle, 7
dol" sobbed Janet. with her old foolish
trick of tears.
''And So said Miss Dubarie, 'syou
can marry that Harry Dart of yours.
and he can come here to live, and
we'll all be a happy family together.
Unite my bonnet-strings, Janet
they've got somehow into knot -and
make me cup of tea. Those rail
roads are enough to shake one into a
jelly"
So Miss Dubarle settled back into
the old groove again, and when the
letters from New York came she sent
them back unopened. And when Mr..
Herbert Smythe and the Secor Brooks
family arrived in propria persona she
obstinately refused to see them.
II won't be botheredl" said Miss
Dubarle; "Janet's my heiress, and
there's an end to the matter"
And the relatives discovered that
they might as well attempt to move
the Rock Of Gibraltar as to alter Miss
pubarle's resolved" New York News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-28
bicycling Makes the Feet Larger.

Bicycles interfere with the shoe
business in more ways than one," ex-
planned well-known rider of the ST.
lent steed to a Washington Star re-
porter. lit IS proved beyond doubt
that riding n wheel will in one season
cause the foot to grow one to one and
half inches larger. Hundreds of
bicycle riders have ascertained this.
With men it does not make any differ
ence; for, except in very rare cases,
men do not care as much for the size
of their feet as they do for comfort.
With the ladies, however, IL is quite
another thing. They wear bicyote
shoes for riding, but find TO their sor-
row that in a season or so they cannot
wear the size shoe they wore before
they developed their feet. Cycling not
only tends TO lengthen the foot, but
also TO widen IL. The shoe manufac-
turers, rs result, turn out many
shoes for ladies Of larger sizes than
formerly. u is the old story coming
true in another way; those who dance
must pay the fiddler. 1 don't know
that it does a nice-looking girl any
harm TO widen or lengthen her boot q
little, but they think it does. Still,
there is no getting away from it, aud
they have to grin and stand the con-
sequences, or at least stand on the
consequences"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-28
How Some Road. Are Built.

The notion that anybody can build
n road is responsible for many fail
ures. Commissioner Macdonald, of
Connecticut, tells story of such
people. He says that Quaker went
into hardware store to buy an axe.
g "How much does thee ask for o
Bradley axe?" he asked
Zone dollar and thirty-five cents, "
was the answer of the shopman.
Thee asks too much; will make
an axe myself"
He bought n chunk of steel. took i,
home, put 1t in the fire, hammered it
and belabored it until it had assumed
the general outlines of an axe head.
But it was dull.
Huh" said he, "thee cannot make
an axe. But thee can make wedge. t"
He put the steel back into the forge
and knocked it into the shape of o
wedge. But 1t had lost its temper.
Huh" again qucth the Quaker,
thee cannot make All axe, and thee
cannot make wedge, but thee can
make n sizzle," and he. thrust the no,
iron into the rain barrel. That's what
a big majority of road-makers used to
do iii this State make n siZzle. Good
Roads Bulletin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-28
Is n Good Roads Woman.

Miss Rella c. Harder, of Trenton,
n. j., State organizer for the Good
Roads and Public Improvement AS
ISOLATION, has had such great success
with her work that the association is
more than pleased with her.
Miss Harder is n remarkable WON.
an, President Cleveland appointed
Miss Harber's father, the late Judge
L. b. Harder, Postmaster of Trenton.
Miss Harder was commissioned deputy
aud succeeded to the postmastership
when the Judge diUR in. 1896. Miss
HARDER resigned if 1897 and went to
st. Louis, where she WAS employed in
the Good Roads, office Since then
she has been promoted to her present
position, aud has organized fifteen
societies, ali of which are steadily in
creasing i'll membership.