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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Love In Siam.

A curious custom prevails in Siam,
In which place the lighting of a cigar
indicates that betrothal has been en-
tered upon. A young man wishing to
be engaged to the girl of his choice
sends or offers her q flower, or more
commonly takes light from cigar or
cigarette IL she happens to be smoking
one, and this act, providing there are
no great impediments, Is the signal for
the arrangement of the dowry and mar.
rage settlements. Both the families Of
the bride and the Bridegroom have to
give substantial sums. In Calabar, as
well as in many parts of India, light
ed taper or pipe betokens the accept
ance of the sutton, while In Siberia the
girl presents her lover with box of
cigars and a pair Of slippers, betoken.
ing that he is TO be the master of the
house.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Poultry Notes.

Grit must be sharp.
Feed before you water.
Do not feed glass for grit.
Feed a mash the year round
Good food is positive economy.
Clean out the feed troughs daily.
Oyster shells are too soft for grit.
Never throw soft feed on the ground.
Do not feed corn during hot weather.
Round pebbles will not answer for
grit.
Half starve your hens and they won't
lay.
In feeding grain In the runs, broad
cast It.
Millet seed is great egg producing
grain.
Bone dust is valuable for growing
chicks.
Always feed the mash crumbly, not
sloppy.
Do not allow the mash to sour In the
troughs.
Charred corn is good for indigestion
| In fowls.
The noon meal is not necessary dur
| ing summer.
Beans are excellent feed, being high.
| ly heterogeneous.
A quart of feed for twelve hens Is 4
good measurement.
No breeder ever gets old enough 10
know everything.
Milk can be fed in any form-swcet,
sour or buttermllk
Barley is much used In Europe AMI Is
valuable as a variety.
Sorghum and broom corn seeds are
| excellent for q variety.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Breeding Wild Geese.

1t is usually difficult to mate geese
that have been captured alive, for most
of them have already been mated and
will not take on a new love. But some
times young geese are secured, and II
these are placed with domestic geese
each one will select its mate and re-
main faithful during life, The cross
with wild geese improves the size and
hardness of the domestic goose. But
It has the disadvantage of perpetuatlng
some Of the migratory tendencies of the
wild half of the cross. All geese Will
respond to a flock of wild geese flying
overhead, and they doubtless hear
their cries much more quickly than do
persons. Often In spring or fall when
thi flock of geese is making a loud
squawking, II one looks up into the
sky he will see flock Of wild geese fly
ing overhead. 1t Is always best TO clip
one of the wings of all geese. especially
of those that have any wild blood in
them. Wild geese that have been cap
tured after attaining full growth are
especially liable to be led astray. They
are probably looking for the old mate
they had before they fell under mans
control.-Amerlcan Cultivator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02


/ 1t used to be common for farmers
who had fine pastures, especially on
II nd that was annually overflowed, to
boast that they could fatten beeyes
more cheaply on grass than on grain.
But that time has passed. The pas
ture has not been wholly superseded,
for the farmer who has good pasture
still has the advantage, provided he
supplements pasture with grain. In
spite of the fact that the pasture sup
plies food without labor, while the corn
crop, II grown and harvested as II
should be, requires much labor, the
latter Is much the cheaper feed. There
is comparatively little beef now grown
which comes from pasture alone. Even
in the blue grass region of Kentucky
Western grain is largely used to sup
plement the feed of stock which are
still fattened on pasture. There Is
probably no richer grass in this world
than the Kentucky blue grass, which
is, however, identical with the June
grass in our Northern States. But for
cheap nutrition, and especially for
stock that is being fattened, it is no
match for Indian corn. The grain of
good corn crop has more nutritiye value
than the grain of any of the smaller
grains. And there Is besides great
deal of nutritive value in the corn
stalks. This is now appreciated by
Western farmers more than it ever has
been before. 1t is the value of corn
stalks as feed that has done as much
as anything else to make corn super
sede pasture as a means for fattening
cattle-American Cultlvator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

A writer who has observed methods
in California, Arizona, Utah, Wyom-
ing. Nebraska and other States has
concluded ID that the best method Is
the old and well known one of grayita-
ton. taking the water from streams
and conveying in bitches to the land
where It Is TO be used. Sublrrgatlon,
where II is practicable, gives good re-
suits. Where water Is raised 10y pump
Ing with lift of ten to forty feet n
water wheel or turbine connected with
centrifugal pump Is cheapest and
most satisfactory. Windmills for lift.
Ing water for the ordinary farmer
garden or small truck farming are de
sirable, provided wooden tanks are
used or the soil Is such that water.
light reservoir can be built. Centrif-
ngal pumps, water elevators or other
pumps when driven by steam or gaso
line engines. horsepower or other ex
pensive methods are impractlcable
He tells in the American Agriculturisi
that he does not regard any method
practicable for general farming except
where water flows direct from stream,
In bitches at low cost.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

In the palm region of the Amazon
there Is Il tribe which cradle their in
fants in palm leaves. a single leaf.
turned up round the edges by some ma.
tive process. makes an excellent cradle,
and now and then 1t does services as a
bath-tub. Strong cords are formed
from the libers of another species of
palm. and by these this natural cradle
Is swung alongside tree. and the
wind rocks the little one to sleep. Long
ago the Amazonlan mothers discovered
that ii was not wise to leave a baby
and cradle under a cocoa palm, for the
mlschievous monkeys delighted to drop
nuts downward with unerring precl-
sion. An older child is therefore sta
toned near by to watch the baby dur.
Ing his slesta.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

able to walk many miles and to travel
over choppy seas, and even the heavy
swell of the ocean.
His theory OF mldocean walking Is
TO slide down the side of big swell
and walt for the next one TO lift him
up. In this way he says 1t really re-
far out at sea than It does in a shelter
ed bay. lie thinks he will be able to
walk from 800 to 1000 miles across the
Atlantic In period of 40 to 30 days. As
the course taken will be in the path OF
steamships. he expects TO speak many
passing vessels and send back letters
written while walking In midocean TO
his friends in Boston.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
How He Won Her.

Fast he held her hand In his'n,
In sort of Overlooked prison,
While he told the burning story of the love
that rent his breast.
And the maiden sat and listened,
While her eyes with triumph glistened,
As his all-consuming passion he in trem-
bling tones confessed.
But she tendcrly repulsed him.
How her words with pain conyulsed
him.
But he'd often heard that fainting heart
ne'er won fair lady yet.
And with eyes upon that beacon,
Hoping that she might yet weaken,
Every point of her objection he with val
liant yigor met.
Yet the maid was unrelenting,
Gave no token of repcnting,
Though the burning words he uttered
seemed TO almost SINCE her ears!
To his every plea emphatic,
She would shake her curl-topped attic,
And his feeling overcame him till he al
most burst in tears;
Then thrill OF hope ran through him
As happy thought came TO him,
And the bells Of joy within him rang q
wild and merry peal
As she fell upon his bosom,
Rugged him as In fear she'd lose him
He had promised that his bridal gift
would be chainless wheel.
Toledo Evening News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
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NJ
W#ateas, ~

Animals that In the presence OF
worthy foe display not the last yestige
Of fear frequently show cowardice at
very trivial causes. There Is an extra
ordinary but quite true story OF an In
dian tiger that fed from the barking
and springlng of n little spaniel. The
little dog merely exhibited the impu-
dence habitual TO his kind, and there
Is no doubt that the tiger was simply
seized with an attack OF nervousness.
Two Indian rhinoccroses kept by
rajah for fighting In the arena exhibit.
ed the most obstinate courage In com.
bats with elephants or buffalo, yet
would tremble and lie down at the un.
usual sight of horse outside their
pen. The elephant Is more subject TO
alarms and foolish panics than any
other an al. II Is strange TO think OF
the same animal advancing boldly TO
face wounded tiger. and receiving Its
charge upon its tusks, and running
away In uncomfortable panic from a
piece of newspaper blown across the
road.
A big elephant, which was employed
to drag ava! IS of dead bull
lock and had ..iow ed the burden to be
attached by rope without observing
what It was, happencd to look round,
and Instantly bolted. Its flight increas-
ing every instant as the unknown OBJ
ject bumped and Jumped at its heels
After running some miles like dog
with tin can tied to Its tail, the great
brute stopped, quietly allowed itself to
be turned round and drew the mangled
bullock back again without protest.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
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1t Is said that the author of "a Son
of Israeli is Mrs. Willard, wife of the
actor. The book is n novel of Russian
life. high and low. with many dramatic
scenes.
The Puritan has Just completed Its
first year. The January number Is It's
first anniversary number. 1t Is spe-
cial number with slxty-four large
quarto pages. 1t is far the best issue
Its publishers have yet brought ont.
H. G. Wells is engaged upon an am
bilious novel showing forth the life
of great cities as 1t will be 200 years
hence when the Sleeper Wakes" Is
TO be its title. II will probably be more
interesting than Mr.. Bellamy's peep
into the future has been.
Mr.. Henley has resigned the editor.
ship of the New Review In face Of
heavy literary work and not very
strong health. The owners of the mag.
azne considered that without Mr.. Hen.
ley 1t would not be itself Accordingly
they have decided to end 1t.
AppletOu topuiuT Stlthte MUMMY
for January will contain an instructive
article on Science and Morals" by the
eminent French chemist. NJ. L. f.
Berthelot. NJ. Berthelot contends that
morals have grown out of science. and
that, instead of their being based on
religion. the latter Is really the out
growth of an ethical theory built up un-
consciously from scientific data.
Reginald de Koven discusses In
scrlbner's "Some Tendencies of Mod
ern Opera" and asks the following
questions: Are not the operate com
posers of the day lmltators almost to
the extent of plagiarism? Are we not,
indeed. getting 'Wagnerlsm.' Wagner
at second hand usque ad nauseam? Are
there not two perils, stagnatlon and re-
action. which lie in wait for us? And
does it not appear more than probable
that between the two opera Is likely to
come to a considerable amount OF
grlefl"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
BONDED YOUNG MEN
How the Security Companies Keen
Tab ON Them.

Tab ON Them.
The theory Of the big security COM
panies, who derive their profits from
guaranteeing the honesty of young
men who hold responsible positions in
the mercantile world, that an ounce
of prevention is worth pound of cure,
does not only apply TO those who have
a penchant for betting their own and
frequently their employers cash on the
races, but 1t Is proyerb that works all
the year round. While the frequent
prosecutions of defaulters is a power
full aid in assisting others to resist
temptation, yet the security companies
are not satisfied with resting there.
They find 1t cheaper to pay detee-
tiyes to be continually on the watch
than to lock the door, as 1t were, after
the horse has gone. The sleuths are
men of long residence, who know by
sight the majority of their employers
clients, and the watch they keep over
them is far stricter than the watched
imagine.
Particularly do they direct their at
tention to youths who have penchant
for things theatrical The spies, for
spies they are, do not look like the ideal
thief-catcher; in fact, they would rather
be taken for men about town. who are
out for a nights frollc and "hang the
expense" One of the most active of
the corps of detectives is to be found
most frequently in one qfothe big all
night resorts that is almost entirely
given over TO the feminine contingent
of stageland after the midnight hour.
With their local acquaintanees they sip
their champagne until the early hours,
and their escorts are, in the majority OF
cases, young fellows who hold salarled
positions of responsibility. Little Mr..
Sleuth, sitting quietly over in the cor
ner, is apparently paying all his atten-
ton to his ale and rabbit. But in real
ity he Is making mental notes of how
many bottles of win his prey is open
Ing and the general drift of the con
versation, IL he touches upon his busi-
ness life. The next morning the Sc
curity company which has vouched for
the young mans honesty is in full pos
session of the facts.
IL they are sufficiently damaging, a
little note is indited to the young man.
and also his employer, stating that the
bond made by the company is can
celled. The result is generally dismis-
sal for the employe, and he never
knows that 1t all came from the fact
that he blew himself like good fell
low with Tottie Footlights. Serious V.
the security companies find that the de-
tective service more than repays them.
AS the theatrical season grows apace,
of course, the activity of the sleuths
will increase, but already the plan has
been productive of results that would
astound the outsider II he only knew.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Linseed vs.. cottonseed Meal.

While fully grown animals with
strong digestive organs can eat cotton
seed meal, properly diluted with straw
or hay, without serious injury, 1t Is
doubtful whether 1t Is advisable TO
make this part of their ration. Linseed
meal can be purchased at about the
same price as cottonseed meal, and has
equal nutritive value. The new proc
ess meal is the kind generally used. 1t
is not so fattening as the old process
meal, because more of its oil has been
expressed. Flaxseed whole Is very rich
feed, and If boiled so as to swell 1t out
all that hot water can do, 1t may be
given to cattle, sheep or horses with
safety. Only very little should be
given at time, as the oil In II makes,
it very laxative, and a small amount
daily is better than more. There Is
nothing better for an animals hair
than a little fiaxseed daily. 1t will in
sure the shiny coat, which. in either
COW or horse. is sign Of thrlft.-Amer-
lean Cultivator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Keeping Sweet Potatoes.

| will tell how we keep them until
late in the spring. long after hot beds
are maze. We got sand from the river
and dried it thoroughly in oven IN
pans. The potatoes are carefully dug
and left until evening In the patch, are
then placed upstairs in cool room ana
lie until late In November covering
them up cool nights when danger oil
freezlng). We have two large barrels,
and couple of inches Of sand Is put
in the bottom and the potatoes careful
" put In not to touch, tfsc. largest and
best selected mo bruised ones. Two
inches or more Is left all around the
barrel to be filled with sand, then all
covered with sand two inches, and
layer of sand and potatoes until bar
rels are full, covering with three inches
of sand on top.
Those barrels set on the stairs hoor
above the kitchen in Il log house, with
no floor above. In severe weather
wagon sheet four-double or carpet Is
thrown over the barrels, reaching the
floor. They must be kept In a cool,
dry place, as too much heat or damp
ness rots them. We have kept them
this way for years.-Epitomist.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

number of visitors, and plenty of or
ders. The hares are a new thing in
this vicinity. AS soon as have a sur
plus intend to sell them for meat. A
pair of them will weigh ten or fifteen
pounds.
keep them In a pen of wire netting,
with a box house In one corner. The
fence must be pretty high, as they Will
jump almost as well as n chicken can
fly. They have given me but little
trouble in digging out, as l give them
plenty of room and move the coop
often. I breed them only in summer,
as hares born In winter are not likely
to live. Their food is like that of other
rabbits, comprising grain and vegeta-
bles and grass. When wanted for
meat, 1 kill them by knocking ON the
head and bleeding them. The meat is
first-rate. The demand for breeding
has been so good that l intend TO In
crease my stock as fast as possible
Massachusetts Ploughman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
EyadinR the Law.

The London Telegraph tells n story
of collier who amuses himself with
flying pigeons. lie had occasion TO go
to town recently, and took with him n
bird In bag. He was about to toss up
the pigeon In the town hall square
when policeman came up and told
him that he must not fly the bird there.
why not p asked the collier.
Because 1t is forbidden, and shall
have to lock you up II you do"
The collier. with the usual sharpness
Of his kind, thereupon took the pigeon
out OF the bag, set 1t on the ground.
stroked It's wing. and said to 1t:
Jaw corn'd toss thee up here, so thou
nun walk whoam; dost yer? thou nun
walk whoam."
The bird. of course, rose In the air.
leaving the policeman petrifed with
establishment.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
What Hungry Hops viii DO.

The Agricultural EpItomist says:
"A bunch of hungry hogs will do a
good job turning and fnlng coarse
straw manure IL some grain is sown
upon it, Occasionally their roofing
propensities may be utilized in other
ways" A Maine farmer is said to re-
move stumps by fencing them in, max
ing holes under them with crowbar.
placing grain in the holes and turning
hogs into the enclosure. In roofing
among the roots the hogs are said to
root the stumps out by the roots
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
WILL WALK OVER THE OCEAN.
A Bostonian Expects to Accomplish
This Feat Next ummer.

Bostonian Expects to Accomplish
This Feat Next ummer.
Can't. William C. Oldrieye, of Boston,
makes announcement of remarkable
intention. lie says he will walk across
the Atlantic ocean next summer. de
Will begin his journey on July 4. and
will be accompanied by Capt William
A. Andrews, famous for reason of his
VOYAGE across the Atlantic in small
boat. Oldrieve will sleep and eat In
Andrews boat.
The seagolng shoes of Mr. oldrieye
are the most wonderful part of the
whole affair They are really pair OF
cedar boxes five feet long, with fins on
the bottom and sides. They are very
light and are capable of sustaining 14O
hounds. but as Oldrleye weighs only
1870 they are as good TO him as steam
ers deck. In each of these wooden
shoes the water walkers feet are
thrust deep down, and a rubber garter
like affair is fastened TO the leg, thus
effectually keeping out the water. Rub
Der boots reaching to the thigh are also
worn. When thus equipped Oldrieye Is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
BEACON IN a roo.
London Policemen TO BE Topped OF
with an Electric Light.

One who has never encountered a
London fog has no conception OF Just
what II Is. but 1t is n fact that 1t fire.
quently happens that person will get
lost trying to find his way across the
street In such position one is liable
to be ground under the wheels OF many
vehicles feeling their way through the
almost impenentrable mist. A propo-
sitlon is now being considered to top
off the policeman at the crossings"
with an electric light fixed on his he'll
met. The glass Is OF peculiar red
dish tint, which shade Is said TO shine
out a greater distance through the fog
than any other color. This viii be per-
ceptible when the policeman himself
Is out OF sight, and will act also as a
guide, us he stands at his post In the
middle of two busy thoroughfares, to
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

have been growing them about a
year. and find ready sale for all | can
produce for breeding stock at 81 pair
placed a pair OF them In store In
Natick, and, A. result, had large
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Cannon BAH Fired I'm taa2.

Edwin $. Hunt, of Essex. Conn. has
a cannon ball which was found where
the old Saybrook fort was once located,
just north of the Valley railroad sta
ton at Saybrook Point. The ball was
fred from a British ship In the river
during the war of 1912.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

The California Wine Association,
he company which handles most Of
be output of the State, proposes to re-
luce the wholesale price four cents
,allon. The California Makers Cor
Grafton, the union of producers. VIII
Rht the demand.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

When you have stroke of bad luck
II is a good idea TO remember that you
are IN a position to take all the advice
about patience aud bravery which you
have so generously given to otberA
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Why She Com planned.

In the parlor they sat, the light was low
And the maiden said: TON, dear, be
have;
Your face is rough; next time please &c
To the barber shop and get n shave"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

It's easier for camel to get through
the eye of n needle than 1t Is for a
chiro-er., a -. th-ou0h his need OF
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

the stranded wayfarer, just as the
coast light does to the tempest-tossed
vessel. II will also be means OF pre-
venting the running down of police
men, as has occurred several times, by
wagons. The light Will be supplied by
batteries carried In the coat pocket.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
Iusta SLIGHT difference.

TimkIns-Isn't Lightley an Anglo
maniac?
Simklns-No; just plain, everyday
American lunat.c.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02
short Rations I'm india,

Few people in India eat more than
twice n day and thousands only once.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

The man who tells you he Is no fool
M no nnis ,,,tetci,e--
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

The Chinese laundryman never OBJ
jccts to your cuffs, but he draws the
line at kicks.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

It's about as hard for man to keep
a diary as for woman to keep a sharn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-02

II would greatly surprise the women
II they knew how many meek-looklng
men carry pistols.