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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
cody sNATcaING.
A Vocation Once ProfitabI Is Recalled
by Recent GhouIish outrages.


Body snatchlng has again thrust IL
self upon public notice through II series
of particularly atrocious offenses, one
Mt Dnnning. near Chicago; another at
MillYille. \. j.. where "A woman's gray"
was deseerated and her body dragged
from the collin and mntilated; and
third ut Londonderry, Ohio. In the
latter ease The body of Carlton helly
was taken from its grave, doubled up
IN n trunk and shipped 10 Columbus,
dumped into the cellar Of the ono
Medical college and re-embalmed,
doubled mp into another trunk and left
ON Il street corner. 1t was finally found
by the police and returned to Its grave.
Twenty years ago grave robblng was
n vocation profitable enough 10 keep
considerable amount of talent EN-
ployed But tie bnrying ground Gus
todans of to-day scarcely recall an In
stance of tile kind within their expert
ence.
Body snatching is lost art 50 far
as the large cemeteries are concerned,
said the assistant superintendent OF
Graceland cemetery in Chicago. such
a thing would not be possible in well
regulated hnrying ground of to-day.
Aside from other considerations, IL
would be next to impossible to get a
body out of Graceland without being
detected In the net. The grounds are
patrolled through the night and every
precautlon Is taken to prevent depreda-
tions of any kind. The memory Of the
oldest employee here probably does not
furnish n single instance of the kind
Another cemetery superintendent
said THE body snatching business
ceased to be profitable when we began
TO use the pine box TO inclose the coffin
or casket. Before the introduction Of
this outer box Il WIS comparatively
easy for the grave robber TO make n
narrow excavation at the head of the
grave, lift the wooden lid over the glass
through which the face Of the corpse
Is seen. smash the glass, insert body
hook under the chin and Jerk the body
ont of the grave. But now the whole
grave HiHsi pt tAiuNhAtd hHu llf iiu
of the pine box unserewed before the
coffin Is accessible. This takes so much
time and 50 increases the chances of
discovery that few care to engage In
the business for the money there is
In Ii.
As a matter of fact the commercial
value of Il corpse Is very slight now
adays. The physicians and schools can
get all the bodies they want ut the nos
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

Good horses are essential to prosper
ity In any country. and American farm
ers are every year now losing tile best
markets of the world by not breeding
hlgh-class draft and coach horses to
supply the city and export markets.
Most of these markets wait five or ten
years for farmers to breed up and ma
ture good horses. Those who get the
good mares will be first to get into mar
ket with good horses, and those who
have to grade mp will find it long way
off. There are but few good mares left
and still less stations, not enough to
supply the demand when breeding be-
gns.-Western Agriculturist.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

An ingenious way of securing ven
tilation on long barn with two cupo-
las was as follows: There were large
windows in the cupola. and a stick ran
across from one window to the other
that was six inches longer than the
cupola was wide. This stick fastened
on to these windows. Now, when the
south wind was blowing hard 1t shut
the south window and fastened out
the one on the north side, and when
the north wind was blowing hard 1t
shut the north window and pushed
open the window on the south side six
Inches, and in that way formed GER
tain amount of ventilation in the top
of the barn. From the stables there
ran yentilating iues that opened ont
near the roof. 1t was a very ingenious
way of securing automatic action by
the wind. Hoard's Dairyman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
seed, making about four quarts a day

seed, making about four quarts a day
per COW.
Our ensilage is made from northern
corn, which is cut five-eighths Of an
Inch. and put in when the ears begin
to glaze. The corn being matured
makes up for the extra grain ration.
and also makes 1t unnecessary TO In
crease the grain ration during the win
ter months our price for the year for
butter Is 27i5 cents per pound. and the
cream Is 30 cents a quart. We raise
our cream with separator. which les
sens the work in the house. and is far
ahead Of any other method OF making
butter. Onr separator and churn are
run by a tread power, which is operat-
ed by n wo-year-old bnll who enjoys
IL very much The power Is located in
the carriage house. with fourteen
foot shafting running to the creamery.
New England Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

~ the betting connecting the motor and
the shaftlng slid from one of the pull
leys, and the whole affair Immediately
fell In q slantlng direction to the
ground The engineer saved himself,
but the car and motor were smashed
to atoms, and the body of the balloon
was much damaged. During the night
n hurricane completed the havoc, The
cost of the balloon was about S50,000,
but ms Its manoeuyerlng capacity Il
considered proved, another is to DO
built at once.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

The Wisconsin station found that by
using a selected. well-bred Shropshire
ram with ordinary ewes excellent re-
suits could be obtained. The lambs
were dropped in March, and in April
were given oats. bran and corn meal
In July ground peas We're given IN
place of cornmeal and in September
the quantity of peas was doubled until
October. when oilmeal was added. Inc
ronghage was clover hay all summer a
little green clover and some rape. Inc
result was that yearllng lambs lover
one year. weighed 220 pounds hve
weight and lambs dropped last March
weighed 40 pounds in November. III
is possible that II the eve lambs are
retained and mated with pure. pred
Shropshire ram better results can be
obtained next year.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
burning Potato Tops.

Much of the difficulty from rot In the
potato crop comes from the general neg
lect TO destroy the potato tops so soon
as the crop Is harvested. Potato rot
Is fungous disease which fastens first
upon the leaves and stems of the pota-
toes. and Is thence washed into the soil
by rains. 1t causes rot when II reaches
the tuber II Is known that the germs
of the disease adhere TO potato stems
and leaves until they are destroyed.
and this can only he surely done by
burning them. Yet we have known
farmers 10 carry potato tops TO the
barnyard to be used as bedding. and
composted with the excrement there
dropped. No better means for propa-
eating potato rot could be devised than
this unless IT be feeding rotting pota-
toes TO stock and leaving the uneaten
portions to be trodden into the manure
pile Exchange
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
banking Earth Around Trees.

As II is often done, the banking OF
soil around trees in fall to prevent mice
from barking them does more Karin
than good II any sod. weeds or other
rubbish are included in banking up the
tree. the object is not only defeated
but the liability TO injury is increased
The purpose should be TO oblige the
mice TO climb up above the snow line
and expose themselves TO their enemies
while gnawlng the tree. This they Will
rarely do. for much of this work Is done
nj night when their natural enemy, the
owl. Is most watchful. But II the mice
find vacant spaces around the tree. as
they surely can If sod or rubbish are
used. they can work under this pro-
lection with greater safety than If the
tree wore not banked at all. Still II Is
better to bank young apple trees. at
least rs high as the snow line usually
comes. The warmth from the tree
makes vacant space In the snow all
around II. and II is under this protection
that most of the destructive work is
done
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

This disease has been fully deter
mined by DIR. Edwin +. Smith. OF the
Agricultural Department at Washing
ton, to be caused by bacteria. The dis
ease can be Induced in healthy plants
by inoculating them with the germs.
There is no remedy for plants so dis
eased. but the disease only appears
when cabbages have been planted two
or more years in succession on the same
land. by planting. therefore. on new
land. or where some other crop has
been raised the T 'a- tho dis
aaaa d0aa -a.i4
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
Spontaneous Combustion.

The fact thai fire sometimes arises
from the heat generated by fermenta-
fion was illustrated in big malt house
In Syracuse. y. Y. lately. The ware
house held 800 bushels Of barley
ready for mailing. II was unfortunate
" damp enough 10 begin fermentation.
In 50 large mass, this soon started
smoke from the windows of the ware
house. The fire department was called
OUT. but as no flame was visible it did
not know where TO apply water without
danger of causing the flames TO burst
forth and destroy the woodwork. The
building was very old and inhammable.
At last the grain was let out OF the
room in which il was piled, and by be
ing shoveled around so that II could
not set fire TO anything. all further dan
ger was avoided There are often
cases where hay is blackened by being
fermented too much. Glover hay is
most apt to suffer in this way because
II has so much nitrogen that II heats
very rapidly. Usually, however, there
Is so much carbonlc acid gas evolved
by fermentation that II suppresses
flame and the pile of fermenting mate
rial merely shoulders.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

pltals and morgues. The only bodies
for which high price can be obtained
ARE those of persons dying in some
mysterious way or some rare disease.
For these physicians or others inter
ested are often willing to pay enough
to induce the body snatcher to take
long chances. OF course the body OF
a person of ggeat wealth is always In
more or less danger. but their tombs
ire usually made practically lmpenetra-
blen
While there Is little body snatchlng
now the evil that men do lives after
them. and work done by the body
snatchers of past generation often
comes TO light when, through the
wishes of relatives or otherwise, II be-
comes necessary TO transfer corpse
to another spot. Many an empty coffin
Is found, and many are the articles Of
cemetery men to conceal from the rela-
tlyes the absence of the remains from
their resting place. The custodian OF
the dead Will seek to convince the
friends of the long departed one that II
is better that they should not look upon
the corpse, that It Is decayed beyond
recognition, and that the sight OF 1t
would be unpleasant to them.
II he succeeds, as he usually does. In
persuading them to forego the privilege
of another last look, he manages to get
enough sand and earth into the coffin
10 otve II the proper weight and thus
eludes snspieions In other cases the
head of the coffin is found to have been
smashed In and there are marks of the
CHASTITY body hook under the chin, but
the remains are intact, showing that
the robbers were interrupted at their
work or found that they had the wrong
/ eOrpse.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

tlnguish them when they occurred
oftener than fifteen times second.
The sharp sound of the electric spark
of an induction coil was distinguished
with one ear when the rate was as high
MS 500 to the second. Sight Is much
less keen than hearing in distinguish
Ing differences. II disc half white
and half black be reyolyed. 1t will
appear gray when Its revolutions ex-
ceed twenty-four per second.
1t has been found that we can hear
far more rapidly than we can count. 50
that If clock clicking movement runs
faster than ten to the second we can
count four clicks. while with twenty
To the second we can only count two of
them.-Boston Globe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
LATEST IN CYCLES.
Fifty Tricycle. Cabs Can BE Seen on the
Streets of Berlin.

A tricycle. cab Is one of the latest fea.
lures Of the streets Of Esflln. 1t IL
called the lleNd' 2. 20 named after
the inventor. and company has been
organized In the German capital which
now has fifty of these tricycle. cabs In
use. The cab is built on the principle
of the bicycle, with the difference that
II has three wheels instead of two. The
two large wheels support n comfort
ably cushioned seat on their axle. and
the small wheel in the rear Is used for
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
swlni,nrne. tho Poet.

Algernon Charles Swlnburne, tho
poet, Is one Of the most eccentric m
dividuals In England, lie Is n perfect
master Of Greek and French. but II Il
his delight to pretend TO be entirely
illlterate, and. though he left 0xfor'l
with great reputation. he never took
his degree. Mr. Swlnburne lives near
London, but he Is rarely seen In soeie,y.
One Of the most pleasing traits in has
character IL his devotion to children.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

The hest smoke houses are made of
brick with cement or brick floor. A
house six by seven feet is large enough
for most farmers. Seven feet Is about
the right height If the door Is made
of wood. IT should be lined with metal.
The inside should he provided with
hooks on which TO hang the hams or
other meat For providing the smoke.
corn cohs make good fuel.-Msssa.
chnsetts Ploughman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

steering purposes only. In this trlcy
Gle cab the coaehman or operator sits
In the rear and the passenger In front
The conveyance Is propelled by sim
pie up and down movement Of the feet
just as a sewing machine Is operated
and there Is 10 chain or sprocket ar.
rangement.
suited for all kinds OF weather. For
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
NEW MILITARY BALLOON.
German Authorities Construct One at
"a Cost of $4,000.

The German Government recently
constructed a huge military balloon
that has attracted much attention. II
Is OF aluminium. 1870 feet long. ~ feet
high. and weighs 1900 pounds. Motion
Is obtained by a screw propeller ut the
lower part OF each side, driven by q
benzlne motor In the ear beneath. An
ascent was made from field near Der.
lin, and at st Roadway was made
against strong wind. but unfortunate
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
Many Aged Men and women.

The French Village S0urnIa has
among It's 600 inhabitants as many rs
fourteen who have passed their etgll.
tleth year. There Is no physician In or
near the village.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

Hon. ". J. Bryan, the m
nine-tenths of the people OF
would like to see become our next
ident, declares that the only wayt
tha fight against the gold stane
combine is ~ silver men in all par
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

Twice year, at least, the COW stable
needs thorough renoyation-Spring
and Fail. Renovation should mean In
his Instance Il rigid cleansing of the
door, walls aud ceiling. so that there
IS no dust or dirt or persistent bad
odDr cllnging about the apartment.
Flavor Eow plays such an important
part In the quality OF dairy goods that
It must nj all hazards he retained IN
impaired. especially in winter-made
stock. To do this the winter stable
must be kept, not like the lll-smell.ng
place that It often is. but clean.
sweet. airy apartment. After you have
once got II set in order It takes but a
nominal amount of labor TO keep 1t 50.
md you hav" rs n reward healthy
ws. clean. pure milk and more Of II
! though no especial attention We're
to this. OF course. the more mod
your stable. the easler ii is kept
n and sweot.-Ohio Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.

How TO Set and Cultivate a Hedge
Fence Butter Should BE Shipped in
Good Condition-K Keeping Squirrels
from Corn Cribs.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

bright, balmy days. when no covering
Is required. there IS a hood arrange.
ment that can be detached. In
stormy weather 1t can be easily replae-
ed, thus affording all the protection de.
sired from the Meather
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

No woman ever loved man SO much
that she didn't try to find out the cost
OF the engagement ring.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

All men are born equal. but some OF
them manage 10 become football play.
crs later on.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

(hurnIrg WITH BuII Power.
! winter we feed thirty pounds of
age and ten 10 twelve pounds OF
and a grain ration. consisting of
irds bran and One-third cotton
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

FL f y Elliott
X a y m o n 81
bought a farm
in Flint valley
it was not be-
cause he intend
ed going into ag-
rlculture, or be-
cause he want
&l
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-12

consisten.. sastodon down
Legislature pass. " Il did
chewing gum and corse "". poopy
hate to DO in their places 20
returned home to their WI
all AOl0
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose, namely, a receptacle for the urine.
and rs such it is not liable to any form
of disease except by one of the two wavs
The first way is from imperfect action
OF the Kidneys. The second way is from
careless local treatment of other diseases
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kid
neys is the chief cause of bladder troubles.
So the womb, like the bladder, was
created for one purpose, and if not doc
tored too much is not liable to weakness
or disease. except in rare cases, 1t is
situated .ck Of and very close to the
bladder, therefore any pain. disease or
inconvenience manifested i'm the kidneys,
back. bladder or urinary passage is often,
10y mistake. attributed to female weak
ness or womb troubles of some sort. The
error is easily made and NAV be as easily
avoided To find out correctly, set your
urine aside for twenty four hours: q sed-
iment or settling indicates kidney or
bladder trouble. The mild and the er-
traordinary effect of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney. and blad-
der remedy is soon realized. If YOU need
medicine You should have the best AT
druggists fifty centSan one dollar. You
may have sample bottle and pamphlet
both sent free by mail upon receipt of
three two cent stamps to cover cost of
hostage on the bottle. Mention THE
UNION TIMES and send YOUR address to
DR.. kllmer ~ Co., BinglIamton, n. Y.
The proprietorS OF this paper guarantee
the genuineSS OF this offer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
JEFF Welborn'S Pet,

have these cotton seed for sale at
81 90 per bushel at my place, two miles
East of Union. The following clipping
raceived 10y Wellborn tells what they
are:
1t has no peer stands pre-eminent,
and is without competition for earliness.
IT. has opened in eighty days, making
10000 pounds forty bales) gathered
from twenty acres. without manure or
fertilizer; 1900 pounds of lint gathered
from one acre; 600 pounds of lint ma
tured when the last rain was June 18th
1t will beat boil or web worms, August
drouth or October frosts, The leaves
mature and drop off Ivy the time the boil
on the same stem is grown, consequently
the bottom bolls on the richest land open
early and wide. The lint classes good
middlng. 1t will turn out 30 pounds of
lint per 100 pounds of seed cotton. 1t
hangs well in the boil, yet it picks easy;
never heard of sore fingers from picking.
Three stalks take up less room than one
of The long limb, and will put OH three
bolls in the same time it takes long
limb to put OH one.
A. Il. OSBORNE,
l6-3t. Union, ). G.,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

aua, who is opposed to annexation
under any circumstances or condiss ,
tions, providing for the appointment
of commissioners by the President to
act with commissioners appointed by
Great Britain, Germany, Russia,
France, Austria Hungary, Japan and
China, in formulating a plan for the
permanent naturalization and indie
pendence of Hawaii, and prevention
Of any nation taking possession there
of either directly or indirectly. This
resolution is mentioned merely as a
Legislative curiosity; it could not
command dozen votes in Congress.
The House has recorded itself in
favor of the election Of Senators by
direct vote.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
Gen. r. q. M. Dunovant Dead.

Edgeield, May 13.-After a pro.
tracteg illness Gen. r. G. M. Dun
ovant died at his home here early
this morning. Gen. Dunovant served
his country with distinction in the
Mexican war. and was prominent in
the State militiary and civil life be-
fore and during the late war, having
been Adjutant General of the State
for a number of years. He married
Miss Mary Brooks, a sister of the
Hon. Preston S. and Capt. J. II.
Brooks. He wrote short history
of the Mexican war, which is very
instructive and CONSPICUOUS for truth
and accuracy. He had attained his
77th year. Edge6eld is in deep grief
over the departure Of her distinguish
ed dead.-News and Courier. .
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
HOW TO LOOK GOOD.

Good looks are really more than skin
keep. depending entirely on healthy
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IT Your stomach is disOrdered, YOU have
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Acts directly ON the stomach, liver and
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botcheS and hoils, and gives a complex :
ION. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at
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per bottle,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
George Geddes.
Consumption Can be
Cured.

Nothing conld be fairer, more phiian
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than the offer Of T. A. Slocum, M. y.
of New York city. ,
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Already this new scientific course Oh
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The Doctor considers It his. fsiigious
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
AN ENTERPRISING DRUGGIST.

There are few men more wide awake
ana enterprising than DR.. +. G. Duke
who spare no pains to secure the best of
everything in their line for their many
customers. They now have the valuable
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for consumption, coughs and colds. This
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lungs. Call at the above drug store and
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90 cents and 81. Guaranteed to cure or
price refunded.