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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

First TO Round the Horus
When the Oregon started on her I'M
paralleled cruise Of 1900 miles and
steamed through the Golden Gate, fir
ing her salute of good-by to the flag
that floats over the Preside on March
10, Capt. Charles u. Clark and his crew
were as much in ignorance OF her uiti-
mate destination as the rest OF the
world. Captain Clark was told to make
Callao his first stopping place. The
big vessel. with Its tremendous load or
guns and protecting t%urrets, ran into
a heavy sea before 1t had got out OF
sight of Californla's promontories.
The captains orders did not provide
for a return. The ships prov had
been headed for the coast Of Peru and
the course was never changed In spite
of protracted bad weather. While
many tons of steel were pounding on
the Pacific the men who direct the
game of war and 8 the warshipS as
so many pieces at chess were debating
what disposition should be made of the
redoubtable floating battery. To
"Fighting Bob" Evans was left the dis
position of the big ship. dewey, with
the Olympia, can lick the entire Span
ish Aslatic squadron" was Evans esti-
mate, and the destination of the Ore
gOn was settled.
Great anxiety was felt for the pride
of the navy" when April l came and
she had not been sighted off the coast
of Peru, as expected, but on April 8 the
bold lines of the battleshlp were de-
scribed off Callao. She had fought a
long battle with the elements, but had
come out victorious without n mark.
The Oregon coaled at Callao and there
Captain Clark received a sealed packet
containing his orders. When the ship
had headed about and steered into the
open sea, Captain Clark communicated
the story of the Names report and Its
reception by the American people to
his men, in addition to the route of
their excursion around Cape Horn.
officers and crew exercised the great
est precaution when var with Spain
promised to become the sequel to the
Maine disaster. The ship was given a
coat Of iron gray and her searchlight
swept the horizon for hostile sails. The
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Pointer to Tobacco arower..

Commenting OF the manipulation of
the tobacco market by Spectators, a
correspondent in an exchange says:
There Is a movement on foot by which
that gigantic monopoly, the tobacco
trust, will control the entire tobacco
market of the United States, and in
consequence the producer, or In other
words, the tobacco raiser, Will be at
the mercy of the trust, and the prices
will be put down to such low figures
that 1t will be impossible for the raisers
to make any profit out Of the raising of
tobacco. What we propose for the
farmers Is to organize themselves, raise
a fund sufficiently large to establish n
market of their own, build large man
ufactories and dry houses, and put
stock out at $50 a share, to be held only
by bona-fide tobacco r%aisers; elect men
Of their own class, or unquestioned bus
mess ability, pay them respectable sal
aries, and fight the trusts with their
own weapons. By this move the organ
ization could prevent, In a measure, an
0yerproduction Of the crop and receive
therefor an adequate and uniform price
for the weed, and, as the majority Of
people are a~ntagonlstic to trusts, there
will be no difficulty in ~disposing of the
product of such an enterprising and
self-protecting move. AS the cost Of
manufacture of tobacco Is about one
tenth that Of Its raising, we could sure
ly manufacture our own productions at
handsome profits. Under this plan we
would receive from $50 to $50 per 100
pounds for our tobacco, where now 1t
Is $3.50 to SIS"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

A French surgeon at Smyrna, wish
Ing to procure a stork, and finding great
difficulty in doing so, on account OF the
extreme veneratlon in which these
birds are held by the Turks. stole all tho
eggs GU Of n nest and replaced them
with those Of n hen. In course OF time
the young chickens made their appear
ance, much to the establishment OF the
old stork couple. Soon after the male
stork went away and was not seer for
two or three days, when he returned
with an immense crowd OF his compan-
Ions, who all assembled In the place and
formed II circle, taking no notice OF the
numerous spectators which go unsusuaI
an occurrence had collected. Mrs. Stork
was then entieed forward into the
midst of the circle, and after some con
sultatlon the whole flock fell upon her
and tore her to pieces; after which they
Immediately dispersed and the nest was
abandoned.
A pair OF martens, having built In q
corner Of a window, n OF which, from
n remarkable white feather In one OF It's
wings, was known to be the same bird
which had built there the year before,
had no sooner finished their nest than
n strange swallow conceived the plan Of
taking possession Of the property and
once or twice actually succeeded in
driving the owners out. For. n week
there was constant battling. Al length
the two rightful owners were observed
TO be very busily engaged In lessenIng
the entrance Into the nest, which, in a
short time, was so reduced that II was
with difficulty that they could force
themselves into 1t slngly. When they
had accomplished their object, one or
other of them always remained. within.
with Its bill sticking out, ready to re-
ceive any sudden attack. The enemy
persevered for n week, but at length,
finding Its prospects hopeless, left the
pair to enjoy the fruits OF their fore
thought. Ii
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

progress Of the vessel southwark after
leaving Callao was attended by great
danger owing to storms, and for that
reason the Oregon coaled In the Straits
Of Magellan instead of attempting to
enter the harbor of Valparaiso. When
the joint resolution Of Congress de-
clared the Cuban people should be free
and that Spanish sovereignty was at
an end on the Western continent, Cap
tain Clark was only tw~enty-four hours
behind schedule time. The Oregon was
the first warship in history to round
that storm-swept point.
On the Lookout for Trouble.
Captain Clark was warned by cable
of the dangers hat lay In his path and
answered hat he was ready to engage
the entire Spanish 1eet II his superiors
80 desired. A brief summary Of the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
EneIand's oldest actress.

England's Oldest living actress is
Mary Anne Kelley, who is now In her
ninety-third year. When she was 90,
Queen Victoria invited her to visit
Buckingham palace, and ON being asked
afterward II she felt nervous at the
first encounter, she replied: Merry
Gus? Certainly not. Her majesty re-
ceiyed me like the great lady she is, and
put M at my ease at nce."-Kansas
City Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
MAP SHOWING oREGoN's LONG TRIP.

Joint resolutions were sent him for the
entertainment of his men, together
with a Tip" that a declaration Of war
and actual hostillties would be forth
coming. When the Oregon turned Into
the Atlantic Ocean she was Joined by
the gunboat Marietta, which had left
San Diego several days after the Ore
gon. Together they steamed north
ward. Captain Clark and the COM
mander OF the Marietta learned of the
events that had TRANSFERRED while they
were speeding from the Straits OF Ma
gellan. War had beer declared April
%, and the crews of both boats set up
a mighty cheer when they received the
news of the capture OF Spanish vessels
of the coast of Cuba.
SPANS crack torpedo boat, the Tenn
erario, made a bluf at the Oregon, but
Immediately skunk away into the Bay
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

the American vessels arrived at Rio de
Janeiro the Temararlo arrived. Bra
lillian officials. however. were active
and said they would prevent any clast
between the representatives of the two
governments. News of the magnih
cent victory of Dewey's feet reached
the Americans in Rio de Janeiro. With
In the harbor of Brazil's capital the Or
egon and Marietta were Joined by the
dynamite cruiser Buffalo, recently pur
chased from that government.
Orders came from the Navy Depart
ment to proceed, and the fleet of three
vessels steamed out of the harbor of
Rio de Janelro May 4. They were In
structed to stop at every cable port en-
route and receive instructions.
Oregon Built In the west.
All the material for the construction
and armament of the Oregon came
from the far Western States. The iron
mines of California. Oregon, Washing
ton, Nevada. Colorado, and New Mex
leo supplied the crude metal which was
afterward converted into steel for the
hull, great strips of armor and ponder
Gus castings for the guns. The big bat
tleship was built by the Union Iron
Works, San Francisco. On her trial
trip an average of 1870 knots was
maintained and I'LL horsepower was
developed, 2,111 In excess of the o n
tract.
In size the Oregon is only surpassed
by one ship In the navy-the Iowa.
The displacement of the Pacifc-born
monster Is 10,2SS tons. The excess
weight of the Iowa comes from her
high decks, which are supposed to
make her more seaworthy. When the
Oregon was constructed she was in
tended for coast service. her designers
never thinking of a record-breaklng
cruise equal to more than half the dis
lance around the earth's surface. The
Oregon Is supplied with bunkers that
give her a coal capacity of 1884 tons.
This enables her to steam 1900 miles
without recoaling. The Oregon's COM
plement of men numbers 473. Her
Is divided as follows: Belt, IS
inches; deck, 2&4 inches; barbettes, IT
inches; t%urrets, Is inches; easements,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

Tartars or "outer barbarians." By
Maj. Boucheraeder and others 1t has
been considered that the huge tower Of
as for a number of different purposes.
That Is to say, for the signaling not
necessarily of any particular words or
sentences, but of expected events, I'M
perial DEGREES. military orders and 9th
er matters intended to be understood
through conventional signals, whether
of lights, flags, semaphores or other de
vices, by all the motley host of nation
allties and languages of which the
Chaldean empire vas composed.-Corn-
hill.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Worlds Great Cities.

According to the latest authority on
population the great cities Of the world
are, In the order of their size, as fol-
lows: London. with n population Of
4,231, 43l; New York (Greater), $780,
600; Paris, 2,447, 957; Berlin, 1,677,351;
Canton, 100000; Vienna, 1894, 54S;
Toxic, Japan, 1,214,113; Philadelphia,
LAP, 653; Chicago, 1,099,s50; st. Peters
burg, 1,035,430, and Pekin, 100000.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Soil Variation In FieId..

1t Is a misfortune to a farmer to have
different kinds of soil In the same field,
though 1t may be an advantage to have
variation In different fields on the same
farm, so az to grow n greater variety
of crops. Difference in fertility only
may be easily remedled with manure
But with clay spots, sandy knobs and
gravel beds all In the same field, uni
formity of fertility cannot be expected.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

@ inches. The main battery Of the Ore
gon consists Of four 13-inch, eight g.
inch and four slow-fire 6-inch guns.
This outfit is not surpassed by any bat
tleship in the world. The supplement-
airy rapld-fire battery consists of TWEEN
ty 6-pounders, six 1-pounders. four
Gatlings, two field guns and three tor
pedo tubes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Ancient Methods OF signaling.

The fabulous honor Of being the first
inventor Of the art of signaling is be-
slowed by certain classical writer's up
on the ingenious Palalnedes. This hero
may have introduced improvements in
detail, but 1t is certain that long be-
fore the time of the Trojan war the
Egyptians and A%ssyrians, II not the
Chinese and other nations of remote
antiquity-of whom monumental rec
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Sewing Grain for Fowls.

The henyard ought to be large enough
to allow a team with pillow to go into It
and urn the surface frequently. All
that Is needed Is to expose a new sur
face of soil, burying the dr6ppIngs of
the fowls, and also turning up worms,
grubs and small insects. If some oats
or other grain is sown on this plowed
surface, and slightly covered with soil,
the hens will scratch diligently until
they get nearly all of 1t, clearing them
selves Of yermin by the dust which they
purposely throw among their feathers.
1t is a dust bath, and Is ms good for
fowls as n water bath Is for men and
women. If some grains escape and
come up the hens will eat fhe tender
blade, and then dig down until they
find the swollen grain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

ords alone remain to us-had developed
regular methods of signaling by fire,
smoke, flags, etc.
The great wall, built by the Chinese
ages ago, and 1000 miles long, is stud
ded with towers. Between these sig
nails were lnterchanged when troops
had to be collected in order to resist at
tack at any point threatened by the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

every year auses so many farmers to
sell milk at n loss. Such farmers do,
we think, get In the habit of making
more or less cheese, and their tables
are well supplied. 1t is the farmers
with only one or two cows who use
least cheese. We used to make cheese
on a farm when we had only two cows,
putting night and mornings milk to-
gether In a single cheese.-Amerlcan
Cultivator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

Of Montevideo and hid behind a penin-
sular when she got within observation
distance of Uncle Sans mighty sea
fighter. The least inclination of the
Temerario to disrespect the friendly
character of the harbor would have
resulted in the sinking of the Spaniard
under five IONS of steel proiectiles into
the waters of the bay. Two days after
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Cheese for Home Use.

1t Is surprising that farmers do moi
use more cheese. 1t IL a healthy and
nutritious article of food. and Fan be
made far more cheaply than nitrogen
GUS nutrition can be supplied In any 9th
er form. Another reason why farmers
should use more cheese Is that 1t will
prevent the glut In Drlces Of milk which
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Very Shocking Drama.

"Ain't that new drama simply dis.
gusting.'
Amt 1t! The idea of that big, hand.
some villain getting that dear little
heroine into that dark oom and then
not even attempting to kiss her.
Puck.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Eli Teeth with Glass.

The latest use for glass is instead of
gold as a material for stopping decay
ing teeth. 1t answers splendldly, and
is far less conspicuous than the yellow
metal. OF course, II Is not ordinary
glass, but is prepared by some new
patented process which renders 1t soft
and malleable.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
The March of the Reapers.

hG NAdTEh VI hC ID
As we list with the ear OF the spirit
There's a sound on every hand
IT'S the stately march of the reapers
Thro' this glorious Western land,
Where but yesterday was desert,
Or sand dunes vast and lone,
Or prairies, flower-studded,
That the Indian called his own.
Where lonely silence brooded
And no other sound wa heard
Save the thunder of the buffalo
Or the song of prairie bird.
To-day DER countless acres
Waves now the harvest fair,
And the marching of the reapers
Is sounding thro' the air.
Where the gulf waves wash fair Texas,
Mays sunshine brings the gold
or the ripening wheat for harvest
Not the sickles, as of old -
But with hum of vast steel reapers
And the march of myriad feet.
As northward moves the harvest
OF the eyer-ripening wheat.
Next 0klahoma's valleys
Take up the ceaselcss tune,
Then Kansas rolling prairles
Ripen with the skies of June.
Then northward, eyer northward,
Sounds the reapers' busy hum,
TIL to far-off Manitoba
The harvest home has come.
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And this Is what 1t meaneth,
This Yict'ry Of the wheat,
II Is bread for earth's vast millions
That they one and all may eat,
And still It's march Is onward
The barren lands to save,
Till from Southern coast to Norther
shore
Its fields In triumph wave:
And greater still Its victories,
Till In the years to be,
In lands now counted desert
Its waving fields wen see,
Till in place Of famlne's wailing cry
Shall be heard the reaper's tread,
And far and near in every land
The people shall have bread.
Kansas City Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
German JurIes.

In Germany, when the vote Of 1
Jury stands six against six, n prison
is acquitted. A vote Of seven agali
five leaves the decision to tho cou
and on a vote of eight against four I
prisoner is convicted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
A Larra Egg.

Seth Leonard, of Shutesbury, Mn
reports n specimen OF hen fruit
inches the larger way and 0as
smaller. that he found recently In
henhouse.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

The Northwestern Agriculturist re,
ports that eighty families have moved
from Kansas to Minnesota to raise
sugar beets in the vicinity OF the ne"
beet sugar factory near Minneapolis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
OF THE OREGON.
MISUNDERSTANDING CRUISE OF
THE PAClFIC-BORN WARSHlP.

Journey Equal to More than Half the
Distance Around the Earth Beset
by Grave Dangers, but Was A1ways
Ready for Trouble.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

After n man has accumulated
much MS $1,000 1t Is perfectly pro
for his wife to refer to the "grour
surrounding their hone, Instead Of
yard"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.

Need of Agricultural Instruction In
the Schoo1s-VaIue of the Garden
Hints for Tobacco G~rowers-Soil
Variation in FieIds-Home Cheese.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

Fort Along the Trocha.
The Spanish trocha In Cuba Is n form
of fertilization running along the coast
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

Few girls would care for style II kiss.
Ing were questionable.
Evening journal., 1898-03-23
DIUD.

PENTNGTON.-In this city, On March
10, 1898, Eliza Ann. widow of Hy-
land B. Pennington, in her S1st year.
QUIMBY.--In this city, on the 18th in
stant, Joseph J. Quimby, aged 81
years.
RIBEY.--In this city, on March %.
Katherine c., wife of James J. Riley,
aged 80 years.
Relatives and friends are respectful
ly invited to attend the funeral from
her late residence, No. 211 Madison
street, on Friday morning, at O'Clock.
High mass ait st. Paul's Church. In
terment at Cathedral Cemetery
TAYLOR.-At 1.2O p. m, March 10,
1898, Mary II. Taylor, aged 40 years,
wife OF Daniel w. Taylor.
THOMPSON-In this city, on the 18th
instant, Almond Earle, son of
Joseph S. and Annie Thompson, aged
years. 2 months and Is days.
WELDON.-In the city, on the 18th
instant, Joseph ]. Weldon, aged 80
years.
YUNGATANN. March 90 1898
Frank Walker Yungmann, aged is
months.
Evening journal., 1898-03-23

were known that the circulation de-
partment would be closed on holidays
those who patronize the library would
adapt themselves to the condition and
no one would be any the worse for the
full day Of recreation afforded the offl-
cials. In fact,I don't know that it would
not be as well to close the place up al
together If our city, county and Fed
eral Offices and our business houses can
close and the public adapt itself to the
condition, / do not see why the Free
Library cannot do likewise. 1t is a
gross injustice to make those people
work while everybody else is enjoying
the day."
Evening journal., 1898-03-23
ONLY MIR. BAYARD.

There are times when the personality
OF a great man pales into insignifi-
oance in comparison with the momen-
tary popularity of some man much less
entitled 10 public appreciation and en-
fhusiasm. Former Ambassador Thomas
r. Bayard is the central figure in The
latest incident of this character which
has come within the knowledge of the
Wayfarer.
last Thursday night Cornelius j..
Moriarity. the adopted son OF DR..
John j. Dougherty, and the foremost of
local pugilists, fought kid" Laylgn6
to a draw In Cleveland, Ohio. lie was
expected home on Saturday evening
and a crowd OF his friends went down
TO the p, w. 4 b. station TO glys him
a rousing welcome,
1t so rappened that Mr. Bayari mad
occasion 10 be at the station ut the
same time. TO see someone OF or 10
greet someone who was about to ar
rive.
When the train pulled in there was
a rusn TO greet Moriarity. or Jack"
DAILY, as he is known in the plgiistic
world. Mr.. Bayard approached and en-
tered his carriage. Some OF the street
gamins saw him.
Here he isl" yelled some OF them.
Here's MOriarity. :"
And they made a rush for his car
,lage
Mr. Bayard smiled indulgently.
FINALLY one boy yelled?
''Feners, that aint Moriarty. That 3
only Mr.. Bayard"
And the former ambassador was de-
..ntsfr1 60. fha fIon ,F Tho 1,.oftt.
HER GERMAN FlAILED HER.
In one OF the local law offices there
is a stenographer who has a smatter-
ing OF German. She can talk learnedly
I'm English about Dutch reed-blrds and
pretzels; knows a festive frankfurter
: when she sees II, and can tell limbur
ger from cream cheese without looking
at it. In her vocabulary she has sew
cral German words which she uses
with an English pronunciation which
is simply bewildering to a native of the
Fatherland. Hence. III is not to be won-
dered ait that she befuddles a news
boy occasionally
Last evening n newsboy stuck mis-
head in the office door.
"Paper?" was his laconic inquiry
''Nein," said the young woman.
TIN sorry miss, but / only have
three" replied the hoy, 80 I'll leave
them and go to the office and get the
other six
The young woman was forced 20
abandon her German and come down
TO plain English in explaining that
"nein" meant no" and THAT she
wanted no papers.
Evening journal., 1898-03-23
CHARLIE rs pEYouT.

City Tax Collector Eugene Sayers
never knows what his white horse,
Charlie is going to do. For instance,
an evening OF two ago The Wayfarer
was standing ait Sixth and Market
streets listening to the Salvation Army
people, who were conducting services
not far west OF the city tax office. Col
lctOr Sayers drove up just as the re-
ligious enthusiasts knelt to pray. Char
lie must certainly have been convinced
that he had some cause for thanks
giving, for when ne got opposite the
kneellng group both front feet stum-
bled and ne hnelt with them, showing
no disposition to get on all fOurs again.
II was an embarrassing position for
Collector Sayers, especially as a NUMB
Der of his colleagues in the citys SER
vice were interested and amused spec
tatOrs Of the occurrence. He pulled
hard at the lines, but Charlie was so
deeply engrOssed In his religious mus
ings that he failed to respond with his
usual alacrity. IL was two or three
minutes before Charlie would consent
TO arise from his knees and proceed on
his journey.
Mr.. Sayers hoped that the incident
would be overlooked by those Of his
acquaintance who We're In the neigh
bOrhOcd, but since then he has been
numerically twitted for permitting
Charlie to participate in the religious
services of such an orthodox organlza-
tion.