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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
HORRORS OF MeTEMMeA
d ervishes Transform the City Into .
Modern GoIEatha.

Modern Golgatha.
The town OF Metemmeh sta nds aboui
a mile from the waterway, but the Ia
teryening plain presented a most won
derful sight, one of the most wonder
full that have crossed my path ia foui
campaigns. The deryish army had
evidently remained, after the fall u
the Jaalins at Metemmeh, encainpet
for some time In this plain. behin'
their chain Of i~ntrenchments. aud had
lived on the fat of the land; for tbs
place, and here | am not exaggerating.
over an area not less than live sqnate
miles. was simply one mass OF the
refuse OF flesh meat-a modern Golgo-
tina. Animals must have been slangh-
tered In thousand with ruthless waste.
since even now the sand-driven plain
IS but q mass OF animals skulls and
bones. The hides even were not pre-
served. but are there to his day. rot
ting in the sun.
We rode across this ghastly stretch
TO the town itself. In lis day Metem-
meh must have been one of The most
ibbNAi A6uluk hIdb INV he hlth TIT 4AiiNa
To-day It Is a ghostly catacomb. a vert
table city of death. As we rode down
the deserted streets and passed through
the erumbling alleys n feeling of deep
depression held US. How could It have
been otherwise, for here We were Ia
what a few months ago had been a
fiourishing. busy town, with its COM
mercial interests, Its family and inter
nal ties, its markets, its homesteads
and It's byres. Now it Is a Quilted city.
given over TO desolation, decay and the
foul scayengers OF the desert.
Fire and sword had done their work.
There WAS not a roof but bore evil
dences Of the Invaders fire brand, nor
n courtyard but held its complement OF
dead. The very domestic animals had
been slaughtered at their tethers, ana
the infants at their mothers breasts.
From the dry brick mansion OF the
leading sheikh Ia the hovel OF the
meanest fisherman every dwelling bore
testimony to the ruthless tragedy
which had Oyertaken them. Bleaehed
bones lay in heaps In every corner and
sun-drled carcasses fouled the air 0f
every open space.
Doorways and alleys showed how
they had rapidly been mudded up. aud
In all the scrub by her riverside house.
hold belongings showed how the
wretched Jaalin had tried 10 save their
simple penates by n hurried flight. But
the bones around these caches were
only a detail Of the q great tragedy
which was almost a successful attempt
TO blot out not a nomAd family but an
agricultural race.
From the town we went into the des-
ert 10 the spot where the dervlshes had
made their second camp. The Intro
duction was grewsome enough. FOR
upon a dry sandy knoll we came upon
the eonqueror's gallows. 1t Vas but IA
crosstree Of blackened logs. from which
Il length OF rope was stlll listing to the
breeze. but at It's base were evidences
OF Its Use IN all their creepy details.
| counted eighteen human skulls. 10
the bleached Jawbones Of which the
boards Of the victims were SIN adher.
ing. while a c~lean-cnl shin bone show
ed that mntilRtlon had preceded death.
-S0udan letter in the London News
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
Preparing Ground for Tobacco.

Preparing Ground for Tobacco.
The growing of tobacco seems to he
on the increase and to be coming more
Into prominence every year as an agri-
cultural crop. The zone OF Its influence
seems to be e%nlarglng in an agricultural
sense. Parts OF the country that were
formerly regarded as untitled for the
growing of this plant are coming into
prominence as tobacco growing regions.
The tobacco plant holds a unique place
10 our agriculture. We cannot look up.
on 1t either as y food or ornamental
plant. In itself IL Is a poisonous weed.
1t was formerly thought that tobacco
growing greatly exhausted the ground.
but under proper methods this is be-
lieyed now not TO be the a
Growers of tobacco say that the cul-
ture Of the soil should begin Il long
time before the culture OF the plant. to
get the best results. The land should
be thoroughly plowed and narrowed In
the fall. Stable manure should be used
In large quantities. This should be
done In the fall TO give the manure
time to decay, as the tobacco plant
grows so rapidly that there Is no time
for manure to undergo chemical
changes after the seed has sent out the
shoot. 1t is advised to avoid the use Of
manures too heavily heterogeneous, and
to use considerable potash. After the
plants are on the ground cultivation
should be frequent and thorough
Farmers Review.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

kno wn to escort a young woman to a
church like a man and sit with her like
a gentleman will be promptly expelled
from membership"
Complaint comes from several local.
ties in the upper peninsula OF Michigan
as to the scarcity of trout, aud several
well-known fishermen account Tor IL
by the fact that during the past few
years large quantities of wall-eyed
pike have been planted In the treams
hroughout that part Of the state. They
say that the pike, which are now OF
large size, are rapidly deyouring the
trout. and that 1t Is only a matter OF
time when they will be exterminated
and trout fishing Will be one OF the lost
sports.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
An outrageous Islander.

The public may not know the good
story, which has been a joy for many
a long day among musicians, which
tells how a celebrated conductor. nd.
mlred and beloved by every one who
knows him, accused his wife, In broken
English, OF conduct the reverse of ad.
mlrable Ito put 1t mildly. HE was re.
flushing an invitation to IN afternoon
party for her on the plea of her delicate
health; but he evidently got a litih
mixed during his explanations, for h.
made the following astounding Sfafe
meni, which was news. indeed, 10. the
world In general: My wife lies In tbA
afternoon; II she does not lie, then she
swlndles!' n. B.-"Schwlndeln" IA the
equivalent In German for "feellny
giddy."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
CRUEL METHOD YoKlNG OXEN.
Rcam Once Placed In Position, Never
Removed Until Death.

The native Porto Rlcans have few
domestic animals. What few they own
are abused, their masters seeming to
take n savage delight in their suffer
ings. The OK Is the main reliance of
the farmers, horses being very small
and used only for travelling. The same
cruel ox-yoke that Spanish peasants
have used for hundreds of years IL used
still. 1t consists OF a 5.foot stick,
which Is laid across the heads Of the
animals, at the base OF the horn, to
which 1t is firmly dashed by leather
thongs. Two animals fastened togeth.
ed In this cruel manner are rarely sep
arated til death ends their torture.
This continued strain has made the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
Don't Like Too Much Mail.

"The new revision of the star routes
is doing Il great deal OF good In the
South" remarked Chief Clerk Day, OF
the railway mall service, land enabling
lots OF country folks to get their letters
and papers daily where they formerly
received them only nee or twice a
week. Strange to say, however. the
change is not always hailed with JOY.
Over in Gllmer County, Georgia, a star
route agent juggled things around so as
TO get a sIx-day mail into a weekly
town, and was chuckling over the Idea
that he had been a benefactor to the
whole district when the postmaster
hunted him up with Il face as long as
a back woods sermon 4 wish you all
would hx 1t to change that thar mall
back agin like 1t was said the old fel-
low, earnestly. WHAT exclaimed the
agent, IN amazement. Why, what on
earth IS the natter Well. it's like
this said the postmaster. Our folks
has been used to comm fer their letters
every Saturday an was we'll suited.
Now this here new scheme has been
started and It breaks 'em all up. They
feel kinder uneasy Ike onless they
come Ia every day, and they just can't
do no work. The crops Is gettin' plumb
neglected. We all want yon to switch
her back agln as quick as You kin The
agent went away deeply Disguised, aud
sent In a special report in which he In
tlmated that an annual mail would
about meet the needs of the county. At
last reports, though, 1t was standing at
the six-day schedule."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
Fall Flowing the Garden.

A great many weeds go to seed in the
fall, and Nature hastens her processes
so that those which 1t was thought
could moi possibly seed, will run up a
seed stalk in time to perfect a few
seeds before winter. But II plowed
while still green, both the weed and its
seed quickly rots in the soil. This fall
blowing Of the garden also brings up
many insects and pupa which have
found n winter alternating place un-
der some stone In the soil. Turning
this up Just before winter destroys the
Insects hiding place; and the rains and
melting SHOWS destroy its vitality.
What insects OF all kinds dread most is
not cold hut moisture and especially IL
this true in winter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
commercIaI Fertiiixer..

One OF the Industries which have de-
veloped in huge proportions in the last
third OF a century Is the manufacture
of commercial fertilizers. The annual
production OF fertilizers now reaches In
value about $40. 600 1000. and the bust
ness IL increasing rapidly. 4 great
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
Mineral Output OF Canada.

a consular synopsis of the Canadian
Mining Annual for 1898 shows the total
value of the mineral output for 1897 to
have been above $2s, 10000, an in
crease of S6,000,000. The output is d..
vlded rs follows: British Columbia.
%l0,455, 26S; Nova Scotia. $4,000, 900;
Ontario, $4,000, 900; Quebec, 81, O63, 2G6:
Northwest Territories and Yukon, 49,.
900, 900.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
stra wberry Plants In HiIl..

To successfully grow SRA wberries In
hills the land must be very rich, and
this causes many unn 10 start out.
Now. II these runners are allowed 10
form leaves and do not strike root. and
a great quantity of them are cut off all
at once, 1t Is not only a great waste, but
II throws the plant out OF balance Of
root and foliage, and thus weakened 1t
Is liable to be attacked with rust. II
the runners are clipped before lee YES
form II at one proceeds 10 form new
crowns and fruit buds and It's roots and
foliage will not be thrown out Of har.
mony. There will be little dlficulty OF
this sort II runners are cu' avery week
Michigan Fruit Grower,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
white wash the Farn Buildings.

The most durable whltewash is that
used by the United States Government
for painting lighthouses. 1t Is made Of
three parts fresh Rosendale cement
and two parts OF clean fine sand, well
mixed with clean water. 1t must be
kept well stirred when using and the
wall must be wet with clean water just
before applying the whitewash, which
should be as thick as 1t can be con
venlently spread with a whitewash
brush. A good. double white wash Is
made by shaking half a bushel Of fresh
lime with boiling water, dissolve G
pounds of fine salt In water and thor
oughly mix this with the slaked lime
and strain IL through \ fine sieve Of
coarse cloth, add half a pound OF pow.
dered Spanish whiting and one pound
OF clean glue, which has been dissolved
in warm water, add to this FIVE gallons
of clean hot water and stir II well over
a slow fire until 1t Is thoroughly heated
and well mixed. then set It away for a
day or two SO 1t will become we'll sea
soned, and when using 1t keep II
thinned with hot water to a eonsis-
tency that can be readily applied with
a white-wash brush and spread 1t while
quite hot.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
How 1t Happened.

Mrs. Wackum-HOw did that naughty
boy Of yours hurt himself?
Mrs. snapper-That good little boy Of
yours hit him on the head VITA q brick
Ally sloper.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

A farmer sat on his porch one day.
Thinking Of his fields aud meadows of
hay,
Or his heeey sheep and bis full-blooded
sows.
He thought Of the work OF his hands and
brain
1t took these traits in his pets TO train;
How he had la bored and toiled night aud
day
TO make good breeds that would always
pay.
But never once did he think OF the hen
That was out in the yard singing just
then;
You see she was Il mongrel, a half-breed,
Just come M, you know, like an old weed.
But nevertheless she had bought and paid
For the cloth of which his pants were
made.
She often furnished fpll half his meal.
For il be didn't get eggs he'd be sure to
squeal.
His hat she furnished the eggs to buy.
And / am not sure but she bought his tie.
His shoes, which were of the very best,
Ca me also from old biddy's nest.
Just then his wife came out with a pan
Filled half full with corn meal and bran.
She ave the her a gill or Two.
Saying. MY good old friend, how are
your
The farmer looked up in a dreamy way
And with a sc0wl on his face began to say,
Those old hens don't begin to pay.
For they do nothing but eat and lay"
These last two words were spoken by his
wife.
Who had worked with poultry all her life.
Said she, Look here, they're our best
friend.
For they furnish all the money We have
TO spend"
She showed him how the mortgage was
paid
BY the many eggs that biddy had laid.
We'll. we'll get a new breed next year"
He said as he kissed his wife so dear.
Poultry Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

The citizens of the same town nearly
always accuse each other OF being
homely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

Whenever Il bachelor begins to inyes
tlgate a girls cooking he means busi.
ness.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

People who den0unee the stage
should remember that the minstrel 10
never as black as he Is painted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
4 DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

Growing OF Tobacco Il on the Increase
Rot cornstaIks ia the soil-Growth
of Com merciaI Fertilizer Manufac-
ture-How to Judge = Horss.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

The Los Angeles Co., Cal, exhibit
at the Omaha Exposition received
ninety-nine prizes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
Haze to nuY = Horae.

If you want to buy a horse, take no
mans word for it. Your eye is your
market. Don't buy a horse In harness.
Unhitch him and take everything on
but the halter, and lead him around. IL
he has any falling, you can see 1t. Let
him go himself away, and II he walks
right into anything you know he Is
blind. No matter how clear and bright
his eyes are he can't see any more than
a bat. Back him, too. Some horses
show their weakness or tricks In that
way when they don't In any other. But,
be rs smart as you can, you'll get
caught sometimes. Even the experts
get stuck. A horse may look ever so
nice, and go a great pace and yet have
fts. There isn't a man who could tell
it until something happens. Or he may
have a weak back. Give him the whip
and off he goes for a mile or two. then
all Of a sudden he stops on the a
After u rest he starts again, but soon
stops for good. and nothing but "A der
rick can start him.-Southern Stock
Farm.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

Women rave about a bridegroom al.
most ~ much a. about & preacher,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

The young women of Carson New,
have organized an athletic club.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

hhododendrons Thirty Feet Htrh
In India the rhododendron grows TO a
height OF thirty feet. Marigolds Ia
North Africa reach a height Of four or
five feet.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

When God Is carving our rough block
into an angel, we weep over the chips.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

horns Of the breed abnormally large.
1t is said that this method OF yoking
oxen is to be stopped and American
yokes substituted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19
How to Make a Cheap Ice Hou.e.

How to Make a Cheap Ice HOuse.
Select or make a level place of ground
hear the house where least exposed to
the summer sun, and cover 1t with any
kind OF cheap boarding. Leave space
between the board for drainage. Place
stout posts at each corner, the TWO at
the front being 2 feet higher than those
at the back, to support the slanting
roof. Nall rough boards all around 10
the height of "a feet and then nail
similar ones to the inside. FIJI up this
space on all sides with sawdust or tan
bark, and cover the floor TO a depth of
10 inches with the same. Select a
freezing day, when the ice is in Its best
condition for storing. Have the ice
cut IN as large squares ~ can be han
died, and pack 1t as closely and evenly
ms possible, and I'LL up all gaps with
pounded Ice. also turning water over
each layer. Nail on more boards when
the space Is filled, and put In more
OF ice until enough is stored for
a summers use; then cover the top
with sawdust or tanbark . feet deep.
and build over 1t a roof of boards W
cred with slabs. When ice Is removed
from 1t. care must be taken TO replace
the covering as completely as possible.
Farmer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

A farmer sat on his porch one day.
Thinking Of his fields and meadows of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-15

Manila, July g, via Hongkong, July
11.-Friendly Filipinos in Manila have
been the medium of communication
between the American authorities and
the military leaders Of the insurrection
in Cavite province, which for some
time promised to result in bringing
over a prominent general and several
hundred Of his followers with their
arms. If the negotiations had sue
cceded the outcome would have had a
great moral effect, for other OBJECTIONS
doubtless would have followed. Were
the generals name given it might lead
in his case to a fate similar to that
which has befallen other Filipinos sus-
pected of frieEdliness toward the
Americans. He had foreseen the fail
ure of the insurrection and advised
Aguinaldo to make terms, but it is un-
dcrstood that he has sent word to the
Americans that, having sworn to sup
Fort the i%nsurrection, he must main
tain loyal to the end. Similar negotia-
lions are said, IN good authority, to
have been conducted with a member
of the cabinet Of the so-cafed Filipino
government, who, himself, took the
initiative. Some form Of money con
sideration figured in the discussion
with his friends.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-15
RAINY SEASON ON.
Soldiers II the Philippines Suffering
Great Discomfort.

Soldiers In the Philippines Suffering
Great Discomfort.
Manila, July lit has been rain
ing and storming almost constantly
for two days and the country along
the American south and bay lines is
literally flooded. The soldiers are SUI
fering great discomfort. The Thir-
tenth infantry regiment at Pasay is
in the worst position, being practically
surrounded by water. The bridges
that were used for getting supplies
have been washed away and some Of
the companies are now separated by
streams six feet deep. In many cases
the men are sleeping with three feet OF
water beneath their hunks, which are
elevated on cracker boxes. The COM
pany cooks when preparing meals
stand knee deep in water. Some of
the roads leading to Pasay are simply
impossible and the rice fields on all
sides are one great lake. A high
wind blew over several tents of the
Second reserve hospital. Manila bay
is impossible of navigation by either
launches or canoes and no vessels are
leaving the harbor. The United States
transport Centennial is ready to san
for San Francisco with discharged
soldiers, but the latter have to stand
around the water front all day,
drenched to the skin, waiting for a
launch to take them to the steamer.
The River Pasig and all other streams
are swollen and the city at low points
is covered with water.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-15
THREATENED LYNcH1NG.
Excited Citizens Make 1t Warm for
n Nexr0.

Excited Citizens Make 1t Warm for
Pittsburg, July IL. Glenwood, a
suburb Of this city, was thrown Into
excitement last night by the threat
ened lynching of a young negro named
Daniel Scott. Scott, with two compan-
ions, went to a mill-workers' camp
near Hays station, where a game OF
.'craps'' was started with several OF
the mill men. Scott lost his all on a
throw, grabbed the money and ran,
with the crowd at his heels. Patrick
Murto caught up to him and demanded
the money. Scott pulled his revolver
and fired at Murto, the ball grazing
his shoulder and knocking. him to the
ground without real injury. Scott
fed, but was captured on the Glen
wood bridge, where a crowd of several
hundred men soon gathered. Murto's
companions thinking he had been MUIR
Gered. wanted to lynch the negro. Be
fore the police arrived Scott had been
used as a football by the crowd and
was a sorry looking object when n
ed in the station house. Scott claims
that his revolver was loaded with
blank cartridges.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-15
TO PROTECT THE FORESTS.
An Association With That Objec
Will Soon BE Formed.

An Association With That object
Will soon Be Formed.
Chicago, July 1.-The Times-Herald
says: A national park or forestry re-
serve association for the governmental
preservation of over 100000 acres Of
land in Northern Minnesota will be
formed in Chicago this month. The
organization starts with the cordial
Endorsement Of Gov. Roosevelt of New
York: James J. Hill, Of the Great
Northern railroad; Col. James Cooper
of this city and prominent congress-
men and government officials interest.
ell in the immediate creation of great
national reserves for the preservation
of native forests and streams and the
perpetuation of the game Of the land.
The protection Of the forests is made
double important as the friends and
promoters of the reserve have also in
view the placing under governmental
charge all the lands surrounding the
headwaters Of the historic Mississippi
river. The tract includes the Leech
lake district and embraces the counties
Of Grow Wing, Aitken, Wadena, Hub
bard, Beltrami and Itasca, containing
over q thousand lakes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-15
NAMING THE OFFICERS.
War Department Preparing the List
of Appointments FOX New Regi-

War Department Preparing the List
Of Appointments for New Regi-
ments.
Washington, July 1.-THE war de-
partlnent officials are busily engaged
in preparing the list of appointments
of officers not already announced for
the ten new regiments of infantry to
be organized for service in the Phil
ippines. Approximately there are
nearly five hundred of these in all, in
Guiding those Of the line and staff.
The colonies for nine of the regiments
have already been made public, but
the selection for the tenth, it is said,
has not been definitely determined.
All the officers for the regiments are
to be from the regular army establish
ment and from among those who saw
actual service in the Spanish war and
whose records and capacity are known
at the war department. A large pro
portion of them are expected to be an
nounced during the early days of the
week.