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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09
ODE Initiation Ceremony

"Yes'm." said Fanny. "Its yo'
house. Miz Williams, not mine. You
want 'em tear 1t down. I'm willin'."
She departed, and Mrs. Williams
continued to sew. The days were grow
ing short, and at FIVE O'Clock she was
obliged to put the work aside, as her
eyes did not permit her to continue 1t
By artificial light. Descending to the
lever floor. she found the house silent.
and when she opened the front door
to see II the evening paper had come,
she beheld Sam. Penrod and Maurice
Levy standing near the gate engaged
In quiet conversation. Penrod and
Maurice departed while she was Look
ing for the paper, and Sam came
thoughtfully up the walk. e
well, SAM" she said, ut wasn't
such a bad thing. after all, to show A
little politeness TO George Bassett.
vas IT."
Sam gave her a noncommittal look
expression OF every kind had been
wiped from his countenance. He pre-
scented q blank surface.
-No'm," he said meekly.
Everything was Just O little pleas
anter because you'd been friendly.
wasn't I'll"
"Yes'm."
HAS George gone homeg'
"Yes'm."
Il hear You made enough noise In
the cellar Did George have a good
timer"
"Ma'amr'
did George Bassett have a good
timer"
"Well"-Sam now had The air of a
person trying to remember details with
absolute accuracy-"well, he didn't
say he did. and he didn't say he didn't"
did he thank the boysf"
Nom
Didn't he even thank your
Nom"
why, that's queer she said. He's
always ~ polite. He seemed to be
having a good time. didn't he, Samr'
"Ma'am7'
didn't George seem 10 be enjoying
himselff"
This question, apparently so simple,
was not answered with promptness.
Sam looked at his mother In u puzzled
way. and then found IL necessary to
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09
Hindranee.

An army officer who served In the
Spanish war tells of a New York regi-
ment,s many of whose members were
recruited on the East side. They were
spelling for a fight. and it became
necessary to post guards to preserve
order.
A big husky Bowery recruit, Of pu,
gilistic proportions, was put on duty
outside and given special orders tn
e that quiet reigned, and, above all
things, IL trouble came his way. not
to lose possession of his rife.
Soon q general row began. grow
ing In proportions as the minutes pass
ed. The soldier walked his posbner-
sously. without interrupting. until the
corporal Of the guard appeared on the
scene with re-enforcements.
why didn't you stop this row. de-
manded the corporal.
The sentry balanced his rifle on his
shoulder, raised his arm to the cor.
rect boxing position. and replied:
'.Shore. phwat could l do wild dis
gun in me hands ?'-Harper's.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09

gan when Fanny appeared. summon
Ing her to the telephone.
1t Is pathetically true that Mrs. VII.
Hams went to the telephone hummIng
a little song. She was detained at the
instrument not more than five min
utes; then she made a plunging return
INTO the library, a blanched and strick-
en- woman. She made strange. sinis-
ter gestures at her husband.
He sprang up, m~iserably prophetic.
Mrs. B~assettf"
60 to the telephone" Mrs. williams
said hoarsely. "Ehe wants to talk to
you, too. She can't talk much-she's
hysterical. She says they lured
George into the cellar and had him
beaten By negroesi That's not all"
Mr.. Williams was already on his
way.
"You find Sam" ne commanded.
W. his shoulder.
Mrs. Williams stepped into the front
hall.
Sam |" she called. addressing the
upper reaches Of the stairway. "Sam 7"
Not even echo answered.
"Sam I"
A faint clearing OF somebody's throat
was heard behind her, a sound so mod
est and unobtrusive Ii was no more
than just audible, and, turning, the
mother beheld her eOD sitting unon
the floor In the shadow Of the stairs
and gazing meditatively at the hat
rack. His manner indicated that he
wished TO produce the impression that
he had been sitting there, In this some
what unusual place and occupation,
for a considerable time, but without
Overhearing anything that went on in
the library, so close by.
SAM" she cried, ''what have you
donefss
"WeIi-i guess my legs are all
right" he said, gently. II got the ar
Mica on. so probably they won't hurt
any m"
Stand upr" she said.
"Ma'amT
March into the library
Sam Notwithstanding. In fact,
no funeral march has been composed
Ia a time so slow as to suit this march
Of Sans. One might have suspected
that be was In n state Of a~pprehen-
sion.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09
One Thina at a Time.

Perhaps because yop have 50 many
goals you wish TO reach you are fan
away from any of them, observes an
efficiency expert.
You are dividing your forces.
You must have one real objective
point II you would win success-ths
success which is worth winning.
II Is quite impossible to have one
major subject which you study and
aim 10 excel in, and then fritter away
part of your time on others.
Certain arts and studies are allied,
lis true.
Then select one and study 1t thor.
oughly and well.
Concentrated thought, study and &C
ton In one direction will accomplish
great things.
But a smattering Of all and finish
OF nothing is time wasted.
Choose wisely; then 70 TO II. ~
thing At a time.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09

rub each Of his shins In turn with The
palm of his right hand.
II stumbled he said, apologetically.
~ stumbled. on the cellar steps"
Did you hurt yourself?' she asked
quickly.
"No'm but | guess maybe better
rub some arnica--"
It'll get it, she said. Come up 10
your fathers bathroom. Sam. Does "
hurt much7'
Nom" he answered fruihfully, 1T
hardly hurts NJ ALL"
And having followed her to the
bathroom. he insisted. with unusuai
gentleness. that he be left TO apply
the arnica to the alleged injuries him
self. He was SO persuasive that n
Welded and descended TO the library.
wnere sue iuunu ner husband once ni"re
at home after his days work.
"WeIlf" he said. ibid George show
up, and were they decent to himF
.Oh, yes; it's all right. Sam ana
Penrod were good as gold. saw them
being actually cordial to him.
that's WE'LL" said Mr.. Williams
settling into q chair with his paper.
II was a little appreheusiye. but l sup
pose l was mistaken. / walked home
and Just now, as I passed Mrs. bas-
sett's saw Doctor venny's a IN
front, and that ,srber from the COZ.
ner shop on Second street was going
In the door. ! couldn't think what y
widow would need q barber and q doc'
tor for~-especiaily Mt the same time.
couldn't think what Georre'd eco
such n combination for. either. q
then ! got afraid that maybe
Mrs.. williams laughed. "Oh, no; II
hasn't anything to do with his bay
been over there. I'm sure the
very nice &c him."
well, I'm glad Of that"
Yes, indeed" hra william
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09

Mr.. williams entered at n door
as his son crossed the threshold of the
other. aud this encounter was a pite-
Gus sight. After one glance at his IA
theirs face. Sam tnrred desperately,
az II to flee outright. But Mrs. VIII
liams stood in ne doorway behind
him
"You come here :" And the fathers
voice was ~ terrible ms his face.
What did YOU do To George Bas-
settff
"Nothin'." sam gnlped; 'nothin' at
ALL"
"What !"
1--WE just-we just Insulated him.
Mr.. Williams turned abruptly.
walked 10 the fireplace, and there
turned again, facing the wretched
Sam.
THAT'S all you didY
yes. sir"
George Bassett's mother has just
told me over the telephone" said Mr..
williams deliberately, shat you n
Penrod Schofeld and Roderick Bits
and Maurice Levy lured George into
the cellar and had him beaten BY ne
g~roesr"
At this, Sam was able to hold up his
head a little and to summon a rather
feeble indignation.
ut amt So" he declared. I'VE
didn't any such thing lower him into
the cellar. We weren't goin' near the
cellar with him. We never thought
of goln' down cellar. He went down
there himself, nrst"
$50! I suppose he was running
away from you, poor th'ns' Trying to
,,ccr ~ From, ~. heT"
,am doggedly.
m-or anything
In the cellarf"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09

How are you getting on with youD
French lessonsr" se
"First rate. I'm getting - ! hAsW
what I'm talking about almost - V11l
as the teacher"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
TIPS ON THE KIND
OF TRACTOR TO BUY
Wallace's Farmer Replies to
Montanan's Question.

\ Montana correspondent to Wat
lace's Farmer writes;
What kind of a tractor would You
advise me to buy" ! would like one
to pull two or three plows2"
1t is very hard to answer such an
inquiry, because our correspondent
gives us absolutely no informa ton as
to his farm conditions and the work
the tractor will be expected to do. 1t
is good deal like writing in and ask
ing what kind of a barn to build, with
out giving any idea of what kind of
stock or how many II Is desired to
shelter. Tractors should be fitted 10
the farm in much the same way that a
barn is.
We should know about how many
acres are under cultivation. the kind
and acreage of the leading crops, the
kind of soil. whether the land is lcve,
| or hilly. the kind and amount of belt
| work which Is anticipated. the expert
| ence our correspondent has had with
| tractors or gas engines, and so on. II
| is entirely possible that he should not
| buy a tractor of any kind.
| In general, three -plow tractor ap-
! pears to be favored by the average
| farmer. Kerosene is becoming thu
chief tractor fuel. and the prospective
purchaser of tractor should be surt
| that il barns kerosene in good shape
The matter of securing repairs and hell
in case of trouble is very important
and 1t Is not wise to buy an outfit
with no branch house or responsible
dealer within reasonable distance
The reliability and financial backing
of the firm should be looked after
otherwise one is not likely to be abb
to get repairs after two or three year,
! due to the firm having failed in hnsi
!. ness.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
How to Inoculate Alfalfa
by Means of Glue Method

There are many methods Of inoCu-
lating alfalfa seed. Ono of the cheap
est and most easily applied is the glue
method. For each -four bushels of alf-
alta seed, make up gallon OF glue
water by dissolving two handouts of
furniture glue in a gallon of boiling
water, and then allowing to cool. Put
the alfalfa seed in a wash-tub and
sprinkle enough of this solution on il
to slightly moisten II, one quart of the
solution per bushel being about right.
Stir thoroughly and then sift over the
slightly moistened seed finely pulver-
lied earth that has come from around
we'll inoculated alfalfa or sweet clover
plants, at the rate of two or three
quarts of the earth for each bushel o!
seed.
Secure the earth two or three days
previous to moistening the seed with
the glue water, taking pains to get the
earth from around well-inoculate(
plants. on the roots of which are large
nOdules. Garry the earth into dry
shady place and pulverize it finely
Then allow it to dry out. and pulver
Ire again until il is a fine dust. Afte
mixing this earth with the slightly
imoistened seed. stir the seed aroun,
until none of the seeds stick To eac
other. and until there are few fin
dust particales clinging to each seek
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
AFRICAN NATIVES
FIGHT Anywhere
Don't Care What Flag They
Follow as Long as Good
Row Is in Sight.
CHANGE ALLEGIANCE
German Private One Day, in
Ranks of Tomn,ies on
Morrow.
CHANGE ALLEGIANCE

San Francisco, Cal.--Onc day full
fledgcd private in the German lines,
marching with the regulation goose
step and breathing hatred for the Eng
fish. and the next a cocky British
Tommy" hunting for his late comrades
with Lee Enfield, is the Kaleidoscope
change undergone frequently in East
Africa by captured native soldiers OF
the German army; and it is accom-
plished without the slightest twinge Of
conscience. declares Captain H. f.
Green, d. S. O., of the kings African
rifles, who is ut the Fairmont hotel, en-
route to East Africa, where he will re-
Join his command after a convalescence
leave in England.
Change Allegiance.
Both the native soldiers In our
forces" said Captain Green. land the
natives in the German forces are of
common origin, and when we capture
!, crowd of. their chaps, they immc-
diately petition to change their allie.
glance and fight with us. THIS is fire.
quently done, and SO il often occurs
that privates one day are following "a
German officers commands with re-
srect and the next day are following
him with a bayonet. In, addition
twenty battalions of native rifles have
been recruited in captured German ter
ritory from natives who were formerly
subjects of the kaiser, and they are
now doing their respective bits for the
allies on the southern frontier Of East
Africa. In addition they are a splendid
crowd of soldiers, smart and obedient
No Bolshevik there"
African Coffee Planter.
"aptain Green, who in peace times
was a coffee planter in East Africa, has
been Joined here by his wife. formerly
Miss Edith Cleveland of Vallejo, who
left East Africa about nine months ago
but Is now returning with her husband
Captain Green was twice wounded In
the African campaign.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
WHAT FARM WOMEN
HAVE DONE

Miss Nora Ellis cares for so head
Of stock, on her homestead many
miles out of Pendlcton, Ore. This
spring she is going to plant as much
grain as she can care for. All her
farm work is done by herself, in ad-
dition to keeping house.
Mrs. Sophie Windler of Heron
Lake. Mimi, farms 32O acres. She.
with her two daughters. the Oldest
Is, do all the work of feeding more
than 200 hogs and superintend the
care of more than 60 head of cattle
and growing many acres of grain.
Mrs. J. Il. Williams of Fort Fair
field. Me. farms 800 acres, doing
much OF the work herself and SUI
pcrintending all. Last year she
marketed 10000 bushels of potatoes.
49,
Miss Lucy McC;inty of Belpre,
Kan, worked night and day last
summer raising food crops on her
widowed mothers farm. She had 50
acres Of corn and last fail planted
100 acres to winter wheat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Recruiting Already Started and Labor Units Soon Will Be
Sent Into Farming Communities to Help Plant
and Harvest 1918 Food Crops

New York, April IA million wom-
en- workers are needed on American
farms this year.
The agricultural labor shortage must
be made up with the aid OF uncm-
ployed men in small towns, retired
farmers, members of the T.. $. Boys
Working reseryc~-and women
The shortage measured in manpowcr
is 100000 laborers. This allows for
the increased acreage this year, the
young men who have been taken into
army and navy and the farm labor
which has been drawn into war factor
les in cities.
1t is expected that II million farm
workers can be obtained from the ranks
of unemployed men and retired farm
ers now living in small towns. The
X. s. Boys Working reserve hopes &c
enroll million boys.
That leaves a million short Of the
required number.
| This the Woman's Land army OF
America hopes to make up.
| The land army was organized here
| in New York following conference oi
officials of the t.. :. department. of az.
| riculture. the woman's committee 81
| the Council of National Defense ant
! the womens division of the L. :, en-
pioyment service
! Considerable experimenting was dom
last SUMMER by the land army, camps
being maintained in six New Horl
| rural communities, Several hundre'
| city girls were employed on truck gar
dens and farms. AT first the farmer
! did not take well to the idea OF hirini
women farm hands. But after while
| when man labor got scarce, they APP
pealed to the camps and many of Their
already have written to the land army
headquarters. 81 Fifth avenue, asking
| that working units be established il
their communities this year.
| In three weeks this spring over 20
| New York girls and women registere
at the Land Army's headquarters 70
| farm work. Most of them worked OF
farms last summer,
The armg's plan is 10 send out units
each under the direction of n chapcron
leader. Units are composed of frof
four to 100 romen. They viii live il
tents C" vacant farmhouscs during tn
summer, going to and from the farm
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

In cars furnished by the farmers. They
will be paid 81 a day, out Of which each
must pay her share of camp expenses,
or they can sign up for SIS month,
and the unit pay all costs. collecting
from farmers at the rate OF 81 n day for
each worker.
Mrs, Henry Wade Rogers is chair
man of the Woman's Land army. Mrs.
Clifford Pinehot is chairman of the com
mittee which viii have the responsible
ity Of spreading the idea and of placing
the units in other states.
Helen Kennedy Stevens, a New York
college girl, tells of the work done by
York, last summer,
I'VE were all city girls" Miss Ste
vens said. enthusiastic but sublmely
ignorant of farming. Camp opened
with 80 girls. BY the middle of March
there We're over 70. During the early
| part of the summer we Weeded and
cultivated. Those who knew how to
handle horses worked with the horse
| cultivator; the others had to stick To
the wheel hoe.
1--WE HNre hartlcrcd to our eight hour
day by the time the farmers orders
began to come In. We liked the field
work on the big farm better than the
garden work"
James Wood, president of the Bed
ford Farmers club, says that when
asked about the work of the women II
the Mt. kisco unit, the farmers testified
emphatically TO their efficiency, intelli-
gence. 2est. steadfastness and good be.
havior.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
WILL PAY TO TAKE
LESSON FROM PAST

NO poultry grower has escaped buy
Ing experience, and paying dearly for
the same. This year we must profit
ny the experience of past years. There
are fewer chickens in the country
than usual. and eggs and chickens are
worth more. One can afford to take
the time to re-read old records; to
think and think and think. and then to
act instead of acting at what may be
a wrong impulse, and then having to
think and think and think.
The woman who thinks out her I,;,f
q action In her poultry work: Where
IL the best place for the broody hens
Where shall the brood coops be To-
Gated? How many hens can she af-
ford to mate to get all the chicks she
wants and at the same time have a
supply of unfertilized eggs to pack
down? When Is the best time to Gull
out old hens? Is it or is it not profit
able to caponize? Such woman will
always have her business at her fin
gertips, and will save most of the
chicks she matches.
The story is an old one of the woman
TO whom was given the secret of pros
perity. which was merely to stand in
each corner of every room in the house
ana barn for one minute each day.
What she saw as she stood in the diff
ferent corners brought about the cor
rection OF methods which We're making
her poor. She topped waste, pro-
NOTED thrift. repaired and renewed un-
I'll she got rich, and all because. as a
Scotch proyerb says. THE masters eye
fattens."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Are Responsible for Most of
Bacteria Finding Way
Into the Milk.
ILLINOIS EXPERIMENT
Investigation Shows That
Barn Filth Bears but
Minor Portion.

After an extensive investigation of
the germ content Of milk, the Illinois
Agricultural college has concluded that
the utensils are far more responsible
for high bacterial count than is the
barn. The investigation is reported
In detail In new bulletin, No. 204,
from which We quote the conclusions;
The fact that the dirt which falls
Into milk Mt the barn is readily visible
In the milk has led to the conclusion
that the barn is the principal source of
the bacteria In milk. The results of this
study. however,. show that it Is the
utensils, rather than the barn, that are
largely responsible for the excessive
bacterial contamination of milk. Tho
extent OF the contamination of the
milk by the utensils is strkingly illus
trated in one Of the experiments IN this
study: when all the utensils common
" used for handling the milk at the
barn and In the dairy were thoroughly
steamed. the bottled milk had uni
formly only about 5000 bateria per Gu
bic centimeter, but as soon as the
steaming was omitted. the bottled milk
frequently contained several hundred
thousand bacteria per cubic centlmeter.
''Thc cans used for shipping milk are
. particularly prolific source Of bac-
terra when they are washed at the dairy
and returned to the farm without being
thoroughly steamed and dried. The
number of bacteria usually added to
the milk by such cans is many times
larger than the number that would or
dinarily get into the milk at the barn;
the addition OF a million bacteria per
cubic ccntimeter Of milk by such cans
Is not uncommon.
"A detailed comparative study of the
effect Of various other utensils at the
barn and at the dairy suggests that the
greatest contamination comes from the
more complex apparatus such as the
clarifier and the bottle filler. In one of
the experiments in this study, it was
found that the pals added approx
mately II times as many bacteria to
the milk as the barn influences, the
strainer one and one-half times as
many, the clarifier 80 times as many
the cooler 10 times as many. and the
bottle filler Go times as many---a total
OF l12 times as many added by the
utensils as by the barn factors.
1T seems to the authors that in an
attempt to produce milk with low germ
content, too much stress has been laid
ON practices of minor Importance, and
the influence of utensils poorly steamed
and not dried has been commonly neg
ccted."-Waliaee's Farmer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

These averages are taken from the
production of cows that had complet
ed years test for the official regis
try of the breed in each case. Unfor-
tunately. the vital questions of feed
consumed and cost of feeds are not
given, so we cannot tell which breed Is
most economical for the farm dairy
man to kccp.-Farm Life
It's the girl who can't sing that seems
anxious that every one should know it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

and that is too young for the good OF
the COW, the calf or the owner. The
breed suffers in the end and that is one
reason why SO many people object TO
the small Jersey. They have a reason
too.
If "a months is made the minimum
for COW to freshen and be admitted
to registry of merit, provided she
makes the other requirement properly.
it will be big step upward for the
Jersey hreeders-F'arm Life
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Wheat---Rye Condition Good

official
of
The condition April high
these Prospects
ably production than last returns Rye usual in
for
all classes their condition high
The
Condition Winter Wheat and April
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Mortality Of Livestoek-Ysar Ending April l.
Numher of deaths Der lNA head of stock.
Condition Of Livestock April 1.

Normal condition being represer
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
HGiFeRs FREsHEN TOO YOUNG.

There is movement on foot TO keep
cows under certain age out Of the
eligible list for advanced registry.
There are good many cows of the Jer-
sey breed particularly that are too
small to freshen for the first time.
was talking to an owner yesterday
that had Jersey with calf at 10
months.
That means breeding at 10 mOnth ms
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

That means breeding at 10 months
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
MILK PRODUCTION.

An interesting comparison of the diff
ferent dairy breeds is made In farm
ers bulletin S93 of the L. s. department
of agriculture. The averages given
per COW for the different breeds are as
follows: