Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-13
4 Modern Method.

tracing trees and stumps by means
'oi giant nnl Jud>on powder. Mr..
julius taruusc. agent of the Cali
Mru.a Ju l,on Powder Company, SUI
rrru'cu lit Tie hazardous work with
about u, much c"G!ness and cuu.. Ii
ccncy ~ If he were hoeing row vi
oui,-.n.c potatoes. The whole pro-
&C., has been reduced to system of
.uul-,rt n,crty ard certainty. Two
l.hni,I~ are cmp!oved to make tie
necessary attractions under the trees
OF stunp- 80 I've removed.
The principal implement used is
rearing nj one end small circular
di-k, while the other end is pointed
with steel and fashioned into scoop
shaped tool much resembling 4 car
prntci = cllcuiar cLiacl of large size.
Lake tie snppcrs aud miners in an
amy nbOu. to lrsiege the walls of
stronghold, the mcn probe with their
tar between the Irouc~ If 4 stump
uu'i. "A .pi'ahie place j. found for
icpo.uuL 'hr cttrlI;c After an
r,.rlu,, la, teen >cpnpcl out reach
IN. ~oin. distance beneath the stump,
a moderate charge of giant powder
/, put ia and exploded merely to hol-
loss on, small chamber, where is TO
he ensconred the sack of JudsOn
powder, which is alone responsible
for The final upheaval. This maya
emo il deposited as nearly under the
center Of the stumrs rs possible,
l.a,In" fuse reaching several feet
outside Of the excavation. Loose
sand i then thrown in and the whole
firmly tamped with the disk on the
end Of tho bar. This work accomp-
Iished, the boss yells, All ready ="
and then we'll, if the reader has ev-
or seen family Of Young chickens
scamper COR dear life when the old
hen told them hawk was swooping
down. he can easily imagine how the
sight seers scatter to find places of
refuge in which to huddle till the
dreaded explosion is over. Once
satisfied that the people are at safe
distance, the foreman touches the
protrudins fuse with the red hot end
OF an iron rod and then himself
makes tracks considerable distance
apart for tho nearest covert OF safety.
After holding our breath till the ex-
e,tion is really painful, and just
about the time We begin to wonder
il tho thing has " flashed in the PAN"
the stunning report comes, the solid
ground tremble under our feet and
up goes big stump six feet in di.
amoter, top, body, roots and all, high
ia tho air, and after describing o
graceful parabolic curve, the con-
glomcrate mass of rocks, earth and
rivcn wood plunges with tremen-
dous plash into the astonished wa
!, ters Of the bay.
Tue editor of tho STANDARD has never
been known to champion any cause or
attack any abuse because of its merit.
His greed on the one side and his ami
inositicS on tho other, are the sole influ-
cnccs which sway HIM. Courier.
The suddenness with which the
veil is thus torn from our innermost
motives is what pains us, and we
had cherished the delusion so long,
you know, that it is no wonder our
feelings are lacerated. We have al
ways thought tina! some latent feel
ing Of patriotism prompted support
of war measures of the Govern.
ment when there was no middle
ground. quarter of century ago,
but it seems that either "greed" or
animosity" must have been the
controlling motive. We had fondly
imagined that twenty years advoca-
cy of Democratic principles, would
entitle US to some slight recognition
Of tho fact that morcenary and selfish
motives do not always control hu-
: mainly, but the trenchant pen of our
/, esteemed friend has dissipated the
delusion. We had hoped that we
r could point to fifteen years. labor
for woman's enfranchisement with
out the unfortunate discovery that
sor,lid influences or animosity" for
something else controlled US. We
had thought that the mite We hove
been enabled to contribute to the
temperance cause was disinterested
, work, and as it has not yielded any
pcrcoptible amount of filthy lucre, it
, must have been luminosity" which
prompted us to oppose a traffic in
which some of our best friends were
engaged. Oh yes, the evidences are
! overwhelming that we have been
controlled by avarice and vindictive-
moss, and forms striking contrast
} to the immaculate life of our contem.
porary.
The Western Watclmen, a relig-
ious journal, condemns sensational
Christianity which finds expression
in the methods adopted by the Holi-
ness Bands, the Salvation Armies
and kindred efforts of addlc.headed