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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-08
FRONT AND MARION.
For Sale.

a lots On the olecTie car line with Lake
Union water ront and 1900 worth Of improve
ments; $3,4G
ments, with magnificent view. ana two lots On
Olympic avenue; terms very easy; $9.ooo.
One Of The finest cornefs IN the city. l2ox12o,
on Tenth street; 5000
Four Of the choicest iotS IN the Renton adj
dition. overlooking city, mountains, lake and
sound; $780,
Two lots near Bradley street The early COM
pletion of the sbe and electric Hines makes
shess 10 ost desirab :; $S.400.
One extra large lot s21<xlsz, near Bradley;
S2OQ
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
TELLING THE BEES.

IN q corner Of the garden, on lazy after'l
noon,
We heard the bees a-humming tevery one
was out of tunel,
And we watched the busybodies as they cir
cled bout their hives,
And we envied them the happiness and sweet
ness of their lives;
There was no one near to hear us, there was
no one near to see,
Except bird which sang its prettiest for
Rosalie and me
And the bees.
There is something Unjust tell you," / began
in notes forlorn,
"And want SO much to tell you ere we part
tomorrow morn"
To gain fresh courage now l sighed and
waited for awhile,
When on the face of Rosalie appeared
wicked smile;
And she aimed at me this parting shot before
she ran away
"If YOU can not tell it me why don't you try
and tell it, pray,
To the becs?"
At dusk sauntered over to the trysting place
again.
sTell the ,bees,n echoed slowly, while
reminiscent train
Myths and queer old legends of a superstitious
day
Through mem'ry unretent!ve coursed Its
bewildered way.
Jubernates says the Aryans held the bees in
holy fear,
Lest departed souls should In these little
creatures reappear;
And in his Georges, Vigil, too-but then
they only told
The bees of death and trouble in those dark
some days of old,
And not of love; yet, should the tiny insects
understand
And start the wheel of fortune? l resolved
to try my hand.
Three times 1 softly raped upon the hive just
next to me,
Three times said, in accents low; Il love
my Rosalie."
Silence followed; than rustic, then voice
in tones knew,
A human voice responded "And your
Rosalie loves you"
sprang and caught her, while my lips-but
then you plainly see
That what they said and did is known to
Rosalie and me
And the bees.
-DeWitt G. Lockwood, in Vest Shore.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22

The fact that many of the natives Of
Nice are dying of consumption proves
very clearly, observes the New York
News, the deleterious effect of the
residence of pulmonary patients in any
place. 1t is only within the last few
years that science has demonstrated the
deadly character of the expectoration and
the breath of consumptives. Many have
flouted this, but the remarkable number
of deaths on the Riviera, which has
always been noted for its healthfulness,
goes far to bear out the theory of the
experts. AS Nice, Mentone, San Reno
and other places on the Riviera depend
almost wholly upon tourists for their
support it will be impossible for them to
bar the class which brings them in SC
much coin 1t is a literal case Of life and
death for them.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
Utilizing the Harvest Moon.

Bright moonlight nights are taken ad
vantage of by the harvesters, and thou
sands of acres of ripe wheat are gathered
into the binders arms or fall into tn,
header elevators in Barber County. Or
most farms where moonlight is utilized
the plan is to work two forces of mer
and teams, one in the day time and ON,
at night, though farmers with limited
help and few teams cut early in the emorn
ing, late in the afternoon, and until mid
night and rest in the middle of the da,
when the sun is the hottest.
In this county, where the ground il
level and free from stumps and rocks
night harvesting when the moon is brigh
may be carried on as we'll in the da,
time, and with much less inconvenienc,
to man and beast.
1t is not every season that the middl.
of harvest happens to be in the light
the moon, but this season was the for
tunate exception.--Baroer County Indez
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22

Ida Lewis, the heroine of Lime Rock
Lighthouse, who has saved the lives Of
SO many persons, receives from the Gov
ernment salary of $3.50 year and two
tons of coal. When her father became
paralytic she was made custodian of the
light for life. In appreciation of her
heroic efforts in saving lives she has a
gold medal from the United States Treas.
ury Department, three silver medals from
the State of Rhode Island, one from the
Humane Society of Massachusetts, and an
other from the New York Life-Saving
Association. 1t was in 1869 that Gen.
eral Grant presented her the splendid life
boat Rescue, which she now has. james
Fisk, Jr., built boat-house for it and
also sent the heroine silk flag made by
Mrs. Mcfarland, of New York. Mis-
Lewis is member of Sorosis, and wa,
presented gold brooch by that organ
ization. She also has number of valua
BILE articles from private individuals, ant
token that she much appreciates was
keg of maple sugar and box of oatmea
from poor man in the West.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22

Few people are aware of the enormous
expense incurred in taking the census.
The population of the United States in
1890 amounted to 1929, ,214, and the
cost of the census was S44 ,377. This
represents cost per capita of LIZ cents
In 1880 the population amounted to
0,155, 1872, and the cost of the census
was IS, ,S62, ,752, showinga cost per capita
of 11.75 cents, more than ten times the
cost per capita of the census of 1880.
The amount appropriated for the census
of 1890 is S6,000,000, exclusive OF
printing, engraving and binding, to be
expended in gathering so much varied
information. Hence the eleventh census
must be considerably more expensive
than the tenth census. The number OF
volumes in the census of 1880 were
twenty four, as compared with one vol
ume in the census of 1890
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
sYcAMoREs IN BLOOM.

Like flame wing d harps the seed blooms lie
Amid the shadowy sycamores.
The music of each leaflets sigh
Thrills them continually,
The small harps Of the sycamores.
Small birds innumerable find rest
And shelter midst the sycamores.
Their songs tof love in a warm soft nest
Are family echoed east and west
By the red harps O. the sycamores.
The dewfall and the starshine make
Amidst the shadowy sycamores
Sweet delicate strains; the gold beams shak'
The leaves at morn, and swift awake
The small harps of the sycamores.
o sweet Earth's music everywhere,
Though faint as in the sycamores;
Sweet when buds burst, birds pair:
Sweet when as thus there wave in the air
The red harps of the sycamores.
--Wiltiam Sharp, in Harper.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
Antiquity of the Spanish Merino.

The Romans wore nothing but wooden
goods. They had no cotton; they had a
little linen, which was worn as material
of luxury: they had no silk. They cul-
tivated the sheep with great care, and
some of their richest possessions were in
sheep. But there was one breed of sheep
which they cultivated with great care,
and by that system of selection which
Darwin speaks of as the source of
perfected form of our domestic animals.
1t was called Tarentine sheep, from Tar
entum, city of Greek origin, situated
at the head of the Tarentum Gulf. The
fleece of this sheep was of exceeding
finencss, it was of great delicacy, and
the price paid for it was enormous. The
sheep were clothed in cold weather to
keep them warm; and the result was
that they were tender, and their wool
was very fine. They were product of
Greek civilization transmitted down to
the Romans. Columella, the great
Roman agriculturist, says that his
uncle, residing in Spain, crossed some
of the fine Tarentine sheep with some
rams that had been imported from
Africa, and the consequence was that
these animals had the whiteness of fleece
of the father with the fineness of fleece
of the mother, and that race was per-
petuated. Here we see an improvement
of the stock, an increase of strength and
productiveness given to the fine wool
sheep of Spain. At that time the sheep
of Spain was of immense value; for
Strabo says that sheep from Spain, in the
time of Tiberius, was carried to Rome,
and sold for the price of talent ($1OOO)
a head. In the time of our Saviour,
$1,000 was given in Rome for Spanish
sheep. When the barbarians inundated
Italy, these fine-wool sheep were all swept
away; but they remained in Spain. They
were cultivated by the Moors in the
mountains of Spain, which were almost
inaccessible, and not reached by the
hordes of Huns and other northern bar
barians, which had laid waste the greater
portion of the Roman possessions. They
continued to be nourished there by the
Moors, who very much advanced in arts,
and further on were found there as the
Spanish Merino. So that the Spanish
Merino, which we now have, If not the
only, is at all events by far the most i'm
portant relic thst we have to-day which
has come down to us from Greek and
Roman material civilization. We have
here a direct inheritance from the ma
terial wealth of the Old World civilizo-
tion.-Neu Orleans Times Democrat,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Ventilating fans for passenger cars are
now operated by electricity.
A syndicate of Illinois capitalists has
bought 100, 600 acres of manganese lands
in Arkansas.
Cleveland, Ohio, will push its tunnel
under the lake two miles farther, at cost
of $35 per foot.
There are at least 100, 900 acres of
phosphate rock scattered through the
western part of the State of Florida.
Turkish engineers say that the river
Euphrates might be made navigable the
year round by an expenditure of $780,
900.
South Dakota has 1500-foot we'll six
inches in diameter, throwing 400 gallons
of water minute. There are in that
region wells 5000 feet deep.
Out in Nevada telegraph poles in low
places, where water stands in winter, are
said to have taken root and are covered
with foliage. The poles are cottonwood
and were planted with the bark on
them.
Electricians say there are more inqui-
ries for electrical roads at this time than
ever before known. One of the lead
ing electric car companies has found it
necessary to withdraw all its advertising,
on account of the rush of orders
Overhead electric wires should never,
says Herr Stemens, have more than 500
volts pressure; underground conductors,
with transformers, no more than 1000
volts. The transformers and conductors
should, however, be tested up to 5000
volts.
Experiments made in Sweden by M.
Sandberg on the strength or metal rails
during winters have shown that steel
rails containing over four per cent. of
carbon are apt to break in cold weather.
In fact, the result of bis Investigations
points to the use of rails having less car
bon than this-say, three per cent.--in
countries as cold in winter as Norway
and Sweden.
Many of the substances usually ap-
piled for the purpose of rendering fab
RIGS incombustible change the color of
the material or stiffen it so much that
its usefulness is considerably impaired.
An easy and safe way of protecting cur
tains and mosquito netting against fire is
to steep them in a solution of phosphate
of ammonia, obtained by mixing a pint
of water with about three ounces of phos-
phate. The color and texture of the
fabric remains unaltcred.
Experiments have been made at Havre,
France, with the luminous buoy of M.
Dubois. The buoy emits the light
(Which is produced by phosphuret of
calcium) on reaching the water, and as
it is very powerful, the sea is Illuminated
for considerable distance around.
Spectators in the lighthouse at Havre
saw the glare distinctly at point two
and half miles away, and it can be
seen for over five miles. Experiments
are also to be made in lighting the chan
mel of the Seine from the Amfard bank
to where the dykes commence, by means
of decked boats with masts over six feet
high, on which lights are to be mounted.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
An Operation to Help Piano Players

A public experiment was made recent.
ny at Steck Hall, in East Fourteenth
street, New York city, in the elaboration
of the ring finger" This is an operation
which consists of cutting the accessor,
slips of the ring finger, and the purpose
is to give it greater fexibility and free
dom of movement and additiona
strength for playing the piano. Th,
operation was performed on little girl
A portion of the hand is benumbered b,
a spray of ether, cocaine is injected ane
the slips are cut with lancet. A dia
gram of the child's hand was made before
the operation and another after it, ane
they showed that the hand, when ex
tended as far as possible, was able te
reach about an inch farther than before
while the ring finger could be lifted hal
an inch or more higher. The child sait
that it did not hurt her, and few hour
later the only external signs of tn,
operation were two tiny wounds, as of
needle, on each hand, when the band.
ages were taken off.
Another child, Carrie Bowes, ag,
twelve, was also present. She had he!
fingers liberated in this way four year
ago and gave illustrations, to show tha
the gain in strength and fexibility wa
This was shown by playin,
the piano, by the grasp of the hand OF
mechanical instruments and by raising
the finger, even when held down by
spring - Once-a- Week.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Not so bad after all-Dessert.
Gilt frames-Prison windows.

Not so bad alter all-Dessert.
Gilt frames-Prison windows.
Sound precautions whistles,
Come to think of it, the glacial period
was the original pack age. - Utica Her.
aid.
Lying is wicked, but, thank goodness,
it is not questionable. .-Pr0ridence Iele-
gram.
Give a man an inch and he wants
foot; give him foot and he Immediately
begins to kick.-AtchisOn Globe.
"Good morning, judge. How is your
honor to-day2" "My honor is safe, but
my digestion is very weak, ,"-Puck.
Tenderfoot-" -"Say, Mister, how far
does your claim extendl" Squatter-
GAS fur as kin shoot. > Yankee Blade.
First Passenger-'.Are We sick, Thorn
as2" Second Passenger Qaintly)-"D'ye
think I'm doing this for fun. The
Jester.
A man whose wife's good looks were
the only anchor for his love, says: "She
is a thing of beauty, and u jaw forever"
Yankee BLade.
The man who finds music in q clar-
met is doubtless of the opinion that
Apollo was a tootle-ary divinity
Washington Post.
The man who lies swinging in ham
mock all day long can generally think up
lots of schemes to keep other people
busy.-SomeroilI Journal.
Gauder-sHow do you account for
the Milky Way?" Wittix-.I suppose
the COW jumping over the moon had
something to do with it. t.'--Harper's Ba-
ear.
There is some satisfaction in knowing
that the man who spreads himself out
over two seats of horse car counted for
only one in the census. - PHILADELPHIA
Call.
elbow is business2" inquired friend.
"Slow," repeated the stakeholder in the
cemetery association. tBut sure" he
added, frightening Chicago Tri-
6une.
Funny, when man puts on a high
hat for the first time, he'll duck his head
at door casing that he couldn't reach
with a step ladder.-Bimqhamton Rspu6-
lican.
Thin Old Man (cramped and cross)-
''This car ought to charge by weight"
Stout Woman (regarding him contenptu-
ously)-''If they did, they'd never stop
to pick you up"
Judge--"Fellow you arc condemned
to death. Is there anything you would
like to eat before you are executeda"-
African Criminal-"Yes; the judge
Fliegende Blaetter.
Jones-''I want to have you under
stand, gentlemen, that I stand on my
merits!" Smith, should think you
would lose your balance pretty often. y
Burlington Free Press.
Census Taker--''How old are YOU,
madamf" Madam-ssI'ye seen twenty
five summers. Census Taker - s,How
did you come to miss the other fifteen or
twentya"-Binqhd.nton Leader
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
The Italian Prime Minister, S

The Italian Prime Minister, Signor
Crispi, recently gave most extraordinary
evidence in the Chamber of Deputies of
his superstition regarding the evil eye.
Signor Imbriani, having alluded to Signoi
Crispi's life as necessarily terminable,
the latter fumbled in his pocket, drew
out one of the horn-shaped pieces of cora
used in Naples as counter spell against
the "jettatura," and openly pointed it al
the speaker.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
LAPORTE Pa FRIDAY AUGUST %. 1890.
..Milesl Miles, here's the iadderi You

"Milesl Milesi here's the iadderi You
nay come down now. I trust that this
little incident may make an impression
% you in the future!"
Slowly the culprit descended.
l'And, Miles" added George, as his
fot touched the top round Of the lad
DIR, ''my sister and have brought you
a,ail of hot coffee to drink, so that you
w,n't take cold. wish you no harm, as
I presume you only obeyed your mis-
tnss's orders, but it's time you learned
todiscriminate between our grounds and
tlose of Ormistan Hail."
r'Thanks, awfullyl' said deep voice,
afthe Colonel drank long and deep Of
tie fragrant fluid; ''only / haven't any
Mistress, and don't obey any ones or.
ers, and I hadn't any idea I was be.
ynd the limits of the Ormistan prop
city. All the same, I'm sure l beg
prdon if I've been trespassing."
| sIt's-Colonel-Hay!" shrieked Gcor
lgr.
.'Yes, that's my name," said the gal
lat officer.
| Georgia would have fled promptly from
th scene, but more self-possessed Kit,
dtained her by main force.
sMy sister is under misapprehen
sio, explained she. "She supposed 20,
we Miss Ormistan's footman; and tn,
trs is really ours, and we have declined
tdet Miss Ormistan gather the mistle
to-"
| 'And oh, I'm so sorry!" falteret
G,rgie. "What must you think o
m2"
| THAT you've done exactly right" sale
Csonel Hay, melting visibly under tn
trubled light of the lovely hazel eyes
# course was the trespasser, and ! dc
| seed all got-and-and-"
| 'But you are shivering," cried Georgia
"h, what have done!"
| Perhaps" suggested the artful Colo
n, 'if you would allow me to wall
! hne with you and get little warm
'Ohl" huttered George, her color va
rpg enchantingly in the moonlight, ''i
| yd only would. Then 1 should know
| thi you had forgiven me-"
1 plonel Hay went back to the ole
!, brk house with the two girls and sat il
thorange glow of the great hickory log
anwas introduced to Aunty Anne, ant
dr,k more coffee and enjoyed him
selthoroughly. And when he returned
to rmistan Hall he carried all the clus
terof mistletoe with him, as presen
to Hiss Dorinda.
Il But you'll never, never tell her how
| dreifully behaveda" pleaded George
| Never!" asserted the Colonel.
| "You promIsef" urged george.
"I promise, reiterated the colonel.
| Miss Dorinda thought his prolonged
'sence very strange. She thought j
ill stranger when the colonel strollet
yer to the Coram place the next day
nd the next, and still the next.
I-do-believe-he's falling in love
, 18th that insignificant little countr,
lrl" said she, with black cloud on he
brehead.
As for George, she could scarcel,
Understand what it oil meant.
t "After my leaving him to perish will
,old that night" said she, with carmin,
cheeks and sparkling eyes, al shoult
-hink he'd hate mel"
81 shouldn't" said smiling Kitty.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22

The London Statist recognized
statistical authority, places the present
annual production of silver in the world
at 13O, 900, 900 ounces, and presents the
following estimate of the average annual
consumption:
Used in the arts -, 80. ooooo,oOo OF
Used for European nd othc
taken coinages. ....... 10000, 900 or
Taken for India. .......... $4,000, 900 or
Taken for China, Japan and
the East. .................... 100000 or
Purchased by United States
Government. ............. >. 80, 1000 600 OF.
Total ..110 900, 900 OF
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22

The Chicago Sun reports, that San
Antonio, Texas, is the objective point oil
a good many capitalists, who see in the
immense water-power near it, immense
capabilities for cheap manufacturing. In
addition to this, natural gas has been
ound in paying quantities, and will be
piped to the city.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22

The New Orleans Times-Democrat as
serts, that of the 9sS colleges, with their
$50, 900 students, registered at Washing
ton, two-thirds now open their doors to
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-22
VOL. VIII.
The Louisville Times is authority for
the statement that nine out OF ten criml-
mails are bow-legged.

The Judge-Advocate-Gen of New
York, has decided that the militiamen
cannot be compelled to attend divine
eeruice
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1890-02-12

@runb til Befpmrins, at en- nD Stai
aeter at opbolbe benne Mrt Spil, iom
ruinerer be ,tnse os beoroser be nui~
benoe for at berise nosle biertelbie Vt;
tieciere, % bette Onoe oil mon ino>
fire npe Settlementer. @fal iaa,
ban 2opstpnins lpttes, rnaa Congress
fen ffrioe ino % unoertrptte benne
uretferoise Turretnins oueralt."
rSes blep me9et ouerraltet", iaaoe
NttcrneD. General Miller, roa ies
bbrte, at ct iaaoant 5orila9 par oeo.
taset af bet enc 9us / gtoro:Da
9eeislatur. Seq bauoe baabet, at
ben Eie Dor forbi, ba man gap @bar>
ter til 2otterier, os leg troeoe. at ben
eneae @runo til, at BET eriiterebe ct
2otteri noeetfeos / ssereneoe Stater,
par ben, at bet paa fine Steoer baube
uunoet ct Sla9s 6euo. ut 2ouiiia=
no @tatslotteri er ct fort alment
Onoe er alminoelia erfienot, os ies
uenteoe li9eiaalioet, at Moro.9 9afo,
tas 2eeislatur pilbe ianttionere en-
2otteri:Gorretnin9. iom ies uente.
be, at Masia3uietts 2esislotur piloe
pebtoee en- Sou. Der tilloo 6lerfoneri.
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1890-02-12
fergus 6alls Mgsblad
uotommer 6ber Gasoae.
u. 9oteut, ito8tDtr.
subftrtpttors8n8 $1.50 for 1 Mar, betalt
t6orifuo, elter8 500.
FERGUS FALLS UGEBLAD.
The only Norwegian newspaper in
northwestern Minnesota.
A. SoLEA, Publisher.
Entered at the post office at Fer
gus Falls as second class matter.

StDtte &aluetigb mettebes meb Eo>
batSrgg % blep berpaa itest / en
Dpn % uoiat tor &otterne. @tibnt
en- 9el al @iften rimeli9pis git tabt
nnber @tesninsen, bar @irfninsen
lite miaore oboelis for bisle DDr. =
Eobofsinbrpset &ipb, iom blep to9t,
fcran1eeisebe blot Dptaitelfer bos
Dpr, iom ipiie of bet. Set Ct alt
iaa minore far1ist, bporimob for=
balbsuis imaa @tptter al bet fe9te
burtis mebfbrte @goen. 9isfe Tor=
iss taller paa bet tDbelisite for, at
Eebatsrp9nins lite maa finbe @teb i
2otaler, buor &lbo opbepares, faa<
iom @lasterier, &ipbbooer % &ipfte>
ner. &ipoet piier fig hpi @rao
mooto9elist for Eobafssiften, % &ip>
bet fra itertt tobatsinorbaebe 2ota=
let pil oere temmeli9 1unbbebsfar<
list. Set er piftuot lite u1anbipn>
liat, at osiua 9ritteparer iuouirtes
ifaoelis af Eobafsrpg. (rMorben". }
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1890-02-12

Eobatsrps os &ibo.- -Snlpettbren
peo bet offentlise @lastebus / @aris
bar nplis foreta9et enoel intereslante
Goriss forot brinse paa bet rene,
builfen SnbHpoelie 'Eobafsrbg bar
paa feritt &ipb o9 @aouarer / bet
belle taset. aan mon uoen at 9ibre
@tabe rbse ct @arelie, beor ber OPP
bepares feritt eller fost &igb? Det
er bette @pprasmaal, ban bar fgst
at be1uare. 3an 9ioroe fgrf 6orie9
meb to &ilssram feritt Ribb ifaoret i
imaa Stpfter. 9an lob @ereliet
b1iue nel % lense inbrbset meb 50,
bat. Ripbbiterne antos efterbaan>
ben en- mgrt Tarue % fit en- eienbom=
melt9 ftDg 2ust. @n 9unb blep
bubt ct Sthtte; men ben penbte fig
fra bet meb NfFp. Man bafteoe ba
&igbet saniie flint % blanbebe bet
iammen meb 9eis. 9pret iluste nu
bet belle uben Mistante. @irtnin.
gen uoeblep ifte. 9bret butteoe un=
ber paa tninbre enb en- 3ime meb alle
3esn paa 6orsiftnins. st anbet
Gori5s bar liseiaa interesiant. st