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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
Australian BALLET system

Recently the Australian hallot
system was given trlai st the nlu.
nicipSl election at ~. Paul. TIL,
experiment was completely SUCCESS
full, II required keen observer,
indeed, says the Pioneer Pres, {,
discover that city Of over $4,000
inhabitants was in the throes Of a
municipal election, and that, tor,
more exciting than its predecessors
for many years, No crowds, no ex.
element and no drunkeness were
the marked features Of the day,
whose character was told alone by
the occasional booths, 10 whose
sides wene tackled maps and election
placSnis.
IL is alike creditSblc to the repre-
sentStiyeS ot ali parties that they
tried 10 follow the spirit As we'll ss
the text Of the new lAw, instead Of
attempting 10 hamper in its action.
The voter amer giving his name
received his ballot, which he marked
accounting TO the dictates II his own
Judgment IN the privacy Of one the
bcothS Having folded il he handed
il to the judge Of the election, who,
having called the voters name, de-
pnsited the ballot in the box, This
wSs sill the machinery necessary for
the elecior, As \ rSsulg of careful
prgissrStion hut few votes were chal-
lensVsd in the entire city, and only
= comparauVely small nuubes ef
ballots were returned detSced Or in
iured 10 the judges o. the elec,ios in
exchange for others Perhaps "a
noticeable = fact So any il tbs, s
very snlSll per cent. q voters asked
for assistance in making their bal.
lot.
The judges u election uniformly
gave the w&rE0eS; praise 70 the new
system. Many q its opponents have
based their opposition upon = belief
that ils operation was slow. 1, NrAs
fcasd that in the most crow ded dis
Iricts all the bNoihS Ne0e never O.
cupied :; one time, and the rash
which under the old system w-As the
inVAriSble accomplishment % certain
ho1rs, WAS entirely cbviAied. TIE
rctprnS also werr known al an earlier
hour than usual, IS the ooadluons %
hAlioiing made il extremely easy T..
the judges g. tSbulSts the Results.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

Youths Comparison, -hs cd Pee,
SLAMS who had many authors ..
singular l~Oe,rAtiOa. gave the v7osid
the following prs5vere.
"Thene are tW-o men ia the N-o.li
who are P'ertectly happy two a.ea
whose miRds may lS A. rest. TIE
hrsi Is the wholly ignorant nan.
who Is happy h<NcAuse be thinks lhAt
he knows everything
The se>Nond : the really leArueS
man, who i happy o~csuse lie
Knows that there viii always be
soneihinE fog him 10 leAru.
This pNovero s0gcesss csrtSia
uaAXiniS "a hash Nrvrs TIE sAvorites q
. Massachusetts Clergyman. n0w
dead, aud WhiSh are s. foll0ws:
When = man knows = tcol knows
not that be knows not, he i = fool,
shan him.
WheD man knows no,; aud
knows that be knoa-s ua,, be ! siua-
PIE; tsAsh him
Whea : man knows aud kusws
nos that be knows, he : Al>.a sslsxp.
wake him.
When man Knows Snd kuou ;
that he Knows, be : Wi,~ tal.os
him
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
RIVERS
TIE SONS OF VETERANS.
The First Annual Eueanpment sf0re
soH Division. 5. Of V.

At the first encampment OF the
Sons Of Veterans, which WAS held
in Ross hSll, East Portland, the FOL.
lowing named officers and members
were present:
Colonel :. H. Griffith.
AdjutSnt Frank Melvin.
\. c. Hickman, East Portland
delegate.
W. T. Lockwood, Custer delegate.
John X. Wright, Fitzpatrick dele
gaze.
4. +. Hotter, Jr., Salem delegate.
+. Newell, Porlsud delegate.
Jiles stephens, Pleasant Home
delegate
Captain E, K. Washeurn, New
burg.
Captain J. &. PutuAm, Salem.
Csptsin Frank Eastman, GIANTS
Pass.
Captain Willis Brown, Portland.
W. 4. Hunter, East Portland sl.
,ernAte.
:. r How srd, Salem alternate.
Walter :. Mills, Nevbarg alter
nS;s.
Afler Transaction O. : lsrSe amount
q routine business, the following
oticers were elected:
Co,., :, II. Grfij,h, EAs, Port
lard.
LieaI. Col, \. ?. Hotter, Jr.,
Salrn.
Adju;sut, Jiles Stevens, Pleasant
Home.
E1ee-tve co1nc!l, CAp,Aip Willis
R-oSn, ". ?. lockwood spd :. Z
Howard.
DsleGS,r-S,-lz-gs ~ tie CON-
1Ao3z-y-io-chies, A. ?. Hotter, u.
R-ys-sSs1szEve- Ad5UtAng Frank
New
A-,sraS.s, Captain Willis Brown.
A. lovlIAoa, Aaz Salem 70 bold
tss osTi ANNA t2%Epzsen, s,
"a; ylsos Vas Hc,sp;s,6 S2i The
3A-s 51s,5 81 ,1e 1-si wednesday
q .Urt ,>,,-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

ESS: J-atrs with PullmSn VeSiibule
D-SvlrE roo-- S,eSpsrS, dining cars and
co&chs-S n; latest design. between ChicSeu
S1d Milwaukee S1i s. Paul snd Mime
Spc.lS
Pa; T-ss.Rs vita Pullman vestibuled
drawing rSoE s.etpS-s, dining cars and
cl0cseS q ls-cSt design. between Chicago
scd Milwaukee Snd Ashland snd Duluth
IA0n1Eh Pc.,Clan VeStieuls drawing
-ao-e Id cD-o-ls- s.et perS Wis the NORTH
en- HSc1cc -sl--oSt between ChicsEo and
Pc-TlSct- o..
Cc1vsalsnt trSlns % snd from Eastern,
AsS.s-1- NortAs-1 and central Niscou-
s1n po1ltS, A10Co lDg ECeS usled serviSe TO
sid from WSckeSkS Fond d. Lac, O<h-
AoSn. Nes1Ss. NsleShS, ChippewS Falls,
Ezu C.S.re, Harley. Wis, A1d Ironwood
zc1 E5SseEs-. Mich.
Sc- ucSs.s. s.ecp,2E csr reNervatious
tlzoe &zh.SS s26 oE6eC lntOru Sgaon. spply
- SEszts Scyw5s u the United Sis;eS
- CsEE1& : X AlSSLlE
trSc 2 AgT-. MLESukee, Wis
=. n EANFuRN.
Gezl TrS6e Mgr, -. PsUl.
= { BARLOW,
T-1csc Nsr-. Milwaukee. WIS.
LOUIS ECkSTEIS,
49, CrSnl PlSSg and Tiki Az, AlEsu-
keS- N-s
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

--ts .lg1sS1 ,,.Ess5ck- 5o-c-s in
;-s -. - E7-rs5 = s-s,t-s,ss Cuive--
= S--s .lAs 4--s-z &A-l-E - = wC1.Ga.
X - 2,--cca EAw,s.c- 5scs1,sg q
le@ l.-s tA=-G> cIoi scrccnist.
Prciss>,C EzwcSgt. bAs csx- b-Sck-
sttel - scpsr,cs % ;ae ElAse senior
=. the CAmcgjise university com-
UeucSGent examination 10 mAthe-
Ua=iscS, and SlSo Wins the highest
classical honor, the tTipoS, She is
y, years of age. The young married
ladies, Mrs Field Sud MrS. Leath.
slSO Won wrauGleshiTS,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
DIXIE'S FlRST NONEN.
How the First Batch Of confederate
Treasury Notes We're Made.
Prom the Atlanta Journal

IL took money To carry on the war.
The southern confederacy started
to oppose the invading foes with an
empty treasury. So promise 10
pay had To be resorted to.
One Of the first things to be done
10y the treasury Of the young nation
was to issue a legal tender OF some
I kind.
! The making OF confederate bonds
and notes WAS great trial with the
I young treasury. In the south no
engravers could be found, and
nothing like good bank paper.
/ ~ arrangements were made to
print some bonds in New York.
The work was gone about very
carefully aud every means used to
avoid detection. But the bonds
wenr seized, however, before they
left New York. These bonds were
printed by the American Bank
Note company, and when the federal
authorities found this out through
a tell-tale euploye the southern con-
federscy had TO rely upon its own
resources to get up bonds and notes.
An engraver Of cards and posters
by the name Of Hoyer, = German
by nationality, lived in Richmond.
and he was employed TO issue the
first notes, which were eight 500
bills, One Of these bills would
bring considerable now As relic.
A pSPer was Smuggled through
the lines from New York and given
to Hoyer, He had only old snd in
ferior stones for engraving purposes
and with them he made the tirSt
Confederate treasury notes. The
stones had previously b,en used 10
engrsve plsy-cards-
OF oourSe they were faulty and full I
Of errlrS, snd under sny other cir. f.
eumStancss would have been thrown 1
away, but some kind Of legal tender ,
hsd 10 be secured At once snd the .
rude notes were accepted.
When The secretary read the proofs +
he ordered them printed, indorsiug
on the marEin Of the prcof the fol- /,
lowing;
when the money changers be-
come tSmiliSr with these incoming /
bills i, will be as dihieul; 10 pas
couniertei, As IL they had been en- (
grSved On s,eel-pSrhAps more 80" +
The GernIsn engrzvsr usei what
WAS an nld-fSshioned Pres even IN 4
that day, and the bills were printed I
oy hand, very slow snd tediOus
prSNsSS
These rude, uRooG,h bills found
no buyers but N-err ac<vP;ed in .
gaci faith by loySl Southern beSrt>
They vere pledges ot s Srzve, sezr-
leSs people, and oy that peo?le ve7e
accepted s. sach.
They we've nO. ~-o-gs much upon
thsls tSee, uGg t1oGSza1s q acea
died % give them vS.os- A15 lh-ex
times Ns aaAny died - make them
worthless
SSol ihs css-c,ry sSs 51aS5,S =.,A
caEfeosn&ss blls- TSt z-zcx- c.
- lA,ed degx15c3 90 acg s2s lie
t0Sr&slry cc-.1 lssl1s iosz- B--ls q
snail 6s2oz..xIsozs $3.50 Et-i
-; q ssyls, A. s,cs-zS 1c5s- a14
hEcired 5J.lA-s ss9 ,ae u-sa4ss---r-s
hand ~A-]s SsG sz,5 s-lcl sl-s
Ss.s A. E1=<cc,as AZ s. cE-ls ~ -
fay.
o. or1-~e tae r-cr= & svery- --ls d:
~e1, 1y s-1 T. 49, ----s ssaCa- :
.e,.e 70 pay So, - = yA-5 C aA--4Z
< So soC 4 PSca3 ct c,$es -c z
. go f.. pa, o. eocss, - S.-1,U I
~ hOrS~. {
Worthless - ~-ere thess "pr,aa - $
o pay, they CO, mooe than any I
endeS ever issued by nation ou L
'Arth c
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
FORCING nnrn nnmN.

Senator Dolph, always n man o.
strong, good sense, IL satisfied with
monetary system which make,
gold the standard and uses silver rs
lat as II can toe used without
forcing gold down and out: but he
doesn't want policy adopted that
viii make silver the standard. This
Is the Keynote Of his speech. Ore
gonlan.
The above contains some vt the
new sophistries of the gold-bugs.
The one argument that the gold.
standard men have always employ.
ed most effectively has been that
gold had fixed value, and was an
almost Interchangeable unit Of value
while silver was mere speculative
commodity. Their constant appeal
has been along this line, OF the alleg-
ed fixity OF gold rs single stand
ard, which was determining
the price of silver dollars as
IL was that of wheat. Now
gold. bug organ informs the
people that silver Is to regulate the
price of gold!
This Is hut another form of the
special plcadings that are employed
to maintain the slngle-standard
monopoly system rf finances,
which ia entirely inadequate to the
business neCN'ssitics of the country.
Whether the Oreeoniau is correctly
interpreting Seuator Dulph's speech
or not. We do not know, but il i
certainly doing thar gentleman
great harm by rendering him ridic
ulous, as IL certainly does, in repp~
scnting him in the aeovc light.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

In an iateTNiew the osher day az
RSr,in, frlnce RisnlS0cS. lAyr chan.
cellsg q tho German esuPlne. S2ii d,
the cnPoNcg, II Sa ~, angry
Si.h him. Ny PoSitioa j. Ike thS,
~ a fStheg illtrcStca ~ a SaH
have o satfcr, san Nin ~ that
be = aa1aS yoaOS tell0~. Wheu
I ~Ss ySaugeg I fol,o~rd usy saVcs.
siga stS,a, eNeyHV- he0e ~ I e,sali
caanteuact the i-nnenCV % ulS ~
Psaeats No~ I am To- Ga - IRA.
Vsl - Car Sad ~ coatiuuoasly.
fhes csheg advisers ~in the ksiser's
coanae0ce aud taTn hin aSainss
aae.n
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

Willamette valley rain is badly
needed. Wheat fields are burnt in
places. Much Of the spring sown
grain did not come up. In the
Umpqua and Rogue river valleys,
the prospects are brighter.
The coast counties are especial
ly promising for good crops.
The Graude Ronde and Walla
Wslla valleys, and n greater portion
Of Umstilla county as we'll as the
major portion Of Union county,
have the best prospects for crops in
Eastern Oregon. In the valleys of
WSllowa county, wheat, eats, barley
and rye are doing very well. Wasco,
Sherman and sections Of Gillian
county appear to be the worst al
fscied by the dry weather. In
Crook, Grant, Baker, Lake, Harney
and Klamath counties, the frost Of
May 18th, 18th, did the most dam
age, and in those counties the grass
is rapidly drying up.
RIVERS.
The cool weather stopped the
melting ot the snow in the noun
tsins, rs result, all rivers are
rapidly falling The present wsrm
weather may cause them 10 rise
agSin.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

txeyy lagpealent eaaploNea in
pFs-tocing hoe.t,s Sars1r1riilA i
strsctly pare, and s ne o.st III H.
ktn1 t1e rcots aR1 herts are ear,,-
faily sFlccke.t, ant cnlv the -
rstalnea f'roEl the time ~ M.
clsAss heo1s S4r~aFsrillA i prs
p1.lS,l eNNFN totag h uaicbcd Mill
NseN ~ sttsl,.iae the t..i rcsali.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
WEArHER.

The to7epSyi ~ the week was
ooA SHi c,ooiy. With rSiu, hail
and snow b. The n,olntaius
ThS rSl2t4l s2s poosly dissH-
cu;e3, and ihSos N2s 21s the oS-eS;
derived f0oll i hat E1As sxV<,cs-
Si. Tx laites Parg q ,as ~y-k -,
ct0adicSs, iy z-1 e2--z, On Fys3ay
al Saturday the teupSoz.l7v "a.
above ~ In na2ny ss,stsaas - lhs
slSiS- No0r zll : use3e3. Rain
and cN& veAlhvs wll ~ puoiucs
sud crog'S p~,Syyi rsPorts frou
Ess,cru OF7SOu Show that ~ Nav
s>1h, 2aSh Sui S'sh. fnJSts oS>carrrsl
Jaal did dAn.zSv % vrecSsbles, esQS-
cial.N poSStoSs, toTu&soSs Snd pas
cAgn, ryv sua harley Nere AlSo In
ignrd.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

- RtsAau's S0lAsa BAlsAn Ne. I
C--ss NiArsrvS trss Gn4 49, s-areE
Ssrcs Cn 80 AsSs En@ kNSy; Sa-s IA
Ae> \ ~. tfe, NSrqSr-c hsrg1 EsslSAas
syFa--s.- at-rJh. tissAse4 SsAlT A. a.
Fr-uArg ie-rs e. the sssAss 0s.ssa "A
ssEs-s- Prtc~, . 90 P~F Rsftie.
Is ktseAub q ,iasA HAlsAA NNa
Nlres trTtllfH. As7czriA' Sy7,elalae H.
"a .sza Pa.zS "a - Raesa N.sss a -,
Egaa, hs-k q ~ Neok. llse-aieG Ss,s
Ec-l=A = F,f NSsA LzE-rs A. ~,
y-eytsl 49, . $ ,-Gness q ~ -lEss -
r-.- .,1sss g e 49, iroz 49, stsssu
Aeta.l s>-se1 D. ~ ssrya7a q 49,
A,r-zg lHaf-lg tas D - Pzrs Al
kt y 80 - % pc exile.
4 tSheta'. oseAdeA = AAtsh Angt-
seg tg tae S1rV q 0,1.s-ra.zA Girsi
1ryt tlt,-'k & 7.fsl 49, - Ir.ua-s O. osu.-
e,A'7a-sss-sss- t'rtcs - - per
- tsisa.~'. CslAsa sp.Hi.A L.
t-stA -, tFs-srs e-ss e GaasSrszA.
- =, "a slrtsHeFss&s. frtss
a. 49, Aettle-
- ussssS's GslA~4 osatmsat
fes ss- et-ss ss, .rssf ssE.A.l..,s $50
~ $500. f,stcs "a - P-r Bsx,
fts1a@N Selae Rdl s-NsVge
~ tre.1laslt - - Fassi - ~
q tSs , - F.er EsE.
a. sd NsFNtaN
49, sss1s...',, a. A ~ Hsss@rsc F--ass4
res sUEs.a
ras k1cAEnas ara eS,rapany. kreats \,
.ns 81 t.srke. s1rcss. - t'-snztseo ~.
(rrrciaF T'ts t.e.4 arEss
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

apd Ne pres teema VITA .adveltieemenel
81 naTuararillaR and other liver, Mood ans
fnRg rRinetieA bus there 4 eae naedicfne.
and sEie one, The elaflns Tor vhich - Z
cnre fcF ail lingering elleasea arising rrou1
Tornl1 Liver 81 RihculReeA O. NON iIp-
puFt blooA are haehea uP ~ q post.
ave guaFanteet II it docs 1ct 90 test
a. reffpnentod ~ etgTH csae, the MONEY
pald keF Il = promptly refanSea.
fAll psCallat meescsne ella esyoud aIl
Ard Why aAcnla Il nctf . TAlk 10 cheap
Ral when ps hsekcd up ~ . Rostttye
guarantee. By 4 hccfa of long estahN
Elne2 reputation, FOR AoneetE, tnteErity
and sound eaanelAl Efandlng, then uncrSl
mean hssllsEsl And thste just what thS
Woliae nlspenaary Medical Auecintlcn. of
haealo, n, n mean 70 guarapteeing thsh
nr, fierca0 Golden hedlcal Discovery.
Dr. Riprcea Icl1cn Netical Deccrery
eheoka the frightfal iaroees q scSofuh
and. n taken In time, arrests the march
a Consnmpticn % the Lungs (which b
Lnnf. .scrofalAh \ purincs an2 enFschel ths
hlood, therehy curing ~ sffn and SAT-
piseasea UicsrA sores. swellingA ana kaEr
dro1 atimentA
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

The usonth Of May had a hish
SVsrSgS tenpSrSgure, and the rSia-
fall VAS very hSht, ~ a nesali, the
orap pTySpccts are ~ ~ eOoo0rsg-
tAs A. might he aosired. especially
hay sRd late ssSn grsin, rhe hAn
Snd o~rly so~a ~heSt. cantinas q
eAVe AvorAoAe oDtloSok. rhe fr,lit
prospecss arr gooA straw beFFies
an vegy Plsntifal. Chertics are rpe
AnS t6s tnSs are la.saea Nth tAcnA
esscSrAA reports ia3icAie light
hay cFoA CrOEs IN TSllAn,oak eoaaty
sre an prauaisiog. Throskhoat the
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

Remember our collector will be
sround on the 18TH. In the mean
time SQusre up your accounts for the
JOURNAL 20 June lst.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
CROP WEATHER BULLETIN

The Oregon WeAther Bureau, 60
Operating with the L. :, Signal Ser
woe. makes a report for week end.
ing saturday, June .th, lSAO, as fol-
.oN's.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

II H. MORSE. contractor and Builder,
Ia, Al orVeTs promptly attended &c
tsl htKh strcSt, SAiSsn
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
BUSINESS CARDS

A NJ, Ctl0VGh. Cnde-tASer, RnleAlnaer
~. ana CaeiaeS Maker, iJ- state 81
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

TohN GHAN,--(sNnfracs0y Aad builder.
~ fIne inside hntsaiEg specially gSS
Vanmercial stFeSt salem OreSon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
SOCIETY NOTICES

ENIGnrsoFPVTAIAS. Regular meet
IN ing en- r0es.tAy Rigai ~ each vS<k 81
m = M.
J, OnONAI.n, &. 4.
W, II, n. WATERS. X. Il h. ana =
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

south. North.
s-lO p n. ", POv,land Ar. les a. n.
oc44 = m. ~. salem l.V IS a. M
7;*S n N. Ar. San Eran. ". 80 q. M
LoC.NI FNSSKNGER rRAlS -, DAlLN EX
CEI'V SCNDAOT
81 - IA. ~. PN-tlSn5 Az. IS n m,
ll,le A. m l.V Salem ". lASg :. n.
So p IN. Az. EGgSDe I.y.F g-lo :. n
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

~ ESlGHr. Eeiecsic PhvsiciNa, ofticS
". - Caurt street. salem OreSon- Fui'
uAOnary diseases speciality.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

nRJ. KEHNH. pentisl ofaee over
IL the White OoSner, Court and Conn.,
mervlal STREETS.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

\. APPi.EGATE. attorney ~ law.
81. frsyFS hlcck. CoRnlcrclal snd state
StreetS. salem. Or.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

n J, SHAW, Attorney~at Law, Salem,
~ oreCon. Ntiice frSt dgNNr % the len
at head az stairs In the mar q iSdd s
Rushs NAnk.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

DRAFT a HUNT, attorneys 81 law. Salem,
Il orccan. ofiicc over Rarr's jewelry store,
State strnei.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

fINiI.NoN FORD, attorney =, lSw, Salem.
oreC0n, Otiice upstairs IN Patton .
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-10

John A. CARSON, Coanse'lCr and At.
~ teraey-Ai.lAw Member ~ the Rar ~
Ontario, CSnadS. Oaice lE STATE STREET,
salem, orvScan,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

prying out the logs and releasing them
fsom jams. It is the effort of the drivers
to keep the logs steadily moving for
ward in good order, and in such masses
as to avoid jams at narrow places in the
stream. A jam forms readily when two
logs. each lodging with an end on
either side of the stream, and swinging
together engage their free ends in the
middle of the stream, forming V, with
the angle projecting up stream. Then
the logs which follow are halted, one
after another, coming up like drove OF
cattle, mounting, overriding or driving
under, and, under the influence of the
fmpetuous current, jamming into what
seems to the Impractical eye an mex
tricable mass.
The current of the river is at once
halted, as if by dam, and the drivers
at work above rightly conjecture the
cause and follow down stream to find
the jam. Here the practiced driver at
once proceeds to the footor downstream
end of the jam, and with critical eye
promptly fixes upon the two or more
logs which are the key of the whole po-
sitfon. Deity he inserts his pike-pole,
1oosening the logs little by little, I'M
til finally there is a grand convulsion
and the imprisoned mass gradually set
ties down into motion down stream.
Usuallyi in the month of May or June
the logs that have been making their
passage down the stream toward the
big saw-mills at some central point
begin to arrive at their destination.
There they run into what are called the
s'booms," assorted according to their
marks and turned over to the respective
mills owning them. The ''boom" bust
ness is an important one, and is fire.
quently conducted by an incorporated
company having no interest in any lum-
Der company, thereby asserting the
logs with absolute impartiality. The
boom company at Minneapolis, great
saw-mill and lumber center, is an illus
tration. Every winter this company
sends out experienced representatives to
every lumber camp in the district to get
an official idea of the cut,
Each lumber company in the fall
figures on getting out a certain quantity
of logs. Late in the winter the boom
men can ascertain quite &C
how far the anticipations and
intentions are to be realized. At the
Beef Slough boom at the junction of the
Chippewa with the Mississippi in Wis
consin hundreds of millions of feet of
logs are annually doomed, sorted, RATED
and started down the great river under
the convoy of steamers. There is the
same method of procedure on the Sagi-
nav, the Muskegon, the Manistee and
other great numbering streams of Mich
lgan, on the rivers of Maine and in Can
ada and elsewhere, where the melting
SHOWS of spring are relied upon to bring
forward the great winter crop. In
Florida, on the Pacific coast and other
warm regions of course no such work is
known
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
LOGS AND LUMBER. !
Lumbermen and Their Winters
Work in the Woods.
What q Log Goes Through Before Reach.
Ing the Lumber-Yard-Life on.
Drfve-Operations of the
Boom COnpanios.

The lumbermen are in the midst Of
the winters work in the woods. The
campaign for the logging season is laid
out with every care. The place of oper-
alton in the woods is decided upon,
camps are located, shanties are built,
and logging roads outlined. All these
things are best done before the snow
comes, and allows the immediate dip
ping into action when the moment for
opening operations comes. A logging
camp is located with reference to the
nearest access to the timber to be oper-
ated upon-other conditions having due
weight also, such as the proximity of
good water and a connection with q
main road leading to the base of sup
plies. Though the work of hauling
never begins until winter has finally
set in, and there is snow enough to
make good roads, the thrifty logger is
often actually at work considerably be-
fore. He is chopping down the trees,
saving them into logs of proper length
and ''skidding" them by the use Of OK
teams.
''Skidding" is hauling them together
into considerable piles and placing them
on skids, convenient for loading them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

A CONVENIENT GRINDSTONE REST.
the long cross-piece, fastening it there
by putting two-and-a-half-inch screw
through both ends into the side strip,
letting this piece project out about an
inch beyond the side strip. Round off
the corners of the projecting ends Of
the side strip for handles. The half
inch, hardwood cross-piece is used as a
clamp, placing the article to be ground
between that and the cross-piece, and
Tightening by two screws. Place the
stone near the side Of a building or
post far enough away so that the sharp
point in the narrow end of the holder
can be stuck in the post, and bring the
article to be ground in it's proper posi-
ton above the stone. The pointed end
can be raised or lowered to fit the bevel
of the tool to be ground, and also to
allow of its being moved sidewise on
the stone. The person using it needs
only to guide it and give the necessary
pressure by taking hold of both handles.
The stone should have a water-box
placed under it and fastened to leg Of
the frame, coming high enough to allow
the stone to rest in the water when in
use. The box should have plug near
the bottom to let the water off when not
in use, as it INJURIES the stone for one
part to stand in water, causing it to
wear away unevenly, and to freeze up in
winter.