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Equally significant IL the showing In
regard TO the advertising patronage Of
the paper, which IL the surest indication
of its acknowledged value as q medium
of publicity. The number Of NEW AID.
VERTISEMENTS printed I'm the coll
umns Of The Star during the first six
months Of the years named was a. fol.
lows:
IN iooo................... ,S26
Aooo.................. 800
AooS...-............... 20 BIG
1sss.....................27,se see
iSSe..........-.-.......3l,o7 s
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TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK HOUSE AND LARGE
LOI, NO. 1897 STREET, WEST WASHING
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EroHrH GRAsD Axsrx

II U slim AND MBRIO
UNDERWEAR SALE
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through the varied phases Of that experience,
since We began that battle between monopoly
and freedom which cost Us about quarter of a
century of the nations life. 1 have seen and
known and had the opportunity of comparing
the temper and frame OF mind engendered first
by our protectionism, which we now look back
upon as servi.ude. and then by the commercial
freedom and equality which we have enjoyed
for the last thirty or forty years. The one
tended to harden into positive selfishness; the
other has done much to foster a more liberal
tone OF mind"
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follows that IN this case there exists no excess
d wages Tor him to appropriate.
FACTORS IN oUR GROWTH
81 will then proceed to set forth some of the
,auses which, by giving exceptional energy
and exceptional opportunity to the work of
production in America. seem to allow lin
homely phrase) of making ducks and brakes
OF large portion OF what ought to BE-, u, r
Accum u!atlons, and yet by virtue of the re-
mainder OF them, to astonish the world
L Let me observe. first that America pro-
duces an enormous mass OF cotton cereals
meat OILS and other commodities, which are
sold IN the unsheltered market of the world
at such prices they will yield The pro-
ducers are fined for the benefit OF the pro-
tected interests and received nothing III re-
turn; but thoy obtain for their country. "A
well as for the world, the whole alyantnre az
. vast natural trade-that is to saw trade in
which production Is carried ON at a minimum
eost IN capital and labor as compared with
what the rest OF the world can do.
~ America invites and obtains in n remark
sole degree from al the world one of the great
Elements of production without tax OF any Kind:
namely. capital
- While securing TO the capital producer a
monopoly IN the protected trades she allows
All abe world to do Its best by u free immigr..-
hon TO prevent or qualify any corresponding
monopoly in the class of wOrkmeu
II She draws upon bank of natural re-
sources SO vast that II easily bears those deduc-
lions OF lmprOvidence which simply prevent
the results from being vaster still.
PROTECTION MORALLY BAD.
Il urge, then. that all protection is morally a.
well as economically bad. This is a very differ.
ent thing from saying tha. all protectionist.
are bad. Many Of them. without a doubt. are
RoOd-Day, eXceIlent-as were IN this country
many OF the supporters OF tine corn law Ii j.
OF the tendencies of system that 4 speak
which operate vigorously, upon most men un.
consciously, upon some men not at all: anL
surely that system cannot be good which make:
an individual, or set OF individuals. live ou the
resources OF the community. and CAUSES hin
relatively to diminish that store, which duty e
his fellow-citzens and to their equal right.
should teach him by his contributions to aug.
ment The habit OF mind thus engendered i.
not such as altogether BELTS free country OF
harmonizes with an independent character
And the more the system Of protection is DIS
cussed and contested the more those whom i
favors are driven to struggle for its main
tenance. the farther they must inseusibly de
yiate from the law Of equal rights, and. per
haPs, even from the tone Of genuine persona
Independence.
SPEAKS IRON EXPERIENCE.
'Irspeaking thus We speak greatly from oul
own experience. / have personally live,
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Election Or twisting OF the rays oflight, owing
TO the variation IN the densities Of the air
through which theypas On hot and sandy
deserts il is a common occurrence.
A veteran Of the Mexican war told me
that on one occasion they saw the Mexican
troops, who were on the opposite side Of the
mountain marching along, rs it were, in the
air, but upside down. Ships have been thus
seen at sea, giving a foundation for the
many sailors yarns about phantom ships
j have seen some wonderful effects in ATi-
IONA, but the most beautiful Of all was from
Roam Mountain lCloudland, r. c..
Therefore, it is possible that the
IMMENSE FIELDS
Of glaciers about Mt ST. Elias may create an
excessive amount Of refraction, and give it
apparent ups aud downs double discounting
a stock market. la pcr0use struck a low
market, but as that was over 100 years ago,
gambling on a rise in margins on Mt ST.
elias may be left to royal families.
From the accounts we have SO far of
Russell's and Kerr's trip, they were con-
stanily reading angles Of elevation from
not only the seashore. but from the peaks
they assembled, thus giving many independ-
ent determinations, from which a fair aver
age result may be obtained. Anyway, the
range in results is 5000 feet, about equal to
the hight Of Mount Washington above the
sea, and You can suit yourself II j. possible
some Of the worthy explorers did not see the
summit from storms or fogs.
OF course il has provoked the ambition OF
mouutain-climbers all over the world 10
make it, ascent but none has 20 far sue
cecded, although Lieut. SchEatka, in 1856
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A Cow In Harness.
he TayfI Me- Agsl

One Of our young men asked his father for
the horse the other evening 10 20 10 NorthpOrt
But the ola gentleman allowed that lac aud his
wife would 70 themselves. and soon after did
60, leaving behind a mad yOuag man.
But he finally hit upon the idea Of harness
ing up the COW. This he did into the best
buggy. The COW was very docilc until he tried
10 drive her. When she felt the weight Of the
wagon attached TO her She gave one below full
OF flight aud, with tail over her back, she ran
kicking and pungiug through the garden,
trampHg the vegetables and knocking down
bean poles, the young man clinging on 20 the
. scat bowling for some one to stop her
But nothing could stop her. Finally stone
wall got in her track and she cleared IL In
grand shape, hut the buggy, young man, and
harness were so badly mixed up that a neigh
Dor who came to the rescue could not tell one
from the other.
The cow has not yet been seen. but the ruin
she left behind will forever be a monument 10
her wrath. The buggy WAS carried 10 the barn
in bushcl basket aud the young man on 4
sfrCtcher.
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course, there is great deal Of carrying back
and forth. IL means wallowing through
snow, wading in ice-cOld water, half blinded
at times by driving snow, rain OF fog. When
patch Of vegetation is reached, it is but
treacherous mass Of moss ard ENHANCEMENT
OfroOts; yet, after all, good health prevails,
and the party slowly moves on. The Indians
are the burden-bearers, though they will
tote $50 pounds right along on a stretch Of
30 miles, hardly stopping 10 eat a morsel.
Should ever explore around Mt ST. Elias
] want one Of these packers under each arm,
and TO occasionally lift me up straight as
a friend Of mine in New Mexico once yelled
out after he had, by the merest accident, sat
down on a cactus!
But one thing is certain, the American
flag should be first TO Goat over Mt St
elias, and may the man who puts il there
strike il on a low!
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An Estimate Of EmIn Pasha.

A man with kindly aud generous mind.
physically courageous, but morally coward
a clever, accomplished gentleman, enthusiastic
for the science OF natural history, but not of
that hrm temper required 10 lead men or OF
that disposition 10 attract and sway them: a
man whose natural kindness Of heart is being
constantly spoiled by his delicate susceptibility
aud childlke vanity man whose straghtfor-
ward European directness and accuracy has
been warped by too long residence among
Orientals. And yet, too, If you appeal to his
generosity, he will always meet you more than
halfway. Lmin would always be 10 a certain
extent subject TO the influence ofthOse by whom
he was surrounded. Here leave him, with 4
feeling OF sincere affection for him, by reason OF
his many kindnesses 10 me during those hard
times when we lived intimately together when
there seemed no hope for us, aud our only com.
fort was our mutual sympathy.
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in the name Of the United States still farther
west, as he dnhed along in the ice. From
Goldfish TO seal makes one catch his breath.
Now, back to Mt ST. Elias. Sir Edward
Belcher lAdmiral) cruised around there in
1857 lie determined its hight, but kept
the secret 10 himself A Russian-Teben-
llofT-in 1877 made il 1900 feet, and a
United States Coast Survey party, under
William H. Dali, in 1874 tipped the beam al
1880 feet But just now 1s90) Messrs.
Russell and Kerr pun il down to 135OO-a
little better than In perouse, however.
Our vanity is hurt; we still have the big
gest seal hatch, biggest trees and glaciers IN
the world, and thought We had
CORNER en- BIG MOUNTAINS,
but it was named wrong. 1t must have
melted!
The question comes mp: Why these diff
fereuces in altitude? If any OF the COM
rades when young men went West, they
can appreciate one explanation ] viii give,
Have you never, when out on a prairie OF
desert, seen a silvey streak suddenly open
out at the base Of distant mountain, which
soon rescmbled beautiful and placid lake?
A mountain will flatten ut its summit and
spread 70 right and left, until it looks like
a gigantic milking stool OF table: block
viii break of at times and loat rs il were
IN the air, when as suddenly this uncanny
transformation scene viii cease.
Another peculiar phase Of this mirage
is thai while one is looking at the crest Of a
mountain-range, peak, heretofore unseen,
gradually rises, and then after awhile sinks
out Of sight All this arises from the de-
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Electrified snow.


In a paper describing a pcrilOus ascent Of
Pixies Peak, Lieut.. John y. Finley, United
States Signal Service, says that the ascent was
made IN April when the snow was the deepest
Of all the months Of the year, aud the Lieu
tenant was accompanied by the Sergeant OF the
station. The ascent WAS accomplished on mule
back until a zone Of deep snow was reached,
and then the animals were taken lack TO the
halfway house below. Into this snow they some
times sank 10 their armpits ana saved them
selves from plunging deeper By spreading out
their arms. AT one time they crossed frozen
crust IN the shape Of a turtles back, where a
fOOtho.d had to be cut 10 every step. and where
a mis5tep would have sent them thousands OF
feet down the mountain. Electric storms
sometimes were witnessed there, when each
snowflake, charged with electricity, discharged
a spark as il touched a mules back in It's fall
Electric sparks slreamed from the Gnger-tius
Of appraised hands. Ia their ascent they en-
cOuntercd a storm Of sleet that cut their faces
50 as 30 draw blood. The last five miles was a
Sight for life against wind, sect, cold aud rari-
fed air.
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aO0tu li 70 lis tDHrL
at CO. north latitude and l4lo west longi-
tude, and to this date explorers have not
changed this position very much.
He did not attempt any determination Of
its hight. but IN 1886 la Perouse, while
around there, gave us the first value Of
1260O feet Jn 17s7 Douglass saw this
mountain.
The fact that Capt Cook sold a seal skin
IN Honolulu for 500 soon flied this region
with trading vessels who caught seals, colds
and acquired some geographical information
bgt Senior Don Alessandro Alalespina, in 1891,
could not do less than make il good 1850
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Embarrassing 10 Mrs. Vanderbilt.

New Workers are getting TO be the most invct-
crate and co.d-hl00acd starers. | once saw
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, sweet faced aud
rather pretty woman, come into store 10 DO
some shopping. The women about heard who
she was aud they stood around her ia a circle
and Toasted their eyes upon every detail Of her
dress and appearance. They loudly called each
others attention 70 her carrings-solitaire
pears-to the dt Of her dress. and the way IL
hung IN the back. They came closer and felt IL.
They studied the way she had her hair done
up, and suggested that IL WAS worth trying
when they got home They stood shoulder Ia
shoulder with her and learned her hat by
heart She WIS admirable through il all pre-
tended She did not see or hear or feel. finally
turned around 10 20, with a blankIy-absent ex.
preston, the cortcge throngiGg around her
aud csc9rting her, still loudly commenting "a
her carrinre
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feet high, and be was scientific as well az
Rentlemanly.
But Vancouver who came after him in
1904. was hummer" lie surveyed the
whole coast, aud drew the FIRST picture Of the
mountain, and did not care how high il was.
Now ] want 20 stop for paragraph OF so.
This Vancouver was with Cook. and alter
ward when IN this region, Yankee, BY the
name Of William Gray, Of Boston, told him
he bad discovered a great river This was
only yarn 10 Vancouver, but Gray, IN May,
l7ss bad sailed into the river, and being
more patriotic than pious he gave the
name 81 his vessel Columbia.
THIS FRYING BOSTON
man gave us the Northwest, and as the
drainage basin Of river belonged al that
time 10 the nationality discovering il. SO
this Yankee Nation aiterward claimed 10
90 40' or fight" The diplomats, how
ever compromised down TO 49o, but il was
one case where the United States weakened
for "a 40' would have left ms without 4
gap between this country and Alaska You
should read the history Of the Northwest
and see # you do not feel like building Q
monument 10 some men now almost forgot.
ten.
Now for another depression. The geo.
graphical center of the United States. ex.
Guiding Alaska, is the garrison flag al Fort
Riley, near junction City Kan. But where
b. the center Of the United Statesg IL !,
out al sea, westward Of Vancouver Island
The gap between Alaska and the United
States b. about 80 miles IN latitude and 25C
IN longitude. From down East TO the tir
OF Alaska is 1909 Of ongitude-one-third
The circumference of the earth-and poor
Dc Long took possession Of several islandr
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A Wonderful Doctor.

% tell you'll" exclaimed the young medical
student, "Our Professors a great surgeon"
"How's that2" asked his ehum.
"Well fellow was brought in with crushed
leg. The Professor said it must come of. So
he hacked away, and, by gosh cut off the wrong
leg!"
Do you call that great surgery?"
"Wait a bit. The Professor said il would be
terrible for the poor fellow to go about with no
legs at ALL so he splintered up the crushed leg,
instead of cutting that off, too, and now it is as
good as ever. An ordinary surgeon would have
left the fellow Iegless. Wonderful skill, the
Professors"
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HIS campfire talk
about Mt ST. ELIAS
IN l741, Benng, the
FIRST explorer Of such
high latitudos along
the Northwest Coast
saw a great mountain,
and as lie was as pious
rs daring Renamed il
Mt St. ELIAS after
the patron saint Of
the day. In May,
1Te, the famou $
Capt James Cook
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EXCITING ELEVATOR RIDE.
An American who Thought lie was going TO Come
Down on His Head.
IN y JtIItt3c


Down on His Head.
IN T. Tribune
London may not be provided with elvators
on anything like the scale that New York u.s. !"
said man recently who spent his vacation
abroad, but ! saw lift there the like Of
which do not believe exists i'm this country.
] entered an office building i'm London, which
was not far from the Bank Of England, TO see
friend, who was on the top floor. In the corri-
dor / saw a number Of boxes following one
another up one shaft and down another. They
were attached 20 an endless chain, and were
large enough TO hold several persons.
" j looked at the machine in some doubt,
when suddenly man stepped out OF one OF the
boxes, or ears, which was coming down. The
car, which was going at what seemed to Inc a
rather rapid rate OF speed, did not stop, the
man jumping of while IL was in motion. Pretty
soon ! saw other men jumping in and out Of
the cars, which were about as far apart on the
endless chain as the distance from floor 20 floor.
] at first hesitated about risking my limbs and
life on the contrivauce, but finally stepped into
an ascending ear just before its bottom was on
a level with the floor.
No sooner had done this than began TO
get afraid that ] might be crushed 10 death be-
tween the car aud the floor or ceiling when
tried to step of. OF "a sudden ID struck me that
if Ibid not get of at the top door would be ear
Iipa to the roof aud then he stood on ms head
in the car as il turned over ! was in perfect
fever Of anxiety, and could hardly screw az my
courage 10 the point Of alighting but managed
TO do thi5when the top floor was reached. /
found that h. was much easier to get cut than
] bad supposed, and WHOM ] finished my call j
boldly rode down on the machine.
" atterward learned that a man who did not
get out OF an ascending car at the top floor
would be in no danger Of being turned upside
down 40 the top Of tho shaft because the car
oil maintains This
due to the fact that only the roof Of the car is
fastened 20 the cable SO the car always remains
bottom downward by its own weight. lift
like this may be economical, rs il does away
with the need Of men 10 run il, but ] myself
much prefer the safe American machine"
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and the English Alpine Club, in 1859, or
gained special expeditions for this purpose,
and reached an altitude Of not much over
5000 feet
Both Of these attempts were from the
south. Russell aud Kerr attained 8 600 feet.
and It's ascent was not the prime object OF
their expedition. They bad worked around
back Of the mountain and attempted ii from
the northeast A snowstorm came on, which
almost buried them, and they had to give il
up. They undoubtedly selected the best
and only practicable route, and their expe-
ricnce viii be Of the greatest value in any
future attempts.
No good and truthful representation Of
the mountain has as yet appeared, but Rus
sells photographs viii probably supply this
deficiency The accompanying rough sketch
may serve to give you an idea Of il
AFTER A FASHION.
its appearance is unmistakable, rising like .
pyramid Of snow above a mass of surround.
ing peaks at a distance Of 20 miles from the
sea; as the timber line has at this latitude
an altitude above the sea level Of only ] SOC
feet the towering effect Of its appearance il
vastly increased. Ii il after all but huge
outlying mountain Of a system Of ranges
facing the sea, something as the Sierra Ne.
yadas look upon the California Valleys.
Through the front there flow not wild
torrents, but slow, moving glaciers, or river
Of ice These are the thoroughfares Of ex.
ploration 10 the unknown land back from
the sea-
Now, during the war some Of us carried
eight days rations Of bareback, gunpowdel
and bullets, and can appreciate the explorers
lot in this field with about 60 OF 20 pounds Of
outfit. the whole 10 last him for months. ol
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The Silver Tree Of south Africa.

i have received from the Cape some inter-
esting specimens of the use to which the leaves
of the silver tree are put in that colony. The
leaves look like thin sheets of 0xidzed silver,
and are hand-painted with views of the colony
and similar subjects. Visiting cards, birthday
cards and even election circulars are got up in
the same way, and there is clearly an opening
for somebody to make money by importing the
leaves into England.
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A New Way to Make Money.
Mr. Enron:

NIX. EDIfORs
Mrs. Reeds success in silk culture created 80
much interest that am tempted to give my experi-
enee with soap. L sent Balm e Co. GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, So for which received a 500 pound box OF
" Pure SOAP" which i sold in two days for $40,
with profit Of SIS. The next week invested $40,
sold out In three days for $40 with $50 profit. The
third week invested $40. sold out during the week
profit 500. / am now clearing 500 every week.
Soap is used by everybody, and the " Pure Soap
being cheap and of such superior quality, II re-
quires neither labor ability 70 sell IL. The
above Company will send you circulars giving de-
tails and think any lady or gentleman can sues
eeed as well as have.
CLARA WILMOR.
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An ExamnIe Of Courage.
LChicago Inter Ocean.

LJhlcu0O HIFer Ucen1l.T
speaking of brave men," said Col. Blue
grass, of Kentucky, there is Col. Blood, Of our
town. He's the brayest man / know"
"Indeed?"
Eyes, sab Why, sah the doctor prescribed
glass of water before breakfast every morning,
and sab, the Colonel is taking it without Q
kick"
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Twice tie Wept.

Wife-Oh, George Willie got his little
hand caught in the fOlding-doOrs to-day, and
crushed his fingers horribly He cried and
cried until I was really frightened.
GeOrge-POor little chap! i hear him cry
ing yet; where is he?
Wife-Oh, he's crying now because WONT
let him do it again.
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MT. ST. ELIAS
ACampfre Talk About the Great Alaska
Mountain.
BEHRING'S DISCOVERY.
What Capt. Cook and other
Explorers Had to DO With 1t.
RECENT EXPLORATIONS
Messrs. Russell and Kerr's At
tempt to Scale Its Summit.
DISCOVERY.
RECENT EXPLORATIONS.
RY GILBERT THOMPSON
Biographies United States Geological Survey.

Mount ST. Elias, a volcanic mountain OF
North America, stands on the boundary be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia, few
miles from the Pacific Ocean Dc is in latitude
go lS d. add longitude li0a 30 w. lts alti-
tudc IS said 90 bo l1.000 feet above the level Oh
the sea, but according 90 Guyot. il IS 1890
feel. LiBpWcoifs GU-didet 1850
Alaska isomphBticallya country Of volcanoes,
There hriug no fewer than al volcanic peaks
already known IN the Territory, though bat 10
OF these are in activity eft present The pcnin-
Ella of ALASKA, and the Alcutiou Islands, which
really constitute continuation Of d. are OF
volcanic origin. aud The same Is true o. the
islands along the COas, OF Bering Sea. So far
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Girls are Alike Everywhere.
[L0ndon Punch. /

Myrtle-Florence, is that Fred Dumley's
handwriting"
Florence-Yes, dear! Pm engaged to him,
you know
Myrtle-Yes, I know it. was engaged to
him last Summer
Florenee-The dear boy wonder who viii
marry him eventually.
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He Had Heard About Him.
ICHicago Tinlss.1

Who is called the good shepherd, chill.
dren ?" asked the teacher pleasantly, looking
from one little face to another for an answer
that did not come.
know who it is that picks up the wandering
sheep and gathers them into the fold2"
Please ma'am,' piped up Willie Fauntle-
rOy's voice, II guess I know"
who is it, Willie?" asked the teacher.
"It'5 Jay Gould, amt it?" asked Willie.