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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-21

the lever, directly above the center Of the
cage, a large ringbolt is inserted. At
tached 10 this is large steelyard, weigh
ing up 20 900 or Zoo pounds. The cage
Is hung 10 the steelyard by four chains of
equa! length. Joined together above by a
large ring and connecting below with the
iron rods OF the cage. 1t is intended that
the two sides of the yer when the cage is
attached should be nearly balanced, the
short arm being little the heavier. If it
Is not SO, box of stone placed on that part
OF the lever will make il right.
Now for the method OF operation. The
gate Of the CO ge next 10 the pen is raised
and il being several feet within narrow
passage and in a corner of the pen. there
is no great difficulty in driving an animal
into It, The gate is now closed and the
cage with the animal IN II is lifted from
the ground by pulling down on the outer
end OF the lever. For this purpose chain
- attached, and when drawn down is
hung on stout iron pin driven into the
post. The lever is thus held in position
while the weighing is done. A plank laid
across the fence above the cage serves as u
platform for the weisher.
II 1t is desired TO put the animals into
wagons after weighing, the gate next the
inclined plane is raised and they are easily
driven Up.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-21

a freshet last Thursday night. The logs
brought quite a number of skiffs and
small boats with them, sweeping away the
steamer Isabel and j. NJ. Benefits sloop
The steamer and sloop were captured be-
fore reaching the boom, and were not
damaged to any great extent
The candy and fruit establishment OF Z:
A. Mitchell was burglarized last night and
goods to the amount of s25 or $50 were
carried off,
company has been formed in STAN
wood for the purpose of constructing a
steamboat to be used for towing and
freight business at points between Seattle
and Stan wood. The boat measures 100
feet by 20 feet beam, and the work on her
ia we'll under Vay
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-21
Another Artesian Well.
Yakima Herald.

The new artesian well of the Yakima
Land Company is down over 100 feet.
Water was struck at depth Of forty feet,
whereas at. the completed well il was
reached at sixteen feet. The difference in
altitude of the two locations is about 100
feet. The company expects TO be COM
PEELED 10 go down some deeper this time
before striking the artesian vein or reser-
yolr, but much greater flow is looked
forward to, as a ten and one-half inch drill
- being used, while six and eight inch
drills were used on the other well. A
slxty-foot derrick has been erected which
is expediting the work.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-21
COPPER ISLAND PoACHERs.
Trouble Likely to Come OF tho Capture
OF the Mclean.

OF the Mclean.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. Cot will be re-
membered that a short time ago word was
received that two vessels, commanded re-
spectively by Dan and Alexander Mclean,
natives of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
had been sliced and the captains were
made prisoners at Copper island for seal
ing in Boring sea. The friends of the two
captiyes appealed to the Dominion gov
ment TO secure their release. The
minister of marine promised to
investigate the affair, and throuh a
British authorities will draw the attention
of the Russian government to the breach
of neutrality laws should it be found that
the McLeans sailed in Canadian vessel
and had retained their allegiance TO the
British crown. Tonight telegram from the
collector Of customs at Victoria, B. c..
states that the McLeans were sailing
American vessels. and that they reported
they had become American citizens
The American relatives of the
McLeans will now seek the assistance of
the United States government to secure
the release.
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Garfield. Whitman County. Enterprise.

A yield of forty bushels of wheat to the acre
means. at 20 cents per bushel, SIS per acre. Not
bad income from $50 land. But some have
NIFTY and sixty bushels. At sixty an acre brings
four or i've acres of Palouse soil. Aud the end
Is not yet. Five years from now the present
prices of farm land will tempt no man TO sell.
The results OF the present harvest will eneour-
age the practice OF summer following. In many
cases II has resulted in doubling the Yield, CIV.
ing two crops with the labor of producing one.
one OF our observing residents offers
to bet that ne can raise as much wheat
on 100 acres by only cropping IL every other
other year for ten years as can be raised on
ike mum Der OF acres in the same time by farm
ing ii every year. With the last two years AZ
acriterion, 1t looks very probable that il could
be done.
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ON THE WAY TO CHINA.
Eight fin Portland in Charge of Montans
0fficeFs.

PoRrLAND, Sept 20. - Especial. l-Jere
Sullivan. an officer from Fort Benton, and
George Walker, Milt Witten and J. B.
Allison. officers from Helena, arrived here
on the Northern Pacific train today with
eight Cinnamon en- route for San
Francisco. The Cinnamon were arrested
for crossing the boundary from British
Columbia without passports, and after
reaching San Francisco will be placed on
board q ship and sent back u China.
There we're nine Cinnamon In the party
" hen arrested, bat one was killed by light
ming OH the way to jail. The officers left
With their prisoners for san Francisco
on the overland train tonight
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co,,.c,or Rradsbav,s Removal.

PoRr TOWNSEND. Sept. 0.-tSpecial.l +
The removal of Collector Bradshaw is the
great topic of conversation on the streets
here today. Groups of business men could
be seen all day long discussing the situa-
ton, and Republicans and Democrats
alike are rejoicing over the change. Cap
tain WATSON stands well with both parties,
while the man he displaccs has few to
favor him or even TO offer sympathy. The
change so long anticipated brings great re-
lief to Port Townsend.
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1000 revolutions
per minute-will
answer the pur-
pose. Any one of
the styles of whir-
lers m an u f a c.
tured for other
m e I b o d 8 w i'll
serve equally well
for this. The
dairyman IN ay
provide himself
with one of these,
which cost from
ten TO fifty dol
lars, according to
capacity, or he
can at a triding
expense m a k e
q machine that
that viii do
work equally well.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-21
ABERDEES's wATER-woRKs.
Now In Full Operation-Partly I'm
proved Public Park.


ABERDEEN, Sept. 20.-lSpecial. AT last
the city water-works are among the things
that are instead Of TO be. Today the big
pump was started up and worked like
a charm. In a day or two il will be put to
regular work and throw each twenty four
hours 10000 gallons Of tine water, fur
nishing an adequate supply for al pur-
poses. To avoid further contention with
James Il. Stewart, the city paid him $1,000
and is in peaceabie possession of the water
supply and necessary grounds. Besides
the city has twenty-five acres of ground
along the stream for park. which has al
ready been partially improved. IL is de-
lghtfuily situated ami viii be a popular
place of resort.
Beginning today Aberdeen will have q
Sunday mail, through the kindness of the
steamboat owners, who carry il free.
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A MUD SCATTERED BUGGY.

by trial how fast he must drive for the oc-
casion will pass the muddy pool with no
wheels.
A vehicle which becomes covered with
soil and sand is worn out in half the
time that clean one may be used, and
the care pointed out in these remarks
would have large share in promoting
practical economy.
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Funds for Iron MoIders.

CHICAGO, Sept. pa largely atten ded
meeting of iron molders this afternoon
was addressed by Messrs. Valentine,
Fox and Mullins. Mr.. Valentine, who is
from San Francisco, is on a mission to
raise funds from the holders unions
throughout the country to assist the San
Francisco molders, who have been on q
strike for eighteen months.
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TO STOP RUNAWAY HORSES.
A New and Most Excellent Field fol
Electricity.

ELECTRICITY.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-The new system Of
stopping runaway horses by electricity
was given practical test on the lake
front yesterday by A. b. Hotson, the in
ventor. Hotson got into a carriage to
which two horses were attached and with
no driver on the box. The man
dashed the horses with whip, and
they dashed away at break neck
speed. Suddenly the animals r4is d them
selves on their launches and came to a
full stop. The invention consists of dry
battery under the drivers box, connected
by wires with metal balls placed in the
horses nostrils. There are two buttons,
one on the drivers box and another in
side, which close the circuit when pressed.
The result is a mild shock which the in
ventor claims will invariably bring the
runaway horses to q standstill.
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Garfield. whitman County. Enterprise.

UdrHtIu, " nitman county, Enterprise.
s. p. Gragg, OF Dry creek, threshed $3.50 bush
els from 100 acres, an average of 40 bushels,
machine measure, per acre. 1t was grown on
summer fallow.
L. W. Follis had piece of winter wheat, some
nifty acres, that yielded fifty bushels to the acre.
W. c. Siggle, OF near Elberton, threshed Fifty
bushels 10 the acre from tract of winter wheat,
the exact number of acres not known.
Fred Trimm, whose farm lies near Ia Dow
butte, reports sixty bushels and some odd
pounds to the acre from a nineteen acre field of
winter wheat
j. II. Stevenson's winter wheat ali went sixty
bushels to the acre. His farm lies near Elberton.
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Fire at Shemeid,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. CA special
from Sheffield gives meager particulars of
a ire there last night. The Cleveland
hotel and three business houses are total
wrecks. the loss being $4,000; insurance
light. The fire originated in the hotel
and is believed to have been accidental.
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TO WEIGH SMALL ANIMALS.
A Stockholders Ingenious Substitut,
for Platform Scales.
Rural New Yorker.

A neighbor who has largely combined
stock raising with farm ng, frequently
buying stock and feeding Tor market, en-
pl, yes a cheap and convenient method of
weighing small animals. At one corner of
small yard or pen into which the ami
mails may be driven an incline plane is
constructed for the purpose of loading
the into wagons. This inclined plane is
not Immediately connected with the yard,
passage four feet wide and seven or eight
fact long leading up to it, as shown in the
engraving.
In this level part of the passage is placed
the framed box or "cage," shown at Fig.
l. Five feet long, four and one-haIf feet
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GIGANTIC WHEAT FIELDS.
Reports From the Harvest Fields Q
Eastern WaAhinRtnn.

Uniontown, Whitman County, Journal
Mr.. Greif is really the first one to give US the
correct yield. and our Iowa, Kansas and Dakota
farmers will be surprised when we tell them
that of little less than eighty acres the yield
was 1852 bushels. Mr.. Greif Knows how to farm.
William Hoerdeman finished threshing satur-
day and his wheat he says averaged forty
bushels. From off thirteen acres sown to barley
his yield was 900 bushels.
l. Elliott, good farmer on the Fergasn
ranch at the head of Steptoe canyon, had In 10
acres to small grain. He is now threshing, and
learns he will have something like 4,O00 bush
els OF wheat.
Lambert Taufen, one OF our good and careful
farmers, left several stalks OF corn eight feet
tall, of which he has five acres Also q potato
which weighs three pounds Minnesota and
Iowa must take a back seat now, for if we can
raise fruit and corn the agricultural college
should surely be located at Pullman.
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News of Ocean Flyers.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-Arrived-La
Champagne, from Havre; Servia, from
Liverpool.
HAyRE. Sept. 20.-Arrived-La Touraine,
from New York; Hamburg, Fuerst; Bis.
marck, from New York.
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Sovereign Grand Lodge Odd Fellows

ST.. Louis, No. Sept. 20-Every incom-
ing train today brought large delegations to
attend the meeting of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows. 1t is estimated
that at least 1000 men in full regalia will
take part in the par ade.
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Weather Crop BulIetfn.

wAsHINGroN CITY. Sept. 20.-The weather
crop bulletin says in part that Califor-
MIA raisin curing has begun. The weather
is good for late crops. The Oregon harvest
is practically over. Rains have somewhat
damaged pasturage and worked injury to
sun-drying fruit.
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sm,lI Fire at DAYTON.

DAYTON, Sept. 20.-TSpecial. Fire de-
stroyed small residence of J. B. Wright
at IL o'clock this morning. Loss. $3.50;
insured for $500. The new water system
did excellent work, saving the adjoining
building, and putting out the fire in few
minutes, leaving only charred frame
H,4if
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The Weather for Today.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 20.-Forecast till
8 p. m. Monday. for Washington: Gener-
ally cloudy weather, with occasional light
rains, except fair weather in Southwestern
Oregon and Northeastern Oregon and
Northeastern Washington; generally
warmer
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Earthquake Shock in the south

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. pa slight
earthquake shock was felt here at 10:45
this morning accompanied by the usual
rumblings. No damage was done.
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Sunday Fishermen Drowned.

PEORIA, H., Sept. 20.-Joseph Harper,
colored, and Herbert Thompson, white.
were drowned in the river today while fish
ing, by the capsizing of the boat.
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preserve the balance of the machine. If
an uneven number of TASKS are ~ %
Whlr!ed the odd one is balanced bv conn
ter weight. The whirler fits securely on
the upper end of the axle by a square hole
through the center. The axle is a piece az
ihve-elghth inch rod iron, eight inches
Iong' turning IN hole in the top of the
tanle, and II block at the side.
wearing OF tie holes is prevented by
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Shipping News.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 20.-Arrived-Bk
Oakland, Port Madison. Departed-Str
Columbia, Astoria
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Notes From stanw God.

tsreu 5000. 90 aud 4.00.0o feet Of logs
came aoaa the Stlllaguamish river during
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whole breadth of the road may have to BE-
passed and would spoil the new vanish Of
the vehicle. The driver having learned
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The big yacht s. George has sailed from Vic.
toEiA Ter san Francisco, en- route TO Australia.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-09
LIGHT STREET.

Rev. Whitney held watch meeting
services in the M. f. church on New
Years eve.
John Raup and daughter Agnes are
visiting relatives and friends at Easton.
Miss Anna Heacock of Greenwood
spent week at II. S. Heacock's.
William Stahl and family spent Sat.
urday with NJ. Hicks.
c. H. Kline and wife Of Blooms
burg spent Sunday in town.
A birthday party was held at the
residence of b. F. Reighard on Tues
day night, in honor Of their daughter
Kate.
Rumor says that there will be a
wedding in town in the near future.
Mrs. James Shew is visiting at her
mothers in company with her son.
Geo, Johnson of Berwick was in
town on Wednesday last.
Robt. Pugh is at present employed
by the Jackson Woodin Manuf. Co. at
Berwick.
A party Of ffty-three spent New
Years night at Geo. Kelchner's, com
ing home well drenched.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-09
Demorest Contest at Millville.

A Demorest Medal contest was held
in Millville Opera House on New
years night. Music was furnished by
the Bloomsbury Band. There were
nine contestants. The following was
the program:
Music by Bloomsbury Band; Open
ing address by Alvin Little; Reception
by Miss Edith Pitts of Orangeville;
Music by Band; Solo by Nora Getty;
Contestant No. I, The New Declara-
ton of independence; Contestant No,
2, The Two Fires; Music by the Band;
Contestant No. 3, Personal Response,
bility; Contestant No. 4, The Rum
sellers Legal Rights; Solo by Mrs.
Getty and Eyer Allen; Contestant No.
S, The English Sparrows; Contestan,
No. 6, The Voice from the Poorhouse;
Music by the Band; Contestant No. 7,
The Cry Of the day; Contestant No. 8,
The a'tyred Mother; Contestant No.
9, Not Dead Not Dying; Address by
H. W. Ewes; Mus by the Band; Re-
port Of Judges; Presentation speech by
Grant Johnson; Music by the Band
A Turkey supper was served in the
basement of the Opera House the
afternoon of the same day. The med
al was awarded to Ralph Kisner.
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The Legislature.

The republican caucus last Monday
night resulted in the nomination of c.
c. Thompson of Warren county for
speaker, John w. Morrison for chief
clerk, and Charles E. Voorhees, for
resident clerk. A resolution was
passed recommending the passage OF
the Force bill by the present Congress.
The democratic members of the
house held caucus and gave Captain
Skinner the complimentary nomina-
ton for speaker. His name was pre-
sented to the caucus by representative
Roper, of Lehigh. Peter ]. Hughes,
Of Philadelphia, was nominated for
chief clerk. Representative Ritter, of
Lycoming was chosen chairman of the
caucus, receiving 4s votes to 81 for
John Fow, Of Philadelphia 1t was
decided to hold joint caucus on the
evening of the 10Th inst. for the pur-
pose Of nominating a candidate for
United States senator.
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WALLER.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Hirleman re-
turned on Monday evening from quite
an extended visit to relatives and
friends in Berwick, Pottsvile and 9th
er places.
The fox hunters are plenty now,
but John Kline Of Sugarloaf takes the
lead he having caught two in one
day last week.
Messrs. G.. M. Remley and George
Faus, who have been home during va
cation, left for Dickinson Seminary,
Monday. Mr.. Faus will graduate in
June. They speak highly Of the
school.
An effort is being made to have our
mail route changed SO as to start from
Benton instead of Orangeville as it
does at present Our mail certainly
ought to come from Benton, and if
we should get it changed so as to start
from there, it ought to be SO arranged
that we could get the daily mail and
not have it laying along the road a day
or two.
John Savage entertained about
twenty five couple on New Years
night with an oyster supper and good
time generally.
The donation and oyster supper at
the Evangelical parsonage at Waller
was well attended, and it is hoped
that more was brought than taken
away as is sometimes the case on such
occasions.
Henry Sitter is very low with pneu-
monia, and it is feared that he will not
recover.
Mr.. Nj purchased a fine sleigh
last week and Frank says he is not
going to let the school-marms walk to
church all the time now.
We are well pleased with the new
COLUMBIAN and find it much more
newsy than usual. Please keep it SC
and give 'Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup" a
rest, is our sentiments.
If it were not for CDR. Bull' and
similar advertisements, we couldn',
begin to publish so large a paper for
the very low price of one dollar a
year.-EDs.
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SALTWATER.

William J. Smith has purchased his
fathers house and lot and blacksmith
shop, tools and stock. He is first
class mechanic, and does horse shoe
ing, and all kinds of smith work and
repairs. He also has fine stock of
carts, buggies, sleds, and farm wagons
and sells them right.
John Barber, the wheelwright, is al
ways at his post, and turns out first
class work. He is interested with
William J. Smith in the sale ofwagons,
sleds, &c, and they are doing a good
trade.
A. B. McHenIy has purchased the
store and building Of J. F. McHenry,
and has taken possession.
Ex sheriff Samuel Smith has bought
the residence Of J. +. McHenry and
moved into it on Thursday Of last
week.
]. F. McHenry has moved down in
to the house vacated by his son-in-
law, o. ID. Hagenbuch.
O. d. Hagenbuch has moved into
the Woods property near the railroad.
The buildings will be repaired and
painted, and everything put in good
shape,
]. S. Woods and family have moved
to Bloomsburg.
The school under Mr.. E. B. Beish-
lines management is in good condi-
ton, and the attendance is about six
ty. Too many for one teacher to do
justice to.
The sleighing here was good for a
couple of weeks, and is yet to the
North Mountain, but from here to
Bloom it is poor.
Hardy Edgar's mill is in operation
again.
B. F. Edgar & CO. are running their
distillery to its fullest capacity. The
fact that they find ready sale for theil
product shows that they manufacture
pure article.
Everybody here is delighted with
the COLUMBIAN. The editors are tc
be congratulated on the great improve
ment made last week in size, form
and appearance.
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Sample copies Of the THE CoLUM-
BIAN have been mailed to a number of
persons who ought to be on our sub
scription list. Many new names have
been added during the past week, and
the paper in its enlarged and improved
form ought to bring us at least five
hundred new subscribers. The press
is an indc~ to the character and pro-
gressiveness Of every community; and
the better support it receives the more
good it can do. THE COLUMBIAN has
always been on the progressive side,
and has done all in its power to furth-
er every enterprise that has been es-
tablished here. The people of Blooms
burg have been very liberal in their
support of new industries, and it is
therefore fair to expect that when an
old established concern exhibits new
life and energy, they will give it the
support that is necessary in order to
enable us to publish paper that shall
be credit and help to the town and
county,