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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-24
THE INVISIBLE WORLD.
The Uncomfortable Littleness OF Some
Living Things.

Orange Judd.
Great as has been the advance during the
present century in scientific developments
and In inventions, in the visible world,
they are far excelled in interest and
wonder, and in Importance also. by the
discoveries recently made. and now in
rapid progress, IN realms ordinarily in
visible. The common idea of the size of
things is very limited With our eyes we
take in the large mountain which fills the
landscape before us, and down to the end
of a cambria needle sharpened to the van
ishing point; down to particles of sand so
small as hardly to be visible. 1t requires
great stretch of the imagination to
get any conception of the magnitude
of the globe we inhabit. even if one has
passed clear around it in a journey aver
aging 359 miles each day during ten long
weeks. II is difficult indeed for our minds
TO conceive of red-hot ball, like our sun.
500 0aO times as large as the little-great
earth we and 1,4S0, 900 600 of our race oniv
sparsely occupy, though three-fourths of
its surface is covered by oceans.
On the other hand. it is next TO impossi-
bic for the unframed mind to even family
conceive of the absolutely innumerable
host of living. active. busy animals, of
which a regiment a thousand strong can
march abreast through the small aperture
made by thrusting cambria needle point
through bit of paperi
For weeks past, and indeed for many
years. the writer has been cudgeling his
brains TO devise ways of conveying to the
minds and understandings of his readers
some faint idea of large numbers, and Of
the exceeding smallness of 999999 out of
every million living things existing and
acting all around us. and often within our
own bodies Ii We can succeed in this,
even TO a small degree, 1t Will open new
light 10 the mind; il will add TO en-
segment while engaged in toilsome work;
will open the way to undo standing many
diseases that affiict man ahd his domestic
animals, and help learn how to combat
these diseases.
Twentv-four years ago last month the
writer was examining and te&ting COM
pound microscope IN London with the
idea OF purchasing il. As one o. the tests
the opticlan handed Us little class slip
and holding it up 10 the light small
speck was seen in the center h. rdly so
large as this {. little period. A mo lerate-
liz magnifying glass showed the speck 10 be
q thin him OF saine's flesh, the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-24
AGRICULTURE AT WORLDS FAIR.
Interesting Features Being Prepared by
the Government,

AnteEcstiuB Doing TcpaEeQ py
the Government.
A relief model of Death valley twenty
five feet in length is to be an interesting
feature of the exhibit of the department.
of agriculture at the Worlds fair. To-
gether with it will be shown specimens of
all the STANCE creatures which the govern
ment expedition collected there recently,
such as horned toads, scorpions and
snakes. There will also be display of
the economic animals of the United
States, mounted and stuffed.
Besides display of mounted bugs, the
chronological division will show models
of growing economic plants of all sorts,
mostly in pots and resembling real
ones with amazing accuracy of imita-
ton. OF these many have been al
ready completed. Each plant is rep
resented as attacked by its most
destructive insect parasite, part of il
being in a healthy condition, while
another portion is in process of being COB
blsd up. For example, on tomato plant
is crawling a huge green caterpillar,
known as the tomato worm. On portion
of potato plant potato bugs are getting
in their work, and clover, different kinds
of vines and other growths are similarly
displayed, assailed by their respective
enemies. An ear of corn is being eaten by
a boil worm, when Is the same Zoe that
attacks the cotton so fatally. And, by
the way. it has been recently discovered
that cotton can be saved from this depre-
dator by planting corn among it, because
the boil worm prefers corn 10 cotton, and
will forsake the latter for the former
The bureau of animal industry Will ex-
hibit complete meteorological laboratory
in full operation, showing how the bac-
terra which produce various diseases in
beasts are propagated and experimental
with. II will also make an interesting
display of animal parasites, from the
trichina 10 the tapeworm. Likewise this
division will have on view a model barn
and model poultry house, constructed by
putting together suggestions which have
been solicited from farmers all over the
country.
AGENTS of the department have been en-
gagged in collecting samples of corn, wheat
and other grains from state and county
fairs in ali parts of the United States,
selecting those which have taken pre-
rniums as the best. Samples of wheat
have been secured from Peace river. as far
north of Winnipeg as Washington City is
south of il in latitude. The same plan is
TO be adopted respecting all other kinds OF
agricultural products, and MIR. Iisdel, the
exnlorer for the department. OF state. has
nromised to contribute specimens OF nhres,
native tobacco. and various other vege-
table curiosities from South America. To
keen cereals from deteriorating they are
stored in mouse-proof closets, with tar
naner and moth balls TO trighten away the
bugs.
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Larvae and "fiaxseeds" by this means would
be crushed. but very few would enter into
the food of the animals grazing thereon.
unless the plants were pulled up, both stem
and roots.
Following are some suggestions as to
seeding: First, get good seed. the largest
and best grain. Plow early; get a compact,
smooth, we'll pulverized seed bed, so that
the seed will be evenly covered. Nothing
will pay better than this. With every
thing in readiness, wait patiently until the
fiy has emerged, and. largely at least. dis
appeared. then SOW your grain as carefully
and as we'll as you would if you were plant
ing your last dollar. In ordinary seasons
the sire (seed). with the assistance ofmother
earth. will give You a growth of sturdy,
hardy, thrifty plants that will have lodged
the fiy, escaped the rust, and will 60 into
winter in better condition than If sown
early and in slipshod manner. In the
spring this grain will meet even quite
severe attack of the fly. and the effect will
partake more of that of the pruning knife
than the sickle. Rich soil will of course
have the advantage, but if not rich, do
not abuse it because ii is poor. as that is
ell the more reason for good culture.
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Ms. Colonel Vivian.
New York Letter.

IL does not seem 10 occur to anybody in
tbs ..smart set'' that Mrs. Marshall Q.
Roberts. who long has been somebody
in New York by becoming Mrs. Colonel
Ralnh Vivian will be virtually nobody in
| london She has. while she lives. fort
une of exactly $500 year-thousands OF
corkney shopkeepers have more. Much
90 her local celebritv is of the merest man.
nfarture. Only lately she has been pa
radea as "a direct descendant OF the
famous John Endicott, OF Massachusetts
She is a distant connection oil the eN-seG-
rs.a-x, Of war who claims that his branch
IF The family is the only direct" enc.
And it's no great thing 10 be descended
from the Puritans at that. These Salem
FnJic9tts we're conspicuously absent from
the wedding Of their very distant relative
on that day they were rs distant as
she is.
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smallest bat of which could be
taken up with q sharp-pointed pen
knife. Putting this glass into the COM
pound microscope with one Of its lenses
of but medium magnifying power, we
counted In that bit of Iiesh seven dis
tInct nests, far apart from each other. In
each nest was coiled up great eel-shaped
animal. In one of these nests were two
such monsters, partly coiled as if taking a
nap together.
In one hog, or one human body, seri-
ously affected with trichinosis, there are
more of these living monsters than there
are human beings on the whole globe!
Simply cooking such hogs flesh barely
enough for eating will kill every one of
these animals. and make out of them a
food quite as nourishing as fried tender
loin. When higher magnifying lens was
put into our microscope the animals were
too large to be seen at one view and we
could only examine at one time head
and neck, or the middle, or the tail end of
the body.
Bringing the microscope home, we at
one time touched the very point of fine
cambria needle in stagnant but apparently
clear water from a pond and touched it
upon glass plate, quickly covering the
almost invisible drop with another glass to
keep it from drying Off Putting this slide
into the focus of the microscope, the water
was found to be all alive with an immense
swimming around lively. One little fell
low, with a crimson-colored skin, looking
like diminutive lady bug, We followed in
his trips here and there, though it was
necessary to keep turning the tine adjust
ing screw of the instrument to keep sight
of him, as he frequently navigated from
side to side of what was to him Tor her)
a boundless ocean! As our microscope
had tine micrometer, we measured our
animal when he stopped a moment
to rest, and obtained his d.
mansions pretty accurately. A little
calculation showed US plainly that
10000, 900, 900 of such little LADY,
bugs could be packed into a
box only one inch each way, or say a
thousand millions of them in the smallest
lady's thimble! Our instrument did not
reveal the legs, or the fins, or whatever
were the organs with which the animal
propelled itself through the water. 1t
could hardly have been tail as the body
was nearly as round as that of our COM
mon lady-bug.
Do you take in the magnitude Of the
numbers ten thousand six hundred mill
ions ?-Can you think one million ?-the
number of dollars owned by millionaire;
or the kernels in two and one-half bushels
of wheat?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-24
THE AyIARY IN WINTER.
Suggestions to Farmers Who Do MOI
Make a Speciality OF Bookkeeping.


How to shelter the bees safely without
Zoo much fussing is a question that puz-
sles many farmer who does not make
beekeeping a speciality. A specialist has
his chaff hives and other regular appli-
ances, but on the general purpose farm
there is no time nor money put IN IT. A
simple and good way is to set the hives
close together, nail stick or drive a stake
IN the earth al each end and connect them
with a rail. Then boards may be rested on
IL extending to the ground. This low shed
should face the soath or southeast.
When severe days begin, little straw
may be thrown on the boards and lot
of stalks stood up at the front ana sides
10 keep ont snow and light. wire or
rope nailed 10 the boards and carried
around the stalks will prevent their iaii-
ing The exclusion of light viii keep
the bees quiet and the warmth VIII save
the stores. as bees, like other stock, eat
more when cold.
Another objection TO wintering on tue
summer stands is the loss OF bees during
mild days. They lily our In the SUNSHINE
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ELECTRICITY IN HORTICULTURE.
Successful Experiments Conducted by
the Department of Agriculture.

the Department of Agriculture.
Electricity is about to find a new en-
ployment in horticulture. Spring vege-
tables are already being forced by its aid for
market. There is no doubt that roses and
other flowers can be made to bloom more
plentifully and proitably with its assist
ance. In short, this discovery affords
promise of possibilities not yet estimated.
The department of agriculture has been
experimenting in this direction for some
time past. 1t has been found that lettuce
is particularly susceptible to the
influence of the electric light, by
means of which 1t can be grown
for market in two-thirds the usual
length of time. Other vegetables respond
likewise in varying degrees. But every
thing depends upon the proper regulating
of the light, and how to do this can only
be learned by careful study of the results
produced under all sorts of conditions.
The effect of electricity being to hasten
maturity, too much of it causes lettuce to
run to seed before the edible leaves are
formed.
is employed for such purposes as substi-
tute for sunlight, 1t is merely used in a
supplementary fashion. The greenhouse
that has the sun in the daytime is illumi-
mated at night with arc lights, toward
which the plants incline their leaves and
flowers, accepting quite lnnocently these
artificial counterfeits OF the orb
Of day. 1t was supposed hith-
erto that vegetables required in
health and development, just as animals
need sleep, but it has been shown that,
supplied with electric rays, they will 60
on growing thriftily between sunset and
daybreak. Staying up all night seems to
do them no harm so long as the dissipa-
ton is properly regulated. On the same
principle that beer is selected by the pru-
dent as less demoralizing beverage than
whisky, the electric gardener employs opal
globes to diminish The intensity of the
light. When it is left bare and permitted
to shed its untiltered rays upon the plants
the latter grow pale, run up quickly in
sickly stalks and soon die. 1t remains to
be discovered exactly how much electricity
is beneficial. and during precisely what
period of the development of the vegetable
it ought to be applied.
The influence of electricity upon the
color and productiveness of flowers has
been shown to be extraordinary. Tulips
exposed to its light have deeper and richer
tints, towering more freely and develop
ing longer stems aud bigger leaves. Fuch-
sias bloom earlier under like conditions.
Petunias also bloom earlier and more pro-
fusely, growing taller and more slender.
1t is the same way with many other flow
ers. In fact, there is every reason for be-
lieving that the electric light will be very
protitabiy used in the future as an adjunct
to forcing establishments for both flowers
and garden vegetables. Already one mar.
ket gardener in New Jersey is employing
ii with a success which he reports as mar
velous.
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o.
Heretofore the pro-
duction of fairly
we'll blanc b e d
stalks was sup
pose d to be de-
pendent on great
skill, particular con-
ditions of soil and
so much hard work
that comparatively
few gardeners have
undertaken to grow
their wn b ON e
supply, and then
only limited to the
fall and winter crop.
1t was t b o u 6 h t
quite an achieve
ment for the ANA
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Hotel For Sale.

One of the best located hotels on Puget
Sound-over loo rooms. completely fur
nished-dolng good business. Apply 70
GEO NJ. VAN DoREN, 2o7. 20s. 200 Wash
ington block. Entrance 705 Front Street,
Seattle.
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THE NEW CELERY CUrrrpr

"nite Plume Prolongs Season-Hov to
nave Stems by Middle of July.
Inc introduction of White Plume cell
10y marks new era in celery growing
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STEAMERS.
COLUMBIA RIVER AND PUGET SOUND
" NAVIGATION COMPANY'S
Fast and Elegant
STEAMER BAILEY oATzERT
TAooKA-sEATTLE ROUTE.
TIME CARD
Commencing Monday. January 10, 1892.
LEAVE TACOMA
7,ao q m. Arrive Seattle $40 o. m
HAS o. m. Arrive Seattle :35 p. IA.
<:30 p. m. Arrive Seattle $40 p. m
LEAVE SEATTLE
$3.50 q m. Arrive Tacoma II 20 n.
900 p. M Arrive Tacoma $3.50 .. N.
e:35 p. m. Arrive Tacoma $500 p. N.
-LANDINes-
Commercial Dock, Seattle: N. p. n r. Dock,
Tacoma
COLUMBIA RIVER AND PUGET SOUND
NAVIGATION CoMPANY's
Connections at Seattle with
ThE 0hEAH hAlLWA LINE
Everett Mount Vernon, Fairhaven, New whatcom
Blaine and South Westminster, at $50 a. M
Connecting with trains from the above points ut
6:25 p m.
STEAMER SAN JUAN
For Pert Orchard Sidney. Mitchell. sta, .
$3.50 q.
STEAMER GREYHOUND
From Port Gardner, Lowell and Everett at Q p. m.
Pacific COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Dispatch steamers from Seattle rs followsi
For San Francisco via Port Townsend ana vic-
toria. at p m passengers received on board At (
p. M January 90 20.
For Alaska Jan Il. IS
From San Francisco, for Victoria ana Puget
Sound ports at q NJ, January Is. "a, "a
Tickets may be obtained at the ONCE Of the corn
pany, at Ocean dock, Seattle.
GOODAL. PERKINS 4 CO.
General Agents. San Francisco
r. MCCLELLAN. Superintendent. Seattle.
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RAILROADS.
PACIFIC RAILROAD,

Pullman Sleeping Cars. Elegant Day Coaches
ana nnest Palace Dining between Seattle St
Paul and Chicago without change Connections
for all points in nited states and Canada
TRAINS LEAVE sEArrLua
For St Paul and East
9:l5 p. N.
FOR Portland and south,
500 a. m and els D. n
Hoo a. m
Ter Montesano and Grays HArbS9,
500 g. m.
For Chehaiis and Local,
ll:00 m.
-. For Tacoma and Local
stSV Ano $40 g. M. 500 and 9:i6 D N
Fer Tacoma, fast trains,
A1:Vo a. m and 100 p.
rxAIss ARRIVE AT sEArrLM
From St Paul and East,
From Portland and South.
From olympia,
1880 and 7,25 D m
xrsn 0ontesano and Gray's Haxhcg,
From Chehalis and Local,
80 p. n.
From Tacoma and Local
siss m; 1870 and 1925 p. m. LIS night
From Tacoma. fast trains,
si4o a. m and AIS p. N.
RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP TICKETS TO
ALL POINTS IN THE WORLD.
For Rates. Routes and ether information call on
or address
4 D. CHARLTON. Asst Gen. Pass AgS,
121 First St., Portland Or.
A. CHILBERa, City Passenger and Ticket Agent
southeast corner Yesler avenue and Commercial
street, Olympic block, Seattle Wash.
A. NADEAU, General Agent and Ticket
Agent N P. Depot, Seattle.
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fec Secome chilled by the cold wind only a
c cav leet from the hive, and die of cold be-
tion :. unable to return. The only obiec-
To stt .lis mode OF wintering is liability
es1acks OF mice. The same danger.
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DHoPLE's SAVINGS BANK, OCCIDENTAL
i block, Seattle, Washington. Capital, xl0o. 600
Oficers-Board of enthusiastically Gatzerk
President; Jacob Furth, Vice-rresident; Arthur
A. Denny, second ce-Presdent: James r. Hay
den. Manager, Cashier and Secretary; Frank l.
Blodgett, Assistant asher: L schvAbacher, John
Leary. VIM. L. Bailey, John Collins, Otto Ranke.
Transacts q savings bank business exclusively
Deposits received from one dollar 10 ten thousand
dollars. Six per cent interest per snnun allowed
on term and four per cent on ordinary deposits
Dividends dec AIRED the last day OF May and No
vember. Loans msds On real estate or approved
rolIete.sls only,
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last TIME.
PORT GARDNER ROUTE
sTEAM e n R f II o o n D
For ED%ONDS,
MUCKILrEO,
EVERETT,
SWALLOWELE and
LOWELL.
Leaves City Dock. Seattle. daily at a. m: arrfv
Ing AT Lowell at IL As a.
Leaves Lowell, on return trip, at p. arriving
at Seattle ST 5:i5 p
Connects with steamer May Qneen for snono-
mish; fare through TO SnOhomi.h, 81. 10. Con-
meets with steamers Flyer aud Fleetwood tor
Tacoma
MEALS ON BOARD.
sHATTLH AND TACOMA NAVIGATION CO.
fLAUD TRoUP. FRANK W. GooDHUE.
Pres Secy.
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threatens bees wintered in "a coIl.r
other place not made mousenroof Tba
eornstalk front should be removed and the
nives examined at least once during the
winter; according to the PhiIadelphia
fdrm Journal, authority for the foregoing.
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aOoDAI. PERKINS 4 CO.
General Agents. San Francisco
n MCCLELLAN. Superintendent. Seattle.
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From San Francisco, for Victoria ana Pug
Sound ports. al 8 g. M, January Is. "a. "a
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STEAMER GREYHOUND

From ror. Gardner. Lowell and Everett. at . ?. m
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sight bills Of exchange on London available else.
where in Europe.
Collections made ct all points on favorable terma
Bonds, stocks and other valuables received on do
posit for safe keeping
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For San Francisco. via Port Townsend ana vlo-
toria at p m. passengers received on board at (
D. m January 90 20.
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Sight exchange and telegraphic transfers New
York, Chicago, ST. Paul, San Francisco, Port
land, and various points in Wash
tngton, Oregon and British
Columbia
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Tickets may be obtained at the ONCE Of the com
pany, at Ocean dock, Seattle.
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Pullman Sleeping Cars Elegant pav Coaches
and finest Palace Dining cars between Seattle St
Paul and Chicago without change. Connections
for all points in L nited States and Canada
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STEAMER SAN JUAN
For Port Orchard, Sidney, Mitchell, sta, .
$3.50 q.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-05-21
NOTICE..

To Whom it May Concern be it Known
That:
Whereas it is my intention to petition
and make application before the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of Louisiana
now in session, for :he passage Of spe-
cial bill, or law, having for object my
relief and indemnifiCatiOn as he duly
declared elected Sheriff of st. Martin
parish, al the General Election of April
1884. of which Office and emUlumnts re-
sulling therefrom. l was entirely; lille
gallg and unjustly deprived; and
Whereas by verdict of Jury ard judg
ment of the Hon. 2lst Judicial District
Court in and for st. Martin, Parish, of
date February 18th 1899. | Was adiud-
ged and decrced to have so been elected,
and, in law, entitled to the fees and
emoluments of said office, and;
Whereas, owing to the utter insolven-
cy OF L. \. Guilbeau, the previous in
cuinbent. who, Notwithstanding my
untlring efforts 10 the contrary, renal
ned. by contest, in the possession and
enjoyment OF said office, ] was totally
deprived of the benefits thereof.
Now. this is my notice under the
Constitution of the State, that the afOrp-
mentioned application for relief shall
be presented and urged as herein above
mentioned by me.
Amount set forth as being the actual
estimated value Of the Office of Sheriff,
twenty-five hundred dollars per annum
in minimum.
st. Martinvilla, La. this eleventh day
OF Nay. 4. u. eighteen hundred and
ninety two. j. o. HALPHEN. SR.
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NOTICE.

To tbs Tax payers of the Corporation Of
ST. Martinville.
Take notice that your Corpora ion and
Special taxes for the year 1891 are now
due and exigible, ara if not paid on or
before the 10Th day of June next 1892.
your property will be seized and sold
according 10 law. in satisfaction thereof
s.. N4itinyille, May 18th 1S93
VIZ. B. EAsTIN, Collector.