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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
Some Silver Views.

"And what will be the result of that?"
can increase in the price of silver Per-
haps enough advance to bring the price
back to the point where the silver In a
dollar Will be worth 100 cents as bullion
All prices are bound to advance with the
greater influx of gold. and the price of sill
Yer will advance with the rest, since sill
yer is only commodity now. That NAV
remove from the minds of the people their
prejudice against silver, which grows ont
of the fact that the silver dollar contains
only 80 cents worth of silver bullion You
cannot make people understand somehow
that when the minis of the United States
are opened to the free coinage of silver
the United States will not be paying 100
cents for 90 cents worth of metal-that the
value of the silver when it comes out of
the ground then will be $1.29 an ounce"
do you believe that the establishment of
another ratio than 16 to l would helm solve
the silver problem?
mo. There Is TOO much silver in circu-
lation at that ratio now to admit of a
change. In India there are enormous GUAM
titles in circulation at 10 to l. No; the
ratio Of coir age must be between IL and
IL somewhere. And 1 believe that if the
United States. Germany and France would
throw their mints open to free coinage, or
if either one of them would. the whole
world would have to come to it in time,
England could not hold out. What makes
midas wheat sell in England? The fact
that India is on silver basis.
Protective Tariff Contingency.
I'VE are suffering now a great disad-
vantage in our foreign commerce because
of the rate of exchange. We will suffer
still more from that in the near future.
And I believe that If we do not have the
free coinage of silver within ten years we
will have a competition which will not
only drive our, manufactures out of for
eign markets, but will bring in from Asia
a class of cheap manufactured goods with
which we cannot compete The low price
of silver acts as tariff on all imports into
the silyer-using countries from the gold
standard countries, and on the other hand,
it acts as bounty on all the exports from
the silyer-using countries to the gold coun-
tries This stimulates manufactures in the
slyer-using countries as well as encourages
exports from those countries to gold coun-
tries.
I'm exchange for their exports they re-
ceiye gold with which they purch cheap
silver coin it and put it into the currency
of their country with the same purch. sing
power that it had thirty years ago. Thus
we not only destroy our markets in those
countries, but we are putting them in &C
tive connection with our own manufac-
turers There will be only one refuge for
us, then, if we wish to maintain our posi-
ton as a manufacturing nation.-we will
have to put up prohibitive tariff wall
and keep out foreign-m made goods. I be-
lieve that if the present conditions con-
time for another decade Asia will be doing
most of the manufacturing for the world.
Both the Chinese and the japanese are
deft people. They are not inventive, but
they are initiative, and the progress they
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVER

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
until O'Clock r. m Tuesday. August
2Oth, 1886, at the Office Of the state CAPT
tol commission al Olympia, Washington,
for all labor and materials required IN
the erection and eonpleu ton OF the new
state capitol building 81 Olympia Wash
ington. according TO the plans and spec
F2agg. architect. now on file in tho Of
building In Olympia Washington. and
also at the Office OF said architect At No.
81 Broad street, New York city.
chapter 15 page 49, session laws OF 1888.
q portion OF which section u a. foiows:
The performances OF every contract snail
Washington In q sum not less than one
quarter OF the contract price, secured oy
two securities y, les suadifysng n double s sns
be a bona dde resident OF this state, saad
bond to be CONDITIONED for the faithful
psslo' m Q, sac cq pm siiar I on ,
conditioned for the execution and farn-
full performance OF a contract In Accord
septed ' by The the I Soard BANK forms for
the successful bidder viii be required &c
specdfcation IS in the ne once Of the archi-
tect. which contract and bond the sue
cessful bidder VIII be required 20 execute
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids. Bids should be addressed TO the
state Capitol Commission" Olympia.
Washington, and envelopes should be
marked IBID for New State Capitol Build
ing" Blank bonds and forms for bids VIII
be furnished TO intending bidders upon
application 20 the secretary OF the state
capitol commission, Olympia. Washing
ton.
Dated June sth 1875.
j. III. MGRAW.
J. r. GRIMES.
JOSEPH s. ALLEN,
CHARLES F. MUNDAY.
EDMUND RICE.
r-r1ig
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Puget Sound d3rUct co pslagUA Bay. car
ryfng goods at through rates ffvrn csn-
eers feeding the NcetherA pacff1o railway
and companies affiliated thereso. via
Pugc4 Sound 70 pelaxoA Bay. and thence
by the Netherlands railway OF tho South
hes burg.
Following the stcamshtp Solveig, the
viii sssi frosn che Tacoana Mni Co. Ia
coma. Wash, 30 % followed by other
steamers and sailing clippers from this or
other ports on Puget sound 5sar terms
apply TO:
Tacoma Mil Co. Tacoma. Wash
Northern Pacific railway. Tacoma and
Seattle
N. +. Magnesen 4o5 Front street San
Francisco.
F.. r. IinghSr. pcsascA Bay,
CT. r. Neame & Co. general ErHlish
agents. 81 Gracechurch street. London.
Z. C..
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

Dispatch steamers from Seattle as fol-
lows:
For San Francisco VIA Port Townsend
and Victoria, At a M. tpassengcrs re-
ce.ved on hoard at a. nl.) June :. ]. l..
IL, - and II.
For Alaska-- Juns 7, L. - and q at
G. m.
From San Francisco for Victoria and
Puget Sound ports at a. m. June 4 2.
IA, -. a and -.
Tickets may be obtained at the ofiice OF
the corarany at Ocean deck. Seattle
CoODA14L, PERKINS s. CO.
General Agents. san Francisco.
J. r. TROWBRIDGE. Act. p. s Supt.s
Seattle
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SAN JUAN ISL4ANDS-STEsAMER LY-
OLA THOMPSON,
Carving United States mail, leaves City
dock, foot of Main street, Monday. We'd
neS=iay and Friday at 2 a III. for Port
Townsend. San Juan Islands and New
Whatcom.
TINE CARD, IN EFFECT MARCH ls
North Bound--Leaye Seattle 200 a m:
leave Port Townsend 200 a. M. leave
Friday Harbor II 80 a m.; leave Roche
Harbor 1880 .. m: arrive New Wnatcom
500 p. m. -
South Bound-Ileave New whatcorn 400
a. m; leave Roche Harbor 900 a. m;
leave Friday Harbor 1000 a m: leave
Port Townsend 400 p. m; arrive Seattle
7:45 2. IN.
T. r. Thompson. managing owner.
Phone S33.
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OLYMPIA TACOMA AND ENATTLD
R0AT.

The fast and commodore Ueeaner Mon
,,ceiio ieayeo Percivals wharf, Olympia,
"a m. daily, except Sunday. Time Card
Going: Leaves olympaa. 9 = e.: leaves
Tacoma. II q m; asa S,, sea1nA !
leaves Tacoma. 4:3o .. M: arrives Oily mpta.
T:%o %. m landing Percy Al 3
,,e ys~ier wharf. Fare between Seattle
eni Tacoma, soc. Meals ard etaterocrns.
The Monticello Is fast. and by far the best
steamer on the route. IL erery MnnnlssTs
May 18th. 1896. dAlSf1 bis&Ss.
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PACIFIC NAVIGATION co.
-nn Card in Effect Oct. .. 1884

e.+.1s Everett. and whatcon rogIt~-
,..Ss.ss - washington leaves Seattle daily,
sxeSDt SATURDAY. al 70 ,. m.
cS.stt...n ard La Conner rotzier-F'a frhayen
80, &C. Seatsls daily. except Sunday, at
.-s.ss-,r~-,e 81 yesler Dock.
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STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
STRS. GARLAND AND EvANGE14-

Seattle and Townsend-Seah Bay Route.
cs~amer Garland leaves Yesler dock Mon
davs wednesdays and Fridays at 1915
a m for Port Townsend, Port Williams.
C.sttysburg. Pysht. Ciallarn Bay and Ncah
Paw: returning. arrives Seattle $50 p. m.
on opposite days. Steamer EvanSei leaves
Vasier dock for Port Angeles and Vfcto-
IA Mondnya. Wednesdays and Fridays az
$50 o. M: arrives Seattle alternate days
q n
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OLYMPIA, TACOMA AND SEATTLE
ROUTE.
& Wiley Navigation Co. . Steamer
MULTNOMAH.
DAILY TIME CARD.
Leave Arrive
Olympia at $50 a m Tacoma at. $50 m
Tacoma at 1870 m Seattle at. .12.O m
Seattle at. 100 D IN Tacoma at. 500 m
Tacoma at. 500 p IN Olympia at...G:2o m
CITY OF ABERDEEN.
Daily except Sunday.
Leave Arrive.
Seattle ...... 7:3o a IN Tacoma 49,. so m
Tacoma .....10:o0 a m Olympia go. LOO m
Olympia -. 200 m Tacoma ..... 500 m
Tacoma ..... $50 p m Seattle 49,. 7:O m
Fare between Seattle and Tacoma 90
cents. Landing at Seattle. City dock.
foot OF Main street.
LILLY, BOGARDUS & CO. Agents,
City Dock. Telephone $50
Capt L. Wiley, Manager.
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y-y-rrR EFT ROUTE-STR. GREYHOUND
Daily Except Sunday.
leaves Seattle 6:5 a. m. lid q. m
4:3O p m Leaves Everett a m. . p M
snndays-Leaves Seattle II q m Leaves
IEssre-Single trip. 75c: round trip. 81 a:
connects with boats for Tacoma ana Sno-
houltsh.
s1plATrr,E AND TACOMA NAVIGATION
SAN-> COMPANY.
Claud Troup. Pres i. w. GoodhuA. S'y.
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p0PT ORCHARD AND FORT WASH
EOEN% r--rsrsfsNy I20TTTEt

S.sa-ner A. r Robinson. carrying Y. 8.
"a ieayes City dock, FOO; o. Main ST,
a: $50 a. m; arrives a s,eney al Io:5 =:
III II; -ssia al I2.i5 ., m: leaves Sidney on
ret ret,r r al p. m Fare 10 Port Orchard
points. sc. Daily except m, sundays; r.
=. iagsnts Telephone Sss. Steamer open
- rSarTer on Sunday.
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n r. DRY DOCK, PORT ORCHARD
AND SIDNEY ROUTE.
T~ree round trips daily.
STEAMER DELTA
leaves Sidney s:4S and li.3o g. m. and SD
n M Leaves Seattle a N. and and D
= IA from Harrington S Smiths wharf.
sSaliirg a. all way ports; goes through 70
Anderson's Landing at " m.
ID. TROUTArAN. Master.
&C. U. BERRY, Agent.
Telephone ID.
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BANKS.

BANKS.
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
Occidental block. Seattle, Wash.
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
Jacob Flrta. President
Arthur A. pSEEy-s--.-.....f ic6 freSfteCy
John L>ary......S Second Vice President
James r. Hayden. Msn'gr. Cash'r, Sec'y
Frank I. Eioigstt..-.....AS Assistant Cashier
Ssgnund Schwabacher. John Collins.
= c. Neuseider. +. W. WEnanA
Trsr<.cts q saving bank business en-.
ciussvefy
Deposits received from 81 70 SO -.
Interest allowed Der annun- Six Per
cent. on term deposits. per cent On OF.
binary deposits.
Dividends declared last days OF May ard
November. Loans made on real estate co
approved coilagerals only.
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NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Corner Commercial and Yesler ave.
Paid up capital. ....................$3 $500 900
Transacts a general banking business
NJ. ID. Ballard. President
H c. Henry. President
r. r. Spencer. Cashier
STEAMERS.

Fly ON THE FLYER.
SEATTLE TO TACOMA
-Four round trips daily except Sunday.
In one hour and twenty-five minutes
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips. SeattIe-TacoCnA
route, as follows:
Taking effect
TUESDAY, MAY
TIME CARD.
Leave Seattle-7:45. 11:15 a. m: 3.46 e:1S
p. m Leave Tacoma-9:0 60 m. Loo 40.
800 p. m.
Sundays
Leave Seattle-7:oo a m, 100, 800 ,. m
Leave Tacoma-o:30 a. m, 2:3o. 7:30 p. m
Landing at Northern Pacific wharf, Ia
coma. and Commercial dock. foot OF Mar
ion street. Seattle.
Sundays. excursion rates on steamer
Fleetwood: fare, soc.
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VICTORIA ROUTE.

VICTORIA ROUTE
STEAMER ROSALfE.
.~at,~.ora sock. leaves for Victoria and
pl,-f srogrrs<.nd daily. except Sunday at
1rDaS a r.: returning, leaves Victoria
steamer Idaho leaves for Port
sroz-nserd and way points daily. except
Sgndsy. a. a m; Sunday. direct. a. .
m returning direct. leaves Port
sTs,x-rseni az .. N. Telephone TO-
STEAMER MABEL
r<nay~= Central wharf daily at 80. eJ-
rer,z wednesday ard sunday nights. cali
trz at EdrEon6s. Everett. MA~yxv8lle.
level ard Ssso1orn.sh. Returning leave
snohornixa al s a m. except Monday and
r7-nur~1ay Connecting a. Snohom1sh villa
GEORGE J. WILEY. Agent
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rank OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
paid m carftal s. GO go: reserve. s, T75.-
ol Head once. 50 Lombard street. Lon
dor. branches. Portland, san Francisco,
csaftfe Tacoma, Victoria, New " IS sIgsfr-
sse~ Narainao. kamloops, Nelson. VAN
cozYver p. c. A general banging ana ex-
chauge business transacted. Loans made.
SO Ass~ogut,d Commercial credits
rrartei. Deposits received on current ac-
count subject 70 check.
r. LEA BARNES. Manager.
THE GUARANTEE LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Incorporated sci CAPITAL s1f.eo
Bailey Building, Second and Cherry SIS
-Traasacts a.
rrS-rpA Al. BANKING AND SAVINGS
Business.
rna-as5tx received IN any amount from u
rowacss and interest allowed t5eseo1-
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sVacrr RIVER ROUTE.

SkAGIT RIVER ROUTE.
STEAMER CITY OF CHAMPAIGN
Leaves City dock. Seattle-Monday, July
4 6 a. m; Tuesday. July 2. s g. m /.
wednesday. July 3. Z a. m; Friday. July
5. "a M; Saturday. July 6. a. m
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. July !, 3 p. M: Tues
day. July 2. .. m.; Wednesday. July 3.
I D. m: Friday, July 5. p. m; satur-
day, July s. p. M; Sunday, July q p.
wood. Mount Vernon and Avon, connect
ing at Mount Vernon with steamer In
diana for woolley, Hamilton and Sauk-
Fare. 81: round trip, $50.
LILLY, BOGARDUS & co, Inc,
Owners and Managers. Seattle.
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T'HROUGH THE ISLANDS.
ss4eary7er Utopia ]. A. OBrten, Master.
Leaves Tacoma. u noon Seattle Yes
Az for Port ToxYlsend, Anacortes, Fair
hayen. New wnatcogn. Blaine and Friday
Harbor.. and Vsncouysr, x arriving van
Fsrs =, Flame. 81: fare 20 Vancouver. ~
ro- further information Apply 10 Yes
ierSs wharf.
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DEXTER HORTON q CO.. BANKERA.
Incorporated 1851.
Surplus .............-......-..... .GQ. ~
President. A. Denny
Vice Pres.dent.......w. NJ. Ladd
Manager. II. Latiaier
Cashier.......F. r. Van T1yf
Sight exchange and telegraphic trans.
fers on New York. Chicago. ST. Paul. San
Francisco. Portland and various points In
Oregon and British Columbia
Sight bills OF exchange on London avail
able elsewhere IN Europe
Collections made AZ al points on favsr-
able terms
Bonds. stocks and other valuablss ~.
eeiyed on deposit tor safe keeping.
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FOR ALASKA

EVERETT AND gNoHo1fISH RIVER
ROUTE.
ctea-r1a- Clan MCDONALD leaves CITY
49, deflv except Saturday, at IL mid
nos.s9; Tor Riohrnond. E1monds. MLsj<ifeo.
wosher. Everett. MArysviile, East Everest.
ffnwefl ard srohornlSh. connecting Al Sno-
ttSrnssn with boats for Cherry Valley.
ToIt and ali up river points Ket,rntng.
teaves Srohornlsn $50 & m daily. except
ms LILLY LILLY. BoGARDUs q CO. Inc.
Owners and Managers
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9. 8. DRY DOCK, SIDNEY, CHARLES
Ton AND BREMEaTOS ROETE.

Daily Except Sunday.
The Fast and Conncdious Steamer
GEN. CANBT
Leaves Sidney a. SIS q m Ienves Sezsfis
at .. m from Central wharf. Tele~
yho-.e E-A
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TUE ALASKA STEAMSHIP cos
STEAMER wuLAPA.
Captain George Roberts.
,.-s-s Seattle for Alaska July 10 and
M 2, ard every Is Gays eherea<ter.
y - -S-~ssglsr and passenger rates Apply to
~" 81 g. CARROLL Agent,
Srfvvsbacher DOCK. Tei, e1.
<-yyAe r. PEABODY. General Manager.
Seattle.
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a TREASURER MISSING.
Alleged to be Short in n Larg
Amount With the state.

Alleged to be Short in n Large
Amount With the state.
PIERRE Is. d., Jan. 9.-The alleged
failure of w. II. Taylor, the outgoing
State Treasurer. to turn over the Office to
his successor yesterday, has started rum
ors flying of an investigation. Taylor
seemingly cannot be located, but his bank
at Redfield closed it's doors last evening,
and he is alleged to be short for large
amount OF State funds, just how much
cannot be now learned. 1t is reported
about $3.50, 900 should be on hand. Pub
lie Examiner Meters has not been able
to secure statement where the funds
were deposited since last April. Tee-
grams sent from here appear to have
failed TO locate Taylor. Ex-Governor
Mallette. one Of his bOndsmen, is on the
road from Indiana, and other bondsmen
are on his track.
From absolutely reliable sources it is
learned that the detaIcation of State
treasurer w. w. Taylor will reach $780,
600. Practically all State moneys were
IN his own hands except some So, 600 or
900, which was on deposit in various
banks. The wreck is complete. 1t has
been known for year that Mr.. Taylor
personally mad been IN bad straits, but
not one of his most intimate friends
thought his situation hopeless or even
desperate. They knew he had been ad-
yancing and investing money reckIessly.
considering the times, yet they never
dreamed the truth. When the officials
make an investigation of the Treasurer's
office they will be simply appalled, at the
condition of affairs.
Walter w. Taylor was born in Indiana
about 1854, and for a time associated with
his father, William Taylor, in the whole
sale coal business at Latayett Ind. From
the time he was Is years old he had al
most exclusive charge of the business,
and demonstrated a wonderful capacity
for grasping the details and lntricacies of
very large trade. He came to Oak ota in
1886 and established the First National
Bank of Redheld, which he soon made
one of the leading financial institutions in
this section. He etook an active part in
politics from the first, was earnest in the
struggle for Statehood, and was d delegate
from Sphinx County to the first State Con-
vention held in Huron in 1889. At the
Approval Convention Of 1890 held at
Mitchell, he entered the race for State
Treasurer, and secured the nomination
after a spirited and exciting contest. He
was renominated and elected for second
term, which he completed on the first OF
January of the present year.
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Remains of az Unknown Man
Found Near Eagle HarbOr.
WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY
BURNED AWAY.
Had Evidently Been Murdered. and a
Fire Built Over the Body TO Con-
ceaI the Cr1me-A Young Man Acct
dentaIly Shot and Killed by His
Sfx-Year-OId Brother Near Fort
Special to the RECoRp-UNIoy.

SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-The mutilated and
half-cremated remains of weIl-dressed
unknown man were found near Eagle
Harbor, kitsap County, on Monday, and
a Coroner's jury found that he was muir
dered by person or persons unknown.
The body was found sby Robert Empett,
while hunting on the abandoned ranch of
a man named Gibson, two miles from
Eagle Harbor. 1t was in the henhouse,
and the feet had been gnawed Off by ami
mals, and the handssand whole right side
OF the body burned away. There was a
hole in the head, seemingly made by a
bullet, but the condition of the body
would not allow probing.
The man had evidently been murdered
and taken into the henhouse, and a fire
built on his breast. He was well-dressed,
too we'll for millman or sportsman,
though some think he is the latter. He
is five feet nine inches in hight, and
weighs about 100 pounds. The only
means OF identification were the Clothes
which were dark diagonal, with fine
dark hair, and two paIrs of spectacles
marked &C. j."
Charles Sutter, the nineteen-year-old
son of Samuel Sutter, a farmer living
four miles from Port Blakeley, was in
stantly killed this morning by his six
year-old brother Elmer. Charles was
painting window sash, when his little
brother entered dragging a rifle, which
for the first time had been left loaded,
from the corner, lifted the hammer and it
went oil, the bullet piercing the base of
his brothers brain, killing him instantly.
The dead boy published small monthly
paper called the Golden Vest which cir
culated at Blak elaY.
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EFFECT OF THE STORM IN YoLo.
The Water Did Not Reach So High a
Point Yesterday as on EridaY.

The Water Did Not Reach So High a
Point Yesterday as on Friday.
WOODLAND, Jan. 9.-The water did not
reach so high point as result of yester-
days storm as it did last Friday night.
Willow Slough bridge was threatened
last night. but is considered safe to-day.
The railroad company has force of
about forty mon in addition to the regu-
lar section crew at work repairing the
road. Several carloads of gravel were
taken to Willow Slough and the break
near Davisville last night, and fourteen
carloads were distributed along the weak
spots between this place and 4olo this
morning.
At Winters Putah Creek rose consider
ably yesterday afternoon from the effects
OF Tuesdays storm, but it is falling again
to-day. No further damage is reported
to bridges and roads.
The orchardists are apprehending con-
siderable damage to trees on account of
the unusual amount of rainfall. The
weather is very threatening and more
rain is expected.
At Dunnigan the creeks were all much
swollen, but not SO high as they were at
the last storm. The water in the tules is
still rising. The Howell Point levee is
still intact, and the water lacks three feet
OF being to the top. 1t is feared that the
last storm will break it. If strong
southeasterly breeze should start up the
!evee would certainly go. Some OF the
best farming land in the country is pro-
| tected by the levee.
The railroad company has sent pile
driver, and the bridge over Bucke eye
Creek was repaired and anchored, and is
now considered safe. A gravel train is
at work. and strong force of men is en-
gagged in keeping the road in as good
| condition as possible.
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AN ELECTRIC GRASS KILLER,
a Mississippi Railroad Mans Usefu
Invention.

Invention.
Albert Sharp, Division Superintendent
OF the GaZOO and Mississippi Valley
Road, has the honor of being the inventor
OF this electric grass killer, and being no
electrician, the result OF his Ideas may be-
classed as coming under the head of me
ceSslty is the mother Of invention" He
has been connected with railroads for the
past thirty years, Il majority OF which has
been passed in country much troubled
with the grass problem. At the time his
invention first took definite form he was
connected with the operating department,
having charge OF the maintenance of the
roadway, and the heavy Outlays required
for clearing the track OF weeds and grass
naturally made d vivid impression upon
his mind. Mr.. Sharp noticed for some
time that the weak currents OF electricity
running over telegraph wires would kill
willows and other plants, and he began
to make experiments. The results at
first were not SO satisfactory as might be
desired, but they were sufficient to Dom
onstrate that he was on the right track,
and that electricity would do the work if
1t could be properly applied.
The machinery that deals death and de-
struction to the obnoxious grass and
weeds consists of q dynamo with suitable
power to operate it, placed upon Il car,
and connected with a wire brush, which
covers the space of the roadway. This
brush is so arranged that it can be lifted
upward If desired, so as 10 clear any OBJ
stacle which may be presented. AS tho
car is drawn over the track weeds and
other grasses rising above the level OF the
crosstles receive heavy current of eiec-
tricity from the brushes, and are speed
lily and effectively killed, the electric cur
rent not only destroying the plant itself.
but killing its roots.-W ashington Star,