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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-12

Mrs Ella Townsend. % years old. the
wife of q. Frank Townsend, who Keeps a
ianale shop on Mission street San Fran
cisco, was burned to death Tuesday after
noon. Her clothing caught fire from an
open stove.
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Msarid March in-The nozsy aemoastra
;i1ns Of patriotic ferS-or aHd hostility 10
ths Tinted States We = ns:a 81. az Bslp1s
-s3av and Efforts were gain made tn -
Violence % the United Sta.tas consulate
TIE mob sIccee3ed in s-oa.ng he Duteh
consulate. having mis- AIKEN tha1 Office for
me consulate ~ the T1ft~3 SGatss. which
Vas enArfuaIiy GUARDED rs tee ps,iice force
4 little salt ~priukiel on not stove Will
~.rr-a,-a any Al S9Erassfll- 1-iFe-
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s-..~,.sfr4 DR. Nsr-h i a @nsa fs-fsns
.rrtirg ~ess fell Sow @sstF~ty ieiay
a- " IF HOFFMAN. breaking RS lex Rrt
--.4rs ais fhteh In such = manner that
Pre- l,aL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-12

Albany. \ / March II THE greater
Nrw NorS Haas passed me senate IN
4n4rl4e4.
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Nor realize what great rsxar,. q.
IS IT'S the en'erprising little woman who
looks after that end OF domestic affairs
aad eagerly watches for Boyds money.
saving offerings.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

War and the Navy. In the War De
partment at Washington, close by Sec.
rotary Lamont's office, is displayed In n
glass sethct true re~gulationfiag OF this
country. To exhibit It better 1t is H.
Illuminated by n brilliant electric light.
This Is the original; all others must be
limitations or else they are not correct.
In the military and naval service Of
the United States many patterns Of
minor flags are employed. For exam
pie, In the army there are very pretty
standards" so-called, and "guidons"
for artillery and cavalry. The navy
has ever so many sorts Of flags, some
Of them being especially designated for
the use of blue jackets on shore, when
they are serving as troops for the time
being. Just at present n complete
change Is being made in the flags of the
army. New designs for them are be-
ing executed and some of these have
not been finished yet. The patterns are
being prepared by draushtsmen IN the
War Department, under the supervis-
ion of Secretary Lamont. One novelty
is that in future each cavalry regiment
will have one national flag. Hitherto
that arm of the service, strangely
enough, has not possessed an edition Of
the Stars and Stripes.
The War Department has already ad-
vertised for bids to furnish an entire
outfit of flags Oh the new patterns for
the army. They will cost quite a big
sum Of money. Fol instance, n regi-
mental flag Of silk cannot be bought
for less than S160. This is much more
expensive than the regulation Stars
and Stripes, for the national ensign in
silk comes at about $50 for the large
size required. The flags used in the
army are Of silk and Of bunting; the
former are employed in parades and in
battle-therc is nothing too good for
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

A conjecture IL gaining credence that
Lord Salisbury, In view Of Secretary
Olney's now famous July dispatch, will
eventually propose q virtual partner
ship between the United States and
Great Britain for the government OF the
lower half of the American continent
1t will be remembered that OF the
glJbtleties put forth at the tme the o.
ney dispatch came to public knowledge
was that Great Britain was an Ameri-
can power before the United States
existed, and that, as she was anterior,
she would continue to be paramount
where She already enjoyed territorial
sovereignty. The Monroe doctrine I'M
pugns no right, territorial or other, pos
sessed by Great Britain ON this CONT
uent prior to the foundation Of this
government Great Britain u entitled
10 everything that belongs to her. She
entitled to that without any partner
,hip with the United States. The Mon
roe doctrine has no bearing on her law
ful possessions. "No changing all
ances," q phrase originally used in ref.
$3.50
erence to European relations, has lost
none OF It's force to-day IN the direction
Of Its origin. 1t is, however, equally
rorclble and equally conclusive rs to
partnership or alliance with any mon
archical power OH this continent. At
the time the Monroe doctrine was grow
ing strong in its infancy It vas pro-
posed to this government b join GER
tain European monarchicS for the pur-
pose of controlling the destiny OF a pOr-
ton of America not attached then or
now to the United States, although
near It's southeastern Atlantic shore.
The proposal of a partnership with
European crowns was refused then,
when this government was feeble. 1t
was refused solely on the ground Of
principle. That principle is equally vital
to-day, WHOM TINS government is strong.
There can be no partnership between
the republic Of the United States Of
America and any monarchy for the ac-
com%plishment OF any purpose. A blunt
refusal by Great Britain to recognize
the efficacy of the Monroe doctrine will
be less offensive to the American PEG
pie than a proposal to enter into a part
uerShip with them for its enforcement.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

That portion OF the message Of Gov.
O'Ferrall to the Virginia Legislature
which recommends legislation for the
determination OF race track gambling
and in which he stigmatizes the prosti-
tuition Of the turf to the enrichment Of
the bOokmakers and thugs as a shame
and n disgrace to Virginia, has in it the
ring of manly courage. 1t will evoke
hearty responses of commentator from
the true lovers of craftsmanship in he
North who are struggling to rescue the
trotting associations and fair grounds
from the domination Of the gambling
fraternity. The race track gambler Is
gone from Illinois. In time he will have
to quit the country.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Or. Herman Ahlwart, who has come
TO this country after a prolonged career
as a slanderer Of the Jews In Germany,
should be informed at once that Amer
lea is no place for him and that the
sooner he gets out OF the country the
better It's people will be satisfied. ALL
wardt's past career has been made no
torious by his vicious and malignant
assaults upon the Hebrew race. He
supports his attacks by "arguments'
which fool no Onc They are the argu-
ments Of blind, irrational medieval
prejudice. The fact that he has been
allowed to continue his race persecu-
ton in Germany so long II no reason
why he should expect to do 30 here.
The efforts to which he has set himself
are distasteful to the American people
without regard to ace sect or party.
They fifty belong to the worst practices
Of the benighted middle ages. There Is
no room for them or for Ahlwardt In n
country where every rae and sect
stands on n plane Of equality In b en-
joyment Of national institutions. No
true American citizen will have q mo-
.Uents patience with either Ahlwardt
or with his vicious prejudice
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

without reference To the President at
all. Wyoming and Idaho were admit
ted without proclamation from the
White House. On the other hand, Pres
Ident Harrison issued proclamations
with regard TO the admission of the two
Dakotas. Montana and Washington in
November, 1850.
1t is rather an odd fact, by the way,
that Oklahoma has not yet earned rec
ignition in school books generally as
4 territory Of the United States.
Anybody is at liberty to make United
States flags. Thus 1t comes about that
all sorts of patterns Of the national en-
sign are Oh the market and In use. But
If any one desires TO have the colors as
they ought to be reference must be
made to the standard adopted by the
army and navy. This standard, alter
ed from time to time by the addition of
fresh stars. is preserved and will con-
tinue to he kept 10y the Secretaries Of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

There is only one way to deal effec-
lively with the tramp, and that is to
Set him to work. The Jail has no ter
rors for him. 1t is, on the contrary, but
a hotel in which he Is sure Of better
food and lodging than he gets else
where, with the single drawback that
he cannot leave when he wishes. The
only system that is successful In re-
pressing the kind Of vasrancy that de-
velops in the professional tramp Is he
workhousc system. If this Is properly
managed 1t serves both as a punish
ment and a corrective for tramps and a
place Of relief for the needy and honest
unfortunates who are unable to find
employment.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02
UTAH'S STAR'Ll BE THERE.
The Maiden State Will Find a Symbol
on Old Glory Next Fourth of July.

Another star added to the flag of the
nation! With alacrity the maiden
State steps into line and answers to the
call Of number As. The change in the
national flag made necessary by the
addition Of Utah will not be accomplish
ed until July 4 ext year. After that
date every Government flag will have
forty-five spangles on its blue field.
Already it has been determined Just
where in the field the new star Is to be
placed. There are six parallel rows of
stars In the regulation flag, and Utah
will take her position at the right-hand
end of the fourth row.
AS has been said, Utah will occupy
the space at the right-hand end of the
fourth line from the top. Room is not
needed for many more, inasmuch as
the only territories remaining availa-
BILE for future States are New Mexico,
Oklahoma and Arizona. In this ac-
count, however, no thought is taken of
the great reservation known as Indian
territory, from which the slice named
Oklahoma was cut out, nor of Uncle
Sans vast Arctic prov nce of Alaska.
Without a Goubt there will be q fur
Their change in the arrangement of stars
some day.
A new star is always added to the flag
on the 4th day Of July following the
date of the States admission. The act
Of Congress admitting Utah provides
that the President shall issue a procla.
nation Oh the subject. 1t Is by nc
means necessary. however, that the
chief executive shall proclaim the birth
of a new State in order that the latter
may be recognized as rel in law. Con,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

There is often great loss of property,
and sometimes Of life, in the severe
electrical storms that rage at certain
times of the year in Russia. To pro
tect the houses of the peasants, which
are frequently struck 10y lightning, the
Russian Government has recommended
that the pcasantry be encouraged to
plant white poplar trees around their
dwellings. 10 act as lightning rods. This
suggestion arose out of some inveStiga-
tons concerning the liability to light
ming stroke Of certain species OF trees,
made by a Russian electrician, and the
Government Forest Inspector. They
spent 100 days III the great forests near
Moscow. and of the 59I trees that dur
ing that time were struck by lightning
they found 302 were N<ite poplar, not
w~ithStanding the fact that that species
is comparatively rare.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

oval III shape, weighing perhaps fifteen
tons. The most singular thing about 1t
is that 1t rests upon another rock, q
great hgular block Of granite. as large
as Il small house. The upper rock is so
perfectly balanced upon. the other that
one may rock il to and fro as easily as a
mothers foot a cradle. So great does
us momentum become by tie simple
pressure of the hand and weight of the
body. that ii Gems as if il mus, lose
IT'S balance Il go crashing into the
surrounding woods. so finely adjusted
Is us p"lS" that a person may stand on
us summit. and by repeated Swayings
"l III" body set the boulder 20 rocking
III Il manner that seems really danger.
Gus
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02
a ROCKING ROCK,
Ii Weighs About Fifteen Tons and
Moves Upon Slight Pressure.

When the glacial period was at its
height, maj knows not how long ago,
and n glacier thousands Of feet thick
was over In" ST. Lawrence valley,
enormous streams of lee flowed off
from this fountain head in the Lauren
tian hills, pushing out aS far south as
Long Island. and once covered all New
England with its mantle. II bore along,
cnycloped in its ice folds, rocks. sands
and all sorts of erodcd material, and
when another change of climate came,
and The glacier dissolved, it dropped
It's burden, and some Of it in strange
and picturesque positions.
One of the most remarkable mcmen
tos of the glacier is in the town Of
Pennington. y. III. 1t is a wonderful,
poised rock. To the few residents Of
the town who have visited it's some
what remote situation it is known as
the "Iilting Rock" 1t is somewhat
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

There is n dog i'm New London Cam
which is an unusually intelligent ami.
NAL, in spiritual things. anyway. som,
nights since the mistress of the house
attempted 10 send him from the room
but he who never before failed to obey
refused to move. The family then had
their usual evening prayers. after
which Master Nero arose and left the
room with no urging. After that he
was urged to leave before prayers a
number of times, and he always refus.
ed. After prayers he is ready to go.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

The suicide of Mr.. Peter McGeoch,
the great Milwaukee Spectator, was
undoubtedly a result of what is so often
and so politely referred to AS the high
pressure Of American business" Mr..
McGeoch had lived under this pressure
for years before ~collapsing. He was
long one of the most envied Of Western
'financicrs." His operations on the
Chicago Board of Trade were on n mag
nificent scale. When he lost half n
million in wheat public admiration for
his nerve" was not misplaced, as he
showed when. after subsequently los
ing three millions in attempting a cor
ner in lard, he again attacked the mar
kct and won the fortune which put
him abreast even of Armour as a pro-
ducs OPERATOR This was his status
when he blew out his brains. Admir-
ed by thousands, considered by his com
petitors a marvel Of business sagacity,
cnvicd by those who were unable to
initiate him. he laid down on his ron
tracts" and retired from business in a
way which can surprise no one who
knows what his business wac in its es-
Sential realities. Essentially the life
he had been lcadin" was that of a gam
bier. His operations had ~ more to
do with real business than Hf he had
been de:......; iryo or playing hree-carc
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02
He Expressed His Opinion.

One of the most prominent physicians
In Washington owns n farm somewhere
in New England, and whenever he gets
unbearably tired Of his fashionable
patients in town he goes there, puts on
his Oldest clothes. lays In n stock OF
corn-cob pipes and ru%Sticates. One day
last summer he was jogging lazily
along Il country road in Il rickety old
cart drawn by Il horse almost as rick
ETY.. 4 c~ountryman walking on the
same road asked for n lift and the two
fell into conversation.
'Who are YOU working fort" asked
the countryman.
"Oh, I'm working for Dr. j., down
there" answered the physician.
What doin'f'
oh" went on the doctor, 81 do ev-
erything for him. i take care of him,
you know. | dress him and l feed him,
and | even wash his face and put him
20 bed. do everything he needs done
'How much dye get for IT." asked
the native.
MY board and clothes.-
AN you do all that for him-wash
him, IN dress him, an feed him, an
all that?"
Eyes"
The countryman looked at the doctor
a moment in silence. Then he leaned
over the wheel and spat sOlemnly.
well, Of all the dern fools I ever
see!" was all he said.-Washingtou
Post.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Many have protested against it. ana
many others. the great majority. no.,
haps, though they have never complain |
ed, feel a certain rcvulsion against il
In response to this feeling the pasto,
Of a church in ~Catasauqua, Pa. has in.
vented a s~elf-cleanlng cup, which Oh
viates all unpleasant features, insures
absolute cleanliness and renders tbs
transmission Of disease germs impossi
bic. 1t is a cup within q cup. the In.
ncr cup revolving upon a stem. There
is attached to the outer cup a cleanser
through which the rim of the cup from
which the communicates drink passes
Within the cleanser is n cushion of All
sorbent material, which presses firmly
against the rim. This cleansing ma.
terial or purificator, into which has
been previously dried an inodorous and
harmless Germicide, can be removed
and renewed as often as desired.
After each communicate partakes OF
the wine the inner cup is turned one.
fourth round by the hand on the stem,
and the part OF the rim used passes
through the cleanser before being used
again. The wine is contained In a
reservoir, with a glass top, and at each
quarter turn Of the cup, wine for one
communicate about half a teaspoon.
fuD passes from the reservoir by means
Of a valve at the bottom. into the Gun
from which the communicate receives
it. Thus all the unused wine remains
in the reservoir and is beyond the
reach Of protruding mustaches or any
particles Of saliva that might cling tc
the rim.
The appearance Of the self-cleansine
cup differs but little from that Of the
ordinary cup; and by 1t The zone cup
is preserved, while every possible dan
ger Of infection is removed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

monte. He produced nothing, distrlb-
uted nothing. All his operations We're
lin restraint Of ~trade"-that Is to say,
they hindered the exchange Of pro-
duets by which hunger Is fed and ma
kedness clothed. Every dollar of his
winnings was the result of n mere bet
on the success or failure of attempts
to suspend the r%atural laws of trade.
His tremendous nerve failed at last,
and the high pressure OF business
claimed one more victim.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Northern Alabama Is rapidly bec0m-
ing a great coal and iron center. 1ts
Goal 10 being sold all through the South.
Is shipped to New Orleans n sold to
ship companies. Is used on nearly AL
the railroads. Its iron is sold all over
the South and the Northwest, and the
furnaces have all they can do for
months ahead.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Everybody expects every sort Of ma
chinery to he operated by electricity
after a while, but the hydraulic enGi-
neers think not. There are now LOO
miles Of pipe in English cities through
which water Is forced ut a pressure
varying from 700 to 1.120 pounds per
square inch, which runs 3,G7l machines
at a low cost The efficiency ranges
from 90 to % per cent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

In this country the deaths from light
ming average 225 a year, and the loss
of properly from the same cause Is
81, 100000 a year. The chance Of be-
ing killed by lightning during the sea
son 10 about ono in 10000, but this
does not greatly lessen the ems OF
danger when a nimbus cloud looms up
and ferked flashes play around the
n~eighbOrhood.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Engineers are making wonderful pro-
gress. They are now experimenting
Ateam up to 800 degrees to get
bower out Of 1t. Wonderful results
are expected from the general adoption
of such extraordinary supcr-heating.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

proprietor-"Where is the b~ookkcep-
err" Office Boy-"Ile isn't in. His wife
tent him word that the baby was
asleep, and he's gone home to see what
1t looks like."-Louisvillr Trlth.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Il have always given our first moth.
er. Eve, credit for II thing said Mr..
Caugwater. "She didn't h~yphenate her
name when she married Adam."-Chi-
caSo Tribune.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

It must be confessed that the war
cloud now hanging over the palace OF
Abdul Hamid is considerably bigger
and blacker than any of Its predeces'
sors in recent years.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02
Nine Million .Steps a Year.

\ SWISS Stattstician. Il man Of leis-
ur'' mas taken the trouble to count tho
number OF steps he took in walking
during the whole year. The number
II" tlndS In have been 9.1GO 900 or an
average of 2G,I40 steps Il day. Going
SIM further into details, he declares
thar over 10000 Of these steps were
taken Ill going up and down stairs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

separate cup fol
each c~ommunican,
lessons the feeljn,
or unity in a con-
%gregation. Yettbo,.
Is a growing feel
ing against the cus
tom now practiced
rs 1t is not in IA
%cordance with tbs
best rules of clean.
Illness, and diseasf
germs are likely t.
be communicated
1t cannot be denie,
that there Is Som,
danger In the Or
binary use Of ii,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

real fighting niic the bunting flags
are for drills.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02

Every ma who puts himself in the
way of punishment, forge '.uW BAG il
hurt the last time.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-02
A SElF.ClEANING Gin

Which Removes the Objcctions.n
Now Used at Communion. ma
Christian people generally look y
the individual cup movement with ~
favor, and rightly so, as the uso -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-02

Central American Railroad Agency 327
Exchange Alley. New Orleans, La. 80
sAIESM EN- for our Brya1 and Mckinley
cgars. $50 weekly snd expenses. ex-
perience unneccssary. Folk. Richie a
60, 81. Louis, Nc. 80
LAND FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
About $500 acres, wen improved rancho.
is miles from railway Price $4,000, one
haI cash, or VIII accept ono-half in
good city property Particulars OF 7.
J skaggs Real Estate Co.. Bceyille.
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