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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-28
ToRoeGAN FOR HORSES.
They Get Free Ride Down Hill Every
Day and Like the Fun.

They Get Free Ride Down Hill Every
Day and Like the Fun.
Here is a street car for the accom-
mediation of horses which is the very
larest thing in the west. Such car
is now in operation in Denver, and it Is
pronounced a great success by all able
to give an opinion on the subject. The
horses themselves are dumb, but if
their Judgment could be had it would
no doubt be favorable.
BY the introduction of cable and cleo
trio motive power, the bicycle and the
automatic carriage, man has done
1nuch of late to relieve the affections of
the equine race. But this latest move,
that of taking the horse up off the
ground and placing him on board a car
SO that he may have ride just like the
other passengers is a radical departure
indeed.
1t must he confessed, however, that
these free rides are given in a spirit of
thrift. The managers of the road find
that by this means they save wear and
tear on the horses hoofs, and that they
are thus able to remain in the service
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-28
KILLED HER OFFSPRING.
Rather Than See Them Captlves an OrO,
POisons Her Young.

Rather Than See Them Captlves an OrOs
Poisons Her Young.
1t has been claimed by observers d
birds that some of the feathered trib.
will feed their young if they are Gagged
ind if they fail after certain time
10 release them they will bring thema
poisoned weed to eat, that death mag
end their captivity, says the Carson
Appeal.
About a week ago at the Holsten
ranch the children captured nest Of
three young orioles, and they were
immediately Gagged and hung in tree.
The mother was soon about calling her
young, and in little while brought
them some worms. She continued feed,
ing them regularly for several days
without seeming to pay much atteD'
ton to persons about.
But on Sunday came the tragic end
ing that demonstrated the theory rea-
tive to birds. She brought them o.
sprig of green on Sunday morning and
disappeared. In less than an hour thej
all died. The sprig was examined and
proved to be the deadly larkspur, a
weed that will kill full-grown CATTLE
The little creatures lay dead in the
cage and slightly foaming at the
mouth, victims of their mothers stern
resolve that her offspring should die
by her own act rather than live IN CAP
tiYitY.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-28

longer. The plan is very simple one
and like all other simple things that are
new it makes you want to know why
it was never thought of before.
The riding car for the horses con-
s;sts of a platform mounted on small
wheels protected at the sides by a
sufficiently high railing, while the front
and rear are provided with gates. These
permit the horse to get on and off the
| ear without backing.
When the regular passenger car has
been drawn to the top of the long as
gent, the horse car" is hooked to the
forward end, the horses are driver
aboard, and by few deft turns of the
brake, the descent is made safely.
At first the horses showed some hesi-
tation about embarking on what APP
peared to be perilous adventure. But
they soon became accustomed to it, and
are said to even enjoy the experience,
expressing their pleasure by broad
smiles and prolonged whinnies.
There is no reason why this plan
should not be adopted with profit else
where. There are many car lines which
run for almost their entire length on
r,ore or less steep inclines. The addi
tional force required to be eXerted Iii
drawing car up hill is turned into "a
I.ropelling force when the car begins
the descent. This force might well be
employed in giving the horses ride.
and thus saving wear and tear en- their
feet.
1t might be supposed that the addi-
tional pull impaired to this human pas
senger car, when on the down grade,
might cause the brake to slip, but this
is not the case. 1t is only necessary TO
make the brake little more powerful
than that ON the ordinary street car.
Having arrived at the foot of the in
cline, the gate of the horse passenger
ear is unfastened, and the ANIMALS once
more take their places in the traces.
drawing both cars behind them up the
hill. The entire load is not much heavier
than single car on level street, us
the car in which the horses ride is very
Ggkt.-N. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-28
MIRACULOUS BALANCING.

amusing Experiment WHNH
Almost Impossible.
The harder a thing seems, the mOi'
interesting it is. Here is 1.-THE "a
pertinent, very simple, too, which seenN
almost impossible on the face OF ",
il seems to defy the law oil gra'''
ton.
You take q tumbler, says the foPu'l
Science News, filled partly with "'''''
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-28

so as TO stand firmly. linen 'aI a,
strip of wood, about the length o. '.; -
ordinary lead pencil, half an men l.al. | .nS
and an eighth of an ineh !li'a ,hoA
;apering to point at one end. 49,; AV end
one-third of the way from 'l' L,irr,
you wedge two ordinary taOle-N me
into the strip. Now balance '0n
tongue" of the strip carefull! " 4
the edge of the lumber m0'm u,,Ls
slightly backward or forward 70 n, you
the equilibrium perfect. "hen ,i; ~
have found the center of gravy
which may occasion you a little tIO oSiDr
A. tirst--you " i'll be rewarded by sen
the trail contriyance deiica.e,! p sr,i
in an exquisite balance "nlen ~
sight seems almost miraculoU''
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-28

Babies are not the only PeOP's ;,bOu,
make 4 biz noise in the world "IiO'''
much result beyond the no'Se'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Munir Bey. the new Turkish ambassador
10 France, Is not yet Sc years Old.
LORD Cadogan. the viceroy. Of Ireiaud.
hopes TO materially benefit that country
py making IL fashionable 10 visit the Irish
snow places" and holiday resorts.
The Polish residents OF Baltimore are
taxing steps to commemorate the 10th
anniversary OF the great Polish patriot.
Irnsdoeus kosciuszko. which viii occur on
February IL
County Commissioner Samuel States, of
Seuerson, Penn-, has son whom ne
named United. He wrote a letter 10 this
son In Punxsutawuey the other day, natu-
ray sa,s aaoressing Il, United States. Punk
saiaWney. PENN, and the postmaster ad-
defective.
The Washington City correspondent Of
the Atlanta Journal tells story Of a we'll
Iui daughter certain young ensign.
with no resources but his slender salary,
zen IN love with her and asked the old
once taxed him with the fact that he had
only ms saiary-hardly enough to keep him
IN white gloves and TO FURNISH his brass
buttons: We'll. Mr.. Admiral, what You
were, only. midshipman. with even
smaller salary than mine. How did you
get aiongg" asked the ensign, who be-
OF defenses. But not so. The crafty old
sea dog Numbered forth: 81 lived on my
fat1er-in-law for the first ten years, but
IN be id II you are going to do it,
The Rev. ]. Minot Savage has been in
yited to deliver the essay before the Brit
ish and Foreign Association In London
next June, an honor never before bestowed
upon an American. He has also been
elected president of the council of the ma
tional Unitarian conference. Since his de-
cision to accept the pastorate or the
Church OF the Messiah, in New York, he
says that the Rev. DIR. Robert Collyer Is
as happy as a boy. Every effort was made
to retain Mr.. Savage In Boston. but ne
felt that he would have larger field or
usefulness in New York. He is now about
SIS years old, and looks forward to fifteen
or twenty years OF useful work. Many
years ago Mr.. Savage wrote a novel, in
which he is supposed TO have depicted, In
part at least. his own religious experience
in passing from orthodoxy 10 Unitarian
ISM His one experiment in fiction seems
to have convinced him that the sermon;
rather than the novel; was the proper held
for the exercise of his talents. His going
to New York will bring an important ac-
cession to the ranks Of the metropolitan
clergy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
The Kaiauna River Fish Hatchery.

Portland oregonian.
Mr. n. Faliert. who has just closed his
season OF work with the Washington state
salmon hatchery. on the kalama river,
passed through this city yesterday on his
way To hts home in Claekamas county
Speaking of the hatchery. he said: This
first season OF the hatchery has been re-
narkahly successful in many respects:
srst. in point Of good management under
Fish Commissioner James II. Crawford
OF Vancouver. ably assisted by Superin-
tendeat solomon Wheeler: and. second in
the successful Matching OF so large per-
centage OF the eggs We commenced TAX
ing eggs about September /. and secured
about .cea. go OF them. The Matching COM
uaencsd n due season. about Atty DAYS aft
er. ana we have now turned out already
over s5gaea. These were turned out IN
selected places IN the Fallert creek and the
KalamA river. from which places the fish
I'll find its way 60 the ocean IN due course
OF time The remainder OF the hatch a
expected 20 Re ready 70 turn out by
March : and - S. safe 20 say that
the success attending this seasons hatch
has been 50 great that the loss will not
average much more than 3 per cent. Four
men. Including the superintendent. have
done al the work. namely. taA ssIpersu
tendent, two men attending the hatchery
ard one Waterman. The location Is a.
fnirshly chosen. and. vita few assI-
tions. tha hatchery could turn out N an
go salmon as readily as il has ;hssa
& sg s,Ar'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07

grants Of the two companies. exemption
being made in favor Of bona fide purchas-
ers from the railroads. II congress did nor
iegislate ne would revoke his suspension
orders and patent the lands to the roads
Concerning the granted lands of The
Union and Central Pacific companies, the
secretary recommended that, instead OF
proceeding TO patent these lands 10 the
roads. congress pass an act OF forfeiture
which would exempt bona fide purchasers
of lands from the railroad companies and
provide for patenting their lands TO bona
fide purchasers. The general subject OF the
governments relation 20 the roads berg
taken up. Secretary Smith was asked by
Mr.. Boatner whether il was possible to
have a foreclosure on the roads carried out
without government ownership. Yes,
sir" answered the secretary. There would
be no difficulty. We should approach this
matter solely as representatives Of the gov
ernment's interests Other parties can be
trusted to represent themselves" While
he was utterly opposed TO government own
ership, Secretary Smith said the threat of
the government ownership should
not prevent the government from
foreclosing and making a resale.
AS for the lease of the control
to the Southern Pacific. foreclosure would
wipe that out, as that contract had been
made subject to the governments lien.
Secretary Smith said any purchaser OF the
roads could pay fair rate of interest 81
bonds. pay fair rate every year for the
redemption of bonds. and still have nana-
some profit. II any company stood ready
to purchase the roads off the government,
giving first mortgage bonds at per cent.
and making q small yearly payment on the
principal, the offer should be accepted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
cRIsP,s KEEN SATIRE.

There was no necessity on Wednesday
for ex-Speaker Crisp 10 use satire in con-
graduating Republican house on It's abil-
ity 10 transact public business. because.
forsooth. the District Of Columbia appro-
pria,ion bill failed TO pass. The bill had
been amended 20 suit certain narrow-mind-
ed bigots, and perhaps II Is Just as well
that II didn't pass. Crisp. however. Is the
last man in the world to have much 20 say
about digpatching public business. After
the record OF dreary delays. deadlocks AMI
disorders made by the last house, there
can certainly be very little fault found with
ths present one. which In less than two
months has done as much as Mr.. Crisps
house did In seven. The present house has
been able TO transact great deal OF busi-
ness OF unusual Importance. although Il
has been done against good deal OF petty,
churiish opposition on the part OF Crisp.
and the rapiaity with which public meas
urcs have been disposed OF Is In marked
contrast to the wrangling and pickering
OF the last congress. which. under the eve
OF an impotent speaker. drifted along help
lessly for months and did nothing. until.
with = momentary return OF reason. II
adopted Mr.. Reefs rules. Mr.. CriSp's sa-
tire Is on par with his craftsmanship.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
STRONG CANDIDATES IN DANGER.


The action OF Gen. Harrison has. OF
course. started afresh gossip on the presi-
Dental possibilities. Conspicuous as Nc
Kinley. Reed and Allison have become,
they are not more conspicuous than were
many other candidates before conventions
which made other selections. Polk. Tay-
Tor. Pierce. Lincoln. Grant. Hayes. Gar
field, Cleveland, Harrison. each was a
new entry for the White House stakes.
Polk. Pierce, Garfield and Harrison were
the darkest of dark horses. Two years
before Lincoln was nominated he was
practIcing law at Springfield. unknown
outside the state OF Illinois. Two years
before Cleveland was nominated he was
mayor of Buffalo. unknown outside his
own county. Taylor and Grant were the
creations OF successful battle-accidents
OF war.
In 1874 Van Buren, had 50 votes on the
first ballot, but Polk. who was not men,
toned on the first ballot. walked of with
the prize. In 1852 Cas- led OF with 1I6
votes. but Pierce. who did not receive one
vote on the first ballot. was nominated. In
1868 Pendleton led of with los votes. but
on the twenty-second ballot Horatio Sey-
mour. who was not counted On the first
ballot. was nominated by reclamation. In
1876 Blaine led off with 29l votes and
reached s51. but was beaten by Hayes. who
had only received 6 votes on the first ballot.
In 1850 Grant held . solid Boo votes, hut
Garfield. who never received more than
ono vote for thirty-three ballots. came out
the winner. In 1854 Blaine started In with
1914 votes and held his own but was beaten
at the polls. In 1855 Harrison had only so
votes on the first ballot. to 90 for Sher-
man and III for Gresham, 80 for Depew
and 81 for Alger. but he wound UP with
5s4 votes on the eighth ballot.
The one exception was James Buchan-
an. "old Buck had been in training for
a long time. He had finally abandoned
the hope. accepting the mission to England.
offered him by Pierce. as kind of honor
able exile But that which he regarded as
political burial proved the making Of hin;
for II lifted him out OF the queer politics
OF is54-5. so that. when the National Dem
ocratic convention of 1855 met, he was the
sole Democrat OF any reputation or import
ance who was considered available. He
was nominated and elected. making in
quite fifty years the one notable exception
to the rule Of the unexpected which has
prevailed In The selection or successful can
didates for president.
II IL not safe to assume. therefore. that
either OF the present leading candidates
can overcome the strength of the other.
Indeed. as history shows. where there are
two or three powerful candidates. intense
partisanship usually succeeds in defeating
each TO the advantage of a less aggressive
candidate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
PERSONAL.

John H. Carder, of Butte, Mont, is at
the Rainier-Grand.
C. B. Noyes, a resident OF Mount Yer
non, is at the Diller.
Philip s. Kelley, of the Kelley Sutthof
Company, goes to California today.
George II. Weber. customs inspector at
Port Townsend, Is at the Northern
s. NJ. Bruce an attorney Of Whatcom.
Is among the guests at the Butter
II. Bruhn. of the great Pabst brewing
company, is In the city on business.
]. A. Matthewson. a cannery man OF
Aracortes. is a guest at the Butler.
Capt James Carroll win leave on the
Umatilla for San Francisco this morning.
Mayor Ell Wilkin, of Fairhaven, is in
the city and Is registered at the Northern.
Thomas Maloney, the well-known Dem
ocfatic politician Of Port Angeles, is at
the Northern.
Walter Bowen. deputy collector of Gus
toms at Port Townsend, was at the North
ern last night
Charles Jackson, OF the lumber firm of
McDougall, veasey & Jackson, Tacoma,
is at the Dilier.
Prosecuting Attorney Yakey, of Kitsap
county, was in the city yesterday and
registered at the Butles.
John c. Dornin, fire insurance special
agent of San Francisco, is in the city and
is registered at the Butler.
y. Stiuson, a lumber merchant of Sno-
homish. accompanied by t. r.. Marks, OF
the same place, is registered at the Diller.
A. II. Buchanan OF Nelson, B. c., and
j. Z. Boss of Spokane, well-known min
Ing men, are guests at the Rainier-Grand.
F. c. Morgan, the prominent oyster
dealer of San Francisco. Is IN the city on
business and Is registered at the Rainier
Grand
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Tracy. George A.
Wells and Joseph S. Silverman, we'll
krown Montana people, are guests at the
Rainier-Grand.
c. +. Hansell has returned to Seattle
after an absence OF two years In San Fran
cisco. He has taken his old position with
w. II. Boyd & Co.
s. S. Bailey, a mining man of Kaslo,
=. c., accompanied by his niece. Miss
VIVA Bailey, and Miss Hogan. of Spokane,
Is guest at the Butler.
j. L. De Bervoise travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Chicago. Rock
Island g. Pacific railroad. with headquar-
ters at Portland, is guest at the North
ern.
Miss Tiiinghast, OF Tacoma. and Miss
Stevens, OF Fair.aven. two charming
young ladies'. are the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ciary, and attended the per-
formance Of the Maid OF Milan" last
night.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
NEVER TOUCHED HIM.
Even the Deadly Electricity Had No
Effect on This Man.

Talk about hangings and executions"
said a prominent railroad man TO num-
Der OF friends yesterday. II Will tell you of
something that actually happened in the
East a short time ago OF which i was
witness. 4 superintendent OF road sus-
pected a conductor in the employ OF the
company of knocking down and decided
TO put stop TO that kind OF business one
day he called the conductor into his private
Office and asked him why on such and
such a day he did not turn into the COM
pany a certain amount OF money collected
for fares. The ticket puncber was taken
by surprise. but putting on roid AIR ne
said he did nothing OF the kind. This anger
Ell the old man ard ne told the conductor
that he had lied. and also that ne could
consider himself discharged without h.s
months pay. The conductor was not
headed fellow and resented the accusation.
as result Of which they came 20 blows.
During the scuffle, the conductor pulled
a pistol from his hip pocket ard siiieG the
superintendent A number OF clerks ana
officials. on hearing the shot. came rushing
IN and captured the murderer Just as ne
was going out OF a side door. he was
handed over 10 the police and IN que time
convicted OF murder In the first degree ana
sentenced 10 death BY eiectrocuuon- w nen
the time for the electrocation arrived Eco
pie were wildly excited. and many wanted
to see IL. but Of course this was cehlea
most Of them. as only officials OF the com
navy, newspaper men and few others
vrara allowed 70 he ure-snt. These E'en
took their places half scared 70 death. anc
after a speech by the condemned man and
a prayer by the minister the apparatus was
placed in position and the Dearly carrens
turned on. but Il never rhased TIE man,
for he was q 'non-conductor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07

which. depending almost entirely upon
single Industry. has not kept pace with
the other commonwealth Of the far West
Arizona has no agriculture save with I'M
CATION This viii be enormously expensive.
and at most not over one-sevenfh Of the
ferritory's area can be brought under cub
fivstion- Two-ffths Of the whole territory
is mountainous plateau, through which
the Colorado river has eaten a course hum
drecs OF feet in depth. Another large sec
ton Is low, sandy. burnt-up desert. rrac-
tically irreclaimabIe. The cattle industry
nourfshes, but this requires but small
population. Up TO the present time Arr
iona has been little more than mining
camp. and with but a scant population at
that. There Is no immediate prospect OF
healthy growth or Of general develop
ment In diversified industry. Under such
circumstances. II may well be asked IL the
territory In quite ready for statehood
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. FEB. Z.
THE STATE CAPITOL.

After many months of vexauous, yet
seemingly unavoidable. delay, tho capitol
commission has finally accepted a bid and
II seems probable that work will now prog
ress until the new building IL completed
and ready for occupancy. A great many
have seriously questioned the ACCESSIBILITY
Of raising money in the manner authorized
by the supreme court, believing that II IL a
dangerous precedent and altogether I'M
buslness,lke. but 50 long as the commits
sion has started In upon that course IL
should push matters with all possible
speed. II cannot be denied that the state
Is sorely in need of a respectable capitol
building, and inasmuch as the way has
been cleared OF difficulties there should be
no Interruptions when once the eonstruc-
ton Is commenced. Aside from the desir-
ability of having the executive. legislative
and judicial departments of the state
properly housed and supplied with all the
modern eonveniences for work. it should
be remembered that the capitol warrants
viii DO issued and bear interest many
months before the money realized from
their sale Is needed. Inasmuch as this In
terest viii be accommodating from the pres
eat time. 81 viii be at least n source OF
sosne satisfaction TO know that In return
for this outlay the work of construction
IL being pushed To the utmost. So long as
the warrants are out and bearing interest
and the money Ia available. all possible
speed should DO urged and the building
completed as soon as men ana money can
do H. The commission has had much Go
contend with through the efforts OF un-
scrupuious people 10 make our record OF
capitol construction as unsavory as tt has
been In some other states. No doubt II Is
true, also. that the bshests Of local people.
who saw indirect advantages to the town
and themselves in resumption OF work.
have been source OF embarrassment and
prevented such freedom OF action as thu
commission might have desired. These
things are past. however, and the deter
mina,ion to build having been reached the
work should be hurried with oil reasonable
dispatch
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07

One AIRS. Cavanagh. % San Francisco,
won lottery prize OF considerable amount,
ard invested II N real estate in her own
name. Now comes her husband into court
ana asks that this real estate be declared
community property. and that he have
equal rights OF ownership and disposal in
4, with his wife. The law OF California
provides that all property owned by the
husband or wife before marriage. and all
acquired afterwsrf by gift. hequest. De-
wise or descent. with the rents. issues end
rrof,s Thereof, Sc his Or her separate prop
ersy." while all other property acquired
after marriage by either husband or wife.
10 community property. Another factor in
the case is the prohibition against lottery
dealing IN California laws. which raises the
question whether Mrs Cavararh's prize
has any legal standing. Here are, indeed.
some knctts problems 20 unravcl. ana II
ore were to ask where the prize VIII event
ualtv SC. no aoess there are some who vii
say. ASK the lavyerA"