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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
AN Old Republican" on page three,
writes of matters meet for reflection.

ROOSEVELT, graduate Of Harvard,
scores the Harvard professors for their
pusillanimous utterances on the Vene-
zuelan question, and F. B. Sanborn,
the sage of Concord, another Harvard
graduate, applauds Roosevelt for scor-
ing them.
GOVERNOR WOODBURY. has revoked
his pardon of McCarty, the Burlington
rum-seller, and sent him to the Work
House to serve out his sentence. Prob.
ably the governor understands now, as
we'll as his best friends did at the time,
the magnitude of the mistake he made
when he interfered with the course of
justice in McCarty's case.
SAYS Harr,s' Weekly: "The St.
Johnsbury Republican informs
Esteemed contemporary that the Repub
can and Bellows Falls Unconstitutional
under the same ownership-are edito-
rally independent of each other and
4uitO uioVihSt' LII Otucl WOIue, LII.
Jekyll conducts one and Mr.. Hyde the
other. Gubernatorial candidates will
govern themselves accordingly" DR..
Jekyll appears to be for Major Grout;
Mr.. Hyde is tiptoeing round for the
other fellow. The combination in
tends to be in at the finish, whoever
"gets there"
WASHINGTON county is represented
among the candidates for the Office of
delegate to st. Louis by Hon. z. S.
Stanton of Roxbury. Judge Stanton is
not only good man and weighs $50
pounds avoirdupois, but he weighs a
ton in worth and character. He has
done good service for The party, and for
the people without distinction of party.
If ability and real service count among
the reasons why this man or that man
should be chosen, the friends of few
candidates can give stronger reasons
why their man should be preferred.
The WATcHMAN heartily commends
the candidacy of Judge Stanton to the
consideration of the republicans of the
east side.
THE National Grange Quarterly
Bulletin is the title of new publica-
ton, under the auspices of the National
Grange, and edited by Alpha Messer of
Rochester, VT, lecturer of the national
organization. The purpose of the Quar-
terly Bulletin is to bring the National
and the Subordinate and Pomona
Oranges into closer contact. 1t is to
contain sufficient number of topics OF
questions for discussion to cover each
quarter. The general topic for January
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
Guiana. yns Climate.

The climate Of Guiana is not by any
means agreeable. Georgetown is within
six degrees Of the equator. and the mer-
curry generally fingers around 90 and
100 degrees The land is also low and
marsby in places, so that fevers are
prevalent at all seasons of the year, and
n white man cannot live there unless he
takes extreme precaution to observe
certain essential rules. Negroes, ON the
contrary. can live anywhere and break
the health rules laid down for the white
settlers. Yellow fever is an annual
plague in Georgetown, but the negro
population gives little thought to 1t. and
il is uncommon TO hear Of one of their
number taking it. The coolies, who
compose about one-third the population,
are more susceptible to the poor climate
than the negroes, but are much harder
than the whites. The coolies are q
lighter and more slender race than the
negroes. but they are industrious and
moderately faithful workers. while the
negroes are lazy and indolent. The real
hard and difficult work in the fields
that requires muscle lie performed by the
negroes, but the steady, continuous.
light work is allotted to the coolies.
The two races are naturally hostile,
more 80 than the Europeans and the ma
tiyes. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
A p.lmer.ton Rsmiaisoeno..

Lord Palmerston ON one occasion took
the chair at a meeting in connection
with University college. London. he
was not SO familiar, writes Mrs. 8. e.
de Morgan in her "reminiscences. with
the sort of speech expected in such q
place as he would have been at West
minister, and meaning to adapt his rhet-
oric to the occasion began very appro-
priately, 1T has been said that a lit
tie learning is dangerous thing, but
it is better than-better than-better
than Here came dead stop. Lord
Broughsm, who sat beside the speaker.
came to the rescue, speaking with his
peculiar nasal twang. Better than q
great deal of ignorance. This Of course
brought down the house, and during q
volley of laughter, cheers and Kentish
fire, Lord Palmerston recovered the lost
thread Of his speech. and finished it with
his usual ease and fiuency.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28

reported to have seen so many Of the
now almost extinct and very valuable
fright" whales. Professor Bo,yhgreyfnk
at once applied for passage on the steam.
or, but was CURLY informed that no sci
entific or other passengers were desired.
Nothing daunted, the hardy Norseman
offered to ship as common sailor and
was accepted. He signed articles to go
as seal shooter and took his quarters
In the forecastle with the rest of the
crew. In all his accounts of his voyage
Borchgrevink has said little or nothing
about the hardships which be endured.
but IL is known that the captain was I'M
friendly to him from the start. perhaps
ON account OF the friendly and respect
full feeling the crew showed to him.
The vessel in which he sailed was the
Antarctic, an antiquated steamer, which
had been patched up for the trip. She
was far superior, however, to the sailing
vessels Erebus and Terror, which Ross
used. The start was made on Sept. 90,
but owing to an accident which caused
some delay it was Dec. 2 before he
sighted. from his station in the crow s
nest, the edge of the ice pack, the ad-
vance guard that tells of the existence
Of the great ice barrier that surrounds
Victoria Land. For 8s days the ship
struggled in the pack, lodging icebergs
and threading her way through narrow
channels that opened and closed as II the
Ice had been pieces of colored glass in
vast kaleidoscope. Christmas night was
passed and the new year came in with
the rays Of the midnight sun shining
down upon them. At last, on Jan. IA,
they found clear water, and two days
later. having steamed steadily south
ward, the forbidding coast line of Vic
toria Land, ON which human foot had
never been set, was sighted. Cape Adair
was reached, from whence land could be
seen stretching to the south and west as
far as the eye could reach. 1t rose from
dark, bare rocks into peaks of perpetual
snow and ice 12, 900 feet above the sea.
Most of these peaks were of volcanic
formation, il not all Of them, and some
had been in recent eruption. These were
the smoking mountains which Ross told
about.
On Jan. is they reached Possession
island, where Ross made his only land
ing In the antarctic regions. Borchgre-
wink and some of the crew landed, and
the young scientist told them that they
We're the second party to set foot ON that
island for half century. He made
quite an extended exploration Of the is
land and scaled one of the highest
peaks. Here he made one of the most
important discoveries that have enriched
antarctic lore.
"Quite Unexpectedly. he says, 81
found vegetation ON the rocks about 30
feet above the sea level Vegetation
never was discovered in such southerly
ATTITUDES before. It is IA cellular cryptog-
amous plant--a lichen."
Professor Borchgrevink does not say
that most men would have passed by
this insignificant growth without a
thought. as Sir James Ross probably
did. BE saw in it an evidence of con.
tinent.
On Jan. 30 the vessel again steamed
southwark. and Coleman island was
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
An Extr.ordinary w.eer.

The series of bravado bets which have
been so frequent in Paris reached eli
max when shop assistant, named Alex
ander. laid wager of 500 francs that
he would swallow yard of galvanized
iron stove piping. The bet was accept
cd and witnesses and referee appoint
ed. Alexander and one Of the witnesses
went to buy the piping, which was
about one-sixteenth of an inch In thick
hess and five inches in diameter. Alex
ander took 1t TO whitesmith and re-
quested him to file it down into pow
der in the presence Of the witness. who
subsequently carried it to cafe In the
Rue de la Chapelle, where the operation
Of swallowing the filings was carried
out Quite 100 persons attended as spec
iators. Alexander divided the filings
into five portions. placed them In five
glasses Of beer and tossed them off at
intervals of ten minutes. He played
cards during the process Of drinking,
and when the last glass Of beer and its
metallic addition had been consumed
the bet was declared won and the 500
francs handed over to him. He stated
afterward that he felt no inconvenieDce
whatever from the feat Paris Letter.
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- -

THE GREAT ICE BARRIER or VICTORIA LAND.
sighted. Still onward they steamed
for two days, entering waters which
had never before been plowed by keel,
and ON Jan. % they reached latitude IA
degrees. Here the practical captain de-
cided to turn north again. He was look
ing for whales, and as none had been
sighted. he could see no profit In going
forward. It mattered little to him that
before them was a solitude which man
bad never explored and which might
never be reached again. He wanted
whales. Just little more than one de-
gree TO the south lay the south magnetic
pole, according to Borchgrevink 8 calcu-
lations. He might easily have continued
until the shore of the continent was
reached. pushed ON over the land IL pos
sible, and made his voyage one Of the
most famous since the days of Column
bus.
But mol Whale oil was what he was
after and not fame. So he turned back.
The feeling of disappointment in the
breast of the humble scientist before the
mast may be imagined.
Back they went to Cape Adair, day =
sail to the north. There the captain was
persuaded to make landing. Borchgre-
wink was the first man Of those in the
two boats to set his foot on the mysteri-
ous continent. In his enthusiasm to gain
this distinction he jumped into the icy
water mp to his waist and waded ashore.
He made a hasty investigation Of the
shore and gathered q few specimens of
rock and found some hchens similar to
those ON Possession island. Then the
Antarctic steamed home through the ice
pack and escaped before the southern
polar winter set in and caught her in its
10y grasp.
Professor Borchgrevink intends to
have his party landed ON the mainland
near Coleman island. From there he
will start with three Norwegian COM
panions and traverse On snowshoes and
/ sledges the distance Of 100 miles inter
vening between the camp and the pole
What manner Of country this is he will
try to discover. He is almost sure that
It is continent. He does not know that
1t is not inhabited. The Eskimos live in
more severe climate. he thinks he has
seen q trace Of land animals, and he will
try to find them.
Will ne find the pole2
II he finds 1t, will he live to returnP
He is confident Of doing both. Thou
sands Of scientists and millions Of intel
ligent people who do not claim more
than speaking acquaintance with sci
ence will await the result Of this expe-
dition with expectant eagerness.
CYRUS SYLVESTER.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
Broke Up the Party.

At card party in the northwest q
few evenings ago cross eyed man was
posing as the man who knew it all, Civ
ing his positive opinions ON every sub
ject in loud voice and otherwise max
ing himself general nuisance. A Bos-
ton girl was particularly annoyed at the
lordly air he assumed and the attacks he
had made ON some of her pct theories.
She made up her mind to bowl him over
il she ever got chance.
1t came sooner than expected. A few
minutes later the Boston girl was the
partner of the cross eyed man, who i'm
mediately proceeded to give elaborate
instructions as to how certain cards
should be played TO insure them the
game. He finished by saying, Nov. 60
ahead. Miss Back Bay, and remember
! have my eye on you" She never look
ed up, but in the most innocent way
imaginable, said, (which eye, Mr..
Jones?" 1t broke mp the party. Wash
ington Post.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28

while was in Paris. . says q wom-
an whose recent trip abroad was inter-
rupted by family illness. IT took one
lesson from famous French teacher. !
paid large price for 1t and had to rush
home before second was due, but !
consider that my money was well invest
ed, for she tit was a woman) impressed
one important linguistic faot upon my
mind. This was that the French Lam
guage has no sound of a. as in 'ah.
Nine-tenths Of the Americans who pre-
tend to speak French say Ia mort. Ia
terre, Ia this, that and the other, as
broad as a Bostonese says can't and
shan't. 1t is absolutely wrong. The
sound is as in mat, chat and those
words; the tongue is placed quite diff
ferently. The observance of this one dis
tinction more than almost any other
gives the real Partisan tang that we call
accent. but which is really only French.
pure and simple. I consider that my
fortnight In France was not wasted,
though Iibrought home only sound. :"
New York Times.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
MR.. ASA SMITH.


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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
Mr.. vernon. Perpetual Pointer.

THAT pointer of mine is great dog. !"
declared Howard Vernon as he petted
his 81 900 dog Glenbeigh- II can al
ways depend ON him. When he makes a
point. know that he has scented bird,
and l know that he viii not move q
muscle while have chance at 1t.
81 was hunting quail up at Point
Reys when / lost Glenbeigh. knew he
must be pointing in the brush some
where. but looked everywhere for him
and could not find him. The next day
resumed the search. with no better
success, but ON tine third day found
him in a dense thioket standing per-
fectly rigid. with his tail sticking
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT Norm YAKIMA, WASH,

LAND OFFICE AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH,
May IL. 1896
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention TO
make final proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof viii be made before the register aud
receiver at North Yakima, Wash, gu july :.
1876. viz: Harry J. Sprat, u. 4. No log, for the
sd SEA and 81 sw14 sec. :, tip. II, II. r. zoe.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: J. Nj. Hall, J. A. each
Thomas q; Redheld, G. II. Haines, all of North
Yakima, Wash.
ANY person no desires to protest against the
allowance OF sucn proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason, under the laws aud regula-
tons OF the interior department, why such
proof should not be allowed. will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time aud
Place 10 cross examine the witnesses OF said
claimant, and to otter evidence in rehuttal OF
that submitted by claimant
May2iJun25 a. +. SMELLING. Register.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
THE USE OF COCAINE.

Horse Trainers and Jockeys Find It USE
full ~ n Brscer For Their Naga.
Within a recent period cocaine has
come into use ON the race track as a
stimulant Horses that are worn and ex-
hausted, or are uncertain as to speed and
endurance. are given 10 to Is grains of
cocaine by the needle under the skin at
the time Of starting. or few moments
before.
The effects are very prominent, and a
veritable muscular delirium follows, in
which the horse displays unusual speed
and often Unexpectedly wins the race.
This agitation continues. and the driver
has difficulty In SLOWING down" the
horse after the race is over; not unfre-
quently the horse will go half way round
again before he can be stopped. The ex.
haustion which follows is not marked,
except in the great thirst and loss of ap-
petite. Sometimes diarrhea and trem-
bling follow. But good grooms give I'M
usual attention to rubbing and bathing
the legs in hot water and stimulants.
The general effect on the horse is de-
preston, from which he soon RECEIVERS,
but it is found essential to give cocaine
again to make sure of bis speed. The
action of cocaine grows more Transient
as the use increases, and when long
period of scoring follows before the race
begins drivers give second dose secret
~ while in the saddle. Sometimes the
horse becomes delirious and unmanage-
able and leaves the track in wild
frenzy, often killing the driver, or he
drops dead ON the track from cocaine, al
though the cause is unknown to any but
the owner and driver. Some horses have
been given as high as 90 grains at
time, but this is dangerous and only
given to WORKOUT animals, who may by
this means win a race. 1t appears that
cocaine is only used in running races
and as temporary stimulant for the
time. 1t is claimed that the flashing
eyes and trembling excitement Of the
horse are strong evidence of the use Of
cocaine. -Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
SCiiatiiC
Rheumatism

For real blood diseases relief can only
be obtained by using real blood RENE
dy. So many people who are sufferers
from an obstinate or deep-seated blood
disease make the mistake of taking REM
edies which at best are only tonics and
cannot possibly reach their trouble. 1t
is in just such cases which other so-called
blood remedies cannot reach that
SIS. has made some of the most won
derful cures. Rheumatism is ofie of
the most obstinate diseases of the blood,
and there are few remedies which have
any effect whatever upon it.
Mr.. Asa Smith, who resides at Green
castle, Indiana, where he is well known,
writes:
"For many years have suffered from
that terrible disease known as Sciatic
Rheumatism, which the treatment of
many physicians failed to relieve.
l have also used nearly every known
blood remedy, but they did me
no good, as they did not seem to
reach my case at all. Possibly my con-
dition and the extent of my suferings
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28

cate their lack Of information by leaving
blank space about the southern extrem-
ity of the globe.
If it Is true that Nansen has actually
solved the mystery Of the north, the
chief ambition of future explorers viii
be directed toward the southern pole.
Much Of our arctic mapmaking has been
done within the last half century, while
during the last Al years little or nothing
has been added to our knowledge Of that
mysterious region below the antarctic
circle. Since Sir James Ross returned in
1852 from his daring dash into the south
polar seas and reported that he had dis
covered what he thought was a conti-
nent and which he named Victoria Land.
there has been lots Of specializing done,
but no investigating, at least none under
scientific control
The old geographers accepted the the
DRY that there must be great continent
there because land ON that section Of the
globe was needed to preserve the proper
tions and keep the spheroid upright.
Their successors could not accept this as
true theory and. lacking any definite
evidence of the existence Of such a con-
tinent and weary of waiting for explor-
ers to supply the deficiency, finally
scratched OFF the lines of the vague con-
tinent from their maps. 1t remains to
be seen whether or not they will be able
TO definitely replace Antarctica within
the next few years.
There is one man living today who
has set foot ON what he believes was
this mysterious mainland Of the frozen
south and is confident that within q
year he will have penetrated to the very
pole itself. This is G. Egerberg Borch-
grevink, the hardy Norseman who last
summer startled the scientific world by
a modest announcement of where he
had been and what he had seen beyond
the antarctic ice barrier. He made his
statement before the international geo.
graphical congress in London, and his
simple story was received with almost
unprecedented enthusiasm. He was
hailed as the hero Of the antarctics. and
plans for Immediately following up his
discoveries were at once formed.
Mr.. Borchgrevink is now lecturing in
tulS cUuDtry, Dub next Ctpt6iuDtf NO IL
to start at the head Of party Of scien-
fists for the unknown regions around
the south pole. An English commercial
company has offered to fit out the expe-
dition and take the explorer and his
party to Victoria Land. They are to go
in good sized steamship, and will
carry with them "a ton steamer and q
naphtha or steam launch for the use of
the scientists. The steamship will load
with whale and seal oil and skins. or
with guano if nothing more valuable
can be secured. The explorers will be
landed and left to the mercy Of an ant
arctic winter while the ship goes back
TO Melbourne, TO return year later.
Professor Borohgrevink is physically
an ideal explorer. He is stockily built,
bronze faced man Of only 81 years. He
was born in Christiania of English and
Norwegian parents. AS a young man he
made one trip before the mast on sail
ing vessel. and left the sea with reluo-
lance to finish his education at various
European universities. Later he went
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-28
THE SOUTHERN POLE.
EXPLORERS NOW TURN THEIR AT
TENTION TO THE ANTARcTlcs.

Borchgrevink's Discoveries In Southern
Seas and His Plans For Future Expe-
dition An Antarctic Continent - The
Great Ice Barrier of Victoria Land.
There is vast section of this planet
about which we know almost nothing.
It lies around the south magnetic pole.
The north pole has long been the goal Of
adventurous explorers who have trav-
ersed much Of the frozen wastes which
surround it. and now 1t is rumored that
Nansen has reached the pole and Is re-
turning with definite information con-
corning it. AT any rate, our maps Of the
arctic regions give us good idea of the
proportion Of land and water there.
When they reach the antarctic circls.
however, the geographers stop and indi-