The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

81 companionship to CLEAN the few facts
know of his work his methods and his sue
cesses I value MS friendship. and | would
therefore not write go much about him
personally II he were not at this moment
far away on the Prihilof Islands, with
kindred spirits, engaged on work OF SCI
ence.
Kincaid IS native OF Canada. and hts
mother has told me Of Two Incidents of his
Canadian hoyhood that indicate something
Of his ceaseleas energy now being directed
into important channels There were three
brothers at home. One of them was not
disposed 10 personal exertioD, and was
most frequently found enacting the role Of
captain The boys and their companions
were one day engaged IN building a run
ming track. The mother offered some
prizes for the first races The captain
sat on a large rock and directed the work.
while Trevor and the other brother worked
Ike Trojans on the track. When the track
was done the captain. fresh from his seat
OF authority came out upon the track and
proceeded 70 win every prize from the
others, tired out by their labors.
The mother then bought her boys a
printing press and some type. The cap
tain again showed his authority, fer ne al
once became the editor az the proposed
paper Young Trevor became typesetter,
because he kept eyerlastingiy al whatever
he undertook and the other brother ran
the press AS the years have rolled on the
editor has become pharmaceutical chem
list the pressmsn has become mechanic.
and Trevor. the boy typese;ier. has become
an entomolcglst.
About seven years ago the family re-
moved 20 olympia Trevor. the youngest.
was the only one OF the boys 20 come 10
the new home on Puget sound lie had
long been interested IN the objects Of na-
tire, and very soon discovered that he had
been trausplanted into a Geld rich with al
kinds OF things new 10 his experience. lie
developed into such vigorous collector
that the pepols Of Olympus even now never
tire Of telling OF his youthful lahors. At
the last session Of the State Teachers As
socfat5cn Mr. and Mrs. Briutnail OF OlyTa-
MIA. told me OF TWO interesting anecdotea
/. a prominent citizen Of Olympia once en-
gagged young kincald Ia conversation
about his favorfte bugs, when TIE boy IN
formed the man that a certain species Il
ants kept a species OF beetle IN their nest
"a act as n xcavenEer The man seeming
fncreduious was invited by th0 boy on an
excursion Of investigation. The invitation
was accepted, ard the boy promptly led
The way 70 a large ants nest Dropping "a
his hands and knees he began digging with
his hands and vas soon covered VIA the
rebeilicus ants.
Don't they bite you. Trevor asked
the man.
con yes" replied the boy heedlossly.
as he plunged or into tire mysteries Of the
nest
why don't yea get a shoveI2"
"Oh. I don't Mid their biz 5 wy uu h.
a little foruic acid. IL is good for rhea-
matism-'
Tha man was convinced. the boy tri-
unphed. ard Olympia 8 history was en-
riched rs another interesting Incident
Mrs Brintusn says tnat last spring ons
% the Olympia boys asked Zoe Kin1ad
when her brother was coming home The
reply was net very definite for mos- folks,
hus II wac characteristic; Il an 20 watch
for n certain plant on the bank % Iha
river. near a big rock When The plant i
Il, hloors Trevor VIII come home. foT there
are lots of bugs that yizlt TIE blossoms -
that plant
Soon after arriving in Olympia. Trevor
cot possession 81 al Old microscope He
r,aae his own si&ass II window glass CO..
ts.,ted halsArn frogn the native BE- trees and
BEGAN the study % insect moTpaol1Ey.
us i7ined a soci ~ y young workers No
ts,,rsslssf a novel, plan. One member wol13
write OUT an arslete giving particulars e
bss work. ana parting it tnts a cAmasic
~ mail 6 TO tae neares: me1aer w1e
~sssla read e. make notes GHd forn 4vd u
=, tbe next. untfI g had passee 60 every
,.sarr member Ia aiGerent paris % t8a
s,nns~v when e weaf8 rua3sy lc6Ee AZ
heaaanartsrS Cor QTeasrvH-ton.
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ssn sxper,s lr tire aEIerert Ereaps ~ Ic-
se~ts ard promptly beSaD seut-uE ,aa
s.-arrs sxecgmens fgcEn PsE s7urd FEs
vrsses ih.n layers q cork 20 pax "a .ss
.e,tt..s-fl0s and rsa4. tnE Boxes itf re. 81 rct
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80 az elder branches Snlf1re ths glrz
"a xlrssnx the haN round SIPS .nte ths
- ire rssaG was neat and gavtecf}y
satisfactory
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