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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
A VIOLIN IN TWO PIECES.
All Rules Of Misunderstanding Set at
Naught.

J. c. Kindig, violinist and orches-
ira director, has manufactured a violin
by hand that has set at naught all
modern theories of violin making, says
the Kansas City Star. From a log of
well-seasoned maple and a strip of cy-
press, both picked up in lumber yard,
he has made violin in two pieces.
The back and sides were hcwn from
one piece, the top from another, and
put together, yet the violin is perfect
in every way and has a deliciously
sweet tone. This is very remarkable
when the tools used in its construction
are taken into consideration--a pocket
knife, piece of sand paper and some
glass and steel scrapers.
Kindig worked intermittently, some
times whole day, and other times an
hour week, just as the humor struck
him; yet in spite of the derisive
laughs of his musical friends he fin
ished his instrument in three weeks of
actual work.
Mr.. Kindig claims several advant-
ages for his violin over the common
machine-made article. As violins are
manufactured of many pieces, which
must be glued together, Kindig's vio-
lin is superior, in that there is no op-
portunity for glued parts to separate.
The base-bar, which in all violins is
glued to the inside of the cover just
before the violin is finished, is cut out
of the same piece of wood as the top,
and in Mr.. Kindig's violin there is no
danger of the base-bar shifting its po-
sition.
But the particular point in which
most of all Mr.. Kindig departs from
the accepted theories of violin making
is that the back and sides, which are
cut from one piece Of wood, are Of a
uniform thickness, instead of raising
thicker towards the corner OF the box.
This, according to Mr.. Kindig, is what
surprises most violinists who have seen
his instrument, and those who were
most derisive when the idea was first
broached to them are now the most
profuse in their praises.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
ELECTRICITY AT HOME.
Batteries to Generate IL Prepared
In Any Household.

1t has been discovered that il steel
knife and a silver fork are inserted in
4 large orange an electric current will
be found to pass. The same kind of a
battery can be made by substituting
cucumber in the place of the orange.
In fact, any acid fruit can be used
In order to make voltaic pile it is
only necessary to procure 10 or more
pieces of zinc about one inch square,
the same number of pieces of copper,
and u like number of pieces of paper.
The paper should be thoroughly soaked
in vinegar.
First, take piece of zinc; on it
place piece of vinegar-soaked paper,
then put on piece of copper, then a
piece of paper, then another zinc and
then paper, and so on until all the
pieces of zinc, copper and paper are
used up. 1t is important that piece
of zinc should be on one end and a
piece of copper on the other. After the
pile is completed again soak the whole
slightly in vinegar, then clean it off on
the outside.
If the forefinger of one hand is held
against one end and the forefinger of
the other hand is held on the other end
of the pile, quite perceptible current
will be felt. If several persons clasp
hands and the persons on each end of
the line touch the voltaic pile,
the current will flow through the
bodies of all those in position.
The thermopile is another electrical
current producer which may be made
in any household at trifiing expense.
The electric current is generated in
this case by heat and anything from a
candle to a live coal may be used to
produce the heat. Take lot of Ger
man silver and copper wire and twist
the ends together. You will have a
V-shaped arrangements of wire. Take
another length OF German silver wire
and twist one end of it tightly around
the copper end of the V; continue the
process until you have long success
sion of what might be called Ws or
double VS., arranged with alternate of
copper and German silver wire.
Now take two large curtain rings.
Bend your string of wire lengths until
it has assumed the position OF Il star
and clamp it between the two curtain
rings. One end of the string of wires
should be copper and the other G erman
silver. You will find when these are
clamped between the curtain rings
that the inner points of the star form
a small circle in the middle of the
rings. The rings should be placed on
uprights and a candle should be light
ed, so that the flame will play between
the inner-points OF the star.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
POULTRY HINTS.
Exercise is the best tonic.
Never feed sour or tainted food.

Exercise is the best tonic.
Never feed sour or tainted food.
Cleanliness will prevent sickness
among fowls.
Have no high perches-they make
bumble-foot.
Keep the drinking trough clean and
we'll filled with fresh water.
When You have sick fowl always
separate it from the we'll ones.
Kerosene the roosts twice a month
for the purpose of destroying the lice.
Burn sulphur in the hen house oc-
casionally. 1t is good disinfectant.
To avoid feather-pulling and eating,
give the fowls plenty of room and
exercise.
Never think of trying to raise
chickens without plenty of grit. Grit
is the chickens teeth.
To destroy "scaley leg" make an
ointment of equal parts of coal oil and
lard, and apply to the legs.
For head lice on chicks rub on the
head little pure lard. Use little
of the lard under the throat and wings
also.
Black comb is caused from a dis
eased liver. Give two grains of calo-
mel. Twelve hours after give four
grains of quinine.
Generally it pays to kill fowls that
have become badly diseased. They
seldom get we'll, and if cured the
medicine and cure costs more than
they are worth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
Kite Flying in Washington.

The people of Washington are just
now taking a good deal of interest in
scientific kite flying, and are taking
sides with regard to the two leading
theories in vogue. One school, headed
by Mr.. Clarence Eddy, of Bayonne, N.
j., maintains the advantage of q large
number OF small kites flown tandem,
and the other, represented by the Off
cials of the Weather Bureau, hold that
better results can he obtained by the
use of single kite.
Mr.. Eddy has in view the taking of
photographs from an elevation, and is
now in the city trying to demonstrate
to the authorities the advantage of
his system in time of war for deter
mining the position of the enemy and
plans of Notifications. Every day the
wind is favorable long line of kites
may be seen high above the Capitol,
where Mr.. Eddy is carrying on his ex-
periments. The flying cord or wire
is attached to reel, and is capable of
standing strain of two hundred
pounds without breaking. After the
first kite reaches an altitude of few
hundred feet q second one is tied to
the line and sent up, then another and
another until the pull is strong enough
to elevate a camera. A cord from
the camera extends to the ground,
and when the position is right the
cord is pulled and an exposure is
made. The kites used by Mr.. Eddy
are modified Malay tailers, about five
or six feet high, and are flown with
their convex sides towards the wind.
A few days since it was estimated
that the highest kite was more than
half mile from the earth. Photo
graphs have been taken from an aNi-
tude of about seven hundred feet,
showing the new Congressional Ii
brary, Capitol, Monument, and por-
tions of the city. 1t will be evident
that in wartime kites will have a
great advantage over balloons for
photographing. They are inexpensive,
easy to manage, and almost impossible
to damage by the fire from rifles.
The Weather Bureau is more inter-
ested in studying atmospheric condi-
tions than in taking photographs, and
hence they are seeking the greatest
possible elevations. They are using
altogether the Hargreave" type of
kite, and are flying the kites singly.
This kite consists of two rectangular
open-headed boxes attached one be-
hind the other by from two to six
strips of wood. The bride is attached
to the front end of one of the boxes
and to the connecting stick immed-
iatCAy OaSA VI Viz lIOlt OOA VI Cclks
1t has no tail whatever. Fine piano
wire is used in flying the kite, and
when the wind is strong the kite
mounts until lost to sight in the sky.
Upon one occasion recently two miles
of wire was let out, and it was esti-
mated that the kite was seven thous.
and five hundred feet vertically above
the earth. This was determined by a
calculation based upon a formula
involving the length of wire paid out,
tension of the wire, angle of the wire
at the reel and angle of the kite, seen
through telescope.
By the aid of registering instru-
ments sent up by Hargreaves kite
the Weather Bureau have learned
many interesting facts as to the at
mosphere.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
It Rained Pebbles.
California Paper.

Sometimes we have what is known
as an east or desert wind. It is not
pleasant and the air becomes so charged
with dust and heat that one can
scarcely breathe. They are supposed
to emanate from the Colorado desert,
and from traveller recently crossing
these barren wastes our sand storms
almost vanish by comparison with one
which he describes. They had come
down from Yuma in a boat, he, and
two Indians who worked the oars, and
had just made landing on the Hardy
Colorado river, when the sky became
overloaded in almost rs little time as
is occupied in telling - there were
flashes of lightning and peals of
thunder and then it began to rain
pebbles. AS the fury of the storm in
creased these pebbles had almost the
size of bullets and attained q terrific
velocity. The Indians sought pro-
lection behind trunks of trees on the
river bank, while the traveller got be-
hind some boxes in the boat and
covered his head with blanket. The
storm continued for two hours and
not drop of water fell. The Indians
afterwards stated that it was of I'M
usual violence, the most severe that
had occurred in four years, though
sand storms are frequent in the desert
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING" OCT l. 1897

water say a pint to four gallons OF
fruit. Gradually bring to boiling and
the fruit is ready to can. Take the
glass jars and heat them by dipping in
hot water and put in the fruit while
the jar is hot, and thus avoid danger
of breaking. Screw down the lids
tight. All cans should be air-tight
and not again disturbed in any way by
attempting to move the lids tighter.
Raspberry Vinegar-Pour over two
quarts ofraspberries one quart of white
wine vinegar (says the Confectioner's
JournaD. Strain off each day, re-
plenishing with the same quantity of
fresh berries to the same vinegar.
Do this for three days. After this put
the vinegarin in stone jar, with close
fitting cover. Add two pounds of
sugar; set it kettle to boil. 1t takes
at least half an hour to boil. Skim,
bottle and cork, when cold. This
raspberry vinegar mixed in tumbler-
full of cold water, makes very whole
some and refreshing drink.
Some Uses of Borax.-It is said that
the laundresses of Holland and Bel
GUM, who are famed for their beauti-
fully white linen, use refined borax
instead of washing soda in the proper
tion of one large handful of borax
powder to about ten gallons of boiling
water. Thus they save in soap nearly
half. Its effect is to soften the hard
est water, and therefore it should be
kept on the toilet table. 1t is good
for cleansing the hair, is an excellent
dentifrice; combined with tartaric
acid and carbonate of soda it is cool
ing beverage. Good tea can be made
with hard water, but all water may be
made soft by adding a teaspoonful OF
borax powder to an ordinary sized
kettle of water in which it should boil.
The saving in the quantity of tea used
will be one-fifth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
Every Watch a Compass.
New York Herald,


"Several weeks ago in London"
says an English tourist, al was stand
ing beside an American acquaintance
when expressed wish to know
which point was the north. He
pulled out his watch, looked at it and
at once pointed in the right direction.
l asked him whether he had compass
attached to his watch. All watches
are compasses,' he replied. Then he
explained to me how this was. Point
the hour hand to the sun, and the
south is exactly half way between the
hour and the figure Mi on the dial.
For instance, suppose it is 4 o'clock.
Point the hand indicating 4 to the
sun, and III on the watch is exactly
south. Suppose again that it is s
o'clock. Point the hand indicating
eight to the sun and the figure X on
the dial is due south.
"My American friend seemed sur
prised that I did not know this, and
not wanting to be Left alone in my
ignorance, asked Henry M. Stanley,
whom 1 met the following day,
whether he knew of this simple means
of taking the points of the compass.
My self esteem rose when that fam.
Gus traveller told me he had never
heard of it. So, perhaps, there may
be plenty OF folks in your country who
still remain in my original state of
ignorance. Idon't know what place
my American friend halls from, but
somewhere in your great West"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
Wonders of Science.

Prof. Elmer Gates of Washington
says he has worked out process by
which objects can be magnified to a
size 300 times greater than by any
of the miscropes now in use. His in
vention, he claims, will revolutionize
microscopy, and will advance science
to point hitherto undreamed of.
His discovery, he says, will be of
special value in bacteriology and study
OF the cellular tissues. The professor
declares that he has succeeded where
all other scientists have failed-in dis
covering way by which the magni-
fed image projected on a lense can be
magnitied by second as if it were the
original object. To do this has been
the aim of the scientific photographers
and microscopists for many years.
Prof. Gates does not take the public
into his confidence sufficiently to
divulge the details of his invention,
but he says he will be ready to give
it to the world in few weeks. The
power of the new instrument is men,
toned as 100000 diameters. A fly
placed under it would appear to be II
miles long.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
market of San Francisco in conse-
quence of the untimely end of such
hens as were found not to be earning
their oats.
The Island Of Skulls.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

a party of young scientists, acting
under the auspices of Harvard Uni
vcrSity at Cambridge, Mass, and Le-
land Stanford, Jr. University at Palo
Alto, Cal, are now exploring the
Channel Islands off the coast of Calf.
fornia and they have sent word to the
mainland that their archaeological
and chronological discoveries have been
so marvelously rich that the expedi-
ton will be prolonged several months.
The Channel Islands have long been
known among the old-time residents
as the Golgotha of the Pacific, for no
where in the world are there probably
as many human bones and skeletons
lying exposed to the elements as in
the Channel Islands. There are sew
eral spots on San Nicholas Island
where whole acres of rocks and sandy
waste are thickly strewn with human
bones. Only a year ago several men
came home to Ventura from the is.
land with barrel of Indian crude i'm
plements and over two hundred whit
ened skulls, which the men said they
had picked from among the thous-
ands of skulls. A dozen of these fast
crumbling skulls were sent to the
Smithsonian institution at Washing
ton and also to Harvard University at
Cambridge. The ethnologists at both
institutions were Immediately inter
ested and they declared the skulls
were those of race of Indian giants.
Harvard University lost no time in
sending an expedition to explore the
Channel Islands scientifically.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01
UNCLEANLINEss, THEN GOSPEL

UNCLEANLINEss, THEN GosPEL.-A
new religious sect has been founded in
Russia in the Province of Saratov,
the main idea of the members OF
which is that while the soul is im-
mortal, the body is of the devil, and
should therefore be neglected as far as
possible. In Russia this possibility
goes further than anywhere else in the
world. The leader of this sect is a
fanatic OF the name of Panjackko, and
neither he nor his followers will cou-
sent to wash, change their clothes or
clean their house. Indeed, their
gospel is dirt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01

The latitude of the new lighthouse
at Westport is 46 degrees, So minutes,
16 seconds, north, and its longitude
124 degrees, Z minutes, 13 seconds
west. This is cut ON the stone at the
right.hand side of the entrance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01

If your child is puny, fretful, trou-
bled with glandular swellings, in
famed eyes, or sores ON the head, face
or body, course of Ayers Sarsapar-
lila is needed to expel the scrofulous
humors from the blood. The sooner
you begin to give this medicine the
better,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01

"For several months, 1 was troubled
with a persistent humor on my head
which gave me considerable annoy
ance, until it occurred to me to try
Ayers Hair Vigor. Before using one
bottle, the humor was healed. IT. Il.
Adams, General Merchant, Turbeville,
Va.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-01

Do not wear impermeable and tight
fitting hats that constrict the blood.
vessels of the scalp. Use Halls Hair
Renewer occasionally, and you will
not be bald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

friend-even to the third and fourth
generation She has already laid the
foundation for the most enchanting
real fairy tale in the life of some far
away great granddaughter Eight
years or more ago, just before receiv
ing ene cable telling her of her sons
illness, Mrs. Burnett had been 10 Paris
and had a number OF magnificent cos
tunes made for the coming London
season. They had hardly arrived at
her London home before the tragic
EeWs came, and the splendid creations
were destined never TO be worn. In a
cedar chest 800 years old they lie
packed away at Portland place, stiff
brOcade and soil crepe in shades of
pink, yellow, violet, blue and ashes of
roses, embroidered over with pearls,
silk and gold. A beautiful opera cloak
CT yellow brocade, lined with hello
trcpe satin and trimmed with fwllsse
mari5eau, completes the fairy outfit,
which will not see the light of day for
another generation or two. One may
imagine with what interest some fair
daughter of the twentieth century will
open the old chest and listen to the
sad story of how the light Went out of
her illustlious grandma's life, so that
she never again cared for bright 'ecl-
ors, and always wore her CARDS of
mourning.
In planning the denoument Mrs. Bur-
nett's emotions are divided between
her story telling and maternal in
stiRcts. For the best interests of the
story this charming descendant snust
be very poor, and fall Unexpectedly
upon the Old chest at some great crisis
in her life, where her clothes play an
important part-as< when do they not,
for that matter? Yet how deliberately
consign ones great granddaughter to
poverty to serve even so picturesque a
purpose? MARIAN DEPEW.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
WAITED FOR THE GOWN.
Missouri Romance eliminated In
Wedding at the Endeavorers' Con-
vention.

San Francisco Chronicle: A ro-
nance which had its beginning at a
Christian Endeavor convention several
years ago in Missouri, had its culmin-
alton here on Sunday in the marriage
of the parties interested. An unfortu-
nate delay in the receipt of the bag
gage of the young lady postponed the
ceremony 4S hours, but that did not
dampen the ardor of their love.
1t was at a convention held in Old
Missouri some years ago that James
W. Storms and Miss Cara Blanche
Barron of Raymore Mo-, first met.
There they pledged their troth, and the
grOom-to-be came on to this western
coast to carve out name and his
fortune. He located in Ashland, Ore,
engaged in teaching school and in time
became entitled to add the title of pro-
fessor TO his name The young lady re-
manned at home and the couple regu-
larly cOrresponded. When the an
nouneement was made that the 1897
convention would be held in San Fran
cisco it was decided that both parties
should attend and that the ceremony
should be the main feature of the trip.
What added further interest to the
affair in the minds of the young peo-
pie was that their old pastor the Rev.
Cooper Bailey of Holden, Mo-, was also
TO attend and had agreed to perform
the ceremony. Then the young lady
her desire to be married on
July 8. She had brought her
wedding gown, but young ladies some
times propose and baggagemen dis
pose. The wedding dress was in a
trunk at the depot when Thursday
came, and neither love nor money
could get it out. The groom CALAMITY
said he would we'd her as she was, but
young ladies do not bring wedding
dresses 1000 miles and then not wear
them if they can help it.
AS Friday and Saturday are not the
uckiest of days in the matrimonial
calendar, an adjournment was neces-
sary until Sunday That afternoon all
assembled in the parlors of the His
Dano- American hotel and the Rev. Mr.. |
Bailey soon pronounced them man and !
wife.
The bride was assisted by her friends, |
Mrs. Mary D. Sanborn and Mrs. Mary |
=. Black, while the groom had as his
BEST man Professor Washburn. There
vas a pleasant reunion after the cere-
nony and the happy couple left to
,njoy the delight of a California sum-
ner during the honeymoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
a TABLE LAMP.
and
leap, Simple, Ingenious
Artistic.

The illustration shows the design for
a table lamp that can be made by
most any woman who is handy with
tools.
The materials that will be required
TO make it of are seemingly the least
worthy. and an old box, some burlapS
or bagging such as furniture comes
packed in, a few thin sheets of stove
pipe iron and some nails and paint.
In the first place obtain a box at a
grocery store such as canned goods are
packed in. Carefully break II apart
taking care not to split any of the thin
boards OF these boards make box
eight inches square and II inches hlSn;
the wood used for the top and bottom
should be thicker than that of which
the sides are made, and in the top cut
a round hole, large enough TO admit
metal lamp fount. A rim around the
top edge of the font will, if the hole is
made the right size, prevent 1t from
falling through into the box
All over the top and sides of the
box fasten ordinary burlaps with lie
Pages liquid glue and when IL is
thoroughly dry give the bagging a few
successive coats of light olive green
paint. Sandpaper the burlaps before
applying the last coat, so an even and
smooth surface may be obtained.
Bind the edges of the box with strips
of sheet iron, allowing about three
quarters of an inch of metal so Show
ON a side. Fasten the iron on with
large oval-headed brass upholsterers'
tacks, driven at equal distances apart.
On a sheet of paper draw the pat
tern shown on one side of the box,
and cut pieces from the thin iron to
work out the pattern on each side.