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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-30
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OF The VIKINGS.

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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-30
where tho Earth Is Dead.

:" TIVTU ITN VhTTh II Dpn I,
How cherries IL the wind that syccpo
The hills of Galilce
Hhcro murmurlcSs, tho Jordan crccps
Down to the dCop Dead seal
oor barren rocks tho dead vines trail
And by dead tcndrils cling,
And on tho hill and in tho va,o
There Is no breath of spring
Tie dying glance of Christ tho King
6ccms to have staid and stillcd
The voice OF every living thing
Where Christ tho King was killed.
Tho brooks, tho birds that sing with them
Have long since passed away.
And all about Jerusalem
Tho earth is dead today
~Cy Warman in Now York Sun
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The emperor OF Austria Is sa.d 20 be one
OF the most Woodworking OF sovereigns.
He is up every morning of his ufeAby s
O'Clock. and may be seen at his writing
table often as early as 4. trying to cope
with an overwhelming mass OF correspond
ing he begins work all the earlier In order
that he may have longer hours to devote
to the sport he loves SO well.
by the death OF the Peoples Bishop
as Or. Walsham How was affectionately
called in East London In the days when he
was bishop OF Bedford" says the London
Illustrated News. the Church OF England
has lost one of the most distinctiveiy in
huentlal OF its bishops. for although in the
faithful discharge OF the duties OF the new
diocese OF Wakefield DR.. How had OF
necessity ceased 10 be the same active
force in church life that he had been dur
ing his splendid work in East London,
that work survived in such energetic or
CARNATIONS as the Oxford house and vari-
which have done much TO bring sweetness
and light into East End life.
The Swedes OF this country have sent a
handsome memorial gift to King Oscar,
OF Norway and Sweden. in honor of the
twenty-fifth anniversary OF his accession
TO the throne, TO be celebrated next
month. The memorial consists of an ar
female tigures--Svea, representing Swe-
den. and Nora. Norway-holding aloft a
golden crown. The memorial was shipped
last Monday. and at the same time sum
OF money was sent TO King Oscars sana-
torium. An address accompanied the
gifts. The directors of the jubilee COM
mittee. TO whose efforts the success of the
undertaking is due are Ernst Lundgren.
Hckan Johanson. Mikeai Samuel, II. a.
c. Dahl and Z. L. Holmes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
THE NAVY AND MARINE.

The assistant secretary of tho navy
in q speech on Friday night insisted
upon the necessity Of building up the
navy. in order that this nation might
not be put In the contemplate attitude
OF those who buster without being able
to back up their words by deeds. He
added, that IL we annexed Hawaii we
shall need an adequate navy to enforce
our position on the Pacific, and IL We
do not annex the islands We shall need
It the more. as some other power will
make an effort to take them.
There is very little doubt that the
Hawaiian islands will be annexed, but
there is another and no less important
reason why the navy should be ade-
Quate to our needs. The merchant ma
rine is increasing very satisfactorily,
and If the discriminating duty In the
Dingley bin answers its purpose, our
ocean traffic will become so extensive
that We shalt need war vessels to pro-
teCt III as England does nerS.
The total recorded tonnage OF the
United States on June so, 1897, was
4,'oo,o2o tons, which is the largest for
twenty -one years. with only one ex-
ception. The largest tonnage on record
was 5.539.si3 on June 80, 1861. 1t is
shocking commentary on our policy
that our tonnage shoaid be so consid-
erahiy less than il was thirty-six years
ago. but IL is some satisfaction 10 know
that IL Is increasing once more. The
indications are that at the end of the
current fiscal year the steam tonnage
will for the first time in the history
Of the country exceed the combined
tonnage of documented sailing vessels,
barges and canal boats. There is about
600 900 tons Of canal boats and harges
which are exempt from documents I'M
der act Of congress passed In 1874. and
these are no longer carried on the gov
ernment's books.
The total construction for the past
year IS the largest since 1891, but the
increase In tonnage for the last ten
years has been almost wholly attrib-
utable to growth on the great lakes,
their tonnage increasing from 1888 .osa
tons In 1887 10 1.4i0. ios in 1897 The
square rugged sailing vessel has viz
tually ceased 10 be a product of Ameri-
can Shipysrds. No ships or harks were
built In the United States IN the last
fiscal year. and only one barkent!ne.
The fact that the industry IS improv-
ing. however. aud that the attention Of
congress has been directed 90 the sub
Ject with promising results, should
stimulate tia growth Of our merchant
marine and place our flag az least
where IL was twenty-five years ago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

EioTeon. OF Pert Biakzisy. ars az the
Butler
Mr.. and Mrs. James Eilerington, of Elk
horn. Manitoba. are at the Stevens -
Capt. Q. ]. Humphrey and John FezeEa.
OF San Francisco, are az the Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. w c. Frederick. Of s..
Louis. ara arrivals at the Ratnisr-Grand.
A6iusans General j. e Balisins came
down from Olympia yesterday and Is AZ the
Butler.
J. McDevitt. manager OF the Monte
Cristo Mercantile Company, is at the Raj
nier-tsrand-
T.. B. Stedn,an II confined 10 the Seat
tie General Hospital with an attack Of
typhoid fever.
]. b. Crooker. of Everett. manager of
the Everett & Monte Cristo railroad. is
at the Butler.
T. J. Conway, OF San Francisco. mana
ger OF the Pacific Insurance Union, - at
the Rainie--Grand.
H c. Ecksnberger. commercial agent OF
the Michigan Central. with headquarters
al Portland, Is at the Butler.
F. II. Browneil. manager OF the Ever
EFT Land Company: c. y. Fratf. cashier
OF the Everett National Bank. and j. E.
Koran. an attorney of Everett. are az the
Rainier Grand.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

Prof. Max Muller tells a story Of what
once happened In the coin rooms Of the
British museum. where, during a visit Of
q number OF gentlemen and ladies, It was
observed that very valuable and almost
unique Sicilian coin had disappeared. All
the gentlemen present IN the room at the
time had to be searched. and no one OBJ
jeeted except one. He protested his inno-
cence, but declared that nothing would in
duce him to allow his pockets to be search
ed. All the other visitors were allowed to
go home. but he was detained while the
coin room was swept and every corner
searched once more. At last the missing
coin was found In a chink of the floor.
Every apology was made to the suspected
person. but he was asked why he had so
strongly objected TO being searched He
then produced from his pocket another
specimen OF the very same coin. 81 came
here" ne said. 'to compare my specimen.
which is very perfect. with the only other
specimen which IL thought to be superior
20 mine, and almost unique In the world
Now, suppose" he added. that you had
not found your coin. and had found my
specimen in my pocket would anybody
have believed in my innocenceT'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
Why Teachers Are In Politics.
Northwest Journal Of Educa ffon


Before this reaches our readers the
school elections in the three large cities
OF Washington will have occurred. II any
reliance Is to be placed upon the papers
the conflict In one Is between the ms and
the outs. In another the teachers are
charged with being too active In school
elections. In the third the superintendent
has the teachers afraid Of him, there IL q
campaign fund. carriages for voters. a
manager etc" Now. these charges may
be true, may not be true, but there Is
something wrong with the system. It Is
not human nature for teachers. or prin-
cipals or superintendent to sit idly by and
see job put up ar school election which
Will jeopardiZe their positions. Teachers
will stand more abuse, neglect, ignoring,
insults. wage cutting and browbeating
than little. They are nearly ready for
translation. You can find pin feathers on
the shoulder blades Of most Of 'em. But
occasionally they do have spirit enough to
fight for their jobs and their regulations.
Then the hands Of the good. nice. clean
politicians go up IN holy horror. The
Journal has Just one word Of advice for
the g., H., c. politicians and the rest Of
the people, viz: arrange the school sys-
tenn SO that teachers. principals and SUI
perintendents can give their whole time
and thought to the work Of training your
children. secure in their places as long as
they do good work.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
Good Words for Seattle.

George T. Myers In the Oregonian-
Business In Seattle has been good ever
since last July, and no doubt will continue
the next five years. The hotels, lodging
houses and residences are all occupied.
and to Judge by statements Of gentlemen
have met there from the East the Coast
will receive 200, 900 or 300. COO visitors the
coming winter and spring, en- route to the
klondike. Seattle has many natural ad-
vantages as an QUILTING point. Her mer-
chants, manufacturers and bankers are all
bright, active men. For the general well
fare they live in unity and brotherly love.
OF course. they are competitors for trade
among themselves. They are liberal SUBJ
scribers to anything that Is for the good
OF the whole community. When q mer-
chant proposes anything that Is for ell,
they do not impute any sinister motive he
has in making the proposition. but all chip
in and select someone TO carry out the prop
osition. They are liberal In advertising
their wares in their newspapers. They
have one there. the Acknowledgements.
They recently got out Klondike edition.
One day this paper mailed seven and one
half tons Of Observation-Disclosures.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

The Oregonian complains because Seat
tie and Tacoma papers recently repub-
hshed an article from the Philadelphia
Press entitled. "Oregon's Great Seaport"
and II proceeds to a temperate talk with
neighbors," In which it advocates feel
ing OF fellowship and comfy among the
cities OF tho Northwest. With this senti-
ment, the Sound towns are in hearty Ac-
cord. But 1t Is proper TO say that the
Oregonian itself Is wholly responsible for
the recent small controversy over this
matter. In course Of an editorial in the
Oregonian Tuesday. October %. the ''un-
rivaled harbors'' OF Puget sound were
sneeringly referred to, and It was stated
that they were chiefly known to fame
through the desperate dangers Of its rock
bound entrances. from gales, fogs and
storms. shifting currents. and through
their absence Of anchorage. OF the for
mer, records OF marine disasters are suf-
ficiently communicative, and the latter
difficulty is measurably overcome by the
use Of mooring buoys." Nothing had been
said In the Puget sound papers that justi-
fed this bitter and unwarranted attack.
and no immediate response was made to It.
But the Philadelphia Press did make reply
and Its republication on the Sound is re-
scented by the Oregonian. Let US trust that
there will be better understanding in the
future
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
APPLES AND PEACHES.

The reason Washington apples have
not, long before this. found a market
in the LAST. is due entirely 10 the mat
tention Of farmers TO the requirements
Of the market. and 20 the neglect in
cultivation. This climate and soil Is
peculiarly adapted 20 the growth os he
apple. fart which has been demon
strated for some time in localities. OF
which Wena;ehee. perhaps, IS the most
famous
Apples grow pientisully throughout
the temperate zone. but they vary ex-
ceeaiagly IN quality. Many % the ap-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
RECORDS or GREAT BATTLES.

There Is an interval Of over thirty
wears between the battles whose anui-
yersary was celebrated at Chattanooga
nm Monday and that which took place at
the recapture Of nargai Ridge, but the
same wonderful valor was displayed in
each. The Pennsylvania veterans met
To do honor TO the comrades whose
heroic conduct will ne remembered
long after the last Of the survivors are
rome. Every soldier who WIS under fire
during the civil war will feel thrill
as he reads OF the gailantry Of the Cor
don Highiauders, who went forward in
the face OF almost certain death. II
will send the blood circulating through
their brave old hearts IS the memory
az many a hard fought battle is re-
vived by the story Of the piper who
played on his hagpipes after he had
been shot through both legs. and al
the utter reckiesSness of their own
safety OF those men who marched Gut
under hail OF bullets and pressed on,
although they were being moved down
at every step.
The proportion OF the killed and
wounded st Dargia Ridge is not given,
hut II must have been hot fight II
was enc of those actions which live In
history and poetry because Of the saior
of the participants. when Far greater
battles are entirely forgotten Such
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

Very early next year arrangements
should be made for ascertaining from
private housekeepers in Seattle how many
people they can accommodate with sleep
ing rooms from February to June. There
will be an enormous number Of people here
during those months. 1t will not pay to
provide new hotel buildings for all of
them, because the majority will be only
transient guests. It would be a great in
jury 10 the city to have 1t go out that peo-
pie coul1 not be accommodated here. A
canvass would probably result in the as
surance that 10000 can be accommodated
at reasonable rates. outside Of hotels and
lodging houses, and many people with one
or two rooms to spare could have an OPP
portunity Of making little money at
little Inconvenience to themselves.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

was the charge Of the Light brigade at
Balaklava. which has become almost
immortal through Tennyson's deserip-
ton Of the advance OF the six Hun
dred." Yet IT was nothing compared
with some OF the daring acts OF Ameri-
can regiments In the civil war.
History does not agree with poetry
on the subject of this famous charge.
II Is known that the Light brigade
merely executed an order which was
bIunder, and that nothing was accom-
pIished by their death The brigade
consisted of s13 officers and men; and
OF this number, according 10 kinglake.
they lost Iis killed and ia wounded.
making a total disability roll OF z47.
or 3s7 per cent. The highest record
OF casualties In authentic history. ac-
cording 10 Tweedaie, before the Amer
lean war. was that OF the battle at
Mars Ia Tour. when the Third West
phalian lost 4s.4 per cent
Col. Fox, In his work entitled, "Regi-
mental Losses in the American Civil
War" Gays that at Gettysburg the One
Hundred and Forty-first Pennsylvania
lost 1854 per cent, the First Minnesota
lost 81 per cent. and on the Confed-
crate side the Twenty-sixth North
Carolina lost III per cent, not includ-
ing the missing In action. 1t is re-
lated that In the battle Of the first day
one company went into action with
three officers and forty-eight men. of
whom only one man escaped. Fox
gives list of sixty-three Union regi-
ments In the War OF the Rebellion that
met with losses in single battles rang
Ing from SOL to 81 per cent.-the latter
the First Minnesota infantry at Get
tysburg with ~ killed. 16e wounded. q
total of 2l5, out OF 261 engaged. The
Twenty fourth Michigan infantry lost
in the same battle So killed, 247 wound
ed and 81 missing-and one Of the sur
viyors remarks that they are still
missing land should have been in
cluded In the number killed" Out
of total OF 496 there were 3y7
or 80 per cent, and this is
claimed by that regiment to be the
greatest loss known In warfare less
than total humiliation.
AT the recent encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic at Buffalo
an official report was made, showing
that within radius of twelve miles OF
Fredericksburg. Va. more men lie
buried, killed In action In our civil
war. than England has lost In all her
battles during the last hundred years.
Even in the Franco-German war.
where the men had all the advantages
OF modern weapons, the Losses were
nothing like 50 great as in the civil
war, which leaves US the record for the
greatest fighting the world has ever
seen
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
ALAS.

When sine vas young ans skies yer. hsu.-
Tae clear bright blue % early spring
We gathered y.olets wet with dew
And heard the thrGshes sing
The .soft wind stirred the young green
leaves
And sigatlv played upon our hair.
We Dreamed the dreams that fancy weaver
When life and youth are fair,
There Was radiance Ger the ~ar-h-
And sill the face 81 nature smiled
So happy seemed she ~ ths birth
OF the years swestes; child
When rsr'e was young We dld m. think
Tina: fresh green leaves could wsshe-sa
he.
We looked OF spring az hut a rrk
In youths e;ernisy
But skies szisst clcnd. ana ang1is,sts tears
,r,., Pc p5;.eE ralnssops Of the heart
NtN faa ard tl4rp our hopes 20 fearx
Ere vs. and life shah part.
hy (. 6. H.. IL Leisure Hour.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
The Official figures from Ohio are not

The official figures from Ohio are not de-
the Democracy. The total vote is $4,000,
against l,ili,o0o in 1896. BushnelIs major
ity was Is 900. against 81 600 for Mckinley.
Considering the heavy reduction IN the
total vote. this Is really remarkable VIC
lutely true statements frequently made be-
fore election that voters of all parties were
apathetic. and that there was no real in
terest In the issues Of the campaign, which
were settled last year. Hannas candi-
aaey was the only live question, and II all
bat lost the legislature 10 the Republicans.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

The newspaper taTy which London Is
lavishing on Canada just now Is not IN
tended to interfere with satisfactory set
Element of tho seal fisheries question, but
only to make Canada pleased with what
ever Is done. There Is no halfway meas
ure worth having. II the convention does
no, result in measures to prevent the de-
structiou Of seals |; is Il waste OF time
The refusal TO suspend sealing for year
so as 10 give time for n new start. il
based upon most selfish and narrow con-
slderattons.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17
Women and Postal Banks.
Chicago Record.

chicago Rscoru.
Wherever postal savings banks are IN
operation women are among the most sp-
preciative patrons of the system As a
rule. women are more careful OF small
sums than men. and seem to have a more
practical realization of the value Of such
accommodations. IN many families (, fs
only the foresight of the wife that leads
TO provision being made against A day of
adversely.
The desire % women more generally
than OF men Is for a place OF absolute safe
~ for their small savings rather than
high rates az interest. Consequently. they
are especially sppreciative OF the stabii-
ity which the postal savings bank Affords.
Probably congress could do no other one
thing that would so commend Il 10 the
women Of the country a. would the ss-
adjustment OF postal savings bank sys-
TEN.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

Piles grown in the primitive orchards
in this state we're allowed to grow As
they pleased: and the result was .
hard. calculated. fbrous fruit There
was no hope OF permanent market
while such apples were identified with
this state Even the good apples suf-
fered from the bad reputation OF mex
perienced orchardists.
There IL no more delicious fruit than
the winter apple can be made with
care In cultivation. There Ia great
and growing market which the or
chards Of the East cannot supply. AL
though apples have been grown on this
continent for nearly 200 years. to this
day the English varieties command the
highest price. It IL the same to q
great extent with peaches. That de-
ciduous fruit can be grown to the same
perfection as an English peach. which
is a very different article TO the ordi-
nary green. stringy. watery. tasteless
article grown 30 profuseiy In Califor-
MIA, and accepted In some parts OF this
state as the genuine thing.
Fruit growing has been improbable
in this state because farmers have not
studied the means by which delicacy Of
favor can be insured. Even when they
have succeeded In procuring . supe-
rinr quality, they have been careless
in the packing. This is the reason
that it Is only from q few isolated
parts Of the state fruit has been shipped
regularly to customers who demand
ed it. So @s
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-17

Roth the Guard and the State Journal
published at Eugene. Or. reprint in fun
the recen. article in the -Intalnseneer
on the measurement Of Mount Rainier by
the late Prof. Edgar McClure. Eugene was
the birthplace and home OF Prof. Mcclure
where he was asec'ionateiy known. and
his achievement in determining the exact
height az the mountain naturally created
st~ m