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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

The answor came back In the deepest voice
Harvey had ever heard from hum IN chest;
QUIT foolin'. Dan. and send him TO me-
Dan snigRered. and threw Harvey his warped
bicycle shoes. There was something In tho
tones on the deck that made the boy disssmble
his extreme rage and console himself with the
thought Of gradually unfolding the tale OF his
own and his fathers wealth ON tho voyage
home. This rescue would certainly make him
. hero among his friends for life. He hoisted
himself on deck up perpendicular ladder.
ana stumbled aft. over a score OF distractions.
to whore a small. thick-set, ,lean-shavon man
with gray ey ebrows sat on q step that led up
TO the quarter deck. The swell had passed in
the night. leaving long. oily sea, dotted round
tho horizon with the sails OF dozen fishing
boats. Between them lay little black specks.
showing where the iories were out fishing.
The schooner, with = triangular riding sail on
the mainmast. played easily at anchor. and OK
copt for tie man pg the cabin f-"house"
they call it-sho was deserted.
"Mornin'-Good afternoon. I should say.
You've nigh slep' the clock around. young
feller." was tho greeting.
"Mornin'." said Harvey. He did not like
being called young feller;" and. as one res
ouod from drowning. expected syL. patty. His
mother suffered agonies whenever he got his
feet wet, but this man did not seem excited.
'Naow let's hear all abaout II. It's quite
provldential. first an last. fer all concerned.
What might be your manner Where from Two
mistrust its Moo York;, an where bound Two
mistrust it's Europe)T"
Harvey gave his name. tn" name OF the
steamer, and short history OF tho accident.
winding up with a demand TO DO taken back
Immediately to New York. where his father
wouli pay anything anyone choss To name.
Him" said the shaven man. quite un-
moved by the end of Harvey's speech. II can't
say we'd think special OF any man. or boy even.
chat. falls overheard from that kind o. packet
In nat ca'am. Lesst OF all when his excuse
Is that he's SeAs!ck."
"Excuse" cried Harvey. "D'you suppose
I'd fall overheard into your dirty little boat
for fun2"
"Not KNOWN, what your notions o. fun may
DO, I can't rightly cay. young Teller. But II
/ was you. l wouldn't call tho boat, which
under Providence, was the means o. savin
ye'. names. In the first place. it's blame IT.
religious. In tho second. It's annoyin' TO my
feelin's-aa' I'm Disko Troop o. the We're
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07
HOW ALAsKANs KILL BEARS.
Novel Tale from the PARKWAY Possession
OF the United States.

Novel Tale from the PARKWAY Possession
of the United States.
H. j. Barling, who is identified with
the salmon industry of Alaska, as the
owner Of an extensive canning plant at
Karluk, Kodiak island, lately arrived
from the north. He brought down
with him some of the largest bear skins
ever seen in San Francisco. One of
them, perfect and unblemished skin
OF an enormous grizzly, measured 12
feet from tip 10 tip.
Mr.. Barling has q marvellous tale to
relate of the native way of killing Q
bear.
There are many grizzlies on Kodiak
island" he said, "as well as large num-
ber of cinnamon bears. was cruising
in launch in an unfrequented cove one
day when I spied two immense grizzlies.
They were 80 large did not care to 60
efter them, but when got back to
Karluk I communicated the fact to an
Indian, who bore the reputation of be-
ing one of the best bear hunters in that
section. Although 62 years old, he had
to ask his mothers permission, which,
being granted, he started across tho
country after the bears. He simply
armed himself with long spear. He
CREASED his head and got to the wind
ward of the animals. Pretty soon he
heard tramping in the brush and
knew the prey was approaching. He
dug hole in the ground, planted one
end of the spear firmly with the point
in the direction of the bear and then
crouched down. The bear came along
and dashed for the head of the Indian.
With swift and dexterous movement
the native cut cash in the bears neck
with the sharp spear point. The an
gered animal drew back few yards
and made rush. He impaaed him
self on the spear and all was OVER
Chicago Chronicle.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07
QUESTION OF LUCK.


Citstisn That Clinchsd the Other side Of
the Argument.
II hate to hear people ray there's no
such thing as luck" remarked the
melancholy Mr.. Dolittle.
II don't see why," his wife rejoined.
Because it isn't true" he returned,
with aAperity. "A man can 60 on try
ing and trying, and never get along.
And some other person will 60 ahead
and tumble into good things without
making any effort whatever"
Hiram, no great man has succeed
ed without hard work"
That's the kind Of talk you always
hear. But nine times out Of ten it is
all owing to the opportunity that pre-
sented itself. Fortune just seems to lie
In wait to kidnAp some men. Look at
Sir Isaac Newton. His name IL hand
cd down from generation 10 generation.
And why? Simply because he was sit
ting under tree and IN apple hap.
pened to drop on him. You can't pre-
tend that . nian IL In q position 10 claim
superior merit simply becauae. through
no action or prefcrence Of his own, he
gets hit in the bead with an apple. can
you7"
No. Hiram"
~Then don't tell me about there not
being any such thing a. luck"
1T senlms to me that you've chosen
loor example in support Of your argu-
mont. The case Of IsaAo Newton goes
to show that the dlfHsFsnce \ Ia the.
peopls. II II bad been some men that
I know a Instead Of Newton tho hrsN.
thing they would have done after this
app1e fsll would bave basne = 70 into
~ houoe ana moe6 fot The asnica bot
vi 49, thsy Wool4 hsse spent two
~ e1loe hnrs ~ rese>tsae psine falkinf
ntpnt 49, ~ M ~ WaehinGtpf
!. ~. z. !. y sAlsss. lA
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07
Frills and Furhsloxs.

1t u q new idea to have hall curtains
Of lace instead Of silk.
The latest sofa cushions are painted
ON satin in great, natural-lool1ing
roses.
Some new evening gowns have full
sized turtle-doves perched on the shoul-
ders.
The up-to-date bridesmaid wears .
largo black hat with her light gown.
The single vioset u usurping the
double ones place - lSst favosits IN the
fashionable world.
Many o6 the debutante's gowns are
in hght-tintsd gspGes rather than all
white - formerly.
Little eoats * 0obplin blue cloth.
with trimmings Of fur. ere worn BY the
wee daughters Of fAshionabls uothsss.
-ChidAgO nAcosd.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07
wAsre OF ooMsUsrioN.
I,rueA Ensrsy Of Coal Esst h ~
Burning.

|
Burning.
A lump Of camel 10 burning on the
crate. What takes place? The air II
drawn in beneath the CRATE and rises
through the bars. Its oxygen COM
bines with the coal to produce carbonic-
acid gas, which, together with the inert
nitrogen Of the air and the smoke or
uncomumed carbon, rises in the chim-
1,ey and escapes. This IL the role
played by the materials. How about
the forces7 The chemical union of the
oxygen with the coal sets free the Goals
stored-up energy, and this energy, be-
ing indestructible, must manifest It.
self in some way, and DO shows itself az
heat. This 10 the whole story of COM
bustion.
Sitting before an open fire I have
often dreamed of converting the stored
up energy Of the coal into some form of
energy even more useful to man than
heat. We know that, theoretically at
least all natures forces arc intercon-
vertible; why should not the potential
energy of coal be converted directly In
electricity insteadof into heat? Could
all Of the energy be extracted from q
single pound Of coal and made to do me-
chanical work, this work would more
than equal days labor Of very
strong man. In the great coal fields
that are distributed over the face Of the
earth nature has stored up supply of
energy safely estimated to be equal to
the hand labor Of the entire population
Of the world continued for q thousand
years.
The most convenient and useful, be-
cause the most tractable, form Of en-
ergy is electricity. In the facility with
which we may at will and without
waste convert it into such other form Of
energy as happens to be desired lies the
superiority of electricity over all the
rest of natures forces. Having cleo
tricity, we may easily produce heat or
light, or mechanical motion, or chem
ical force; but electricity itself has
hitherto been produced in quantity
only by the use of complicated mech
anism and with great waste.
Electricity is to-day generated by
dynamo that is turned by an engine
which is operated by steam, and the
steam is made from water by means Of
heat derived from the combustion Of
coal. But this is a long and circuitous
process, with large leakage at every
step. Much of the energy of combustion
goes up the chimney as heat or smoke;
much Of the heat is lost in boiling the
water to make steam; much Of the ex-
pansive force of the steam is wasted as
It escapes from the engine; much Of
the power of the engine is wasted as
friction; and there is some loss in the
dynamo itself Recent tests, made by
a committee Of the National Electric
Light association, Of 80 modern electric
light and power plants, show that the
average plant wastes 97.4 per cent. and
utilities as electricity only 2.6 per cent.
of the energy theoretically obtainable
from the coal.-Dr.William M. Jacques,
in Harper's Magazine.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07

wizard.
''That Is out of the question:" Mr.. Ed
ison replied. The Horoscope is ouxli-
nary daylight. 1t simply converts the
unexplainhble Roentgen ray into or
dinary light by rejecting it on particles
OF calcium tungstate. This mineral has
the property of converting the invisible
ray into light. Put the Roentgen ray
into dark box and you have absolute
night. Put into that box crystals OF the
simple calcium tungstate and you have
light. II. we had always known the
Roentgen ray we should have regarded
the tungstate calcium as q phosphores.
cent mineral. they have such an affinity
for each other. These two make the
Horoscope; 90. you see, they would do
the blind man no good"
Tremendous interest was aroused
among scientific and philanthropic per-
sons by the announcement of Mr.. Ed
is0n's discoveries. Medical men are con-
servative, however, and to what extent
Edisons latest application Of the
Roentgen rays may improve the sight
Of persona partially blind or restore
sight Of persons In utter darkness mono
Of the most eminent oculists or tho best
known opticians would hazard a predic-
ton. Most oculists and Q Number Of
specialists In the esectgo-pa&hological
branch Of medical science are already
at work experimenting along the lines
suggested by the Wizards revelations
regarding his latest discovery.-Chica-
60 Times-Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07

and left them. After wandering
through the forests for many days Be-
isles two comrades perished from
hunger. Belisle fell in with some coast
Indians, who treated him very cruelty.
They striped him of his clothing, and
would have tortured him to death with
fire had not an old squaw interfered
in his favor. He had been a prisoner
with the Indians for long time. ST.
Denis gave Belisle an Office in his gov
ernment, and put him in the way Of
making money.
St. Denis was slain in q battle with
the Indians on the frontier OF his coun-
try, and after his death the affairs of
the colony fell into disorder. At the
time of St. Denk' death there were
about 300 white people who claimed
the profession OF his government, and
they were nearly ell in prosperous cir
cumstances. Many OF them had ac-
cumulated fortunes trading with the
Indians, and st. Denis himself was said
10 have had in his possession more than
100000 IN gold. Had he lived few
years longer he would have anticipated
the work Of Austin and Houston, ana
firmly established . government In
Tszas that Mexico could not havs ossr;
thrown 40 yeaSp 'hs1ore TIE hatiDe ef
een Jacipto was feQght 0leep- -4>(n,
ocrat. e "a /,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25
As Was Predicted,

The many failures accompanied by
disastrous and often fatal results in
the multitudinous attempt to solve the
aerial navigation problem are only SO
many endorsements of the position
taken in the STANDARDS editorial
some time ago regarding this wide
spread mania.
In the article alluded to it was as
serted that the problem of navigating
a vehicle through the air would never
be solved by what might be techni-
cally denominated mechanical ap-
planes"
There ;s too great disparity of
density between the human body and
the solids he has to deal with, and the
attenuated medium he proposes to sail
through, to permit the realization OF
his hopes from the present standpoint
of operations in that direction. 1t
was moreover argued that men must
depend upon the imponderable agents
for transportation through the atmos-
pheric envelop of the planet upon
which they tread and build their cities.
The potent springs of gravity must be
made to reveal their secrets, and some
power of absolute suspension devoid of
mechanical helps must be discovered
before man has any well-grounded
hope of safely flying through the
armament.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

THE famous-or rather Infamous
Mcbride case, in which claim ad-
verse to the State is advanced for a
school section near Tacoma, is again
before the Interior Department, with
Representatives Lewis and Jones Wig
orously contending for the rights of
the people. The missing papers, with
the exception of one of minor import
ance, have been found, and it is prob
able that this long-contested contro-
versy will be settled on its merits.
The case is now being reviewed before
board of Department officials, con-
sisting Of Assistant Secretary Vande-
venter, and Judges Gardner and Ross.
Their decision is subject to approval
of Secretary Bliss.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

The Chehalis Nugget relates an
amusing story of how a safe expert
collected a bill of $25 for services in
putting the new county cash-box in
working order. 1t seems that the
Commissioners had adjourned without
making an appropriation to pay the
bill, and there was a prospect of a
vexatious delay while the allowance
went through the official routine. The
safe man was "onto his job" however,
and with few simple turns of the
wrist, placed the county's treasure
under seal of safety that the usual
abracadabra failed to release. He
then quietly sauntered about town till
a couple of the Commissioners sent a
messenger to request his attendance
and receive his pay. 1t did not take
long for the expert to "run the combi-
nation" with 1928 behind it, and strange
to relate, it Immediately began to work
just as we'll under the manipulation of
the officer in charge of the safe. 1t is
said the expert thanked the Commits
sioners very profusely for their kind
ness to him while engaged in his pro-
fessional duties.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

TN the Superior Court of Thurston county,
! Washington.
A. A. Phillips, as Receiver OF the First National
Bank Of Olympia, Plaintiff. VS.. John II. Wilson
and Nellie A. Wilson. Thomas L. Hansen.
Lydia $. Aguew, w. J. Agnew and Arthur
Tooley, Defendants.
The State Of Washington to the said defendant,
Arthur Tooley:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
Of this summons to-wit: within sixty days after
the eth day OF May, 1897, and defend the above
entitled action In the above entitled Court and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff. and serve
copy OF your answer upon the undersigned at
torney for the plaintiff, at his office below stated;
and in case Of your failure SO to do Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint which has been filed
with the Clerk of said Court. The object of this
defendants John ii. Wilson and Nellie A. will
son to the First National Bank Of Olympia, on
the I'D OF September, 1898. on certain real
estate situate In the county of Thurston, WASH
ington, to secure the payment of their note to
said bank of the same date. for the of 500 co.
due nine months from date, and on which is now
due said sum together with Il per cent. per an
mum interest from Jan. 9th, 1895. together with
an attorneys fee Of so.
Said real estate IL described as follows, viz /:
Lots numbered ten QO), eleven (l1), twelve Q2)
Bay View addition TO the City Of Olympia as
the same are designated on the plat of said addi-
ton now on lie in the Auditors ofice in Thurs-
ton county, Washington; also all those certain
lots and parcels of land known as lots Nos. (6S)
sixty three. (6D sixty -four, (6j) sixty-fiye and
(66) sxty-six. containing (4.22) four 22lOO acres
more or less and situate In the Parker and
Hayes addition to Olympia, Washington, on
what was formerly known the ]. b. Dicken-
sons Donation Claim west side Of Budd's Inlet
All Of the above described property is In Thurs
ton county.
Together with all and singular the tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto be.
longing, or in anywise appertainipg.
7. N. ALLEN.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. o. address, Olympia, Thurstou county,
Washington.
Date of first publication, May ?, 1897.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

"SIMON SAYS THUMBS UPr"-
Fawcett is Mayor of Tacoma again.
The Supreme Court has overruled the
partisan decision of Judge Pritchard
by final ruling that the ballots which
were rejected for placing the X on the
left instead of the right-hand side of
the ballot, does not constitute that
distinguishing mark" which would
under the law, justify their exclusion
from the official count. The ballots
which had words written which were
not necessary to express the intention
of the voter, and might have been
used as distinguishing marks were, it
is the opinion of the higher court,
properly excluded. After the pruning
down of the vote by this process, the
court finds that Fawcett has a clear
majority of IL, and will be enabled to
serve about one-half the term to which
he had been elected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25


Had it 1.-THE Standard consulted our
time card any day since the change of
time on that road it would have found
that the Oiympian persists in giving the
cOrlect hour of arrival and departure of
all trains and boats.-Olymysan, June 10.
Still, notwithstanding this explicit
denial, we have copy OF the Olym-
plan to show that on Saturday, June
18th it still published the Port Town.
send Southern timetable which went
into effect on Sunday, March 2Sth,
1897, at 1901 A. NJ, which reads:
"No. daily-arrive at 4 :35 Pm.
No daily-leave at :45 p. NJ.
Trains Nos. l and 2 connect at Te-
nino with Northern Pacific trains Nos
and for Portland and all points south
and East"
The change of time took place on
March 28th; still we find the Olym-
plan of date nearly three months
later publishing schedule that had
long been discontinued. The local
train then as now leaves at IL :35 A. NJ.
over two hours earlier then announced,
and our contemporary squeals because,
to subserve the public interest, we
simply called attention to a palpable
error and asked that correction be
made. Had anybody, after the last
change, relied upon the Olympian for
making connection with the Northern
Pacific at Tenino, they would surely
have "got left"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

Frank Slider, of Sumner, aged 81
years, hanged himself in his barn,
Monday. Slider was small orchardist,
and business reverses had made him
respondent. He recently made ship
ment of fruit to Seattle, and was
notified by letter Monday morning
that the sale of the fruit would not
pay express charges. This is thought
to be the immediate cause of his
suicide, for a short time after the
receipt of the letter he was found dead
in his barn. He had locked himself
in and hanged himself by halter
suspended from beam. No inquest
will be held. He leaves widow and
one daughter, a girl of 81. The family
is destitute.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

The ADMINISTRATION PooBAH.-It
turns out that the failure of Seattle to
get Il war-ship to boom" her celebra-
ton on the 4th is due to the nod of
Mark Hanna, the Lord High Execu-
toner of the present administration.
He did it simply to show what he
could do by a simple crook of his finger,
and to oblige Sam Perkins, his private
Secretary, who halls from the City of
Destiny. So the Oregon, which would
have been sent to Portland, had she
not been so "long-legged" as to render
it impossible for her to navigate Will
lamette creek, where she was to have
gone out of compliment for the silver
service to be rendered for the name,
was detailed to assist in making the
Rose Festival at Tacoma q success,
and to compensate Portland for the
disappointment, tro smaller war ves-
sells were detailed to whoop-'em-up
in the most approved shape at the
Oregon metropolis. Had the remain
der of the "navy" been anywhere in
the Pacific, doubtless Seattle would
have had one, for Mark is magnani-
nous when magnanimity pays, and he
is obviouly anxious to redeem our
State from the misrule of Populism.
Seattle has, however, the " Carnival of
Madrid" and as a powder-burner it is
grand success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25
How We Doughnuts Swim.

Gov. Rogers tails list of twenty
State executives who will be in Chi
cago at the unwilling of the Logan
monument, on January 22d. The dis
patch announcing this remarkable
pageant, states that the executives
Twill come attircd III all the pomp
and circumstance of war, accompanied
by their stats in full uniform" No
body will be surprised that our "crca-
ture OF circumstance" should avail
himself of this opportunity to strut
his brief hour before the public, when
it has already been demonstrated that
he is nothing 10th to ride in free Pull
man coaches or on free passes, while
on official parade, nor was he opposed
to inauguration with full display of
military honors, a matter which en-
barrassed the committee on inaugural
ceremonies in arrangement of the pro-
grammc for the installment of a man
whose personal preferences, it was
very naturally supposed from his pro-
fessions, would he embodied in the
popular idea of Jacksonian symplic-
ity."
As the incident of our State admin
istration has, however, enrolled him
self in Debs' socialistic army, and that
leader announces his uhimatum to be
revolution, it is not surprising that
Rogers should surround himself with
the "pomp and circumstance of war"
the first opportunity that occurs for
him to do 50, and stand forth as rep
resentative of the pcaceably if we
can" malcontents.
Verify our people are appalled, with
wonder over the abnormal growth of
the caudal appendagc of our State
grimalkin.
Man. proud mani
Clothed with a little brief authority
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
AS make the angels weep"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-25

1T is surprising how small hole
some men can crawl through. Direc-
tor Rathbun, whose chief effort in life
seems to be to foster and foist special
school taxes, says the STANDARD was
IN error in stating that "The registry
prevented illegal voting which had no.
toriously prevailed at former ballot
lngs on that proposition" He SAYS
the proposition for "free school books"
had never been submitted before.
True, most sapient contender for
trities! But the meat and marrow of
the proposition-to incur an indebted
ness and authorize an additional tax
TO pay twas there all the same,