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How Tiptoes Carried a Letter.

Little Mary and her kitten Tiptoes were very fond of each other, md when Mary had to be sent to her unele's, four miles from home, to attend school one of the hardest things for her to do was to part with kitty.
 A few days after she had left home, as she was walking slowly toward school one morning, what should she see in the road few feet from her but Tip toes, trotting straight toward her uncle's house. She ran and caught her up in her arms and laughed and almost cried at the same time.
 But this was not the strangest part of what Tiptoes did, for kittens often find their way over long distances. When Mary returned from school that night she wrote letter to her mamma, tell ing her of the kittens adventure, and then tied the letter with ribbon around Tiptoes' neck and told her that she must go back home and carry the letter to mamma. And what do you suppose, for this is true story?
 A few days later Mary received let ter through the mail from mamma, say ing that Tiptoes had come nome and delivered the letter safely.
 Now don't you think that Mary has reason to think Tiptoes . pretty smart cat?-Youth's Companion.
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 Real Estate Transfers.

State of Arkansas to l.. ". Clem- ents, forfeited land deed, part 2l: 6. 6; consideration, $55 66,
 Mrs. E. K. Fletcher to Ruth McIn- tosh, warranty deed, part of block B, Harding's addition, consideration $750.
 N. B. and J. w Trulock to Geo. Barber, warranty, lot block {, in survey ne ne 10: 6: 9; consideration $l75.
 J. r. RHnynn tn Mrs. !. W. Steffer, bond for title, part of block B. Woodruff's addition, consideration $1 900.
 United States to Robt. A. Langs ton, part of 22: 3: II: patent.
 H. H. Hum to Mrs. l.. N. Donel- son, warranty, wAsw K12; i: To; consideration $4S0.
 $. R. White to $. N. Adams, war ranty. part of nv re and nc nw, !: 4; II; consideration $500
 Dave Hardaman to John Lovett, part of lot IA, Martins survey, con. sideration $97. 50.
 State of Arkansas to David Dixon, donation, nv | l2: [: 10.
 c. H. Harding to A. Brewster, warranty, part of lot 5. Hardings  addition, consideration $1.00
 Sml Daufman to Ferdinand Beck CT. warranty, lots 5, 6, : and 8, block 9. 9 Pine Bluff Land Co.,, considera- tion $l.l50.
 M D0naher commissioner to Cum berland Building & Loan Associa- ton. Commissioners deed, part of block 70 in WOodruff's addition, consideration $500.
 D. Sayary to Cumberland Build ing X Loan Association, warranty, part of block 70 in Woodruff's addi- ton, consideration $1.00
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ty in nature with girl S natural touch of lightness and fancy, clearly suggested in "June Song, " part of which is: Oh. lovely June. thy ripening fields and woods,
 Thy birds and butterflies and bees,
 Thy sunny mornings and thy starry nights
 The secret south wind In thy trees
 Bring to me only vague regret
 Oh, lovely June. could forgeti
 Last winter Miss Wright spent much time in translating several selections from Heine that were to be set to music by clever young composer of Louis vile, John Ford Barbour. He died be- fore the manuscript had been published but, fortunately. it was in a finished state, and a Chicago publisher will bring out the five songs
 Miss Wright inherits much of her lit. erary taste from General William But. Ter, her greatuncle. who was one of Kentuoky's early soldier poets Her fa. ther is General J. M. Wright. one of the brilliant officers of the civil war and now marshal of the United States su. preme court. Her mother is daughter of Dr. Ewing. She is surrounded by all sAAO NDAA 6ANS OA q happy AOl1c lllty anu so far none of the cynical thoughts common to young poets has crept into her writing, which makes it singularly refreshing.
 As translator from the French Miss Wright shows a facile pen, and as she speaks this as we'll as several other Ian guages huently she may be counted among the few feminine linguists Amer. ioa owns. All comes naturally to her. for, while she works the usual number of hours, she is a devotee of social life and one of the favorites of the gay set of Louisville. She knows something of music and loves 1t next to her own tal. snt of writing. In fact, she is just the ordinary lovable southern girl, with an unusual allowance of the intellectual. She is petite in figure, with brown eyes and short, curly hair. clear complexion and bright, happy disposition. She is pretty. according to the general verdict. but she is even more interesting than that. --Oor. Chicago Times Herald.
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MARION GLASGOW

first to return for the afternoon session, All of his learning, aside from his in- dividual etr9v. has been derived from an u...,-,,t.es. eeii..,.' sehool. which he began attending ill his sixth year.
 Master Glasgow is prodigy ill other ways. On railroad train recently the nowsboy furnished him with the subject for phi1lipic. which he delivered to a stranger who occupied 9 seat with him, and he concluded by saying there ought to be national law enacted abolishing the news agent nuisance. Thereupon he drew from his pocket bill for that pur- pose, which he had prepared. Master Glasgow has also made study of polt- tics and talks learnedly on the silver question. lie is the author of demo- cratic soiiloquy, which begins ''To vote or not to vote.
 Master Glasgow's father is a travel ing salesman for a thrashing machine company, and his mother is school, teacher. Chicago Times-Herald.
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Washington Irving.

The following officers were elected by the members of the Washington Irving literary societies of the High School Friday afternoons: Washington-Mis Willie Smart president; Miss Lou Reeder. vice president; Miss Hattie Holland, sec retary and treasurer; Miss Blanch Fox. critic. Irving-Tom Atkinson. president; Finn Ifutt, president; Will Evans. secretary and treasurer
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A poet,s alfts to ula Little prlsnds.

As we all know, Eugene Field was ever gentle and tender to the little ones. If they were in any way weak oz afnict- Ed, they appealed all the more strongly to tlo love of which his heart was so full. His nature was as simple as D chlld's, and he loved the children's 8 toys as much as they did. His sympathetic enjoyment of their pleasure in any new toy was q reyelatit ! to the everyday man or woman. One day 1 went with him into toystore to get some little things for the babies, as he rarely went home empty handed After he had pur- chased several things he ordered doz- ell medium sized bisque dolls. I won. dered what he was going to do with so many and put the question to him. He answered, "Oh, like to have them, and when little girls come to see me 1 oan give them dolly to take home. '' some time after his death the family found the box that had contained the dolls. There was cnly one left, and that one Ill some way Lad been broken.
 It was only few weeks before his life ended that he bought these dolls. So he must have had many visits from his little friends. -Martha Nelson Yen owine 1n St Nicholas.
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TWO EcLIPsEs THIS YEAR.
The Sun Will Be Darkened En rebruar,
 and June.

Tho Sun Will Be Darkened En Februar,
 and June.
 Two eolipses of the sun are scheduled for the year 1897. The first one will take place. the astronomers say, Feb l. It is what is known as an annual or ring eclipse, which means that the moon will pass across the suns center in such way that if an observer were in ia. vorable position he would see a large black spot in the face of the chief lumi nary, with wide ring of light about 1t. The eclipse will be visible to North America south of line drawn throuek Boston, Memphis and la Paz, Lower California. It will be best observed in this country from the southern states
 The second eclipse is due July 9y and will be visible in all parts of the country.
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Entrn Nnna

The Entre Nous Enchre Club was entertained at its regular meeting last Wednesday afternoon by Mrs simon Bloom in n most agreeable manner. The first prize was won by Mrs. Aaronson. and the second and also the lone hama prize were cap tured by Mrs. Nj. Schwartz. The guests prize was awarded Mrs.E B. Bloom. The club will be entertained at its next meeting by Mrs. l.. E. Goldsmith.
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WOMAN's WORLD.
A YOUNG SOUTHERN GIRL WHO
 WRITES CLEVER VERSE.

wOman's Responsibilities - Don't Mutne
 the Throat - The Woman Drummer.
 Black Trimmed Lingerie = Miss Ellen
 Key-Hints In Season.
 It seems to me the most graceful sen- timent expressed in poetry for the past few years by an American girl has come from the charmed pen of Miss Jean Wright of Louisville. Her verse has been frequently set to music, and have had several requests of late for knowl edge as to her personality.
 She is southern girl, born in Louis. vile, where she still lives. She has been writing in verse since childhood, and her talent has improved each year. Aside from the original ideas which find ex- pressiou in her poems she has an unusu- al faculty of translation, and, while this part of her work is not sufficiently nua nlerous to speak finally of her eventual success iu this ambition, several of her translations are considered exceedingly clever.
 All of Miss Wright's work is noticer able for lack of the amateurish and Is surprisingly marked by a certain moderation and finish one would only expect in an older writer. She combines all true southerner' g love for the beau.
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TAe WICHITA COUNTRY.
To be Opened up for Settlement on the
 First of May.

First of May.
 PERRY, O. T., March 29 Recent information is that the Wichita Country, owned and occupied by the kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indians, will be opened by May 1. The gold and silver excitement in the Wichita mountains has drawn hundreds on the border of this new country and the opening is expected to be of more note than any land opening of the Indian Territory lands.
 The allotting to the Indian fami. lies is progressing rapidly. Miners are still prospecting in the mount aims, and not day passes without conflict between prospectors and soldiers.
 With the execution of one range of mountains, these reservations are the finest farming country in the Indian Territory.
 The allotting of the Wichita Res ervation was begun yesterday by agents Coleman and Mills. Tue Indians object 10 being allotted until they are paid for the lands, but the work will be forced to com pletion.
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SENT FREE.

To any person interested in hu- mahe matters, or who loves animals, we will send free, upon aplication, a copy of the ALL ANCE, the organ of this Society. In adition to It's intensely inter esting reading, it contains 8 list of the-valuable and unusual pre-
 Address THE NATIONAL HUMANE ALLIANCE, 41O-4ll United States Building, N. Y.
 3-23 d&w2m
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< aat Black Rnccnon

Eli Koch killed the first black raccoou ever seen near Portsmouth, O., while hunting near Otway. The animal had not single white or light colored hair Even the rings on the tail were absent It has excited considerable curiosity among the local zoologists. and the skin will be mounted hy taxidermist and probably sent to the Smithsonian insti, tntinn.
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A horse hltched to a buggy and driven by negro woman, late Sat urday evening, became frightened on Main street and ran away. The woman was thrown cut and severe ly bruised. The frightened animal dashed through crowd of negroes standing In the street in front of Havis X Mosby's soloon around fish wagon. knocking them right and left and causing stampede. Several of the number were severely bruised.
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The narometer and the Muse.

A poet once inscribed lay To jolly January. Ike sang of snowfialSes in their play And plumber folk so wary. With sleighbell chimes
 And steeds that wait
 With nostrils tieroely smoking. He set his rhymes
 merry gait
 Of melody and joking. on iasses speeding OCT the ice And youths that glided with 'ain lie wove fanciful device Of metaphor and rhythm. Twas by the calendar alone He undertook to time it. For when has inspiration flown In tether to the climates But men there be-
 Methodic wights-
 Who spurn a spirit youthful. Who cannot see
 A scribbler's rights,
 Unless he's somewhat truthful. And sorrowing but helpless rage Has quenched his airy wit, For OCT the page 8 weather sage Had serawled the rude word ssNit ,. 2 s Sasningson Star
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Organized hY Women.

Eight prominent society ladies of spokane, Wash, have incorporated the Woman's Northwest Mining and Invest ment company. capitalized at $2, 000.- ooo. and will engage iD the mining business They have obtained the serv. ices or an expert to report on the prop critics of the company. Branch offices VIII be established in many large cities.
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She Can Have the plaes.

The first car run on the new electric
 me recently opened in Santa Barbara Cal, was operated by woman, Miss Hattie K, Muller. She was so success 1ui tbat she tried it again and again ana finally said to the president of ths road that If people did not stare so she would rather be motorman than any thlng else in the world. The president replied that the place was open to her Whenever she wanted to adopt that pro fegsieu.
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MT. |. ". Parse, came down from Little Rock last night and is reeeiv ing the congratulations of his many friends upon his recent appointment as clerk of the new Federal Court at Batesville.
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A RECORD BREAKER.
This Is New Style Fish Story, and It's
 Good One.

This Is New Style Fish Story, and Its
 Good One.
 Lew Emmet. proprietor of a grocery store and fish market in Greensburg. Ind, while angling in creek Saturday caught three peculiar fish the like of which he had never before seen, but which resembled the pickerel, He hur- ried with them to his store, where he has ill his show window an aquarium, and launched them again in watery home. Previous to their occupancy Of the glass tank school of goldfish and silver sinners were iii undisputed sway. The following morning, however, all the old inhabitants were dead, and the surface of the water was covered with small bubbles. But the newcomers We're as lively as ever.
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Capt. J. A. Freeman, of Millville. one of the best known lumber deal CTS in the State. is here on a business trip.
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Dr. A. c. Iortion and wife leave to- morrow for New York where the Doctor will take post graduate course at the N. Y. Polyclinic and Hospital during the Spring and Summer. They will return abont 11Iy the 1st
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Antltoxine For Pneumonia.

According to Brussels dispatch to The Chronicle, Dr. Mennes of Louyaiu has discovered an antitoxine for pneu. monia.
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Tho craze for crests is increasing, and nol content with blazoning it on one's stationery. It is now the mode to have Y Y eSquisi'aly hand painted on parch- menf, framed and hung in a conspicu- GUS place in h.i. s,. i, ,;,r,, rxr
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Mir. Joe Franklin came down from Little Rcek last night and with Il wink of the eye his friends are in Quiring as to his next point of desti- nation.
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Did you know that Bradford X Knox had a line of shades that they guarentee the color for ten years? Something new. 3,3-dtf
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Burns. the tailor, was busily en- gagged Saturday in movlnghis estab- llshment into his new quarters on West Second avenue.
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An Unspoliable Peach.

The stories of any danger threatening the peach crop must necessarily excite . good deal of anxiety in the neighbor- hoods where Mir. Depew is admired. -
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Dr. ]. F. Simmons returned yester- day from Mississippi, whither he ae- companied his wife on visit to rel atires.
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Mir. and Mrs. c. T. Keplinger. of New Orleans, are in the city visiting Mrs. keplenger's parents, Col. and Mrs. Met l.. Jones.
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Miss Fannie Cook, q charming young lady of Warner, spent satur- day in the city on shopping expe- flition.
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A GENTS wANTEar-for War in Cuba, by
 fA Senor Quesanda. Cuban representative at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban patriots. In tremendous demand. A bonanza for agents Only $I.1u Rig book, big aonfes- sions. Every body wants the only endorsed. reliable book. Outfit tree. Creiit viven. Freight paid. Drop u I trash. and make 500 a month with War in Cuba. Address today
 The National Book Concern, 352. 256 Dearborn street. Chicago. 42silm
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Prof. Willis. of New York City, delivered an interesting talk to the pupils of the City High School Fri day. His subject was Physiesiogo- my.
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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
oHIo's BOY TEACHER.
Only Eleven Years old, but Has Ma..
 Head on His Shoulders.

Head on His Shoulders.
 Winchester, O., has prodigy in Mas.
 ter Marion Glasgow, the Il 1,year.old Son of E. M. Glasgow. Seventeen days be-. fore he was Il years of age, which was in November last, Master Glasgow was granted a teachers certificate for ona year. He is now preparing to take the examination for another certificate and expects to keep one in his possession as long as he lives So far as is known he is the youngest person to whom cer. tihcate was ever granted. When hs went to take his examination. the boy was unaccompanied by parents or friends. He finished the first session be. fore any of the old teachers and was the
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Mrs. Jake Katzenstein will leave for Little Rock this morning to spend the week with her mother.
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Misses Parhas and Sallie Smith, of Fordyce, were in the city shop ping yesterday.
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Mrs. r. P. Byrd has returned home after visit to friends in Little Rock.
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Friday night Imperial Lodge con ferred the rank of Esquire upon two Pages.
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The Atlanta Woman Suffrage associ. ation Is discussing the advisability o1 ca'sng state suffrage convention ip that ciSy. ~'-s-4 A''
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Mr.C. E. Hudson, of Texas, is here on a visit to his parents.
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Mai Charles Gordon Newman was n Little Rock visitor Saturday. He will return home today.
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Miss Lucy Carter. of Dallas, Texas, is visiting the family of Mir. W. w. Ware, 51G West 4th avenue.
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Mir. s. c. Martin went up to Little Rock yesterday and will spend Sun day with relatives in that city.
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Mr. T. E. Price, of Camden. is in the city and will make an effort to reorganIze the Red Men.
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Ifyou want good meal try the Valley Restaurant, 15c. 121dt
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Notice.

April lst I will occupy the store room OF Second ayenEe, rear of Kastor X Rluthen tllals. ,dtf Burns. the Tailor,
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Miss Margaret Wise. of Hutchn. son, Kansas, Is the guest of Mrs Frnnk Ellls.
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Col. and Mrs. B. D. Williams re- turned to their home in Little Rock yesterday.
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Mss Willie smapt is able to be n after few days illness.
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Miss Sadie Sanders, of Little Rock, is visiting Mrs. Minnie Mlncer, on West Barraque street
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Miss Pearl Garrett, of Lake Dick. was in the city, yesterday, visiting friends.
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Attorney D. II. Rousseau spent Saturday at Grady on professional business.
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Our streets were crowded with people Saturday. and business ap- pearcd to be brisk.
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Prof. Quinn, of cantren Springs. was n visitor to the city yesterday.
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Miss Edna Tucker, of Tucker. K in the city visiting friends and relatives.
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Capt. Dan Haynes. ex-claim agent for the Cotton Belt, is in the city.
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Saturday the Chief of Police con ducted sale of impounded stock.
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Mir. J. R. White and Dr. L. T. Searles were visitors to Noble Lake Saturday.
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sfr. C. Nj. Ferguson is suffering with severe attack of rheumatism
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Mr Eugene Sonfleld has returned home after visit to Little Rock.
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]. A. and s. P. Proctor, of Cam den, are in the city.
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Mrs. $. N. Knox is convalescinl after severe spell of sickness.
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Miss Linda Taiierierro, of Lehigh. is In the city.
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Miss - Kennedy. of Rob Roy was In town shopping yesterday.
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 tFrom Sundays oaily.l

Chas. Goldsby. of St. Francis, is at the Arlington.
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Miss Nina Smart entertained few of her friends Saturday afternoon.

Mss Josie Dresfus spent a few days of last week in Little Rock.
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Miss Alma Dewoody entertained a few of her friends Thursday evening
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-10
A New IndnstFy.

A wood dealer says the time has al
ready come when second growth tim
Der is to cut big figure in the fuel
industry. A good deal of this wood
is now being hauled to town from
comparatively near localities, where
the trees have matured into respectable
woodlands since the original timber
was cleared off for logging and agri-
cultural purposes. This timber is re.
duced to fuel condition mainly by the
ak instead of the saw, but being green
and more full of sap, than the prim-
eval trees it cuts easily and when
seasoned, its heat-producing power is
much greater than that of straight
grained wood split out of larger trees.
There are hundreds of acres of this
second-growth timber bordering the
upper Sound districts which must
sooner or later be utilized for fuel
purposes at a profitable return to the
owners of the lands and those team
sters who may be disposed to embark
in the enterprise. Many consumers
who have once used this fuel, COM
prising the cleaved trunks and larger
limbs of small fir trees, prefer it to the
wood or bark from large timber. So
here lisa partial solution of the much
discussed waning timber question, so
far as it relates to the future fuel re-
sources other than that of coal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-10
DELPHI ITEMS.
Special Correspondence of the Sta ndard.

Special Correspondence of the Sta ndard.
Dave Peer talks of moving his FAM
lily to Plum Station.
The Delphi Literary Society met
last Friday evening, and an interesting
time was had until late hour.
There was a nice sociable dance at
the Delphi hall last Saturday night.
Music was furnished by Daniel Hoover
and Thomas Brown. An enjoyable
time was had by all.
The Delphi jackass is pleased to
find he has brother at Bush Prairie.
If, in passing, he will bray, his Delphi
brother will answer him, and afford
him a chance to make his acquaint-
ance. PADDY.