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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14
Reassured Him.

Office Boy-Dere's a gent outside
wot wants & see youse IN urgent bust
ness. Says dat he's frum Phillydelphy.
Editor-Well, say to him that he
need have no alarm. Lee has surrender
ed, peace is restored and confidence re-
gained. But break it to him gently
New York Journal.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

According to recently compiled sta
t%istics, the Bible is now printed in 381
languages, SO versions having been add
ed in the last five years. Forty-two Of
these versions are credited to English
and Scotch societies, and 8 to American
societies.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14
A Base Assumption.

Miss Peachblow-I had no less than
six men at my feet last night.
Miss Caustique-Your slippers must
nave come united pretty often.-New
York Journal.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

1t is claimed that during the last 25
years but u person for every $780,
goo carried by the railroads Of Denmark
has been killed.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

The only way in which salt should
be given to cattle is in lumps, big
enough for them to lick handily, with
no danger of their swallowing them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
A PEOPLES PRESIDENT

is the secret of popularity. No one is
neglected, none are snubbed every one is
treated with a politeness that is exceed
ingly grateful, though no attempt is made
to impress the recipient with the Presi-
dents courtesy.
President Mckinley sees no reason why
he should be debarred from the privileges
which citizenship and good conduct confer
upon any man. 1t has almost become a
popular maxim that the sidewalks of
Washington are not good enough for the
President of the United States TO walk
upon. This is the result OF a rigid adher-
ence to etiquette and liberal use of the
carriages which are supposed to convey
the chief executive about the city when
he cares to go. The present occupant of
the Presidency is no lover of livery. A
man whose personal habits are above re-
proach, he is still one Of those rare humans
that men know as a thoroughly good iel-
low. He dearly loves 10 take walk, and
be is likely to go anywhere. He seems to
take a keen delight in travelling about the
city in a most unostentatious fashion, his
companion generally being Secretary Por-
ter.
1t is almost an everyday occurrence to
see the President, if he happens TO be on
the street at the time the children are
passing back and forth from school, stop
and chat with the youngsters, seeming to
enjoy the conversation immensely. The
children of Washington have declared Mr..
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

The stranger who visits Washington
these days will enjoy the unique sensa-
ton of seeing a President who has not for
gotten that he is still citizen. President
Mckinley has apparently been altogether
unaffected in his ideas by his elevation to
the high Office he holds. The pomp of
power is only slightly in evidence The
array of bluecoats that have encircled the
White House grounds in greater or less
degree for four years is to be greatly
diminished. In addition, the grounds of
the executive mansion on the south side
are to be. again open to the public. Re-
publican in politics, President Mckinley
every day proves himself exceedingly
democratic in his ideas.
All during the Cleveland administra-
ton the attaches Of the Government
seemed TO vie with one another. in their
efforts to add to the exclusiveness with
which Mr.. Cleveland sought to surround
himself. The radical change from at
tempts of this nature to utter absence
of anything like exclusiveDess is
what startles the old-timer here and
pleases the visitor immensely. If one
wishes to see the President now on le-
ultimate errand he is permitted to talk to
him, and that without any unnecessary
delay. The President will not permit
any one to waste his time, but he under
stands thoroughly how to be courteous
and at the same time cause his visitor to
see for himself that his call is brief. This
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
ODD CYCLING NOVELTY

A new and unique cycling sensation is
the seesaw quadricycle. 1t is com bina-
ton Of the old and nearly forgotten tri-
cycle with the modern bicycle, and the
result is curious-looking affair, which is
now attracting widespread attention from
wheel men and women throughout the
country.
Nothing like it in appearance or design
ever before appeared on the horizon of the
cycling world.
This seesaw quadricycle is essentially
family affair. 1t is built for four riders,
with an additional seat for a steersman or
governor. The construction of the ma
chine is of the simplest. There are no
complicated joints, gearing or combina-
ton of levers and clamps to confuse one
or make an ordinary breakdown a serious
matter. Also the fact that no previous
experience is necessary in order for one to
ride with all the speed and skill of an ex.
lert tends to make the seesaw quadri-
cycle popular means of diversion for
parties of four or even for two persons.
who, while wishing to enjoy the exhilara-
ton of cycling dare not trust themselves
to the uncertain balancing qualities of The
ordinary tandem.
The seesaw quadricy Gle is four wheeled
affair, as its name implies. The rear set
OF wheels are slightly larger in circumfer-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

trees, exceeded in size only by the famous
big Trees" another variety of the same
species.
As this timber is peculiar to California
alone, so are the methods employed in
getting it out. And nowhere else In the
world are logging operations carried on as
in the redwood forests, which extend along
the coast from Monterey almost to the
Oregon boundary line. The Eastern lum-
herman will seek in vain for the familiar
methods of his native "pineries," for
those methods are out of date in the "red-
woods; besides, they are totally made
quate for handling these giants of the for
est, many of which will measure twelve
or fifteen feet in diameter and nearly 200
feet in height.
Espe cially in the moving and transport
tation of the huge logs procured were the
old methods found deficient and danger
Gus. Oxen and horses were too slow and
clumsy, too expensive and in their places
everywhere are used especially designed
machines of the caole-winding type, the
application of which is continually being
enlarged. The latest application of this
principle is the cable logging road as an
extension of the steam railroad that trans
ports the logs to the sawmill or storage
pond.
These cable roads are used for bringing
the logs from places in the forest mac
cessible to the locomotive and cars,
usually some gulch, up which they wind
and twist to the point where the logs cut
on the surrounding hillsides nave been
gathered-in some instances three miles
from the railroad terminus. OF course
these roads cannot be compared with the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

eace than the forward or guiding wheels
Motion is given the machine by the weight
of the riders, who sit upon seats differing
very considerably from the ordinary BIZ
cycle seat. :
These seats. of which there are four, two
In front and two in the rear. are fixed at
the ends of long levers, which are not I'M
like the walking beam of the ordinary side
wheel steamboat. The end of each lever
not occupied by the seats for the riders is
connected by an upright driying.rod with
large sprocket- wheel in the center OF the
machine.
The fitting, or seesaw. levers at either
end OF the machine are supported over the
axies by upright supports or standards,
strongly braced and working on five roller
bearings.
The seats for the riders at the two ex:
treme ends of these levers are comfortably
upholstered affairs, and below them are
adjustable foot rests, which allow riders of
different heights to secure at all times q.
comfortable footrest or brace.
The framework of the machine, which
is oblong, is made of cold drawn seamless
tubing, exactly like that used in the con-
struction OF the ordinary bicycle. The
rear wheels are thirty inches in diameter
while the front ones are two inches
smaller.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

On one of his walks a few days ago he
was stopped by stability dressed man
who said: "Mr. Mckinley, don't you
remember me? l was in your regiment
during the war" The President shook
hands with the speaker as cordially as if
he had been mem Der of the Senate and
with few kindly words did more to re-
move the feeling of depression with which
the shabbily dressed man was evidently
afflicted than a $40 note would have ac-
complished. Mr.. Mckinley is not dis
posed at any time to rebuff any one who
speaks to him except a persistent Office
seeker. Toward this class of persons his
manner is trife icy and each day is see
ing it CONCEAL to greater extent.
Perhaps the most unusual thing for
President to do Is the journeying in
cable-car, which Mr.. Mckinley enjoys. 1t
is true that almost every one knows him,
but his kindly democracy wins him re-
spectful treatment by even the most curl
Gus, and Washington people at least
refrain from staring at him. This prac-
tice on the Presidents part almost took
away the breath of the class OF people who
have looked upon the President a. sort
seem to consider himself one whit better
than he was before the election, and ap-
parently sees no reason why he should
assume regal manner toward the popu-
lace.
In addition to his other travels about
the city the President has become an en-
thusiastic equestrian. He selects the
hour between and O. clock for this exer-
else. He has no regular starting point, it
being his evident intention to enjoy a
view OF the city from a seat in the saddle
i'll all the different sections. In order to
save time he is driven from the White
House to designated point, where he is
met by Major. General Miles and several
attendants with horses. Then the ride
begins. The President and General Miles
are both excellent horsemen. General
Miles has, OF course, what is known as the
military seat, and President Mckinley
sits his animal with equal grace. The two
canter about and seemingly find any
amount of en- ioyment in the exercise.
The President is also inclined to dis
pense as much as possible with the pre-
vious fashion of only riding out in car
riage which is accompanied by liveried
coachman and footmen. He is very fond
of driving good horse himself and Is
now arranging for the purchase OF road
wagon and a stout cob, with which, he
says, he is going to test the quality of the
Washington boulevards as he never before
had opportunity. 1t is limited, too, that
the President has his eye on very speedy
animal, and though he is a devout Metho.
dist and is not supposed to know any
thing about trotting horses, 1t is conf
dentiaIly whispered that he really knows
good piece of horsefesh as we'll as the
veriest jockey that rides.
1t may seem strange that man with
so much responsibility on his mind and
with SO many calls on his attention
should find time for the exercise and
amusement enjoyed by the President.
President McKinley's success in this re-
gard is due to the fact that he is exceed
ingly systematic. Everything is con-
Quoted upon basis of accuracy. There
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

Mckinley to be the best President they
ever heard of. AS matter of fact no one
has ever occupied the executive mansion
since the days of Abraham Lincoln who
seemed to have the gift of attracting those
be meets to himself as does Mckinley. It
is no exaggeration to say that not more
than dozen children in Washington can
say that President Cleveland ever spoke
to them. Nowadays, however. the young.
sters watch for the President, and they
know the smile aud kind word he gives
them are genuine and not matters of
policy.
The President also has taken lately to
travelling about by himself. He strolls
along the street just as he did in the days
when he was a plain Ohio Congressman
and his Presidential aspirations. if they
existed at all, were deep within the bud.
When his acquaintance, of whom he has
hosts, happen to meet him he stops and
chats with them on all sorts of topics,
although rs rule most of them have suf-
fcent courtesy to avoid arguments re-
gardlng the Offices. The duration of his
walks is limited by the amount of time al
his disposal. Sometimes it is for twenty
minutes and again for an hour.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

is both time and place for every thing.
The system of handling the White House
correspondence, for instance, is so per-
feet that the great bulk OF the letters re-
ceived never bother the President. One
of the clerks of the White House sorts
and opens all mail not marked personal.
Applications for Office, Endorsements on
applications, and various other communi-
cations are sent TO the appropriate de-
partment without being permitted to take
up the Presidents time.
All the letters marked personal, with
out exception, are opened by Secretary
Porter. The secretary's relations to the
President are so thoroughly confidential
that he knows what the President cares
to see and what he does not. So by the
time the correspondence is sifted down in
the manner described, it is not as onerous
a m after as might be thought. 1t is rarely
that the President has leisure to read even
a small proportion of the letters that are
marked personal. His secretary furnishes
him with memoranda of the moro impor-
tant correspondence, which he carefully
scans. 1t is a notable fact that sine Mr..
McKinley's occupation OF the White
House there has been practically no COM
plant of neglected correspondence. The
President is never too busy to respond to
the request of a reasonable nature any
more than ne is to return the greeting of
an old friend.
Every morning at half-past o'clock or
Whereabouts President Mckinley has fin
ished his mail and is ready for the bust
ness of the day. Senators and Repre-
sentatives are welcome every day except
Cabinet days, between 10 and II. Other
persons are met by engagement. Three
afternoons week the President meets
the public in the East room. All the
President, time that he will devote is
taken up by the office-seekers, but to these
he is, as stated, beginning to turn the cold
shoulder. He simply has to do IL as
matter OF self protection.
dignified. kindly man in his relations
with the public. President Mckinley is
simply devotion itself to his invalid wife.
No matter how great may be the pressure
upon his time, he always finds leisure to
see her dozen times day. In tie even.
ing, if there are no special arrangements,
the President is very likely to engage in
his favorite game of cards, six-handed
euchre, and enjoys himself hugely. 1t is
often the case, however, that he has to see
Cabinet Minister or talk with his secre-
tary during the evening hours, and this
keeps him in the Office and away from the
family. No matter what happens he gen.
orally puts business aside at II o'clock and
by midnight Lights are out in the White
House.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

An Effective Line Operated the Usual Manner and Used for
Hauling Logs From Their Hidden G1ade o the Railroad

rude sled, answering the purpose OF
freight-train caboose. carrying hftlne-
jacks, pinch-bars and other appliances 1or
use in case of accident, is coupled to the
rear log and completes the train, which Is
then ready 10 ''pull OUT This TACT IS
signaled the engineer at the other end OF
the route, and soon the long string OF
huge logs commences its journey, the
numerous sharp turns in the road causing
it to writhe and twist like some gigantic
snake.
Grades are of small moment in the con-
struction of the road, but without rails
the principal difficulties are to keep the
train in the middle of the road by
maintaining straight pull" on the cable
at al! times and, in rounding curves, to
prevent it from trying to take short cut
across the chord instead of folio wing the
arc. The first difficulty is overcome by
using bearings and leads for the cable
fixed along the sides of the load wherever
the one or the other is necessary,
horizonta sheaves being used for bearings.
while snatch blocks. from which the cable
can be readily released, give lead to il.
The remedy for the other difficulty was
very simple, but none the less ingenious.
The usual practice in grading curves was
reversed, the outer edge being made lower
than the inner edge, thus giving the logs
a tendency to fall away from the curve.
This tendency is increased by fastening
sticks of tim Der along the inner edge Of
the curve to shear the logs off, any excess
being corrected by proper lead to the
cable.
Releasing the cable from these snatch
blocks. or engaging it with them as occa-
sion requires, constitutes the work of the
crew which follows the train out until
arriving at the landing" Hero the
"train" is uncoupled and the crew there
load the logs on the waiting cars by
means of jackscrews, cable purchases,
etc., car being required for each log.
In the meantime the cable road crew
have loaded the coupling-chains and
bride on the sled, and, with the main
cable, are being drawn back into the
woods by the haul-back cable, the main
cable being engaged with the snatch
block wherever necessary en- route.
Such is the latest application OF steam
power in logging operations and, like the
application of the endless cable to street.
railway propulsion, purely Californian
innovation. w. II. GALLAGHER.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

elaborate street railway system of San
Francisco. for they were not built for
passenger traffic.
In their operation neither cars nor rails
are used. while the truck, if such it may
be called, is only common ''cord uroy"
roadway, on top of which the cable travels,
hauling, or rather "snaking" long trains
OF logs. which slide and bump over its
rough surface.
The power station is located near the
end of the railroad track at some point
convenient for loading the logs on the
cars. Here is stationed powerful double,
winding engine, having two drums or reels.
the one capable of carrying at least three
miles of one-inch round steel wire cable
and the other over twice that length OF a
considerably lighter cable.
At the beginning of operations the end
OF this SIN aller able is carried into the
woods 10 the end of the corduroy road
where it is wove through fixed block or
sheave and then brought back to the en-
CINE to be fastened to the end of the larger
cable, enabling the latter to be dragged
back into the woods. Thus is the endless
cable formed and the road is ready for
business, the operations at either end or
intermediate points of the road being d.
rected by telephone or other electric Sig
nal appliance.
The logs handled on these roads range
from four TO twelve feet in diameter, and
from twelve to twenty-four feet in length.
and owing to the sappy nature of the
wood, are exceedingly heavy. Neverthe-
less the cable "snakes" them along in
trains OF fifteen or twenty at a time at a
speed Of three miles an hour under favora-
BILE conditions. In making up these trains,
the logs are placed end to end and securely
fastened one to the other by means of
short chains attached to "dogs" driven
int the logs.
To the first or lead log bride OF heavy
chains Is rugged Tor attaching the hauling
cable, and from this the smaller or 'haul-
back" cable leads back over the logs, fol-
lowing the train out OF the woods. A
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
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IN THE LOGGING CAMP.

A smooth, white sheet OF ghoStly snow
The rough, dark stems defines,
All family crossed with row on row
Of shadows from the pines
Amidst the dim, tall arches grand
King Silence reigns profound,
And shuns with night hand clasped in hand,
The agony of sound.
The lingering moon sinks low and dim,
Its time of labor done,
And nature pauses, cold and grim,
And waits the morning sun.
At last its banners bright appear
Along the eastern sky,
Night shoulders, turns with abject fear,
And knows tits time to fly.
The smooth, white sheet is crushed and torn
Where soft the shadows lay,
And on the air harsh voices borne
Proclaim the waking day.
King Silence's frosty calm is broke
BY steady, ringing blows,
A loud duet of stroke and stroke
That quickens at the close.
Destruction reigns throughout the glade
Where spring the ordly trees,
Long years have cast their somber shade
Or whispered to the breeze,
That caught the sunlight's gliding touch
Or jewels of the snow,
Have felt the storm tlend's savage clutch
That hurled them to and fro.
Alas the storm hath spared in vain,
For man assails his crown;
And swayng, quiverng in pain,
A king falls crashing down.
The moaning, splntering, deaf'ning sound
Re-echoes far and wide,
Proclaiming with its last rebound
The fall of sylvan pride.
With canking links the trunk is chained,
And through the flying snow,
With creakng iron cables strained,
The trains of timber go.
And so from dawn to dusky night,
mid ring of steel and cheers,
The hand of man with ruthless might
Undoes the work of years.
CLARA ia PRICE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

In the heart OF dense forest, and miles
away from any town, one would scarcely
expect to find cable roads IN operation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02

Yet this and many other surprises will
greet the stranger III the great redwood
beltr of Caliiornia-those forests of giant
The record-union., 1897-06-03
A Snake Pilot.

The rattlesnake has a pilot. The pur
pose of this pilot has never been salts
factorily explained, but it undoubtedly
serves to protect him in some way. 1t
is we'll konWn that the rattlesnake is
sluggish reptile, slow of movement and
Short-sighted.
He can strike only to the distance of
his own length, and is not of the con-
strictor species, fighting with his fangs.
He is not therefore, dangerous, and can
easily be whipped by a blacksnake, or
any of the constructor family. Even
dog can get the mastery over a rattle
snake without much danger of being in
jured.
The pilot appears Ike a rattlesnake,
except that he has no rattle, and is some
what darker in color. He is also of
much quicker movement, and when
other reptiles or animals appear that
possibly might prove dangerous to the
rattler the pilot, which is not so near
place of safety.
Singularly, the pilot has received but
scant attention, except among the native
people of the district where ii is found,
and but little is known about him. The
only species of rattlesnake having the
pilot for guide is that found in the
mountains; the prairie rattler has to
look out for himself. f.-Pittsburg Dis
match