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The times., 1898-10-26
WASHINGTON INVESTMENTS.
More Than Double Those of All
Other Cities.

But Uncle Sans favorite city for in
vestment is Washington. and it is right
that it should be. for it is the city of the
nation of all the States-the common
property of all-the capital city, in the
improvement and advancement of which
all Americans have a common interest
and pride.
The great extent and value of the Gov
ernment's real property here will be
manifest when one giances at the areas
- the parks, and reservations and the
cost of the various public buildings.
In the city proper. the principal parks
and their respective areas are as follows:
The times., 1898-10-26
COUNTRY Ian DS.
Nearly All of Uncle Sans Rural
Property "Out West"

AS may be seen by reference to the ac-
companying map nearly all or over 80 per
cent. of his country lands are west of the
Mississippi River.
OF his vacant public lands s. per cent
We're in 1887 in the following ten States,
viz:
The times., 1898-10-26
CITY PROPERTY.
Washington the Chief Point oi
Urban Iuyesfmeut

Uncle Sans city property consists of
custom houses, postoffices. courthouses.
marine hospitals, and other public build
ings and reservations.
Buildings for the use of the general
Government have already been erected
The times., 1898-10-26

in 2Si cities. The sites selected are al
ways centrally located, and valuable
property. In New York, for instance.
the custom house and mint are on Wall
Street. and the postofiice on the C+y
Hall Park, on Broadway. In each city
these sites become centers around
which private capital construct the prin-
cipal office buildings. The result is the
sites selected soon double and quadruple
in value.
Its Value.
The original cost of the buildings and
sites in the various cities. exclusive of
Washington, was. in round numbers. as
follows:
Buildings .................. S9S, COO ool
Sites NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..------.-.--. zJ,OVo'VJ
Total ..............
Assuming that the value of the build
ings, which are always kept in the best
repair, is the same as when erected, and
that the sites have doubled in value. the
present total of the city property men
toned is Sl33.000,000.
In this connection it may be INTEREST," g
10 know what the Government has spent
in few cities. The following is the rec
ord for nine principal cities up to the
close of the fiscal year. June 80. 1897. ex-
elusive of Washington. which we VIII
treat of separately:
The times., 1898-10-26
UNCLE SANS REbLESTATE
His Country Lands, National
Parks and City Property.
HEAVIEST STAKE HERE

Uurni property Mostly Beyond the
Mississippi Washington Assets
Need for More Ground nj the
Cnpitai-1hc superb Area. Beauty
and Resources OF Our National
rarLs. =
The times., 1898-10-26
Their Areas

The areas of these national parks are as
follows:
The times., 1898-10-26

In other words. the area of the vacant
public lands in each and every one of
the above ten States is greater than the
total area of England. In Montana alone
it is more than double the area of Eng
land.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12

white horse. Els team became
frightened and cramped the wagon
sharply to the left. The driver was
either thrown or jumped from the
road to the right side. He still re-
tanned his hold upon the reins and
for short distance ran close along
side in an endeavor to check tie
runaway horses.
In the dusk Mr.. Dunn was I'M
able to see clearly how he got his
death blow. Before he could reach
him Mr., Ellis had fallen between
the hind wheels of the wagon, both
of which cleared him. When
reached by Mr.. Dunn he gaeped
Mercy" and was dead
1t is believed that when the front
wheels were cramped to the left lie
was drawn in behind the right
wheel, and then a sharp cramp to
the right crushed him. His left
chest was smashed in and there
were injuries to his back. Some
think it possible that wheel horse
Kicked him in the breast.
Mr.. Ellis was & son of J. Ellis and
was well known and respected
young man in this region, where
he has lived since boyhood, lie
leaves a widow and one child.-Ga-
zette.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12
Ser. ,ue Head. end Collision.

c. 1. Nov. IA disastrous
head aa o3llision between a work
traiu anc lie regular freight on the
Moaeaa oraoch OF the O. L. & ~,
aboo miIp out Of Colfsx, at 1870
this afternoon, which fortunate Y
resulted IN no one being hurt. A
wrecked ~aboose and badly dam
aged eogl-e and several yards Of
tract is .aa property loss. The es-
cape Of lumber Of men from death
seem almost miraculous.
Taa gaeuIar freight train was
running about Is miles an hour
who rounding a curve it met the
worh rain, pushing the pile driver
and caboose ahead Of the engine.
Engineer Cory, Of the freight, saw
the train when only about four car
lengths away, and reversed his en-
CINE. threw on the airbrakes and
with biz fireman jumped. Cory LIT
on the riprap along the river bank,
and vas painfully bruised and his
ankle spralncd, but ia not seriously
injured. There was terrible Jar
when the trains met, but those IN
the ca boose were not hurt.
In the caboose Of the work train
were about a dozen men, the crew
of the pile driver, and Conductor
Nat Dow was standing on the plat
form. He saw the danger and
yelled and all the men escaped un-
injured. The freight engine, No
113, drove entirely through the Ca
boose, which was reduced to kind
ling wood, and the wreck now
stands with the flat car on top o.
the freight engine. The pilot
smokestack and steam chest Of Ell
CINE No. 113 are knocked off and a
number of steam pipes burst. Two
hundred feet of track are torn up
Engine No. A took two flat cars
out to the wreck to transfer the
passengers on the passenger train
from Moscow to Spokane, which is
above the wreck. Conductor Dow
and Engineer Deane Of the work
train, wired in their designations
this evening,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12
Killed on the Road.

An accident in which Willis ELS,
"a years old, lost his life in one brief
minute happened on the road near
his home on Rock creek Sunday
evening. Mr.. Ellis was driving
home with four horse load OF
slabs and refuse from a mill. In
the dusk of evening he was ascend
ing Hill, when a neighbor, Mark
Dunn, appeared at the top riding a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12
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Essential points VIC must consider.

America is the greatest country earth The
people the greatest people earth Our and have
WINGED the world that we the aest in and
the greatest peach Competition the builder
We believe competition; it enables into the
worlds market and buy Of those who will give for
enables before The people and them goods for their
hard earnings than anybody else give 1t is question Of where
buy the most for money We few prices which
will index 10 stock:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12
THE GREATEST PLACE on EARTH IS "HoME,'
C,3RPET DEP.4RYN E.A'1,.
SHOES.

TIamitonl}oWn line which
OF III
small we
this
make right though takes pair OF
Remember the
n o 10
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-12
THE GREATEST TOWN N THE STATE IS "PUiLMAN."
GROCERY DEP,ART.NENT.

Is pounds graduated sugar
% pounds brown sugar
Lion coffee, per pound
10 bars Smilax soap
2-gallon pail sorghum, a l grade
Sardines, > cents per can, for 6 for
Arm and Hammer Soda, Is ounce
Cow Brand Soda, Is ounce
Nutmegs. extra large size, per dozen
52-pound sack dairy salt
50-pound sack stock salt
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
\ Cool EoAfis Court-

A Maryland judge has decided that n town ordinance prohibiting the riding of wheels on sidewalks when the streets are impossible is not effective The rider who was arrested turned on the sidewalk to avoid an exceptionally bad place in the roadway, and, al- though he rode a distance of only twen- ty-five feet on forbidden ground, a War rant was issued The ~ ldence showed that Q wheel could not be pushed through the mudhole, and the court, in dsmtssing the case, ruled that under such conditions riders and drivers were justified in trespassing on private property. It Is possible that the higher courts may not sustain so liberal rul- Ing, but ts reversal will not deprive the judge of the lower court of his rep utatIon for common sense
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
LITERATURE OF CHILDHOOD.
\ Mothers Motel Book Can Be Made q
 True Romance of IIumau Nntnrc,

Florence Hull W!nteghurn. writing of k,7pln. ".A Mothers Note Book h the Wumau's Home Companion, claims tAis In favor of such q record:
 It k chiefly for her own Instruction and guidance that mother needs 10 keep some kind of nursery notebook. For thp refrcsAment of her memory, when patience is likely to fail, and for the reawakeuing of dullpd sympathy with childish moods, as well as for the enlightenment of others 10 whom she may choose to impart her experiences thc results of her labor will morp than repay her for the trouble taken She need follow no rules, nor even attempt to make regular entries unless she has inclination for the task. Facts bearing upon physical variations are extremely valuable. and it is wise to note the weight and growth of d child at rcgu- lar intervals. to ascertain whether he is dcvloUng normally. Even more import ant are observations upon his general health. temperament disposition and the use he makes of his faculties Al though the mother herself may hot be aware of the standard bc should attain, her statement of facts may give the clue to q physician when puzzling symptoms show themselves. Often deafness and defects of vision might be prevented If the early signs of their coming on had been needed. A single incident In q persons life may give the keynote of his character
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
XeretaPlnn Cats.

At the vegetarian jubilee Tn London recently some remarkable exhibits were made. One was vegetarian eat, sleek and handsome pussy. wa0, hay ing been brought up In vegetarian family. had not only learned to love vegetable food. but had forgotten the feline taste for mouse flesh Mice of the plumpest and most tempting ap- pearance could run across the floor with perfect impunity in the presence of this vegetarian tabhv. She just winked sleepily at them and gave q contemptuous curl of her anti-carnivor- ous tail A new race of cats is thus brought Into sight-the reformed feline who will not eat meat nor kill mice. But the new vegetarian breed of cats will never become popular with the la dies
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
fon AuMAMlIY.s oooo
New Invention Which Mankind Will
 Greatly Appreciate,

uaes there exist A nam who has ncyer sfruselod aitH refractory stufeppe2 This new Invention afi l1 more far tHe mIHteuaHre Of peace md quiet than nusthng eIsy. Thc Illustration rrpfa- srIfs A device designed fp facilitate securing -terep'pe lu position. aai hul1lat the pipe so fhat farrc N.u Hs lp dangcf of =aat blowing through #e Iu.ufs 'uta thc reou. says fae Selen.He A'ueH.e3a. The Improvement has heea pateaal hy Jerome Jones of Kansas ,.tF. Alo. Ipau thc ta.uale held ln tae ehimuyy wall and opening into the nut. ls riycted gn approximately U--hapcd metallic har. WaaSe middle portion extends across tAe luner eul of thc th,,uble, aa1 forms support for thc hook of a screw rod whose other end Is vueaecd ly a croSs-p.rce secured 10 the inside of Q short plpc section loosely Gtttus h the tA'mhle and pro jnrtlns outward to receive the end If The stpveIlpe. Tho laWard movement of Che short section k limited by Il tvad
 which uhufs asaiust tAc Inner eflE" Of q riue-ShaIsd eov,r engaging the outer flee of tae chimney, thus forming q Eht joint, and IL tAe outer end of th3s s,-r- n are bayonet slots 10 bp engaged by short pins on tie Inner end of tae stoyea'pe, faege le.as q handle or thuml-pleee oa. tne short section by
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

The doing of this very thing may be tho beginning ef a rsaet.oa that wiu draw people from fhe euustsfci cities 'o ruFll Hfr aad pursuits. build up farm- us communities 8nj sa r'.,zt5hlish yil- aers aal taas bring ahnut the iugfeos- sI prosperity fhat Wr Hll wish for and talk -a uueh about IT people ouee E't tar ltel ttat tl's sort af u .alnc lz go- ias 10 happen nud feaIzs that thcy VIII fe happier Hal uorc Independent ou shr 'raaI acres thau "a Che narTow ten- emouts. there MI he rush for The country and The Ncw England farms will again blossom and lluotH With veg efIblts. -rlin and trult.@
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
Qneer Kinds Of FueL

Tn Southern California, in the peach districts. peach stones are not uncom- monly used as fuel. They are sold at the canneries by the wagon load. Peach stones burn freely and make q very good fro. On the homewaId voy- age of vessels in the coeoanut trade cocoanuts are used for fuel as they are also while the vessel Ls lying at her wharf discharging, not sound nuts, but such as are decayed and not saiable. The nuts are broken before they are put into the stove. Cocoanuts burn freely and make a good hot fire.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

Soldiers Travelling Then and Now.
 When soldiers in the service of the United States are travelling their corn- fort Is pretty well looked after says r. F Uorner, general passenger agent of the Nickel Plate
 '"rhe government requires the rall- road company to provide sleeping ears for tAe officers and also for the prvates If it .s possible to procure tha cars. The Thirteenth Regiment which left Buf- fdlo. vas carried n tuur,s! cars three men 10 a section two occupying the lower berth and one the upper. Of co1rSo, f men are to bc carried iu very engagements would be impossible, dut even then We would have to provide them with ordinary day eoacheA The volunteers who answer the present call will he carried in tourist ears if their Journey lasts through q night. Other vtse they will go in day coaches don't think that any other country on earth looks after it's soldiers So well. W'hen I was soldering We considered 0 fge!ght car perfectly satisfactory. We generally had to walk. Being packed Into q freight car on hot summer day WAS rather uncomfortable, and the men usually secured ventilation by knocking hoLcs in rhe sides of the CAT with the butts of their rifles When the officers remonst1ted the boys would say that they were just making loop holes 10 shoot the Johnnfes> "-Buffa- 10 Commercial
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
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All snow Is not Wh.te At several placrs In the meeutains of Colorado and California l. Is blool rcd. snow has been known to be hlael, yellow. red. md green.
 There are BOW over 950Oon words Tn the English language. acknowledged hy the hpst authorities. or about 1o.uu0 more than In the German French spanish and Italian comhiueL
 How far away Che Milky Way is there are no means of judging with much confidence. Prof. Barnard has given good reasons for thinking that lf5 groundwork consists of stars. which are r0ch smaller than the sun. DOT hans hundreds or thousands of times smaller. so that its distance from us may not be great. as star distances Go.
 TAr lonc-fam!,lar laboratory method of dr"!ag the mir hy neans of moi9- turt-ahsorh!ng agent has been borrow el hy F'Tankfort lnventour for a pat cntrl dry barrel or box for preserving vegetables and other substances. The ! false bottom of slats. under which is placed I metallic tray containing caus- t'c potash. Thp vegetables fruit, etc. are placed on the false bottom, and the alr-almittcd only through the bottom is dried before reaching them by pas sage over the potash. One charge of the drier Ia claimed to last six months.
 The great peak of TenerifTe. t2.1S2 feet high. situated Tn the Canary Isl nndS. and rising almost directly out of thn ocean. makes il magnificent view point for certain scientific purposes. Prof T. C. Porter recently gave the Physical Society In London m account of his observations and experiments on the poak By observing the shadow of tac Ieak cast upon the sen and meas ueing tae time that elapsed between tho moment when the apex of the shadow touched the sea horizon and the Instant when t was eclipsed by the shadow of night. he was able to dcduce the diameter of the earth. The heated air rising frem the crater of the vol cano also casts n shadow which can be seen on the s#a. rising ohllqurly from the summit of the mountain cone. One of Prof. Porter's photographs from the peak plainly showed the curvature of the horizon.
 The art of photom!crography has re- gently made a great advance through the application of the electric arc ught. Heretofore It has been very difficult to make good photographs of minute objects maGntaed more than one thou sand diameters. because the oxyhydro- gen light employed to Illuminate tho objects was not sufficiently uniform in intensity. With the electric arc light this difficulty has hcen largely over come, and fine photographs have been made of objects macni1ed five thou sand dlanetnrs. Microscopy Is far ahead Of astronomy Tn the magnlfying powers that It can employ. It Is seldom that q power of so much as one thou sand diameters can be usefully applied with telescope, and In photngraphinG the heavenly bodies comparative slight macnifcation can be used. A photo graph of the moon with a maGnifying power of five thousand diameters would be q wonder indeed.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

which the latter may be conveniently turned to bring the parts Into engage ment. When the stove is taken down, the short section and rinGeovcr as well as the Stovepipe. are reIuoY'7l. and the scrcw-rod is utilized 10 hold in place m outer cover which rests with Is edge against q packing Ou ,hp outer face of the chimney.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

huge bundle fully as large as herself and, putting It on hes head, calmly walks eff with l. in no wise inoon- venieneed by the weight tsunlly she takes 1t to thc bank o3 Some supAm and ruhs the clothes on fat stones. Modern tubs and patent wringers have 10 charms for her.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
Russian Stovea

The stove Is the principle furniture of s Russian cottage. It fills third of the interior of the principal room, being built of brick and plaster, fat on the top. During the day 1t Is used for cook ing and drying clothes, and at night it is the family bed, on which all the in- mates sleep In heap, pell-men
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
How to Detect Chicory.

Coffee which is suspected of contain tng chicory may be sprinkied on the surface of a glass of clear water. Cof, fee floats while the chicory, being heavy, sinks leaving brown trail through the water. Chtcory Is soft to the touch and will crumhle between the fingers, unlike the hard. gritty particles of coffee
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

h nearly every grade there Ls m in- crease in ray for every five years of service, luke the ease of paymas- ter, for instance who starts WirA a minimum salary of $29a0 a year for -aa duty. and he can, hy subsequent terms Of service, work himself up to Sl.2oO q year. There will be no In crease Tn rank unless there IS q regular promotion; the extra lay Is T reward by the government or rather an in- duecmeut for experienced officers to r,- main in the service
 The tsly of common sailor, lanae- man Is hls official name, Is $2l mouth, and from tAis there ls q gradual h. crease for ordinary and able" sea- men up to $3O month
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
PAY OF YANKEE sAlLoRs
noth Men and DrIeers Are Well Taken
 Care of by the Government.

Tbo admiral of the uafy Ia Ifs high est pail official lls salary Y sl3aUU 2 yeHr all tae f'me. Wlth continuation for ralous md quarters. The salaries f th' other ae.errs are arulHead ea n ,ldiux scale in thrr- diyls.ene =aat ,ea-' oa "shoas lu.g.' and "oa base Taus Ficr a1u.-al. who la at s,5-, sets S9.oon a year. T assigned fJ shore Gas. be draws SsHu a8I T ''uut ou ias teaeh~ waiting orders Ar gets ea.r :a0ol. the difference tetweca thc t@1 extremes being Ghout a3 l-h Ter cont The iEly scale of the others k as fol lows:
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
Can You Soivo This puzzle9

An old Hlndoo fak,r owned circular plot of ground on which were l26 dago- bus, or sacred cherry trees Dying, he left thls plot of ground to be divided
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

"What are your friends sentiments on civil servicef' inquired Senator Sor- ghum's acquaintance. ''He can't tell yet" was the reply. "He doesn't know whether he Is going to get the place he Is after or not. t."-Washington Star.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
NEED NO wAaoNa

Loads of Linen ou rhclf ucaaA
 The Chicago hundFtsJ WifA 2 good custom is quite apt t5 tafe her own cart pad horse to collect tH washing she does at home. says ttr Haily &evs. h Colombo Il ls d'Ger -r I0ese the Basherwomnn pack. fae linen iafo one
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
Chinese Laundrymen.

It is said that good Chinese faun- dryman can clear S25 a week, although he pays from S14 to S25 month rent, and sometimes as high as $40, and hires two or three men at wages ranging from S6 to S10 week. When their very economical habits of living are considered 1t is probable that they save large share of their earnings.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

The art of bunco-steering requires uTe than ordinary talent
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

has a blade long and ugly. The weapon is used wdth the blade up and the rip ping wound t ind1cts !s frequently fatal
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

It Is easier to let the hair grow long than 1t is to write 0 good poem
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

for fifty niles, with q jungle on either side in which barbed wire ts used eX- tensive1y. The picture shows ono of tho forts along the trocha
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

Ugly Weapon Used by Spanish.
 The navajo s carried by G1nrost every Sranlard not of the upper classes II opens with a ratchet and spring and
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
Right Way 10 Cut 0 Cable.

When the Havana cable uas ''cut-' the men who performed the task did DO sever the parts completely, but left
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

equally between his six sons and in such manner that each son should have on his section exactly twentyone cherry trees How was 1t done2
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

Flowers and Drought Scarlet flowers are said to stand drought better than any other.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03
Pnrt Along Che Trocha.

The spanish troeha h Cuba is. q form of fortldcation running along the COAST
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-03

connecting strands, as indicated in the accompanying sketch So with the Manila cable There Is an art tn doing everything right way and wrong.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-21
Great Ribbon snIe.

The special sale of all-silk ribbons now
in progress at Krouskoffs Is one full of
interest to everybody as 1t offers the
greatest indueement to all economical
buyers. A uniform price of 25c yard for
the entire line of ribbons prevails. AT
this price are offered the best productions
from the leading manufacturers of the
greatest silk market in the world-Sf
Euenne, France. We offer STYLES and
grades that were never retailed before for
less than soc, COO and 75c yard. The quail
ties are of the best, the patterns are of
this seasons origin, embracing as 1t does
plain, watered and colored-edged taffetas
one and three-tone stripes Dunkirll
checks, Scotch and Shepherd plaids. large
and small dots and other fancy figures
The widths are 4 and inches. which
makes them valuable ana serviceable for
dress and hat use. In short, the values are
such as will be quickly appreciated by anv
that attend this great ribbon sale now
going on at Krouskoffs. OF course. early
selection insures one Of securing the hest
and choicest patterns. Remember 25c -,
yard for choice OF any ribbons displavod
on our front counter.-ad.