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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

nous weight OF metal would
be sufficiently strong to pre-
vent the blow OF the great
hammer from causing the
giant to sag. called for care
fui mechanical work. AT the
works where the big hammer
mas been set up, the ground
was excavated on the site
chosen for the hammer until
the solid rock had been
reached. Upon this was built
a concrete bed. three feet
deep, one foot having been
composed of sand, one of ce-
ment and one OF broken
stone. On this concrete foun-
dation We're placed layers CT
metal. bolted soIidly togeth-
er, TO a depth OF fifteen
inches. To allow room for
the pounding the base Of the
hammer would receive, and
provide a yielding founda-
tion. that would give evenly
without sagging sideways.
a sheet OF lead one-quarter of
an inch thick was placed be-
tween the concrete and the
metal OF the foundation,
Experiments made with
the new drop hammer have
proved 1t to be under perfect
control, and to be capable OF
doing more work than two of
the hammers OF ordinary size
IN the Billings & Spencer
foundry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

reasonahly. The woman demonstrated. and
broke into poetry. Thirty days hath Sep
t.nber," etc. mo-" said the Kanir.
cutely, mo month thsrty-one. day--all
month thirty day. Your month thirty day.
then thirty-one day. then thirty-two. No,
me no stop here" and no logic could In
duce him to consent to an arrangement
that seemed likely to progress indefinitely
I'm favor OF his employer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
DROP HAMMER THAT
BEATS Nil HAMMERS.
Delivers the Heaviest Blow of Any
Thing of Its Kind in World.
And Yet 1t Can Crack . Nutsheli,
Leaving the Kernel Intact-Di-
scends ON an Anvil Weighing oo.-
600 Pounds-As to the Foundation.

GIANT hammer that strikes
3.ooe-pound blow, falling from
~ height Of six feet four inches 10
VIZ do it. has Just been constructed
IN Hartford, Conn. II is the
largest drop hammer In the
world, but IS constructed with mechanism
OF such delieacy and 50 ingeniously de-
yised, thar IL can be made to crack nut
with its ponderous blow and leave the
kernel intact.
One man can control the mechanism.
delivering by simple movement OF the
hand and arm that necessitates very lit
tie exert!on, bow that 80 men could not
equal with separate hammers welded In
the ordinary blacksmith fashion. Neither
could the blacksmith gauge the force OF
his bow with the unerring accuracy with
which this monster can be made to work.
The man who could WELD a heavy hand
hammer so delicateiy as 10 hit a gentle
blow as well as heavy one woiid be
very dexterous artist. This the great
S,oD-pound hammer can accomplish at
the Will OF the operator, pounding into
shape a huge mass of metal that would
be impossible Of manipulation with a
small hammer, or gently and lightly
beating * when the work in hand requires
delicate handling.
On account Of its great size there being
no drop hammer IL use anywhere that
equals II, ana by reason OF its beautifully
regulated mechanism, the construction Of
the new drop hammer marks an innova-
ton In the metal Industries.
The dimensions OF the giant hammer
axe as follows:
Weight of hammer 1000 hounds
Weight of base ........... ga 600 bounds
Iotal weight OF base ........ 80 90 pounds
Size or base at bottom .45x90 inches
Length or uprigh1s-. feet 3 inches
between ways on uprights ..1s inches
Height from door to top OF pulleys
......-..... ...-.......... 16 feet Q inches
iotai neignt required above floor to
operate machine ...........r feet
diameter OF puIeys ............4S inches
race or puJleyS ................10i inches
distance between pulleys .......4S inches
IseVoiutions per minute ..................SO
Extreme Iali .-......-.......e feet 1 inches
shortest automatic fall ....3l inches
OottoH OF casting to top of pulley
...'..-..... .............. q feet 8 inches
In considering the enormous power in a
drop hammer OF this size and weight. n
IS necessary, In connection with the head.
70 study the weight OF the base. 1t viii
De noticed that the total weight OF the
Dase or the hammer IS 80 600 pounds. So
that the metal 10 be struck by the ham,
mer Is caught and smashed by a hammer
head weighing 1900 pounds dropping from
q height OF feet 4 inches on to an anvil
that weighs $1,000 pounds.
40 provide foundation for this eno--
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
SPECIALS FOR. MONDAY.

LOCO yards fine Scotch Lawns, new
patterns. Monday 2Sc yard.
800 yards Best Table Oilcioth. lie
yard Monday.
80 yards 3S-inch wide Curtain Scrim.
Sisc yard.
500 yards Checked Cotton Towesing. &c
yard
so White Bed Spreads. full size. Mon
day 4Sc each.
500 Best Lonsdale Muslin mot dam
aged remnants, bat best quality. full
pieces. Monday SAC yarc.
30 pair Mems Seamless Black Sox. &c
pair.
50 Cream Satin Bows, with bands.
Monday Sc each.
A lot Of odds and ends IN Children's
Tam OShanter Caps &c each Monday.
Good for round the yard.
100 pair Corset Steels. SC pair. black
or drab.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

A man in Gainesville. Ga, purchased
the gallows on which a man was hanged
and built hennery OF the lumber He
has never had chicken st, len from II.
and ii is said that the COLI ed brother
won't so within a block OF . II he can
possibly avoid doing so.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
kafnr Helm.

AT a dinner party in South
Africa the hostess told the
kaffir boy to bring the
champagne" The boy left.
and returned without the
wine. She commanded him
again TO bring the cham
payne, with the same result.
Then he whispered, mo
wine" Nonsense" said the
woman. there Is plenty"
"No," persisted the native:
me look at all the bottles:
all say extra dry" A second
woman engaged a boy In
September. and at the end OF
the month gave him his
wages. At the end Of Octo-
Der she again proceeded TO
pay him. when he surprised
her by obiectlng to the
amount. He wanted TO be
paid more for thirty-one
days than for thirty-not un-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Some Goods We Are
Selling Cheap.

Ladies' Fine Cotton Union Suits. only
zoe a suit.
Fine shopping Bags, &c EACH
Fine Tooth Brushes. sc each up.
4 lot OF new Dress Goods from Zoe up;
these are good values and all new; don't
isali 10 see them, biz bargains.
All-Wooi Serscs, 81 Inches wide, sc
yard.
Al.-wooi Ladies' Cloth. Ia yards
wide, Zoe yard
Ila yards wide Imported Rroadcloth.
black. si.oa yard.
New Dimities. Cordinettes and Mulls
in all the newest patterns at ) I-Sc. ioc,
laiac. etc. yard.
Big new line OF Outing Flannel at &c.
Sc and ioc yard.
New Spot;ed Curtain Swiss Muslin.
from - inches wide TO ~ inches wide,
from &c 20 aSc yard.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Outfittcrs !!

10 pounds Of SchtZAng's Best baking
powder will do the work of IS pounds
OF the best of the rest.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

Immense line OF New Black Pluues
just In. from SOC up TO $3.50 each or
three in a bunch.
Immense line OF Ribbons, Chiffons,
Bands. Flowers OF all kinds in endless
variety: anything you can ask for.
Roses for Monday &c bunch.
Ladies Rough and Ready Sailors 100
each.
Special bargains for Monday
Leave your order early In the week.
and give Us time enough TO do Justice
To our customers and also ourselves.
Just look In at our Millinery. IL will
pay you both in pocket and ideas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

100 lunches Flowers. worth sec. Mcn-
day Sc bunch.
LOO Ladies' Rough and Ready Sailors.
Monday Ice each.
100 Mems F-iae Colorei rercaie Shirts.
cellar and cuffs attached. ssc each Nom
day. worth saSs.
80 Yards fine Navy Blue Twiiled
Flannel. Monday l5c.
30 yards si-inch wide All Wool Serge
in black and blue. good value st si.oo.
Monday 5Sc yard. "A
lna yards 5e@inoh wide cotton and
wool Serge, Just the thing for rough
wear In black. Monday lse yard.
yards suit.
ase rolls good Cotton Batting. Monday
fTem 10 ii a. m. IL roll
- yards F1are Channels. yards wide.
Sc yard.
40 very large Writing Tablets. worth
Ice, Monday only &c each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

leo Boys Heavy Dark-Colored Sweat
ers. with striped collars. Monday sc
each, Monday only.
Best Soap. from TO II a. n. Monday.
g cake.
loo pair Infants AN-wool Black Hose.
Sc pair Monday,
Is Solid Gold Baby Rings. Monday &c
each.
50 Novels eSaips Thar Pass IN the
Night, lie each.
Glass Sets, Pepper. Salt and Tray,
only lthc set.
50 Childs Sets OF Knife. Fork and
Spoon. Monday isc set.
% Shawl Straps. Monday &c each.
We have about - Misses Red Boucle
Jackets. empire style. in ages I. 8 and
years. worth S2.s5. Monday sc each.
Summer Corcets. Soc Monday, worth
SOC.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

We must really congratulate our
selves on our immense Millinery bus!-
ness. 1t has really surprised US. In fact
we have had to put on more trimmers
and we now have enough at work to
turn out all orders expeditiously. Our
Trimmed Hats have style about them
which is original, stylish and very chic
and also very low In price; IN fact. we
do not sell our Millinery at Milliners
profits, but at dry goods profits which
is very small. We can sell good stylish
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

Trimmed Hats at from $50 to $500.
any price you wish. and IL We have
nothing In stock that suits. we will trim
a hat in any style to suit you and at
any price. We have about S.. 90
worth OF Millinery on hand and SO have
one of the largest stocks in the city.
We carry everything in the Millinery
line.
1900 Sailor Hats and Walking Hats at
cut prices.
Also big line OF shapes OF all kinds
for Ladies and Misses: also full line OF
Misses Trimmed Hats.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Just In.

500 Ladies' New Wrappers. in dark
and light colors. ali the new and very
latest styles in cut ana patterns from
SIC each up to $500 each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Glove Department.

We received by express from New
York 100 dozen Kid Gloves in two
clasps. These are In all the new spring
shades of Modes, Tans. Butter. OK
Blood, Browns and White These come
In plain or stitched back. They are the
best value in the city today for lbs,
but for one week we will sell them at
Csc pair. Get a pair before they are
picked over. Every pair guaranteed
and fitted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

This last week has seen big sale OF
Infants and Misses Hoods in silk and
muslin, also Misses Null Caps. Six
Caps and Tam O'Shantcr Caps. This
line OF goods we bought from travel
ing man who represented an Eastern
manufacturer who mad got through his
trip and sold us his entire lot at Zoe on
the dollar. just half price; consequently
we are selling them at exactly cost
price. and they are going fast. About
1000 TO choose from.
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
HERE AND There.

.fE-ff --~---- .sHk K
Rotation of crops is an impoftant
rule in good farming. If it does not
positively enrich the soil, it will at
least retard its tnpoyerishment.
-Groom your horses and exercise
them through The winter. 1t wall keep
them Ii health, snake them feed better
and put them in condition for spring
work. 0 'sal 51a 'estt .3-s
Profit in cattle feeding lies as much
in avoiding mistakes as in the skill of
the feeder. The most skilled feeder is
the one who usually makes the fewest
mistakes.
AT present prices the farmer can
not afford to burn grain for fuel, but
this is just what farmers are doing
when they house cattle in open, cold
barns and stables. es
This country is sending beef cattle
abroad TO the value of s3 0OO 600 mon tn.
ly, TO say nothing of enormous addi-
tional exports OF canned and sailed
meats and dressed beef
The training of colt should begin
with his birth, II training in which gem
tie kinAncss, patience, frmness and
uniformity Of method all combine. At
the first appearance OF any defect in
disposition or temperament, begin at
once its cure
If you feed nothing but sound,
wholesome food, keep the quarters
clean: and free from vermin, give
warmth aud sunlight without foul air,
disease will pass by your fowls ara 20
10 your neighbor who does not take
these precautions.
During the winter feed the horses
less grain aud more hay and fodder.
| Their keeping will cost less and they
will make better horses. In ordinary
circumstances half dozen ears OF
corn, added to theirrough feed, Should
be a sufficient daily ration.
-Iu-ttIe general work of the farm il
is impossible 10 Jay down rigid rules
and live .uR. ~ chem for any eonsidera-
/ bile length of time without loss. Con
ditions of soil aud season vary so much
from year to year, that only elastic
rules inteliigently fitted will stadd Tue
! strain.
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
PROFIT FOR FARMERS.

IL Would be Found m Following the In
vestigltion of the Experiment stations.
1t has been my good fortune 10 have
visited many agricultural experiment
stations among them several of the
most prominent ia the world. The pri-
mary object OF these stations is TO car
~ on practical experiments IN various
lines Of agriculture. For this purpose
millions OF dollars have been spent. An
unfortunate feature of the work, how
ever, is that farmers have not protited
AS much by the experience of the sta
tons as they should have. IT they
would follow more closely the investi-
cations OF the stations 10 would save
them considerable time and money on
their own farms
one OF the most important lines OF
work carried on By the experiment
stations la this country is that for the
purpose of studying the effect OF fer
tili1ers upon the soil The fertilizer
experiments have been made % special
feature OF many OF the states in Amer
lea. North Carolina especially has IA
very thorough fertilizer experiment
farm at Southern Pines. The country
about this farm is adapted naturally
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
WILD DOGS KILLING STOCK.
Cause Great Loss 10 Ranch Owners
in Arizona.

Wild dogs are causing great loss TO
g,ockmen along the border between
Arizona and New Mexico. The animals
have been known for only three years,
first making their appearance in a small
band in American valley, IN western
New Mexico. They have increased won
derfnlly. and are now found over
broad stretch Of country, despite the eff
forts Of the cattlemen 10 exterminate
them. They are especially numerous
around Nutrioso. In size the dogs ay-
erage about 100 pounds weight. They
have the head and shoulders Of bull
dog. but the build of a timber wolf and
wolfsh characteristics. In color they
are ashy gray, with long, black hairs In
terspersed. Like coyotes, they are lit
lie afraid Of man, and viii follow horse
men for miles through the timber, not
hesitating TO attack footmen. They &C.
casionally visit ranches, and many in.
stances are known where domestic dogs
have joined the bands.
The dogs secure their food by killing
sheep aud calves, and even fuil-grown
cattle are known TO have been pulled
down by them. Colts are their especial
game. Thomas Alger, resident of Nu-
trossio. is responsible for the statement
that animals bitten by the wild dogs, il
not killed by them on the spot, die with
il a few days with all the symptoms Of
strychnine poisoning. He cites an in
stance where he was able to verify the
local impression to that effect. His
house dog was set upon by several wild
dogs. Alger drove them away, and the
dog appeared little the worse for his
battle. Yet the animal died in two days
with all the signs of stryehnine poison
ing.
The timber dogs are continually get.
ting fiercer and holder, and the resi-
dents of eastern Apache county are or
ganizing to hunt them down.-Chicagc
Chronicle
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26

The most dramatic of silent men was
Wallenstein, the antagonist of Gusta.
yus Adolphus and tie commander OF
the emperor's armies in the Thirty
Years war. He insisted that the
deepest silence should reign about
him. His officers took care that
no loud conversation should dis
turb their general. They knew that a
chamberlain had been hanged for wax
ing him without orders and that an
officer who would wear climbing spurs
III the commanders presence had been
secretly put to death. In the rooms
of his palace the servants glided as il
they were phantoms and a dozen SEN
tinels moved about his tent charged to
secure the silence the general demand
ed. Chains were stretched across the
street in order TO guard him against
the disturbance of sounds. Walen-
stems taciturnity, which made him
shun speech, and his love of silence,
which caused him TO be irritdted Mt the
slightest noise, were due to his consti.
tutional temperament. lie never
smiled, he never asked advice from any
one and he could not endure to be gazed
at, even when giving an order. The
soldiers, when he crossed the camp, pre-
tended not to see him, knowing that
a curious look would bring them pun.
ishment. -Pearson's Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
FINANCE AND FlNESSE.
Member of Parliament Neatly Caught
for a Sovereign.


Here is a story about member oil
the English parliament we'll known
for his knowledge of his own knowL
edge about all questions Of finance
This wise statesmen was approached
by a reputable-looking man, who said
with a deferential but not servile man.
ner: Excuse me, sir, are you not Mr.
Blank?s
4 am" said the NJ. P. with affable
dignity.
Il believe you are well informed
upon all financial auestions?'
my friends and the press are kind
enough to say So"
You have given much attention "a
the subject, l think2"
More than to anything else
And no doubt you could give sat.
isfaetory answer to almost any ques.
ton l might ask ,"
The member saw that he was being
interviewed and wished to say some
thing that would look well in print.
Perhaps l could, if it were in the
power of any man." he answered
We'll, | have a question in finance
that l should be greatly pleased if you
would answer to my satisfaction
Very good. What is it?'
"Will you lend me sovereign for 3
day or two?"
The NJ. P. produced the sovereign.
by George!" he said, afterwards, 'he
could have caught me for five just as
well, if he had only known it.'--N, Y.
World.
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
LONG HAIR ron MUSICIANS
lts Value Practically illustrated Th,o.,
NJ. 1sa4e eu

n 1tdAes
.'Is long hair an unfailinr mari :,
genius?s The answer Il: SO. not ~.
sssarily. but il is certainly mari -
policy. II does not require any mn
found wisdom On the part of a pnbl'
performer to know thar 1t Is better. y
be talked about for his ugllness or hi
Fceentrieity than not 70 have his nar
sonality discussed al all, and If ma,
lie 80 unfortunate as TO possess q mo-
NAL face and figure. with The ayeras.
number Of features and limbs, in wbs,
quarter must he look for indiyidualItr
save in his hair2
NJ. Anne Lachaume. the younc
French pianist who is this year touring
with RiYarde, and who did The SAM
last year with Ysaye, tells Low be Ian,
DeDed this season 10 bloom out as one q,
The long haired brethren. When be
first came 10 this country NJ. Lsehauma
wore his hair in everyday fashion. ana
also cultivated rather tenta Ire beard
People heard him play, exclaimed:
How unassuming went away, and
forgot him. Since his conversion, how.
ever. the same persons cry: How hid.
sous. but the man is evidently a gen..
ius. Bravo. and they depart and this
time do not forget.
Il was Ysaye who brrrght this
shange about. Last year, in lac course
If their travels, the two artilts found
themselves In q town somewhere in the
vest. They were sitting in a room to-
eether. when Ysaye exclaimed: aIes
no use. Laehaume. | can't stand tha,
beard Of yours any longer; It is too
ugly. and il must come of,
But, my dear man." answered the
alarmed pianist. Il have taken such
pains TO grow that beard; it has cost me
wears Of labor and anxiety; besides, you
know one must have something dis.
tinctiye about one"
"Yes, Of course, l know that, but all
you've got to do is 10 let your back hair
PROV like mine. And there no time
like the present, either, so you just sit
down in that chair there and II make
short work of the business.
No sooner said than done. In few
seconds Lachaume was sitting trem
bling in the chair, while the great
Ysaye welded the razor about his de
voted chin.
In future, my dear boy, use a razor
hut never scissors, and YOU tie sure t
| become ous."-London Truth.
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
Low : NAN MADE $1,000.
who Lost II Told HIS bas'-
ue.. I'm a Public Place.

4nar.t oiteuss your private business
srsfrs In public place" said an 90
BrooFlynite . fbe View Yorker VINO ep-
nrosebed hin in . cafe lear me e5!
-. Then tie Brooklyn man, Poin}'hg
ont : real estate dealer, ss1cs
.TalKpg about business oeai u
as verx cafe cost that man $1,000, ano
+be money went into my pocket loo.
Won s4e. be represented syndicate maj
wanted 10 buiId OF some property u
which I vas interested as the owner o.
enc bopse and city let TIE agent
didn't know ne from Ganarsle CLAM
ner. Wei. be came II here WIN
4rsera - one Of the syndicate : fer
luncheon On an afternoon in last July
T+4v took seats al this table. ] sal al
tie uext ore
81 began 10 take notice. as grandmas
say. WIEN ! heard the strangers at TIE
pfxt table discuss quite loudly a deal II
relation 10 The property adjoining mine.
The agent had ordered fire layout for
luncheon. and was evidently wen
p1eased with his deal He said 70 his
friend:
well. l pulled off the trick for that
property al 219 Cbeap street today.
The owner thought I was doing him q
favor. I started il at $4,000 and finally
closed with him for $4,000. He BIT II a
hurry. Why. The property is worth
$4,000 4 it's worth q dollar 10 Us. Now
must look for the chap that owns 22l.
Hell be glad 10 get $4,000 for bis house.
is lucky for rs they're not onto the
fact that We want 10 buy that entire
block
- didn't need 10 co any eayesdrop-
ping. you see. That little speech Of the
agent cost him exactly 5000. You can
readily guess that /. as tie owner o.
E2l Cheap street. was not especially anH-
ious 70 sell after that. ! kept Mr.. Real
Estate nan o1 he jump for nearly five
months. and when Jet up On him got
Nv price. exactly $4,000. 4 neat little
profit Of 5000 above what would glad.
IL have accepted. So you see The point
Of my remark 20 you: Don't discuss
private business affairs IN public
place Vow. wen 90 10 ny office, and
TT listen 10 your proposition-'-N. Y
Sur.
The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26
Western Ice Caves.

At the foot of Cow mountain, in Col
orado, the most remarkable caverns
have been found. There is a series of
chambers of various sizes, the roofs
hung with enormous icicles. The water
from which these were frozen must have
been very pure, as in some of the cases
the reflection and refraction of light is
truly Wonderful, the glitter suggest
singgtAe finest diamonds. The chambers
ARE connected by narrow alleyways, and
at a. point distant from the entrance
there lisa passage extremely narrow and
inclined. This leads to a cavern some
zoe feet in extent, containing enormous
quantities of ice, which has frozen in
all sorts of quaint and grotesque figures.
In the middle Of this cavern there is
lake 65 feet long. 1t is quite deep, the
water. is as clear as crystal, and cool al
most beyond belief. The lake appears to
:. have no outlet, but there must be one,
rhs the water never rises above certain
level. An effort is to be made TO make
a show place Of this cavern and turn
the vicinity to account as pleasure re-
sort. Certainly as a natural curiosity
the place is well worth a visii.-N. Y.
Ledger.