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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
POPULAR SCIENCE,

DR.. Nicholas Bray, Of Dubuque,
Iowa, has invented range-inder for
naval gunners. It will measure &C.
curately distances within ten miles,
and gunners can adjust their sights
accordingly.
The oil glands Of the skin are most
numerous in races living under the
tropics, because the oil is natures
protection against the heat Of the sun.
In hot countries its action is often as.
sisted by the application Of vegetable
OF animal oils.
To the average eye not more than
five thousand stars are visible; some
persons having extraordinarily strong
eyes can see about eight thousand
stars; through the Lick telescope and
other powerful instruments about fifty
million stars are visible.
To distribute oil over the waves Of
a rough sea, for a long distance ahead
of ship, projectile is used which can
be filled with oil and placed in a
spring gun, which throws it to the de-
sired distance, weighted valve open
ing automatically to discharge the oil
as the projectile sinks.
That birds build their nests by imi-
tation has been called in question by
A. G.. Butler, of London, who says
that the reason why many Of them at
the beginning Of the season trihe with
building material for some time before
they produce satisfactory result is
that they are unable at once exactly
to remember what the character Of the
nest was in which they first saw the
light Of day.
NJ. G.. Jacquemin states that plants
which bear fragrant Or sapid fruits
such as the apple, pear and raspberry
have also an aromatic principle in thu
leaves. If these are immersed in
saccharine fluid, together with sac
r charomyces OF some other engine
the fluid will acquire both the tlavo
md the odor Of the fruit, and the al
a ,ohol obtained by distillation from
this fluid will possess the correspond
e ing bouquet.
A curious illustration Of the powe
y of light matter to perforate more sui
q stantial substances, when driven 6
g high velocity, occurred in the Royt
q Arsenal. England. A cast-iron tarst
y plate, one inch thick, was place
! twenty-five feet in front, at an ang
l. of forty-fve degrees, in order to brea
II II up everything into dust and throw
u upwards. A clay plug, welghlr
seven and one-half ounces, per1orate
an inch iron plate.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05

~ neap' Homemade Stone Boat.
4 ~ make y, the stone boat represented
= - : Illustration, writes G. G. Orms-
$ ias American AgZieultariat
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
At VVashfnptOn's Feet.

General Nathaniel Greene's daugh-
ter always thought Of her meeting
ing with General Washington as one
Of the events of her life. She says:
E'The eventful day came, and l was
taken by my mother to Mount Vernon
to make the longed-for visit. At
length the door opened and General
Washington entered the room. l felt
nv mothers critical eyes, and adj
yanced with the intention of making o
courtesy and disclaiming the little ad.
dress previously taught me; instead
of which I dropped on my knees at
Westinghouse feet and burst into tears;
All the resources of dramatic art could
hardly have devised more effective
coup, Washington stopped and ten
derly raised me, saying with a smile,
why, what is the matter with this
foolish child?' The words do not
have q tender sound, but Language
may not convey the gentleness OF his
manner and the winning softness O.
his voice, as he wiped away my tears
with his own handkerchief, kissed m!
forehead, and led me to a seat as NJ
might young princess. he sat be
side me, and with laughing Jest
brought me do n to the plane OF M
appreciation, banished my sins iron
my eyes, rescued me from humlllo
ton, and brought me back to com
posture. He guarded me from m
mothers outraged eyes, kept me wit
him while in the drawing-room, Ia
me placed beside him at the Dime
table, and with his own hands heaPe
all the good things on my plate e; Ate TT!
dinner he took me to walk in the ga
den, and with an intelligent stoopln
. to my intellectual stature, 3nd a syn
pathetic understanding Of my en-
, tional state and need, he drew n
into talks on the themes OF n
) daily life, and won me into revelation
of my hopes and fears '-Centu
: Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
Tho Meadows.

u,p was not q profitable crop to
M! my farmers last year, and this fact
(a "a. d ne in in part to carelessness and
- ~ 1a r acreage. Weedy meadows
!. 's,s ,'i allowed to stand everywhere.
w.. ~ owner Of q small farm, holding :
W. l..b 6eld to account, was master OF
T. ~ s;tuation. Where the grass was
.i,l , promising, excepting on account
wi rbjts.top and other like weeds the
.. 1s. we're cleaned Of filth with hoe
a :. .e,the before the growth Of grass
J, =, : hurt. Where the meadow was ',
y, vi worth the labor Of cleaning the
10 rsrth d grass and weeds was Is tn
s s1asr for ! manure, aud the field was
s ssti into shape for profitable crops in
H. inture, There was income from Q
I ~ meadow, OF o field was being
S ;mn,oved so that income would BIZ
, s,tt,n IS soon as possible. The fou
meadow, hardly worth the labor o
mttipe, did not, or should not, exls
. - source Of loss. Could this cours'
have been pursued generally, fewe
Inns would have been better, and
S..t ~ al, vast acreage of LAM
would have been put into better shap
iu the future, instead of remainln
severed with q mass Of weed-seeds.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05

THE STONE DOAT COMPLETED.

staple, in the hind cleat into which a
chain about three feet long can be
fastened. This will assist in placing
the boat in favorable position for
loading. Side-pieces similar to the
cleats may be bolted on if desired.
If there is no suitable mill within a
reasonable distance, the boards may
be hewed out with an ak from the
logs, using a separate log for each
board. At first thought, this seems
like quite task, but if the logs are
green and straight-grained, it may be
accomplished in half day, and the
chips, used as fuel, will go long way
toward paying for the labor. Maple
is preferable to any other wood.
Beech and birch ore very good but
less durable. Other kinds do not
wear smooth on moist ground.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
Stocks in England.

Tn rural England stocks are still to
he found, although they are not used:
They were set up in 1405, and many OF
them are in state of excellent preser'
walton. The crimes punished by i'm
nr;sonment in the stock were theft,
drunkenness, gambling, Sabbath break
ing and brawling. If the persons IN,
carcerated were popular, their plight
was lessened by their friends, who
brought them food and money; but
unpopular persons were pelted with
eggs and other unsavo1y missiles,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
Cutting Up e Hog.


This is to be done skillfully to make
the best uses of the meat, depending
on the way it is to be used. First,
the carcass is halved by splitting the
backbone. If bacon is to be made,
the side is sawed down so as to cut
through the rib bones, leaving a long
strip from each side, which may after
ward be cut into pieces as may be de-
slrable. So says the Montreal Herald.
The shoulders and hams are cut out
and trimmed, and the rib pieces are
reserved for roasts or to be sailed for
boiling. The head and feet are we'll
worth serving, being cleaned and
boiled and chopped into small pieces,
thence once more brought to q boiling
heat and then poured out into moulds
to set into solid jelly, when it be-
comes what is commonly known as
Drawn, one Of the most agreeable
kinds of food to be eaten cold. Ii
some chickens are cut up and cooked
with the meat, it is much improved.
The thin meat, shoulders and hams
are much improved by smoking. The
meat keeps better during the sum-
mer and moderate smoking with
corn cobs or hickory bark with the
small twigs add much to the flavor OF
it.
For smoking the sailing should be
light, and is best done by tho simple
rubbing of the meat. The meat, be.
inc cut into convenient pieces, is laid
upon bench with the skin down and
q mixture of seven pounds CT fine salt,
four ounces of saltpetre and two
pounds of sugar, of the quality known
rs coffee sugar, is we'll mixed. Some
times spice of various kinds is added
and on the whole is desirable. IL
the quantity of salt and sugar men
3 toned one ounce each Of ground gin
t ger, allspice and cinnamon may b
! added. These quantities are tor lo
t pounds of meat. The mixture i
' rubbed on the meat on the flesh SIDE
+ not all at once, but ut intervals OF
b week, the meat being left to dral
n during the intervals. Toprevent airy
d ING Of the meat the pieces are pie
e one upon the other and a weighte
e piece of board is laid on the tor
|, Three weeks of this curing is sufficler
IS when the meat is hung in smoke
II house for final curing by the smok'
d The most important part OF this pr
If cess is the GOODNESS Of the smoke an
ID the absence of fire heat on the mea
The smokehouse should BET ght, and
l. keen out flies it should be lined vii
Or fine wire gauze. The fire is be
to made outside of the house in p'
to having a stovepipe laid so as to car,
a the smoke into the house through Il
H. floor. The smoke is thus cooled OF
I'd gives much more pleasant flavor
ne the meat. Half an hours smokl1
twice q week for four weeks Will
or sufficient, and this is better than
smoke the meat every day. II t
at smoke smokehouse is made impregnabll!e,
1t, the meat flies and beetles, it will
I'LL the best place for keeping the nj
he until the warm weather is about
nd arrive in the spring. Then the M NJ
;e? should be wrapped in paper, or u
n in the common paper bags and hu
ks in dry place, or if perfectly ar!
ul- may be packed in boxes or barrels
in dry bran. If it is stored in a &C &C
m dry place, it will keep , in e.ce1l
ter condition without moulding until
the next season.-Farmers' Guide.
~ ~
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
nails secure the corners. Let these
ha tun md q half innhaa lone The

nails secure the corners. Let these
pe two and q half inches long. The
bottom may be Of board or Of Stats, as
referred. A board cover can also be
tied to the top, if needed. Such q
Y ntrivance makes an exceedingly
|: Tong and convenient crate, we'll
Opted for gathering the potato and
pie crops. It is much better to pick
}he potatoes Or apples into such re-
esptacle and load a wagon with some
dozers of them, than to gather the crop
md tnrn it loose into the wagon box,
from which the fruit or tubers must be
picked out or shoveled out again.
Crates thus save much handling and
consequent bruising. -Orange Judd
Farmer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
ru.rsreens in Winter.

:, ,,e planting Of lawns ana pleas,
10 ,s sno in general there IS rarely
= !gg t Thought given to their If. appear eho
pas q IL ,n winter, and YET, to those VINO %
ass !; u the country the year round
Y. r. u MA matter Of no small conslde s
BIS j The he proper disposition OF ia a
lea' handsome evergreen trees VIII
ss n as,ct q complete and pleasing
t gen sDj in the character OF ones $
fa l'as1s. and give brightness LANG. and
s'ar to otherwise bare ana areoty
aassssn ne, Winter is the proper
' ~ note the places where sncn
pas ~ be most effective, and to
's sss fv spots with a stake as q g'loe
here t.. to plant next spring'-Ne" Eng
I'd Homestead.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
A Roxful of Orders.

It is stated that the King OF Siam,
who recently visited Europe, has had ,3
to have special box made to hold all
the insignia OF the distinguished or.
ders conferred on him by brother
monsyehs,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
An Easily Made Crate.

Where one has access to mill, and
IAN procure an abundance Of inch
auars edging, he can make a dozen or
more crates very easily, after the man
ner shown in the sketch. A few wire
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
Stable Manure in Midwinter.

otaule manure In MluWlntefs
Cattle feeders who cart and spread
!aelr manure as made have had good
lal to topdress meadows if the
meadows were hard enough to drive
upon. Iwant to emphasize the bene-
" Of timing the manure spread in this
way, | have used this fall light
smoothing harrow behind which abush
narrow was chained. This was not
700 heavy for two horses. The harrow
Aoae will scratch up the chunks Of
manure and break them. The bush
narrow, made Of four or six bushes in
soush head, will smooth along and
uasn. The first does not distribute
well, the second alone runs over close
Ing Jumps without disturbing them,
oas the action Of the combination is
searching and thorough. Twice over
Ie neld, with good rain or a good
nseze between, will rival the work Of
: manure spreader in fneness and
erenness.
fneness Of spreading greatly en-.
asnees the efficiency of manure for
gsss especially, and also On land to
sspIowed. We do not always stop to
s now much the value Of our ma
. 4Ms may be increased by careful, in
"alsent handling. This is o good
' s TOR thought and action for the
ls1t -four months,
70 put plaster in the trenches OF
psqs TO save ammonia?
-. 70 ! use only fine cut litter thai
s w. absorb all the liquid? If not
~; ~! not put that obztreperous bull
INV. INV some kind Of power and cut tn
m a.es 50 it will absorb, handle an(
I ~ !, on the land Z best advantage
Va, ~ remember that the open barn
. .aS with its long straw, cornstalk
~. ram water is relic of an agricu]
ms NM 10 longer paying dividends i,
spsa.ed America? Up-to-date com
;n';slaagrlculture wants no rain waite
h., ~ manure until spread on tn
NV n.y.. unless the manure is piled \
ns may piles and heating enough
H. v'sat teaching away from the 10
-Sew England Homestead.
: : Cheap, Homemade Stone Boat.
& y y. make "a the stone boat representt
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
Only a Baby Dead.

How many can appreciate the
meaning of the above words, as
they look at the bit of crepe and
white ribbon that tells the passer-
by that a child is dead?
Mrs. E. B. Pease, of Ellensburg,
who was here few weeks ago to
attend the funeral of her sister,
after returning home decided to
come back to her mother, Mrs. G.
E. McGill's and spend the summer,
as Mr.. Pease is in Dyea and started
from home the 21st inst, with her
children in their usual health, but
the baby-John Merchant Pease,
who is one year and fifteen days
old, showed signs of sickness while
in Seattle, but it was thought to be
only some childish trouble which
would soon pass off, but upon the
steamers arrival at Port Townsend
two of the best physicians in the
city were called, but pronounced
the little one beyond medical aid.
The remains will be buried in the
Ocean View Cemetery to-day. Mrs.
Pease has the sympathy of large
circle of friends, as she is we'll ac-
quainteti all through Clallam
county, she being the first repre-
sentative this county had in the
State Normal school from which
she graduated-Ex. from Daily
News, Port Angeles.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
EdStOn Flashes

Lem Ellexson came down from
the mountains this week. He re-
ports trapping as good as Klon-
dixie mine.
School is progressing nicely under
supervision of Mr.. Beecher.
Mr.. Omalley was foreman over
section q last week, and is back at
hard work again.
G. j. Burk has returned from
Tacoma.
Shame and Willis Ellexson have
taken up their abode at the east
end of town where they will join in
keeping house and share each
others pleasures and sorrows. 90,
if it were only leap year."
H. G. Steward and Nick Lixter
were in Easton last week.
Mr.. Cunningham is back from
Thorp. He says the wind blows
at Thorp. wonder if he is right.
You don't very often hear of the
wind blowing in Kittitas valley
only about once a year, so Mr..
Cunningham was probably in
Thorp on that day.
The weather has been cold the
past week which keeps the snow
from thawing and if this weather
continues it will be the last of
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
Normal News.
MEMO.

The program rendered by the
Eclectic literary society last Fri
day evening was good. That is it
was good work for those who took
part, but some of it was little te-
dious. 1t is after all question as
to what extent the idea of pleasing
a promiscuous audience should be
considered in making up program
for the benefit of members of a
school literary society.
About 100 students took advant-
age of the opportunity of seeing
Frederick Ward on Tuesday even
ing. All seem to have appreciated
it. His lecture at the normal hall
from 20 minutes to 4 to 10 minutes
past 5. p. m. Tuesday on Shakes
peare has been very highly compli-
mented, some pronouncing it the
best they ever heard.
Miss Gertrude Smith, of Port
Townsend, is visiting the normal
and public schools this week. She
was former pupil of the normal
and has many warm friends among
the pupils who were here when she
was also among the citizens of the
town.
Fred Butcher and Miss Nora
Pease were among our visitors this
week.
Miss Trip, of Pierce comfy, en-
tered school this week.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01

The Seattle Call is one of the
most rabid middle of-the-road pa
pers published in the state and
questions the motives of all who do
not agree with that idea. Now we
have no objections to middle of-the
road poplism so long as that fac
ton conduct themselves as gentle
men and concede to other people
the privileges they assume, but let's
see how the Call man shined few
months ago. We have it on good
authority that the editor of the Gail
was John L. Wilson's senatorial
manager in the last senatorial fight
at Olympia. Can it be true that
the editor assumes the roll of a
middle-of- the. reader for the pur-
pose of defeating a union ticket
this fall? The republicans would
give their eyes to see the "roaders"
accomplish this and the Calls plan
smacks as a republican trick. We
have a great deal of respect for that
class of Populists who oppose fusion
on principle, but when it comes to
tricksters running the "roaders,,
in the interest of the republican
party, we object.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
ROSlyn Rolls.
TRIIBI.

| desire to let the people of the
county know through The DAWN
the news from our part of the dig
gings," for THE DAWN is now being
credited here as the newsiest and
most reliable paper published in
the county.
] cannot express my approval too
strongly in favor of John Newman's
explanation to the taxpayers.
Simon Justhan has secured the
contract of burying the paupers in
this end of the county.
Mr.. Bush, general manager OF
the n. p. Coal Co., has been away
rustling orders.
Miss Minnie Newman, of Thorp.
has been here visiting her sister
Mrs. F. McAfee. Come up again,
Miss Minnie.
Roslyn is trying TO keep up her
reputation as being the first in line
on water works. We always brag
of having the best water system
east of the Cascades and we are on
the road to have it better still.
There is move on foot to bring
the water from the river and the
management of the company here
have made such reasonable propo-
sition to our city dads that they
seem to be right in line with it.
The company is bringing all the
machinery down from Mine ga
mile and half away. 1t looks as
if the old camp would be deserted
w. G. Nicholas, the boss machin-
list is up there with crew of men
taking the engines down and get
ting them ready for shipment.
One of the Scandinavians, an
old war horse republican, got into
conversation with a gang the
other day who were bowling pros
perity. The old man said: enc.
Kinley no make mines work steady.
it is Bush; he be the man that gives
you work; he gets out and rustles
orders: that's more than Kangley
or Hickman did," and he referred
to places back east that were work.
ing steady before Mckinley was
elected, but now they are only
working one and two days each
week, and to 60 back there and talk
Mckinley, and see what they
would get. That ended the confab
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
Sparta Echo.
NIP AND Tuck.

A snow storm visited the valley
Friday night, but did not stay on
the ground any length Of time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Geizentanner
are visiting with her mother and
family.
Henry Pease has gone to Alaska.
We hope he will arrive safe and
find fortune.
What has become of Irene and
Cherry Creek? They are setting a
bad example for new beginners.
A family dinner was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Reigel.
1t is rumored that two more family
dinners will be given in the near
future. We do not know whether
it will be a turkey dinner or a din
new with big cake.
We saw in one of cold Green
Horns" items some time ago that
Lew Gilbert sent for a wig. Some
of the bright-eyed lassies of Sparta
are really interested and want to
know if he has received his wig
safely.
B. F. Hicks has brought his
sheep from the Columbia and driven
them on the Kittitas range. 1t
is reported that the grass was not
wavering much.
Mrs. Ida Pease is visiting with
Mrs. Jeff Walters.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Pease, formerly of this place,
died in 2 hours after reaching her
mothers home in Port Angeles.
Age, year and sixteen days.
A fitting taibute to the little one
was handed in. 1t will appear in
the items next week.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
q Public School News. /

Banner rooms this week were 4
and 5.
The high school pupils attended
the lecture given by Frederick
Warde at the normal auditorium
Tuesday afternoon.
The literary program last Friday
evening was as follows:
Essay Lena Mitchell
Rec. Nina Havens
Essay Henry Daviscourt
Vocal duet, Winnie Shoudy and
Bessie Painter.
Essay Flora Flemming
Rec. Clay Latimer
Essay Glenn Fetterman
Mabel Carscaden
Vocal trio Bright Bennett
Bessie Painter. Winnie Shoud\
Essay, Anna Mueller.
Society paper, 10y Shoudy
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
West Side Items.
KINK

kINK.
"Kink" has made her appear
ance in Kittitas, but for fear the
real Kink may sometime read The
DAWN we will apologize for using
her name.
The farmers of the west kittltas
are making rapid progress in turn
ing up the soil.
Mr.. and Miss Brown, of Mime
sofa, arrived in this neighborhood
Saturday. They are nephew and
neice of Mr.. Carey and expect to
remain here some time.
There are some mud holes yet in
the road making it bad for bicyclers.
That's so isn't it Roy?
Messrs. Riggs and Jack are put
tine up buildings on Mr.. b. f.
Reeds school land near Phillip
Fredrick's.
The members of the M. f. church
expect to build a church on Mr.
Fredrick's farm soon and it has
been suggested that the place be
called Fredrickville and that we
petition Uncle Sam for a Post Of
flee.
Mr.. McKee's family has recently
moved onto the Reed ranch. We
are glad to welcome them into our
neighborhood.
G. w. Weaver is just recovering
from d severe attack of imt1amatory
rheumatism.
Mrs. F. A. Poyner, who has been
quite i'll, is improving under the
care of DIR. McCauley.
We are glad to note Mrs. Pack
woods improved health since her
trip to California.
Miss Minnie Prater has returned
from the Puget Sound Univeryity.
Miss Nora Pease is to teach in
the new district in Robinson can
yon.
We would advise young ladies to
leave no doubt as to their where
abouts when they expect callers.
A certain young man was some
what disappointed last Sunday on
account of this uncertainty.
Four new organs have been
brought to the West side recently.
Music is a good influence in the
home.
M. Friedrich has rented the Bond
place near Thorp and moved his
family up there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bradshaw
have settled down to housekeeping.
w. H. Noel and family visited
relatives here one day this week,
The report had been circulated
that he had fallen heir to a fortune.
He says he is only sorry that the
report has no foundatian.