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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

SIldp S'
% fllln We offer Ave lots. each COX
OSsVOO 100. on First avenue. south
OF Denny way. at 5000 apl(ne, win sell
singly. Just think OF IL: this 10 only SIS l-3
per front foot, anc. fronting the principal
and only direct through north and south
thoroughfare in the city. The price Is only
residence value. 1t is a good place to live.
Why not take one Of these as home
site and sell out a few years hence for
$1,000 10 $4,000?
Nlp. on Yesler way win
DCuDIc boost values in ada
rl. cent territory. This
1uOVA work Is under way
now. We offer number of splendid
building sites right on the road on last
ridge with unexceIIed lake view, at way
low prices-$5oo to $500. Buy nowl
D or unusual prominence
DuCuuBCOO new thing on the
RNtnnf narket-worth investi-
assVA eating II you want
prime Seattle property at a cut figure.
GoGfofn When they 30 out the
Broadway riege on a
OoNh1o fair day are both sur
prlsed and amazed at
the wonderful beauty of the situation from
scenic standpoint. Well. they should be.
Everybody is. We are offering one OF the
most attractive homes In that vicinity
prime situation, large lot with house full
of fine furniture. at Sc. 5oo-worth 5000.
Never before offered for sale. Owner ft,st
removing frcm the city.
A Can double his money
promptly by investing
SOcCulafOf in a bunch of aeou,
100 good lots now
ripe for retailing. WIN easily retail, at
more than double the purchase price and
then give every customer a better thing
for his money than is on the market This
property is not out In the wild and woeIy
fringes of the city limits. bu, right IN
town with convenient car service. The
price is $4,000. but can be handled part
cash down. investigated
$40. 000 a down town corner
~VsVVV 12oxi0. covered with
houses that are ready renters at big prices
and netting 10 per cent on the price
named, Investigation invited
GINco In Lots al low prices are
hard to find. in fac,
the only place you find them with no OBJ
1ectionabie features ia in the Twelfth ave-
nue. addition on the first hill. Graded.
severed and sidewalked streets. Pike
street in;ersects the addition BY the way
II is on the tapis FOR the extension of a
car line cp that street. Save car fare,
Prices from $50 TO 81 600: clear title
SNIad Prominent corner
i20slzo. two car
Investment. Line, lines strategic loca.
per cent. net on the price. s,0.eo, can be
made 20 do better by adding additional,
improvements on vacant portion OF the
property. Here's property thar has sell
dom displayed a For Rent card.
Always remember that we do an I'M
Fnense business In our tine. handling real
~ OF all classes; are resiaen, agent.
for 2 long list q owners who have ae-
CURED undsY foreclosure and can give
purchasers wide field 10 choose from
We tell The public In the newspapers
aoou; some Of our oYertngs-oniy a few
however. Come TO our Office IL you ara
locking for real estate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
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Track

now. We offer a number OF splendi
building sites right on the road on las
ridge. with unexceIIed lake view, at wa
low prices-$5oo to $500. Buy nowi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

prominent rner.
i-0slD. on two car
lines. strategic loca-
Ton. now having IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
Business
Corner
Eastern
People

the wonderful beauty of the situation from
q scenic standpoint. Well. they should be.
Everybody is We are offering one OF the
most attractive homes In that vicinity
prime situation, large lot, with a house full
OF fine furniture. at Sc. 50o--worth 1900.
Never before offered for sale. Owner lust
removing frcm the city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
% Crisp
Snaps

on Yesler way viii
boost values in ada
cent territory. This
work Is under way
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
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Spectator

the only place you find them with no Oh.
1sctionabie features is In the Twelfth ave.
nue. addition on the first hin. Graded
severed and sidewaiked streets. Pike
street in'erseets The addition. By the way
II is on the tapis FOR the extension of a
car line cp that street. Save car fare,
Prices from $50 TO 81 go. clear title
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

Can double his money
promptly by investing
In a bunch OF about
100 good lots now
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

count books, 1t 10 deemed sufficient to
slice Off the tops Of the pages. The rest
finds its way to the butter-factors, ana
so even In its last stage is made to
serve useful purpose. No less than
two and a half tons of these ledgers
are received at the waste-paper office
every week.
Another section Of the waste-paper
department contains the used ribbon
from Morse Geographic instruments.
This pours In at the rate Of fifteen hun
bred weight per week, measuring APP
proximately 947 miles. In five weeks
the quantity received Is sufficient tc
form a continuous line from the Cape
to Cairo, thus realizing--though not in
very practical manner-Mr. Cecil
Rhodes magnificent plan for a trans
African telegraph line.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
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Richard Whiteing. the author OF NO
5 John Street." is at work upon a new
novel and also upon a series Of papers
for an American magazine.
Georg Brandes, the Danish critic.
tells how Ibsen was once loud In his
praises of Russia. "a splendid coun-
try" he said; "think Of all the grand
oppression they have! Only think OF
all the glorious love Of liberty 1t engen-
ders! Russia is one Of the few coun-
tries in the world where men still love
liberty and make sacrifices for It,"
Kipling writes all his verses while
humming tunes which are generally
Irish, II William Strong, the artist.
who visited Kipling before his illness.
is correct. The interesting confession
is given in the poets words: Il take up.
for example," he said, 1.-The Wearing Of
the Green and hum 1t over and over.
and the spirit moves me to write words
to fit it," 1t Is queer to note, now that
the thing is mentioned, that "Alanda-
lay" goes to the tune Of wearing OF
the Green" Try 1t.
Victor Cherbuliez. Of the French
Academy, who has died at the age Of
20, has sometimes been called the
French Anthony Trollope; but except
in fertility Of production there was
nothing In common between them.
Cherbullez wrote like a scholar and a
dull. and Of late years he had been to-
tally eclipsed by NJ. Anatole France.
His critical writings We're Of great
merit. for he had the advantage, un-
common In literary Frenchman, of
knowing several languages besides his
own. He knew English and German
literature thoroughly and his sympa.
thies were propOrtionately wide.
A well-known English publisher, in
the course Of conversation. has Incl
dentally revealed the portentous fact
that no fewer than 1900 novels on the
average are submitted to his firm
alone in the course of every year. To
find the total annual output of manu-
script fiction it is happily not necessa-
ry to multiply this number by that of
the existing publishing houses. since
vast proportion Of such manuscripts,
Of course. go the rounds" from one
unapprcciative firm to another. But
even when all due allowance has been
made on this score, ample evidence
remains Of waste of time and energy
in the production of fiction which Is
depressing to contemplate. OF the an
nual 1900 works submitted to the par
ticular Arm in question, only about
half dozen, it appears, gain accept
ance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
ONLY ONE pays WASTE.

Of vans bring loads Of waste material
every hour, are to be seen spacious
warehouses and sortingrooms. where
a large staff Of workers are bus.ly en-
p,oyed. At one corner stands disused
chapel. which on the occasion OF our
visit we found crammed to the ceiling
with fifty tons of waste paper. Hitler
come 1900 tons every year, the average
days receipts varying from ten to
twenty tons. The contents Of the waste
paper basket for one year would out
weigh forty-three eighty-one-ton guns.
One days accumulation Is no small
quantity. as may be seen from the Illus
trat.on. especially when it Is borne in
mind that the paper is packed as tight
" as possible into the sacks. Vast as
the present quantity Is, 1t Is steadily
increasing at the rate Of eighty tons
every year.
The paper received Is Of the most mis-
cellaneous character, consisting Of old
letters. State documents, printed mat
ter, old account-books, and the like, by
far the larger quantity coming from
the general postoffice. On receipt it Is
at once handed over to the sorters, who
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
Anes on Trees.

Wherever ants abound upon trees
and plants, 1t shows that the trees are
infested with Aphis plant lice. which
are doing the harm to the plant. These
plant lice suck the juices OF the plant
and secrete sweet substance. which
Is much liked by the ants, who 80
among them gathering up this sweet
substance, which is often called honey
dew, as, where trees are very thickly
infested with the Aphis. 1t often drops
from the trees in such quantities as to
appear like dew under them. These
Aphis being attended by the ants are
often called the ants cows. as they
are known to carry the Aphis from
plant to plant, as one might move their
cows to fresh pastures.
The destroying Of the ants Will not
help the trees. but II the Aphis are
destroyed by spraying with Kerosene
emulsion or strong infusion of tobac-
co the ants will leave also.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
BOY OF QUEER SIGHT.
Missouri Lad Who Can See Only When
In liter DO rkness.

Physicians in Columbia, Mo-, are
much interested in the case of Stanley
Shaefer years old, who lives with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Shaefer, in
Columbia. The child Is afflicted with
a most remarkable optical deformi.y.
lie can see as we'll in total darkness as
Il person with natural sight can see In
the light Of day. He can walk into a
dark room and find in moment a pin
or only other tiny object. Night Is dag
for him, and day Is night, for in the
hours Of daylight he is blind. His dis
position and desires are largely influ-
enced by his optical deformity. At
night he Is restless and full Of life. In
the day time he is more inclined 10
sleep.
His parents have some difficulty in
restraining his desire to play and romp
about during the hours Of darkness. 1t
Is difficult for them to find safe amuse-
ment for him at midnight. All his little
playmates are In bed, and the boy can
derive but small pleasure in his loneli-
ness. But at times he evades his par
ents and takes a lonely midnight ram
BILE. He has been heard romping about
the neighborhood Of his home in the
middle of the darkest nights with only
a dog for a companion. Little Shaefer
Is a faithful student. and we'll ad-
vanccd in his books. His teacher, how
ever, Is obliged to resort to unusual
measures In instructing him.
During the daytime the child Is often
seen In the vicinity of his home, usual
ly with companion to guide him. At
such times the eyes Of the child are
usually half closed. He gropes about
like blind person, and stumbles over
the rough places unless guided by a
faithful hand. When his friends greet
him he knows them only by their
voices.
When he concludes to read a while
In the daytime, his proceedings are
peculiar. After securing his book, the
boy goes to a closet and takes from a
hook a most remarkable continuance.
1t Is almost as large as the child him.
self-long, black. and In the shape Of
q funnel. Little Schaefer carries the
strange device to the place desired,
puts 1t down with point upward. crawls
under 1t. and reads. The design and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
Couldn't Stand Prosperity. :


Though excuses for all sorts Of do
ings have been made on account Of a
circus and the circus parade the latest
in Indianapolis Is something out Of the
ordinary, says the Philadelphia Inquir
er. A story is told Of w. B. Schwartz
lawyer of indianapolis. who has pat.
ented typewriter having number Of
vital and valuable points, going into
Fletcher's bank with representative
Of the typewriter trust. The lawyer
had a certified check or draft for
something like $4,000. which had been
given him for his interest in the pat.
ent. The check was presented and the
cashier began piling out bundles Of
bills.
When the full amount had been plac.
ed on the desk the teller asked Mr..
Schwartz to count 1t and see II all was
right. He counted awhile. but became
so nervous that he could not "check
out" the supposed amount In each pile
of bills. and finally pushed all back and
said: "Oh. I guess It's all right. Give
me certificate Of deposit"
1t was done and Mr.. Schwartz left.
The incident was quite amusing to pat.
rons Of the bank, who happened In at
the time. When asked about It Mr..
Schwartz denied being excited on &C.
count Of the large sum which he had
inst received as a result Of Ave years.
work. He said 1t was the circus pa.
rade that excited him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
TONSOF WASTEPAPER
BRITISH WASTE BASKET ceTS
OVER 3, 500 TONS A YEAR.
What IL Done with the Enormous
Amount of Correspondence tnat
Comes to the British Government
Cfice-1e en- to Twenty ions DoS'

There Is q waste-paper department.
In connection with the British Govern
ment offices in London. and a glance at
the illustrations herewith will anoru
an idea OF the enormous amount OF COT
resemblance and clerical work Win
which the various offices OF her Males
tvs administration have TO deal.
Previous to the year 1902 the waste
paper Of the Government offices was an
uurecognized perqusite OF off1ce-keep-
ers and messengers, with the naturai
result that no small quantity OF good
stationery was thrown away, ana i'll
some cases large amounts OF pupiic
property were Systematically mlsappro-
prlated. Not only was this the case pu.
papers of an important and connuentlai
character found their way into the
hands of outsiders. sometimes WIN
very unpleasant consequences.
On one occasion pound OF butter
came home from the grocers wrapleu
in a document which revealed 10 the
purchaser proceeding on the part OF
n relative which effectuaEy destroyed
the harmony Of the home, and enueo III
separation between HUSBAND anu
wife. In another case a man found
mart of a deed that he had executed
some wears before forming the head or
his child's drum.
Repeated instances of the evils or the
existing system for the disposal OF
waste paper led to a Treasury minute
tn 1862. directing that al surplus ana
waste stationery should be collected
and delivered to the controller OF her
Majestys stationery office. Arrange
plents were then made to reduce the
paper to pulp in the United Kingdom
with TIE unfortunate result that some
state documents Of much importance
which had been sold to dealers IN
America had to be brought back at
great cost. After this the paper was
sent to Co.dbath Fields prison. where
it was sorted and torn up small De1ore
being sold TO dealers. But 1t was soon
found that there were grave objections
to letting the prisoners have the nan
ding CT state papers, and in 1850 the
plan was finally abndoned. Premises
were then secured in Earl street. West
minister. a large staff of sorters employ
ed. and the whole Of the Government
waste paper dealt with under the eye
Of officials from the stationery office.
A writer In the Harmsworth Maya
zine has been compiling some statistics
Of the quantities Of waste paper with
which these officials have to deal. and
how they are disposed Of. Surround
ing a large yard, to which succession
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
CHANGED HER 67iDEGROOMS.
While ElopinR with One Che Found
the Other.

While ElopinG with One Che Found
the Other.
There Is DetrOiter who was q prin-
cipal in one Of the queerest elopements
on record, declares the Free Press Of
that city. He was at resort in the
upper lake regions. Among the guests
was beautiful girl from the South,
educated In convent and unsophisti-
Gated as to the ways Of the world. The
Detroiter found her one day vainly try
Ing to cast fly and taught her the
trick. 1t took time; he did not believe
in crowding her education, and they be-
came very friendly. A natural result
followed. and when he presented his
case to her father the old gentleman.
metaphorically speaking. tore up the
sod. His daughter was engaged, this
new lover knew 1t, and II he didn't drop
the matter just where 1t was he would
either be thrown into the lake or
pumped full Of lead.
The maiden thought good deal of
the man she had left behind, but the
new infatuation was stronger. 80 an
eAOPCACAS was YAuuhcus ueu tuoY
went stealthily to the boathouse at
night every craft was securely locked
up except an Indian canoe. He was NOT
an artist in propelling such boat, but
they sailed" away. They kept close to
the shore, but he grew overcontident.
leaned suddenly toward her to renew
some Of his vows, and over they went.
He managed to keep her afloat and
shouted 80 Justify that the guide at q
nearby camp rowed to the rescue.
She was soon slowed away beneath
blankets. and he made the acquaint.
ance OF lot Of Southernels who had
Just arrived for hunting and fishing.
He told his story, all were sympathetic
and messenger was hurried of into
the country for a parson, as 1t was
thought best to put an insuperable bar.
rier IN the way Of the wrathy father.
When the bride stepped forth for the
ceremony one Of the Southeruers, pale
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

and excited. rushed to her. She hesi-
ta,ed but moment before falling Into
his arms. The parson did his work.
but her first love was the bridegroom
The Detrolter admits that he made up
his mind In a fash that he would rather
no n bachelor than food for fishes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

purpose of the unique contrivance is
Of course, to exclude the light.
The child has been treated by many
physicians and skilled oculists. but tc
no avail. Many kinds Of glasses and
spectacles have been tried, but always
with unfavorable results. The fact
that the eyes of the patient since birth
have been in their present condition
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26


classify 1t under twelve heads, and
pack 1t separately in large sacks. String
and miscellaneous debris are thrown
OH counters covered with coarse wire
sleeves, by which means the dirt Is got
rid Of.
Confidential documents receive care
full and effectual treatment. They are
taken by the officials to the cutting ma
chine, where they are thoroughly sliced
up. When papers of an especially Sc
cret character are dealt with the mid
die section Of each pile Is taken out and
placed in separate receptacle from
the rest. The cut fragments are then
placed In sealed sacks. and are con.
veyed in charge of an officer to a paper
MILL the locality Of which Is kept Sc
cret, and are there reduced to pulp un-
der his eye.
In the case of ledgers and other &C.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

makes the case all the more difficult.
He was simply born with the sense OF
sight, so far as light and darkness are
concerned, completely reversed. If a
cure is effected and his sight brought
into normal condition, 1t will be one Of
the most remarkable scientific achieve.
ments Of recent years.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

petition. He had
movement Of troo
FL Caney and. Wit
and Lawton, neg
for the surrender I
under Toral. AN
paign he asked to-
in the Philippine
there ever since.
feet three inches
slender. ]
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

French. and he was quite impatient to
be married. His father, however, per-
suaded him to wait until after his grad
uatlon and likewise until he had made
a tour Of the world before settling
down. Miss French is only Is. and very
beautiful. She Is the daughter of the
late Francis Ormond French. The fu.
ture Mrs. Vanderbilt has a fortune Of
her own Of nearly $5,OOO.OOO.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
A REMARK

AZ q Distance IL IA
ship Was Al
In the canyon OF
River. near Cliftou
rock which perhapl
formation Of any /
States. 1t Is shaped
n modern batt.eshC
and striking a rese
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
gained the name
and is generally u
over IS feet long
in height.


Thirty or thirty
who has evidently
thought to the pro
age when a man
tive stage. His o.
eled and his char
had some expe3c
and human natu
knows how to O.
ances. He real
impossible 1t IL e.
'hattery. which ~
imagine possible;
practical. sensibl
his attachments
led away with ~
mixing with the
perhaps that al
terS.'"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
LUCKY IN MONEY AND LOVE.
The Vanderbilt Heir and HE Pretty
Fiancee.

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who will
probably inherit the bulk of the $780,
100000 fortune left by Cornelius VAN
derbilt, Is the second living son of the
late steward Of the Vanderbilt wealth.
Alfred was educated in Yale. He was
very popular among the students In the
big university. While still in his studies
Alfred fell in love with Miss Elsie
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

When a funeral Is held on a Sunday.
man knows that he can invent no ex-
cuse for staying away that his wife
will accept.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

This Is a Boes
square slice IL O.
coarse, unsifteo
with a thick lay
strawberry. A r.
placed on top, o.
dine box Il ltbel
whole.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

Death OF Lieut.
Ir inineud
Lieut.. Col. joni
general Of the VI
died in Manila ol
most promising N
army. He was Z n
lery branch Of TIL
Gen. Skaters s
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26
1.-THE Free German Rhine.v

Nikolaus Becker, who wrote the patri.
otto song, "rhey Never Shall Have 1t,
the Free German Rhine" is to be hon.
ored by a monument at Geilenkirchen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

There 10 nothing like tight shoes to
get people home early at night.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

The breath ~
simple mouth "
ganate Of potas
water.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

Nearly al old
white
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-10-26

designed q chart \
to acquire the +
smile Of It apr
nunc.ation Of TIL
given in both PEN