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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-06-07

All other liquids are frozen when
put into liquid air. Mercury becomes
like iron, SO that it will drive a, nail,
hold up a weight, or serve any other
purpose MS a metal, SO long rs it is
kept frozen. ! < JUm !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-06-07

it looked as if half dozen ordinary
servants had been policing it.
Lunch hour had rolled around by
this time, and SO he went to the kit
chen, neatly fried himself some bacon
aud eggs, and made himself cup of
coffee on the gas stove, after which
he cleaned up the dishes he had used
and smoked couple of pipes full of
tobacco and reflected He Ind ex-
pected his wife back by that time, but
she didn't come. He began to think
OF how she'd no doubt be worrying
about the the dinner then, and SO he
decided to get the dinner himself. He
put on bis coat and went out to the
market to buy the dinner. He picked
out fine, thick steak and the neces-
sary vegetables, and rather astonished
the marketman with his workmanlille
manner of buying. Heretofore he
had simply been the bill payer at the
market store.
He had fine dinner agoing by half
after 3. He knew that his wife would
not be gone later than 4 o'clock, so at
3.45 he put the steak on to broil.
Then he set the table with whole
lot of neatness, not forgetting the
bunch OF flowers that he had bought
at the market for the purpose of
adorning the table.
His wife walked in. weary, footsore
and ravenous, at two minutes past 4
o'clock. She paused at the thresh-
hold and looked about her. The hall
had been policed with great thorough
ness and she could not understand.
Then she walked into the parlor. Her
face assumed dazed expression.
"Why, Jack, she said, ''have you
engaged servant yourself?"
Nope" lie replied. Gust been
passing the time myself bit, that's
all. :"
When she saw the set dining room,
the spotless and shining kitchen, with
its glistening utensils, the broiliug
steak, and when she went upstairs
and saw the miracle that had been
wrought there, too, she simply sat
down in n rocking chair and stared at
her husband. She was able to speak
after while, and then she inquired:
"But where did you learn to do it
all?'
He grinned, and went to little old
trunk of his that vas slowed away in
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

On this occasion Judge James Barrett
was Mrs. pewey's guest at q tea party.
The judge, usually most courtly, had
drank his cup Of tea.
"Mother. said young Dewey. Judge
Barrett's cup is empty"
"Oh. judge" cried Mrs. Dewey,
"let me give you some tea.
"Madam. I thank you," answered
the judge. "but will have no more
tea"
"But these cups are so small" in
sisted the hostess.
MADAM. said the judge. bowling,
II am not responsible for the size Of
your teacups."
The judge wanted more tea, but he
was too punctilieus to ask for second
cup. What was his hostess to say2
The Dewey family has always kept
up its ancient style. Mrs. Dewey drove
about Montpelier in low hanging ba-
rouche, on whose horses silver plated
harness clanked. When the townspeople
saw the barouche approaching, they
said. half in awe. half jesting, Here
comes the Prince of Wales carriage" I"
The Deweys are Episcopalians. and
George and his brothers Charles and
Edward were brought up in the fear Of
God. But the influence Of parental
training was not at all times strong
enough to keep George from making
life burden to his schoolteachers, and
sometimes, as consequence. to himself.
He was early educated in the Montpe-
lier public schools. He wanted to 60 to
sea, but that he should be sailor did
not meet his fathers wishes. So they
came to o kind Of compromise. The
young man went from the public schools
to the Norwich university at North.
field, VT, q military school.
Incidentally he had some very good
training In pacing deck, for one form
of discipline at the Northfield school
was to punish an offender by making
him walk, shouldering musket, q GER
tain number of times around big elm
tree ON the school grounds Dewey senior
did not approve of fighting. He told his
son, "Never fight. but when You do.
fight for all you are worth" 1t would
seem that the son has borne In mind
this advice. He remembered it at the
Northfield school-and so he walked
around the elm tree once In awhile.
When he was II years old, Dewey
won mis- way, and was appointed to the
Naval academy in 1854. He was then q
slender young fellow. with rather high
cheek bones and a piercing eye. OF that
eye Of his, whose glance directed the
battle in Manila harbor, an old towns
man said in 1885. when Dewey went
back to Montpelier captain. "By gin
ger, I b'lieve the captain could look
through stun post" Not sternpost
Dewey looked at those the other day
but stone post, for in Montpelier all
the hitching posts are of granite.
George Dewey was duly graduated
from Annapolis in 1858. and the first
ship to which be was ensigned was the
steam frigate Wabash. This epoch may
be regarded as closing his boyhood Z
career. Thereafter his history Is identi-
fed with that of his country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
VOLUME XXXIX.-NUMBER l6.
When Democracy Will Die.

In reply to the repeated Republican
assertion that the Democratic party is
dead, some unknown Hickory Demo.
crat has put into verse the conditions
under which, and the time when
democracy will die:
When the lion eats hay like an OK
And the tishworm swallows the whale
When the terrapins knit woolen socks,
And the hare is outrun by the snail:
When the serpents walk upright like mon
And doodle bugs travel like frogs;
When the grasshopper feeds Oh the hen,
And feathers are fouad on hogs;
When Thomas cats swim in the air,
And elephants roost upon trees;
When insects in summer are rare,
And snuff never makes people sneeze;
When fish crawl over dry land.
And mules upon velocipedcs ride;
When foxes lay eggs in the mud,
And women in dress take no pride;
When Dutchmen no longer drink beer,
And girls get to preaching ON time;
When the billy goat butts from the rear,
land treasons no longer or line;
When hummingbirds bray like an ass.
And limburger smells like cologne;
When plow shares are made out of glass
And hearts of Illinoisans Of stone;
When seEse grows in Republ wan heads,
And wool upon the hydraulic ram;
Then tie Democratic party II he dead.
Aud the country not worth a darn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
Avalanche's Roar Heard Sixty Miles.

An immense avalanche came tear.
ing and roaring down the side Of
Mount Rainier, recently. 1t struck
the base of the mountain with u re.
port like that of a tremendous clap OF
thunder, being heard distincly in Ia.
coma, sixty miles away. People there
thought an earthquake had occurred.
The supposed earthquake was an
avalanche, which came down the
backbone OF n cleaver" lying between
the two branches of Mowitch Glacier.
The top of this "cleaver" has an ele-
vation of ten thousand feet. 1t ex-
tends several thousand feet down the
mountain side, terminating where two
glacial branches come together. The
avalanche started near the the top OF
this cleaver and swept the rocky sur.
face to Mowitch Glacier proper. Down
this it sped to where the glacier termi.
mates with precipitous icy walls, over
which it leaped into great chasm be-
low. A large part of this glacier was
carried down with it. 1t is report.
ed that millions of tons of rock, ice
and snow tumbled down.
Settlers about the mountain though:
q terrific earthquake had occurred
when they heard the report and felt
the jar which followed. Some watched
Mount Rainier to see if there was tc
be an eruption. But the great snow
field which had existed where the
avalanche started had fallen down
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

this engagement more memorable than
the fight with which Lord Nelson s
name is imperishably associated. The
weight Of armament. destructive power
and strength Of resistance in the squad.
rons at Manila bay far surpassed those
elements In the feet at Trafalgar. At
Manila the American squadron had to
fight the Spanish ships and their shore
Notifications at the same time In the
enemy's harbor. and there was the hid.
den peril Of submarine mines and tor
pedoes which might reveal itself in the
immediate destruction of q warship at
every stage of the battle.
There was another momentous feature
in this great battle. Here for the first
time since the complete revolution in
naval architecture and tactics caused by
the replacing Of wooden by armored ves-
sells, the motive power Of sails by that
of steam, the new system had its trial
in general engagement. 1t was the o.
casion that all the military and naval
powers Of the world had been awaiting
to test tho value Of modern naval equip
ment The fight at Yalu, in 1895. be-
tween the Chinese and the Japanese
gave some lessons, but the navies OF the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

q high and honorable one in all stages
OF his career. Let US 60 back to his boy
hood and see how in that period of his
life the boy foreshadowed the man.
George Dewey is Vermonter. He
was born 6l years ago in fine old CO.
lonial house on State street, Montpelier,
house surrounded by fine grounds and
right opposite Vermont's statehouse.
The acting rear admiral's father was
DR.. Julius Y. Dewey. now dead, fine
gentleman of the old school, remember
ID and honored for his integrity and
f)roe of character. His mother was q
sery beautiful woman, born in Vermont
-tco.
Young Dewey, as is characteristic of
Green Mountain stock, was a bright,
intelligent lad, fond Of rough and tum-
BILE sports, with will Of his own and
M original bent of mind. Every Incl
lent in the boyhood Of hero is of uni
versal interest. and this little story is
still told in Montpelier about a well
meant but ill timed remark of the fu.
ture rear admiral which put his hospi-
table mother to confusion. 1t was the
only time that she ever was known to
have been at loss for courteous an.
swer to put guest at his ease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
Dewey Not q Candidate.

Admiral Dewey says he will not be
a candidate for the Presidency on the
Democratic or any other ticket. This
is what he said the other day to settle
the question: 81 would not accept a
nomination for the Presidency of the
United States. 1 have no desire for
any political Office. l am unified for
it, either in educa ton or training.
am deeply gra teful for many expires.
sions of kindly sentiment from the
American people, but desire to retire
in peace to the enjoyment of my old
age. The navy is one profession; poll
tics is another. / am too old to learn
a new profession. l have no political
aspirations, and my health would
never stand the strain of canvass.
have been approached by politicians
repeatedly, in one way or another, but
l have refused absolutely to consider
any proposition whatsoever. This is
final"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
Color Of the Ewes.

A clear, light blue color, with calm,
steadfast glance, denotes cheerfulness,
good temper and constancy, but blue
eyes with a greenish tint are not so
strong indicative of these traits. A
slight inclination to greenish tints in
eyes of any color is said to be sign
of wisdom and courage. Pale blue or
steel colored eyes, with shifting mo-
tions of eyelids and pupils, denote
deceitfulness and selfshness. Dark
blue or violet denote great affection
and purity, but much intellectually.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

tActInB AOHirui DcWcy scuOOItcdcneT.J
two oriental powers engaged were 90
newly organized and were manned so
generally by unframed men that the
fighting powers of the fleets either in
gunnery or maneuvering we're practical
ly untested. Never was there another
engagement on which the interest of the
world was so fixed as on that Of May
in Manila bay. twas the first measur-
ing Of strength between the two great
powers in conflict. and it struck the
keynote Of what might be expected in
the future fighting Of the war.
The battle was fought, and its results
are known. It bore to the world the
message not only Of the fighting powers
Of our ships, but the GOODNESS. courage.
seamanship and splendid gunnery Of the
officers and men of the American navy.
There is one name today in the mouth Of
every American, and that is the name of
Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey,
who commanded the American squad
ron. His record Of hard service has been
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
Dewey THE vERMONTER
His Birth and Boyhood and His
Old Home.
LONGED TO BE A SAILOR BOLD.

But His Father Opposed the Plan at First.
Later Young Dewey Had His Way and
Became Naval Academy Cadet at Sew
cnteen Years of Age.
Not since the battle Of Trafalgar. aS
years before, has there been an interna-
tional naval battle to compare, in the
magnitude Of the forces engaged and the
Importance of its results achieved, with
the fight in Manila bay on May last.
The American Asiatic squadron, COM
manded by Acting Rear Admiral George
Dewey. against stubborn resistance,
sunk or captured every vessel in the
Spanish fleet, demolished or silenced the
forts and batteries on shore and COM
PEELED the surrender of the city Of Ma
ailla, which they defended. There were
several circumstances indeed that make
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
THE LEGISLATURE.

inst, the Runner bill fixing maxiun
rates for freight by railroad was de
feated, after considerable discussion
by the following vote:
For-Carper, Crow, Hall, Hammer
Land, Mantz, David Miller, Preston
Van Patten, Wiltshire, Yeend-ll.
Against - Andrews, Baker, Biggs
Clapp, Cole, Davis, Hamilton, Hem
rich, High, Hill, Keith, LeCrone
McReavy, Megler, Thomas Miller
Plummer, Runner, Schofeld, War
burton, Wooding-20.
Absent or not voting-3.
Senate bill providing that Sheriff.
in connties of less than ten Thousand
act as assessors, was indefinitely post
poned.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill providing for validating
leases on water fronts in cities ant
towns.
Senate bill providing for the invest
ment of the permanent school fund ir
United States, county and school dis
trict bonds.
Senate bill requiring horse.shoer'
to pass civil service examination.
House bill relating to the invest
ment of the permanent school funG
in general fund warrants.
House bill authorizing the issuance
of State bonds and investment therein
OF the permanent school fund.
The following Senate bills were in
definitely postponed:
Relating to taxation.
To enlarge and define the powers o
unclassified cities incorporated prio1
to statehood.
Regarding conveyance of convicts te
the Penitentiary.
Regarding maximum pas:enge
rates.
In the House the following bill
were indefinitely postponed, all HOUSE
bills:
Relating to certitication Of grad
yates of city normal training schools.
Relating to garnishments in justic'
courts.
Relating to natural oyster beds.
For the relief Of r. d. Gwyder.
Relating to damages by swine.
The House passed the following
House bills:
Relating to natural oyster beds.
Relating to compulsory school at
tendance in cities of more than 10,
GOO inhabitants.
Relating to deep-sea oyster beds.
At the afternoon session MIR. Pratt
asked a two-thirds vote Of the HOus
to permit him to introduce a oil pro
viding for the erection of a $4,000
capitol building bill. The House re
fused to grant such permission by
vote OF "a to 23-not two-thi rds of til
members giving consent.
During the afternoon the iollowin
House bills were indefinitely post
poned:
I Defining rights of employees of col
porations.
| Relating to delinquent taxes ol
timber lands.
Relating to State and count
! transportation rates.
Relating TO public instruction.
Exempting property of religion
corporations from taxation.
Relating to common schools.
Providing for the election of Super
ior Judges.
Protecting elk in this State.
Relating to recognizanees, stipula
tions, bonds and undertakings.
For the relief of S. F. Albert.
Making an appropriation for tn
Orphans Home Society of Americ'
for this State.
Making stumpage liens preferred
liens under certain conditions.
Relating to the payment Of wages o
employees.
| To exemnt no sectarian collepea IN,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

BY Fisheries committee, regulating
fishing for sturgeon in the Columbia
river, and prohibiting the use OF Chin
csc hooks.
BY Keith, appropriating twenty
thousand dollars for State road
known as the Buckley road.
BY Paul, establishing a State road
from Wilbur to Republic and approp-
rating $4,000.
By Land, providing for repair of the
Snoqualmie pass road, and appro.
priating 81 900.
BY Hall, making appropriations for
payment of judgments against the
State.
In the lower branch of the legisla-
ture, Friday, the following House
bills were indefinitely postponed:
Requiring recesses each half day in
the public schools.
Relating to log and lumber booms.
Relating to change of venue in GER
tain cases.
Relating to listing credits for taxa
ton.
DR.. Sims bill, House bill 449.
amending the general election ballot
law, passed.
H. B. 5l3, making an appropriation
to pay delinquent interest on the uni
versity's contract with the State for
the land on which the university is
situated, passed, also
H. B. 2S8, relating to water rights.
And H. b. 2S9, relating to survey
ing bitches or canals.
The capitol commission bill naming
Land Commissioner Bridges, A. A.
Phillips, of Olympia. and L. C.. Gill
man of Seattle, as Commissioners,
passed by ON almost unanimous vote.
In the Senate, Sa turday, the follow
ing bills passed:
Land, providing for the auditing
and allowance of expense accounts for
all State and county Offices and pro-
viding for penalties in violation.
Hall, providing for payment OF var
ious claims against tho State as evil
denced by certificates of indebtedness
and appropriating $22, 1856 therefore.
I. J. Miller, establishing legal rate
of interest at 6 per centum, but any
rate of interest not exceeding ten per
cent. per annum agreed to in writing
shall be legal.
Biggs, appropriating a certain per
cent. of insurance premiums for the
support of fire departments.
Schofield, relating to municipal
corporations.
Preston, providing for the incorpor-
alton and to regulate the business OF
cooperative mining companies.
David Miller, appropriatlng $4,000
for reclamation and irrigation OF arid
lands. The bill carries an emergency
clause.
In the House, 49 bills which had
been recommended for indefinite post.
ponement were disposed of at one
swoop by adopting the report.
The following passed:
The House omnibus education BILL
Senate bill relating to the invest
ment OF the permanent school fund.
Also the House bill providing that
the public printing be done by con-
tract, to go into effect in 1901.
Three bills passed provide for in
vestment OF the permanent school
fund. H. B. lO8, directs the Governor
and Auditor to issue State bonds in
which the Treasurer shall invest the
money accruing to the school fund +;
H. B. 107, directs that the money
shall be invested in State warrants,
and s. B. 1856, that if warrants cannot
be bought under H. B. 107, then the
Treasurer may purchase government,
county, school or municipal bonds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

THE woman who always wears a
smile is faultlessly dressed.
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References. Enclose self addressed stamped en.
velope. Herbert Z. Hess Prest., Dept. NJ. Chicago.
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THE tall hat worn by men first ap-
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OLYMPIA, WASlINGION FRIDAY EVENING" MARCH 10, l8Y9

Relating to constitutional amend
ment as to jury trials.
Relating to fees in certain appeals.
Appropriating money for repairing
and preventing damage to certain
lands in Cowlitz county.
The following House bills passed:
Relief of Captain st. George.
For the dissolution of irrigation
districts.
Relating to perpe;uating evidence
in civil actions.
Relating to right ofway for irriga
ton bitches.
Creating Office of game warden.
Relating to milk cows.
Appropriating $4,000 for legis
lative expenses.
Relating to fees on appeals.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

Mateo made a hard fight against it's pas
sage on the ground of economy. and as IL
turned out their fight was a winning one.
ASsemblyman Dibble. who was fathering
the measure through its Assembly career,
mace the mistake of not having IL passed
on ME until time when there were more
OF the majority on hand TO back him up,
ana when 1t came to vote it was lost
he ordered call of the House, but 1t
was of no avail
Assemblyman Caminetti of the minority
voted for the bill. and when II was de-
1eated changed his vote from aye to no
and gave notice that tomorrow he would
move to reconsider.
Senator Tayior's Senate bill 81 was with
drawn, as a duplicate introduced IN the
Assembly by Knowland of Alameda has
already passed both houses. The bin pro-
Nides course of procedure by which
cities may annex uninhabited strips OF
territory lying adjacent TO them.
Senator STATIONS primary election law
came up and was passed without much in
the way OF opposition.
Senate bill 66, by Smith, was also al
lowed TO become a law. Senate bill 30,
by Stratton, providing for the election OF
delegates to nominating conventions. was
passed on the file. His Senate bill So, re-
lating 70 the nomination OF candidates to
public office, was also passed. Smith 5
Treasurer to furnish his office, was
passed after some debate. Warehouses;
Senate bill IS. permitting the Supreme
Court Commissioners to employ a Secre-
tary. and fixing the salary thereof, was
referred 10 the Committee of the Whohle
and reported back favorably. 1t was
read the second time and ordered to the
third reading file. No night session was
held and adjournment was taken TO the
regular hour tomorrow morning -.