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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-21

OFFICE, 327 Sixth St, San Francisco.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
Queer Auctions.

The South African auction, which
is vogue at the Cape is a far more
exciting affair than its English imi-
tation. Supposing a house is to be
sold. The auctioneer rattles so SOW
ereigns and cries out: Fifty golden
sovereigns for the man who first bids
e500O" Nobody bids it. After a
pause he cries: Fifty golden Gov
ereigns for the first man who bids
AGO. And so on, until he gets a
bid 1t by no means follows that the
property is sold to this bidder. For
the auctioneer is again at il. Sup
pose that 400 is the first bid. Then
the auctioneer shouts: There are %
golden sovereigns for the first man
who has the courage to bid $1,000"
Possibly there is no bidder. Then f25
is offered for a bid of c 1850 II there
is no bid eventually above the e4,400.
the man who has made that offer is
saddled with the property. Otherwise
he pockets the bonus and has moth
ing more to do with the estate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
LIVELY MAIL SORTING.
Stirring Experience OF New York
Man In the Colorado Mining
Country.


Nicholas ID. Bragaw, now a staid com
mercial man in New York, was q citizen
for many years of Colorado and other
mining regions. His brother Robert
was heavily interested in mines and
was postmaster and mayor of Ouray
One winter, what with busy times in
the camp and such unexpected acci.
dents as premature blasts and lynchng
bees. there was dearth of men, and to
help his brother in the post office Mr.
Bragaw took charge of the railway
postal service for the government in
that district, says the Philadelphia
Post
ut was not an unpleasant life after
you once got used to it," he said, re-
Gently, in describing it. "The grandeur
of the scenery, the bracing air of the
mountains and forest, the ice cold
water of the streams and the good-na.
ture of the people more than offset the
accidental bullet and the occasional
bowie knife. One day, in 1882, we
started from Leadville out at the top
of long incline which followed the
meanderings of the California guch.
We were Is minutes late on account Of
a blizzard, and wanted to make up lost
time. The day was very dark one III
January; my lamps were burning and
my little stove blazing fercely. | no
ticed the train was going very fast, but
supposed we were making up lost time
AS the velocity increased | suddenly
realized that the train had run away.
Nothing was to be done. II we were GO
ing to smash no power could prevent it.
and if we were not my mailbags would
have to be ready for delivery. worked
hard, it seemed, for hours. AS a mat
ter of fact, however, it was only a few
minutes. Then the front of the car, the
ashpan and the mailbags seemed to
rush at me, aud I became unconscious.
When ! came to found myself thump-
ing the floor with my head and strug.
Cling with imaginary foes. then re-
called where | was, and slowly and
painfully eXtricated myself from the
mountain of letters, papers and mail
bags which had providentially served
as safety buffers for my body.
I'VE had run into train ahead of us,
and the mailcar had been crushed at
both ends, while the middle had been
left intact We were not far from Il
telegraph station, and in a few min
utes the news had been carried in every
direction. Now here comes the queer
part; a locomotive and a wrecking
car were not far away and were sent
H..
cleared, the mails were transferred.
and | had the pleasure that evening of
alighting at my destination on time
and with all of my mail. was received
with a wild welcome by the population
of the place, who had come prepared to
receive the dead'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
A11-Star Team

Billy Allen, the coach Of the col
lege team, has selected an all-star
team from the colleges of the North
western intercollegiate association.
In this lineup Pullman gets four
men, the University of Washington
four, and the University of Idaho
three The lineup OF the team will
be as follows: Barnard, w. A. c.. +,
and Forvilly, Z. Of l., ends; Jenkins
U. of l., and Elton, w. A. c.,
tackles. Menig, W. A. c., and Nc
Pherson, U. of W., guards; Fields,
U. of W., center; Geary, U. Of W.,
quarter; Horton, U. Of l., and Good
sell, w. A. c., halves; Calhoun, Y.
Of w, full. =
Mr.. Allen certainly has been in a
position to judge concerning the
best men, and he says concerning
the new team: II have seen the
Idaho team play twice, Washington
three times, Whitman twice, and
have coached the agricultural boys,
and about the best team that could
could be gotten together among the
men have seen play this year
would be something as stated.
Gas to the captain, l wonld with
out hesitancy select Jack Geary of
Washington. Lasher of w. A, c.,
is just as good quarter, but | select
Geary because he has had more ex-
perience and more thoroughly un-
derstands the game. Not that he
has any other advantage, as they
~sre both equally fast and sure in
psssing Lasher is especially good
i1 interference.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature eTssn '1o Of 0sxNAZzzz1(
SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF WAsHINGToN,
County OF Whitman, g
In the Superior Court of the State OF
Washington, in and for Whitman
County.
Decree OF Foreclosure and Order of Sale.
The Pullman Building & Loan Assocl-
alton, corporation, plaintiff, VS.. w.
ID. Henry and Matte V. Henry, his
wife; William Bradley; A. w. Mott
W. +. Burrell and d. p. Thompson, as
executors; and The Second National
Bank OF CoIfax, a corporation, defend
ants.
BY virtue of decree and order of sale
made and entered in the above entitled
cause and court, on the 30th dav of No
vember, 1900, a copy of which has been
issued and certified to me by the clerk of
the said court, under the seal thereof,
bearing date the 30th day of November.
1909, for the sum oil $704.l5, gold coin,
with interest at the rate OF Il per cent
per month from the 30th day OF Novem-
ber 1900, and the further sum of 5000.
costs, and the further sum of $1,000, at
torney's fees, and also the increased
costs thereon, |, Joseph Canutt, sheriff
OF Whitman county, Washington, will on
the 9th day Of January, 1901. at the hour
OF two O'Clock p. m. OF SAID day, at the
south front door of the Whitman county
court house, at ColfaX, Whitman county,
state OF Washington, sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, for cash, the
following described real estate, situated
lying and being in Whitman county,
Washington, and particularly described
as follows, to-wit The north half of lots
five 90, six <6) and seven ~, block
seven a., Reaney's second addition to
the town of Pullman. Together with all
and singular the tenements heredita-
ments and appurtenances thereunto be-
longing or in anywise appertaining, Said
property is taken and sold as the prop
erty OF w, d. Henry and Matte V. Hem
ry, his wife, defendants.
Dated at Colfax. Whitman county,
Washington, this lst day OF Decent Der,
1900.
JOSEPH CANUTT,
Sheriff OF Whitman County,
Washington.
By &. A. ELMER, Deputy.
Thomas Neil, attorney for plaintiff.
q p dec s.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
Many New Parties.

Attempts in the recent campaign
to launch new political parties were
not attended by marked success.
Besides the regular party candi-
sdates, presidential tickets were
nominated by the prohibitionists,
the midroad populists, the social
democrats. the socialist labor party
and the United Christians. Their
combined support amounted to but
few hundred thousand votes.
The history Of third party move.
ments in the United States for the
current century affords little hope
for ambitious spirits longing to
found a new party. Following is a
partial list of them:
The Clinton democracy, born IN
1872, died the same year.
The anti Masonic party, born in
1926. Though such men as Sew
ard, Fillmore, Weed, Clay and Writ
We're identified with it, its existence
ceased in 1882.
The liberal party, born in 1910,
died in 1914.
The free soil party, born in 1B4S.
died in 1852.
The southern states right party,
born in 1852, died the same year
The American or knownothing
party, born in 1856, died in 1860.
he liberal republican party, the
temperance party and the labor re
form party were all born in 1872
and died the same year.
The American national party was
porn in 1875 and died in 1880.
The prohibition party, as ma
Ional organization, was born in
1916, but the records show that it
mas not made substantial progress.
Inc national liberal party was
porn IN 1877, and died the same
year.
Inc national party was born in
'01o and died the same year.
The greenback-labor party was
porn in 1872, and passed away
lmperceptibly that the ex-
'cl aaterof its demise is not known.
olnee 1882 probably score of
=" parties have been thrust be-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
EARTH IS GROWING.
This Globe of Ours Is Ginning
Weight at Rate of Five Hum
dred Tons Year.

The earth is growing heavier at the
average rate of 500 tons a year. The
meteors or shooting or falling stars
(of which now and again such bril-
liant displays rejoice the careful
Watchers) in passing through the
earth's atmosphere are burnt up and
fall on the earth's surface. occasion
ally in heavy mass, but most usu-
ally in small meteoric dust. Prof.
Nordenskjold, from his great expe-
rience, estimated that, from the
cause named, 500 tons fall uniformly
and steadily over the whole globe in
each year, and the observations of
Russian scientists yield a similar re-
suit. These meteor streams. saws an
other astronomer, are really small
planetary bodies, revolving around the
sun in fixed orbits by the force of
gravity. The earth revolyes on its
axis at the rate of 900 miles an hour
and speeds through space in its orbit
around the sun at the rate of 600
miles every minute, and in August and
November plunges into the very midst
of the meteoric stream going in the
opposite direction. The rapidity with
which they enter our atmosphere. and
the friction thus generated. are so
enormous that they are set fire to.
the smaller ones being consumed and
falling in dust, while the larger ones
occasionally reach the earth in the
shape of meteoric stone or iron.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
The Evansville people had an

The Evansville people had an
cher one of those pleasant times
which they know SO well how to ar
range, last night, 20 Of them giving
Grant Story surprise party. Dane
mo and other entertainment was
continued till morning, the heavy
rain that fell all night making it inn
possible to adjourn sooner. But the
rain wasn't unwelcome, for every
minute of the night was thoroughly
ENJOYABLE and enjoyed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
Try the Golden Rule Grocery for
choice goods and low prices.
J. f. BAYMILLER Manager. 5tf
RI.

The art department. at the coll
ege offers the best advantages in
drawing, charcoal, pen etching,
water color, oil painting, china
painting, etc. The studio is well
equipped. Ladies of artistic tastes
who desire to prepare souvenirs for
the coming Christmas Should con
suit Miss Smith at once. There is
no more delightful kind Of study
than that connected with art.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
Third Annual Poultry Show.

The Whitman County Poultry and Pet
Stock Association is now making active
preparations for its 3rd annual show, to
be held at Pullman, Washington, January
23rd to 26th, 1901
This association has grown from small
local affair, to be one of the largest in the
entire Northwest, and its annual exhibi-
ton is all event among the leading fam
ciers of Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
AS its last show was decided success,
it is needless to say that all are looking
forward to greater and better exhibition
this year; i'll fact, the officers and mem
bers will make every endeavor to make
this show a record breaker both in quail
ity and quantity. One of the special
features of the show will be the large
display of Belgian hares.
The premium list will be ready for
mailing i'll few days, and to be sure you
get one, mail your address to A. c.
Butcher, the secretary, Pullman, Wash,
and he will forward premium lists and
entry. blanks.
Entry fees, single specimen, rocts; pen
25cts; collection, scots. Score fee, sets
for each score. All pet stock, except
Belgian hares, free. The association
will furnish all coops and pay liberal
premiums, both cash and specials.
Hitchcock will judge the show, and his
work is guarantee of fair treatment to
all. .SeA3 for byemiam list.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

fore the voters, but with the excep-
ton of the peoples party, none of
them have been accorded substan.
tial support.-Spokesman Review
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

which the steam fleets of the world keep
t. certain weil-defined tracks leave the
intermediate breadths unvisited from
year to year. They are private places
whittier he who should desire TO hide him
self from the eyes CT men might hide and
be certain that but for the host of heaven,
the viewess wind and the silent myraids
beneath he would indeed be alone They
are of the secret places of the Almighty.
Occasionally the great steamships that
lay for us the connecting nerves of clVlll-
cation penetrate these arcana, fer their
path must be made on the shortest line
between two continents needless of surf
ace tracks And the wise men who handle
these wonderful landmarks of science.
know how private are the realms through
which they steadily steam, leaving be-
hind them the thin black line along which
shall presently flash at lightning speed
the thought-essence of mankind. The
whaler, alas! is gone; the old leisurely
South Seaman to whom time was thing
of no moment Her ruler knew that his
b st prospect of finding the prey he sought
was where no keel disturbed the sens tive
natural vibrations of the wave. So these
vessels saw more of sea solitude than any
others. Saw those weird spaces unvisited,
even by the wind great areas of silky
surface into whose peaceful glades hardly
rolled a gentle undulating swell bearing
s ltnt evidence of storms raging half a
CONeAfApiAF
and does a belated sailing ship, such as
one we met in the Southern seas bound
from the United Kingdom to Auckland that
had been then nine months on her pas
sage. Into what dread sea solitude she
had intruded How many, many days had
| elapsed during which she was the solitary
point rising from the shining plain into
| the upper air. Her crew had wistful
! look upon their faces, as of men whose
| contact with the world they dimly re-
Numbered had been effectualy cut off.
| And truly to many, news of her safety
| came in the nature of a message of res
direction Books of account concerning
her had to be reopened, mourning gar
ments laid aside. She had returned from
The silence, had rejoined the world OF
men.
All the tracks along which ships travel
are but threads traversng these private
waters, Just little spaces like a trail across
an iIlimitab1e desert. And even there the
smile fails, because the track across the
ocean plain is imaginary. 1t is traced by
the passing keel and Immediately it is
gone. And the tiny portion of the sea
surface thus furrowed is but the min
utest fraction of the Unreasonable spaces
wherein is enthroned the privacy of the
sea.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
m Casters Magazine.


Let us take a pound of what we Will call
average coal, containing, say, 10000 heat
units This would be somewhat smaller
in size than a mans fist. A pound of this
coal, if expended in mechanical work,
would give us 236 horsepower. Imagine
at the time of the Pharaohs two long
lines of men, extending over half mile,
all pulling steadily at the command of the
master, at a great rope to raise some
huge obelisk, and as you see them sweat
ing, Juggling, and straining, think again
of this small lump of coal in which nature
has placed an equal amount of power. In
some countries men who have been spe-
cially trained as porters, to- carry heavy
loads on their backs, will, as a full days
work carry a total of from $50 to 600
pounds distance of one mile. And yet
each has expended but one-third of the
power stored up in this pound Of coal.
An exceptionally strong man has been
known TO do one-half horsepower of
work as his mightiest effort but in two
and a half minutes work at this rate eX-
hausts his muscular force. Let us sup
pose one hundred such men putting forth
such extreme effort at rope, or crank, or
crowbar; as they fall back red-faced and
putting. 10 catch their breaths we might
imagine this little black lump saying to
them: II can do as much as your whole
company and then can stand II for fully
two minutes longer before am exhaust
cdr
Let us now turn to another portion of
the human race. From the earliest times
spinning has been a much-prized accom-
pllshment of the fair sex. We need look
back only to our own grandmothers We
can picture them, from their own stories,
told us when we were children, as rosy
checked damses sitting around the open
fire place and spinning from early candle
light till bedtime let us say. possibly Two
hours. Let us then consider, for mo-
ment, the thousands of spindles rafting
and whir.ing in a modern cotton factory,
impeled by the power locked up i'm coal.
One pound of this coal carries the poten-
tial agency to d. the work of 5000 such
spinsters.
In saving wood man may work at
the rate of about sixty strokes per min
ute, and consider himself a top saw
yer" and his saw-blade may have pro-
crossed five feet a minute; but circular
saw, driven by machinery, may be put
through seventy times that distance and
saw seventy times as much wood And
yet this one little pound OF coal contains
enough power for $50 such saws.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

American policy, held aloof President
Cleveland however, did direct American
Consul General Jewell to accompany the
commission and make a report to the
United States government from the evil
dence gathered by the delegates of the
powers. The Sultan refused Consul Gen
eral JEWELS permission to make such
| report. Great Britain was compelled to
act jointly with the powers. AS a result
| British claims for indemnity have been
involved with a mass of general claims
and the demands of the United States were
lost sight of.
In 1895 the powers again joined in a con-
certed effort to compel the Sultan to con-
sent to reforms in the administration of
Armenia. Great Britain favored a naval
demonstration and sent fleet to the en-
trance of the Dardanelles. The Sultan
promptly appealed to Russia, asserting
that England contemplated the seizure of
territory in Asia Minor. Russia and
France, both interested in Asia Minor
naturally refused to indorse a policy of
| force and the European concert was again
| broken.
| In 1896 Great Britain threatened the Sui
| tan with the occupation of Constantinople
until the reforms in Armenia were put
| in opera ton. The Sultan replied to the
threat by asking the Gar to appoint Off
GERS to inspect and strengthen .ne forth
| fications of the Dardanelles and giving
the Russian fleet permission to pass
through the Bosphorus. Great Britain
was again baked
Just at present Turkey is unquestionably
under Russian influence, and it is be-
lieved that if the United States pushes
it's demands to the extent of making a
show of force the Sultan will promptly
appeal to the Gear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

and Senator Stewart having been first
elected I'm 1864, thirty-six years ago. He
was reelected In 1869 but retired after six
teen years of service to re-enter the SEN
ate in 1887, since which he has served
consecutIvely and has been reelected for
another term, at the conclusion of which
ne viii have had eighteen years of con-
secutive service and twenty-nine years of
actual service with only one break Sena-
tor Chandler of New Hampshire has been
In office since 1887. Senator Sewell of
New Jersey, was first elected In 1884, bur
has not been consecutively in the Senate
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, has been
a senator since 1881. He succeeded Gen.
Burnside. Senator Bate of Tennessee,
was elected in 1897; Senator Daniel of Vir-
sinia in 1887, succeeding Gen. Malone
IL is usually to be observed that, with
the conspicuous exception of Missouri,
II is the smaller states which adhere to
the policy of successive reflections for
their senators. 1t Is found usually that a
senator of long experience can be of more
service politically TO his constituents than
one who is less familiar with the condi-
tons of Washington life, and i'm small
states the importance of federal patron
age is moi to be undera ted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
The Question IL How 1t Is to he
Brought About.


Recent events in the Christian world
fetal distinctions which now divide and
weaken the church which should be
united.
Some of our Presbyterian brethren de-
sire change, or at least a modification
of Greed, or the expression of belief; and
this will doubtless result, although a New
Greed" is not desirable, or possible; but it's
Interpretation may be improved, and sure
ly will be.
The death in England of DR.. st. George
Mivart while under the ban of the Roman
Catholic Church, as expressed by the
learned Archbishop Of Westminster has
caused profound regret; and many liberal
Catholics do not hesitate to condemn the
arbitrary action of the authorities in deal
ing with the alleged hereses of the able
Scientist who was driven into hasty and
unwise utterances.
Yet there are many of his own commuu-
ion who believe that II is well with
him." and that he is at rest"
1t must be remembered that DIR. Mivart,
like John Henry Newman, was born in
the communion of the English Church
that he was a learned scientist and that
such men, early intrenched do not readi
ly adopt and carry through life the ex-
treme views held by Cardinal Vaughan,
and those who think with him.
1t is doubtful If these men ever fully
abandoned belief in the validity of An
glican Orders" Their reason compelled
them TO retain so much Of truth. Had
they lived generation later there would
have been less apparent reason for going
out to seek rcpose in a fold where repose
was denied them.
As evidence of a return TO ancient
usages by the Anglican branch of the
Church Catholic, the Archbishop of Cam
terbury has recently given Episcopal sane
ton or recognition, OF Prayers for the
Dead In public worship. This is no new
custom, but rather very Old one; and
in private deyotions both in the Anglican
and American Church has been a fire.
quent usage.
Purbtanlsm denied their efficacy, but