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4 Squan Greek Folks.
n Jep Jones Tells About Captain Kidds Treasure.
By NJ QUAD ghtedD
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lookin' down on ye any. On the
'tother hand. 1t seems to kind o. draw
us together, and Pm willin' to do We
favor. How much cash kin We raise,
deacon?
"Jest so CENTS" was the reply.
Cant We make it dollar?"
"Not if l was to be hung"
wall, I'll take it and give We q
chart to show whar' Capt. Kidd bur-
led $3,OO0,00O in gold. In fact, the
spot is in yer own back yard, and
ye won't hev to go down morn'n is
feet
The deacon passed over the so cents
and grabbed the map and rushed
home and begun to dig. He told his
wife what he was diggin' fur, and she
went out and told the nayburs, and
inside of an hour the cat was out of
the bag. 1t was three or four days,
however, before the diggers cum to
the conclusion that they had been
swindled. Sich an upheaval of the
airth was never known before nor
since in Squan Creek. Sum men went
as deep as 30 feet, and worked 1S
hours out of the "a, and if the loose
dirt had bin spread on the marsh it
would have made three acres of land.
The swindle had to cum out at last,
and down went the fences, and the
gold-kurters ripped and cussed TIL
they had to stop fur want of breath.
Then public meeting was called, and
Hiram Oatfield got up and offered
the follerin':
"Wharas-Thar' was once an ole
critter in the pirate bizness named
Capt Kidd: and
"Wharas-He never had blamed
cent tn bury in Squan Creek or any
other place; now tharfore
"Resolved-That we hev bin tooken
in and dun fur, and will make it
mighty unhealthy fur that dyin' stran-
ger if we ever catch him.
But they never did He knew his
gait and he had pursued it
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
PRIZE CORN CROPS.
Like other Things in This Vale of
Tears They Are Not Always
What They Appear to Be-

There are corn crops and corn crops.
It is possible for two men to raise
each 100 bushels of corn to the acre
and yet have one man raise twice as
much corn to the acre as the other.
This appears paradoxical, but it is
easily explained. One man may plant
his corn at such a late day that it will
become only we'll glazed at the time
it has to be gathered for exhibition;
while the other man may plant his
corn early and thus give it time to
thoroughly mature before it must be
gathered. Corn gathered just after
the roasting-ear period is very heavy,
and will at that time sometimes weigh
double what it will when it has been
we'll dried. This is the secret of some
Of the enormous yields of corn that
have been recently reported. The fig
ures that claim yields per acre we'll
up to the 200-bushel mark are based
OH weighed and not measured bushels.
Inspect that same prize corn a few
months after il; has been gathered and
it will be found looking very shaky.
Every kernel will be found standing
by itself and with an abundance of
room between it and it's neighbors.
Really such prize corn does not fill the
requirements, or should not. The
water content of corn should be taken
into consideration, and we are not
sure that it would not be good idea
to have each sample entered analyzcd
for it's water content, and this analy-
sis be taken into consideration when
making the awards.-Farmers' Re-
view
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UNGRATEFUL SAM WALKER.
How He Rewarded the Man Who
Played at Santa Claus for
Him,

1t was the second day of December
Davis on the streets of Paradise Flat,
and an hour later he would have been
hung to limb but for his crafty ways.
The rope was already noosed for him
when he asked leave to make few
remarks, and this being granted 'he
said:
"This town of Paradise Flat hadn't
it was way behind the times on Thanks
givin'. Christmas will soon be at hand,
and you can't even git up decent dog
fight to celebrate the occashun. I
should think you'd want to show off
over Hill City and Jackvlle."
1--WE do, Sam," replied the man who
had charge of the affair." ''but we
hain't got no chance
"You've got it right yere. I killed
Davis and hev got to be hung. In
stead of hangin' me to-day why don't
you put it off till Christmas and make
big thing of it? It'll be the only
hangin' fur so miles around"
1t was promptly and unanimously
decided that Sam Walkers head was
level, and that he should be ''saved up
for Christmas. He was confined in a
shanty, fed on the best in the camp,
and every evening a number of the
boys made it a duty to cali on him and
help him to pass the time as pleasant
ly as possible. He seemed to look for
ward to the day with cheerful indif-
ference, and it was voted again that
Sam was one man in ten thousand and
ought to be hung as gently as possl-
BILE. AS Christmas drew near he said
to his callers:
Boys, as [ am doin' the fair thing
by you l expect ye to pet me leetle
Fur instance, I'm goin' to hang up my
stockin' on Christmas eve, same as in
nercent children do, and I hope 1
shan't be neglected."
He wasn't. When the time came we
Clipped in and raised a purse of $500
as Santa Claus gift, calculating that
it would come back to us after tie
hanging. The stocking was hung mp
and the purse went into it, and at a
Itle HOui IL was IepOileu LnaC con-
demned was sleeping with childlihe
look on his face. The next report
came in at daylight. With the report
came the sight of the hole Sam had
dug under the walls of the shanty to
regain his liberty. 1t was Christmas
day, but he wasn't there to be hung,
and our purse had gore with him.
D,,h1
all were stupefed for time, but after
awhile it was
"Resolved, That the next critter in
this town who orter to hung will be
stretched up so burned quick that no.
body but hisself will git any fun out
| of it,"
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HE WANTED THE TROUSERS.
Which Accounted for His Inability
to Remove the Grease
Spot.

A young fellow on the South side has
negro valet, an old-fashioned southern
darky.
"Here, JEFF; I want those trousers cleaned
and pressed today" he said, pointing to a
rather loud-striped garment that JEFF has
long had his eyes on.
"All right, sah," said jeff, with sigh.
Next morning jeff brought the trousers
back with big grease spot still prominent
on one knee. -.
Cant you get that spot out?" said the
owner of the trousers.
mo, sah."
''Did you try turpentine?"
.",'Fo' de Lawd, I done sacchurated 'em
wild turpentine."
did you try coal oil?
eyes, sab; po'ed a quart oh lie on 'em."
tsDid you try a hot iron?"
"Puty nigh bu'n't 'em up!"
did you try benzine?"
Done tried benzine an kerosene, and all
de other zines, an faint tech dat grease
spot"
"Well, did you try 'em -" queried the
master with twinkle in his eye.
eyes, sah,' replied JEFF, with alacrity,
"an' dey's puffect fit, grease spot an all,
sab. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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little oases planned for the refresh
ment of the weary sightseer.
The roofs will be of red tile, and the
walls of cement. The facades will pre-
sent an arcaded effect corresponding in
appearance to the mission cloisters; the
caves, with great overhangs, will add
to the picturesque. Each facade will be
broken by an important architectural
feature. and each corner fianked with
low pavilions, the design giving large
plain surfaces for color. while the caves
give deep shadows. The color scheme
is made up in reds and yellows, light in
tint
The loggias, balconies, pavilions and
other places are to be Ornamented with
shrubs, vines and flowers, blending
with the coloring of the buildings. The
openings are to be griled with speci-
mems of wrought iron ''rej jas' or grill
screens, such as are seen in examples
of Spanish architecture of the six
teenth century. The buildings will ilhave
numerous entrances, the principal ones
being in the center of the four facades.
Once inside the structures the size will
be appreciated. All the towers, pavil-
ions and other proper spaces are TO be
brilliantly illuminated, and made gay
with banners and flags.
The three buildings for architecture,
graphic art and forestry will form a
picturesque group at the end of the
west garden.
The largest of these, the horticultural
building, will stand between the other
two on an axis with the Garden. The
forestry building will be on the north
side; the graphic arts on the south, ad-
joining the lake. Arcades connect the
three buildings, forming in front a
semi-circular court. Between the ar
cades the ground rises slightly to the
level Of the fountain of the seasons.
The area of the horticultural build
ing is to be $4,000 square feet. The
graphic arts and forestry buildings
will each cover 10000 square feet, and
are similar in design. In plan, the
horticultural building is to be square,
with central lantern, rising to height
of 240 feet at the intersection of the four
arms of Greek cross, which includes
in its angles four small domes. On the
center of each facade is a deeply re.
cessed archcd entrance.
The graphic arts and forestry build
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Thinks Columbus Made u Mistake.

We liked Americans very much, indeed
the kind of Americans one meets; but we did
not like the American mob, the human back
ground, the kind one doesn't meet; and it is
unfortunately the. mob, the human back
foreground, that gives country it's char
acter, its dominant note. American food,
American hotels, American railway car
riages, American shops (and the "ladies"
and gentlemen" who flung things at us in
them), American officials, American serv-
looking American landscape, and last, but
by no means least, the great American eli
mate, ended by getting Oh Gar nerves to
such degree that we were compelled to
wonder, with French friend Of ours, whose
affairs necessitated his residence in New
York, "why Christopher Columbus had not
exercised a little discretion and kept his dis
graceful discovery secret" - London
Chronicle.
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HOG HANGING DEVICE.

center of the cross-piece, through which
an iron pin is run, and driven into the
top of the post, so as to permit the clev-
is to revolve on the post. Make FIVE
eight-inch hole in the long pole or lever
about ~ feet from the large end. Raise
lever up, and hang in clevis. Attach a
strong chain to the large end to hang
hog on, and have the scalding vat direct
ly beneath this chain. Set a bench or
platform beside the vat about one
half height of vat, to scrape hog on,
and next to this platform erect post
with four cross-pieces on top to hang
hogs on. Fasten small rope to small
end of lever to pull it down with when
lifting the hog in and out of scalding
receptacle, on bench, and to hanging
post. The advantages of this arrange
ment are apparent by the illustration
j. G. Allshouse, in Ohio Farmer.
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HANDY HOG HANGER.
The Advantages of This Contrivance
Are Made Plainly Apparent
by the Illustration.

The illustration shows a very COM
plete arrangement for hanging hogs
when scalding, etc. It is made by talk
ing'a large pole about 50 feet long for
q lever and another about 16 feet long
for a post. Set this post four feet in
the ground, and have made a clevis-
shaped iron (A) to support the lever on
the post. This clevis is about one foot
long and wide as the post after squar-
ing, with a cross-piece welded on near
the middle Of the bottom or round part.
A three-quarter-inch hole is made
through the bottom of the clevis and
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ings will have four corner towers, and
on the east facade a vaulted loggia of
three arches will form the main en-
trance. Above the red roofs of Spanish
tile, numerous lanterns, pinnacles, and
Venetian fagpoles, from which float
gayly-colored banners, will add fes-
tive picturesqueness to the skyline.
The northern part of the exhibition
ground will be occupied by square
about 500 feet from east to west and $50
feet from north to south, with build
ings bounding three sides of this
square, and the style adopted-a very
free version of Spanish architecture
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

THERE has probably never been an
international exposition held upon
4 which work has advanced so rap
idly as that which the city of Buffalo is
building for 1901. There yet remains
almost one and a half years before the
doors are thrown open to the public,
but the work is so far advanced that
even at this early date the principal
buildings have all been designed, and
the architects plans are already in the
hands of the builders in many cases.
The buildings will be in keeping
with the elaborate decorations that are
already being prepared for the grounds,
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
TREATMENT OF ROUP.
1t Should Begin with the Isolation Of
Afflicted Fowls and Thor
OuEh DisinfectiOn.

No particular remedy has been dis
covered for roup, or diphtheria, in
fowls; but as it is an infectious disease,
treatment should begin with isolation
of the affected fowls and thorough dis
infection of the poultry houses and
yards. The fowls that die should be
burned or deeply buried at distance
from the poultry yards. In the treat
ment of individual fowls it is inn
portant to place them in warm, dry
quarters and feed them nutritious food.
The use of what is known as the Doug
lass mixture is said to be of great ad-
vantage. This mixture is made by dis
solving one ounce sulphuric acid and
one-half pound sulphate in two gallons
of water. One or two tablespoonfuls of
this solution is placed in pint of the
drinking water and the effect is that
of a gentle tonic. The diphtheritic
patches may be removed by scraping
lightly with blunt metal or wooden
instrument or by rubbing them off wit h
a swab made by wrapping small
pledget Of cotton about the end of a
toothpick. After they are removed the
raw surface thus exposed should be
treated with an antiseptic solution.
The best application for this purpose is
a two per cent. solution of creolin or
carbolic acid to be applied cautiously
with a camel's hair brush. Another
solution that may be used is ten per
cent. solution of nitrate of silver. One
writer recommends the use of petro-
leum in this disease and advises that
drop of this substance be placed in the
nasal passage of the diseased fowls and
the diseased membranes be treated by
light applications with small brush.
Prairie Farmer.
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a
Medicine
Senator Roach
Psuaded by friend Ihave used Pna toni> andI glad
testify that has greatly hepedm strength vor and appetite.
haze been adsed by friends that remarkably icacioas for
the almost unfversal complaint of catarh.'
Senator Roachs home address is Larmore North
Peruna is absolute scientific
Peruna Address Peuna Medicine Ohio
book written
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Cold BlOOdeG1.

'That man threatens to tell how YOU
made all your money! said the trusted
political lieutenant.
"That's all right" said the practical
politician. ''That point has been dis
cussed until it's familiar. Let's don't
worry until he threatens to tell how
have been spending some of it,
Washington Star.
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trance to the stadium or athletic field
although portions will also be used for
exhibition purposes. This also viii
have two stories, the upper story being
large open gallery, from which views
of the plaza on the one side, and the
stadium on the other, are afforded.
Finally. the south side of the plaza
is bounded by the electrical tower.
BERNHARD BRISTOL.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Domestic Barometer.

Mr.. Brown-Good morning, Mr..
Jones; how's your wife?
Mr.. Jones (who was deaf, and thought
remark had been made about the
weather)-Very clustering and disac
greeable again this morning.-Tit-Bits.
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The large number of articles left on the
pawnbroker's hands proves that there are a
great many people in this world without
redeeming quality.-Elliott's Magazine.
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= = empowsred 20 establish this line By
oFiNinE pAins monuments
Deputy Hartman has itlst returned
from several Of the most Prominent ash-
inA grounds On Puget sound, and in an gn.
tFtN4eM Sal0s TIE s9eSeye run g. now
mag 90 redmeo thclr forces
HeFoTia from the Straits are 70 the e.
tett tAAt silver salmon are beginning 20
SLOW up The outlook Tor the silver rts, h
very EneA ana cAnperses are pruparfnE ~
$50 teiA EAgk sApnld the run ~ this
grade ~ Salmon prove f0 se as inegiratsa
tAe teih rack 20 salmon on Puget soanl
tatr yraF VIII about equal that pf any
other similar nf What - knswsr ~ Tes
citclfa as rae fourth year
We are ROW preparing 10 open up IN.
stAte HAieA1fles- Toe p,ant nn NrhIra
river, ADORE AuAurm, u under e0ue,ruc-
tten, aNe ash T. ready 70 receive its sur
~ - u-h ln about two weeks work On
Monday last lt VIII De ready in about
I've weeks All ether aaichsFies are So
~ fan fab" ~fF's
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NEW TRANSPORT COMING.
The Government Charters Three
Large ships for Manila
Route.

Frank waterhouse. general manager OF
the British America line, announced. yes
terday that he had leased three of the
company's largest steamers to the United
Stntes government for its transport SER
vice to Manila. They are the Inverness,
will be used for the carrying of forage
and other army supplies to the Philip
pines
3313 gross registered tons and Is due in
Seattle by September 10. The Carlisle
City, Of 5000 gross registered tons. will
arrive about September q. The Ping Suey
is the largest of the three, her gross reg
istered tons being $500. She has a ca
pacity OF 1900 tons and Is said to be ono
OF the finest boats Of her kind afioat in
any part OF the world. She IL due here
early In November
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rOR MATERIAL BILL.
Marrowstone Point Contractors Sued
by Mining Company.

A suit was filed yesterday In the supe-
rior court by the Big Blackfoot Mining
The complaint states that Mckay was
engaged in the erection of certain govern
ment buildings at Marrowstone Point.
Wash, and that at his request the plain
tiff furnished material to the value of
about 8. 100, for most of which he refused
to pay.
,,,, H.ne, ioan po .. anu rus. som-
ty for the performance of McKay's con-
tract. II being alleged that bond for
$4,000 was executed to the government,
material bills
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DIR. ]. B. EAGLESON RETIRES.
HIS Temporary Appointment Ends
With Coming Of DR.. Dana F. Rob-
fnsOn, Of Marine Service.

Or. J. 3. Eagleson, who since January
last has been acting temporarily in the
capacity of local marine surgeon, yes
terday transferred his office to DIR. Dana
=. Robinson. assistant surgeon in the
United States marine hospital service,
who recently arrived in this city from
Memphis Tenn.
AT present all vessels are required to
stop at Port Townsend for Inspection,
whether they have a clean bill of health
or not" DIR. Eagleson said yesterday:
Quite few captains are unfamiliar
with this order and run into Seattle In
such cases l have telephoned the Port
Townsend authorities Of the breaking of
the. rule and proceeded to make my ex-
animation here
The examination of ships at Seattle
that have unwittingly passed the Port
Townsend station saves the additional
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OREGON SANS ron NOME.
Takes North copsisnmenss Of stock
and Lumber

The steamship oregon sailed from IN.
Mhlte star dock yesterday afternoon for
lAfe Pence. who VIII look after q n
Lanes interests IN tas litigation over hia
mining property. ia"
Carstens Bros. had n consisumen. %
twenty-five head OF steers. tweiva ~
sheep and twenty % hogs on board the
Wild Goose Mining Company also tooh IN
5gevW Ieet OF lumber Tor use on its claims
There WAS fur cargo ~ general me-.
chsndise 'Si
The following were the oreron's mas
senEsrs: Mrs L. Palmer. Mrs w Y
kinehart, -; Miss n. Thomas, Miss horn.
as, J.. y GieSe, ". q BArbeyis, Henry
Pail. =. Iunaar;. Mrs. r. n Milroy Mrs
G. A Haram. A. l. Khson, r M. petaT-
~ Ainsworth.
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OUTLOOK FOR HOPS is GOOD.
Contracts Are Made at 10 ana IL
Cents Per Pound in the Vicinity
of North Yakima.

One OF the guests at the Northern Is
Thomas Dingle, of North Yakima. dep
uty auditor of Yakima county, who is
spending few days vacation in this
city.
In speaking OF the hop outlook in and
about Yakima. Mr.. Dingle said:
THE prospect for good yield OF hops
is far better than was expected earlier
in the season The weather has been UNI
usually favorable. Several contracts have
been made by buyer from Salem. Or,
who represents a New York firm, one OF
1900 pounds at 10 cents. another for 10000
pounds at the same figure and yet an
other for II cents per pound. These are
the highest figures offered this year so
far.
picking will commence about Septem-
Der and the fear is expressed that hands
to harvest the crop will be scarce
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FOR Federal APPOINTMENTS.
Number of Civil Service Examina-
lions to BE Held Next Month.

Notifications of several United States
civil service examinations to be held dur
ing the month Of September have been re-
ceived at the local postofifce.
On September IS. 10 and 20 there will be
an examination for the position OF first
ton and repair department at the New
port News navy yard. The compensation
Is s. per day.
Two new registers have been added TO
the civil service list, one for the position
OF script engraver at the bureau Of engrav-
ing and printing. and the other for the
position Of engineer and electrician. The
only vacancy for the latter position exist
ing at the present time Is at the Warm
Springs Indian school. in Oregon. at
salary of 500 per annum. No examina-
ton will be held for these positions, but
the appointments will be made upon the
practical knowledge. experience and fit
ness Of the applicant. Applications must
September /, and for the latter not later
than September Is
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wn,lnuiid rnaeraronna Cns,r.

porniiNstas has b@sn gfautVd tha sunset
Telephone Company to cnpstrtgga under
ground cables fpr the purpose * ctgnacs-
iHg certain htli1iEEs sslth lie system The
the Boston and New York blocks; IN the
alley oetween secon1 and Third avenues
James AID Cherry streets on pusf STRESS
south OF CotuulsxR street. and on Columbia
etrect 20 run into the alley between First
ana Sessond avenues. Sa the South side Of
Columbia street
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FITTING orr Of ARAp.


The recently acquired transport Arab
Hes IN the yard 81 Moran Rrns, ufss~v.
seans changes which viii transform hsr
into hrst-efaxs horse and m4ie trans
port.
The principal alterations PS1f be a nea
deck, - - constructed ard the resvartr,.,
with banking ~ her tWa Steel darks
viii Re built.
The Arab wfa CARR 60 horses and
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starts ON Journey To San Francisco
in Tow of Tugs.

The monster log raft constructed bv
the Robertson Raft Company AT West Sc
atue. left yesterday afternoon FOR san
francisco. In tow 81 the tugs Tafoosh
and Rescue. It's departure from the hsr
water front - .Ae
The Tatoosh took the first turn AZ tow
ing. while the other tug went On ahead
Inc, raft as y slowly followed was lik
ened to some huge leviathan OF the aaor
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SIXTY FROM THE soRTH.
Victorian Brings Down Several
hiondiker- With Gold

The steamer Victorian brought sgveu
sixty returned kl6ndlkers last rfght svgsys
Victoria They went from EkAewav -
Victoria on the steamer Tees. ~ the Cana-
dian Pacific Navigation Company krnces.
them was e. J. Muiksy. u Tacoma w.
had With him az the result Of three yAarss
labor. Ai.Np. He Intends Rnsng NoY+h
again in another month az 40 most - ~
cral claims on HunkeT and Eid0rAdo