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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

Late arrivals from Nome report that
one Of the most successful operators Of
the Golovin bay district is d. B. Libby
who enjoys the distinction of having WIS.,
tied the scene OF his present labors as
early as 1866. He was then a member Of
Western Union Telegraph Company's
party. engaged in an attempt to build a
telegraph limo through Russian America
across Boring straight to Asia, which en-
terprise was abandoned when the COM
pletion by Cyrus Field Of the frst trans
atlantic cable rendered the plan useless.
The work was intrusted to Charles Buck
ley as chief engineer and the party Of
which Libby was q member wtntered At
Port Clarence, now the metropolis OF the
ruch Bluestone diggings.
II was at this time while making .
voyage from Port Clarence to Norton
sound that Libby found at the headwaters
Of the Neuckluck river an aurtferous
gravel which had been washed down by
that stream.
Believing IL to contain gold In paying
quantities Libby and a companion stopped
be In the country the following winter
libby and his associates decided to say
nothing Of their find.
In July subsequent to this discovery q
steamer came ana took away the Western
Union party. the telegraph scheme hav-
ing been abandoned. 1t was not until
1899 that Libby again visited Alaska
The company in which he Ii now the
principal stakeholder owns eight claims on
Neuckluck and other streams Of the Colo
win bay district
Libby says Ophir creek Of 0olovin bay
paid from $50 to 800 q day to the man. A
claim on Sweetcake creek, owned by the
Alaska Exploration Company, he stated.
yielded 5000 in twenty-four hours, with
fifteen men working. Crooked. Warm,
Albion. Elkhorn and Melsing creeks he
regards as rich streams.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
;TRATEGIC CORNER,

On Seventh avenue and Pike /,
realizing that the most won
derful development Of the north
eastern portion Of the city ~
well A. the Lake Union district,
means that Pike street must
become of great commercial Inn
portance. Thin corner, with
three-story building can Be
bought for 100000 1t has
. rental income Of 81 LOO per
year. Terms, one-thifd cash !;
balance low interest.
When one considers the small
business area between Pike and
Jackson street and the fact that
business HOSES arc already
crowded for roam, he b foecsd
to become An expansionist, he
realizes that there most Be an
overflow of the business dis
triet, and there Is but one cam
didate,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

his place OF businsss during the week as
to his preference for president. There
were twenty-nine callers and the grocer
last evening announced the result as
seven for Bryan and twenty-five for Nc.
KiuIey.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
G0LOVN BAYS D|SCOVERER
D. B. Libby Was in the Camp as
Early as 1865.
FOUND GOLD AT THAT TIME

Was Then . Member Of the Western
Union Alaska telegraph Party
Now One of the Prominent Opcr-
ators of That Promising Placer
Mining District--some Rich Re-
turns From the Various Creeks.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
NONE THAN rwo TO ONE.


TRAVELLING salesasn.
The persistent assertion OF the Bryan
ffea that the travelling salesmen Of the
country ara the atanch supoorters OF
their candidate for the presidency, which
has never gone beyond tho mere asser-
tion. was tested during the past week
BY. n wsil-known Groceryman Of Ballard.
neginninR hast Monday morning the
grocer asked every salesuen who visited
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

The TEiei Detective Service Co. cs.ah-
iished p Years, New York block Seattle
other Offices; 81. Louis. New YORK mi
caSa. ST. Paul. Kansas City. Denver, Pc.
Land. Or: Montreal. City OF Msxico. -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

ENGLAND and return for g. RosaIsa
leaves at q. n. for Victoria and Town
send
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

& q VICTORIAN 20 Port Townsend.
Victoria, Monday .. w.. 80 cents: round
trtu ii
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

IF you are roins East. the best lire TO
travel over Is the Chicago. Milwaukee a
st. Paul railway.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

team hitched 70 hack No. q. beioneing
10 A. Crauesll. became frightened while
standing in front OF the Oak Leaf saloon
AZ an early hour yesterday morning and
ran down Cherry street 20 Second avenue
Here the vehicle upset and was dragged 10
the intersection Of YesleT way before the
frightened horses were caught. The car
rsags was badly demolished.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

CONSULT r7orance Marvin, seaitle's
prophecies. Hotel Victoria
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

THE best running watch ~ the Louis
Efatt Special" No 50 Second avenuA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
NORTH SEATTLE,

Where land b eompasa-
lively level and the approach
easy from the water front, and
where the prices are low. Why,
it takes only $4,000 to buy
. I2Oxt20 corner on First ave-
nue. What will the overflow"
do for this piece Of land, $i0y-
O00.0Os Yes possibly three
times 100000.
Then another good buy ID .
brick building, one costing $20,-
10000, which we will sell for
St8,OO0.O0 and on small cash
payment; Just think Of that;
100000 less than the cost Of
the building, and we give you
the lot. Sueh opportunities a.
these arc indeed rare; and then
S8,5O000 will take three lots on
Second avenue, with two build
ings. making a fine piece Of
property with to0-foot 'front.'
age, this d in the best portion Of
Belltown. Then we quote stiil
one more, I20xtM on Western
avenue, with . rental income Of
$4,000 per yeas. This splen-
did property We will sell for
Stl00000.
Come to our Office for more
North Seattle property.
A great many people arc
looking for home sites; proper
iy enough. they desire a correct
neiehbofhood, which b building
up and IN 4 tasty manner, and
1t Is not strange that our
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
No D|S(ORD
KING COUNTY REPUBLICANS AND DEMO
RATS IN PtRffO ACCORD.

All Of them agree that Seattle
real estate is the best OF earthly
possessions I; that from a pre-
sent standpoint nothing in the
realty line anywhere equals It
for profitable investment, and
that as a futurity It stands peer
less on this fringe Of the con-
tinent. With a view to secur-
ing some Of the good things
offered for sale you should al
ways read our advertisements.
Many people do read them.
Today we offer some choice
bits Of real estate Under
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
CRISP SNAPS

Would find . real good thing.
. conservative one, In . three
story brick building, with 30
foot lot, right IN the business
swim, the building being now
leased for $4,000 per ykas,
guaranteed rental; viii Quickly
release for $4,000 per years
terms, one-half cash, balance
low interest.
Then someone who has proper
appreciation Of Pike street would
look with mueh favor upon that
STRATEGIC CORNER
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Wild Animals on the Battlefield.

The veldt abounds with animals and
birds, and 1t is a strange thing that we
see them in the greatest number during
a battle. AT such time the ant-bears
and the myriad meer-cats, which are a
sort of squirrel, hide in their holes in
the ground; but. the several varieties
of small deer, the cartridges, pheasants
and huge bustards find themselves driv-
en- into the open center of each battle
field between the opposing armies 1
do not think we have fought a battle
under Methuen during which / have
not seen droyes of steinbok (deer the
size OF a half-grown kid rushing Wild
ly at and through our lines Snakes,
scorpions, tarantulas and great, repuls-
i've spiders are so common that l have
killed five scorpions in my tent in a
single morning-so common as to keep
us all and always on our guard when
we are lying down. They are all ven
omous, but do not think they are near
ly as likely to kill with their bites and
| stings as are those similar insects and
reptiles that are found in the East and
| West Indies and in India.--Truth
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Covering for Potatoes.

There is always considerable argu-
ment as to whether covering potato
seeds deeply by the ridge method when
planting or covering shallow is the bet
ter plan. There is little doubt but that
on light and rather sandy soils the
ridge covering is entirely proper, but
experiments have shown thar on heayi-
er soils, especially on clayey soils. the
shallow covering is best. That is, the
tubers are planted and covered very
shallow So that the bud would be near
the light, which means good start
The furrow is made deep, and as the
plant grows the soil is drawn toward
ii until the furrow is filed level with
the surrounding surface. 1t will be
found that the crop IS much easier to
harvest. particularly where machine
is used. for it is almost impossible TO
work digger in heavy soil where the
tubers were set deep. General dlCec-
tons count for little in such work as
the above, for the farmer can learn
more to his e~E satisfaction on his
own grouns- n a single season t&Sa
By reading the arguments on both sides
for year.-St Louis Globe-Democrat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Country Grain Weirbts.

Because of the lack of uniformity In
legal weights of the measured bushel,
farmers often fail to get all that is due
them in selling to country buyers. For
example, in some instances, a shipper
at country elevator will require 80 to
81 pounds barley to the bushel in buy
ing from the farmer, while weighing
out only 4S pounds to the bushel in
selling it on the Chicago market. The
same is true of oats and other cereals,
of onions, etc. The difference may not
be much or single wagon load, but in
the crops of year means many dol
lars. Farmers should understand what
is the legal weight and refuse to de-
liver more in selling to the local dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

should be removed from the shell. Plant
in hills from 215 to feet apart, with
two kernels to hill, so as to insure
at least one plant to every hill. The
surplus can be transplante6. When
they come up keep the land clean by
hOeing. When they begin to run and
show blossoms the vines and blossoms
should be covered with earth, to a
depth of about an inch. leaving the ends
of the vines just out of the ground.
With good cultivation the vines will
grow rapidly and the earthing process
must be continued. They will continue
TO grow until frost comes and then they
should be lifted from the ground Leave
the nuts cfinging to the vines, in which
condition they must be thoroughly
dried. Do not let them mold With
good culture and luck quart may be
gathered from a single plant. If the
farmers boys prefer to grow their own
peanuts, either for use. or as curios-
ity, there is NO great difficulty attend
ing the operation.-Chfferd Ebert,
Plantsyille, Conn ~
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
New Had Fire Engine.

Enthusiastic descriptions are given,
according to the Philadelphia Record,
Of a new hand fire engine for use in
suburban and country towns, where,
the public service is not within easy
call, which has lately been brought out
in Great Britain. This machine is
portable, being mounted on a pair Of
strong iron wheels, and can rslmp fifty
gallons of water per minute against a
head Of siXty-fve feet, or, when used
in emergency, can be forced to deliver
one hundred gallons a minute The en-
CINE rests on four iron feet, this posi-
ton being effected by raising the han
die OF the carriage, and lowering the
boiler. 1t is of the embarrassing steam
type, and may be run up to a working
pressure in a few minutes. which for
emergency work is, Of course, Of great
Importance The pump can be discon-
nected readily.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

you told me this silver umbrella
handle was real, didn't you?" asked the
customer, angrily.
Il p9esume So" said the scholarly
clerk.
Well 1t amt
Il think comprehend your attitude. /"
said the clerk, though l cannot agree
with you The umbrella handle is tangl-
bic, visible and ponderable. am fully
aware that there are those who assert
that the entity is a nonentity, and that
all things are non-existents, and that
hence the word real can have no
meaning, though r"
But the customer had cautiously
backed indianapolis Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
UnsIacked Lime for Rgts.

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman says that to keep rodents out
of oats, ''take' unslacked lime, just
sprinkle it over the floor or platform
on which one will put his grain. then a
layer of sheaves and another liberal
spread of lime. Continue In like man
ner, lining each layer Of grain to- the
last, not smothering. the last layer, and
that is all there is TO it. I keep rats
and mice out Of my corn cribs in the
same way and it is invariably sue
cess. l also keep large quantities of
unthreshed oats in barn free from rats
and mice the same way. One barrel of
unslacked lime is, enough for 1000 or
5000 bushels of corn or eight tons of
sheaf oats"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Entnrn Wheat Crnns.


And now Sir William Crookes of En-
gland is figuring out a future scarcity
of food, or at least of the wheat sup
ply. He says that in 1S97-9S the wheat
crop of the United States was $4,000
600 bushels, and with less than 75,000,-
600 population, we were able to export
217, 100000 bushels to Europe. But by
1881 we shall have 100000 people to
feed in the United States and will have
no surplus to export, and the millions
in Europe must go hungry If there is
not some other source of supply, which
he sees no prospect of there being. We
are not worried. because we do not ex-
pect to be here in 1891, but some of our
readers of to-day probably will be- and
they will probably see much larger
surplus of wheas for expert than there
Is now. If no larger area is sown then
than now, we have little doubt that
better methods of selecting seeds, fer
tilizing the land and caring for the
crops will before that time give us a
crop which will be double the average
amount per acre grown in 1897. If
from 540,O0o,000 bushels we could sell
217 100000. besides feeding 10000, 900
people at home and seeding our land,
from 1850, 100000 bushels we can feed
150,00o,000 people at home and then
have about 400,00O,0O0 bushels to sell
Nor will it do to leave the great north
west of British America, or the broad
steppes of Russia now lately opened
up by the railroad to China, out of the
calculation. Their productive capacity
is almost incalculable, and we think no
one living now viii ever see the time
when the worlds supply of wheat will
not be sufficient to feed the worlds pop
ulation, if it can be properly distrib-
uted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

Linseed oil and white lead are COM
monty used for painting wounds made
in pruning trees, but better prepare
ton. called Schaefell's healing paint, is
made by boiling one ounce of Itharge
in one pint of linseed oil two hours and
then stirring in sifted wood ashes until
tine paint is of the proper consistency.
Pare the edge of the bark smooth ard
paint the wound ever in dry weather.
Use only enough to cover the wound.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
A Good whitewash

A good whitewash is made by put
ting piece of lime weighing about five
pounds in granite pan or bucket.
Pour on it a gallon of water, allow it to
boil and slack until the steaming is
over; then take from this two quarts
of the liquid lime, put it in wooden
water to make it rather thin. Add a
small amount of pure indigo sufficient
to give it the proper color; add tea
spoonful of salt and half a teaspoonful
of lampblack; stir well. If you wish it
colored, add one of the colorings
which can be purchased at any drug
gists, stating that it is, to be used with
lime.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
MOVABLE coop.

his fowls clean with the least expendi-
ture of labor The kind of coop used
is of the greatest Importance. OF
course 1t must be eff such kind as will
secure dryness, cleanliness and safety.
All these are attached to the two kinds
of coop here shown; the first is in every
respect desirable, and If Kept in a dry
spot from which the water will flow off
N all directions, as the top of small
knoll, it will satisfy every need of the
chicks. Indeed this kind of coop makes
an excellent nesting place for fowls,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
cnrn ns Pnn1trr Food.

Poultry writer's lnVelgh too much
against corn as poultry food:~There is
Nc single grain that can take its place.
All corn, of course, is not so good as. a
variety, but half corn and half 'vari-
ETY. is unobjectionable, and the proper
ton of corn may be increased beyond
that ratio without. anything resembling
disaster. When fattening for market
corn is not only the best but the cheap
est food known. The universal prefer
ence of chickens for corn whole or in
any possible state for communion
should be regarded Texas Farm and
Ranch
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Baais Of Creameries..

Commissioner Norton of Iowa. thinks
that the man who imagines that all the
attention should be paid to the imme-
diate interests of the creamery has an
entirely wrong idea of dairying. He
argues that the basis of the creamery
industry is not the man who makes the
butter and sells it, but that the cow
and the man who milks her constitute
the basis and that when they do not
produce milk at a profit there will be
no use fer creameries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

and especially for turkeys; when they
have chosen a nest this coop may be
set over it, and thus furnish every
means of safety to- the old. bird and the
brood. There is no need for any floor.
1t is better without, as every new loca-
ton will give clean, dry floor for the
coop. The open one is easily closed
in by sufficiently large piece of fine
wire netting, for safety during the
night.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONClSELY
CONDENSED.
Test of the Raddatz Submarine Boat
Firemen's ANIMAL Election-Su preme
Court Refuses Rich Woman Divorce
lightning Strikes Church.

The Raddatz submarine boat made a
short but successful trial trip under the
surface of Milwaukee bay. The start
was made shortly after 3 o'clock in he
afternoon. The party included the inven-
tor, Mr. Raddatz, Benjamin. Leuzarder
of the Allis company, newspaper re
porter and crew of two. A steam launch
accompanied the boat, and was prepared
to follow as nearly as possible the course
of the submarine CRATE, and to render any
assistance required. The boat was only
eighteen inches below the surface, but
Mr.. Raddatz said it would work as well
fifty feet below His boat is provided
with diving room, from which diver
can be set ON bottom and have his air
supplied from the tanks aboard the boat.
He has instruments that tell his depth
and temperature and pressure while UNI
der water, and glass plates through
which he can see through the water. The
boat is expected to be especially valuable
in wreckage work. He does not make
any special war claims for it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
MathematicaI Progresslon.

A teacher OF music IN one g the pub
lie schools of the South desired to i'm.
press the pupils with the meaning of
the signs az and 'ff' In song they
were about to sing. After explaining
that 81 meant forte, he said: NOW.
children, If r. means forte, what does
IT neanY' Silence relgned for a mo-
ment, and then be was astonished to
hear a bright little fellow shout:
Eighty"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Grating Wax.

The following is good recipe for
making grating wax that will not melt
in the summer nor crack in the winter:
Three parts resin, three parts beeswax
aid two parts tallow melted together.
Y have used this kind of grating wax
for the last twenty-three years with
great success. have used it in spring
for cherries, apples, pears and plums.
/ have also used ii in August for cher
ries with success-F. +. Frantz.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
A NIillion-noIfar House

A million dollars for a summer home!
This is, perhaps, no uncommon thing at
NewporI or Bar Harbor, but the Western
resorts can boast of few such. Neyerthe-
less, J. Hobart Moore, Chicago's mete-
ORIG financier, who lost the value of a
principality on Diamond Match and gain
ed the value of two on National Biscuit,
is building a house on the shores Of Lake
Geneva which will easily cost him ST.
100000 and as much more viii be laid
out ON the grounds, barns and other
buildings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Preserving Timbers.

Take boiled linseed oil and stir in
pulverized charcoal to the consistency
of paint. Put coat of this over the
piece OK timber and there is not man
who VII live long enough to see it rot.
Wood can be made to last longer than
iron in the ground. The posts can be
prepared for less than cents apiece.
The wood should be wei seasoned be-
fore TIE oil and charcoal are applied.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Newspapers IL the British museum

Newspapers iE the British Museum
In the British musene there are 49,
900 volumes OF London newspapers.
There are 1900 volumes of provincial
newspapers from England and Wales,
ana about 1900 volumes Of Scotch
newspapers, with something slightly
less for ireland. Last years accesstons
were COO volumes Of London newspa-
pers, 920 volumes of provincial papers
from England and Wales, 127 volumes
from Scotland, and something less
from Ireland.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

Nina Brown, 30 years old, negress
black as ink, chopped the head off a
white man named Frank Born in Mil
waulsee. He came six weeks lgo from
Chicago to work in asphalt pavements
and his home is in Sioux CRY, Iowa. She
says they quarreled and that ne beat her.
She snatched a big butcher knife from a.
table and carved him to death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

81 suppose" said the farm hand, who
was looking for job, that yoE believe
in the eight-hour system?"
That's what l do replied the farm
err II work eight hours in the fore
noon and eight in the afternoon. but
along about hayin' and harvest time /
occasionally put in two or three hours
extra. Chicago News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

The Gar is very fond of eggs, and
eats large quantities of them. He
thinks poison could. not be secreted in
them without detection, though be is
startled to find that by pricking them
with poisoned needles aconIte could be
placed in them.