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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06
BOUNTIFUL HARVEST AT HAND.

The harvest-time of 1900, now APP
preaching, has been hitherto unap-
preached in its promise Of fruitful
abundance for the Pacific Northwest.
Never with an equal acreage have the
conditions governing been so favora-
BILE for great crop of wheat. From
the Walla Walla district, where the
song OF the reaper will be furnishing
music long before the close of the COM
ing month, up through the Palouse
and Big Bend countries, where the
harvest will be continuous until snow
flies, reports are equally sanguine,
while the tributary districts in Oregon
and Idaho will each show an immense
yield of cereals. Estimates vary as to
the probable outturn of wheat, but
none are given which do not show a
liberal increase over the total of any
previous year in the history OF grain
raising and it may be regarded as con-
sentative to place the yield OF the three
states of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho at upwards OF 100000 bushels,
with Washington producing from
100000 to 100000 bushels. 1t
is also safe to say that the export sur
plus, taking into account very consid-
cradle carryover stocks from the pres
ent crop year will be at least 10000
600 greater than last year. Puget
Sound and the Columbia river will
send abroad approximately 100000
bushels of wheat and -four during the
coming cereal year. OF this -four ex-
ports will form no inconsderable part,
shipments OF the commodity promis-
ing to reach Il total approximating
$780, 900 barrels at least, but leaving
some 25,0O0,000 bushels for the wheat
exporters to care for.
So far as known, the fly serves no
useful purpose, and it does a great
deal of mischief. One of the most
serious evils resulting from their exis-
tence is the transportation of disease
germs from place to place, and depos-
iting them on human food. A fly
alights on infected substances and then
departs, carrying scores OF bacilli on
its feet. An ordinary housefly will
lay 100 eggs during its existence, and
80 per cent. of them will be Matched
out. During the ordinary summer II
or ID generations of flies will be pro-
duced
1t has been learned that he first
arrival in America oil the family OF
Nancy Hanks, President Lincoln's
mother, was Benjamin Hanks, who
landed in Plymouth, Mass, in October
1899. His third son, William, went
to Virginia and raised five SONS, one
OF them, Joseph, marrying Nancy
Shipley, whose sister Mary had mar
ried Abraham Lincoln of Rockingham
county, Virginia. From this union
of Joseph Hanks and Nancy Shipley
was born Nancy Hanks, the eighth
child, on February 5, 1884.
I 10. g Al.
which has been grained imitation Of
black walnut for unnumbered years
was scraped the other day and found
TO be solid mahogany. This rem inds
us that the American character
often found to be more solid than
is painted.
Politics always spoils good
and never improves bad one.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

Dated at Ritzville this 4th day of
June, 1900. w. K. KENNEDY, r
Chairman Rep. Central Com {.
w. w. TENT,
Secretary Rep. Central Com.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06
DGAR DEWITT gibson,
Editor Ond AQn0leT.
RAY THOMPSON

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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06
G. H. spALDING
ATTORNEY
AT LAW

Practices in all courts of the State of Wash
gton and in U. s. circuit and district courts
Office IN Snyder Block.
RITzvILLE, WASH.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06
The ADAMS COUNTY NEWS

weekly iourua devoted TO the interests of
Ritzville and Adams county.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

Entered at the Postotiice at Ritzviile, Adams
:ounty, Wash, as Second Glass mail matter.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

The front door of the White House
which has been grained imitation Of
black walnut for uunumbered years
was scraped the other day and found
TO be solid mahogany. This rem inds
us that the American character
often found to be more solid than.
is painted.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

DOR SALE-160 acres of land adjoining the
l. town site will be sold for about what the i'm
provements cost Abundance OF water and
bargain for some one who desires q fine home
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

Politics always spoils good
and never improves a bad one.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06

EOR SALE-A fine block on College hill with
splendid well OF pure water, two houses and
otherimprovements, at reasonable price.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06
FOR SALE-Gents wheel. Almost new. II
quire of C. L. Shipman.

TOR SALE-Now dwelling 26 45, one-story
Il cottage rooms, plenty fine water, splendid
cellar; property in fine condition; 81 200.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

titude of the feet causes US to cross the
heeis OF our ski at every step-for instance,
step forward with the left foot gener-
ally leaves the left ski heel or end across
the ehd or the right ski heel, so that the
right loot, when il tries to move finds
Itself held down tight by the pressure OF
the left; so the left must again be lift
ed and put down exactly parallel with the
right before the latter can be moved. This
is the first difficulty; the feet must be
moved on parallel lines, and not on lines
which intersect
! Secondly. the natural action of lifting
The feet In walking is not right either
Tor walking up or sliding down slope In
the first case the feet are shufTled or slid
briskly forward alternately and If the
slope is steep, II must be attacked zIgzae
fashion s otherwise the beginner slips
uhWlII nsiy and alarmingly backward down
the slope. 1t will readily be imagined thar
the turn for the next zihzag ia rather 4,
difficult and tedious feat 10 accomplish.
ana requires some patience from the i'm
petuous beginner. II might naturally be
asked. Why not walk on your natural feet
and carry or drag the ski behind you for
use on the descent? and this may very
wei be done If there Is path and IL the
snow is not deep, but the beginner should
become little used to the vagaries of
his ski before he tries descending on them
or his chances of success will be much
diminished.
And now we come TO the chief roint and
the run of skiing. Arrived at the ton or
our snow-covered field. we gingerIy turn
round and prepare to. descend Three
burning questions at once present them
selves to the mind-hoW TO start how TO
steer, and how 10 stop. The first solves
itself ell too rapidly. as the difficulty is
more how not TO start before you are
ready.
When your feet are nicely parallel and
pointing downward in the way you wish
to go, and your alpenstock is grasped
firmly In both hands and planted in the
snow behind, to shove you off or to act a s
brake, then you are IN suitable posi-
ton to start. Keeping your knees bent
and your body flexible and at right ang es
to your line of descent. your feet near to-
gether and neither foot in front Of the
otehr, then, as you begin TO slide yoI
taste the joys Of skiing. Faster and fas-
ter as the slope Increases. and slower as
you pass over hatter ground your cou -se
Is smooth and easy, If only you feel quite
sure you are all right. If you can mag
sure you are all right II you can manaee
to prevent one foot from getting in fr-nt
Of the other and from "stradding" too
widely, and IT, when in doubt as 10 bal
ance, you lean forward, and check your
speed by digging in your stick more firmly
there Is no particular reason why you
should fall but of course you do and prob
ablv your following descents will not he
nearly 80 good as your first.
Your instructor will have told you to fall
backward, or rather sitting, when YOU
must fall. and certainly should recon-
mend that attitude to thoee who have any
choice in the matter The sitting fan is the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
Skiing IN SWITZERLAND.
II Is One of the Most Exhilarating or
Winter Pnstimes.

Skiing is one Of the winter sports which
the English patronize when they come
out to Switzerland for the Christmas hol-
idays. The ski are, 1 believe. Norwe-
gian invention to enable a walker TO make
swift and easy progress over snowy slopes,
but are suitable for use in any billy coun-
try which is habitually covered with snow
for some months in each year. A ski
(Which is pronounced like the feminine per-
sonal pronoun she) is long, thin plank
curved upward at the front end. which
also tapers to a point, and in the center
are tackle and straps for fastening 1t to
the foot.
When a beginner puts on ski for the
first time 1t will probably appear to him
that no contrivance more hl-adapted for
the purpose Of walking could possibly have
been invented. The first difficulty Is this,
that inasmuch as in ordinary walking we
point our toes slightly outward, this at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
S|oat's Vegetable BittGrS
S|oat'S Vegetable BitterS
S|Oat'S Vegetable Bitters
CURES STOMACH TROUBLES

only way in which the beginner can stop
himself for certain, and as his efforts at
steering with ihs pole and by altering the
angle of descent Of his feet are likely at
first to meet with Rpt doubtful success he
must certainly sit down directly he comes
near az tree, Or fence, or a PROSTATE
comrade, or any such obstacles, as the
simplest object will be source OF terror
to the beginner.
Down we sit, then-qute simple. no diff
Guilty at all. Now let us bet up aga n.
Curiously enough, We can't move. We try
again, and still are apparently firmly pm
ned 10 the ground. What can be the mat
ter2 Merely,that we are firmly sitting on
our own heels and so cannot move our
feet without rearranging them first with
our hands NO, certainly, 1t Is not elsy
10 get up, but after a little struggling we
find It possible, aud after careful rear
ranPement Of limbs we start again.
Perhaps success. makes us. bold, or a
steep pitch causeS us TO descend faster
than we know how, and a real and sud
den fall takes place without warning, and
we pitch forward miscclaneously. 1t Is
rather pa nful to the ankles certainly as
cur feet are strapped to the ski, sim no
harm is done, and again the task of get
ting up must be taken in hand. Last time
Il was dificult but now 1t Is impossible.
with the head down the hill ana the feet
up above It, we cannot either get the soles
of the ski on the ground or arise. What
is TO be done? Must the ski be taken off?
No, but the legs must be brought down
the hill till thy are below instead OF
above the body, and IL this can be done in
no other way, the beginner must lie on
his back & t his legs into the air and
edge himself round till he can drop them
en- to the ground below him
OF course. he FOULS just likIra cast bee
tie and looks rather like one. and is al
together a mirth- arousng spectacle OF all
beholders. But what matter? Let the SCOT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04


Magnificent o s II and
wit SaVann State sboroR
he nway
AT MONTGOMERY
= n hrmat ton cal o
T. A,
r. p. A
Agent
Presd and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

the valve on the bottom. This will i'm
mediately eXpel 1850 pounds weight of
| water, reducing the weight of the vessel
by so much and communicating a strong
upward tendency equal to about thirty
one tons 10 the bow of the vessel on ac1
| count of its great leverage from the CEN
ter of buoyance
If necessary the engines may be stopped
and the part of The diving gear that failed
adjusted but, if the trouble be not Sc
rious, steering in a vertical direction can
be done by hand. Water must be read
mtted to the bow section by allowing the
air charge to escape and opening the
valve at the bottom of the chamber
The Run Under Water.
The first part of the submerged run is
made with steam. but in about one min
ute the pressure in the boiler is exhaus ed
and the temperature greatly reduced.
| Steam is then shut off, the large dyna-
mo started and the friction clutches on
the engine screw shafts opened. The YES
| sci can then proceed on the submerged
run with the power derived from the
| storage batteries. Should it be desired to
| stop or lie still submerged, but not on
! the bottom, two small auxiliary water
! ballast spaces, or diving tanks, are al
lowed to fill with water by permitting the
air they contain to escape. If it be ad-
| yisable to remain below the surface of
the water without going to the bottom
| while in soundings, instead of eXpending
power to overcome the small remaining
| res rived buovance. the vessel NAV be an
| chored and the apparatus controlling the
| horizontal rudders adjusted to hold the
vessel at the depth required. She will lie
| there without much change of level, I'M
less there is absolutely no current or tide
way.
When 1t is necessary to come near the
surface for observat ton, either when NOV
inc or living stiN. the camera lucida paced
between the projections on the turret and
silently ia one side NAV he raised to the
higb. Of four feet above the ton of the
turret This is canable of being revolved
50 that he whole horizon may be swept;
hut if moving RAPIDLY. is very much more
satisfactory TO bring the vessel 10 the sur
face of the water. allowing the top of the
turret ~ nroiect for few seconds. An
81 arorrd Wow NAV Tins he Obtained and
hearinos corrected without revealing any
notioeabla hulk above the surface. and this
,,I,o,,,s,,t ,ay, ba nade randy enough to
revert thA nossibflitv of lis being sighted
fred unon and hit bv ANYTHING larger than
rife buIlets
rIo Ar SunnIx
Thirty cubic feet OF air at pressure OF
1000 pounds per square men are carried III
the air reservoirs. ms NoiuHe Oh ar 10
more tHan sut1cleht Ior inc supply Vi me
crew during SIX hours suphetsehCe-the
usual maximum time OF submerged ruiz
leaving an abundant reserve for operating
me hy"rdullc oSii''Oe'' anu
But If. by any chance the supply of air
should run out-if, for instance, there was
vessel was on the surface-the supply can
be renewed While supnlersep or iSIns en- W
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

fers put on the ski and try themselves,
or, better still, let them watch you to-
morrow, when, with more skill and more
confidence, you are skimming swiftly and
gracefully down the slopes, only hating
or checking at real and legitimate objects,
and then they will admire and envy you
and wish thar they too could enjoy the
keen excitement and triumph which you
have earned by a few brief hours of fail
ures and renewed efforts.
Another difficulty which the beginner
has TO encounter is that the snow may be
in different condition each day-soft and
slippery after rain, soft and heavy during
thaw, accompanied by sun and bright
skies, and hard and swift during a frost
Each surface requires its own methe-1 -
treatment. which experience alone wib
teach.
Skiing as practiced at the win er resorts
Is generally merely a sport or pastime,
like skating or tobogganing but those
who like to do some mountaineering and
cross passes involving desc, nts on steep
snow slopes can make skiing into a use
full form Of loaomotion. which enables
them to accomplish feats of distance
which would otherwise be quite imprac-
ticabe
Fel pie differ a good dlal in the facility
with which they pick up the art Of ski
ing. Most Of us find 1t very fatiguing as
Il uses a new set Of mus les, and should
not be pract!ced for more than an hour
az time to begin with. but those who
are fairly active and especially hose pos
ance, uay manage TO do it quite tolerably
at tho third or fourth attempt
-S-g-s-
There Are Oihers-DoNy Swift-He is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

There Are Oihers-Doly Swift--He 10
very fond of golf isn't he?
Sally Gay-I do not think he is as fond
of golf as he is fond of being thought to
be fond Of golf-Puck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
DEVILS OF THE SEA-"
ppoGREss IN THE PERFECTING OF
SUBMARINE VESSELS.

uoIland Rejection BIOw-How the
nivinE Boat Is Looked Upon by the
french Navy-The American Tyne
and Its Mechanism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Operation of the Bont.
0' method of operating the vessel is
FL 'aieresting. When the vessel Is on
81, trace of the water with the smoke
M ana the airshaft erected and run
IA 'nead fun speed, and it is desired
In 1' the valves placed on the bottom
at water spaces are opened and the
es A'alned in these spaces allowed to
n,., 'hrough valves provided at their
fnt ends. The blower is stopped, the
TIKI ana asphalt doors are closed air
I'M. we smokestacks are shipped. the
has 'he aperture through which they
dr "hen erect is swung around and
IN INTO its place and clamped tight.
10 ms time the vessel will be near
s.u. nile reaching the awash po-
10 o. 'He is run in the direction in which
ill., Sessary to steer, steam power be-
sur 'iH employed until the steam pres
" the boiler is run off
tb "'n as the horizontal position at
9r. VPer depth is attained an automatic
rn. us prevents further considerable
flr. ''ul IN a vertical direction. If by
ve.. ol any part of this apparatus the
is d SHould run TO greater depth than
f,,1'ied, say, beyond forty feet deem the
e1., 1u OF the lever engages with
ON lever that operates a valve placed
w.r1 'I pipe leading forward to the for
g.'I section Of the boat. When forty feet
viii hs more is reached charge of air
tho go. a,l'owed by this valve to pass from
this ni,i wee air reservoir, through 1t along
sci fnr INTO the bow section OF the YES
Ing 'he water contents out through
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

Her soft brown eyes upgaSing TO his face
As through the aises one sunlight shaft they pass
With measured pace,
lie, smiling at the lips hut not the eyes
That seem to gaze upon some form that dies
Faroh, cloud wrapped, alas'
''He is too young TO live alone" W. hear,
"1his woman's iar as was the first, and then
She's dead iear,"
All, true, she's lai welve months beneath thu
clay;
But. oh, poor ghost, she only dies today,
Yea, with the priests amen
"The new life clings as iondly as the old"
"Theie's love In brown eyes there was In blues
''The grave is cold,"
''The elm, you know, looks bare without vine; !
But. ah, Death makes, when two souls intertwlne
No void place for the newl
"Yet this his first true how'r OF love may be-"
oh, on the dead wiie's grave why pour out gall'
Yet bitterly
I'll say. The dead is gone forever now,
And better love should garland this young brow
Than life be boomless all.
Laughter and bells ring Ger the bridal train
But through them sigh upon the love tuned ear
Low tones OF pain.
oh, haste and gaze into mine eyes. my wife,
Till soul tells soul that love Is love for life
And life begins but here!
Joseph !, Q. Clarke In Criterion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
LATE PERSONAL.

Mr.. o. ]. Hearty and Miss Louise
Morgan will he married at the home
of the bride on North Hill, Wednes,
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. |. c. Alden entertained
whist party Monday evening. Prizes
We're won by Mrs. Arthur Latham and
Mr.. Louis Schumacher.
Mrs. f. T. Smith and daughter Ger
trude will spend Thanksgiving in this
city. They will return to Akron from
Cleveland Wednesday.
Mr.. II. p. Otis and Mrs. JOSEPH
Kuhns of New Philadelphia are guest;
of Mr. and Mrs. II. +. Otis.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank b. Hammick, OF
Cleveland, spent Sunday with theil
daughter, Mrs. Il. q. Clark, of Firsi
ST., Barbertou.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
His Useless Half Dime.

SIT isn't safe to start out without a
pocketful of pennies any more" re-
marked a member of the house the
other day. "Yet can remember that
when / came down into this section OF
the country In army blue in 1868 a s
cent piece was very small potatoes.
We were camped awhile out there in
Virginia, and my headquarters were In
the big plantation home. A son Of the
house and myself became good friends.
although he was 5 and nearly 35. One
day in lieu Of the candy which had
forgotten to bring him from the near
by town | gave him a silver half dime.
I had forgotten all about the Incident
when some two weeks later he came
into my room and, opening his hand.
held out to me on his little pink palm
the silver piece had given him.
'Heah, Mr.. Captain, you can have II
back he said plaintively. 1t won't
buy nuffin.' Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
CAM ERA CLUB.
Lantern Slide Class Will Nee
~ T0niqht.

The second meeting of the lantern
slide class Of the Akron Camera club
will be held this evening at the club
rooms, corner Nth and Broadway in
the Chapman block. Amateurs are
invited to attend and no charge for
instructions is made except cost Of
material used.
Mr.. E. w. Terrass is instructor, and
has large class. This is one of the
many valuable features of the Camera
club, and it is hoped it will be the
means Of bringing in many new mem.
bers as il is believed the interests of
amateur photography in Akron should
be united and the best way of doing
this is through the Camera club. The
annual dues are small and compared
with the benefits derived are insignifi-
cant.
Mr.. Terrass says IL is not too late to
join the class as they are just begin
ming their work. The subject for this
evening will be After Treatment of
Slides" which will include reducing.
intensifying, etc.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
DOCTORS RIG
Collided With a Milk Wagon and Was
Upset.

DR.. D. Rowe had a narrow escape
from injury near the corner of How
ard and Market at noon Tuesay. He
was driving north on Howard street,
when his buggy collided with a milk
wagon. The doctors rig was
a milk wagon. The doctors RIG was
upset and in turning over the doctor
was caught in the top of the buggy
and could not extricate himself. In
spector Morgan Of the Northern Ohio
Traction company aud other men who
were standing near, caught the horse
before II started 10 run Or. Row,
was not injured TO any extent.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
Related a Sad Story of
Misfortune.
Officer Mcconnell Placed Her
Under Arrest.
Held For Safe Keeping--Wants to
Return Home.

Officer Mcconnell, Tuesday morning
placed under arrest for safe keeping,
Nellie AXE, aged II, residing at Brm-
field.
The condition of the young girl was
pitiful. She stated to tn officer at
Police headquarters that she had come
to Akron to secure work, but had fall
en- in with bad company.
She said that she was enticed to take
a walk by a couple Of young men
whom she named, who induced her ia
go to an out of the way place, where
she claims they assaulted her. The
fellows, she said, kept her out all night
in the rain, and the condition of her
clothes was evidence that she told tie
truth. They were soaking wet, badly
torn, and covered with mud.
In telling her story she shed many
tears, and asked that her parents at
Brimfeld be requested to come and
take her home as she had no money.
The young girl was taken to the
county Jail, where she was given
breakfast and was cleaned up
The parents of the girl was notified
OF her condition.