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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-12

| REAL
ESTATE
Loan Agents.
Farming Lands.
SO acres marsh land in
Skagit county. near Mt.
Vernon. This is A No.
1 land. Price, $3.50
cash.
r6o acres of rich bottom
land, "a mile west of
Terril lake, in What
com county; alder and
vine maple; land easily
cleared.
100 acres on Orcas island,
u mile from postofhce
and steamboat landing;
90 acres cleared, 40
acres under fence; good
farm house and barn;
stream of water runs
through place; school
house within a mile.
Price, $50 per acre;
$1,000 of this on time,
to suit purchaser.
40 acres on Orcas island.
This land is easily
cleared; no large timber;
good soil; about one
mile from boat landing.
40 acres suburban tract
near Hall Bros. ship
yard on Salmon Bay.
Price, $500 per acre.
IsS acres two miles above
Snohomish City, known
as the Low farm. Ev-
cry acre of this is rich
bottom land, so acres
in meadow, and will
yield annually $50 tons
of hay, good farm house
and barn, with sheds
and outbuildings; so or
90 fruit trees. all large
and bearing heavily,
consisting of apples,
pears, plums and cher
ries; 20 acres pastur-
age. Price, $525o, one
half cash, balance i'll ,
years at 10 per cent.
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Washington Park Races.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE track was siIil
heavy to-day, preventing good time. The
attendance was good
six furlong--sho,oser won, Cleaner src.
ond. time, Ills
one and one-eighsh mlies-Bonita won,
Somerset second. Frederick fhird time.
2E.
Three fourth mile HalriAnd won, Hin,
doc Graft second, Buisrnclas third: time.
liz
one and one-sixtecfifh miles, Maori won,
Itrth second. Tudor third: time, s5sis.
Mile-liusiness Won. Hensinrfon seesud
AntIlis bird. fria .4SlL
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Fad Of ! weman.s Quarrel.


FsAkE HsFTG, Ind. lafy 1f.--Hstffc Ne.
har1a. asva y years, VAS shot atsd killed
ay her ssnt, Mrs saul Jennings The svo
had hs>en aa=rreisnx fer sosse days
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Brighton Beach Races.

NEw forK, luly 1.-THE results of 4
heavy track ct Brighton Beach today were
Three quarters fnile-gan'f Tell won, Cor
rocco second, Savage third: time n
Mile and an eighth - wayaard won.
Greenfield second, J. J. ueaiy third: time.
20s
Mile and qnarier-valet won, Cardinal
MctIoskey second, Charley Russell third
time. 2.isis
Who Killed Emperor Frederick
iosbos. July li.--Nackenzie says he
VIII prove the Iniszfafements of eserman
physicians when the prohibition now laid
ON him Is wffhdrawu
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Polishtowu. located along the bank of the
Mouongaheis river, was in a sorry plight to-
day. There were nearly 73 shaniy boats at
that point occupied By over 80 families,
sggregatiug population OF more than 800
people. Al OF these, with the exception
OF about dozen families. carnped oui last
night Early yesterday morning the
trouble began. All day men, women and
children were busy TsuIaping water out of
the boats aud removing their goods 10
places OF safety. BY night 10 OF the boat
houses had sunk or eapsizet. and several
were carried down river.
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LISBON. July if.--Fhe Portuguese govern
sEse7; = pzersrsng an expedition - 60 n
the counsry ner,A II the zamhesi river and
ssccre and exfesd the Portuguese po<ses-
stcns in thai rtxieH. The expeslsiass will
~ under r,silsraas,d af Cor fsssf.xr,ass
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T.. NroCARDEu.L.

A AgcHrrEcr-RooM Is, NO su FRONT
N street, seattle. jei5dlm
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The New Anti-chinsse BIZ.

WAHhiAbTON, july lIg-seuaiof noInH.
from the committee on foreign relations,
to-day reported favorahiy tho bill To- prohi
bit the coming Of Chinese laborers into the
United states, reported in the house. by
belmont, chairman OF the committee on
foreign relations. as a Substitute for ali
bills before the committee relating 10 Chi.
M. In. Ii.
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- tcfl>. gaIN ia sIefclsI ffen
Wichita, Ssnsas, says Tbs Wichita street
Railway tenssass stables were burned
early this mevainx Three etspsycs werc
very Seriously huraess aaa { esAef~ ise
ftsafeat- Thf loss j. tfsss zsfsersasaet
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BAKEI,. MOORE * CO..

CEARCHERs or RECORDS Il O O NJ 5
= ~. %. IS. 81, third floor, Union Block.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

breeding! They are SIMPLY stupid.
Mr.. Smith Sec to have his head in
the clouds all the time. | like to be
amused and ii that old bach hat is there
al the time hadn't eaten sauce with
his cake should have gone to sleep.
They say he was in love with Mrs.
Smith before she married Theophilus.
| wonder if Thcophilus knows it, How
ridiculous they act over t!iat child of
theirs, thinking he is so bright and
forward and laughing al al his silly
little speeches actually bringing him
to sit at the table. Homelv, too Smiths
nose and Brackets chin is enough to
spoil any child. You know we have
always thought Ebcne.cr a little more
backward than any other children; but
land he is ten times as smart as that
child"
"Ebenezer, inleed!" exclaimed my
friends wife, jerking the machine with
50 much force that it fell from the
table, saying, feebIy: "Such foo!s"
no doubt the beginning OF new SEN
tence by Mrs. Green.
And thought that woman weak, "
gasped my friends wife.
Sne seems anything out weak, ana
so do you" said TheophiIus, ruefully,
lifting up his machine, and seeing at a
glance that it was broken.
at will take long time to repair
this, for | can trust it to no hand but
my own," said he. The test has been
all that could be desired, and rather
more" he added.
you'll b. famous, Theophilus," |
cried, with enthusiasm.
famous! Well, but if it breaks
friendships, shall be doing good?"
Friendships" repeated his wife.
at will be a sort of society sitter, "
said |,
The machine has been repaired, and
will make its appearance soon.
Theophilus showed it to Edison the
other day.
Smith" said he, you have stolen
my thunder"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

The incest kind of crib for new.
born baby is clothes basket. Get the
largest size of wicker clothes basket--a
square one with handles at each end.
Have q small hair mattress made to fit
the bottom of it, as hair is much more
wholesome to sleep on than feathers,
but in sudden emergency any ordi-
nary pillow will answer the purpose.
This kind of crib has many advantages.
1t can be put in closet when not in
use: it can be lifted into another room
without disturbing baby's sleep, if it's
mother should want to receive CUES $
before she is we'll enough to leave her
room; it is very convenient In moving
to the country for the summer, as 1t
can be packed with baby's clothes,
covered with the bath rubber sheet and
tied carefully across with a rope; and
on arrival-the baby weared and tired
there need be no waiting till the POI
ter carries up the heavy crib, as any
one can carry up the basket; and there
is no screwing together, but simply
take off the rubber and there baby has
its bed ready, and nurse can attend to
other things. In going across the
ocean it is invaluable as, resting on its
broad base on the floor, no pitching
nor rolling of the ship will be able to
upset it. When baby gets too old to
use it, it can retire to its natural home
the laundry-and there be made use
full for the rest of its days.
| make mine not only useful but
quite ornamental by covering it inside
and out with either blue or pink paper
muslin, o, er which l draw in folds
some thin dotted Swiss, sewing it care
fully and tightly through the bottom
where the coarse stitches will be hid
den by the mattress; now from the out
side edge of the top l hang II rutfle of
cheap cotton lace, covering the stitches
made by sewing it on by row of
quilled satin ribbon in color to match
the paper muslin, and I have a very
pretty and cheap crib. The mattress
can be kept till needed again. --Nater-
fGmilias. IN BGbuhOOd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
BEHIND THEIR BACKS.
BY MARY X. i. HATCH

Theophilus Smith has invented a
wonderful instrument 1t has not yet
been patented, owing to an accident
which | shall mention later on, and 50,
out of loyalty to my friend, who ex.
poets to realize o large return from
the invention, l shall not describe it
fully, but will give brief sketch OF
the occasion when it was tested.
a slight preamble, however, is nee.
essary. Doubtless every thinking per,
son has, at some period of his life, puz.
zled himself over the electric com,
munication or responsiveness Of mind
as well as of matter For instance, il
frequently happens that thinking deep.
ly of a person is the forerunner OF
meeting him, and finding that he has
been engros ed with thoughts of vonr.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
Death Customs Ofthc Greeks.

When death is expected the attend.
ant mourners in the Greek islands
have many little customs peculiar to
themselves The moribund is handed
bowl of water, into which he puts
pinch of salt for each person with
whom he is at enmity, saying as he
does so: MAY my wrath perish as
this salt; ;" for it is considered dreadful
for a man to die leaving an enemy be-
hind him. His spirit, it is believed, will
not rest, but will wander about as
poor ghost, sucking the blood of his
trends, like the shades in ancient
hades, to gain strength for his earthly
wandering. If the complaint is con-
sumption they suppose that three
Erinnyes stand ready to pounce at
children at the corners of the room;
hence the young are kept out of the
wav when the dying is in extremis,
md hole is opened over his head to
allow the Erinnyes to escape. Fevers
are best cured by priestly incantations;
the name of the disease is written on
slip of paper, and with prayer and
much incensing this is bound to tree,
hoping thereby to transfer the malady.
Incense is much used by the priest in
his visitations to the sick; the whole
room is thick with it, and perhaps con-
tagion is thus often avoided. When
the death has occurred the women rush
onto the fiat roof or some other con-
spicuous place, where they rend the ar
with their cries, tear their hair, and
give way to unbridled grief. The town
crier is sent round to announce the fact
to the neighbors and to summon
friends to the death-wail, which takes
place about an hour or two after the
spirit has left the body. After the
body has been washed in wine it is laid
out on bier in the center of the one
roomed house, arrayed in the deceased's
best clothes, decked but with flowers,
and with lamps burning Mt the side,
reminding us of the ancient custom of
placing the corpse thus in the midst Of
The hall, dressed in as handsome robe
as the family could afford, in order, ac-
cordipg to Lucian, that the dead may
not be cold on the passage to the hades
and may not be seen naked by Cerberus.
Then begins the death-wall ceremony
a scene OF heart-rending grief such
as took place in Priam's palace over
he dead body of Hector. I hese death
walls are, in fact, one of the most
striking bonds of connection between
he Hellenism of the past and the Hell
,enism of the present; and in the Greek
Islands. despite the strictness of the
more civilized members of the orthodox
llurch, they cling to them with sura
psng tenacitv.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

were rather parsimonious, but this
was owing, no doubt, to the rigid econ
omy they had been obliged to practice
in early life. It now appeared thet
were already conversing about their
entertainment, for Mr.. Blacks words
came directly:
"Such extravaganza would ruin most
men. | noticed Smith has real walnut
doors to his library. He took me in
after tea and showed me his books.
Scientific men haven't grain OF sense
not grain Books enough to buy
house that would rent for five hun
dred year!"
Did you notice the biscuit?" asked
his wife. "Thev were so rich they
would dro? to p eces off the plate. So
much silver md solid too, fot Mrs;
Smith thinks it is vulgar to use plated
ware. She may see the time -"
Now for Mrs. Gray" said ny
friends wife, .fcadiustng the current
with jerk. "Sho is neither extrava-
giant nor the reverse. They are not
rich and she makes penny serve the
turn of many. Her costumes are eXo
quisite. S he may think triA5 too mitch
about such things; but she is verv lo;-
able and her husband advises her.,
With powerful adartabiitt MIS-.
Smith became III unison with Mrs.
Gray.
"Poor Marion is such dowdv, II
there IS any one in this world | like, it
is Marion Smith; but 1 never see her
that | do not ache to fix her up. With
her means, it is. too bad that she has
no more taste. The dfess she had on
cost enough to clothe me Tor three
months; but how it booked! And her
hair oh, dear could dress it to look
exquisitely, for it is beautifully long
and abundant"
"But she doesn't give her mind to
such things, Bella; she and Smith are
above it,
IL know it; and their home is de.
lightful; so elegant and quiet, and lit.
tie Charlie is a perfect charuh."
My hostess looked little relieved,
and likely, | thought, to listen awhile
longer, so | said to her:
"Do not forget Mrs. Green, who, you
know, is less likely to be subject of
electrical currents than the others.
She seems to have scar ely any
Thoughts of her own, l thought. Rather
insipld, though no doubt an excellent
lady"
The first ejaculation of Mrs. Green;
however, made us all jump, it was SO
unlike her usual languid tone.
Cocoa gracious! and the instrument
worked with fervor, I've been think
ing all the way home about that spread
OF the Smiths. Talk about their high
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

His salary was : O)O year, and he
had Just proposed to Miss Clara Light
head and been accepted, and they were
both exquisitely happy unit she said
And you don't know how lovely our
home will be, George 1t shall be a
home indeed for you; place of rest
and JOY and comfort! I'll call the
housekeerer up every morning,
and"
THE housekeeper?
YES, yes, dear Now, don't inter-
rupt, you naughty boy. I'll tell the
housekeeper to tell the cook to" .
"rhe cook? z"
"Of course; and do hope We can
get a French cook. l love the French
cook ng. And I'd like the dining room
girl to"
"lhe dining-room gir?"
Yes, yes. I'd like brisk, tidy, rosy
checked English dining-room girl. |
don't care so much about the chamber
mad
"Whv, my darling, I'm afraid -"
Now, now, yon bad o Il boy; you
must let your little girl have her own
way when it comes to the house SER
wants. You can engage the butler il
you like, and OF course you'll get the
coachman; but when it comes to the
laundress and seamstress and--why,
George, what dreadfully long face
you have! | don't like it.
1t looked longer as he sat in his
lOXl2 room an hour later trying to
Figure out" how the wages of the cook
and housekeeper and butler and all the
rest of them were to be paid out oil
$i@.23 week. He hasn't figured il
out yet. - Tid' Bits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
A japanese liCneSIS.

In the beginning all things were in
chaos. Heaven and earth we're not
separated. The world tloated in the
cosmic mass like a fish in the wafer,
or the yelk in an egg. The ethere Il
matter sublimed and formed the
heavens, while the res;duum formed the
present earth, from the mold of which
a germ sprouted and became self
animate being, from which sprang all
the gods.
On the floating bridge o. Heaven
appeared a man and woman o. eel s.
tial origin. The male plunged a
jeweled spear into the unstable waters
beneath them, aud wi bdrawing it, the
trckling drops formed an island upon
which they descended.
The creative air, divine man and
woman, designing to make this island
the pillar for continent. separated,
the male t. the left, the female to the
right, to make a journey around the
island. When they met the woman
spoke first, saying, "How joyful to
meet a lovely man."
The man, offended that the first use
of the tongue had been by woman,
demanded that the Quincy be repeated,
after which he cried out exultingly,
"How joyful to meet a lovely woman "
Thus ensued the proper sub; lection;
and this, according to the ancient flea
of Japan, was the origin of the human
race and the art of love. - OUeridnG
Monthly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
A Neat Rcbuke.

Two young lady matrons were in
horse car. well" said one of them,
Il wish Charley wouldn't act as if he
thought observation-disclosures it is my
first baby didn't know how to take
care of it. He never interfered so with
anything before. But now, when he
is starting off i'll the morning, he be-
gins: Il wouldn't take baby out if it
turns cold; and don't put that wool
veil over her eyes again; and you had
better try the water in the bathtub be-
fore you put her in, and so on, and so
on" "1es, | know" rejoined the elder
lady philosophically, "they all do that
till the novelty wears Off, 10 hear the
rooster crow one would think that it
was he who was doing the incubating.
l stood it as long as l could with Har-
cid, but one day, when he was strug-
Cling with his overcoat. and leaving
numberless charges about baby's food
and tiannels and medicines and wrap
pings, | said very sweetly and duti-
fully: You may rest easy, dear, while
you are in town at your business. l
will take st as good care of baby as
though she were my own child Your
own childr he replied, gaspingly. He
looked at me moment; then he saw
the point. He kissed me good-by in
silence and then went off, but he has
never since rendered me any gratuitous
advice on that subject. st. Louis
critic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
A Sacred Race.

Cooks of old were considered sacred
race; even their. fingers were consecrated
to the deities. The thumb was devoted
to Venus, the index finger to Mars, the
middle finger to Saturn, the next to the
sun, aud the little one to Mercury. I'm
agination has so much to DO with pleas
urcs of the palate that lmpudence, con-
ceit, and boastfulness were held to be
necessary qualities to the profession.
Hear one modest cook: II may say
have discovered the principle of immor-
tality and that the odor of my dishes
would recall life into the nostrils of the
dead" Bechamel claimed that with a
sauce he had invented man would have
no conjunction in eating his own grand
father. -Nc,o YOk Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

The room was lighted by moonbeams.
A woman Law on o bed. A man knelt
upon the floor:
"Let me light :he lamp" he said.
No" she replied, "let there be no
light but that which comes frcm
heaven, for, in that light, you must
make me a promise. You know that I
am dying"
"No, Grace, for Gods sake doht say
that. You know that you are not dying.
Let me light the lamp"
"Pleaso don't" she said, touching
him With her hand. 81 don't want the
glare Of lamp, for it would seem to
drive atsa7 She hoy light that is now
falling upon us. Maurice, You must
make me q promise. You know that ]
have been faithful, accomplishing
WIFE"
Eyes, / know"
"Then. will you not make me q
protnise?'
Il can make you any promise but
one, and that one ] know you would
ask"
EYES, and il is that you will never
drink again"
II cannot make it, Grace, could
not keep il. l am weak-ruinet and
cannot control myself l will make
any other promise and swear to keep
it.
She placed her hand on his head.
"Promise me, then, that yo1 will never
take another drink except while sitting
by my grave
"Oh, Ora e, what horrible re-
quest"
"You said that you would promise
anything else"
ayes, but this is so unreasonable, SO
awful"
She put her arm around his neck.
Make me the PROMISE" she pleaded.
al WILL" he said
nervous man walked about the
streets. The cold wind howled and a
snowsto"m was raging, but he needed
not the cold. He went into saloon,
stood a moment ard then went again into
| the street. He walked for hours. The
storm ceased, the clio DIS passed away.
He saw the moonbeams falling on a
snowdrift, and shuddering, he went
into saloon.
Give me quart of whisky. he SAID.
He went to the cemetery, and finding a
grave apart from the others, sat down
beside it. Then he took the bottle
from his pocket.
Strange pla e for man to come
and freeze to DEATH" said an old sex
ton, when morning mad come.
The sunlight fell upon the grave. -
| Arkd7lsalU JTdreier
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

KAISER WILHELM used to sign him.
self Wilhelm: Imp. Rex" and every
one wondered thereat. Why not in
full, "Imperator ct Rex" Or, if alb,
breviated, why not Il. r.. % He volun.
tarily explained it one day to one of
his Ministers. 'Is;gn myself that way"
he said, because | feel that am only
partly an Emperor, while l know that
i AN altogether King"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

In China it is not considered respecta-
bic for en- old man to be without a
beard, nor for young man o wear one.
A youth who puts on an air of wisdom is
called a beardless old man. When a
man decides to let his beard grow his
sons and son-in-law make feast for
him and congratulate him ON his long,
svity' No one who has once grown
beard cuts it off, as such an act would
inevitably bring disaster upon his flmily.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

FRANELIN Il. GowEN, ex-President
of the Reading Railway, expresses the
belief that of the $50, zoe, 900 annu.
ally pad for transportation in this
country from S5G,001,OO0 to $l04
600 is taken from the pockets of the
people ard paid into the hands OF
favored corporations in the shape oil
rebates, drawbacks, etc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

Early in life, Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott
concluded that the accumulation of
wealth, or even competency. was no.
wortht the time and energy it would
require at his hands. So, he decided 20
take life philosophically and calmly
meanwhile, sublimely allowing his
daughter. Miss Louisa NJ Alcott, the
novelist, to work heroically to provide
the filthy money necessary to clothe and
support him and his family throu IN the
years. Louis Magazine,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19

A PA! Err read by Mrs. Dean at the
last meeting of the Massachusetts Hor-
ticultural Society on "Tle Influence
of Flowers on National Life" was a very
interesting contribution to the litera-
ture OF a very interesting sub ect.
Flowers being older than manufacture
ing or workmanship it was very natural
that in the earliest times they should
have been selected for badges. To-day
the helmets of every army bear the es-
cutcheon of its country. In very an
Gent days flowers, leaves or sprays of
foliage served the same purpose. Even
since the making of badges, scarfs, and
banners the flower has served as dis
tinguishing mark not only for armies
but for factions. The adherents of the
Stuarts wore the white rose; the Pona-
partists had the violets for their flower,
and "springtime" was their watch
word. The reason for the adoption of
flowers for the purpose is obvious.
Even the cleverest prosecutor is puz-
zled when called upon to frame an in
dictment of an old solder for cultiyat-
ing little patch of violets, or young
girl for keeping pot of the same frag-
rant flowers in her window. The very
natural remark that the violets will
bloom in the spring might conceal Sc
dition, but it was so hard to prove what
everybody knew that the Bourbons gave
it up, and contented themselves with
Furnishing those less cautious partisans
who carried little cards bearing the
representation of a bunch of violets.
These cards when held at a peculiar
angle showed in the outlines of tho
bending blooms the portraits of Ma
poleon, his wife, and son.