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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
Another Squirrel Antidote.
Wilbur Register.

The following mode for preparing wheat
for squirrel poison has been thoroughly
trisd and used BY Mr.. NJ. Cox, who lives
northeast Of town. and who, by the way,
is one Of the best farmers in the Big Bend !:
Take one-half pint OF vinegar and dissolve
into this one-eighth ounce Of sulphate Of
strychnine, or strychnine. which is the
same thing. then add to this sufficient good
brown sugar to make one pint Of syrup,
applying gentle heat to aid Ia dissolving
the sugar. When the syrup is warm, not
hot, stir into it three or four quarts Of
sufficient to absorb all the syrup
After this is done star into the whole sufii-
cient flour to prevent the grains Of wheat
from adheripe, and IL Il then ready for use.
To squirrels vii eatthis wheat 81 peslers
e1ce to anything that grows.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

San Francisco. May fi.--LAiest advices
from the north state that sealing vessels
find no difficulty in shipping Indian crews
Il various points on the British Columbia
coast. Up TO the 9Th inst catches we're ~
ported as foliows: Theresa. 1z3 skins:
Viva, e62; Pathfinder, 505: Mary Taylor.
IA: e. III. Tupper, 100. The fast-named
vessel has sailed for Behring sea
There IL very little activity ut the coast
ssafions- A new piiot-boaS II in course Of
construction IT Victoria 10 Be used In con-
necfl0n with the China steamers. She VIII
he substantially hGIit and modelled Her
dimensions are 80 feet over Ill. II feet
beam and 5sz feet deep. She viii be made
sf Vancouver lance fir. She viii b.
launched abont the end OF this month, and
bear the name 'Glsymore-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
Port Angeles and Victoria Ferry.
New Weatmfnfster Truth.

The Union Pacific Railway Company. Is
about to ask the City Of Victoria TO guar
antee interest at the rate Of 5 per cent per
snnum On 100000 Of the company's
bonds, the guarantee to extend over per-
iod Of Is years. In return for this the
company will agree to establish railway
ferry capable of Transporting cars from
Port Angeles to Victoria, and to maintain
ut least . daily service.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
Good Farms In the Hills.
Sumner Herald

An idea has long prevailed in this section
Of Washington that only the valley land is
of material value. This i in every respect
a deiusion. The valley land Is good none
better. But the hill and upland Is almost
equally valuable for al farming purposes.
while for gardening, truck farming and
fruit growing purposes il is superior TO val
ley land. A. Globe, Of Lake Tapps. now
has growing on his land at that point rad
ishes. spinach. cabbage and tomatoes and
many other varieties Of vegetables, which
are In advance OF anything Of the kind to
be found on the truck farms or gardens in
the valleys. There Is no doubt that the hill
lands Of this section are equal to. II not
superior to bottom lands iDr fruit and vege-
table growing purposes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

CoLrAx, May IAN artesian well is be-
A diamond drill, in charge of = Cincinnati
expert. Is being used. The hole Ii now
sunk to depth of nearly 100 feet. through
solid rock most Of the way, and Is rapidly
going down. Wherever there is . change
in the strata the core is being labeled, Civ
ing the depth at which it was found. and
preserved. The entire core OF the well will
be placed on exhibition At the Spokane ex-
position. where all geological or other Wis
itors interested can view it and gain some
knowledge Of the formation Of Mother
Earth in this region
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
SOUTH SEATTLE.

sso-Ies. sarloO with alsyD in Southern
sas-Lo:. snIoo with slley1 in southern
oSs--A lev los in Aberteldy sssatal
o7o-Cultivafed lots In Aheris'dy estate
oSe--yiew lots In Aberieidy estate
o30-Psr acre. - acre tracts
o16o-fH sore s, 10, 20, ]oacro tracts Of
cleared land.
!, 8, , :ss. 10 = 9. 50 and lse's s..es
- .cee- Per acre, 80 scres cultivated land now
oa.s7S-yIve lots IN Moss second addition.
BALLARD.
o1sS--Los In Hamblsts rcrist.
o10o - oo80-Ioss In 0i'maa Park.
o1.eoo 20 ol.aOO-Choios business lots In
Gtlmaa Park.
SMITHS COVE.
el.1so-r~ ses % aasss near Boulevard
oa.s6o-re los in Grand view addition
epeelal e.ep-rourteen hns rsaidence lots
near Boulevard Depot
LATONA.
oSHo- cIearsd lcts soxl20 on Harrisou Hsighta
oSeo- splendid cornsr on spokane avenue. 50
ioot font
os,0oe--Oes Of tina hes. blocks 1s lotn> on
Harrlson HsightA
BELLINCHAM BAY.
D7E-Psr acre, ten acres near Lake whatoom.
d. Ono--Choice corner 7sxio0 in Lysle's nrst
additaon - Fairhaven.
Oeher pe0peSsy In lots and acreage.
Aeant. for G. ". Lyslc 4 Co. yAiyhavon,
ownem Of lyals's drss addition. Maps and
inioemasion freA
RANCHES.
Imp-svsA and unimproved 10 al parts Of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
BALLARD.

o1SB--Lots IN Hamblets rcrlst
o1Oo - o08O-IOes In 6i,maa Park.
o1so0o 20 -. aO0-Choice business lots Il
Giimaa Park
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09

PASSED his arms around hts son and
lifted MIN by main force; terror gave
him strength. "Look, look" he cried
anxiously. @-.'I* s$#2E .:@<
But his sons head foil back against
his shoulder, the cool mountain breeze
played with his hair, the sunshine
beamed In his face, but the dying
mountaineer saw nothing. In vain his
glazing eyes turned toward the distant
mountains. ...
II KANT see hit" said he, feebly, 'I'm
going fas'. Bury me on top or ole Bald
1ace' pap yander pine-thar I'll sleep
free forever"
His struggling breath ceased. No
more MS darkening eyes could see the
sun Tor which he so craved. The judges
suspended sentence now availed him
naught. Summoned before q greater
judge the moonshiner was free.-Paul
Grant, In Atlanta Constitution.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09
WOMANLY CHARMS.
The Evolution Of Modern Grace, Healt
and Beauty.

The Evolution of Modern Grace, Health
and Beauty.
All people agree that beauty lies in
health and proper vigorous proportion.
to speak roughly, and yet women as
fragile as thistle down, and consumed
with wasting disease, have at times q
beauty more potent than that OF the
rosiest young maiden. Helen, the daugh.
ter OF the gods, was most divinely tall
and fair, and Cleopatra was little and
black" it is said, and Kingdoms were
thrown away for both of them. There
Is one thing very certain: The amount
OF feminine beauty in the world has in
creased enormously since the days OF
Helen and the Serpent of Old Nile.
Men 10 not leave their homes and fight
ten years for even the most radiant
beauty to-day; nor do the great con-
querors think the world we'll lost for any
modern smile.
In the days Of Helen, and even OF
Cleopatra, beauty was very probably far
more rare than now. Women in all but
the wealthiest classes were lily protect
ed from the discomforts that destroy
beauty and harden and coarsen femi-
nine loveliness. They did heavy man.
ual labor, were poorly fed or protected
from wind and weather, and, like the
peasants Of many of the Latin nations
to-day, while they may have had GER
tain beaute du diable in the first flush
of youth, the radiance quickly died and
left them ugly servants and beasts of
burden. Therefore, when . woman
arose who possessed the true beauty
that age can not wither nor custom
stale, men went mad after her, fought to
possess her, and possessing her thought
the world but bubble in comparison.
Selection of this sort was, of course,
constantly at work improving the type,
and the survival of the fittest, age by
age, lifted up the general plane
of beauty. AS civilization grew
women no longer trudged with
heavy burdens through rain and
binding heat after nomad husbands,
and their feet grew delicate and highly
arched. The richer wives resigned the
coarser labors to their servants. and
used their fingers only to spin delicate
threads, to make rich needle-work. to
knit, to thrum the strings of mandolin
and lutte, to curl the silken tresses Of
their infants and smooth the brows and
bind tho wounds Of their lovers and war
riors. The palms grew, like Des
demona's, moist and tender; the nails,
no longer broken with coarse labor,
CLEANED like the delicate, transparent
nacre of she'll The skin, protected
from the sun and wind, grew fair and
clear as rose leaves, the lips ruddy and
soft. Their hair, carefully washed and
tended, wound itself into vine-like
curls, and took the smooth CLEAN OF
silk. Sufficient food gave rounded con
tours; long hours of soft slumbel
sprinkled the dew in the violets OF
their eyes, and the movements of dance
and gay motion made their limbs slender
and supple, ard at last the modern
beauty was evolved.-Elizabeth Bisland,
in COSlnOpOlitan Marazine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09
THE LAWS OF FILMS.

Some Wonderful Scientific Facts Regard
ing Soap-Bubbles.
we're is scarcely any thing in the
". Id which seems more utterly outside
the realm of law than soap-bubble.
The delicate film, with its exquisite
floating colors, its power of instantly
vanishing, leaving no trace behind,
hardly seems as though it could form a
link in the memorable chain of cause
and effect which we call physical law.
The atmospheric pressure on bubble
six inches in diameter is over fifteen
hundred pounds, and yet the fragile
film lies safely between tho opposing
forces of nature-the pressure of the
outer air, the splsng of the inclosed
cushion within it, the downward pull of
gravity, the upward push Of the buoyant
atmosphere, and the molecular forces in
the film itself-so long as the bubble
lasts; it is because of an exquisite ad-
iustment of ali the forces, physical and
molecular, concerned in its existence.
This is, of course, the merest COM
monplace, and yet it is one of the COM
monplaces of nature, which, however
we'll we may know them, never cease to
be wonderful when they are in any de.
gree realized. There are other laws
governing films which are no less won
erful, though they are familiarly
known. A heap of bubbles blown
while the is pipe dipped under the sur
face of soapy water looks like CHAOTIC
huddle of bubbles of all sizes and many
shapes; but, upon careful examination,
is is found that never more than three
films meet at an unsupported liquid
edge, and never more than four edges
meet at liquid point, and that the
angles are always equal; that is, films
will not meet each other at an unsup.
ported edge or point alta angle smalle,
than 100 degrees--one-third Of circle.
Sophie Eledsoe Herrick, in Popular
Science Monthly. -.a. sssssg. @..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09
CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN.

How the Little Ones Must BE Att;red II
They Are to BE In tho Swim.
Cheviots and plain cloths and flannels
are chosen for sorviceable wear during
the early spring and the cool days of
summer Such dresses are made with
full skirts and round English waists,
avoiding the ugly extremely long French
waists seen in some imported dresses
for children. The waist in the middle
of the front and at the back is laid in
fine tucks, which in front arc held down
by straps of velvet A collar and cuffs
of velvet then complete the dress.
Cheviots in fine checks and plaids in a
variety of subdued mixtures of color,
like shades of gray, steely Saxon blues,
castor drabs and other colors, crossed at
intervals by lines of red, bright yellow
or blue, are used for these dresses In
some cases the front of the dress is made
with zouave jacket fronts and finished
by blouse of surah silk in bright red,
blue, old rose, or some other color APP
pearing in the plaid. This blouse is
concealed at the seam where it joins the
skirt by folded sash of the cheviot
which passes around the waist and fails
in sash ends at the back. Blue flannel
sailor dresses are again shown for little
girls up to ten and twelve years of age.
The new sailor dresses are trimmed with
many rows of fine Russian braid in black
! or white.
There is no great change in children's
wraps. There are many long coats in
Gretchen style and in French sack
shape for school girls of from eight to
twelve. These are to be worn directly
after the heavy winter wrappings have
been laid aside. Late in the season the
convenient little short ''reefer" coats
will be worn. These are just heavy
enough to be useful all summer in tho
country, where the mornings and even
ings are too chilly to do without wrap,
when bingham frocks are worn. The
long Gretchen and French sack coats
are made up chiefly in plaided cheviots
and plain cloth in light spring colors
A succession of from three to five capes
finishes many of these coats, and there
are usually large pocket flaps at the
aides and conspicuous buttons of + earl
or metal to fasten them together in
front Stylish little Connemara cloaks
with double or single breasted fronts,
are shown, made Of Scotch clan plsids
or subdued color.-Chicago Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09
WAO2

I've never seen her, yet, know,
her hair has caught the sanbeam's glow;
I've never looked into her eyes,
1es they are blue as summer skies.
There's magic In her dimpled chin,
And In her pure transparent skin,
I've never gazed upon her face,
And, yet, know it lacks no grace.
Her teeth are white as angels wings.
There lives not any bird that sings
Whose note Is sweoter than her laugh;
Nor does tho wild bee ever Quatf
Such nectar as the honey dew
That lies upon the crimson hue
OF lips as perfect as the sun
In all his course has shone upon.
Yet have never seen the smile
That, on her red lips. can beguile
My heart unto her dainty feet,
And bind It In Loves letters sweet.
Nor had we e'er tho fond delight
OF strolling meath pale Luna's light;
Nor have ever felt the bliss
That thrills in her electric kiss.
I've never held her hand in mine:
I've never clasped her form divine;
I've never whispered in her ears
My tale OF lOve-my hopes and fears,
And. yet. know il on my breast
11cI AcNO COUlO 1Or Il MOlncnE rest
Earth would not hold a Joy than mine
More rapturous-more like divine.
She lives not in the fertile vale,
Nor mid the mountains snow and hail:
Nor by the rivers flowing tide;
Nor near the desert, bare and wide.
She lives not mid the city's whirl;
Nor does the country hold my pearl;
She brightens not the solitude
That fingers in the gloomsome wood;
Nor does the oceans thunder beat
In loud pulsations at her feet
Her little feet, white as the swan,
And lighter than birds at dawn.
Who is the maid to whom is gwen
To hold my soul 'twixt earth and Heaven
Where is this maiden? Do not start!
She dwells in Dreamland and my heart.
Mrs. w. Leslie Collins, in Louisville Cou
rier- Journal,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09
A MODERN ROMANCE.
How a Greek Merchant Residing in Egypt
Secured n Vile,

How a Greek Merchant Residing in Egypt
Secured Vile.
A Greek merchant of Alexandria in
Egypt, who made great deal of money,
unable to return to his country, but in
tent upon choosing Grecian maiden
for his wife, writes to his correspondent
in Corinth at the bottom of his usual
business letter: ''Finally request you
to remit me, by returning steamer, a
young lady who might feel inclined to
become my wife. She need not be in
possession of any money, with which
am sufficiently blessed, but good repu-
tation, of the age of twenty-four or
twenty-five, a respectable family, good
locks, health and temper, and middle
sized figure. If the lady will bring me
the inclosed note with your kind acr
ceptance you may feel assured that l
shall honor the same and make the
bearer my wife"
Although somewhat astonished al
this sing uAks order of his Alexandria
correspondent, the merchant of Corinth,
as good business man, thought
best to fill it like any other received
from SO reliable customer, and to send
the merchandise demanded at short
notice. Having found lady possessing
the required qualities, and willing to
transmit with the accepted check of hex
unkn.wn countryman her hand and
heart, the Corinthian took her aboard
the next steamer going to the country
of the Pharaohs. At the same time he
notified his friend by telegraph OF the
precious shipment.
As soon as the boat anchored in the
harbor of Alexandria the matrimonious
Greek boarded it, to hear himself called
by name and see pretty young damse)
stepping up to him, saying: II have .
check signed by you and hope you viii
duly honor it," Never yet note Of
mine has gone to protest." replied the
blushing groom, and shall not permit
this to happen to the one you hold. !
shall be happy if in compensation sos
will honor me with your hand"
A fortnight later the n"te was re-
deemed and the payer happy husband
|-Akrakorinthos.
| "A train of freight cars over nile
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-09

"A train of freight cars over mile
long was hauled into Grafton, W. va
BIZ one engine short tune ago
, 1890-08-16
A Tornado in minnesota.

500 HL y
Mr.. DR.. Eachus, formerly Miss Good.
who was an inmate of the Cod cottage,
which was destroyed at Lake Gervais, tells
the following graphic story;
"All of our family were in the house
waiting u,,on company. We noticed the
storm approaching, and some of the house
} hold suggested that we get into the cellar,
as the storm looked as if it was. coming
right down on the no ,ses of Schumacher
and ourselves. My husband and [ were
! standing at a window, while the others
we've scattered around the house, and all
suggesting some place of security. After
a few moments the great spinning cloud
reached the centre of the lake, and I saw
the water divide and overflow the hauks
some forty feet. AS papa was looking out
of the dOorthe saw the trees, near the Null
lanch cottage fall beneath the whirlwiDd,
and then Mullanch's cottage. was sw4pt
away, and then our barn. wasihrewm broad
side against our honse. just at, this time
my husband threw me, bodily id WA qkhe
cellar stairs, audi | landed in the potato
bin. Then hethlew MS King, AID, Miss
AfGPhe.s;;H ;1isnsasa ~T.As. hv husband
oA Auf.s, y.
, 1890-08-16
Tire HpIigoland Bill:

london, Jdfy Io.-Lord Salisbury me ed
the second reading of the Heligolamd Ges.
sion bifFlin' the House of Lords to-day. he
said the fsiand had been of some service
to England during the struggle with Napo-
leon. Since then it had been neither forti-
fed nor defended, and England never had
any intention TO fortify it. For strategic
purposes it was worthless. Commercially
it VAS OF no yaine. There was no reason
Why the Inhabitants OF Heligoland should
oppose the cession ofthe island to Ger.
, 1890-08-16
ST. CROIXSTATION.

ST. CROIXSTAT1ON.
Plymouth; August 13th.-The r. NJ. S.
t.Medway' from the West Indies arrived
here at IL a. NJ.
New York, August 13th.-Londou news
states that an exciting scene took place in
the House Of Commons yesterday between
Mr.. Matthews and DR.. Tanner, on the adj
vice OF Mr.. Sexton, DIR. Tanner ap6logized
for his laiiguagp.
The lord Mayor Of E6md0n says he be-
lieeV1ess that the ediCts fol- the persecution
bft1ie Jews iii Russia will not be effbt c"i;
aud the ~p5roposed+ meeting at the Mansion
House to protest against them has there.
fore been postponed.
AdSiessl have bBen received Stating that
the United States Consulate at San Sal.
vador had Been seized. The Washington
GoYernmeent protested and full reparatiou
Will be- made,
1t Is reported that the natives have at.
tackled the Spanish garrison at Yap in the
Caroline Islands and chat 90 persons we're
killed;
/ Paris despatch states that NJ; ar6vy
Is seriously ill.
Lohdob, Aug. 13th..Msagar iii stock on
the 9th inst. was 114,OOO tons; Last year
144, 900 tons.
New YORK, August 14tH.=sif william
Harco1udrrt iii the course Of d, speech DIT
Derby attacked The House, of Lords, de-
cIaring it d standing destruction to useful
Legislation.
{. 4 Paris depssbatch states that tie United
States Minister id that city has Informed
M. KibOt tile Minister for F0reigti Affairs
that lie has. notified the Washington Co.
%yerIlmIrent IF tie desiFe Of the French
Chamber of Commerce for q mildet Appii-
cation Of the Mackitley bill.
1t is stated, that The C0nIte lie PARIS and
the Due d,,Orleahs are g3irig to the United
States in Septem ber;
The Ieddtonnic Of the White Star EiHe
has accomplished ed, THE trip from Qdsesns;
5 minutes thus heating the record. of che
City If Paris ~ IS minutes. Amongst the
passengers were Sir Lyon and Lady Play.
fair ard Mr.. aud Mrs. Chamberlain.
The. declaration Of the Emperor William
that tie Interpretation OF Heligoland has
Completed the GERMAN Empire has pprodu.
eed ali excellent effect III Russia.
A stlike is threatBied among the En-
ployees in, the Newzeafadd shipping trade.
Damerara, 18th AuIggust.-The largest
shipment Of g6Id' ever made Since the Open.
ing IF the gold Industry was by the RMS.
Elep yesterday. A,406 ozs., to the value
'57S,S77.O 90.
New York, August f5th.-The Uhder
Secretary b fState for TiiIiaa ipGressented Id the
House 'of. Gomlll4qQns the fndiat budget. He
proposes to, devote the surplus fund to the
Iesfrictipn.opf 1the famine, rather than the
abolish directly the State 81 finances war.
II The Welsh railway Strike ii has ended.
It is: stated that Par1iamfenIlt win not be
br0rQgued. hntil the Goth instant.
shqeseesliannd arEtiaiqqetlt asking Tie, drown
Ia, favour it" separation from NorthQueehs-
- I" Paris dispatches state. that a chemical
union bhat< been, formed to ~mhionoPoIize' the
trade IN chem Gals, with a Capital of
Mr, Stanley. has Expressed the option
) tliat, N. Rib0t|.h has made good ,bItrgatn I'M
tie Anglo French 6 eeimeAnut,. aud a.pplauds
The, Pr9pese'tt t|"anstS ~.ItarAn railway.
T1e Emperor. William. has started. for
.BBdssiia alfl il taking tie Cz" a grand
hunting Chariot. I. it..5..
, 1890-08-16
MFR Stanley MARRIED..

London July fa.-Thee mbasrriaggs6f Henry
NJ. STANLEY and Miss Dorothy Tehiiant
took place in Westminster Abbey this az
tttsarflioon. The ceremony was performed by
the Very R.v.. George Granville Bradley,
Dean of Westminster; the Very Rev.
Frederick William Farrar, Archdeac0n of
TWestminster, and the Right Rev. William
Boyd Carpenter, Lord Bishop of Ripon. A
large crowd gathered about lie Abbey and
, 1890-08-16

system could I've devised Of leading people
to help themselves and lirIp oiliefs dt the
same time, We would be glad not only to
see the Society III question progressing;
but to see the system extended III the
island, whether in connection with the
churches or otherwise.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-06-25

been brought to the point Of entering
ano.her's room, and he was shocked at
the thought, though delighted at the re-
suit.
He strolled through the hall and
noticed that the thief was still sleeping.
Beside him lay the remnants of the
lunch. Drane would have been glad to
stay ard watch the follow when he
walked up, but he had decided to 60 out
and find policeman to take the thief
into custody.
There was none in sight when he
stepped to the door. He stood there q
moment, holding his chin in his hand,
while rejecting upon the best course to
pursue. The action reminded him that
he needed shave very much, and as
the barber shops of the bath were so
situated that he ccald keep an eye on
tho slumbering thief, he went in and
had the last evidence of misfortune re-
moved, and the unsuspecting wretch on
the divan still slumbered.
To RE CONTINUED