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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-29
FOUND.

HOUND ON FOURTH STREET, BETWEEN
II Spring and Seneca, Thursday afternoon,
purse containing small sum of money and some
jewelry; loser may have the same by calling at
acknowledgement Office and paying for adver-
tisemene
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-29
sTEyoGRAPHERs


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BENNINGTON TYPEWRITER HEADOUAR
llters; machines and supplies; shorthand and
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machines rented Room 81 Seattle BLOCK
corner Third and Cherry streets.
M AsHISGION TYPEWRITER HRAD
w NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. furnished. :. sho
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street
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19
Sawed Depew's Leg Off.

The Hon. Chauncey M. Depew was
taken from his Office Friday afternoon
to his home, where the surgeons sawed
his leg off. 1t was the glass leg. Mr.
Depew had had it on three weeks.
The glass was almost an inch thick,
and encircled his flesh and blood from
Just below the knee to the instep.
With the finest saws it took the sur
geons an hour to saw it apart. AL
though Mr.. Depew's tendon Achilles
is entirely healed it will be several
days before the final bandages are re-
moved.
In preparing the leg and foot for
the glass leg, bandages very broad
and strong, and thickly wound, were
used, and on them was daubed the
liquid glass. The glass was thick, like
mucilage, and the daubing process was
continued until there was a mass near
ly an inch thick. Then the orators
agony begun. He had wanted to howl
before, but when that glass cooled aud
contracted he hadn't any breath to
howl with. He never suffered such
excruciating agony before, he says,
and he wants to be cremated before
he is required to put up with SINH
lar dose of mental and physical tor
ture.
At that time you couldn't get a
razor blade between the glass casing
and the bandages. Yesterday the
handle of jackknife could have been
thrust between them, so greatly had
the leg and foot shrunk.
Poetry in all sorts of metres has
been written to that Leg" DR.. Depew
said "but outside of that it has not
been without its advantages to me.
1t has kept me away from dinners. 1t
has been all of the Carlsbad spring to
me. / have been ready to howl some
times, but for all that on an average
l have worked Is hours day in the
last six weeks. There was nothing
else to do and am gratified to think
that the accumulations of several
years are now cleared up. They
never would have been if it hadn't
been for this glass leg"
A chap way off in Dakota has writ
ten to know the name of the enter
prising glass foundry that blew the
glass bottles around the leg.-New
York Sun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19
Unostentations.

One of the most transformations
men of whom. there is any record
written or unwritten, died lately. He
was Oh his death bed surrounded by
sorrowing friends and relatives. In
a voice weakened by disease. We,
fraught with deep earnestness, he
said
81 know you are all quite fond Of
me aud sorry to see me go, which is
very satisfactory at this time. When
| am slowed away for good and all
will probably place tombstone
or monument to mark the spot where
l am buried. Above all, don't allow
anything fulsome chiseled on the
stone. In short, let there be no flight
ly literature. Just put on it my
name and the letters S. Y. L., See
you later"
Having received satisfactory prom
ise that his wishes should be obeyed
to the letter-even the three letters
this unostentatious man turned his
face to the wall and modestly died.
Chicago Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

ner of a side whisker or a goatee, or
even a cutting of an uncommonly
coarse scalp lock. l know a maiden
who obtained the desired mascot from
a devoted and betrothed dude. He
called on her again and vowed he be-
lieved she had already thrown his
mustache away. She produced it.
Seems to me it is bigger than it
was" he remarked.
"Indeed, it was a tiny little one
when you gave it to me-" she shyly
assented.
"And it is half composed of redder
hair than my mustache."
"Yes, so it is."
"Aha! / know. l saw Jim Brown
to-day, and his mustache is gone.
You've got his and mixed it in with
NINE"
"Do you mind ?"
Did he mind? Jim Brown was his
hated rival. The combination hoodoc
mustache may bring good fortune to
that girl, but not in the form of mar.
riage with that enraged dude. He
broke the engagement off with a snap
like pipe stem. She will have to
get along the best way she can with
Jim.-Clara Bellies Letter.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

The latest notion in the hoodoo line
is that the mustache of a man, carried
within the bodice of a woman, will in
sure good luck. Is the mustache de-
tacbed from the face on which II grew ?
Why, of course. Otherwise the fetish
would be easy to get and awfully inn
proper. But to obtain mustache all
alone by itself is mighty hard. Eel.
lows cultivate them so slowly and
reap the crop so rarely that genuine
mustache, separated from its lip, is a
scarce article. Once in a while a
pretty girl may be able to coax an
enamored chap to make sacrifice of
his hirsute treasure, but usually one
must depend on q barber, in which
case you never know for certain that
it is sreally mustache and not part
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19
He Opened a Bank.

Taking off the coat and vest and
letting down the suspenders in order
to write burning thoughts, is gradual
ly becoming more and more obsolete
as women become more and more
identified with journalism. A man
may, if he will, just as easy sit erect
throw out his chest and pull in hi:
tongue, as to seek to attract attention
by assuming odd attitudes while al
work.
l know good, scathing writer who
goes into his Office about 10 o'clock
locks the door, r,Itakes off most of his
clothes, being wrapped up in thought
almost exclusively, sits on the fourth
lumbar vertebra, braces his heels
against the wall a little above his
head, and as he works he screws the
nails of his boot heels into the wall
harder and harder as he goes on. One
day last summer, while working with
unusual vigor on an editorial in re-
lation to the ever-attractive, bright
red cancer in the crown princes throat
he was surprised to see 80 or 40 gold
coins fall on his table like a blessed
advance in his salary. Looking up
he discovered that with bis heel he
had bored a hole into the vault of the
First National bank, next door.
Carefully poking back the money, he
pasted sheet of paper over the hole,
and, marking it Opened by mistake, -
he put his heels against the drum of a
sorrel coal stove and went on with his
work.
He is extremely eccentric in many
ways, besides being thoughtful and
painstakiug liar.-Bill Nye.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19
How a Gallant Pawnbroker Was
Caught by a Pair of Carriers.

There is one pawnbroker in Pitts
burgh who has registered solemn
VOW that never again will he do the
gallant for a pretty woman, even
though she be in dire distress. His
last experience in that line cost him
$4,000 worth of jewels and big row
with his wife.
A few days ago remarkably pretty
girl, richly attired, walked into his
store and said: ~ am stranded in
this city. l am an actress and would
like to borrow little money"
Certainly" replied the pawnbrok-
er, smiling "what security have you
got ?"
"Oh, l forgot" she said, and a deep
crimson suffused her cheeks. MAY l
retire for moment ?"
The door of a private Office opened
and the beauty entered. She soon
came out and held jeweled garter in
her hand. 1t was worth about $50.
A little conversation and the pawn
broker advanced $40. The girl start
ed to 60. She got as far as the door,
and blushing fiery red, said {: IF you
please, have you piece of string !?
My-my-stocking is coming down."
He furnished the twine, and she
again retired, emerging in moment.
The door was reached again, and again
she turned. "The strings broke" she
mournfully said, "and can't 60 out
upon the street. Won't you 60 next
door and get me pair of elastic gar
ters ?"
The unsuspecting pawnbroker took
dime and entered the nearest dry
goods store. The girls at the counter
laughed at him, and as soon as posi-
BILE he pushed the garter into his pock-
ct and hurried back to his store. 1t
was empty, and about $4,000 worth
of diamond rings and watches had
been taken. He forgot the paper
parcel in his pocket, and went home
poorer and wiser man. That night
his wife found the garters in her hus-
bands pockets. There was scene
in the household.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

A few years ago pious church
member in the western part of this
State arose in an experience meeting
and gave view of his life. When
he came to the declaration
II thank God that I owe no man
anything" a quiet man in remote
corner jumped up and said:
81 have little account against you,
brother that you must have forgotten"
"Ah, Brother c." said the speaker,
unctiously, "that debt was outlawed q
good while ago.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

IL never saw any creatures like
women, changing their minds every
minute" "Oh, we'll, John, you know
it's the only change the poor things
have. / wouldn't mind if l saw some
of the other kind once in n while. >
Philadelphia Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Customer-"Have you any scour-
ing sand ?" Grocer-"No, we're en-
tirely out of it." Customer-"Well,
give me a half pound of your sugar ;
my tins have to be secured to-day, no
matter what it costs" Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

II beg your pardon" said Mr..
Wordington, "but did | understand
you to refer to the lady who has just
passed as sumner r." "Yes, sir; |
said it deliberately, and, / think, iu-
diciously. You must consider the
fact that ! was struck by her appear
ance. e."-Washington Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

johnny, you may give me the
name of some wild flower" said the
teacher in botany. Johnny thought
awhile, and then said: "Well, l
reckon Iniur meal comes as near be-
ing wild -four as anything / know of.
-Babyhood.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

She-"Here you are getting home
late again and there's flush on your
face" He-"Just my luck. Been
wanting flush all the evening and
now it comes too late to realize any
thing on it."-Chicago Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Amy-"I'm going to show you how
pretty l can whistle, Jack. Now, just
watch me-" Jack-"I daren't. I'm
afraid that when you puckered your
lips l couldn't resist the temptation .
-Munsey's Weekly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

"a great many people owe their
lives to that DOCTOR" said Kicklington,
"Is he an able physician ?" "It isn't
exactly that that l referred to. He
is never in his Office when you want
him. ."-Washington Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Husband-"I see that a woman is
about to apply for a seat in New York
Stock Exchange" Wife--"Why
don't some of the men get up and give
her seat 2"-Lowell Citizen.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Wings ION stock exchange)--"Give
me a tip, old man ; what shall l buy ?"
Wangs-"Buy thermometers (; they're
going lower every day."-St. Joseph
News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Suspicion is very often an index OF
character. What man suspects in
others he would very probably do him
self.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

"Uncle Jacob, aren't you ashamed
to be seen here so often ?" Laws, y
Honah, dis place am respectable ter
some places where | am seen. Rack
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Tramps are good deal like law.
yers. After they are admitted to the
bar you often find them slumbering
peacefully on the bench.-Puck.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

He-"What makes the diningroom
so cold, dear z" She-"I think, love,
it must be the frieze on the wall."-
Boston Traveller.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

George-"What makes the old cat
howl so p Dickie-T guess you'd
make a noise too if you were all full
of fddlestrings inside. Chicago
Tribune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

The scientist who claims that the
wind cannot be seen, evidently has
had little or no experience with sight
drafts.-Elmira Gazette.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

A vigilance committee, rope and
tree will make every desperate rise
to a point of order.-Binghamton Re-
publican.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

The thermometer is one of those
lucky things that can keep taking a
drop without getting drunk.-St. JOS.
eph News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

When ship goes down the pre-
sumption is that it didn't have good
hold.-Binghamton Leader.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

No wonder hearts are so often
wounded they're subject to so much
beating.-Binghamton Republican.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

"I'm a writer of note," as the Kan
sas farmer SAID 'rhen he signed another
coupon on his mortgage.-St. Joseph
News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

She latter lovers quarrel I-"You
may return my letters" He editor
did you enclose stamps ?"-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Walter-"Do you object to cigars
Miss Perte z" Miss Perte-"Never,
unless they are Lighted" ."-Somerville
journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19
WIT AND HUMOR.

A hen is like the British empire
her son never sets.-Binghamton Re-
publican.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

The pawnbroker is like the bore.
He is continually taking some ones
time.-Yonker Statesman.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

1t is ever true that he who does
nothing for others, does nothing for
himself.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

For every industrious man there is
an idle one wanting to borrow money
of him.-Atchiso Globe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Papa, what makes Latin a dead
language ?" ut was talked to death,
my on."-Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19

Daily. I Daily except Sunday, Parlor car on
day trains aud sleeping cars ON night trains.
J. WHITING, Ticket Agent
o. W. .RUGGLEs, q. Z. & Il. Agt.
Detroit, Bay City & Alpena R.R.
Mail and Accom- Alail and Accom-
Express. mediation. ExDress modation.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-11-19
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
"The Niagara Falls Route"
Time Gard in Effect,

TiInn Cnrd IN Effect
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
Resisting Power Of Mollusks.

II seems that though the oyster is o
OF the most tremendously powerful ere
lures known, for its weight, it isn't
strong by good deal as the comm,
limpet, and Mediterranean cockle-sh,
beats the limpet. A distinguished nj
uralist of Brighton, Mr.. Lawrence Hal
ilton, who sets the cookie shells strene
at 2O71 times in weight, says: Z"
Folkestone, by means of accurate app
ance, 1 found that the commpn scashc
limpct, which without its shGll weigh
fraction less than half an ounce,
quired, when pulled according to
plane of adhesion, force exccedi
sixtytwo pounds to remove it from
grip upon the local rock, or upward
1854 times its own dead weight. Taxi
the atmospheric pressure at 14.7 l,oun
to the square inch, this would accou
for 1928 pounds, or little moro til
half the power exercised in the air
this sea snail, which, acting upon il
mersed objects in the water, would,
course, have pulled much grea
weight than that of sixty-two pount
The force required to open an oyster q
pears to be 1891 times the weight of t
shell-less creature"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
Great Things for Guests.

Up in the Auditorium Hotel they ha
introduced what seems to be a q,
thing for the guests. Some of the que
are almost leagues journey from I
main office, while others are ut least
brotherhood's journey. Owing to I
rather severe restrictions of the Int
State Commerce bill it would be imp
fitablc to send bell boy to the RENE
rooms to find out what was wanting,
the proprietors save railroad fare q
mileage by introducing little dial
rangeuient in each room.
With this guest can set the hand
the dial upon what he desires, and thu
while he presses the button, the no
people do the rest. A man who avail
with toothache, can just turn thu ha
around to scientist" on tllo~ dial a
when he presses the button above t
dial Colonel Whipple will see that
wants are satisfied. If he presses I
button once he means ''with gas" and
he presses it twice it means "withc
gas" This is an important detail, for I
reason that no gas is used in the bui
ing and if it is desired in dental ope
tons it must be brought up his
HerafI
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
How Carlyle Read the Book of J,

1t is related that Thomas Carlyle, I
Scotch essayist and historian, while OF
visit to the Provost OF Kircaldy, n wort
elder who conducted family worship, "
one morning invited by the Provost
take the reading and he would offer
the prayer himself afterward. Carly
by accident, opened the Bible ut I
first chapter of the book OF Job.
began to read this slowly and intel
gently, pausing after some clause, rs
to mediate on the circumstances a
take in the whole meaning. On he weI
the servants wondering, the Prove
'dumfoondert." Yet no one dare to
terrupt the sage, as his face was gcttil
all aglow. The time passed on, and y
he was only heating to his work. Aft
finishing the whole forty-two ,chaptcl
he quietly closed the Bible, and
marked: "That is margelous, Ii
like drama, only to be appreciated VIII
read right through" CarISte. used
wonder that the invitation Ss$as not I,
Ueated.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
STAIR CARPETS.


Stair carpets should always be lined ia
order to keep them from wearing out rap
idly. It's an economy that " ell Iepays time
and trouble. The best plan is to buy or
make Il separate pad for each stair, and
when adjusting it be sure and have it
reach over the edge, which is the part
that receives the hardest usage. Pieces
OF old carpet folded TO make pad an
inch or IN inch and u half thick will an-
s"er every purpose. A worn quilt or
comfort, old coats, in fact, anything that
will make Il smooth surface of sufficient
softness and thickness, is good to cut up
and make into pads, and will give just
as much service as ready made article.
Strips of cotton batting about six inches
wide and little less in length than the
width Of the stair carpet may he covered
with any wooden or cotton goods, and
the carpet will wear three times longer
with this protection than without it.
Ne,o Tork World
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
DEVELOPMENT of Plant Culture. /.

OF the 247 cultivated plants cnum'
ated by Dc Candolle, at lcast forty-fo
have been cultivated for more than Az
years, while only sixty-seven are knol
to be of exclusively modern cultivati9}
The earliest husbandrnen employcd9s y
ANIMALS and biennials yicldins4AJ %
seeds and fruits suitable for fo65 !
man, but had only two green vegetable
and no fodder. The plants cultivated
less than 1000 years are chiefly aHific
folders, bulbs, vegetables, medicil
plants, plants with edible fruits, or II
tritious or aromatic seeds; and in the
twenty centuries not single species
been brought under cultivation that c
rival maize, rice, the sweet potato, t
potato, the brcad-fruit, tho date cerea
millets, sorghums, the banana, or SC
some, of which may have been groy
artiiicially for as much as 60OO yea
Chief among the plants likely to CO:
under cultivation in the near future O
species supplying fibrcs, tan, Ind
rubber, gutta-percha and spices. T
number of plants suitable for fodder, n
of forest trees which can live in ar
climates, will be increased; hut the a
ditions will be few in temperate cou
tries, and still fewer in cold regions.
is probable that at the close of the nil
tcenth century men will cultivate on
large scale and for use about 800 specie
Trenton Nv. J) american.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
Wet Fuel Wast6.Ei.

The question OF burning 'cbM in v
or dry state is still discusset<in Engl
journals, large amount 81 theory a
practical information bcihssset for
One writer says that, althoSgksg genera
conceded to be true that w2ttbitumint
coal will not produce as largesa. quaint
of steam in boiler as dry coas there
few figures to subtantiatc thfss The
suits of series of tests made reccn
with much care are regarded us hayi
considerable weight in The dcterminati
of the points involved. It appeared Il
mass of washed slack, holding 10 |
cent. of water and Q 90 per cent.
ash, evaporated 5 7-10 pounds of wa
per pound of fuel, while the same co
with only 3 per cent. of water, made fir,
s to s $40 pounds of steam, making c
allowance for moisture by reducing to
standard of like quantities of coal Fl
from moisture. A direct loss of II !
cent. is shown in using wet coal.
Philadelphia Record.