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ngEEs cry DANCING ACADEMY. CHS
~ nolz's hall 49, Front street. OXEN Ill
sESamsx. cAass scx a1astn Mordas ast Inar<
oar <sentrgx Fr~ lastses aDd ehfldsen. sAkss-
ear sssexnoaz. Fgivssa leaons. vslu sper
ezas1y.
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CRISP SNAPS

lIoy Street II $780, ess.s ss.: 81. as. !
- hcins- looxi1s fcet Psics. 1,aoa
-. e, 80 foot lot in unios siditioo fer
50 - ID ti.ooo This is within sasy
Hiaanee from busiacss center.
ifhth Street ss .s.,s sae 'sss !. !
~lv Ma This IL bat 81 - Per irons foot.
Ed ~ - boxing for . good thing, look as Il
8 ~ yoNY friends aboaE IL, go II yo0 can
borl1s bay fof The money.
- 0<reaf NeD down and $3.50 %
"a h 0b4 0Ot easy tins ana foason.
~, will buy full Of On Front st.cet
= ~ e2oo per front Loot Remember
B - nflfklA fine pair Of vaacr front lots.
81 NV csntyaliy located. This n Giit
w Anne town. commsndine spien.
80 ard Otherwise sstrahiy situased.
. Per Acre. p. acre: so. nss, ~:
r. 4 Lake Warrington.
0 0nflITor Sp-acrs tract, north Of wss-
wv nita. on Lake Washington.
=. . s:sss , .ss M. seT :ss ~,
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DROP 1sALs-SEALEp BIDS WILL BR 8E-
i ceiyed Ct the ofacs OF tie secret asy
of state In Olympia. Washinsfau. Until Il
o'clock m. on the 9th day q May, 1saa
for furnishing all paper and binding ma
terials 10 Be usst in the pa Bile printing Tor she
yeaT ending June 81. 1901. Prisa mus. be for
paper and materials delivered 1t the state print
- house in oiymeis, Warrington Following
j. an estimate al the amount that will be re-
quired during the year. bit the right II reserved
10 order greater or less qusn,sfy, may be de-
sired: Three hundred rvasus 2--sb doussie cen
80 resnss & & & Z. book. Sosb white. 10 feams
bes; Sob cover pater Binding materials
Three thousand pounds tar board. 100 hs
straw board lfo lbs thread 10 It's book blndef.'
eae los he Irvine. Rams marble pArer. 500
sheets cart indies = packs SO ID 30 al ns title
leather, % pseccs hook 10th. ~ rolls head hand
10 DOZENS lag sheep and rea-ss hook binding
paper AL the foregoing articles are 10 be Of
the best quality. and hideiers are required 30
submit sasnpies. The night 10 reject sD y and
all bids IL reserved
Dated nj Olympia, Washington, April 1, lssa
O. C. WHITE State Printer
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4 IICF M. AIKEN. MANICURE AMP rEEc-
~ trnaoxt1- Fl James sas fSsEsA uress. cp-
yoasse xexsss rsmssSsacA
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I0sE.

S1n REWARD HAS BEN PLACRD AT TIE
$iu s~asfse ssfAsEal saak seT the return os
10 xez xn9 charms sss n~sr Morxa soaacry
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TTELIGENCER MONDA'
aCxxxHx1 cxANx2
EoR s1f1-11TT TSTnR1sf q 4 nASU-
Aeanrsne buaznsa u ssattkA AAdres a 8
fpa-fnDiz1<e.ess-
uSox sAxE-GDoCKRY STOCK. poIxG
ID eond rsde; b4lidssg 80 ies - go ~ rent;
ssckssn; nna - Ad1rss = P-eafs fuss-
LrOR aAIE--sAwNsII. SOUTH sxArrIE;
j vsa eH ez1ire psaHk - DocAtnezY ou2y.
49, seaee the ste. Room Co6oot9l e6ock -
EroR sALE BRsr PAYING FAMILY nm.
fAufans h 5uaStie. bargain 1n9Utfs -
LroE sALE--A FACTORY on ADouT 7.ss
k<s aoor sYace. . - 81 voodwoskisg ms
easy terms; g-eax sacrifice. AddzsM Factory.
cars PossInsslssgsncss.
ToK sAI1-IHE BEST RESTAURANT WITH
- aaest tre1e In iowa reason tcr dispceine
% aeeoone 81 SlrheAssh: any roa1ooAef4 price
.il he sc.epsei In the nexf Ten dayA For pss
Eok sALR-s1sss WILL Bur Az INTER
II sns In hr1ck black nov completed and
aDram- address for further pGstseuiars. wash
instcn 1DmiSrstiou AID Honesscad AaoOcaar
ton. room a Raxweli building. ssassis.
E,oR SALOON ACCOUNT oR SICKNESS,
IN Gid established and Lucrative buSinexa
Inquire Of H Z Wesnis. 20 second Stzssk, tthe
L>oR sALg-oxE or THE BEST LIVERY
ana ~ a.iesi Mir $500 ard isverv korses
thirty tour oosrders and sixteen livery; sise oil
s - ,s s1xa and q Pee, ocssaor n iss csJ
low. fsnerncrt axer shs sssfis thsf r.ssr. thsss
PAYS he rronnss rent. m ~ go inyexf:rs-
ssos,. AJsre-. p 4, ~ 49, ,,ss r,ssy
TSop s1Ir. p.yTyc nTrSTyrss avn
n sr~ .rS.s< - r-s,~t 80 80 are ,~..ss i.
erovfnr e5tr- a aSp 90 Ads,ess
Post fufesis zen s~r oekr~
urarHrr AyE0Uu
--------.-----------s- - -
CHEAP srDyEs ayp Ranges. yEw Am
sgonas. =. ; country cssisFs solicited. T.
~ AsOLrNY STOVES. NEW AMI srroNn
u>ycAyaTJxe ASD LOT .pADryg noxr
- bah heeafs nut in Aadrres = n mnlss
x sfm areeA
u>oR yxruAy..r ROE prAy wSTaTr -nSv
Of TIE hest rss..ursnss n this eisv. Win enosi
tsade Morgan. = Inion block
rvfgupSr pprcr pam vnp Ar. rr~rr
Ill Of second. nan, eiashinv. arr, . ro.,si csrd
s ana myself SCI C. isdy VII can on yon- r Rotten
II M, ILCAL y uShI INT = II
- ~, ~ IseeA' Asehsa sho spanish v.
49, 49,. sSee1e-
r~op pvrr rppY~ur ps.xr cuprs
ss.nsr Tn,,d "a -. s.AS s.. NiS
T,oR cH4RTrR-RaRGE TnnIow- I'M
20 's rn,, T1,rnss Apply s'"'as sss'son q
S- 49, -. - A.91.. -
WILL TRADE THREE FfRsrarIAsa ynrs
sood horres lddress 4 nrawn Rssi E.tsss
one south 20 ~ -
oprcoS r1wprr Avn rprIr .Nnu
I 49,, ..t... q 49, 49,. a.xshi" 81. :, -.
v.ek. Y. Real room Il sanaeyson My
sesief ave. seaiue.
AIRS JAMES pARTH LANES, uArr
nj d,.xssr~ s,,,,t... = ,isss. - - -
- 1870 - 70. Aes,la 2.
N lOs :, ~ ~ nolLpE ks. $500 =. Fuh COT
Ssra~ ..hsss .sys - :. SHoo
----.e.' ..e-..ees -. @o.n = 49,
r ApITg PRIVATE -Arcowvf,-
MI. 4. y. Defoe. Seattle
Efok IkADE-bu0GIES, sUhREYS PHAE-
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nRESSMAKlSG AND FAMILY SEWING AT
~ home or b 20 cut by the day. Call or Cd
dress i.s2i North Third street. room 81.
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DgNoyAGs- RICHARD NEvfSS Jg. CIVIL
III engineer. las removed IS efse@ freu
reoz - + sea beck TO ruozzs - ~ st and
- Batter bao~rk. Hf<s Saer
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WI San Francisco. viii cpen xchool for gitss
and ycuag ladies On "Wednesday, April * in
the building now ccsurie3 by &e Conrrexs-
nonal church, On Third street, near University
Rates Of tuition per month srom = to si2 ac-
cordinR 10 grAda Rsfereuces--Jnsigs g. p
Hort. Seattle Mrx George Ktttiugez seattle
Captain Charles t.ocdsli. san Francisco
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voczE AND 1ssrsUxrsr1E xUsro

MUSICAL UTE-~soUTHwKsr COR
vi ner second and lenurA streets: under the
management aud personal direction Of MrA
Willard; voice cultnFe and I'll branches OF in
Ornamental mnxics oaly expersenee1h ard
thoronsnly rcm n.tsnt teaehers emnieyet.
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ENGINEERS AND COHrRACrURa.
CAN fRANCIsco BRIDGE CoNPANY-RN.
~ Rtneen and contractors tor bridges OF every
description; wharf building. pile driving. dre1s
Ing and steam shovel excayatings pians asd
specifications furnished on application, currS-
spondenee solicited. Once loo Of Jacksoa
street SEATTLE, WASH.
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Dds WILL BE RECEIVED AT TIE OFFICE
I'D OF Z. II. Fisher. architect Until April Is for
q sSfai-de;srhed house, 20 be built on " ashine.
ton and Eleventh ssreees
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4 RT EMBROIDERY STORE. SIG SECOND
n street; Miss q. II. Paul dorsneriy Feslows q
Pauil worid announce to tae isales that she has
q choice line OF embroidery materials; also
chamois and fnoie skins. write and eolored
boltlnge equpose waists. few elegant tee
gowns and white jsrseys. stamping and piuking
done. instruct ons given IN tlnhrnidsrx.
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ID II. THOMPSON 4 CO.. IN II THOMPSON
He Gcor4s p Cottessil. Clarence l. whises
csva engtnsen and surveyarx ass lccnsp<a il
Wome - and y. Buxxcs block. corner Third
and Unioa: I'll noscs and recorss sawst. eity a.
county wegk prompsty attended tar rnapa trnn
inxy % blue prinss fsrnfshea a shors notice
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

"Hush, said the doctor; you will be bet
ter presently"
Ten minutes more passed, when the doctor
saw bv her eyes that she wanted to say some
thing. He bent his head till it nearly
touched her lips.
"Dr Chambers" she whispered, twas he
drowned?"
"NO, he is safe; he has been brought
round"
She sighed-a long-drawn sigh, half of
pain, half OF relief. Then she spoke again:
"Was he washed ashore?"
mo, no. You saved his life. You had
hold of him when they pulled you out. Now
drink this and 60 to sleep"
She smiled sweetly, but said nothing.
Then she drank as much of the draught as
she could, and shortly sfterward obeyed the
last injunction and went to sleep.
Meanwhile rumor of this wonderful re-
coyery had escaped 10 without the house
passing from one watcher to the other till at
length it reached the ears OF the solitary
man crouched in the shadow of the pines.
He heard, and, starting as though he had
been shot, strobe to the door of the Vicarage.
Here his courage seemed to desert him, for
he hesitated.
"Kuock, Squire, knock, and ask if it is
true" said a woman, the same who had de-
clared that she would have hugged her hus-
band back to life.
This remark seemed to encourage him; at
any rate he did knock. Presently the door
was opened by Elizabeth.
"Go away" she said, in her sharp voice,
''the house must be kept quiet"
81 beg your pardon. Miss Granger" said
the visitor in a tone OF deep humiliation.
81 only wanted to know if it was true that
Miss Beatrice lives?"
"Why," said Elizabeth with start, ''is
it you, Mr.. Davies? am sure I had no
idea. Step into the passage and 1 will shut
the door. Therei how long have you been
outsider"
"Oh. since they brought them up. But is
it true?"
Eyes, yes, it is true. She will recover
now. And you have stood all this time in the
wet night. am sure that Beatrice ought to
be fattered."
''Not at all. 1t seemed so awful, and-I-
take such an interest" and he broke of.
'Such an interest IN Beatrice, "said Eliza
beth, dryly, supplying the hiatus. "Yes, SO
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
Weigh. and Measure Standards.

The q United States, as a member of the
International Metric Bureau, is entitled to
certified copies of the standards of weight
and measure. Many experiments have been
made during the past few years upon great
variety of metals and alloys for the purpose
of obtaining a substance whose molecular
structure can be relied upon. That is, it bv
any accident the temperature should vary
considerably from the standard tempera-
ture, there would result no change when the
normal temperature is again reached.
As is well known, an alloy Of platinum
and iridium was decided upon. The ques-
tion of shape for the standard meter was
difficult to decide, but finally preference
was given to cross-seetion like the letter K,
with the spaces between the arms partially
filled, causing the bar to look like four
troughs. Many delays have been expert
enced in the preparation and delivery of the
standards, so that our Government has re-
ceived its share within the past week. They
came securely and carefully packed in
boxes sealed with the seal of the Interna-
tional Bureau. The breaking of this seal
was done by the President in the presence
of the Secretaries of State and Of the Treas
ury, all OF whom signed parchment docu-
ment certifying that the seals were found
intact A copy of this certificate ,Temains
with the standards while another Is sent to
the bureau as a receipt. The Coast and
Geodetic Survey is by law the custodian Of
all standards of weight and measures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
AN INTERESTING VETERAN.

General Daniel z. SIcklea IL nm Important
Figure in New York.
General Daniel E. siekles, who has just
been removed BY Governor Hill from the
Office Of Chairman of the State Civil Service
Commission, lives in big apartment at %
Fifth avenue, says the New York corre-
Spondent Of the Chicago Herald. There he
is surrounded by seven MANNED veterans of
Chancellor Hill, all OF whom be has kept
about him for a long time past. These men
are fellow members with General Sickles Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, and he
finds for them light employment of one kind
and another. The General was very much
attached to his place as Chairman of the
Civil Service Commission; not because Of
the salary attached t0the ofice-because ne
is rich man-but for the reason that he
rather liked the distinction that it conferred.
He goes out good deal in social circles,
especially to informal or family dinners.
There he is the center of attraction. He
talks well, and is considered good listener.
His "reminiscences of the war are far more
interesting than is common even with men
that cut so prominent figure as he did. In
spite of the loss of his leg at Gettysburg,
the General is a lively and wonderfully pre-
served man, and he gets about with most
surprising facility,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
THE HORSE REMEMBERED 1T.
How Planter Recovered an Animal Stolen
Two Years Before.

How a Planter Recovered an Animal Stolen
Two Years Before.
"Say, friend, you're on my horse" said
one gentleman to another as he reined his
horse before the door. "Your horseI Oh,
No; why, I bought this horse two years agop'
"You did?" answered the other; "well,
lost my horse-it was stolen-just two years
ago."
The conversation took place under the far
spreading oaks of an old-time plantation
home. A planter was surprised to see his
horse return home after two years, and rid
den by gentleman who evidently had
bought the horse in good faith. After some
conversation the old owner of the horse, with
much earnestness, said: well, sir, if you
will dismount, unsaddle the horse, and he
don't go to the fence, take the bars down,
walk to the we'll, and if he don't find water
in the bucket let it down the well, and then
walk off to his old stable, will give up and
that horse isn't mine!'
"At your word; the horse is yours if he
does all that, cried the visitor, and leaping
from the horse unsaddled it. What was his
astonishment when the horse went straight
10 the fence, let down the bars, crossed over,
went to the we'll, and, finding no water, let
the bucket down, and then, as though he
had left home but yesterday, walked to the
old stablel The animal remembered the
trick, and the owner recovered his horse.
There are those living now who can attest to
the truth of this story, though it happened
years ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
THE BEST WEARING LEATHER.
II Is Made From the Muscular Skins 0l
HOrses-NOt FIbrOus.

II Is Made From the Muscular Skins u
HOrses-Not FibrOus.
st. Louis Republic.1
But very few people who wear Cordovan
shoes have any idea where the leather bear
ing that name comes from, hence the ques-
ton is often asked, ''What is CordoVan?"
"Cordovan," the name by which leather
made from the hides of horses is now known,
was first finished in Hamburg, Germany,
under the name of Ross leather. In COM
bination with it the hide has four layers Of
muscular skins which, with the ''shell, "
give to the horse the great and tremendous
pulling power that makes the animal so
servieeable to mankind.
This "shell," if properly tanned and
shaven clean OF its sineWy matters most
difficult task-makes the best wearing
leather in existence, and proves the theory
of old-time shoemakers-that only leather
of long fiber will Bear-to be mistaken
one, as the "shell'' has no fiber. In this it
has a decided advantage over cal lfskin with
its fibres; the breaking of any one throws
additional strain upon the other, and q
break in the leather soon follows.
Experience has demonstrated that the
shell" will wear two or three times longer
than ealfskin. Cordovan possesses another
great advantage in being the nearest water
proof of any leather made. The fneness Of
texture also permits its taking a very high
polish.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
PArE OF PouR MILLlON FIsHss.
Floods Havoc With Washington Hatch
erv-Tha Inuocsne Goldnsh.

Floods Havoc With Washington Hafch'
ery-The Innocent Goldfish.
The fish hatchery at the base Of the Wash
ington Monument has been in mourning ever
since last spring. And no wonder, consid-
ing that the floods Of that direful season
swept no fewer than $1,000 youthful
fishes out Of the peaceful nursery ponds into
the raging waters of the Potomac.
In the annals Of fish culture no
such disaster has previously been recorded.
In the waters that overwhelmed JohnstoWn
thousands were lost. but how feebly does
that unpleasant accident compare with this
catastrophe, by which millions Of innocent
creatures, as YET too young to know their
dorsal from their Ventral fms, were enguIfed
in an irresistible torrent rushing toward the
sea. The shad were all right, OF course. But
the goldfsh-alasl What surmise is TO be
entertained as to their fate? With only too
much certainty can it be guessed at. For,
you see, the goldfish has been domesticated
for so many thousands of generations in
China and Japan before being brought
hither that he no longer knows his enemies.
Put into stream and left to 90 on his own
guileless hook, he will wriggle along, happy
and unsuspecting of evil, never taking the
trouble to dodge behind q stone when be
sees big fish, until q wide-mouthed
monster comes along, and, without
stopping to shout 'Look at the doorl" takes
the gllded youth in at a mouthful. As for
the exceptionally swell japanese three
tailed goldfish freak Of nature improved
upon by artificial selection-it is, like
China woman, so fashionable that it can
hardly locomote, and furnishes, with its
brilliant color and waving eaudal fins,
most attractive and helpless bait for the
fnny deep water pirates and cannibals. It
would be quite safe to bet that, OF the 100,-
600 goldfish that escaped nom the ponds last
spring, not one is now alive.
But by the time that the robins have
nested again the ponds near the monument
will once more be agleam with the shiny
sides of carp and shad, for in May the
Matching time will have arrived, when seine
nets yswn and fish give up their eggs for
artificial incubation in glass jars. Then the
new born FRY" will be thrown by myriads
into the pools to grow up as fast as they
know how, so that when they are big
enough they may be disposed of where they
will do the most good in American waters
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
A MILLIONAIRESS TRUNKS.

Mrs. C. p. HuntinGrOn's Foreign Frum-
merry Makes n Little Mix.
New York Times.I
Coils P. Huntington and his wife re-
turned from Europe several weeks ago.
When the millionaire ran foul of the Gus
tom House officials he made this declara-
ton: "I have returned with only personal
apparel"
He forgot to say anything about the great
quantities OF personal property which Mrs.
Huntington had accumulated during
various shopping tours in Paris and Lon
don. So when the inspectors, with Mr..
Huntington's brief and simple declaration
in their possession, got look at the pile Of
trunks, they thought Mr.. Huntington had
made an error, and when they opened tine
trunks and saw the contents they were sure
that he had, for there they saw bonnets and
ribbons and hosiery, and many other artl-
eles that certainly could form no part of a
gentleman's wardrobe.
They sought Mr.. Huntington, and the re-
suit has been that Mr.. Huntington has
travelled from his Office to the Custom House
and back again many times. Now he will
either have to pay 5000 duties, or Mrs.
Huntington will have to go down and make
a declaration of her own. Probably she will
do that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
A UNIQUE MACHINE
To be Used in the Compilation Of
Census Statistics.
HOW NOSES WILL BE COUNTED.
The Peculiar Winter Weather and Its
Effect Upon Fish Life.
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS OF MUCH INTEREST

[PREPARED FOR THE DISPATCH BIZ WASHINGTON
sCIENTIsTs.]
The organization Of the Census Office and
the work of preparation for the great decen-
NAL account of stock is going forward
rapidly. Nearly all Of the Office divisions
have been organized, beside those relating
merely to the machinery Of the office. These
are as follows: Population, agriculture,
manufactures, transportation, finance, edu-
cation, mortality, the defective, delinquent
and dependent classes fisheries, mineral
products, the press, forestry, Indians.
The subdivision of the country into super
visors' districts has been made, and bulls-
tin announcing them has recently been pub
lished. A form of schedule has been adopted
for the population returns. This is what is
known as the family schedule" upon
which one family only will be entered upon
sheet, and it is proposed to use it to large
extent as prior schedule, to be LETT at
houses in advance, that it may be filed at
leisure by the head of the family. This
marks a distinct advance upon methods
used in United States censuses.
1t has been decided to use in the compila-
LlOIS Vi Tie ObablSblCS OI bHC
Hollerith Electric Tabulation Machine. In
this machine, the information regarding
each individual. age. sex. nativity, parents
nativity, race, occupation. etc., are expressed
by holes punched in certain positions upon
cards, each card representing an individual.
The work Of tabulation is effected by press
which makes electric connection through
the punched holes and registers on dials.
By suitable connection of wires, any COM
bination may be secured, and the labor Of
making even the most complicated eombi-
nation is trifing, in comparison with meth
ods heretofore in use. The employment of
this machine makes it possible to deduce
from the population schedules all the inform
alton which it is at all desirable to obtain,
while, as we'll known, much Of the inform
alton heretofore gathered has been lost, ow-
ing to the great expense involved in the
mere compilation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
THE WOULp.BE WISE.
Points From One of Those Who Assume to
be OmuiscIent.

Points From One of Those Who Assume to
be OmuiscIent.
Louisville Commercial
The man who knows how to cure a cold
has rival in the man who knows how to
color meerschaum. Let the friends Of the
unhappy pOssessOr Of a new pipe once dis
cover the fact, and the recipes that will pour
in upon him will make his life burden to
him. "Boil In OIL "Coat it with bees
wax" "Put button in the bowl" ''Stick
corncob pipe in the top and let the smoke
pass through the meerschaum." These sug-
gestions with thousand others, make up
the chorus which is dinned into the smokers
ears. This ordeal the Town Talker went
through recently.
DESTROYS OF learning which was really the
correct way to turn the dead-white of his
pipe creamy brown he sought the advice of
an expert who delivered himself as follows:
Fill the bowl only about two-thirds full of
tobacco. Smoke very slowly and draw very
slightly until the pipe has become hardened.
Handle the pipe carefully to prevent it
from being scratched and never scrape it
when it is not. That is the whole secret. :"
This expert testimony would doubtless have
been successfully adhered to, but untortu-
nately the Town Talker dropped his pipe
and smashed it to smithereens the same day.
The advice is given, however, for the benefit
of those who find valuable meerschaums
mingled with their hosiery this morning.