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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06
Hoods
SarsapariIla

Is carefuliv prepared from sarsapsriila, Dsnde-
deian. Mandrake. DOCK, Ppsissewa. Jariper
Berries, and other well known vegetable rene
dies. In such p cnilar manner as 70 dsrlye the
full medicinal vatue of each IL viii cure, when
in the power of m>dfcine. sc-osais, salt rheun.
sores, bciis. pinples, all humcrs. dyspepsia.
biliousness. sick heaisehe, indigestion. general
debility. cs.arrh, Rheumatism. kidney and LIVER
complaints
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

The fesleF axenae-JscSsoa street cable
Rad started again yesterday morning after
shut Down OF I've days Tor repairs.
Everything - now in shsp-saspe. Cars are
row being Fua with the usual regularly
which accounts for the broad smile that
silafainases the faces Of she patrons Of the
resa wAe have been compelled To crawl up
the hsE hsll during the shut down.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06
Spring
Medicine

For I'VE years VAS ssck every syrsag. hnt
last year took Hoofs SxrsxpsriIla and have ros
seen Q sick oay ssnce-v t. ". SLOAN. Milton.
Mass
II wish 10 state the bensns I derived from
Hoods SarxapersllA I have used II N the
spring for three years for debility aud can 81 y
that gained IN fsesh and strength alter using
one bottle It has also cured me OF sick head
ache. MRS r II. ANDREWS. South Wood
ntock q.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

Tcday's Eestivsl viii he duty observed hv
al the churches IN The csty. at a large
number os which attractive program mes
have keen assanS~a. Flowers are rather
scarce thss year bat enough have ae~n So
esssed - esascS the interior al the
churches n good style, and II the weather
Is favorable tas various services viii attract
. large nasae~E az p~eplx.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

The funeral Of Mrs. Melissa Horton. the
late ste ot Mr.. u. n. Horton. of Oakland.
AT, oeSGsred Yesterday from Bonney a.
Ste~ssss, the Few. Clark Davis ofsciAfinS.
Ms herten was nsece os Mr. Dexter
h0rtoa II thas saty. and Gsed in California
ca Marcia -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06
Hoods
SarsapariIla

ssFor q 6rSs-cass ssring med Gins say wife
and both think very highly Of Hcors Sarsa-
rarflla We both took 1t last spring. Il did Us =
great deal OF GOOD aud was fe.t better through
the no. weather than ever before Ii cured my
wife OF sick headache. aud relieved me of a
dizzy. tired feeling. We shall certainly take
Hcod's sarsapriila again this spring" J. H.
PEARCE. Supt Granite Railway CO., Concord.
~ III
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

Hyslnss fsasea & CO. maize temporary
display o. 81 ,ose in sose twentsss IN . show
vinaas yesterday, which thwy offered 10
airy nan buying a. xrs&e2e ia their Store
Tor less than 4 Is wprtA- No one las vet
slairnei sae sfsy gg&ssea double rArsvs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06
A KIP GIVE YxrEgr-

We hAse EfS,ss -. glove ce.s.sr.eux. va
a. Sc N~eAss See sae etaesszzet 2 Ce-sexnezs
= 80 ~ SsetSA Ne sise carry raj. una al
AL gsxes stses IS re hAzs a. -. - - - .
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06
Spring
Medicine

Ifyou fee tired, weak. worn out. or run down
from hard work. by impoverished condition OF
the blood or low state az the system, you should
take Hooi's SsrsaparsllA
Feeling languid and dizzy. having no appe-
tite and no ambition TO work, / took Hood :
sarsaparilla, with the best results As health
inyigorator and for general debility think il
superior to anything else" A. A. RIkER,
rrtiea v
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

YA2e sAS >e-sa~r- Hxzs@e r,.ss-n.s - -
sgazeF~d ne<. SO ~ Sesass E~. l ssSSfsse.-
esy Es<xes Ass ~ - escesss ssrr~s Aassou a.-s
:. -SEkis. sssSs>.<ks s 4sS@z, S<sfs.s
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

fsec sersAaARx eA&s- cars fwa tAfUzsgA frsars
fesS4NA - Massage sstAn@s eAxsze VA fne
tnssa E&c.ae A q 1aFsAn4 eass tsxses s<ess
- exeasssi ssre0s basxsn esxxk "a 4 grsxes
ASs&t. szsg S-a<A
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

Gar would sit as judge, without laws
or lawyers, and remedy all cases Of in
justice, generally by chopping of some
body's head .
The present entrance is through
grand vestibule, and by ascending one Of
the noblest flights of marble stairs that
can be imagined. They are very long
and wide, and at the top, hanging upon
the wall, is picture Of the scene in the
Kremlin at the coronation of the present
Gar, which, when looked upon from the
foot of the stairs, is so nfelike as to
cause a startling surprise. 1t seemed as
if we had intruded upon the imperial
family in the midst of some stately cere-
mony. The magnificent hall of the Or
der of St. George, perhaps the finest
room in the world, is entered at once
from the top of the stairs, and here one
sees inscribed in letters of gold upon the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

The several signs at the door an.
nounced @ grand exhibition of snakes,
g tRttooed woman, wax figures reprS-
ssnting the Twelve Disciples and the
Last Supper, with rare animals, etc.
AS we entered the place the lecturer
was all ready to begin. Hesaidi sI1a-
dies and gentlemen, this woman was
taboed by the savages Of Borneo. Some
call It tattoed and some taboed, but IL
ell means the same thing. Next TO her
Is a guerilla from Africa. The guerflla
Is noted for sucking the blood OF people
when asleep. don't know whether
it's when the guerilla OK the people IS
asleep. and odds Is the difference to you.
This, good people, he continued,
passing to the next cage, @is the cell
ebrated buoy constructor, from South
America. This reptile iE able to crush
an OK n his folds. On the left Of him
Is the raccoon, so called from It's gait,
which Is that of racking horse. Next
beyond is beaver, which secures its
animal on the right Is called porku-
pine, so named from its love of pork,
and that on the left is an oppossum.
The last named creature gets It's name
from the Grecian word op, the Latin
word pos, and the Hebrew word sum-
He then posed before the wax figures,
and went on: j
"Thisdciss pie is John, that one Her
cules, that one Mark, that one Cicero,
and SO on; all good men except Judas
'Scarrot. Each figure is an exact re-
production of the celebrated painting
by Nero, and virtue is It's own reward"
An old gentleman with spectacles
hung in our rear as we went out. and
said to the lecturer:
Aren't you mistaken about Her
cules2 ?"
@No, SIR"
@Sure you ain'tP"
~Look a-here, old mani" exclaimed
the lecturer, as he squared off, @I've
been In the show business for twenty
odd years, and if you think you know the
ropes better than I do you can take
command"
"Oh, no, no, mol You are doubtless
right-quite highland of course you
know your business. Only"
~On1y what?"
"Oh, well. never mind. It struck
me as a little queer, but I guess it's all
right-an right. It was because am
rather rusty on such matters, probably.
Very entertaining, very, and shall
call again. "-lNeaC York Sun.
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they wore on occasions Of ceremony,
adorned with the rarest and most valua-
BILE of jewels, one diamond in the inter
Of metropolitan of centuries ago being
worth $3.50, 900 and q sapphire worth
500, 600, probable the finest example Of
the latter class of jewels in the world
The diamonds. rubies, emeralds, pearls
and other precious stones with which the
pontifcal robes were covered are very
ancient, some Of them dating back to the
tenth and eleventh centuries, and the
other ornaments were of corresponding
value and interest
1 asked the priest in charge the value
Of the entire collection, and he told me
that it was simply impossible, for he did
not believe that there was money enough
in all the universe to replace the stones
spread out before our eyes; that they
could not be obtained If there was money
to purchase them; that this collection
was the work Of centuries-eight cen
turtles At least-and had been contributed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

the chronicle of the empire, from its
origin, written in crowns and thrones
and arms.
Here are Jewels and gold and silver
plate representing a value of $500, 0OO,-
600, the accumulation Of q thousand
years Of barbaric splendor and conquest.
Discarded crowns, studded with dia-
monds, any one of which would be a
princely gift; discarded thrones, covered
from crest to casters with gold and pre-
cious stones; coronation robes of all the
Cars, for each must have new ones, as
each has a new crown, and, in olden
days, a new throne when he took the
seat Of power; and all tried to outstrip
the rest in the splendor of his adorn-
ment- Here are scepters, welded by
hundred kings, Of ebony, ivory, silver
and gold, ornamented with curious de-
vices, and set with jewels rare and
priceless. Here are the crowns and
thrones and scepters of conquered
kings, brought to Moscow as the spells
of war. The rooms are full Of booty
captured from foreign nations; such
display Of loot as never existed else
where; the keys of fortresses that have
been overthrow by Russian soldiers
since the time Of Rurik; the wealth, the
jewels, the royal robes. the gold and
silver plate, and the glory Of a dozen
despoiled palaces; diamonds, pearls
and rub1eS enough TO pave the streets,
set in all possible ornaments or imple
ments Of use. Stoves decorated with
diamonds, saddles and harness covered
with jewels, swords, guns, and even can
non studded with precious stones, as If
they were the crowns Of monarchs, ex-
hibited to the poor as the triumph OF
Russian power.
It would fill the pages of a newspaper
to recite list of all that is to be seen.
The collection fills building as large as
the Treasury at Washington, and it
tires one to think Of the display. In the
first room Is a collection of armor Of the
middle ages, not so large as many in
in Europe, but interesting for its an
tiquity and ornamentation, for many Of
the helmets and breast-plates are cover
ed with Jewels Then comes an array of
thrones, each with its history. The an
cient throne of Poland, brought from
Warsaw In 1888, when that kingdom
was annexed to the Russian empire; the
thrones Of Asiatic princes, which the
conquests Of Russia have made vassals
Of the Cars; the thrones Of the ancient
Mongols of the golden horde that over
ran Russia in prehistoric times; an ivory
throne of Palsologos, wonderfully carved;
a gorgeous chair Of the Shah of Persia,
blazing with diamonds; thrones that be-
longed to The saltans OF Turkey, captnr-
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than the investiture Of any other decora-
ton in Europe.
There is a similar hall, not so large
but quite sas fine, answering a similar
purpose for the Order of st. Alexander
Nevski, which is decorated with some
remarkable paintings representing Incl
dents in his eventful life as a soldier and
conqueror Of the Tartars and Swedes.
The orders Of St Andrew and St Cath
arine also have fine halls, all of which
connect with Wide doors, so that they
can be thrown together like a single
room on occasions of ceremony, but they
are seldom used except when a new Gar
is crowned, for he, prefers to reside at
Petersburg. Two years must elapse-
the usual period of mournlng-upon the
accession OF a new man to the throne be-
fore he can be formally crowned Then
he must come to Moscow and spend a
certain time In religious conservation
before the ceremony can take place.
After It Is over the festivities begin
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Within the palace are nultftudes Of
apartments filed with costly and rare az
ticles. most Of them centuries old The
finishing and furnishing Is OF barbaric
splendor, much silver and gold being
used, for nowhere on earth has so much
money been useiessly spent as in the res
licences Of the cZars. The palaces Of
Petersburg are bewildering accumula
lions OF useless riches, but the old impe-
rial residence in the Kremlin surpasses
them all for the richness, the value, the
antiquity, and uniqueness of its treas
ures. The reader must recall that the
Russian empire is a thousand years old !;
that the mineral wealth within its bound
aries has been and still is greater than that
Of any known country; and it has all be-
longed to the cZars, who used 1t as they
would, without regard to the comfort or
the welfare of the people. Gold was so
plenty that it was spread over the walls
OF the palaces; Jewels so numerous that
they were set In the doors. the chande-
liers, and the stoves, while silver was fit
to make thrones Of or utensils OF house
hold use. The throne Of Ivan the Ter
rible was made of solid silver, for ex-
ample, heavily embossed with gold and
studded with gems His robes Of state,
now on exhibition, were heavy with dia-
monds, pearls, and other precious stones,
while his crown was blazing mass OF
them
A writer Of the fifteenth century, de-
scribing visit TO this palace, says: "The
robes Of the Car were SURPRISING In
their brillfancy, seeming to be one sheet
of diamonds, while his neck-coIlar, the
bands OF his sleeves, and the train that
he drew behind him were within Of sable
and without Of uniform pearls, like large
drops of water, Of the purest white
ness, each one being Of the value Of
slave" This pearl-covered mantle IS
still preserved. and the ancient writer
did not exaggerate-
But one gets dreadfu1ly tired Of all this
magnifcence. The memory Is bewil-
dered, the eyes are exhausted, and the
mind is in a ferment Of indignation at
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

wire as fine as silk and as closely woven
in beautiful brocaded designs. They are
not decorated like the old ones, but the
two outfits cost nearly one hundred
thousand dollars. All the garments
worn by the Czarlna at her coronation,
from her stockings to her ha1rpins arf
preserved.
The next room contains probably the
finest collection OF jewels In the world,
even more valuable than those of the
holy synod, but not so rare and curious.
Here is an assemblage of crowns, most
Of them coming from the palaces where
the thrones were stolen, and were some
time worn by royal heads. The crowns
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18
Badge-Weartng the Latest Fad.

II just met very distinguished man
on Broadway" said an English tour
ist lately landed to me the other day.
SHe was a member of some order or
other. I'm not sure whether it was
French or italian. think he belongs
to more than one"
Ten minutes later met this distin-
Ruished man, and his orders were
neither French nor German. He was
a member of the BARRIERS Protective.
Association, an East Side athletic
club, and dancing coterie.
This mistake on the part of the Brit
ish tourist calls to mind the fact that
one man out of ten that are met on any
of the upper thoroughfares wears
badges of some sort or other. Most of
the badges are small, and some are
rich and costly in design, and as a rule
they are worn on the left lapel of the
coat where boutonniere usually APP
pears.
When the reader remembers that
there are in this country over 5000
secret societies, some large and pros
porous, but most of which are con-
fined to the town which gave them
birth, and that most or the members
wear some distinctive badge, this
wonderful growth in the badge-wear-
ing fad is not really so wonderful af-
ter all.
Yesterday I met on Sixth avenue
tall man with military air, who
would have been taken for a field
marshal at least in any foreign city. I
analysed the badges that covered his
waistcoat like the rounds of the
~Jacob's ladder" that national guards
men wear. The list was as follows:
Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter,
Council, Commandery, Lodge of Per
fection, Temple of Mecca.
Knights of Pythias.
Order of Foresters.
Ancient Order of American Work
men.
Legion of Honor.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Ninth Regiment, National Guards.
That was ali. but as each order had
its badge. and as each badge was worn,
the waistcoat looked like the breast of
the Prince Of Wales IN his dress
parade costume.
OF course few badge wearers go to
this extreme. but enough of them have
their special vanities to make the fad
a marked one In New York City
Ne1O York Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18
PETER THE GREAr's PALACE.

marble walls the name Of every one who
has ever worn this most precious of
Russian decorations; not every one, how
ever, to be exact, for two or three names
have been erased-the penalty of trea-
son. At one end of the room hangs the
painting Of St.. George and the Dragon,
by Raphael, and under it are two large
caskets of solid gold, containing the rec
ords OF the order. The room is 200 feet
long by 6S feet wide and SO feet high In
one corner is little balcony, from which
the Empress may witness the ceremonies
of decoration, which always take place
here, and are very elaborate, more so
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

the vast amounts Of money that have
been and still are wasted In this way,
when the people are not only schoolless
and comfortless but in many places ac-
tually suffering for the necessaries Of
life. Still they are taxed to a degree that
the people Of no other nation would en-
dure to maintain all this splendor and
pay the interest upon a public debt Of
billions Of dollars, which is far below par
in the markets Of the world. There Is
in the Kremlfn alone useless treasure
enough to pay the public debt of Russia,
If it were sold, and in the churches and
palaces Of the empire enough more Of
gold and jewelry to build a schooihouse
in every village and give an education to
every child without taxation.
I have seen nearly all the royal
palaces Of Europe, but there is not one
In Great Britain nor on the continent
which viii compare in costliness or rich
ness with several kept empty for the
possible use Of the Gar. The home Of
the Emperor of Germany in Berlin is
commonplace compared with the palace
of the Kremlin, and Buckingham palace
is simply shabby, while the White House
at Washington could be set down in the
marble hall Of st. George and then leave
room for a crowd to stand around and
look at it. Versailles is the most extern
siVe OF all the palaces, and at the time Of
Louis XIV. may have been splendid, but
is as empty and forlorn as a garnet now.
When one has seen the palaces at
Petersburg and Moscow he will not en-
joy looking at others and is soon very
tired of them.
Adjoining the imperial palace is the
house OF the holy synod, the residence Of
the metropolitan or patriarch of Moscow
and the receptacle for the sacred treas
something interesting in the ancient
robes of the natriarchs ond The rrnit-.rs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

It has been the custom Of the Cars,
particularly the wicked ones-to atone
for their sins and excuses by presenting
jewels and other articles of value to the
church. Ivan the Terrible, after he beat
his son to death, presented the Metro
pohtan with robe that carries fifty-four
pounds Of precious stones. Other Cars
have done likewise, and when they have
heard Of costly jewels or ornaments Of
great antiquity, have sent embassies
with caravans Of gold to purchase them.
From Nineveh, from Jerusalem. from
China, from Egypt, from Constantinople,
these ancient gems have come, and here
they are gathered, idle, useless fetiches,
TO be gazed at.
In one OF the rooms Of the palace Of
the holy synod is an alabaster vase, itself
as old as the Christian religion, which is
said to contain a portion Of the ointment
with which Mary Magdalen bathed the
feet of the Savior. This is the chrism
sent from Constantinople when the
Greek church was introduced into Rus
STA, and from this alabaster vase is taken
the oil with which the czars and the
metropolitans are anointed. One drop
Is taken, no more, and single drop of
some other oil is poured In to replace it,
so that the quantity in the vessel is al
ways the same and the precious ONT
ment never grows less.
Across the limited court from the holy
synod and adjoining the palace is the
famous treasury of the Kremlin, not the
bank of the empire, as its name would
indicate, nor place to keep money, but
the museum, the depository Of the treas
ures Of the civil and military history of
Russia, as the holy place we have just
left is Of It's religious relics. In this
great building is collection of even
greater historical and monetary value
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cd IN waR. and the thrones Of tAe Greek
emperors Basil and Constantine, sacred
relics. perhaps the only ones In the cob
lection that came honestly here.
In the next room is collection Of cor
onation robes including one I-have 70
ferred TO, and that of Catherine the
Great. which was so heavy with jewels,
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costly furs, gold and silver lace that #
required twelve chamberlains to carry
the train. Each Car and Czarina have
new robes made for their coronation,
and when the ceremonies are over they
are placed in this treasury. Those Of
the present Car and Czarina are the
simplest of the lot, and were made in
1883 Of cloth of gold and silVer-bullion
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10 by the Cars and patrfarchs Of the
Greek Church since the time Of Christ
Here was ring showing q cameo head
Of the prophet Daniel, that he claimed
was once worn by the King OF Babylon
before the destruction OF that city, and
other jewels that were old In the days Of
Moses
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-12-18

told that he, too. had drank Of the
drsgs; but his cup was Of sin and re-
morse, while hers was Of pain, pr1yataon
and sorroW.
This Is a sad story, but common
enough to the crowded tenement houses
Of our prosperous, christianized Cities
and can assure the reader that it is
true sketch.