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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-09

OF our most careful Observers of natural
history says that ION careful examination
IT will be seen 20 have distinct. pert. mis-
chievous, all-on-end look about il. caused
by q peculiar upward inclination of the
leaflets"
However, let me give some specific de-
scriptions by which any one may be able to
distinguish between poisonous and a
harmless sumach. The hairy trunk or
Doie IS general feature Of the malignant
variety. but there are two other points
which are unquestionable. The leaves OF
the poison ivy as rule are grouped in
threes, the fruit being Of blush or a
greenish white, the flowers invariably of a
greenisn white, no matter what the outline
OF the margin may be. This malignant
plant Is known in most country regions.
and the children avoid it, for at very
early age they come TO know that they
must not go near what is called the three
leaved IVY" There Is, however. a three
ieaved sumach resembling the dangerous
trefoii described which is not harmful. and
1t may be determined from the fact that it
bears red berries, which at their first ap-
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pearance are crimson. but deepen down TO
garnet towards winter. This is known as
the fragrant suuIach, which IS not COM
mon. but which is used as other sumach
berries are, 10 iiayor sweet apples and other
fruits which are not pungent bat acrid.
The hve-icaved ivy is a shrub with
habits very similar to the dangerous one
described. is very often regarded as poison
Gus, but it is really a wholesome Virginia
creeper, or the 4mpelopsis quinquef olsd,
otherwise the woodDine. Study the en-
craving and it will be impossible not TO
know the plant when you see 1t; but II Is
often the terror OF old and young folks and
Is avoided as pestilence. 1t IS really one
of the most graceful and beautiful Of
American climbers, and is not unlike the
grape-yines which smother fences and the
walls of buildings.
If the readers of these lines will not find
themselves able 10 distinguish the poison
shrub from the form of the leaves let them
bear these facts in mind:
First--Eyery three-leaved ivy or sumach
is dangerous, unless its berries are red, as
described.
second-Ail five-leaved ivies or sumach
are harmless (see drawing for the forn).
Third-Au the pale blue or pale green
bcrried sumach are poisonous, but all bear
ing red fruit are wholesome. 1t has to be
added that the poison ivy, so called, and
appearance, have blue or green white ber-
ries, which grow in small slender clusters
from the axis Of the leaves. They grow
from one end of the country TO the other
and infect the skins of probably 5000
children in the United States every wear
Ii was the belief down TO very late
period that the poison from these plants
was an &eid or sharp juice, which, getting
upon the skin. iritated the part and set up
an Inflammation. The modern microscop-
lists know that it is a parasite which can
live on the petals or stems of the two plants
named. or on human blood, and thrive
best on the latter.
The malignant sumach, known as
'.poison dogwood." so-called, has from
seven TO thirteen leaflets, with an ovate or
egg-snaped leaf. with the large end upper
most, and an even or unserrate margin.
The other sumach, which il closely resem-
bles. has far greater number of leaflets,
often as many as thirty in group. l have
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THE GOLDEN EoBINs NEST.

The golden robin came % build his nest
Hirh in the elm trees ever noddIag erSst;
Al the daT long, upon his tSEk intent,
Backward and forward busily he went
Gathering from far and near the tiny shssts
Thai brides weave Ter Gltsie Dtr1leS beds
Now bis Of zEESs, nos BITS et yagEaaE string,
And now sorae QneereE, dearsr SORT OF thing
FOR On the Lawn. whe-s he E&s wont % coras
II, search Of staff 20 build his pretty home,
We ftozued one day lock OF golden bar.
Which our wee darling easily could spare.
Ard e1ose beside IL ten9eriy We plseed
) iccS tha1 had the stopping shoulders grseed
f,F her old r-azdsire--If vas white e. fa0w,
or cherry trees when taey are al 2-og.
Then throve the golden robins work spscs;
T{YTrl.resss Of tlraes ne sought the lucky place.
Where sure, he thought IL bis b4Et--fzsSlo1 clxas
WorCToas provision Lad bee2 made Tor him
gn.h locss. ths white and golden, dissppezred;
The nest vas finished. G1s the brood was reare.,
Ard tse1 there cane q o. ezs&at summers day,
rs hen tie last golden room aew AWAY.
Ere long. in triumph, from its leafy height.
We bo-e the nest 50 wonderfully q gAL
ans saw how prs.tily tire white and gold
Ng!s warp ana woof Of nauy cleaning fold
R,1. uhea arsin she golden robins came,
fssaarinx the hardz with Ehefr breasts Eaz-1e,
(.r.udsire's white loci s1d bahy's golden head
were lying low, bots n one grassy led
Ard 90 more dear THAI ever /. TIRE nest
Ts'ea from the elm tree eTs--7oe1ing e-esss
TE.1ie the golden robin thought row rare
~. y. cso3<acE
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now conducted by Colonel Spencer. I
happened into the private Office Of Spencer
today and found him az work on the COM
bination Of new safe which had Just been
put in. The safe would only open at II
O'Clock every day. 1t was a very hand
some affair, and in speaking about ii Mr..
Spencer told me that ne had been hesitat-
ing long time before ne made up his
mind TO make the purchase
Il had a very good old-fashioned safe
here" said Colonel Spencer. 81 was all
the time uneasy, afraid some one would
blow it open. l employed man TO sleep
in front of the safe with = loaded pistol by
his side. The man every night made his
bed IN front Of the safe and went to sleep.
1t occurred to me the other day that men
who would blow open q safe would not
hesitate TO cut the watchman's throat, and
/ felt il was inviting murder to continue
10 depend upon this guard and the old
safe, SO / have just made n purchase. /
don't carry great deal of money in il of
my own, but there q great many people
who bring money here and leave il in my
care"
/ remarked that for a man conducting
an establishment where 50 much money
was said to be won at times, he must al
ways have on hand very large amount
say at least 10000.
Newspapers fx up the stories about big
winnings and big losses very nicely" said
Colonel Spencer, land / have no doubt
that everybody enjoys reading them. /
certainly do, although / know they are
founded more on fiction than upon fact. IL
is very seldom that keep over $1,000 in
the safe, and in all the years have been
running / have found that amount was
sufficient to meet all the demands that are
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hack duck generally renders that admir-
able bird a forbidden fruit to me" Bat
that is not what renders II a forbidden
fruIr'' TO him 81 home.
The reason he does not keep his Haooy
being continually upholstered with can
yasback duck AT home Is probably the
same one that prompted him 10 have his
wine and the backing OF his boots charged
10 Mrs. STANLEY al san Jose. Cal, N the
spring OF the present year Of our Lord
and of the freedom OF the United States
from the rule of Great Britain the one
hundred and fifteenth.
Mr.. Aide accompanied Mrs Stanley,
Mrs. Tenant and Captain Jephson 70 San
lose. where he registered as Mrs stan
lev and party" They stopped az the Ven
dome. a flrSt-cIass, ZIP top hotel, which
had preserved a blaneless reputation up
10 that time. Mr.. Aide, the new Rudyara
Kinliny. who viii doubtless lecture here
nv and by, vas asked 20 register for the
marty. which he would have done II he had
ever Travelled before. He new into q
beastly passion and refused 70 register or
give names Of any OF the party, IN
sisting that il was s piece OF American IN
pertinsuce on the part OF the hotel thai hs
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frequently seen young ladies come from
picnic parties, their hats decorated with
the leaves and berry-bunches of the poison
sumach. They like the color of the berries,
it is so delicate. But wise advice Is 10 be-
ware OF all white berries except those
which grow on the maidenhair fern and 3
few others, or those slightly tinged with
green blue or A carbuncle red. DIR. Biggs,
of the New York hospital, the pathologlst
now substituting DR.. Ferguson, who IS IN
Berlin, says that definite information re-
speeding the parasites on the poisoned IVY
is very rare, and that medical men IN the
past have not held the view that the skin
trouble was caused by a parasite.
The two poison sumachs are provided
with thick. viscid juice, which exude5
when a branch, stem or leaf Is crushed or
broken. In this matter are myriads Of
parasites, but, as already stated, they are
communicated to the skin by the brief
contact of any exposed portion OF the
hands, arm, face or any other part OF the
body This sticky fluid will often get
upon the skin and not be detected for some
time, but If you have any suspicion that
you have any of them upon YOU wash
Immediately. If it is not washed OF II
will very soon reveal itself, becoming a
deep black, much like turpentine when
dry; in fact. an indelible black INK may be
elaborated from this substance.
When the discoloration becomes plain
on the surface the best way to remove Il IS
by applying ether, and DIR. Biggs says that
good wash 10 apply TO a surface soon
after being affected Is lime water, lead
wash or oxalic acid. There are many ONT
ments having n specific poison in the
grease. any one of which put thickly over
the inhamed part. will kin the parasite. as
ii does not burrow very deeply into the
skin. The animals will not of their own
accord colonize on different parts OF the
body, bat if the affected parts are scratched
the nails will communicate new groups 70
any other place they touch. The creatures
will sometimes take several davs 10 de-
yelop. and they run their course IN any
part Of the skin in few days. dying on
each day in hundreds of thousands. but
members Of the expiring colony, when
planted by the nails, or through some
other means on any other portion of the
skin again flourish, and this may so on
for months.
Figure |. shows the poison oak or ivy.
1t is found in low ground or thickets and
fiourisheS in moisture.
Figure ii. represents the fiye-leated ivy
or Virginia creeper, so often mistaken Tor
poisonous plant. 1t is harmless.
Figure III. is s drawing OF the poison
sumach, otherwise known as poison dog
wood and poison elder, and prefers Tor
It's haoitations swampyplaces. 1t Is the
more poisonous, but that shown by figure
]. Is the more prevalent.
Figure ~. IS representative Of the gen
eras non-prlsonous samachs, except for the
pon-malignSnt, thFee-leayed sumach al
ready described. All the harmless varie-
Ties differ very little from the general type
as shown IN the Leaf and especially In the
fruit. EpNuSp CoLLISs.
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made upon me- There never was a time, so
far IS know, when such large sums have
been won or lost as the newspapers would
have US believe. I am all the time picking
up newspapers and reading about remark
able games that were played here when
John Morrissey was associated with me in
this establishment. There are Just IS big
games played now as there were
then. It is very seldom that . man will
20 over $1,000 either II losses or gains az
the gambling table. When they reach
that amount they usually stop and take
rest. The amount Of nervous energy that
is spent in making such play IS this IS
very exhausting. and there are very few
men who have constitutions that would
enable them 10 sit st gambling table for
a longer time than enables them to either
lose or win such an amount. They may if
they stick a. il for different sittings lose or
win great deal more than that, but then
they make settlements before they begin
rlaying a second or third time. so that il
Is not necessary 10 keep such q large
amount on hand ~ a novice would sup
pose"
I asked Colonel Spencer what elias. OF
customers were the greatest gamblers, and
he said the Hebrews probably were. 1T
is very hard 70 win any money from a
Hebreg," he said, land they display the
same shrewdness IN gambling that they do
az their business. They are very close
pgavers and they viii never lose much at
q time. When they lose they are sure 10
double their bets, and If they get a little
ahead they will stop playing. Then IL
luck should come their way az commence
raent, they invariably put good proper
ton of their winnings aside, 50 thai I
don't think on the whole Hebrews lose
such large amount Of money AZ games Of
chance as would be expected, considering
the risk that they take"
The widow Of General Grant is spending
q month here, and she has been twice 70
Mount Mc5regor 70 visit the scene of her
distinguished husbands death. She was
greatly affected on her first visit there. and
she renamed IN the cottage where the
great general died for several hours. IL
was with great difficulty that her compaB-
ions were able 70 persuade her 70 leave so
that she would De IN time 10 catch the
train returning 70 Saratoga that day. Ii is
the first time Mrs. Grant has been 70
Mount McGrsgoF since she left there
accompanying the generals rensins. She
selected Saratoga - as 20 De near Mount
Mc6regor, for Il IS only short -lde- Mrs.
Grant has found that she cannot bear 10 be
for anv length Of time IN place with which
the general was associated il was for
this reason that sne gave mp ner bes1tifuI
summer home az Long Branch where the
general went 20 pass his summers after he
became president. she has leased tbs
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all, and who visits in our country only
what is free, and who then imagines he Is
familiar with American society?
/ do not know Mr.. Aide very well, but
it has been my misfortune TO cross his
plague-stricken trail once or twice to gnaw
at the closely cropped heritage among the
hills where yet still fingered the echo of
his bray.
Judging by the sentiment expressed by
the low, coarse innkeepers along the
chicken feather trimmed orbit through
which he passed, it viii be money IN his
pocket If be will not come that way any
more. If he should, there are limitations
that a good recipe for removing egg stains
from wearing apparel will be great con-
venience TO him on his steamer ride home.
Mr. Aide says that manners among
Servants of both sexes are peculiar, as in
deed they are in ali the lower orders (if
one may be allowed such an expression
about Americans)"
Judging from Mr.. Aides familiarity
with American society, the article he has
written should have been entitled, ''Some
Aspects Of Life Among American Serv-
ants" Then this gentle criticism of mine
would have been unnecessary and un-
written.
Dinners" he says, ''as a rule, in pri-
vate houses, are less good and less well
served than / expected to find them. :"
You viii notice 6 great falling off even
from this, Hamilton, if you will come
back here next season. There will be a
very noticeable favor OF pounded glass in
your pie. and every bed quilt in our broad
and beautiful land will contain little
checkered sample Of your loud and vocif-
erous panties pried from the unwilling
laws Of the houshold dog.
"Some of the dishes are excellent, but. -
he adds rs he dips his trenchant pen in
the bluing bottle at his coy little hall
bedroom in Whitechapel street, 1.-THE
prevalent taste for unlocking canvas
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win Its vivid green; so little children
come along and thrust their hands through
sne rich screens, carrying away with them
IFS leaves. 'AA' >" aiiii Ia
lhe other yenomous branch of this tribe.
sn the Rhas sencndta, fourishes ny
'ne SIDE OF stagnant pools and wet or
ssanpy places, where the air is not yho ole
One sone, but It looks harmless because its
. saSiisaes are intertwined with those of the
4.oh anu alder. Its green is SO rich and
s az oslIles so attractive in color that the
SgnlIaren who 30 into these damp places
.As 70 take the branches in their hands
ssa examine them. But they go away
s.en scores and probably hundreds of the
alas,tes npon their skins. The draw
Ins describes the form of the leaf
o o. this sumach and with great care
" can be determined. This bears the
names poison elder" poison sumach"
and poison dogwood" and grows all
she way from five to twenty feet high,
presenting nve pairs of opposite leaves,
ehoing IN one leatiet. Though it is the
nchest green in summer. in the autumn il
rus 70 crimson. garnet and even maroon,
one careful naturalist remarking that its
sehs are as red as its own scarlet. NAV
ssy. however, that its colors run more 10
ciamson and purple than to scarlet. One
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Ri.marek.. waning Influence.
Hsrper's Weekly

The impression made by Bismarck's
personality has certainly been disturbed
BY his course since his removal Appar-
entity he has somewhat mistaken his hold
uoon Germany. Ii was not that Of pop
uiar leader. bur of . ruler of great re-
sources and despotic will Consequently
when he fell from power, and It was seen
that there was no interruption Of the
usual course OF events. that the situation
was. in fact, unaffected, there was no
strong personal feeling and loyalty upon
which he could rely N opposition 10 the
government II is not 20 be expected that
Bismarck will greatly influence affairs
when he reappears in the German pa-lia-
ment. In the conviction Of Germany, IN
doubsedIy, his day - pass
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SARATOGA IN AUGUST
Never Was Such Gambling Even
in John Morrissey's Time.
HEBREWS ARE GREAT PLAYERS.
Mrs. Grant, Justice Blatehford, Senators
stead and Other sojourners.

SARATOGA, Aug. 3.-TSpecial Correspond
ence. Even in the days Of John Norris
sey there was never more big gambling
than there IS here at the present time.
There are several good-sized gambling es-
adjustments running in full blast, outside
OF the games at the handsome club house
which Aorrissey founded, and which is
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saly be known by reading about 1t. and
chem going out into the fields and deter
mining it. The information and the draw
lnss IN this article should be studied care
fuIIy. especially by children, and then by
carefully observing bushes and shrubs
when rambling about the poisonous ones
can be easily avoided.
s. Every one does not know what is the
meaning of the term poison ivy" They
40 know that in little while after touch
jng the leaves or branches of a poisonous
tree or ivy, vivid red rash appears on the
hand. wrist or leg, and then spreads over
TIE whole body. A microscopes removes
siitfle of the rash, puts it on the slide OF
his microscope, and under glass with a
magnifying power Of 800 diameters sees an
active little parasite. This parasite lives
ii millions on the "poisonous" tree or
plant. but when the leaf or stalk where
they cluster is touched by ones hand or
wrist. . score or more of them may be
found clinging 10 the skin. They
csnnot be seen with the naked
eye, hut they may be removed by the
edge q sharp instrument and put on the
slide Of microscope. They are rather
oval in shape and have a wonderful power
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PLANTS THAT POISON.
uow TO Distinguish the Deadly
ivy and ELDER
MAI TO DO WHEN sTUNe.
PARASITES that Thrive on Human Blood
Are Clingins e Certain Shrubs.
waitiss for Victims.
8 THOUSANDS of

VA persons, young
q and old, are
~ abroad at this sea-
= son everywhere
through the woods and
fields, / want TO tell them
about certain POISONOUS
plants that they should
avoid.
In order to avoid a plant
ii is necessary 10 know it
when YOU see it. and 1t can
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Mexico for the establishment of paper
factories. All kinds of stationery IS very
expensive, and ordinary printing paper IS
made and sold here AZ from Is 10 Is cents q
mound. The same quality OF paper IS sold
!, the Tinted States at from 10 4 cent
pouud but the duties are so great and the
freights so heavy that little Is 70 be saved
by importing IL It costs AZ least L cents
= mound 20 bring paper from the United
States TO the City of Mexico, and this sum
must be paid for consular fees at the port
of shipment, custom-house fees OF many
kinds. and there is duty OF cents
1,oun3 in addition TO the freights and ines
The Mexican government makes almost as
much on of its zines IS from ITS duties, the
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1891-07-11
SUPPER AT THE GLEN.
a Grand Social Time in Anticipation
Picnic Parties Can Get II supper for
n Quarter-and Good.

The ladies' and gentlemen of Grace
NJ +. church are arranging for supper
at the street ear depot, near High Point
Hotel, some time week after next-be-
tween the 21st and 25th insts. This
affair has some fresh features which
promise to the givers financial good, and
to the guests great enjoyment. The
supper will be served in the depot from
five to eight o'clock and lemonade
ice cream and cake in addition: the
latter will be served throughout the
evening. Picnic parties desiring an
afternoon in the Glen can arrange it for
that day so they can procure nice
supper at a moderate price, saving all
trouble of taking outsa lunch. The
exact date of this fete will be announc-
ed next week. The executive commit
tee comprises gentlemen as well as
ladies', and the occasion is expected to
be sufficiently attractive to the sterner
sex Gf it is sterner) to call out most OF
the business men.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1891-07-11
ROBBER RICHARDSON.
Two Hundred Armed Men Searching FOR
the Notorious Long Island Outlaw.

IsLIP, Lone ISLAND, July IL
Nearly 200 men, armed with shotguns
rifles and revolvers, were securing the
woods and swamp north of here yester-
day for Tom Richardson, who has re-
Gently held this county in terror by his
bold robberies. They failed to catch
the robber, but discovered two cum
ningiy constructed caves In which he
has concealed the booty of numerous
robberies, and in one of which, it is
supposed, he wishes to cage his wife
after he succeeds in abdueting her for
cibly from her father home, where she
He'd for refuge some months ago. This
cave was furnished in a comfortable and
most luxurious style and was evidently
intended for long occupancy The
most significant thing in the strange res