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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-08
COMING RACES on Tue FRASER.
Peterson and Mclean to Row in . Month
-snnrtinr Circles Excited.

NEW WESTMINSTER. July Especial The
coming race on the Fraser, between Peterson
and Mclean, is beginning 10 attract consider
ahle attention IN sporting circles and the arrival
OF the san Francisco man - awaited with much
interest by the sporting men Mclean 10 being
trained by ]. A. Murray, the well known scotch
athlete. who. By the way, was q resident al seat
tie for . couple OF years. He u doing lots
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-08
BASEBALL TO-DAY.

Mattimore and Conover VIII Be Pitted
Against Each Other.
This afternoon Spokane and Seattle will play
the third game of the present series. Matti-
more will probably pitch for Seattle and Con-
over for Spokane. The makeup of the two
faan,x uiIl h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
Bogus Cream.

A lady who resides in the West End related
today the strange confession OF . milkmaI,
says the st. Louis Post-Dispdfch For some
time past she had suspected that the cream left
at her house was diluted. Although il had
plenty of foam on top, il did not seem to be
equal in quality to good milk. She determined
to interrogate the milkman and 80 she watched
for him. When he came she informed him of
her suspicion At first he insisted that the
cream was as good AS any sold, but when she
persisted in her statement that she had drunk
country milk that was far better he weakened
and said:
Can you keep Q secret, mum? Well, 10 tell
you the truth, mum, the cream you got 10 not
cream at all The foam that is on top is made
from the white of eggs and is put there to make
you believe you getting the genuine srti-
Gle. But you are right in suspecting that you
amt, mum. It's nothing but delusion, and
may be you might say shame. too. But I
don't know. Most people never find out the
difference, and us long as they don't know
how they are being fooled, why, what's TIE
odds?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
"The Find" Sociable,
rom the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Compliments of Miss Dollie Dutton for
Wednesday evening, March II, at pm Find
sociablc.''
"Now what" unused I, "may be the nature of
o find sociable?"
As one lives to learn bethought me that it
might be rs well to find out by experience.
When the guests had all assembled in Miss
Dollie's spacious and pretty parlors they were
informed that twenty small articles had been
hidden in various places in the parlors and
hall and list of them was read aloud. They
consisted of various toys, scissors knives, watch
keys, whistles and a number of small boxes
filled with tiny bonbons. There were two Iirst
prizes, one to be given to the lady. the other to
the gentleman finding the greatest number of
articles For the hrst was quaint little coffee
spoon, with gold bowl and curiously wrought
oxidlzed handle; photograph holder was to
reward like skill ON the part Of some gentleman.
Should any one fail to find o single article he
or she was to be rewarded with BOBBY prize.
Then the fun began. From vases and rose
jars, from folds Of portieres and window cur
tains, from beneath low easy chairs and has
socks, from behind pictures, and in short from
all likely and unlikely places, some Of them
having been slowed away with an ingenuity
that was almost diabolical, the '1ost'' things
were brought to light and reported to the COM
mittee until but one small article remained nm
found-the tiny gold thimble that fitted, but
seldom adorned, Miss Dolie's pretty pink
digit. This was finally discovered in the hat of
one Of the guests which hung innocently in its
proper place on the hat rack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
OVERLAND TO THE POLE.
The Plans Made for Engineer Pearys Arctic
Expedition.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The preparations made by Civil Engineer
Robert E. Peary Of the navy for the journey
he is soon to undertake in northern Greenland
indicate that this enterprise will attract its full
share of the interest likely to be aroused in
arctic exploration during the next two years.
Mr.. Peary, who has been for some time on
duty at League Island, and who is aided by the
Academy Of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
In his present project, is novice at this work.
In 1856, five years after entering the navy, he
utilized a short leave of absence by making an
exploration with one companion, Maigaard, of
the Greenland service, from the head of PAX
itsok ford, Disco bay, in latitude 60 degrees so
minutes north. Attacking the ice at the bot
tom OF a notch four miles from the ford and
l,l55 feet above the sea, they scaled the glacier
face for 500 feet more, then moved due east
and after travelling ten miles at 5000 feet
reached dry snow. Five miles further they
passed the last pond. put on their skier and
had an unbroker surface of snow for a high
way. The thickness of this layer of snow
steadily increased until at a distance of a hun
dred miles and at an elevation of 500 feet it
was over six feet deep and perfectly fine and
dry. On the return the ponds and the snow sat
urated by water we're encountered about twenty
miles from the edge of the ice. having advanced
i've miles into tho interior during their absence
twenty days, and also in a subsequent trip. near
Torsukatek, OF twenty-five or thirty miles in
eighteen hours. which he made alone, con-
WINGED Mr.. Peary that this interior snow Of
Greenland forms the best route for the explora-
ton of the highest ATTITUDES to which the north
ern terminus OF Greenland may extend. Over
its unbroken surface the traveller with snow
shoes and skie- can lay a straight course, hay-
ing no cracks TO battle him, and each step is
clear gain toward the point aimed at. A large
party is not needed for such 4 expedition; in
fact, many of the great successes have been
with parties OF two, three or tour. Mr.. Peary
for his new and more ambitious quest will take
two companions and be joined by two or three
GrcenlaIders and the advance party will be
still fewer. Leaving Philadelphia in May his
expedition will be taken north by st. Johns
whaler, landing on the west coast of Greenland
at Whale sound. between ATTITUDES "a and
1S degrees. The rest Of the year will be occu-
pied with preparing sledges and other sppa-
ratus and in making short experimental trips,
particularly northward TO Humboldt glacier.
From base of supplies established at this
latter point, in about latitude 10 degrees the
main party will proceed next spring by sue
cessiye stages as far northeast the unknown
coast of Greenland will permit and fix its ter
minus Should it not be checked by the shore
it may hope to go much further toward the
pole than the most advanced point yet at
tanned.
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his friends dreamed that he surprised his be-
loved In the arms of q strange man and that he
was about to attack the offender, but, observing
that the latter had his own form and aspect. he
consoled himself with the thought that ii was
the same as II he had kissed the maiden
himself.
1T is very curious to observe in dream how
one becomes alternately actor and spectator.
At one moment one is an active participant in
what is going on in the sleep drama. while an
instant later hslooks on to see himself COM
piete the scene. But, supposing that there is
colloquy, Is 80 often occurs between the
dreamer and his other self. the latter is always
the original and amusing participant. He
says such drou things sometimes, SO witty and
unexpected, that one 10 awakened with
laughter.
This other self, beyond the threshold Of
consciousness which sleep removes, il o very
interesting creature. 1t would be most agree
able to cultivate greater intimacy with him, il
one only could. Is he the spirit which flies away
when ones other self is dead and whittier no
one can surmise? As for the apparent duration
OF dreams, it may be asked, what is time, any
way? 1t has no existence. What We mean by
1t Is the decay Of things. Think Of all this
when you so to bed tonig ht and you will feel
more interest in the extraordinary phenomena
which await the observation Of the mind that
watches beneath closed eyelids."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
THE PIG IN THE CAR.
New Game by which Boston schoolma'a am
Teaches Manner.


There Is one woman in Boston who IL de-
termined that her sex shall not debar her from
putting heavy mark on the next generation.
She is school teacher. and one of the few who do
not undervalue their position and its influence.
She has suffered a deal in her time for the bad
manners prevalent in public places. and every
year she has about fifty boys and girls between
the ages OF seven and nine in her power between
nve and six hours Ave days out Of seven, and
she thinks that it will so hard il she does not
do something toward intoxicating manners into
them-and at the same time hitting the parents
side slap which may not be without its results.
This is one Of her methods. SAYS the Boston
nome Journal: Once a week half an afternoon
is given to recreation, and she invents games
Tor the amusement and instruction of her class,
so that while they think they are PLAYING thew
are really learning something One OF these
games, the one, IN fact which the youngsters
enjoy most. 10 called street car" The central
aisle Of the class room. with its row OF seats on
either side becomes the electric car. boy IL
chosen for the motor man. This post il given
to boy who has been very good for the week,
and In Q simple way the teacher makes the class
understand how the electricity runs the car.
another boy Is the conductor, and they have
paper checks for fares. The other children
are all passengers They are supposed 10 be
business men returning home to dinner-and it
Is impressed upon them that they are very
tired and very anxious to read their papers
and women who have been shopping or to the
matinee.
-, One by one the children signal the car, and
the conductor rings the bell. the motor man
turns bis crank, the passenger enters, walks
down the aisle and takes a seat. Finally all
seats are taken, and to point the play the bet
ter most of the boys enter first and take the
chairs. Then the girls board the improvised
car. The boys, being impressed that they are
very tired, politely rise one by one and civilly
offer the girls the seats until every one is up
but one boy, who is known in the game as the
pig" Then the teacher enters She PLAYS
her own part and the children are supposed
to be her old pupils, who are glad to see her,
and all, the girls even, are anxious that she
should take their seats. and still tho pig"
glanced at with surprise by all the children,
stio ks to his seat. Now, this game 10 very pop
ular with the class. but no one enjoys being
the pig
The teacher says that she already notes the
great improvement which her pupils show in
manners. They are most anxious to do civil
things for one another. land" remarks the
teacher, do You not think that they tell this
story at home? Do you not think that the pig
gets shown up by those little ones in his true
colors! do not know if the papas and older
brothers are shamed by it. but am sure that
hope they are and mean them to be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

run horizontally. The fronts and lower edges
of this blouse are scalloped and worked with
blue silk. The cuffs are ornamented with a
scalloped band reversed. The fronts of this
pretty blouse have only one dart and are gath
cred on the yoke. The turn-down collar also
has scalloped edges. Still another house dress
of a half negligee character may be made up
in some dark green or old red wooden stuff and
q cream crepe de chine with green or red dots
The woclen material, which is cut in q wrap
per-like style with Medicis collar. opens its
full length upon a draped waist and front of
the crepe de chine. The sleeves are of the
woolen material. made deep and boufant,
epaulets Of the crepe finished with bands: cuffs
OF same material, both bands and cuffs being
trimmed with the gnlloon, which also borders
the front edge of the wooden material, where
it opens upon the crepe de chine 'front.'
NATURAL FLOWERS INDISPENSABLE.
need hardly mention the fact that whether
you be in deshabille, in street costume or in
reception dress, you must display natural
flowers asa garniture. They are indispensable,
and they must be-so far as possible-the
flowers of the season, by which 1 mean. of
course, spring flowers. such as grow in the
open air when the gentle showers of April, that
fearful month, awakens the pale lily of the
valley and the golden dandelion.
Ii you give a dinner your table must be
decorated with white Lilies, hyacinths, jonquils
and pansles, and there must be rosebuds for
the lady guests and white pinks for the gentle
men.
Said Chateaubriand: "Among the ancients,
wreaths of flowers were set upon the drinking
cup and also upon the white hairs of genial old
age" But alas our old, yes even young men
are bald, SO the browning must needs be omit
ted, but poesy is eternal and flowers still hold
their place at the festive board. Still no
flowers in the hair of the lady guests As many
as you please at the throat, in the corsage or in
the hand, but fashion decrees and very wisely
too, think, that a woman's hair shall be
dressed in its own beauty only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
AN INGENIOUS BOsTONIAN,
Electricity for Home Use Drawn From 9
Leaky Street Car Wire.

From the Boston Post.
There is one man in Boston to whom the
West End Railway Company is q great con-
venience outside Of the advantages he derives
from the organization in the way Of transport
tation. This worthy citizen resides in the Rox-
bury district and almost directly in front of
his dwelling is one Of the large iron guy posts
which supports the trolley wire Now, it is a
well-known fact that the overhead system of
the West End Company is SO constructed that
a large amount of the electricity generated at
the different power stations is lost before it
reaches the point where it performs its work by
reason of defective insulation. This is caused
by leakage of the current down the wet poles
whenever there is rain, or. indeed, to large
extent when there is moisture in the atmOs-
phere. 1t is estimated that over so per cent of
the current generated goes to waste. and what
is moro, the company has tried in vain to rem
edy the trouble.
Now, the ingenious citizen above referred to
was one day handling the water pipe which
runs into his house, and was surprised at re-
ceiving quite severe shock. This led him to
investigate, and he discovered that the water
pipe entered the building very near the guy
post Of the electric railway. Here was an OPP
portunity not to be lost. He purchased some
periments, which he was enabled to do by q
limited knowledge of electrical science he
proceeded to equip his house with wires. lamps
and other contrivances. He then connected
his storage battery with the electrified water
pipe, and he soon had the battery fully charged.
From the battery he lights his house from top
to bottom and in the morning before going
down town to business he simply turns on the
water-pipe connection and when night comes the
battery is ready for its evenings work. He has
been so lighting his dwelling for some time. at
no inconvenience or expense and in addition
he operates an electric fan, o system of call
bells and burglar alarm.
The west end people are by no means igno-
rant Of the fact, but the electricity thus used
would otherwise be wasted and as the company
Is In no way affected by the draught upon its
dynamos the clever scheme is not interfered
with. There is at least one man in Boston who
considers the overhead electric system grand
good thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
A HAREM IN AMERICA.
Four Wives Brought to This Country by an
Uxorious Turk.

From the New York Recorder.
A queer-looking party Of five landed at the
barge Office yesterday from the steamer La
Gascogne from Havre. One was man, bearded
and turbaned turk, and the others were four
closely yelled women, his wives. 1t was, in
fact, genuine Turkish harem en- route to the
Sandwich Islands.
The party came from . little town in Galicia,
Asia Minor called Mons, where Ohan Solyman
Gaidjikhan, sheik, had been engaged in the
manufacture Of sugar and Turkish CONNECTIONS
He is going to o new home on the islands Of
the Pacific, where he has purchased q sugar
plantation. The man was dressed in q richly
embroidered Turkish costume, his jacket being
sky-blue cloth braided with gold.
About his waist he wore broad sash Of
white silk, through which was stuck Turkish
yataghan with richly jeweled hilt. On his
feet he wore embroidered slippers Of red
leather, while on his head rested turban Of
white silk, in the front of which blazed a ruby
as large as ones thumb nail. Above the tur-
ban waved plume of fine white hair.
His wives were dressed entirely IN whits,
their clothing being Of fine camels hair cloth
and being of the costume generally worn by
Turkish ladies, with loosely flowing trousers
They were yelled to the eyes. but it was seen
that two Of them had blue eyes and straw-col-
ored hair. Two women had flashing black
eyes and were undoubtedly women Of Ar
menia.
In conversation with an Armenian inter
prefer the sheik said that although he had four
wives he was a Christian. He did not think it
wrong to have as many wives he wanted as
long as the laws Of the country allowed 1t. He
said that all Christians who could afford il
practiced polygamy in Armenia He said.
however, that they could have only one lawful
wife, the others ranking in the household %
companions to the wife.
He said that he had no children except one
son by his lawful wife and that the young man,
now nineteen years Of age, was attending school
in England.
''what would the women Of Turkey do II men
were allowed to marry only one wife?" he con-
tinued. "There are three times many women
in Turkey as there are men, and they have to
be cared for. The way We care for them il BY
making them our wives We have no old maids
in Turkey, because when q girl has reached
certain age, il she is not already bstrothed, she
10 sold at private sale or action. In that way
all the girls get husbands"
When asked II he was aware that he could
not have four wives in Hawaii he said that he
was aware Of that and that he would declare his
lawful wife, but he intended to keep the other
women with him and look after them e long
e. he lived.
The party left the Barge Office early in the
afternoon to take q train on the Pennsylvania
railroad for San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
The Critics True Function.

From Scrillner's Magazine.
Your individual self-perfection is the most
laudabls thing in the world TO strive for, bu,
as the nu leus OF gospel il Is insipid. FIRE.
quent the busy haunts OF men who occupy
themselves with kindred pursuits-not literally
of necessity, but alphabetically and in imagi-
nation. 1t is in union that there is strength.
Remark tendencies, try 10 sum them up, e
point out their significance and direction Few
men can be Buskins-et encore. And
do not imagine that you can permanently at
tach and benefit your kind by the mere force
of correct, gentle and chaste diction on the
one hand, or OF setting an example q
repose and serenity on the other be-
cause nowadays warfare of any kind.
even literary criticisms accustomed 20 veal
ons OF more robustness and reality, and In
this sphere preaching by specific precept
is far more efficient than preaching by
general example. And the most important Of
all things is TO be in harmony with ones time
and environment. BE sure, . critic! there d.
something magic in this, however il NAV tran
scend consciousness See, for instance. how
much finer is Mr.. Woodberry's essay on Brown
mg-a piece of real criticism-than are his lu-
cubrations about 1.-THE ideal life."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

In the third illustration set before you an
legant interior dress seen az swell evening
zee ptlon uptown las; week worn by the mamma
The debUtante- Ii was also a silver gray vel
'et combined with white pongee silk embroid-
lred N1in silver designs The pelisse collaret
yss In WHITE lace and the front drapery was
faruitSred with deep silver fringe, while a
ItOsU DaEi OF gaiioon, mixed silver and gold.
pa apPhed as represented. resulting in an en-
ff.oie 81 great richness and elegance. Keep
PC eFea pace with the increased beauty Of the
ittrncoH Snd evening reception drcss Genes
ne nezIgee, which from season TO season has
lonunHed 70 gam in ciGborateness o, mske-up
nG hneaess Of material uE til now il is ur dress
AIy Ia name Women should cultivate the
egiisoe more than they do. Most of MS look
81 IN such an interior garb and its richnexs
lkes At N" longer necessary 70 apologize for
rearing in II.
The Est Illustration represents one Of tbose
atty desLaJiiles, 10 the beauty and styIe OF
n women so Grtfully call attention bv pre
tinS That Tor Soho mysterious reason thew
n made any toilet True, this particular
rs rather an elaborate creation, but il will
10 materialize the idea which must
IS animate the doshabille to wit: loose
isg effects IN soft delicate tones accentu-
ssy ribbons and lace. 1t consists of white
tuwith panels OF white satin. embroidered
sarls AID trimmed with large knots Of
N-atin bOrdered with gold beads as shown
IN ILLUSTRATION. The bodice Is softly draped
Wants OF English point forming a Kind
Oh on the shoulders and extending, cas-
down the front Of the skirt, impart-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

ing very graceful effect to the garment A
high collar of plain white satin completes this
extremely dainty deshabille, which. / must
admit. needs to be seen TO be fully appreciated
so dependent is it upon the delicacy of the
fabrics and the dTapery effects which defy the
deftness of the artists pencil to reproduce.
PRETTY DEsHABILLE.
A very pretty deshabille and one quite expen-
sive may be made of any figured delaine. say
pink ground with brown or dark blue flow
ers. The corsage opens upon pelisse of white
surah or crepe de chine and revers embroidered
with twist and set with volant which takes the
form of a round collar at the back. The bout
FAINT sleeves may be solely made of the
surah or crepe de chine, or they may have the
front half of the sleeve in the figured delaine
They end just below the elbow and are finished
with deep rufle of the surah or crepe de
chine. There is pelisse ceinture or a scarf of
the surah crepe de chine.
Something very serviceabe and very pretty
in the line OF deshabille blonses nav be made
up in striped flannel. the back fitting the fig
ure and the front more or less loose and belted
in with old blue faille ribbon. There is q
pleated yoke of the flannel, only the pleats