The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-18

ance. SIX dances were permanently adopted,
as follows: One by Prof. Mailer, of st. Louis,
one by Prof. Boernque, of Chicago, one by Prof.
Malcolm, OF Minneapolis, one by Prof. Sanse. of
New York. and two by Prof. Rivers, OF the same
city. Several new stage dances were also intro
duced by eminent dancers Among these was
Prof Zanghf. whom I consider the greatest
dancer ever seen in America. He recently
came to this country in connection with
grand revival of the "Black Crook" But
the dance which has taken New York
by storm is the serpentine, invented by
Loie Fuller, who sought in vain to have il
patented, the courts ruling that a motion was
not patentable. 1t 10 even more the rage with
society dancers than the skirt dance, as being
more legitimate and more dignifed, and less
open to objection As approaching a ballet step.
1t is danced in the following manner: The
skirt is made OF China silk ten yards wide, two
yards in front and the rest behind. The rear is
divided into two wings of three sud Vineyards
each. The motions are ali aux bros. The step
is a quivering waltz The dancer swings her
arms to and fro In front, producing the appear
ance OF two writhing snakes, and also to the
side, giving the same effect All lights are
turned out, and the full glare of colored cal.
cium light is turned on the dancer"
Joseph France, of Athena, Or, 10 a suest OF
the Occidental He was formerly a resident of
buckley, In this state, and II now the proprietor
OF . roller mill at Athena He says that wheat
In his neighborhood will only average twenty
i've bushels per acre, a. against forty bushels in
previous years. This is due TO the hot winds
which dried the grain up as it was beginning to
I'LL out Mr.. France 10 an old Minnesota miller
aud he says he can make as good -four ont of
Washington and Oregon wheat as they make in
minneapolis. II Is not 50 easy. though, for the
reason that the wheat varies greatly in various
districts In this country. and unless miller is
prepared to carry a large stock Of grain and is
careful in his mixing he cannot maintain his
standard Of -four. For inst ance, around me the
farmers raise mostly the Big Club and Cali
tornia seed wheat which give q nice white
hour, while,up in the Paouse they raise mostly
the Small Club wheat, which makes Q -four
strong in gluten but very yellow"
f. Henderson, of Wenatchee, ID q guest OF the
Oiller. He says that there are three townsites
laid on there. The railroad town is located Q
mile southeast OF the old town, ana an addition
has been laid out mile northwest OF the old
town. Several new buildings are going up. and
there 10 q project on foot to build an expensive
irrigating ditch from the wenatchee river, as the
ditch now in the valley has not enough water
to irrigate all the land.
"Hearing Is As good a. seeing when you get to
Know . persons voice." said A. J. Clark, man.
ager OF the Sunset Telephone Company yester-
day. 81 know you by your voice without look
Ing at you; that may not seem strange, but I
know most of our patrons in the same way,
though there ara some seldom see. Their
voices become familiar from frequently talking
to them over the phone."
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mosher, of West Troy, n
T.. and Mr.. end Mrs. Fred Mosher, child and
maid, OF Bay City, Mich, are at the Rainier
MI Alfred Mosher was one of the pioneer lum-
bermen OF Michigan, and is extensively inter-
ested i'll timber lands on the Sound, being the
senior member of the firm of Mosher d Melon.
aid, of this city. He 10 the uncle of Mrs. Job P.
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