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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-24
BARGAINS At The HOSIERY COUNTER THIS Vn


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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-24

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-24

Mona OIL L q cure Iiabituai Constipation BY
.s,nS1r reris;Sitic action Of the almentagy canal
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To keep ice jp the sickroom over night
set the pitcher in a newspaper, gather uE
the ends, twist them tight and snap on a
rubber band.
Icing for cakes may be prevented from
cracking when being cut by adding one
teaspoonful of sweet cream to each unbeat
en- egg. Beat all together and add sugar
until as stiff as can be stirred.
Serviceable little mats for the washstand
may be made of bath toweltng. After
these mats have been cut the shape and
size required the edges are overcast and fin
ished with blanket stitch in Shetland
wool.
Whisky will take out every kind of fruit
stnin. A child's dress will look entirely
ruined by the dark berry stains on it, but
If whisky is poured on the discolored place.
before sending it in to the wash it will come
out as good as new.
Thread drawing for hemstitching may bt
made easy by taking lather brush and
soap and Iathering well the parts where the
threads arc to be drawn. Let the liner
dry, and tho thread will come ont easily
even in the finest linen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
FLOWER AND TREE.

Poison ivy is considered less poisonous
when the sun is shining on it, while at
night CT in the shadow it is especially dan
gerous.
Carolina poplars are unfit forshade trees,
They soon grow too tall for use about
dwellings and in time produce leaves only
on the ends of the long branches.
Thelobelia cardinals (red cardinal flower,
is one of the most beautiful of American
flowers and is by no means cultivated to
the extent that its merits entitle it to.
There is haunted tree at North Sears
port, Me, which shelters spot where q
murder had been committed. Moss has
formed the initials wv. B." on the bark
Well preserved fowers-lotus, red poppy
and others-have been found on Egyptian
mummies 5000 to 6,OOO years old. Some
are on exhibition in the Egyptian museum
at Cairo.
The purple plum, so valued because it.
purple colored leaves last the whole season
is also of use for the numerous small white
flowers it bears, and in the fall there arr
small, round, purple colored plums on it be
sides.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22

CHAs. BRoADwAY Rouss,
New York, City.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
TUESDAY MoRN1Ne, AUGUSTA, 1sas,
EXPENSIVE WOMAN.

Mrs II. G. Heck, near Brazil, Ind, not
yet 10 years old, is the mother of IS chill
dren. She is still in good health and spir-
its.
Nine. de yalsayre, foreign champion Of
women's rights, has started a crusade for
the admission of feminine writer's to the
French academy.
Miss Helen Gould has secured the
Unanimous consent of the other heirs, as
required by the will of her father, and viii
marry within 10 months.
Miss Anne Bayard, daughter of the new
ambassador to the court of St. James, is
said to have been the most graceful and
spirited rider in Washington.
Miss Jessie Whiten of California is the
first stable woman to open up big stable
full of horses and write her nameon bona
fide sign as livery stable woman.
Mrs John Jacob Astor, to say nothing oi
her skill as a pianist and singer, is grace.
full performer on the mandolin. She prac-
tices on this favored instrument many
hours daily.
Miss Catharine Weed Barnes, a grand
daughter of ThurIow Weed, was married
recently to Harry Snowden Ward of Lon.
don, whom she met at the photograph con
yention of Great Britain last year.
Mrs. r. 81. Tyacke, in conjunction with
her husband, has been making the largest
bag of bears ever shot in one season in
Kullu, in the central Himalayas. She has
written book called 'sHow Shot My
Bears"
The be 1t known woman in the patent office
is probJ- ,ly Mrs. Frances x. Lybrand, who
is one OF the second assistant examiners
This is an office involving so much tech
nical and mechanical knowledge that few
men are competent to hold it.
Mrs Kate Gannett Wells of Boston, be.
ing asked if she approved ofwomen serving
on juries, said with uncommon frankness
II absolutely have no opinion on the sub
ject. have never been able to make W
my mind, and know nothing about it,"
Mrs. Kpling, who long enjoyed the repu
tation of being one of the cleverest and wit
tiest women in northern India, once said Of
an extremely garrulous official: 'He is es
sentially clever man, but he shouldn't b.
allowed to talk. He should be used as {
dictionary and consulted when necessary. >
Two or three years ago, against the advic,
of all her friends, the wife of Senator Stew
art of Nevada bought silver minein Mex
leo. Then she went for trip around the
world and recently returned to find her
self the owner of bonanza that almost
equals anything Nevada ever knew. Sht
IS now building u large villa near Wash
ington.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
PULPIT AND PEW.

Twelve different kinds of theology are
preached in four languages in the eight
churches at Wahoo, Neb.
Rev. A. S. Freeman of the Central Pres
byterian church, Haverstraw, n. Y, has
completed A years of pastoral service.
DR.. Marshall Lang of Glasgow, the new
moderator of the Church of Scotland, is
well known in America, having visited this
country twice.
Rev. DIR. Willis Green Craig, moderator
of the Presbyterian general assembly. has
been for 10 years professor of Biblical and
ecclesiastical history in the Mccormick
Theological seminary in Chicago.
II is said that 500 persons have been con
yerted and 10 Baptist churches and 8 Sun
day schools established through the agency
of the mission car presented by John ID.
Rockefeller to the American Baptist Pub
fishing society.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
Many persons

Are broken down from oysEwork or household
cares Browns Iron Bttters
FobuIids the system, aids digestion, removes ex-
cess OF bile, and cures malaria Get tbs genuine
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22

when BABY was .ael. No gave her ca..oria.
When she was chl5. she cIisd TOR castorle.
When she became Mis-. siio clanz to castorla.
when she had chaareu, sl.s gavetten c-ssorsa
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22

"I'm go nervons"-before taking Hoods
Hoods Morai-"Bc sure to get Hoods"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22

BieycIes for Ladies, Men and Boys,
from the best to the cheapest, fur.
nlshed by Beall & Coleman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
AILEree.

Tboae who have used Dr. Kings New Dis.
covery know its value. and those WHO have
not have now the opportunity 10 Try il free
Call ON the advertised Druggist and get Tr5aI
Bottle. Frec. Send your name and address TO
sample box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills free.
as wen us a copy of Guide 10 Health and
Household instructor. Free. all of which Is
guaranteed to de you GOOD and cost you moth
ing at DIR. Bishops Drugstore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
Drunkenness or the Liquor
Habit.

Cured at homo In ten days By administering
DR.. Haines' Golden Specific. II can be giFea
II e glass Of beer, a cup of coffee or tea. or in
food, without the knowledge of The patient
It Is absolutely harmless, and win effect n
permanent alid speedy cure. whether the pm
iienf is q moderate dTinker or an alcoholic
wreck. IL has bgrn given in thousands Of
cslssf. and IN every instance perfect c1Fe has
followed. j neter falls. The system once
impregnated with the specific, It becomes an
nJtcr ImpOssibilIty for the liquor appetite TO.
cxist Cures guaranteed. s8 page book Of
particulars free Address the Golden Specific
Co.. IS Eaee Street. cineinath Ohio
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
WAVES OF WATER.

Spirit lake. Iowa, is situated upon the
min uacIe of one OF the most elevated regions
In the state, ESQ feet above sea level
Thr ee miles per hour is about the average
speed OF the gulf stream. AT certain places.
however, this speed is increased to 81 miles
an hour.
At de,oth of 400 feet in a Nevada mine
a lake of boiling water has been found
which is stocked with living hsn: Ihey
are of a blood red color while swimming
about, but when taken out resemble gold
fish.
Mammoth spring, Arkansas, which is
claimed to be the largest spring in the
world, is 20 feet deep, with diameter OF
nearly 500 feet. Sixty-five thousand cubic
feet of water gush forth every minute, pro
dn=.ng a thousand horsepower.
Bicycles for Ladies, Men and Boys,
The ohoono0k
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26
WIPED OFF rAE ROSTER.
better MO Ihthc pitch Than 80 Callod a
Coward.

AnMhIus
It happened that way sometimes--a mis-.
understanding of orders meeting with
unlocked for ohstuutions the officer in
command losing his head just nj the crit
ical moment. We had charged up the
highway to find most Of the plaplSs re-
moved from bridge crossing run. Two
or three army wagopa had broken down
and been turned aer0ss the road. There
vera drad men aud dead horses, aud before
wa reached the hill our formation was
broken, mud wo were driven back like u
mob. There was no Fighting on onr part,
and vet wc lost 10 men of our 100. Later
on in the war aons ono would have been
court mnrtialcd for ordering such n move
ment, but us we cume gallnpinB bnclk to
reform behind the regiment the colonel
rode furiously down upon us md shouted:
You eowuds You skulksl You have
disgrnecd the regiment, and III have you
drummed out OF i'll Where is Captain
Star.sR"
The captains cheek had been prazed by
bullet, and there was blood on his face.
A second bullet Ind entered his shoulder,
and his left arm hung helpless. His first
lieutenant lay dead baok there, and his
second fell from his saddle with the pain
of the wound in tho hip as we caine back,
"1'hcy were too strong for u.s." reported
Captain Stnrks as he salnted tho colonel,
who rods close up 70 him with white face
and blazing eyes.
"Too strong for your thundered the
officer. at was no charge siri Your men
were not properly led Retire your com
pRny and consider yourself under nrrestP
Tho charge of eowardice against pri-
vnto soldier mcnnt ridloulc, insult, con
tempt, Only another CoNnrd would share
his blanket or eat OF his ratous. Against
Il commissioned officer ~ meant ouch os-
tracism and degradation that Inc had bet
ter have been found ont 10 be an escaped
convict. We had been driven back. We
had been called cownrds Our captain was
under arrest. No one gave lilo order Wa
formed by foprs, the wounded captain rode
to tho head OF tho line, and with tho colo
mel shouting md storning aud the regi-
mont cheering md npplandiug we moved
forward
Tho enemy hns been reinforced. More
plnnks hive been removed from tbs bridge
fence rnils piled across tho road--dead
horses rolled mp 10 make brcastwork. a
regiment of infantry could not break
through NOW. Trot Rallop charge Some
keep to thetoad- take to tile bitches.
The fences on either side are lined with
the enemys iuianrry, who show no pity,
and from the turn ia the road ahead two
pieces of artillery nre bolching grape and
canister. There ARE no orders, We haYo
bfen called cowards, ana We are pushing
forward to death Mon Shrek and curse
AZ they throw up their arms aid fall from
the saddle. Horses scream out in puin and
terror as iron or lead enters their flesh.
Over the bridge-oycr the barricades--
over tue dead and wounded we follow orr
captain, who Inns no bride arm and waves
his saber around his head as bis horse car
ries him forward. Now we lose sight Of
him in the slnoke-now we catch sight Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26
TELEGRApHro TIPS


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! ul ms ai"hlin&s.
Howard ON trial AZ Jackson, Tenn WIS
so 81 basil might that II was necessary 70
adjourn court
A bold attempt was made TO rob the
Farmers and Merchants bank at Green
Ridge Mo-, about noon yesterday
A lone bandit held up the station agent
at Dnnvila Tenn. ANA secured money
package containing $500
AM Day. Ut mas been formally am
nouuced as q candidate for railroad aud
warehouse commissioner for Missouri
John to,rd a Marin sl1e Chioaro huer.
mass man. was attacked BIS footpads and
shot bo,h Of them one VIII die,
rhc effects nj fine National bonl or
Gloucester Citg al receivers SHE brougbt
less Than Q mills on the dollar face value.
warrant Vas fss,nd Yesterday FAR "
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26

The tired spot on the iiss Of Jupiter,
which has been visible on the southern
hemisphere Of tho planet since 1878, has
perhaps attracted more attention than any
modern astronomical oddly, unless we
give tho palm to the so called "ennuls Of
Mars, THE first hints of tho tinted mark
ings ON the giants face wera, We believe,
given by Professor is s. Holden ms carly
Hs 1875, but Professor II. II. Barnard mp
poarH TO be tho champion "spot finder"
and observer. He has found that Jupi-
ter'H great rod spot rotates in hours 55
minutes and 8b seconds. Near the equator
Of tho planet, however, there ia Il white
spot which is equally as interesting to
the astronomers as the rod one, Of which
80 much has been said aud written. This
pale hlnmsh IS puzzlcr. IT IL Hhoped
like comets tail and makes its regular
rotation In hours b5 minutes md 30 seo-
onds. Whit causes the 10 seconds differ
onee in the period of rotation between the
two spots is an enigma to all Observers
st. Louis Republic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26
nnnth Onion Tho mand.

Four aces and joker killed tough,
hearty Yuma Indian named Orisia A..
Quahue in the county Jail here This is
not the first time that four aces hive
brought about a tragedy, but probably
tho first time that it has been caused just
this way,
Quahuo was one of Chief Miguel's band
Of rebrlious Indians Who with their lead
or were IN the county Jail for n month or
so awaiting their triul on n charge Of ns
sault, Qunhua was pretty good Indian
and was allowed considerable liberty. lie
became acquainted with the turnkey, and
being Jolly fellow was made sort Of
comrade by the petty officials.
Quphue was playing game Of poker
with Walter Scott, fellow prisoner, Scott
dcnlt the cards, aud Qnahue picked up his
haud, II was n pat one. Quahue looked
nt his cards and stretched out his hand 20
raise the ante, when Scott WINS startled mt
seeing his follow plnyer's face change in n
CHASTITY way, He swayed in his chair
few seconds md fell over on the stone
floor dead An attempt was made 20 give
him medical care, but IL was unayaiinR,
and tho doctor pronounced II case Of
bursting a blood vessel leading 20 the
aorta,
A spectator noticed that the Indian,
though dead, still clutchCl his cards In
his hand, and ON eXtricatiug them from
his death grip they were found to consist
OF four aces and the joker, Quohue evil
IDENTIFY thought he held Eve aces, and II
was more ioy than he could stand. Los
Angeles Cor. san Franclsco Examiner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26

OCulists we're IN bad repute in Martinl's
time. "The blear eyed Hylaa," nc says,
In satire "would have paid you six
pence, O Quntus; one eye IS gone, lie viii
still pay you threeponee, Make haste and
take il; brief is your chance When he Is
blind, he viii pay you nothing" pliny
tells tp what income the more fashionable
physicians made, Some had an income Of
$50 0O0 sesterees, about e 900.
Quintus StertiEius condeseended 10 take
800 900 Nosterces from tho emperor. lie
could have made 100 900 more by private
practice, and be nnd his brother left for
tune Of nearly ae5O 900 Of our money Gal
ems fee for curing the wife Of the Consul
Boethiua was about 400, and Manlius
Conutns, according 10 Plny, paid ~ 900
for the cure % a skin diHease
a modern writer, however, does not
think tho average physician made more
than enough 10 keep himself The status
Of the medical profession WAS fairly we'll
defined IN Rome. There were district med.
icnl officers, who were allowed % practice,
Lut had 10 attend The poor Rratuitousy.
Imperial physicians, arehiatri palatini,
were The prototypes Of the "physician OK
traordinary. p-London Spectator.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26
rILLMAN,s pIsrnNsARY
A Suit Brought 20 Recover $1,000"
unmnEes-IIasis of Action.

Charleston, 5. O.. December o.. ne ne
p,nsary got another black eye TO-DAY
,ptsn ~ q Gaillard, r. g. swan, II. H.
pepper and q. y Mcdonald, dispena,aTg;,
law constpbles, were ordered held to pan
In 5000 each. The proceedings began ~
n5i,y, samouton. and are IN the nature oi
a suit Drought by a. Nania canthl, an
Italian and q subject Of the Kingdom OF
Italy, for $1,000 damages the constance
ON october last entered hs store on
Tragd gtreet ana searched Tor liquors
which they failed to md. on ne sane ,1il1'.
DAY they entered his residence az ~ ki ~. %
street, searched the premises win ,hIei1s
OF violence. and carried away a nu!npef
on cases on wine, the private properly OF
the plaintiff. not offered for sale ana IN
ported here before the passage OF me M
pcnsary law The paintin WE, VIZ
was enclonte at the time, was ilghtfhsl
ana from the fright suffered mi4ear-
Upon reading the petition and com
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26

him as pun OF wind creates rim. How
far So It TO tho gunnf iIow long IS this
wild rush 10 lastf No one asks himself
these questions If IT were thousand
miles, and il IL would take MS year, we
would reach those gunsl Forward---for-
ward and now we SEQ tho ginners---now
sheet Of fame leaps into our faces--row
we have reached the goal, and the guns
aro oursl
a hundred men rode in the first charge,
and thc dend were IL, Eighty>iiye rode In
the second, aud 1--WE returned The others
were dead or prisoners more than half
doad--eyery prisoner wounded. They wero
left az the bridge lin the dltohes--at the
barbados Across one of the guns, just
as he had fallen from his horse when half
a dozen bullets pierced him ut once, was
tho BODY % our captain, and IN the dust
beneath three OF his followers crippled
for life with their wounds. u were better
to be wiped off the roster OF the regiment
than to bear the stigma Of cownrdice.
NJ QUAD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the yalus to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Us excellence is duo to It's presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to The taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF perfect lax
atiyo; cliectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and II is perfectly free from
every objectionable snbhtanee.
Syrup OF Figs Is for sale by all drug
e,ists 10 SOC and 81 bottles, but u is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name IL printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you win not
accept any substitute II offered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26
The SANTA Te nccciver.h,r

Little Rock, Ark, December 70 Judge
Caldwell appointed two special masters
in chuncery today for the Santa Fee
system, Judge j. r. johnson of ropcEo
was appointed master for the Santa Fe
proper and Colonel l.. II. Reynold Of
81. Louis master for the Frisco, with
instructions TO cooperate with tho re-
ccivcrs heretofore appointed in adjusting
the affairs of the Atchlsou. Topeka ana
santa Fe road. The appointments were
made on application of attorneys and in
following up the rule where large corpora
tons are placed In the hands of receivers
the special masters will bc required TO
file reports from time to time, giving "a
statement OF the condition of the system.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-26

position that even his magnificent fasting
capacities were exhausted, and II became
absolutely necessary for him 60 procure
something 20 eat This particular CON
ttrictor was quito u lnrge fellow with u
corrcgpondlnRly extensive appetite lie
could get nothing 90 cat and became very
feeble aud weak Finally he resorted to
eanniballsm and began to swallow the
end of his tail, which was lying hRndy,
and he was too dullsand hungry to realize
whit howas doing, Huprooccdcd TO swat
low with his usual abandon when the his.
torian lett him and now the question Is
when did he stop swallowing his tail, and
II he didn't stop what eventually became
of the unfortunate creature, --St. LOUIS
Globe Democrat.