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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-11


The human spleen Is . physiological
myst<ry--one Of the enigmas Of the human
makeup. 1t is spongy. pulpy organ.
Weighing about two pounds on an aver
age. varying In shape in different indi-
viduals, the coiors much resembling that
noted in the kidneys and liver. Two or
three hundred years ago the n. D. were
almost unanimous in the opinion that il
sccresed venom" and thas the frequen.
and persistent use Of the cathartics
was very necessary in order TO
eliminate the "spieenic poisons" from
the system. Shakespeare and other
writers OF the rather indefinite period
mentioned above. frequently aliudc to the
"venom Of the spleen" and one eminen,
fellow of the Royal Society advocated the
curious idea of removing the organ and
extracting its roisoas in alconol to be used
in neutraliz;ng the virus OF blood poison
Ing. Practically speaking, the spleen is
an unkno~n organ even to the enlisht-
ened physicians of today. One of them
will tell ycu that per haps il has its uses
that IL may serve the purpose Of with
drawing Surplus blood from the circuia.
ton when the heart is unduiy or unnatur-
ally excited, and that in al probability
u acts rs kind of safety valve to hold
n.
then ifyou press him still further he silI
tell you he doesn's know One writer on
oddities in physiology believes its functions
10 be the formation ofrcd blood eorpuscies
frora white ones. but a. it is a granular or
gan, with no outlet for secretion il is safe
20 say that IL Was not put in its present
position for tho purpose mentioned. be-
iieve that the idea arose from the tact that
more red blood eorpuscies are found in
the spteen than IN the organs aiiaininv
IL. Although the normal weight of the
organ under discussion is two pounds.
there are cases on record OF its being
found ia diseased condition, weighing up
ward OF twenty pounds Removal OF the
spleen does not seem 10 interfere with tie
general health and spirits. vi ich seems 10
argue in favor of the idea OF its being a
"useles. bodily organ" Zacsreisi was the
first 70 make the operation in 1913. Gibson
collected statistics OF eighteen removals.
tia patient fully recovering in each in
ktancN
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Tho Ia. 04 Republicans Who voted for
Harrison in Kansas In fsss, for inskance.
ha3 only twenty sotee il the Minneapolis
convent,on Of i0ae. where 50. .52 Rep1bis-
cans OF Alsbama we're enabled 20 cast
twenty-five votes. The - IS Republican,
OF Georgia exercised precisely the same
strength In that convention which uss
permitted 70 the 2il.50s Republicans Of
Iowa. Only Is. 736 Rspubaicsas went to
the polls in South Carolina in 1850. bat
they hnd - mach power in ths ssiection
Of the ticket n ls82 - the l24sl6 Repub-
Hcans OF California And II this rule con-
Times IN operation "a delegates will appear
In the conysution OF 1866 TO represent the
1,6S6 sis Republicans Who voted for Har-
rsson and Reid In the states Of New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Ohio. where
they viii meet 100 delegates representing
IA SB Republican voters. who cast aii
the votes that we're given for the last
national ticket ia North. Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Aiabama.
Tennessee, Aississippi. Arkansas. Louisi-
ana aud TexaA The national committee
proposes 70 change this situation by pro-
viding thai each congress district shall
have single dsiegase. each state two del
eEates-at-iargs. and then thai every 100
Republican votsa, Or major fraction
thereof, cast In any congress district. shall
have an additional delegate. This will
not discriminate against the South. On
the contrary. IL viii increase the repfesen-
tation of Kentucky, Maryland. Missouri.
North Carolina. Virginia and West Vir-
glnla.
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A GREAT REPUTATION.


No physician has ever Jet gained the
reputation that DIR. Darrin has obtained
throughout the Northwest BY his wonder.
ful cures. We are constantly receiving
testimonials which speak highly of his
sklli. As a example ws select the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. Editor-Sir: rhave been under DR..
parrin's electric treatment for liver and
kidney complaint and various other
troubles. / had become very heshy and
MAS reduced eighteen pounds. In nearly
all respects / am cured. Refer to me At
Freeport, Wash. i. r. SMITH.
DR.. Darrin cures permanently Gil dis
eases Of the eenito-ursnary organs, in
either sex. snch a. Loss OF Manhood,
Syphilis, elect, GonorrhHa. Structure,
Spermatorrhma, Seminal Weakness and
Loss of Sexual Power In man or woman.
and successfully treats ell peculiar Female
Troubles. LeucorrhGa, Dlsplacements. etc.
lie makes q specially OF eli diseases OF
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Catarrh and
Deafness, as we'll as Acute, Chronic and
Nervous Diseases of whatever nature. IL
curable No cases taken IL not.
DE-. Darrin can be consulted free at
Hotel Stevens. corner Front and Marion
streets. Seattle, Wash. Once hours, 10 q
IN. to y. m. daily. Sundays, Ii a. m. to
p. IN. Charges low and reasonable ac-
eording TO circumstances and ability to
paw. Most cases can b treated at homo
after one visit to the doctors ONCE. CIR
cuars and question blanks sent Tree. In
Quirles answered.
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His conscience gave him many . twfngs
And led him many dance.
Recalling thoughts thai made him crfnge
Before her earnest glance:
Hsr pure eyes caused hts soul 20 quake
While he confesston longsd 70 maka
He ycayned TO empty out his heart
And firmly tell her ali,
Then, hraveiy make q clean new start
Resolved no more TO fall
But, ~ he unused, che murmured, s.Deaf.
I've eonfsssion you must hear"
"Youl" he exclaimed. Her eyes were wet,
She hid hex face, I" Tis true:
List tp ,Jsnoked . cigarette
oace, with q man knew.
IL made me sick, and-so did ha
speak-teli me--csu YOU pardon mer
lie chuckled inwardiy, but made
HIS face surprised aud Sad.
81 had q tale to tell" he said.
''of errors. quite rs bad.
But now, can't confess 20 you,
siqes you. dear, are sinner too"
-Aodslise s Brfdcea
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hsss other shaa caiamg.y. Perhaps 100 90
p~rsons wouid b deprived ~ tks iacoms
tAx of > Fitch 81 sbsir pru6n. but
4o0oU0 misunderstanding woxkers vDuid
iose b. ths tariff FRESH : quars~ g the
whole of their earnings The i.3oo sooaea
mills in the UsiseA sts1es. With thsir
$sD. mo, 90 capital and 0.ooo hossds en-
pisyed paid ~. GO. 600 in Wages and mis-
ceslsnsoos sxpsnsss and &s20oo.ooo sos
material, and had ssst In good year ouf q
&tD 90 600 north of product les than 10
per cent fog inssFest On their capital and
renewal q pianf- Fsom nost Of them ths
rsv tariff vousd take the whole Of their
proats and reader their 30 ooa,o 90 worth
Of psans valhelsss. and from most 81 The
N. GO hands it voaid taks IL whole q
their sarea-
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The ogympi.n.


One OF the most unheard of results of a
railroad COLLISION happened just outside of
the city limits the other day. On the
property belonging 70 DIR. Lan.ials 10 a
Chinese vegetable garden. The ground Is
60 !os that the house in which the Celes-
tials live 10 little beneath the level os the
railroad track and distant about thirty
feet As Northern Pacific eng ne rounded
curve at good rate OF speed the cow
Catcher came IN collision With . cow The
forr@ sss - great TIA. il lifted the animal
aad seas Il dying through the air. Life
had vanished when she landed on the roof
OF tae Chinese abode aud 50 heavy was the
sasa Thai shingles sere spsintesed. the roof
gave way and tae carcass fell through into
sae 4tvtag rooms OF the Cinnamon The
esettsment and surprise FOR q moment
oessare1 descTl ptson and after dumb
stricken glance 81 the animal they ran
outside 10 learn how IL happened.
iae next course - 70 get the carcass
cut Of rae house, and ore OF tho horses a.
'n* garden was brought into servlre. A
ssps as Ned Ayo1aa tie body oi Tie coz
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SILVER STANDARD CoUNTRIEs TO
KEPCDIATE.

Mexico has foreign debt which
amounts to about So. oco. 900. chiefly held
Ia London and Amsterdam. It's 8 per
cent gold debt. aud was contracted at q
time wben tho Mexican silver dollar would
buy about % cents OF gold. Through the
fall Of silver or rise of gold this dollar will
now meet bat about - cents Of the ma
tons foreign gold obligations. Thus its
burden of debt has beea nearly doubled by
tie fail in silver.
President Dian intsmates that unless
Europe takes some step TO restore silver.
Mexico will not sacrifice herself further TO
meet these foreign Obligations. That he
hints at possible Reputation Is an inter.
probation borne out by a dispatch from
saying that thu impression is strong there
that the government has done ali il posi-
by can so NEE, It's foreign interest
charges. and that .anless Europe 10 willing
now 20 help honest silvsr-uslng nations
by joining in a general silver agreement,
IL must take its chances of defaal, Of inter
est.
The government Of Guatemala has
already served notice In London that the
interest due July on the republics gold
bonds viii be defanlted because of the low
price of silver and high rates OF srehange
Guatemala securities have dropped 30 per
cent in London. and the beniholders are
asking the ministry to seni out runboa.s
81 bring the little republic to terms
Similar action may To expected from
the Argentine Republic. il is said. and
kilograms from Baenos Ayrss to yepresen-
tstives OF that government al Washington
City say thai the action OF Gau,sEnsia Is
heartily approved there and her exsmpl
NAV be followed hy all the silver using
countries. which are In the same rredscs-
snens The representative at Washington
City Of one south American nation is
quoted 10 this effect;
"If silver continues ,c decline, or il the
present conditions continue, we shall he
unable 10 meet our obligations, because we
receive cur revenues Ia silver money ana
ags compelled 10 pay those obligations Ia
gal8 Geld Is new worth twaca &s much
a. il was when those obligations sere in
CURED. which is nos onr fault. eas the
IAElt = our largest cfeGitoF--tn gland
aud Il England destroys eur AGILITY ~ psy
cpT debts she can blame no one h1t her
seit. Every natioa IN Central aud South
America Nsgs default ia its interest aasess
sosaHsalng is doae 50 restore tins value Of
onF money. and IL Is FigAs sor Eagsand 10
safer, e~eS2ze she - mainly responsible
Tor tae e1,sstns eona!tseaa IT shs VIII
Fecagaigs silver az money tie rest Of the
World aa4 10 81. Ii she wi;l not her PEG
rss must ssEe sae consequences"
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The income tax IS eaa enoarn, bat issex-
sss.sa vss.a Ees maze he wLsee t&ssa
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Doseor Ihaa . xeA1 A9e-Da1ago ~
Geld Ase Te4 AseeRsalnea.
WAsarSsros cr1r. April 10-Ths condi-
ton q winter wheat o. April I, - re-
ported BY The statissieian Of the depart
meat Of agTicuisure, sssraess s. = Per ceuk
of the entire eemfxy. Last year the aver
age was IA: In lS9 Is vas ST., and IN
is9s ssa. The eofsssponding average for
rye /. 9&4 per csuk The average of wheat
for tine principal stases b % foliows: Ken
lucky g. Ohio 50, Michigan IS, Indiana
80. Illinois 81. Missouri s., Kansas q,
Nebraaka IS. Iowa 81. The average date
Of seeding in the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys Was late, owing 10 dry weather.
In general. however,. the conditions Of the
coil we're not unfayofabie 20 planting and
eermination. Very little damage resulted
from the Hsssian ay, and that only in SC
tons Of Ohio. Michigan, Illinois. Missouri
and Kansas.
The weather from seeding time until
the recent cold waves swept over the
country. except IN the cases hereafter
noted. has been favorable to the growth OF
the plant In the Eastern. Northern and
Northwestern states the snow covering
has afforded protection in addition to that
Of mild TEN Poxexor4
The returns in regard 20 the effects on
wheat resulting from the recent cold snaps
are not 30 satsstactory or conclusive q il
desirable. Tho injury 20 the crop Is IN
doubtediy considerable. II not great. but
the comments Of correspondents accom-
panying the reports would seem to indi-
cate that the full sxtsnt Of the damage vas
not generally dsterminable 1t the date Of
transmission. In the Eastern and North
ern states the damage Vas comparatively
slight In the South Atlantic and Southern
states the injury was marked and decided,
with perhaps the exception Of Texas,
while In the states Of Ohio. Indiana, Mich
tgan and Kentucky the injury from frost
10 considerable. bat the extent Is some
what contingent upon future metsoroloe-
ical conditions. The returns indicate that
freezing 70 the ground Vas quite prevalent
In rich moist lands, but with the roots left
untouched or at least alive. vita good
prospects Of Incorporating on the recurrence
Of favorable weather. In the states Of Kan
sas, Nebraska and California the impaired
condition Of the crops has resulted not %
much from the frost - from the cold, dry
weather. High winds are also noted by
Kansas correspondents - one Of the
causes Of unfavorsSss conditions. Rain u
much needed in these - we'll q other i'm
portant wheat-producing states. The con-
dition Of farm animals. together with
estimated losses, viii b. - usual in the
forthcoming April bulletin.
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According to the Official statement now
made public. the reduction of protective
duties will cut of $76.670 600 Of tho reve-
nue. derived last year. In place IL il pro-
posed to add 81. Coz, 900 taxes on sugar,
$40 0O, 900 to the tax on spirits. and the
%. 900 900 tax on playing cards. or about
&65 COO. 0oO. Of which the iaborine people
will have TO pay by far the greater part.
Then there Is added the $50. COO 600 tax on
incomes. Not over SIS, OoO. 90 can be gained
by this offensive tai. against the $40, 000.
coo taken from the sums now paid by the
luxury Loving class or by foreign manu-
facturers and their importing agents. The
remaining $61. 000. 90 il 70 be taken from
those who consume sugar and whisky.
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sorIcs TO rns rgsLsa

he pablic - hsrsoy warned nes - psy
cay money 70 parties rsprsssnsssg - b
nesnts If the essssis PosT-IxrExIssKscEA
oxcsps ths following Who are the only
esshorissd travelling agents OF the fosr-
1vruxfsucsn viz J. A. McCssIian T.
=. Davies. snd J. !. Havisy. Ia dsssast
epe5y 70 resident sesats Of this paper vas
sss located in various cities and towns Of
Ne Northwest nor to postmastsra who
ere n ell easss snshorissd 70 taks suesersp
1scAs Sos - Daily. Sunday and Weekly
Resf.IsvuIssEserR
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With the passage Of the English and
American statutes there will Be sstab-
lished . sixty-mile zone about the Pribi-
LOT isiands, close season from May 20
July 81. and the prohibition Of the ne Of
nets, guns. explosives or steam vessels in
seal fishing. Like most decisions, this Ii .
compromise between the claim Of the
United States that our seals should BE-
killed only on onr own islands and the
Canadian contention that they should b
killed everywhere. Our own regulations
bad, down to 1857. before pelagic sealing
began, seriously diminished the size and
value Of the heT1. Seven yeass Of poach-
Ing have reduced Ii to one-half it, old slse
In ls7l-72 and destroyed the herd Of young
male seals almost altogether.
The Newtown bee., 1894-12-28
BRIDGEWATER.

PERSONAL AND CHURCH JOTTINGS.
 Mrs Fannie Bates Parmalee was brought here from Southford for burial, Sunday, the 23d.
 Miss Laura Minor is visiting relatives in Roxbury.
 Frank Gillett is home from Philadel- phia for the holidays.
 Mrs Sarah Rabbit is the guest of Mrs Frank Hawley.
 The annual meeting of the First Eccie. siastical society of Bridgewater will be held, Saturday, the 29th.
 will Pitcher occupies Reuben War ner's tenement house.
 It is hoped that Miss Sadie Kyle, who has been critically i'll in New Haven, will be able soon to come home.
 The ladies' whist club recently formed in town met, December 8, with Miss Oracle Smith, the 18th with Miss Gene vieve Sanford, the a2d with Mrs E. R. Wooster and meets the 29th with Miss Emma Warner
 The ladies' of the Congregational soci- ety give the childsen of the Sunday school : dinner in the chapel on New Years day.
 Miss Fannie Treat closed her school in South Britain, last week. Amos Northrop is building n ice house.
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367 Main Street,

risen rapidly and Contractor Smith has it now well covered in. It promises to be prominent addition to the street.
 The annual library sociable will be held in the chapel of the Congregational church, this evening, at 7.3O. J. 0 Wright will read an interesting paper on Reading as Habit.''
 The annual meeting of the Congrega tional society will be held on Monday a 1.30 p. m. Officers will be chosen ant pews rented for the year.
 The annual appointments of post sur geons have just been announced and are the same in this county as last year. Instructions issued for the guidance o1 the surgeons in exempting from military tax, direct that only blindness, deafness, loss of arm or leg, epilepsy, insanity ol any injury that incapacitates for manua labor shall exempt person from the tax
 Fairfield council, o. U. F., at their annual meeting, last week, elected the following officers: P. c. C., H. R. A. Seg gel; c. C., J. H. Sturges; V. C., John Drew; M., J. A. Forsyth; F., John Tait; T., E. H. Smith; R., pr w. H. Donaldson; F., George Fairchild, Jr.; G., John Dalling; S., James Black trustees, William B. Glover, N. H. Sher- wood representative, H. R. A. Seggel alternate, J. Fl. Sturges.
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wEsTPoRT.
SOME CHRISTMAS GUESTS.

Joseph T. Marvin of Lakeville at Ed ward T. Marvin's, Miss Helen B. Bradley and William Damn of New York at Hull B. Bradley's, Miss Annie J. Bennett of Millersville, Pa., and Miss Mollie Ben nett of Vineland, N. J., at John H. Ben nett's, Charles F. Taylor of New York at J. Chapman Taylor's, William B. Wheeler of New York at J. Chapman Taylor's, Mr and Mrs A. T. Burr of Greenwich at Capt Henry P. Burr's, Bepjaman Kemper of Brooklyn at Charles H. Kemper, Jr.'s, Miss Helen B. Downer of Greenwich at A. F. Downer's, Edward w. Gorham of New York at George B. Gorham's.
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WEST CORNWALL.
MISS cocHRANE-MR ENGLAND.

l MISS CoCHRANE-MR ENGLAND. A very pretty home wedding took place, last Wednesday, at the residence of the brides renta, MT and Mrs Rob. bert N. Cochrane. The contracting par ties were Miss Nellie c. Cochrane and Thomas w. England. Rev John Pier pont tied the nuptial knot. He included in his service the repeating of the Lords Prayer in which all present joined. The day was all that could be wished for, it being one of December's very brightest. Promptly at 4 o'clock the bridal couple preceded by the ushers, James Fl. coch- rane, brother of the bride, and Arthur c. Gregory, Miss Delle N. Cochrane, sister of the bride and gowned in blue silk and Miss Lillian Bradstreet of Bridgeport, gowned in pink silk, as bridesmaids, entered the parlor, while Miss Jessie Cochrane played Mendels- sebn's wedding march. The bride was becomingly gowned in dark cloth trav- cling dress, and carried bunch of white hyacinths. At the close of the ceremony and congratulations fine col lation was served. The happy couple were the recipients of some very hand some presents, both of money and use ful presents, and the large number in- dicated that the couple who were about starting out in new life, had large circle of friends. Mr and Mrs England departed on the 5.3O p. m., train amid a shower of rice to their home already furnished for them in Bridgeport, with sincere wishes of all their friends. May their welded life be as pleasant as the day on which it began.
 Samuel Scoville and mother attended the birthday party of Rev Samuel Sco- vile, it being his 6o5h anniversary.
 Miss Nellie Wolfe of Anson.a, Ct., is visiting relatives and friends here.
 Thomas Wilson, Jr spent Christmas with MT and Mrs w. s. Powell.
 M. G. Butler was in Bridgeport, last week, spending few days with Eugene Scoville, who is very i'll.
 The village school closed, last Friday, for two weeks vacation.
 A very pleasant Christmas exercise was held in the chapel, last Sunday evening.
 James H. Moser returned, last Satur- day evening, from his several weeks visit in Washington, D. c.
 Mrs Louisa Davidson died quite sud- denly, last Thursday evening, at the home of Mrs Charles Miller, where she has been living the past year. She was 76.
 Joseph Mermott, who is working in Bridgeport, came home to spend Christ mas.
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and kind neighbor, and the community will miss him. We extend our condo lence to the~ bereaved family and rela- tives of the deceased. Mr Meagaer wss agent for the Iron Company at the Bridge and was regarded as asn1an of ex- celIent judgement, and in his intercourse with his fellow men was of strict integ- rity. He was 63 years of age. His fun eral was held on Wednesday. Father Cray officiated us he was mem- Der of the Catholic church.
 The mild weather of Saturday morn- ing has given place to that of much cool CT. We registered here only eight degrees above zero, Monday morning, which is the coldest of the season. Ere this shall 20 to print, Christmas eve and Christmas will have come and gone. aud Santa Claus will have distributed his presents to the almost innumerable company of children and adults. To some Christ mas this year will be ''Jabez," but by and by it may undergo transformation and what was shadow may be sunshine. To many it was sunshine, and we are glad of it. We wish all a Merry Christ mas" and a Happy New Year,
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NEW MILFORD.
WORTHWHILE.

The Christmas exercises held, Monday
 evening, passed off finely. MT Smith of New Haven furnished us some nice mu- sic. also made 2 jolly Santa Claus which was great surprise to the children, for to our knowledge he never visited these regions before. The tree was a fine one
 and heavily loaded with gifts. Fifty-six
 pounds of candy were used to fill the boxes and an orange was given to each scholar. Dea Couch was presented with
 a fine Bible by the school. The duets in
 the music by the school were sung by Miss Luidington, Josie and Matilda B uman. Leonard Fleezer gave us a piece of mu ic on the banjo. Josie Clark ~ang for us, accompanied in the chorus by Emma and Frank Luddington. The
 recitations by both boys and girls were very pleasing. Miss Alecia Payne's class presented her with teachers Bible. Miss Roberts received hand. some table of polished oak from her class. We are sure all elj 'yed this festive oe- casion.
 Miss E niIv Leonard spent couple days here with ter aunt, Mrs Kinney. Mrs Brown and daughter, Miss Sadies
 are spending the holidays at William
 Gregory's.
 Miss Josie Bauman and Mildred Payne
 left on Wednesday to visit in Plainville
 and Waterbury.
 Miss Stone and Miss Robert ate their
 Christmas dinner at the parsonage, with
 MT and Mrs Smith of New Haven.