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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-02

one Of the hsppiess receptions ever given
ia seattle vas that as the elegant hosas 81
Mr. ana Mrs. Frank T. Black last evening
20 The Methodist Episcopallsns Of the city
ia honor II TIE Rev. Bish9p tsA@s "
Jovee aad the Eey. D. = A. Aeea. Mr..
"a wr.. Rack weze assisted Ia receiving
,hs,r raesss 81 the Rev. and Mrs ". A.
shanS lln. u the First Assaodiss kpssee-
ral church. and s reception COMMITTEES
f-om lie ladies' Il The ehsreA- Tie
esseanSs were illuminated siih electro
hrhts ana Chinese lanterns The Fecsp-
hon haA WaS decorated In statax and
saest PEAS. ths parioT N Ia France roses,
the Ahsary IN roses and smaax
ana the dlsinx Teo@ IA sweet p*sS
Refreshments we're served On ire west
hNlcony. overlooking she sound, &n9 ias
guests feassea on beautiful yfes g tie
city and tie water While saey were ca
loyiag their refreshments tae ssess Strains
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
The Gallery Gods Applause.

Lawrence Barrett once told me of a
conversation he had with Edwin Booth.
The latter had been congratulated upon
an ovation given him by a crowded
house on the opening night of an engage
ment. "The sweetest music to my ears"
said the great tragedian, "is the shout
ing of the boys in the gallery. know
they are not applauding because have
reputation or because they wish to make
display. They simply give vent to
their natural enthusiasm. When they
shout, know that am giving good
performance. AS for the parquet, it
may clap its hands out of politeness. A
dramatic critic who had certain notions
as to how line should be read will ap-
plaud if / read it his way; otherwise he
will remain quiet. can never analyze
the applause Of the front rows, but the
gallery is sincere in its likes or dislikes."
Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
A Relentless Hyena.

A well known Austin gentleman found
himself in very embarrassing position.
He had left his money at home. and not
a nickel or a car ticket could he find
in his clothing. He was about to leave
the bobtail car when gentleman, a real
gentleman, with sinisrer cast of counte-
nance, rendered him nickel. He gladly
accepted it and dropped it into the box.
The grateful party then shook his I'M
known benefactor's hand, thanking him
for the confidence and accommodation
and asked his address so he could return
the money.
Never mind" responded the gener-
GUS man, ''it's a counterfeit anyhow.
The street car company will make that
hound of driver redeem it. I've got
no spite at you. He is the scoundrel
am after. He has trihed with the affec-
tions of a female relative of mine, but
this will show him what kind of relent-
less hyena l am when my blood is up.
Haw-Texas Siftings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Artesian Wells In South Dakota.

Mr.. Duncan McFarlane of South Da-
kota was talking OF the great artesian
wells fed, it is supposed, by snow from
the Rockies, following the porous sand
stone at depth of from 800 to 1900
feet below thesurface of the ground, and
told many interesting stories. He in
stanced one case of towns having
bored for water, and after hard work
having secured we'll from which the
water would hardly rise to the surface.
One Sunday, though, the we'll broke
loose, and as the water flowed away un-
der the snow Its course could be marked
by the steam rising into the air. The
water made its way to farm a few
miles from town and there settled. The
owner came post haste to town, and
consulting lawyer was told that he
had first rate basis for damages.
The suit was instituted. The snow
disappeared, the water had been con-
trolled finally by the town, and the
farm remained great mudbank. The
farmer was almost In despair, but final
ly decided to put In crop anyhow.
Hot weather came. and the country suf-
fered for rain. That mudbank contain
ed sufficient deposit of moisture, and
the crop was in fine condition. The
farmer made his way again to town.
Say, Jim," he remarked to his at
torney, "how is that suit getting
along"
"Oh, 1t is coming along all right"
was the reply, but believe the court
will deduct the amount of the damages
from the price of your crop and award
the rest of your profits to the town. -
Washington News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Certain Ansiogies.

Melting has its analogy throughout
the animal kingdom. We indeed molt
invisibly, are continuously shedding our
scales, but there are some animals that
get through this process even more quick
ly than do birds-as, for instance, the
shedding of the skin as whole by the
newt, eft and snake.
Sir James Paget has noted that some
people have few extra long hairs grow
ing out from the general mass of the
eyebrows. The few long hairs are repre-
sentatives of permanent condition in
the chimpanzee and some balloons. They
grow ont separately from the general
hairy mass over the superciliary ridges.
Darwin notes as significant fact that
the palms Of the hands and the soles Of
the feet of man are quite naked of hairs,
like the inferior surfaces of all four ex-
tremities in most of the lower animals.
Something about the ear: The lobule
of the ear is peculiar to man. There is,
however, a rudiment Of it in the gorilla.
Happy gorilla-and mani
About the brain of man and apes: The
whole comparison is one Of degree, and
in the case of the bushman's brain with
that of well developed ape the COM
parison becomes nearly equal. In truth,
there are no specific distinctions between
the brain of the ape and that of man.
Gentleman's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
SANG FOR HIS LIFE.
Tho pI.nrrccnhlc Altcrnn,lrn rrnhcrlol

The Disagrccnbic Alternative Frederick
Augustus Presented to Musician Abel.
John Abel, celebrated singer and
musician who lived in the reign of
Charles III, had very great notion of
himself and would not perform unless
he pleased. There is funny story told
of how he was once made to sing against
his will.
While travelling abroad for pleasure
he came into the town Of Warsaw. News
was brought to the palace of the famous
English singers arrival. and Frederick
Augustus, the king Of Poland, immedi-
ately sent word that he desired Abel to
appear before kim.
Tell his majesty" replied John curt
ly, that it suits me not"
Back went the court messenger with a
wry face. He knew his masters temper
too well.
"Tell Master Abel" Numbered the
king, "that will have him comel And
take you, boy, three stout fellows with
you"
The messenger and the three stout fell
lows between them managed to carry
out the royal wish and presently march
ed triumphantly up to the palace with
their unwilling captive.
The king was awaiting them in the
great hall, where he had seated himself
in balcony that ran all round the sides.
Above him an immense chair hung from
the roof by rope.
"Now. then, into the chair and up with
him." cried Frederick Augustus, with
chuckle. "We'll soon see IL our song
bird won't sing In his cage. Up With
him, my merry men alp
And up in the air swung Abell, who
still refused to open his mouth. When he
gave a glance downward, however, he
changed hismind. Into the hall beneath
him n number Of wild bears had been
turned loose.
"Sing, sirrah!' the king shouted, ''oI
down You go to play with my brown ba-
bies."
One look at those "brown babies"
growing and snarling below in n very
unbabylike manner, wassuiiicient to con-
vince the stubborn John. Sing he did,
and he often used to declare in after
days that he never sang so well in his
life as when he was hanging there. a hun
dred feet high above the fierce beasts
New York Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Don't Try to Cheat q Lawyer.

A young lawyer, just starting in his
profession, hung out his sign in town
where there was only one other lawyer.
an aged judge.
A close listed old fellow, thinking to get
legal advice for nothing, called upon the
young man and contrived in sort of
neighborly way to get some legal ques.
tions answered. Then, thanking the
young man, he was about to leave, when
the young man asked for a $5 fec. The
old fellow went into violent passion
and swore he never would pay. The
young lawyer told him he would sue him.
So the old fellow went down to see the
Judge and said:
THAT young scamp that's just come
into townl dropped in to make a neigh
borly call on him, and he charges me %
for legal advice"
"Served you right" said the Judge.
"But have got to pay it, jndgeT'
"Of course you have"
"Well, then, said the man, 81 Isuppose
I must" and he started off.
Hold on said the judge, "aren't you
going to pay me3"
PAY your What forr'
'For legal advice"
"What do you charger
"Ten dollars"
The result was that the old fellow had
to pay IS to the young lawyer and $40 to
the old one.--Toronto Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

The great prize in the Spanish Ma
tional lottery was won by butcher at
Saragossa, who seems TO have borne his
stroke of fortune in very proper spirit.
His total gain would have amounted to
about $3.50, 900 had he taken the whole
risk himself, but ho had split up his
ticket among a couple of hundred part
ners in varying proportions, so that his
own share is not so considerable. How
ever, he generously gave S40O to the
official who paid the money, and 5000
to IA blind man who shouted out the
lucky number at the door of the office,
his next care being to distribute meat
gratis to everybody living in his quar-
ter Of the town. Not few stories are
told In the Spanish papers as to the ef-
feet on different individuals of this sud.
den bit of luck. One of the beneficiaries
was nurse in the family of a poverty
stricken infantry captain who rarely
paid her wages. On the receipt Of the
$4,000 that fell to her share she at
once handed the amount over to her
master, exclaiming. You shall not
know want after today. We can all of
us live on the money. Paris Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
1RApeINe AN AUDIENCE.
How an Eccentric Lecturer cot Ills Men
and Then Pounded Them.


Some years ago an eccentric genius,
the Rev. Thomas Z. Hunt, used to give
temperance lectures. One night he an
nounced that he would lecture at GER
tain Pennsylvania town. Now, temper
ance was not in favor among the male
portion of that burg.
The women, however, were all for the
pledge" and consequently on Hunts
hrst visit not n man showed himself.
The benches were pretty well filled with
women, though, and Hunt commenced.
But instead of temperance he took them
to task about the vanties of dress, etc.
They wore great stuffed feather sleeves
then. They-the sleeves-caughti 1t, then
the tight lacings, and so ON through the
whole catalogue of female follies, but no
word about intemperance.
The ladies went home nearly mad, told
their husbands about it and voted old
Hunt regular humbug. He announced
he would lecture at the same place the
next night. Long before the time ap-
pointed the people began to arrive, and
when Hunt hobbled down the aisle the
building was completely filled with men.
The old fellow looked about, chuckled
and said in q low voice, Hogs, I've got
you nowp
The audience stared.
"Aha, hogs, I've got you nowl" he re-
peated.
After the crowd had got quiet little
the lecturer said:
Friends, you wanted to know what
meant by saying, Hogs. I've got you
nowr and I'll tell you. Out west the
hogs run wild, and when folks get out
of meat they catch young pig, put n
strap under his body and hitch him to u
young sapling that will just swing him
from the ground nicely. or course he
squeals and raises runpus. when all
the old hogs gather around 20 see what
is the matter, and then they shoot them
at their leisure. Last night hung pig
up. hurt it n little, and it squealed.
The old hogs have turned out tonight to
see the fun, and I'll roast YOU"
And so he did, pitching into their
favorite vice with much evident relish
and gusto..-American Home Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

A western judge was listening to an
attorney who had a mean habit of inter-
polating remarks into the proceedings of
the court. What he said was scarcely
ever heard by any one, as he mumbled
rather than spoke and would never re-
peat remark. One day he said some-
thing which nobody heard except the
judge, who at once became exceedingly
angry. Turning to the court bailiff, he
thundered out, "Adjourn this courtr'
Then, as soon as the bailiff had done his
duty, the judge stepped from the bench,
beckoned to the lawyer to follow him
and entered the clerks Office. The law.
yer went along. So did two or three
other people.
As soon as the judge got fairly into
the room, he seized lawbook, and turn
ing upon the lawyer he fairly screamed:
81 was on the bench awhile ago, and you
insulted me. Twas a judge then. am
a man now, and the man will have an
apology for the judge, or he will take it
out of your hide. You might make an
apology to the judge, but you would
not mean it. Now, however, the case is
more serious, and unless you give me
what ask l will smash your head"
The lawyer made most abject apology,
which the jndge accepted, and then the
party went back to the courtroom and
resumed business.-San Francisco Argo-
naut,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE.
son,c Past and Prospective Experiments Of
tho Electrician NiLoia Tesla.

Bonic Past and Prospective Experiments Of
tho Electrician Nikoln Tesla.
Mr. T. G.. Martin, editor of The Elec-
trical Engineer, writing ON the work of
the Servian-American electrician, Mix
ola Tesla, says:
Mr. Tesla has advanced tho opinion
and sustained IT by brilliant expert
ments of startling beauty and grandeur
that light and heat are produced by
electrostatic forces acting between
charged n.olecules or atoms. Perfect
ing n generator that would give him
currents of several thousand alterna-
tions per second and inventing his dis
ruptive discharge coil, he has created
electrostatic conditions that have al
ready modified not few of the accepted
notions about electricity.
Ii has been supposed that ordinary
currents of 1000 or 1000 volts poten-
tial would surely kill, but Mr.. Tesla
has been seen receiving through his
hands currents at a potential of more
than 200, 900 volts, vibrating n million
times per second and manifesting them
selves in dazzling streams of light. This
is not mere tour de force, but illus
trates the principle that while currents
OF lower frequency destroy life these
are harmless. After such a striking
test, which, by the way, no one has
displayed a hurried inclination to re-
peat, Mr.. Tesla's body and clothing
have continued for some time to emit
fine glimmers, or halos, Of splintered
light. In fact, an actual fame Is pro-
duced by this agitation of electrostat-
ically charged molecules, and the curl.
ous spectacle can be seen of puissant,
white, ethereal flames that do not con-
sumo anything, bursting from the ends
of an induction coil as though it were
the bush on holy ground.
With such vibrations as can be main
tained by n potential of 5000, 900 volts
Mr.. Tesla expects some day to envelop
himself In n complete sheet Of lambent
fire that will leave him quite uniniur-
ed. Such currents as he now uses would,
he says, keep naked man warm at the
north pole, and their use in therapeutics
is but one of the practical possibilities
that has been taken up.-Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Talmage Was Thankful.

The following is told by Boniface De
Witt of the Riggs House:
"Dr. Talmage was preaching at Belle
vile, N. j., some Sears ago, and one
week he made up his mind to go into the
pulpit the next Sunday without notes or
memoranda of what he was going to say.
He memorized his sermon and believed
he had it completely at his tongues end.
So Sunday night he went to the church
pretty we'll fortified with confidence.
'In those days in that section of Jer.
sey churches and hotels and many pri.
vate residences were equipped with pri-
vate gas machines, and the church where
Talmage was TO hold forth had one too.
When he got into the pulpit after con-
Quoting the preliminary services all
right, he gave out his text. Then he was
Mortified to find that he couldn't think of
thing to say. He repeated the text q
second time, and yet his ideas failed to
come. He was in agony and began
slowly and impressively to announce his
text third time. As he reached the
last word and the perspiration of dread
and shame was beginning to start, the
gas went out and plunged the place into
utter darkness. There was no other
means for lighting the edifice, and when
it was announced that the gas machine
had broken down hopelessly DR.. Tai
mage pronounced the benediction, and I
have heard him say that he never did 80
before or since with greater fervor or
thankfulness Of spirit. Washington
Post,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
PerseNerIng.

OF the 80 women who, under the lead
ership of Miss Annette Daisy, made a
run into the Cherokee strip when it was
opened last September, 22 have persever-
ed in their undertaking and are now
hauling the lumber themselves for a
house of 10 rooms, which they will occu-
py. Their section of 4S0 acres is we'll wa
tered and timbered. They already have
three teams, two cows, chickens and
other stock, and, neatly dressed in short
skirts that CONT just below the knee and
are met by heavy woolen leggings that
cover the legs from knee to ankle, they
appear ready for all the farming opera
tions their pioneer enterprise involves
Chicago Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Disappointtng.

She was a very cultured and fashion
able young lady, albeit she was only 0
years old, and she was resident of New
York. A gentleman calling on her par
ents had an opportunity to have brief
tete-a-tete with her.
81 presume" he said. "that when you
grow up you will marry, as all little girls
do?"
NO" she replied languidly. mo,
hardly think shall"
''Indeed! That will be so disappoint-
Ing"
POSSIBLY it may be to mamma and to
the young gentleman, but not to me.
fancy" and she lolled back in her chair
quite tired to death, don't you know
Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Hard Times and Economy.

1t is a great mistake for people who
can at all afford to spend literally to
practice economy in hard times. On
one occasion during the second empire,
Hhen there was great financial de-
preston, Louis Napoleon commanded
his ministers to open their houses and
entertain profusely, and the court cir
cles, taking the hint, began such a
round OF gayety that trade revived,
while the manufacturers, plucking up
courage, opened their mills, and crisis
was averted. Spending is as much a
duty with the rich as saving is with the
poor, and il takes both attributes to
make prosperous COMMUNICATIVE
York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
HoMINe powsh. Z. .Hg oAr.
They Are Mystrriuus aud unfnthomabie
ENrn 20 Mnhern Srirnre.

They Are Mysterious uud ininthomabie
Even - Modern Science.
That cat can come home in the face
Of almost incredible difficulties is per-
feCtly certain. Thus, to take fact as
an instance, n cat was carried from n
town on the northeast coast of Fife to q
house near Perth. 1t went IN basket
by train to Leuchars, where it changed
for Dundee, and at Dundee changed for
Perth. Next day, about Z in the morn
ing, this cat was observed to run down
the avenue of its new home with pur-
poseful air. On the third day IL ap-
peared at its old home.
Now, how did that cat achieve its
Journey Did it take bee line across
country, and, if so, how did 1t know its
1irection2 Or did it run to Dundee, cross
Tay bridge (the railway bridge) and SO
along the line to Leuchars, negotiating
the Eden at Guard bridgep We can
hardly suppose that it swan the Tay.
Or did it go round by the head of Loeb
Tay-a long rough journey by the Kill
lin, where cat might meet many dan
gers and temptations The perils OF
cat on the road are innumerable. Every
collie dog chases it, every gamekeeper
has gun for it, every boy is ready with
o stone. Indeed we never see cat on
its travels. No doubt IL runs by night.
There is the hypothesis that the cat came
by train, changing at Dundee, and achiev-
ing the difficult manenver at Leuchars,
wherein many men have failed, going
back to Dundee or getting to Cupar,
though not one of them was like him
"that will to Cupar." This method Of
transit, which needs agile acuteness Of
reason in any man, may not be beyond
the powers and intelligence of cat.
But all conceivable ways, from the
bee line across country and over rivers
to the course round Loeb Tay, are full
of perplexties. That the cat simply
rode on a broomstick behind witch is
an hypothesis which brings us into un-
friendly contact with modern ideas Of
progress. Somehow the thing was done,
and done in As hours. A dcs spoken of
by Mr.. Romanes ran from Vienna to
Mentonne, but died of fatigue. The cat
was as well and sound as usual. We
may speak of instinct and inherited apti-
tude, but to find its old home is of no
use to a cat in the struggle for existence.
Cats, much more than dogs, are Ade-
pendent of home. They can take to
the heather, the forest or the back green.
Thus the cats which fortuitously devel-
oped the power of "homing" would be
no better off than other cats and not
more fitted to survive and bsqueath their
accomplishment to their progeny.
In face of these facts our boasted
science is dumb. We know little about
cats, but cats know great deal about
MS. Faculties of this kind made the cat
. mysterious power in the middle ages.
He was roasted alive that his unknown
protector might come and rescue him by
uttering words Of prophecy. This very
fact proves the existence Of feline Sc
cret society which nobody studies, for
we are all apt to neglect the facts which
underlie and inspire the truths which
are called superstitious. Cats have very
probably ian underground railway
London Saturday Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Memory of sleep Walkers.

The memory of sleep walkers is ex-
traordinary, not to say phenomenal, es-
pecially when under the peculiar impulse
Of the disease which prompts their move
ments. Moritz gives an instance of a
poor basket maker who was unable to
either read or write; yet, strange as it
may appear, when in one of his somnam-
bulistic vigils he would preach fluent
sermons, some Of which were recognized
as having formed parts Of discourses
which he was accustomed to hear when
he was a child attending his parish
church, 40 years before.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Hear Both Sides.

Never condemn your neighbor un-
heard, however many the accusations
which may be preferred against him.
Every story has two ways of being told,
and justice requires that you should hear
the defense as well as the accusation, and
remember that the malignity of enemies
may place You in similar predicament
New York Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Variety Necessary,

The man who thinks a newspaper
should be made up exclusively of read
ing matter suited to his particular
whims and predjudices is pretty hard
to please. Ho forgets that there arc
others interested in subjects which he
deems obnoxious. All kinds of people
read newspapers, and there must be va
riety in the kinds of news published. -
Franklin IN. ~ News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Unappreciated.

A single word sometimes reveals a
mans inmost thought.
"Who are those girls playing duet ON
the piano" asked one man of another at
an evening party.
"One of them is the daughter Of the
hostess" was the answer.
"And who is her accompliceT--Lon-
don Tit-Bits.