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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17
An Italian Noblenan Found Out,
London Letter

French and Italian newspapers have
been referring mysteriously this week
to a new card scandal In Rome. The Of
fender Is Count Nisone. son of a former
minister OF the royal household. and for
some time past secretary OF the Italian
embassy Ia Berlin lie went to Rome
on visit last week and. as usual. spent
good deal OF time at the Mobiles club.
where play rams high. One evening the
count lost 5000 francs. and nonchalantiy
drew check on his Berlin bankers for
=. es1 francs. which he handed TO The
club steward. saying:
Pay iS..so francs TO these gentlemen
and give me the difference"
This was done. The count paid severa,
other visits 20 the club. but the day be-
fore the check was due back from Rsr
lin he vanished. II turned out that his
account al his Berlin bankers amounted
exactly 20 sixty-thTee francs, and the
check was. OF course. dishenoreh
The AFFAIR caused a great stir at the
foreign Office. for Count visone was a
trusted diplomat. who only recently. for
over three months. acted as charge
d'afTatres AZ Berlin. Baron Blanc. thu
foreign minister, Immediately dismissed
tire count from the diplomatic service
aud IL is hoped that the scandal will
soon be forgotten. but this Is not likely.
because IL has been utilized as A means
ot attacking the entire system In &c
cor3anee with which the italian dIulo-
matte service is filled with irupecuniou,
young Sprigs Of nobility. whose families
consider II beneath their dignity 10 al
i0gT their sons 90 engage in commerce Or
even 20 enter aay goTerntpent employ
rleat other than the diplomatic service
as secretaries OF embassies and legations.
They OF course have entrance into the
highest society wherever they are sta
toned. and as foar out % five OF than
are ineeteTate gamblers The results ar.
disastrous snd fruitful % scandals like
that - Count Visone. The matter ts
occupying the personal attention Of King
Humber. and may result in some kind OF
action on his part with q view to putting
stop - high play among the Roman no
btisty
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johnson &

Copyright by Bachelor. Johnson &
Ezehailer.l
Almost any pilot will tell you that his
work = much more iiffieust than you i'm
agine: but the plots of the Hugh know
THAT they have 100 miles OF the most dam
gerous river en- earth running through
their hands-she Hugh between Calcutta
and the Bay OF Bergai-and say nothing.
Their service is picked and sifted as
carefully as the bench OF Tire supreme
court. tor a judge can only hang the
wrong man. bat careless pilot can lese
900 ton ship with crew and cargo IN
less time than Il takes 10 reverse the en-
gines.
There Is very little chance OF getting OF
again when once yog touch in the furious
current Of this river loaded with all the
fat silt OF the fields OF Bengal. where
soundings change two feet between tides
and new channels make or efface them
selves In a season Men have fought the
Hugh for 30 years till. DOW. the river
owns huge building with drawing. sur
vey and telegraph departments devoted
TO its exclusive service, as we'll as body
OF wardens who are called the port COM
uissioners.
They and their officers govern absolute
ly from Hugh bridge to the last buoy at
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Laura Won by a Mean Trick.


sT came to see you the minute l got
back to town" cried the girl with yellow
hair land you must tell me all about
the wedding this very minute"
II will-but wait. / think I see the
paper carrier coming up the street, and
there will be something in that sheet to-
day which will decide very important
matter concerning IL. Excuse me while
/ run down TO meet the boy, will your
replied the girl with the angelic smile.
What Is it, Do tell met" cried the
other girl as she reappeared. breathless
and triumphant. rs 1T your fiance's de-
cree or his rich uncle's last will and testa-
ment?'
Don't be flippant IL you can help IL.
my dear. pshaw, where is the list of
marriage licenses Issued? They change
II every day. You see, Laura"
20. It's about Laura. is IL? She is TO
be married soon likewise. / hear"
''She is; this evening. To tell the truth.
that Is why I put my own wedding off.
had intended II TO take place two weeks
earlier. but just as ! was ready to send
the invitation form TO the .engravor an
awful thought struck mel would have
to give my age In order for Wilfred to
get the license.
20. well. everybody has to-
81 know. But j knew that Laura also
was to be married. and the horrid thing
has always pretended to be younger than
/. The very idea. Why. she was a reg
ular young lady when / was little girl
at school Ny mother says"
Yes yes: but tell me-
II viii. knew that Ii I gave my age
she would give hers as two years younger
where everybody would see IL. just to
spite me. Now. / was not going to let
Laura Snapemup get ahead of me, so I
Just discovered that a distant relative had
died and put my wedding off until a
week after hers"
And now you will give your age as
two years younger than she did, eh?
You are very clever girl"
Thanks. Where is that list, I must
SEQ. here IL is.''
do cell me. 1 am fairly dying to
know
20. my goodness. did you ever hear CT
such deceitful trick That girl would
simply stop at iothingn.
Don't keep me In suspense Has she
had fit OF remorse and told the truth %
Part of there IL is. Willis Toolser
Laura SnapemGp-legal age And TO
think that / have lost three nights rest
In planning, put off my wedding two
weeks. made Dick jolly mad and let her
have the glory of being married first lust
tn find out that Laura Snapemup is o.
legal age. Q. am mad enough TO die.'
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uttls group Of miners were IN the
luw-Foefed chamber at the foot Of the
shaft. The orange glare from the lit
tie Oh iaEags on their caps made oc-
casanuai swtfE reflections upon the black
walls and wiasn the men spoke or smiled
fssnre YEAS marvellous nasi1in2 OF teeth
from nus their dark faces. Always. too.
shsre could be seen the cleaning OF their
cyehztis, OF q fierce steel color In the
eonsser light The greasy cables IN the
shaft Here running rapidly. and some
where In THAI stfange chimney-iike hole
that extended TO the far away daylight,
tire elevator was falling like missile. A
snatiy strong odoT of powder-smoke. oil,
gas wet earth. WAS eternaliy In the
acssfils.
Suddenly from behind those curtains OF
tFk-isks night, that stretched before the
passage that led away from the foot of
The shaft. there came a mystic low rum
BILE. the elank and rattle OF chains. the
whistisng slash OF whip and a boys
slaeaIf. Then a train of two cars drawn
hy . tandem OF straining mules appear
ed from out the darkness. The driver
tiny. heGrtfnea urcsfsn, yelled fmpera-
lively. swinging his long lash. the train
stopped at the foot OF the shaft and as the
urehin unlocked his team and swung
them about, he yelled TO the men: Amt
if near qusttin' tlnes"
The elevator suddenly appeared. like an
spparition. with itH load OF miners. whose
lights fickeresi and huttered tn reddish
movements. The INSIDE fareuan as he
stepped from, the platform, called sharp
" TO the ufchin: It'll be anittin' time
fer you IL ysh don't hustle out more
trips, Git In with them thar mulesl"
With another shout 10 his team, the
urchin started them on their return
Journey. and tho rumhing OF the wheels
on the uneven track continued until tho
little dancing flames on the boys cap and
on the head of the lead mule were but
mere yellow points OF light
In the chamber at the foot Of the shaft
the inside foreman spoke to the men.
sinister Williams told me tn baby's COM
In when tn shifts change
GIT out Is rher'
'Jerry's baby
''ssure she is.'' said the inside fore
man.
popular with tho miners OF the aiaffet's
Patch shaft. She gave them adorable
condolences. she was such a charming
and trustful friend ia these men, who
labored all day In this deep hole I'm the
eArthi far from sunlight. Jerrs's baby.
with her Bspea sentences and little ges-
lures. treated them all. as comrades
When they spoke OF her one might think
they were talking of little silver idol of
some religion. And her power was never
questioned. Her baby smile ruled men.
and. moreover. she had done that which
no man In Mafset's Patch had succeeded
IN doing She had tanned Jerry.
Had you asked tlyce months before
this tirna who Jerry was. the stable boss
X you we're a man, would have told you
fl : most vivid and picturesque manner
which. though Ii might have shocked,
would have forever Impressed you with
Jerry's character. III woman. the stable
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changed. consequently when the haby ard
her fasHsr reached the foot ef the shaft
the day men rad finished their work and
the mules ~erw In their stables but the
stable bass considered Il no trouble 10
hFtng 1erry ont 70 where the baby was
sitting fn the middle 81 the track upon
ar arsrsfai OF straw. brought for her by
che es the driver boys. After the three
weeks separation. the greeting between
Jerry ana the baby was most affection
ate. TIE baby ci@pped her hands ard
rubbed her soft white cheek against Jer-
ry's rough nose. While ne whinnyesf TO ex-
press hts delight Jerry had become 80
gentle that Mr.. Williams and the stable
boss had complete trust IN him. and
knew that he wonld not harm a hair OF
the baby's head, 80 after watching them
y minute or two and hanging a lamp OF
a ssFaber near the pair they walked a few
yards up side gangway 10 inspect. some
brzttfce work.
The baby had a couple OF apples which
she gave 70 Jerry. laughing at his Efforts
70 take each piece with his lips. so as
not 10 enstanger the tiny hand by his
teeth
Suddenly Jerry lifted his head: duh
boom, the sound long drawn out. echoed
along tbs gangway; Il was followed al
most Immediately by a rush Of air. which
20 an experienced miner would have IN
dicatesf a faii OF top coal or rock near by.
The baby laughed on. holding piece OF
apple toward Jerry, who, with his head
high in the air listened intentfy- In
moment there was a crashing, rafting.
tearing noise In the stables where hve
mules were confined then the swift
thump of hoofs down the narrow gang
way-she mules. frightened by the fall.
had broken out of the stable and were
dashing toward the bottom OF the shaft
To reach that point they would pass
Jerry and the baby: the gangway was
narrow, two mules could hardly pass
abreast, the BABY was in the middle OF
the track, the cruel hoofs of the rapidly
advancing animals would crush out her
life In their wild rush. Jerry seemed TO
realize IL all. He backed away from the
baby. who innocent of the danger held
out her hands and called him. His head
was turned TO one side, his ears laid
straight back: the rushing animals came
nearer: with backward heaye OF his
whole body, Jerry's hoofs few out and
struck full on this breast Of the first mule.
The force of the blow was terrific. The
animal was hurled back against the other
four, who stopped bewiidered. AT that
instant the three mer rushed out OF the
side gangway and the baby was snatch
ed up into her fathers arms.
The stable boss understood the situa-
tho at a glance. and springing past
Jerry with whip and voice drove the five
mules back. while the baby's father
kissed her again and again, and Jerry
calmly munched some pieces OF apple
which had fallen from the baby's hands.
Occasionally ne looked up and one could
sea those two large. melancholy eyes
shining there In the darkness, lit with a
new eonten,ment as il even this hope
less prisoner could understand the hap
piness that comes from deed nohiy
dome
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the rhine. a vistt she assisted Nn making
every week or two. she would see Jerry
anf s.roRe sud play with efns. ard give
sa.& atnorg the miners that she came
down expressly 80 SEE Jerry. ard SO, bs-
fare lesE. sae became known as JsTry's
ssNsv
5srrys driver had henrssosfh an easy
task, The ssGla which vas formerly 50
Vicious Ssssi stubborn. was raw tire most
docl(a sa tess fTsse. ant he was Always
pointed ear - she visitors aSs s'she r,aie
that was tagFast by John Williams baby
Tho baby hAt been away for THREE
weeks on NtSSt pu the Gay Of her IT,
tnsn hossse sa* Ssgsf, PAPA. take baby
down the un1ue. haby wants "a see
J@rry." sns Mr. Williams shevst.
AS :se Inside foreman to9a she men
the visit wAs 20 be male when The shifts
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Artificial Rubies.
New York Sun.

Artificial rubies made in Paris few
years ago were regarded as scientific
curiosities. They are now making a Sc
rious disturbance IN the jewel market
Large numbers are being sold in London
as natural stones. They closely resemble
in all essential respects the rubies Of
Burmah. When tried for hardness, spe-
cific gravity. lustre, and subjected to all
the tests which are usually applied to
precious stones they cannot be distin-
guished from the natural ruby. They are
actually crystallized, red aluruina only
differing from the natural ruby in the
process by which they have been pro-
dnced When examined with a rnicro-
scope they betray their origin by the
CLASSY enclosures which they contain.
and sometimes by their streaky appear
ance.
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one ship 20 the other through the sticky
hot air and the huzzing mosquitoes and
listen respectfully as the pilots conferred
together Once. for a treat, his father
took him down clear out to the sand
heads and the pilot brig, and Jim vas
toyfuliy sea sick as she tossed and
pitched IN the hay So he had 10 20
down three or four times more with
friendly pilots I'll he had cured his weak
ness The cream OF life, though. was
coming up In a tug or police boa. from
Diamond hartor TO Calcutta over the
James and Ngrv--the terrible SANDS
ehristene6 after a royal ship they sunk
% years ago. They ara made by tao
rivers that enter the Hugh SIX miles
apart and throw their own silt across the
silt OF the main stream so that with each
turn OF weather and tide the sands shift
ana change like a cloud II was here,
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hess wouta have said after hs'ie time
te eolic,s in hSs nnins words 10 ~ the oSea~
ssg,n '.f4e - ice yietotSsst. EoutrarytSt-
esat,fsorg,xt. wtc kefaSt and worst kick
snw nluie ia eli the. fssalSh a. Wilkes
havfe Coal CcsnpAny's mtgaes
fa the first eaacs jerry bad asa5 re-
ord tie Same f.osi the SNush With lot
~ o,heFs sfsa waS sent down the rhine
go wesr his lsfs away Ia Pre- damp lamp
- darkness pulling heavy cars during
she aay. eas3mE suash An8 Germ. sleeping
81 = igtsl@ sSsll ana having rats as large
a. ktttens ran cvvF EEssa AZ night THIS
wAA decidedly so5etslcna 0se ta "a uivie %
1sFys's Hish spirit bHf BE apparently
rzssiaess ne cpWi8 Des hrip himself ard
forthwith psasssssasss - make isS& as dis
&grceA bse As possible fer these Who had
spythinS "a ~ wish Aiaa. Pc could work
6 he waited. and when. as the drivers
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One Honest Man.

Dear Editor: Please inform your read
ers tina, II written 70 confidentiaiiy. I Will
mail In sealed letter, the plan pursued
by which | was permanently restored 20
health ana manly. yigor. after years OF
losses and weak, shrunken parrs.
have no scheme 10 exrp-f money from
any one wnornsoeyer. / was robbed ard
sw4H1led oy the quacks until I nearly
lost faith iB manhood. but thank heaven
j am now well. vigorous and strong and
anxious 10 make this certain means OF
cure known 70 all
Having nothing to sell or send c. O. d
j want no money. Address James A. Har-
rs. Box i0s, Delray. Mich
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HIS Mission
Cleveland Plain Dealer.


Professor. said Miss Skylighs, II want
you IN suggest course IN life for me 7
have thought ef tournallsm--@
What are yaur natural srclinatscns@ 80
'Cn. ray sotl ycArns ard throhs and
Ptilszt~s with an ambition 10 give 20 the
wcczd = lsfe work that shall Re marvellous
IN rs scof'e nd weir,ily enhancing In the
Fastaess 81 It's. structural Aeanfy--''
Woman, you're born 10 be a rnlllsner.,-'
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PROSPEROUS LINCOLN.
A Placer Town Where the SiIuria1
Has no Hold.

a flacer IoWn Where the SiluPian
Has no Hold.
A correspondent of the RECoRD-UNIoN
writing from Lincoln, Placer County,
sends these cheerful notes:
Lincoln, Notwithstanding reports of
hard times elsewhere, improves con-
stantIy. The merchants are doing well,
the hotelkeepers are not complaining,
several miles of streets are being graded
and graVeled, new residences are being
built: new stores opened, and the great
terra Gotta works of Gladding, Mclean
q Co. furnish a large number of men
with constant employment at good
wages.
"a proposition is under way to bring
mountain water into Lincoln at once in
sufficient quantity and under high pres
sure for fire and power purposes. Lin
coin does not expect to become a rival of
the Capital City, but only helpful hand
maiden. With electric power and a
branch railroad to the Sacramento River
we may organize many new industries.
One thing now needed is fruit-can-
ming and picking establishment. Part
OF the capital is subscribed, but matters
cannot mature too rapidly for the present
crop Of fruit. Every body is anxious to
see the glass factory started, and the coal
mine reopened.
1T is reported on good authority that
at Pleasant Grove, in our adjoining pro-
hlbltlon county of Sutter, one can buy
anything he wants to drink, but he does
not know who sells it, for the dealer
wears mask. Probably those who
drink know what they are drinking,
though.
AT Nlcolaus, it is said, they are more
courageous, selling openly and paying a
me every three months. Well"
The record-union., 1895-04-27
LADIES OF THE G. A R.
They Are Warm in Their Praise of
Sacramento.


Sacramento.
Several of the delegates to the encamp-
ment of the Ladies of the Grand Army
are still in the city visiting with friends,
and seem to be in no haste to leave. The
new department officers were installed by
the National President, Nettie E. Gun
lock of Chicago just before the convention
closed. The National President presented
the retiring President with a handsome
gold badge in the name of the department.
Mrs. Anderson replied in a few well
chosen words. Mrs. Anderson has made
great many friends in Grand Army
circles.
A great many of the women delegates
went on the excursion to Folsom, and
they all join in saying this has been the
pleasantest convention ever held, and
that Sacramento is really the best place
for conventions, as it has fine halls TO
meet in, and the citizens are so hospi-
table. sna
Following is correct list of the officers
elected:
President, Eva J. French of Santa
Rosa; Senior Vice President, Lydia c.
alnckley, San Francisco; Junior Vice
President, Sarah Todd, Oakland; Treas
urer, Emma S. Renwick, Sacramento;
Counselor; Eleanore P. Anderson, San
Jose.
Council of Administration J.
Hoyt, Los Angeles; Mary M. Blood and
Lena SchoIten of San Francisco.
Board of Irustees-Sarah NJ, Metcalf
San Francisco; Eleanore P. Anderson
and Sarah II, Wilson of Oakland.
Delegate-at at-Large-Mary J. Kimball of
Sacramento.
Delegates-M. NJ. Blood, San Francisco;
oliver Welch, San Jose. Alternates-at-
Large-Anna D. Mobely, Carrie NJ. De-
yeraux. Santa Rosa; Hannah J. Myers,
Fresno.
Chairman of the Home Committee,
Venice f. Cushing; Chairman of Pension
Committee. Cornelia Z. Shirland: Chair
man of the Almshouse Committee, Lena
SchoIten; Chairman of the Schools Com
mittee, Ellen Phelps.
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Y. M. G. A. NOTES.
reorganization of the Junior Depart
ment Progressing.

Reorganization of the Junior Depart
ment Progressing.
Rev. Mr.. Hatch OF Berkeley is expected
to lead the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Last Sundays meeting was highly in
teresting one. 1t was led by General
Secretary Grove F. Ekins. A number of
the war veterans who were present re-
lated their experiences, and told of the
sacrifices they made in order to preserve
the nations life thirty years ago
The work of reOrganizing the Junior
department is progressing finely. Any
BOY OF good moral character between the
ages OF 10 and l6 years may become
member OF the junior branch upon the
payment OF the membership fee The
baths and gymnasium Will be reserved
Tor the use OF the Juniors every Wednes-
day, from $50 to P. NJ, and on each
Saturday from 10 A. NJ. to II NJ. The gym-
naslHm classes are under the supervision
Of the Physical Director, who will also
give physical examination to each mem
ber free of charge. Those desiring fur
ther information can call on or address
Grove I. Ekins, General Secretary and
Physical Director.
The debating club presented a good
programme on Wednesday eyenino.
Nearly all Of the mem bers were present,
PRESIDENT Theodore Johnson occupied
the chair, being relieved at times nv
Grove f. Ekins and Harry RibIe How
ard 5. Mcintyre presented an able paper
on Good Roads," The club then at
tackled the question: "Re8oLced, That the
Federal income tax should be sustained
by the American people," Messrs. Coffey
and johnson led in the discussion and
made speeches suggestive Of Webster's
reply to Hayne. Their efforts were sec
onded by Howard 5. Mcintyre and J. H,
Arnold. The arguments were good and
presented in a forCible manner. The
judges thought the negative side had a
little the best of the argument Speakers
dld SO well that the Critics report was
failure. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to prepare q programme for an
open meeting with which to close the
literary work of the term.
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HIS MONEY OR THE LAND.

j. p. Dalton Sues to Recover One or
the Other.
On the 24th of last July Mrs. H. M.
Sheets and John P. Dalton entered into
an agreement whereby Dalton was to
purchase from Mrs. Sheets a piece of
property 100 feet long by 100 feet wide,
situated a short distance north of Wash
ington, Yolo County, for the sum of
81, coo, of which Sl00 was paid at the time.
and the balance was to be paid when Mrs.
Sheets delivered to Dalton the deed to the
property.
Dalton, in a complaint which he has
filed in the Superior Court, alleges that
after he had deposited the 5000 in q bank
in this city, to be paid to Mrs. Sheets
when she delivered the deed of the prop
erty to him. she assigned her interest in
the money to j. w. Baudy of Yolo
County, and that she also disposed of the
property to T.. b. Loydal.
Dalton alleges that he has demanded Of
ali the interested parties that the agree
ment between him and Mrs. Sheets be
carried ont, and they have refused or
were unable to bring about the fulfill
ment of the agreement, or to return the
$500. He wants the court to adjudge that
they have no interest whatever in the
5000; that the money be ordered to be re-
turned TO him, and that the agreement be
declared null and void. Robert I. and
William II. Devlin are Dalton's at
tOrueyS,