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~ sMs,olous VICE.
oambliag II worss ZAaa Dsum
Rueinees InteIE1ty.

00mb1l04 II Worse 1hA1 OB0mkooDoO -
f Deafness Iasegrity.
'Gambling is the skulking. poison
ous foe to business integrity. " said an
experienced business man. lyon can
see the signs of. drunkenness, he Mid.
''and guard against being damaged by
. drinking partner or employee, but
moro often than not you know nothing
Of the gamblers downward progress.
until your losses tell the tale. have,
seldom seen case In which the habit
Of gambling did not have the comp&n-
ton habit Of lying. The lying gets worse
as the gambling becomes confirmed.
Your gambling associate comes along
with such cheerful mask Of falsshood
that yOu are indignant when somebody
intimstes that he is treading the dan
gsrous path Of dalliance with cardE or
horses.
''Some years ago had little ex3e-
rience which Two no doubt many meg
chants csa duplicate. was manag-
ing partner in branch Of one Of theA
most excessive houses in st. Louis. We
had salesman whom wa valued high
y. It came to our knowledge that heA
was falling in love with poker. I said
that he must be warned. The other.
partner thought he was all right, hut.
consented to the warning. In . few
months the man collected . bill and
lost the money ct poker. Ithen insisted.
on reporting . discharge to the main
firm, but my partner stuck to his faith,
in the mans promises. Finally we oom-
promised by retaining tho delinquent
IN condition: shat my partner notify tho,
firm that he would be personally re-.
sponsihle for losses caused by repeti..
tion Of the occurrence. We also sent toa.
every custome3 . notice that all bills.
should be paid directly to our head
quarters.
Before six months had passed the.
salesman managed to collect a bill Of.
81, 500 and lost every dollar.
my partner took the money out Of
his pocket and reimbursed the firm. IT.
10 not necessary to tell anybody who
knows gamblers that he never received
q cent from tho man he had befriended.
1.-THE preacher and the lawmaker
may grade other vices as more heinous,
but the merchant and the banker who
know what is good for them are moro
afraid Of gamblers than Of anything
else. "-St Louis Globe Democrat.
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The Discovery Saved His Life.
Mr.. Il. CaillOuette, druggist, Beavers

The Discovery Saved His Life.
Mr.. 4. Caillouette, druggist, Beavers.
vile, ILL.,, says: ITO DIR. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with LA Grippe and tried all the physi.
clans for miles around, but of no avail,
and was given up and told could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New Discovery
in my store / sent for II bottle and be-
gan ITS use and from the hrst dose be.
gan to get better. and after using three
bottles was up and about again. 1t. is
worth its weight in gold. We won't
keep store or house without it. G n
free trial ut Feckler's & Co.'S drug store.
Griggs courier., 1895-08-23

"AOsA Voe0 AsOO01s00 y 00pUOA10s
AuthenAic news from Cuba is hard to
get. and the actual state Of things On the
island can only be guessed at. But the
members of the Revolutionary party in
this country entertain no doubt Of the
success Il the insurgent forces. So con-
adent are they indeed that they are
planning 10 hold q ameeting in New York
ct an early date for the purpose Of COM
pleting tho form Of q provisional gov
ernment and electing president of the
republic of Cuba.-New York Tribune.
Divorce In Burma.
Suppose o Burmese husband and wife
quarrel and determine to separate. The
wife. who always does all the market
ing. goes out and buys two little cam
dies Of equal length. which are made
especially for this use She brings them
home She and her husband sit down
ON the floor and light them simultane.
ously. One candle stands for him, the
other for her. The one whose candle
burns out first rises and goes out Of the
house forever, with nothing but what
\ he or 10 may have on. The one whose
candle has survived the longest, even
by . second, takes everything. So ths
divorce and division Of the property. Il
you can call ut division. ore settled
| -Philadelphia Time&
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Ms First Visit.

618 E1kU6 VJo1ts
''It seems very swampy alonghere. D."
observed the New Yorker, looking LAM
guidly o1t Of the car window. How
much farther is it to Chicago?"
"Yon've been in Chicago half an
hour, >" aaid the conductor msiesticallx.
''GooA graoiousi I don't aaauy rsss.
deuces>"
''Yaa must be nearsighted,. sir. I can
10 tAs dwelling Of ono a the oldsgk
families in Chicago not. half q mile
away"
AI-Ioan't ses IL at all What's their
nanney'
''NusHak"
'.Bless my Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1895-08-23
THE PLAINS IN WINTER.

4 Journey Across tho Continent In March
IL Like . Voyage.
The journey across the continent from
west to east in nidwinter is very much
like q voyage. When one lands at st.
Paul from the overland train, it is with
all the sensations of making port after
having passed over the ioebound sea Of
the plains
The uniform dazzle Of miles of mo.
notonous snow, broken only where it
sinks to indigo shadow or swells to
crests Of intolerable light, has for days
given to tho world outside the pane 4
sentiment of imnensity rarely matched
BY the moving sea.
There is majesty in the limitless
sweep of level earth, so slightly over.
arched BY the level SKY, but majesty
that becomes desolation when seem in
intimate relation to human life.
A furry team Of horses struggling
across tho plains, drawing q meaRer
sledge load Of ffrewood along a narrow
trail in the snow to some unseen farm
house, alternating through the long
winter months fer the resurrection Of .
few fierce weeks Of summer sunshine; .
little schoolhouse Of unplaned boards
perched ON a swell Of the vast, silent
landscape; farmhouse backed by barn
and corral, with tiny yard in front
enciroled by q tawdry frill Of white
washed paling, showing yellow above
the snowfall these, with miles Of snow
between, pierce one with q keener sense
Of loneliness than could any persona.
experience
The human element is 80 inadequate
that one passes these scattered evidences
Of q struggle for life as In sound ship
one might pass frail craft at sea.
There are eagle minds upon which.
this solemn hostility Of unconquered.
nature acts as challenge; one sees this.
in the voice and step and eye of men.
who have built Dakota and Montana.
towns. Sturdy and unawed, they have
fought their way and wrested for Them.
selves foothold ON the great inhospi+
table plains.
The level iridesoent blaze Of cloudr
less winter days, the treeless prairies.
afame with. color materialized in. q
thousand wild flowers, the dreary swells
Of autumn brown. lifted here and thera
into sharp hnttes Of threatening stone.
each in IT'D own way impressess the
imagination, but repels the nestling,in.
stinct Of h0lne seeking man.-Atlantie
Monthly.
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Soda Fountaan Keeper MusA Cateh On.
There is complaint from the women
because the soda fountain keepers do not
Get up free lunch. A glass Of soda
costs as much as glass of beer, and the
beer drinker gets an appetizing frea
lunch thrown in. This discrimination
IN favor of the men II very annoying to
the women, and they talk Of boycotting
every fountain in town unleas they ara
treated differently. lZ.-Atehison Globe.
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DIAMOND POLISHING.
CUTTING AND PUTTING A LusTER
ON THE FIERY STONE.

~ Industry Not Known In This Counesy
Few Years A9o-kow Our Cutters Ex-
cel These Of Most Every European Coun-
tsy-'Hose" Diamonds Made Of Clips.
Very few people who are fortunate
enough to be able to wear diamonds
know what amount Of labor has been
expended upon them from the time they
were mined until finally they appear in
tho showcases Of the jewellers ready for
us6. Fewer still are aware Of the fact
that the labor Of the cutter and polisher
adds at least $40 a carat to the value Of
tho uncut diamond. These would squirm
at the idea Of taking even seemingly
finished and polished brilliant and split.
ting it into two pieces, doubling the ex.
pediency Of the act ON common sense
grounds. The loss In weight from cut.
ting is over one-haM, but il 60 adds to
the value Of tho diamond that stone
Of one CARAT costing In the rough per.
haps $40. would sell for $40 when cut
aud polished. and the refuse or leav.
ings from the outing might bring .
tidy sum besides The value. however,
does not depend alone xpon tho weight
Of the stone, but it ig affected also by
blemishes and impurity Of color. Il ia
the stone with q blemish, which is some-
times left in It in the hope that the
ignorant and inexperienced purchaser
may not discover It, which goes to the
diamond cutter q second time, that the
connoisseur thinks needs cutting and
necessarily reducing to take tho blemish
out Of, and thus increased it's brilliancy
and value.
Less than .15 years ago two diamond
cutters cut and finished all the rough
diamonds which came to this market.
In fact, there was not q suficiency of
work even for these two workmen, for
the brilliants were nearly all imported
in finished state. ready for setting in
any shape for tho wearers. But the du-
ties upon these became an important
matter, as there was nothing to pay up
on tho rough stone, at least nothing to
speak Of, and the finished article cost
high because Of the demands Of Uncle
Sam. He argued that people who could
afford to wear diamonds should be will
ing to pay high for the privilege. This
matter of duty paid to tho customs off,
GERS became an incentive to the dia-
mond cutting profession, and tire num-
Der Of workmen was increased and the
inventive genius Of our bright Ameri.
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The ''candles' of the Romans con.
sisted Of a string made Of rags and .
small vessel Of rancid fat
Griggs courier., 1895-08-23

eaxony Wa 90 called because It was
inhabited BY the Saxons. who took their
name from the sea AZ, small battleax
or knife which they bore in their CIR
dlea
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onOr0 20 wear diamonds should be will.
ing to pay high for the privilege. This
matter of duty paid to tho customs Off.
GERS became an incentive to. the dia.
mond cutting profession, and tire mum.
Der Of workmen was increased and the
inventive genius Of our bright Ameri.
can inventors set at work to make labor
saving machines for cutting and polish.
ing diamonds.
Another fact that increased the incen.
tive to encouraging American diamond
cutters was that the work ON the bril-.
liants was too frequently done in . care.
less manner in Europe, particularly out.
side Of the Dutch city of Amsterdam,
aud that American workmen. could
much better satisfy the critical taste ot
our people who deal in aud wear pre-.
cious stones, for tho trade takes in oil
precious stones as we'll as diamonds. Al
that time the difference between q dia.
mond imported and one cut and finished
here was SO marked that the demand fol
stones finished here was greatly in.
creased, and within five years some siz
more diamond cutters had established
themselves in Kew York, and all bad
more work than it was possible for them
to do. The eight diamond cutters dressed
and polished at least one.twentiekh o1
all the diamonds sold in the city Of New
York, and the superior excellsnce o1
their work was recognized by all deal
ers and became the envy Of the olde,
workers in Holland, who had heretotort
had almost complete monopoly ok th.
trade. This showed that some things al
we'll as others might be done on thi.
side Of the water better than the work
men Of Europe could do.
Diamonds are imported. as . rule
from South Africa, where as large and
as fine stones are found as in all of tht
East Indies and Brazil. although many
Of the African diamonds are off color.
They come to this country in the rough
in all sorts Of shapes and almost alway,
uneven in shape. These. lack entirely
that luster which is the beauty o6 tn,
brilliant and attaches to the name *
closely, for it is the brilliancy and lus
ter which make the diamond most valu
able, added, Of course, tOthe fact Of it,
hardness aud consequent ability to tax,
and keep very high polish By tn,
process Of 'cleaving' the Irregularities
Of the rough stones are ohipped of, ant
the general form of the diamond is SO
cured, but without its possession Of an,
Of the circles which separate the face
These ohipped of pieces. II at suitable
color and without flawss aRe used fo
making what are denominAted ''rose'
diamonds. What are Called in the par
lance of the trade, ''fasoes" of the din
mond are cut by the rubbing togethe
Of two stones, and when this process i
completed and the stones have been su{
foiently rubbed down thAy resemble tw
irregular glass pebblesl hut ground O
the fasces 80 that there is no sign no
any suggestion even Of bsilliancy. L
fact, they are entirely without luster o
beauty, and to the inexperienced ey
WORTHLESS pieces Of g3asa But when th
polishing of these duh locking stones
finished, and the process concluded
there is . vast difference In the appea,
anoe Of the mondA-Philadelphi
Times.
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fate but raust hire out az musician
For there il dancing during this week
Of gayety-dzncfrg everywhere. And
n1w when ali Is prepared for them
when ss0sages are sizzling In their
own fat and pancakes are frying IN
the pan, the stream OF ru@tscs begins
70 arrive. until by noon the little town
Is crowded
They're not altogether bent on pleas
IRE, though, these peasants IN their
scarlet vests. with hugh oliver buttons.
Overriding coats with narrow sleeves.
boots that reach up 20 the knee and
ssid-lasksng fur caps. Their grown
zoTss and daugiaters-she latter robed
In wx,0lens and caIicoes that blind the
eye-are with them. and so are the fat
ted cattle and load or two ~ rye.
Bur while the town is gay with little
booths. in which are lotteries and
wsleess OF fortune. gingerbread and
honey cakes. ribbons and cheap finery.
Punch and Judy shows and slesghs OF
hand performances hcr0bats and rope
dancers. even = tank with q 1--we seal
and a few other specimens or the wild
beast family concealed behind a TIT
tered tes5t-tiese staid peasants ffrst
attend II business.
Bargains are nut easily made with
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them, either. for with the cunning Of
the true rustic they screw up prices
for their wares as soon as they see the
market Is lively. Hours elapse be-
fore buyer and seller are OF accord.
But once the money Is paid and
slowed away in the capacious leather
pouch secured by a broad strap around
the waist. the cautious peasant slaps
himself on the belly and is good for
any amount OF fun. He HES him to
tina; inn where he has put up for a gen.
Grafton or more. and nothing is too
good fer him.
Inside. where the smoke from scores
Of long pipes Is thick enough to cut
with knife. he sits and drinks beer.
wine or strong liquor. talks cattle,
grain. horse or district politics. plays
cards or tries his Wit at making
good match for son or daughter.
Ana that brings ffe 20 the marriage
market at last The lads and lasses.
mind you. are moi marched up In a
row, waiting for the highest bidder.
In most cases neither the prospective
groom nor bride Is present The young
folks. in fact. are upstairs In the dance
haii, where the shrsH notes of n polka
and mazurka are accompanied by the
stamping IF the peasants boots. But
their papas are attending 10 the seri-
Gus business OF life for them There
IL nearly always d nlidd,eman--an old
experienced sinner who knows every
man and every woman In the neigh
horh1sd knows the acres 81 each peas
ant xsNunr thu tsstft{a t,ai, r,s.;,,sv .. ,.,,,,
as Wen as the amount or hts Swings
70 L And this old fellow IL Is who
first brings available" parties to-
gether and then eggs them on TO fur
Their steps II Is money, money.
money, from FIRST 10 last. or moneys
worth. which decides the point for or
against. Bid against bid. the value Of
each piece OF land. The question of
mortgage or no mortgage. the amount
of ready cash. fhe exact size OF the
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hronzed, ssnewy peasants. Susb a
thing IS not drearnpt Of IL Is CITY
ssonsense" Where an agreement on ali
the principal points has been reached
the nlddleasan az once makes a rough
draft OF the contract between the TWO
fathers. In which especially the cash
and other points in the dowry are
accurately set down ard witnessed by
mutual friends.
And now at last the son OF one and
the daugata- OF the other are sought
for and hint Is dropped % them
The young fellow presents the girl
with little nosegsy, which she az once
transfers to her girslle, and then they
JOIN once more the crowd OF dancers.
They're now looked uron as a couple
After the return home on the Sunday
succeeding. the parents Of the young
man pay visit 10 the brides house
on leaving the services In the village
church, and then last points disputed
are settled for good and ali. Soon af-
ter. the wedding takes place.
That is the way-with Sslas Wegg
dropping into Isoetry''--lleart finds
heart in Teitow This is the custom
which has prevailed for many centu-
ries. And there is no appeal from
this social law OF the district. Opposi-
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Preshrirrian shurchsa.

Ross Mlssaon--D. Z. Foriney. pastor
Preaching. 80 p. n. first and third Sab
bath of month.
Second-North Seattle-oak and Harri-
son. Rev. W. A Major, pastor; resi-
dence, All Temperance street. Services
IL a. n. and 1850 p. n. Morning subject.
Into a Purer Atmosphere; evening sub
ject, In Your Own Armor;" Sabbath
school. ia.i5 p. m; Y. r. S. c. E, $50 p.
m: prayer meeting. Thursday, $50 p. m.
First Mission-in Wards hall, George
town, South Seattle. Suday school. 2 p.
m; preaching, 8 p. N.
d-First-Broadway and First av
enue. Rev. ID. L. Fordney, pastor.
Preaching ii a. N. and 7:e0 p. M; Sab
bath school, 10 a. m. Y. p. S. c. E.. $50
p. m: prayer meeting. Thursday. P. m.
Calvary Market and King streets. Rev.
S. ]. Kennedy. pastor; residence. 72f Mar
ket street Services II d. m. and 1870 p,
M. morning subject. waiting Upon God
and Its Attendant Results" evening sub
ject, "A Noble Resolution Sabbath
school. 1915 p. m; Y. p. S. C. E.. $50 p.
m; prayer meeting. Thursday, p. m
Flrst-F'ourth and Spring streets Rev.
Alexander Alison, y D., pastor: resi-
dence. 1912 Marion street Services. II a.
m. and $50 p. M: morning subject, My
Impressions of General Booth and the
Salvation Army" eeyning subject, Thou
Shalt Not Commit Adultery being the
third In the series of .'P.ain Discources
on the Sins and Sinners Among U.s." A
good musical programme at each service.
Sunday school. 1880 p. m; Y. p. S. c. e.
6.15 p. m: prayer meeting. Thursday. s
p. m; preachers meeting, Thursday, 7:l5
ID. m.
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married the mate so thoughtfullv
chosen by their parents. And few of
these come to any good
One young fellow was found stabbed
20 death In the forest near by. the
victim Of Jealous competition for the
hand OF his inamorata. One girl ac-
tnaily few into the face of traditions
and eloped with the young man OF her
cho.ce~-ieayiDg the one intended fo~
her behind 70 marry another. Ard
though both she and her young man
We're east aside and iisinherited and
formally cursed by their aged parents
al home. | WAS glad 10 1enrn that this
young c'ounie-though young no longer
fled To Anrerica and are still living
happy ami c0ntented in some rural ,xsg-s
or Wisconsin.
But slese are rare exceptions-vecy
rare. As a rule sons ana daughters.
born and bred in s.avish obedience.
do not even mQrmur Amusing inci-
dents do occur and that quiet often.
One or these was Conical enough n
ssstT1n worth repeating, \ peasant with
four daughters. ali % them decidedly
unatsracttve IN looks. disposed of his
market last year. When the young
fei."w, however. came To the old mans
house the sly old fox led out his first
born, i've wears older than the groom
and enough 10 fTighten any oneEaway.
Thcreapoa stCs~sa1y interview. a
ienEiky discussion, and at last after
deaI of hagg1Ing an agreement was
rs2ehea- Simply by Increasing the ma
tare old maiden's dowry. hy /. GEO marks
tss50. Ana I saw this tos,p!e AZ the
fsfr-->>oo,ng like TURTLE doves ana has,nx-
~ harry can h.. odd. ism, it, yer
that y the rule with these naarrlarxs
concluded in such ultra p9.ssaiC> fashion
that nearly ali of them turn orr vel,
| asn crcdtbly informed You see thsSa
peasants frsm around Te(eow are sy,,,e,,
ike those lola 50 graphically Paints in
us novel. la Tercc''~~yylth souls thar
nave ~ TecTn for anything beside tha
thirst Tor more lac,B and u.~~a cols
oT. ~ Dut Z ~ a ulc-e cag,y,- s-y,,s,,., =,
WAY they're r.; quite so dn$al as Wa
city-bvevi pezsp'e are.
Will uat knowingly wrsr~ --a,,,-w
There Is a-ather y,N-,,,s,~fs,. -
gives II Verl5-Httla rx,,,s~-f,s $4,000
''F S.'eltis->t &tsd the finest IN
tae oa6NeF E2elr excellent flavor i
une' asEi tod. t. the peculiar SOL.
~i's'Ss S3aa''1.cas makeup slightly dir
ieTS from tha< anywhere else. Theze
caTross nave lss'sa raised. ton. for ~er,.
,a~.es arsa they COME high even wAen
! issGsat q the rr0auee~ Tne~ So
sa.l'T@d dl1ecs - 81 tbs countries rear
Ssd far, even h Jerusalem. 20 Ausfra-
ba. ARIA and America. ard the money
F"S*sFe3 st< tf'esa f3-xs1s In large mess
'a-'s the wealth ~ ts8s quai-st little
to"a WOLF E0s% SC,FsTgpRpASr
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Lutheran chnrehes.

English Holy Trinity-Seventh and
Union. Sunday school. 9:45 a. m. Ser
vices discontinued until the arrival OF a
pastor.
German Observation-Disclosures Mission.
Sanders hall, below Sweeney's brewery
Sunday school. l:3o p. M; services, $50
every other Sunday.
German Lutheran--Services in han cor
ner OF Main and Twelfth streets every
Sunday at i6:s5ta m. Sunday school. $50
a. m. Rev. NJ c. Baads. pastor: residence.
1918 Main street.
egsan-Dan.sh--F and Pine
streets. S. r. Teliefson, pastor. Study in
basement. Services. II a. m and p. m.
Sunday seAcoi. $50 a. N. Prayer meet
ing, Thursday, y. m.
Swedish Evangeiicai-Third street, near
Pike Rev Martin L. Larson. pastor:
residence laz1 Fifth street between Pike
ami Union. Sunday school. i2:l5 p. m.
Services. 1915 a. m. and r. M. and
Thursday, p. N.
German Evangelical. lions congrega-
ton reed's hall. Ninth street. between
Pine ana Olive. Services, 1899 a. N. aud
T:s1 y. m Sunday school. a. m. "Ribal-
stunae," Wednesday. $50 p. IN. Lutheran
Young Peoples society, Thursday, 7:So
,. n.
Rainier Heights Mission-At Presby;ez-
Tan church. Market street. Sunday school
al 1:So n. N. every Sunday. Services az
so p. n. every other Sunday. Pastor.
T.. knappe; residence. 1919 TENTH street;
assistant pastor. Rev. W. Ii. Kurtz, 1919
Tenth street.
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the court transferred from the stag
nank little pace TO the nearby cupl-
tai. where he could combine business
with pleasure. Since then the last
yextage of town life has deserted Tel
tow and permitted il TO drip into It's
old siunherosls stage oe seuai-exlst-
ence.
Ho~eter, otice every year the peo-
rle OF Tei1ew wake up. rub their eyes
and become very much alive That IL
the time OF .sAas1imi's est. Marines
sisy1 az the beginning of November.
when geese arc at their juiclest and
hest, when cfssps of every Kind are nn-
der seof. ana the peasants have a lot
at tssc1iey which tlay aou't knew what
q 40 WITH That IL the ;Iule 81 the
marriage market. For ii IL n market.