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BURN THOSE LETTERS.
Good Advice to Maidens Who Write Low
ing Love Letters.

Good Advice to Maidens Who Write Low
Ing Love Letters.
There ought to be law making it
capital crime to keep any letter more
than six months More than half the
trouble in this world-the sort of
trouble, mean, that breaks peoples
hearts and is occasionally aired in the
divorce courts-is caused by letters
foolishly preserved. OF course, sensi-
BILE people never write letters that all
the world might not read. But all the
sensible people are dead. for venture
to say there is not one of us who has not
at some period of his life poured forth
his soul in letter he'd give his ears
never to have written. If you are q
man itdosen't matter SO much, for even
If your letters to your old sweetheart
do fall into the hands of her present
husband it isn't at all likely he'll read
them-men haven't enough curiosity
in the matter. Honorable scruples?
Not bit ofit-simply lack of curiosi-
ty. But if you are woman, doesn't
it make you writhe in spirit to think
of those letters you wrote Jack, or
Will, or George when you were sure
he was the only man in the world? OF
course the girl he married has read
them-trust a woman for that-and
she has made fun Of your souls out
pourings, and-well it's enough to
turn ones hair white to think of it.
Love letters ought to be written in
ink that would fade in fortnight,
but SO long as they are not, people
who keep them ought to be put into
solitary confinement for all the rest
of their ves.-Washington Post
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Jamaica has one hundred apd forty
nine Baptist churches.
The Lutheran church owns educa-
tional institutions in the United states
70 the value of $4,ss9,550.
The Young Women's Christian as.
sociation of Michigan includes nine
teen associations, with membership
Of two thousand.
During this century over 100, ,oOo, 900
copies of the word OF God have been
printed in over 800 different dialects
and languages.
DIR. Pennell says medical missions
are the picture language OF the church
militant. The rudest and toughest,
the simplest and most uneducated, can
understand the language OF Christian
love, kindness and charity.
There are only two women in
Great Britain who are entitled to add
oil. d. to their names, and they are
both Belfast girls. Miss Frances IL.
Gray is the latest to be SO honored by
the Royal university Of Ireland.
-Woman's work in India has made
great progress. There are now III
women missionaries = foreign and
Eurasian-in India. These have ac-
cess to 40,513 zenanas, and have 6s,4l4
girl pupils in the mission schools.
Rev. Manasseh G. Papazian, who
was for a time pastor of Congrega-
tional church at Rowley, Mass, and
married young lady Of that place.
was arrested some weeks ago at Ain
tab, Turkey, and imprisoned for po-
litical reasons. Mr.. Papazian COM
pleted his studies in Yale and Andover.
-Haverford college has received
from +. Wistar Brown gift of ten
thousand dollars, the income of which
is to be used annually in securing a
course of lectures on biblical subjects.
The lecturer is to be an authority on
the subject in America or Europe, and
his lectures are to be placed in the col
lege library. He will be expected to
reside at the college for a few weeks.
The course is to be known as the Hav-
erford library lectures.
Sir Henry Acland, Bart, regius
professor of medicine at Oxford, who
accompanied the prince of Wales in his
visit to America in 1860, has sent in his
resignation, to take effect at the end
of the year, when he will be eighty
and will have served the university fif-
ty years. He was appointed reader in
anatomy in 1s45 Radcliffe's librarian
in 1851, regius professor in in 1s4s, and
created baronet in $780, He is the
uncle of Right Hon. Arthur II. Dyke
Acland, Lord Rosebery's minister of
education.
I'm the public schools of France 24.2
per cent of the scholars are short
sighted. in those of Germany 35 per
cent and in those of the United King
dom 90 per cent. The percentage of
myopy is highest in the classes of
rhetoric and philosophy. The hy-
gienic condition of the school does not
seem to affect it, but in the opinion of
DR.. Martin, French authority, want
Of physical exercise is the chief cause
of it. BY modifying the work of the
classes and allowing reasonable spells
of exercise between them the propor-
ton of myopy in the college of Gels
sen fell from 1856 to II per cent in five
years.
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combat between mans puny sCrenRtns
backed by courage and determination,
and the convulsivc power Of the sea's
onslaught. Anxious eyes, half blinded
by the driving scud and salt spray, fol-
lowed the frail craft as her oars
plunged deeply below the swirlinR
surge, rose and dropped again. Now
she was seen on the crests OF the bu-
lows, which broke around her in clouds
OF foam, and anon she disappeared
wholly in their hollows.
Not yet, however, had she felt the
full brunt Of the seas. open as the
bay was, The protection 1t afforded
was appreciable, SO much SO, that no
sooner had the gig got clear OF its
shelter than the change became ter
ribly apparent She no longer'm the
oncoming waves head on, but broad
side, she pitched and staggered, the
oars rising and falling spasmodically
like the tentacles Of some fioundering
sea monster.
"She'll neer max the wreck" ex-
claimed Ben Variey, fearfully. "Ne'er
+ this world can she dot. Sure as I'm
livin' they'll be swamped II they go
forrarder."
He had but spoken the words when
a huge sea struck her. 1t hurled her
back into the trough, the waters break
ing high overhead and pouring into
her. For some seconds she was In
visible. At length she rose, heavy
and inert. She was floating keel up
ward.
my Godp' old Ben cried hoarsely,
"she's over-she's capsized."
Esther, standing near, heard the
dire exclamation; but it was not neces-
say to hear-she had seen. Yet no cry
escaped her lips. She simply stood
there, as before, pale with death.like
pallor, mute and motionless. She was
still staring, with stony gaze, In the
direction of the overturned boat, when
her father touched her gently on the
shoulder.
Come, my lass" he said, in hushed
tones. "Thee'd be best at home. Come"
Esther put her hand to her throat;
muffied sob struggled for utterance,
but no tears came. Silently she took
her fathers arm and hastened away.
Hers was of the grief that is too deep
lying for outcry-a sorrow that gnaws
the heartstrings.
Two hours later, the cart on which
the Morperland lifeboat had been
transported overland rumbled down to
the beach. In the interval, however,
the ship on the Fork rocks had gone to
pieces. One of her crew. clipging to
a fragment of floating wreckage, was
picked up by the lifeboat, which also
brought ashore the only survivors of
the rescue party-Rube Grpme and
Bob Yardes, both of whom had man.
aged to hang on to the boats keel
when she capsized.
Brooding sorrow long gloomed the
little fishing thorp of Port st. Bede-
sorrow for brave stilled hearts. And
over the cottage of old Ben rests a
somber pail that time has failed to
raise or the holy light of resignation to
Dierce -Chamhars, Tourhal
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ONLY A MISTAKE.
Nothing ut All for a Respectable Colored
GentlemRn to Worry Over.

Nothing st All for q Respectable Colored
Gentleman to Worry Over.
A curious blunder occurred in West
Virginia county not long ago. A mum.
ber Of the farmers had sustained losses
of sheep from their respective focks,
and, being skeptical as to the eff
cheney Of the law officers, one night
took the matter in their own hands.
A dozen or more of them proceeded
some miles away, to the house Of Re-
hoboth Jemson, and Notwithstanding
his protestations Of innocence gave
him a severe drubbing.
The affair created no little stir, as
Rehoboth was very respectable col
ored man, who owned snug little
farm and was deacon in the Baptist
church. He had the confidence and
estecm OF his white neighbors, who
were SO worked up over the matter
that they considered the expediency OF
an investigation that should lead to
the punishment of the raiding party.
Within few days the farmers discov-
cred they had made an awkward mis-
take, the guilty party having been
caught red-handed and had made full
confession; So being in the main right
good set Of fellows they decided to
offer balm to Rehoboth for his many
wounds. Three Of their number were
designated committee with full pow.
ers to act, and they hastened to the
discharge of their duty. Old Rehoboth
was sitting in his neat little cabin with
bandaged head, while his wife was ap
plying cooling wash to his lacerated
back. The committee looked foolish
and scarcely knew how to begin; but
finally one of the number stanmered
out an apology, and added that they
were willing to pay a reasonable
amount as q recompense for his suffer-
ings.
"La, child, how you does tork.
sho'ly! Ameckin' sich furss dat rs
ershamed on ye! You jes' git back ter
yer homes n stay dar. l ain AKIN
muffin m don want muffin. Wy,
honey, ef l done tuck on erbout de
mistecks er white folkses I'd jis' be
plum mis'able harf de time. Chicago
Trihuna
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NEW DEFINITIONS
From the Proposed "American woman'
Dictionary"

From the Proposed "American Woman's
Dictionary"
Lady-A gentleman of the new
school.
Air-castle aerial structure built
upon foundation of wedding-cake.
Baby-A young child of either sex
possessing hundreds of joints, all of
which are set in motion upon being
lifted or otherwise disturbed.
Crank-The woman who agitated
something which does not interest us.
Don't-A term implying assent to the
rising generation.
Genius-Our child.
Husband-A verb signifying to man.
age with frugality. Alsoa noun signi-
flying one who manages with frugality.
Ice-cream Saloon-An unlicensed
bank where funds are deposited
Journal-A newspaper announcing
bargains.
Kiss-A renewal of hostilities.
Money-Said to be stamped coin used
as a medium of commerce. Seldom
found.
Nice thing that is not ''aw-
full"
Onion-A vegetable much eaten by
those who sit next to us in street cars.
Politics-A narcotic administered by
men.
Quiver-A receptacle for Cupid's
darts. A Saratoga trunk.
Vulgar-An adjective qualifying pro-
nouns of the second and third per.
sons.
White-Our blackest falsehoods.
XmasAA merry festival for the dis
posal of duplicate or otherwise unde-
sirable possessions.
Young-What women always declare
tn emselves to be. What men expect
women to declare them.
Zeal-The ardor with which we man
age our neighbours affairs.-N. Y.
World.
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Snow Apple Pudding. Remove the
inside from six large baked apples.
Beat to stiff froth the whites Of three
eggs, stir into the apple and serve with
the following sauce: Beat the yolka
OF the eggs with one cup OF sugar,
adding one-half cup Of boiling milk,
and flavor with lemon.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
-Soft-Spread Toast: Toast the
bread and spread it while 1t is hot.
Have ready half q pint of hot milk OF
water, dip the toast in it very quickly
that it may not soak too much, but
merely to moisten it. Dry toast should
never be laid one slice Upon another,
but set on the edge in toast rack to
keep it dry.-Boston Budget
Jelly Ia Russo: Soak half Of q
package OF gclatine In half q cup OF
cold water for half an hour, then dis
solve over hot water. Take one cup Of
orange-juice, half of a cup Of lemon.
juice and half Of a cup Of water. Mix
the entire juices with threefourths OF
a pint of granulated sugar and stir un.
til it is dissolved. Add the gelatine to
this and color. Turn part Of it into a
boarder mold to harden. Put the re.
mainder into a pan and beat when II
begins to stiffen. Beat until light and
frothy and put in the center OF the
mold and garnish with candied fruits.
Ohio Farmer.
--Jumbles: One pound Of butter,
one pound of sugar, granulated or pow.
dered, the juice and grated rind OF
two lemons, six eggs and flour enough
to make soft dough. Cream the but
ter and sugar, add the eggs we'll beat
en-, the rind and juice of the lemons
and -four enough to mold them into
shape with your hands but not enough
to roll. Dip each one in cracked Loaf
sugar, drop a blanched almond ON
each, and press in the center of the
jumple. Great care must be taken to
prevent burning while they are bak-
ing. The above quantity makes large
number of jumbles.-Christian In.
quirer
Sleeps Head Pie: This is a good
dish, and the bones over from it are a
valuable addition to the stockport.
The necessary ingredients are the
sleeps head, piece of steak or bacon,
three eggs, pepper, salt and little
mace. First wash the sleeps head,
soak it we'll, and then parboil it. When
cold take all the meat from the bones
and arrange it on a pie dish. Add
either piece of steak cut small, or
two or three slices of bacon, three
hard-boiled eggs sliced, and the pep.
per, salt, etc. Add little of the liquor
the head was boiled in, and cover with
a good pie crust, and bake slowly after
the pastry is cooked for one and hall
hours.-Leeds Mercury.
Puff Chips: These are also very
dainty and may be made from the
same paste. Roll out into layer
about one-fourth of an inch in thick.
ness, cut into strips about one inch
wide and five long, making fancy
ends Lay two together, one on top OF
the other, until all have been used;
then with small cutter "a funnel
may be used-cut three or four holes
down through the two strips. Glaze
to tops with the half-beaten egg, being
very careful that it does not touch the
sides, and bake to a delicate brown.
Put napkin or fancy dolly on pret.
ty dish and pile the chips in log-cabin
fashion and serve with lemon or other
jelly.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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WHEN / SHALL MEET NY YOUTH.

Somotime-I know not how nor whom
This weary road Journey on
VIII lead thro' lands that have known,
And shall meet my youth again
Thro' some old wood my childhood know
The road, at length. will bring to Wow
A cottage In . lowly glen,
Whore shall meet my youth again
Where shall greet beside the gate
a boy whoee unforgotten face
WIN glad me with It's tender grace
OF artlcss life and love elAte-
Ny soul will sparkle In his gase
Tho while his sunburnt hand ratso
Against my lips In silence. then,
Whom shall meet my youth again
And rot tho lad Of whom dream
May know mo not, for shall be
10 him deep ming mystery
OF things that arc and things that secmi
From these old scars OF time and toll
His heart, albeit. may recoil.
Az children's often do from mon.
When shall meet my youth again.
But no shall know me. at the last,
And creep into my arms, and weep,
Al shall lulI his lids 10 sleep
With stories OF the chsuges past;
And ere the morning breaks upon
Us twain. our souls shall be - one,
And time shall breathe . soft amen"
When shall meet my youth again
james N. Matthew. In Indianapolis Journa
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There are hundreds of farmers, it is
safe to say, in thinly-occupied parts Of
this country who either do not own
their land or do not know whether
they do or not They settled on their
holdings when young, and no claims
for rent or dispossess warrants have
been exhibited since. Unclaimed lands
have been taken up in New England
within two years, and a man who re.
Gently built a house in Maine was
asked why he did not buy the ground
it stood on, whats the use?" he an.
swered. "The owners of all this coun
try are big lumber companies. Do you
suppose they're going to pay an agent
a hundred dollars or more to hunt
around for fellow who is using ten
cents worth of their real estate and
doing no harm to anythingp l guess
not. You can stay in this country as
long as you like"
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Cream of Onion souu.

Peel and cut into thin slices dozen
small white onions, and fry them to a
light brown in tablespoonful of but
ter. Add to the onions pint of sweet
milk, quart of boiling water, a salt
spoonful of salt, the same quantity OF
white pepper, a half teaspoonful Of
sugar and pinch of mace. Cook half
an hour very slowly and:strain through
fine sieve. Add the yolks of three
eggs, we'll beaten, and cupful OF
cream. Serve immediately.-Ladies
Home Journal.
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We saw. let vour rooue,

We say, let your rogues in novels
act like rogues, and your honest men
like honest men; don't let us have any
juggling and thimblerigging with vir-
tue and vice, SO that, at the end of
three volumes, the bewildered reader
shall not know which is which; don't
let us find ourselves kindling at the
generous qualities of thieves and sym
pathizing with the rascalities of noble
hearts. ts.-Thackeray.
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A Quiet Hint.

Mr.. Staylate-They say that gray
hair is started for every sigh one
heaves.
Miss Sittuppe Very possibly, Mr..
Staylate. But do you believe in what
they say about beauty sleep?-Brook-
lyn Life.
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The Reason. Parhans.

Slip-I have to 20 to tailor to get
my clothes. I can't get anything at
the ready-made clothing places.
Slay-Why not? Won't they trust
you?--Texas Siftinps.
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-Harry-"But, darling, you do not
greet me with your wonted joyous
ness. fear you love another" Har-
riette- True; but he has no money.
You need not fear TO lose me, Harry"
Boston Transcript.
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Doubtful.

May-Jack said that it would brea X
his heart if gave him the mitten. 1
wonder if it did?
Tom-Well, l know that he cracked
q bottle over it.-Truth,
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--visitor-"What do you consider
you husbands best piece of work?''
Mrs. Paintbrush-'Well, should say
building the kitchen fire." - Inter
Ocean.
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Rice is said to be the staple food
of nearly one-half Of the human race,
The Van Buren press., 1895-01-12
-"Whv is a great. stron

why is a great, strong man like
you round begging?" "Ah, madam, it's
the only profession in which a gentle
man can address beautiful lady with
out the formality of an introduction. /"
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Hard on the Groom.

One OF the pleasures of being married
in Paris is that you have two cere-
monies, two wedding dresses, two sets
of guests and congratulations all done
over again. and, although there is an
interval between the two ceremonies
you know that you are not really mar
ried until you have gone through both.
1t is almost like being married twice.
Philadelphia Times.
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Of the mizxen was the only spar left
standing; fore and mainstay had both
gone by the board. She was fast up
on the Forks. every succeeding wave
Just lifting her clear to dash her down
again upon the jagged mass
A man had been dispatched on
horseback to apprise the Morperland
lifeboat crew of the disaster; but it
was plain that before aid could arrive
from that quarter the vessel would be
q total wreck. She could not hold to-
gether much longer; the adamantine
battering-ram Of the Forks was fast
splintering her timbers to matchwood.
The bark herself was doomed. No
rocket could reach her; the sole hope
lay in the possibility of boat ap-
preaching near enough to throw q
lifeline aboard. The possibility! We
had all but said the impossibility. Yet
the attempt was about to be made.
Already the fishermen had run
Gr~me's pilot gig down TO the waters
edge, and already one luckless essay
had been made to launch her. An in
coming wave had filled her and tossed
her back mockingly upon the shingle,
her crew scrambling to land as best
they might, Tom Croft with his arm
broken.
Dick arrived just as the catastrophe
occurred; he was now dressed in oil
skins Esther followed him, cloak
thrown over her wedding dress, and q
heavy shawl supplanting bridal veil
and orange blossoms Dick mechanic
ally stepped forward and took Toms
place in the boat.
The second attempt was more sue
cessful, for, although some water was
shipped, the gig safely topped the ad-
vancing wave and rode in deep water.
Now came !he struggle-the unequal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-09
SEATTLE. TUESDAY, APRIL o.


BY maintaining Lake Washington a.
4 constant level. which WI be posssbie
BY means Of spiiiNays iu the proposed
cut through the hills. the lands on
Gquak slough xili be redeemed. These
lands approximate In area 40 acres,
and on account % susrrergence are now
Compare ely worthless. When relieved
from the foods. however. they viii be %
great value on account OF their rich al
fayiai character. making them sdApta-
bae for market gardening. and from the
fact that they viii have cheap water
transportation. by whtch each farmer
can carry his produce % market In his
own boat IL necessary. With slight
dredging AZ one or two points, Sauak
slough can be made navigable for the
.aMusquito fleet which viii then ply 70
all points on Lake Washington and Lake
earnamish. bringing the produce OF an
Immense territory To market cheaply.
and furnish traffic for the canal.
When the waterway connecting lake
Washington with Puget Sound Is COM
plefes and the ode lands are filled In.
as intended. the works will bs the won
der OF the world and Seattle VIII be an
IDEAL commercial city. With ample fat
spaes for business and manufactures.
where railway trains would meet tho
ships on the same level. her light Setail
streets viii be on the slopes OK the ILLS.
sna her residences VIII overlook the
whole
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Cities. like individuals, sometimes
achieve greatness through their own ex-
ertions. while others have greatness
thrust upon them. Seattle has had sue
cess through iss own efforts and also by
reason OF IL being thrust upon her. a not
able case In point lis the trade Of Alaska.
which has apparently dropped into her
lap without solicitation or effort. Seattle
being the natural distributing point for
the Northwest coast, trade has eentered
here without being sought for. and every
thing has moved along satisfactorily TO
seller and purchaser. Every steamer that
leaves this port fer Alaska Is crowded
with passengers and freight. bound for
the mining camps. the growing towns.
settlements and fisheries. Large quantt-
ties Of provisions are consumed there. be-
cause II IL a new and unsettled country,
and for the further cause that IL Is not an
agricultural or grazing country. and is
therefore dependent on the outside world
for It's breaiatuffs and provisions. Alaska
Is essentially mining and fishing conn
try. and by reason Of its comparative tso-
iation the development OF It's resources
has necessarily been slow un 20 the pres
ent time. Its extensive placer deposits
and gold lodges have been the means Of
attracting attention all over the rn.en
and the rush OF miners reminds one Of the
stampede to the Fraser and Carihoo Ia
the early and fiush times
The permanent character Of the quartz
iedges having been demonstrated beyond
doubt by the annual output OF one OF
the largest gold mills I'm the world. II yet
remains 20 be see how extensive and per
sfaanent the piAeers OF the Yukon and its
tributaries may prove. The work OF this
year will hardly be fair test. owing 20
Tire many disadvantages the miners have
been compelled 20 work under, and the
shortage 90 provisions. While harfshirs
tnnumershle WITH be encountered. new
geld fields VII De discovered. fortunes
VIII be wen and lost. and Alaska will
continue 20 prosper through the product
nf her mines and asher3cs
Meantime II will be we'll Tor he rssr-
chants and business mea e. Seattle n
foster this tra9e. because e Is a cash
trade and IL desirable. TIE relations hs-
tween ire people q Alaska ans sestt1.
are 81 the fnost friendly character. they
are reciprocal and should Sontfnua 20. oar
position IS such that great assistance car
be rendered Alaska In q direct ana t~8i.
rnct nanaer. ans n Is plaaHaut - rote
that shat ilstle has been dome 81 behalf -
TIE pe0ple IL very warmly appreciated sna
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