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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

Pare twelve large cucumbers and take
out the pulp. Cut them in strips about
two inches vide and three or four inches
long. Let them stand a few minutes.
Take two pounds OF sugar, one pint OF
vinegar, one ounce OF cinnamon. half
ounce OF cloves; boil all together and
sklm. Then put In the cucumDers. Let
them cook until tender. Then take them
out and let the liquor cook fifteen min
utes. Pour this vinegar over the cucun1-
bers and cover tight, or put in self-seal-
1rs 70 sxcsude air
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

Cucumber Pickles.

To prepare small eucumbers wash q hum
dred and pace them IN jar. Cover them
with strong brine for twenty-four hours
Then remove. and wipe them dry. Put
them In q porcelain kettle with a few
small silver onions. a red pepper or two
and a few pieces OF horseradlsh. Cover
with weak vinegar, using water 10 dilute
Il. Have another vessel or the range with
spices 10 suit the taste. an ounce OF MUS
tard seed (use whole cloves or cinnamon
BARK: let Il come 10 a scaId. but not boil;
put IN a pound OF sugar II you want them
sweet. II not. omit sugar. After the pick
les are hot through, take them out and
place in jars. and pour over them the
spiced vinegar. put in the onions, also the
pepper, here and there through them. You
can put them In glass self-sealers. and
they win keep for years fresh as new.
This recipe has been tested and can be
thoroughly relied upon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

sprfnkle al Win salt ana let them stand
ever night % drein press them dry, then
rut a iav@r In a lar. spriEkie Il with mus
tqrd seed. black pepper and httle Erate3
horse raassh. ada a layer OF me pickle
and 50 on untli al the mixture s n ne
iar. pour ever z scsiGing hot vioaSaE
whieh has one pound % sugar dissolved
through 81; let q stand two days. when Il
- resdv FOR Use
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

Pare ans lay ta cold water ens horr 1ve
ra sta a1-ssxez potatoes. thea remove sren
t14 water aza wtpe thRm ary. VIA sgaa4
s-u e pare ron1& 4n4 round IN ees conslnz-
oas strip. handle sltA care. sna fly 4 few
a. = gaae ~ fresh esEtaseas. remove a a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

Deatctcss. Nho,esczsss ard so-ss-rsase--
r-E Ca asns. bscon ara isrt i1s-st
oa hsvsnS ssseaa. paeks3 ey Frye-H~ssa
esn&Eaw CO.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
Nfnshroom Catsup.

Put large. fresh mushrooms into IA.
mash well AID sprinkle freely Win sat,
let ssans ter days. taen strain. boil and
skin. atd % escs quart o. hquor a hair
Pint q elder vinegar. wtth white pepper
ara Spices 70 yuur taste.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
Mixed Pickles.

Chop and mix together half cabbage,
four roots OF celery. four tablespoons CT
grated horseradish. six large green to-
matoes, one large Spanish onion, two Gu
cumbers, one red and one green peppsr:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

bot tisa Aac sprinkle lightly Win salt
and serve
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
Hot ~Iaw.

TO make hot saw. else so1ft Aezd ~
cshhaRs very Are. nat 8. ga sew pan.
as 4 earn q h1t water. cover closely ana
cock F~orr twenty 80 fhsrtv minutes the1
80 sh~oarh g sat ans butter 90 seasaa.
uth one egg was beaten. ara al ,Ae last
tao tAelespSoarl.s % vinegar and serve
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

FIRST Regiment Band LsseAi PARK THIS
asssguooz-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

TO on. beaten eeg a3d d cup % mix ard
nttie salt: trsm the crlst from slices -
Hrhs arcas. dlp tAem On ih.s mixture. AID
brown ee.}ca,rly cn s. bot 50ttsre1 Ersaaie.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
VALUABLE RECIPES.


Observation-Disclosures Menn.
BREAKFAST.
Ps sar.s. crsau. az $3.50 saxa1
s-ossea LAMB C,ao1s. Eorn- oysssrsN
American Toast
LUNCHEON.
z>~. c-c1ue.a Bakez Sweet Potatoes.
Ehopr.1 Cucars6ers.
rsos Esscuss Pun Jelly.
warsrrsslon- Cocoa.
Dinner.
Conscmns. with AspaTzgus Tsrs
ross. OF Eszl. Potato Bats Drowned
fried Egg Plant Hot saw.
Succoca lash.
SALAD a "a CoiuEsosne.
Waters with Mesfe4 EhseeA
Sailed Peanuts
chooo'a's CAKE. co~.s e@ea ie' @
Pickles.
There IL an old saying that people who
ike pickles. are in love- However that
may b@. the hoasekeeper who does not IN
eersiaad al the mysteries OF pIekle-mak-
ing Is certainly ''in pickle" Iasss are
the beginning OF the days when the house
wife lays Ia her winter store OF picklsa
Homemade pickles are not only cheaper.
but they are also more wholesome thar
those you buy. When necessary 70 boil
vinegar ia the preparation OF pickles. II
should be done Ia q porcelain kettle or In
A stone vessel. When pickles OF any kind
are first made the vinegar should be pour
ed over them boiling hot.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

z~~s r~c1ue.A Bzke1 Sweet Potatoes.
rn0Dr.1 Cucarsbers
Eos Biscuits. PUN jelly.
watermelon cocoa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

One OF the newest styles Of the pop
uiar Elton suit IS here shown. The
material is brown cloth with revers
and coat collar OF linen crash, hand
someIy trimmed with Insertion and
cdging Of hatlste embroidery. Tie
stylish skirt has brown dots on
ground Of ecru canvas, stitched straps
Of brown cloth outlining ths front
gore The Jacket D. adjusted ~ single
bust darts and under-arrn cores, the
seamless back being rounded az tho
walst line. while the fronts are SLIGHTLY
pointed Large white pearl buttons
decorate the fronts under the vide
pointed -eve-s that meet tne rolling
collar fn nOtches The sleeves are
fasaIonab!y aide al the top being
shaped tn leg-o'-mugton style with
single seams. the wrists being plainly
comp eted. The skirt Is shaped with
Ave cores and Is Of ample bat NOT ex-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-29
Didn't Know Them.

Several ladies' and gentlemen from AL
boms who visited Boston last year hired
con ieyanoe and drove ont to he fsmou
ol town OF Concord
Wnen they were within sight OF th,
town, but stll a mile or two from 1t, they
M, man ploddiug slong on FOOT and one
of the party asked.
| Do you i've around here?
Yes, do.
Can You tell US il this road intoa Con
cord takes Us by Emersons old homer
Enersou2 Emerson' sell the us0, re
q ,ctively. What's bis businefsF
He is dead; We wanted to see bis
home,
Seems to NE I've herd the name. but |
dou't know where he lived
We'll, is Hsvtborne's oh home on this
rosd2
thorne2 Hawih horue2 There's a
man With a name something like that that
keeps a bake shop 10 town, believe, Is
it him you want?
No, Indeed. Hautt ONE was writ
cr, and be lived alta place called The
Wsyside
Never heard Of It or Of him either, and
I've lived around here over 80 years Guess
you're mistaken.
Did YOU ever hear Of Miss AIcot2
Alcott? Alcolt? No snch person round
here,
DIl you ever hear Of Thoreauf
Tboresu1 Or, be'ss crtbk that lived
10 cabin over by Walden pond. Lived
oa bssns. sn put in biz tins ~stchln ant
fights and spider irSo.ses I've hesr Of
him. De.d ANT bt1 snd be walked 90
ujtG o1k OF contempt for SD one taking
90 interest 10 'rrtuks Of that sort
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-29
Bigg.etCfAlI Hogs

A hog O voQdfri1l dimfn'ions has turn
ed up 10 N1uttyello. Terss. 1t isslmost
the ,iz,1 ui an OF, but its powers Of /.
snmailon slmost 'qgd those OF an eIe
ptNt
The bog ousiaslly 'old ior s15o. but to
day tie owner stofus 80 oIer Of Sl5, 900
ior il. Museum usotgef' oil over the
cnuolty lAve ciIrred 10 purchase II, bot
The oEDer is wsittDg uolil it shall have
reached IT, limit Of height, when be ttirE
IL. vslue uill be douuled
The bog weigb. 1890 Foabds, is eisbt
fret three ipchts i1 leosih aud iour iset
oss lueh hish. 1t measures eight ieot
.rouod its body. lts ieei are Of The 'iz.
Of a. ordinary OF.
ls1ts from forty 10 any cara OF core
every day. The pea 10 Which the pig is
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-29

tepl s al"ars sErF uedei bY = crowj
m'ey people waiebias ID, phononshor
i3r hears
TIE 'pIm.l is The pride ot the ucish
bofloui, asi tae atst tt,ry stupssr
bears 90 euteriag The town is the story Of
this ohsmpslou bog Visitors invariably
til Of the pig stttr leaving The village, ,anJ
d" fame has Travelled far .od side. =,
peit' n cattle say that the animal cso
he made 70 sttsil weight Of 2200
pounds
So Irsrinl 10 The osuet thAt something
will happen to the pig that he has taken
ont 80 Insurance o'icy 90 It's LIE. Hs
bs. also Insured It for 5000 against loss
by fire.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-29

IN mHNA,
Rsnliuj be ssiI, vitb tho air CLANS
10 che has made iisasrecablo discover
"a you 'nd youog M Hsrsios v,r, 10 III
Il room Isst evening Ibthrye9
% les, papa the snssefeA, uita doc
cast eyes. George -,hst IT, Mr. Hstkin
called last evening, and received blr
here.
% lie calls about three thurs week. q
II eordius to my ooan', said the old gentl
man, and suppose you put IN the tim
u discussing i.eralare and art and all tha
$ sort OF thiug2
We are both very fond Of gool lterr
: tarf, vent lrcd the beautiful daughter.
! OF course yon are, replied the old ger
tleman sarcas ioally, takes three re-,
sioas week Tor You to keep up with the
hmes. Oh, know all about that, and /
am vi log to make certain concessions 10
view OF your literary tendencies, but |
don't exactly uDderstand lbls,
The old & ntIeman pointed b ilur oi
gars that were lying on the msntlepieco.
The blood In,ttnlly mounted to the lace
NJ tbe hs.pt,tnI dsno,,.. .t.',., 49,,
lo.e bs, rrasooce NJ o.ina
Oh dan, hou s,,o,1 ~, .,-,...,
George that =, Mr. Hatk,ns left those
for Won las, n,gh, mn, ,,,o, - ,sa,
than IN von
In ,Lo,,t..g
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ho ,h,,Ls ns,,onI,,,. .a-, ..,I''' '',''
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''' OLA '''' '"' - my "I'''n knowledge,
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''h'
i'o''''nu' ilV 'rul'sd 'he ola geLte
ui'"' why VIII you insist upon forgetting
'''' youl m0'n'I ana "eIt through ell
'''S Snu Ano" al ABOUT IT, hr- HSrhins
'S ~ 'ue naoiV oi carrying ms cigars 10 hls
'Pp'' 'e'' n"uu vest pJcRet Just over lIs
nesrV'
le'es'
ana D9'ns Wise yolng man OF con
siderable ijH thonght ho removed the q T
'arS from what be consIiered dangerous :
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-29
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az i's dtb Iutrtar 4, papaJ.ly hs vaI f.
mean saf'as &C. it, ias,assar The hot,
- a. an'e accepted tarryaat saa.e,s Irl
ID cation Of dsata. sni ,t addict r,asusrcy
to th'tr stie'. sitbooeh they Ines bsfer,
that ihe case uas boprlst
=. DAD yoa dl'eovet heu tt bappaued9
Il, les sas sIoat To the toam The trst
DAY when a was ever. A white cloth oav
, cred The broken mlhor bot oa Ieel las
back Of b iouni that the raiot ~ large
nail which bad been drtgaa 10 tho uall ~
The teti raom hsd penetrated through
sod cracked lbe flsss So The mess.se
OF The thfee mysterious raps vas arcanat
cd Tor by purely bom.a ,srper. BatI
did not tell The family, tbty seemed "a
settled ia lh,lt ooturuaa that ia wa.
supernatural warning.
Game kill.d 40 ial Gtfht Aas mnmen
tom that carrie. tg a i8og way, tonaume..
Tho London Fold raiates asysral ,r.f.n
ces who're the birjs baya lit tb, sporf.
men. In oue case George Mouoars vss
shooting IN the voris at Lrag It,,l
when a Rtouso driven ny q. alrrs c,mrav
ING along last and hsh up. lie shot Al
II, and then Wlt1 tle other barrel fred a.
another bird. Just as he va ahont lo-
oring his qua after the second shot Late
oeIVed blow on the head that knocked
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perleuces. man vas riding along in .
wagon some time ago, according Ia For
WV hhA N'Fl'slA Nllth. HbulflIiNE tli hin
on the head with CROUCH force to mako
him d2zy. An uuwounded partridge ay
Ing 10 the woods had hit him lair Whv
ihe bird did not iurn aside Is as much
mystery as the fact that psttrldges 81 mo
lines lily against oase sides aud are XII
I'd 10 so doing
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'''''' N"'' p""'''' was p"'nllnR tue
~ ~ '''''' "o''' "'l'ukiuR 10 H.
Nv - 0'a' '''' "''"''u '''e'u "ud '''
as fir up the ladaef,lnst noder the roof
I'd painting vigorously to Gaish MP hy
,01. Rather than 60 all the way down
move the ladder 10 ato'her place. be
Az reaching far out and painting. Sud
eny be discovered that the ladder was
ipping, and having no time to deecend
, caught the caves Of the bonse with ln
,nds. The ladder slipped from under
q feet and fell to the ground leaving him
,lpless. han. ing about thirty Eve feet in
idair. He called IonlIy for helm. time
4 oo.;, brt ma ,pa hand ,i.o ,,,.a.,,1
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-29

Little Tom ny Why don the leader
Of the oiehestra wsvs hIs stick sboa. 10
that msabst, nsDmsf His Mother To
keep tLo Dies 1h tie aasls, sapposa,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31
can Extraordtnary Parallel,

To the Editor of the Globe.
Permit me to trespass on your space again.
In your reply, under the above caption to
my letter Of the Goth inst, you said that the
rise in the price of wheat during war such
as you described would be Consequence,
not of increased demand but Of diminished
supply. This. is a. distinction without diff
ference. The terms supply and demand are
relative the use of one term without refer
significance. The fact remains that a condi-
ton can be created which will increase the
prices of good products and by analogy that a
CONDITION may be created which would in
crease the price OF any commodity And 1t
is fmmaterfal whether that increase be due
to Increased demand or diminished supply.
In the case of free coinage, how are the
conditions so obviously altogether different -
IN principle? Let it be supposed that our
minis are now open to the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, could there be found any
yer bullion who would sell it under $I29 per
ounce, less the cost of transporting it to the
nearest mint, when he could ship It to the
mint himself and get that value for it in
ceinf II such man could be found he would
be pronounced non compos. Here would be
an advance in price owing to a condition
created by law. The supply of silver. no mat
ter how great the output, is limited by ma
ture. The demand created by a condition of
free coinage would be unlimited In other
words, there would be an unlimited demand
for limited supply This would of necessity
produce rise in value, and there can be no
escape from the conclusion. Admitting that
the operation of such a law may apply to any
other metal, how does that affect the truth Of
the proposition? Thei appreciattng value Of
gold is sufficient proof Of the operation Of
such a law. You say: why not proceed
to raise the price OF wheat directly by passing
law Offering to purchase all that might be
offered at 81 per busheIe or even 81, or at S.?
Ii 1t would work In the case of silver 1t GER
tainly would work as well for wheat, barley,
oats or potatoes This is truly an ''extraor-
dfnary parallel You must be aware that
the silver advocates do not contemplate nor
advocate the purchase of a single grain Of
silver by the government but ask only that
the government coin into money for it's own
ers, as IT coins gold. 1t Is not claimed that
it is the business DR. duty of the government
to enact law for the mere purpose Of rails
ing the price of silver wheat or any other
commodity. But 1t Is its business and its
duty to coin sufficient money for the use Of
the people. The main question is Is there
a lack Of money? There must be, for every
anti-silver man Is loudly advocating interna-
uonal bimetallism. And sven the GIob g
has said that ours Is "a maks-shift financial
system"
Since there Is a lack Of money. what is the
next best metal from which to coin it? Silver.
Yours truly. John C. Hessian.s
Jl.Iy %
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31
HaKE SMITH

Nobody has ever explained the mys-
terry of Hoke Smith. When Mr.. Cleve-
land first appointed him to a cabinet DO
sition three and one-haIf years ago. the
oddly of the name was about the only
suggestion that 1t carried to the people
of the country. Probably not fifty men
outside the state of Georgia had ever
heard Of Hoke Smith, and even within
1T he did not seem to be sufficiently
highly regarded to furnish an adequate
reason for his elevation to the head of
the interior department. But Mr. Hoke
Smith has now done something that
will certainly enlarge the circle of his
notoriety. and cause him to be long
remembered, even though 1t be after
a fashion that few people would choose
for themselves. The newspaper in
Georgia which he controls has been
from the beginning an ardent advocate
of the existing monetary system and
has opposed earnestly. throughout the
entire campaign, the free coinage of
silver. Mr.. Smith himself went down
to Georgia and addressed the people
there with earnestness and some force
on the dangers and evils of free silver.
But, now that the Chicago convention
has come and gone. his newspaper has
openly accepted the Chicago candidates
and platform, IL urging Democrats of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31
Opposed to John Lind.
July q.

To the Editor Of the Globe.
see good deal in the papers about the
proposed nomination of John Lind for gov
erner by the Democrats. That would be a
queer proceeding, indeed. considering the fact
that John Lind has been one Of the rankest
Republicans and most persistent pettifoggers
for q protective tariff that ever made a
speech in Minnesota. If Knute Nelson Is OBJ
jectionabie to the Democrats of this state,
John Lind Is doubly So While T. and hun
dreds of my neighbors. would like to see a
free silver man nominated by the Democrats
for governor, we would not vote for John
Lind. and I doubt IL Democrats anywhere in
the state, who know him. WILL At New UIm,
where he lives, he has been sat upon re-
peatedly by people of all parties during the
last few years, and the way Sam. Peterson
carried Brown county two years ago, In
spite Of John Linds hard work against him.
shows how much theres is In Lind's alleged
pull with the Scandinavfans. Let no Demo
crat imagine that John Lind can get even
the Scandinavian Democratic vote of this part
of the state, for thousands Of them would pre-
fer to vote for Dave CIough. to that. Give us
a good. clean silver Democrat and he will
win this year, but Lfnd-never.
i st-I Am a Democrat.
St Peter MIMI July 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31
CARLISLE DEFINES THE DIFFER
ENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT
AND PROSPECTIVE DOLLAR.
DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT
WOULD NOT GO BEYOND COMING
THE DOLLAR AND HANDING
1T OVER.
It WOULD BE A CoMMoDITY
Not Add to It's Intrinsic
Value.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 30-A
statement was widely published by the
press few days ago that President G.
E. Greene, of the Connecticut Life IN
surance company of Hartford, had is
sued a circular letter tc policy holders
notifying them that in the event of the
government adopting free coinage Of
silver the company would be compelled
to pay all claims in deprecated silver
coin.
F. w. Alsop of this city, sent clip
ping of this statement to Secretary of
! the Treasury Carlisle. with a request
for an expression on the subject. He
has received a reply from Mr. Carlisle
which is, in part, as follows:
In case free coinage of silver should be
established in this country ] presume in
surance companies and all other institutions
would continue to make their payments by
checks and drafts on banks as heretofore:
In my opinion the whole volume Of our cur
rency would sink at once to the silver basis
and these checks and drafts would be paid
in silver dollars or their equivalent instead
OF gold or It's equivalent, as Is now the case.
presume no one supposes for a moment
that 1t would be the duty of the government
to attempt to keep the standard silver dol
lar coined free for private individuals and
corporations equal IN value to a gold dollar
or In other words that it would be the duty
OF the government to attempt under a system
OF free coinage to maintain the parity of the
two metals. The dollars would be coined on
private account and delivered to private Indi-
viduafs and corporations as their own proper
ty, the government having no interest what
ever in them and being therefore under no
obligation to sustain them by guaranteeing
their value.
UndeF cur existing system all silver dol
lars are coined on account of the government
and are issued by the government in the
payment CT its expenditures and other obli-
cations and it would be an act of bad faith
therefore to permit them to depreciate.
very truly yours j. G. Carlisle"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-31

whatever in the argument of Mr.. Hes
sian and of other advocates of free sill
Yer, that conditions may be created by
legislation to affect prices. this was an
absolute test of it. We had been for
years a large exporter of silver. The
Asiatic countries obtained part of their
supply from US, and England drew
upon us for a very large amount to be
used in the settling of her balance in
the Eastern trade. If, now, the treas
ury bought our entire annual product,
leaving nothing to satisfy these de-
mands, the price of silver, it was argued
must advance Immediately and i'm
mensely, and be sustained at such
higher point as long as the situation
was maintained by the continued pur-.
chase of silver bullion The Sherman
silver purchase act was approved July
A. 1890. From that time the amount
specified was purchased until the act
was repealed Nov. /, 1893 In order
that any one may see at a glance how
far it was operative in the direction
expected. we subjoin the following sta
tistical extract from official sources;
Worlds Silver U. S. Sill Average
Production. yer Produc- Value of
Ounces. -tion an Ounce