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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-23
BILLIARDS in CHURCH.
Startling Innovation Proposed by q Ta-
coma (Wasll,) Pastor.

startling innovation proposed by Ia.
coma CWash) Pastor.
Rev. w. II. Schudder, pastor of the
First Congregational, one of the most
aristocratic churches in the city Of
Tacoma, Wash, has again startled his
flock by suggesting another up-to-date
innovation. Not long ago the pastor
created o sensation by insisting upon
the construction of the bicycle rack for
the accommodation of wheels belonging
to the members of his congregation.
This was done in opposition to the
wishes of the board of trustees, and has
proved a success. Rev. Schudder now
proposes opening q billiard room and
bowling alley in the church basement.
and has submitted his plan to the con-
gregation. While many strongly con-
denim such proceedings, the pastor is
not without support and will probably
carry his point.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-23
WAS TO SLEEP UNTIL SPRING.
Man in New Jersey Found Bundled Up
Like o Rose Bush.

While hunting in the woods near
Liberty Corners, N. j., q party of hunt
ers found a man asleep under two UNI
brellas. His feet were bound with bags
and cloths, and between the outside
wrappings and his feet We're layers of
leaves. Inside of his clothing leaves
and straw were stuffed. lie was at
tired much as gardeners preserve rose
bushes from cold.
When he was awakened he said he
was going to sleep there until warm
weather came.
The man is German, about 60 years
old. He refused to give his name and
says he had not tasted food for week,
and that he went to sleeps year ago and
remained asleep until spring, and then
arose and went about his work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-23
Substitutes for Nails.

The frs! nails Msrs undoubtedly the
sharp teeth Fof Various animals; then,
it is believed pointed fragments of flint
followed. The first manufactured met
al nails We're of bronze. The nail with
which Jael killed Sisera was wooden
tent-p:n. probably pointed with iron
Bronn nails have been found in the
Swiss lake dwellings,, in several-places
In France and in the. valley Of the Nile.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-23
ITO be continued
The Dreaded Consumption Can Be
Cur ed.

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Three Bottles of His Newly Discov-
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Loss OF Flesh and all Conditions OF Wasting
Away. By its timely use thousands of appar-
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positive am OF its power to cure, that to make
Its merits known, l will send, free. to any af-
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my Newly Discovered Remedies upon receipt Of
Express and postonice address. T. A. SLocUM
N. c., 9s Pine strset, New York.
When writing the Doctor. please mention
this paper
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14
Authors AS AMBASSADORS.

The United States Is much more liberal
In it's honors to men who are identified
with literature than most OF the European
countries although England has done It's
share. Most OF those who have been Sc
lected by European powers for political
distinction have been men, however,
whose association IN literature has been
merely that of writer on subjects iden:i-
fed with public work. The Duke OF
Argyll Is. In q sense, literary man. hut
his writings were IN early life upon pub
sc questions The same may De said Of
Sir William Harcourt. Gladstone is
literary man in the highest sense; and so
vas his great contempt. airy. Disraeh. IN
a morn restricted feld- The latter owed
some or his carly political success TO his
novels. bat Gladstone pursues literature IS
= refined recreation from. and not as a
part OF. his political NE. Secretary Bal
four is also a literary man. and bis books.
too, are entirely independent or his pub
lie career. Lord I.ytton. John Stuart
Mnl. Lord sfacaulay and Froude belong
TO another school Of literary men. who
have aspsred to bat failed in positions os
political emsnenee.
The appointment OF John Hay as arnbss.
saGor 70 Easiand can hardly BE consld-
ered a compliment 70 literature. because
50 much % his Ike has been devoted 90
public affairs and so little 20 authorship
bat he is far better known both IN this
| country ana in Europe BY one poem than
BY any q his achievements In politics.
John Davis Anderson. in very interest
Ing article in a curreat magazine. shows
that some Of cur ablest diplomats have
been OF the literary school. This may be
admitted. and very much TO the cred, NJ
American Iitterateurs. because the sana
cannot BE said az Earopean authors Who
! have turned their attention 70 diplomacy.
| Even Mr. Anderson rather * asrers,sS his
| claims Nevertheless We have hsa soma
| famous writer's represent Is sar,asa r,v-
/ eryeoty would at cnce think O, Tea
/ Paine. the famous skepslc. WHO vas SER.
(, BY tie government 20 negotiate = laan
| in France: YET u Is BY hss ~Are az
| Reason that re win te known - rns,s-.
! isy. Washington Irving rsgresente,s ths
! United States ~ the capital OF Strain zsas,
nfsy years ago, sni u was during his RS.
sasnes az Maaris that he collected ma
se~tsi Tor hts works On the he ~ eos-
usnsus the coaeuess Of Granada. ana ,he
AlhAraers. NassAaieI Hawsharne nay ss
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FACTS OF INTEREST.

Theoretically sealed wine TASKS have
been found in Pompeii.
The ''Brasher SIC gold piece" which was
struck at Newburg. n. Y, in 1856. was the
first upon which -E Pluribus Unum'' APP
peared.
A Jar containing $4,000 In gold was
plowed up in field near Hogansville. Ga.
the other day by a negro farmer. The
treasure was under an iron plate. fianked
by two big stones and the spot was
marked by circle of rocks
In the Egyptian department OF the Brit
ish museum is wooden doll which was
found in the sarcophagus of a little royal
princess who died three centuries before
Christ Her baby fingers still clasped ii
when the mummy wrappings were I'M
folded. This is probably the oldest doll in
existence.
The demand for organ music in this
country outside of churches seems to be
quite limited. Boston's great organ, once
regarded as wonder. has been stored in
a shed for thirteen years. and will soon
be sold at auction. II was built in Ger
many at cost Of $4,000. One trouble
about a great organ is that IL is not easy
to keep IL supplied with great organist.
American manufacturers. encouraged
by the fact that paper railroad rails have
been successfully introduced In Germany
and Russia, are experimenting along the
ss me lines. Paper car wheels have given
satisfaction for many years. and results
so far attained indicate that rails made
from the same material will be Equally
desirable
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AID FOR CUBA

The proposed policy o. the government
with reference to Cuba Is one tnat VIII
meet with general approval II Is one
thing TO interfere between beiiigerents' aha
quite another TO interpose on oehaE oi
our suffering and starving fellow couh-
trymen, even though they De Only oro,h-
ers-in-law. 1t involves Us in no inter-
national difficulty. and even sensitive
Sr,ain cannot resent the offer OF AID LOT
Americans in need of food IL may De ad-
mitted that the hardships suffered are n
evttable to those who remain between tne
contenaing forces, but they should nave
the optiou of returning TO the country Oh
their adoption, and there can be no ex-
,~encv of war which stands In the way or
the government of their country pre-
venting them becoming burden On
strangers.
7, would be very unwise for the admins
sratton IN do more. There has been no
avhting of any consequence for long
time and IL Is impossible to learn what
the actual condition Is except at the nrin-
cipal points on the coast. We do lot
know IL it Is true that the insurgents are
disbanding and that the leaders are ne
eotiatins for peace. All We know Is
through a lot of irresponsible correspon-
dents who get no pay unless they have
sensational news story 10 sell. Many or
those news gatherers are the hoating
members of the profession who live from
hand TO mouth. and flock TO every new
scene OF action picking up morsels-
IL is not on such reports that a nation
should be dragged into an expensive cam
paisn or involved in disagreeable diplo-
matte controversy. Nor are we called
upon to interfere on behalf of pseudo
Americans who have engaged In war
against the government of the country
which IS harboring them. Any American
citizen. native or naturalized. who has
been doing business in Cuba has been
there as a guest. and II he has abused
the hospitality By taking up arms he
must suffer the consequences.
II the administration makes it clear
as II undoubtedly will-that our interces-
sion is on behalf of peaceahle Americans
and not an endorsement OF the belliger-
ents. we shall very readily accomplish
the purpose. The opportunity thus af-
forded the government to obtain an ac-
curate knowledge OF the true conditions
can be utilized. and our further action be
governed by that knowledge.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14
NOTABLE PEOPLE

Miss Helen TIlnssale a daughter of Prof
Hlnsdale. OF the University OF Michigan.
upon wnom The University OF Gottingen
recently conferred the degree OF Pm, d.
a. the first woman TO be SO honored by
THAI Institution.
Ex-Gov. Daniel III. Chamberlain has de-
termined 10 retire from the practice of law
and devote himself hereafter 90 the
ne OF practical worcester county:
by some attention 10 favoFite studies and
researches
The Moultrse Gal Gazette says that
shere Is a family near By which consists
o. TWO mothers. four fathers, one grand
mother. SIX sons. one grandfather. three
daughters. three sisters SIX brothers. FIVE
husbands. three sugIfs. tive nteces. seven
Gnc4eS. SIX nephews. tNo wives. one moth
er-in-law three SaSTers-4n-law. seven
brutherS-Sn-lsw. ere farhey-ln-law one
soz-4g-law SIX sxrandaons TWO grand
daughters. and there are only ten In the
family.
Mr.. Kiss. the secretary Of the inter-
or" says the washington CAPITAL. Is a
very easy man. All New York men are
busy they have 20 be, and Mr.. Bliss fas $
the New York habit lie Was almost too
pussy 10 take this position az al, bat he
a. Il IL r7auaorca that II Attorney General
AcAsnnA succeeds Associate Justice Field
on the beach M Bliss viii so out OF une
cabins IN the consequent shifting about,
and resume his urgent private affairs. At
present. however, he Is IN the cabinet.
Mr. Bliss has 3 fine private secretary.
WHO knows bow TO t0rn the tide Of too
persistent visitors away from bis chief
when occasion requires All private secre-
tari~s are obliged 20 learn this art but
some learn 81 less perfectly than Others.
Dir. Bliss secretary has nice little way
with him. When 1he troublesome caller
does get into the once. nowevsr. ne s
confronted by q huge bears head, fast
ened up On the wall"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14

Both houses of the legislature have
adopted the wild rose as the state flower
OF Iowa. Utah and Vermont are the only
other states which have adopted such an
emblem by statute. Utah selected the
sego lily. and Vermont rejoices over the
red clover
Many other states have by popular vote
or by that of public school pupils adopted
floral emblems. New York has thus ap-
propriated the rose, but as there are so
many varieties. and with such differing
features. this seems TO be not only indis-
tinctive but too grasping. A red rose for
one state would not interfere with a white
rose for another or moss rose for third.
Nebraska has selected golden rod. but 1t
is not at all characteristic of a free silver
state to be ruled by golden rod. Oregon
has also decided in favor OF golden rod.
and there 1t is more appropriate; but 1t is
not SO readily seen why Alabama should
make the same choice. especially as the
chief advantage of an emblem is its ex-
clusiveness. A vote was taken in Mich-
gan year or so ago, and there. too, the
golden rod was most in favor. with clover
second and trailing arbutus third.
Colorado picked out the columbine, an
ticipating the attempt to make that the
national flower. Delaware has very appro-
priately decided upon peach blossom and
Idaho is contented with the syringa.
Maine is known by the pine cone and tas-
sci; Montana also prefers appositeness to
beauty and depends on the bitter root to
typify her. while Minnesota associates
with her name the cypripodium or moe
casin flower. Oklahoma territory has
taken up the mistletoe. probably regard
ing itself as twining about the old Federal
oak
The agitation in this state may be said
10 have left the rhododendron at the head.
Glover was the choice of many because of
It's famous qualities in this state. IT was
believed to typify Righteousness; but the
objection was raised that II was not pc
culiar TO this state, and also that ii had
already been appropriated. Objection was
also made TO the rhododendron as belong
ing in a greater degree TO several Eastern
states; that II was neither representative
of the state nor at it's best here. The bat
tie was drawn, with slight advantage to
the gandy flower; but IL must be confessed
no better substitute has yet been offered.
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included, perhaps. in this category. but as
matter Of face he oked his appointment
as consul at Liverpool to his reputation as
a writer. and It was n the nature OF .
reward.
Among the conspicuous authors CT a
later period may be mentioned Bayard
Taylor. the poet, author and Traveller. who
uas appointed TO represent this country
az minister TO Germany in ISIS, and who
died shortly after reaching his post He
had acquired some experience az MEM
Der OF the legation at st. Petersburg soma
sixteen years before that time. Gen. Lew
Wallace. the learned and brilliant au-
thor OF sBsn Hur- and Of The Prince Of
India" was at one time minister to the
porte. Some ten years later another very
charming. but more superficial author.
.rsunset.' Cox. vas for . short time min
lister TO Turkey. but had served as sec
rotary Of legation I'm Peru.
Then there are also James Russell Low
ell. minister 10 Spain. and afterwards at
the court Of St. James; George Bancroft,
the historian. minister to England; John
Lothrop Motley. minister TO Austria and
England, and John Bigelow. minister to
France. While not exactly to be con-
sidered as belonging TO the order of book
makers. there are others who have
very conspicuously distinguished them
selves as writer's. and especially in news
paper work, who have been at
least creditable representatives Of
this country at foreign courts
John Russell Young. minister to
China; whitelaw Reid, ministerto France:
Charles Emory Smith. minister to Russia.
Bret Harte, consul at Glasgow; William
Dean HoweIls. consul at Venice; and John
@. Nicolay, consul general at Paris form a
rather mixed collection in which the I'M
portance Of the diplomatic office was not
always paraileled by the rank OF the APP
pcintee in the literary world.
Taken altogether, however. they form
a pretty respectable list. and 1t 10 our hap
by lot not to De sufficiently involved IN
foreign complications to need a diplomatic
force trained In the arts Of evasion and
subterfuge, which seem to be so essen
tial to success in the diplomatic service of
European monarchs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The Tacoma and Everett smefiers are
trying to secure the contracts for smelling
the ore of the lie Roi mine.
c. J. Bidwe.l viii build the Blaine-F'ern-
dale road. the contract having been re-
Gently awarded TO him. He VIII receive
81. ss4 for his work
The Northern Pacific has decided not to
put the Sunday train on the MOSCOW
branch. This cuts Moscow of without a
day train on either road on Sunday.
1t was because he experienced slight
difficulty with the machinery that Harry
Kinsman, an employe of the Wellington
Farm Creamery. near New Westminster,
blew OUT his brains last Friday.
Fish Commissioner Crawford is in What
COM He has Just come from Baker lake.
where ne has been attending to the turn
ing loose OF his numerous family OF o,vV,-
900 young salmon in the Skagit river.
Detective McPhee, of Spokane. who was
recently shot by a thief. will have an
X-ray turned on him In the hope of locat-
ing the bullet. which Is buried In the skull.
Specialists win have charge of the work.
A letter has been received from the
comptroller Of the currency refusing TO
make change in the receiver of the First
National bank of Cheney. The depositors
petitioned for new receiver some time
ago.
The May term of federal court began
at Walla Walla Tuesday and among the
federal officials in attendance are Judge
Hanford. r. M. Hopkins. United States
Marshal Drake and United States District
Attorney Brinker.
When Pat Hamilton and Edward Ken
nedy were arrested at Walla Walla last
Monday evening for burglary. Hamilton
said to the chief of police: You let me
break away. and will permit you to kill
me-" The chief declined the offer.
cow belonging to William Smidtlapp.
of Whatcom, caught little Bobby kratZig,
3 years old. on her horns and tossed him
up over her head last Sunday. He lit on
her back and slid of. Torn clothes and a
few bruises were all the injuries sustained.
The COW had a small calf with her and OBJ
jected to the boy coming too close.
Renewed efforts are being made to secure
the pardon of Clayton Bump. the Spo-
kane boy serving a ten-year sentence in
San Quentin for being implicated In the
robbery of depot agent In Southern CAL
ifornia. Gov. Budd has heretofore re-
fused TO listen to Bumps petitions for par
don, although they have been signed by
many influential, people OF the Pacific
Coast.
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peculiar to the trade Burke said that tea
was. take II an m all. the most important
article in the round OF English commerce.
much because q Is the fashion. and be-
cause IT il identified with . function: but
very Few men drink IL. ard they are rather
disposed to consider IL stops"
II y related OF John Randolph. OF Roa-
noke. that he once permitted himself, in
what his piosrapher calls the course OF
reasonably long and unreasonabIy can
tankcrous existence. 10 change his cup"
The waiter at the tavern asked whether he
desired tea or coffee. IF this" he said.
indicating with his scornfuI forefinger the
beverage already served TO him. IF this be
tea. bring me coffee II this Be coffee.
bring me tea want a change" what
troubled Randolph Is sim a cause of vexa-
ton TO the man who can enjoy the cup
which h peculiarly credited with the merit
OF being abse 20 cheer without inebriating-
No doubt fair quality Of tea is some
times to be had, but Ii Is this exception
rather than the rule. II Is a weli-known
fact that In England, when there was
duty of from 3 10 20 per cent. on tea, only
very high grades were imported: but when
the duty was taken on. the market Was
flooded with any kind Of rubbish That
would pass for the leaf Of the Chinese
herr. and IL was alleged at one time that
scarcely less than half Of the tea sold was
made up of leaves which had already been
stepped. and were purchased secondhand
from hotels and restaurants Now the
system of tea inspection is very rigid IN
England, and although those OF slender
means can purchase tea dust. mixtures.
blends. Ceylon, Siam and other brands
euphemisticaliy calculated 10 make lhe
buyer think that they are as sood rs the
best. the connoisseur can obtain very
good quality by asking for IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14
THE NEED or coon TIE.

The movement for the appointment OF a
tea inspector Tor Puget sound has received
an impetus by the opposition OF Congress-
man Jones. Both of the ports on the
Sound had the conclusion forced upon
them that the creation OF such an office
would be great advantage IN fosterinx
the tea trade. But nov that Mr.. Jones
who lives IN Eastern Washington. has ex-
pressed his intention not 20 aid IN secur-
sng Il for as. the spirit which anlmates
this section OF the country will be aroused.
and that tea inspector wiz be had.
Mr. Jones says he believes san Fran
cisco TO be the only point on the Coast en-
tilted 20 such an Office. because IN that city
and vicinity there Is consumed seae ooo
pounds. 10 i.sss. 7si pounds consumed IN the
vicinity of Puget sound. We may remark
in reply that this has as little TO do with
the case as the flowers that bloom a the
sprins. San Francisco Gid not wait until
II had a trade OF 6ooeooo pounds OF tea:
n only had 10 Walt anti Il secured the ad-
vantage os = congressman who was ia
sympathy with iss Sspsra tons and com
The people Of the Sound ports. who have
netter opportunities for learning their
wants than has a congressman from an in
land mining town. know that Puget
sounds tea trade is not as large as Il viii
De. They know that al present the great
quantity az tea supported through Tacoma
and Seattle goes East In bond: hat they
also know that the reason much of il has
tn be shipped from the Coast several thou
sana miles across the country. ard then
shlppea back agaia. Is because thsra Is no
tea inspector at either 81 those ports. n
that effiee were created. Importers would
take advantage Of II. bulk would tse
hrokcn. ana PUGET sound woala be cred.
tied with considerable trade joss as san
Francisco Ia now.
The probability Is that the imposition Of
q tax on tea will rrsult IN cur getting a
better quality. especially X there Il care.
ft,l inspection. The tea used in tAs Jsnstes
states Is very peer sample % the anaAtY
used BY the better classes Of China Eag.
Hard ard Russia. IL Is said shss in Russia.
xhere tea Is rsers hlghly appreciated than
s.<ewherr. the finest quality costs - =
naura. ana ever far raere has been ra.a
Ear delicate leaf. The seecc,scn we drink
a. not 10 be compared with that dish.
Th,. country - TIE great eoTse-erlnksnr
nation. bat il is ovesaolns 4. ana an coca
.snnai charge 20 tea weaa ee very hene-
oesa,. Secretary Case se&sns 70 have been
,>arsuadcd shat there Is ne~a Ter Improve
,r~nt. ana he has SET about attempting %
distinguish che Agreeable cAtnsse here
from aust or faaaiaSs. to use ne terms
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE-In the
superior court of the state of Washing
ton. for the county of king.-Hampden
Fairfield, plaintiff. VS.. Christina Selby.
Elizabeth Johnson, Samuel Park, w. L.
Vail Warren Green and III. G.. Taylor,
as copartners. doing business under the
firm name and style of the Northwest
ern Shoe Company; ID. T.. Frederick, n.
3. Nelson and Silas Munroe. as copart-
ners doing business under the firm name
and style OF Frederick, Nelson & Mum
roe; Tekio Nelson, Ella A. Munroe, O. u.
Litteil, and the Selby Investment Com
pany, a corporation. defendants. No.
81, ss4
Under and by virtue OF an order of sale
and special execution. issued out of the
above-named court in the above-enttled
have duly levied upon the following real
property, situated in King county, Wash,
to-wit:
Beginning at point sixty (eol feet east
of the southeast corner of block eight fSb
in Fairview Homestead Association, the
plat of which was flied In the office of the
county auditor of King county on the 18th
day of October, 1915; running thence from
the point of beginning east 256 feet;
thence north 80 feet: thence west 256 feet;
thence south 10 feet to the point of begin
Notice Is therefore hereby given that on
Friday. the 18th day OF May. 1897 at the
hour OF 10 o'clock a. N. of said day. at
the front door of the courthouse In the
city OF Seattle. in said King county. / will
sell the above described property at pub
for cash.
Dated this 2ist day of April. 1897
VIM III. MOVER Sheriff
Clarence S. Preston. Attorney.