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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09
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TILE STATE PRESS.

TACOMA News: Even DipElsy believes
~ free trade 20 g limited extent. Murtest.
cutch. pulu. satosgp <pQnk styr2x and
xaIer are or ne free hst-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

age OF 10 inches OF rain per year. or the
creates. In the United States
Seattle Republican: Mark Hanna -
cresssTed with having made Mckinley
president However. Mckinley IS giving
Marx Hanna and every one else 20 dis
Iincsfy understand that he. William Nc
kinney Is president 70 tina naiautess de-
tail
WhsTcorn Revezlle: II present ccrnpHca-
tons stall deprive her OF Crete. Taracs.
Macedonia ard ANrsrsa. q retreat into
Asia - alone iefs for the once powerful
TURK That this may come 70 pass. right
De justified and centuries Of wrong and
gross oppression BE avenged. seems quite
y,--nS.z ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

Sacramento Record-Union: II Is general
" conceded THAI President Mckinley. In Sc
lecting John Hay and Horace Porter Is
ambassadors 20 England and TO France re-
spectiyely, has been guided by considera-
tons OF fitness. the dignity OF the positions
and the representative type OF the men as
American, standing for high American
character. The nominations appear 10 have
received tho unstinted approval OF the peo-
pie OF the nation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

Colfsx Comnoner: An unparalleled body
Of intelligent and honest voters. strong
enough "a swing cne party out % power.
o. another -, whenever IL deems Il 20 70
e wholesome proceeding, has CONE Into ex-
1ssence In many s.aies k51 Il has coEss 70
stay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

Radway'S Ready Relief.

Applied 30 the threat on going 20 bed
with 4 sharp dose OF Railways Pills. viii
cure Sore Throat. Eo2Es@aess. I1.11<lxa
a.a break ~ cad.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

Oakland Enquirer: The immense sugar
factory now building in Salinas by Claus
Spreckles Will give employment TO $4,000
acres OF land 70 produce the heets which
viii be needed TO keep Il running. During
the operating season OF four or five
months there win be paid out for wages
s. coo day, and for beets and other ma
terials 81, oo0 The two factories. one in
Salinas and one In jacksonville, Will use
Il 600 tons of lime rock every year. These
figures. which are quoted from local
paper, show what an immense industry
is being established by the creation OF
beet sugar factories and indicate the vast
proportions which the business may come
to take In future years In this state.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09
COAST PAPERS.

Portland Oregonian: House rent stands
at a pretty good figure in London John
Hay, our new ambassador. pays & 90 a
month. His salary Is 81 go a year.
Lucky for him that he married . rich wife
San Francisco Post. Ladies who listen
at keyholes and bring up their daughters
TO practice the same industry should not
be unduiy surprised II they fail 20 COM
mand tire sweet respect OF their stepsons.
sons -tn-law. and other irnpediments- Life
is fun OF disappointments ~ best. and
keyholes and stepsons are never TO be
counted on.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

NJ. sew c3oa Front Dress sh 800 and %"
5hed, only Sc
ens Dress Shoes worth
IN
al widths and s. pair
and
~ perfect niuns every pair 800 1a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
Luxury In Central Africa.

We learn from a London interviewer
that Zomba, the capital of British Cen
trail Africa, is quite a civilized place,
in which the visitor may require a
dress coat. IF the commissioner asks
you to dine, you will find that he lives
in luxurious mansion built high up
on the shoulder of a lofty mountain.
Your dinner will be cooked by a Hin
doc chef Of exquisite cunning. you will
be waited upon by deft servants as
black as night, the table will be deco
rated with flowers such as no British
duchess could buy, the view from the
windows will delight your eye. After
dinner you will step out into the veran-
da, perhaps, and smoke your cigar with
the roar Of the cascadfng river in your
ears, or fall into a luxurious chair and
read the last novel from Nudes or the
last batch of papers which the post
man has just delivered. Then early to
bed and early to rise, your bath. your
coffee, and little fruit perhaps, a
stroll in the delightful garden, full OF
fruits and flowers, 9 peep at the COM
missioner's private menagerie, then
deieuner. I'll London Star.
1 ( ~ 81
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WINGED BUTCHERS. :
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IS BY MINNIE sLADE. e
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BY MINNIE SLADE,

The shrikes, or butcher birds, well
deserve their name, as they are quite
equal to the hawks and other predatory
birds in their courage and the cruelty
IN which they seem to delight. They
have wide geographical distribution.
The shrikes are powerful birds of at
tractlve mien, presenting an appear
ance Indicative of courage. The
mandible of this bird is arched and
hooked, forming a powerful weapon
with which to tear and lacerate it's
prey. The adults attain nearly the size
OF a robin. 1t is however, the habits
of the bird that are most interesting,
and the term butcher is applied, per-
haps, from the fact that they impale
their victims. In California, where the
shrike is most common, the favorite
locality of this bird is found quite a
museum, as they catch toads, mice,
birds and insects. And one has been
seen flying, laboriously carrying a blue
jay quite as large, if not larger, than
itself. AS rule, game thus captured
is taken to some favorite spot and i'm
paled. So strong is this habit that in
confinement the bird still takes ad-
vantage of any sharp object; thus "a
pointed stick, sharpened for the pur-
pose, being given Gagged butcher
bird, all it's food, consisting of raw
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
Gibbon In Parliament

Edward Gibbon, the great historian.
sat in parliament for many years. but
achieved no success in the house. One
morning, he tells us. las he was de-
stroying an army Of barbarians.', a
knock came to the door, and the temp
ter appeared in the shape Of 4 friend
offering to secure him a seat in parlia-
ment for the borough Of Liskeard.
Gibbon represented the borough for ten
years (1774-17S3) without ever opening
his mouth; and once when moved to do
so he lacked the confidence to carry
him through. The great speakers
filled him with despair. and the bad
ones with terror. He grew heart tired
OF "this parliamentary prattle'' and 81
= the noise and nonsense Of the Pande-
moni1lm,o as he terms parliament II
his letters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
HElRESS KIDNAPPED.
The Police of Minneapolis Believe m,.a

me Police of Minneapolis Believe Misa
Rutherford Has Been Carried Away.
Inc rutherford family of Minneap-
ols is very wealthy one, and as it
consists at present only of Mrs. Ruth
er1ord and her daughter Fanny, it will
ne seen that this young woman is
nelress TO no small fortune But her
present wealth and future prospects
seem TO be more of a curse than
Dless1ng, for they have made her in the
past target for fortune-hunters. and
now she is missing from home, and the
ponce have offered a reward for T A
Morris, who is believed to have kidnan-
PED the young woman. Morris who
mas long criminal record, met Mrs.
rutherford and her daughter while
tney were travelling in the south last
spring, learned of their wealth. and
tnat they lived in Minneapolis. On the
oth OF May Miss Rutherford disannear-
ca from her home, leaving note saw
Ing that she was going to St Paul and
would return the following day. Since
then letter has been received from
her, evidently written under restraint
saying that she was happily married to
a man she worshipped. The police are
convinced that she was kidnapped by
MOTIFS and is held by him. and thew
are making every effort to find her.
MISS rutherford is about twenty-five
years ola and is highly accomplished.
her rather was Capt. George Ruther-
1ord' pioneer citizen of MINNEAPOLIS
VINO lett vast estate to his widow and
only daughter. This wealth has
brought Miss Rutherford many suftors
out She has always refused to leave, her
mother, and has expressed no desire
TO marry. All these things strengthen
the police in their belief that She has
been Kidnapped.
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life time eternity. And what is more
strange about it all is, we may all get
there. Not T." says some one stand
ing back under the galleries. Yes,you.
mot T., says some one who has not
been in church in fifteen years before.
Yes, you. mot t. says some one who
has been for fifty years filling up his
life with all kinds of wickedness. Yes,
you.
There are monopolies on earth, mon
opolistic railroads and monopolistic tel
egraph companies, and monopolistic
grain dealers, but no monopoly in relig-
lon All who want to be saved may
be saved, without money and without
price" Salvation by the Lord Jesus
Christ for all the people. OF course,
use common sense in this matter. You
cannot expect to get to Charleston by
taking ship for Portland, and you can
not expect to get to heaven by going in
an opposite direction. Believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved. Through that one gate OF
pardon and peace all the race may go
in. T.
But" says some one, edo you really
think l would be at home in that SUI
pernal society if I should reach it,"
think you would. know you would.
L remember that in the husking time
there was a great equality Of feeling
among the neighbors. There at one
corn shock farmer would be at work
who owned two hundred acres Of
ground. The man whom, he was talk
ing with at the next corn
shock owned but thirty acres of
ground, and perhaps all covered by a
mortgage. That evening, at the close
OF the husking day, one man drove
nome roam span, so frisky, so full of
lie, they got their feet over the traces.
Inc other man walked home. Great
dlHerence in education, great difference
IN worldly means; but I noticed at the
husk1ng time they all seemed to enjoy
each others society. They did not ask
any man how much property he owned
or what his education had BEEN They
all seemed to be happy together in
those good times.
And so it will be in heaven. Our
Father will gather his children around
him, and the neighbors will come in,
and the past will be rehearsed. And
some one will tell of victory, and we
Will all celebrate it. And some one
Will tell of great struggle, and we will
all praise the grace that fetched him
out OF it. And some one will say,
Here is my old father, that put away
With heartbreak. Just look at him, he
is as young as any of u.s. And some
one will say, Here is my darling child,
that buried in Greenwood, and all the
after years Of my life were Swallowed
with desolation. Just look at her!
She doesn't seem as if she had been
sick minute" Great sociality. Great
neighborhood kindness.
What though John Milton sit down
on one side, and John Howard sit down
on the other side. No embarrassment.
What though Charlotte Elizabeth sit
down on one side, and Hannah More
sit down on the other side? No embar-
rassment. A monarch yourself, why
be embarrassed among monarchs? A
songster yourself, why be embarrassed
amid glorified songsters? Go in and
dine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
RAISES MINT,
This Is the Queer Business of a Woman
In Michigan.

This Is the Queer Business of Woman
In Michigan.
Buffalo Express: A little woman I'm
in Michigan carries on very remuner-
ative business raising mint. She is
Mrs. Mary Weber, and she inherited
the business from her father. Some of
the mint is raised in hot beds. and
these are the objects of constant care
by the family, which consists of the
widow and a grown-up son and daugh-
ter of 16 years. The profitable season
is between the months of May and Oc-
tober, and June, the best month Of all.
The mint roots are set out in May. and
the proprietress time is given to them
from that date until late in the ALL
tumn. She clips and punches the mint
in the afternoon and evening, and the
morning is given to sales. She drives
to the leading hotels and m axes the
sales herself. 1t is not necessary to So
licit custom. Most of it has been in
herited with the mint bed. The men
who patronized her father give their
patronage to the daughter. She is not
without competitors, but they are all
of the male sex and are not as gallant
as might be expected. Mrs. Weber,
like the wise business woman she is.
refuses to say how much the prolific
bed yields, but it is safe to saw that
she keeps. the big house going" and
puts aside the desired sum in provision
for "rainy day" She has summarized
her income by dealing in lemonade
straws. Every summer she drives in
to the country for radius of twenty
miles in search of rye straw that will
serve that purpose. If she finds the
kind she desires she buys It in the
field. But she is very hard to please
in the matter of the quality of the
straw, and has finally settled to the
patronage of a farmer named Black
Jack. who has yearly contract with
her. Womanlike, she cannot tell what
is most desirable in the straw. hit she
"knows when she sees it" and after all
that is quite sufficient.
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thlcket, from which there would i'm
medlately issue the real cries of a
olro on which it had seized. The
butcher bird seems to entertain a. par
t1cular hatred to Gagged birds, darting
toward them with great fury, and if
unable to reach them, flying about the
cage, in some instances causing the
death of delicate birds from mere
fright. In case that came under my
notice butcher bird noticed canary
hanging inside window and darted at
1t with such force that the pane was
shattered. The butcher must have
peen severely shaken up, at least, but
1t kept futtering about, endeavoring to
reach the Gagged bird, and only left
When driven away by the interposition
OF some of the family. This occurred
IN Connecticut, but the birds here in
their winter home exhibit the same
hatred. In our neighborhood pair of
birds were hung under a cherry tree,
and on going to take them in the
owner found both birds lying on the
bottom of the cage headless, these
important members having been ruth
lessly torn off and ornamenting the
thorn of a neighboring orange tree.
AS the cage was neither broken nor
bent, it was somewhat of a puzzle how
the outrage was committed, but later
the same bird was seen darting at an
other Gagged canary that hung just out
side "a window. The butcher rushed at
it, Selling it with one claw, and, by
beating the cage with it's wings, it
completely demoralized the inmate
who finally, in it's struggles, flew near
the bold intruder, who quickly threw
out one of it's powerful claws and
grasped viciously at it's victim. I'm
doubtedly it would have torn the
canary's head off in this way had ii
not been disturbed. The butcher birds
are not at all particular as to their food
it varying from blue jays and gophers
to grasshoppers, even worms and diff:
terent insects being found impaled on
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
NOTED MEN AND CHILDREN.

Children have genuine friend in
! the person of the King of Siam. and
he has always taken an immense inter-
est IN watching the progress of the
: child rulers of Europe-Alphonso Of
Spain and the little queen of Holland
During his present European trip he
intends to make their personal ac-
quaintance and become their fast
friend. I'm Alphonso of Spain he will
find the unique combination of a small
boy alive with infantile fun, mingled
with stately dignity, for the small king
of Spain is fully aware of his exalted
position. "
By the younger members OF the royal
family the Prince of Wales is eonsid-
cred a martinez and disciplinarian, in
spite of his: worldwide regulations for
jovial good nature. A short time ago
he saw the little Princess of Batten-
berg and Prince Edward of York at
play in one Of the palace courtyards
Running past a sentinel they omitted to-
return the salute which soldiers are
obliged to give every member of the
royal family, whether the age be 60
years or 60 days. Immediately the
prince called the children back and in
sisted that each should make his salute
to the soldier
President Faure Of France is ex-
tremely fond of the youngsters, and his
greatest pleasure is a romp with his
grandson. When he became grand
father for the second time the fact waa
carefully kept from the public for q
couple of weeks, the reason for this
act throwing new light on the French
attitude toward Russia the great. The
strange reticence is officially explained
in this way. Almost at the time Of the
birth Of his grandson in Paris the ear
ina also became mother, and the
French president thought it wiser to
wait for the royal proclamation from
st. Petersburg, so that his congratula-
lions to the car might precede those
cs the car to him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
FEATS OF HlNDOOS.
Garry Chests of Tea Weighing 1870
Pounds Five or Six Miles.

Pounds Five or Six Miles.
Darjeeling tea, said Mr.. George w.
Christison, in recent lecture before
the British Society Of Arts, is all car
ried by the hardy hill-men up the
steep mountain roads to the nearest
railway station on the way to mar
ket.. It is no unusual days work for
a coolie to carry a tea chest weighing
from 10 to 100 pounds a distance of
five or six miles, making at the same
time an ascent Of from $500 to $500
feet in sheer vertical elevation. There
can be no deception about task like
that. and we cannot but have an adj
miration for the powers OF endurance
of those who perform such feat. OF
course these people are trained to load
carrying and Notwithstanding from
their very infancy, and hence the pc
culiar set of muscular faculties re-
auired for them are fully developed, If
not actually called into existence, at
the cost of others-so much so that
walking on a level, after few miles,
becomes positively painful to them. In
the prosecution Of their own trade, or
in domestic affairs, they frequently
.unl srtake long, arduous journeys over
ridges and along and across hot val
leys, varying many thousands Of feet
in elevation, occupying many days,
carrying heavy loads Of from $50 to
200 pounds, and over, and in addition
to their food and bedding, most cheer
fully lighting q fire, cooking and eat
Ing their scanty meal and going to
sleep by the wayside. There is q story
still current o. a Bhootean IN old times
having carried q grand piano up the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
LOVERS OF THIRTY YEARS WED
Ano'ana Boasts Bright EXAMPLE in

Constancy and Devotion,
A bright example in constanov .nl+
nllal devotion is afforded in tho exnari-
ence OF couple recently welded in
Liberty township, Indiana, the newly
married pair being Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
FOREMAN, who reside on their 400-acre
larn near Greentown. In point of age
both bride and groom have passed the
haH-century mark. Though lovers
from early childhood and betrothed
from youth, the marriage was deferred
until now, the engagement covering a
period of thirty years. Young Fore
man had stepmother to whom he was
greatly attached, and to whom he
solemnly pledged to support during her
lifetime, promising not to marry while
she remained alive. Contrary to ex-
pectations, the invalid and dependent
stepmother lived until a year or more
ago. During this long wait of nearly
third of century the lovers scrupul-
ously observed their VOWS, toiling on
through the years without thought
of disregarding the pledges given the
stepmother or breaking faith in any
manner whatever. They grew gray,
lived frugally, saved their earnings and
patiently bided their time. When
death removed the barrier, the lovers
had accumulated sufficient means to
buy the largest farm in the township.
The minister first engaged to perform
the marriage ceremony died of old
age many years ago, and a divine of a
new generation OBLIGATED at the long
delayed wedding. Times-Her-
aid.
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meat, was imme-
diately placed up
on it and either
left or devoured..
A friend of mine
living in Los An.
geles arranged a
series of spikes
for the benefit of
the birds that car
ried on their dep
relations in the
vicinity and found
that they eagerly
took advantage of
t h e a r t i fl c i a |
thorns, a variety
Of insects an d
birds being placed
upon the spikes.
In the illustration
is shown a great
shrike and also
insects and birds
impaled on spikes
fixed in a wooden
ornament on the
fence. This val
liant little warrior
possesses the fac
ulty of initiating
the notes of 9TH
er birds, such as
are Indicative of
pain. Thus it will
mimic the cries of
the sparrow and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21

hill to Darjee1ing, distance of fifty
miles forward, end involving rise of
more than 5000 feet in elevation by
the old road. These hill tribes are a
hardy people, capable of performing
marvellous Journeys without partaking
OF food or on the most meager fare.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
WINGED BUTCHERS AT WORK.

other small birds, so as to make
your believe you hear them scream
ing IN the claws of a hawk; and
1t Is thought that this is done for the
purpose of inducing others to come out
from their coverts to the rescue of their
suffering brethren. AS on several oc-
casions have seen it in the act of
screaming in this manner, when it
would suddenly dart from it's perch into
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
His Discovery.

Grinnen-"Old fellow, I've discover
ed the fountain of youth" Barrett
'What?'
Grinnen-''That's right. And it isn't
a fountain at all. It's BICYCLE" Bar
ret (still NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. make?'
Chicago Tribune.
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the same neighboring trees. The butch
er birds in Southern California greatly
resemble the English great gray
shrike, and presents an attractive ap-
pearance when on the wing, the back
being gray, and white markings afford
a striking contrast. They are quite
valuable from the fact that they destroy
SO many injurious insects. New York
Ledger.
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ssexe 60 knowing when TO seize an
opportunity, the most important thint
In :ssfe Is to know when to forego al
aGvantage. Disrael
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Not Up-to-Dats.
He lies in Jail for bigamy;
The law is most inhuman
IN robbing man Of liberty
For wanting q new woman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-21
TALMAGE'S' SERMON.
"CORN HUSKING TIME" SUM-
DAYS SUBJECT.
From the Following Text; Job. Chapter
". Verse 20: "As Shock of Corn
Cometh In In His Season."-The Har-
vest Waiting for the Lord.

DING at the rate of
forty miles the hour
a few days ago l
caught this sermon.
If you have recent
ly been in the fields
of Pennsylvania, or
New Jersey,or New
York, or New Eng
land, or any of the
country districts,
you know that corn