The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17

New Il h. difficult 20 imagine what price
a specimen in the flesh would command;
for In April. 1875 bid OF $50 guineas was
refused FOR a skin. and at the same time
an egg sold for $50 guineas.
The humanitarlans II London society
ara troubled BY their sudden discovery
that the procuring Of tortoise shell r. at
tended with so much torture Of the unfor-
tunate animals that originals wear the
precious covering that members Of various
London humane societies have decided to
bring the matter before the notice of the
public
Combs, halrpins. cigar and cigarette
cases. and other dainty articles are manu-
featured from the notified shell after the
tortoise has been induced by warm per-
suastve measures % get out 81 g." and
those who feel for the suffering dumb hope
70 discountenancc the use Of I'll articles
made az this material until more merci-
rnI measures for It's production prevail
The chief working ~ tortoise she'll IL at
pNgnf-da4Gaue Ccylon the shells
being sold In Columbo by Rorah
merchants who gee their supplies
frorn tie Maldlves. I.nccadives and
Andaran islands The Smelling az
the forfaises Is not quite 80 easy as he
shcnlar 81 green peas. and fer severity
Il sounds much harsher than piuckl1s the
feathers frorn living birds for the adorn-
merit az feminine vanity. on being
cnught the tortoise IS semi-hrciled over
IRE az red cmbers until the flesh that re-
tains the covered she'll - lts body Is sof-
tened. The animal - then shelled clean,
ana though TIE suffering must be Intense
T. rarely dies hHt in few months grows
another shell of which IL Is deprived In the
sauae ma amer.
DISPATCHES from Tnais indicate that com
rrauuieation ia being had between British
headquarters and the oesieEed camps 3n
the frontier by means 81 the heicaraph-
F,arIier tens announce the destruction
Of che ffns - electric CEFrrn GttrHtton Nv
IRE natives. and if row remains "a De- sran
whether The tvshesrpen ~ revolt viii have
the ingenuity - cone vita thls nev means
Of transmitting Intelligence. When tf7
telegram vas first introduced lr iudia ard
cther srunfler countries for military rur-
noses the unctvfHEed dEnters were sEhas1
at ita possibilities. ana were sufficiently
seperstttseus cAacernInS tts nature te keep
ct distance froFn she poles ARD wires
Tsenrer acquaintance. however iet them
a. learn that attn a FEW stroSes % an
axe shev con.d destroy the usefulness -
the mysterious device.
Th~ Wfua3ava enunGrv Is admirably
adarsea ta the use ~ tGe ne3cgraph, Is
rvasrn - the frequent peaks that serve
as stations ire GsshiuE % the hgat-
beams 81 tllTF 20 attract tte atSFat5st3 oE
the ratsves however. ans q VII - inter
go RS ye note = these rseu. WhN srs BY DO
means dearfert So Intelligence. rn& a
saethea - ohees;re ths passage % RE rses-
sawr from ssAtea 20 station A~titrtsl
clouds weuis serve Fne purpose. and ta*y
should - EASY O. manufacture by burn
ms so-sa smoke rcstuc1ng substance
EtEar y wilson has grsatIy Interested
tha f.eudaa world by the anueuneen1rat
that ~ ha@ discovered = -nethe3 ~ CAR
trolling tne tsU,nsraE1Ft - tee aatertar
q q tai}~sr f}e save 81 pFcpCse 70
rrarh as far south tn a tAitoor as possible
and Z siscerelv bslscvr { csn central fae
tusnps raywre 60 the xss 81 sucs a way ;hat
TIE balloon wg1 reraasa ln the ale Tor
sixty DAYS or rlShf weeks Rs -zsc,sfs-
tiers founded en tAe know ,esise ftat r-e-
vt6srv the eas car ~ stores fcr scrue tlule
ard ~ raising and }sSrvtng tas ten1r~ra-
tura cs sane. Il wtl use aE& fash Urser
SIS insueHce 7 haVe devised ans PATENTED
\ esaltscr - utttss thRs f&cs- rhe welz ~
g made up as follows tAoaEa the figures
Wiz be altered Il necessary though sAe