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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20
SIR WALTER AND TIE PorATo.
Historic Myrtle Grove and Its Liter
ary 4ssariafSenS,

EVEN N IRIS proSafc end of the uins-
tern1h century, when IL IS difficult 20
arouse much enthusiasm, over celebrations
ara anniversaries says London Sketch,
good osal o. attention was attracted 20
&C announcement made some months ago
thas tas tercentena-y OF the potato was
ABOUT TO De celebrated IN ireland. a coun-
try IN whose history. particularly during
toe last century. this well kEown eseulsnt
has piayed no inconsi5erahIe part
me IDEA, which originated with the
irish Gardeners Association. was admir-
ably carried out IN Dublin last week,
wheE an exhibition OF potatoes. with 4
conference presided over by viscoant
Powerscrost. was opened IN the Rcfun3a,
ana attracted large crowds OF visitors,
Eho were not slow 10 express their aFnaxe-
menc at the numerous and ma gnITicent
specimens which science ard cultivation
had developed from the original small,
waxy. and, IL history speaks truly. some
what tasteiess tHber which Sir Walter
Raleigh brought from America and caused
TO De planted in the gardens OF Myrtle
Grove 3ust three hundred years ago. Ira
dition says that his servants gathered the
apple OF the plants. cooked them and
pronounced them a failure. and Only dis
covered the ver.table poTunle de terre
when u!lsns the ground later on. but APP
parentiy Sir Waiter was better acquain.-
ed with the vegetable. as quaint old
etching on the staircase at Myrtle Grove
represents him instructing two Irish peas
ant women how to cook potatoes. which
was the Celtic pronunciation OF the Span
ish term ba.ata, by which the tuher was
known IN the new world.
En- PEASANT, IL may be mentioned that
Myrtle Grove has other claims to recog-
milton. The house. the most perfect sx-
ample OF Elizabethan architecture extant
in Ireland. was erected by Sir Walter
about 1855. close 20 the town OF Youghal
on some property that had been confiseat-
ed from the celebrated Earl OF Desmond.
whom the English general defeated a few
years previously.
Here It was that Edmund Spenser
Joined his friend. and in this peaceful. pic
turesQue retreat wrote most Of his master
piece. The Faery Queen" a first copy
OF which is preserved in the drawing
room. where it lies in company with one
Of Sir Walters literary efforts. on his old
carved table. Indeed ii is the desire OF
the present owner, Sir Henry Blake.
governor Of Jamaica, to preserve as far as
possible the historic associations OF the
house. in which he hopes to place an in
teresting collection OF relics. Careful in
yeatiga ton has discovered that the house
is lined with beautiful teak paneling.
which for many years has been concealed
beneath a coating OF plaster and wall
paper, evidently an effort on the part OF
some Phlistine inhabitants to bring the
mansion up to date" Tobacco as we'll
as potatoes found the soil and climate OF
the County Cork congenial. and the big
yew tree stil hourishes. under whose
branches Sir Walter used 10 sit and en-
JOY the fragrant weed which he cuitivat-
ed so successfully.
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THE MAN DIAMOND.
ROMANCE or THE MISSING GEN
FROM THE KIMBERLY MINES.
Mysterious History Of the Precious
stone Which Was stolen From the
Nisam Of Hyderabnd.

By TO means al enviahls fate awaits
the thief who pGrloine6 from the lizaIu
Of Hyderabad the great white dla-
rzaond'' Il ever he tries 20 dispose OF the
gem. Should he attempt 10 cut "A swell in
any East Indian town b. walking down
the avsnua with the stone gIitSerirx from
has shirt front he would be promptly seized
srd n all probability drawn and QUAR-
tered. Should he 2y 20 any foreign coun-
try and there attempt to dispose .. the
massive gem, he would ne nahhea ~ the
police beyond doubt end hustled INFO
dungeon cell. No one who has the money
would be foonsh enough 70 buy the stone.
prcta bly,. FOR anything like It's value OF
the price the thief woald ask, because.
forSooth. he would no, dare let IL be
known that he had II in his possession,
and what IS the value OF a diamond that
cannot be showns
About the only thing left for his thiet-
ship TO do in the way OF realizing on the
diamond seems 10 De 10 have il cut and
tfen sell the pieces. And even in that
there would not DO much use, Tor the
value OF diamonds decrease In more than
xeometr!c ratio with the decrease IN size.
Besides, whore is the iapidary who would
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all the other Kafirs. But there was no
enc employed 10 search the ovsrseer- Ills
chance for getting away with the dI4-
mond was better than the AataE :, ana
his temptation consequently greater III
wss TOO much for him. in fact. and he
absconded
There are men in the region Of the
Kimberley diamond fields. as there are
ii all the few places where such stones
are found who live by buying and SELL
ing gems stolen by the negroes To them
tire ovsrsaer aew with the Nizau. ana
into their hands II fell for a price NOT
known. hut probably not one-sifrieia OF
what the Indian rajsh paid. BY the buyers
OF stolen stones the diamond was next
disposed OF 30 soma one who snuggled Il.
sawed in his nreeches, into England. II
IS said that the price paid in this trans
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listen TO everything that IS worth re9esi-
ZION TEewe Is E0< f~a1e IN her CT THAI
asFextzt5or q knowledge which Is occa-
esoraliy 20 te feEnd III iess gifted persons:
her talent Is as spontaneous az IL Is sold
ard exact In she lighter accomplish
rneuts OF nf~ sire also escelss she Is :
good nngusst, Sc able musician and artist.
and many poor bodys" hEarS has been
rsaddenad by sorae warm comfort made
BIZ The queen own def fingers
II has been said that 'so the greatest
r7inds the simplest things are great" md
IL ray truthfuily be added thar nothing
which IL worthy is too small for the
queens apprsciat ton: ali that Is great in
life In art. In literature. in science. has
her NOS, sble and intelligent, conyrehel-
sion and praise.
n rncro marked ard detaiied form
than is 81 present possible. future his
torisns wlli bring .crcibly 20 light the
directing influence Ter purity OF mind.
her accurate learning. and her power for
good have had On Der country and peo-
pie enc whose own loyalty TO ali that
IL right Is so steasfast. inspires loyalty in
others. Small wonder, then. that orr
queen should be 80 universally beloved,
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cenNn. w.-h iee rrfSnf princes aas .rir-
cpfsss speak far themselves ta th5se a "a
fafe e&~s 'a sac. 2ar ths1e Sc '-zs5 ..er.s
sr sse-y 't.e - as- Pare sza asers % ssr,
--s af st&a3s rre.sys .ae5F -e@r tae ,l,s}-
sAus
30 asnF @eraaf. ee as~usys2 Sc clarity.
ae sssceTfeE @e.]. wHsre ses sral.ra.t. =
g . aeseT, fras oEs eSer rsGea 2ses "a tie
cHesH fa Vafn-
sAe ria az t7rse - saYarse3 ssc,a~sn-,~
NilY Sc tateS im e NaEmc Mariner that ruvTg
cs2Eat9 IL eae - tae easiest ar Aegs that
pfs1ssss ARA gsrsseessse eaa '.EsA.s anyfesax
tseS a<<@ss - ssro~s - TAO ssen. .Aat.
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~ TACT. they ought always 20 give and
shasa opinions aFe repeated with mslY
yaTsztso4z-
Verify. Tn ihIs case % fools rush IN
vherS angels fear to tread for those
.ho speak IN this manner have 10 knowi-
edge and rot THE smallest conception. Of
ta4 naanlfcA3 difficulties which surround
tina throne and royal family In the giving
OF aims and STE support Of charitable tn
situations.
The exact contrary 20 these opinions IL
tire truth, for Notwithstanding that there
IL no known fortune sufficiently large 10
satisfy a 1.-THE OF the applications By
which al! whose names are officially or
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play with their children sometimes Ike
children themselves. and to show nm ir-
t@rest. as rea as q was heipfGi. in alt
tur pursuits aE3 occupations OF the young
princes und prlnoosses
6iore thar 00s story has been told ot
Prince Albert being surprised on all
fours" ytth one ar ,wo children oE hts
mack. fer whom he was turning himself
iato "a horse ~ tho others running 10 .he
queen as 20 t3se nooraSt and simplest ~
cotroge mothcYa os indeed her --3a5-
children ANA Er,at-gra u3ehNdren Do 1nA.
The published photographs o. tee
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mere Is probably ra ore row Gs-s.
~Aeae ultimate know edge af aEl ths pesi-
ts2.l events 81 tAs gass seventy yeara "a
40 consecutive and - c0resslc-e AIS ttss
= sa8 eceea TIE c3eerness aHE go.
NNitv * 1er rain& hsve Always hean aa4
~fr "@N aeSs r s<E'3e- f5er T@sTuory
IS fFeH aaerr Ga. sar few persons <s, an
s'FessA esr Wttaes.f VERY sH.n d.sesxer sg.z
ff~f ere qatan AuoNs ol-st4 as rseeh arsd
ctfa s170e ~ tAe SVe5s.s unsnr tss5.s4s-
S-nN IRAN fe @t.osa ssS~sSl business IL fs
A. 5Ae s4sTe g5a1s her MAJESTY S. aver
rra3y - saia information. ana = -aest
SFAcsos-Sly &r1 eozs3esFaEsis pleased "a
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A Man of the United staAe.

The new wall map issued by ~ ~
lington Route Is three feet four hrA,
wide by four feet long, Is printed d d
colors, is mounted on rollers: shows ~,
state, county, important town and III
road In the Union. and forms ven !,
sirable and useful adjunct 10 any koss.
hold or business establishment.
Purchased in lots of 5000 the man sal
the Burlington Route nearly y MI
apiece. but on receipt Of Is cents IN sxrl
or coin the undersigned viii b. D,e6sl
to send you one.
Two routes East--via Billings, Nm,
and st. Paul. MINI.
Two routes East.
NJ. p. Benton. Puget sound agent =
ner Yesier way and First ayenna
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negroes fortunate enough TO hnd especial
- large diamonds IN tha South African
n nes They wil probably remember
rs@8Inz. 700. % me numerous tricks these
naked slaves used 70 attempt 10 ssnusxt.
diamonds under their sysiits IN their
hair ard elsewhere ahon, their bodi.s
PAST the wstcafai overS4srs
The Io~iy hafslr who found the MAN
diamond r-c@ssFd 30 reward. II was too
nss 10 Eife sns too dangerous a thing y,
attempt 10 hsas e. SO he passed il on y,
the o.egseer msloyed 70 search AIM and
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for her watehword through life has been
Duty" Through good and through i'll
she has performed it. and no sovereign in
history has ever had so bright and I'M
sullied record. She has suffered deeply
but her peoples love. as she herself has
so pathetically told them. has comforted
her. May we. her people. one and all,
rise UP now and again and assure her with
all our hearts and minds how Loyalty we
feel for her how deeply we reverence her,
and how ferventiy we pray God 10 bless
and comfort the queen"
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when Maiwa fell into their possession
The Kohinoor was fouud In the GoIconda
mines. IL Is supposed. tens ~ centuries
ago. II weighs about 40 carate
According 10 one authority. IL was one
OF the eyes OF the great peacock that
adorned Anruaz Zeb's throne. and Ssair
al the time OF the piIlags carried the
throne OF bodily. much as furniture on
the installment plan is seized today AZ
Nadir's death he left the Kohlnoor 10 his
SON Shah Rokh 20 whom II brought. m
II always has ap TO its instalirnent with
the British treasures untold safyerfngs
and mizforiunes. When this prince was
dethroned he refused 70 give ND the Kohl
moor and submitted 20 the most atroctous
toTtgrss. even 70 the loss Of his eyes
Notwithstanding his total blindness re-
sui,ins from this persecution. he managed
70 conceal the gem. He was ptt 20 fresh
ana siaooFcal torture his head wac close
~ shaved and encircied with a diaa@Yn If
paste into which burning oil was poured.
Even this agony could not force him 10
Eteid- Ahmed Shah, in It'll. received the
rata! gem from the dying Shah Rokh.
whom he had assisted
Diamonds of Great Value.
Tbs great orier diamond belonging 10
the ear ~ Russia. Is larger than the
Sazifrs- weighing 1874 carats IL Ia not.
however. brilliant.
Another great diamond now In puxulsa
- TIE sancy. which for some time b.
iohs@d 10 France. lis weight r. about 90.
csrafs. and its value is said u, be $50 20
fnirf valuable diamond owned in
1'-Ss41 - TIE oflo~, wa.ca weighs ls3
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The North Western Line conprsu ~
4 600 miles Of perfectly equipped ngs]
IN Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin. Miedu|
minnesota, North Dakota. South nsla|
Nebraska and Wyoming. It opersla \
finest trains n the world. The ssfytn
chicago Milwaukee and ell the 1stlep(
cities OF tho East and aouthsass sens(
be assed. Insist on having yous ~
via .Ths North Western" J. ". hhE5
Commercial Agent. COS First avsnuA ~
ffA
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Comes flooding back with fipply cheer.
Int every bare inier and creek and bay:
Now ths heart is SO tpil that drop over
ais IT,
No iu&t}er how barren the past may have
IT'S enough for US now that the leaves are
green:
we 81 r the warm shade and feel right
How ne sap ereeps up and the blossoms
We nay shut oar eyes. but We cannot help
Tha: ssses sfe clear and grass Is growing:
The breeze cores whispering sn our ear
Tnag dan6elioDs are hlossonang near
That mat9a he's sproute0. THAI streams
Thai The rlveI : blazer than the sky.
That the rohin IS plasterins his house hard
by,
Ana II tie tre@se k~rt the good news back.
We co'si6 guess Il all ~ young heifers
lowing
And fsrE7 aow clear bold chantseleer.
Warmed with she new vine - the year.
Tails all N his Iusty growing
Joy comes. srlss goes. " know not how;
xssryts.lrg Is happy row.
Everything ts UPWARD STRIVING.
IT'S as easy ncw For tire heart 70 BE true
A. for sgass 10 Re green or skses 20 be
sris -. natural way q uviag:
Who knos*s wnltEsF the clouds have fse
IN 5he unsecured heaven they leave no
Ana tas eyes forge. the tears they have
The hsart forgets srs sorFow and ache:
The soul partakes the season s. yosts,
ASS shs suiph4yo2k TIfgs Of passion and
IL ,ses.p srsath 4 si~ace pure ara smooth.
I-ka barut-ou' erafsrs heale5 VITA snos@.
James E2sssil I4owesI
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Reduced in size by Cutting.

LOT diamond tfliESHS no sact tl@Su 4AcNS
their prices in the open market.
Reduced Ina size by Cutting.
In London the diamond was sold TO a
syndicate and this time taken 10 a lapi-
dairy in Amsterdam to be cut. The cut
ting separated -. carats from the orig
inal 451 and left the stone OF its present
weight. $50 carats. The pieces We're small.
OF course. and almost valueless as COM
pared with the original stone. although
one piece was Clipped large enough TO
sell for $50 900 to the king of Portugal.
The Nazim came out Of the cutting aft
er a year of work in a condition which
the experts call ''mathematically perfect
and ready again for the market. 1t was
at this point Of its history that 1t may be
said to have entered the field of fiction
and romance. From the syndicate that
had the diamond cut IL was purchased by
a Jew named Jacobs. who was said to be
the original of "Mr. lsaacs." the title
character of the story that established
the reputation OF Marion Crawford. the
American novelist. 1t was this diamond.
too, that Mr.. Isaacs presented in the
story to Miss Westonaugh after her en-
gagement TO his rival.
But the nizam diamond in reality had a
different course than the nizan diamond
in fiction. Jacobs didn't present II TO any
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RARE JUNE DAYS.

Earth gets its price for what earth gives
us;
The beggar is taxed for a corner TO die
In.
The priest hath his fee who comes and
shrives Us.
We bargain for the graves We lie in:
Al the devils booth are all things sold
Each ounce OF dross costs fits ounce of gold:
For a cap and bells our lives we pay,
Bubbles we buy with whole souls task
ing.
IT'S heaven alone that is given away.
IT'S only God nay De had for the asking
No price Is set on the lavish summer.
June may he had by the poorest conner.
And what il SO rare az DAY in June?
Then, l. ever. come perfect days:
Then heaven tries The earth Il It be in
tune.
Whether vs. look or whs;her We listen.
We hear lies murmar. or see u gIisten.
Every c}od feels a stir % might.
An instinct wtthtn II that reaches and
towers.
Ana. eropiEg blindly above 1t for light.
CIimos 10 a soul IN grass ard flowers:
The flash OF life may Well he seen
Thrilling hack over hills and valleys:
The cowglip st8gtles IN meadows green.
The but,eTcup catches the sun in It's
Ard there's never leaf nor blade TOO
r1ean
To be some happy creatures palace:
The lIttlr o5r1 sits At hts door in the sun.
Arilt like a blossom among the leaves.
And less MS ulUmiGe} being o'eFrGn
WITH fhe deluge Of sumner IL receives:
His mate feels me eggs beneath her wings,
And the heart in the dumb breast hutters
ana sinss.
tie sings 10 the wide world, and she 10
In ms nl7e cor Of Nature which song is
the 6est2
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Mr. Henry White. the secretary Of the
embassy and The other proseSs referred
70. the endowment OF a number CT beds
Ia me principal hospitals. WAS being
heartily supported.
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AMERICANS AND THE JUBILEE.
How Our Citizens Abroad Have
Planned TO Honor the Auean

LONDON. June 19.-The most difficult
problem that has been set the keen and
energetic American citizens OF London
for a long time is how to properly cele-
brate the queens diamond jubilee All
sorts or ingenious and tasteful projects
have, therefore, been preached among
them the suggestion OF a huge American
subscription 10 the Prince of W aies' hospi.
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The grave Of the poet. Hsne- N y
cemetery OF Montmartre. Paris ~
be in a depiorable state. A rlsu =
wreath Is the only visible tribute . 4
author of the ''Buch der Lieder-
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Only s. 50 for roand trip TO Victoria fer
shs aueer's sabII@e Iua* -. - q ana -.
Tsse ta% magnificent steamer CITY c.
k1a.sfo-. fFoaa Seattle.
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time has also come the announcement that
the nizam intended to give Il rs a peace
Offering TO England's queen on the &C.
casion OF the approaching diamond fubi-
lice celebration. The nizam has nor been
standing well of late at Victoria's court.
and he hoped, he says. by the presents-
ton Of the diamond to restore himself
TO favor
The nizam diamond Was found In the
Kimberley mines IN South Africa when
1t was first picked up by tho naked KAT
FIR who stirred Il out OF the earth IL
weighed +57 carts. nearly one-hsth OF a
pound. In the cutting its weight was re-
duced TO i~o carats. but IL was Still about
an inch deep, an inch and a half long
and nearly that wide IL was the ransom
OF king, almost the price of an empire
in the space of good sized BIRDS egg
Only two diamonds. the OrloY and the
Jaogersfontein, are larger, and the Nizam
Is the finest large diamond known
Cause OF Many Crimes
From the very beginning OF It's career.
however, the n.zam diamond has had an
ugly history. Some people viii Remember
from az far back as the days when they
studied geography In the grammar schools
reading that great rewards and sor-e-
times freedom was bestowed upon the
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action was sss 0ao That is not definitely
known. however. as srnugglers and fences
for diamond thieves do not often quote
their prices in the open market.
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The nRlInd Staggers.p

Mr.. Hedrick, V. s., Of Lincoln, Neb.,
has dissected five horses which have
died of blind staggers within the past
week or two, and has found exactly the
same conditions to exist in each,
especially as to the distended stomach
and impacted bowels. Read carefully
what Mr.. Hedrick has to say:
"The prevailing fatal epidemic among
the horses is blind staggers, which l
diagnose as follows:
"It is, first, an attack Of acute indiges-
tion. From overlooking the stomach
digestion is arrested and fermentation
sets in. The consequent giving off Of
carbonic acid gas distends the stomach
and bowels, causing them to intrude on
the space allotted to the heSrt and lungs,
The latter are thus deprived OF the power
of aerating the blood, thereby directly
affecting the action of the brain.
81 find that horses that do not do their
regular work and are heavily fed are the
ones that are most subject to the dis
ease.
"The remedy is to give the horse some
thing that will aid digestion and act on
the blood and liver"
The advocate., 1897-01-27
ECONOMlZlNG FOOD.
EARLY Winter Is the Worst Time to Re-
dnca Cattle RatiOnA.

EARLY Winter Is the Worst Time to Re"
duce Cattle RatiOns.
While it does not pay to ever put
live stock on short rations, if it is to be
done at all let it be at any other time
than the early winter. The animal is
machine for converting some portion Of
his coarse food into finished products,
and his energy in conversion depends
very largely upon his physiological con-
dition as well as upon Unconstitutional
power.
These facilities of theirs to produce
the materials we desire are natural to
be sure, but they have been greatly eX-
aggerated by domestication, full feed
and good care. But the animal has also
himself to look out for, and it is nat
ural law that under circumstances Of
distress everything else stops that the
vital processes may go on. That is, that
under hard conditions these extra ac-
tivities stop, and we get little product
from the animal.
But what difference does it make at
which end of the winter this shortening
of rations comes, if it be to come at all?
Much, and for the reason that sudden
and violent changes are disastrous,
physiological conditions considered. If
they come to us gradually we can ac-
custom ourselves 10 things that, if sud
denly brought upon us, would prove
fatal.
AS the animal goes into winter quar-
ters all his habits of life are changed,
and changed suddenly. He goes from
green feed to dry; from uniformly
warm weather into great extremes of
cold and heat; from the free atmos-
phere of the field to the close air Of the
stable, if he be lucky enough to get the
stable. Thsir powers Of resistance and