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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-08


f. e. Wishaar. formerly assistant city
editor or the Oreeonian. and l.. c. Pease
the well known newspaper artist, are TO
make winter Journey to the Kiondike IN
the interest OF the Post-Inteiligencer Alas
kan News Syndicate. They Will leave In
week or ten days for Alaska, their route
being over the Skagaay TRAN. Mr.. wishaar
Is one OF the best known newspaper writ.
ers In the Pacific Northwest and his de-
scriptive articles. supplemented by the
sketches made by Mr.. Pease. will form
an interesting chapter In the chronicles
Of Alaska and the KIondike.
w. q. Pearce. assistant general super
intendent, and T.. J. Pearson. division SUI
perintendent Of the Northern Pacific Ia
coma: A. c. Sheldon. OF Portland, general
agent OF the Burlington route; w. III.
Paul. general agent of the freigh. depart
ment of the Rio Grande Western. Port
land; and N. j. Roche, Northwest passen-
ger agent Of the Rio Grande Western,
We're among the out-of-town railroad men
seen yesterday In Pioneer place.
Maj. Lindsay, of the Leavenworth
Times-Journal. is I'm the city. The major
was candidate on the Republican ticket
for the legislature In okanogan county
last fan. but IL wasn't good year for
Republicans I'm Okanogan county Just
then, and he failed to pass. He has many
friends In Seattle.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
CARE OF HATS.

Lace can be cleaned by using alco-
hol with a piece Of clean flannel, then
wrapped around a hannel-covered bot
tie till dry.
If the summer hat is to be re-trimmed
for another season altogether the best
plan to pursue before putting it away
is to remove all the trimming from it.
Chiffon must be replaited and
pressed. Fur and such feather trim
ming as dressed birds and wings must
be protected against moths and mice
as well.
The hat itself should be brushed or
wiped free from dust and rubbed with
a cloth dampened in alcohol. Be care
full never to use the alcohol near a
fire.
Some of the trimming thus freshened
and put in order may prove to be just
what is wanted for the fall or winter
hat, and if not it will be in readiness
for the milliner in the spring. and in
a much more satisfactory condition
than if left in its cast-off state through
all the winter months.
All aigrettes, quilts or feathers should
be wiped free from dust and wrapped
by themselves. It is best to leave rib
bon bows tied, unless the ribbon is
mussed. If fresh, it can be used to the
best advantage as already Topped; but
if the bows are mussed, unite, brush,
press and roll up the ribbon. If left
in bows, stuff each loop with tissue pa
per and loosely wrap the whole in the
same.
Before hats are to be put away for the
winter provide yourself with a supply
Of white tissue paper. If you are sure
you want to wear the hat another sea-
son just as it is, and it can be thor
oughly brushed and busted without re-
moving the trimming, provide hat
box of sufficient size to hold it without
The least crowding. Brush the hat
we'll, and rub with a cloth dampened
n alcohol; dust the ribbons with a bit
If old velvet-if Of taffeta, with a soft
white cloth.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
MISSING LINKS.

Kite flying is one of the chief sports
Of the adult Malays.
Tattersalls, the famous horse resort,
was founded in 1866.
Last year 1880 900 pounds of hops
were imported from the United States
by British brewers.
A Richmond (Me) woman has work
ed twenty-five years in a Lewiston
mill, the most of the time at the one
loom
A member of the Laconia IN. H
Board of Education is said to be liable
to arrest for not sending his own chill
dren to school
A writer in the Lancet says that
leprosy is more prevalent in Iceland
than is commonly supposed, there being
about two hundred cases at present.
A Fossil (Ore.) woman shot a coyote
which her husband missed and carried
the scalp to the newspaper Office and
applied it on her husbands subscrip-
ton.
Among the books recently translated
into japanese are Darwin's Origin Of
Species" Westermark's History of
Marriage" and "Critique of Pure Rea-
SON."
OF the thirty-eight Sultans who have
ruled the Ottoman Empire since the
conquest of Constantinople by the
Turks, thirty-four have died violent
deaths.
The No-Two-Alike Club is the name
Of an organization of women in South
ington, Conn, which proposes to abhor
all Of the opposite sex and any assist
ance they might render.
Of the 56,095 men employed on Brit
ish sailing vessels, 928-or one in sixty
lost their lives by drowning, whereas
of the 49,, 129 men employed on steam
ships, only 674-or one in 241-were
drowned.
The Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians
in Wyoming have raised enough oats
and potatoes the past season to supply
their own wants and to fill the con-
tract for these commodities at Fort
Washable.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
AM NJ ONIA.

A little ammonia in tepid water VII,
soften and cleanse the skin.
Door plates should be cleaned By
rubbing with a cloth, dipped in am
monia and water.
To brighten carpets wipe them after
sweeping with warm water, into which
has been poured a few drops Of am
monia.
To wash you brushes and combs put
one tablespoonful of ammonia in one
quart of water, rinse, shake and dry in
the sun.
A tablespoonful of ammonia in a gall
Ion of warm water will often restore
colors in carpets and will also remove
whitewash from carpets.
Yellow oil stains left by the sewing
machine may be removed by rubbing
the spot with a cloth wet with am
monia before washing with soap.
By rubbing nickel and silver orna-
ments with a wooden cloth. saturated
with spirits of ammonia, they may be
kept very bright with but little
trouble.
If those who perspire freely would
use a little ammonia in their bath
daily, it would keep their flesh clean
and sweet, doing away with all dis
agreeable odor.
Spirits Of ammonia will often re-
move severe headache. but should be
carefully used, as the constant use of
salts, ammonia and other strong scents
Injuries and infames the nose.
Equal parts Of ammonia and turpen-
tine will take the paint out of cloth
ing, even if it has become hard and
dry. Wet the spot as often as neces-
sary, and wash out in soap suds.
One teaspoonful of ammonia in a
cupful of water will clean gold or sill
yer jewelry. A few drops on the I'M
der side of a diamond will clean it i'm
mediately, making it very brilliant
Old brass may be made to look like
new by pouring strong ammonia over
it, then scrubbing with a brush; rinse
in clean water and be careful not to
touch your hands with the ammonia.
To clean windows put one or two
CaOlespOOnIuIS Oh ammonia INTO
bucket of water After washing thor
oughly polish with an cid newspaper.
and your windows will be beautifully
bright.
Flannel and blankets should be
soaked in a pail of water, containing
one tablespoonful of ammonia and
little clean suds; rub as little as posi-
BILE, and they will be white and clean,
and will not shrink.
Grease spots may be taken out with
weak ammonia in water, and if very
applied will remove spots
from paintings and chromos. Lay
soft white paper over and iron with a
hot iron.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
NOTES OF
UE.

The old-fashioned pointed waist is
In again, and even the stiff and I'M
graceful stomacher is seen on some of
the newest evening gowns.
1t is to be a fur season-than which
nothing is prettier or more becoming.
Narrow bands will be used not only
for street costumes but for evening
gowns and tea gowns as well.
Black satin and velvet ribbons in
various widths are used lavishly for
dress trimmings, and are particularly
pretty to finish the bolero jacket or
vest, either sewed on plain or plated
in a frill.
The fur vest will be much worn this
winter, whether in Persian lamb, chin
chilla, sable or economical astrakhan.
A sensible fashion, which gives just
the needed warmth to the useful coat
and skirt gown.
The newest skirt models are trimmed
at the bottom, paneled at the sides,
draped with the effect of an overskirt
and made with tablier fronts-two
kinds of material being invariably
used to make a harmony of tones.
If you want to be in the very top
notch Of fashion have a touch of red
on your winter gown or in your win
ter hat. Paris has declared in favor Of
that long-neglected color, and it prom
Uses to be the mode par excellence.
Little bolero jackets of fur are de-
cidedly new fancy of the moment, and
even girdles and belts of fur are seen
on some of the smartest walking gowns
"a fashion, however, rather unbecom-
ing to any but the slightest figures.
The prettiest novelties are seen in
neckwear, and these dainty confec- |
tons of chiffon, lace velvet and fur |
give touch Of elegance to the sim
Dlest costume, while they have the |
further recommendation of being ex-
tremely becoming to the average
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
STRATEGY OF THE TURTLE.
The Manner in Which 1t Captures KILL
FISH for Food.

The Manner in Which 1t Captures KILL
fish for Food.
The swapping turtle eats variety OF
things; when it gets a chance it catches
and eats live fish, usually killifsh.
While the turtle is a pretty fair swim
mer in it's way, it can't begin to com
pete with the fish; it captures the fish
by strategy. When the tide comes in
killifish come up the creeks IN swarms
looking for food. The killifish is a
scavenger; it will eat almost anything.
Any scrap of food floating on the water
IS fastened upon. perhaps by one kill
or by ten, or there may be a hundred
killies struggling and pushing to get
at it, and tearing off shreds and frag-
ments whenever they reach it. This is
the turtles opportunity. The turtle,
standing in the shallow water, edges
towards the nearest KILL, moving slow
ly and cautiously with its neck extend
ed. AS it moves nearer it gradually
contracts its neck, drawing its head
back toward its shell. Its body is all
the time getting closer to the kill, but
it's head is not. The kill If it has an
eye on the turtle at all is thus lulled
into false security. 1t seems never to
realize the telescope character of the
turtles neck.
The turtle calculates distances with
great nicely. Still inching steadily for
ward, it keeps all the time drawing in
its head until perhaps only its eyes are
visible, peering out from under the
edge of it's shell. Then, when it is with
in striking distance, suddenly out
shoots it's head, and oftener than not it
gets the kill.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
Coal Mime worked by One Man.

The smallest coal mine in the world
is in the southern province Of New
Zealand, where, according to the re-
ports Of the inspectors Of mines for the
colony, the Murray Greek colliery is
worked by one man, T. Bolitho, a
Chinaman, who owns, manages and
works this small. but to him valuable,
coal mine. There is another small
colliery in the same province worked
by one man with the assistance Of
donkey. The next smallest colliery is
In England, in the village Of Nelson.
in Lancashire. 1t is situated near the
Golfers Arms and affords employment
for two miners, father and son, who
combine in themselves the positions Of
managers, miners and
haulers Of the undertaking. They have
the assistance Of a donkey, and all the
output OF the mine is sold 70 the house
holders who live in the village or it's
immediate vicinity.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.

Two million glass eyes are manufan.
tured yearly in Germany and Switzer-
land.
At the bottom Of the deep seas the
water is only few degrees above the
freezing point.
Ships built Of steel are said to be
able to carry 20 per cent more freight
than those of iron.
The year Of Mars is almost twice as
long as it is on our planet, being exact
ly 687 days Of terrestrial time.
Microscopes say that the strongest
microscopes do not, probably, reveal
the lowest stages Of animal life.
Sun spots are believed to be openings
in the suns photosphere. or luminous
envelope, through which the orb is
seen.
There are more wrecks in the Baltic
Sea than in any other place in the
world. The average is one wreck a day
throughout the year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
Russian AIaIachite.

One of the most beautiful of minerals
as well as rich ores of copper is the
green carbonate, malachite. AS a fine
marble for carving the Russian mala-
chite is highly priced. 1t is very COM
pact and prettily banded in different
shades of green. The malachite from
Arizona is equally beautiful as speci-
mems, although not often occurring
solid enough for use as marble. The
specimens of the velvet malachite, con-
sisting of surfaces of capillary crystals
in tufts and radiations, are especially
handsome. Azureite, sometimes called
blue malachite, is but slightly different
in chemical composition. The color is
deep azure blue to blue black. At the
Arizona localities the two minerals gen.
orally occur associated.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
All Had Aces.

1.-THE most exciting game of poker 1
ever played" said a reformed gambler
to reporter, was in saloon in Gin
cinnati. Accompanied by two friends
entered the place and We seated our
selves at a table upon which lay a deck
of cards. A game of poker was pro-
posed and the man to my left dealt the
cards. l glanced over my hand and
found four aces, which, as straights
were barred was invincible. I raised
the ante the dealer followed suit. and.
after several raises, the ante alone was
a good-sizeG pot. l saw that the other
two had good hands and stood pat for
fear they would think 1 had tours if
drew a card. The others did the same
and l played one for a full, the other
for a flush
1--WE all had a good deal of money
with us and betting ran high and ex-
citing. Finally one said: I've got
you all beaten, but I'll have to raise it
only $40 for show down."
THE money went up and 1 shouted:
-Four acesr The man to the right
pinned the money to the table with his
knife -Four aces here And here
shouted the other as he drew a revolt
YER
'Shentlemans, dondt shoot called
the proprietor. Go on the sidewalk
if you vas going to fghdt. Vot de
droubles vas?'
" Somebody's been a cheatin', I
cried, and it is not me. Three hands
have four aces.
Yah; das vas yum peanuckle deck
and the saloonkeeper laughed while
we divided the pot. "-Washington
Star.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
An ExempIar of Finance

The youthful heir of the noble house
came slowly down from his high place
and stood in the paternal presence.
"Fader," he asked, holding out brill
liantly pictured sheet, "who vas VII
liam Chennings Pryan?"
The old man gazed fondly at his
son.
"Ah! he vas great man. I deHs you
a secrets, key. He will maig de Unit
ed States vail for feefty cent on de
tollerw
With a nod of intelligent satisfaction
the boy mounted his counting stool
Puck.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
RoUoHrNo 1T OUT WEST.
Why One Broker Hates That Section OF
the Country.

I the
1T happened so long ago that I'd
just as lief tell you fellows now" said
Yippey, the broker, as a party Of them
were taking on liquid GOODNESS at the
club, says the New York World.
"The doctors had told me to get out
and rough it if wanted to regain my
health. I was bound to give the pre-
scription a fair trial, 50 l bought a
| horse at Omaha and struck out into
| the country. About the third night l
put up with a frontier settler, and IN
the morning my horse was gone Inc
old fellow hustled around as though
the rest of his family had been muir
dered, notifying the deputy sherif to
take the trail with a posse and agree
ing to keep the horse for me, II recap
tured, till my return. I went right for
a train and pushed on further west
After we had gone about thirty miles
our engine broke her piston rod, and
while we were waiting a Withholding
yahoo came flying down the road
astride of my horse. | didn't care to
be detained in that section, and when
1 suggested that he take a walk he
thought so well of it that he left on the
run.
Il took to the saddle again. but
hadn't gone far until 1 was overhauled
by half a dozen rough riders with
sawed-off shotguns that induced me TO
throw up my hands at the first notice.
Explanations were no go with those
fellows. The horse was stolen, / had
I
stood three to three for hanging me
then and there, but the deputy talked
one of the men over. They hustled me
to a squire who carried two six-shoot-
ers in his belt and a pint Of whisky I'M
der it as he held cour he rear end
of barber shop.
"The squire couldn ence me as
horse thief, but the old fox gave me
three months for stealing a saddle and
bride. Of course, I was not an agree
able prisoner and when I called the
jailer liar for pointing me out as a
rse thief he cut me down to bread
d water for a week. When l re-
peated the offense he had a menu from
the best hotel in Omaha tackled up in
my cell to aggravate the punishment
BY the end of twenty days my inno-
cence was so completely established
that the squire was glad to order my
release But the Internal jailer de-
tanned me when 1 went to leave on a
claim that he must communicate with
the authorities. His opinion was that
If had no business there I ought to
pay my board. I settled rather than
wait, and he charged Delmonico rates
at that I'll make you fellows a pres
ent of the West"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
How Furs WIN Be Worn.

This season one has fine opportun-
ity of using advantageously all the furs
new and old, in ones wardrobe, for the
fashion of combining two kinds of fur
on one garment, added to the fact that
many furs formerly out Of style are
again in high favor, makes 1t an easy
matter for the maid who has kept these
valuable accessories of winter toilets
in some place where moths did not cor
rupt. These may be gathered together,
sent to a fashionable furrier and re-
turned completely metamorphosed in
to wraps both beautiful and useful.
Persian lamb, chinchilla, sable, seal
skin and moufflon, which is light gray
in color, are the most fashionable
furs, but all the cheaper vaiet1es seem
to have their uses. Chinchilla is COM
bined with seal this season, and short
capes of sable are used over longer
ones Of seal. The fur boleros will be
useful fashion for those who have a
small amount of fur to be transformed
into a fashionable garment. These are
very becoming to slight figures and
very stylish with wide revers. The
new fur coats are rather short, not so
full in the basque as they were last
season. and have loose fronts.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
TO SLEEP WELL.
A Light Supper just Before Retiring Is
UanaIlY RenefciaI

a Light supper Just BEFORE Retiring Is
Usually Beneficial.
A light supper just before retiring is
usually Of advantage. Babies aad
brute animals are usually somnolent
when their stomachs are we'll supplied
with food, the activity of the stomach
Withdrawing the excess of blood from
the brain, where it is not needed dur
ing sleep, says the Medical Record.
On the other hand, people who are
very hungry usually find it difficult to
seep. And then, a habit of sleep at a
regular time and during proper hours
should be cultivated in case this habit
has been lost. In accomplishing this
the attainment of favorable state Of
mind is of great Importance Sleep
cannot be enforced by direct exercise
Of the will
The very effort of the will to com
mand sleep is enough to render its at
tainment nugatory. The mental state
to be encouraged is one of quiescence,
one of Indifference, a feeling that the
recumbent posture is a proper one for
rest, and that if the thoughts. are dis
posed to continue active they may be
safely allowed to take their course
without any effort toward control. This
state of mind and thought is next akin
to dreams, and dreaming is next akin
to sound sleep.
Many mental methods have been ad-
vised and put in practice for the pur-
pose of securing sleep, the design be-
ing to turn the thoughts from objects
of interest to a condition Of mOnotOny;
as by mentally repeating well-remem-
bered phrases or sentences or by count
ing. But the state of Indifference, if
this can be obtained, is likely to be the
most efficient, as being the least active.
The mere mention OF these simple
methods will be suf1sezt to suggest
others equally effective.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26

At Freeport, Ill, new industry is
to be started. On a quarter section Of
land an enterprising Kansas farmer
will establish a thousand black cats
and 5000 rats, on which to feed the
cats estimating that the cats Will in
crease $4,000 in two years. their skins
being worth a dollar each. The rats
will multiply five times as fast as the
eats. and will be used to feed the lat
ter. while the skinned cats will furnish
food to the rats. Thus has perpetual
motion been discovered at last-War-
rem Sentinel.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26


In the centre Of the arched roof Of
All Saints church, Sedlec, in Bohemia,
hangs a chandelier constructed entire
ly of human bones The church in
which this remarkable object is sus-
pended is decorated from the floor to
tie ceiling with the blanched bones of
human bodies. Garlands of bones
stretch across the walls and hang from
the ceiling. Pyramids, topped with
golden crowns, are artistically reared
from the ground with these whitened
remains of the dead. The affairs are
literally covered with skulls, among
which are hundreds of those which
had been pierced by bullets or crushed
by murderous blows from swords and
other weapons. denoting that these
grim relics of humanity have been
gathered from adjacent battlefelds.
Tradition says that these piles of
human bones were gathered by a blind
friar of the Cistercian Order, who
stored them in a corner of the church.
AS they were fast changing into their
original elements, a man named Rint
devoted himself to the task of cleaning
and arranging them in the church.
Prince Carl of Schwarzenberg took
strong personal interest in the restora-
ton and arrangement of the church,
and ordered all the repairs to be done
at his own expense. A large number
of tourists visit this extraordinary
church every year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-26
TEACHERS IN cAMBODIA.
A Spiritual Bond Between Them and
Their Pupils.

Their Pupils.
All children who present themselves
at the Veat for study are received. 1t
is not ever required that their parents
bring them or visit them, says Popular
Science Monthly The newcomer
chooses his professor, and, if accepted.
begins at once to study under his di-
rection, installs himself in his cell or
in the school hall, and becomes his SER
want If the professor has already too
many pupils he refuses the new pupil
and advises him to choose another
teacher; sometimes he guides his.
choice directing him to a master who
has few or no pupils or takes him to
the superior, who will select a teacher
for him The choice of a professor is
always a grave affair, because it is held
in Cambodia, as in all Buddhist and
Brahmanic countries. that professor
and pupil are bound by strong ties Of
spiritual affinity, and that the pupil
ought to respect his master as he does
his father and mother The law in
ficts the same penalty upon an offense
Of the pupil against his master as an
offense by son against his father and
mother and it prescribes that in GER
tain cases the pupil may be heir of his
professor when he has cared for him
or supported him or served him when
under his direction; not only
a family bond, but a religious bond,
too, is established between them, for
the professor makes it his business to
teach his pupil the course by which he
may earn a more advantageous rein
carnation and reach the Nirvana, and
becomes his spiritual guide.