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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

For this dreadful real blood remedone purely veg
table containing potash mercury other destructive mineral
is only remedy which reaches obstinate deep
seated blood diseases and hence the only for Cancer
The disease only reached through the blood and all local
treatment such pasters surgical operation, only
adds to its Being often hereditary Cancer
does appear until middle e and it of greatest importance
that symptoms be carefully watched and s. s. promptly
taken s. S. purely vegetable and the only blood remedy
guaranteed to contain mineral other Drug drug
It is made from the herbs of the forests We will mail
and Blood diseases address, Swift Specific Company
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29
NSS2 Swift's Specific.

airy for minor crimes. The governor Will
not announce final action in these matters
until he has investigated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

"uoy tells ne. said the old colored
deacon. "dai Moses wuz De meekcsi
man. but somehow. got my doubts
bon; %. kaso once de ohillun er lsril
tocn mighty thirsty. en- projickln
oouu' powerful Tor water. v'ea WORT
wol.d come ter Moses dat Fl he'd
sr,aE Ter DO rocks de- water would run
cat 20 SIN So Moses opened M !
lens conversation wild De rocks. but
lis wuz OH onesited-d de rocks lay low
o. say uu'i.u - reckon Moses say
teF Lisscd Looky hc1h-dis heah's o
mighty rocky time ! havini Mus be
"a tenth az &C. month. en- dc water shut
OF 60 oe mo be think bout Il. Dc
madcer be got twc. finally he grab.
bed o pine sspliu' On hit de rock a
blow Dat shuck Dc rroun, en- 10 en- be.
hol'' de water come a-runnln' out lax
mill'ifeam' Now. ! don't blame him
fer rsti.n mao an does say ls-dey
warut no meckness In dat action. fer
be des boui busted de- rock wide open
b, old. eu Wen de- rock see he mean
tus ness. hlt Elve him de hes II had
No cey wuzut muffin meek bout
Mo,H-uot ter my min Br'er WIN.
.1ms r.asC pass dc hat"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

thlngs running on tae then new but the
preseai basis OF calculating time. So
as 20 keep things running right. Il was
determined that year ending a cen
fury should not be bis seX ,ie. except
every fourth century. 'us there was
no leap year In 1900. 1900. nor 1900. II
Is, or az least was. rather rough on the
ladies'. who have special advantages In
leap year. for Il Is the only year that
IL Is proper for them to propose them
selves In marriage. but II has always
kind. men are always finding reasons
kind. menare always finding reasons
for restricting their privileges The
ladies get left again In 1900. but though
there will not be many Of those who
see 1860 who will see 20OO. the latter
year. ending a fourth century, will be
a leap year. In this way, three days
are retreuched In four centuries. and
the remaining seven days will be made
up In little over 500 years. After that
calendar years will be like solar years
and future errors In the calculation OF
tine will occur no more The loss OF
leap year will In thousands OF years
affect the seasons. but suppose the
mathematician Of the centuries hence
will be so zip In handling figures and
calculations that they will have no dif-
nculty In keeping things going cor
rectly. Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21


had seen The whole thing and lnsisle!
that should 80 10 a hospital. on the
ground apparently. that man a.
near death as ! had been was OF
subject for the doctors.
The train was stopped and backed
and Mclean climbed out Of his cab
when he saw me alive he was struck
white There was no time 10 lose
and We got back into the cab There ]
said 10 him:
I've got one more score 20 settle
with yCu Mclean You're a murderer
on this days work
4 didn't mean Il. didn't mean IL.
he said To- a choked voice. but he had
nothing further 20 say when I gave
h. he lIc
shortly after was transferred from
l3 How Mclean and had u out IL
40 part % the story. but came out
Of The lght with marks that carried
Tor weeks lie went 20 a hospital IL
had pluck ald courage enough Ia spite
a. his holllsh moannoss."
Didn't you have him discharged
when yoa rusc 90 a position where yor
Rad the povsr2' asked the senior rail-.
read man % The gathering
Oh. nl said the young man. Hes
there yet As 40 engineer he IL @
valuable man. They tell me that he's
changed and that Do treats his Gromcp
IKE human beings now"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

In time leap year Will go out Of ex-
Istence entirely explained an almanac
conquer to a Star reporter. but as Il
will rot occur for over 500 years. We
haven't much personal interest ia the
event In the ordinary course q events
1900 would be leap year. but II will get
left In the calculation. In other words
while Il does occur. II does not occur.
simply because Il is not In the agree
ment that u shall occur The story Is
= long one. but can be briefly told. 80
that the average person can understand
Il without much difficulty. In 1882. IN
the arrangement Of the Julian calendar.
ten days were dropped 20 as 10 get
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

jota Meak.u. who uaf mace queen
N.c;rras siock.arr for more than
forty years Is now ,.rhty-two years
cd auo 10 rc'o.g.nc b. the receipt Of
an autograph photograph from her
majesty BE Row engaged In weav.
Ing mex, summers supply Of beautiful
hosc % tho finest SILK. lie explained 10
ca lnqulr.ng visitor tie other day that
De usually made black stockings with
white tops and white feet. Just now
be- Us making china white stockings
The corort, arG tgC letters v r. are
worked ln o small oreu-work pattern
while The stockings are op the ma
chine s small IS FOR the firm ~ whom
tho royal stockings are purchased also
apporF and Ff.l' mailer thc letters
J. ~. being initials of .ho weaver.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

NJ me. and for several days thereafter
he spared me bis iaunts Ahou, a wcrA
later We were hauling a light train up
from Philadelphia. There was a sim
wind blowing and We were travelling
easily forty miles an hour Just before
We reached Elizabeth. Mclean turned
90 me sharply;
"'What are you loann there FORE
be- cried. Dyou think you're In your
society now Take your pretty poses
out on the engine and oil her mp. step
quick about %. too
"The order WIS strange one. he
knew perfectly well that there was
no need Of oil ont there az that time.
Moreover. at that speed and In that
hiph wind the task would be by no
means devoid oi danger ! looked at
him In surprise
Are you scared TO DO 70, Mr.. Dude?
he snoorod Don't stand smlrkln at
me there. Get ont 20 your work. an
see you go on around the boiler. l'll
have no college fhlrks about me-
"Out / went oil can Ia hand, with
little relish for my Job. The wind
pluckod at me llfo the grasp Of hands.
ara q waa no small matter 10 keep
from being blown away like a bit Of
paper worked along however, I'll
! came to the fgopl % ne eow-ealeher.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

One Of the most beautiful and thrill
ing narratives Of James Havens. the
original o. the lighting Parson Ma
grudsr.' Who figures IN Mr. Edward
Eggles;ons Circuit Rider" was re-
lated al recent conference. says the
Yo7th's Companion. by an old COM
panion o; Rev. Mr.. Ravens.
While still a young man. Havens
vas once eating bic breakfast at the
cabin Of an old couple In a thinly-set-
tied region. when the doorway was
suddenly darkened by big and ruff
haniy-iooking man. who demanded:
BE you Hayens. the fighting preach
err"
ny name Is Havens. and an a
preacher. said the circuit rider.
Well. ] reckon you'd better get
through your breakfast right smart.
for I'm goin' 10 rive you a good thrash
in"
Well. returned Hayena. 4 don't re-
member 10 have seen you before. and
II I've ever crossed your track. Il was
tecause you were up 10 some mischief
that called for discipline"
Hey? You pushed me over a high
bank. an ! got my face scratched up
I've been lookln' for you some time.
an now I'm goin TO lam you
Very well come with me down In
the hollow said Haycns. and II
you're determined 70 thrash me. I'll
give you a chance. Bu, let Us get well
away from this cabin. whore these old
people won't have to see or witness the
trouble"
The preacher started cut with the
rufiian down toward the woods. They
went Part o; the way ln silence. the
rufian nov and then e'anciag at the
preacher. and seeing no slrl either Of
fear or bmyado IN him. Pfesently the
man said.
See here. Haycns you'd better so
back. I'm hard lgtter and IA hurt
I you. bad"
"oh. no." said The preacher. II you
want 20 hght. yos'd better not stop on
my ace lunt
They went on. and reached the Sc
ciusion o. INC hollow When they got
there the rin.ar sald.
Lets turn round. elder I tell you
I'm pretty mean mani
wei let's SO down here a minute. 4"
Haveus led the way 20 o. log and both
sat down o. o. Then. with a little
talk. the preacher drew from the EEL.
iow confession % the wild lie he
had led and spoke comforting words
10 him 10 a little while both mer
were on their knees with faces bowed
upon the log and the woods resoundst
with prayer such az few but this pio.
neer exhorter could offer
The old people back al the cahlI
heard Il. and knew what turn ths
fight had taken. They came dowI
and Joined the meeting" and before
long the fighter vas one a Haven!
most promising converts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR our
JUNIOR READERS.
'tedaie.- the story Of hoy VITA an
Abnormai AppssIte for sweetmeats and
other Dalntie---A Variety Of later
ratiug shofchs. Tor Juseniies.


like r. hoy % Il 10y not one of them
ar Kind
e drsssyllks and deinksi. 20 cultured an
refined
with FauHieiroy hats an suits an
siringy yailsr curis
An gsnerai get.up like az they wuz only
Firis
! hse a hoy ihecs hearty an not like a
great big toy
! hN, q 10y ihcrs humanlke. BOY az
u boy.
I Ike a hos az IL a boy. who plays leap
frog an tax,
Whose hank'chlef sometimes resemble
well. a dlscolored rag
boy thei spiashes IN M pools when
SUMNER rains come down.
BOY tibet likes ter folier a psrseshun
round N town
Ike boy az IL a hoy. one who some
times glorles
In tales u bloody piruts an thrIilin' In
dian stories.
Ike boy az IL a boy one ihet 80
cant mistake.
A BOY tibet viii occasionally some CON-
mardmeutE break
] Ike boy who's apt sometimes ter dir
- shirts an collars
N"N kNi ah hppfulf. 100 met q worm
fot thousand dollars
Though sometimes he's nuisance. he u
finally prove a Joy.
| like boy thet lights. ~ gosh. boy
az IL 9 Toy.
( llke a boy az Ia boy-a boy who's not
fool
Who'd rethcr go a-fshin' eny day then
10 ter school
I IKE boy tibet climbs VI trees gees
Eunuln too Ter rats
boy whl ftouer all stray.n' dogs an
uslis m neiEhhors cats
Though ih. seems cruel-iiEe. Ms only
boylsh r'ee. by gum.
Which ih s1rrers 20 th after years VIII
knock tor kingdom come.
{ Ike "a boy az IL g hoy whose hands ain c
always clean.
A boy thets rough. but generous, boy
thet isn't mean.
A boy who's sometimes sassy. but loves
h.s DAD an mother
hey who'd allus fight fer bis oomrade
o. biz brother
I Ike a boy IKE this ter love an some
times. too. ter swat him.
| lks a 10y az IN boy. thank God
] hev got him
w. 8 Hnger in Up-to-Da;e
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

The custom OF serving Tie hostess
FIRST at luncheons or dinners seems a
highly commendablo one. There are
so many little yagaries and novelties
Of service nowadays that Il Is difficult
TO know them an. A lady who was "a
guest OF honor at recent dinner found
herself embarrassed by having plate
handed her holding. apparently, a
whole turkey. She glanced Il over
with quick apprehension aud could see
no evidence Of Il being carved. Think
Ing that frankness was the best way
out OF the situation she appealed 10
her hostess for instruction. which. OF
course. was courieously impaired. II
waa with both chngrln and relief that
she found the turkey was In condl-
ton 10 yield TO the touch OF fork In
sorted IN any part Of the fowl Of which
she wished 20 partakc. The list OF
table silver grows every season. Many
Of the utensils are passing fancles aud
are not heard o. perhaps. outside Of
circles which constantly seek such nov
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

"""f"NF|" - 1" '"""-"""| ="
They tell this ST. Palrick's Day story
Of Dennis Flaherty. Originally resi-
dent a. well a. q native Of County
Wicklow. Ireland. Denis IL nov The
keeper Of a large saloon over in West
MadhSn street For the purposes Of
this story II be also we'll 20 add that
Dennis Is a loyal citizen Of the United
States and an ardent lover Of the en-
erald isle. Everyone wore the green
about Mr.. Flaherty's place on 81. Pat
rick's Day. The proprietor was adorn-
ed with an artificial shamrock In green
silk, each Of the two bartenders sport
ed a green ribbon on bis vest lapel.
and every Irishman who stood long be-
fore the bar bore the prevailing color
In some manner or had forclble atten-
ton drawn to his delinquency before
long. II was Into this atmosphere OF
Affection for Erin that three young
men wandered early In the evening.
They were not Irish, but when they
looked about them and saw that the
green was In favor II occurred 70 the
wag Of the trio that he and his COM
panions could make a hit BY falling In
With the reigning spirit Give ne some
whisky-be sure II IL IRISH" be said TO
the bartender nearest him. Yes. Of
course. make mine Irish. too" said one
OF bis friends. Proprietor Flaherty
looked pleased. He was standing a.
the end OF the bar. beamlng along the
line OF customers. And III have irish
whisky" said the third young fellow.
For the space Of half a minute he could
have secured a gift Of half the faloons
stock from the tickled owner. But q
fatal humorous fash came 10 him. and
he added. Throw In a dash OF orange
bit'eEs." When the crowd pulled Mr.
Flaherty and his two bartenders from
the upper side Of the three young men
and the proprietor had busted on his
clothes and recovered his breath. he
remarked Orange bltters. ls ~ The
stun would make you sick. young
man"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

Bishop Short. who held the see Of
81. Asaph. occasicnally pat questions
70 candidates Tor ordination that ap-
parently had no connection with The
discharge Of the raroohial duties
One such question was. Which has
the greatest number OF legs ca, or
no cat7' AZ might be- expected. this
created a litter. tut the bishop re-
peated the question. and desired some
one TO solve the problem. Al las, one
Of the candidates. smiling. said: Il
should think. my lord. a cat" No. q"
reioried The bishop. there you are
wrong. for a cat has four legs and no
cat las Eve"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

the size Of the old slipper. and formed
into lacy pattern very much as We
used 10 make rick-rack Of that white
zig-zag braid Il Is well 10 make Il
over the vamp Of the old slipper In or
der to get the right shape. When CON-
pleied the sa,ln-oovered sole Is glued
70 the sole Of the old slipper. and the
shoe Is done.
The most stylish dancing slipper on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

From llarrors Magazine. Il was on
a crowded suburban car ont OF Wash
lngion, one day last summer. that a
middle-aged woman carrying fret
iul baby was forced 90 squeeze her
SELF into O. small space left vacant be-
side a dapper youth OF possibly twenty
ycars whom the baby In iis restless.
ness. would touch with hand or foot
Finally De- turned toward the woman
and inquired iu o. tone quite audible
TO those near him All beg pawdon.
madam. hut has this child anything
ah-cor,agiCus2" Gaucing at him
through her sc'i.flmmod sqtctacies.
she romarked mCiilairely. "Wsll.
now. ! don't know youug man but
ah-lt might to 90 you. She's teeth.
ing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF sAsEs.

A little south side girl was standing
at the window as a drayload Of hides
was passing by, Running into the next
room she exclaimed ~Oh. mamma.
there goes a whole pile Of COWS over
coats.
Tommy. aged three. was playing OUT
on the lawn one evening and. happen
ing TO see a shooting star for the llrsi
time. he ran into the house exclalm-
ing, Mamma. mamma: tome here.
quick; God jes' let one Of his stars
fall"
Little four-year-old Oracle had been
sitting very quiet for some time. SEEM
ingly lost In thought What are you
thinking about. dear" asked her
mother "oh. she replied. Il was Just
wondering where the todays 60 when
they get TO be yesterdays"
An observing girl Of Eve was visit
ing one OF her playmates who owned
an orguinette. and she was very much
taken with IT, On her return home she
described II 10 her mother as ma
chine In which they poked porous plas-
ters and ground them u9 Into music.
Little Willie disliked to attend
school. 80 one morning he Thought he
would play on sick What Is the mat
ter with you. Willle?" asked his moth
err Not knowing a whole vocabulary OF
ailments to select from. on the spur Of
the moment he replied: why. my
teeth Itch"
A bright little fellow Of Ave who had
been engaged In combat with another
hoy was reproved by his mother. who
told him he ought to have waited IN
~ the other boy commenced u. well. 81
replied the youthful hero ~ I'd waited
for him 10 begin Il there wouldai
have been no hght"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

Shoes are articles Of wesrh /appar-
81 which most women regard AZ neceg-
sarily Of outside mAnufacture-thatl Is.
80 far as their handiwork IL concerned.
The most that the average woman as
pires 10 In the line Of footgear IL the
knitting OF a pair OF bed slippers. New
ertheless. It is possible for the ingfni-
Gus young woman to construct for her
self the dalntlest kind Of dancing slip
per provided she have the heel and
sole OF an old pair to start with SILK
guimp braid is the material used. Il
Is sewcd 10 a thin. satln-eoyered sole
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

There was a bad place To get around
the angle ! would have 10 relinqulsh
my hold To- a second and grasp the
bar on the further side. a very ticklish
BIZ Of business. We were approaching
the station In Elizabeth when did
H. Now. do not say that Mclean
was watching me. and ! cannot prove
that he had reckoned on that very
thing. but this Is what happened:
AT the instant when ! was standing.
without handhold. reaching for the
further bar. felt a great and sudder
shock that threw me on my balaare.
With the thought that ! was lost came
the realization Of the cause Mclean
had put on the air brakes. knowing
that the fierce check would shake me
from the cowcatcher. To be thus toss
ed from the cowcatcher OF a train go
Ink forty miles an hour may be reck-
oned as tolerably sure death. and
regard my escape az n sort Of marvel.
The Instinct Of self-preseryation cleo
trlhed every muscle for the one chance
that remained to throw myself on 20
one side. kicked out hercely. struck
on the wooden platform Of the STATEN.
rolled and bounded with momentum
that brought me up on my feet and
sent me rushing down the boards at a
tremendous pace until collided with
a baggage man and We both went
sprawllng. ! was unhurt. but twenty
feet beyond the point where my mad
run ended was the big wing OF the
fence tia. borders the track. Had !
been thrown i've seconds later death
wosld have been certain. Al the
time the thing that struck me more
forcibly even than my hairbreadth es-
cape was the ludlcrous paralysis " as
constituent Of the baggage man. lie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

The India silks this year are more
beautiful than ever before They are
being made up by the Wholesale for
spring and summer dresses. As ma
terlals 80 they are not much more ex-
pensive than other kinds OF goods and
infinitely more satisfactory. The wo-
man who has the courage to make her
own silk dress will not find II such a
very difficult task to produce an lulta.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21
FEMININE solplERs rHrss.
Pennsyisanis Women Who Have Well
Organized Military Company.

h'NA1NhAuAa NehaNh " no aAate ffNAA
Organized Military Company.
Twenty women OF Reading. Pa. or
ganized themselves into a military
company a few days ago and they have
become 20 expert in drill tactics that
they have asked TO be admitted TO the
Pennsylvania National guard. The
company makes a splendid showing.
with It's short red skirts. white waists.
blue jackets and leggins. They size
up handsomely. too. none being under
feet 6 inches. an. averaging nearly
$50 pounds In weight The members
can load and Era a gsn a. cleverly a.
men, and they have a cannon they Gre
on patriotic occasions With the ex-
eepiion Of one member they are all IN
married. their ages ranging from %
10 2e years. In the event Of war our
female warriors would be glad TO 20
TO the front. and though they would
take nurses places rather than not
20 az all. they'd greatly prefer 20 90
as bona fde soldiers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

Jacob Raynos OF Livingston. ~ y,
owns a mare which ho says is forty
year. old other youch for The truth
OF ino assertion. Mr Raynor raised
the mare which is of Black Hawk Nor.
gan stock Competent horsemcn say
that the animsi s the oldest horse
known 10 this country.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

Manager ldimo museaml a want
you 10 make q tour of tle boarding
houses % tho town. Assistant What
for' Manager our living skeleton IS
dying. and we've 500 20 be; a man to
take his place. Judge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

Shakespeare was evidently an admir-
or Of ihe fair sex. Ills herolues were
many and his heroes few.
A great many men succeed BY max.
Ing the mos, Of other peoples oppor.
tun.gies.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

Tramp called ter see. lady. II I
could do sum work for ye9 Kind Ladyu
What can you dol Tramp-I'm anEf
Of dentist, mum. want ter advertise:
so I'll put a set 81 teeth into good
pie Ter nothln New York Evening
World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

Helmei-Tho orisinal knlght-cap.
Quartermastor-Th porter on
slocping car.
Mlnor-A subject to the parents
state Of mind
Electricity Not a very bad word .but
often quite shocking
Moss-scmothing that the rolling
stone fails 70 gather.
Marriage uects arlly failure.
bat frequently a compromise.
Ignoranco-The bliss that prevents
some people from acquiring wisdom.
Romance Something that makes "A
wish We were other than what We
are.
Hunger Something that always
comes 10 the man who waits Tor the
waiter.
Egotist-A man who believes the
world thinks as much OF hin as BE
does OF himself Tx.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

First Dorothy's wings al
ways look well. What does she do 10
keep them 20 nice? Second Shade
Trades EN- every season for a new
pair.-Life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

elites. Obviously. the hostess knows
how she wishes her guests served. and
her example is ofteFoa relief ana q
comfort.-New York Etvhing Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

ONvERsA tt ON
had turned 10 the
subject Of the per
ils OF railway life.
All the men at the
table we're expert
enced railroad men
who had won posts
Of responsibility
through long and
varied service. and
they had many a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

7 certainly wished for a camera. The
little rascal had put on his trousers
bina part bsiorel A. X q.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

a man Isn't necessarily a fool be-
cause he has the faculty OF making
others thirk be Is.