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Evening star., 1898-04-22

r Z -r>s, curious and complicated of east
ern Haarr are those used in the recovery
of Js~JNJA rgeperty and the detection of
thieves. strange to say, the Egyptian prac-
tice of seeing figures shifting over the ink
poured into boys hand Is, with vertain
minor differeneeS, known in Sindh. The
-vinyane waro, or finder of lost goods, rubS
some dark substance over the thumb nails
of d youth not arrived at the age of pubcr-
ty, or directs him to look at a black spot
painted on The bottom Of a bright brass pot.
The soothsayer during this period recites
the azmah lcharm) three different times,
after which the seeing commences. The
boy first sees a bhaugi, or sweeper. appear
in the ink and clean the floor. after which
ferrash Nen Iitehers) approach and prepare
a pavilion. They are followed by train of
servants, who spread carpets and erect a
kind of throne for the king of the Jim, who
presently appears in state, accompanied by
his suite Before him the loser of the arti-
Gle appears, to advance as a complainant,
ard the monarch sends his chobdais (mace-
bearer) for the thief The latter being vio-
lently dragged into the presence, Is basu-
nadOed Till he shows the spot where the
goods are concea led and Is then dismissed
When the charm is concluded the boy accu-
rately describes the person of the guilty
man and the place where he deposited his
plunder.
The natives oGSindh aver that this incan-
tation is not !. diabolical one, as 1t is only
to be mastered ny the forty days fast and
the other cere monies usually gone through
during the sf6ds+:of the tas khir (or acquisi-
ton of power over angels and demons.)
Consequently few practice it. and the
knowledge 81 confined to certain families.
I never saw the, operation, but have heard
of 1t sufficiently often to De assured that
my informantsji were not deceiving me;
moreover. traces OF 1t are to be found in
southern Persia and other parts Of the east
ern world. II probably originated in India.
that poisonous source Of three parts of the
superstitions which have inundated Europe
and Asia and Travelled westward to Egypt
and the Maehribf AS q support to my con-
lecture. 1t may he mentioned that in Sindh
it is practised by some Hindus as well as
Evening star., 1898-04-22
"CASEASE' RIPENs CHEESE.
The Old Theory of Bacteria Impart-
inE Flavor Exploded.

An8 FlaVOr Exp1OOcO.
From the Chicago Record.
The agricultural experiment station OF
the University OF Wisconsin recently has
added a third to the great gifts which II
has made to the dairying Industries of the
world. The former discoveries were Of ad-
vantage to the retail milk dealer and to the
butter maker. The last discovery is Of ad
vantage to the cheese maker. 1t has Ions
been held that the ripening Of cheese was
brought about by the action Of bacteria,
and that the different brands Of cheeses
owed their flavor to the different species
of bacteria that inhabited them. 1t was
confidently asserted that by obtaining bac-
teria from the varions European fancy
cheeses the same brands could be manufac-
tCred In this country. Accordingly the bac-
terra were imported. but all attempts to
reproduce the favor of the foreign cheeses
were failures. An Investigation was begun
to learn the cause of this failure and thus
has resulted the discovery that cheese is
not ripened by bacteria at all, but by a
microscopfcal and little known chemical
ferment called enzym.
In investigating the future of the foreign
microbes to impart foreign flavor to home
made cheese Prof. Russell found that the
Interior Of the cheese is almost free from
Evening star., 1898-04-22


The Canada goose is on his travels this
year and no mistake. large and volu-
ole flock of these big birds was heard and
seen flying northward over Manchester on
Easter Sunday about church time These
late migrants heading for the north pole
PROBABLY came from some locality further
south than many others
When 1t is remembered that the geese
didnt start on their last migration south
ward until very late-a good MANY fiocks
passing over Connecticut all through the
hrst week in December-and that some of
the earliest returning hocks heading mort b
Evening star., 1898-04-22

bacteria. This being the case, and the in
terror OF cheese being no less ripened
than the exterior. IL became apparent that
some agency other than bacteria is resl,on-
sible for the ripening. The Investigation
was one for the chemist and not the bac-
terioiogist, and accordingly Prof BahcociS
took up the investigation and learned that
The rlDeninS of cheese is due to am enzVm
Styled casease. This discovery promises
to revolutioniZe cheesenaking and ia ss,-.
To cheese makers sum in excess OF The
cost to the nation of all agricultural ex,
pertinent stations since their foundation.
Evening star., 1898-04-22

1t Is easier to crush the hardest stone
known than steel 'Corundum was chosen
for the stone in recent experiment. A
weight Of ak tons smashed the corunduun.
but forty-two tons were required to crush
the steel. With loud explosion the steel
few into powder. and sparks are said 20
have bored minute holes in the crushing
machine.
Evening star., 1898-04-22

There were thirty y-three vessels of S5 G7o
tons launched on the Clyde during Novem-
ber, last year. notwithstanding the engi-
neers' strike. against twenty-eight vessels
OF 43 1853 tons in November 1896.
The Austrian government has enlarged
the boundaries of Vienna to such an extent
tnat the metropolitan area Is now half as
large as London, twice as large as Paris
and three times larger than Berlin.
Evening star., 1898-04-22

From the Lohdon Times.
At Bow street on Wednesday, Albert
Eayres. inquiry agent Of Dalston. who was
last week committed for trial on charge
of perjury, was further charged with forg-
Ing an order or request for admission to
Holloway prison. 1t was stated that while
loway on the charge of having murdered
the late Mr.. Terriss. Eayres presented him.
self at the prison with document pur-
porting to be signed by MIR. c. c. Rice, So
licitor, requesting the governor to allow the
bearer, his clerk, to see the prisoner on
professional business. By means OF this
document hea obtained two interviews with
Prince, the object of which was to obtain
a statement from the prisoner, which he
afterward sold to Lloyd's Newspaper for
ED. Mr.. Rice stated that he had never
signed the document or authorized the
prisoner to- act for him in the matter.
Eayres was committed for trial. bail being
refused.
Evening star., 1898-04-22

the site of the old mill, coninlemorating the
establishment of the first enterprise of its
kind ever Inaugural ted i'll the United States.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13
FIXING PERSONAL
PROPERTY TAXES,
Board az Equalization Discusses Law
Libraries. saloon Fixtures
and niaynouds

The so.td OF equalization had an easy
day yest-raAc. bur nevertheless managed
- transact considerable business. princi-
patty IN the way of raising the personal
property assessments 90 a number of well
known lawyers and saloon men Although
widely dissini.ar the law business and
tha saloon business both coma in for
substantial share OF the boards time. 1t
Is possible that the board secretly thinks
that the saloon men and lawyers make zoo
large profits or small Investments OF can
ital and wishes 10 tax them accordingly
b"t he board says IL Is only because sa-
io0n men and lawyers sre prone 10 allow
The assessor 10 overlook much taxable
property. or - assess Z too low. II the
case az the lawyers most Of The Increases
sre upon the valuation az law libraries
IL Is strange thing 5u; true nevertheless.
that the average lawyer Il asked of n,,4
Correct answer. Several lawyers have an
y srvd hSfore tire hoari who were un7h,e
- 'sAf ever hoW many volumes OF law
bVot>s tteT possessed. although perfectly
Willing 20 give any information desired
IN sp&ve moments The members II .he
t"ard and time % Eoss = a little aud chem
a sAVorite topic Cor discussion, Is diamonds
80 'sNsf'E - eve mo assessor TIE
tou market value g: tAeir )eaeis. hn, i, fs
toCr& tsat the ma fcfl;v q r.+op,. a-a
insine3 - think The assessor sAo{sia over.
'ooS Ie~elry There Is ono phvx.c7an ~
'se v3.F whose 0Aulc figured before tna
}t@fd yesterday. Tie is weil dressed u, his
o~ 70 peculiar stys. ard wears hahlt,,alr,
= pSiv of nsS0Ase~nt diamond cuv buttons
AH3 s9}'@iFe shirt studs galore. Ye: ne
nays taxes on eut So worth Q. ''sewsl~x
firearms ard miscellaneous s-ti-.,as as
value" Sat .Sere are others sux, as ~.
<et!Gl an} s-na - jaeiu may Set -. ,-.9lsl,
aHc" - explain. To Councilman Tsvso- =
at's'z'2irf tha desire - see that the as-9-
sFs Q; diamonds ara pg opeFly taxed The
fae!aee<s 81 the board have each som.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

fuel at Honolulu. Yes. Seattle Is fairly out
for the Hawaiian trade, and our San Fran
cisco friends may well take note of the
fact. The same spirit of enterprise that has
given Us control of the Alaska and Klon-
dixie trade and that has enabled us to cut
some figure in the Orient. where the name
OF Seattle is daily becoming better known.
will give US show with our new Ameri-
can brothers"
J. B. MacDougall. Of the MacDougall-
Southwick Company: You may count on
me as favorable in every way to the es-
Enlistment OF a lire Of steamers between
Seattle and Honolulu. and to the general
plan for building up a trade between the
two cities. I look confidently TO the de-
velopment of such trade. The economic
and geographical conditions are favorable
to it. and Il will require no artificial effort
on our part to cultivate ii. We have COM
modities which our Hawaiian brethren
need and which we can sell to them
cheaper than they can buy elsewhere
They have commodities which we need,
and which they can sell us cheaper than
we can buy elsewhere. In these two facts
lies the basis for a substantial and growing
trade. toward the expansion of which every
loyal citizen and merchant of Seattle must
look with interest and pride"
to express in a few words the interest
which ] feel in the plans for opening no
a mutual commerce between Hawaii and
the Pacific northwest with Seattle and
Honolulu as the two chief ports IL seems
TO me that Il marks one more epoch In
the eventual commercial life of this CITY
such were unfolaed when we entered
the Orient or when We gained the mastery
OF the Alaskan trade. DO not believe thar
the average citizen Of Seattle appreciates
the magnificent outlook which Seattle has
through the channel OF her foreign trade
| took a stroll through the warehouses
along the water front the other dav and
realized az / had never done before that
we are fast growing 20 be one of the
grea, commercial ports Of the world NV
visit East last fail convinced M. OF the
same fact. but | had not realized II OBJ
tectiveiy as ] did when | saw the freight
on our wharves 10 and from all parts o,
the world. All hail 20 the trade with
Hawaii Let us send our new fellow c,ti
Zens our goods and take theirs in return
The arrangement Will he TO our routuat
profit. We can give San Francisco a rveIv
race. ! told the people down there n wear
ago they were getting To be a heck mum
Der. When a Pacific Mail steamship meets
a Seattle steamer at the dock In Honolulu
loaded to The guards, there viii open
new era In the shipping circles of the Pa
sifc coast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

terry similar In many respects TO those At
Aarrowstone point and Admiralty head is
Posn: wilson.
II 10 expected that the emplacensnts will
Be ready Tor the huge guns which are 10
stand guard over the Sound cities at Point
Wilson not later than January /. 1859. OF
courps II 10 possible that IL peace Is con-
Guided with Spain, the thirteen-inch rifles
and the huge mortars designed for Point
wilson viii not ba shipped Immediately.
On the other hand. there is a sentiment
among army men that IL the war clouds
In the Orient deepen. no time will be lost
by the government in completing q series
OF Notifications which, in the words OF
Gen. ". r. cra;gweil. formerly engineer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13
IN THE HARNESS
HIS FATHER WORE.
u. r. noney Announces Hts Descr-
ton From, the Fusion Ranks
Writes Austin 70 Letter

Judge = q. Austin. whose recent deser-
tom OF the fusion forces caused SOME con-
sternation In their mixed ranks, has re-
cegved letter from Police Court Clerk
J. i. poney. ROW az Hot Springs. announc-
Ing thar no also VIII vote this year with
the Republicans. The letter. Republic rs
assert. voices tire sentiment or many other
suppnied fUsioulsts who are bat awaiting
az opportunity To refo:a the Republican
party. referring Jo the published state
'nent ~ Judge Aus;ias political change
Clerk Ifoney says:
i see ~ The Post-Intcjligencer Of An
cusi and . that You have gotten into
The proper taad wagon ] am more than
YloSsed 70 see you take tAat step. You
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

OF the war department. are now being GEN.
tralized. contract has been let for the
construction OF a wharf at the point where
materials and supplies can be landed A
Taylor. L. >. engineers to make the first
clearing on the site Of the fort. and within
sixty days WORK will be begun on the en-
placements for the batteries.
The plane Of the department. except in
general way. are unknown TO the public.
and Instructions have been issued from
Washington 10 all officers connected with
the work 10 refrain from giving to any
one and particularly 10 newspapers any
account or description or the work in
progress at Point " ilSon and the other
forte. II is known. however. that a hat.
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in-ehief of the army. will be second to
none in the world"
Tho guns TO be distributed at Marrow
stone point Admiralty head and Point
Wilson viii consist OF ten-inch and twelve
inch rifles and twelve-inch mortars.
The most formidable guns are the rifles,
which hurl 50tpound projectiie a dis.
taDce of ten miles.
Point Wilson. while the last of the three
forts TO receive the attention OF the war
department. Is regarded as being in many
respects the most important from a stra-
tegic point OF view OF any. The accom-
pahyins map so shows the relation of the
forts 20 Puget sound. They absolutely
command the entrance to Admiralty inlet
To the westward lie the Straits of FNlca.
Here Is sweep OF nearly hundred miles.
III would ba impossible for a hostile fleet
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

70 enter the straits and approach the en-
trance TO the Sound without being ex-
posed 10 terrific IRE from both rnortars
and rifles.
The work on Point Wilson will be done
under the supervision OF Capt. Taylor and
by the government itself. The custom OF
letting contracts for the battery srnplace-
msnts and for placing the guns in pc
sition. as was followed at both Marrow
stone point and Admiralty head. has been
abandoned at Point Wilson. Thus a big
saving OF time will he made. as under the
law advertisements would have 10 be pub
Eshsd calling fer bids for the work. not
to mention the time consumed in exanlin-
ing the bids and in awarding the contracts.
Practically the only work that viii be
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

done by contract at Point wilson will be
the erection of wharf. a small amount
of clearing and the furnishing OF cement
lime and other materials
The San Francisco Bridge Company has
been awarded the contract for building
the wharf at Point Wilson. 1t IL TO cost
$500 and is to be completed within sixty
days In the meantime the work of clear
ing the site OF timber and underbrush will
he prosecuted with all speed. An engineer
has been sent TO Point Wilson with a gang
OF workmen ana has been instructed TO
make the first clearing In all. twenty-five
acres will be cleared and graded for the
site proper. After that. of course. the re-
mainder Of the ground owned by the gov
ernsnent will be parked and heautified in
harmony with general scheme for the
improvements OF the Sound Notifications
and the army post at Magnolia bluff.
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may recall that said last spring where

may recall that I said last spring where
] would stand from this on
You are right when YOU say the parry
Is net what il was. Ny coat is off and
you viii find me working in the old har-
ness my father wore. Mckinley has not
made a mistake since the war began. OF
course. people Will say 7 am looking for
job. bat they viii surely find me where
l think am doing right.
II am never ashamed To do what | think
best for my country, and / surely think
y would he a calamity 10 send 10 the
United States senate the men the fusion
ISIS would send II successful this fall The
Republican party is my home and yours,
ana ne long as il IS kept pure II will re-
main So
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13
specially and they say that Capt. Taylor's

speciality and they say that Capt. Taylor's
Is diamonds.
The board still continues to receive q
hnhoer OF letters daily from out OF town
taxpayers IN reply 10 cards sent ont by the
clerk. Most OF the writer's compla.n of
the assessor and want 10 know why the
assessment was not made correctly in the
first instance. one man invites the hoard
10 come out into the woods and see his
cabin furniture II his word as 10 its value
Is doubted Other letters are pathetic
complalntS-"hard luck" stories Nearly
all the writer's complaint that II viii cost
them more than they can afford 10 come
TO the city ana appear before the board.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13
GUNS FOR MARRoWsTONE.
Two Twelve-Inch Destroyers Sent to
Their Defamation

Yesterday the steamer Transit lowed two
large harges, on which were loaded two
twelre-inch guns, To M3rrowstone point.
The guns still remain on the cars on which
they were originally shipped. Approaches
have been built out into the water at tha
landing at Marrowstone and A Temporary
track has been laid on them. The cars
VIII be taken on 10 the beach and tho
gums, which weight ll70Q0 pounds each
viii be unloaGed by means Of powerful
hydraulic jacks The contract for del.v-
eftns the guns Was awarded to Capt.
Caife.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

WhSthsR peace comes o. the war with
ope1n coscnusa Shs government proposes
% ssunE,aus the work Of fortisysng Puget
ssunA aGnlasx the Invasion OF IN armed
To-. ~ Ppkne Wilson. the third Ct the
imosr&Aat seyassg1o points IL the en-
tyanus 70 che Sound - - fortified with
nnneslap end dsfsnsevs WoriA the efforts
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13
CHEAP RATES EAST. VIA THE
GREAT NORTHERN

fOC CAN GO TO San Francisco .a- s,s
This includes berth in upholstered p,,,-
man tourist sleeper: So includes hnr,h .,
Standard Pullman sleeper.
Fer rates 70 al paints Fas. o. sou,h
ard 'aN information. call on or address
i0omas \. Graham. district passenger
and freight agent. Southern psc,eo r.
So First avenue. Seattle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13
SEATTLE MEN SUPPORT
TRADE WITH HONOLULU,

In view q re interest taken lust now In
trade with the Hawaiian islands. ard % me
Ia, that 10 less than three lines OF trading
vessels ESys already announced operation
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

ENCt RSIoN SnoqualulIe. Sunday l4,h
Leaves Seattle a H. Fare. 81 Children.
% cents 49,
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FOR remit ". Borney's residence
corner Summit and University Furnished
complete WEI lease one year. Cali a.
Bonney s. Stewards
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II is believed by representative men
throughout banking and commercial cir
Ciss that annexation will produce 4 vast
expansion OF both freight and passenger
traffic.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

VAN CAMPS Pork ard Beans. with To-
mato sauce. Original and best.
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WORK IT POINT WILSON.
Efforts Of War Department Being
Centralized There.
CONTRACT ron WHARF - LET.

Cast. Tayisr. gaAsr Os1ers 1sen
wasassgtsn, sends . rsses -
M~u - The Important Strategic
Psfnt q Mako tAs Clearing % the
a4t>-DaGsery 60 Ds BreeteA sin-
1nas q DE Ons Ter Masrswstene.
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THE SEATTLE Observation-Disclosures AUGUST Is 1885,

99090s99e00@e.e9.ts
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-20
"OLD GLORY"

Our flag, the Stars and Stripes, was
named Old Glory H. 1891, by Salem.
Mass, skipper, one William Driver. at
that time cap,ain OF the brig Charlie
Dowgett. JUST before the brig left
Salem. a young man at the head of a
party of friends saluted Captain Driv-
er on the deck OF the Doggett, and
presented him with "A large and beau
tifully made Gag. Captain Driver at
once christened il Old Glory. lie took
il to the South Pacific and years after
when old age forced him to relinqusn
the sea. he treasured the flag.
Captain Driver removed to Nashville
Tenn, in 1897, and he died there in
1856. Previous to the outbreak of the
hostilities between the North and the
South Old Glory was flung to the
breeze every day fro mthe window of
Captain Drivers Nashville home, but
when the bullets began TO zip and the
odor of gunpowder to faint the air the
old flag had TO he secreted.
1t was kept out of sight, inside a
great bed comforter. until February
81. 1862. when Brigadier General Mel
sons wing of the Union army appear
ed i'm Nashville. and Captain Driver
presented il to the general to be put
up over the capitol. II was run up,
and Captain Driver himself did the
hosting. He watched il through the
night, and a heavy wind coming up,
he took il down and sent new flag
up in it's place.
The original Old Glory was begin
ming TO ribbon. The second flag own
ed by Captain Driver was given TO the
Sixth Ohio when that regiment left
Nashville for home. 1t was placed in
the rear of a baggage wagon. where a
mule nosed il out and devoured it.
The original Old Glory was preserved
and after the death of Captain Driver,
in 1856, it was presented to the Essex
Institute ut Salem, where it may now
be seem Home journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-20
LONGEST AND SHORTEST.

At Tornea, Finland, June 21st
brings a day nearly twenty-five hours
long, and Christmas one less than
three hours in length.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-20
Use FoR OYsTER SHELLS.

Every week 100000 oysters are
swallowed by the people of London.
Half of the shells are broken up and
used for asphalt pavement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-20
ARRIVAL OF FIFTY TONS OF FURNITURE
For Mathews Furniture Store.
a Goods must go at San Franaisco
Prices.
See our Low Prices and Save "A lot
of money.

Oak Roll Desk, only S25; Large Feath-
er Pillows, 00c each. Double Beds,
$3.50; Double Wool Mattress, $3.50;
Double Spring Wire Mattress, $3.50;
Baby Carriages at prices to suit all
buyers; Steamer Chairs, side arms,
$l.75 to $3.50; Bedroom Sets in Ma
pie or Oak, $50; Canvas Army Cots,
$3.50; Single Wool Mattress to fit,
$3.50; Fine Mirrors in oak or gilt,
from zoe to $3.50. Large assortment
of Gold Spectacles, best quality, $3.50;
Dust Spectacles, blue or green, 35c.
Hardware, Brushware, perfumery
and Yankee Notions at Bargain prices.
Camp Stools, soc; Tea Tables, 9Oc;
Good Knives and Forks, 15c a pair;
large pictures of Spanish warriors
cheap.