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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

Seattle does not intend TO be left out
of the lighting even If the Washington
troops are not sent to the front We are
Dignan, one Of the heroes of the Merri-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
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+ .14n u3arg!es lovely crcature In white
satin ara Shen lives with a woman sse9
wears Mother HuboeT1s ana dressing
sacks--Atchlson Globe.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

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asgees 80 sae FOgT~I SYEL}.Etsk.@L
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
A Case of nf-Mindedness

There are a couple of lawyers whG
have adjoining Office roms in certain
downtown block. Both men. while able
practitioners, happen to be exceedingly
absent-minded. The other day both en-
tered the elevator at the same time,
and were Gifted" to the ioor on which
their offices are located. Each entered
the others office. An hour or so elapsed
and couple of women were taken to
the floor, and made their way to the
offices, one passing into one ofthe rooms,
and her companion entering the other
office. The women were strangers to
each other. Later in the day the two
lawyers appeared at the courthouse in
company with the women, and each
filed complaint for divorce Each of
the women CHANGED for the first time
to address their attorneys by name in
the file room at the county clerks Of
flee, and not until then was it discov-
cred that each of the seekers for divorce
had intended to employ the other law
yer, and by accident had entered the
afterward to the Pickings man: "If it
hadn't been for my sent-mindednes
l would have been sure of my fee; as it
is | will have to depend upon getting an
allowance from my clients husband.
The other woman, who was recon-
mended to me, has plenty of property in
her own name."-Indianapolis Sentinel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
NOVELTY MILLS OF MAINE.
Make SpOOIs, Skewers, TOOthpicks,
Dice Boxes and Baby Sleighs.

The spool factories of Maine turn out
annually about 25O,O0O,000 spools, which
Withhold 5O,OOO,OOO,OOO yards of thread
200 yards to the spool, There are II of
these factories in the state, employ
ing $50 hands, at average wages of
$3.50 day EACH or S247, 800 year total.
In the making of the spools, $500
cords of white birch timber, or 1880
900 feet are used. This timber is worth
spool timber cut in Maine is not man
ufactured here, but shipped from
Bangor to great factories in England
and Scotland. This year Bangor export
ed 6,97S,66S feet of spool bars to the
United Kingdom, the value being $144,-
600, and more will be shipped next year.
There is practically no limit to the sup
ply of white birch available.
The so-called novelty mills" of
Maine are numerous all through the
hard wood districts. In these mills are
turned out all kinds of little wooden
boxes, many of which are used by
druggists; checker boxes, checkers,
dice boxes, wooden shoppers, handles
of thousand kinds and shapes, tooth
picks by the million, ladders, swings.
school desks and chairs, toy carts and
wheelbarrows, tables, desks, cycle
stands, baby sleighs, and other things
too numerous to mention. The largest
novelty factory in the world is at
South Paris, Oxford county, where
about 200 hands are employed.
A DiXfield factory has just completed
an order for 100000 checkers and
100000 dice boxes, and at another fac
tory in the same town they have made
th:s GEAR 525,OO0,OOO toothpicks. One
arm has made 100000 skewers, such
as are used by butchers. Wooden BIZ
cycle rims are also an important article
of manufacture. Ehe product of these
factories goes to all parts of the world
The timber used was once considered
practically worthless.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
Cure for Grief.

A 14-year-old boy went into his moth
er's presence with one black eye, his
lips swollen and a ragged scratch across
his cheek, the blood from which he had
wiped off with his shirtsleeve.
''Nicodemus!" cried the parent, as he
crawled in, have you been fighting
again."
NO" he sullenly grunted.
''Then what on earth ails your face?'
'Jim Green's mas dead" he replied.
swell, suppose she is, what's that to
do with your disfigured face?'
Il saw Jim just now" answered the
boy, IAN he looked awfully sad and
lonely"
"WeH?"
81 didn't know what to do to make
him happy again, an, feeling sorry for
him, just went up to him an let him
hit me five times"
did it help him?" asked the mother.
Help him." echoed the boy, in a sur
prised tone. "Of course it did Don't
you think it'd make me feel better to
whack fellow who had licked me every
week for a year?'-Pearson' Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Now arises the cry that the scenery
along the Maine coast is being injured
by the slaughter of spruce trees for
she Christmas tree trade. 1t has been
a paying though an eXhausting crop.
The daily water supply of London
Is 175, 149,1SS gallons, of which about
90,000,000 gallons are drawn from the
river Thames and little over IS, 100000
from the river Lea and from various
artesian wells.
One of the novel ideas of decorative
effect in Japan is to catch fireflies, keep
them in cage or box of wire until you
have company and then release them in
the garden for the guests to admire
and talk about.
The school children of Kentucky
are appealed to to contribute each his
or her penny for the purchase of a IL
brary for the battle ship Kentucky.
The grown-up people are to give the
ship silver service.
New Zealand is going into the beet
sugar industry. Her prime minister is
enthusiastic on the subject, and prom
Uses a law granting u bounty of $25, 900
a year to each person or corporation
producing l 1000 tons year.
Furniture can be safely carried in
a new railroad car which has padded
sides and also removable sets Of pad
ding sliding upon the rods in the top
of the car, which can be hung between
the piles of furniture as they are
packed.
About 10000 bales of cotton are
booked for shipment to Japan this win
ter from the single port of Seattle. This
is said to be so per cent. more in value
than the value of all American exports
to Japan during the season of 1S94-95.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
TOBACCO AND HEALTH.
Result of Scientific Investigations ms
to the Effect of the Weed.

The vice of smoking Gf it be a vice. is
thought to be rather decreasing in Rus
STA. Certainly there is very general
impression that the number of non
smokers now met with is considerably
greater than it was a few years ago,
when smoking was practically univer-
sal among the so-called upper classes.
DR.. Mendelssohn publishes number
of observations which ne made few
years ago upon the effect of smoking
on the health of students, and the STA
tistics he gives are not without interest.
In 1890 a circular form was sent to
every student in the Army Medical
academy in st. Petersburg and in the
archaeological institute, containing a
large number of questions which the
students were asked to answer and
1911 replies were received. Among the
medical students 54GG were found to
be habitual smokers, and among the
chronological students only Ais. Jul
venile smokers must be common in
Russia if we are to accept the table of
| returns of the age at which these stu
dents begin to smoke. Two were re-
turned as beginning the habit at the
age of six years, three at the age of nine
years, II at the age of ten years, five
at the age of IL years, 81 at the age of
IL years, and so on, the maximum being
reached at the age of II years.
The average number of cigarettes
smoked daily by medical student was
1864, and by a chronological student
22.SS (Russian cigarettes are more than
half paper mouthpiece, and therefore
much smaller than English cigarettes).
But the most interesting figures are
those which deal with the effect of
smoking on the health. OF the smokers,
1900 per cent. were found to have some
| affection of the respiratory tract, while
only 1860 per cent. of the nonsmcrkers
were so affected. In regard to diseases
of the alimentary tract the figures were
respectively 11.SS and 9.92 per cent, and
of both tracts combined SIT and 1922
per cent. In every case the smokers
have the higher percentage. Turning
to the effect of the age at which the
habit was begun, it was found that
those who had acquired the habit be-
| fore the age of 16 years gave higher
percentages of illness Q9.O5, 1909 and
1869 in the above three groups) than
those who began at or after that age
G4.77, 11.34 and 6.6 respectively. An
other table shows the deleterious effect
of inhaling the smoke when smoking;
inhalers give percentages of illness of
1914, 1872 and 9.25 respectively, as
| compared with 1898, 7.69 and 2.56
among those who did not inhale. Some
other tables complete the article, which
closes with some pia desiderata, more
particularly as to the need of instruct
ing the youth of the day in the harmful
ness of smoking. There is, of course,
nothing new in the figures or in the
conclusion they point to, but they serve
to emphasize the long since admitted
fact that smoking is to a certain extent
harmful habit, especially in the young.
i oudOn Lancet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
AN ANCIENT SLOT MACHINE.
1t Dispensed Liquid for SacrIficiaI
Purposes 1000 Years Ago.

The mechanical devices OF Hero, of
Alexandria, furnish many examples of
the germs of modern inventions, from
the steam engine down, SO much so that
they seem to be never-failing source
of wonder to those in search of me-
chanical curiosities. The latest mod
ern device to be unearthed from among
them is the slot machine. The Daily
Mail, London, gives Il sketch of what
certainly embodies the principle of
the modern "nickel-in-the-slot" weigh
ing or vending machines, although it.
is 1000 years old. "Merck's Report"
speaks Of it as follows: IF anyone were
inclined to throw doubt upon that oft
quoted dictum of King Solomon to the
effect that there is nothing new under
the sum- he would probably feel bound
to make an exception in the case of the
penny-in-the-slot machine. There is
good evidence, however, that coin-ac-
tuated machine was invented, if not
actually in use, more than 1000 years
ago. The machine is described as o
'sacrificial vessel, which flows only
when money is introduced and the
manner in which this result is brought
about can be readily understood by
reference to the drawing. A coin
dropped into the slit at the top of the
vase depresses a lever, which has at its
end broad plate upon which the coin
momentarily rests. At the other end
this lever raises a plug from the mouth
of a pipe, causing any liquid with
which the vase may be charged to flow
out at the side. Whether the vase was
filed with holy water or what part it
took in the religious ceremonial of the
time cannot be gathered from Hero's
book. There is simply the drawing
and description of the apparatus which,
as will be seen. is a penny-in-the-slot de-
vice pure and simple. And, curiously
enough, the dispensing of liquids by
slot machines is one of the very latest
adaptations of the Inventions IN. Y.
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
TELLING TESTIMONIES.

The evil is the drink.-David Lewis,
J. P.
Alcohol is the mother of sin.-Ma-
homet.
Drink stupefies land besots.-Bis-
marck.
Liquid fire and distilled damnation.-
L. Hall.
The devil in solution.-Sir Wilfred
Lawson.
That beverage, the mother of SINS
Southey.
I consider all spirits bad spirits.-Sir
Ashley Cooper.
The dynamite of modern civilization
Hon. John D. Long.
Grapejuice has killed more than
grapeshot.-C. H. Sturgeon.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his
whistle.-Benjamin Franklin.
Drink is the mother of want and the
nurse of crime-Lord Brougham.
Every crime has its origin, more OF
less, in drinking.-Judge Quincy.
Drink is the great obstacle to the diff
fusion of education.-John Bright.
While you have the drink you will
have the drunkard.-George w. Balm.
Drink, the only terrible enemy whom
England has to fear.-Prince Leopold.
Nine-tenths of the cases to be tried
are caused by drink.-Chief Justice Bo-
will.
Ninety-nine crimes out of every hun
dred are caused by drinking-Judge
Erskine.
Ninety per cent. of the crime in the
army is through strong drink.-Lord
Wolseley.
Choose rather to punish your appe-
titns than to be punished by them
Epictetus.
Every crime has its origin, more or
less, in drunkenness.-Chie Justice
Coleridge.
Its ravages are greater than pesti-
leDce, war and famine combined-W.
E. Gladstone.
The only terrible enemy Britain has
to fear is strong drink.-H. r. II. the
Duke of Albany.
Strong drink is not only mans way
to the devil, but the devils way to man
DR.. Adam Clarke.
Wine is the most powerful OF all
agents for exciting and inflaming the
passions.-Lord Bacon.
l dread the white mans drink more
than all the assegais of my enemies.-
King Khama AFRICAN chief.
To argue that man may take wine,
and retain a right frame of mind, is as
bad as to argue that he may take poison
and not die.-Seneca (the RoHsn phil
osopherl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

One pint of oysters, about one-ha,f
pounG macaroni, cne-ha!f cup butter,
one cup cracker crumbs, two eggs, IL.
cups MIX; break macaroni in small bits
and boil 20 minutes, then skim cut, put
a layer in a buttcred dis:L then layer
of oysters, bits of butter, salt and pep
per to taste, and so on :i.l all are used,
having macaroni or top; beat the eggs,
mix with the milk and pour over all
very nice without the eggs. Dust the
cracker (rolled fne) over the top, bake
80 minutes.-Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
PuHed Mullins.

Two teacupfuls of sifted flour, two
cupfuls of sweet milk, two eggs; beat
the eggs separately. One teaspoonfu1
of salt. Beat yolks light, add to them
part of the flour with part of the milk
to make batter that will not lump.
After using all your -four with part
of the milk beat the batter light, then
add balance of milk. Have the whites
of the eggs beaten very stiff. and stir
in the white. Grease your muffin rings;
let them get warm. Half fill your rings,
and bake one-half of an hour in a very
not oven. 1t takes one-half of an hour
TO bake them done-Boston Budget. /,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
TEMPERANCE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Count Makes Some Mystifying
Experiments in America.

The Count Makes Some Mystifying
Experiments in America.
A gentleman from abroad who hap
pened to be visiting in this country not
a great while ago had letters of intro
'duction to many distinguished people
in prominent eastern city and in
Washington, which he presented in due
time and was accorded the true Amer
lean hospitality, with big H.
In ore of these cities q won't say
which) he presented his letter of intro
-duction to the head of family which
had a local reputation for it's views on
the temperance question and which was
regarded as being the most radical of
the radicals on this subject. He was
received with great cordially and
shown every attention during bis brief
visit, due to his high rank. As there
were several manageable young ladies
in the household, and as he was tine
tured with the blood royal, it was
thought the proper caper to suspend
the rules for the time being in regard
to the use of wines and liquors at meals
and to give the distinguished foreigner
an object lesson in American hospitali-
ty. So he was politely urged to remain
to dinner and gracefully accepted the
invitation.
just before dinner his host, during
n lull in the conversation. called him
aside and said Count, as you have
doubtless been told, our family is com
mitted on the subject of temperance,
and we never have anything stronger
than water or tea and coffee on our
table. OF course, you Europeans use
wine at almost every meal, and i is per-
fectly natural that you should expect
it. l keep a little wine in the house
for medicinal purposes only, and if you
will accompany me to my private room
will be happy to have you join me in
a small bottle of Clicquot." The count
-assented and assembled with his host to
the latter's private bar, where he found
a couple of pint bottles of sparkling
champagne on ice all ready to be Of
-fered up. His host deXterously per-
suaded the corks to leave their moor
ings and soon had the foaming nectar
igurgling down the counts and his own
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

-esophagus. They consumed the two
bottles and then went down to dinner
feeling greatly refreshed and edited.
Dinner over, the count, accompanied
by a son of the host, took a stroll in the
conservatory, and while discussing bot
any with the bright young American he
was reminded parenthetically that
ours is temperance family, and we
never use wine or whisky on our table"
Il am sometimes subject to severe
cramps, count" said the young man,
~'and on the advice of our family ply
stefan drink the very best whisky that
can be had. If you don't mind, why,
I'll have you go up to my room and
we'll have little of it together" The
count didn't mind and went up and
kissed the baby" as the old topers
down south say, and then went down
into the parlor to find that the young
ladies had changed their toilets and
were looking as pretty as pictures. One
of the young ladies, perfect American
queen, with a complexion as beautiful
as a summer sunset, took her place at
the piano-forte and played in tie most
charming manner the Lullaby" from
<'Erminie," and the count went into
ecstasies thereat. Pa and the young
son excused themselves, as they had
pressing business at the office, and left
the count in all his glory with madam
and the young ladies. Soon the music
ceased and madam cautiously preached
the subject of temperance, with view
TO ascertaining on which side of the
fence the count lived. He assured her
in fairly good English that he was not
averse to little wine occasionally, and
that he was accustomed when in France
to having it with his meals, where they
drink it just as Americans do water.
We'll" said madam, ''we never use
any strong drinks on our table, count,
as it sets a bad example before the
servants. The girls and myself, on the
advice of our family physician, who is
a very learned and capable man, are
drinking. as a medicine purely, the very
best Holland gin for our compilations.
If you would like glass of that am
sure we would be only too happy to Of
fer it to you" said madam, in her
anu IlOSl pCi9uftolNC lidiiiICl'
The count thought he would not mind
trying "a leetle of re Holland GIN" as he
wanted to be agreeable, and accordingly
the glasses were brought in from an adj
joining room by one of the young la
dies, and each of them joined their
royal visitor in a friendly social smile.
The count took good pull at the harm
less-looliing liquid, and in about 20 min
utes thereafter experienced great diff
ficulty OF account of the thickness of
his speech il making himself under
stood. 1t went to his head and into
his knees, and but for the timely return
of the host and his son he would have
collapsed entirely. They got him out
into the bracinr air. where they could
pump ozone in his lungs ard gather his
scattered thoughts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

All Boston children are thoughtful
1t was a dear, thoughtful little Boston
girl who, when told by her mother of
the death of grandmother she greatly
loved, sat silent awhile, and then, look
ing up, said: Mamma, what time did
grandma die?"
"At four o'clock in the afternoon
was the answer.
Again the little girl lapsed into
mournful silence, until, as though a ray
of sunshine had broken through the
gloomy cloud, she devoutly exclaimed:
"Then I'm so thankful she had dinner
first!"-Buffalo Commercial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

LADY, bought these diamonds here
last week for $50. What will you take
them back for?
Jeweler-I'n give you e25 for them,
Thanks. That's all WANTED to know.
If jeweler offers to pay back half as
much as diamonds cost, that is sure
test that they are genuine" Bits,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

Miss Autumn-There seem to be
more chaperones than young ladies
here, tonight.
Miss Barry-It does seem so. indeed.
By the way, whom are you chaperon-
:ng?-Harlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

Mr.. Porcher-What made you leave
so abruptly when | was putting up the
hammock this morning?
Miss Verander-I saw it was coming
down for the third tine, and thought
| would give you a chance to swear
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
On returning to consciousness he de-

On returning to consciousness he de-
livered himself as follows:
Eat es we're strange Eat tempair-
ance question:. Sacre! cannot COM
prehendez. Won may not get drunk at
re table, but he may get so drunk as
lie diable in my lady's boudoir. Eat ees
we're strange. l cannot compreheIdez.
lmposseeble! eeble!"-Albany
On. " Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-02-16
A Picture of China Today.

Mandarindom literally goeth about as
a roaring lion seeking what it can dc.
YOUR. Offices are held at fixed prices by
metropolitan and provincial authorities
taxes are collected III full, but are dCci-
mated before they reach the imperial
treasury; tho big fish eat the little
fish, and the little fish eat mud, -" by
which simile the Chinese proverb ex-
presses aptly the fact that the great
officials feed upon the smaller ones and
that they in turn feed upon the people
No official position in the empire can be
obtained without the use of money nor
retained without illegal practices. II
then nothing can be hoped for from the
rulers of China, what can DO said about
the student class which is placed at the
head of the four divisions of the people?
This class is conceited beyond endur-
ance; they still speak of the "round
heaven and square earth and dilate
upon tho five clements.
Foreigners are still to them barbarians
who came to China to learn tho laws OF
propriety; the five great continents rep
resent only divisions of ancient feudal
states tributary to their country. and
commerce is despised as only being tax
en- up by those who have not the men
tai power to master books. They wear
their large goggles, cultivate their fin
ger nails into enormous lengths, assume
the staggering gait with which Con-
fucius is said to have walked and have
silent contempt for all but them
selves. They regard woman as their in
ferior and rightful slave. North China
Herald