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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-12

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Nor hsrn Pacific railway arrived fn the
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-12

+. VI KNAPP. " ~ WISE AZ Fsndsay
@. AMI 4 n McCveary - G.cechrurr. a.
after having eaiittesf IL Seattle sailed fer
ta@ north On the steamer Naye TAnrsssay
night, Mr.. Knapp said THURSDAY thsf hia
party had secured their entire outfits ss
Seattle at much tgwsr prices and resffnx
a BETTER quality al EoNs4s. Than eaats De-
Fasrsi anyw heFs 81 th. s'uasf ~ in ans
fsrss \ parry % twenty men i 30 follow
thea sna they have advised Them t7 cons.
b Seattle fer their supplies q fcg-t and
stesIstoas.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
CLEANING BLACK SILK.
An Ensy Method of Renovating and
Restoring Its Stiffness and
Surface.

Owners of black silks expect to get
count of all brands of this material
cleaning so nicely. Satin cannot be
sponged nor pressed like silk but much
of the shiny look may be removed and
a refinish given by dipping each piece
in bowl of naphtha until perfectly sat
urated, and then hanging in the air to
dry. An cid method of cleaning blacl;
silk that has many followers IS to boil
an old black glace kid glove in pint of
water in a new tin pan until the water
is reduced one-half. Strain, then add
teaspoonful of ammonia and wine
glass of clean hot water. Sponge the
right side of the silk with this, and
when nearly dry press with a moderate
y warm iron on the wrong side. Snip
selvedge edges here and there so that
they will not draw when wet. When
black silk is simply very dusty and
grayish in appearance, sponge it with
lukewarm water in which borax has
been dissolved, tablespoonful to pint
of water. A really greasy-looliing and
soiled silk requires more vigorous
treatment. For such, use two ounces
of soapbark stepped three hours in a
quart of hot water. Strain, and sponge
both sides of the silk with this liquid,
wiping the suds formed onthe silk with
a fresh piece after sponging. Shake
and hang up to dry, but do not iron.
When it is necessary to iron silk il is
well to place piece of old thin mus
lin or sleazy crinoline between the iron
and the material. If a silk can be
turned always sponge what will be the
outer side. If the silk has become limp
It may have its stiffness restored by
sponging it with liquid composed
of a pint of hot water in which has been
dissolved a generous quarter of an ounce
of powdered gum tragacanth; strain
when the gum is dissolved and use while
it is warm.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30

The plaid stocking is this year such a
beauty that the travelling girl wears it
without fail. She chooses, if she can
afford it, the sandal stocking which has
the appearance of white ribbon twist
ed around the foot and ankle like the
Roman sandal Of old. Iteontinues from
the toe TO the top, and is quite the most
remarkable stocking of the season.
Small flowers of delicate design are
scattered over the groundwork Of the
stocking proper. The other popular
type Of stocking is much less expensive
than the sandal stocking, which is a
novelty. 1t is a double plaid in red,
green. blue, yellow, black and white.
There are stocking parties. Have you
never heard of them, when young wom-
IN of expensive hosiery tastes gather Of
an afternoon to sew and gossip and ex-
aibit stockings ?-Doston Herald.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
A NOVEL GAME.
ments for old and Young at
nm Evening Party.

\ Iovel and pretty amusement to be
enjoyed, and one which has the rare
advantage of being somewhat new, and
which gives large opportunity for the
display of taste, is pinwheel dance.
1t is just the time of year when chill
dren are cutting and fashioning from
bits of colored paper these pretty trifies,
and so it will not be amiss for chill
dren of a larger growth 20 join in the
pleasure.
The requisites for such party are
colored and gold or silver paper, pins
and sticks, baby ribbons and pretty bits
of figured silks and chintz-of these last
everybody possesses cuttings left from
gowns or house draperies.
Good sizes for pinwheels are 5x5 and
3Hx3h inches.
paper of two harmonious colors may
be made up together which will give a
pretty effect, as of green lined with
pink. Then if one color iscut onequar-
ter of an inch smaller all around than
the other it will give the effect of bor
der.
Still greater variety may be pro-
duced by FASTING your pieces of silk and
chintz onto paper (use for this pur-
pose a starch pastel and cutting the pin
wheels from these stiffened pieces.
Some, too, might be handpanted or
decorated with gold paint; the posi-
bilities seem unlimited.
One thing must be remembered
there must always be two pinwheels
alike in design, one small and one large
one.
The sticks may be procured from any
carpenter-the smallest size scantling
of soft wood, about one-quarter of an
inch square. Cut the sticks six inches
long; taper one end somewhat so that
it is easily slipped into the belt or hair.
For the first dance let the men have
their pinwheels given them in one room
and let the girls receive theirs in an
other room. Then as they enter the ball
room partners will be secured by match
ing pinwheels, the girls wearing the
small ones in their hair and the men
the large ones in their buttonholes.
For the other dances a small and
large pinwheel shall be tied together
with ribbon and the man procuring a
pair shall present one to the lady of his
choice.
The room can be strikingly deco
rated with colossal nwheels-using a
whole sheet of paper for one wheel
and fastening them to the wall with hat.
pins.
This party would be an excellent en-
tertanment for the benefit of some
charity.
Thereafter each man shall pay ten
cents for a pair of pinwheels; or, in
other words, for the privilege of dance.
Light refreshments should be served
without charge.
The evenings amusement might be
ended by a contest. Let all present
form a large ring and at a signal let
each person blow a pinwheel. The pos
SCISSOR of the wheel kept longest in mo-
ton should be the recipient of prize.
American Queen.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
BOILING WITHOUT FIRE.
A Pail of Water, Stout Arms, a WOOden
Paddle and Five Hours Hard
Labor Does 1t.

1t is possible to make a pail of water
boil without putting it on the fire and
without applying external heat in any
way. In fact, you can make pail Of
water boil by simply stirring it with a
wooden paddle. The feat was recently
performed iQ the physical laboratory Of
Johns Hopkins university in Baltimore,
Md, and anyone may do it with little
trouble and perseverance. All you have
to do is to place your water in a pail
ii may be ice water if necessary-and
stir it With wooden paddle. If you
keep at Il long enough it will certainly
boil Five hours Of constant and rapid
stirrlng are sufficient 10 perform the
feat successfully. The water will, after
time grow warm and then 1t will grow
hot-so hot, in fact, that you cannot
hold your hand in it, and finally it will
boil. Prof. Ames, Of Johns Hopkins,
annually illustrates some Of the phe-
nemena of heat by having one of his
students perform the trick in front of
his class. 1t is tiresome job, but IT is
perfectly feasible,
The point Yhith PROT AMes wishes
to illustrate is what is known as the
mechanical equivalent of heat. 1t re-
quires just SO many foot pounds Of
work to develop given quantity of
heat. By turning the paddle in the
water at regular speed tits possible to
find out just how much work is re-
| quired TO raise the temperature of water
| ole degree. The best measurement so
| far made. and, in fact, the one which is
accepted as the standard of the world,
is that which was measured in Johns
Hopkins college.
Heat is developed in almost any sub
| stance which is subjected to continuous
! or very violent action. 1t is an old trick
! for a blacksmith to forge with fire.
Long continued and violent hammering
on two pieces of wire will heat them to
such an extent that they can be welded
together. A lead bullet, if shot directly
at stone wall, will develop heat enough
by the contact to melt and fall to the
ground a molten mass. There are many
other occasions wherein this mechanic
al development of heat becomes mani
! fest.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
WILLIE HAS TO WORK.
He VIII Not Be Very Eager TO Take
Thut Girl Out on IA Tandem
Again.

Willie Evergreen had eiwGys fought
a little shy of physical labor--rather
passed it by on the other side of the
street, as it we,e-so when the people
on his boarding house porch saw him
pushing a tandem up Woodward av-
enue the other evening they almost fell
over the railing in their amazement.
Who'd have believed it?" exclaimed
Evans. willie Evergreen running =
tandem"
Nobody" all the others answered.
And until nine o'clock they marveled
upon Willie's changed proclivities in the
matter of work.
They were about to go into the house
when Willie drove up to THE gate. He
wriggled the front wheel of the tandem
few minutes trying to make good.
landing on the curb, then finally dis
mounted in the street.
"For heavens sake, how did you
manage to get up the energy?' asked
Evans as Willie came up the steps.
Willie sank into a chair and mopped
his forehead. "I'll never do it again,
you can bet on that" he said, putting.
"Why not?"
And then he told them.
II got the machine to take a young
woman out riding" he said. "She told
me about a week ago that she just loved
to spin along on a tandem, and us
wanted to do something to please her
l rented the machine-it weighs about
ton-and pushed it up to her house
tonight. Well, she boarded ii and we
started. She suggested that we go
round the boulevard. We did. It
seemed to me the thing was running
pretty hard but l didn't say anything.
By and by my collar began to wilt, and
then felt little riyulets of perspiration
flowing down my spinal column. But
| set my teeth and said to myself that
I'd go round that boulevard II il killed
me. And [ did. When we got back to
her house | was nearly dead. dis
mounted and held the wheel for her
TO get off. She said the ride had been
perfectly lovely. And then what do
you suppose she added. 1t was that
she had her feet on the rests all the
time. She didn't want to bother me to
fix the saddle and make it lower. She
said it was just the loyeliest ride she
had ever had. What do you think of
that? Say. you could have knocked me-
down with feather. Talk about nerve
Why, that WAS the greatest that ever
grew. Again? You couldn't get me
Oh a tandem again with derrick"
And Willie went to his room, leaving
the machine standing against the house
all night.
The next morning the liveryman
charged him two dollars extra because
the saddle post had sted.-Detroit
Free Press. ~
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
Beauty of EARLY wild Flowers.

The insect, we may depend upon II,
sees more than we do; blossom of the
blue-eyed grass placed under the MI
rroscope reveals a fairy-lke palace OF
the daintiest beauty. Indeed, almost
any flower tells the same story under
the powerful glass; it simply seems to
say: you see, you hadn't an idea how
beautiful and wonderful ! am, other
wise you wouldn't make that startled
exclamation as you view me under the
glass;" What a sight the microscope
reveals-grottos of FURNISHED gold, pill
lars of spun glass, walls Of lustrous,
crystalline color, set with rubes, sap
phires and pearls; pavements Of am
ethyst and alabaster, arches of emeralds
and shrines of diamonds! What WON
der that hungry insects futter and buzz
in bewildcrmeHt at the threshold OF
such a palace Of sweets!-F. Schuyler
Mathews, in Chautauquan.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
TOO MUCH'FoR THE COLONEL
cred Sufficient Under the
Circumstances.

A corporal in one of the regiments
down at Chickamauga park had become
entangled with difficulty, and as re-
suit of it, added to an accumulation Of
similar such, he was called to appear
before the colonel of the regiment.
Corporal Jenkins" said that officer.
severely, you are a fine soldier and a
sensible man, and you ought to conduct
yourself differently"
81 was drunk, SIR explained the cor
poral, very eontritely.
THAT is no excuse. Don't you know
ii is wrong to get drunk?"
Eyes, sir" admitted the corporal.
without cavil.
"Then why do you do it?"
y can't help it, sir"
"You cannot eycdse your fault that
way, sir" said the colonel sternly. you
know you can if you want to-"
"But l can't, sir" :
"Yes you can" insisted the colonel.
"a man can help doing anything if he
puts his mind to it,
The corporal stood up straight and
saluted.
"Deggin' your pardon, sir" he said,
"but do you think when l heard that
Uncle Sam had got into a scrap with
them dirty, cigaroot-smohn' Span
yards and was askin' his boys to take
hand with him to lick 'em off the face
of the earth that could heip'dropPing
everything right then and there and
grabbin' up a gun and takfn' a Ahold
with the old man and the other ooysf
Say, colonel, do you think n man aDott
my size could help doin' jus WIZ =
done and bein' right here Teady when
be says the word?'
The colonel was stTmped for an in
stant. Then be got mp and took the
corporal's hand.
"Get out of this he said, hurriedly:
"get out, and if you ever get drunk again
I'll have you put in the guardhcuse and
nailed up until the war isover. Wash
ington Star.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
VAN buren,, ARKANSAS SATURDAY,

from this camp robbed poor old man
of his honey-ten hives of virgin honey
that he was saving to sell and with the
money to buy some clothes for his fam
lily. l do not wish to know who did this
wrongful and unsoldierly act, but de-
sire that all who are willing to make res
titution 20 him advance six PAGES to the
front" The whole regiment advanced
and the money taken up along the line
amounted to S75. Fifty dollars was paid
to the old man and the rest put IN the
hospital fund.
l do not recall any other case Of pill
iage or wrong doing. One of my mess
mates killed pig at Orange Court
house and | never enjoyed a roast pig
in all my life as l did that. 1t was a
small, plump Berkshire that uosed
around the boxes where we fed our
horses and my messmate declared the
pig tried to bite him and he shot him.
The owner lived on a hill near by and
came around hunting for his pig and
somebody told him that our mess had
shoat for dinner day before yester-
day. We referred him to our cook, old
Uncle Bob. who pretended to get fight
ing mad and lied out of it. But before
we left, Maj. Aver, the quartermaster,
went up and paid the man for his pig.
He was a union man and used cuss-
words on us, but he took the confeder-
ate money. This was the only biting pig
we came across in Virginia.
Regulars are simply machine soldiers.
Between the priyates and the officers
there is a wide gap-no intimacy, no
familiarity, for the officers are gentle
men from West Point and the privates
are Arabs, Hessians, mercenaries from
anywhere. They meandered all over
this part of Georgia during the war
and did not leave biting pig nor even a
razorback in Barlow county. The other
day | saw young man in Atlanta who
had come down from Marietta to en-
list He was II years old and the down
on his face had not turned to beard. An
elderly man who knew his folks was
trying to persuade him to go back and
comfort his mother, who was in great
distress, and the boy was troubled on
her account, but he said he was going
into the army to help her more than for
anything else, for. said he: Gentle.
men, | amt gettin' but $40 a month
ard have to buy my clothes and that
don't leave hardly anything for mother.
But l can get Sis in the army and they
feed me and clothe me and | can send
mother SO to So every month. don't
care a dogon about the Cubans or the
Spanards, but if they should kill me,
why. then, mother will get pension. |
reckon" I did not stay to learn
whether he went back home or forward
to the war. But there was no patriot
ism in the venture and that is the case
with most everyone who enlists. /
wonder what will come of it?
p. S. My last letter closed with par
agraph that seemed to mean that my
loving family was broken up. The
typo omitted a part that preceded. 1t
was a political family-a ring that was
meant. No, my own family is not
broken up and will not be as long as
live.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30

This, which looks most attractive
spread on sandwiches, is prepared of
two ounces Of anchoyies. two ounces of
butter and two ounces of parsley. Strip
the last from its stalks, chop it very
small and boil for two minutes in a
little water. Drain and dry in a cloth.
Soak the anchoyies in water for few
minutes and rub them through sieve.
To the butter, which must be absolutely
fresh and free from salt. add the pars-
ley, anchoyy and a small quantity Of
pepper and beat them all up together
Boston Globe.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30

Diamonds are cut in three different
forms-the rose, the brilliant and the
table, OF which the second IS the pref
test. 1t is double pyramid or cone,
81 which the top is cut off to form a
large plane, and at the bottom directly
opposite TO q small Plane.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30

Press half a pint of cottage cheese
through sieve; add halfa teaspoonfu,
Of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of white
or a dash OF red pepper, and a drop OF
green coloring; add tablespoonfrfof
carefully-melted butter and mix thor
oughly. Form into balls about the, size
Of English walnuts and stand away un-
til perfectly cool. This may be placed
IN a lettuce and Preach ,dressing.-La-
lies Home Journal. .
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30
Cheese ScnllOp.

Soak one cupful Of dry cracker
crumbs in one cupful Of fresh milk; add
three well-beaten eggs, one tablespoon
full Of melted butter and two cupfuls of
grated cheese. Bake in a buttered pud-
ding dish half an hour. Serve imme-
diately, as it soon falls.-GoCd House
lkppDinr
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30

"Have you seen Charley Lamb since
his accident?"
"No; is he badly hurt? What acci-
dent?"
"He made $4,000 in Wall street,
Puck.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
PRESBYTERIAN CHI URCH.
F. T., MOORE Pastor.

Seventeen were publicly recleyed
at our last communion on letters OF
dismiasion from other churches.
All evening" services begin at 6:3o
O'Clock excepting the Young Peoples
meeting each Saturday evening which
begins at I o'clock.
Beginning on Sabbath, Nov 9th.
the Pastor requests the congregation
to unite in a protracled meeting,
hoping to secure q genuine revival OF
"home religion" We will be assist
ed by Rev ] II. Mcconnell, the Pas
tors Of sister churches, and members
Of the Faculty. Fuller announce
ment will be made in the regular
services next Sabbath and in next
weeks issue OF the TINES.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29

J. C. Greer, wife and son Arthur,
left To. day for New Mexico, where
they 60 to make their future home.
Their many friends are sorry to see
them leave but wish them JOY and
prosperity in their future home.
On Tuesday evening the lS, inst,
at Liberty Ind, little Ross Stanley,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Stanley
was horribly burned, so much so, that
he died in twelve hours thereafter.
Mrs. Stanley was formerly Miss Lizzie
Upton, and is well known here.
The J. F. Ballard's medicines,
which are being sold at this place by
George & Montgomery, are meeting
with popular favor, This Co. adver-
tises in this paper and their medicines
are strictly what they are advertised
to be. If you have an ailment read
their advertisements and secure some
this medicine it will no doubt ben
eft you.
Daughter-"Yes, I've graduated
but now / must inform myself in
psychology, philosophy, bibli--'
Practical Mother-"Stop right
where you are. I have arranged for
you thorough course in roastology,
biology, stitchology, darnology and
general domestic hustleology. Now
get on your working clothes. ."-Ex.
For Sale-at a bargain, an eight
roomed house, IL acres Of land. This
place will be sold at special bargain
within the next 80 days. Apply at
the Dixie Real Estate Co.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
M. E. CHURCH,
J. 7. RoBINETTE, Pastor.

Sabbath services as usual Sunday
School at 9:Is a. m.
w. C. Chumlea, Supt.
Preaching at 1890 a. m. and at
6:3o p. m. Note the change in time
of evening service, from 7 o'clock to
'6:3o, a half hour earlier.
Junior League at 800 p. M. under
abe direction of Miss Kidd.
Epworth League devotional meet
ing Tuesday at 6:3o p. m. Subject
"The Call of Elisha /. Kings 1919
2I.
Miss Anna Hufstetler will lead the
service. Let all come to participate
and add to the interest of the meeting.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, at 6:3o
p. m. Read the Epistle Of James and
come with the thought of helping
some one to a better life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
COL l. e C. e ME WS.
,..on. fChas. N. MagilI,
NDl '0N' Fredric l.. Webb,

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Of the college met as usual in
the chapel Sunday afternoon; Mr.. c,
N. Magill as leader. The exercises
were much enjoyed by all present.
The singing was especially inspiring.
The next meeting will be joint Mis-
sionary meeting Of both the Young
Mems and Young Women's Assocla-
tions.
Rev. Irwin of Wartburg, Tennes-
see, spent Tuesday on the Hill the
guest Of his daughter Miss Helen,
'oz.
Mrs. Follest, Miss Clute and Mrs.
Clute of Glen Mary were chapel Wis
itors Tuesday morning.
The Young Womens' Christian AS
sociation convened as usual in the
music parlors OF Baldwin Hall last
Sabbath afternoon. Miss Ora Ran
kin conducted the service using as a
topic elbow to make Gods will our
will" A very pleasant meeting. In
former years these services were at
tended by the students residing in
Baldwin only but now almost the en-
tire enrolment of young ladies are
present each Sabbath.
Owing to the dlstracting influences
of the Carnival 1t was impossible to
secure quorum in any Of the Liter
ary Societies Friday night, so the
meetings were therefore postponed
one week.
The Saturday night sessions of the
Athenian and Alpha Sigma went on
as usual. In the JUNIOR Athenian So
ciety was an interesting life meeting,
and hot debate the chief feature
The boys had for bone of conten-
ton the question sResolved-Tha,
the world has reached its zenith. y
Mr.. Reyes Affirmative leader. Mr..
Seymour negative. 1t was well
"scrapped" but Mr., Seymour was de.
cided to be worsted.
The new Junior Male Quartette
was present and rendered some lively
airs.
The Quartette this year is compos-
ed of J. Q. Wallace, First Tenor;
Dennis McClung, Second; H. 7. Sey-
mour, First Bass; Joseph Surrell, Sec.
ond. The Senior Section has also an
excellent quartette to represent them
in the music Of fthe college and to en-
liven the "feasts of reason and flows
of SOUP in the the A. L. S. Hall
Its cline up" is as follows: First Ten.
or, W. R. Jones; Second ]. Q. Wal
lace; First Bass, H. M. Welsh; Sec
ond, Will Harmon.
The usual college prayer meeting
was held in the chapel Tuesday night.
Prof. Herman A. Goff was to have
led the meeting, but being absent at
his place was filed by Prof. Barnes
using the same subject: "A well or
dered Life" The Professors re-
marks were interesting and practical.
Rev. Irwin of the Presbyterian
Church at Wartburg was present and
made sterring talk.