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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-06

Use thai word q COMPANY until AFTER long
and rigid practice beforehand. You must
touch those TWO d 6saicate-y and lisp
aEs.y, Just ss x yea were trying % speak
WITH luscious strawberry il your mouth -
SIZE tossed her head and resumed !:
br.ags d1sGIieEing news from Jasn"
nat seems TO be the matter with
NM! calmly inquired Mr. jackson
Hin? What do ycu mean
foa Rad that there Is dasaaiettng news
rom j. y. I simply asked what was the
matter with him. A natural question.
II was reading about Jaen. q town, stu
psd"
All. you mean Hah-en."
She glanced DOWN the page: "A bull
tight, the proceeds az which viii go 10
swell the war fund. took place las, Sunday
al Algec.ras4"
My goodness. Matilda" exclaimed Mr.
jackson. irritAbiy, anybody would think
you were reading about man of thu
name o. Al. G. Cyrus The name OF tina.
town - Al-ka-the-ras. You can; be too
particular about the sound CO se and ri in
spanish You must give Il a gyisteral
sound, Ike this't-ani from his threat
came harsh. scrapsng noise. His wife
threw ASIDE the paper and arose, saying.
with flashing eyes:
nave been opposed 20 this Spanish
war. | have said al along that we were
needing with something thar dta no..
concern US. but row say that any nation
fnas pronounces is words IN such q heath
enish fashion should be swep; from the
FACE or the earth" Ard she sailed rnajes-
taeAaIy from the raom.--Chieaxo Post
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MILITARY KITES IN CUBA.
With the Camera Attachment They
Nay he "a New Factor in War.

New DIX ltSa AlS.
TIA military Kite promises 10 be an 'u1-
fsFtsnt factor ia our war with Si'asn
Ley Wise % the Ninth Infantry, who -
DE arny's expert on military kiie flying
and kite Photography. has 9eeiI ma king
numerous experiments ~ Florida. l''ii he
sss Seen somewhat handioapYsd thus far
~ the pecu'.ag climatic conditions. Lieut.
Wees army k,te outGt Ger his experiment
a. goFs in Ian coming Cats'pa iSu - won
ssE@hy compact ana complete. emhtac-
sg eight kitess which range from SIX 20
sss tect n height. an aerial adjustable
camera. with 4 clever time clock release
aA's ard ScS vscha uEann which the half
@~'e iong aDd specially na2agfac tnFed kite
essa Is Wound
ne kites AZ u the Malay tyIS. slleu-
ua.aaiy fnHiI1ed 81 i1eut. WISE. - thar
esee dying tht, mako na; on,y steady
sSes foc ts-u,ssavsS ny che backward
Ns'ag ~ the cover fabric ever the center
- pai SO ss themselves iu the ar by
e~ssaE oFt N.0t FROM tSe Wing, Bgal1s-
ssea The AR blows the harder. ant i1-
s.sag t1e TESTS, uE fogce % the ot1cE
A. tha Kites consist of}iY - TIVE
~s 49, tAe cnNtr they permit a.. tea
r- ~ N e~s70eltcai hacking sra Lieut..
- ans h's s-r~-s5 luts Corn Toois aua
Se7ssiss HargWltk ana WEBSTER. who
s's -. ]t,-'g',t g, ,}o the hazardous day
: A'se ny'ng BE- '3s cuenay's country can
tss.r Aarke
re S'ie cors who's oace N active cam
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9SLSEF lines
iheFe are three matrimonial agencies In
OehFer where hearts and hopes and lives
are welded. Any one OF them can make
a match quicker than the certain cid lady
IN every aeighhorhood used to, Not very
ions ago an old farmer. who was a very
mseA-iooking man. appeared In one of
these places go
10 this be one OF them air marriage
shops?" he inquired
ut Is a marriage bureau" renlisa the
good-looking lady in attendance.
Air there any of the girls hero that
wanter git married.
NO. sir: but II you will leave your ad-
dress will arrange to have one OF them
meet you here this afternoon"
m Bill updike from Routt county: my
real nome is down in Mixzoura."
The woman saw at once that his ad-
vanced age Indicated desire to have a
home OF his own with an ange, in i, TO
Keep lonesomeness out. 80 she reached for
one OF the blanks which are used 10 keep
as data and began to ask him questions.
Are you honest in your desire TO get
married." was the first answer
''Sarteniy, mum. ain't any tenderfoot"
You realize what IL means TO take
woman and care for her?'
''W-a~al, reckon I do"
How old are your"
'.Forty-five last year-46. of course: what
am iggerin. like that fer?'
What are your means and incomeT'
Got lot OF cattle and bunch OF
bronks that's jest as good as they herd
'em nowadays"
Have you any relatives2'
Several; yes mum"
"Of what kin are they%
Mostly sons and daughters"
Then you have been married hafore?'
well. yes. should caic-late I had. I've
got two wives dead and six trottin round
yet and twenty-five kids"
II didn't know, that 1t might be pretty
hard for me to get you a woman under
such circumstances"
That's what / thought" said the old
man. turning to go. II know there amt
anything more outside OF shop like this
that kin git and I thought maybe We
might have somethin' a little ont date
er somethin' like that. I guess III give
1t up now--Tm too old ter be knocked
round any more. anyway"
The woman In charge of the bureau was
not sorry to see him make his exit.
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A New Master of Eng lis h.


A new master OF English has arisen. He
writes for the Tampa. Fla. Tribune. and
naturally. being at q center OF warlike ex-
element he treats OF weighty subjects.
Here Is a brilliant specimen Of his power:
An eminent Greek philosopher " oduced
a maxim 20 the effect that self-sena torIan
vanity were tho inyariahle companions Of
Inability. sgotism asd failure. Could that
philosopher arise today he would see the
perSau.fied yeT.fcation OF his adage in the
conduct % a portion OF the al literarum Of
present coquet'ng fer public patronage.
Scarcely a day passes without editorial
columns devoted - Sslf-e6ucation OF sup
posed merits which have not presented
themselves I'm conspicuous enough proper
ton 20 attract comment or consideration
from those whom a compliment should
arise IN order % carry with II any recon-
uend8ti0n calculated - be Of service IN
the world ~ letters Isn't that beautiful
Soma people won't understand II al. hut
TO editor should - expected 70 supply his
readers with brains az walI as with ma
ier:al or which so exercise them. And
sometimes tha Tampa man IS ve-y simple
was tt.t tlse initiative e the honor that
vii reflect or the conduction OK his war"
Thrrs he speaks rs 4 prophet. TIE fo,-
loving IN regard 20 the Gussie failure
shows him ~ / philosopher; :" 'Fea2e hath
scr victories. 10 less r,ngwuei thaa war
ard war Aas aer gjoyic@ no less Important
than sha horror h'e departure from an en-
gaScment 0g hostiltes"
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II told you So said the Putnam-ave-
nue resident after the hired girl had an
nounced that there was a rat in the uup.
You people were fooling around trying
10 catch sewer rats with these new-fara-
g1ed traps One Of these big fellows goes
in To set thu trap. eats what there Is TO
eat. Gays down Oh his back and kicks his
way out n less time than one OF us could
open a door Good thing you had some
one that knows a rat trap when he sees
it, Coma on now, and we'n get rid OF this
fellow"
Il was lively procession that hurried
10 the barn
Here. don't open that yet as the giri
held the trap ard tiis lst poodle k-yied
and tore around though IL had 1T.
Put this bag over II. We'ne not here 10
anus, the rat Hold s;iil. now. tia I gel
this Irvine string around his tail. That 8
II. Now don't ge. excited Get me the
grass hook. Stand over there Jake" TO
the coachman. 'You better go into the
house. grandma" but grandma declared
that she had killed rats before he was
born. as she swung mop stick with both
hands.
LET 'er co." shouted the boss. Then
there vas something like football rush.
Ora swoop OF the grass fs5ok cut the
Irvine string and removed the dogs tail
SO completely that there WIS nothing LETT
20 wag. The glr went backward In a
water bsicket. grxlndIna's map stick caigaf
the boss Oh, the top OF the head as he went
down. the ext few into the hay nh5w', aFsi
fra "a. skurr.ei under the barn.
Just VIVA. / expected." as they bafhsssi
sia head with cid water. You're a fire
lar % valloos. Set that trap again, and
I..ay, ths .sext catch for me Under
stanf?'
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How the Actual Shooting Of = stage
Villain Was Made ALI Right.
Kansas City Journal.

die. viliainr' shouted the brave negro
in the climax OF the Midnight Alarm
as he spraBg al the throat OF the stage
rascal who was on the point OF numbering
his employer, and pressed revolver in his
face. There was a fash. ard then loud
report rang out in the Gilliss opera house.
The villain sank 10 hia knees with cry
OF pain. and stream of blood could be
seen tricking down his chin just as the
curtain was rang down. II was 3mag-
nificent effort. ana the audience 0eered
and appiauded for an encore, bat the cur
tain WAS not rurg up.
Behind the scenes Eugene Kay. the
heavy villain In the play. was holding Il
big sponge over the left side OF his face.
while WEI FL Everts. who played the part
OF the negro. was quakiug with fear. and
actresses in tights and extremely abbre-
Waited dresses ran about through the
dressing room looking for they did not
know what, bul they returned with
brushes and hCN.s ~ water. one cool
headed actress had enough presence Of
mrd 10 bring A broom One OF the actors
called the police surgeon.
Kay had been shot IN the left side OF the
face with a blank cartridge. The paper
on the cartridge had struck him near the
nose. while the whole side OF his face was
flied with powder. At first IL WAS thought
the sight Of both eyes had been totally
destroyed. and the other members Of the
company were much alarmed iGverts did
not intend TO pun the trigger when he did.
but In HIS struggle with the villain ne
accidentally pressed the trigger while the
muzzle OF the revolver was directly in
Rays face. Before the ambulance ard
surgeon had arrived az the theafer Il was
found that neither eye had been seriously
injured, although there were several pow
der marks on the lef, eyshan
The audience did not know but that the
agony OF the wounded man as he fell on
the stage floor was a par, % the pro-
gramme which Kay WIS able to render
very realistic and. netting this. there was
"A hustle among the actors q finish the
nth act |, was a question "a 10 what
should be Gons 10 cover up the absence OF
Kay IN that ac,.
Hes committed suicide after being cap
iured." announced the director to Inc
anxious actors about him.
Here's your lines. now" he continued
10 one Of the actors, as he recited a dga-
had committed suicide ana robbed thcm
az the!r game Then he turned - another
and gave out another i}ne wh!cA WAS %
convey she surprise Of enc ~ the Villains
enemies And " hiie Kay was being load
~ into the ambulance - be taken 10
police headquarters anu have tire powder
picked from hls face the other actors
were arranging iupFonrfu Ines telling Of
hgs death by ,.is. Although the nffh
act wax not exactly In keeping with tae
sketch IN the programme the audience
MAS none the wiser after seeing IL
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no THE HANDS OF THE Mp.
~<rauL OF EVERETT 4 MONTE
cassro MAY SOON he CHANGED.
= y thought the short iise win BE
60 ~ . Feeder Of the seattle Il
sensational President Mel
- IN the Cfty OF Sa0k estacks.

s..rssf Dispatch 10 the Post~Inteliigencer.
EyEEETT. July 5~~-EzrIy sn.s morning
sne<ssl train having on board Prssl-
&C. S. Asissn and other officials % the
~reAssu Pacific railroad arrived aere and
= ssdsfrac keG near the Great Northern
49, The party MAS met ~ Officials Q,
- Everett Land Company ard J. a.
Syaeksr. manager of The Rocksfeller iater-
- asre. A meeting xas held on board
= tain, after which the party took q
.rSes.i train ard inspected the property -
= Evsresr AZ Monte Cristo railway, which
I'D 1t Is generally understood. II TO 10
..fasd over to the Northern Pacific as .
H.ier for tie Seattle X International.
seeh tie Northern Pacific controls.
m rights and franchises OF the Everett
4 Nouse Cristo are very valaab!e. as they
- along the whole river froat from Low
e 10 the mouth OF the Saononsish river.
distance OF ten miles. which accosaiIo-
lstex TIE many factories and mills. ard
- che snnel;er. the freight business u
st5sh Is enormous.
fas meeting VI the Officials of the diff
ssrss. Interests here today IL merely the
es.Yy,ng oRi Of preaFranged plan for in
seeflng the plans already agreed upon.
1. d believed % be the commencement Of
. Nh era for SnoiIorUish county.
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Cuba Conceded TO liz.

Katherine de Forest, in HARPER 8 tiazdr.
The other day | met another OF my enc
mics. 1T was at the IS o'clock OF the HI
garo. We arrived late. and the place was
crowded, ard l was just contemplating the
necessity Of standing through the hour or
music, when some one offered NE chalr-
Turning. / saw Ii was Spaniards / have
been In the habit Of meeting OF and on IN
certain French salons he had Always
seemed 10 me like very nice sort OF per-
son. and | searched vaguely IN my brain
for precedent as TO how TO treat ones
enemies when they Were nice persons ana
Oh neutral ground.
1t seemed 10 me desirable 10 say few
polite words, and then. to relieve any
strain in the situation. as it were. / re-
markell: ~ believe we're at war. At least.
heari something OF the kind" He made
the answer one would receive from almost
any European--;n salon: ''Oh. mademo.-
selle l am sure that between you and me
there could never be any war" Then We
went on 10 talk. and he said he had never
believed in warts a pity he does not
live at home instead of in Paris-and
thought IL was very sad 10 see two great
nations settling their differences by arms
at the end OF the nineteenth century. Ard
1 said | thought 80, TOO. And then he re-
marked. half ehafiingiy. Whoever wins.
we shall come out ahead. you know, made
nGiSsiie."
WHY l exclaimed. Indeed, you
won't."
because you viii take Cuba. That is
the most an enemy could ask"
But We don't want Cuba" ] said.
We've no idea of taking 1t
He looked at me with that tolerant air
of Incredibly which one sees on the face
OF almost any one here when you try 10 ex-
plain that the United States has gone 70
war for Cuba libre. Il couldn't imagine
any greater curse for a people than 10 take
Cuba" he added. meditatively.
A little later that same afternoon / met
the rrps3ien, ~ the syndicate Of The for
eign press, = man of usually sound views
which have a good deal OF weight In The
press az Europe. The United States has
always wanted Cuba" he said. IN the
course OF conversation. / repeated my
habitual refrain. with the habitUai result.
"Voyorg" he went on. Il am Swiss, you
know and I sympathiZe with America.
But you. who are young, may live TO re-
member my words. | may not see II, hut
IN tho end Cuba viii belong 10 the United
States
This goes 10 show the decp-sst convic-
ton or Europe. which nothing seems TO
shake, that we are engaged IN a war Of
conquest. T am reservtng myself for the
day when II will ne over. and Europe will
have learned 10 know our humanitarian
side.
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souc Sfu.epy Great Men.

London Spare MAneats
Socrates was stgnpy. also s.. PAM ard
Alexander the Great, great only as war-
rtor.
ta stataTo lo;h hc ard bis far more in
teile s-ea- father. Philip % Mscs.iun scar-e
reached middle eesSht. in this rexaed We
may rank .nsu7 wfth ;hR famous Spartan
general \ <~s!taas. with Alta re
- ulsTEe - Cod broad shol,deres thi X
sea siBeey. short. with Theodore II. knE
Of sAe ttotAs, 81 WAc0 Casslodorus WRITES
f'Tie is rather short than gsli sofnewh 81
s;out NIth sharely l.mes alike lf;hc and
~tvarE."
Actas. to2. co1e aaaaser-in-cniet - tAe
Roman treoTs ard prop Of the 5oJter5us
Il rfoaa i-Hrprr Ia fae days - Valsn;snisn
WAS a w2n - 'sW stature therein rexeYg,
hing F.wour me Tartar s<lS-SeScr3nsa q.
a 'psav. 5s ~. dccgrTl- l.tt}e wight tAaurh
lent a. Asa 8Nd teserv - tre world 20
a,so the sfrsz ceade ARA bis gvs-ry coz
tess HtraFy Marshal t4.N@rntssu~s. usrk.
named -rhe Like - taose No admired
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palgn on Cuhan sosf VIII carry or q sys-
fanatic ssrtss cf experiments IN kite pho
Biography, WIKI d ytEx Of not oEly por-
iEay!ng the topography og the country iy-
Ing around the army. bot os disclosing the
enemy II Trey he In OPEN country beyond
IL succrssfal photography ot this nature
can De accomplished in Cuna. this new ad-
tuues 70 the army VIII be invaluable in q
country IL which practically snpeneira bic
tgngies separate long stretches OF more
open country. and the Reconnaissance OF
when by troops On the ground can only
cs made with great hardshlpe
IN actual practice Lieut. Wise VIII he
aDie 70 run MS kite I'D into the air. carry
Ing the Camera, and, through the move,
sesicss ne mas invented. train IL IN any
erection and at any angie he a~xiyes
make the exposure % the sensitive MAE
bf1as the camera to the ground: devslor,
tiis plate IN his dark tent ard. In a larae
or time not exceeding one-haIf hour -
ger favorable conditions. be able 10 ex
hiDit TO the comma ndinz officers a We.
negative. wficn VIII show the country for
niles around and reveal any BODY q; ths
enemy watch may be in dangerous PROV
iaity. S'SA
ne SIM wet gelatiDe negative. by the
way. answers every purpose for oh.ss
Haowlecse Of the outlying country ara A.
as easily read by the photographer as a
hhIsAsd photogrs pfiie print, while possess
IhS the decided advantage OF saving tine
"hsh minutes may be priceless to q ma
nsavering army. BY the aid OF these
kites II is also possible TO esta bIisn a mos,
eaecuse signal station, the kites congtj.
tatlng a hoating flag gtafY. ur and down
winch signal flags are run by means OF
halyards.
IN Florida az this time Of year Lieut..
wise has discovered the elements to be
psoSokingiy antagolistlc TO good results.
AFTER several dozen careful trials OF the
unique tandem kites. which under ordi-
nary conditions OF wind, are strong enough
10 lift man into the air. he has found
That II Is impossible to send them UP be-
yonu TIC height of q couple OF hundred
feet, at the best. It teens that they will
rise readily and rapidly for the first hun
cred feet In the strong ground breeze,
and then with slower lifs until they stop
against an apparently motionIess horizon
OF air above. This Is ample proof to
Lieut. Wise that only the surface air Is in
motion at this time OF year on the gulf
coast. lie is inclined. however, to the
opinion that this may be an unusual eli
matte condition arising from the pro-
longec dry spell which is scorching the
South and causing the great army at
Tampa much discomfort and suffering.
and that with the advent OF the rainy
season and the consequent cooling OF the
earth higher and more universal air dis
turbances Will take place.
Authorities on Cuba and men who have
experimental there TO some extent on the
higher air currents believe that Lieut.
Wise will not be confronted by the diff
culties encountered at Tampa. as IL is
usual for strong winds to blow almost
constantly at high attitudes on the isla nd
during the greater portion Of the year.
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VIII Not Go to Har Harb0r.

Mrs. Burton Harrison VIII not SO 70 RAJ
uarbor this summer. as has been her Gus
tom heretofore. This wiE he rather aston
ixhing - Mrs Harr!Son's friends wsc
know with what enthusiasm she has al
yavs made her Bar Harbor campaign.
She has leased her place, Sea Crchins, -
- Mr ard Mrs Ernesto G. Fabor!. The
sor-sn-law and daughter Of Mrs. Eliiot'
+ Shepard.
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ne vendors e sks ~F.xtra Spre3al war
EAEsta-s" arr fur@y fsl3tas sarn~ % tAern
aa5 asa-ss u ;aa} Oae - fse1a VAS heard
sAe..t.~E .sst u.NAi ~ a. .8l--.s-gae -
exc--t,am Via tae ssarcAl4sEt,,' tbs & :
las = rTsl wsx 80 Sc was QUITE iTas
stss thr uoSf exciting news contained n
the SHEET as tsst tseS saaTcal4sas lad
ban % all Elga.. ard tsAs :hs Aa-ooP
q HAVANA DAa a clear a IN AnyttsA
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Ask anybody

who knows anything about cooking. if dough will
fist we'll III cold climatcS-t won't
You need the S,ronseS; baking powder for the
misunderstanding BeN
1t makes light pacl.. light biscuit and Com
R.rasnei, spcaAgssl Asbs hspst AID l!!sbt "Qgk
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A. sae uttered the iast woy1 NJ. jack
son assumed an expression o. acute pain.
such as Theodore Thomas might wear Z
camr~siled 70 listen - a horrible 4IscoE3.
That - not 'SigA-eu-few-t sits. ne
rroanea. 1T - Tbse~vr1-fao-a- e.2Ss. Cu@3-
zeagsd Sgansa-yzs might caB taat first Syl-
lsbae see bot that "a not pure Cas,ilaan.
TIE v-sy you pronounce that thlrd SSs1a-
BE Matilda x simply terrible l. is not
few = x Zoo, zoo fo1 " Bis voice grew
lrg l3Sldsg a. eaca repetition.
I sh2Gs read any usoFe - tAe article.
anyway THey d0n't seem 20 have 1ore
anything WITH - Their fuss As far ga T
an Concerned. I aog=s ths f1eet vii zinE.
aDt iae so~n vita il. I VIII read you
sauae -a.nE esss
VERY 49,. gus 1T s. - war new$. TIA:
IS sAs oasy nswS taat interests re nos,"
SIZE turned . sheer ard f.exzn- "A
tesexga-a sran Ma3~s&''-~
Eer husband lnisrpo@szi again. "a ylaE n
the ioae ~ sae q 70 gives dzssnt@Tssfess az-
Soooa .ta.-lsA. u HsEe 2ou saoSsa not
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Dr.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
An ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.

Used by people Of refinement
for over q quarter Of q century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-02

Senator Tilimaa's campaign iu North
Carolina is warming up the White
People. He is speaker of remark.
able incisiveness and magnetism. He
has but recently spoken at Fayetteville
and with marked efec; The Observer
says of it "Senstor Tiilman spoke for
au hou. aud half. There has been
DO speaker here since Vance who so
moved the multitude. Several times
be was about to conclude, but the crowd
Insisted that be 60 on. They would
have beard him as long as be could
speak. He mas very remarkable man.
ner. He is altogether out Of lie COM
mon. His thoughtsEcome clear aud
logical be has a ringing voice and
i'm perious gesture bis sentences are
we'll constructed his illustrations
striking and picturesque and bearing
the Favor of wholesome country life !;
bis delivery deliberate in the main, but
running into great rapidi'y of uttersuce
at the climsxes Wilmington Star.