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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
TEETH ARE MADE orr OF PAPER.


TAPER teeth are the latest thing IN
dentistry. Fer years some substance
mas been sought which could replace
tas c0m position commonly employed for
making teeth. and fortune awaited the
man who was lucky enough 10 hit upon
the right material Although paper has
soEue disadvantages, they are small COM
pared To Its many qualifications and pa
per teeth are likely TO be used exclusively.
az least until q more perfect material Is
found
Up to this time china has been used a.
most entirely. but IL presents SO many ais-
advantages that dentists always have been
on the lookout for some other substance
which could replace IL. Not only does
china not resist the action Of saliva and
turns black, s,nt china affects the nerves
of the jaws People who wear false teeth
often complain OF snhoreisal neuralgia and
this Is put down by many dentists as be
Ing caused by the heat or cold acting on
the china or porcelain Porcelain or min
eraI composition also Is Liable u chip or
break, and for these reasons has never
been satisfactory.
The paper teeth are made Of pap;er-
mache. which Is submitted TO a trench
deus pressure until they are as hara as
required. Their peculiar compost
ton renders them cheap. and
tae price Of a set of teeth viii l.,
down considerably owing to the new tnven-
ton. The color Of the papier-mache can
also be nsads 10 vary. which is an import
ant point. as no two sets OF teeth are laen-
teal in color. some teeth having strong
ysliowish cast, while others are blush
white. IN order. therefore. 70 obtain tie
right tint the eoioring matter has oaiy TO
sse introduced into the mixture before the
tooth is least la order TO match the othe-
teeth exactly. II Is in this particular that
china teeth often fail to appear natui a..
their color differing from the other teeth
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
MARKET FOR HUMAN FRAGMENTS.
You May buy Anything From an Eye
To skeleton.

\ MEXICAN articuiators Of the frames
u OF individuals defanct are up IN arms
against the pauper skeletons OF E.u-
r.,g,s. Native bones are quiet and depressed
ard ina. demand is for the products or
the French and German markets. FIRST
class American skeletons are A drug On
the market a, $saii2-5a and are IN every
way as serviceahle as the Gallo or Tea-
tonic arte,e. recent Frenehman, who
happened To depart from this world of
SORROW with a fun set of teeth. Is offered
nj SIS. ordinary imported skeletons going
from, Sazgs7.5Q, according 20 the number OK
teeth they were shy. Purchasers cannot
be fooled by false teeth. The only super
iority IN the foreign article Is III the mat
ter OF complexion. Frenchmen and Ger
mans who have shed all OF themselves,
except their bones bleach better or their
survivors are able to bleach them better.
In the matter of articulation the American
workman IS perhaps the superior Of the
European artist but ne cannot get IN the
tints and the refreshing shades OF conn
plexton SO much admired by skeleton ex-
uerts. or those who desire such articles
for household ornamentation.
There Is general feeling that the duty
should be increased 10 a prohlbtive point
TO protect this infant industry. The
Frenchman already referred 70 Is nickel
mounted and hIscaed together with fine
wire, bat he Ia not little better or hap
pier looking than the American who sits
next TO him in the show window, save that
the latter seems 20 be a trifle weather
beaten and is held together with catsut
Strings and is mounted. Still there are
no bidders for him at the figures asked,
although he was recently marked down
from 81 TO s..
Skulls are 81. 5s73.2 varying according
to size and the skill displayed in prepara-
ton. A skull that was prepared for the
marke. with brick Is no. in as muck
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
FLOWERS SPOILED A DINNER.


ykyHO would ever have thought that
:" the way CT arranging flowers on a
dinner table could influence the
gavetv OF the guesiss A few days ago Nj.
ana Nine X gave little dinner a,
which there were eighteen people. ac-
eaainte5, In sympathy with ore another,
and several OF them OF very lively dispo-
sit!an To the surprise Of ali CONVERSE
;lon Tagged. says a writer In the Po'-aa-
Fea II vas series Of asi3es without
echo. The master OF the house, haunted
by the perpetual smile OF his wife. whoss
lips he could see move though he could
not hear the slightest sound OF her voice.
wondered what friends she could be pull
Ing TO pieces
The company had scarcely retired 20 the
drawing room when gayefy broke out and
the contrast was immediate and striking.
A young doctor, versed in the study OF
the nerves. was being accused Of hayin1
hypnoiized ali the guests when a Well
known professor OF the C0nseryasoire ox-
claimed: Il think I have found il out. 1t
is the fault OF the flowers
Yes replied a young lady. its the
smell OF the roses. The Romans wore
wreaths OF them In order that they might
drink freely without talking foolishiy."
~ respect your opinion. madam" said
the professor. but mine Is rather differ
ent. The row Of flowers which extended
down the table was surmoun,ed by tall
grasses, the stems of which came about
to the height of your lips, and these form
cd a screen. which broke the waves Of
sound and prevented the voice carrying. ;"
To test the matter the same company
was invited TO dine again a day or TWO
later, and this time the table was deco
rated with cut flowers laid fat. The room
recovered It's acoustic properties. and tho
conversation and laughter were a. lively
as could be desired
The causes Of the phenomenon are well
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

A mar from wlxsenzsn. arcsausa - -.
tempting - ESasass a resident ef f.y,g,~a, ~.
sp-uG2- hss been acquitted On the sgss ~
insanity, ard Bfss sic4ans testified TIA. IA,
ln~arfty vas due 30 tie great attitude az
the Town
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

II 80 curious saer that the queen shouis
have an equal uuFsFt-er of grandchildren
ami grsar-Sraa fcN3ye1feEi-thlrty-swo Of
@seh~~wiYscb. together wssh her seven enGi
Gren. nEakss .8e number o. her oescene.-
AGts sssensy-3re.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

I s~e ~ the newspapers" remarked
Eexgger ~3Haf the miners 80 he kload.ke
are srni5ug 9a. appeals for wives"
Us tAAt seT' eyaC7iiatga Beuny7'~ek. In
an easer whisper. They can have mine
Lender, T4t<Is.ss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

1ss~~TeeTe Pc aetasnE s4ss 80 sNass as
3sSs-s TeasEs dream
Sse-1A & sza'3 k1aS WHAT'S ia
matter wita snee s44ce aaT5ga ,1Asstses ax
seq ~r-em aaS sssts safer Is.sFo.t Errs
I'esss.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

An English. frssi clergyman refuses 20
pay Tols AK on the ground that h.. ss
church propsgty-sse property of the con-
creation mach "a il the pastoral ress-
dersce- and that saeh he - exessap. from
taxation. tire same as the parsonage
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

4 whoGplns cough party - f*Fortea ifo,n
New jersey. only sufferers fraEa tse asA''
adv. which was then epidemic. were a'-
,visesf and the eS4slsfren are said 20 sass
had ga good time between ee84fs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

"IFd yeur daughter marry happily Mrs
Fss@sssv- f2rosE -
We'll "a talfk SO; bar hashand's fam
- gave n*T tAe barrels * SGE gIAss So
Desy14s free IySsa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
rsar e~aerasian. Wall 4. eharch-

4 very novel, yrf @aa ssan ln fiarsfsfas
". on a reeeas Sefssay. Eae8 Mrs 1AFs
VI Gale with g@r daggntas, Srassridsssaa-
ter ard xg.at-gragssis3s uKflser tfe af gsssas-
atsons, aii walked In company 10 caascn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
As to Russia Leather.

There was tine when Russia leather
was exclusively Russian export, aud
the demand exceeded the supply.
Always very desirable for the smaller
articles made Heather, such as satehels
and poeketboOks, it was especially in
demand for binding valuable books. as
its aromatic odOr repelled moths aud
other insects. A few volumes thus
covered would protect a whole library.
It's Odor and pli@bility are principally
owing TO the Use Of the oil Of birch
bark in the finishing process. In 1873
our Minister TO Russia, Marshall jew
ell, himss III a tanner, discovered the
process by which this famous leather
was made And from that time on
Russia leather had an extensive mar
ufaeture and sale in the United Stafes.
Better yet, il is As good as the imported.
And 80 you see we may indulge in
choicest Rassia leather withuut Grip
pling home industry
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
War Makes Strange Stories.

A young surgeon Of oneof the Mas
sachusetts volunteer regiments did his
duty during the terrible days that fol
lowed the surrender OF Santiago and
gave up his life saving the lives OF
Others. When at last the transports
came to carry the soldiers to MontSuk
the surgeon was too weak to be taken
away. A few hours after his comrades
left him lac breathed his last.
His effects were sent to the sorrowing
father and mother aud sister IN Massa-
ehusetts, and later the body was
brought home to rest in eternal peace
in the beautiful cemetery which the
surrounding Berkshire Hills seem so
faithfully to guard and protect.
Wheo his personal property was
looked over one thing was found to be
missing. That was the watch which
the young mans father had given him
on his twenty-first birthday. Govern
ment aid was secured, and a thorough
search was made for the missing arti-
Gle, but it was not found.
a week ago the nurse that cared for
the young surgeon during his last i'll
ness died. When the trunk Of the dead
nurse was examined pawn ticket wa'
discovered. BY means Of this the sur
geOn's watch was recovered and return
ed to his family in Massachusetts.
Shortly after the reburial Of the
young mans body a stranger called on
the father. The stranger was surprised
TO see hanging on the wall of the Office
into which he WAS shown, a portrait,
the features Of which seemed 10 him
familiar.
Pardon me-" he asked, "but viii
you tell me whose picture that is?'
That is my son who died at San
tiago," was the answer.
II played football with him once
when he was at school," the stranger
declared. II remember he stumbled
over me and fell in such a way a. to
break two Of his front teeth"
ave have reason to thank you for
that accident, said the father, "for it
was by those two front teeth, which
had been built down with gold, that
his body was positively identified. -
Boston Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
Useful Hints.

When a hat is wet with rain it should
be dried with a silk handkerchief,
brushed with soft brush and, when it
is nearly dry, with hard brush.
The best thing to clean deeanters is a
mixture OF salt and vinegar Put a
dessert spoonful ofsalt in the deeanter,
moisten with vinegar; shake well and
rinse.
When lamps are elOgged with oil the
burners should be boiled in a strong
solution of soda and water, and allow
ed to get thoroughly dry before being
used again.
For the turn of the stair, that ugly
place in the old city houses, tall silver
taper holders of Russian workmanship
or the old Dutch candlestiek four feet
high will be found effective adjunets.
SOutherners affirm that the people OF
the North spoil watermelons by too
much chilling, which renders them in
digestible.
Before putting away linen take care
that il is thoroughly dried and well
aired. Nothing collects dAmpness
quite as quickly as linen. Should linen
show signs OF turning yellow wiring out
in lukewarm soap and water, then dry
and store again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
Jsrry's Letter Of Advice.

A son Of Erin appeared at the mon.
e. order window Of postoffice, and
said that he wanted to ''sind some
money to Ould Oireland.v
"Fill out this blank, said the clerk.
handing the applicant one Of the blanks
used on such occasion,
"An' phwat is that 81 asked Jerry.
"It's blank that every applicant
for money order must fill out "a kind
Of letter Of advice regarding the money
order"
An phwat has a letther Of advice
got to do Wild me sindin' tin dollars to
me Ould mOther?r
"a letter Of advice to the postmaster
where the money is to be paid must al
ways so with a monry order"
Jerry went away from the window,
grumbling and mystifed.
After half an hour Of painful effort
at a high desk provided for the public
at one end Of the room Jerry return
ed to the window and handed in this
"letterof advice" to the postmaster at
Ballyearney:
Dear MOike, Dim tould Oi must
give yez bit ay advice before you'll be
able to pay me ould mother the two
pounds Dim sindin' along with this.
50, Moike, Oi would advise yez to come
to Ameriky, an get job kapin' post
Office, for it's illigant post Office they
has here, an Orve no doubt the paw Is
tin tonnes what il is wild you. So now
be sure an pay me Ould mother the
two pounds, for Oi've done a. the law
says, and sint yez letther Of advice. -
-Noufbfs TounDonfOp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18

Senator Vest, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal, is in West Virginia
catching mountain trout and cooking
them as his friend, Wade Hampton,
taught him to cook them in East Ten
nessee and West North Carolina. First
catch your trout, though in the mean
time, have good fire on the bank Of
the stream that you can roast a potato
in the embers. Dress your trout before
the life is out Of it, dip in cold spring
water until it is cold. Pat q rasher Of
bacon inside it, with butter, pepper
and salt; inelose in a green corn shuck,
from which the roasting ear has Just
been taken, tie up, open the embers,
deposit the shuck and fish, cover up
with hot embers and live Goals, and by
and by you have a dish of fish that
Lueullus would have given the ransom
Of a province for. That is what Vest
does every summer vacation, and there
is no telling how long a man who does
that is going TO live.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
Compliments Always Dear.

Age may bring wrinkles and snowy
hair but it never burns out the love Of
compliments and pretty speeches in
the heart Of woman. If men would
only remember that women grow beau
tiful and sweet Of character when told
that they are beautiful and sweet Of
character the world wouldn't know
half the shrews and fretters and scclds
who keep things stirred up as il with a
soup ladle. | know a woman who
must be GO years old if she's day, but
is a pretty compliment lost on her?
Not bit Of it. She had been living
on them all her life, and for that very
reason will be young and fresh when
another woman would be faded aud
old. She inspires sweet thoughts by
her manners and charming, interest
ing mentality. Just the other night
she was sitting in box at theater,
sharing an evenings enjoyment with
several other playgOers when young
man appeared on the stage and claim
ed her attention.
II saw that mans faith IT play with
Charlotte Cushman 30 years ago, she
remarked to a man who sat beside
her.
"You must have been brought in on
a pillow" he answered.
Now, why in the world don't men
cultivate cleverness like that?
Not one in 40 would have had the
tact and quiekness to have made that
reply. l can't prove that statement,
Of course, but I'd bet good deal on it
if I could just the same.-Chieago
Times Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
High Speed, Great Strain.

II read a piece the other day, said
an old locomotive engineer to New
Orleans Times Democrat writer, Sin
which New Orleans railroad man
said that $50 miles an hour was one ol
the possibilities of future travel ]
venture to disagree with him, and I'll
tell you why-he doesn't take into ae-
count the human machine in the cab.
| don't doubt but they will build en-
gines that can stand l50-niile gait,
but they can't build the engineers. On
a fairly good roadbed one notices very
little difference between p and 50
miles an hour. mean the strain on
the nerves isn't materially increased ;
bat anything above that limit is the
pace that kills. The sensation is simp-
ly indescribable in words. 1t seems TO
jar every separate fibre in the body,
and the tension is so terrible that one is
apt TO feel the effect for days.
'The average man can't stand many
spurts at even IS miles an hour, let
alone $50. he comes out of such an
ordeal all broke up and jumps when
he hears unexpected noises, like hys-
terical woman. My own theory is that
the effect is produced mainly through
the sight. You have to look straight
ahead, but at the same time you see the
things whizzing past on both sides Of
the tail of your eye, and it is as if some
thing had hold of the optic nerve and
was pulling il out like rubber band.
That's pretty clumsy explanation,
but it's as near az / can come to il.
Many's the time I've staggered when
got up I. ON my seat in the cab.
"That thing of staring straight
ahead" continued the engineer, sis
bound 10 get on any mans nerve in
the course of time, particularly during
night runs. One sees queer things, and
pve had some scares in my life that
would have turned my hair white if
hair really turned white that way. The
worst trouble is with shadows. It's no
uncommon thing for a bird to fit across
the headlight and throw a shadow
down the track as big as a box
car. OF course, it's gone in an instant,
but in just that heartbeat the nerves
have been given a shock that they may
not recover from for a week. Ive had
that happen to me several times. /
would he tearing along at a 55 or 60
mile clip, when all of sudden some
thing big and black would loom out Of
the dark right between the rails and not
four telegraph poles ahead. Next
second would know il to be the shad-
Ow of bird, bat as far as was con-
cerned the mischief was already done.
/ have had a vision Of sudden death
and sledge-hammer blow on every
nerve centre in nay system.
These things make me doubt
whether a man could stand the 80
mile strain.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
Clusters Joke on Osborn.

The late Charles Osborn, the New
York broker, and Gen. Custer were in
innate friends, and Osborn annually
visited the general at his camp on the
plains. During one of the Indian
campaigns he invited Osborn and q
party of friends out to Kansas, and
after giving them a buffalo hunt, ar
ranged novel experience in the way
Of an Indian scare. As Osborn was
lying in his tent one night firing was
heard at the outpOsts and the rapid
riding of the piekets. Boots and sad
dies" was the order in the disturbed
atmosphere of the night, sud Custer
appeared to Osborn loaded with rife,
two revolvers, a sabre and a scalping
knife.
Charlie" he said, in his quick,
nervous way; you must defend your
self Sitting Bull and Flea-in-Your-
Boots, with Wiggle-Tail- Jim and Scalp
Lock Skowhegan are on US in force. l
didn't want to alarm you before, but
the safety Of my command is my first
duty. Things look serious. If We
don't meet again, God bless your
The broker fell on his knees "My
God, Custer, Custer" he cried, "only
get me out of this, III carry 1000, 900
shares Of Western Union for you into
the firm to get me home. Only save
mer'
But CusteC was gone, and the camp
by shrewd arrangement burst into q
blaze and shots, oaths and war whOOps
were intermixed; suddenly a painted
object lOomed on OsbOrn's sight, and
something was flung in his faee-a
human scalp. He dropped to the
ground, said the Lords prayer back
ward, forward and sideways, until the
noise died away, and there was exposed
a lighted supper table, with this ex-
planatiOn on transparency:
"OsbOrn's treat 9'-ChicagO Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-10-18
The Limited Relationship.

''How be ye?' aASed the stranger,
cordially, as he stopped his blackboard
in front Of the gate.
Uncle Hiram surveyed the outfit sus-
piciously from where he sat on the farm
house steps waiting for dinner, and ev-
identity reached his own conclusions as
to its nature.
"Wall," he replied, slowly, II dunno
Is l need no elixyer o. life er sure cure
fer consumption ter-day.r
81 amt no patent medicine vender.
Pm" began the stranger.
"Ner air lightnin' rods a fav'rite in
vestment o. mine," broke in Uncle Hi
ram, emphatieally.
II tell ye Pm" again the stran-
ger started to explain.
"An' / got all the books 1 want, got
more readin' n / can tend ter since
thet eneyclOpedyer feller roped me in, -
announced Uncle Hiram, decidedly.
IL amt no book agent" denied the
stranger, earnestly. "pm-"
'Nuther do l bold by patent ploughs,
ner churns, ner windmills, ner nuth-
in" interrupted Uncle Hiram.
II amt sellin' nuthin, Pm sorter a
cousin o. your n," announced the
stranger, with desperate rapidity.
"Ye be-" queried Uncle Hiram,
dOubtfully.
81 be- affirmed the stranger. "Ny
maw's cousin, Amlnder Meddergrass,
married a uncle o. yOur'n, Sile Har-
rover"
''Ya-as, I've hesrn tell o somethin'
like thet, acknowledged Uncle Hiram,
thOughtfully. "Wall, put yer hoss in
the barn; thets good nuff fer dinner,
but ye can't stay all night on it, mind
ye."-New York World.