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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-03
THE WOODEN HORSE IN OPERA.
Dimensions of n Curious "PrOperty"
i'm Bcrliox's "Prtse De TrOie."

Dimensions of n Curious "PrOperty"
in Bcrliox's "Prise De TrOie."
The wooden horse for the revival of
Berlioz's Prise de Troie" at the Grand
Opera, in Paris, is attracting much at
tention in that capital. The Journal des
Debats imparts the information that this
monumental property" measures about
fifteen feet in length and about twenty
one in height. 1t has been said that 1t
was built after directions left by Berlioz
himself based on the account in the eli
lad" This, says the Debats, will some
what bewilder those who have read Ho-
mer, for all he says Is that the casters
on which the horse rolls should be Skill
fully placed" This leaves considerable
to the initiative of the management. But
the management is reminded that much
fuller details are to be found in Virgil,
Pausanias and Pliny of what Napoleon I.
called "a ridiculous invention, quite urr-
worthy of an epic poem" Berlioz's wood
en- horse Joins considerable cavalcade
that has made Its appearance in opera,
including Auger's "Cheval de Bronze"
volkert's "Cheval sans Tete." Dalayrac's
"Cheval a la Mode" Deslandre's 'Cheval
Bijou," and the living horse In die Wall
kure," which has rehearsed his part night
after night at the opera, but which the
managers have never dared to bring out
before the French public.
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INTENSE SOLITUDE
OF MAINE WOODS.
AN INExpERIENcED TRAVELLER
FINDS A GREAT DEAL THAT
TRIES Hrs NERVE.
Awe-rnspfrfng Stiffness OF the First
Night I'm Camp Makes Sleep
an Impossibility for
Man.

r. HE awe-inspirins stiffness Of the FIRST
j night In camp You lay on your back
vainly counting sleep. vainly. say,
because OF the very intense stiffness which
should WOO It but does not. as you are
unused to 1t. Your guide lies motionless,
only his heavy breathing denoting that he
Ia alive. 1t IL second nature to him to
sleep In the heart Of the wilderness and his
tired body no more than touches the sweet
scented pine boughs when he slumbers
It will be 30 with you when you have ac-
customed yourself to the preternatural quiet
so different from the rumble of passing
vehicles over paved streets and which az
fects you not. But tonight your eyelids are
opened wide and instead OF the biissful for
getfulness which you anticipated, your
every SENSE IL on the alert to catch and d.
vine the meaning Of the strange noises
which fill the woods Of northern Maine.
In front Of your rude camp which ID left
open, the snouldering fire smokes and
crackles. each snap Of charred embers
sounding to your ears like the report of ar
tiilery. II is strange sensation, this first
night In the woods. Away up on the noun
tain side fox barks The weird howl
echoes and re-echoes, down the mountain
side until It seems to reach the lake and
float along over Its glass-like surface until
II Is swallowed up in the dark water.
night owl makes bold 10 disturb your
already troubled mind by perching on a big
pine not hundred feet away and sending
forth screech that curdles your blood until
you realize what 1t really IT, Directly back
of you 10 the lake shore.
Suddenly comes a soft tread over dried
brush. Surely some one Is stealing up to
your camp. You rise to a sitting position
and await the marauder's next move. Then
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lind 80 . lyric 7oandtrsd 9ytdt
- Sad hearts to cheer.
e4nd floating far on suniH TIE
Dried many 4 tear
a Ussse brssss blown through opsn
door
Fell at Fame fsefs
She stopped and read II Ger and
Or
Hts dream complete.
--WALLACE BRUCE,
In Blackwoods MagaxinA

to q degree. The marsh hawk has an I'm.
partial taste. A jacksnipe, a field mouse or .
Virginia rail are alike pleasant to his pal-
ate The bird seeks out stretch Of coun.
try where in different places any one OF
these little creatures may be found The
hawk flies leisurely over the tops OF the tall
dried grass and reeds in the rails retreats,
hoping that the mere knowledge Of his
presence will cauee the starting into flight
of one of the bird innocents. The marsh
hawk can give lessons in the starting up OF
game to any of the pheasant hunters of
Great Britain, and when the quarry Is once
started, the hawk, unlike some British
sporfsmen, never misses its aim. The
marsh hawk hunting over stretch OF gray
waste land adds life and beauty to the
scene It kills enough harmful mice to
pay for the game 1t kills. but its race IL
passing away because of the wantonness
Of hunters, who grudge the marsh hawK NJ
dinner. though there may fall to The guns
dinner for q SCORE
Tna pigeon hawk, a common hawk In
the vicinity OF Chicago, Is 80 called he
cause It's Hight and form resemble that OF
the pigeon, and not because 1t is particu-
iariy fond OF pigeons as food The bird
Is no larger than the ordinary tame pig.
con, ana yet when 1t does pick out one
or these birds as deleetabie bit Il strikes
Il down with ease and has been known
to carry the quarry some distance.
Rogers park carrier pigeon fancier was
Watching for the return Of one OF HID
birds from a long flight 1t came In sight
apparently with another bird behind II.
The bird in the rear proved to be pigeon
hawk. and 1t struck down the homing pig
con 1T the very doorstep Of Its owner. one
OF these small hawks entered the pigeon
loft OF Highland park fancier and there
wantnnly killed three or four birds, con-
tenting itself with eating one. A number
OF heavy-bodied birds from DIR. r. NJ.
ingalls, Highland park cote went forging
recently In a field at some distance. A pig
con hawk appeared over the scene CT the
feeding and all the birds rose wildly. The
hawk dashed into the middle Of the flock
and struck down two. one to the right ana
one To the left. more quickly than It takes
to tell the story.
Tha small birds have their foes an we'll
a. have the larger ones The sparrow
hawk picks up sparrows. larks. warbiers
and dnches. The cooper hawk dearly
loves quail dinner, ana others Of the
taloned tribe help to bring terror and more
than occasional death into the songsters',
ranks. Chicago Chronicle.
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Unanswered.

A certain grocer on the hill has for some
days been hunting for the owner OF
voice that claimed his attention at the
telephone one busy morning. When he
finds his man the meeting will furnish ma
terial for an interesting item, and the
following dialogue explains why:
The voice-Hello. is that you, Charles?
Groceries.
The voice--well. how are your
Grocer-First-rate.
The voice-You're looking well.
Grocer--Fm feeling better than look.
The voice--That's good; glad to hear It.
Have you got any salt hsh?
Groceries,
The voice--rs 1t fresh?
Groceries. came in this morning.
The voice--Cod or pollock?
Grocer--Got both. Which do you want?
The voice--well, l don't know: Is the
pollock good ana dryf
(sreoAr--Yea.
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Children he loved and treated with a
shy tenderness that was sweet to see,
but he had none of his own. His wife
was Maryland girl, who won his heart
during the war days, while her brother
and other enterprising ''rebs' made way
with his body capturing him by daring
night raid into Cumberland
Like Grant. he was simplicity itself in
speech. rarely lifting up his voice. and
only once did l ever hear him speak an
impatient word or one that family re-
sembled an expletiye. but that was In
the thick of the Sioux campaign of 1876,
and when he had much TO try him.
We had to eat our horses that year to
keep alive. We had no tents, and hardly
a change of underwear could be found in
the whole column. We were wet. bedrag-
gied and dirty when we reached the yell
lowstone, but the general was as badly of
as the humblest trooper. and minded 1t
less. There we met the spruce command
of Gen. Terry. and Terry himself, in hand
some uniform. the picture Of the gentle
man and soldier, came over to our bivouac
to call on Crook. was drying my buck
skins at fire as he approached, and step
ped forward to salute him.
Where shall find Gen. Crook?" said
he
For moment could not answer. Then
an old trooper grinned and nodded toward
the river, ana tnere, Squatteu on rock,
well out in the stream, stripped to the
waist and scrubbing away at his shirt,
was our general. and Terry was too much
of q gentleman even to look amused at
the sight.
The Indians called him the "Gray Fox"
The soldiers had their pet names, but we,
his officers, who followed him all over the
West, from the Mexican border to the
upper Yellowstone spoke of him always as
ha
of course, Crook the simplest soldier I
ever knew. In all the years 1t was my
fortune to serve under him in Arizona,
wyoming, Dakota, Montana or at his head
quarters in Omaha or Chicago, I never
saw him In the uniform Of his rank until
he lay dead in his coffin, his guard of honor
grouped about him.-Youth's Companion.
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NaminE OF Babies IL Left to Chance.

Naming OF Babies IL Left to Chance.
In Persia and In Japan the naming Of
children IL matter Of chance, q sort Of
lottery deciding what name the infant
shall carry through life. In Persia this
ceremony, performed in the house Of
birth, is important and elaborate. All
the relatives. even those living at a dis
lance. are brought together, and the
priests Of the locality are invited. After
the meal, which IL served a. a welcome.
IL eaten the new addition to Persia's
population is placed in the center of the
room on a rug. The guests form q circle
around the child. One Of the priests
writes FIVE names. previously agreed upon.
on five slips OF paper, and distributes
these among the leaves Of the Koran. He
then reads chapter from the book and
at random picks one OF the slips. What
ever name this slip bears then becomes
the nams Of the child. 1t Is whispered
into the ear of the newborn by the priest
and the slip Of paper Is then hidden in
the baby's clothes.
In Japan the christening takes place
the thirteenth day after birth. The
parents. accompanied by the child, re-
pair to the temple, and the father gives
to the priest three names written on
pieces of paper. After religious cere-
monies the slips are thrown into the air.
and the one that reaches the ground first
decides the little ones name This name
the priest writes on piece Of consecrat-
ed paper and gives 1t to the parsnts. At
the end Of the exercises the child re-
ceives presents; II boy, he gets two
fans; II girl. the gallant priest gives
her a drop of pomade for her future
beauty. In both cases, however, the new
born receives package Of fax, which
denotes health and long life.
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Associations for the Advancement OF Sci
ence at Dover and Boulogne. With this
object in view It Is proposed to form .
general and advisory committee. consisting
OF members Of the British association. the
Association Franchise, and OF other repre-
sentatives of pure and applied science. edu-
cation. art, ETC.. with the object of pro-
noting arrangements for an international
meeting or assembly In connection with
the Paris exhibition next year. 1t II wide-
ly felt that there Is not only room, but
need, for some organization which would
bring together for each Of the leading de-
partments and congresses Of the exhibition
the specialist, the educationist and the In
telligent public. and this on all grounds,
from those Of personal convenience and
economy Of time money and EFFORT to the
highest considerations Of scientific progress
and international amity. Among those who
have already signined their Improvement
OF the movement and their willingness to
join the organizing committee are Lord
Lister, Sir Burden sanderson Sir Archi.
bald Geilxie, Sir George King, Prof Adam
Sedgwick, Prof. W. c. Mcintosh and Eir
John Murray.-London Daily News
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HOW MUMMIEs WE'RE MADE.
Three Methods of Preserving Human
Bodies Practiced by Egyptians.

Three Methods of Preserving Human
Bodies Practiced by Egyptians.
There were three different ways Of
mummifying the body, practiced by the
ancient Egyptians, the price being the
chief mark of distinction, and cause for
the differences. In the first and most
expensive method the brain was extracted
through the nose by means of an iron
probe, and the intestines were removed
entirely from the body through an incis-
ion made In the side with sharp Ethio-
plan stone. The intestines were cleansed
and washed in palm wine, and, after be-
ing covered with powdered aromatic
gums, were placed in Canopic Jars. The
body was then filled up with myrrh and
cassia and other fragrant and astringent
substances, and was laid in natron for 70
days. 1t was then carefully washed and
wrapped up in strips of fine linen smearsd
with gum. The cost of mummifying a
body in this fashion was a talent Of sill
yer, about $1,000.
In the second method the brain was not
removed at all. and the intestines were
simply dissolved and removed in fluid
state. The body was also laid in salt or
natron, which, it is said. dissolved every
thing except the skin and bones. The
cost of mummifying in this manner was
~ minae, or $3.50.
The third method was employed for the
poor only. IL consisted simply or cleans
Ing the body by injecting some strong
astringent. and then sailing 1t for seventy
days. The cost was very small.
If the friends of the dead were too poor
to go to the expense Of even the cheapest
Of these methods. the body was soaked in
salt and hot bitumen, or in salt only. In
the salt and bitumen process every cavity
of the body was filled with bitumen, and
the hair disappeared. Clearly 1t is to
the bodies which were preserved In this
way that the name mummy" derived
from the Arabic mumia, or bitumen) was
first applied. The sailed and dried body
Is easily distinguishable. The skin is like
paper the features and hair have disap-
peared and the bones are very brittle and
white. 1t may be noted that the eyes
were sometimes removed and their places
supplied by others of ivory or obsidian.
The hair was also removed and made into
a packet covered with linen and bitumen.
At late period the flank incision was
covered with metal plate, on which a
symbolic eye was engraved. The linen
bandages employed to swathe the body
were or 4 inches wide; the length was
sometimes as great as 400 yards.
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death-bed scene Is ever terrible. other than
as parting between loved ones. The fear
of the unknown Is never present at the
last. Even amid ignorance and vice
have never experienced such scenes a. 4
novelist, who strives after realism. will
sometimes picture. When patient il told
that he can not recover and that the end 10
near, he invariably seems resigned to his
fate, and his only thought seems to be Of
those to be left behind. This ID true alike
Of men and women. Those who become
hysterical and declare they are not At to
die are the ones who are not as lii a. they
think they are. These always get well. A
psychological reason? oh, don't know as
there is any. It's just a human trait
Philadelphia Record.
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SOME QUEER CASES
OF SOMNAMBULISM.
- CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
CONDITION OF sLEEPwALK-
NO AND HYPN0TIsM.
nxtrsor1inary Instances of Deeds
Dsxs while the Subject Was
N1t Awake-Lawyer solves
n Intricate Problem.

.-arFoRTe Of a rather well-known scien-
~ III to show an affinity between SOM
nombalism and hypnotism are not
sssetine with much encouragement. He
hol6s that somnambulism Is modified hyp-
rods. ana argues that sleepwalkers, So
csiIed have no more memory of their
sornambulistic deeds than subjects under
the influence Of hypnotism.
But IN cpposition to his arguments cases
hsve been adduced where the sleepwalkers
v1rs able to give after waking fairly aocu-
40 accounts Of their experiences and SEN
satIons. ID this. II Is contended. shows
bonclusively that somnambulism and hyp-
nofim are two entirely distinct conditions.
ma discussion reminds the writer Of an
experience which an Edinburgh lawyer. a
confirmed somnambullst. went through
s0Bus little time ago One evening, after
dinner, he told his wife that he had a
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HOUSEHOLD WORDS
FOUND IN THE BIBLE.
MANY COLLoQUIALIsMs or THE
PRESENT DAY HAVE THE
SANCTION OF HOLY WRIT.
Word Picture and Pictorial Express
sions That some People Des-
ignate ~ slanK-Famfliar
Passages Quoted.

~ HERE are many pictorial expressions
in constant and everyday use and
= familiar az household words. having
their origin In messages to be found In the
natchless English Of the grand old King
Jarnes' version" Of thu Bible One who
Ala MT know might hesitste ia believe
that thew are supported by such high a,l.
thoritv. and o,r modern oyersensitive
taste might be tempted even to designate
them Al slang but thew are really word
pictures.
Nearly one-half Of these here quoted
Win reyerence "a cbanter ana verse. a.
win be noticed. are from the Psalms, but
David the sweet singer. was what we
would now call a familiar poet
have stuck unto Thy testimonies, O
Lord. put me not TO shame.-Psaims.
cxix.s1.
Their heart IL As fat as grease but de-
light In the iav.-Psalms. cxix 10.
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SKILLED HUNTERS IN
FOWL KINGDOM
HAWKS THAT FIND THEIR QUARRY
AMONG THE swIFTEsr FILTERS
OF THE SKIES.
Fiendish nirds That Prowl the AIR
in search Of Weaker Prey
Cruel in Their Search for
Timia Victims.

TT 10 bird life which more truly than
any other exists in the shadow OF
DEATH" The time-honored expression
IL not used fguratively alone In the case
OF the bird, for 1t II literally often shad-
owed by death In the form OF the preda-
tory hawk. Many members ct the hawk
family pass to the far north to breed.
There they tarry and hunt. delaying their
southern journeying until the great tide
Of migration OF the other birds sets In
toward the southland.
In the october season the hardy ma.
tive sparrows, the open-water FOWL
ana the birds of the swamp stretches
winter resorts. The migrations OF the
birds for some reason unknown to the
scientists, take the form OF lines. the
fsathered creatures will pass BY the
thousands on straight north ana SOUTH
line not more than mile wide. Then
there will be stretch OF country mhes
IN extent where but few birds are to be
seen, although the food prospects are as
promising az in the grass ana watee
stretches along which the birds pass ID
such Immense docks
Al this season of the year any one VINO
wishes to witness some Of the dark tras-
edies of bird life need do nothing more
than seek out one of these migration hnes
and there with an opera glass follow the
eyolutions of some big bird Of prey whicn
IL always certain to be present within the
field of vision. 80.
Take. for instance, q stretch Of the 1lli~
Y,ois or the Kankakeo river: follow the
bank for a mile and there Will be Wit
messed almost certainly happening In fai-
conry which will render tame the readings
of some of the old-time stories Of thtn
sport Of kings." In European faleonry
the quarry was usually Heron. Along
fhA Tilinois river the prey will be q swift
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Curious Readiness Of q Thrifty pe0-
p1e- tn Give Small Fees.

Curious Hea dlness of q Thrifty peo-
p1e-fo Give Small Fees.
This question OF giving gratuities to walt
ers and servants Ia as much O vexed one
In this country as It is on your side of the
channel. Even your man servant or maid
expects In Germany a Tip" from your
guests after they have dined or lunched
with you, and 1t constantly happens that on
engaging a servant you are asked, How
about t,psf Can expect much from this
source and may keep all get, or have
to share the tips with other servantsT
have even known mistresses hold out as
an inducement to servants the fact that
they entertain good deal, whereby the
wages are. considerably supplemented by
gratuities from guests.
One very curious feature about German
everyday life IL the readiness Of people TO
give ''trinkgeld." the equivalent of the
French "pourboire," under which name the
donation II more familiar to English ears.
The feature Ii curious. because the Teuton
Is by nature thrifty, and many of them
are more close than thrifty. And yet the
same person who will expect hard work.
ing teacher OF languages to give lessons
at from sixpence to one shilling an hour
will often be seen to bestow a groschen OF,
the shop servant who has brought a parcel
to his house. or a half penny on the tram
way conductor for handing him his penny
ticket. The postal officials who pay the
money orders and bring the money to your
house are entitled to charge half penny
for doing so, but look very sour II you do
not add another half penny OF your own
accord. Small "tips'' all round are de
rfgeur in German daily life.
1t il always understood that the porter
and the boots at a hotel may expect a
sratuity from the guests. Now, the por-
ter does little more for you Than hand you
your key and take off his hat to you as you
enter and leave your hosiery, and IN small
towns he summons the boots at your de-
parture by vigorously ringing his bell, and
for these amenities ne IL rewarded In q
sort of geometrical progression. The boots
really does render services. He blacks
your boots and brushes your clothes. and
is ready to assist you to pack. and sits on
your pormanteau for you II need he when
you want to lock II. Notwithstanding this
it often happens that he comes or second
or third best in the way Of rewards.
It has, however, always been supposed
that the largesse assigned to him was a
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''when found make a note off,
In the Book of Common Prayer" Of
the church Of England we find:
ITO keep my hands from picking and
stealing"
There Is one familiar quotation almost
invariably attributed to Scripture author
ity:
God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb
1t Is by Rev. Laurence Sterne and oc-
ours in his Sentimental Journey."--Bos-
ton Transcript.
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No Fear Of Death.

II have seen thousands OF persons die
under all sorts Of circumstances, and never
yet have seen one display the slightest
fear OF DEATH" This remarkable state
ment was made the other day by a physi.
clan who has practiced many years in
Philadelphia. and who has seen q great
deal OF hospital service. "It 10 q popular
fallacy," he went on. ITO imagine that q
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WITH open broW and manly
grace
c4gafn he came;
Long years. of toll bad # fbeyfrace,
Bat Hsfiess Fame
With Laneuid air took UP the scroll
c4nd cast II BY;
Too rapf IN making ap her rolf
To defgn reply.
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THEN spake he passing from the
Where phantoms bow,
"Nauehf 4uon through years of anr-
ious pain.
But aching broepl"
Turns sadly to quiet street
From out the glare,
81 human creature stays hts feet
With earnest prayer.
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Science mt the Worlds Fair.

A movement. learn, has been started In
scientific circles for the formation OF some
permanent organization which should main
tain, develop and utilize the good relations
existing between British and French men
of science, which were 40 fully initiated
1t the reunions Of the British and French
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A difference.

what drunk again? Just think, even
the cows know when they have enough?'
"Oh, when it comes to drinking water, 1
know when have had enough myself.
Fliegende Blaetter.