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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

The American people gtii have viewed
the dispatch Of yesterday morning from
Washington announcing modus vivendt
for the ALASKAN boundary question With
suspicion II no. dissrust. The people OF
of the United States are In no hurfor for
any diplomats shutting over that bound
airy question with the British authorities
IN Canada We are ready fer n ufod1s
opHrana. or mn utFmatum preseryirg our
rights sad nothing else. As England cared
EffIs for the affairs In South Africa until
the gold mines Of che Transsaai were dis
covered. 80 she cared little f0r Alaska %
STA boundaries until American enterprise
developed she gold fsids 81 the Kfondike.
Ameyfcm Laws no claim 20 that Held. but
having bought Alaska outright, including
is seaports. 81 pnYehasa right uedlsssutei
by Engsard for quarter OF century,
there mGss bs r8 concessions 20 British
greed. The North American continent
shaua6 be 0ns. ard that one tsss United
States OF Amerfea. and II would be as wise
ard timely 10 annex Canada OVER . ques-
tion of boundary over any Other. 10
seeras hard fer acme 81 cor statesmen 10
gas the faes of eEir manifest drstsny"
wormea into their heads az mofe TRAN =
gis,fering generality. wichita. kan-s
Ga9ta
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

ENGLISH WINDOW GARDENS.
frises offered In n Kenttsh Village
for small Flower Displays.

Not ienr age I spent several weeks in
summer IN the little village Of ketton. and
while there came In knew of pretty Gus
tom which II seems "a me might he intro
dueed Into this country-that ~ giving
prizes foY he most pleasing windows filled
with house plants
The houses I'm ketten are bnlt ~ stone,
Almost without exception they stand close
te the street. Tor English gardens are he
bird the houses or behind hiGh walls. and
70 The quaint. lead -sashed windows are -
near the sidewalks that the flowers which
hh them show 30 the best advantage |
had often admired the beautiful displays
"a ke,tou and wondered az them until
happened 90 learn that they had q definite
cct~et besides that If ornament.
A small sum had heen set aside some
years before by a wealthy lady. the income
70 BE sevotea - giving prices each year 70
NE possessrr 81 the finest window garden.
me sum bic sor premiums vas not
srse-~ss I remember Il uew e year
aece' SID | believe he three prtxes were
respectively a. i2s ana IS. That would ~
" AMI So The only restrictions were
Wst M enc should compete who had
esrenheusH--vynafl glass houses fer forcing
aye much more eomTnou IN England than
saeS are here ;'3a, ths competition should
mesads only enc window in house. thus
'eaAe ifit lst-tsfsa TX OF t[is %EE8&&kSk AttIse
NJ fair footl~g With her more prosperous
as'shoofS. and that the general scheme 81
management s'o5i,3 be decided on a. least
re month before tha dav SCI fer awarding
VIZ rFises. ana not altered during the
s'eain- This last condition was r. prevent
ens ere ftooa precuTiug greenhouse OF eth
" Plants az Tire last mefnent ana making
fnapoTa.y display There we're three
lS1scs THE year WAS there the Judges
ssfe The Wears esfe. another lady and the
fasage schoolgnastcr.
lssse SSs a great deal 81 variety In the
a1Sfsn' windows more tran enc would
- nFst think possible far the English ARE
asssaFat gardeners The interest taken was
1.tese. nof Dg,jY s. he contestants 81 each
sssfTs windows The designs drvelSpei,
s4t os al the residents 81 ire faWH- TIE
,sssaa~ which Eek the arSt prize the year
vas 'aSFe Was a study IN green ara VEL
number ~ shelves were fastened
1905 the window Inside. and alternate
Nrsfes We're filled With pots of ,nask. Si;h
- eekcAtc hgat green leaves ard yellow
~sNefS aH8 natS ef lakzcstss wgSh dark
49, ioilaEe and Dark hsUe blossoms
'sets We're enough shelves - that the
's'ew was allied solidly seIl hy The dsx
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
The Sirdar's Camel Coru..

ne saddle was OF wood throughout,
with broad fans. the splay of which
could De altered to suit @ camers back
without much trouble by the native sad
dier attached To each company; the mad
was removable-leather outside soft fel =
inside. the stuf'ing being of hair. and. by
system of pockets. the hair s.uf,sng
could be removed and shifted at will so
as 10 alter the pressure and prevent n
hardening and forming into Jumps. the
men being taught to constantly remove
and pull the stuffing OF their saddles.
Each saddle was fitted with one large
leather "khorg.' or bag. containing six
days forage, and with two smaller ones
containing the riders food and spare
clothing. besides which each man was
provided with two waterskins. 10 be filled
according to requirements. Thus equip
ped. seven days desert trip could be
undertaken. II there were wells contain
Ing sufficient 20 water the cameis about
every third day.
The men We're armed with Martini
rife and bayonat, and carried 300 rounds
OF ammunition. ninety IN handoiier ana
pouches. the remainder on their saddles
sewn In roughly made saddle cloth,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

About 5000 kegs and barrels Of capsrs.
q small sour berry resembling In coler
and shape n green pea. are annually Inn
ported into the United States from Spain
aud France" said n wholesale dealer in
all sorts OF foreign condiments In New
York 10 the writer recently. "Capsrs
grow IN a bush. and are extensively
use by ell classes ~ cocks Tn this couh-
Try for garnsshing salads ard making
sauce which IS usually served with boil
ga mutton and other meats. There are
four sizes If caper. The smallest are
commercially known as nonparsiis and
the three other sizes are called earu-
cines. eapotss and surfines. The small
est caeers are the most desirable AM
bring the most money. Very few capeTs
are imported In glass. They are shipped
10 America tn seg. ard barrels holding
from fifteen 10 forty gallons Of the Der
rses in brine nr vinegar The work OF
toftung the caysers IL done by the whole
sale dealer "--N ashington Star.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

nave met scores of volunteer Aueri-
gan soldiers and officers who were en-
ufefy Gut Of sympathy with the war.
ihe sentiment Of the regular soldiers
we are sending there may b. different.
ou, II cannot differ so much tina. danger
WIN not come from the love OF fair PLAY
"nicn dominates Americans of all class
ss- was On the dock at Manila when
Inc hrst colored regiment landed. ana
TAXED with some Of the negro soldiers
WIN one young man l engaged in con-
se1sation, and he at once told rna that il
was MS nrm determination not q, kin or
wound any Fiiipinos that he could help
ne SAD; Desc hyar folks Is les de
same as our coIored folks was hefo' de
war. doan' believe in fsxhtiu. desc
poor critters. rs goin' to do nv dooty
as soldier and shoot when rs tole. but
! am goin 10 aim. you bet, unless ter
save my own hide" Just then the lieu-
tehan, ordered. Company F., fall In. -
AND my coiorea friend lifted his heavy
Ahapsack and shouidered his gun. AS
ne went away thus burdened down with
the heavy appurtenances OF the civilized
soiaier ! heard him remark 10 one of his
comrades. dis hyar white mans burden
am ali It's cracked up to be''-The Rev.
refer MaeQueen In Leslie's Weekly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

The art Of cutting quill by adept "aulll-
drivers vas dying when l. tirft began
schooling Steel pens had been known for
some time. but were not in general uss.
The goose quiz pen died hard death as =
commonly used writing tool. Ny first
schoolmaste was a Hrst-rate hand at cut
ting a quill. and he could use It with Won
1erful effects In fourisher. II was his
boast tina, he could M. the first page OF
lads sehooibook with name. age, date and
f,ourishes-tn which were depicted wonder
full swans and other birds-ln such fash
ion that mere but experts like himself could
tell where the qu.li pen was taken from
the paper for a fresh dig. Ny last master
could neither cut uuli nor use one with
advantage. Qaiils as pens remained In
use I'm some houses as the only writing
tool up 10 dozen 10 twenty yeIrs ago.
Those who can cut a decent writing quiz
are now few. People Used To ask far q
quill pen." or "a GALL when they want
ga a pen. ana both steel and quill were
always called 'peng." buyers asking for
sine or ether ''nifss." or ''nehs" Nowadays
nearly all ask for ''nfhs" when they re-
guire pens. This word pen has almost
dropped ont Of usage. except TO express
the pen ana holder confined. Persons In
viarahiy ask for box of .'nibs." appear
ing To hose sight Of The fact that ''nin." or
''neh,F ~ point. and that the points OF
pens a,one ar. not 70 ee had. One would
think that ia these DAVIS of mush school,
ing teachers would define pen from
point" sr NH" bat they. 700. ask for
"uihs'' when they mean pens Children
oaly know q pen as q holder and psii com
t4nec. They sss for 'nshs'' or zen nsbs,''
aud when asked II they DO not mean
pens the reply Is Mol n,bsr'-Noten
wA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
PROVISIONS AGAINST FIRE.
The Rstrictions tn he Enforced NJ
the Paris Exposition.

The Restrictions To Re Enforced NJ
the Paris Exposition.
Intending exhibitors and visitors from
the United States to the Paris exposition
I'm 1870 will be interested In knowing what
arrangements and regulations viii be made
by the French authorities against IRE. The
Paris exposition administration has taken
all the measures possible TO AFFORD security
to exhibitors and visitors against Are at
the exposition. Their regulations are
rather youminous. containing thirty-six
articles distributed In SIX chapters. These
regulations take up the openings and exits
and the stairways and doors OF all palaces
and buildings. They regulate she width of
doors and steps. All exterior doors will
open in and out Doors opening only inward
must remain open constantly. Emergency
doors win bear an inscription stating their
purpose. and In all Railways and corridors
painted arrows will Indicate the direction
Of the exit. An emergency lighting system
for night use will consist OF lamps OK one
candle power bearing the distinctive red
color All wood OF the frame work In the
ing coat OF noninfiammable material All
stairways will be OF irerroof material. The
floors OF all buildings. palaces. theater
halls, cafes. concert rooms. exhibition
places and all ratings and balustrdes
will also be OF Areproof material, and be-
fore accepted will be thoroughly tested NJ
the expense OF the contractors. Ali decora-
tive canvas awnings and canvas cover
inxs must be fireproof All electric install
iation OF cables. lamps. wires and con-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
FAITHFUL MARRIED MANs
Fear Of His Wife IL the Dcgxnning
of wisdom I'm Ratny Weather.

In one of the most frequented OF the
haunts OF men and the marts OF trade there
appeared yesterday IA well known business
man carrying with a firm grip an umbrella
with n slender oval shaped handle touched
with silver. He clearly had something on
his mind.
1t was the umbrella. Neither cocktail.
funny stories. oysters on the half shell.
cigars as your mother used to make them.
nor any other OF the seductive wiles OF the
electric light contingent could induce him
to relax his hold on that umbrella. Final
ly one OF the others, for there were others,
asked
Hadn't YOU better put that umbrella
down for a ulnute?'
mot on your life.'' said the married
man. II value my domestic happiness too
mitch for that
"Your domestic happiness!' they cried.
ali together What's domestic happiness
got TO do with umbrelias7'
Its this way" responded the married
man. This is my wife's umbrella I've lost
six of my own In the past month. bat I
borrowed this on the express condition that
l shouldn't lose 1t. aud 1 shan't. No man
gets this umbrella. except over my dead
body. You hear me-
And they saw the reason OF the strong
grip Philadelphia Record
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
4 FORTUNE TELLER TALKS.
She Prefers the West. where the
Women Are More independent.

1T IL remarkable how much innate be-
lief in some form or other OF superstition
there Is In every one, with hardly an ex-
cepticu. ever IN the most prosAlc and
rnatter-of-fact people, said fortune
teller TO Tribune reporter yesterday.
1T only awaits an opportunity TO CROP
out.
zone frequently remarks ia a gathering
Of most conservative people that when
the subject Of dreams. premonitlon. signs,
etc. Ia introduced. though At first tbsrs
may he a slight hesstancy in acknowi-
caging ones self so stsIy.' as soon as the
Ice Is broken with a "reminiscences each
and every one ts eager In turn TO give a
personal experience bearing on the SUD
ject-
One species Of diYinstion praeticea BY
amateurs and professionals alike IL what
is called fortune telling nv cards In sv-
cry social clique there IN - eun-inying girl
with a gil. .aas way. possibly In her
case largely made up Of penetration ami
invention, who passes "a a nineteenth esn-
fury prophecies for the entertainment 81
her yaung friends. Bat IL ia In the small
towns we generally follow the art as
vocation.
I'VE rnuth prefer the West. Thsre the
women are independent and follow any
within regardless OF criticism. and are.
~ account os environments. always OF
me sfart Per asw stroke Of fortuna.
The Western temperament. too. likes 10
take chances even In the telling OF
cards
II will confess that my cc-workers are
usually ilffteraie women. In poor cir
r1IFnstancAs bgss that s0rse 81 80 gs4sezs
a faculty for reading past. pre@eFs- ard
even future events no one wso nas Fad
q se2ncs with - can honestly deny: And
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
TO CURE INSOMNIA.


Not one OF the new narcotic drugs adver-
tised as absolutely harmless Is so. and
therefore 1t Is far wiser 10 overcome in
sOmnia withou, drugs than with them.
even though IL may require little more
time and trouble.
Habit and viii power have most 70 do
with the act OF going 10 sleep. We feel
sleepy at our usual hour for retiring. just
as we wake usually at about the same time.
Insomnia often comes from irTegularity
more than anything else. and once the fear
of not sleeping well has been aroused that
very fear prevents natural rest.
The patient must be persuaded as much
as possible that he did sleep well the night
before and viii sleep we'll tonight. Aad
IL he stiil Is fearful OF the coming dark
ness, mix some harmless powder In a glass
OF water. give 1t 10 him. and he Is apt TO
sleep, under the impression that he has had
a narcotic II Is a fact that many who
think they have not slept wink have ac-
tualiy had quite an amount Of sleep. alb
solute wakefulness being very rare. In
the case OF nervous patients quiet and pa
tience will do much to give them the re-
quired rest. Too protracted labor Is often
the cause OF sleepiessness. and when this
is the case a return to a regular hour for
retiring will help to re-establish the sleep
habit. especially IL the brain has been rest
ed for some time before retiring.
Where 1t is evident that the sleeplessnsss
is due to congestion In the brain the use
OF cold hip and foothaths is wise. II 1t
is found that the proper reaction does not
follow tho cold footbath give the patient a
hot footbath bel>re the cold one. and then
put a hot-water bottle TO the feet In bed.
The feet must be warm for any one to
sleep well.
Il is a grave error to try to compensate
for the loss OF sleep at night by taking u
nap In the daytime. for this only aids in
continuing the trouble If the insomnia is
treated promptly by ascertaining Its cause,
a little common sense in avoiding a con-
tnuance of the exciting agency and re-
turn TO the most regular possible life viii
generally effect q permanent cure OF far
greater value than that offered by the use
OF drugs. Give nature chance and she
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
BAD CONDITIONS
IN SOUTH LONDON.
COMMUNITY WITH \ POPULATION
OF 2.OOo. 600 INCREASING AT
RATE or $4,000 A YEAR.
A Great City In Itsen With No Mn
nictpality. Institutions. Nor Enc
tAuaiasm Disease and
Death Abide There

IN N appeal from the clergy OF South
Al London. which has Jus; been pub
q IA lished, discloses a terrible state or
affairs In that hstle-knewa district of ine
British metropolis. IL appears that whilo
the population OF North London increases
at tho rate Of 14ap souis year. that OF
South London increases by sSaoe, or nearly
double the rate. The present number OF
the South London population Ia about s,ocA-
oon. and these belong mostly 10 the work.
ing classes and are mostly desperately
poor. Speaking OF this district, Sir Walter
Besant wrote not long ago:
South London now contains a population
OF nearly 100000. IL Is therefore one OF
the great cities OF the world. IL stands up
on an area twelve miles long and Ave or
six broad. Ii Is a city without municipal
sty. without center without civic his
tory. II has no university. IL has no COLI
leges apart from medicine. It's residents
have no local patriotism or enthusiasm. II
has no clubs. II has no public buildings. II
has no West End
The newly issued appeal says that the
overcrowding of families In one or two
rooms. is monstrous I'm its proportions, and
intellectually cruel In its results OF disease
and deaths, while the terrible havoc
wrought by drink. in which the victims ot
existing conditions seek some alienation
of their miseries Is inexpressihly awful and
a disgrace to both church and state. So
great IL the bulk Of distress that II seems
almost hopeless for individual effort to
make any attempt to cope with II.
The population OF a single parish is often
from 5000 to $4,000. and the clergy are
overwhelmed. whole armies of district
visitors. teachers and helpers are reeded
to make any impression upon the ignor-
ance. the vice and the heathenism which
seem to be more prevalent there than In
Central Africa.-New York Post
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A, Genoa three fishermen In a sTaH heat
caught sight % shark close 20 them In
.he water. saws the London Daily News.
ore of The youths. named Enrico, wiEahas
TO secure the HSh. jumped into the sea
ana with Incredible strength took II into
h,s arms AMI threw 10 into the boat Fer
a moment fhe shark seemed stunned, bui
,t,,sirx ITSELF. a terrible battle en$ued la
tna noss Yrae shark seized the arm Of ere
~ ,Na men and The ether heat (. with
.hAir cars trying To free ,hefr clsFnnaaien,
suddenly he shark les so ard BIZ iis FIRST
cantor in the neck AMI face Finally TIE
three succeeded In throwing the shark hfo
the water. and the wounded men went On
ss,ore 10 have their hurts ATTENDED :
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so as 10 distribute the weight equally.
They were clothed In a brown wooten
Jersey. cord pan;aioons and leather
CATERS
The total weight carried when loaded
UP for seven days trip. with fiiiei
waterskIns. would he good 400 pounds
which. 1T course. reduced itself datiy as
forage and water were consumed Thus
we have complete and self-coutained
fighting force, which In It's own element
the desert asks nothing from any one,
which disappears and lie swallowed zap IN
the trackiess waste. 10 reappear again.
after an interval of six DAYS. having ac-
eouspltshed is task The Cernhll-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

POLISHED PETRtFiED WooD.
Tons al II Are shipped From Ari-
roma 10 aouth Dakota.

The polishing works cS ,his city IS
row engaged IN the stupen5o0s lob az
getting out 81 es1 al worth 81 polished
chalcsdony. or petrtfsd wood 20 e~ taken
70 the Paris exposition. This pe;rifiea
wood ia hauled from iis native heath
IN Arizona a distance ~ sixtv-flwe miles,
"a railroad. ard then shipped - this
city 30 ~ eat and polished
II IS skipped here ~ greet loss and
stslnars weighing many tons each. tsss,
as they have lair for many ages during
tae process required by nature go turn
the wood into beautiful ard varsegRted
ceicrx ~ st1ns-
The process ~ saving the store uP II
shane fer polishing - rzcst tedious, the
hpxe machinery used sar the purpose ~
snx aAie - =sw oniy from &n i1ch ~
tArse riches a tav 9nts r.
After being cut ard polished the Stone
- worked Up tate every conceivable
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
USE OF BALLOONS
IN TIME OF WAR.
GREAT RISKS TAKEN IN ORDER TC
SECURE NEEDED INFORMATION
OF THE ENEMY.
Mastery Sur>1y Made ut the Rattle
of Solfcrino-A Chance for
British Experts to Win
Distinction.

NH HILARY hallooning Is. happily. TO
Nyt the fore, and would that the First
- Aidsrshot section had been at
voiksrust and Dundee sooner. FOR. although
the mountain will AFFORD facilities for OBJ
servation, yet reconnoitering by balloons
can be regulated TO low or high elevation,
which may be OF Importance In cloudy
weather.
One OF the points which a retired vet
eran would like 10 impress upon younger
aeronauts is 20 ponder over the lessons to
be learned by the experiences dur
ing the Revolutionary war. where the
balloonists of that day were invited
TO descend so as to save them
selves from being destroyed. They
I'm their ardor had gone UP TO close quar-
ters, and. although at Santiago the aerial
observers were at more respectful dis
tance stilI they were brought down by
shrapnel, which splintered about them. and
might have rent their balloon from bottom
to top by an unnecessarily close proxim-
ity 10 the enemy. Some say that this con-
summation occurred.
However. the great point Is to obtain a
commanding view and gather the reQuis-
lite information without such risky ap-
proaehes-in short, to peep. mark and
learn. and, IL destruc;ives are to be used
to hit and get away: but no. to forget
III large quantities OF dynamite are us
charged, the deviating curve which a
falling body from one In melton Is likely
to make II the shells are liberated at a
tolerabie altitude. At the battle OF Sol
ferino NJ. GODDARD. the French aeronaut.
made such mastery survey over the hills
that the position and approximate num-
Der of the secreted forces were aser-
tanned.
II the British experts can distinguish
themselves In this line 1; will rebound
more 10 Their fame than by inspections at
sham fights. and there can be no two opin-
ions that they will do so II only they get
chance. / should like TO give Just one
more word OF advice In this wise. I'm
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no NOVELTY.

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shape. from cuff buttons TO tops for CEN
ter tables and great columns, which cost
a. small fortune.
The great exhibit which 10 to be made
in Paris will be wonderful advertise
ment for Sioux Falls, for the reason that
nowhere else on earth Is there machinery
mammoth yet delicate enough 10 saw.
polish and put into shape the variety Of
articles that will be en- exhibition.-Sioux
Falls Journal.