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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10
Spanish Industry Helped by war.

One of the results of the SPANISH
American war has been a remarkable
stimulus to certain departments of Span
ish industry. Although many merchants
have suffered by the loss of Cuba and
have had their operations severely ham
pered thereby. other houses have. taken
to manufacturing on the spot products
which used to be got from that colony.
Sugar is one of the chief articles inn
ported; but there were formerly few re-
fneries in Spain. During the last few
months. however. number OF refineries
have been established A single German
house is reported to have orders at pres.
ent for more than 100000 pesetas' worth
of machinery for these retineries alone.
So far 1t seems to have been the Germans
who have profited most by the situation.
The German houses have their agents
on the spot, and so succeed In booking
a big share of the orders. In other de-
partments, too. it is very much the same.
Barcelona. Madrid and other large towns
have recently adopted the electric light,
but although the field Is open to every
body most Of the tenders were German.
1t may be worth while for our merchants
and engineers to keep a closer eye on
Spain.-Londen News.
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The shape OF Porto Rico.

One of the most curious results of the
annexation Of Porto Rico will be an alter
alton in the shape of the island as 1t Is
known to the world. The coast survey Is
now at work finding out what the real
shape Of Porto Rico IT, and 1t has already
learned enough to show that the old Span
ish surveys are not only worthless. but
that they give a positively false impression
of the formation Of the coast.
Porto Rico has always had a strangely
regular shape on the maps. Islands take
all sorts of shapes. but 1t Is unusual to
find one In the shape OF a circle or a
square. But Porto Rico has been of an
oblong shape. looking almost as exact and
precise as a child's building block. It
has looked as II the sea, disguised with
the queer shapes assumed by islands. had
determined to throw above Its surface at
least. one island as even in contour a. a
cigar box. just to show that 1t could be
done.
The coast survey Is beginning to find
out that Forto Rico has Irregularities, and
considerable ones, like all other islands
At the eastern end. which the Spanish
surveys make as sharp as the edge Of a
board, there Is really long northwestern
slant into the ocean. This will make the
island bigger than has been supposed un-
LEGS, as is quite probable, the coast sur
vey has to gouge a big hole in the south
western end of the island corresponding
to the rise to tho northwest.
No one can tell what shape Porto Rico
will be when it Is finally surveyed as an
American possession. but II seems certain
that 1t viii not be the insular freak It has
aprt AIRED on the Spanish surveys.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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How Foli played Mephistophele..

Signor Foil. the we'll known vocalist, who
died recently, once made very curious
wager with some of his companion singers
at Her Majesty's opera house. Some
twenty years ago Mephistopheles In Gou-
mods Faust was among his favorite Inn
presentations In the garden scene his
strides when attempting to avoid the eld-
erly Martha formed an important feature
of the humorous business. One night, the
length Of his legs being subject of chafr
as he was standing at the wings" he de-
CARED his ability to cross the stage in
three bounds. The comments that ensued
resulted in a bet. When the proper mo-
ment for the experiment came, he re-
treated few PAGES and then to the sur
prise of the audience, as well as to the
representative Of Martha. leaped from side
to side. The scene never evoked more
laughter. and Foil was acknowledged to
have won the wager.-London Chronicle
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LAST OF The OLD GUARD.
Stories of Former Senator's Who
Served with Senator Turpi6s

stories of Former Senator'S who
Served with Senator Turpie:
Mention of the fact that Senator David
Turpie was the last Of the ''old guard to
retire from public life has revived many
interesting stories of the old days in pub
lie history when Senator Turpie was in the
senate serving his first term with senators
who had been the contemporaries of Clay
and Webster.
One of the most interesting Of these stor-
les In an incident connected with the only
time Henry Clay ever made a speech in
Indiana, He had touched upon the river
towns once or twice. but nsSer did he visit
the state for the purpose of making u polit-
ical speech but once. This was In toe early
'4Os, and he came to Richmond to speak. 1t
was then as now the center Of Qaker
population, and the fact that Mr.. Clay
was large owner of slaves was taken UP
and used against him. An immense crowd
was present, and just before Mr.. Clay arose
to speak. Mr.. Mendenhall, a prominent res
ident of Richmond. handed him petition
signed by 5000 names, urging him to liber-
ate his slaves. Mr.. Clay looked over the
petition carefully, arose amid intense sill
ence, and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Before begin
ming my address I would like to refer TO a
petition handed to me by Mr.. Mcndenhall
I have, 1t Is true seventy-eight negro SER
wants OF these perhaps thirty are able
bodied workers. The remainder are too
young, too old or too feeble to engage in
the arduous work required on plantation.
These thirty are taking care of the rest.
II am asked to liberate my servants and
send them North as free persons. / agree
to this proposition On one condition. These
servants OF mine have been with me all
their lives, and are not only my servants,
but my friends. Were to send them
sam fhnIr MY Y,Ia ,,to ftnva Z
would have to be thoroughly satisfied that
they will be as well taken care OF as they
are now. l must be satisfied that those of
them who are able to work are secured
regular, employment, as now, and that
those who are not able to work are in
sured comfortable homes for the remain
der of their days. If you. Mr.. Mendenhall,
will insure this and viii furnish me with
just and sufficient bond that this will be
done, 1 will consent to the proposition.
But, Mr. Mendenhali, l am certain as
you are that you would not be able to do
this. / therefore ask you to spend your
energies In relieving the distress ard want
OF the widows and orphans and of the
aged and infirm of your own community;
that you devote your attention to this
benevolent work; that YOU make this your
business, and that you attend to it,
will attend to mine In the same lines
among those dependent upon me-
1t is said by one who heard this speech
that before Mr.. Clay concluded his re-
marks large part Of the audience was in
tears. and the petition was never heard Of
again.
Senator Turpie was in the senate with
Henry S. Lane, of Indiana. Mr.. Lane
was a veteran of the Mexican war, and,
while one OF the most brilliant stump
speakers the state had produced. he never
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War YIELDS PLOTS
FOR OPERA BOUFTE.
AMUSING PHASES OF AMERICAS
RECENT CoNQuEsrs IN THE
SOUTHERN SEAS.
osyernor of Guam n Good Subject
sultan of sulu Tricked BY an
Electric Fan ON the
Charleston.

= n = the present war continues there will
- no lack of material for opera bouffs
- plots for years TO come. when that
nnGnincent old grandee. the governor of
Guam. after the firing upon his little do
min BY the American cruisers, sent his
t0nnpi.ments and regrets through much
uniformed subaltern that he was unable to
return the very courteous salute owing to
~ fAct that he was out OF powder, II was
fooiie6 upon by libretto writer's Al good
6{off.* While not as subtle in it's humur,
~ conquest Of the sultan OF Sulu Ii equal
IL available for literary purposes. Blk
f6ontifS ago this oriental potentate had
puver been heard of by the majority Of
9Sople In this country; now his name ap-
6e6rs m big type In the newspapers, ne
subject Of gossip at fashionable tea
txbles and ambitious students at the high
ephoof select him as a theme.
S The story Of his subjusation. a. told IN =
ietter from an OFFICER in Gen. Bates COM
nnnd. Il interesting enough, but the story
II II might be recounted by the sultan Of
Mn himself would furnish another enter
timing chapter to the tales OF Schehera-
ne and would be set down by the unini-
tfAted a. quite as unbelievable as the other
.nArvsls fecounted by that hypothetical
person.
The Charftston, II seems, was sent to
the possession Of the eulu islands, but
TIE commander OF that ship. preferrinE
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A BOTHERED nov.

l wonder why It is that girls are always told that
they
Should do list like their mammas do in every single
wny? -
It's ofu easy fer girl to git along becuz
They praise her up fer actin jst the way her NAM
ma DUE. af 81
l wonder Why 1t IL that boys cant go and do the
way
Their pas do and still not git licked or lectured
every dayf IS
Their pas they nearly always smoke. and many. Of
them chew, ''if
And wunst my pa he got 40 mad heard him
swearin', too.
1 visit somebodyd tell me why it's awful dreadful
wrong
Fer boys 70 do things that their Pas keep doin'
right along: 4
! wisht I knew why girls act list like their
mAmmas do
And what is more, git loved lot and praised up
g. z. Kissr In Chicago Timss.Heraid.
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The Theory Of Hearing.

In the physiological section Of the Brit
ish Association yesterday DR.. Albert Gray
Glasgow read a paper on THE Theory Of
Hearing" His view Of the function Of the
eochlen. as set forth in his paper, is like
that OF Helmholtz. that sound is analysed
into its simple constituent tones by the
basilar membrane The result of this an
alysis is that variations in pressure ON the
nerve Examinations will occur, and that
these pressure variations are analysed In
the central nervous system. In support of
the theory he put forward he cited the
clese analogy which It shows between the
sense of hearing and that Of touch. It fur
Their explains the existence Of noise, as dis
tingnlshed from husical sounds and the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10
Girl Dance. Is Mile. in nm rv.nsn.


A physician with q statistical mind has
been figuring out the distance covered In
dances. Even those who do not favor
dancing Will have to admit that as
means Of exercise. accomplished with~
out the participant being aware that he's
or she. is covering ground, It surpassea
even golf. An average waltz. the doctor
estimates. taken one over three-ouartern
OF mile. A square dance makes you
cover half mile; the same distance ID
covered In q polka; while a rapid gallon
will oblige you to traverse Just about o
mile. Say there are twelve waltxas. This
alone makes nine miles. Three galops
added to this makes the distance twelve
miles. while from three to five other
dances at half q mile each brings UP the
total to from thirteen to fifteen miles,
This too, iB without reckoning the prone
enade and the extras. las d means of ex-
ercise," says the physician, ut will thus
be seen that dancing stands at the head
OF the list. In golf for instance, the ma
jor part OF the exercise consists In the
walking around the links following up the
bail. and yet, even In golf. not as much
ground Is covered as in an evenings
dancing The atmosphere of the BALI
room Is saturated with cafbonic acid gas
and dust, laden with germs. While the
muscles of the legs and calves are being
increased In size, the general health Is
being Impaired by the quality OF the air.
The society belle Is not content with an
occasional ball, but attends one nearly
every night. All the benefits OF the ex-
ercise disappear, ana the belle Is left little
better for the dancing"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10
POLICY OF THE B0ERS
TOWARD OUTLANDERS
WHY THE TRANsvAAL GOVERN
MENT DECIDED 70 INVITE FoR-
EIGNERs TO GOLD FIELDS.
Restrictive and Prohibitive Laws
AEainst Prospectins Changed
Into an OfFer OF bonus
for Discoverles.

IN some one has put II, It was the
A\, irony, Of fate that finally after all
"A Ia theltoil, danger and abnegation, the
Beers should have been led to the region
most allurfng to the eupidity Of the hated
Outlander. The realization OF this did not
come at onqe and as shock. but by de-
grees.
1t was not until 1885 that the COLLABORATING
conglonerate beds OF the witwatersrand.
in the Transvaal were discovered, and 1t
was not until some time later that the al
most fabulous richness OF the region was
fully appreciated. At first, restrictive and
prohibitory laws were enforced against
prospecting for and mining gold. Then.
when 1t seemed hopeless to stave on the
inevitable. reversal of policy ensued. The
Transvaal government saw the opportun.
ity to replenish It's empty treasury by
means of taxing gold mining. directly or
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DISCOVERIES AMONG
{ THE CLIFF JEWELLERS.
ADDITIONAL EvrDENClrs or AM
GENT CIVILIZATION FOUND IN
THE COL0HADo HILLS.
Extensive Ruins 81 the Abodes Of
. Race wow vxtinet visitsa IN
. Deputy Uhited states

KIT ORE remains Of the elf dweliers
Wl were found recently In southsrM
Avn Colorado BIZ Cecil A. Dsane, =
United States deputy surveyor. We
found" he said. extensive ruins OF The
Cliff jewellers and Of prehistoric peoples
and doubt II ever before they have bee1
visited. It ID IN d locality where the scion.
fists ana relic hunters never CONS and I.
have no doubt that they will prove entire>
" new TO the scientific world. IN one local.
~ west OF La Plata river We found a.
area OF some 5000 or 1000 acres in one
body that was dotted with the ruins Of .
people that doubtless subsisted by agrin
cultural pursuits solely. The land was lit
orally covered with the ruins Of stone
houses. while the original inhabitants Of
this vast tract sibsisted by means Of farm
ing, yet no evidences Of irrigation were
found. ana the nearest water at present -
La Plata or Mancos river.
''In other localities We found similar evfs
dences Of prehistoric race ana under the
same conditions. indicating that II they did
their farming by means Of irrigation all
traces have long ago vanished Of else there
were streams nearer than at present. n
may be possible too. that In the past kenA
erAtions there was more rain in that ssc-
tion and that It was not then, a. It is iiowt
an arid region. s
THE surface 10 now covered with dsnss
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mo such things as DISCUSSES are used
by the men In the secret service bureau"
said Chief Wilkie. of that organisation. a
few days ago. "The boy who reads the 10
ming changes and DISCUSSES made by aileg-
ed sleuths' Of the government andanther
servfsse< irnagires these stories to be true.
and the impressions he receives remain
with him fer a long time. As a matter
Of fact, no such thing as a disguise for a
secret service detective Is known and
do not know Of a case ever worked by ar
operator OF the bureau in which false
faces or other articles OF this Kind have
ever been used. do not know OF a repu-
table detective In any city or state who
uses DISCUSSES. They are not effective, and
the best-informed men In the running down
of criminals believe that they do harm
and quickly expose the man who is at
tempting to operate a case.
THE men Of the secret service Of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10
WIVES AND MOTHERS
UNJUSTLY TREATED.
STATES or Tf1E AMERICAN UNION
DO NOT ALL CONVEY EQUAL
PRIVILEGES TO WOMEN.
Some Statutes still Permit the Hus-
hand to Act ~ He May Please,
Regardless of the wishes Of
mis- 1aelpnates
~ My d very small proportion Of the
wv states Of the American federation

~ My very small proportion Of the
IVY states Of the American federation
~ allow the married father and moth.
er to be equal legal owners and controllers
OF their minor children. Their legal owner-
ship resides In the father in most states.
and the mother who bore them, and won
them at the risk Of her life in the valley
OF death. Ii denied . share In them. The
laws OF many states not only give to the
father the minor children. but the legal
ownership of the wifes person and earn
inEs, which practically reduces her to slav-
cry. To the husband Ii given the right OF
choosing the domicile for the family. re-
xafdless Of the wishes Of the wife. II the
husband dies interstate, the law divides his
property among his heirs, and very often
In such way az to cause great hardship
to the wife. These unjust statutes are an
Inheritance from long-sone past, and
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Indirectly, and even went so far as to
offer bonus for the discovery Of paying
gold deposits. ~
In Mr. Hammond's opinion this latter
move acted az an immediate incentive to
prospectors and was an efficient factor in
the rapid growth. not only of the revenue,
but OF gold mining and its allied industries.
Sooner or later discoveries were bound to
come; but 1t Is worthy Of note that the
Transvaal government itself encouraged
them and thereby tacitly but implicitly
entered upon obligations which no amount
Of argument can disguise. This feature
u neither admitted nor recognised gen.
erally--certainly not by the Beers them
selves.-Albert williams, jr.. in the Engin-
eering Magazine for December.
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Apropos Of the bubonic plague now
creeping into Portugal, has 1t ever been
noticed in what an erratic manner irn-
munIty from this disease seems to have
been conferred upon certain races. and
even sects? Thus in 1884 1t was noticed
that the Protestants Of Lyons escaped al
most to O man. 30 ala the Jews In an OUT
break at Nlmeguen In 1885 Something Of
the same sort has been noticed with regard
to other diseases. for while In the OUT
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First Historian - Those revolntionists
made a mistake when they put d snake
on their nag. saying: Don't tread On me-"
Second Histonan-Why, ! thought that
a strong device.
First Historian-so II was; but banana
peel would have been more sfleotiyo.r-
Syracuse Herald.
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o the little old town that left one day,
Because It was quiet still
Has the name that It had when went away,
And stands on the same old hill;
Bot the that were dear in the little old town,
With IT. ono wide street running up and down,
Have ceased to lit on the porches where
The roses were trained to climb,
They have esased to sew and white there,
As they did In the dear old time.
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Ready for Anything.

"He knows how to adapt himself to cir
cumstances."
$50 he does. Although he seldom gets
to one, he takes even q swell dinner as a
matter Of ourSe."-PhIladeiphia Bulletin.
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fact that Under certain circumstances the
ear Is able to perceive differences OF phase.
London Daily News.
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S E. Kiser, in the Chicago Timss-Elsraid.

The little old church with its wooden sheds
Still stands az It stood Of yofe;
Bot the ones who kneft and who bowed their heads
Are worshiping there more!
And the little old school where carved my name
On the homemade desk stands Just the same
Bot the boys who are batting the bali today
And the little maids, fair and free,
Are not the children who used to play
On the common there with mel
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O the little old town that / left one day,
Because II was euiet, still
Has the name Il had whoa went away,
And stands on the same old hili3
Bot the friends that I've Travelled back hom to
Are gone OF else are but strangers to me,
And over the doors Of the little old stores
Are names that never knew,
And the dream that was dear Of the Aod homev here
Can nevss, AiAs, come trSel
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The little old house, 20 dear, 20 dear,
Stands jest where Il used to stand,
But not for many and many year
Has the latch obeyed her hand
The hand in which my hand was laid
When my first few faltsring steps were made
And IN the little old paslor these,
Oeflookine the little lawn,
Another sits In her easy ehaif
And hears the clock tick On.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-10

A man named Noitabittiwiski il the
owner of ranch in Kansas. but there
are stories to the effect that he does
not live up to his rame.