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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

crowded as the Recoleta. the fashionable
graveyard Of BueDos Ayres. II covers
thirteen acres and IL contains / am told
ao.ooo Inhabitants. There are enough
corpses In ii to cover the ground two deep
without erowdiEg, and there is a high stone
wall about ii strong enough hope TO keep
Their ghosts in. Inside the wall there is
central street or avenue. paved with mar
bic. cutting the city In halves AS You
walk up this you ind at the center a place
where eight other streets branch of at
angles. All OF these streets are paved with
marble or mosales. and they are cat by
smaller streets dividing the cemetery into
i great number of blocks.
In locking over this beautiful city OF the
dead you notice that the houses resemble
those OF a city OF the living They are OF
all sizes and conditions small and big
costly and mean: the palaces OF the rich
and the tepements Of the poor. Each
house is n vault. and each contains from
one 10 hundreds Of inmates. Some of the
houses are III blocks. marble structures
from eight to fifteen feet high and eight
10 Ten feet wide, each the property OF one
family. Some stand alone with only a
crack between their walls and those Of the
vaults rex, door. All have but one room
that can be seen. and this room is in all
cases the sane shape. although furnished
III different degrees OF rnagniiicence and
taste. II might be called the chapel OF the
dead.
II IS four feet square or more and five
feet high. being entered BY a door at the
level Of the street. IN the back OF L there
Is marble slab or table set into the wall,
ard upon this sometimes rests a coffin
The slab - covered with iambyequin OF
fine lace. and IN It's center stands a cruel
fix with the dying Christ upon H. or per-
haps a waxen Image OF Mary, the Mother
or God. Upon some such affairs are silver
candle sticks and above many OF them
lamps burn incessse frcrn one years end 10
Ihe other on the marble floor there are
fowers. sometimes real. In the shape OF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

Ing - YOU when IL comes 20 aousekcop.ng
Maybe not. unused Ann wistfGIiy. hut
there u1gxf have been something mighty
lovahle about her She's been dead five
wears now this coming June and John
hasn't forgotten her yet. And what's more
! ,is,n' believe BE over VIII forge; her"
she folded she shea. into squares. pressed
II lovingly between her paIsus-st was -,
cl@an and white ard salaoth. arb Aay,'s
ssSgil rei0iced IN cleanliness and Wilderness
and sf1oos hresS-and laid II EN- a chair
Then taking 4 towel frura the basket, she
shook out the fringe and spread il on
the hn1rd.
she was a pretty woman" she con4in-
ue1, hfiskty ironing the bright red border,
''arJ beauty euea hong way with ~ man.
No6otlv would ever accuse rse ~ being
isretts-. sne 3 dad with a constrained
laugh snA S'asAn. looking up. was forced
mentally 80 c9afesS f.se truth 81 her r.
fD@rk her purple calico, x,archea and
esgist;SeE NH cleanliness. ees of a fairly
good asaTe. b.s aside from thas li;tle could
30 ssi5 10 hsy fayor
X e'' 20 go1 pretty hair. Ann" she ven
Tssrrss eucausaginEiy
knn ssehed awaln. Yes. I've got pretty
2fs4F." she acknowledged. ''e9; salr don't
evN0t n.egcA when your Face rs Plain
liar f&n& Was piasn lAsre WAS - gain
s@ysng 81. Lee p}agnnsS% was accumulated
or the halo - reddish brown hair.
Beauty atat esst skin deep" said Sg-
san MefteHtsoEsIv-
Yes hfli ug1snesz - % the here" aa-
is'sati Arm.
There followed = Ger}o3 - energetic ST.
}essCs sreiEAfcs5 MIA tAa1sgRt
"2sAn's naST wsfe VAS pretty" re~eatsgs
Ann - ana hy ~u>sgAty nrvt1y. $50 saa
Hnunr ard sTTSa aH.i HissfTsy, Ike, fewer.
Sae Mas oGe - 1asna aagtasra women what
sseat kEo@ any ss0re s6sat hszssvk esr.fnx
tran 3 ~, aslt fs~Y kuNw hgw 70 rake tea
sHsa care 80 thsfsa- ard tAat's ha = tfss hat.
ft@- Sts uso~e tasn Az3s. They %ay the
Way se 4 rszE's aeart Is sn-oaxh rs SION
aeh- hsas * amt IT'S tArosiEh ria eyes.
N "a kEsow 7 5ve8 aext dossr - sAesss
could see frsa hsr kitchen. Ard = AL ,AA
Kitchens Il WAS = s.gsti see aA.lss't arv
system &ssasss hpw wnsk Soc would usge
satrg* aSsv ana spend aais h@r ffrr1e gsak-
sns tes taaz7s- Ard cosEs So csysaEgfusf asy
sxSsre COCK tss&E Sic esgs3 ~ 81 TIE ;sso.,cs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

''sse what yea nsasfe tne 3as'' see cried
aa9 snatea4nR 10 Ese sAes5 sae took
sHsmsag latl fgsta a ssalf 0siesG Il ~ she
sink and sossea tAe lsseg sato thr water
Mayae Il wl1 eouBe esst,~ she nl3sIeress
"bat 3@a'i kna~ Ia afraid uus
Il zFn assfyl}y sorrvs'' aqoloeseea Susan
centY}7r5y.
Never aalu3. rs leave 9; TO saak. ?
sassa s. ~lli casre ont ssae foiSicsl as
o1hex sheet s@xees 3A4 BEARS. "Tf was ray
faaas" sac @sia ~Xaa ssseprss ssg rz,e sd.
Aa4 EaeY ts1s Ake thag. 81 fneys fn9 a
soasi Asslss}<ssyssr sFs1 JEAN gus a pr.
weoA De So ase. ehs
'<faa1's Naas ,hey say" asserted saaaa.
Avn seoue8 awagi~ IN sileace.
AND sfssy say vgte' - a Sa.en,si4 cxok.
tes" ass,sed Ssssan, aeases2s 10 atone far the
ssovcstess sa~ss
ASS sns,lca. well gleasea Taea Aha
ssaseG.
al tsaa't asa&e =sasses difference bow x>os
= assssessk szss~~ yesS aFN. Sasan" sal stse
Ty~saes.tsvvas. ''s>F ho~ geo<a a osssk Ts2saes
t&e ssSs sGs's make a ssa care &ugsesssx
~ re- ~ vssss Sc KINDER eypa-sS g. ~ saass
All sssss saoektrs e. Ire wsSbd wOa's kexp =
rsa n SrNya thinking aAnAs sosrssssss4y esss Il
he's nalna e. IL wont maze hsna for
ges"
What 10 yoa useeue~' askssf sgasan.
~ye& soa's rsesn Joem -
Yes. Sasss. Ike So4 vssusgasez sis arss
wsspw'
~gmph. Aasn. nas sss wssz.'s a ss..scs-
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what you can get for your money. They
laud their peculiar burial Baskets. and the
virtues Of their patent e,nbalming juices.
ard state that they can take charge OF the
departure of the deceased with all fash
ionabie Accomplishments. Funerals are
first, second and ttlird-cIass. The first
class kind Is worth seeing | shall never
forget one which | Witnessed ia the bust
ness section of Buenos Ayres II Was
that of a steamship manager who was
evidently man Of wealth. The hearse
was big as baggage wagon, and The
four black Orlon stations which drew it
were as fine any 10 be seen in Ss.
Petersburg. The hearse was black can
opy resting On wheels with covered top
at the corners of which were tasseis %
ostrich feathers each tassei as big around
as ii half buAhei measure The roof vas
upheld BIZ four black Philippians made OF
carved ebony and the magnificent coffin
which rested on "A platform beneath was
covered with flowers. Upon the front sat
a coachman all in black and on the hack
was a footman in the same somher livery
Every one OF the coaches following the
hearse was drawn by black horses and
driven by coachmon in mourning The
monrners were dressed in black all wear
Ing tall hats and black gloves. IL VAS in
deed very parade ST grief
Funeral Advertisements.
An important part Of the advertising in
the Argentine newspapers relates Ia
funerals, TIE family always insssfts a
statement Of death ard an invitation 10
ir friends 10 be present a the funeral
They announce the MASSES which are
given from year 10 year orr tisa annlves-
saFles Of the funeral thereafter. and all
friends of the 3ereased and his family are
supposed 20 attend such masses or TO leave
their cards al the door Here Is a sample
funeral notice;
Ntckoias Imeva Cara. Q T. T. p. D.ed
june -. isss.
The family Invites the persons OF tllef :
! friendship to attend the masses which.
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Strange Customs Of Life and Death in the
Land of the River Plate.

~ hoped che wosti5 seos back tie poodle
az IL b~Eogssess 10 ais wsfe.
There are many similar eGssss 81 TIRE
failure OF Such polite lies and szss-zp gen.
.ry@sfv Iyse Of wfFa1n heard relates 70
a young navy lieutenant 15o has since
risen ta De- osse Of tire chief officers on q
great American us&n-0f-Ear. IL WAS GsRr-
tag BIS sasad days that h@ wsa ia Sootn
America on u ez5astsng tour ard became
acquainted with an Argentine ecn. osse
DAY he asked the latter for q match. and
was handed In reply a c%@atssns Esaa1
cigar lighter Tire lighter nass@. have Been
az expensive ORE. for II was s@T S1f5 ata-
rrsesrs9a Oar young lieutenant admired IL.
and the don parting nis hard across bis
lsN4rf told him IL WAS Ills and az his Ola
position The young lieutenant. then green
10 Spanish ways. "a grsDdiIoQ2e1tly ar
c@psea ii. and the Argentine Con waz too
amazed 30 protest ~ least he never
asked that il he returned. and aof1ot
not bns that the American naval officer
has IL among his trophies today
Odd Funeral Cassoms.
AIMING the queer customs OF the Ar
eersfsnss are these relating 20 The dead.
FUNERALS are grand functions, and tBe av-
erage funeral costs more thar a wedding.
The nndsrf&kers advertise their wares as
our merchants DIP their dry goods. Each
usesrfakers srfyes the price 81 the differ
ent kinds Of funerals. and tell you just
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

yair a's was cstsp outside. nat sAe
~ FN0Etlg kffchen waS warm Rts4S
vt<Wll e.sssnS. atinwis8 Wita thas CRATE
NJ fsaa anst was Tie oiaF ~ s3srg9k}s3
sinea. sfeanaAax ur1sF ghe ,Hen
IAavn ssung ~ etoases- horses
@ns On she backs - chairs. as.ss SEA gae
wicker basket underneath the troelng
eoarS Eveanet wlts sh~s5A gsslh3w s2iIss
xaaae cloths sas, napkins sessig gsSe1 81
eoft damp Tasls
Ma 1u.gsev stood - tA1 brand iYausnk
A. SHE -essea sfae csaEksa WITH hey neigh
Der. Susan Stephens. wae b&gs coaso IA Win
ser k-alttug fSum sSrees THE way.
s'Sou dent ntlsd nv giving rteh1 along
w9ta ms wogs do ynsg - sh< asked. st4sstss
shgsak her bead. hes i4sss ee@ag 0e0a7p ea
with counting igsavti.n5&fe ss5tchcs, 'erss-
days Isaes.iay yea knsvx. aass tllss TRAN. ~
gs ~ rs nasSass2. Il Ee@s sgAnss REssa
60 leave Il Over 81. "Wednesday. fer
Wednesdays : tssSe. HesateS. / can waTk
nsl,s talk al tlae same stns~
sssse - ras ssstvFess s'sts - skesE. tasssst A.
.ran with tie ysa * wus fiusef ass& tsasssSs
- AeveSs. sAaak ARA Fsgsa. sails Nay asa
sfssss. ssaswss.
'sXas ar Il ggsss& sess-se stegyssT. ARA. east
ssss~sn. aalsulFsy%iy. s'Eoa srA skeea wr ga
~ tAr t1st he9s@ksensst ta ss7ss tnwa. JEAN
Ssassiev gss q prise wsea Be gos yea. ~
sgyisssy ssys So
Arm ssonaeE short. rvssirE asr Ass iFess
90 tfe esssst So lssaS slass waess sse sssasfes~
j. svgns.sal>.s red sal ls@S I; u1 sacra -
ssss sszsEs< ~ Il ~ sE.s lsEAt A~awn-
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In an interesting history Of his para
the Rev. James Murray, Of Kilmaisla
Reffrewshire. mentions that amid sh4 -
1oymen's OF the people we must net al =
notice funerals: and he calls astssst!ea
curious custom which was prevaienf :
Connection with them. II appears 3 ssue
containing clay pipes filed with totoe<e
was handed round just before The eostse.
started Taen the Tnourners srnaked, -
when the kirkyard was reached. - -
grave was being fsIlai. each stepped -
EMMY forward ard east hts pipe ~anso
the ools."-No,es and oneees.
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WITH THE ARGENTINES.

eo- s;se eternal req Of MS soul, viii be
es.Abra,ez In the church Of San Aaxzei
Wednesday. ths ind 81 June, 3sas. from
20 - a. rn- The family viii assist at the
mass AT 10 o'e.c-k-
In response 70 this notice az the friends
ard relatives CT that family were expected
70 attend this mas Tnere were servants
az a. AAns-a % " ave faesr cards - they
vert Ia and those who eouss n0s so in
sssssar SAINT cards As socn The family
xcs lack from .he mass Sasy probably
locked ever the cards. ard rae person ~fso
had sfsgnf@a the cor.@e. rev dad SIX
ysaxss undoubtedly received tire resent
srsen< OF the family. Every Argentine
watches the newspapers tha- he nay keep
track al TIE masses sad for ais dead
friends ard the deceased friends - MS
friends that stir live TIE Argentines re-
spee. funerals. Every one takes MS hat
&C and stanlas reyssenfig sftIi "a tire hearse
pzss4x, and II is etiquette 70 bare your Aead
when passing a ho1se thzt nas crepe or the
door
Cities of the Dead.
There are fine cemeteries In all The Ar
gsn;sne cities Paenos Ayres has 20 acres
OF them. not a large area as compared with
satra % our cemeteries hHt big enough
when /; il considered bow South American
cemeteries are bait TIE South American
cities CT the dead are genuine cities, IN
which the deceased are closely packed and
crowded as the living in New York nat.
The ceTnsserles have their paved streets.
tnelr narrow courts ana even their tene-
rnens houses or vaults where the poorer
dead ara laid away 10 rest FOR 30 much per
year for d season. I sa such cemeteries
81 Peru. Chile and Bolivia. and | have
found them also iu the Argentine. / have
as yet, however. seen no cemetery SO
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

An Old ana wesi-Trless Remedy. -
WtrHl0w Soothing Syrup hAs besn. 49,,
for 0seg Fsfsy Years bY Millions 9f -
ers for their children wa3ls Tesfhin4 -.
tseffscr Success. II xooffGeE fhe mia 49,
ems the Gums. aIIays ali pain: e1reS -
Cole, aud is the best remedy for Uau1s 81
Sold Ivy druggists TN every rsrt Gsss
world BE zare and ard for MrA 49,
lows Soothing syrup. ard take -
kind.
twenty-five Cents . Botties
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
A Look at a Great Seaside
Resort; The Strange Ex-
periences Of an American
Girl and One Of Our Naval
Officers; Something Of the
Markets of Buen0S Ayres.

Copyrighted. 1ss, by Frank c. Carpenter.
Mar Dsl Plata, Dec 2 isze-
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I Is now md ifsxEr IT, 1IiE ssfaff.NA
Esafss. II il midsummer IN the Ar
xenflae Repabssc. Our people are
zs,sug To Florida 20 keep wafEa-
TIE fashionable Argsntlnes frs
rushing 50 the seaside 20 keep esyoss
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a real nerve
tonic, a real
strengthened.
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l!fe. She couldn't cook. and she couldn't
learn 10 cook. II wasn't in her"
She shrugged her shoulders. with a laugh
ITS the grs Attest wonder she went or.
that John didn't get chronic dyspepsia
eating the things she SET before him. Blu,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-26
GETTING RID or BUGS.
Science Comes to the Rescue 81 the House
vile.

Herr Bernegau has earned the
thanks of all housekeepers for his long
and exhaustive inquiry in regard to the
real value Of those substances hilbert D
upheld as eff1cacious as destroyers of
reaches and other domestic insect
pests. The result has been somewhat
surprising, nasmuch as 1t has shown
that many of the most popular rene
dies on the market are practically Of
little use. Insects were caught and
kept in glass tubes, so that the effects
could be closely watched. Fresh insect
powder made bugs a little uncomfort-
able for awhile, but they soon recov-
cred and became as lively as before,
apparently none the worse for the eX-
perience. When mixed with 10 -r
cent. naphthalin, the powder killed a
few Of the insects only. Hydrogen hyper
oxide was a fiat failure. Formalin was
quite effective. hut it costs too much
and has unpleasant effects on the per-
son applying ii. Coal oil was deadly
but IL has a had Odor and is dangerous
where contact with fire is possible.
Herr Bernegau finally decided that the
perfect insect destroyer is turpentine
oil. either alone or with naphthalin.
He recommends that the haunts OF the
insects should be gone over with tur-
pentinc oil and naphthalin. applied
with a brush. The penetrating odor of
| the solution chases the insects out Of
| their hiding places, and little
sprnkling of the oil effectually dis
poses of them. Where walls are
treated with the mixture they should
! be freshly painted or kalsomined after
| it has soaked in. When the mixture
has been applied to beds or furniture.
| floors or baseboards they should be in
stantiy washed with a hot solution of
carbolic soap tto two and one-half gal
| Ions Of boiling water add quart OF
! liquid carbolc soap. To prepare the
| turpentine oil and naphthalin, quart
| Of the oil should be put into half
| gallon jug with $50 grains Of naph-
| thalin. The jug must be set in hot
! water and shaken vigorously. To pre-
pare carbolic acid soap common yellow
| potash soap and commercial carbolic
acid should be heated together until
| clear solution is obtained.
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mails. carryins. ores and supplies to and

mails. carrying, ores and supplies Il, and
from the mining camps in the noun
tains. For distance OF more than 5oo
feet straight up Is wall OF solid rock.
and over the edge is a precipitious fall
several thousand feet. so that II is
necessary for the owner to have a
steady footing while travelling this
road. Seven miles of road cost sloO 600
but the tolls which have been regulated
by the state have never been sufficient
to pay the owner per cent. on his in.
vestment. Several years ago the state
offered $45.oO0 for the road. which was
declined. and another offer has iust
been made for ii which the owner win
probably accept.
This strange road is the only means
OF communication between Silverton
and Ouray. and there is no probability
OF another being built. as the only
available route for cutting the cliff was
taken by the engineers who con-
structed the remarkable stone path
around the mountain ledge
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CoIorado's Costly Road.

...The most costly road to construct
and. believe the most expensive
wagon road in the United States, IS
thet connecting the mining towns OF
Si,verton and Ouray. in the san Juan
mining district of my state" said Mr.
l.. Mcneil. a prominent Denver
,1,olol railway and mining man to
washington Post reporter. "One piece
NJ This road is cut into the side or a
mountain Of solid rock for distance
NJ seven miles. and to construct IL 1oh'
wars of hard work were consumed.
TO begin with. there was absolutely
40 foothold from which start could
no made. hut the only practical way OF
,ottine road was by cutting through
n,ountains. The point selected for the
stsrt was 500 or 900 feet below the top
Of tho stone cliff. and men were let
down in baskets suspended by ropes
,rd from such shaky stations they
ariI,ad holes in the rock and filled them
witb charges of powder. After more
,b,n n month of blasting ledge was
o,r in,o the rock large enough FOR the
mo-, IN work on. and splendid road
s;vtaep feet in width. was constructed
alan. This precipiiious ledge.
..Tha he'd is solid rock and IS used
mostly nv wagon trains and pack ami
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4 River OF Death.

The Yellow river. which has again
brought death and disaster TO the mill.
ions of Chinese who live in the extern
sive and fertile region which il waters
is al once the scourge and the blessing
OF the densely populated country
through which ii flows. For centuries
It's foundations. more or less severe
but invariably disastrous have been OF
periodical occurrence. and every effort
10 prevent them has been unsuccessful
The river brings down with il from the
mountains where it has its rise an
enormous quantity of clayish soil. from
whose appearance it derives its name
TINS soil is held in suspension in the
upper reaches of the stream, where an
extraordinarily swift current impedes
standardization. but when the river
reaches the lower level of the valley
and the rapidity of its descent is
checked the soil carried in suspension
sinks To the bottom.
That is an ordinary process. but In
the case of the YoangHo. or yellow
river. it is made extraordinary by the
enormous volume 81 the subsistence. Ii
goes on so rapidly ANA the current is 50
slow that the bed Of the river is con-
stantly filling up. and To prevent the
water from spreading over the valley
in shallow lake il has been necessary
To construct. and is essential to main
tain. an immense system of artificial
embellishments. AS the river rises the
height of these cmbankments is in
creased. ana at many places along its
course the surface Of the river is high
above the level of the surrounding
country. Under such conditions the re-
9urrence of destructive foundations is
inevitable. The entertainments are sup
posed to he under constant surveil-
lance. and any weakness that may de-
velop is immediatelyrepa but Chin
ese science and Chinese numbers are
unable to resist the mighty pressure OF
the swollen river in times of food. A
break takes place in the protecting
wall. through which the waters pour
sections of the embankment are swept
away. and pretty soon the adjacent
country has been converted into a lake
These recurrent visitations are en-
dured by the Chinese with characters
tic resignation. AS a result of flood
of this character which took place late
ly 10000 human beings are said 10
be on the verge Of starvation. A few
years ago a food occurred from which
it was estimated that 5000. 600 people lost
their lives. Yet the Chinese no more
think of deserving the scene of these
repeated disasters than the Egyptians
think of leaving the valley of the Nile
They know the danger that they run
but the fertility of the soil thus inor-
dinately watered draws them to the To-
cality with an irresistible attraction. II
western energy and skill could control
the Yellow river the blessing TO the
Chinese people would be immeasurable