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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16
THEIR GIFTS FROM CONGRESS-.
How the Presidents Wives Have
Improved the White House.

The White house ladies, from the time
the White house was built over loo years
ago have received each -.ason from con
gress valuable and delightful gifts which
made housekeeping In the White house
very pleasant. Each year congress makes
an appropriation FOR the White house I'M
preveneut outside Of the regular sum al
lowed by the government. and this IL used
In purchasing such things RS may he need
ed. Before congress makes the appropria-
ton the mistress OF tho White house Ia
consulted and her taste is followed In the
Selection ~ the GIFT.
So when Mrs. Mckinley desires q band
some new set of dishes says the Chicago
Chronicle congress thinks nothing % APP
propriatinS a large SUM for them and
when Mrs Cleveland asked Tor eonssr.
yatory she raresi and iovellest plants were
brought from ali over the world Under
Mrs. Harrison the conservatory had been
enlarged and Improved. but Mrs Clevs~
land made i, stili greater. She erlarwe.
the private gardens, added garden farnt-
sure and made outdoor spots for the sx-
scuttve ny limiting the extent ~ the pub
tsc grounds
Martha Washington began il, when
congress met she asked. through a fam
isy friend In tie senate tnst "A usee car
riage road re eAslt around 10 tha south en-
trance 81 tire Waite hasfse. II was Their
sew. and ~ reach the suGth entrance ),
WAS necessary 10 So through q small for
est. Congress willingly ssAiss tbs road and
when IL Was completed Martha Washing
tor took 3e2Tgs for a walk around the
White house that he might ytex H. Their
conversation % thix occasion Is not ~
s'urss.st but IL must haye t@pn Il pleasant
one. for ieree days later a beautiful team
| ei bays came frena Virginia. and The pgsxi-
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.sh armies could ever face each other on
the fleid of hattie. II they did meet IN
der such circumstances II would not be
as fosa but as allies. II was a curious
fact. but he believed an absolutely true
one that i was the first occasion On
which regiment Of the United States
army had been entertained By a British
rse.msn, and he felt very proud that the
distinction had fallen on US. We had,
OF course. frequently met individual CT
acers. bat never with she representative
Of a United States regiment. but he hoped
tina, in the future there would be many
a recurrence of il.
Capt. Thomas J. Clay and Lieut.. Austin
H. Brown tadiutans OF the Fourth regi-
men,l returned thanks, the latter saying
that Gen Hail had deputed him to ex-
press the generals regret that indispo-
s.sion had prevented MN from s,scntiins
He alluded To the Klnship existing be-
tween the two great Anglo-Saxon races
and hc5ed and felt sure that the good
feeling Of the two would Ions contf.,ue-
He gave an interesting "Reminiscences OF
the recent assault on Santiago by The
Americans. During the attack on an en-
trenehed position there which had TO be
taken-~El Caney-~the foreign military at
tac,es seeing the infantry advancing to
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16
ROOsEyELT.s uLLusTR ALTON.
How the Clever Governor Makes the
Reporters Laugh.

Recently, while a number OF newspaper
men were interviewing the governor. one
of the group. drawing certain differences.
mouth. Thereupon the governor gave
caution iest some enthusiastic correspon-
dent overstate his opinions. You may
draw az many conclusions as YOU like. :"
said the governor but don't attribute
them TO me-" and then he told the follow
Ing story.
There Was once 4 colored preacher.
who upon tho occasion of delivering a
fcrceful harangue 90 his congregation.
said
~ see before me twelve chicken thieves.
including William Sanders
''Now. Sanders was "a handy man with
a razor. and being exceedingly wroth
over the preachers sever. indictment
threatened tn carve the rarson on sight
Hut the parsons friends learning tina;
there was trouble in the wind. urged him
In the interest OF his own welfare and
that ~ the community, 10 set things gight
with Sanders NJ the FIRST opportunity
Taking this view os the situation the
parson did on the next Sunday make the
following announcement:
brethren at our last meeting made
n statement which. after mature 3eliaera-
ton. l desire 10 correct realizing as l dc
that my remarks upon that occs sion nigh,
not have been understood correctly. wha,
! should have said was. There are 81
this congregation twelve chicken thieves
not including William Sanders"
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N vOT often among the verses that
IN achieve their FIRST appearance IN
4 Y the columns of the daily press do
We find anything that commands
such attention as Pref. Edwin Markham's
THE Man With the Hoe has aroused,
The poem is an interpre tatfon of MiilGt'a
famous painting known by that name, nov
In California. and Ii made the author Ia
nous. We quote the lines as they APP
peared in the San Francisco Examiner:
Bowed by the weight Of centuries he
Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground,
The emptiness of ages In his face.
And on his back the burden OF the world.
Who made him dead TO rapture and de-
A thing that grieyes not and that never
hopes.
Stosid and stunned, brother 10 the exy
Who loosened and let down his brutal
jawe
Whose was the hand that Slanted back
Whose breath blew on, the light within
this brain?
Is this the Thing the Lord God made ana
gave
TO have dominion over sea and land;
To trace the stars and search the heavens
for power
To feel the passion of Eternity?
Is this the Dream He dreamed who shaped
the suns
And pillared the blue armament with
Down all the stretch of He'll to it's last
gulf
There is no shape more terrible than this
More tongued with censure OF the worlds
blind greed
Mere nlled with signs and porsenis for
the SOUL
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has the sea foughs with 10 much psack
ard determination "a al Soashwold This
PHEASANT and rapidly rising little seaside
resort. like It's neixhbors was once town
OF Importance. though not OF such anti
guilty ~ Dunwich. Since the Do-nssday
survey the sea has gained upon the c2ss'
ons mile. one furlonx and nineteen 'ssFcnes
Within the last tao or three years II Is
estimated that about haR an acre Of land
has been washed away. Houses when
formerly stood Some distance from the
cliff are now quite close to the eigs ara
IN peril Of being swept &c destruction.
Iaay thousands Of POUNDS have bern
spent. ard many more are 20 ~ steT1f, On
-.a ges.nss works. nut the inhabitants are
very p.~sir1istic as 10 the result. u Is
cutie possible. Notwithstanding that ef-
forts are being made to combat the waves.
that many 81 the present INHABITANTS may
tive IN yee Sou,hwoia numbered with the
fewns that have been but are TO more
Lender, Mall
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QUEER FACTS ABOUT HYpHoTlzED AHInd!

Dead birds which have committed sui
eide by aashing themselves against the
thick glass in the darkness are often
picked ap about lighthouses
Lark gii,ters," or revolving mirrors.
set az Ia the bright xuniigh, Of France.
attract sisghts Of passing birds. which
seem soweriess To move. even when the
runners pour yoiley after yoEtey into
them
u ~ said that hen car be hspuas,zad
bs drawing a chalk tine on a board and
hoiasng her teak 20 IL for a moment
Although Adirondack dsrr have been
shat b, tass~Eansrrn for y century they
never get used to IL. They will always
aiDp - isok ~ ths Light, sometimes even
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SOLITUDE AND MOTHERS.
Perfect Isolatioa of Maternity When
Alone with Her Child.

There is loneliness for innumerable soli-
tar'es. AS many days as there are In all
the ages, so many solitudes are there for
men. This is the open house of the earth:
M one Is refused. Nor is .hc space short
ened or the silence married because. one
by ore, men In muititudes have been
alone there before Solitude is separate
experience Nay, solitudes are tn be num-
hsred less by DAYS than by men them
selves Every man OF the living and every
man Of the dead might have had his ''pri-
vacy OF light"
the merest working country: and a thscket
may be as secret as forest. l, is not SO
difficult 20 get .or a time out Of sight and
earshot. Even IL your solitude be inclosed
II is stili an open solitude SO there be mo
eioister for the eyes" and n space OF far
country or a cloud in the sky be privy to
your hiding place But the best solitude
does not hide AT all
This the people who have drifted togeth-
er into the streets live whole lives and
never know. Do they suffer from their
deprivation OF even the solitude o; the
hiding place. There are many who never
have a whole hour alone They live In
reluctant or indifferent COMPREHENSIVE, a@
people do in boarding house. by para
6oxicai choice familiar With one another
ard not intimate. They live under care
less observation and subject To a cold
curiosity. There IL the involuntary and
perhaps the unconscious loss which .~
futile ana barren
Ore knows the mer and the many wo
oce. who have sacrificed all their solitude
20 the perpetual society ~ the school the
clolster or the hospital ward They walk
witaeat secrecy. candid simple visible
without moods unchanged bic
Wac has PAINTED solitude ~ that he
solitary seemed 80 stand alone and mac
ceSsihisH There is the loneliness % the
shephersiess iu many drawing az ] r
Allst Th~ little awure is away, aisas.
n" gtrl stands 80 when the painter is
gone Size waits en the sun fer the
closing - the hours OF pasture Mile,
has her she books out ~ sight
Saw. although solitude - prepared So
cured defended elaborate possession, az
sse rich. Trey too seny themselves sns ras.
graf solitude ~ a woman wfth child 4
newly 1srm csi53 - 80 nurssa aud talked
aesasss nant3ss mnd t9}se.t and carried
aaSts1s ny aliens. ard ta~re ia - much i'm,
fssaFt9uate service going forward that a
woman IS asFyit. sEnF. enough to feel II,
ssl~r~~v ara ~scnit@c.fs'n hsw her own
hiezss moves separately. leslie her. wfth
another rhythm ans different pulses AL
Is commonplace antlt tnr ssxs.srs arw eso~ea
ngaa ins two TAls uataae intimacy is a
profound retreat ar absolute sy4clsysss,.
Il IS rssre resTsose shaa mountains. safer
sE&m Valleys, 5s@psr thar forests ard
f@rther thAs sus1~seA--AsiSe NsyEau IN
Sel4er's Weekly.
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PROF. NARKHAQ0'S P0E00,
THE (00N With THE HOE. /"

More fraught with menace to the uni
verse.
What CULTS between him and the sera-
ohim.
Slave of the wheel of labor. what to him
Are Plato and the swing Of Pieiades?
What the long reaches of the peaks OF
song
The rif. OF dawn. the reddening OF the
rose?
Through this dread shape the suffering
ages look;
Times tragedy Is in that arching stoop;
Through this dread shape humanity. be-
trayed,
Piunaered profaned and dislnherited,
Cries protes. to the Judges of the World,
A protest that is also prophecy.
q masters. lords and rulers in all lands.
Is this the handiwork you give to God,
This mopstrcus thing distorted and soul
quenchedr
shape;
Give back the upward looking and the
light.
Rebuild in II the music and the dream;
Touch IL again with immortality:
Make right the immemorial infamies.
Perfidious wrongs, immedicable woes?
Q masters. lords and rulers in all lands.
How will the Future reckon with this
Man?
How answer his brute question in that
When whirlwinds OF rebellion shake the
world?
How will 1t be with kingdoms and with
kings
With those who shaped him to the thing
he is
When this dumb Terror shall reply to
Coz
After the silence of the centuries?
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OtR SOLDIERS At GIBRALTAR.
The Hearty Welcome Given Them hy
the british Troops.

Oar troops en- route IL Manila had an
interesting experience At Gibraltar. says
a correspondent ~ Harper's Weekly All
90 the Officers and SOME 81 the soldiers
were permitted a. land there. The gar
rison. on their part. did all that lay in
their power - make the short visit 81
TIRE Americans a pieasan: 0ne. II was an
chteCt lesson IN Ire popularity Of the
Anglo nfSrtcau alliance, ~ rPe the sgc "a
wita which the soldiers got together ana
exchanged ssst{~s CO IA r. reCc7t sana-
p&fgns and Iaikvi si,,lt :Nr !aopca for
alliance which u sec, Ft,l ~ .ntsh-scnt
EnslSshmea -eStd TT Il The peninsula as
practically existing. \ laYerise resort for
those whn took n@rt IN :aesc fraterasI
gatherings u as lire Chfs All yhe ufTicsrs
awaiting themselves e shis export unity
10 see tte wegtt-famo,i garf3san town
were etpssnts ~ cordial alterations IN
ths EngtsA troops. sp& we're shnwa the
barracks aot faTtityati.ns ~ tNe lfni:
70 scribe Nv tbe gathr- stringent rules
ln thls tnS1sucS tlts pr'vsGes had Il con-
sent themselves with ssxsnS from the
socks az the u'ystsrssOs surnsl,~s .is~
afa Al ths f. @Se - -ree. fagksxe. vAgch
vss a novelty 80 sh1ss " hc hal sa,tra
IA serv weather Tn she 7lf,y~sass FusS-
s3osse5 afffgoFs ashore sas NeorS VITA
their hare legs iacSe hlol4sxs EnG turaanx
were oNfveis = spa -lsA <cftasgty. hat
nasHsHS Sss3sSd compare ~ human interest
With tise solitary span 50 acssIer last re-
'arsaea EToFo Ceta. wfa sta wure hss
familiar light baUs urifeYsa az a, SAntt.
ax& TIE sherman WasSa had on board
the ThsyI Infantry spd faar t-ssagean ses
- shs Seventeenth snfaHsFy. STOPPED FER
c1ssl ana prosss0 aS on February q ara
ts~n shs Fnsu received tfls.r ng~t asws
81 the FglsT.ns emtaFeAk az Manila
Tlass .sSesu HawaFsEs Gazette. shs- vezf.
marital seaFnal - thn FIRST Yorkshire
regiment ssvs@ IN aGcoant of a asnneg
xlNea y Col r. y Bruce REsf she s4.-
csrs ~ sh>st s@g' uasat rs the Offices 81
the Feofth United STATES Infantry at g b.
Esi3sT la Ss~eee ss8peSisE shs health
~ BIS gszvSs%. Col, sSr@ce ssiA II wAs m
SossseSe xAas HE ..-ss4 Status @Ea Eglt-
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dents wife was able TO drive around TO
the south entrance of her mansion.
In ISIS the White house was new again
II had been burnt down by the British and
rebuilt, and Mrs. John Adams was the oc-
cupant. When II came Easter dsy MIS-.
Adams went through her house and round
thar only SIX rooms were furnished. In
the east room there was a clothes line.
and the presidents linen hung upon II to
dry When congress returned to WASH
ington after Its holiday Mrs Adams re-
ouested that the state bedroom De fur-
nished- This was done at heavy expense.
for most Of the furniture had TO be brought
from England.
But the finest appropriation came in
ls4S, when Mrs. Polk asked for gas. This
was placed In the White house in that
wear and great crystal chandeliers were
hung In the lower rooms. These chandel-
fers still ornament the White house. When
the connections were all made Mrs. Polk
herself lighted the gas in the east room.
A very handsome gift for the presidents
wife was received by Mrs. Andrew Jack
son. although it did not come from con-
gress. 1t Was q present from her hus-
band. and consisted OF enough white silk
To make a silk gown. which Mrs. Jackson
was to wear TO the Inauguration cere-
monies. But. alas for the plans of mice
and men-and presidents wives. Good
Mrs. Jackson caught a fatal cold. and
died before Inauguration day. so that the
good people of Washington never saw her
in her white silk gown
The gifts OF late years have been, as
the wedding accounts say. both numerous
and costly. Mrs. Garfield asked for new
furniture. Mrs. McEiroy. the sister Of
President Arthur. and the lady OF the
White house, bought set OF dishes of
sixty covers for a grand state dinner.
about 600 pieces In ALL And she also re-
placed the billiard tables, which Mrs.
Hayes had taken away.
But 1t was to White house lady that
the White house owed the billiard tables
in the first place. When Grant went to
the White house there was no room for a
billiard table. and 1t Yves owing to Mrs.
Grants ingenuity that space near the con-
seryatory was cleared for billiard room.
Mrs. Grant also bought an entire set Of
drawing room furniture in 1870. most OF
the pieces OF which still remain. These
were made very strong. as they were in
tended to be historical.
Mrs. Harrison had a fancy for plants
and plates. She grew the former and
painted the latter. Congress one year
kindly inclosed large veranda to be used
for an added conservatory and also gave a
very fine set Of white dishes. which she
decorated with her own hands.
Mrs. Mckinley may receive an appropri-
alton this year and next. and 1t Is rumored
that II she gets a generous amount she
will devote 1t 20 the complete equipment Of
an Oriental room. which shall be perfect
In detail and carefully carried out to its
minutest appointment.
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DOING HIS ARITHMETIC.
Small hoy who Got the Grocer to
DO HIS s.HOme Work"

Small hoy who Got the Grocer to
DO His "HOme Work"
Gimme six pounds OF sugar." demand
ed a small boy. rushing into a grocery
store in breathless haste.
-Four cents pound; thatil be "a
cents" said the man behind the counter.
as he tied up his package.
Hold on! want ten pounds OF rice
what's that a pound?"
six CENTS" answered the man: go
cents. What else did your mother send
for?'
II want eight quarts of beans. whatn
that bee''
Beans are Is cents-a dollar twenty"
Now let me have seven pounds OF cod
fish. two pounds and a half of tea, two
quarts of vinegar, six dozen clothespins
and three pecks OF potatoes" called out
the boy. reading from a memorandum in
his hand; land give me bill of II all.
please"
When the packages were all done up
and the bill was ready. the grocer handed
II over with did your mother send the
money or does she want them charged,
sonny?"
my mother didn't send for nothing"
was the boys answer as he made swiftly
for the door. That's my arithmetic les
son, and l had to have the answer or
get lieked."-Eew York Catholic News.
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the attack unsupported by artillery. cx-
claimed one after another: at IS i'm
possible 1T is suicidal. murderous," the
only exception to this chorus of pessim-
lists being the British naval attaehe, Capt.
Paget. II. N, who was enthusiastic In
hts praise OF the GOODNESS and courage OF
the attackers, exclaiming as they gal
lantly pushed forward: Good God. these
must be our people. no one but our people
could do this, And as Lieut.. Brown
said. he could not do better than drink
to the health OF our people
The luncheon given to the officers Of
the Twelfth and Seventeenth infantry at
Malta Sunday March Il. gave opportu-
nifty for another expression OF fraternal
feeling between English and American
soldiers Admiral Rodney presided and
Lieut.. Col. Jacob II. Smith. OF the Twelfth
regiment. returned hearty thanks In re-
spouse To the toast TO Our Guests" The
hall was decorated with English and
American flags intertwined.
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VANISHING ENGLAND.
The Sea y. Graaaatt, SWALLOWING tn
the Fast Coast Towns

Inhabitants - iniaa3 towns have ia een-
eetfson ~ the ANXIETY experiences ~ the
tweileFe on tie Enslsh r0ast ip conse-
caeace - the certain sad tn sone caass
tie rapid disappearance ~ their hssrnes
tartss'xN the fafossas of tbs Sea Nom hcgr,
peFftnfas. Il stiS 80 sptSTsa A. along ~
,eas Css9kt Tax Eaf instance sas pFstsy
aBA Asstasit village ~ FainSas.h Though
so~ eely s2tv sfaAn piayv- Il was In
fersnvF tluser fafse clfy she capital If
lsst Anglia assA tAe see ~ th~ talacessc.
u lseia rs tnceusi4j~rail'e Vfar~ among fha
commercial esftvs - iae ksaKtaza IL has
eight paEtsh eswrch@4 slsss a great Rsssu4srr
of ahansls >ma sDausstis iHssssutlanS al .sf
ascn sscees tAe rLtns as All Saints
chaeeh ti,r ehspei - ~ Aarle@' Hszl,ltal
ass the Nslsar Isissa hsvo hesu washed
asay
Perhaps 81 ~ I3sse siaas sae eaag ,ass,
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The PaIestra del Cicero published the
following poem. composed by his hoh-
ness the pope. on the occa;ton 81 his
nnetieth birthday:
In yirgines Dec Desotas.
chrlstns adest. dulciaue snas vos nomsne
spousas
picere Chrsrus amat. sancso sib. foedere
inuetas.
Is frocnI a strepitu. fda statlone qutetam.
Insontsm vobis tribult traducere vitam:
{os ibi. ecu septo fraGraBttn Una campo.
Fiorst.s. large donis caeiestibtts ancfas
lnssruat inssdsas Satan, artesQue fnaiig-
Terreat ohiecta dubias formidine menses:
Praesens eaeio properat sucsurrere
Al pugnam trep.das divine rotore iirrnat.
Tufn vos ipse move ferventius ardet
amore:
Int!ma r.ciudis sacri penetraiia Cords.
Mira demuieens aninos dulcedine.-Tan
E.nansas cursum feiiciter atqiie fldeies.
Dunn lam mors install. fest'vus ct ore
benigne
ohvius oecnrrens. supreme munere donat:
sssti exclIlo caeestibus insert oris,
Aeternumque iubet d.vina luce beari.
To virgins Vowed Co God.
Christ is at hand. by the sweet name
OF His brides Christ loves tn call you.
united 10 Him by q holy bond He has
~
far from the din, quiet In It's secure
position. there you. like fragrant lilies
in hedged-in fiele. bloom. generously
enriched with heavenly gifts. Satan pre-
pares his snares and wicked arts. he ter
rifles doubling minds by holding out fears
10 them. Jesus. present from heaven.
hastens To aid. with divine vigor He
strengthens the timid for the fight. Then
He himself inspires You more .erventiy
with new love: He incioses you In the
deepest recesses Of His holy heart soft
enng your souls with wonderful sweet
ness. At last. when death is now at
hand, festive and with kind face He
comes to meet you who have passed
through the voyage happily and have
been faithful and gives 20 you the great
est gift. From the sad exile He leads
you to the heavenly shores and bids you
be blessed forever in the light divine
From the Tablet.
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Probably the oldest chessfnen known 10
exist are an almost complete set which
is preserved IN the East Indian museum.
London. They were exeavassd about
thirty years ago on the site Of the city
OF Brahmanahad. In Sind. which was de-
stroyed by an earthquake In the eighth
century They are black and white made
or worry and ebony turned and plain in
character. without ornament. The kings
and queens are about three inches high
the pawns one inch and the ether pieces
of intermediate heights Fragments OF
a chess hoard Of the same materials were
found with them
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HE HELD Up LORD RorHsCHILp


banker t0Dtrtbutc 70 = foo0s
when Kitchener was starting his list
for the ans-haif million dollars he de-
manded for the Gordon college, he was
advised that the first step he could taxa
was TO attend lunch in the city which
Lord Roshschild would give. says a I<on-
don letter 10 the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The lunch was duly ordered: the guests
were met: the table set. In the middle
there was an awkward pause. Lord
Roshschiid was observed 10 leave Lord
Kitchener after a short conversation, and
Lord Rothschiid's face was somewhat
flushed and his eye shone brightly. IL
was easily seen that the great banker
was not pleased And he wasn't.
For what had happened was this: Lord
Kitchener. with that shrewd sense he has
especially where money is concerned
saw that the amount OF the subscriptions
of others would largely depend on the
amount with which Lord Rothschild
would start the list. He fixed that amount
IN his own mind at $4,000. When Lord
Rothschid came UP TO him Lord kitch-
ener asked with characteristic bluntness
what amount he wished to subscribe.