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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

VICTOR HCGO As An ARTIST.
The famoas Poets Love nj sketches
"a Ronaarer Even With Pencil.

"A little-cousid-rea aspect 81 Victor HUI
go's MANIFESTED genius ia considered by
lie Coco de Lsu,reppe In the July Cen
fury:
In the first years OF exile, during his
stay at Jersey, Victor Hugo haa Nc time
or thought for drawing. Il must set tc
work and make some money." had been
his frat words on landing. Yet
during this period OF .neessant labor. once
q year. toward the close az December, he
took up his pea tc draw for absent
friends what he called his New Years
visiting cards The principal recipients
Of these kcepsskes We're Jules Ianin and
NM. Saint-Fietor Rurty Vaaeerte. and
Paul Mcurtce. These cards show seine
fancy landscapes, a ruin. or n medallion
with weman's head, the date. and the
signature of the sender. On alt of these
cards the signature II Invariably large
ornamental aevonring, So 60 speak. the
best part az the sketch Sometimes the
letters are t.ntea IN red. which gives to
the card the appearance Of those title
pages far books So In fashion during ths
romantic era Fer that matter. Victor
ssHgo has aot s,ssis ned 20 compose title
page. with his name thus inscribed for
eueh popular works "a 81 Rkin Sci.
dom, ~ ever, any poetry was written on
theSe cards. which seems Curious, for he
must have known how much snare vwis,a-
his friends hy brace ~ verses composed
specially for them The date was s.s,-
eraliv written In diminished Fsgures. 50 il
with the intention OF pGstiAx aside the
character ~ the anniversary Yet on enc
Of them We read a fra1N proclamation 80
the ssisht ~ strysee 1.-The thirteenth wear
Of absence" SAYS the cssse-de-Vissta sen,
IN 1874 10 hls old friend Paul Mssrfce The
Illusion that every one prescribed enter
tains At fsFst believing that exile - NOT =,
last. had wanst nothing seemed - call
him back 90 France. ara, as ee ofgen
said - his friends. he had made ap his
nstissf 10 die al Guernsey.
Az tho ,irne this saTte-te~s Issls was sent
Re had resumed his everyday practice %
sketeAlag THIS particular design shows
we'll With what sa<c has aeea heSxkea
On. Indeed what was said above rskatSNe
Co Victor Hage's Aaiaer and frver fern ef
expression in literature dating from the
ftrxs years of hts exile. can also ~. sasa
about his artistic snceasax~. The state of
his mind eSers~t ifs influence ever every
manifestation of his Thought. All there
~ss Of slmialsy In his early drawings had
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

Our Flag. the paper published aboard
the United States cruiser Philadelphia,
now at San Francisco. contains an edi
toriai commenting on the fight in which
the American and British marines joint
~ opposed the followers of Mataafa. The
article concludes as follows: Among all
the people OF the earth there are no two
other great nations speaking the same
language. Why should the Angio-Sax-
ons be divided Ours the most nurner-
ous and enlightened race of all. have but
10 speak together and none dare dispute;
we have but TO reach forth I'm unison and
compel kings To be Just; have but to
fight shoulder to shoulder and we can
lick the weird Let this war in Samoa
be our example for future action
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

The latest bullet proof euirass halls
from France and IL the invention Of NJ
Threaud. It's essential features are
sheet ~ metal fitted with an outer and
inner lining. tthe composition W which Is
not stated. the whole apparatus weigh.
ms less than eight pounds. According tn
good authority. IL was recently tested
with Nauser rife. which WAS fred
from distance Of about seventy yards
The bullet tore the front Of the euirass
and made an indentatior In the metal
plate, but did no. penetrate 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
FOOLED THE CREDULOus.
Eox Ranblings, and Net Spanish
Cannon, Were Heard.

BAR HARBOR. Me-, June IA year
ago. when the Spanish warships were sup
posed to be OF the coast Of Maine, hum
dreds Of the residents Of the shore towns
heard strange sounds which they mistook
for the firing OF cannon. At the time the
Minneapolis and Columbia were patrolling
the New England coast. from Cape Ccd.
Mass. to Quoddy Head. The people Of
Millbridge, Jonesporf. Lubec and Seal Cove
occasionally were startled by hearing a
dull, rumbling noise. like the firing OF dis
tant guns. and as the sound came rolling
In over the ocean the residents thought of
Ceryera's feet and sure destruction. The
noises came at uncertain intervals between
and o'clock in the afternoon, and were
more frequent and pronounced In times Of
dense fog. As result Of the scare. Bar
Harbor's charms as summer resOrt fen
of greatly. and many desirable cottages
were deprived OF tenants.
Among the men who heard the boom OF
what appeared to be Spanish guns was DIR.
g. H. Hay. Of Philadelphia. who was
spending his vacation on Cranberry island.
He was firmly convinced that the sounds
were caused by some form OF explosion.
either from blasting hedges or quarries or
from signal guns on board OF yachts.
AS the explosions were kept up long aft
er the Spanish ships had been wrecked he
to solve the mystery. The reports never
were heard except in foggy weather. and
were loudest and most pronounced on hot.
muggy days. when the fog was lifting to
let In the sunlight. DR.. Hay had hunted
up some French and German books, and
read accounts Of similar sounds which have
been heard near the North sen and near
Antwerp. These noises were common on
warm days. The natives called them
''mistpoefIers.'' which. taken literally.
means fog hiccoughs.
Already the sounds have been heard this
season. when there Is no Spanish ship
within 5000 miles; but nobody seems to care
for them now that the war Is over, and the
louder and oftener they come the higher
goes the price Of cottage rent Scientific
men from all parts Of the country have
announced their intention to come here
and study the curious phenomena. New
York Press
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

Lieut.. Halls Sensations On Receive
ing IN Odd woanA ut Santiago.
Lieut.. Hall. Of the Ninth cavalry. and
Maj J. J. Dickinson. Of the Sixth Missouri
infantry, were sitting at table in wash
ington restaurant the other night when the
ma tor asked the lieutenant to tell how ne
lost his teeth before Santiago.
TITS an old story" the lieutenant saic.
but the major and several friends intimated
that good story never grew old. and Han
proceeded: "You fellows seem to regard
the fact OF fellows having his teeth shot
out as possessing the elements of humor.
but 1t doesn't. let me assure you. My ex-
perience was unique. but not funny. n
Mauser bullet came along 1uA as I was
giving an order. Ny mouth was wide open.
and the missile struck from the side. 1t
took out my upper teeth. as you will see.
and 1t broke on q good portion Of the lower
ones In 'front.'"
How did you feel?" asked a young war
rior who ycarns for a wound.
well. there's some fun In that" said
the lieutenant when the thing struck
me whirled about and almost lost con-
sciousness. l knew. however, that was
whiriing. Then. In my confused state, /
decided that my head had been shot or.
All of sudden thought Of the headless
chicken that jumps after 1t Is shot. and.
my tuln0 , Syet i CO0iu sec btiy SCH itop-
ping about there on the ground. my head
rolling down the hill like a football. Then
l remembered that II l had no head l
would not be able to think. I reached up
to where my head ought to be, as I
thought, and IL wasn't there! OF course,
I had not judged the movement correctly
because OF the partial paralysis resulting
from the shock. Then / turned out a re-
markable theory. / decided that science
was all wrong. The brain was not the
seat OF thought, but the spinal column.
Here / was, without head. thinking.
Then i heard the roar Of guns. Another
great discovery-the ears were not neces-
sary to hearing! I felt that was In the
possession of wonderful new facts, and
my only regret was that l could not pre-
sent them to the world. A second later
I decided that was dead. In this state
Of mind / was taken on the field. / had
been thinking, probably. not more than
two minutes. There was no pain at first;
that came later on"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

SAFE WAS TOO TOUGH.
Apachea Tomahnwked II. Roasted 1t
and soaked II In Vain.

ANA soaked IN vain.
THE Apache Indians had a hard nut to
crack when they got hold OF our paymas-
ter's safe" said the ex-sergean, Of cavalry
who was asked about his experiences in
Arizona. 'on this particular trip, i was
detailed with six men TO escort him He
and his clerk rode In an ambulance drawn
by mules. and. Of course. the escort was
mounted. We were in camp one night be-
tween two forts. when We were jumped by
al least loo Indians. They killed two men
before We got out. and the ambulance was
left in their hands.
The paymasters safe contained about
S7.o9e In greenhacks, IL weighed something
like no pounds and worked with a combir-
alton. None Of the redskins had ever ex-
sn,ined one at close quarters before, but
they all knew what !, was hauled about
from pos, TO post for. and. Of course, they
were anxious TO get hold OF the money.
They frs, pounded of the knob with stones
thinking the door could then he pffed open
II was failure. OF course, and then they
tried their tomahawks on the chilled steel
hoping TO cat hole In II. They had seen
iron sof,ened by fire. and the third move
was TO give that safe a three-hours' roast
ing Luckily for Uncle Sam, IL was fire.
prcot. They threw big rocks upon IL while
!, WAS still hot. and il was deniea here ana
there. bi; they were as far from the money
as ever. After working away for a night
and day the safe was dragged up the
side OF a mountain and tumbied over a
prec!pice oa feet high. They expected to
SIC II burst open. but the only damage done
was 10 break enc 90 the wheels off Il. was
leti lying where 1, fell for three or four
days. ard the gang then turned ana earries!
Il 20 the river and let Is soak for whole
week X was thought that this would ssf:-
Ell II up, and greas was their chsgria when
aasfed again. Then they triea gunpo WIDER.
bat Knowing nothing Of blasting they
brought about an explosion which burned
half dozen warriors and left the safe as
good as ever.
The Indians were footing with ma.
strong box for month or more They
resse4i IL again and they gave il another
fail. and no burglars ever worked harder
To get a; the long green. They failed 10
get SO the inside. however and in DISCUS.
they suahis<i 81 &n:o deep rasine and left
- II vas fourteen months later that peace
came ana Ne accidentally got track os the
cafe. An ambulance aad n guard xsr, sen.
for i. and we found II lying In The bed Of
creek With great pile % drlfswcoa
around T. IL was - lonesome looking old
safe. as yea may suppose. and nobody had
tas sstghsees aosae thar The money had e%-
eagsed are ana water. When we 60. i, %
tie fort and blew OF the door, We found
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
OtR POET.

Vert 50 a essatrv aAgcs fast week ard here !.
hst he beard 20 the .sns Il The Batter sna ths
lass -Sss:'
tais yesss nstie PARTNERS reaay.
fro, em cut utsss the rsos.
IiHe up. yoa sa.nsla- sesseFs STEADY!
Ltssly na. oae Cssalax more
Shasts. .hes. TIA, hst aae sias kez.
sisfa yss asstss that rssaFstte
ssee yOsss tsisia wasstlsirtgaeY,
Fafv tbs ladies. Nae all sst
: hate youv ladies Al together
Ladies' efEsas3tr tSe sauss
His shs hamees ~3th ssalr lsstAer
Balssee All &sa ssiax yeex dane.
ENssch Tie fsrsAies va tie Eaisssia
circle sGsss AA1 aa-ss 10
s'sr attsattaa - tbs s3dis.
SWISS hss sesaa and "a s1ss go.
T,Ts' tyssr is-~ard n.ea 70 paacSs.
~cssnd faiirr sAufss hack
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sNsaS sss ssii tAesr srasssrz erarA
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
THE ORIGIN or RUBBER Nec1es
SIang Phrase nm Old One eno -
Used In Wlsconsin.

The familiar slang phrase OF the
which dubs the curious one q
neck II a coinage Of SO old date
Out In the wilds OF she west fho4
chuckiing 10 Themselves over our ~
posed discovery OF their ionx.fose0ts
term Of derision.
II was In Wisconsin that the fun.
neck was born ten years ago. The e
bermen who spent their lives tn the -
tides of the vast woods ard HvcH 49,
the trees birds and animals for no
at time first won the appcilaficfs-
At stated intervals the sturdy 49,
men gathered ~ their acennuiete0 lss
irgs md 2i~ogsi for the nearest 49,
the Western town, which grows 81
In a night. underwent such knieidoe
changes between Visits that the -
OF the forest were in constant -
They stretched their necks hithee
yor. 10 take in the curious sights.
CAPPED at the new buildings. they
at everything from the shop windovS
the pretty girls. and their conS
moving heads won them the sobrtqu
rubber necks.'--Sew York Wcsid.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

entirely disappeared We cannot quite
say that there was In these drA wings the
sureneas Of . professional artist; that
would be saying too much. for
Victor Hugo drew very much
after the fashion Of children. who
smear . tree. when dissatisfied with
X. into . cloud He made copioas use
Of tinted water-in fact. OK anything that
was At hand. were IL q remnant OF coffee
left In HIS cup. % his drawings often cui-
minated In something quite different from
what he intended ~ FIRST. But for all that.
he proceeded with the splendid careless
ness of a man more practieed than he was
in reality. and his amateurssip was Char
acterfsed by such dash that II frequently
gives rs the Illusion Of mastery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
pADEREwskI AND LElrslC GIRLS.
Eject of the Pianlst's Appearance
ON Two Of His Adm1PePs

The morning after the first Paderewsh
recital In Lelpsic two girls were walking
along the RoGpiatz talking. They had at
tended the recital. One was too practical
TO be given to r0mancing. but her com
Ymnion had golden hair. big blue eyes and
permanently gone" expression.
HE does lock rather deiecate.'' remark
ed the practical girl when ! saw him
come out on the stage last night couldn't
help Wondering IL he had on WOODEN socks
ana II anybody sees 10 It that he has
diet OF good. wholesome. strengthening
food. He doesn't took IT.
''Oh. yes,' said the other, 'he doesn't
look as though he ate much. How should
like To be the one to look after his diet,
she went on. unmlndfui OF the scorn on
her companions face. II should perfectly
love to give him some'-she paused
thoughtfuliy then cried triumphantly-
.ssofne doughnutse'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

the 5000 - snug - ron please. Some OF
the bills were . little tender from the heat
and some had grown moldy from the water.
bur Uncle Sam redeemed every dollar ana
the paymaster was made happy again.
When the Apaches heard Of our Getting
the money, one Of them. who had worked
hardest on the safe, growied At me:
White man some fool. Indian more fool
and iron box great big d-n fool--ChicaSo
Inter Ocean.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
sinki.g Of salt water we1lss !.

A new industry in spYinging up IN 49,
ern Mexico-sinkinx wells Tor salt
to manufacture salt for mining ana d.
tic purposes. One company has 49,
i9.1o acres 81 salt water territory "a
Camaron Id miles south Of Lafeoa 81
has struck water containing II pr
aalt Uoxtb from 70 cents ponQ0 -
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

DISPATCHES of the 9th and 7th give accounts of terrible storms in the east. The Atlantic coast from Hatteras to Norfolk was being swept by one of the most fearful gales ever known. Vessels went ashore torn to pieces and many others were caught in the storm and cannot be heard from. The Ohio river left its banks this past week to carry destruction to many homes, while smaller streams aided in the devasta- tion. New York and Colorado, Dis triet of Columbia and Ohio have had
 snow and blizzards almost continuous ly for nearly week, and so the tele- grams read from many sections of the country. Comparisons are odious, 'tis
 said, but we may at least be thankful
 that there is sunny cline where blizzards are unknown, called Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

ways: It enacted the Dingley law, met the Cuban crisis, inauguratee and carried on war, and outdid the record of every other Congress in the vast sums appropriated, and is we'll named the billion-a and-a-half dollar Congress. In nearly every branch of the government there has been an in crease of appropriations. This riotous outlay seems to cover wants of all sections but ours of the West. with our millions of acres of arid land only awaiting the magic touch of water to blossom forth and yield bountifully. We cannot but think some of these i'm mense sums might better have been set apart to build our reservoirs and utilize the preeions water that runs to the sea and is lost each year.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
crowdinq Two Billions.

When in its two sessions the fifty first congress spent billion dollars, the country stood aghast at it's extrava- gance. Reeds explanation that "ihis is billion-dollar county" did not satis- fy the voters and they turned down the party of waste at the following elec- tion.
 But the party of special privileges has not profited by the lesson. Its re- storation to power has been marked by wider saturnalia of extravaganza than it displayed during the Harrison regime. It is estimated that the ag- gregate of the appropriations of the congress whose life will end in few days will amount to $l l,600, ,0O0, ,000 This is exclusive of the $l5, ,00G, ,000 pro- posed for the Nicaragua canal. While ths war has cost heavily, the vast ex- tent of the total outgo is chargeable more to the reckless policy of the party that has been holding the national purse for the past two years than to any particular event that has happened in that time.
 The appropriations at the end of the first session of the present congress footed up $S93 ,231, ,6l5, though at the time the country was confronted with deficit. The appropriations already made during the present session amount to about $720, ,000, GOO.
 In consequence of this extravaganza large deficit is certain to appear at the end of the present year. Despite this fact no attention has been paid to the protests of the chairman of the ap- propriations committee and the demo- crats of both the house and senate. The work of shoveling the money out of the treasury has been steadily gc- ing on.
 The policy that has cursed Spain, Portugal. Italy, Turkey and France is being followed by the extravagant re- publican majority. Its cour Sc is rec ord of constantly increased appropria- tions public debt and interest. al d ever recurring dedcits.-St Louis Republic.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

ARIZONA Northern Normal school is now a reality as 1t has passed both branches of the legislature and it is understood the governor is friendly to the measure. The school starts out with s21, 600 to its credit. The people of the north will now have equal school facilities with those of other sections of the territory. The problem of what to do with the big building at Flagstaff has been solved. if every monument of folly could be turned into school, the world would be bettered thereby.-IPhoenix Enterprise.
 Now let it be named the "O'Neill Memorial School" as suggested by the Herald and 8 benefit to the people and the honoring the memory of our dead hero will both have been accomplished.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

OVER seventy ballots have been cas t for choice of Senator in the California Legislature and the deadlock still re- mains, with no material change in the situation. All that can be done by the observing public is to place the dis grace of such proceedings where it justly belongs, and when this same o. P. elect members to the legislature again, be observing whom they vote for.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

It is very hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suffer while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany IN. Y. dairyman called at drug store there for doctor to come and see his child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him to come at once on his return. He also bought bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doctor should arrive. In few hours he returned, saying the doctor need not come, as the child was much better. The drug gist, Mir. Otto Scholz, says the family has since recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their neighbors and friends until he has constant demand for it from that part of the country. For sale by Brockway's Pharmacy.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

ONE bill adding to the good name of the 2Oth was passed this week with much applause and commendable patriotism. That was the bill for protection of "old Glory"-protecting its starry field of azure and stripes of crimson and white from advertise ments, no more to fling upon the air when unfurled the merits of rival patent medicines or the superiority of numerous makes of bicycles. When hats are raised and cheers are given as the flag goes by let it be for the banner of the nation, not for descriptions oi kodaks, typewriters, salad-dressings and soaps.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

Mir. Nj. II. Williams, late district at torney of Maricopa county, who has been in failing health for two years past, due to softening of the brain, the past week was placed in the terri torial hospital for the insane at his own request. Mir. Williams has been steadily failing for some time and none realized it more acutely than himself. Loss of power to work and of memory caused him great deal of worry and he felt that treatment at the territorial hospital would be of beneft.-l Re. publican.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

THE closing scenes of the fifty-fifth Congress last Monday just passed into history were of more than usual in- terest. In the house the tired mem bers sat all night disheveled and sleepy, but dramatic withal, awaiting con ference reports, and wakened at last by the eloquent speech of Mir.
 Henderson of Iowa. Song and leave taking with fervor of patriotism marked the last bours. The more dignifed Senate was declared ad- journed at l2 o'clock, after the usual complimentary resolutions and the address of the vice-President. The
 ffty-fifth has made history in several
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

A. R. De Fluent, editor of the Jour nal, 'Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for a number of years from rheumatism in his right schoulder and side. He says: My right arm at times was entirely useless. I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and was surprised to receive re- lief almost immediately. The Pain Balm has been a constant companion of mine ever since and it never fails" For sale by Brockway's Pharmacy.