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

OF water during the year tust
closed.
seattie's free labor bureau fur-
rished employment 20 Is. 900 people
I'm 1893.
Seattle has II public schooIs. en-
pioyiux 2O3 teachers. with = school
popnlattoa 81 ll.a2s. and . regis
tered attendance Of s.6s5.
seattle has more than 2.0OO tele-
phones IN use.
seattle has ~ steamboat iiues en-
terinx the hareor.
seattle has 10. secret and benevo-
lent societies.
S~astie's daily consumption OF
water 10 s.Ai2.s.s Galioss-
seattle has . climate that 10 al
most unrtvnIed.
Seattle has the advantage of scenic
beauty en- all stdes- from the tar
horsson where Mt. Rainier towers
in majestic beauty. to the cosy
hooks and gIeas In the parks and
the ieveiiess of marine vsews.
seattle has an army post for
which the Federal ssvernaens has
made appropriations amounting 20
s2 90. ooa. II viii be . fall reKi-
mental post Win m an eunI pay roll
of e3os.sio and monthly e1penAi-
lures amounting to e3a.coo.
seattle has = United states assay
onsce. IL was opened on July Ia.
aSas. for the parchase asd assay Of
baifton. Fer tho 13S days eaaing
November M Aulitea tn the aaeant
Of es.si..es9 was ssrehased ssa 70
- estimated that over q. .ooo. 900
win be handled dortnG the eseal
y~ar. The probable esspss Of the
AfaLa gold Aetds for lSos IL eiS.-
ooe. coo. The force se the seattle
aaasy once. which ranks tAsra
anenw all assay cMces In the UnsseA
ssstea In the aneunt Of boliioa ham
aleA. consists 81 afteeA men. The
best experts OF the sareaa of the
mfnt have been detailed 20 seFvteS
IN this Once, sAas assuring aatfsfar-
terry s~ssits-
Seattle Il the nataral aaa aec<s-
sapy eentes ~ . large and valuable
~snfng aaa Industrial territory.
seassle's average Temperature ter
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

November was ~ degrees, which -
exactly the average temperature Of
that month for the last eight years.
The hiGhest temperature was So,
November 4, the lowest 81. Novem-
her -. On November o the range OF
temperature for the entire day was
only degrees.
Seattle exported RSs. OSs 10 worth
Of beer during the past year.
seatsie's foreign exports for 1898
amount TO es.So1 .3s2.pIs imports.
e2,<S2.e2s-22. For 1897 the exports
were %. 2ea. Sse.73, imports, ei.2Ss.-
a3A.AI.
seattle street improvements dur
ting the year amounted TO s2oa,-
SSH.
Seattle handles 20, 600 cases OF or
aHw~s. q. 900 eases OF lemons 1000
ooo pounds OF bananas and 900. 900
pcsnds of green fruit each year, not
eeaasiag local prodsettoa-
Seattle hss ave brass fenndwt~s
seatffe's death rate for November
fep San Francisco and i:so for
Sacramento.
Seattle had I<T vessels all told
In the Alaska trade last season.
seattle 10 headasart~rs for nearIy
all the Federal eMe~rs Tn the state.
seattle - the America terminus
OF the Nippon fsaea katsha, Japan
ese Mail Steamship Company, by
which experts for Isas amoanted
60 s:.sso.7sA-
seattle has $50 aressmakers.
seattle has 50 retail drug stores.
seattle's local trade amounts to
e3o. 600 GOO aanuaIiy.
seattle has eight creameri~s and 81
aatrtes.
seattle has ~ com IN issfen houses.
Seattle - the aeaFest city to the
Puget sssnA naval station and dry
dock ~ BSea<Rtoa. the only doek
% the eeass capable of han dffng
tbs Target vessels-
Seattle - the seat Of the w. G. r.
T. nafteaaI ecnventfsn tAss year.
That assembly Will brs:s1 e. the
city l-7o0 - 500 81 the choicest
women 81 the earth. and will ad-
vsssiss seaside tAso~gA ssa the wesi1.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

Seattle has two free kindergarten
sehooi..
Seattle has atty miies of sas
mains.
Seattle has twenty miles OF I'm
proved Ns-ycIe paths.
Ssattie.s puhlic school buildings
cost Ssas.:s0.
seattle has ave are engines. three
chemtcsy engines, three hook and
ladder companies. ntne hose COM
pantes and q are boat.
Seattle has an area Of thfrty-one
square mites. The greatest distance
from north To south II eight and
one-han miles from east 20 west.
six nud one-fcarth miles
semitic ha. lo- miles OF water pipe
In use.
Seattle has ~ mtfes OF s~wers.
seattle has no mites OF improved
streets.
seattle ha. a chamber OF commerce
and n real estate board.
seattle has ten hanks.
Seattle has $50 es1aee huiidtnGs and
blocks and - pnhitc halls.
Seattle hn. eo churches.
seattle has 81 newspapers and
periodicals
seattle has eight parks
S~attie's population has Increased
a. follows, I>>a. s.sss, is~S. sa~s'
1850, .G.-ao, $500 AS.S57s 1872,
s-aac; ISa>. So.eeo-
seattle has n pcp0isticn OF >o."so-
Seattle stores have - handsome
show window, - can be fennd any
where.
Seattle has farsy docks ana
waarxe. several OF which have
been greatly enlarged and Improves
during the past year.
seattle 4. entered ny three trans
continental unes of read. vtaa The
Northern Pacific. the Great N"rthern
and the Canadian Pacsa~. and has
cio.e renu~cttea also With the Bar
urwsan and the Uaiea Fnciac-
seattle naintsins . free s@pfey-
ment bureau
Seattle has . free rshitc library.
Seattle has leo mttes OF street car
tracks
seattle used $500. ooo. 90 gaiisss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

report for the first eleven months Of 1898 The total
age percentage Of gain the same months Of 1897
amounts to 81 per cent the actual increase in tonnage
being SIS tons The departures from Seattle in 1897
emitting December amounted to $50 900 TONS against
727. 494 tons for the same months Of last year.
There not . month Of 1893 that there was not
considerable gain. The greatest in March,
whose increase 1861 tons. 17S per cent; and
the leaxt in Noven when only little less than per
cent increase shown. With heavy addition to the
figures there will be when the December returns
In the percentage Of growth will be still marked
The following table shows the departures in tonnage
Of vessels for all Of 1897 and 1893 up December l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
A NEW COLLEGE BUILDING.
Famous Musical fassftnsfon In new
QuarfevS-anpevh Egsfrm~ns

krFFn ne FNtEcafor. WAY J. fsEs
Tie AifSbaI piano Eas s~eT Sc acted ny
rr. Florence ZssGfe3d. pfsskd9rs ~ tns
Chicago musical college. 70 HansegEsffs sks,
AL TIA DEPARTMENTS - TIRE sns new esss.
ieg@ building 5n Michigan hesss!ssars
Over forty 81 shs finest Kgrshatg grad
ard upright psaTos tlary4s9 ost 81 the great
ssetory 90 fns EirzhAil Co are row In.
this leading Esssica4 .nstfsEtisn OF .Ae
y est Dv Xssx4e6 has siFeaeT TAKEN fsas~
session cs hss EeE quarters ard h@ynnf
al QUESTION. he now ssas TIE hands ssEsest
sslsssea. college buildings la exist srrs
Csrtzls1y there 70 nothing itA saaAl IN ths
matter % ccrnrnF<1I0asnasz teAufifl.l To-
cation ara elegant apps.asrasx.is e. TIA
United StAfAA adv.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

- HE revenues which keep the Wheels
Of Tia city treasury pied also at
foTsa a good Index 10 tie gsnsFai
business condition u the city.
From tAst s,acdgo.rt every csfi-
- II Seattle w;.l be glad 10 know that
~ csfsss income for isss II more than
1nam larger than IL was In 1877.
f4ls Increase appears mainly in the re-
$50 from the water department tax
~eseesicns. licenses and local improve
800. eaeh OF which shows = substantial
aeeefpts from ths several departments
~ = follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
THE great FIRE Of luna & 1859. taught

THE great fire Of June {, 1853. taught
Seattle many yaauaose issSana among
them the necessity ~ usA4nixAnlsss "a
efficient FIRE Department. Never was
TIE WORK es tie department better L.l2tras-
&c Shaa during the year which csosed yes-
'eraay. While fau reports for the last
mouth have not yei been usa3e Up. statistics
Tor the s5rss e4svea uaosshs % tho rear show
saas was!s 81 IRE a.2Tms were responded
10 N i&ss. q number FAR greater than tn
airy previous year. but corresponding -
the later great expansion Of Ibis city. there
Was bat loss o: szo.SSS % per cent. less
tASn tae less In any previous year. Tae
percentage OK loss 20 property insured 10
tnfsaises.Esal and Is remarkable in view Of
The difficult and extensive district covered.
Eais showing "a perhaps Unparalleled IN
any city n the GATED States. and speaks
Tor Iss3 an tina rrwscn; efficiency es the
department under Fire Chief Ke.logg.
Tho department today represents PROF
real estate lsse,3 30, buildings cyss ,tss,, and
apparatus tsISsTAsa. There are elxh, en-
gsns houses Including headquarters. ara
The water 'front.' sfato1- occupying seysnty-
enc fun paid men. Including the chief ana
assistant chief. TIE horse roll now ntlFu-
Stss lhirfs SIX, There are so fire hy5raats
laid large Increase ever tho NUMBER Ast
year.
Statements for the Year.
Following j. statement OF ioss, eto.
for the year ending November - 1873. com.
piled from the books OF me dersrfn;ens
The Insurance paid" column IL necessarily
incomplete. II besnx o.ten Impossible 10
obtain thia itea from tire partisu inter
eSte3:
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La Grippe Successfully Treated.

Il have Just recovered from the second
attack Oh Ia grippe this year." AAya Ar
James A Jones. putlisner Of the Leader,
Mexis Texas ''in the latter case I ussx}
Cham5erisin's Cough Remedy. ard / think
Win considerable success. only being in
bed little over Two days against ten DAYS
Tor Tbs former attack The secoad attack
I arm satisfied would have been ~p,ally
az bad a. the FIRST bat Tor tie uss Of shss
remedy. a. had TO 10 10 bed In about aix
hours after being struck with H. Rnsio
in the first case ! was ebis 20 xtterld to
business about two Gays before getting
uo@n. For sale by all deAlsrA
THE Chicago Milwaukee q 81 Psul
railways p.onesr Limited Fast Mail will
change time January /. isse. from ~ Pant.
20 connss; with the fals trains from Pa
einc coast lsstfta i.sas will arrive la r.
Paul at p m. The Pioneer Limited will
leave >. Paul for Chicago A. .. IN
WHEN you step In the Fulton. Seattle
and Yakima markets ask for pure pork
sausage.
CAST your eye on Crisp Snaps." page u.
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Ia Cat~ensf..

- srs--My d&rlsrs when 2 an rome.
~ ~, sea sses be atls 70 pay me dos
nsa@n'; woTrx ahcat tba.. dear. II
comes "a tie west. / ~. marry
sx.-AieN..ea- Record
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
SAALLLoSS MYEAR'S FIRES
Prompt Work by the Department
Saves Many Dollars.
GAIN OVER PREVIOUS YEARS.

While asa Alarms Have Deen Re-
sHonded 10 During the Year. =
Sumher Far Greater Than Ever
Before, the Lsss 81 Property Has
Make Hard Work far Deparsmsns.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

Increase Of 1898
months Of 1897.
The number Of vessels departing from Seattle for the
coastwise and foreign trade in 1898 emitting December
was s67 or $40 than for the months Of 1897
growth Of nearly $50 per cent The following shows by
months the number of vessels departing from this port
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

TIE estimated expense for 1893 10 SIS zoo.
prominent feature Of expense 10 the cost
OF horses, wear and tear on harness and
equipment which amounts on an estimate
OF rams made oy this sations figured sy
Ghleg hs$sogg for a feinfser Of yearn 20 tss
saeo run considerable feature OF tho
Seattle district Ina this exyEYncsion r. iss
may nature. and u sreA. extent The de-
I,artmens operates a. far a. Fremont an
ne north. Georgetown on The south. IMhs
Washington On the szst and ID sosuetIrnea
called 10 PORT Elaksiey. west
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ssfxa9s Debility ard
ali Chronic Ailments
Of des zne W om~n.
tssiroe~te, n.y.
ssseeie and STRIFE
tare quickly. safely
a T. q PSstttveiy
cured
Largest practice
ara BEST so2sgrsa
Institute ca TIE
-aass- Latest sc.sn.
tsfa ysssseos5a
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CAST POUR eye on Crisp snaps" page Il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-01

our soldiers have occasionally come npon
the bodies Of Cinnamon. poor wretches
living with their toes turned up and
their cues wrapped around their shaven
skulla These were men OF peace. In
Offensive washermen. vegetable gar
deners and peddlers forced with gun
and knife to swell the ranks ct Agui-
naldo's hast. The ides would be Iaugil-
able only for the sadness OF It, Any
thing in this life the Cinnamon can do
except stand up and be nred at. There
he becomes the merest rabbit His forte
Ia to earn money He will even face
danger in this favorite pursuith he Is
not actually Obliged to play soldier
Many Chinamen are attached to our
army m hospital servants In this ca
pacity they must gather up the wound
ed upon the field and carry them to
hospital. Here as always they are faith
ful to the duty they are paid 10 per-
form They even show considerable
bravery in darting ont under open fire
and bringing in the wounded
But standing mp still and being shot
at under orders-nol Excuse John, II
you please have even heard that
when he goes into battle he drops upon
his knees and besseches joss to bring
him ont alive
Impelled equally by ignorance and
desperation Agninaldo goes on to his
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-01

fate lie and his Chino Philippine sd
visers cause stupendous lies TO be cir
culated among his men The most gift
ed arts, in the field Of sensational
journalistic lying would turn green
with envy before the efforts Of Agui-
naldo's newspaper men. After our oc.
cupation Of Malolos. the alleged CAPT
tai Of the insurgents some OF the sol
diers picked mp copies Of paper print
ed in Spanish and purporting TO give n
report Of the fight Of the day before.
In that remarkable report ii was "esti
mated" observe that fishy and familiar
word estimated that the Ameri
canos had 90. 900 men engaged in the
given scrimmage and that Of these they
lost not less than 5000. 900 out OF
2s. 600 The report ended with the fol-
lowing remarkable observations printed
in scare lines "Hurrah for the Army
Filipinol 'Rah for our general in
Jesus"
Odd scenes the American soldier
stumbles on here To them soldering
in the Philippines will be liberal ednca-
ton One Of these queer sights 10 be seen
here is at the Paco cemetery The Span
ish priests made the Filipinos pay their
way even after they were dead. In the
Pace cemetery the body Of departed
native was allowed to rest peacefully
in grave 50 long as his surviving rela'
tiyes paid stated sum regularly. His
body being at rest. bis soul was conse
quently likewise at peace.
IL. however. the tax wns skipped or
neglected at the appointed time. then
the poor crestures bones were inhos-
pitably hustled ont Of the earth and
ignominiously east upon the common
heap. Thenceforward the defunct ones
soul wanders through the shades OF
purgatory in everlasting distress. II
looks rs IL the dead and gone Filipinos
deposited in this heap would have a
rough time getting their bones together
on resurrection day.
The river Pasig flows through Ma
Mia and is crossed by bridges. The
wealthiest place Of its size in the is
lands IL said 10 have been the town OF
Pasig. a suburb Of Manila few miles
out 1t was occupied recently by our
troops, the rebels and the remaining
townspeople hnrrying ont in hot haste
Your oriental has no faith in banks
Chinaman, Hindoo, Jap OF Malay. he
buries HE money in the ground in an
earthen jar Then by stone or some
bieroglyphic he imagines only himself
will understand, he marks the spot and
retires in peace and confidence Many
thrifty Cinnamon. without counting on
the inquiring disposition OF the Yankee
soldier. buried their boards in the earth
at Pasig. They left in such haste that
they had not time TO gather mp this
money. The American soldiers at Pasig,
particularly members of Washington
state regiment. have dug thousands OF
dollars out Of the ground. One fortunate
youth discovered jar containing 81
800 in cold cash. enough to buy him
farm or take him through college. &C.
cording to his temperament and aspira.
tions. Another unearthed a bushel
basketful Of copper money. II is sad to
relate that after these pleasant finds OF
the spoi,s Of war poker games were par
ticularly fast and furious in the Amer
lean camp.
ELIZA ARcHARD CONNER
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-01

feeds and shelters them Besides this
the American authorities are distribut
irg cargoes Of rice among the destitui.
natives in provinces outside OF Mnnila
,alr lido has cut of their subsistence
- natives in outside province. arr
artrd anxious to come under the
Ieltrring folds Of the American flag
IL Is not known certainly 10 this day.
probably never viii be known. whether
the insurrection broke loose as the 70.
suit of carefully laid plot or merely
ns the spontaneous elimination OF mis-
guided Filipino ambition. II was sud
den and not generally looked for. That
much is certain. A company Of Ameri'
can regulars on duty at one Of the ex.
treme outposts observed all at once q
man in the uniform Of a Filipino ser
sean, running from house to house
among the natives he seemed in .
state Of strong excitement They watch
ed him Soon shots were heard. Imme-
diately the general call TO arms rang
ominously through all Manila This
wa. between 3 and o O'Clock the nigh,
Of Saturday. Feb. 4
The effect was electrical Soldiers al
duty and bent on. pleasure in the city
rushed rellmell TO quarters In the
streets our men Knocked the native cab
drivers and coachmen Of their perches.
seized their conveyances and tore like
Jehu TO camp For the next "a hours
there was as hot 4 time in this old
town of Manila as any city ever saw.
In less than no time skirmish line Of
soldiers standing four feet apart was
thrown out around the whole city. II
was actually 81 miles long. Fire, shoot.
punch. prod, club. was the order Of the
day wherever hostile Filipino showed
his head. Many Of our soldiers remained
on duty IS solid hours engaged in bust
ness like this. When the shades OF even
ing fell on Sunday. Feb. 5. 1880 hap
less Filipinos lay dead and wounded In
and about Manila Here ended MIR
Aguinaldo's first lesson.
With scarcely days intermission
the lesson has been continued ever since
Even 10 those administering il the cost
has been heavy. We may hope that by
the time this reaches my readers the
story Of blood and death will be ended
IL probably would not have continued
20 long only that Aguinaldo has with
him those who know more OF fighting
than he does He has in his camp SOL
diers from the late Spanish army. Many
OF these were caught and forced with
a gun at their heads TO join his army.
To the shame Of their country it must
also be recorded that the iDsurgent
leader has among his counselors two or
three men who formerly belonged to
the American army. They had been
dishoDorably discharged from our ranks
Burning with rage and the desire for
revenge. they went over TO Aguinaldo
Perhaps there was not much else left
for them to do.
How many men Aguinaldo has il Is
hard to say. One estimate puts the
number as high as 100. 000 II he ever
had so many, he has them no longer
He has raked and scraped the earth for
them. Doubtless you at home have read
that large tale Of how Manila was laid
In ashes by the insurgents. The only
firing of Manila was done by the Amer
lean soldiers under orders
Among the dead Of the Filipino force
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-01

This Ia q story Of prodigsl Esther.
James A. II. Bell, known "A the Monte
Cristo Of Brooklyn, has left Americs
forever. He has gone TO Europe "a
| squander the rest of his fortune OF
81, 0O0, 900, 40 that his disinheri,ed son,
Charles A. Bell, may not by any chance
get any Of Il after his death.
He refused to pay the hospital ex.
penses OF his son, John Graham Bell,
who WAS buried In Greenwood q week
ago, until threatened with process OF
law. He disinherited one son because
he did not approve Of his wife. He dis.
inherited the other because he did no,
approve Of him. Then he set about Civ
ing away his fortune. He gave his
| library, one OF the finest In America, 70
the Brooklyn institute. He gave way
his magnificent art collection. He threw
money 70 children In the park, and scat
tered the family gold and silver plate to
strangers who passed his house. He
sent Stradivarius violin TO q child he
had never seen.
Long ago he made q will cutting his
sons OF with o.. Some one told him
that the will might be broken. "Then
will spend and give everything away
before die" he said. He thinks that
will be more readily done 10 Europe.
So he has left America forever.
James A. II. Bell was once the owner
OF Bell Island. He 10 81 years old. His
wife died 80 years ago, but for many
years before that time there had been q
GOODNESS between them, and the love the
husband once had for his wife turned to
hatred. This unnatural feeling extend.
ed 10 his two sons, one OF whom died
abroad about 10 days ago without exclt-
ing the least sympathy in the old man.
The other son, Charles A. Bell, IL dock
agent at pier 81, North River. Both had
been disinherited, the one that died be-
cause he did not wish 10 follow his IA
Tiers ad.ice In regard TO life's voca.
tio0 and Charles A. because he married
girl whom his father disliked.
Fearing that his will might be broken
by his sons, Bell made up his mind to
get rid Of his vast fortune. Most Of the
yaluables In his Sands Street mansion he
gave to the Brooklyn institute. Paint
ipgs aud bric-a-brac were given to
friends and he threw coins to the chill
dren In the street. To = little girl Ia
London, whose brother he met on chan
mel steamboat during previous visit to
Europe, he gave q Stradivarius violin,
and to the Brooklyn institute he gave
his library Of Is, 900 volumes.
He had chapel built In his house and
hired beautiful woman to play the
organ daily for him. This resulted In n
breach Of promise case, for which he
paid.
When he sailed for Europe week ago
he told his friends that he was going TO
spend the remainder of his fortune OF
d, DOC, 600. New York Letter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-01
OUR SOLDIERS IN LUz0N
Eliza Archard Conner With
the American Army.
GENEROSITY OF UNITED STATES
reedi.w Native women ana Children
while Insurgents shoot Down 0ur
Boys Brilliant Work Of AEuinai-
dos Press Agents - Grewsoms Ex-
hisit Of spanish Humanity.

MANILA. April 17.-While Aguinal-
dos motley crew Is shooting down its
soldiers from behind trees and skipping
forward like fleas before the American
advance the great and generous United
States government is feeding the starv
ing Filipipos whom the insurrection
has left destitute. The native men are
forced into the insurgent army rs II re-
treats. their food is taken. their hut'
are set on fire and the women and chill.
dren left 10 starve or shift for them.
selves like snperfuons cats The United
States army gathers these mp as IL pro.
ceeds briugs them into Manila and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-01

In the above find two sayings quoted
from the recent war.
l. Commodore Dewey's caution 10
Prince Henry Of Germany.
2. Lieutenant Hobson's remark To Ad-
miral Sampson.
To find the answer start with certain
letter in the panel and read from left TO
right. skipping two letters nj a time. TAX
ing the hines in order downward. com
mencing again at the top and continuing
in this manner until each OF the "a let
tiers has been used.-Woman's Home
Companion.