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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-20
SOCIETY NOTICES.

SOCIETY NOTICES.
IONIC Lodge No -. +. g. A. M
Friday. January ~. 10 .. IN. Regular
communication.
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c. l. CASE Secretary.
BuRNS' ANNfy EIsSARY in Rauke hall.
Wednesday evening. January % Scofch
songs Highland dances in costume. con-
crrt and bail. under the auspices OF the
Californian Society.
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COLUMBIA SGHOOL-Baiiroom dances
taught In 30 minutes or money refunded
Seventh and Columbia.
ARCANA LODGE. s.. r. and A. n. meets
second and fourth Mondays each month
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EMPLOYMEN~ WANTED-FEMALE
WANTED Position as waitress or cham
bermaid.. Address ]. c.. care Post-fn.ei-
figeuesr.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-20

The following letters await advertisers
ct this Office:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-20
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALE mt Bickerton & Deyi.t's
saiesrooms, on Friday. the 2sth at 10
O'Clock sharp: bed sets. springs mat
rresses, coucheS. extension tables din
ing chairs. rockers, pictures. bedding
roller top desk, easy chairs, carpets
heaters. cook stoves. crockery. kitchen
furniture. etc: also a quantity of gro
ceres suitable for Alaska outfits 20 lbs
bacon and other articles too numerous
a mention
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

the progress of the times, and railway
employees and the general public alike
have been intensely interested in the
investigation and adoption of appli-
ances that place risk to life and limb
at the lowest possible minimum.
Fifteen years ago the man who de-
voted himself to a career on the hurri-
cane deck of freight car took his life
In his own hands. He was forced to go
In between moving cars, take out cou-
pllng pins and put them in with his
naked hands. On the road the brake
man was also switchman-he had to
maintain his position on top of the car
while in motion, set brakes when sig
nailed, take the ground and make fly
ing switches, cut out cars, recOuple
and risk all the possibilities OF fatal
accident which no care nor skill could
overcome. He was exposed to all kinds
of weather 1t might rain so hard that
he could not see the lights fifty feet
away. 1t might so sleet that his lofty
perch was slippery as glass. A slide
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
Sea Water of MANY CoIors.

On a bright, sunny day visitors are
often puzzled at the numerous colors
visible on the surface of the sea. There
will, perhaps, be some four or five
streaks of green, blue, yellow, black
and so forth, making the water appear
as though It were painted in color
stripes of mathematical precision. To
the initiated these several stripes have
their meaning. They are nearly all pro-
duced by the character of the ocean
bed, and as a rule are only seen In close
proximity to land. If you see a deem.
blue or green patch, you may label it
deep water, the blue usually being
deeper than the green. A yellowish tint
signifies a sandy bottom, and. If II Is
very pronounced, indicates a shoal or
sandbank. Black indicates rocks. ol-
though seaweed or cloud shadows will
sometimes produce a similar effect. On
the east coast it is no uncommon thing
to see a patch Of bright red where the
sun has reflected the color of the deon
brown sand on the surface. Whore tho
bottom is muddy, as on the Essex
coast, n streak of bright silver-rrav ia
often seen. Many people who cannot
claim Intimacy with the sea IMAGINE
these colOrs are in the sea water itsoIs
whereas its intrinsic tint IS blu,sb
green.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

1.-THE Senate cannot keep Its own Sc
crets," once said Senator HOar in
speech showing the difficulties in the
way OF our country's entering into the
struggles and turmoil of European dip
lOmacy. What secrets, II may be asked,
does the Senate have to keep, and why
does It fall to keep them? Under our
constitution the national Senate, which
Is a part OF the lawmaking branch of
the Government, shares with the Presi-
dent In the treaty making power. The
President or his diplomatic agents may
make a treaty. but before 1t becomes
valid It must be ratified by the Senate.
In dealing with a treaty, 1t is just as
important, therefore, for the Senate tc
keep its own counsels as for the Presi.
dent and his advisers, and in diplomacy
there Is often a necessity that Its Sc
crets should not be violated. Accord
ingly, whenever the Senate is discuss
ing treaty with n foreign nation, It's
sessions are held behind closed doors.
Newspaper correspondents and specta-
tors are rlgldly excluded. The few
officers of the Senate allowed to remain
are sworn to secrecy, and 1t is a point
of honor with the Senators themselves
not to tell what takes place within the
chamber. Experience proves, however,
that n secret entrusted to ninety men IS
pretty sure to leak somewhere. The
newspapers contain almost as good re-
ports OF what takes place in the secret
sessions OF the Senate as In those that
are open. This has led many persons
to believe that the attempt at secrecy
had better be abandoned altogether.
This is a pesslmlstic view. Whatever
| II Is right for the Senate to do should
be persisted In until 1t can be success
| fully accomplished. Strictly speaking,
there Is n distinction between an execu-
tive session and a secret session, but in
popular parlance the terms are almost
interchangeable. An executive session
is for the consideration of executive, or
presidential, business, and as such IL is
usually n secret session, although not
necessarily. Besides It's work on the
treaties, the sessions Of the Senate call.
ed to act upon the Presidents nOmina.
lions OF Office holders are executive SEES
siOns. ana appropriately secret In order
that the qualifications OF each nominee
may be fully presented and discussed
In addition, either House or Senate may
close It's doors for the consideration OF
other kinds OF business besides the "ex
ecutive," and then the deliberations be
come secret sessions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

by impact. The master car builders.
in convention. have formulated speci.
fications that preserve the essentials
of plane above the tracks, conforma.
ton of knuckles and grip. and size of
the automatic drawhead. This svs.
TEN, when followed out, admits of the
adoption Of any one of hundred pat.
ents.
The new drawhead In freight car
IS fashioned much like the wrist and
curved hand Of a man. The wrist Is
the bar OF the drawhead, which goes
under the platform and holds the head
firmly In place. The head itself has
sufficient radial movement to admit of
Its being opened and closed at will.
There are two portions OF the knuckle
One can be represented by the thumb
and the other by the curved fingers.
The fingers OF this knuckle never
stralghten, but they will move radio.
ally on the wrist axis, thus permitting
the drawhead to be opened for the
dropping OF the opposite fist The
brakeman turns a lever in opening the
coupler. and Is not compelled TO put
more than half Of one arm In between
the cars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

with air breaks. but the old way ot
risklng a crushed hand in coupling
with link and pin SIN continued. Greai
skill was shown by experts in man
ipulating these so as to fall ALWAYS at
the right tilt. superintendent finally
made each man carry a short club to
help In this work. 1t operated well
and reduced the risk, and here was the
start Of the automatic coupling for
freight cars.
With the passage Of the interstate
commerce law, the matter Of the pro-
lection for employees was taken up in
earnest. The Industrial unions agi-
tated the subject, and forced the roads
to act, experiments were made, March
3, 1893, the law was passed that put a
new system into operation, and with
the present year uniformity of action
with the various roads has gone into
effect. This measure throws all the
known safeguards around all classes
OF railroad employees, especially those
who handle the commerce Of the coun-
try. BY its restrictions no rolling
oAOth Ntll Dt untu lldl 10 lAoA fIhARRAh
with air brakes and automatic cOu-
pllngs. No man need now 90 behind a
moving engine and make a coupling.
The fact that the great lines could not
all at once equip their engines and
cars is the reason why six years have
been given TO gradually perfect ar
rangements. A violation of this law
by an average road running 10000
cars would cost n couple OF millions
the fine for each violation being 500
Still, some roads are not yet entirely
ready, and Congress is being petition
ed to extend the time for five years
additional in some instances where the
adoption of the new devices will have
to be slow and gradual.
The total equipment, locomotives anc
cars, last June, was 1888, 500. OF this
number but 44S,S54 were fitted will
train brakes, and 545,5S3 with auto
matte couplers. The increase during
the year 1898 was 27,3S0. In 1861, GU
of every 152 trainment employed on,
was killed, and only 1S1 passenger,
suffered similar fate, or one out OF
2,S2T, 474 This indicates the terribl,
risks assailing a railroad employee be
fore safety appliances were adopted
AS has been said, the chief cads,
of delay in forcing these Improvement
was the lack of uniformity. Som,
cars have their drawheads well up OF
the platform. others drop under. Leg
islation has established a populai
plane. 1t has not taken long to sif
the devices down to one that pOssesse!
the requisites of universal interlock
ing couplers that unite automaticall.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
Credit-stopping Notifications.

"Its no uncommon thing" said a
New Orleans business man, aprOpOs OF
nothing in particular, "fOr retail mer-
chants to receive private instructions
from the heads of families not to credit
some female member of the household,
and such cases are mighty tieklish to
handle. AS a rule the lady in point is
a good customer, and If we tell her, no
matter how automatically, Of our Or
ders, we are almost certain to lose her
future trade. Chagrin, If nothing else,
will keep her out of the house, and she
will go to some store that was not the
scene of so Notifying an episode. If,
on the other hand, we say nothing, we
run the risk Of losing the bill. That.
however, is generally the course pur-
sue. l trust TO luck and to her ability
to wheedle the indignant gentleman
into footing the account. AS rule he
is simply exasperated over some ex-
travagance of the hour, and when he
cools Off there is no further trouble. All
the same, wish to heaven that men
would run their domestic affairs them
selves without calling on the merchants
to give them assistance. l never re-
ceive credit-stopping notification but
l heave a sigh and make few remarks
that wouldn't sound well at prayer
meeting. New Orleans Times-Demo'
crat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
TALK BROUGHT A PROFIT
Smart Young Man Who Understooa "a .
FraiIties of Human Nature.

FraiIties of Human Nature.
sometimes It pays to keep Won,
mouth shut, and then there are in.
stances Of profit when 1t is allowed 70
run at large" remarked the drummer
"a couple of weeks ago there was
crowd of us in the smoking compart.
ment Of a sleeping car out Of Chicago
for st. Paul. Among the number was
a loquacious young Englishman who
lost no time In informing his TRAVELLING
companions that he was on the wav 10
make a bid In Minnesota for a tie con-
tract about to be awarded by a railway
company. He knew just what he was
going to do, even to the amount Of his
bid on $4,000 ties, and he smiled cheer.
fully as he told us. Finally, firing of
his own lOquacity, he left us for bed
and was presumably dreaming OF his
tie contract, when a quiet man, who
had been sitting over In the corner,
threw down his cigar and remarked:
"'That just goes to show you how
unwlse some of these imported finan-
ciers are. 1t happens that am on my
way to Minnesota to bid on the same
tie contract that young man is after.
His was the only firm was afraid Of,
but now that he's given me his price
well, it seems almost too easy
"Other members of the party recalled
Instances Of similar business irrespon.
sibilities, and l must confess that none
Of us had a very fiatterlng idea OF the
English agent. Last week, returning
to Chicago, met the young fellow on
my homeward trip. He seemed happy.
l asked him, somewhat pityingly, how
the tie contract came out.
"'Oh, got it, he replied. You see
there was only one other firm in the
way, and they sent an agent up there
last week. knew him when he goi
on the train, and out there in the smok
ing-room l talked a lot about the con
tract and what my firm was willing t.
bid. OF course he underbld my traiI
figures, but not the actual 0nes-oh
yes; we got the contract
"And that's why believe 1t pays Il
talk sometimes. "-Chicago Inter Ocean
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

when the interest became due, the city
attorney, having discovered technical
error which made the bonds legally
worthless. ordered the City Council not
to pay IT, The business men OF the city
Immediately tool, the matter up. "The
good name OF the city is our good
name" they said. when Paducah
borrowed this money, she promised to
pay for the use of It. We owe It TO the
city. aud to ourselves as well, TO see
that the promise is made good. A tech
meal error does not lessen cur moral
responsibility A meeting was there
fore called, and committee appointed
TO raise the money for the interest by
public subscription. A city whose bust
ness men maintain so noble standard
OF civic honor and duty as this deserves
70 rank as one Of the great cities Of the
country, no matter what the figures OF
the census report may say about the
number of her population.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

The extravagant theory Of the young
people as to the necessity for keeping
up certain style is the reason why so
many OF them put Off marriage year
after year, and finally drift into the
irremediable stage OF cellbacy. Girls
without fortunes are supported In idle
ness and luxury by Over-lndulgent
parents and expect TO be thus cared for
after marriage. The annual cost of
such girls maintenance is more than
the income of a young man, unless he
be exceptionally fortunate. The fault
lies with parents. Unless they are pre-
pared to give a fortune with a daughter
when she marries, they have no moral
right to make her unfit for the position
of wife in the home of young man
who has his fortune to make. And this
is not a trivial mistake, for 1t is n great
and increasing source OF personal I'M
happiness, and It inevitably promotes
| immortality. Instead Of thousands Of
bachelors and spinsters In boarding
houses In Baltimore, Washington and
other cities, there should be thousands
of modest homes, In which young mar
ried couples would be helping each 9th
er to realize the dreams of their youth.
The old fashioned virtue, thrift, domes.
tic economy, saving up for rainy day,
needs IA revival, not especially in the
homes of the very poor, but In those
who have fair incomes and whose am
billion TO make "A show prompts them to
| adOpt the habits and aDe the WINS Of
the very rich.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
Legends OF FALLING stars.

In olden times It was thought that
falling stars were the souls of the dead
whose thread OF life had been cut short
by fate. This was IN Europe, for the
Arabs believed that they were flaming
stones thrown by the angels at the
heads OF devils when the latter APP
preached too near TO heaven. The
Koran reproduces this opinion. which
Is found scattered through all the re-
glons lying under the influence or Is
lamlsm, and consecrates II to certain
extent. Savage tribes possess coarse
conceptions OF the phenomenon. Other
peoples are more pOetical. In Gallcia
there Is a legend which sees ia each
falling star a sprite. II the star falls
to earth II becomes a lady Of the rarest
beauty, with tresses long. blond and
sclntillating. This beautiful creature
exercises magical charm on all who
behold her. In the silence OF the night
she embraces them. until she stiles
them IN her embrace. But a certain
formula conjures the peril II murmur
ed at the moment when the star blazes
out.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

of the foot meant an inquest. These
men were hardy, brave, daring. They
deemed It disgrace to betray fear. and
they did many really reckless things
almost uncalled for, to show bravado,
until the accidents and dismember-
ments became so numerous that they
began to cast about for means of re-
ducing the danger
The air brake, the automatic coupler
and the closed platform were the first
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
Egyptian Medical Ts,,oo,,,

An Austrian scientist found mon tho
body of priestess who was emhaInoS
in the eleventh Dynasty-about 2 ooo
years h. C.-linear blue marks With
he ut first supposed We're for ornsrnon4
but which he afterwards conclrdaS
were the result Of some vigorous on,,1,
cation of remedies. The MARKS ~, IT,
both below and above the umbilicns
those below running almost borIzon,aI
" while those above it ran in a vert;oa,
direction. The surgical measures ,, 49,
evidently taken a long time before th 10
ueatn OF the woman, and were perbons
intended to cure her OF some ne,v,o
trouble chronic pelvic perltonit,s ~
what not This method Of introd ,|nS y.
drugs into the body Is still nrac,,oaS :
IN Egypt and the writer was ob,a y. ~
collect details Of nlnety-seyen ca Sas 70
when 1t was employed. In most -
them the tattoolng was done n,, ,oo' AZ, ol
temples for the relief of headacho 'n ls
neuralgia, but in other cases tho ae OF
neauon was made upon the hands saat
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
BOON TO BRAKEMEN.
SAFETY APPLIANCES ON RAIL.
ROAD CARS.
Interstate Commerce Law Has Com
PEELED the Great Trunk Lines to
Equip Freight Cars and Engines with
New Safety Couplings and Guards.

With the beginning Of the new year
there was signalized the execution Of
a law that gives TO railway employees
vastly superior degree Of safety and
protection than they have hitherto en-
joyed. A visit to the various railroad
repair chops during the last month of
1898 would have witnessed unusual
hustle and preparation, for many In
terstate lines were striving to complete
the equipment of their freight rolling
stock, with security appliances required
by legislation. THESE efforts Indicate
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

moves In this direction, but were adopt
ed rather to protect the passenger than
the employe. Further, as originally
used. they were faulty. Prompt stops
were difficult. rear-end collisions-be-
cause OF the impetus OF the engine
were frequent. Clamps TO tie the drlv-
ing wheels We're step ahead IN the
way OF improvement. All this, how
ever, applied solely TO passenger trains.
Then came the turn OF the freight
hands. Burden cars were equipped
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

Poet Here's a little poem dashed
of. Can you publish It?
Editor It'll look well In print. sun
pose 70 won't be too much, VIII It?'
Poet-Thats really more than 1 ex,
pected.
Edltor-Perhaps 1t is. but that's the
cheapest we could print Il for-Pear
sons Weekly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

shoulders, knees, buttocks. neck =.
abdomen. The technique Of this trent
ment Is as follows: From three 10 sev
en- needles, which are bound together u
a bunch, are thrust obliquely into tbe
skin. When blood begins to flow FROM
the punctures thus made, a mixture ~
milk and SCOT, to which the Juice ~
various plants has been added i
rubbed into the wounds.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

BY the end OF another decade Eng
land win be obliged to accept second
place as a commercial nation compared
with the United States. With our vast
and varied wealth OF national re-
sources, with our wonderful power Of
production, with the skin of our work
ingmen and the enterprise Of American
business men, manufacturers and ex-
porters, the first place as a commercial
natlon Is within our grasp.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

Here is a new story OF Kipling. ON.
evening a young lady sang one OF In
"Barrack-Room Ballads" and III 'ns
heat of her emotion she stepped AVA
from the piano and alighted ON his ioos-
She blushed and stammered an ap0'
ogy.
"Oh, don't apologize" he whispeleH
1.-THE corn was four toes orr
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

More sleep, with more regularity IN
taking H. Is prime need OF our ex-
haustlug modern life. People talk OF
giving a rest TO their minds: but II Is
not likely that the mind itself ever tires.
The brain, or some overworked tract OF
II, may need repose; and It seems a
well-esiabllshed physiological fact that
this central organ literally undergoes
repair and renewal during sleep. The
slowing down OF the blood permits the
deposit OF nutritiye particles. just as
the slowing OF a river permits Il to
drop Us sediment. There Is wisdom as
well as wit In the Quixodc saying:
BLESSINGS on him that first Invented
this same sleep"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

An umbrella trust with a capital Of
e2,OO0,OOO is recent New Jersey incor-
poratlon. The man who would buy an
umbrella and trust his friend who bOr-
rows It to return It must now pay the
trusts lnX first
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21
The Corn-Fed Philosopher.

''There are three expressions, saw
the corn-fed philosopher, too deil.''s
for the artist to seize: the look %
mother watching over the sleep Ot . nS,
trst-born; a young mans eAplySs .Ss
as he meets the one woman OF al Wv
world, and an old mans gloat Owe
good dlnr@E."- Indianapolis JouFnAA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

1t may not be generally known, but
the longest war in recorded history
was waged ON American soil 1t was
between the Wrangel and Chilcat In
dians In Alaska. After going on for
900 years It has just been ended by a
treaty OF peace.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

Lillian Russell says she has been too
busy to think Of marrying again. This
seems TO settle doubt that has linger-
Cd IN some minds as to what really was
Miss Russells profession marriage or
the stare
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-04-21

The Australian ballot system OF vot-
ing does not stand In nearly as much
need Of reform as does the check book
system in vogue In many Of our State
legislatures.