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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09

An Exciting Club Election That
Took Place in Milwaukee,.

One CT the warmAt political contests
that has ever occurred in Milwaukee took
place IN March The electors belonged to
no political party. They were neither
Democratic. Republicans nor Peoples Par
~ advocates. Instead they were all
women, and that is what made ii inter
estfng. All the women's clubs In the city
met In convention 10 elect a chairman Of
the governing body which shall control
the meeting of the General Federated
clubs OF the United states tn be held
here I'm 1909 The candidates were Mrs.
James Sidney Peek and Mrs. II, r. We'd
der, and the former won by one vote.
For several days the liveiiest kind OF elec-
uoneering had been going on among the
adherents of these two women. The ex
citement reached white heat on election
day and all the ordinary political methods
of securing votes were used. except the.
brass band and whisky. Carriages by the
dozen were In attendance and scnrried
everywhere throughout the city to bring
I'm laggard voters. Both parties met i'm
the convention hall with their candidates
badges pinned among the roses which dec
GRATED their tailor made gowns The only
man present was Secretary Sullivan Of the
Citizens Business League 49, Chicago
Chronicle.
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THIS STALLION KNEW HOW
TO SHUT OFF ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

A remarkable exh.~.s4o of the intelii-
Hence of a horse took place in Lafayet
Ind, a few nights ago. Bertus, a famous
German coach stallion. owned by local
importing company, occupies the royal
box chamber in the palace mainta med for
the shelter of himself and -blooded
brothers. The barn is Illuminated by
electricity. and the or and "on'' but
tons Of the light system are manipulated
in the regulation manner.
The controlling power of the central arc
lamp recently developed an eccentric:ty at
once startling and mysterious. AT "a cer-
tain hour-the retiring hour of methodicaI
persons-the lamp would snap and the
light go out. Being an electric lamp. the
trouble could not be attributed to draft
So the electric lighting company was ac-
euSed OF breaking the circuit, but i4vars-
ably proved an alih in the premises.
The lamp was then closely inspected
and daily recarboniZed. and il was con-
stantly watched during the evening with
the hope OF discovering what power. cor
poral or spiritual. was 'dousing the giim :.
Surveillance was at last rewarded. Ber-
tus was observed to elevate his head and
twist the button that did the rest. The
light shone in his eyes when he wanted to
slumber. He had discovered the method
of making darkness and made use of II.
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finally landed a blow on the Jaw under
which he went down and was unable to
regain fIss feet.
Perkins confessed himself beaten before
he began fighting. and devoted most OF
his time 20 lodging the reverend gentle
mans sisdge-hamnler fists. The latter
was considerably battered. but Perkins.
wao had at FIRST considered himself sure
Of victory. completely lost his nerve when
b. saw Crane and Ransom taIl, and would
az he affsrwaFd admitted. have Kept out
CO the ring altogether had ~ been able
to .Fs, 80 ereastabiy. He went out after
two easy rounds
Tfe Rev. Esoofnb held his men strictly
to their agreement. and all promptly paid
their mercy and profesSed Christianity.
Perkins and Crane took their defeat in
exe.isent part. and the minister expresses
all confidence III their conversion despite
the unusual manner iu which II was eff
secfed Ransom il sgiien and dissatisfied.
He claims the Clergyman fouiec him, and
* II doubtful IL he Will make 81 valuable
or lasting addition To the evaGgsiists
flock.
The latter Is ar ole Eerrnonter. PASSED
his boyioee on Il farm. spert several
years In the Wisconsin lumber camps,
and bore the reputation in his youth of
being arr almost iuylncible rough-aDd-
tumble fighter.
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The Horn Players Criticism Of the
First PPoAuctson Of Tanaha1ser.

In conversation with q musical friend
who learned his profession in Germany
heard the other evening. an aneccote OF
Richard Wagner which, TO my knowledge.
has never been in print.
BY way of preface il must be said that.
at the outset OF his career, at least. Wag-
nsr was extremely unpopular with the
instrumental performers. This was due
10 the fact that he made them work much
harder than they haa ever been used 10
working before. During the supremacy
of the Italian school of opera the instrn-
mentalists had comparatively easy time
Of it, After the overture had been played
and that was not SO very difficult-the
evenings work was pretty well done.
few short chords for a recitative or tum-
ia-la tum-la-la accompaniment for
ford solo bling about all that was re-
Quired OF an orchestra in the old DAYS
The consequence was that two or three
rehearsals with an orchestra was gener-
ally considered sufficient Tor the proouc-
ton of a new opera.
But with Wagner came a change. The
orchestra rose 10 coeQual Importance with
the singers and rehearsals-hard, and lots
OF them-were required from instrument
tal:sts. Moreover. the musicians were
totally unaccustomed to that style OF
music. Hence ii was that the great Wag-
ner heard very uncomplimentary crfti-
csm of his music.
1t was during the rehearsal for Tam
hauser. which was about To be produced
for the first time. After a hard after
moons work singers and orchestra play
ers were about to leave. Wagner paused
for a moment in the wings Of the stage.
On the other side of one of the side set
tings were violnist and a horn player.
Well" remarked the viol:nist. Il guess
we are pretty well acquainted with this
wonderful mans music
Yes replied the horn player, with a
vengeance"
How does IL sound 70 your" asked the
other.
'.Hoellsch." replied the horn player.
It needs no extensive knowledge OF Ger
man to understand the remark. Wagner
heard ii ALL and. possessing good sense
of humor himself, he made a shor. speech
at the next rehearsal. thanking the must
clans for the compliment-much to their
confusion.-Buffalo News.
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NAMING THE NEW BABY.


In some countries curious customs pre-
vail liz regard 10 s.lectins name for the
faby A Hindu baby is named when 4
II twelve days old and usually by the
mother. Sometimes the father wishes for
another .safs:e than that selected BY the
mother. In that case two lamps are placed
over the two names. and the name over
which the lamp burns the brighter Is the
ore give. to the child
In an Egyptian family the parents
choose name for their baby by lighting
three wax candles; to each Of these taey
give a name one OF The three belonging
always 10 some digniiiei parsonage. The
candle that burns the longest determines
the name for this baby
The Mohammedans sometimes write de-
sirabte names on five slips of paper. and
these they place In the Koran. Tna name
upon the slip first drawn out is given to
the child
The children of The Aiaos. people liv-
ing In northern Jauas. de not receive their
names until they are years old. II is
the father who .heE chooses the name
by which the child is afterward called.
The Chinese give their boy babies a
name in addition 10 their surnamec, and
they must cali themselves by these .ames
until they are 20 years old. At that age
the father gives his son new name.
The Chinese care so little for taeIr girl
babies that they do not give them baby
name. but just call them No. I, No. 2, No.
3. according TO their birth.
Boys are thought SO much more OF in
Csina than girls that IL you ask a Chinese
father who has both 3oy ana girl how
many children he has he will always re-
ply, only one child
German parents sometimes change the
name OF their baby If l. is Ill. ano the
ia pa neSe are sure - c.lanse the name
OF d child four times.
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The new president Of France has had a
career which appeals peculiarly 10 the
Hiking aud sympathy Of the average
Frenchmau Emile foubet IS the son OF
a farmer whose ancestral acres were sit
uated I'm the little commune of Marsaune.
which Is in the department OF the rrome.
I'm southeastern France The father of
the new president WAS so good farmer
and So respected a e.tlzen that he became
at one time the mayor OF Marsanne. This
estimahle man. II seems. died good while
ago bat his widow. the mother If the
president Stiu lives and carries on the
farm at the age OF sc. The French pub
lie IN taking a great deal If interest m
Madame Louhst mere. and the illustrated
sion of pictures ~ the farmsteaa. with its
sheep and lambs hudGied close ia the
sheltered angle az the buildings and of
tho cid badly with her shrewd face and
snort peasant skirt. Who has been photo
grspheA until she IS heartily tired of it.
She * well enough pleased doubtless.
with her sons advancement IN position
ard fame. btst she will never believe him
as great "a man 10 his father-once the
mayor ~ NarsAnue and always a wealth
ersw'iSe and thrifty ftrnnr~to whose pet
ure an the wall she points with reverence
and pride when visitors come 10 talk 10
her about her distinguished son. The best
thing she can say OF Emile Is that she
believes he is stnw4ng 80 lie a good deal
Ike hi4 fatErr From Some Notes en-
the New French President" in tho Amer
seas Monthly Review II Reviews for
April.
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TO RUDY ARD RIPPING. ESQ. FROM
THOMAS ATKINS.

There's "a regular rua ou Papers. since We
card that vou Was III.
An yca taiRb1 be 81 a orSpstal. the bar
rici.s IL SO st3it.
We AYR Rf tssef, mighty anxious. since
earl IS en- safatc.
An we a1mt 80 towards neither. but I
own va vas afraid
Az W. 81 prayed ard aud earnest
''is tS&wf a@9't .ake 'lns yeti
18<F tV' I'm stop AllH ely uS;
An ~arn. lest We forget" -
qaa s*v1oaus said: &c wou't gvt round
las thg@@ FoUn6s blank Tor INT
Il went write pV mere *torteSr And
@8r apes Wa> ssloon}n sitm
1904 Nou 'Aa 8!w ass ti{oe3 T Atkins. an
tAaHaA yhlEs J3d tassk blue
Well vs. asst InCcn af7as at praElB'. bGt
dsa o3.T lest toE sou
~'E mustn't die ~ want i'm,
. Cisu-d. don't take htH set.
Spare ira l.tt}e jTasprr
T. wrote. j.est " IS Forget"
we -sa~s shat >ou was 1cdtin' 'ari-tust
as %e knew goa ~ at1{G
ruf w sss5ls 'ofssd Sut'd Fursi Is fank
tbeH ss.1 yUu 'ag"tN csuid
Sat the news a- Coiu- fH.s uorulu'. an
fns Nftf.H gre g~ SsY
Sat5y old friend Taesass A
tfs tSawd wse.vr sil e* E-afefu}
Yaa sNe ieff 'fm @fsh ~ set.
t* ns5 80 tsz. e9& Az rs
Lest W.. fseE "a terNef~
J. a. e.. Ia l4aHtow Times
Wter &teThE. i3Fef5 s.sos Mlsefs
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SIMPLY one who Is always being taken
for her" II is hard 10 md a gri Win
strawberry blonde hair IN New York to-
day who win not assure YOU that folks
follow her upon the streets under the In
preston that she is Mrs. Zaza- Not the
least interesting thing about all thess re-
enhances is that they are In most
cases so far fetched as hardy 10 be seen
with the naked eye. Il wcaId take "A tele-
scope Of extraordinary power 10 magnify
them 10 the extent assumed by the lay
unierstudiea Another point Is that il
doesn't seem to matter whether the ac-
tress chosen for model is pretty or not.
Her being before the public IS all Suffi-
cient. and her iuitater copies her very
ugiiness. Final proof of the popularity
OF the pose is found in the form that
fiattery usually takes nowadays. When
anybody wants 10 fiatter you 10 the ut
most he tells you how much you look
like some favorite Though not necessarily
fayoredi actress.
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"Ansericnn" Music.

II was Anton Dyorak who when living
In this country. gave great impetus to
American music and inspiration TO Amer
:can musicians by the composition OF his
great New World symphony" built UP
on negro and Indian themes. This at
once set the fashion, and music Of all de-
scrtpaons was composed founded on such
Ideas. for the most part highly unmusi
cal. but sim serving to support the call
ever set N very early. and II was soon
clearly seen that American art could not
be confined and limited in this manner.
Although II was American and national
fp one sense. il was by no means SO In
another. neither negroes nor Indians
were the composers. but the descendants
of Europeans. II is 10 the credit OF great
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WHAH WORDS DO.
Cooperative Effect of Literature
aud AnE lO-Amerienufsm

Literature has done and il doing. indi-
r.ctiy, great service TO ths foundations
af concord since II is due TO literature
that the English language has been 80
constant. or has changed so evenly in the
two countries. that SO nearly the same
value Us attached In both 20 given words
without which identity blood would mean
nothing or less than nothing But Iitera-
ture can do little service directly by pro-
claiming a union of hearts, and so forth.
No student Of politics can ignore ths. force
90 sentiment. Between nations II II often
the Immediate cause OF actions But IL is
not the original cause, IL follows. most
often unconsciousiy, in the wake OF tn.
original cause, which Is self-interest. If
at any time the bond of self interest wt,tch
happily exists az present between Eng
Land ard the states should bring ;.ts,,,,
some strong action In common then ina
appropriate sentiment viii 5e torsheosa
ing TIL then there - little good In sare
ing the uote.~-t;. $. Street From "A Lon
Con Atiie," ia April PAIL Mall Magazine.
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THIS WAITER 4 MIND READER.
Receiving an Unqualified Order for
Pie. He Brings the Right Kind

EXPANSION is tie main topic 81 CONVEX
SatIon au1eng statesmen at the capital,
and roaHy Of the solons become as ex-
cited Ia discussing Il as do members of
college debating societies, Just before
the Adjournment for the holidays three
distinguished senators were seated about
n small table In the senate restaurant
discussing expansion, together with their
oysters and a cold bottle When the
host Of the occasion. who wns really "a
tooker-on In Vienna" enjoying the debate
between hia fellow colleagues, called for
the check he Was interrupted by an anti
expansionlst from New England, who
said:
NO. no, Don't pay the check yet. I
want some pie
This request having been made he ex-
eitesiiy continued his remarks. The wait
err was called.
pie" sad the host. pie for Senator
What kind Of pie. SENATOR" asked the
waiter obsequiously
The senator paid no attention. hut con-
tinued his stream Of eloqucnce.
II beg your pardon. senator. but what
d. yoa WANT asked the waiter again.
.'Pte. pie. piee' roared the senator.
grudsingly interruptins his remarks.
Yea. senator" said the waiter, but
what kind of piey
Cold piel'' said the senator. In a fero-
cfous voice: cold pie.''
The waiter disappeared and the senator
continued his argument against the re-
tention of the American conguests. He
ceased however long enough TO dispose
OF thick piece of that pie dear 10 the
hearts 81 all New Englanders cold pump
kin which the waiter. who should be
commended for his knowledge OF human
nature. brought To hlm.~New York Trl-
bune.
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LETTER FROM MARY ANDERSON.
Former Actress Writes to u Friend
of Her Domestic Life i'm England.

The following are extracts from letter
received in Louisville, KY. recently by
Mrs. r. NJ. Kelly. who with her husband
was one OF the earliest friends of Mary
Anderson. The former tragedy queen
signs herself Mamie and gives some
pleasant gossip of her husband, child and
family life. She writes:
Court Farm, Broadway, Worcester
shire.-My Dear Old Friend: So many
thanks for Your sweet. kind letter. Sure
ly you are blessed in your children.
Juliet is IN the convent In kensington
square, almost opposite to Thackeray's
house. where he wrote Vanity Fair
She is very happy. Blanche is not going
on the stage. She is very beautiful and
has a lovely voice. but hope she will not
be tempted TO the acting stage ever.
blanche and Juliet are sisters of Mrs.
De Navarro.)
If get over 10 America again my first
pilgrimage viii be to my girlhood home.
and how I shall love to see you all and
introduce my adored and adorable Tony
to you. He grows more charming and
loving as the years 60 on.
MY little boy is now sie years old. and
SO clever for his age. His nurse is Ger
man. and he speaks German and English
in his pretty. prattl.ng way. He is won
derfully affectionate, but he has a win of
iron"
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In the boarding House.

Gazing 6reamiiy at the God Bless QUE
Home pasted on the wall the bAarder
with the freckles on his nose ccntinueds
Yes, il really gives ms great pleasure 70
notice that the butter Is convalescinEs
The man with the fsarbeA-wira seard
looked unhappy, aud an expression os con-
tempt. not unnixei. however. with oafi-
osiiv. fitted across the face o{ the iaasd-
lady.
''Cronvaiescingr' she replied what 90
you meanT'
Tire man with the yellow whlskers at1iisd
expeetaHfiy.
The man with the freckles on MS nose
nerxsd himself for the ordeal aud re-
piled. '.BeeaHSe Il grows stronger every
day"
During the excitement that followed tae
man with the double chiS helped hifnssn
to the last slice OF bread "a tse table
Baltimore American.
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composers. such as Paine, Parker and
Mcdowell. TO have clearly seen that
American music could not start from any
such standpoint. but that il could only
hope TO reach emInence through follow
ing the canons Of art as already laid
down until some pre-sminently great man
should arise who should possess an iTidi-
vidaaiity strong enough 10 produce last
ing works and by centering national
characteristics and ideals in himself
should found a really new school of art.
From "A Group % Native American
Musicians in the american Monthly Re
view OF Reviews for April
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UNCLE SANS PROFIT
ON ONE CONTRACT.
Buys stamped Envelopes for 73
Cents n Th0usand-Sells Them
for $40 . Thousand and In

Measured by the money standard, Ii
takes as much ability to furnish the
United States government. with stamped
envelopes as ii does TO be president. says
the New York Press. The present profit
OF the envelope contractors Is $4,000 a
year. and the salary OF the president OF
the United States is also $4,000 a year.
The history OF the government envelope
contracts shows that every year some
thing has been accomplished in the way
of retrenchment, SO far as the national
expense is concerned, while at the same
time the weather eye has been Kept upon
the wisdom Of increasing the government
profit The envelope contractors made An
annual profit of $500 on "a four years
contract. beginning in 1899. but at its ex-
pira,ion competition caused d drop in the
price, and today Uncle Sam is paying %
cents a thousand for his envelopes, In
stead of $I1o
The envelopes cost the contractors
about Is cents thousand, and they there
fore have a profit of cents on each
thousand. Uncle Sam makes a much
larger profit. 1t must be understood.
however. that the figures given are esti-
mated, the No. envelope being taken as
a basis The No. 5 is chosen because
Uncle Sam sells more of those envelopes
than all others combined. The fact that
about ea0 000, 600 envelopes will be manu-
Idcluftu IN 1888 SHouiu also pt tdhtH ihto
account. The number will certainly not
fall under that, although L may exceed it.
The man who is responsible for the big
drop i'll the contract price and largely
increased profit TO the government Is
Horace j. Wickham. of Hartford, conn.
He invented the machines now in use in
the government envelope agency at Hart
ford. which. In Their way. are quite as re-
markab.e as the cotton gin and the spin
ming jenny were when Eli Whitney gave
them to the world. One machine now
does the work which formerly required
twenty persons to accomplish.
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''T felt sure the hero was going to be
killed" she said In describing the serial
story to her best friend. until I happened
10 think that the author was paid so much
n word and PROBABLY would not want to
spnu a good thing "--Chicago Post
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.'Do you mind If l go into the smoking
compartment OF the car for few min
utese'' he asked.
You'd better not go lust now" she re-
nJi.d sugyestiyeIy Were coming to a
tunnel in "A few minutes. Chicago Post.
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Size broke a l'iata over my heaar' ex-
claimed the man wa1 haG been arrested
as result os "A family row
Broke t.. repeated The justice. WAY.
me exFrarassht creature. Do sou know
What would DO u I had such wife =.
No WHAT
Il wouldn't keep anything but TN. iron
and sfone china plates that Won't break
t'sse dismissed. Cali the next"-shicaxo
Post
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ALISTS ARE USING TO MAKE THE TOWN LAUGH

Ny favorite business? Well I'd like to
be scissors grinder. It's always good
when things are duh
Why. you're only an apology for man,
All right. perhaps she'll accept the
apology.
Say hotel clerk. give me 100 call In
the morning.
I'm sorry, sir, but We are all out Of
7;S calls: but We have some nice s:so's
or f.Ns
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Wise precautfon.

why do you say that you viii marry
only q widow"
We'll | think II is the part of wisdom to
get some one who has airea " discovered
that men are not angels. ''-ChicaGo Post.
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''The worm win turn" she said.
"Of course" he replied. "The worm Is
built on a plan that makes turning COM
narativeiv easv. It's more or less of
turn tself"-Chieagn Post
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from a trance of 2,s8 years and asks:
'-WheTs are the pyramids? Where Is the
Nile" Fields says: Perhaps she's LETT
them ia the coffin box lets lock-"
And again: ''know ynu Pharaoh"
yes ss the reply, but don't know
where there IL Il game"
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FOR ai9Fe than a quarter Of a century
the famous old jessie Moore wh.ss. has
been 1ss tavoEite with conGolsS@urs
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16
Eoonomiea,. bu. Not s,Inry.

Through his letters now owned by
the government one may see here and
there correspondence which shows
tkat he was very hard up at times. In
1856 he wrote that he could get no
wheat on credit. and that he had no
cash to pay for It, Three years later he
urges a man to pay the 81 600 which be
owes him. and says he has put of the
sheriff three times already, and that be
needs this money to pay his taxes. lie
was not afraid to dun his debtors. and
he is said 20 have been one of the
shrewdest dealers. among the planters
of his time. He was always preaching
economy to his servants. but on the
whole was somewhat lenient. as. for
instance. he employed one man, car
penter. making contract with him for
year and providing therein he was to
have four days in which he might get
drunk about Christmas. Washington
was economical. hut not stingy. He
could not endure waste of any kind, Land
he went about over his estate doing his
best to stop the leaks. In one of his
letters home he urges that the greatest
economy be used in feeding the hay at
the mansion house,