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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
DR.. SENN'S
RHEUMATIC CURE
Not oily gives quick relief. but
CURES RHEUMATISM


mouth Of the air shaft was a man who
was engaged In building and clearing a
county road through the timber from Is
saquah to Renton. This evidence was,
however, all hearsay.
Miners Indignant.
The miners at this place express con-
siderable Indignation against this un-
known man. although they admit that he
IL not criminaliy responsible They think.
however, that when he set out the fire. he
should have remained to guard against
Its spreading
IRE In the mine Is, in all probability. un-
der control The particular working in
which the accident occurred he said,
would be abandoned until the fire was ex-
tinguished. but no men would be thrown
out Of employment. as they would be put
to work In other parts of the mine
The air shaft In which the fire started
Is now entirely filled up with stones.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
Oyer-Work Weakens
Your kidneys.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Rare Intelligence in q Horse.

From San Francisco comes a story
of horse that saved its life by hold
ing to rope with It's teeth. At the
time Of the incident the horse was
being led across gang plank to boat.
The footing whistle of q tug caused
the horse to shy into the water. There
was no place for theunfortunate crea>
ture to get out and it looked as If it
would have to drown. As a last re-
sort n man threw coil of rope out to
the horse. The line no sooner struck
the water than the intelligent animal
seized it between the teeth and held on.
In this way his head was kept above
water until boat came, a hawser was
fastened around the horses neck
and the creature was towed ashore.
The horse was valued at $1,000, and
after its unexpected plunge was loaded
aboard ship and went to Tacoma.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
A Coy Bed for DoIlie.

A pretty doll bed can be iaade from
grape basket Remove the handle
and replace one-third of the way from
the end. Line the basket neatly with
silkoline or cheese cloth, and wind the
handle with a strip of the same. and
again with marrow ribbon. ending in
bow at each end of the handle. Put
ruflie, edged with narrow lace around
the outside Of the basket. Enclose the
short end by fastening a canopy Of the
material used to handle and edge the
basket. Fasten lace-edged curtains to
the top Of the handle drawing to either
side, where they may be tied with rib
bon. Cover piece Of pasteboard to
fit the bottom Of the basket and the
bed is ready for mattress, pillow, etc.
1t is fine enough for the queen of all
the dolls.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
The Upsids-Do House.

A house topsyturvy is one of the
oddities described by George w. Cur
rem in an article in st. Nicholas en-
position"
Not far from Old Paris, in the Rue
de Paris, a street crowded with con-
cert-halls, burlesque spectacles, cafes,
and the many attractions and dis
fractions of modern Paris life, one
UpsideDown House or Manor 4
rEnvers. Did some great giant stride
through the avenues of the Exposition
in the dead of night, and, thinking to
play joke on the world pick up this
stone castle, and set it upside down
upon its chimneys and towers? Al
any rate, here it stands. the Gothic
arches of it's windows pointing down.
ward, its sculptors, coat of arms. clock,
flags, all in the same absurd position
while through an open wind !. we
catch glimpse OF room WI SO chairs
and tables cling to the ceiling. and
walters with their heads downward in
the air move about. bearing trays of
eatables turned upside down to upside
down patrons sitting at the upside
down tables. Has the law % gravita-
ton been suddenly suspended TO bene.
fit the projectors OF the Paris Exposl-
ton? We cannot resist the temptation
to enter e.. 81 up-or is 1t down the
winding staircase in the tower. Above.
we find the various rooms, bedroom,
and even bathroom. all the contents
of which follow the strange law Of this
strange house.
We discover, before long, that much
Is due to a clever arrangement OF mir
rors. while other curious mirrors, con-
vex, concave, and variously curved,
show us to ourselves In surprising and
distorted shapes and attitudes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Everyday Love.

A group Of little girls were telling Of
the love each felt for her mother; and,
as the testimony went on, the strength
of the statements grew, each child
feeling obliged to surpass her mates.
Finally, one said positively, II love
my mother SO much l would die for
her." The impressiveness Of this de-
claration subdued the circle. The cli-
max had been reached. A wholesome
turn was given to the situation by the
quiet observation of a lady sitting
near, 1T seems very strange to me
that single girl that loves her mother
enough to die for her doesn't love her
enough to wash the dishes for her."
We who are older and know better
require just such homely reminders to
bring us back from our theories to our
conditions. The love that is to 1.-The
level of every days most common
needs is the only genuine kind.-Con-
gregationalist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

cessful rearing Of 'bottle babies" of
any place in the world. The first pro-
cess consists of straining the milk,
which is done by a patent separator,
for Randalrs Island is raising just
now 14O babies on the bottle.
The straining of the milk is a most
important feature. and can be done
quite as we'll at home as at Randalfs
Island. Mrs. Dunphy showed the
young mother how. Taking two yards
of cheese cloth which had already been
boiled twenty minutes. she folded this
into little bundle about eight inches
square, laid it in an earthenware pie
plate and placed the plate in hot
oven, where it remained until the top
fold began to get brown. A coarse
towel was also put in the oven at the
same time.
Nine little squares were cut out of
the cheese cloth with bright clear scis-
sors. Three Of these squares were tied
over a. common milk strainer, the milk
was poured through into another simi
lar strainer, similarly fixed with steril
ized cheese cloth, and still through an
other strainer.
1t is appalling how much dirt and
dust there is even in the cleaIest milk
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

to minimum within the next two
years.
The Randall's Island babies, poor
little waits picked up in doorways.
railway stations, deserted warehouses
and occasionally fished out of damp,
leaky old scows or garbage cans, wax
strong and flourish on bottle diet,
while the child of well-to-do parents,
living in a comfortable home, often
dies of neglect-that is, neglect of the
milk bottle.
The Randalrs Island babies are in
variably more dead than alive when
they reach the hospital. Every so Of
ten when the shabby little bundle is
unrolled on arrival 1t is discovered
that the little feet are stiff and cold.
and many a feeble life Gibbs out ere
the boat that carries the frail burden
| is moored to the landing.
And still a larger percentage of these
babies live and grow into strong.
| hearty children than any other class
| of bottle-fed infants, not because they
are pampered and cared for like hot
| house flowers, for where there are 142
[ babies there Is no time for pampering,
| but because the milk bottle is feared.
as it must be by all conscientious
mothers.-New York Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

In the morning to last all day, and in
the evening to last until next morn.
ing. More than that should never be
sterilized, because, while the milk may
keep sweet much longer time it loses
much of it's nutritive power if allowed
to grow the least bit stale.
If baby appears to be not thriving.
and the. mother can determine this by
weighing it carefully every other day.
then it's milk is not agreeing with it.
and a physician should be consulted
Immediately. The healthy baby will
increase in weight between certain
ages, while at others it will remain al
most uniform, but it will never lose
weight. The falling off in weight of
even an ounce or two means some.
thing, and what this something is none
but the physician should determine.
In just what proportions to dilute
the milk after it has oeen sterilized
and bottles and nipples made germ
proof, is a question often asked by
mothers through the columns Of news
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
A Little Mistake in Medals.

The chief officer of a Yorkshire yeo-
manry regiment, while congratulate
ing one of the troops on its appear
ance. made a stirring allusion to the
medals worn by some army veterans
in the ranks. One of the men, a ma
tive of Wharfdale, afterward went
home in a very thoughtful frame of
mind. and next morning he came on
parade with several medals on his
breast. Said the otiicer."I didn't know
you had been in the regulars" mo,
l amt" said the man. "Well. how
about the medals, then, my good fel-
low? They can't be yours" The man
promptly answered: Cant they! Aye,
but they he. My old coo won 'em all
at Otley Show."-Upper Wharfdale
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Science Guarus : ,by's Dinner.
An object Young Regarding Proper
Nursing

That the nursing bottle, either di-
rectly or indirectly, is the cause of the
majority of deaths of infants is the
consensus Of opinion among the best
medical authorities. Much as has
been written and prayed and preached
against it. there are few mothers who
regard the nursing bottle with the
proper amount of fear which 1t ln-
spires In the man of science.
"Always remember that there is
risk-a great risk-however careful
YOU are, in bringing up your baby on
the bottle" was the advice given
young mother the other day by Mrs.
Nj. G. Dunphy. the superintendent of
Randalrs Island, New York City.
The young mother, the wife of
well-to-do Harlem tradesman, had
milk and milk bottles and nursing nip
pies were really sterilized. She had
read in the papers and the magazines
hundreds of directions, and none of
them seemed to agree. Or else the di-
rections were not worded plainly. Her
three-months' old baby was not thriv-
ing, and she very wisely determined to
have somebody show her exactly how
to sterilize milk and bottle and nurs-
ing nipples.
Like hundreds of other wolfid-be
scientific mothers, this one had been
''sterilizing" milk by simply immers-
ing the bottles in water and allowing
them to remain until the water reached
the boiling point, and as matter of
fact the milk was thereby rendered
even more dangerous than before it
had been steriliZed
The mother was then shown by sim
plified process how she could prepare
her baby's milk at home with the joy
full certainty that after sterilizing 1t
was absolutely pure and germ proof.
At Randall's Island they have the
most complete facilities for the sue
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
" dried oll the milk. "Thank you %

" dried all the milk. "Thank you %
much!' cried Dancer, in fly language.
II shall soon be quite we'll again now"
And, after little while, he unfolded
his wings, and flew up to where his
brother and sister We're dancing near
the ceiling.
One day, some time after this, Dan
Ger was crawling contentedly UP the
window, when Brightwings, his eldest
sister, came flying up.
"Oh. we're having such funw she
buzzed. Wont you come and play
with us? Do
''Where are you playing?" asked
Dancer, as they flew together into the
garden.
Its such nice place." said Bright
wings. "On mans head that's not
a bit hairy"
She flew up to the gentleman who
tied on his bald head.
Her brother, who had recognized his
friend of the milk-jug. followed her;
and they had merry game.
But, in a few minutes, Dancer no
ticed that the owner Of the head kept
putting up his hand as if to drive them
away, and making queer little noises.
Stop n minute. Brightwings," he
said. "He doesn't like it."
"Nonsensew cried his sister. 'What
does that matter? And why shouldn't
he"
II can't tell you" laughed Dancer.
"But we mustn't stay any longer"
It's so jolly! l don't want to go!
said Brightwngs.
But Dancer was firm.
"If he hadn't saved me. I should
have been drowned" he replied. "And
we mustn't worry him, and prevent his
going to sleep like that"
Every WELL" said Brightwings. Lets
go and have some iam!'
So the two flew Off to the pantry.
leaving the old gentleman to finish his
nap in peace.-Cassells Little Folks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
THE COOLING PROCESS.

to wabble. The kettle was placed on
a cook stove and the water allowed to
bubble and boil around the bottles for
not less than twenty minutes. Then
it was pronounced sterilized.
Lifting the cylinders out of the ket-
tie, they were set in sink and the
cold water faucet turned on. 1t is
very important that the milk should
be thus cooled and in running water
before being put il the icebox; if put
in the icebox Immediately after taking
from the boiling water the milk gets
cold too quickly and all the beneficial
results of the sterilzing are neutral
lied.
The milk must then be kept on ice
until time for feeding the baby, when
the bottle is again immersed in hot
water until the milk is heated to 9S
degrees, or the warmth of mothers
milk
After feeding, just as quickly as pos
sible, the bottle and nipple must be
rinsed in cold water, then put in ket-
tie with piece of bo-ax and allowed
| to boil for twenty minutes.
While the bottles were boiling Miss
Margaret Mccarthy, the assistant SUI
pervising nurse, showed the young
mother how to sterilize the bottles and
nipples after they came out of the
water.
"Never lay a bottle on its side. but
turn it up" said Miss Mccarthy
MANY mothers imagine if they have
boiled nipples and laid them on the
window sill to dry in the sun that all
the germs are destroyed. That is all
wrong. The warm sunshine only
warns the little stray germs into life,
Two folds of the sterilized cheese
cloth were then laid on piece OF
clean, unpainted board-a kneadins
board is a good thing-and the bottles
necks downward, were dropped into
the interstces of a wire rack and al
lowed to drain on to the cheesecloth
The nipples were dried with piece Of
the same sterilized material and ther
wrapped in cheesecloth. The remain
der of the cheesecloth was folded W
in the sterilized towel and put ava!
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

papers. No general rule can be formu-
lated to answer this question. That is
something which the physician alone
can determine. The formula that will
agree perfectly with one baby often
proves the death of another. Each
baby requires individual attention.
and the wise mother will avoid any
thing except professional advice re-
garding the preparation of her babys
milk.
If the mother at home will guard the
nursing bottle for one mite of a baby
with as much rigor as Mrs. Dunphy
and her assistants look to the bottles
for their 142 babies, the death rate
among city children might be reduced
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
DAncer'a Ili.,uka

"IIelp. Help" buzzed Dancer. strus-
Cling wildly in the white creamy milk.
"Oh. l shall drown IL some one does
not come quickly"
"Hullo. What's all this noise about ?"
said loud voice; and a pair of big.
round eyes looked over tie top Of the
milk jug. Poor llttl- Dancer nearly
tainted with fright. though the owner
Of the round eyes diG not seem nj all
cross: but. putting in his niger. he
carefully rescued the little fy from
the milky sea. Little Dancer himself
was deeply interested I'm what fol-
lowed: the gentleman put him on q
piece Of red. hairy paper. which quick.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

one of the old-fashioned death-dealing
horrors with long rubber tube, but
with just single rubber nipple.
Mrs. Dunphy filled ten bottles, the
requisite number for one baby. The
bottles were inserted in cylinders,
bound together for convenience by a
tin band. These cylinders can be
made by any tinsmith for twenty five
or thirty cents per set of ten. The
bottles, corked up tightly. the cylin-
ders were set in porcelain kettle full
of lukewarm water, just large enough
to hold them without allowing them
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
A MONTANA wooDMAN.

may be made to have all Government
forest employees furnished with similar
clothing. These men are exposed to
much bad weather. A suitable uni
form is certainly essential to their per-
forming their duties satisfactorily.
Now that the forest reservations
have become source of revenue to
the Government, the duties of the for
esters are more important, and their
instructions are more rigid. In 1898
there was cut and sold about 100000
worth of timber from Western forest
reserves. With proper care of the for
ests and an efficient corps Of men to
guard against forest fires, it is e1-
pected that this revenue will steadily
increase.
Timber is in every country an i'm
portant natural product, and in this
country it has been especially plenti-
full, but up to within four or five years
the American forests were allowed to
run down and left in a bad condition.
Since Commissioner Binger Herman
became the official head controlling
the forests many schemes have been
instituted to repair the damaged for
ests, and their present improved con-
dtion is largely due to his strenuous
efforts. One of his most recent
schemes is the telephone system.
which was established in California
last spring This system was only an
experiment, but in all probability it
will eventually be extended to all for.
est reserves in the United States
New York Tribune
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
to,oni,i Methods or Travel.

Wherever the earliest colonies set.
tied in America. they had to adopt the
modes Of travel and the ways of get
ting from place to place OF their prede.
cessors and new nc.ghbors. the Indians.
These were first. and generally. To
walk on their own stout legs; second.
to GO wherever they could by water.
In boats. In Maryland ana Virginia.
where for n long time nearly all set
tiers tried to build their homes ON tho
banks OF the rivers and bays. the
travel was almost entirely by boats. AZ
1t was between settlements on aii The
great rivers. the Hudson. Connecticut
and Merrimaek-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
RUBBER BISCUITS.
The Shape in Which the Para Product
Is Shipped.


To form the biscuits, the natives
take long stakes of wood, sometimes
pointed at the end, and quite frequent
ly shaped like paddle, dip them into
the sap buckets or basins, holding
them in the smoke after each dipping
solidify around them. A biscuit OF
Para rubber. therefore. represents the
slow and laborious accumulation of
hundreds of dippings, so that quite a
stretch of the Imagination would be
necessary to arrive at the number of
dippings required to form the huge
Para biscuit illustrated herewith,
which weighs 1120 pounds, and meas
ures four feet five inches III height.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Something About SpidcrS.

II the world were not so full OF little
Miss Muffets" the children would know
more about spiders, as there are really
no more interesting insects to study.
But as soon as the spider will sit down
beside her, then Miss Muffet runs
frightened away.
Now, what she ought to do is to sit
perfectly still and watch the spider.
and take note of the interesting
things it will do If it is the common
garden spider it will soon suspend it.
self by silken line or travel across
a cable bridge to the nearest twig or
branch
1t is familiar sight to Miss Muffet
who takes early morning walks to
come upon the lines or webs Of the
gossamer spider, silken network,
studded with dewdrop diamonds
spread over hedge and field. These
gossamers serve as balloons to the
spiders, and the apparent flight of this
wingless insect from tree to tree, across
water and even through the upper
regions Of air has been almost rs great
a puzzle to naturaIists as the tiy's walk
on the ceiling.
When the weather is dry, warm and
still. some spiders will be seen hanging
motionless, head downward in the
centre of their wheel-like webs lying
in wait for prey. while others. at the
top of the blades of grass or rail posts.
are patiently waiting for rising
breeze to assist them in shooting their
lines high into the air. AS these silver
threads are carried aloft the spiders
20 along with them, and after while
the threads are brought together by
the action of the upper air, and gradu-
ally assume the shape of feecy flakes,
composed of irregular silky masses.
When the upward current ceases they
fall to earth again. and numerous
winged insects are found entangled in
them.
Other webs for Miss Muffet to study
are those large, white sheets, slopins
downward into tunnels, numbers OF
which are SO frequently seen spread
out upon the grass and lower bushes.
These webs serve as Il house to the
spider, who, sitting near the mouth OF
tile tunnel. and shaded by the dark
ness of the covered way is ready to
rush forth and seize the first unfortu-
nate insect to become entargled i'll the
fatal web
Then there are the spiders who make
their houses i'll curled up leaves. Or
ten these leaves are used by the moth
er spider, who is keeping tender
watch over n bagful OF eggs.
An interesting variety is the diving
spider and perhaps Miss Muffet has
often seen shining through the water
little globe. apparently of silver, which
forms the perfectly dry apartment of
the diving spider. in which. like mer'
maid or sea nymph, it resides In
comfort, and, unmovcd by storms. 1t
devours Its prey ut ease. 1t builds its
house by first attaching loose threads
in various directions TO leaves OF
water plants to form the frame work
OF its chamber. Over these it spreads
n transparent. elastic varnlsh ike
rauid glass. 1t fills this bubble with
air at the surface. and then pluhges
down to the bottom of 5.ic pond. where
II IL able to breathe for Ion. time.
and feed upon the water bugs.-New
York Tribanc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
three feet five inches In diameter and

three feet five inches In diameter and
nine feet four inches in circumference.
Such immense masses of crude .upber
are said to actually represent a loss to
the grower. being used principally by
import ars for exhibition purposes.
Sometimes the natives use a stone as
a nucleus. and. TO prevent this method
of securing an illegitimate profit, the
biscuits are split in halves before ship
ment so as TO reveal the stake hole
running through the middle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
silent Railroad signal

Railway whistles inhict tortures OF,
81 many people that Austria has intro
duced u system of silent signaling.
Belgium Is trying compressed air whis-
ties instead of steam. and Germany
experiments With horns.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01
Fox.HuntIug Parsons.

There are still In England two rep
resentatives Of the old-time fox-hunt-
Ing parson. These are the Rev T..
ing parson. These are the Rev. II.
nolds. who arr respectively masters
Of the Cattistock and Coniston pacxS