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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15

N r. DOBLEY was at his office
M 4: !. .,:.:: !: n: :; g: e:
- - things on your way nome
measure, twenty-one. HONORA.
That meant that Mrs. Dobley wanted
a belt in great hurry, and as they were
starting for out of town b. an early
morning train, Mr. Dobley supposed that
IL was to wear with a travelling dress. He
hated to shop, but II was understood that
when Use OF necessity arose he was
willing I'd sacrifice himself. So he kept
the message and stopped off at Sellem-
things half an hour before closing time.
He wondered II belts came under the
head of notions or jewelry, but. wishing
to be quite sure. he asked a fioorwalker,
who said belts were in the basement.
Mr. Dobley went down In the elevator
wondering much, and asked another man
about belts. This man mopped his brow.
for IL was warm afternoon. and repeat
ed namely. almost idiotieally:
"BeltsT"
Belts said Mr.. Dobiey. Belts for
the waist"
Not on this floor" said the man re-
proachfully.
They said upstairs they were on this
floor" said Dobiey savagely. He hated
being sent on a wild goose chase about
q dry goods shop. and sometimes II SEEM
ed as though IL were a sort of game that
the salespeopie played on customers. es-
pecially when II was nearly time to close.
We only have athletic belts and
swimming belts on this floor" said the
noorwaiker.
Then what are you talking about."
asked Dobley. Where are theyY'
The fioorwalker designated the direction
that led to the athletic goods. and Dob
ley proceeded. although he knew quite
well that he would not find the belt Mrs.
Dobley wished for among them. But he
wanted TO teach the foorwaiker a lesson
in poiiteness. 50 he said to the clerk;
II wish to see some ~ your newest de-
signs in athletic belts"
Yes. STR: what sire?"
"Twenty-one inches" suid Mr.. Doblcy.
I'VE have nothing AZ small as that"
said the clerk You'll fnd those In the
children's department.
"Your system here" said Doblev. rs
as complicated az the reference depart
mtnts OF the Knowitail dictionary"
He STROBE up stairs and wandered rr1ong
the aisies like a lost soul. looking for
belts. Seeing some things depending from
n line with buckles on hem he approach
ed jauntily and said to the young woman
In charge:
Let me see some Of these In your very
latest designs. please
1.-THE very latest have gun metal and
Rhinestone buckles" said the young lady.
This has a horse shoe on one and u
neur-de-lis on the other. Eight dollars a
pair
"a pair'" exclaimed Mr.. Dobiey. "Do
you sell EN- by the pair3'
"I,.usl,v." said the Young lady. haurbt-
uv
ar orrv ~.r,.a oos" ,sia r,ob,sx.
.a.a s.as
NJ k All ~
~" "sny - '"e '""s
'hus ~ = hikn.e"'o s""r.
IWehty-ohe' sa'o Dooies' WRIST
measure.
The waist measure doesn't matter,
said the young woman.
"Doesn't7" asked 1obley. should
think the waist measure would matter
considerably in "A belt"
These aren't belts. said the young
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A FABLE.

'wss u no, srnugh," said the toad.
To have stu ard food and dirt,
pa, Asm% that aArrd and siossd
should hnrtis r0u on to hurt
Yeu WITH your hFesrn wing
Beaten and tsuissi ard hsuned--
Fool 70 haze sought the iiaht
Ard found shat your folly earned
l. aoi u p.sfe IN rest
In tho mellow mud q the roAaf''
AT but he Ashns Va fsitf'
said the mcth TO the toad
"Ycu have ha~n' aid the toad FER this.
To iie hart and tflng ard ,c~n
Ycs ars efassd and Killed ~ sts.
Yea are scufrhea ~ noskins seora
When ore hts ~sfrth ard feed
AnA may ~ and hias IN the hight
That Va al ard encttgh n snoA
lie fDai and a1ouTn yuuf dxht
rnyY me waefs I saaat,
Cu.cstssd, N 'hs 'ana II ne 'asar'
"a hsit the esms vks sSefs ~
SAID ,hr uask o. ths toad
TheodosiA GAuisoE IN sAs inprsssisnss;.
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UT MILLION FOR A PAINTING.
's'o'oas Price SAID to Have Been Offered
Fos Work Of Titan

~ tssRosterous report that someone
o. Sasssd Canon cr s. o0eo. for n.
hn,s Ssiserated painting OF Sacred and
IN. 10y Love In ths Borghcse collec-
a ~ hone, is due. Ia all probability.
49, UNIVERSAL hunger for astonishing
!. although II may have some color
x.,,ss siNN TO the imagination Of kind
u. n unehelors. lnscnsato prices. SAYS
A. poaea Transcript have been paid
-, aaeis, THAI IA the National gal
Ssesa1iA. which came from the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
By PRUDENCE wNTERGREEN.

other woman whom I knew Th,.
didn't board-she Kept house for !, bus
band and three children and two bosrd.
ers. She did IT with one servan, ,,os,,,,
ana at the age OF thirty-four she looked
in her early fwenties. Her frocks were
simple. but they were never nnu..~d a nj
crumpied and impossible. She never
wore old nnery, and she had arways a
shining morning face, and her admitting
friends used to say How crisp she Keeps
her edges" which exactly conveyed.
somehow. the freshiy-ironed impression
she always produced.
Don't ask me how she did lt-rm sure
! don't Know. II I did, ! would patent
the process and make several million dol.
lars right on selling the prescription to
needy womankind. And after that I'd
Keep an English maid to sew on my
skirt braids and brush my frocks, ind
then, perhaps. might come a little near
er my own idea Of person with crisp
edges!
But anyhow, the fact that she iid 40 II
shows that II can be done I MINT ir-
vent her. ! saw her. and goodness knows
one doesn't have 20 invent the frumpy
ladies' one sees daily in soiied stocks and
over-trimmed shirt waists. ara sloppy
shoes. and big hats with limp. uncuried
feathers and with all kinds Of belts that
are lower IN the back than the front
beyond which there Is no depth Of dowdi-
ness that remains 10 be explored. Incl
dentally the much-beloved pulley belt has
its failings. Out OF twenty-five I have
counted IN the last three days. I've only
seen three that were tied with flesh.
ty-iooking ribbons in front. And q
bunch OF MISSY ribbon at the belt would
make French dressmaxers model look
like 4 trump.
II a summer girl sets out TO he sum-
mer girl on the principles have indicat-
ed. the chances are that she will wind
up by becoming an ever-blooming rose.
because while daintiness II not exactly .
winter characteristic. trigness essentially
II. and the young woman who aims ut
being as trig and neat and generally like
fresh and dainty and generally like q
a red-checked apple m winter as she 10
just-opened rose In summer. II bound
10 produce an ali-the-year-round effect Of
fitness. suitably. deiightsomepess. which
will make her. II not . fuli-nedsed
beauty. at least a JOY forever.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06
SHERIDAN'S WIT.
As illustrated by an Incident During q
Princes Banquet.

As illustrated by an Incident During q
Princes Banquet.
Every one has read innumerable
anecdotes of the wit and presence Of
mind of Richard Brinsley Sheridan"
said w. w. Clarke Of Buffalo at the
Waldorf-Astoria but tumbled
across one the other day that 1 had
never before seen in print. When the
question arose as to making George
w., while still Prince of Wales, re-
gent, on account of theamadness that
had overtaken George MI., there was
violent and virulent opposition to the
plan, not only on account of the loose
ness of the Princes mode of living and
the general laxity of his morals, but
also because of his stand on what was
then known as the wheat laws Ed
mund Burke, who was in the fullness
of his power, was supposedly opposed
to the Princes ambition, and the flu
ture king in consequence was paying
assiduous court to the great states
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

Once seuond lieutenant of Ameri-
can regulars was up for examination
for promotion. One Of the questions
asked of him by grizzled member Of
the board was this:
IF you were out scouting and hill
should suddenly rise up before you
what would you do?" e:
I'D run like H." said the lieuten-
ant, promptly, who added, Il wouldn't
want to stay in country where hills
are liable to rise up like that"
These are the kind of hills or kops
that confront the Tommies in South
Africa. And the Tommies run like
H." too, only being brave men in
actual warfare, they run mostly to-
ward the top of the hills. These hills,
many of them, are about as nearly per-
pendicular on all sides as they can be
without topping over. The particular
hill in this picture is Coleskop, in the
Colesberg district, and the scene was
sketched by G. D. Giles, war artist Of
the London Graphic. Coleskop jumps
straight out of the plain thousand
feet and more into the air, and COM
mands the entire surrounding country.
1t was seized by the British, who i'm
mediately made plans to fortify it.
By infinite hard labor and persever-
rance two fifteen-pound field guns
were dragged to the summit. But the
guns are useless without a continuous
and unfailing supply. of ammunition.
To save the labor of carrying shot and
shell up by hand, the engineers con-
structed an endless belt of bridging
wire. This wire can stand strain
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06
Source. of Family Names.

Bird, Wing, Heron, Wrenn, Crane,
Crow, Larke, Fish, are family names,
and others that might be mentioned
here are Haddock, Pine, Roach, Bass
and Orabb Family names Suggestive
of titles of rank are: King, QueeHs
Prince Duke, Marquis, Lord, Baron.
and knight, besides Pope and Deacon.
Next take military titles, Marshall,
Major, and Sergeant, and peoples, Eng
fish, French, Welsh, Norman, and
Dutch, while among family names
like those of countries there are Eng
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

man: Burke at this time was man
of rigid department and of great aus
terity Of manner. One night the
Prince gave a dinner at which Burke
sat on his right, Sheridan on his left,
with Sir Joshua Reynolds, the portrait
painter, sitting next to Sheridan. The
dinner once in full swing, Sheridan,
as was his wont, launched into story,
which might be politely described as
extremely risque, being, in fact, as
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

.a
broad as IT. could possibly BE made
and still retain any other dimension.
Burke's face expressed strong iisap-
prevail, and to counteract his friends
faux pas and to ingratiate himself; with
Burke, the Prince, with the words,
Sherry, what BLACKBOARD you are!
threw a glass of wine in Sheridan 3
face. To resent the action, custom,
etiquette and the other laws Of the
land alike forbade, but as soon as he
had dried his dripping face Sheridan
at once took up his own glass Of wine,
and dashing it into Sir Joshua Rey-
nolfs face. accompanied 1t with the
explanation, 'sThe Princes toast, Sir
Joshua; pass It along. New York
Tribune. 81. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

of 1000 pounds, and each load Of am
munitiop and water which was sent up
there weighed forty pounds. The
length OF one span from top to bot
tom, was 1,40O feet, and so it may be
guessed, what the perpendicular height
of the hill is. =
After holding the hill for some time
with small detachment the British
found themselves greatly outnumbered
by the Beers and were obliged to
abandon the position.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06
Dragging Guns Ul (0gA0l 1000 Feet hly{ll'
UNIQUE FIGURE
In washing ton's Omcial and Social LIE
II nj. Ting rang.

In Wsshington's Omcial and Social Life
IL III. Ting FsnE.
Probably the most unique figure
Washington ofiicial and social life ,i
Mr.. WI Ting Fang, the Chinese nv
lister. to the United States. The pee
liarity OF Mr.. Wu's nature does not u
in the fact that he is characteristicallk 4
Chinese, but, on the contrary. that
is almost thoroughgoing American A.
his manners and customs. Mr.. WI
speaks the English language as fluent
ly, volubly and correctly as any Amer
lean college graduate. The most re-
markable feature of his wonderful
knowledge of the intricate tongue is
the fact that he learned to speak it
without any tuition. Before coming
to America" said Mr.. WI. II deter
mined to learn the American language
I have made it a point in life that
whenever l attempt to do anything X
shall persist and persevere until have
mastered the situation. It has been
said that no other Chinaman on tbs
globe speaks the English language as
we'll as l do. But what I know of it
has been learned by me without any
school instruction. l have simply
picked it up by self-application and by
observation in American society" II
is not only in this respect that the min
lister is American in his customs and
manners, but he has likewise absorbed
all of the notable habits and idioms of
American society. His entertainments
given to Washington society at his
handsome residence at Eighteenth and
@ streets are Enthusiastically Amer
lean. There is nothing oriental about
his receptions and dances, and, unlike
the social functions given at the other
far eastern embassies, everything is
thoroughly American. My experience
in American society has been very
pleasant" said Mr.. WI today. Il like
the American people, not only for their
gentleness Of nature, and breeding,
but because they are open-hearted,
thoroughly frank and sensible. con-
slider the American women equal in
every respect to those of China. l
think they are all very beautiful. Some
of them may not be beautiful physical
ly, but in character they stand pre-
eminent among the women of the
world '-Washington special New York
World. --5,%
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06
&1oO Reward RlOa.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure IN oil its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constttu-
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
-ment- Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list Of
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

While the Beers and the British are
carrying on their tragic drama of war.
the different foreign attaches in South
Africa are playing the part Of most,
interested spectators, receiving free
and most instructive object lessons in
the art Of modern campaigning. The
accompanying illustration is from a
recent photograph of The different for
eign attaches at Cape Town, who have
now taken up positions at the front to
observe and report on the progress scf
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

. Among the novel delights of a win
ter in Switzerland is the sport of to-
bogganing. The Swiss toboggan slide
is usually down a mountain side, so it
is no gentle little pastime to go career
ing down such slide as that partially
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton, which represents the Crest run at
St. Moritz. This run is reputed to be
the fastest one in the world, though
not so dangerous as some Of its rivals
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06
lydia E. Pnkhsm's veset.bs. Compound

oas,ed them. II always
relieves painful periods
and no woman who suf-
fes:s should be without
this knowledge.
Kearly all tho Ills Of
women result from, some
arrangement Of the
female organism, Mrs,
Pinkl,an,'s great s,,edv-
ojne m axes won, en-
healthy; Of this fhe''e is
overwhelming proof.
Don't experiment. n
you suffer GET this z,,efl-
cine and GET Ms's. Pink
hams free adNice. Her
address is Lynn, Mass
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

in the neighborhood. Anything more
beautiful than the lake at st. Moritz
after the first frost and heavy snow
fall is impossible to imagine. Hitherto
Switzerland has been known to Ameri-
can tourists only as summer resort,
but the different winter resorts to be
found in that little land of great
mountains are beginning to attract the
new world traveller to the Alps during
the winter as we'll as the summer
months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

The death of James Parsons, of Dew
onshire, England, is announced. He
was known as the ''singing machine"
because he had memorized and could
sing about four thousand songs. One
evening he made and won bet that
he could go on singing until daylight
without repeating any song.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

affairs for their different governments.
Beginning on the left, the first of the
standing figures is Col. Stakhowitch,
Russian attache; the second is Capt.
Trimmed, of Austria. and the third Is
COL Slocum, of the United States. The
sitting figure on the extreme left is
Capt. Gentilini, the Italian represen-.
tative; the central figure is that OF
Capt. Baron Won Luttwitz, who repre-
sents the kaiser. and the man on the
right again is Capt. d'Armande, the
French attache. =; y n. 3.s's!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

A couple of talking machines occu-
pied the pulpit of Zion Tabernacle.
Chicago, on a recent Sa bbath. Through
them the Rev. John A. Dowie con-
Quoted services and preached, gave
out the hymns. etc, although he was
several miles distant, resting himself
at White Lake, Mich. His voice was
distinctly heard all over the church.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

II -
land, Ireland, France and Wales. The
ones that resemble buildings are:
Church. { Temple, Abbey, and Tower.
Another family name is House, anoth-
er is Mills and the name OF Barnes is
familiar. There is family name Of
shedd, and Others are Post, WALL.
Roome, Roof, Rafter, Frame, Stills. and
Hall, with Lock, Boldt, II not Bolt, and
Key; also Yard is familiar, and so IL
Garden, Gates and Pickett. Names like
those of travelled ways are Street Lane,
Alley, Way, Rhodes. st. Louis Globes
Democrat. ~ Is g: tss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

Evans Weed, q wealthy farmer Of
Newdeld, Conn, will petition the leg.
islature to change his name to Adam,
after which he willtransform his large
farm into duplication, as far Us may
be, of the garden of Eden. Then he
will advertise for some woman, named
Eve, to be his consort.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

The following notice is posted on
the wall OF a hotel in Glasgow, Scot
land: discussions on the war and the
twentieth century will not be allowed
until the close of both"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

Paper made of seaweed is SO trans
parent that it is used for windows in
stead of glass.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

The house of Rothschild has five
great centers-Lon6on, Paris, Vienna,
Frankfort and Naples.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

Inoculation for the plag uaSis coming
more into favor Ia Bombay
( City, as many Is z, ITO persons having
been 90 treated in ono week.
IA London man who was willed an
annuity Of $4,000 until his wife was
buried caused her body to be embalmed
and sealed mp in a glass case, which he
placed in an upper chamber OF his
mousse #a4 2fs Asi
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

FITS PermanentlyCureI. Tonts or nervousness after
irst days of DR.. klines Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
DR. II. ii. KLINE ltd. 93l Arch ST. Philadelphia. PI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure
CSC. E. W. Groves signature on each box.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

Occasionally you see man in n
dress suit who looks more Ikea W ish-
bone than anything else.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

The wild pigeon can fly 100 miles an
hour, the teal 100 miles, the mallard S.,
the wild goose 70 to rs miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing syrup.
r children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
mmatiou allays pain cures wind collie. Csc bottle
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06

- The state Of Washington furnished
over 100000 tons Of coal to California
last year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-06


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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

In an interview Mr.. Renager, the
Kentucky geese raiser, gave the fol-
lowing interesting facts regarding
geese and their habits
"a goose is the cleanest fowl alive.
have been in the poultry business
since 1871, have handled all kinds Of
domestic fowl, and have studied their
habits closely. They are constantly
at work keeping their feathers clean.
and II furnished with plenty of water
they are never seen except when fit
for dress parade.
They are equally as careful regard
ing their food. On one occasion we
bought lot of corn which had grown
musty. and the geese would not eat
the dough made from It, Nor will
they eat dough after it has soured.
On this account we have to be very
careful to mix up no more dough than
the geese will eat in day.
Another thing peculiar about geese
is that they eat great deal more some
days than they do on others. For in
stance, 1t frequently requires thirty or
forty buckets of dough a day to a
given pen of geese. Then for a few
days they will probably eat not more
than dozen buckets" - Southern
Farmer.