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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
INNS AND FISH
n THE DAYS OF OLD.


mn was in great demand at Rome.
I'm "a Incredible sums might be
II ,osda by fish ponds or wasted ON
g. 10 humble fish pond Of the peo-
ia Saokilad with rain water and replen-
10. n N All taken out OF rivers or lakes.
sssM n large returns. The aristocrat-
~ pond. furnished by Neptune and
=. Srscf1d with elaborate art, was more
~ 4. Empty pockets than TO fill them.
3 - fortune to build It, to stock 1t and
= ma the Ash. One possessor OF such
- nursery made nearly goo year
" 4. but Il cost the whole profit to keep
- they were expensive toys rather
80 soricus investments. varro once
~ sacred tany in Lydia containing
~ vhich came to the edge at the sound
~ 6ufa and which no ono was allowed
y f6eck: the fish Of the Roman noble are,
y ~, nearly as sacred. Hortensius,
~ ia spent mint Of money on his
Sn:vater fish tanks at Baulos. was found
~ 4 buying all the fish for his table at
r,oli. He fed his fishes himself and
S1a much more anxious lest they should
Y hungry "than am about my asses,
eblch bring me in q good profit" Varro
seGrnfully remarks. Half the fishermen
a tke place were employed in catching
Iii Gsh to give to the big ones. and
nlted fish was provided when the sea
- too rough for the boats to go out.
iioftensius would make you a present OF
I tam VI mules sooner than of single
a 81 In mu1iets. Eucullus gave carte
6Nnche 70 his architect to ruin him II
n could manage, by means of subter-
Yaiean passages, to contrfve sort of
fjdo u his tanks at Balae, 80 as to keep
IL water cool In summer, when fishes; In
confinement suffer much from the heat,
= have been told at the Naples AQuar-
i'm, beautiful and wonderful place. sur
passing the dreams even of a Roman fish
uaniaA
4 varro speaks Of some one who was
nogs anxious about his sick fishes than
abeut bis sick slaves, but the story of the
n6nan "who fattened his lampreys on
~ alaves' belongs to after times. Like
other stories which are told for the benefit
Of youth It lacks exaGAtude. This se)sms
10 have been the truth: A millionaire
freedman Of the name of Polio vedius
wan entertaining Augustus at supper
when . slave broke q crystal goblet; Pol
No; enraged, ordered him to be thrown
70 the fishes; the slave appealed to the
Emperor, who asked his host to pardon
lin, but Polio refused. Augustus then
Nrdoned the man himsesr and had all
hliios crystal goblets broken and the
- pond filed up.-The Contemporary.
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,haxyt. dream Of a French republic on the
banks of the st. Lawrence might be re-

.shaxysdream OF a French republic on the
banks Of the st. Lawrence might be re-
allied. sd, E rsu;,f
A very pretty story illustrative OF the
Canadian feeling toward the two nags Is
POLITICALLY embodied in Fracnette's Lee
gende dun Peuple." A French Canadian,
instructing his son in the history OF his
country. tells him to respect lie .Drapeau
Anglais," the flag which was the safe
guard Of Canada when France was given
over to the anarchy of the Terror, and
which in this distant, proud-tempered col
ony waves over a people prosperous and
free. 1T is OUR duty to salute this flag
with proper respect" This talk is "loy-
ALL prudent. but not enthusiastic. The
boy Is French-blooded: he knows instinc-
lively that when one loves his colors he
needs no argumentative speeches to teach
him veneration. But, mon PEREZ" he
says, sis there not another fiag?" The
question delights the father; he has no
more talk Of proper respect"
''Ah! celui-la, c'est autre chose
II faut lie baiser genoux!'
II does not matter that the other flag
was born of the Terror; le petit Caporal
made 1t glorious for France. and that
suffices. England is still only 'LAngle-
terre." but France Is always LA Mere
Patrie."
The abundance of tricolor that greeted
Monsignor Falconio was by no means an
unusual display of the blue-white and
red. Every religious fete and national hol-
iday always excepting Dominion day,
when the color loving French are omi-
nously colorless) witnesses the same pro-
fuse decorations a la France. On Rosary
Sunday the streets were mites of tricol-
or. To see this, to see the tens of thou
sands OF men and women and children
marching along with the snow whipping
their faces and numbing their rosary-girt
fingers to hear them answering the pray-
ers and chanting the hymns aloud is to
fancy ones self-where? Noneed to draw
on fancy--"this is indeed our Blessed
Lady's land"-an olden. yet newer, a
stronger and a gentler France.-Corre-
spondence of the Catholic Standard.
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Sir Henry had formally christened portia.'
That farm steward. / am sure, considered
irving had immortalixed him. But per-
maps one OF the most subtle compliments
ever paid to the actor was unconsciously
paid to Sir Henry ny working lad a few
months ago onS Hampstead Heath. Sir
Henry was walking with friend, and
some youths OF tho Iaborer class were fol-
lowing him about curiously. At last one
was heard to say: 'Oh. know 100 It ID;
m.s <hat bloke what keeps the thcater--irs
shakespeare. -casseirs Magaxine.
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OUTSIDE THE tor SHOP.

Beside the door they stand. anear the pane
Tricked, with toy-wares. 1t Is dapple-gray
In smooth. round waters Digit. and lifts Away
One prancins foot from grass-sreen board un-ta'en
Half lost in his wide old rags; agrin today,
Because he still with fearful Joy dares lay
A stroking finger In that furry name.
He tastes his perilous pleasure like bird
OF aiick small feet and wary eye, that comes
To peck strcwn fragments flown at breath scarce
heard
You smile among the hedserows In the siums
You think. When hits this childElee lightly
stirred,
Shall manhood's craving miss even these poor
egumhsi Jane Barlow In the Academy.
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Triangulstion in Texas.

The newly-founded town of Triangule.
Tex. promises to be unique. 1t Is laid
out in the form Of an eduilateraI triangle:
its lots are triangular In shape and tho
ground plan Of each of the twenty-three
houses which have thus far been erected
there Is three-cornered. The three princf-
pal streets are named EduiIatersi. Sea-
iene and IsosceIes. and the residents have
even carried their curious idea Into the
local government. which consists Of : 90
called triangular council, having thyeo
Observation-Disclosures Ssntinek
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BoNAPARTE AND BRITISH NAVY.


There are, we fancy, very few people
who know that the great Napoleon once
applied for permission to enter the British
navy. Such, however. according to the
Naval and Military Record, is the fact,
and Mr.. Goschen has recently discovered
in the archives of the admiralty the origi-
nal letter In which the request is made by
Bonaparte then student at Brienne. He
was. as every one knows. then preparing
for a military career, but the school in
spectors reported that he would make an
excellent naval officer. and Sir William
Fraser relates that his application to the
British admiralty was due to the influence
of his fellow student, Lawlcy, afterward
Lord Wenlock.
Our contemporary adds: 'Bonaparte,
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from the stronger branches, ana ma
ture tree Will produce an annual average
of about four pounds of bark.
The bark dries in few days and II
packed for shipment In rawhide bales. Tho
most of It - shipped from Africa and MOI
lerdo.--ChicaEo Record.
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How Eight LiAes We're PAID For.

It may be- worth while pointing out that
while the sum OF f775, which Is the total
sum paid for Mr.. Rudyard Kipling's poem
1.-THE Absent Minded Beggar," Is very
large 1t is not the greatest ever given
for piece Of verse. For example. James
Smith. ops of the authors Of the famous
Rejected Addresses" happened to meet
Mr. Strachan, the kings printer. at q DIM
ner party, and found him suffering much
from gout In spite of this the old gem
tleman enjoyed Smiths brilliant conversa-
ton extremely. and they parted with
many good wishes. Next day the author
sent Strachan jeu desprit of eight lines,
which so pleased the recipient that he
added a codicil to his VIII the same day.
leaving the author the sum OF $4,000. A
brief calculation will show that this pay
Academy.
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Manchester, N. H., is having a general
debate upon the right of a justice Of the
peace to kiss the brides whom he mar
rles. The justices to a man claim the
right from custom as old as the ceremony
and claim that they have all the discretion
in the matter,
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THRouGH THE STREETS.

Through the din. London mcrnins
The soldiers rode away;
The crowd, In sable. round them;
The sky above them gray.
Two strains 81 music played them
One mournfui and one glad.
II WA the nsournful music
That sounded the least rad.
Ella Fuller Maitland " This 6pecti
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plinents Paid Sir Henry Irving.

FAR never forget the pride with which
pdss,y%. steward last year took me up to
Enrv Iv a.io said: The great actor, Sir
sssv e, sir, last Sunday. and examined
fhosy,. one Of them there pigs. sir. and
M nt 50 'ighiy of 'em, sir. that he aid
Aea,s. honor of asking me to go to his
s ra and take my family. He do love
W, Understand animals. do Sir 'Enry."
W less pride was shown a FLY that
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sequently, powerful Asiatic armies may
vet be organized by soldiers of fortune
purchased for the purpose.-The Specta-
tor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28
NEWS IN RRlEF.

The cotton crop Of India last year wa
short. Only Gil 327 bales against 1868.
SOL In 1898 were produced
Senator Clark If Wyoming has intro
lucod n bill fUf thondinlssiOn Of Ariloni
a. state.
Some prominent Democrats Of Arknn
sas, Mississippi aud Tennessee have dc
clarod they will place Senator Turloy ol
Tennessee before the Democratic nation
al convention for vice president.
Internal revenue receipts for tn,
month OF January amounted 10 s2J.0ls.
So
VI VI Conner, president OF the Ccntm
Railroad Of Georgia. died at savannah
Ga
Prize money awarded to Admin
Dewey amounts 10 $3.50
Matthew IAttimcr. wealthy farmer
wnS frozen 90 death near Elyria, o.
Policeman Thomas Kahn was shot an,
killed at Memphis. Tenn, by Pat Gnf
I'm Gamo Of cards caused the shooting
Jacob PoindeNtrr. the negro dospcm
de-. was captured near llophinvullo. XIV
His last alt was the murder Of two wo
men,
The Missouri Kansas and Texas b.
laying heavy rails ou its track iu the In
dian Territory
Ed Hodges who was convicted nj Dial
las, Tex, % the murder Of Frank Con
nor and given % year, iu the pen, ha
been granted new trial.
The powder mill 90 Phtculle. Wis
exploded, killing three men aud hurtin,
another
Oats are reported damaged in som,
sections Of central Texas by the Las
freeze.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28
Congressional rror,ss.l,ns..

Washington, h.5. sI.-Tho last day Of
the g'nsnl debate on the Puerto Rice
tariff hin opened in tho house today
with a 2O-minutos speech by Mr.. Car
mack o. Tennessee In opposition % the
bin. The alternative presented BY the
bill he said was the abandonment Of out
priceless principles on our new passes
sions The country has been da,zled
with the gorgeous pictures ofnn empire
yet at the very Threshold II the now de-
departure, the gentlemen ON the other
side have been appalled, lest the trade
which they had looked at with cnyctlu,
eyes would bring ruin and destr ictiou
20 American labor Therefore the new
possessions were % become colonies and
hc turned over to oarpetbag cr wen.
turcrs
Mcssrs. Clayton Of Alabama, Klebcrl
Of Texas and Pearce OF Tennessee ais,
spike against the bill
Mr. CannOa charged that hnth the 20
bacco and sugar stored IA Puerto Ric,
was owned hy the sugar and Tobacco,
trust They had put forth some native,
As ,ioolpigcuuS 10 beg for free trade 81
that while the Drmocats cried ouI
against the trusts they would be- voting
Tor them.
IN the senate Mr. Turley ot Tennessee
was entitled 10 the noor at the couclu
sion NJ routine busincs, 10 finish his
speech on the Quay ease, but be- yielded
10 Mr. Depew. saying that " the tim.
allowed hc would finish his speech after
the New York senator had concluded, II
not. Ice would go ~ tomorrow.
Mr Dcpew addressed himself 10 M,
resolution offered on the philippin,
question, particularly TO that propns-
by Mo Bo,cridgc u Indiana. duclara
tory II the policy Of the United Statu'
toward the Philippine islands.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28
Singer sewing
machines.

They will save You money, toe
as we'll a. your wiie's heali b
and strength. for with a SINCE
she will lind il q pieasurs to d.
all the family sewing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28

Washington. Feb. Decentralization
Of the Hawaiian government bill In the
senate Monday brought out lively dis
cuSsion between Mr 1illman ~ Soutl
Carolina and Mr.. Spooncr Of Wisconsin
In which the former admitted that bal
lot boxes had bcou stuffed and negroes
had been shot 10 maintain white domi
nation
An amendment was made 10 the bill
striking out the property qualification,
Of voters for members Of the Legislature
but little other progress was made
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28

Notice is hereby given that ! this day
have been appointed temporary admin
istrator Of the estate Of A. b. Carr. sr +,
with power 10 collect all debts and TO
bring suit II necessary therefor; n take
charge Of. control and manage the e.
tate. All persons indebted 10 tbees.
tate are notified TO settle same at once.
My place OF residence Is Bryan. Bm1os
county, Texas. G.. 5. Parker.
Bryan, Tex, Jan. "a. 1890. 46t-l5tf
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28

Republicans Agree a. to the rarir nm
for Puerto Rica.

- 'NANW ANAA|4
Washington. Feb. a7.-At the confer.
enoe Of house Republicans last night on
the Puerto Rican tariff bill. assurances
were given that the president believed
the measure constitutional and he would
approve 1t II It came TO him. aud an
agreement was reached to limit he oper.
alton Of the bill 20 two years aud 20
reduce the duty imposed by Il firm IS
10 10 per cent OF tbs American tariff.
A. a result the Republican len lers
cIaim that the ball will have the support
OF all the RepubllCsuseK except four, Mossrs.
Mccall Of Massachusetts,, battlefield Of
Maine Lohmer of Illinois and crun
packer OF indianapolis. and that this
loss will be offset by Affirmative votes OF
the opposition. They claim the IaSsas,~
Of the modified bill is certain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28

Washington. Feb. 27.--Sccrctary Root
has sent io the senate a letter from Gen.
Davis. with a petition from Puerto
Rioans asking for free trade with the
United States
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28
Brazos Bottom Farm for Rem,

100 acres fine improved Brazos bot
tom land for rent very cheap. 10 man
who can furnish himself with pro-
visions, implements and stock.
d7O&wl7 w. Coulter.
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wa,ins for H.. Platform.

Chicago. Feb 21--An anti.imperial
ist convention will bo held probably ii
indianapolis. soon after tho Democnti,
and Republican parties have made nomi
nations for president aud vice president
The attitude TO be taken by the conyen
ton will have been deided upon ther
and until that time the anti.imperialisti
will refrain from committing themselves
on the presidential question.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28

~The.L. $. Ross chapter Of the U. d
G. will give an entertainment at the
residence Of Mrs. \. A. Lee on Friday
March 2, from.6 10 1890 p. M. proceed,
10 be applied TO the Confederate nome
at Austin. Refreshments served. All
invited. Admission 25e.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28
I1agnan Killed.

Bloomington. Ills. Feb. 27.-John Cox
aged ID. nagman Of the Chicago aud Al
ton at Seminary avenue crossing, wa.
instantly killed by switch engine.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-20
Athletes In the Army,

"The enthusiasts in athletics" said
the Colonel, "whO enlisted in the army
in 1898 have certainly had full justice
done them. but there were the same
sort of enthusiasts in the army of 1861.
and of them very little has been said.
When / read the announcement of the
death of William Il. Curtis l remem-
bered the stalwart Chicagoan who en-
tered the service in 1861 as orderly
sergeant of Capt. Hayden's zouaves.
or Company 4 of the Nineteenth Illi-
nOis regiment. Curtis was at that time
one of the most noticeable men in the
regiment. He was skilled Oarsman
and was an enthusiast in all athletic
sports. The first time our division
crossed the Tennessee river the skill
and resourcefulness of Curtis were put
to severe test.
Gen Mitchell, or whoever was in
command, was impatient over the de-
lay in crossing the river. That was
early in the war, and the engineer
corps was not we'll organized. Many
eXpedients were suggested and some
of them were tried, but all failed. The
general spoke in a complaining way
to Col. Turchin of the Nineteenth Illi-
nois of the helplessnesS of an army
that ought to have men who could
meet such an emergency. Turchin said
that he had the man, and sent Curtis
to the general. The plans We're eX-
planned, the difficulty of the undertake
ing was discussed. the general remark
ing that if he could get Il rope across
the river, securely fastened to the only
tree accessible, the problem would he
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-20
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
A Polish Prince in Paris.

A Polish prince, who lives in a splen-
did house on the Avenue du Bois de
Boulogne, Paris, used 10 be set down
by his acquaintances as miser, be-
cause he never entertained. Last win
ter fifty of his friends were astonish-
ed by an invitation from him to din
ner. They went, and sat down to a
magnificent feast in s huge room, one
end of which was covered by a great
screen of white silk. Oysters were
served ON beds of powdered ice, when
suddenly the electric lamps died away,
and on a screen flashed out a living
picture of wcmen standing shivering
knee-deep in freezing water, picking
oysters from the rocks. With the fish
course a smack was seen pitching so
heavily that the guests cried in ter
ror. oh, they will be drowned- Men
anw omen next appeared working in
the vineyards on a wet, misty day,
ankIe-deep in gray slush. With every
magnificent course fresh scenes of mis-
cry passed in silence before the sad
dened guests. The prince had reveng
ed himself for their cruel remarks,
but at an estimated cost of over $2O.-
OOO.
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Obeyed His Instructior,..

A certain charming young lady is WIS.,
ating friends on Topeka avenue. She
graduated recently from Kansas Uni
versity. and is still in her teens. The
other evening she was having a tete-a-
tete on the porch with the youngster
who is the eldest son of her hostess
when the subject Of age was brought
up.
..And how old are you:" the little
fellow asked.
''How old would you Think" came
the reply, and to the young lady's
amusement and his mothers discom-
fiture the boy promptly replied:
Twenty-Five"
His mother then told him that when
ever he was asked to guess young
woman's age he must say 10"
Sunday night few friends of the
Topeka avenue hostess came up. Again
the conversation drifted to age. This
time the youngster thought he would
be all right. so when asked to guess the
age of one of the young women, he re-
piled: Il guess you are 16, but you
look older than. mamma"
Capital.
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Rrief Com menf.

Mark Hanna is entirely frank as to
his proposed method of keeping the
trusts in control in the United States.
1t takes money to do it.-KalamazOO
Gazette.
Spain is about the only country in the
world that is sitting back and taking
things easy these days. She is enjoy
ing that enviable position of having no
islands or special spheres of interest"
to be protected.-Des MOines Leader.
About this time look out for the dis
covery of some hair-raising plots in the
Philippines. The exigencies of the cam
paigp demand them and the Republi.
can literary bureau is apt to be equal to
the Rochester (N. " Herald
Hanna processes to be confident of
President McKinley's reelection. but
he is provoked that the Republican
party should feel the same confidence,
because it interferes with the collection
of the campaign asSeSsments.-Pcor
Herald Transcript.
The Republican party is, now calling
itself n party Of expansion, and there
fore claims to be following the policy
of jefferson. jefferson never believed
i'm crossing 6,0O0 miles of salt water for
the purpose of annexing nest of hOr-
nets.-Quincy Herald.
The charge has been made that poll
ties is behind the threatened strike of
the anthracite coal miners. The body
of grievances presented by the miners
more than justities dissatisfaction
They did not need political prompting
TO make them Cry Out.-Philade' phia
Record.
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Carrots Are Popular.

Perhaps the new claim made for the
carrot will add to the popularity Of
that somewhat prosaic vegetable. 1t is
said that not only is this wholesome
and sustaining article of food, but that
when partaken of in the morning reg
ularly and plentifully it has beauti-
flying effect, surprising that of any
compound sold at the beauty factories.
Carrots make the skin smooth and
clear, the eyes bright and the hair soft
and luxuriant. 'Carrotty hair" has
been term of derisi0n, but under the
new Interpretation it is thing Of joy.
Eat carrots and grow young is the
motto of those who have discovered the
lyyienic merits of this lowly vegetable.
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Sultan'S ExnenSeS.

The yearly expenses of the Sultan
have been estimated at no less sum
than S3O.OOO.OOO. OF this $1,000. 900
alone is spent on the clothing of the
women and 100000 on the Sultan's
own wardrobe. Nearly $7,50O.00O is
swallowed up by presents. S5.00O.OGO
goes for pocket money and still an
other S5,OOO.OOO for the table 1t seems
incredible that SO much money can
possibly be spent in year by one man.
hut when it is remembered that some
1.5O0 people live within the palace
walls. live luxuriously and dress expen-
sively mt the cost of the Civil List. it
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Evolution of Our Caesar.

Let the tiger once taste human blood
and it will hunt no game but man. I'm
perialists obey the same law of devel-
Opment. Caesar did not set out with
the design Of subverting the Roman re-
public. Napoleon did not think of a
ccnsulship for life until he had made
away with the directory. He did not
think of crown until he had become
first consul. Mckinley did not reach
out for his Chinese province until he
had his Porto Rico and his Philippines.
Give him China and he will cast eyes
on Africa.-New York Journal.