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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

Pope was hunchhack with a waspish
temper, and Was made constantly miser-
able by realizing sense of hts malforma-
lions. Ills deformity once was made the
occasion OF a brutal jest by a soldier
whose sensihiiites pope's venomous
tongue had pierced to the quick. One even
ing AT a tavern which he freQuented, the
poet was discussing with some friends
what was likely to be the proper punctua-
tion OF a passage IN the iliad which he
was then transiating. There was much
diversity Of opinion. and soldier In the
room suggested that perhaps an nterro-
cation mark had been omitted. Pope
angrlly asked what he knew about inter-
rogation marks, "A mark OF interroga-
tion." calmly replied the soldier. Is
crooked little think that asks impudeut
questions"
Dr. johnson. the dictionary man. suffer
cd greatly from scrafula. then called
Kings evil'--a disease 81 which II was
believed 'the kynges OF England by the
power whieh God had given 20 them. doth
make the sickle man whole" According
ly Johnson WAS touched" by Queen Anne
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

a postal enrgia every month for Eucls
san - io-catr, n a uftje West NifElnia
mountain tovr Nigh up Is the Apral&ch-
ian rarre. -et Far from tns border -
MarvIanA Tas sawn ts Piedmont. MlF@Fal
county. IS Va Hna here the busy sRc-
Tory Is AZ wurk SIX days Ia the urr s,
making The uslle obionx sheets q card
board on which 80 many messages % I'D
sorts and kinds are written BY al copdi-
siqAs q pSopie Here TIE cardboard 10
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

90 Tr HE MINK" by Mrs. Man.
nington Caffyn, might
equally well have been
called t'the Nice Girl for
Joyce Anstiss. the heroine,
does not fuihii I'm the least the ordinary
conception Of mink. being as good and
~ serious as she II pretty. The penalty
which the average girl has 10 pay for be-
ing serious and thinking about things IL
quite heavy. and Joyce does not escape II.
for serious mindedness f. even n greater
social crime in England than II Is here.
THE Mink" records the history of Joyee's
development. social. mental. emotional.
ard does so with unusual charm and
grace. Anybody who likes nice giri-y
story will enjoy this book, There Is a
charming atepmnther IN H. who alone
would make the book worth reading. and
the secondary hero. James Coates. Ii
carefully studied and most interesting
personality. although he stands no show
al all In the heroine's eyes as compared
20 Jock Haliowes, who IL one " the tall,
blonde youths, clean of limb and mind
rather stupid. hut very much OF gentle
man. IN whom the feminine English now
eIist delights. The author ~ ''The MINI
has keen eye for subtleties OF character
herself, and II pleased 10 observe them
and 10 report upon them. but when II
comes To constructing hero 10 the young
girls taste she Is sage enough 20 recog-
nize the advantage Of tirne.hcaared mod
ella and makes one out Of equal parts OF
sunshine, fresh air. athletic tastes and
manly fastidiousness-as so many novel
lists have done before her. Providence un-
douhtedly constructed heroes upon this
model FIRST but does not, nowadays. turn
out 50 many OF thu, class rs do these
humble imisators. the literary creators.
This. in fact, IL one Of the many points
IN which Providence would do well TO
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

made from the fresh, sweet spruce trees.
here it is cut into the requisite sizes. and
here the cards are printed. packed and
shipped.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

JENNA on fire with patriotic
illumination. The figures
''iSs0" and 1890" blazing on
parliament buildings and pat
aces, and suspended across
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

This Augustine church ID che place Of
marriage for the imperial family. and tho
story OF bridnl prucesrions b Abe aisles
~ this cathedral would. n wNsl seld. thyill
nations. You mssst Wait 4 ne treasury of
the plare 20 get a competent idea AZ
what diamonds and euiassids and ruhies
have glowssi and flashed on thA forehsaas
and necks ~ reyaity moving In thu altar
IN this ~. Auxustiuo chssrcas al Vienna.
Here they Are In bracelets, IN knots az
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
CANNON BALLS FOR SALE.
Walls Of an Old Safety Vault
in New York.

Workmen engaged in demolishin9
the 4s-year-old fve-story building at
the southwest corner Of Wall and VIII.
liam streets have found a number Of
eight-pound iron balls let into the
joints Of the granite slab forming tho
outer wall of the street vault in what
was the basement of the building,
About 200 of the balls have been found.
reports the New York Sun. One of
the workmen was sure he had discov-
cred some Revolutionary relics" and
succeeded in disposing of a number
OF the cannon balls" at so cents
apiece. So many of the metal spheres
were discovered that the price soon
fell to tin of beer. The discovery and
sale continued Tuesday and yesterday
and as there are a few slabs still in the
place there will probably be more "rel-
les" for sale to-day.
The demolished building was occu-
pied by the Atlantic Mutual Insurance
company and by the Phenix bank. The
vault measures perhaps IS by 20 feet.
The granite slabs which form it's outer
wall are 18 inches thick. The top of
each one was followed out to receive
half the iron ball and the bottom of
the next higher was followed out to
receive the other half. Possibly the
metal balls were put in to bother any
burglar who might seek to dig through
the wall.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
SAID CHRIST HAD BROTHERS.
Thae +#Was why q Massachus etts
aeApol-TeacheF Was sAsked -
to Resign. & 3 -

81
Because she told her scholars that
Christ was one of ten brothers and sis
ters, Miss Anna B. Hasbrouck, an in
structor In history, was dismissed
from the Holyoke (Mass.) high school
faculty by the school committee. Miss
Hasbrouck was asked to resign, and
her letter was accepted without dis
senting vote, says an eastern .ex-
change.
The incident which cost Miss Has
brouck her position happened in tho
medieval history class few days ago.
Tho discussion drifted as to the pa
rentage of Christ, and one student
wanted to know if Christ was the only
son. Miss Hasbrouck replied: "No;
He 1s one of a family Of ten brothers
and sisters"
A second student doubted Miss Has
brouck's statement. and wanted to
know her authority.
II cannot tell you accurately Just
now," she replied, '-but have the i'm
preston the statement IL made in the
Bible"
Some Of the students, still skeptical,
repeated the assertion at home. One
OF the prominent clergymen Of the
city, Rev. p. ]. Harkins, took occasion
to denounce the teacher in his sermon
at st. Jerome's church.
"Pupils," he said, should be with
drawn from the school if incompetent
teachers are to misinstruct students
as this one has"
Miss Hasbrouck declined to make q
statement. She was appointed q
teacher in the Holyoke high school in
January, 1896. She is a graduate of
the New York state normal college.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
MEMORIES.

Troop down the land Of years agone so
often
Fond memories Of youths enchanted
days
When loves sweet dream of life did dailv
soften
The tolls and frets. the world and all
its ways.
The first own home: the first of nfo,s
From dreams to stern realities and
grief
The heartaches DER the old home nest
forsaking.
Sweet years of childhood! All! they
were so brief.
But come again before life's thought and
calling
Day after day with Joy and love re-
Nor overweight of burden e'er Detailing,
DID burdens all their history repeat.
Adown the summer path to age we're
drifting,
And hope grows strong, and sweetly
memory CLEANS.
10 live for whom we love Is all uplifting.
Come memory! More reveal thy long
past dreams.
The past is fraueht with tears, and joys,
and smiling,
Each in its turn has passed review to-
day.
The present holds future all-beguiling;
Let past be past! And yet we should
not stay
Where memory no longer dared invading;
The past is filled with measure pure
and sweet,
Tho life unto eternity is fading,
We sit and dream Of loved ones we
shall meet
Nellie Hawks, in Christian Work.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
JOKE GAINED HIS POINT.
A Michigan statesman's Clever Ruse
Worked ON . Committee
on Pensions. @8.55 :

Not long ago Congressman "Hank" Smith,
of the Second Michigan district, worked joke
off on the house committee on pensions. It
should be explained, says the Chicago Chron.
lc!e, that this committee is not the one
which has charge of the pensions which
grew out OF the civil war, says a correspond
ent. lts functions appertain to the granting
OF pensions to the widows and veterans of
the Mexican and Black Hawk wars and
other ancient unpleasantnesses! 1t should
also be pointed out that one Of their rules is
that noSwidows pension shall be larger than
$8 month. This proceeds upon the theory
that any widow who survives asveteran Of
these wars must be comparatively young
woman and that she must have married the
veteran in his dotage to get his pension.
The new member from Michigan appeared
before the committee at its last meeting and
in an incidental and smiling way alluded to
the rule. 80 y,
sort of way. II sympathize with it's purpose
and believe it should stand. But just to show
good faith l am going to propose an amend
ment. l move that it be amended so as to
read except in the case of widows over 100
years Of age.'"
The members of the committee are always
lin favor Of joke and the proposition was
adopted with a unanimous laugh.
And thereupon Hank prod1ced from his
pocket a bill to grant pension of $l2 a
had just passed her one hundredth year. It
was not necessary to explain that her hus-
band had served to within one day of the
time requisite to get pension in the reg.
u!ar manner. The committee reported the
bill faVorably.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
DRIVING THE CARABAO.
Have a Hard Time Managing
This Clumsy Beast.

+ The American soldier is equal to all
sorts of transportation problems; but
the strangest one he has yet had to
meet is presented by the ordinary beast
o. draught in the Philippine islands,
the water buffalo. This animal is called
the carabao in the Philippines, and
the name pronounced carribow) is re-
tanned by our soldiers; but the Phil
ippine carabao does not differ greatly
from the common buffalo of India,
China and other oriental countries.
Mr.. R. II. Little, a correspondent Of
the Chicago Tribune, says that the
carabao is slower than a camel and
more obstinate than a mule, and has
hide like the armor of.a battleship."
He ''has but one hope, but one ambi-
ton in life, and that is to lie down
in puddle of water with just his nose
and horns sticking out" In doing this
he will, if he can, also give bath to
all the supplies loaded on the bull-cart
which he is drawing.
Consequently wild commotion
rules along the wagon train when it
approaches stream which has to be
forded. The soldiers, who are walking
behind the carts as guards, lay aside
their rifles, and begin to belabor each
animal and objurgate him in three Ian
guages-English. Spanish and Tagalog.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
SOAP BUBBLE TRICK.
and Z Funny Thing 1t Has
=: Not Its Equal.

Did you ever make balloon with
passengers out of soap bubble2 II
you have q steady hand and some p1-
tience it is an amusing and instruc-
tive trick.
Take piece of yellow wrapping
paper and roll it into a cone between
an inch and half and two inches in
diameter at the larger end. Then
mix the water for your soap bubbles
so that it is very thick, as thick as
possible with the lather.
= Then the bubbles will be as solid
as they can be made, If not blown too
large. Blow one with the paper cone,
about nine inches in diameter, and
loosen it from the end, as is often
done, and the bubble floats up to the
ceiling.
This is the trial bubble. Now blow
another to put you passenger on.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
GRANDPA'S WAY.

My grandpa Is the strangest man!
OF course, love him dearly;
But really it does seem to me
He looks at things so Queerly!
He always thinks that every day
IL right, no matter whether
1t rains or SHOWS, or shines or blows,
Or what the kind Of weather.
When outdoor fun IL ruined by
A heavy shower provoking,
he pats my head and says: "You see,
The dry earth needs q soaking"
And when think the day too warm
For any kind Of pleasure,
He says: "The corn has grown an inch
I. see without q measure"
And when fret because the wind
Has set my things all whirling,
He looks at me and says: Tut! tut!
This close air needs a stirring"
He says when drifts ate piling high,
And fence-posts scarcely peeping;
''How warm beneath their blanket white
The little flowers are keeping"
Sometimes think, when on his face
His sweet smile shines so clearly.
It would be nice If every one
Could see things just as Queerly.
The Childrens Friend.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
THE CANNIBAL TREE.
II Said to Destroy All Sorts Of
Animal Prey.

Mrs. Ellis Rowan, of Melbourne, Aus.
tralia, who is at present in New York
and who has travelled more extensively
in the cannibal country than any other
European woman, has told recently Of
the existence in Australia of forest
tree which is perhaps one of the most
wonderful plants of nature. It will
hold in its center and devour the body
OF man as readily as our insectivorous
wild flowers trap the insects on which
they partly subsist. The tree is called
the cannibal tree.
AS Mrs. Rowan describes it, it's ap.
pearance may be imagined to resemble
a mammoth pineapple, which often
reaches to the height of II feet. Its
foliage is composed of series of broad,
board-like leaves, growing in a fringe
at its apex. Instead, however, of stand.
ing erect, as does the little green tuft
at the top of pineapple, these leaves
droop over and hang to the ground. In
the largest specimens they are often
from Is to 20 feet long, and strong
enough to bear the weight of man.
Hidden under these curious leaves il
to be found peculiar growth of speal.
like formation, arranged in circle
and which perform the same function
for the plant as do pistils for flowers
They cannot, however, abide to be
touched.
Among the natives of Australia
there is tradition that in the old days
of the antipodean wilds this tree was
worshiped under the name of the
"devils tree" Its wrath was thought
to be greatly dreaded. AS soon as its
huge green leaves began to rise rest.
lessly up and down it's worshipers in.
terpreted the sign as meaning that q
sacrifice must be made to appease its
anger. One among their number wal
therefore chosen, stripped of his ra:.
ment and driven by shouting crowds ur
one of its leaves to the apex. All went
we'll with the victim until the instant
that he stepped into the center of the
plant and on the so-called pistils, when
the board-like leaves would fly together
and clutch and squeeze out the life OF
the intruder. By early travellers in
Australia it is affirmed that the tree
would then hold its prey until every
particle of his flesh had fallen from his
bones, after which the leaves would re.
lax their hold and the gaunt skeleton
fall heedlessly to the ground. In this
way did its worshipers seek to avert
disaster and to still the demon spirit
among them.
The trees present name and its un.
canny actions remind US that the can:
nlbals OF northern Australia have also
playful way of scattering about the
bones of victim after one of their
feasts.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06

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~ do0fossod> WIFI; f,Nojof
Mebasf DOCTORS M tlto okfy
TOR { fW0 years and Aadss0
s'elx6f until T. ueod the
PAkskdbAi,s ss'eDtIssoaK6s! "
f1'Aly Trouble was ukoos,-
alton of ao Ntos'us. I9nf-
fes'ed, etess5lbIy, ,ooule1 not
sleep nights and dk0ugkbf
80R,30flS1,0o. that do6fh
w0utd hossloIb as,elKofl;*
"7o-dayl as,, q ,vsN v,n,o-,
man. ahle Ia do my own
work. andAkavo nofap pals.
~ asod four bofflass uf
Lyeika f. Pink jtS,isih1ic il s N6al)iol1-
tahk6 B 0os,1po shz,a1 anu flSiieo
packages Of Sanaf1Vo
WASH asld cannot ps,akso
tho k,,aaklo oln0s4 4an0uallb. q H.
MRS. ELIZA 7HOhlAS.
ga Pine ST., EasfonI Pa.
Mrs. PxIlttSa,,, advkses
stsfl lat'ks1g women without
ohatVel
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co.. Lynn, Masa
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06

This passenger must be prepared be-
forehand. Cut out of very thin tissue
paper man half an inch tall. Run a
fine thread through his head and
knot it on the end so that it will not
pull through. Then put the other
end Of the thread through a small
circular bit of thin writing paper,
tying small knot in the end.
Then all that remains is to gently
touch this circle to the side of the
bubble and it will stick to the side
of it. Another twist of the hand hold.
ing the tube and balloon and passen.
ger ascend to the ceiling, or, if it is
very still day, it may be foated out
of the window.
AS test of the patience, steady
nerves and funny thing in itself,
this is pretty trick.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
Endurance Of Frigate Birds.

The frigate bird far surpasses all
others in it's powers of fight, inasmuch
as, except at the breeding season, it sell
dom visits the land, and is never seen
to swim or rest on the waters. An
American naturalist, Mr.. Lancaster,
whospent'several years in stud ying the
habits of this and other birds, states
that the frigate bird can live in the
air for a week at time, night and
day, without once perching or rest
ing. He found these birds able, with
ease, to go 100 miles an hour. The
albatross has followed the course of a
ship for several days without being
known to take any rest. The swift is
another bird which is almost contin-
cally on the wing, and never settles on
the ground or on trees.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
Trees and Plants s,-.n

Trees and plants have their regular
times for going to sleep as we'll as
boys and girls. They need the same
chances to rest from the work of grow.
ing and to repair and oil the machinerv
of life. Some plants do all their sleep-
ing in the winter, when the ground
is frozen and the limbs are bare of
leaves. In hot countries, where the
snow never falls, and it is always grow
ing weather, the trees rest during the
rainy season or during periods of
drought. They always choose the
time when they cannot work the best
for doing their sleeping just as man
kind chooses the night, when he cannot
see to work.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
All Wasps Are Carnivor0ua.

The mouth parts of the wasps.
though arranged for sucking, have not
reached that degree of perfection
found among the bees. They are thus
prevented from extracting the honey
from the deeper flowers, and according
ly frequent the more sh allow or widely
opened ones, particularly the Umbei-
ifevae. Fruit in it's season also forms
an important part Of the food of the
adults. Several species store up honey
in considerable quantities, but the
greater number, If not oil, have marke1
tendencies -'e-5S7 - 3
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
VERY Low RATES TO TEXAS,

Via NJ, X. & T. Ry., from Kansas City.
Low rate excursion tickets and one way
tickets will be sold by the NJ, X: & T: from
Kansas City, July 7th, 9Th and 9th, to
Texas. The excursion rates to the more i'm
portant points will be:
Denison, Sherman, Gainesville, Wichi-
ia Falls, Round Trip. $1,000
Dallas, Fl Worth, Round Trip........ 1900
Waco, Round Trip. 1900
Temple, Bolton, Taylor, Round Trip. l4:OO
Houston, Galveston, Round Trip..... 1900
Tickets good until July 30th returning
Good for ten days going and stopover in
Texas.
One-way tickets will be sold same dates at
$500 less than the above.
This opportunity does not come often.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
Fable of the Small Bird.

Once upon a time there was bantam
rooster with an immense opinion of him.
self, and as he stood in the barnyard he
said:
Il will make stir in the world. will
attract attention."
Wherefore he began to crow Justify, al
though he had nothing much to crow
about.
Now it happened that far above the ban
tam hawk was wheeling in the circum-
bantam, owing to the latter's diminutive
proportions, but when the bantam crowed
the hawk heard and in about 43 seconds
had his claws full and was contentedly
winging his fight homeward, while all was
still below.
Moral: It is not profitable thing to try
to make noise in the world without a
reasonable excuse Chicago Times-Herald.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06

The Chinese drivers jump off the carts
and also pound the poor carabao, yell.
ing in Chinese.
AS the middle of the stream is
reached the excitement grows. The
carabao begins to stretch his neck
and bend his knees, and grunt-sure
signs that he intends to lie down.
Hi, there!" yell the soldiers. "Chop.
chop! Pranto! Git out of that! Seega
blame you, seega, pronto, hi, there!'
Possibly all this may get the cara.
bao over the stream without his lying
down, but this is usually good for.
tune. To keep him in good trim, the
carabao must have a bath every few
hours.
Often the desire to battle will come
upon him in the middle of the night
and he will break his rope and start
out across country in search of wa.
ter. This practice is very disturbing to
recruits who are on guard.
II remember" says Mr.. Little, ian
incident which occurred one evening
while we were camped at Santa Cruz
The shack in which we were lodged
was we'll out toward the outposts. Sud
denly we heard crashing in the jungle
and then the challenge, in trembling
tones: Halt! Who goes there?'
"'Now,' said an officer, that boy is
going to shoot that poor carabao. !
wish he wouldn't, but he will. Listen
Haiti commanded the sentry.
'Who-o.o's there?'
mo response but the crashing in the
bushes. Then the Krag-Jorgensen spoke
up with roar, and we heard the cara
bao crashing away, mad with pain, into
the underbursh.
"'1t's all we'll enough, you know
said an English captain, who was pres
ent, to tell rocky to challenge twice,
and if he receives no answer, to fire. But
how can carabao answer, you know?
He might challenge so times, you know,
and the poor beast wouldn't answer ~
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
Hurt Him Professiona ally.

>. "A. New York barkeeper who was spend-
ing his vacation IN Maine found himself one
evening in hotel in Portland. While he
fingered q terrible storm took place. The
windows Of the room in which he was sitting
were broken. by hailstones Galmost as big
az eggs; The proprietor of the hotel mo-
ticed that the barkeeper turned aside to
drop tear. 4. =.
"Does the storm scare, your, he ventured
1T isn't that. replied the bafkeeper.
'but can't bear to see SO much cracked ice
wasted in prohibition state."-N. Y. Mail
and EXPRESS,
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
Homeseekers' ExcursiOns Via Chi
cag0 e Eastern Illinois Railroad.

H0meseekers' Excursions Via Chi.
cago e Eastern Illinois Railroad.
On the first and third Tuesdays of June,
July and August the Chicago T. Eastern ILL
nois Railroad will place on sale Homeseek-
ers Excursion tickets to various points in
Alabama Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
N"1fYS Nf9skY cd1"9sa cLo99isans, Mississippi Missouri,
Texas.
One Fare (plus 5000 for the Round
Trip. Tickets are limited on going trip ff-
teen days from date of sale with stop.over
privileges in Homeseekers' Territory. Re-
turning tickets are limited twenty-one days
from date of sale.
Remember that we now have in service a
new vide vestibqled train between Chicago
and Waco and Fl. Worth, Texas, leaving
Chicago daily at l:50 P. NJ. Through Pull
man Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair
Cars. For further particulars call on or ad-
dress any agent Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad or G. L. Stone, G. P. and T. A.,
Chicago.