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ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
rns Is the Field of a Natura1ist's
 Work.

Work
 Theodore Holm, Dane, for many years botanist in the National Museum at Washington, concerns himself only with things above the clouds. He makes it his business to probe into the mysteries of nature in the remote heights of the earth. How plants and lichens grow in rigorous climcs, on the windy rocks of the snow-capped mountains and in the arctic circle is the special object of his research, and the comparison between plants at the poles and these on the tops of peaks is his special delight His search for in- formation has carried him into all parts of the world. Three times he has gone into the arctic circle, many times to Greenland and Iceland, and times without number to the North cape and the Lofoten islands. He has climbed the Norwegian mountains and has strange things to tell about the plants that grow on our own Pike's peak 'sI have for a long time been studying the subject of arctic flora, co4Q AIis I1OlAI dL GI16 AIj kl14s4 NNGI4etA hotel, "and during my studies have been in q great many parts of the globe. On several occasions I have been a member of polar expeditions. In 1882-3 I was with the Danish ship Dymphna, which took part in the in- fer lational polar expedition, in which you will remember Gen. Greeley took part. Andre Hangaad was our captain, and for two years We drifted about the polar seas, caught in the ice foes The Dutch ship Narna, which we met kept Us company, sank at the end or the second year, but VIC saved the crew. l began then, as the agent Of the Danish government, to pursue the studies of circumpolar botany, and since then I have followed the work in Greenland, Iceland. .America-in fact, all over the world. What has most interested me has been the comparison of plants found in the polar regions with those found of the mountain tops My work lies wholly above the timber line, and you will be surprised to see how many plants are to be found there. There are at least twenty species of Towering herbs or, the rocky and snow covered peaks, some of wonderful beauty and color. None of them grow higher than an inch and most are only half an inch high, but they are perfect in their mfnuteness and of the most vivid hues. There is the Arctic pink and the Arctic dryas, both of exquisite shade and form. The Arctic poppy is another flower worth hunting for on the tree1ess slopes, and so is the Arctic willow The little lyeapod is a series of plant that is found in both high and low places. It is said by most bot anists not to grow higher than 5000 feet. have found it on the top of Pike's peak, 14,o00 feet. There It is half an inch high. h Florida it grows eight inches tall. There is a miniature clover also to be found above the tim- Der line, and flower resembling the fofget-me-not, 50 you see that the rocks which you are used to consid- erIng barren are by no means so to one who has the eyes to look for the beauties that are there. Denver Re- publican
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l4ATs oE eVR ANeEsroRs.
Changes That Rave Taken Place In
 Manufacturing Headgear

Changes That Rave Taken Place In
 Manufacturing Headsear.
 Speaking of the hat business, said I veteran of the business to the local historian. most wonderful changes have taken place since 1850 In olden times. soft felt and derby hats were not known. and it was as late as 1S45 when silk dress hats were first intro- dueed in this country, this being French invention. and all silk plush used for hats tn the world was, ID to thsa time, made in France. When Kos- sfI4i- eeme to America he introduced l4=a solt felt hats, wearing one him.
 Sif ft did not take American matters .a1g t9 take up the idea, and in less tl.sn ese wear old and young Ameri- ass4- covered their heads with kassuth hats. They were iH shape nearly the same as tourist hats now. oaty being trimmed up with a nice. lone ostrich plume. Along about 1858 9A English tourist cane along with tlae derby hat, and ia a very few years hey became the general headgear in the country, and Up 10 the present date tRe demand for soft hats and derby hats is nearly evenly divided IH those days all the best class of soft eats were imported from France, and 4fifs derbies from England This how ever has taken a material change as American hats are now sold in all bars ef the globe. and it is a known fact taat we produce the most tasty and best hats made Before the ar rival of Kossuth and the English tour- lsts however. the Americans did not go baeeheaded hut eontented them selves with mapped otter and mapped beaver hats, for the more expensive, and the so-called scrateh-up or brush hats for the cheaper Brush or scratch up derive their name from the fact that nap was raised on them by means of a stiff crush constructed Of whale tones
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Mardt Gras Festivities, New orles,. z
 2, 1900. For the above named naeasis. l,eaas, | St ]. M < Ky will sell tickefs Ssfss9n fsea pl Bluff to New Orleans at one fare al09 fo, T ] round trip zs13 p. Tickets On sale iSl Fael ! and 20, with limit Tor return of March i5'G ief
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CHEAP THINGS IN MANILA
Rosewood and Mahogany Much Used-
 Low Prices for Duck Suits.

Paymaster Eugene Coffin, writing from Manila, Philippine islands. to friend in Washington. says: T am liv- ing at the Hotel del Orient The floors of the hotel are of hardwood, and all sawed out by hand These people have never seen a sawmill. The staircases Of the first three floors of the hotel are of rosewood. They use solid mahog- any here for the cheapest things. ! took out my rule the other day and measured some of the boards in the floor and, to my surprise, they were 22 feet long and 301A inches wide. You can hardly realize how wide 30A inches is. Take a tape measure and mark it off, and you will understand how amazed l was. There's fortune here for the man who will come in and start a saw and blaming mill. They saw all their lumber here by hand, a chino at each end of the saw. These boards have been in use for twenty years. and not chink or crack in them. had nine duck suits made to 0futf tOI illC 44Cl18 ellAl Pe*lo Y-1sDN III gold for the entire lot. I pay eight cents a suit for washing it. They never saw washboard here. They wet and soap the clothes and then thrash them or the stones swinging them over their heads as you would 8 fail. There is not q cook stove in Manila save those brought here by our boys. But they have plenty of sewing machines. Thefs is not Aatiron on the whole island. When our boys first got here they got 54 Mexican dollars for 9 United States twenty-d0llar piece, but the rate of exchange has fallen now until it is only two for one. We are paying off the boys in paper money now, and the natives take our currency very andly They have never seen so much money in all their lives as our boys are epend- Ing now
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Famine In British East Africa.

The famine in British East Africa is a serious one. The proteetorate off, c.als have been put 10 sore straits to provide food for their suhordinates. and II some cases the garrisans have be1a led very largely on the game which the officers could shoet The distress and disaHection amons the na= tf9ss ts taktng some very unpleasant fefas.s. Recent travellers over the Ugan6a railway gepott tbat fn places the line las been torn up bs the na- tiyes. thus causing great delay both in the passenger tra16e and in the transport Of stores, II is probable that the natives in some way connect the present scarcity With the making of the railway, and it must aot 9e over- looked that the employment of ten or twelve thousand Indian eoolies on the of the line may have ma terfally affected the local supplies Of food stuffs The unusually low Nile which is reported from Egypt points to a severe drought ia the Upper Nile regions and in the Abyssinian high lands.
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BATHEs IN HER SLEEP.
Prttey Girl Is Rudely Awakened as She
 Is About to Take Plunge.


 Is About to Take n PiuLge.
 A handsome young lady from Pitts burg, who is stopping at hotel on Virginia avenue, Atlantic City, had an experience early the other morning that she is not anxious to repeat. While in somnambulistie state, bare footed and clad only in her nightrobe, she wandered down to the beach and would probably have walked into the ocean had she not been stopped by Special Policeman Marmaduke Albert son. There were very few witnesses of the feat, ahd she is so thankful for it's haspss termination that she has promised Alhertson { substantial re- ward. The young ladyis name is Miss Belle English. Officer Albertson de- seribes her as being rather tall, decid- edly pretty, with dark hair and lus- trous dark eyes. The affair occurred just before o'clock in the morning Mike Canpi, who keeps a fruit stand at the merry-go-reund. was standing outside Of his place of business when he was ss.>g taSd by the appearance of what he at first thought was a speeter gliding s7.1e9s over the strand toward the ocean. He called Policeman AL hertson WAo started in pursuit of the White-robed figure When Albertson came close to the figure he spoke, but received 50 reply. He then reached out his hand, determined to know the worst, but instead of clasping empty air, as he feared he might. he found his captive to he living, moving flesh and blood, A few vigorous shakes awakened the young lady, who gave q sharp cry of surprise when she found herself in the grasp of a strange man Then she realized what had happened and became almost hysterieal in her modification. She was treasured. however, when she found that her cap tor was m officer. Albertson called a carriage and placed the trembling girl in it. taking the precautlon to throw a blanket around her to protect her from the chilly night air At her request he accompanied her to the hotel at which she was stopping The uuests had all retired and with a quick '.good night" to the policeman the young lady disappeared. entering the house through an open window The appearance Of the house indicated that the girl had escaped through the same window. after everybody in the house had retired for the night,
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DIAMONDS OF VARIOUS nuEs.
nIost of Them Are Coloriess, But so1ne
 Are Red and Black.

Are Red and Black
 Although thousands of men and women in Chicago wear diamonds. at least on occasions if not constantly, few know much about the precious gems they value so highly. While the largest number Of diamonds are white, q clear, coIofless, transparent stone is rarer than might be supposed. There are also red, blue, green, yellow, brown. black and pink ones. Heat often changes the color and after awhile the acquired hue becomes per 4aAeAt. Yellow diamonds perhaps af- iofd the greatest variety of shades Se@e Of them surpass any other gem OF taG6 color, Specimens of canary e9zofea diamonds are quite common
 II s1e gem has 8 rose-calored= tint it ts3s valuable while red tfnts. sur 'as@ln5 the ruby. and considered the nest beautiful of all precious gems. ats exceedingly rare. A few varieties ese on record. One weighing ten carats Was boggat by Emperor Paul of Rus sic for sloo.QQ0. \ cinnamon, or brown. stone Is undesirable, as it is seldom pure l black diamond is nearly as scarce as a red one. Blue diamonds rank next to red ones in variety and =hea4ty Those of Q, dark blue color. resembling sapphires, are handsome gems, differing only from the sapphjres m quality and the beautiful play of ee4efs peculiar to the diamond The oAlA real blue stones are found in the mines Of India. Besides the Bismarck and Hope diamonds, there are onlv TWO others in the world that are pron- eriy called blue diamonds. The green varieties are not as rare as the bI0e pack, red and rose-colored species yet a grass green or fine emerald color Is scarce. When it does occur if ia more brilliant than the finest emerald There are several varieties of green tinted diamonds at the museum of mai ural history in Paris. but the hest known specimen is at Dresden and is considered one of the five =para cons of the world among gems.-ehiesso Chronicle.
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OLD IMPERIAL BoDYooARD.
tnstitotion That Died with the Second
 French Empire.

French Empire.
 The Cent Guards founded with the second empire in 1S70 The corps dated from the time of the Crimean war. when a visit from Queen Victoria was expected The tallest and finest look ing men and officers were selected from the cavalry. There were 137 of the former and eleven of the latter, but the number of men was increased to 208. Their function was purely decorative and they chiefly served within the palace What swe!ls the officer were In .heir sky-blne uniform bedight with solden laeel The corps had regula- aons ef their own. They were en no 3eeount, when on duty. to stir unless Q salHte the emperor or empress. and only then when specially ordered. The Norst breach Of discipline would have been to forget they were to be motion less as caiyatides. One day Marshal Gastelane a vain. old. peppery pesz sonage, had occasion to see the em- neror soon after the creation of the Cent Guards Two of them kept guard beside the door opening from the ante room on tae presence chamber, FheE remained iA the regulation attitude .th2t is to say with Inc right arm hori= zentaIv stretched cut and hol&!ns a mus9et ng the haven The but enc eassea eB the 2 eanl The marshal was in uniform. Furious at not being salutea, he asked the one nearest to him what 1t meant The Cent Guard seemed neither to see nor hear. Cas- tellane lost self-resTaint and abused him. still the solaieY remained im-s passive The irate marshal sent for Col yerley to complain. The colonel failed to make him understand that approval and not ehastisement was due. Thus the matter was brought be- fore the emperor, who gave the eom- plainant sharp rap on the hnuckles by expressing his pleasure at the Spartan attitude of household guard who was bound to ignore every rank but the imperial. Truth.
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R map ar FralIee Io sTo,,r.

Tie map of France in stone. which the Russians are preparing for the Paris exhibition, is a remarkable spe- eimen of the lapiaary's skill 1t shows each individual department in eolorea jasper, while the sea is represented by lapis lazuli, the rivers by platinum and the l06 towns marked by precious stones. The countries bordering on France are given in gray jasper, and fourteen islands are represented by stones of the sane aalor as that used for the adjacent agaland. The man rests on marble siaa about three feet square. and it Is proposed to enclez it in silver frame
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18

Mardi Gras Festivities, Mobile 61. i. q. 1900, For the above named dI oo6.ss,, a5a,, fel n5., s5 l. Y X Ky VII sell tickets fsslSa ffon p { roaad sa 6e po2ie A5f fcfetso at one ne tsTs
 pnd 29 with final limit for refnrp p4e af tss9sl e, 15, 1900. sei : ol alai.
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capitat punisi. mene ia Japan.

Japan is considering the adoption of q new method of capital pnnishm ant by the process Of extracting air from the death cell, creating . vacuum and thus causing death. The death or .Faeuam chamber Us it is to De known is to he an air=tight cell built in or adjoining the prison. II is to he eight feet ia height, ten feet wide and ten feet long The four sides are to have eath an aIr-tight window of fhreeeau Tters inch plate glass So that Inc operators. prison anu other off, cials may have an opportunity to wit ness the eseentien The cell will be connected with a air pump, which Will have. a power of cansing the ex- pulsioa Of the air in the cell in one minute and forty seconds thus acting 50 quickly as not to allow the victim 10 become suffoeated or distressed in even the slightest degree, but, instead. lg alp7a 7ast instant death. h fact. 1t was shown when the experiment was tried upon a large St. Bernard dog fhaf the animal was dead in minute anu half after the vacuum was com pleted.
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Iron Mountain Raj,

Arkansas Republican state caa.
 mittee, Little Rock, Ark, Feb central above occasion-the St. L.I. M D, Fol will sell tickets from Pine RlSe s Ky Rock: returning, at one-tbird ea fa to certificate plan Limit of eertiedee. iiale On
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18

Meeting Grand Lodge of Arl,,
 of Honer, at Little Rock. Feb A5Snnsas 5n kui Fro this occasion the Iron Mnnr ~o rta9ld dfld II tickets at one fare for e ra1,nd oalg an will cts on sale Feb. 19, 20 and 21 Fq FTP, return Feb. q, 1900. ' illal limi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18

Annual Meetiug Southern paa-.
 Auxiliary Convention. Hof $ snniap nap lst q May 10 ! r 2, 1900, For the above ii1ss, ass Al easion the >t | I N tS g Ky win saf9 saafa9medl from Pine Bluff to Hot Spri6es S.a s,5s tles for one fare for the round trio @io Tio lele sale May to Il inclusive. Limftea tfleketsl foae b days from date of sale. Ne ioF fets
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26

ing in It's yastness, so appalling In the
suffering IL infiicts on millions OF the
most helpless OF mankind. claims the at
fention the pity and the succor OF every
member OF the family OF nations.
1--WE. many of ua bear in grateful
memory, as do our Indian brothers and
sisters the relief which American gener.
osity brought TO thousande and tens -
In tho far more powerful visitation which
the mysterious providence Of God has now
permitted 20 arlict that great land we
turn to the TINTED States for renewed and
enlarged bounty for all that an eulight-
sned humane and wealthy nation can do
to old her stricken and starving. her poor
and patient sister"
the executive COMMITTEES OF the confer
ence has practically arranged for a meet
ing on behalf OF the famine stricken pe0-
pie.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26
FAVOR BARTLETT TRIP.
WASHINGTON DELEGATES PRO-
POSE HIM ron VICE PRESIDENT.
At the Meeting Last Week 1t Was
Agreed to Present His Name for
Nomination IL He Would Com

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA. April ga report is current
that the state delegation to the Philadel-
phia convention. while in session here
this week. agreed to support Bartlett
Trip, Of North Dakota, for vice presi-
dent.
Judge Trip formerly lived on the Coast
for a short time and was a resident of
Dakota for nearly thirty years. He was
appointed supreme court judge of south
Dakota territory In 1855 and held IL four
years. Later he was appointed minister
10 Austria by President Cleveland. and
more recently a member of the Samoan
commission by President Mckinley. He
was formerly a Gold Democrat, but Is
understood to have pronounced Republic
can views on current issues. Judge Trip
visited here last week. being the guest OF
former United States Marshal James G.
Drake.
Gen. James NJ. Ashton. one of the WASH
ington delegates to the Philadelphia con-
vention, was seen tonight regarding the
reported decision of the delegation to sup
port Judge Trip. He said that the dele
cation decided to support Judge Trip in
the event that he consented to become
candidate for the nomination. The dele
cation did not know whether Judge Trip
would permit the use OF his name as
candidate and therefore delegated Mr..
Ashton to communicate with him and as
certain hts views and wishes on the sub
1ect.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26
DEATH OF MRS. SAVAGE.
Native OF Vermont. but Long Resi-
dent of Olympia.

Special Dispatch to the Post-1ntelligencer.
OLYMPIA. April 3. Mrs. Sophronia VIII
kins Savage, who died in this city Monday.
was the mother Of George Marvin Savage,
Of Seattle and a woman of some note.
She was born at Redding, Vt. February
10. 1876, and was married to Nathan Saw
age in 1874 In her native state. With her
husband she came west and located IN
Illinois, where they resided two years.
They then came TO Nebraska. where they
resided until 1883 In which year Mrs saw
age came TO Washington. In 1881 Mrs.
Savage, with the family, came 20 Olympia,
and she resided here until her death Mon
day. She was the mother of six children,
four of whom are living-Mrs. NJ. n. Con-
stance. of Kansas: Manford Savage, Of
Illinois: George Marvin Savage, now OF
Seattle, and Miss Alice Savage, of this
city. Mrs. Savage was a lineal descendant
of Constanta Hopkins, who came over IN
the Mayffower, and of Roger wilkins. who
remained at Leyden, Holland. with John
Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrims. Deceas-
ed was long a member OF the Rebekahs,
and at the time of her death was probably
the oldest Rebekah in Washington.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
To Be Held In Port Townsend on
June 20 Next

Special Dispatch to the Post-InteIligencer.
PORT TOWNSEND, April 25.--The Uni
ted States civil service commission has
ordered an examination held at Port
Townsend. Wash, on Wednesday June
70. 1900, commencing at o'clock a. m. for
eligibles for the following grades and po-
sitions In the customs service for the Pu-
get sound district:
First grade-Deputy collector and clerk,
day inspector clerk. Second grade-Mess-
enger. Third grade--Night Inspector and
Waterman.
Only citizens OF the United States can be
examined. The age limitations are
Clerks. not under 20 years; all others not
under y years.
No applications will be accepted unless
hled with the secretary OF the local board
Of examiners at Port Townsend, Wash.
IN complete form, on proper blank before
the hour Of closing business on May %.
1900. Applications should be field promptly
in order that time may be had for correc-
tions IL necessary.
This examination Is open to all reputa-
BILE citizens of the United States without
regard to race or political or religious af-
hliations. They shall be examined, grad
ed and certified with entire impartiality.
For application blanks and pamphlet of
instructions to applicants. apply to the
secretary of the board of examiners. Gus
toms service, postoffiee address Port
Townsend, Wash.