The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-12-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


Messrs Ballard and Baxter have re-
.urnsd from their flying trip to Port
land.
The boys enjoyed their CUSTOMARY
vintsr delight ia sliding down The hill
.;ds walks last evening.
What has become OF the word
aboom - 1t has disappeared slmost
entirely from the columns of the press
While in San Francisco recently, Mr.
Jacob Levy purchased q variety of ar
ticles such as rings, cuf-butions, ETC.,
which he is selling very cheap
Fred Wagner. the wagon maker. an =
pounces .bat he has opened q wagon
shop on Second street See his an
nouncement in another column.
Owing to the roughDess Of the
water the Messenger did not leave
for up Sound yesterday ill nearly noon,
when the weather bad moderated,
Mr. Humphrey had more holiday
goods than his store would hold, and
be was compelled TO store large lot
in one of Yssler's warehouses ycster-
day. -ft. tr
The accident last evening should be
q warning to the boys who are in the
habit of coss.ipg on streets. where so
much danger exists as ON Columb ia
street.
Mr. Meblhorn and family moved yes
tsrday into their recsntly -purchased
residence, on Second street, the fine
property so long owned by Mr. " 2
Smith. of Renton.
The family of Mr. G. ii Smith moved
themselves and their effects yesterday
from their late place Of residence on
Third street into the Gutenberg dwell
ling on the street below.
This issue completes the Ninth Vol
ume OF the DAILY INrELLIGESoER. In
other words ii has been published four
years and half. and has made its ap.
pesrance on the mornings of 1404 days.
Two hundred carts we're waiting coal
from single ship ut San Francisco
dock last week. There hasn't been such
q coal famine for years as exists now,
and dealers get almost any price they
choose to ask.
Cello is quite depot for railroad
material this winter. There are now
stacked up IL 900 iron rails. 400 kegs
Of spikes and bolts. and Is carloads OF
car material. The big railroad barge
for the Northern Pacific Company is
also building ct that point.
Santa Claus has evidently made his
headquarters at Sullivan's. He has de.
posted there great quantity of all the
goods little folks do most prize The
display is tempting enough. and there
is something for every good child in
town. santa Claus certainly doesn't
mean to forget one of 'em this year.
The WEEKLY INTELLIGENoER. the
largest and best newspaper in the Ter
ritory. comes from the press this morn
ing. It's contents include the Yesler
Colman letters. the railroad articles.
legal decisions. Geographic matter,
miscellany. local aud Territorial news.
editorials. DC. To be had ut the Office
Of publication for 10 cents copy.
The Nanaimo Company is furnishing
coal in San Francisco under an old con-
tract of 81 q ton. With freights at $l4
and upwards, and q market ut $l2 and
GA for all they can place npoo it. their
" contract 10 looked upon in no happy
light. The Seattle Comp ny has also.
W. believe. contract at a considerably
lower rate than that of the Nanaime
Company. which entails upon it a heavy
loss with every cargo delivered under
its terms.
With the compliments OF the pro-
prietors OF the Seattle Restaurant to the
proprietors. editors. devil and all hands
Of the INTELLIoEscER," came last even.
ing to our Office pot full Of smoking
hot coffee. . plato of cake. a plate Of
cheese. and two of those mince pies for
which the Seattle Restaurant is 30
justly famous. Though the quantity |
of these goodies was as much almost Is
Q man could pack. they didn't stand
long before the attacks of the hungry |
and appreeistIve. printers, but disap.
pesred with rapidity most complimen
tary to Mrs. Pfeiffsr's cookery. We |
now know from personal experience
that the mince pie crop of 1880 was not
entirely failure.
Our postical contributor has bad two |
licks at 1t now, and as far as the INTEL |
LIGEEcER is concerned. will have 70
suspend To the making of good poetry
something besides words is necessary.
The composition should be metrical and
imaginative; it should also be grammat-
ical; and above all II should be sensible.
Most men. when they try, can make
themselves unders ood 10 prose. Few
men write anything but trash when
they attempt poetry. Oar friend. ifhe
wishes tn become q poet. had better
undertake course Of instruction. Let
him study rhetoric and composition. At
the same time be should read carefully |
and thoughtfully the better poets. Then.
1t he has ideas. he may be excused for
attempting TO put them upon paper
And until then no should refrain from |
seeking their publication in the public
prints.
THE 0LD SETTLER. This siicwheel |
steamer, built in Olyppia in 1917. by /