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WHAT IS NICKEL?

Since the convenient fvecent coin which
in common talk, is called "a Nickel" has
come into general circulation, the question
above is asked either mentally or orally hun
dreds of times day, and but few get an in
telligent answer. In China and India, q
white copper, called pack tong, has long been
known, and has been extensively used both
there and in Europe for counterfeiting silver
coin. About the year 100 a peculiar ore
was discovered in the copper mines of Saxony,
which had the appearance Of being very rich,
but in smelling it yielded no copper, and the
miners called it kupfer.nickel, or false cop
per. In 1854, Constadt announced the dis
covery of a new metal in kupfer.nickel, to
which he gave the name of nickel. 1t was in
combination with arsenic, from which he
could relieve it only in parts. The alloy Of
nickel and arsenic which he obtained was
white, brittle and very hard, and had melt
ing point nearly as high as cast iron. 1t was
not until 1923 that pure nickel was obtained
by analysis of German silver, which had for
years been produced at Suhl, in Saxony. Its
composition was ascertained to be copper 10
parts, zinc and nickel 4. If more nickel
be used the alloy is white as silver and sus-
ceptible of very high polish, but becomes too
brittle and hard to be hammered or rolled,
and can be worked only by casting. Pure
nickel is white metal which furnishes readily
in the air. Unlike silver, it is not acted on
by the vapor of ulphur, and even the strong
mineral acids attract it but slightly. Nickel
has the hardness of iron, and, like it, has
strong magnetic properties, but cannot be
welded and is soldered with difficulty. Pure
nickel has heretofore been used chiefly for
plating, for which purpose its hardness and
power to resist atmospheric influences admira-
bly, adaptit. Within the last year the French
have succeeded in rolling the metal into plates,
from which spoons and other table furniture
may be pressed. Nickel bronze which con.
sists of equal parts of copper and nickel with
little tin, may be cast into very delicate
forms, and is susceptible of high polish.
Mines of nickel are worked at Chatham,
Conn, and Lancaster, Penn, and it is said to
be found at Mine LaMotte, Mo-, and at several
points in Colorado and New Mexico, where
but little attention is paid to it. 1t is extern
sively mined in Saxony and in Sweden, but
the late discovery of new ore "a silicate OF
nickeD in New Caledonia will probably sus-
pend the use of the arsenica ores, and yet
bring nickel into common use. Switzerland,
in the year 1882, made coin of German
silver, which is identical in composition with
our nickel coin. The United States made
nickel cents in 1856, and eight years later
coined the Gve-cent pieces. Belgium adopted
nickel coinage in 1860 and Germany in 1873,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21

pounding of the delusive lemon, apple, goose
berry, apricot, pear, orange, strawberry, grape
and other favors or essences that are distilled
from those elegant soda fountains in the drug
stores or on the bestaocated street corners.
As a matter of fact, the favors you relish 50
much in your soda or your lemonade are all
artificial, and made so closely to initiate the
natural Aavors as to defy detection. Your
eider-unless you actually see it made from
the apples-is little better, being compound
of honey, catechu, alum, yeast, almonds,
cloves, burnt sugar and sulphuric acid your
light Summer wines get their refreshing bou-
quet from the virtues oftartaric acid or amyl
ic or fusel-oil ethers. On the whole it would
puzzle saint to know, not which is the best,
but which the least unwholesome of our Sum-
mer beverages.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21

s9- A Washington dispatch says "The in
dications are that the wonderful woman,
Myra Clark Gaines, will devote the remain
der of her energy and such portion of her
vast estate as may be necessary, to save her
son in.law, Christmas, from the legal conse'
quences of having killed her own son, Whit
ney, in this city, Saturday evening. The
sympa.hies of Mrs. Gaines are very manifest
ly with the loving son-in-law, who seems to
have been mucn more son in fact, and a
much worthier member of society, than the
dead man. 1t is curious sight that is now
witnessed at the old Catacazy house, where
the remarkable woman sits in her grief, sur
rounded by her six grand'children-th
children of the murdered son and three chill
dren of the Misunderstanding message to
the latter at the police cell that she will see
that what the law can do shall be done tor
him. The latest evidence is that the fatal
shooting is better case of self defence than
at first appeared. Whitney is now reported
to have struck Christmas a severe blow on
the back of the neck as he was descending
the stairs, and to have Immediately afterward
placed his hand upon his hip pocket as ii
about to draw weapon, meanwhile denounc
ing Christmas and his own mother. in the
vilest language. The case will be defended
by the ablest legal talent. This is the most
notable murder sensation in Washington since
| Daniel f. Sickles shot Philip Barton Key.
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develop with extraordinary rapidity. Some
look for such a crisis in the coming autumn /;
but we are by no means certain that it will
develop itself then even. Should things
come to the worst with their trade, the credit
bubble may go on swelling for months be.
yond the time when cautious men look for
trouble. Holders of United States securities,
however, must pay their account for serious
financial difficulties much sooner than the
contemplation of the wonderful progress Of
the past three years might lead them to ex-
pect"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21

How BosToN WOMAN VorED.-A very
amusing comment upon certain phase of the
woman suffrage question is told by one Of the
telers at Boston city election, and vouched
for by him as absolutely true. A woman
we'll known in strong. minded circles came 10
the polls vote in hand. Upon being asked
her name she hesitated little, but finally
concluded on the whole to give it. She
seemed to have similar misgivings about all.
swering an equally impertinent question in
regard to her place of residence, but, in this
matter also she decided to yield. The name
being checked upon the list, the voter VS.
told to deposit her vote, which after examii-
ing the ballot-box with some curiosity, she
did. She stood q moment in an attitude Of
expectancy, and then asked:
"Is that all ?"
ayes, madam" answered the teller.
"Then, if that is ALL" she asked with some
asperity, "why do men make such a fuss
about it?"
The tide of voters, kept waiting by her de-
lay, became at this moment too strong tor her
and she was swept forward with her question
unanswered. She fingered about, however,
and in the first lull came back to the ballot
box.
"If you please" said she to the teller, "1'd
like to see that vote put in there
"But you cannot" he said "A vote cant
be taken out of the box" .......
"But want to see it very much, "she per-
sisted.
"What do you want of it, madame" he
asked politely. .....-.. =. ..
"Oh," was the naive answer, 81 want to
know who I voted for."-Boston Courier.
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CAUSE OF THE D1sEAsE-sYMPToMs AND
TREATMENT.

The Coming CR1sIs.-A London dispatch
of the 18th says: "The Pail Mall Gazette in
a leading article headed "The nearness of
financial crisis in the United States" argues
that the stability of the New York money
market depends upon its power to continue
drawing gold from Europe; the excess of
exports over imports is not necessarily sign
of wealth. A nation that always exports
more goods than it imports is nearly always
debtor nation, and its excess of exports is
needed to pay its debts. Whether the process
of expansion by drainage from Europe, which
within the past two years has added sixty
five million pounds to the circulation of the
Union, is to go on depends upon the ability
of America to control with its produce the
markets of Europe. The indications are
that the European harvest will be bountiful,
and that the United States will have to face
great competition. Probably with very low
prices and with an overwhelming surplus
yield they might be able to do this, but
should their surplus be, as many allege, COM
paratively small, the difficulties of their trade
may we'll become serious.
The article concludes as follows: ave
think the position of the United States is not
anything like so secure as the more sanguine
Americans assume. They are just in cir.
cumstances where financial crisis might
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21
EVER CHANGING FASHION.

Fashions change gradually. Unless they
did they could not be followed, for sudden d.!
ness, would demonstrate their sbsurdity. The
revolutions that they make are not obvious
until they have been regarded through a
series of years. The feminine mode of wear
ing the hair at present is fair illustration.
A good while ago, when the rage for phrenol-
ogy had brought high foreheads into vogue,
the hair was brushed back from the brow so
rs to exhibit it to its fullest expanse. The
fashion was not pretty; it gave women a
bold, masculine, staring expression; but it
continued with the interest in phrenology.
Then women began To dress their hair reis-
onably, letting it shade the brow, as it ought
to-, instead of pushing it off as far as possible.
They have of late been wearing it lower
and lower, until many now hide their
foreheads with it altogether. 1t is not un'
common to see well-dressed women whose
hair, natural or false, comes down to their
eyebrows, while othersdraw it forward in such
profusion as to give them grotesque appear
ance. Most of the New York women VINO
make any pretense to fashion look as If they
had no brows, these being invisible on &C
count of the peculiar arrangement OF their
hair. They are not content to depend upon
nature, either. They decorate themselves
with front-pieces of divers patterns, and by
their aid look as ill as they we'll can. lfthey
knew how they looked in the eyes Of good
taste, they would, we are sure, alter the dress
ing Of their hair. Hiding their foreheads in
that manner bestows on them very insipid,
not to say imbecile, expression. They might,
with hair and eyebrows mingling, be mistak.
en- for bleached South Sea Islanders, ard
candor compels US to say that the intelligence
of some of their faces does not need tonlrig
dovn.-New York Times.
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a6' A farmer whose son had been oster-
sibly learning in popular academy, not be-
ing perfectly satisfied with the conduct of his
young hopeful, recalled him from school,
and placing him by the side Of cart, ad-
dressed him thus: ......
"Now, Joseph, here is fork, there is q
heap of manure and cart what do you CAL
them in Latin?"
"Forkibus, cartibus ct manuribus," said
joseph. -
"Well, now," said the old man, "if you
don't take that forkibus pretty quickibus,
and pitch that manuribus into that cartlbus,
I'll break your lazy backibus
Joseph went to workibus forthwithibus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21

POPULAR SUMNER DRINKs.-Now is the
time to beware of the deadly popular "Sum.
mer drinks butyric ether which passes
current for pineapple in the foaming beaker
of soda; the methyl, of coal tar; the fusel
oil, rancid fat, succinic acid, the naphthaline,
the oxalic acid, formic acid and the chloro-
form which 60 respectively toward the COM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21

The New AND OLD VERsIoN.-A mid.
dle-aged married man of our city thought he
would trim the trees in his garden one Sunday,
on the sly, but while he was saving off a
limb, his wife, watching him from the window
and telling him to wait till tomorrow, good
lady came along on her way home from
church, and seeing him at work on the Saio-
bath day, was very much :aocked. She call
ed to him and wanted to know: "Have you
ever read the ten commandments !" "Oh, yes,
hundreds of times-know EN- by heart, every
one of 'em, and know have broken the sew
enth commandment three or four times al
ready to-day and expect to break it as many
more times before the sun sets, for these trees
and bushes have to be trimmed and I'm in
business from sun up till sun down on week
days, and am too poor to hire j. DONE" The
lady started on home without.saying another
word and his wife roared out laughing, and
be couldn't tell. for the life of him what WIS
the matter until his wife gave him the ten
commandments to read. He did so and then
wanted to know where she got the newly
translated Bible. "It is not the new Bible
you are reading, but it is the old one, and
Mrs. - knows the ten commandments us
we'll as you know your A B Cs. Now what
do you suppose she will think Of your lie
studied for minute "Well, I'm as inn',-
cent as lamb, I am, be gosh but confound
the seventh commandment anyway, that's all
I've got to say, and I know very well the
numbers have been changed" The subject
was dropped, but be knows one of the coni-
mandments now, you bet. -: ..:-----= -
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p8- The happiest lot for a man, as far s.s
birth is concerned, is that it should give him
but little occasion to think much about 1t.
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Mlistellaueuns &eading.
TRAINED ANIMALS.

A sHowMAN's TwENTY.sEvEN YEARS ExPE'
RIENCE
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

ALL ARRANGED One of our Victo-
ria neighbors accommodatingly puts mp
the arrangement following for the
railroad companies: In two years and
a half, when the through cars will have
reached Portland the line will be ex
tended 70 Puget Sound and will find 3
terminus somewhere very near the
British boundary line-perhaps at Sem
ishmoo. good harbor. which is partly
owned by Canada and partly by the
United States. From the boundary
line . section of the road will be car
ried into the British territory end the
traffic of the Canada Pacific road will
then be tapped by the American line.
The security OF the Canadian Company
against 90 injurious result lies in the
early construction by them of the
Island railway, the establishment OF a
ferry, and the requirement Of the Island
coal lands. The Americans understand
the position. They are alive to the
importance of the object; hence We
find them approaching the Provincial
Government with an offer 10 construct
the Island railway iu exchange for the
coal lands Experienced men say it
will bs ell U. r. with the Canads Pa
cifc railway il the Island land. and the
natural terminus 1t E-quimalt should
fall into the hands of che Americans;
but what Other recourse have British
Columbians il the Canadians having
ears to heas yet hear not. and having
eyes to zee UT see not e advantages
they are throwing to the winds.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

Mr. LEvEyY's George
Leyeny the millwright. who Was so lad
ly hurt at BIskely the other day. is still
lying in a critical condition. The tool
he was using was . long steel bar with
a chisel point on each end. The tool
was caught by the belt. and before he
could extricaie himself from his peril
GUS portion the pulley bad m-de ;wo
revolutions; the chisel entering his
body. cutting through the left lobe of
the liver and then inAicting another
wound in bis left side. perfors;i1g his
lung. He has suffered fesrfully ever
since the accident His chances for re-
covery grow less and less, but his
friends hope for the best.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

A RARE CHANCE fisherman. Clay &
Co. Of San Francisco. the largest music
house on the coast, have sent Mr. F r
Girard. their manager, TO Seattle with
six pianos and organs. which can be
examined at Naher's jewelry store.
The reputation of their pianos and or
gans is established, and those vino
wish a. buy piano or organ have now
good chance. MIR Girsrd will remain
here one week, and offers instruments
on easy monthly installments Every
instrument warranted Those in the
country can address Mr. Girard at the
New Englend Hotel. je23-lw
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

WrDow BEporT.-A full house VT.
nessed the performance Of this anus
ing comedy at Squirs's Opera House
last night. Astounding in ludicrous
scenes and humorous sayings. some OF
which were new to Seattle ears. it kept
portions Of the audience convulsed with
laughter from the brat sight OF the
"Widow" 20 the fall of the curtain
on the closing scene That it was all
that wAs claimed for il by Haverly aud
the press. was fully verified By the ap-
probation manifested by the fun-lov.
ing among the auditors on the occasion
of lie presentation here. The troupe
left by the Otter at ~ O'Clock for Ia
c,ma.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS
NEW ENGLAND HOTEL.
Rn,erprisIng Druggists.

Messrs. Kellogg a Anderson, the live druggists o
the town. are always up to the times aud ready to
meet the demands Of their many customers. They
tdy that Is astonishing the world by its marvellous
cures, DIR. KINGS NEW DIscovEAY for Consump-
ton, Coughs. Colds. Asthma. Bronchitis. hay fe-
yer, Phthisc. Group, whovping Cough. Tickling
In the Throat. Loss Of Voice, Hosrseness or any
affection Of the Throat and Lungs. This remedy
positively cures. thousands can testify. If you
do not believe 10. call ct the City Drug Store and
get trial bottle free Of cost uiar size bot
tie for one dollar. A. value your life. give IL
trial and be convinced. 60 Thousands slread have
been. Hodge. Davis Co.. wholesale Agents,
Portland.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

MASS MEErIHa.--A number Of the
prominent citizens reading In the
Third Ward have signed call for .
mass convention of the citizens Of that
ward, to be held at the North School
H.'use Tuesday evening. July 5,h. for
the purpose of nominating two suitable
persons to represent their Ward in
the next City Council. All taxpsying
voters in the Third Ward are invited 20
be present. 90 that fair and impartial
expression Of public sentiment may be
had on all matters that may properly
come before the meeting. Meetings
will be callsi in the oth.r wards in @
few days
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

RESIGNED. - Capt Burns. Snperin-
tendent of the Coal Co has resigned
his position and the oiIice has teen
abolished. The office of bookkeeper
has also been abolished. and Mr. Chase
will return to San Francisco. The
duties heretofore performed By these
gentlemen will be attended to by
the railroad company. this being one OF
the steps towards consolidation.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30
EArNESr DIVINE CoMIso.-Ths Con.

EarNENT DIVINE COMING The Con-
gregational. Baptist, Methodist Epis.
copal and Protestant Methodist
churches Of this city. united in re-
quest for Rev L NJ Hallen beck, Ian
eminent divine who assisted Moody d
Ssnkey in San Francisco, and who has
been conducting religious services in
Portland for some time past, to visit
Seattle. and organize the work here. A
reply was received yesterday. stating
that II it was the universal wish of the
people here. he would come over and
spend lew days in Seattle. arriving
80 as 10 preach his tirst sermon on Sun
day, July 10Th. He is said co be an
eloquent expounder of the gospel. aud
very successful as o revivslist.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

PHELPS e. WADLRiGH.--The Yaki-
ma Record speak in the complimentary
manner following OF the gentlemen
whose names head this paragraph: The
firm commenced business eleven years
ago by the purchase of $50 acres of
land. IL miles below the county seat.
aud 700 head Of cattle. They remained
here until the settlers epcroachment
upon their range forced them to move
their stock. Mr. Phelps moving the en-
tire band 10 what is called the Okana-
gan coubtry. building his cabin within
8 miles of the Eoglish lire. since
which time that country has been his
home. During the late Indisn trouble
such was bis influence with the In
dams bot ween here and the British line
that he travelled and drove his cattle to
and fro through the hostile country
without molcstation. ard when Moses
obtaiocd his reserve he leased the
whole domain OF that chief. and has
since occupied it. Mr. Wa.ileixh in the
meantime had charge OF their Se-
sttle business, where tor sven years
he has done the most extensive butch.
ering business upon Puget sound.
slaughtering yearly from 1000 to $500
head, most OF them their own raising.
Mr. Wadleieh in addition to his Seattle
business has had charge of what is
known as the White Bluff band Of cat
tie belonging TO the same firm. The
last severe winter was very disastrous
to the tirm. Out Of about IL 600 head
IL 10 estimated that not one third sur
wives. Mr Wadleigh has purchased
the remnant of the White Bluff band
and will cohtinue the business for
time. while Mr. Phelps will in future
turn his attention to mining.
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S,eboI.,s ,p,.,,,b,e injection.

Guaranteed to cure promptly and per-
manently every case of Gonorrhee.
elect and Whites. no matter of how
long standing.if directions are followed.
internal medicine not recommended or
necessary. 4 cure guaranteed or money
refunded. For ssle by Kellogg & An.
derson, wholesale and retail druggists.
Seattle. W. 7.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

LITTLE CALIFORNIA SOLD. - The
steamer California, which has for many
years been on the Sitka route, has been
purchased by the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company. Yesterday Mr. p B
Cornwall. who represented the owners
OF the California 10 San Francisco. tel
egraphed here authorizing the steamer
70 DC turned over to the purchaser
An inventory was being taken yester-
Gay. The purchase price is not known.
Iae California will be retained on the
rortland.Sitka route, aud no changes
made Orsyoaiaa.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

UxrvERsrrr NiSE.-Followiug 10 the
nine to contest with the Biakcly Line
on The Fourth: Charles DENY. cap
tain; Van wyckoff, assistant: 3 s
Burial, catcher; II X Jacobs. pitcher;
Charles Dsany. lst base; ] " wyckoh.
ID base; A J Anderson, 3rd base; ] Y
Young. short stop; w wittennyes. len
field; q p Anderson. center 6eld; ID I
Bigelow. right 6eld; Geo Snov. umpire
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

BIO CoSTRAcT.-GeoW WIttenmyer
took a contract yesterday TO construct
100 Dictator tanning mills for T W
Whusthoff. the entire lot to be com
pleted before the first day Of January.
1882 Mr. Wusthof states that he is in
receipt IF orders for these mills from
al over the Territory and from Brit
ish Columbia.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

Bro Work The Puget Foundry
turned out $500 pounds of work yes
terday, or the biggest lot since the
opening Of the shop. A single pieee--
. high and low pressure engine Tor the
Seattle So wmill-required 1000 pounds,
and this WAS The heaviest casting yes
poured in . Washington Territory
boundary. To heat up all this metal
required Only IS minutes time
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-30

THE ARLINGTON House.
Smith has decided 20 call his new hotel
the Arlington House This we think
is very good name.