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THAT BAD Bcy.
His Pa Plays Conkiing to the Alley Boys
Jem Mace.
Peck's Sua.

| aa .- Pecks Sua.
"That must have been where your pa got
his black eye," said the groceryman, as he
charged the bunch of celery to the boe's pa.
| "Did the minister hit him, or was 1t one OF
the sisters"
"oh, he didn't get his black eye at prayer
meeting" said the boy, as he took his NIT.
tens off the stove and rubbed them to take
the stiffening out. at was from boxing. Pa
told my chum and me that II was no hahn
| 10 learn to box, cause we could defend our
selves, and he said he used to be holy ter
ror with the boxing gloves when he was q
boy, and he has been giving us lessons. Well,
he Is no slouch, now, can tell you, and
handles himself pretty we'll for church
member. | read in the paper how Zach
Chandler played il on Conkling by getting
Jem Mace, the prize-fighter, to knock him
silly, and l asked pa If he wouldn't let me
bring poor boy who had no father to teach
him boxing, to our house to learn to box,
and pa said certainly, fetch him along. He
said he would be glad to do anything for q
poor orphan. So went down in the Third
ward and got an Irish boy by the name Of
Duffy, who can knock the socks off of any
boy in the ward. He fit prize fight once.
1t would have made you laugh to see pa tell
him how to hold his hands and how to guard
his face. He told Duffy not to be afraid, but
to strike out and hit for keeps. Duffy said
he was afraid pa would get mad If he hit
him, and pa said, Nonsense, boy, knock me
down If you can, and will laugh, ha! ha -
Well, Duffy he hauled back and gave pa one
in the nose and another in both eyes, and
cufed him on the ear, and punched him in
the stomach, and damned him In the mouth
and made his teeth bleed, and them he gave
him side winder in both eyes. and pa pulled
of the boxing gloves and grabbed q chair,
and we adjourned and went down stairs as
though there was panic. haven't seen pa
since. Was his eye very black?"
"Black !! should say So" said the grocery
man. "And his nose seemed to be trying to
look into his left ear. He was at the market
buying beefsteak to put on it."
go, beefsteak is no account. I must 90
home and see him and tell him that an
oyster is the best thing for a black eye.
Well, must 60. A boy has a hard time
running house the way il should be rum"
and the boy went out and hung a sign in
front of the grocery, Frowy butter a
Speshelty."
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whalebone.
London Times.


The principal application of whalebone
now is that In making whips and corsets.
Steel has mostly displaced whalebone in UNI
brellas and parasols. Some years ago um-
brella ribs were made 10 France of as excel
lent imitation of whalebone (not distiguish-
able, indeed, until fractured; but it Is no
longer heard Of. Genuine whalebone Ia Of
ten made white and used with garments of
muslin or the like, not being seen through
these so easily as the dark sort. The newest
application nf whaiebone Is that to hats; It
Is cut Into fine strips and inteflaccd with
straw. Such hats are very dear. Another
novelty Is "whalebone ribbon.n For this
white whalebone Is generally used, and the
shaving Is so thin that ordinary print can be
read through It. II Is often colored blue,
red, or green, and used by saddlers In max
Ing rosettes. Walking sticks Of whalebone
are also In good demand. TIL. exceptional
ly thick strips cut for this purpose are round
ed BY being drawn through holes In q steel
plate. Billiard pads Of whalsbone must be
very smooth and cut Of certain exact thick
ness. Fishing rods are made of two care
fully worked strips OF whalebope with thick
silk thread wound round them. Pen-hold.
ers and other small articles are made Of
wholebone at the lathe. The hair cut of
raw whalebone was formerly used for brush
rs, nut Il y now mostly replaced by other
materials. u y largely crispcd and used A.
= iilling for mattresses. This list by no
n'eaus exhsusts the uses Of whalebone,
which Is continually applied In new ways,
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A PETRIFIED FOREST.
Thousands of Trees Turned to Stone in One
of the Desert wilds OF New Mexico.


| Albuquerque (Y. NJ Journal.
The visitor to the petried forest neal
Corrizo, on the Little Colorado, will begin
to see the signs Of petrl6cation hours before
he reaches the wonder; here and there al
almost every step In the road small pieces Of
detached limbs and larger stumps Of trees
may be seen almost hidden In the white
sand. The road at a distance of ten miles
from Corrizo enters an immense basin, the
slope being nearly semicrcle, and this en-
closed by high banks of shale and white fine
clay. At the entrance of this semi-circular
basin the exploring party camped and fire
was quickly burning. The meal consisted
of bacon, beefsteak and coffee, after par
taking Of which the party camped fer the
night. In the morning 1t only required half
an hours good driving to reach the heart of
the immense petriied forest, and then such
wonder met our gaze rs no one can ever
realize until they make that very trip for
themselves.
The petriGed stumps, limbs and, In fact,
whole trees lie about on all sides; the action
of the waters for hundreds of years have
gradually washed away the high hills round
about, and the trees that once covered the
high table lands now lie In the valley be-
meath. Immense trunks, some Of which will
measure ovei Eve feet in diameter, are broken
and scattered over surface of three hundred
acres. Limbs and twigs cover the sand In
every direction, and the visitor is puzzled as
to where he shall begin to gather the beAuti-
full specimens that lie within easy reach.
There are numerous blocks or trunks Of this
p.tribed wood that has the appearaHce for ali
the world Of having been just cut down by
the woodman's axe, and the chips are thrown
around on the ground 30 that one instinc-
lively picks them up as be would In the log
camps Of Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Many Of the small particles and even the
whole heart OF srme trees have now become
thoroughly crystalIzed, and the beautiful
colored cubes sparkle In the sunshine like so
many diamonds. Every color Of the rain
bow Is duplicated in these crystals, and those
Of an amethyst color would pass the eye Of
novice for real stone. The grain of
the wood is plainly shown In nearly every
specimen-making the pieces more beautiful
than ever.
Although the party went armed with pick
and crowbar, they were entirely unnecessary,
for thousands Of broken fragments can be
gathered all about you, and tho sunlight
striking upon the crystslized particles point
out their hiding places to the eager seArcher
sfter curiosity.
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. Lectnring recently upon the geological
history of Palestine, Prof. Il. Hull, mentioned
that the phenomenon whicli renders The Holy
Land unique among all countries Is the
depression Of the Dead Sea. the surface
Of which Is no less than 800 feet below The
level Of the Mediterranean. As the sea can
have no outlet saline matters gather IN great
Quantities, and z4.57 po,Inds III salts are
found TO exist IN each hundred pouncs Of
surface water, while the Atlantic contains
bst SIX pounds In each 100. 4
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-08

During the past week trade has been
active and prices generally firm.
fLOUk-Is very Arm AT Se.5ods. Is
per barrel. for extra.
OATS-Many farmers did not heed
the timely advice given by this journal,
To retain enough oats for seed. The
prices during the fall seemed high, sud
farmers, anxious 10 realize as much for
their crops as possible, sold of very
closely at prices ranging from SIS 10
$50 per ton. The Consequence is that
oats are nov in great demand for seed
and prices range from $S2 to $40 Der
ton. according to quality. At these
prices the market Is firm, with a ten.
dency rather upward.
BACON-Is unchanged. California be-
ing quoted at l7@lS ceats per pound,
and country cured at 14(6l5c.
BCTTER-Is r little weaker, owing
to the large receipts from California:
still. No. l choice roll is quoted at
3Hd35c per pound
EGGS-Havs dropped, owing 10 the
large receipts from Californis, and are
now selling at 25o per dozen. Receipts
from the country are large, and prices
are not likely TO advance for some time.
AANA6SNS- IAcau tHtu OWL. ana
prices remain unchanged. They are
quoted ut s.. 10000 per dozen.
POFATOES-At present are demon
allied. On March 3rd. Oregon Garne,
Chile, in small lots, we're sold in San
Francisco at $l.J0 per 100 pounds. The
bottom drosped out of the market. and
on the eth fine quality Early Rose sold
for Csc per hundred. Few lo,al sales
are made, except for local consumption.
Cove d Wilson bought 1000 bushels
Yesterday, delivered ON the bank of
White River, at 2Oc PER bushel Other
sales are reported at the same figure.
HAY-Thers is no change. Firm at
SIS per ton.
BEEF-Still goes mp, and the whole
sale price ID now lilo per pound; retail
price unchanged. We quote l:ls(daOc.
PORk-Dressed, at wholesale, is firm
at 9G9'Sc. and the retail price has ad-
vanced. Wequote 15(GlSo per pound.
MUTTOS-Wholesale quotations.. IL
to l2lac, firm; retail, l2i,stdl5c.
BUILDING Observation-Disclosures,
bat firm. Quotations elsewhere.
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SEATTLE DAILY Observation-Disclosures THURSDAY MARCH 1885,

Lacour. Minister eff Foreign Afairs.was
selected presiding officer. The princi-
pal object of the meeting is to secure
citizens of certain States in Europe the
same advantages in regard to patents,
designs, trade marks and commercial
names as that accorded by other coun-
tries te their own subjects. Nineteen
States were represented including the
United States.
steamer Ashore.
LONDON. March - The steamer Hor-
ton, from Galveston for Sebas.apol,
went ashore near Gallipoli.
That So, - Rsbbery.
PANAMA., Fsb.24.-The CSC, 600 robbery
is still unexplained. The seven Ameri-
cans are ye. incarcsrated with apparent
ly 20 evidence agains. them.
English Ship Captured.
Gusyquil continues in the hands OF
Visriena, who, as his fortunes become
mors desperate. becomes more tyranni-
cal. ana adopts measures which are
frightening those who vet abhor his
colors. On the 18th his little armed
cruiser Huacho seized the English ship
Neatemous Star. living outside the bar
at San Lorenzo. and it Is thought ii
Will lead to serious trouble.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-08

The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby crisply
says: The man who uses his pulpit to
gain applause and provoke mirth u
merely q Snowman, and unworthy OF his
position"
Pies date back to the time OF the Ro-
mans, and same originally from Picardy.
some of the original pies, remarks an
exchange, are still on sale At railroad
restaurants.
When you see . souR-faoed woman
sitting ashes ON her 10y sidewalk, il il
difiicult 70 tell whether she loves the hu-
man race or hates the new carpet OF her
next- door neighbor.
Proctor says that Jupiter 10 in the state
our earth was y, 0W, 000 years ago. Proc
tor has the Longest memory We ever en-
oountered.
aYca,m said the fair bat FALSE young
vocalist TO Bumbleton, that b IN old
English song with . refrain" "Ah." re-
plied the crusty critic, that jusS euits
me. Refrain from singing it"
A young lady, whom presented with .
pair Of opera glaases, asked: How IN
The world am ] 70 keep them orr
II i easier to live within an income
than 70 live without one.
Itka dot thas Ksadallss SPAWN Osre
= III q i claimed - - - adsoseaee-
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT.
~ IN pursuance to an order OF tho Pro-
bate Court of King County. Washington
Territory, made on the lst day Of March.
A. ID. 1885, in the matter 0f the estate Of
AXEL HANSON. Deceased,
the undersigned, the Administrator Of the
said estate, will sell ut public auction, 10
the highest bidder. for cash. gold coin of
the United States of America, anf sub
jcct by said Probate Court,
On Saturday. March 81, A. D. 1883,
At IL o'clock am. OF that day. at the prem.
iscs. In Slaughter, King county. all the
right title interest and estate Of the said
Axei Hanson at the time of his death, and
all the right. title and interest that the
said estate has. by operation of law or
dition TO. that OF the said Axel Hanson ut
the time OF his death, ia and to all those
certain lots. piecas or parcels OF land, sit
liate lying and being IN the said county
Of King, Territory OF Washington and
particularly bounded and described - fol-
lows. to-wit:
Lots { and S. in section a. township 81
north. of range 5 east of the Willamette
meridian, containing 50 acres, moro or
less: also. the southeast quarter Of tho
southeast quarter of section Is township
II north. OF range 1 east OF the William
cite meridian. containing 20 acrcs, moro
or less also, the southwest quarter Of the
southeast quarter Of section IL. In town
ship q north. Of range east of the vii.
lamette meridian. containing 10 acres
more or less.
Terms and conditions OF sale-C Cash,
gold coin Of the United States, on the day
Of sale.
Deeds at expense OF purchasers.
RICHARD JEFFS,
Administrator Of said Estate.
Dated March o. 1883 myld mr0w
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DIRECT OVERLAND RouTE.-Ths Oma.

DIRECT OVERLAND RoUTK.-The Oms.
ha Republican. commenting on the pro-
posed opening on March lss of the COM
pleted portion of the Oregon Short Line,
between Granger and Shoshone. for
travel, said: "The completion Of the
line to Shosho1e reduces stage distances
to Boise City and points west aud north
vest by lis miles. Passengers for Walia
Walla, Washington Territory. Umatilla,
Dalles and Portland, Oregon, and inter
mediate points, have generally gone to
their destination via San Francisco aud
steamer, in order to avoid the long,
weary stage ride of $50 miles from KEEL
ton to the nearest point on the Colum-
bia River, where they took steamers to
their destination, il Ell route to points
north or west of Umatilla. Recently a
railway has been built from Portland to
Pendleton. Oregon. The trip from
Omaha to Portland can be made after
March LIST in about ten days, going the
entire distance by rail, except ;35 miles.
The distance to Portland via San Fran
cisco and steamer is 1897 uiles-lS67 by
rail and $50 by steamer. Distance via
Shoshone 1912 miles-l327 BY rail aud
3S5 miles by stage. The distance be-
tween Shoshone and the western railway
terminus OF the Union Pacific and PEN
dleton eastern terminus of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Compay's line
is being reduced rapidly, and by mid.
summer it is reasonable to believe that
the major portion of travel betSe
Omaha and Portland will be via ShO-
shone. Rates of fare will be very nearly
the same, and people not accustomed TO
the sea very much dread the three or
four DAYS spent on an Ooeau vessel be-
tween San Francisco and Portland. The
same will be true of travel to and from
Puget Sound, Washington Territory.
and in a greater degree. as the sea siok-
ness Of a land lubber On route to that
region continues at least five days.
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PACIFIC COAST.


- - ~ nVss nc
PoRr townsend, March The C. L
Taylor was toved in here last evening
ov the ting Goliah, which had bee-
nired by Pilot Stevens, VINO found the
wreck. to bring her to this port. This
Taylor - completely stripped. hel
nasts, buiwarks, galley, and everything
ABOVE deck being gone. The L. s
Marshal has taken charge of her, and
will have the cargo discharged imme-
diately. The wreck will probably be
broken DIP for the copper fastening,
etc, and will probably bring considers
Die money into her finders pocket.
The District Court convened here YES.
terday. but has done no business of i'm
portance vet.
Bark Lizzie Marshall was tsved ia
ntsaiady today. to load lumber for
Honolulu.
seed Wheat.
SAS Francisco. March IA promi-
nent grain firm in this city Yesterday
shipped 400 tons OF wheat to Portland.
which Is to be used as seed in Linn
county. Another shipment will proba-
bly, be made on the steamer sailing Sat
urday.
Probably Drowned.
A small whale-boat was seen recently
floating out on the tide through Golden
Gate, and on being brought ashore by
the lighthouse keeper, was identified as
belonging to two young men who had
gone fishing. small rock which they
had tied to a rope for the purpose of
using as an anchor. was also found in
the boat, giving grounds for the theory
that they were drowned.
Another Read from the East.
The track of the new transcontinen-
tai line. the Atlantic & Pacific, is now
laid PIT miles east Of the Mojaye sta
ton on the Southern Pacific. Only 80
miles remained this morning between
the end Of the track and the proposed
junction. In Arizona it is confidently
expected that connection will be made
at "The Needles" on the Colorado riv-
or, next month.
An Injunction.
1t is given out on what is considered
good authority that en Injunction re-
the Supervisors from fixing
water rates will be rendered tomorrow
morning.
Grain and Hay Prices.
Wheat is firmer at $I.9715(G2. OASl:
barley. weaker: feed. $L37l5Cd1.4215;
brewing, $l.4Ja1.50: hay is higher, at
$lS.0OG21.O0.
Portland Notes.
PORTLAND, March City Auditor
Spencer resigned tonight, and r. B.
Curry was elected by the Council to sue
oeed him.
The Council tonight raised the retail
liquor license from 500 to $500 per an
mum.
The residence OF John Stock, on the
Boone Ferry road, in Clackamas coun
ty, was robbed yesterday of Sl1O0.
Arrival orthe San Pedro.
San FRANCIsco, March THE new
steam collier San Pedro, belonging to
the Pacific Improvement Company, ar
rived this afteruOon.6f days from Phila-
delphia, and some 10 days over the time
of her companion ship, the Tacoma.
She is heavily loaded with railroad iron.
She is COMMANDED by Capt. L. B. Watts,
and her officers and crew number IS
more. In reference t, the loss of the
Tacoma it is expected that decision
will be reached in q few days. The
statement has been published of Jno. Z.
Hand, compass adjuster at Philadelphia
who adjusted the instruments of the
lost collier, in which he states he ar
ranged five compasses belonging to that
vessel. and that they were free from de-
fects.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-08

The great increase In the cost of liv-
ing in Paris. occasioned BY the enor-
nous and exceptional amount OF the
municipal debts and consequent local
taxation in that city appears to be seri-
Ously affecting the rate of Increase of
its inhabitants. According to the last
quinQuennial census, while the in
crease Of population in st. Pierre
Calais was over 80 per cent, in Paris it
was only Is per cent. In a list of the
twenty-five largest cities, the capital oc-
clpies tenth place only; and II would
have probably stood lower but for the
fact that the census happened TO be
taken in December. when the passage of
strangers through Paris is considerable.
and when rich strangers who live in
Paris only for pleasure are mostly in
town.
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Russia had last year 776 periodical
publications, including newspapers.
The largest circulation was Il 600.
When writer has ideas Tor which
there is no English, he may be- excused
for using foreign language.
Flattery is called "taffy" because it
makes a man feel SO awfnlly stuck up.
II the price of beer goes up, there
won't be 80 much of it going down.
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rnE cRewrn or Fnxscn CITIES.

Since 1901 all the chief towns Of
France hsve increased enormously, and
If the rest of the population bad in
creased in the same way, France would
now possess 100000 Of inhabitants.
The relative populations of the chief
towns in 1901 and 1851 were:
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FOR MoRsEs MONTH
Sly, Puget SQUAD Magazine, pub
iished af Snoh0mish City, Washington
TERRITORY, By Hdridge More. Terms "
per annum. In advance. Subscription
received In Seattle. at tho book store OF
g. Davies & Co. Call and gee sPec1men
COPY: only - cents. feH dwu
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A SERVANT GIRL FOR LIGHT
"A housework also, apprcnttces 70 ne
millinery budnesR. Appiy u ne IcmPe
on1 and Marion streets. mrs 0w ~
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A military man and \ civil ooicial fell
out, at Rosenberg. West Prussia, and
the former issued challenge for duel,
but tho latter replied: "As you arc an
expert With weapons and ! am not, I
shall doubtless Do killed. Still. ] viii
family $500 year during their lives,
that being the income which would
ceAss at nv death" These terms were
pronounced reasonable BY the seconds,
bot the challenger would not agree to
them, and 20 there was no duel.
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MISCELLANEOUS,
WHY WE
SP FAX GU T!

TN APPEALING TO THE PUBLIC
i for patronage, the advertisement of our
agency, instead Of misleading. seeks rather
to use convincing arguments to show how
and why we can and do
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Ovsrheard in the cloak room: "Did
she marry weli?" "Yes, indeed. Hes
worth over million, and he drinks %
hard that be never can get into society;
% shes not bothered with him."
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nv YoRx. March The Coney
no Jockey Club, to counterbalanoe
- ioes OF the champion stallion stakes,
we're captured BY Louisville, have
s'ded to add $4,000 to the Great
sm handicap races, to be equally
Nn INTO two purses for 2 and 5
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u - S9GGe
.IWmoroN, March lit il reported
~ Lee, the colored contestant whose
|sSs pending when Congress ad-
sed. vas offered $4,000 by the
- lobby to permit his case to be
Eia.n. 10 tina. the bonded spiris
night come up.
uaisn Paeiac Showing.
foRx. March The annual
G OF the stockholders Of the
- racific railroad was held TODAY,
- Ports the gross earnings for the
~. 98,63, 8Sl; operating expenses.
OsS; surplus earnings, &l2,O96
interest and dividends COLLECTED on
|nent securities. S2sl ,O9t; eur
GsninRs, $l4,307, 934; expenditures
- sefest on bonds, $t.997 ,623: dis
n % Interest and exchange, &l72,-
Z !. hs.ne fund. $40, 900: amount
United States on business of
|. zW7. lS9; premiums paid on
eoeomed and loss ON securities
OF, $l69, pa; total. 81, 7O7 ,O39;
~ applicable TO dividends. g.
~ es0ck dividends as four per
~ $4,000; surplus for the year,
~ ~; total funded debt of oom.
y soIS7. l07, 705. less the amount
NJ ~ sru.eees OF consolidated bonds,
~ ~ ~ leaving balance outstand-
=. Yoi,6ib,b07. Tho following vero
8 ~. snrned and cancelled during
~ Land grant bonds, &7l4 600;
~. leae mortgage honda, tll3OOO;
4sloee bonds, tl3l ,O00; bonds
eseeos Of The Denvee exten-
total el.lAAooo. To