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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-05-05

-Agreen-looking .'upabovian, trav-
cling with wagon, took in a number
of Lebanon On. Y.) boys very neatly
the other afternoon. He would allow a
rope to be tied around each wrist, and
holding an apple in each hand, bet that
while two bystanders pulled the rope in
opposite directions. he could bite first
one apple and then the other. He won
every bite with apparent ease, much to
the surprise of those who did not inder-
stand very simple principle in dynam-
les. He was naturally stout. but the
trick lay in the fact that the man pull
ing on his right. Of course, assisted
him materially in pulling against the
man on the left. and vice versa. TWAS
two against one every time; but the
mountaineer was ALWAYS one OF the two.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-05-05


Apples are ripel Apples are ripef'
Forth TO the harvest children four,
With boyish shout and girlish pipe,
From house to orchard gleeful pour.
And from the windows smiles q face,
Pink as the blossoms long ago,
Now careworn with the touch of years,
Blue eyes that lingering gaze, then turn
To scan the children's stockings.
Piled high the basket stands. The socks
The baby wears, the gaping rent
In echoolbpy's hose, and some with clocks
A maiden's wears, On work intent
The mother sits and weaves the threads,
As years ago she sat and dreamed
Lover and kingdoms came: but still
Life Is not what to her it seemed
In Spring-time darning stockings.
The love she dreamed of now Il hers;
But love brings work, If love is true.
The breeze of Spring that family stirs,
Blows clouds across the Summer blue.
Alike to serving maid and Queen lt
Comes work for lover, children, friend.
Lies fabrics strain beneath life's wear,
There's always one more rent to mend.
There's always darning stockings.
Fa 5l-t5A4T ~. Y I,ldeIe3lfie1at
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-05-05

If you should spend half an hour .
day in medirating ON the virtues which
you do not possess it might possibly
lower yOnr self-esteem.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-05-05
VOLUME XIV.
THE CONTRAST.

A world Of blossoms pink and sweet,
Gnaried apple-trees the burden bear.
A grassy carpet at her feet,
Her throne q broken garden-chair:
TWO auburn braids. two soft blue eyes,
Cheeks like the blossoms. sweet and pink;
Brown fingers flying to and fro,
Busted in dainty work, you'd think:
But no! twas darning stockings.
., happy Spriny-time sky. o! trees
From icy Winters letters free.
Laden with young Springs promises.
u breeze that stirs so timidly.
And - she weayes the crimson threads
Dreams weave their web around her head.
oixteeh Is blossoming Spring-time
ana maids in dreams may love and wed,
Whiie really darning stockings.
sixteen has dreams OF Summertime,
A richer sky, a sofk0r air.
when ripens life 70 kol1<u primA.
when fruit is mellow. swlef and faig.
no more 70 serve, no Wt2re 70 mend
The things that ciothc Eex 6iflish feet-
94seuu " one neart and seffBd by him
Foreign. Such dreAms In 1prinG are sweet
To mnidens darnfnx St<ckings.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14
PROMISING MAsIresA POINT.

Selkirk ssems destined to become the
Saginaw OF the Lake Winnipeg region
for the manufacture and distribution OF
lumber southwark and westward. Like
the Saginaws, it is situated on navi-
gable river that runs northward into a
great lake (Winnipcg); but unlike the
Saeinaws IL will derive its logs from tha
lake shores, instead of rivers tributary
to the one ON which the town is situat.
ed. The logs will float in from the
lake, and will be shipped out from the
mills In the shape Of lumber by rail, iu-
stead Of b. vessel, largely. as at the
Saginaws. A braRoh OF the Canadian
Pacific Railroad has Just been complst-
ed from W,nnipep TO Selkirk. % miles,
for the purpose. partly, OF reaching the
lumber cut at Selkirk. The Canadian
Pacific company expect much from the
completion Of this road. as il il thought
that all the Lake Winnipeg lumber
trade will center at Selkirk, and this
one road for time will have mouopo.
ly Of the business of carrying II away
About q, ,O0O. 900 feet of lumber can be
cut there with the present capacity ot
the milla, and new ones will be built a.
the demand for lumber increases LarRt
quantities Of oordwood will ais, arrive
from the shores of Lake Winnipeg on
bsrGes, and be forwarded by rail 10 ths
capital or elsewhere for fuel. Selkirh
also expects to become manufacturing
town in other respects than lumber, and
a summer resort. II should become Ar
important lake port in time, and plae,
Of great industry and trade, situated NJ
it II With the timbered lake shores. hmm
dreda OF miles in extent. ou one hand
and the vast prairies ON the othef.-y
| w. Laasbsrmaa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

An GxrRAoRDISARY vExDICr.

The telegraph has informed us Of the
terrific scoring given Victoria jury by
Judge Begbie last week, for their inca-
pacity and stupidity, or utter disregard
Of the testimony, the law and instroc-
tons. Later comes the more full re-
! port by mail. which presents the mat
Ter in light even more discreditable to
the jury, the verdict 1T whom will tend
further to weaken the already exceed
ingly limited faith in jury verdicts.
From the Coionist we take the editorial
review following:
"Not guilty" was the verdict of n Brit
ish jury on the last day Of the late as
sizes. Thss had sworn to we'll and truly
trya piisoner on q charge of man
slaughter, 10 hear all the evidence given
in court before them. and on that evi-
dence. and that alone, impartialty and
with unbiased minds, y, deliver their
I'm ling. The charge against the prison
tr included three counts; firstly, man
. an ihter; secondly, assault with intsit
tod gri-vons bodily harn; and thir6
u Ons OF common assault. 1t was
proved by an overw helming mass o. ev-
isencs that tue prisoner struck the blow
wlicn felled the dead man to sne
Rfound, that whatever else he IN ~ have
uoue he continued TO beat him savageIy
until compelled to desist; that the d.
osnBed was immediately taken home
ind placed ON his bed, and expir, d
three days afterwards. These facts be-
ING incontestably established il only re-
manned for the judge 10 define the cir
cumstances that constituted manslauzh-
ter, aud this he did most exhaustiyely
In such a concise and intelligible man
noT that the denseat and most obtuse
human being could not fail to grasp the
distinctions between mRnslauQht0r and
miaAaventure. The Jury were clearly
inakructed that no matter what the in
tenti0n Of prisoner might be primari.
ly,n his action was unlawful, and il
the result Of that action proved fatal to
humas life, then he was indisputably
guilty OF granddaughter, and il was their
duty to bring in verdict to that effect.
That the jury viewed the case In this
light Was evident by their shortly stat
ing that deceased came to his death in
directly by blow from the prisoner.
But by an oversight the jury failed to
say--and on this the whole case rested
-whether the action Of the prisoner, in
administering that blow or push, Was
lawful or unlawful, accidental or other
wise, and retiring at the instance Of his
lordship to amend their verdict by max
ing it more explicit, imagine tho sur.
prise of the court and spectators when
the men who a moment before had
practically found a verdict of guilty,
returned into court with verdict of
acquittal. No wonder that the judge
was astounded at such finding. which
vas not only discprdsnt with the evil
dence but contravened their former ver-
diet.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

VRssxL RopBkp.-Bark Hesper. Capt.
Ryder. arrived today from Newcastle.
N. &. w., via Honolulu. She made the
passage between Newcastle and Homo
iniu in 70 days. one Of the quickest on
record. The evening before she lef,
Honolulu some natives stripped large
quantity Of copper from her bottom.
which vas mot discovered until after
her departure. She will have 70 b.
beached or docked for repairs. She vas
built by Hall Bros. At Port Blakeiy. last
winter. The full extent Of tho damage
is not yet known, bat the diving robbers
evidently made big haul Of copper. -
Aryus.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

A nieoe Of Burns, heine the dAughtel
Of Mrs. Bee0, sister Of the puet, died the
-other day At the ago Of 63. For the last
forty years she had lived near Alloway
Kirk, in Scotland, and shs wxs evel
ready n impart her family knowledgs
70 all Who paid = pilgrimage 70 that bis
toric spot Such knowledge she had de-
rived, not ouiy from her Own mother
bat also from tho mother Of the post
with whom she paased several ysars o'
her early life.
A grand ball will BE- given BY Profess
sors Smith and Assaas on Saturda,
next at Yealsr's Hall. DANCING 10 CON
mencs punctsally At O'Clock. Fin,
music assured. Admission for gentle
men 81. All are invited. l3a
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

4 NEw Up-SouSp RArLRoap.-The
company organized in Seattle to build
arailroad extending from near the head
q Big Skookum bay westward into the
osnse body Of timber lying between
mat bay and Chehalis river. have about
tvo and a-half miles graded and will
begin laying the iron in October, when
= will be turned over 10 them by the
seattle Railroad Com oany. Who viii
tnen have substituted the broad trac1
Tor tins PRESENT narrow gage. The Mason
county road will also be narrow gage
And will use steam engines for motive
pewHr.-IoHyier.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

The RAILROAD PARTY AT CHINESE
THEATKR.-rhe invitation extended by
the Chinese merchants Of this city to
Mr.. Wizards guests to attend a perform
ance at the Chinese theater last evening
vAs accepted in the same spirit in
which il was given. Tho theater was
repaintsd throughout, and the seats
covered with ohirtz in honor OF the oc-
casion. New and gorgeous curtsins were
hung at the entrance to the stage, and
the stage paraphernalia was also decor
ated with new and handsome coverings.
arriving, and soon the theater was
crowded with a brilliant assemblage,
comprising the greater nuniber Of Mr..
villaId's guests aud the elite of the city.
Hundreds who sought to gain admis-
siou by purchasing tickets were turned
away from the doors, as only invited
guests. farnished with tickets. were al
0wed TO enter. General Grant and Mr..
Wizard both honored the performance
With their presence. The new and rich
wardrobe Of the theater was used fof
the tirst time, and the actors presented
brilliant appearance. The perform.
anoe was n mixture Of opera, juggling
tu,nbling. etc. The audience applauded
llberally, and the strangers especially
seemed to be delighted with the enter
tainment. The alleged mus,c was mol
quite 80 boisterous ~ usual, but wher
the cymbal player excttea himself many
OF the audience dlasped their hands ovel
u cir cara. IL 10 safe to say that th,
mescory Of the performances will dwell
long 10 the minds of all who were pres
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

Youths Spoilers and Swinton's Ian.
gauge Primers at the Bookstore Of q
d ,yies & 60.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

A HAwAuAN SrEAAKR. The steamer
Camilla. owned by the lnter-lsland
Steam Navigation Company, il at Main
street wharf receiving her complesaent
Of boats. hains, anchors, sails. eto., all
Of which have been hoisted aboard By
steam power. The Camilla was recently
hnilt At Port Blakely, the machinery
being constructed in San Francisco.
The steamer will cost $65, 600. She 10 a
propeller. length leo feet. with y feet
breadth Of beam and II feet depth Of
hold. She il fitted with compound en-
gtnes, IS inches diameter, high pressurt
H inches low pressure, and q inches
stroke. Her boilers are IL feet in diam.
eter and 10 feet ia length. She Is being
ntted mp expressly for carrying freight
and passengers between the islands oi
lhs Hawaiian group. II Il expected the
camilla will be ready for sea BY October
tt.--.S. r. Chroaicle.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

!. = na = mot that Kendall's Spavin Curs
= what u Is claimed TO be-. SIS advt.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

Eys-siaass for al sights u Liss,s
Macs
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14
SEATTLE. T. FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER A. 1883
PROFESSIONAL.

II @. CASE. DENTIST. OFF,
I' fee. Yesler-Leary Building. c940
ONCE hours. q. m. to p. m. Liquid
nitrous oxide gas administered for the
painless extraction of teeth
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

~ Inserss' Tor sale in paying business.
advertisement. au au3i
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14
ADVERTISING RATES
OF THE
pOST-NTELLI LIGENCER
FOR DAILY:

FOA IA
Professional cards. % per month for one
inch. and 81 per month for one-half inch.
Locals, 10 cents a line for one insertion.
n cents line for six insertions, and 20
cents a line per month.
Commercial advertisements, SO cents an
inch one insertion. Sl.50 an inch for six
Insertions, $2 an inch for two weeks, &2. 50
three weeks. and 81 per month.
FOR WEEKLY:
Professional cards 81 per month for one
inch, and 81 50per month for one-half inch.
Locals. 10 cen s a line for one insertion,
and q cents line per month.
Commercial advertising, 81 per inch for
one insertion, and s2 per month.
DAILY AND WEEKLY:
Professional cards, 81 per month for one
iIc1, and 80 per month for one-half inch.
Locals. IS cents a line for one week. and
80 cents a line per month.
Commercial advertising, 90 an inch for
one week. and 81 an inch per month.
The above rates viii be strictly adhered
20 with all new advef ftisementa. and with
old advertisements II continued upon the
expiration of present contracts.
the P0ST-lMTEtlIcEMCER PUB. co.
Seattle. June 10. 1883.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-14

EcJSHEkNAN-STAND csv or CO
e mmhaa - Fish from 3 cents per Ia.
upward. TioA cleaned, II deaired, and a.
uvssodarywhsee b ths oi1y. dtetf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-29
Is this Democratic Economy,

Quietly, like thief in the night, the Coun.
ty Clerks Fec bill stole through the State
Senate on Friday.
Its friends call tia bill to equalize the fees
OF County Clerks. The designation may be
correct. but II 1t is. the equalization will be
found to be upward.
Several amendments were adopted, rs one
OF the Senators stated to an Albany corre-
spondent, but no could not tell what they
were. Probably some changes have been
made in those features which provoked the
most criticism. The fact remains, however,
that the advocates Of the bill were avowedly
acting In the interest OF the County Clerks
and that these officers could profit nothing
by its passage unless the effect would BIO to
put more money in their pockets.
Such will DO the result, beyond doubt, II
the bill becomes law Mr.. PATRICK KEENAN,,
tho County Clerk In this city, was recently
very anxious not to be held responsible for
the scheme to compel notaries to pay fee
Of five dollars each to the Clerks OF their re-
spective counties. We should be glad to be-
lleve that he and his friends had rs little to
do with promoting this even more objection
able legislation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-29
Dynamite.

1t must have been observed by everybody
that on most OF the occasions where dynamite
has been used by political cOnspirators
against their real or imaginary enemies 1t
has altogether failed to produce the tre-
mendously destructive effects which are
popularity expected from the now explosive
agent. For instance, the recent dynamite
explosion ut the offices Of the Local Govern
ment Board In London did slight damage
only. The local effect was intense, 1t is true.
and the stonework Immediately about the
charge was pulverized, while the general
structure Of the building stood firm. But the
moral effect produced in England by the ex-
plosion was widespread and fearful. The
people believed that new and terrible en-
gine Of destruction, OF untold possibilities,
had been placed within tho power Of the
social and political conspirator; one which
could be obtained at a small expense, could
be easily concealed and easily applied to its
work. 80 secretly, too, that the detection OF
the criminal would be difficult, II not well
nigh impossible. Dynamite is now dreaded
as an enemy Of inconceivably awful destruc-
tive power, which may in the end SKATER
the life OF society.
A large part OF these evil iorcbodings, ac-
cording to an article we copy elsewhere from
the London Engineer, high scientific
authority, are, however, due to popular
ignorance OF the capabilities Of the modern
explosives. It Is commonly believed, and
frequently said, that a man may carry In a
hand bag or gripsack q package OF dynamite
big enough to blow the City Hall or the Sub
Treasury sky high. As we have said, no
such vast destruction has yet been accom-
plished by dynamite II the portable bundle
| Of the new explosive popularity supposed to
DO all-powerful was really 30, the London
Local Government building would now be a
heap OF ruins No structure In the world
would be SAFE Every house and every pub
lie building could DO instantaneously de-
molished by any passer with few pounds
OF dynamite in his pocket and an easily de-
vised continuance for exploding the stuff.
| Our scientific London contemporary ad-
duces the explosion at the Government Offices
and other examples to show that, violent and
dangerous as 1t may be, dynamite Is only so
within limited sphere, and cannot do the
hideous damage apprchended from it, Tex
cept by the use OF very much larger charges
than could be usually brought to bear with
out attracting observation"
But the actual capacity OF the new agent
for mischief, as that journal concludes, is
| bad enough.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-29

many q them, and thoy certainly do not
usually lend charm TO . woman's hand.
But few freckles hero and there on face
Of beautiful complexion not infrequently
are far from dIsagrecablo. They may even
give 1t greater fascination.
We do not know how to take freckles OF
the face. Many external applications for
their removal arc advertised, but how they
work We cannot tell. Wo doubt. however. II
they can DO permanently effective. for q
freckle Is caused by the action Of the wind
or tho sun on the skin, by reason Of
which the coloring matter. instead OF being
distributed equally, Is more or less collected
In spots. But freckles can probably DO
avoided In great part by taking duo precau-
lions to screen the face and Hands.
Anyway, they are small matter. and the
fact that the girl refers to Thorn proves that
her love difficulty cannot be very serious.
She socks our advice In regard to matrimony
Without being really In love. and to such
people THE SUN has little advice to give.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-29
She Does Not Need Our Advice.

young woman In O far Western State
comes to us for advice as to whether she
shall marry the man who pleascs her par
ents or the man to whom she Is engaged.
She thus describes her situation:
IL am young lady 10 years of age. and am engaged
to young gentleman 81 years OF age respectable and
good income farmer by trade. We to be married
In June. Both parties against us doing so.
my people wish me TO marry gentleman % years OF
age good looking dark exion, tall and proper
ty and no way to take Of . wife. am American
born, and he s German. lie IL very attentive more
than the youth Of my choice lam At perfect stand.
still to know what to do to please both them and myself
II am Of light complexion freckles on my face and
hands, short and chunky Please tell how shall do
giving fun way Of it, Also how to take the freckes on
my face"
She does not write like a girl very much in
love with any one, though she Is engaged.
And her betrothed seems to DO equally luke
warm. He allows rival to surpass him in
demonstrative attentions to his sweetheart.
So far as we can mako out from her letter,
she would BIO about as willing to marry tho
German as the farmer. except that she re-
CARDS the farmer as the more desirable be-
cause he Is better ablo than tho other to sup
port wife.
As to her frcckles, why need she trouble
herself about them, she having two suitors
in spite Of the freckles7 Neither the farmer
nor tho German seems TO have regarded them
as blemishes. Sometimes indeed, q few
freckles by no means impair beauty, though,
OF course. there Is such thing a. having TIM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-29

Why should the proposed schedule OF tolls
against the heavy trucks II the toll list is
prepared with view to secure the most rev.
enue. the simplest OF business principles would
suggest that an inducement should be offered
to u class Of custom that. under equal condi-
tions. would 60 to the ferries. Tho trucks
havo business along the water front at the
storehouses. and the ferries. In addition TO af-
fording q rest for the teams. which OF itself Is
OF value. land them at the grade OF the places
they are bound for. A round trip with load
one way now costs q truck owner seventy cents
over the ferries and while tho proposed bridge
toll for a round trip is sixty cents. the reduce
ton Is merely upon q loaded truck. and the
schedule charge for an unloaded truck
Is the same as upon the ferries. Truck
men. who have tho choice, will natu-
rally prefer TO take their loads across the
ferries. where. they can avoid grades. than to
work their teams for mile over the bridge.
half the distance being up grade. and the point
OF exit being on hillside. The market
wagons Of Long Island add largely to the reve-
nue. Of the ferry companies. What advantage
Is to BIO offered to their owners to use the
bridge? They may cross with load for twenty
cents while the ferry charge is twenty-five
cents but upon their return they will BIO taxed
twenty conts for crossing tho bridge. while the
ferry charge Is but fifteen cents. The round
trip over the bridge. without q breathing spell
for the horses will cost as much as the round
trip over the ferries. with the incidental ad-
vantage OF a rest for the team.