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The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19
A WeIl-Kept Resolution.


A little lad Of seven stood one day
and looked upon a man struggling In
the grasp Of delirium tremens. As he
watched his contorted face and saw his
hands wildly clutching after the fiends
which were about to tear his flesh with
red-hOt pincers, he grew pale and heart
sick. As he turned away he made a
solemn resolution never to touch strong
drink. ... t...... -......~,
He carried the VOW with him all the
way up into his manhood. There were
temptations enough as he went along.
A young man can not live ir society, as
the world goes. without meeting them.
Especially in the Medical College did
he find many merry associates who
would gladly have laughed him out of
his Temperance principles. Oh! how
many have been laughed into drunk
ards grave-but they could never be
laughed out again. ...
Step by step the young man rose in
his profession, securing the confidence
and warm attachment of all to whom
he ministered. No one could lay to his
charge that the beginning of his down
ward career began with the glass his
physician ordered.
A few weeks since this honored ply
sician, DIR: Edison, addressed the students
at the Medical College in indianapolis.
Though ninety-One years old, he is as
straight as an arrow, with sight and
hearing unimpaired and mind clear
and vigorous still. The students list
ened with profound respect to the story
of his medical career, and perhaps some
will take from it the lesson he always
so strongly impresses, that doctor can
be a temperance man. For nearly
seventy years he has practiced medi-
cine in the Genesee Valley, being the
oldest practitioner inthe State. To his
strict temperance habits he largely at
tributes his hale old age. ',- 2
So much for boys resolution be-
fore he was eight years old. Who will
say that Band of Hope pledge is of no
use? that children do not know what
they are doing when they sign it? Can
you find a child old enough to write his
name who does not know what his
pledge means? have never seen one.
know of another little lad who has
adopted very different resolution. He
lives in the city, and many would think
him a very favored boy. Not long ago
friend said, earnestly: Il did hope.
Charley, that you would grow up agood,
sound Temperance boy"
"Why, Aunt E.,' he said, laughing.
Il drank seven kinds of wine last New
Years day at Sister Ems. Mamma
mixed them all with water, thoughI
But when get bigger I'll take them
all without water as papa and mamma
dor That boy will hardly reach his
ninety-one years, strong and happy and
useful YOUTHS Temperance Banner.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19
YEARS AFTER.


know the years have rolled across thy grave
TIL it has grown plot of level grass
All summer does its green luxuriance wave
IN silken simmer on thy breast, alas!
And all the winter 10 is lost to sight
Beneath a windlng-sheet of chilly white.
/ know the precious name loved so much
Is heard no more the haupts of men among;
The tree thou plantedst has outgrown thy
- touch,
And sings TO alien ears its murmuring song;
The lattice-rOse forgets thy tendance sweet,
The air thy laughter, and the sod thy feet.
Through the dear wood where grew thy yiO-
lets
Hes the worn track of travel, toll and trade;
And steam's imprisoned demon fumes and
'' '.' frets," .T
With shrieks that scare the wild bird from
the shade.
Mills vex the lazy stream, and on its shore
The timid harebell swings it's chimes no more.
But yet,,eyen yet--if I, grown changed and
old,
should lift my eyes at opening of the door,
And see again thy fair heads waving gold,
And meet thy dear eyes tender smile once
more, tF ..
These years of parting like a breath would
seem,
And should say: 'T knew it was dream!"
-ETizdbeth Akers, IN Century Magazine.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19
st. Malo.

For years past most remarkable re-
ports about Malay settlement at the
mouth of small bayou running into
Lake Borgne on the extreme southern
limit have been in circulation. Tales
which would have furnished material
for many volumes of sensational litera-
peculiar spot, until the passage of time
and the absence of accurate detail con-
cerning this terra incognita gave to
them the corroboratiOn of general ac-
quiescence, and St. Malo was regarded
by those who heard of the settlement
as akin to the buccaneers resorts of
the Caribbean Sea, or to the mysteri-
GUS retreats of the smugglers of the
Spanish main. 1t is true, now and
again some indefatigable amateur hunt
er or fisherman would stray into it's
neighborhood, but they never remained
long, and their short visits served rath-
er to heighten the color of past rumors
than to tone them down to matter-of-
fact standard of to-day. ...
All that was definitely known was
that many years ago a number of ma
tives of Manila, one of the Philippine
Islands, north of Java, had established
themselves in village on piece of
land in the sea marsh of Louisiana,
near bayou, and there, with miles and
miles of rllstling rushes and reeds be-
tween them and civilization, had built
up an autonomy of their own, holding
allegiance to no power or potentate,
and, though within the geographical
boundary of our. State and the United
States, yet beyond the reach of its laws.
. A stern and rigidly enforced statute Of
the colony was that of complete exclusion
of the female sex, and many were the
ghastly traditions of the enforcement of
this ordinance. i' e"fct Ahf
According to the whispered story,
shortly after the settlement was made,
and the small-eyed natives of the Pa
cifie began to thrive with their fishery,
one of their number, following the ex-
ample Of the average American citizen,
as well as the dictates of a semi-Mon-
golian taste, carried thither wife. and
established her at the head of his little
household. Within a few months un-
pleasant reports began to spread in the
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19
A Time Lock Prevents the Opening Of a
Bank Vault.

A strange thing occurred at the City
National Bank, in this city, a few, days
ago. AS is well known, this corpora
ton moved into its new quarters, at the
corner of Sixteenth and Lawrence
streets, quite recently. The vaults
there are new ones, with the latest i'm
proved and combination locks. The
officers are thoroughly familiar with
the workings of the locks, but, they be-
ing new, can not be held responsible
for. any unsatisfactory workings. A
few days ago, when the proper time
had arrived, an effort was made to un-
lock and open the main vault, but after
some time spent in unsuccessfully try
ing the combination it was discovered
that something was wrong, and that
the bolts held fast where they had
been lodged. Meanwhile drafts and
checks had been pouring in, and all the
available money had been paid out
More were coming in, and immediate
action was necessary. A telegram was
at once sent to the vault manufacturers
for an expert to unlock the door, and
another telegram explaining the case
was sent East for money. The other
banks heard of the circumstances, and
they offered Mr.. Hanna all the money
he desired. He gratefully accepted the
offer, but afterward found that he had
no use for the loans. For three days
the bank transacted business with its
vault doors closed, and without some
of the books most used. The strangest
part of the affair was that very few
inconvenienees were felt. During
those three days business was done,
and 1t was on the right side to suit the
circumstances. After paying all the
drafts made upon them, the, officers of
the bank found that they had sur
plus of fifty-seven thousand dollars
upon their hands--that amount being
the sum taken in during the three days
over and above the money paid. The
complications in the combination
showed the bank officials that their
credit was unlimited, and they have
reason TO congratulate themselves upon
their lucky escape and financial standing.
Had the circumstances been different
from what they were, no one can tell
what the consequences would have
been. Had some. .alarmist been refused
payment and told to cali again the
rumor would have gone out that the
bank was in bad way, insolvent, etc.,
and an aggravating run would have
epsued.-Deneer Tribune,
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19

Cardinal Manning. speaking on Tenn
perance some time ago, stated that a
drunken man was ''bad enough" but
drunken woman, Well-she was a
perfect devil.'' Was the CARDINAL s
statement exaggerated? We can not
think so when we read of the "'tiendish
outrage by a mother" reported this
morning from Chester. Elizabeth Rob-
erts came home drunk on Sunday last,
seized her child. aged fourteen months.
by the feet, and flung it on the fire An
other woman, named Antrobus, pulled
it OFF; but Mrs. Roberts again seized and
returned it to the fire. This was repeat
ed third time, when, assistance arriv-
ing, the child was rescued. The moth
er then attempted to throw the boiling
contents of q kettle over her child, in
her efforts TO protect whom Mrs. An
trobus was severely scalded. Both Mrs.
Antrobus and the child are now in the
intirmary.. The latter is said 10 be slit
orally roasted" and even it, life is de-
SPARED of, ,-St. James (Lossdqnl Gasettat
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19
HUMOROUS.

1--WE Study to Pleas" is a sign in a
Philadelphia shop window. They might
better study the spelling-book.
1t was Chaucer that appropriately
said: There is nothing new but what
has once been old" Chaucer evidently
knew hash when he saw it Yonkers
Statesman. .art -a+
"A Jackson County milkman while
working the pump handle calls out
''h'i there! so boss! so there now!"
1t lisa way he has of easing his consci-
ence.-Modern Argo.
John Bright has changed his mind
as to woman suffrage. The ladies will
have to be easy ON Mr.. Bright, how
ever. They will remember how often
they change their own minds.
A young man named Polk sang all
the evening to company of friends
at Montgomery, Ala, and then shot
himself dead. He probably preferred
suicide to being gnched.-Rochester
Post-Erpress.
Here is an Essay on Man" rather
more concise than Pope's. 1t consists
of the following canto:
Full of woes;
Starts paper,
Busts and goes
There was company to supper, the
table was set out splendidly, and all
were enjoying themselves exceedingly,
when the pet of the household unfOr-
tunately whispered: ''Ma, why don't
you have this sort of supper when there
isn't any companyg"
Gent to waiter: Bring me some
grammatical and typographical errors. :"
Waiter Cooking puzzled at first, but
recovering in a moment his usual seren-
ity): 1--WE are just out of them, sir. y
Then what do you mean by keeping
them on your bill of fare?
Mrs. Mansard is practical woman
with no nonsense about her. When
Mr.. Mansard in an affectionste way the
other day exclaimed: my dear, how
can ever leave you?" she coOlly re-
piled: Leave me in as comfortable
circumstances as You can, Mansy; there,
now, don't make fool of yourself"
"A green chap from the country,
down in the city for a spree, walked
into dentists Office the other after
noon, and seated himself in the chair
of torture. $50, ahead" he said to
the gum-gauger; +" want to get full as
quick as you can do it.'' "Want to
get fullr' exclaimed the tooth-tackler;
81 guess you are full already. You'd
better get out of here-you've mis-
taken the place" 81 have, have I?''
shouted the stranger. :. Then what do
you mean by putting in the newspapers
filling a specialtyp'-San, Francisco
Newsletter. 1t5e fs1n .,v, H.,
"A Chicago paper gives the follow
ing story concerning the recent regis
tration of female voters in Boston: En-
ter old lady of certain age. - wish
to register, SIR" Your name,
pleaser' Almira Jane Simpson. 7"
hYour ageP'' "Beg pardoni'' Do
understand that l must give my agep'
"Yes, Miss, the law requires it. "
"a Worlds, sir, would not tempt me to
give it! Not that / care. No; / had
as leave wear, IL on my bonnet as q
hickman does his number; but I'm a
twin, and if my sister has weakness
it is that she dislikes any reference
made to her age; and could not give
my own because do not wish to Of
fend her."
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-19

the ain. even in this life How will IL
l. OK where the book Of life is opened.
and God holds the scales? In the LIGHT
Of the infinite years. He will show the ac-
count, with its worldly gain and eternal
loss. Morning and Day of Reform. D.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-23


The Victoria oo,o.ssf has this 10 cay
Of the svindler, Chisholm, whose opera
tons in San Francisco we're recently ex-
posed, and who fed the country last
week:
d. B. Chisholm, came here from Cam
ada in the rush Of 1862, remained .
couple of years and finally ran of with
the wife Of one IReviere, eolored bar
Der Who kept hairdressinG establish
me0t ON Government st1ook, about
vhsrs Nm. Levy's confectionery store
nov sands, and went to San ffancisco
Wh9o b gained tho oon6denoe Of boGi-
No. men and became connected with .
bank, was made secretary of several
mining companies, drove his fast hor.
80, and his wife" moved in the best
circles After eighteen years proGperi-
y at San Francisco, Chisholm skipped
the country ON Wednesday last, leaving
many mourning creditors.
Chisholm came to Victoria from Peel,
Ontario, where he married and taught
school. When he left Canada for Brit
ieh Columbia he left his wife and three
children behind him, deesrtinR them
finally for the wife of Victofia's oolored
barber and never afterwards afforded
them any support, although he lived ON
the fat of the land for many years in
San Francisco. At Csribo0, in 1863,
Chisholm held the position OF deputy
eherln, and on one occasion packed tho
Jury IN q murder trial. For this be was
indicted but managed to evads the con-
Istables. When Mrs. REVERE left Vic
soria she abandoned q tender infant
which was adopted by the Vancouver
Club, which held its meetings in the
building now occupied by g. w. A.
LAn9e d Son, Government street.. The
child vas christened "Vancouver" by
the club and was kept by Mrs. Stewart,
kind-hearted woman OF color, until il
vas three years Of age, when its mother
SAINT for 1t, but forgot 70 this day to pay
Mrs. Stewart for the trouble and ex-
pense Of caring for it.
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Mr.. Chas. Naher has succeeded after
much labor and pains in securing the
very best organs that can be found any.
where ON the Pacific Slope, for the
smallest amount Of money. He has
nine-stop organs, with double swell,
ness Of tone these organs are unexoelled
in any market in the world. He has
pianos the equal if not the best that can
be got from anywhere, the prices rang
ing from $3.50 upwards. Mr.. Naher in
vitee inspection from the public before
purchasing elsewhere.
CHAs. NAHER,
Jeweler,
And agent for the Weber and Haines
Brothers Pianos, and Estey and Stsr-
ling Organs. o29-tf
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The great rush for lots in this add
non Is unprecedented. Over fftv of
them sold In the last four weeks. They
are one mile east from the possoftice. on
the shortest and most direct route to
Lake Washington. Mill street extends
through the addition. The lots are
small farms by themselves, being 6Ox12S
feet In size. They are situated ON a
high plateau, overlooking the bay, and
m the near future viii undoubtedly be
night IN the heart Of the Oueon CITY
OF the Pacific coast. These lots are
not offered for sale to speculators 70.
oaah. The plan 10 to give every man,
No matter what his financial circum-
stanoee, chance to secure q lot or
block OF land, that - slime rolls
round" he viii have reason to rejoice
instead OF weep over his purchase. II
he ID . Spectator and pays cash down
for his purchase, We bind him to clear
and fence his lot or lets within Q wear,
II he 10 q poor man, DESTROYS Of eocur-
ing home and eavinR rent, 10 give
him . years chance for his life, and il
he behaves himself veil, makes q Qood
neighbor, and especially il he clears
and improves his lot nicely, No give
him better chance. We prefer selling
lots to this class Of peopls on easv
terms, than to receive all cash in
hand. Our object is to "incrsase and
multiply" homes and improvements,
that our census returns may show q
population Of 10000 in 1884, 1000 in
1883, 10000 in 1882, and 100000 in 1896,
with corresponding wealth. There ore
abundant resources in the lakes and
rivers, the hills and mountains, the
plains and valleys behind Us, and the
broad Pacific before Us, to warrant this
happy state Of affairs, and they will be
properly utilized to this end BY our
wide-avake citizens, and don't You for
get it." II You do, you may lose the
chance to secure one of the finest,
largest and cheapest lots in the city.
Price 500 each for inside lots; $50
for corners, With Us OF for one corner
and two inside lots adjoining. Apply to
N. g. Booth, first door west Of the post
office, Seattle, Wash. Ter. Dsc4 81.
"P. 6.-No matter how sleepy a man
il when he comes to Seattle, within If
teen minutes to as many DAYS. accord
ing to his intuition, he wakes up 70 the
truth of the situation, il seized with
that impulse which animates the masses,
and the next arrival oannet tell him
from one Of the "Old settlers," SO enthu.
siastic ia he over our vast resources, our
central position and the certain great.
ness Of our city. His first move is to
purchase real estate; and history re-
cords the fast that the sooner he wakes
up and makes his purchase, the happier
he Is; az every day adds to his wealth.
Ask any man you meet in Seattle IL this
is not true"
Extract from Mr.. Booths great
speech to the tall fra in the Snoqualmie
Pass. in 1880. when travelling alone.
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viCTIlas Of TaE FResr KIsG.

Jacob Sell, of Adams County, Penn
sylvania, Is years Of AGO, vao ffossn to
death few days ago.
Henry Conover, an inmate of the
Soldlers' Home ct Dayton, Ohio, was ~
GENTLY frozen to death while in q drunk
On stupor.
A butcher named FishIdy, Of Cones
toRa Township, Pennsylvania, continued
ON his usual route until his arms, lego
and ears were frozen 20 badly that hs
viii die.
David Knox, Of Florence, Pennsyl-
vanla, took number Of hot Whiskeys
befnre starting on . five-mile walk
home. He was found within one mile
OF his house, frozen dead.
George Childs was lost in q snov
storm during five days and nights, but
survived. He was engaged in putting
up q telephone limo between Lundy and
TioRa and the Yosemite Valley.
After too much drink, Oliver Ashlae.
Of Waloott, Dakota, started to drive
home in sleigh. He was found next
day IN . slough, frozen to death. The
sleigh was . wreck and the horse was
drowned.
A Russian named Sslineer, living near
Larimore, Dakota, finding his quarters
too poor shelter against the cold,
started with his wife and baby in snow
storm to 60 to village half q mile dis
tant. Thew lost their way ON tho ptairie
and the wife and baby persisted. Sci
niger was rescued. His hands and feet
were frozen.
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new TO sRCUR. nRAIru.

It is strange any one will suffer from
deranRements brought ON by impure
blood, when Scovill's Sarsaparilla and
Stillingia, or BLOOD and LIVER
SYRUP viii restore health to the phys
ical organization. II Is . strengthening
syrup, pleasant to take, and the best
BLOOD PURIFIER ever discovered
curing ScrOfula, Syphlilitio disorders,
Weakness Of the Kidneys, EryEpelas,
malaria: Nervous disorders, Debility,
Bilious complaints and diseases of the
Blood, Liver, Kidneys, Stomach. Skin,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. FRED GASCH


HAD A POLICY OF $1,000 IN THE
IL Metropole Non Board Fire Insurance
Company Of Paris. France: capital. $4,000,
600. G. G. Phinney & Co. are the agents
in Seattle. Mr.. Gasch was awarded, by
the adjuster. 100 cents ON the dollar for all
he was insured. because G. G. Phinney &
Co. wouldn't represent any Fire Insurance
Company five minutes that wouldn't Day
tho full amount OF its loee.
II you WANT
Is cents ON the dollar business pass us by,
Il you please; but II you want insurance
SURE
either In solid board companies like the
old Hartford and Hamburg Bremen, or in
solid nOn-b0ard companies like the Metro
pole and Fire Association Of Philadelphia,
and are willing to pay the
RATES.
give % call and you'll get Il.
G. G.. PHINNEY & Co..
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
jA-6 Post Building, Room l. up stairs.
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STEILACOOM ACADEMY

nFTERS THOROUGH INSTRUCTION
" in the elementary md higher branches
with 3 special Normal course. New D.
tent deakS and other apparatus. In . vol
arranged building In quiet part IT the
hea1fhiegt town on the Sound. Animal and
Portrait Drawing and Painting Taught.
4. BURNRLL. An.
j12dAwtf Stedlacoom. w. I.
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HaurH's BIJou TmArx1.-Mollis Ar
cher, tho funniest serio- comic singer on
the stage; Jerry Hart, the great come
dian and end man; Beatrice Leo, tho
charming balladist; Billy b. Karman, end
man, vocalist and comedian; Harry
Staley, Emma bayfield,. Kitty True,
Spot Sloan, Fanny ONcel, Charles
O'Neel, tho great Dutch and Irish como
dian, ell under the direct supervision Of
Harry Elmore, the very funny and
clever general performer. Change OF
bill Monday and Thursday. Admission
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READY YoR Bu."-The YeoleR Mil
and Manufacturing Company taks this
means Of informing the public that
their sash factory il now in running o.
der, and that they can manufacture 30
order, at short notics, all kinds Of sash,
doors, blinds, brackets and moldinNB at
the lowest living rates. Orders from .
distance solicited, and ntisfaction guar
anteed. d2-0
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HAVE voU SEEN TuEn3

Those elegant new ranges Just received
by Waddsll d Miles direct from the
manufactories Tho Brighton and Ber-
wick. TheyAfe the finest, most eoonom.
ioal, and altogether desirable range
ON the Pacific Coast. Call and SEQ
them. even II you don't buy: dtf
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The nobhisst shapes and the latest
styles in hats you ind at The store At
Chas. Goadstein, ths Halter. Front
arest. With Lit&le 4aak, IL teveaR.
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Num AND CAxDx.-Ths largest asgogt.
meut and finest goods n The city. 6ps'
oial ra1os to dealers and societies.
d19-8 G. p. SruMm d Co,
CnGh GFocoeo.
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The eslsbeaAed Grown Cy1indeR, jon,
nal and Other luh9ioakinG oils q WaA
q OampbeIl'a
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SAW HAMMERINe
AND FILING.

THE UNDERSIGNED, FORMERLY
! in the employ Of b. Diston & Sons, Of
e q opa ebe sG Pan me R:ss
has permanently located in Seattle and
opened . shop for the
Repairing, HAmmer1ng, Setting,
OF Saws Of all sizes and description, from
the smallest sAw 70 the largest circular.
Orders lett with or sent 70 WalA { Camp
BAH WIN receive prompt attention
n1kf DAVID B. HARTON
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Chas. Goldstein the Halter has the
nebbieet stock Of hats and caps eveE
shown in Seattle. Give him eall-
Front street., with Little 4aak, TIE ~
eler. d1o1m
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w. z. BOONE,
ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT,
iice-Reinig's Block. ap2S6
7EMovAI.

F&E0NAoVA1s.
I'm AND AFTER DEC. 9Th I WILL
" occupy rooms ON second floor In the
NcNaught brick building, first door north
Of Opera House, where will be found
prepared to serve any one wishing first
class Dental work done reasonably.
d5-tf r. @. CALDWELL