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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

linA dsesassd, - b appears 70 me By a
in1peetson Of the abstract This matter
ought not 10 b longer delayed, % that
the city may acquire the legal = cell -
the equitable tifle 70 the premisss.
Some system oe method ought 70 b
devised, verifying the amounts due to
street contractors. Cnder the present
systems contractors are paid solely on
the certificate of the surveyor as TO the
quantity of work performed. The SUMS
expended tor street improvements are
20 large that every possible chance Of
guarded against. wiah Il distinctly
reason 70 doebs the utmost integrity Of
our City Surveyor: q simply dsprecate
ths system and cAss no reflections on
the officer.
The matter Of the proposed nsw sn-
mains In allegiance. Perhaps Il would
the tax levy for the present year 10 part
nov over I'll 900, and the charter limit
- $4,000. Beyond that amount the
city cannot 20; all warrants in excess
Of that amount are void.
II the Mayor 10 expected TO personal
~ supervise all the various departments
Ut the city government, be ought to be
paid for his ssrvieea The operations
Ut the city government have increased
70 such an extsnt that no man Of bust
uees and lifted 20 hold the ONCE IL like
ly 70 take It for the honor slons. The
same remarks apply to the position Of
members of the Council. can make
this SUGGESTION With perfect freedom. a.
do not expect 70 % . candidate for
reelection.
The Common Council, in connection
nth the Chamber Of Commerce and OIL
items generally, ought to move vieor,
pusly and earnestly to induce Congress
70 erect in this city suitable building
for . post oflice and other purposes OF
| the o. s. Government. When Astoria
had q population Of lees than 5000, tire
Government erected there such Q build.
ing. We pay taxes in the same proper.
ton a. all other people in the United
states. We even pay many Of the ex.
penses of holding court for the United
states. In course of time the necessi-
ties Of commerce will require the estab.
lishment of q custom house here. The
present poss-ofiioe facilities for our peo
| pie are Ueagre in the extreme. By
proper effort Congress can probably bt
induced to provide such building FOL
seattle, the leading city Of tho Terri
tory.
Idesire to tender my grateful 40
kn0wledQments to z. 8. Osborne, Esq.
the very efficient City Clerk. Evel
courteous and obliging. he has rendered
me very material assistance. His books
and records are models of neatness anG
accuracy; perfect system and ordsl
prevails in every part of his Office work
and tho city could have no more faith
| fol officer than he.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

ballard & HATFIELD HAVE
ID been appointed sole agents ct Seattle
for The powerful steam tugs Tacoma and
telegraph promptly attended 10. nyD z
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07
KEN iALL'S SPAWN CURE,

FRsxoST Ohio. in 3, 1881 DIR. b. J.
sshd all & Co. Gents: thin L it my duty
to ren srynu ~iy thai ks for BENEFITS and pro
II VIII ave deriv II from your iHvsiua
HE and far famed Sravid tur-. Ny cousin
end had vslusble stallion. W rtn &4no0.
Which had q v'ry bad sp v.n. md wss pro
unc d By { ur eminent veterina y sur
geons AeyCn any core. and thsi the horse
wa d. n- for ever A. Q last resort I advised
my cou-in 10 try bolt of Rendzll's SPAWN
Cure. u hsd 8 magical eject The third
bottle cure.i il and the horse Is . well % sever
Dr.. ID ok. Of ET inhurgh the eminent veter-
insry surgson. was an uncle Of mioe. and
tsse grsar interest ip assisting his p ofes-
zion. Youcs truly. Jas. A WILSON,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
d. GIBbONS
DlSPfNsAlr

~ hearnrJ O.
corner Of Connr
cnl ST. san Fna
cisco estahllsh<t
In 1884 for the
treatment Of Ser.
ual and semina
Diseases such A
Gonorhea Gleei.
Strict N. syphilIs
IN all - f-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

Ihs teem'ni Of several Of the streets
- ooesrucesd BY esecs,oas OF different
b d.. for Dab N .rket~ and other
pofposoA l do n0s think u . vie Phi.
~ 70 soaesass thsm sxosps in very sx-
espsau0Ai iuxsAncua.
Tue CITY hss never acquired perfect
l4A d1le - oek Z, hloak l6 On which
~ ely building t1an1A The = 81 g.
~ = - n IL og1nto q Jamn W. Coe-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

THE sO sULCES fCL hkMsDY ever
di covered. - &c L. certain in it's Effects and
does Rot n Ia er 10 &c lent for human
a.sh READ POOP BLOW
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07
PUBLIC PAHxA

The original propsietors Of the yari-
Gus tracts OF land now constituting our
settled city limits for reasous bsat known
10 themselves, failed 20 dedicate for
general Pablo uses any paris. sqanrss
or oshsr grounds % desirable foe the
health and beauty Of the place and for
The recreation and pleasure Of in iuhab-
itants. The city nov owns tract Of 20
acres Just beyond the city limita, being
the NE Y Of the NE 4 Of SEQ. q, IN.
IS n, X. East. This tract has been
81 Aside heretofore a q city cemeterv.
but ~ / understand. very feu inter.
msnta have been made therein. This In
addition 10 the old seattle osmeksrv and
The peee house property, each containing
sbeos Ave anrsa and tie lots IA the citv
In uDe fos corporate purposes. h all the
landed property the CITY ovra. / hold
Il 10 b the duty at the city government
10 proyide for Pablie 49, and purposes
and the bsne6s Of the inhabitants. 10
procure. oesostfy and improve slightly.
suitable ard healthy loeasSoos in differ.
snt paxss Al the cisy foe public parka
and squArss- Especially are the poorer
elAnDos. whose meAna % not enable
thsa 10 20 abroad fog ssoreation and
pasasure, entitled 10 this consideration.
u may b viae 10 abandon this forty
aees tract - . osoesssy By procuring
ancsher location, and then appespsias-
I'M q for = city park. n nos, stsps
ehcald b taken q IN eAviy day 10 e.
cure other locations elsewhere Tor such
puyp0aoA before The continual Yisa in
value OF property msk~s she purchsse
ourdena0ms. II ~ agsosusnS can .
uode With Ne peupsistoes . 70 nor.
eAnno pgtes q sneA iA1dA tAe CITY can
exosodso under ~ eaareoe IL ri9As a.
o01nooe domain, end oun6nnn 4 N
- pshlts pasposs b. ~ payment q
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07
THE STEAMER
Rip Van Wrinkle,

CAPT. T. A. JENSEN,
WILL DO GENERAL TOWING AND
w jobbing about the Sound.
Orders left with L. p. Smith & Son will
he promptly attended tn. 'isn
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

l nave o0mmun1Cat0o my v1oWS ~
to the rights OF the city 70 the shors
within its corporate limits between
high and Low water mark. and hAve
nothing 70 say in addition thereto. Bot
whether the upland psnpe,eeoVs or the
railroad company or squattsrs shall 90.
cupy and uss the Large body Of tids
aAts adjacent The south end of the city
which eventually b ooond 10 beeome
very valuable and important for eosi.
nen and Misunderstanding puspossa, u b
certain that no person has any right q
make any erection at the terminus OF
In frOot Of any street, without hcsuss
from The city. No license oosht 10 b
granted which viii in any mannsu
abr,dgs Of prevent the oomplsts sxtsn
si6n u all sercsss laid oot and dsdioatsd
TO ths public 10 nAviGabls water - faz
- the eonvsaienoc of shipping may ~
Quire. Thsss liosnsss judicionsly grant
I'd can bsfoss long b made source Of
revenue 10 the city.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

The sum Of t36D.5O has been paid
during the past 6soAl year for gas in
lighting the streets in addition for at
tendance ON lights, the purchase and
setting Of lamp posts and repairs. BY
an ordinance passed within . few weeks
the gas limits vsre considerably ex-
tended. After mature consideration
feel aasis0ed that I made . mistake in
approving this ordinance without ex-
acting guarantee that the gas supply
would b introduced TO all portions Of
the extended iimiss, % that al tax pay
ers embraced therein vO1ld be sure TO
rsosivs IN adequate bene6s for The in
creased contribution 10 the public purse.
This proposition u self evident, and
mention it nov % that you may recon-
sider the measure II your judgment 40
ooeda with mino.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
Does the World Miss Any 0ne'

An exchange gives the following
truthful and beautiful answer to the
above question: Not long. TIE best
and most useful Of us Will coon be Tor
gotten. Those to-day who are dll'ng a
large place 10 the worlds regard will
pa-s away from the remembrance oil
man in a few months, or, at the iarihesl
10 a few years after the grave is covered
oyer The remaius. We are shedding
tears above a new made grave and Wild
ly cr,ing out in our grief that our loss
ls irreparable yet 10 sbort Time the
tendrils of love have entwined arouhd
other supports, and We no longer miss
the one who Is gone. so passes The
world. But there are those to whom Il
loss is beyond repair. There are men
from whose memories no woman :
smile can chase recollecuons OF the
sweet face that has given up all its
beauty at deaths icy touch. There
a.e women whose plighted faith ex-
tends bey oud the grave and drives
away as proiaue those who would en-
ice them from worship Of their buried
love. Such loyalty, however, Is hidden
away from the public gaze. The world
s~eeps oa beside and around them,
aud cares not to look upon unobtrud-
inc grief. 1t curves a line and rears 3
tomb over the dead, and hastcns away
10 Offer homage to the living.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
A cold Day for John Henry

John Henry had bcen toas'iug q
what a mash he had made on bis gih'
Ee said It would be a mighty cold gay
if he soL left. Tie girl heard ofi' but
J. A. didn'. kno& il, and went to 'see
her as usual. Ike raug the bell ala lie
servant appeared.
Is Mss May al home ? ke -a'd'
with a snle.
Yes, sir, but SHE'S ens5sed.'
.Hon's lhalY said lie. in an'7e-
mtnt.
'Nolher fellow in tie pis.9r.
what does it mean"
Don't know, ouly she Told M 70
tell you It was mighty cold day and
you'd better button mp your oyeicoa' or
you'd glt frozen goln' home.
The next day JON Henry iol4 NE
boys that the lhermomoteT hal drop99d
clear OF the nail at lis girls house.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

order. AGAIN weuld we suggest that
a great deal depends upon how thing
a thing is told. Suppose Grant had no
Runboats 10 shelter him and 70 rein'
forcemsnls 10 come up in the n!ck Of
time, then WHAT
At Chattanooga again, We Aud qnite
an elaborate account of the relief o'
the place by Grant and the defeat OF
the Confederate army at Missionary
Ri6ze. 1t even condescend. 70 enter
into some particulars. Though i tells
how Grant. al Chattanooga n five
days, restored the broken communlca.
tons, yes it does 'ot mention that he
brought up strong rsiaforcemea!s, -
a potent inference. in our estimation.
AS it wakes eloquent over The charge
Of the Army Of the Cumberland. with
their bayoneis held 10 dazzllng.
waYering line. it does not tell that the
Confederate army was beaten by
superior numbers. though in the next
paragraph il speaks Of Lougstreet at
tackins Burnside with superior numbers
a case 60 rare, if true. that ought 10
be noted. At Chattanooga, Grant,
force was estimated by 2 member o.
Of his sis # at $1,000, that Of Reags was
probably 10000.
Mr.. Editor, the glory Of an achieve
ment depends upon two things: the
Importance Of the thing itself and the
manner Of its achievement. Il was
not the conques. of Gaul simply that
gayc Caesar his reputation, it was the
odds he fought against and oyercame.
So here, no adequate idea Of the civil
war can be gained, except BY an i'm
partial statement OF the strength a
The coutendiug forces. Rarely, indeed
does this work do this.
TIE LAND WE LOVE, THE NEW
ECLECTIC, Johnston's narrative, and
other works by Southern authors have
been consulted tor estimates and con-
dllion of Confederate armies, while.
whenever il was possible to obtais it,
we have always taken the Federal
.stimste of their own forces.
r. II, N.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
How IL was Lost

To lose by ones own ignorance or
carelessness IS moro mOrt.lyiug than 70
lose By anoHeg,s, rd.sirones.Y. !. iSs
certainly aggIagalinS snopsh t0lo;e By
both. PQiFustgniff77sog Ji.Ae lPe TF
will help a peg.on who docs not kao"
how 10 do business and to show the
importance Of snail detail8-ihe New
York Mercantile Journal cites an ac'
lual case.
4 man drew no.e promising 10 pay
one huudrsd dollir,. lie us-d a pr.n'
ed form, and did no. elosc up lie blank
d, voted to dollars, aud after passing It
as negotiable paper, somebody !aser.ed
and 6lty' after the one huadr,d and
before tie printed dollars
The note, thus altered, %, !uso lie
hands OF an innocent party, VIC Pr
senled il 10 the drawer, aud tie su'
preme Court decided he maE-r C. iae
note eas liable Tor ils lace, -cI~l'e
through uesl.geuce he dii not d,aF -
line between the word thGa.r.J ri
the printed word 'd3.iars'.
Any testimony liza. The diehes e. a.s
oF.r 10 establish TIE iactlhat b. save
the note :or one bundled doi.af' mat
90 for nothlug, as there was nothing On
the face Of the note showing tia! i
bad been altered.
Evidence OF any alteration % the
face Of the note would have changed
the case. Let tbi- be lesson 10 all
drawers 0; promssoly notes' 30 Que
can be TOO careful in such ma.tcrs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
uhaffs Diphtheria 4?

TIE name is comparatively new, oul
the disease IS as Old as SIN ITSELF 1t Is
q oondltson Of the throat something
like Group. only worse, because 1t at
tocks the sufferer with such rapidly
and in such q way rs to stop the air
nassaees. The throat is violently in'
famed. and a tough mambrane, like
leather, is very rapidly formed. PERRY
DAvIs's kPAIN KILLER has cured
thousands OF cases OF dlphthera. 1t
acts so promptly, aud so efficiently
that no family can afford TO be without
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
An Engageme mt Of,

so the engagement Is broken off"
queried The lrs! young lads as they sat
down 10 the car.
Yes
And you have sent back all HE
letters:'
Every one
And the lockel:'
Yes
And the diamond lingF
Yea
IwouIdn't have done ii. I'D have
kept the ring, anyhow
'Well. did intend TO, but the jeweler
said the stones were onlY glass aud |
didn't want 10 be at the trouble OF
rubbing them up with alcohol two or
three times day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
Ladies Tonic"

The Great Female Remed} .s pre-
pared by the Women's Medical lnsI-
tuls OF Buffalo. y. y, aud Is Their !a'-
one prescription tor ladies "to are
suffsrIug from any weakness or m'oG
plainl. common to the sex. l. is sod
by druggists at 4l.OO per bottle. Ia.
dies can obtain advice iree' hd
stamp for names those whobaYe Ben
cured
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

1 an the PGster of the Baptist Church
here. aud an educated physician. am
not 10 practice, buts my cole family
physician, and advise 10 many chronic
cases. Over year ago recommended
Your Hop Bhters 10 my invalid vile
who has been under medical treatment
of Albany's besL physician several
wears. She had become thoroughly
cured Of her various complicated disea'
ses by their use. We both recommend
them 10 our friends, many OF whom have
also been cured Of their various ailmenI
g.. ,lor, IrlrfEt I.aN
REV, Z. r. WARREN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

She went into shop to buy some
toilet soap, and while the shOpman was
expstiatiug on its merits about made
I'D her mind to purchase, but when he
sad 1t would keep Of chups she said she
didn't want that kind.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

There are three lLluss that !Ae H''.
dom of the most learned men canno.
determine: Which way aiuScd ca' s" "'.'
lump, how petit jury vi give A'
verdict, aud what kind 0! a MA e
clever woman 'akes a fancy TO.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
pouetieaI,
THE SOLO.

THE SVLOs
Is gaze on the blszoned windows,
The columns ashy an ID cold,
The fretted sEoininss and arches,
The ceiling Of azure and gold.
The organ thunders and mutters
Like monster crying In pain;
Tho chorus has waited its part ng,
Lsmsnting, repenting in vain.
Then out Of the ssduess rises
An angel whose wirgs are furled;
You hft your voice In the solo,
And l hy from 3 stricksntd world.
traverse the shining oceans,
Where melody rims the skies,
And pass the islsnds Of glory
And the hea Glands Of Paradise.
You bear me, care not whittier
So longss hear you sing,
For toll sud grief are forgotten,
And life is heavenly thing.
Tne music ends. and shiver.
For my soul has returned TO earth,
And the silence falls like sorrow
Which blsnches the face Of n1irth.
~. W. De Forrest In February uss2) Hs rper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

We should not suffer fcOm a Cough,
when a few doses Of Ayers Che ~
p ctoral will cure. Time, money,
comfort, health, all are saved BY it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

Lie is slate where all our sins are
written; from time to time we rao the
sponge ofrepentance over it. in order
% beoiu TO sin anew.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

on the safe side. .-Brown-My dear
fe llow-two umbrollasl What on earth
is that forS Jones-Why, 10 case
leave one anywhere.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

II is tim,-nouor,d custom N
Quincy Fla. to salute re"ly marred
couple by firing a cannon. Tois IS %
remind them lLat tic battle OF lie has
lanly begOu.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
An old Mans Belief.

Have used Parker's Ginger rooic .or
bad cough and hemorrhase rad twen'
~ five years. leel llkr another man
,I,ce | used il. Am &c years pa't.
Relieve it sure to cure younger psf,ouS'
A. Orner. Ii,ghspire. Pa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

A Philadelphia youth begged West
End belle to give him something he
conld wear next his heart. She cent
him a red flannel chest protector
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

This lnsurauc. policy :: queer
hiug.' said Dobbs, rehsctivaly. II
[ can't sell it, cancel il; andh lcteet
q. can't sell IT,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

Josh Billings saws: None ., 'n'
humor.ts of the present day will laN.'
We don't see why. Some o' Tue" w.
have lasted for Ave hundred Se'"
already. q
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

Your husband "a q staid mao ne@'
= he not . asked former schooi'male
ot her friend who had married man
rather noted for hi, fas' hati's' 1 t1'u,
,o,' was the reply. lie s'al'u oD' "''
iAst night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
nRorag on RATS"

Clears out rats. mice, reaches, nles
ants, bed.buos, skuuks, chipmucss,
gopbers. lSc, Druggists
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
ovFRsEERs PooB
SoTARIEs PUBLIC.
JUSTICES oF TIE PEACE.

DAVIS D1sr.-Dr. G. q. Brown, obed Fnnk and
sroxEwALL.-J. &. arshin, V. {. Snsrr, o. "
OrndOrf.
JoHSsrou.-J H. RodSfer, Levi L. CuiloFs.
MADisoN.-Ssmuel Campbell james J.
AsHsY.-Ssnl. Hsnmsn, n, B. Ps,nter, JscoN
r. Miller.
Pence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

DO you subscribe to all the art a.''',o' "n
o,,be A,bauasian creed?' was asked an
old lady. NO, l dod't! l can I anVru nl
~ There's collection next week ,CF
the Convention fuad' hnil GIN ~
apy more was the reply
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

Lightning struck Nevada man ',s
other day while he was s"ear'uS,
would, however, take mlSn'y s"a'p a
stroke of lishtnmg to hit Nevada ma"
when he Ia tot swearing
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

A fat mco's bail. ould te ad'ei.
Used as mass meeting lt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

Psddler to preselt; 1 have here Two
.daerent aImauacs from which you may
choose. Oae of thom con'"'ns ,Do
m,.t holidays, but the other contains
marc Good weather.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
gbe,raupOab. 6sraID
Advertising Bates:

Advertisements will be inserted at One DoAa
per square Of ten lines, less for the arss inser
len, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion.
unless the number Of insertions be marked uro
the rnanuscript 1t will be published until forp'o
and charged accordingly.
Notices In the local column will be inserteas "
.ep cents ner line, each insertion.
Advertisements three months or longer vi
be Inserted at lowerrates' -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

One great uuplessan'"ess at''"1.u-
mans getting married IS his Dt'er
in.iguidance on the OCCASION Inc
br;de IS TIE ohicctot attention "' 'e
star performer ot'he show aHd De . ''
,orded merely as a necessary p'operi'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

An ingenious railway ca'e'e" VIC
,od been IN the les'aurant business
seventeen years, has invented A sana-
,,b,cb aade Of bread aud meat Peo-
ME- who have eaten It say j! is N all
Re-. psc,. equal to the old establishes
bass. wood and Leather article anu y
oven considered more p.lratle '"d
wholesome. Ithas rot get come INTO
general u.e.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

Mr.. W. J. Jones. Manchester. Ia
says; i have taken Brown, iron p'' "
tors and considers, an exes.4e.. 10 o'i''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07

4 p,ima facie case When clock .'
oocn.ed Of beins behind time there J.
Noo,o,b,ng wrong on the face oflt'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-07
Notice.

Ail-psrtias eneebted to the ARA OF b ;. New
man B 90. viii please settle sspeirsecountpsonpt
= sM~sh is-at, .. rrSHRslE AGO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-09

of professor who thoroughly understands
the modern game, and who will teach it at
least well as it is taught in any other
institution. Such a man as ex-Minister
Schenck, could his services be obtained,
would soon place West Point abreast of the
age in poker. Doubtless the West Point
cadets are well educated in many branches
of mathematics, but they must be so edu
Gated in poker that there will be an end
of scandals caused by incompetent poker
playing on the part of army officers. 1t is
disgraceful that West Point graduate
should be unable to hold his own against
civilian, and should thus be tempted to em-
employ in poker government funds in
trusted to him for other purposes.
Let him be made a thorough master
of the game-one who knows just when to
come in and when to stay in who has the
whole science of drawing at his fingers ends
and for whom no Jackpot has the slightest
terrors, and we can once more feel proud OF
West Point. The time may come when in
the midst of a war with England West
Point graduate may have to play game of
poker under flag of truce with the keeper
of the British army chest. In such circum-
stances a competent player might bring the
war to an end at single sitting while an in
competent player-such as the average West
Point graduate at present undoubtedly is
would completely lose the opportunity of
capturing the entire funds of the enemy. In
a matter of so much importance there can be
no question as to the path of duty. West
Point must be made without delay an insti-
tuition second to none in its poker as we'll as
the rest of its mathematical course.