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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

As ! gazed upon Lake Union.
ana with Its beauties held communion
ahen my thoughts begin to wander
Dack, away back, where bright mem.
oriee siumber.
when its quiet throbbings were un
heard,
Save by the forests unonarohs or the
bird.
lhe soft waters Nesting in its reeds
Gave the Indian warning Of his needs.
Z AIMED by tue gentle brsszes from the
west,
zach and every wave upon its breast
Seemed 70 whisper softly Of its rest.
All alone with its ripping riils,
Silently 1t slumbered beneath the hills.
As If In its silsnt depths to catch
All drops of rain the clouds might fetch.
Gazed on by the sun in its might,
And by the pale-faced moon at night,
Silently in sablimity's sweet repose.
waiting for what and no one knows.
Tanned by the gentle breezes from the
west,
Each and every wave upon its breast
Seemed to whisper softly of its rest.
But now we see its fourishing mills.
And trout are caught from all its rills.
Sails now DER its peaceful waters glide,
Rich dwellings, are seen on every side.
Sec branches of industry now Ger it
boom,
The red men for the whites give room.
she lies beneath the skies
And many bird DER its waters flies.
by the gentle breezes from the
west,
Each and every wave upon its breast
Seems to whisper softly of its rest.
Look what in the future can we see
Its banks shall be robbed of every tree.
Soon from its proud neighboring sister
lake
1t shall of her bouuteous waters par
take.
Commerce demands that a canal shall
be cut,
Then we will abandon the wOrnout rut.
Steamships instead, plying to and fro,
Will take the muititudes wherever
they go.
Famed by the gentle breezes from the
west,
Each and every wave upon its breast
Seems to whisper softly of it's rest.
p. b. l..
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

Gentlemen can save money by buying
their white or colored shirts, or any.
thing else in the furnishing goods line.
at O. b. Littell's closing cot sale. No.
So Front street. ie5
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

Ladies'. 90 10 O. b. I.ittell's for your
ribbons and embroidsries and all other
goods In the notion line. He is closing
out, and will give you bargains. No. 50
Front street. leS
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

The result of the election has proved
a grand success, but not more 50 than
KsndalI's SPAWN Cure Is proved 10 be
eye-y day. Read advertisement.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

TIE CAscAprs BRAScz.-From the
Usioa. Information has reached rs
from private and perfectly reliable
sources that work on the Cascade divi-
s,ou has actually commenced Captain
Kingsbury, who for the past year has
been working among the passes IN the
Cascades, has been appointed Locating
Engineer and Superintendent OF Con-
esruction. Several hundred men have
already been employed. horses, carts.
etr.. bought. and are being rapidly
pushed towards Yakima City, IN the
nsichborhood Of which work of grading
will begin. An official Of the company
informs us that the company means
business, and will rush the work through
10 rail connection on this side as rapidly
A men and money can do II. Again
Wizards promise Is being fulfilled.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

Ixnxxsr SHEEP SALEs.-That they
raise sheep in large numbers In Eastern
Oregon is evident from q perusM OF the
following in late issue of the Pendie.
ton East-Oyrso.ian: Charles Black sold
70 Duval & Redding yesterday A0u
head of sheep. The same parties pur-
chased from Henry Bowman l.6o0 head,
and from James Stanfeld 400 head.
From Mr.. Rsdding We nscertained that
1900 sheep have been driven from this
county as follows. A. ID. Howard, 6,Wo;
Duvai 4 Redding, 5000; Mr.. Woods,
1900; II. Il. Homer, I0.0OO;J. l. Mosier,
5000; Bochter a Brannager, 500; Mr..
Stephens, 1000; Mr.. Briggs, 500. A
number of others have been sold, max
ing in all at least 100000 sheep from
this county. at an average price Oh
$2.l25s head.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

Onion PAsifs-Hsppy married life.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

Just opened, one case vegetable ivory
buttons. all shades. cents per dozen.
Simon 4 Bruwnstone. 10 Inn
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

FusxRAL OF rHx DEAD ESarNEEn.-A
San Francisco telegram Of June nd
says: "The funeral Of Charles Y. knapp;
late chief engineer OF the I'll fated
steamer Mississippi. burned to death on
the steamer at Seattle, w. L. will take
place tomorrow under the auspices OF
the Marine Engineers Association OF
the Pacific coast. The remains, when
recovered from the burned vessel, we're
taken in charge by branch Of the MA
rine Engineers Association q Seattle,
Of which Mr.. Knapp was one Of the
founders. and placed in q handsome
caaket. After funeral services were
held there the remains were forwarded
2 this city by the Dakota, arriving on
Tuesday last"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-06

QEISG THOROUGHLY ACQUAIST-
- ed with good farming lands in Kitsap
and are open TO entry. ! offer my services
10 actual settlers Ia showing these lands,
At reasonable rates. Apply by letter to
Port Blakely. 70 mo personally, a. Rich
Passage. or st the Wisconsin House, In
Seattle. a. A. HOLT.
June ls.. I'm
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

As resident of the United States Arthur may be l success, hn; in the matter of caring Tor his own personal comfort and pleasure. he k miserable ;ca-c-nt-on- the dollar failure. On the eve oi his departure on d hsh,ng excursion to Florida, he actuall, de chned, wiia thanks, five gallon demilohn full of whisky that had been sen, 10 him as presen' from ken,acky admirer.- Te,as l>nfssss.
 The president did this Tn imitation of an Arkansaw governor, who, upon the eve of departure for camp-meeting, was presented with hve-gallon keg of whisky. l scorn the gentleman's offer" the governor exclaimed. "A man who has the impotence to send me five gal Ions of whisky, upon such an occasion. IS no, worthy of my respect. Five gal Ions, indeed. Why didn't he send ten :"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
MODERN NOVELS.

The reeen, school of American novel, ists. represented mainly by Howells and James, is endeavoring to work reform in fiction. Instead of in a Dickens or Thaokeray manner finishing story, NIT. Howells especially. amuses himself by chopplng it of. leaving the reader to draw his own conclusions. This is cer- ,ainiy very accommodating, but il Is no, art Every piece of literary work should have , decided ending where all of the wrinkles are smoothed out. when the reader is allowed 10 sit down and rest. lfthIs style prevails among the younger writers. as NIT. Howells no doub; desires il should, the future novel will end very much in this way:
 Walking rapidly through the fields, Arthur sought his old home. The tall clover stood in perfumed tremor. and the bees bu,ked in insectiferous chorus. The young man though, as he passed. of his long engagement with Miss Blkle and wondered if she were still living with his aunt He Tor sed to mec, her. and to know that she still loved him. He climbed the field fence, entered the lane leading to the house and walked along. refiecting deeply. He neared the house. A white dress fiuttered at the gate. He rushed forward. The end"
 Now what sort of an ending would lha, be. The reader would never know whether i, was Miss Bikles or some other woman's dress that was Hu,tering a, the gate. No matter how much the TO- mantle young girl might be interested in the marriage of Arthur and Miss Bikle. she would never know whether or not the ceremony was performed.
 IL is the duty of every story teller to settle up with his characters before clos ing his book. IL would not be bad idea for novelist to have literary balance sheet, and settle with each character the first of every month. This would keep evey ything straight and prevent anything like confusion.
 Howeils' Modern Instance looked as thought were taken by instantaneous pho ,ography and fired of :" before the rear end of the procession attained good po- siiion.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
FROM BILL ME.

Bill Nye, the humorist, who for some time has been struggling with meningitis, but who. happily, is recovering, writes to the Beomerang, from Greeley. Col. as follows:
 Most everyone who voted for the leg islators who voted for Senator Tabor. the shoddy congressman from this magnifi- cent state, Is now b.ushing the hair of his head, or, concealed in some quiet dell. he Is kicking himself around over the damp earth. Mir. Tabor, the grea, states man, orator and ihird-rate boarding house keeper, who, a few years ago. played stallion poker in a d-bugpy ooardirg-ho while the wife from whom he Is now divorced. did the work and supported the embryo s,atesm m. logician and scholar. takes Il all coolly and with his comparatively new wife he smiles al the homes, voter and horny-handed con- stiruent who sent him to Washington in order that the broad and beautiful state of Colorado might blush her toe-nails of.
 used Ia think II hard that 1 was no, bonanza man who could enter good so- ciery or the peniientiary according 10 circumstances. and who nigh, be a sen aior or son-oi-a-gun whenever chose, but now that have seen Ii tried am content to labor on through lite withou, winning dca,hless notoue;y as a leeher- cus congressman and thick-necked snoozer who. under the shadow of the great national capitol a, Wash ington. faunts the tail of his S,,o night shirt in the face of the goddess of liberty. spells cabbage with and don, know the difference between the Dred Scott decision and the statute in such case made and provided.
 I'm glad, though nature and cruel fate have fitted me to walk in the hum- bier trail and in sixty cent night shirt, that am content Though may not be SO bewirching in the robes of night as Sen atcr Taboris, am no, afraid that previous and pro tenn. wives will burst in upon my childlike slumbers and wreck the ioy of my whole existence. IL may be only a sigh, difference in taste, but that's the kind of social ou,cast that ann
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
A DRUNKEN CANINE.

He's los; al, respec; for himself, said saloon-Seeper. as large dog walked behind the bar ard began to lap beer drippings from paul.
 The by-s,anders looked al the man in surprise.
 !" It's fact. Some time ago. when ,ha, dog came from the country. he was gen,lemanly and well-behaved Now he can't walk the streets in peace. Shortly after his arrival. he wen, to the bucket there and began to lap the beer drippings He turned away and grinned with eviden, displeasure, bu, noticed that he soon came back. Pretty soon he became regular visitor, and first thing knew he was drunk. He stood around awhile and sorter smiled. He took another drink and wen, out, soon returning with another dog. They took drink and by way of oomplimen, smiled each other That's the way they tip glasses, you know. We'll. they kept on drinking until they began to quarrel. Finally they got into hgh, and 1 had to put them out, Next day Bob. the dog drinking there now. came Tn. He was so nervous that he could hardly walk and he looked broke up and detected. l felt sorry for him and gave him some whisky in pan You'd ough, to have seen him. He chuckled and shook himself with thank fulness. He came back after awhile and whined for more. thought I'd play a joke on him and mixed his drinks. Then he go, howling drunk. He wen, out into the street and tried to raise a TOW with every dog he saw. 4 country look ing dog came along and Bob walked up and stood in fron, of him. The country log didn't say anything but walked quietly around. A dog won't re- s>n, an insult very quick when he's in strange place. Bob step- ped in front of him again, and again the country dog walked around. Bob was spilin' for row and he rubbed against the country dog, when sudde nly the country dog hauled of and knocked Bob down, jumped on him and rolled him shamefully. Bob got up finally and staggered into the saloon, got another drink and raved. understood him and just as plainly as anything could be. he swore he'd k;l! the country dog. He snorted around and tuned over the chairs. and then with whoop. went on, to find
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
REWARDED.
sition.

Another hoop-snake has been discov- cred in this state, bat strange to say. the gentleman who saw ii did not adhere to the conventional form. And you say that the snake did not roll after you." said a man when the hoop-snake mza had con- cludcd his recital.
 No, he did not roll after me."
 "Yeu didn't jump behind a tree, then, just as the snake struck at you ?"
 No, sir"
 And the leaves on the tree did no, withcr and die within two hours~
 .No."
 My friend, here is a twenty dollar gold piece. A man who can desy temp,a- ton, as you have done, and stick 10 the truth, should be rewarded"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
WHAT A LIE DID.

'' once had an example of how well il Is 10 tell the truth" said gentleman who was once prominent candidate for gov ernor of Arkansaw. Sometime ago I was traveling horseback through a very lonely part of the country. l was never brave man. and was no, in the least surprised upon discovering that was scared. Every rustic of ,he leaves. every sudden cry of a bird. startled me. couldn't think of anything bu. robbers. and Siesperadoes. and ! shuddered as remembered man. who, years ago, had been found in the woods, murdered in cold blood. Every feature of the ghas,ly lace came up. and turned sick. when the gaping Mound in his throat came up with startling verisimiiitude.
 While thus reflected. shor, turn of the lonely road, winding around thickly wooded hill brough, me almos. face to face with two men who seemed to be standing waiting for me. Their horses were hitched to neighboring grape vine, and the suggestive manner in which they looked at the animal was riding, sen, a thrill, like . streak of ice water. up my back. saw at oace that they were des- perate men, and felt that they would no, hesitate to kill me Flight was out of the question. fer any such move on my part would, was convinced. prove cer- tain death. For the first time ia my life l resolved to play the bully. and assum-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
the country dog. didn', let him see me,

the country dog. didn't let him see me,
 but followed along. He found the coun-
 try dog lying under a wagon. The
 strange dog go, up and looked at Bob,
 Bob sorter' bowed, and walked around.
 Then he come back to the saloon with
 mouth full of hair, that he had found
 somewhere. reckon you whipped him,
 said l. and he put the hair on the floor
 and walked proudly around it. Bob, you
 can't fool me- l said; the dog you fought
 was a yellow dog. This hair is black.
 How do you explain it?' never saw
 any body lock so mean. He hung his
 head and sneaked away. Oh. but he's
 sharp One time he got on such spree
 tna, he had the lim-jams. saw him
 stepping over streaks of sunlight and
 starting neIvously. and thought Id play
 a Joke on him. He lay down and tried
 10 sleep. but every now and then he'd jump. While he wasn't looking l slipped
 up and put one of these back snake
 whips near him. When he saw |, he jumped abou; ten fee, and howled. He came around where was and seemed 10 be asking my opinion of the affair. walked ou, and pretended tha, didn't see any thing. That puzzled him. Finally he concluded iha, he must have been mis- taken. so he went 10 the far end of ,he house and lay down again took up the whip and tossed it on him. Well, sir. you could have heard him howl for a mile. After this he swore of. I'd ask him to take drink and he'd walk away. He held out for about two weeks and fell again. He came limping in as thosgh he had the rheumatism. He looked at me as if to say, What's good for this:' understood him and gave him drink. Pretty soon he came back with something .he matter with one of his eyes. gave him another drink, and after awhile he i -ame back with his tail all twisted ou, of shape. He could put up more excuses han any dog ever saw. Look al him ,ow He's drunk as fool He's gone. emme tell you, and he's not only ruined { himself bu, he's dragged several very dogs down with him. Why. 'ir. Ii would astonish you to see how it,le confidence the dogs of this com nunity have in Bob. None of them ex-
 ept the very bad ones will associate with Jim. Go on away, now. You shan, iase anything else to-day and the narrator of these solemn facts wiped the Jar with rag and refused credit to a reckled face boy with pitcher.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

THt editor of the Helena Patriok. in returning thanks to friend who sen, him from England and lreland copies oi the Manchester Gafrsiian and the Dub lin .NHl, says; The gentleman may rest assured that we gloa,ed over the nc~s from the old country. drank il in as were, bu, what gave Us more pleasure than anything else WAS to sec clip pings from our own ARK,N>AW TRAN- rLER occupy.ng conspicuous places in the huno.ous departmen; of both pa pers
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

4, ,hc !,s now stands the entire United States can bid for the printing ot ArkansaN. When the governor signed Inc printing bill. almost the entire state press condemned the act. bu, after all. the executive gentleman discharged wha, he considered 10 be his duty and upon closer investigation. in accordance with the democratic idea of free trade. any outside pr nter should be allowed to do the printing of any state. As you go along you will doubtless notice quite a number o: inconsistencies in the demo- crate idea of government.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
THE REASON.

A well-informed gentleman. writing to THE ARKANsAw TRAyELER, wants to
 know why we do not favor prohibition.
 The question is easily answered. In Ar
 kansaw. as in all other states. prohibition
 has proved a failure. In the main, il
 does not lessen the sale of whisky. but
 deprives the towns of revenue. Ii does
 not promote sobriety, but increases
 s,ealthy drinking. Prohibition. in this
 state. although it's leaders claim to be
 real reformers, Is simply political move
 ment. Old politicians. whose hobbies of
 former days are worn out, and who have
 tried in vain to keep their names in print.
 resort to the temperance move.
 4 very sad affair has just resulted from
 prohibition, in Lawrence county. this
 state. A man stopped a, house and
 asked for whisky The husband was
 away from home. and the wife. in spiri,
 of neighborly kindness. gave whisky to the man. from bottle she kept for mcdi- cinal purposes. She intended no violation of the lau She did not know that the eagle of American liberty was sustaining an insult al her hands but she was ar rested. by authority of the law which for bids the sale or giving away of inioxi- eating liquors within three miles of a church or school.house. arraigned before court. and fined two hundred dollars. Being poor, and unable to pay the fine. she was sent to jaii. where. with her six child. she became an inmate of criminals cell The close confine- ment began to tell immediately upon the nhild' health. and. with feeling of hor- TOT the poor mother noted the wasting lace and dea,hly countenance: but the aw mus, be avenged great rule of lction must be appeased.- The child ,rew worse. The poor woman prayed or sunlight. and God-gran;ed fresh lir. bu, the bolts did no, draw back. ! She had given whisky 10 man. within hree miles of church. The man who lad committed murder could 20 out on 'ail. The hog thief had friends: the bur Jar was out in the sunlight. bui the poor woman. wi'h her dying child, sa; in the ! loom of cell. Ah. that was a proud indication of the law. gentlemen. Ina, els you whether or not prohibition will 'rohibit. Who. witnessing that poor wo- nan and tha, suffering child. could say hat the law is not enforced in the great tate of Arkansaw. 1t makes no differ nee. the leaders of the great reform ouid say, :" if the murderer did secure a hange of venue. and finally defeat lstioe. We are not running that kind f law. We are p,ohibi,ionists. we are. Ne don't care anything abou, your lieves and your murderers. but when a oman violates our law she must suffer le consequences.
 Finally. petition was gotten up by enerous people. and sent io Governor erry. giving the facts. and stating that ,e womans child WIS dying. whereupon ,e governor granted pardon.
 This Is one reason why we dot not svor law oi such oppression
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

A RECENT attempt has been made to blo~ ID the London 7i0tts office Why such an lnotiensive institution should he destroyed, is something that the Ameri- can people cannot understand The TilRt' has never ye, said anything, and tAe Irish are mis,aking their calling when they a,temp, to blow II up. Il is. no doubt, in fear of the probability ,ha, something may be said.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

THE frank.otd Philadelphia Heyaid has reached Its thirteenth year. Of course when II started great many peo pie saii II could TO; live. l, seems that papers inspiring such gloomy predictions are alaays the best. The He,did IS re- fined, able. and in every way worthy of the success 1t has attained.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

IT seems impossible for Ben Butler. governor of Massachusetts. to please everybody. Some of his constituents object ,o his practio.ng law. In prac,ic- ins law Butler exhibits another turn of his shrewdness. In aeiending orim- inal. n case he fails 10 convince a lury, he can turn. convince himself. and grant a pardon
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

THt great Texas meteor proved to be simply lie told by an en,erprising pro- hibuonis, who had plenty of time and an abpndan, amount of inclination. \ state as large as Texas could furnish larger mcteors than any other state. bu, one that would cover more than an acre Of ground $ just a triae too large.