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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-13
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-13
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-13

PELADsLPHIA, Feb. l2.-rhe Penn
nlv6nia Hallway Company has CON-
tibsisd 1900 for the sufferers 6y the
VeGosn foods: $4,000 will BE- distributed
irou the PittsbuSg 0taces, and xlOOO
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a Pitts6ure, Fort Wayne and Chicago
uads.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-13
REAL ESTATE.
HEFNER 4
DlSHON.

HAVING FORMED A COPARrNER-
n ship We announce to the citizens Of
Seattle and eli parties visiting Puget
Sound. that We Ia, e for sale me business
iota residence property and suburban
blocks. A So
Timber Lands and
Agricultural Lands.
loa Will ind IL to your interest t. call
ON Us before purchasing elsewhere.
Office, 0s4 Commercial street Seattle.
W, r. ial
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07

The Boston Herald, in addition to
many interviews on the business and
commercial outlook, publishes special
dispatches" from Mr.. H. Vanderbilt
and Mr.. Jay Gould, on the financial and
business situation of the country.
These gentlemen are presumed to be as
much interested as any others in the
country. from their connection with
railroad enterprises. They profess to
have many optomistic views of things.
and can see nothing that is not of the
color of the rose. Mr.. Vanderbilt be-
Ieves that "by November everybody
will be satisfied that the panic we have
had has been good thing for the eoun-
try and sufficient reason why people
and corporations should live within
their means" Mr.. Gould is not so con-
else i'll the expression of his opinions,
but he says practically the same thing.
His advices lead him to the conclusion
that in both quantity and quality the
country viii be blessed with phenom-
email harvest, while the cropprospects in
Europe are far from favorable. He
saws the present crop has been raised on
a lower basis than was ever before
known as labor and all the necessaries
of life have been at bottom prices. As
n result he believes that farmers can
sell their products cheaper than before
and still make profit. Arguing from
these conditions, he reaches the conclu-
sion that banks, general business and
RAILWAYS will find themselves in better
shape this fall than for many years. 1t
is quite evident that Messrs. Wander
bilt and Gould are no longer on the bear
side of the market, but there are a
rood many thousand sarmers in the
vest who will hesitate to believe that
sixty or seventy cent wheat is the per
fection of human prosperity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07

heard that he had been threatening the
House of Peers. Mr.. Gladstone, how
ever, was speaking not to the Lords,
but to the country. He knew that the
rejection Of the bill had been determined
on. and his speech was an appeal to the
country to come to the aid of the gov
eminent, and to agitate against the up
per house. The language of the Prime
Minister has been received with enthu-
siasm by the Radicals, and it viii be fol-
lowed by one of the strongest and wild
est agitations which the country has
ever witnessed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
A Correspondent With a Wonder
full Memory.

NJ. Henri George Stephan de
Blowitz, the famous Paris correspondent
of the London times, rarely has scrap
of paper in his pocket, and his pencil
is trinket attached to his watch chain
He never takes notes, and his memory
is so sure, says the London World that
he can boast Of never having been ac
cuscd of inaccuracy by any Of those
whose words he has recorded. AS a
feat of memory, NJ. de Blowitz relates
an incident which occurred in 1873. M.
de Blowitz hal been with Mr. Delane to
Versailles, on an occasion when NJ.
Theirs made great speech; and as the
correspondent was accompanying Mr..
Delane to the Northern Railroad station
the same evening, Mr.. Delane said,
"What pity we can't have a speech
like that extenso in the Times the
morning after its delivery" NJ de Bio
WITT, who had simply listened attenti-
vely TO the speech, without any inten-
ton of reporting it, took advantage of
this opportunity Of showing lis editor
what he could do, saw Mr. Delane into
the Calais express, drove TO She tele-
graph Office in the Rue de Grenelle,
sat down at table, and wrote out M.
Theirs speech from memory. When
Mr.. Delane arrived at Dover. and
opened the times, he found NJ. Theirs
speech occupying two and half col
umns Of the journal a full verbatim
report.
1t is related Of NJ. Blowitz that he
does most of his work with a type
writer; that he never has headache,
or any other aches; he can sleep at any
hour of the day or night. or wake at
will; that he can eat at any hour, or
fast, as may be required; that he is the
slave of no fixed haoits; that the chief
editor Of Che Times leaves him entirely
free in his movements and in his writ
ings; that he lives as he pleases, and
seems to enjoy life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
How He Was Cured.

It is SO hazardous to startle sick peo-
pie, that as rule no competent physi-
clan or nurse allows a patient in that
condition to be disturbed out of perfect
quiet. Exceptions to this, where the
result has been beneficial, have usually
been in the nature of eomical surprises.
An English invalid, who had been con-
fined to his house for many years by
chronic rheumatism, went out one
sunny day, and endeavored to cross a
lot. While making the effort he heard
a noise behind him, and found himself
pursued by bull. He dropped his
crutches, ran, leaped n fence, and was
entirely cured of rheumatism. A man
who Law verv i'll of fever had m uncle
living in tie house, a huge old man al
most stone-deaf, and with a tremen-
dously loud voice. He was quite eccen-
trio, too, in his ways, and he had the
habit of saying whatever came into his
mind in the plainest language.
In the critical condition of the sick
man great care was taken to exclude
his uncle from the room, for the least
stantly fatal. But one day, in the mo-
mentary absence of the nurse, the Old
gentleman slipped into the chamber
and installed his peculiar frame In
chair by the bedside.
The invalid who was unable to speak,
opened his eyes, and turned the m wea-
rily on the stern face of the old Puritan,
which seemed TO him lighted up with
unusual interest and tenderness, and he
braced himself up to listen, not doubt
ing that his uncle had something OF
grave import to say, something about
the settlement Of his business, possibly
or about the future life.
Up to this time the invalid had not
been told of his critical condition, and
one reason of excluding the old gentle
man from the room was the fear that ne
would hlurt out some announcement OF
the patients extreme danger, which
would be greater shock than he could
bear.
1t was evident from his manner that
the old gentleman had something very
important to say. He drew nearer the
bed. regarded his nephew with the ut
most seriousness, and bending down to
the pillow shouted in the sick mans ear,
in a voice that made the house ring, =
Augustus, have YOU ever considered
the advantage of being buried IN san
dy soil?"
The absurd incongruity of The ques-
ton so overcame the sick man that he
closed his eyes and fairly shook with
laughter; and the shok gave such til
lip to nature that he seemed to improve
from that moment. Editors Drawer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
Senator Thurman's Fish Story.

Cleveland Press.
Once upon a time, when crowded
about his Presidential aspirations. Mr..
Thurman replied: II really have no
| ambition in that direction. A look of
incrudulity on every face was the only
response. The Judge took in those
looks and related little story:
zone summer / was at the Oakland
House, Maryland, spending little va
cation up in the cool mountain region.
! We got telling fishing stories. Irelated
something of my own experience when
I was present and saw caught a catfish
weighing 30 pounds. When / told the
weight there was a general laugh, and |
was humorously awarded the prize for
telling fish stories, Iquietly remarked
to my incredulous friends that | hoped
soon to convince them of the correctness
of my story that in Western waters
there we're catfish of 80 pounds weight.
When / returned to Columbus / went
to the leading restaurateur and instruct
ed him to procure me the largest catfish
that could possibly be secured. He re-
ported i'll a few days that he
had one. / walked over and found an
excellent specimen, weighing 70 pounds.
had him boxed and carefully packed
in ice, and shipped him by express to
my disbelieving friends at the Oakland.
From the resbaurateur l got all the re-
cipes / could for catfish chowder, cat
fish steaks, stuffed catfish, roast, etc,
and sent them on by mail. | tele-
graphed as follows Skin your fish be-
fore you cook him, catfishs skin being
so rank as to spoil the flesh when the
fish is cooked with it on. They got my
telegram and were puzzled. When the
box arrived, dripping from the melting
ice, they were more puzzled The let
ter which arrived by the same train as
the fish, explained all. They had
fine feast, and at it formally organized
with a president and secretary and
passed the following resolution, which
was sent to me:
Resolved, That the truth of Allen
G.. Thurman's statements should never
be questioned; that his fish stories are
always absolutely true, especially his
catfish stories.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
LITERATURE or THE FACE.
How to Read and Interpret Character in
the Various Features.
From Forney's Progress

From Forney's Progress.
Observe how, when the shrewd palm
list is reading the lines of a hand, he
scans the face with almost equal inter
est. These learned people know how
the soul dwells in the eye; and the abil-
ity to understand its language is Unborn
with most folks without having to study
it, though extremely sensitive persons
have told me that more persons of dis
elimination rested in their hands than
they could read from every feature of
the face, the fingers being so full of
vision that they could feel color with
out seeing it: so full of nerves that
an impression was instantaneous and
could be relied upon; so full of life that
when their possesSor was IN love they
tingled with an affectionate intoxication.
1t is said that very quiet eyes that I'M
press and embarass one with their re-
pose signify self-command, but also
much complacency and some conceit.
Restless ewes that cannot look one stead
lily in the face denote deeeitful, de-
signing mind. Eyes in which the white
has a yellowish tinge and is streaked
with reddish veins, prove much of
strong passions and hasty tempers.
Very blue eyes bespeak amind inclined
to coquetry; gray eyes signify dignity,
| intelligence and excellent reasoning
faculties; greenish eyes, falsehood and
fondness for scandal. A malicious
mind is often indicated by greenish
ewes. Black eyes show q passionate
lively temperament, and oftentimes q
most deeeitful disposition brown eyes
are generally tender and true, indicat-
ing kind and happy disposition.
OF the nose. A Roman nose denotes
business-like character; a long nose is
a sign of good sense; a perfectly straight
nose indicates a pure and noble soul,
unless the eye contradicts it; nez re-
trousse signifies a spirit Of mischief, wit
and dash; large nose generally indi-
Gates large mind and good nature but
lack of energy.
Thick lips generally mean either
great genius or stupidity very thin lips,
cruelty, righteousness, and il the lips
are habitually compressed, falsehood.
Dimples ON the cheek are known as the
| abodes OF roguefy ana IN the chlh, ol
Cupid and his pranks.
A lean face speaks more of intelli-
gence than a fat face, generally speak
ing, and they do say, beware of full,
round and greasy F4ce-it means treach-
cry.
Irrascibility is accompanied by an
erect posture, open nostrils, moist
temples, displaying superficial veins
which stand ont and throb under the
least excitement, large, unequal, i'll
ranged eyes, and equal use of both
| hands.
A genius may be expected from me-
dunn statue, blue-gray or brown eyes,
prominent and large forehead, with tenn
pies little hollow; under lip slightly
retiring, a fixed, attentive look, and
habitual inclination of the head either
backward or forward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07


Speaking of people who raise an
alarm of cholera over common summer
complaints, the New York Sun says
'When epidemic cholera visits a coun-
try it takes care to make its presence
known beyond doubt, without the aid
of premature alarmists. :" 1t is we'll
known that many people have been sub
iected to cholera from fright alone-or
rather, fright was the predisposing
cause. The effects of anxiety and ter
ror can scarcely be exaggerated. Even
in times of real danger it will be we'll
TO remember the moral conveyed in the
old couplet;
'The coward dies thousand deaths;
The brave man dies at once"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
A Terrible Birth-mark.

Philadelphia Press.
A most remarkable case of human
suffering, and one which has steadily
baflled medical science, is reported in
Springfield, Erie County, Penn. VIII
liam Furgeson, when seven years of age
was seized with severe pains in has right
hand, and though he is now forty six
wears of age. he has been annually at
tackled, singularly though at each time
suffering more than at the preceding.
Commissions and paroxysms now visit
him at exactly the same period of the
year and always at the same hour
in the evening. He is now suffering
the most acute agony, and is
visited by scores of physicians who
in every case have been
completely baffled. BY this peculiar
freak of nature his body becomes terri
bly, contorted Respiration almost
ceases. and he becomes for the time be
ing unconscious, and on awakening
shows every evidence of having passed
through terrible ordeal. On being
restored he becomes perfectly well, and
is only troubled at intervals of year,
but with positive regularity, The case
can only be accounted for by the fact
that Fergueson's mother shortly before
his birth, saw the contortions and evi-
dences of agony in a snake which had
been thrown into fire, and that he has
become thus birth-marked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
Philadelphia Progress

tulIduelplid 4 iu5AV'H
1t reads almost like fairy tale, be-
cause such acts of spontaneous kindness
are rare, and yet it actually happened a
few days since, under my own observa-
ton in Chestnut street toy store. A
small, ragged boy, about 8 years old,
stood in the doorway eying wistfully a
large sized ve1ocipede. A sweet faced
lady in the doorway caught sight of the
longing in the child's face, and going
up 10 him asked: Would you like
yery much to have that velocipede 2"
The boy only looked at her in open
eyed wonder, and in answer to the re-
peated question stammered Eyes" The
lady walked up to the counter, inquired
the price of the yelocipede, laid down
the money for it, and called 10 the child
to.eome and take the coveted treasure.
The little fellow grasped it boldly in
his arms, almost sobbing for Joy, and
ran out of the store as fast as he could
with his precious burden.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-07
DECLINED A DRINK.
Hospitality Extended so the Boss of the
Shuprame Coort.

Having an imperative engagement at
Baltimore some time ago, Chief Justice
Waite of the supreme court hurried to
the Baltimore and Ohio depot at Wash
ington ten minutes before the train
started. As he was about to purchase a
ticket he discovered to his horror that
he had only few pennies in his pocket.
He looked around for friend, but find
ing none he resolved to use desperate
measures. He filed up in the line to
the ticket window. As he reached the
agent he smiled an awful smile across
the full width of his enormous mouth
and asked the ticket agent if he knew
him.
mo, I DON'T" snarled the agent !;
land what is more, | don't want to.
What do you WANT"
81 want ticket to Baltimore and re-
turn. I am the chief justice of the su-
preme court. have no money with
me. 1t is purely accidental. / cam
give you my personal check" replied
the representative of justice.
"Oh, / know you | know all the
bloods. But that dodge won't work on
me. / have just had two members Of
the cabinet try to blk me out of
tickets, and no chief Justice dodge gets
me- Take your ugly mug out of the
window and get out of the way of peo
pie who have money"
The chief justice glared. He could
not fine the young man for contempt of
II foJA he Il
been real fraud, and he blushed and
perspired so that the agent had his be-
lief strengthened. The chief justice
dashed out of the station to see If he
could not find some one to identify him.
He had only five minutes left. 1t was
too short time to run to the capitol.
He saw no one. A cross the street there
was saloon and an eating house. The
chief Justice made rush for the place
but stopped at the door. Spying pri-
vate entrance he rushed in and accosted
the proprietor with the frantic inquiry
of ''Do you know me?"
Eyer bet yer head / do, yer honor"
said short haired, freckled- faced man
behind the bar; ''ye are the boss of the
shuprame coort. 1 see we livery day go
ing by here on the cars"
"Will YOU cash my cheek? I have
no time to explain" Here the justice
grabbed piece of paper and pen up
on desk near by, and began to write
hurriedly.
''Shure I will. have seen old boys
off on a tear before get out of money.
Trusht me, sorr. Is it twenty ye
want? Here it is. Will We have a
drop before ye run?'
But before any further explanation
could be made the chief justice had
grabbed the money and was running
across the street. In some way the
ticket agent had learned of his blunder
during the Judges absence, and was all
politeness when he saw the money. Mr..
Waite barely made the train, but he
has not had such a shock to his dignity
since he went upon the bench OF the
supreme court.
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peal, he haulted before him and asked
if he really meant what he said.
90 yes, comrade, ? was the reply Il
can not possibly live, and my agony is
uncomfortable.
Without another word the officer
drew his pistol, placed it to the victims
right ear, turned away his head, and
pulled the trigger. A half wheel, a
convulsive gasp, and one more unfor-
tunate had passed over to the silent
majority.
at was better thus" said the Lieu
tenant, replacing his pistol and turning
toward the writer, ''for the poor fellow
could"
Just then solid shot took the Lieu
tenants head off, and the subsequent
proceedings interested him no more"