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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-08

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EDlroR Posi-
read an article In your paper not long
since oOnceruing Semiahm00. ! have
been thinking that. a. have seen tho
place and know Of what speak, I
would say that the location 10 a most
desirable enc for CITY. The harhor 10
unsurpassed BY aay on these waters.
From the general improvements that
are going on. 10 looks - me 40 though
something vas going 10 he done. Mr..
]. d. Gardner has entered into con-
tract With Nj. Clark 20 put mp large
sAvraill, and the work will commence
Immediately. Mr.. Gardner 10 q thor
OUCH mill man, and means business
there seems 70 10 great inquiry about
Semiahnoo and where IL 10 situated.
Just hers might give little informa-
ton conserving In location. Semish-
moo City b situated on or adjacent to
the boundary line beswsen British Co
lumbin and WAahiuQtou Territory. it
u By water shirty-hvs miles north Of
WhMtcom, and twenty-five BY land.
The steamer Eyan0el runs 70 Ssmiah-
moo new onoe or twice . veek. Many
may cay. I" what 10 the ruah 70 Se0iah-
moor Rueo they begin 70 think Of
the railroads that ass sure to terminate
there. TAeoe grand railroads are to
ounuoCt at SomiRhm0o. That 10 the
only place where such CONGESTION can
be-vhere the business Ut both govern
ments can b done In counecsi,n with
these railroads.
There i, 80 BY the latest papsrs, 70
b Q port Of entry at 6smiahmoo. This
10 good sep, - thAs u much needed
theFO.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-08
WASHINGTON.


SOvGs 9OGD81G01 nG9DD0o
WAsauoros, Feb. 7.-wyeand. ex-
amtn3 tn the Departmeut Of Jussics.
70 testimony today before the HOUSE
Comoitsce on Expenditures in the De-
paftmens OF Justice, described a novel
method Of securing funds to conduct a
Congressional campaign. The aspirant
Vas Paul StrObsch, whom the Senate
failed to confirm for Marshal of Ala
bama. While Turner was United States
Manhal OF that State, witness said,
Seroback asked to be appointed Depnty
Marshal, explaining that he was aux-
lOus 70 make canvass for Congress- He
secured the appointment and Assist
ants and went through the district
making arrests in order that fees might
be obtained 70 pay the expenses of the
campaign StrObach Was defe ated and
came 70 Washington aad contested the
sat. The examiner said that many
poor men were arrested in Alabama by
the deputies on the charge of choppinQ
wood on public lands. These meu were
often compelled 70 sell their small pos
sessl0ns 70 pay the costs of trial. and
were taken In some instances more than
oae hundred miles, and forced to 90
on foot, being then discharged and
allowed 10 return home "a best they
could. Some of the arrested men
died from want Of food and exposure
while walking to their homes Their
families also suffered, having disposed
OF their means of acquiring sustenance
10 pay the costs Of the trials of the ar
rested parties. Instances we're cited.
When An investigation Of the offices Of
the government was threatened N. A.
Wilson, receiver Of public moneys. had
attempted 70 shoot him. In Covington
county, Alabaua, witness said there
was scarcely . man who had not been
arrested, and he could not recall O
single case where q single prisoner was
convicted.
Sessless - HssleiseA LsaAA
A bill was introduced in the Senate
today by Senator Morgan to provide for
the settlement Of the rights of States
and corporations and persona interested
in any land grant made to aid any rail
road which shall be declared forfeited
y act of Congress. It provides that
the Circuit Court of the United States
shall have jurisdiction over all Questi rs
arising from such declaration of for
fixture, and shall have jurisdiction to
determine whether any such declaration
of forfeiture has been 20 made As to
abridge, impair OK destroy tho constitu-
tiOnally granted rights of any State, or
corporation, or person having rights of
basement or the privilege under Con-
Rress Of making such grants.
Dismal signal service Predlirtien.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 6.-The floods will
increase in Ohio and become very de-
structiye. Property should be removed
70 points above the high water mark of
the floods OF last year. The foods will
extend TO the Mississippi, between Menu
phis and Cairo.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-08
PACIFIC LAHo sUsuness

During the last half of 1885, the North
.,r p.c;a. Ra;,ro.a Companv .old
=. -. -.
LANDS 70 the amount OF ti.zfS'so4' mo
its business Was . great deal les than
durino the firss half Of thu vear. thu
-. -a-,. -. .....--..,..
s"'es VI '"o 1o'o y's1
over three million dollars.
The average price per aore of the
lands sold in tho last half year. vas
a. d. asainst g. II in 1852, Thie Il not
particularly sianincant, however. e il
nav have han more vnluahlo Land that
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-08
The Money narkes.

- I0aK, Fob. THE money mar
- ; ea1y at ~ @ 2; closed, offered
N Dg3Ds meroansile payer I q ~;
1M16e sxehanGe, bankers' bills, ven E
- 0sH; sterling exchange de-.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-08

DUBLIN, Feb. Git il stated that the
Imprisoned Invincibles will be removed
to England becauss an attack in feared
on the jail in which they are nov con-
f1Hed.
The establishment Of land mortgage
bank, backed by the Government, il pro-
jeeted In north Ireland, to assist occu-
piers Of the soil 70 become owners.
, 1884-05-11
Embroidered Table Linen.


Linen for the dining, tea, and toilet table,
like everything else belonging to the house
hold, should be as decorative as possible.
Embroideries for such purposes are executed
in white or c%olors; bands of netted or worked
guipure. For several years it has been the
fashion to copy old patterns and designs in
embroidery, even so far back as the middle
ages, or invent similar motifs with modern
additions and finishes.
1t is Russia and the Baltic provinces
that furnish stores of old needlework,
especially elegant linen for the toilet, as
they are carefully guarded and preserved
and handed down from generation to genera
ton. Some of these beautifully executed
embroideries, reserved till now exclusively
for the use Of the toilet and bedroom, are
employed for the dining table: sets of
damask table linen have been sent us, by
subscribers from north and east, worked
with fantastic hunting and fishing views,
village and country fetes, scenes from in
fancy, and so on; in a word, with the most
extraordinary yet original designs, executed
in cross-stitch both sides alike. plat. satin,
t%nmbour, knot-stitch, ETC., etc, with en-
broidery cotton of one or two colors.
, 1884-05-11
Don't Crop" Your Hair.
New York Post.

The fashion of cropping the hair is fast
gaining favor both in Europe and America,
and it is quite wonderful to discover how
many ladies are willing TO sacrifice their
wealth of shining tresses TO a passing fancy.
1t is all very well while the fashion lasts, for
the girls with pretty faces to transform them
selves into bewitching little cupids, but alasl
when short locks are pronounced old
style, what thenl A smart hair
dresser can cut off the finest, long.
est head of hair in about five min
utes, but the ultra-faShionable victim who
is thus shorn must remember that it will take
five years to get those shining waves back
again. The hair lying in loose, fluffy rings all
over the head is a pretty sight, but when one
has become tired of it and decides to let the
hair grow long again, the transition state is
anything but agreeable, when the locks grow
to about the length of eight inches aud hang
straight and stubborn behind the ears-too
short to braid or put up in any manner, and
too long to arrange in "~montagues" or fluffy
halos about the face. Ladies' who cling to
their luxuriant tresses, while looking, per-
haps, a little out of style, will soon discover
that they have made a hair-breadth escape
from much annoyance and, perhaps, from
the loss of considerable temper.
, 1884-05-11

New York Journal
Parasols are already seen on our fashion
able streets, and all the stores are thrilling
the feminine heart with displays of these
goods in the new shapes and materials. A
noticeable change in the shape of many kinds
are the deep points or scallops. Last year
the parasol brim presented almost Il circle,
but this year the points are quite decided.
The natural stick is still the favorite, al
though it is carved in various designs, and
twisted into snakes, horseshoes, scythes and
other devices.
o Alpine parasols may be turned into noun
tain stats by touching a spring in the short
handle, when an inside handle comes out.
Other Alpine parasols have as much stick
above the top as below it, and when closed it
is of sufficient length for a staff.
Horseshoe handles are young ladies' favor
ties, as the parasol can then be carried de-
pending from the wrist.
Thu square parasol is a novelty and Is
destined to become very popular.
, 1884-05-11

lShiNdbO -Ntnh lubcI Nlth.
u despise the so-called society with its cant
and hypocrisy" remarked Miss Kate Castle
ton. Il hate the languid, lazy, good-for-
nothing women who support it, and have
no respect for the vapid, simpering flattering,
stupid, glass-in-his-eye man who patronizes
it. This talk about the independence of
American women / think is all rubbish. L
don't call the woman independent whose
father sends her to an academy till she is 81,
who marries n rich man, and lies around the
house trying to devise means of spending his
money. She is not Independent. The girl
who is sent out to shift for herself, and has
to fight her own battles end snatch from
society a living, not only for herself but for
a household of relatives, is the girl 1 consider
independent She is an American heroine,
but her worshipers are few aud far between"
In answer to various questions she said:
a do everything n woman can o
wash, iron, cook, sew, read, sing, paint, and
play a little. My home is in New York,
where l live in a little fiat, entertain my
friends, spend the time for leisure in the coun-
try to give my trunks a rest, and when l have
the money and some new clothes, go to the
fashionable resorts for a jaunt. l enjoy my
life, and mean to live a long time, too, for I
treat myself the best way | know how"
, 1884-05-11

t"Uncle Bits" New York Letter
There is a professional benutifer, with her
office right in the heart of more tangible
business concerning women, and l was struck
by the fact that, while those who entered and
those who passed by were alike given to
frowning at the jostling to which they were
subjected, those who came out were contrast
ingly smooth browed. II can explain it, y
said a young friend. Wrinkles are the
terror Of my sex, especially when we
get along about so. Aud the Gus
toners of this 'bcautiher' are almost
invariably as old as that, and usu-
ally much more. Well, she is pretty much
of II humbug, but sho gives some good enough
advice, and one thing which she never fails
To impress on u caller is the importance of es-
chewing frowns. She says that frowning
causes wrinkles, and she insists that they need
never be INDUCED in, IL one exercises pres
ence Of mind under annoyance. Her injunc-
ton has effect long enough TO send us out of
her place sunny-browed, though we may
cloud as soon as we got round the corner-if
there is a provocation."
l shall now bear in mind that a clear fore
head does not necessarily mean amiability.
, 1884-05-11
WOMAN AND HOME.
Bits OF Fashion Information Of In
terest to the Ladies.
Indulgence to servnnts---Her Red
Nose-Ridding OF wrinIles--TOe-
NaIIs--Kate CnstIeton--Crop-
ping the Hair.


LaAS
Many of the new bonnets, especially those
intended for evening wear, are little more
than caps.
Bonnet strings arc now never tied at the
back or on the side. This fashion is a dowdy
one, and was never followed by women Of
taste. The strings are tied directly beneath
the chin in a bow which is larger than the
ends. Ends are never cut, but left straight
The old-fashioned gypsy bonnets, with lace
pleatings inside the brim and laden outside
with wreaths and sprays of rare French
flowers, will be the head coverings par
excellence for the pretty young girls this
spring. Later on the gypsy will be made Of
shirred Grape or silk null.
All the late styles for the front hsad-dress
have q loose, careless appearance. Curls,
which are now worn as part OF the back
head-dress, should be- so arranged as to show
at both sides from a front view. They
should also have a fluffy appearance, quite
different from the long, smooth curls.
Ornaments appear on every description OF
hat and bonnet; any fashion of head-gear
would seem incomplete without them. The
variety is so great that it is almost out of the
question to describe them. Daggers appear
to head the list, and are of every sort of hilt
that fancy can suggest, Rhinestones ure
very popular, and the evercharging lights Of
Lne IbeI eye ufo III great utIlhnu.
1t had been rumored that even the round
hat was to disappear, being completely
superseded by the capote; this, however, is
very far from correct. With the spring
round hats are more numerous and varied
than ever. The tiny capote, embroidered
and befeathered, remains the dress bonnet
for all ceremonious occasions, but the round
hat is, and will be, the female headgear par
excellence for spring and summer.
There are shown quite an astonishing
variety of ornaments for the hair just now.
Side-combs, back-combs, half circles, and
pins without number are displayed. Those
studded with mock diamonds are charming
for full-dress occasions; and the girls who
wear their hair in short rings all over the
head use tiny side-combs to keep their re-
fractory locks out of their eyes. To many
these glittering ornaments are very becom-
ing. Steel are also very fashion
able again, and, when the steel is pure and
finely cut, it glitters like diamonds.
, 1884-05-11

Nuns yelling bids fair to be the f~avorite
fabric for evening wear.
The latest novelty in English jerseys has a
vest of a contrasting color.
Embroidered Swiss muslin dresses bid fair
to be the favorite this summer.
FriIges play an important part in the orna-
mentation of table-cloths and napkins.
Many ladies are again choosing the glazed
kid glove in preference to those which are
undressed.
The newest sleeve buttons are made of
oxidized silver, and are in the shape of little
pigs, dogs, and other animals.
Feathers and flowers fastened In the
couture with moths and butterflies OF gold
thread and gossamer are favorite ornaments
for evening wear.
The couture is arranged high in puffs and
banus on the crown of the head, but full on
the nape of the neck, and waved bangs on
the forehead and temples.
Vandyke red is much used for children's
everyday costumes. The skirts are trimmed
with black velvet ribbon then killed. The
waist is a loose, easy blouse.
When a necklet of flowers is worn the hair
is adorned with the same kind of blossoms,
generally in a knot on one side of the chignon
or on the crown braids which are now worn.
, 1884-05-11


Treat them kindly.
Don't preach politeness and propriety to
them and violate their avs yourself. In
other words, let the example you set them be
a good one.
Never quarrel in their presence. II you
want to quarrel, wait till the children are
gone to bed. Then they will not see you, and
perhaps by that time you may not want to
quarrel.
Never talk "old folks" talk in front of chill
dren.
Never speak flippantly of neighbors before
children. They may meet the neighbours
children and have a talk about it.
Teach them to think that the little boy in
rags has a heart in him in spite of the rags
and a stomach, too.
Teach them as they grow older, that a re-
spectful demeanor to others, a gentle tone of
voice, a kind disposition, a generous nature,
an honest purpose and an industrious mind,
are better than anything else on earth.
Teach them these things, and self-reliance,
and intelligence and capability will come of
themselves. Teach them these things, / say,
and your boys and girls will grow up to be
noble men and women.
, 1884-05-11

ID. OdeIia Blinn's Lecture.
There is no part of the body SO fair to look
upon ms a well shaped hand and arm; the
wrist should measure one-half the circum-
ference of the neck; the whole arm should
gradually increase to the shoulder, and the
bones of tho elbow should never show, but
instead dimples. The arm is often made to
suffer from tight sleeves. Think of the many
different movements Of the hand and wrist
and arm in the course of a day, and then ask
IL fashion is worth all the agony endured
through tight sleeves. Alright sleeve makes
the wearer as incapable of action as would Il
straight Jacket; 1t stops the circulation.
causes cold, red hands, and gives the fingers
a bloated and notified look.
, 1884-05-11

l~Fhs ~sAh FaathaA ~ AAANAAal
Said a young h~ousekeeper: Il began my
married life with the idea, not Of demanding
thorough work for good wages, but Of being
kind / wa always saving my servants
back at tine expense of my own and the COM
fort of my family. But once, on going to
the speaking-tube to give an order, l heard
the cook laughing at my expense because L
had tamely submitted to butter toast which
she had forgotten to butter. 1 had eaten it
in silence for fenr she should think me 'fussy, ;
and the contempt Of the woman was what l
deserved for my own cowardice."
The average Irish girl knows very well
how she should be treated in such cases. She
respects the mistress who, while she never
'colds in u loud voice or gives her orders in u
harsh, domineering tone, is not afraid to re-
buke her, who never jokes or condescends to
the least familiarity, and commands with
quiet firmness and looks to sec if her COM
nsn ID are obeyed.
An admirable housekeeper, who requires
morp from her servants than most ladies, and
yet they stay with her for years, says that the
golden rule is me yer TO help n servant to do
her regular work"
For myself, my agonies with servants ave
ceased since i have become strict and given
up being indulgent and "easy." They not
only stay longer and do my work better, but
llke anu respect me more, or act as If they
did, which is quite as much to the purpose.
Once l used to look about my kitchen on tip
toe when Bridgetis PACK was turned or she
was out, for fear of hurting her feelings.
Now | look into the refrigerator when she is
beside it, and rub my fingers along the closet
shelves before her face and eyes, and roll out
the dining-room sofa with n jar, that she
may know that l am looking to sec if she
really swept under it, and 1 initiate DIR. Ar
mold, who always wore squonky boots, that
the boys might know he was coming.
II a servant objects to your Cooking we'll to
the ways of your household" she is either
unfaithful or dishonest, and II she goes Off in
a huff, lucky are you.
Another good rule is never to let her feel
that you are afraid of losing her. l once
asked u lady how she had managed to keep
the excellent woman who had been in her
kitchen for twenty years. The answer would
surprise the writers of the articles which the
family newspapers infict on understanding
housekeepers once a year. 1t was: "Only by
letting her see always that l was independent
of herr
, 1884-05-11

So long as housekeeping remains In its
present chaotic condition; SO long as servant
galism is the chief topic OF conversation; SO
long as the woman who tolls is considered
inferior to the woman who dresses and does
nothing; so long as two codes of morals are
tolerated, one dnmning the woman and the
other unfolding the man; so long as emotion
is cultivated at the expense Of reason, women
will, as a rule, be radically inferior to men.
No pure, noble womanhood can some from
Che present order of society. There can be
found no grand men without grand mothers.
Therefore this republic had better look to its
women. Beauty and style and veneered &C
complishments do not make a woman.
, 1884-05-11

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Here are a few hints to gentlemen in the
way of spring fashions:
Extremists in fashion will wear short over
coats.
Some tailors are trying to introduce Il
double-breasted vest.
The dark grays and olive are the popular
colors in new suitings, though mixtures in
brown and gold and purple and orange aru
handsome.
The new CATERS are broader at the toe.
In gloves the laced kid is still very popular
For full-dress the small white lawn tie Is
the correct thing.
In shirts, those with small plated bosoms
arc the style,
, 1884-05-11

EFVTUFUF 6NItHNV ANUWaI
DR.. NJ. A. Veeder OF Lyons, N. Y, sends
US the following note on this subject: an
the February number of The News various
methods OF curing ingrowing toe-nails are
given. The following plan occurred to me
some time since, and has proved e~ifectual in
every case where it has been tried, so far as
| am informed.
ain the first place, IL there are very
e1uberant Rranulations about the margin OF
the nail, touch them with pure carbolic acid
applied by means of "A bit OF stick. In most
cases this is not strictly necessary: but it
is painless, and hastens the process OF
cure The next step Is to apply a bit OF felt
plaster, which may be obtained Of suficien,
, 1884-05-11

lCHlCaSO lTlDune.l
Are not the majority of women tempted
TO try corsets somewhat smaller than they
naturally requirefn
"Yes, | think they are" was the reply. "A
woman of twenty-six or twenty eight natural
waist measure will in most cases get q
twenty or twenty-five inch corset in order to
lace down to that measure. Often one of the
natural waist measures mentioned Will even
try to lace down to eighteen. Such lncing is,
of course, hurtful and life-shortening. 1t
throws the bust almost up to the chin, draws
the lower ribs together, contracting the
breathing apparatus, and forcing down the
lower trunk and its organs, thus causing
various disorders which are common among
fashionable women. Tight lacinG can
be detected by the intelligent observer
in many ways. 1t prevents natural circu-
lation and ~impoverishes the blood as be-
trayed in pimples, blueness of the lips, red
ness of the nose, discolored eyelids. and swol-
len hands and feet. Sometimes only one of
the indications may be present, but they
will all appear in time If the evil practice is
persisted in. There is a beautiful young lady
who comes here frequently whose beauty has
only one defect. The tip of her pretty little
nose is as red as u ruby. 1t must cost her
much secret modification, and L only wish l
might give her a hint as to its being alto
gether caused by tight lacing, but 1 would
not dare to. 1t is a wonder to me that her
family physician doesn't give her a hint. We
have another customer, n beautiful and
stately woman, one of the great leaders of
fashion, whose lips are habitually as pallid
and blue as though she had just stepped out
of an icy bath. and whose gloves always
look as if about to burst on her painfully
swollen hands. Tight lacing, of course; but
if she don't know it already, she doubtless
wouldn't thank me for making her wiser"
, 1884-05-11

size by cutting up an ordinary corn or bunion
plaster of the shops, as follows: Cut out u
piece the size Of the portion of the nal, that
is not covered by FORMULATION tissue, noisten
it and apply it to the nail, pressing it
against the surrounding diseased tissue SO as
to crowd it away from the sharp edge of the
nail. Fresh bits of plaster are to De applied
from time to time, until the examinations
have been crowded entirely Off from the
surface of the nail, and the nail itself has had
a chance to grow to its natural size. The
cure is then complete.r
, 1884-05-11

quit various fancies. Some are dressed in
large loose rings low on the forehead, while
Others are combed up in the center like the
pompadour. But one style OF bang, more
novel than the rest, is made in such a man
ner, directly in front, that a lady can CONT
q lock of her own hair up over the pos
tiche and curl it tightly on an iron, thus
presenting the appearance of ones own hair,
cut and dressed in loose, fluffy pompadours,
and although not practical with every lady f,
this style is much admired.