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ABOUT DRIVING AWAY RATS.-A
writer tells how he cleared his preml'
ses of rats by making whitewash ycl-
low with copperas and covering the
stones and raftcrs III the cellar WIN IT,
In every crevice in which a rat might
90 he put the coppcras, and scattered II
in the corners of the floor. The result
was complete disappearance of rats
and mice. Since that, time not 4 rat
or 4 mouse has been seen near the
house. Every spring the cellar is coat
cd with the yellow wash as a purifier,
and us IL rat cXterminator, and no ty-
ploid, dyscntery, or fever attacks the
family.
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only with making them bigger, espe-
cially as the time of drawing for the
conscription approaches, using every
means supposed capable of producing
them, as tightening the cravat above
the swelling, running with loads, and
drinking the water. He estimates the
number of goitred personsin France as
100000.
The following incident shows the
reality of the evil they thus strenuous
ly seek to escape MIR. w. Jones was
speaking lately with gunner of the
French Artillery, who, seated on his
his gun, was utttering very freely his
discomfort at his enforced service ;
and the man, as proof Of the hardship
it was to him, holding out his hands
said, "Look at my hands, sir!'
"Well," Mr.. Jones replied, "they are
big enough and strong enough, and
grimyenough." EYES," said the SOL
dier, "and that is just my grievance. L
am q matchmaker by trade, earning
high wages in Paris in making the del
icate parts of watches and now am
compelled to do this dirty work; my
sense of touch is gone! I am ruined
for life; I am only fit now for q
laborer ~ "But,n said Mr.. Jones,
"yours is probably an exceptional
case?" "Indeed no." he replied,
"there are thousands of men in the
French army, in the same position as
myself"
The service is, in itself, often very
severe. Young men are sent back to
their homes, after their 2S days, worn
out by long marches without breaking
their fast until perhaps two O'Clock p.
m, aad having to camp tin the rain
when the weather is bad.
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Passing Chances.

This is a fast age. Children know
more than the fathers-pupils are in
advance of the teachers. 1t is hard
to convince some people that they are
not as smart as they think. Espe-
cially is this true in matters of religious
opinion, and questions of morals,
about which doctors have always diff
fered, and which it is likely they will
never settle. Hundreds of these smart
ones are lamentably lacking in knowl-
edge of even the simple truths of the
Bible; but like the people Mr.. Wesley
found in Scotland, "they know too
much to learn anything" This igno-
rance is not confined to the back
woods-it is found in other places. A
teacher recently declared he could not
hold Bible meeting among his wo-
men-they were so entirely ignorant
of the Bible looking for Hebrews in
the Old Testament" Even in Bos-
ton, in Christian Endeavor Meeting,
''it was painful to see persons over
twenty years of age looking in the
New Testament for the book OF
Micah.n Anda "young pulpit orator
not thousand miles from Boston"
was pcrplcxed to find the book of
Danicl-and anXiously inquired
"Whcre is Daniel, anyhow" These
same ones doubtless cold have en-
lightened their superiors on Bible doc
trincs and Christian ethics.
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exactness and truthfulness of minC
would be produced.

exactness and truthfulness of mind
would be produced.
But what can be done by those of US
whose education so far as the schools
are concerned is indeed finished"
Only by studying our failures can we
hope to find out why they were not
successes, and so correct bad habits.
We may help ourselves by cultivating
a taste for conquering difficulties, not
because anybody is ever to know any
thing about it, but because it is good
to overcome. Above all other help
is that which comes from the intense
conviction that whatever in any way
ministers to the health and happiness
of the home, whether it is great or
small, is worthy of our earnest
thought. I have often gained grace
and strength by saying over to myself
that bit from holy George Herbert
"Who sweeps q room rs for Gods law,
Makes that and the action fine"
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Concerning College Education.

Many persons who have neither been
to college nor associated much with
college-bred men, entertain a feeling
that college training in some peculiar
way sanctifies, or sets a man apart
from his un-college-bred fellow men.
And the idea seems to be growing
one that if a man is to succeed in life
and have social position, he must go to
college and be baptised in the myster-
ious glamour that is supposed to glaze
over the alumnilof colleges and uni
versities.
The circumstances of my life have
been such that my associations have
been in very large degree with college
bred men and women, and while [
thoroughly appreciate the advantages
of college training, am not bind to
its disadvantages, and recognize what
I have often heard college-bred man
call it "humbuggery," for there for
is vast amount Of hnmbuggery and
pretense in the educational world as
elsewhere.
AS thorough education as one can
rightly get is always desirable. But
many young man goes to college at
the most vital eXpnese of his family,
who deny themselves the comforts OF
life in order to send him, and in such
cases, the education is unrighteous. Il
men will contemplate the long list ot
men, who, as lads, never saw the in
side ofcollege walls, but have wor
undying distinction because of theil
usefulness in life, it would seem thai
colleges have little if anything of neeC
to confer upon the human race. Hall
of the public men in this country, have
been in fact half educated, so far as
"school learning" goes, and L doubt i
any man owes amy valuable success il,
life solely to college training, while
many one has been untitled by it fol
earning his living. He has formed
while in college dissolute and eXtrava
CANT habits, distaste for labor, and ha'
come to constitute himself one of tina
great and ever increasing body Of elect
who are OH the lookout for employment
that is slight, genteel and highly re
munerative," of which there is near
plenty.
If people everywhere would regarc
education in its true light, us Il dis
ciplinary mental process to help mel
and women the better to do whatevc
their hands find to do, then highe
education would be productive Of les
mischief, and it does produce mischie
when it untits its recipients for every
day, practical affairs-when it unfit
men for agriculture, for commerce, 70
the shop. and shapes their ends solel,
for professions, which have for then
neither room nor need, and which III
already crammed to bursting wit
mediocrity.
When young man (and man mean
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Professor Albert Leeds, of Hoboken,
n. j., told the American scientists re-
Gently that out of every 100 infants fed
OH mothers milk statistics show that
about died at the end of the first
year; out of 100 wet-nurses Is died ;
and out of 100 fed on "infant food" 81
died at the end of the first year.
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A schoolgirl in tho suburbs of Bos-
ton the other day in reply to the
question from her teacher, "What is
notation?" Replied;
Notation is Methodist"
The girl had been taught to say
notation is the mcH&d Of writing
numbers.
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SPECIAL yHw-YEAR's NUMBER

The PosT-fTTELIfgEscEs Of January lst
win be special number, devoted 10 the
material and industrial progress Of the ter
rifory. II win contain statistics Of the
productive and commercial movements Of
the past year. with comparisons with The
wears Immediately preceding. descriptive
articles ~~rt Of the terri
tory. resume OF the Developments u
every import ant city and town; reviews
OF railroad, navigation, milling, mining
agricultural and other Developments; and
wide range Of general matter covering
the material and social activities Of the
country. The preparation for this nun
Der has been in hand for several weeks
and has progressed sufficiently to warrant
the statement that the number viii be full
and complete In all respects, asd far su.
perior TO any publieaiion ever gotten out
"a the interest Of the territory,
special attention will be sifsB 10 seattle.
as the metropolis, chief commercial port.
and trade center OF the territory. It's ad-
yantages OF position. its recent progress. IFS
relations to the country In all their branch
es, the status Of its industries-ibese will
be treated with fullest detail and in way
TO answer every natural inquiry at home
and abroad concerning the recent progress
and present conditions OF the city.
In anticipation of an extraordinary de
mand for this special edition, we have
arranged for the publication Of 5000
copies and will be able to add another
1000 II necessary. Orders for papers and
for advertising space should be sent in
10 the publication Office at the earliest
possible date.
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SPICE oYLrFE.

What an imperioas. dirtstorisl per-
son Mrs. shorter il !" Yes. she went
out to service IL Der youth. Time.
A Wasted Tosshache. Does any
body want 70 10 walked up early to-
morrow ~ 9ko. That's a pity
have such foothaehe that ! can't
sleep. - FIiegensie Batter.
"Pa.' a.Se,i the small boy, what
l. A heroine - iogr mother y a
heroine !" repised the parent doE a
heroine ~ why she marrs-1 yoay
father when bi. i.eome vas only 500
a yeaf-aad she knew il. Norris
town Herald.
The Latter Point Doubtful" All,
Lionel. that poem is beautifuli" Yes.
Agatha. II l. the browning effort Of
my life And. Lionel-my Lionel
1t will bring you fame. eternal fame,
will IL not7" Yes, Agatha and per-
ha2s g. Life.
Observed. you always favor
your cakes with brandy?" Pastry
cook -eOh, no; do il lately a. SORT
Of protest. observer. - Protest
against what?n Pastry cook.
Against Hle blEH PRIV " HSSt =
believe there ought TO be a drop IN it.
Lowell Citizen.
An Election Echo.--'.f wish you'd
20 out and chop some wood Elijah (;
there amt stick In the housein
I'm sorry, Marthy, but the fact i, ]
lost an election bet, aecordin 10 which
I'm obleeged 10 refrain from all man
nal labor for the next two weeks. ~
Puck
Mr.. Blifkins-sCateh me paying
that fellow $40 to dig that little ditch I;
I'll go and dig il myself Mrs. Blif-
kins--" Horrorsi Have YOU lost your
senses, Mr.. BlifkiRs7 What will peo-
pie thinkg" They'll only think I'm
paving an election be: MY dear. ~
Philadelphia Record.
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TIE LEASE OF POWER.

The New York Su.s declares that the
boasts OF the Republicans that their
party has come into power for another
twenty-four years reminds one of the
similar boast OF the Wings when they
elected General Harrison in isi0--a
boast that was entirely forgotten when
the Democrats routed them again in
1874 They remind one more forcibly.
however, OF the boasts made by the
Democrats when President Cleveland
was elected In 1884. They proiessed
to be confident, not only that their
party would retain control OF the ma
tional government for at least gen
GRAFTON. but that the Republican party
would never again be able 10 meet
them in national contest. A single
revolution of the wheel has been suf
ficient to show how vain were all
these hopes. In four short years the
Democracy is again driven from power
and the Republican party, larger.
stronger and better equipped than
ever before, resumes control Of the ma.
tional government.
II must be admitted that the pros
poets OF the Republican party are nov
all that the most enthusiastic partisan
could desire. 1t is on the right side Of
the only great question now before the
people. The admission OF four or five
new states before another election has
taken place will add certain rein
forcement to Its strength in both
houses of congress and in the electoral
college. There are signs OF a diver
sion in favor OF the Republicans in
the solid South, the stronghold of the
Democracy. Further than this. the
census of $500 will unquestionably
lead 10 n transfer OF congressional and
electoral strength from the South 10
the West. So far as such things go
indeed, Republicans have reason to
hope that their party will control the
government for many years to come.
Still, II should not he forgotten that
the people have given the Republican
party lease of power. not for ten or
twenty or thirty years. but for four
Whether that lease shall be renewed
depends upon the party Itself. The
strength of parties ia this country is
NO evenly balanced that an almost i'm.
perceptible drift OF popular opinion
one way or the other. will bring victory
or defeat. II Is well that il Is SO, for
the party in power is thus compelled
To put forth the best efforts of which ii
Is capable--io commend itself % the
people as best Il can. The Democratic
party failed TO thus commend itself
and after four years was routed FROM
the places which 1t almost looked upon
as its own, The Republican party
must govern wisely and wen Il il would
escape similar fate.
Not 10 new states. not to the trans
fer of population, but to the wisdom
and moderation OF its leaders must the
Republican part, siaok for a continued
lease of power,
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Now that the Sioux Indians have
refused TO sign the treaty by which
they part with their lands. ii Il sug-
ge.ted that congress pass Law taking
the lands from them anyhow. This
would be like 4 business negotiation
between a highwasmsn and an un-
fortunate Traveller, and the govern
nent does not play the part Of the
Traveller. either.
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TUE rARrY OF TuE WRIST.

Tho recent na,.onal clec' ion illus-
irates how completely the Republican
party has come TO be the party OF the
West, aud how completely the West
has become Republican, In all that
vast stretch of country between the
Allegheny mountains and the Pacific
ocean there was not single state or
territory north OF the Ohio river which
failed 20 throw a majority OF its votes
Tor Repuhlioaaism and protection. The
South was lost TO the Republicans. In
the East, New jersey and Conncc lieut.
were lost and New York was saved
only after desperate and doubtful
contest. Every We.tern state. sprang
promptly into its place In the Repab.
lican line. From the Aleghanie> to
the Pacific the banner OF Republican
ism was borne in uninterrupted iri.
umph.
As the West Is Republican. 50 the
Republican party is a Western party
OF the seven candidates that il Ia,
presented for the presidency. six lAv,
been from the West, and the seventh
Blaine, was nominated hy the Western
states. Every candidate presented by
the Democracy darin1 the same Pc
Rod. with the single exception %
stephen A Douglas, has been a New
Yorker. IL Is true that Mcclellan wa,
nominaily from New Jersey aud Han
cock from Pennsylvania. bat bod
were in truth New Yorker. Ever,
presidential election Siure the war IA.
been contest between The ideas o
the West and those Of the East.
This year the IVES, has won, an,
uarrison's administration viii be es
seniially Western administration
The day is near when the seat OF po
liiical power in the Usited States MI
be west of she Mississippi
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The AnglomaHiac paptrs are taking
OF the romantic marriage" Of Joseph
Chamberlain and Miss Endieott One
must he far gone in AnrlomsplA before
he can perceive ANYTHING romantic ia
the marriage of young woman Of
25to a man Of So who has previously
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been twice married and Is the father
Of eight children. II sfoaid be placed
in the same department Of romance
as the marriage Of President cIeye-
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED.

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DIED.

sNiTH-Soy. Is. isss. Mrs. George A.
Smith.
Funeral to-day frsm Catholic church
at 10 a. "a.
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50 CASES JAPANESE CVRIos
How Doctors Conquer Death

poe.or water K Hammond says, "Atser q
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TERRIBLE.

Two-thirds of all deaths in New York
City are from consumption or pneumonia.
The same proportion holds for most other
cities. Delays are dangerous. DR.. Acker'r
English Remedy for consumption riIi
always relieve, and may save ycdr Nfe
For sale by A. b. stewart, druggist.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.
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The remedies, ''smoke Ball" and DE
beilater, are for sale at Stewart a Co. q,
coma.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NOR WEST SEATTLE STEAMER BEE
l. leaves Coiman's wharf at 10 n. IN. to
day. V. HUGO SMITH
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UTASTED-A GOOD NURSE GIRL
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SEATTLE WOOD YARD

nRY ALDER AND FIR WOOD CUT ANY
~ desired length. Dry kipdling a spe-
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Advertisements under the heads oT Lost
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/3o EIkslsr\ used only once Q
fNEWlYoRk day, as per direc-
W s: !; s: ! ): 5;
dy on earth, and q
remedy free from complications; easy to
use, and so harmless that II can be admin
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of So.
We append few of the many thousand
unsolicited testimonials we have in our pos
session TO show that the "Carbolic Smoke
Ball" has met with and is entitled to un-
precedeHted success. No medicine ever In
vented has become SO popular. Over a mil
ion smoke Balls" in use, and we HAVE
EFT TO HEAR THE FIRST COMPLAINT.
had liberation of the lungs. Used 10
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often miIed tcith biosd. My h. ad was
stopped up with terrible case of cltarrh
used the remedies according 10 ir ,ctioAs
Smoke Bail and Debellstorl, and in three
weeks time was as well as ever was.
II. SCHAKRL, 502 Markei g., S. +.
was attacked with hay fever regularly
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use the Carbolic Smoke Ball. and am COM
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4 had what is termed catarTh OF the head
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ALBERT HALL, q Kearney st.
Can add my testimony TO the efficacy OF
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head, throat or lung trouble.
THRo. REIcHERr,
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Carbolic Smoke Ball cured me Of asthma.
JOHN T. WALLACK,
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II cured me of the worst kind of catarrh.
GRO NJ. r. NKwcoMB,
Bookkeeper l., B. & W. K. R., Indianapolis.
By use of a half Smoke Ball | was cured
OF catayrh. REV. A. Z. STOUT,
Author of Chronology Of Christs Life, and
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EDUCATIONAL

NlIss AUGUSTA {. WILLIAMS, TEACH
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