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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-29
THE POOL or BETHESDA.


-a1a-e@&4
We have generally an announce
fnent 10 make. but not OF 30 much ina
p9rtanee a taat OF this dsy. II j. the
discovery Of rfe Pool OF Bethesda. y
So writes Mr.. Walter Besanf In the
Quarterly .SisfeEs1f. issued by the Pal
esssne Exploration Fund. He i iabi-
LIANT. rs all Palestine enthusiasts are
likely % Be, that : vexed question in
regard 10 = ste Is apparently settled
forever
Bethesda IS mentioned only By the
foarth Evangelist. In the fifth chap
ter Of bis gospel, John says Nov
there Is az Jerusalem By the sheep
market Tor gatel pool which Is called
in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda. has-
ing five porehes- The word translated
pool" in the authorized version Is
given by some authorities a. swim
ming bath, and the phrase pool BY
the sheep market" Is possibly better
rendered sheep pool Easebins ex-
plains the occasional red color OF the
water OF this sheep pool as being a
trace OF the carcasses Of sheep washed
IA il before sacrifice: hence the name.
There were. according 10 the Evangei-
ist, i've porches. or portieos, around
the pool These, DIR. Geikie thinks.
charity built for the accommodation
OF sufferers Ii seems to as, however.
equally probable that they formed part
OF the original scheme for the bath.
Five porticoes would seem to imply a
peutagonal pool with a portico on
every side. divided by one across the
middle. would answer the description.
Bethesda" Ca Hebrew name which
was very probably invented by 81.
john may mean either house of
mercy" or the place OF pouring forth
(of waterD.
Al the northeast of modern Jerusa-
lem. close 70 It. Stephens Gate,
stands the Church OF 81. Anne. At
the time OF the Crimean war it was
ruined mosque, but when the French
came into possession of il they re-
stored the church and handed il over
90 the Algerian monks. 1t is near
this Church of St Anne, and in con-
necticn with excavations made around
it, that the real pool OF Bethesda has
recently been discovered bs Herr Con-
rad Schick. There i a courtyard TO
the northwest OF the church, which
leads through a Hewly opened passage
into another courtyard some 80 feet
square. At the north OF this latter
COURTYARD there was AT one time a
small church. Beneath the floor OF
this sometime church are vaults, and
through the floor OF these vaults q
cistern is reached, cat into the rock 10
a dep.h of 30 feet This cistern is a
portion of the original pool of Bethes-
ia. There is still water in 1t, but il is
difficult TO say whence il comes This,
in brief, Is Herr Sehick' 5 report of
April 5. Since then further exeaya-
tons have been made, and he has
prosecuted more extended inquiries
A twin pool has been discovered. Fur
Their examination will bring more de-
tails 10 light; but il may now be
fairly assumed tina; the two pools,
tanks. or cisterns thus discovered
really constituted the Pool OF Bethes-
da, having five porches. where
Christ healed the paralytie OF eight
and 30 years standing.
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warehea.r Ne..Ir.i.

-As@Atst tBG1Lf Hines
Rltzyilie viii soon be badly In need
OF a grain buyer and a place for
storage. This town has beea lookesl
upon for year past as way station
IN a sandy desert and stopping place
Tor none other than stock men. This
has been exploded long ago. The
county Is rapidly filing up With farm
ers from the Eastern states and many
are coming up from the lower country
70 secure large tracts of farming land
which has mostly been broken out
and viii soon be producing a large
yield.
There viii undoubtedly be over So
90 bushels Of grain ready for ship
Inent in the county this year and the
increase from this time on will h.
very rapid Many will ship their own
grain. bat number ~ our new
corners, and for years il silI be-so, viii
not have enough To pay for the trouble
OF handling il them elves. vet at the
present are compelled 10 hold il over,
deprivfng themselves OF the money for
which it would sell II there was a
buyer on the ground.
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Saturday last the Coiiax street Rail
way Company was organized and in
corporated with $1,000 capital in 100
shares OF S25 each. The incorporation
are as follows: George W suther-
land, Al Coolidge, W. J. Hamilton
I. T. Bragg, T. A. Breyinan. Charlie.
H. Hopkins. and J. A. Perkins.
The officers are james A. Perkins
president. w. Hamilton vice presi-
dent, Charles b. Hopkins secretary
and manager. and Al. Coolidge treas
urer. The stock l. nearly all taken
and the secretary has been ordered 10
open books for subscriptions to CON-
plete il. The company intends TO con-
struct line OF street ilsay from the
depot along Main street To the Chris
tian church in the south end. An ex-
tension to the fair grounds il also
probable. The men in charge OF the
scheme are all enterprising, and mean
business
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ioxn this week. He says he has an
pies and grapes in abundance IL
thinks be VIII convert his grape into
wine, and Is hauling barrel over r rarr,y
for that purpose. The erxpes are =, act
quite ripe yet, bat wit he in : few
weeks. He says the gardens in ~.
Wenatchee are not ~ gDos this vear
a. Usual He does not knor how ~
account for il. II Is, however. 4 gen
erai complaint ia his neixhborhood
little more than the usual amount
OF hay has been put up in the K5tt;tas
valley this year. A larger rortion 81
the wheat crop has bern cut for hav
thss year than eomnlo viii n sweIfs
the quantity Of hay produced. The
nay viii be in request II the winter
should happen % he a severe oue.
A great deal OF wheat has feen es,t
for hay throughout the valley. Al the
ruling price 81 wheat a good many OF
the farmers think that II Il more prof
table for hay Ttey contena thai the
expense Of threshing i 20 great that
they feel like stunning ii a. they
would pestilenee. That make. les
wheat - ship.
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low WATER IN THE COLUMBIA.
Necessity for an Appropriation 60
Remove Distractions.
y

The Columbia river j. lower at this
time than ever known Mt this season
Of the year, and the water l. still fail
ing The Eilen.buFgh in her lat trial
10 20 over Cabinet rapids broke her
eapstan, t. replace which she dropped
down 20 pasco and had team cap
stan placed on her Monday the boat
did not arrive at Port Eaton. Her de-
lentiun below Priest rapids Is caused
no doubt by low water. The water
has naw, in all probability. reached is
lowest stage. The evaporation II the
water IN al the small streams i, very
great on account OF the heat This
viii he over by the first of September,
when the small streams viii begin To
swell and these innumcrahle streams
In a swollen condition viii add greatly
20 the volume OF water in the Column
hia, until such tine trouble in climb
ing the rapids may be anticipated.
The steamer left Tor okanogan and
way landings on Thurs lay
Now that the Upper Columbia is
being nayisated hy private enterprise
lis % be hoped that car Democratic
administration viii do something To
help the good Wers along, ia the way
OF appropriations Tor the removal 81
distractions in certain portiows OF the
river, Twenty thou and dollars eX-
peaded ON Cabinet Rapids and Ike
sum 81 Rock Island would be OF vast
benefit 90 the central part Of the tern
toty, and these sums should certainly
q Appropriated hy the next congress.
IT'S nov too late 10 expect anything
done in that way this - sion.
Messrs. L. Z. Post and T. l. Nixon
have demonstrated that the projcC; ID
navigating the Upper Columbia is
reality. II has been considered very
pFohlcmatical. hitherto. but as the
iest OF passing steamers over Rock
island successfully, and without less
o. Rccident Ol any kind. has been re
peaiediy accomplished. there j. no
reason to- any longer delay in making
ae seelei appropriations. This
asaeh i due the country and the en-
erprislns men who have PIT their
money into the scheme. IL has been
looked upon rs a doubtful and danger
Gus experiment The steamboat COM
Raay have not only proven that the
svppef Columbia is paylsab,C, but they
asse proven that they vcre the prop
pes men u undertake and make 4
sacccss 81 ID thrOQch0ut
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TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
zine Unoecupied District in
stevens County.
-. river Abuses-Mass Meet
- Of snshomi.h P"ets-Irus
Rear Anecdotes


,o-tion OF Stevens county
- ,llr d.ted for real garden Of
~. !. undoubtedly that section lying
- along the east side OF the Co
CT ,;vsr below the mouth Of the
49, river. The dimensions of this
~, x;u cover an area Of more
=, square miles OF rich agrieul-
=, hi land which, in its primitive
- ~. nrov;des an abundance Of bunch
- ar grazing. There Is also plenty
and Cir timber. which can be
49, tonse as fuel or bailding.
streams how down in pretty
- r. rom the mountains and circle
- s.-b luxuriant aspen groves that
- vi.h gorgeous spiendor from the
l.s.,n,,s aggregate OF natural re-
- isna lies in benches that success
- rssrh back 10 the summit OF a
s.ei = s;u,bered mountains six miles
s1s -,r, the river. On these benches
- fr,,gal farmer has Piled bis IN
- -. - Tish good effect in developing
90. 49,. n the fair land of the setting
d. hg oil i deep and Of a slight
SUI flr aature which especially
bss.s Il - al eiasse. Of agriculture.
49, 49, aats. barley and buekwhea,
W III best crops of grain while
90 n almost any variety viii re-
800 =. with an abundance Of the hsr-
,ls'.i,uraI products. In fact We have
ssrsy seen q country outside the
..a,,;.s that could do more in the pro-
snlfson Of ir1it In greater variety than
nj oue section known a the Colum-
IA river country.
The best OF people from Western
.sste. have chosen to inhabit this
ssvered spot and equently good
s-ha,ls AM society rule the eventfui
haor Their is no mill, either for the
--,uding Of -four or for the saving of
fruIf.sr' but the water power and saf-
sr;snt patronage awaits, with eager
;ssnatsence, the coming Of the enter
prise and capital that will supply the
ss6e;encY. The land, though IL has
besa occupied bv settlers in limited
na,nbers for several years, has only re-
eently been surveyed and viii not
enter the market much before the be-
eianing Of the approaching year, bat
H. corner stakes are there and settle
ment can be made without uncer-
t.snty A. 10 right Of title
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HAkKrsor Axp xo.rox


Iune--Nsrchfnx Throuxh G>orrsa-
-ias - sonz q freedom. hsys. sad Iesiss
Marching with cur banner. IKE sAs eagles
Get Al roar ballots ready. which victory
vosi I'i isr H.rr..ou .aa xor.on-
Cone ca. come On. The boys thai wore the
eouas On, come On. all freesnen, trsea ana
trHe--
Then ven sias shs chorus aud With t.aIl0..
voiIas Cor Harrison and us-.oa-
Hhen TIE yoses are esanses. bsvx. rozsn
hear TIE ~ 5uI soaas4.
insi re people voted fFo-a the workshops
Ans Republicans hare woa aaa freedon
has been crowned.
Voting for Harrison an Nor4ez
Come on. come on, the boys sass wore The
blue. etc
Let the good osd cannon. boys. r~verberAse
And % give the Democrats The everlasting
Thea ne Union soldiers viii g, honest
voting for Harrison aud Morton
Chorus
Cone ss. come on, the boys tia. wore the
blue. etc.
Hence tie rule shall always be for liberty
JUS The same for ersry one as settled In
the Eghf.
And free ballots viii decide for justice and
her might.
Voting iof Harrison and Morton.
Come on, come on. the boys that wore the
blHe. etc.
In due time VIII Congress ST, to say that
We have wou,
AID they'll then declare ii. as the ballots.
Tia, Republicans shall raIe as heretofore
begun.
voting for Harrison and Morton.
Come %, come 90, the boys that wore the
blue, etc.
Then the fourth of March VIII come, Ia
auxHrafl0o DRy,
And with Harrison president, while cleYe-
land goes away.
Sailing up saiI river. as the peoples ballots
say.
Voting for Harrison and Morton.
Chorus
Come on, come on, the boys that wore the
blue.
Come %. come on, all freemsn. tried and
true.
Then wen sing the chorus. and with bal
lots win anew.
Voting for Harrison and Morton
~ 5. Hciales. to Chicago later llrsna.
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TERRITORIAL TALK.

still lake. three miles beyond Tenino,
j. fgil of carp.
There are many land-hunters in the
Nooksack valley.
The Swauk placer mines are closed
for want of water
Lynden, Whatcom county, viii soon
have printing office.
A good many salmon are being
caught in the Nooksack.
Citizens OF Blaine are busy taking
up claims on the tide-aats.
The Port Townsend council are tax
ing steps . provide a perfect system
of sewerage Tor that city.
Ground has been broken for a large
hotel in Blaine. on the boundary line
between Washington and British Col
um5ia
Judge /. 4. Navarro j. prominently
mentioned as the probable Republican
nominee for probate judge OF Okan-
ogan county this fail.
John j. Alien, OF Walia Walla, seems
TO be the coming man for the Repu 1.i-
can nomination As delegate - con
GEES Pert Tossasead Argus
Decidedly unproles .iOnal: Profes-
scr W. wilkins cut his finger pretty
badly the other day while butchering
waterme,0a.-C aebalis Nugget.
II is believed the sardine clnnery AZ
Blaine viii be 3 success from the start.
IS fish are abundant, and that il viii
be followed by other like establish
mentS
John Hena-er Of Collax, lost the
sight Of the left eye Wednesday after
noon while working in Clear creek in
Whitman county. He was holding a
drill in a well being dug by himself
and Others, when a piece OF steel flew
of and struck his eye entirely de-
s;roying the sight.
That veteran worker in the good
cause. Rev. Cushing Fell. has retired
from active work east OF the noun
tains. where he has been engaged for
many wears in Christian labor He
VIII nov make his home with his son
Edwin. in the Puva!lup valley He Is
wen on 10 - years ot age. bat is It'll
in health and j. well preserved ia
mind and body for one of his years.
The little giri of Mr. Frank Jone4. OF
Pomeroy. was ki.led ia that place on
last Monday forenoon by a fail in the
family well. She was not missed until
Mrs.. Jones went to draw water and was
horriticd 10 see the child in the well.
The body Was taken ogt and DR.. Gose
hastily summoned. bat all efforts 20
resn~citate the body laiied.--iade-
Tssss3eaE
Thurs Jay afternoon OF last week
Frank Tempro 81 kamiac, Whitman
county. was thrown from a thre> her
tank by runaway team and severely
injured. The heavy tank ran over his
back IN such a way that bis shoulder
blade was pushed loose from the hack.
His injuries were ATTENDED "a and he
Is progressing faSorshly, bat hI- e.
calas fram death 2 u trroN one
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Industry Then Americans vii b.
bruzghf face 20 face with the eonsis-
tons which prevail in France and
Germany. They viii have To retrace
their steps and see II Land which sher
passed BIZ az worthless counot he re-
claimed, and land which Their tiled
specifically cannot be made 70 in
crease is yield BY superior methods.
In the exuifans pride With which we
hzve reyeiled in the exubersnce Of eur
uaexznpled resources ne have
scorned the slow and careful foai with
which less favored portions Of the
world have been made 20 sustain hu-
rHsn HE. But we shall have 10 get
over that sonse day. When our great
states count their population By the
hundreds per SQUARE mile. we shall he
forced % bow 70 the law OF humanity
and cultivate the soil for al il IS
worth
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kiititas County Crops.


TIE cGiiipg and stacking OF the grain
Y ms valley Is about 6ui,hcd, sew
eIAi lhreshers are running IN different
paris >, the coanty. some Of the grain,
We learn. Is turning oai better than
vas expected. The crop. as a whole
nearly So average one. The hot
weather. caused q potion III the grain
= sefiAS bat. as a general thiae the
yield 5 gooI.
Jane, Clark has taken up several
ssi1s claims SOME tx msleS below
a..eashurgh, which be thinks. when
eSsNea, NlA develop something that
WI 90 10 STAY With There has been
considerable placer mining Goho some
sew n hitcen miles below here by
SSns..asinen. Several wears ago thr
ssl.aAnsen woFSe,l the mines, hlt the
- year Or so theg have not dsne
aeh. The pay was not satisfactory
rnof Miller. q wenzt,hee. was in
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THE MUSE IN sNouoMIsH.
The City's Name Poem In Itself
A Society Formed.

The independent order of poets and
poesesses was organized in Snohomish
last Monday night The meeting was
held on top OF the large cedar stump
below the mill, and was called TO order
By Mr.. Isaacs, and an original poem
hy DIR. Eddy was read, which seemed
to inspire all present with a feeling OF
pride and exultation. The Ssa was
declared 10 be the organ OF the asso-
eiation, and its editor was elected an
honorary member The conditions OF
membership are as follows: Each
applicant must be OF good moral
character. aud must be Between the
ages OF 10 and 90 years, and must have
had at least one poem Published in the
San During the summer months the
society will NEE; on the big cedar
stump, bat when the rainy season
commences it will probably meet I'M
der large cedar or |. \. Midget 5
plASo
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Marvellous Courage.
Ipnrs rnNns md calll


The courage o. the present admins
tratiou Is marvellous. Fot.y sea ng
schopners are moored al our wharf
awaiting the auction ordered by the
government. The date was hxea and
adverti .ements inserted and all was
ayely 8 marriage bell when Johnnie
Ban hobs mp sercuely and whisper, 20
Brother Bayard. Don't sell them
schoonerS, and Bayari takes a IL OF
ague and telegraphs ont To Port Town
send 20 hold on and lets see What
Great Britain wants us 10 90. 81 the
seheoners lie at or wharf and John
Bull lies back on his oars and hayar,l
lies back under the table tanning him
seli and nothing i done Had these
schooners been the property OF Ameti-
can citizens the. would have been
sold regardless OF right or justice.
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COLOMBIA RIVER ABUSES.
Puget sound VIII Furnish an Eree-
tive Remedy.

#A-tEAaA gARAAfi
An 0reqeaidH reporter has discov-
cred remedy for the awful abuses
.Aai are perpetra;ed in Astoria on
lpreisn-honnd vessels This discern
ing Young man viii have al the ships
thai leave that inland town whisked
right BY Astoria and out 10 sea with
out stopping here at all. He men
toned that sardine box OF a Kitty,
which went out last Sunday as setting
an example, but seems 10 ignore the
fact that We ssel- of any size are obliged
10 load half OF their cargo in Astoria
because the bottom OF the river is too
close 70 the top up near Portland.
The writer Of that item about the
Kitty expresses the spirit OF most
Portlanders. IL wonid be TO their
everlasting delight to down As
toria. bat like Banquo's ghost We viii
not down. Try again. brother and
suggest that ships be sent around on
the ~ T. X. r. via Tacoma in order
70 avoid Astoria
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whitman Count, Assessment,

The Whitman county assessment
NIL has now been completed AMI as
carate figures obtained. The total a.
>rsse,s valuation 81 ali property N Ihe
county i s. .0>S. = :, divided a. follows
Real estate. S3,27t.92, improvement
sssi 4st. personal property s3tGt.ss'.
There are 1850 acres OF improveti
lard ia the county. The tax levy TN,
wear viii be two mills ic>s Than last
wear. while there viii b. Sl6'f" more
MONEY raised ;or county expenses.
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Masonic Records Recovered.

The records at the Masonic lodge OF
this city for some time previous to The
great iire Ol iSS1 were Supposed 10 have
been bufned at that time. A. there
we're many iaiportsnt matters record
Ell therein. the loss was q severe one.
ON saturday last. white some boxes %
the effects 81 Charley Porter. an old
resident 81 this city, were being exam
iued. al the records were discovered
among his thing. The discovery was
valuable one, and the members ~
the lodge are greatly pleased.
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wanted; \ compae, District.

Now j. the time 10 pour in such re-
monstrAnccs As the people see st "a
send against mons,roSisy. The idea
OF n iuaicial district from the Straits
OF Faca - the Columbia river With no
means OF reaching the judge IN cham
bers, but by travel ing through two
other judicial district, J., such a farce
as honest men can not brook without
disgust. The natural way Is Tor one
district to be formed around olympia,
another To include fierrc, King and
Snohomish counties. another 20 in
Glade the northern coaniie> Of the
territory. with chamber, az Port Town
send. ANY violation 81 this natural
order of things viii work wrong.
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The rlannrl shIrt srlEaale.

Nj Ei-hard Watson G1des, editor
q The Csahsrg Nlga,iss. Is ,sil-
tlesiseI member ri the hanael shirt
bri JADE. - - 1eha Hosy when be j.
al home AZ has coungry place. -, 100,
i Hrsstus Mimsn. The Summer shirt
III other years. The Frcsch peraale a
CANDY patterns. j. marked a a els.
reaut in the Broadway Windows. while
flannel shirts bring al the Nay from
s. Tor high-grAle white aannei down
81 tor the rex idea hSli-catian >hlri
which mo { people wear sndl2andlies
can he SafelN trusted with.
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shaving. Ten Cents.

one OF the best barber shops luSt oil
broadway noR displays 4 sign an
unarcing Hair cutting. IS cent?.
shaving. With has rum, l1 cents p The
p@opriefor OF the shop saws his oaseY-
vatian o. the state Of hi- basiness con-
vinces hin that he would make more
money rs the reduction IN pT1ce--
After a month : TRIAL he tiHds that two
voans daGes have taken their capS
awAv. and have hcen more than sup
r,!aate.i bv a host OF new clsia-
iucr-. These newcomers complain
that Il costs too much 10 patron e. 4
coed Is~cent shop. Besides the Is
cents fo- a shave. il Is fsit % he neceS-
sary 70 tip the barter. - tip the brush
haV. aud 81 submit g the - rotation
OF the haoghack. 81 that the total co-t
Of q visit % an ordinary shop i nearer
hall q dollar than fifteen cent Thu
would lie o. 10 moment 70 the boss
. harssrs, Il j Ncre not that there are
too many Of taem Ia town. - that a
plaec hich ioSeC~ pslces and I'e-alst'
no tlpviag j. certain 70 prosper,
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Lincoln County Taxpayer..

Following is list OF persons and
firms in Lincoln cbunty who pay
taxes on over 5000: