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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
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II . man has corns on his toes, and
must needs pare them OF, or has .
+" jumping soothache." and Is con-
strained 10 have the tooth pulled oit
root and branch; or II he sees public
nuisance and is bold enough to sttemp,
TO abate it, or finds y community In
complete lethsrgy as TO their immedi-
ate material interests, an is indiscreet
enough to undertake to pod" this
selfsame community to action, he gen
orally does these things with . WY
face aud with doubt and hesitancy.
II Is, as . rule. not . good thing TO
praise ones neighbors, lest he make
these selfsame nsighbors vsinglorious
and pulled up" On the other hand.
il Is not perfectly safe to point out the
shortcomings Of q community in which
ones lot is east, lest he may be called
"meddler and charged with "pry-
ing into other peoples business" or
branded as stirring up trouble" and
strife and accused OF being busy
body"
With these feelings Of doubt we sit
down TO write of a subject that con-
Germs Us of the White River valley,
a d, for tha, matter. OF all the valleys
OF Pagei Sound. The other day. when
the teams for the sahsoiler were trans
fcrred to the junction yard TO pillow and
sabsoii land In March that had hereto
lore been partially coyere Il with water
in June, we could not help contrasting
the difference between the tile drained
hand in the Pgyallup valley and that
great heiy Of stopping " wet land OF
White River.
The time was. in years gone by. when
White River valley Was ahead OF the
Puyallup In improvements, in average
crops, in ihrist and wealth. Compsri-
sons are said TO be oaious; neverthe-
less they are some lines profitable.
FIFTY mics Of tie drain in the Puyal-
lup valley, aad not rod in White
River valley. Is a whole volume OF
odious comparisons. IL Is NOT that
White River lands do not need drain
ing: not that many farmers are not
able to drain. but simply and solely
because these farmers IN White River,
as a class, are net sufficiently awake To
their interests a. undertake . system
Of drainage So much needed upon the
average farm in the valley.
An agent Of q tile factory c me
through these tao valleys recently TAX
lag orders foE tiles. He Sold sixteen
carloads in the PGyalluP, but not one
foot here in this valley. White River
valley 10 longer, wider. richer and nat
urally more favorahly situated than
its sister, Fes allap. yet In the later
place land is higher ard more sought
Alter than here. " has this valley
needs is a system of dep drainAss
from Rack River 70 keni, and from
AlyorSi's To Slaughter, and until thsss
too main outlet bitches are dug and
he deep tile underdrsins take thel'
proper place on The farms, the farmers
can never set that psosl vat Of theii
Land that Is justly due under pFoPei
stair Of cultivation Cnia these Quite
a.iches are dug. aad dos side eneust
and deep saonxh to keep the water es
low the surface and pave the way fc'
tie undsrdrairs that sooner OF lAsel
must occupy the land, the use and %
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

The outlook for Seattle today d q
hundred fold brighter than II wss for
San Francisco In 1854, and unlcss the
representations OF such shrswJ In.
vestors q millionaire James Pbelan,
w. w. Willis. Robert Ingersoll, Jam.
ison, Smith q Getting lthe New York
bankers who arc Furnishing the mon.
ey for the Seattle, Lake Shore aud
Eastern r0adl prove incorrect, Seat.
tic will be the second city on the Pa
cine Coast IN ten years.-fOregonian,
Feb. 18th, 1883.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
nnLr srrrys DascE

A LITTLE GFRfy6 DAyck
Twelve swses little ionquil masdens,
Do so;emA and qusiuS and fnif.
Their little white sun bonnets wearing,
Were Il owed 10 take the air.
They had many IN edmonton
A 70 how they must behave:
They vere never to talk 70 ssr1ngszs,
Bat b maidsnly and grave
Surely they meant 10 remember;
But night in The maidens' way
Stood twelve little dAdodil iaddies,
So dashins and bliths and gay.
Just then, too, bo6otink whistled
In the maple tree. By chance
The cunningess uAlts, and strai8htway
One and I'll began 70 dance.
The soft spring Dresses spplauded;
yellow caps and bouneeo white
Went bobosag and swaying together,
And I'll were happy and bright
All mel just then they were searched
for;
Alas for the dafiodil ladies,
So dashine and blithe and brave.
The dahodils said " 'twas the joDquils
Who began the eance that day."
While the jonquils said with decision
a. Twas quite the opposite way;
That the dadodils began it,
And vent dancing 10 and fro,
TIL We had to move . little
7 Keep out Of the way, you know"
While 1, who had seen from the win
dow,
So knew who "began" quite we'll,
Laughed soft to myself in the shadow,
And Of course would never tell.
-lLucy e. Tillsy in n. Y. Tribune.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
flsu AND HOME.

-. s-.>.r, srn pagan foe this eepnft-
- = sddrsspsd % = 4u1xEA
D.ssrs~i gdlsor, Pssr-txrntx1skS-
Ap1.sns W.. Coxnmsnscsstons Tor
..1.sss- .keuM be wr1sssa uDcn O.
p - papsf oniJ.l
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

Like thousands Of others. Ghe Doc
Tor and bis friend. Colonel Daily, came
out from Hoosserdom 70 see the soun-
try. maybe to as drop" few dollars -
an iuvestmeas. and perhaps come
again another day. CoGpasing noses.
Ne all agreed-Hoosiers - ve we're. ali
Of ns-tha, cur valleys +" we're q good
- White River. sIndians White Riv-
erj, that our climate vas better, and
that, after al. this Was pretty good
eozntry Of yours" Master Harry
even vent 50 far - 10 own up that
Indiana girls were not any more at
frsctive than Washington misses. The
Colonel said his trip to the creamery
farm repaid him FOR bis whole twenty
Eve hundred mile Trip" from shat he
had lea ned there about silos. It then
trznspired that be and bis neighbors
had investigated thi, question from an
English standpoint and arrived .. the
conclusion that IL would not pay to
put thousand dollars into . siio tina,
soald only bold hundred tons, as
they we're informed by their English
friends would be the cost. wnen l
showed him our tWo siIos that cost
only huEdred and fifty dollars. that
would hold two hundred tons, and
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

stsncAsuusd ssd ~ haad id - -
is cnnoos movo, I'D . sAAxp -
tSo:hsd So takss ~ he hosn luss
above t1e skin h hend sotoo9
nieeds frofuseiy o. injurioosfy. " .
dos, it may y Instantly ssoppsd. =
one thoroughly fssiahae eenfa<mnn o
0ssee asse1fed from fFiAl. ~ aSP1y-
ing ccbUshs, enough q Which 0ay
usually b f0and ovsrhesd N X q
harna.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
Golden RULE BAZAAR
II. LOBE e. co.
$40 Front street, Seattle.

Our snar to the people Of Seattle and the Sound
household word % vAea yon in print continually it i
reminder that il tie place End genuine bargains
We therefore, have this space to inform the public from time
time Of changes h prices which may take place. and BY looking
for our Sunday sdveztsenent you viii certainly profit BY
We have been asing business q tie enc Price systen
and Fair Dealing b eur Watchword.
All parties who intend going housekeeping find it to ther
advantage c and exane stock and prices before purchas
ing elsewhere
Nata mr raducfin in CANINE ROGERS gooa,,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
coxcrxrKArxp uuxnuesEsY.

One Of our Horticultural readers re-
quests rs to expose . seed and plant
dealing 6fm, whose catalogue, among
other marvellous fruits, advertises the
Sea Island blackberry, OF which they
say: One vine, il properly trained,
viii occupy . circle 80 or 10 feet Id
diameter, and yield ~ to 81 gallons OF
fruit. One vine, when full grown viii
yield enough berries for an ordinary
family" They further say the plants
are very hardy, withstanding the Sc
we're winters of Washington Tel ritory
vithou, injury"
We Will not expose the firm, as our
friend requests, for it may be only ig-
n0rance they are chargeable with. and
not intentional fraud. The testinO-
mails they publish are from person. hy-
ing in Washington Territory, where
this berry seems TO have originated.
The climate OF Washington Territory,
especially along the coasts and upon
the islands, Is quite mild; the thef-
mometer seldom dropp ne loser Than
90 above sero IT any time. This mild
temperature Is due 10 the tropical ocean
currents that wash our western shores.
The enterprisinH firm who are advertis-
ing the berry may have been misied by
the far northern / titude Of the Teri
tory INTO surprising that the winters
The Sea Island Blackberry will not
stand our winters 1T all, and this Is the
reason Why our nurserymen do not
keep and sell il. II any one wants to
try it, however, he can buy plants OF
nurserymen in Washington Territory
s. per hundred, while this firm OF
which We are speaking charges $l.0
for single plant.
The ludicrous gravity with which the
grave editor OF the Indiana Farmer
treats this concentrated humbug in the
foregoing clipping is enough to make
US wonder what next" II he will
send US the name of the nurseryman
in Washington Territory dealing in
the " Sea Island Blackberry" we will
give him free advertisement and also
public notoriety of the persons living
in Washington Territory who give the
testimonials.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18
EARLY LAMBS.

The slaughter and shipment OF win
ter lambs will begin here in few days
at $l2 per carcass for the 6rst. The
market this season will be extended to
Boston. Lambs grow to the right size
for market In seven to nine weeks.
about IS pounds being the standard /;
but they must reach that weight In
that time or they viii not bring the
best price. As they are shipped To
market hog-dressed, the dealer can tell
their age within a few days by the
length OF wool. About the middle OF
March the p. ice gradually drops TO 81.
Ii is cheaper to raise $l2 lambs than
those Of q less price. for the ives do
not have to be fed grain so long. Soon
after the lambs are disposed OF the ewes
can be sold for mutton, for they are
fat all the time, and the lamb-grower
can gather new flock as before. There
is no immediate prosp CT OF the busi-
ness being overdoue, for consumers
who are able to buy are just beginning
to leara that such . delicacy can be
had in mid winter. ! am told that one
grower could have sold 500 more to his
dealer last winter il he had had them.
One man can care for 100 ewes very
easily. and they should produce at least
100 lambs, and ct ti2 each 1t Is "quite
q bunch OF money" The approximate
prod can be estimated from figures 40
TO the requisite feed given in these col
nmns some time ago. There should
be no discount allowed on tn ewes, tor
their wool and mutton will offset their
tirst cost and keep.-lGalen Wilson,
Tom. kins Co., y. \.
IL farmers here could get such prices
for early lambs, would they not jump
at the chance? Who knows but We
may some day compete in the Boston
and New York markets By refrigerat-
ing cars for the sale Of Washington
Territory lambs, fe,i in our mild climate
at q cost much under that of the New
England or New York farmers lambs
tha, command such high prices
Stranger things than this have hap
pened within the last decade Of years.
slaughtered beef from Kansas, in re-
srigeraiing cars on the track at seattle,
as has been witnessed within few days
past. NIGH, well be followed with a
more profitable traffic of the higher
cost product OF Washington Territory
lambs "hog dressed OF the Boston
or New YORK D srkets. Verify
" The ways of the world are all turned
round
since hlly years ago
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

I will give any person who has
bough. any lot, block or acre from
me in Seattle in the past seven years.
his money back and one per cent.
per month interest. l challenge any
real estate dealer in Seattle. or in
any other city in America, who has
done the volume of business that l
have done, to make . similar oder.
GUY CARLETON PENNEY.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

ses this h. not 81 much Of Fefec.
esa upon the dealers as upon the
afnsrs The merchant Is supposed
KEEP what his customers call for
sss demand for an article Is what
sssu IN due true brings a supply.
"a Z there had been demand. some
e'sfrrsins firm womb have found ii
mSr interest TO have kept stock
mess Tot sale. There can be no
wisdom a. 10 the benefits OF deep
sossas. al,hoagh We ali know that
lard needs {, more than Others.
~ alllviAi deposits in the valleys.
sAoNat sahsoii. do not need the sub
rsos near 80 much as where the
cay land and YET sitter snhsoils
~ ieaad, and vet our mos; fruitful
Asss lands are greatly benefited BY
afrsng Of the seA deep early in
- = ~. which benefit extends not
ever The whole season, bat also
- Ne seasons following.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

v wright, 81 Colunaeus, Indiana.
we ye oldsn times in the Hoo
sasss. the people used 10 get ny
80. 80 70 msa aud get RIA y to 20
Nc and have the sgae." TAst vas
ees'sxassd times be ore the war.
- I'M rscy wss % common that
s as bad 20 often he put up in
saves as such thing as p.per
aass unknown among the IA.
= - NE STATE. The war changed
tor il set sAe people to read.
49, thinking a. well. A father or
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

hfother, lover or cousin, n EVEN &C.
qusintancs in the army, Vas . he hist
caused new to be eagerly sought If
Ter. and. vhen the var broke out.
reading became general; in . word.
the war became . great educator A
grim old teacher that, though. / tod
him Ne didn't do that sort Il thing.
/. 90 TO bed 70 hare the ague.. - ve
had nose Of IL oct here. even 4 our
land wss ueu aud some u Is vet.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

One Of the subsoil plows gave way,
sS week. under the pressure OF q
hsavy strain incident to deep blowing
= suf soil. coupled with the actions
= IN unsteady team. { nyassing the
s1estion As 10 how soon il could be re-
rsred. the fact came out that not =
sasle dealer ia agricultural imple
aenh In all Of oregon or Wa hing'on
Iursory KEEP, sabsoil plow in stock.
NJ thai one could not be obtained
aors Of sending 70 san Francisco
ka
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

Note our reduction in genuine ROGERS Goods
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30

was split by the conclusion and partly
wrecked. The flames enveloped the
ruins of the mills, then rushed across
the canal and through the crushed
doors and windows. setting them on
fire. thence to the elevator, and over the
PaIisade to a warehouse, and finally 10
a lumber yard, setting on fire 1,000.Oo0
feet of lumber.
All this happened before people
knew what had taken place. Those
who noticed the lifting of the roof of
the A by the explosion say it went not
less than 700 feet high. That this is not
an exaggeratiOn may be Judged by the
fact that small pieces of wood We're
picked up on Wabasha street in st.
Paul, distance of ten miles. Window
glass was broken on Bridge square, a
distance of eight blocks. and at Segel-
baums store, eleven blocks from the
mills, a plate-glass front was broken
out. Washington avenue was covered
with broken glass from the windows.
and one remarkable feature was, IL all
fell outward.
Any one visiting our Lakewood ceme-
terry can not help noticing a fine monu-
ment erected to the memory of the men
who lost their lives at the time OF the
explosion. This was erected by the
Minneapolis Head Millers' association
at large expense. / also consider that
| have an interest in it, for L never see
it without thinking how near | came to
having my name also engraved upon It.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
1T GROWS APACE.
The Religious Troubles Alleged to
Include the FiPemen.

And now the alleged ill-feeling be-
tween South Minneapolis Catholics and
Protestants has broken out at engine
house No. 5. and is making things lively
around there. Assistant Chief Kennedy
denied that there was any trouble at
the engine house, but according to the
firemen themselves there is.
Tie trouble at the South Minneapolis
police station grows no better. and now
Lieut.. Swan Walton comes out in an
open letter, charging Capt. Ness with
attempting to displace him on purely
personal grounds. 1T is not the first
time" says Mr.. Walton, THAT Capt.
Ness has tried to trump up charges
against me and failed. He has tor
mented not only ME and other officers
under him, but citizens in general. The
time when he has run himself out of
here can not be far off,
''Satd an ex-officer yesterday. "I am
certain that Capt. Ness and Sergt.
Krumweide are members of an anti
Catholic organization. for was asked to
join and informed that they would give
me the necessary papers and the like.
To my certain knowledge Capt. Ness
has done nothing but make trouble ever
since he has been at the station, and an
ill-feeling exists all around"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
RECKLESS GENEROSITY.
A Man Offers to Loan an Overcoa'
i'm Cold Weather.

n N1dh OhSIS ~ LOot OH OSSA SOs~~
in Cold Weather.
A certain Minneapolis capitalist.
whose smallness in money matters is
only equalled by the liberality he dis
plays towards members of the cloth,
recently purchased fine overcoat.
The evening the garment was delivered
a ministerial brother from Anoka
county, or some other rural district,
that assists in making laws for Mime
apolis, called to De entertained. There
was no doubling the ministerial brother
had come to eat and sleep, and hospl-
tally was cordially EXTENDED. In the
morning, as he was departing, his host
noticing that his thread-worn coat was
lily adapted to protection from the
piercing morning air, remarked: wv ont
you put this OvercOat on your shoulders,
brother?" His reverend guest replied:
"Thank you, brother, l don't care II L
do" He was accordingly assisted into
the warm great coat and left with pro-
fuse thanks for the accommodation.
A couple of days afterwards the kind
hearted philanthrOpiSt was aStOnished.
but not delighted to receive a card OF
thanks from the ministerial brother
whom, it appears, had chosen to accept
the coat as gift. a tlibute of thanks in
appreciation of his services as lab0rer
in the Lords vineyard. AS the philan-
thropist had only intended to loan his
bran new OvercOat for day or TWO, his
pleasure in receiving this card of thanks
can be Surmised. He is now placed in
the predcament of either sacrificing his
reputation for generosity, OF else buy
ing another oyercoat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
EXCUSE FOR CORSETS.
Dress Reform and Intellect---Ef-
fusions Under Dress Pressure.

Women who wish to reform the world
by beginning with themselves, OCCASION
ally get some aid from those who care
but are anxious to hear their profound
expressions fall on the ear of the won
dering multitude. A lecturer in Min
neapoliS recently took occasion TO SSiSt
the cause of dress reform by telling his
audience of ladies that science had con-
clusively proved that the woman who
does not wear corset has One-half more
breathing power than the woman who
does wear one of those wicked but.
graceful articles of apparel. His poin'
might not have been fully appreciated,
only that it was based upon train of
logical argument, in this wise: mental
force and activity require that large
quantities of food be assimilated. But
this food cannot be turned into mental
force without large breathing capacity
and strong lungs. If women wish to
develop mental ability they must throw
aside the corset"
Now, there wasn't woman In the au-
dience VINO hadn't at some time in her
life desire of literary fame, and had
written her little poem, only to have it
consigned to the waste basket. Women
are hopeful creatures, however, and,
after moments reflection, many of
them concluded that their literary abil-
ity had been dwarfed and repressed by
the wearing of corset. Of course, the
next step was to discard the odious ar
ticle. Poems and novelties were again
written, but, alas. not even the spacious
pages of Christmas paper could be in
duced to give them room. Evidently
the lecturers theory was more reaSOna-
Bile in the abstract than in
practice. Those ladies who have
some regard for their appearance
may again don the corset, and with
clear conscience, for does not prOmi-
nent Psychologist in recent article al
firm that even Egyptian women wore
girdles, which he considers the same
as a corset. Even the good book is
quoted to show that the wives and ccns-
ins of the prophets and apostles were
girdles without being rebuked about it.
He prudently points out the fact that
there is wide difference between the
right use of any article and its perver-
sion or abuse, but concludes that the
corset, If worn with moderate degree
of tightnesS, adds to woman'S appear
ance and does not detract from her
health. Sensible women will rise up
and call that authority blessed. Even
those who never take the trouble to
think can rely upon his word and be
able to appear as trim and neat as they
like. When good authorities disagree
upon subject Of such Importance and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
No Leap Year in 1000.

Raleigh News
Although the year 1900 will be divisi-
BILE by four, it will not be leap year.
Twelve years must elapse before the in
teresting event takes place, but it was
Just the same in 1900 and 100, but not
in 1000. for that was a leap year, and
the year 1000 will be a leap year also.
Why this should be is problem. To
explain it would be tiresome task, but
it rests ON the principle that a differ
ence of eleven minutes per day exists
between actual time and calendar time.
Thus year is computed at 365H days,
three years being 365 days long, and the
fourth year 366 days. In fact, the year
is 365 days, hours and IS minutes long,
or eleven minutes short of 365H days.
The leap year every four years is said
to have been an invention of julius
Caesar. To allow for this difference Of
eleven minutes per year, one leap year
was dropped every hundred years. But
this was found not to be exact, and
Pope Gregory XIII. in 1882 made an inn
prOvement, and decreed that every
fourth centurial year should be leap
year. Thus, by emitting the leap year
for three centurial years and letting it
remain as usual on the fourth centurial
year, a system is obtained so close that
it would take thousands of years to
make up another days difference in
time. The calendar time is still not eX-
act automatically, but as no change
will be necessary for 4,C00 years, it will
not fall to the share of the present gen.
Grafton to correct the discrepancy.