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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-11
THE BIDS OPENED.



Bids for The construction Of ssAree s'ary
brirk block for Gov. ~. {. SQUIRE,
on the corner Of Main ard south second
streets, were opened In the Office OF n.
sfeinnsn- yesterday. The lowest bid was
that Of John Aetsfash. be Offering 10 fura.
Ian the material and do the work. exriu-
sise Of plumbing and glazing. for ess, 20.
The building u to be 7sssxf.o feet and
three stories high shove the basement.
The result Of the bids have been fele-
graphed TO Governor squire, and susi 10
close the contract and go ahead with The
work Is expected Immediately By his rep.
resenfssises here. The governor went
east 20 attend the Chicago convention and
the graduation OF HIS scn, and Il expectesi
hoEae soon. 1t h possible be may conclude
Dot 10 LEI the work before he gets here.
Hr. AcGfafh has leased the Nee ayIisfer
brick yard, and has nearly enough brick
ON hand To complete the entire Job.
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When baby vas SEX. VIC gave hef c&storis
When sssr vas a child she erieSi Tor CssEo-ia.
Naca She bacAaasAiss she eisug tosc astoria.
When she bad chiitrea. sAs szve taem
CxssassA
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THE NEW pANffEs."
Mckee Rankin and Company to be
Here Friday and sstu rdsy.

me eminent acton Mckee RAxkiR and
his sine company viii play a two nishis
eagaSemcRs az frye's opera hease, begin.
aiax Friday next The opening yssy vii
he :. The New IasnsfcS. which i 3 recon
sssuetet version 81 that beautiful picture 81
tke heart Il the sie-Tzs. rewritten fes Mr..
RSnkins present t3av. The plot Of TIE
o-sxlnel pss.rc = stia retained. eGs s,sE1e al
the characters Which have heceass chss-
nuts - ia sfxEk. - al tsaEstsg erautas-
have tssen Dispensed with, aud apw char
as-sr-s git.rn N - salt the present. day
Nh Rankin - ca8rSs Sfill ASSUMES ais
ssieinai and EreAt eh@-arfes 81 >azss.y No
Ks... a YsFt ,sst las fasse him famous IN
afsaa>s every eanMtgS on tas xssns = Re q
TIE EuSiish iaEx7zSSc Is syekcEs. Tt.S cen
sanx 81 sBppczf j. uausUAf.s sac, aae in
-fa,tes thr k.eaatifsi aSsf accomplished
Miss ashei Mrrf, she wei knesa asasss5ss
zsfAssr slsa nesas Hr Fred. q. H1ez1cr, u
1ean Jack. va kH0aa !a sAss pzTf 81 TN
country. Aiss Eshsi Tgcssr, Mss 5eE1ls
80. NJ Nc H0ltea NJ q, geA1sesl
Ne Eatz 4 arfag. ans sfhGTs,
SAa SATURDAY, esaasax NJ R&sEiuis l3sesi
SD ~ Attest sneeRas Ny RnusHA y g.
SO l., zixen. g4th sha ran ssrsagts Il 81
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Harrington 4 smith have Just received
several carloads Of baxgys. phaetons. wag-
the public TO call at their warehouses and
inspect their stock Anybody desiring to
purchase fine buggy or phaeion viii nnd
II 10 their interest 10 give them aealL scz7ti
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REMARKABLE MILKERs.


Mr.. George NJ. Boman. proprietor OF Edge
water farm. on Lake rnios. has two cows.
frmarkable alike for sha quantity and
richness OF their milk. Bessie Is half
breed Jersey. six years old and during the
four years she has been giving milk has
ouly been dry two months, Between May
nth and June 18th, she gave 2aSfs gallons
ai milk, or an AN average of over ". gallons
pr day, aud this ON grass alone. she was
MIXED morning, noon and evening.
Daisy. the other COW Is a daughter Of
Bessie. hy stones iIoistrin Fricsian bull
She was two years old GA the 18th day OF
MAY. Dufng 80 days. on grass alone. she
gave 1853 gallons 81 milk. Though very
yunng, she promises 10 make quite rs
frmaSk able a COW NJ her mother
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We viii mark down all goods in our
store for the next two days. Monday and
Tuesday. "Wednesday we viii be ready TO
entertain you with bargains. the bess We
ever offered Tokias. singerman & Co.
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a PASTOR CURED BY FAITH.

Eex. ~ 3eAE wslsszzaAa-s- faSter Miess-
gas AVgnae cAEsch. GassAse. has been
s-sz-e1 BY satt.s James A Sterling. SofIDts
szssssar. Hssset4srx Or. VAS pnt eaFS4 ~
Il haze SERVED - naazh aesssszs - tek rs
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saslsszss & a. saszsszlne ~ BzIssi rxs8zeslt-
t. I nr2s all wzsa nsay ~ gstsesei 9stA
DISK sa-x - tie tssl.4 - give tbs Eauss ex-
resseEs Eensssss q FAIR trial. a-seaTse a..
ssrs xsssx ssgzszg s<s, saey afH essv-sssygase
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e aksng Il 1zls xossaxxfss hsfSsf3 Essxir
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LETTER FROM CAPT. PARKER.

SEATTLE. July 10
To THE EnrToa Capt Hatch and the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS seem TO thigk that the
q. Il. & y. Co. and myself. as an empioye,
have done a very shabby act. fou say
that employees aud spies Of the o. Y. & y.
Co iibesed the steamer Fleetwood. Not so.
win tell You how l happened 70 get
mixed up in tina; affair, ia reference 10
which YOU give me such a hard name. both
in your local and editorial columns.
was standing on the dock az Tacoma one
sunday with some friends AZ the time the
Fleetwood arrived. She had quite q nunI
Der Of passengers, and some OF my friends
said Lets see hoS many passengers she
has" Thereupan we began To count them.
! didn't see any particular harm in doing
So Capt. Hatch. however. who noticed
me counting the passengers, shouted In an
Installing tone, which attracted the attea-
tiaa Of every one 10 rfc. well. Parker,
how many have We The tone and man
uer of speaking nctiied ne somewhat. aud
answered, "Iog have more than you
would carry II were enc of the tnsfec-
tors"
lie ssid no merc and 1 started 10 move
away when Mr., Grtsoke, a custom house
cf,scer, stepped Up 10 iac aud asked what
had said and II had counted Capt
Hssa.A's passengers. told him what had
laid and that I had cstiuted something
over hundred passengers I ASA tei3
him that If he wanted % know bow many
she had. 20 couat them himself. That wss
the last heard 81 the matter pnfil Lass
FRIDAY n0zniue TAis IS rs whole con
reetioa with shc matter save tica no
charges against the Fleetwood a. her oRn-
ezs. e. II. PAsx9s
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<rs,rs., Asssgte sc@a-laariSa sssiesy. IF
hsrSsi..ssA glve q e.SaS cNearsscn -
''Se % sii''e&y next gyit e
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Change Of passenger rates on steam
ship Premier" The fare On steamship
Premier hereafter win be 70 cents between
seattle and Tacoma ie2Ssf
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-. 80 hASfERs cF mexcttNe. ~ Las;
a.. h'tie son ~ Mr.. 4. \ FiGs hssn.
49, ,,S sssisae bicycle ga Frout street, was
tAse.. ~ passing gNprcss Wsscn a. s
III - Naelentiy o. ;,se ground. tirc Of
uees -. vas eadiy hgrs. h0t 10 bones
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az.tsss'. r1ssxss' ar. ehlhsseas kess a.
is..s iasa eactszsa Is.o<s "a Acss-stsssas tzs
f1ta. TaSAsS, Sssaesyz2z1 & &c
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Exhibition and saetsa1 sale OF fae oil
paintings "a Fr0ui street, opposite cid
iogadrr. neNt 20 Y. VI. c. A. hall sale Ia
eontaraee Tuesday, Jlsty 8 aud continue
aatil seld- Per order 7 e. Norris 4 Co
fyszs GEa T. HgoFKR. Auctsanees
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fsres 6ss clsarsstessls - aa1 AK
" ,.sssssv - ftsA. FeSzas. s-Sgarissaz,
{ - 1Fs
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hefs OF BVaNEsa. passsnScs business
= tae Seattle. Lake shore Z Eastern Rail
~ = elserica extremely goosi, aud the
49, $3.50 from TSsseRsess alone ca the
tzs,ed amounts % over $50 r,sr sizx. tla,s
asss.1lny TIE West Coast hysueh - Sao-
s0,,, - Ky, watch Wil. open faf tTAsslc as
s. g. - - ssss bridge eSa b. caaplctesi SerVss
sas saoAoulsxA riva-.
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pairs for a0c. a line Of Misses fuli i'm
isked solid co,ored ingram French hose
sold al the season al Sc. pair. now
pairs for Soc Chester Cleary-
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srurnTr neck wesr sn and after WesiDes.
dan ie1-uirs. the iitA. viii be se,d Al half
% wha. Il i werta. Ta&ias. ssnsvrscaa
4 60. sys
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The total number Of names registered
was :, go. but oafy z.074 votes were east
The council win meet and canvass the
ballots July ~. and the new members viii
take their seats ten DAYS later.
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SC We are closing out big line of
handsomely embroidered sheer lawn hand
kerchiefs, sold all the season at 80 and sc,
ROW a5e Chester CIeary-
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22
He win DO tho rvpewriting.

oh, the typewriter girl, Oh, the type
writer girl. With her debonair smile and
her hair All in curl; And her fingers
trip-tripping all DER the machine--The
slenderest fingers that ever wero seem
While my heart, like the alphabet.
jumps up and down, Depending, of
course, on her smile or her frown. And
/ gaze on the maiden So fresh and SO
pretty, And say 10 myself IL is really
pity That she should be sitting there
Thumping for money, When am just
dying To call her my honey. Then /
slowly draw up Near the maiden so
fair, And tremblingly gaze On Her
shinmering hair. Then, never once
thinking Ii may be misplaced. put my
arm suddenly Right round her waist
And beg her 10 be my typewriter
through life--Implore her to be my own
dear little wife. She bushes and strug-
giles and ceases her letter, And says,
very sternly, "You ought TO know bet
ter" But stoutly hold her, The dear
little miss. And double my guilt by the
theft OF kiss, And implore her again To
be my dear wife-To be my Typewriter
the rest of her life. And then with n
smile her whole countenance lighting
Says, 81 will be your wife, But you'll
do the typewrting
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

glad day must surely be almost at hand
again.
Even IL we were poor" said the
granger, 1--WE celebrated ms well as we
knew how, and the baby thought II the
finest affair In the world. His mother
was alive then, /" lie added. slowly. There
were many little treasures that the
childish heart coveted, but there seemed
no hope OF possessing them except
through the kind offices Of Santa Claus.
IL had TO tell him that Christmas Is
almost here. am afraid the disappoint-
ment OF knowing that IL is nearly two
months OF would make him worse. !"
whispered the granger "Mebby even,
IL would"
Light out for the doctorr' interrupt
ed the Deacon. His face was turned
away, as III he did not wish the other
10 see his eyes which glistened with
moisture.
Poppy is going for the doctor.
Benny" said the granger, bending over
the body.
'1'm 'raid to stay alone" the little
voice quavered.
"But you want 10 be strong an well
when Santa Claus comes"
The Deacon stepped forward. "Im
goin' TO stay with you," he said. II
know ole Mister Sandy Claus. an I'll
tell him bout you If you're right good
boy and don't cry for your poppy"
.Oh, I'll be awful goodv' the faint
voice piped.
As the granger rode away in the dark
ness, there was a rustling just beyond
the old wagon.
"Will tomorrow be C'is'masy" the
baby quavered. eagerly.
"W'y, tt" began the Deacon.
Texas, his comrade, came into the fire.
light.
"Yas. lectle one, tomor' III be Chris
musl" he said, positively. ''For the
baby, anyhow" he added, under his
breath.
"Tex,' said the Deacon, "Nelly Hicks
won't"
Neither will Lyddy Bender" inter
rupted Tex. 81 hain't goin' TO Ole Man
Shannon's."
Then, before the Deacon could reply,
he asked:
''Deak, what do they give children fer
Chris musT
Blamed if know. Knick-knaclss, /
reckon"
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

and the two Santas disappeared from
sight In n twinkling.
Half an hour later. the first gray light
OF coming morning revealed two cow
boys in holiday attire, riding slowing
across the prairie in the direction from
which they had come upon the previous
evening.
TEX" said the Deacon, "did you see
the look on the baby's face when the
coming NV his father an the doctor woke
him, an his eyes fell on the Christmas
tree."
mo-" returned Tex. "The blamed
bushes was In my way"
He looked like--wal, don't know
as kin tell IL, but the look NV happi-
ness that come over his leetle pinched
face made him look as beautiful as-as
n
sAs Lyddy Bender:" suggested Tex.
"Yes, or Nellie Hicks" said the Dca-
con.
"Doc said he lowed the happiness saw
ed the bahy's life," said Tex. 1T give
him the sound sleep he needed 10 much. !"
Reckon il did, wisht I'd seen the
baby's look NV happiness.
'AWisht you had. too. Looked prettier
than Nellie Hicks
''Yes, or Lyddy Benderv'
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

The gigantic proportions of the psn-
sion system OF the United States are
seen in the report Of the Secretary
Of the Interior. There is no such sys-
tenn in any other country of the world
and il is growing at wonderful rate.
The Secretary shows that in the fiscal
year ending with June last the amount
paid for pensions TO old soldiers was $7s,-
775, 1872, or an increase OF 81, ,30S, ,2S0 over
the previous year. The expenditures of
the Pension Bureau for the year eonsti-
tuted 81 per cent. OF the total disburse-
ments of the government and 2li per
cent. Of its total gross income. Truly,
no one can deny that the veterans Of the
war are literally dealt with.
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

looked, II possible, more grave than
usual.
Baby bad sick?" he questioned laconi-
cally.
Yes" returned the granger. mighty
sick!"
"w'yn't you git doctors 'Fraid to
leave the baby alone?"
"Yes. don't dare to leave him, L"
sort TO have n DOCTOR" interrupted
the cowboy.
81 know IL! / know itr' answered the
other, hoarseiy. but, what can dor
dare not leave him alone! He might
he might not be alive when got back!
An IL stay"
"rH stayl' broke in the Deacon.
"Gitr'
There was a slight rustling just be-
yond the farthermost wheel Of the wag-
ON. As the granger strobe 20 his horses,
the Deacon shook his fist ut the dark
ness beyond the old wagon, and the
rustling ceased.
As he saddled and bridled his horse,
the granger told of the baby's illness.
He had been growing weaker, for days,
but. until the day before. the granger
had not realized the child's dangerous
condition.
"whurs his motherg'' questioned the
Deacon.
"Deadi' said the granger huslxily.
'He always was pindIing, and, since
since he's been without mother-he's 5
been getting weaker and weaker every
day. We came out here on the range,
/ fifty miles west, 20 try 10 make little
home. lt-well she died, an the
baby"
lie paused and gulped, as If choking
back n sob.
"I am trying TO get back to the old
home place in Iowa." ne resumed, pres.
entity. ''Niebby will; mebby / won't
| The baby
whats this Christmas businessf'
''C'is'mus' most here, poppy piped
the baby's voice.
"Aiost here, darlin'," soothed the
granger.
AS the baby had grown weaker and
weaker. he had dwelt almost CONSTANT,
upon the coming Of Christmas and goo,
Saint Nicholas, the granger told the
solemn cowboy. The one great event ol
the baby's life had been the celebration
OF the last Christmas. and, 70 the little
one, the happy time was SO long ago h
the past, that Il seemed 10 him that TIN
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

peered hetween the wheels OF the old
covered wagon Queer, distorted shad-
ows danced hither and thither. as tho
passage Of the nickering light was in
terrupted by the granger moving about
the campfire.
IL liz up his worn. anxious face. as he
bent over little figure, stretched on q
rude couch Of quilts. little way back
from the fire.
''Wouldn't some Of this broth taste
good. Bennie," the cowboys heard him
question, with world OF tenderness in
his voice.
The watchers could hardly hear the
faint reply feebly lisped by a. sick child,
baby, almost, lying on the couch Of
quilts
Mo- the baby's voice .piped. weekly.
I'm not hungry, poppy"
Then. after pause, IL went on feebly'
"Oh, want ole Santa C'aus TO come!
Cis'nns most here; aint IL, poppy"
Most here. Bennie," answered the
granger. " Most here"
The baby's head, that seemed startling
~ large for the poor little wasted body,
rolled uneasily from side TO side on the
old pillow. The baby's face was flushed
and burning with fever. and his eyes
were unnaturally bright.
cole Santa'll bring me sumpin nice
won't he, poppy" quavered the little
voice
IL seemed weaker as il piped, mourn
fully, moment later.
awful long since I've had anythin'
nicer'
The granger turned away. He cover
ed his face with his hands and groaned
The watchers thought they saw n tear
or two trickle through his fingers.
When he looked up, started by the
swapping of dry stick, cowboy in all
the bravery of holiday attire, stood be-
fore him.
Poppy" piped the baby, els that Mis-
ter Santa Cans.
mo, he hasn't come yet" answered
the granger, soothingly.
Not the ghost OF a smile crept over
the face of himself or OF his visitor at
the bare possibility of mistaking that
broad-hatted, beweaponed individual in
embroided shirt and stained "chap" leg
gings for the patron saint OF good chill
dren.
The cowboys solemn face, that had
won for him the nickname of Deacon"
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~ reckon So"
''An' nice things" chirped the baby.
''Can'y an pi'ture books an"
'tknick-knacks cost money" said the
Deacon, solemnly, as he drew bank
bill from his pocket and handed il TO
Tex. 'tDo you reckon yer cayuse is
town an back an give you time TO buy
But Tex had disappeared in the dark
ness, and, two minutes later, the Deacon
heard the receding footballs of fleet
cayuse.
'1C'is'mas is comm tomorrow chirp.
ed the baby's weak voice. ''Comin to-
morrow
eyes, comm to-mor'," agreed the Dea-
con, rubbing his eyes with the back Of a
red hand.
The child seemed strengthened by the
hope, and presently his eyes closed.
and, lulled by happiness, he dropped
asleep.
The Deacon tiptoed away in the dark
ness. Returning ten minutes later. he
brought little cedar, cut down by his
huge iackknife. He removed the double
tree pin from its hole in the wagon
tongue, and, sharpening the cedar stem,
/ ho thrust IL into the hole. Then he
sat down by the fire TO await Tex's re-
turn.
.Reckon they're having big time at
ole Man Shannon's," he muttered, pre-
sently. "Nellie Hicks will be thar, sure.
i Wisht-"
lie glanced at the baby, smiling ia his
sleep, dreaming OF the happy morrow.
II don't wish no sech thingr' the
Deacon muttered, hoarsely. Several
hours passed before Tex tiptoed TO his
side, as he nodded by the campfire.
"Knick knacksr' Tex explained in loud
whisper. as he held up bundle.
The October Christmas tree present
ed truly festal appearance when
the two broad-hafted Santa Clauses
finished hanging the simple gifts
upon IL. There were various
toys, woolly horse. tin, trumpet, a
rubber doll, with a villainous leer, and
candy galore.
Tex" said the Deacon solemnly, as
they stood admiring their work, "we're
gaIlus lookin' pair NV Sandy Clawses;
haint WEI
you bet we air!' agreed Tex.
There came the sounds Of gnlloping
horses beyound the crown Of the slope,
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One day, when she was in her ninety
sixth year, Aunt H was visited by
Boston clergyman. who. in the course OF
a brisk conversation, ventured TO tell
her the story Of the monkey and the
parrot, in illustration Of some point that
was made. That lively anecdode was
new TO Aunt A., and the people were
wondering q little with what local re-
miscence she could possibly match il.
She heard the story with unrufi!ed
visage, and then remarked:
THAT must have been n very remark
able parrot, but IL seems 10 me he hard
ly comes up to Deacon Staples parrot,
after ALL"
What did Deacon Staples parrot
dor
lone time the deacon's wife was put
ting up cucumber pickles in the kitchen,
and the parrot--he was a very knowing
bird. .,nnd had been piously brought up
i'm the deacon's family--was sitting on
the back OF chair watching the opera
ton. Presently. when the deacon's
wife's back was turned, the parrot
slipped up and stole one OF the pickles
Jut OF the dish. She turned around in
time, however, 10 catch him at il, and
threw her knife at him with such force
IL took all the feathers smoothly oil the
top OF the birds head.
"The parrot flew around for two days
i'm sore distress at the loss of his top
knot, but recovered il i'm the course Of
time. One day, some little time after
this incident, a minister who had ex-
changed with our Minister came TO spend
the Sabbath at Deacon Staples. The
parrot was in the dining-room when the
family and the minister came in TO
breakfast. The clergyman was very
bald; his head fairly shone. He had
not more than got seated at the table
before the parrot, fixing his gaze on the
minister, screamed out:
"Ha. We burned old scamp! been
stealing piclxles.'
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

by local application, ne they can not reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There N only
one way 81 cure Deafness and that Il by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness In caused by
an infiamod condition OF the mucus lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
iDnamed You have q rumbling sound or Inn
perfect hearing, and when it il entirely closed
Deafness II the result, and unless the infin-
nation can be taken out and this tube rcstor-
cd 10 It's normal condition, hearing will bc
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused BY catarrah, which Is nothing but an
intlamcd condition Of the mucus surfaces
We VIII give Ono Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness (caused by Cafarrhl
that wc can nos cure by taking Halls Cafarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
II. J. CHENEY a Co., Toledo. q.
Kn-Sold by Druggists. Too
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

TO ms Edffor-Please inform your readers that
disehse which warrant to cure the worst cAses-
30 strong 10 my faith IN tho virtues Of this ned-
cine that i will send free sample bottle and
valuable treatise 20 sng suffcrcr who will give
me HE p. q. aud Express address. My remedy
has cured thousands OF hopeless cases.
II. q. ROOT. M. 9. is3 PeAsi "a. New York
The diamond drill., 1888-12-22

Mrs. James Brown Potter Il having suc-
ccssful season. She was robbed Of $1,000
worth OF iewclry In Washington few DAYS
ago. The gems were recovered. but not be-
fore the advertisement got In its work