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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
STOPPED By AN OFFICER,
cARrArN vooLxaY WILL BE- PRIsgNIII
WITH cAnB Fun HIS BRAvRxY.

sunday afternoon Mr. Austin A. Bell
vas oct driving With his wife and liz.
tie Girl. On coming down Colnmbia
street the horse be vas driving TOOK
fright ct the ere engine which. Gas bsine
housed sEd ran away. OMssr Webster
attempted 70 check the animals flight.
bat did NOT sucesed. Just - the hosse
reached Front street. Captain Woolery
took In the situation at Q glance, and
running in front OF toe frightened snl.
mal be made . lssp and RfAsped the
horse By the bead. u Vas only the
work Of an instant. and tbs horse vas
stopped and the occupants Of the buggy
escaped unipjofed. Yesterday Mr..
Bell, oot Of gratitude, pareaased q
handsome gold heade1 cane and had il
inscribed as follows:
James II. Woolefy, March %, 1883.
Compliments Of A. A. Bell.
On account Of the provisions Of the
ordinance against ofn,efs accepting
gifts. Mr.. Bah viii ash that tho city
ooouol present this cane to Captain
woolsfy With his compliments. Mayor
Minor Uaa seen last evening 10 regard
10 the matter. aud stated thet be could
see no improperly IN Captain Woolesy
accepting the Rifs II Il comes through
the city cooncii, and expressed himself
- pleased 70 know that the people ap-
pseciats the efforts of thess officers Who
sn6eavos 10 perform their duties.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
evrerAsD rAsssSosRs.

,.s ,reafore % III 0rsgN sn1 csi
49,. fes~ay. Lacy , rd.n. - Drs
-. - vita. ID Gorilla. " A We
- n Asehi.on. W L Hill , gersoE.
r.. jeo ' xsller. tss Y Kerscbsa.
fsS~sn. KLfrzz A Vi eigl cd
- q Cabtenix J u Mgr, VI Liz :
9Sscshack, J u I've. ME- - Wesom -
..1.n - IS ssstgrnnsA
..1 a assinr.ou Ga the 0rsgna Shors
- Non1aT: 4B Gar1t Desry. 3 W
s.@1irR, srd Al EetmsEd, and 90 emi-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

Tbs FtltoAs Nc strike rs yet eeeE
aee.Asce ~ The leurneyasn t2iiors- The4
desigas 40 aef 20 iHsHenrzse = cOCn c.
waz ~ o-tct sFsi r3Ay tess several tnes-
ehsst Is iers had sfSega Tbs rev sohsssHse
q grlgc-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
PERSONAL.

W. II. Humphrey and family returned
from their eastern trip last evening.
Er.ghi Justice GrteHe has gone 70
Oystarvli.e to attend to some legal baai-
Mark 3. Lamhie. Of Anthony, Kansas.
arytved In Seat. 10 on sunday and oontern-
pisse's reading here permanently.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT O
Rancies,

Lzees soheoidsries. sephyss, yarns, art
room vssr, Ladies'. Misses and Caildss'.
gloves md handler hiefs, rsbeoss. Jet aud
sooi dssss TRAININGS. bcaids, fAns. Hsss asi
Parsss, L.st.s ooilass sd eur, a - oil otaer
LAscs 80 CAtldrea's p>ckseaf, eostou snd
linen thread. srving and ephrosdssy siIk.. La
dies nd Chiidsea's salk and eaton pA.ssols
and e0b.ealas, aeots' slk unbreltaa
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

WIS iEoskrEn I've wis were Pro.
essea in ire grchGte court yesseT.ss
sar-iy fhsg GO Jsha " ChAnte. cs
9a>ai a. NJ ick ersires al To tsStAtns =
rrsss y O. - v d. snG thar o Csarzs
Hartman. in Nrisa The &ece4eess cha
AREA are the call Sssisess
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

kla DAY N RsAI EsTafS- rhe real &c
tate transactions yesterday aggregated in
sncunt SO tea 1he largest oonsidesa-
.ies ls the deeds aisd Tor recor& wss
SsS0 There were ;hFes cee4s in wh Cd
The 80 sl8crAticns ragged between S.sEl
Ane : re "a Ant SIX hes eesH sias Esd
: lev the remand ~ hS4n less than gss.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

Llwman 4 HaBford have a large va
siSty of Easter osrds. Cali aud see
sesn. Corner Front aud Crerry. "A ]
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

BUILDING rgIKGRAru LsNE-tntwa
dsys troa this time tee Western Union
Telegraph Company will to operating =
hns between here and smiths cove sna
the exsrnsscn II the line "a the end 81 fhe
rod witt b pushed steadily TO naple.
uon- Tha construction "a IN charge o
Colcael J. "a. AcFAllsnd who has been
here siace last Thursday. The Z s. IN e.
GAYS be occupie ia completing his OUTFIT,
cansisslnS q two hay eass q assisg car,
twelve nsea asA the - ST cock tn Nsss-
snssua fsrgftary~ Yesterday the cres
succeSded ia Distributing 90 relies slcEs
TIE ltGe.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
WITH
New Choice Goods.

The following 10 a list of what
We carry in different depart
ments.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

1 The following il . list Of what
We carry in different depart
ments.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

E.~rr. Caxps.-Csn ~ Lovnxn 4
ESnssri's snd Sc PrAnss latest ard
saoss essais.ai isstSns. nf3& :
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

New goods in COR cloak and wrap
department Monday.
TokIas, SISotRxax 4 Co.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

Millinery cpeninG Aoodsy nornine,
csme and see so@s styles and ehoies
aoodA OispiAJ Of French Pattern hats
and bounela
TcxLAa. 6noR1NA3 A Co.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

A SUNDAY RAGS. Was siseas'
ored san&sY sticrsooa IN the Cslifosnts
bakery. ospoalte Bsll's b s'ei. and before
n wss coutraliea the hasitiug VAS nearly
gatfca. The toss en- she euildsns - com
psra,ivrfy small the chief DAMAGE AAN'
tsS h~en caused hy the wster. The nv
attracted = very large crowd The los
fssAs 90 = man nAgiea Ste ar
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

Fn, sale by all seaisss-Sarsya-ili.
ans Iron wafer. Tee A. p. Hsssliss
Co, sSle asents. nI 4
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT q
Rsacles.

Laees. suesos1ssiea. seDsyrs, y1ras. arr
rso seaf. tastes'. Aia.ss' and CAlssen Z
siosee aid kaaahsrchhfs. rlbeooa - sas
vol ds.n srtnotns,. bssids, lana 80 ~
parse, Lzdies collars ~ sslEs, sod 81 ~
ltaen thsee5, orviee ana en- oymser, sSss ~.
sses' aed Chsisssab s1ik anu eo,soe sa.s..ls
osd nnhfN.lal Sfansa. nIk uwh.saI..
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

eID Aa1 g. 42issh rhsdauss.
Coaster CIeasy.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

Iasiin 1adsrssar, oss os:ssics.
Chester Csafy.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

eAnspAssLLA AND IDou warm ieads
~ . moss pleasant and hsaishfal drink.
The A. p. Hotalioa Co., sole agents. q 8
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
New Choice Goods.

Tie following u . list Of what
We carry in different depart.
mentl:
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

Cash. small eXsences, and big Gales,
tell the tale. Chester CieASy.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT d
Hosiery.

Isdtss', Misses and Childrsn,s cossop. wosl
ms91Do and unalin underwear asd hos. co,
ssts. CA1Afeas vs1osaI ell Ladies snh CAL.
dfen's knit vsar sgeeps Init sasvls, an In
faois' wear, muslin aud emoeutdoeod plllou
dams, aprons and enildroa's drptse
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT A.
Dress Goods.

sstiun. noroesns. farmer sssina, haas elsshs,
Berlin foulsnds. sisestsas. oorsss j.sns. Via
sans, eftnslins. liaea and cotton cznvas.ss
and facing.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

DEPARTMENT A
Dress GOodls.
Fore - ed domestic voolsn. cotos sna silk
dr.se Da,ertsls. vslsss. p,aAhss Qailts1
Deriia feulandt sils.ias. eerses Jena viz.
gAne. crfseiins. linen and cotton esIvsssss
ed iactns.
DEPARTMENT
Domestics.
LAdiss' CLOTH. dsene1s. trieots, IspellAnts,
sheeeanse. musltns. Cantoa haanels. einghaos'
pn.ts, iaUns. ezaeoea. Sovsis, taolc Iipsns,
md eoaessioa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT y.
Mesicry.

Isdiss', Nissss' and cAildssn's esttoa. seol,
asrina and muaitn 0nssxsesf and hoss, cor.
sos. ChiicTes's vAists, 81 LAdfss' and Oh.
ersa's tAss vses except knis sAassa oil -,
iAneG wear. muslin 40 tmpsstdefed pillow
shsUs, zpfoes and ckildeen' . dsessas
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT Z
BootS,

IAAiss' Miases', childssa's. MsaS, Boys and
Yu0ah's ,eaaAas cod yuebsr boosa. shoes. .lip-
Dsr0 end 0vsssbors. button Aseks and 600.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT
Dress Goodls.

xossiea 400 De.estie vssisn. eesssa 40 en-
Ars0 DaserfAaa. velvvea piuaAss- oni;ss1
ssssns morcesns, farnss asiiss, n.ir csosHs
SHhs fosiznss. aiastaA oorssi Sse,s. -
saas. ertssssns bsn end Gotten cesvssSs
ana fortna.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

oesas' zndsrv.ar q every descFipstcn, ees on
ADD vschn ovsrs6tFss. GinGks0. esssa 49,
a<iam b.oos<s. shirts and ovsyslk. asnsef
% re nd ersvss, 6en,s'. Boys. sBa Cal
dssn's for. wool and arzv aaas. susAsf blsah.
Its and eoass. Oh esothins. Gerss' einsAeo $50
Alpaca umhseilse. cardigan tscksss. collars sa1
cana, esloeed and waits sktrtA G ssss' had.
kafcAtsfs. ieNAsYy. Arckyas1 ana hoo.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT +
Cent? Rurnishinx.

ossts seAsvsas 81 svwy d..es1ptiss, -.
teu sna seoass ovsssAiFu. xisasem. ootsca
sas Ssszns sioneea. shisfs 80 oVrsal,. asn~Sl
.ahte "a arAsvrs. oDs,. boys asd co.
ara isf, wool esd sassu Asss, fuhass biank.
Apses nmhrssass- seruieAs jschess. os,3lsrp ~
rncs. eoacssa snd Whit sAsrs, 0ssoo 80.
ks csssis. 1sse1y, peckveas cad haeo.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

0so,s' uncesves- Of svsry desrs1psson, cot.
too md voolsa evsnhisss. sinehsn, cotton
and datum bscssss, shirss and OF ssslis, hsssel
sAfxss sEd drawers. 0enss'. Boys cad CffI
dres's far. voel and arss hAts. rubbsx bleak.
80 and e0ais, . i easshiog. Gents Ginghem soA
Afpoca aOhselseS, ezruiaaa fseke<s collar
s.d c1es. eoorsa asd shite shirss. Ger..'
hsn1kaerhiefs. 1aN.f1I. nrckHene ani hnuna
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

LsAiss'. Missss'. chiidrsas. Msn's, Roys sna
Yoaths' ieashsR nd rubber bsses, shoes, stp-
ps.s and ovsrshsss. button Aeeks ed shos
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27

ments.
DEPARTMENT A.
Dress Goeds.
fsrsiQ and eenestc vcelsn. eottou Aod silk
drsso nassrsa1s. veivc;s, piunhss, quilted
esttuA. Woroosus, farmer saSina, hazS elosAs
Berlin foalsnds. sisestsas. ooisss 1.sns, VIZ.
gans, ertnslins. liaea and cotton cznvas.ss
sad sscsns.
DEPARTMENT B. |
Demcsties.
Ladiss' cloths. hannsls, tsieoe, repsIlsp4e,
aAessaaG1. musilss. Goa ton fsaBeis. gineoana,
prtnss, lasns, eraasse. iovvte. napst ns, table
bsd ssss and aomsaica.
DEPARTMENT G.
Ranctes.
Laoes, emhesidersss. zspAyrs, yaess. AT
eeoa veor, Ladsss'. AiD,s' md Chiioreois
Sol dIol0 tyiRmsnGD, nesi1s, ions. esgs asd
pure, Aadies' cstiars nd COLA. spt I'll esAef
Ladies snd Chiidsene neckvtar, sos1oa cod
iiesn thrs~d, swing md smbgutaer, aiiks. 10
de- and u iidrss's sllk ed co - pNsssss
esd unesllss. 6sois' silt smhfeiisa
DEPARTMENT u.
Mesicry.
\ EN- ard muaiin N servesr And hos,. ese.
soA, ChiicTes's vAists, oil Lndfss' and CDai.
arsa's tnss Wear cxssrt knis shas.a. sii n,
:ss. .s;as: "a Ai ass s'.s ''"''
DEPARTMENT e.
Dx
0OOeSs
cs..
= :s = '; a.. =: ::
''S', a,,.ru,,r,,m
UhE 0AAAoNA E.
Gents FurniAhing.
.sa .ssi.s o,sssir,.. &C., s.s.s =: az =
800 - srsv~r G,n.s. noysr' - ca
l. 49,. r. -a..I - 49, -. -. 49,
"a szd eo.,s ~ eso,h,ns S;er.s' sa,sAa- ~
49, .us,.s,.s 1890. s.~s.ss $500. 90
esss. eslorrd ana vstts ,kfrsA So NJ.
49,. ..,.. c c..sI. L. s.,,..... .,....
s sss; sas e. sss CO =. saa ,::a ' '''
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
DEPARTMENT a
Boots.

Ls3sss Aisss. cslidrsss. Nsu's Boyy -
iooshs lesaAer 81 ssbsss bo<ss. sSSes D.,
DGs s,s svssAse.. ssssos booSs nd ~
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

A fortune OF 10000 has fallen, through the
death Of HE father in Germany, to prisoner
serving out n sentence in Nebraska jail for
the theft of steer
Mrs. E. d. L. n. Sonthworth has had the
yold pens with which her novels were written
melted up aud turned into two rlngs-one
for each Of her children.
Hot Springs, Ark, has little restaurant ten
feet square, which bears the sign: Tonnes
see Restaurant Company-Open Day and
Night-OYsters and Postum"
A beautiful specimen of the golden eagle
was recently shot by a farmer near Brazil
Ind. 1t is the only one of the kind that has
been seen in the State for years.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes has flankcd the
autograph hunters by adopting the use of a
typewriter In his correspondence Impaired
eyrsight rendered the change necessary.
Louis Frechette the Canadian poet, has
been commissioned by the managers Of the
Theater Francois Paris, to translate ''King
Lear" for rendition during the Exposition OF
1889.
Yale University has had three Presidents of
the United States, two Vice Presidents,
eighteen Cabinet members, three Speakers
of the House and four Supreme Court JUS
ticcs.
A dressing room in Washington house,
that is built TO resemble Venetian palace,
has It's walls so covered with mirrors that a
woman need not turn her head to see herself
on all sides
The editor o; tie IL Dorado (Cal) Hlds.
pendent thinks his nelghbor, the editor OF the
Observer, has got the "Catootah, Toplofty,
Tarpolian, Tumble-down Tarplcan Syndicate
on the brain"
Dr. Talmage says that twenty years ago he
prayed that God would open the way for him
to preach through the secular press Now 49,
600 900 copies OF his sermons are distributed
in this way.
The presence Of eighty-three students in
electrical engineering at Cornell University is
an indication Of the rapid growth of the In
teres, in the application of electricity to en-.
gineerlng problems.
An old log-cabin that was built by George
Washington and occupied by him while sur
veying q part Of the Shenandoah Valley is
still standing in fair state of preservation a
few miles from Winchester, Va.
Charles Stewart Parnel stands six feet high
In his stockings, and is as straight as his mater
nal grandfather, the famous Admiral Charles
Stewart-"Old Ironsides." He is in his forty
second year, aud, according to his latest in
tervlewer, is in the full enjoyment OF good
health.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

1t is impossible to predict how far
General Master Workman Powderly will
be able to prevail with the Knights Of
Labor in his appeal for the abandonment
of strikes and a resO,l to educational
methods as the means by which the order
is to be raised to higher standard. Pow
derly's views on this matter are sound,
sensible and practical, and come, too at a
time when passing events enforce the
lesson. Nothing that he can possibly say
as to the impolicy OF strike will tell the
story as effec lively as it is being told
almost every week by the failure OF
strikes
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
Suuaws in the Prize Ring.

The Washoe and Piute Indians of Nevada
have found out new and congenial amuse-
ment. This is in pitting their squaws against
one another in rough-and-tumble fights. In
these fights no rules are observed; everything
goes--hair-pullIng, scratching, biting, goug-
ing Of eyes and kicking are as legitimate as
a blow straight from the shoulder When two
robust young squaws have been stripped TO
breechclouts the bucks squat about them in
n ring aud the battle ana the betting begin.
In recent battle near Jacks valley, Smoke
Creek Sam,a Piute, backed his squaw against
the mahala OF Big-Mouth Jim, n lie aiding
man among the Washoes. Two hundred
dollars In silver aud several ponies changed
hands on the result Smoke Creek Sans
squaw was the victor, and Sam wo n two
ponies and over $50 In coin. Tbs fight
lasted nearly an hour, and when IL ende d the
two squaws we're covered with blood. Not
much hair was left ON the head OF either.
Big-Mouth Jlm's mahala was dragged out OF
the ring with but little left OF either ear,
while Smoke Greek Sans squaw hs1 one
eye hanging out IN her chgeK.- HrgiVia
(N0.j Eaterpriie'
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
Judge GrinnelI Among the Farmers

Judge Grinncll has been holding court out
in the country for month or two and has
become a good deal OF a countryman himself.
He likes the country life and the country peo-
pie, and says the standard OF honesty is much
higher in the country than in the city, a point
on which judges evidence should be taken
as worth something. The Judge has been i'm
pressed by another fact which has come I'M
der his observation. He is only beginning to
learn how to estimate the age OF farmer.
When gray-baired, decrept man comes for
ward to be examined for iury service the
Judge sizes him up for about three score and
ten but is always invariably startled to learn
from the lips OF the man himself that he is
fifteen or twenty wears younger. A good deal
of this has taught the young and observant
Judge the fact that n farmers life and work
are not as easy aud placid and as conducive TO
long life and a hale and hearty old age as they
are usually supposed to be. The farmer works
harder than anybody else, earns less, has less
recreation aud pays more taxes. He is a free
man, it is true, but he pays big price for his
Independence Chicago Herald.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
The Weekly Expositor
j. A. MENzrEs, Editor and Prop
BEOCKWAY CENTRE. MICH.

Miss Jennie l.. Leonard and Mr.. w.
Clifford Robinson were married March IS,
1T Hebron, Conn. The groom was at his
home in Columbia, twelve miles distant,
when the blizzard blocked the highways.
lie set out, walking on the top Of stone
walls ut the side of the ad and struggling
through the drifts. After ten hours
work he reached the home of his bride.
Mr. Leonard. who is wealthy farmer
sent oX-teams for the invitel guests and
after little delay the ceremony was per-
formed. The next day, the storm still
raging, undaunted, the newly married
couple decided to so to his home in Col
unbia. -Four oxen were yoked to big
OK sled, and the couple set sorth on their
wedding journey. The trip was a rough
one, Tut the couple finally reached their
destination. 1t is noteworthy fact that
the sled was one which was made by the
great grandfather of the bride and had
performed like service years ago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

Rhode Island has Il law that no foreign
born citizen can vote for state officers who
does not hold property to the value of at
least S1S4. The law is relic of old colo
NAL days, and under it many are disfran-
chised who are otherwise competent to
vote. At the last election in that state
an amendment to the constitution, relating
to suffrage, was submitted to the people,
the object of which is to do away with the
property qualification Of voters, and it was
successful. AS the amendment will take
effect at once, it is estimated there will be
added to the voting strength of Rhode
Island at the next election about eight
thousand.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
TWENTY-oNE WORDS IN ONE
why shorthand is 30 Difficult to
Learn.

why shorthand is 30 Difficult to
Learn.
How long does it take to learn short
handp
THAT depends upon yourself and what
degree OF proficiency you expect to acquire"
replied a court stenographer to young re-
porter during lull in Supreme court trial
one day this week.
How long does II take to become court
'eporterl'
From one to three years To be perfect
stenographcr, and absolute perfection can be
attained in shorthand writing, takes time. A
man who can write as rapidly as any man
can talk and can read his notes as plainly as
print is perfect. To do this lie must have
written almost every word in ordinary use,
and become familiar with its outlines. A
man must be able TO do this to be q court re-
porter. For often thousands OF dollars de-
pend upon the correct reading Of n sentence.
Take for instance the characters ID aud IT.
They are represented by perpendicular
stroke something like the letter II They are
distinguished one from the other by the
slighiness or heavness of the stroke. In
different positionsiOn, above or below the line
they mean different words A careless writer
might easily mistake the character for what
had do did, aid add ode owed
eat ate AT, ought to- tie toe, tow
day die due eyed and 'awcd.' So you
can see from this how necessary precision is
and how carefully trained a writer must be.
IL you want 10 become an amanuensis you
can learn the art In six months, IL you are per-
sistent and industrious. AS a rule, however,
stenography is us difficult to acquire as
foreign language"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

General Alger is reported as frankly
ayowing himself candidate for the re-
publican nomination for the presidency.
1t was done without special flourish yet in
such way as to ensure a wide circula-
tion of the notice by the press, Mr.. Alger
makes no mistake in crediting the Ameri
can people with certain admiration for
the plain and open way OF doing things.
His chances of being nominated may be
slender, but they are not diminished by
his frankness.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

Miss Maria A. Brown wants congress to
appropriate $50, 900 to defray the expense
of making bronze statue of Left rick
son, the Scandinavian explorer who, it is
claimed, discovered America before Column
bus was born. Miss Brown had better
button hole some philanthropist and urge
him to invest some of his surplus in TIE
statue of the Norseman, for there is no
authority or precedent to show that con-
gress has any right to do it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

The Rev. DIR. Harcourt of San Francis
co, CAL, recently delivered sermon on
intemperance. Upon the edge of the
pulpit he placed seven bottles containing
samples of liquors from seven different
saloons. The preacher then proceeded to
give his hearers the results of chemical
analysis Of the samples which he person
ally conducted. 1t is seldom that realism
is used to such effect by minister.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

BARRELS are now being made of hard
and soft wood. each alternate stave
being of the soft variety and slightly
thicker than the hardwood stave. The
edges of the slaves are cut square, and
when placed together TO form the bar
rel the outsdes are even. and there is
V-shapcd crack between each stave
from top to bottom. In this arrange
ment the operation of driving the hoops
forces the edges OF the hard slaves into
the soft ones until the cracks are closed,
and the extra thickness of the latter
causes the inner edges to lap over
those of the hardwood slaves, thus max
ing the joint doubly secure.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26

Leonard W. Walk, the Chicago sculptor,
says that once when taking plaster cast
of President Lincoln's hands he detected
scar on the left thumb. Noticing that
it had attracted his attention, the Prosi-
dent said: "You have heard me called a
rail-splitter well, one day while sharpen
ing a wedge on log the axe glanced off
and nearly took the end of my thumb off.
That's the SCAR