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rnE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

President HsrriSon's address to his
eounsrymen on she occasion OF his
taking the oath 81 Office IL rlain,
straightforward. and fun Of sound
sense. II Is et unusual length. but
every point touched upon Is discussed
With fairness and intelligence. and the
uttesances throughout are honest and
sincere. There is no phrase making,
and 40 attempt At cencealing mean.
tngs by the ase Of roundabout or anl.
eiguoas language, His speech is sim
pie and TO the point. and his views
upon the questions and issues with
which his administration will have 10
deal are feariessly expressed aud easily
understood.
Mr.. Harrison no doah, gave much
thought 10 the preparation Of his al.
dress for Il ssests OF variety Of SAB
ietis which are of vital interest aud
importance 10 the American people
and the consideration shown each
topte furnishes evidence OF much
sersoas study and reAestton. Fore
naoss among the subjects discussed is
that OF protection to American indus
tries. which. more than any ether and
all else. WAS the paramount issue al
the late campaign. The President re.
iterates his convictions that 10 the
policy Of discriminating in favor og ,he
home market Is dse the marvellous
growth Of the country and its aauna.
ant prosperity and that The wise and
patriotic economic ideas Of The early
guardians as our constitutional life
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS

ArDrrox's OFFICE. oKASoeAS CoESrY,,
NAsHISGToS TERRfrogy,
RUBY w. T.. Feb. S, 1859.
AEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
~ cefyed MP To March Is, az the auditors
once at conoonrlly, 0kanogan county. VI.
T.. for the construction Of . brirge, with
spproar hes. over the Cheian river az the
crossing Of the county road River spsu to
be eighty 49, fee. approaches one hun
dred ans sxts-six ttsS5 feet. read way six
teen tl6S feet Bids 10 fnclad- labor and
material The location OF saad bridge will
be sboat oae mile from sAwmil
By order Of Cousty Com nisxtoners.
G. b RASA. Auditor
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We print this morning the fun text
of the Omnibus Bill under which
Washington along with North and
South Dakota, and Montana. Is 20 be
admitted into the Union. There have
been several partial prints Of this bill,
but they have been copies sent out
from Washington before amendment.
The bill as We print 1t this morning is
from official sources and il absolutely
full and correct.
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DHILEM,,S PR.oRY. No. 81 K.g.AE
! ", halds ia regular meetings a.
owe Branch Han on the FIRST and third
FRIDAY evenings OF each month ~ 80
o.esack- Visiting members coriialsy In
wifei Harold Preston, Kxcellent Prior.
JOAN wallace. Regsstrxr.
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A TTENTtoS HARRISON LEGIOS-Al
n members OF the Harrison Lrgsos sns,
ali other Republicans who desire 20 Join
with u are hereby cordially req~esse5 "a
meet viii Us In tie Eiks' bali. Third eoor
FIRES opsya Hoase, entrance Msrsoa
street On Thursday evening. Na-rh J. as
rev constitution. exciting o.fieers. nnd
attending 10 o her Important hasInsxs. 1.
all tutrfssssd attend TRUSTEE r. Over
President Attest; John r Miller, secTs-
tsEy
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RfrSIxEzS <uAx6-E-s

WANTRD = GENTLEMEN TO HELP
w bHy out the Gorfan Bros. the lead
ing tsiiors OF San Francisco. who have re-
ceiFed Is cases Of wooies goods BY the
stesuaer WILMINGTON for the opening of
their new tailoring establishment, at sl2
Froat street SEATTLE
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sSow-NE AfngRFukO.-At the resi-.
denes Of The brides mother. sIs Pike
street, Seattle. March ty Rev. John r.
Damon. Fred. A. snow and Miss Pearl
@ssfherfntd, ell 81 Ginr countv.
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Have your magazines, music.
and law boots bound subssan-
TALLY n =. Anthony's Btndesy
oporA Block.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

THE Co-PARTSERsHrp HERETOFORE
i existing between d. ID. Oliphant, ], p.
Burdiek, A. r. Cook ana A. c. Blu dick.
under the firm name OF 0iiphant !. Bur.
dick. has been this day dissolved by mu-
fual consent ]. Z. Burdiek. A. r. Cook, A.
G. Rurdlck and :. & Cook having form. q
co partnership under the hrIa tlams of
BordIck d Cox, doing basinsss a. Sea tie
and Tacoma, viii assume al liabilities OF
the oi6 firm of 0liphaut & Bardlek and
they alone are authorized 20 collect ae-
eosnfs due the old firm.
ID. d. oLIPHAHT.
J. L. BURDTCK.
A. r. COOK.
A. G. BTRDICK.
seattle. W. T.. Feb q, 1859.
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.1TTORNETS-1 T-L1W.

tn H. CANN q SON, ATTORNEYS AND
i ceHnsellors-st-iaw. Notary and COM
nisssone Of deeds for Oregon. California
and the District Of Columbia Commercial
collections . speciality. once, room L,
stones brick Front Street
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MARRIED..

klsEoRY fi.s. lin this eity. Mary :, 10 the
vile IL u. kieoryeli. son.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT I
IN VIII on Thursday, the 18th day of
March, A. ID. tSos. st the hour of 10 O'Clock
a m. at the court house door, sell al pub
lie auction 10 the highest bidder Tor cash
seven "a horses, i've t51 wagons. enc rug
81. tsree tsl sets OF harness. one COW ana
calf, seven ca hogs. twcnsy-fo1r ca chick.
ems, and all the machinery, fixtures. aud
furnishings belonging TO the seattle steam
aundrs. Also al the furniture. furnish.
ings. aud 6xturrs of the house connected
with said Seattle Steam Laundry. And
ali the personal property belonging 20 the
estate OF george A. Basle-, deceas-d.
lsignedi FRED K. Sander,
administrator Of the estate OF George A.
Bzsler, deceased
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Mutual Lsan and Building Association

OF SEATTLE.
THE SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS OF THE
i above FAMED association are DOW
open ~ the once of the association, rom
No. =. Yesler bu ing. for 81 scripiicas TO
series c OF the compa Us stock
n. GAST0x, Secrcsayy.
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EyGIyEERS and DR4UGHTSMEN

10 p. ANDERSON & CO., ENGINEERS
W and dranghtsnen. Corrected town
ship plats: city. county and addition mapz.
Ne. 2i5 Columbia street, second door from
United States land Office. Seattle. WISH
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EDUcaTTONAL

MRS FRANK j. WILDER WILL RE-
vi ceive a few pupils In figure painting.
decorative work on iin-erustE. Walton
and flexible wood panels a specially
studio room 6. Ritserhoff block. corner
Eagle aud Front streets.
WANTED-PuPIIS FOR THg PIANO.
" Call on or address r. -. Parry, room
8 Starr hiaek
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REMOVALS.
SOfTETr NOTTrEN

DR EEEFE REMOVED TO KoRN
- hiork. reienhoae -.
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LOSE

A DRIFT OR sroLES-MY NAPHTHA
~ launch, 2S feet lone, s feet beam
painted whit outside. with open house.
went adFift or ~as stolen on March !. ANY
body leaving Information Of her wherea
bouts with the Mail, a. Lsconner or with
nae. will be hberaiiy reward a. Ben IRE.
Deception. W. r.
/ oSr-oN THURSDAY EVENING ROLL
II OF paper containing lodge charter
suitable reward will be paid IL left al the
Arlington hotel
/ oSr- SMALL WHITE COCKATOO.
~ liberal reward viii be paid for its
return 20 A. W Piner
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INVESTORS
WIN Please note that ssis
List is Change d
Every Week.
And Messrs-
Invite sheir friends and customers to care
fully note each change as ii appears
SPECIAL ITEMS

THIS WEEK.
l3S ACRES adjoining he RAILROAD
LANDS ut SMITHS COVE for sale only IN one
lot This property forms one OF The most
Important OF the new additions 20 the city
of seattle. and II osfsre ~ q price p acre
far below that OF . ! tho surrounding add
tons Our customers and fri mis- are
asked not to ado this chance 70 slide.
90 ACRE tracts, 10 Acre tracts. and
tacre tracts --zl centrally located and ripe
for Plating.
Farms and establishments,
Additions, Blocks AID lots for sale.
Inside Property and Business
Property OF the best, from 5000 to s3a.-
Il BARGAIN on Lake Washington
near cable line for $lo00.
ANOTHER 6ARcAiN.-Thrse lots.
Edes 4 knights.
Choice and Selected Lots in
every quarter OF the city and suburbs.
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Personal

e1NHE ONLY PLACE WHERE A MAN
4 ran see e-c assortment af 900 en-
rssseSss for sssfs made - order l. q, Go-Sf an
nne re ss<1sEg tsilcrs. So Front street.
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ENa sAl.E-cHEAP. THREE BLOCKS
IN The Immediate vicinity of the gas
works; cheapest wholesale hnxsnesS s<ssr,.
srfy IN the city; also lots on seventh and
gsckson streets, or keconn. Of an encun-
ngslsre on the prsparfy I; VIII be offered
her % day. Toe per cent. lower than gsth.ay
property ~ thai vicinity Apply 20 Jcstsh
Collins, Jy r-s-arr FraFs and Cherry
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W.4sTED-TO RENT.


"ANTED-TWO FURNISHED ROOMS
w for light housekeeping. Address c.,
this ofiee.
"ASTED-FURNiSH ROOM WITH
w board for gentleman and wife: pri.
yate family preferred Address, stating
locafion and terms. B.. p. O Box IA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-26

getting the woman into a room.
Another child lay upon the bed
sick, and the sister, in rags, was
drinking beer in one corner Of the
room. As sOOp as / could do so
| again asked for the apartment
occupied 10y Countess -. The
old woman did not understand
me. AS | was about to leave the
woman whom / had rescued at tue
door opened her eyes and said to
me in the faintest voice f: Il am the
Countess ---, all that is lett
81 again provided for her and
notilieH her father to come aC once.
81 returned TO England and was
crossed with ny business for
some time. | cane back 10 the
United States "A few weeks ago,
aud one of the GTst things did
was to inquire about the father of
the girl of whom | have been tell.
ing you.
"Do you know, sir, that he had
squandered his fortune on that
brute of a Russian He had sent
his daughter money, knowing full
well that the brute would take it
ami abuse his wife. When the for
tune ran out the woman was de.
serted. She is living over the riv-
er from this city, in Pennsylvania,
with her father and the few acres
he has left. He may be worth
5000, but no more. His daughter
and her three children are with
him. There is not the most re.
mote lntimation of former beauty
or sprightliness or bnOyancy in her.
She is painful to look upon. One
of her children is deformed. The
brute who caused this ruin is au
Outcast and vagabond. He cannot
return to his own country.
IL present you this picture of an
American countess. God knows |
ha vent colOred it. Isn't 1t pltiful
emo ugh without any cOlorrg !"
Snail | ever forget the effect of
this tory on those who had listened
to it, One is a United States
SENATOR. another a recently ap'
pointed foreign minister, another
an ex.Go vernon. When the ex.
Consul finished his story they sat
speechless Tor more than minute,
each with a ook upon his face that
| cannot descl 'ibe.
Will this sto.-y be needed in the
homes OF American parents who
are ambitious to look to social dis
tlnctlon instead of happiness. l
doubt it.-WdshingtOn cOrrespon-
dencc Chicago Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-26
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
ONE OF PINKERTONS HAS A SOME
WHAT HUMOROUS EXPERT
ENCE IN OHIO.

One of Pinkerton's men told a
New York Star reporter of a little
experience in Chic which has a
humorous side:
81 was called Into the office
about a month ago." be said, "and
told to report to Akron, where |
would receive instructions. No de-
tails were given. / arrived at
Akron and was told my business,
which was to be sent to the penn.
tentiary, where would be con-
fined IN the cell with a man who
was doing ten years. was to find
out the name of the cOnvicts ac-
compl.ce. Though | didn't half
like the job, my hair was cut aud
my mustache shaved of, and | was
put in a cell with the legened
-Four Years and a Half over the
door.
"The second day a keeper came
along and marched me out to the
stone. breaking pile, and l was
kept at work, too, and treated just
the same as the others. This lasted
two days, and then another keeper
watched me for a time and at last
broke out to one of the guards :;
That man is too big and burly to
work on that small rock. Take
him up where some of the big ones
are.' | wanted to refuse, but |
couldn't. | had to go up and WELD
a ten.pound breaker, and that
night | was almost fit for hos
pital. l was at the big stones for
five days and was nearly dead.
"The man was to pump was al
most dumb about himself, and l
began to believe | would really
have to serve the four years and a
half or confess myself beaten; but
on the tenth night he gave me the
information. You can bet | was
thankful, and left the penitentlary
as Joyful as if had been real
convict pardoned ont. Being an
noyed because hadn't been
warned of the nature OF the JOB
when | reached the office lald
down my report and my resigna
ton. Was 1t accepted 7 Well, no
Everybody thought it was laugh
able, but l don't want another ex
perience of that kind"
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Mammals Glttin Better. >

There is gladness IN the household;
The shadow fades away
That darkened all the sunshine
OF many a summer day.
80, mammals getting better
The happy children cry,
A nd the light Of hope shines bright again
In the loving husbands cry.
In thousands of homes women
are "sick unto DEATH with the
terrible diseases so common to
their sex, and il would seem as it
all the happiness had gone out OF
life and the household in conse.
duence. For when the wife and
mother suffers all the family sut'
fers with her. This ought not to
be, and 1t need not be, for never
failing remedy for woman's all
ments is at hand. Many a home
has been made happy because the
shadow of disease has been ban.
ished from it by the potent power
of DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescrip.
tion-the unfailing remedy for all
weaknesses and diseases peculiar
to women.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-26

"About this time a girl opened
the door of the kitchen and Cap
and John both cried to me 'Kill
her! L had a 32.calIbre Winches-
ter rifle. fred at her and she fell
In the doorway. | heard her sister
ask her if she was hurt. She NUT
tered something, but | could not
understand 1t. | heard one of the
gi'ls say; Farewell, sister, Cal
vim Mccoy called down stairs to
know II anyone was killed aud one
of the girls sand: 'Yes, they have
killed Olifaril
"Tbe firing from both sides kept
up for some time until | was shot
through the left arm by Calyin Nc.
Coy. Cap and John Hatfield both
told me afterward that they killed
Calvin Mccoy. They were both
Dragging about IT, and each one
claimed that he killed him, but
think from the position of the two
that Cap killed Calvin Mccoy.
Three OF our party were wounded.
"When we left the house 1t was
in good flame. The women were
crying aud begging for help to put
out the fire. We returned to West
Virginia by the same route that we
came. ] tainted on the way from
loss of blood. We arrived at Cap
tain Hatfeld's about daylight and
took breakfast. On the Thursday
or Friday night after the house
burning We all went together to
Hsrve Duly's house in Logan Coun-
ty. Joe SImpkins, justice of the
peace, was present, and each of us
told where he was on the night Of
the burning of McCOy's house and
swore to it. This was done for the
purpose of sending the affidavit to
Governor Wilson to keep him from
honoring the reQuisltion from the
Governor of Kentucky. These afii-
davits were sent to Governor vii.
son, and seemed to have the de.
sired effect, but there were not a
word of truth in them.'
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A Woman's Pocket.

Mr.. Quiggs-I wish you would
give me a little change tor car fare.
I've nothing less than a twenty.
Mrs. Quiggs-You'll find my
purse upstairs in my blue dress
pocket. wish you'd go up and
get it yourself. - What's that
mau swearing at. [ never saw
such a temper. It's positively
frightful.
Mr.. Quiggs calling down from
up.stairs)-I can't find your infer
nal pocket.
"Don't be brute"
"N ell, don't be a fool-are you
coming up here!'
aNol If you can't find it, walk L"
"By thunder [ will walk ana
you won't see me home again I'D a
hurry, either. I'd rather walk a
hundred miles than find your
pocket"
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COURAGE.

Because bold it sinful to desPOnd,
And will not let the bitterness OF lite
Blind me with burning tears but look
beyond
Its tumult and its strife.
Because l lift my head eboye the mist,
Where the sun shines and the broad
breezes blow,
BY every ray and every raindrop kissed
That Gods love doth bestow.
Think you find no bitterness at all,
No burden to be borne, like Christians
pack ?
Think you there are no ready tears to
fall
Because l keep them back
Why should hug life's ills with cold
reserve,
To curse myself aud all who love me J
Nay
A thousand times more good than de-
serve
God gives me every day.
And in each one of these rebellous tears,
Kept brayely back, he makes rain
bow shine.
Grateful take HIS slightest gift no
fears
Nor any doubts are mine.
Dark skies must clear, and when the
clouds are past,
One golden day redeems weary year.
Patient listen, sure that sweet at last
Will sound His voice OF cheer
Then vex me not with chiding. Let
me be.
must be glad and grateful to the end
grudge you not your cold and dark
ness me .r
The powers Of light befriend'
Celia ThaTter.
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WOMAN AND HER UMBRELLA.

Only one woman in ten knows
how to carry an umbrella, and she
rarely carries her knowledge into
practice. Every rainstorm proves
this. Among men there is a tacit
understanding that the umbrella
shall be tilted when passing, so
that neither of the pedestrians
need be wholly uncovered for even
a short time. The fitting IS, of
course, away from the other
pedestrian, and IS a cOnslderate
and courteous act which both
sexes could easily perform. But
the women haven't time for any
thing of this kind. Their eyas are
fixed on some distant point, and
they strike out in that direction
like pedestrians in a gO.as-you-
please race.
Not unfrequently they lower
their heads and charge upon an
individual or a group with results
which are often dangerous. If by
any chance they collide with per-
sons moving IN the other direction,
they glare at the new comers in a
manner which would haYe made
Lady Macbeth's worst scowl seem
an angelic smile by contrast. They
are equally polite in this matter to
members of their own sex, and
some laughing collisions often oc-
cur, for even they will admit that
they have legs patience with wo.
men than those hated creatures,
the men.-Phiadelphia Inquirer.
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Its in the Air.

Now the whizzing ball will fly
From the banging bat f;
Now the crazy crowd will cry
"Moses look at that "
Now the umpire Will begin
Calling strikes and balls
And Whichever side may win,
Let HIM look for squalls.
Soon the fancy players names
Every one will know,
And the interest in the games
Every day will grow.
Yes. indeed we're on the brink
OF confusion dire,
And-which club, now, do you thinh
Will be the pennant-fyer'
Louisville COurieT.JoWrndL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-26
HER YOUNG LOVER.

"a bargain is a bargain" said
Mr.. Aaron Packer, putting out his
cheeks until lie resembled the pic
ture of EOlus in the primers. The
clergyman looked at him with a
grave, troubled face.
"But, my good friend," said be,
"love and marriage ought not to
be questions of bargaining"
ayes, they ought" said Mr.
Packer. "Why not = offered
myself to Mary Mellen when the
family didn't know which way to
turn-when Squire Jones was
threatening to foreclose the mort.
gage, anu old Mrs. Mellen couldn't
scrape together enough money to
pay the doctors bill - when, in
short, ruin stared them In the face.
Where were all her friends then 7
Why didn't they come forward 7
/ said to Mary Pm middle
aged man, but there's no reason L
shouldn't treat myself to a young
wife. Pll give you a good home
and kind treatment said l. 'And
I've no objection to your mother
coming too, if she'll make herself
useful around the house. And l
can tell you, Mr. Preachwell, Mary
! Jumped at the offer. She's wearing
my engagement ring now-an opal
because they come cheaper than
diamonds-and I expect to marry
her in October. There And If
Mary wants to get of the engage
ment let her tell me so, and she'll
get a piece of my mind that will
last her some time.H
"She will never tell you that,
said Mr.. PreachwelI, decidedly.
"No, of course she won't" SAID
Mr.. Packer.
The good country parson wen
away with sigh. He had mean
automatically to convey the idei
TO this obtuse grain merchant tha
Mary Mellen, twenty yearsyoungei
than himself, was far too sweet an(
young and sensitive to be immolate'
on the shrine of his fat complacen
cy. Hugh Vennor, the sweethear
OF her first youth, had come bacl
from the south of france, and wa'
. nearly frantic to learn OF all tina
had happened in his absence.
"And / had made so sure that
could carry her back with me u
the grape growing country san
be. ooh, why did l delay so long 2
"wby, indeed ~ said Mrs
Preachwell, in accents Of gentl
reproacl. "Your best way woul'
have been to have secured he
promise before you went away
"But 1 dared not speak, crie'
Hugh. 81 was so doubtful as I
nv success-I feared to hope-an'
now I find her pledged to this grea
coarse man who hasn't soul abOy
the figures in his ledger 1t
enough to make one commit sui
eide ~
WMy dear Vennor,' said tn
clergyman, "you are not the flrs
of Adams SONS who has been con
peIled to lament his own folly, an
so far as 1 can see, you'll have t
make the best Of it. Ihave sounC
ed Packer, and he is determine
to marry the girl, come wh'
may p.
81 should like to pitch him dow
one of his own elevator shafts
said Vennor.
"Tut ! tut my dear boy,7 sal