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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

- @fefsl express companies are over
s : - usual wllh hotisiay business.
aaR presents log lhe dear ones in seattle
sass eesea - rosy in trem ali sectiaus 81
= aasxefse ana tie dear eaes Ina Seatssa
- ssSaa 10 forward the.g tokeas Ct ap-
1850. etc. te other dear ones
$50 ih al Parts sd the coemtry.
tstiss.y t. Esss the case wish ths North
- sesise Express e1omfany- That con-
s-ol FsSs1yea ever i09o pounds. a. Aeant
s'as. u sEaal packages YESTERDAY
ssas obe taeasAaa packages 81
A. presents were seat eat SATURDAY
80 ana Aeomt A.a0 during ire week
.sa's1sss, a. tae egap}egeS ia tae ogsee
=. sAen, arc ptisng an IS the rate -
- aay. aRsat Sksgss says thai the
sss1 Ill nQg A<sir oas5f esa.Esx
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num- ron I.KrrEn WRITER'S.
The fssiassiee wit Receive ome Theas-
and Tws-Gsat stamps To-day.


The rssiamee wit Receive ome Thsas-
and Twe-ssat stamps To-day.
The following letter " hief Is aeli-e xplana-
soy, was reserved by Postmaster Brookes
yesterday morning
SEATTLE Dec. Il, iSs9
A, Y. kFookes. Postmaster. seattle pgar ssrs
Fs1ta TIE moEaing P0sT,isTnLITaKNcKR / see
fns sts eat q tso-eent stamps II a thousand
VII hsln yoas ] can loan them for lev days
fssa M oflloe Al ingiewood. where. 20 aeconao-
Ga The largo demand. am forced TO carry 3
I'D Esoek
Can hare them II your ofsca Monday after.
span feass faithfully. ians l. AgER.
Postmaster. lngiewood. wash.
Postmaster Broukcs replied immediately
e Postmaster Ayers letter as follows.
sEArTlx. Dec. - iSse.
sakn L Aver. Postmaster, iusieweod. Tsar
e wils b pleased 70 aereps az yoas klnd
49, sEd VIII return stamps Immediately on
NassM at ear supplies. Mhieh arr two DAYS over
taa Rssrcetfniiy, A. NJ Rkoak M
fy W. J. coikeff. Assistant
from Tits II viii he seen that tenn
fafary relief Of the stamp famine is at
bad. Postmaster Aver will deliver the
toasand stamps 20 Postmaster Brookss
eis sfteFnoon and IL Is hoped that before
by sss 81 sold OF The overdue STAMPS
~ This Office wi.l have arrived.
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THE WILD MAN or soHsEo.



Arrival Ia TowH.
The wild man Of Borneo has come 70
town. This announcement was enough to
set society agog. bat IL was soon followed
by the additional information that the wife
OF the Wild man of Borneo had also arrived.
Before society could fairly pail itself to-
gether there was information that the child
oi the wife OF the wild man OF Borneo was
one OF the party. IS important as was
this intelligence il was soon learned that
The matter had been understated. and that
the dog Of the child Of the wife OF the wild
man OF Borneo was in the city. Other sur
prises we're yet Ia store for US, for even on
the heels OF this came the startling state
ment that the tail of the dog Of the child
81 the wife Of the Wild man Of Borneo was
here
Aud as Il this were not enough for ore
day society was electrified by the unet-
peeted news that the hair on the tail of the
dog ol Che child Of tae wife OF the Wild man
OF Borneo Was likewise here 20 claim Our
hospitality. II was an exciting time for
society and no mistake, for this intelligence
MSS hardly verified until the news WAS
flashed upon rs that soEns OF the facts had
been suppressed. and that the ties on the
hair OF The tail Of the dog of the child Of
the wife OF the Wild man OF Borneo was tn
our midst
The greatest excitement prevailed for a
time. only 10 be augmented by another
statement from trustworthy sources, that
the whiskers of the tea on the hair OF
the tail OF the dog OF the child 81 the wife OF
the wild man Of Horneo was among the
distinguished arrivals. Society was all q
fiuiter ever the news. and it was not long
until the children in the streets were sing
ing, "and the wind blew through the whis-
kefs Of the 1eA on the tail OF the dog Of the
child OF the wife Of the wild man Of Bornso,
who has Just come 10 town"
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HE KISSED ms NAN.
n Petty Thief Escapes Frosn nn afneer.
and Is shnf AZ.

ana - shot At
Some little sxcitemeus was created on
Front street, near Ye4ler avea1e. about
100 o'clock last evening. By ogEee< VIII
liam Young. who emptied his revolver a.
o nan whoEa be saspecsed Of being petty
iarcenisf.
The officer had accomted the fellow.
Whom he sav waking along the street
wlth bundle uRder his srm, and asked
him whas be had.
The thief replsed thai he had q pair 81
shoes which belonged 70 him. Young was
about 10 take the box % see what the shoes
looked ike. when the man suddenly turned
and ran down Commercial street The
officer followed. and pulling his revolver
tired in the direction OF the fugitive, bat
up iato tie air.
At Washington the thief turned and,
going a short distance west. ran up an
alley back towards Tesier avenue, where
he was lost to view. escaping as il Was
supposed, in new building going up on
the corner
The Sehome had arrived just before the
affair took place. and quite crowd was
coming up town. ~ the wood-be prisoner.
hard pFesssd BY the officer. turned the
corner on Washington street.
Seeing the fash Of the Officer gun IN
their direction, the crowd OF men coming.
up the street thought they we're beiug
fired At. and = lively scattering took place
Without shy delay whatever.
After the excitement had somewhat sub
sided they sought the officer. and inquired
why be bad fired ut them Young denied
this. and said he had shot in the air. This
Was corFoborated by several. while Others
said that he had fred straight in their dI-
reetiou. although no one had heard the
bullets vhistling in unpleasant proximity
One young fellow who swore that he had
bsun shot at, was taken along towards the
station by the officer. who said he thonght
be might be the thief. butwas allowed 20 go
before they arrived at headquarters. as he
had changed his tone. and said that the
gun was pointed high in the air and not at
him
Officer Young arrested the shoes and
took them 20 the station 70 await the
owner.
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Elegant Line of Holiday Books.

The following elegant line OF holiday
hooks at r. L. Durant &'Cc.'s two stores,
No. SO Third street and 1913 Second
street Twenty Years OF Congress ~.
e. BIairie) .The Home OF Shakespeare,
Natures uaIleiajah, a Book of Old
Ballads" Zone Years sketch Book. >
Macbeth, !" Song OF the River lin
Fair Country" 1.-THE Rivals, =
''srhe song Of the Brook. Days serene, .
Recent German Art" Recent English
Art" Recent Italian Art" Recent
French Art, Mature and Art. T" Flower
Fancier," Log Book Notes" "0f the
Weather Bow. Europe Illustrated. y !" A
Bunch OF Violets." Prices = per cent.
lower than any house In the city.
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stary Anne Undrr Tuition.

An exhaustiess supply OF patience Is
the most important requisite In the train
ing OF green help There's q bean OF
yours In the drawing room" was the
styIe In which housemaid announced
a caller 20 the eldest daughter of the
house few days ago. Afterwards her
mistress said 20 Mary Anne; When y
person calls TO see any member Of the
family you should say: A gentle
man 10 see you. ma'am. or sir" MsEy
acauiesced quietly. bnt the next day
when n lady called TO see her mistress
she came upstairs and said; Please
m. there's gentleman 20 see you, but it's
a LADY, The course Of tution Is still ON.
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rus on FAMINE.

ssiii nelds ous I'lensy ia Portland
and san Francisco. 4
he scarcity Of zeal oil continues Al II as
- - known relief Is IS iaF away IS khen
Sss aFst Discovered that the Nlastnas-
- naid was getting scarce.
there is plenty oil ia Portland. 4 Ia lots
zsasv n San krknVtsea. Seattle hSs nrss-
fss raj communication with h4th the
ssss nenlsoRea. ard with oil = eio.e
SAfssss tFest3es should not lie IN dark
sss
4 = understood that = laFge consseu.
nsnt expected here today hy local
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

Famous Women Whe Have Dotted Ret-
tIceefs ard Preferred Trousers
phfssAesrshsa Times

fsr0Nfs 8E0 AfE9eETE4 Ak@8sE&N~
Phlsadeaphse Times
The subject Of woman DOMINIC male AZ
tire in order 10 follow their lovers fncog-
nito 20 vars or other dangerous periis, has
been = fayerite one with the poets from the
cary ballad singers 30 Mrs BroNning. IN
the Romance OF the Page, and tne
Swedish Tegner, in his beautiful story o.
*Axel.r Bat in modern times women
hare less romantic reasons for the change
Of costume. Like George sand. they may
do IL IN 3 spirit Of adventures IKE Rosa
Bonheur ard our own DR.. Mary Walker,
because they find is more comfortable, or
like the hundreds OF cases which are con-
stantiy being noted By the newspaper, be-
cause they End that an apparent change
Of sex enables them 70 make better Nv
ing. Rosa Bonhenr wears trousers when
~ work. bat resumes her female attire IA the
evening. She wears not only trousers, bnt
fun male outfit, intending the French
laboreT's blue smock and csp. when she
goes 70 fairs TO make studies for her cattle
or wanders about the fields ompanied-
The garb relieves her Of the trouble OF
ban6ling up skirts when she carries paint
ing implements, and also couceals her sex
from the rough men Ehom she Is Liable 70
meet. Louisa Lawtoh, the sculptures. also
finds it convenient 70 wear trousers ana
coat when 1T work Sarah BeTnhardt, IN
her studio, assumes black velvet suit OF
clothes, in whieh she is conscious that she
locks very chsrming. Nine Dieulatoy, the
French explorer and scientist, who has
done so much 10 increase our knowledge
OF Persian archaeology. also locks much
more coquettish and winsome in the cos
tune she adopted while ionrneying IN
strange lands than in the skirts which she
wears in Paris. Indeed, even in Paris, her
only return TO feminine costume Is in the
substitution of skirts for trousers. The
coat and vest, the shirt, collar and cuffs
Al -
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The NIonkrr.s EYes.

eWhy i it." said man-ahout-sown. ad-
dressing the organ-grinder, why Is IL
that monkeys eyes are always soref"
GarihaidG touched bis bat and replied:
pa monk hasa 20 lock soa hard before
eoasia man give upa da zen dat It naka
hess syes ver-r-f weak and wate-r-r. Deesa
n,ank' play in hira luck or poor eassa oeen
hind lika ia bah "
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rakrn g the Naahease.

q. f. RlecshureeF. The aemensed man
who vas committed a. the asylum BY Judge
Osborn on Friday viii be taken 50 stella
e4.asn tssday. lie has been confined Ia the
county jail slune Friday, and wosal& have
hsen takea aewa hclore. had mistake
MOI hnasa made in the commitment nAners
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

There are several dangerous rskS<shd
hs&ss along the line Of the Front street
cable road. FROM Pike street down 90
Cherry. The company has promised 10
make The needed repairs. hgt the hapless
teanssters. who are compelled 20 use that
thafoushfAre. are aaxsously awaiting the
,sssi,.l improvements
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23
An Honest Confession
Naltshurr Times.

We get the Daily Tsmes out an hour
earlier than usual today, and told our
printers 20 knock of They think il is
kind in the boss to let them of thus early
on Saturday night. but the fact Is we are
about out OF coal OIL and the cash in our
rszrketf,ook runs very low.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

uFfrge rsoxes - SID, gsss keen sin s.. =
IRE yshrmse h4s sssaalas N Sc
Raf whsn fas taFls wsEA honeYei ssrs
FraEa rAeAiane 8sMsFgs deNy itFs
A. hf.f K.sFa IsAn 5 nalaMtE.
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PERSONAL

hen Francis Henry, % Olympus. is rig.
sss'ea Al She Ralaler.
assssx Reginald Jones and Z. r. e..
easssea, ST Seheme, we're st the Rainier
sssssssiAy.
g /. i.aninr. formerly connected
va We Oregon Railroad aaa Navigation
yea fsay a Portland, has aecspsea po-
aps a clerk n the loe1 efNoe og IA
asstsesa earlHo Eaanaad Cuaspanv.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

il 80 res esssy ne a snsFFX Mas, bat htpry
Mes seW AS a eue3ssnS sa4gts 81 2sF&ssisA'
- - saasa . 80 assv 80 Hf9 hAnst2. as,s -
k.ae Is aa fha kAares 81 s5Fasa Lake It's "a
~ s5aaexs inxeszaE ~ Ike istssz cstaes - esq
UI4Y shssa& snFests sat1 tAH Egszt ~ As~ss
sssssh <tsees SlStsson Apply - afetH AAAs
aex.Ess 8sFsefs. Tessra s. ksix~1 a5esk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

The tArca prisoners V be were brought
aewn iicu Pors Townsend BY United
states Marshal Hamilton Saturday and
temporarily lodged in tae county Jail, were
Yesterday takes 10 MeNsi's island by that
.,iaIs.r
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Might Cali on Her for THAT.

Merchant Traveller.
ssMiss simpktnS Is q very Kharp-spoken girl"
said Rginktnx Co one Of bis friends.
eyes. IL has straek me so.
sIo yaa think that she is . woman vino would
make hume happy"
II couldn't sav 20 that, bat think yeu could
eonnt on her 10 make il interesting.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

The Woodbury. o8 Company has ore
hundred cases - Water White CoAi 0u
rs degrees AFE1y reom - Mallory
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HEMsffrc Rad nJNSKn SKIS
elssxna & e&ssgTMs new. GnesssF Gear

Yea thzt sAsE an& tlus &a7tag the 8sT 81
gsxsa ANs .sas Al ca xtoge ~ A4EA8 hgaEas.
ESNsan 4 Ca feR isfEesk rhas&fu< 1e@ASTS "a ne
pssys4 ssszasr FrssEsE aaa& CozMasAsM
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lAFSGEA FzsaEsAn xeSti 10 - s3SsfaSEe a1st 81
lssx ezss@ Assa 4xssaa 8g1nFuSga HSAfasa3 ka<NFs3
taEGGS& * s4ge Kzs4 "a NezSasTs fsNa2e EsS4
4ssa& SEseH- q Se4sss2E szees1ts Hst1Es t4SA 4
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

We received special holidNv purchase: grand
vslwes, 81 90 SIS p0f yard. warranted 10 we4f
Chester Ciesry,
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We east close osss oar sscek 81 elezkS. a. ri
have Il gave up ia r0aas. Chester Claafy.
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kf3 CLOAK san

We Tzxe away lass handsome NnSs cards
sesfer,iay, sna oasy sne 80 each lasy castomoF.
8 hasfas t,AeAFT
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BEAuTIFuL HOME

We naturally plan for home in keeping with
our taste and means. Have you seen Woods
& 81 PROPERTY The first chance is DOW
offered 70 obtain lots or blocks on the shore of
the beautiful Green Lake. This property is on
the motor line now bailding and . cent fare Is
guaranteed Call at Greea Lake Headquarters,
room g. Kfigen block
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Fsrsssy sSpp2sss ~ afurs sn8 i5sGsEs, gasAfkn
sas.A txrS@ssx eNea xegsn. casa Rza snSss
pFtgssA a. aa Less a Axsssss- 80 kroet s~fSeE
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

Leaves Portland daily ~ : q m via the Union
Parise railway with through sseeperx and din
Ing cars. Tfns 10 Chicago oHly 20 hours Call
GA Oliver =. Riggs. ticket agent. CITY dock. or
r. VI. Metisanis. tekeE ageat. HaSfosaee build
fnr
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se,ss. tfa se1sTt 3i4sf Is kess usss sHks ysssr
- NsEtsfssss teakess tAaF Z 3 gees
-. - a.sns s4asT eSekEaxFy assseg spa ss.ss.
49, ~ Fsss, ~ Aess Msrsass. Cos3azaas. >
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oar store viii ~ closed al 9ay XSsas aaA
New Year day ChsStsF CgeNry.
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German aad French notices, Chrtstmas-tres
ernanzeass. etc will ~ sold 4t cost FOR tive dayl
os,ly q the Mason posee / sos frost street
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HANpYgRCnfKrs

We received everything in 'hsi line. siEk en-
hgeideFsA. linen, lawn, taacy border novelties
plain white gents silk insflk}ea. In saxt every
tNtsE IMAGINABLE. Chester clear,
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49, 49, t,.stANaa sally Al 81 "a ralaa
- -. - ssth fanss q sasep~es ssh asa.
81 49,. ttese IS s'slessss aasy 81 hssses Cab
- afsks&- tiskg5 ss6mt. eats aoz& ~
II, sAs's @skes sEessA sssssassee aAiha-
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rANss PANS

SEW TABLE CLOTHS AND sCARFS
A rrsn4 AsSegtmsas og asw styles 60 select
fgsna chester seaYx.
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Our eight large electric lights are equal 20
1900 candles aud gives you daylight al night.
Hyams Pauson & CO., the largest clothing deal
eFs in the world, corner Front and Columbia
great variety of holiday goods ~ A, Fisken
a Goa tenn arary store 2l5 James street. between
second and Third.
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= g;.s a. aasa -. a.'s.4a - a..asA Casa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-19
Rich Pension Beggars.

Nobody grudges a pension 10 any old
soldier who was disabled IN the
cOuntry's service and is in need OF help.
On the contrary, every right minded
man wishes that the pensions of such
might be more liberal than they are.
The reason that they are not more
liberal Is that a great host Of men are
bourne upon the pension rolls who are
no: disabled and not in need of help.
These make long division of the pension
fund and cut down the amount it is
possible to pay to the really NEEDY and
the actually disabled.
We have already cited the case of
General Spinola as one of them. a
recent news dispatch directs attention
20 another illustrative case. II related
that Senator Henderson, who has long
been in receipt of a pension, has dis
covered that the amount paid him Is
not SO great as that to which the law
entities him, and so his case has been
passed through Tanners hands, and in
addition to au increased pension for ;he
future he is TO receive the sum of 81 900
as Arrears.
MandersOn is neither disabled man
nor a needy one. As compared with
the great majority who pay the taxes he
is rich. He is a Senator Of the United
States at a salary of s., 900 a year. He
ought to be ashamed 10 be beggar, a
pensioner upon the bounty OF men poor
er than himself. Every dollar of his
pension is paid by the working people,
and not one in ten thousand of them
ever had an income of s.. 900 OF the half
of il.
The thing is monstrous. The whole
! pension system should be reformed.
Every disabled and really needy veteran
should have a sufficient pension to keep
4 him decently, and TO that end every
mere beggar, every man who has money
/ or the capacity to earn 1t in sufficient
amount for his support, should be
| stricken from the rolls. When such
men accept pensions they not only
sponge" upon the substance of poorer
! people, but they rob the actual needy
and disabled veterans of what is Justly
/ their due.
Every member of Congress knows
this. But members of Congress are
mostly towards and self>seekeIs and
/ they fear to offend the soldier vote''
by opposing any pension measure what.
EVERY. y. World.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-19

IT appears that Colonel Quay's candi-
says the Harrisburg Patriot is to BE- op-
posed by Adjutant General Hastings
who is being pushed to the front by c..
l.. Magee, of Pittsbu!g. General
Hastings is represented As saying, how
ever, that he is not a candidate.
Mr.. Magee is evidently determined to
defeat the Quay programme for next
year whatever it NAV be. 1t is so well
understood that Senator Delamater is
Colonel Quay's choice for the governor
ship that if he should be taken out of
the race in any way it would be regard
ed as a surrender OF the Republican
State boss to his enemies. 1t may,
therefore, be reasonably expected that
the Quay forces will continue 10 rally
around Delamster.
1t is very pretty quarrel as it stands
and General Hastings is too good a
politician to permit himself to be
drawn into 1t, unless indeed the chances
of his winning should be first rate The
machinery of the party is in the hands
of Quay, and by next year it will be
thoroughly oiled by fat fried out of the
federal office holders. In Pennsylvania
'the machinen is ali powerful, and IN
less its owner backs down completely
and ingloriously the name of the next
Republican candidate for Governor will
be George W. Delsmater.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-19

ESTIMATING crops before Ihey are
harvested, says the Philadelphia Times,
is something akin 70 counting chickens
before they are hatcheG. This IS now
quite apparent with regard 10 the wheat
crop of The current year. Early eSti-
mates by the Agricultural Department
at Washington and by commsrcial agen-
ci-s placed the crop at something over
500. 600 600 bushels. or one OF the largest
ever grown in the country. Reports
from Dakota and O,her ) ates aud Ter
ritOries of the Northwest now indicate
a very short crop in that section, owing
to the extreme drought, while IN the
East the wheat harvest has been seri-
ously damaged by the rainy weather.
Bstween drought in the West and wet
weather in the East it is probable that
the actual crop will fail many millions
short of the earlier estimate.
This rather gloomy outlook has its
bright phaze, however. The wheat
crop in India, Russia and Austro- IN
gary is usually light, so that all the
wheat we have in excess of our own
needs is certain 20 be in demand at
fair price. II is not at all improbable,
therefore, that the American farmers
may realize more money for their wheat
than if the crop had turned out to be as
great as indicated by the earlier reports.
But while as whole the wheat
farmers OF the country may have pro-
ftable year, the 3OOOU,000 bushels
shortage in Dakota will prove little less
than an irretrievable disaster TO the
farmers or that section. Wheat is the
Dakota staple and with less than half a
crop the farmers of that Territory will
have so little TO sell that DO probable
advance in price will begin TO make up
their losses. Dakota will have little
TO console itself with this year, except
he fact that it will achieve the dignity
ot Statehood.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-19

THE renewed rumOrs Of Mr.. Biaine's
intention 10 retire from the Cabinet
says the New York World, have no
foundation at all except such as is given
TO them by Mr.. Blaine's apparent loss
OF interest in matters political o! late.
III the Secretary OF State has really
ceased TO be personally ambitious of the
Presidency or personally hopeful of
getting it, which is much The same
thing. il is dlficult to understand why
he should care - remain in dull and
laoorious office which has no rewards 10
give him. but which may at any time
involve him in contest with the Sem
ate Foreign Affairs Committee. That
Committee, with John sherman for
Chairman and Frye, Edmunds and
Evarts for members, is by no means the
sort OF committee that Mr.. Blaine
would choose for his cOadjutOrs in state
craft. The fact is that Mr.. Blaine is
growing old, and it is but natural that
he should lose some Of the enthusiasm
which has always been source of ex-
traordinary strength TO him. Sul, he
insists that he likes his present wo.k
and proposes to stick 10 il.