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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25
sTREEr car system.
A GOOD srART MADE AND AMPLE MEANS FOE
EXTENSION.

A GOOD START MADE AND AMPLE MEANS FOR
EXTENSION.
In the matter OF inter-city communities
ton. Port Townsend has taken very for
ward step. During the summer r. j. Doc
ley and associates built steam motor line,
running from the corner OF Washington
and TAYLOR streets. through the Hastings
tract 70 the baseball PARK; thence westerly
through the Elsenbeis addition and termi-
mating temporarily in the Philips' addi-
ton. Mr. Dooley, about two months ago.
sold his interest 10 . syndicate Of local cap
italists. who have ample means and will.
without delay. carry out the original inten-
tons Of the projectors of the enterprise.
namely. to build branch lines 70 every por-
ton OF the Quimper peninsula About i've
additional miles OF road viii be built and
operated during the coming six months and
il Is safe to say that no section OF Port
Townsend or suburbs viii be without
rapid transit By the middle of next sum-
ner. Those who compose the company
are: 3. s. Miller, IL. L. Burkett, r. C.
Hill. Henry Landes. Charles Eisenbelss ].
A. Kuhn and Thomas Jaekman. At this
time there Is large sum In the treasury.
and the company Is now realizing hand
sonely on subsidies OF real estate granted
at its incipiency. II viii be the policy of
the company 10 devote these sums exclu-
siveiy 70 the extension OF their systeIn
On the Slh insk the city council granted
a franchise to Charles p. swigert, ]. b.
Shepherd and + Barndollar TO construct
and operate an electric railway IRON Adams
and Water streets. along adams, Washing
ton. Monroe and Laurence streets fo the
city limits. Il is the express purpose OK
these gentlemen to build 20 the Dundee
tract The ordinance requires them to
begin work before Jsnnary i. 1890. and
they give assurance that the line will be
uu~het 20 q speedy finish.
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PURE WATER.
ARkx ASSIGNMENTS IN PROGRESS EoE EKfxsfxa
m aorxTAEs sTREAx

ARkx ysEMEyTs IN PROGRESS FoE nKrxsHxa
n A aorxTAEs ErREAa.
To 20 this time Port Townsend has
lacked what every city on the Pacific coast
exeent San Diego lacks. namely. a psenti-
fsai snpply OF pure water. bat Port Town
send VIII be the ETst 20 have IL. The
Mount Olympus WAter Company. local
organization, Kith . capital stock Of $500
90. on the 15zh q 0cssher last entered into
4 contracs vita the city 70 bring la by
gravssation from the Little Qullcene rixer
sfwenry miles aisfantl . snpply a. wafer
for domestic, manufacturing and ire ex-
sfnwulshing purposes, suitable for > eisy Of
Is &c inhabitants. They Will construct a
rrservosr aF 100000 gallons capacity on
MorgMnss hsll. So feet above TIC sess-legel.
expaaie Of delivering 8 Co 90 gallons daily.
The company VII put In IRE hy.
drnxsts ms directed By the city council
The e0ztrecs Is fer twenty-five Years. ard
the city has reserved tbs rixas % pnrchAse
the safer works ~ - per cens. advance on
the cost OF construction The stock holders
Of she eompAng are: Il. e. Morgan.
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Henry Lsndes, A. W. Bash, Thos. Jack
man. =. y. HID. T. C. Kfll. Vim. Payne,
A. R. Bssnhridge. Chas. Essenbeis. j. A.
Kahn, L b Hsstings-aA local capitalists
Two years time has b,sen granted the com
pany % complete the work. but the eflicers
promise that they viii finish il within one
year Engineering parties are already in
the feid and all the financial arrangements
were made before the contract was entered
into. The Little Qnilcene Is . stream rising
IN the Olympic range, Is constantly fed By
spring. and its waters are absolutely pure.
1t Is pleasant 60 note that this important
work was undertaken and will be COM
pleted by the people Of Port Townsend
themselves, and il is another evidence OF
enterprise as vel 81 farsighteGness that
the company viii build broad enough 70
meet all reasonable future needs.
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PORT TOWNSEND.
Facts About Our Thriy-
ing Neighbor.
POSITION. STATUS AND
PROSPECTS.
From q Town to q City In
Two Years.
IT'S ErrERpsIsino CITIZENS
mew snd wky Fort Townsend Has Made
sush Rapid Representatives, q the
nsfIros1 sstnatioa-Ets., Kse.

Port Townsend has grown 70 be city Of
more than 600 peopls. sith conmerce
far larger than these figures on population
would Indicate. simply because Of its nat
uraI advantages a. q seaport. Up 70 this
time the railroads have had nanght 10 do
with the rapid development Of what Is
known as the Down Sound country and
with its chief commercial city; jet there -
marked prosperity on every hand The
certainty Of railway connection with the
Union Pacific Company, by the c0nstruc-
ton OF line from Port Townsend TO Port
land, Ore. gives 70 Port Townsend an In
teresf for investors, manufacturers, mer-
chants, ship owners and capitalists gsner-
ally never felt before. and it Is the purpose
Of this article 20 set forth the advantages
OF Port Townsend as II IL, together with
reasonable estimate Of what IL viii be
when IL becomes In the near future
the northern terminus of . great
transcontinsntal railway system OF the un-
parailsied industrial development Of Puget
sound, now going on at pace which as
tonishes not alone every visitor. bGt 70 those
who note IL day by day, only brief refer
ence il necessary. Men who closely watch
the movement OF emigration; Western
railroad officials always alert TO extend the
lines Of their companies where there Is .
certainty Of securing business; capitalists
ever eager 70 make investments in new"
countries; the statesmen who have visited
ts.a .taaa ~ Waehfnwfnss. The r,awauAr,ar
correspondents and the tourists sil agree
that during the NEXT decade Puget sound
win be indnstrially the busiest spot on the
map Of the United States.
Owing 70 ia incompatible geographical
situation. as much as 10 the enterprise, In
dnstry and progressive spirit OF its citizens.
Port Townsend must share the general
prosperity, and soon take frat rank among
the commercial csnters Of the Pacific coast.
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the demands Kot satisfied with doing
vel. Port Townsend capitalists have re-
Gently psrekased the steamer Wasco At
Portland. and viii place her Immediately
On the Hoods canal rOute. thus establish
sn adequate ssryics In advance Of rival
cities on the Sound
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25

FOREIGN EXPORTS.
The total foreign exports through the
Port Townsend customhouse for the year
were:
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rHE PRINcIPAL rNpusrRlEs.

seMETmfsa Axnps tgMSxg. cpAE. ianx Avn
ghE sKgAs Fts9EKxxz.
let the question be ssksa. What has
maSse fees fownseHsa. saE whAt il the basis
for fataTs great sssv - the nasarxs an.
sssF i, Lanaeer, coal, .ren. agriculture.
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These figures do not include domestic
lumber exports valued at S.. T05, sos. nor
domestic exports OF coal, &c. 4s tons.
valued at "a, 263, $40.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25
OCEAN COMMERCE.

TEE VAST vkLuK or COMMODITIES WHICH
PASS THROUGH roRr rowxsKwp.
Port Townsend Is the port Of entry for
the entire Puget sound district. and no en-
phasis need be given TO the facts as pre-
scented in the following figures for the last
year compiled from the eustomhouse rec
r,rs2s hx fha posx-IxrRrrrGrxcwR.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07
Will Be Hen-pecked.

The hour was growing late; the pas
sengers in the sleeper had all gone to
bed. A porter approached slower 6, "
and, jerking the curtains apart,
mumbled something. whats the
matter?" demanded a rather old-look-
ing man, getting out and following the
porter, who had stepped back few
PAGES.
Il say, sab, that I am sorry to tell
you, but you'll have to change cars. u
what for?" the old fellow thun-
dered
you want to 60 to st. Louis, don't
you?"
Yes"
well, but this sleeper goes to Kan
sas City"
"Why in thunder didn't you tell me
so, hah?"
81 didn't know myself till just now. u
"Why didn't the conductor tell me ?"
he roared.
Il don't know, sah."
Where is your pumpkin-headed
conductor?"
Back in the smoking compart-
ment."
The old man went into the smoking
compartment and thus addressed the
conductor:
didn't you know I wanted to go to
st. Louis ?"
"Not until I happened to look at
your ticket just now"
"And now I've got to change cars at
the next station?"
eyes, If you want to 60 to St.
Louis"
''This is an internal outrage. Listen
For six years / have been counting the
Widow Hennipin. Sometimes my chan
ces would be up and sometimes they
would be down. 1t rocked along this
way till last week and then I married
her, and now we are on our wedding
tour. Look here. my dear sir, for the
love of humanity please let this car go
on to st. Louis, for it won't do to pull
my wife out of bed at this time of night
and make her change cars. She'll
swear didn't have sense enough to
know where I wanted to go and all
through life she'll hold me down. My
dear sir, if you believe in the liberty of
man, let this car go tc St. Lous; don't
help to hen-peck me. If you don't
come to my aid that woman will always
believe that am weak-she never will
have any more confidence in me-will
hold me down and ride over me, I tell
you"
''We have about reached your Sta
ton. Hurry up"
But cam. you help me?"
81 cannot"
''Then I am lost-lost and hen
pecked for the second time in life
ArkdnSaU Trdre9er.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07

of them ragged, SONS barefooted, but
All bubblinr over with enthusiasm, had
Joined their acknowledged leader.
When freckled Glenn Warren. the
last one expected, had arrived, BOD
arose and thus addressed his band:
"A miserable wretch, mean enough
to chase boy out of an orchard, took
al. fish away from me spell ago down
by the dam" =,
"No?" came in an incredulous cno-
rus from the band.
"They were small, and inclined 10
be wormy in the shoulders
"That's no difference" broke In
Glenn Warren. Fish is fish,"
"This red-handed anarchist is bring
ing into town a whole passed. of whips.
regular CATO nine-tails. such as we
reads about in the half-dimes, which
he's goin' to sell for quarter apiece,
to be used on boys. Dick Blye's
mother bought one this morning. Roll
up yer breeches, Dick"
A murmur of sympathy swept the
throng as the lad complied with the
order and showed number of red
welts around his fat legs.
"A fellow-feeling makes us wond-
rous kind" and not one of the specta-
TORS but knew that like fate menaced
him unless the whip-peddler could be
prevented from making canvass of the
town.
well make him come off the perch, F"
cried one of them.
"An' off the sun-fsh, to" added Bob,
"if he hasn't eat 'em all"
A few minutes later Bob halted some
fifty yards away from the spot where
a bearded man of immense stature was
broiling fish over small fire.
To all appearances the boy was
alone. but his tried and trusty follow
ers were ensconced behind some low
bushes near by. In their eagerness to
see the monster who dealt in instru-
ments of torture, they were thrusting
up their heads at the imminent risk of
being observed by the enemy.
Hello" shouted Bob.
The man started, and dropped the
fish he was cooking into the fire.
where's your father?" he sneered,
after satisfying himself that Bob was
unaccompanied.
"He said 1 had no 'thority to make a
date for him."
"Ho! ho!" laughed the man, "why
not?"
Il told him what you looked like. an
he allowed you was an old friend of his
as he couldn't fight"
"What are YOU givin' me-"
"He said you once did him great
favor down in Pittsburg."
Maybe; I'm liberal man."
as your name Racine - Philander
Racine?"
"The same"
"Then here's bottle of Blue Grass
whisky that pa sent you. with an invi-
tation to come to dinner. Anybody
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07
Hin Is to HOuseISeepers.

A COOL cellar aired on a warm day will
gather moisture. To avoid this open
the windows in the evening.
FRUIT that has been canned or pre-
served can be dried by skimming it out
of the liquid and treating the same as
tomato figs.
To REMOVE grease from garments dis
solve a tablespoonful of salt in four
tablespoonfuls of alcohol, shake well
and apply with sponge.
A GOOD way to distinguish mus hrooms
is to sprinkle salt on the spongy or I'M
der side. If it turns yellow the speci-
men is poisonous; if black, it is whole
some.
A GOOD wash for the hair, to prevent
it from falling out. is made by mixing
one teaspoonful of salt, thirty grains of
quinine and pint of common whisky
or bay rum. Rub the hair thoroughly
every night.
THE best wash for the hair is: One
cupful of salt one quart of soft water;
after it stands for twelve hours COM
mence to use. Take a cupful Of >tEs
BRINE and cupful of hot water, waaS
well with that, rinse once, and ROB dry
as possible with towel.
WHEN the feet are swollen from walk |.
ing or long standing, the soreness )may
be relieved by soaking them in the fol-
lowing: Take some wood ashes and
cover with water; let it stand for tw p or
three hours; strain off the water and
place the feet in it. The soreness will
disappear almost Immediately.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07

can tell you where Ia lives-best and
greatest man in town."
Bring it on"
Not until the neutrality is dis
armed. I'm afraid you'll larrup me
afore you taste the stuff"
Bob now took an apple from his
pocket, which he punctured several
times with a nail. Then he poured
over it little of the contents of the
bottle and tossed it toward the whip
merchant.
The man began by smelling the
fruit, and ended in devouring it eagerly.
Five minutes later Bob had joined
his band, and all were watching the
trampish individual, as with every out
ward manifestation of pleasure he
sat slipping the contents of the bottle.
After it was finished he rolled over
and fell asleep
Forward whispered Bob, and the
forms of the avengers were creeping
stealthily along
The bundle of whips was secured
and distributed, the supply in excess
of the demand being thrown :. the
river.
Remember the Boston LABOR tea
story in the Reader" c-..ed Bob. "At
him, boys"
The order was obeyed with alacrity.
Rudely awakened from his drunken
sleep the man, bowling with pain,
struggled to his feet and attempted to
seize the pigmies, who had turned
against the giant-whom strong drink
had chained-the weapons which he
had brought into their country.
The boys readily eluded his grasp
and continued to administer severe if
not poetic justice, until they wearied of
the sport.
"Now, be off," ordered Bob.
With black and scowling face the
man complied, and staggered and
hmped down to the river
AM don't come here again sellin'
whips to cut up the legs of honest
boys" shouted Dick.
An don't go blowin' around that I
disappointed you," added Bob. BE
sure and come around to dinner. We
eat at one sharp, but you needn't show
up till quarter past, bein' as you're in
the soup now, and have had fish, and
won't relish the two first courses"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07

moment later boy of about his own
size ran into the street.
whats the matter, Dick Blye?" he
asked.
Matter! Mas got one of them pat
emit cat-o'-nine tails, and it stings aw-
full, you just bet it does"
@Where did she get it ?"
Bought it on the way from Laporte
this mornin' off an old tramp of fell
Ter what's goin' to make this town.
Your mother'n take two, I know she
will"
mo, she won't"
@You feel pretty big cause your
fathers here"
"No, I don't. I know this Teller.
He's down by the river now a eatin'
my fish. He's got whole bundle OF
'em. I saw the ends, but didn't catch
onto what they were. Rally the gang,
Dick, an he'll peddle his whips some'rs
else"
Dick Blye uttered creditable imi-
tation of the war-whoop of dime-novel
Indian, and bolted away.
At the verge of the town Bob sat
down to await the assembling of his
clan.
In ten minutes as many boys, some
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1
family. He stayed vse1, and ~
result was that every member Of In
family, from grandpa down to En-
school-boy, Bob. was convinced of ~
or her own inherent, deep-seated silIi-
| ness.
Yet Cousin John was neither a schoI.
lar nor an author to make them asbam.
ed by contrast. He was not a brilliant
nor q profound talker, but a ouiet
thoughtful man of ordinary informa.
ton and abilities.
But Cousin John was deaf: so deaf
that no ear trumpet or any other inven-
ton could help him to hear a single
sound. Hence he carried on converse
ton by means of tablets on which his
companion wrote while he spoke.
It was these tablets which convicted
the Porter family OF foolishness.
II was going" said grandpa, ito tell
John the story of how I once came to
be elected postmaster, but when 1 took
the pencil in hand remembered 1 had
written it for him twice since yester-
day. You don't mean to tell me that
[ am given to grinding out old yarns
over and over again y
Molly and 1 were talking this morn
ing," said Mrs. Porter, "and he came
along and held out his tablets. tou
appear to be intensely Interested said
he. Let me share the story I declare
I couldn't write down that we had been
talking for one hour of Bessy's new
bonnet"
The joke which convulsed everybody
at the table when written out in cold
black and white was so intolerably
stupid In the baroness of written
words, too, malice and gossip became
so malignant and black!
When Cousin John surprised them
all leaning forward listening breath
lessly to James eager story, and hand
ed her the tablets with an appealing
look, she was overcome with morti!ica-
ton. How could she write out the
contemplate details of squabble be-
tween the cook and the milkman?
The Porter family, thus wakened to
their shortcomings, did not sink to
sleep again when their guest was gone.
Many a pert answer was checked on
the lip and replaced by a pleasant
smile; many stupid story left untold /;
long, eager discussions of tribes or
scandalous gossip died out suddenly
at the remembrance of Cousin Johns
white tablets. Thoughtful silence
often took the place of incessant, mean
ingless babble, and the words of the
Porters, when spoken, were few, kind
ly and to the DOint
Would that Cousin Johns tablets
could come for brief space into every
American household! or, better still,
the habit of brief pause before speech.
We take pains to cleanse and adorn
our bodies before we go with them be-
fore the public. Yet we hurl our
thoughts out to every paoser-by with
indecent haste, not caring whether
they are clean and good and wise, or
not.
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win ersotly reduce the expense OF feed-
ing duTing the winter.
II - said that Shropshire Nexino
makes good combing WOOL which ID al
ways in good demand, and worth about
cents more Q pound in the market than
the finest straight Merino.
In Kansas the hides Of Galloway cat
tie are butchered and cured and
made into robes. The jet black hair is
thick, glossy, and handsome, and makes
. neater robe than the buffalo, while it
is equally warm.
THERE is much good feed in the
pumpkin, but for the hog it should he
cooked and either meal or grain mixed
with it. In this way a supply of pump
kins can be made to greatly lessen the
cost of fattening pork. During the last
month of feeding the hogs should be
given grain exclusively to harden the
pork and make it shrink less.
SHOULD circumstances require it, q
good colt may be expected, even when
taken from its mother at very few
weeks old, and brought up as most
farmers now raise their calves ION
skinned milky, returning twice as much
for the same as the calf would pay. A
grade calf at the age of one year can
one we'll fattened six or seven weeks
old, but the colt must be poor indeed at
one year old that will not bring the
price of the calf at two years.
THERE is more or less dust in all
hay, if taken into the lungs is very in
furious for horses to feed on. Glover
hay and that of timothy cut in the
bloom are especially liable to be dusty.
and often give horses the heaves when
fed on either of these. Slightly wetting
the hay will prevent this injury. The
better way is to cut the hay, slightly
moisted it, and throw on it a little corn
and oats ground together, taking care
not to give more than will be eaten
clean at each feed. Between meals the
rack may be filled with fresh straw,
which the horse will pick over, and
which may then be used for bedding.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07
THE A0usEa0Ln


For the perfect frying Of griddle-
cakes the proper care Of the eriddie il
necessary. The griddle should be
washed with plenty of hot water and
soap to remove all particles of grease.
1t should then be secured with Sapolio
and finally washed in clean, hot water
and rubbed dry with towel. It is espe-
claliy important that the rubbing should
be thorough, as this makes the surface
smooth.
When about to use the griddle nut IL
on the coolest part of the range, where
it will heat gradually. About five min.
utes before you are ready to fry the cakes
draw the pan forward to the hottest part
of the range. Now rub with dry, coarse
towel. If the griddle be of iron or steel
it must be creased. The best way to do
this ID to have piece of fat salt pork,
about two inches square, on the point Of
'long-handled fork, and rub this
quickly and lightly over the griddle.
Immediately afterward drop the batter
on the griddle in small spoonfuls. If
soapstone griddle be used it should be
washed well in soap suds and then
rubbed dry. Next rub it we'll With dry
salt and finally with dry towel These
griddles should be heated very slowly
and should never be creased. The ad-
vantage in using such griddles is, that
there is neither smoke nor odor; but the
cakes cooked on an iron griddle will be
tenderer, and. if the piece of pork be
properly used, will not have even o sug-
gestion of grease about them.
A long steel griddle costs SO or more,
whereas an iron one can be had for q
dollar; but the steel griddle is so much
smoother and thicker, and the heat is
consequently SO much evener, that it
pays in the end to get the higher priced
article.
Remember that oil the cakes into the
composition of which bread, rice,
hominy, ETC., enter, must be cooked
much longer than simple batter. Flan-
mel cakes, which are thicker than the
common griddle-cake, must be cooked
very thoroughly. All kinds of griddle-
cakes should be served on a not plate
the moment they come from the griddle.
Good Housekeeping.