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, 1889-05-23
LETTER LIST.
List of letters uncailed for and remaiu-
ing in the postotiice at Port Townsend
u. -. Muy Is, 1889:

List of letters uncailed for and remaiG
ing in the postCttice at Pert Townsend
u. =, Guy Is, 1889;
| Auiich, Joseph Austin, Harry
Anderson, Andrew Coblc, l.
| Clarke, Johnny Cook, Frank
| Cooling, Waiter Duncan, Alex
| Drufcr, + Ellis, James
Forster, John Foster, Chas
Fawcett, VIM Gliiden, . T
Clancy, Thomas Griltiths, Griffith
Gounkin, Walter Hardy, NJ I
Hamilton II T Hardy, Mrs VIM
Hcddom, Frederick Hunt, J \
Hyland, II \ Horst, Harry L
Hustecs, Mrs T \ Horton, Mrs Jennie
Iverman, Will Lloyd, NJ l.
LiglItfcOt, \ Lane, John
10y, II p Moore, Arthur IL
Montgomery MrsEM Mcdonald, \ c
Mckinnon, Daniel McAinnom, Alex
Necland, : F Nelson, Niels
Osborne, Harry OughtOn, VIM
Petty, Sam 3 Paulsen, Peder
Potter, James N Rodrigucs, Manuel
sand, Frank 2 Shreycs, Lot
ShontZ, Henry Stanton, I
Stalder, Frank SOmve, Mrs Kate
Thorn, Frank 4 Towne, Bert
Tower, Harry TravnOr, John
Wilson, james Waterhouse, Frank
Wintzent, Mrs
PerEous calling for any of the above
letters, w:Il please say advertised.
GEO. G.. MCNAMARA,
Postmaster.
, 1889-05-23

The Seattle Budget OF last Sunday says
that some OF the finest players OIL the
coast have been engaged by the manage
ment OF our base ball club, and the boys
have great hopes OF making 4 record this
season. The latter statement is quite
true, as the boys are playing exception
ally good ball, and if they continue as
they have been doing i'll the past three
games, they will make record second
! to none on the sound. Regarding the
former, it is entirely wrong, as the man
agement have secured none but those
who have either been residents, or those
who have decided to make this their
home, and for this reason our citizens
will take greater interest in their work
and support.
, 1889-05-23
THE NEW HOTEL.
a New Hotel to he Built at Il Cost of
100000,

For some time past there has been 4
| movement among the leading citizsns OF
| this city towards the erection OF new
hotel to be located on the bill. The
matter has been talked over from time to
| time, and these conferences eliminated
in the projectors OF the scheme ordering
plans, and Mr.. f. w. Houghton was the
architect selected to do the work Mr..
Houghton has been at work for ten days
past, and the plans are nearly completed
for building to cost 100000. As shown
design, five stories in height, and will
contain 160 rooms, independent of the
dining room, billiard hall, barber shop
and Office. The dining room and bill
lard hall will be especially commodious,
the former being 35x50 feet, and the
latter 40XG0 feet. The ceilings on each
floor are to be unusually high, and par
tiCular care has been taken as to the san
itary and ventilation. The interior dec
orations will be very attractive, and
there will be an imposing grand stair
case to the first floor. On this floor Will
be handsome reception room and two
bath rooms. Surrounding the house will
be q veranda fourteen feet wide, from
which Il splendid view of the bay and
mountains may be obtained. The gen
tlemen are desirous of having the hotel
located on the Kuhn lots near the head
OF Washington street. Judge Kuhn OWNS
q block there and we understand he has
declined $4,000 Tor it. The plans will
be ready to submit to the gentlemen in a
few days, and if work on the building is
started at once, it will be ready for occu-
pancy in the early autumn.
, 1889-05-23

Mr.. Tibbals says he has been consider
ing for some time the alvisIbility a.
shuttin. off the water and clu-in. up the
work.. lie saws: When the subject of
establishing a water company was first
tllkei oi. q number ui hu-irr~- men aul
r,p.t.i.f- agre,-l b. ~ui-er.ia certain
amounts towards tls company. sut -1E
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, 1889-05-23
ToE nsend O | l o o . 3 0 Il
Snah NH o 0 o o o o u i
Umpir-, Mclaughlin.
ZINE - gam. two hockheCd.

in "a short time She ice company will
start. in r1uu,-tisn with thciF building
I..s -,.s sst.I lash house. The house
e.E t .".' efh aii the latrst az.
l.. ......a-f ssh a synsnasiaHf
... cara =-HfsinsHf iss si
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a thr
ss
, 1889-05-23

Tie Wolcott lelt yesterday tlf a tonr
~ ihs l-l1n1s n 81 ul-isreir-l thai a
Ha-.h-r af lH.rsrs-H. sni aFrf l.fH-
fr..I r-H.Hf- #f .f#r IsH NfaFis ia q
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, 1889-05-23
An ET-tcrn View.

The following poem was handed to
the editor ot the ARGUS some weeks ago
for publication, ba. was misIaid. 1t was
unelrtE-I yesterday and We give it to
the public to-day. &Ir. Smith is young
II years, bat be I4audIcs poetry like "a
vete-au EDITOR.
, 1889-05-23

Mr. Thomas Gorrigan had a care worn
look yesterday owing to the fact of there
having been u crazy man iD the roo N
above his iD the Pontlus-Ha!!er building.
Tom says that he was dreaming that he
was in his store very busy making up
ordered goods and he thought there
were Il numbsr OF gentlemen outside
pounding at ihe door and asking admit
tgnce. just then be woke up and heard q!
commanche whoop and slap bang on
the floor above him then the baby COM
menced to Whuop Ii up and Tom thought
the affair little too interesting for COM
fort, he went mp stairs to interview the
man who was making the noise, and
reached the room just as the bedstead
was being thrown out Of the window.
The man was taken in charge by Mar
shall Finn.
, 1889-05-23
Inspector 18th /. H, DistI
Attempted Burglary.

At half past one Monday morn
ing Spaciai Officer Pat Hutten was
aroused from his siumbers in his
room at the Union house, by a stranger
gazing iDteatively into his face. Mr..
Hutton called 20 the man, who imme-
diately ran out OF the room and down
the stairway, followed closely by Mir.
Hutton. Finding the front door closed
tie man made dash for the rear door !;
at this msnent L. Z. Hickman, pro-
prietoC of the hotel, hearing the noise
came out of his room on the first floor.
Mr.. Hutton went out OF the frCnt door
and nabbed the would be burglar just as
he turned from Adams street iuto Wash
| ingtoD, he came with such force how
ever as to break Hut;on'5 hold only 10
| drop into he arms Of Hickman, Inhis
struggle 10 get away lie threw lis capt0r
in the street, iuilicting an injury to his
back. Hutton caught him again and
held HIN until Officer Oliver came UE
and marched the man to the county jail
He wes searched and bunch of keys
aud EeUknife were found on him, he
gave his name as William Bel, and as-
suTeI ihe Ulcers tLcy had taken the
wrong man.
, 1889-05-23

The chap on the corner has wondered
at various times whether any one con-
nected with the water company ever
drink the water they furnish Port Town
send? From the fact OF their having 4
healthy color, the supposition IS that
they do not Yet, ii the matter Of I'M
proved water was suggested TO some OF
the members of the council, they would
say, eve cannot do every thins IN
minute" That's fact, gentlemen, you
cannot, and the people OF this pretty
little city are convinced that you cannot ;
but the longer you POSTPONE action IN
this matter, the more sickness there Will
be in the city. As is suggested by the
editor OF our Z. c., the Call, other cities
have their own water companies, and
have made Il success OF them. II the
water company can make money ont ot
the service, so can the city, and furnish
better water, too.
, 1889-05-23
BNSTANDER.
From Wednesdays paII,.

There has been considerable bowling
about the Port Townsend Southern be-
ing slow in getting to work, and the
chap on the corner has joined the throng,
and from time to time sent up wall in
a lovely mezzo-soprano voice. The time
is cone when the voice should be sIlenc-
ed. There is every indication that the
directors OF the road mean business
the time for making a real estate scheme
out of it is past, and the directors know
it. The men who are at the head OF the
company no doubt realize that the citi,
zens will no longer bear with promises
without work. The placing of three
hundred men on the line means a vast
expenditure OF money, and it would moi
be done if it was not the intent n OF the
company to push matters rapidly toward
completion.
, 1889-05-23
THE CHAP ON THE CORNER.


S=ven 10 oueI That Is jEe score r.,
wLcb tie Townseuds wen heir :, ~.
from tie SnohUmisL uIue on SUuGaF
and it was pretty good bal too. Tha
Townsend nine are fortunate in the pos
! session Ot a good battery, ard that II
base bail is three four!Es of the game
On Sunday the work Gf The c.:cher OH
our buys EIuo, could rot o. improve
| upon, tie IL a good one and deserves d
position on a professional nine. It IS i
mistake that there Is lot sufficient "a
teTest 10 base bail here tu afTorE ln-
c,oSed grounds. All visiting mics must
he guaranteed d certain sum for their
expenses and Il Gro i caunot be expected
IL pay Tor the amuscueats after the
game Is finished, That chap oa the cor
ner believes that i tie matter # coach
ing was left 90 one member Of the nine
and the outsiders would keep their
tongues between their teeth Il more sat
iSfactory game wouli he played Srrc-
tatOrs should remember that visitors
would leave with P!eassnttr recniiec
lions cf their visit here If Cep;lemauly
principles were to govern their actions.
HE Townsend boys Will nc doubt play
a return game on the cTuuuCs Of the
Snohomish nine, and they viii no doubt,
IN a spirit Of retaliation, receive the
same treatment from TIE people Of 5uo
homish rs their boys din here
Tue mule race at Capt. Tibbals' Lake
Park Sunday afternoon was a very anus
ing affair. The thoroughbred runners
are owned by W. c. Williams ana lie
placed them or the track at t!!e earnest
solicitation OF several prominent c.;ize IS
who are not interested in base ball. It
was rather disappointing to the large
of visitors that there was not
more tLan one heat, for although the
large mule won the heat in ] :i6 Judge
Kuhn feels confident that the little fe!-
low would have crowded under the wire
in l: :45 had he been given tho oppDItuni
ty. The judge wants sati faction and
will probably get it next sunday. The
clam bake was enjoyed by everyone pres
en-, and such Thugs may be made a
prominent feature OF Port TUwEsepd's
epioyments.
1t is only just to Judge Kuhn to say
that he wagered his money on the long
mule, believing that which ever OF the
racers passed his nose under the wire
first would he the winner. He says his |
mule threw his ears forward directly he
reached the wire, and was at least an
inclr in advance OF the other mule. But, |
for the Judge, the other
mule, being the shorter OF the two, got |
his tail under the wire first. Next Sun
day arrangements will be made so that |
the short mule will be handicapped.
, 1889-05-23
work CT tic =. =. Southern.

After months Of djHy d#IIying, duriag
which gu-3srs "i.hau. u1n5er have
been circulated, tie Port Town-ord
Southern has At last started operations
IN q dIi-rat manner. and work has been
inauguratcI which will bg kept UP until
the road is completed Payne Brothers,
the contractors. have started on- hun
,.rcd graders on the road he'd, @uG tao
gangs OF Iaborers are cng54"i c!c;s..a.,
the rich. OF way. The contract ior F.iiHE
/ has been awarded seattle parties, and
| thc necessary timHefs have been dis-
/ tributeI aI5nI the lire in READINGS ior
the work. Thc directors have decided
TO change tine original route, and the line
VIII he via ChimacHm Greek, thus max
IN a change OF nearly three miles. Two
hundred additional men will arrive from
Seattle in q few days, ami enter IpoH
the co#structian OF the road.
Probability That Delegates VIII Not
Get H;uCf Pay.
lI~i,r Z. u. Barton, i. writing to tie
Ofe.:aDja ays ibat the expenditures oi
;la z-0G@0 approp;atad for tho coustitu
f;rl,af convention Is to be under ike
same !u'es and regulations aud at tie
.al.. ra.s, d. now provided by law for
he payl.ou. Of the territoria, legislature |
SOM ti..v ago the secretary oi the terri
tory wrote l. the comptroller Of ;he |
treasury relative to tie matter and that |
official suggested that the incidental ex-
ponses Of the convention be provided for
first, tlca the mileage, and what was left
could 90 to paw ihe rcr diem. It looks
rs If tie members viii not be able 60 get
more than a dollar Il day out of it,
Tie Comptroller os the treasury, Nil
ton ) DaIham, w.s of iLc opinion tiiaj
congress ed not fully consider Tie
amCu1t which unlIi b4 necessary fer
the expeuses Il the state constitutional
and IL the members 10 Eo'
tLIuk they get fair compensation for
their work, they must look to iLc ;cFri-
toTiaI fund for such compensation a.
they suGgvst.
Tue mileage under ibe law for territo-
ria! legIsIator3 Is 23 70: every twenty
miles of travel. the speaker or president
gets $6 a day, chief clerk IS day, enroll !
ing and cugrossing CLERK IS, seTSeant-a;-
arms 81, d-orkeeper AMI messenger $4
, 1889-05-23
Election of Officers.

The following officers have been elect
ed for ST. Paurs church, of this city, for
the ensuing year: Vestrymen, James
Jones, A. Fl. Tucker, Chas. Pink, Chas.
Dyer, r. C. Hill, NJ. A Sawtelle, L..
Gibbons; secretary, james Jones; treas
l.. Gibbons; rector warden, Jas. Jonesj
church warden, l.. Gibbons; delegates to
convocatioD, Oliver Wood and r. C..
Hill; alternates, Chas. Park and l.. Glib
bons.
, 1889-05-23

The chap on the corner wonders why
the five hundred dollars which was long
ago Appropriated by the city and county
TO improve Washington street, has never
been used OF course that sum would
not 90 far i'll the matter OF improvements,
but it would have filled up the holes shat
are filled with staEnant water. trust
there will be 10 further postponement in
the matter OF awarding the bids that
were opened last Friday night.
BYSTANDEN.
, 1889-05-23

itheir support. they failed to materialize
and he was Obliged 10 mortgage cycry
thing he hal - pay the notes h2 had
gwen. Since the water company has
zen IN yx.~tence. every dollar Of profit
has been used toward improving the ser
vice, until no., thcy have invested SO
GOJ in the TIsnl. ON Monday a gentle
man interested in the water company,
visited Tort Townsend for the p@rp"Sc oi
calling with Mr. Tihi3Is uron othe"
parties here who have franchises fot
water companies. ard conferriHg with
them, and, ii pos~i5is. forming con-
| Iinat:on with sufficient capital to hTiH-;
water from q greater distance, and en-
deavoring 10 i've the people the quality
and quantity oi water thcy haTe been
crying for. The gentleman called upon
several parties, but none were willing to
enter into the Arrangement, the excuse
being that they hal too many irons Ia
tha fire. EIr TibbaIs states that some of
the parties called ON are amongst tl;.
hardest =. kickerS." Regar,Iiu2 TIE
quality Of The water furnished, Mr. T;b- |
bais invites any one dissatisfied with Il !
70 take it 70 Il chemist and have it all
ylizci, AMI il they Will find in it any
thing more than rlaYncsia and lime he |
will forfeit q new hat. Ii this IS so, then
the chap on the corner has been swim !
died, for he has thought upon several oc-
casons that he detected traces OF Ken
tucky bourbon in his'n
, 1889-05-23
SNOHOhISH.


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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
TRUE POETRY DEFINED.
Prof. Rice Attempts 20 Contradict Son
Prevailing Notions.

Prof. Rice Attempts 20 Contradict Some
Prevailing Notions.
Prof. Thomas r. Rice. the head OF
the department of English at Columbia
College, delivered an instructive lect-
ure on ''Shakespeare's Dramatic Con-
structiOn." A great drama. he said, is
made mp of two elements; first. emo
ton, and second, action. The problem
of dramatic poetry is to convert an
emotion into an action, and in showing
this Prof. Rice used ''Othello" as an
example of the perfect English drama.
He also gave some useful hints regard
ing the composition Of poetry as fol-
lows:
The true theory OF poetic art, the
poetic movement in all ages and among
all peoples, is the movement Of the
human spirit bound in the letters Of its
acts These letters are the rules of
poetic construction. To affect to be
outside OF them is to be essentially un-
poetic. To break the law is to pro-
duce discord and ugliness; 10
obey the law is to produce poem. As
the kind Of poetry becomes grave and
thoughtful, the laws of poetry become
not only more difficult to understand,
but also more difficult 70 apply. Ex-
pand the ballad into an epic and even
the genius OF Milton stumbles. even the
art Of Virgil fails, in applying at all
points the laws of narrative poetry.
Expand the song into an ode and the
world, having brought forth one Pin
dar, seems unable ever again 70 appre-
ciate or TO apply the highest laws Of
lyric expression. But there is one kind
Of poetry that in the strictness, the
goodness, the majestic force Of it, COM
peliHg and restraining laws goes even
beyond the epic art of Virgil, even
above the lyric art of Pindar Dra-
matte poetry as fashioned into a sys-
tenn By Sophocles. and, under changed
conditions, perfected By Shakespeare,
reaches its results by obedience to such
laws Of form and movement as tax the
mind to the uttermost. To under
stand these laws rightly and to apply
them successfully is a feat that has
been accomplished by hardly half
dozen Of the greatest poets. N I.
Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
PHYSICAL HEALTH.
The Usefulness of Manly Games I'm Keep
ing Up National Strength.

The interest taken in this country in
athletic sports may sometimes assume
an exaggerated form. but it is not to
be discouraged. The sound mind in
The sound body is still the sensible
maxim. The Greeks wisely trained
the body in conjunction with intellect
ual pursuits, and the Germans owe a
great debt to Frederick Ludwig jain
for his establishment of Gymnasia.
The present greatness of Prussia is
largely owing to the Turner schools,
although they were suppressed at one
time on the score of a tendency to liber-
alism. The indomitable spirit which
has ever animated the English people
has been kept alive by field sports and
physical exercises generally. and the
tendency to overstrained nervous or
CARNATIONS which the American eli
mate superinduces can only be offset
by vigorous out-of-door habits or some
gymnastic training. Walking, riding
shooting, swimming, baseball. cricket,
fencing. sparring. and, indeed, the en-
tire round of manly games involving
physical culture, are useful in keeping
up a hardy and determined people,
able to maintain with their stout arms
what their ancestors have give them
in safe-keeping. Sound thought, firm
will and sound health are nearly insep-
arabic. 1t is certainly a natural alli-
ance.-fexas Siftings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
OR HOMELY WOMEN.
Mirrors That Will Make Their Faces Look

MlrrOrS Inat VIII MAKE Inefr races LOOK
Handsome.
1T is true said dealer in mir
rors, ''that none of us know exactly
what manner of men we are. The
mirror does not enable us to see our
outer selves as others see us. Only
the finest mirrors approach perfection
of surface. The best are made of
plate glass. but if you happen to look
into large mirror you discover that
the straight lines and right angles Of a
room appear all awry. The reflection
most nearly true to the object reflected
is obtained perhaps from hand mir
ror made of plate glass or from a me-
talic mirror of moderate size.
Great pains are taken to insure a
true surface in plate glass, but few
mirrors long in use have a surface in a
single plane. A slight defect distorts
the image. have seen homely wom-
en- look almost handsome in a mirror
by reason of defect in the surface
that remedied bad feature. 1t is not
difficult to sell such mirrors to ladies
who need q llatterer near at hand
Here is a mirror that illustrates
what | have said" continued the deal
er, taking down circular glass in
closed in a stout frame, which was pro-
vided with a handle. The listener,
looking in, beheld an odd distortion of
his own features. One eye appeared
higher than the other, one cheek
bulged as if swollen with tOOthache
and the whole countenance was carica-
tured.
''LCok steadily for a minute" said
the dealer, and he began to turn The
mirror slowly. AS he did so the feat
ures reflected engaged in a sort of
Kaleidoscope dance. For no two sec
onds was the face the same While
this was going on the eyes of the gazer
felt as If they were being twisted out
of their sockets, and before the mirror
had made full revolution the per-
Torrance had become very painful.
Feels odd, doesn't it?" said the
dealer Now, that mirror is a scien-
tific toy. It's surface is cast purposely
in several planes. One eye is reflected
in one plane, the other in a different
one, and the bullying cheek in still an
other. The pain to the eye was caused
BY the effort TO adjust the vision to the
constant change of plane presented by
the revolution Of the mirror. IN. Y.
Graphic
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
HIS CAREER ENDS.
Death of John y. Usher, Secretary of the
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Death of John =. Usher, Secretary of the
Interior Under President Lincoln.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is. John 7. Usher,
who was Secretary of the Interior under
President Lincoln, died at the University
Hospital in this city Saturday morning.
John Palmer Usher was born in BroolSfeld,
Madis son County, n. Y, January G. 1916. He
was the great-great-grandson of John Ush.
er, who was Leutenant-Governor of New
Hampshire from 1863! until 1857, and q
descendant OF Hezekiah Usher, the IA
nous Boston bookseller and founder OF
the Old South Church. He removed in
early life to Indiana, where be studied and
practced law, was elected to the Leg stature,
and for time was Attorney-General OF the
State He was appointed First Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior March %. 1862. and on the
res ignation OF Caleb b. Smith succeeded him
as head of the Interior Department January s,
1863 holding the office until May IS, 1865, when
he resigned lie was associated with Abra.
ham Lincoln ia several important law
suits aud they became close friends. When
Mr.. Lincoln was assassnated he with.
drew from polit cal affairs, became resident
OF Lawrence, Kan. and acted as counsel for the
Kansas Pac fe and Union Pacific roads. He
went to Philadelphia from Florida, where
he had q winter residence, about two weeks
ago to undergo an operation for the removal OF
tumor from his throat. Prof. Agnew sue.
Cessfully removed the growth, but notw tn.
standing the efforts made to save his life the
patients advanced age caused fatal termina-
tion to his suferlngs. He died wealthy