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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04
Concluded to Keep the Dime.

Ben GrouI, the good natured garden de
"a porte at the Grand Opera house, has
bright young son who seems destined to prove
"a little faithful copy of his sirer in wit and
enterprise as well as ''in face and gesture"
Last Sunday night, there being no perform
ance at the Grand, Ben took his wife and
heir 10 the New Windsor, his old field Of Ia
Dor, to spend the evening. Mrs. GirouI and
the boy took seats to enjoy the show, while
Ben roaned about at will, visiting with old
friends. At the first drop of the curtain Ben
was interrupted by the little fellow coming
TO him for dime Ito put in the slot and get
an opera glass" Ben gave him penny and
the boy went back happy, but, Of course, the
penny proved no open sesame, and back the
boy came with the remark: Say, pa, you
are guying me; want a white penny, this
yellow one is no good" The boy had had
hard time working at the box after he had
lost his penny and evidently was tired of the
novelty. When he got back 10 his mother
she asked if his papa had given him the right
kind Of q dime, and he answered Yep
whereUpon the mother asked him why he did
not put il in the slot and get the glass. Don't
want to now" he said; don't want no opera
.tass; am going TO buy bananas. Chicago
herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04
4 Question of Patronage.

A young attache Of the British legation
here, al s. dinner party the other night,
CHANGED TO find himself seated next 70 a very
pretty and vivacious girl. whose talk consist
ID chiefly Of interrogatIves. She questioned
aim about England, diplomacy, the nobility
Of Great Britain, everything imaginable, IN
til at length 1t occurred to her 10 query sud-
denly:
And do you patronize Irving:'
"'Patronize Irvingr" said the youthful
diplomat, puzzled 'Oh, you mean TO ask
if 60 TO see Mr.. Irving playa Yes; when I
am in London l sometimes have that pleas
uren
And do you Itronize Gilbert and SuIIi-
vanf she inquired few moments later.
"Really-ah-yeS, l have heard most Of
their operas, if that is what you mean
little time after, the asparagus was be-
ing handed around, and the attache declined
to take any. The pretty girl helped herself
literally from the dish and then said. sweet
ly, as she turned from il 10 her neighbor:
You don't paCronize the asparagus, dc
youf'-N ashington Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04
Wrongly 1Tanslated.

The story is an old one of the party Of
sired travellers who entered house decor
ated by a peculiar sign and demanded
oysters.
This is not a restaurant" said the
courteous gentleman who met them. a
am 81 auristn
Isn't that an oyster hung outside the
door," asked one.
NO. gentlemen, it Is Sd ear"
A body of sailors from an American
vessel, stopping at Samoa, went TO tbs
German consulate and demanded dinner.
This is not hotel, said the offended
domestic official who met them.
Nv el, II it isn't q restaurant. whats
that black fowl hung out for? Amt it :
sign: inquired the spokesman.
The sign" was the German eagle. the
consular coat Of arms.-Youth's Com
panioa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04
The Tools of Asiatic werkmen.

One more illustration Of the stage Of ad-
mechanical geniuses of Amasia | will borrow
from cutters shop. Remember that it is
the best work of men who areD1 the full heat
Of the struggle for life that we are noting.
These cutters have TO compete in the streets
Of their city with the work Of the men of
Sheffield. And this is the device that they
have been able TO originate as the climax of
ingenious machinery for the sharpening Of
knives. They have grindstone mounted on
al axle fixed upon the platform of the little
stall where they do their work A rope is
passed three or four times around the axle of
the grindstore, and ont in the middle Of the
narrow street, in front of the cutters shop,
stands 8 man with one end Of the rope in each
hand, gravely pulling away.
When he pulls the right hand the grind
stone Fevolyes toward him; when be pulls
the lefs hand it revolves from him. By the
grindstone sqnats the knife grinder cross
legged, obliged to turn the knife over every
moment as the stone changes its course Of
revolution There is something pathetic in
the spectacle of these men who have wrestled
with the problem Of changing reciprocating
motion to rotary one; have wrestled doubt
less as valiantly as Edison with his mighty
problems of carbohydrates, and then have
given Up the problem as insolubie like the
problem Of the flying machine, and have set
tied down TO sucn devices as the most favor
able basis on which they can contest their
market with the aggressive Europeans
Asian Cor New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04
aatisEs;|Ea
WHEN POLLY GOES BY.

It's but poorly I'm lodged n a little side street.
Which Is seldom disturbed by the hurry Of feet,
For the food-tide Of life long ago ebbed away
From It's comely old houses. rain-beaten and gray
And sit with my pipe in the window and sigh
Al the buffets of fortune-tin Polly goes by.
There's Haunting Of ribbons, furry Of lace,
And a rose in the bonnet above bright face,
4 glance from two eyes so dehciously blue
The midsummer scarcely rival their hue:
and once In a while, if the winds blowing high.
The sound OF soft laughter as Polly goes by
Then UP jumps my heart and begins to beat fast
She's coming it whispers ''She's herel She
has passed.
While throw UP the sash and lean breathless.y
down
To catch the last glimpse of her vanishing gown,
Excited, delighted, yet wondering why
by senses desert me if Polly goes by
All! she must be witch, and the magical spell
She has woven about me has done its work we'll
For the morning grows brighter. and gayer the
air
That my landIady sings as she sweeps down tbs
stair
And my poor lonely garnet, close by the sky,
Seems something Ike heaven when Polly Soes byl
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04

Under the laws of France any person using
profane, vigorous or strong language through
the telephone, or shutting off communication
in brusque or unpleasant manner, is liable
20 fine. Imagine an American softly whis-
pering: ''Good-ty to youl" and gently hang
ing up the trumpet .fter being pold about
three times that the 4rtties he wanted were
''srliI talkinc,7- Der Free Press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-04
THE ABSOLUTE MONARCH.

A mighty King, long, hong ago,
With voice Of grief and face Of woe
To his court wizard did complain:
'.Sir Wizard, am said to reign,
But what with councillors and hordes
OF bishops. judges, generals, lords,
Prime ministers and those they call
The people, have no right at all
To call my life my own They talk
OF duty, laws and charters, balk
My wishes, dog my steps, torment
My every hour with precedent,
State tactics and prerogative,
Till would rather die than live
bid thee, then-if aught l hold
OF royal power to bid-be bold;
Take thou my crown, I grudge IL not,
And give me In exchange lot,
l care not how confined IL be,
Wherein is absolute sovereignty"
Then groaned the wizard sad, but still
Received the crown against his VIII,
And swift, with wand and astrolabe, he
Transformed the king into babyi
Amos 2 Wells in Wide Awake
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22

Glaimant Mcbride. h ;nrro.,nc.a
= 49, ena maps showing the practices
s] g. : hume to the tide flats without
- lsrsng with the streets. alIeys or raiI-
100 surveys. He testified that be had
1l.ae survey Of the tide fats. end e-ti.
1-a,ea mat - 900 900 cubic wards 81 gravel
souiu oe depositet in filling ia ten feet "a )
~ grade The point on the PuvalIup
lIvsf. wners Mr. Mcbride proposes q ret
- shove the line Of high tide.
naiiroad Contractor MaIley testified that
s.rong substantial fumes with wings neces-
sary % deposit gravel wherever wanted
eou.a @ built for so CO.,
Aiter Mr.. MalIey's crosse xanin.t,ou
As. Mcbride rested his case.
~. frank Aiiing. q fruit grower. living
On section 20. which corners mon the sec.
on n which the Mcbride claim il
located, was the first witness called
on oenaH Of the state. He testified to the
.sft'iity OF his land and the adapsabIlitv Of
sns son 20 fruit culture His claim "a sbout
oHe mile from the Mcbride claim. He
r p,ouuced two bunches OF cherries, each Of
which contained no less than 100 cherries.
PICKED nom his trees. He testified that
le nad not made any examination of the
land Ia controversy,
henry Busey, of Tacoma. an attornev
e examined Is to the character of the
so.a. de testified that he considered the
sou good for agriculture.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
N rs HERE


John Robinson's Show Gives Two Per-
formances Today.
Robinson's big show Is bere, and viii give
two grand performances today on the
grounds situated at the corner of Willow
and Mercer streets. The Electric car line
will carry all passengers direct to the circus
grounds, and the Front street cable line
runs to within . short distance. ct 10
O'Clock the grand parade will be given.
The programme for both the afternoon and
evening performances will be long and
varied. Over eighty acts will be introduced
in the three circuses. and the races on the
vast hippodrome track will be unique and
exciting. The doors will be open for visit
ors one hour before the performances will
begin. This will enable everyone to wit
ness the many wonders in the great
nenagerie before entering the circus pavil-
ion. In the circus will be male and female
principal acts, menage acts, two. four and
six horse acts, and two single male princi-
pal acts, ami the "act par excellence" of
Miss Josie DEM OFT. The two male princi-
pal acts, as also Miss DENOTES act. will
take place in the center ring, and during
their progress the other rings viii have no
occupants These three acts are given by
the most celebrated artists in the world.
The entire balance of the programme occu-
pies all of the three rings simultaneously.
From present indications today will be
pleasant and vast crowds will find their
way To the great show.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
THE TOWN OF BALLARD.
Paterson Stil1 Alive-Trouble Betwe
Saloon X eepers.

Paterson Still Alive-Trouble Between
saloon Keepers.
DR.. w. johnson, assisted by DR..
Patterson, of Seattle, Sunday after
noon extracted the bullet from Samuel Pat
erson, who accidentally shot himself at
Ballard Sunday morning. The bullet
passed through his right lung and lodged
against the lower part of the shout
der-blade, near the vertebral column. The
doctors consider him dangerously wounded,
with the chances against his ultimate re-
covery. The patient is still at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Pells, who are care
fully nursing him. For the next three or
four days his life will be in a precarious
condition, bot he may survive the effects of
the terrible wound.
vens Zinski, who was struck, short
time ago, in the eye. by the explosion of a
dynamite cartridge. is improving. and will
probably recover the use of his eye
James Callaghan, barkeeper in a saloon
adjoining the Callaghan clearinghouse.
brutality assaulted P. Madigan, proprietor
OF the snug saloon, Sunday. II is stated
since Madigan was inei s75 for gambling
be has been acting the part of an amateur
detective, and tried to secure evidence
against Callsghan for gambling. This
ma ie Cailaghan wrathy. and Sunday alter
noon, while Madigan was standing on the
Sidewalk in front OF his saloon, he struck
the latter 8 vicious blow, knocking him
down, and then kicking him into a state of
insensl5iIity. Alter Madga became con-
scious ne came TO Seattle and swore on.
warrant for the arrest Of his assailant, who
was subsequently, arrested.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
A SUMMER RESORT.


Long before there was . railroad in King
county snoqualmie Falls was recognized as the
mos. beautiful summer resort in western Wash
iug,on. The falls are 26s feet high and have
been pronounced by travellers and artists as tho
most beautiful in the word. The following is
an exrracs from q letter written by prominent
society lady now soiournfng as the falls:
FER the seekers Of health and the beauties Of
nature enoqsalme Falls cannot be surpsssed
Here Is the grandeur OF mountain scenery. sug-
costing 60 the pedestrian many delightful
tramrs aud camping expeditions Here Is the
beaur ful Snoqualmis river, teemng with
spes killed. beauties and offering 10 the canoeist.
the art A. the tourist and the dwell er on In
ayiyan borders what each may desire, snd here
within = few minutes walk is the incompatible
snoauamie Falls whose wild. foamy beauty Is
restrained only by two siistening rainb VS.,
children OF this earthly water sIrite ami OF the
heavenly sun god to whom In tones OF Won
drous grandeur, ne pcurs forth the song which
REBOUNDS 10 the distant wooded mountain o
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
Small Burglary.

The tobacco and candy store OF o. F.
Dam. located in the Yesier row, on Third
street between James and Jefferson streets.
was burgiarized twice between dark Sunday
evening and noon yesterday. Not over
$40 worth of goods were taken in both
raids. The first robbery was committed
during Sunday night, entrance being ef-
fected by picking the lock on the front
door. The second was committed yester-
day morning about O'Clock while the pro-
prietor was absent. the thieves getting in
through the back window. A couple OF
bovs who had been seen hanging around
the place of late are suspected OF having
robbed the place.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
SlOQlalnD Falls
Bases Her Claims for Fu-
ture Greatness:

COAL AND IRoN-In the immediate vicia-
ity are ali the raw materials used in the manu-
facture of iton- Almost ado ming the townsIte
Is derosit Of the finest eoking coal in the
Northwest in inexhaustihle guanfit en- II il
now being developed by The Snoqualmfe Coke
Company. composed of such men as A. IL
Cannon OF Spokane Fa Is, Judge Calkins OF Ia
coma and C. B. n block of Snoquslmie. A
number OF coke ovens are to be built imme-
diately Several other mines OF excellent coal
are located in the immediate vicinity. in close
proximity to large quantities Of frss-ciass iron
ore, assay ing rrm 60 to 20 per cent
n ARBLB-Sstur- has supplied large de-
posits OF marb close to the iron just where il
IL needed for fuxlny.
GRaNiTE-Almost " thin the town limits
lisa arge quarry of granite witch takes q polish
track has been built TO the quarry and It II
partially opened.
LUM ER-Just across the river is . sawmill
of double the capacity of any other mill in
King county, equipped with machinery of the
most improved kind. 1t cuts 10000 feet In ten
hours and empla vs. 20 men. TINS 10 the be-
ginning OF the numbering industry at this
point
HOPS-Adjoinfug the townsite is the Sno-
qua ME hop ranch. the largest in the world.
employ ng large number Of men and yielding
good profits.
FARwING-The Sno1Ha'm'e valley il the
most fertile agricu IL al district In Western
WASHINGTON. II is already we'll developed and
the land il phenomenally rich
RAILWAY FACILIrIES-The Seattle,
Lake Shore & Eastern railroad taps the Sno-
qualmie country. and as an evidence of its
fai h the company has erected ~ Suocualmie
Falls the handsomest depot building on the
line. Two passenger and two or three freight
trains arrive snd lave snoqualnlfe Falls daily.
The Noyth=rn Pacific com pa1y has over 1000
men at work constructive o line from Tacoma
to Snoeualmie TO ses ure portion of the i'm
mepse prospective business in the tranerorta-
tinn Of coal, iron, lumber hops agricu tural
products ana passengers The work is now pro-
crossing within two miles of snoqualmie Falls
and the road will be completed and in opera
ton there by early fall This is the oliy point
in the state where there IS . junction Of the
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern and Northern Pa
cifc roads.
The snouualmie & Tolt railroad tapping one
OF the finest timbsr belts in the world, 10 in
active operation
i will thus be seen that snoqualmie Falls 10
portance The Snoqualmie country has long
the world, which % now male available by the
iron Of the best quality are toge her, and as it
takes four tons of raw material to make one of
manufactured. the saving in transportation
will oil necessity make snnqualDie Falls the
place 10 smeit the ore Saoqnalmie Falls is
ffty.six miles from Seattle. far e7ough away
from the metropolis to permit It's growth.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22

Nh EprroR: At the risk of indorsing pro-
prietary preparation, have few words in
favor OF new laxative principle. But first,
how came to discover It A patient asked
shout taking joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla. Az
sarsaparillas usually contain mercury or iodides
] objected, and asked for the formula, which
finding purely vegetable, and 80 mild as to be to
my mind almost inert, / consented Imagine
my establishment when perfect laxative action
was reported 1t has two great points Ffrst,
being purely vegetable. it is unlike mercury
not cumulative in the system, being easily car
ried OF by the digestive processes; and second,
1t IL effective with less quantity of the cathar-
tic principle than has hitherto been sttainable.
It in this respect ranks as . discovery, and ap-
proaches the Ideal. viz: the least medicine con-
sistent with the greatest good As people take
laxatives Unfortunately, It IL important for
them to know at least one that is safe for con-
tinuous use; hence this communication The
natural laxative effects of this preparation must
for the reasons above, interest both the public
and the profession.
CITY PHYSICIAN or THIRTY YEARS PRACTICE.
San FrGrc isco Examiner, March 10, 1880.
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GsAwING AT rHE nARs.

sasr karraher Again Intsrcepts :
Planned Escape.
Jaiier Farraher had . picnic with the
prisoners IN the county Jail yesterday after.
noon. For week past those confined in
tne cells have been planning Z grand and
united escape, and the preliminaries were
utmost completed, when their yieilant
Keeper put stop to further scheming.
Jaaaer Farraher has been aware ali along
tnaf everything was not as it should be. so
Yesterday he took the law breakers by
surprise. and with the assistance of two or
more TRUSTEES, he swooped down on the
shackied birds and m ade thorough search
Of each cell and every prisoner. The re-
suit was satisfactory 70 the jailer in every
respect
Owing to the weakened condition of the
county jail, Jaiier Farraher has been ac.
customed to place ball and chain ON the
worst prisoners and those confined on ser.
ious charges. His search revealed that
three OF these, John Davis. sentenced to
twelve months for larceny, Frank Wilson,
DAVIS pal, who received SINH ar sentence
Tor like crime, and Thomas Trimwith, up
Tor three months for stealing. had each
succeeded IN cutting in two the heavy
three-qnarter inch rivets that bound the
iron schackles to their feet. The work of
cutting the hard thick metal must have
taken good while, for the face of the sew
cred rivets appeared to have been worn
down with some blunt instrument.
Mr.. Farraher placed these men in separ-
ate cells, and viii keep close watch upon
them until a blacksmith can repair the
damage by making new steel rivets.
After the discovery the jailer again went
over the ground, but after vigilant search
he failed to locate the whereabouts of the
tools that the prisoners had used. Jailer
Farraher is of the opinion that the nipple
ment that did the work was q stout case
knife, and he cannot imagine where the
criminals could have concealed it.
1t was undoubtedly the intention of the
prisoners to first free themselves, and then
when they were given their meals to make
rush. ovarpower the iailer and make
their escape.
The jaiier, who sleeps in the sheriff.
ofice. directly above the Jail. has frequent
~ been startled by peculiar noises that
were emitted from the cells. and has sever
al times slipped out of the window in the
wee sme hours" attired in nothing except
his pejouris, to peer through the bars and
ascertain the cause of his suspicious.
Jaier Farraher looks forward to the
completion of the new courthouse and
county jail with great deal of pleasure.
and says that when the steel cells are ready
for occupancy he can retire and go to sleep
without the haunting nightmare of escap-
ing prisoners disturbing his dreams.
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4 Good Forerunner.

II there Il . man, woman or child within
fifty miles of Seattle who Is not aware that
John Robinson's big show Is to be here
today. it is not the fault of Sam Joseph,
the busting, rusuing advance man Of the
show. He has advertised literally and
thoroughly and has billed the town rs it
Was never billed before. He has also
talked several hundred people whom he
has met into high state of expectancy.
The success Of show is not wholly de-
pendent upon its clown. after al. An adj
vance agent like Sam Joseph has some
thing TO do with it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
THE POLICE COURTS.
nekPecket Perkins Given Thirty DAYS.
Disorderly Youpc Mem

SkPoeket Perkins Given Thirty Days
Disorderly Young Men.
worse Perkins, the venerable pickpocket
1Issssa oy Detective Rogers for putting
: - land In iady's pocket, near Cort's
ss@saho, last Sunday. was brought before
ssuee Miller for trial yesterday after
aoon. Detective Rogers was the only wit
examined by the prosecution. He
.ssed the circumstances leading up TO
ae srresf, Is given in the Posr-gSrELLI-
I.sAk yesterday morning. Justice
-A'er hned Perkins $50. which, with the
S,s' gives him thirty days in jail
nsnry. Alex aud Joseph Bows, three
s.sshers. who were out doing" the town
ss1ss4usy night. and were arrested for
nag disturbance in the vicinity of
$50 ana Second streets. were fined S.
~ lusrce Miller yesterday afternoon
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A BIG SHOW.

with the John Robinson Show which ex-
hin fs III seattle July 22nd, are the larget num-
her al artists q be found with aaS show IN
America there ars ten LAZY horseback eQues-
Z zen aes, IA ne whom VIII be found Miss
JnSie D Mott the acknowledged h.rotae horse
wornsa of Q worid. There are tWelty-aue
m ale and fena sceoeais aid &. nnssts. there
go seven male wo four and six no Sc riders
one boy rider who des and q I'VE N ,Fty ponies
rssfs an SD s.ialists. and ten comic clowns
Trulr : bid saos ana surely good one. Don't
ff.a Ia
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The Front Street Cable company win
make special effort today TO accommo-
date those who wish to attend the circus.
Cars viii run from the foot of Front street
every three and half minutes, both after
noon ana evening. A tnree-minutes' walk
will take one from Second aud Poplar
streets to the circus, and there are good
sidewalks al the way. The nearest way 10
reach the big tents from Second street is
via Poplar and Horace streets.
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AIrered Picture swindIers.

The police are on the lookout for Ed
Meyers, John Livingston and John Foster
three alleged swindlers who. il is claimed,
defrauded number Of people in this city
on q scheme for reproducing photographs
on glass. They solicited in different parts
of the city, and the exFent of their WORK is
unknown. L. I. Zlegler says he gave