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Chatter
The other day . New York boy asked
his father II he could not 60 across the
street and sit up with . piaymate's dead
fathers body.
why do you do that7'' asked the par
emit THAT is not nice thing for . child
70 do" e
.Ah. veil father. said he. MIR. Beh-
rens though he Was 50 wealthy and lived
in 90 much comfort. knew only six men. :"
aKnew only six menf" said the father;
'swhai foolish boy you are! How could
man live In city of .60.o 90 people Gin
which 2.00o. 600 people assemble daily) and
know only six menf'
However, the boy sat up two nights in
that house OF grief. and the following day
the father went 10 the funeral and intro
duced himself to the widow. He had lived
opposite her for twenty years. but he took
that opportunity 70 introduce himself 70
her.
We'll. said she. MY dear Mr.. Carl.
you can scarcely estimate the kindness
you do to . poor woman In presenting
yourself Oh this sad occasion. We will
only have two coaches. because my hus-
hand only knew SIX men"
.'ORly knew six men,s said Mr.. Carl.
"How Is thatf"
II do not know how it WAS" she said
.He vas born in this city. but he was the
last Of his race, and he loved his violin
and his books. and in the daytime he kept
the accounts Of large corporation down
town, in whose Office he had little glass
box where he sat 1t . desk. and so he only
knew ak men,"
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3ElvE nuSsnxr
En4svpr3es1 e. R4rS Townsend EmpIoy-
sno - kxny ~ Men.

10 - Axny ~ Mss.
PoRr To.ssrsn. May s.-,Loz<rl--
Twelve hundred men ale az work contact
ing this city by steel chain with Portland
and the outside world. This Is more evil
dencc OF BOOM" such that would stir
ordinary towns 70 state OF activity verg-
ng on madness.
Hundreds of men at work grading our
streets. laying tracks for street railways,
building houses and business blocks, and
laying pipes for the gigantic enterprise
Of the Mount Olympus Water Company
would create furore in most places.
Port Townsend people. however, take
these things in a matter-of-fact way; they
do not shout their lungs ont telling
people about II. but II they would there
would be extraordinary excitement So
accustomed have Key Cityites become to &C
tiviiy of this sort that their idea of .
boom" is highly exaggerated one. To
outsiders. however. the effect Is different.
What other town of 700 inhabitants has
so many fine business blocks and palatial
residences as Port Townsend
wha, other town of 1000 inhabitants has
two electric street railway lines in course Of
construction
What other town OF 700 inhabitants has
in course Of construction a 100000 hotcl9
What other town Of 1000 inhabitants can
shov as much going ON in the way OF pub
lie improvements
What other town OF 1000 inhabitants has
forced n transcontinentai railroad TO come
10 il because OF It's unsurpassed location as
q commercial cenfery
What other town OF any size. anywhere.
has so many natural advantages as Port
Townsend?
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NEW riaxsoar.
Getting the sk~ictoa Into shspe-A Large
FeFcr Go t2<s Ga.

Getting the skeictoa Into shspe-A Large
FeFc~ te t>ss Ga
The keel OF the new freeoa; has been
lad aa tae dry dock. shd the work OF get
ting Tie rths 81 the CAT inso position has
begun. When the torse omit work last even
ing three ribs had yen gotten into place.
As soon as all at saesfhs are ap, the keel
sea viii be eassed cato the keel. and then
The sister keesscns wsIl he plaoed In post
tsea- The ihEve keelsans hare all been
dressed and are ready far use.
oaly small tcroe il hsinr werkea oa the
boat a. yet, matters nos bcSng in share for
a lAYge ore
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SCARCITY or wsrEm.
Consumers Warned Agaitst Usins II q
Sprinklisk.

Consumers Warned Against Using IL fer
Sprinkiipk.
Manager +. G. sherJfd. Of the Spring
strictly prohibiting siJ use OF water from
the company's mairE hy its patrons for
street or garden sprinkling. The COM
panys plant Is not now capable
of meeting the consumption Of water,
and Manager Shepard says that
the patrons must either give up the luxury
OF the necessity. Prom date. in all eases
where consumers are known 10 be using
the water for such parposcs. their supply
will he shut OF. In past years special con-
tracts have been made with patrons allow
ing street srrinkling. bat this year none
have necn issued. Water has been very
low In the mains duFing the last few days.
The district supplied by the Broad w ay
street pumps and the Minor tank has Jared
especially badly.
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TOWN OF BALLARD.
. MAYOR TREAT ovAl'F'EOs


h ballard eitv council have heid three
meetingS since szsction- They haye tsken
steps 10 exasud the city limits. The city
boundaries q present. embrace ve,y small
srea. a fotlows: The area uathipf Vie tn
snese sounded By Times STREET on the
north. Ra3iroad avenue on thef esst, Sal
moa bey on he south and southwest, and
Ftfth svsnus west on the west according 70
tie plat 0f Gilman park nov IN die IN the
ofscer OF The auditor OF King bounty. The
intention b % extend the fimns 70 take in
the whole Of The psss and possibty some OF
the additions thereto.
FINE RsoTEcrfos.
The council also discussed Ways and
means for securing adequate IRE pfotfc-
ton. The intention IL TO have two or three
good steam force pumps placed along the
bay. The mills viii furnish the necessary
power At . cheap and reasonable rate
Prom the pumps pipes viii Be laid along
the principal streets. 70 the pipe hose.
valves. etc, can Be attached. 1t il sup
posed IN this way cheap and effective IRE
protection can be easily supplied TO the
town. Friday the Stimson Mn Company
received $50 steam pump which viii be
immediately placed In position for use.
MAY9E TREAT IiAltTitAtto>>.
Mayor c. r. Treat not being an elector
on account OF residing here only since last
September. cannot. it il alleged, by some OF
the legal fraternity, qualify to bold the
Office. At the next meeting OF the council
this matter viii probably be discussed and
settled definitely. II he cannot qualify IL
seems every Official net performed by him
would be invalid.
THE Bfa sHIssLE MILL
The West Coast Manufacturing and In.
vsstment Company, on Friday. started
enc side OF their large shingle mill at Bal
lard, the I'd instant This company re-
moved from Buckley, Wash. TO Ballard in
December. l8ep, and immediately COM
menced the erection Of their large shingle
mill, which was finished inside and out be-
fore May !, 1850. The mill will have .
capacity OF 250.00o per day, and viii re-
quire between sixty and 100 employees. At
present they will run only one side. cutting
I95 900 shingles per day. The company Is
composed of David Mcyay. A. Z. Pretty,
T.. N. Goss and another.
BR1pGTSa SALMON BAy.
Piles for the bridge Of the West Street &
North End Electric railway across Salmon
bay to Ballard are driven two-thirds OF the
distance across the bay. Grading, clear
ing, ETC., on the same road between Smith
cove and Ballard are advancing rapidly, so
that IL looks a. IL the prediction of the COM
pany that the road will be In operation by
July will be verified.
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Berachah Baptist church. on the
corner Of First avenue and Day street. viii
be dedicated May Is. 1890. This building
Is centrally located and il neat and COM
usosasG ~hnrch. and cost over 81 500.
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MADISON STREET CABLE

WsHA oN the IAst~ra Extsassaa Pro-
grsssiax satisfactorily.
The f2essic Csssse Construction tcnpany
has se-ces q men on she eastern division os
the MADISON street cshse line. working both
says-tron the lake tn. and fraza she
rossghonse ouG sowArd the sx&s. The
nersA sreach i cesepsese1 The fan ieassh
q the division, saS. god part OF the ssaa
and esnersss has f~sa lsss. TIE sa9sh srerch
. partly completed. and considerable ssca
80 been essesd ia Il. Work 90 TIE hrsdx~
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TEN TO FIFTY HOURS SAVED

BY taking the Northern Pacific vesttbuled train:
leaves Seattle sos q N. daily. No change OF
eara and III miles the shortest rosie 70 Chi
cago Tourist sieeping cars through. placing
passenger in Union depot ten TO dfty hoers
ahead Of other Inca A. Chilberg, city ticket
agent rs Second street, Boston block; 4 Ton.
Kin. dopo& ticket agent Seattle.
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NEW MUsLIN UNpERwEAR.

We lust opened full line Of ladies' muslin
underwear. Special mention Is made OF lot Of
chemise aud drawera Handsomely trimmed, at
30 cents each Chester Cleary.
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ON GREEN LAKES

lovely shore. can now be heard the sound OF the
hammer and the saw. The free home sites are
nearly exhausted. Consult your interest and that
OF your family by securing home by the lake.
Apply promptly Ct room 8, Kiigen block
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Culver's Carbolic Saive-magic healer-cuta,
bruises burns. etc Twenty i've cents
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ICE OFFICE =
Telephone all your orders for ice to No ca
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The growing demand for popular priced
SUITS has induced us to carry sDecial lines
within the reach of the multitudes.
For instance we have large assortment
Oslo to $12 CHEVIOTS in light and dark col
ors; sold elsewhere for $3.50 to SIG. See our
window display Of these goods In addition
we have an excellent assortmentof fine CHEW
OTIS and CASSIMERES in all colors. In CORK
SCREW and DIAGONAL SUITINGS we dis
play all shades in sacks frocks and Prince AL
berts. Our lines Of children suits cannot be ex
celled for styles and prices, and the celebrated
MOTHERS FRIEND PATENT SHIRT WAIST
is without doubt the best in the market.
an and see them at the
w.
EASTERN 0NE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE
Korn Block, Yesler Avenue.
H. ROSENTHAL, PROPRIETOR
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WHATA ARE We To Do

public win opportunity
They easily tested Our goods ready the plain
On VI will immense lines Il the foloWlues
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lis to be hoped that the abominable
word--"e lectrocution''-an the abomin-
able modeof INJECTING capital punishment
which 1t was coined to describe. will have
had their last, ~ it was their first, appli-
cation in the horrible taking-of of the MUIR
derer Kemmler, - graphically and in
sickening detail published in the second
edition OF yesterdays Posr-TNrELLrGEscEK.
In its very inception the change in mode
of execution was an outcome of mawkish
sentimentality, combined with morbid
love for the sensational. In all of its stages
the case has been marked by these charac-
teristics. The final act was piece Of cruel
law, wholly unparalleled in history. Not
since the sepoys were blown from the
mouths of cannons in India has any
authorized taking OF human life sent such
q thrill of horror throughout the civilized
world as viii have been occasioned by the
tidings of this last act Of official brutality.
And in the death of the sepoys, however
horrible to contemplate, there was no room
to question the instant death Of the miser-
able tends. But in this case, under the
cold and calculating eye of science. by
three distinct occurrences of devilish tor
ture, lasting fully thirty seconds, innumer-
able streams of intensest fluid heat were
hammered into the veins and arteries of
the devoted, helpless victim, until every
tissue was literally melted.
One such sensation will suffice. One
such tribute to the sentimental horror Of
death by hanging is all that people of COM
mon sense will be willing to afford. There
must be no more "eiectrocutions." The
country has had one too many of them. 1t
may be that the country will 90 to the
other extreme, and give serious considers
ton to the question Of abolishing capital
punishment In toto. Such is the frequent
effect Of such shocks to public feeling as
have been experienced in this case.
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which wers disbnrsed by or under the
direction Of the contributors, which
sweIled the aggregate Of receipts TO IS, 49,
8ls.7a. One of the touching features Of the
repors il that which gives the contributions
Of foreign countries for the relief OF the
sufferers By this terrible calamity. The to-
tai from such sources amounted to the
generous sum OF $ll1, S0o.96 Among the
most liberal Of these were: England,
t42.9O989; Germany, $37.o65.36; France,
SO. o62. 33; Ireland. sls.252.24; Dominion OF
Canada, $s.0532i; saxony, $2.6S7.20; Ans
tria, 81, 4sl70. The lives lost by the caiam-
ity are stated at 2,l42. but in Pittsburg
these figures are considered too low BY ssv-
eral hundred. The committee estimates
the property losses at $1i,s7i. COS The
number of persons relieved is stated at
1854 The report indicates that the fund
has bsen honestly, judiciously and very
economically handled.
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THE PREMIUM DICTIONARY.

The reprint edition of Wehsters unabridged
dictionary. offered - premium BY the Posi-.
lNTHLLIoEEc1R, u exactly what 1t ID repre-.
ssnted 70 BE- OF the several reprint editions in
existence this is the best 1t 10 substantially
bound. has l.5sl pages. 800 illustrations, and
an appendix Of 10000 new words In size IL is
axll inches. i've inches thick and weighs
sight and hall pourda
For practical everv day use and reference 1t Is
Of great value. either In the home. che counting
room Or the ONCE 6tudents fnd 1t . soaroe Of
much information and benefit The Posr-INrELr
SIe1Nc1s, having secured exclusive control OF Q
large territory IRON the publishers in the East
ispFepared to give liz readers opportunity TO se-
cure good. servicable dictionary without pay
Ing SO Or SIS years subscription 10 the
WEEKLY Pour-INrELIIGENcER and one copy Of
the dictionary costs but S450 With the DAILY
AND SUNDAY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES one year, in
ending the dictionary, the price II $3.50. and
in addition to this the dictionary win be sent
to any address In the United States or British
Columbia, postage paid
Leading business men Of the city were among
the nrst 70 avail themselves Of this Offer An
invitation Il extended TO al 10 call at the publ
cation oflacs and examine the dictionary
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sEATTLE PosTINTEILIGENcER yTURsDAY AUGUST I. 1890

outspoken and plainly indecent Is il Is. it Is Jet
90 nausesting that it could not do one half the
harm OF these modern works OF filth, where
the patent Iicentious beassliness Is covered
over by paipitant passion nowen OF fancy
and the soft glamour of unholy romance.
On the heels of Oscar Wilde's The
Picture Of Dorian Gray" comes Count Leo Toll
stoi's aKreutzer 6onata," which Third Assistant
Postmaster-deneral HAGEN has ordered excluded
from the mails. He did right in 20 doing, TOR It
Ii absolutely one Of the vilest books OF the pres
ent day. Its realism il the realism OF the dis
sectiLg room, its teachings those which might
be expected frpm some quack specialist on pri-
vats disease2 II IL not well written-or, u well
written in the original, it has been ab minably
translated. II does not hesitate to use the viest
language in open print, Language such a. even
. hardened doctor would hesitate to nse 10 .
bagnio patient The evident aim and intent OF
the author was to Guido all the other apostles
Of the modern filth, both male and female, In
order to secure IN immense sale for his odious
work
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The Next Presidential Election.
Philadelphia Ledger.

At the next presidential election six new
states will be represented in the electoral col
lese. casting total vote OF nineteen. The situ-
alton is figured out here to be like this: At the
last election the electoral vote was 4o1, of which
2S3 were cast for Harrison and LES Tor Cleveland.
The sure Republican vote was lS2, and Harrison
carried the two doubtful states OF New York and
Indiana, with q combined vote of 81. At the
next election IL is safe to say that five OF the six
new states will be Republican. and one, Mon
tana, may be classed a. doubtful. The .'sure
Republican vote'' will thus be Increased to 1913.
But the total electoral vote will probably be 40,
making ,21l necessary to q choice. SO that the
Republicans will be Is short OF victory. II they
can carry Indiana they will have majority in
the Q ctoral college. Giving the Democrats all
he states they carried in 1883 and New York
and Montana they win still lack votes OF VIC
tory. The conclusion Is plain, therefore, that
New York and Indiana will be pivotal states In
1897, as they were in 1855, with this difference,
however. that the Republicans must carry one
or the other In order 70 win, while the Demo.
Gratis must carry both.
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survey Of willapa Harbor.


The government boat. the Gedney, arrived
this week at South Bend, where will be head
quarters whilst the officers are engaged in sur
veying portion of Shoalwatsr bay. The bay
has been divided into three parts, the town
ship line between IL and 1s to the west line OF
range 10 IL the south line, and the west line OF
range 10 is the west line Of section / and takes
In Sea Haven. but not South Bend Section
ID from the south line OF township
Is to the south line of II and from
shore to shore. Section 9 composes the
balance of the bay including the bar. It Is NOT
hardly likely though that section viii be sur
veyed this season, as the work is commenced in
section /, and then the Gedney win make head
quarters at Stanley while surveying section 2
They expect to be several months ct the work,
which will be done thoroughly, and new gov.
eminent chart issued rs soon as possible. The
work has become necessary by the great change
which has taken place on the bar itself and the
various channels. the last chart showing oaly
about nineteen feet on the bar, whereas there ID
twenty-six feet at lowest tide, and proportion
ate deepening in all the channeA
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REPUBLICANS, REGISTER.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL. COMMITTEES 0IyMufA 49, ,

SHH AhA1 NomAiiIEE. OLfMP1A, Aug 81
TO All Republtcdns-Under the law which was
approved March q, 1890, and went into effect on
the 9th OF last month, it is necessary that every
ci izen who desires to vote shall register ana re-.
ceive certificate OF registration No one can
vote at an election unless he has been registered
forten days prior thereto The books for regis
trauon WIN Do kept open to within ten days OF
the election.
II we desire to hold what we have obtained in
the past, If Republicans expect that Washington
shall continue to be Republican state. II thew
are in earnest that Its vote shall help to elect
the next president. they must REGISTER. and
they must turn out at the polls. The first i'm.
portant ST p lie REGISTRATION. and YOU are earn.
es.iy REQUESTED 10 at once not onl, register your
sell, but to see that every Republican within
your neighborhood and vicinity has Registered
JOHN F. CONVEY, Chairman.
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The country Il familiar 70 him in al its aspects.
and there + nothing hidden from him IS to the
thoughts and feelings that characterize the peo-
pie. He has penetrated the mysteries Of the na-
tive cities not only, but also the secrets Of the
rural bywAss and the iorbidding dens whers hui
manity il almost savage IN il habits and ten
quaiuted with 10 ia fact hardly less novel and
surpfsing than the one 10 which stanley has
lately introduced uG We have long had GER
tain general conception Of India, bat We hsye
not before been furnished with the means Of
comprehending it in definite way and of learn
ing how LIE IL there manifested The relstions
Of different races, classes and conditions are set
forth with that peculiar dramatic force which
enatles ns to see the drift Of sentiment that
noids society. and TO understand that cfvfiisar
ton 10, after al, very largely . matter OF cir
cumstAnces which the uoyelists rather than the
philosophers estimats Ct their real value.
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In the Rattlers' Den.

Walla Wall9 Union, Blue Mountain Letter.
We had wandered away from camp some dis
lance, when seeing that the shades Of evening
were approaching, we commenced to reirace
our steps. A. the creek bottom was covered
with thick underbrush, We conclud that the
barren. rocky mountain side would affsrd better
travelling. This, however, proved TO be as un-
safe Is the other was difficult. For, as we were
picking our way through . little basin between
two le4kes Of rock, wesuddenly came upon Z
rattlesnake. Turning, about we endeavored to
get out Of the place by letting ourselves down
over ledge. but just as we were approaching
the last rock, from hinder its side came the
meancing rattle. Now rattle. rattle, rattle came
from every side, and it was only too evi lent
that we were surrounded. Keep on the big
rocks" said to my companion, whose breath
was coming short and quick with excitement
and whose face was - white with fear a. the
driven foam around the rocks in the river be-
meath. Springing from rock to rock over the
Kissing redtiles, we ct last made our escape by
catching hold of the limb of an over-hanging
tree, and on IL climbing to the bank above.
Leaving the den, we both agreed that If the next
world, OF which we had been told In the Sunday
school, was anything Ike that, We would each
turn over new Leaf.
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The Ksarney. Nebraska. Enterprfse, gives .
Of the feelings entertained for Secretary Blaine
among the Republicans Of that state. In the
state convention . popular speaker took occa-
sion TO remark that "The protective policy Of
James q. Blaine IL not the policy Of the Kepub-
leans Of Eebrsska." 'Thsn," nays the Enterprise.
sthers followed the outbreak Of such storm ~
seldom ru,hes from ses Of human faces; there
was thirty minutes Of tireless cheering for the
greatest lying American statesman, with the
stamping Of thousands of pairs Of feet, whiIe
thousands Of voices Joined In the old, familiar
chorus: Biainei Blainel James 6. Blaine!'
Probably the young man who made that sggra-
waiting speech has discovered his mistake.