The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
THE STATE PRESS.

concerning i rival editor which has been
omitted from hts own paper. editor Kellogg
OF the Big Bend Empire says the Nciss, - IN
hiding 1t present. and his foreman IL tryink 20
nx matters up 50 he can come home again
without fear OF being pulverized. In writing
mn visit to lady's house he described her ele-
can't selection Of house plants. He wrote In
this way: Mrs. B. has the prettiest plants In
town In making up the form letter dropped
ont of one Of the words, and the mistake was
not discovered until the paper was run on The
whole town was in an uprosr, and when the
word. as 1t was printed. was pointed out to the
husband he armed himself with ahorse-whip
and revolver and went 10 the printing once
with blood in his eye. The editor saw him
coming and jumped out OF the window ana
started for the canyon on run that would have
shamed scalded dog"
The editor of the Fairhsven Herald in repeat
ing hints upon hot weather says the man who
puts his handkerchief around his neck IL ignor-
antly provoking spoplexy or an aggravation Of
heat Col Visscher knows almost everything,
but there are one or two facts in the primer OF
knowledge he could sit at the feet of babies and
learn. No man ever put his handkerchief
around his neck In order to keep the suns rays
from crawling inside his collar and down his
back. II man has been rushing around until
the perspiration has been freely started, and If
he then stands or sits in cool place he feels
sticky clammy association of neck and collar
that almost drives him Wild Now. If while he
is still in the steaming stage, he has sense
enough to take out of his pocket light, clean.
dainty kerchief and tuck 1t lightly around the
inside Of his collar he will experience q degree
Of smiling comfort which viii give him an i'm
mense advantage in q trade over the other fell
low. This works every time.
As . sample Of graphic newspaper writing the
following from the Waterville Immigrant is ex-
ceptionally good: "You can get good
view of Lake Chelan from the bluffs on
this side of the river, in the neighbor-
hood of the ranch OF Mss Roxie Evans.
about fifteen miles from this city. You stand
upon the hillside commanding view of the
junction OF the Columbia and Chelan rivers and
let your vision extend up the north bank OF the
Chelan river to where the little new town lies,
eight miles distant and about 200 feet below you.
The village stands upon gentle. treeIess slope.
at the sautherly base of bare mountain, and
resembles badly scattered lumber yard. as the
most of the buildings are small and there Is an
entire absence Of paint or whitewash. You can
see the bridge spanning the narrow end Of the
lake just above the town, and beyond, the
craggy. uninviting mountain Businesses"
The Centralia Daily Ners is live and newsy
paper, but on the 2lst inst it had an item of
news beginning "Rumors were floating" which
is discreditable to any family newspaper. Has
the editor of that paper daughter of thirteen
or fifteen he would like to have read it, and
ask him innocently what it meant? Could the
story not have been told in such edecent and
covert language that grown folks could under
stand it and young people read it with impunity?
There 10 not newspaper man in the land who
will not applaud the courage of the Spokane
Spokesman IN throwing eff q long-sustained reti.
cence upon q painful subject: s'Some un-
friendly citizen left some complimentary cigars
ct this Office. he inadvertently forgot to re-
move the brand around one OF them. It bears
this ominous legend: sUndertakers Delight
The entire box has been turned over to the
proof-reader. who has an iron stomach and
brass nostrils."
The editor OF the Willapa Republican an.
nounced in dignifed but off.hand way that he
was going away on important business. During
his absence his locum tenens apologies for the
pauciry of news but '.gives the old man dead
away"-if the expression may be transplanted-
by the announcement that when the boss gets
through counting at Oysterville we shall expect
him to get down to solid business at home"
The snohomish Sun complains of the incom.
pleteness of the census. Well, never mind this
time; there's man in Seattle has got an inven-
ton for securing correct and absolute returns,
which he intends to get patented by next time
He proposes to send the enumerator around
with the circus and have the tent closed while
he counts noses. He will add one in every mill.
ion, 90 e. to include those who were too sick
to go
The Bellingham Bay Express is ninety degrees
in the shade for consolidation of the Bay cities.
1t is too hot up there to write long Evartian
sentences, but those short peppery ones are as
effectHal rs cayenne in q case of pip.
Lets have one city and be done with it. We
are all one, anyhow. We are not here for our
health. Let's whoop it mp, altogether. The
name is of small consequence"
Medill Connell. of the Sehome Gasette. an
nounces that he will discontinue the daily and
publish on Sundays only, as he objects to run.
ming q newspaper for glory" That's good
sense; in the dull months advertising contracts
but the newspaper does not usually contract;
it needs more money spent upon it. when
the September business starts up the Gazette
viii get the benefit
The Goldendale Courier says the last term OF
the Superior Court will not cost Klickitst county
more than $7a