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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
Why Judge Calkins is Out of Politics
Crayss Harhor Tfrnoa

Judge W. a. Ca kins, of the Northern Pacific
railroad announces that he is not O candidate
for congress OF course he is not. Judge CAL
kins knows that he would be sadly handicapped
in the race because Of his professional connec-
ton with the Northern Pacific. He served a
number of terms in congress from Indiana, and
he could have served many more. JUICE Cal
kins 10 tired OF congressional honors or he
would not have come to Washington. And
when Judge Calksns' name is proposed for the
senatorship IL viii unquesrionably be found
that he win again reject the crown-eyen as
Cesar. Judge Calkins. like Caesar. In not seek
ing political preference
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

PASSPORT Maine has joined the ranks Of
the protestants against the infallibility of
the census. and it must be admitted that
better reasons sre given than in many
other cases. The town shows an increase
of 993 in school children since 1880, while
the census gives them gain Of only a55 in
total population. That both are correct is
barely possible. but not at all probable.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

on the score Of race il said 70 have ex-
tended 70 northern congressman. some of
whom are said to have complained that be
was Extensively familiar In conse-
quence he left Washington for home in
disgust . few days ago. Our people need
schooiing
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
A snohomish Scandal.

S-U1Uulsn Gun.
pe'Iuon has been fled By c. Il. Packard,
efiior OF the Eye. praying that q divorce from
Ahee Packard, his vile. be erantei on the
grounds o! adultery. He alleges that she on
divers occasions has committed adultery with q
professional man 81 this city, who is highly es-
teemed and respected in the comEuai1y; also
that she hes been intimate with q number Of
young men WHO assocists in the very best So
cietT IN this city. he makes other charges
against her
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
stin Blowing Out the Gas.
Colfax commoner.

Hold We have been accused BY the Spokane
Spokesman of being q bondhoider and monopo-
list, OF blowing out the gas and throwing q FIRE
exringuisher ct An electric light, of being can
didsse for congress and "canphool" generally.
SEin, the spoksnaca viii not have the temerity
to deny its penny-s-liner apprentice and tram .
itemizsr, John e. Bailaine. the title generously
voted hirn in whitman county IS the monu.
mental ass of the Pslouse valley.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
Tacoma Insult. the Pioneers.

Tacoma has inconsiderstely offended the pstri-
otie sense Of almost every person who in times
past has known the grand old mountain AZ
Rainier. II il this as much any other one
thing that mas preiudiced many people against
Tacoma. aud sacn prsjudiees generally take
effectiye ahape.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03


A member OF the drm OF Prayer Bros of This
city, yesterday autographed from New York tia.
the newspapers taere had IL thar the census of
Portland gEve the city population OF about 81.
600 only. Is this the lastreport en- descending
scale, Of Supervisor Kelly and Agent Krusef
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

We remarked some time ago that our fan 81
would exceed our past efforts in style, make and ~
We inferred this from what our firm in New York Mule
but since the goods have arrived at least part Of T.
we feel more than satisfied that we can peasp +
most fasfidiOus Our fall goods are the latest nove
We have in New York representative whose duty L i
keep posted on the styles and report to our Nj. Hy,
who attends to the manufacturing. and as soon Is
has made up anything new and novel, our ssarie 81
gets its share, thereby enabling US to give you tie M
styles as soon as they have them in New IoEk MI
city is supposed to have the latest styles first
You may know in the future that we have the lsI,
styles in Mems Clothing and Furnishing Goods IS 81
as any city in the lnied States The advanis0
heing manufacturers, and in New YGri, can be n1il
seen. Our instruction to our New York house IS: Nm
fear that anything is too fine or novel for Seattle, IS
can sell as fine goods here as is sold in any ciJ N
shall always make an effort to be the ntoducers b u
latest novelties.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
The Rather. Poison Sac.

Around the spring had clustered growth OF
low willows and hucklebsrry bushes. Masking
the water quite difiicult of access. and furnish
ing concealment for animals and reptiles /
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
HE POST lNTELLIGENCER,


Dsfly. Per week Is ceots.
Subscribers ordering addresses changed sbouid
give the old address e well - she new one
Address all reznittauces TO POsIISTELII-
GINGER CO., ekaftie.
Eastern Ofnces-A- Frank Richardson. sole
Eastern agent. 70, Il ana Is Tribune building,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

The sedro Press complains that the mail from,
Seattle is still sent by the old tri-weekIy route
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

The Vancouver Register compliments Judge
Bloomfield for good horse sense" because he
has decided that reading the newspapers ana
keeping posted does not hinder a juryman from
doing his duty"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

about the remark of the Aberdeen Herald tina
"Decause Aberdeen is favorably situated thers
are some old hens who expect to set on loca
ton and hatch out city"
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

NINE cases out of ten, where a variety
of fruit which once fourished in a given
soil has ceased to flourish and perfect
fine fruit there, the change is due to the
fact that the soil has become destitute
of the necessary mineral manure.
SEEDS of beets. carrots and pars1ips
are slow to germinate. They may be
made to swell and sprout quickly if
placed in a flannel bag and moistened
with warm water daily. Some garden
ers mix the seeds with fine earth before
placing the seeds in the bag
IT is said that the soil aroand An old
tree, especially dead one, is unfavora-
BILE to the growth of \ young one-proba-
bly, because the soil is exhausted on
some important food element, which
may have caused the death of the old
tree. If young tree L. set in place OF
an old one it Is best to remove largo
portion of the old soil and replace if
with new if you want the young tree 10
thrive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
laE BETTER WAY.

who serves his country best?
NOT he who, for a brief and stormy space,
Leads forth her armies to the fierce ARRAY
Short is the time Of turmoil and unrest,
Long years OF peace succeed it and replace;
There IS a better way.
Who serves his country best.
Not he who guides her scnates in debate,
And makes the laws which are her prop and
stay;
LOT he who wears the poets purple vest
And sings her songs of love and grief and fate !;
There is better way.
he serves his country best
Who joins the tide that lifts her nobiy on;
For speech has myriad tongues for every day,
And song but one: and law within the breast
stronger than the craven law on stone;
There 10 q better way.
HesDrves his country best
Who lives pure life, and doeth righteous deed.
Opd walks straight paths, however others
stray,
ond leaves his sons as uttermost beQuest
A0ainless record which all men may read;
This Is the better way.
No drop but serves the slowly lifting tide,
No dew but has an errard to some flower,
No smallest star but sheds some helpful ray,
And man by man, each giving to ali the rest
Make the firm bulwark OF the countrys
power;
There is no better way.
Susan Coolidge, in Congregations list.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
ReGDect the Cow.

A COW of mine firmly believes she is
as much entitled to meal as [ am to
milk, writes H. T. Brooks in the New
York Tribune. She has converted me
to her opinion, or. rather, forced me to
acquiesce. In the spring after she
calved gave her night and morning, at
milking-time, feed of bran and meal
When the grass improved 1 omitted the
bran and meal, but proposed to milk
her all the same She objected to this
arrangement, kicked and walked spite
fully away. My man and got her into
close quarters, held her fast, determined
to have milk On our own terms, but
Crumple Horns was just as determined
that we shouldn't have it. We soon
found that the COW controlled the sup
plies; she wouldn't ''give down. her
milk. We took to coaxing and patting
her; persistently, but gently, squeezing
her teats; it availed little; we retired
worsted, thinking we would get a
double portion in the morning; but in
the morning she gave US little more
than half her usual quantity, and so on
for a week. / saw that without meal
she would diminish her milk and soon
dry up. 1 said to my hired man: bad
luck to the fellow that quarrels with his
COW; we should remember that in all
milking arrangements the COW is party
concerned-in fact, the party of the
first. Unless we can be on good terms
with our COW we had better not have
one"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

that time an important report was re-
ceived from the committee on front-door
and back-alley nuisances.
For six months the committee had
been considering measures for the re-
lief of tormented housekeepers from the
fiends who pull the dcor-bel1 or bang at
the back gate, and the remedy that has
been devised is calculated to strike ter
ror to the hearts of those against whom
the movement is directed.
The report of the committee on 'front.'
door and back-alley nuisances contained
two separate recommendations, accom-
panied by plans and specifications. The
first suggestion dealt with the front
door and its abuses. After enumerating
the various classes of book agents, ped
dlers, sewing-machine statesmen and
vendors of matches and feather dust
ers, the report advised the adoption of
an automatic catapult for the abatement
of the nuisance.
The device consists of a powerful
spring concealed beneath the mat upon
the front step. The suave canvasser in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
FAR AWAY STOOD cHARMIoN.

Harmachis-are, each in its own semblance,
frozen into stone and built within the Tomb
of Time immortal"
shay, Charmion," replied. 81 grieve If
I did pain thee; but DER that vision comes
no change. I said what was in my heart,
and there's an end. Thou art my cousin
and my friend; more can never be to
thee.''
: 's'Tis weli-'tis very WELL" she said; 'slet
it be forgot. And now on from dream-to
dream" And she smiled with such smile
as had never seen her wear before; twas
sadder and more fateful than any stamp
that grief can set upon the brow.
For-though, being blinded by my own
folly and the trouble at my heart, I knew it
not-with that smile, for Charmion the
Egyptian died the happiness of youth, fed
the hope of love, and burst asunder the
holy links OF duty. With that smile did she
consecrate herself to evil, did abe renounce
her country and her Gods, and trample on
her oath. Ay, that smile marks the spot
where the stream of history changed its
course. For had / never seen it on her
face. Octavianus had not bestridden the
world and Egypt had once moro been free
and great.
Asd ~ '.was but woman's smilei
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
Terrible Disease the Spread OF Which
Should BE Carefully Guarded Against.
So much in tpreSt has recent1y boeu

Terrible Disease the Spread OF Which
Should he Carefully Guarded Against.
So much interest has recently been
aroused regarding the prevalence of
'slump-jaw"- actinomycosis of cattle
that We have endeaEored to obtain
authentic data as to the existence and
spread of the disease throughout the
West. 1t may be taken for granted,
however, that as rule farmers do not
care to tell all they know about the
disease, although it would be to their
own best interests to do so. They are
afraid of causing scare about the dis
ease, thinking that an alarm of that
sort might hurt the cattle business, and
lead to even lower prices than those
which at present obtain. The Farm
ers' Review, far from seeking to co any
injury to the business, would help it by
spreading the information about the
disease which seems most necessary
and at the same time would impress
upon all of its readers the advisability
of killing out the disease wherever it is
detected. Nothing is to be gained by
silence in such cases. Concerted action
among farmers would soon eradicate
the trouble and such action. we sincere
ly trust, will be taken now before the
Our readers may count upon one thing
as certain in this connection, viz, that
all ''lump-jaw" cattle coming to the
Chicago market will be condemned and
sent to the rendering tank. There is,
therefore, no use of trying to snUeyk dis
eased cattle through this market; and
sending them here means a posi- tive loss
for the shipper. From the inquiry wa
have made, we conclude that farmers do
not consider the disease Contagious or
infectious; but many of them are of the
opinion that it is hereditary-is handed
down by diseased stock to their progeny.
It would, we think, be more correct to
say that the disease is inv>sjve-that it
floats in the air, and is ever ready to
take root and thrive in wounded sur
faces or such assesses IS are found in
connection with decayed teeth Our
correspondents are not agreed as to
whether the disease is spreading or not
Some say it is less noticeable, while
others report that it is more prevalent
than ever before. The majority, per-
haps, favor the idea that the trouble is
becoming more common than in the
past.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
CATTLE THE UNITED STATES.

Fairly Accurate Estimates Show an In
crease of Thirty-Three Per Cent. In
Ten Years.
According to the last report of the De-
partment of Agriculture. the number OF
milch COWS is necessarily increasing,
somewhat unequally, as attention Is To-
cally directed to dairying. The dairy -
prominent resource of Eastern farm
ers, not only for milk. but for butter,
Notwithstanding Western competition
Creameries are still increasing in the
New England States, as farmers keep
the skim milk for feeding, and thus re-
tain the fertility of their lands Vir-
ginia and North Carolina are engaged in
dairying operations considerably, max
ing a demand for cows Wisconsin and
Minneso Ia are rapidly increasing num-
bers of mich COWS, and Introducing or
breeding Jerseys and other milk breeds
The estimated number of mich COWS on
farms is estimated at Is, 952, SSS-
The winter of 1SSS-'S9 was favorable
for range cattle, and numbers are in
creasing. The aggregate Of present
local estimates is Sc, S49, 024 on farms
and ranches of the United States So
large a proportion are now raised in the
arid belt, where the official or assessors
returns are SO unequal1y Incomplete.
where taken at all, that there is no
available basis for such estimate. Sew
eral Territories have no collection of
such statistics, and in several of the
Governors annual reports of 1859 there
is no attempt to estimate the number of
farm animals. In the older States the
assessors returns range from one
tenth to nine-tenths in complete
ness, according to the varying pro-
visions of law and more widely varying
diligence and thoroughness in making
returns. Many of the States make no
returns of young animals, and there are
many exemptions which, aside from the
wretched incompleteness of returns in
large proportion of the States, render
them misleading and unreliable.
The winter losses on the range con-
stitute another element of uncertainty.
They are light in some winters, and in
others very heavy, and only partially
known to the ranchmen themselves, ex-
cept as approximately determined at
the summer roundup. The difference
between a loss of five per cent and
twenty-five is demoralizing element
in stock estimates, as well as in stock
profits. The apparent numbers, as
estimated, indicate an increase in ten
years of forty per cent in cattle other
than mich COWS, and thirty-three per
cent. in all cattle. They come to maturity
somewhat earlier, and it is found that
beef can not be made at profit without
steady fiesh-making. summer and win
ter. This causes some increase in the
amount of beef produced.-Western
Rural.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
rnen sudden silence heard our hearts tbs,

Then sudden silence heard our hearts that
beat
For now there was an end Of doubt and fear,
Now passions filed my soul and led my feet;
Then silent didst thou rise, thy love to meet.
Who, sinking on thy breast knew naught
but thee.
And in the happy night kissed thee, Sweet,
All Sweet between the starlight and the
sea.
The last echoes Of her rich notes fioated
down the chamber and slowly died away {;
but in my heart they rolled on and on.
have beard among the woman singers at
Abouthis voices more perfect than the
voice of Cleopatra, but never have heard
one so thrilling or 50 sweet with passions
honey-notes. And indeed twas not the
voice alone; twas the perfumed chamber
wherein was set all that could move the
sense; twas the passion of the thought
and words, and the SURPRISING. grace and
loneliness Of that most royal woman who
sang them. For, as she sang, almost did
seem to think that we twain were indeed
floating alone with the night, upon the
wide, dark, summer sea. And when she
ceased to touch the harp, and, rising, sud-
denly stretched out her arms toward me,
and, with the last low notes of song yet
quivering upon her lips, let fall the wonder
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

Il
leased at will by person standing at
the house door. When the whistling
and humping butchers boy backs up
against the gate and begins to initiate
stage thunder with his heels and the
gate the cook has only to step to the
door, pull the string, and the opening
gate fans the boy, basket and all, across
the alley and against the opposite fence
The cost of the back-gate apparatus
is figured at six dollars each, with all
the attachments, and the device Is cal
culated to convince any noisy boy or
prowling tramp on the first trial
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted by the association.
and it was suggested that the right TO
use the two devices might be sold in the
different sections of the city. An APP
plication for the exclusive privilege IN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

~ w 6ats questioning CH0 IUCure,
b69'no answer came. At length looked
-Charmion, no longer gay and bright, but
pale Of face and hollow-eyed.
''Royal HArmachis," she said, cleopatra
summons thee presently, to declare to her
Che voices Of the stars.''
So the hour had fallen!
1T is well, Charmion," answered. care
ali tkiugs in order?'
"Yea, my Lord; all things are in order;
well primed with wine, Paulus guards the
the legionaries sleep, and already Sepa and
his force lie hid without. Naught has been
neglected. and no lamb skipping at the
shamble doors can be more innocent of its
doom than is Queen Cleopatra"
t'It is WELL" said again; "let us be 60
ing" And rising, placed the dagger in
the bosom Of my robe. Taking a cup of
wine that stood near drank deep of it, for
food had scarce tasted all that day.
Zone word" she said hurriedly, ''for it
is not yet time: last nlght-ah. last night"
and her bosom heaved-'I dreamed q
dress that haunts me strangely, and per-
chance thou also didst dream q dream.
Ewas all a dream and tits forgotten; is it
not so, my Lords"
'sYea, yea" said; ''why troublest thou
me thus at such an hour?'
NAY, know not; out tonight, darma-
CHS, Fate is in labor of great event, and
in her painful throes mayhap she'll
Crush me in her grip-me or thee, or the
0xain of us, Harmachis. And if that be so
well, I would hear from thee before tits
dono. that twas naught but a dream. and
that dream forgot"
'Yea, it's all a dream" I said, idly;
s'thou and !, and the solid earth, and this
heavy night of terror-ay, and this keen
pointed knife-what are these but dreams,
and with what face shall the waking comet"
$50. now thou fallest in my humor, Royal
Harmachis. As thou sayest, we dream !;
and while we dream yet can the vision
change. For wonderful are the fantasies
of dreams, seeing that they have no stabil-
fly, but vary like the vaprous edge Of sun
set clouds, building now this thing and now
that, being now dark and heavy and now
alight with splendor. Therefore, before we
wake tomorrow, tell me one word. Is that
vision of last night, wherein seemed to be
quite ashamed, and thou didst seem to laugh
upon my shame, a fixed fantasy, or can it,
perchance, yet change it's countenancel
For, remember, when that waking comes,
the vagaries of our sleep will be more un-
alterable and more enduring than are the
pyramids. Then VIII they be gathered into
that changeless region of the past where all
things, great and small-ay, even dreams,