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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

The competition for $3.50 buggy,
the proceeds of which are for new
Catholic Church at Harper's Ferry,
will close to-day at noon. Father
Wilson, of Harper's Ferry, is one of
the candidates and we hope will be
the successful one.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

All kinds of repairing done TO Rub,
her Boots and Shoes, at HagleY's
Shoe Shop. Work guaranteed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

Mr.. VIM. E. WilIingham. or, as he
was better known "Button" Willing
ham, died recently at his home near
UnionyiIIe.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

Omitted from the list of Kavan-
augh- Conrad presents last week was
a handsome glass pitcher from Miss
Lee GIaSsford.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

Mr.. Alfred O'Bannon, an old and
welI-known citizen of Charles Town,
whose paralysis and serious illness
we noticed in our last, died on Tues
day, aged 81 years.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

You will find us ready and waiting
to show our immense stock of Blan-
kets and Comforts Ladies' Fur Capes,
Boas, Muffs and Collars. Many bar
gains in Ladies', Misses and Chill
dren's Wraps-no high prices here
the Cash Store.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

Mr.. j. H. holland, representing
the Stieff Piano Factory, has placed
a new piano with Mrs. DR.. VIM. NeilI
of this town.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-12-01

Mrs. Mary j, Mock, an old and es-
teemcd resident of Charles Town,
and wife of Mr.. George W. Mock.
died last Tuesday, aged II years
Funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian church at $3.50 O'Clock
on Wednesday; interment in Edge
Hill Cemetery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

short time ago lively contention was
reported In the census bureau between
superintendent Porter and the lady assis.
tants to whom he had assigned the duty
Of striking comparative average as to the
ages of males and females in the United
States. The Superintendent favored the
making of such average on the basis. Of
the face Of the returns. but his fair assis-
tanss insisted on adding twenty per cent.
70 the reported ages of oil females above
twenty.
Atiirst the Superintendent was ohdurate,
but after comforting with female relatives
and friends he was convinced that his
assistants bad argued from sound premises,
and that the extent of their marking up
was rather too moderate than excessive.
In this connection il is noteworthy that
while life insurance people rate women
much lower than men as to the expecta-
ton Of life on their own respective reports
of the same age. some of the pension rolls
tell very different story. and indicate
that the larger proportion of longevity is
decidedly on the side of the women.
For instance, while there are only 6f5
veterans OF the war Of isIa on the pension
rolls. there are secs widows of such vet.
Grams enjoying the governments bounty
in that respect. Il is remarkable, however,
that many of the latter are as yet scarce
past City. Some writers have attributed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
THE STATE PRESS.

The 0lbMDfR: ~Tho return q GOyokno9 xef.
- In impfoved health = our PLEASANT anncuncs.
ment this morning. Il will BE- welcome neW1
70 the whole state. The state has IN interest II
this man Of high courage, uud0ubted integrity
and nne abslity. lt knows him - IN sxecutive
Who II welded 70 the interests Of the people. ana
who bov1 10 No other combinations than the
public well and his own oonsciencaL We can
say q this time, VIXEN the extra seDslon talk
lie the schoolmastee, q abfoad, that GovsSnos
Ferry hes never insimated, directly or indirectly,
b letter o. ceherwiss, that he intended 70 cail
N exfrx session OF the legislature And this for
the sfBple reason that be has mot oeon one q
the bills vetoed b. Governor LAughton, and.
necessarily, knows soothing Of The merits Of the
measures o. the force Of the acting executives
objections We can also say that he win only
cali IN exua session In the svsnt the public
interests seem, In his judgment TO demand II
Under no circumstances viii hs call an extra
session - party expedieut He will act - the
executive OF the whole people. and Il their In
terests are to be sutserved By IN extra session,
IN extra session IL win Be. Not otherwise"
Palouse City Meus: 'srhe Ness 10 In favor q
following the example Of SPOKANE Falls and
changing the name Of Palouse City to Paiouso.
This word city II certainly Of les importance
than sfalis' The latter indicates something, e
meant that Spokane had . water power, but
city means nothing. Palouse r now . town.
not . city. End when Il does grow 70 b . place
Of 10000 or 1900 people the annex city will
have no significance. With the exception Of
Kansas City there u hardly place In the United
States Of any importance which has this annex.
There 10 something countriied shout IL. and Il
Il usually interpreted Is being synonym for .
boom town. The simple name Palouse would
have far greater meaning, IL would signify the
center OF the famous PAlouSe- country.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
CHOICE NEW JOKES.

guest at one Of our leading hotels waited for
his dinner ~ long - patience allowed and then
raped smartly for . waiter. The head waiter
approached. "Hssn't any gentleman taken your
order, sah7" be asked blandly. Being told that
mo gentleman" had yet volunteered for that
service. he said In most stately manner. "You
must have been overlooked. | will see that il
do not recur agin. "-Detroa Free Prsss.
Bookkeeper-Man out here wants q job AZ a.
sistant, and we've advertised for one. Proprie-
tor-What's his namef "Stephenson. How
much salary shall we OFFER him?' "About SEQ
month, / suppose. How does he spell his
name-with Q " or . phi 2" "With sph.
"Better let him 60. He'll want . hundred
Chicago Tribune.
Immature but Ardent Lover-I win not b
trihed with any longer, Maud SpoonamoreI
Will you marry met Yes or no? Mature
but Unacceptable Damssl with anxious
concern)-Harry, have you had the whoop-
ing-cough and been vaccinated yet7-Caicogo
Tribune
Oliver Wendall Holmes was Q classmate at
Harvard with DR.. Clark, whose "reminiscences
make the autocrat give this reply when he was
asked bow he liked metaphysics "Metaphy-
sizes is like man splitting . log. When 1t Is
done he has two more to split."-PAiladeipAso
Ledger.
Chollie-Fellow twied to wead my mind last
week, and Just because he couldn't said hadn't
any. have heard since that it Is nothing but Z
sort Of muscle weading, anyway. vickars-
Well, you haven't any muscle either. No won.
der he failed.-Indianapoiis Journal
The devil may now and then miss q prayer
meeting, but he never stays away from church
entertainment-The Rams Horn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

On Sunday, April 10. man died whcse
biography reads like romance. and finely
illustrates the changes that time has
wrought in this country during his LIE
time. He was . colored minister, known
ct the time Of his death - Rev. Thomas
James. and was 81 years Of age. He waa
born slave at Canajohane, New York.
At II be was traded by his master 70 .
farmer Of Fort Plain for . pair Of oxen.
In lS1 he became free under the New
York emancipation act. As boy he was
known indifferentIy a. tom" and Jim, =
and when At the age Of Is he became .
preacher among his people. these nick
names we're converted into his later title
Of Rev. Thomas James. It Was be who in
1887 ordained Frederick Douglass. just after
the latter became free man. Few were
more active than Mr.. James in the aboli-
ton movement.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

The announcement from Washington
City that orr government he's been on
ciaIly no4ified that the Chinese govern
ment cannot recognize or accept Henry
W. Blair = Our minister to that court.
though predicted N some quarters. will
generally Be received with surprise. Mr..
BIair's long service in the highest legis1
Iativs branch Of our government his
scholarship and general high standing
have hardly prepared our people for such
action by the Chinese government
But during his term - Senator, soon
after . visit to San Francisco and TO her
Ioathsome Chinese quarter. the new min
lister favored the cast-iron exclusion act in
speeches that were fully justified BY what
he had seen and heard, and therefore and
necessarily was Tar from complimentary
to the immigrants that have been dumped
upon our shores from the Fiowery KING
dom. and NOT 1t ali complimentary to the
race.
Though fully justified for his remarks in
this case, II il not the first time that Mr..
Blair has suffered from overmuch talking.
II he had been less voluble and less perth
nacious In forcing his views upon unwii-
ling hearers, and less irascible because Of
their non-publication in full BY the presss
he might still have been senator and in
position for growing usefulness.
Al vicious busybodies made . point Of
communicating his insulting speeches,
magnihed rather than modified, to the
Chinese government. his rejection is hardly
. matter Of wonder. and cannot be made
ground for retaliation. The President
may decline to substitute another APP
pointee. but the probabilities are that he
viii sstry again."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
Another Victoria Seal POachor.
Victoria Tiunea

George Darlington, of Esquimalt has Just
about ready for launching schooner of GO tons
register which will be added to the sealing fee,
and take her place among those that intend "a
go TO Boring sea this spring. She IL q very
handsome model. Dir. Darlington having spent
all his time aud not spared any expense in
making her one of the prettiest schooners in the
sealing business. She is being built at Esoui.
malt. whence she will come to Victoria to be
fitted out. She is copper fastened throughout.
Mr.. Harrington making ell the fastenings him.
self out of raw material % as to ensure good
articles without flaws. After the care .and
trouble her builder has taken, the new schooner
ought to be one Of the fastest and handsome
schooners a1oat, and as Mr. Babbington il
thoroughly conversant with the art of schooner
building. she will no doubt make all of them
pile on canvas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
EroKANr. Apr,l q.

SrUkANI, april n, lS9l.
To THE EprroR: In your issue of the 4th inst.
Mr.. J. D. Atkinson complains with some bitter
ness Of q resolution passed by the recent con-
vention OF county school superintendent, treat
ing it rs . personal attack Mr.. Atkinson is
mistaken L do not know OF any member Of that
convention who has any personal feeling against
him. The resolution was simply a protest by
the convention against what seemed to II q vio-
lation of common sense and unwritten law with
reference to promotion In educational Office 1t
would have passed just as quickly IL any other
teacher In the state holding nothing higher than
second grade certificate had been appointed
on the state board OF education Mr.. Atkinson
Is simply unfortunate in having accepted that
position under those circumstances.
/ fancy, from Mr.. Atkinson's comments, that
he has not seen this resolution, and criticiscs it
with only partial knowledge, or at least not a
clear conception of its contents. accordingly
reproduce the resolution:
Resolred, That this convention seriously deprc-
Gates and earnestly protests against the appoint
ment OF any person on the state board OF ecuca-
ton who holds a lower teachers certificate than
first grade; aud we believe that this Office should
require n, least a. nigh terms of eligibility as
does the ONCE OF member OF the county board Of
examiners.
This resolution was passed unanimously.
Most of the resolutions that passed the conven-
tion were in effect recommendations for changes
Of the school law. designed to have their effect
upon future legislatures. This resolution was
OF that class Yet Mr.. Atkinson iniers that be-
csnse the action by which he was appointed was
not q violation of the law. that the convention
exhibited either ignorance or maliciousness in
presuming 10 suggest q better law.
II the acting governor had seen 1t to appoint
two competent business men on that board who
were not teachers, nor had ever held any teach.
er's certificate, which the law would allow him
TO do, the convention, think. would not have
censured the action, although ii might have
been OF the opinion that state board OF educa-
ton would naturally be exported TO be made up
of teachers, or those who had been teachers.
sill. there wonld be no great inconsistency In
such appointments. But 10 appoint to one of
the highest educational positions In the state a
teacher who would be ineligible according to
Law TO accept an appointment on the board OF
examiners oil his own county. Is q manifest in.
consistency, forbidden by the spirit OF the law,
even II not by the letter W. B. TURNER
Superintendent OF schools OF Spokane County.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

PoRr CREscESr, April 2a.-tspecial 1.-The ma
chinery and equipment for the new sawmill at
this place has arrived and 10 being placed in
position on Railroad avenue in the Southern sd.
diuoa. The adjacent country has magnifi.
cent tract OF fneet cedar. The mill will make =
speciality OF clear cedar lumber and superfo,
shingles. Building has actively begun near the
mill, and numbers OF lots have been sold dur.
Ing the past few days.
George Moore. OF Lake Crescent has returned
from Anacorses with q new boat for the lake.
Lake Crescent has q number of aceessions 70
her population. Mrs Edmund Nollain and
daughter, Miss Fl. c. Vidal. Mrs. Dr. Z. C. Vidal
and daughter, all Of Seattle, have Joined Mr.
Nollain and D.. Vidal, who have ranches on the
lake.
Port Crescent Is seeking . school teacher a,
once, the teacher that was engaged for this
place being Frustrated by sickness
The Port Crescent Building Company hss
completed residence on street. ana beein. !
number OF others at once
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

6OWx01DCe0C00 O1 k100O0R I1000D m C01s
orado and Montana.
Nj. Martin ~ Hotter, . prominent capitalist
OF Montana, II 1t the Arlington hotel Mr.. Hol-
ter 10 one Of the pioneers Of the West, having
gone into Colorado and Montana In early days
with his brother. Mr.. A. n. Hotter, and with Mr..
William Rnmsey, brother Of John w. Rumssy,
Of this CITY. In the course Of . conversation
last evening Mr.. Hotter related many interest
ing experiences of his early days I'VE went into
Colorado in 1855" said he. sand in those days
Denver was known - Cherry Run. We devel-
oped some OF the mines-smong them what was
known - Grexory's Lesd-and we really laid
the foundations Of the state Of Colorado.
"Then In 1868 we went over to Montana to
Alder Gulch-virginia City. The travelling was
perilOus work In those days. The slow moving
carts were our only means of getting along
Skirmishes with the Indians were frequent, and
the bows that held up the canvas tops OF our
wagons had TO be made strong enough to bear
the weight Of q man perched mp there to keep .
lookout for redskina
"Alder Gulch was . rough mining camp. and
pretty hard measures had to be taken to preserve
order. Those we're the times when the vigi-
iantes made and enforced the law. have seen
some nineteen men hung-indeed, have helped
in the work-for we had no other way to make
the lives Of honest men safe.
"we struck Helena when Il was known %
Chance Gulch, and We saw hard times there
At one time dour sold for 81 . pound. The
town had been blockaded by snow so that the
Wells Fargo expresses could not get through the
mountain passes. But ] managed to get In
this hour, which we sold ut the
spot where the International hotel now stands
We would not allow more than ten pounds 70
60 to any one person; and the men stood in .
row % they would ct . postofiee, each waiting
his turn.
"Before the roads were put through, We
packed stuff into Montana with cattle, over
trails We picked ont ourselves. When We came
to stream We could not ford, We would build .
raft TO carry the animals across.
1--WE actually broughta sawmill from Colorado
to Montana on the backs of cattle-and the big
ay-wheel, weighing l.300 pounds, was hung
between two Of them
But Denver and Helena are now nne cities,
and can get al OF everything that they want
with almost no dificulty."
Mr. Hotter 10 on his fourth trip to the Sound
He has invested very heavily In timber land II
Western Washington and Oregon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

The Scientific american, accepting the estimate
OF the census bureau that the land IL to the
water surface Of the United States - SO. Is TO
Ls4 per cent respectively, makes some calcutta
tons - to future possibilities in the line Of
population, with Rhode Island. the most dense
~ populated state ss basis. It thus shows that
II the state Of Texas were ~ densely populated
IS Rhode Island it would contain s3.52s.68 peo-
pie, and m equal density throughout the pres
ent boundaries Of the United States would give
our country population of 0l5 766, 300. 1t il to
be hoped that not more than one-third of this
total viii ever be realized. The present average
to the land surface Of the United States u N.0e
per square mile.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
THE GOVERNMENT Is TOO SLOW.

By the president, now in California, by
the secretary of war, at Washington City,
and by Inspector Sumner. now at walla
walla. there is much positive talk about
what the government will do about the
lynching outrage. But in spite of this
talk they are doing nothing. II begins to
look as if too many cooks would spoil the
broth. The facts are very plain-a man
charged with crime was in regular legal
process under the laws of the state arrested
and confined in prison. Every possible
precsution was taken TO secure evidence
against him, and there was every reason
TO believe that justice would be done. In
no detail had the officers of the Law
failed to do their duty. While the
alleged criminal was awaiting trial he
was forcibly taken from prison BY .
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

mob Of soldiers and murdesoa It ~
grave outsass, n0t slons against Inv md
humanity bat against the stase ~ wash
ington. Il = the duty u the government
to take Immediate steps 70 Ok the respons
sibiIity for this deadly and outrageous
business and to punish the guilty. There
has been too much delay already. The
governor should take the matter in hand,
and demand immediate action On the
part Of the government
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

The San Francisco press took the pre-
caution to warn President Harrison
against lifting his hat and thus exposing
his barred head in response to the salutes
Of the people. and also to be sure and wear
bis overcoat sour climate is . fine one. !"
says the Chronicle, ''but its strong point
isn't balmy April evenings"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

In the absence of legislative action the
Governor. Attorney General and Secretary
Of State have reapportioned the Senatorial
districts Of Missouri so that until some
future legislature shall take action and re-
arrange them, q win be solidly Demo-
cratic, doubtful and Republican. It il
highly improbable that any Senate elected
under this gerrymander viii consent to
any interference with it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

wHArcoA. April 27.-(special lIn British
Columbia the government buiids .na ,sn.,-.
the wagon roads, and our county road over.
seeD could learn from the Canai,sus = u.efr,
lesson In road building. They do their vorL
we'll On low or soft ground they nrs, law |.
iounoasion OF cedar or other substantial cor.
dnroy and dig bitches on either side, using the
uif1 20 cover the corduroy. it would pay the
Puget sound counties 10 give the u.ror go
question more intelligent study. with : viz -
adopting Uniform and scientific method Of
construction. IL 10 worthy OF note that 4. xes
are much lower In the rural districts of Brisish
Columbia than here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

1t is now settled fact that this country leads
the world in many tines OF iron manufacture.
The product for 1890 was 0,sO7 ,o2s tons OF pig
iron, 4,lsl.5s5 tons of Bessemer steel ingots,
COOLEST tons of steel rails, 2oa,s2s kegs OF iron
cut nails. s,s24,sl6 kegs Of steel cut nails, and
s,i35. 81 kegs OF wire nails. This Il not result
of free trade. yet Of the Cleveland Mills type
of "tarif reform"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

A London special to the Chicago Herald dated
April Is, announced that eight thousand men
and women, most Of them in comfortable cir
cumstances, had left Liverpool for the United
States during that week Many Of them were
mechanics, coming to the country to engage In
manufacturing enterprises encouraged by the
new tarif Law in this country. In this line OF
immigrants Boston Il taking the lead OF New
yavk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

In the forests Of Charduar, ct the foot Of the
Himalayas, the government began cultivating
the India rubber tree in 1873 The seedlings
were planted In the forks Of forest trees, and in
twelve yeass had reached the ground, whence
they were trsnsplanted into beds forty feet
wide, sheltered By the surrounding forest Now
they have plantation Of l,lo6 acres containing
l6.o54 healthy trees and $4,000 secdlinga The
atmosphere Of that section h remarkably hui
mid, which II highly favorable to this product,
and the enterprise promises 70 BE- very remuner-
ativa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

Under Dakota statute, which provides that
for attempting crime man shall be sentenced
to one-half the penalty that would be inflicted
for commission Of the crime, man having been
convicted Of IN attempted stage robbery, and
the commission Of the crime being punishable
By life imprisonment, the judge figured on the
prisoners age and expectation OF life and SEN
fenced him to the penitentiary for fifteen years
But on appeal the supreme court adopted diff
ferent system Of reckoning, concluded the fell
low was entitled 70 nineteen years, seven
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
NOT A poIsoNous FACE BlrAcv

But true beautifier being the only rreparattou
sold under q positive guarantee OF $i.ao that il
contains NOT q grain or fraction thereof OF moi
sonoas or deiererious subsistence. Endorsed by
the most celebrated aftistes OF the lyric and ORA
matte stage: recommended by eminent pAysi-
cians. aud pronounced harmless by leading
chemisfs-wisdorns famous Rohersine.
Mn. Charles kussei, OF Eastern Oregon. was
cured OF asthma OF Hiteea years standing by
Moore Revealed Remedy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29

Tickets on sale at Rainier hotel newsstand. Hardy
q Hail g. Washington Floral Co, Second street, and
1T stewart & Holmes drug store ON day Of games.
foy seats are sale at Hardy 4 Halls and at
Rainier hotel only up TO ~ O'Clock on day Of game
aud IT ticket Office on grounds.