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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public Ia hereby warned not to pay
sry money TO parties representing 70 be
agents Of the Seattle Posr-IsTELLIGEscER,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents Of the Posi-
IsTELLfeEscEE, viz: J. A Mcclellan, l..
c. Branson. T. A Davies, J. II. WiIlett
and T. D. Curtis. This does not apply 70
resident agents Of this paper. who are
located in various cities and towns Of the
Northwest, nor 10 postmasters. who are IN
ali cases authorized 20 take subscriptions
for the Daily. Sunday and Weekly PosT-
ISTELIrGFNCER
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03
Funeral of an Oregon Banker.

SALEM, Or, Nov. Especial. The funeral oil
r. ). Wallace this afternoon was the largest one
ever seen in Salem. The remains came over the
steel bridge from Polk county az clock and
were taken to the Methodist Episcopal church
where services were held. The bridge was
draped in mourning, also nearly all of the bust,
ness houses.
Secretary Of State Mcbride, though not consid.
cred dangerously I'll, is still confined 10 his bed
He is able to give general directions for the bust
ness of mis- Office, although not able personally
to attend to the details.
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tie most prominent fagstaffs in the city. The
Circumstances was the cause OF consiosrao.
speculation on the part of many, and the oo!ec.
became apparent only when II was no'eo tnAs
AZ T,o-,t,sx ths,,-s vss adorned by Q monster
Asz of the Same sornbrs hue. It then became
evident that IL was a clever scheme OF Manager
Cordrsy TO advertise bis attraction Tor ne1'
week The new company will then appesl -
"The Black Fag," which promises to be one o.
the most brilliant attractions jet presenVeo "
A.
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Profits OF PaIouse Farming.



J. P. +. NcCroskey pu: l,I20 acres IN grain ls.t
season Prom ibis acreage he has thresaet
$500 bushels or s 4sJ-acge piece ne rsised an
average Of seventy bushels. And or = portion
Of THIS, which was summer tsUowed, he aver
aged eighty bushels. This last piece hss borne
Twelve successive crops, and TIE LAST two wee
the best OF all Mr. AcCrOskey's Two sons also
hsd IN crops near this town, and this family
las taresasd and hss now OF hand Ia. 100 bush
IS ~. nni-Ht.r ha-lnr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03

q mils and a half below This city on the road
leading 70 Mount Vernon. AZ the river bank
Is gradually washing away each year, il won't
be many years before the bodies OF those buried
in that uncsTed-fog, dismal spot viii be floating
down the river There In not even . fencs
around TIE city OF the dead, and cattle and
sheep are grazing and traEnping over the graves
And not long since we noticed hogs roofing one
of the eraYes
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Grismer-Dayfes Fin. P1.

Joe Grlsraer, Phlebe Davies and their eycellen,
company VII open al the Seattle cre-s 80 an
THURSDAY evening with The Ru-g.ar." ON
Friday night Fern Cliff vii be gwen. sas on
Saturday ntrht Trey will present Beacon
Lights Al these plsvs are Of the most EXCEL.
lent character, AMI both Griszlar AMI his VIE
FAdoe Davies. axe recogn .Eei as capable drs.
matte artist. Tie company IS 8 good one, and
successful engagement Is expected.
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Prominent oregonian Dead.

SALEM, Nov. 2-Captain Frelon j. Babcock,
county clerk of Marion county, died this morn
Ing. He was prominent Mason, having once
been grand secretary OF the Grand Lodge Of
Oregon for several years.
captain Babcock served during the war with
Vermont regiment; was the first commander
OF 6edgwiek Post, G. A. R., Salem, aud depart
ment commander in 1854.
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An Ex-Confederate Onicer De,

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov 2-Colonel Samuel 2.
Chatfin, OF New York, lied here last night. He
was instructor at West Point in the fities and
served in the Confederate army during the war
of the rebellion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03
Hogs Roofing Among The Corns..
Avon Record.

When We say that TIE Avon cemetery isA css.
grace 20 the community, We are telling the
EELa and nothing sag Tie EuIA- at.sted
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The state law allows rebate of per
cent on county taxes paid before January
l, but there is no rebate on city taxes.
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A Costly Error.

Vancouver Columbian.
The state reform school 81 Chehslis hss
tweatv-sevea inmates, fourteen OF whom are
from Seattle. II is ptty tie school was not
built II Seattle and thereby save transportation.
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Black bunting Wavipr.

considerable interest was taken yesterday IA
ias o-Ack siEsa12srs Lax waved iro.a several OF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03

In the New York state election of 1888
all Of the Democratic state ticket was
elected by about 5000 plurality. except
the secretary of state. For this Office
Carr tRep.) was elected by 1883 plurality.
In 1854 Cleveland (Dem.) received the cleo
torai vote of the state by 1,047 plurality,
and in lSSS Harrison (Rep.) received it by
1888 plurality. The elections, other than
presidential. since 1858 have all been car
RED by the Democrats and by the follow
ing plura.ities:
Dem Plurality
iSS5-(4Overnor. ...................I II ia
INs6-Court OF appeals --q1
lSSr-seCgetaTy OF state. l-lu--
LS,S-t Governor. .......,.,..,......... D -
Ioo9-secretary OF state ..-............. Ig.l-i
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-02

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head,
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, nv
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-02
TO DiSDel Colds,

Headaches and fevers, to cleanse the
system etfectually, yet gertly, when
costive or bilious, or when the blood is
impure or sluggish, to permanently
cure habitual constipation, to awaken
the kidneys and liver to q health activ-
ity, without irritating or weakening
them, use Sprnp of Figs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-02
We HAVE COT IT.
Johnson City Never Enters but
as a Winner.
We are Destined to be the Fl-
tuTG Steel Center.
Tell It to tho WOrId--We are Bound
for Greater Things,
A Great Mass Meeting of
Citizens.
Forty Thousand Dollars Raised in
Less Than an Hour.
The Pluckiest City on the Face OF
the Globe, and Knows No Such
Thing as Failure in Any
Undertaking.
A Great Mass Meeting of
Citizens.
Forty Thousand Dollars Raised in
Less Than an Hour.
The agony is over.

The agony is over,
Three cheers for Johnson City and
the steel plant
In the race of progress Johnson
City never falters.
The steel plant is ours, and we are
on the road to greater things.
When THE COMET announced, some
days ago, that the steel plant was vir-
tually secured, it was based on the
pluck and grit Of the public spirited
and enterprising citizens of Johnson
City, and could not fail.
The men who have made Johnson
City what tits, have their first time to
falter in matters of such great i'm
portance. They know the sacrifice it
requires to start a city, and are not
afraid to make it.
Money sufficient to secure the steel
plant could have been raised in sin
gle day, but it was deferred in order
that every man who was able might
contribute his quota.
1t is thus that we have the corner
stone for a great city, and thus that it
was secured without special burden on
any one, but with equal interest to
many.
1t is few months since A. B. Bow
man, General Wilder and others of oul
city learned of the purpose OF these
gentlemen to erect, on the Russian
process, one of the largest steel plants
in South.
From that time they have been dill
gently at work, and nothing was made
public until it was announced through
THE COMET more than q week ago.
The first step necessary was to cal
the attention of the agents of the com
pany to this locality
Older cities were on to the move
ments and had offered immense sum
to get the plant.
These men were not fully acquaint
ed with the quality and magnitude {
our ores.
They had seen the boosted beds {
brown and red hematite in other SCI
tions. They had yet to learn that oul
is the finest ore in the world, thu
while we have in extra qualit,
all the ores common to other lOcalitie
we have the rich magnetic, the ste
producing quality of which has not
riyalin all the great country of Amer
ca.
They saw here, in reality, advantag
surprising the dreams of other place
The ore, the coal, the limestone al
every natural element required in Il
production Of steel was revealed
them. They had seen the valley
Southwestern Virginia with all
boosted wealth. They had examin
the various ores in the South. TIL
had received important propositio
from different towns, and were almC
ready to accept some one of them
fore they were directed to Johns
City.
When they saw this place and ma
the necessary investigations, the {
was cast as to the most suitable pla
for the location of the steel plant.
They were ready to admit that G
advantages are superior to those
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-02

his subscription and before the meet
ing adjourned put on still an addition
al $1,000. Ralph Boyd, who never
falters in an emergency, added another
thousand to his subscription, making
a total of $4,000. George r. Hurlburt
doubled, G. K. Lide and Mcfarland
made an addition Of $1,000. Prof,
Kite insured another thousand, A. B.
Bowman, Maj Campbell, Prof Wilson
increased their already large subscrip-
tons until what aid came from other
individuals made the full amount.
Then the house fairly shook beneath
the shouts and cheers of the enthusiast
tic throng,
Gen. Wilder said that it had been
suggested that the name of Johnson
City be changed. He said that he
had a name to propose, and that was
Eli, for she had certainly got there.
To this the throng responded with
deafening cheers. The General said
many funny things but they were al
ways to the point The last $60Ohe gave
himself, saying that it represented a
share for each OF his children.
Among the parties who either sub
scribed or increased their subscription
during the meeting are the following,
some of whom gave but one share
which was enough, however, and was
appreciated w. M. Christian, Mr.,
Carroll, DR.. Moninger, P. Pouder, F.
d. Love, Jas. Crumley, N. L. Murrell,
DIR. Cox and associates, w. L. Cain,
S. w. Leach, A. N. Evans, j. r. Hoss,
NJ. G. Williams, G. kirkpatrick, Gaunt
Cox & Co., A. r. Johnson, E. A. Spin.
ming, Range & Dulaney, Wood & Co..
, ]. w. Bell, NJ. L. Anderson, Maj. Cant
well, Johnson City Tin and Stove
Company, ). S. Crumley, Harry Lyle
Sam Hunt. Jas Scalp, Sam Bolton
DR.. Bolton,F. A. Stratton, Chas. Range
DR.. Ferguson, S. w. Wilson, F. M
George, E. H. Green, VIM. Simpson
H. 7. Chandler, ]. Younger, E. H
Stevens, G. G. Younger, VIII
Gentry, Geo. R. Brown, ]. ]
Simpson, McDuffy, Nat Hyder, Jo'
Fitzgerald, colored, Daniel Gains
colored, Joe Reynolds and others.
A When the first colored man cam,
up and subscribed 500, Gen. Wilde
said, Gentlemen l think that thing i
enough to make every man who i
: able, and has not subscribed, blush
) black"
Amid much enthusiasm the fund wa
i, completed, which means that johnson
, City will move rapidly to a population
of fifteen thousand.
In the work of securing the plar
: the committee to solicit subscription
/ whose names have been published
e THE COMET from time to time desery
h special mention. They worked nobl.
every one OF them.
!, Maj. Campbell and Prof. Wilson d
serve special mention for their effor
9 in the meeting yesterday. But in fa'
there are so many who deserve II
ID praise and admiration of their fello
/ citizens that we can not mention the
+, all The part that Gen. Wilder al
A. B. Bowman played is well know
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-10
THE YEAR OF FLAME.
AWFUL DESTRUCTION BY FOR
EST FIRES.

HE Fires of the Present Year Recall the
'sat befel Peshtigo, Nis.-vivid DescrIp-
ton of the scenes.
Although the forest fires OF the present
year In New Jersey, Michigan and Penn
sylvan a have doubtless destroyed nearly
-FOUR million dollars worth OF property,
ana swept two or three hundred poor
families into the last ditch of destitu-
.ioh, besides costing several scores OF
lVes yet these fires do not compare in
disastrous results and horrible details
win the fearful tornado of fame that
swept both shores of Green Bay in 1871,
a year destined to be known in history
as THE Year OF Flame, "by the simultane-
Gus destruction OF the city of Chicago
ana the great pine forests with their
multitude O. thriving towns and pioneer
settlements
III these calamities had occurred sepa-
rately instead of simultaneously, the inn
preston made by each upon the public
mind would have been TAR more vivid
ana lasting. AS it was, public attention
was almost completely absorbed by the
burning of Chicago, and the holocausts
oil the pineries, which entailed much
greater loss of life, were passed by with
a 1.-THE of the attention that they would
nave attracted had not the public eye
been dazed by the mighty confragration
In the commercial capital of the West.
When, also, IL was true that the great
Chicago dailies were then homeless va
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Facio Cir s. Elder Sister,.

a curious sort of benevolent enterprise
Is that existing i'm Birmingham, England,
under the tite of Girls Letter Guild.
The aim OF those who started the work
was to help factory girls in this great
manufacturing distr by means OF let
ters written TO them Individually by
ladies on various subjects Of everyday
interest. Each lady is asked TO write to
her girl at least once Il month. and as
sumo toward her the role of an advising
and sympathetic elder sister The guild
has existed only eighteen months, but its
membership is already over a thousand,
with seventy more girls eager to DIN,
and no "lady" correspondents to compile
ment them Miss Isabel KeGward, the
honorable secretary. writes: 81 am often
asked if these individual letters are APP
preciated by the girls. The constant
rush of girls who beg for "a lady is one
reply to this, and there is another testi-
mony in the pile of letters of thanks and
gratitude that pour in from the girls
themselves"
All contributions are voluntary;
neither ladies nor girls are taxed The
working expenses of the guild are borne
by the honorary members (ladies and
gentlemen, who subs rbe a small fixed
amount per year The idea might lie
grated with advantage upon some of
the many working-glrls' SO ieties which
exist over here -NelC York Times.
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grants, so TO speak, AMI unable TO
find half space enough in their
columns TO voice their own woes. il Is
small wonder that only meager accounts,
entirely disproportiOned in extent TO the
enormity Of the disaster, are on record,
concerning the Wisconsin and Michigan
fires.
Ii seems as though the elements en-
tered into a deliberate and calculating
conspiracy TO prepara for great CON
fagration.
From April until autumn the sun
poured down upon this Northwestern
country fierce and steady flood Of
scorching rays, with hardly single
shower or passing cloud to dim its awful
intensity. Not only were the crops
withcred and the forests parched
but the very soil was baked 20 a crust
more like peat fuel than fertile earth.
Prudent men, who observed the times
and seasons, felt n sense of impending
danger and took every precaution to pro-
vide for their own safety and that of
their fellows, by avoiding the starting Of
any fir out of doors. But a f'w heed
less persons did not observe this neces-
sary caution and occasional clouds Of
smoke became visible over the great pine
woods from the decks of the vessels
plying up and down the bay. 1t was an
ill-omen and those who saw il shook
their heads in sad apprehension
Gradually the volume OF smoke in
creased and toward the latter part OF
September. the fires became general,
and assumed formidable proportions,
threatening many lite inland settle
ments with destruction.
But their hardy inhabitants were used
TO "fighting fire, and, once awakened to
the fe rful odds against them, doubled
their diligence and for a time succeeded
in averting destruction But il was only
temporary victory From the remote
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-10
Whitpan's Novitiate.

Whitman's life has now covered II
years From 1919 TO 1855, at which last
date Leaves of Grass" was first pub
lished, Whitman's experience had been
most varied. always in the line of the
preservation of those primary rugged
qualities which are the background of
great events or great persons. He had
been builder, type setter, reporter,
teacher editor; and through the asso-
Citations thus brought had penetrated
the shadows and deeps of American
character. Losing any part of these, of
travels North and South, Of contact with
class and mass, would have meant loss
to the great poem and to its prevailing
spirit. If you speak TO him about these
potent Influences he will speak to YOU
of the Importance of things which his
tory forgets. -NclO England Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-10
Feeling In am Amputatcd Foot.

Many consider the idea that IA man
can feel pain in an amputated limb as
a superstitious absurdity, says DIR.
William Waldo in the st. ouis Globe
Democrat, but this opinion is mis-
take. All the sensations that an injury
to foot would occasion. for instance,
may be felt by one whose foot is ampu-
ta'ed. There is n good physiological
reason for this in the fact that many of
the nerves that furnish communication
between the brain are not injured i'm
their activity 10y the amputation of
their lower portion, and convey sensa-
tons as readily as ever.
The brain fails TO recognize the fact
that the function of the nerves has
changed, aud that the part in which it
formerly terminated exists no longer
Therefore, when a sensation is felt con-
veS ed 10y a nerve that in the unnamed
BODY led to the foot, the feeling is the
same es il the foot was still in place.
If certain nerves in an amputated leg
be touched. the feeling is exactly the
same as il the foot was touched. and
the sensation of pain is felt. not where
1t is applied. but where the mind has
been in the habit of receiving commu-
nications from the nerve in question.
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the woods on all sides of them, as the
days worn on into October, the feeling
of security in their hard-earned victory
seemed to increase. One thoughtful
man is said to have made a circuit OF the
town, carefully investigating all its sur
rounding ground, and pronounced the
town safe. Every foot of the ground
between the village and the timber
seemed to be clear OF anything that
could convey combustion.
On Sunday evening, at the close OF
services in the churches. the sky, TO the
south, had an ominous brilliancy, and
soon distant roar became audible.
Then a strong, hot wind, like the breath
of a blast furnace. swept the town. This
was the forerunncr Of the tornado of fire
that was bearing down upon them with
incredible speed and power that up
rooted trees.
So brief was the warning Of the on
coming disaster that only few of the
inhabitants were aware OF the doom that
was enVeloping them before ii was fairly
upon them. All printed accounts state
that there was but one version Of the
spectacle of the approaching fire
given by survivors They described
il as veritable tornado of fire,
accompanied by fearful roar. Dense
clouds emitted motors Of flame, and
these firebal.s seemed to be hurled at
the buildings and people, as directly as
though from the mouths Of be-eiging
cannon. This made tho awful work of
destruction very short, setting every
building in the town abaze almost as in
simultaneously as though gnited by an
electric current Many declared that
points of flame seemed TO strike out at
the panic-stricken people "a they rushed
from their dwellings and fled TO the
river. Only those fortunate enough to
reach the river at the very onslaught
escaped with their lives, and even a
large portion of those persisted, Some
who reached the banks in time
10 have saved themselves had they inn
mediately plunged into the water,
thought TO escape by crossing the bridge
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-10
Jo.h Killings, Phllosophy.

l have hats One IL shocking bad
one and the other IL a gem; and | notiss
when hav the gem on | git double the
mods, on the avenue, from pedestrians
Thare liz lots ov folks who are no use
tew yu only when yu are on the topmost
wave, and then their voices are lost In
the general chorus.
Wimmin are not all coquets, but thare
never wuZ one yet who didn't luv To be
called one
Take all the vapity and selphishness
out ov man. and thare amt mulch ov
anything else left
Cool clothes make the impreshun, but
they don make the man.
/ have got Il patient rite way tew in
duce people tcw be happy. 1t IL this:
make everybody think they are letter
oph than yu are
After all, the word pays their great.
est homage to virtew and branos Thank
God for this.
Thare are certain things in this world
that are bound tew win, don't kare
what trumps are.
man may hav branes, and yet not
make hit; but he kant make hit UNI
less he haz the branes.
] don't want tew be left alone with an
Atheist. Mi fust feeling IL fear that
lightning will strike both ov us: when
that subsidies / am filled with anger.
1t is kind ov bunny that the more
christianized the world bekums. the
more laws and officers of the law we hav
few hav
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-10
August
Flower

L inherit some tendency to Dys.
pepsia from my mother. | suffered
two years in this way consulted a
number Of doctors. They did me
no good. then used
Relieved in your August Flower
and it was Just two
days when l felt great relief. l soon
got so that l could sleep and eat, and
! felt that / was well. That was
three years ago, and am still first
class. l am never
Two Days. without bottle, and
if l feel constipated
the least particle dose or two Of
August Flower does the work. The
beauty of the medicine is, that you
can stop the use Off without any bad
effects on the system.
Constipation While / was sick I
felt everything it
seemed to me man could feel.
was of all men most miserable. can
say, in conclusion, that I believe
August Flower will cure anyone of
indigestion, if taken
Life ofMiserywith judgment A.
M. Weed, 22o Belle
fontaine ST., indianapolis, Ind" .