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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-29
Twenty Pound Carp on Lopez Island.
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Assistant Light Keeper James Barry. OF Port
Angeles, wss in town yesterday. Mr.. Barry re-
lated an interesting story OF the carp in Rarry's
lake, at Lopsa island. These carp were nlantex,
there hy John Iemaistre. known here better by
ire name 81 Johnny Frog in iSSS Barry
went down there recently 10 Ssh and found
carp swimming taere' some OF them weighing
drawn in the asA broke through the net easily.
being 80 large Bsrfy's lake was originally
owned by lemSistre, who transferred IL "a
Barry. II sheut forty sores in extent and
fourteen feet deep. The growth Of these earn,
both 10 number and sire, is remarkable, A..
though not strange. SIS they have been known 70
obtain the weight Of seventy pounds The
young carp were obtained BY Judge Swan. ara
planted al over this part of the country
u sherman they WIZ likelX 10 hrasss
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THE GLARS ATROCITIES.
SEATTLE, May -. $50

SEATTLE, May =. 1891.
To THE EnTroR: In reading your editorial OF
this morning on "Russiss Royal Mailman"
was much impressed with the remarkable
analogy between the cars hideous conception
of the Deity and that OF the Hindu who perse-
cutes a widow 10 appesse some alleged "oursing"
god This thought was suggested 10 me by the
fact that the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the Methodist Episcopal church has been
meeting here and have heard accounts OF the
mission work in Hindustan. But the ears
eiaholica! notion OF the Crestor seems 20 me
worse under the circumstances than that OF the
Hindu. The Russian deSpot persecutes the
poor Jews in the name Of Christianity snd the
Christian God l.sSS years after Christ died pray-
lag for His Prosecutors should we not under
take 10 send missionaries 10 Russia to convert
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Statistics show that in spite OF all efforts to
suppress or discourage it, the manufacture oil
oleomargarine is steadily increasing. The sale
of stamps for the ten months of this year ending
April 80. amounted 10 s6s4,a44, which is more
than were sold in any full year since the Law
leyying the tax was passed. The sales in 1885
were s4o7,67o: in 81 they were 500, 400: in IS,
s6s6,67A The sale of oleomargarine stamps ap-
pears to rise and fall with the huctuation in
supply and price of butter. Sales in April were
siS7 ,5lS against 81, go last July.
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Quite likely there are superstitious people
who will be influenced In their judgment on
the merits of the assault upon DR.. Briggs by
the fact that at Detroit yesterday Judge Breck-
enridge, OF ST. Louis. fell dead while vigorously
supporting the prosecution in legal argument
But ii is believed that there is no more reason
to doubt the piety and honest convictions of
Judge Breckenridge than of DR.. Briggs Both
were doubtless sincere, but their brains worked
to differing conclusions.
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Among the contributors to next SUM-
days Posr-ISrELLIeEScgR are Frank P.
Slavin. champion heavyweight pugilist OF
England, Mrs. Alexander, the famous
novelist; Frank G. Carpenter, Rene Bache,
Mrs. John Sherwood and Joel Benton.
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II is said that Bret Harte, from the sales Of his
works in England last year netted $4,000. while
in the United States he realized only about
$3.50 from them II is limited that they are 'too
American" for many Of our reading public. or
are our people the superiors of the English in
literary tsstes
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NORTHWEST NEWS.

John Williams, known Familiarity about Vic
toria as "Buck Willis was drowned in the
Skeena river last week.
Ethel Anderson. the little daughter OF Vic
toris grocer, was killed by an electric car Mon
i.x ufoht
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The Atlanta Constellation is of the opinion that
George W. Cable, by going to Boston and under
going Evolutionary training, has been crushed
BY culture" The natural tones of his voice, it
says. were exquisite, but Boston culture has
made both these and his manner artificial. and
has robbed his delivery of the "spontsueity
which was its chief charm"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-29
DIR. Briggs. the Hereto.

Rev Charles A. Briggs, D. D., the alleged
Presbyterian hereto. professor OF Biblical theol-
ogy in the Union Theological Seminary. has one
OF the kindliest OF faces. He looks like stu
dent. and is uaaues,ionsbly great linguist
He has a pale sober face His whitish hair and
beard make him look older than he really is.
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A Deer Asleep In the Road.
Port Crescent Leader.
A. .Ass.N NFaz4 So


while Mr.. otto Hart was driving into Fc~,
Crescent yesterday morning Re Suddenly came
upen $ deer lying In the read. apparently ssleerA
HIS dog was almost pgan the lovely SnirnAl e&N
fore !t spraRg 70 its feet and dashed into the
wosjs The deg gave chase ioE s loax distsnes.
eat the aesF escaped
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visitors as IL is related to the comfort
and health of our people. 1t Is question
of living in filth or living eleanly, and
there ought to be but one answer to it.
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EysrythinS 10 stock a; = discount al Hansen,
20 FrNal street
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Gods blessing 10 MANKIND ssy thousand.
who have Teen cured oy O. kr
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The rgiaser. bali .Onlgas at ArmOsy Aall.
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SPECIAL BLACK FLOUNCINGs.

pieces Figured Russian yae
pieces Figured .s9ayI
spices spanish Founeing from las sssy
pieces chanty Flouncing reduced from Aooo aa
pieces Chany Flouneing reduced from s5oto
pieces Chanty FlOuneing reduced from 75oto
Gupure Founeing reduced from s5oto
Spices Spanish Gupure Funcing
pieces pure FlOuneing from 800
pieces Chantily Flouneing na Ea 800 a2s
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contributed to his snccess and Feb. 19,
1864. he t~Sierlnan received the thanks
Of congress for his services in the
Chattanooga campaign. April 10,
1864, he received his final instructions
from Grant for the movement against
Atlanta and on July. Il. after a series
of preliminary battles. began his
direct attack on that place. The city
was evacuated bv the confederates
Sept. /. 1868, and then began the
famous march 10 the sea- On Aug.
Y, 1864, he lad been appointed major
general ii +hc re-}isr araiv. and on
Jan. 10. 1865. he received the thanks
OF congress for his Iriumpllal march.
In March. 1866. he participated i'll the
conference with President Lincoln.
General Grant and Admiral Parker on
board the Ocean Queen. at City Point.
Va. He returned to his command, and
on April II. 1865, negotiated the sur
render of General Joseph E. Johnston.
lie terms OF the agreement were
dlsapproved 1t Washington, and on
April 26, 1865. a new agreement was
entered into which proved acceptable.
his al NIN Was WE'VE UN TIE pItSI-
dent and cabinet and General Grant
in Washington May "a. 1865, and six
days later took leave of his troops.
From june 81. 1865. to March 8, 1866.
lie commanded the military division OF
the Mississippi: was promoted lieuteu-
ant general July %, 1866. and upon
the elevation of General Grant to the
presidency became general. From
Nov. 10, 1871, to Sept. II, 1872, he
made a professional tour of Europe
and a everywhere received with
the honor due to his distinguished
rank and services. At his own request
he was retired Feb. s., 1854. General
Sherman received many honors.
among them the degree of Ii. d.
from Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale,
Harvard and other universities. and
from 1871 to 1883 was a member of
the toard of regents of the Smithso-
MAN Institution. and in 1876 published
his MISUNDERSTANDING.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-02-21
The Afectionate Couple.

We forgive all sins committed by
the public spooning of Jack and Jill
in counting days. and are quite pre-
pared 10 be patient with their bliss.
whatever form its outward manifesto
ton may take.
But the affectionate couple to whom
we object are usually married people
who 1aunt the flag of their mutual
devotion to each other right in the
faces of 10 matter whom it may be.
The cares>e>, the expressions OF
endearment. so beautiful-nav. even
sacred-in themselves as the outward
signs of love. become supremacy ridi-
culous when a lhitd person i witness
to them, and that person is rendered
very uncomfortable.
The a~ifectl0uate wife. as She sits
surrounded by her visitors on her at
home day. looks up beamingly at her
husband as he enters, and though she
has only parted from him six hours
before. they embrace, TO the edification
Of tie belIu'ders, who, if they feel a
little amused, are TO he parGoned.
Titen come a series of questions.
couched, not in the vulgar tongue in
all its plain simplicity, but garnished
with pet names, and in much of the
style against which Dean Afford
rightly inveighed in his little work on
the English language.
Jack is not plain jack, he is Hub
bie,' or ''Duckie," or Jackie" or
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Darling and Jill is addressed as
"M,y baby" Dr. "Jillie," or Sweetest"
or Dearest
We are not ridiculing these things
in private. but the language of Arcadia
is ttanscendently silly when listened
fo ny 2 third person. so also are the
tender inquiries which pass between
tile two.
We are not inhuman, but, rs we sip
our TEA. We confess we are not inter-
ested III hearing the minute cross
questioning as 10 what chances Jack
has had OF catching cold that day, and
tie account of his walk from the sta
ton lome-about a quarter of a mile
does not seem to us of the same
thrilling interest that il does very
naturally to Jill
But what. matter visitors, or any
ore. 70 the affectionate coupled
Poiiteuess goes to the wind, courtesy
takes to its heels. and we are glad to
turn 70 the ~veriest bore present, and
engage that bore in conversation.
How lucky we are when we have
him TO fall back upon.
1t is not always Sc.
Sometimes we are the third person,
and there is not a fourth, and the
affectionate couple behave in just the
same way.
They have private jokes and allu-
slons full of fun or tender memory to
themselves, but which, alas. do not
provoke our mirth or excite our in
tere>t, as we know nothing about
them.
They are mysteriously worded and
as difficult to comprehend as a silly
riddle. and vet. though we are angry
at being left out in the cold, our own
involuntary curiosity makes Us wild
with annoyance.
We don't care-not a straw-as to
what they choose to confab about in
this ill-bred fashion, aud yet we find
ourselves trying to guess what they
mean, and finding that our righteous
attempt at being deaf only sharpens
our hearing very considerably.
They press each others hands sur
reptitiously. and Jack can't evidently
make a pilgrimage from the sofa to
fireplace without being refreshed on
his journey by a kiss.
We try to sneeZe, to remind the
affec5ionate couple that they are not
alone; but who that has tried to
sneeze, and could not do so, has not
mathematical the fact that sneezing
is o always under ones control.
Coughing is better, and we cough
gently, or push back u chair. or. if
we are bold, we venture an irrelevant
remark. which is hardly heard aud not
replied to.
They do not understand its import, |
because they are so determined to
spoon in or gu of company that they
are not to be deferred by any one.
In trains or omnibuses they do as
much as they can, regardless of on !
lockers, and very foolish they generally
seem
Jack embraces Jill at the railway
station if she has come to see him off
for a journey of half a day, and we
conclude either that they consider
onloCkers afflicted with blindness and
deafness, or that they are completely
Indifferent to what any one thinks or
They are best company to each
and are no doubt innocent of
tine supposition that they afford amuse-
10 anybody else.
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4 SKETCH OF SHERMAN.

a BRIEF HISTORY OF THE EvENTFCI
CAREER OF THE DEPARTED CON-
MANDEE.
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SCHRIETER
Livery Stable

As-To accommodate the Travelling Public
regular connection will be made with Houma
and Thibcdaux for passengers who do not
wish to lay over for regular east and west
bound trains. Persons will be sent to Thibo-
daux night or day in phaeton style at Scots a
head. Regular hack will run from Schriever
to Thibodaux and pass all principal hotels in
ThibodauX and make connection with east
bound train No. Il, which passes scbriever
at rs a. m, at soc per head. Purchase OF
tickets attended to. Trunks viii be looked
after. All baggage seen properly checked.
All possible care given to ladies and children
H. F. CROSIER, Proprietor.
Oct. u-90-3m.
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Piano. new $40, Organs
DIAL 935. DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, Nj.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
BREADSTUFFS.
The Exports OF Breadstuns Show q Re-
markable Increase.

Tho Exports OF Breadstuna Show a Re-
markable Increase.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-The exports
of breadstuffs from this country for
August have been compiled. 1t was
known that the increase would be
great, but such a showing as the fig
ures make is a surprise even to the bu-
reau of statistics. Here is the official
statement as completed:
Exports of breadstuffs August. 1891. $2s $50 $40
Exports of breadstuffs August, 1890. lO.7Il, 210
In other words, the aggregate of
grain and of flour shipped out of this
country last month was nearly three
times what it was during the same
month last year. This is an unprece-
denied showing. An examination of
the figures for the two months makes
it appear that the tremendous increase
in exports had its beginning in July.
but it received most of its swell in Au-
gust, when the shortage in other coun-
tries came to be fully realized The
official report is as follows:
Exports of breadstuffs for July and
August, 1891 S45, 232, 60l
Exports of breadstuffs for July and
August, 1880. 81, 454 $50
Reference to the report in detail for
August reveals the fact that wheat is
the item mainly responsible for the sur
prise. The wheat exported from this
country in August, 1891, reached $22,-
774,979. In August. 1890. the wheat ex-
ports were 81, 949, 479.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
DlSS DE BAR.

The Abducted Vera Ava Thought to Be
None other Than the Noted Adven-
turess.
CHICAGO, Sept 12-An afternoon
paper says Vera Ava, the mysterious
''philanthropist" who came to Chicago
with flourish to reclaim the sinful, is,
it is now asserted, none other than Ann
O'Delia Diss de Bar. the spook priest
ess of New York. She was seen on the
street and recognized by New York
newspaper woman, who called upon
Lieut. Shea this morning and to Id him
of her discovery. Her description of
Ann O'Delia TALES exactly with that
of Miss Vera Ava
According to the New York lady the
notorious spiritualist carries stock of
wigs and other makeups and has of
late been travelling across the country
working gullible church people. She
had an experience in Boston similar to
the one in which she is now figuring in
Chicago. In soliciting donations to
carry on her good work" she accepts
anything from a penny to $1,000. and
for her pains in diligently following
this method of gaining full purses has
been run out of one or two cities
The police are still working on the
case, but are practically convinced that
the woman went away of her own Volt
ton and was not abducted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
FOREIGN TIO-BITS.

THE population of France is s., O95,-
$50.
CHINESE immigration is being solicited
by Mexico.
The month Of May, 1891, was the
wettest May in Europe for nearly seven
t. years
THERE are nine medical men in Eng
land upon whom the title Of baronet
has been bestowed
The total amount Of life insurance in
Great Britain is nearly identical with
the total national debt.
THE French make paper umbrellas,
rendered wholly waterproof by gela-
tined bichromite of potassium
The interior of Labrador is said to be
the largest unexplored area on the con-
tinent, and it has a waterfall with q
sheer descent of two thousand feet
THE British government is said to be
taking active steps toward learning
from the inhabitants of Wales where
they would like to have their national
capital
DURING the past year q. 017 persons
visited the birthplace of Shakespeare,
as compared with 1880 in 1880. The
year shows balance of over $3.50 to
the credit of the birthplace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
GUARDING THE CASH.

The Treasury Department Acting With
Great Caution in Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, Sept livery little
money is going out of the treasury ex-
cept for immediate running expenses
OF the government. This is in accord
ance with new policy adopted short
time ago, but not seriously felt until
now. There was conference between
the president and the several cabinet
officers on this subject, and it was
agreed that only such acquisitions as
could not by any possibility be delayed
should be approved by Mr.. Foster, and
that the departments would have to
put up with the Inconvenience caused by
this policy. acquisitions for river and
harbor improvements, for building
bridges, for public buildings, for agricult-
ural schools and many other public
works have been held up in this way.
Where work is actually in progress and
money must be paid out, the requisi-
tions are divided up SO as to allow only
amount asked for. On a requisition
for quarters accounts sometimes only
half a months accounts are audited
and allowed at a time, SO as to draw
the rest out of the revenues of months
following. While work is not yet in
progress, as is the case with regard to
many of the public buildings author
lied by the last congress, and with re-
gard to some of the river and harbor
improvements, the starting of the work
is delayed and no money at all is al
lowed to go out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
DISASTER AT SEA.

An Italian Steamer Lost in q Collision and
Over One Hundred People Drowned.
ATHENS, Sept 1.-THE greatest ma
RING disaster that has occurred in many
years took place in the Egean sea off
Cape Colonna, the first intelligence of
which was brought by the Greek steam
er Thessalia, which arrived in port yes.
terday.
The Thessalia collided with and sunk
the italian steamer Taormina of the
Italian Messengers line and her cap
tain, several of the crew and probably
one hundred passengers were drowned.
The calamity was caused by a misun-
Outstanding of signals, and though
every effort was made by the officers
of both vessels to prevent the calamity
the bow of the Thessalia plowed into
the side of the Italian steamer, cutting
a hole. through which the sea rushed in
and in a few minutes the stricken ship
settled down beneath the water
Most of the passengers lost were in
their berths at the time of the collision
and went to their death without a
moment of warning.
Both were passenger steamers and
were well loaded with human freight.
The Thessalia suffered considerable in
jury, but by keeping the pumps going
at full speed barely succeeded in reach
ing port.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
A MuRoERous ACTOR.

n. b. Curtis, the Actor, Shoots an Officer
While Intoxicated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1a-Late
Thursday night the policemen in the
southern police station were startled
by pistol shot just outside the door.
Rushing out they found Officer Grant
dead on the pavement with q bullet
hole in his head
A man was seen running away, and
on being pursued and caught was found
to have Grants handouts on his wrists
On the pavement near the dead police
man was found q discharged pistol
The man gave his name as Maurice
Curtis and denied shooting Grant
Curtis is the NJ. B. Curtis well known
in theatrical circles as ''Sam1 Of
Posen." He had come to this city from
his home in Berkeley and had been
drinking all the evening with some
friends Why he was arrested is not
known. but it is supposed he had been
creating disturbance.
At the coroner's inquest upon the
body of Officer Grant it was shown that
Curtis was noisily drunk when arrested
The officer had led him to within a few
yards Of the police station, when Curtis
broke from his grasp, drew his revolt
yer and fred three shots at him,
one of which entered the fore
head. killing the officer instantly. The
murderer started to run, but had not
gone far when he was overtaken and
arrested. He had dropped his revolver
immediately after shooting Officer
Grant and it was not found until an
hour later.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-17
SALvADOR'S CALAMITY.

Details of the Late Earthquake in San Sal.
vador-The Destruction Terrible.
SAN SALVADOR, Sept "Details Of
the terrible earthquake shock of We'd
nesday proves it to have been more dis
astrous than at the time supposed.
In this city about forty people were
killed and sixty were more or less seri-
ously injured. but it is impossible to
give the names of the dead.
There is no telling to what extent
the mortality list will reach, but judg-
ing from the fearful results in San Sal
vador, the number of killed throughout
the country will be somewhere in the
hundreds.
While the alarming revolutions were
going on it was an utter impossibility
for anyone to keep his footing.
From all the houses the unfortunate
jewellers issued on all tours amid
clouds of dust, while showers of tiles
and plaster kept falling all about them.
The air was filled with agonizing
shrieks. Everywhere could be heard
the cries of parents calling for their
children and children screaming for
their parents
Merchants druggists and liquor deal
ers lost heavily through the fall, of
glass and china.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
broken and entangled. The bells of all
the church towers were rung, sounding
most dismally.
The prisoners were killed by the fall
ing of the walls of their cells. The
two lame patients in the hospital were
crushed to death in their beds
Seven children, each under the age
of year, were killed. The dead, how
ever, are mostly old men and women.
The panic has now pretty nearly sub
sided. although families are sleeping in
tents in their yards and in public parks
The details of the ruin of towns in
the axis of the earthquake are very
meager OF $40 houses at Comasagua
only eight remain standing. The loss
of life there is great