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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-04

a ToUCH OF HUMAN NATURE.-It
is impossible for one whoIhas been
"human" To forget that he or she
was ''human," and everything
lerdS TO prove this assertion. A
story is being told that brings out
This truth. In convent neal ST.
Louis there is IA nun past middle
age. She is AS pure as it is posi-.
bic for a woman TO be. That is 10
say she is entirely unworldly.
Many years ago, when she was a
young girl, her father owned a
large plantation and numerous
slaves i'll Kentucky. AT that Tune
there was a negro slave who loved
the beautiful young girl. 1t was
not The devotion Of a faithful SER
want, but the alteration of a lover.
Though he never InsuIted her by
an open avowal of passion, he fol.
lowed her around and watched her
until his love became a matter OF
nOt0riely and almost Il scandal.
The girl was very devout, and
finally left her home TO enter q
convent. She entered IN the bloom
OF young womanboOd, and is now
a woman advanced in life. A few
days ago members of her family
from Kentucky visited The convent
where she now is. Upon seeing
them visions of The old, old days
and the worshipplng love of The
slave must have crossed her
mind, for her first question was as
10 what had become of the negro
lad who had presented her with
his adOratiOn.-M. Louis ReDubIic
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-04

"When you were sick, Dora.
did the young minister pray for
you p
~Yes. but I conldn't make up my
mind 10 marry him."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-04

A tombstone is about The only
place where the average man really
doesn't cafe 10 Lave his name in
print.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-04

Answering a Brooklyn boy VINO
had asked his advice about accept
Ing a political appointments Grover
Cleveland wrote hal "lhere are
no persons so forlorn and so much
to be pitied, as those who nave
learned early in lilei TO look { pu1.
lie positions for a livelihood. y
units a man CT boy for any otneI
business, and is likely 10 msKea
respectable vagrant OF him."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-04

Sunday school Teacher MIS-
Fanny, what are we 10 learn IroI'
the parable of the wise and ioo'isH
virginsf
Miss Fanny Jagged 1ol-Ihat We
are always 10 be on The ooAo.
for the coming Of the bridegroom
TNeao York Herald.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-04

Y bad many private
quarrels, but in me
coiland many Of the
chiefs were men of
prase. Tie majority
gypsies have mi
RIGA, h e they
4 vast tract of
hey have gradual
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
THE STATE PRESS.

Aberdeen BuEstia: sTo the end OF time the
hand that rocks the cradle is to shape the
destinies OF the nations- Meantime, the I'M
married woman Ia TO have her own place and
her work The reward of genius, of philan-
trophy, OF scholarship and of art are all within
her reach, and il may be that in the field OF poll
tics as well as professional life, abe will achieve
fame and fortune But that her influence viii
equal that of the woman who finds in married
life and motherhood the field for all that Is best
and purest in woman's nature no thoughtful
man win admit"
depend upon scrutinizing the acts of the dead,
the scrutiny should be just a. mercless a. II the
dead were alive. The sentiment in man il apt
to breed false epitaphs, lying obituaries, and 70
set flowing unmeaning tears; but if the lie on
the tombstone is libel on the living, the lie -
q moral crime The hair and beard of men grow
in the grave; but the wings are acquired alter
they escape our jurisdiction"
CIallam Bay Record. lizard times in agricul-
tural communities is as much the result OF had
county roads as anything else. Of what inter-
est 10 1t to the farmers to grow crop when he
knows IL viii cost him twice as much to get 1t
to market as il cost him to raise it
Johnson Ne,c State Nesss: GAS we sit at our
sauctum window and look out, a. far as the
sight can reach, nothing obstructs the view out
rolling acres of golden grain waving in the sum-
mers sun like one vast blanket OF pure gold"
Mount Vernon Chronicle: "Mount Vernon's
city fathers seem to be unanimous in the opin-
ion that the city must have water. and, no
doubt, at their next meeting they will grant q
franchise to one of the many applicants"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
The Opium Smuggling Industry.


Yesterday O Ledger reporter being in a certain
Chinese store on Front street, had his attention
drawn to some packages on the floor ready for
shipment, and was informed that they con-
tanned opium. Further inquiry showed that the
drug was intended for the states, and would
probably be smuggled in. There was a consid-
cradle quantity of it, representing some hum
dreds of dollars In value. and Ii seems that q
great proportion of the opium made in West
minister goes into the states without paying
duty. OF course, the transaction is seldom q
direct one; the goods q rule pass through
three or four hands before they reach the actual
smuggler. The value of the quantity that is got
across the line between Semiahmoo bay and the
Cascades mounts up into the hundreds Of
thousands. and the drug ia supplied to the
smugglers by firms in the three main
land cities. The stretch of coun-
try covered by the customs officers
In great that the smugglers, If they reason
ably careful, can get the stuff in without much
trouble, and, in spite of heavy penalties, the
business is a most lucrative one. Many white
men as well as Chinese are employed in the
traffic. The consignment in question was to be
taken to the Surrey side of the river and it
would be conveyed across the boundary by some
one of the many roads between the Coast cities
and settlements on this side. Accordingly, last
night, under cover of darkness, the stuff was
taken across to Brownsville by two or three Chi
nese and handed over to those deputed to re-
eeive II. By this time 1t is doubtless fairly on
the way to Uncle Sans territory, and III it is not
seized by the customs officers, will net a nice
little pile for those handling it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
THREE IMPORTANT POINTS.

The decision of the supreme court in the
payment by bond" case has not only de-
termined the impracticability OF having
street work done by that method, but set
tied two other points of even greater i'm
portance. The immediate question was
whether the city could lawfully issue
bonds obliging the city to make good any
deficiency in local improvement funds ex-
cept by first submitting the matter
TO popular vote as required for
bonds for general municipal purposes.
The court very emphatically says it can
not. The intention of the charter trainers
was perfectly meritorious; il was that the
cost of improvements which often fall very
heavily upon small property-owners,
should be spread over long period. Had
they stopped at this point all would have
been well: but they went too far when
they attempted to pledge the credit
of tho city. 1t must be accepted
~ sound law since the supreme
court enunciates 1t, but it needs no
lawyer to see, in face Of the courts expla-
nation, that any other decision would be
contrary to public policy, as it would az
ford most dangerous opportunity for
evasion of the constitutional precaution
against unrestricted Indebtedness
Fortunately, there is another plan by
which street Improvements can be contin-
ued with no greater hardship than that
encountered by property-owners for all
the work already done. and within few
months the charter can be amended.
A more serious objection to the bonds,
which would have stopped all street work
had 1t been sustained, was that as to
assessment by the front foot. This, the
supreme court decides to be not only
within the province of the charter to de-
termine, but sustains it upon precedent
afforded by many other municipal cor
porations.
OF superlative importance, however, is
the concluding paragraph Of the decision
which seems to set at rest the question
raised by some lawyers that city having
exhausted its fve-per-cent. power of in
debtedness for water or sewerage purposes
had no further power to incur indebted
ness for any but those purposes. It may
be said with all due respect
to such learned Interpreters of the
law that II was so manifestly repugnaIit to
the intention of the law makers and the
construction Of contemporaneous legisla-
ton, that only very strained and hair-split-
ting technicalities could sustain them. 1t
10, nevertheless, very satisfactory to have
the matter set at rest by so august body,
for It may be assumed that, while the issue
was not squarely presented to the court, it
Is not likely to modify an opinion SO
clearly expressed and concurred in by SO
many of the judges.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06

Some merchants get the
best they can; some get the
meanest they can.
Your dealer in lamp-chirn-
neys--what does he get for you?
There are common glass and
tough glass, tough against heat.
There are foggy and clear.
There are rough and fine.
There are carefully made and
hap-hazard.
You can't be an expert in
chimneys; but this you can do.
Insist on Macbeth's "pearl
top" or "pearl glass" which
ever shape you require. They
are right in all those ways; and
they do not break from heat,
not one in a hundred.
Be willing to pay a nickel
more for them.
Pittsburg. GEO. A. MACBETH & 90.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
A CHANCE TO PINCH THE ENEMY

Brazil and Cuba have accepted and rati-
fed treaties with the United States on the
basis of the reciprocity policy grated upon
our tariff by the influence of Secretary
Blaine. Every British colony is DESTROYS of
initiating the action of Spain and Brazil
but the interference OF Canada terminated
the agreement with Newfoundland and by
its control over British policy prohibited
like action by other colonies. Treaties
with San Domingo, Guatemala and other
South American states are in course of
preparation. Venezuela has rejected the
treaty of reciprocity, because that govern
ment tried to attach to it as a rider a
promise that the United States would
make herself the principal champion of
Venezuela in urging upon Great Britain the
settlement of the Guiana boundary aues-
ton.
Our government wisely refused to min
gle these two matters of international ne
sotiation; hence the rejection of reci-
procity by Venezuela. The bill before the
French legislature removing the prohibi-
ton upon the entrance of our pork. has
been postponed, and the German govern
ment continues 10 refuse entrance to our
pork and lard. British and German infiu-
ence has prevailed upon the Argentine
Confederation to oppose reciprocity;
England continues to discriminate against
our cattle and Spain against our cereals.
IL is in the power of President Harrison to
pinch both Germany and Venezuela in
their pockets under the reciprocity section
OF the Mckinley tariff as follows:
sec. That with q view 10 secure reciprocal
Trade with countries producing the following
articles, and for this purpose, on and after the
ist day OF July, 1897, whenever, and so often as
ths president shall be satisfied that the govern
nent Of any country producing and exporting
sugars, noiasses, coffee, tea. and hides, raw and
uneured. or any of such articles. impose duties
or other exsetious upon the agricultural or
other products of the United states which
IN view OF the free Introduction OF such sugar
molass C., coffee, tea, and hides into the United
States, he may deem 20 be recprocally uue
euai aud unreasonable, he shalt have the power
anu ushsii hs hts duty 10 suspend by or ocls.
nation t. that effect, the provisions OF this act
relating 20 the tree introduction Of such sugar
moiasses, coffee, tea aud hides, the production
OF such country, for such time az he shall deer,
just, and in such case and during such susnen-
sion duties shall be levied, collected aad Maid
upon sugar, molasses. coffee. tea and hide. the
product Of or exported from such Designated
country.
Germany IS great sugar exporting
country, sending as much sugar abroad as
Cuba. In the fiscal year 1sao the United
States received from Germany ST.. 900 7s
pounds of beet sugar. valued at SD. 0sl. 4St.
By the Mckinley tariff all duties have
been removed upon an annual German ex-
port 10 this country of upwards Of SIS Co.,
600 OF sugar, II Germany continues TO re-
fuse entrance &c our pork and lard, Presi-
dent Harrison ought to use his power TO
impose duty on German sugar. So with
Venezuela, over one-half Of chose total ex-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
A DAMASCUS BLADE.

This crescent-shaped and flexible blade,
With time-dulled, tawny gold iniaid,
Meath skies that knew the Eastern star
Was found within an old bazaar.
l mind me well, how, passing by,
We caught the merchants cleaning eye
Where in his dim recess he sat
Upon his precious Persian mat.
Urbene he was and grave OF mien,
This patriarchal DamaEcene;
He lured us to his small divan,
A serving boy for coffee ran,
And, while we slipped, he laid before
Our widening eyes his wondrous store.
There from worn sheaths once bright with gilt,
We saw protrude the jewelied hilt;
There ivory from Bengal brought
With Saracenic art was wrought;
And there keen steel we looked upon
That like moon FURNISHED water shown.
But most of all on me laid hold
This blade, with letters strangely scrolled-
Some curious Koran text, no doubt,
Bidding the warriors heart be stout
And, when we took our way afar,
] bore ii from the old bazaar.
He had deadly supple wrist
Who welded it of yore, wist;
And Oft, mayhap, in goodly stead.
He flashed Ii DER his turbaned head
When some Crusader, huge and grim,
In the thick press confronted him.
Perchance his Jealous soul now roves
In peaceful paradisial groves;
His blade-I wonder does be know
Is nothing but curiol
All! what fate its fate has been
The blade that cleft for Saladin!
Clinton Scolldrd, in August Lpptncotrs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
rKrBULAr1oNs OF CLERKS.

SEATTLE, Aug. s, 1891
To THE EDITOR: II the editor would kindly al
low me little space would have word to say
against shameful custom practlced by most
women. ] am clerk employed by firm in
this city, and my duties compel me to wait
upon many ladies' have as much patience as
did the possessor of that same yirtue-Job; but
my sympathy for my brothers and sisters in this
same avocation prompt me to give utterance to
my grievance. which. truly, is general one.
In my experience have had to wait on msny
ladies who enter the store without the least in
tention OF making any purchase-"only to see
what we've got" / have taken down half Of
my shelf stock TO crafty their empty desires.
Such woman can worry clerk more than
any grievance of the employers, not to say how
unfair 1t is to young ladies who stand continue
ally behind their counters and smilingly com.
ply with all such requests.
Why can't woman come out and buy then
and there and not torture a half-dozen clerks in
every store in town. In New York some
kindly-disposed persons made public protest
against this nuisance, and, 10 q certain extent,
this custom in the large stores grew perceptibly
less.
There isn't young saleslady or salesman IN
this city who would not utter these sentiments,
and even our employers, too, who would not ex-
press themselves likewise. CLERK
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
Drs. parrin.s Place of Business.

DIR. Darrin continues to treat all classes,
the rich and poor alike, free of charge, at
his Office in THE Normandy" corner
Third and James streets, Seattle, Wash,
from 10 to IL a. m. daily. Those willing to
pay from IL a. m. to s p. m. He gives free
and confidential examinations to all at the
office or by letter. He treats all durable
nervous, chronic, acute and private dis
eases, and makes speciality of all diseases
of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Loss of
Manhood, Blood Taints, Syphilis, elect,
Gonorrhea, Structure, Spermatorrhea,
Seminal Weakness or Loss of Desire of
Sexual Power in man or woman. All pc
culiar Female Troubles, Leucorrhea, Dis
placements, ETC., are confdentially and
successfully treated, and will under no cir
cumstances take a case that they cannot
cure or benefit. Charges reasonable.
Cures of private diseases guaranteed and
never published in the papers. Circulars
and question blanks sent free. Inquiries
answered.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
STILL They COME
Stubborn Diseases Yield to Skillful
Treatment.

1t is positive fact that the art of cur
ing diseases by electricity is revolutioniz-
ing the practice of medicine as it is shown
by the following testimonials that speak
for themselves:
SEATTLE, Aug. 1, 1891
This is to certify that DIR. Darrin, of this
city, did successful operation in straight
ening my left eye that had been crossed
since was child My age is SO. He did
the operation in short space of time,
without scarcely any pain and made per.
feet cure. JOHN WILSON.
ANOTHER OPEN GARD.
To the Public:-This is to certify that
DIR. Darrin, of Seattle. Wash, has restored
nv hearing and stopped the noise and
ringing in my ears, that have caused me
great deal oftrouble and embarrassment for
the past year or so. 1 cheerfully recon-
mend the doctors to the afflicted, as know
well of their success and reputation in San
Francisco. A. CASE.
TACOMA, Wash.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06

ports is represented by the $4,000, 900 or
SIC, 000, 600 of coffee she annually sends to
the United States. Brazil promptly con-
ceded reciprocity, and other American
coffee producing countries are likely to do
the same. Why, then. should the United
States continue to make the coffee of Ven-
ezuela free when that country refuses the
concessions to our food products and
manufactures that Brazil has grantedf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06

Electrocution OF Horses on the Range.

Lightning played a number of queer freaks
down among the rocks ON Wilson creek, some
fifteen miles from here, last Friday. However
the only real damage reported was the killing oil
elk horses belonging to Charles Aaxen. The
horses were found dead, stretched out on thei,
right sides aud al in row on a trail shor,
distance from the creek. They showed no signs
of having made the least kick, and hardly hair
was turned % show the cause of death There
were four other horses running with the band.
II Is fortunate that they happened not to be
along close in line with the others when the
electric bolt did its fatal work
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
Boycot,lng State and County ratrs

ROCHESTER, \. Y, Aug. 5-The leading man
ufsetuFers of agricultural implements through.
out the country have formed compact which
virtually amounts 20 "a boycott upon county and
state fairs and agricultural exhibits OF ali kinds
The agreement, which has been signed by ISIS
OF the principal manufacturers including Nc
Cormick, William Deering, AultmAnn and the
Miller Company. reads as follows: ave hereby
agree that during the season OF 1891 we win alb
stain from exhibiting az any and all county and
state fairs and other similar exhibitions. Thu
reason given for this step is that manufacturers
have come 10 the conclusion that the thousands
OF dollars spent in this kind OF advertising.
while II goes toward supporting the fairs, bring,
no return
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
The vioIinist and His Valet.

Lieutsnant-Governor Charles E. Laughton re-
turned today to his 0kanogan home, accom-
panied by his valet, who met him at the railroad
with his private conveyance. Governor laugh
ton did not come through Ruby, but went ths
old road by Johnson creek.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
Blaine Boom Bigger and Bigger.


The Blaine boom is growing bigger and bigger.
Colonel Conger brings word from Bar Harbor
that Mr.. Blaine has written no letter OF declina.
ton, and that he will write none
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
The Outlook for '92.
Pittsbury Commercial Gazette

Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette.
The really debatable states are New York, In
diana, Connecticut, West Virginia and Montana.
OF these New York, Indiana aud Montana went
Republican in 1855, and West Virginia and Con-
necticut Democratic, the last named by only 3S9
plurality. and West Virginia by 552. The indus
trial development of West Virginia since that
casts Its probabilities with Republicans. These
FIVE states have a combined electoral vote OF &c,
that the case may be summarized thus:
Sure Republican states. 20S
sure Democratic states. l.o
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 444
Necessary TO eject. 10
Thus it will be seen that on this classification
the Republicans lack Is votes of a majority. and
the Democrats 50. IL the Republicans hold the
2us and carry Indians's l5 they will elect; or IL
they carry New York's So and lose the other
four doubtful states, they viii elect, with Il
votes to spare: or If they should carry West Vir-
ginia, Connecticut aud Montana they could lose
both New York and Indiana and still win.
On the other hand the Democrats must hold
their l70 and carry both New York and Indiana
and at least one of the other three doubtful five.
New York is absolutely indispensable to Demo-
cratic success, and TO it's 80 must be added at
least II of the remaining q doubtful votes.
The figures for 1892 are decidedly favorable to
the Republicans.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06

NAIiA WALI4A ADDITION.
Brewer & Huugste. TO Second street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06

Union Ice Company, Telephone isa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-27
Criminal court.

The regular May term Of criminal court
opened at 10 O'Clock Monday morning, with
Judges Baer, Shaver and Pile on the bench.
n. L. Tauber, Esq, of Soufhampton
township, was appointed foreman of the
Grand Jury.
The calendar contains some forty cases,
most Of them of very trifing character.
The first case called was that Of the Com
monweaith ". Jacob c. Horner. The
charge was perjury and Samuel Shaffer was
the prosecutor. The verdict of the jury was
not guilty.
George Wilson was next arraigned on a
charge Of burglary. In the summer Of 1887
three persons burglarized the store of Miller
Bros., lockwood Shortly after the burg
larry two young boys were arrested with q
portion Of the stolen goods in their posses
SION They plead guilty to participating in
the burglary, but claimed they had been
led into it by another party. They were
sent to the House of Correction. Wilson
wss yesterday shown to be the other party,
and the jury promptly convicted him.
B. F. Cievenger was acquitted on charge
of assault and battery, with intent to kil,
and John Metzler. the prosecutor, was found
for the costs.
Henry Kaufman acknowledged the corn
and plead guilty TO charge Of larceny.
Many Of the cases down for trial have
been settled and some few continued, out
it is probable that the entire week win be
consumed before the calendar is cleared.