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unexampled cold. During the winter
months of 1864, 11,641 cords of wood
were issued TO the prisoners; the highest
mortality on any day during this time was
nine deaths and no one died of freezing.
The ration as reduced June 1, 1864, was as
follows:
Hard bread, II ounces: or soft bread, l6
Onnces; or corn meal. l6 ounces.
Beef, IA ounces; or bacon or pork, 10 ounces
Beans or peas, 12lz pounds for each 100 men.
Hominy or rice, pounds for each 100 men.
Soap. pounds for each leo men.
Salt, 81 pounds for each 100 men.
Vinegar, quarts for each 100 men.
Potatoes, Is pounds for each 100 men.
This was better ration than our armies
in the field ever had, and no man could
possibly suffer from hunger with it. The
United States Conmissary of Subsistence
furnished the usual army rations of pro-
visions to both the National troops and
the Confederate prisoners. They Jared
exactly alike. The ratious to each were
the same in quality and quantity. There
were no differences made between the pris-
oners and National troops in the field.
Full rations were issued daily. The best
quality of fresh beef was issued every other
day, and it is well-known fact that the
poor, emaciated" rebel prisoners left
Camp Morton fat and in good condition.
On the 18th of February. 1865, Governor
Morton, with the entire legislature of
Indiana. visited Camp Morton and re-
manned for three hours, and at the con-
clusion of the visit not single member
had word of censure for the management,
or manner in which they found Camp
Morton. The prisoners did not complain
of their treatment, or of the want of food.
The government issued clothing and
shoes to any prisoner who needed them.
Quartermaster Todhunter, who was pres
ent when the Camp Morton prisoners were
exchanged at Aikens Landing, on the
James river, testiies that they were in
good health and well clothed. The records
of Camp Morton show that only seven
prisoners of war were shot by sentinels
from October, 1888, TO September, 1865 out
of camp that contained from $500 to
1900 captives.
DIR. Wyeth, who was twice captured and
spent HosI OF his tHllStinent IN prison,
was boy of Is, and yet this ''half-frozen,
half-starved, emaciated" youth, whose
mothers and sisters were unable to recog-
nize him upon his return to Georgia after
his exchange, was able to re-enter the Con-
federate army within month, and has
lived to attempt a vicarious vindication of
the horrors Of Andersonville and other
Southern prison-pens.
According to the war department rec
ords, 146 for every 1000 died at Camp Nor
ton; but 333 out of every 900 died at An
Jacksonville.
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WHAT Is IRREvERESCrs

lrreve7ence is sometimes imputed to
persons who are only guilty of honest un-
belief or sincere skepticism reverently ex-
pressed. As rule. 1t can not be fairly
charged against the rationalists and agnos-
tics of this century that they are ignorant.
arrogant or irreverent. The spirit, if not
the letter of the Christian creed, was
treated with invariable respect by Renan,
Huxley, Darwin, TyndaIl, Frederic Harri-
son, John Morley, Martineau. Francis
Newman and Greg in Europe, and by Par
ker. Emerson. Holmes, Lowell, Murray.
Swing, Collyer, Thomas, Minot Savage.
Edward E. Hale, James Freeman Clarke
and other opponents, living or dead. of
rationalism in America.
Ii Is true that Ingersoll sometimes over
steps the bounds of good taste. but il is
only fair TO say that he denies any irrever-
ent treatment of the Supreme Being, or of
the religion of humanity, as expounded
ana illustrated by Christ; be admits that
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WE WANT NO KINGS.

Go where will, feel sound
Like sullen thunder shake the ground.
And as I listen, half in fear,
The sound swells louder and more near.
A sound of protest from the thronus
Grown weary from their cruel wronyz
Again I listen; thrilled and stirred,
! catch Its purport word for word.
AS loud and louder yet 1t rings
"We want no Kings, we want no Kinssl"
The world has grown too wise and old
For monarchs with their crowns OF go.c.
And commerce has too many ports
For noble men to mincs through courts
Humanity has grown too wide
To let us now for Queens provide.
Too weignty issues are at hand
To maintain Princes in the land.
And Thought has grown too bold and frss
To let US longer bend the knee
To any man, unless he fights
For Justice, Truth and common rights.
The rights of labor 10 its hire
The rights of toilers TO aspire
To something better than befalls
The burdened oxen in their stalls;
The right of all paid slaves to rise
Against all self-crowned Monopolies
That rob the tillers of the soil
OF honest proceeds of his TOLL
That steals the poor mans -four and sack
And grinds him, till he buys them back
At twice their value. Down, we say,
With these false Kings who rule today.
With Freedoms voice the welkin rings:
"We want no Kings, We want no Kingsw
Ella Wheeler Wilcl
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The way that womani looks at life
is well illustrated by Mrs. Leavitt,
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, who used to be in
the habit of urging all young girls to
socially boycott" all young men who
were not total abstainers from all forms of
alcohol, saying, "There never would be
any drunkards if nobody ever drank any
thing with alcohol in it." She might as
well have said that the social evil" would
never have existed if there had never been
any women; that there never would have
been any opium eaters if there were no
peoples; no suicides if there were no
means of self-destruction, no bodies of wa
ter deep enough to drown a fool a lunatic
or remorseful knave bent on harikari.
This kind of temperance logic is greedily
swallowed by woman suffragists who
never seem to understand that reform is
from within, not from without the man;
that is, the decision not to drink rather
than the shutting up of few saloons re-
deems the man. A man may be sinner
without being criminal, but under prohi-
bition man is made a criminal without
being sinner
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

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any money to parties representing to be
agents Of the Seattle Posr-IsrELLrGEycEg,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posi-
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G. Branson, T. A Davies, J. II. Willett
and r. d. Curtis This does not apply to
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located in various cities and towns of the
Northwest, nor to postmasters, who are in
all cases authorized to take subscriptions
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The space in front of the new police
headquarters is to be finished off with a
grass plat. 1t will make very agreeable
relief to the eye. The story is told that
when the lawn was being laid out in front
of the new courthouse an amateur garde-
ner, who was left to put it in seed, made a
mistake in selecting one of two sacks in
the basement. Instead of guano he mixed
and spread out on the soil compost of
grass seed and asbestos dust. The result
is awaited with interest, and the crop is
expected to be half timothy and half pave
ment.
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The tax levy is settled; the charter
is temporarily out of the hands Of
the council; but there is plenty of work
for that body to do. A change for the bet
ter has come over it lately, either because
the day OF reckoning is approaching, or be-
cause 1t has been driven to reform by con-
temptation of ga terrible example" in its
midst. 1t needs to look back over its
pigeon-holed work, and leave experimental
legislation alone for a time.
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Ellen Terry refuses to take up Ibsen's plays,
and declares she prefers to live Familiarity with
Katherine and Imogen, Portia and Beatrice,
than with Ibsens foolish women" Miss
Terry also says that the reason Ibseu's plays
seem to develop good actors and actresses is be-
cause he is so easy to act, for TO quote her own
words, "How much easier it Is to ask naturally
for dirty bonnet to be removed from chair
than to offer naturally kingdom for horse"
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There is no justice in refusing to pay
bills incurred by the Board of Health if
they seem to be reasonable and bear prima
facie Authorization. The merchants who
have supplied necessaries in good faith
should not be put to inconvenience be-
cause mistake has been made either by
the mayor or by DR.. Shannon.
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taxpayers.

The Union Pacific floating debt, amount
ing 10 $40, 000, 900, is said to have been ad-
lusted. Railroad financiering passeth the
comprehension of the ordinary computer.
year ago the company was said to be
prosperous, and within that time il is
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Concerning the absurd enthusiasm for Ibsen
among the native New England women who
have become about as sterile as the soil of Mas
saehusetts. the wicked wit of the New York Sun
says: "The spectacle OF people babbling about
Ibsens twaddle, or ducking their heads into the
murky pools of theosophy while their race is
dying out, is one to make the high gods boo
haots
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found to have a floating debt that would
appal many of the nations of the earth.
Jay Gould is credited with having said he
would never come to the Pacific coast I'M
Ill he could travel there over his own road.
He is getting old, and he had better hurry
up with the Portland & Puget Sound ex-
tension if he wants his dream of through
railroad to be realized.
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The plum bing inspector wants the Board
of Works to direct the chief OF police to
furnish him with a revolver. His use of
1t can only be guessed at; it may be he
wants to shoot rats which infest drains,
surreptitiously die there and make the
householder believe that the plumbing is
defective
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$500 per Day.-Block 6, Lake Dell addition. on
top Of last hill overlooking Lake Washington.
one block north OF Yesler avenue, graded and
Graded streets, sidewalks, water mains. Also
iutely controls view. Price neighboring prom
erty ana you will find it worth over $4,000. but
sold or until further notice ApnIv at small
office near premises - ~
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The city tax levy has been fixed at Az
mills. After paying interest. for which
IL mills is believed to be sufficient, there
will remain $4,000 for current expenses.
The rate does not run to either extreme
and will, generally. be satisfactory to the
taxpayers
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Banjo and Guitar.

Those interested in the banjo and guitar viii
be pleased to learn that Professor T. W Reamer.
Chicago's popular banjo and guitarist, has To-
Gated in Seattle and will receive pupils at his
studio day and evening, Holyoke block, corner
of Front and Spring streets, rooms 2 and g.
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James Russell Lowell once said, speaking of
political parties, "One party was in and wished
to stay there, while the other party was out and
didn't wish to stay there"
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WHAT IT DID FOR THEN
Both Himself and Wife Afflicted for
Years-Both Cured I'm Two Weeks.
INDEPENDENCE. On. Dec. Is.


Both myself and wife have been for some years
afflicted with the disease of the kidneys, and have
tried many remedies without obtaining permaDsnt
relief About three months ago we were induced
10 try a package OF the OR ECON KIDNEY TEA,
which has apparently entirely cured both Of rs, as
since taking 1t two weeks we have felt no symp-
toms Of the disease. We can heartily recommend
IL to others similarly afflicted as believe II wiz
do all that is claimed for It. NJ. L WHITE.
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Notice that the report says "The executive
committee had made acquisitions for s., 800" DR..
Blalock signed the requisition as president of
the commission" when the truth is no action
had been taken by the commission. This man
ner of obtaining the funds from the state was in
direct violation of the law. One of the nur-
poses had in mind in calling for a new orgaai.
cation OF the commission was to correct this
practice, which was both dangerous and not
warranted by law. 1 had been advised by coun-
sci that under the law requiring the scommis-
SION to make the acquisitions and estimates, it
could not delegate the duty TO committee
Upon comforting with the attorney-general
was again advised that the commission" az
body must direct requis itions TO be drawn and
estimates for the purpose OF the expenditures to
be made, and that ii could not evade this duty
by appointing a committee to do it. With full
knowledge of this the executive committee
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Total. ......: .s1,776 90
For expenses of meeting of executive
committee in attending meetings of
the committee. ................ & GAG IN
For salary OF DR.. Blalock, acting execu-
tive commissioner, two months $50 300 90
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Passaic City record., 1891-06-13

But Hull isn't satisfied with getting
rocks broken on his skull. He is trying
to accustom himself to having chunks of
pig iron broken on his Uranium. 1t is
better to have thick skull sometimes
than a skull full of brains.
Sebastian Miller is another strong man
who has a speciality. Breaking cobble
stones with blow of his fist is his chief
claim to distinction as a strong man, al
though some years ago Miller was a
wrestler of note.
'Cowboy Samson" is still another ex-
ample of what the strong men do in the
way of variety of muscular acts.
The "Cowboy" puts his heels on one
platform and his neck on another, thus
making bridge. Across his body a
plank is placed, and on each end of the
plank is stationed horse, the two play
ing seesaw. The Cowboys body thus
frequently supports $500 to 5000
pounds.
There are tricks in all trades and some
of the performances of these muscular
gentlemen are not nearly as hard as they
look. Take the sschain breaker" for
instance, who has not a rival in his line.
Passaic City record., 1891-06-13

hardest part of Samson's act is to pre-
vent those links from swapping prema-
turely. But it is fact, as the writer
well knows, for he has seen Samson be-
hind the scenes and in the workshops
carefully prying wide open every linn
in his chain and as carefully bending
them together again.
The result is to fracture each and
every link through the core, but oddly
enough preserving the skin intact. Any
sudden strain thereafter put on the
chains is sure to make them snap like
rotten cords. That is the secret of
Samson's work with the chains given to
the public for the first time.
Hull, who has the rocks broken on
his head, wears an iron cap which fits
tightly and has a square top surface
The cap weighs 124 pounds. It has
handles which are held by Hull in such
a way that it brings the force of the
blow not on the skull but on the muscles
of the neck. A twelve pound sledge
welded by strong man will ordinarily
not hit blow harder than 125 pounds,
and the force of that is usually lessened
by the careful aim it is necessary to take.
Then the thickness of the stone and iron
takes away also from the force of the
impact, fully fifty per cent. Hull is
therefore really only sustaining a blow
of fifty to sixty pounds, and, as stated
above, on the muscles of the neck, not
on, his head.
Did you ever hold a piece of ice in
your hand and pound it with a pick2
If you have you will realize how little
the palm of your hand receives the force
of the blow. That is the case with the man
with the s'iron SKULL" and is also the
principle applied by Miller, who breaks
rocks with blow of his fist. Only in
his case the position of the ice pick is
reversed. Miller holds the rock on
sharp pointed iron with one hand and
strikes it sharp blow with the other
hand.
The cowboys feat with the horses is
easier than it appears. The teetering of
the board shifts the weight constantly
and so the cowboy is bearing a weight
of 1900 to 1900 pounds instead Of 2500
or 5000 pound-no great weight to bear
when it is remembered that the ordin-
arily strongly built athlete can lift in
harness from 1900 to 1000 pounds.
The man in the circus who pulls
against horses is also a good example
of the deception practised by these
gentlemen; but this trick is easy of ex-
planation, and has some time since ceased
to be an attraction. Each and all wear
harness that has straps and metal buckles
running from their wrists to their ankles.
All the man does is to keep himself
straight. ht.-Nep York Herald.
Passaic City record., 1891-06-13

anced his wife, weighing 11S pounds,
on his chin, Mime. Cyr standing on a
ladder while he accomplished this act.
Since that time Cyr has curled up with
one hand a bell weighing 265 pounds,
curling the bell fairly from the floor to
full arms length above his head and
not getting under the iron and pushing
it up. That also is the record Of one
hand curling bell.
But the Alsatian Hercules's most Won
derful exhibition of strength was the
lifting of platform holding eighteen
men foot clear of the skids, the entire
lift registering 3539 pounds.
His performance supplants DIR. Win
ships harness lifting by at least 800
pounds. Cyr is not large man, and
his arms and back do not give evidence
of his wonderful muscular development.
In fact the Alsatian looks rather fat when
stripped.
Kennedy raised dumb bell weighing
1880 pounds, standing astride of the
iron and lifting it clear off the floor with
both hands. Kennedy's dumb bell lift
has never been duplicated, and stands as
q record.
Passaic City record., 1891-06-13

gomery and Franz Staher are few of the
best known of the number.
At the head of the list, probably, is
Louis Cyr, the Alsatiap. Cyr has lifted
more dead weight than any man living.
BE has put up weights in all kinds of
ways known, and is believed to have de-
monstrated his superiority to his brother
strong men conclusively. Some are
these: Putting up dumb bell weigh
ing 102 pounds, lifting it with one hand
with ease and holding it out horizontal
from the. shoulder at perfect right
angle to his body. A little later the
same Gay Cyr lifted a foot from the
floor 1o2 pound bell, a 232
pound bell and man weigh
ing $50 pounds with one finger, the
aggregate weight of the lot being 4s4
pounds. This feat is the record of one
finger lifting. Again that day Cyr bal
Passaic City record., 1891-06-13

At the present writing Sandow is still
going through England and Scotland,
and occasionally putting the local strong
men to blush. He expects to visit the
United States next season, and hopes to
continue his triumphs. Although he has
been so successful across the water, and
easily stands at the head of strong men
there, it is very doubtful whether he will
be able to beat Cyr or Kennedy or Miller.
But there is no doubt that he will make
money here, for his reputation has pre-
ceded him, and he is said to be the most
perfect specimen of muscular manhood
ever seen. Indeed his admirers say that
be is as handsome as "Greek god." In
Paris he received large sums for posing
for sculptors and painters, and his photo
graphs sold for time better than any
of the other public favorites Even here
his photographs have good and steady
sale because of bis manly beauty. In his
work Sandow is said to be the personifi-
cation of foroeful grace.
About the last of the famous strong
men to fall victim to Sandows power
was the noted ..chain breaker" Samson,
and he fell after long and bitter strug-
gle.
But at his own particular speciality,
breaking steel chains. Samson can still
claim tirstplace. Here is partial list of
some of his feats: Breaking with one
blow of his first steel chain stretched
between posts, and capable of sustaining
strain Of 5000 pounds; tearing apart
the links of the same chain in twenty or
thirty pieces by wrapping it around his
hands and pulling in opposite directions,
breaking three steel chain bracelets on
his biceps at the same time by the sud-
den expansion Of the muscles, and lastly
and best of all, the breaking in half of
silver dollar or half dollar with the
thumb and forefnger of either hand.
Only one other living man is said to do
this silver piece trick, and he is not likely
to cause Samson any worriment profess
sionally, since he is the present Gar of
Russia. Although Samson is the only
strong man doing the chain breaking act,
it is not all strength that does it. A lit
tie knowledge of metals helps him ma
terially.
Another prominent performer, and
quite alone in his act, is Andrew Hull,
who is styled the famboyant 'sMan with
the iron Skull" Hull cannot properly be
classed with the strong men, since he
does not lift heavy weights, and in ap-
pearance is mere STRIPPING compared
with them.
He has rocks broken on his head with
a sledge hammer, and does not appear
to suffer from the blows. He has been
doing this, or rather getting it done, for
the last two years, at least eight times a
day. The rocks that are shattered on
his head vary in weight from eighty
pounds up to his record rock, which
weighed 1876 pounds. This rock was of
Scotch granite, and it took thirty three
blows of a twelve-pound sledge hammer
in the hands of stalwart athlete to
shatter the rock. This feat was lately
accomplished before the Gate City Ath-
letic Club, of San Francisco. At another
time refractory rock, weighing 124
pounds, was struck sixty-six blows, while
it rested on Hull Uranium. before it broke.
And the blows were not light ones, for
they were struck by a quarIyman.