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FOREIGN MARKETS.


LONDON, Dec 19.-Bar silver, 4351d. Bullion
paid into the Bank of England on Balances to-
day, Els7,00o. Bank Of England discount, 81
per cent.
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ALoreIr Christina. Gin

eau be selected from the mammoth stock OF O.
Z Pettis & Co.. from 10 ceats 20 1900.
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NAV hriug- fha rssy tiEt Of fieaEth the saliSw
krsl II au nre suffering from beTssrclHent OF the
SrTrr. lmpsre Bleed sr Past k-rsr.. y0a seozl9 at
fka Great I4fe Eencwer- 30 cents a wa ? 81 So
~ dr7grists or sent 5v EaatL HokNs AfiiNASE
a. Pras.-, sna FRANCHISE. Cal; AAieGGe, tA
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cNoHoMIsH RIVER ROUTE.

Leaves Ha,heid's wharf Tuesday THURSDAY ana
Saturday Al 700 . clock a m hetarntHs iQitoNens
DAYS = n. n - SH+E a. -As>s'eA-
j. A HATFIELD, Agent
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MINING STOCKS.
NERcHASprsE.

Uors-Firra. TacIles, Il91lIc.
COffse-OptIons steady and unchanged 20 10
rsgtufs down Saiss were 81, 80 bags, Including.
December fis,08TI3 10 January. 81 65dsf2 IS:
February, $50. &ay. klls0glLso spot Rio
steady. No Z, St4aaI5Jse.
sugzr-Rsw-Aomlnal- Reaned-steady.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CHICAGO, Dec. 19-Tae wheat market is
stronger, the opening being about the same as
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The OCCIDENTAL

THE Occidental
r Hill, City J Smith. Kettle Falls
+ Fisher, Chicago ; Co0liean, TT Angeles
A Wed, DO Lucas, Portland
\ schoiield, WalaWalla w Tanner 6w. Tacoma
SOmerendyke, do p Perkins, Portland
Capt Hatfield, do u I Lumner. do
l. Mitchell, City J d Crawford, Kent
Mcfarland, Everett " Ellsworth, McNls
Jones, salem ] BUTlingame, City
J Cox, City c McManims, Pierre
l. Williams, 81 Cornanchc. do
A Mcdaniel, Portld VI LOOMS, Victoria
W K Pettibone, Whatcm John Wallace City
w White, CITY George White, City
J u Tbagard, Ciallam Annie Fitzpatrick, City
Katie Clarity, city John Cox. City
" Todd, Lowell ELThom pson, Portland
G p Kirk, Langley J Fitzpatrick, Whateom
J Rauthe, Anacortes G J brand, AHacortes
J i Whalen, : w Thurber, : r
RRFrocmGn, 4 nacortes II James, Tacoma
Dodds & w,St Louis W Wilson, b +
j Lspey. Cincinnati
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A ssESsMENT ROLL OF ICCA Al. IMPROVE
~ ment district No 10 for Frank street grade
Noiier Is hereby given that the assessment roll
Tor local lmpros ement district No. 10, Ter the grad
ing and dewalNirg Of frank street, in the city OF
Seattle. nom Chester street 10 he North line OF p
fohiluS addition in said city, ana constructing o:
SIDEWALKS on both Sides thereof, has been hled oy
TIE Board OF public works with the city council OF
tne city Of seattle, ana further notice Is hereby
gwen That the said roll IL open oTpuhc inspection
TIE Office OF the city clerk in the city hall. ana
center p, A. y. 1881 at O'Clock p. M. aud all
persons owning property in said Local Improvement
esuict and all other persons lnteFesle ca are re-
tu'~ted 20 appear "a said 2Sth day OF iaeccnher,
=. A. 1881, at ! 30 O'Clock p. IA. a. the council
chambers IN The city hail 70 make objections
'bereio II any they may have
=, All persons interested are further notiheG that
zee ciJy council VIII az said last mentioned Time,
SVaslner any and all objections made, ana VIII ~
sAia o'1r - at some adjourned meeting make such
s@recticns In such roll an will the amounts
uha Ia hc iusJ 3nSt each lot aG parcel ot iaiia
Renting tn said street IT, W. MILLER.
Clerk of the City of seattle,
NaIe az first publication December II. \. y. le9l
tMfotN d STOCK AT AUCTION-TtliS -.
Gay, December -. 1891. nj 10 q. m, IN 'front.' OF
(4tce hssde uRTterS corner Of Third street AMI
!. eSer avenue VIII sell At public auction aud 20
sf nghesi bidder for cash t. pay expenses OF I'M
ruHn'hs anu Aeeping, The acknowledgements adf'
u one rel cow dehorned; ear marked and bob
'A.a ana about eight Isl years of ase.
~ ne owner .! the Aeove-Gescrihed animal 10 u
ne unknown. BOLTON ROGERS,
Chief Of Police Seattle
SIC 81 first publication December "a. 1891.
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pACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Dispatch steamers from Seattle rs follows:
For San Francisco. via Port Townsend and Vic
toria, at p N. passengers received on board at
p. m. December 10. q. January l. 8. IS. %, 20.
For Alaska, December 29. January ID, %
From san Francisco for Victoria and Puget
Sound ports. al g. m, December "a, 81, January
s, Is, 22. 20.
Tickets may be obtained at the ONCE of the COM
pany, at Ocean dock, Seattle.
GooDAL. PERKINS d CO.,
General gents. San francisco
a. MCCLELLAN. Superintendent. Seattle
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ours truly,
MRS. JULIA LONSDALE,
l,l40 ID Street. Tacoma, Wash.
DIR. JORDAN'S OFFICE

Is at the Residence OF Ex-MayOr Yes
Ter. Third and James.
Consultation and prescription absolutely
free.
Send for free book explaining the Histo-
genetic system.
CAUTION-The Histogenetic Medicines
are sold in but one agency in each town.
The label around the bottle bears the fol-
lowing inscription: "Dr. ]. Eugene Jor-
dams Histogenetic Medicine" Every
other device is a fraud.
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By OTlof OF the Doard OF PUBIC Norks
II. w. ID. H0LBR OK, Secretary.
First publication December IS. 1891

BOARD OF ALDERMEN JOINT REsoLU-
ID ton. No. tie.-Whereas, The city council of h
city OF cattle has heretofore by board of alder
TO grk4e and sidewalk Frank stree from Chester
the north iine of r. Pontius' addition TO
the ci y OF Seattle; anG.
Whereas. The cit, cornell OF said city of Seattle
fd on the Both day OF November, ID. 1891 pas.
al ordinance No. 1872, witch said ordinsucs
fxed and established assessment district pro-
vldei in section eight ~ of article eight wild
OF the freeholders charter, 10 pay for such I'M
provcment and.
Whereas, Ar assessment roll has been filed by
the board of public works with the city council
cuntai ing the names of the owner, when known,
OF all The property in said assessment district ana
when unknewn said property Is listed 10 unknown
owners and the sum of 81 .0J93 for every front
foot sed against each separate lot and par
Gel of land of the property in said district, AGAINST
the owners and property when known aud against
the property when the owners are unknown and
In said assessment roll The estimated cost OF the
street crossings WAS assessor against tue cty Aa
other things provided n said assessment roll
Us required By section eight tSl of article eight
(VIIL OF the freeholders charter; therefore be It
resolved by the board OF aldermen ana mouse
OF delegates of the city Of Seattle In session
assembled, That the city cier& OF the city OF e,
attic Is hereby directed 10 publish IN the oihclai
newspapers os said city, in Ell consecutive issues
If the same. notice that said roll has been nled
by the board % puzzle works with "A q ely coun-
cal and that all persons owning land in said as
srssngent district No 10 ne required 10 appear and
Gle objections with tho city clerk il any they may
have, on or before the 28th day of December, 4.
D. 1888 against said assessment roll, or the taxes
or assessments made therein or the same will be
approved IL found correct by the city council AT
said time.
And IL is hereby further ordered and resolved
that there be Joint session of the city council on
.slh day of Decem der, A. II. 1891. To hear oblec.
Nons il any, against said assessment roll, ana
no objections are made, for the approval thereon
Pa sed board OF aldermen this 30th day OF No
vember 1891. GEORGE w. HALt.
President Board of Aldermen.
Passed house of delegates this 30th day OF No.
vember, 1891. L. w. JONES.
President House of Delegates.
Approved by me this 18th day of Der,
1891 GEORGE W Hall. Mayor
Filed by me this 18th day OF December, 1891.
III. w. MILLER City Clerk.
Cd Aau NJ mi a ~ ID.
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A sSEsSMEST ROLL or LOCAL IMPROVE
n men district No. II for Market street grade
Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for
local improvement district No. II for the grading
and sidewakng of arket street in the city of seat
tie from the side Of Orange street TO the south
line of section 4, township - north range east.
IN the said city. and constructing OF SIDEWALKS on
both sides thereof has been filed by the board OF
pubic works with the city council OF the city OF
Seattle and further notice IS hereby given that the
sald roll Is open for public Inspection al me once
OF the city clerk. in the city hail and VIII remain
open for inspection until Mondav. December ~. \.
l. 1891, at o'clock p. m, ana all persons owning
property In said local improvement district anu All
other persons Interested. are requested TO appear
on said 2sth day OF prcem err A. u. 1891, n $3.50
O'clock y. m. at the council chambers, in the city
hai. To make objections thereo, If any they
NAV have
All persons interested are further notified that
The city council viii, a said last mentioned time,
consider any and ali objections male. ana VIII, at
SAID time az some adjourned meeting make
such corrections Ia such roll and VIII assess the
amounts found 10 he just against each lot and par
Gel ofla fronting on said street.
IL w. MILLER,
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STEAMERS.
STE NER FIVE r.

(YoLuMBIA RIVER AND PUGET SOUND
~ SANlGATIoN COMPANY'S
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
kALAxAuA.s LOVE OF SPORT.
How tho Monarch Undertook to Train
Some Native Oarsmcn.

How tho Monarch Undertook to Train
Some Native Oarsmcn.
The king was very fond of sport, says
the San Francisco Post, and was never
happier than when consorting with
the athletes who wandered to his island
while returning from the orient by
way of San Francisco. The fever for
boat racing in Australia caught his at
tention, and he conceived the idea of
Introducing that fascinating sport ut the
islands.
He had only to express wish for it
and the oarsmen among the white pop
ul0tion challenged n crew of the natives
to four-oarcd boat race. The articles
of agreement were at once drawn up,
the stakes deposited and date set.
The king made up his mind that the
natives would be beaten if he did not
become their trainer. He was so en-
thusiastic in the matter that he would
allow no one but himself to carry out
all the preparations for the contest.
He selected seven of the most slSillful
scullers among his subjects and placed
them in training according to his idea
of the most approved manner. He told
them that they might be as strong as
mules, but if they did not train their
He then ordered them to be up every
morning at sunrise and await him ut
the gate Of the palace.
The next morning he was in the sad
die in time to meet his crew. He car
ried n long blacksnake whip. His
orders to the scullcrs were: you must
run rs hard us you can until l tell YOU
to stop, and if you don't" lie
cracked his whip as forciblc finish to
his threat.
He ran them for three miles the first
morning, and increased the distance
every succeeding day. In the after
noon he administered to each Of them
liberal dose of physic. In the evenings
he trained them in the boat He over
trained them, and they lost the race be-
fore half the course was covered
Kalakaua was passionatcly fond of
sailing yacht. lie owned one which
carried too much sail for any wind
greater than a strong breeze.
One day he sailed much farther out to
sea than he usually did. He was lazily
watching the multitude of hungry
sharks which swarmed around his boat
when storm blew up. He shortened
sail as quickly as possible, and every
time he looked at the water he saw the
sharks watching him. When he was
carefully working his way buck to the
island the sharks continued to watch
every movement of his arm at the helm,
as though debating the chances of his
escape from their jaws. He fooled
them, though; but he afterward lost all
desire for yachting.
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Locust league In Australia.

Accounts of tho locust plague in Aus
tralia arc still most dismal, except in
Adelaide, where the locusts have been
good enough to drown themselves in
lnyriads. The sca-shorc of Adelaide at
last reports was lined with the drowned
locusts. At Minyip, however, the ar
rival of an immense column from the
north was seriously alarming the in
habitants. The atmosphere presented
the appearance of snow-stoym; the
roads and fences were covered to a
depth of three inches or four inches
with solid mass of locusts. The gar
dcns were quickly dcnudcd of vcgeta-
ton and all heritage was fast disappear
ing before the pest Tho caterpillar
plague is also causing the Australian
colonists serious anxiety. Failures
among agliculturalists is attributed to
these pests; and no wonder, when as
much as six hundred pounds sterling is
said to be tho loss of one farmer alone
through the destruction of his barley
crop by tho caterpillar.
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BREVITIES.

Lee Powell, of Roanoke, was in the
city yesterday looking after his invest
ments. He expressed himself as well
pleased with the town.
Capt. It. A. Roberts has returned from
Giles county, where he has been in at
tendance upon the funeral of c. H.
Payne, his wife's father.
ID. w. McAlister has gone South on a
trip.
Commonwealth Attorney Roy b.
Smith, of Roanoke, was in Salem yes
terday.
A number of Salem young mon have
received invitations to the german at
Roanoke on Friday evening, and will
attend.
The contract for the building of the
Corbett works, for the manufacture of
roller flour mill machinery, has been
lot to Mr.. Achan, of Washington.
John Chalmers, of Roanoke: L. c..
Iansbrough and w Lee Brand, of Sa-
lem, left yesterday for Algoma, w. Va,
to look after the interests OF the AL
gonna Coal and Coke Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
A 'LONGsHoREMAN's MoDESTY.
The Odd Idea That Rough Man Had OF
Propriety.

The Odd Idea That q Rough Man Had OF
Propriety.
"Tou would hardly believe what silly
ideas some rough, uneducated men have
about propriety," said nurse to New
York Tribune man, as she snOothed
out the pillow and rearranged the bed
covers with gcntlencss and dcSteri-
ty that recalled to the patient the min
lstcring hand of a mother to sick boy.
II rccollcct nursing n big 'longshore-
man when l was in the hospital who
had an idea of chivalry which, mistaken
and nonsensical though it was. yet was
refreshing in one of his class He had
been in some drunken fight in Il low
grog-shop near the river, and had re-
ceived number of bad wounds. His
antagonist had cut right for his heart,
and had made three OF four gaping
slashcs in his chest
The injured man was one of the
best-built men I ever saw, and if his
chest had not been padded with thick
muscles he would have been murdered
outright. AS it was he was in a critical
condition, and only the best care and
treatment could save his life The sur
gcons dressed his wounds the first few
days and then turned the task over to
me- 1 went up to the patient, whose
name was Jackson, the next day, and
began to lay back the covers of the bed
What arc you doing" he asked.
i am going to dress your Wounds
1 answered.
"'You-a lady! he said in astonish-
ment.
"'Of course; come, no nonsense
went on, for lie had graspcd the cover
i'll his weak hands and was trying to
prevent my laying it back / tried to
argue with him, but he blushcd and
said doggcdly that nc wouldn't let a
lady dress his wounds. told him he
would die if he didn't let me take care
of him, but he said he didn't care if he
did, so had to send for surgeon
After several days the patient was per-
suadcd to let me dress the wounds, but
he turned crimson when he barred his
chest for me, although he had TO expose
little more than ~ society woman does
when she wears IL ball gown. Well,
the longshorcman got well, and since
then l have been convinced that the
coarscst men are not without instincts
of Gentility"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
Submarine Lights.

The use of the electric light in sub
marine exploration, by divers and
others, has been successfully estab-
lishcd. a novel proposal is the use Of
an clcctro-magnct for indicating the ex-
act site of submerged torpetiocs, lost an
chors or other iron masses. The magnet
Is lowered into the sea, within few
feet of the bottom, by line and deli
cate strain dynamometcr. 1t is excited
by battery, and allowed to drift with
tho boat over tho suspected place, when
the sunken iron attracts tho magnet,
and the dynamometcr reveals the fact
by the increased strain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
Tho Engagement Ring.

The girl with ring on her first
finger is not to be found any more. Tho
engagement ring is worn on either the
middle or fourth finger. but never on
the first, says the jewelers. Review. At
recent wedding in New York the bride
removed her right glove and the ring
was placed on her right hand, instead
OF the left. The reason for this change
Is not known. The fourth finger of the
left hand has been known as the finger
for the wedding ring from the earliest
timc-it being supposed that the veins
from this finger went straight to the
heart Perhaps the young ladies' hearts
arc changing nowadays. The winter
girl Is marked by two characteristics
she has her hair frizzled all over her
head, and she wears ring on her little
finger.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
SKUNK EARNING.
A Michigan Man Getting Rich by Breed
Ing tho Animals for Their Fur.

Michigan Man Getting Rich by Breed
Ing tho Animals for Their Fur.
A few years ago Abram Frecland the
owner of n small farm near this town,
started new industry-that of raising
slkunks for the fur he could get off
them. He started, says the Chicago
Mail, with a single pair, and his origi-
nality has brought him profit and
notoricty. The sl1unks increased rap
idly, and the first year Abram cleared
about sixty per cent. on his investment
The second year showed a profit of
nearly two hundred per cent, and he
expects the third year, now that he has
about fourteen hundred polccats in his
inclosure, will yield him IL profit of fully
six hundred per cent Abram is O very
patient and kindly man and has trained
the older polecats SO they will answer
to their names when he calls. He robs
the business of its terrors by submitting
the slSunl<s, when few days old, to q
surgical operation that robs them of
their weapon of defense and makes
them as harmless and odorless as pup
pies He is IL kindly man and kills
them by chlorofor1n. 1t is the only
farm of its kind known and attracts a
great deal of attention among the resi-
dents of Southern Michigan. AS he has
a monopoly of the trade in skunk skins
he will grow rich if the present tariff
holds out long enough.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
Tho Largest Building.

The largest single building on the
globe is said to be the Freihaus. mon
ster apartment house of Vienna In it
arc 1900 rooms, arranged so as to make
400 dwelling apartments. Two thou
sand ono hundred and twelve persons
live under the one great roof-a popu-
lation sufficient to mako city large
enough to incorporate and furnish with
n full set of aldermen. Tho immense
building has 100 staircascs and 80 elc-
vators. Tho postmcn say they often
deliver 1000 pieces of mail matter at
this house in single day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
CHINESE COURT ETIQUETTE.
Foreign Ministers to Do Received Here

Foreign Ministers to 10 Received Here
after by "Tho Son OF Heaven"
Recent dispatches from Picking stated
that n great change had occurred in dip
lomatic relations between the Chinese
Government and the foreign Ministers
accredited to the Imperial Court. 1t is
known, says the New York Tribune,
that, barring n few exceptions, these
diplomats were never admitted into the
presence of the Emperor, and that they
had to transact business with the Tsung
Ii Yamen, or Foreign Affairs bureau.
The young Sovereign of China pub
lishcd on December -, 1890, n decree,
in which he says, among other things
highly complimentary for tho diplo-
matte corps ut Picking:
ut is nearly two years since we have
taken in hand the reins of government;
and our duty is to receive the cnvoys of
all friendly countries. We decree,
therefore, that u reception in honor of
the foreign Ministers and Charges DAT
flares shall take place during the period
of the first moon of next year, and the
Tsung Ii Yamcn will get in due time
the necessary orders fixing the date of
the reception. On the succeeding day
banquet will be offered to tho diplo-
matte body in the palace Of the Tsung
Ii Yamen. That ceremony shall be re-
peatcd every year ut the same epoch
These arrangements show that we en-
terrain the most sincere desire to main-
tain and strengthen continually our
good relations with friendly countries.
Let this be respected"
In launching forth his decree, the
young Emperor Sich-Tu-Yen implicitly
abolished the humiliating ceremony of
the KaouTaou, which was required
formerly of any foreigner admitted into
the Imperial presence. He was aware
that the foreign Ministers of this time
would not submit to such ceremony.
The KaouTaou consisted in making,
not only before the Emperor himself,
but even before Il yellow draped manillin
representing him, the three kneclings
down and the nine ''prosternations"
prescribed by Chinese etiquette. In
1905, Count Golofkine, the Russian Min
lister appointed to the Court of Picking,
was requested TO do the Kaou-Taou be-
fore yellow puppct supposed to repre-
sent the ''Son of Heaven" He indig-
nantly declined to submit to that humil-
iotiOh VI W CLUBS IIC OnlQcSc 1rOnt1or,
In 1893, Lord Mccartney, the British
Minister, also refused to perform the
kaou-Taon, and consented only to put
one knee down, as he would have done
before his sovereign in London. He was
finally received by the Emperor KEN
Loung; but the Council of Rites"
blamed the latter; and the augurs pre-
dicted all sorts OF evils as about to fall
upon China, whose ruler had forgotten
for once the time-honorcd customs.
Still, almost one century later, in 1878,
the foreign Ministers were received in
body by the Chinese sovereign, whose
Empire was passing then through a
series OF calamities. The Imperial de-
cree announcing that annual receptions
will be given to the foreign Ministers
amounts to a revolution in the govern
mental customs of the Middle Kingdom.