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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-22
Puyallup Bedecked for the
Grand Army Convention.
CANDIDATES FOR COMMANDER
4 Nan Found Near Ellensburg With
His Nindpipe Severed.


PurALLuP, April q Especial r The
first gun Of the ninth annual encampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic in
Washington was fired this evening at
O'Clock from pieces of artillery. Delegates
are already arriving in great numbers, and
hundreds from al parts of the state are
expected tomorrow. the opening day
The first delegation TO arrive were from
Spokane and Walia WaiIa A. G. Smith,
senior vice department. commander, ac-
A delegation from Gray's Harbor, VAN
couver, Yakima and Fairhaven arrived
later in the day.
The absorbing topic with the G. A r
today Is the elecsson of . department COM
mandsr- Haskins. of Tacoma: O'Brien.
Of Olympia; Galbraifh, Of Spokane, and
Lowell, of Tacoma, are prominently men,
toned for the Office Gray's Harbor City
Il FIRST to lay claim for next years re-
Enion- Headquarters for the differ
ent states are located in busine.
houses. The headquarters of the depar
ments of Sons of Veterans and Womei
Relief Corps have been handsomely dec,
ated. The streets are mass of gay bu =
ing. and arches cross Meridian streetscin
Stewart and Pioneer. Large numbers az
the Sons Of Veterans and Women's Relier
Corps have arrived and are being care.
for Colonel Coiner, Of Tacoma, is ef.
peeted today. There was light rain thi
afternoon, but in the evening everythin)l
Is clear i
The programme for the three days open,
tomorrow morning at O'Clock in the nevs
opera-hcuse by meeting of the council o.
administration The encampment wil.<
open at IL and hold forth all day. Exr
emplihcation Of the ritual will occur at s
O'Clock in the evening. There promises tt
be over 1000 old soldiers, wives and sons
present at the reunion
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TACOMA, April eL>lspccial j-Carl H. Deii-
rickss young Norwegian, formerly OF Seattle,
has been representing TO acquaintAaces in this
city fos the past two months that he Was q civil
engineer in the employ of the Union Pacific
railroad He made his headquarters with Pro-
p-ietoy Brink. of the new Boca saloon. and en-
gagged three or four dozen men to join in con-
dncting an imaginary survey for the Union Pa
cihc- He a.sa agreed 10 bay nine saddle horses,
drugs. provisions, etc, for the party.
Brink knew Deifricks in Minnesota and ac-
yanced him money and drink De.fricks also
secured promise OF marriage from respecta-
be young Norwegian girl named Miss Bessie
Nielsen Upon the strength OF his alleged posi-
tioo he borrowed &5a0 OF various parties. Friday
be went TO Seattle, after falling 20 induce Miss
Nielsen 10 eiope with him He was TO hsve
started with the surveying crta: Nonsssy.
Saturday lie wired Miss Nielsen 70 come 10 Seat
tie st once She went, and returned sunday,
saying she did no. marry him. IS he insisted
upon her running away with him De.trscks'
whereabouts is unknown.
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nka1okAEa, r u Conn, Of Seattle n Fred
of Spokane. and J. z Hethausy. OF
4nznaven, net In tAis city today and examined
q eaecting g. s Armstrong president sad O. A.
no.en secretary. Dr. Bozen win make olyn-
= has home This beard has general supervi-
NON q the Interests sad lives OF tie citizens ci
ne sfase- II has also charge Of sll rnafsen re-
hfing % quarantine, and win make ruyes and
nsaaafsn0s Tor the preservation of public
csaisn- The iaw requires thas al physicians
a1Ah REGISTER their names and addresses With
tne auoifor Of the cocufy in which they reside,
endEepoEt 20 them al births and deaths Which
come nader his supervision Al, coroners are
Rqnred 20 do likewise. Auditors shall keep
nzten OF all births. deaths and marriages, and
= soe end OF each quarter shall furnish TIE SEC
efary Of the state board OF health with com
paese report The board will take ccenizance oi
IA prevalent diseases, and viii scs iuueds-
-sfeiy fog their suppression The bca.d vii
1ex meet in Seattle 90 Msy6
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RAzOES AT A COLORED PICNIC.
Portland CcurteSans slash Each Other
-One In . Critical Condition.

picnic a. Columbia slough, few miles north ct
this city, woman named Adilse Allen this
afternoon seriously cut another woman named
Minnie Clsy- Both are courtessns. and they
were aus-reling over male sdgaircr when the
cutting ARRAY commenced. Minnie Clay pulled
Out -aro, and Was going 70 have hcr rivsrs
hearts blood After usrding OF The bsows with
sa umbrella n loag as she ccusd the Alien
woman pulled out dirk and stoc. her ground
She laid open Minnie Cl&ys righ. arm 70 the
bone and stabbed her several times in the side
before TIE Eight VAS stopped The Allen woman
was arrested upon reaching the city. ard Min
NE Clay IS IN q critical eoaGitsaz under q sur
gems care.
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SAIT LAKE., April IA Nephi, Utah. ss<riai
20 tie Trl1<ne sxys; George whssrc-e. rresi-
dent OF the Nephs Nassoaal Bank, Tas hxzrkn~t
out Of $3.50 to-day ky the familiar Old gold
kriek scheme.
san AxroSso. Tex. April -i-Dsaies Sullivan.
q banker es this eisy. has just discovered Ae Ass
been swirdled cn: of tsh.ane By L Psog-s. Ezn-
axxr OF large ranch belonging 20 Sa.iiTaa- The
r.xnsr~. SeS 70 Canada
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se.s,le Nan Lost in San Frapei.co.

SAN Francisco, April s,-nayid Wighton.
q chemist, who recently srrived from seattle
with his wife and daughter ard took roozns At
sl- Fifth street, is missing and his disappear
snce has been reported 20 The police On Nom
day afternoon Nc left his wife on tie corner of
Market and Fifth streets. and hss not been seen
or heard OF since. wighscn Is 5 years old. IRE
feet nine inches IN height, and weighs lSa
pounds He has light hair and naocstache. and
wears q navy blue Sack suit
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MYSTERIOUS CUTTING ArFRAH.s


His Throst slit Opsn.
ELLESs1URs. Wash, April 2LlspecialHA
sheepheraer named Pool, Who came IN late this
evening nom Colenan's sheep ranch, some
twelve miles from here, reported finding . man
lying af his cabin With his throat cut from ear
TO ear and his xmdpipe severed, With every
thing pointing TO an attempted murder. Pool
says the man, . stranger to him, has . iull
beard, b evidently tramp. aud about IS yea1s
OF az. He says he saw him In the middle OF
the afternoon On the range, and the stranger re-
marked he had been in his cabin and got scrne-
thing to eat for himself Later in the day, while
lying under tree about quarter OF . mile
from his cabin watching sheep. he saw msn
leave iton run. and thought it waa the same
one be saw in the afternoon. He started for the
cabin to see ii anything lad been stolen. but
found the man be had met lying On the ground
with his throat e1t and unable to SPEAK, and the
other man was seen running ont of sight The
injured stranger pointed % his head n to indi-
cate that he had been knocked down 6rsf, then
cut After placing his head on Hour sack.
Pool Immediately started for town and LETT to-
night with the sheriff and county doctor for the
scene No further particulars were obtainabls
up to q late hour
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AEERnEES. April si-ssSpec;al l-Nssx-S pav-
enporf & Co. have commenced the erection ef .
f-ss-class theater building On wishkah street
Il viii be 5axiia feet, and cost Sla.on- The
house viii be large enough 70 accommodate tie
largest travelling frouTes. and be provided with
every essential for hrst-eaass performances
This. with the new hotel which company has
.uSt been organised 20 bald. viii pat Aberdeen
IN pretty god shspe fcr at;rActionA
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Assumes Command Of the Department
kautx VIII Take Charre

VaScogyEK. WASH Ap-i. si--eene-sl Ruge.
arrived here this morning and assumed ocrss-
razr4 of tie department. OF The Columbia
salute was Esed IN accozcsaee with custom
upon his arrival, ate, whic TIE osxeszs Of the
posi- and department. stat were received ~ the
general IL 10 considered probable shsf General
kautx viii bel ruf IN command ef this cepzyi-
Eeat urtll bis retirement next January.
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Unaerrroupd Electric Railway.

TACOMA. April sl--sspeeiaLs-The Tacoma
Motor & Railway Company today contracted
with the whele<s Underground E.eesxsc Rail
road Con paay, Of this cisy. for eleven blocks Of
street railway, 70 be cperssed by the hee<s crt-
OF system, which system 10 50 arranged that each
block or section OF track is worked indsp<na-
entity OF the rest OF the line. thus dang axay
with srstsue@,srrs
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wAszTSsrcS CRY, Arril gL-TAe following
PENSIONS have been granted ior Washington:
Increase James Coyle, Charles H. Hilton, orig
inal WIDOWS, Rsy.hzel w. widow OF Henry Nc
stx-ey: Mexican survivors, Joseph Gallagher,
David ". Dathil: original. John sizeloye. SAN
Eei Dock, Frank Miller.
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= Fund For Ben Holiaday's Orphans


TACOMA. April ei--gSpecii- Judge Airn
this morning issued an order restraining SHesii
Price from making an inventory Of the stock cf
dry goods in Nicholas E Seary's store, which
hiss been closed on Q ioreclo<ure OF chasse, mort.
cages held by Nrx Neary. the sheriff represent
ing attaching wholesale firms The restraining
order viii not be served il an agreement can be
day afternoon four deputy shersffs were locked
ior an hour in q coal ban by Mrs NeaTys man.
ager. They went into the bin for back entrance
doors, which had been removed FROM fhei,
hinges Customers were entering the store
through these doo-ways and making purchases
while the sheriff was in charge TIE ofzicsrs
escaped by bzsfering down the coal bin doors.
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Professor Mendenhail Sails for Alaska.

Pokr TOWNSEND. April ai.-ssFecial- The
Cnitsd Sfsfes survey schooner Patterson. which
has been lying in the hsrbor several days. sailed
today for Alaskan waters. where she viii be en-
gagged in cruising this summer Professor 7. c.
Mendsnhsll, superintendent Of the government
coast and geodetic survey, vent 10 Alaska On the
Patterson. The steamer viii first SO 10 the relief
OF two expeditions now engaged In exploring
Alsskz. one winseyiag az St MichesI's and the
other somewhere on the Yukon riye-. They
hare been making surveys ard determining
h,rsr,fss~SpA
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BAlTTxoxx. Aprfi el--Hc1- Joha A. KaEon.
Of Iowa. IN an interview today sid there 10 no
exrrse Tor The United states in sae Italian MAJ
.sr 10 reys-ese2. that oEr intexsa< Laws pzsveEs
TIE Soxern-ae~r doing what II oagas 10 do.
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Pcss IorssESD, April 2l-sSpeciaL f-Tyle,
effseS wharf was sold yesterday TO Harry Tib-
soah md Captain James Carroll II q unde.-
sioed that Captain Morgan received s5B,oo8 for
hss property. The wharf win be extended 15o
teef into the harbor.
Womens Relief Corps wss organized here
saturday night with the following officers. Mrs-
Joseph Seright. president: Mr.. 8 Nils, senior
vicF president Miss Quesn Effle6sid. jrrior
-yin president: Nrs Lucinda Hastings. chan
lsin' Miss Lucy Iittiefeid, conductor. Mrs.
Emma wood, treasurer: Miss Libhic Trimb.e,
3urds Miss Fiosa Jerome. secretary. II is
known as Fauagut Relief Corps No 3S
cutting ah-sy took plsce at Port Discovery
ynss sffer midnight sunday, in which George
AcNullen. carpenter, and .-Cockney 6eorxe,' .
aougshoFeman- received serious injuries At the
hands OF an intoxicated blacksmith whose name
- UNKNOWN Tie blacksmith attempted 70
i0ece his way into NeNEiien' cabin, and when
rs owner tried to stop hin, drew . knife AID
a@hed him vigorously NcMnllen was cut
aosut the head and shoulders. and when sCock-
ney George" inferfered received . stab in the
shoulder and another in the muscles of the ana
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Px.IapEIrH1A, Arssi s.--The srai sase os
wszasrgtoa relics eessa today. An srs<xsea
coyy OF fhe generals VIII sold scr sz.ssos msnn-
sr-srs prayer book. S-.sss enxsAsing ct LEAFS
XVI Of Fraace. &l-ze. sword. $780, vain,
xxe: sAee backs, ssses exne, xsA aH1 se-
eozz1. S7TS
o.KTf
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TAI1AHassEE. Fla, April .1-Aftc- The swsa-
n sssA ballot, which resulted in cail 81 Syeer
-. Bloxxm :. last night, The pernecrafse sena-
,orixl cxueas acsouyze1-
several more bzlsezx were taken II the sena
soyial caucus tcnlxas without result
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wAsHIxsrcS CRIT, April sl.-iSpeczal III 10
understood here thai the erUisc. Sxa Fraac1sco
viii be ordered 10 Samoa because os impending
s-cahisx ar7oag the mattress
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CEfc.Gos, April IA Helena MORT special
SAYS fGn report froz fhe Eo8tAaA Eazses,al
elections show that the Republicans carried
every esfy In which party Lines were drawn
except II Butte, where the Democrats elected
the mayer and majority Of The council
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IrrTsK Ecrx, Ark. Aprii ia fsnfay snos.
Ing sfrusa Tennessee 20 Texas VISA pcssuueA
vAle in saa1p in Bcaze coazsy BY ern.ipzao
scxSfn1Ally getting isso sA< cexre. The zacthes
x1t fxc ssaz1l eaEtdrea arr dad szd TIE fathns
szss re rsAes eki.<res are sesaoussy IL
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al 8. -

Ms Charles Russell. of Eastern o-eecs. wss
cured of xzrhrn. of nlsesa pears SANDING ey
ka1-x'x Rsxxasse Senxziy-
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Medical and Surgical Dispsnsaii;; |;
Drs. Merrill = A1erriIl.
h!dti'h Sys's N SPsials'|

- ., ..asly a.a A.os.a.y s.s.. ssesni
eszgicAi Dsseases. and diseases e Eyc, Esr. No
e. 1.oa ihs Cn,vessisx q - ciy q Sc. sl 10
and q tie Long liand C0Ileg0 Hospital Brookiy
ga en1 unavezsa, socce. IL sns fs.asnens =
e1n Chrouie diseases enszf,e these eminent ph
ossa1ns . - f1n coincidence a tAs a1licsed ever
| q cEHTAm AID POSITIVE CURE n a
~. 49, - g eezY vios snd u nuneEoO su
PaIvATE HLOoD AuD SKIN DISEASE
SFRy SFRe1s' ee12'isssix iaS sqrs
VIZ UnnEHs ESs'd r1sasd 1sTsnads 3 IN sz'''' ,-
and her screams finally swoke the family. Her
cothes were BY this time nearly burned on.
1iankets were thrown around her, and the FIRE,
which had communicated to three rooms, was
exfinguished physician dressed her in
3cr1ex and had her removed to the hospital
where she died ct % O'Clock this forenoon
Nearly all the skin was burned OF her body
The unfortunate woman was 20 have been mar
ned to pxnninent restauratenr in = week
\ Fund For Ben Holidays Orphans.
PORTLAND. April 2l--;spcciall- l-When the
pal estate Of BEN Holidays estate was sold to
LxzrabG1 Bscthen, Of Montana, and Nelson Ben
netf for $ssoyao, . price which rendered the in
vestment profitable one, bat which uas con-
nrmed by Judge Deady in crder to prevent the
whole from being squandered in endless lifiga-
tion. the purchasers gsre an implied promise that
they would do something forHolladsy's children.
II Was not generally supposed this promise
would amount to much Larsbee Brothers
have since purchased the Bennett interest in the
property, and have conveyed to Henry Failing,
C. A Dolph, c. B. Bilhager and G. X LArrabee,
in trust for Lima and Ben Ho,laday. q farm of
40 acres in Yamhin county and four lots in this
city. amounting in value to Sls5,oN The chill
dren are now living with their grandmother in
this city, and have nothing outside OF this pres
euf from Arrsoee Brosherx
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S1dge Sachs Plays Even on Rohae.
koRf IowxsExD. April 2l--lSpeczal- There
we somewhat OF . scene in the superior court
nere ms morning II viii be remembered that
EAeGAk&IH Ensd Iustice
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~ Loss >o<tesy Aenaef ~ Deouo9.
pxxysE. April -i-Fsge Nerhersou. the No.
ef TIE arzn cd NeFh<rsea- SxIfsrr 4 90. of -
Lossls, snd xAs Is charged with eznh<zxasax s
.srye szsa. = szid - ee il Eeasxx- IA< pofsco
are looxiax Seq hsn-,
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Ihe Real Estate Record

sssss ey + l. KELIoss & Co. rooms
80 and sis rsOnesr R,ds. seattle. wash.
- RECORD gives q eo-ops4,a rss. ~ an
SYlrS.- - zasdis<sEs o<szce cF Aizx cCan,y CON-
An1s-- - EsnFsg1gcs hoSh resa Als1 cAAl,el Sa,.
- ee,.s>N.e~ssS 1e.e~ssS o. EaezsSzSes, bslts u sale,
ouo<.---a-'sass. etc; ami also az sax,n.aIuts
- sse-. aar>a in The oeuagy CLERKS assss,ss
5 &nR~xSWr Per nsoeth- Delivered every r,Oxn-
g rNl Send 81 sample copy.
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O. K T.
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01
,neevso,, on caIifornia.

In recent magazine article, Mr.. Ern
est Ingersoll. the noted writer. says
The climate of Southern California III
winter closely resembles that of Egypt
The equability is constant, and the dry
ness is proverbial. The only complaint
made is that it is too nearly perfect.
Residents bred in the eastern states con-
fess now and then that rousing storm
would give them grateful sensation,
but this meets with no favor from the
man who has just fled from superfluiiy
of wetness and chilling gales. To him
perpetual summer seems aperpetual par.
adise, and to the invalid, dreading the
advance of disease, the still and arid at
mosphere is as the breath of The
most comfortable way to reach the Paci.
fic coast is via Santa Fe,Route. Weekly
excursions in Pullman tourists sleepers
at low rates. Apply of G. 7. Nicholson,
G. P. & T. A., Topeka, or Fred Gardner,
Agent Dodge City. for folder. low
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01

Mrs. Dr.. Paxton is uayoress of XII
owa and she handles the official ribbons
and whip with neatness and dispatch.
Immediately on assuming the duties of
the office she discharged the Cd mar
shall aid appointed one to whom she
gave strict orders to close the eleven
Joints Of the town. The citizens i'm
.nediately held an Indignation meeting
and protested against the adoption of
measures which promised the total an
nihiiatioa of their business. Among
those appointed to wait upon her hon
Dress the nlayoress was DR.. PAXTON,
her husband. When the committe
made known to her their mission, she
politely, but promptly informed them
that she had taken solemn oath to en-
force the law and that she had not get
been in politics long enough to learn
how to swear to lie and still be re-
spectacle. The joints were closed.
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01
WHOSE BUSINESS 1T?

Corn planting is away behind in
Kansas. And yet 1900 farmers pro-
pose to spend a week in Cincinno.i
organizing a new party--Kansas City
Gazette
There is hardly Il republican or dem
ocratic paper in the state hnt what
contains paragraph similar in import
TO the above. The only wonder is that
every farmer in the state has not been
driven from the ranks of the old
parties and joined ;he peoples party
Whose business is it if 800 farm
ers attend the Cincinnati convention?
Il is ore of the eucorrageing signs
of the i;aes that farmers are attending
conventions, for the purpose Of organ-
izing new party The trouble all
along has been that they have stayed
away fron political conventions and
lie, the political hacksters, boodlers and
Office seekers run things in their own
interests. lis sad bat true that the
farmers are beginning 30 take a hand in
poli;ics and it causes weeping and wall
in, and gnashing of teeth among the
old crew who have always thought the
slip of state woali be wrecked the
momen: Tie farmer stepped from be-
tween the plOw handles.
How nice il would be if the farmers
would onIy stay al, the farm and meek
ly take wha; his friend, the politician,
dosed out. Is it really wrong for the
farmers t. attend the Cincinnati Goa
veution? As class, they represent
Z of the we,!;l, os Kansas, and
is II t 1t about time they were having Il
say in the government of the state?
Weep and wall, tear your hair and
stamp the ground brethren, but those
!, 500 farmers are goin- to CINCINNATI
and the Times wishes them God speed.
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01

The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
railroad was sold under the hammer
yesterday at Topeka ano was bid in by
a representative of the New York
Trust Company for $4,000, 900.
This means its absorption by the Rock
Island which has been operating i;
under lease. \ large number OF
counties and municipalities in Kansas
voted bonds to aid the construction
of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska,
for which they received stock. This
has all becn swallowed up in the mort
cagee's sale, and the stockholders are
left to hold the bag. There was an
attempt to fight the foreclosure, but
the trust company came cut ahead -
X. c. Star.
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01

1t is said that Blaine is preparing to
break with Harrison preparatory to
setting the ball in motion for his own
nomination. Report has 1t that he is
angry over an article which appeared
in Russell Harrison's paper, wherein
it was asserted that the president and
not the Secretary of State directed the
correspondence with the Italian govern
ment. 1t may be true that Ben
Harrison is the author Of the cores
pondence, but the public wants more
than the word of the son of his father
before they believe it.
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01

Commander Collins, Of the Kansas
G. \. Il, il his annual report submit
ted to the State encampment at Hutch
inson takes occasion to rebukc the
order for its active participation in
politics. He compares this evil to a
fatal disease, which, if not eradicated.
will soon cause the destruction OF the
organization. The sharper passages OF
the report were eliminated by the en-
campmcns before its adoption, but all
the same Commander Collins told the
truth. and showed himself a sincere
friend of the G.. A. r. in warning 1t
against an abuse which is iMrairing its
influence and threatens its perretuity.
*. c. Star.
Dodge City times., 1891-05-01

J. r. Clarkson has been elected
president of the republican clubs.
Mr.. Clarkson, who was at one time
editor Of the Iowa Register, is famous
among printers on account of writing a
hand that no one can read. 1t very
often happened that his copy had to be
sent back to the editorial room for
Interpretation. \ printer once set a
leading editorial without this happen
ing and without any errors occurring.
Clarkson happened to see the proof
and was so pleased with it he pinned a
the compositor.