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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
CLUBS, THE CRANK's TRUMP CARR

Clubs are always trumps with that
widely diffused class of persons who. if
they had the power, would be constantly
stamping out the liberties of the people
whenever the Indulgence OF the liberties
OF the people did not meet their approval.
These unjust, impertinent and tyrannical
members of society would, if they could
enjoin every vineyard in California from
making wine, because they do not drink
wine, and because they think that the
world mas no business to use wine. since
they have decided that wine is not good for
the world
Because they do not smoke they become
anti-tobacco evangelists who favor send
ing every man who smokes to social ST.
IBERIA for life. And so it goes the world
over; cloud OF cranks, like a swarm Of
wasps, are ceaselessly buzzing in your
ears that the times are out of Joint
because the laws do not please the
Few, but are devised TO enact
the public opinion OF the many.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The ideal state. to satisfy these bigots,
would have to be ruled by an oligarchy of
restless creatures, who, when they go to
church and hear the conuRdvum read,
Who Is the one altogether lovely, chief
among ten thousand" jump to their feet
and veil with the battling voices of Babel,
Miss Frances E. Willard" Henry
George" Senator PETER" Congressman
Bland Roger Q. Mills Joe Cook. !"
Meal Dow"
Each one calls different name but all
sing the praises of some seIf-sufficient
human freak who wants his vagaries in
corporated into the law of the land. Be-
hind these freaks there is not only no
dominant public opinion. but there is no
justification of their faith by history, by
philosophy, by logic or the teachings Of
human experience. Every man or woman
of them is laboriously rolling a stone up
hill that is sure to ultimately come tumb-
ling down again; every man or woman OF
them is trying to make bricks without
straw; trying to build balloon out of all
the broken bubbles OF the past.
Sometimes an able, sincere but impracti-
cable enthusiast joins their ranks and
lends certain dignity and decency to
their proceedings; helps to reform their
manners while asserting to their meth
DDS, but as a rule their speech is the
racket Of political and social poll-parrots
shrieking from one end of the country to
the other the bald, disjointed chat of
idiotic innovations under the sounding
phrase and sign of reform.
Scratch one of these professional re-
formers and you find an indomitable ego
fist. prosecutor, an incendiary, tyrant
and presumptive anarchist masquerad-
ing in the stolen robes of philosophy, mo-
rality, philanthropy and craftsmanship.
When they are sincere it is the insane
sincerity of Don Quixote, who could not
tell windmill from an armed and defiant
enemy; when they are insincere it is the
iusincerity of bankrupt demagogue,
who, like drowning man, snatches at
every straw. These various shrek
ing political poll-parrots and waul-
ing tabby cats of reform ell
bear strong family resemblance.
They are not content with free speech for
their fancies and dreams and freaks, but
they want TO weld them into a legal club
of coercion with which TO scourge society
into submission and surrender, but society
in general viii probably continue compass
sionateIy to give the cranks hearing and
then nrornptiv show them the door
The world admires virtue, but it does
not mistake mere abstinence from cakes
and ale as virtue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
Is ART ALL?

Randolph Rogers, the American born
sculptor, lies dead in Rome, where he has
passed his life for many years. In his
exile from his country for the sake of his
art Mr.. Rogers was not singular; the
sculptors Hiram Powers and Thomas
Gould lived all their art days in Rome,
and William w. Story and Harriet
Hosmer arc also among eminent
artists who have belonged all their
days to the American art colony
in the Eternal City," In the literary
quiet and artistic languor of Florence,
Venice and Rome Englishmen, like Byron,
Lander. Shelley, Browning, found a
charm that the beautiful in nature in
their own land could not supply.
There are thousands of rich and Guilt
waited Americans and Englishmen who
pictorial and poetic artists prefer Italy to
their own land, ard yet they are scarcely
10 be envied. but rather to be pitied.
The loss of feeling of proud
nationality, OF patriotism, and the accept
ance of the clustered calm, the still air OF
the study of literature and art, in place of
the active interest in the life and growth
of a great state. is a subject for regret, not
for congratulation. The life led by these
cultivated American voluntary exiles is
gentle. gracious, agreeable, but il is not
by such lives that the world is most largely
and effectively helped.
Motiey's years of literary retirement
abroad spoiled him for the best he was
capable of, for the preparation of his
excellent histories compelled the absence
Of great American from his country
during the period of the revolutionary
anti-slavery struggle and the civil war,
when the best Americans were making
the best history Of the century by helping
10 enact great deeds of permanent value
and far-resehing consequence. Mr.. Lowell
sensibly de;eriorated through life abroad,
and Hawthorne's diplomatic foreign ser
vice largely explains his lack of interest
in the last years of the anti-slavery struS-
gle and in the successful outcome of the
great war for the Union.
Washington Irving, returning TO Amer
lea after many years residence abroad. was
never any thing better af;erward than 4
gentle. amisble literary recluse. who took
no visible interest in the current political
life Of his native land.
Art and literature are good, but the
American whose love OF art and literature
10 keener than his love Of his own great
country, the American in whom the artist
finally swallows mp the patriot and de-
nstionalixes the true American, is not q
very great American nor q very great man
In any proper sense of the word.
He may be a man of delightful private
virtue and grace, bat ii is not Of such stuff
ths; the men are made who have in the
widest way increased the moral happiness
or added - the best intellectual elevation
Of mankind. Much of the current art talk
and enthusiasm of the day is of
small consequence and contributes moth
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
The biggest telegraph ONCE in the world

The biggest telegraph Office in the world is
that Of London. 1t is located in the general
postofaee building, and is not accessible to the
general public. 1t contains more than 5000
operators, and its batteries are supplied by a
plant of $1,000 cells, or enough to make solid
glass row OF cells three miles long This Office
does more business than any Office in the
United States. Il dispatches its business
much quicker and more quietly than our
Offices do, and its main operating room is
not half so noisy as the main ONCE of
the Western Union Company in New York. OF
these 5000 operators about 1000 are women
They have a room to themselves. and they do
their work with American Morse instruments
with registers and paper reels. In the other
parts OF the Office all sorts OF instruments are
used, and the Hughes printing instruments are
the most popular In the big telegraph oper-
ating room of Paris /, 900 operators are at work.
Nearly one-half OF these are women. The day
operators work only seven hours, while the
night operators work ten hours, but they get
bigger pay than those who work during the day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
SEATTLE, SUNDAY. JAN. II.
NOT OF CATHOLIC ORIGIN.
CLIFTON House.. South Fifth street, !

CLIFTON HOUSE, South Fifth street,
January IL. is92 !
To the Edgor: always read your utferances
when ron assume the Office OF public teacher
Of religion, and desire TO thank you for much
have read IN the PosI-IsTELLIGgscEB under
this department. but particularly for your leader
OF yesterday, "Tne Future Of the Church
But what do you mean by ''the Roman Cetho-
lie born doctrine of probation?" I presume
that all Christians taught that. while in this
life, We under probation. and that the guer-
don OF our attachment 70 Christ is, while in the
flesh. "rnany = sorrow, many labor, many
tear" the biissful life OF release from these
being only 10 be enjoyed in the rest which
awaits after Jordan IL passed. Neither be-
yon6 The grave does the Roman Catholic church,
nor any other body Of Christians who are not
heretical ON this point. teach probation.
II 10 OF no consequence whatever, when we
wish to survey the truth, towards what peEFer-
siou of doctrine the steady drii. of the time may
be. The church of God Is placed in the world
10 mold and lesyen r. and not IN be guided by
st, and when Universslism, or LAitudinarian-
ism, or Canon Farrarism departs from Catholic
teaching they simply ignore the Scriptures and
all historical continuity of Christian doctrine.
Yours truly. CATHOLIC.
Our intelligent correspondent is doubt
less correct, but we had supposed that the
Catholic church did not preach the eternal
camnation of the heather who never had
u chance to know Christ, and therefore
were not to blame for the loss CT salvation
from lack of opportunity. For heather
who never had the Gospel preached unto
them, or never in any sense had chance
10 accept Christ, the orthodox Protestant
has no word of hope, but we assumed
from the success of the Catholic mission
aries in China that they did not preach
the eternal damnation of the ancestors of
their audience.
Professor Park, of Andover Theological
Seminary, January 7, 1880, said in answer
20 the question, us eternal punishment
an essential doctrine in order to saliva
tion ~ said:
do not believe IL IFS essential In order to be
saved for man 70 believe in a heaven or a
hell--or that Christ is Color that there is an
stonement--or that there In q Bible, or even q
God at all. man may be an atheist and be
saved. 1t Is conceivable that man may have
been born an atheist, bred an atheist, been
taught scientific atheism-but still he has a
conscience and an idea OF right. And although
there 10 no God, yet there Is right. There is the
ioveof universal being, and this is right; ana
lie may cherish the love OF universal being, and
this is universal holiness, and be saved. He
dies AMI finds there is q God and that be has
performed the condition which is required to
salvation, l. e., to be holy. he was holy here up
90 the light he had.
This would seem to be Divine justice,
even IL it Is not orthodox theology.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The little town of Henderson, Tenn, was re-
Gently greatly excited over the discovery of a
skeleton. Some workmen were engaged in con-
structing residence on q large hill near the
town. The house was up and the chimney was
being built, when, without q moments warn.
ing. the ground underneath gave way,
precipitatlug the chimney and part of
the house into what appeared a cave.
The debris was removed and among
the rubbish was found the skeleton of a man.
There still remained clinging to the bones
pieces of blue cloth. The visor of a cap was
also found, indicating the body was that of a
Union soldier. Within little leather case.
badly decayed, was found q note to Miss wena
Lanty, Connorsville, Ind The signature was
rotted and could not be deeiphered. Portions
OF three other bodies were found The skeleton
is on exhibition.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
Greyhound Adopts a Guinea Pig.
Kent Journal, Jan. ii.

Kent Journal, jan II
MI. Alex Playford is keeping greyhound slut
that has q litter of pups about two months old.
The other day one of the puppies was given
away. The mother mourned and searched IN
availingly for the missing member OF her family.
In houseyard q block away Mr.. w. J. shinn's
children were keeping few Guinea pigs. The
greyhound took fancy to them and concluded
10 make good her loss. She carried one of them
as carefully as though one of her own progeny
to her home and deposited il among her child
rem, by whom it was graciously received The
idea Of adopting more of the pigs then seemed
to take possession of the hound, for in an at
tempt to secure a second Guinea she was de-
tected, and the whereabouts of the missing pig
was easily traced.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public Is hereby warned not TO pay
any money to parties representing TO be
agents Of the Seattle PosT-IsTELLIGEScER,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents OF the Posr-
IsTELLrsEEcER,viz: J. A. Mcclellan and T.
A. Davies. 7ais does not apply TO resident
agents OF this paper, who are located in
various cities and towns Of the Northwest.
nor TO postmasters, who are in al cases
authorized 10 take subscriptions for the
Daily, Sunday and Weekly PosT-ISTELLI-
eEycER.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The Tacoma Nt4cs is responsible for the story
that Chilean spies have been examining the
cities OF Puget sound snd taking notes which
would be of advantage 10 their government in
case hostile demonstration were made agsin..
our coast The spies are said 70 be officers Of
the Chilean army
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

the year Of s6,1T5,4sz. The depcsitors number
sl7,e25, OF whom 2s5.2s7 have less than .i'oo
each on Deposit The depositors have increased
I2O6S during the year. The Hartford Coar1ss
remarks: sForty additional depositors In our
savings banks for each business day OF LAST
year, and s2o,00oa day increase in deposits rigns
through the year! This tariE-ridden state l.
going to the dogs and no mistake
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

James Whitcomb Riley says that he is going
to write an epic poem on the subject Of labor
To Pirtsburg reporter he said: .There is
poetry in the whistle of steamboats,, the whi-r
OF machinery, and the noise OF industry. A.
much heroisn is displayed daily in these great
Pistsourg workshops as in q nightly sally from
9 castle in olden times"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17
White River valley Hon sale.

-, 81 oAus Jan, II
IL IS stated mat brunemAn & Humrns. and
Faucet Bros Rey Yesterday sold Their emit
ls9l crop at Is cents, the highest 6gure recsiTs1
tnls year James Hughes hops, which phi
Neis bought and shipped to London, were sold
ms wees a. net profit of IS cents. Andrew
per pound. Only q few Washington -. -,
remain in the hands of the growers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The Duke of Marlborough is so well satisfied
with his beautiful American wife that he has
made study of American customs and come To
their defense in an article in London review
in which he pictures the position of the aristoc
racy OF wealth, political power and brains in
this country as much higher than that OF the
titular sristoeracy of England
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The test OF American-made srmor-plate at the
Indian Head proving ground on Wednesday is
reported to have been very successful Both
plates tested were from the Carnegie works
one of low carbon, all steel; the other of high
carbon nickel steel; both treated by the Harvey
process.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

when the seribners SAINT 10 Recorder suyth
check for his recent contribution TO their maya.
zine on sour Criminal Law and Courts" he do
eltned to receive it from delicate sense n.
honor about accepting payment for writing
about the courts with which he is associated
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

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be sure that Il tcoitld be II sores5sng =. ~
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The public schools in Dundee, Scotland. h.va
decided to make the highland fling ana the
strathspey OF TuIloehgoram and other forms q,
dancing part of the curriculum.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

Massachusetts, judge has decided thssunder
the law of that state the wages of a minor must
be paid TO his parent, even though the minor
be married.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The annual report OF the Connection. bank
commissioner shows that the savings banks of
that state have On deposit 81, S., leo gain for
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The Washington Post suggests that the Demo-
cracy will lore David B. Hill for the state sen
asors he has made
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

The emperor of Caina stu persists in study
ing the English language, although much re-
monstrancs against his doing 20 has been e1-
messed
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28

Committee Mr. Rcesch, the chairman, acted In an
exceedingly fair and impartial way. on this account
the strongest feature OF the on the side OF Lamont
who f. irving 10 get the seat now held by senator
ichard,on proved worthless. The contestant was
represented ly Mcs,rs. Gardner Taylor and Dimmick
of Neviurg: while senator Richardson represented
BY ox-.Judcc Country man. Of Albany W. II. Illrsh-
berger Of NcwDure, and W. II. pNcil, OF Mildleo~n
The contestant cndcavorH to prove that bribery on
large ,calc had been piarscd by the Republicans IN
NeTbure Til, bribery consisted. however, In a sub
scIpton Of 5000 To the William r. sherman Club,
color,d organization OF that city. The money
WIS asked for by the members OF the
club for campaign expense. but ii aftcrward
divided up among the members. Tho chairman held
that this was perfectly legitimate, at point d!d
the attorneys for the contestant show that the money
was used for influencing votes. All the colCrcd men
who are member, # the club have been Republicans
since they could vote.
At only one point was the hearing al all exciting
II wa, when Abllham GOfc!ius testified that he had
seen Republicans pay Out money ior votes. lie after
ward denied TIL, when he understood that he would
ice prosecuted Tor perjury Il The statement should DO
found 10 10 uutrlc. lie admitted that he Joined q
club t.at organized foi the purpose Of getting
money ont 81 candidates. 1t also came ont in the
eros. examination OF the contestants witncs~cs that
many independent Democrat, were opposed 10 IL"
Democratic candidate. and worked and voted against
him The committee VIII meet again Oh this case IN
Ecwburg mex: week Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28

~ Provide FJG THE ADIRONDACK PNRK-MR
PLCNKITT'> FRIEND, HIP FOR DIVES TIL
TROY ElII., pASS THE A.SENElN.

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. fh.u - % 900 acre. III" money r'c.''l rom 'I'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
/ HEARING on THE SITTER QUESTION

Mr.. LEIGH or THE MINT TEsUFiFs BEFORE
THE COINAGE COMMITTEE or THE HOv-E.
WASHINGTON Jan. a7-The first hearing u this Con.
gross on the silver question took place THIS morning
before the House Committee on Coinage Weight, and
Measures Mr. Lcech the Director Of the Mint. being
examined The Inquiries OF the free coinage
related chiefly 10 whether not the fall in the prices
~ slvcr and the worlds commodities had not been
practically c0nicmp0rancOus. considering the question
for series II years, and unaffected By any special
crop coHdltion: also TO whether not the present
policy under which oven the silver notes re
deemed in god. +, desircd did not have the cirec, Of
enhancing the value Of gold and keeping the two metals
apart. Mr. Lccch Of the opinion that the supply
and demand for silver alone regulated IT'S price.
Mr.. Dar,-he began the Inquiry by asking Director
Teech FIR Information Of explanation OF the fall
In the price Of silver In the face OF our large pur
cha,c-.
Mr. Iccch said the only one was tn, increased
product and the lack % dcma9d for the surplus over
and move what the United States buys. \ LACE
amount ~ silver lead he added. now going
from Australia f. England. and III, tendency was
70 s'1t the European market. for there 10 active
demand In E"rop' Tor the silver. In reply 10 furth""
questions from Nr. rar;.nc. he said that the visible
upply Il silver vas a little smaller than year ago.
II was 5000 900 ounces. and when the Government
purchased large quantities and the supply rose to
d.coo,ooo ounce. whom the Cover mcut went ont.
VIZ Partnerships orr purchase, had been sufi-
ccnt 20 completely absorb all the surplus
Mr. silver would have been higher; Just how
much is matter " speculation.
In further re pon~ to Mr. Hartlnc he said that NJ
course il we bought al TIE silver and paid for II in
gold the prcn would 90 to par and stay thcr, as long
a, W. c,ald paw gold for T.. which we are dong now
lie said that the Government va, now practically pav
us gold Tor silver because it ready demand Ia
pay any ono god IoT notes ''ued on purchases o silver