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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
WEATHER IN FEBRUARY.
Report of e. b. OIney. Observer for tn
State OF Washington.


State OF Washington.
The month opened with cool wave on the
coast, which passed off to the southeast. During
the prevalence OF this wave, from the LIST to the
9th, the coolest weather of the month was ex-
peFieneed, the temperature reaching 10 below
zero at Baker City on the LIST, and ranging from
II above zero at Walla walla and Spokane on the
LIST to % at Olympia on the 18th, Is at Portland
the 9Th and 9th, to 81 at Fort Candy on the 9th.
Following this cold weather was a period of
warm, cloudy weather, accompanied by
showers, most OF the rain falling in Western
Washington the temperature attaining height
of 60 degrees at Walla Walla on the 18th and 18th
and of 81 at Olympia on the 11th From the 14th
to the Goth the weather was cool, dry and
cloudy, the winds in Western Washington blow
ing from the north and east. After the 10Th the
weather became warmer, light rains falling
generally throughout the state. On the 21st the
temperature at Walla Walla was 81, the highest
during the month; 90 at Olympia on Goth; Spo-
kane, 90 on 23d. From the Goth to 18th
the weather was bright and sunshiny; the last
four days of the month were generally warm
and rainy throughout the state. February has
been an exceptional month in the high mean
temperature and light rainfall. At Olympia
only 26 per cent of the average count fell; Spo-
kane, 80 per cent. Portland, 81 per cent; Walla
walla, A per cent; Fort Candy, "a per cent.
The mean monthly temperature has exceeded
the average "a degrees at Olympia and Fort
Candy, &c at Portland, 40 at WalIa Walla and so
degrees at Spokane.
Rain fell on twenty days. No snow Is reported
on ground at Walla Walla or Spokane.
Accompanying the deficient rainfall and ex-
cessivs temperature there has been a marked
absence of high winds. wind Of thirty-six
miles from southwest is reported at Spokane on
the 18th, and southerly winds of from thirty-six
to forty-two miles at Fort Candy on the Sd, 9th,
10Th. ODD. 9th 2Sth and 29th.
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THE OCEAN TRAMP.

Seuen men from al the teorld back to docks again.
Rolling dotvn the Rdtclife road drunk and raising
Gius The girls another drink fore ice sign away-
We that TOOK the BoltUar out across the Bay!
We put out from Sunderland loaded down with
woPut back to Sunderland cause our cargo
shifted;
We put out from Sunderland, met the winter
Seven days and seven nights to the start We
drifted.
Racketing her rlvets loose, smokestack
white as snow,
All the Goals adrift a-deck, half the rails
below;
Leaking like a lobster pot, steering like
Out We took tho Bolivar, out across the
Bay.
One by one the lights came up, winked and let
Mile by mile We waddled on, coal and fo'c'sls
short;
Met blow that laid us down, heard bulkhead
Left the Wolf behind US with . two-foOt list
TO port
Trailing like wounded duck working out
her soul;
Changing like a snithy-shop after every
roll;
Just tunnel and mast lurchiDg through
So we thrashed the Bolivar out across the
Bay!
Felt her hog and felt her sag, betted when she'd
break;
wOnderod every time she raced If she'd stand
Heard the seas Ike drunken men pounding on
her strake;
Hoped the Lord I'D keep His thumb on the
plunmer- block.
Banged against the from decks, brges
chosed with coal;
EisyeG and frozen foot and hand ot
heart anu soul;
Last we prayed she'd buck herself into
Judgment Day;
HI! We cursed the bolivar knocking round
the Bay.
OIL her nose flung TO the sky, groaning to be
Up and down and back We went, never ,.ss
for breath:
Then the money paid at Lloyd. caught her in
And the stars ran round and round dancin' a,
ouT death
Aching Tor an hours sleep, doing OF be.
tween:
Heard the rotten Iivets draw when she
TOOK il green;
Watched the compass chase its tail Ike
ca; at play;
That was on the Bolivar, south across the
Bay.
Once We saw between the squalls, lynn head to
We.
Some damned liners lights go by Ike grand
hotel,
Cheered her from the Bolivar. swapping in
the sea
Then sTgreyback cleared Us out, then the
skipper laughed:
"Boys, the wheel has gone TO he'll, rig the
winches ait!
Yoke the k!ck!ng tiller head. get her under
way"
SO We steered her, pully haul, out across
the Bay,
Jus; paek c. rotten plates puttied up with
tar,
lave cane, an time enough, cross Bilbao
bar,
Overloaded, undermined, meant TO
founder. we
EUohied God Almlshty's storm, b!uaed
the eternal sea.
Sea- 7ea from el ne taor.d hI-k to to,cr again,
Ho'sia2 dozen TIE RGtc.igc road, drunk cHt rGstpq
tdir,
SsvcH n.ea from oEt Of As1 Amt tsc ofsscrs qaY
tsaS- 0e ;a5E The B3!igIIy sa's ccross ibs Basf
-RHdrard RJp,taa
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fairly. He gave the impression
that he intended to vote for Sherman, and
] think UP until late Sunday night this
was his intention. l know that he and
Warner Miller telegraphed Senator Sher-
man on Sunday night that New YORK
would give him her solid vote on the NOR
row, and later on they telegraphed him
that they would give one vote to Harrison
and then vote for him. The other Sher-
man men, who were present when Foster
talked with Plat. told Mr. Foster that he
ought to have said that Senator Sherman
would certainly feel that New York should
have place in his cabinet, but Foster said
that he could not conscientiously make
such a statement
'All this time" continued the senator,
"Stephen y. Elkins was watching Tom
Platt. He had heard of the dinner, and
he understood the situation as well as the
Sherman men did. As soon as Plat left
them ne called and took him out driving.
What transpired during that drive l do
not know. Plat is said to claim that Mr..
Eikins offered him the secretaryship of
the treasury if the New York vote should
be cast solidly for President Harrison
and bring about his nomination.
Mr.. Elkins, I am told, denies that he
made this offer. and the president
says he never authorized anything
of the kind to be made. if it was made. At
any rate Platt did not get to be secretary
of the treasury. Another curious thing
about the convention and the New York
delegation was that most of them were
willing to give Allison a vote at one time.
rather in the way of compliment than
anything else, but that Depew, whom they
had made withdraw on account of the OBJ
jections of the grangers, said that Allison
was a granger candidate, and if the
grangers objected to him he would be
hanged if he would go with the grangers,
and with that the vote was given to Harri-
son, with the idea of afterward coming
over to Sherman"
l called on Judge James n. Tyner, at
torney general of the postotfice depart
ment, the other day, and asked him to tell
me the inside history of the nomination of
President Hayes in 1876. Judge Tyner
was at this time, as he is now, one of the
leading politicians of Indiana. He was
then assistant postmaster general, had
been postmaster general under Grant, and
he was noted as being the chief lieutenant
and adviser of Oliver p. Morton. Morton
was one of the leading candidates before
the convention, and it was the throwing
OF the Morton strength to Hayes that
caused the stampede in his favor and re-
suited in his nomination. Judge Tyner
was at first reluctant to speak of the mat
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ton, and judge will not lie awake nights
thinking about where she will put her
guests. Excellent hotels have been added
to the list in the past few years, and older
ones have been RENTED and refurnlshed
throughout and ashes placed on the side
walk in front of each entrance Refine
ment is noticeable everywhere. The arm
is not inserted in the finger bowl so far
now, even on the West Side, as it was i've
years ago. and it is no uncommon thing
TO see guest, while removing foreign sub
stance from the teeth, conceal himself be-
hind his napkin, as they do in Europe. |
would no more think now of throwing
mutton bone under the table. even on the
West Side, than | would at Mrs De Few
ster Todd-Merkins on West Fifty-seventh
street. where | am very often guest,
writing up the dinner in frothy and de-
bonair manner and having the privilege
OF eating what is left over at that hour,
Chicago Is no longer making any apol-
ogies. however she doesn't seem to
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Turkish supremacy in corner of Europe.
Suppose the Black sea becomes a Russian
lake? Who will be harmed2 The fact
that Russia has a sea of her own is of no
greater import to the world at large
than that she has great rivers of her own
The polity of nations is not vet
sufficiently modified by the modern
conditions. Take the rock of Gibral-
tar, for instance. England would lose
prestige by its abandonment, and yet its
Importance is reduced as gate when
fleets can pass it under steam untouched
by the heaviest guns. 1t is of value to
coaling station and harbor, and its his
tory Is to be duly estimated; but if France.
Spain and Italy were combined, and held
the mastery in the Mediterranean, Gibral-
tar would not interfere with them. The
same is true with Malta. It is to be esti-
mated as harbor and coaling station. 1t
does not command the sea-merely affords
facility for the forces Great Britain has
in hand. England has an enormous in
terest in the shortest route to India, and
IN making 1t as sure as possible:
but what would Alden, Egypt, Cy-
prus, Malta and Gibraltar be to her
II her. fleet was not stronger than any
other? England has a cable between Gil
braltar and Malta. as between Halifax and
bermuda, but she needs her ships to make
those connections of significance. The use
OF steam power and its rapid development
on new ships, the telegraph by land and
through the seas have reduced the potenti-
atty OF positions and increased that of
general resources. Constantinople in the
possession of Russia would not be a threat
to any power having Mediterranean
front. any more than her cities on the
Baltic are of themselves dangerous to
other states bordering on that sea. The
time is approaching when craftsmanship
IN Germany will consent that Russia shall
have Constantinople, and must find COM
pensatlon in Amsterdam and Antwerp
Then England will avow her Egyptian
conquest, and hold it for all 1t is worth.
There is uneasiness in Germany about
the hostility toward Russia, and an out
break of war with the Russians would be
regarded by the Germans as the greatest
OF horrors. 1t is Austria that is trampling
on Russia's toes in the Balkans, and the
danger is in that quarter. The emperor of
Germany has had hard work to manage
Austria and Italy as partners. and when
the day comes that the emperor of Austria
dies, there will be great connection. and
the oVershadowing question of the unity
OF the German race at all hazards will be
IN the air. The friendliness of France
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which is below mine on the French Broad
river. And after hard days work on
this upright farm l am too worn out to at
tend meeting of the Alliance or even of
our club.
1t is so with other farmers. We rise
very early, work hard, take only an hours
incoming. and at night we are so worn out
that as soon as our chores are done we are
glad to leave the country in the hands of
those who have nothing else to do. That
Is why we fall ready victims to the wlles
of those who are in the vile business.
We visited Rockford, ILL.,, the other day.
but when we left We were more so. Rock
ford is q charming town, and when she
gets her new hotel completed the necessity
of taking tent when visiting the place
will have been obviated. l have been
gladdened the past year by noting, not
only privately but even in the press, the
fact that American hotels were improving
every day. But Rockford has an inn at
the present time that would give the cave
jewellers rheumatism, paresis and cock
reaches.
How an old established hotel can drift
away into such a state of stale, senile and
soapless gloom do not know. 1t is as sad
as it is to go and look upon the wreck of y
great man whose digestion has outliyed
us tIllliheT.
What can be sadder than large hotel
in the hands of a receiver and cockroach2
What can cast bigger gloom than a dark
and forbidding hotel with the bouquet of
bygone cabbage in every corridor and a
low order of animal life sharing ones
room, but refusing to share the cost?
Chicago is so well provided with excel
lent hotels that places like Aurora and
Rockford, within a short ride from the
city, are apt to suffer. | was afraid at one
time that Aurora might get the Democratic
convention, and l knew that the Bishop
house could not accommodate those who
would naturally come. We were there
this winter. had a cupboard there at 81
per day. and my copartner had the rotunda
thereof at the same price. We had to
step into the hall to brush our hair, but
there was a radiator in my room that
would have heated the Auditorium. 1t
was one of those radiators that seems to
have pulmonary difficulty during the day
and then to sit up and rivet itself during
the night. We could not get tea in the
dining-room because some people had
come from neighboring town to hear our
oratorio, and that filed the dining-room
SO that we could not get in. But Aurora
will certainly have hotel with more
room some day. She is too good BUSH
ness town to suffer that way for very long.
Chicago is getting ready for the conven-
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PAN SIZES,

Pansies! pansiesl How love you, panstesl
Jaunty- faced, laug and dewy eyed
with gee;
Would my song might blossom out in little Eve
leayed stanzas
As delicate in fancies
As your beauty is TO mel
But my eyes shall smile on you, and my hands
en!old you,
Pet, caress and lift you to the lips that love
you SO,
That, shut ever IN the years that may mildew or
mold you,
Ny fancy shall behold you
Fair as the long ago.
-JGHles Hli.canh RiIeA
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and Russia Is a source of German irrita-
ton. ana may have grayer consequences
than the car has intended. 1t is the
answer TO the renewal by proclamation of
the triple alliance The strain OF the
attitude of war in which the armed nations
are placed. is in many WAYS Wis
lhle; but German who would gladly he q
man Of peace said the other day: Ger
many Is like q peaceabiy disposed citizen
sitting on q bench between two armed
nen, one of whom is his declared enemy.
while he dlstrusts the other. OF course,
there Is 10 way OF keeping the peace ex-
oept by being armed and vigilant."
There are many anecdotes in Berlin
about the imperial children. One is that
the little fellows prefer soldier TOYS and
array them for war The crown prince. of
course, sees TO It when handling his armies
that the French are speedily put to fight.
The third Of the SIX little bows has the
reputation of possessing the most warlike
spirit that has been developed In the
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have to. If she can get rid of her am 4,
she need not worry about the fr.rJ
much. Within ten years | expect a -
some miliionaires in this lake yil.
who will make the millionaires ~ III
present look slim and pale The vo,n,I
OF business done here is not fully AMI
ciated, am sure, by those who III
never crossed the Alleghanies. With II
business ability of New York, the anil
prise and local pride of San Frap,nI
and the hearty and hospitable welcorg
peculiar to the South, Chicago has mo,
elements OF success than any other ~
which | know of, aside from the Inatter
location and surroundings.
notice with much pleasure that ,o,.
scientist has again been successful in oy,'
taking and roping grip microbe bv p,
ting up early in the morning to surpnl
the microbe while it was out grazing
something. Oh, how comforting it is ,
know that great man, with a butterI
net with handle to it, has deity cal
cred in the little Mike as it fitted ira.
lung to lungl
Now ii he could kerosene it and LEI il .
among the other microbes his idea Is M
most OF them would go away al most, !
microbe, is exceedingly adverse ~
odor of kerosene, and | believe the drt
not far distant when this plan will IL
driven away the parent microbes, lessI
the young to die of hunger.
DIR. Ames, a young, unmarried physs
clan, went out microbing q month ago 4 \.
got enough for mess. He kept the Z
however. for week or so, giving them
fresh lung every little while to nibble a
He says that the microbe does not SHOW
high order of intelligence, but nav !.
taught to sit up on its hind legs and 4;
for a new lung when hungry. He al
that this bacillus is smaller than the mod
septicamia, which has been heretofore I
garded as the smallest bacillus known
the sportsman.
Professor Pfeiffer has made some VI
careful studies of this little microbe
Europe. He got the seeds, he savsfm}
the expectorations of q crowned haa
and sowed them in glycerine. y
was successful in getting from these 4
brood of bacillus, or bacllli, rather, whiI;
convinced him at once that he could M
nish an epidemic to any town on SHED
notice at small cost. He began to M
ply European physicians with epidemic
on a commission for fees paid both
physicians and undertakes, and no,
hardly has to do a days work once
month. He just strolls through II
microbe conservatory, looking over n
display, and every little while putting
feeble one on its feet again or patting u
mother tenderly on the back. All of the
know him now, and when they hear n
footstep hundreds of them will scamp
out from behind their bronchia retre3
with glad cry OF welcome.
DR.. Pfeiffer has not yet succeeded /
finding out how to kill this microbe, bu
says that the close, confined air ant DAM
ness of the grave are very injurious to l.
health of the grip microbe. Now,
can arrange il so that the patient and
microbe may occupy separate graves Z
that no one will have to wait for the o!iel
DR.. Pfeiffer will have strobe a greSttf
scientific stride.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-06
A SINGULAR HORSE.
Dean SwIft's Clever Ruse to Get q
Seat.

Dean Swift's Clever Ruse to Get o
Seat.
A funny story is told of Dean Swift,
VINO was witty man and fond of a
joke at the expense of other people, as
most witty people are. One very cold
night, when he was travelling, he
stopped at little inn. There was only
one fire in the house, and the guests of
the inn, crowding about it, left no place
for the newcomer.
With solemn face Dean Swift called
to the hostler, and told him to get a
peck of oysters Immediately and take
them out to his horse.
"Will your horse eat oysters2" asked
the astonishcd man.
"Just take them out and ,see," said
the horses master.
The people around the fire stared ut
the man who owned this curious horse,
and nearly everyone of them left his
seat and went out to see the remark
able horse ea ting oysters.
Then the cunning Dean made him
self comfortable in the warmest corner,
and ordered his supper.
Presently back came the hostler,
with the disa ppointed crowd after him.
''Hs won't touch them, sir!" cried the
hostler
Then take the foolish animal all
the oats he can eat" replied Dean
Swift. "You can bring the oysters
here. III eat them for supper myself"
Harper's Young People.
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STRAY SCRAPS.

Coz. JOHN S. MosBY, the confederate
raider, says that the saber of cavalry.
men is nowadays merely an ornament
OF warfare. 1t looks well, and Is en-.
tirely in keeping on dress parade, bu,
as a weapon of defense in actual com.
bat it long ago lost it's usefulness
cording to Col Mosby, only seven men
were killed with sabers during the
Franco Prussian war, and hardly more
during our own civil war; His own
command gave up the use of the saber
at very early period of the rebellion.
DEXTER WARDEN has one of the most
interesting as well as unique relics of
the war we have seen for a long time.
1t is made from the stone from the
walls of the Alton QlL) penitentiary
by Mr.. John Warden, who was pris-
oner there during the war. The pipe
itself is of artistic workmanship and is
decorated with the Missouri coat OF
arms, a cannon, confederate flag and
other devices, besides names and dates
which lend additional value to this
queer war relic Mr.. Warden intends
presenting the pipe to the Southern
Historical society of Missouri.
GEN. SHERIDAN, whose famous raid
of the Shenandoah Valley in 1854 was
made with view of depriving Early's
troops of the means of subsistence for
their annoying excursions down to-
ward Maryland is credited with the re-
mark that he meant to clean out the
valley 30 thoroughly that hereafter "a
crow flying over it will have to carry
its rations" But letter of Gen Grant
to Gen. Halleck, advising just such
measures, and recently reprinted from
official records, contains the phrase,
$50 that crows flying over it for the
balance of this season will have to car
ry their provender with them" In
structions to this effect We're sent to
Gen. Hunter in the valley before Sheri.
dan was placed in command there.
Nor the least remarkable thing in
the truly remarkable career of Gen
Ulysses s. Grant is that, in addition to
being ono of the greatest generals of
his era, he should, in his declining
years-indeed. in his dying days, to
speak more definitely-have become
the most successful author of that
epoch. His family have been paid the
enormous sum of S4l4, s55. 2s for the
book he then wiote. Before Gen. Grant
took mp his pen to write his Memoirs
1t seemed almost as unlikely that he
would gain this distinction in author.
ship as it had seemed before the re bel
lion that he would become the most cell
ebrated general of his time and the
president of nie United States. His CO.
reer was marvel, and it defied intelli-
gent prediction with regard to the
events that characterized it