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How starfish Are KiItea.


It has been stated that the oysters
deadly enemy. the starfisil has been
most successfully subdued IN the Long
Island beds by putting down within its
reach an Instrument very much like a
long handled house mop As soon as
touched by it tile startish invariably
graspS the strands, and can be cap
tured and destroyed by the thousand.
for ii will not let go until il has been
held out OF wafer long enough to So
sure the iinpossihiIity Of its return
Joel Benton III brakes Magazine
WInu, lrs,i, 81 steel is used in con
srrucriIlg ship rlle metal causes serious
arrangement Of the conupasses ON
board. Let the iron or steel be united
With q little manganese and it. mag
netfc influence viii be reduced tosaI
most nothing, although the metal has
Bfped strength rather than lost n
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Gentlemen's Department.

Tn this department better ln good than ever De-
fore fine line of Jeans Shirts erino
Underwear Hosiery Shoes Boots Bay State Shoes for men, BOY ladies'
misses and Children at prices before and especial attention
is called to of Hats including good assortment of John
Seson We also full line OF Fries Jeans Ken
lucky Jeans We keep stock of School Books Sta
touarv Drugs Medicines
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Wholesale Department.

HAVING very materially Wholesale Rooms have not
" Increased our have added largely stock putting
lines Dress Goods than have ever before been offered
this Department conpetein stock In
in quality and prices with Baltimore Philadelphia and New YORK
and prices purchasing elsewhere Our Wholesale
entirely FROM and has no connection with our or sL
before making any purchases
4se Sure and Gall 0Fllen DOu Come 10 IOsrH
Your friends truly,
Winston October "a 1891. H1NSHAW q AED1AskH
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GROCERIES.
Farmers Supplies.

Kentucky and other
Grass Seeds the Blue Grass regions OF kentuy
Ne have at all times supply celebrated Star Brand Guano for
wheat OATS grass the Star Brand Special Tobacco Manure ana
anchor Brand Manure for the Tobacco CROP
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G n TTlT0N !
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Drumming
ted Therefore do statesmen the
houses don't think have the clothing business
competitors have reported the contrary going the
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lid lay.

Gold and frankincense, costly gifts and myrrh'
Forth from their treasures, meath the gaze
Of honored Mary, Mother of Our Lord.
Around the shepherds as they watch by night
Their tiocks. on blest Judea's star lit plain,
A sudden glory shines, and all the air
Is filled with radiant forms and joyful shouts,
"Glory to God on high, they sing,
peace on the earth, good W ill toward men,"
Fear not ye lowly ones. to all the world
"Good tidings OF great joy we bring;
"For unto you this day is born King"
Empires have trembled to oblivion's dust,
And Kings laid down scepter. and jewelled
crown;
While from the Christ-child's manager-throne
The blessed Christmas glory shines
To fill all hearts with peace and love.
e. Oliria Brice
R0B'S CHRISTMAS.
In small rickety, old house in the
lower part of the citv, there lived
widow and her two children, Rob.
boy of IS, bright and happy looking
1sa58, saaaSa, and Emily EilE : pretty siI! Of 10
years, having blue eyes and golden
hair. But lately she had been very
sickly.
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FURDAY, DECE
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS.
| Within the walls of famed Jerusalem,
Judea's people, tribes and tongues were come
To pay their royal hoaIage to the king,
And to tho treas'ry yearly tribute bring.
FirstIings of the fiocks auI herds were sought,
Choicest OF the brooding doves were brought,
Tithes of anise, mint and garnered grain
Best of the harvest from the fruitful plain;
Borne by the stately stepping camels, whero
Caravans wind o'er the cedar wooded hills
OF Lebanon, and through Siloam's vale
Ofvelvet-vendured green.
Weary with iourneying from the East afar,
Startled the wise men came to seek the spot
Where He, by holy prophets long foretold,
And heralded by wonders and by signs.
As son o. God; as Priest and King OF men,
Should fix His habitation and His throne.
Incense swee t and rich gifts they bear,
To lay in reverent homage at His feet.
In vain within the city's gates, or meath
A palace roof, or lofty temple dome,
They seek the wondrous child.
go search in Bethlehem the King commands,
And bring me word again, that may come!
And worship Him." And 10! with steady CLEAN,
shining emblem of the Babe whose light
Shall tighten all the world, the star led on
Until it came and stood above the place
Where in the mangef, mid the lowing kline
And gentle burden-bearing beasts,
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| DQl\
! !, Pow,
TEEY psgRl
shoulders among them
table at whist. This dsEe.
used to be thought p
districts. 1t is not so.f
it less, but this is due
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IN q U 1


aII't If'StIIIT ITsIEITIHVp
No toilet can be considered complete
without this most popular and elegant
of all hair-dressings.
MY hair began turning gray and fall.
ing out when L was about % years OF
age. L have lately been using Ayers
Hair Vigor, and it is causing a new
nrnNyth of hnir 1f IL, ,nu....1 -, =,
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Il v y@A9zSz
ABSOl4I
A STORY OF MISTRESS AND MAID.
A Shareholders Daughter Be-
comes Seamstress for Her
Former Servant.
There are two women in San Fran
cisco who can tell story of ups and
downs that would astonish a novelist.
One of them lives out on Noe street.
She's refined we'll educated woman,
with pretty way of numbering her RS
that betrays her southern origin. She
is a widow, and she lives with her
mother in a house that shows unmis
taxable signs of penury and want. She
goes out to sew by the ay, and she
manages to make just enough money
to keep the breath OF life in her old
mother and to purchase few poor
comforts to warm the chill of age.
Yet that woman was once the mistress
of a splendid home. She dispensed
the openhanded hospitality of the old
South, and she never knew what care
or anxiety meant.
Way back in the days before the
war there was a rich Kentucky family
named Montgomery. They lived on
beautiful plantation, near St. Jose,
Mo. Mrs. Montgomery had over fi*y
slaves. One of these was mite of a
roIy-poly black baby, whose parents
were both dead. Mrs. Montgomery
had little daughter just the age of
the roly poly mite, and as sooI as the
children grew old enough, the little
black girl became the maid of the little
white girl. Life was very gay in those
old days there were lots of visitors to
to the beautiful plantation, and little
Miss Montgomery had nothing to do
but grow and be happy. When she
was 13 years old her maid married a
J:I-.I ,o,,o falIor, ,yho helopued to
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MBER 24. 1892
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:.
would present if any one should
come into the office, and she
promptly raised her head.
You did just right, said Mr.. Pop
lin, referring to her treatment of Mr..
Nipple. The presumptuous rascal!
Never rind, little girl-er-Miss
Fosdick. I'll settle with Mr.. Hipple
myself. In the meantime you may
take couple of days off. Go home
right away, and I'll see that he
annoys you no more.
After the fair typewriter had put
on her wraps and gone home Mr..
Nipple was called into the private
office, and Mr.. Poplin asked him:
Are you in the habit of reading
and signing the firms letters after
the typewriter has taken from your
dictation and transcribed them, Mr..
Nipple?
When Mr. Poplin took the extra
time necessary to use the prefix
Mister in addressing one of the
clerks it was an indication that the
subject OF the interview was of more
than ordinary importance. 1t was
with some perturbation therefore,
that Mr.. Nipple replied:
Well, sir, l used to, but found
Miss Fosdick SO scrupulously exact
that lately 1 have permitted her to
sign and mail letters dictated to her
without my reading. She takes me
down word for word. sir, so l feel
that it isn't necessary for me to read
them over.
The reason why asked you that
question is this: l received a note
from Mr. Shaw this morning-of
Shaw and King, you KNOWN which
he asks an explanation Of a letter
that he had just received from this
house. Perhaps you can give the
needed explanation after l have read
you the letter.
GENTLEMEN-You favor of Mon
day was received in due course.
Got that down, sweetness? In reply
we would say-Pd like sweet kiss
from those rosy lips-say that the
goods you mention-you charming
creature, why are. you SO cold to me?
mention were shipped Yesterday
morning. Your birdlike voice
thrills me through and through!
Why do you never smile on your
adorer? Hoping that they have
arrived in good condition-give me
just one kiss, Mabel, darling, won't
you?-and that they give perfect
satisfaction-got that down, little
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IT them a new home.
Il 49,,
octor's aid soon grew strong.

doctor AID soon grew Stron2. In
short time Rob was sent to college
to finish his education, and they all
enjoyed their Christmas Day hap
PLY.
TAKING HIM DOWN.
Now, Miss-er-er-Miss-
Fosdick.
Thanks, very much! Now, Miss
Fosdick, in commencing yolr work
as stenographer for the firm of
Poplin and Son it is necessary for me
to instruct you as to your duties. |
have charge of the houses cores
pondence-entire charge. My name,
Miss Fosdick, is Nipple.
Yes, Mr.. Hipple, the girl replied
meekly.
In the first place, Mr.. Nipple went
on, leaning back in his chair SO as
to expand his chest to its utmost
capacity, and twisting the ends of
mustache with both hands as he
spoke; in the first place, 1 always
insist on my stenographer's taking
me down verbatim ct literatim. |
suppose you know what that means.
It's Latin, he added condescend-
ingly.
Yes, sir.
Well, Miss Fosdick, | have had
the houses correspondence in my
hands for several years, and the
Messrs. Poplin have come to rely
implicitly upon me. Indeed l do
not really see how this department
could move along without me. The
girls gray eyes looked at the indis-
pensable clerk with an amused
twinkle.
l think l can say, Miss Fosdick,
the young man proceeded as he
settled himself more comfortably in
his chair, aud l can say it without
slightest egotism or desire to boast,
that l have made the letters of
Poplin & Son famous throughout
the business world as models of
English composition and ornate
diction.
The clerk watched the caunten-
ance of his words.
Miss Foskick nodded understand
inely and smiled. 1t was a sweet
smile, for she could not smile any
other sort had she tried.
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1 harm being done by the II

" '' WI o'''IT T,>. 10 DC SITTt OI TIHN-
ing first-class article, ask your drug
glst or perfumer for Ayers Hair Vigor.
1t is absolutely superior to any other
preparation of the kind. 1t restores the
original color and fullness to hair which
has become thin, faded, or gray. 1t
keeps the scalp cool, moist, and free
from dandruff. 1t heals itching humors,
prevents badness, and imparts to
THE II Ale
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TON, MD. SA'
To Preserve
The richness, color, and beauty of the
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under Major Gist, with
charged SIX different TIL
brigade of regulars, ara
gallantry savri inc Anne
caused Washington to e
God !! what brave fello
day lose"
As shown when acting
IN the defence of the
American army from L
from New York.
As shown at Harlem
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Prank 7. Kerr 6 Co.
iiE3fl7 5ysss1A f UTUMN Fabrics
18TH t S s 7; 7; are here in great
III IttLt1EEsl! 5El tAkF5 variety. Or
ltt9sEl4ttta.4S course there is
not such a great
variety of colors, as the pre-
vailing ones run to Browns,
Blacks and Blues; but what
there IS you will find on our
counters.
An inspection of our stock
is cordially requested and will
be worth the trouble. Prices
have been cut almost in halt
and our choicest goods placed
within the reach of the most
moderate purse. In chevlots,
Diagonals and Scotch goods
we can suit your fancy in
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their own.
am nnnnSed to

iotiob, Gul SilOuf
appointment of officis
about and compel tn
and stand erect, as Il
the Puritan meetiLs 10
the congregation to ke
such statute was enact
rations we would not kI
or rather our descend
would be the improved
physique and dignity.
MARYLAND TROOPS
LUTI0NARY
Maryland furnished Ha
soldiers, fully equipped ~
discipline, to the Revo
troops that were distirs,
bravery in the field,
AT Erick's Mill Poia
where 400 of the Mary
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-11
THE CHAMPION HERE.
Sullivan, Actor and Pugilist,
Arrives in the City.
STORIES OF HIS FORMER VISITS.
How He Knocked Out o Presumptuous
Logger-A Fight for Blood
with Pete Mccoy.

John L. Sullivan, the actor and pugilist,
arrived in the city at 2:3o O'Clock this
morning with his company and registered
at the Northern hotel. He will APP
pear at the opera-houss this evening in
Honest Hearts and Willing Hands, and
tomorrow evening in "Broderick Agra"
The advent of Sullivan, the actor, re-
calls to many residents of Seattle the
former visit Of the champion pugilist,
when he came fer the purpose of treating
them to an out-and-out exhibition of the
fstic art. with no acting thrown in. Sui
Hyan's first appearance here was eight
years ago. when he had just
shot across the pugilistic frma-
ment as It's most brilliant star, and
was making his first tour of the country.
The combination Of which he was the
great attraction was under the manage
ment of Al Smith, and consisted, aside
from Sullivan, of Herbert Slade, the Maori,
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PERSONAL.

A. W. Bash, of Port Townsend, Ia at the Occi.
dental.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Moore, OF Utsalady, are at
the Dillsr.
1. Joseph. city editor OF the snohomish Sun, is
at the Grand.
". F. Tyler, of Tacoma, is at the Rainier, the
guest of Il. l. Barnes
Mr.. j. T. Stonsroad, editor of the Hoquiam
Tribune. Is in the city.
George b. Higgins, OF Colby, formerly of this
city, 10 At the Arlington.
Z. A. Ballingsr, the Port Townsend real estate
man, IL at the Occidental.
W. NJ. DHvis, of Tacoma, and w. II. Hopkins,
OF Bsraboo, Wis, are at the snoquaimie.
Robert Hamilton, formerly OF Ballard, but
now OF Vancouver, b. G., is at the Arlington.
q. ". atstson, manager OF the stetson mill at
Cosnopolis, ana Mrs. stetson are at the Occi-
dental.
J. :. Coolicsn, Charles J. Allen, David 0gilvey
aud Norman K. Smith, of Port Angeles, are at
the Northern.
Assistant City Attorney George Morris, who
has bsen III with Ia grippe for several days, is
coRvalescent
Mr.. James NJ. Gilbert and daughter, Miss
Ruth Gilbert, Of Tacoma, are visiting SIR. and
Mrs. Edgar B. Piper
James Jerome. of New York, manager of the
steamer kswsenAw, and r. B. Hooper, of San
Francisco, WAC have been at the Rainier, went
TO Everett Yesterday
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GOOD TIME TO BUILD.
Immense Fall in Cost of Mate
rial and Labor.
COMPARISON WITH BOOM PRICES
An Architect Tells Of the Decline in
Cost as Compared With 1880
Many Take Advantage OF IL.

"Now is the time to build" said prom
inent architect yesterday. Two years
ago, Immediately after the fire, when the
rush of immigration set in, it was impos-
sible to build houses fast enough to supply
the demand. Labor then was at least 25
per cent higher than it is now, and ma
terial cost about double the present prices.
''Brick then cost from Sill to SIS per
1000, according to quantity. For in
stance. the brick that went into the Seat
tie block cost from Sill to $13,
and this was one of tbs first
buildings put up after the fire. Brick
yards multiplied, and before . year more
than dozen yards were running to their
full capacity in and around the city, and a
large amount of brick came in from other
Sound points by scows. Even then the
supply was so short that builders were
willing at times to pay almost any price
in order to secure brick. Now the price of
brick has gone down to as low as IS in
many cases. and very good brick can be
bought at from Sc to ST.
Lumber was correspondingly high and
hard to get in sufficient quantities. Every
mill in the city and surrounding country
was running to its full capacity night and
day. In the different yards teams
stood for hours waiting for their turn
to be loaded. Prices advanced from SO
before the fire to as high as SD to SIC for
common lumber, the best prices on large
contracts being s12 to $13 Now it can be
bought at 81 to So and sales have been
made as low as S. during the past summer.
Shingles then ran up as high as So a
thousand and now they can be bought for
about half that price. Lath have declined
proportionately and there has been a good
reduction on sash and doors and finishing
materials.
slime cost $3.50 per barrel, while the
present price is 81. Cement was $3.50 and
it is now down to So. rs per barrel. Build
ing hardware has also come down slightly.
though not to the same extent as other
material. ~
New stone quarries have been opened
up, and it is much easier to secure stone
now than it was then. At one time it
was impossible to secure stone fast enough
for construction, while at the present time
it can be secured very easily and cheaply,
and it is entering largely into the con-
struction of the large buildings now in
course of erection.
"Many persons are taking advantage of
the present low prices to erect homes, and
owners of business property are finding it
a very advantageous time to make i'm
provements in the way of business build
ings.
while some may think that the amount
of building done, as compared with last
year and the year before, is small, it viii.
be found when the work is reviewed at the
end of the year that an immense amount
of building has been done-an amount
that will compare favorably with that of
any city in the country"
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THE WATER FRONT.

The tug Wasp left for sRohomish yesterday
afternoon with three RATS OF lumber The rats
contained undrssssd material for $4,000 feet of
lum Der.
The ship Levi T. Burgess, bark Two Brothers.
steamer keweensw. tug Wsnderer and steam
schooner Michigan we're oosiing al the Oregon
Improvement Comranys bunksrs yesterday.
The steamer olympiaa. which left for l'or,-
land week ago, is SIN lying in harbar az Neah
bay. Captain Gilmore viii not venture ont on
the eeeaH aurins the present uncertain weather,
ana there Is no telling how long the boat viii
remain in shelter.
The following dispatch from the San Fran
cisco weather service bureau was received last
evening ey Captain J. A. Hatfield: "For Oregon
ana warrington, fair, except scattering rains
A'oAs Warrington and Northwestern Oregon
coast; slightly warmer"
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CAUGHT WITH THE PLUMBER.
Two Burglars Caught Selling Harness
Stolen From Contractors.

Two Burglars Caught selling Harness
Stolen From Contractors.
Detective Cave and Officer Sam Corbett
arrested Dave Mccoy and James Moore
yesterday upon charge of burglary.
They are accused of entering warehouse
at Boulevard belonging to Shepard, Henry
d Co. and stealing three sets of harness.
The burglary was committed nearly
three weeks ago. and suspicion was fast
ened on Mccoy and Moore, who were seen
leaving spot near the warehouse at day
light the morning the harness were stolen.
Detective Cave and Officer Corbett
have been keeping close watch
on the suspects ever since. Yesterday
morning Moore and Mccoy came to the
city carrying heavy bundle. They Of
fered the bundle which contained three
sets of harness. for sale in a secondhand
store on Railroad avenue. They were i'm
mediately arrested and locked up.
Mccoy has lived in the city for three
years and has always been considered
dangerous character. Moore is a new man
in the state.
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MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK.
Ward Clubs to Be Organized in Ever,
District.

The organization of ward clubs of both
political parties will probably be com pleted
this week. There will be a meeting of the
Republicans of the Seventh ward at Re-
publican headquarters, rooms o02 and 2o3
IN the Butler block. corner Second and
James streets. this evening at O'Clock for
consultation with the central committee,
at which all the Republican voters of the
Seventh ward are invited to be present.
Tomorrow the Republicans of the Eighth
are invited, and those of the Ninth on
Wednesday. Republicans are requested TO
attend without further invitation.
The wards are getting clubs organized.
The call for the First ward has not been
issued, but the Second has had an in
formal meeting. but the regular call will
be issued in few days. The Third will
meet at Young's store, at Joy and Lake
streets, probably on Tuesday The Fourth
ward Republicans will meet at the Russell
house, on Cherry and Third streets, on
Tuesday night. The Fifth ward will as
semble at Ranke's hall on Thursday even
ing. Republicans of the Sixth are called
to meet in Alonzo Hull's hall, Front street.
on Wednesday evening. The other clubs
will organize Immediately afterwards.
The Democrats are further advanced
and in most wards clubs have been
already formed. The First ward has
selected 315 Washington street rs its head
quarters, with Romavne Fitzgerald as
president and T. J. Kelly as secretary.
The Second ward will meet at 400 Market
street, under the presidency of G. w.
Currier and w. G. Ryan as secretary. The
Third has selected f. Bragg as president
and Mr.. Dedman secretary, but meeting
place has not been decided upon. The
Fourth will meet at Second and
James streets, with J. ]. Burn. AZ
president and J. s. Slater secretary
The Fifth has elected Michael Phillips for
president, and will select meeting Mace
this week. The Sixth has decided unen
the hall at West and Wall streets. r.
Foster is president and C. II. Dillon is
secretary. The Eighth ward will meet at
the Electric Car Company's barn. in North
Seattle. tonight, but the Seventh and
Ninth are not organized yet
The regular branch of the People's marty
will probably call mass convention and
put full ticket in the field within a few
days.
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Nelson Bsnnett's Ambition.

TACOMA, Jan. 10-[Special. lit is said
that Nelson Benefits principal object in
visiting New York is to arrange the pre-
liminaries for figuring on the construction
OF the Cascade tunnel for the Great North
ern. His friends understand BENEFITS ex-
cuse TO be to secure the contract, inasmuch
as he made great success in tunneling
the Cascades for the Northern Pacific.
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Coast Shipping News.

SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 10-Arrived-Str
Columbus, Portland and Astoria; Haw str
San Mateo, Comax; blk Highland Light.
Departure bay; Me str Costa Riea. De-
parture bay.
Sailed-Str Oregon. Portland: sh Isby,
Seattle; str Louis Walsh. Nanaimo.
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Railroad and Corporation Notes.

Fl. c. Henry. OF Shepard, Henry & Co, the
Great Northern contractors. and his son, " alter.
left yesterday for Minneapolis
c. J. Smith, general manager, and b. F. Bush,
general superintendent OF the Oregon Improve
lnent Company. go TO Port Townsend TODAY