The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-17

drank a pint of cold champagne. Then
came another dozen of oysters and an
other bottle of champagne. After that 1
saw him order and drink with his cigars
three more bottles OF champagne, making
FIVE pints in all. When left he was top
ping off the evening with brandy and
soda. This was not an unusual thing for
him. / have heard the barkeeper say that
he has frequently served Mr.. Daniels five
straight pint bottles of champagne while
he leaned against the bar" Itisn't 10 be
wondered at that this young mans sys-
succumbed suddenly when congestion
of the lungs set in. This young
mans father. probably as he toiled
and labored to gather his splen-
did fortune, though with pride of the
blessings which he was to confer on his
progeny. If he bad received direct COM
municstion from His Satanic Majesty he
probably could not have conceived a
method by which to confer more decided
injury upon his son than when he made
him wealthy young man with nothing
to do and no knowledge of how to do any,
thing With proper training and no for
tune. young Mr.. Daniels might have been
self-reliant, creative and worthy citizen.
As a pampered son of fortune he was
merely self-indulgent, sybaritic youth,
whose consequence was chiefly limited to
drinking saloons and places of pleasure.
He literally drank wine "out of his fathers
skull" And all that is left of his memory
is the remark of his cronies, HE
was good fellow, and I'm awfully sorry
for him.
Demoniaca1 Journalism.
The recent grand jury report. which
called attention to the wicked and cor
rupt advertising columns of some of our
newspapers, bids fair to repress an evil
which has long been disgrace to metro
politan journalism. We have here 4 large
class of vicious and depraved people who
live by luri ng fools to their dens of vice.
When permitted, these people set snares
in the daily newspaper columns. They
advertise as clairvoyants. massage oper-
ators, teachers of languages and music,
etc. In one newspaper which has cultl-
waited this sort of thing the language of
the advertisements have recently been
vulgar ami outrageouSly suggestive. A
special rate for this class of advertising
has been charged, and an income of
$50 or 5000 day has been gath
cred from the infamy. The editor, who
has no social status in New York, has been
enabled to live abroad in luxury, mainly
from the proceeds of this depraved bust
ness. On the morning before the grand
jury issued its anathema the foul and poll
luting mass of advertising, which had for
ten years been Haunted III the faces of the
shop girl and hos tier public, suddenly dis
appeared, and it has not made its appear
ance since. Anthony Comstock's society,
which has been repeatedly called upon to
take cognzance of this journalistic degra-
dation. has claimed ali along that the laws
OF the state gave 1t no control ever such
matters. Mr.. Comstock has about as
much power now as he ought to have, but
l sincerely trust that the Legislature. before
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etfectuaily curb the shameful industry
referred to. / remember the fight
that was made in the World some years
ago to keep the harpies of the town
out of the advertising columns. One
of NY serious labors on Saturday nights
was TO read the proofs of certain 'smali
ad" departments and cut out every ques-
tionable or suspiciously worded announce
ment. | sent men to investigate certain
houses, and when the character of the in
mates was established, entered the num-
Der on ''black list" which was pasted in
the composing-room. The wary children
of sin would change their vocat1ons from
day to day. The clarvoyant of today
would be the teacher of French tomorrow,
and names stood for nothing. But the
black numbers exposed them, and the
shameless business was kept down to n
minimum. In those days the counting
room was disposed to wink at it, because
the revenue was gracious, but when APP
pealed to the proprietor set his face against
it, and. with the assistance of vigilant
Proofreader Robinson, We gradually drove
the DEVILS agents over to the Tribune's
wicked tenant, the Morning Journal. There
the vile and loathsome business Haunted
uninterruptedly until met by the King
James-like blast from the Taber grand
jury. The permanency of the present en-
forced reform no doubt depends upon the
action of the legislature.