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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-05
CIVIL SERVICE RrroRr
Good Work Coca ON ~ Glortou.lv -
Any Magwump Can wish.

IA
The continual intelligent execute. Z
the civil service law and the increasing s
prevail by the people of its Operation =.
gratifying. The recent extension AZ i.
limitations and regulations to the :
ployes at free delivery postoffices, uhis
has been honestly and promptly accon
pllshed by the commission with the hes,s,
cooperation of the postmaster general I
an immensely important advance in Il.
usefulness of the system. / am. il ~.
bic, more than ever convinced Of the i.
calcuiable benefits conferred by the civ4
service law. not only in its effect upon IL
public service. bat also what is even mon
important. i'm its effect in elevatinx -
tone of political life generally.
The course of civil service reform in IA
country instructiveiy and interestinrir
illustrates how strong hold a mowers
gains upon our people which has undo
lying it a sentiment of justice and rim
and which at the same time promises ~
ter administration of their governmeet'
The law embodying this reform found Isl
way TO our statute books more from g =
of the popular sentiment existing in ii
favor than from any love for the refofn|
itself on the part of the Legislators, and n
has lived and grown and tiourished n
spite of the covert and oren hostiaity8
Qaerulous impractihliity of many g
constituted guardians. Beneath ali ~
vagaries and subiimed theories which 81
attracted to il, there underiies this refarn|
a sturdy common sense principle not 6tR|
suited to this sphere. but whose sppkl6.
ton our people are more and mora rsce
nizing To be absolutely essential % MI
most successful operation OF their ~
ernment, if not TO it's perpetuity.
ent with the character of this reform, 81
well rs with its best enforcement, to ohljni
the commission TO rely for clerical sxs&
ance upon clerks detailed from other IS
partments. There ought not TO be such II
condition in any department that cieol1I
hired To do the work there can be sparo3&I
habitually work at another place, an1 81
does not accord with q sensible viea 81
civil service reform that persons should 4
employed on the theory that their l114I
is necessary in one department whoa h |
point of fact their services are devoted 4 !
entirely different work in another dep1s
ment. / earnestly urge that the ci<ffyl
necessary TO carry on the work OF the eos
mission be regularly put upon its rostn
and that the system of obiigin2 the e04 |
missioners TO reay upon the services 4
clerks belonging to other departments y
discontinued. This ought not to incrsaAI
the expense to the government, vhiit i
would certainly be more consistent ar
add greatly TO the efficiency OF the Coz.
mission.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
THE GIRL ! LOVED AT SCHOOL.

When the mellow days of autumn wrap tho
hills In purple haze
And the sun seems all the dcarer for the short.
ness of the days
Comes u lovely appartion through the mists OF
other years.
And don't know why II is so that my eyes will
swim with tears
For hate to judge emotions by the text book s
rote ana rule,
Aud l only know I'm thinking OF the girl
loved at school.
OF the deepest, brownest velvet arc the sweety
thoughtful eyes,
And tho checks are like the roses that our
grannies used to Prize
Not the pamperod pinky blossoms that the hot
house man deals out
AT four dollars for II dozen and with pasteboard
wrapped about
But the dear old damasS roses that would hold
their tints till Yulc-
Just the sort i used to gather for the girl
loved at school
And the l!ps-no, no not ruby for the coldnoss
of the mine
Chills the jewels FURNISHED surface though
the fiery rays may shine
In the glaring of the gasl'ght filter far do they
compare
with the warm glow in yon chalicc; the same
fragrance fingers there,
The same thrill of life runs through me as when
the organ stool
My lips first pressed the pulsng lips Of her
loved ut school
And the FORM 1t grows distinctcr as the misty
veil grows thin,
And the silver belt that linked her, like the
serpent shutting in
All that earth retained of Heaven, Kisses out:
"Thou jealous fool!"
For parted in my anger from the girl loved
at school,
And know not II the feeting Of the purple
autumn days
Brings us nearer to the greeting at the meeting
of our ways;
II it be 1 may not meet her till we've crossed
the Stygian pool,
Yet 1 think that j shall greet her as the girl
loved at school.
Sioux City Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
YOSEMITE VALLEY IN WINTER.

1t Presents n Picture of Scenic Grandeur.
Snow-storm follows snow-storm.
Winter has spread his icy mantle over
the Yosemite The mighty cliffs and
domes look down upon the valley as in
the summer months, but it is with for
bidding stateliness and with threaten
ing aspect. How changed the scene
and different the attractions! The
smiling vale is no longer gay with gor-
geous bowers and bright with green
meadowlands; no longer is it resonant
with the hum of busy insects, the muir
muring lullabies of slumbering streams
and the joyous songs of summer birds;
zephyr no longer whispers to the pine
fronds as he floats softly through the
forest; and echo no longer repeats the
exclamations of glad visitors. The
Merced rolls its swollen current impet-
uously through the valley, flooding
many an acre of the meadowland-fo
rain as well as snow has fallen; the
woods are hoarse with protesting
against the ferceness of the storm
blasts; The snow-slide holds the beholder
in awe as it races with the waterfall in
its downward plunge, and slabs of talus
and unshapely chunks of rock loosen
their hold of their parent cliff as water
and weather do their work and are
washed with din and headlong speed
down into the valley. 1t is true that
such terrifying storms do not occur
with frequency, but one such was wit
nessed by Mr. Hutchings and his family
during the winter of 1867, when they
were the only residents in the valley.
On that exceptional occasion the rain
poured down necessarily for ten sue
cessive days; all the meadowland was
covered with surging flood; large
trees were swept over the ridge of the
Upper Yosemite and shivered into frag-
men:s on the granite rocks, and pines
and cedars were blown down and piled
in confusion upon each other by the
wind-storm that followed the rain
Californian.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21

trade. 1t was Sunday, and the genial
travellers were willing away the hours
in that favorite diversion of the drum
mer-story-telling
Eyes, got my wife in this state" I"
said Frank Carpenter, valued repre-
sentative of great jewelry house in
Americas greatest metropolis. sit
was not in the western por-
tion of the state, where the
larger cattle ranches are situated,
that l first met tho little woman who
now honors me by bearing my name,
and il you care to hear bit of ro-
nance I'll tell you how it all came
about.
Business called me to bustling
town on the Union Pacific road at n
time when the county fair was in prog
ress there. These cattle range fairs
draw great crowds, you know, for the
leading attractions are arenic contests
of the most exciting and dangerous
character, such as riding wild broncos,
roping wild steers, etc. On this occa-
sion, however, public opinion seemed
to be centered on a bicycle race in
which burly cowboy and wealthy
cattle-owner's seighteen-year-old daugh-
ter were the contestants. A handsome
prize was offered by the managers of
the fair, but it sank almost out of
sight when compared to the large sums
of money staked upon the race by out
side parties.
During the forenoon the cowboy
was pointed out to me on the street-a
great, staggering fellow, wearing the
inevitable white somhrero and display
ing huge pistol in a belt strapped
about his waist. He was talking of
the race to group of his rough COM
panions on the sidewalk in front of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21

that handsome girl and listened to her
musical voice as she thanked me mod
estly but earnestly for my services in
assisting her to lower the pride of that
taunting brute and wiping from her
own escutcheon the stigma of defeat.
If papa were here he would back
me with all he possesses under the
circumstances she said, but he was
detained at the ranch five miles out
Should i be the cause of you losing
your money he will certainly make 1t
up TO you, and with an arch SMILEY the
knowledge of that fact alone permitted
me to consent to you risking it
There is no risk, replied You
will win, and no one will shout louder
than | when you lead your insulting
antagonist under the wire
"By queer freak of human nature
the sympathy which had been bestowed
upon the cowboy at the former race
was now lavished on the girl, and when
she wheeled her safety onto the track
the vast crowd cheered her to the
echo. and shouted forth torrent of
words of encouragement. To all this
she responded with modest bows and
smiles of gratitude, and when the gong
sounded she rode to the scratch with a
look of confidence on her face that
BODIED no good to her rival.
Cor
"Boys, did you ever see lark dart
away from swooping hawk? That
girl began to whirl those pedals with
her nimble feet in a manner that set
the crowd wild, and she took the lead
right at the start and darted away from
him. Yell? Great Scott! how that
crowd did yell as she finished the half
mile fifty feet ahead of her rival and
whirled away on the second stretch
with defiant smile on her handsome
face. The cowboy flew after her,
straining every muscle in his great eff
fort to overtake and pass her, but he
might as well have chased streak Of
excited lightning as that flying fairy
ahead. She passed under the wire fully
fifty yards in the lead, and, as she
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
SERIOUS WRECK.
Ono Man Instantly Killed and Several
Badly Injured In a Collision on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Ono Man Instantly Killed and Several
Badly Injured in Collision the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17.-At 1:40 o'clock
yesterday morning the third section OF
the fast line eastbound on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad ran into coal tran just
east of Beatty Station, near Latrobe.
The passenger train was piloted by two
engines. Fireman George Letzinger OF
Conemaugh, died from his injuries a
few minutes after the accident. He
leaves widow and two children. Will
lam Getteny, engineer, Of Conemaugh,
had his right arm broken and was other
wise seriously hurt Engineer George
Cannon, of Williamsburg. right side was
crushed in, neck cut and both arms
broken. George f. Kelly, fireman, head
and shoulders badly cut and bruised.
None of the passengers or members of
the freight crew were hurt. Both pas
senger engines and five cars of coal
were wrecked. The tracks were blocked
several hours
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Body snatcher. at WnshIngton.

New YORK, Jan. 17.-The Advertiser
prints story from Washington in
which it alleges that representatives of
that paper who have been watching the
cemeteries in the capital city for several
weeks past surprised party of body
snatchers ut work in the potters' field
early yesterday morning. The Adver-
tiser claims to have knowledge that the
historical cemeteries in Washington
have frequently been desecrated and
this information led it to place watch
ers there to catch them in the act
They also have men on the lookout at
the different hospitals in Washington
and expect to show to which of these
the body stolen was taken.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21

sprang from her wheel, her face BEAM
ing with the light of triumph, that
great crowd arose to it's feet and al
most shook the heavens with ringing
cheers. When the defeated cowboy
came up to the crowd which sur
rounded the happy victor his face
was atiame with chagrin and passion,
and with a wicked leer he said to the
girl:
- reckon yer stranger tenderfost
lover'il git u kiss fur every dollar he
won on this
Before / could reach him power
iul blow from fist laid him on the
ground, and large, fine-looking old
man stood over him ready to repeat the
blow if he made an attempt to rise.
"'Take that, you ruffian,' he cried.
This is my daughter, and she's lady,
southern lady, sab, and is entitled to
respect You are ruffian, an unmiti-
gated ruffian, sab, and l will kill you
as l would a wolf if you evah again Of
fer her an insult. Get up now. and go
away, and nevah cross my path again,
or / will not answer for the conse.
quences.
THE brute skunk away, and the old
gentl eman quickly drew his daughter
from the large crowd which had gath
cred.
"That evening he drove to the hotel
in his carriage and approaching me
said
"'You are the gentleman who be-
friended my daughter at the fair this
afternoon, and am glad to know you,
sab. l believe you are gentleman.
and owe you my most sincere thanks
for your action. She has told me all
about it, and l fully appreciate the
motive which led you to espouse the
cause of woman who was not being
accorded fair play, for that ignorant
fellow and his friends caused her to
lose the first race by intimidating and
embarrassing her. cannot say that
approve of such contests, but she is my
only child, sab, the pride of my old
heart and home, and she loves her
wheel-loves that wheel next to me, /
do believe, sah--and when that big
brute challenged her to a contest in
the recreation she most dearly delights
in, it reused her southe IN pride-we
came here from Georgia, sah-and she
pleaded SO hard TO be permitted to run
the race that / reluctantly consented.
Now, want you to get in my carriage
and go home with me and be my guest
while you remain here, and i will ac-
cord you genuine southern hospitality,
for am under obligations to you, sab.
Come
"Well, boys, went out to the old
chaps ranch, and l went there on
numerous future trips. and-well, the
one thousand dollars i won on that
race l carefully laid away for special
purpose, and for that purpose subse-
quently used it. My little southern
wife now wears it in sparkling gems
on one of her fingers" Trib-
une.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
August
Flower

3" am Post Master here and keep
a Store. Ihave kept August Flower
for sale for some time. I think it is
a splendid medicine. E. A. 5ond,
P. NJ, Pavilion Centre, N. Y.
The stomach is the reservoir.
If it fails, everything fails The
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, the head, the blood, the nerves
all go wrong. If you feel wrong,
look to the stomach first. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower. 1t assures good appetite
and good digestion. o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Girls VIII Say Things.

When girls get together they will say
things. One of thein was telling of a
'buck board party" in which she had
participated. sand when we got back"
said she, 1--WE were chilled through.
So, while the boys took smoke we sat
and hugged the stove"
"Well!" exclaimed the girl with the
big blue eyes. - think you might have
hugged the boys and let the stove dc
che smoking. g."-Indianapolis Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Nutmers rs a soporific.

Nutmegs have strong narcotic prop
critics. A drink that used to be made
by our grandmothers was nutmeg tea.
One or two nutmegs would make pint
or pint and half of tea, and the in
valid would drink it, producing sleep
of many hours duration. The symp-
toms would be about the same as opium.
Nutmeg in the quantity of two or three
drachms will cause both stupor and de.
lirium Chicago Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
PuNoENr PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. McCanty-"An' yc've raised
quote big family, Mrs Murphy"
Mrs Murphy with pride)-"Seven po-
lacemin, Mrs. McCanty."-Tit
Something Important on Hand. -
He-"You seem to be very happy. Any
thing on hand?" She-"Dont you see
that ring"'-BroolSly Life.
-Willlins-"Mr Swelup looks upon
himself as q great man since he was
elected" Z" Billiins-"He must wear
powerful glasses!"-Optician
-Kate-"T really couldn't have re-
fused Jackie proposed so gracefullyw
May-"No wonderl He has had lots of
practice, you know."-Smith, Gray &
Co. S Monthly.
AT Dinner.-Bronker (as the first
course comes on)-"By the way, how is
the course of true love served?" Dron-
ker (scoring one)-"With spoon, of
course. e."-Des Moines Argonaut.
Fin de Siecle.-Justly Irate Party
''Robert, you are naughty boy. You
want jolly good hiding" Robert
Pardon me, father. l may need chas.
tisement, but I do not want it"-Judy.
20" said Johnny Beauchamp
To little Sadie Grosvenor,
i when grow up I'll teach EN-
I'm goin' to be a guv'nor."
Chicago News
-Myrtle-"Don't you think Mr.. Boil
ston has improved very much since his
trip" Mayo, my, yes. Why, last
night he was able to wear two chrysan-
themums in his buttonhole. Inter
Ocean.
Father" said the bankers daugh-
ter, 81 want you to bring me large
bunch of violets from the florists"
Cant afford it, my dear How would a
nice diamond ring do instead?'-Buf-
falo Express
More Noise to It-Cumso Qaying
down fashion magazine)-"So wo-
| mans dress is to be louder than ever"
Mrs Cumso-"How SOP" Cumso-"T
understand the bell skirt is giving place
to the cornet skirt. Detroit Free Press.
-Husband--"Mercy! what have you
got the gas turned on full force for?"
Wife-''As matter of economy, John.
l want to consume a thousand dollars
worth this year SOS to get the discount
of ten cents thousand. boston Tran.
script.
1t is always best to be earnest {"
said the man who loves to lecture. "If
you do anything do it in italics" Yes"
replied the youth, 81 have several times
seen man fail because he went into
business with a small capital. Wash
ington Star.
The Clock Struck One.-Knowles-
For what peculiar reasons are some
! divorces granted! An actor has been
granted one because his wife caused
! her clock to strike" Bowles-"That's
trivial enough reason" Knowles
! ''Well, not exactly so. You see the
clock struck his head. ."-Je elers' Cir
cular.
Whats the matter Bill?" said one
representative of the crooked gentry to
another. Wasn't business good in
. Chicago?" TOO good. No sooner
! would l get through sandbagging a
man than some feller 'ud come along
| and sandbag me. e."-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
CUPID ON A WHEEL.
A Commercial Traveller Tells How
He Won a Wife.

Hey were all
C o m m e r cial
travellers, enjoy
ing their cigars
on the veranda
of a Kansas
hotel, shrewd,
i n t e Ii e e N t
knights of the
grip and sample
cases, f T. a g.
II ents of that
vast army of
untiring busi-
ness heralds,
whose ceaseless
labors keep the
healthy blood
forever .cours-
j n e through
t h e g + e a t
4 r
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Two Men suRocated.

New YORK, Jan. 17.-Granville Ste
venson, second engineer, and Henry
Thompson, third engineer of the Brit
ish steamship Glenbervie, were suffo-
Gated on that vessel yesterday. The
deaths were caused by inhalation of the
poisonous gas given off by brauier of
charcoal which had been kept burning
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
A Wet Moon.

Lawrcnce-I heard you say that there
was wet moon last month.
Farmer Cropsey-Yes; that's what
did say.
Lawrence-And now that / see the
moon in the middle of the day, sup
pose that it has been hung out to dry,
hasn't it?-Harper's Young People.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Post Omoe Cleaned ont.

WILLIAMsTowN. Mass, Jan. IL
When the postmaster entered his Office
Sunday morning he found that the safe
had been blown open and the entire
stock of stamps, some 5000 In number,
was stolen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21

hotel, and before heard him utter d
dozen words l had sized him up as Il
bully and braggart, and cherished a
hope that the girl, rough though she
might prove to be, would do him up in
che coming contest.
The grand stand was literally
packed with excited humanity, and the
ground around the half-mile circular
track was crowded to witness the af-
ternoon sports. ! was unable to secure
aseat in the grand stand, and, after
much pushing and squeezing succeed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Lott In the Cold.

SIS that Ralph Hownow, who was
mentioned in his late uncle's will?"
"Yes; one million dollars went to
charity, and what was left of tho estate
went to Ralph"
Indeed; and what soas left2"
"Ralph."
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
Catarrh Not Local. but Constitutional,

DIR. Dio Lewis, the eminent Boston
physician. in a magazine article says.
"A radical error underlies nearly all
medical treatment of catarrh. II is not
a disease OF the mans nose; it is a dis.
ease OF the man showing itself in the
nose-a local exhibition of a constitu.
tional trouble" Therefore. he argues,
the use Of snuff and other local applica-
tions, is wrong. and while they seem to
give temporary relief, they really do more
harm than good. Other leading author
tiles agree with DIR. Lewis. Hence, the
only proper method Of cure for catarrh
is by taking a constitutional remedy like
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which, reaching
every part Of the body through the
blood, does eliminate all impurities and
makes the whole man healthier. It re-
moves the Of the trouble and re-
stores the diseased membrane to proper
condition. That this is the practical re-
suit 10 proven by thousands Of people
who have been cured Of catarrh by talk
ing Hoods Sarsspsrilla.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
Special Rates to California.

The Northern Pacific Railroad has
just put into effect a series OF low round.
trip rates to Pacific coast points. These
California tickets are good until April
30. 1894, and are good for stop-over un.
der certain conditions. These rates will
enable those desiring to do SO to spend
the winter in Southern California or to
visit the mid-winter fair to be held in
San Francisco. This latter event will
undoubtedly be second only to the
Worlds Fair just closed, and will repay
a visit. as it will exhibit the resources
and capabilities Of California.
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth to
north Pacific coast points and return,
$3.50; to San Francisco snd return to
Missouri river, 5000; to Los Angeles
and return to Missouri river, 600. I
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10

The trains from the west are again in
hard shape. and are quite irregular,
No through train came in yesterday, and
none will be here until tonight. probably
about 8 o'clock. when there will be three
close together. Yesterday afternoon.
however. a special was made up at Hell.
n and started eastward. which arrived
here with local mail and passengers at
IL o'clock this morning. The difficulty
this time is near Sand Point. Idaho,
the track crosses the head of lake
Pend d'Orlelle on a long trestle work.
and the washing away of a portion of
the latter was the cause of the delay.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
STATE OF ONO. Cry OF TOLEDO, J

oT L
Lucas County.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm Of F. J.
Cheney e. CO., doing business bushes in
the city Of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the
sun of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use OF Halls
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
49, Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence this
49, 9th day of December, A. D.
1886. A, ". GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal.
lay, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Send
for testimonials free.
j. F. CHENEY 4 Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
N-Sold by druggists, 70 cents.