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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04

that which controls literature OF the same class
In other countries. Besides this extraordinary
presentation of Spanish fiction, the number con-
tains special New Year story, two thrilling
narratives in the best style of French art, several
charming original American sketches, and two
intensely dramatic stories By Julia schayer and
Barton Allen. The whole forms . number OF
uncommon strength and variety.
The Ne,r England Ma9d-ias for January begins
the year 1928 very pronisingly II is particu-
larly varied number. The opening article deals
in an attractive, cosby fashion with the child
hood and early lie of Amelia B. Edwards, the
famous Egyptologist and novelist 1t is Illus
trated By Louis A. Holman. and gives several
pleasant gimpses of some old England village
homes. The paper is written by NJ Betham- Ed
wards, cousin OF the late Miss Edwards. A
little sketch. "The story OF Clock" by Amelia
B. Edwards, Is also interesting. Helen Camp
bell. the author of prisoners OF Poverty" con-
tributes the two first chapters OF new serial,
"John Ballantyne, American" The Rev. Jniius
Fl. Ward, the well-known literary critic OF the
Boston Herald, writes an interesting budget OF
"reminiscences OF James Parton, whose historical
studies have pleased two generations OF readers
already Mrs. Alice Morse Earle gives the
history of "The Oldest Episcopal Church in
New England" and through her lightness OF
touch and quick fancy manages 70 make it
bright and entertaining,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
SPECIAL PROVIDENCES.

The discussion as to whether the Spree was
saved by Evangelist Moody's prayers il given
an interesting turn by the experience OF the
Noordland, which was ;owed into Queenstown
By another steamer, which had rescued her
after she had met similar disaster. Passen-
gers on the Spree held a prayer-meeting, while
on the Noordland "the women sat crying in the
cabins and the men crowded the smoking-room
TO play cards and talk over the situation" III
each case the disabled vessel proved 70 staunch
that she did not go to pieces, and in each case
another steamer finally appeared and brought
her safely into port 1t seems only reason
able, therefore, to conclude that the skill OF the
builders and the efficiency of the captain and
crew had good deal more to do with the result
than either the praying or the card playing.
Neither praying nor card playing would have
availed on the Spree or tho Noordland If the
hull OF the steamer had not been strong enough
to hold-Neu York Evening Post
The whole doctrine of special providence
is disposed of in the New Testament where
it is said that "the rain falls upon just
and the unjust" which is only saying
that the great laws Of Nature are not
violated for the benefit of saints or
sinners
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
STATE POLITICS.

H. II. s. Hyacinth leaves EsquirnalE n March
on an eighteen months Southern cruise.
1t is good thing for Tacoma that Bennett is
losing his influence and that the citizens are
showing 10 the state that he is not their boss
Spokane Spokesman.
In its fight on Mr.. Allen the spokSne Reriew
has simply become foolish, and its i:l-natured
remarks and suspicious are beconsing very
wearisome.-Ddrenport Times.
There are many very excellent reasons why
the legislature should not elect George Turner
United States senator. In the first pace he is
Tot true Republican. He has bees bolter
within the last few years; i'll fact, he cana
within an ace of boiling during the last cam
paign. OF course, Turner stands a
ghostof a show, but that is all.-Wilbur Register.
Mr.. Allen is absolutely spotless man SO far
as his moral lie is concerned, while MS work
memoe of the upper house has stamped
him as an individual OF brilliant intellect and
noble, patriotic impulses, who is LOGGED up TO
and well liked by his colleagues in thai body II
IS one of the noblest traits in mas that ne
should show gratitude towards those who have
shown their friendship for him.-SiGugAtsr Sun
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
THE CLERICAL REFORNER.

The Rev. Dr.. Parkhurst. of New York
city. is failure as clerical reformer III
municipal politics. chiefly because he has
forgotten that 1.-The shoemaker should
stick 10 his last"-the preacher must re-
form his congregation through the pulpit,
and trust 10 the difusive influence and
action OF his congregation TO reform
politics. The Rev. Dr.. Driver, of Port
land, once said in an anti-thir1 party ad-
dress, that, "a rule the clerical reformer
was failure IN politics; because, rs a
rule, the docmatic, oracular habit OF
the pulpit where nobody talks back
10 the critic seems to unfit n
clercyman for W Use aud effective work in
the field OF political reform. lie is apt To
be too credu,ous; lie does not always re-
member that the phrase "the boy lied "
explains n good deal Of reported scandal
in this world; he does not weigh and
traverse evidence; he IS apt 10 trust more
20 sweeping sensational speech and emo
tional appeal than 20 careful organization
and rsso.ute effort within the law. He
iorgets that every step forward in peace "a
the stride of the spirit Of compromise. the
result Of taking gratefully the best You
can get rather thnn spu-n,ng everything
short Of the abstract good. The preacher
* a reformer fails because he - trained as
maker Of sermons Father than as
Trainer Of statutes. To illustrate: Bur.
chari. who dashed the cup from Rla;ne's
lips IN trying 10 help him 10 victory. was
Al example q The proneness Of preacher
IN politics Always 10 lack that kind Of tact
which considers time ana place and IS
more anxious 70 do good than % deliver
sermon.
Burchard's habit Of pulpit speech be-
trsyed him into this hlunder; be couldn't
resist tie temptation 10 shoot 81 arrow :.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
Pity Recalls Love.
LINDEN Pioneer Press.


Robert E. Ramsey, who was burned severely
in Blue Canyon coal mines little over a week
ago, worked in the old Sehome coal mines here
nearly thirty years ago. He accumulated a
comfortable 'stske" and took up ranch near
Ferndale. twenty-five years ago he decided to
settle down in life, and, acting upon the first
impulse, he married handsome young lady of
his acquaintance, and they lived on the ranch
like two turtle doves until, four or five months
ago, family quarrel terminated in a suit for
divorce, and the once happy and con tented
couple dissolved partnership in their old age.
Several children had been tenderly reared by
them, and the mother claimed AMI secured the
custody Of the offspring. Ramsey secured
work in the Blue Canyon coal mine, and week
ago Tuesday the explosion OF gas took place in
the mine and he was taken to the Company y
hospital painfully burned Mrs. Ramsey heard
of the accident and lay awake nights thinking
of the agones endured by her old companion,
the father OF her children. She could not en-
dure the suspense, anu at last concluded TO go
out and nurse him She attended him until he
was able to come to town. Tuesday the knot
severed by the courts was relied and the happy
old couple have returned 10 the quiet little
home near Ferndale, happy and fanciful as
auy groom and bride of 20
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
Bennett Makes People Laugh.
Snohomish Tribune.


One of the humorous post-election products
was that published few days ago in the Ia.
coma Ledger, under the caption OF "Bennett TO
Harrison" 1t gives the president a detailed
history of the degradation and corruption of the
alleged Seattle ring, and its vein of humor lies
in the fact that it is meant to be taken seriously
1t is highly amusing to find the Tacoma boor
speaking of society being shocked at certain
methods of these people," About the only in
stance of the kind we recall was the shock sus-
tanned by that branch of society which gathered
in a low sal DON in Tacoma to listen to a speech
by Nelson Bennett when he predicted the cleo
ton Of the entire Democratic state ticket; the
shock came few days later when Bennett and
his society of gamblers and toughs learned
that they had lost the money they had staked on
this prediction. Some pictures OF the ''canal
and iron furnace" are kindly enclosed, and after
the president has studied them "assiduously."
as is suggested, they may find place IN Baby
McKee's scrap album. II any doubt existed as
to Mr. Benefits supreme egotism, the publica-
ton Of this effusion, "Bennett to Harrison"
ought to forever settle the doubt. This letter
was written on December and published on
the Goth. Mr.. Bennett doubtless has the presi-
dents reply in his inside pocket. Its publica-
ton is anxiously awaited by GREATNESS public.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
Beware OF Portland.
Spokane Spokesman.


The new combination OF Palouss farmers for
the object of building a warehouse at tide wa
ter should select either Tacoma or seattle as the
plsce TO locate the warehouse. Portland should
not lie thong ht of. In the FIRST place Portland
has not the harbor that is possessed By either of
the Puget sound cities Ii Is far inland, and the
expense OF entering and leaving its port is
many times as great as the expense o. sailing
into Commencement o. Elicit bays. Then
again, Washington farmers should do business
in Washington They should help to build up
their own stste when, a. IN the present Case Il
can be done without Guy extra cost Portland
has been thu enemy OF all this section of coun-
try. The enormous freight rates that the people
OF Eastern Washington have been paying for
years have been imposed that Portland rner-
chants could make profit It would be play
ing no the hands OF the enemy 70 go 20 Port
land. II Tacoma offers better advantages than
Seattle. 60 70 Tacoma; but svoid Portland. un-
der any ana al circumstances.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04

increased about 500 during the year. IN 1895 the
population tracc known as Perkins fat will
b. incorporated into the city. The as
sessed valuation of property in Col
fax has increased $4,000 within the
present year. January !, 1872, IL was
$2,2oo.Oo0. Today ii is sl,5oo,000. The actual
values OF real estate has increased 25 per cent
The population OF the city proper is today 1850.
With the limits thar viii be made under the
new incorporation, the population will be in
creased 10 over 5000.
During 1892 several business blocks, hotel
and church were erected at a cost OF si46,0 GOO.
and many residences at a cost OF $4,000. The
cost OF the new water system was $4,000, OF the
sewerage system $40 600 and street grading 1900,
total of $4,000 expended for public improve
ments.
ColfaI was founded in 1872; in 1sS2 II had a
population of about 500 The growth of the city
has been solid, healthy, substantial. II is the
county seat of the richest agricultural county
In Washington.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
Editor Adams Long Head.


We have no more use for Brother Adams. OF
the ReretIe Yesterday afternoon an old cher,
who Is unfortunate enough TO have fits or
spells of insanity, visited Mr. Adams Office. The
eagle-eyed scribe twgged fit coming on, and
told the rancher he was wanted in the Office of
the Express. When he entered our Office he was
requested TO take a seat and read the paper. In
few minutes confusion reigaed; the old gent
imagined the stove had lung too many and
proceeded to kick it out. Then the door knob
needed attention: he grabbed the stove shovel
and was about TO smash the windows, when ne
was seized and quiesei. The spell only lasted
short time and he was all right again. This
morning the Rereii!e says. with suppressed
laughter, that IL had received "lony roast" for
the editor OF this paper, but refrained from pub
fishing it Hereafter ''roasts' are preferred to
any such practical jokes as perpetrsted yester-
day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
A Mastodon Unearthed Near Cclfax.
al 80

The bones OF a huge something were found
Wednesday in a well being dug by Lew Whiting
on his Union fat farm south of Colfax imoedded
in stratum OF sand fifty feet below the surface
and were seemingly as fresh as II they had been
there but a few years Several bones were taken
out, one OF which, appearing to belong from the
knee 10 foot, measured eight feet in length and
was twenty-seven inches in circumference. Mr..
Whiting followed up the discovery as far as per-
missible and the bones OF perfect animal had
been traced when he LETT the well and came TO
town He had the bones OF one foot, greatly re-
unhling an elephants, aud also u piece OF the
,usk The bones OF this skeleton. together with
other similar bones unearthsd throughout East
ern Washington, furnish evidence, it is said.
That the Palouse country was once inhabited by
tropical animals of much larger size than any
now extant, or Use the skeletons were brought
here by some remarkable food or convulsion
tha, took place several years further back than
the oldest inha 1ltant can remember.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
THE rARks AND BouLKvaRDs

SEATTLE, Jan. ;. 1888
To TEE EoIroe; Judge MeGNy7a's letter In
yester LAYS PosT-lSTELLGEScER on Parks ana
bouleyasis' has d'i!ted somewhat into a dis
eusslon OF tie relative merits OF the newcomers
as compared with The pioneers.
Iais stirring up OF pioneer saimas,,.es By the
wholesale, ID matter how much The KIDS" or
straw recrniss' o: newcomers may deserve IL, Is
Uoi conducive - calm and d.srassioUats Dis
eIs.lon OF the proposed parks and hon)evards
tle cneers % This cIty hojI hlEa place IN
ths estimation al fhe lsier-comerS Whoever is
acquainted W4th tAeit eag.y struggles ana hard.
ships. iAeIr persistent and long-coEtlpued con.
L 81 against tremendous odds, can entertain
rrth.ag o;t admiration FOR SeStt.e's founders
sui early builders It's s fact. nevertheless
t&ey did not make provisions for great railroad
city or regulate she p,ait!uC of a c.ty baitt on
.o.ty hills Nib view OF saving toll for man or
sSasl - b.sEas tie sslly sss..srs .or LIS lack
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
How to Convict a Pretty Woman.

Ella Higginson IN Whatcom Express.
In one OF those excellent editorials which
make the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES al educator as
well as newspaper. Illustrations are quoted OF
the fact that young and conely woman has
always the best of the man in the case before
the average jury. Perhaps this evil might be
remedied by putting twelve middle.sged and
exceedingly plain women on the jury in such
cases, for although the plaintiff might be sutf-
ciently fair 10 enslave the masculine jury, all
her charms would not make the faintest sus-
picion OF an impression on q jury OF charmless
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
THANKS OF THE COMRADES.
SOLDIERS HOME,

ORrING, Jam = 1898.
To THE EDITOR: We desire through your val
liable paper (Which, by the way, is always q
welcome visitor at the honey to extend to the
Stevens Women's Relief Corps OF Seattle our
many and hearty thanks for their liberal dona-
tions, making the New Year to US truly a happy
New Year. The table for our New Years dinner
was made rich with the wealth of luxurious and
delicious viands furnished by the ladies of
Stevens Women's Relief Corps. They no doubt
used little fnesse and diplomacy whereby
they were enabled to excel some of the other
Women's Relief Corps of the department who
by the mun!hcence of their contributions made
rs most happy on Christmas. Their laudabe
rivalry has added greatly to our happiness aud
comfort. do not know that the ladies OF the
different Relief Corps will feel highly dattered
when we add that their acts have caused us to
fall in love with them. and we most sincerely
hope the attachment we have formed for the
ladies OF the Women's Relief Corps will not
cause any jealousy to spring up on the part OF
any of the ladies' husbands. Ladies, please ac-
cept our thanks for your liberal donations, your
good wills aud your sincere God blessings.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The skagit county Democrat has become the
Mount Vernon Post.
The fourth-class postofice at Kalispell, Mont,
has been raised to the presidential class By rea-
son of increased receipts.
To show what we can raise and do in this Pa.
louise country we will say that John Dreassel,
who purchased 240 acres of land from John p.
Kline when he came here from Fon du Lac
county, Wisconsin. was rewarded last season
with 5000 bushels of wheat, $500 bushels of
barley, and forty tons OF hay. The Messrs. John
Dreassel & Co. also threshed in thirty-one days
65,000 bushels OF grain for his neighbors This
shows what can be done here Uniontoun
Journal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
The Hon. Henry B. FouIke. leader of one ia

The Hon. Henry B. Foulke, leader of one fac
ton in theosophist politics. has gone temper"
arily into retreat" al Onset, Mass, where he is
supposed TO be committing with the Mahatmas.
But what sort OF retreat must 1t b. aud what
sort OF Mahatmas must visit Onset, when we
find this representative parsonage and leader
launching at the veuerated ehieftaiu OF the other
party bolt like this: "Olcott is an alcoholic
Baechante." Col. Oicott has been called hard
names in the course OF the great theos0phical
controversy, but we doubt that he has ever been
called Baeehante before -Nelp York Sum
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04

the great Red Dragon of Rome. and as q
result he missed the dragon and nailed his
candidate to the cross. And so Rev. DR..
Parkhurst, the sensational pulpiteer,
charges right and left, forward and back,
like wounded elephant, trampling some
times on the good and sometimes on the
bad, and the result is that there is gen.
eral desire among both good men and bad
20 kill the crazy elephant.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04

compel labor to work for less wages than
ley wished; how could. you compel capt.
tai to pay more wages than it can afford.
There is no remedy for the present state of
things saving 20 let folly burn itself out
and the principle OF the Golden Rule as
sympathy is the social force that in the
ultimate analysis must solve the vexing
prnhiem
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
THEY ARE NOT SEARCHED.

SEATTLE, Dec. 80, 1892
To THE EDITOR: Do the employees of the
United States minis undergo any sors of search
or examination after the completion of their
days work, and OF what nature is it2
SURsCRIRER
There are so many checks upon mint en-
ployes that search is not necessary. The metal
is weighed at every transfer between individ-
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04

The January number OF Romance --rsrs not
only fesst TO the lover Of fascinating stories,
bus = peculiarly Interesting field for ia student
OF international fiction. Eight az rs fifteen
stories are from tire pens OF noteG Spanish
writer's. They are selected primarily with a
view 20 their general interest. but are s.il Of so
marked flavor as 10 reveal clearly Rs5 IN the
losI pleasing manner { different slsr.t from
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public is hereby warned not TO pay
any money TO parties representing 10 be
agents of the Seattle PosT-INTELLIeExcER,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posi-
1srELLrGEycER, viz: J. A. Mcclellan and
I. A. Davies. THIS does no. apply to resi-
dent agents Of this paper, who are located
in various cities and towns of the North
west. nor to postmasters, who are in all
cases authorized to take subscriptions for
the Daily, Sunday and Weekly PosT-IS-
TELLIGEscER.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
Opals in Asotin County.

Silcott Correspondence Asotin Sentinel.
Opals have been discovered in the vicinity OF
Alpowai creek and quite number of locations
made The specimens are full of fire, and will
polish well, and are found in Il volcanic forms-
ton. AS soon as the weather permits o more
thorough investigation will be made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
Collax Commoner.

NUIIAK tOmUoner.
The year ls92 has been one of unprecedented
good fortune for Co.tax. and the year 1898 has
Sill greater things in view. TIE north end
of the city has grown wonderfully The
population OF that part OF Coiiax alone Aas
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
One Of the Great Masters.

Coupeviile Times.
The "ad' man on the PosT-iSTELLrGENcER is
genius on ''rule work" His display OF the art
on the Renton Hill ad. is worthy OF place
elongside the great masters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The annual pew-lettinR of the First Pres
byterian Church will occur Monday nlght.
Mr.. Alfred Mace, the English gelist,
will preach again ss the Propyi8um this
evening. at half-pastI
Thomas Bird ges. n bad man with q knife.
il in the -stationhouse on account OF his
free and easy manner in handling his fav
tie weapon. Thomas was arrested by
patrolman Manning.
The state Board Of Health has received a
communication from the State boaro OF
Pennsylvania which atates that there are
fifty-two cases of smallpox In the town or
Bergen, Reading county.
The services of Easter SUNDAY will be re-
peated to-day at Sc. Pauls Church. morn
ing and evening. Mrs. Miller will sing
Handels anthem Il Know that My Re
deemer Liveth." in the morning.
The night hostler ut Ward Brothers lIv-
cry stable picked MP n stray horse and
buggy late last night. and Is somev aat
puzzled as TO the identity of the turnout.
In the buggy was found an overcoat, o
Isdy's CLOAK and several small jugs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
L..eue Exh,p,sion Games.

There will be plenty OF baseball at the
League grounds IN Ohio street his week.
Monday and Tuesday the League teams of
Cincinnati and st. Louis will cross bats in
exhibition games. and they are ones
which will prove more than interesting.
In the Cincinnati Reds. this season. arc to
be found such play ers as Arlie Latham. the
greatest third bsseman that ever was, and
the FUNNIEST man hat ever wore q baseball
Uniform; Charley. Comiskey. the only rival
shat old Man" Arson ever had as a field
general; Emmett Seery. an old Indian.
apoiis player; George Smith. Tony Mul-
lane. Frank Dwyer. 'Bugr Holiday
and . number OF other we'll known PLAYERS.
In the ST Louis Browns are, first and fore
most. jack Giasscoek. wbo was the can
tain of the indianapolis team when il was
IN the League, and Buckley, who was
stone wall behind the bat IN those DAYS.
besides q number of other men such az
Gleason. Crooks. Breitenstein. Warden and
Joe Quinn.
Both teams have been IN practice for .
number OF weeks. and are putting up q
great article of ball. The regular League
SEASON oDeas IN . very short time. and