The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-04
The Queer Things a Seattle
Man Sees in Chicago.
BUFFALO BILLS ROUGH RIDERS


Ing IL she brayely started IN 90 replace Is
by second tour Of the great building.
hops her experiences will not be the same
as one have Just heard about. Two girls
were taking.
'swhat do you think, Anna. I lost my
note book after spending whole week in
going over the Manufacturers building.
examined every exhibit aud made eopious
notes. I thought 50 much Of that book "
What : PITY"
"A pits. | should say so; but got an
other book and went right over the same
ground again ard flied my second book
OF similar notes, and then what do you
suppose happened ?"
why. you don't mean that you lost
that second book. do you9"
No. indeed. found the FIRST one at
my ROOM
w Y. Rinehart, IT., and wife are here
from Seattle. Mr. Rlnehart's brother-in-
Law. J. Edward Chilberg. a native OF Seat
tic, and well known there as a former
Merchant. is now in Guatemala. Many
interesting things are told OF his expe-
rience there lie Is now accompanied by
his wife. and since the little Central Amer
lean republic has not experienced a revo-
luton Tor six or seven years they feel as
though they have hit upon very staple
place of abade. Sir. Chi!berg Is represent
ing the G. & G. mills. OF Spokane, and Is
selling four for that firm in this new field.
When he arrived Mt hts post he at once
changed his American gold into Gsute-
rnala silver and got $3.50 for every dollar
OF IL. But this is not much OF a gain If
one wishes to live americana. Canned
beef that sells here for - cents costs 81 .
there. butter comes in little sealed cans at
$50 pound. I'd writes that you are
sure Of getting fresh milk for every morn
ing when YOU look ont into the street and
see number Of strings coming down the
sidewalk with n man pulling at one end
OF the strings aud goat tied 10 the other
end of each string. Watch u moment and
you will see a hand thrust out of win
dow and the man nj once drops the strings,
takes The proffsred cup. milks 1t full and
receives his pennies in return. The milk
Is, therefore. absolutely fresh and unadnl-
lerated, but IL don't seem like American
milk for all that
When the folks landed from the vessel
~ was IN large wicker hamper swung out
by the derricks like a bale of hay. They
have no wharves, and even this crude
landing was only made after three days'
al waiting IN the surf off the city's shore.
None of the mgidens in that country
are allowed TO 20 abroad from their homes
without the company of a ehaperone, and
lover is only allowed TO come and court
his sweetheart through the heavily barred
windows of her fathers home. After they
are married they pass along the streets in
Indian file, the women marching ahead
20 that the husband can DO In a position
10 prevent any fiirtations. Anna says she
Is going TO make Ed walk that way to pre-
vent his flirting with the black-eyed senior
itas. Everybody smokes cigarettes in
Guatemala-the men, women, girls and
boys. The ordinary American "bit" cigar
cost n quarter of dollar. Honduras. ly.
ing between Guatemala and San Salvador.
depends upon her weakness for her
strength. Both Of the other republics
want to possess Honduras, but neither can
make move in that direction without be-
Ing at oneo checked by the other. and 40
tho weak one In the triangle remains free
and independent after fashion. As soon
as one or the other secures Honduras n
viii promptly overcome the other one also
and the world will then see a powerful and
rich republic in Central America The
Pacific coast states Of America will soma
day be surprised at the great amount of
trade that can be built up in those coun-
tries. IL is to hs hoped that Mr.. Chill
berg's mission will be ahundantiv success
fui. for IL will be splendid introduction
for other lines of washington's products
which would b. made much more easy 10
accomplish II Washington -four secure. a
successful entry into the markets of
Guatemala.
Scot Calhoun. the son Of Washinrton's
executive commissioner Dr. q. V. Cal.
honn, has returned West. after an sx.
tended visit here at the fair. Scot was
Instrumental in organizing the Columbian
Chapter of the Sigma M fraternity. and
was elected its chief officer. lie met many
college and fraternity friends while here
lie will try and institute chapter Of his
fraternity a. the Washington state uniysr.
sity before he returns 10 his studies Mt
Stanford university. Up 20 the present,
time there have been none Of the secret
fraternit.es established al the Washington
university. Now. With the increased NJ.
tendance and the improvements recently
inanguratea. these elements Of college az
isvity wilt spring up rapidly. Scot ard
sosne OF hts college friends went out Tor 4
LARK not great while ago and had soma
jolly experiences. They vent through tia
Midway pretending - Ne niutes. ana
would talk quite RAPIDLY with each other
by the use OF their fingers aud ere. Many
expressions 81 sympathy we're drawn nom
the nns9spectlng strangers ami gnaav nm
expected iaYoTs were extended - the how,
eorae OF the exhibitors ia the Arriet,itur,t
building are giving oUt beautiful soaven.
irs. but fhey only give tasm - ladis. M
gentlemen accompanied by ladies. rbe
mute isnItators easily detained all thev
wanted CT saeh souvenirs. Then ts.v
worked upon the syy0pathies 81 one of an.
pretty girls who act IS cashiers ~ The
dror-a-peanx -in-the-siot Hvrsia wa,.-
stands. aud the fFst ore ct the hevx "a.
apparently mUoh surprised. lie saassA
the others how - get a drink. one a. 8
tame ard all went well aatu the last fall
low broke CAT laughing. They al sneakra
away quickly shen, 10 save the feelings of
the poar girl. wao was 80 completely sod
THAI she looked IS il she would h~s5n
shedding tsars IS oopsoaslr As tie ma.
ehtoe SIC presided over saeis Waakesha
wafer.
A tsoi of vigorous Washingtonian. nnt
IN aae q the hardest DAYS work that has
yst beea recorded 50 having been per-
feriae& iar the g7eAa eanamon ~ealth Of
NashlREsou. For some tlass thsre Ia.
bccn = pam Among ;as Washington cr~x
- meet segre Saturday excnlnx and or-
Taasse genuine scsssa5Br b~e The aoers
- tAe large building we're r.rAreSs aud the