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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-19
Mr.. HYDE M snrarne.

sPRAeuE. Oct. 1s.-rSpecial. l-Sprague
was in holiday attire today to receive Mr..
Hyde.ssA military band and delegation Of
citizens escorted him 10 the opera house,
where he made the speech of his life Bon
fires were lit and cannon Numbered forth
a welcome. The house was packed, many
ladies being present He thanked Lincoln
county for It's support in the con-
vention, and then reviewed the con-
diiion of the country from 1861
10 is92. and quoted statistics to prove It's
unexampied prosperity. He said the per
capita circulation was greater IN 1894 than
in 1891, and that the scarcity Of money
was not the cause Of hard times. The
impending tariff legislation was the cause
Of the panic. He alluded to the Southern
Democrats rs responsible Tor free trade.
as seyenty-slx out OF i42 senators
and congressman we're Confederate
soldiers. He appealed 10 the young
men not to become Populists, and showed
the fallaey OF fat money and thei. other
schemes He favored forecosing the
mortgages on the railroads as a step toward
government ownership and as an expert
ment, before saddling the country with a
greater burden than the war debt. All
reforms could be made by the Republican
party. Ii any mistakes had been
made he should help to recsify them.
He favored the restriction of immigration,
postal savings banks, the Nicaragua
canal, ponalar election of senators, free
coinage of silver. Humorous illustra-
tiens brought down the house, especially
the war experience with Confederate (tiaD
money. His strong declaration for free
silver secured him many Popu,isi aud
Democratic votes. and he is assured Of
big majority in Lincoln county. He gem
eroussy alluded to Doolitile's hard work,
and stated that he had secured a national
reputation on the Nicaragua canal ques-
tiob.
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sroxAsx. Oct is.--At q meeting tonight
of the members Of Company q. y. q. W,
who we're discharged by Gov. MeGraw. il
IVES decided 10 contest the order of the gov
ernor. 1t was conceded that the governor
had the authority TO discharge them on
the finding of 9 military court Of inquiry.
- vas done. but 1, 10 eontended that he
cannot discharge them dishonorably and
dlsbar them from further service In the
guard.
This claim is based on section 5i3 Of the
national guard regulations. which pro-
viaes ''dishonorabls discharges. or dis
charges in such form rs TO prevent re-
election. reappointment and re-enlistment
shsll be given only ia accordance with
sentence of eourt-mariisls or company
courts Of discipline. No eourt-maFtiai or
company court Of discipline was held in
this case. Several viii test the matter a.
enee by Offering for Fe-enlistment
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Republicans Gains a. ror, Angelo.

FoER ASexfEs, oct IA Spsclsl. The
e.ty rsslstFztless books elossd GA Tass4av
aiEat, sad voll 81 tas ro.ls shews . good
1nerease IL Republican ranks. whus TIE
Rop2llsts have had heavy falling OF.
ihe Democrats icsiag fss siaes last elsc-
ssoa- he Ee19l-sts asvs alsaFs claimed
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poEr TOWNSEND. Oct is.-fSpecisl. l.
The scsthing denrneiation Of the Kuhn
Tribal. faction By X. W. Jennings. the
independent Democratic candidate for the
legislature at last nights meeting was the
absorbing topic in political circles today.
Collector Saunders positively denies tina.
he or his administration has had anything
to do with bringing Jennings out in oppo-
siiion 10 Kuhn and blanchard, but Kuhn
and Tibbals don't believe him. Jennings
saws IL il true. but adds that ne IL not tied
TO any faction or clique in the Democratic
party. He stands, so he says, for pure
politics, honestly conducted political con-
ventions, aud believes that politician can
be honest and true without the necessity
of proving himself In be traitor 20 his
friends and party principles. Tibbals de-
ciares that he has Jennings written pledge
to stand by the nominees of the last
county convention. Tibbais also said. in
the presence OF several persons, that Jen-
nings deliberately stole the nomination
for county attorney two years ago from
Del Cary Smith. his opponent. Tibhals
was chairman then, and is supposed 10
know how it occurred. He says that
country delegate left the convention TO get
3 drink and requested J. A. Causten, now
q deputy collector of customs and per-
sonal friend and admlrer OF Mr.. jennings,
TO cast his 1.-THE deIegate's) vote for Smith.
Causten voted for Jennings, who was
nominated by one majority. Mr.. Smith
says that that drink cost him two years
salary. Jennings says If the country dele
gate had been sober be would have voted
as Mr.. Caustcn did.
Judge Kuhn admitted TO the PosT-ly-
rELtIsEScER correspondent today That he
was sick. In fact. Mr.. Tibbals and many
old line Democrats. whom Mr.. Jennings
roasted. have the same complaint. Ii was
q ute common today and somewhat anus
ing 20 hear prominent Democrats declare
themselves to be out OF politics. Jennings
seems 10 be the cock Of the walk and is
respected accordingly.
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this as their stronghold. hit this year the
Republicans are away IN the lead. which
assures the county straight Republican
plurality At the polls
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have been Legal. and reversed the decision
Of ste commissioner Of the general land
Office, Which Vas in favor Of Gaby.
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THE school year runs from 1nly 10
July l, which accounts tor the difsrsncs
in stating levy and expenditure.
''Of the 1909, $50 authorized BY the dis
trict to be expended for sites and buildinp
We have been authorized TO issue hoods
for only $2O0. coo. These bonds were placsd
through the efforts of one of our city hsaf.
ers. At 5 per cent. interest. with premirn
of 81. 500, but the New York bankers ven
their bid. For that reason ID was = yMr
after their issue before the bonds wes
again placed. which cost the district si00n
in interest and helps TO account for ~
large interest charge in is9l-92
"When the district came under the stab
law there was boating Indebtedness Il
s9i, To- The accounts therefore stand:
Floating Indebtedness June 40, 1Sa0....t sAre
Expended for buildings and siiss....... ssst
EXPENDED for general and INTEREST,". 1Nsa
Totai..--. .s.........-.-..--...----. ..sL-Iz<-
Received from bonds. Dl&8
Received from taxes ..................- MN
Outstanding warrants June 30, 1894, aud
cash in hands of treasurer z7&
Total. :. a..ilm
Against these outstanding warrants we
had delinquent taxes -.......-.....s@.t lAE
Authorised BY district but not allowed
70 bonu 49,. ---s-. ...-.ss----ss 49,"
Amount OF indebtedness OF district un-
der old law. ...................-.. MI
Total. -.-.....................S &1@
(Which shows that without the $z97&
Just stated We should have q balance o.
nand of S6S, 1874. In addition to which,
the bonds had been issued the intsf~i
charge would have been decreased and
our balance increased.
~ A SPKsSKK.
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THE WALLACE IDEA.
1t Is Being Put Into Practice in
Whatcom County.
JENNINGS MAKES KUHN SICK.
Yr. DooIfttie Arouses skaxft and Sac
homEsh Counties-Mr. Hyde Has
Great Meeting nc sprsgue.

wHArcox. Oct. Is.-rSpecisi.l - tn.
name Of Edgar Lindsay, Of Fairhaven.
has been cropped from the Pouolist !egis-
lative ticket and that Of D. Aiverson. the
Democratic candidate. substituted. Mr..
Alverson was named by the central COM
mittes after Thomas Henderson. the con-
vention nominee. declined 20 run. A.
little fusion caucus this week = deal vas
fixed up by which the Popnlists were
pledged 70 support Biggs and Alverson
for the legislature in the bay district. in
return for Democratic support Of Cine
and Glen in the country. II IS considered
doubtful If the parties 70 the agreemen;
will be able TO deliver any considerable
quantity Of the goods.
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follow. IL IL elslned that BrInsa 20
lufnbss mills can EASILY con2sss Wiz
PuSe. sound for the Coast trade
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cu.,ou. B..an... IA september.

PoEr ToxssrsD. Oct. 1a-{specia- J.
Following - statement Of customs bEss-
nezs during the month Of September, l.Sa,
for the district OF Page. sound:
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"And the expenditures other thaa q,
school sites and buildings:
Sites and buildings IRON levy is9i-s2ss.. :

-. = ...-- - se<iF''
lures. sAx
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
Why They Didn't Marry.

We sent out few days since, says
the Richmond State, a note of inquiry
to number of bachelors in the city,
asking them to give us confidentially
and briefly why they never married.
Over one-half of them have answered,
and we give our readers some of the
causes assigned:
''Am only 45 years old. Consider
myself too young
Haven't been properly urged"
"Some other fellow married the girl.
l owe him debt of gratitude. She
made it lively for him. "
Heard that my faneee snored, and
l broke off the engagement"
"My best girl had fits
'sCame near being married once; l
asked a girl and she said no."
THE happiest man | ever saw was
one who had Just been divorced
Il had a friend who was married.
He sent me book called DON'T"
Il know man who put his resigna-
ton at the club the same day the invi-
tations to his wedding were sent out.
In three months he was reelected in
the club, and now spends his evening,
from to II o'clock, with the boys.
This makes me wonder
''Am afraid to get married. l know
two or three married men who con
gratulate each other when their wive
90 ont of town. Think they ought no
to do so, but there must be some cause.
.'Find considerable difficulty in bring
ing my diverged rays of affection Il
focus owing to the beauty and charm
of so many Richmond girls
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
CIPHER CODES WELL GUARDED
Nevertheless an Occasional Leak Develop
In Diplomatic Correspondence.

Nevertheless an Occasional Leak Develop
In Diplomatic Correspondence.
There visited New York recently an
emissary from the state department
whose mission was the investigation
OF what is automatically called leak.
The dispatches received by the gov
ernment are, as is well known, sent in
cipher. This cipher is guarded with a
secrecy meant to be awful, but it was
suspected that some unauthorized per-
son had obtained a clew to it. This
suspicion was sufficient to start rigid
investigation, and the trail led to New
York. All facts bearing on these mat
ters are carefully hidden, and the up
shot of the New York visitors trip
was that there did exist suspicion,
but no certainty. When he got back
to Washington there was change in
one of the codes. So quietly was the
business managed that not soul in the
state department, with three excep-
tions, knew what was afoot. This in
cident, related by the Washington
Post, illustrates how wary the depart
ment is with it's codes. One of them
is styled the 'sphinx"-it is so guard
ed. The slightest reason to believe
| that code clerk may be responsible
for leak results in his suspension.
| However, our government has been
! far more successful than some foreign
ones in protecting it's ciphers. The
"sphiux" was devised by a New Yorker
now in the state department, and it is
as susceptible to changes as the COM
bination lock of safe. Hundreds of
messages have been sent in it, and it
has never leaked. The Hawaiian cor
respondence with Willis is carried on
entirely in this cipher, and it is never
employed except upon urgent occa-
sions, while those intrusted with the
mysteries of it must be absolutely
above suspicion; yet even should there
be leak, the alteration of key let
ter would destroy every clew to al
outsider The Brazilian correspond
ence is not written in this mysterious
code. Indeed, it is doubtful if the ad
ministration would consent to its ust
on an extensive scale, as the most ex
pert in it's mysteries must spend al
hour or more in the deciphering of ;
single paragraph.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
Economy OF A. I. Stewart and Mrs.
Astor.

A story has lately been told that IL
lustrates A. 7. Stewards noted econo-
mical spirit. He had given a dinner
and theater party, and instead of tax
ing his guests to the theater in car
riages, as they had expected, he hailed
stage and democratically hustled
them all into it. Judge and Mrs. Hill
ton were OF the party. While paying
the fares Mr.. Stewart dropped a piece
of money, and during almost the entire
trip kept turning up straw in the bot
tom of the stage in search of it. Judge
Hilton, who was sitting near him, took
from his pocket nickel, and, passing
tito the millionaire, said: ''For heavens
sake, Mr.. Stewart put this in your
pocket. and don't kick up any more
dust with that straw
And here is something similar about
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. who died not
long ago: One night when the candle
by which the servants lighted their way
to bed gave out before the allotted
time, Mrs. Astor said to Justine, the
old French woman who had lived with
them some years: Sprinkle salt taround
the wick, Justine, and it will light you
to ed."-Ae.e l0rs Sua,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
The Wholesale Use of Quinine.

"What drug has the largest sale OF
any in this country?n repeated whole
sale drug dealer in response to a Mail
and Express reporters inquiry. "Quin-
inc without any question. 1t seems to
have been provided as the great
specific of nature. Even the physician
who over and over again has witnessed
its mastery it is little less than miracu-
lous how the shaking ague will yield
to its control unless there are special
complications, or unless habit OF
malarial subsection has been establish
ed. 1t has even extended its domain
far beyond this. In other forms of
fever and in certain conditions of in
nervation or want of general tmcity
it is largely available, although need
ing to be used with great discernment,
There probably never was time IN
which the use of some form of Peruvian
bark, under the name of cinchona
quinidia, ETC., has been so extensive a:
at present. y
/ .'Is it not used to excess?"
Undoubtedly, and surely it shoult
not be used at random, and the mediea
adviser may need often to be consulted
as TO indications and contra-indications
for its use. But it can safely be salc
that it is less abused than most medl
cines; and that we may easily rank 1t as
among the most valuable of American
discoveries. While there is no such
danger of acquiring a quine habit as
morphine habit the abuse of the drug
is OF uncommon. .n-Nete York Mail.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21

The following extract from the
World Encompassed more especially
bears upon the points covered in the
inscription, giving an account of the
service held and making record of the
words of the very early American mis-
sionary prayer: Our general, with his
companie, in the presence of those
strangers, fell to prayers; and by
signes, in lifting up our eyes and hands
to Heaven, signified unto them that
that God, whom we did serve, and
whom they ought to worship, was
above; beseeching God. if it We're His
good pleasure, to open by some meanes
their blinded eyes, that they might in
due time be called to the knowledge of
Him, the true and everything God, and
of Jesus Christ, whom He hath sen t,
the salvation of the Gentiles. In the
time of which prayers, singing of
PsalInes, and reading of certaine chap
ters of the Bible, they safe very atten-
lively"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
The Towers OF Silence.

Much has been told of the '.towers Of
silence and very much of exaggera-
ton One writer speaks Of the dismal
surroundings and deathlike silence;
another of the fetid atmosphere; and
still another of his having climbed up
on the wall and accidentally dropping
his hat and then following it. ending
with an amusing account of his escape
from the birds and the watchful eyes
of the keeper. All pure imagination
and pretty writing. The towers are five
in number, twenty-five feet in height,
and the largest from seventy to one
hundred feet in diameter. These di-
mensions may be all wrong, but they
will convey a true idea of these singu-
lar structures. Within the outer WALL
some five or more feet below the top
are three tiers of a sort of trough-the
outer tier for men, the next for women,
the inner one for children. Within the
inner tier is a large well-like chamber
covered by grating. Leading from
this well are drains into outside wells.
The dead, whether high or low, rich or
poor, approach these solemn precincts
on perfect equality. All are borne
by mourners afoot, no pageant or evil
denees of worldly vanity being dis
played. Two men regularly en-
ployed for this purpose (none others
ever enter the tower) bear the body
through small opening into the tower.
All garments and ornaments are then
removed. NAKED you came into the
world, naked you must 60 out" said
Zoroaster.
The garments covering the corpse
are then at once burned. "Fire clean
ses from all impurities, said Zoroaster.
The bearers then retire, and in one
hour ever vestiage of flesh is removed
from the bones by the mournful birds.
The bones are afterwards dropped OF
, are washed down to the grating, and
, falling below, are, under the action OF
the sun and water and chemicals, in 8
year or two dissolved into lime, an6
|, tiow out into the outer wells. "Ths
earth is a good mother to all anc
should not be contaminated by the fetit
, remains of her children" Thus taugh
, Zoroaster The lime which flows in
! to and becomes part of the eartl
, mother does not contaminate. Their
, can be no noxious odors. For th
!, dead are brought here before decay set
y in. There are about 5oo yulture
hovering about the locality. The avel
. age burials are four to five day, BIT
a small food for so many voracious bird.
q There is nothing awful about th
> premises more than about any ordir
f ary graveyard. But to the contrar
= there is beautiful garden, brigl
Z with cheerful and sweet flowers an
q many trees. No traveller could elm
q upon the wall. for it is as smooth 9
3 any plastered piece of masonry, an
. there is nothing close to them to pc
n nit any one to mount upon. n
Parsee even, other than those employe
n for the purpose, ever enters the tower
o. Which tower the dead of any day wi
4 enter is decided by the regular con
n mittee, and simply on sanitary ground
" so us to enable each one to take care
! its proper proportion.--HoR. {. !
v Harrison in Chicago Nal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
What Swapping is That.

'sWhat swapping is thate" said new
attorney in the Superior Court about
noon hour, while the trial of case was
in progress.
That is the swapping of watch cases
by attaches of the court and others
who desire to call the attention of the
Court to the clock. He is hearing a
case, and is apparently utterly obliv
looks around at the clock, but faces
toward the attorneys. That clock is
always about ten minutes fast. i think
the clock is kept fast because it takes
about ten minutes to attract the atten-
ton of the Court, and he is even then
in no hurry about adjourning. Well,
along about ll:55 the clerk, who is
longing for lunch. takes out his watch
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21

The KEYSTONE Is tie sole representative
OF the Great Upper Wood Eiver. Sa~tootl
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
as it is in the very heart of the most pronl-
ising mining country oi, the face Of the
earth, and leaving nothing nndone to pre-
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Ketchum, it is an invaluable guide for cap
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craft and position. Subscribe for it, read
it, and let your friends read it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-21
CATNiP MADE HER CRAZY.
The Civilized Feline Never ForGets thu
Smell of Her EaYorite Herb.

The Civilized Feline Never Forcets the
Smell of Her FaYorite Eerb.
A young married man with young
baby at home recently bought pack
age of catnip, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial. lie put it in his overeoat
pocket and stopped in at well-known
resort to get something stronger than
catnip tea for himself. In a short
time he noticed that the big pet cat of
the establishment was manifesting re-
marllably anxious symptoms.
All at once he thought of the catnip.
Here was cat brought up in city,
and which had never before shifted the
fragrant herb which is so much
medicine for felines in distress. So he
opened the package, gave a few leaves
to the cat,>and the crowd was soon en-
joying an unusual performance. The
cat was in raptures, and rolled about
in such crazy fashion that the bar
keeper was suspicious. He declared
that 'them fellows has given the eat
poison" Thereupon he gave the cat a
dish of milk as an antidote, and
couldn't get it through his dull head
that an herb called catnip was a spe-
cific medicine for cats of all climes,
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Some Fighting Quakers.

Many anecdotes of the early Quakers
are preserved in Philadelphia, says
The Youths Companion, to show how
even under Penn's rule the impulses OF
human nature struggled against their
rigid laws of duty and submission
Not few of the young men of Quaker
families served in the Revolutionary
army and in the navy in 1912, and
wore on the field their broad-brimmed
hats and shad-belhed coats.
1t is said that one of these young
Fighting Quakers,n as they were
called, met his father on the street on
his return home. The old man laid
his hand rebukingly on his sons arm,
saving: THE wool in thy coat was
sheared from my sheep and woven in
my mothers loom, yet there is blood
on it!n
''And the blood is thy blood boldly
replied the young man. ''If thou hadst
I been 20 instead of 60, thou, too,
wouldst have fought under Washing
4 tom
'.Zachariah!r' stammered the old
man. 1T may be SO, Zachariah. Thou
hadst better 20 into thy dinner
A well-known story is that OF q
Friend who was in sailing vessel
boarded by a British press-gang in
1912. He paced the deck with folded
arms during the fight, until he saw one
of the assailants climbing on deck by
means of cable.
''Friend, dost thou want that roper
he said, calmly, hurrying up, knife in
hand. Thou shalt have it, and he
cut it. The man dropped into the sea.
A better authenticated story is that
of grave old Quaker, two of whose
sons went into the late civil war with
out his knowledge. The youngest son
was fired. as was almost every other
Young man at that time, from Maine
to Florida, with the wish to give his
life for the cause which he believed
Just. He had accepted commission.
but he did not wish to go without his
fathers consent.
He took occasion to make his pre-
parations rather ostentatiously in his
fathers sight, laid out his officers uni
form, and tried to attract attention,
but all in vain. As u lost resort he
seated himself in the room where the
old man was pacing up and down, and
began to polish his sword.
His father watched him. with face
growing paler and with dim eyes Al
last he went up to the young man ant
said. quietly: Samuel, if thee thinks
thee must use one of those tools, bu,
the best and-I will pay forit. Samuel