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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

How Gen. spraEue Gained the Dakota
the Honor of Carrying IL.

An interesting story Of how the late
Gen. J. w. Sprague brought about the
shipment of the first cargo OF wheat from
Puget sound Is told by NJ. @. Marsillist,
acting chief engineer OF the revenue cutter
Woleott. lie related ii as follows:
1T was either in 1851 or Iss2, / do not
remember exactly which year. the ship
Dakota Capt Giikie in command, arrived
at Tacoma loaded with railroad iron, roll
Ing stock. etc. for the Northern Pacific
railroad, then i'm ITS infancy. One day 1
happened 10 be loahng around the North
eFn Pacific docks and tell In with Capt.
Giikie, and as We were both seafagine men,
we we're soon on easy conversational
terms. The captain had about discharged
his cargo and was very blue over the fact
that he would be compelled 10 GO to Port
land for a return cargo. lie had figured
up the expenses and found that what
With towage out OF the Sound. pilotage
aud towage across the much dreaded
Columbia river bar. towage and piiotage
up the long stretch of the Columbia river
between Astoria and Portland. to say
nothing oil the fact that owing 20 the
numerous bars in the river he could only
take on half cargo At Portland. and
would ha compelled 10 lighter the balance
az Astoria. IL would cost him over sT0o,
which would knock n serious hole III the
proiits of the ships voyage.
"Sach thing as getting return cargo
on Puget Sound bad never entered nis
head, but While We were talking n happy
thought struck rue. | knew that Gen.
sprague had his heart aud soul set on fur
thering the Interests of Puget Sound, and
believed that u the matter we're presented
90 him ne would move hesvea and earth
ngarative,y speaking. 10 send thu Dakota
out OF the Straits Of Faca loaded with
grain From where we're sitting we
could look straight across the dock To the
building in which the general had his Of
fee aud coach and four standing ia front
of the door told ne that ne was in his o.
nee at the time. | accordingly advised
Cant Gilkie to 20 at once To- zen. Sprages
and prrsent his case. lie demurFed at
first saving that he knew it Vas no use,
but / was persistent and finally he went.
lie "a as gone aa. short time when he re-
turned. and knew by the smile Oh hls
face that his mission had proved sAtlsisc-
tory. Aud 50 10 had; the general had set
the wires going and found out thai he
could secure a cargo Of wheat At Nslla
Walia and also that the same coald re
shipped to Portland. Iightered to kslama,
thea loaded upon Northern Pacific ears 10
be transferred 10 Tacoma and put aboard
ship 1t cure that would save over 5000
70 Can't. GitSts. The wheat came all right,
Nas loaded up0n the vessel. ana when the
Dakota sailed she hsd che proud a'stlnc-
ton OF being the first vessei TO leave Fagei
Sound y alters With cargo OF grain bound
for an Eastern market.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

Al average of fifteen persons have been
cared for st the home daily six have been
received while five have gone out. Upsar
OF 500 meals and Seolodgings have been
given 81 the mission AMI the home during
the past month
Our contributors are: Dr.. Aiexander
Alison, s.; J. VI. Arthur. 81; Aloha Co,
~ cents; &. 4. Back, 81 4. I. BurseH.
81: q. Buyers, 81; Mrs. X. r. Briggs, 81
Mrs. +. /. Blodgett. - cents: Mss H.
Bowen, 81; ". r Ballard. sac; Bonney
4 stewart, 81; Capt. Barns. 81; Thomas
Burke. 81: Baker & Richards. 81: II. :.
Bond, ST. b. +. Bush. 81. II. Chaplin, s.
Mira. J.. VI. Co.man. s.. Mrs. r. NJ. carr,
81: J. :. Chase. 81. J. r. Copeland, 81
A. Claiborne. So cents: Mrs. John Camp
bel. 81: Mrs James Campbell. - cents :.
cash. 81: cash. 81 Mrs. q. Davies, 81 Mr..
A Dunn, 81; MIss VI. L. Denny, 81; Mss
Belle Dempsey, - cents: Mrs. .. Denny. SO
cents; Mrs, J. Eshelmsa. s.; j. ". Ed
wards, 81; A. ". Eagie. 81 cents, Mrs
George ". Frv, 90 cents. Mrs. Fr.ead, -
cents, Frederlcg. Nelson & Munro. s.:
Mrs. Daxr Forbes. 50 cents; Roger :
Greene. s.; Gordon Hardware Company
81: Mira W. C. Canaan, 50 eents
Mrs. L. {. Gilman. 81: Mrs. =.
NJ. Gaye, 81 John l. Cos. S..
Mrs. 6. r. 0unsi, 81; Pref. Catch. 81 !;
Dexter Horton. s.; Mrs. II. K Holmes
81. Mrs g. q. Hslier. 81; Mrs T. Holy
oks. 81: George Hebron. 81 Judge Han
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
CITY MISSION REPORT.
SgATTIE. Jan. 1. $50

SEATTLE, Jan. j, INA
To the Public: IL is not with a desire to
advertise ourselves or our charity work to
the world. or TO hold out any inducements
to the unemployed in any other place 10
come here with the hope of being kept
through the winter at the expense OF pub
lie charity without the need of caring for
themselves Mecca to which tramps
may come and be fed--that we make this
monthly report of what has been done in
diyidusliy and collectively as a mission.
We have been careful TO avoid notoriety
through the papers. and have refused to
give matter for publication TO reporters
for this same reason. for We have enough
on our hands already to help through the
winter yet steadily the demand increases
and will continue 10 do so through the
next two or three months in all likelihood.
Therefore We make this report simply that
our friends anu helpers Throughout, the
e;ty may know what is being done from
time 10 time.
For the month the expense has been
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

Ns~ oRi stNs Jan. Summaries:
rive io~.ouss Nyrt!liAvtha Ncn. Big
eaeaga sseond. Eve4r TARA. Tirre. / eos.
81 tNftonEs--isitie Neil son. SWisier
Sssa&, SteiiA u. thiva. rtme. t.lE
81 $40 oce-hsf fer ongs- Miss Perkins
hysiet second. Carmen th}rd. Time,
Kite and seventy yards Linda On. Jim
seroa3. josie II - rd. Time. I lea.
saa'e ard once GA-TFansIt Saa. tucss
sn second. Nszra.lnt third Tine. : ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

@0iafncaa. and there sss quite . consiga-
Haenf OF IL which consisted largely of
rquios % varso1s kinds and h-a1d.
, aae colonel eyed the harre.s Of
19as1 just out Of bort and
'resn stamped for . while. and then re-
marked 20 Judge Nelson. with whom he
vas conversing. ''hou il il that they Pit
Postage STAMPS on these barrels thought
Tour pounds vas the most that could -
ssnt Dy mail" The colonel halls from old
ienoessee. and since the above incident
mas been known IS DE Aoonshine.n
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

SAN FssycIsco. Jan. S--Snmmsrisss
81 far.ongS Nrswscot won. Pauius sec
oaa. III Stanley third. Time. i:iss,
s4a tutsongs -prr.n won. Alliance sec
chd, Silver Plate third. Time, In
Ha tagiongs-Resl won. tilee Roy
sTs0ns, fescador third. Time, III.
!, tNe and one.AAF flrloags - ohnny
.ayne son, Ricardo seeond. Sr Abbot;
taifd Time. IT.
fve fnr.ongs Joe Ellis won, Nsndoms
SSoac. Altee.! T. thlrd. Tine. i.o.@.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

N3ss4 Feft NNWs
e0. soweymsa, kaosn IA thess parts -
az - aoaosA.ns' ANA $ proprietor Of the
sA'ts4 ae NasBsh.ue across ia WAneta.
~ - ass ,tvej p thsse parts sncs tie
4ae co.oasl vas over here lass
sslak enc dAy igsI when tAjs famoss at-
s'E eessa ta boom and witnessed the
'..esisas O. GslSAs !Tosa sAs steamer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
Recruiting the Peruvian Army.

NEW YORK, Jan. ga Herald special
says: The government has seized boys II
years old in the streets and forced them 10
enter the ranks as soldiers. Ii IS impos-
sible 10 bury corpses at the cemetery be-
cause the grave diggers have been pressed
into the army.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
Y. NJ. G. A. Nates.

The gymnasium of the Young Mems
Christian Association is now in good run
ming order. A large class was on the floor
last night. The educational classes of the
association commence on Monday even
ing next Already over forty young men
have registered, and those intending TO
join should register as soon as possible.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

Several little furries of snow were
experienced yesterday. but not until
evening did enough fall to whiten the
sidewalk. Just after dark about a quarter
of an inch of snow fell. just enough TO
make the sidewalks slippery and get the
small boys out coasting.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

TACOMA, Jan. Especial. Tacoma
football men won between $500 and $500
on the game Monday at Portland between
the s,anfords and the Mnltnomahs Three
: men won over 500 and brought IL back to
Tacoma today. They accepted every bet
in sight. They also tell different tale
about the game than do the Portland pa.
pers. f. f. Ellis. of the Tacoma Athletic
Club. says:
The Muitnomahs were not in the game
any more than the Nivieudas OF Tacoma
we're in the game here with the Califor-
mans. ! looked the grounds over care
fully and found that on one side the clay
had been scraped away To fiji up on the
other side. 1t was the very worst kind of
mud. such as slips and then dips up under
your feet, When the stsnfords
die they could not do anything
but fight against time. There was no run
ming around the ends. oFiss-cross work or
any clever work until the Stanfords got
out of the mud in the second half, when
they wound up the Mullnomahs just as
thew wound up the Niviendas. The score
sas in reaiity ~ 90 q. as the Stanfords
failed 90 Kick two goals. The ball vas
muddy and slippery, and there was no
telling where u was going when 10 was
kicked. If IL had been an ordinary fair
ball the goals would have been kicked. No
football men or sporting men bet on the
Aalinomahs. oniy those who mad more
enthusiasm than knowledge of the game
did So"
Tacoma football players and admirers Of
the game generally we're glad that the
Wsbfooters were defeated.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

With the January number Of HerfAiHe-
esa's Hagsssae begins its third volume IL
il remarkably attractive nnmbsr. and -
throughout bright. clean, Instructive snd
erninentlv readable. The idea family
magazine Is certainly 10 he found in berfA-
sagssa's The leading article, "Fares.S Of
California, 50 by Charles Howard shsnn, =
sapsrh.y illustrated. giving the reader .
good idea Os ihsss magnificent eoaaerous
forests. the IKE Of . hlsa IS t0aha aos mere
.sss ,sr,eo the earth Another remarkable
article lsinat entitled. "A Ieseersied r.
care. shich gives for the firsi time = Feli-
Ahae detailed Rceoaat % the digging 81 the
famous Libby PRISON tnnnei. thFo0gh
which ~ lsF,4 IOa Ua.oh officers naae ihslr
escApe. IAe story = told BY Gen Thomas
T. Bose. the originator and leading spsFis
IL tAe plan.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
rr"ttinE Programme for fIeetw eod Park

NV SoRK. Jan. 3--Arrsngements for
TIE trotting season At Fleetwood park were
made this evening by the executive COM
mlttee 81 the driving club. Tie following
purses for races were decided on for the
grand ciro1t meeting: Three races of
Eco each tor .. ; and &-ycat-oids, and
races for 2;li, a.2S, 2.25 and go classes
each sS.0a 1he races viii close about
February Is. and conditions vii. he made
= easy n possible. In addition In the
ssosa guaranteed Tor the above races the
executive COMMITTEES decided 20 give other
purses for races agEVegaung 5000. tn
ending = fFee-for all. No race will be
f'FeA Tor yeaFiings, the club being opposed
70 sTotting horses 50 young. ;. r. Mason,
T.. and T. Il. Farwig we're appointed \
eanmiItse 10 arrange the details OF the
faces
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

The pope has conferred upon W. ]. onahan
OF Chicago, the title OF comrade of the cap and
spade. in recognition OF his distinguished sue
cess in organizing the great Catholic congress
AZ Chicago
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04

A0sr February tas P.eias Mall sissnsNiFs
will fasza weekly service sstwesa Se~ fe<A
A19 COCA
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-01

lust out of college, Noll and I, and were
reading law with Judge Carroll, and
that was six years ago. Six years!
What genius Noll had for spending
money! Now I always had enough with
nv regular allowance, and managed to
make the ends meet very creditably,
though /, Uncle Dick wasn't exactly
princely in his generosity in this re-
spect; whereas Noll, without one single
vice, or even an actual extravaganza
that you could lay your finger on, was
always and forever in debt. It used to
be perfect mystery to me how he con-
trived to spend so much money; it
seemed \ to melt away like ice as
soon as it got into his hands, and
that made Uncle Dick wrathy,
so that finally he cut off NolPs
allowance altogether, and swore he
would disinherit the young spendthrift,
and actually did forbid him the house,
and poor Noll, too proud and angry to
bid even me good-by, drifted off to
Europe to live by his wits. Dear old fell
low! He had a better capital to depend
on than most of the fellows have who
are obliged to resort to that invisible
means Of support. And now he has
drifted back to the United States and
is living here in X, fully established
in his profession and actually running
for a municipal office It really wasn't
fair for him to throw me over in this
unceremonious way. BY Jove! I'll
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-01

The ink was pale, and the writing
tremulous and illegible. North was
obliged to brighten the gas and study
! the document carefully before he sue
ceedcd in deciphering it as follows:
NEW YORK. EIay ~ 49,
DEAR NINA Yours Of tic l..ll Is ut land 4
am sorry to hear Of your diilo,.lt.t.,. tam in
no position to advise you. M. .,A..: .l.tli used
his own discretion in the matter, ami his right
TO do so no one can dispute. That yoI are dis
appointed IS Of course natural; but way you
sho>ld feel so Respondent in regard to your
future cannot understand You were always
overload OF money. l have learned from my
own experience that ii brings to its posss,ssof
great responsibilities, as well IS wcarincy,s ana
vexation Of sp rit, and it il fruitful source OF
envying and strife Beyond u modest COM
petcnce, such a3 you will POSSESS, it is not de-
siraDle, especially for woman who las only
mcrcenary lawyers to look out for her interests.
Nevertheless, if wealth would Ecstow upon you
any happiness, should like TO crafty you in
that respect. q While I live I must retain the
coatrcl OF rly fortune. After am gone. what
matter to mo who has it.? I lam anxious only to
wrong no one in what do. a few years ago I
believed that had niece livii1g-nny only sur
viving relative, Hamiltols daughter-who
ought to be my heif. The most diligent search
has failed however, to discover her, and have
at last most reluctantly given uD this belief.
There. is no ono who has q greater claim upon
me than yourself, This claim feel inclined ut
present to recognize Charitable requests do
not favor have given freely to public and
private charities during my lifetime, and have
received but meager thinks. During the i've
years that you were with mo before Your
marriage, you were like u daughter to me-.
This have always remembered kindly
''My health is slowly improving with the re.
turn of warmer weather The bleak spring
time Is an enemy to my constitution l ind
Jenncr q faithful attendant in my declining
years Ny regards to Mr. Maynard and family
yours affectionately,
. JANE DUNKIRK." Il
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-01
Nothing OF Importance.
Changed your plans pretty sud

Ssf' ANOIAA4AS " AAAk1O1G uuSCsi rN.. 48sNt
s Changed your plans pretty sud-
denly, didn't you, North?''
yes, my plans have undergone
Il rather important alteration since
morning. But as ] said before do not
know how soon the aspect of affairs
may again change, and I be called
away from Y, consequently Worth
smiled radiantly as this inspiration
came to him-ssto all intents and pur
poses am still absent. Do you under
stand me?'
|. He spoke these words with a certain
significance in his tones and not little
anxiety as to how they would be re-
ceived. He looked keenly at his visitor.
The latter in his turn looked keenly at
North. In an instant a quick fash of
intelligence passed between them.
81 see, see!'' commented his visitor,
with two or three sharp little jerks of
his head to emphasize the fact. I'm
other words we are to govern ourselves
and our actions precisely as we would
if you were a thousand miles away.
That was what puzzled Clipper and me.
You see. while you were away we knew
just what to do, because you had put
everything right into our hands: and,
rs we're not the fellows to let the grass
grow under our feet, we had already
mapped out our campaign for the re-
naming two weeks, and had taken a
few preliminary steps. Then all at
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-01

go S~~>~'
patient; and bless your heart. YOU CAM
expect a man to wait forever! l can't
defend YOU, North, indeed I can't
You're an unpardonably careless fellow
in money matters
collins old failing: it sticks to him.
see," commented North, mentally, with
an involuntary smile: though why he
should smile at that reflection he could
scarcely have explained.
'sIt's no laughing matter now, North,
let me tell YOU continued Wee. sharp
ly, as he perceived Norths expression.
"a man can't afford to run his credit
down through sheer carelessncss. You'd
better set to work to redeem yours;
now, right along, you know. while
you've got some to redeem!' e..
With this disinterested advice and
another characteristic laugh, Wee
turned away for the last time and van
ished quickly around the corner. sy
Indignation and amazement kept
North silent for several moments. as
Warner and he pursued their way to-
gether.
Really he thought, ''who is that
fellow that he should feel privileged to
speak thus to Noll! His manner is quite
insufferable! We shall have a little
score to settle between ourselves some
day, if he is not more careful"
Hold on, North. where are you go
ing? Here's the post office" said War
ner at this point, interrupting himself
in the midst of sentence and North i'll
his reflections. Got your letter there?
Better hurry. Mail closes in precisely
ten minutes he added with hasty
glance at his watch.
"There is time enough, my dear War
ner," returned North, negligently, as
he drew the letter from his pocket.
Continued to gage s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-01

NJ. E. Lawton has farms for sale
farms to rent, farms to trade for town
property or live stokck. 23-tf 5...=<
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-11

BIRMINGHAM SHEFFIELD AND PENNIES
 SEE RIVER RAILWAY.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-11
The Modern Canal Boat,

A single barge on canal brought np to modern requirements will carry as much cargo as train consisting of forty cars. The dead weight of the load to be moved, that is, of the barge or truck, is very considerably in favor of the barge; the same amount of power applied in traction will move five times the load on waterway that it will on railway; the original cost of construction and maintenance of a canal is considerably less than that of the railway. On the great lakes traffic is conveyed at a cost of .015 cent per ton mile; by rail the expense of con- veyance, inclusive of charges due to maintenance of way, is ten times as great as on the lake steamboats. The average cost of moving ton of freight mile on the railroads of the United States Is 1929 cent. The average freight by water on the Erie canal and Hud- son river, where the towing is prin- cipally done by horses in boats of a small capacity, is .2a3 cent per ton mile
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-11
INGENIOUS MEANNESS.
A Brother in Piety Plays the Fly-Paper
 Game on His Church.

A Brother in Piety Plays the Fly-Paper
 Game His Church.
 A good story comes from a neigh bor- ing village, and @ report of the inge- nuity of mans acquisitiveness may be a pointer for some of those not averse to turning an honest tpenny-their way, says the Fargo (N. D. Forum. A cer- tain brother in the fold, who takes an active part in church work, and in whom implicit confidence has been placed by his associates, has been de- tected of having piece of sticky fly paper in his hat when he went to take up the collection at the church.
 All the coins that dropped upon the fly-paper stayed there, and it was amazing how the big pieces crowded the little ones off.
 When the audience had been solicit ed, this smooth individual would ad- vance and turn his hat upside down over that of another who had been so- liciting the audience on the other side of the house. All the coin that dropped belonged to the church, and all that remained in the hat was to remunerate him for the work he had done, so to speak.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-11
WALKING BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Some Curiosities of Tattooing in the
 Islands of the Pacific Ocean.

Some Curiosities of Tattooing in the
 Islands of the Pacific Ocean.
 It is quite common in Fiji and Samoa for man to bear upon his arm or body a certificate of his birth which is practically fndelible, said globe trotter to St. Louis Globe-Democrat man. Tattooing is carried on in these islands to an absurd extent, and it is the practice to tattoo on the hand of a mother the date of her childrcn's births. Sometimes also an enthusiastic father will tattoo the date of the birth on the child itself, and no matter how long it lives the certificate will remain easily decipherable.
 In some adjoining islands every child is tattooed almost from head to foot on completing it's twelfth year. The re- suit is very remarkable, especially if the child is growing rapidly, so that the spaces between the tattoo marks increase in size year by year. I re- member one man who joined our crew when we were shorthanded who had every available space on his anatomy tattooed year after year, until he ap- pcared to be nothing but walking collection of grotesque signs and sym bols. In Japan tattooing is now pro- hibited by law, but it is still practiced by superstitious subjects of the mil<a- do very freely.