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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-12

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-12

rhaI Q. Gates Eny C Payne. Htar C. Roam. Receivers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-12
As0aT7{EHE
PACIFIC R.A-

RUM
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS.
ELEGANT DINING CARS,
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
TO
SC. Paul. Minneapolis Duluth.
Fargo. Grand Forks. Crookston.
Winntpeg. Helena. And Butts
Through Tickets TO
Chicago. PHILADELPHIA. w hin e ton. New
York. Boston aad all points
East and South.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-13
remains lake Of some hundreds Of

remsins lake of some hundreds Of
acres in extent.
About seven miles north of Lone Pine
the ground sank toward the west; tn Q
river followed this depression and made
q new channel, in which it continues to
flow. The high banks of the old channel
can yet be plainly seen about two miles
to the east from the present west bank OF
the river, at point four miles north Of
Lone Pine.
A half mile north from Lone Pine row
of tall trees extends westward at right
yards from the road there is an Offset in
this row of treee. Beyond that point
where the straight line Ia broken, the
trees stand about 10 feet farther north
than those in the line from the came
point back to the road. This Offset was
made BY the earthquake. None of the
trees on either side of the line where
the break was made were disturbed; all
now stand erect aud uninjured, just as
they were before the earthquake.
High up in the mountains enormous
masses OF rock were shaken loose and
hurled dewn into the cations. l have
seen pine trees, that must be 100 feet or
more in height, still standing erect, but
only their tops visible. The whole
cafion where they stand is filed up with
rocks. the wreck of high peaks that fell
in the earthquake. It is now over %
years since that awful convulsion, and
during that time no part OF the state has
been less affected by earthquakes than
Inyo county. @. MULHoLLAND.
Nav 7. 1894,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-13

financial question for the bankers, hold
ing money at q premium of in
trinsic value, reducing the man to
suit the scarcity OF money. Cheap
men, dear money Is the rule of the
banker. America, the home for all ma
tionalities, has grown the disease Of
high living In high places and congested
the life-bl0od of the nation, money, in
the body polite, and the working mem
bers are hungry and cold. Starving to
death on an over-production of food and
freezing to death on an over-production
of clothingl Free trade and high tariff
are one and the same to q moneyless
man. The way to a mans soul, said an
epicurean philosopher, is through his
stomach. Here in American politics IL
is through his pocketbook. By an equal
izing and readjusting of American NOR
ais, money and men. we may renew law
and order and revivify national life.
We delude ourselves by eulogizing
spirit of liberty and imagining that life
and the pursuit of happiness are equally
protected and free to all, when, in fact,
the high protection preventative meas.
ure, seemingly necessary to our industry
just graphing with Independent life, in
our national infancy, looks now as II
III was going 10 strange tno tull-
growing child of more than century
of modern opportunities. Agrowing in
dustrial army, producing and msnufsc-
turing and transporting the conditions
of national life, must be protected In
thsir individual life and pursuit of hap.
piness therein. No amount of "enlight-
ened sslfishness" crystalized on gold
basis can oil and run the government
machinery much longer. 1t ia not in
trinsic money this nation needs, but in
trinsic men with intrinsic morals.
"Lo, the poor Indian. with untutored mind,
Sees God in the rain and hears Him in the
wind,'
Has left his time-honored adobe oven
and dugout and caught the contagion
and is on the warpath march for money,
civilization and protection. This semi
savage is no longer content to puddle
sway at the adobe soil and exchange his
herd-baked ollas for the commodities OF
his refining life. nor is he content to
paint and chisel beads and turquoise
longer for legal tender-so he IL to strike,
too, and cries no more Indian wampum-
gold, goldl Here is the true American.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-13
Too Much For Him.

General Meerscheidt- Hullessem, an
old and experienced officer Of the bluff
type, has several times differed with
Emperor Williams criticism Of parades
and maneuvers, and the general did not
take pains to conceal his opinions One
night the emperor and the general met
at q ball, and it happened that the same
forenoon the emperor had again crit
cised the generals troops, deprecating
the veteran officers want Of GOODNESS.
During the evening the emperor joking
ly remarked to the general, who is a
bachelor:
MY dear general, you want to become
less excited, and, )" pointing to the Ia
dies, he added you ought to marry. ;"
IL beg your majesty's pardon, " re-
torted the general, "but 1 beg to be OK
cused. A young wife and young en-
peror would be too much for me. -
Berlin Letter.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-13
a Books Quaint Title.

A year or two ago there first appeared
In Germany little book entitled DART
die Frau Denken?" (''Ought Woman Be
Allowed to Think?''). 1t went through
a number of editions in short time a
rare thing to happen in the fatherland,
at least in this department of literature.
Though small and WITHOUT any new
ideas or issues, it seemed to have had a
decided effect in winning favor for the
woman rights movement, at present &C.
cupying the best minds of a nation as
conservative as the German. The writer,
lady, attempts TO show that woman is
not created for man, butfor her calling,
and to work out her own destiny ON
equal terms with man. Hence all educa-
tional apparatus and institutions ought
to be opened to her Baltimore Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

Il has been our custom for years IS bold III a1lI
afer Distribution Sale viii view If reducing 81 !
buyers and IS one Of tie notable events in tie sf.
tory q Phladelphia. -
This owing q the unusual depression existing among
Manuassu Interests we have been enabled to purhss<
large lots Of desirable goods remarkably ow
and have added to stocks these new lots Of goods Pros
great interest and the cowds that throng ses testify
to the meritof this exceptional offering ss
It Is, however desire that those who may not ri
able to come counters IN person shall also share
benefits Of this unequalled opportunity and efceny
organized Mail Order Department stands ready to Gil orders
give ardng the goods and the aleed
prices Of ms great SALE
All communications receive prompt attention.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

B6rlin, leave Hsrrington Io08 n
EQeYeand g = r n. Tuesdays, Thurs-
sssssss ksssaa'P'as 81 !fsss ssssdsss sss
6s15z Ar ~ . 4 ~ s 6 B.-Lesye Town
"a dH5 Ssss s's AZ K ssassln ssssan ssVs
6s;!szwzs1 s 61sszszzzz b "a 4 8 3. 1~'Isssss
ia as I'D 81 4 ~ss1;sdsys a. e Rsiasnins, leave q
4 s.. J. 6essfsi ii fssssnsar = asasi Assaf. s S
NJ exoept sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

The following described real estate, viz;
AZ that certain lot piece OF parcel Of lena
tie county, Del. bounded and Described ~
Sci r. : = - : . - - Sne westerly sfds
Of 3 I6l ~ 4Q611o fQtd leAdinT from
nss III mn 3cf : "a M Is icfnsriy 81 sam
u6l i. Waffen, nov ~ 1[5Ss Debafah Kn =
Corr 81 fkE ldt a6d lends formeri& of
Mss1 q I'D, 4oz g q 4AEje Z: Lee; th hce
for this lot and lands Of the Delaware Nail :
road Company; thence with said Delaware
Railroad Comyany's line north 81 4eet to q
cornerfor this land and lands of the afore-
said Mrs. Peborah Bn0tts; thence with sail
Knott,s line east 168 feet to the place OF be-
ginning, containing within these meters
and bounds Sill square feet OF land, b0 the
same more OF less.
Seized and taken In execution as the prop
erty OF Johh T. NaylOr, and Frances Naylo.
his wife, mortgagors, and t. t., and 70 be
sold by
sherin's 0f1ce, Wilmington, Del, january
9, 1894.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13
The Baltimors n selzly sun.

sf
The Weekly sun Pabliehes ali the news
Of each week, giY1ps complefe accounts 81
al events thror bout the world. ~ 81
Agricultural p46er The Weekly sun Il IN
snrpassed. n n 6dited By wrfters 81 prac-
tloatexperj14pe who know what fnxnIne
means an Nnet farmers wnns ii N aer1
cnlturaa )onrnai. Il contk1ns ror,ilaf -
ports q the work OF the AgricuitaraI &:
periNent etations throughout }he connsfy:
'of ~ prDceedings Or 16xnaoss 6lub6 and
instttute1. ana the disear6ion of neW
methods and IDEAS In agrioultnle. III 2fers'
let Reports, Poultry Department and
yeteFlnarY columns are tan t1d c0mpleees
Every issuefconfains stories, poeuns. Hon7es
hold and Puzzle columns, vaxjeky 81 ~
teresting ana instructive Selseted mat6er
ana otker lsatures which mske d Neino6aa
visitor n city ana couptry homes 61f =
0ne Dollar Year. Induoem6ute D r "a
tare mp of 0lubs for the Woek1y 8f1s BCG6s;
TIE DAILY ana weekly San me1lll0 ~ ~
postage N the United efa1eo, Car11 on6
Msxico: Payment intaziA6ly a axknes.
Al. ABELf eo,lrx1rx.
RubIislers ead p To1zlslurl
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

HoHner II MOTIVE
4nAnE1ss m EXPRESSION.
eouHDJN PRIucrfLB,
9nsun1yIHo IN rrs ALLraIAHJH 70
xrGHr THEoRIzs AND
RIGHTsPRAuTIcEs.
I'm euH PUBLasHEs ALL THE NEWS ALI xHx
11zEA hut It does not allow its columnstob b
deo<Dded by unclean, immoral Of pufAly
sensational matter.
ED1roRx4LLv. THr SUN H. THn CQ1Sz1xxxx
AID UrcHAnGIHe CHAMPron and dft9k6er OF
Popular Rights ond Interests aga1< <s pollt-
icaf machines aud monopolji1 ~ every
character. Independents In ~ 3hings, ex-
treme in none. =
By mall. Fifty Gents mo- IA elx Dolsafs
. year.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

minutes east forty 70 ve anu Two tau144 ~
sfsse 49, ana thirty niue minuila NeSf ~ UNA
SiGhf.4enths perches TO the p>4ce qf 81n4S
Inn, containing one acrs ana th1rtY4x A.
e1ss Nc 6 isnd Rs ses Il s1 aso1s n IL u5S
road leading from Bieckhlrd - amz zx14fs
thence With said road toward Bia1ktf8d
north sixteen and naik degrees we1e. r yen
6urth degrees west 1ifty one perchee; 3hetce
north twenty ave ana half degrees VET
thirty eight ana 1our tentne pexcn 9o ~
a1 isfe M 81 Benjamin smith but nov o. 1o<merly
bY William Cummtns, n. y. thenQ4 VIII tna
line of the aforementioned hn dnQxt4 9eyen-
ty degrees east torty-1Ye ena z2lz.sen ~
halt degrees east twenty-six ana stx-ten th
Defches % stone; thence north eeventy-
three and halt degrees east yenty.nine
% land isfe Of John lyman; thence with,
SAID land south eight degrees eagg nfty-elgn NJ
and three-ferth7 Perch68 59 stone, corner
les land lats Ct Agnes stockiey sra da1raas snere
vest eight perches to the place Of beginning
containing forty sevcn acres, ana one nun
dred and seven square perches ef land pc
E No 4. beginning at stone set In the side
Of public road leading from Smyrn4 70
Blackbird and running thence north seventy
9ssreesa sna stones ~
bY hickory tree; thence south twenty ana
1ourth defreas east twenty-gtx ana ak
tenths percnss @ s.one; sHsnIo 3,s6 q
dvo-fanths perches 10 stone, with the !etr
ter marked on 1t, and set in tha etQe 81 the
road leading from the State roau toM &ikpxB
ana 8 quarter degrees dfty-0ne and thirty
i've hundr0ths perches 70 an anglo IN the
iasftnamed ROAD; thence north sixty three
Scrosg said ford thence north seyenty@1ne
do9r6es west thirty-nfne and nEe-tentne per
ch6s to bridge hcross the State road
thence south twenty two and . halt do6Iee4'
a21st forty ave and sixty hye hundrethe per
dies to the p1aoe OF beginning containhnG!
fW6nty ono eoEee and one hundred aud
same m0r6 u 3etn. Excepting hereOut about
acres oJlaI ~ tz1e Louis Davis tract CON.
veyed by Wlnlam Cummins, NJ. D., to Perry
Hamilton by deed dated April l. 1851. leaving
the whole tract, % acr 90, more or less.
seized ana taken In execution as the prorj
erty OF William A. G ummins and Alice d.
Cummins his vile, and t. t., aud to be sold
PIERCE GOULD, Sheriff.
Sherif's ONCE. Wilmington, Dol, January
g. 1894.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13
ON THURSDAY,
THE 251H DAY OF JANUARY, lsP
AZ Ii o'clock. q. NJ. 3;

The fol1oWfuR described real e1falo Ill
All that certain messeona9o 6< fx1oE
& 81 deoSkss ;s % Snndred, & New W. GsssiS 81 s6a III
u shsllcfos1 James 4. shaflcrcGs I'D iSSs
af6nn X, Williams, known as tn8 H2f21 {{f;
neer iddfetown. with q brick JH( }<1k
dwelling abuse, hHme Cotta&e d1G{Hn ~
'0th6r bd7ld1ng thereon ereote1 NxHf I&86!
Within The following metes ana 6oG6
tho public road leading TO and znt1E18 4 "A
pnbIio rpn4 leading from OdeS68 ~ II q ~
linEs scrosS the MIL dam; f6s2S7 Slsi Il
ohAing ann - Iinks to p stake ~ Il = 1{6
Toad lend1nE from the mill to t66 <614 l
{n4 1pm 0oesss g Armstron& qoE4
l&m& 81 611d ShRlloross and 3ohsfE7 q
WE4511113 4hence with land Of naid mn
1ou0 y degsees ana tminuteo vest =
EmInutaS el4t 4clMins and 70 links Is ! 81
{1euQ9 r0u51 y degroees est - 8
lzsH4e @9at1 q 9egrses ~ east cha In
1o41fx1r<S 4 corner forthis Land ana 4 q
A4z9E< HHa!lcEo9ss thence south IS
ze - a Chains, links toa stake
kn44 MteE1efiug = public road &
g Mtddietown, sf6r
~ MI - oontre OF the sad MAJ
M1A1fes vest chain. n Il. Sc
~! inning; containinr
- 1'eqnes q acres Of Issd.
u e. I. T. 4cution as the
ne and Raaf
- seoE1, and
HlA a |GouLD. 81 !
4l!lce tlml1 fton. Del
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

cHERIFFs sALE.-BY vlRrUH Gf &.
writ o. Levart Facias, to me direotad W{l{.
be expoged 70 public sale, at the hoftl 0l
Charles DevaIfnger, ct MiddletoEn, III 4f.
Georges hundred, State OF DeIeWoko, XeW
Castle county. Del,
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

Tho following described real estate. v1&3
All that certain lot, piece or pared ~
Georges hundred, New Castle county &ud
State 81 Delaware bounded on the &5<<h-
west by.F Fourth street. on the norfhWe61 ~
" T{ith 81 tWonsv n feet pgss 81 Il. q noT @
lands sold to John Darrous, ana on 166'
southeast by lands of John Garpnex, wt1 -
feet frontage ON said Fourth Street an6zn
depth OF 10 feet, and twostofY n0M6
dwelling thereon erected. 81 - & s
111zek I'D taken in execution a. the Jxop-
erty OF Mary 0nn6 Bayard ana to be ho1& H.
PIERCE GOULD SIN 4 &
eherin3s ONCE Wilmington. Del jal
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13
u 8.

P sWe
wll lo6n ths lowest
Az when il want ef eoo 25c
@szs- 49, IS sS@s
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

IIwpIIins
1and othsr bnffd inc1< 81
no ssl5nn1nig g z corner q 1Is 1aE ~ 6SX
3adsss III ce.;1ss ssd b running fhsnea Tlfh sla
sea1d xood 4oEtM forty yeeyen and one 1e!t
qeftses weet Lteen PeTc1es; theme nortn
paTskss IS i6s me of lands formsfl9 q
snss sss e19< ee<ssss fesnSs sss
ss|d W3iilsa foik: sad d t6ascs ~ N wiz ~ is ssras
thirty geie,ies e the plaee e 6eeinninesI
zaas zas fsasss ass a1sP "a 4sR HsB
fos % ssf %oss 9ss 81 ,sss molesy os
one George NJ Poik; ID ana 70 t6at certain
81 ssRsss Gontg e as snd ss ssss
etneet, ON the north BY land of John c.. i
Cofbit, the Odessa Creameryz Compan ny and
Lydia r. Ford, on the west BY lands Of said |
ICorblt. and on the South by AppoQuin mink
Ana IL Is ordsrBd that lhe Admfnistrator |
make return OF his proceedings in the ex-si
zecution OF this order to an adjourned term
of the Orphans Court 70 be held at WIZ
ruary, 1894. at 10 3 mg Attendance will be |
given ana terms made kIoWn by
joseph G. Brown Administra
Aftest- y $ ss se ~ - - I I
Colen Ferguson, Clerk Of Orphans Court
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13
ctioz Dil6e1.


1futdSl 1I11tf
y 81 - * 81 clss ilsprd 81 ~ oQ
III II. .3I1; 60unt fecei5&d Ills
- for ~ pear 90
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

P1O0tfCS aiz0 A01E1116
~ market It was also pointed out that
the tenant does not II growing tomatoes
make any fodder, as ii ! crop Of corn, nor
straw for bedding and manure as in grow
ing wheat, and while there Man apparent
difference, the tenant derives no real adj
vantage in growing tomatoes other than
that shared by The landlord.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13
f.,atine.

90 r. I1 Po1nt1oU "A O9f1nH = ssz
= decisions q ~ co-f ~
{hem.
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13


ing wheat, and while there Man apparent
difference, the tenant desivesn no real adj
vantage in growing tomatoes other than
that shared by The landlord.
SALES 10 TAKE PLACE.
WEDNESDAY, B1suARY 7th. .-C, F. Crock>
ett, near WarWidz ld Sale of Stock and
Farming Implem>his
TursDAY, Frri1 xsx essh John b. Daw-
son. near Arn1lEronss Saie Of stpek and
Farming Imp nents.
sherlffs - 4 the Brick Mil 4sopsrty
win III 5lace bursday. Jan. eth, 's4
Tnd W s, skzz IN r. N !.
Dilworfh. ~ mi q stocx and
Farming Ip
WnDnnDzz lrg Mn 1fazy
~ 7zds- b = APpies
Nm, known = the
fhe foad from Fields-
}ridee. sale d Stock,
e, stc:
" zoth william 81.
~ x.
IsiooE,
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

y = tie 5tle r What
xstso l<pm interme-
pds 6lnf Within q gener-
II q kb1 most liberal ba-
"a = oad ~ slsepiEe ~
M zz6zls - r01te ID both
aiming dates u ~ serles are
18th and NJ. and March 18th
Middletown transcript., 1894-01-13

TIN Pzrna ~ PzorEs. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-26
The Canadian Sledge Dogs.

Mr.. Cameron, in his salk with Courier
reporter, told of the dogs that are used for
sledging during the winter in the north
west territories of Canada.
Six or eight dogs are used on each
sledge. They are fed only once in "a
hours, and that is in the morning before
the start is made and after the dogs are in
harness. At that time about four pounds
of frozen fish are given to them. Every
thing must be in readiness for tho start,
and the men must look to it that they are
at hand to jump on the sledges, for at the
very instant that the last morsel of fish
disappears the dogs are off at q breakneck
speed. Strange as it may seem, the driv
ers do not dare to feed the dogs unless they
are in harness. Otherwise they would
scatter, and nothing more would be seen
of them. They are driven with one long
rein attached to the leader. A whip with
very short handle and a very long lash
is used to urge them on, though in most
cases they need no urging, for they seem
to feel that the faster they go the quicker
they will come to the post, where food and
warmth and lazy life await them. They
travel often as far as 90 miles a day
Buffalo Courier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-26
Guests Who Will Not Register.

The average guest at first class hotel
puts his fist on the register and takes
what the lord of the rooms gives him
meekly and uncomplainingly. There are
rooms and rooms, just as there are hotels
and hotels, and when the hotels are crowd
ed it takes an experienced and determined
man to get the best-or n woman. No
hotel clerk has ever yet stood up before
the onslaught of n lovely female bent on
having a front room lighted on two sides
and not higher than the third story. But
there is another class of the jewellers in
tents-the men who never register. Every
hotel has them, and Washington hotels
more than any other city. Here it means
the game of politics. The man who wants
an office and is afraid his rivals nre going
to put up ombinations against him will
slip into his hotel and tell the clerk that
he does not want to be seen or put on the
book, and the clerk tells him that it is all
right. In some cities such actions would
be rightly regarded as suspicious, but not
in Washington. The leading hotels will
average two day during the first year of
a new administration. After that they
drop off to two week, but it is pecul-
tarity of Washington hotels. Washington
Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-26
EDITORS TRAGIC DEATHa
Brilliant New York Journalists wnes'
Passing Away Was Hinged With Horror.

= -
Brilliant New York Journalists Wnoss
Passing Away Was Hinged With Horror.
When / began to work in lS60-and u
seems as though it were yesterday only,
partiy because l have good health ana
have ALWAYS maintained a high moral
toue-the editor of the New York Tribune
wos Horace Greeley He died In mad
house. The editor of the New York Times
was Henry j. Raymond, the pest iriehu
but one ever had. He was FOUND dead
cold and stiff in the hallway OF MS mouse.
The brightest writer in New YORK tnen
was Charles G. Halpine-MIles ~ helliy
editor of the New YORK Citizen. ne
suffered from neuralgia tooth ana went
into the Aston House one day, chloro-
formed towel, put 1t over his head anu
Joined the majority.
The best known correspondent OF that
era signed "a. ID. X. +" A. ID. Richardson
was walking along the street from Inc
tribune Office when Il man slipped up be-
hind him, fired bullet in his back, and
he died. The managing editor OF the New
York Herald, MIR. Frederick Hudson'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-26
Ouakers Adopting Modern Ways.

The rising generations of the Society of
Friends are fast modifying in marked
degree the customs, costumes and man.
ners of their fathers. Peculiarities of dress
and language have beer almost entirely
abandoned, the cultivation of music and
the other arts is no longer discouraged, ex-
cept by very few, and George Fox would
not recognize his present followers, so
great have been the changes wrought since
the DAYS of Penn. In connection with the
cultivation of music an interesting fact
was noticed. In an academy in nearby
town, attended only by the children of
Friends, q school entertainment was re-
Gently given, the programme of which con-
tanned several musical numbers. The mu-
sic comprised such familiar tunes as
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" etc, and
lover of music who attended commented
afterward on the absence of harmony and
euphony in the singing. While not exact
ly a discord. there was n noticeable lack
of melody, rendering the hymns anything
but enjoyable. 1t is quite possible that
the farreaching law of heredity may ac-
count for this fact, and that the ancestry
of these pupils, who for over 500 years
have considered music as only vain
amusement, have transmitted to their chill
dren organs unable to properly voice the
beauties of this, to them, long unused art.
philadelphia Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-26
Opium Selling Is Profitable.

Whatever opinions may be held respect
ing tho effects of consuming opium, there
seems to be no doubt that selling it Is a
profitable business.
Years ago the house of Jardine, Mathe-
son s. Co. was among the largest inn
porters of opium into China, and so
enormous were the profits that three of the
partners, by sheer force of wealth, expand
cd into baronets, while a fourth, the late
Mr.. James Jardine of Dryfeholm, became
ono of the largest land owners in the south
of Scotland Sir James Matheson and his
brother, Sir Alexander Matheson, spent
upward of $4,000 in buying land in
the highlands, and tho latter left besides
over s640, 900. Mr.. Magniac, the eX-M.
p who left s200, 900. was also member of
this firm. Sir Robert Jardine of Castle
milk is the old head of the firm and prob
ably the wealthest of them all. Sir Rob-
ert does not only own Castlemlk, one of
the finest residences and estates in the
south Of Scotland, but 10 years ago bought
up the Rogersons of Wamphray for :el20,
000 and later added the property of Ian
rick castle, in Perthshire, to his already
great possessions. He could buy up u
score Of such places if he so desired.
Dealing in opium is, of course, only one
branch of the great firms business, but it
is O. most important one, and trade
whether right or wrong which has such
potentialities of profits must, like Tenny-
sons half truth, be hard matter to fight.
Scottish Leader.