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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
ANNIE MAY ABBOTT ENPOsED.
4 Tacoma Girl Does All of Her Tricks
I'm PubiiP,

Tacoma, July Especial. the
direction os Robert Lee. who has issued
a challenge TO Annie May Aboot', MISS
pearl Adrtch. the daughter of Rev. BY
ron Alirtch. this city. repeated Mss Abb
bolts tricks tonight a the Ninth street
theater. She did them less gracefully
than the professional. but proved that
they required the exertion of mere phys
cal force. she did all the tricks but the
catalep;ic act Miss Abbott or her man
ager did not appear.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
Murder and suicide at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. July i9.--Iohn Tuck an en-
p.oye Of the Peoples store in this ci.y.
this morning cut his wife's throat and taen
severed his own windp!pe Neither is dead
yet. but both will die. The coupe were
roomiug ar the Hotel Johnson. an annex TO
the Westminster. Tuck Went into his
wife's room this morning, and. finding her
In bed. cut her throat. She screamed as
he came toward her. and the inmates Of
the house. attracted ny the sounds. saw
Tuck rush 10 the window of the second
story and jump to the ground He had
severed his own windpipe before leapiu-.
Tuck has suspected his wife OF infidelitv
for a year or more. He learned that she
had been intimate With wealthy Chlca-
goan stopping at Pasadena and hence he
murder. The woman is handsome blonde
and formerly lived at Modesto. where aer
parents now reside. Tuck is a son Of
wealthy people of Nashville. Tenn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

70 come 20 pass il the towns are united
are row waited cut on the halny 0reszes
OF the bay. While the arguments for
consolidation are more general tAan spe-
cjfie. they are certainly such as commend
themselves TO the casual observer, VINO
believes that only in union and unity OF
e-~7rt will the Bay cities find the strength
necessary 70 advance them 20 the posi-
ton OF importance which they ought to
roid among the cities of the Coast.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

The Royal Baking Powder. as every
cook knows. is always to be relied upon.
1t is one of the greatest aids she has. She
is always able with the least trouble TO
make the very finest biscuits. cakes. muf-
fins and crusts. Many a cook s reputation
has been made by the delicious things she
has been able TO make with It,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
An old FIsherman InherIts Fortune.

Sheridan. or, July 19-Peter Belleque
an old fisherman living AZ Woods, a little
place on the Little Nestucca river. has q
ceived notice that nc has fallen heir With
three other relatives 10 the snug sum Of
s20o cd0 in Canada. Mr. Be,leque's share
viii be a. least 5000 cash. Beileque IS
alone in the mountains He lost track n
all his relatives and never communicate I
with any Of them. Since the news OF his
good luck has been actually confirmed. he
has had numerous offers Of marriage.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

Port Angeles. July 1a.-Special.--A team
OF horses and a wagon loaded with cord
wood went over the Pine street hluf this
afternoon. and a general wreck resulted.
Driver Edward Phelps feil seyenty-five
feet and vas injured internally. Tho ac-
cide0t was caused by a brake giving way
on the steep grade.
I.ater-Ed Phelps died this afternoon
from injuries received
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

washington city. July is.-ssecretarv
smith today decided adversely on tho
claims of a number OF entrymen IN Ore
gqn. California. and Washington who
sought 10 recover part of the money hey
had naid for their lands. They paid g. .
rer acre and asserted that 81 r. was all
tn.f shoui8 have been paid. The -@crs-
.arv said the lands we're rated a he
higher figure. and that there wag no law
warranting p refund.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

Chehaus. Jolly 1s-SDeclal. Treasurer
Nsvnari's statement ~ The county
finances for The quarter ending June 20
vas completed yesterday. The Collections
for the quarter were. S15s0e Jisburse-
raentS. SO 80; cash on hand in the va
vious funds, $-aois.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
4 Corpse Found Near Tacoma.

Tacoma. July 19.-Special.--A report was
received at police headquarters tonight
stating that the decomposed body of
man had been discovered in the bushes
near the race track. some distance from
this city. The man VINO discovered the
body did not make a close examination,
but ed that the corpse had been tied
up in a gunny sack. The police smme-
diately sent out 10 discover the man that
had made the report. and after finding
him proceeded TO the spot where the body
had been found. Owing TO the darkness
they had TO give up the search. The
coroner viii take the case in hand to-
morrow morning. II is supposed that
murder mas been committed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
Regents of the University and state
Game Warden.

Olympia. July is.-Special. HYDE
Preston. OF Seattle, and r. E. NJ Strick-
land. OF Spokane, have been re-appointed
regents OF the state university.
Frank b. Boarman. OF Seattle, has been
arspointed game warden.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

been advised Of this circumstance and
further investigation % the premises IS
being made The stencil referred TO BE-
came so bad thai Armbrusi and his fam
ily were compelled TO yacate the prem
ises again last night.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

To make your business pay. good heai,h
ia n r,1=rne factor. To secure good health
the blood should ~ kept pure and vigorous
nv me use % Ayers SsTaa pa rills- When
ne vital fIuld IL impure and sluggish. there
can De neither health. strength nor ar1oi-
ton.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

Many receipts as published still call for
cream of tartar and soda. the old-fashion-
ed way of raising. Modern cooking and
expert cooks do not sanction this old way.
In all such receipts the Royal Baking
Powder should be substituted without
"a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

For thirty years the Royal has been - .
standard Tor purity and strength in haE-
ing powders. and has been placed ar the
head by every board Of official examiners
whether state or national
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

san Francisco. July ia-TEs internal
revenue officials say that there are tao
sets - registration certificates out FOR
most y tha Chinese here. When the reg
ist~a-son Iaw vas a-Sf passed a number =
chinese were registered by Coiector
Cu.nn. Then the constttutIorallty of the
law was tested. and when thAt wassd DE-
c;i~-i enc e~ts'rsfioD was done al over
aEain under Collector We}burn. Mag
Chinese sell their second registration ceT1i-
fcates. ard there are said 30 BE- thousands
% falsely registered Chinese On tbe Coast.
They are pouring over the borders north
ard s2atn. A. Fl Paso = = sad they a1e
passed through without certificates.
~. -. -....-.l.r- IN A-..t- ..lts-tt.a L.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
FIRE At ABERDEEN.
Weatherwax Planning Mill, Kiln
and Lumber Burned.
STATE GAME WARDEN CHOSEN.
A Tacoma Girl Duplicates the Tricks
of Annie May Abbott.

Fatal Accident at Port Angeles-Con-
solfdation of whaicom ard Fair
haven Under Discussion - Hunts
Bondsmen to Be Proceeded Against
for the Money.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

The calm OF the Pacific aptly typihes
the contentment of those who use the
purest and best baking powder, DR..
Prices.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

The most delicious and wholesome food
IS only secured by using Prices Cream
Baking Powder.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20

The uew novelty in dack suits-the Jean
efce. t4st received Call ard see them J.
: Graham, IS Second street.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
Tho Awnkeninr rico.

Between the drowsy sleep of the poc
turnal animals and the hypersensitiv,
sleep Of those which spend their lives /,
constant fear Of their enemies a plac,
must DO found for the form of slumbe,
enjoyed by the large carnivora and thar
OF domestic animals. The former bav,
no enemies to fear except man. and tht
!atter, protected by man, enjoy to the
full the blessing of natural rest
I4lsere ore frequently found fast
asleep In the daytime. Native Hunters
nave been known to track them after a
Kill" to the place in which thev were
lying fast asleep and gorged with food
ana TO shoot them as they lie. When
taking his midday repose in districts
where 1t is little disturbed. the tiger
uoes not always retire to a place of So.
curlty, like the bear, or even the leon.
ard' which usually sleeps on the branob
of tree. It just lies down In some CON
yenlent spot, either shady or warm. ao-
cord1ng to the weather, and there sIeens
almost regardless of danger. They have
oeen found lying in dry nullahs, under
Erees and even in the grass of the hill-
sides unobserved until their disturber
came within a few yards of them.
General Douglas Hamilton, when
shooting in the Dandilly forest, came
upon tigress and two cubs lying fast
asleep ON their backs, with their paws
sEieling pp in the air, under a clump of
Dam boos. When he was within a To-,
yards OF the group, one raised its head
and without moving its body quietly
looked at him along the line of its BODY
between its paws. Tigers kept in can.
.lyity awaken gradually, stretching and
Vawning like dog. London Spectator.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
Good Horse Sense r, ,,rrros

The Mexican burros ascertain whore
to dig for water by closely observing
the surface of the ground. We had
found in an arroyo a sufficient quantity
OF water to make coffee when we OBJ
served three burros searching for water.
They passed several damp places. exam.
ing the ground closely, when the leader
halted near us and commenced to paw n
hole i'll the dry, hot sand with his right
forefOot. After awhile he used his left
foretoot. Having dug q hole something
over foot i'll depth, he backed out and
watched it intently. To our surprise. it
soon commenced to fill with water. Then
he advanced and took drink and step
ped aside, inviting, l think, the others
to take a drink. At all events tbev
promptly did so and then went awav.
when we got down and took a drink
from their we'll The water was cool
and refreshing-much better. in fact
than we had found for many a day
Ihere ls no witphcraft about the Mex
lean burros, but they haye good horse
sense. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
NEW FIELDS FOR NoyELIsrs.
Why Docs Not Some Writer Uso a.. Essiuo
as HerOine9 2


inc division Of the earth among con-
temporary novelists has not as vet in.
cinded Greenland, where some now
winter can lay the scene of a story in
winch the heroine will wear seaiskin
trousers and calm her troubled heayt
VIVID l. -ghty drafts of train oil
Neither has any novelist seized rno,,
Gnina' Sd-In wnere great things may yet be
uone by story teller who really inows
something Of that modern and mnltit,1diS1
nous sphinx, the Chinaman
But with these exceptions tbero is
very little desirable territory which is
not pre-empted. This Of course greatly
hampers new noyelists who are conn.
krl',sa, RsiaSa 70 write novels dealing only with
4nsllsn men and women at home.
england is the common possession of
Everybody and even the American writer
5ghq does not wish to initiate either Mr..
aarte or MF. HoWells is compelled 10
iay the scene Of his stories in London
OF In some one Of the many little Eng,
cities. w. - ''ii "a.
N6AASA NOVELIST who wishes to
write story characterized bv some IittIe
novelty is reduced to inventino Dodos ~
other fabulous creatures. an attemnt
which fails more frequently than it spo-
ceeds. - FsS-
This state Of things is SO plain 70 ev-
cry writer that wonder that no one has
rushed in to occupy tho Greenland or
the Chinese field.
a Greenland story would at once at
tract attention because of its novelty.
and we who have never been to Green
land could warmly recognize the truth
OF It's local color, and the profound
knowledge Of Eskimo character shown
by the writer.
An advanced Eskimo maiden with a
wild desire TO wear pethooats instead |
Of trousers and to drink tea iustead Of
train oil could hardly fail to charm tho
reader.
/ am afraid, however, that the ad.
Eskimo maid would not survive
beyond the first four or five chapters.
Tor understand that whenever an Es.
lkimo woman exhibits symptoms of ad-
vanced thinking she Is Immediately set
1aIlfs ON an Toe foe--W. L. Alden IN
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
A MANS BEST IDEAS.
On Old Student Says They Come Into tn
Mind unexpectedly.

On Old Student Says They Come Into thu
Mind Unexpectedly.
Professor Won Helmholtz, the great
German scientist of imperishable fame.
not long before his death gave an inter
estlng review of his life work ON the oc-
caslon OF the celebration of his seven
tleth birthday, in which, among other
things, he reveals some instructive fea-
lures OF his habits of study and the proc
ess by which he won his ideas as well
as the time and manner in which it was
his won't to commit the latter to paper:
AS 1t has frequently been my lot to
have to await in uncertainty the arrival
Oh appropriate thoughts and conceptions.
which then would break suddenly and
unheralded upon me, have lust gained
some experience in the management of
these capricious ideas. This may be of
utility to other students of like phys
biological temperament.
The best ideas have often stolen ST.
lently into the current of nv thouphts
whlIo the latter were not EMPLOYED in
seeking them. know not by what proc
ess OF unconscious cerebration they were
evolved. | only knew that thew were
there. Nor could l at first fully osti-
mate the Importance Of such unexpect-
ed but welcome visitors.
These ideas never introduced them.
selves When my brain was tired and al
most never at my writing table. had
llrst to turn my problem in all direc-
tlons and envisage it from every side.
and thereafter to consign it to my invol-
untary thoughts without even prema-
turely attempting to solve it within my
self or committing my reflections to
writing Long and patient preliminary
investigation was the unconditional pre-
requisite to success.
NO matter how urgent the necessity
for action, l must always give NV brain
Its time to relax from fatigue or strain
and await the recurrence Of a feeling of
both physical and mental we'll being
and contentment before writing for pub
ioation. My most valuable ideas have
presented themselves in the morning ON
my awakening from a refreshing sleep.
1ut the favorite period for them has
)een while | was seeking relaxation bv |
canning slowly over picturesque hills |
II through wooded parks in the bright
The slightest indulgence in
llcoholio beverages sufficed to Danish
hem from my grasp. Baltimore Sun.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
Feather suDerstitIoD

We have long been acquainted with
the peacock feather superstition. but
were not aware until a few days age
that 1t extended to all feathered crea-
lures. A young girl admired the bean.
tlfuI pigeons strutting, cooling and sun
ming themselves in the covert of the
honse where she was boarding and ask
cd the iandlady TO sell her pair to take
home with her. mo, indeed, child, {"
was the immediate response. "Not for
any money would l sell you those birds
When one person gives or sells an ao-
quaintance a feathered thing, there is
sure to be trouble between them, and |
az not want to fall out with you. -
Philadelphia Times.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20

MAINS VII LEAXE DELAWARE AVE DEPOT
! WILMINGTON, EAST BOUND. "
*lEXPREsS TRAINS.
NE" NJ .i85 noTk' week days, *S O3. %7l7*s42 s,o1
Phiadelphia1 = TweSiSS' 70 no. = ~ sllP,R,
so Sa a ~ o. So = H. 3j ~ 81 AZ - Is
~ 9U ~ 40 so 40, al 49, a. m .11 % 90 o' 20 * *
rhilsdeilP5iiaS sd r III Il T%ellb ii SI5 d5a 1890 P@
Sii 90 ~ VT' m q H. SS42 el0 49, a m, - 4g' y "a
D 45l%niG a. City, weekdays, '717a. M .l2 ?. nm
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington .4,s - 80 -
W. weet ~ do 10 y O5 SoS 81 81 Sc a. IS IL IS 5S
BSltI%GTe % d6i and way stations, III amsna aoa
Newark, Del, '4l5, 5,7lz.B7am .,o,s =.
weeE Sa1 u.s. 90 q 49, IS 5S and Ii 10 p. m 10 70
cRicsS6F cRisG5F Is Z + a, g. M; nj SIP m; daily
cincinnati and St. Louis 5I2 I6 n y, o.o
p. m daily. % AV' p Hi ana Is So
N New Toi Orleans via Bristol and Chattanooga a. 10
M ually' Through sleeper to New OrIossa,s 90 ~
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET sTREEr eo,.,,,l..
r roI NeW YORK, week days IS IN a m AAON
al on on Phlaueiphia week days, 6 20 q 20 o,s
sli o. a. In; 55, As, D. m - ~ e 'V' 10,
FOR PlttSburg and Chicago Vvoal, ,o,.- 10 o.,
IS 40 pm. HH'S' ui' . 50 IN; ? SIS,
W. . 81 a m; 30 40 PM. "esA uAyS'
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOp ,p,,,,,,,o-
AMENI G-FOURTH and CHESTNTiTr - . sI,,S ~ LION lon
% ree uSys ~ 81 Is, D. IS IS 10 al 40
- noon Il 20. II 45, 2OO Is. s4O0 n ~ q! a. IN m
p m. -'' 81 IOlO, and IL 35
Leaye ss It Twelfth g Market sts % 90 81 S. 81 o.
Telephone, No. 1873
,,hAte5s hates 70 western points lower Than 81. -
O'neT lne G. o. SCULL. Gsnr nass nsn ia any
n. H. CAMPBELL. General MANAGE N'' agent
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
NO DOG IN Her House.
a Boarding House Keeper Tells Why She
Has Made This Rule.

a Boarding House Keeper Tolls Why She
Has Made This Rule.
Persons with dogs and other pets
meet with cold and clammy reception
in New York boarding houses. They
may occasionally steal into fashionable
flats, where the landlord or agent has
no direct means Of circumventing them,
out when 1t comes to the boarding house
things are little more definite.
A nice looking married couple went
into a Twenty-third street boarding
house the other day and were made COM
Portable. After the first dinner the lady
was observed scraping together some
dalntles from the board to take to her
room. The landlady. who is a woman
OF great decision of character, heard of
II, and her knock was shortly afterward
heard at the door of the new boarders.
The latter We're Immediately notified
that either they or tho dog must vaoate
at once.
II cannot keep my darling Keno
phon, We'll move," protested the owner
OF the dog, who practiced the principle
OF Love me, love my dog"
Then you'll have to move, " said the
landlady firmly. I'm not keeping a
dog kennel"
How in the world they ever got that
dog in here without my seeing it, :" said
She, after the obnoxious Xenophon had
been disposed of, lis more than l can
understand. I've had all want of dogs.
a gentleman used to keep a small but
ferocious bulldog in his room where I
once lived. He was the ugliest brute
ever laid my eyes on-the dog not the
man. That dog wouldn't let anybody |
but his owner tamper with him. The |
man used to lug. him around with him |
everywhere he went One night, when |
the man came in, he was feeling so oh.
llvious to earthly things that he left his
dog locked in the vestibule. The next
boarder who came in got no farther than
the vestibule and landed down the stems
with square yard of trousers missing.
be was soon Joined by another boarder.
VINO wanted to come to bed They rang
the bell until several of us came down
TO see what was the matter. On openino
the door the dog sprang for us as If he
hadn't been fed for a week and wanted
anything that came handy. but we
slammed the door to again just in time.
AS we could not awaken the owner we
bad to leave the dog thero till morning
and those who were outside had to 90 to
motel. In the morning everybody had
70 go and come by the servants entrance
until the owner of the animal came
down and got us out of the fix"
"What did he say?"
Say Why, no abused us all as a set
u brutes for keeping his dog locked up
here and gathered it up under his arm /.
md took it up stairs as if had been a 8
'ieoe of Dresden chinal And the board.
rs who had been locked out left the
louse for good the next day. We got rid 3,
4 the dog, but not until it had half de.
'opu!ated the establishment. Chi.
ago Tribune. a
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
Through AIRerian sn.ot..,..

In q delightful paper before a clnl
recently Mrs Fannie G. Barbour. tbe
writer and traveller, gave description
o. o. ner vislt to some Algerian ladies
Ihrough the interpreting friend who ieo' ~,
conpanied her the hostesses conveyed
their polite pity at her extraord;no,., - -
costume. Where" they asked ~
pta1ntiye pity for the unfortnr.to - :
American, "are her TnrIisb tro,,so-".,' r s,..sS9
When told that she came from a n,er
lea, they asked whero that was. and Il
nearing that it was across a great a.. -.
oomplaoently remarked: mot so o,oot go
8 s. our Mediterranean. There ;s ne -oaS sa"
like that.s!ft 40 no sea
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20

a vienna professor gives it as hi,
splnlo9' after much research ON the
subject. that all delicate nersons ne onS unS
tnose who suffer from nervousness, 1,
should never romain long in room
!ighted by electric lights, its effect on
the nervous system being such that aft.
Of awhile they generally become uneasy
ana depressed and and it impossible
to concentrate the attention for any
length of time. Young persons, on the
contrary, and those with strong nerves
nna the influence Of the light extremely
beneficial especially when the brain IS
oVerworked and tired, tho eject being
much the same as that Of strong coffes
Il. g., increased activity of the nerv.
GUS system.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Sa72T@'W0, -DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Feb. 20, 1895
TWAS WINTER TIME.

A rose, a rose, a rich red rose
Upon my lady's breast,
Its petals large, its calyx deep,
Its stem with green leaves dressed.
It's rich with beauty, in color rare
Oh, what a combinationl-
The same as she whose smile on me
see in alteration.
But the rose, the rose, the rich red rose
Which glows on her gown Of gray
Is very scarce this time of year
1t cost my last weeks pay.
Minneapolis Times.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
An EnaR Nnu

The main object of life is to derive
satisfaction from it, the philosophers
say. Therefore when you are what is
commonly known as selfish and grasp
ing you can silence your conscience by
telling it that you are no worse than the
unseltsh and sacrificing. You simply
nave I, another method Of enjoying life -
Exchanpa.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
How Do Wns Nvnnna.a

dra,o; unslon Agent see you have been
1Lawing pension on the wounded ne,
ss smnen me record shows that Won were
Tap pa.ialsQl veg out Of the army for desertion
enstoner- Yes. That Is 60.
woundedf TT ~" "eFs you
5,sensioner-My feelings, colonel. mn,
Feelings. Atlanta Journal ~
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
London Navsof,fa

The London Weekly Telegraph, q
miscellany published in connection with
the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, is now
peing sold III the streets of London bv !
corps Oh preseltable damsels, becoming
~ dressed in uniform of dark grav
with red faoings, hood lined with the
latter color and forage cap to match
Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
Food For nran -

I'VE read sometimes, y said'Mr pu,
peVvsn.1,. sSSS: "9t people eagerly dovourins' q
I,sgspet, I,tera1,.L = p9s horses sometimes do tbat
literally literally Twice lately have seem bnraas sn
cou,u o''us newspapers. Perhaps this migbs
OOme under the head of taking ir '.Isne a,s...s
word "@-New YORK sun s ~ eVery