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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

ceptible decrease has been made in the
timber wealth of the valley
Tie Skagi, Is the largest river which
stnpties into the Sound from the Amer
lean side and ls nayigabie for steam
eFs Of light draft as far up as
fhs portage. which is ninety miles from
iss mouth. Large steamers go up TO
Mount Vernon. the county seat and one
o. the most progressive and prosperous
towns IN the state. Next In size 10 Mount
Vernon Is La Conner. beautifully situated
near the mouth Of the skagit river on
swinomish slough. AnacorteE. on Fidalgo
island, Ia one of the cities OF Skagit coun-
-. and is surrounded by beautiful noun
tain scenery. The trip from Mount Yer
non 20 Auacortes by way Of La Conner
IS one % the most delightful rides in
Washington. The distance IL twenty-six
miles and on every side can hs seen agri-
cultural wealth and prosperity f.saet{gfii
country residences with harms Fun ~
grain aud hay. herds Of horses and eattle
feeding in pastures where the clover and
timothy - waving 80 rich and luxslrfart
Masses peaceful Arcadia from wheace
no Evangeline has been driven.
\ statement OF the crops produced On
the land near Ia Conner and all about ne
mouth OF the Sk8git river on The Beaver
marsh. the delta. tho La Conner and sam
ish fats. the Olympic marsh and other
portions ~ the valley. would sound like
fairy tale 10 an Eastern farmer. 4 crop
OF 80 bushels OF oats "a the acre Is rot
regarded as an unusual thing IN this SEC
tiau % country. Pour tons or hay "a each
acre is the average crop. and in many
cases this Is almost doubled when the hay
Ia cBt twice in a summer. as often hap
pens. AZ the present time there is under
a high state Or cultivation about 90 200
acres OF this rich and inexhaustIbla land
and every year large tracts are being re-
claimed hv aikiug and draining. that
the producing capacity Of the valley Is
constantly on the increase When all the
improvements now contemplated are IN
ished there viii - fully lon 600 acres OF the
marsh land under cultivation II f. safe
"a say thar IN the not far distant future
many or the large farms. some OF them
containing almost a thousand acres OF
lard, viii be cut up into smaller holdings
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

~ & young man with no Start. by ha-@st~
ard Ministry sEae young nan ia *cgr yea-s
bought the farm, Paying s.. gsa cash for +.
and - 1os ore % tne prosperous farmers
o. EAe La Conner Fats Mary Others have
Faa5@ comfortable fortunes tills-E re sea
n this ectbon- l. - ssIll rAa road %
wealth. Improved facilities for moving =
crop ard bringing x % market are cor
SEsat3v coming about ard eon7ssSonS a.
Ways era ngi-g for fre better
All along the river on both sides re
sound % the sax ard az car ~ hard
clearing away ne stFaSser ard raw
stretches - e n tsrEairy country arr con
s1aafly being epeas1 Is. Where the tim
her mas beer logged ard sh&nas4 oct he
work ~ clearing II made less difficult
There are also thousands o. sersS q r@eh
alder bottom land which Is comparatively
easy 70 bring under cultivation. and in the
past few years many fine farms have heea
cleared up ard planted. As soon as farm
produce again commands a fair price
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12
THE TOWN OF IA CONNER

through this ehannel-a delay that often
amounts 20 two or more days. Whereas
after the channel Is dredced twelve hours
viii be sufficient 70 make The round trip
between tie farmers granaries ana deep
water SEQ ports Farmers will then he able
20 ship their produce with greater dispatch
and on the regular steamers that viii ply
hack and forth through this channel. and
they viii not be obliged as now 10 charter
a steamer for the express purpose OF NOV
ing heir crops
Another great feature OF "A som local
nature is the facility Offered by the inside
route for rafting LEGS. No other county
In the state ~ Washington. perhaps no
other region Of similar size in the world
has su~h wonderful quantities OF fir tim
her as has the county Of Skagit. \ large
percentage of the saw logs cut IN thl>
county ara in several other counties bct-
ceTi0g on Puget sound Is towed IN boom>
or RATS through this channel Indeed so
dangerous f. the outside route for TOWING
logs that the hazard is very rarely taken
and when taken disaster Is frequent.
NH owners generally prefer the safe
royte. although great delay Is certain. In
ctdeut upon waiting far the fsde tn pass
ing throueh Sw.u0wish s'susb.
When this SHORE slss5anee through Swf-
roruiSh channel is 6re3xea out. log own
era viii have safe ara constant ee>esS
rot only 20 3he large mile located on BEL
NnghBm bay and the Lever sound. hut
also 90 iae large Dsills located NJ Ia eorn*
Seattle. Pert Rlakeiey ana ether up Sound
poists.'
Wealth I'm Farming
From an agricultural standpoint ths
whole - Western Washington nas been
necessarily siow - 1eVel0FEue on ac-
s.oi4ut 81 the dense thinker covering rDosr
- tbe soil. The county IF Skarit was
fa.rfssfate isl having large bodies rs im-
raenseiy rica laud cleared ard ready for
me Plough - sooa As a fcw attss.e@ ~eFs
dag and aikes erected Daring the esr.g
a.xs. when al kinds OF farm produce
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

Honsi bank is managed by g. s. .fooay
af1 = one % the solid financial srssatu-
tNSaS o. the state. George ID Mclean
= president % TIRE baak ard ore Of TIE
prominent citizens q the county. Tne
people % Mount Vernon are intszgl-
gent sSergsric and fully alive 70
the advantages by whlcn khew are
surrounded Many % the r<ssSenrs Of TIE
young city are largely Interested in tin
Der lands OF IRE valley ard Others OAR
me farms There is 3 general ar C Pros
perfty IN watch al seem 10 share Besides
the railway connections 8 number q brat
can constantly he seen passing up and
Gown the river losade1 with freight cei-
ieci@d n the landings along the rfveT. or
goods being shipped 20 merchants in the
towns OF the valley
Town Of La Conner.
In the year OF $50 DR. g. Y Calhoun
visited TIE present site % the town Of La
Conner on q hunting trip. III 1911 ]. 8
Conner settled II the place. then a wilder
hess. and opened up a store % trade With
indians for furs and 20 supply with
necessaTles what Few white men happened
along. Mr.. Conner also invested largely
IN land and soon had ore Of the most ex-
tsnsIye farms "a the state He sold his
store 70 Gachs Bros. some years aft- and
devoted his entire tine 10 his extensive
farming interests. p. l.. Martin and Pol
son Bros. about this tine started in haasl-
ness IN La Conner. and are now among
the prominent mercantile houses o. Skagfe
county. The fo~n OF Ia Conner was
named after Louisa A. Conner. the wife Of
J. :. Conner and the mother OF Hon. Her
bert l. Conner. q member % the present
state legislature. and one OF the reDreseu-
tartve men % the state. DIR. George v
Calhoun owns number Of me finest farms
In the La Con1er country. He is a perfect
type OF the gentleman OF the old school,
courteous. learned and iovabls. He Is ore
% the most popular men in the state and
has done much 20 advance is interests
DR.. Calhoun was chairman Of the Wash
ington Worlds fair commission and was
untiring in his efforts 20 make the show
ing OF the state cre5itable one.
The skagit County bank. in La Conner.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

shaf Skagtt county could supply the pres
snt population Of the state or Washington
xith coal. iron AMI all farm produce for
fxenty years, and yet have a surplus,
There Il standing timber In the Skagit
valley alone 70 tie extern. OF Il. go n0o 60
fee. large number OF saw and saingie
nils have been operated for many years
past In the valley. and millions OF feet in
logs fowed down the river and out 20 the
biz mills on the Sound. yet hardly a per-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

coazrnan. big prizes the farmers On
s1sese fats made moaey vcrs fAss. EVea
r8sw. a Aen prices are very 4o~ arr sAa3
kstu s. unsatassAe sory eoa&!t ioa. TIE fst-
rsers ave generally efelug Ne4t
tslxaf years ago Yo8uw mar who was
eatf.}7e-st oa fara oNueA ~ If~- ca
.gassssa aas en ~saraEe3 hy Ehe esas ner - IRE
farm 20 lease g on nfs oar araoe7f- To
saew waat eAa he done - s4xa s eQ4Itry
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

toai and Iron.
Just across from tho town OF Hamilton.
on The skagit river. rise two great noun
tains. one OF coal and the other 81 trsrn.
The coal has been developed 10 some ex-
tent. and hundreds Of tons are uow in
sight, \ number Of shafts have been sunk
and the deposits are found 20 10 OF the
greatest magnitude. The coal is suitable
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

sarsatav I.e~ehl PARK ard Pavilion 70
.Esv Fyr~. Res-srerS BARD f'orn7s-rV aystt
A~ae~scau GassY Company. TAKE Ns@ler
aNeF1se car.
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THROUGH TOURIST CARS.

Steamship Miowera leaves Naneouveu
May Is for Honolulu. Fiji and Australia
Steamship Empress Of China leaves
Vancouver May Is for China and Japan,
Canadian Pacific Railway ticket ofsicc.
co Front street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12
Where $50 Bushels of Oats TO
the Acre Are Grown.
COULD FEED TIL WHOLE STATE.
v,ftsen Billion Feet of Timber stand
iug-Iron aud Coal Veins Pro-
trnde From the Mountains.

Hf. Skagft river
rises ;n the noun
tzins Of British Co
lun5la. flowing
south and west into
the Sound. ard It's
VA tEEs lave the
SHORES OF an empire
OF mineral and agri-
cultural wealth. It
has naeu wfa4seg
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

owned and managed by W. r. schricker
& Co. does all OF the banking business OF
La Conner and vicinity. IL Is an old es-
tablished institution and Is ably managed
by AIR Schricker. who was at one time
resident OF Seattle. where he was engaged
In the practice of law.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12

Ba.looa aseeasaoa Madison PAX 'oaAy-
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Ihe government has undertakes, the
work OF dredging out tire channel % So
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
Mr.. EDISON HITS BACK.
Wants TO Sue the Photograph Com
panH for a Pledge.


Thomas A. Edison, the wizard of Menlo
Park. has made a new move in the fight
q ny - 'i,e ,iei
AGAINST the Nofth American Telephone
Company. Since Chancellor McGill in
structed Receivar Jobn Hardin oe
49, aas.. - -, a,l'
liaat coiporaaloh, 10 retuse Mr. Eoison $
offer of S125,000 for the remaining assets
of the insoIvent concern MI, Edison
now nronoses n NV oana oo,1aa+ nt+,a
bill of s1S,51S.S7 against the North Amer
;can Phonograph Company.
rms nttle Dill was contracted When
Mr.. Edison agreed to sell the patent
rights for the sale of his telephone
th,o,,a,,o,,+ ~ 1Ts.taz c4a4s - g..
lnloushout .he unltea stares ana can
ada to the company IN exchange for
the nrica in stocks bonds and no+es
NY M 80, 80 ~ sloens' ooilus anu lo'es
The stockholders of the company pledged
the payment of this amount of SIS, SIS. 81
TO Mr. Edison who as also the holder Of
- air' m r-uisoh' "no ~ aiso lne noioel u
$4,000 shares of the capital stock. Now
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
THIS WILL BE A PICNIC.
Frank HI. Kfmmerley's Outing TO Be
Held i'm July.

The popular association named in hon
or of ex-Judge Frank H. Kimmerly has
elected officers for 1856. They are:-
Thomas Jacob President; F. w. Wright,
First Vice President: Frank Chase, Sec
ond Vice President; Thomas P. Brennan,
Financial Secretary; John 7. Murray,
Corresponding Secretary; James N. Bra
den, Recording Secretary; Mr.. Erdwurm,
genial Max, Treasurer, and George w.
Keyser, Sergeant
Arrangements have been made for the
fourth annual excursion. This will take
place ON July 49, at Idlewild Grove, and
since Judge Henry Puster, Tax Com
missioner James C. Clarke. James J..
Degnan Patrick Keeley, Matthew Mac
key and Frank Chase constitute the
Committee of Arrangements. the outing
will unquestionably be up to the high
standard of Kimmerley rackets,. The
association is growing in strength and
numbers, and has the proud record of
being out of debt and still better, pos
sesses a snug little balance in the Treas
urer's hands. all of which is due and
attributable to the excellence of the
officers, the loyalty of the members and
the popularity of the able little Judge
at its head.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
REMEMBER YOUR DENTIST.

No one who aims to be even mega
lively agreeable in person can afford 10
neglect her teeth. A semi-annual WISH
to the dentist, whether she seems 10
need his attentions or not, will save
woman money and spare her much pain.
On her dental table should be spool
of dental floss, some toothp.eks, bot
tie of listerine, tooth powder, and a a
an antiseptic which renders 1t invaluable
as a tooth wash. Three times day Is
not too often for a woman to use 1t.-Ex-
change.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
3 Z 4 's|sl
DIED.

DRE1MULLER-On Monday. May 20,
1895, Gesine Dreimuller, beloved wife
of John De:muller, aged twenty years
and three months.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral on Wednes-
day, May %, at three p. NJ, from No.
SO Long street.
DURKEE-On Monday, May 20, 1895,
Helen Van Sehaick Durkee, widow of
the late Edward r. Durkee, aged
fifty-sX years.
tend the funeral services on Tuesday,
May q, at eight P. M, at the residence
of her son-i law. Mr.. Charles NJ. Cook,
No. IT'S Jackson avenue.
MAIN-On Monday May 90 1895, Amelia
Main, beloved wife of Berthold Main,
born November 10, 1874, aged fifty
Funeral services on Wednesday, May
o. at two P. NJ, at No. S22 Third street.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
yited to attend.
MANSFIELD-Ente into rest. Satur-
day, May IS. 1895. George L. Mans
Relatives and friends are. respectfully
invited to attend the f fTneral 4e al services on
residence of his brother, No 1872 State
street, Haekensaek, N J. Train leaves
Pennsylvania r. +. depot at 7:44 P. M.
MEYER-On Sunday, May 10, 1895, Lud-
wig Meyer, aged seventy-two years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral on Tues
mond Roth Pioneer Home, No. 525 Gar
field avenue.
PELLENS.-On Saturday, ay IS, 1895.
Adolf Pellens, in his forty-sixth year.
Funeral service at his late residence,
No. S26 Fourth street. on Tuesday, May
21 at two p. NJ.
SMITH.-On Sunday, ay 10, 1895 Joseph
Howard, youngest child if Joseph and
Julia Smith, aged nineteen months
and two days.
Funeral servicse on Tuesday. May q,
at eight p NJ, from residence. No. rs
Baldwin avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
HEALTHFUL EXERCISE.
Simple Movements for Developing
PHYSICAL Beauty and Strength.

An eminent physician has said that if
the following three movements are ex-
ecuted vigorously every day for twenty
minutes the effect in a years time will
be very apparent. Before going down to
breakfast open wide the window and for
ten minutes go through the following
exercises: First stand perfectly straight
with heels together, and innate. the
lungs with the pure morning air, draw
ing III the breath while fifteen is being
counY,d and expelling in the same way.
Repegt this eight or ten times. Then
bring the arms forward at full length,
with the palms together.an the throw
them vigorously back, trying to touch
the backs At first it will seem impossi-
BILE, but after few days practice it can
be done.
Do this from twenty-five to fifty times,
then raise the arms above the head to
the utmost. with the palms outward, and
then lean slowly forward, keeping the
knees perfectly straight, and try to
touch the ground with the fingers. This,
too. requires practice at first but can
be done after awhile. Then raise the
arms gradually to the first position and
repeat the movement twenty-five to
fivty-times. At night. go through. the
same movements. This simple little
exercise. If persisted in. will prove to be
Of incalculable benefit, and restore
young people to perfect health when
medicine has failed to bring about the
desired result.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
THE DETHRoNED BABY.
The Two-Year-Old Is Put Aside
when the New Baby Comes.


when the New Baby Comes.
During the first two years of our pill
grimage through life our troubles are
altogether of a physical nature. A help
less baby in the hands of an ignorant
mother or nurse is often the most to be
pitied of all dumb animals, but it's trials
are those of the flesh. 1t is only after
it has been, as it We're, pushed out of
place by an interloper-in short, when
there is a newer baby, that it begins to
know what it is to have troubled spir-
it. When it is no longer Baby but
that child then beginneth its first les
son in the mutations of earthly things.
beauties, of poets whose popularity has
no longer sell These have, like Tony
lation ief of @ being Tough @ Il is d dfferent feso
with the little creature who, only a few
short months ago, ruled the roost in the
what? "A little bald. red, toothless OBJ
iect, who. when seen at the best, can do
nothing but double its mottled fists and
smile idiotically. But little and insigni-
ficant as it may look, its coming has
made the world very different place
for the old baby, who. now no longer
abroad must trudge. along on its little
feet, sometimes having hard work to
keep up with the nurse who, while she
has only fond words, for the carriages
occupant, too often has cross ones for
But. worst of all, the old baby has been
ousted from its mothers lap, and stands
unnoticed by her side, while visitors
rush at the new baby as though they
would eat it, and are then entertained
by accounts of it's remarkable precocity
what an astonishing baby it is for it's
weeks. how wonderfully it takes notice,
etc. etc. Guardians of the nursery,
what you need is an invading host of
Susan Nippers to put an end to this
state of things. brand new baby is
ali very well, but that is no reason why
its predecessor should be treated as if,
in its own language. It wasn't moth
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
SEPARATE TRIAL FOR WILDE.
Alfred Taylor for the Second Time
Faces Jury Today.


LONDON, May 20, 1S95.-Oscar Wilde
and Alfred Taylor were arraigned in the
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, this
morning for retrial. Wilde was accom-
panied by his sureties, Lord Douglas of
and entered the dock smilingly. He
is obviously very much improved in
health and spirits as we'll.
Sir Edward Clarke asked for a separate
trial for Wilde, on the ground that the
Indictment against him differed from that
against Taylor.
The Court granted Wilde a separate
trial, and the first case. that against
Taylor, proceeded.
Sir Edward Clarke urged that Wilde
be tried first.
The Judge said he hoped that it would
not make the least difference which of
the prisoners were tried first. He and
the jury, he said, would do their best
to see that the interests of either were
not prejudiced.
Sir Edward Clarke said he had never
known a case more difficult than
Wilde's Unless Wilde was tried first he
must ask that the case be postponed
until the next sessions, and his client re-
leased under bail in the meantime.
The Judge said in regard to postpon-
ing Wilde's trial until the next sessions
that he would wait and see the result
of Taylor's case.
Charles and William Parker, the broth
ers who gave evidence at the first. trial
were again called as witnesses and re-
peated the testimony they gave before,
except that the cross examination to
which they were subjected ELECTED from
them further admissions as to their
blackmailing practices.
Counsel for Taylor instanced four cases
in which the Parker brothers, separa-
tely or conjointly with Wood and Allen,
had extorted hush money.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
VERY GRUESOME
A Bit of a Book Bound in the Buff
of n Snricr of da nm

A Paris bookseller advert.ses rather
guesome curiosity. 1t is a miniature
edition of Thomas A'Kemp.s's 'De Imi-
tatione Christi" printed in microscopic
type. But the oldest thing about it is
the binding which IS tastefully. and
Gas the advertisement says) appropr1-
ately executed in human skin, and em-
Dramatically blind fooled with deaths S
heads, cross-bones and hourglasses.
The binding and toling were done by
Lortic himself, that wonderful artist of
I bookmaking. The advertisement ex-
cited considerable curiosity, and re-
porter of the Figaro; interviewed the
bookseller, who said: This is the only
been offered for sale for many years
of the medical schools and the preju-
dice Of medical men. It is extremely
humanity. The only other example that
/ know of at present is in the Paris
Municipal Museum Apart from the
nature of the covering the binding of
the little volume is an extremely fine
specimen of Lortic's finest work.-"L Lon
don Globe"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
MAD DOG IN HOBOKBN.
He Takes Possession of the EInprove-
Inent ComnanYss Office

While the clerks in the payoffice of
the Hoboken Land and Improvement
Company at Hoboken were busy at work
this noon a small dog entered the office
and took full possession of it for over
ten minutes. The poor animal ran into
the office just as a man was leaving.
dog and for a minute there was the
greatest kind of a scurrying around the
room on the part of the clerks to get
out of the way of the dog. Chairs were
upset and thrown at the canine and
several of the clerks climbed upon the
desks. The dog was running around the
office foaming at the mouth and biting
the woodwork.
Some one ran out and called in State
Detective Lucky Harrison, who was
standing ON the corner. Harrison put
three bullets into the dogs body be-
fore it quieted down. 1t was a very
little dog to raise such a big disturb
ance, but there is no doubt that it was
rabid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
JACOB RIIs' VIEWS.

It is encouraging to learn that Mr..
Jacob Riis, of "Other Half" fame, has
not been made pessimistic in all things
by his intimacy with sadness and squal-
or. He still believes in woman-W oman
with capital w. He believes in her
in the dear old fashioned way which
the modern novel has almost killed.
that women were angels. Now that I
have been married nineteen years, /
know they are Then he goes on to
saw of the new woman: "She don't
exist"-which is ungrammatical, but en-
phatic.
ssPut her in the home,' he says land
see how she looks. Ten to one-yes, a
hundred to one-she turns out what she
ever is to the man who believes in her
and woe to the one who does not!-h1S
good and guardian angel, truly, and al
Ways his better half
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
A HEROIC ACT.
A Brakeman Snatches a BOY From
I'm Front of n Train.

Harry Eustace, aged five years, OF No
243 Pine street, was playing on the street
with some playmates. They had quar-
rel and Harry went away to play alone.
He went toward the Newark and New
York Railroad. and stopped when he
reached the east bound track. He
started to pick up stones and was so
interested he did not see or hear the
east bound freight that approached him
from the west until it was within q
block of HIM.
Some boys who saw his danger called
out to him and he looked up. When
he saw his danger he became rooted to
the spot. A brakeman whose name could
not be ascertained jumped from the top
of a freight car and picked the little
fellow up and ran across the track with
him. When out of danger the brake
man fell and in the fall the boy was
slightly bruised on the back of his head
He was taken to his home.