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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

The Yunernl Services Over the Re-
Daans 81 George ~ De Reamer.
The funeral services over the body Of
George NJ De Reamer. the young assist
ant engineer OF the revenue cutter Grant.
whose death 30 shocked his fellow officers
and friends. we're held in Bonney 4 Stew
art'a chapsi yesterday afternoon At 3
O'clock. Rev. W. H. G.. Temple ofsiciating.
The pretty little chapel was filled with
Borrowing friends and messnases, and
about all was thar air Of sadness over the
paaslng away Of frseni and pity over the
soothing father. whose only joy had been
snatched away just At the sprtngtims Of
HE.
Seated on one side OF the room were the
fellow officers on the Grant. In full dress
Uniform. while on the other side were the
sailor lads In their simple blue and white
uniforms, and az the sad tones Of that
beautiful hymn. Nearer. My God. to
Thee" poured forth from the choir. sobs.
manly sobs. and above all the paternd
sObs. mingled with the melody, making .
scene OF indescrihahie sadness.
Rev. Mr.. Temples address was apprc-
priateiy beautiful hts theme being wound
about the taking away Of lives just bud
dirg into manhood. He told Of his visit
to the bedside Of the dying young man,
In which he ma2fuliy admitted that he
had sinned against God, Enthusiastically
o3f1 0hCpnSCtCtzsfy, ana asked IoFB1tEAe8S,
no'r that he was so near the end. Then In
WaverinH voice the reverend gentleman
repeated the Lords prayer. to which the
dying man ia a voice full Of music and
love said Amen" THAT sight," said Mr..
Temple. II shall never forget. There lay
young man in fun possession OF all bis
manhood. handsome and intelligent. ask
Ing forgiveness OF hts Maker just on the
eve Of his last voyage, and stretching out
his arms TO meet those OF his mother. who
had entered heaven FIVE years before"
1t was such thoughts as these that made
up the address and solaced the aged
father. who has lived for but one purpose
for these last score of years. that Of see
ing his boy launched forth on the sea OF
life with q clear passage to the goal OF
success
Beside the stat OF the Grant there were
present Capt. Munger and Lieut. Broad
bent. both OF the United States revenue
cutter service. now doing shore duty at
this port. The floral pieces. which con-
sisted Of large anchor from the Grants
officers. an anchor and wreath from the
crew. q wreath from father to son. and
single pieces from Miss Munger and Mrs.
Perry, were beautiful. The remains will
be Theoretically sealed today, and viii be
shipped East for interment as soon al de-
ceaseds father. George c. De Reamer. SO
wills.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Aftss = 70 Years Residence In seat.
tls-CAae Areun1 the Hesn In 1865.
Mr. Mary J. Barr Atkins. mother Of
Eben 3. Osborne, Mrs. r. A. Churchf1l. Miss
Pefs1s A. Atkins and Frank r. Atkins.
died af her home on Fourth avenue and
Columbia street NJ o'clock last evening
Of neuralgia OF the heart, brought on by
rheumatism
Mrs. Atkins has been q sufferer from
rheumatism for years. but not until two
weeks ago did she develop any serious
symptoms. She kept growing worse.
though. and quietly passed away yexter-
day afternoon. surrounded BY members
Of hsP family.
BY the death Of Mrs. Atkins Seattle loses
another Of her respected pioneers. She
was born In 1894 In Lowell. Mas. A, the
ase Of u years she married Eben Osborne,
Of Fan River. but after seven years OF
welded life was left widow with one
little son. Eben q. Osborne. now one Of
6sattie's leading citizens. In 1Sds. In COM
pany With her sister and bro.her-ln-iax.
Capt. and Mrs. Petfis. she sailed around
the Horn for Puget Sound. In 1851 she
vas married to Henry A. Atkins. 6easflss
hrst mayor. and . man well known and
revered tor his sterling qualities by al
pioneers Mr.. Atkins died In this city In
I'M. leaving her with three children, Mrs.
r. A. Churohill, Miss Persls \. Atkins and
FRANK II. AtkfnA
Mrs. Atkins was . woman OF lovely and
refined character. devotediy attached 70
her home and children. She has been out
side her homo but little in recent years,
rheumatism claiming her as one OF It's army
OF su6efere. She was . patient sufferer.
and no matter how great the pain. always
made her home cheerful and happy. The
sympathtss Of the public are with the
children Of this most estimable lady.
An older sister. who has been a neigh
Dor Of the family for many years. In
speaking Of the 4eath Of Mrs. Atkins said.
THE noble pioneer woman rho stood
shoulder to shoulder with their husbands
during the vicisaitudes and struggles at
tending the laying OF the foundation OF
this beautiful city. are a. much entitled
to the remembrance and gratitude of those
who came Afterwards to enjoy the fruits
Of their labor - the men who fought the
Indians ana cut down the forests. Mrs.
Atkins WAS . typical pioneer woman, and
= devoted wife and mother. who be-
Asved that . womans first duty
was the care Of her home and
family. and A. . result. she leaves behind
her two noble, manly men and two wom-
AMY and accomplished daughters. This
good mother. kind neighbor and loyal
friend y dead. but the influence OF her no.
bic character and blameiess life viii live
On and On - long a. those who cherish her
memory shall survive. In her taking OF the
whole community. In which she has bean
An important factor for 30 many years.
suffers an ;rreparabse loss. and the pio-
neers Of Washington lose one Of their most
worthy members"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

chief weuh b In Tasn the visitor
iaunchsd forth On . pefit;caa dissertation.
a which he Cultured Bryan - far greater
nan rhan either Wash1ngscn or Lncoln.
xy1nG: God tails ~ that three Year,
ftsr Bryans election there win Be To-
s.oo pros7srous people In this country"
This WIS enough 70 convince the ofscers
NAT the fellow wAs crazy. % they decided
20 held him out un:l the CHIEF arrived.
which was shortly afterward- Cln his ar
rival Chief Reed recognised tn man -
the ems who. several weeks aec. chased .
man about the Fery0sod hoeei with . pis-
toll. and who wus later sent over TO The
asy4um 1t 6teiiaeoom ~ insane. His name
WAs found 20 be John Commerf0rd. q
plumber ~ occoDasIon an1 8 years Old.
In answer to . question from she chief
Of bow he came 10 be IN the city, the
wooxy feilew said: They make me work
too hard over there with al those crzxy
people. and I don't like II" A message
vas cent TO the asylum BY the shert0, ard
an attendant arrived last night 70 take
the runaway back.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
HOTEL NORTHERN.

J. c. Goodrich. City.
y. r. Carpenter. Van~,sve-, Wash
n. Powers Ard wife. Eliensaurg.
". J. Msilcaa. Tacoma
r.. s. Fowler. Port Townsend
William Hickman Manre. City.
J, ". Jahnsta vancouvex.
J. Wallace. Vancouver.
G. Wallace. SansSssxss.
= a. Brown. Clty.
~ c Hasfea. Wilson Greek
J. r. Cassidy Wilson Creek.
L. EAortrnan. Pert Townsend
A T. Sfcger. 81 Louis
r. w Sumner. Everett
NJ. Levy. Oakland
TssTnas J. Newman. Port Townsend
Henry Ro.ascfsl!d, Port Townsend
II. +. Csoai. NAnAf-rsa. q. c.
SInn II Flxrogr. SHaAcrnasa.
5. e walker. TscoFa
81 AAkacowsxi ard family. CITY.
Cart. A e Hass Vancouver. b G
Sere $s1s~x< >ew NhstcsEa-
s. j. Gray. C1asan. " ash
W. II Sspp<g. chlcaga
J. A. AsrtgsFss SaaccGvrr. 3. O.
= p Key. s.. Paul
J. 2. Geltaz. We1s.cAee.
A 2 HisGxs. II eka2tekee@
FeeSs 1~ssvssn- k'0y. Alaska.
Mrs. " A ksrr@sy. Circle City.
w. = Ioars. Taeo1z&~
J. 2. Gss;sgaa. Alaska
2 Il Casey, Asasxs-
yNA~ p F~s1fns AfasSa
~ rsss1fs Pert I@ss1s&Es.
Z. Eaxyn psrt Tas~sesA1
gen p w-sxsess, C1Fv.
= sfxaslxssA. GsEy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

the PennayfvantA RAi1road Company
oovsa A01496 tooe % freight pee uaEls
ane carried lo7.sn.e - pasDsnosrA The
Heagns carried w1o 04lma - toa around
ne world Svery minute 81 the yoaf. Ths
mensy fnvusssd - ths yrsDsrr vA1 equal
= Ssaoae me - sllv0r 1sl1ayo 80 miles
q ssagtA u - As psaAsylvaAia com
paay swnsa psR osnt- % I'll tAe ra1way
@usage In sAs UAitsa oeotso. - - csaG
% 81 TIE leoomo<tvsa 1A 80 eent q al
the nsSns cara and had y - os0A u
81 the ra1rooe emyeeyee - tn payroilA
carried II per cent % I'll - Uasssagsrs
wns erAvGeS ~ ran In the rear - an
I'D saSniAgs were y - por can't Of the
sarnsnee 81 81 the seada IN The eeunsxy.
Ike ne great Northwestern. The Penn
svfvAnia makes Almoef 0veryfhlng q use4
snd With IL plant csuil build . Doeenosivo
every cay In the yeaf Il q GAeoo - do
Co."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

o1roo0 oA0 ID0OD281ol Uo9oos
The turntabls On First avenue ssuth =
not yet ready for usa.
The local pa0oenEeP association meets
~ Seattle next Monday. Representatives
ct the various lines will attend from
Portland TAooma and Vancouver. . c.
The Union Pacific Railway" By John
= Davis the latest monograph IN the So
rtes on railway topics lssued by the
American Academy q Political and social
Science. comedies that the northern routA
now used by the Northern pacifc and tho
Great Northern, Il the most practicable
a the iransco0tinsntA routeA
The Northwestern announces the FOL.
lowing ofnctal changes. effective October
/: Horace q. Burt. who has been general
manager, to be assistant to tho president.
once in Chicago. w. A. Scott. who has
been general superintendent, 70 b gem
eral manager. ST Paul: John I. Clark,
who has been general freight agent. TO
be general trafdc manager. st. Paul: n.
N. PeArce, who has been flrst assistant
general freight agent, to be ssnsrai
freight agent: e B. Ober. who has been
second assistant general freight agent
10 ho assistant general freight agent
These promotions result from the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF Gem
eral Manager e. w. Winter. now preol,
dent OF tho Northern Pacific.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Nesfcs Of appeal VAS Yesterday Fled
n. the superior court IN the case OF Car
ria a, Connick w. The City Of Seattle.
Judge Langley yesterday stgnet an or
der o. default In the case OF william u.
Robertson vs. Christopher I. Roscoe
o. al
Judge Hunes yesterday ssened a te
ere. a. divorce In favor cf the rlasntaa
In tho case 90 Mary A. Schroeder Va
Henry Herman Schroeder.
Marriage iscenses were yesterday tssred
20 pAvs1 * Porter ard .Axn~e T. Turn
ball. eelA 81 Black Diamond MARTA
Hewley. u Kent ana Agnes Barry. q
Seattle.
In TIE ease ~ Raymond vs. wirterA
tries. eefcre Judge Osborn Monday. tire
<~nurs held that TIRE wife was re>pcEsr
he ssr the medical Attendance ef hes
husband
Tn~ ssxsex,ers - ecsfs In Insanity eases
Par the north GO Sepsemsex wes nss&
sestprday Thr document etsess cases as
bellows Er~rva s Es.cSsea- SO, aenTy
Johnson. tia Carroll Eesascx, tfas Secr~n
N f-rs~ sss, sac Eoecrs Es-asn, s-@s,
ysstKs cur,. 50. A. Peterson. ts.A. SswEe
kewer. - Tcsss. WI
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Tho following actions were begun yeo-
seraay In the superior court:
Roland r. Dennis vs. William r. C-aw-
ford ct al -PFomissory note and mort
raEe. sra, irtc-es. and costs.
Joh nson Rausch vs. Daniel q. Finch -
al-Actian to recover $50 furnished BY
plaintin - security for costs In . law
quit.
E~crxN Dan ~. Frcdo;tn Wilhelm 81
ai--Actton for PARTITION ara division c<
- seholt property and euildIngs-
NJ d Lambeth vs. r. W. Lake Of ~.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

lO-inch All-Wccl Black Brccades.
small neat figures; also Nohalr Bro.
cades, 5-yard suit 49,
4A-inch ALL Wool Figures. large scroll
effects; also small dorl dessgnA. =
yard suit, &M
D-inch Mourning Goth. Achair M
ism. te.O per suit.
44-inch Wool Brocaie Pr!estley' ~.
small and large designs: Satin figures.
Boucle Goth. over Ill and figured eff
fects. 81 per suit
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
A 10 to 4 Town.

Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
ITS this a ssxteen-to-one town. asked
the drummer.
1T air on Sunday" answered the ma
live.
ION Sunday?''
"Yas. Sixteen goes nstin' to one roin'
to church"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
A WoozY VISITOR.

- CeaMerford. = Runaway From
sseslacoem, Gale o. Chief Reed.
want TO see the chief" SAID . stranxsr
xoace headquarters yesterday morning
SArt Hoxle. and tell him that Bryan
1Sseng 10 he the next president"
sns captain dsd net notice anything
- s,ssnss about the man. who wss dressed
- ahorer and had In hts hand q SOL
nS Ron. piece O. solder an. some
-. - told him 10 wait awhile ard the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Mary Wilson. the colored woman who 20
eleveriy touched" O. II. Stensland. an
uusophlsticated 0wede. for 81 In an alley
In the Tendsrloin several nights ago. was
taken before Justice Mofsswain yesterday
for arralgnment. Her hearing was set
down for Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
and the charge placed on the books a.
grand larceny
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Germany has a population OF 81. 17o. "a.
according to the census OF 1895. the results
Of which have Just been published; 1s, 5Oi- 3U
persons are engaged In agriculture, 20. c63.-
24l IN mining and manufactures 5.966 S45 in
commerce. SIS S07 in domestic service and
2.gS - In the service OF the state: 1. 10. s6z
persons are not classified.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
SPECIAL VALUES IN BLACK GOODS

W-tncA 0lne and Weoo GuuUA Uo0ooD
and 6oiiel finish. large 0oea3 0o11010
emily. MS per suit
S4-inch Soliel BroeadeA . - -
0nishsA oleth nm ~ suiA
<s-,nch AiisWooa JAcuuar0 NDvuD
tisA Velour ClethA 0llb ana NJ
0xures. suit QA62
ts-inch Solisl figure. Mehaa1 1n1d1 =
medium dGuroa. tle.1 suit
Pattern Suit from 81 - -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Tina onctal Railroad and Marine Ca
xesfs ara Aessl Gusas fer October Aas .
Now feature II prints . complete List Of
an she mining eatrfes n British Coas1blA.
ana tells how 70 reach them. TIE usual
railroad ana shipotng statistics are fun
ard valuable.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
YOUTHFUL BAD len


.6oa - DsSog 1aosss101boe, -
n6rsx 81 Several 1oobessos 90
- Dsessng - v1ss - a. En1Es
100 nan Ceaes - k1gh1, 80 -
- Duys Tspning oeats's 9vS-
He~es-rhey Will - oavsa .
meneSng To-day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Macintosh sale cos2zh&skses nsst fFa-
dsv. ccsosser 4 lsoa's uiss * Epssczxes
Clothing Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

Guard ycar sight
Esea examined free.
Msr~ Frances wssssaski. Grad ors'n-
scs First aser1e. ew ccrrsr SosurAesA~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

SEATTLE-TACO ROUTE
T1ns CAra-iavs eaas 10 IL
\ ew Lave d H. =
state Of washinrton
"a r. Agent Seattle sssehsas 1oln
Tacom
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
The rlacDougall
6 SOuthWick Co.
7l7-7lo-72l-z2s FIRST Ave,
YOUR CHANGE
TO BUY FINE
MILLINERY CHEAP.

Is by making your selection from tho superA
stock Of Pattern Hats AMI Choice Millinery that
we are showing. Our prices On these seeds -
the lowest i'm Seattle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
AMusxMKxTa.

The Funniest Farce Comedy Dv4 WS3os
ten. Presenting the Famous ConUAAv -.
Fun Makers. the Breadway C0msdjonns
Regular Third Avenue ThAatog pg1orn
Positively no higher Get IN line ard opoo4
tie rush Telephone p1rA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
Badger Dog for His Pet.

At the foot OF the middle butte of tn.
Sweet Grass Hills in Montana lives a
miner named Byron Banner. He is
practically a recluse, seldom associat-
Ing with any neighbors, or even talk.
ing to them. He works his claim all
llone. and no one knows whether he is
ich or poor.
Like most recluses. he has his pet, bu,
Banners pet Is SO uncommon, even un-
natural, that it deserves to be put On
record. This pet. says the Dupuyer
Acantha, is bacger-doS. The animal
s small, and has the feet and legs of
badger. while the bocy resembles Q
log.
Its claws have to be trimmed ever,
lew months, as they grow out Of all
proportion to the foot. When 1t walks
1 has the peculiar waddle of a badger.
Its bark is somewhat similar to that Of
:he lapdog. 1t will bite savagely when
leased, but is otherwise perfectly do
.ile.
A cross between a wolf or coyote an
} dog Is not uncommon, nor 1t Is SO
much Of a freak, since they belong to
the same family. But a cross between
iifferent families, as The dog and bad
ger, is something for naturallsts and
-olutionists to think about.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
One Brass Band in China.

There Is only one native band ~
China. 1t Is. in fact. the only band Of
any kind in Northern China, except
those Of the foreign men-ofwar, and 1t
created n great sensation when Major
von Hanegnn sent it to Pekin to play
in the forbidden city," where the EN-
peror lives. Neither he nor the EN-
press Dowager. who is the power be-
hind the throne, and the most influen.
hal parsonage In China, or any other
member of the court, had ever heard
foreign music before. They were de-
lighted. The Empress Dowager was
particularly pleased, and the director
Of the band told me that her favorite
piece was Marching Through Geor-
Eia." So much was she impressed that
Ii Hung Chang, who was then In dis
grace and trying to get back into her
favor, sent to Paris and bought her an
Orchestrion for 5000 francs, making II
q condition that 1t should be able to
play this air, in connection with four
teen other selections. The instrument
came shortly before arrived in Pekin,
and was put up at the palace by a
Swiss merchant. through whom 1t wns
purchased. When 1t was in order he
wound 1t up and sent for the Empress
Dowager. She came into the room with
her ladies in waiting, took her. seat
with great ceremony, and then Mr.. Tel
lieu turned on the tunes. The old lady
was paralyzed. They say that the EN-
press Dowager does very little else
nowadays but listen to the orchestrion.
She finds 1t very welcome change
from the gongs and cymbals and tri
angles and drums which the Chinese
use for Observation-Disclosures Post.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
,hizEB;AgYg1p9 i;
5S5s liT5TlEBj1s

Mr.. W. d. Howells' forthcoming nov.
q II to be entitled 1.-THE Landlord of
he Lions Head" 1t is . story Of
american summer hotel life.
'Taquisara" Is tn title Of F. Marion
jrawford's new story. a dramatic pic
ure Of italian life and character. The
tory will run serially in the London
lueen.
A new edition of Robert Louis Ste
,enson's little book. 1.-The Child's Gar.
len of Verses" is to be issued. Illus
rated by Charles Robinson, a young
English artist.
The new edition of Byron's work.
g to be issued in ten handsome vol
Imes. The addition to the poems of
he letters of Byron was an excellent
dea on the part Of the editor. W. E
Henley.
A timely book published is The City
If the Sultans; or, COnstantinople. the
Sentinel of the Bosphorus," by Clara
srskine Clement, who contributed The
Queen of the Adriatic" and Naples"
. the Italian Cities Series.
Edwin Lester Arnold, the son of Sir
edwin Arnold, publishes ''The Story
Of U1la, Etc" This is not MIR. Ar
nolds first essay in fiction; his "Phra
the Phoenician" was a success a year
or so ago, and he has written other
stories.
The Poor in the Great Cities" brings
osether the best experience In dealing
with the problems Of the poor. The
authors contributing to the volume are
Walter Besant. Oscar Craig, W. T. Ell
sing, Joseph Kirkland. ]. w. Mario, ].
A. Riis, e. r.. Spearrnan, Willard Par.
IONS. w. Efucker and Robert A.
Moods. The'wOrk will be illustrated
and will contain an appendix on tene.
ment house building by Ernest Flagg.
The new "Cyclopedia Of Architecture
n'1taly, Greece, and relevant" is. HI
elaborate and exhaustive work. There
are twelve fuH-page plates and ovel
two hundred and fifty text illustra
tions. also a glossary and q carefully
edited photography. The work will be
issued in handsome Quarto, decorated
parchment binding, uniform with the
Cyciopedia of Painters and Painting
and encyclopedia of Music and Musi
eians," the edition limited to five hun
ared copies for America and England
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
without REPTILES.

One hundred frogs taken from the
marshes near Berlin have been import
ed into Iceland, where these animals
are unknown. Certain portions Of the
island are infested by swarms Of gnats
and flies, and these frogs were import
ed to do away with the plague. The in
habitants near Lake Myvatn (meaninS
Mosquito water) must wear wire nets
over the face and hands to protect
themselves from the painful st1ngs Of
the gnats. A Danish physician. DR..
Ehlers. was the first to propose the
importation q. frogs, since reptiles
were absolutely unknown in Iceland.
The entire batrachian colony was sci
free near a warm spring in the en-.
virons of Reykjavik, where after the
long confinement of the sea voyage
they disappeared, quacking happily 1t
was Interesting to note how the native
ducks drew away from the novel in
truders, being evidently frightened at
the unMonted apparition Of a jumpin
animal that could swim.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-01-22
FIRST PERSON PLURAL.
tIitor who Fears the Time.Honoret
eve" Moy he Overruled.

Elitor who Fears the Time Honored
1--WE" Moy he OverruIed.
Some kind-hearted editor In New
England has furnished q new example
" the misuse OF the prerogative Of edi-
:ors and kings. A lady correspondent
wrote him. recommending raw pota.
oes for asthma. She said she had tried
hem. eating one every evening just
before she went to bed, and, in short,
he effect was all that the most exact
ns before-and-after photographer
.ould require. So she recommended
hem to all the similarly afflicted read
.rs Of the New England publicatio
aforesaid. and asked the editor If he
would not be good enough to try the
remedy himself, 80 that he could speab
with authority.
This placed the editor in Q rather un-
pleasant predicament he, however.
gracefully avoided the difficulty by 70
plying editorially to this effect:
1--WE have great confidence in this
kind lady in regard to her own case and
others cited, but our stomach is a rath-
er delicate one. and our digestion even
Of cooked potatoes none Of the best"
1t Is such curiosities Of editorial Eng.
tish as this that threatens the ruin of
the first person plural. Already Ger.
tain Of our contemporaries which have
fine taste for humor (notably Life and
the Brooklyn Eagle) have started the
fashion. We suspect that they have
done 20 In order that they may have
many Jokes at the expense Of those
newspapers which still say I'VE" on
Ill possible occasions. The Washington
Post will not be long In following their
lead. 1t refers often In its brisk. crisp
paragraphs to such well-known phrases
as I'VE have a new Methodist minister
In our midst" and 1t will doubtless hail
with glee the editorial utterance quot.
ed above.
II the first person plural Is to staJ
Iomething must be done to convince
editors at large that while their mental
faculties belong in a sense to their read
ers. and while on questions of public
policy what I'VE" think and what our
policy is, and how a certain proposal
strikes "us." makes good reading, the
nrst person plural does not extend to
the editors personality. and therefore
that references to the editorial stomach
should be strictly in the singular. Here
Is a subject for the schools of Journal
Post.