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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

Charles A white has taken he place
OF Treasurer Naples bond for slc.ss made
vacant ~ the withdrawal Of Frank "
Davis ard wife. ard yesterday flied the
bSud with City Comptroller Parry.
Mayor Wood and the salary committee
CO the city coGlcA held a conference YES
tsfsiay relative 10 the salary question. bat
nothing Of Importance was done Another
conference will be held shortly. which may
furnish interesting Developments. as the
mayor IS firm IN the stand taken by him.
and the coancll Is delicate about giving
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
AsoTHEs NEW INDUSTRY.
A Clam Canning Establishment on
Puget sound.

There are clans and clans. and perhaps
the best Of them Al are those that are
now bang canned oy the National Pack
ing Company At Port Angeles This Is =
neS Industry II W2shszgtoB-one Of the
home Industries that everybody should
support Ana because taas l. home IL
eus1Fy IL not the only reason il should
ae supported The I.-be-Iy Brand Of Lit
tie Neck claims are worth trying They
are good. In fact. tAey are sad 70 Be
Amer than TIE Eastern goods. IN favor,
weight and appearance.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

The Seattle Lumber Exchange has ex-
tended an Invitation 10 the Larnbzr Manu-
factGrers' Association Of the Northwest 20
hold lis next meeting. which vii BE n
zaoat three weeks. a. fas Exchange rooms
Tnis association IS composed OF repre-
sentaiives Of al the Big lumber concerns
On Puget sound ard Gays hz-oor. and :
as representative body CT solid business
men as could possibly BE handed together
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
Queen,s Birthday AZ Victoria.

May - 70 :. Inclusive. a round trip rate
Of r 70 all Be made OF the nazutaceu.
steamer RosallE. which viii leave SEATTLE
al I'D midnight On Nag = = AMI q. good
30 RETAIN Oz the 2sgh and 9Th The cele-
braticn al Victoria On account OF the
al1eez's birthiay Elli De Of a grAs6er scale
than ever before, szd everything vii be
done TO make y pleasant for exc1rsionisIz
On ihe Resale For tickets. etc, Gail al
Arlington dock, or Phone Pike q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

Gilmore 4 Thurston. lis Cherry street
report sales q i5s9 shares Of The yaiczr
milne. II Trzl Greek. yesterday. al ) cents
per share Only Il, 30 shares remain M
sold and are offered at same price to-day
only
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

The local advisory hoard Of the Na.so-s,
Ch.ld-en's Home Society viii nee; today
81 o'e4ock at Dr. WAia-d's Office in the
Burke building Those who are interested
n The work are requested BY Liobie 3.
Brown. state superintendent. 70 nee; the
hoard al TINS meeting
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

4 Republican al the Oklahoma CITY
convention arose and indignantly said 20
the chairman: young man I was a Pc
publican before you were born
The Chairman came hack. shut up. Z
Vill he Republican when you ara dead.
SIT sawaf''
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

The dissslsn that Aas sseafvS TIE Eze
fri3e Sss made ua as follows.
Captain tsaaAzd X Nlsss
FIRST sgtenans--fsraes : rarxAsv
Eseaad teufeHshf-f-a ~ rannsr.
Right gusec-S j. p '-rs3-t-a.
feff r5Etds--J0hu \ ssafer
f1rst fasf Matter z raAiss Iaaerh 4
Iesn 4 ssfffHaatfeT , ~ k~ssie-
Second faur-sserfre W craar. r .
iiurrfsr. 2 a. izsN. + T. Enuis
Ttira fQur-lsy e Aisre. Charles L
IAnlkrst. y. L. PORE aaa 7. = Wosr
Faufta four frnfst rar~teus = srsHi-
san, James 5 M-Ca1ra. Fr-4 i,sas.sr
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.asulh~rs - tte ofsa3 fss4rr roH % re
HAthton@ SISTERS as Ctfns AaF wns~e
after = uaeet'ss 20 thg tr.rs &c. th~ra 49,,
IA snrlsn~at e % THE ~ - ses
Grams Temple, tas Heights renaainias as
sursts
The programme fr safay geciurrs sss.
sscn 20 ths Gran3 Tea--ts 81 s e.-f.s-3 q =,
ara ihe elocfin1 an3 i~-ftIgatt-n u e-ss.rr-s
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report cf Grad Caaarriirr ~ 50 Mets.--
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that laFse ressfsty - ere ssrA-r5ss-,,..
LODGES are sew ip goe3 49, Ess- re-,.s.tl..-,
The state q lethafry ard avg ren, fas.f.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
Point wilson Buoy Rep, oea.

Notice IS hereby given by the branch
hyarog-aphlc Office that the h-st-ciass req
sGn buoy No 6. Of the foul ground. Point
Hlkoc. At the entrance 70 Admiralty inlet.
has been replaced IL Its former position.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
Fremont to Ballard

SIX thousand feet OF s.x-i-ch wrought
sron pipe arrived yesterday for the Manu-
factErers' Wafer Company, OF Ballard
This piTse Ell DC used 70 convey water TO
the mills ~ Ballard. ard was sold b TIA
tGset SUI Mactlnerr Dam.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

! =. Ds-ny = z with 4 rheuuatse at
fack
NJ 4za Mrs. II. ". Lake. Of Cherry
Naaoy. are among he D.Ier guests.
Z. AcTahA-ns. TIE ho1es nan % pfs--
if-1Ec9c. and &r zr3 Mrs Moran MOI
sa1s ar family. % the same p.sce. are
a. ths utissT
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

TIE new schooner Prospect will leave
cn o. about the 9Th inst. fer Cooks fcIe-
direct Fer treigb; an3 passengers suv,y
1ggAsiz Lumber Co. Sullivan block.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

Tee g. pressure ani~r Nhi-A We Eve
-srsss-z accesssry gre srsa I've uSe e, goa
aAsssv. always Wis n4elerstsen Have
vo4 trseA - fsn-3ss Ella jesse Sfs,ss-sa
W~ssky. MesTp. Han. & CO. sole a-ea.s
--- tse rac G. Cast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

An elegant lot Of regular - = ,gaa,i
saee ladies' sweaters foy g =. today orlv:
AL co4ors- J. s GEaham's. rs second sv-
e1Ge.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

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-r<,-s al rzx Szrz-1xv rSxz- al
Stray zzxzt- sh-s Eas-- tazy Ell pay Tas
rsex"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

Fsrss Least. Clement A r F1az'er.
SOC q Ger fsasier. has beer ordered 20
Portland. Or. for duty IN the engineers
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Carbcndaie Herald.

The Scranton Tribune Annual and Political Handbook
for 1896 has reached table. The book is the complete
OF the kind issued in this section of the 1t contains
fund OF usei, information both OF local and general char
acter Everything in the of political statistics, Platforms
information i'll regard city borough, county, state
tona government election laws sporting records and the usual
astronomical facts found the book There is
feature introduced in the statistics of anthracite coal operations
Tor the thirty years This feature will be found to be
rcpce with interesting and information for the student
OF the progress of greatest industry Besides the subject
matter OF the book there number of handsome iustra
ons making the work ornamental we'll as useful"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
OIyphant Record.

The Tribune Almanac for 1896 has to hand. 1t is
masterpiece OF its kind The cuts that adon tasty and
well executed while the makeup OF the whole the best pos
sbe Recommendation to The Tribune print The Annual is
replete with useful information relative the city of Scranton
the counties of Lackawanna and Wyoming and contains
many interesting facts concerning the Federal government
Practical information is also dispensed throughout this manual
OF ITO pages which will we'll repay careful perus 1t
that should be in every Office and home and those
SAINT with its contents will find soreouse OF facts prof.
liable during the coming year."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Scranton Truth.

The Scranton Tribunes Annual for 1896 has Just been
issued and is valuable compendium of interesting facts and
statistics 1t is, its announces political handbook
and has been compiled with evident by experienced hand
The Trbunes Annual contains of timely nfcrma
ton national state and local topics, and will be found
u book OF reference throughout the year. The publishers
to be congratulated upon the excellent character OF this pubca
tom IL n@s ,a-.A.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Scranton Free Press.

"We have received the Scranton Tribune Almanac for 1906
In way considered geographically, artistcaly, edca
tonay and especially the way work of reference it
gem. The Tribus readers and residents of this section gen.
orally will find in this compendium work which will
thousands OF the questions which daily beset us
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
P0ttSVi!ie Chronicle.

The Scranton Tribunes Art Annual and Political Hand
Book for 1896 of the finest publications of this character
to reach the Chronicle 1t is handsomely illustrated elegantly
printed and contains inoriaon which valuable every
AS book of reference the Art Annual valuable
contains political and other information concerning the
on state and Lackawana county found in other pubca-
ton
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Binghamton Leader.

BinghamtOn Leader.
"The Scranton Tribunes Annual for 1896 not only
liable handbook for ready reyence it also most credtab
publication from mechanical point OF view, and upon wc
The Tribune may pride ITSELF Aside from the usual caendrc
information there great deal of political and statistical matt
Of general interest and much miscellaneous information that
good possess There also several art productions i'll a
tone The Tribuncs Annual is all right.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
FOLLOWING are a few kind
words i'm COMMUNICATION of
The Tribune'S Annual and PO-
litical Handbook for 1906:
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press
Zone OF the best Of the amanacs issued in the state is The
Scranton Trbune annual Its excellence consists alone in
its letter press but in the illustrations in haftone which
productions OF photographs of actual of famous works
OF This decorative feature balanced by compact digest
of useful information particularly rich i'll local events that ap-
peal not only Lackawanna and uzerne counties but all north
PENNSYLVANIA The Trbunes annual is all that
almanac should be and i'll addition is something more"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Wilkes.Ba Leader.

The Scranton Tribune Almanac Art Annual for 1906
is at hand and is decidedly pretty publication 1t is hand
somely illustrated contains generous fund OF matter usually
found in such works. covering, in its local compilations the
counties of Lackawanna, Bradford Susqueanna Wayne and
Luzerne 1t is clean and neat and altogether creditable"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Wilkes-Barre Ncws-DeaIer.

Wilkes News-DeaIer.
The Scranton Tribune almanac to hand is geographically
and in point of merit OF the best that has notice
While has been compiled with reference to Lackawanna
county, and this very full and accurate the general char
the makes of much value and interest every
one' .s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Philadelphia Times.

"The Scranton Tribune sends out annual for the year
1896 the valuable character AS political handbook
is the first OF the kind from The Tribune establishment
but like the progressive and thorough newspaper represents
it very complete and comprises array OF information of
especial in northeastern Pennsy The pages devoted
election Statistics the coal trade and Lackawanna county
organizations have been prepared with great and will be
ready reference guide for the coming year."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Scranton Times.

"The Tribune Almanac for 1896, fresh from the
press and is of the brightest newspaper ANIMALS which
have yet 1t is compendium of political society and
chronological information local and general which who
desires be we'll posted afford miss The work
piled by Colonel d. Laca and the task could have fallen
into competent hands. The Tribune Almanac promises
to be standard political annual = x -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Rochester Post.Express.
Lebanon Daily News.

The Scranton Tribune has issued and very handy
almanac, which contains much valuable information put into
form for quick reference. 1t credtabe piece of work. in
keeping with the progressive spirit Of the paper which furnishes
it,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Reading Times.


The Scranton Tribune has published what calls its Art
Annual for 1906 Besides the usual almanac there is political
handbook, embracing many things OF interest and value
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
CarbondaIe Leader.

The Scranton Trbune's annual which to hand this
morning fine compilation of facts and statistics that is worth
far than the quarter charged for the book Among these
the local events of 1885, complete and detailed election
turns coal and other statistics Of local interest population
OF every city, and hamlet in the vicinity city and borough
governments and much other besides much general mis-
celany and many illustrations No who pretends de-
sres to be posted should be without this volume"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11

Scranton World.
The almanac and political handbook issued by the Scran-
ton Tribune this year much larger and pretentious than
any heretofore published by that paper The annual consists
of number of fine haonc illustrations and valuable
political history and data The latter portion of the book
prepared BY Colonel J. .. l's'',' A. 1s'hS '
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15
Lyon County.
NEWSPAPER LAW.

Subscribers acho do not gipe cypress notice TO
the contrary considered OiShing to continue
their subscription
Ifsubscribers order the discOntinuGnce of their
periodicals. the publisher may continue to send
them until all arrears are paid
If subscribers neglect refuse to take their pc
riodicaLs from the Office to achich they directed
then are held responsible till they hare settled their
bill and ordered their paper discontinued.
If subscribers 1noue to other places aoithOut
Informing the publisher and the paper is sent to the
former direction, they are held responsible.
The courts haze decided that refusing to take
them uncalIed for is prina fGcie evidence Of i'te
tionGL fraud.
6. Any person aoho receives neeCspGper and
makes use of It, aUheher he has subscribed for 1t
not, is held in lGaO a subscriber.
T. The Postmaster achO neglectS to GiUe the legal
notice of the neglect of person take from the Of
fce the newspaper addressed to him is liable TO the
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15
Married ais Own Daughter.

A story which reveals one of the
horrible phases of slavery as it was
one time practiced in the Southern
States has just come to light down
in Georgia. John Mimms, sub
stantial negro farmer took to him
self wife. The woman was much
his junior, but it seemed to be a
case of love at first sight.
They were married, and there
was happiness in their home until
a few days ago, when he and his
wife went to visit his motheT-in- law
at Grangerville. 1t was then that
he discovered that his mother-in-
law was one of his old-time slavery
wives, and that Lizzie Harmon the
woman to whom he had been mar-
ried several months, was his own
daughter. 1t is said that the reve-
lation has so preyed on the mind
of the old man that he will have to
be sent to an asylum.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15
All the same.

Have you any f1ounces?" asked
Tony Pippin, with an abstracted
air, as he inserted his legs under
table in one of those quick-dispatch
restaurants in Park row.
The fluffy haired waitress glanced
down at her plain skirts, bfushed
laboriously and said:
"What was that you wanted?"
'Flounces."
How'll you have 'em-baked,
boiled, shirred or bias2" the girl
responded, facetiously. She thought
Mr.. Pippin was given to repartee.
II want them fried with bacon,"
Tony responded, with some severity.
"Will you take my order?"
eyes, if you will call for any
thing on the bill. This hain't no
Chinese laundry"
Struck with a sudden fear, Mr..
Pippin grabbed the thumb painted
menu, scanned the oyster list for
moment, and then said, meekly:
II made mistake. It's scallops
| ant."-N. Y. Journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15

Col. L. L. Polk related the follow
ing incident in one of his speeches
in Georgia:
A man in Washington said to me:
"Did not Gen. Sherman cause
great damage to the Southern peo-
ple?"
''Yes," said Col. Polk.
"And great suffering?"
eyes"
Don't your people entertain a
very bitter feeling toward him?"
"a great many do" replied Col.
Polk, "but Gen. Sherman was en-
gagged in legitimate war. He cut q
swath through that God-favored
land fifty miles wide and five hun
dred miles long, and left nothing
but death and ashes to mark his
track. stood in my house night
after night and saw the horizon lit
up with the lurid flames of burning
dwellings and gin houses But he
left us, and we were left to recuper-
ate. But | want to say that there
is another man named Sherman in
this country who inflicted ten thou
sand told more suffering upon the
people than ever Tecumseh did.
You find his work at every howell.
At the freside of every laboring
man you find the withering effects
of John Sherman's financial policy"
Southern Mercury.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15
Fun In Court.

In an Illinois court a young wom-
an who was suing her ex-sweetheart
for breach of promise, was put on
the witness stand and the lawyers
as usual made all sorts Of inquisitive
interrogatories.
"You say" remarked one, "that
the defendant frequently sat very
close to you"
eyes sir" was the reply with
hectic flush.
"How closer"
"Close enough SOS one cheer wuz
all tn sittin' room we needed"
"And you say he put his arm
around your waist?"
''No, didn't"
"What did you say, then ?"
81 said he put both arms around
me-"
''Then what?"
"He hugged me-
every hard?"
"Yep, he did. So hard that |
came purity near hollerin' right out"
"Why didn't you holler?"
cause"
"That's no reason. Be explicit.
Because what?"
"Cause I was afeered he'd stop"
The court fell off the bench and
had to be carried out and put un-
der the pump for the purpose of
resuscitation.-Er.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15

The buffer with which the gold
ties have been in the habit of hit
ting the people between the eyes
and dimming their sight is the as
sertion that the sIlverites will send
gold to premium. This has been
iterated and reiterated so often by
the commercial press, bankers and
cuckoo politicians, that many peo-
pie suppose that the silver men are
really engaged in the business of
sending gold to premium. Behold
the facts: The four per cent coin
bonds of the United States having
only eighteen years to run sold
readily from 25 to 81 per cent pre-
MUM before Mr.. Cleveland com
menced active operations to 'sim-
prove" the government credit. Last
February the same kind of bonds
were sold by the President to the
Rothschild syndicate for only Al
per cent premium to buy gold to
maintain the gold standard. This
was discount of the governments
paper of more than 20 per cent,
which was equivalent to 20 per cent
premium on gold. In other words,
the government has assumed the
responsibility of buying gold to
maintain the gold standard, and is
compelled to sacrifice it bonds to
pay premium of 20 per cent on
gold.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-02-15
WOuldn't Want 1t.

The Syracuse Standard tells of an
amusing correspondence that recent
ly took place between a Wisconsin
farmer and local boiler firm. The
farmer wrote as follows:
"Dere Sirs / have a 1000 akers of
trees that | want cut. I'm pore but
I'm willing to pay too hundred dol
ers fer an engin that will do my
work." and he went on to explain
just what sort of an engine he want
ed.
The boiler firm saw that the en-
gine necessary to accomplish the
devastation of his virginia. forest
would cost $4,000, and they inform
ed him to this effect.
A week passed, and then the fol-
lowing pithy epistle came from the
Wisconsin woods:
"Dere Sirs what in HI wud |
want Of an engin or biler if | he'd
$3OO0?"
"What did you say that young
mans name is?" asked Mabel's
father.
.'Mr. Isaac Oliver Upton" was
the reply.
"H'm, ! begin to understand"
ITO understand whatw
IA remark that was made about
Mr.. Upton. I was told that he
feldom wrote his name in full; that
he nearly always used his initials"