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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-04
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Second avenue.
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NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.

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Paid up capital. s.. 000, 600. reserve. u, la
100 Head office, 90 Lombard street. Lon
don Branches, Portland. San Fradclsca
Seattle, Victoria, Tacoma. New Westmlp
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couver. B. c. A general banking and ei'
change business transacted. Loans maoe
Bills discounted. Commercial credsO
granted Deposits received on current -
count subject 10 check.
r. LEA BARNES. Manages
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puNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

~ hear your friend is practicing the
most rigid economy?' Eyes; she does
nothing but shop."-Yonkers states-
man.
-She-''This novelist writes Ut his
heroine as tall girl with becoming
blonde hair" Hell suppose he means
by that that shew was having 1T bleacheo'
Cincinnati Enquirer.
-Attorney-"What was there about
the deceased that led you to believe ne
was of unsound mind?" Witness
'Well, for one thing, he abhorred
bicycles. "-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
It's dis where dey wants a boy?'
"It is; but he must be a boy who never
utters an untruth and does not use
slang or swear" swell, me brudder's
a deaf mute. I'll send i'm round.
Memphis Scimitar.
-"Would you like sonata before
dinner?" said the Washington hostess
to the gentleman from Kentucky.
swell, 1 don't mind" said he; Il had
two on my way here, but reckon can
stand another. "-Boston Herald.
His One Idea.--Branson-"O Mr..
Garlck completed century this morn
ing" lily Geer-':How long did it take
him?" Branson-'Why, hundred
years." Hy Gcer--"Great Ixon! What
wheel did he ride ?"- Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
kind Neighbor accompanied by
arge mastiff, to little girl very much
afraid of him)-"He's good dog; ne
never hurts anyone. Don't you see how
he's wagging his tail?' Little Girl
(still shrinking back)-"Yes, l sec;
but that isn't the end I'm afraid off,
Tit-Bits.
MFR. Wiggles-''Didn't I tell you not
to tell Waggles that we were going 20
move? I didn't want him to know 1t,
and to-day he asked me when we were
going to make the change" Mrs. Wig
giles Indignantly didn't say word
to him about it. didn't tell anybody
but his wife" -Somervill Journal.
The mother asked little Dot to &C
into the next room and see if the clock
was running, for she had not heard it
strike all the afternoon. Dot came run
ming back, put her curly head into the
door, and exclaimed: why, no mamma.
de clock amt runinn'. 1t is des stand
in still and a-wagging its tail" Con-
gregationalist.
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Wonderland, 90.

VOuO0E18uUS 30
Every year we have brought to our at
teption by the enterprising MANAGEMENT ~
the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. that th;s
system is the one that takes the traveller "a
the Yellowstone park.
It is we'll we are reminded Of this. for n
our eager pursuits OF wealth and pleasure
we lose sight Of this wonderful region. and
of which we have such a limited knowledrs
Great wisdom was shown by the govern.
ment in securing this park for all time to
come for future generations, and the time
will come when not to have visited this
famed region before going abroad will be a
reproach.
Only think of . lake at 5000 feet eleva.
ton, and miles across, skirted with noun.
tains, with q steamer to take the sight.
seeker around.
Tho Yellowstone Park is rightly named
''The Wonderland" and it must be seen To
form any adequate idea Of its beauty and
grandeur. ,''
In seeking for pleasure trip, here at our
door is one that should be Investigated, and
every American citizen should have enough
national pride to know all about the Yellow.
stone park.
BY addressing the general passenger
agent Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
Chas. 8. Fee, St. Paul, Mimi, and inclosup
ten cents in stamps. you can secure thss
beautiful souvenir book entitled "Wonder.
land, &c.,"
This book will give you all desired intor.
nation, and contains maps and engravings
Of the highest order.
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UNUSED STAMPS.
How Uncle Sam Redeems Envelopes That
Are Spoiled or 7lisdirected.

How Uncle Sam Redeems Envelopes That
Are Spoiled or Nlisdirected.
One of the most interesting branches
If the postal service is that which Is
devoted to the redeeming of stamped
envelopes which have been misdirected.
A person OF all observing turn can sperC
a very profitable half-hour there any
time, listening to the stories told by the
men and women of how they came t<
spoil so much valuable stationery. IN.
deed, it is a remarkable thing how sc
many envelopes get misCirccted. many
large firms returning them in lots OF
several thousand at time. The clerks
who have to count them say that it is
all gross carelessness, and they point
to the way in which the envelopes are
returned some back to back arc
others folded and twisted into every
possible shape. All this means extra
work to the clerks, who have very lit
tie spare time on their hands.
The envelopes are redeemed in ali
cases possible, many packages being re.
ceived which have obviously not been
nlisdirected. For instance, if a firm
goes out of existence and has a quantity
of envelopes left over, the chances
are that marking brush will be
drawn over the edges instead OF
a few scratches being made on
each envelope. There are many ways
in which envelopes can be spoiled for
business purposes, and if list of all
the peculiar cases were made it would
fill a book. One man recently brought
in box full over which he had spilled
a bottle of ink, while another had u
large quantity that had been badly
damaged by fire, and third appeared
with a lot that he claimed had been
gnawed by mice.
The government, of course, loses
nothing in these transactions. 1t has
been already paid for the envelopes and
printing, and it redeems only the face
value of the stamps. The New York
Office makes payment not in cash, but in
postage stamps, and these stamps have
to come out of the regular supply, as
the department at Washington will not
recognize any demand until the mis-
directed envelopes have been counted.--
n. Y. Journal.
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When the people came into the room
they found her lookin' Jest as sweet
and pretty as ever. Jim must have
gone and told them to come and find
Dolly; but it was too late; Dolly had
to die; it was all over. The police and
the ncighbors first said l was mad.
They asked me- lots of questions, but
could answer everythin' jest as sensi-
bic as anyone. Then they took Dolly
away from me to be buried; but it
didn't make any difference; knew she
had TO go; it was part of everythin'
that she should.
THE next thing was to put me in
prison. I've been sittin' here day after
day and hour after hour, with nothin'
to do but to think about Dolly. My
thoughts have been throbbin' and
burnin' and jumpn' in my head fit to
make it split IN two; still love to
think of Dolly. Nobody has wanted to
hear about Dolly; nobody has wanted
to know how sweet and 1ovin' she was,
till you came t., me, sir. They have
asked me questions; they have talked
and talked. I've been examined, and
lawyer fellers said I was mad, only be-
cause 1 told them right off that killed
Dolly. They asked me if I did it, and
all about it, and then they seemed to
think it queer for me to say did.
when l begin to tell about my life
and Dolly, every human bein', men.
women and children, turn away from
me. They don't know my heart is
broke; they jest think I'm kind of
| wild beast, and they don't care to think
different. But it doesn't make any diff
ference: nothin' makes any difference.
now that Dolly is gone. You see, Dolly
enthusiastically knew she had to
die
The tired. husky tones ceased. The
cramped cell was almost dark. In the
uncertain light of the dying day sat
John Blake. his head bent, his voice
stilled. his story told. He reither spoke
nor stirred again. He seemed to have
forgotten the doctors presence. It was
useless to attempt 10 rouse him. All
that remained to him of life and reason
was centered in the shriveled rose in
his band. The doctor left the cell. The
examination was over. - Illustrated
American.
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why, man alive! it was all l could do. not
to laugh out loud.

why, man alive! it was all l could do not
to laugh out loud.
II opened the door of our room SO
softly you couldn't have heard it, and
then stood as still as death, not even
breathin.' I didn't mean that they
shouldn't see me, but when I caught
sight of jim Fraser vtandin' by the
fireplace a-ho]din' Dolly's hand, |
couldn't speak, couldn't move. l
didn't hear nothin' they said; this terri
BILE pain in my head and ringin' in n.y.
ears I've had ever since, begun then.
By-an-by 1 saw Jim stoop down and
kiss my Dolly. 1 saw him kiss the red
lips, the sweet face that belonged 10
me. The life came back TO my body.
l was goin' to defend her-I was goln'
to lay my hand on my old friend, When
l saw Dolly turn her head and rest it
on Jim's shoulder, givin' him the smile
that sets mems hearts a-throbbin, and
that broke mine.
"Dolly!' said, softly. All did was
to walk up to where she were standin' ,
but jim turned white and looked for
the other door. I'm Il strCng man, big
ger than most fellers, yet took Dolly's
two hands very gentle in mine, and
looked in her eyes. jim was gone. The
door shut and knew he went, though
l didn't turn my head. There was no
need to look at Jim again.
dolly stood before me-. My Dolly,
so young and so pretty, was goinl' TO
die. She knew it. There's been only
two thoughts in my mind from that
day to this-Dolly's goin' to die, and
Dolly's dead. She stood there, shakin'.
wanted her to speak to me. Oh, it was
so dreadful that she didn't speak!
Then the room began to rock like a
ship. 1t got dark. I couldn't see no
light but Dolly's face. and felt we was
drownin'. The waves were surg'n' in
my ears. Dolly mustn't be kept suffer-
in like that! She had to die! killed
her!
''After that I heard and saw every
thin that was goin' on, but it was all
mixed up in my mind had my senses.
l was quiet and could explain every
thin-.answer every question they
asked. They found me sittin' by the
sofa with my darlin' lynn where I had
put her when knew she was at peace.
I felt she'd like to wear her roses, so
l fastened them to her dress for her.
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sLuFrEp OUT OF 4 BIG ROLL.

n.aA PA, Of . Robber II Dsavs1 -
. Raise the Wind.
Mr.. Mof1at IL tho Denver banker who
was robbed Of $2l, 900 In his private
Office one day at noon. says the Pitts
h,,roh DISPATCH. The robber held
revolver in one hand and bottle OK
nitroglycerine in the other. He re-
ouested Mr.. Moffat to write check for
SCI 900 under penalty Of being shot and
of having his bank building wrecked by
the explosive In the bottle. Mr.. Mohat
IL reputed to be worth as many millions
a. the plumber of thousands demanded
bv the robber. He wrote the check.
The robber said he would have to
trouble Mr.. Mo6at to go with him into
the paying te1ler's cage and produce the
cash; he would take $4,000 in large
bills. and $1,000 in gold.
IF YOU say one word, or indicate by
a look or motion that anything Is wrong,
I will shoot you and then blow up the
bank" Saying which the robber threw
a LIGHT overcoat over his arm concealing
the revolver he held in his hand, accom-
panied the bank president into the
teller's cage. received the money and re-
turned with Mr.. Moffat to the private
Office. He then repeated his threat to
kill the banker and blow up the build
in1 If an alarm should be given before
be (the robbery was safely outside the
bank. He made his escape and has not
been captured- The robbers overcoat'
revolver and bottle we're found in q
doorway near the bank building. The
revolver was loaded. but a chemical
analysis of the contents of the bottle
revealed the fact that the fluid was not
nitroglycerine but sweet oil.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24
THE STRONG JAW.

when Found In tho Human Species Il Il
Form Of Atavisnn.
Among all old world apes the teeth
are the chief weapons for defense
against natural foes and for combats
for mates or for tribal supremacy, says
Blackwood's Magazine. The CANNES
are in most cases enormously developed,
insomuch that ill-informcd naturalists
have suggested that near relationship
must exist between the primates and
the carnivora. AS u matter of fact these
formidable teeth have nothing to do
with alimentation, but are as purely
weapons of war as are the bayonet and
The Maxim gun. In practically every
emergency demanding unusual energy,
obstinacy ard courage, they come into
play.
In every conflict with the world, the
flesh and the devil-as such things are
Understood in pithecoid society-the
temporal and masseter muscles are the
chief arbiters of war. To become a
great and powerful anthropoid, it is alb
solutely and brutally necessary to have
q large and strong jaw, to give firm at
tachment to the teeth and good leverage
to the muscles. That for an immense
epoch our prehuman ancestors achieved
success in life in like manner is as clear
as the print of ''Maga" to those who
have learned to read natures handwrit-
ing.
Since those days of true Arcadian
simplicity our life has become bewil-
deringly complex. and our methods for
settling social difficulties have changed
generally for the better. But here. as
in 30 many other instances, the habits
of q past age have left an indelible i'm
press on the nervous system.
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BODIES FOUND IN A TRENCH.
Physicians Examine the Skeletons and
Decide They Are Bones OF Indians.

fnyssclans Examine the Skeletons and
Decide They Are Bones OF Indians.
Skeletons from the unknown graves
at Stockton. Kan, have been brought to
st. Joseph, Mo-, and are now in the
hands of physicians, who have decided
that they are the bones of Indians. The
skeletons We're taken from a trench
where 200 bodies have been buried.
Rain washed the earth from a skull
at the side of the road and it led to the
discovery of the burying ground. The
bodies had been piled into the trench
face downward and in every shape, pre-
sumably after 4 battle or massacre.
The bodies of women and children were
buried in the grave, but there was not
a weapon or piece of pottery to show
their race. The skeletons of the men
were of ordinary stature and many OF
them do not resemble Indians in any
way. The oldest inhabitants about
Stockton do not remember any battle
having been fought near the place
where the skeletons were found, and
have concluded that the bodies must
have been buried there before the ar
rival of any white settlers. 1t was be-
lieved for time that the skeletons
were those of white people who had
been killed by Indians while crossing
the plains, and physicians were asked
to examine them for the purpose of as
their nationality.
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THE REASON WHY.

You Weigh No More After You Eat Than
You Dsd Before.
Many Of US have laughed at that
absurd oonceit in ono of Hoyt's produc-
tions-"A Texas Steer" we believe
where. In the restaurant scene. custom
err are put on the scale immediate Iy
before and after eating. and IRE charged
in proportion to the extra weight they
have taken on. The idea for = comedy
Is good, but restaurant keepers who
adopt it as a practical means Of gauging
their charges would come out at the
small end of the korn.
It is a well-known fact, though some
what anomalous. that a person weighs
no more after eating a hearty meal than
he did before. A little reflection will
readily explain this apparent mystery.
During the process of mastication. de-
glutition, etc.. certain muscles are
brought into active play, and the exer-
else of any muscle necessitates tempo
rary waste of it's tissues. and q certain
amount Of carbon is eliminated ant:
passed OF during the course of the
meal.
This loss. however. is tri1ling. as com.
pared with that of respiration and per-
spiration, both of which are increased
during tho various operations of maxi
ing meal. The length of time one
may take to consume a pound Of food
makes no little difference to these
losses, for If eaten leisurcly. there is but
slight increase of respiration or per-
spiration, whereas. if it is hurrie..
through. both are abnormally accel-
Grated. Hence. by the time the pound Is
eaten, the consumer has lost appro.
ciably in moisture or carbonic acid.
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Quaker Yearly MeetInps.

The methods of the Society of Friends
in transacting the business of their
yearly meetings are peculiar I'VE do
not put questions to vote in our as
semblage,' says member. "Strictly
speaking, there is no president or mod
orator. No one bears the title of pre-
siding officer. The clerk, who has an
assistant, listens to the discussion IF q
question. After all who wish have
spoken the clerk makes a minute or
note of what he decides to be the pre-
dominance Of opinion. If any of the
Friends present, upon hearing the min
1lte, are not pleased with the clerks de-
cision, the dissent is made known, and
the clerk can modify the records until
the Friends are satisfied. Chicago IN
ter Ocean.
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BRIDE.

never looked at woman, came up and
grabbed me by the hand, sayin' 1 was
the luckiest man on earth. This pleased
me more than [ can say, comm as it
did from such jokin' felier as Jim.
/ was glad to think that one of the best
feilers knew admired my Dolly as she
deserved.
81 was able to make money enough,
for us both, so Dolly never had any
more dressmakin' to do except for her
self. and she did manage to make the
prettiest rigs out of nothin at all.
Talk about economical wives! Our
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$50 90 to Washington, ID. c., and Return
Through Sleeping Car.

July 3, 4, $ and tickets will be sold from
Minneapolis and St. Paul to Washington
and return account International Meeting
Young Peoples Society Christian Endesvor
at the above rate. A Through sleeping car
will be run over the NORTHWESTERN LINE,
Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio
Ry., leaving Minneapolis on the Northwest.
ern Limited train 1870 p. m. Monday even.
ing July 9th. This route combines every es.
sential feature of first class tourist line
Finest mountain scenery in America,
Virginia battlefelds electric-lighted train,
smooth track and dining car service unsur
passed. For further particulars, limit Of
tickets, sleeping car space, etc, address City
Ticket Oflce NORTHWESTERN LINE, ID Nicol
let House Block, Minneapolis, Mimi.
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An Appeal for Assistance.

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal for assistance
made by his stomach. or his liver, in the
easy sensations in the regions of the glands
that secretes his bile. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. my dear sir, or madam-as the
case may be-is what you require Hasten
TO use, If you are troubled with heartburn.
wind in the stomach, or note that your skin
low hue.
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"THE count seems to have no trouble in
getting picked up by society,"" "Of course
not. The handle to his name was such an
aid. "-Indianapolis Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

AMONG THE -s'Where do vor
dine to-night!' II do not dinc-and you!'
"Nor do H. every good. Let US dine to-
gether "-Courier des Estas Unis
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Tho Modern Mother

Tho Modern Mother
Has found that her little ones are improved
more by the pleasant Syrup OF Figs, when
in need of the laxative effect Of a gentle
remedy than by any other, and that it is
more acceptable to them. Children enjoy
it and it benefits them. The true remedy
Syrup of Figs, is manufactured by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Company only.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

ASPIRING AUTHOR do you run 'Poet's
Corner in your paper?" Business Man.
ager-"No. Our editor is poet scorner."-
SOmerville Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

"BuT, waiter, if this is spring chicken,
where is its wishbone2" Waiter-(equal to
the occasion)-'lt was too young to wish,
sir,"-Detroit Free Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

FITS stopped FREQ and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use OF DR.. Kliues
Great Nerve Res orcr Free 50 trial bottle
a. treatise. DR.. KLINE, 1873 Arch st. Phila Pa.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

IT is positively hurtful to use DIN tment for
skin diseases. Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SIC.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

"UNCLe BOB, what is a pedestrian"
"Why, he's the fellow who makes a row
when a bicycle runs over him."-Chicago
Record
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

WE have not been without Piso:s Cure
for Consumption for 20 years.-Lrzz1E FER
REL, Camp ST., Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, "a.
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B1FKrN-sEvery one that rides in Fifth
avenue stage pitches into them" Snifkin
Yes, and out Of hem."-Harlem Life
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

footed ooy, understand" New Clerk
Yes, sir; was born without Shoes
Tit.RitS
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Afghanistan'sH Highest Point.

The Hindo-Koosh, 10000 feet, is re
ported to be :he highest point in AZ
ghanistap.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

WHEREVER the tree of beneficence takes
root, it sends forth branches beyond the
sky.-Saadi.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24

WHEN WHITING TO ADvERTISERl
nent Ia this paper.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-07-24
HEARD IN THE CELL.
ET ANNIE FLINT.
Ohm BLAKE"

Ohm BLAKE"
"Sir?'
The prisoner, a
powerful = lOokin e
you ng fellow,
urn ed as h e
heard the doctors
voice, so that the
light fell full upon
his face.