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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23

spect 20 railway building. was reached II
1855. when only ISS miles Of track we're
added, and 1877 has done little better,
the total reached in the United States De-
Ing LISA cailas
California stands arse with 20 miles laid
on different roads and no track was lalo
IN New Hampshire. Rhode Island, Con-
nect.cut Maryland. Kansas. Nebraska.
New Mexico. Indian Territory. Arizona
Wyoming and Nevada Five other states
barely escaped this category ly getting
credit for from half a mile 10 a mile ana
q quarter each. At The commencement OF
1855 the United States viii have is4.zss
miles OF completed railway.
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THE CURACAO FOR ALASKA.
Pacific Coast Capitalists Buy Another
Steamer for the Gold Fields.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Tntelligencer.
NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Ths steamship
Curacao has been sold. TO go into the
Alaska trade. The purchasers are said to
be Pacific coast residents. and the price
siS.0so. The Curacao and Msracaibo were
built by the Cramps. Boulton, Bliss &
BALLET recently sold the Valencia for serv-
fee IN Alaskan waters. On account OF her
light draft and large cargo capacity. the
Curacao is valuable addition to the feet
OF vessels now plying between San Fran
cisco. Seattle. ST. Michael and other points
along the coast OF Alaska. She has gone
TO Baltimore to prepare and outfit for the
long voyage around Cape Horn.
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ore re~ui- from the treafrse-. accorded
ia. We said. Seattle is the place. and
proceeded TO bay cur supplies ara ONT
nfs We have about eorr plesed our 2a'-
enas<~ and have rot had Al ocstae'e
thrown In our way
TO show you that W. think the sreT-
chants with whom we dealt are All Figna,
viii say that we have great nhAns
srisc6s I'm California who contemplate GO
tng TO Alasga. When IRE announced max
we were going 70 seztfle to c1sEls sney
asked 1s 20 write ard let them KNOW fao"
we we're treated We have advised th@I.
that Seattle IL the only place 70 oa'sa1 -t'41
have given them the narnes 81 tae nous =
that sold us cur stuff. There ere a1fsate'ls
Of CaIifornsans who are going noF.H -flas
spring and arm certain that ssastGe WIZ
get mosf Of tlisn- Way. have even W.T.
ter 10 NY wife setting up the advantages
ef eeastEs ard Telling her 10 advise some
Of cur friends VITO have the fever TO come
70 this place Cor their outfits"
seattle Hs. IT.
81 am satisfied" said Mr.. Durysa. vino
had listened 10 ME A2rpie's statement.
THAT Se4tsin has the Alaska trade rlgnt
where she wants IT, ana after learning Tor
myself hoN you -naa1ie the peopie up mere,
! am willing tha. she should have IL i
know that hundreds OF Fasteners VIII
come here tn OUTFIT. I have carried on
extensive correspondence with mary OK
them, and they have outlined 20 me some
thing OF their plans. They say that Seat
tie Will gst their money. IL this city does
Tot get more than W per cent. Of the
Alaska trade from ncw on am very mueh
mistaken. San Francisco is out OF IL. and
that is the only city. / guess, that ever
thought II was n Il with Seattle"
The California Bears viii leave this city
January / on the steamer Alliance. OF the
Pacific Steam Whaling Company, for Cop
;aer river. u win DC one OF the best ou'-
fitted expeditions 10 depart from the states
FOR the county OF the far north.
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r. n Bates. Fl. s. Fore ard Q. Horr- Ihe
object OF the trip Is 10 disseminate inroE-
NATION regarding the task cs reaching tae
Alaskan geld fields. and the ouEnt and
stores required
Gov Richards Joined tire party az Csey-
erne. corning TO Denver for the purpose o.
Introducing the San Francisco people 20
Gov Adams at the reception which y III
be held On fss car. After leaving Denver
the car will go 70 LeadviEls, Pueblo ard
Cripple Greek.
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WILL AFFECT WHEAT SHIPMENTS.


S~As Va Soe tacoma train 20. A8o12St
the o. r. 4 n.
Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Dec 2-Judge Hanford ap-
Feared on the bench in the Federal court
TINS afternoon. when he heard argumen.
In the suit OF the Tacoma Grain Company
against the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company. The case came up on a de-
murrer or the defense to the complaint
Attorney ". W. Cotton. OF Portland. was
heard for the read and Attorney c. o.
Bates for the plaintiffs.
The suit was filed several months ago,
ana Is brought TO compel the road to &C
cept freight destined TO salt water from
certain points inland and within the state,
at through rate, and without adding The
local charge. The case Is being watched
with much interest among grain men. as
the decision will affect the wheat business
OF the Sound in no small degree.
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AIDED BY Rush TO kLoxDIKE.
SIR Charles Topper Expects IN
creased Population for Canada.

NEW YORK, Dec. Sir Charles Tup-
pc-. former prime minister Of Canada. was
q passenger on the White Star Line
steamer Majestic, which arrived here to-
day. The kIondika and British Columbia
gold fields, he thought would draw greai
deal Of British and other capital into Can
ada, which would receive a like increase OF
population
Sir Charles said he found the feeling
abroad regarding the Dinghy law as one OF
great objection. and ne thought the feat
ures OF that measure was drawing Canada
and the mother country closer together
every day.
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TRYING TO SWING THE TRADE.
san Francfsce Alaska Committee he.
gins Missionary MnrL

DENVER, Dec. IA delegation OF
prominent men sent out by the Alaska
trade committee OF San Francisco has ar
rived here. The party consists OF Gov.
William A. Richards. OF Cheyenne wyo. /,
ex'Gov James Sheakiey, Of Alaska; n. N
'arman, secretary OF the Alaska trading
committee. and his son; ". O Willis. man
eyer or a transportation company: T. II
seeakiey son and private secretary Of Gov.
shsakiey H. II. Sherman. = 4. Jenkins
= - Holhrook. u. y. Cottsr ] 4 SS-aiarn,
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SO thorough Is the excellence OF Ayers
Hair Vigor that Ii can be used with bene-
At by any person. no matter what may be
the condition Of the hair, and. In every
case. II occasions satisfaction and pleas
ure. in addition TO the benefit which In
varIably cores from It's use
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INCREASING THE POLICE FORCE
Tacoma City Council Allow. Chief
HoGe Four New Men

S7e"'sl Dispatch - - observation-disclosures
TACOMA. Dec - TIA hearth ana nalt-a
committee 81 the council. either - eS.-s,a
80 wrath 90 cruplstaing el,sxars or >,
give Cs.ef e. Poica Hore ere more ~N.r,a
a. perhaps for beth reasons. have ds~IAa.f
- allow him FOUR 11o-e policemen. At t.
snes;ins held his at;sraoon the petition FOR
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viii Send delegate. to Florida.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA. Dec. 22.-The expected meet
ing OF fisheries men, set for today did not
result in much being done. The attendance
from out OF town was very small. The
names OF two or three voluntary delegates
TO the Florida congress will be submitted
to the governor for appointment as repre-
sentatives for Washington
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SCHOONER FOR THE YUKON TRADE
The Frank A. Radcliffe Leaves Boston
for Seattle.

BOSTON. Dec. 22.-The schooner Frank
A. RatcifTe left TODAY for Seattle carry
ing party OF twenty. who will operate
IN the Yukon region.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Dec. 22.-The case OF the city
against the old Tacoma Light and Wafer
Company, to recover on an indemnity
bond, was begun before Judge Williamson
in the superior court today. The time was
occupied by the reading Of the two bonds
at issue in the suit, and with the plead
inGs.
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TACOMA. Dec. 22-James c. Oilard, Of
Tacoma. has closed a contract for three
twin-screw steamers for use on Lake Tes-
lin in connection with the Stickeen river
trade The boats are expected to make
sixteen knots an hour.
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Preparing to Welcome Dctweiler.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Dec. 22.-Grand Exalted Ruler
Detweiler, of the Elks, is expected to ar
rive here next Wednesday. and the local
lodge Is preparing to extend n welcome TO
the illustrious visitor. Neighboring lodges
will be invited to participate in the greet
irC
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DIR, J. n. I.OUGHARY. Bailey huiIdin;y
Special attention given diseases OF brain
and nervous system.
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KODAKS and other cameras for holiday
presents can be obtained at Oil Columbia
street. opposite postoffice. Washington
Dental and Photographic Supply Co.
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CHILDREN umbrellas. Robson
Bros. 2lS Columbia street.
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11

nephew IS n scoundrel or nou2~
Mr.. Longworth muscd for few mo-
ments on what the young man had told
him.
IF what you say is exactly true, there
is no doubt that William has been guilty
of piece of very sharp practice"
SHARP practice!" cried the other.
''You might as well call robbery sharp
practice!"
my dear sir, have listened TO you;
now 1 ask you 10 listen to me. If, as
/ say, what you have stated is true, my
nephew has done something which l
think an honorable man would not do;
but as to that I cannot judge until
hear his side of the story. 1t may put
n different complexion on the matter,
and l have no doubt it will; but, even
granting your version is true in every
particular, what have l to do with it?
am not responsible for my nephew's
actions. He has entered into n business
connection, it seems, with two young
men and has outwitted them. That is
probably what the world would say
about it. Perhaps, rs you say, he has
been guilty of something worse, and
has cheated his partners. But even ad-
mitting everything to be true, l do not
see how am responsible in any way"
Legally, you are not; morally,
think, you are"
''Why?"
IF he were your SON"
''But he is not my son; he is my
nephew"
IF your son had committed a theft,
would you not do everything in your
power to counteract the evil he had
done?"
Il might and might not. Some IA
theirs pay their sons debts, others do
not. l cannot say what action l should
take in purely supposititious case"
VERY well, all have to say is, our
option runs out in two or three days.
Twenty thousand pounds will secure
the mine for us. l want that 10000
before the option ceases"
and do you expect me to pay you
10000 for this?"
''Yes, L do.'
Old Mr.. Longworth leaned back in his
office chair and looked at the young
man in amazement.
ITO think that you, a man of the city,
would come to me, another man of the
city, with such an absurd idea in your
head, is simply grotesque."
"Then the name of the Longworths is
nothing to you-the good name, l
mean?"
The good name of the Longworths,
my dear sir, is every thing to me; but
! think it will be able to take care it
self without any assistance from you"
There was silence for a few moments.
Then Wentworth said in voice of sup
pressed anguish: Il thought, Mr..
Longworth, one of your family was a
scoundrel. 1 now wish to say believe
the epithet covers uncle as well as
nephew. You have a chance to repair
the mischief one of your family has
done. You have answered me with con-
tempt. You have not shown me the
slightest indication of wishing to make
amends
He unlocked the door.
'Come, now," said old Mr. Longworth,
rising, that will do, that will do, Mr..
Wentworth" Then he pressed an elec-
trio bell, and when the clerk appeared,
he said: "Show this young gentleman
the door, please, and if he ever calls
again, do not admit him."
And so George Wentworth, clenching
his hands with rage, was shown to the
door. He had the rest of the day to
ponder on the fact that an angry man
Seldom acco1lplshes his purpose.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
AN INDIAN LEGEND.


tue Races
The mystery surrounding the origin
of the Indian race is greatly enhanced
by listening 10 some of the quaint leg
ends, says the Los Angeles Herald. Here
is one of them, related by the older
men of the Moiave tribe:
"At the time of the Mojave the white
man, the negro, and all other people
lived together with their god, Mule
yelia, whose mother was the earth, and
whose father the heaven.
They were all supplied with food,
clothing. and many luXuries. Besides
these they had tools and all kinds of inn
plements and machinery to work with.
Everything was manufactured, and
especially matches.
Zone day Mulevelia died, and all the
people, excepting the Mojaves, fed. att
er looting the camps of everything they
could lay their hands on, not even leay-
ing a match.
Here was a pretty state of affairs,
and the dead god awaiting cremation!
There seemed to be no other alterna-
tive than to dispatch messenger for
4 spark from one of the brilliant lu-
minaries of the upper region, and a coy
ote was sent to n star for some fire.
"After a long time he returned with
out success, and so hungry that he
tried to eat up the dead god.
"Mastanho, the man, sat by rubbing
willow sticks together, and produced
fire, which they used in burning up
Mulevelia.
after the cremation, which took
place somewhere near Fort Mojave, the
mountains at the foot of the canyon
parted and the Colorado flowed through
and swept the ashes away.
''Mastanho now became chief and di-
vided the Indians into tribes and gave
them their allotments of land"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
But q Few Decades Ago They Were Un
popular.

But a Few Decades Ago They Were I'm
popular.
"In the 60 years 1 have lived in New
York" said an octogenarian to re-
porter of the New York Mail and Ex-
press, 81 have never seen such vaSia-
ton in the styles of wearing the mus
tache Why, it seems that everybody
trains and crops them as an advertise
ment for their various professions. The
broker, the banker, the sport, the busi-
ness man, ETC., seem to adopt styles of
their own.
Talking of mustaohes reminds of the
time when Consul Glidon came to New
York from Egypt in 1887 wearing big
black, dropping mustache. BE was
looked upon as curiosity, and it was
some years later before the mustache
was generally adopted. When l was
boy the mustache was looked upon as
vulgar and monstrous and unbecoming
gentleman.
Il have often heard my father talk
about the introduction of the first mus
tache in New York. A gentleman re-
turned from Europe, so the story goes,
in 1916. a scrubby-lool1ing mustache
adorned his upper lip. The citizens
were stricken dumb. He was ridiculed,
criticised and spurned, and was finally
compelled to shave it off in despair"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
IL Fills the Whole Universe for the MAN
Behind It.

IT Fills the Whole Universe Tor eno msA
Behind It.
This Is what happens to the man oe-
hind the hat, says the Chicago Observer
The preacher disappears until nothing
remains but a voice. And with the hat
standing up against the spot where the
voice is, and the modulated sentences
breaking against it, how lis attention
to be fixed upon the sermon? The
mind grows lax, the quiet and sweetness
of the sanctuary tend to distraction, the
hat fills the whole visible universe, ana
involuntarily ones thoughts center
upon 1t.
1t is a wonderful construction. There
is q yellow rose trembling on q long
stem with every movement OF the wear
er's head and one begins to calculate
the extent of its arc. There are lunches
of feathers, disposed, apparently, witha
view to preventing anything from be-
ing seen between them whichever way
the hat Is turned. And there are stall
actites of ribbon, upright and 1mmov-
able. which still further obscure the
horizon.
Occasionally one gets q momentary
glimpse of the head of the preacher as
it is stretched out in gesticulation, but
it seems a mere detached fragment use
lessly beating the air. The preacher
himself has disappeared as If he had
never been The only thing visible
when the hat is turned for moment
is another hat of the same kind farther
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
No. 6
HAD PLAYED THE GAME.
tie Could Not Fool Jonesey with HIS



Trick
Three young men were seated at o !
liable in Market street restaurant. One
Of them drew from his pocket and laid
upon the table silver dollar, says the
Philadelphia Record. Beside it he
placed visiting card, with a round
hole about half inch in diameter
pierced through its center. Said he:
''Sec the fat, white dollar? See the little |
hole in the card? Bet you the cigars I
can push the big dollar through the
little hole" "rll go you," said one Of
his companions; but, remember, you
are TO push that dollar through that
hole without charging the hole;
"That's what" responded the proposer.
Of the feat. Laying the dollar fiat on the;
table, he held the card on edge just be-
hind it. Then he produced a pencil
which he showed through the hole in the;
card until it touched the edge of the
coin. Pushing the dollar-through the
hole, see?" Here comes Jonesey," said
the loser. Lend me your dollar and:
your funny card and I'll get revenge
Oh, won't do thing to Jonesey!" a.
lengthy, cadaverous young fellow, with
vacuous expression, drifted into the
vacant place at the table. "Jonesey,"l
said the loser of the cigars, ''here's q.
big dollar and here's little round hole
III card. Bet you can put the dollar
through the hole just as it is-loser to
pay all four of our checks" "Done,"
said Jonesey. The other proceeded to
repeat the action of the first trickster.i
Hold on" drawled Jonesey, languidly,.
"your contract is to put the dollar
through the hole. 1 didn't bet you
couldn't push it through the perfora-l
ton. You see, dear boy, I've been up
against the game hitherto"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
Wall Ngaanr

American wheelmen travelling alone
in Europe have many queer experiences.
a young man who was bicycling in
southern France was pushing his wheel
up a steep hill when he overlook q
peasant with n donkey cart who was
rapidly becoming stalled, though the
little donkey was doing his best. The
benevolent wheelman, putting his left
hand against the back of the cart and
guiding his wheelwith the other, pushed
50 hard that the donkey taking fresh
courage, pulled his load up to the top
successfully. The summit reached, the
peasant burst into thanks to his bene-
factor. at was very good of you, mon
sieur," he said; 81 should never in the
world have got up the hill with only one
donlSeyl"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
FACTORY WAGES IN RUSSIA.
Barely Sufficient to Keep Soul and Body
together.

Barely Sufficient to Keep Soul and Body
Together.
As for the distribution of wages, the
pay of n woman amounts to three-quar-
ters of that of a man, that of boy or
girl of 12 to II years to one-half, that of
a child under 12 years, to one-third of
grown mans wages, says the Catholic
World. The advantage arising for the
factories from women's and children's
wages is such that no humanitarian at
tempts have been as yet able to solve
that harassing problem in any civilized
country. But as the wages of working
men in Russia are absolutely reduced TO
a minimum and scarcely sufficient TO
keep soul and body together for more
than 13 hours toll it is a cruel and
gross injustice to cut working women's
wages by a third, since the first neces-
saries of life are alike in men and wom-
en- regardless of sex. The monthly
wages of an adult laborer, man or wom-
an, in England are 21a (124.o5 per
cent?, in America 4 As (379.14 per cent?,
times greater than the wages of a like
laborer in the Moscow factories. Since,
however, the duration of working time
in the three countries is different, Mr..
Donentieff has reduced the compari-
son of wages per hour and come to the
conclusion that wages in England are
by 2S4.5 per cent, in Massachusetts by
423 per cent. higher than those in the
Moscow factories. If we make a good
allowance for the higher cost of living
iu America-which, however, is to be
understood cum gramo sails, only the
Injuries of life being dearer here, not
the necessaries, like meat, flour, bread,
tween the mode of living of an Amerl-
can and q Russian laborer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
CHINESE JEWELLERS.
All of the Work Is Done by Hand-some
of 1t Is Beautiful.

of 1t Is Beautiful.
There are two jewelers. In Chinatown,
but their establishments do not re-
semble the ordinary places known as.
jewelry shops, says the New York
Times. The Chinese jeweler Is man
ufacturer as well as shopkeeper. His
establishment is tiny room up one
or two flights of stairs. The room in
one place is divided by an openwork
iron partition, with an arch and q coun-
ter near the window, where the jeweler
stands at work. He is an elderly China
man, wearing glasses, and he works
over u tiny fire in the window. All his
work is done by hand, and some of it Is
beautiful. There are heavy silver
bracelets which open with a hinge
and fasten with an odd little staple
The fine raised pattern Is cut out, every
bit of it, by hand. There are gold rings
made in the same way. There are fine
rings, made of 24-carat gold. Almost
nothing is kept in stock. There may
chance to be few rings and bracelets,
which are taken from small safe.
Most of the goods are made to order
When the manufacturer is asked the
price of a ring he weighs it before he
answers. His scales consist of a slen-;
der stick of ivory, perhaps third of
yard long, covered with Chinese char
acters At one end is a small brass plate
suspended from the stick by fine
threads and a very small weight, also
hanging by thread, is moved along to
the balancing point by the jeweler as.
he holds the little machine in his hand.
The front part of the little shop is filed
as many things as can well be crowded
into II
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
storv of a Demure schoolmiss.

A bachelor teacher who was in the
habit of furnishing refractory pupils
by using a ruler on the hand, recently
had occasion to chastise a pretty miss
of 16 summers. The mischievous girl
advanced to the desk, and the teach
er said: "Give me your hand, Nellie"
Her black eyes twinkled, as she de-
murely said: 'Mr. B, this is SO
sudden; you viii have to ask papa"
n Graceful 1TlDS1uS.
1t is not every man who knows how
to compliment a woman gracefully.
The following dialogue took place be-
tween very pretty lady singer and a
celebrated composer, who is by no
means addicted to fattery:
Tell me, my dear maestro, which
would you like better, to be blind or
deaf?"
Deaf, madam, when am looking at
you, and blind when l hear you sing!"
-Tit-Bits,