The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15
he PASSING IHROAG.

Oovn in basement SHOP Oh SScoHu
.v.nue il Q little barber. This barber
.sre Il Bruce. He 10 Wen groome0.
ss,sav.haired man, and is. Of course. look
- lar rood things in the way OF trade.
!, might be said in advance that OF all
..od things a KIondker ID the best for
q. barber The instant & man with long
r.fv ard long whiskers enters the door
~,erv artist jumps TO bis chair and tries
g; his powers Of hypnotisn 10 lure the
.rranxer 10 mis- own place OF towels and
.s.ors For who knows how many mug
-..s are In the Klondiker's clothes. or
rnv much dust In his ragged beardg
There had been cases before Of bar
~ profiting by the generosity OF usn
~ho have come down out Of the north,
"a Bruce was not one TO neglect OPP
pcrtunities. .
~auns man who in appearance could not
sce.lffy have been any other than a Kiou-
SstaS came into the basement barber
400 the Ave BARRIERS who were Idle
+ esrsv ou, their hooks for the prize.
n,,ce won. The stranger walked to his
shstr and said-he didn't need TO say It,
hnf he Gid-that he wanted a hair cut
"a shave" and was in a hurry. Bruce
IA the JOB Of his life. OF course. every
hoAy VINO patronizes these face-cieaning
embellishments knows that tip In pros
yerf has large effect on the amount OF
n.lnziaking care exercised By the barber.
rrosn : KloDdiker there is always a tip
Il stxht--it might be as much as a dol
- Who knows? Bruce was working TO
hare that dollar added TO his regular
weeks pay
when the man was shorn Of his Daw-
son fringe he arose quietly. the barber
handed him his 40-cent check, and the
hrbe- was trembling In expectancy. but
the man turned TO the cashiers window.
The BARRIERS spirits drppped-but the
IN turns. what 'en." says the barber
u himself
sYoung man, this is for you" said the
sfrangsr. holding out his hand. II is
psshaps unnecessary to say that the bar
II completed the circuit by extending
} - hand. He felt a coin drop into his
MIN. 'It's dollar sure" said the bar
/ - mentally. He was so busy then bow
lne the kiondiker out that he did not
+ ~ Il his tip until the form Of the
stranger vanished around the corner
Then he looked. and what he saw stop
- the f1ow Of blood In his veins, shut of
hs power Of speech and left him stand.
ing IA the center OF the room. staring at
What he held in his hand. II was a SO
eoId piece! Was in indeed a dream?
4 the leading woman In the border dra-
n would say. Nay, nay, II was In his
hand. the cleaning piece Of gold.
1h1n sathered about him the other
cs1ftsmen. al asking for explanation. but
~ barber could not talk. The hair on
4 ~ had Of the Hebrew stood up straight,
N two hands went palm upwards to.
1ds the ceiling and he cried aloud,
lin Gott. mein Gott! Why II was not
RI Nhat get 1T" The little fat Amer.
20 aid: well. I'll be id" and went
~ 70 his work. The others stared In
l3ak Amusement.
~ lucky barber suddenly turned
g ppatA three times. made a bolt for the
- md rushed into nearby booze
1omAr. Gimme whisky. quick" They
tAe ~ hrst words he had uttered. He
4 Eli iA4 glass. swallowed its contents
hastilH and looked again. Yes, the $40
81 bdece was still In his hand.
Joe he said to the bartender, keep
this Tor me until New Years eve. / am
salng OUT for time
Judge Eben Smith. the weil-known attor-
ney and master Ia chancery In the fore
& closure SUIT Of the Oregon Improvement
Company case, returned yesterday from a
business trip to New York. Washington,
Chicago and other Eastern cities. The
sent East vas TO attend to the final trans
hrring of the property OF the Oregon I'm
@oyement Company to the reorganized
euncern the Pacific Coast Company. He
~ occupied several days with these
nssten u New York, but found time to
inquire into general business conditions ex-
htins On the Atlantic coast To a Post
hel1stncsr reporter Judge Smith said
yesterday:
vas told by q number Of the mos,
$500 business men and financiers OF New
i1t that better condition prevails In
sla1s IN the metropolis than for many
Jan nst. Confidence has been restored
e ~ with means no longer hesitate
@afk In legitimate enterprises. There
I RTong forward tendency felt In all
lNs ana greater activity and a
asulsf feeling is prevalent In business
ash nas existed for several years past.
! Ioand that Seattle Is now most widely
g nvorably known In New York ana
.Ioueaout the East. Her name Is aener-
~ gosen OF In connection with Alaska
GAG ne Klondike gold fields. Business
eem to regard this as the chief city
ne North Pacific coast. They know
sAtsle and have learned OF the push
sm business enterprise that char
'enie her merchants and bus-
men, They know something
sae apid strides the city Is making in
.munsrcial way. and they realize ana
= -. :. .saf this city stands a. the gateway
alssAa and rs pre-eminentiy the outfit
INC distributing center for TINT re-
- oesfired 70 become more prominent
.sa important year nv year as the north
Fsa '" ops" anu oe'e'-
,. sson what was told and from the in
Ia
y, expectations entertained BY sha peo-
Seattle touching The number Of
aEe VIII come West in the Klondiks
a...asn' MI be fulfilled. I talked with
a.a'f OF War Aiger who thoroughly
.,s me great interest thar has been
- all over the country by the gold
s,,,.' '.es IN The north ard who 10 pre-
49, % care for the interests OF the
49,. "aa VII fock into that favored
IN ne neFeves that Toe 90 peopie
north newt wear THE 20 tho ys,
~. a'nase among people who are well
49,, IN one city IN New York conts,r-
- M People was told nv one az ~.
"a ses'aents % the place that Too reon,s
y scr,h EenfeNts 10 ieaVe Tor
Ar sh,easo IS everywherr there is .hs
~, Vsns REGARDING Seattle and Alaska
49, net with In N<w York Chicago
u hfe OF the Fast Her reoain
~. aasding ard enterpriSinr as ~
Asss...a. rom thar citv viii come MANY
ka,s. OF men hound for the wealth.
sIsVel neldS ~ the north.
nse,. vert In the East, FOUND
~ s.,... eager - learn something OF
A'a ~ she country snti ~ Alaska
- Sea-. ,ala say that thew had Rad OF
~ A 49, ani growth that had he
Ne ~ 49, and wanted 70 hear some ons
on ire ground ten then, shor,
~ \, ; story thar seemed never ~
You can saw that the exne,sa.
st,r. =. me number - reonie preparing
. A,.n' Alaska THAT ara hels nv Scat
q. AS men are about cor-ee. nns