The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-23

tns payment * duty or China Indirectly
Fasn no reference whatever IN aqty
TIE opt1M locks very mech Ike the
crude ae0rss-s which Is Uses. for sxeetes-
HlS ensws1g schzcro. L comes 90 the rser-
chants Ia large cans. Weighing frorz ore 20
tan pounds. and IN rfe different qualities
costs from Tia 70 xH pound II is re-
l4if@o ever the counters out Of shaving
meg covered with paper 70 keep IL cisan.
enG iA1lsd ossr with a miniature butter
paddle When Chinan.an desires 20 par
enaS@ opa1n ne briggs In q .ei aGd sses-
A@11aes n weight or money rhe amount Ia
aTsafe4 The merchant shsE carefully
WsaRAs fce tot n a pair OF scales made
IroH sSlaa bamboo rod balanced by a
ssIng tss1 n the middle The sxaf fl neId
aEson small piece OF copper. tied uraa
ore end The exar. weight az this in as
e%ssAssa~a 0y moving small copper weigh.
a4ens fAe beam Then Il Ia F,aarsx ..
mich further sozn. ACCORDING 20 rnsrtys
cut apot the bamboo. and tho oniur1 is
s&taefe1 I'd tE a lump upon the paddle ard
sAiiisaliy dropped into the rgl II fg bzL
ahesd 70 The fractian OF a grain. and an
s1k|rt IN this line Of business can Judge
.st exastiy tlae weight desired cash
.saa~ asiaassea are not the only ones
~Ho sT0as opium IL Seattle There are
n1aaT white men WHO indulge il, the hab-
III, WHO are known 70 the police. ard there
are E-sseunsediy others who own their
own iayouts'' and pursue tie txnus
r1en4s Oh their visions in their own rooms
sEoasr or iafer they become known and
rNeaEaa45y they become ..risnds'' Trare
are Also women WHO are xr.sl~s sf .ss.If-sr,g,
tue alaes as opium smoking is called. who
a~e also on TIA police lists
MI Louis Schvaaacker Of San Fran
cisco. accompanied BY his wife ard
cAaSaLers. arrived here yesterday. end
= registered az sne Easnfar-Grana TIE
Alissss schwahacfier viii accompany the
Misses jacob Miss Beer. Miss Bra6er-
stein aa6 Others on their trip to Alaska
while Mr.. and Mrs. Seh~ansrs@r Wi
SPEND some weeks ia this city.
Tile IL has been many wears since Afr
schwaoacssr was actually resident in Se-
attic. ne has been intimately Identified
WITH II since It's earliest village history
The store Of Sch 9abas,sler Brus A. "a
was established in Seattle nearly thirty
Years ago. being the first large naercas,-
lie establishment OF which the town
ooasted- The FIRM at thai time consisted
OF Mr. Louis Sehwaaacher his b-nrhers
ssgTnund and Abraham. and his brother
Ih-saW, Bailey Gatzer-. since feceaS esa
FER several years Mr. Louis Schwa5acf...r
was manager of the Seattle store. He
went 10 San Francisco as the Representa-
i've OF the firm liz that city < 1874. and
mas paid regular visits to the city ever
since The firm of Schwabaeaer Bros. IL
Co. grew with the growth OF the town.
until II became one OF the great nercar-
Tie establishments OF the Pacific coast
some years ago the Old FIRM was sgr-
cesGed by the 1sw corporations of Schwa-
nacher Bros Il Co. and the Scs1wabaehsr
Hardware Company
Ar. Louis Schwabacher's acquaintance
snip On Puget sound includes practically
every man In the country who was resi-
dent here at the time he was In the man
sgemsnf or the store. Ills pecunary IN
tereses in Seattle are very ,arzs. and
while HIS residence Is eisewhere be is re-
gardsd by the older residents of the
town, and 70 some extent he regards
himself. as SeRttlesfe He has ire sarna
confidence in the future Of The city and
the same abiding faith in Il as he had
when II his younger days he established
a Large mercantile establishment In what
Was then but a little s1wmiil town
man wen. into the uptown Office OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship Cornosnv
yesterday and asked the price OF a rail-
read ticket 20 Portland. He was told that
there were 90 railroad tickets for sale ST
that Office. bus that the price OF rail-
read ticket 70 Portland was s.. Tire man
then asked for A s@con6-ciaSs ticket 10
he asked Agent Staitenhery for an order
on the San Francisco office for transpdrea-
ton 70 Portland. for which be paid s. 30
Thus by going TO Portlan: via San Fran
cisco ne saved Just 50 cents. TIE ticket
was purchased on the walia walIa which
sails next Monday. r. the railroad tscset
had been bought az Portland direct. the
passenger would have left At $50 IL the
morning arriving a. The wehSaot town
between 5 ard . In the evening BY tax
ing the steamer he waits nearly week
Then rhe trip down. WI take three DAYS
and the t-sp back frors, San Francisco ~
Portland wiis take Two days longer even
r taere n 40 delay between arrival and
departure at SaE Francisco. Al 81 this
travel may net he taken 10 save the %
cents, bat II not {. goes 70 prove thai ne
man has time To spare. After leaving
Seattle Ne VIII be gesI ard lodged FOR five
DAYS al fesEs. and there NAV pe Some
thing IN that. Steamer travel At this time
81 IRE year Is pleasant. and the man may
have decided 20 taAe a pleasant second
class vocation.
A circular has been received in this city
fren1 The freight t~4fFe department Of eht,
WABASH Railroad Company NJ 81 LOUIS
announcing thar ". : Smith formerly
general agent q tEse company in Seattle
has been appointes general travelling
freight agent of ths wabash with head
quarters ~ s.. Louis. TIE circular Is fs-
sues by General Freight Agent : r
Knight The Wabash wEfl not for tka
present appefnt any s''cc@sSos TO NJ.
Smith IN this city.
s. = Prentice. ehiwf tIrnskssQer Of the
Canadian pacsffc AZ Vancouver Is N the
c&tw. accompanied ~ his wtfe, Mr and
Mrs Prentice viii return north Friday.
Personal.
Mr. anf Mrs = r wilson. ~ lyman
ara srnag tbs guests a. ta@ Hilss-