The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-17
HOLIDAY ARGUS
A PUBLICATION
OF GREAT MERIT.


Ihe holiday clifton Of the Argus. which
Chadwick 4 Ambrose, its publishers. nave
announced for several weeks ssas made
RI appearance ard VIII be or sale today.
TEe paper surpasses the expectations OF
sss patrons, for while II has a reputation
for mechanical beauty and general excel
ience, still this edition surpasses anything
that TT publishers have heretofore under
taken
The illustrations. all OF them exquisite
haif-tones, are perhaps the main feature
Of the pager, although the matter Is all
Of q specszi nature, and describes In 4 con-
cise manner the condition Of the state Of
Washington and city Of Seattle The
forfy-four pages and handsome cover are
fairly swarming with good things.
On the title page may be found q group
of handsome Alaska views, which have
never before been published. These views.
as well nearly ali the pictures In tbs
PAPER. are protected. by the way by q
copyright. and we'll they may BE-. as many
OF them are Of nature than can never
Be reproduced Ameng the prominent
tiIustrstions may be mentioned two OF In
dian life. "A Puget sound Sunset" Ii a
work OF art. and its companion piece. q
group OF hop-pckers. Ia one Of those pic
tures which. In years 10 come. viii be
very valuable a. the "siwash" becomes
more and more thing OF the past. There
is . fiBe view OF shs state university. some
BEAUTIFUL hunting scenes, seven entirely
new views OF the water front. picture OF
First avenue on the Fourth Of July. show
Ing the Canadian soldiers marching down
that thorougfSara--fhe first British sub
Jects. By the way. 20 bear arms In times
81 peace In the United States. Then cs1mez
view Of Railroad avenue. which gives
an excellent idea Of the immense amount
Of railroad business Of the city 1a @Sfs
In connection wish numfSr of arftsass
on foreign commerce.. there are numoer
OF beautiful viaws taken In the Hawaiian
islands, The most unique and perhaps ths
most beautiful picture Of Mount Rainier
ever printed Ia included In the number. II
r. from an amateur photograph by H. p.
Strickland. There Is also picture Qt
6Doquslmie Falls. and a picture u the
Oregon. taken In Seattle harbor just pEbor
20 her start on her long trip around cape
Horn. There are views OF the btc$els
path Cedar river. business blocks. groups
or portraits OF leading citizens and Others
too numerous to mention.
A special feature Is a fuli-page group
OF thirty nine employees and heads OF de-
partments Of the Post-1nteiligencer gtv(J
viii convey TO the general public eonfe
slight idea Of the ''pay roli' OF great
daily. e.
In addition to the general matter com
tairied in the edition. there IL a very waltz
able autograph article on the standing OF
the city: llnsnesatiy sy WI, a. na fs st
Ties Trade Herewith" by HerbSrt ~
Bruce; Good Roads, by George y. c6t
ferffi. THE Churches OF Seattle. by Rev.
A. J. Bailey: ''pewey's Flagship" by Mss
Hanford '6ports and Pastures" by PuTttls
BAXTER "Scattis's Public SCI coils" by II.
J. BARNARD Musical Seattle" by charieJ
G. Epgiehardt; ."rheatrtcals." BY j.. p.
Wishaar, and number Of others
There are also the names OF the school
teachers members of the various Clubs.
ard the police and Are departments OF the
city,. az well many other features too
numerous to mention
The holiday edition of the Argus should
sa sent out very generally by citizens, as
4 II certainly an excellent method of ad-s
vertising Seattle and the state OF wash
1ngton.