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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-16
NOT WEIGHTED WITH GOLD.
Steamer Eiihu Thompson From st.
Michael With One kIondiLer

Steamer E!ihu Thompson. Capt Garlick
81 the Johnston-Locke Company, arrived
here last evening, fifteen days from St.
Michael. She had hut one passenger who
had come from Dawson He was George
Thomas Of Boston, and az he vaultcd over
the ships rail to the planks of the Airing
ton dock his flight was encountered BIZ
neither gold dust nor nuggets nor yet Of
drafts. He was one of those who had
fioated down the Yakon In a small boat.
being unwilling to pay the heavy passage
demanded by the companies operating
steamers Mr.. Thomas went into the
country last February with the midwintsr
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much machinery will be shipped from Sc
attic 10 be used In the development OF
these properties. Just before left Juneau
u good strike was made at Ketchikan and
many people have also gone there. The
specimens brought from ketchIkaa are
some OF the finest | ever examined The
gold contained very little quartz, and min
ing men of Juneau have great faith In the
properly. y number OF large mining deals
were consummated before | left Juneau.
The keystone Gold Mining Company,
Pennsylvania firm, purchased some fine
property on Admiralty island and are max
ing arrangements to have IL developed Just
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ired miners from juneau to Pine creek,
soventy~fivc mites from akagway. where
tho latss: rich find Is reported to have been
made. Engineer Davidson also said:
The merchants. and. III fact all other
men of money Ia juneau. seem to have I'M
pllcit faith in tae reports OF marvelously
aich dlggings at Pine creek, as they have
gruhstaksd several hundred miners and
sent them - the scene oi the new digglngs
The reports from Pine creek are believed
10 be OF an authentic nature. or else the
people of Juneau would not place much
confidence IN them and grihstake miners
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BREVITIES.

meeting of the civil service commits
sion was to have been held last night. but
was postponed on account OF the absence
OF Mr.. Colman.
A runaway occurred in South Seattle
yesterday afternoon, the driver. young
man about Is years of age. being thrown
from the buggy and rendered unconsciovs
Mart i<eIUgan WA rIulng pony around
down town last night. when the little ami
maj commenced TO buck throwing Kelligan
against the pommel Of his saddle and in
jurinG HIN internally. He was removed
10 his home at 26S Eighth avenue, in the
patrol wagon.
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as soon as possible. A deep shaft has been
sunk. ard there r. every reason 20 believe
tina; ledge VIII be discovered any day. THE
Alaska Gold Mining Company. composed
o: Indiana people. has just opened up a
group OF claims OF Berusrs hay and the
prospects are 20 haitering that large con-
signmens OF machinery will be shipped
from Seattle In a short time 10 De used in
developing the property The Frank
Book property near Seward City has also
been sold to a rich company and the pros
poets so far have been so highly s2flsfac-
tory that orders have been placed for ma
chincry necessary to commence operators
On large scale.
Quartz mining in Alaska, believe, viii
eventually take the place OF placer mining.
and / am of the opinion that the richness
OF this class Of property vii! be so great
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CAPT. EDGETT'S son.
Awaits His Fathers Return. Only to
Learn Of His Death.

Claude Edgett. OF the Hotel Seattle. Is
heart-0roken. He came from New York a
snort time ago TO see his father Capt. Edg-
EFT. who died aboard the Noyo while on
the way from ST Michael 70 Seattle. When
the son arrived here he learned that his
father had gone north. and he anxiously
awaited his return. The young man coll
lapsed when he learned the news of his
fathers death. He has given up all hope of
having the body brought 10 Seattle from
Cnalaska. and will probably return 10
New York, where his mother resides
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rush. Another passenger was Capt. Darn
field. returning from 81. Michael
The Thompson left -. Michael August
I. just a day after the arrival ~ the Moran
fleet and three days before the sailing
south o. the steamer South Coast. she
came through Cntuiak pass on the down
voyage and was DELAYED by heavy fog.
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G. E. Davidson Thinks Pine Greek
Strike Is ALI Right.
ALASKA MERCHANTS FAITH.
s.rubstskea Hundreds of Miners Who
Wanted tn so 10 the New DIG
efpc--soutbera Alaska Has Rich
Property and II VIII Not Always
"a. %~~rssury tn Go To the In
t~rtor-lapfafn Berfs MISSION

e. T.. Davidson. Of juneau, one Of the
most successful mining engineers In Alas
X. Is among tsie guests % the Hotel Seat
,le He was one Of the passengers on ttie
steamer Cottage City. ARD yesterday. "neh
interviewed by Post Inseiligencer repoF;-
er. told % the departure Of several hun
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DISCHARGED From Custody.

The two Young girls who were charged
with lighting with j. W. Lsle. attemptins
10 settle The trouble between him and their
mother. were yesterday dismissed without
prosecution upon motion of City Attorney
Ellis DeBruier. Officer +. =. Cummings.
.ho made the arrest was the ony witness
called. He had ne direct knowledge Of tn
aHhtug and after asking him a very frw
questions. Mr.. reBruler asked the court
70 dismiss the case a request win which
Judge Austin prompNy complied
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pany against another In order to secure

EcuuCtU IAft.
That this is the case is ACKNOWLEDGED
by steamship agents. Since the falling off
in business by the Dyea-Skagway route,
competition among the many companies
engaged in the business has been eXcep-
tiouaiiy keen. \ numbe: o. these trans
portation propositions fioated in on the
crest OF a prosperous wave. and now that
the water Is receding they must fight or
be left high on the beach.
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Springs, the only resort of Its kind in the
state Of Washington. and whose waters
are famed for their curative properties.
Call az Northern Pacific office for par
ticularS.
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FOR WaIia Walla and all points on
Washington s. Columbia River railroad
take the Northern Pacific. Train leaves
Seattle daily at p m. Through car ser
vice 10 Walla Walla
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TIE ladies of the Seattle Red Cross So
ciety viii give NJ excursion 20 Port or
,hard this afternoon III honor of The IS
.ang delegate 20 me state conventions The
EXCURSION VII leave Central wharf al IL
o'G0Ck on tae D"w steamer cry - D-n-
Nrr. returning To- Seattle a. - o't,0 X y M.
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MISS WILZINSKI. Graduate Optic Spe-
cialist. guarantees scientifically fitted
glasses Consultation free I12 Cherry ST.
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THE Alaska S S. Company's steamer
Resale, now at Yes,er wharf. leaves for
Skagway and Dyea on Wednesday morn
ing, the 18th. at 10 O'Clock.
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IF you are going East. call al the
Northern Pacific office In regard 10 rates.
etc Always to the front and the best OF
everything.
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COnlnOSttiOu.

We are now prepared TO do composition
for the trade (any measure) in Non .pareil.
Minion. Brewer and Long Primer Salts
faction guaranteed. Gail or address Post
Intelligencer. Seattle.
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IF you have Just returned from Klor-
dixie or Alaska and are or your way 10
your Eastern home. ycu cannot a. better
han travel over the Northern Pacific.
with It's Pullman and dining cars on ev-
cry train anording every comfort and sx-
>na&Asi sA1yicA.
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we on the
he stock I'm
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VAN CAMPS Pork ard Beans. with To-
mato Sauce. Original and best
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STEAMER Sentinel CITY 3a.k for Ia
coma, 10 a n. 2:sl p. m Fare. So
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DR. ANNIE RUSSELL. diseases Of
women. "a Hinckley.
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RAILROAD FROM BONNER'S FERRY TO
THE EAST SHORE OF LAKE KOOTENAY

y the Eastern shores OF Lake
Kootenay. Il. G. lies country
rich in minerals OF various
kinds. chiefly silver and lead.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-05
rAsLs MANNERS


The habit of rapid eating Is so prev.
alent that the youth Of to-day are
growing up into a gluttonous manhood
Dining at friends house recently. the
writer was Mortified to see the children
shOvellng In their food like coal into an
empty furnace. allowing little or no
time for mastication. heaping the fork
80 full of food by means of the knife
shovel. that part would drop of on the
cloth. No conversation was INDUCED
In save the half inarticulate cry for
more OF this or that or the other edible.
RemOnstrance on the part of the par
cnts seemed useless and really the
cnOrinltv OF the crime did not evidently
dawn upon them. but the writer was
stunned with surprise that In this en-
lightened age such gluttOny could be
allowed.
Three times day In most families
the household Is gathered at the table.
II Is the rallying place for the family.
There father. mother and children
meet, and there the opportunity Is
given to discuss whatever pleasant
thing has happened, whatever little
| nelglborhOod matter Of interest there
may be, the incidents Of school life. and,
in short. the whole tenor Of affairs In.
tcrestlng to q family.
1t Is the greatest pity when family
meals must he hurried. and when PEG.
pie suffer their little III tempcrs or their
great nnxlcties to overshadOw the gen.
er:il pleasantncss. IT father or mother
Is cross or tired. by all means let either
keep the fact as much as possible In the
background and try to he rs agreeable
and sweet az they possibly can when ut
table with the children. The spirit of
true politencss should reign, and Low.
Ing harmony prevail.
| No school of etiquette has 80 many
opportunities, or gives 30 many chances
to Its members to learn the best ways Of
doing things. us the family table.
Therefore 1t Il best. at the simplest
home meal. to observe In the main the
ceremony and to use the COW entiOnLli.
ties which nrc appropriate at formal
dinner or other meal. II children arr
accustomed always to good manners al
the home table. they will never suffer
from awkwartlness or clumsiness when
visiting. or certain young woman I,
was sald. the other day. "Shc II OK
tremeiy well bred. and yet she Inns
passed her life In n simple backwootis
village remote from towns" The ex
PLANTATION was that the girl had lived
In an atmosphere Of cOurtly manners
all her life. and the little table IN thu
wilderness was always as decorOus and
as nicely appointed ns the most elegant
one In the city could I've. Her parents
had not left behind them their urbaI
polish when they went to settle In thu
woods.
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what Frightened tho Elsphn nss,

Quiet usually reigns In the geological
Gardens ut night. The animals. kept
stirred up all day by their visitors. are
tired enough to welcome rest when the
crowd departs, ana little Is heard from
them from dusk till daybreak. The
owls hOOt occasionally ana the night
herOns along the lake utter their harsh
cry. hut that IL all. One night this
peaceful condition of affairs was
changed. The keepers on duty We're
suddenly reused by terrific screams In
the elephant house. The lions AMI
tigers answered back, the buffalOes bel
lowed. and oven the little prairie dogs
bObbed Oh top OF their burrows to con-
tribute to the racket with their shr!ll
barking. Thoroughly alarmed. the
keepers rushed to the seat of disorder
and found the three big elephants
which started the concert Juggling ut
their chains and exhibiting signs OF the
most extreme horror. Nothing could be
done to stop their trumpeting. The
keepers knew that something was
wrong, hut could not hit upon 1t, and
so the noise kept up for hours. When
morning came the mystery was solved.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-05
BAD ROADS PHOTOGRAPHS,

S'26 In Prizes offered BY the [. A. W.
One hundred and twenty-five dollars
In cash Is offered In prizes by the
League Of American Whcelmen for pho.
tographs Of bad country rOads. The
competition for these prizes remains
open until June 1, 1893; It Is not linn.
tied to members Of the l.. A. W.. but
Is open to all alike. A first prize has
been set aside Of $50. second prize Of
$25, a third prize Of SIS, fourth Of $40.
and five prizes Of Is each. The League
Of American whcelmen has published
extensive literature OH Good Roads.
and the best Of the pictures received
under this prize competition are to he
used In illustrating articles and pam.
phlcts on that subject. 1t is expected
that members Of The l.. A. W., AID
wheelmcn generally, who arc able to
Use the camera. will assist In this work.
by sending In pictures Of bad roads. and
incidentally taking part In the com.
petition for these cash prizes.
photographs should be sent to Otto
Dorner. chairman National Committee
for Highway Improvement. l.. a. W.,
+. O. BOX 1873. Milwaukee, Wis.
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Tho Iniu .s,ce or Society.

II Is very curious that some people
may do with perfect impunlty what will
ruin others In the estimation Of sOci.
ETY.. and II Is one Of the social puzzles
Of the dry why certain people who are
talked about 20 under. while others
who may have done exactly the same
thing land the world knows IT. appar.
entity keep their positions. Two women
may have been equally foolish ana one
Is as much In the swim as ever. while
Mrs. Grundy stares colily ut the other
through her lOrgneiae and declines TO
continue her acquaintance. The bust.
ness methods Of two men may be sim.
liar. and their transactions equally
questionable. yet one goes scot free and
Il even praised for his sO-called sharp.
ness, while the other Il called dishOnOr.
able and shady" This obvious lnjus.
ticc Is n feature Of Vanity Fair, whose
edicts ars all too apt to give to him who
hath and to take away from him who
hath not. and whose only criterion Of
responsibility Is success.-New York
Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-05
NApoLeoN.s LAST woRpa
Dying Thoughts Of the Man whom
Europe Feared.

Dying Thoughts Of the Man Whom
Europe Feared.
On his death bed Napoleon expressed
his conviction that England would end
like the proud republic Of Venice.
With perfect composurc, he gave his
last directions II desire that you will
take my heart, put 1t in spirits Of wine
and carry 1t to Parma to my dear Maria
Louise; you will tell her that never
caused to love her, and relate to her
every particular respecting my death
upon this miserable and dreary rock.
You will tell my mother and family
that the great Napoleon expired In the
most deplorable state. deprived Of ev.
erythlng. abandoned to- himself and to
his glory, and that he bequeathed with
his dying breath to all the reigning
families Of Europe, the horror and op.
probrium Of his DEATH"
The second codicil Of his win con.
tained the direction which was after.
ward compiled with: 1T IL my wish
that my ashes may repose on the banks
Of the Seine, In the midst Of the French
people whom I love 30 WELL"
On the 9Th Of May, 1921, he who had
for years kept oil Europe In q state
Of feverish excitement, terminated bis
earthly career.
After lying In state two days, the
body was deposited in coffin com.
posed first Of tin lined with white satin,
which having been soldered. was In.
closed In another of mahogany. third
Of lead, and the whole In fourth Of
mahogany secured with iron screws.
After the ceremony, an enormous stone
was lowered over the body. resting on
stone wall so rs to escape the CONN.
On the 10Th Of May, Louis-Phillippe
commanded that the ashes Of Napoleon
be conveyed to France. In his com.
munication he said: "Henceforth
France. alone, will possess all that 70.
mains Of Napoleon; his tomb, like his
fame, will belong to none but his coun.
try"
At II o'clock Dec. Is the nrst can.
non was heard announcing that the ~
mains Of the Emperor had reached
French ground. Amid the vast assem-.
blage the body was borne BY twenty.
four seamen to its last resting. place IN
the Hotel des Invalides.
So closed tho eventful career Of the
great Napoleon. whose memory can
only perish with the records Of the
world.
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Hahcr Cut In 0 81 NIL.

DR.. william b. Fletcher has grim
souvenir Of the work Of a famous sur
geon, the Baron Larrey, whom NapO-
leon remembered In his will with q
gift Of 100000 francs, and the tribute
ITO Larrey. my surgeon. the most vir-
tuous man I have ever known"
The relic IL the upper part Of the
skull, the valvarium, and shows a 80.
Der cut extending from the junction Of
the occipital and parietal bones for.
ward to the 0rbital ridge on the right
side.
II well knew the man whose skull
this was." said the doctor. turning the
calvarium In his hand. He was .
German-I have forgotten his name
and lived In this city many years, dy.
Ing about 1875. at the age Of 30 years.
He took care Of horses for DR.. Parvin
and myself along about 1896. and also
sawed wood to earn his living.
"He was taken care Of by the Catho.
lie sisters here In hospital during the
last years Of his life, and as he had
saved his earnings. small though they
were. he left them small farm In
Kansas ut his death.
HE was German In the French
army, and received this terrible cut
from Russian saber, as he told me.
during the retreat from Moscow In
1912. He told me that Baron Larrcy
operated on him. He was about II
years old at the time, and though his
life was saved, he was partially par.
alyzed on one side ever after, and
dragged one foot until the day Of his
death.
Here Is where Baron Larrey. 81
years ago. trephined the skull and lift.
cd up the depressed bone to relieve the
brain. The Orifice and the saber cut
through the skull both closed up with
a membrane Nike a drum head."-In'
dianapOlis News.
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Shoes for Onc.Lc Ygcd Men.

The One.legged man buys his shoes
precisely like the twO.lcggcd man. At
the big stores they break pair to sell
the single shoe that the Onc.lcgged man
requires. without the slightest hesita.
tiOn: ami he can get any kind OF shoe
he wants. The single shoe remaining
II sent back to the factory to In mated
up. aud this IL done with perfect nc.
curacy. Every pair of shoes II mum.
bered. and II could easily. II It were dc.
sired. bc traced back to the stock from,
which It II made. There II no guess.
work about II. The shoe required to
mate the shoe remaining may not he
made on the identical last upon which
the original shoe was made. but II II
made upon last Of aticaliy the
same proportions. and the pair thus re-
stored II rs perfectly mated rs the orig.
inal pair.
The One-leggcd man who buys In this
way single shoe pays slightly more
than half the price Of pair. One.
legged men ARE In the very largest shoe
stores among the regular customers;
and there they are not NO unusual rs to
be remarkable.
One.legged men. however. ARE not the
only men who buy single shoes. There
are twO.leggcd men. who sometimes
buy only one shoe. For example, Il
man with the govt. He can. II he wish
~. ana he sometimes does. buy u sin.
gle shoe. The remaining shoe II mated
up In Just the same manner as the re-
naming shoe from the pair broken fOl
the Onc.legged man.
There are twO.leggcd men who wear
shoes Of different sizes. their feet no,
being mates. This may be due to ma
ture. or II may he that nm accident has
bcfallen one foot. For such Gus
toner two pairs Of shoes are broken
AMI he takes one Of each.-New York
Sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-05

From dark corner Of the elephau;
house a little opossum tro:ted out
across the floor. The elephants redou.
bled their cowardly shrieks. One Of
the men caught the Intruder by the tail
and carried 1t away. and gradually the
giants of creation recovered from their
fright. 1t Is the supposi;iOn that the
opOssum. which was wild one. enter.
ed the city by way of the park. climbed
the fence into the Zoo and found It's
way into the elephant house. TO spread
CONSERVATION among the inmates.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-05

cB- The full prospectus for 'ss in small
book form (al pagesl,. printed IN two col.
Ors, icith RssasyONs illustrations (cOUer aud
decorations by Martleld PARRISH, sciN be
sent upon applications, postage paid.
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WINTER GIRL AWHCel.

Progressive Toronto Young women
Use the Bicycle sleigh.
In Toronto there are several progress.
sive young women who use the bicycle
sleigh. as the latest invention In the BIZ.
cycling line 10 called.
It glides a. smoothly over the ice and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-05

snow % tho regular wheel does over
tho asphalt roads. It ID designed for
use In Ice Kinks a. well a. In climates
where q reasonable amount Of snow
md Ice may be counted upon the win.
ter through. Some adventurous spirits
IRE going to try It In the Klondike.
But for the ordinary damsel It n
enough to know that there 10 a new
wheel which runs on skates. as It were.
and which win permit her to wear.
with entire appropriateness. n costume
combining the dash Of skating dress
and the comfort Of q bicycle costume.
New York Journal.