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The record-union., 1898-09-18
WASSERMAN, DAVIS & co.
The Call.

The clouds grew dark as the people
paused,
A people of peace and toll,
And there came a cry from all the sky:
Come children of mart and soil,
Your mother needs you-hear her voice;
Though she has not a son to spare,
She has spoken the word that ye all have
heard.
Come, answer ye everywhere!"
They need no urging to stir them on,
They yearn for no battle-cry.
At the word that their country calls for
men.
They throw down hammer and scythe and
And are ready to serve and die!
From the North, from the South, from
East, from West,
Hear the thrill of the rumbling drum?
Urder one flag they march along,
With their voices swelling a single song,
Here they come, they come, they come!
List. the North mem cheer the men from
And the South returns the cheer.
There is no question of East or West,
For hearts are atune in every breast,
'Tis nation answering here.
It is elbow to elbow and Knee to knee,
One land for each and for all,
And the veterans eyes see their children
To answer their country's call.
They have not forgotten-God grant not
(Ah. we know of the graves on the
hilD,
But these eager feet make the old hearts
beat,
And the old eyes dim and fill
The Past sweeps out and the Present
comes,
A Present that all have wrought,
And the sons of these sires, at the same
camp fires,
Cheer one flag where their fathers
fought!
Yes, we know of the graves on the
Southern hills
That are filled with the Blue and the
Gray.
We know how they fought and how they
died.
We honor them both there side by side,
And they're brothers again to-day,
Brothers again-thank God on high!
Heres a hand-clasp all around).
The sons Of one race now take their place
On one common and holy ground.
Richard Barry, in Harper's Weekly.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

He has been a great factor in over
throwing the rule of Spain in the West
Indies. He does not believe in slavery,
but has never preached against it. He
has made a practice of buying negro
slave baby every month and presenting
it's mother with its freedom papers. He
has travelled extensively in Cuba, Hay1
and other islands Of the group, and has
made a special study of political con-
ditions. He is we'll known over Cuba.
though he has never been seen by
many Of the Cubans. He is 13 years
old and yery wealthy
The record-union., 1898-09-18

The miniature is of necessity hedged
about with limitations, few persons
being willing to sit, for instance, in a
fancy dress. The size of the picture
usually limits the artist to head or
causes a restriction as to colors when
comparisons are drawn with oils on
canvas AS a work of art, the min
iature has but meager possibilities,
and while in one sense it is the most
popular of means that can be employ
ed for colored portraits, it suffers from
the assumption on the part of artists
and public that it is a distinctly in
ferior kind of art. Young girls and men
with little or no training attempt min
iatures for a livelihood and their pro-
ductions do not lessen the popular con-
tempt.
OF late, however the art of the min
iaturist has been getting more Justice;
a better class of painters has made its
appearance, who try to avoid the pOr-
trait that looks like a colored litho-
graph printed on mirrorlike paper, and
furnish something which resembles d
serious effort taken from the life. Such
an artist to take an example, is Will
lam j. Baer, whose miniatures have
made some mark in New York. But
as a general thing the rule holds good
that miniatures are characterleSs,
smooth trif1es, concerning which the
only wonder is that they are so dear,
the reason for their comparative cost
liness being that they take just as
much time and care as larger portraits
A new edition of George Eliot's trans
lation of Strauss Life of Jzsus" is
coming out in London. The editor is
Professor Pfieiderer, whose earlier edi-
tion of the work, published in 1898
has been out Of print for some time.
The record-union., 1898-09-18
HEAVY LOSS.
John Meister's Barn. Hay an
Creamery DESTROYED.

Last evening the large barn owned
by John Meister, proprietor of the Cap
ital Dairy, just north of East Park, was
destroyed by fire, together with $50
tons of hay. His creamery plant was
also burned.
The hay was worth about ST 900, and
the buildings were large and valuable.
1t was impossible to learn the loss on
the buildings or the creamery. nor
whether or not they were insured
The fire is said to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion.
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Just One Thing More.

Willie-Aunt Dinah, would you neec
anything to make your joy complete il
you had a circus ticket and half 6
watermelon?
Aunt Dinah-Well, All sh'uld say dey
would be something else.
Willie-What?
Aunt Dinah-De othah half O. dat
melyum! !-Up-to-D Date.
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LAST NIGHTS COSTLY FIRE.
BOOTH BUILDING ON FRONT
STREET BURNED.
It Was Occupied by w. p. Fuller
as Storehouse for Valu.
able Goods.

About II o'clock last night a fire
broke out in the basement of the three
story brick building on Front street,
between and K, formerly occupied
by Newton Booth & Co., since by
Adams, Booth & Co., and quite recently
storehouse for wall paper artists and
decorators supplies, etc.
The building extends back to the
alley, and in the rear was the stable
occupied by the horses and vehicles en-
ployed by the Fuller company The
buggies, delivery wagon and truck
were gotten out, but the horses had all
suffocated when relief arrived and were
burned.
For about an hour the firemen tried
to batter in the Front street iron doors
in order to get at the fire, but as the
department has no battering ram, and
the best thing the men could do was
to use a ladder in lieu thereof, the
doors resisted. When an opening was
made, however, the interior Of the
building was all on fire and soon the
flames shot up through the roof
All the firemen could do then was TO
confine their efforts to keeping the fire
within the building until it should be-
come exhausted from want of material.
Until an opening was made in the
front and the fire spread above the
basement dense volumes of smoke
rolled up through the gratings in the
sidewalk almost suffocatng the fire
men and filing the air and buildings
for two blocks away
Right across the street from the
burning building is the railroad COM
pany's long line of freight sheds filled
with freight, and it was feared sparks
might fall on the roof and set the sheds
on fire, but what wind there was blew
straight up the street. The street is
very broad, which lessened the danger
to the sheds.
The railroad company's fire train
stood on the other side of the sheds,
however, ready to pour several
streams of water on them had they
caught fire
The building, which was completely
Quilted, is the property of Mrs. New
ton Booth. 1t has a frontage of about
eighty feet on Front street, is three
stories in hight, and was worth proba-
bly, $4,000 to $4,000
Owing to the lateness of the hour and
the excitement that prevailed it was
impossible to learn anything definite
as to the contents of the building, the
amount of the loss of the Fuller Com
pany or of the insurance
At . o'clock this morning the fire was
still burning fiercely, but the entire
fire department was on duty and had
it surrounded by streams of water, so
that it looked as if no other buildings
would be destroyed
Fireman Wood of Engine No 2, while
breaking in window to get a line of
hose into the heart of the fire, had his
hand badly cut with flying glass. He
LATER
General ToZer of the Fuller Company
was seen after ? o'clock this morning.
He said the firms loss will not be less
than $4,000, nor more than $4,000,
and that it is covered by insurance.
T. B. Adams of the Adams -Footh
Company was also seen. He said the
building had been appraised at 100000
but was worth probably about $15, 600
The record-union., 1898-09-18
ELEUTERIO BETRANCES.
May be Selected as the First Presi-
dent of the Cuban Republic.

The problem of choosing President
for the Cuban Republic has already
agitated the patriots who have been
struggling against the rule of Spain
for years. There is much talk of DR..
Eleuterio Betrances for the first Presi-
dent of the Cubans. He is a noted
savant, Hellenist and oculist of Paris.
He was born in Porto Rico, but has
long lived in Europe, and attained
great prominence because of his ability
as a surgeon and man of letters.
The record-union., 1898-09-18
Concrete Meanness.

Mr.. Spinkum-Ah, this reminds me
of the pie my dear mother used to
make.
Mrs. Spinkum-Oh, Alfred. you don't
know how glad I am to hear you say
that!
Mr.. Spinkum-It's so different, you
know, dear.-Chicago Daily News.
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As He Viewed 1t.

Towne-I don't see how it comes that
shipwrecked sailors often starve TO
death.
Browne-Why not?
Towne-Wel, l came across about
two weeks ago, and l don't feel like
eating yet.-Brooklyn Life.
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Cause for Rejoicing.

"The war will have one blessed re-
suit, anyway"
"Well?"
1.-THE war of thirty-seven years ago
will never be spoken of as the late
war '''-Chicago Tribune.
The record-union., 1898-09-18
In Chickamauga.

Private Brown-What do you think
Of hardtack?
Private Jones-Well, it's a strong ar
gument in favor of universal peace
Puck =
The record-union., 1898-09-18
A Neuter Gender

Mrs. De Sour (angrily)-I want you
to keep your dog out of my house, Mrs.
De Smart. It's full of f1eas.
Mrs. De Smart-Mercy on me! Fido!
Come here, sir! Don't you go into that
house again. It's full of fleas.-New
York Weekly.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

Drums, which are now used through
out the British army, were first intro
duced into Europe by the Saracens.
The fife was introduced into the Eng
lish army by the Duke of Cumberland
in 1145. The Guards were the first
corps to adopt it
The record-union., 1898-09-18
Scientific Note.

Browne-When were electric lights
first made?
Towne-When Noah chased all the
animals out of the ark
Browne-What do you mean?
Towne-Well. didn't he make the ark
light?-New York Journal.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

Very little furniture is used in the
bedrooms of Turkish houses Rarely
is a chair seen in any of them. A few
mats adorn the room, and the bed is
stretched on the floor. In the morn
ing the bed is taken up by a slave girl
and removed to a closet.
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Fishing for a Title.

First Hobo-I'd like to go to Cuba.
Second Hobo-What for?
First Hobo-Tm tired of being called
a tramp; it would seem more high
toned to be known as a reconcentrado.
Town TOpicS
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Old. Indeed.

Marie-Did he ask you the old, old
question?
Sarepta-Yes, indeed! Almost his
first words We're: rs this hot enough
for you?'-Puck.
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Had a Good Reason.

Hewitt sat at the table next to
yours at the restaurant yesterday and
/ don't see how you could laugh at the
stale stories that Gruet was telling.
Jewett-He was paying for the din
ner-New York Truth.
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The "Postoffice" stamp of Mauritius
which turned up on the island some
months ago, is being sold in London, al
the enormous price of $500. This
equals the famous tulip mania" OF
Holland
The record-union., 1898-09-18

1t seems that % per cent. of the
women Of England earn their own liv-
ing, but one would scarcely believe
that there are something like 100 fe-
male blacksmiths in that country.
The record-union., 1898-09-18
An Oddly.

Professor-Gentlemen this case is a
rarity which often occurs.-F'liegende
Blaetter.
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An Entirely New Idea.

Bobbs-What's your idea of heaven?
Hobbs-A place where you can al
ways throw burnt matches on the floor
without your wife catching you.-Town
Topics.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

A coal mine at Daily, Scotland,
which caught fire over fifty years ago
has at last burned itself out. All ex-
periments made to extinguish it failed.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

If it wasn't for love hate would be an
unknown quantity.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

The late Aubrey Beardsley left
number of illustrations for Ben JON
sons "Volpone,'' and an edition with
these decorations win soon be issued in
London
The record-union., 1898-09-18

Three stories by the late Mrs. Oil
phant are to be brought out soon. They
are entitled THAT Little Guilty. "Isa-
bel Dysart'' and DIR Bairrere," and
they will be included in one volume.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

New York Times: We have no min
iature painters nowadays who produce
works of art to be compared to some
OF those of eighty or hundred years
ago. Strong talents find other lines
more profitable in which there Is
much more liberal room for variety.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

G. W. Gable, when he visited the
Shrine Of Burns the other day, wrote
in the visitors book what, even for an
impromptu, is a rather weak bit of
rhyme:
OF heavenly stature, but most humble
smile,
Gyved with our faults he stands,
Truths white and Loves red roses rem
dering us,
Whose thorns are in his hands.
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II is out Of reason that every man who
comes from the klonjike should bring
down a million dollars, or even s10o 600
Most OF the men coming down are reticent
about the amount OF gold they carry. and
there is no doubt that fully as ma1y try TO
create the impression that they have a
large amount as there are men who for
prudential reasons beilftle the quantity
they are carrying. But when fifty TO a
hundred men come down with only five
thousand to ten thousand each. the total
is easily made very high. A letter from
Dawson received in this city states that
the Canadian government has collected
royalty OF about 100000 this year. If that
is true, there cannot be less than So. Coo, 900
already washed. Miners do not exag-
gerate their finds TO government officers
for the purpose of increasing the tax
against themselves.
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Good Campaign Material.

When Congressman Towne was in Sc
attic, last spring, it will be remembered
that he made a speech on coinage and
currency. which the Post-lntelligenee
criticised in the ordinary course Of its edi-
torial comment. To this criticism M
Towne wrote reply, which the Post
Inteligencer published. at the same time
printing an editorial rejoinder- Mr.
Towne's reply has been printed in the pub
lie documents at Washington City.
Through the presentation of Senator VIII
son. the rejoinder of the Post-Inteliigencer
has also been printed. and appears as doc
ument No. $50. senate. Fifty-tfth congress.
second session. If any campaign clubs or
committees should desire either or both OF
these documents. they can be had OF the
public printer. Washington City. ar cost.
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UNCLE SAN Musr GROW.

Seattle. July Is 1895
To the Editor. In the interviews re-
Gently published in your paper relative TO
the permanent occupation OF the Philip-
pines. a certain prominent gentleman
urges what he considers as an almost N
slrmounsable objection that the lnhaoi-
taats Of these islands are an inferior
mixed race This objection has been fully
answered by Felix Agnus, editor OF the
Baltimore American. He says:
in letters which receive and in con-
ve-satton I hear much IS said about this
nation not being able TO digest the mixed
tors say. with great plausihiEty. that We
have enough racial complications now:
but ID these criticisms there - one broad.
sweeping trTefutahie a1swer-it IS the
same old law OF the survival % the Ilttesi-
The weak must bend 70 the strong. and To-
day the American race, with all Ks blend
ings OF nationaliiies. = the sturdieSt, the
finest the MODEST on earth. and lis very
nature dema nds growth instead Of Stagna-
ton expansion instead Of contraction. a
full opportunity 10 do and 20 dare. Take
The typical American from his work and
from all aggressive effort, ard you had
just as well bury him. II IS the same way
with Uncle Sam. He wants the markets
Of the world. and ne must have
ports, coal supplies and customers And
more than that. he is not the kind Of man
10 meekiy give up for small considerations
the big things which he has gained. l be-
ueve heartily in extending our power ard
in annexing ali the good islands that We
can honestly obtain"
w H WHITE
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Everybody knows that there has been a
great increase IN the business OF Seattls
during the past year, but the figures show
ing that advance. published by the Trade
Register. are almost startling. From Seat
tie tha exports show a gain Of si.42i, Sos and
the imports a gain OF sIse,sio. or more
than double that OF the previous year. The
total foreign trade of the Pacific coast
has increased within less than a year by
the enormous sum OF 81. 90. sss or more
than % per cent. The treasury reports are
made up in districts and they show that
while the exports OF Oregon for 1898 were
about sl3,2oo 900. those OF the Puget sound
district were $is.s62. 10. The imports for
Oregon were a5ou. s1.2sooo0 while those
for the Puget sound district were $4,-
los, Si6. This is a most astounding rever-
sal Of the positions OF those two districts
The period covered is the eleven months
ending May 81. 1898
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THE kATYDlD.

AS twilight falls at the feet of day.
And fans with its mystic wing,
hear a clear and piping note
That out from the copses ring.
A bird sings there in its treble shrill,
AS its form midst the leaves is MD,
Two words that Tell of an unknown deed
The deed that Katydid.
My heart leaps forth as memory flies
Back DER the bridge Of years,
And again the notes OF that tell-tale bird
Come 10 my listening ears.
That heard in childhood's days gone by.
And as now In the copse 1t hid.
And told 10 the quiet listening world
OF thing that katydid.
I scorned the bird for its gossip tongue.
But thought in my childish way
That the bird must know OF some deed
commit
BY me in the hours of play.
And now at eve 'mong the Raves so thick
That al but it's voice is hid,
High up II sits and shrieks in glee
OF deed that katydid.
My brothers toys safe hid away
Where I thought L only knew.
And now this bird on the highest bough
Would proclaim the secret-oo.
1 said my "Mea Culpa" trite,
With tears in the pillow hid,
Yet the bird in the copse no mercy showed.
But screamed cut "Katydid."
I smile tonight as the birds clear tones
Bring back those childish days.
And the haifformed thought that hazy
grew
OF that bird and its spiteful ways.
Twas this-'If the bird would only tell.
AS away from all eyes twas hid.
The thing would not be bad az ali.
The deed that Katydid.''
It's thus the tongue OF SANDER wounds
With its venom hid from view
4 word let droD-a smile and shrug,
And what can the victim do
But wear the armor silence weaves.
That covers the woGnd deep hid
Till the leaves shall fan TT Gods good time
And expose the katydid
MARIE WINSLOW.
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Bank clearanceS will not be SO serviceable
for some time as they have been as a
criterion of business. The tax OF two
cents on every check has caused an enor-
nous diminution in the number of small
checks. most firms now paying their petty
bills with cash drawn In one check for the
purpose. Particularly In Western cities
where men in business are Well known TO
each other fully so per cent of the bust
ness has been done by small checks. Prob
ably 70 per cent. Of small payments will
now be made in cash. Even making al
lowance for that change, Seattle's bank
clearances for last week amounted to ST.
l25, 99l
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by artificial means to consciousness and
pain. il kept alive long after hope II
gone. He says that we are willing TO
recognize when members Of the brute
creation viii be happier out OF their
misery, yet We deny that kindness TO
our own species, and in the case OF
wealthy patient the moments Of death
are spun out by incessant attention
with q cruelty which is not always in
ficIed upon the poor The paper in
question suggests that the life *
a. the patents wish. and that special
officers. like commissioners in lunacy,
should be appointed 10 certify To the
expression OF the patients wish: that a
previous announcement should be made
in newspapers, and that the act should
take place only In a lethaI chamber pro-
vided by government.
The love Of life is Sd acute that ii is
very doubtful X many would thus de-
liberately ask 10 be deprived OF IL 1t
is as cruel sometimes to the friends and
relatives Of the sufferer, who stand by
and are compelled 10 watch the linger-
ing agony OF loved ones, but those
cases are comparatively rare. Death is
usually very merciful. and It comes
under such guise that it is welcomed
and the passage frcm life is as easy as
the sinking TO rest in sleep. Death is
inevitable. but the sufferings which at
tend 1t are no worse than the sufferings
sometimes entailed by birth. Nature
intended that each process should be
as natural and painless as any other
operation of the human system. Our
ignorance has brought upon US the pun
ishment of suffering, and only in
creased knowledge can avert it All
that humanity can do for humanity in
the present light OF science is at the
last moment to relieve pain and let ma
ture take its course. Departure from
the rigid principle that life must not be
artificialiy shortened would result In a
menace to society and add a new terror
to the sickbed.
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1t IS 10 be hoped that persons who are
so fond of inveighing against the pos
SCISSORS of wealth. and claiming that all
the patriotism of the country is TO be
found amongst :he poorer classes. will
take note Of the fact that when word
came from Santiago that the suffering
II the sick and wounded was greatly
aggravated by the intense heat, which
8 plentiful supply of ice would DO much
10 alleviate. the nuI.i-milli0naire, ]. W
Mackay, acting more promptly than
the government could. Immediately for
wardcd at his own expense a ship load
- zee T. the Red Cross Society AZ that
point. He was also thoughtful enough
- see that the shipment was accom-
panied by material for proper build
lngs in which 81 store il
The fac; is. ali citizens Of The United
states are patriotic and the exceptions
IN th3s rule Will be found more numer-
oHs among these c,4gplns critics who de-
light in stirring ~ strife than among
tnose - Aom they take pleasure in Nll-
;fy.nS.
The war has demonstrated the fact
that those If our citizens who have
t,ga blessed with the accident q
wealth are as rule enthusiasts and
e.s..-s ,..t~f.s. Nh. -, - - a-r-~-
IS called his fact viii be apparent
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most obnoxious character from Skagway
He was the object Of a great deal of false
consideration. 1t Is a notorious fact that
confidence men and gamblers and other
trafiickers in the weakness OF human ma
ture are shrewd. companionabie and gem
erous men. They are generous on the or
der Of lightly come. lightly CO., and
they would not be successful II they could
not captivate their fellows by their win
ming ways.
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this alone would be very proftahls. bur
since II has been found practicable &C
bring passengers back. those who nave
been fortunate enough to put On TIE river
steamers VIII reap a rich harvest
Only three are mentioned SO far-the
Ora, the KiIbourne, ard the God
dard. which Is owned by A. ]. God
dard, OF Lake Union. formerly member
Of the Seattle city council. AMI also a
member OF the legislature. A recent ar
rival says the trip mp from Dawson 10
Lake Bennett can be made IN SIX days.