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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

From The tcne of cheerful optimism dis
played by some Of our fusion exchanges.
we conclude they a.e adopts in the art Of
coneealng their true feelings. II may be.
however that some one has again been
making the mistake OF counting the yel.s
emitted by the Pops. instead Of the safer
method OF counting the Pops .ho emit the
ye!ls, AMI obtained a large fund Of mis-
placed confidence in this way
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

why Is it," he asked, THAT beautiful
women are always the most stupld?'
sir she replied, IAN 70 understand
that you desire 70 cast reflections upon my
mental capacIty?'
"Oh. no" he hurredly returned; ~ have
always said that You were one OF the
brightest girls I ever
But he didn't finish. Before he could do
30 he realized that he had said the wrong
thing and could never make It right-Chl-
cago News
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Unfair Discrimination.

"Wotas fame anyhow" exclaimed P!od-
d'ne Pete. contenIpciouslv, ~ - threw
aside the paper DIS IS de tenth picture
I've seen OF dat man, an no TWO Of en-
looked alike
Well" replied Wandering Mike. we
gotfer grin an bear Z. We can't help il. -
No. BUR can't hep raistn me voice
in protest when dev don't take half De
trouble abou, = mans picture whea he
gi.s 20 h 4 hero "a dey do when he's
took for de Rogue's Gallery. ~ ashlng-
tn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

John Hay has accepted the office Of
secretary Of state. HIS is a very unusual
career. but no: unlike that OF diplomat
ot the foreign school. He has held the
oI.ce az private secretary 20 president.
and has occupied several positions which
qualify him ~ experience 20 fn an office
waseh places upon him the responsibility
ot our for Ign policy
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

Col William \. Glassford. OF the United
States signal corps, made a novel use OF
"a barbed wire fence In Porto Rice. He
rs'lled ont The staples. fastened the wire
to the posts. substituted irsuIators at
proper Intervals and thus made a very
effective telegraph line five miles In
length, which he used as such TO the great
convenier &c Of the army,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

SEATTLE, THURSDAY, AUGUST Is.



The klondise and Alaska gold boom
has about collapsed. and experience has
exposed che Of the greatest fake games
Of tho year The promised output of
twenty TO forty million dollars OF gold
from the Yukon district has dwind.ed down
70 stx million dollars according &c an
estimate made by MIR. f. r. Leech, super
intendenf of the United States mint at
San Francisco lie estimates that the
kIoBiIke output VIII not exceed sa.eoo 0oo
this year, ard that a conservative esti-
mate OF the output of the Yukon country
which includes the klondike will not ex-
ceed 6,o1o.0ve"
The foregoing. clipped from the waila
walla Union. Is a fair sample OF COM
ments now appearing In the interior
and Eastern press in regard to the
klondike and Alaskan gold fields, and
ITS statements are as misleading as they
are devoid Of truth. No one but ire
spons;hle or interested persons ever
promised or predicted an output of
twenty 10 forty million dollars of gold
from the Yukon distric: for the present
year. On the contrary, all the con-
servatIve estimates made by reliable
men, personally cognizant of the
amount of development work being done
on .the Yukon. placed the output at
from ten t. twelve million dollars From
the amount already brought out ii is
safe 10 assume that the output~-that
is. the amount OF GOLD actually brought
out this year--wiil reach u total Of from
ten to fifteen millions.
1t is scarcely consonant with the
truth 10 eharacterlze this showing for
fake gaines 81 the year" The Post
Intelligence has published all the facts
that care within It's knowledge as to
the actual condition Of affairs on the
Yukon. When IL was unable 10 verify
information brought TO IL. h has given
the authority from which such infor-
nation was received and left II &c the
public To determine it's value. For the
past fifteen years or more men haze
been going from Seattle 10 the interior
OF Alaska and bringing OFT from time
to time more or less sold. From these
experienced pioneers We have learned
just what hardships and priTations
mus, be met and overcome i'm those IN
published over and over again, and no
one who has gone in during the past
year can tyuthfuliy say he has not had
full knowledge Of the conditions he was
about TO face. Ii he did not have the
knowledge H was because he did not
try To inform himself.
The rush 10 the north the PAST sea
SON has been very grsat. and many.
perhaps the majority. Of the adyeniur-
ers were wholly without practical ex-
rerience in mining. and were handi-
capped not only hy lack of this knowl-
eage. bul also hy their tncxper,cncc in
taking care of themselves under Alas.
kan conditions The result is as WAS an
ticipascd by those who watched the
hegira. Ccinpa rativeiy few We're sat-
cesstui. and the unsuccessful ones soon
grew discouraged aud returned T. civ.
iizasien. They nlul: give some *.
eusc fer their lack az success. ana their
haT1-mck stories usually consisted in
eurslns the country au1 telling an man.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

New look quick" sa'i ,he b,,sy man
dropring !nto fhe hareer'- chair. Il tus'
want a hair cut ttarS al; don't want
70 ssanpco. NJ s,rrH. ~ nay r1aa 10
varsa:ion-rcth37g au' r32.a every
tay hair' cut seq
Excuse me. SIR. for one question sad
the barber. as be began operations shall
I leave all Of thAs hayseed in your hair -
yonkers Statesman.
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ernmen. The e,or Avs are ever.

eminent. The hocn isys are ever. The
zs,s; sttsbbor- Instance q township eara-
pssitsoa ives f7eni between WAcscoEa.
Fara@vcn. S4home ard Bel-iaghar
Their competition plunged the citizens
iafo debt. N3x taa. there are only ;vvo
towns. Instead % fcar. everybody rea.-
ICES what AZ advantage il il.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

ness viii return. bat sectional hatred has
gone forever. The reception given Csfn.
Plckett's brigade at the reunion OF the
veterans OF the North and South. held AZ
Philadelphia last week, emphasizes this
70
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acrc.. Use hay. pure. sonna ,s eesser

across the hay Puget sound ss better
than all Why were TO. ~ least the
Minnesota. Dakota. Montana ard Idaho
volunteers permitted Il START from here9
7. Is likely saa. Cen Merriam would
say q good nam interesting things
about this whoie rendezvous business
&c he cns,id
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Through inadyersence. the replies Of the
several congressman and others to the
charges OF Col. Lewis, intended to be print
ed yesterday. were omitted. They appear
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OFFICES.


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asA Sunday, doubt that of any
Dfher newspaper publishea $. She
state Of Washington. Advertising
S0ntsaets Will be made subject TO
skis guarantee.
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Business In business Hours.

Papa. here are letters from three men
who want to rlarry me-
Well. dent bother me now: tell them to
mall Their bids 10 me- AZ the office. CHI
cago Record.
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OFFICES
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
To Let.

The premises belonging to Mrs. Z. o.
Berger, situate on the corner OF bere-
tania and Punahou streets. The house
which is large and commodious, has
lust been put in through repair, and the
grounds consisting OF two acres, are
planted with fruit and ornamental trees
For further particulars apply to
976-tf +. w. MACfAhbANI'
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29

The Rev. W. B. Costley, of
Stockbridge, Ga, while attending
to his pastoral duties at Ellen.
wood, that state, was attacked by
cholera morbus. He says: "By
chance 1 happened to get hold of
a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and L think it was the means Of
saving my life. 1t relieved me at
once" For sale by Benson, Smith
& Co., General Agent. .
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
BORN.
HOAPILI-In this city, Aug 80, 1898,
to the beloved wife OF ID X Hoapili,
daughter.
Hest Remedy For Flux.

Mr.. John Matthias, a we'll known
stock dealer of Pulaski, KY, says:
"After suffering for over a week
with fux, and my physician hav,
ing failed to relieve me, l was ad /.
vised to try Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and have the pleasure of stating
that the half of one bottle cured
me-" For sale by Benson, Smith &
Co., General Agent. .
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
Impure Blood In Spring.

Impure Hood In Spring.
This is the almost universal ex-
perience. Diminished perspira-
ton during winter, rich foods and
close confinement indoors are
some of the causes. A good
Spring Medicine, like Hoods
Sarsaparilla, is absolutely neces-
sary to purify the blood and put
the system in healthy condition
at this season.
Hoods Pills are the best family
cathsrtic and liver tonic. Gentle
reliable, sure. =
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29

Singers lead the world. Over
100000 made and sold. High
est awards at the Worlds Colum.
bian Exposition for excellence of
construction, regularity of motion,
ease of motion, great speed, ad.
Instability, durability, ease OF
learning and convenience of ar.
rangement. b. Bergersen, agent,
l61 Bethel street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
LEAvEs HONOLULU.
ARRIVES HONOLULU.

Returning, will leave Hilo at O'CLOCK
?. NJ, touching at Laupahoehoe, MANU-.
kona and Kawaihae same day; Makena,
Maalaea Bay and Lahaina the following
day; arriving at Honolulu the afternoons
Of Tuesday and Fridays.
Will call at Pohoiki, Puma.
% No Freight will be received afte,
"a. N. on day OF sailing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
AUCTION SALE OF
Household : Furniture
On THURSDAY, Sept. 1, '9s
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,

At the residence Of Mrs. Coon, Emma
street, on account Of departure, will
sell at Public Auction the entire house.
hold furniture, comprising:
PARLOR CHAIRS, OIL PAINTINGS,
M. T. TABLES, UPRIGHT BOARD
PIANO, b. w. sIDEBoARDs, b. w.
BEDROOM SETS, OAK BEDROOM
SETS, OAK CHIFFoNIER, b. w.
WARDROBE, CABINET GASOLINE
STOVE, CASE OF SEWING MACHINE
EXTRAS, CRoCKERY AND GLASS
WARE.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
Stnr. CLAUDINE,
CAMERON, Commander,

viii leave Honolulu Tuesday at 6p. ~,
touching ct Kahului, Hama, Hamos and
Kipahulu, Maui. Returning arrives al
Honolulu Sunday mornings.
Will call at Nuu, Ksupo, on second trip
Of each month.
E~No Freight will be received ate,
Ar. NJ. on day of sailing. ....
This @ ,mpany will reserves the right to
make changes in the time Of departure and
arrival OF its steamers without notice and
IL will not be responsible for any conse.
quences arising therefrom.
Consignees must be at the Landings 70
receive their Freight; this Company will
not hold itself responsible for freight after
It has been landed.
Live Stock only at owners risk.
This Company will not be responsible,
for Money or Valuables OF passengers
unless placed in the care Of Pursers.
Packages containing personal effects
whether shipped as baggage or freight
II the contents thereof exceed 800 90 In
value, must have the value thereof
plainly stated and marked, and the
Company will not hold itself liable fol
any loss or damage in excess Of this
sum except the goods be shipped under
special contract. H.a
All employees Of the Company are
forbidden to receive freight without de
livering shipping receipt therefor in
the form prescribed by the Company
and which may be seen by shippers
upon application to the pursers Of the
Company's Steamers.
Shippers are notified that II freight II
shipped without such receipt, 1t will bt
solely at the risk of the shipper.
Passengers are requested to purchas,
tickets before embarking. Those failing Il
do 30 will be subject 10 an additions
charge OF twenty-five per cent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29

The Standard time whistle sounds at
l2h. ON: 0s. (midnight, Greenwich
time, which is In. 30m. p. m. of Ha--
waiian Standard time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
Notice.

DR.. J. T. wAYSoN wishes to an
nounce that he will not be in his office
from September LIST till October 18th,
1898, on account Of absence from Honor
lulu on business. 1001-lw
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
MARRIED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hilo, on Monday, August %, 1898,
at the residence of the brides pa
rents, FIN Wakefield and Matte,
daughter Of Chas + Richardson.
No cards.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29

Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, l54 Fort street,
from 81 90 per week mp.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

Steamers due and to sail tomorrow
and for the next six days are as fol-
lows:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
SHIPPING NEWS.

Additional. and the latest Shipping News, will be
found on the eighth page.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
Lines Of Travel.
huUo vi llQIUIs
WIdeF'S Steamship Cos
TIME TABLE.
o. L. WIGHT, Pres. 8. B. ROSE, Sec.
Capt. ]. A. KING, Port upt.
Stn1r. KINAU.
CLARKE, Commander,

Will leave Honolulu at l0A. NJ, touching a
Lahaina, Maalaea Bay and Makena the
same day; Mahukons, Kawaihae and Lau.
pahoehoe the following day, arriving Ct
Hilo the same evening.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-29
-Establisheo 1866
BISHOP 81 90.
BANKERS.

Transact a General Banking
md Exchange Business.
Commercial and Travellers
Letters of Credit issued, avail
.ble in all the principal cities
If the world.
Interest allowed after July
1, 1898, on fixed deposits 3
months 3 per cent, 6 months
81 per cent, II months A
per cent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
Free Pills.

Send Your address to II, +. Eueklen
X Co., Chicago, and get y FIVE sample
box VI nr. Kings New Life PILLS, \
trja. will convince YOU OF their merits,
These pills are easy in action and aro
particularly elective in the cure OF
Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Malaria and Liver troubles they
have been proved Invaluable, They
are guaranteed to he perfectly free
from every dolctcrjous substance and
u I've purely vegetable, They do not
weaken 10y their action, hut Ivy giving
tone to the stomach and bowels
greatly iuvigoratc the system, Neg
ular size 21c, per box. Sold 10y w.
III, rridrauN, Druggist, n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
FinkeImcycr kictlpr.

Married. on Tuesday morning, May
Is, at s.. Mary's church by the pas
tor Rev. J. Halbalkann, Mr.. Henry
Finkclmeyer and Miss Lizzie Kietfer,
The bride was attended by Miss Katie
Kietfcr and Miss Clara Finkelmeycr,
and the groom by Mr.. John Kietfer
and Mich olas Miller. At the close Of
the marriage ceremony at the church,
the bridal party repaired to the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John p. kictfer, where an elegant
wedding breakfast was served. \ re-
ception was held in the evening, when
about POO guests were in attendance.
The presents were numerous and
beautiful. The happy couple have the
congratulations of many friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
Hubbard prileauN.

Married. ut the home of the brides
parents. in this city, on Tuesday, May
Il, at high twelve, Mr.. Archibald
Hubbard and Miss Sallie PrideauN,
Rev. 5. w. Trousdalc officiating.
The bride is the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Edward PrideauN, and has a
wide circle of friends in this city,
which has always been her home,
The groom is a young hardware mer-
chant of Rewey, and who resided here
for some time, Both bride and
groom have the wishes of the COM
muuity for happiness and prosperity
in their new home. The wedding was
attended only by relatives and init
mate friends. There We're many
beautiful presents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
THE YUKON MOSQUITO.
Drives Moose md Caribou to the Snow
Line and Stings Hears lslind.

Drives Moose md Caribou to the Snow
Line and Stings Hears lslind.
Not only do the Yukon mosquitoes
attack men and overwhelm them, but
they drive the moose, deer and caribou
up the mountains To the snow line,
where these animals would prefer not
to be in berry time. They kill dogs,
and even the big brown bear, that is
often miscalled a grizzly, has succumb-
ed to them. Bears come down to tho
river from the hillside i'll the early fall
to get some of tho salmon that arc often
thrown upon the banks when the run"
is heavy.
IL bruin runs foul of q swarm Of mos
quitoes and has not his wits about him
his day has come. The insects will
alight all over him. His fur protects
his body but his eyes, ears and nose
will soon be swollen up and bleeding,
and unless he gets into river or u
strong wind he will be driven mad and
blind, to wander about hopelcssly until
he starvcs to death.
Although the Alaska summer is short,
WV tippuS VI IlhtII bul thIH
year, and are ready for business from
ono to ten seconds after they leave the
water. 1t rains n good deal along the
Yukon, and rain is Welcomed for it
drives the mosquitoes TO cover. They
hide under leaves and branches until
the shower is over; then they come ont
boiling with rage at the timo they have
been forced to spend in idleness, and the
miner has harder time than over after
his respite.
Mosquitoes and snowfakcs are not
contemporaries III the States, but i'll
Alaska it is different. Snow does not
bother them SO much as rain, and an
early snow may fall while they are still
Oh the wing. Fog does not choke them
either. They appear to like it. They
float about in it as in ambush and take
the unwary prospector by surprise. -
Denver Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
HIGHLAND.

To The Iowa County Democrat,
Father O'Bricn has boon assisted
during the past week in hearing the
Easter confessions, Ivy Father Con
don. of uollaudalo aud Father Reilly,
OF Ridgeway,
MIR. and Mrs. Shield and daug htrr
Emma are visiting at the homo of nr,
IL, +. Lohrs,
Carpenters have begun work ON
James Egan's house,
Mrs. Perkins, OF nodgrville, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs, w. Clarke.
Frank Shicfclhinc has returned
home, where he will rcmaiO for the
summer working al his trade,
Mr., Charles Millcr, who has heou
employed in the printing office, has
returned To his hop,c in rrairic du
Chiru.
Mcssrs. John aud Harris Lewis re-
turned Tuesday from Chicago, where
they were called ON account of the
| sickness of their father,
Attorney Egan made II business trip
to Dudgcville at the first of the week,
MIR. James Egan spent Sunday in
! Benton.
The dance, given 10y the Highland
Harp Orchestra, on Friday evening,
was largely attended and enjoyed 10y
all.
MIR. Schaetlrr, who has been con-
fined to his home by sickness during
the past week, Is ON the mend,
Joseph Meyer was in Dodgevillc
| this week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Az impeachment Placed In n rursncrs
Way That Helped Inst ad of HindcrinS.

Az impeachment Placed In n rursncrs
Way That Helped Inst of HindcrinS.
when l saw the gate at the top Of
the stairs" said the retired burglar,
LOT course knew there was young chill
dren in the house. 1t was put there to
keep EN- from failing down stairs. 1t
was low, guess ahort two feet and n
half high, and it swung when closed
from the post at the top Of the stairs
across to strip nailed TO the wall op.
poSto.
Il noticed this cate when | Went mp,
particular, because man i'll my bust
ness notices everything, and because l
thought that this would be handy
thing to shut i'll case anybody should
get after me i'll the house; that shutting
that gate in front Of EN- might stop en-
long enough to let me get away comfort
able. 1t wasn't more n u year before |
had chance to try 1t:
"Thero was long hall on tho second
floor Of this house, with this stairway
pretty near at the front end of it. |
went into room way back at the 9th
er end, and while was looking around
there l upset something ON the bureau
and woke up man i'll the bed
"'Well, he says, what's tho matter
now And | didn't wait to hear any
more. didn't even turn tho light on
him. l didn't need to. You could tell
all you wanted to know about him by
his voice. He was u resolute, ablobodied
citizen that could hear getting out of
bed
II made break for tho door and
sprinted along the hall, throwing my
light and catching sight of that gate
again and smiling to myself as saw
it. swung it around shut after me rs l
passed and went on down the stairs,
leaving the man up stairs coming along
the hall overhead with rush.
"'But it's all right, l says to my
self; the gatell stop him long enough
for me to get ont easy. But, by snakes,
it didn't stop him at all. On the CON
trary, it helped him, just as | was
stepping down from the last step on to
the floor of the hall below the man fell
on my back. He'd been coming along
the hall above so fast that he couldn t
stop himself, and he fell over tho gate,
turned summerset in the air on tho
staircase and came down n heap EASTERN
did aud landed on me. Instead of
breaking his own back he pretty near
broke mine.
eve rolled over and over on tho floor
in the hall, the man laughing fit to kill.
That the sort of man he was. 1t was
the funniest thing he'd run up against
in long time.
"Ho never once thought of stopping
me, not once, but he says, when he was
letting mo ont, If you should como
again, don't shut tho gate. New
| York Sun.