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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
An ApssointIaeut for the Asking

OLYMPIA. Feb. s~Any citizen desiring
- represent this state a. the meeting Of
the Pacific Northwest Cattle Growers AS-
sociatiaH. % be held in PenAlsfo3 Or
February = "a l.. who Will express ISIS
willingness % attend. may receive the 8r-
poia,uent as delegate hy applying so ssuy
Rogers, aho has hsrn asked 20 make seseh
aa appointment
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
Wright suit. Dismissed.

speciai Dispatch 10 the Pos;-Intelligencer.
TACOMA. F'ea. g.-Thr differences be
tween c. II. Wright, OF Philadelphia. and
his attorneys here. Messrs. Gro~scup
Crowley ard Parsons have been settled
onf Of court To-day the suits of the at
fotBev@ TO recover for IN s:F legal services
were dismissed by agreement. the
plaintiffs motion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
AUDITOR TROY REARHEsTED.
Charged With Failure tn Account for
So ia Fees

Special Dispatch 10 the Observation-Disclosures
PORT ANGELES. Feb. a.--John W.
Troy. cx-auditor OF cialiAm county. WIS
sssegn arrested today on a charge or fail-
ure "a turn over 20 the treasurer recording
fees amounting - s.. Action Is regarded
as an abandonment az the charge on which
Troy was recently tired ara the Jury dix
agreed. The hearing has been set for
Feb -
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Kip>.r,>G >or .;.s>rEN ,>erp,
Capture Of Non der sh~ Denounced
Nutprge

III~FShl RS. Feb a-HAb,as corpus
roc esiinsss Ia jhe ease of Chris voa DIR
Ah~. - bs~ebaA fame Were heard today
before United States Iisfries Juage -
HrKion Ehe Judge declared that the
" hole procee 3inEs Riih ihe arrest wer.
Illegal and in Violation of Ihe coustltu-
tiea - the United state
ST LOUIS. Feb s-tGrcus Attorney
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
NI1IiOt 4 LICENSE.
state Dental Examining Hoard After
Alleged Dentist.

{. A. Holmes. of the state dental exam
ming board swore out a warrant tn Jus
tict ihgefsoils court yesterday afternoon
FOR the arrest al ;. &. Kelley. a dentist
on the charge of practicing without a II
cense. Kelley has been doing business at
the corner OF Third avenue and Columbia
street for TWO or three weeks Constable
Pike could not find Mr.. Kelley and IL Is
understood that he has suddenly left the
city. Complaint was made by &. Meld-
ner. who allowed DR. Kelley 10 extract
teeth. Mr.. Meldner's jaw is In ! bad
condition.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

Aggers declares the abduction OF Chris
Won der Abe a high-handed outrage. He
announces his intention Of issuing war
rants for every person concerned in II.
Gov. Stevens. who Is ia the city. an
rources his intention OF making a rsqui-
ssf1aa for The kitiaa pers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
YAKIMA CREAMERY BURNED.
INT the Proprietor. 4. ~. bartlett.
viii Rebuild NJ Once.

Special Dispatch 30 ,hc Post -Tnteligencer
NORTH YAKIMA FEB. e-The cream
cry at Yakima City. four miles south q
here. Was burned yesterday. loss siog0.
Insurance. SepS Z. II. BARTLETT. the pro-
pFietor. will rebuilt pt once.
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Special Dispatch 20 the PoSt-in,elligene.r.
KGtEN EtsTE. Feb. s-rau1 T. ,is.
Hodge q utgro, Was yesterday sentenced
- one year TIA the psn3irutt8ry for break
sne into a nox car a few days age
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

OLYMPIA. Feb Tho supreme court
.osiav affirmed Judgment n tae eas. 90
Anderson nroes- 4 10 and George = Dan
xer. appellants. y. Csrothers Gr0s <
Wright. respondents. appealed from Kit.
tttas gsngcty
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
Ills Hidden Treasure Restored.

Special Dispatch 10 the PoSt-1nteiigencer.
TACOMA, Feb sit is reported that
Charles snysers buried treasure was to-
day unearshed near his residence by
Warkmen.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

Special Dispatch 90 the Post-Iuteil.gencer
TACOMA Feb. SHERIFF 4. r.. Hughes
cs Grayson county. Texas, left today for
home taking with him Fred Graham.
alias Vernon wanted for forgery.
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We will send a copy of the Weekly Post
intelligencer TO any address in the United
States or Canada, If names are sent In 70
the business office, postage free: price )
cents copy.
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Large Size Spread. heInmed ready
FOR usy. Tor Observation-Disclosures s-
Large Size Crochet Quilt. hemmed
ready for use .................,SI.e 90
Extra Large Size CUNT. Marseiile<
pattern, hsnmed ressdy FOR
u>S ..s.-.-. $685.. s.--.-.. .Sl..'l
Extra Large Size and Extra Heavy
Quilt Marseilles pattern, superior
qdai3ty .-..,- -....-..S $3.50 and 81 ~
superior qualify English Marseilles
Quilts Ter ......Sg.lS $50 an, e Is
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

Nearly 1000 sentences have been inflicted
Tor iese majestic since william; H. came 10
the throne.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10
An Instrument of Torture

l. a truss made on the plan Of the above.
with a heavy steel strap or iron band as
you well know II you have been In the
habit of wearing one. Throw il away,
W ny VIII YOU continue wearing such an In
striment OF torture when We can furnish
you a most efficient truss without any
iron hoops or steel springs about IT, and
one which may be worn with ease and
comfort NIGHT and DAY? 1t is Just the.
thing for the klondike. II WON'T
BREAK
AS for CURES. DIR pIERCE'S PAT
ENT MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS has
accomplished THOUSANDS, 1t is an
Ei.E,'TRIC truss, the only genuine and
successful one ever invented and has been
sold for the past TWENTY TWO wears.
IL ruptured. II VIII pay you 10 Investigate.
al once Consultation free. TrusSes fitted
without extra charge. Can or send 20 i'm
stamps FOR our New Book on Rupture
This book also describes our New April
ances for Piles, Nalicose Veins. etc. Ad-
di<ss.
MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS COM
PANY.
1e+ Sacramento street corner Kearnv
San Francisco.
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Blankets.

1et5oa hianketS ..,.-..,.... i9c pair
Better quality ........ AZ, {,st{r
cotton and waoi. tp-4 . T. ~ ,,ats,
Blae hersey Blankets. fnlI Size. ,N-
tfa hire quality .s4 sSstffg.
All Wool. lbs. III ..........Sl s45.siY.
zine Gray Mixed Blankets S. ~ pair
Fine Mixed Gray Blankets.A. ~ ilatr
A hisa sFade Gray Blanket. weight
nine lbs at ..-.....S7. "a pair
W hite Blankets. full size =. "a. pair.
mite Blankets. fall SIZE 50. "a pair
All Wool Fine White Blankets. fuil
Extra valsies In W hlIe Blankets al
W. and -. .......... 81 81 mir
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Towels.

Bleaehed Cotton Towels, size I5AS2
Inches, for ........,.. ............sc
Linen, Huck, Hcmstitched rowsls.
Linen. Huek, Exira Heavy Iiem-
stitched Towels. size lgx33 Inches.
Tor ........ ........ La.
Linen. lluck. Extra HeaVy tIem-
stitched Towels. size ISx36 inches.
Tor .....-.. s........ .t7ta,.
Extra Heavy FFinged Damask Tow
els. size lss+9 inches ........ {ge
Extra Heavy Fringed Damask Tow
els. SIZE aN4i inches, ...,,... Lee
Extra Heavy knollcd Fringe Dam
ask Towels. size 25x5a inches 3,c
Bleached Bath Towels from *.
t'ubleached Bath Towels from -
10 -.-..... ..t-.. .--.....,....,...-a G
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

All widths i'm both Bleaehed and
inbleached Pillow case Muslin IN
All quality and price.
Ready Made sheets. ready for
Use. made as well as YOU make
them yourself, Labor and time both
saved In buying ready made sheets.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

We agree with the Baton Rouge
Advocate that the country press
need not feel inundated by Il e
suggestion of the N. o. States that
the city merchants should give al
ycrtiSing only to those papers that
spoke favorably of New Orleans
concerning the yellow fever bnsi.
ness. The other papers will not lose
much if these merchants give as
much patronage to the country
press in the future as in the past.
For our part the only New Orleans
advertising VIC Garry is for lumber,
cisternS, bicycles, sewing machines
and garden seed, none OF which is
affected by quarantine regulations.
And SOule and Tulane-to which
boys only 60 in winter. So, crack
your whip, city merchant, but You
will never drive us that way.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
What The ..Merehants Say.

Concerning the present gloomy
situation, which affects all classes,
trades and occupations alike, there
is nothing new TO be said, and moth
ing to suggest by way of alienation
But, since every one is looking a.
head to next year it is of interest to
know what is thought that the con-.
ing season will bring. With the
view of learning the state of the 10.
cal mercantile pulse we have inter
viewed q number of our merchants
with regard to thei2 plans. The
c aSt,iron rule of no credit except to
those who have paid up will be gen.
orally adopted. This is bound to
result in reduced cotton acreage,
and the raising of food stuffS at
home. So far, 80 good in the end,
but it will entail much spriva,
ton and suffering during the first
mouths of 1899. 1t Is like the
physicians lancet however which
cuts to heal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
Would II We're True.
Chicago Times Herald.

Chicago Times Herald.
Through modern scientific and
advanced husbandry the South is
throwing off the yoke of king cot,
ton. The farmers, after a half.cen-
fury of agricultural bondage, are
cutting the letters that have bound
them to one staple. They have not
only cheapened{ the production of
cotton by applying some of the
methods of scientific agriculture,
bat they are now raising food pro.
ducts which they formerly purchas-
ed at ex0rbitant prices.
With this Investigation of crops
and the adoption of improved meth.
obs in culture and harvesting 5 cent
cotton leaves a fair profit for the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

grower. Instead of devotIng all its
soil and its industrial energies to
cotton Georgia has now become one
of the greatest trnit.growing states
in the union. The tendency to-.
wards diversiieatio1 of crops is
really pronounced inanearly all the
southern states.
The industrial situation in the
south is also frightened by the pros
pect Of vast markets for cotton
which are TO be opened in the ORR
ent. Our new possessions in the
Pacific opened the gateway to the
east, and when congress finally
votes to aid in the establishment of
All American merchant marine that
will carry the pro1nct Of the cotton
fields of the south to the fOwery
empires across the seas o new era
Of prosperity will begin for the
planters of Dixie land.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
GIVE THANKS.

Thanksgiving Day finds the PEG.
pie of the South IN a gloomy frame
of mind, little 'disposed to take a..
count Of their blessings, 10 tue face
OF many miSfortunes,' and grievous
prospects for the future. Yet this
is not right. No situation is so dark
that sOme,rift will not let the sun
shine in, ifone's eyes are only open.
ell to it. For while life, health and
an opportunity to labor is given,
there is always something for which
to be grateful.
And in this particular locality
which has been spared an epidemic
Of fever in spite Of the nuluberless
opportunities there have been for
infection, the thanksgiving shonId
lie given with a fuller note than
elsewhere. The latoness of estab-
IIShment of quarantine or even of
the ordinary regime of y board of
health; the wide-upen tOmmnnica
ton for 50 long with New Orleans,
Wilson Baton Rouge and other
places; besides individual instances
OF exposure TO the disease, combine
to make it almost a miracle that this
| place has escaped.
TO deserve this blessing, all of Us
have done. what? Echo answers,
"What" 1t has clearly not been
according 10 our deserts then, but
for some reason we know not, and
which the untlinkiug call luck.
The True Democrat does not mean
to preach sermon OH this theme,
but it does feel that the :tbanksgiv
ing that the people send up shon|d
be all the more sincere, because OF
the above mentioned considerations
The thanks should he full and
strong and tender.x and on the day
of annual thanksgiving, the church
services Should especially recognize
this evidence of Gods blessing, and
the people attend in large plumbers
TO join i'll the general dOxology.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
What Louisiana Needs.

1t must havo more public wagon
roads and better ones; it must have
more mills and factories; it must
have more schools and churches; it
must have more small farms and
fewer big plantations; it must have
more white farmers who own their
own farms; it needs more bread and
meat aud tobaccO..and molasses,a and
hay and grain and fruit and vege.
tables and fowls, and goats and
sheep and hogs, and cattle and
horses raised here and less cotton
and dogs; it needs fewer pistols and
guns and brass knucks and more
books and papers. 1t needs more
preachers and teachers and fewer
lOafers and dead beatS.-Mouroe.
News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
Official Proclamation of
Election,
St. Francisville, La, Oct go, 1893.

st. FranclSVlile, La, oct ~, 1873.
by the authority vested in me asipayor
pro tenn of the Town of St. Francisville
and in accordance with the town charter
l hereby issue this my proclamation
ordering Az election to he held at the
Court House in the Town of St. Francis
Ville, La, OH
Monday, December 5th, 1898
that being the first Monday in December,
to vote for the election of officers to wit:
One mayor and five cOuncilmen.
And further notice il given and procla-
nation made that at said election, by vir-
tue of and under an ordinance of the
Hon the Council of the Town of
St. Francisvile, passed on the petition
of twenty-five citizens of said town,
free holders, and provided that an
| election should be held on the 9TH day OF
December 1898, at which should be sub
mitted to the electors of the Town ofSt.
Francisville the question whether Act No.
1876, of TIL" Acts OF the General Assembly
of 1898, being an Act for the creation and
government Of Municipal Corporations
throughout the State, and defining their
powers and duties, and providing for the
extension and contraction OF their limits,
shall apply to the present and existing
Municipality and Corporation of St. Fran
cisvil!e, in order that it shall he govern
ed by the provisions Of said Act, and exer-
else the powers therein conferred op
Municipal Corporations. there will be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the town of ST..
Francisyille the question as provided in
said ordinance, whether the provisions of
Act No. 1876 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1893, being an Act for the
creation and government of Corporations
throughout tho State etc shall apply to
the Town of st. Francisville, to be voted
on, for or against, and for the purpose of
taking the sense Of the said electors there
on.
E. L. Newsham,
Mayer, pro ten.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19


The decision Of the Supreme
Conrt of the United States in favor
of the Antitrust law is of great
significance. If followed by pros.
ecutiOn of all the oppressive trusts,
that are sapping the life blood OF
the American people to-day, it will
be Instrumental in the destruction
Of these vampires. The tate OF the
trusts now lies at the mercy of the
Attorney General. 1t will be seen
whether he Seizes his great oppOr.
tunity.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

Though CANE planting, is advis,
able, it would not be wise to take it
up 10 the exclusion OF everything
else. A variety Of products is the
secret ot.agricultalal success. Pota-
toes, corn, hay, oats, fruit, yegeta.
bles, with plenty OF hog and homi,
ny, and it will not much matter
what is cultivated as surplus crop.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

Louisiana people should, and al,
most all do, feel rTide in the
metropolis of the South. They real,
i2e that her prosperity, in a meas,
Nre. is theirs. But they do notpro-
pose to sacrifice health and life on
the altar Of her prosperity, There
they draw the line.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

Pecan orchards will pay, Pecans
are always in demand and they
tlOnriShI'on both thill and bottom
land. By planting grated trees,
You can have steady income in Z
Or 8 years. twenty-five acres in
pecans will make an independent
fortune for yourself and your chill.
dren.-MOnrOe Bulletin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
It NAV be urged that wbv sbopId

1t may be urged that why should
more go into sugar'plnnting,
whenS it is q matter of only
% few years, when Cuba and Porto
Rico, as we'll as Hawaii, will be
home rivals in the production of
sugar. True, but will be is not nov,
aud the raising OF sugar cane will
afford, tor quite a good while, a
money crop for' the planter i'm
pOYelishel by too much cotton.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

The man who has made and gath
eTGd y good crop OF corn and pOta
toes, who has his own pigs, milk
and butter, should be happy, even
if cotton is four cents.-Wilson
Columbian. The trouble is there
are so few such men,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

The N. 20. states.Gadmits that
there we're u great many cases Of
"malarial fever" in the city, this
tall. We have not lost faith in the
States yet.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

The independent candidate for
railroad commissioner, settoon OF
st. Landry, had quite hard "set
doom as the Scotch would say.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

CattIe-raising is All industry not
to he despiseA, and the fact that
many are turning attention to it, is
one sign-Of hope in these dark times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
Five Dollars Reward!
Strayed or Stolen,

One light bay mare is hands high
branded J on her hip. Reward of five
dollars for her recovery or for such infor-
nation as will lead to same. Notify
Scott Perkins,
Mr. J. P. Bowman
or Mr. Morris Burgas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
StrayeG.

On Sep LIST, One Sorrel Horse Mule Ii
hands l in, or 6 years old, slim and IN
very good order. Notify.
Peter Anderson,
care L. NJ. McKowen.
Lindsay, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19
NEW ADS.
Jackson, La Monday Nov 7-!,S.
E. L. Ne sham,
Mayer, pro ten.

Jackson, La Monday Nov 7-!8.
There is 10 sickness of any kind among
the students of Centenary College and
one may attend the College with safety,
all students both local and those who
may wish to board in dormitorips.
A. r. Holconib NJ. d.
Parish and Town Health Officer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

The session Of the La. State Uni
yersity begins Nov 80.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

There have been no new cases OF
fever in Wilson since Oct 80.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-19

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We offer this unequalled newspaper and
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$40. The regular subscription price of
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Judicial Notice.

Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Emma
Irvine, has applied for letters of admin,
stratiou on the Succession of Mrs. Eliza.
beth Field Henshaw decd and the same
will be granted unless legally opposed.
+. F. Converse
Nov 1893 Clerk 18th Dist. Conrt, Par
West Ieliciana
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-

"Thc poetry of earth Is never dead,
wrote Keats, and though the statement
sounds at first thought dangerously
sweeping one there is no doubt that II
he had been called upon TO argue the
point he would have successfully main
tanned his thesis Regarded subjective
ly, the poetry Of earth, or, in other
words, the quality which makes for
poetry in external nature, is that power
in nature which moves us by sugges-
ton, which excites in us emotion, i'm
agination or poignant association, which
plays upon the teuse strings OF our sym
pathies with the fingers OF memory or
desire. This power may reside not less
in a bleak pasture lot than in para
disal close Of bloom and verdure, not
less in roadside thistle patch than in
a peak that scars into the sunset. lt
works through sheer beauty or sheer
sublimity, but it may work with equal
effect through austerity or reticence or
limitation or change. 1t may use the
most common scenes, the most familiar
facts and forms, as the vehicle of its
most penetrating and most Illuminating
message 1t is apt to make the drop OF
dew on grass blade as significant as
the starred sphere of the sky.
Merely descriptive poetry is not very
far removed from the work of the re-
porter and the photographer Lacking
the selective quality Of creative art, it
is in reality little more than represen-
tation of some of the raw materials OF
poetry. 1t leaves the reader unmoved, be-
cause little emotion has gone to its
making. -Charles q. ID. Roberts in
Forum.