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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-06
ONE CENT
MAX LENIT'5.
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS.

MUFFLERS,
NECKWEAR,
GLOVES,
MACKINTOSHES,
SWEATERS,
CANES and
UMBRELLAS,
FULL DRESS CASES,
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS,
FANCY HALF HOSE
LATEST LINEN COLLARS AND
CUFFS.
We have them all. Call and see
them. They are awaiting your in
spection.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

harper Round ldpif-
Thirty-five years ago. when the coliec-
ton of postage stamps was thought 10 be
mere ehiid's play, the stamps worth hun
dreds OF dollars today could be bought
for few shillings each. few years
later s. was the highest price asked for
the rarest stamps, with a few exceptions.
such as Postofiice Maurtius. Reunion, etc.
AT that period the collecting Of coins was
esteemed proper pursuit for serious men,.
and the price obtained by dealers in
America for ordinary coins was from two
TO ten times what is asked today for the
same coins The fashion of stamp-collect-
ing wakes greater each year. as that OF
COIN collecting waned. OF course the we'll
known great rareties have generally held
their prices, and in some instances even
increased. II is an interesting specula-
ton whether coins and stamps VIII not
begin 10 change their relations to each
other. There seems to be more interest in
coins of late. and certainly prices are very
favorable TO intending collectors.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

1t will be interesting to remember, I'm
the midst Of the prevailing heavy rain
storms and sales of wind, tat a: the
hour OF noon on February 2, the grouna
hog saw his shadow. Nobody pays
very much attention TO him out aere.
and. to confess the truth. he Is regard
ed with as little respect as the perennial
Indian prophet who every autumn pre-
diets fall OF snow five siwash deep"
Richard Gran. White. in his descrip-
ton OF n visit ne paid to England, says
from the violent commissions to which
we are subject, IL Is much more
changeable climate. His experience Of
weather had been limited to the eastern
side of the h-eky mountains, or he
would have noted the great similarity
between the changeableness of the
weather in England and in the RECON
Of Puget sound. He observes that the
torrents Of rain which accompany rur
storms and the billiards. and tornadocs
are unknown lii the little island, but
that the rain H. of that gentle quality
which has suggested to Shakespeare
more than one apt smile.
The changeabi,ity is quite unlike that
which is familiar In Texas. where warm
sunshine Is within three or four hours
changed to an ley frigidity. 1t is Of
that character with which we are SO
familiar on this part of the Coast and
which in Henry VIII" is likened to
''the instant cloud which obscures the
sun:
MY life Is spanned already. I am the
shadow OF poor Buckingham,
Whose figure even this instant cloud puts
on by darkenng my clear sun
os England for the reason that we have
a less extreme cold, as we have less
extreme heat in summer; but In addi
ton to this our spells of bad weather
are short and aiternated with intervals
OF as beautiful weather as can be en-
joyed In any part of the world. Dur
ms January and February, while wild
storms have swept across the continent
and ragged on the shores Of Europe. cur
worst experience has been half an inch
o. SNOW and fall for several hoels
AZ d time Of a soft, warm rain which
Ia NOT fn.@rfaraJ With b,sSlp.s., 49,
coeasloned discomfort worth consider
ing But the air has been sweet and
baimy. the moisture and the warmth
serving To bring out the sweet pung .ncy
Of the halsam fir ana the pine.
The ground hog may take To his hole
and stay there for the legendary six
weeks. bat We may defy him to 10 his
worst; We do not fear the worst.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08


II is evident that Seattle is infested
with a gang Of experienced pickpockets
who are able to operate with impunity in
crowded public places. The police have
so far been unable TO spot them. and II
viii be We'll for all citizens to take especial
care Of their valuables, both while on the
streets and at home. Ii would be judi
cious. too. for the city TO secure the SER
vices OF one or two more detectives who
have wide acquaintance among the East
ern vicious classes. Many of these gentry
are nocking TO Seattle just now, and.
where they are known they are quickly
made To move on. But others are not
identified. and are able for the present to
operate without detection. These should
be sought out and made to leave town.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

should be IL did not select an arbitrary
sIze or weight Of value II weighed with
the utmost nicely II even went into
the fractions Of grains in order 10 be alb
scluteiy accurate--to make the law de-
clare that which actually was. Once
or twice a mistake was made Hauaii-
ton believed that he had assertained
that the average Spanish silver collar,
which was the only coin In circulation
then. contained 81 grains OF pure sill
yer and the commercial equivalent in
gold being 24.75 grains of pure metal.
tho ratio was Is 20 l. This error. which
made our dollars 21-2 grains lighter
than these Spanish dollars. cost us a
pretty penny: and In 1906 jefferson or
dered their coinage stopped In 1857
another attempt was made and the
ratio became Is to / simply because that
was almost exactly the ratio Of the
value Of silver to the value Of gold
The law OF 1884. which prepared the
have provided that pre-exIsting con-
tracts should be settled on the pre-
existing basis; but ii did not Anybody
having sIco In gold could buy sloi 50 sill
vef TO pay his debts with, while under
thu new law anybody having 800 in s.l
yer could buy $i62. IS gold to pay his
debts with. AT that time. however, a.
though the law said the ratio was Is TO
/ 1t had become, as a matter of fact,
l5.s25 TO l. The government had not
promised to maintain the PARITY. and
therefore all trading was done win The
reserve that settlements shoui6 be ,.-aoe
on the market value of the metals. .usr
as today a s. gold piece is not ex-
changed for an English sovereign. bat
the exchange taxes place at the MAR. t
rate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08
ELECTION WORKED The CHANGE.


Medical Lake, Wash. Feb 4. 1895.
Medical Lake Is. perhaps. ore of re
best localities in the state fer ascertain
ing the general financial condition OF at
fairs The wonderful medicinal waters
or the lake attract those who are iii. and
waen money is easy they come by shnus-
ands, while hundreds would have counted
them all when the financial panic was on.
The average pleasure-seekev. TOO, feels
the results OF financial depression. and
Goes without the luxury of an outing.
That times were generally much I'M
proved IN 1897 was at,essed by the fact OF
The greatly increased number OF health
seekers-those afflicted with all sorts of
chronic malaSies who sought relief at this
resort In 1897. Pleaxure-seekers were
much in evidence all during the summer
outing season These people came from
all parts CT the state, the Pacific coast,
the East and occasionally one from Eu-
rope. Among them were many who were
looking for investments here. and they
usually found what they wanted and 10
Gated. number of the best farms in
this section have been bought by East
ern men. new business houses have sprung
up IN the town. and all are prospecting.
The Lake. as community. has enjoyed
greater degree OF prosperity during The
past year than has been known since the
early part OF 1895. Immediately after the
last election business conditions began
improving and a general revival of trade
was shown the first few months Of 1897.
With the harvest came the oid-time farm
ers' trade, and the tide is still on. with 40
appearance OF cessation. Local merchants
did better business in the closing months
OF 1897 than ever before experienced at
this place. All sorts OF farm products
have brought double the price paid since
the panic OF 1898.
To keep pace with the prosperity every
where apparent. the leading newspapers
OF the state are branching out. furnishing
better service and more of II. Particular
~ is this true of the Pos,-Inteliigencer,
which enjoys the distinction of having
been the only staunch Republican daily
in the state during the last national cam
paign, and for this reason IL holds an en-
viabIe position. Not only does this fact
give il precedence, but from 4 standpoint
OF general news the observation-disclosures
leads them all. RUFUS r. WOOD,
Editor Medical Lake Ledger.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08
Is This the Correct Explanation

II IS said that In his canvass OF the
members of the senate. before the Teller
resolution was brought before the body.
Senatoe Aldrich succeeded in obtaining
within one Of enough votes TO defeat its
consideration. As a considerable number
OF senators had permitted their names TO
be put down on Senator Aldrich's list only
on condition that he secured the necss-
sary number Of votes TO defeat consider
alton. the failure 10 get one more senator
absolved the members of the minority
from their agreement. and the weak
knced ones Immediately focked over to
the other side. Such Is the fascination Of
being with the majority.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

on the outside" He regards il as a
railroad and steamship boom. and .'that
Is all ] can see in IL az present" He
evidently did not sea anything of the
several millions Of dollars worth of gold
that has been brought out; he did not
see coal oil cans full of nuggets. nor
stacks Of gold in sacks piled up in the
cornpany's stores he saw nothing OF
the hundreds of thousands Of doIlars'
worth of gold brought down by men
Who walked the same track he die. II
he did. he says nothing about il in his
letter.
This young man says frost did not
drive him out and that two men from
the same town who went with him de-
cided TO stay. He intfmates that they
were afraid To tackle the trip which he
50 braveiy undertook. and that he is en-
titled TO much commentator for his
sagacity in coming away. 1t would .e
interesting 10 know how the other two
viewed his course and regard their own.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

Another obsesyant EnglIshmau has
come TO America. looked around. returned
home and written book. Among other
uuminatiyo passages Is The following:
In my opinion there IS not in the
United States A better. brighter and more
honest body 81 men IS a whole than the
regular politicians. They are the best
class of citizens that the country has pro-
duced up 10 this. and many Of them are
excellent and would adorn any republic -
Il has remained for keen-yisioaed
Br.;on 20 do tardy justice L. a class og
gentlemen who are rot ia the very high
est repute "a, home But. while accepting
This surprising estimate or their worth.
We saall Dot b. inclined 10 discontinue the
oi4 habit 81 keeping 3 watchfsl eye or
thsru
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

The Butte. Mont. story that mounted
police have been ordered to Alaska be-
cause Of the serious trouble between Can
adams and Americans relative 20 the at
tempt by the Americans ia get provisions
into the Yukon free OF duty. ostensibly for
the relief % distress. bat in reality for
sale 70 the highest bidder" is sheer non
sense. There is no misunderstanding
about the admission OF the relief expe-
dition and it's supplies. All the terms have
been fully arranged. The Canadian gov
eminent has oo-operated most heartily in
the enterprise. and. no doubt. sympa-
thizes entirely with It's purposes. It Is
not 10 b. expected that any obstacles
whatever VIII he placed In 'he way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

A number Of Eastern newspapers are
commenting on a straw furnished by
the late election in the Iroauois Club once
the representative Democratic organiza-
ton OF Chicago. The ticket headed by a
candidate who was avowedly for the gold
standard was elected over the "non-com-
mittal'' ticket by a vote of ia to 100. The
Louisville Courier-Journal remarks that
considering the claims as TO the silveri-
cation OF the Chicago Democracy. which
We have been accustomed TO hear lately,
this election liz fun of significance" 1t liz
significant only as indicating that the
gold Democracy is still the gold Democ-
racy. but IL does not give promise that
correct financial principles have made the
slightest Roadway with the great Demo-
cratic organization. The Democracy is
without question controlled by silver. and
1t Is more than ever intolerant of the
Democracy that does not stand on the
Chicago platform. The temper of Demo-
Gratis today is TO deny a place IN their
ranks for all so-called Democrats who do
not accept silver doctrine; and that. we
are satisfied will be their attitude in the
coming congressional elections
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

II you don't register. you can't vote.
- "a -
Anyway. there need be no confession
sequel 20 DR.. Halls church trouble.
- - -.
1t would appear as If Greece had gotten
just about sassy enough for another good
licking.
-. - -.
Perhaps it all might have been avoided
IL DR.. Hail had thrown In an up-,o-date
eornet solo with every sermon.
- - -.
Mr.. Gladstone will outlive some OF the
newspapers which have written up hand
some advance obituaries of him.
IA -. -.
For once lola is producing some n;era-
ture that does not have 20 be dlsinfected
before ii is introduced in the family house
hold.
-. - -.
One OF the new Alaska steamers is 10
be called the Governor Pingree That
ought to be popular eyaporated potato
route.
- -. ~
The reindeer are to be dehorned before
being sent into Alaska, but we observe
that the old-fashioned demijohn passes
in without question.
-. -. -.
Another Chicago couple has been mar
ried and started over the klondike honey
moon route. 1t isn't every couple that is
romantic enough TO fancy it can engage
bridal chamber on the quarterback OF
a bfoncho
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08
FRISCO LAGS IN THE RACE.
An Acknowledged That the Cali
fOrnia City Is Losing.

San Francisco Afgonaut.
Amid all her klondike clatter and clang.
San Francisco does not seem TO be keep
ing up with the procession. We remarked
last week that the steamer Excelsior had
fifty-seven berths engaged in San Fran
cisco to l64 berths engaged in Seattle.
This did not look much as IL San Fran
cisco were bearing away the palm from
the Sound cities. Now We observe by last
weeks bank clearings that there was an
increase over the same week In 1897 as
follows: San Francisco, 31.3 per cent:
Tacoma. III per cent; Seattle, 3S3.o per
cent. From this Ii is evident that Seattle
has an increase of over ten times the
business she had last year. We do not
think the most ardent San Franciscans
will claim that for this city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

y young man from Missouri. who has
been WI 20 Dawson. has returned aud
writes rather disoouraging letter. Ills
trip cost him S550. hat he says In a.
other part of his letter the experience
h. has had Is worth $500. so that he is
tetior on than some who went to sla--
wsy and lost all Their money without
setting much experience. Let Us cx-
anime the young mans story before &C.
te.rainiug whether he or the KlondiAe
Is = failure. He says he got into pae-
sea with enough provisions t. have
lasted him until next May or jane. "a.
r. Sela ogt his provisions and went
&ask
Aceor3ins 90 very reliable auth5ri-
'ies. all those Who had provisions co4.d
geg very fair price. aad -four WAS sell
.ng az Sl5o a hundred. a-rard.ng -
Manuel Tuuhau,. q statistical exoert Il
the bureaa - labor II -, young Mis-
sogr,an bad been tAe kind q nan +,
succeed IN such IA opportunity h
would have sold ruos; of his prov Isions
az s9,a a price as would have nettea
Asm 3 god proat au4 stAl left A;.a
Fsouwt t. walk from Dawson ~ SKA =
W AZ. a. b. alA lie describes the Klos-
aike as mot 50 good as shey make {,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

A church divided against Itself cannot
retain its prestige and usefulness. What
ever the cause OF the trouble in the grea
New York Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church, and whatever the merits of the
claims Of DIR. John Halls friends that he
should retain the pastorate. it Is certain
that the church will suffer heavily from
the row, no matter how il is patched up.
The session as a body is against Dr. Hall
and the congregation as a body is for
him. The motives for the fight are OBJ
scure. but the pastor appears first to have
offended the trustees by his earnest es-
ponsai OF the cause Of the converted jew
Warszawiak, who had been accused of
wrong-doing. Warszawiak was convicted.
Besides. DR.. Hall has not been quite pro-
gressiye enough in his methods and doc
trine to suit the session. and it was de-
termined that he must go on the retired
list. The congregation has made ii clear
that the good. old-fashioned Christianity
is good enough for it, ard there the mat
ter hangs. The row is very interesting to
ali churchnen, and especially 10 Presby-
terians, among whom DIR. Hall has long
s'een a conspicUou. figure.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

The Seattle free labor bureau secured
employment for more persons during jan
uary, ISIS. than In all the Januaris-s OF the
three preceding years combined. This
fact illustrates both that there Is more
work 10 be found in Seattle than for sew
eIdI years past. and that the bureau is
performing excellent service. At the same
time. u is well TO say that there Is no
scarcity of labor here
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

ssderatfon for the sensihfIsties os his late
American auditors IL could have had TO
reference TO his pocketbook. because IL is
not anywhere recorded & rs that we have
faxed 10 rush 10 see and hear European
hero who was known 10 l1a-bor an un-
kind opinion OF Us.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

Indianapolis News.
The republican party is emphatcally n
civil service reform party. Over and
over again it has emphasized it's belief
I'm the merit system. II has asked men
to vote for its candidates because II
stood for civil service reform. The
members of the party arc as solemnly
pledged 10 the merit system, as they are
to a protective tariff. There is no more
room in the party for spokesman than
there Is Tor n free trader.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.



THE POWER To REGULATE COINS.
That will be a very interesting law
suit In which the Detroit attorney PRO-
poses to prove that under the power ito
coin money, regulate the value thereof
and OF foreign coins. and fix the stand
ard of weights and measures" the con-
gress of the United States has no more
authority nor power. as far as
pre-existIng contracts for the payment
of money are concerned, TO diminish or
increase the number of grains OF pure
gold or pure silver In the dollar IN
" hich a contract has been lawfully ex-
pressed, than IT has In pre-existing con-
tracts 10 change the number OF grains
In an ounce or the number of inches in
a foot. or to change any other standard
for weights and measures.
The government never now under
takes 10 regulate the value Of money
unless 1t needs regulation. This has
no, always been the case; and history
Affords very many instances of tyrants
aud antocratic sovereigns changing the
value of coin for the purpose OF max
in< a profit for themselves. Modern
craftsmanship has recognized that the
best money Is that which Is most
the power or government where civil
ixed customs prevailed TO arbitrarily
change measure OF value or quantity
to any appreciabie extent: but II GER
tsinIy would be within the province of
government to step in where confusion
rsignsd and declare what measure
should mean
1t III Oregon, for INSTANCE. n bushel
was generally understood To be equal
To thirty quarts and in Washington IL
was generally understood to be thirty
to quarts. a misunderstanding would
Inevitably result. business would he
urcertafr. and much litigation might
be psovokad. The government would
thereupon proclaim either that a busheI
should everywhere be meant To consist
OF thirty quarts or thlrty-fwo quarts.
as the case might be. and II IL were "A
wise government Il would select that
Measure which was most nearly In ac-
cord with the measures I'm other states
and other nations. II bushel Was
understood. In most 81 the states and
In European countries 10 consist Of
flirty-;wo quarts 1t would be an act of
folly 10 pass Il law saying that ia this
country il should consist OF only thirty
quarts.
Il ether words. If the ratio all over
ire world Was thifty-two quarts 20 one
husher Il wonld be the rankest Kind ~
aissstaity 81 pass law declaring that
hefe thirty quarts should make "a
lrshei. We might pass that law. end
We Nigh: as a matter of form have
other countries call ours IAN American
hushel." but that would mean that II
Was an inferior bushei. ana Il uni-
versal hushel 81 whes, sold in the mar
kets Of the world a sl.eS the American
bushsl woald only be worth si.eo
WISE governments never do anything
81 absurd as t. Intentionally bring
ahou, such differences. In the rceula-
ton 81 measures. 80 neither ~ rorsy or
Of ANY thing else. the government mere
l. eauallses differences alrcady exist
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Why They Come to seattle.

Portland Tribune.
Portland IS undoubtedly the best OUTFIT
ting point on the Pacific coast. but com
paratively few people find 1t cut by look
ing at Portland newspapers Three mea
go 10 Seattle while one comes 10 Port
land because Seattle men have the sense
20 advertise
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

II may b source u some satisfaction
20 Canadians 70 know taat bill has been
introduced IA the United States senate
20 So amend the mialnE laws THAT cana
Slams ssAn have the same rfsht in stak-
inS mining claims iA Alaska a. citizens
% this rountry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08
STATE PRESS.

Aberdeen Bulletin: Even the counter
felters knew prosperity was here Trey
never would have been guilty Of maxi (
500 bills under the former aaninistra ton
White River Journal: u is said that
james Hamilton actually forgot his hand
mirror one day Las. week ard refused 10
proceed ~ih his Scathing excoFistioa OF
weil-dressed plntocrats until page could
bring IL 10 him.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

New West Trade The business zen -
SDoAcs ~ and the surrounding cities should
use every endeavor TO have our reprss ~
t4tives in congress push tire y Tor The
opening Of the CoivLile reservation This
strip OF territory - known 10 contain
many valuable bodies Of minerals. ard
with proSpectGrS given 2 chance 70 90 into
the country and work. IL vii b. bit a
shoTt time until a rev miHlng reg on Il
he opened up thar wsH prove OF vast bsa-
eft 10 the eztire surrounding couatry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

D~. Nan@en. e SEEMS, IS another of TIE
sFs~lng number &C ioreiea celebrities
rho has RETAINED from expressing ST un-
favorable opinion OF America unW his
lecture to4r vas completed Or. Nanser's