The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09

cards with hases IN them 81 the size OF
dollars. halves and quarters. shifted 20 shs
transmission Of shs money. As numerous
as these are letters from young people
giving soeiassex naza2rs fairs and other
forms ~ entertainment. They want q fns
letter fran tfe pF-stssea; commanding their
entsrprfs. fer publication fn the local
paper or for distribution as circular 90
the streets.
On All SORTS Of subjects.
II the president we're q presiding Judge
ks enssld find his hands full Of work, Peo-
pie oftea write Ia the president asking him
10 grant them = divorce. In tAess tales et
family .nfeiicfty are gnfolde1 in great de-
tail. Others ask that the president farce
The courts 10 give them Justice IN cases
pending In the courts. 10 pardon them
from penisenttsries and jaiis, literally 10
settle cases as complicated as the famous
Iowa calf case. An example 81 the ap-
peals to the presidsnt 70 settle questions
and 10 assume arbitrary power Is found in
The following frem an old soldler IT fAe
consederaes living in the south:
Please grant me permission to exhibit
my calf and rooster In this town I am an
cid ex-canfedsrase soldier, disabled ia
work ! served all through the late war
between the states. I have no nsnsy and
no friends To DO anything for nae. I have
dead calf with two heads and a rooster
with long horns. | want 10 show with
them, charging dime admission. hut the
cruel people OF this town will not let me
show nay calf and rooster without pasins
a license tax Of so | have Hs meDey.
This IL the state / fought for that are
doing me ihis way. II you cannot give me
permission 10 show my calf and rooster
here, tell me where you will let me show
them / will take $40 for the calf and &ss
for The rooster. Let me hear from you at
once ny return mall The writer goes on
to ask fof money. giving his exact address,
and winds up by saying send money By
express or postoffce order"
From y small Boy.
The small boys OF the country svinced
much patriotism during the war with Spain
and often wrote the presiden, giving their
views. One little chap recently wrote the
president from a town in New York adj
dressing his remarks 10 "Deas Uncle
sam" He said How are yoa getting
alongT ] hope you are getting along all
right Most every night | see your picture
in the Syracuse Herald My brother RIOS
eoe sells the Herald. He is twelve years
old and am seven years old. when /
am man am going 10 bc a soldier like
Dewey and whip the Spaniards | am
glad Uncle Sam, you showed Spain what
American boys are made Of I would like
To get a letter from you. Uncle Sam. So
don't forget 10 write" The little fellow
wrote plainly. but used no capital letters
any where.
On some OF the letters addressed 20 the
president appear inscriptions, Not To- be
opened BY the secretary Private
Personal" The addresses on the envel-
opes are in all shapes. One was recently
received addressed follows: Die Recly
10 William Mckinley, u. c." down in the
corner appearing the word "Washington'
scores OF the writer's do not know the
Presidents initials and address him as
y. w w J. and many other ways
A letter arrived a short time ago adj
dressed to Hon. William Mckinley. Pres
ident Of the Greater United States and
inside the writer went on TO say that
locked up In the innermost recesses Of
his heart he held a secret which would
bring eternal bliss to all mankind"