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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

sisnment Of machinery. ana It soon be-
came known that he had no particular pre-
after their gold mine. s He vas Gwen cigars s
until he had no room In his pockets to
carry them, wine until he couldn't move
his tongue. and was taken to theaters and
an after dinner that cost away up in the
teens incidentally and powerfully he was
ehown the merits of the road his enter
tainer for the moment represented. and
ships Of the others The best man, that
q. the best entertainer, '.got'' HIN: but
solicitors learned that they had been blk
There are thousand and one WAYS for
tne passenger men to find out whom any
pooy = gotng East: They srs usually
are early Informed OF the comm; dspaff-
ore OF residents on Eastern tours This
means 2 call at the house Of the prospec-
tive traveller. armed With iitsrsture and
the more railroade- minsies In society
ana the better standing In thts particular
ne has, the more OF such business he will
get.
II means Q great dead TO the solicitors
how many people they have credited to
their Industry at the end Of each month.
To say nothing OF the commission they get
their standing with their own company
rests on the amount Of business they ire
able to secure. II a passenger agent is
II noticed In the general Offices and some
times. when there II 4 vacancy i'm q gen.
eral agency or an assistant general passen-
ser or freight agency, the solicitor gets It.
The COMMISSION business Is not generally
understood. In Se.l'ng man ticket from
Seattle TO New York, for instance, after
the end of the transcontinental road Is
reached At st. Paul. by way OF illustration.
there are half dozen roads running to
Chicago. and as many more from there TO
New York. over any one of which the pas
sengcr may be routed III he goes by the
Northwestern and tho Erie, from St Paul
10 New York. II means that these roads
viii get their share OF the price OF the
through ticket. and the same to oil the
other roads concerned.
So. II Is the general custom. the compe-
fstton among those competing lines q so
strong 10 give commissions on all the bus
mess ~snt that way. This commission il
generally divided between the head OF the
selling office and the actual seller OF the
ticket. thus making IL an all-around induce
ment TO fellow the route giving the best
commission. In this way each local office
generally has some steady arrangement
with certain Eastern lines To send business
that way. So. 4 the person buying the
ticket simply says he wants q ticket to
New York. as most people do. he In routed
according to the commission Arrangement
But II vii. not greatly unset the market
f the man prefers another routing n all
roads nay commissions
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RAILWAY NOTES.

C. r. Rroen has resigned a district passenger
Agent q the rnssn Pacific IN Portland.
c. r Gins. city passenger agent Of the o r. q
n. has soae "a Yale. H. C.. to ts gone until
Wednesday.
X II RrwTon. aivtsscn superintendent ex the
Great Northesa arrived sscm Eseres, in hi, private
.Asf yesterday.
II NJ Hasars, S~th-ctsrn agent At the Chicago
4 Aftor. wvns 70 Huntington. Or. Yesterday 70 be
gons Until naxt Tsasday.
e~csr. Lang cisy ssckes ss-a, Il TIE Untoe Pacific
az Salt Iahs. has been Aafosnse ssty pasensur and
ticket axent II tAs sane road in Portland. piAss
81 4 & Van kwrxn
The Amsstean Car 4 rcandry Ccnrsay I. build.
Tag fs The Great Nwfhera q. the 81 chases
.acr~ eight saeeysex cars tea csNrhcs. two rarscr
car swo chair rarz oas private CO, ard eight mail
one II tAe NEST valuable mar. II California vet
-sssi has ecne 20 TIE tcsi o{ace 1T The southern
TIRE .seiirn ssafs ~ principal ts~ns aaA all tie
csssasies,
erntr~ss' arr -spawsea 60 ss.. hs~n s, sar ssila,
sns part * the sssaeh u ~. Canadian raesae
rnises near Fsrs ss>-se n G. swers--s;sAs ,u,lrz
A. enshsse 4 Ca. 81 81. fxai. the ecnsrassars
Tsaes has scsa iaae 90 the sesse River vsney
rsitss - TIE wursa ~ TIE fsss tunnel ana sysst-
ta,tn< vii ~ evnsnse>A 81 uxrr fsvs ssrarxs ctr
~wss sa.srd wsaeia. TIE grading having e~eu cc~--
rassr3 t~src~s these rcsnts. . &ssssaes ~ Gs
rflsz-
arr~ sr.<ssasa .rSsas aas hs~n .Aiss~a saxn
sa<snxsest. a. 70 Gas2, xhsre t. has h~s1 placed
10 ssFvsee feT hzaiins nsSie& wxSrns . sugar
pssnsssssa RE saxsas an thsss sxisa<s<n ssslas
wr~as e~sss - aesr~s ar<- rAs arsvss 49, essAs
- ,, s.s.ss. =. e., -. = asrs, s sas
ss<~s II ssw usiss an hs. the engine can less<s Q
sr~sssss sns q L M pszsia u . s.finas~a tAas
~esxAs "a sas sxsns &s9 vaxn train. Ard lad Il
tAsrss tMss Carts mstss aAy essr . grade nce ex.
ssv1Es Tvs sssa
GRAND ball Rsnae Rail. Saturday. Sep
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These people that anybody has a good
chance OF GettinG are generally taken at
their hotels. Somebody will approach one
''con'' Kind. hand him a card bearing the
name Of the solicitor aud his road and
the coming victim locks up into a frank.
cordial face and grssps hand that shakes
until he thinks he Is with one OF the best
friends ne ever had IN his life. And then:
Our general agent ut tthe town the
man = probably going TO, has jus, wired
render you every courtesy In my power: so
I have taken the liberty az Looking yn,,
up. It's exensahle. hope, Won; you
And In such cases II Is rare tina, the
man Is laft before he has either paid de-
post On ticket or else has promised 10
call at the Office IN the afternoon or morn
ting and secure his transportation before
train time. II il so much easier 20 have
Q man cali and tell him all about thu i'm
II win take aim 10 get there, the reasS'
where he b TO get his ticket or have 4,
brought TO him. what stcys be can make
have 10 spcnd couple Of hours wnlSins
around = strange city 10 learn about ali
these things.
O UGH things are easy. The hard case
~ - the man who has made up his mind
~na Probably hss s rs ssrsn r f9sns and
some OF the local representatives These
are not often touched, hut when essiness
- dun or other reasons make this rxsr-
t.cular Persons patronage valuable or
there il q feeling Of determination 10
beat the other road cut OF an e~tah,sshss.
customer. then there Is = skin shown ia
work. II the man Is finally gotten. tina,
weuld put the best book agent ea earth
Co shame He has 20 BE- handled with deli
eacy and causson. - ~ rot 20 give him
an inttzuation that he Is hesag worked"
AMI possibly snan finds himself buying a
ticket over line that . fes hours before
he swcre he wouldn't travel en- " taos
gave him u rags II = all in naasng cus
. mans weakness anA "ssrsking'' han Al
the vital tina
Sometimes II - even harder. a. vas the
case IN Portland not lene ago One Was
with = friend. ard heth insisted On rosng
East together. but did net want 20 frases
or the same mad. one MAS gasaE over
ore ~ the Sorthera rosste@ ard bad tae
other about persuaded 50 gu with him
when they werx met hy . eaaps< of sxai-
rad passenger nAn. Neither ss the latter
ssprsl41teA fhis roed. sss both knsv thAs
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Mstheds Of Clever Railroad So
lisitsFs Explained.

81 -

- EATIAD = Vss 80 -
est railroad eaV oI =. -
1(Oy minus Of Avs transcontinental
~ lines Of railroad, which have
important Offices here. and NJ
teen other lines q The East rsprss:ntsd
with passenger OF lrsaent men q Doeu.
It keeps the atmosphere OF k1oneef
square, the scene Of these mems laborS.
3 .t.s .,,,s vhsn Z hat from Alaska
). ~. ~. 49,. r..s~c~.r men from
AL parts q the Northwsst. and tney -
general sssnts. arrive N hosts to cap
turs the Eastern business that = sure
"a - -.
But ordin.s.ly. u. loea, agent: q. q.
conudereo sksnfui enonen 20 nenae ~
business. and are lest 70 work OUT t0eir
commissions ct thar own sweet WIN and
Y ths, ~ own unique ana
ton. oompeutaon. man,pulsuon On sn ma.
Sunsn.as.on; = "a zen s..u y. 49, 49,.
experience would make ouvinS suc-
s s ". sno ys0Sna L.one = s.s ..s 1aassk
s s.ns "a Ec,,.sa a. sr6ursn~ th~m IA
men e1a Soms1 snu In ~ -, - :
line ilsi little s.ttsl than cowpssh. when
as good ACCOMMODATIONS. u seems Won
Ger that they 40 NOT put their enofts 20
more remuneratlve ~ than the ~ OF %
month they get from the railroads.
Hut they are . nne lot g fkllows, ana
there n 8 sort Of 1Iees daahJng tn0epend-
ence and happy-go-lucky element IN the
that he would not change his line for dou-
bic the pay. In rajlroaAing they are and
meet the 1olllegt and best fellows On earth.
and come Into daily contact with the cream
Ii taEeo ENOUGH work ana ''entartain-
Hentss 70 Gland" the average prospective
cuesnmef 10 uakA fho pafr pretty wei ac-
nna30tHd ana II fhe vrorE hSs not been too
ohvi<,ssa when TIA trsveaer returns he q
simosf CERTAIN 70 iook M his railroad
frfand Ccnssdevins nat tx nrasrsrv ~
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Going Camplnrp

GOING Comp10Gv
Have the P.-I sent TO your camping as
dress, No extra charge for mailing.
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PacfAc Coasts Advance.

Pacific Coas: common stock has gone ur
II points Ia New York In the las, week. ad-
vancin. from IS 10 ~ This In on account
OF the fine standing OF the finances Of thie
company. which showed net earnings fol
the year ended June - OF over 81, 100 GO
and have since averaged $4,000 a month
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NEW COAST COLLIER ARRIVES.
Steamship Miami Makes q Fine Run
to San FPa nclscO

Word reached here yesterday OF the safe
arrival In San Francisco Of the steam COL
ler Miami. This In the new vessel pur-
chased by the Pacific Coast Company last
spring to go into the coal trade between
Seattle and California. She left Baltimore
with 100 tons OF Cumberland coal. and
made the voyage around Cane Horn to San
Francisco In sevensy-four days. a remark
able run. considering the stormy time OF
the year.
A sharp contrast Is shown In the mis-
fortune of the Mattewan. the Miamfs sG-
ter ship. which left for This coasf shout
the same time. and few days ago was re-
ported on the rocks In Magellan strait.
The Miami will be the heaviest carrier on
me racine coast her capacity being $500
tons. She viii arrive In port In about =
week
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SMITHS DANDRUFr POMADE
Cures dand-un itching scalp, eczema and
stops falling hair. Price Soc. At all drug
Eists- sample frce Address Smith Bros,
Fresno. Cal
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GRAND ball. Ranke hall. Saturday. Sep
tenber 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
TEN MONTHS FOR vAGRANCY.
Joseph Marshall, a WeII.Known Character
Locked Up.

Joseph Marshall, a man well known I'd
the Augusta police, was sent UP to the
kennebec jail for ten months, Friday, by
Judge Andrews. Marshall is a man who
has caused the police a great deal Of
trouble and lately he has been about the
city often intoxicated and always with
out cent. He applied at the police sta
ton, Thursday nig4--. for lodging. SAYING
he was without a cent Of money and no
place TO 60 He was arrested, Friday
morning, on the charge OF vagrancy and
found guilty, the sentence being imposed
upon nm.
Marshal is addicted to drink He often
poses as watch dealer and pcddler but
IF late his supply has given out. He has
been imprisoned several times on the
charge Of drunkenness ana but a short
time ago was before the court on the
charSe Of stealing a watch from a fam
NY on MIL street. Nothing could be
proved against him and he was released
ms Incarceration of a man who was
may nave its effect upon others of Mar
sIaIls class who may not consider them
serves as tramps even though they do no
work. Eut if they confne their loafing
u augusta and cause the police all the
trouble here, by their drinking and other
similar actions, they must suffer the con-
sequences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

Are your drugs and chemicals really
reporter Of Mr.. Webster Of the firm of
Bowditch, Webster & Co. NO, not al
ways" said Mr.. Webster; three
fourths of them are used in the me
chanical arts and for other purposes
where absolute purity is not required
and could not be afforded. For in
stance, we sell copperas for five cents
a pound While the chemically pure ar
ticle costs many times as much. and
is no better for the purposes for which
it is used. In the medicinal drugs we
insist on the highest standard of pur-
ity. although that is oftentimes a sec
ondary consideration" But" said the
reporter what can be more important
than pure meGicines?' Fresh, active
ones" replied Mr.. Webster; many
lose their activity and others undergo
cherlical change in short time. Some
we renew every two weeks. Others,
look all right but may be devoid of ac-
tive principles. on the more important
of iii csc we require a certified assay by
a reliable chemist But these are things
of which the public know little, although
they care much. 1t is proba BILE that in nc
other business is eternal vigilance OF
such value as in the prescription drug
store of today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
LOST A POCKET BOOK.
A Barre. Vermont. Man Met With a Mysterious
Loss. Thursday.

Mr.. Leroy Phillips of Barre, Yer
mont, was in Augusta, Thursday, and
while preparing to leave the city, lost a
pocketboOk containing $50 in money
and other papers. According to the
story that is told, Mr.. Phillips had his
trunk checked at the steamboat wharf
and then stepped outside the freight
shed. He placed his check in his wal
let and took out some money. Then he
stepped back into Agent Partridge's
office to see about securing a stateroom
for the trip to Boston. When he came
to pay for the berth he found that his
pocketbook which he thinks he placed
in his hip pocket. was gone and it had
left him practically without money.
There We're few people about at the
time and it was a mystery to Agent
Partridge and Mr.. Phillips who could
have taken the money. Ii was thought
possible that Phillips might have
dropped the wallet as he was placing it
back in his pocket and someone step
ped along and picked it UP. Anyway
the wallet ana money was gone, and
no one knew where.
Phillips went to Gardiner. where he
remained over night, but he returned
to Augusta. Friday, to see if he could
not find some traces of the missing
money. He is not firmly convinced
that any larceny was committed. but
believes someone picked up the money.
If the person will return the wallet, Mr..
Phillips says he will be thankful
enough to ask no questions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

says: al was most miserable sufferer
from falling of the womb, weak ovaries,
and leucorrh9a, which caused me to be
confined to my bed for a long time,
being too weak to bear my own weight
even, upon my feet. l was treated by
the most reputable physicians in our
city. They could do nothing for me.
am most happy to say that in three
months after l began taking Pe-ru-na
was well-entirely cured without any
appliances or support Of any kind"
G.. A. Proehl, New Portage, O., writes !:
any wife has been sick for about five
years. In the first place the doctor
called it leucorrhea, and treated it about
one year, when it turned to liberation of
the womb; she was then treated for that
for two years, when the doctor gave her
ups She could not walk for nearly two
years. She then tried your Pe-ru-na.
She has taken three bottles and it did
her more good than any other medicine"
A vast multitude Of women have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
STATE HOUSE.
Ashford Sampson Of Augusta, Has
Applied for a Pardon.
Bank Returns Will &c Rece'veI Next Week
Other Gossip.

The only new pardon case assigned for
! a hearing At the next meeting OF Cover.
! nor Powers and the Executive Council will,
| be that Of Ashford Il. Sampson. a peti.
! tion having neen filed for his pardon bv
J.. c. Cornish, ESD, OF Augusta, Samp
( sons attorney.
Sampson AYERS that he was formerly n
resident Of Augusta, and that he was
sentenced at the September term Of the
Kcnnebcc Superior court of IS9. for steal
ing, the sentence OF six years at hard la
Dor, having been imposed upon him. lie
says that the sentence was imposed with
out a full understanding of the cast. and
he believes his punishment has been
commensurate with the crime.
Ii is found by referring T. the 6Iee Of
the Journal that Sampson claiming Chel
sea as his home was indicted bv the
grand jury on three counts: that Of steal.
ing team belonging to Rose White If
Chelsea of stealing a bicycle from war.
rem Sanborn of this city and of stealin.,
a watch and coat belonging to James
Bal,antiEc of Chelsea
Sampson plead guilty to the three
counts and when arraigned for sentence
ms Counsel asked that sentence be i'm
posed, not On tie three counts. but on the
plea of guilty az being common thief
On this he was given six years nj hard
labor in the State prison.
So far rs the records Of the case 90 !,
cannot be learned that there was anv
hearing Of any longth ON the case hut
the sentence was imposed upon tb4 plra
Of guilty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

found Pe-ru-na an indispensable remedy
1t meets all their irregularities, critical
periods, and peculiar weaknesses.
Mrs. Anne Randall, Caro-, Mich, saws:
"This letter leaves me we'll, l do sincerely
think, by reason Of your good advice and
great medicine, Pe-ru-na. Ithas brouobt
back my health to me in my older days.
1 am now new woman, physically. T
think Pe-ru-na the best medicine in the
market"
Women are even more subject to ca
tarrh than men. The chief cause is the
delicacy of her organism, as compared
to man. This explains why, in part at
least, SO few women are entirely free
from catarrh. Catarrh of the pelvic or
gans is generally called female disease.
Miss Sadie Martinez, the prominent
young actress, writes to DIR. Hartman in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
DOES COFFEE ACRE l. WITH YOU;

If not. drink Grain-O- made from pure
grains A lady writes: The first time |
made Grain-O T did not ike it but after
using it for one week no thing would IN
duce me to go back to c. ,ffee. 1t nour-
ishes and feeds the system !. The children
can drink 1t freely with gr eat benefit. Ii
is the strengthening subs lance OF pure
grains Get a package toe lay from your
grocer. follow the direction IS in making 1t
full table beverage for old l I'd young. l5c.
and c5c
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regard to Pc
ru-na, as fol-
lows :"Itgives
me great plea
sure to recon-
mend Peru
ma tomembers
Of my profess
sion. 1 have
found it most
helpful. I con-
slider Pe-ru-na
of es special
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

benefit to women and particularly rec
ommend it to them. My dressing table
is never Without it,"
Everywhere the people, especially the
women, are praising Pe-ru.na as a rem.
eoy 1or all forms Of catarrhal Difficult.
ties. Send for free catarrh book. AID.
dress DIR. Hartman, Columbus, 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

I believe / should
have been dead by
this time had l not
used it. I am feel
ing SO well now.
1 have not taken
any medicine for
ur or Fl v e
m o n t h S. I can
cheerfully recon-
mend Pe-ru-na to
my friends"
Mrs. Henry Ellis,
502 Scott S treet,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

The enterprising house Of Staples,
Smith & Moody have established a
branch at Bath. S. H. Duncan, cash
Ter OF the Marine Bank, will be the
manager.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
Children

All like Nuts Cough Syrup. II is made
from the pure roots and herbs and will
not injure the most delicate child Ids stom
Perfectly safe for young and old. Regu-
lar size % cents; three times the guam
tity, 50 cents.
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maar the
mucous
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
IT IS A PITY so few WOMEN
Are Entirely Free From Pelvic Catarrh

Miss Anna Carsten, Clayton, Ill, says :
"Your Pe-ru-na did me SO much good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

Another ease that will be of interest is
That Of the tabled appointment Of o. H.
Stackpo!e Of Eiddefcrd, as an agent to
prevent cruelty. This has been pending
for several months ana it IS almost as
sured that il viii be settled at this next
meeting. There was a partial hearing on
the matter in August but postponement
was secured. Both the ret'tioncrs for tho
appointment ana the remoEstrants prom
Use TO appear and give their reason for
and against Mr.. Stackpolc's appointment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

All the leading sporting papers arr
commenting upon the Muller moose case.
and UNFOLDING Commissioner Carleton
which is the only thing they can do, even
though one or two New York reporters
who knew nothing Of the case may think
otherwise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

Prof. +. a. Robinson Of Bnwduin Col
lesH, and a member Of the State board Of
health. Will leave. Saturday. for Mime
apols where he will attend the meeting
NJ the American Public Health Ass 1cia
ton as the representative from Maine.
which IL to be held four days next week.
This association is getting to be "A very
valuable orc as it contains the delegate T.
from all the State boards of health. mem
bers If the boards Of the cities, the mem
bers If the boards Of the various PROV
inces Of Canada. the states in Mexico ani
it is expected representatives, from Cuba
ana Porto Rico. The members Of the
STATS of the various laboratories of the
great colleges Will lie pres Mt. this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28

The State treasury has received the
railroad tax and is about ready for an
other income in case it were ready To
come. The next large receipt of the
treasury will BE the bank tax Of 500. III
or more which is not due until the latter
part Of December.
The returns from the various savings
institutions are due to appear next week.
at the office Of Bank Examiner Timber
lake. The statements Of the bank Off
Gals are made cut on the Both day Of Oc.
tober upon which the semi annual tax
will be made out and it will sometime In
November be submitted To the State as
SCISSORS who in turn will assess upon the
banks ana they must pay about December
p.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-28
Special Advertiser nents.
WANTED

Girl for general homework. No cook
ing. Mrs. f. o. Getchell, $50 CT owe street.
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