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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-27
AETERTHOUGHTs.

A New York magistrate has decided that
Jim Corbett is an actor and not a pugilst.
He has only seen Jim In the ring.
- r. =.
1t is said that German wants to run
Gov. Smith, OF Maryland. for president. be-
lieving that his election will be assured IL
he can secure the unanimous support OF the
Smith family.
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Several well-known and unsuccessful
poker players In Seattle are contemplating
legal action against the publishers of Scrib-
ner's Magazine for obtaining money under
false pretenses. II seems that the players
aforesaid bought copies Of the Christmas
Scribner which contains an article entitled
The Three Kings" believing that the
article In question contained information
that would be valuable 10 them. 1t is need
less to remark that the three kings were
not that kind
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Seattle, Nov. 8, 1879.
To the Editor: VIII You kindly answer
the following questions:
a. At the beginning Of the Spanish
American war did not the press lead one 10
the opinion that France was unfriendiy to-
ward the United States?
% Did not some paper contain an article
to the effect that some of the prominent
ladies of the East circulated a petition re-
auesting merchants not to buy or sell any
article manufactured In France. on account
Of the above alluded to unfriendiiness OF
France toward the United States?
A. W. CUSTER.
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other foes who WORK ~ steam ana Sfye
thu victim no chance a. sslf defen1s
or escape. Indian princes who want %
borrow money. TO have checks cashed.
and who give extravaxant orders for
jswsiry. to be paid for h the future. re-
quire confederates: ana they find them
In those who become their victims.
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far Ia the lead of any OF In consem-
p0saxte4. II contained Is columns Of
advsftiAns matter, setting Il at the
head. IN tiTat respect, Of the great news
papers Of the United States.
For the fofegoing reasons the Post
Intellisencer feels jussi0ed in pointing
with PRIDE and inviting comparisons
with other newspapers OF America
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Gen. Buffers three-fold advance on
the forces Of the Beers has as yet been
barren Of result. save the victory 81
Belmont, where the stubbornness of the
resistance 70 British arms and the sue
cessful retreat Of the burghers once
more testified to the fighting quality OF
Dom Paui's troops. The continued de-
lay In the succor OF Ladysmith, Kim
berley and Mafeking has caused ex-
treme uneasiness at London. and the
latest dispatches from the seat OF war.
while not containing word of disaster.
have In no way tended 20 dissipate
gloomy forebodings.
Nearly q week ago the announcement
was made that Gen. Buffers columns
would push forward TO the relief OF the
troops in the interior. Ciery to start
from Durham to succor White az Lady
smith. Gas,acre from East London to
Burxhersdorp. presumably. and Meth
ueu from Orange river to Kimberley.
The presence of the commander In
chief near the forces OF Me,huen has
given added Importance to that move
ment, and there u much speculation as
TO the real destination Of the column.
some experts thinking that Butler may
have designed to carry the war into the
enemys country BY striking q blow at
BioeEnfonisin instead OF marching direct
to Kimberley.
But the British are finding the Beers
everywhere. and the advance is con-
tested inch by inch. The only result
apparently of Methuen's splendid fight
ing was to drive the opposing forces
back only little way to another
stronghold. where they await another
brush with the British. And 20 the
war seems likely to be prolonged until
Butler 80 disposes his army az TO push
forward irresistibly.
In the meantime. the beleaguered towns
appear to be holding their own. While
the Beers lose no opportunity to show
the British that forward movement
In South Africa il not child's play. the
British garrisons at Ladysmlth, Kim
beriey and Mafeking are showing the
Beers that the taking of a town defend
ed by the queens troops Is not an easy
matter. Despite rumors. of decimated
forces and shortage of ammunition, the
gaIlan, soldiers under siege have yet 10
capituiate. Perhaps the deepest inter
est at present centers In Mafeklng on
account of the reported arrival OF
skilled German officers to conduct oper-
atoms on the part of the Beers. But
Col. Baden Powell Is prepared for Wig
orous defense, no matter who attacks
him.
Altogether. the situation in South
Africa r. extremely complicated As
soon as Gen. Butler can gain sweep
ing victory over any part Of the Trans
vaai or Free State forces he VIII at once
reap the advantage OF success, for the
moral effect in causing disaffection
among the enemy and checking the rev.
dictionary spirit among the Cape Dutch
will be instantaneous. England dearly
needs such q victory.
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White the Chinese exclusion act IL in
many ways most admirable measure,
hardship upon tnncceHf sufferers. TIE
case 90 tire Chinese coax % the wrecked
hsrksn'lns Jane A. Falkenhurg Is peeu-
i!sriy hard ore The yesses vas ahan-
aone. 81 hastily that TIRE unfortunate
Nengesian hss or anlv . shirt ard .vous-
eFs when rescued. his bag 81 clothing
containing his certificate. having e<en sss,
.eoaEc the wreck The crew were picked
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Aren't You sometimes frightened Ivy the
dangers Ia which a military life exposes
ycu.'
Certainly not" answered the Filipino
soldier II Joined the army for my health
The doctor said 7 needed regular eNer-
else and I have every reason 10 believe
these daily retreats will be the making o:
me w aslington Star
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Vegetables. Ten. Could he Preserved
90 There Were Local Facilities.

Seattle Nov g. 1889.
To the Editor: While capitalists are en-
gagged in developing the various resources
Of our wonderful Northwest country.
would il not be well fer them 70 think OF
the importance of establishing various
plants for the purpose OF utilizing TO better
advantage the agricultural products OF our
state? II seems 10 me that this is ane
field. for example, for the establishment OF
a plant for canning fruits and vegetables.
A. president Of King County Horticultural
Society, my attention has been called 10
this matter.
I am told that the soil and climate here
are especially adapted to the production OF
peas suitable for canning. Such a plant
would not only give employment TO num-
Der Of people. hu. would also AFFORD an In
creased and more remunerative market for
our fruit and vegetable growers. / believe
II would proye of interest il those who are
interested would give your readers the BEN
eat OF their views In regard to such u prop
osition. W. D. GERARD
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Making Money Ont Of Soldiers

Nictoria 3. G., Times.
The Montreal Herald points out that the
policy of insurance Is completely over
Swallowed by the policy of the clever
old politician who tried to make party
capital out OF national emotion. II Is n
cold day when Sir Charles cannot turn an
honest political penny.
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4 DtsappotDtm ent.

81 came mighty near tryin' TO enlist in
De Transvaai army said Meandering Mix.
You might have ter work" said Plod-
ding Pete.
Fur q minute I was willin' ter take de
chance. I was deceived by n typographical
error he paper said de Transvaal was
chock fun o Beers an | had ter read half
a column before 1 got convinced ia; IL only
meant Beers - Washington Star.
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Northwest Industries.
We applaud the wisdom OF the Post-ln-
telligencer in suggesting the adoption of
bright colors In umbrellas. 1t would seem
TO be an aesthetic Improvement of decided
value But hold, Before We decide to
adopt the rainbow tinted canopy, let US
wait and hear what Tacoma has 10 say re-
garding the suggestion. Ii may be con-
strued as proof of some heinous and re-
voting tendency to SIN on the part OF the
people Of Seattle.
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Choily-wea1iy. Miss Mabel. diiu' (
mean what said az all. In fact, SPOKE
without thinking
Mahet-Oh. | never doubted that for a
naoment.-New York Journal.
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Making for the Tall Timber.
Lincoln County Times

The Filipino insurgents are lying before
the advance OF the American army, and
the courageous Ag1naido is seeking safe
ty In the mountains with a swiftness that
defies pursuit. In this country the File
rino sympathizers are taking to the woods
after the voters passed In their verdict at
the polls.
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The copperheads who denounced Lincoln
and the Union army always did II In the
name of the gospel Of peace. just as their
successors now deneunce the president, and
through the encouragement thus afforded
fhey have stained their souls with the
blood Of our soldiers and Of the ieluded
Eii:DfnoS
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''Now. George. 10 what class OF Bird
does the eagle f~lonxT'
Birds % prey"
And the turkey. where does he belong =
'son the table. Life.
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Tacoma. Take Our ha nd.
Val ma Herald

The genius Of the Post-Intelligencer be-
seeches Tacoma not to "snore So" He In
Inmates that Tacoma has cold feet and
don't love Jim Hill. II poet hampton will
procure transportation and come over to
Yakima he will see a town that In decade
will rank third In the state ard a At sub
fec. for the more congeniai mood Of his
muse.
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He Cannot.

Seattle, Nov. Is, 1899
To the Editor: To decide dispute, will
you kindly answer the following through
the columns OF your paper:
Can an alien "a person who Is not citi-
zen of the United States or one who has
not declared his intentionsl locate a min
eral claim in the United States or Alaska?
DISPUTE.
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Head Waiser-Shal ! SEND a waiter 10
wait on you. sirr
Cues, twho has been waiting in vain for
thirty rnanutesl-I am compelled to request
this extreme privilege. even though I know
IL dtstarhs your system. --iAfP.
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stage Line to Dawson,
Victoria Coloniss

A popular stage line TO Dawson is some.
thing which would have been thought i'm
possible two years age. The White Pass
railway people have worsed wonders In the
north.
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Post-Eieetion Statements.

FaiThaven Times
Hon John sherman was one Of the few
men who was prepared. BY ante-eleetion
interviews. to say told you so, regardless
Of who xcn.
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Seattle. Nov "a, 1883.
To the Editor: Is there a United States
consul In Siberia? Ii 80. will you kindly
give his name and address, and ohlige. most
respectfully. ]. w II.
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Vancouver. r. c., News Advertiser
Our empire can afford to be magnani-
nous In South Africa: IL cannot as host
OF incidents and many serious events have
proved. afford to give way to maud.in
sentimentaity
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Having pulled on big fake prize fight
Hnd a dozen state elections. the conStry can
now settle down to enjoyment of Thanks
giving anticipationa
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Plenty of Soldering Any Time.

Lincoln County Times.
The military spirit is running high n,
the present time. and IL another regimen,
Is wanted there will be no trouble 10 find
recruits 10 tin IN the ranka
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Arlington Enterprise.
A country editor with opinions and the
nerve 20 express them will be the las,
man In the community 10 move into a
brow n-stone front
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tsleverter-when yo1 told her father &c
loved her did be show much feeling?
Daslsaway--S1h. yes l don't know wha
I have seen a. asogesl.-I.ife.
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Spokane Chronicle
The Spokane IAN is being made the r,o.R.t
fuy sns state.
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Coivfise Statesnaa n Index
Stevens county ia strengthening hs-
good nam by showing due respect for
law and order
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This raor, "a very close" replied TIE pa
sron.
So are the people In IT. replied II
waiter II RIA 20 Post
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" hstccrra RevesiIe
The country ia better OF wifF. such -,s,
reiegx;e9 20 private hfs
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Oitrpian
II the world - going 90 come to an end
Why. ali right we are satisfied, bu, n.
don't believe IL.
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H'arb'ack signal
Jones has no i3sa Of the meaning p. co,.
ssstsBcy.
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A GUARANTEE.


THIRD AVENUE THEATER-FIiipins
Vaudeville Company.
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OFFICES.
e<zfth.-seeonG assnss and Chsfry STREET
Nov yors~Hnoms ~ III Temple Court
Chscaso-Rooms 3n.sis Chicago Stoek ExchanS
hnidiBf
Tsco1s-Iza RadSe asgnae.
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How About Thal
Smoking JacIlst2

Father brother. son ar IL =.
young man would be greatly 49,.
20 have one. 1t might i.
of keeping him home eves,,s.- -.
Wen, don't delay, time = 49,
We've Just the right materials -
lures, plaid hacks, etc. a "a
VIZ. S,n. sa,ss to $50 yard
They're Very wide; lifs,s i.
ed: also have paper na,terns 49, -
buttons. Innings and ali 80 49,
necessary. ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
THE AMERICAN HEN.
She Plays n Most Important Part In
the Agricultural Economy of
Our Country.

P. n. Sprague, a Chicago poultry
dealer, read a paper before the farm
ers' institute at Princeton, ILL.,, in which
he stated that the production of chick
ems in the United States last year
reached 1880 0000,O 900 and eggs 13,OOO,-
100000. The total value of chickens
and eggs produced was $500, ,0oO, 900. Ac-
cepting these figures as approximately
correct, we must conclude that the
hen plays an important part in our
American life. But we will better un.
part when we come to make some COM
parisons.
The value of our tobacco crop has
rarely been as much as $43, ,0O0, 900. The
value of our potato crop is less than
$50 100000 on the average. The value
of our barley crop is not often as much
as $50, 100000. An oat crop worth $780,
600, 900 is unusual. Our annual output
of pig iron has rarely exceeded $780,
100000 in value. Coal, by far the most
valuable of our mineral products, gives
total annual output of some $780,
OOO, 900.
Raw cotton, wheat, hay and corn are
the only four products of our country
that exceed in value hens and hens
eggs, according to the above estimate,
and cotton sometimes follows the lat
ter in the order of Importance, the crop
having exceeded $29O0 900 in value
only three times, and the highest hav-
ing been not quite S31O,00O,00O. The
wheat crop has ranged in value from
$213, 900 900 to $513, 3,000, 900, and the corn
crop from about $440, 0,00O, 900 to $751;
100000. The average value of the hay
crop may be stated at about $3.50, ,OOO,-
600. From this comparison the impor-
tance of the hen, especially in our ag-
ricultural economy, will be appreciated.
If Mr., Sprague stated the value of
the egg product separately the fact is
not reported. 1t would be interesting
to know the value of the egg output.
Probably it exceeds the value of any
mineral output excepting coal, but not
excepting pig iron. Probably, too, it
exceeds the value of any farm crop
except corn, wheat, hay, cotton and
oats, and it may even exceed oats. The
hen is by no means to be despised.-
Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
MANURE EXPERIENCE.
An Old and Universally Accepted
Theory Assniled bv n Success
full Farmer.

There is quite a good deal in the
agricultural papers about handling
manure, and when and how to apply it.
l have been farmer a good many
years and have practiced drawing ma
nure from the stable as fast as it is
made through the winter until the
ground broke up in the spring. What
was made after that lay in heaps in
the yard until fall, and then was
hauled on to the next years corn
ground and spread as it was drawn.
Some writer's claim that manure eX-
posed TO the sun and rain will lose n
large portion of its value if left in that
condition any length of time. Now I
am going to dispute the truth of their
theory, but if any of those writers will
take the trouble to visit me next sum-
mer l will take them to my corn field
and they can see for themselves the diff
ference between the winter and fall
drawn in the growing corn. And 1
have another palmer proof, if possible,
that manure will not lose its strength
to the extent that some writer's claim.
When | came on the farm I now own
A years ago il had been worked on
| shares for a number of years. The man
had kept no stock, except a team and
COW or two on the place. He did his
threshing and threw the straw out of
the barn without stacking it, and this
he did year after year. When came to
the place there was big pile of straw
that had lain some of it for years en-
| posed to all sorts of weather, and it
looked as if there were no strength in
it, and l did not think there was, but
we wanted it away from the barn. and
we drew it on piece of ground that we
had moved, which did not yield 300
pounds of hay to the acre. When we
went to work at the stuff it was all
dried in chunks as big as ones hat,
and we couldn't get it to pieces, but did
the best we could. 1t didn't make any
difference, as we thought it was of no
account, but we drew it all out and put
on the the above named piece of
| ground. This was in the fall, and now
for the result. The next spring when
the ground settled and the grass began
to grow we began to see the effect of
the old dried-up straw, and when we
moved it we found gross as big as could
stand and as thick as hairs on a dog,
while the rest of the field remained as
1T was. l am not going to theorize or
explain anything about it, I merely give
facts and leave it for others to talk
about.-T. Drew, in National Stock
man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
Young Grass IL Injurious.

When young grass, rye or oats is
cut before making much growth it is
watery and contains but little nutri-
tion, too much of such food, causing
the hens to have "scours." Many per-
sons have been disappointed in confin-
ing their hens OR young rye as an ex-
elusive food. 1t is excellent as a diet
airy food, but all very young grass is
mostly water. 1t is not best to cut such
for winter use, and if early oats are
grown, and the crop cut when the
grain is in the milky stage, the nutri-
tive matter, on its way to fill out the
grain, will be arrested in the stalk, SO
that when cured, the whole stalk with
grain) stored in the barn, and cut fine
with cutter, will make excellent food
for the hens in winter. The oats should
be cut green, just as the seed-heads be.
gin to form.-Farm and Firesiue.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
PROVIDING DARK NESTS.
How Two That VIII Answer Every
Requirement Can he Built
within n ShoebON.

To prevent hens from egg-eating IL
Is well to have the nest as dark as posi-
BILE, but the making of practical nest
that shall be fairly dark within is not
an easy matter, as those know who
have essayed to build them. The cut
shows two nests that can be construct
ed within shoebox that will be as dark
within as is necessary, and that can be
reached very easily. The shoebox is
placed upon its side, the other side be-
ing hinged for top. Two small gro
:ery boxes are fitted within, as shown.
In the cut the top, one side and end are
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
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HOW TO MAKE DARK NESTS.

shown removed so that the arrange
ment of the interior can be plainly
teen. If the shoeboX can be nailed
against the wall of a henhouse having
walk at one side, the eggs can be
gathered from the walk by cutting
round opening through the back of the
nest, the openings being covered with
tlides.
1t is to be remembered, however,
that there is something to be done to
.top egg-eating besides providing dark
nests. The habit is usually acquired by
the hens becoming fat and laying soft
ihelled eggs. These easily break in the
nest. The hens get a taste and the mis-
chief is done. Make the hens work for
living. Feed whole grain and feed it
in litter, where they will have to
scratch for it. Keep the fat off the
birds and they will lay better and the
eggs will be hard shelled. Feeding soft
food to hens in winter is one of the
most potent causes of overfatness. II
is too quickly assimilated, and when
thus fed hen has no incentive to
scratch. Feed sparingly all day and
make the birds scratch for what they
get. Then at night give all they will
eat. They thus get enough in each "a
hours, but have to work all day long
and this is natures plan-N. Y. Trib-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
LIVE STOCK POINTERS.

Try the curry comb on the COW.
Keep the swine out of very cold winds.
Feed clover hay to swine. Steam it if
you can.
Throw blanket over the pigs in very
cold weather.
The hog has been a mortgage raiser
and will be again.
When times improve the horse mar
ket will improve.
Why not cut the shaggy hair on the
horse that has it.
Some of the best swine breeders do
not use oat straw for bedding.
Swine that are kept in lots of dozen
out of the winds and well bedded will
net pile up.-Western Plowman.