The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10

Hcssnfiy 20 demand me establishment - -
first line of o-nnahasse~. These se~e made
20 seat twelve persons. tnouxa. WREN NH
there Was always '-rrorn Tor ere uaess-
During rain storms the -xelve were often
increased 20 eighteen. ire evsrpius o~frS
seated he knees # those wfu dr-t e7-
tered the coach. So one could enter "
6eparr without permission 81 he &r1ver.
Who. by means Il a leather strap sonuect-
ing one ankle Wits ne foor. caafd close
or open &c at pleasure. Va one eosald get
out until he fare pssf 80 ne driver
through a hole near I1:s s~ss. Ne hen 1er-
nsffed he door 20 swfnz epeu- The ionv
was opened IA Ike manner when psopie
wsshed to get IN. ne driver looStaE
through a peep-hos~ 20 see tnat neue <od
out AZ the sane time 70 any xftsnptest
TO DO 80. y jerk OF fse strap would cios~
cents.
The frst line started was ssoux rhrps
miles long. the stage consumed an aour
and half IN making the round trip ~ SIT
miles 4 did no. require very r@p1d
waixsr % seep ap with AZ omnibus.
was often Demonstrated TIE streets DO
ing paved with c0DbIe stones. passenzer$
always received a good shaking ~ sar
which there wa TO extra charge.
The city maintained IN Zach ward u
whale OIL depos. To this place the arp
lighters resortet tally 70 repienisn heir
cans with OIL Every dsv equipped win
ladder. fsur-EzlIon sii -an and scissors. ne
ISmpl ghterS went he rounds ~ their lis
trfc.s. trinn ming and niIinx the amps. early
twilight saw ITEM again. now with adder
and lighted lar tern. going the same rasEnsIs
ard lighting the lamps on ne street. cor
ners. Each lamp gave a faint xleam u
Egh.. u could not be said 70 Illuminate
the smallest area below fe. Yet q was
sometimes serviceahle BY climbing =
lamp post and placing he face of his
watch near the light. vatcnn@n often
did. one could see the time Of night Late
pedestrians also. by recourse 20 the same
means. procured lights for their cigars and
pipes
Among the four oldest institutions of ne
city were four public markets. n when w~re
sold meats of all kinds ais. game. poultry.
Isl. clans. fruits. veget abies. etc. etc. THe
area Of each msrket vas about su acre
covered BY q roof. but open on All sst~-.
the roof being supported by upris1t poles
which also served 70 mark the bounsfs -
each stall The city derived ronsis8ersfie
revenue from the rental II these stalls
which were guarded az night ~ speciz4
vafcbmen. during the winter each tenant
used char~oaI furnace 20 xeep he feet
and hands from frsexlnx, supply ~ enaF-
coal and a bellows being at hard 30 r~~
pienssh and enlIven the IRE
On Saturday nights Theses markets. we're
always crowded with VISITORS no natter
how cold or ineiement ths weather Thy
were not unlike agricultural fairs Heads
Of families went 10 purchase TIER rseaFs
and Vegetables for their sunday inner.
some went 20 leave ORDERS FOR mo ensuing
week. b~aus and =weethesrrs went 70 Wit
ness The scenes presented by no erowF.
some went merely % PASS an de hour.
Saturday night the narkat Vas xept ossn
-. -
saw fse SEALS vacated "a noon sask Asy
Most Of the farmers VINO supplies ne
market travsIei long diwances - ram
IL. some being On the read AL nsznr win
their teams The markets. we're 4fways
opened before The breskfasf hour
Before the Introduction ~ cock stoves
which anfesfssea ne use y mineral ~r harst
coal. ioaves and bissuits were baked m an
iren pot. which had . cover with rfrn
ssound g. fhaf. write resting fsonu a
fire. y could BE- covered wfrn i've caafs arsf
hot ashes This simple method q aazsnx
bread rss improves On shout 1wE ~
tin baker" a. 10 was called Tits sfnrd
about three feet hfgh. with ftn oark ard
sfdes the front being open 20 the Ere A
cover on top served - ded@~f m 4eaf
and iron rods on whfcn 20 resi- ne br-sf
pans and rosrss exfen<Iesf srrs@~ IN slsrx.
Ry turning the I'm baker rom me Ere 70
meats then returning ne rrouf % IRE are.
good baking and roasting were arcosariisti-
FL with mere certainty than attended tAe
use ~ me iron pot.
by degrees coox stoves sucrsedef fhese
simple 5~vfceS The frst were without
crates. an oven FOR b~sinx AMI w. roles
IN TOP for POTS ard KETTLES weTe their ssl-
ient features ss hard eosf zrss4aIIy -a.sx
the place ~ WOOD. ire .soves were atses
with CRATES srd otherwise improved fgt-
luminous coal vas fr~ Hsed n <@w Yyrk
city In fS19-9n. II earre from Enx8q~rf nd
vas long burned exclusively n importing
houses trading with ~ 1id country.
r. ~ - hard 20 teach 9Ia 8ore r~w
tricks" Il ~ equally 8srt 20 rearn ~nra~
peopIe the utility ~ nsw Inventions Se-v
devices are regarded as Innovations ts8on
firne-honored usa9@~ - W nauroref wftA
ne cook stove f1e rsrN ~eaf ne frfeflan
match. ETC MANY people we're nst rs~o--
cilsd % heir units Icrx ys1~s after
trefr superiority vas terrsn~frTf~sf T-~
new match especially ~ss iooEef open - q
dangerous hing - have r sse aoss@ st
Vas likely AZ any time 20 starr a hfaxe
while ~ ore t0uenef g. serre f~n - sns-e
ye1rs sffsr - APPEARANCE sers4 people
continued 70 use finder. finf and esse5 20
make Nre@
After repeated failures - srart = ~asI
Ere WITH a handfn - sasvfnzs or easoa
Nfrn - NTi4lI @fsFTIfR f0F Wfsaff fi~-. eFfft-
pie would ew~is3n ~5nf8nrf tre fr8rRf
can max IRE wins anvfhfuz fr1t Rsi
burn. nut + can't make ro~ks hurn ~
with ire asowe~ only after nnNrv -rfafe
srf ne @wer~ise - r4sgeH psr e-a gld
th@y iearu - properly 80 art vsf1e fHern
IN I.sa tae FIRST fesss~ ENVELOPES sars
rssfe boz some years aasses Before fnef~
Use be~arE@ <~r~~sf Prlar 20 fafs fsse re
enveisye snf ie-ser rneef we're ere -rr-
rfrvr f Ne a. H.afs Fa.~
drea~ soF0e ssfff vas ~es4slsresf - ~eafV
feid is+tsr sssa~f nv tse Harx gr1f
'front.' were i~fs h3srs asa ne ~eruatnrser
vas USUALLY covered ~ enc fefrer f-ef-
tsrs were siWays ssaf4s wffa ra8 wax ae-
fore re advent = ~us<sap~s ia-Hr So
hesave w8sers werW 4sef Letter CRITTERS
d~rvre8 &f.1rv ard als~xrmf nrsFsrs
AZ IN sane tire. No more fnar ase-ssi<
IRE isste~ pg~rags VS. grepztd
Among fH~ carry ~rsvegrrz - ~-H ns+v
supposed 70 - .arfrse8 - a ss1~rorss...r
fsrff 5nerr@ xas fhss - esl-snx w. .srrrH