The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19

asea IL iris city was commenting en- TIE
t1Ese Il Rad - Ser 20 h-sZg L a1oS1 aE2
TIA plug .aazeco trade generally ne
said.
Il, was IN Marc. rssa sAfs matter ras
hrse -rsowses7 ard she cause uzdgEo-e-ly
Was the Officially cs fading sails-aea-
tory var % Errreas 3E- TIE 1srlA11 A-.
selling CT goods AItnoEgs the figures ci
production furnished hy the government
show big decrease IN tssr Department.
tasre - 10 doubt that ire consumption or
ring tobacco haz fallen Of TIE increase
shown is ssns 10 the fact that II the r.
rGrns x--oksY5x tobacco ard c1ew-ng To-
barco ara taken together IS EaAEs--sAS-
tzrea tobacco heax1ng the sArEze amount
% tax 50 shzr although isgs saoSe2 a5oat
Nc So 90 rounds for the year ana 3sSs
~Lsrvrs4 aEzs7- 50 4..tssss pounds faScal
YEAR. cha increase Is rnaca more II the
smoking lire than ths chewing vale he
greatest peoat lies n the latter
~Any ere whe can look back thirty
years car remember that every one
eaew@d The mems eanZas On TIE IerFF
boats were al-nost iIyaSs s-sie- AZ liz
th~axer tne to0d ssewed from fhe rear
az tie orchestra seats So that women bad
"a sit with raised skirts ard usea dared
rsqt place their hats under their seats.
What has done away with II Well
largely ne Introduction O. the cigarette
AZ that time bays at college ~lo ~An1sl
20 h. rnarlw enew~6 because the men
,4ss Later they BEGAN 10 smoke cigar
cites instead and 50 the neT generation
SiG rnt chew This view - Endorsed by
some 81 tne leading men IN the a1Si-
ness
Il an rather s.syry 70 see The Era4ctsee OK
chewing pass away TIE eAswer. as a rte,
was 3 good, solid citizen: not lgli-headeo,
errattc o. Eighty, bat given 20 careful
thought. e-a a pretty decent fellow at bot
tom There was also more fun around me
chewing fraternity than ever there nAs been
around cigars or cigarettes, pipe smokers or
shutters. / remember many years ago, 1sss.
after the civil Ear. I Ms our N Galloway
county. No. and came across an Oh man
ssor.ny ten-srlch holes WIKI l7z-inch nst
into pretty sold log. and. asking my way.
I next asked him what he was dong. he
had Just bored the LAST Of a chain Of holes.
three inches apart. the full length OF fns
log. ard with sparkling eye he said: IN
show yer, stranger Gong 30 bark lear
to. he brought out tobacco leaf ard q jar
Of honey. dropped some tobacco IN aSaca
hole, rammesi il down. dropped In a caonk
IL honey. more tobacco. more honey, ram
ming IL ali tight until the hole vas Allied.
when he pu- In Pug
lie. II lay that way for month or so.
turning IL ts4es a week ne smiled, here's
a ripe one, and, Juggling out another log
from the brush, he drove a ch-sel ana
wedge In and split 1t from end TO end. dis
playing two dozen ruda bat aocetizsng
plugs ready Ter Use
a. Ne and the boys gets away with quite
power dgEing the winter nights. Try
BIZ
"It wac the finest piece ever reme1n-
beced having sampled, and never paid a
cent OF tax In another case friend OK
mine O weiI-known dealer IN Newark, n
j.. III 1913 made summer trip down the
Missouri river. and leaving LsaFen"ortn.
Kan. was advised to take plenty OF to-
bacco along, as X was better Il money IN
that RECON. He did SD. and traded il right
along the route for ali he wanted, one pur-
chase being a PIE, sack Of -four, young
pig, bait for catfish, q gallon OF home
made wine. ard basket Of fine apples, al
bought fer three twists and deeEEkia
pouch costing u quarter In -. Louis.
Especially we're the leading lawyers and
Judges strong favorers Of the chewing
brands, and mighty good Judges. too.
There was a Southern firm bought some
plug Of a 1ea-known Atlanta ioisoer ana
later Refused to pay fer the goods. the
plea being thai the tobacco was damaged.
The case came up before the leading judge
81 the region. VINO listened gravely 10 the
arguments. and then asked that a Die
be given him. OF which he took a generous
bite and sat In silence fer nearly five
minutes chewing 1t, while counsel watched
the up-and-down movement os his jaws.
Then the oracle spoke: 'pamagei 20 the
extent OF IS cents a pound and judgment
Tor the plaintiff was given accordingly.
This was nearly eQuale3 10y a Scotch
Judge. E.or4 De3s. Who d.ei some eight
years ago. He vas enee hearing case
when the smell Of tobacco permeated the
room. and. being Ia opposition 10 tins rules,
search was made 70 trace the offender.
without avail. Finally the ushers said Il
must come from The retiring room OF the
lawyers. This his lordship secuted. saying:
M such thing. Dae ye mean TO tell
me the gentlemen Of tbe bar smoke Gem
mon Limerick twist?' and strange to say
shortly after an ir.shu.n IN court 5lscov-
cred the pipe ne had placed aiigh. IN his
pocket had SIT fire - the -aing. AMI Il
vas hoa3ed with Limerick twist. The judge
rad good nose and knew what he vas
taking about
The talk about the HABIT being iujurl-
o,zs IS all nonsense. We had less dyspegss.a
and stomach tTosihle when nearly every che
che~ee than there IL today with only
smokers. oyt Of dozen case.s could
give lee us lake that If Peter Coulter. Of
Ru@siay-lie. Ind. who wac actually kept
alive for several years by its use. begin
curious fever, having q 6anGeroas sore on
as side Which wcEiId not h.at. The doctor
tola him he must HEe tobacco or die He
smoked a. FIRST, but after the third year
chewes. The sore improved right away.
hnt 4 re ERASED chewing II broke cut
again. and thls continued I'D u MS eighty
fourth wear, IN iS@ I 60 ret know IL be
- stu alive o. not-
"A SIN MORE curious case Sc that ~ n
nan !n Atlanta Wa began the ilss AZ IN
rae1o 81 u years. chewing So cont. n,lossly
NAT the uninterrupted flow Of sa.tva
caused chest troubles end threatened cor
~Imprjon- TIE do%,tor cr5sreE hifu 70 syysI-
~ The jlli1e. a2s4 for s5xty-o39 years he
ase Eat 10 recurrence ~ me trc{sa.,a lie
has no, Aaa headache IN thirtv years
ara 10 medic advice IN over forty. A
srsaS friend ~ his has cater tobacco for
over at,y vars ana Is a0e syss~ yae. ~
manhood te;ay ard great hunter
az ne--3Jt tobacco Ter chewsua -r,-> g.
popular 81 tass region. IS nnvv almost SeaA
Tn o.tas. arEa practically went oar a
V-sEs - s5S- &F.& rs.@Elry sts res.+,.. 80,