The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26

q, srow. who was the best yellow fever
shark In fown UPON whom We could e4H.
ard after pIanking down our dokisr-fof
we were no dfa6oeats--ask frankly ~haa
be kew about yellow fever ana IL ne
Couldn't prescribe a few pills TO keep IL
OF. Jack xasn't quite certain that IL was
the best plan to take the underiakeE
steer In matter cf this kind
+" 4 am afraid he said. that ne VIII
send us around TO the man who senas
him the most stiffs. and he's not the man
ws want TO see That's the Way WIN
business men. you know. You tickle me
and I'll tickle you. That's tnesf Irace
mark. Still. We went in, we didn't Know
anybody else In the whole town. Inc
undertaken listened. with a grin. TO what
we had to say and then he answered Us
right heartily You could he meant
every word he said. Boys. keep your
money. I'll treat you white. though you
do wear the blue. and ! am an unrecon-
structed reb from Citrus county. Fliis
won't help you. You can't depend upon
pills The only way TO keep out OF Yellow
Jaek's clutches Is 10 spend your time
exploring the north pole When you get
II, don't bother with doctors. but come
straight TO nae: save yourself and friends
the bother and the expense Of doctors,
for sooner or later you will land In my
shop. and so you had better come at
ONCE
THE Procession OF Life" by Horace
Annesiey 9acheii. issued IN Appieton's
Town and County Library. is a beautiful
story OF American life. seen throughout
with the romance and reality Of California
experiences. The hard life OF the farmer.
wrestling an unwilling existence from the
soil IL we'll told. The struggles OF the
mother 10 place the outcome Of her love
beyond the apex of her own existence
gives AIR. vacheil the opportunity for
sense and sentiment.
One OF the heroes Warreuder says:
THE charm OF California is elusive. as all
charm must be. 1t is not gold. nor cli-
mate. nor bituminous rock, but youthful
ness. California is girl just out. "A
futter with self consciousness, blessed
with all the gifts of the gods. bat hardly
old enough or wise enough to make tae
best use of them. She has many suitors,
but will she choose the right man?
There was Esau with his fioeks and
herds: she fIouted him. Then Jacob. the
cunning farmer was told 10 go his way.
The miner she has always regarded as
a beast of burden. The politician she Is
afraid OF. The soldier, the sailor. the
priest and the school-master have wooed
her In turn. she has no smile for these
The artist who would have loved her
tenderly. she has exiled for q term Of
years. The fellow 10 whom she is at
present engaged IL a sorry money grub
Der. who will desert her when her gold
becomes his"
The story OF man who loves one sis
ter and because he cannot wed her mar
ries another. IL well told, and as the book
ends almost with these lines.
Half the world a bridegroom Is
And half the world n bride
one can knew that all ended happily,
after the various ups and downs which,
tcnderly welded. unite In rendering a
novel interesting
Through the Turf Smoke-The Love.
Lore and Laughter Of Old Ireland" by
Heumas MacManus tMaep. published by
Doubleday h Mcclure Company, New
York.
This little book contains twelve sketches
of Irish existence. most OF them humorous
legends Of peasant life. This Through
the Turf Smoke is Macs frs, book
published In America, His writings have
been very, popular. and gladly received
on the other side. and with his quaint and
humorous handling OF Irish peculiarities,
dsiineating the generosity. loyalty.
shrewdness. merrIment and wit or that
nation. Mr.. MacManus can't help being
a welcome addition 10 cur dialect story
teliers.
IL IAppincotts magazine always con
tanned delightful a story as ''The Sport
az Circumstances" by Clarinda Pendle-
ten Lamar IL would he the banner maya
aine "Brainerd's Idol" BY William T
Nichols Is q very pretty newspaper story.
''tiis Honor" by Geraldine bonner. fs full
of color and lie. Imperialism. By
Owen Han, Chinese Physicians Ina Cali.
fornia." by William VI. l.sstale, and other
good topics. abound In the March Lip
pineott.
The Hon. carroll u Wright. the United
States commissioner of labor. Is preparing
a special American edition of The States
mans Year Book 90 be issued In March.
iSs by the Macmillan Company The
statistical and historical material which
has hitherto made this annual So intss-
nensahle VIII, as usual r., brought ,p 10
date sS the European editors in 50 FAR
As II relates 80 the fest og ;hp world
The Hon, Carroll ~ Wright has under
taken the complete enlargement nna re-
vision NJ 'he "details relating Ia th.. United
States. Heretofore the yeAr Rock haS
contained hnt few f2sxes of matter relat
fag to she United States II IS now uro-
posed 10 completely revise ana grentfy
enlarge thv chapters oa tae United States
So as 70 Include alt official information,
she pubic man, writer ar speaker NAV
require Among other date there viii
appear those ~ tie personnel ~ s,aft4srs..S
and of the Federal and state nnRure~
nents. finances. population. immigration
production ard industr> canrresS. thr
army and navy commerce. diplomatic
officials. both ef the United States ard
of foreign countries. uuIve.Sltsas r,,f>
3eges and schools. shlYspt.ss, and s.avsra
tien. civil service. euasie domain, hanx.
rnptSS. assurance, Mo'sttes vote peg,
sions patents. i,ssg5er traffic ri siss fs,ts
relating Ca Taaay other sssnaiy tons,s Ia
this edition h will ~ a complete wade
a4scsD'' for every A@evtcaa psfassis sssm
wAlle retesriug all fhe material rysaffme
- the reSs 90 ire world vhlch has hgth-
erto made Il Indispensable