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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25
Peculiar Contract Of sale.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
COLFAX, Dec. 24.--Messrs. German &
Ralph have sold their 640-acre farm north
Of Colfax to George W. Goldey under a
peculiar contract. The contract provides
that the purchaser shall turn over to
German & Ralph half Of the wheat raised
on the land for six years. The land sold
usually averages a crop of thirty BUSH
els an acre. Even II the average is only
twenty-five bushels, the land will net the
former owners seventy-fve bushels an
acre. Just what this will mean will de-
pend entirely on the future price Of
wheat.
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Hsrner's wife Commit. su,c,ae.

Tan dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
. ,ACoaA Dec. A.-Mrs. Smith, wife Of
Puy smcr living about Ave miles above
,,Scay and died a few hours later. dssnite
ny enorts Of DR.. Sherrick, of Puyaliup,
NJ ny was summoned. The woman has
snna .sunering from mental deranEement
AZ me birth Of her child. about months
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25

ALL GhADES.--Payments - up. Rented
and ceta,og,,a sa,, fraa ~ tos i's
Special ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mason a
Hamlin pianos and organs, Rising Krell.
popular Royals. Chlckering Br0aL, and
twenty other makes.
New uprights from s13s to s675.
We have the largest wholesale plano de-
partment on the Pacific coast in San Fran
of piano we may not have in stock. In
short order, at Is per cent. less than local
dealers.
To chow the value Of our guarantee We
hereby offer to refund to any person of
the thousand of parties that have bought
Heine pianos the fun amount they have
paid for the instrument II II has not proved
as guaranteed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25
Mystihed.

Mamma, my birthday comes this year
on Monday, doesn't it,"
Eyes, dear"
And last year 1t was on Sunday. wasn't
iit?'
Eyes, dear"
Ibid it come on Saturday the year be-
fore last?"
Eyes, dear"
Mamma, how many days in the week
was born on?'-Chicago Tribune.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25
Sold His Wool CIip,

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer.
COLFAx, Dec. 24.--Cy Neel. the sheep
man, sold his 1899 clip of wool yesterday
to a San Francisco firm for 16 cents a
pound
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-25
"A Musical Clock,

Ono of the masterpieces of musical clocks
has Just been completed for the emperor OF
China, In whose palace, besides pointing
out the correct time. 1t will play selections
with fully equipped automatic orchestra.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11
.THE NAN WITH THK WHEEL
fwnh ,pslo~i.. 10 M.rth.m.1

with apologies TO Maykham1
Bcwcd ny triple century. he leans
Cpen his whcei. and eaxes the Grpund.
nsme srftt4yxfst stored within his fsfs,
AID On his bach racing namhsF ho1nd.
What rakes him Wild % capture sod "a wear
A medal. 10 win . habs graads
Trained 70 stRe 30 Ix3on twin.
So hos be waxs his father squAssstaxned law:
He ssrsg&. and. turning % shs As<fysene,
Has breath hows est the light within the laKp
" tits the mar the L. A. w
Hzth Iicensed for the efrrsfss e'er the land:
To ksrat the tracks: sex rivals search the meees
Ard feel the passion II Brokea Record,
st this the trainer tbcagAt vho shaped hin esurss
Or he vha pumped ths tires fan FL wifsdf
Adoxn the kusne stretch till she line he erosat
There il pace terrible than hsx.
A. tangueA With eenSnre b. pedestrians
He es&nss hss bssI. aud Aasss fke crowd gise soow
Hs~fsaa9hs with rsnsee 80 al vshieiess
O ye al everT cline who ssde hzke.
TRY nrs 10 ksrr the raa1 sAta man hath -!
Essay nns with ms eserxy tn COPE
whea ams&y vktsaxsnAs fassoW In his vAke
Hex viii IL ~ when scry. ninaAse a.
SAaN nab sks senxck<f Be dtes sapug.
What sAssi shis tevTse Anewes - the jzadxs
Afsss Q nAsht psnned & tia ssasina Aoussf
~Jsns kts1 HAsA = xss ysk unA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

any biack teA inpsrtsA and SECRETARY
wilson says that he win eventually pro-
duce MI the tea consumed IN this coun-
Try, which means that he viii save the
uzeoo,eoo 20 Sas.0o0aee aov annually sent
abroad for teas The segroes are being
instructed In the art Of picking and cur
inx the leaves and ara % suceessful that
: gentleman largely engaged In tea-grow-
ing In Ceyion. who visited the PfnehuTst
station ana watched the process OF pick
ing. said to DR.. Shepard. the superin-
tendent: ..If bestowed as much care In
picking as you do. could make quali-
~ OF tea a. good - yours" No higher
praise could be given.
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unta he was called upon to repfseent u
ahssnt Teunesnse sonursssansn ~ min-
uses before making the speech This &C.
counts for the tnjectioa Of rsd-hot Byy-
IN speech into TIE Van Wyck boom. and
the enthusiasm which greeted the mention
of the name Of the silver advocate was in
marked contrax 10 the nstlessness dr.
played when Wan wyck's name Was
sprung. and was something Of q revelation.
&c appears that Gov Hogg ID q personal
friead az Senator Chiffon whose seat 10
Bailey b trying - get away from him.
and the ex-goveFnor ID making . strong
effort to enlist Tammany against Bailey.
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Dewey Honored.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune
The National Social and Political confer
ence now in session at Buffalo has refused
to cheer Admiral Dewey. and we are glad
Of IT, In the first place. cheers do not be-
long to the National Social and Political
conference. Cheers imply eheerfulness and
a good circulation, and the National So
cial and Political conferences has neither.
II is sad. dc.eful. has wet eyes and cold
feet. The few reasonably healthy human
beings who have tried to listen to or take
part in its discussions have generally re-
tired In eongea'ei condition. You might
get a creak or a groan or a wall now
and then from such body. but never a
cheer. As well expect a cheer from the
sacred Goldfish OF the Boston state house.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

Ths pope has Suppressed Dr.. Zahm's
book '.Evoiution and Dogma" It Il not
yet made public upon what grounds he OBJ
jects to the work. but DR.. zahm is too
good . Catholic to oppose the holy zee and
has Withdrawn the book from circulation.
He is an original investigator and his work
made . profound sensation in Catholic
circles 1t win not make evolution any
the less true for the pope to disbelieve In
II. but 1t win harm the Catholic church
to set itself against scientific inquiry. The
church can Ill afford to spare such men
- DR.. Zahm. but how can it keep them
within the fold II 1t bids them not to
think?
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Chicago Record

OF course college professors like ether
human beings. sometimes say foolish
things. TIE right Of free speech means
the right 10 speak nonsense when tho
speaker has no sensible views 20 imparf.
Little harm is acne thereby. The foolish
and the untrue pass away. and the truth
remains. Let the college professors 20 on
speaking their minds. without other re-
ssrfction than that which their own sense
OF propristy imposes. and the people viii
soon come ~ understand. IL they do not
nc~. that the speakers are giving their
ewn views. ani not those OF ne UNIVERSE
ties with which shsy may be connected.
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DAWN snEAxs At cHEsALIs.

DAWN BREAKS At CHEHALIS.
Il may strain crefuiity to comprehend
II. but there are nnmistakable signs
that our old frfend, tie Chehaiis Pep
pies Advocate. . Calamity How1er from
HowiviiIe. b preparing to repent. The
last issue contains these few cheerful
remarks:
Every reformer who judges the present
within the light Of the history OF the past
knows that, ~ q whole. ahe world - grow
ing better. the human heart less cruel and
that evsn the trfumphs OF concentrated
capitalism are but the forerunners ana
practical teachers Of Q happier, better
way. and Is bringing to the support OF
uAtionAlism some OF the greatest writer's
and thinkers Of the age As one by one
the little fisi are eaten up BY the big ones
ana grow tat and luscious In the sight OF
O sli1l btkgor nsh--the people: ali OF the
peopie-who viii soon DO ready for just
such . meal ~ these tat trusts VIII make,
We are being prepared slowly but certsm.
~ To .zss.miiate' those same smaller nsn
for the benefit Of all"
We have taken the liberty to correct
trifing grammatical soiecism or two.
but otherwise the quotation Is exact.
The world II not only growing better,
and the human heart less cruel. but
Populist Journal. whose capital was
calamity and creed discomfort. has been
found 70 proclaim 1t. Wonderful!
We are left just little In doubt
whether our versatile chehalis contem-
v.<,r. rx a. MT also ,,rhoidin1 fh. hammer
Of the trusts. The paragraph quoted
appears to indicate that he does not re-
gard them with an eye altogether hos
tile. Can 1t be possible that the Money
Devil has been vending his wicked way
to the Chehalis valley. and has been en-
folding the hitherto undefiled Popu-
list press in his corrupting embrace?
Perish the thought,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

a Tacoma reader Of the Pos-fntei'i-
Eencer whose feelings were Injured during
the eeaehw;ion Of the Fourth In thar city
because. ss he SAYS. "they advertised
everything free and then charged 10 cents
FOR seats "a see the sham hattie. suhse-
aaensly raising the price 20 * cents and
the people easside could see tbs hattie 80
well as those who had purchased seats"
writes an indignant letter 81 protest 10 this
raTwr. This Is a pretty tough indictment
% the management. II Is not eoafucsve 10
even SO small sum As 10 cents and Il
f. nss surprising that this action OF the
nssnagers caused considerable adverse
crfsfetsrn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

There II a paper published at Walla
walla which is about as funny as q
Democratic newspaper can be when 1t
IL trying to preach true Democracy and
at the same time to straddie SO as to
have one foot on the Chicago platform.
II lays down what 1t considers sound
Democracy. and adds that whatsoever
II more than this cometh OF evil" 1t
declares that the Democracy is not I'm
tied either to the gold standard or to
the silver standard. or to the double
standard in currency. But in order to
square itself with the other wing of the
party II says: I'VE permit no one to
stand more stanchly for the free coin
age OF silver than we do" 1t IL nor
made clear why the Democratic party
should take up with free silver when
whatsoever Is more than" sound De-
mocracy "cometh Of evil"
Sound Democracy. as defined by the
Walla Waila paper includes within tt
self personal liberty. and under per-
sonai liberty we must class every right
belonging to man which does not in
terfere with the rights of another"
Then II goes on to say that sit means
liberty In Its broadcast sense: II means
q definition Of all the rights that per-
tain TO human action, consistent with
social and civil order" That sounds all
right. and no man need be ashamed to
stand on that platform. The trouble
only imagines that this Is Its platform.
Its real purpose Ia To interfere with
others who do not agree with IT, It's
only motive for existence for many
years has been 10 rnd out what the Re
publican party was likely to do on any
given subject and then declare Itself to
be In opposition.
True Democracy keeps its hands off
the citizen. gives him the larges; iiber-
~ possible. encourages the unfolding Of
his individual powers by the cultivation
os his taste for all tina, Is good and true
and Beautiful on Gods free earth" No
Democrat will recognize this as the
platform unoh which Bryan was nom-
mated or the policy pursued by Tam
many Hall. The pastoral simplicity ~
the waila walia idea Of Democracy wiz
receive severe shock IL It ever comes
Into contact with practical Democracy,
as II Is found I'm the larger cities.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11
Practical ArbitratiSn.


The meeting OF the Venezuelan arbitra-
ton commission in Paris takes M back
In a sense. to ancient history: but II is
singularly opposite. both as a practical IL
lustration Of the working of the institu-
ton which the peace conference Is en-
deavoring to establish. and as remainder
OF tho change In the situation which has
taken place since 1886. The Transvaal diff
ficulfy we Still have with US. but the
American difYlculty Is at an end. The
representatives OF England and America
now meet In a friendly way to settle a
problem connected with one OF those ma
tions the guardianship OF which since the
Cuban war has become more than ever
the business Of the United States. Ana
they meet after a general treaty has been
actually agreed on between the executives
OF the two countries and only spoilt by
the senate. a body which must always re-
feet the Older rather than the newer ten
denotes, Of American politics. In sum. the
tribunal begins its work amid good onens.
both for its own success and IT'S ultimate
effects
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

In his prc-Bryan. anti-expansion speech
at San Antonio on the Fourth 10 Bailey
said: History tells ~ that one Of the
Roman pro-consuls to Sicily stole s4oeo.-
GO during his reign. How much then
would . military governor OF the Phiiss-
pines nominated by Mark Hanna steal?
answer stcaaeeo-" III. Bailey and his
anti-expansion friends have always de-
clared that the trade Of the Philippines -
insignincant and win never pay the ex-
pense OF governing them. There Is IN In
cpAsistehcy hsre that needs expaaining: but
10 Asvet eh1neA % be csnsfstsnt and We
may a. ven -let the tleAooe aoD % without
comment
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Sons Of Their Fathers.
Baltimore American

The war department and the president
are being again pestered by men who
want to be officers in the achievements
that are to be sent to the Philippines.
After the experience the department had
with the large number OF inefacient young
men who were appointed last year. It Is
probable that the selections this year will
be made with more care. The ''sons of
their fathers had strong political pull
last year. and the result was disastrous
In many regiments that went south. IT
was shown in the reports OF experienced
army officers. and In the examination OF
Witnesses before the investigating courts,
not . few OF whom were the best medical
officers in the army, that much Of the
sickness and other bad conditions about
the camps were due directly to the ignor-
ance and laxiness OF these young men.
They were appointed to do work they
knew nothing about. and the men under
them suffered in consequence. In many
cases the most important work of all
the inspection OF food-was entirely ne
elected.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

The report thai reaches as via the city
Of Mexscc frem Cuban Spsalarsis decking
fcr investments n that cits, 10 fhe e~scs
that fully s'sa,Nsssss Of sganlsss CAPITAL wsY
b. withdrawn freaa she island before next
ociahsr is probably exawgrrassf The rva~
son given IL taa, the Sgansarsss ef wealth
do naf want 90 risk tonw rxrtes az x~ai.
'sleal unress and possible coming snss pew
ey Of cusan professional eo,s esraans TIE
island b row ssessfes and It i time the
United ssases authorities set ssass for me
evacuation az che island hy eur forces
IL ths people es Gaia prefer annexation
II e fer tssesu % 50 daslare. eut sas rSrgses
States government has achieved ~has I.
undertook 10 DO sa1 Cuba ard should no~
turn tire gosrsnn.eat of the Island over "a
the inhabitants aaa iss them settle thstr
own affairs In their cwn way. cntg thss
caunsry shows rs absolute geca tssth. Il
T. Idle 10 exrses re caeans to ssiaee any
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The contemplated bolt % the antl-soehe.
ksnsueky Democrats viii probably not
rsa,srssiize. The atssrection Is limited 70
eersaln localities and IL not widespread
enough 10 gather Sufficient Impulse for an
organised movement. TIE main hope For
the Republicans In that state il 10 pressnt
a'ssfed trent 20 the enemy ana hope thai
tasse vii h@ Sufficient Dsrsoeratle dtsaf-
fees3on "a soree q far ccans ard Aunex:
return 90 the satlass ca8 IN spite % the
Law
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rHE DUTY or THE PREsIDESr.


\ Csnplete AnsweR by . Jurist to
the Little AneRfeann.
Chicago Tribune.
DR.. Briggs, the Jurisf, and q robust
American. who IL connected with the fac
ulty Of the Catholic university at WASH
ington. maintains In the Catholic World
for July that no other course was open
to the president IN carrying out his oath
OF ONCE than to send an army TO the
Philippines to s1bdue an insurrection. Dr.
Briggs says: The president b absolute
" bound by his oath OF ONCE and by the
explicit language Of the constitution to
take care that this treaty which vests
the sovereignty over the Philippines in
the United States. and which Is the SUI
prems law Of the land be faithfully ex-
ecuted' throughout all the land over
which floats our nag. To do less would
constitute an executive violation OF the
constitution and the laws"
DR.. Briggs commends to the anti-imper-
ialists the fact which they studiously ig-
nore that '.tha initAtory attack OF the
Tagalos and Chinese half-hreeds. styling
themselves 'Filipinos' was made upon the
American army on the night OF February
I, 1889. while the peace treaty Was still
pending: and their armed resistance to the
authority OF the United States has been
maintained since the ratification thereof
He also calls attention to the fact that Mr..
Lincoln was confronted with similar con-
dition OF affairs In 1861. and that he "faith-
fully executed ''the supreme law of the
land" without allowing the national
sovereignty to be fouted while waiting
for congress to declare war; against
insurgents" When his acts were SUBJ
jected to the judicial scrutiny Of the SUI
preme court, ''the constitutional doctrines
then laid down could not more complete
iy cover the present emergency IL the
courts had been gifted with preseience."
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why Republican Party Gains.
Puyailup Independe

IUydIfHp ItfucF'SsfiuSIft
Back In Kansas. where Populism used
to thrive. the Republican party is gaining
recruits by thousands. and no wonder:
when the people were bent on carrying out
Populistic and Democratic theories. the
country went TO weeds and Kansas was
known az n poverty stricken district. Now
all has changed. Kansas Is prospecting and
In forty-five counties there Is not an oc-
cupant In the poor house. Crime has de-
creased and all is we'll With Republican
principles IN force in the states, the ma
ton thrives. This is only another demon
atration that cannot be denied, that the
Republican party In the standard bearer
OF stability and national prosperity. For
this reason. n for no other. the people OF
the United States should foster and up
hold the principles OF true Republicanlsm.
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See here" said the grocer. bristlinx
with righteous indignation, ~ the milk
man made his morning call, I'D like to
have you explain how the. chalk and white
clay that I found In the bottom OF my
cofiee cup this morning got there"
Evidently" replied the Mailman, as q
peculiar smile chased itself across his
countenance you have been sweetening
your coffee with the same kind Of sugar
you sold my wife yesterday. Chicago
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The pope has kindly written to Dom
Paul urging him to avoid precipitating
war with Great Britain. The great Boer
leader has replied that settlement Of the
dificuity u still distant, but that the crisis
Is passed. This Is the situation in a nut
shell. Neither side IL wholly satisfied. but
there b little or no doubt that the diplo-
mats will peacefully settle the trouble.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11

Mr.. Corcoran's suggestions concern
Ing mining and mining exchanged.
- pabiished In this paper yesterday.
sw1ll meet. ut least In general principle.
Che approval Of all persons who regard
the mineral interests OF the state sert-
ousiy and destre to see them furthered-
IT 10 ezceedinsly important to get the
mining business Of q community start
ed upon q sound basis with a. much
honesty infused into It AZ human ma
ture and the greed Tor gold viii permit.
How much mineral wealth Washing
ton may possess Ii ~ yet problematicai,
but the indications wherever thorough
prospecting has been done point to
generous ownership and the availability
Of many fortunes Tor those who pro-
coed systematically and wisely. and
also luckily. in the pursuit Of
the precious metals. Excessive specu
lation and the too hurried formation of
mining companies, however. exercise
the same ultimate unfavorable influence
that IL exercised By the premature lay
ing out or city additions ana the sale
Of town lots that exist only on paper.
Entire mining distr!ets, which other
Wise are Of genuine value. are frequent
" driven out of popularity by It. and
forced 10 lie needicssly idle for many
years
There In nothing that the average
snan knows so little about a. mining.
and nothing In which he " 30 apt to
play the fool with the few hundred dol
lars he may have in hank. II Is the
part OF these actively engaged in the
mining business and familiar with Its
technicalities to bring TO the general
public only those propositions which
have some genuine and demonssrahls
merit. and which, II they do not furnish
sthe expected psopesary rcalisations will
nj least convince an investor that he
took only sensible chances and has los,
only because the chances were reason-
ably mot unreasonabiy) against him.
The fundamental purpose OF mining
exchange is not so much speculation as
II IL the afYoraing Of clearing house
for mining properties and OF means
of communication between the mining
interests and the general public. II Is
presumed that the promoters OF such
IN Institution will seek to make It's
character thoroughly reliable. It's sphere
broad and iss operations useful 10 the
largest number az people To this end
r. h necessary to keep the exchange
out OF the hands Of those who use IL
merely Cor creating artificial values and
getting certain amount Of engraved
aud beautiful scrip into the hands OF
gulishle buyers,
Spokane's successful conduct Of
mining exchange Is aided. at course. BY
The proximity Of the Republic camp. s..
attic. with Us larger amount ~ wealth
and It's proximity To ALASKA. ought 10
do even better. This can be- done only
II AZ the outset methods and practices
are fixed upon thar viii Insure the safe
~. So far as that Is practicable Of the
general customer and patron. and give
81 the entire Mining fiela character
% sollaity ana hsssinsss>ilke honesty.
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The RigAt Idea.

Weary Willie and his friend Frowsy.
strolling along the Seashore. stop before a
sign reading: Notice! Bathing Is DAM
gerous Quicksands." Weary Willie
bere, Frowsy; deres true public spirit for
yer. Dat mans a true public educator.
but he's got de right idea NV things an
amt afraid to say so, an il he wux here
I'd take or me hat to him.-Leslie's
Weekly.