The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
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yves, but we can't tell whether he II
aboard unless We know who he ts.''
az don't see why not, II you have the
list. Well. never us.nd II you are not will
Ing 10 go 10 little trouble.
What is your name. madarn?"
why, my name is--oh, never mind, II
tell you'd know his name and he told me
BOT TO give IL away to the newspapers.
Cant you read over the list to me?'
I'VE might hire a special man To spend
the night at the phone. but by the time
he finished the iist the paper would be
OUT
Then there was a sound II subdued fem
mine profanity. and the conversation
closed with hang
An alleged old soldier entered the BUSH
ness office the other evening and asked
for 10 cents to get bed He bore certain
undisguisable marks OF the imposter, and
the money was refused The language the
.old soldier" used in reply was frightful
to hear.
On the same evening an aged German,
Just returned from Alaska. wanted to
know where they "pi coal dus'." After
wrestling with IL construction of cold dust
re. cold pie aus.. coal dust Pie. etc. the
clerk finally realized that the German
wanted to sell some gold dust.
The fact that old papers are sold for
more than new ones appeals to the aver
age citizen as a peculiar imposition. They
make no account OF the expense OF MAIN
tanning files. storage, etc
A very much occupied cashier was called
upon one morning TO answer the follow
Ing:
"wili you tell me when my sister died -
IL was a grief-strfcksn looking woman and
she repeated her question with insistence
showing that she expected an immediate
reply.
"Rut didn't know your sister was dead
don't know her name" was the startled
cashiers reply. Then followed the usual
dialogue. terminating In the surviving sis
Tar o. a mi nc
paper that didn't even know when people
had died
There is always the select cotere OF
"subscr beTs' who feel justified In attempt
ing TO get by telephone all the news in
advance OF the morning paper. They can
not sleep until they know. This small
body OF quertsss grows into great army
on occasions of particular local interest,
such as n sire. prize fight or the arrival
OF a treasure boat On a recent occasion
there was much anxiety felt over the ar
rival % certain vessel from the North
an. many people wished information
which would enable them to reach the dock
sn time for the landing OF the returning
ksondlAers. Some people may have teie-
phonei 10 the steamship company but the
majority teiephoned to the newspaper Ad-'
vices were received about ia O'Clock s..
night taas fHe expected boat would Re in
about l O'Clock me next morning This
positive fact. bat as probability. Hun
6reds o! people stayed Up sii night on the
dock. and when the boat failed 70 come IN
II fate s.e following day, condemned the
paper for being misleading"
There = popular stissscion that many
people come in 10 thrash tha editor.
Tals ia not thu case such visitors in an
office being really rare. A number NAV
start out ia do tes editor ss51s there ia
an 2iF about a newspaper office that pre-
walls IN the interests OF peace. and IL ia
ore thing To think Of eTeTlastiugly whai-
ting the tss 0ut Of a eansGaapstEa scribe
and really running ag~inst II normally
healthy individual surrounded on ali xsass
by keen pointed spikes. Eoot-ao.g scissors
gre s<arse- looking lead slars ana rsar-sr
weights and general air as though he
wysssl6 say.
Il Eu very busy and don't want any
trouble, bat e yGu persist In bsoshe-inx ne
/ shall Simply have 70 kgsl yoa ia order 10
get the story FOR cur first eiaron''