The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

LARGE couGignment Of United States
cavalry uniforms. from Camp
Robtnepn, for renovation and repair.
was recently received In one ~ the
- hsndrtes-
4 a shis. A In other lauDdries. female help
q y hfxely used. and al are very patriotic.
= nat more natural than that the lady
{ ss,ssr Should clip a brase button from the
) saseye Of q coat--for. Of course, its owner
b :sanadn'f miss ito remember the brave
~1dIer boy who would wear 1t to war
lapfher young lady came also. She Was
n1s1Dtjc, too
- there were markers. shakers, man.
& - ironers. feeders. folders, wrinxesS and
20 more.
nrring the noon hour some lady friends
1epped In
& 16en the foreman casually made the
n0s that evening. sitter the house had
11e<d down. he might have been heard to
~ something In low. curfory tone OF
~ clothing had been renovated al.
4 s,eAf. but there wasn't button on the
( ntjfe outfit.
Mkt morning a vigorous search. coupled
+ - extreme measures. brought to light
s6aneys or more buttons. but the great ma
kr}fy are still missing and likely to re-
suein -.
a Camp Robinson there are q number
p srcvl!ng troopers who are held precari-
e.6ay together by a miscellaneous coilec-
/ ~ Of safety pins. tcn-penny nails. pack
- tuine and wire. and who are infiexfhle
u their refusal to distribute buttons for
snuyenir purposes to the lew female visit
- Who iimidly request them.
q q =
sNcy PEAKING OF journalistic expert
- ences,' said an old pioneer news
sener man in one of the hotel Hobbies.
q had one a few years ago that might
- worth listening to. At that time l
~ editor OF the Biffville Clarion In
HeMtucky.
3 CIV only two assistants on the sheet
sv,ee the office boy and one lone reporter.
- when he want full or nearly 30.
33&61de his regular work. used to jerk tho
S21 hand press on issue days and wash
windows every month. 80 ! was
lher clad when tall young man. with
~ III OF supreme confidence and jockey
800 about him, came In enc day and
1lpck me for . job.
6 I'D had a roi. OF paper four feet long
sosered with recommendations from the
- college he had graduated from. He
I'D he thought ne was fitted for liter
~ career having good command Of Ian
k48He &yff UciHS AtiustoIlca ~ 8e3tA6
~ DAYS without food. This last re-
nfrk disclosed such knowledge OF jour-
nslistic requirements that I engaged him
n the spot
8 sThe new mans first assignment was
- Yunaway--no damages done. horses
aepped occupants OF carriage uninnred.
halt \ stickf,i'.
r don't pretend To remember the exact
words. but AZ near as can recall this -
MAT the new maa turned In:
-sA distressing accident. 10 which the
Jhcf that II was consumriated with no
fatal termination Is owing entirely TO tho
fact that nc lives we're los. was enacted
N t0wn tod. Osr genial and urbarie
fownsnan Mr. PilgrifY. whi.c out driving
& With his mother-in-law an. wife. sud
deAly allowed the maddened brntes to
~ bsycns hia control. who. taking the
~ n thci~ mouth. became unmanaE-
~ Mr. riIgriff. seeing the state OF
thlngs and although Just recovering from
{ ~ last fatal Illness md being still weak.
although he never was strong since his
return from Michigan with his brother.
consractIne pneumonia and dying before
mediras aid could reach him. His body
vas shipped Ia Auburn. then the county
beat Of Baxter county. but now. by a
went act Of congress. certain notable
and absolutely unwsrrantcd. or inverse