The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
City Demands Taxes From Work
ers of Mysteries.
EFFECTS OF NEW ORDINANCE.
The Future May Ne More Ne Reveal
ed without Permission of Munici-
BAL Authorities-The Lucky Ped
dier-BiIlfard Hail and Shooting
Gallery Men DO some Thinking-
Protest of the Seventh Daughter.

- HERE is nothing impressive in ia
~ title, and notwithstanding II:
Great length, Ordinance No. sos
OF the ordinances OF the city OF
Seattle. might have passed un
noticed by the public. But the
consequences OF its adoption by the city
council have been important to such a
number of people that general attention
has been attracted. II is called IAN orii-
nance TO license and regulate certain
trades and occupations" and is for tho
most part 4 revision and amendment of
previously existing laws. Thus its effect
upon many of the enumerated trades and
occupations n the same or but little
changed. But a new and lively element
OF interest II found in the ordered Hcens-
ing OF persons praotieing along the lanes
and by-ways that divergs from tho COM
mon thoroughfares OF every day life
Odd trades and occupations" most of
them, In which are engaged many trfck-
sters, others OF abnormal mentality, some
are simply self-deluded. and among ell
these few whose sincerity II is hard to
doubt.
Ordinance No sass gather, In It's COM
prehensive embrace the fortune rellers.
phrenoiogistS. card readers. mediums an-
trologers, palmists and mind readers
who under liability Of heavy fine and Inn
prisonment may carry on their practices
without city license nrst had and OBJ
taincd. Among other side lines OF bust
ness taken in are pedfllng. hawking.
shooting galleries. billiard halls and sew
eral more not previously under license or
for which the tax has been Increased
Indignation and wrath have attended
the progress OF compliance with the new
law; especially strong expressions COM
ing from those whose occupation savors
or pretends 20 SAVIOR OF the occult. These
can see tho great gulf fixed between them
and people not supernaturaiiy endowed
a gulf tho city council overlooked; but
most OF them have decided to submit
temporarily, Mt iesst. 10 the laws which
seek TO restrain them upon tho level Of
common humankind.
Prof Lombroso, n paIn!st, and Jacob
son. shoestring and suspenders ped
dler. left tho office of the city treasurer
about the same time and paused on tha
front stoop OF the imposing structure oc-
cupied for the purposes OF municipal gov
eminent. The professor was nosily in.
digpant. willis the pedder quietly ce r.
brated tho fact that he was not as other
men--tbs professors license was $40 per
month; tbs peddler's but IS. The former
cursed the city lawmakers while the lat
ter gave thanks for his own nsignncance.
This Is nice Justice" said the profess
eor. with sarcasm. Here am I. the mas
ter OF an exact science. l tell OF the past
and determine the future: read char
seter, foreteli danger, predict success all
from the lines OF the hand. And yet he
cause have this priceless knowledge
and would give mankind the benefit, I
must pay twice as much az YOU
Yes" said the peddler, that's why.
You know so much
Gimme your handr' exclaimed the
paimist. Aha! Sec here you will have
trouble and sickness; the line of Life Is
all broken up, The line OF Heart cuts
into the Mount of Mars which means
that your love will be crossed by SOL
der and
Hold on Interrupted tho peddler. 81
have no lines on love, but have a line
OF suspenders which would like To-"
but the professor ot palmistry had taken
20 his heeis.
The billiard han man has six tables in
his place, So he planked down $50 and
tried to look pleasant when he received
the city's written permission to do bust
ness for year.
'Svhatn they be taxing next. don't