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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-12
MANY CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
City Engineer Furnishes Estimates
on Work to Cost 1920, 900.
ALL OF A PERMANENT NATURE.

Among the Estimates Are Three
Covering Madison street From
First to Twenty-Third Avenues
Part of This IL PIanking and
Part Pnvinx-Many streets 10 BE
Graded and Cement walks Laid.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-12
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80 ana New York sleek.

"a few good lots still left in Central Seatte-s1o
down and So monthly
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-12

DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL, gyneeolegist,
returned 81 Hinckisy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-12

DIR. FLEIscHER. diseases Of men and
women.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-12
THIRD AVENUE THEATER.
GRAND cpfRA HOUSE.

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fusnemae sgceees ~ The I5istasf Ihsatei
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
e,The Sea! The Seat"

We all went one day, says w. ]. Still
man in The Atlantic, TO Coney Island.
on the southern shore of Long Island,
since a popular bathing place for New
York, but then solitary stretch Of
seashore, with few bathing boxes
and temporary structure where bath
ers might get refreshments.
We drove out in my brothers buggy,
and as at turn in the road caught a
glimpse of the distant sea horizon
rose in the buggy. shouting, THE sea,
the seav and in an uncomfortable fren-
zy caught the whip from my brothers
hand and slashed the horse in wild de-
llrium, unconscious OF what | was do
ing The emotion remains ineffaceable
after more than threescore years, one
of the most vivid of my life.
And how ecstatic was the sensation
Of the plunge into the breakers, holding
fast to my brothers hand, and then the
race up the beach before the next
comber. trembling lest It should catch
me. as if ii were living thing ready to
devour me. They never come back,
these first emotions of childhood. and
though | have loved the sea all my life
have never again felt the sight Of 1t
as then
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
The Iceland Dinner.

In Iceland the natives dinner usual
ly consists OF dried fish and butter.
The fish is ling or cod. which, when
caught, is split open and then hung on
the lines by the seashore to dry In the
cold winds and hot sun. When thus
preserved, they will keep for years,
being as hard as the neither milestone.
When wanted for dinner, the fish Is
well hammered by stone mallet and
then cut up into strips. In this state
1t is eaten, but II Is said that II
needs an Icelander's teeth to get
through the meal. The butter Is not
spread on the fish. but the two are
taken alternately. first a mouthful Of
fish, then a mouthful Of butter. II
may easily be supposed that the Ice
lander is thankful to have his jaws
well creased after every mouthful OF
the tough morsel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
A story Ahout WiIberforce.

Before he became a bishop he had
been archdeacon of Surrey, and his old
archdeaconry became part of his lat
er bishopric of Winchester. At meet
ing of the clergy at Chaplain his chap
lain told him that an old DR.. -, who
had been many years in the diocese,
was vexed at having been forgotten.
Yes said the bishop; II have not
the smallest recollection Of him, but
will make it all right and will go out
and speak to him. Which Is hep" He
was pointed out, and the bishop made
his way TO him:
"My dear DR.. -, have not had a
moment for real conversation with
you. need not ask how you are after
all these years. Do you still ride your
gray mareT
Eyes. my lord. How good of you to
remember her" etc.
The chaplain, who was within ear
shot, said when he again came near the
bishop:
'Then you did remember DR.. -
after alp
Not a bit OF it," said the bishop. IL
saw the gray hairs on his coat, and |
CHANGED the animals sex."-"Kegan
Paul's Memoirs"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

Our conjurer's appearance placed
him at once above the suspicion of con-
cealing anything up his sleeve. for
sleeve he had none. His dress was a
scant white drapery which began at
the shoulders and ended at the knees,
leaving both arms and legs uncovered.
Placing himself on the deck directly
In front of us. with his boy assistants
a little way off on either side. he be-
gan operations.
First he spread on the deck small
cotton pocket handkerchief. Thereon.
in the form Of small hillock, he put
two handfuls of loose friable earth, in
which he planted the mango seed. This
accomplished, he dispatched boy
With a fiat tin for water, In the mean
time taking hooded snake from a
shallow basket and waving 1.-THE
while it Kissed angrily and enlarged
it's neck-over the little mound OF soil.
as he did so chanting on strange pipe.
The water fetched, he sprinkled few
drops on the earth. then covered the
heap with a small square OF fringed
turban cloth.
After again repeating his incanta-
tons he lifted the top covering and re-
vealed tiny green shoot, not unlike
the first appearance of bean above
the ground. -Blackwood.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
Hon. James Kidd Of Otisco township.

Hon. James Kidd OF Otisco township,
father OF Gen. Kidd, OF the Ionia Sen
tinel, celebrated his s7th birthday one
day last week. The old gentleman Is
enjoying very fair health for man Of
that age.
An early history of Connecticut
which is very highly priced by the
owner has been loaned To some one who
has failed to return 1t. II the person
having it in their possession will leave
it at the BANNER Office, it will be high
ly appreciated.
Catharine G., widow of the late John
Itelbuss, of Ronald, died November Is,
at the age of 73 years, OF paralysis.
This couple were among the early
pioneers OF the county, Mr.. Itelbuss
having died about five years ago. The
funeral services for Mrs. Itelbuss were
held Sunday from the Palo church.
James Middaugh, with his wife and
daughter Lucy, Of Keene, and possibly
his nephew, Orley Middaugh, will
start Nov. Goth for the state of Wash.
ington. They intend to go at the out
set into the Yakima region and will
from there decide their future course.
They will remain ia that state if it
meets their anticipations. The remov-
al of Mr. Middaugh takes a good citi-
zen from US and his family will be
greatly missed by their many friends
in this section. -Saranac Local.
When you receive a communication
from New York or Chicago firm and
they address you as "My Dear Friend
we have plan on foot where you can
make money easily and quickly, take
situation right away, etc, " it means
when properly translated my Dear
Sucker, we think you have a few pen
MES and are trying to induce you TO
exchange them for few sheets of pa
per called an outfit.
The first really interesting episode
in the session Of the new legislature
will be the speakership election in the
house. The serious candidates are j.
j. Carton, of Flint, Lyman H. Mccall,
of Char lotte and T.. n. Dingley, OF Kali
amazoo, and besides these are b. A.
Nevins, OF Otsego and George =. Me-
Callum, of Manistique, who are be-
lieved to be in the race for place rather
than in the expectation of pulling
down the prize. The candidates were
all members Of the house in the last
session and have excellent records and
with any one of the lot the coming SEES
sion should be well satisfied.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
shof OuI OF Turn.

A former member OF the Gordon
nlghlanders relates the following anec-
dote In connection with one OF the
Gordons who fought In the Anglo Boer
war of 1881 Just before the battle OF
Laingsnek the highlanders and a force
of the Beers were lying under cover
opposite each other. The highlanders
had been ordered TO remain still and
hold their fire. Presumably the Beers
had received similar commands. for,
with the exception OF one burgher and
one Gordon. who could not refrain
from taking pot shots at so much Of
each other as they could descry. the
nen ON both sides were silent.
For some time the Boer and the high
mnder referred 10 conducted a duel.
First the Boer would bob up from be-
hind his shelter. fire at the highlander's
cover and drop out OF sight. The high
lander would jump up reply and then
hurriedly hide himself. About 20 shots
had been exchanged In that way when
an exclamation of pain burst from the
lips of the highlander. His left hand
had been shattered by one of the
Beers bullets.
THAT serves ye RIGHT. Mackenzie"
said his sergeant. "Ye waur tell'd tae
be quiet"
"Hoot mon!' replied the highlander.
Hoo did | ken he was gaen tae shoot
DOT o. his turn"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
EITHER PHONE.

A contemporary thus answers that
oft repeated inquiry why we do not vote
directly for the president and vice
president instead OF choosing presiden-
tial electors for that purpose 1.-The
chief answer is historical one. As is
we'll known, the trainers of the consti-
tuition did not consider that 1t would
be safe To elect the president by popu-
lar vote and, therefore, arranged for
the electoral college. 1t was expected
that the men composing It would be
chosen from the most eminent citizens
of the different states, and that they
would consult and deliberate and then
exercise their own discretion in select
ing the man best fitted for the presi-
dency But this plan has never worked.
From the very first the members OF the
college have simpl- been the mouth
pieces OF those who elected them. Still
the method has never been changed,
largely because constitutional amend
ment is an enormously difficult thing
TO carry through and because there has
never been any very flagrant Injustice
wrought by this method to make any
change imperative. But there is an
other reason Of which little has been
said, but which has, nevertheless, been
Of great Importance in preventing any
change. 1t is that by this method the
frauds and irregularities in any one
state cannot effect the result beyond
its own boundary. 1t is not so long
ago that the only question as TO the
majority in some OF our southern states
was what number would strike the
fancy of the returning officer; yet the
only way TO settle the matter was to
let each state work out It's own saliva
tion. II however in every election
since the war, it bad been possible to
offset the real majority OF hundred
thousand, more or less, in New York
by fictitious majority of like amount
in South Carolina, Georgia or Alaba-
ma, conditions would speedily have be-
come intolerable. The Hayes-Tilden
controversy would have been repeated
at every four years. Under the pres
ent method, however, if South Carolina
gave majority of 200, 900 for the cleo
tors it counted no more than if she
gave majority of only single vote.
Thus the electoral college has served
useful purpose, though not the one
for which it was originally intended.
Whenever the time comes that it seems
reasonably sure that men may vote as
they choose and can have their votes
counted all over the land, then it will
be time to have the election of the
president directly by popular vote -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

Did you ever stop to think Of the
enormous amount of money spent in
one of our presidential campaign?
The sum Is so stupendous that one can
hardly believe the figures. Some idea
may be gained, however, for the city
OF New York. The preliminary ex-
pense to the republican, party run up
TO 81, 120, 900, to the democrats, $780,
600, and to lesser organizations, $780,
600, or total of 81, 075,0 Was this
great waste Of money necessary
Americans delight to say that the
United States is the most enlightened
nation in the world and yet we are
obliged to spend millions of dollars to
induce these enlightened citizens to
do their duty. Our later-day cam
paigns are conducted on the belief
that intelligent men will not go to the
polls unless they are aroused" ZEN
thusedn and until their civic pride is
appealed to by brass bands and fire
works. Is this true? II 1t is, there is
something wrong with us, and we are
In need OF reform.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Silas Vunk, 20, Lyons,
Bertha l.. Shotwell, 20, Dandy.
James Shalvey, 80, Orange,
Hattie Adgate, 20, Orange.
VIM II. Somers, 81, Ionia,
Ida f.. Wilder, 20, Palo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
BELpING, MICH. Nov.

bhLDINU, MICH., NOV. To IJUU.
There are remaining at this Office at
this date the following unclaimed let
tiers and wholly written postal cards
II they are not claimed in two weeks
they will be sent to the dead letter
Office.
Gentlemen's List: Claude BLY,, W.
b. Bowen, T. Gaiser, Robert +. Hanks,
John X. Patriot, Geo. futile, j. A.
Taggart, Ira Wilson.
ID. +. WILSON, T.. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

A child who had been told that TO
"excavate" meant to ''hollow out, twas
asked To form sentence as an example
OF Us use. 1.-The baby excavates when
IL is hurt, said he.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

Call at Elite II. X Photo Co.'S car
and see the elegant life sized Water
color or Pastel portrait, they will
make you for 50 so No nicer present
for the holidays.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

A democratic contemporary seeking
to console itself and friends in recent
defeat says: beyond a doubt Bry-
an would have been triumph
antly elected but for two things:
The first was the intrusion of
the silver issue. Free silver was dead,
and so unpopular that even its corpse
was enough TO drag any man down to
defeat The second was the policy of
cutting loose entirely from the Phil
lipines. That was not in accord with
the spirit OF the American people"
Remove these two and what is there
left of the democratic party platform Of
any importance. These were made the
two paramount issues, and now they
are acknowledged TO have been wrong,
or rather they have taken the wrong
side as they have done many time be-
fore. How can the voters put any faith
in party with such a faculty Tor al
ways getting on the wrong side OF all
public questions? But perhaps they
are not to blame. The trouble is the
republicans always take such prompt
action every time a new question or
issue comes up, taking the right side,
and leaving their opponents no choice
but to either endorse their position,
which of course is out OF the question,
or else take the wrong side. The same
newspaper, the N. Y. Journal, says:
1.-THE enormous democratic gains
throughout the country show that the
party of Jefferson is fast emerging
from its long eclipse. :" That's pretty
good too, considering that Mckinley
gets the largest popular majority ever
given any presidential candidate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

See the photo buttons, brooches and
photo jewlery at Elite Il. II. Photo car,
located at Pere Marquette depot. Open
evenings and Sundays.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

Ethel is the kind Of girl who never
awakens envy in any other woman"
i see. Brilliant, but homely. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

The girls at school call her postscript.
Why? Because her name wa. Alkaline
More.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22

Peptorene Tablets cleanse and i'm
prove the blood, curing all eruptions
of the skin. 20 cts. per box.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17

The Misses Murray entertained a
large number of lady and gentleman
friends at Fraternity Hall last evening,
to meet Mr.. and Mrs Myron C. Wood
ard of Winton, Mimi. 1t was most
delightful affair in every way. After
the reception, dancing was INDUCED in,
Mr.. and Mrs Woodland arrived in Wau-
sau last evening The latter is better
known to her Wausau friends as Edith
Ireland
The many friends of Carl Woessner,
Jr., in Wausau, will be sorry to learn
that in fire, which occurred at Me-
nominee, Mich, few days ago, in
which whole block was swept away,
Carl was one of the unfortunate loosers.
His entire stock consisting of gents
furnishing store and tailor shop in
connection was entirely destroyed by
the flames, not even as much as 4 ma
chine being saved, and he not having
a cent of insurance on the whole stock.
His loss is, indeed, severe blow, and,
we understand, that steps are being
taken by some of Mr.. Woessner's
friends, of Wausau, to try and give him
a helping hand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17
PERSONALS.

Henry Geblein, of Rib Falls, was a
Wausau visitor yesterday
Miss Emma Benson is at home for a
week from her school at Mattoon.
-Nath Heinemann returned We'd
nesday from business trip to Chicago
Miss Alta Colby visited in Stevens
Point last week. She returned yester-
day
Mrs B. w Smith and daughters
left for Milwaukee yesterday to spend a
few days.
Rev and Mrs Edmonds, of Oconto
Falls, parents of w L. Edmonds, are
visiting in the city.
Miss Katherine Lerum, who has
been teaching school at Naugardt, is at
her home again in this city.
Rob Burns, who is working on a
new saw min at Rhinelander spent
Sunday with his family in Wausau.
Thomas Lock, of the Merrill News
was in this city yesterday on business.
The PILoT acknowledges a pleasant
call
A Bendzulla came in from Edgar
and spent yesterday in Wausau, on bus
mess. Mr.. Bendzulla runs tailoring
establishment in that town
Mr.. and Mrs Myron c. Woodward
of Winton, Mimi, arrived in Wausau
last evening on Il brief visit and are
guests at the residence Of d. J Murray.
Ferdinand Wilde, secretary and
treasurer of the Northberg Mfg Co, of
Milwaukee, visited with his sister. Mrs
Jacob Gensman. few days last week.
Mrs. George A. Trttle, arrived in
the city from Washington ID G., this
morning She win remain until
George comes home to spend his va
cation. ia June and July.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Martin ar
rived in the city on Saturday from
Washington, D c.. and will make Wau-
sau their future home Mrs. Martin is
a sister Of Chas. Edgar and Is very well
known here. having taught music in
our city schools for several years We
welcome them 10 our city.
Major j D. Womer returned home
from California last Saturday evening.
Mr.. Womer has been absent since Feb
ruagy 1st and has spent most Of his time
in Los Angeles. He is in lore with the
beautiful country and delightful climate
of California, and may 60 out there
next fall accompanied by his family.
Dir. and Mrs. Jack" Gray and family
and +. e. Jones. formerly Of Wausau,
are living in or near Los Angeles, al Of /
whom Mr.. Womer reports very web.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17

You can slide down your cellar door,
that's if you have got on pair of pants
that are double seat and knee. Made
only by Mrs Jane Hopkins and for sale
at Seim Bros, opposite Court House.
James Peterson, the well known west
side manufacturer of wagons, sleighs,
etc, and who also does all kinds of
wood work and repairing is kept busy
these days filing orders for his many
customers. When you want anything
done in this line see james about it.
Julius Trettin, whose home is at 705
Grant street, met with a serious acct.
dent in Curtis & Yale's factory yester-
day, and yet he is very fortunate in
escaping as he did He is employed on
the ripper. The coat sleeve of his left
arm was caught in the feed rollers
which pulled in his arm in front of the
saw Had the machine not been
stopped in time, his left hand would
have been cut off, as it was his wrist
was badly cut.
The Wausau Liederkranz, last even
ing, celebrated its sixteenth anniver-
sary by giving a concert and ball at
Columbia hall Although the weather
was very disagreeable all day yesterday
and in the evening, the crowd was large,
inspite of all drawbacks Fully IS
couples We're present and a pleasant time
was enjoyed. The program consisted
of an overture by Geier's orchestra, a
vocal selection, by the Liederkranz,
fiute-solo, by P. Herzog; vocal selection
by the mixed double quartette; music
al selection by pygarts Mandolin Club
Second part, overture, Geier's orches-
ira, vocal selection, "EichenkraDz;a
musical selection. Dygart's Mandolin
Club, and another vocal selection by the
Wausau Liederkranz. This was fol
lowed by the dance which lasted past
the midnight hour
The State Board of Pharmacy viii
meet in this city tomorrow in the Court
House for the purpose of eyaming ap-
plicants for pharmacy The board is
comprised Of the following President,
A F. Menges, of Madison. secretary.
+. b. Heinstreet, GAINESVILLE. d. A.
Taylor. Stevens Point; H Schranck.
Milwaukee. About forty applicants
will take the examination in the follow
ing branches pharmacy, chemistry.
materia mediea and toxicology All
applicants for examination must have
some knowledge of chemistry as Taught
by the simple manuels Of that science.
They must also be able TO read and /
translate physicians prescriptions, to
point ont incompatibilities correct
errors in doses and describe methods in |
procedure in dispensing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17

THE third annual Carnival win be
held in Milwaukee in June. The dates
have been set-from the 26th to the 10Th
and the great work of preparation is
already we'll under way. As the second
excelled the first, SO viii the third event
eclipse both the previous Carnivals.
The fame of the Carnival is more than
local-it is not even confined to the linn
its of the great Badger state, but has
extended to all parts of the country,
Southern people have been attracted
by it and are coming in larger numbers
than ever before to spend their sum-
mers in Wisconsin. They arrange TO
attend the Carnival festivities aud then
separate to the countless resorts for
which Wisconsin is so justly famous.
There will be new and novel features
about the Carnival of ls0Ot to distinguish
it not alone from Others in Milwaukee
but from all others in the country. The
reduced rates that viii be in effect viii
make it an excellent week in which 10
visit the metropolis of the state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17
0Ma1asa1a pi1nt.
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1900.
Published weekly and entered at the Post Ofic
at Wausauas second class matter.
Call for Democratic State Con-
YeufiOu
MILWAuKEE. WIS. April 14. $500.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April A. 1900.
Pursuant to resolution Of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee at a
meeting held in this city, April 10, 1900
the chairman was instructed to give
notice that the State Convention of
Delegates of the Democratic Party of
the state of Wisconsin will be held in
the city of Milwaukee, on the 18th day
of June, at II O'Clock, A. NJ, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
Democratic National Convention, to be
held at Kansas City, July 4th, 1900.
Cali democratic, conservative, reform
citizens of the state, irrespective of past
political associations and differences,
who can unite with us in the effort for
pure, economical and constitutional
government, and who favor the republic
and oppose the empire, are cordially
invited to send delegates to the conven-
ton.
The representation to which each
county is entitled is designated below,
the appointment being one delegate for
each $50 votes or major fraction there
of, cast for presidential electors at the
last national election:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17

That is TO say of all the cities in our
state, enrolling more than 1900 pupils,
Marinette, Merrill and Wausau spend
the least per capita. But Marinette's
low per capita cost is not so low as it
seems. 1t comes about in this way
The children in the primary grades
only attend school half day. Each
primary teacher has really two grades,
about so coming in the morning and
another 50in the afternoon. In reality
Marinette pays better salaries than do
most of these cities, as shown by the
last report of the State Superintendent
on pages 200-201.