The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-04
srATTLE ~ ELECTRIC LIGHT.
visitor Finds Much Of Interest IN
ne Puget sound Metropolis.

n "a a study In human nature one
sboud not miss to go into a lively city
M Seattle for instance, and take In the
slrbfs and scenes that meet one at almost
svsry foot OF the distance Travelled In the
butness section, especially on Saturday
evening.
svenue and James street and walk up to-
vard Pike street. The sidewalks are
smvded with men. women and children.
lneficans. Englishmen, Irishmen. Scan
diaayians Asiatics. Africans. and men and
women from all parts of the world ]ostle
srninst each other as they walk up and
down the busy streets.
~ husband and wife are out finishing
IN weeks shopping. the young fellows to
sajoy . stroll ana their after dinner ci-
-. young ladies' to take exercise in the
ooen afr and may be to gain few ideas
n millinery and dress or perchance to
~ sweetheart, old or new.
On one corner In prominent drug
aloee window two young ebony-hued
younkssers are seated blowing bubbles.
advertising particular kind of soap ana
~ the store: further up faker talks in
Iund tones inviting the crowd to the in
~ h which an Indian and a large num-
III Of vcnomous rattlers play the etar
nn. little further up the street and
another loud -mouthed orator narra.es the
saRer4ngs Of 4 negro burned at the stake
n ~ South: tells Of his crime. his cap
turs and punishment and invites the crowd
10 listen to the yeIls and the means of
The victim through the photograph tubes
esnsAt by the instrument when the flames
were roasting the poor devil This IL one
d the fAvorite anusements Of many In
the NoWd
4 little further UP one IL invited to Wit
nes moving picture entertainment, and
70 The crowd moves on.
Th<n walk down below what Is known
- the dead line and a different crowd
hseen Here woman Is seldom encoun-
tesed and when one 10 seen she Ii usually
u that type seen where men congregate.
With shayp features and painted face. At
almost every half block one encounters a
tristy theater hand or n group of Saliva
uonists or mission workers. faker, phre-
solotast or something OF that kind. The
rrects ARE crowded. and where some ia
ufed faker holds forth VIII be seen quite
large group OF men listening. while he
shouss the virtues Of his wares. hts clean
inx compound or patent medicine that win
cure al the his that flesh Is heir to and
drive away every disease that was ever
known
The saloons along the streets are we'll
MsVnsed, and at every opening OF one OF
.ns'f doors the rfhald song or lest comes
iafth along with music from the piano or
pehd, or song by one of the many fellows
rnc Eain their living by going from one
70 another OF these places during the
nfh' time Occasionally. and sometimes
'srqutntlT. the clang OF bell Is heard
40 me patrol wagon II rushed down and
~ % more hurried into Il and driven to
~ Police station 10 spend the night and
= brought M the next morning before.
:. honor Judge Cam, who quickly de-
enss whether punishment should no given
~ what 4 shall be. And 80. nighs after
asht tAe programme Is played on. some-
umes tragedy causes = little more OF 4
msns ="
ana 50 the night wears on and presently
wv week your couch. ''perchance TO
NAN on the things you have seen and
.1u, and as YOU doxe on, there comes
musical cadences 20 your ears, waited
we morning breeze. the slowly ut
nv ~ and long drawn out Pei, Postl
sSssaihk paper" OF the nevshoy. and you
sasv tesore you fall asleep that the day
- commenced again, Port Orchard In