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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
ROGERS AND FAWCETT.
Warning Factions. Through Their
AntaEonisms, Making Repub-
IIcam Succesa Doubly sure.

Special Dispatch TO tho Post-Inteliigencer.
TACOMA, Sept. 1.-THE Democratic
party In Pierce county Is preparing 10
make the election Of the Republican tick
ct certain by keeping up the Fawcett-
Rogers fight through the campaign. Last
Saturday evening caucus was held by
the Fawcett wing at which ID was de-
cided 10 ask for a conference between the
two factions. with the view OF agreeing
upon n fair division of the county offices
on the ticket. This request was sent to
the Rogers faction, who sent back wcrd
today that they proposed 10 take no &C
ton in the matter, but that every man
must 40 into the convention on his merits.
one OF the FawCett faction. In speaking
of the attitude OF the administration fac
tIon this evening, sale that the Rogers
people were evidently eiated over their
success at the Seattle convention that
they had forgotten that Pierce county
was a Republican county and that the
Republican majority could only be over
come by close and united effort. THIS the
Fawcett adherents had proposed but they
had been given the laugh Now thu Rog-
ers contingent would be given chance
20 put up a ticket and elect 1t. ~ they
could.
John Hartman. who Ia conceded by both
factions 10 he the man who will be nnmi-
mated sheriff on tho Democratic ticket.
was asked 70 attend the caucus OF the
Fawcett men. but sent word back that re
did not care 20 become affiliated with
either faction. II !. alleged by she all
rrlpistration faction that The object in
agAlng Hartman 30 the caucus was 90 So
cure from him places as deputies for the
Fawcett adhereuts. A. result 81 Hart.
mans deciiBRtion 90 attend the fneetinE
II Ga now possible that Charlie Kennedy
or y = Foley may be put up for nominal
ton for sheriff, IN opposition 70 Hart
man
John r Cass. an active member 81 the
Fawcett wing Of the party. T. uud1uhf.d-
Isl In the lead for the nomination for
county attorney over J u aFletcher the
administration candidate. and wii most
likely secure the place on the ticket.
While a week age the ticket was prac-
tieaily about agreed upon complications
have curns up in the past two Or three
DAYS that make n pgoba bic that the cuun-
" convention will b. as stormy - were
the delegate conventions The convention
IS next week. saturday September q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12

THE ASH TENT AND AHNiNy 49,
manufacturers everything H'@s ~ s<rsa,1
vas: awnings oar spsctal,F -
avsnus south phene. Male -. a-.~-..-..
.yFsN,.rs hNrD rApPhrLfSs~Ths H.
Efn6 - fart1ry f5rifes seattle Isus 80
Awning Company. Marion no 49,
avenue. Also hydraulic u1inins ~ -
TENTS, tarp4plin and awnsn xS,sslss
duck. All weights and Nidths 800
mining hsHe. Felisx ffNi @ss
Company. III Yesler Nat. 1888
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
An American cIreu. Abroad.

The BarnGm- Bailey circus paid tho
street car companies OF Hamburg 500
to stop their cars during the circus
parade
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
chlna 90 out.trip Japan.

When the outside interference which is
now inevitable shall have removed or
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12

Including Formosa. the Mlkado rules
over iS go sab3eetA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12

PIONEER uaanufati urefs q a. n-,4
clothing make pure wegten IN. rsses
have The best e4fdppe1 planA 1919. IN uIa1s.
Ing clothing ~ ghr state r@asN'
en Mn iii Firai avsfitss -.
PORTABLE houses. 0rsce. Ga New -
: hlors
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12

4. Il. GOVERNMENT GOODS s'.e. ~
g. %. pSagackets. = pants, y ~
ientn, 81 uavy white ga5ef thIne ~.
~ coat the government 49, -. ss1s
sbe. cotton s0x. 10. watch cspa 49, m
Der blankets o. ponehos. Ia XIII
First avenue. .-.s----ss-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
ALASKA WANT ADVS.,
CAPE NOME NONvLI:
ALASKA CLOTHING.

PIONEER su,fitern Alaska a9W 80
pack horses. CfaDdaH S@f -
avenue seufh. -------~------s
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12

Extensive experiments have been con,
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
A Navajo Superstition.

No Navajo Indian will yer make a
campfire of wood from s tree that was
struck by lightning or that might have
been. If such a fire is made by an IT.
reyerent white man the Indians viii
retire TO a distance. where they cannot
feel the heat or smell the smoke, and
they will go to sfeep I'D their blankets
ireiess aud supperlesS. rather than eat
of food prepared on thar kind at a nre.
The Navajo believes that If ne cones
within the influence of the tame he
will absorb some of the sSSence OF the
lightning which will thereafter be at
tracted to him and sooner or later will
kill him. Up In the mountain more
than half the great pines are Scared
by lightning. but no wood from them IS
used Almost any old Navajo can nar-
ate instances where the neglect OF
this precaution has resulted disastrous
~. for ulen are sometimes killed by
lightning in a region where thunder
storms are frequent. and ii Is but q
step from the effect to the cause
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
The FINGER NaiIs.

In days when superstition was more
prevalent than IL is now the pc and
appearance of the finger nails were
considered 10 have reference to ones
destiny.
To learn the message of the finger
nails il VAS Necessary to rub then,
over with a compound OF wax and SCOT
and then TO hold them SO that the sun
light fell fully on them.
The on the horny transparent sub
stance certain signs and characters
were supposed TO pes from which
the future could he interpreted.
Persons having certain kinds OF nails
were credited with the possession of
certain characteristics Thus q man
with red and spotted nails was suppos-
cd 10 have a hot temper. while pale.
lead coiored nails were considered TO
denote u melancholy temperament
Narrow nails We're supposed 10 be
tray ambition aud a q~uarreisome IA
ture. while round shaped nails We're
the distinguishing marks of lovers of
knowledge and people of liberal senti
menI.
Coneeited. narrow minded and OBJ
sriuate folk We're supposed 10 have
small nails. intiolsn' people neshy and
those Of a gentle. retiring uaiG.e broad
nails
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28

In operating long cables very deli
cate Instruments are required. and the
currents arriving at the receiving end
are cry feeble in comparison with
those employed in land line signaling
The longer the cable naturally the fee
bier the impulses arriving at the re-
ceiving end.-A short cable. a cable OF
under 1000 miles being generally con
sidered a short cable. gives a speed OF
signaling amply sufficient for all pur
poses with u conductor weighing about
100 pounds to the mile. surrounded by
an insulating envelope Of gutta percha
weighing about an equal amount
When we come to a cable of about
twice this length. 1t is found necessary.
in order TO get a practically unlimited
speed-that is. a speed as high as the
most expert operator can read ito
employ a core of $50 pounds Of copper
to the mile. insulated with o pounds
the proportions of copper and gutta
percha in the 1891 Anglo-American At
lantic cable. which is considered the
record Atlantic cable. for speed OF
working and has been worked by auto
matte transmission at the rate of some
40 words n minute.-Scribner's.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
@LELdMQNS
gGzaGD
OUR FIRST PHOTOGRAPH.


IL Was of Charles West. u Brookly q
Man. sim Living.
Tha the first man who ever sat be
fore the camera should live To see pho
Biography Ia color an accomplished fact
shows very e~onclusively the rapid de
veiopment Of the art Besides being
the first subject Of the first camera
made In America. DR.. Charles Z. West.
a Brooklyn nona genarian- Is also the
possessor of the finest collection OF Jap
anese curios in the world. DIR. West
recently said:
1T was during the winter of lS394o.
Just when DaGuerre's great discovery
was made public by the Freuch gov
%ernnient. that Samuel r. r. Morse. of
Geographic fame. whose studio for be
was All artist as WE'LL was in Washing
ton square. New York. returning from
France. brought the news with him
which was destined TO create as great
a sensation IN the new world as in the
old Morse. John ". Draper. profess
or of chemistry. and | became greatly
interested in the subject. and George
w. prosch. an instrument maker OF
Nassau street made US each a camera.
the first three mad in America
q course the intention was simply
to take inanimate objects, as ii was
argued that animated ones could not
remain m~otioniess long enough for the
process. Finally. however. Draper
tried his wife's picture, Morse his
daughter. and Proseh took mine" Here
the doctor Shove q handsome. velvet
lined wooden case containing a cracked
and scanned copper plate. but nothing
more. The daguerreotype had vanished.
Not a trace of a feature could be seen
The sunlight had stolen Ii away.
You see" resumed the ve:lers1 lie
dc tor. - igut IRE. In max g lis &c
tt $. u.s. odine WI .e We used io
die and / omlde and saporized then
by p%ourine hem on heated p'ates- TIE
va.Asr lods g OH the plate m1de it VI y
set tive Il lig't. II f"qui ID Al tx
pos re Cf minutes to get any results.
| sat before the mirror. the reflect
sunlight in my ace. for that length
of time. And naturally when the pic
ture was finished IL showed me with
eye But automatic picture
making of human beings was an ac-
complished fact. and Mrs. Draper was
the first woman upon whom 1t was
demonstrated n | the first man
New York rhoto Era
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
CHIMNEY ROCK NEAR BAYARD, NEB

ward to make connections with transcon
mental roads. the other following tn
river closely up the valley into Wyoming
On both branches the track is beini
laid at the rate of about ii mile a day
and the boom travels far in advance o
the terminal station. Along the project
ed line there are many little prairie ham
let's which for years have led a strug
Cling existence, but which today are full
of expectant life. just now you woul,
have to ride many miles on horseback o
in a stage to reach them. but when yo'
got there you would find town lots quot
ed at from $500 to 81 900 each and til
gricss uSQinx, Al lRe s22 every day ca AdRd an shs
year or so the railroad will be EXTENDED
somewhere in the vicinity.
One of the oldest towns along the lin,
lis Bayard. which was founded all of I
years ago by an enthusiastic band o
men who expected the town to at ono,
develop into a metropolis. But somehow
Bayard did not develop suddenly. Per
haps il was because the nearest railrnae
was hundreds of miles away. But. OF
course. you cannot expect promoters Il
think of every little detail when they ar,
engaged in such a profound work as thai
of starting a metropolis.
When the founders of Bayard discov
cred their mistake. they lost their enthu
fiasm and went away. leaving of tbs
original settlers only a determined editu,
and a hardware dealer. These prairie pi
pneers are still residents of Bayard. and
at least 3S other people live there with
them.
When the rails were finally laid. it was
discovered that the town was fully one
eighth of a mile from tie station. Bay
ard tried to get the railroad people to
change the line. As the railroad men
could not be- persuaded to bring the rail
road to the town. the people of Bayard
4~.solved 10 move the town tn the railroad
And this they did with the aid of trucks
ind many oxen. Aud now Bayard strings
itself out along the rails. hugely content
10 gaze at the iron pathway over which
some day and in some manner prosperity
is to come.
The western Nebraska section of the
North Platte valley is chiefly a cattlt
country. but farther on the road runs
through the rich mining district of south
eastern Wyoming 1t is expecred that il
will eventually be pushed across Wye
thing and up through Idaho to Salt Lake
City.
The geological formation of the Platte
valley in Cheyenne county affords a field
for interesting Investigation Southwest
Of Bridgeport appears a lofty excrescence
towering above the prairie like a huge
Itile of masonry and near it. tn the east.
d smaller pile. These rocks have been
Z AIMED respectively Courthouse rock and
] all rock. Of to the west appears a
s trange freak of nature which has been
T AIMED Chimney rock. Settlers in this
locality say this rock is visible on a ciea
lay for a distance of so miles down tbs
rIufIav
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28

II is Just as easy to drift into DANCE,
as to drive into it The progress is stowe:
but the end is equally sure 1t Is tbs
gradual progress of drifting which blind
. the danger. Men and women drift int
1-health IN such a way. There is
lattie feeling OF oppression after eating
After a time it passes away. Some da
It returns and brings another symptom
hsadache, perhaps Something IS dom
to relieve the headache. but nothing Il
relieve the cause. So one more victim
goes drifting on { the rocks of disease
Young women who are teaching o.
studying are very apt to become victim
OF disease of the stomach They eat in
Iudlciously, in cases, and in gen
eral the brain is too occupied to ALLOW
the stomach the blood necessary to carr
on its functions. Hence in time sht
organs of digestion and nutrition an
totally deranged, and he young gradu
ate goes home q chronic invalid.
The timely use of DR.. Pierce Colder
Medical Discovery viii avert such a cor
dition the faithful use OF it in chronic
cases viii eFec a complete cure.
Twas troubled with very frequent headaches
Miss Mary Belle Sum merton. ofsan D5ego. Dura
Co. Texas Bowels were irregular and m,
stomach and liver seemed continually out 8
order. Often I could eat almost nothing. ans
hears 81 a time WAS entirely unfit &c. work
and nv whole system seemed So ran down thu
discouraxed / was advised TO trv nr- pferce
Golden Medical Discovery. and before az.safa
the third bottle ! was able to uu6er-S@ the du
ties Of public school life. and contracted to do 80
DR.. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets cleans
b complexion and sweeten the breath
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
A PARTIALLY OBEYED ORDER

The Reporter Returned. but the Mule
Was = Total Loss.
Harmon W. Brown OF Ohio. who held
a responsible place on the stan OF Gen
eral RawIins during the civil war. tells
the following story of the generals
treatment of an intrusive reporter:
"One day before Vicksburg the cor
respondent of a certain paper went to
General Rawlins for news.
The general pondered a ome and
took me one side.
".Taie this young man. he said. up
to the Top of those trenches within a
stone'sthrow of the enemy. Take him
up thee and lose him. | don't care
what happens. Understands
Il SAT- | did. and we started through
the H<.,.~Aa.sA of US were mounted. 1
pointH out a crest
auv and told him he could get q good
view rrom that point
AIM you coming With meT he
asked
No. replied. I know all | want
TO know
so lie started alone. As soon as the
top of lis hat aud the tips of his mules
ais SHeNtd Dpt tbt CREST tuttt tdiie
a voileF of musketry ten yards wild
that Gu the air like a big knife blade.
The crown of his hat was sliced of as
with shears. He managed TO drop to
the ground in safety. but the p~erseyer-
ing mule was literally filed with lead.
After the firing ceased the correspond
ent crawled TO the spot where | WAS
did you learn what you wanted to
know? | asked.
"Ehf gasped the correspondent.
wipins his face and looking at his
hands 10 see whether they We're bloody.
What | wanted TO know: Oh. yes. Of
course. The enemy are over that ridge
all right
"Nhe1 we returned to headquarters.
General Rawlins saw us and hailed
me. | went inside his nj
II thought | Told you TO lose that
~confouuded reporter somewhere. tie
said testify.
II did the best | could. sir. | an
swered. He came back. but ! have
the honor TO report the mule a total
loss. Saturday Evening Post
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
Night of Terror.

Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow OF the brave General Burn
d am of Machias, Me-. when the doc.
tors said she could not live till morn.
ing writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln. who
attended her that fearful night. "Al
taougnt she must soon die from
pneumonia, but she begged for DR..
hIngs New Discovery, saving tina,
II had more than once saved her life,
and had cured her of consumption.
After three small doses she slept
easily all night and its further use
completely cured her. This marvel
OPS medicine is guaranteed TO cure
al throat, Chest and Lung diseases.
tfnlv Nc and S1.oo. Trial bottle
nee at A. O. Luken s. Co. s. drug
Eists.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28

O.
- y
NORTH PLATTE 3;
= VALLEY OPEN. =
~
q
~ How Railroad Branch Has o.
20 Made Accessible n Great
y, Area of Land o.
- -
Hy FRANCIS TALBERT.


The bars 10 the North Platte yailel
have been let d82n- THIS interesting an
picsureSaUe Seetisn ~ the country ab4H
which So little i known on account Of X
eor8p aIarITe inavce~>ihtl5tY 10 ih'
explorer. II course. but IL the casua
tourists Bow ready t. receive the tfay
eier. the spceulator nF the home seeker
The extension of a railway branch hai
opened the door to the valley of fht
North Platte which lies IN western Ne
braska and southeastern Wyoming Ths
eastern and southern portions of the val
ley have long been settled. but the avoid
anee Of the upper part of the valley by
the various railroad lines which swe VI
far To the north and south of il has mace
the settling OF the section slow work
The Nebraska portion of this territory
lies in Cheyenne and SCOTS Bluff coun
ties and includes a section which is OK
ceprionaiiy we'll adapted To agriculture
pursuits as We'll as TO the raising Of sIack
for market. While rhr average anna.
rainfall. like that ia ultIVn IF western Ne
bfaska. ~ iight- this deficiency Is mart
than balaneed ~ the facilities Tor
irrigation The irrigation problem is ~
"iridesceut dream" Ou the contrary.
bitches have been constructed and have
been in operation for some time over
several thousand acres, willie the dbun
dan crops of small grains aud veg table
have demonstrated beyond a doubt that
the soil is of a must excellent quality
Outside Of the irrigation district the
land is rolling and covered with Il heav y
growth of prairie grass. upon Shich
stock feeds the year through and grows
fat. Nowhere in this country is found
better range land than in the low lying
hills along the valley of the North Platte.
and the added advantage OF Irrigation
makes this section one of the finest places
in the world for the farmer with small
capital who is seeking a home.
The new railroad branch starts at Al
lance. Neb.. and runs to the brand new
town of N~orthport, on the north bank OF
the North Platte. There the line branch
es, one arm reaching tentatively south
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28

Washington, d. c., Dec. 10, 1898.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co, Columbus, o.:
Commemorative often heard of your
great medicine and have persuaded my
wife, wfro has been much of a sufferer
from catarrh, to try Pe-ru-na, and after
using one bottle she has wonderfully
improved. 1t has proved all you have
claimed for it, and l take pleasure IN
recommending it to anyone who is af-
dicted with catarrh. Yours,
VIM. Youngblood,
Auditor for the Interior.
Catarrh in its various forms is rapidly
becoming q national curse. An I'M
doubted remedy has been discovered
by DIR. Hartman. This remedy has
been thoroughly tested during the past
forty years. Pe-ru-na cures catarrh in
all stages and phases. There Is no rem
edy that can be substituted.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28

The g~reHadiers. the senior of british
regiments which compose The rtcade
of glaris~ got its name from the Garf
that toward The end of the eighteenth
century rba men were armed ~frb
hand grpnasI.s 70 throw among the
enemy They bad 10 be- IN The front
oil the lighting line. hence they gained
q reputation for bra very and tts name.
of the ~gFrnadiers Ffaa badge ef the
regiment y still a hand grenade spout
ing flames Elsoagh that ~sisaslsy engfue
OF war hal long siace been superseded
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
COMMON PROPERTY.
Public Praise is Public Property
Richmond People Nav Profit
by Local Experience.

Grateful people will talk
Tell their experience for the pub
lie I'D.
Richmond citizens praise Deans
Kidney Pills.
Kidney sufferers appreciate this.
They find relief for every kidney
i'll.
Read what this citizen says.
Mr.. Elmer O. Hawkins of H north
fifth street, machinist at Gaar, Scost
& Co 5 works. saws
For two or three years | was srou-
Dled with a weakened ana debilitated
condition of the kidneys. There
a a steady aching pain through
my loins and | could not rest com
forta1y at night, The ~secretions
became irregular and unnatural.
| tried a great many different RENE
dies but received no benefit until
seeing Doan Kidney Pills highly
recommended / procured a box at \.
u. LHken 5 drug store and used
them. They soon fixed me up and |
feel confident IN saying that they
arc a permanent cure for the kidney
troubles.
Doan ; Kidney Pills for sale by all
druggists price 50 cents per box.
Doan : Ointment is a specific for
all itching skin diseases, piles, &c
zema, c-Sr<<rnsnsss. chatting, any irrita-
ton, was. ofhiness of the skin.
Givsgo AT spensief. We mail a free
s1-s-~@ fr..r~ Replication. Address
MIlburn Co, Buffalo, \. Y.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28

The Sunday school teacher q been
telling the class about Joseph. particu-
Iarly with reference to bis coat ct
many coiors and how his father ~
wardet him for being q good boz, for
Joseph. she said. told his father when
yer he caught any of his brothers in
h act OF doing wrong-
Can any little boy or girl tell me
what Joseph wasy" the teacher asked.
hoping that some of them had caught
the idea that he vas Jacobs ~favor'te
Il know one Of the little girls said
holding up her hand
"NHat vas neg
a t~attIeraIer~ was the repiy--Rai
timore News.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
We give no rewards.

offer OF this kind Is the meanest OF
receptions. Test the curative pow
ers OF XIV Cream Balm for the cure
of catarrh, hay fever and cold N the
head and you r sure 10 continue
the treatment. Relief Is Immediate
and a cure follows. It is not drying.
does not produce sneezing. Il soothes
and heals the membrane. Price ~
cents at druggists or By mail Ely
Brothers, 30 Warren street. New
York.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-28
There is a Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in al
the grocery stores a new preparation
called Grain-0, made of pure grains.
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it
without distress. and but few al tel.
it from coffee. 1t does not cost over
/ as much. Children can drink II
with great benefit. ID cts and % ct
per package. Try it. Ask fo1
Graiu-O.