The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-23

dog prisoners cannot be caught and given
the punishment they so richly deserve
They always selest the ,rost valuable
dogs. while worthless ours are spared"
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Mart Powell of Kerns. Wash accident
ally shot himself in the leg last week.
OF the hammer of the gun striking a limb
and dischargfng a shell. The entire charge
OF shot entered the left leg Just below the
Immediate late discovery saved the boy from
bleeding to death.
Eugene Hutchinson, Of Mount Vernon
is credited with riding bicycle from An
acortes TO Mount Vernon in one hour and
was fifteen miles an hour, and the road
was only ordinary.
One Of the difference s between this sea-
son and ttat of 1899 is the increased de-
demand was noticeably absent last year.
and the tandem seemed to have fallen into
general disfavor. This was one of the most
tandem has enjoyed a great deal iS Of pop "
larity, and it seems in a fair way to en-
joy more this season A few diamond
frame tandems were seen: but OF the COM
bination type. where the woman cyclist
rides In front, there seemed to be almost
none IN use.
Few people understand the important
position the bicycle has achieved among
the expenses OF this country" said Secre-
tary c. w. Dickerson,. of the American
Bicycle Company. II do not believe peo-
pie appreciate. even approximately, what
has become. Bicycle interests in this
country have made such tremendous
strides In the development Of foreign
money involved higher figure than any
other similar product. There Is hardly
country in the world where the American
known It is favorably known. In spite of
the few attempts to discredit 1t. it. has
successfully given combat to the pro-
strated its superiority. Here are some
figures which show from government re-
ports that the United States bicycle
manufactures, which In effect means the
American Bicycle Company. annually ex-
port more of their product in value than
any other manufactured article of sim
liar nature:
Bicycles ........ .Sl5, S2l,spz
Agricultural implements ..... Y s So ls
indiana R rubber and sutta percha
Carriages and street cars ........ 3.et1,sss
Clocks and watches ............'. s'sS's ~
Freight and passenger cars 49,. ' ~ "a
Glass and glassware .............. z.ais'2d
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After a long and interesting. career
'Mysterious' Billy Smith mas LOST inc
welter-weight championship. In the
nineteenth round of hot fght Matty
Matthews, of New York, knocked him
out last week. Smith was a ready ana
vicious fighter. 1t made no difference
to him who came along. he was ready
to make a match and settle supremacy
in the ring instead Of in the newspapers.
After getting to the top once he led
fast life, and was going down hill. when
he suddenly took brace ana reached me
top again. 1t could hardly be expected
that he would last much longer.
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Prize ring patrons hear and see some
funny Incidents. The following story is
told on Paddy Carroll. one Of the best
announoers in Chicago. by Prof Crane. OF
the g. A. c. which occurred at one OF the
boxing shows in that city:
There Is one feature OF the modern glove
contests that cannot be dispensed with,
and that IL the master of ceremonies. or
announcer Paddy Carroll is one of the
best announcers in Chicago, and some OF
his bon mots would move an elephant to
tears OF Joy. One of his speeches will
live in fame forever. Paddy was ANNOUNCE
ing one of the preliminary bouts, and thun-
dered out In his magnificent deep-chest
baritone: Gentlemen. this Is Harry
Pigeon: this In the Louisiana Rosebud.
They win fight with ordinary sized gloves.
each weighing about 1876 pounds
What's thatT howled the entire as