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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
HAPPENINGS
ABOUT TOWN

Robert " Wilson has commenced
suit Ia the superior court against
the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph
company to recover 81 eHa damages
for Injuries sustained while working
for the defendant az West seattle,
in January. In the course Of his
work be eiutmH n log on which he
WAS working turned, and be was
forced TO make a iump. which u ~
alleged resulted IN serious internal
injuries.
The concert given last night at
ChristenHeu'a hall for the benefit 81
the city mission. sis Alder street.
was q decided success. The large
audience present listened with pleas
ure 10 the work OF such artists NJ
lie 9rande Garter. james Forrest
and Frederick Zimmerman.
Mrs. Samuel D. Crockett received
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~ nlath. ~ Hex Damon. 10
fry tiwyd. W ~ Morfis J p
Jones. J =. James. John CoasIdlue
Siehaian Fghmitt ard John CLANCY
49, Gardner kelloEf. a. Albert
Hanson. " q Rude and a. " slim
son. ~. D. A He'll. ~ William Ma
10y y Gardner Judge George. g
- Gardner A u stewart. Coroner
Hove and A ~ stewart. IL sam
plies ] a. Goldsmith. A. q Kerry.
BRED Vest. J y FARRELL Df Miller.
D. Miller. George iampiuf. Z. J.
Morrill, and " Van De Nantrr. 10,
- - Frederick Geo, Dickinson,
John Lasry. Andrew heinrich. 1udEr
Jacobs W ~ Moore ana Horace
Dunbar. . Ward EHtee. ~. J OIL.
A II Hnrweil A. n g. Donnis0u.
Maurice McMlsken, ID r. Denny.
capt HaFlow MARX zen Fuie and
William sheffield Dick kinrsf.
g. q RieWari. John kiunear " r.
Scott. ~ crane p T.. R~Ser. = g
Miles. " ~ Isaftitnsrs Judge Albert
anu. } 3 Arthur Pred strong Msrs
ton nfessf, y. = Graves. Rev. uaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

RaRieY. Matt Gofnley. WIN. Hurley.
q. g. OH. ed TNitmeyer Boyd
TaiimaH and Frank Barnard. g
WIN spfeen, l. 4. Burns. Prof.
Wagner Roger Green. II chopin. =.
X BattsrNofth and 9. ~ Frye, D.
Jno kippiingcr. Falis Morrison, J.
Murray Sherwood Gillespie, ) q.
Brown. e. y. aiirtson. J. l. Wilson.
g. Bates. Hall Cole. gehwaba,.hsT
Bros. sol ullfne. Frank Block and
WIN Hsiond q Nose Kane, " D..
Murphy. Judge McgliYra. y. Ne.
Elfoy. y " Prosch, y u. Page. ~.
Fchoenfsld. n A. Mcclure. ). J.
Ferguson. a. D. MeDond. ~ l.
Drew. Frsd strive. o M Hai-tead
D. a. Hughes q. walker q steele.
Chas cisney. q. W ststson. y. q
Carlisle. Judge Cook. Dr. J =
Cfichton ard James siumpff. 3 Q j.
Smith. g Mckutchean. Fred Peter
son. J. /. Mccoy. j IT, Powell.
Nshop 0sneh. r. -. Smith. VIM.
PARCELS d. shsrplss. VIM. PeTe.
A. ~ epecksft. q. II Reeves. WIN.
Gsffaey. 9 Hinehsrt J BedeiFheim-
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EXTRA EDITION
shot DOWN By
JEALOUS woman
The Same Old Game

Capt Dell 81 the E. :. secret aer-
vice. has recsixrd = letter which had
been senf to a man at Friday haF
ho frufn New Yogk city II ~ enc
~ the uHual green Naeis FRnasH r.
which. % Use the terms ~ the lei E
tor. the victim T. to invest tts4
and receive Ia return more than q
lifetime Of toll at HE psessnt oeru-
ratiun seilia bring h!sa' Isss
scheme looksd vsFy plaaaibis. "a
fact ton plausible and ths result
was that hi~ intended dup~ lmnses
fistsiy a.Ht the letter 20 the eans
tain
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news last uiefa Of the death u her
Brother n l. shambef1us Hcil
knue Il pioneer Of tie northwest. ai
Raism roe lie vas b KrarH 81 agr
j flFn 0ahflsi. = pink mahs ksHter
HaN sued Gus Witshr fnf fHsA Tor
false impf lsaHulsuf ~ Il alleged
hat Mitske - afe o. esaupiaiui
ftArainE Gabriel with buying stolen
fns5lia Gabriel Nas hrrelHssi5 bot
As discharged and nov wants
siafnHEra faf fha disferute ard IN
assns. sfiInurE ba suffered
- = - 800 e- lsAsNt , .
Ell Invitations directed 90 the maYur
SD members 81 The cifN council o.
sfisnd the annual meeting - the
Rsslfic coast FIRE chiefs. which VII
- hriH % Tacoma SsrifHuhff -
1he huari q pnhiir works eHtefaaf
awarded contracts Tor q rutnhsf ~
puhiir improvements iuaiedinN 80
efai Hafsf mains ard cahefsts side
haiss
Transport nix left Japan yesisr-
aeY for Seattle ard thosid arrive in
T. days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
THE RACE
PROBLEM
Bishop Shaifer RidieuIes the
African Colonization Scheme

nishnp { r. Hhaffsf - the Affican
Methodist Episcopal conference delfs.
cred naaat Interesting lecture on
Western Africa" At HAnke hall last
HlKht Several hundred esiefsd lssabis
~ Seattle aud Tacoma sefe present.
ia taking ~ ths race problem Hiai4-
90 shaffsf denounced a. nouscusie Al
the agitation Tor the removal ~ lhs
ceiosed population - the United States
20 Africa. re said that Africa pre-
scented 40 opportunity for anY civilized
man. taiursd af white. At the present
time lie declared that IL was the da.
~ u the coiored citizens n the United
States 90 remain here and work 0B'
their own salvation through the rails
inR u the Intellectual standard n ths
race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

The '6el 81 Noneg. - decided
~ the votes Of The stars seaaegr
i pseizhsa to-day. shoN ms Mr.. u
Act~axsA at the head q the iist
Ihr hst u prisc Winners cannot
YET D. siN~a. ga account Of the Inn
nlrfANr number 81 ballots 10 he
checked over but the prlaes viii h~
awarded accefliing To the ssllss psfe.
hAhed and should any two ttcAets
= osherwl.e eqgally sntitlsS 10 ANY
Prise preference viii BE- given To Inc
efie which beaFa the earlier mum me-
Showing that i ~n@ previously giisd
The star also publishes pict,sre~ ~
thr su-vessfal candidates. with the
excr~ticn 81 Mr.. Davis. Of = horn ne
photograph i available. ard ffom
Ga 10 dsN Individual pictures 81
s~sS With = sketch 81 nls NE ana a
review Of the public enterprises he
has rnkaEsd IN for IA. brnsVt az
SEATTLE, viii be Ktven
Seattle has reason 70 tse proud Of
hof pubiic spirited rtti1sas. and the
sketehes which viii ie published
stth ire photographs ~ the ten
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
STREET RAILWAY
MEN TO MEET

SARATOGA. y. Y. Aug. 20 The
twenty annual meeting ~ the
will bring to Saratoga next week
several hundred Of the men most
prominently Identified with the
street railway interests Of the Unit
ed States and Canada. An interest
ing program of papers and discus
siouH extending over three days has
been prepared The annual meeting
Of the Association Of Street Railway
Accountants viii BE- held az the same
time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

er. J. y. Rfttlng@r. -. q. Grant. Capt.
ward. Neah Hail. j }. Hiil. DR.. Car
field Blake Tibbs Boyd Wells. Fred
efick A Nelson. } ~ White. Andrew
ChilbeTE. John cOiteran. Q. p Fowl
er Grimm Davis. Detective Adams.
W " Bell. Homer Bull, T.. L. Blaine.
Fred Bauman, ~. ~. frink. Marx
ELLIS. stephen Hull. Henry J. Henry,
r. B Jones = Jackson. y. kefneay,
A Kistlsf. ~ ~. kuiiea. Dsu kfi.
isher and Cooper a Levy. &. VIII
Insiis. ". p Hammonds. John Hart,
s. Lobe. q. T. Hiiiman. Thgs. Casey
n. X. Hubbard. Marx Freeman. y. r.
Hunt. DE- Gibson. Arthur 0rifrn1
August Tolaer. y. H0wells. Walter
fz4ason. Judge R TNlifusn5 John
CragNeil.. ChHa Chamberlain, Ralph
Hopkins Henry Carroll, WIN. Chap
ellie. g. NJ. Emory. Ersstus Brain
ard, Judge Osborne. g. II. Babb,
Chns Muller. Or. sullivan ~. II
sixer, DR. r. ~. Nevills. Melody
choir, Chas. McAliister. 7. ". Spear,
Prof Meany and =. G. Nsufsider l.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
AlAskA cAalr Is COMING

American HR ~ allan steamship
Texan is scheduled 70 sail fruu San
Francisco today With the $50 mites
~ Alaska cable 20 be placed eiaAfss
the burnside. The Californian AZ
the Same lire IL scheduled 10 arrive
"a San Francisco ffofn New YORK
The Tsxan has i00e tons - general
freight Tot this port. She viii lea 4
small return cargo. KuinE hack
10 New York
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Mrs. W. e. Finley, a Sfenograph-
er. WOrfaIy Wounded Frank
7aughenbaugh, Her Cousin

have that ~am.ns fhrcwu ost
etaa gss year e-etA~f. Asa have hisa
tell this woman q set 10 he'll eat u
here. Tsns hsntaush IL said "a have
shouted
Mrss TsnEhenusush left ths Fzusn.
nAFtiiy had shs Egus When shs heafd
Mrs inisf RAN Nsh. 40. Nou uau
rfssn tao revolver nhets rang asst
Mrs. Tangh~nhzslst rushed task IN
- the foora eHd faNnd ths psa#trats
form ~ her husssaa I'd on thr ftaax.
Mrs FtnisY a~s Jared that ahs At
terra nted - teaVe The hots-~. eat that
her r4.ssaEs was h1aeksd ~ Tanz hsH-
laugh. and that she shet hlFn aa~n n
self asfsuse Ehs stated that tha mar
s-aa knDorva hsf for lonN time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
Gilsons Go Free

Superior IudEr He'll. upon the mo-
ton Of thR pfnnscuttnE attorney
dismissed the case u tho state -
Alice and Leonard tifisun. mother
and sos charged N1fh assault and
battery IN having assaulted ppites
officers who tried to tear fo~n =
barn On the Diiron property At
Green fsAkr. witch u sss alleged
was partly on citF land The DE-.
PENDANTS NeFs tried and convicted
IN the justice court. bat took al ap-
naal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
COUNCIL INVITED

The council clerk this morning re-
ceived an invitation directed r.
members Of the city council. re-
lussiinE their participation IN the
great " . vs.. carnival parade next
Friday night The city fathers are
Co rifir IN carriages Rtfd viii set 60
sss she man loop tha loop free Of
charge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
Minnesota Golf Championship

TT PAUL. MINI. Aug 2s.==Aus-
picious conditions marked the open
Ing today ~ the annual state gold
chanvi0urhip tournament on the
links ~ the Town and Country club.
Ire tournament continues three
days Among the entries are repre-
seftativca % clubs in Minneapolis.
81. Paul. 81. Cloud. Winona. Haehea-
ter, Duluth and Faribauit Interest
cenfera chiefly In the contest for
the Spaldius cup. now held by the
Town and Country club ~ 81. Paul
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
BASEBALL MAGNATES
TO MEET At BUTTE

BUTTE. Aug. g -The special meet.
INK n the directors ~ the Pacific Ma
tlonal Baseball league. called for
Thursday IN Spokane. will be- held IN
Butte Instead The date Of the meet
ing has not been changed.
Besides arranging the new schedule
FOR the f0nr-tluh league. for the rest
~ the present season. II II understood
tho maRnatss will consider plans for
an elght-olub organization next year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
Louisiana Veterans Meet

ALEXANDRIA. Ia. Aug. 20
Alexandria gave a royal welcome to-
day 60 the visitors here from all
parts Of the state for che annual
convention Of the Isoaisiann division,
United Confederate Veterans The
crowds have been greatly augment
ed BY the presence 81 delegates "a
the annual state conventions Of the
Sons Of Veterans. IL being the first
time the two organizations have met
together During the two days the
convention continues there viii be-
addresses by a number Of prominent
speakers. Tomorrow both or9nniza-
ti0ps viii choose officers for the en-
suing year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

When Julian Hose the Hebrew inn
permanstor. watkeduut on the Htaar ~
the Empire PARK theater last uiEht ~
rsapcuae 60 the fourth encore. aud
Yeiied ''Vot sou vent Ter dhirfy cent
be hit the nail on she head. This new
playhouse IL EiyiuE thls week the best
lire ~ attractions ever crowded into
one program in the Northwest
Hose with his inimilnbls "fiddish
talk shares first hpnnrs With Lillian
Sutherland Martinetti. the dainty little
auuhrrtte. while Anderson Wallace,
traveHtY artists. Reese Bros Herpimif
aud Arthur Hahn. the hsHao. are par
tculariy well received. 0riernon Sis
iera do neat song and dane act
y hilc the other numbers fii oat vel
balanced clio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

CLEVELAND. o. Aug. 2s-The
central conference Of German Bap-
lists opened today al the First
church. this city. and win continue
In session one week Several hun
dred delegates. both lay and minis
teriaI. are ~ attendn uce from Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and
Kentucky.
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The temporary organization 81 the
proposed Alaskan club met last
night in the dining parlofs Of the
Hotel Northern. Richard Mnnsfield
white. the author. preaided. The
pflnft al object Of the club will be
10 assist IN advancing the Interests
Of Alaska and to promote friendly
relations between the people of that
territory and the people Of the
states. Resolutions 10 this effect
were ADOPTED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

Queen Amelia - Portugal eho with
kiug Charles recently drank 90 The
heaith Of President h0uHsvsH alatard
the cruiser Brooklyn, y famous ~ The
''Iifs-saS wing queen N Europe Hhe IL
a fine swimmer. and has saved i've
persons from drowning. one her own
child Queen Amelia came Of the house
OF Buurbpu.uriean and married King
Charles IN tssa They have two child
rsn. Louis. Philippe - hfHeanKa and
Manuel. duhruf Beta
pnrtuaat uRa great maritime now
~ in the Itsh and 18TH centuries. noted
for discoveries. explorations and con-
quests. Hut at the present time the
history of Tits uttio Kingdom ~ OIL
made up Of civil strife. and its polii-
ical role abroad is nii.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
LABOR MEETINGS TONIGHT

Boiler Makers Mattresses halt lta
Second avenue.
Electrical Workers No. II Masonic
library second avenue ana Pike street
Plumbers Olympic han iioaM Sec
onaavenne
Western Central Labor union West
ern Central Labor Union halt isos
Second avenue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

'usst PROMINENT men IN Seattle. Niil
Be OF educational value to the never
population Of the city, as well a. 70
the Younger residents whose meme.
fles DO not extend far enough into
81 Seattle
Al interview from Mr. Mac Dou 3
Gaii With sketch sa his career. viii
be given IN toFuerrNwe issue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
DROWNED
/. b. Larson Lost Life in Res
direction River, Alaska

= - I-afson. prospeetar. was
Crowned a. Resurrection river August
q while trying % ford the stream. ac-
eoralnK % sdsfueH brought yesterday
b ths steamer Excelsior. lie Was car
rylnF a parx and the current swept
him OF his feet and into deep water
where be could not sst 0at Deceased
Was O. years q age and = former res
f6eut 81 Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
ONLY ONE
BAD ERROR
Wild Throw Defeated Dugs
49,. .-sessss~ .ssr .,->s s~,-s-~ $780,
Ss-s@I@ - -~sRE

BUTTE Aug 81 NJ spsncsf
made one Nsiid thFuN e. FIRST base.
ard az result AT uHz dale Nrnf
away ffsfn the first af the seattle
Butte series aoNurast ana suttuw ruA
fhat onH error 20 Matt NtANisga ut-
derstudy lsE ln two runs and not'
.hr game faf sufts
Throughout the game Harry Mat
fsin uaa the tits thinH ii ~ true tite
trfrinr siunErrs % the mountaif.
city fuprsa uut seven hits. bat tbs ;
we're 80 scattered and Huiiie ~
HcFAtchf thai had he had anYthims
bat ragged support hs Neuid have
wen hts FaHne easily
AcAirteis eapgsed off run IN the
aiKth ~ hitting a Flup single. rnHh
lnN ihirf on Henfys Wild thfua Hnd
~rarsns on Mufirya safe hit Huism
duplicated tbs trick lu thH riEhfh.
ifr singled. pgul ing thFsu wiid and
Freeman hlf zafe.
HrUfa ~ innings
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
LOCOMOTIVE BLEW UP

ERIE Pa. Aug zs.-Ths crown
sheet Of Lake Shore locomotive
blew cut IL West Glfafd. early this
morning fatally seaidiug John
HurnH the fireman. ana seriously Ia.
3unnE Charles Albright. tie enEiu-
eof. sn8 John cieary, q brakeman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
AND
STREET CAR
MEN FOUGHT

snui pany hes iHsued PASS books. but
chief Atfuhm refused them AMI
saints the lusH fu ridr an thfii
fadara The company has ISSUED
afdefs 60 put off all firsmeE aho re-
fuse 10 ppy faFss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26
PASSED BOGUS CHECKS

PORT LFsAvEN WORTH. Aug q.
Charges unbecouing an officer
we're flied against Lieut. Haytrsft
o. the TssgentY- second infantry lie
IL accused Of passing worthless
.sb.sIla
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

los ASaEl.ES cal. aug a.
MANY fEiita snsued here to-day be.
tween the flIeiasn and the street
ear nsu
The rails ~ franchise statss that
thr firgmrn shall side free The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-26

Globe Navigation eotnpanyf
ffsIghter Tamuiee has been charter
cd by tise ALASKA steamFhip cam
pany 60 carry = cargo OF hay 20
Ebagway.
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A. san Lake Spokane. T.; salt
faks. g.
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SIWASHES
DAZZLED
Jack Corbet, Hypno,ized VIII
sons Braves at Los Angeles

Los ANoEiEs AuE :, one Isos
esrtsu dassisd ths slussh crowd
hsts yesterday As a result, I'afks WI
saa and ~. braves sscurra bui four
hlis and no runs. vtile tho Angels RAP
pea ow ~ vrsla.s curves for Il safe
ones sid sesrsd an rans
Seattle never had e loos-la. Prom
TIA time Cpfbstt threw the fret hall
until ne quit after nius innings u ~.
nFettisst Kind - pitching the ssattirs
ss4F - q, tise sif
r. Vfain. besides allowing 5 large
hamhsr ~ hits wss Wild IT. had
ruuT cnrtful. especially az times shsn
be should have been steady
Aense ~ iuniuNsI
Seattle .,..r...se Q Q o "a
Los AnE,ies - 0ee -
- Oakland san Francisea g. osk
land. 6
A. Sacramento Sacrament. 10. Port
lard. 4.
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At Sacramento Sacrament 10. Port
lard. 4.
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a, =, oas'ana-saa branches. 3 ost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18
Let the Poet Rest.
Golfers Weekly.

C0lllerS weekly.
Some Of the avowedly literary magazines
continue to feed what is known as the Poe
cult" with more zeal than discrimination
Surely it cannot be held that the matter
lately brought to light adds anything of
value to our knowledge of the poet that
it heiShtens in the least degree our concep-
ton of his genius of character. On the con-
trary, 1t but casts into stronger and more
shocking relief the painful circumstances
of his career. Lamentable indeed is the
privilege of the dead poet, to have the
whole. term of his wretched life subjected
to scrutiny, in order to satisfy what must
be called perverted public curiosity. For
of the first and most unhappy American
poet we know all that is needful to be
known We have his works, the immortal
part of him. and there competent bio
graphies which should preclude the CHASTITY
industry of these belated grave-searchers.
A similar outrage has been wrought I'm
France, in the case of the late Guy de Maui
PEASANT, and the memory Of that ill-fated
genius cannot but suffer in consequence.
Details of his personal history which, living,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18
Twain, Howells, Matthews.

]. p. Mowbray, in the Critic
In the article american Literature in
Exile our critic [Mr. Howellsl seriously
discusses the loss to America by reason of
Mark Twain's long absence abroad and
comes to the conclusion that after all the
detection was no greater than when Wash
are told that the most monumental example
of literature. at once light and good, which
has first reached the public in book form
is the different publications of Mark Twain.
Has Mr.. Howells forgotten the Life and
Struggles of p. II. Barnum?
In the paper on the Politics of Ameri-
can Authors" We find the critic lamenting
that none of our authors (his authors) has
reached the heights of political power as
several English authors have done. This
is singularly malapropos at a time when
the President of the United States is better
known to millions of Americans by what
he has written than by anything else, and
IL Mr.. Howells could only be induced to
read the score of volumes which have come
from the indefatigable mind he Is too just
not to acknowledge that they are examples
of scholarship and patriotism well worthy
of emulation. But our critic, while lament
ing the dearth of scholars in politics, sud-
denly catches his breath and bethinkS him,
Mark Twain is leading anti-imperial-
ist."
Leading" men and brethren. Lead
ing''-it is so writ.
Now, we have hesitation in saying
that we believe Mr.. Mark Twain lives in
the hearts of his countrymen as securely
as AmeTicus Vespucius, or DR.. Talmage. or
p. I. Barnum. or the country circus. But
he does not and cannot live there by virtue
of the literary qualities which Mr. Howells
has been extolling in and out of season for
the last twenty years as the prime
requisites of acceptance into his coterie.
But such is not the case with Prof Bran
der Matthews, who deserves something
more than a fellowcraft nod for his loyalty
to the family literary standard which Mr.
Howells has advanced. He at least has
written a great deal which bears upon its
face the consciousness that Mr. Howells
was in the next room
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FROZEN PORK IN 1852.

= Among the cold winters of my recollec-
tion the winter of 1852 stands out promi-
nently." reminiscent gentleman remarked
IN little group of people who were dis
cussing hard winters. IT was partner
in a pork-packing house at Quincy, ILL.,,
and on one of the bitterest days of that
litter January received telegram at New
Albany to come at once to Quincy. There
was no railway to JeffersonvilIe. and 10
take the Indianapolis train we had to cross
the New Albany ferry in an omnibus from
the old L., n. A. &c c. Railway; take sup
per in Louisville, and then cross on the
Jeffersonville ferry to the old j., M. e. 1.
Railway station. The wind was blowing
great guns, but the trip to Louisville was
made all right After supper at the old
Calf House, omnibus conveyed passen-
gers to the Jacksonville ferry, but the
wind on the Ohio river at that point was
terrific gale. The ferryboat left Louis
vile at 9 o'clock, and did not succeed in
landing at Jeffers onville until nearly day
light. The Indianapolis train had waited
Tor it's passengers. however. and thence
the journey, though slow, was less har-
rowing than the ferryboat experience
FROM Indianapolis had to go to Lafay-
cite, thence TO Quincy, In below zero
weather. and with many railway delays.
THE business trouble at Quincy was a
whole trainload of hogs. frozen stiff-$1s0,-
900 worth OF pork-apparently a dead loss.
Closed freight cars were then scarce in
the West, and some miscreant shipper had
loaded the poor animals on fiat cars in
that frightful weather, and they had crowd
Cd together in suffering masses only to
freeze. The manager of our packing house
decided promptly that the frozen hogs
were only to be utilized as liquid grease;
so our men chopped their rigid carcasses
on the fiat ears into pieces as well as
they could and heaped them into the rem
uering tanks. 1t was dreadful piece of
work, and a dismal one-$13O.OO0 worth of
good Western pork gone into the soap
kettle. = 49, te-is ~ s'ff.'s'ss
lat the end of the job we had on hand
5000 barrels of grease: and, as the affair
had got into print, Boston man soon ap-
pesered on the scene to purchase the same.
We were glad to be rid OF it upon his Of
fer OF S40.OD0-everythinS was high-priced
at that time-and the shipment OF the bar
rels TO Boston began AT once. In conversa-
ton with the Boston man I casually re-
markell That trainload OF good. fat hogs
started out to be nice ham sandwiches,
but another destiny awaits them; they
will serve the world as soap
Soap! exclaimed the Boston man:
we will turn that pork grease into first
:. class lard: never mind the strong flavor,
we Will deodorize that. When you next
come TO Boston you will eat excellent pas
= try made out OF your Quincy lard
Lard exclaimed in my turn; well,
you take my word for il. I'll steer clear of
Boston for solid year."