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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-02-26
The Idioms Of Our New Vest

The fresh idiomatic phrases sud . slann
words that pour in on the ear of the tlst:
eler through our New West; asd Sspesis
ally in its mining districts, will fstStIy
amuse and interest him. The laseua
seems to be finding an iuvigorstion snesal
these hearty and candid residents q ~
bordert Of civilization. They an ~
drawn, indeed, from the !" we'll of EnglisA
unde6lcd; )" but they bubble up from hsk
springs, sometimes alt sparkling with vie
and meaning, and many Of them will win
their way and keep their plsss in ~
common stream Of our mothsr-t r-tongdG:
What wealth Of new words and new mean
ing for old ones would Shakespeare mot
have gathered up in = weeks life among
the miners Of White Pine? For instances
+" You bet," is an emphatic ahismstiySj
get up and get" an earnest command ID
60; pan out" borrowed from washing
sands for gold, signifies turning ont or
amounting to-thus =. man or specula.
tion "pan out" good or bad, as the case
may be; weaken" is widely used te ex:
press all kinds of failing or failure . Ans-
ly dressed woman, "rags out !" humbug
VI Cueot 10 UuA tOoioE - Dom.
mer;" "shebang" is applied to any sort
Of shop, house or Office " outfit" to any:
thing new you have got; and " alkdavit''
comprehcnls everything for which no
other word is handy; "bull-whacking"
is driving an OK team, business in which
the present Senator Stewart, Of Nevada;
began his life in that State; chow" Il
adopted from the Indians as an abrevia-
tion for /" how do you dow o. f" how ara
you?" "peter out" stands for failnrs;
"bed rock" for the end or bottom Of things i.
show" or color" indicates promise q
prospect the Spanish i" corral" Il sdapts1 /
to any sort Of capture or control-ss thss
a broker had corralled" the stock. Of .
certain company; billed shirt" i :
white one !" square," anything excellent
or perfect "you can't prove IL BY ms.s
general doubt or denial +" none of il Ia
mine,", 4 declination and 80 on, indsA-
nitely almost, new phrase or word COM
ing up into society from below, every lit
tie, while having ito run or trial, bssonisg.
= permanancy d being baaishsd, II fbaaas
to stand the tests Of taste aud II esnulna'
meaning or not. gl' s'' 5,sss
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BY Blanks, bill-heads, cards, circulars,
catalogues, bills Of fare. posters, programmes,
pamphlets, ETC., printed at reasonable rates.
OrricE-Corner Of Second and Washington
Streets.
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Ons square, One insertion ...".."...... ....S3 90
Each additional insertion..... ............-. 90
Business cards, per quarter...... ......... 5 90
EsaJ- A liberal deduction will be made ir fa-
vor Of those who advertise four squares, or up.
wards, by the year.
Hs5- Legal notices viii! be charged to the
attorney or officer authorizing their insertion,
neN- Advertisements sent from distance,
aud transient notices, must DC accompanied by
the cash.
Bs1y" Announcements Of births, rsrriaEcs
ani deaths inserted free of charge.
R3- Obituary notices, or poetry" append
III to marriages CT deaths, will be charged one
half our regular advertising rates. We will
no. hereafter deyiite from this rule.
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1
SLAVERY IN ALAsKA.-Alasks needs
reconstruction According to the Sitka
Times, slavery in the worst form exists.
Slaves can be bought from any tribe.
Parents sell their children for three or
four blankets or few dollars; prisoners
Of war are made slaves and when chief
dies it is the custom to kill one or more of
these slaves 80 that the chief may have
slaves in the other world to wait upon
him. Gen. Davis rescued one fine young
fellow who had been tied up for two days
awaiting sacrifice, in ease Of an old Sitka
chiefs death. Another chief, supposing
his child about to die, importuned the
General for a half-breed named Evanod to
sacrifice him to serve u an attendant 10
the child after death; EvaDof was in great
danger until bis wife ran to the Russian
bishop and the bishop ran for the General,
and the General gave the Indians who
clamored for their human prey, . lively
talking to aud dispersed them. The man
per Of sacrifice il to make the slave wash
the corpse Of the child he is then thrown
on his back, q stick of wood put across his
throat and two Indians sit on each end OF
it. The body is then burned and meni-
al "beyopd the tomb" supplied.
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Geese,

I cannot imagine why duck should be q
term Of endearment, but goose one Of re-
proach. Which bird is better dead must
Of course be matter Of taste; but living,
the goose has very much the advantage,
both morally and Intellectually. Stupid
or silly, geese certainly are not, however
they get the credit of being so. No fowls
are so affectionate among themselves as
they, and they are the only fowls, that
apart from fear or interest, manifest any
attachment to as. could tell ofa goose
that led blind woman about, Of gandcr
that would single out any fowl pointed out
BY his master, and lead it to him by tho
wing; Of many friendships between them
andhuman beings butspac does not serve.
Faalts of temper they certainly have. Nc
one can deny this who has ever looked
into the ganders's steelblue eye, the very
color Of the sky of a clear winters day
or who has, for interfering with the gos.
lings Of his milder-eyed partner, got a
peck from her sharp bill, delivered with
the whole force, and~exchapging conf
dences with them through the chinks of
the door see their cxultation when at last
they bring out the goslings to him.
Strange goslings he would also welcome,
did the geese allow it; but they, upon
whom it devolves to keep the distinction
Of society, not only keep such at = dis
tance themselves, but oblige5 him to do so
too. There is probably no community
into which it is SO hard for a stranger to
find entrance as one Of geese ? but they
are most afFcctionate and united among
themselves. They hardly ever wander
about, separately like other fowls, but herd
together aud they cackle to each other,
not only all day, but, the day not being
long enough for all they have to say, half
the night through. No birds are so wake
ful.-Oncc Week. te s a snAgl
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DoN'T Go Too FAsT.--In this fast age
everybody tries to outstrip his neighbor in
appearance and show. The charge can
not be very heavy against our people, at
present, but as We grows in wealth and
population we can look for the application
of the following lines. The extract is
from correspondent in large Eastern
city to one Of the journals: ! .,. -.
81 never saw a garment too fine for
man or maid there was never chair too
good for cobbler or cooper, or king to
sit in never house too fine to shelter
tho human head. The elements about US,
the gorgeous sky, tho imperial sun, are
not too good for the human race-elegancc
fits man. But do wo not value these
tools of housekeeping little more than
they are worth, and sometimes mortgage a
home for the mahogany We would bring
into III? would rather eat my din
ner off the head of barrel. or dress after
the fashion of John the Baptist In the
wilderness, or sit on block all my life,
than consume all myself before I get't o
home, and take so much pains with the out.
side that the inside was as hollow as an
empty nut. Beauty is great thiug-the
beauty Of garments. House and furniture
is very tawdry ornament compared with
domestic love. All the elegance in the
world will not make home, and I would
give more for o spoonful Of real hearty
love than for whole ship-loads Of furniture
and all the gorgcousness that all the up
holsters Of the world could gather to-
gether." N'--' +"' 'At.'S 'Ha -
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~ During, the Fpsnch Revolution
Jean Bon st. Andre, the Vendean rcvolu-
t'onist, remarked to peasant: {" will
have every one Of your steeples pulled
down, that you may no longer have any
objects BY which you may be reminded Of
your old superstitions." Z" You cannot
hclp leaving rs the stars" replied the
humble peasant, and wc can see them
further Oh than our steeples" aa
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B6e The breach Of faith which Congress
has made with regard to the State Of ViF-
ginia is so plainly set forth BY the New
York I'Tbsne Of January 25th, that W
feel compelled to copy what that paper seys
upon that topic: se, no NJ
The House has adopted the Senats'a
perversc action on the Virginia bill with
out amendment. The terms on which ct
length Virginia is to be admitted were
yesterday, set forth in our columns, ard
may be fonnd again to-day embodied IN fhs
report Of the proceedings. We Dc nos
need 70 repeat that We deeply regret The
result finally attained at the end 81 thess
weary weeks Of debate and recriminstion.
Congress prescribed certain terms for the
admission Of Virginia the State conplisd
to the full with those terms Congress now
--prescribcs fresh termsl This is puniA-
ing the treason of Virginia in 1861 BY bad
faith on tho part Of Congress in 1870,
We do not believe such course e b,
statesmanship or even sound party policy j;
aud aggravating - is the wrong done Vir.
gioia, We believe she will suffer les sfto1l
Il in the end than win the party that ~
wr0ugnt H. 4s,fak s,d i; ASS ,.;ab II ia
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-27

clippers cutwater, and the moonlight hog is
by no means the lazy hog you have seen
loaGng about during the day. This incident
appearance in daylight is all put on; when
he gets down to business in luxuriant
garden, is the proper time TO judge the city
hog. Oar Ottowa street animal concludes
his labors before morning, caTefully replaces
the gate, and departs. He psvcr goes to
place but once. 1t isn't necessary. lie is
evidently business hog, for he finishes has
work promptly, and leaves nothing to be
desired A large number Of persons Siie
have received visits from this hog are anx-
ious to find the owner, in order, We are in
formed, to purchase him for nse1ngeric.
Therefore, if he should be missing some fine
day, the owner may conclude that he has
been stolen by Snowman. ---as
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REpuBLucAN CoUNrYCoNvENTIoN.

\ Republican County Convention will he held in
the City of Leavenxorth October 2?ih, at II M.
in Turner Hall, for the nomination Of the following;
officers:
County Sheriff, Attorney, Probate Judge, Dis
trict Clerk, Superintendent of Public Instruction
AMI three Senators.
The primary meetings will lie held at the follow
ing places for the election Of delegates AMI alter
mates: On the 9th day Of October, 1870, in the
Townships at , p. M, and in the Wards at p. M.
Polls TO he open two hours ut least.
First Ward-At Chris Stailer's.' '.'.' ..
Second Ward-At Harmony Hall.
Third ward-At Latta's Building.
Fourth Ward-At Turner's Hall.
Kickarcc TownshiI,-N C~'y's Precinct.
delaware Tow nshr- Sprer' S'l"'i H"asc
Esstcn Town,hiP-At Eurp's mill.
Alexandria township Srrin.,ialc
Stranger Tcwnship-At Joseph Do!;e's.
Tongancxic Township-At the school House in
Tonganoxic.
High Prairie Township-At Prairie School House.
Reno TownshiP-At Reno.
Sherman Township-At Jewctfs.
FairnIount Tow nshiP-At Towne's School Hours
Ti,c following are the number 81 delegates TO
which each Township and Ward is entitled:
Fist Ward, Z; Second Ward, :; Third Ward, ,;
Fourth war'l, Z; KickaTc", ." East"n, :; High
Prairie, 2; Stranger, 2; Paramount, I; Sherman,
1; Reno, 1; Tongancxie, 2; Alexandria, .; Della
warc,e.
IT is recommended by III" Central Committee that
each primary meeting eject Central Committee for
he ensuing year. and that the Convention CHOOSE a
central County Committee Of at least f,cm each
Ward and Township.
II is also recommended that the primary meetings
nominate candidates for members Of the Legisla-
ture, where the Representative District is composed
Of one Township, and that Districts composed Of
more than one Township select their own time and
mode of nominating.
1t Is also recommended that the voting I've riru
r"ce and that no proxies I've admitted.
JOHN SCHOTT, Chairman.
G.. w. ii. MOORE, Secretary.
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snnITIANAL CALI.

There will lie mass meetings held at the follow
ing times and places at which there will he speak
ers present:
In Leavenworth City, October 10Th, att o'clock,
r. NJ.
At Kickapoo, Monday, October 3lsi, at . O. clock
r. NJ.
At Easton at o. clock, 7. NJ, same day.
At Spring,lale, November Ist, at 7o'cIcck, +.
NJ at the School House.
At TongancXic, same day and time.
At Junction School House, Kickapoo Township,
November 81, at clock, Pm.
At Reno. November I'd, at clock, r. NJ,
same day. r-a
At Sherman Township, November al, at voting
precinct. -.-
At Fairmont, November eth, at o click +. N.
At Spear School House, in Delaware Township,
on November 5th, at o'clock, r. NJ.
At High Preirie School Pouse, on November 5th.
a; O clock, =. NJ. -----
At Harbison's School House, in Stranger Town
ship, on Monday, November eth, at o. clock +.
N.
Local Committees are requested to make all neces-
sary arrangements for the meetings at the foregoing
times and places. JOHN SCHOTT,
q. W. II. MOORE, Chairman.
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nander to obtain mitigation of the exorbi-
tant re4uisitions. In this he was not sue
eessfdl. Correspondents Of journals, in their
deGaiks ay the PruasianS Were veil provided
| br, and seemed paafatable. Z Tie strength
Of the PSIlssians was calculated At q, 900
men. 1t is undersaood that the Germans
had almost entirely evacuated the left hank
Of the Lonc 10 coneeutzats q the night
bank. AtOrleans are many German tObec-
0Onists, bankers aud provision merchants,
but they were not disturbed. The jewelers.,
however, have cause Of complaint. The
ncher inAsbinnfs were shot, and the soldiers
| quartered upon them wilfhlly ruined the
finest furniture and objects Of ant Some Of
the most splendid residences of the city were
lists among the citizens. 1t is 'flmored that
the Rru&ians are retreating towards Pam
seemingly to avoid 2 combat with the French
forces gathered on the right bank Of the
Loire. AT this hour, moon, no Official news
is made public from Orleans.
AMERICANS ALLOWED TO LEAVE PARIS.
? 1t is reported that Americans now in
Paris, at the request Of Minister Washburne,
will be allowed to leave the city.
|. ri THE NEWS FROM NARsETLLEs
Ia unfvorabie. The Garde Civique is tro,,b-
lesome. Gambetta, the Minister Of the In
terror, has ordered railroad companies to
have trains ready for the movement Of troops
at moments notice, night or day.
CONSPIRACY OF BONAPARTIsTs.! s-
LONDON, Oct. 19.-Rumos Of q conspir-
acy of BOnapartists impede the national de-
fence commanders and promote the triumph
Of the Prusians.
A despatch from Versailles announce that
the Prussians had attacked and carried Con-
te,lil, driving out 8, 200 Garde Mobiles.
Gen. Werder reports that the enemy in his
front has retired to Belfort.
% o.. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
TOMS, OVt. l9.-Ninister GAmietta has
returned here. -..-.....-....
! A despatch from Belfort announces sue
ccssful sorfie Of the garrison Of Ncuf Erisha,
and the Withdrawal Of tire Prussian~ from
the positions they held, after considerable
losses in killed and wounded. --r
The garrison Of Montmedy made another
sortie, in which they surprised the Prussians,
taking 400 prisoners, and capturing mill
tary chest with q, 600 francs, and two wagons
loaded with Chassepots. The following day
they attacked an artillery train, and captured
a number of cannon.
lien. Pallideres, commanding the army
Of Loire, has issued All order Of the day, de-
claring that he will shoot all soldiers guilty
Of INSTRUMENTATION, and asking his men TO
shoot him If he fails in his duty.
Dispatches from Paris are full Of details Of
the measures Of the authorities Ia insure a
lasting supply Of food. The cattle and sheep
are we'll sheltered and many horses are kill
cd daily and their flesh sailed. Care is taken
10 keep UP supply of vegetables. The
stack Of potatoes is enormous.
Garibaldi arrived at Belfort, and WIS re-
ccivcd with enthusiasm by the soldiers and |
ritizens.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
Election Proclamation.

a
r THOMAS LEONARD, UNDER SHERIFF
i. Of Lezvenworfh County, Kansas. in pursuance
cS Iaw, do hereby proclaim aud make known 10 the
eualifed eleelcss ~ said county, thai election
will be held at the several places Of holding cleo
TONS in the various voting precincts II said county
on Tuesday, the sth day Of November, \. D. $50
10 elect the following officers to-wit:
Governor,
Lieutenant Governor.
Associate Justice Supreme Coat,
Secretary Of State,
Auditor.
Treasurer,
Attorney General.
Superintendent Of Public Iustructicn,
Member Of Congress,
Three Senators FROM Leavenvor:h County,
And the following County Oiheers. ta-~it: r-.-
Probate Judge = s''h>tss n rAttf '' '-
Clerk District Court,
County Attorney.
And one representative each for she c2l. 2.l,
2ifh, 25th, Goth, 9th, esth. 18th and scth Repre-
sentative Districts Of ,he State of Kansas
ALSO. to fill vacancy for the Office Of Sheriff O!
havenvorth County.
The polls Will he speu At s, cloe.s, r. H., and
viii close At G o. clock q. NJ.
Given under my kar,.', ri irsvenworth, Ean>as,
October Sth, $50. THOMAS LEONARD.
Under Sheriff Of Leavenwor1h County. Kansas.
oetlsd&wtd
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HelmbOld's Extract Fluid
Buchu

Pharmaceutical Preparation. The proper name
given. and il is the most active which can IL
made; il i, indorsel by all medical works,
for such diseases recommended by the Proprietor.
II is pleasant in its taste and oior free from all in
furious properties, and is taken by Adults and Chill
dren. II is Tonic. Huretic, BIo"i Purifying, and
InyiSoratins Enfsebed and delicate constitutions
Of both sexes will find il far more strengthening
than any Of the Preparations Of Bark or Iron.
So. Medical properties contained in DisrenS,tory
Of the Uuitcl States. cf which the following is a
correct copy:
BUCHU.-ItsSior is strong, diHusive, and some
what aromatic; its taste Is hiterish, and analogous
10 that of mint. II is given chiefly in complaints
Of the Urinary Organs, such Gravel, Chronic
Cata1r Of the Bladder, morbid irritation Of the
BLADDER and Crethra, disease Of the Prostrate
Gland, and Eetentien or the lncontincncs of rnc,
from loss cf tone in the parts concerned in its
evacuation. Il has iso lecn recossnie nded in Dys-
per>ia, Chronic Rheumatism, Cutaneous Affections
and DroTsy.
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a SWeNt Alden.

A corporal of the second regiment Of
Teurcngen infantry was ordered to assist in
burying the dead after the hattie of Wocrth.
lie described the scene to his father in Ger
many, and joined to his missive letter,
which he discovered in the hand Of Frencl
captain, whom he had found dead on the
field. The letter read As follows:
Mon CHER PAPA.-Dequis que tn es parti,
je ne ccsse de penser tol. Je suis 81 trite,
dc ne pouvoir te voir ct tiembrasser tous les
mathis; mails j'esPere bien que Dieu to con-
servera la sante, ct que tn reviendras bientOt
emblasser Ia file. Je suis bien sage, atm de
dedommager I'm pcu maman de ton absence.
Adieu, bien-aime papa, je tembrasse bien
tendremcnt. Ia petite file qui t'aime.
MARGUERITE.
my Dear Pa: Since you are gone, / never
cease to think of you. Ii is SO hard that l
can not see and embrace you every morning,
but | hope that God may preserve your
health, and that YOU will soon return and
kiss your child. behave very well, in or
der 10 make mother feel your absence less.
Adieu, dear pa; kiss you tenderly. Your
little daughter who loves you.
MARGUERITE.
The French Captain evidently experienced
Joy in the hour of his last trial, in the sweet
words of love written by his child, whom
he was destined never more to see. He
closed his ewes for the last time on the field
of honor, with her sweet little letter in his
hand
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TRAGEDY AT WICHITA.


4 Notorious kuflian Kills two Women
Tie two women referred to i'm the follow
ing, from the Topeka Commonwealth, formerly
lived in this city:
We learn from the mail agent on the
Atchisou, Topeka II Santa Re road that 4
gentleman who arrived at Emporia two days
ago brought the intelligence Of terrible
tragedy committed at Wichita few days
since, i'm which two noted ''soiled doves"
well known to police records in this city,
named Ida May and Nina Nap were killed
Inf row at house Of i'll fame, by a notori-
Gus character named Jim Curry. Our in
formant did no; have any further particulars
of the affair, but it is doubtless true, as Cur
~ is said TO bc 4 rullian of the deepest dye,
who, if justice had been done him, would
have ere this dangIed at ropes end. 1t is
said he openly boasts of having killed several
men. II is to be hoped that the murderer
will he speedily brought To justice.
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EXCURSION.


LSrecial Despatch To the TINES.
DENVER, Col, Oct. ~.
The Editorial Excursion Party arrived in
this city at 10 O'Clock, Il. M, to-day. NJ
accident occurred, or anything to interfere
with the pleasure Of the party. The excur-
sionists are now spreading themselves over
this city. A portion Of the party leave for
the mountains in the morning, overland.
Others go to Cheyenne and Golden City by
train. This party will start by special train
to the buffalo country in the morning, and
wait till evening for the return of the party
Tat go into the mountains. We will return
on Wednesday. The weather is splendid.
Pixies Peak, 100 miles distance, covered
with snow, is plainly visible. W. n. K.
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Mr.. Greeley finds relief from the tnrmoils
Of canvass, in which he would play the
first part or none at all, by flight, to the
placid diversions Of agriculture. lie has
given his name to young colony out in Col
orado, almost at the foot of the Rocky
Mountains, and when last heard Of he was
ticketed for that place. Less than six
months ago Greeley-the town not the phi
losoPher-was wilderness. Now it has
fifteen hundred inhabitants, whole streets of
one story wooden houses, gardens, planta-
tons, and at least one abode building, twenty
feet by forty, the ground floor of which rents
for a thousand dollars year. A ditch nine
miles long has been dug from the Cache-a-
la-Poudre River through the settlement, from
which every man draws the water into his
garden and gruws half dozen c1upe year,
where nothing but buffalo grass and cactus
grew before. An ex-attache Of the Tribune
runs the colony on strict GrahaDliie princi-
pleS, and dropof alcoholic lifncr has never
polluted the town. Ii is here that Mr..
Greeley is tending, with his head full of lore
concerning sub-soil ploughing and the cult
walton of strawberry plants. 1t is possible
that the laws of the colony against swearing
may interfere with the expression of his feel
ings when he secs his name misspelled
'Greely" in big letters over the book store
of the place; but that disappointment sur
vivcd, he will find j, much pleasanter to talk
farming on the Colorado plains than 10 praise
Woodiord in New York.
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VIZ learn that Mrs. Thomas Cults, in &C
cordance with an expressed wish Of her late
husband, regarding the disposition ofhis prop
crty, has presented the First Congregational
Church Society with s., 2OO-which amount
enables them to discharge one-half their
debt.