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M.rrRsaI .ijlS;sT;fi.nDrxr..-Harxex Hoxes

Of Fairfax. VT, says: was well &C.
quainted with MIR. Greeley, senior, and
two Of his brothers (uncies of Horace).
and the whole four brothers were men
Of qnite ordinary ability. and would
hardly average in mankind in general in
their mental capabilities. Mrs. Greeley
(Horace's mother) was possessed Of as
great and noble an intellect as any wo
man with whom / have ever been nc
quainted. feel warranted in applying
the known laws of maternity to this
case, and claim that Horace Greeley
las turned the cold shoulder to the best
interest of the sex to whom he owes his
intellectual greatness.
The fact as to the intellectual superb
ority of Greeley's mother is undoubted.
and that the son inherits the intellectu-
al and moral qualities of the mt ther, is
a law confirmed by universal observa-
ton. But the conclusion that Mr..
Greeley "turned the cold shoulder to
the best interest of the sex to whomhe
ives his intellectual greatness. when
he opposed the principle of woman suf-
frage. is neither warranted by the facts
nor by natural laws, but quite the re-
verse; for the rule has few if any excep-
tions, that the male portion of those who
advocate female suffrage are generally
those least endowed with ''mother wit. =
and have least cause to hold in holy
reverence the name of mother, wife. or
sister. There is rarely man who has
inherited high intellectual qualities from
his mother and achieved the respect and
confidence of his associates through her
moral teachings at the home fireside.
would care to have the charmed circle
invaded by the turmoil of political strife,
or the sacred name of mother, wife, sis
ter or daughter, banded from the polit-
icsl rostrum and associated with the rib
aidries of party strifes. In all that re-
lated to the protection and defence of
women in their rights to equal remrner-
alton for their labor and the exclusive
control ofthei. own earnings or acquired
property, Mr.. Greeley was their most
earnest advocate; but the licentious or
political phase of the woman's rights
movement we're repugnant to all his
ideas of the purity and modesty of wo
man. his mother being his examplar
In these sentiments be has the sympa-
thies Of by far the largest portion of the
strong-minded men and pure-minded
women Of the land. II ever the time
should arrive when opposite sentiments
prevailed, intellectual greatness will be
the exception among men, and bold. bad
women will be in the ascendant, for no.
thing is more certain than that when
the conventional lines defining the po-
litical and social distinctions between
the sexes are broken down, the line of
distinction between social vice and vir-
tue will fall with it. This all the logi-
cal advocates of this reform admit and
contend for, arguing that the animal in
srinct should be the only moral guide to
regulate the family and social relations.
The mother of no great or good man
ever held to any such theory, and the
sons and daughters of the women who
do owe but small tribute to the memory
of their mothers.
, 1873-01-30

NEW BUSINESS Parties from Port
land have contracted with Mr.. H. L.
Yesler for new building on Mill street,
below the Post Office, to be completed as
soon as possible, for Wholesale busi-
ness comprising paints. oils, glass, drugs,
liquors, tobacco and cigars.
, 1873-01-30

Appo1NTMENr.-Wm. II. Humphrey
Of the firm of Pumphrey & Young, has
been appointed Ticket Agent for N. P.
R. r. Co. at this place. Any one de-
sirous of visiting Tenino, Kala1aa or
Portland, will find it to their interest to
purchase their tickets at Seattle.
, 1873-01-30

FL.
NEw CARR1ER.-Mr. Frank NJ. Var
rem will from this date have entire con-
troll of the delivery of and collections for
the DAILY DISPATCH in this city. We
take this occasion to say to all who are
interested in maintaining a daily paper
with the telegraphic dispatches. that
the publishers have thus far expended
every dollar received on subscription for
dispatches, paper and carrying, without
realizing cent for the labor expended
in its printing. Every inhabitant of the
town is interested in sustaining this en-
terprise, and it is not fair to throw the
entire burden upon us.
, 1873-01-30

BARBER SHoP.-Messrs. House & Rey
have just fitted up AID opened on Com
mercial street, the neatest and most ele-
giant shaving saloon and bath rooms on
Puget Sound. They are both masters
of their vocation, and are fully equal in
their line to the requirements of any
gentleman.
, 1873-01-30

DENTISTRY DIR. B. r. Freeland will
be at Steilacoom until the first of Feb
ruary; he will then return to Seattle to
remain two weeks, after which he will
again be absent for short time.
, 1873-01-30
LIBRARY BOOKS.

THE UNDERSIGNED, PRESIDENT OF
= the old Library Association, would an
nounce that majority Of the members having
voted to surrender the books belonging to that
association to the new organization, persons
having books belonging to the old library are
requested to deliver them to A. MackiAtosh, Ii
brArian Of the ne " association,
JAMES NoNAUGHT;
Seattle, Dee, 3, 1872.
, 1873-01-30

The Union Prayer Meetings are held
this week in the Brown Church. Meet
ing every evening except Saturday. Ex-
ercises begin promptly at 6;< O'Clock.
, 1873-01-30

ErThe q. S. District Court for King,
Kitsap and SRohomislf, commences q
regular session in this city on Monday
next, with m unnsrally small docket.
, 1873-01-30

RECORDS BURNT. I'm our telegrsms
to-day will be found q suggestive admo
milton to our County Commissioners, ii,
the account Of the burning Of public re-
lords. No more vexatious loss can be-
ial any organized community than the
'ss of its pnblic records. and very few
re more exposed to such calamity
han this, the most populous and veal
Thy county on Puget Sound. The pnb-
lie records are now all kept in wooden
buildings in a range in which no insur-
ance company will now take risk at
any price. and experience has frequent
~ demonstrated that safes are not to be
relied on to protect papers against fire.
The important records and files of the
Probate Court are kept in the Office Of
the Judge. in the Dispatch Building. "
without any safe, there being no room
for them in the county safe. This mat
ter should have the first attention of the
Commissioners, who meet here on Mon
day next. t3 ssf2 s'sA
, 1873-01-30

A Yankee King.

The new chief Of the Sandwich Is
lands, Who fills the place of the .deceas
ed Kinp under the title of Regent, ].
Yankee. His name is Elisha II. al
len. He has long been the Chief Jus
tice of the Islands. He was born
Massachusetts,. migrated to Maine, al
became a leading lawyer in Bangor. H.
was an active Whig i'll the days of Jack
son, Van Buren, and HARRISON, and at
one time represented bis district in Con-
gress. He was finally defeated by Ham
nibal Hamlin, who las managed to keep
himself warm in his seat ever since.
After this Allen went to the Sandwich
Islands as Consul. He was soon dis
placed by political changes at home, but
having acquired love for the delicious
atmosphere and pleasing surroundings
of his new home, be concluded TO make
it his permanent abode. Possessing a
refined and sensous nature, with affable
manners. and being man Of ability as
well as integrity, he became from the
first leading and honored citizen. His
holding the post of Chief Justice for
many years testiies to the honorable
estimation IN which he is held. His
frank and cheerful conntenance. and
popular and courtly address, point him
out as just the man for u Citizen King.
And Yankee King would be a novelty
worth having.
Yankees have shown themselves fit
for almost everything, and have, at one
time or another, been almost every
thing. But as yet no King has turned
up among them; but if there ever was
suitable time to have Yankee to fil,
such place it is now, and Allen is the
man We are willing to take the re-
sponsibility of the experiment, and We
nominate him accordingly as the success
sor of his Majesty Kamehameha V.
The islands are in very loose state,
and have been so for a long time, both
morally and politically. If any one
man is better fitted than another to be
their guide. philosopher and friend.
their Thane Cawdor, King, to save them
from further disintegration and declen-
sion, and to pron ote that prosperity and
solidarity which may fit them for a
higher place among the peoples, it is
clearly Chief Justice Allen. He has
lived among them for whole genera
tio2, and has framed and given to them
their principal title to civilization. q
wise and wholesome system of jurispru
dence honestly administered.
We are willing to vouch in advance
for the reign OF King Allen I. as sure tc
be prudent, sensible and conservative,
and we trrst more need not be asked OF
said. 1t is very seldom that we are
willing to indorse. King. Bnt good,
honest, intelligent Yankee King is such
a rarity, indeed something so altogethe,
new in the world, and the opportunity
to try him on is SO excellent, that We
yield to the enticements of the occasion.
Let US then have King Allen crowned
at once and end this new Sandwich
island imbroglio. N. T. Sun.
, 1873-01-30

TEAs.--H you want good TEAS inquire
for Clayson & Co.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
Weighing the Evidence

The New Orleans Picayune is responsible
for the following: A short time since a
worthy magistrate of that city had rather a
difficult question to decide, in the solution of
which he struck out path hitherto unknown
in jurisprudence 1t seems that twelve negroes
appeared before him, each one of whom
swore positively that himself and the other
eleven had done certain amount of work on
a steamboat, and was entitled thereby to
wages 1t was steady streak, each one OF
the dozen swearing precisely the same. On
the other side appeared the mate of the boat
and eleven deck hands, who all twelve swore
directly and point blank to an opposite state
of the facts to those testified to by the twelve
plaintiffs Here the evidence closed, leaving
the Judge to make up his mind. His Honor
scratched his head, looked wise, pondercd
few moments, and then said: 'The law
makes it the duty of the court, when in doubt,
to weigh the evidence. shall proceed to do
so in this case. You, Cunning to one of the
suing party take your crowd over to Mr. -
store and have them weighed, and bring me a
certificate of their weight from the clerk.
And you, (turning to the mate, do the same
with yourself and witnesses. This court must
make up a judgment somehow" The man
date of the court was obeyed; the contestants
appeared with their respective certificates, the
mates party outweighing the other by nine
pounds, which was sufficient to turn the
scales of justice, for judgment was given for
the boat
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
Use Of n Receipt.

In the city of Halifax there dwelt law
yer. crafty, subtitle and as cute as fox. An
Indian Of the Manic tribe, named Simon,
owed him some money. The lawyer had
waited long for the tin. His patience at last
gave out, and he threatened the Indian with
law suits, processes and executions. The
poor red man got scared and brought the
money to his creditor. - y. 1@l.'o
The Indian waited, expecting the lawyer
would write receipt.
= ''What are you waiting for?' said the
lawyer.
:.Receipt," said the Indian. aAa8i" sa
i "a receipt said the lawyer, ''receipt !
Can you understand the nature of receipt!
Tell me the use of one, and will give it
to yoU. 2"' t' 1..~
The Indian looked at him moment, and
then SAID: sial .na. .lta3 oe# ha.@..4
''S'pose maybe me die; me so TO hcbben /;
me find the gates locked; me see the 'postle:
Peter; he say, Simon, what you want 2
Me say want to get in.' He say. you pay
Mr.. j. his money! What me do? Me hab
no receipt hah to hunt all obcr hell to ind
YOU
= lie got the receipt g t.l',ts ~o
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15

Speaking of combinations, he must have
come from Missouri or Kansrs who asked for
il patent for n combination of cannon and
plow. For this purpose he filed three appli-
cations, making the elongated handles hol-
low, so as to form two cannon. These were
to be kept loaded till the guerrillas were after
him; the guerrillas shot down, and the
farmer to go ON his way rejoicing.
Another asked for patent for the inven-
ton of the generation of steam, by boring a
hole into the ground till he reached the wa
tiers that are boiled by the internal fires of
earth. He set forth among the advantages of
his plan, that there would be no danger of
explosions, no expense for fuel, no necessity
of engineers, all of which statements are un-
doubleday true. -.
It must have been relative of this last
gentleman. and one equally well acquainted
with the laws that govern the hidden heart of
this planet, who applied for patent for
boring the earth for artesian wells Tor pur-
poses of irrigation. He gravely set forth
that he made the discovery that quicksilver
was heavier than the common earth. He
therefore proposed to start hole and to
empty into it little mercury. BY the laws
of nature that mercury would be sure to
work its way downward till it struck water,
and the water would then be sure to work its
wav upward till it struck air. '
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
q "
How tn be Nobody.

The following rules are full of the severe
irony of truth. Strictly obeyed, they will
secure to boy or young man the bitterest
failure that his worst enemy could wish:
Spend your leisure time on whisky bar
rel. Drink as much as you can pay for or
get others to pay for, or get on credit. Smoke
cigars on the same ratio. Master the intrica-
cies of dominocs, billiards and checkers;
above all things, make yourself an adept at
card playing. Chess, the game of an intel
ligent young man who foolishly desires to be
somebody, you should eschew.
Don't read anything except the dime nov
els of the day. Cultivate the impression that
women like to be insulted, and that all men
are thieves If you should ever become con-
scious of decent cmotion-to which weak
ness, alas! the most of us are liable ut odd
moments--crush it out with little inn
promptu blackguardism, or drown it in horn
of whisky.
Make fun of your mother behind her
back, and never think-because thinking is
dangerous-of how much she has done for
you Cheat your father, and borrow your
sisters little savings.
Do these things and whatever else vile and
worthless that may suggest itself to you, and
your ambition will be sated. You shall stag
ger and swagger through life, too insignif-
cant to be despised, and tumble into your
grave almost too loathsome to be pitied.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
The PrinlcV0l Forest.

The Tulare Times of April 18th has this
reference to one of its resources:
About forty miles from Visalia, and about
twenty-five miles from the foot hills, between
the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the
Kaweah and the Middle Fork, is situated a
"pinery' of the finest timber to be found
anywhere in the Serras. The forest is ap-
parently inexhaustible in extent, while the
trees are large, tall, free from limbs and un-
surpassed in everything going to make good,
clear lumber The principal variety is sugar
pine-the best for lumber in the world. This
extensive and valuable forest has never yet
been marred by the Ak of man. AS it stood
centuries ago, it now stands, 'the forest
primeval." But the time has come when it.,
in common with our numbcrless other unde-
veloped sources of wealth, should be dcvel-
oped and made subserviert to the interests of
human progress in this great valley. We
understand that but comparatively small
outlay would be required to construct pass
able wagon road into this pinery. The ma
chinery of a saw mill thereat could be pro-
PEELED by water power, and the running ex-
pcnses would of course be light With a
mill at this point flume could be constructed
down the Kaweah, and lumber could be
f1oated at no expense whatever right down to
the plains. ..-..;.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May IS, 1873.


The chess club at Sheffield, England, has
been excited of late over the mental feat of
Mr.. Blackburne, who fought ten strong play
ers at the same time, and without the sight of
either board or men. Mr.. Blackburne,
though only thirty years of age, occupies
very distinguished position among the En-
glish chess.players, and 1t is singular fact
that he is most successful when the board
and men are kept from his view. His oppo-
ponents, on this occasion, were seated at ta-
bes extending nearly the whole length of the
room, while he sat near the fire with his back
to the boards, calmly smoking cigar. and
occasionally conversing with bystander.
Play commenced at half past five, and was
continued until midnight, with an interval of
fifteen minutes rest, when the contest had
lasted two hours At first the audience
seemed afraid to move or speak, lest they
should disturb the memory of MIR. Black
burne, but they were informed by him that
be did not mind noise, and sor the re-
mainder Of the evening the room was any
thing else but quiet. The general result OF
the contest was that Mr.. Blackburne won six
games, drew two, and lest two. OF the al
lies, the losers were Mr.. Brown, who resigned
at the 18th move; Mr.. Champion, who gave
up at the Oath; Mr.. Cockayne, to whom Mr..
Blackburne announced mate in four; Mr..
Huckvale, who was mated on the 9th; Mr..
Goodwin, who resigned on the 9th, there be-
ing al. immediate mate; and Mr. Davy. who
succumbed at the 30th move. The draw
games were with w. Cackaync and H. Davy,
each at the Goth move. The winners were
Mr.. Rossell and Mr.. Whitman, to whom Mr..
Blackburne resigned: the former at the 33d
move and the latter at the 35th. The ten
players were all members Of the club, ex-
cepting Mr.. Whitman, who is the cosular
agent for the United States at Hudderstield,
and has some reputation rs a chess-player,
being himself able to conduct four simuta-
was loudly applauded at the close, and indeed
several times during the match, especially
when he demonstrated the announced mate
in four.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15

The following is the manner in which
General Crook speaks of the campaign against
the Indians of AriZona:
1.-THE operation of the troops in this de-
partment in the late campaign against the
Apaches, cntitle them to reputation second
to none in the annals of Indian warfare. In
the face of obstacles heretofore considered
insurmountable, cncountering rigorous cold
in the mountains, followed in quick success
sion by the intense heat and arid wastes of
the desert, not unfrequently at dire extremi-
ties for want of water to quench their pro-
longed thirst and when their animals were
stricken by pcstilence, or the country became
too rough to be traversed by them, they left
them, and carrying on their own backs such
meagre supplies as they might, they persist
emily followed on; and, plunging unexpect-
edly into chosen positions in lava beds, caves
and canyons, they have outwitted and beaten
the widest of foes with but slight loss, com
para.yely, to themselves, and finally; s closed
days of COrteZ"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
No. IS
PERSONAL.

jay Gould is set down at $23, ,000, 900.
Queen Victoria is pattern of punctu-
ality.
Mr.. 'Ginx" jenkins studied law in Phil
adelphia.
Vice President Wilson opposes capital
punishment, but is sound on all other points.
Mr. Clement Bates has rung the town
bell in Plymouth, Mass, four times a day for
forty-two years.
The correspondence regarding Jerome
Bonapartes s marriage with Miss Patterson is
to be made public.
John Hopkins, the richest man in Mary
land, has just given $4,OO0,0OO to found
hospital at Baltimore.
-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has begun his
course of lectures upon theology before the
students of Yale College.
THAT story about the death of the daugh-
ter of President Theirs is said to be hoax
He never had daughter.
The statement that Prince Gortschakoff
was about to retire on account of advanced
age is declared to be unfounded.
james i. Ridgley, Grand Secretary of
the United States Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, is dangerously i'll at Baltimore.
The Marquis of Butte has refused to grant
the tenantry of his estates an extension of the
time for the payment of their rents.
Sam. II. Elbert, the new Governor of
Colorado, was greeted with most cnthusias-
tic reception en- his arrival at Denyer.
Governor John G. Bagley, of Michigan,
is rich and honored, but began life poor, and
has nobody to thank but himself for his sue
cess.
Governor Hoffman writes from Flor
ence: II do not believe can ever again be
induced to take part in the game of poll
tics"
A man at Sandy Hill, n Y, holds note
against General Washington for $1,000,
for supplies furnished for the Revolutionary
army.
Frederick A. Lane, of Erie notoriety,
and more recently notorious in connection
with his attempts to form ring to manipu-
late Boston, Hartford and Erie stock, has
been ignominiously expelled from the Century
Club.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-05-15
The Siberian Pacific Railr0adA.2O 200
Miles in Length.

1t is announced that the construction OF the
Russian Trans-c continental Railroad, to con-
meet the Baltic with the Pacific, through
Siberia, will be commenced as soon as ar
rangemcnts can be made, and probably be-
fore the end of this year. 1t will commence
at Nijiri- -Novgorod, in the Volga-in the
basin of the Caspian-6O0 miles from St.
Petersburg, in latitude 56 degrees, and run in
an eastward direction 600 miles to the summit
of the Ural chain, and $50 more in the same
direction to Novolsk; thence east southeast
ward through Tomsk and Krasnogarsk 1900
miles to Irkoutsk, on Lake Baikal, in latitude
50 degrees; thence the route to the Pacific, a
distance of 800 miles, will be determined by
survey vet to he made. Such is the general
project, but no working surveys between
Novgorod and Irkoutsk have yet been made,
and the plans may yet be altered. The total
distance to be built is about 4, 200 miles, and
of this distance more than 5000 miles will be
north of latitude so degrees, and much OF the
distance in the basin of the Arctic ocean,
north of the Altai mountains, and at con-
siderable elevation above the sea, so that it is
almost certain the road will be closed to
travel for five months in the year in some
part of its route by snow and ice The Pacific
terminus will probably be at Alexandreffsky,
on the Japanese sea, in latitude 40 degrees
that place being the chief port of Manchooria
since the transfer of the government offices
from Nicolaiefsk, on the Am0or river. Moth
ing is said of the time when the road is to be
finished, and long time will elapse, as the
work will advance only from the West. Its
completion, however, when it does come, will
be great benefit to the coasts and commerce
of the North Pacitic.-Alta California.