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, 1876-11-18
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Goosberries are set the same distances;
the English sorts rarely escape mildew;
Downiugs and Houghton's are best
for kitchen uses. s=s
The distances apart for trees vary
with apples from 90 to 40 feet, the
greater distance being given on strong
soils 10 the spreading varieties. Stand
ard pears 20 to 30 feet; dwarfs s to -
feet. Peaches, plums and cherries about
10 feet.
The kittatinny blackberry is the most
generally successful. Wilron 3 Early is
a good market fruit. Setin rows six
feet apart, as early as possible. The
canes of both blackberries aud rasp-
berries grow one year, bear fruit the
next, and then die.
Set your raspberries IN rows six feet
apart. The Philadelphia is most hardy
and productive, but the fruit inferior
Clarke, Herstine. Hudson river, Ant
werp and Erinckle's Orange are choice
sorts. but mostly tender. Highland
Hardy is a new kind highly praised; of
the black raspberries the Miami and
Senaca are good.
Systematic gardeners will of course
have provided full supply of tomato.
pepper, and egg plants. to set out after
the 25th of April. 1t is unsafe to plant
out sooner, unless protected in case Of
cold weather. 1t is not always a frost
which INJURIES tender plants, the effects
os the. March winds are equally as de-
structive.
After trying various methods for
strawberries We have adopted cultiva-
ton in lows ; feet apart, the plants d
| foot apart. When the bed needs to be
| renewed. the runners are allowed to
take root in the intermediate spaces;
when we'll established, all save one row
| of these young plants are spaded up.
| Charles Downing still proves the best
family berry for all soils; Wilson is
only fit for market. Nicanor is good on
heavy soils. Black Defiance is a fine
fruit for home use. Triomphe de Grand
and Jucunds give fine large fruit on
heavy. as does Seth Boyden On light,
soils.
Dwarf pears, on ounce roots, are
now little planted, save.ln gardens-ex-
cept Duchesse d. Angouleme, which
yields larger and better fruit as dwarf.
The popular pear is the Bartlett; nurse
rymen say that out of every hundred
trees planted ninety are Bartlett. The
amateur who has leisure can indulge
in a great variety of choice kinds; those
who wish fruit for home use and to
market the surplus, can take any of the
following; Early, Doyenne d. Etc, Bart
tlett, Doyenne Boussack. Fail. Duchesse
d. Angouleme Con qnince) Late, Beurro
d. Anjou, Lawrence, Vicar of WINFIELD,
Winter Nelis.
In using grindstone don't waste the
stone by running it in water. nor allow
| it to stand in water when not in use. as
this causes a soft place. Wet the stone
by dropping water on it from pot sus-
pended above the stone, and stop off
the water when not in use. Don't allow
the stone to get out of order. but keep
it perfectly round by the use of piece
of gas pipe or hacker. or use q paif of
double-Eung stones, which keep each
other in order. Clean off all greasy tools
before sharpening. as grease or oil de-.
stroys the grit. Observe: When you get
stone that suits your purpose, send a
sample of the grit to the dealer to select
by; half an ounce sample IS enough,
! and can be sent in letter by mail.
, 1876-11-18
DAIRY AND PADDOCK.

At the worlds fair CT '55, the grain of
the Tennessee Valley took the premium
over the rest. In '76 Washington Ter
ritory leads the van.
A borrowing SOW should be Uttered
with chaff or finely cut straw in dry
warm pen. It would pay where many
brood rows are kept and early pigs rails
ed, to have stove in the piggery.
Highly bred pigs are often tender and
delicate, and warmth may save q litter
that would otherwise be wholly lost.
Generally, a close warm pen will be
sufficient, few other young animals
are better able to take care of them
selves than pigs.
The draft upon the nursing ewes
should be met by supply of nutritious
food. The kind of food should be suited
to the kind of sheep. Merinos will
consume corn without injury, but not
heavier bodied sheep will do better he
a mixed food. Il bushel of corn, with
the same quantity of oats, Or rye and
bran, ground together, and mixed with
a'bushel of linseed oil-meal, is a good
feed for nursing ewes. Ons pound a
day, with some cut roots or few pota-
thes, will help both eve and lamb. A
run in corn stubble on fine days will
be very useful for the whole flock. but
not if there is deep snow upon the
ground. or the soil is muddy.
Mares in foal should not be tied up
in their stalls; bat keep in loose, roomy
stalls not less than 9x11 feet. 1t would
be far better if no horse were kept in
a stall of less size than this. Some hor-
ses will not lie down in narrow stall
until forced by fatigue, and many
wounded hips and backs are caused by
contact with the walls of narrow stalls.
Brood mares may be worked lightly
they are better for the exercise. A feed
OF carrots, ruta- bagas, or sugar beets
daily. will be nseful.o ins ead of these
a quart of linseed oatmeal with their
usual feed, may be given. Costiweness
in any breeding animal is to be care
fully guarded against.
the safest place for nm, incoming COW
is roory box stall. A calf should
never be allowed to suck, if it is pos
sible to avoid it. As soon as its coat
is dry it should be taken from the COW
and put IN stall next to her, where
she can see it. This is better than
separating them altogether, unless the
calf can be removed entirely to where
the COW cannot hear it. A calf may be
taught to drink in one lesson, if patience
is u. Q |. and it has not sucked the COW.
1t should have the fresh warm milk TO,
q week, then warmed half skinned
milk for time, and finally warmed
skinned milk. While the weather is
cool, the milk should be warmed and
given little sweet; well boiled linseed-
meal Cruel is an excellent addition tc
The mix.
, 1876-11-18
aWoman's HaIIucinaticn.

The newspapers yesterday contained
a story of what seems to be case OF
self delusion-not rare indeed IN char
acter, but much more elaborate and
more complicated in its operation than
is ordinarlally found under similar con>
ditions. 1t is the story of what purpor-
ted to be confession of murder, but
which appears to have been statement
made under the influence of complete
hallucination. On Saturday evening,
IS the facts are reported, weH-dressed
woman, hot apparently IN a state OF
disordered intellect, spoke to police
officer in one of the streets OF London
and told him that she had committed
murder. She was taken to police sta
ton, and there she gave long and mi>
mute account of the murder which she
said she had committed. She described
herself as nurse in one of the Metro
politan work-houses, and declared that
for long time she had been filled with
feelings OF hatred and revenge against
one of the matrons, that she had watch
ed for and found;an opportunity, knock
ed the matron down, stunned her, and
then killed her by cutting her throat
with razor. After this. the self accus-
ing woman said, she wrapped the body
in her bed clothes and hid it under her
bed. This done she got pass for leave
and she intended to make her escape;
but afterward she thought there would
be no chance for her safety, and she be-
came stricken by 1emorse, and accord
ingly she determined upon giving her
self up. The story, grim and CHASTITY
nd h.Jh
nothing in it that could be called in
credible. The police accordingly made
Instant inquiries, and they found at
once that in one rather important point
it was incorrect. The woman said to
be murdered was alive and we'll. In the
room of the alleged murderess there
was found indeed, a long bundle or roll
under the bed; but the bundle on being
opened was found to contain no human
body, only bolster. The woman who
accused herself was examined by Il med-
ical n an, but he appeared to have been
unable to give any decided opinion at
once as to whether she was sane or in
sane-that is, as to whether her condi-
ton, Judged without regard to the story
she told, could be considered that OF
madness. .SEe remains therefore for
the present in charge of the police.
Should the reports which We have read,
and from which. Of course. we draw
cur sole knowledge Of the facts, turn
out to be accurate, and the woman
prove really to have been the victim OF
a delusion, her story will be a some
what curious chapter, IN the strange
and painful character Of morbid human
self deception. Perhaps rot the .least
curious thing about it is that it has
been anticipated far more often in fc-
ton than, so far as our knowledge goes,
in real ife.-Lond0n Nelrs. .s.... ..,-s
, 1876-11-18
BUSINESS NOTICES.
TO THE OFFICERS ELECT OF
KING COUNTY.

Our SERVANTS: As insinuations and
statements are rife in the community,
seriously affecting your characters US
public servants, we therefore. as part OF
the sovereigns, who have elected you
as our servants to do oIr dirty work for
pay, i'll order to give you an opportuni-
ty to set yourselves right before your
sovereigns, either by denial of the ac
cusations iniimated, or by owning up
to the truth, thereby shaming the devil.
and showing yourselves men, we pro-
pound to you the following questions:
How much money did you spend III the
late canvass, and how spend it? How
many saloon keepers did You subsidise
to your interests? How many drinks
did you pay for directly or indirectly IN
consideration Of votes? How many
votes did you buy with money, directly
or indirectly? How many lies did you
tell on your opponents? How many
false insinuations did you throw out on
them? How much has your conscience
troubled you (if you have any) for
what you have done? II you have not
the moral courage and manliness to
come out and tell the whole truth in the
matter, if guilty. you can come around
to the Elephant Store and unbosom your
selves to us privately. 1t will be q
great relief to you; and if you will give
Us your patronage we will never "blow"
it on you. Don't be saucy now and say
it's mono of our business, for we are Of
the sovereigns and you are our servants,
and we have the right TO know about
the character and conduct of our SER
wants.
And to the defeated candidates we
would say report says your money. and
whisky, and lies are all wasted for
naught; then come to the Elephant Store
to trade, and thereby save per cent. to
make partial amends for your losses,
and try to be little sharper on next
election. MARSH 81 Afford.
nl6-d2t WIT
, 1876-11-18
FASHION NOTIONS.
What hue is a. la mode.

What hue is a. la mode.
Plating garniture is popular.
Self-colored damasks are still favor
ties.
"Carmelite" serge makes up very
prettily.
Cashmere is standard elegant dress
material.
Fashion calls for elaborately trimmed
underclothing.
Lace, rutlies, and tucks are combined
in one garment.
Solid checks in wool are considered
very distingue.
Indian goat has taken the place Of
French kid.
The Claudia" polonaise is of the
'princess" style.
All cashmere costumes are preferred
to mixed suits.
Square box-toe and the English welt
are greatly admired.
Leading modes of dress fabrics are
all of deep sombre dyes.
Black cashmere dresses are more sty-
iish than colored suits.
The "Bernice" jacket is nobby
street Independent garment.
Great Improvements are observed in
the make up of overshoes.
The extension "Marsellles" sole is
still q favorite in the beau monde.
House shoes of zephyr wool are COM
Portable for invalids and the aged.
The vienna" seamless boot is minus
a vamp; it is side laced, or side-button-
ed.
The high "Wertumburg" heels are
tapering, yet lave wide basis and full
toss.
White cashmere. trimmed with silk
or satin fittings, forms rich bti. al
dress for winter wears
Cork sole shoes have tie bottom sole
of leather and the cork sole oue-quarter
of an inch thick.
A travelling costume sarranged in
dark hued cashmere or serge is termed
recherche toilet for bride, young or
otherwise.
The Juno" train is favorite with
brides. This style of extension skirt is
very graceful and easy to adjust, and
not difficult to walk in.
A very elegant bridal suit just compile
ted for Washington beliefs composed
of sea foam tinted satin, and adorned
with pointed lace.
, 1876-11-18
Real Estate Transactions.

Terry Estate to E. Anderson,
lot 4, block 35, G. D. Bor-
ems addition to Seattle,cen-
Grafton. $50
\. Macintosh, Trustee to
Emma ireland, lot 7, block
so, Central Seattle, consid-
eration so
Arthur Fahill to S. J. Ander-
lots l and 2. block b, South
Seattle, consideration. .... $50
Geo. n. Moore and wife, to
Almira Kidd, lots 5 and s,
block 36, Boren's addition
to Seattle, consideration =. 1 500
Sarah G. Kaufman to Clay
born Gibbs, lot 8, block II,
1st addition to Seattle of Sa-
rah A. Bells Estate, con-
sideratton 125
Mary V. Hallto Otto Godskin,
lots 10and IS. block y. Sa-
rah A. Bells Estate addition
to Seattle. consideration. =. 225
Isaac Meyer to a. j. Ander-
son, lot 10, block 43, Laws
second addition to Seattle,
consideration ....... %
\. Macintosh, Trustee, to
Thomas Armstrong. lot B..
block IL, and lot 4, block II,
consideration ...... 10O
James NJ. Mcclellan to W. G.
Ballard ct al. n. 4 B. II,
Kennear's addition, consid-
Grafton 10
\. \. Denny &C. H. Larabee,
lots 6 and Z, block 10, A. \.
Denny's plat to connect
with Terry's End addition
consideration n....... $50
Hugh McAleer to MI Gour-
ley, lots 13 and Is, block 30,
H. McAleer's addition, con-
HEAVY RAIN.-Yesterday afternoon
a heavy rain set in at about 1 O'Clock
and at the hour of going to press,
still continues. 70 last long, how
ever, it pours too fast, and we ex-
pect that it will yet be a pleasant
day.
, 1876-11-18

The suicidal mania among scnoolboys
which has been lately quite marked in
this country, appears to have extended
to En- gland. where the eldest son of
Prof. T. Rogers has committed sui
eide at the age of IS. He was boy
of unusual promise and was captain OF
Westminster school.
, 1876-11-18

IT is now a stated fact that the
White House, Of Seattle, has as fine,
and we1l-selected a stock of fall and
winter dry goods, clothing, and
fancy goods, and especially ladies'
trimmed hats, and fully as cheap as
any house in this city. 1l2*
, 1876-11-18

A poor blind man of Flint, Michi-
gan, has fallen heir to S16.000 by the
death of California relative.
, 1876-11-18

STILL A FAL11NG--Sehwabacher
Bros. & Co. are now selling 16 yards
of Strndard prints for 81.
, 1876-11-18
notice.! !!

SEyHE TREASURER of King County is pre-
ID pared to redeem all outstanding County
Warrants, (both principal and interest bearing
dates prior to February 1st, 1S7G. No interest
will be allowed on the same after 80 days from
the date of this notice.
GEO, D. HILL, Treasurer.
Seattle, Oct %, 1876. D1w-Wtw
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a
National Republican Convention.

ne next Union Republican Convention for
,M ,ne Honlination of candidates for President and
~ ~ rssiaent of the United States will be held
I ~ the riiy Of Cincinnati on "wednesday. the lith
uay OF june, AZ Il o'rlsrk noon and viii consist
=, msleeaies nom each State equal to twice the
.unlpeI oi lts Sensfors and REPRESENTATIVES in
TT 80 ana pSu delegates from earh organize
: r,Il Ssrritory tory and the District of Columbia
| sS TIE conventions for the election of
| nAe committees of the several States
aetesates. nsulS 10 invite all Republican elcc.
| , s iecs.mmeiIslsskers without regard 10 past
rs'li.sl ssl al other ySprevious party affiliations
iALtitIcM differences Ming sectional issues and
G..s,e nS are opposed to revfteeling and permanent
l harnn,' ~ promote friendlypuntry tH maintain.
;ns, ;,ony throughout the iartitntbnn. rights of
ing and enforcing ali the q sAand free cxescise
az ~, including the M tinidation and
,f;fbor, t Sg g suffrage witnout me ~ sntnued
,,rs.aa. itaaa who are In favor -, ~ ~ n OF an
econa,,sao, OF All Official dishon,sss .e tss,li
by homes Z. .s.hnmlihistrafion of the s,o~arn,,
in favor Of ina IN. amn capable Officers. who A.,
who a., ',eIice may. from time a. t,,,a srnmeii
natjan ~, posed 10 impairing the eraa,. .asgeN
In faya uepfeciafing any OK its ohii.sSttt vi tne
faith an, sustaining in every way tba , and
mon school s,s,s1 hohor who hold the ,',',.
,.r,r 49,, -, system the nursery of a,nic lc com
ss1s, ana should be- naintatn., i taLherlcan lib-
prnn,a,ti ian control: who belieya 49, Iree
tf.n,.i oi these ends the 6,-oe.ts as TOT the
~ tbasn l,.i should be Continued ~ -, oi the
snn,.ort ,s anhere To the prfncip,es ~ s-- s--ue9
and the iawS Incorporated In the Consti,n,,ni'u seiu
ring ana -, anu who are In favor m rah tsaIoh
,la oS S strengthening the fSlndarn.np.I IeSe4ni
arv az III hi unity in this CrntennisI piihcl-
ISivnadi''e i'e pifth OF the Republic. '''''''er'
E. D. MORGAN
W. Z, CHANDLER, rs h Chairman
eWurs.ary y Republican National Co,nr,,,,u
"ashSafoS ID. C., January m Is-s
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IVA Republican Platform.

| sna, Publicaus OF Iowa, In convention as
| ~ of,n,.s.hsresy AZ. declare the following platform
.,tdse :. Nse for maintaining the unity of the
s fph red and inviolaIe for the lust and
hs5n.h h5 = OF all mon. for peaee harmony and
u,i,,l ID Throughout the nation for nlen of
,,,i.Ial iehoneuy and purity of character for
fuoL.e n.. US. and for the swift pursuit and un-
or low ~ ~ ~''s''e'' "taS hASn
-;.-;,, nat are In favor Of snd tina; we demand
49,. essihy ia the administration OF govern
i. y saHsilboth state and National
-. mat Havor the early attainment Of = cur
80, t"hNltble with coin, and therefore adyo-
- - e 'hs sfslsl resumption of specie payment
eg9ntiluS and steady steps in that direction.
c,s,t inat ssemand that ali railway and other
tii s ~ be held in fair aud just subiec
''oi ~ ~ the "a making power
scLas., Hat M ne and by free education our public
"a ~ sstemhe taxation of all for its support
public schools
~, nst We eeiially invite immigration from
80. .'tsi1eo coHtries, guaranteeing To the immi-
rIste sise same plitical privileges and social and
ini s ifee'ioi We ourselves enjoy and favor
snkb b - ite and Asectarisn system OF eomuaan
ioras y,s ~. iui fheir hiltiren With ours. tEs y
u iIHt u Jane q. Blaine. recognize a pure
~ phoIlcah lcah and ntriot, and one well worthy 10
p,i'.,sh seh as TIE Standard bhsrer Of the National
party D the coming campaign
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The state Convention,

The Eenubiic-n State Convention
which assemb ell at Dies Moines WAS
the largest in point OF numbers tina,
Iowa has ever known, nor was there
ever ono held i'm which there was
more enthusiasm. IL was big day
for Blaine, especially. Harmony
prevailed, and all worked together
for the general good. This year
there are no lines of division, the
party is united and in November
will roll up the largest Republican
majority the State has ever given
any presidential candidate. The
State ticket is an excellent one, as
good as ever was placed in the field,
and each candidate will pile up a
majority of-say 5000.
For Secretary of State Hon. Josiah
t. Young, of Monroe county, was
re-nominsted, man in every way
fitted for the place. While we ia
vored his competitor aud should
have been glad had he been success
full, We have no regrets To express at
the selection of so good a man as
Secretary Young, and shall heartily
work and vote for his election. The
denomination of Buren, r.. Sherman
for State Auditor and David Secor
for Register Of State Land Office was
expected, and followed as matter
OF course, rs did the nomination of
Judges Sewers and Rothrock for the
Supreme Bench. For Attorney
General j. f. McJunkin, of Wash
ington county, was the successful
contestant, than whom no better man
for the position could have been
selected. For Treasurer of state
Hon. Geo. w. Bemis, of Buchanan
county, was nominated. Those best
acquainted with Mr.. Bemis and with
his qualifications are loudest In his
praise.
With a strong ticket, united par
ty and a sound platform the present
campaign opens unusually bright.
ssse. are no dissensions in our
f'TRswort the feeling does prevail
ranks. bulhat of all years, the Re-
that this year, coitsst cSoiitst retain control OF
publican party prfnss@a m.prfne,@s.sn nspuD'', = ,,,
'ne government, AMI. against :.
."ns VIII give majority ssnd lifts h.,
''re the electors to count.
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Democratic yf,uas.r

i'"'''U '.-N-SS 49, s'.,-yr1--,,-;tt -
no" mitch the country has nd 20
pss Tor the numerous witnesses yI,o
nave been before the various ~
sressional committees the past win
ter aud spring, bcsmirchin, nro,,i
nent men and making or attempting
20 make political capital for The
democratic party. 1t Is not expect.
rrtlsl The Democratic ,apers VIII
knoEn quantrfy --<<a. - 49,. :.
tors, Inv ze l:,-sa,.s ,. :, expect that the
s6hsss- nae n~.,se !. .ar 'he
The party whicr su oy
loa>st for reforrn hns -
10 VIZ ynt the suppo.,.,e ae x.ss
!! ", snnos'ly striving to In par,e.. .e.. it'
n o,; or anssrth and sx. The
eonr1as.s@. eops1on hsrever tar1unsssn
"no y~and boldly
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charge all manner of corruption
against the Republican party and
Republican leaders, caring naught
for truth, but only to make political
capital to help Democracy in the
coming campaign.
The Democratic party claims TO be
honest, and so claiming starts out to
discover fraud and extravaganza in
Republican ranks. and when found
cries aloud that il Is the duty OF the
honest Democratic party to right
these wrongs snd parity the govern
ment by taking the management OF
affairs into its own hands. All this
sounds well, but are the men who
are at the head of this movement
such as TO inspire confidence in the
purity OF their motiveSe How can
such man as Randall be a model
reforIner when his pockets are load
ed down with salary grab of $500,
stolen from the country? or how can
the Democratic party be great re-
form and money saving party when
its investigating committees expeHd
money SO recklesslys Speaking of
this bogus reform movement of the
Democratic House, the Republic thus
clearly expresses ii: Never were
Congressional investigations 80 pros
tituted as are those now being made.
Anybody can be a witness from any
where. 1t does not matter whether
he has anything to testify to or not;
there is the per diem and the mileage,
which the honest Democratic chair
men know how to dispense so law
ishly. In the Spencer investigation
the cost to the treasury was upwards
of Sll 900. A cloud of witnesses
from.the State of Alabamy appeared,
and other clouds were ready To come;
but the cloudy character OF what
they knew was soon apparent, and
the gentlemen, who had quartered
themselves at one of the hotels on
Pennsylvania avenue, whiled away
the time, which hung heavily on
their hands, by calculating how much
their witness fees increased day by
day. A committee waited anxious
iy some weeks for witness sup
posed to be able to smirch the Presi-
dent. He told a tale, and he sinirch-
eel away. Every Democrat pricked
up his ears and drew his chair closer,
expecting profound revelations. An
unlucky inquiry as to where the
witness met the President brought
the narrative to an untimely end.
1t transpired that the talkative
stranger alleged that he had been
visited by the President when in
bed; that the President had come to
his bedroom the night previous and
urged him not 10 appear before the
-apmmittee and tell what he knew;
parsse President came through the
q cess, and h,isit him; aud that he
that tsrrded by thepresident in the
keyhole to
had uevar o. - nemo-
flesh. ney I'm EoNe
.r.,in 30, VIII do" said the bagainst
ha. "'e chairman in a rage; ",triraus
nat a testimony out" And the wi,' +
'ess was told to retire, and pet wit
e.s @ Tees and mileage," VI"
y men n the .ni,en.cerstic party hs.
e"~'S--a---SaFS- Z 'ss peRNn
H. '.u's men OF lhe country reioiced.
' m hummer" element foresaw
:" -" harvest in the near future.
'oS 'ar only the hummer, have
:" . oenensted, and the country is
u worse condition than eyar