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want of opportunity he had not

uo1eH fOVeiy SlfiS, nalf q dozen
more or less, charming widows, anl
several ladies' of neither class, had
since his coming into the property
of his uncle and godfather, Leon
Fishback, ST., (whose ashes in q
solid gold casket stood in a sort Of
SHRINE, made of a hundred rare
woods, in the south drawing-room,
lntimatel to him, in every way that
the shrinking sensitiveness of wom-
an-hood would allow, their perfect
Willingness to assume the role OF
mistress of the Fishbaek mansion.
But Leon had walked calmly
among them, dispensing hospitality,
kind words and gracious smiles,
with the strictest impartiality, dis
tinsuishing none by the slightest
preference, until q few weeks before
this beautiful June day.
Then came to visit his sister an
Old school friend, Laura Beardslev,
who had been residing in far dis
tant State, but with whom the sis
ter kept up warm correspondence
ever since they parted at the college
door, the day Oh which each was
publicly hailed with loud acclaIna-
tons as Mistress of Arts"
Hiss Beardsley is lovely woman
of eight-and-twenty summers, look
ing at least five summers less, with
an exceptionally sweet voice, bright
smile, graceful figure and winning
ways. And to this bewitching
woman has Leon Fishback. the
hitherto apparently unimpressible
bachelor, devoted himself since the
moment he first took her slender
little hand In his and babe her well
come to his home. Aud it is by her
side he letters, untempted by the
merriment without, in the deem |
pleasant, rine-enwreathed bay-win-
dow of the library, as the fair-hair-
ed girlcome flying across the gar
den, pursued by the tinkling bells
Laura starts from her seat with a
blush, and leaning from the win
low, entreats, Soak them away
Bella dear, they are dancing on the
lower bed" And as the girl obedi-
entity turns and speeds in the opo-i
ate direction, she draws back her
pretty head, and, looking at her
companion. says: ''How much
Bella is like her sister Teresa-that
$, when Teresa was only sixteen"
"Is she?" asks Mr.. Fishback.
"Why, don'tyou remember?' said
laura.
II do not, replied Mr.. Fishback,
nth emphasis.
Miss Laura makes two interrosa-
ion points with her silken eve
rows, opens her mouth to speak
links better of it, closes her red
ps firmly, and turns to the window
gain as the merry-makers stop
laying and gather in a group, with
leir eyes fixed npon q small aerial
II, which is gently swaying be-
reen heaven and earth, decorated 1
it'll flags. as it slowly descends
ward the lawn. In few minutes t
touches the ground, and a hand
me young fellow leaps out and is i
eeted with many ordinations of fl
eastre and surprise 2 :
Your brother Reginald" SAYS S
ISIS Beardley. $50 soon returned V
,ntlon? Why, he only started q h
y days ago" b
Yes; flying ship American Eagle y,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-12-14


by the telephone at the station be-
low" @ "
Thirty miles away.n'
ooh! that's nothing. We expect
to be able to hear news from a hun
dred miles away before many wears
are past
"May I not be in the immediate
vicinity when that news is shouted!"
says the lady, with an involuntary
movement of her pretty white hands
toward her pretty rose-tippcd ears
for l should expect to be deaf for
ever more"
| Never fear, my dear-I mean
Miss Beardsley. Sueha misfortune
rs that shall never occur, even
though you should chance to be at
the very side of the shouter. Edi-
son is at this moment perfectins an
Instrument that begins to deliverit
messages in a moderately loud
voice, which increases i'll volume as
it is carried forward, until it reach
es the most distant point it is in
tended to reach, thus maintaining
an even tone all along the route
How glorious all these Edisonian
inventions are!" he continues, with
u glow of enthusiasm, "and what
humdrum times our ancestors must
have had without them. Why. they
are the very life Of the age! There's
the photograph, for instance-but
Ibes pardon; you are looking bored. |
| can not expect You to take as
much interest in these subjects as I |
do. Is not Reginald coming this
way?"
He is not" answered Miss
Laura, demrely; che is still bold
ing Bella's hand, and totally ignor-
mg all the other welcoming hands
extended to him.
"Ah! the old, old story. that is
ever newt" quotes Mr.. Fishbaek, as
he peeps over the shoulder of his
fair guest at the new arrival; and
then, suddenly rising and confront
ing her, he exclaims: "Eou must
have heard That story very often,
L aura-forgive my calling you so,
but You used to permit it IN the
days we went blackberrying to-
getlIer, some ten years ago; and for
give me again, but, upon my word
can not help asking you, impelled
IS | am by some mysterious power,
Why have you never married." Il
"A blush rises to her cheek, but {
she looks up in his face, and calmly
'eDlies: 81 don't remember the t
blackberry episodes, and I have re- ,
NAMED unmarried because I vowed, {
when young girl, never to marry a
lnless convinced that I was the first
md only love of the man whose wife n
became" ]
Laura, I have never loved an Il
ther." -ssa IF
"AIr. Fishback, you forget my old fl
riend Teresa, the sister of the girl t
. whom your brother Reginald is b
ow making love on the lawn" c
Good heavens, Laura, how mis-
,ken you are!." NJ O
1T was with her you looked for Il
lackberries. ] never knew you to h
nd any, not with me, sir. W
Laura. how blind you were! I
ought her society, only to be near M
'u. I declare. upon my word and oil
onor, I fingered by her side for p'
'urs and hours, in the hope that =, :.
'u would join US for moment or h,
, 1878-07-27

belt and shortest route around
the globe from China 10 Liver
pool, having the advantage of
700 miles over San Francisco in
distance, and a much greater
advantage in natural resources,
including the great staples of
commerce-iron, coal, lumber,
and ocean products in unlimited
quantities, with an unsurpassed
ocean harbor and the finest site
for naval station in the world
in a large fresh water lake in
near proximity. This projected
road to the summit of the noun
tains passes through almost
continuous coal fields, and iron
mines, furnishing inexhaustible
manufacturing material, and
then enters grain fields equal in
extent and superior in product
iveness to the great State of IL
linois, thus establishing an in
terchange Of products which
would give abundant employ
ment to the railroad and open
vast field to immigration and
commercial enterprise. With
these advantages it is not too
much to anticipate that within
five years from the completion
of the road this town will con-
tain a population of not less
than $4,000, and will be increas-
ing in like proportion. The
mathematical result will be
that all real property will then
be worth five times as much as
at present, to say nothing of the
speculative value which always
pertains to rapid growth. In
view Of these facts, as apparent
as any mathematical solution of
a problem, who will venture to
hazard the defeat of the project
by withholding his share of the
contribution upon which its sue
cess depends :?
, 1878-07-27
Social Ob!igationS,

A citizen of large wealth, ev-
cry dollar of which has been
accumulated in this community,
is reported to have SAID, when
solicited to take stock in the Sc
attic and Walla WalIa Railroad,
that he owed the people of Sc
attic nothing, and that he could
make his money yield him a
better return than to invest it
in railroad; or words to that
effect. We know of no man in
this city that can truihfully
make such q remark. There is
very little, if any, wealth here
which is not the product of the
joint accumulations of all the
people. Every addition to the
population and industry of the
town has added to the common
wealth, and all the accumula-
tions of capital in the hands of
any portion of the citizens are
derived from the joint earnings
of all. Had the first proprle-
tors of the town site had no ae-
QUESTIONS to their population,
their property would have been
worth no more to-day than it
was the day that they settled
upon it. They are entitled to
the credit of having been the
advance guard of civilization,
and to all the profit they have
derived therefrom as the legiti-
mate rewards for their enter
prise and endurance, but for the
success which attended their
efforts they are indebted solely
to subsequent settlers who gave
all the value to their accumula-
tions. "GOd never made an in
dependent man." and that man
who by his thrift has been more
successful in accumulating than
many of his fellows, is only by
that fact under greater obllga-
tions to community than others,
, 1878-07-27
Republican Territorial
Convention,

By der Of .be Republican Territ rial Central
Committee, duly assembled pursuant 10 notice.
Ibis 18th day of July, A. D. 1875 st New Tacoma,
Washington Terry, notice is hereby given, that
a REPUBLICAN Territorial CONVENTION is call d to
assemble at Vancouver, Cilrk Coonty, W. T., on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 1878,
at the hour of 10 o'clock, A. NJ. of said day, for
the purpose OF ominatlng candidate for Dele
gate to Congress, ard for the transaction of such
other business as will properly come before it.
Tae Committee has fixed The appor,ionment CT
Delegates 10 said Convention as follows: One
Delegate at Large for every County in the Terri
tory, and one additional Delegate for every one
hundred votes and for every msiority fractional
one hundred votes cast in eaci county at tho
for peea,,e .ns sbs
basis the various Counties OF the Ter itorv will be
entitledto representation in said Convention as
, 1878-07-27

We GIVE IT UP.-The MtelH-
qeacer thinks we do not appre-
hend it's position on the anti
bankingprovision. We are free
to admit that we have no more
apprehension or comprehension
of its position on that question
than we have of one of Booths
articles on the currency ques-
ton. The Mtelligencer denounces
the article prohibiting the Leg
islature from Incorporating
banking companies with the
special privilege of issuing paper
evidences of debt to be circulat-
ed as money and then says:
" On general principles we con-
dem all prohibitory and hamper
ing legislation whatever" and
q every man should have the
privilege of making the best bar
gain with regard to interest on
loans which he can arrange"
and "our empirical constitution
makers should not meddle with
the natural laws of trade by lay
ing restrictive limitations" etc.
Now the article objected to Of
fends in no degree against any
of these principles, but simply
restricts the Legislature against
granting special privileges to
money corporations which di-
rectly conflict with the legiti-
mate and free exercise of any of
these equal and natural laws of
trade, without in any manner in
terfering with any of these
rights. Why our friend in one
breath demands free trade, and
in the next denounces legislative
restrictions upon free trade,
beats US.
, 1878-07-27

s1,250,O00, at $3.50 per acre.
Such a bonus, secured by the
organic law, would be a great
inducement to capitalists to
build the road on the conditions
named. We cannot understand
why any man who is in favor OF
a railroad over the cascades on
any terms. should oppose a pro-
position SO entirely equitable
and promising. But we may re-
mark that the editor of the
Statesman has never shown any
favorable disposition towards
such project; his interests and
sympathies being with Portland
and the 0. S. n. Co.
, 1878-07-27
NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO PTNKHAM &
SAKE are r. quested to cali and settle their ac-
counts on OF before August first to save costs.
Aier the above date all of our accounts will be
placed in the hands of collector.
t.auc,30 PINEHAM s SAKE.
, 1878-07-27
S. BAXTER & CO.
IMPORTERS AND

~O"ssssbS0sOub sveSSSshSAssS02
SOLE AGENTS for Western Washington for
the California Farmers Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONS
OFFER FoRssALE TO THE TRADE ONLY,
TENNENT'S ALE. Pints and Quarts.
BASS ALE :" q"
GUINNESS PORTER Pints and OTIS.
HENNESsEY BRANDY in Octaves,
and 1, 2 and 8 star in case.
MARTELL BRANDY in Octaves, and
l. 2 and star in case.
OTARD DUPUY BRANDY in Octayes
and case.
CALIFORNIA GRAPE BRANDY in
SCOTCH WHISKY in case and bulk.
IRISH 4" :.
CHAMPAGNE
Chas. Fare, in pints and quarts.
Landsberger's California, Imperial
and Private Cuvee. in pts & qts.
SHERRY = Finest Old Golden, Old
Garvey and California in case and
bulk.
PORT - Imported and California in
case and bulk.
BOURBON WHISTLES = Hotaliue's
genuine J. H. Gutter in case and
bulk; White House, Universal, Nils
Ter. etc. etc.
TOBACCO D Ping. Granulated and
Long Cut.
CIGARS-The largest Stock and Best
Assortment on Puget Sound.
p We are the only house in Wash
ington Territ6ry shipping Furs direct
to London, England, and are paying
the highest cash prices. nov1etf
, 1878-07-27

A very peculiar crime is that
of which William Norris, Of In
dependence, Ohio, is accused.
Norris, a married man, 26 years
old, wished to get rid of little
Allie Berry, so he chloroformed
her, made an incision with a
knife in her foot, injected poi
son into the wound, and then
raised the alarm that she had
been bitten by a snake. The
child, at last accounts, was in a
dying condition, and Norris was
under arrest, with imminent
prospects of being lynched.
The expectation of live cattle
to Europe is rapidly and stead
lily increasing. The France,
which sailed from New York
last Saturday, had to give up
part of the space usually alIot-
ted to passengers to make room
for 500 Texas bullocks. Last
week 1,200 head were shipped
to Liverpool from Boston, the
freight costing from $25 to $50
per head.
, 1878-07-27

The Committee also recommencs SUBJECT to any
change to be made by the resnec.ive Couotv Com
mittees, that the various County Conventions be
held at the County Seat, on Saturday the sSth
day of September, 1878, at the hour al O'Clock
P. NJ, aud that the primary meetings to elect
Delegates to the County Conventions I've held at
hour of I O'Clock P. NJ, of Sa'u day the 2lst day
of September, 1878, at the voting places III each
precinct. Tu.s Recommendation is inrended only
Tor those Counties which hav- no County Central
Committee, when they fail to act.
By order of the Territorial Republican Central
C ,mmittee. DANIEL BAGLEY,
Chairman of Committee.
BYRON BARLOW
Secretary,
New Tacoma. ". T'y.. July 1s, 1s7s-juls2-td
, 1878-07-27

for all his extra accumulations
are SO much more than his le-
gitimate share of the joint pro-
ductions. This is peculiarly the
case with those who have been
enriched by the enhancement of
property values in the increase
of population, or by trade in
the increase of customers, for it
is not to their own industry or
enterprise that they are indebt-
ed for their success, but to the
contributions from others which
they were in an accidental posi-
tion to control. And that man
who does not recognize these
simple facts, rejects the primary
conditions of all social organi-
zation, and is neither a good
citizen nor sympathetic neigh
Dor; he lives for self, and viii!
be left to perish in his own sell
fishness,
'Unwept, unhonored and unsung''
The man who has been en-
riched by the growth and enter
prise of the community in which
he lives, does not fulfil his obli-
cations to society by merely pay
ing the taxes which the law i'm
poses, or by meeting his person
al obligations in matters Of trade,
for after having done these
things he is still debtor to
community for what he has re-
ceived from it, and if he has any
sense Of honor or gratitude in
his nature, public spirit Or de-
cent respect for the rights of
others, he will hold himself liza
BILE for such demands upon his
time and means to promote ev
! cry measure for the common
benefit as is sanctioned by an al
most unanimous public sentl-
ment, instead of standing upon
his rights whenever his accumu-
lations have placed him above
dependence.
There is not an intelligent
man in this community who does
not regard the completion Of the
Seattle and Walla Walla railroad
as a matter Of vital Importance
to the future growth and pros
perity of this town. The means
required to insure its completion
is not over fifteen per cent. upon
the assessed value of the prop
erty of the county. The bene-
fits in which all property hold
ers will share proportionately,
will certainly be not less than
ten times the amount which
they are called upon to sub
scribe. No one will dispute the
proposition that a railroad con-
Meeting this port with the grain
fields of Eastern Washington
will double and treble property
values in this city at once. This
being admitted, would 1t be
either honorable or honest for
any property holder, with abun-
dant means to pay, to share in
the benefits and refuse to con-
tribute his proportion to secure
it. No character for morality or
Christianity, no amount of
wealth, will save any man from
the infamy Of social parlah,
who appropriates to himself
riches acquired at the expense
of others without any contribu.
ton from himself, 81 have a
right to do what 1 please with
my own" is the plea Of those
who have no regard for the
rights or the welfare Of others.
A very peculiar crime is that
of which William Norris, Of In
dependence, Ohio, is accused.
Norris, married man, 26 years
old, wished to get rid of little
Allie Berry, so he chloroformed
her, made an incision with a
| i.nifa in hnr foot 1niacfad moi
, 1878-07-27
seattIe.s Opportunity.

SpOuSlUlC pdI tIcS, uoo OCSA A'"uS
to the citizens of Seattle, that
upon a pledge of 100000, to be
paid upon the completion of the
work, the Seattle and Walla
Walla railroad will be completed
to Thorp's station, one hundred
miles from this city, on the
other side of the Cascade noun
tains, by the first Of October,
1880. Parties are now canvass
ing this city for subscriptions to
the stock of the company to the
amount required, payable only
upon the fulfillment Of the con-
ditions named, and it does seem
to us that there should be no
difficulty in the way of getting
that amount guaranteed where
the means are so abundant and
the results so promising. There
is not an intelligent property
holder or business man in this
community who would hesitate
moment to make the subscrip-
tien required, if the matter was
exclusively under his control
and he alone was to reap the
benefits of it. Why, then, should
any hesitate to contribute his
share, when the benefits are to
accrue to each according to just
proportions? If the question
should be presented OF levying
a tax Of fifteen per cent. upon
the taxable property of the city,
payable upon the same condi-
tions, it would command the
suffrages Of the people by an
overwhelming majority. Why
will sensible men refuse to do
what their own sense Of public
obligation and common interests
suggests ought to be done, be-
cause the statute law does not
compel them to do it? Men ac-
tuated by motives Of common
honesty and a due regard to
common rights, do not protest
their acknowledged duties and
obligations to others on the
ground that the laws of the
land do not compel such recog-
milton.
The benefits to accrue to this
town, and to reflect pro rata
upon every property-holder in
it, by the construction of the
proposed railroad, can scarcely
be over-cstimatcd, taking innu-
merable other cities and CON-
mercial centers which have been
built up by railroad connections
as basis. Without railroads
there is not a great commercial
city in the Northwest, including
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul,
st. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha,
and many others, which to-day
would number one-tenth Of its
present population. 1t is the
overland railroad connection
which gave to San Francisco
the mighty impetus which gave
TO that city q comparative
growth in ten years which New
York never attained in fifty
years. Chicago is to-day as
large a city as New York was
in 1880, nine-tenths Of its
growth in population and bust
ness being solely attributable to
railroads. We have seen an in
terror village of 500 inhabitants
increased to 5000 in three years
and it's property values increased
ten fold in single year by rail-
road connections. There is not
upon the continent place, the
natural advantages Of which
would be, or have been, so great
.ly developed and improved as
Seattle would be by the pro-
posed railroad connection. 1t
needs nothing more than rail
road connections with the coun-
try cast of the Cascades, which
would be Immediately extended
to the transcontinental roads, to
make it the most promising city
, 1878-07-27
Notice.

vVyHE TREASURER OF KING COUNTY WILL
i pay on presentation al outstanding war
rants drawn on the County Fund OF said county,
bearing dates prior to and including No. S14 Of
the series Of 1877. Also all outstanding
warrants drawn on the Road Fapd Of said county
bearing dates prior TO and including No. 1O2 Of
be May term, 1873. No interest viii be allowed
o said warrants after thirty days from the date
Of this notice, GEO. D. HILL,
Treasurer King County.
ONCE Of Cornty Treasurer, Seattle, May 18Th,
1873. may18 d1tw4w
, 1878-07-27

NOTICE,
OFFICE CT CRY TREASURER ~
Seatiee, July 1st, 1878.
The Tax List for the City of Seattle, for the
year 1873, is now in my hands srd due. AL taxes
not paid on or before December 1st, 1878. will be
returned delinquent aud per cen age added.
Ii. W. ROWLAND. =
Juiyltd City Treasurer.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-04-13
LehtghtOn Lyeeum.

The meeting was called TO order by the
vice-president Minutes of previous meet
ing read and adoptedl roll called, and quite
a number absent, but one referred question
was answered. The report of committee of
curator's is as follows: Referred questions /:
lst. Which was the liercest battle in the late
Rebellion and what it's results? A. Dollcn-
mayer; End. Give a sketch of the life of
Andrew jackson, eX-President NJ. A. Bret
ney 3rd. When and by whom was gun
powder first manufactured A, Seaboldt
Debate, resolved, "That Capital punishment
should be abolished, ;" affirmative, 7. A. Sny-
der, assisted by John Bohn; negative, r. f.
Hoiiord, assisted by IL. W. Gable; Essayst,
two weeks hence, Laura Hohord, Select
reader, Allen Graver, next in order was the
debate, resolved, "That high tariffs neces-
sary for the best interests of the United
States,' opened on the affirmative by John
Bohn assisted by A. Dollenmayer: negative
II, W. Gable assisted by O. A. Clauss. The
chair rendered his decision in favor of the
the negative. Select reading by c. S. Weiss,
subject, "a darkey's sermon" after taking
up the collection, society adjourned.
April 9th. SECRETARY.