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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-30
Too Much Brains In oregon.

Looking over book containing a
list of ali the hewspal ers published in
the UIir.d States. we find that Arkan-
sns has the least and Oregon has the
IN st. in proportion to the number of
inhabitants. Baltimore. which con
tains more inh .bitants han the whole
of Oregon. has no more daily p.Ieis
tn al Portland. The truth is, journal.
ism is over done in our State. II may
tick 9 our vanity to know how many
p,,,ers are printed in Oregon. bnt
tnat doe. net pay the printer. The g
is TOO much tOmpe.ition-too much
trains IN Oregon. We hear simo-,
d lily of some enterpr,si"g genius
rushing to town with h.tfnl of type
b-csnse he hears the poor devil who
has already paper there is able /"
pay bis debts aud buy suit of srore
clothes once a year. What an editor
actually living without going into
deb, III have to stop that. and forth
gees this dog lu-the-maDger. tramp
editor to share plank " ith tenn, est
tossed m, ~ which is scarcely enough to
Fold one above water. Some Others
are little more charitable, and STA, t
papers in email towns. hopi"g to simul-
taneou~iy build up the place and heb
d,madals. Occasioally u man strikes a
good neigborhood. The Bully Cove
Bladder or the Sheridan Shoulder
Striker burst upon the public with
great prospects aod still greater prom
i,es, ,but the damp air Of Oregon strikes
the little fedglings and they linger
through three or four weeks aud then,
(for the want of Vitality very natur.
ally, give up the ghost. At present We
near ihat . paper is to be started ut
Silverton. M.rion county. another ut
Llnkvill,., Lake county. another ut
Weston, Uma'illS county. and still
another NJ Junction. Line county.
Competition may he the life OF trade,
but where il is carri d To An Oregon,
extreme. it is the deaih Of newspapers
70 start a weekly not only type aud
nrains are needed. but hard cash; and
he who hns never tried the experiment
~ill find that the first two years of bis
fe as u publisher. money must g. ont
Ike water poured on sand de err.
without anything like the same show
,rg. 1t j. MT nur mission to di.c,ur
ag, any budding Horace Greeley e
frentiss who may be in our midst.
but we d. think that many good
printer is spoiieh 10 make bad editor.
Young men save money As compositors.
nd then. with no more knowledge al
th tricks of rhetoric than a Banno X
warrior has of synttx. launch out as
editors in som. town already b,mbar d.
eh Oh every side by journalistic talent
AID in very brief time find their
money gone to the dogs aid Their
,i'adcl sanctum in the hands of tle
ens"y IT there were only some way
i" WEIGH these ambitious printers could
bc shown that It ls more honorable tG
I~ COED carpenter than an indiffrr-
~nt architect. erhaps they might cuih
their zeal to s ine Ms geniuses. and the
C. very would he of incalculsb g
b n-iit TO themselves. TO educated
writer's and the Oregon public
Standard.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-30

All Money will be loaned on Note and Mortgage
for the Benefit Of the parties on wbo~e sccount
the loans are INA ie. upon approved Real Estate
uncncumberel by any priCr mortgage. ju sment
or lien.
When the amount required on . loan exceeds
the sum VI mo ey on hsLd belonging to any one
individual. a Iumhar OF deposits will be put to-
g. ther to make NJ the required amornt. and the
note AMI mor'gag taken for all parties inter.
ested. specifying the share interest of each In
the same.
All applications for loans must be made In
writing stating the obj ct for hich the saIne is
required. giving = description Of tie property
which Ia proposed TO be mnrtgaged. the valne OF
which must be certified 70 under oath by the ap-
plicant.
No loan shall be made until IL be shown that
the app picsut has . perfect title, snd ala the
for'nr aud requirements OF law are comp. Ito In
conveying the property % security.
In all cases. the expeD'se Of ex mini the titles
20 property. offered for security, whether the
same be approved or not, must be borne by the
applicant.
Applications to be made to
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-30
The Man from Chicago.



The last man brought tO the Central
before tho reporter left last night was
rather fine figure. iauntily dressed.
and with the staggering air affected
by those knowing fellows who are them
selves concious Of their superiority
over the herd. and don't care WIZ,
knows it. His whole manner. both OF
action and speech, was an Ostentatlous
expression of contempt for every body
andevery,hiug pertaining to Cleveland.
H. had had some difficulty With hack
man. aud it was ON charge Of disturb
ance that the officer arrested him.
What's your business y asked the
Lieutenant.
DO you mean me-! have no bust.
ness; am geutleman If leisure
Where is your homo ?
NV homes in Chicago
Chicago. Chicagos' repeated the
Lieutenant. refect,vely. while .
twinkle shown in the eye farthest from
the prisoner Did you say Chicago r
Yes, l d,d; l said Chicago; I s'pose
you'.e heard of iti'
Is it in this country? What State is
1t ins'
Great heavens the man burst out;
YOU don't mean to tell me you're ser
inns when you AJAX what state Chiscaos $
III refuse tn ans ~ er.
Did you ever hear OF such place.
rred sa,d the Lieutenant. turning to
the turnkey.
Never heard of it in my life. said
Fred.
just look in the Gazette. please and
zee it there ism, such place.
Fred turned the leaves till he came
TO CHI. and then as he runs his finger
down the page he mutters. Chiana.
ChiAramonti, Chiavcnni. ChicMc'l',
ChicsRo-her~ it 10. it's all right;
Chicago. Post Office Of Pos-y cou:.ty.
Indiana, noted chiefly for its big trade
in hoop,olss aud illitsracy Of its in
h.bitxuts. I'sall right. but never
heard Of il before.
The party from Chicago. who had
been stesdily working himself into =
y i.its heas OF passion during Feds
.e.rrh. dauciny around. throwing ny
his arms wildly. and grasping his hair.
aud his face charging from white to
r.d . d frnm red to purple, gave y
IN .ni.c shrek aud tumbled over IN .
Il, as Fred tinisbed. aud in that con-
.iit,on was carried to cell. whtie he
recovered only after half-hour's labor
with restoranves aud the assurance
frnn the Li.utenant that. come to
think. he had hs ard Of Chicago before
But he etill lay there limp aud spirit
les; the heart Of the man from Chicago
Was broken.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-30

DR.. JOHNSON was oncc asked. Doc
tor, DON: you think man involved :"
trouble from which he cannot exsrica'e
him.slf would be justified in mak'"g
~ay with himself By t.kirg his own
l.fa2 M sn,sl the doctor. Let him 20
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-30

THEY were punning badly. when
Smith sid, Iowa man two dollars, and
jones replied. Ohio a man too. Funeral
notice Tomorrow p. 1.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August IS, 1873.
House characterization.

While it is not entirely matter of wonder
that SO few farmers and their wives should
devote any time, money or thought upon the
ornamentation of their homes, considering
the work which is generally meted out to
them, it is still subject about which it would
be wise for all of them to think seriously.
There were, perhaps, among our Puritanlcal
ancestors those who deemed house decorations
of any kind even worse than waste of the
time required to produce them. These ideas,
however, have long since ceased to exist in
our more liberal communities, only to be re-
placed by liziness which is productive of
similar results.
A few ornamental trees about the house,
two or three ordiDary shrubs, obtainable
everywhere, and fair number of simple
flowers, of different kinds, will change the
whole appearance of the place. Yet SO many
of our farming and even suburban population
neglect everything in the way of home dec
oration, that it becomes matter OF wonder
where they were born and bred.
There has, however, been marked change
during the last two years in this respect. Our
people are beginning to learn that beautiful
and pleasant surroundings have healthful
and beneficial effect upon the mind, and the
day when the farmer needs no mind is fast
disappearing Even the residents of cities
are catching the infection, and, as result,
we see windows and doorsteps, which for
merly displayed nothing but red brick and
brown stone, now covered with vines and
plants, and turned into beautiful bowers. 1t
may be weakness to give ones time to this
sort of thing, but certainly it is most health
full and beneficial, and in which more people
would do we'll to indulge.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
An Unexpected Scavenger.

An unexpected friend to man has been dis
covered in kind of animalcule engendered
by sewage, which prevents the decomposing
matter from becoming dangerous nuisance.
Mr. Angel, the public analist for Hampshire,
having examined the sewage-polluted fluid in
Southampton water, has discovered that
where the suspended matters are thickest
there is going on silent destruction of the
foul matters through the agency of millions
of minute creatures, by some held to be ami
NAL, but Mr.. Angel believed to be vegetable
origin. On examining the muddy fluid
through microscope it was found to contain
myriads of little brown organisms surrounded
with gelatin0us substance. Each specimen
was found to be active in it's movements and
OF peculiar shape, being furnished with belt
of ella round the center of the body, and
with long, transparent and very flexible
tail. After death these tiny atoms give off
an odor similar to that of seaweed, and
change to green color. During life they
evolve bubbles of oxygen gas, which serve to
purify the water from the effects of the de-
composing matter on which they themselves
feed. 1t is pity, however, that man, by
polluting rivers with sewage, should stand 90
much in need of this self-developed scaven-
ger.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
English Justice.

LAWYERS at least will pronounce as equal
in wisdom to anything recorded in the reports
of Solomon's decisions the judgment pro-
nounced fortnight ago by French tribunal.
One Juhle, an apothecary, dwelling at Font
dAin, took to himself a wife, and for three
nights thereafter was charivarled by his Ia
dignant, envious or simply riotous nelshbors,
who declined to intermit their noisy atten-
tions unless they received an exorbitant pour
actte. On the third night NJ. Juhle waxed
wroth, and threw pail of sulphuric acid
and hot water over the serenaders. This had
the effect of stopping the music, but next
day the unhappy pharmacist received notices
of fifteen actions from the lawyers OF the
fifteen scaided and burned serenaders, and
the local court gave the plaintiff in each
case damages-not to large but still to a
considerable. amount. The apothecary was
in despair, but had the good sense to appeal
to the higher court at Bourg. The judges,
being unable to deny that he had assaulted
the fifteen defendants in appeal, hit upon the
notable expedient of ordering each OF the
serenaders to pay to the druggist, by way Of
compensation for annoyance, alarm and loss
of sleep, sum equal to the damages the
serenaders had recovered for the assault.
Thus practical justice was done, and the gen.
tlemen of the long robe-as, to do them jus.
tice, is generally the case-were the only
parties that made any money out of the suits.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
Nevada Ethics.
[From the Virginia City Chronicle.


''Speaking of gall" remarked an Eastern
printer last evening in G street beer-saloon,
''talking of solid cheek, l never saw man
who had more of it than Pete Blivens OF
Kansas City. Three of US used to room to-
gether there in 1872. One night in July-it
was so hot that if you'd chuck water on the
side of house it would sizz like SO much
hot iron-we concluded to 60 down and sleep
on one of the timber RATS on the river. Well,
we got on the raft with our blankets Just
before turning in Pete Blivens said he guessed
he'd cool off by taking swim. knew the
current would snatch him right under, but
didn't want to give him any advice, and ne
dived off the end of the raft. The undertow
caught and sent him out of sight in about
three seconds AS soon as we saw that he
was drowned, me and the other chap went
for his effects. We found $9.50 in his pants
pocket, and an old watch. We took 'em up
town and soaked the clothes for SO and the
watch for $12. Then we went round town
on sort of a jamboree and spent the money.
About 5 o'clock in the morning we were
drinking up the last dollar with some of the
boys at Blue Corner, when who should walk
in but Pete himself in an old suit of clothes
that he'd borrowed of man three miles down
the river And hang me if he didn't demand
his clothes, and the next day he was round
dunning US for the paltry $3.50. The gall
of some mems enough to paralyze a Louis
lana alligator"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
Distance Of the Sun.

Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, in letter to the
London Times, says that yet another change
has been made In the determination OF the
suns distance from the measuremeEts 'n,ade
during the transit of Venus by the Britlsk
observing parties. The first estimate Sf 49,
475,eC0 miles was reduced not aong ago, to
81, 500, 600; now still further reduction of
zoo, 900 miles has been made. There is no
cause here for alarm to apprehensive and
over-heated readers, for on Tuesday last, at
324 a. m. the sun was in apogree-that is.
the earth then reached that part of its orbit
in which it was at its greatest possible dis
tance from the sun, or nearly 3, 100, 600 miles
further from the alleged source of heat than
it was on the 31st day Of December last. MIR.
Proctor adds that the Photographic work
of the expeditions ended in failure, the dis
tance dcduced from the best measurements
being nearly 100000, 900 miles, result hope
lessly incorrect. The last Greenwich esti-
mate Mr.. Proctor regards as q satisfactory
approach the value, about 90, 333, $50 miles,
which other measurements have shown to be
approximately correct.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
Desperate Gambling I'm Nevada>

This Is terrible place for gambling. Faro
is the favorite game, but for those who ike
it there is also poker (unlimited, } keno, sixty
six and euchre. One man had marvellous
slice of luck. He started in to play faro ne
played thirty-two hours without stopping tor
sleeping, and eaticg hasty bite as he played.
Lost 81 900 ia that time, was nearly ofoke
being left with $40 or so, which he staked:
He was SO exhausted that he fell asleep; and
vet so excited was the brain he continued
automatically to play, knowing nothing; By
this time there was crowd around. wen,
he actually won back all he lost and ABOUT
$4,000 beside. He would probably nave
continued on playing, but he burst the bank
1t was only then that the spectators dis-
covered he had been sleeping. Eye-wltnesses
state when he was awakened he was the
most astonished man they ever saw, though
he managed to walk off quite comfortably
with $2S,O0O.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
Rapid Growth Of the Aloe.

Perhaps the most remarkable instance OF
rapid vegetable growth that has been heard
of since the famous bean-vine of Jack the
Giant Killer is one which has been related to
by Prof. Stowe, of an aloe, or century,
plant, now growing on the grounds of one
of bis neighbors. at Mandarin, Fla. This
aloe, during period of several weeks from
the last half of April to the latter part of May,
actually increased in hight at the rate OF
twelve inches day-or half an inch an hour
night and day-until it attained height OF
forty-two feet Having reached that height,
the tree (for it is nothing less than a tree)
leaned over on neighborly orange tree to
take rest When Professor Stowe left
Mandarin, the last week in May, the flower
stems had come out, but up to the end OF
June it had not yet blossomed. The Amerl-
can Aloe, according to the English Cyclo-
pedia, has period Of from ten to seventy
years, according to climate 'When fully
matured it produces gigantic flower-stem,
forty feet in height, and perishes. In Flor
ida one sees many of these plants, in various
stages of growth: but we think there are
few cases in which the growth is so rapid as
in this one related by Prof. stowe.-Hart-
ford (Conn.) Times.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
IN SUSPENSE.

"Why, my dear, what is the matter What
can you mean? You looked so depressed.
1t cannot be-and-yet- relieve this kill
ling suspense! Alexander have you failed, -
said his wife with clasped hands.
''No, my dear; my credit is yet unimpaired
and business is looking up
''You can't mean to say, my dear, that
your old pain in the head has come back /? y
mo"
"You haven't had to pay the note for your
brother Joseph?"
mo"
"Have you-now tell me, Alexander Bid
lack-have you had another attack of YER
tigo?"
''No."
"Has your cashier broke his Murphy
pledge.
"No."
"Now know-I expected it knew it
all the time-I felt sure it would be so. Mr..
Debonair has asked for Seraphina?"
"No, nothing of the kind
"Then tell me, without waiting another
minute, what has happened; can't bear it !;
let me know the worst.
"Well, that breeches button l told you
about has got tired of hanging on by one
thread, and here it is. s.'-Elmira Gasette.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15

THERE is much to praise in the unity OF
the Hebrew race. They are not only united
but prosperous people: A disposition exists
among them to aid each other IN this world
and few of the race are known to ever lack
sympathy, employment or bread. Ihe a; an
nual report of the Hebrew United Charities
of this city is an interesting ana instructive
document, in that it shows what great WORK
the Israelites have done in charity during the
year. The many institutions under tneir
charge are we'll supported, and are models in
their way. Thousands OF poor hebrews or
were aided financially during the year. Their
naked were clothed and their hungry fed.
The financial condition of their institutions is
very strong, and their future promising.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
GEN. G. k. WARREN.
Reply Of Gen. Warren to the Criticisms
of Gen. Grant.

Gen. G. X. Warren, of the United States
engineer corps, who was prominent witness
in Gen. Fitz John Porter's investigation re-
Gently, in commenting on the use made of his
name by General Grant to special cores
pondent of the New York Herald, in a note
dated the 25th inst, says
Being one of the characters described in the
letter printed yesterday from a special cor
respondent at Hamburg, purporting 70 be
made uD Of 'Odds and ends OF conversation
in idle moments of Gen. Grant, hereby
protest against its being used by 1.-the his
torian" for whom it is claimed it is written.
Even zen. Grants friends must see that it is
derOga Ory to his character to talk thus loose
ly about other men, concerning matters upon
which he has the opportunity to be thorough
ly informed. If could believe that General
Grant would acknowledge as his own the
charges made against me about the ''mine
explosion at Petersburg, l would refute
them at length. But it is enough now to say
that there was court of inquiry, of which
Major General Hancock was president, inn
mediately after that event, and the finding of
that court charged no part of that ''disaster"
to me,
AT the battle of Five Forks was not re-
leved till after the battle had ceased. ThOus-
ands of soldiers in the Fifth army corps, and
many in the ranks of our foes, can testify
that led the final attack that completed that
victory. There was no cause to take me
away for any misconduct, and Gen. Grant
would never allow me court of inquiry, be-
cause thereby could have shown that there
was no cause. l claim the honors of that
day are mine.
The portrait the correspondent gives us OF
calumny to be spread broadcast over the
land against one whom he is madeto say sis a
good soldier and good man trained in the
art of war;" whose command won all the
vantage ground in the siege of Petersburgh
from the place of the mine explosion to Five
Forks-the portrait, say, is not that of the
magnanimous man we would have our chill
dren believe him. Respectfully,
G. K. WARREN.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
Parliamentary COurtesies.

The closing hours of the Canadian Parlia-
ment were as disorderly as those of our Con-
gress. Here is passage from the official
journal:
Mr.. Smith-Who is the coward? The
House will decide-its yourself.
Mr.. Tupper-Coward, treacherous-
Mr.. Smith, could not support them.
Mr.. Speaker-Admit the messenger.
Sir John Smith-That fellow Smith is the
biggest liar ever met
And this report, according to an Ottawa
paper has been toned down, the last remal k
having been preceded by these words from
Mr.. Smith, ''Sir John Macdonald is the
d-dest scoundrel in Canada.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
SOMETIME.

Sometime you'll think of these summer days,
Dreamily fading in purple haze.
Sometime with thrill of passionate pain
You'll long for their sweetness over again.
Sometime you'll listen In silence lone,
For girlish voice that was all your o*n'
Sometime when the starlight is shining bright
And the moon drops low In the summer night,
You will watch for cleaning. figure fair,
White-robed and nuiseless, with falling hair.
Sometime in your dreaming little hand
Will linger in yours at loves sweet demand;
And gazing deep in the luminous eyes,
That made for your light its paradise.
The light the music. and odorous calm
OF this gOlden-crOwned summer with linger-ke balm
TILL starting, waken to Gasp but air,
And list to fitting football there.
Sometime you'd give all the wise worlds praise
For one of these vanishing summer days;
For lust one leaf from the swaying bough-
Sometime you'd clasp it; ah why not now,
Ere the lingering light of the perfect days
Has faded, forever, in mystic haze?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-15
He Took Notes.
detroit Free Press.


The other day boy of 13, who looked
very innocont and child.lik as he reposed
under a shade tree on Bench street, reused
up when joined by another lad of his own
age and confdentially inquired:
swell, did you make observashuns p
81 did," was the reply.
''And we kin hook the apples and not git
cotched, kin WEI"
"You wait minute" commanded the
other as he held an old shingle up to the
light to enable him to read the following
ttnotes" in pencil:
"Went down in front of house; saw old
woman with club; saw dog layin' low for u.s.
saw red-headed girl reddy to ring cow-bel
and give alarm; saw man inside breathin
hard and achin' to kill boy; hull family
hooked me in the eye; pressure too heavy,
and backed off nice appuls, them. but un
der circumstances guess we'd better keep or
chewin' ole lemons
"'Nother disappointment added to our
burdens," sighed the first, and they loatee