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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

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the amounts charged for overwork allowed q fol-
lows. to he credited on road tax Of ISIS:
]. Roesiter. elk days work. ...........1 l2 n
u. On1tt, three days work ..,........... 8 90
c. @. Tyler, ave days work. ...............l0 %
In pursuance Of no'icc heretofore given, tho bid,
FOR printing werc opened, and amer examination.
tie contract act tor p,ipting was awarded TO J. A.
should be done FOR the current year.
A committee nom the Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Olympia waited upon the Board and solic-
Narshvile Bridge.
After due consideration It was ordered by the
board that the Treasurer DO instructed 70 cancel
the interest due mp to May i.t, 1878, on tho $500
viding that the town make no charge for the rent
OF rooms for Grand Jury Up to that date.
Acommttse from tho Thur.ton County Railroad
Construction s Company waited upon the Board and
nearly completed, and that their road would soon
b hpis bel and equipped, and desired the County
g take The ssPs 70
amer the railroad Co.. shall have fully compiled
with thelr part Of the contract. Amer due consid.
Haao ssd e as 70 y
the expense Of tho County. tho number Of bonds
required. said bonds TO DO Autographed and 70
@s ,t ns ne q p ,ss srs
dent Of lie Beard OF Ccmmissicner and Tor the
Auditor Of the County. esd % be Substantially Of
the fosn adopted By this Board.
ssss e "a !. Ssy -: :s,S"ssa SS
Board % sshaif the speel1cssl6as agreed upon for
he ssesis q The cy.r H.nss huililng On lots
essssses Or sssd sess. e cpss De es.ple.ion
thssssfss certify IL a.esai 1ss sss ssch .ort 10
.Ae Cassy AsdI.ss. she = hesssy i.sssse,sa 70
q Nh ssss:asi = aslsssai1
n $780, - o. ,,r>~~rAuess. een-
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

E The two lots on the corner Of
Third and Washington Streets,
known - The I" burnt district, have
been purchassd by Steve Barker.
The price paid was q 600.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

~ The Pogt Ludlow mill il to
be sold ct Exscator's sale, on the
9th Of July. together with land b.
longing 10 The Phianey estate. in
JeAsssoa a.d kim esa.tiss.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

Ssxrrxcxp.- Schaltzs and Doc
Fitzgerald. the fellows Who burglar
izsd the Sehwatacher store in Sea-
attic. who =" cracked" the Northern
Pacific Company's safe ct Kalama,
and who stole the abalone jewelry
in Portland, were tried in San Fran
cisco on these and four othescharges
and found guilty of all. They were
each sentenced, q few days ago, to
seventeen years imprisonment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

E A mortgage to secure the
sum Of 1898 ,495 81 was recently
placed on record in Multnomah
county, Oregon. 1T was given by
the Oregon Steamship Co., J. N.
Dolph, Vice President, and j. D..
Biles, Secretary, to Richard Koehler,
Portland, Milton s. Latham and
William Norris, San Franc isco,
Rudolph Sulzbach and Meritz s.
Sulzbach. of Frankfort-on-th the Main.
TIE property mortgaged is the steam
ships Geo. W. Elder, 500, 900; city
of Chester for go, 900; Oregon, $780,
600; and the dock and warehouse,
in this city, $4,000. This is one Of
the heaviest mortgages ever given
in Oregon.
E The steamer Norfk Pacific
makes IN excursion trip 10 Victoria
on the 33d instant, md rsnains Q
day logger than usual 1t thsa post.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

part year were received and placed On Ale; and
he amounts charged for ovePwOrk allowed q fol-
lows. to he credited on road tax of 1878:
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
NATURAL HISTORY.
In Small Chunks, For Small Chill
dren.

what is this?"
"This is cat. Do you see the
beautiful curve to his back? If you
continue to be good boy, you shall
some day have thousand cats"
Are cats useful animal 2"
Eyes, very. If il wasn't for the
cat, every house would be over-run
with canary birds"
Are cats very brave?"
Eyes. They'll hang around cor
ner for four hours to get their claws
into poor little mouse, not one for
ticth part their size"
"What food do cats prefer? 2"
"a $20mocking is their first choice.
II the family are not able TO keep a
hooking bird the cat must put up
with an oriole or German canary.
II is only when suffering for food
that cat will accept of sirloin
steak"
Cats can't sing, can thcy?"
mo, but, bless 'em they keep try
ing TO learn how ! They have got SO
they can sound the first four notes
on the scale, and they are determin-
ed TO get the rest"
What time do they sing the sweet
cst."
"At night, between the hours of
II p. III. and 4 q. IN. You have prob
ably read items about bold, bad men
ilinging boot-jacks, sticks of wood
and other missiles at singing cats.
Don't ever associate with such peo-
pie. Cats have rs much right in
America as anybody else, and it is
only the mcanest kind of folks who
viii try to keep 'em from rising up
in the world"
How long do cats live?"
Nobody knows, as no cat ever
had fair show to see how many
years he could put in. After he has
hung around one neighborhood for
hlteen or twenty years some one
murders him in cold blood"
docs the fur Of the cat contain
clectricity?"
Yes, and IL is a great wonder why
some of these scientific men did not
make use of the fact in searching for
!he clue to the telephone. There
Isn't much doubt that the day will
vet come when a cat in Detroit, con-
nected by clothes-line with one in
Chicago, will form a perfect tele-
graph line"
DO cats suck children's breath ?"
They do. Mothers should let
their children eat onions as preven-
i've, Plug tobacco will answer the
same purpose
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
LIN ID I lid IT'D DEhH'
The Terrible Fate of an Itinera
Snowman.

The Pittsburgh, Pa, Post says, a
rev days ago an Italian calling him
seli Felix Bernichi, arrived in Wei
aOn, n. c., with black bear, which
ne exhibited on the streets. The an
iiaal was trained, and afforded enter
tnhment for men and boys. Ii dane
~ turned summersaults, stood on its
mead, and performed all the usual
tricks. As II was inclined to be fe-
roclons at times, its master kept q
neaVy muzzle on il as n safeguard,
onu never on any occasion took this
OH, Tor 1t was made large, and in
sucll way as to afford ample pro-
VISION Tor the animal to partake of
It's food with il on.
On Wednesday Bernichi's receipts
were greater than usual, and on the
strength of this fact he betoek him
sci TO a sample room near by, where
w got gloriously drunk. lie then
, ,all,e forth again with Bruin, and
,olu The crowd of bystanders that he
would show them something they
nau never seen before. lie unfasten-
w lhe muzzle and took il of. No
sooner had this been done than the
~ bounced him and commenced to
phew" on his throat. The crowd
thhought this was only some part OF
ole SHOW and looked Oh with increas-
L u interest. The poor man yelled,
om uI US ne was in the habit of yelling
,n making a great noise when he
, was exhibiting the bear, no attention
Nus Nus paid to that. Presently the
S S,oou rushed out, and Bernichi fell
S su one then rushed TO his assist.
once and found that he was dead.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
THn MILD POWER
Q VI R E 81 .
HUMPHREYS
Homeopathic Specifics.
THE MILD POWER

erywhere proved the most Safe, simple, Eco
nomical and Efficient Medicines known
They are just what the people want, saving
time, money, sickness and suffering Every
single specific thewell tried description of an
eminent physician.
For sale by druggists generally.
Humphreys Specific Manual, on the treat
ment OF disease and Its cure, sent free on APP
plication to Humphreys Homeopathic Medi-
cine CO., 100 Fulton street, New York.
II. +. Graves, Agent, Waco, Texas.
auglGdeodwly
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

Visit the Art Gallery of Mr.. w.
d. Jackson, ON Austin street. The
walls are decked with finest speci-
mems Of art. Portraits, photographs
and other kinds of pictures exeutecd
in the latest styles and unexcelled in
Texas may be had there. jne25dw
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
90 at o Examiner.
Pleasant Paragraphs.
First Love Poetry.

First Love Poetry.
| remember Rather funny,
Meeting you Wasn't itp
In september Vows were plightcd--
sixty-two. Happp pair
We were eating HOW delighted,
Both of us; People were
And the meeting But youi father
Uappened TINS; To be sure
Accidental, Thought IL rather
ON the road, Premature;
Sentimental And your mother
Episode,) Strange to say
was gushing, Was another
You were shy, In the way.
You were blushing, What heaven
So wasI; Vanished then
Twas smitten, you were seven,
Ia was YOU was tent
fAll that's written That was many
Here Is trueD Years ago
ANY money! Don't let any
Not q bit Body know
Mrs. Partington says that her min
lister preached abont "the parody of
the probable son."
"Died while reading q newspaper"
saws recent paragraph. On inves-
tigation it was found he had borrow
ed the paper from a neiglbor.
A little four-year old complained
TO papa that her button shoes were
hurting, "Why you've put them on
the wrong feet" Puzzled and ready
TO cry, she made answer: "Whatil
do papa3 They're all the feet Eve
got"
A SUDDEN THoUGHT.-Just after
dinner the other day, as citizen
was about to enter the City Hall, he
was observed to come to n sudden
halt, slap his leg, and then heard to
call out:
"Well, III be hanged p
Lost your Wallet" inquired a
man on the steps, who knew him.
No." replied the first, as his hand
went up to his breast pocket; 81
lust Mapped to think of something.
/ went before Justice of the Peace
this morning and made affidavit that
heard certain bargain between
smith and Jones about building u
fence"
"Well, isn't that all right 2"
"All right 7 No! just happened
to think that it was a bargain be-
tween Brown and Davis about u
wagon, that heard"
"Well it's all the same thing, sup
pose?" carelessly remarked the man
on the steps.
"Oh, yes | suppose so; but it sort
o hurts me to find that Pm getting
little absent minded-just little for
gctftil!"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

The bear had taken large piece
OF flesh out of his neck and devour-
ed 1t, and in few minutes the show
man was dead. II then flashed
across the minds of the lookers-on
what had happened. The struggles
of the man with the bloody monster
were terrible. The bear was shot,
and Bernichi was buried in the town
cemetery.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
A Novel Eeature

Presents itself to those who use Parker
Hair Balsam, In the discovery OF Its rare and
remarkable merits. Many have written us
expressing their delight In the fact that It
works like a charm. Its disinfectant proper
ties In chemical combination rendering II
healthful, cleansing and healing are bearing
fruit, and the beautiful hair 1t produced, with
the clean, healthy scalp, entirely freed from
dandrufi and falling hair, are achievements
for which we have reason to feel proud. A
patron assures us that he has used twelve DIFF
ferent Hair Preparations and that Parker s
Hair lbalsam surpasses them all. To hair
beautiful natural color ofyouth, and produces
yigOr and luNuranCe that surprises every
one. Buy bottle from your druggist, ID. n.
Graves and test its merits.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
A Turkish Bath

In your own room for . cents. This Is Sc
cured by cheap apparatus recently patented,
for the production of Turkish and yapor
Baths, at the cost of the alcohol that supplies
the ordinary Turkish Bath House in eradicat-
ing rheumatism, Asthma, Catarrh, Skin Dis
eases, Dyspepsia, and all Nervous and Debili-
tating Maladies. Pamphlets free.
LuBIS's PORTABLE TURKISH BATH Co.,
IS East ith ST., Cincinnati, o
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
|'IXlIzaX

VERY few escape this afiictlon. The symptoms
are dizziness; sick headache; costiysness; helch.
of body or mind; highly eoiored urine, heartburn,
cold extremitiea and low spirin.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
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Rich, Rare and Spicy.

Politeness, neatness and order.
The best liquors, the best lemonades,
cigars, sherry cobblers, mint julips,
milk punches, as cold as ice or colder,
and everything else TO be found at a
first class bar. e. KNoBLAucH,
mh30dtc. Austin street.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
EZI1A1ITiKdlIIEj

Ten years have proven their efficacy In all blliary
disorders. They restore tho liver. stomach and
dnsys 70 h s, s action good dt
Rev. II. l., Simpson, Louisville, Ky, avs:
4" Tnff,s Pulls are scorfh their freight tss
gofd.v
sayre a Co., Druggists say, "Ws sell 0frp
torss Iaff's Ptits 20 flee Of all ofhers.,f-
Price, rs cents. otilce 9s Murray St., New York
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
HOW TO DECEIVE.

II your hair or whiskers are grey they can
Tuit's Hair Dye, and deceive the closest OBJ
server. This article possesses qualities never
known before. Sold by all druggists.
aprl5d&w
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
A DOCTORS OPINION

DR.. I. Guy Lewis, OF Fulton, Ark, writes
zone year ago ] was taken sick, a friend
argued 50 strongly In favor OF TUFTS Pills that
was Induced to use them. Never did medi-
cine have o happier effect than In my case,
After practice Of quarter OF century,
proclaim them the best anti billlous medicine
ever used. have prescribed them In my
practice ever since"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
A BOOK.KENPER SAYS,

STA, and fnd them the best remedy ever
tried. Up 20 that time everything | ate disa-
greed with me. l can now digest any kind Of
food never have headache, perform my du.
ties as book keeper with satisfaction, aud
have gained flfteon pounds OF solid flesh. The
value Of these pills cannot be overestimated.
w. &. schultze, Columbia, 3. z.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29

| Who shall examine the various proposed
routes between the Mississippi river and the
present constructed road OF the Texas and
Pacific Railway Company, and after consid-
ering all questions OF distance, cost and trans
pOrtation routes, In view OF foreign as we'll as
domestic trade and commerce, and also In
view OF an eligible connection with the Allan
tic seaboard, and report where the line should
be and where it shall connect with the Missis-
sippi river.
Now, these are complicated, import
ant and onerous duties. The commits
sioners would have to examine with
great care (for otherwise they could
make no correct estimate Of the proba-
BILE cost at least three long lines-one
to Memphis, one to Vicksburg and one
to New Orleans. These three routes
expense of much labor, time and money,
and yet there is no time fixed for the
commissioners to begin the work or to
make their report upon it. In the event
that they should disagree and make no
report, there is no authority to appoint
another commission and IL they should
agree and report, their action has to be
approved by the President.
But il the commissioners should make
a report and the President should ap-
prove it, what then? Why, the Texas
and Pac1nc Company can let the matter
drop right there, IL it chooses, for there
Is nowhere in the bill any clause which
obliges them to build the connection by
Of the House bills there was a clause
providing for forfeiture, but in the Sem
ate bill now under consideration, and
which the Texas and Pacific Company
are urging, that clause Is conspicuous
by its absence. will read it for the
Information of the Senate:
And prorided further, That the said Texas
and Pacific Railway Company shall have the
right to purchase the charter, franchises and
property OF any existing line, il any there be,
on the selected route, or construct new one,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29

20 A1AAA 1Au AAoAotOu tu0 eX6EClS6 Oh LQo
duty.
THE CRY AGAINST MONOPOLY STARTED BY
THE LARGEST MONOPOLY IN TIE COUNTRY.
There has been great deal said about
the ne ,essity OF building this Texas and
Pacific line in order to prevent another
company from establishing what is rhe-
torlcally described as grinding mo-
noply. Ii the Texas and Pacific is not
built, It is said the Southern Pacific
OF California will build its road to the
Gulf OF Mexico, or somewhere else, and
the whole country will have to pay tri-
quite to these railroad princes OF the
Pacific coast. Mr.. President, am not
as much alarmed about monopolies as
some gentlemen appear to be. The in
telligent people OF this country do not in
tend to tolerate monopolies. There may
be exceptional cases, where for time
portions OF the people may be obliged
TO submit to unreasonable eXactions:
but nothing that can be properly called
g monopoly can exist in these United
States. In the case before US, IL the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
snail push their road across the CONT
nent to the Gulf OF Mexico, it will be
simply because their overtures are re-
lected by those with whom they are en-
tlrely willing to share the business that
Will iegltlmately belong to this south
ern line Of road. The Southern Pacific
company are not intruders here. That
company was authorized by the act OF |
1871 to connect with the Texas and Pa
CHIC Company at the Colorado river, the |
boundary line between California and
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ceeding the amounts paid by private parties
Tor similar services, the government at all
times TO have the preference in the use Of the
road and its facilities for the purposes afore-
said.
What sort OF an open highway for the
government and the people is this? The
road is to be maintained and operated
by the company. The COMPANY shall
receive fair and reasonable rates of
compensation for government service.
which rates shall be agreed upon and
adjusted by certain officers Of the gov
eminent for their respective depart
ments, in conjunction with the proper
officers Of the road, and the rates
charged the government shall not ex-
coed the amounts paid by private par
ties for similar services. That is all
there Is IN this much Wanted open high
way, as far as the government is con-
cerned. The government shall pay fair
and reasonable rates for every service
rendered by the company, and in max
ing bargain as to rates, the company
has just as much power as the govern
ment. Now, how Is 1t about services to
be rendered by this company to the peo-
pie?
In the first, section Of the bill will be
found the following language. quote
the whole of it, for it is very important:
Fair and reasonable rates for the carriage
OF through freight and passengers shall Be
agreed upon from time to time between the
Texas and Pacific Railway Company and con-
Meeting companies, which shall not at any
time exceed the rates charged by competitive
Pacific Railroad lines for similar business:
but Congress shall at all times have the right
to regulate rates for the transportation OF
such freight and passengers, and for postal
and telegraphic service over the entire line of
the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, and |
over the entire lines OF connecting companies |
claiming privileges under the provisions Of |
his act, and may exercise general superyi- |
sion and control. so far as it shall be neces- |