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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-10-23
ohio Goe. Republican.

The fragmentary returns from
throughout the state indicate a majority
for Foster, Republican, over Ewing,
Democrat, of 10000 to $4,000. At the
present writing, $50 voting precints
have been heard from whose Republi-
can gain over last year is SO positive
that there can no doubt remain as to
the political complexion of the state.
These precincts alone give a gain over
last year to the Republican party of
5,730 votes. The Legislature is yetsome-
what in doubt. Even while the state
may have gone Republican, electing
Foster for Governor, the majority of the
counties may possibly be Democratic,
yet i5 scarcely probable. The RepLbli-
a n at headquarters claim everything,
and while the Democrats at headqusr-
tiers concede the state to be not less than
10000 Republican, they yet entertain
hope of the Legislature.
The vote in the state in recent years
L. HHEr
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-10-23
How to Live for a Century.

The experience of the French clergy
man, Canon Beadon, who lately died at
the age of 102 years, offers a few sugges-
tons to those who seek to know how
they may attain to long life. He ate
anything with impunity, not only eat
ing heartily at every meal, but often
nibbling biscuits, ETC., between meals.
He drank moderately of wine, and was
to the last very fond of sweet things.
He never knew what headache or
rheumatism was, and, when a middle
aged man, could and would go out
shooting from morning until night, OK
posed with no ill-effect to cold and wet.
At 81 he had the first severe illness of
his life-an attack of bronchitis. Up
to this time he had performed service
in his church every Sunday, with his
regular three months duty in Wells
Cathedral, his voice continuing distinct
and powerful. To the day of his death
he e lapsed into anything like
" second childishness." Possibly the
explanation of his very long and healthy
life lies in this: He had a most i'm
perturbable temper and singularly even
spirits, and would not allow anything
to worry him. He had many an enter.
tanning remembrance; not the least OF
them was the being held up to the win.
dow by his nurse to see the soldiers in
the street during the Lord George Cor.
don riots. This wa in 1880 the future
canon was then 3 years old.
, 1879-02-20

ALAsKA-AppEALs FOR HELp.-A
few days ago petitson was brought
down from Alaska, numerously y
signed, to the master Of H. B. M.
ship "Blanche," lying at Victoria,
asking for aid and protection against
murdsrous and threatening savagss.
The master of said vessel at once
conferred with Hon. Allen Francis,
Z. S. Consul, and expressed a will
ingness to proceed at once to Alaska,
provided the Consul would assume
the responsibility of asking him to
do so. Mr.. Francis, upon the show
ing made, did not deem himself war;
ranted in assuming So much, but at
once wrote to Collector Webster, of
this place, to ascertain if the VOL
cot could 60, and at the same time
telegraphed to Washington inform.
ing the Department Of the state OF
affairs. Mr.. Webster also tele.
graped, being somewhat reluctant to
send the Wolcott upon his own re
sponsibility. 1t is not yet known
just what action will be taken by
our government, but most likely the
incident will tend to hasten the move
toward establishing law and order in
our northern domain. Neither Mr..
Webster nor Mr.. Francis considers
the case desperate one just at pres
ent, but both unite in the belief that
it is a gross injustice to allow SC
many citizens and so considerable a
portion of our possessions to remain
unprotected. We concur in the
hope that action will soon taken.
such as the nature of the case de.
mands.
, 1879-02-20

CHEEKY.-Bccause we published
all the current news about S. w.
Hall, of Olympia, during the time Of
bis arrest, and notwithstanding the
fact that we called upon the public
TO condemn him only after fair and
reasonable peoof Of his guilt had
been adduced, and that we irmedi.
ately, upon hearing that he was not
identified as Halliday, wrote and
published an item declaring our graf.
ification over the fact and stating
that we would not for anything have
man punished for crime of which
he is not guilty, the Olympia "Tran
script and the Port Townsend
"Democratic Press" assail us with
the epithets "sneak," "villain," &C.,
and talk about our "taking water"
"taking to the woods" SC. These
papers are fast showing themselves
to be nicely matched yoke fellows,
their plans of attack upon all who
disagree with them being gauged
upon about the same basis. Not
only has the ARGUS been abused and
misrspresented by them, but several
other respectable journals-whose
only fault lay in publishing NEWS
are included in the same category;
all of which goes to show that the
editors Of the "Press" and "Tran-
script" are encountered with too
much solid CHEEK to allow them to
be Just. Meanwhile, conscious Of
having wronged no man-not even
Mr.. Hall-we shall make no effort to
escape. They'll find US at the old
stand everv time.
, 1879-02-20

143; born in Ireland, 1877; Chinese,
NONE. Official figures prove that
there are more Europeans engaged
in selling liquors on the Pacific coast
than there are Chinese selling OPT
um, and more money is lost and won
by white gamblers in San Francisco
every single day in the year, than by
all tho Chinese in America. More
than 200 Chinese students are now
attending American colleges; over
5000 attend Sabbath School in San
Francisco, 1000 have accepted Chris
tianity and 300 have been baptized
1t is needless to enlarge upon the
above showing. We are not here to
Champion the Chinese, but to do
them simple justice. The facts we
present are few of those brought
out by recent investigation of the
question. There are now in the
neighborhood Of hundred and fifty
thousand Chinese on the Pacific coast
alone, and the number is annually
Increasing. We may check the in
fux, but those ARE with US have a
right to live and be protected instead
of being hooted at and hunted down
as they occasionally are by roughs
and hoodlums.
, 1879-02-20
Territorial University

The University of Washington Terrific
iry. with It's corps Of six instructors, is full
" prepared to give the following Instrnr-
tion through the Freshman year of ful
classical course:
A THREE YEARS SCIENTIFIC COURSE,
A Two YEARS NORMAL COURSE,
A COMPLETE COURSE IN HOUSEKEEPING
Pupils not fully prepared to enter any
course can receive a thorough drilling in
the common branches.
Vocal and instrumental music, paintino
drawing, military tactics and teIepronh'
iilg taught in connection with the iHstitm-
tion. '''''''o-
In the University boarding houses and
m private families, there is abundant mo-
vision for boarding pupils. P''
The fall term begins September Q, 1879
BsS For catalogue or admission, annlv
to the President. 'pp''
A. j. ANDERSON. A. NJ,
Seattle, W. +.
, 1879-02-20
VOLUME XIX.

What an opportunity for good re-
solves and voluminous promises !
This number of the ARGUS form:
the FIRST of the ninth annual series. =
the ninth ring in its growth. Let u'
hope that, like the sturdy oak, our
enterprise will be strengthened by
each succeeding layer until it stands
pre- eminent among its brethren.
We do not propose, at this partic
ular juncture, to launch out u lengthy
reference to the "many superior fea-
lures of the paper" its especial
claims upon the public, &C., but we
will say that its prospects were nev.
er brighter than at the present time.
Increased and renewed testimonials
Of appreciation on the part of the
public are pouring in from time to
time; all of which will serve the
purpose of encouraging US to re.
newed exertions. We believe that
the experiences Of the past will ma
terially aid us in improving the AR
GUS in every respect in the future.
IL is source of qualification on
our part to realize that the support
OF our journal is increasing, and that
we have good reason to expect an
enlarged field of usefulness in the
future; at the same time our readers
will doubtless take kindly to the as
surance that we are by no means
satisfied with present attainments or
present merit, hut that we propose
to "givs them the best in the shop"
from time to time and to improve
that little as rapidly as possible.
, 1879-02-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
10 Purchase Land Containing Stone,

UNITED STATES DIsrTCT LAND OFFICE ,
OLYMPIA, Washington Terriforv }
NCTlCElS HEREBY GIVE\ TIiA1
~ IN compliance with the nroyi.inns
OF Ii-I tlie Act OF Congress approved june 2
lN'S' entitled IAN Act for the sale Of orr RIM ~"
Der lands IN the States OF California Urn ,r'
Toh' Nevada and Washington Trrrifowry. wy, =,
James McCu"dy, Of San ,Juan '',",H, ron,!H,,.
washington Territory, has thi, doy 'titSi tiI3i
IN this office his application 70 my "m'rTn I',' u
the IotS and } OF section No. 23 onJ m,' '",t 'ot
r"wn.Eh a%a " %a o. "% ", Of section No. "a. in in
West OF the Wi llnctte NIoriIioTn -''' =
ANY ana all persons CLAIMING ,,Ivor,o,..
the said described land. or a1r ,'"'or,t,y nor,iay
thereof are hereby required W to tiIln l.0[Iaol rni,
cams cam IN th~ office within sixty 60. ,'V.r J'r
from date hereof. '' ''oI "IyS
o'.',,, Glyrn under my hand. at my o0tro i,
"lTm,pa' .5,, W. T., this the Ilth da%y % Of DcI I'll
,,o. Register Of the Land O,,,ro
, 1879-02-20

Our sheriff, B. S. Miller, Esq, of
Gers a reward of $3.50 for evidence
which will convict the murderers Of
Dennis Hight and wife, of Scow
Bay. Read his notice elsewhere.
We deem the action m ost commend
able on his part.
, 1879-02-20

The East Oregonan, says of the
weather east OF the mountains: "The
snow is said to be near foot deep
up in Greasewood and Alkili Flat.
In the Palouse country itis is inchss
and we have none here, but our
neighbors' snow keeps the air cold
and we suffer from the effects of it.
a large amount of stock is dying.
Grass is short and stock is starving.
The Indians are breaking away into
the mountains to get out their hors
es."
, 1879-02-20

WE are pleased to know that our
Delegate in Congress elect, Hon. T.
FL. Brents, is in Washington CITY,
doing all that he can for the interests
of the people in Railroad matters.
, 1879-02-20

Persons claiming any Of the above men-
toned articles are required to file their
claim therefor with the Collector of Gus
toms OF this District within twenty DAYS
from the date Of the first publication of
this notice.
III. A. WEBSTER.
Collector of Customs.
, 1879-02-20
Custom House Sale.
CUSTOM HOUSE,

I UTU IUWIISCTINIs W SNI1''7r1 WI HN''v
COLLECTORS OFFICE. Feb. IA. 1879.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fnl-
IN lowing described articles. seized for
violation of the United States Revenue
laws. vii: be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder tor cash. at the Custom
House in Port Townsend, Washington
Territory, March 10th, 1879, at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
, 1879-02-20

The Portland Daily "Bee" and
Daily "Standard'' both reach our ia E.
bic regularly now. They are live,
wide'awake and nswsy journals.
, 1879-02-20
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

United States was warmly discussed
in the Senate, and passed by a vote
of 80 to 27. 1t was ably opposed by
Senators Hamlim and Morrill, ol
Maine, Matthew VS. of Ohio. Dawes oi
Massachusetts, and Conkling Of New
York, while its principal supporters
we're Booth OF California, Mitchell ol
Oregon, Thurman and others.
j About all that the new bill does is
prohibit any vessel from bringing
more than fifteen Cinnamon to ouI
3 shores at time. We do not antici
pate that it will change matters ma
terially, as there will be plenty o.
ways to evade such law and ye,
carry on the importation of Celes'
tials to an unlimited extent. They
can be brought to British Columbia
and transferred to American shores
in small squads, or they can be taken
to New Mexico and cross the line
upon the mainland. Once within
United States boundaries they will
be free.
There are strong grounds for ar
gument on both sides of this ques-
tion. While we readily concsdc
that the Chinaman is a detriment to
America in many respects, there are
many things to be said in his favor
which are not as rule thought Of
by those whose bitter opposition to
him amounts almost to persecution.
For instance, they are denounced as
being idle, criminal, incapable Of civ
illzation, &c. Prejudice, however,
must give way before barren facts.
Official statements prove that the
10000, Chinese now in California
contribute over $l5,000,000 annually
TO the revenue Of the State. Among
the items in Brooks statement to
the joint committee of the Senate
and House are: $l,S00,000 paid by
Chinese as duties; freight and pas.
sage money paid to and from China
-s600,000; rents, &c.-Sl 900, 900;
licenses and Gaxes-$2,25 1000; paid
for American products-$5, ,000,0 900;
paid for water for Chinese miners
$2,2O0,O00; mining claims bought by
Chinese-$1, ,350,000. We may add
that it is the opinion of former Sur
veyor General of the State that the
Chinese have increased the value of
property in California to the amount
of $@9O,000,00O, and this property is
held today by white men. Without
their aid the Union Pacific railroad
could not have been built. They
have reclaimed 100000 acres of
California marsh lands, raising its
value per acre from 50 to 800. BY
these great works they have furnished
employment to 100000 white men
majority of whom are now trying
to drive their benetactors from the
country.
The Chinese have also taught us
lessons of industry and economy
which we may heed without detri.
ment. They are relirble in business.
On page 797 of the report of the
special committee on Chinese immi-
grafton, of which the late Senator
Morton was chairman, is the state
ment of the cashier of the Anglo
California bank to the effect that the
average business done with the Chi.
nese is 81 100000 a year, and that
they are "always straight forward"
On page S53 Mr.. McCondray, of San
Francisco, testified that his firm had
, 1879-02-20
/!

A LII persons knowing themselves to be
N indebted to c. f. Clapp, late Of the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, of this city, viii
please settle on or before March lst. BILE
remaining unpaid after that date will be
placed in the hands of collector. All
money must be paid to 9. F. Clapp, none
being authorized to receipt for same.
, 1879-02-20

Vol. XIX, No. l.-Just the time
to subscribe.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
hurt anybody The eye should be full, and

hurt anybody The eye should be full, and
hazel is a good color. / like a small, thin
ear, and want a horse to throw his ears
well forward. Look out for the brute that
wants to listen to all the conversation 60
ing on behind him. The horse that turns
back his ears till they almost meet at the
points, take my word for it, Is sure to do
something wrong. See that straight, ele-
giant face. A horse with a dishing face Is
cowardly, and a cowardly brute is usually
vicious. Then I like a square muzzle with
large nostrils, to let in plenty of air to the
lungs. For the under side of the head, a
good horse should be we'll cut under the
jowl, with jaw-bones broad, and wide apart
under the. throttle"
$50 much for the head" he continued.
,'"The next thing to consider is the build OF
the animal. Never buy a long-legged, stilty
horse. Let him have a short, straight back
and a straight rump, and you've got a gen
tenants horse. The withers should be high
and the shoulders well set back and broad
but don't get them too deep in the chest.
The toreleg should be short. Give a pretty
straight hind leg, wit the hook low down,
short pastern joints and a round mulish
foot. There are all kinds of horses, but the
animal that has these points is almost sure
to be slightly, graceful, good-natured and
serviceable. AS to color, tastes differ. Bays,
browns and chestnuts are the best. Roans
are very fashionable at present. 4 great
many grays and sorrels are brought here
for shipment to Mexico and Cuba. They
do we'll in a hot climate, under a tropical
sun, for the same reason that you find light
colored clothing most serviceable in sum-
mer. That circus horse behind you is what
many people call a calico horse; now, |
call him a genuine pie-bald. Its a freak of
nature, and may happen anywhere.-Scrib-
ner's for January.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
FINE STOCK.

OF the many Short-horns in. northern
Montana none show to a better advantage
than the Second Duke of Peterson, now
the property Of Geo. STEEL & Co.. of Sun
River crossing. His color is red, and he is
of good size, well proportioned. and has
good points. The price paid, for him by
the present owners was $500 cash. lie was
calved May 9th, 1875 at the farm of Samuel
L. Patterson, OF Bourbon county, KY. Ills
pedigree reads as follows:
Got by Duke Of Patterson 1873. First
dam, Lady Washington 10th, by 10th Duke
of Alden 1880; I'd dam, Lady Washington
10th. by 4th. Indian Chief 29a2.;;. Sd dam La
dy Washington, by Daniel. Boon (ll330)
4th dam, Henrietta by Bulner Jr. 302 ; 9th
dam, Oregon by Baaeom 234; 9th dam,
Daisey by Triumph, 23Os; 7th dam, Dacota
by imp. Symetry (53s2l; 9Th dam, imp.
Daisey by Well (1ll34) 9th dam, Lassie by
Devol 9735; 10 dam. Modesty by old pevol
llo55o) 18th dam, bred by MIR. White,. Sea-
pool, England.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
POINTS OF 4. HORSE.

sIcant explain what y real good horse
H." said. one of the best natured dealers In
the street. "They are as different as men.
In buying,a horse, you. must look first to
his head and eyes for signs of intelligence,
temper, courage and honesty. Unless q
horse has brains, you can't teach him any
thing, any more than you cana half-witted
child. See that tall bay there. a fine look
ing animal, fifteen hands high. You can't
teach that horse anything. Why? Well,
III show you a difference in heads; but
have a care Of his heels. Look at that
brute's head-tha. rounding nose, full place
below the eyes. You can't trust him.
Kick? Well, I;guess so! Put him ina ten-
,cre lot, where he's got plenty O .swing,
and he'll kick the horn off of the o
The worlds treatment of man and beast
has a tendency to. enlarge and Intensity bad
qualities, i: thsy predominant. ,Ehis good
latured phrenologist could not. refrain from
slapping in the face the horse whose char
acter had been so cruelty delineated, while
he had nothing but the gentlest,caresses for
Il. tall, docile, sleek-limbed sorrel, that
pricked her ears forward and looked intelli.
gent enough to understand allttAat was be
ing said.
"That's an awfnhgood'mare,a- he added
sShe's true as the sup. You can see breadth
and tullness between the ears and! eyes
You couldn't hire that mare to act mean, a
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
LIVE STOCK In RUSSIA.

Horses in Russia are reared in a wild
state on the steppes, where they are left to
their own resources, for sustenance. even
during winter. They are taken up when
they are from four to six years OF age, and
are then trained, in II rough way, to work.
Studs for town and carriage horses are
managed on better principles In eastern
Russia mares bring more than the usual
price, owing to the demand for mares milk
for the manufacture Of "koomis," which is
simply fermented mares milk, and is con-
sidered a cure for consumption.
The steppes of Russia are Regarded as
the home of the cattle plague. Russian
cattle are starved from the first, and are us
uaaly stunted in size. Occasionally some
fair specimens may be picked out, which
would tend to show that with proper selec-
ton anh good feeding they might be great
ly improved. Mr.. Roth, III Intelligent
writer on agriculture in Russia, thinks the
reah nursery of, rinderpest is in the interior
Of Asia, and that it is imported into, Russia
from. those remote localities. This is shown
by the fact that the disease prevails most in
Russia along the course Of the great trunk
roads,or tracks. whereas, it is almost un-
known in localities far removed from the
great system of eternal communication Of
the country.
The authorities do their best to prevent
the spread of the disease, but the stubborn
ignorance of the peasantry renders all pre-
~ventive measures useless. No matter how
closely they are watched, they let the beast
lie where it fell, and take home the hide to
infect their own cattle and that of the COM
munity. Strict isolation has been found the
only sure means Of prevention, but this
precautionary measure cannot be fully car
ried out in all cases, owing to the unwil-
lingness OF, the peasantry to submit to re-
strictions. Mr.. Roth refers to a theory
which was advancedin England during the
prevalence of cattle plague in 1865, namely,
|ithat Its effects were augmented by high
feeding and the early maturity of the fash
ionable breeds. This opinion he shows is
quite erroneous, Russian cattle being the
most hardy animals on the face of the earth
and high %feedingyis unknown to them yet
when The cattle plague does break out in
any particular locality it sweeps of whole
Fherds. In some parts the owners of stock
resort to an extraordinary means Of pre-
venting the spread of the disease when ami
mails arc already slightly infected. The cat.
tie are driven about as turiously as possible,
wild. When the beasts nave so thoroughly
], perspired and become SO dead and tired
that they can barely move, they are left
alone and are said to, recover altogether
Faa7ner.'s sGasettse~
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
LIYR + ST0CK


AcoupLE of Meagher county stock-grow-
ers refer to us to decide what is o thorough
bred. A thorough thoroughly bred animal
is simply one whose ancestors have been
bred to some particular standard of form
and quality tor such a number of genera
tions that this standard Is uniformly repro
duced in the offspring. The experience of
breeders has established that by the use OF
males Of the old races, such as Hereford or
Short-horn, etc. in the bovine race on good
COWS of common or mixed breeds tor from
five to seven generations that the fixed
characteristics of the superior breed is es-
tablished in the progeny. The herd book
of England admits to record bulls having
five crosses OF recorded sires and COWS with
four. The American herd book admits to
record all animals tracing to. imported
stock, or to stock previously in that work.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16

In reply to inquiries about the prices Of
grade stock, ETC., Chas. Anceny, of Gala
tin county, writes us: II am selling good
grade bull calves at $50 per head generally,
and nave sold some for SIS. and. $50. Those
that / am selling in lots snch as purchased
by Mr.. Meyers and MIR. Story, where all !
have to spare goes in, I get a little less.
I have sold this year about 80 head Of the
choicest highrgrades that can be produced
in the territory. / have now in my herd
six thoroughbred bulls with recorded pedi-
grses, besides Elisa Brown No. 14lS7, re-
corded in Vol. XIV, page I5s, American
herd book, considered the best blood and is
the finest breed IN. the territory. He has al
ways been. kept in a enclosure. Heis a
fine red color, his calves with hardly an ex-
ception are solid deep red, even from white
COWS. The most of the bull calves l have
for sale this year are from him."
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
]. G. sARTER.

~Range-Smith river
valley, from White
Tail to Newlan creek.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-18
Pedestrianlsm.

kThe walking match began this mornin
at San Francisco. Belle Walton, La Can
pellc, Mrs Maynard and Sadie Rowley a
the contestants.