davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1879-08-21
WARMING.

I HEREBY warn everybody. and par
ticularly ball players, not TO jump over
my fence and trampIe down my garden,
without permission) as will otherwise
prosecute them for tresspsss--from this
date henceforth.
24:lm r, DELION.
Fort Townsend, w. T., July 30, 1879.
, 1879-08-21
NOTICE.
Bark "Gem of the Ocean"
AT AUCTION.

Notice Is hereby given Of the sale at
public auction OF the hull OF tile stranded,
bark GEN OF THE OCEAN, s she
now lies, at the beach of Vancouver's
Island, B. G., about nine miles east OF the
entrance Of San Juan habor. for cash in U
8 gold coin, in front OF ROthschild's store
In Port Townsend, ON
Thursday, Aug. 81, 70, nj 10 o'clock Am
ALSO-At the same time and place will
be sold her anchors. cable, chains. sails,
rigging, and everything belonging to her.
The barometer, cllronOmeter, tllernlom-
eter, telltale compass, aud patent log, ARE
private property.
d. B. HALVES, ex-mastcr.
D.. II. ROTHSCHILD 4 CO., agts.
Port Townsend, Aug. IS, 1879.
, 1879-08-21
GOOD INVESTMENT
BEING on the eve of closing ont my
General Mercantile Establishment at
CouPeville, wv. IT,.

and retiring from business. | now offer for
sale the entire business, and a large stock
of General Merchandise, together with the
buildings and grounds, at great bargain.
The business has been established for
fifteen years. Persons desirous OF pur-
chasing will please address my attorney,
G: Morris Haller, Esq, at Port Townsend
w. L.
GRANVILLE o. HALLER.
Dated at Coupeville, W. L., July 3lst
1879.
, 1879-08-21
Administrators Sale
OF Personal Property.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
pursuant to an order Of the Hon. Probate
Court of kitsap county, w. T.. bearing
date August 2. 1879, in the matter OF th.
estate OF Joseph Bates. deceased. the I'M
dersigned administrator of said estate, wi
sell at PUBLIC AUCTION 20 the hirl.-
est bidder for cash, on
Thursday the asth day of August, 20,
at o'clock, Z. NJ.
On Union wharf in Port Townsend, W.T..
the following personal property to-wir:
Sloup III. L. rbbals," with the sniS,
rigging, anchors and cable;
l skitt, 2 pairs oars,
cook stove and fixtures,
! lot crockery. l rife and cartridges.
l clock. lot Of clothing, bedding. &c.
d. c. II. ROTHSCHILD.
Admin. Of est. Joseph Bates, dee.
j. A. Kuhn, atty for estate 25-it
Port Townsend, Aug. 6, 1879.
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READ advt of sloop "Jennie" for
sale.
, 1879-08-21

WX&4BAte.- .eEASkMN. NOT FAIL to send
WIZ KAI WH% W8 for our NEW PRICE
M M bM 9 LIST. More complete
& MA EFM I'M than ever. Contains
A AnfA ANNA A3A descriptions OF every
UNk 1EAW W&VlY thing required for
personal Or family
cents for It, (SranIps Will dol We sell all goods
nt wholesale prices IN quantities to suit the pur-
chaser. The only Institution In America who
make this their special business Address,
MONTGOMERY WARD a CO.,
D&5 d a20 Wabash Ave-, ChIcago Ills.
, 1879-08-21
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON , @,

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON ] @,
County Of jefferson. w. 4. 0"'
ii, A. KUHN. Judge. and ex.olilrio
clerk Of the Probate Court IN and ior j, T.
trrSOn county, w. r., do hereby certify
the iorgoing to be true copy of said motive.
ordered by said Probate Court of sad
county. To be given and that the same is
of record Ia said court.
rspAJ7 Witness my hand and the seal
toD"J OF said court this 9th day OF
August, 1879.
J. A. KUHN. Judge.
25:4t] and ex-offlciO clerk of ~ d court.
, 1879-08-21

Board adjourned to tomorrow at IN.
TUESDAY, 12Tn-9 A. M.
Full bOari present.
Ordered that $Ss be paid out Of general
road fund to dist no. l, bal of "a OF money
due said dist for 1873.
Ordered that grocery license to sell
lager beer be granted J j Fl Van Bokke-
len, 70 be used IN building known AS the
Bank Exchange.
Ordered that the petition for road from
western boundary of city of Port TOWN.
send via Albert Briggs donation claim. to
Chimacum bridge, be laid over, thar the
petitioners may correct said petition and
notice and present same ut next meeting.
The books and vouchers Of the treasurer
OF Jefferson Co. being presented for the
annual settlement the same were exam
ined and approved by the board and the
following sums shown to be in the treas
ury.
County fund. d................... $1lS6.40
ochoc2 ........ .s.. .'.-. IooO.ul
Territorial 295Sl
Road fund. 522,55
$33S7 n
, 1879-08-21
NOTICE.
Sale Of Real Estate.

Probate Court Of Jefferson County, W. r.
, 1879-08-21
NOTICE
Of Sheriff'S Sale of Real
Estate.

LID UCUUOs
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION
- issued out of the District Court OF the
Third judicial District OF Wash.
ington Territory, helding terms at
Port Townsend, in the suit OF
Marshall Blinn against B. f. Dennison,
duly attes,ed the 23d day of July. A. D.,
1879, [ have levied upon the following dis
cribed Real Estate ia jefferson County,
to wit:
The 4 ht of NE or OF Sec. 5 Tp 80 N r
l w containing 73 acres.
w hf OF NV Or See 4 Tp 30 N RI w ;
Sc qr of SE or Sec ZIP 81 N r. W; and
Lot Sec 33 I 81 N r W--containing
l5O 63-l00 acres.
The property Of B. F. DennisoL.
Notice'is hereby given that OH
Wednesday, Sd day of Sept.
1879, at the hour of ten o'clock A. NJ. at
the door OF the court house in Port Town
send, Jefferson co.. W.T.. will sell M pub
lie auction the above described real estate
to the highest bidder for cash. to satisfy
the said execution of the amount of six
hundred and eleven G6.l00 ,$Gll .66) dol
lars. with interest at the rnte OF one per
cent. per mouth from the llth day Of June
A. ID. 1874. amounting to three hundred
and Sixty-Six 99-l00 1896. 3d. dollars. and
costs OF suit amounting 10 Tell ($l0) dollars
ami increased costs.
B. S. MILLER.
Sheriff of Jefferson county, W. 4.
Port Townsend. July IS, 1879. "a
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Jefferson county, MontAy. Aug. II, 10
Board met at 10 a. M, AS per adjourn
ment OF Aug. 4th. Present-N d Hill,
VIM. Bishop and A Smith.
The following proposals for mainten-
ance ofJetterson county poor
''To the hon. board of county CON-, &C.
propose to keep the county poor tor
"a cents tor each person. | am prepared
to give the necessary bonds II required.
lSigned] Alexander Vincent"
"ro the Hon., the county CON-, &C.
Gentlemen-I hereby agree to subsist
and maintain the county poor Of Jefferson
Co., including the furnishing of medicine
and medical attendance as per advertise
ment In the weekly ARGUS, dated April
7th, 1879, for the sum Of eighry-tive 1857
cents per day for each and every pauper,
the contract to be for one year and pay
ment to be made quarterly.
[Signed] Very respectfully
f. W. James"
Gentlemen:--In accordance with adver-
tisement for proposals for care of indi9ent
sick Of Jefferson county, have the honor
to make the following bid, to-wit:
will care for all persons rs heretofore
and furnish them with clothing Ito rea-
sOnable amOuntl, board. medicines. medi-
cal attendance, washing, &C., &C., for
ninety cents roo cts per day for each per-
son. Bonds to any reasonable amount
will be given to insure Il satisfactory per-
formance ofthe above agreement.
[Signed] am, gentlemen.
Very respectfully,
Thomas Il. Minor"
It is ordered by the board of Co. commits
sioners OF Jefferson Co., w. r.. that the
bid OF Thomas L Minor be and is accepted;
And IL is further ordered that the said
Thomas Il. Minor eXecte ami file with the
auditor of said county good and sufficient
bond to said county in the sum of $4,000.
The following bills approved and Or
dered paid:
Terry vs Chas Clawson. on............... 3 3OC
I T Minor, sew for Ciawsol, In jail. $50
w III White, salary as plos atty, 1873. GO 81
N ID Hill for stationery. 631
j + Sheehan for pump In county JAIL. $50
j j II Van Bokkelen taking evidence
w u po,..., In Clawson case. ~
w III Roberts, ".... 49,
ID w Smith, acting pros Attorney. 81 30
&C Bartlett, stationery ............ 325
4 Kuhn, rent oftice' FIR probate court 8, 90 90
Weir, printing blanks for Co $500. 900
James Scavy, auditor, or endg July 81 2l0 25
Terry vs. Whylev, cost in court ii 80
3 Miller, keeping Why!ey l3 days. IL 90
Masonic Lodge, rent of office ......... 80 90
7 I Minor, Keeping poor,qr TO July 81 445 10
Us wyckotf, coffin W, Gi!son. .......... 500
d. ,.ls a
, 1879-08-21
Probate Notice.
In the Probate Court of Jefferson county,
W.T..
In the matter Of the estate of
Arthur Phinney deceased,

e'"' ~J "SSoSSSy
Notice of hearing petition for order or
settlement of account and distribntion
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN II I
IN George W. Harris, sole surviyii
executor of the estate of Arthur phinncv.
deceased. has rendered and presented FIR
settlement and allowance. and filed iu the
Probate court OF jefferson county. his ne
count and vouchers Of all his transactions.
doings and business relating to said estate.
ana has also presented and filed mtilinn
praying for distribution of rs. 900 TO each
of the heirs and persons entitled to slIa,e
In the distribution OF the estate OF III Il
Arthur Phinney under the will and to lie
tcrmine who such persons nre. And thlr
the Probate Court Of Jefferson county. W.
T., does hereby appoint the 4th day Of
September. 1879, at 10 o'clock A. VI. #
that day. at the court room Of said court.
IN said county, rs the time and place If
hearing and settling said petition and ar-
count wherefore 1t Is ordered that all per-
SONS interested IN said estate or entitled 10
share In the distribution thereof be. aud
they are required to appear Mt said slime
and place and show cause If any they have
why said account should not he allowed
and settled and said distribution mnl,.
And further. that Il copy Of this notice
be posted by the clerk uS required BY law.
and also published IN the Puget Sound
Weekly ARGUS for ionr weeks before the
time OF hearing the same.
j, A. KUHN, Probate Judge.
, 1879-08-21
r. r. Probate Notice

In the Probate Court Of Jefferson county,
w. L.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26
The Cause and Erect of snoring.


A writer In the Scientific Monthly tells how
the habit Of snoring Ia acquired, and, better,
how IL may be cured
And, first, the cause: The air reaches the
lungs through two channels, the nose and the
mouth. The two currents meet IN the throat
below the colt palate, the end Of which hangs
loose and swings backward and forward, pro-
ducing the snoring. III the air reaches the
lungs, as Il should, through the nose, no
noise will be made. II 1t reaches the same
through the mouth, the palate will make
more noise, since 1t Ia not the natural channel,
but when 1t rushes through both these chan
nels, then 1t Is that The sound sleeper banishes
rest from the pillows OF his companions by
his hldeous noise.
The remedy for snoring Ia to keep the mouth
closed; and for this purpose DR.. Wyeth, the
writer Of the article referred to, has Invented
an article 80 cheap that any one can make It,
and no snorer should be without IL. 1t con-
sists OF single cap, fitting the head snugly,
and a piece eff soft material lifting the chin.
These are connected by elastic webbing, which
Ia connected with the head-cap near the ears.
This continuance prevents the Jaw from
dropping down, and thereby renders snoring
impossible. The great trouble will be to get
people to adopt this invention, since the most
upright and honest of men and women will
rarely, Ii ever. confess that they snore, and
will be very indignant II accused Of 1t. AS q
further inducement to the introduction OF
this continuance OF DR.. Wyeth, 1t may be
added that breathing through the mouth Is
very detrimental to the health, and that many
diseases of the throat and lungs are contracted
or aggravated thereby
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26

America, trscing the American Indians .i.,s
TO the lost tribes Of Israel. He entitled
his work "Manuscript Found" ana further
Increased It's interest by aifictitious account
of It's discovery In cave In Ohio. He placed
the manuscript in a printing Office ut Pitts
burg. with which Sidney Rigdon., an accom-
nlice Of Smiths, was connected. RiRdon
eopIed il. often mentioning the fact himself;
and when the Book Of Mormon" made Its
appearance comparison Of the two revealed
their almost exact likeness, with the exception
N the oious expressions added to the latter.
The Mormon Bible traces the origin Of the
American Indian to Lebi, O Jew, who lived
In Jerusalem about 600 years b. q. In obe-
dlence 10 divine instruction no found In
America a New Jerusalem, and dying soon
after his arrival, the dlssensioDs among his
sons resulted In the supremacy OF the young
or, Nephi, and the others for their rebellious,,
ness were compelled to have dark skins and
"become m Idle people, full Of mischief and
subtlety, seeking In the wilderness Tor beasts
Of prey" Nephl became the father OF q race
Of primitive kings, who kept the RECORDS ,e'
upon golden plates; and finally one OF their
descendants. Mormon by name, gave ms
name to the religion which Joseph smith leit
his sheep-stealing and treasure-digging To
preach to the world.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26

& Two for the parish Of Tensas.
Two for the parish OF Terrebonne.
One for the parish Of Union.
One for the parish OF vermillfoa-
One for the parish OF Vernon.
One for the parish Of Washington.
One for the pariBh OF Webster.
Ono for the parish Of VIM.
Total. ninety eight Representative delexstes.
Now. therefore. I. FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana. do hereby
Issue this my proclamation. directing an cleo
tion TO be held throughout tho State. ut such
places as may be designated by the legal local
authorities thereof. on TUESDAY, tho eigh.
teenth day OF March. a. d. 1879. from o'clock In
the forenoon until o'clock In the afternoon.
for the purpose OF electing delegates TO a Con-
vention TO frame q now constitution for the State
o. Louisiana. according to the above apportion-
ment. the delegates to meet In convention. nj
the State House. at New Orleans. on MONDAY
the twenty first day OF the month Of April. A.
ID. 1879. at II o'clock m. And do hereby order
and direct all sheriffs. commissioners OF cleo.
ton. and other officers therein concerned. to
hold said election on the day aforesaid. Mt the
places designated By the local authorities there.
OF. and to cause the same to be conducted and
tho returns thereof to be- made In the manner
and within the time prescribed BY law.
In testimony whereof have hereunto affixed
my signature and caused the seal OF the State Of
Louisiana to be hereunto attached. at the city ol
New Orleans. this twenty nth day OF the month
OF January. In the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine. and
OF the Independence OF the United States oil
America the one hundred and third year.
FRANCIS Il. NICHOLAS.
BY the Governors:
WILL. A. STRONG.
Becretary Of Hfata. ja2s
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26
What Caused A Fire.

Birmingham clergyman has astonished
that city by preaching a sermon In which he
declared that the burning OF the town library
was nothing more nor less than an act Of
Gods Judgment upon the town for Its goddess
education In the board schools In forbidding
the Bible to be taught there. ut was not, :"
he said, "the gasman's fault that the edifice
caught fire, but Gods wind that blew the
chip across the flame that set fire to the other
chips which caused the contagration, thereby
showing Gods vengeance and wrath by con-
Stunning mems books because His Book was
not taught in the board schools" By and
by, perhaps, somebody will say that the de-
struction OF the Shakespearean collection was
Gods intimation that the drama is unpleas-
ing In His sight. This would be as sensible.
This method Of interpreting casualties may
be applied to almost any of them, the only
difficulty about 1t being that 1t is a finite way
of judging the infinite, and presupposes a
knowledge of the unknowable. In general
sense. Providence governs all terrestrial
things, but as to matters about which men diff
fer, one side has as much right to claim Divine
interpretation as the other, and both sides will
be sure to claim it. To do so with an AFRO
giant assumption Of infallibility is to come
pretty near to profanity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26
THE BOOK OF MORMON.
A wonderful Hoax and How IL Origin

"Tbe Book of Mormon" or Mormon Bible,
which Joseph Smith, the founder OF Nor
monism. claimed to have received direct from
an angel of the Lord. was, as he said, record
written upon gold plates nearly eight 1ncnes
long by seven wide little thinner than ordi-
nary tin, and bound together by three rings
running through the whole. AS this record
was engraved in a language known as the Re-
formed Egyptian, 1t was not translatable TO
the nhterate Joseph, and go two transparent
stones anciently called the Trim and Ihurlm,
set IN silver bows after the manner OF spec
IAcles were handed down at the same time.
Inese mace the golden plates Ineligible, and
sitting oehind blanket hung across his room
70 keep sne sacred records from profane eyes
Josepn SlnlIh READ OF the Book OF Mormon,
or GOLDEN Bible, while a disciple, Oliver Cow
derry, wrote 1t down. 1t was printed In 1880
IN volume OF several hundred pages. and
the signatures OF Cowdery and two others
appended as testimony OF its penuinaness
Later Smith and the three witnesses omar
relied; the latter renowned Mormonisma and
asoWed the lastly OF their testimony.
the Mormon founder had Acknowledged ~
MN tnat the records and books were ali a
hoax, The Smiths were known amono thoi =
nsiRnDors In Palmyra and Wayna ernntia.
N. l., Where Joseph grew to manhood o.
peIsons VINO avoided honest pursuits ap5
engsgeo chiefly In digging hidden treasnra aau
steanng sheep and rohbing their neinhborss,,
hen-roosts and were accounted false j6rno on
ara fraudulent characters. of which Josanh va q
SAID 10 De the worst. Nevertheless, Mormonisn
grew and hourished though it was nroxa,
Ihat the real author Of the Mormon book wa
solomon Spaldlng, quondam preacher am
errauc literary genius who lived Ia Cor
neaut Ohio, in 1869, and wrote
Romantic account OF the popping {
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26
A Lottery senator Handled by the Local
TUnion Record.l

Senator Ellis seems to be writhing under
some Of our criticisms OF his official career,
and while he states that some OF our stric-
lures are beneath the dignity Of gentlemen to
notice. !. yet he has done &c, and II seems from
the way he does 1t he thinks 1t necessary.
We can't help the Senator, for we must thew
to the line." and If his official conduct de-
serves comment we will simply do with him
as we would with any other official. III IL
hurts we are only sorry for him; IL 1t COM
mends his course we claim no thanks, except
from an approving public.
AS to "brains," the trouble with that young
gentleman Is, that we have Just "a few too
many" for after the Record had marked out
It's course for the last campaign, which he re-
members so wildly, he got In the way and
got run over. Like the engineer on the rail-
road train Chat knocked little bull into
"kingdom come" that bowed up his back to
give battle to the approaching car, we lad
mired his courage but damned his judg-
ment" A little more brains" would have
been useful to him just then, we think. Ii
the Record has been unfair" TO the Senator
it has been 80 unwittingly, and begs his par.
don, for its policy Is not to attack men but
measures, and 1t will attack these when neces.
sary, whether they be his measures or those
OF other men.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26
who shall s.0 ~ the Convention ?
frank liu Enterprise.l

Some Now Orleans papers, which contain
very fine advertisements, are making con-
siderable fools of themselves by opposing
sending to tho constitutional convention MEM
bers Of the Legislature What Is wanted at
the convention are men who arc honest and
capable, and II appears to q man up n tree that
those who have been engaged In conducting
the affairs Of the State are very likely to know
more about the States wants than any other
class OF men. IL such q sentiment should
prevail II would rob tho State or the services
OF gentlemen whose positions have enabled
them to obtain a very intimate acquaintance
with the condition of affairs IN our present
emergency, and who, as q logical sequence,
are better able to Judge Of tho efficacy Of the
remedies to be proposed.
The selection OF delegates 10 the convention
Is too important n matter to be- influenced by
other than tho highest, purest and most
dislnterssted motives, aud IL should not mat
ter whether the delegate he member OF the
Legislature or q State officer, II he can but
pass the time-honored Democratic OK ANNA
ton: lis he honestH" is he capableH
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-26
The Debt Must Re sifted.
IMnrkaVilla nnllatinl

Unless we mistake the signs OF tho times,
the people. In the selection Of delegates 70 the
convention, will require as candidates men
who will advocate a close and rigid scrutiny
ri acaiiny tho debt or reducing the interest to
\ reasonable percentage their agents will be
insfr,Ictad III DO co. The masses are crying
against taxation, and on the street corners
and In the byways We can hear muilied muir
iamity be ayerted2 Only by inauguratlng
fha most sweeping reforms, abolishing all
useless Offices, and cutting down oil salaries
TO d hard-times basis The people are poor.
and the government must be administered on
the most economical basis possible Let there
be more work performed and less money paid
mt