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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
Ltncoln,s secretary.
lwashingson Correspondence TOY rfne..l

washington correspondence tffnes.
Mr. Nicolay was a young man of
twenty-four, at desk in the State House
of Illinois, whom Mr.. Lincoln selected
him from the subordinate position he
filled to come with him, and be silent,
industrious, confidential sharer in those
memorable four years of toll and heart
ache. He has told me many incidents
of the inner life of the White House in
those days. He is SMALL spare man,
singularly unprepossesslng in looks, and
OF delicate constitution. He is only
fascinating when he talks. Then you
forget all else. He was q German lad
who came to this country with his father
and brother, and lived In great penury
in an obscure town of Illinois till at
about sixteen. After he had picked up
some precarious bits Of knowledge he
began to work in newspaper Office, and
thenceforward his rise was steady. Lin
coin used to see him bending quietly at
his desk, when he came into the Office of
the Secretary of State at Springfield,
and took a liking to him. have often
wondered if he did not think with grim
humor, "There's q human being az
homely as am" Perhaps he liked his
intense and restful quietness. He has
the subdued ways of those who have
long waited in confidential relations
upon great men. He lives in neat
house of his own on B street, Capitol
Hill, and has wife and fourten-year.
old daughter When he returned from
his four years consulate in Paris it wal
generally felt that ASA relic. of -Lineolr
he ought to be provided for. In hi
keeping were secrets of State to which
no one but himself held the key, ant
when the Office of Marshal of the Su
preme Court, which Chief Justice Chas
created for his attached friend and fol
lower, Z. G. Parson, of Cleveland, wa
vacated by that gentleman to run fo
Congress, Mr.. Nicolay had little diff
Guilty in securing the position. Ever!
thing about the Supreme Court is 8
eternal as the mutations of this trans
tory life will alIow, and Mr.. Nicolay n
doubt has practically life tenure {
his office. The salary originally attache
to it was $2;500. 1t is now put at 50, ,0l
and supports very fairly and somethir
more a man with small family and vi
ambitious taste. The duties are scarcel
more than nominal and his vacatic
covers the whole time that the Justic
are scattered about the country presi
ing over their circuits. =
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
Gold and Coal, in the southwest.
Ist. Louis Republican

1 s -HHsl -
Prof. Benjamin Silliman, of New Ha-
ven. who has been on an exploring trip
to New Mexico was met at the Lindel1
by q Republican reporter. The future
of the Western country-those arid
plains recently overrun by the wild In
dians, and now being penetrated by
railroads-isa q theme that excites aston
ishment. Prof. Silliman alluded to the
changes that have transpired since the
:" Great Plains" figured, ON the maps as
unknown regions, and he looked for7
ward TO the time when that region
would be- transformed into productive
farms. The rainfall increased with the
cultivation, and means of irrigation
would be discovered that would change
the face of the coun,ry.ofs ct 3as
He adverted to his recent trip. -
The Professor says he is now able, for
the FIRST time, to bring to light discoy-
cry which he has made in New Mexico,
which is of national importance. His
expDration extended to the headwaters
of the Rio Grande in New Mexico, from
Santa Fe to Colorado. The existence of
very auriferous grayels has been known
for forty years south of Santa Fe, in
the old Placer Mountains. But the
existence of similar auriferous deposits
on far grander scale, and covering an
area Of not less than four hundred
square miles, is a fact new to science,
to commerce, and the miners These
auriferous grayels were found hyihim
to have aldepth of not less than six
hundred feet. 1t is the sspoils, the
debris, caused by the breaking up of the
auriferous mountains of the Sange del
Christie or Blood of Ch rist Mountains.
They are commanded by the waters of
thesRio Grande, from Santa Fe as far
as Utah Peak. There is found in this
region an enormous development of the
tertiary formation, perhaps the pliocene
being the moet abundant. The ,Profes-
sor also remarked that one of the most
interesting facts was the occurrence
upon the Galisteo River, an sf1uent of
the Rio Grande, OF extensive beds con-
tanning coal, both of the bituminohs
and anthracite varieties The anthra-
cite, he said, was of an excellent quail
iity. Il owes its origin evidently to the
upheaval of enormous masses of plutonic
rocks, such as porphyry, syenite, etc,
constituting what is now called the Los
Cerilios Mountains, about twenty-five
miles southwest of Santa Fe, on the line
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad. The presence of these coal
fields offer unsurpassed facilities for the
smelling and reduction of Ores 1+a'stsf
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
our Bodies After Death.

Within very near approach to nth,
the human family inhabiting the earth
has been estimated at LOCO coo. 900; the
annual loss by death is 1S. 600, 900. Now,
the weight of the animal matter of this
immense body cast into the grave is no.
less than 634 900 tons, and its decom-
position produces 5000, ,000, ,000s cubic
feet of matter. The vegetable produc.
tions Of the earth clear away from the
earth the gases thus generated, and de-
composing and assimilating them, for
their own increase, This circle of
changes has been going on ever since
man became an occupier of the earth,
He feeds on the lower animals and on
the seeds of plants, which in due time
becomes a. part of himself. The lower
feed on the herbs and gases, which, in
their turn, become the animal then, by
its death, again pass into the atmosphefe
and are ready once more to be assimir
lated by plants, the earth or bone snb-
stance alone remaining where it is de-
posted, and not even there unless
prosecuted as common swindler.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
VIII 1t Come to lThisg
a fLondon TRUTH

I. shall not live to see it, but fifty
years will not elapse before smoking is.
permitted everywhere. Smoking car
riages will be no more needed on rail-
roads than reading carriages. !. A person,
whether in church, or in law court, or
in a drawing-room, will no. more ask
permission to smoke than to breathe.
No one accustomed to the smell of
tobacco objects to it, for it becomes i'm
perceptiDle. Every one, consequently,
should bring up their children in an at
mosphere of tobacco smoke, SO as to
aceustom them to it from their earliest
childhood. If were blessed with
daughters l should seek out an Irish
nurse for them and insist upon, her
smoking every day in the nursery q
certain amount of the strongest tobacco
from short clay pipe. In after years
my daughters would not render them.
selves Objectionable to the male sex in
general, and their father in particular
by declaring that they could not endure
the odor of cigar or cigarette. -a a.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
How Jim Missed the ,Possum.

n Y
A correspondent at Starkville, Miss,
The Flat Greek neighborhood, to-
gether with the whole surrounding
country, IN Eastern Mississippi, is am
ply supplied with opessums, and boasts
of two or three "'possums dogs's that
Is can't be beat" Consequently the
faEerite delicacy of the Southern
darkey is abundantly enjoyed on the
creek at the proper season. In this con-
nection there is often told in the com
munity a practical Joke which Peter
Brown -playel on Jim Mason. Peter
and j I'm were fast friends, and generally
ran together during their leisure
On one occasion, after dark, Jim
killed a small, fat opossum, which he
thought would just about make a
square meal for one hungry man.
The little animal was properly prepared
and put ON the ire to cSok while Jim
who was at that time the sole soccu-
pant of the .cabin-stretched himself
before the fire while the Opossum was
cooking. In few minutes he was
buried in slumber. Jim's sleep was
deep and unbreken. Time passed on
the opossum was finally done "
TIN ough aud through, and still Jim oon:
tinued to sleep and snore. ~
3 At this stage of the proceedings Peter
Brown entered the cabin and took in
the situation. He was hungry himself
and saw an opportunity to get lunch.
So4he quietly removed the skillet-top,
took out the opossum and proceeded to
" discuss" it with the keenest relish. In
a little while it was all devoured.
Peter then took piece of the remain
ing fat and. carefully creased Jim's
hands and mouth, while the latter con-
tinued to snore. Peter then left the
cabin, leaving the bones scattered on
the hearth.
At last Jim awoke with drowsy stare
and rubbed his eyes. He looked around
awhile, and then broke into the follow.
ing soliloquy:
"Weu, Mr.. 'Possum, reckon you
done by dis time; yars, you gran vii
yam, I'll eat you now; my mouf done
sot ree,lar 'possum fashion,"
With these words Jim looked into the
skillet, where only few scraps marked
what was left of the savory feast:
Bless my stars" he exclaimed, "ei
somebody amt done steal de 'possuml
Hi, here de bones scattered all bout de
fo'; some dogged vilyan been here an
eat dat 'possum while I was sleep;
wait, lem me see; why, my hands chock
full O. grease. Wait, hop on; why,
bless my stars, eff my mouf amt right
greasy, tool Well, well, well! l won
der eff / did git up an eat dat 'possum
while 1 was 'sleepi / must "a done it
] must "a done It'll Well, all got to
say is dis: Ef / did eat dat 'possum he
Gets lighter ON my stomach an he glib;
me less consolation dan any 'possum
eber eat since was born"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
AComing- ut-of.the-Same- Hole. You-Go-
- -.---, In Examination.
New York Grapbie.l

lNeW 1ork drhpnic.J
y Counsel-"Did you help to t6x' Whit
takerf" ~ q ''-' 90 - - = - =
Cadet-t.I am not fixist." 8 ls &.
e ''Do you know anything of the out
rage;a ~. 49,. .nou o.n
"Do you know anyone who does?'
"Does what2" 2lIaf ~ ~
"Know of the outrager' .ar. 80 Z
~The outrage on Whitaker tEs
(Which WEittakerT ~asI
"Whv, your Whitaker"
"I have no Whitaker"
"Don't you know Whitaker" 2ai
"You mean Cadet Whittskerf
eyes" -.-s.
"I know of him."
"Do you know who outraged him :"
"I don't know that he isoutraged."
"Why, he is" .-.--. .....
s.1s hef'
| eyes" r-t go 2tt t
!" E.. Howr "a .,;t. ,;t.r7or @ l~ 5'a
.SSt :. WssIs and s. slit' 'sa.1 e-o6w fa
:" Ears and legal I'll IT. rre q
"Who did itY' -.. .....r-
"We don't know"
" You don't say soT' I-5f II Ga p
eyes, we do. e7s-af,-- v-5ze,
"WelI, what are you going to dc
about itf"
"Find out who did it." O. Tt7sa'f
i "Did what p ,srat 7arra s+s sE
"The outrage"
"On Whitaker" "
a1 "Yes." .fz
"Well, i do declared Y ses
4 "Then you don't know who did itP'
4 "Did whati" ,sr H 2
p "The outrage" l,d r5-
'eWhat, outragep ,s r,.dtgr.
saThe outrage on Whitaker" - -. ~.
u " What Whit. aker f'''ol1 Sii ''''.
lbe "Why, your Whitaker" .aA'ifsr
"I have no Whitaker"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
J q lAl Tomb for sa Day.

One of the most thrilling adventures
in the annals of mining happened at
the Zeile mine, near Jackson, Cal. At
the morning shift, Nieolaus Noee, an
italian, with number Of other miners,
went to work on the 240sfoot level.
Noce, it seems, was separated from his
but q few minutes when the premoni-
tory symptoms Of coming cave, such
as the creakipg of timbers and falling
of small pieces of rock, told them that
| it was time to seek safer quarters. In
withdrawing they were not forgetful of
] Noca shouting to him to get out of
dangers way. BE, however, did not
| realize the nature of the trouble. The
cries of his comrades conveyed the idea
that something was wrong, and he re-
treated toward the face of the tunnel.
No sooner had he got out of the way
than the crash came. One-half of the
ledge next to the hanging wall came
down with laundering sound, crushing
the heavy timbers like match, sticks,
the cave. Involving about thirty feet
along the ledge, rearing an effectual
barrier between lNoce and his compan
ions and liberty. It was not long before
the awful nature of his situation dawned
upon Noce. Hewas cut of in the tun
mel, u lone prisoner in one of the recesse.
of the mine, with hundreds of tons o.
rock and debris choking up the ONLY
possible outlet from his cell. From thu
cave the tunnel was sixty-feet in length
which would afford air for day or two
& He twasweH provided with candles
having two or three with him, and b,
began to contemplate the prospect o
having to subsist by eating them. Mean
while the escaped miners had communi
Gated with Superintendent Rose, an
: within fifteen minutes hundred me
were picking a tunnel to the rescue
About o'clock in the. evening a
aperture was made, and Noce crawle
out of his tomb for day."
"a Ll-s g. A. 3 o.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
And, for the first time in her life,

Bessie swooned away
Intense excitement reigned through
out the house. Bessie was now restored TO
consciousness; and then an angry scene
followed between her and Arthur, which
ended in him leaving the house.
Aud then Clifford explained. Sickness
of many months duration prevented
him from sailing in the i1l-fated steamer,
and doubtless saved his life. Letters
were sent and never reached their des-
tinat;on. 1t was an oft-repeated story.
And when he finished, Bessie threw her
arms around his neck, exciaiming: g
Dear Clifford, you came just in time.
Another hour aEdsyou would have been
too 1ateI''
And Clifford thought SO, too.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
OHIO STATE NEWS.
4 -Compendium of the Weeks Events

- 9eoil5 6----------7J f54iii Fkt'5t III
A COMPENDIUM of the Weeks Eyents.
rsgfoE xffr--L-a1 ,5seY vsbS s
J. p;.,;, af ,I,.- a.,:. .. r.
VI = 4'A-'3 r4iis = - ~
ni'ei, ulo"neu'
George Clark, Of Martinville, went swimming
sTc'id Fster-cramp--eorpse: 81 .iiaiI oa a2sa'
q A farmer named Stroll, in Defiance County,
was killed BY lightning. He leave large family.
tr.;n ~ i,.r. h.oh.d Ill Y -, !
s.mso,,. .,,,,S, 1 ~, ps...a.is'l
:. ..ca...-- = - ---.,..s:N.,.- -
'aMes e''serlhsn' vi oore, Was 'cieaning nis
gun, y was ioaded. His 9ns-year-oid l Child Il
= The Northern Ohio Dental Association held
its twenty ft annual meeting at Akron on the ilth
and 18th inst.
= William Rerrv "a s.chool t..cbsr at Io,,,
vbiis :, ,o,.s,,ts ua,s,,. s,.h
his horss and buggy. va, drowned.
,,r4 49, a. e., ~ g. -.
-sI1-,.--,,,-e SHY1.H I l@,s -
80 harss. ~ 80 - as nss ANe
80. e'e.ts ss''''1.A'1' ills &aiIe
peputyt warden Porter has rendered ms
esiznaton to the Directors OF the Psnitentiry, and
D.1e' ns' mas oeen e'eceeo ~ hi' successor
Z Inc carroiiton alley NarroW-dauge Rail-
road connecting Canton and Carrollton has baen'
flushed and trains are now running regular.
Sarah ,McK;bbon. .lof5 Mt yernon4 vbo felI
through bridge and djslocated her shoulder and
.r,.d the RI Tor 500 ooo damage. ha. received
verdict for $1,000. IsS q I r 5lG 81.
Y Az zanssx,,,. Roh lf.,,...t.a rsh, p....
where there was a certain ,aloon R.rrett .n,versa
him sarcastically and Cole atrnok him With brict
brkino heasj stuIl ~ = Iffff-F ~ sftf1fI :
-
nrsnsy' Plominens
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20

SILENCE is golden" Aunt" Has
any one been at these preserves?'
dead silence) Have you touched
them, Jenny p Jemmy-"Pa never
lows me to talk at dinner"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20

WILL the action lie?'' inquiries the
anxious client. eyes," replies the
facetious attorney, " the action will lie
IF the witnesses will"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20

LOVE levels all ranks" 80 does a
banana peel on the sidewalk
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
nIuE sCHrIDnooD.


Der chiltren dhey vas poot In ped,
All tucked CUP for der nighdty
Idakes my pipe der mantel OF,
URd py der freEide pright
] dinis about when vas young
on moder, who vas tead, ~
Und how at nIghdt- like do Hans ga
She tucked me CUP In ped.
mtndt me off mine fader too,
Und how he yoost to say,
Poor Poy, you haf a hardt old row
To hoe, und leedle blayp
/ ind me oudt dot id vas dhrue
Tat NINE oldt fader said,
While smooding down mine faxen hair
Und tuckDg me in pei -
Der oldt folksi Ic vas Ike dhream
To spheak of dem like dot- .
Gretchen unds 4 vas ''oldt folksu now,
Und has two ebiilren got
We lofts dhem more as never vas,
Each leedle curly head, (
Und efry nfghdt We dakes diem CUP
Und tucks diem in dheir ped. 80 =
Budt dhen. sometimes, yhen I feels plue,
Undt all dings lonesome seem,
! Wish vas dot poy again,
Und dis vas all q dhream.
/ want to Kiss mine moder vonce,
Und ven mine brayer vas said, =
1ohqf mine fader take me oup
Und tuck me in mine ped.
80 - F-- Hirpey' . Aagasine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20
POLITICAL lACUMEN.

GRANT may possibly bs nominated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20

Business cards Of ave lines or less. % per annun.
Local notices 10 cents per line each insertion
Simple announcements of marriages and desths,
nd church and beneTolent society NOTICES inserted
free. Any additions to obituary notices win be
charged ave cents per line. yffra sS-ss--,- -frff4
Favors must be handed in a. early as Tuesday
Commu uuicatiens upon subjects Of general or local
hthrs<f eve solicited
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-20

JOB PRINTING Of all descriptions furnished 70
ordef. and guapzntssd 70 provs sattsiaetory ~ q
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To Cosrx,Bur..s TO NxwsrAprns.

To Contributions TO NxwsPAPeRs.
DO not cmb-lish your m.nuacs,us
with single or doubts m i~rscor,nr.
Emphs>is IL only Weakened by the
frequent uss Of alic and sm.ll .pi
tails. For punetuas,on uss cunsss.,
s-mi-colOns, colosa aud .. rhns. D.sh~s
are never orthodox for such pupctu,.
ii u marks Write - l-sibly .. YOU
can. Printers cannot stfwd t. ct tyur
at 10 cents . thoussnd. whom Il takes
- long 20 detera.ins what the words
ore - il DOS TO ''set them w." Do
not use professional. or p~rsou.l. "
technical authorizations. or any abhrs.
viations. for that matter. which you On
n,s wish to 80 reproduced In type. In
other words. edit your manu.crips 70
tbs best Of Jour ability. Aud above
oil do not nee twO words 10 exureos
what one will express % we'll Boil
everything dawn. - much for the b~n.
edt OF your article - foe the printer
The world 10 fall Of cnpy. and - neves
yet knew . newspaper % large that i,
VS. difficult to get matter TO NIL up
with.
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A rather unpleasant incident trans
PRED on the train to Cincinnati the
other evening. A well-to do trades
man was chatting WITH dry goods
clerk who Was on bis way to the city.
aud, in the course Of the talk, Mr..
Tradesman remarked: There's y lady
on . seat at the front Of the car who Is
wearing an elegant seaiskin saeque.
Her husband Is o Carriage maker, =
clever fellow. bat hs is not able to buy
such harness f.r his wife. He has
either gone in debt for il or she has
found other means to obtsin il than
from her husbands pocks,book. The
clerk put on . knowing look ard
said: My dear sir. it ~" were dry
goods clerk for . short time. you, 4
learn good many queer things You'd
get chunks Of information that would
make you open your eyes. I tell you.
How de they get sealskio sscqnes aad
ell those extrasI Why, the other day
. married lady called in 70 see our
aacques. At length she picked out q
beauty, can tell you. And then she
sus0t AAoso GtV tuhb ouOOy kavS
me TO GET sacque, - though l could
get ssclue Tor that sum. just put
my name on this one aud put il away.
IL will be called fos and the balancs
paid add she went away. The sams
evening gentleman OF nneans-not hes
husband called and paid the bslance,
and the sacque was sent to his Office
but tssts often d,as" 'Who's bel
busbsndf :" Don't kaow Who be- j..
but he's fool. or he'd know HE w,fs
couldn't tuya $W sacqae for 80 +
ID need qus~rr exclaimed NJ Tsa i~s
man. - 10 suddenly got ny And walked
70 snoshes part OF the Car. "Dsasss,
qaser." he repeated. why il,
tnat IL Just what my wife said hes
SscqCe cost, and I told hAr there NUT
be some mistake sbaut it'll All. hal
Aud then be went forward to the
s@0klng Car.
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ksasso ts9nu. =. N9Uoo
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-29

Lebanon (Mo.) i proud Of possessing
the stu ,'ides, man ia tho United States.
He 10 farm hsni. and was ensag II to
plow . ten-acre lot. Wishing him 10
draw . sttaish, farrow. his employer
directed his at'e.tion to . coz grazing
right opposite. telling him to drive di-
rec'ly toward that CIV. He started
his horses. aud bic employers attention
was drawn 70 somsthing else; but in .
short time. looking round. he found
that the COW had left her place, while
the fagacious plowman was fclloxirR
her. drawing sigsag iarros oil over
the nell.
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RID Broken ny 4 DnxasxAKRR.-
A short time ago the wife OF Sheriff
CLARK. OF LIONS Wayns county. N. r..
employed dfessmaker to d : dsess
for her. Although previously in eoud
health, the Operations caused hse %
much pain that Il had TO b. disconti.-
usd. after which che tainted A doctor
waa called, Who fouad one II her nh
broken. The the,ry l. that it Use
beohso b pressure ~ Aiting siss dssss.
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PCYALLCR ITEMS,
iron THE IyrELLIGzxcEh. |

PCYALkCR ITEMS
iron THE rxrELLroEscEA.l
JANUARY a, 1880.
VIC Gibbs has released the AcNil-
Ian farm for another year.
wv NcCsrty ard " G Kincaid sre
each feeding four or Eve hundred NUT
ton sheep for the spring market.
Notices ara posted announcing that
Marion Ee~ker intends - apply. At the
paxt session Of the Commissioners. f,r
. license IN establish ferry over the
Puyallup river M the old Franklin
town site. A ferry ~ that psscs will
be q great accommodation to the .rsvel-
ing public. aud is sure to receive lib
erai patronage. It will shorten the
travelling distance between Sumner add
Puysilap considerably, besides opening
. much better rosd thsn by the way OF
Csrson's ferry.
I might write page sbout "our
weather and say something new in
every line were 10 csrefuily noss ell
it's moods and changes for the ps't
week. But I psesums that hes been
tbs hack MED topic Of every nseside
conversation 10 our Territory this win
ter. 20 will not intruds it upon your
readers farther thsn TO let them know
thst PnyslIup bas had its share Of ''ous
wea&her," and has no further cravings
for the Minnesota srticle. The 6rse
snow hsd not entirely diss ppesfed tn
the timber when We we're given new
supply, MONDAY morning, though the
latter barely covers tie ground end
gives promise Of soon melting away.
The Gibbs who IL ore Of the clerks
Of the Fusioni,ts' Legislature in Maine
10 an uncle IN Mr. W c Gibbs Of this
valley. Our Gibbs. though, says be 10
ashamed Of his uncle for the coorse be
bas taken, and would ike to b within
kicking distance Of him about now 90
- to give him ssh,stis emeut for max.
ing such q fool of himself. Mr. Gsbb4
says that his uncIs 1,ed 10 he Q good
Republican, but 60. into bad eoWpsuy
by associat,ng with the Greenbscksra
and thus became demosalized.
Several young men in the valley are
thinking strongly OF trying their luck
in the Skagit mines next Sumner and
are shaping their affairs 80 40 to STAR
a. soon ss spring opens. M Phihr
Algsr thinks the skasis mines promis<
more handsome returns than stuck Val
ley farming, sud in'ends shoulderIDs
his blankets and atsrtinR for the minel
pretty soon.