, 1881-12-24
THE LOCAL CODE.
With tbs '.ssasesnan" Reporters on
the Benek.

eco ei.iAs.
Tie city .t.ornsy would do well to tell the
E.tos axe sud aour erpsrt to Tind ms own
business.
An expe,, ia aonr aud axes and land once
.wndiiny Of poor farmers Is not wanted In
the Uaioz otfioe.
J.s.e prunbrller some time since cut NE
hand very severely With butcher kn''e' ana,
is now suffering from the same.
So lsng back as the year -io51 the S''a
Spokane Vas nlWsyE writttn with the hna'
letter &c" let is-reEnsin SO.
= The Hook & ladder company saved hie
Opera House By pulling down the burning
shauty which was attached to it.
They are boldipg vaccination bees IN Moa
teus. one-hali the fees go to the doctors
and the other half 10 some charitable assou
aticf
Public installations are permitted IN tine
10. o. F., Good Templars, Fores.ers. and
several other Orders, bat, they are not allow
ell m the A. o. U. w.
Read the new advertisements they VIII
always well repay perusal. The render WHO
fsils to scan the advertisement Often misses
the brst part Of the paper.
The Orori,Is Mercury asserts that the IN
mates of mouse Of ill-iAne in Ghic' have
recently presented the marshal OF that CITY
with An elegant gold mounted ebony cane
In the interior towns of California the
number Of Sunday drunks seen on the streets
has Increased since the enforcement OF TIE
Sunday Iau. They buy if by rhe bottle.
Mid weather prevails all over the country
and farmers are very busy in eonse"nenee'
We shall vet have 10 chroUicle lots OF men
moving in their shirt sleeves in the middle
Of Jannwy.
To,reai the country papers and thei talk
about stocks, deals, &c. 1t would niuraiiy
be imagined that some OF the editors hsd
Isft Wall street and were editing papers jnst
for the benefit Of their health.
Thsre IS fine period in a young man S
If. IN which be il determined neves u tike
Office, and IN ! girls when she Is determi"e'
never TO msrry. 'E.e dnrat:oa OF Lrth l.
about equal.
M. l.. Blker xho has been managing the
mechanical department of the STaTESAaN' IS
suffering from a severe attack OF fyPho"
fever, aud viii probably leave Tor another
climate IL consequence.
L. stated that the earl Of Crawford AMI
pa.Sarres has decided that he will not oder
a reward for the recovery OF the body Gi has
father. bet will sperd any sum Of money
tracking the thieves.
The people Of this country must NOT make
80 much fuss about their big ranches uDiess
they wish to &c. laughed at. Dr.. II J.
Glenn. O. California, has sovsn 20, 600 acres
this year aud expects to sow s5,ooo more.
Poer Papa has got Sore Toe The Toe =
r, =. Wet Rag. What woaid TIE
Toe Say il you wese - Drop Fiat iron Oh
i, IL would net say Anything Toes can
not Talk. But Papa would he Apt to tie
Heard From
Hon A. II. Stephens says that he nov
weighs ninety -four pounds, but has been down
~ III. L.. ,s,,4 TN. .l.An
comprt heusise history of the country, from
the earlies. establishment down to the assas-
sination OF Garfield.
II The authorities at Washington would
but present the people Of the United States
with tiuiteau for breakfast as a New Years
gift every soul would rise up and call them
hlessod. He cannot drop through the de-dy
trap a day too soon % please them.
We understand that Chas. II. Eichler has
bought the interest Of 4. z. Cruttenden IL
the store Mr.. Eichler is an old pioneer
this country. and is well and favorahly knows
Is An honest, fair dealing and energetic ei,i-
xen. He cannot but be successful in busi-
ness.
Messrs. Jacobs & Stine have one Of the I'm
est stocks of books, fancy leather articles
and other recherche goods that ever came to
this city. Their stock IS SO well selected
that a customer cannot help purchasing.
Their advertisement viii appear on Mondsy
next in extra form.
The offer Of s. by the SraTESMAS for the
les. description Of honse on FIRE without
using the words fire, wate-, flame, engine
and fireman have brought forth several in-
ter,s,iny descriptions both In verse and
prose, bu, there Is stall room ror improve
ment. The otter viii he kept open until
January ls., lSS2
The San Francisco Cal announces that il
hss now in prt.s work entitled 'Csiifornia
As II Is" written by seventy Of the leading
editors AMI authors Of the Golden State. Con-
Niering this formidable array OF literary tai
er.t the work onghs 10. and Doubtless VIII,
achieve an extensive circv lation.
Fathsr de S.ne., in his Journal Of early
explorations along the line Of the Columbia,
describes the climate Of Wsila WAlla valley
rs hving mid. and states that tie mountain
sds and hills were green throughout The
winter SHOWS were Of rare occurrence and
never remained on the ground more than a
dAy OF two at time. The experience OF Ii,
r-sss two weeks would indicate taat the eli
mate !. going back to is old status again.
The DsatsrAs Z.i.aag # Vienna offers .
prize for COED ns iona! song that shall ss.
isi.ceriiy supply the patriotic neeeis OF Aus
.ria'. German population. The "Wseh. ar
Rheir" rs said 70 be inappropriate aad in.de
oua.e for tae Germsus Of Austria Wha, i
wanted IS q hymn that al Gsrman-spesSin.
populations may be stae 20 Join IL with eius
feSscr
The wsitshurg Tines comes oat this weel
with supplement- The typographical ski
displayed in ths makeup" IS sonethn:
astonishing. In general display .he ''caset
lines loon up 20 good advantage, which de
-noassrss-,e tia. the latest styles Of the AZ
are not new to the t,pe singer on the I'R'''
Il sAoald be pasted in every printer seraI
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