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FINE OPPoRrUNITY.--We have a
stocked farm for sale, not far from q
good local market, in Jefferson coun.
tty' To those who may be seeking
Investments of this kind, we deem
the opportunity rare one. Tho farm
is situated on the salt water front in
a safe and commodious bay; Il com.
prises l33 acres Of land, about 40
acres Of which is fine bottom and
marsh. About 80 acres are clear
and under fence. Good house. barn.
outbuildings, fences, &c., &c., that
G., cost upwards ora thousand dollars.
There are about 175 fruit trees of
various kinds, carefully and we'll
selected, and including apple, plum,
pear cherry, 2rune and other trees
some 2 years old and all in excel.
lent condition. A fine lot of stock
and tools are also for sale with the
the land and Improvement, includ.
ing 10 cows, l yoke of oxen, / horse.
. head OF young stock (half Jerseyl
also bees, fowls, boat, etc. The
place has cash income of $50 per
year from a logging camp, besides
being near good market for butter,
eggs beef, vegetables, hay OF other
pr"'nce, The whole property is of.
fered very cheap could be bought
for less than s2,00O-and possession
will be given Immediately II desired.
Inc owner, on account of failing
health, desires to engage in some
lighter occupation. For partic alars,
enquire at the ARGUS Office.
, 1881-02-04
Land office at Olympia, W. T, Dec. Ca lsso

Land Office at Olympia, W. T. Dec. "a, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
secure final entry thereof, aud that said proof
will be made before the Judge o. in his abb
ence the Clerk OF the Probate Court at his
flee in Friday Harbor. w T ON Saturday the
18th day Of February, q, d, 1891.
PATRICK MoGHRAN, Homestead application
No, 234S for the NV \ of SO u; Il Of ne \ a
lot OF section twp 35 W, ard names the fol-
lowing as his witnesses to prove his contin-
uous residence upon and cultivation OF said
tract, viz: VIM, Delaney, Thos. Deluney, John
Little and Lawrence Walsh, all of Sap Juan,
Ban Juan county W 4. 20
ns ]. I. BROWN. Rgistsr.
, 1881-02-04
WHY SHOULD WE STUDY LATIN?
A. t. BURNELL, A NJ.

The first requirement. placed upon
an advocate is to prove the value of
that for VIII Oh he pleads. AS en- ad.
vocate of the study of Latin, we ac'
cept the requirement, and urge
chiefly two kinds Of benefit: That
Of giving new light on our own Ian
guage, and as a discipline for the
mind. There is no better study
than the Latin, as help to the
meaning of English words and as
clue to much of their intricate spell
ing, since 10000 words come to Us
from the Latin. From one point to
another it is int eresting to follow the
derivatives, e. g.s 'specia,' which
gives upwards of 200 terms, such as
special, species, specter, speculation;
then with presxes, expect, inspect,
respect, aspect, suspect, sc. Bur it
is not necessary to learn columns of
Latin forms in order to be helped by
this study. There are underlying
principles Of the first importance,
which--illustrated by the details in
few instances-give a knowledge
of their genera! application. An
apprentice working in the shop at
first trains his arm to work, then his
eye to direct and his mind to plan.
After patient toll he comes to the
application of his increased strength
and new ideas until the young cabi.
net maker produces tables, desks,
and bureaus. Yet as he leaves the
shop, All independent journeyman,
he cannot be said to have made all
the articles of household furniture
in its myriad and changing forms.
But from careful, exact knowledge
Of few he can construct and Plan
others. So with the student who
acquires thorough knowledge of
principles with the added power of
adapting them. This applies espe.
cially to a study Of language. In a
single instance, let us follow ou. the
stem; From 'caput,' head, come
capital, head of state; captain,
head Of company; cape, head of
land extending into water; caption,
heading of chapter; cap, cover.
ing for ones head; capture, to sieze,
as by the hsod; capitulate, to yield
the head.
The English--latest of European
dialects, has arisen from q strange
mixture Of the mnny languages of
the past, gaining some excellence
from each--as does the piano from
the twenty woods and metals which
compact to give strength, beauty,
force and earmony. The presence
of variety Of elements makes the
English rich in synonyms, words
nearly alike in meaning. Wave aud
'hillow have each distinct idea in
commoa use, while the scientist
adopts updulstion. Much of ele.
gance in style depends upon an apt
choice of synonyms, Q. g. "She has
a mo,herly look of tenderness;"
my maternal uncle was absent"
Some associated words become
, 1881-02-04

Just received by q. @. Bartlett & Co.,
Elk. steamer Idaho, fine stock OF Ladies'
Dress goods, Woo snitings, Flannels,
Waterprsofs, Ladies' acqIes, Circulars
and listers, Fancy goods, trimmings &s
, 1881-02-04
IMPERIAL PEKIN DUCKS.

$5 per pair, 81 pc: trio. Carefully
boxed and delivered to steamer at Port
Townsend, on receipt Of price.
E. b. MAsrICK, Jr.,
49:3t Port Discovery, w. T.
, 1881-02-04
Real Estate at Private Sale !

The undersigned offe for sale three
oweliing hoi'ses and a number OF town
oH IN Fort Townsend; also improved
aiming, timber and unimproved lands,
U Jefferson County. Persons wishing to
n'esf can ccure br aims OIL easy tel lps
apr'ymgto }. A. KbHN.
, 1881-02-04
Notice |!

TO THOSE WISHING TO BUY,
A good improved farm for sale. Nearly
all good bottom land.
25 ACRES UNDER CULTIVATION,
And 20 acres in pasture. Good chance for
Dairy; miles from Port Ludlow; miles
from Port Discovery; 8 miles from the
Iron mines. w. 1s OF NV. d, and N.
Il Of S.W. d Of Section No. 3, Township
No. rs, North, Range No. West.
1 will sell for 700 dollars. Give good
title.
GEO. w. BLAKE, Port Townsend.
Harness and saddlery shop, between
Eisenbeis' and Gerrish's stores. 49:tf
, 1881-02-04

IL M week In your own town. Is Out
& ! 81; ! + ' z ! !; ]:
Portland, Maine.
, 1881-02-04

Lie Element, IRON, infusing Strength,
Vigor and New Life into all parts OF the system.
BEING FREE FROM ALCOHOL, its energix.
ing effects are not followed by corresponding rsac-
tion, but are permanent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
General.PurpOse Horses.

Everybody, aside from the farmer,
who buys horse, buys him for some
special purpose. One man buys for the
street cars, another for driving on the
road; a third purchases for the omni-
buses; still another selects with reference
to use for the heavy express wagons Of
our streets, or the lumber regions of the
North; while another wants carriage
horse. Each of these purchasers selects
with q special reference to the adapta-
ton of the horse to the use to which he
is to be put; none of them want a gen.
eral-purpose horse, or horse of all work.
The horse is always selected for q par
pose; and in proportion as he is adapted
to that particular purpose, he is consid-
cred desirable by the purchaser, and the
price is governed by this consideration
alone. The only one who uses the same
horse for a great variety of purposes is
the farmer, and even here the range is
not very great. Those who are in easy
circumstances keep single horse, or
pair of horses, for driving on the road;
while their other horses are selected
with special reference totheir usefulness
for the purposes of the farm. But the
great mass of farmers, who are not able
to keep more than one or two teams,
require horses combining to as
great a degree as is possible the
qualities of the roadster with those of
the draft horse. Such horse as this
would not be likely to be awarded the
highest prize in a ring composed of first
class draft-horses, neither would he be a
winner in good roadster class.
A better name, therefore, for the class
of horses to which our correspondent,
no doubt, alludes, would be, not the
"horse of all work." or general pur-
pose horse" but ''farmer's horse" or
the agricultural horse" because it is
mainly by the farmer and for the pur-
poses of agriculture that such horses are
used. The horse best adapted to this
use is one weighing from twelve hun
bred to fifteen hundred pounds, and tif-
teen and half to sixteen hands high,
compact, vigorous, hardy, active and
docile, and then the more of fine form
and style, allied to good action, we have,
the better. Such horses as these are
well adapted for use in cities for rapid
draft, and are much sought after for use
in omnibuses and express wagons, and
always meet a ready sale everywhere,
because such horses are really better
adapted for variety of uses than any
other; and in this sense a horse of this
type may more properly be called a
"general-purpose" horse, or "horse of
all work." than any other style of horse
that could be described. -NatG01aaL Live
Stock ,JOuTnaL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
Egypt and Its Ruins.

What is now the valley of the Nile,
we have reason to believe, was peopled
by pilgrims from Western Europe at
time when the Strait of Gibraltar had no
existence. They warred with the wild
beasts, which then occupied the land,
and against which the negroes, who oc-
cupied the more southern country, could
not contend. We can trace their history
from the time when their rude huts were
built of mud, then of bricks-lirst sun
dried, and afterward ln-dried-then of
logs, and after that of sandstone, until
we see the magnificent monuments of
stone, down to the time when Egypt was
ruled by its first king, variously estimat-
ed at from POO b. C. to 800 b. c., and
when Egypt first began to relate its own
history and was ruled by laws. Egypt's
pyramids are the greatest monuments
ever erected on this planet; yet, when
people ask me why to-day no such mon
uments are built or can not be built, l
reply that if one man could control the
labor of 100000 men for &c years
he could build monument
beside which Egypt's greatest pyra-
mids would look like mole-hills; but
thank heaven no one man can now con-
troll the labor of slaves as did the pyra-
mid-buiders, and if he could he would
not want any such monuments to the
greatness of kings. The pyramids were
only vast sepulchers, and are evidence
that the Egyptians once believed in the
resurrection of the body. They thought
that in three thousand years the soul re-
turned to the body and reinhabited it;
and so they wanted to keep the bodies
of their kings only as mighty pyramid
could keep them.-Prof. Denton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18

ton that these parasites are the cause of
disease, but merely the result of it.
The mistake which majority of our
farmers and fruit-growers make in treat
ing the plants and animals under their
care is in seeking remedies for curing
diseases instead of the means of pre-
venting them. The idea that plants and
animals may be so cared for as to resist
disease seems never to have been thought
of by large proportion of our people;
hence the great demand for medicines
and the services of the doctor. If our
theory is the correct one, and we believe
it will stand the test of experience, gen.
erous feeding, abundant exercise and a
full development are the best of all rem
dies for parasitic diseases of all kinds,
whether in the animal or vegetable king
dom. We call the attention of farmers
to this, with the nope that they will put
it to the test, not only in the cultivation
of their crops and feeding and care OF
their animals, but also apply it to their
own persons and those of the members
of their families. To make fire we
must have fuel, and the better the fuel
the stronger and more fierce the heat.
The same is true with plants and ami
mails; food is necessary to produce
growth and insure strength, and when
this is supplied in proper quantities and
quality, it gives the power to resist the
attacks of parasitic enemies, as well as
to fulfill the true mission of the individ.
ual plant or animal on this earth.-N.
Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
The Prime Minister OF Greece.

M. Coumoundouros, whose name and
whose views so often crop up in dis
patches from Athens, has had very re-
markable career. At the end of the last
century, his family were the Chiefs OF
Mama, whose inhabitants had always
preserved their freedom and independ-
ence, Coumoundouros betook himself tn
Athens to pursue his studies, but he dis
tinguished himself rather as leader OF
his fellow-pupils, than by severe appli-
cation. While thus engaged. the Cretans
broke out into revolt. To Crete he went,
where he fought and was wounded. He
was conveyed to his home, and as soon
as he was cured of his wounds he re-
turned to Athens to continue his studies.
On their completion he settled in pro-
vincial town, and remained there until
1856, when he was sent to Athens as a
Deputy. There he speedily made his
capacity as leader of men felt He
was chosen President of the Chamber,
and few days later became Minister.
Since then he has been the acknowl-
edged head of the party of action, but it
was not until 1866 that he took a leading
part in foreign affairs.
Many stories are told of his fearless
courage. Once an old soldier, who had
been dismissed from some small post,
determined to kill him. The would-be
assassin waited for him at the door of
the Ministry, and ON his appearance
raised loaded pistol, and pointed it at
him. Coumoundouros rushed forward,
snatched the pistol from the mans hand,
and held him until the arrival of the
guard. Finding, on inquiry, that inius-
tice had been done to the man, he rein
stated him few days later in the post
from which he had been dismissed.
Here is another story: When Ohio
had been expelled, Coumoundouros and
his friends made prisoner Leotsakes, the
Colonel of regiment that was acting
against them. A report reached the
regiment that Leotsakes had been killed,
and they managed to seize on Coumoun-
douros, in order to Stay him. Nothing
daunted, Coumoundouros pretended to
regard himself as their guest, and so
effectually did his courage and eloquence
stand him in good need, that he and his
captors were soon engaged in drinking
toasts to their common country.
AS Minister, his chief fault is that
he never knows how to refuse anything
to his friends, and, owing to his amiable
weakness, there are men about him who
might be better away. He is now about
sixty years old, and possesses a wonder
full facility for work, often reading
official documents and giving orders to
half dozen subordinates at the same
time. To his untiring energy it is due
that Greece has now sixty-tive thousand
men under arms, well drilled and well
equipped. Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
THE DAIRY,

-Annatto is superior to carrots g.
coloring butter because in USING III t
latter the vegetable matter incornorot tng
is likely to decay and impart a boS
flavor The annatto is also yeCeto
BILE substance, but being dissolved IN
potash only the mere coloring matter i
left, ;:1d such minute quantity is need
ed that it cannot impart any flavor 70
the butter.
"A COW is not inclined to gluttonv
Usually when the appetite is satisfied
cow will stop eating. Any cows anne
tite may be gagged in this way: Givo
her all the feed she will eat and bavo
some left. Weigh what is given to her
and notice what is consumed. Then
make the ration three-fourths of tho
quantity eaten. No animal, not even
man, should have all it can eat. and tbo
surplus above what is necessary is in.
furious, and produces disease. Gener
ally more harm is done by overeatino
than by starving. The staple ration
for COW is fifteen pounds of hay and
five pounds of meal, or the equivalent
in either feed. As grass or green fod.
der contains seventy-tive per cent. more
water than hay, four times as much
grass or green fodder should be Given
IN place of hay; that is, sixty pounds
with the meal. Some cows will reouire
more, and very few less, than this ouan.
tity of feed. l'''''''
1t is not true that the butter from
the cream of farrow COWS is lost in tbo
churn when it is mixed with the creqn
from fresh cows. 1t may seem reason.
able at first sight to suppose that II a
fresh cows cream may be churned in
fifteen minutes, and a farrow cows
cream in thirty or forty minutes, and
when the two are mixed the butter
comes in twenty minutes, that the cream
of the farrow COW is lost and not
churned. But it is easily seen on con-
sidering the principle involved that it is
not so. For the butter exists in the
cream in small globules in the condi-
ton of an emulsion or mixture. Now,
when the butter from one cows cream
begins to form the small particles gather
up and coalesce with the butter of the
other cream and very soon unites with
it. 1t may be tested by taking the but
ter out of the churn and going on with
the churning of the buttermilk, when it
will be found that no more butter can
be procured.-N. Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
House work.

II certain man once offered an ex-
cuse for suicide to the effect that the
necessary routine of rising every morn
ing, making toilet, and retiring every
night had rendered life tedious to him,
who can wonder that the housekeeper
sometimes finds the dull details of house
work almost insupportable, and ques-
tons if they are not sapping the sources
of youth, strength and good spirits?
Washing dishes thrice daily, making
beds and fires diurnally, busting per-
petually, going through with the weary
round of washing, ironing, sweeping
and baking day, week after week, with
no variation but a wet Monday or poor
oven; planning out the meals that there
may be variety enough to stimulate ap-
petite without much expense or the
waste of farthing; add to these the
spring and fall cleaning, and we have
the programme of ordinary homework.
1t may be presumed that it is not so
much the labor that Expresses many
women and inclines them to slackness
and shiftlessness as the wearying repe-
tition of acts in which they have small
interest, when they would be about
work OF their own choosing, and the
certainty that, perform each task as
faithfully as may be, there is nothing
enduring in its nature; and, since it must
be often repeated, why should one be so
nice in its accomplishment? They may
argue: How will a slight here and
there signify in matter so immaterial?
And thus, in spite of the adage that
"practice makes perfect,'' neglect
creeps into the practice and mars its
perfection. Perhaps the housewife
does not sweep her rooms so thor
oughly to-day because the operation
must be repeated tomorrow, nor dust
so particularly, since dust, unlike her
coffee, has trick of settling often. Why
should she take unsparing pains with
food which is to be eaten as soon as it is
out of the oven, and not by visitors
either, who would credit her with skillP
Or why be ''fussy' about the beds that
are to be tumbled in a few hoursP At
the same time, what is worth doing at
all, is worth doing well, they tell us.
Why did she undertake business for
which she had no talent, and in which
she finds nothing congenialP For whom
does she brave and brew? Whose breath
does she keep in the nostrils by her
handicraftP For whom does she seek
to make home neat and attractive?
Are not those dearest to her benefited by
her exertions, and shall irksome routine
stand in the way of their welfare and
comfort? Does not nature herself set us
an example of routine and repetition in
which there is no shadow of shirkageP
What if she should omit some such lit
tie detail as the grass, the early and
later rains, the planetary movements?
In the economy of the household every
disregarded duty or Sighted task tells
its own story in the long account, as the
old geologic foundations have registered
the rains of their period; and as every
household is fraction of the divine
economy, homework in its homeliest
phases is promoted from a mental, I'M
considered thing to dignity and power.
Tile Householder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
A Gander Leads a Blind Horse.

1t is said that the greatest difference
existing between man and brutes is
shown in the love existing in the human
family, which is never seen in the lower
orders of the animal creation. But it
sometimes occurs that a community of
feeling is exhibited in as marked de-
gree by the brute as can be found
among human beings. Mr.. Phillips, a
well-known citizen, living on the Frank
lin Pike, six miles from the city, owned
an old blind horse. A flock of geese oc-
cupied the pasture jointly with him. An
old gander, seeing the difficulty the
horse had to 60 around, attached him.
self to the horse, leaving his fellows for
that purpose. All day long the gander
could be seen going in front of the horse,
giving signs Of his presence by con-
slant cackle, the horse following the
sound. The gander piloted the horse
to the best pasture and to water. A
perfect understanding was had between
them and they seemed to know what
each wanted. At night the gander ac-
companied the horse to the stall, sat I'M
der the trough and the horse would &C.
casionally bite off a mouthful of corn
and drop it on the ground for his feath-
cred friend, and thus they would share
each others meals. Finally, on one
Sunday, the old horse died. The gan.
der seemed utterly lost, wandered about
disconsolately, looking everywhere fol
his old comrade, refusing all food, and
at the end of the week he, too, died, al.
though his life was but just begun, for Q
goose will live forty or fifty years. This
is a true story and can be verified by
numbers of persons who often saw tho
strange parties marching around, anC
displays the wonderful affection tina
sometimes springs up among the lowe
orders.-NaShUilte american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-18
FASHION NOTES.

Enormous rings are once more fash
ionable for ladies.
The new bonnets are large, small and
medium, to suit all faces.
Princess dresses are revived both for
long and short costumes.
Surah silk is TO take the place of satin
de Lyon for summer wear.
Modified poke bonnets, extremely
small at the sides, will be worn.
The Gainsborough hat has its wide,
soft brim unwired this season.
Gold, steel and silver will be worn
more than jet and colored bead en-
broidery.
Collars and cuffs made of peacock g
and Guinea-hen' s feathers are much adj
mired.
Ladies with narrow shoulders should
avoid hoods, but wear small capes in
stead.
Black velvet ribbon is worn like a
bracelet above the elbow with short
sleeved dresses.
Petticoats are made of foulard satin
and silk, and have flat lace fiounces or
ruches at the bottom.
The old bishop sleeve, gathered at the
shoulder and at the wrist, is seen on a
few of the latest dresses.
Very few overskirts are now worn
the trimmed skirt has all the effect of
an overskirt, and is more desirable as
to economy.
New STYLES of linen collars are simply
straight bands fastened with gold but
ton. The ends are slightly curved and
are made to lap.
The passion for steel-color and silver
is growing more and more marked
modistes seem impatient to try against il
the effect of every color.
The front skirts of dresses are good
deal trimmed and invariably draped,
while the back remains perfectly plain,
many times without any bottom trim.
ming.
The new batistes are as soft as null
muslin, and almost as transparent, with
Quaint Japanese designs in quaint color.
ings on delicate grounds of cream, lilac
and pink. They have border along
one selvage.
Black brocaded grenadines are usual
" in Mexicaine grounds. They are
blocked with black velvet and brocaded
by threads of gold-color, or strewn with
large or small figures of tulips or pan
sizes in black plush.-Andre'oS' Bdzar