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Fort Colville Notes.
FoKf CoLvILLE, ". T., Jan.

FoEr CoLvILLE. ". T., Jan II
Eprros SrArEsNAS:-There ID here dsvGA
Of snov and frgidity of atmosphere not sasy
for Walla Walla Imagination to eonpaa
| beautiful snow" lies ali around ~ ssa
ever, thing looks white except tho native h.
! hab'tant
Hunting is at preseut good. The soldiers
do no, find It very hard task TO keep The
garrison in veuison. As / write, the nsws
| reaches me that our hunters send in four Ia
and good sized deer.
Yesterday there was 4 grand sleigh rids to
the .'Old Fort" successfully managed b
Mr. Waller who married Mr.. Sam 0pPsa-
heimer's bright and pretty daughter. Pisn.
ty to eat, plenty of snow. and lots OF fu,
Were provided
Among those sojcurning here, who ars
well known to you in Walla Walla are Mr..
Philips, clerk for the genial Post Tradsr and
Mr.. Robb who used to work at the Garfison-
Robb IS getting on and up in the world
presume as he boards At the best hotel N The
country.
We had the pleasure Of meeting live and
energetic man over there, Capt Pinsston.
who is making ready fora canoe trip ofsevsr1
hundred miles down the Columbia river.
The captains object is TO examine this upper
part of the river to see if IT can be navigat.
ed by the boats of the o. r. & n. Co.
Colville yields to no part OF tie territory j.
the extent and variety Of her furs. They tel
Won here of the fall catch" and Of The
spring catch in such way that you co.,
clude the one instance they fall on the
animal and In the other spring TO catch 1t
The spring catch" is much hvelier fur.
The mouotony Of long winter evening is
frequently relieved by the excellent perform
anoes given by the -Colvllle Minstrel Troupe
under the able constructorship Of Sergt Blan-
chard of the Infantry New Years eve the
soldiers gave a sraud ball and supper which
WAS we'll patroni,ed by the elite OF the valley.
The old time employees Of the Hudson Bay
Company did more than trade with Indians;
they mixed their blood with that OF the NJ.
tives, and as result one frequently sess .
woman quite striking In appearance and sah.
possession In her manner. Some OF this
class were present at the ball given here,
were much sought after as partners and were
never so tired as to decline dance.
Goop BYE.
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Certainty VS.. UEocria MY.

l. sses m.re or lr>, heavy # b0 b ca III
and sheep are repor,ed ircm Tsl us quar-
ters, N consequence & as re,, 1T u"usua
c.,ld res ker The v4e,e"t sv,t n I win'
my "a I'D = -, e.; IA =
also. is - largely speculative aS o. am 'nn'
almost to a dead uncertainty. Ii there
/ are heavy snGws. and no sew re weather,
the profits are enormous, ranging iron
forty TO sixty per cent. DER snnum-
On the contrary, if the winter Is one OF
unusual severity, the l,sses may amount
10 cne-half OF tn herd, or even more
S far. the seasons have, IN the main been
favorable and tie losses light, not exceed
ing or : per cent. per annum, As a rule.
But no one can predict the future 1t IS
claimed by many that We cannot winter
stock here, as IN the east. We hold this
TO be an errur. Its true that cattle rais-
ing On the present e1tensi.e scale must be
abandoned. 1t would be impossible for
one 10 carry through the winter bands OF
cattle ranging among the thousands. But
our farmers who are raising from 2OO to
400 head Of stock could Just as we'll save
their straw, and raise q sufficient quantity
OF hav to carry their stock through the
three, four or i've weeks of the winter
seas IN when the snow on the ground is So
crusted that the animals cannot paw for
their food Stock raising on this small
scale would be far more profitable to the
community at large, than as present few
individuals realizing enormous revenues
frem III. hu.;uess, ranging from $4,000
t. $4,000 THESE cattle king, need only
to employ five or SLY men 20 attend th1lr
herds, whilst on the other hand, these
princely incomes would be diffused among
the many, and larger degree of general
prosperity would ensue,
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Idaho Tertiary.

THIS is one Of Il c richest, ard IL some
respects, the most attractive, but least
known of the Territories. It's elevation
is from 900 feet above the sea level IN
the lower Snake river valley, to 10000
fee. on top Of its mountains, large part
living above the altitude of 1900 feet.
The higher part, are broken up into
ranges, in many places very steep snd
rugged. Below these are high, rugged
hills, upon which nutritious grssses are
are found, affording vast pasture lands.
Still lower are the table OF ssse-brush
lands, rich in soil, and when properly ir-
rigated and cultivated. producing large
crops Of cereals vegetables, and various
fruits. The mountains usually are cover
ed with forests Of FIR, pine and other tim
brr. OF swift, noble rivers, and deep,
Idaho has scores Snake, Salmon, Clear
water, Boise, K.otenai, Bear, Raft, Wet
ser, Payette are clear, strong streams,
worthy Of their home OF the total area
of 5S, ,328, ,l60 acres, about Il, ,OO0.oOO are
arabic, 25,0O0,O 900, acres Of pasture
land, 1000 timber land, and the rest
consisting of mineral land. inaccessible
peaks and lava beds The capacity OF
soil and climate for wide range OF pro
ductions may best be Judged from the fact
that not only do all the cereals and veget-
ables that grow north of the cotton line IN
the eas, flourish here, but Idaho fruit Is
pronounced very superio:. Fruit trees
and and vines grow very rapidly The
long, dry summers, abundance Of sun
light. a warm, sandy soil, with perfect un-
der-draii.age and the water supply al.
ford all conditions necessary for rapid
growth of orchards and vineyards. Mer-
curry rarely falls to 10 deg. below zero IN
the valleys, and that during the cold
est nights Of winter Idaho has the
same bright skies, summer and winter,
the same equable temperature and cool
summer nights SO common to the Rocky
Mountains, with tinge of the seml-troP-
ical blasts Of the Pacific. Cattle, sheep
and horses require but little prepared
feed. and on the great stock ranges are
seldom sheltered. Wheat averages thir-
ty.6ye and oats fifty-6ve bushels to the
acre Farms are to be had in almost any
of the desirable valleys, under the
homestead and pre-emption laws The
n-;n.;nI. ar. those of the Snake, Sal
mon wei.er, Boise, Clearwater, Owy-
nee, Payette and Malad rivers. THIS SIS is
a good country to come to for those who
desire homes on the public domain. Dan,
rying, stock-raising, farming, are all
open avenues to competency ior 'hose
who have but little cspital aud who are
willing to work. FIGURING mills are at
various points, sufficient to make flour
for local demands, and saw mills to ut eut
lumber for the settler About 15.O0O
beeyes were marketed in the year 1873
Baker City Resslle.
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/" Ha-d Pan -
Rev. Cssiier's Advice 10 ias >iaiea;, o. 4
RasinesS CollrS--

On Thursday nigh, dir'ou,,s ssr (
awarded 10 stnien's IF i-Isne,s'~ j =.
at the Academy OF Nus: ~ 4. *. ,
Collyer made the address, is IL ize
being Hard Pan. During the courss
Of his remarks he said that he had work
ed on farm, carried hod, shod hsores,
broken stones on a turn pike, had resped
and Graded grain, dug 4 well, cur w"nd
and had preached sermons that nob"dy
wanted 70 hear. HIS w,nde 'iEl success
had been achieved By pu-e grit AM hon =
est Industry. You mGst dig down t.
hard pan, he sid, to lay foundation
to fame and fortune. The reverend geil-
,leman seemed to have drawn most of
his inspiration from Poor Richards alma
nae. His apicu'ated aphorisms may be
group d as follows:
Any kind Of honest job is better than
no job at all
Take a dollar a day for pour uork if
you can get no more.
4 mans b 5; friends are his ten hngers.
When evil DAYS come - evil days viii no
man d-serr the ti,le of .-.tleman If he
doSs not take hnnes, work 20 DO regard
less "f social insu nees.
When cnantry boys c"yne 70 :he ciJy.
if they can hold on 20 the Old sxee. usys
they can defy the world
Keep your grip ON the hard pan of prIn-
ciple and good condact, ard you Wi be
men If good name and so,,i fortuu,-.
When boy flls the house with Ou,s he
is all right, providing he don't run after
hunihngs He has the mskings in him of
great naturalist.
A good farmer IS better than pool
doctor, and :, good horse-shoer is better
than bishop who breaches serm"ns that
nobody va IT'S to hear.
A good days work of what vou can
best do is the hard pan to which all must
come.
Society says one thing and nature says
another.
Work is good medicine.
Only those who make clean money and
d" clean things, win success.
The honest man whc dies poor Is rich,
if he only holds his own.
Sleep eight hours out OF the txenty-
four, ia. three meals day and walk on
the sunny side # the way. Have rs-
serve fore thar viii CONS out when you
need il,
Don't aind up the lsnlni ) ii curt
ing 4 gi,l with prayer
, 1881-01-29

The COMING SEASON Yesterday we met
= typical tramp, who openly boasted Of beins
a mendicant. On asking what the prospects
were for next seasons campaign he heaved >
sigh and said, at looks as though ma.
would be offered more work than wittAls. "
In reply to a question if the sramps had Any
signs by which they were to know a good 10
callty, he said, eve all have signs Of our
own. II see house with big pile OF
wood move on also when there is sn ugly
looking dog or a lot Of men in the vicinity !;
that is a sign that it's no place to iinsef
around. When You see dried apple. hang
the sun Won may he sure of . good square
neaI. What's that, No. don't care To
smoke, take little whiskey," and seeing
him filing the glass to the brim our reporter
moved on.
, 1881-01-29

Lieutenant Schwatka has written to
the British Admiralty rendering them the
valuable relics If the late Sir Jonn Frank
Inns expedition, brought back by his re-
cent Artic expedition, to be placed with
the relics previously obtained by Rae, Nc
Clintock ard Hall, which are now deposit
ed in Greenwich Hospital. The formal
offer of the relics is regarded as merely a
matter of courtesy, as there can hardly
be doubt of their acceptance by the Ad-
mira.ty. AID that they may be erected in
the form of a trophy, as has been done
with the La Perouse relics in the Louvre.
The Messrs. Henderson, proprietors of
Anchor line have expressed their willing
ness To convey the relics to the Admiralty
free OF expense
, 1881-01-29
Famous War Correspondents.

The death OF Jerome L. Stilison, one
the best writers Of battles in our war, who
was especially graphic in telling Sheri-
dams great battles in the valley, recalls
the records of his peers. The most sue
cessful of those army correspondents, was
Henry Willard, Of the Chicago Tribune, a
son law of Vim. L!oyd Garrison, now
worth million OF dollars, made in rail
road financlering Whitelaw Reid is well
known as one of the best Next, proba.
bly,. was j. Il. Mccullough, editor of the
ST Louis Globe Democrat, with an income
Of $4,000 from that paper. Close at
hand comes William Swinton, whose
abundant school books are said to pay him
$50, 900 per year. E. c. Stedman was
one of the earliest and best battle writers
of the war, and has been fairly successful
in pure literature and in finance. VIM
Bickham IS owner of the Dayton. o. q,
Journal, which is worth 500, 600 Tho.
Knox is easily and independently en-
gagged in books Of travel and illustra-
ton. Sam Wilkinson and G. W. Smalley
are still alive. VIM. c. Church owns the
Army and Nary Journal. Nathaniel
Paige, Of the Tribune, is a prosperous
lawyer in Washington. Stillson had q
poetical eye and pulse, ahd saw battles in
their beauty as well as their strength, and
he vas, IN his prime the handsomest man
among the correspondents, and always
most honorable. HIS scruples and sense
of honor probably kept him poor. He
was under forty years Of age, of New
England stock in Western New York
mixed with French. and he had been a
goodly traveller. Still, after all, it is as
war correspondent that he retains re-
membrane
, 1881-01-29
A Vile Villain.
Dom PIa:f's epiniea Of Giro. the Wiines>
In tho Christiancy Scandal Case.
4 Scaihins Eevicw.

The divorce suit pending, with bills and
cross bills, between ex-senator and present
Minister Christiancy and his wife, has caused
considerable agitation, and presents an exceed
ingly interesting topic of social conversation.
We know little of either of the people con-
cerned in the affair, save that Christiancy was
an a.ed mau, an ex jndse, United States
senator at tie time Of his marriage, and his
present wife was pretty little b,onde-haired
adv, clerk in the Interior Department
Christiancy's marital experiences have been
notably unfortunate His first wife grew IN
sane. AMI died in an asylum his sons turned
out badly, and mingled among hospitals for
inebl liates his present wife welded his wealth
and his position rather than the oil. intirn
man. whose petulance Of temper and aged
cruelty of suspicion led him to many acts OF
violence, civil, and, indeed, physical-chokins,
beating, etc-that leads public, popular SYM
sa.hy ,.~ard the young woman who sold her
self to wealthy, aged man.
But the prime and most complete part IN
this social tragedy IS that played by blped
placed on e,,,. whose patronymlc IS Glro.
This offspring OF fem1r- - ~, beg pardon,
We do not care u be insulting to the ,~-ne
race, and We would We're We To attribute such
beins to that -breed-this entity shows up In
the most disgraceful shade Of any human being
that the world has ever see,,- The fellow
Iscariot, who betrayed the Savior, is deml-
god when compared with Giro. Tho Divine
Power in framing him and investing Soul
upen his catcsss, certainly hal an eternal in
tent in view to exhibit to mankind how low
and contemplate man can be.
God made Giro and laughed.
Replete with faults, the American people
are truly knights, in the broalest and IN the
mcst minute characteristics Of chivalry, toward
womanhood
In this country alone, Of all the nations Of
the world, is woman's honor held higher than
a mans life, however humble the one or how
ever exalted the other. To lie sure We must
not overlook England; and We acknowledge
with pride the true manliness of the prospec-
tive king of that country when, in the Lady
Mordaunt trial, he, rs our statesman, Tom
Benton. forty years % freely did, "periured
himself like a gentleman in a scan. mag case.
We have that spirit of chivalry among US here
which teaches As well as eornleis such express
siye action.
See the reverse in this Slaniar'l, Giro
Whether what he says is true, or be it fslse
his course is equally disgusting Were it false
i: would he less wrrtched than if true. He
declares upon the stand in the court that he
srduced the unhappy woman, and, 10 back his
assey-ration, supplies numerous letters written
by her Ia him, swearing tu their genuineness,
and, with a vulgar mranness, essayinS to mis-
construe and wrongly to interpret their intent.
Death would be too tender penalty for such
, 1881-01-29

Henry Watterson On Blaine =" Mr..
Blaine is a man who will e1haus. the Or
dinary methods of pleasing. But he is
also a man who, when his methods have
failed, sets himself boldly and aler.ly to
crush. No gilded lordling in the Senate
can tramp him down without ight and
of all men, he seems to be made for the
purpose to which his big brained but
kindly friend is about to put him Mr.
Blaine has a touch Of the Earl OF Becons-
field in him. Let him, Ii this matter,
emulate Dizzy, and bring rs to realizing
sense of our splendor and prowess not
by the mean bullying of the weak, but by
boldly tackling the strong"
, 1881-01-29

BorSpAE1Es.-We understand, Gays the
Weston Leader, tina. q diferance Of Cpl,
MON e1ist, as to the true boundaries oil
the UmatiIla Reservation Some man
,.;n that the south fork Of Wild Horse u
the limit, others, including Agent ray,
claim that the north fork In the main
stream, and therefore the proper b0un'
dary. A. the latter extends INTO tne
mountains much farther than the other,
the area included in the Reserve would
he much greater if it is true line OF d.
vision. In order to give our readers an
opportunity to Judge for themselves, ":
will publish in our next issue the tex. q
the original treaty, as many az inter
ested in this que.tion and desire to read
for themselves.
, 1881-01-29
RUss,A's TROUBLE
The Pope and Ireland. A Conspir-
acy. Tho Greek Army. The
Walking Match.
TENNESSEE DEADLOCK 4!
The Flag a: the Gar. Victorious. Conflict
Ing Bi>pascAe-. strife Of the Beers
for thcIr independence.
EASTERN.
Ns Truth in II.

Ac Truth IN u.
New York. Jan. 23.-The officers of
the Northern Pacific railroad company
deny the truth i'll the reports that i'm
portant developments are to be made.
Fair Clee's Needle.
The Obelisk ha. at last been put in
place amid great ceremonies. About TO-
600 persons were present. The ceremon-
les we're conductedbyhigh Masonics func-
:icnarieS.
ttafkia: Nairh.
The International Walking Contest for
the champion belt, was won by OLeary,
TeleSraphIe Connections.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23-A new telegraph
company has been formed and will cun-
meet all important cities in the Union.
The incorporators are numbered among
the heaviest capitalists in the United
States.
senator Elect.
LINCOLN, (Neb.) Jan. 23.-Gen. Van
Wyek has been elected U. s. senator from
this state. His election is a snrprisa to
every one.
NASHVILLE, (Tenn.) Jan 23 The
House and Senate are in a dead lock yet.
and no Immediate results looked for.
R'nia Firth.
CLEVELAND, {Ohio) Jan. 23-The Is
raelitish delegates to the Grand Lodge OF
B'nai Birth met here and gave one of the
most brilliant banquets ever held III the
large and enthusiastic.
Frozen Out.
CHICAGO. Jan 23-Wheat fields IN the
South, Indiana and Illinois and adjacent
territories are frozen out by the intenss
cold. The heaviest snow storm ever ex-
perienced in this country has Just swept
over the Western states. Trains were
snow bound and business blocked.
The Storm King.
New YORK. Jan. 23.-All the lines are
still down. Telegraphic news dispatched
by trains. Trans from Williams bridge
run every quarter hour.
Railroad Accident.
The Elmira train was ditched last night
The postal car was burned and clerks
we're roasted in the car. The passenger
cars escaped great damage, the scene was
terrible in extreme.
Gmcers Retired.
WASHINGTON, Jan 23-The following
army officers have been retired Gems.
| ". NJ Dunn, Stewart, Van Fieet, Maj
John II. Eaton and Col. Saml. Wood.
Ohio Cnucus Nominee.
CoLUaBus, O, Jan. 2I--John Sherman
vas nominated by the caucus for C. S.
senator.
Disappointed In Sara.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22-The Times and
Tribune this morning both say that Bern
hardt's performance was q disappoint-
ment. They acknowledge that she is a
great artist but deny that she is a great
actress. Her first nights reception was
not an enthusiastic one.
Grant on the Nicaragua Canal.
The Tribune publishes three column
article over the signature "U. S. Grant,
alleged to be his views on the Nicaragua
canal scheme. 1t sets forth his unbounded
confidence in the practicability of the
work, its probable cost and the best route
He considers that everything is against
the Panama route, while on the other
hand the Nicaragua route has distance,
ease Of construction and economy in Its
favor.
, 1881-01-29

Orr The TRAcK.-We learn from ons 81
tb. "bcsses" on the railroad grade between
here and Wallula that the Chinese working
for the O. Il. & n. Co., have been up TO
some of their cute tricks. The celsstials we're
opposed to removing their camp, but thsss
in authority deemed it best and consequsA :
IL It was done, at which the Chinese opealy
EXPRESSED dissatisfaction and Rrumbled COZ
siderable. Thursday the construction 6nan
was run of of the track owing 10 the Asa-
goliau. having purposely left the switch sepsa.
II was some time before the engine and sase
could be replaced, delaying the work as9
the down passenger tram. Had the :w'sss
been on IN embankment, los OF h4s
would hare been one Of the consequences, -
it was, no especial damage was done.
, 1881-01-29
Grant on the Nicaragua Canal.
FOREIGN.
Russia QuarreIk.


ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.-Tne Rus
SLAMS forces under Gen. Skobelof defeat
ed the Tekeians. The Russian loss was
very light. The Russian and China
troubles has been settled by diplomacy,
China getting land CLAIMED Russia
Caiiao Surrendered.
LONDON, Jan. 21-Callao has surren-
dered to the Chilean with great losses to
the enemy. The allied army is taking
new courage
The Greek Forces.
ANTHEMS, Jan. 21-The Greek army
ha. been increased to 50, 900.
KasSia and China.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. IA telegram re-
porting the failure of the negotiations re-
spscting the Kuldjs treaty has given rise
to the belief that hostilities may occur on
the Chinese frontier at any moment
China has made extensive preparations
for var but will suffer greatly through
lack of discipline and want of organization
Ii is stated that she intends, IN the event
OF hostili,ies 10 lay down tori !oes at the
entrances to all the treaty p and to
stop all ships from coming or 60
ing ont, whether war vessel e trad
ers. 1t is also said that for .-:trs VIII
be employed IN the navy. . Rus
sim corvette, africa, fyin nag
Of Admiral S:ackelberg, e.. us,'t the
harbor Of Yokohama on Dec. J. Stack
elberr i. temporarily. in cha OF the
feet, Admiral Lessofsky being detained
in N.ga.aki with broken leg, the result
Of an accident 1t is stated that hve fus-
sian msn-of-war, at present stationed Al
Nagas.ki, are under orders to proceed to
Corea to make survey of that country.
, 1881-01-29

Ger. Grant IS said to smoke a hundred
cigars in two weeks He gives away as
many as he smokes. He has smoked the
same brand OF imported cigars for ten
years They COS, S22 80 hundred.
Col Bob Ingersoll pays $50 per box and
uses from five To ten per day. General
Butler pays 80 and sometimes $50 for q
box Senator Matt Carpenter, who near
ly killed himself smoking has been re-
duced to three cigars day We are some
times reduced to less than that when our
friends neglect TO call.
, 1881-01-29

The little chap of the ColfaI Gd-esse,
and who edits it with the shears, wants
TO die now that it has been discovered
that he is Just about the ereenest thing In
the country. He told reverend gen
tleman the other day that he did not be-
I;eye in he'll and had no idea that he
would ever be burned up. "No fear,
said the T. e., "you are TOO green
However, as out of evil eome'h good,
there need be no fear of the town COWS
going under this winter while such bloom
inc yerdancy exist. IN the city
, 1881-01-29

Lucy Hooper longs for American PIE,
Of the making of which Europeans know
nothing. Genuine p;ety seems only 70
sI;st in America Lucy is what you may
al a plaster of the Republic as 1t we're.
and needs a pilot to bring her from pc
LA Europs 10 the home Of the pioneers,
3 -. NAV be all allowed the expression
Svr,cuse tandard. tn mighty little
wed'd give for the "pie your near;
Won NAV call this rather t.rs, but you d
b. erusty to, if the paste had given out
, 1881-01-29

1t is very evident from tho tone Of our
dispatches that the Senate, as represen-
tatires of the American people, are
tired Of Grant. They evidently consider
that he has received money and honors
suficien. to satisfy any man, ard are
determined to give him no more; all of
which will meet with high commenda-
ton, except from the toad-eating advo-
Gates of Imperialism
, 1881-01-29
Another Enali.hm.n h.. failed to I'm,

Another Englishman has failed TO End
America the free country that it claims
to be. He attempted to frank hatboI
through the mails by pasting an Official
envelope on it and Was arrested A lev
years ago he might have dome it if he had
q friend in Congress; but republics gros
mean as they grow old
, 1881-01-29

The Union il behind the times; In Its
weekly issue of the ed, it says that Lew
P Morton was elected Senator from New
York in plae. of KEENAN, The STATES
NAN dispatches yesterday gives tue thu
,,nort that Thomas C. Piatt WAS the fer
tunats man The publication Of fAise re
oort. Will injure any paper. The STATES
NAN can always b relied upon