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THAT MATINEE.
4 Lively Benefit Teadered 10 me
Sheridan Combination.
II which B-odeck's Gallery was
the Scene OF Action, and bhiy
Meyer e. al. the Principal
Traxedians.

B:odeek's photograph gallery was snndaf
,ynt tine scene OF vas, smount OF amnse-
,,e,t kpoaIag that the sheridan Comei-
nation woni appreciate little amusement
II, Brodeek invited them into his photo
,-,rb roo1ns 20 Look at and admire his ex-
bibitof Alaska scenery. All RESPONDED, wieh
the excel t:oa Of Mr.. Sheridan, who Was feel
Ine Iittis iDdispased. Having arrived there
the vine which SIR. Brodeek had furnished
for the occasion brought miith to the front,
anS. after some little discussion, 1t was agreed
that the exhibition should be conducted IN
the same style that Pareranas are In the
country dis ricts. y vote beng taken, biliy
Never was selected 10 act as lectarer, and
Brodeek managed the curtain. The curtain
having been ra:sei, lilly cleared his throat,
rointetl to a wooden mummy, and began:
"I.aii.s and gentlemen. here We have
0ueeu Cleopatra, as she originally appeared
at the time Mark Antony feIl so deeply IN
love vita her Observe, If you please. the
placiiness OF that que My brow. Johnny,
strike up the hand organ
The next scene Uas Ajax defying "ailuia
Junction, which was appropriately comment
ed On l.y the lectare', after which all hands
took beai. with the exception OF Ted Marks.
lie Ion D.; drink.
The Flower Cwl oi Villa Walla was next
prolu ed. which drew an immense applause.
The exhibition ended; a neat lunch was
spread, and all hands invited to partake,
which they dil.
II re,panse to a special request, Ted Marks
ree;,.I The Maniac seated. Somehow
N, ehsi. held him last chained down.
The only important question that the crowd
/ lsft unsettled was, ~ no got away with the
TRIP
, 1881-12-17

SHERIDAN A. LoUIS M.-The Opera House
was Y--Il attended on Friday night, on the
occnsin Of tie first appearance in this city
of u. +. sheridan. the talented and world.
renowned trag'dian. aS Louis Nj. Never
before Was a. actor more cordially received,
aud as the play proceeded, more rapturous-
i app,au}ei We have rad high encomi-
ums from the press IN the music OF his voice,
has ine eloeU,ioa and natural and perfect
acting, and md that all that has been said
IN his favor has been, ii anything, under,
rather than ovs-sta:el. His impe,sonation
OF this mos, difficult character ia equal in
every respect - that Il Charles Keane. uhc
was consii '--t hy tie critics 10 he perfec
ton He j. ase u the few actors who ''hold
the mirror up u nature and is perfectly
natural thr5g, cheat, even when the strongest
passions a:e aroused. Everything is thor.
ough and goes u the HAT as nothing could
II forced aud artificial. The great play OF
Ki.A Lear vii lie given tonight, and Mon
DAY night Is reserved ,U- The greatest of all
plays, Eiekeliep,
, 1881-12-17

SHnDAs. = This talented performer
sgain played On Monday night tD his Rsuai
crovdsd hoass and Ne have 20 hesi;sticn II
saying that had be sta;d with US wevk
longer the same csovds would have greeted
him. Hn puformances edited and IN
structsd sverJ one who witnessed hrs per
fOrman,es and has done the great good OF
Thoroughly sickening our community with
the trashy performers who have aitAerto Im-
posed upon them under the gaise Of aeiors
Sberidxn Is the rising star in the theatrical
frmament and his visit to WAlia Walla Is I
rcd letter day in our calender. We sincere-
" hone it viIl also be to him.
, 1881-12-17

FINE GuSs.-Mr. c. Sehama,heF, tie gum
smith. has just ervceived iiae lot Of guns
and ,iaSs, among them the - Baker guu,
With Damascened barrels, and the ,-Gult, -
made by. the great lTm OF tha. ns,ae. [, Is
said by competent judges tht, the Baser
is now the best gun made fOr cl sc shooting.
OF new ,ifies, Mr.. Schumseher has tie Mar
I'm and the Canada. The ''Msrlia las
the advantages over the -WnehesteT" n
that it carries government shell aRS i co,,l-
posed ci a less number of pieces, Win 4 soiid
breeeh
, 1881-12-17

Az 0rEN uvEsrIoN.- Quarrels among the
doct r respecting the nature Of the prevail.
ing laaugjO-s e9idlmic appears 10 be as
contagious as the Gi,"aSe itself. From all
parts OF The Un;el States the quarrel goes
on hravely and one pow rfnl New York
paper goes so f4r As 70 say that mot one
doctor IN dozen knows a case OF small -pox
when he sees II" In Iowa, Minnesota and
Illinois Il is the same 1t is apparently
some uew disease with scu,e smallpox symp-
terms, From what csa he learned those Who
have had Il sre not ritted To any extent.
This country elH thank is stars that it has
eoIne and gone.
, 1881-12-17

The SUNDAY LAw.-As record we give
the roll OF both houses in full, as they may
be matter OF interest hereafter Council
Ayes, Mess-s. Evans, Hovey, Hunter,
Kerrs, Long, Sharpstein, Wallace and Strat-
ton s; nays, Messrs Calhoun, Graden and
Mll.cr-3; alb, ent-Mr. Hoover. House
Ayes, Messrs. Allen, Cornwall, Freeman,
Karr, kipcaide, ONeil, Preston, Raymond,
Reci. Smith of King, Smith Of Kliekitat,
Smith of Whitman, Steen, Taylor, Van
Eaton and Comegys-l6; nays, Messrs-
Alexander, Catlin. Dillon, HOlcC NIB, Jud-
son, Kuhn and Warman-1 absent-Mr.
Clarke Transcript
, 1881-12-17
AIk.

HoRSEs.-lt is pretty generally known
that the government is advertising for horses
for the post at Wal!a Walla, but it is not so
generally known that so far the brutes
brought in have been to great extent OF the
scrub variety. Now as Sl30 is standing
offer for good horses our horse raisers in this
vicinity should see to it that good stock is
b ought in and thereby a reputation f,r
quality in horse A .sh established IN this city
Inc price We name is not the highest figure
which will be given, but the animals must
be extra good before the price Is advanced,
Altogether We learn that 200 head will soon
be required for different military posts in
this and adjoining territories.
, 1881-12-17

''AN 'owER True TALE-"-''Nidex," in
the Columbia Chronicle, writes o very inter-
esting aneedote anent Capt McRae. at the
battle OF Valverde, on the banks of the Rio
Grande, duriag the early days of the rebel
lion The editor of the STATESMAN can
voueh for the truth Of the story: MeRae
was as brave a man as ever lived, but the
only recognition his memory ever received
u Is the naming of 4 fort after him a few
niles west of LdgoonG Grdnde on the Jornd-
do Del MaeTto. The Journey of Death.
, 1881-12-17

fiSAlLY NIs~vLvEn.-ihe Av-ora G3ioaly
has finally been dissolved, AMI the laui and
personal property has all been divii,d in a
manner that is entirely salts isotory to every
one. Their property, says the Salem S'Itss-
man, has for years all bsea in common. the
business being managed by lew OF the lsld-
ers, who had carefully attended % The inter-
ests of - colony, and succeeded in aceoma-
lasing large aiuount OF valuable property,
Now each OF the iiiiSrclt memba.s Il the
colony has c,miortshls home 81 his own
and as they are an Industrious and thrifty
people they VII NJ doGb. succeed lr-their
new departure, Hon, John Getty, who has
been settling up thew afs'rs, has discharge!
his bondsmen, everything being settled lie
reports the peopl, eout,nted ana happy in
their new homes
, 1881-12-17
ANOTHER ROBBERY

e. L. Bales, OF the Columbia Hotel, sse'"s
10 be having grea. deal of trouble ai,h his
clerks. From the time that he first took
charge Of the house mp to the present date,
he has employed five or s'N smcnsh-iaeed,
honest looking fellows, who, with one or tFo
exceptions, have left hIm With more money
than they Justly earned while Ia AS employ
The last man he took INTO hIs confidence ami
entrusted the business 70, Was teEnT n-lged
J. Haley, who stayed there three weeks
which is the allotted time L takes al blk
to show up, and le decaaped with money
belonging not Only to tire housc, hai ais Et-
Tie valuabIas which vera the prugerty nj the
boarders. Friday afternoon. abut two
o'clock, after getting What funds 6e!oag'ag
to the hotel he WAS able TO- he went = the
room of Mr. Hamilton, one OF the h1ar'tcrS,
broke open his valise, took theisiIom CT
tifcate OF deposit ior So giv,H by The Fl st
National Bank OF tins rity, aud then. ai-tr
bidding everybody good bye, took his pr
ture. As soon as the certificate vas missed,
Haley was looked after ana found IN lha Vi
entity of Alder street lie was taken 10 the
hotel and acensei of ths theft. bnt stDu;Iy
denied his guilt anti proof was brg'gat for
ward which was so convincing that Haley
broke out of the back door :.gd made lis IS
cape. An officer vas AT once put or hgs track,
and at midpighr last night he Was fouid ald
searched, aud the certificate iaa"., IN r'.
pocket. II was ;;scertsjncl IL &c f-a-HtlIuo
that he had enAeavcred to sell Ja= certificate
to Main street dealer for so, bat did not
meet with any encouragement Mr.. B.n',
the gentleman who keeps the { Cllulnbia House
bar, has had his till robbed several times
while HALEY MAS l,it in charge, AMI uc a.
euses HIM Of the eft Odieers Hopper and
Smails made the arrest last night, End n
once placed Haley in the city calatoose, lie
was brought up before judge lan:an tins
morning and promptly hound cysr 10 aIpea
before the District CoTrt, and heln.; unAh,e
10 furnish the necessary sccnriy tor his ap
pcarance, he Was committed to the county
Jail. Haley has been brought mp before,
charged with obtaining m my under false
pretenses, but was dsrharsod. there not be
ing evidence enough AGAINST han - ela,iet.
He is said to be bad character, and a t~rm
in the peni,eatiary Mili doabtIess ls him
vast amount of good.
, 1881-12-17

IKE Court HOusE.-The arrangements III
the court house are becoming psriest- IH
the Auditors office the book eases contain
ing the records of deeds, mortgages, etc, ara
ON wheels 90 that they can be run IN anu ouf
Of the lire proof room morning and evening
The cases are provided with desk on which
the books can be laid, and are great i'm
prcvement over the old system. y
, 1881-12-17

No Cites HERE.-The STATESMAN has re-
ceired numerous offers lately from periodi.
Gals, book agents, &C., to club with them,
but paper which stoops to such means 20
keep up circulation must be on its last
legs and is next door to insolvency. This
paper stands on its merits, and viii not for
moment entertain the idea of descending
TO such tricks even for the profit the agents
offer
, 1881-12-17

SOLD OuT.-The STATESMAN has lost one
Of its very oldes. patrons in Mr.. George Saw
age, whose advertisement has never ceased
TO appear in this paper from the day If
started mp TO the present time The reason
is that he finds the confinement Of business
too much for his health, and VIII heneeforth
pay his attention strictly to hrs farm.
Wherever he goes he will take the best
wishes of the STATESMAN Mr. Columbus
Wslker, a tirst-class jeweIer and matchmaker,
has purchased The business.
, 1881-12-17

srch as Loss Of Memory, Lassituda. Nocturnal
Emissions, Aversion to society, DimneSs of
Vision, Noises. in the head the vital iiHii
passing unobser.ed in the urine, aad many
other diseases that lead to insanity and death.
Dr. Mintie viii agree to forfeit Five Hun
drel Dollars for case Of this kind th~ Vital
Restorative tunder his special advice and treat
mentl will not cure. or for anything impure or
in furious found in it. DIR. Mintie treats al
Private Diseases successfully without mercury.
Consultation Free Thorough exam nation
and advice including analysis Of urine, - &C
Price af Vital Restorative S. % bh-ic. ~
four times the quantity, 80 90; sent 81 any
aA,ir-7s upnn receipt Of price, or c. q D. &c
cur, from observation. and in priva-e nsms L
desired, by A. Z. MINTlE, NJ. -,
II kearney Street, San Fr.,nei~oo, Cal.
D.. Mintie's Kidney Remedy, Nj Ihreticum,
cur, al kinds of Kidney and B'a.ider CON
plants, Gonorrhea, elect, LeIe.rg:losi. For
sale byall druggists; 81 90 II bottlc, ,iN battles
for s. 90
Dr. hiintie's Dandelion Pills. az the hest
and cheapest Dyspepsia and Billions cure IN
la ll5t For sale by all druggists. ilad;e.
Davis d Co., Portland, wholesale agents. Ally
III orders for medicine C. o. ID. must hr
lccompanied with 81, as guarantee Of good
faith, which will be deducted when tie pack
A e l. shipped
, 1881-12-17

The Hon. d. NJ. Cornwall has returned
from his legislative duties in OLYMPIA, and
like all the legislators from this side Of the
mountains has much TO be proud Of
, 1881-12-17

If the legislature had held out The twenty
DAYS of the extra session, congress would
probably have had to pass an act reps allng
the whole batch of Laws passed at bo;t sc'
siOns
, 1881-12-17

PRINTING THE CODE-We have been in.
formed that after all that has been said, the
legislature has nothing whatever to say in
the matter of printing the codes. The laws
OF congress specially states in what manner
the money appropriated shall be expended
for printing; the lowest bidder, No matter
where he resides, gets the printing. In this
case it is to be hoped that the legislature
viii overlook the abuse that has been show
cred down upon their devoted heads.
, 1881-12-17

HEAVY TRESTLE WORK.-The n. P. II. r..
across point Of Pend dOreille lake from
Sand Point, on the north shore, TO Rock
Point, on the south side, by pile bridge
over two miles in length, on which they are
now working with five steam plle-drivers and
a large force of carpenters, and expect to hav
it completed by January lst, 1882. The piles
used are from 40 to 100 feet in length, and
are furnished the company from the abun-
dance of timber found Oh the hills surround
ing the lake. Red fir. cedar and tamarack
are preferred for the general use of the COM
pany.
, 1881-12-17

A Day Thar Is DEAD-The day that is
dead has for men a more actual, more tai =
gible, more vivid identity than the day
that exists, nay, than the day as yet uaborr.
One Of the most characteristic delusions OF
humanity is its iueapacity for eujoyment of
the present. Life is a journey in which peo-
pie are either looking forward or looking
backward. Nobody has the wisdom to sit
down for half an hour in the shade listen ,ng
to the birds overhead, examining the flowers
under foot 1t is always ''how pleasant it
was YESTERDAY" " ''What fun we shall have
tomorrow y Never. ''How happy We are
to-day"
, 1881-12-17

The Baker City Tly,bsss viii soon make It's
appearance. The praprieter. NJ C. "
P.analey. is an old newspaper Esn- and vii
ssske the paper stay. Some delay hs7 ce-
eurred 10 its issuance, owing 70 he hsa rTasis
deAying the ARRIVAL Of die paper
, 1881-12-17

The Olympia Siaadas,f is nnsh ent some
thing, and its usGal milk OF human kindness
mas turned to vitr:ol, il we may Jadge by the
following: ''It is rumored that 'he proposed
pilgrimage Of His Excelleney to the political
Mecca, Washingtor, is to save his SCALP Ihe
Office now, with its emoluments and per
ouisites, (" Is quite desirable, even il Senatos-
ial prospecss do seem TO grow smaller By de-
erses. il not beautifully less.
, 1881-12-17
MIDDLE-AGED MEN

There are many at the age g thirty - 81 II
who are troubled with too freq tent e 7acuatian.
Of the Bladder, often accompanied by a Sli2ht
snlartIns or burning sensation, and a weaken
in@ # the system in manner the patient can.
aot account for. On examining the urinary
deposits ropy sediment viii often be found,
and sometimes small particles Of albunen viii
appear. or the color viii be Of thin milkish
hue, again -nAasfng 20 darx and torpid a;.-
pearance- There are many who die Df this
,iifHeulty ignorant If the eanse.whieh : the
second stage Of seminal weakness DIR. SIN
ReY sfii guarantee perfect cure in all such
eas4s, and a healthy restoration % the yei.itf-
urinary organs.
OFFIcs FoUKs.-10 TO 4. and q 70 q San
days from 10 TO ii A. N. Consultation free.
Through examination and advice, So.
Cal or address,
DR. SPlNNEY a 90.
, 1881-12-17

Nor CREDrrED.-We notice many items Of
news stolen bodily from the STATESMAN
copied into their papers and then credit
given to the others. The WAitsbu'g Ti~ss
doeth this thing. but then j. u no difference;
steal nj you can from the STATESMAN, bsys
it n the only way your reaAes can set he
, 1881-12-17

Dada the S. +. CaR Of De Al, se
ind the notice Of thc death OF MIS- Rachel
Leupe, at Gil,oy. She viii he remembered
a. the wife Of Samuel Loape, who sas at one
time extensively engaged in husiness il tA.s
place under the hrm Of LOupe ( lsunaen-
baum
, 1881-12-17

FAT YEsIsos.- tit to set before
a king was brought into town this morning
and was sold almost as soon as 1t was un-
loaded from the wagon in which it was
broaght from the Wallowa valley. An in
terview with the man who brought it in
brought ont the fact that deer were never so
fat and plentiful as at this season. This is
due solely that the Nez Perce Indians do not
hunt them any more and therefore they have
chance to multiply and grow fat. From
the Wallowa down the Grande Ronde 70
Snake riyes there is no better hunting On the
Pacific slope. Bear, mountain sheep aid
grouse are all plentiful
, 1881-12-17

Can you sea the inf hottie un the
table II is full of nice black ink. Ii you
want to, you can pour the ink ou. ga the
carpet. 1t makes the carpet look black,
too, does it not Sit dowu on the carpe.
and put both OF your little paddles in the
ink. See Your fingers are covered with
the ink, What nice picture you can
make on the wall paper now Make a
picture of Il big man and = little giri. Do
you want TO put some ;nk on the lace eur
tain ! Very well. Put Ii ON carefully, for
you should never waste the ink OF anything
else. This will be quite surprise to
Mamma when she comes in.
, 1881-12-17

Who put the salt i'll the sugar bowl!
Mamma is anxious to find out Willie IS
busy looking ont of the window Can
you guess what he is thinking about! Per-
haps he is wondering what Mamma will
give him before ne goes to b,d without
his supper Ii Ne were Willie, We would
feel safer with = Latin Grammar III the
seat Of our pants
, 1881-12-17
PILESi PlLESI PIi-ESI
A Sure Cure Found at Last !!
NO ONE NEED SUFFER

A sure cure for Blind, Bieeding, ltohinl
AMI liberated Piles has been discovered by
Dr. William, ian Indian remedy called d.
Williams Iudian Ointment. 4 single box
has cured the worst chrome cases of 25 or 30
years standing. No one need sutfrr five min
utes after applying this wonderful soothing
medicine. Lotions instruments and electu-
aries do more harm than good. William $
Ointment absorbs the tumors, allays the
intense itching, particularly at night
after getting warm in bed. acts as ponlt;ce
gives instant and painless rellef. and is pre-
pared only for piles. itching OF the private
parts, and for nothing else
ReAd what the Hon J. NJ CothnberTy Of
Cleveland says abOu, DR.. Williams Indian
Pile Ointment: have used scores OF Pile
cures, and it affords me pleasure to say that
1 have never found anything which gave
such immediate and permanent relief rs Dr..
Williams Indian Ointment
For sale by all druggists on recipe of
prise, 81 co.
HENRY & CO.. Prop'rs..
CLEY ELAND, o.
REDISGToN & Co.. Wholesale Agents. San
Francisco, Cal Nove2d&wiy
, 1881-12-17
yNE GREATENCLIsH REMEDY.

Is . neyer.a ng cure
for Nervous l.@bHity.
Ex hausted Vitality.
minal Weakness.
Sper'iatorrhoa, Lest
Mar Hood, lnP",en
cy, Paralysis, and al
the terrible eifects of
Self Abuse, ycathHil
follies, and eXcrs=eS
in unaf,,r.r rsa.g-. --
, 1881-12-17
XVI.
Alas, poor rat !!
Oh, happy cat

A lively run, A dying s9ueAl,
Exciting fun A Ahearfy meal
Ala, poor rat I.
Oh, happy cat
XVII
The frog Is sitting on the log. He u
waiting for . fiy to come along. He has
business with the ay. While he is waiting
les Us have some fun with him. Put q
lighted IRE cracker in his month. Where
is the frog nov I Why, there he IA in the
water with his ears blown out. Why
does he not comeback to the log. Per-
haps he has forgotten al about tho Ay.
XVIII.
Mamma has gone out of the room and
left it.l, Maggie in bed all alone. The
g,s is burning, and MAggie cannot go to
sleep. WkA shall she dol She should
crawl out Of bed, 60 to the bureau and
blow OUT the gas Then she can 60 to
sleep like good little girl. That is what
you would do, is it not, dear little chill
drenl
XIX.
What a delightful mud-hole. 1t is
quite deep and inviting. How cool and
pleasant it must be in the mud hole.
Good little boys q girls can play in the
mud hole and Ike lots of nice patty
cakes. Tell the baby to come, too, and
then you can put mud in his ears and hs
will splash the pretty black water all over
Susie's new frock.
Xxx.
Here We have q joke and man. The
joke is very old. 1t is bald and toothless
1t must be about 81 900 years old. The
man wears big diamond anu a shiny
plug hat. He is negro minstrel Go
and give the old, old joke to him and he
will take care of it very tenderly. 1t is
his business. He gets $40 week for it.
-Uenser Tribune.
, 1881-12-17
xOUNa MEM

WHo MAY BE SUFFERING FROM
w The effects Of youthful f0llies and H.
discretion, will do well to avail themselves af
this the greatest boon ever laid at the alter ui
suffering humanity. DR. SPINNEY VII
guarantee to forfeit 900 for ever, e.seof Seln-
inal Weakness or private disease of any kind
or character which he undertake AMI fails o.
, 1881-12-17

NUCH Ana ABorr NuTHIyG.-The Day
too papers are making considerable fuss over
what the Walla WAi,a papers said about the
state ei afaiTs there during the quarantine.
Now all TIE news the STATESMAN published
from there came right fron, Daytoa and was
SEN by cd rssIAenters to as or others in
Walla Waiia hy telegraph. and they are
1v4Sy u swear TIA, what hey sent was the
whole trU.h Whea the place was quarsn-
tiuel Se sent ~ by Sire for loo wOras daily
ss our readers were interested IN known
how matt . stood il the proper informal
ton did no, appear IN tins paper Dayton
iAEs; thank It's oSn CITIZENS We gave them
,very eppOrtuultY
, 1881-12-17
Baby AID 1 in the weary night

Baby AID | in the weary night
Are taking walk for his delight;
| drowsily stumble o'e" stool aEd char
And clasp the baby with grim desi tir,
For he's 20. the eolic
And paregOric
Don't seem to sooth my dquaiiinS heir.
Baby and in the morning gray
Are gripping and squalling and walking away -
The fires gone ont and I'm nearly frrze-
There's a smell Of peppermint On the brrtzr.
The mamma awakeS
And baby takes,
And says, "Now cook the breakfast, please ,
NJ.
This is a diamond pm. The editor
won it at a church fair. There were ten
chances at ten cents chance The edi
tor mortgaged his paper and took one
chance The pin IS worth 500 Edit
ors like diamonds. Sometimes they wear
them in their shir.s, hut generally III
their minds.
, 1881-12-17

Who Is this feroeious locking mar ! He
is foreman in a printing Office. He gets
paid for throwing men doxn stairs when
they come to lick the editor, and for put
ting wrong dates at the head Of the paper.
He can pi more type in fifteen minutes
than seven printers can set up in two
weeks. He loves to ask the editor for
copy. Ii it were not for him, the paper
would look pretty well every IN rning
Everything would be fat and none q the
live ads would be Left out.
, 1881-12-17

The Dramatic Critic is asleep The
play does not interest him. He viii .-ive
1t thunder in the paper. The actors viii
be sorry when they read the paper because
1t VIII say they are not artists. After the
play the critic vii go 70 the variety sLow.
Viii he sleep there No he VII not. The
lady in the short dress and pink tights
viii buy six copies of the aper in the
morning becanse the critic vii say she is
an artist Ii il very comfortable to be an
arts. when there are critics in tie neigh
borhood