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, 1881-02-26
The Organic Law.

The Neg Perce News edited by A. F. Par
ker at lewiston, !. T., thus throws defiance
to the Upion of this city. The STATESMAN
agrees with the News TO a great extent 50 far
as the adoption Of the constitution is con-
cerned but at the SANE time we thing that
all talk at present is so much srnmunition
wasted.
"The Walla Walla Uuion is kicking
against the constitution which was adopted
by the people OF Washington Territory and
North Idaho by vote of three to one; that
is vote which speaks for itself The con-
e.isution is god document and if its pro-
visions are literally administered and charit-
ably interpreted it viii be found beneficial to
the commonwealth. II differs IN many es-
sential particulars from the organic law in
other St.tesi and is well It is so, for We, who
expect to live unds: its jurisdiction, are
differently constituted m habits. cntious and
temperaments, 10 the residents Of otiier
States, and what would be good thing for
Iowa or California would be deemed intoler-
ably oppressive here The constitution Of
the St1te of Washington is year or two
ahead of the times; to he sure. Perhaps its
trainers Intentionally made \ 50. but We are
living in progressive age and in tt1sres-
sive country, which overcomes that ohjec-
ton. Both parties went into the late CAM
psign In Washington Territory with plank
IN their platforms favoring the speedy ad-
mission Of the territory into he sisterhood
of States, which *trld hardly have been the
case if there hal been any p5sittv-. dsci'led
or deep seated public objections to the Or
ganic law. We have labore,l and shall con-
time laboiiug to bring North Idaho under |
the protecting egis Of that constitution. and |
we therefore feel personal interest in de. |
Tending the instrument under whose bene6- |
cent provisions we expect to live. 1t tappears |
to us rather silly thing anyhow to cry out |
that the constitution hurts before it has been |
tried; all the talk about its not being adapt
ed to the wants of the people or the require
ments of the country, is mere idle speculative
theory; practical experience alone can solve
that point. and it would be in better taste
for the opponents of the instrument to put
aside their pre-conceived opinions on the sub
lect and await practical experiment. II
the constitution is as bad as is represented.
why rot specify the articles and sections
which violate the first principles OF political
Justice, economy or morality Stupid gen
eralizing amounts to nothing; We want the
details. But why argue that case at all, A
constitution is one of the most elastic Of IN
by reason Of its endless capacity
Tor absorbing amendments. 1t is our I'M
preston that a large sized colored man is
in this antl.constitutIon woodplle.
, 1881-02-26
Yakima Items.

Our energetic Yakima city correspondent
sends the following notes to the STATESMAN:
The side hills are beginning to show the
grass again and the horses and what cattle
are left viii again have 4 chance for their
lives
Our stage line to the Dalles has been
blocked mp more or less all the winter and so
We only obtain our mail semi occasionally as
it were
.,nsS -sinco irsllo The weather MS NOT
been so extremely cold uut more sno" than
co,,mon has fallen and continued longer on
the ground. The loss of horses Will be light.
Two ferry boats went down the rver yes
ter,iay: they were broken loose by the
breaking up OF the ice. Mr.. Thorp also lost
a number Of saw logs from his mill at the
mouth of the Natchez river. They are now
on the road to Ainsworth.
1t has Just been COLI enough to preserve
the snow and kill the cattle, and has kept
the bunch grass covered up so that cattle
have perished for want CT feed-but few Will
survive except where they are led ana oat
few are prepared 10 Ieeu-
This has been the winter Of our dIscontent
Since Christmas we have had from one to
two and a half feet Of snow at tins place,
and much deeper further back towards the
mountains; vet the temperature has been
comparatively mild most OF the time, few
nights only falling a few degrees below zero.
The thermometer has generally ranged from
p to 80 degrees above.
II ia thought that about or $ feet OF
snow has fallen altogether. but not more
than eighteen inches 1t any one time: We
are now having general thaw at this time;
about the first of this month 1t commenced
to rain and kept raining more or less Tor
three days, and now we are luxuriating IN
dense foe. and the snow is gradually melting
,wav the streams are up and much dam
AGE is expected from high water. Some
harm has already been done from Ice Jams IN
the river; Mr.. Dunn had to move his family
ont of his home at the hour OF midnight 70
escane a sudden overflow which swept away
his cabin near the mouth Of the iver; It also
took his cattle and much other property. DC
aud his family with their horses had a mar
roy escape tor their lives. But there are
| meyer great losses without some compensat'
inc advantages, and now our people are
| boneful of plenty of grass and hne gram
| season which will, to some extent, repair
their losses and then stock rAisers are moi
| likely TO risk 50 much stock out again with
| ont some preparation ahead for . hard WIZ
ter. v.vr,,
, 1881-02-26

During the discussion Of the fence aues-
tion We politely allowed the Union to
have Its own way until the STATESMAN
got ieady to have its say. The outcome
was that the Union as q. no fence" ad-
vocate was riddled worse than sn old tom
iron by our vel directed shots The dis
cussion On the canal and locks again
showed that paper the futility OF opposing
the SrArEsaaN. Johnson is evidently
learning little, FIR We shut him up on
the latter question in one short week.
Follow the leadership Of the SIArEsNaS
johnson AMI yon viii always he right
, 1881-02-26

Sitting Ball has once moro d'1pAgea
his ability - tsctician- In spi4s os al
the precautions taken 10 prevent hn -
c.pe, be dipped scros tho border i,fo
British territory just At tia tins vhss
on. troops believed thy haa him N .
tr.n His proposals. 10 sursssar ssi'
suparsntly pazt Of his plan of dssspa1sa
Among The noted Indian ehiefs q -
ysars, Sitting Bail and vietoeis .a y
entitled to rsnk in history aloog sds o
Tecuuseh.
, 1881-02-26

Mexico is soon to be pierced BY teie-
graphic line from the United stateA ihs
vires are nov being erected from Browns
ville to Brazos Santiago; . Cable vii Dc
laid from the latter place to Tampieo, and
from Tamp,co to Vera Cruz Wires VII
hs ,un connecting At the latter point With
the existing line to tine Mexican capital
Nov that enterprising men have tsSen
hnN Of the uork of bringing the United
Ss.tes and Mexico, more closely togethe:
commercially and socially, by means oi
r.;lvay and telegraph lines, the enterprise
!. being pushed vigorousiy.
, 1881-02-26

The London Timss has hsd sow W.
it, eomroitors over the uss q e's'Psaes
m.ehiuea The new invent;os - "
hut dos NOT Distribute Il, = . Ss" zen
discovery dos. aad the Tnss e
tom, whsn ssksd to disxibuss - VI
81 bv III. naehiue, dselinsa e 9 2
sxc,pt fog increased pag. Nr waS
fu.sd hieh~ p.y and ths Pe7sf ne
misssd not going 70 pcea
, 1881-02-26

In December iast We urots to Seos OF
III. Orepcuian informing him thss unls.
berefr.ined from publishing as telseFsphic
,s,, . lot of stale and false items purpoFs-
=. 10 come from this city thst vs
.bouh cssss to report for then iney
nov haze johnson of the Union toe . 10
no,t., Johnson has plenty OF time On
kn hands and IA only too happy 70 axe
our leavinzA
, 1881-02-26

The following instructions have besn
been received at the Q. s. Land ORes,
relative to IN Act entitled: "An Act for
for the relief of certain settlers On rss-
| tored railroad lands"
l.t-The Act applies to settlsnsnts
upon odd numbered sections smhs.esd
| within railroad Withdrawals, whether such
settlement shall have been made before
or after the passage Of the Act.
ed-In order to bring purchase With
in the provisions of the Act, he must have
actually settled and made valuable i'm
provements upon the land.
A-The settlement of the land mnst
have been made before the restoration al
the land to the public domain.
4th--Such settlement and improve
mont must haro been made in good faith,
and with the permission OF license of Tie
railroad company for whose benefit IL
withdrawal was made, and With the q.
pectation Of purchasing from said COM
pany the land 50 settled upon.
5th.-Only lands settled upon can b
purchased under the provisions Of this
Act, and only the actual settler at the
date Of restoration, can be permitted TO
make such purchase, and only land IN
withdrawal and restored odd numbered
sectious can be 30 purchased.
6th.-The Act has no application 10
persons who, without actual settlement,
may have improved the land, nor 10 tAoss
who without actual settlement and i'm.
provement may have purchased the land
of the railroad company.
7th-Only those persons are author.
izsd to purchase under this Act, Who arc
not entitled to enter the land under the
pre-emption, homestead or timber culture
laws of the United States. When the
land is subject to entry under any ono
OF these laws and the settler is qualified
to make such entry, he is authorized to
proceed under the law applicable to the
cause. He can have the benef: Of this
Act only when he is excluded from the
benefit of the general pre-emption, home.
stead and thinker culture laws But,
for an example, if the land is not subisst
to timber culture entry and the party hn
exhausted his right to make homestead
or pre-emption entry, or is ineligible to
such right, he is alloyed to purchase the
land under this Act. If he il qualified
to make either homestead, pre-smptisn
or timber culture entry. and the iAad ,
subject to the entry he Il qualified -
make, then he is not allowed to make n
entry under this act
Sth.-Claimants desiring to purchAss
under his act must make application In
writing at tho propas district land once.
within three months from tho date Of
as fixed by public notice, q,
when lands have already been restored to,
within three months from the date Of the
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, 1881-02-26

Ii it is a fact that tn revised Scriptures
substitute :. Hades or :" the grave for
the orthodox '' hell, " are ~e 10 cal faro
den 4 gambling hadesl
, 1881-02-26

1lth.-The foregoing affidavit may b
made before tho Register and RsosiVsr,
or any officer authorized to admin1s@
osths in the country whore the lands ~
situated 1t must be supported by at-
isfaetory evidence that the settismsaf VI
made With the permission or hossss q
the railrsad company, and with The sz'
peetation of purchasing tho land tr'@
the said company. The testimony Of Two
competent witnesses will be required
showing that the applicants settls@eas
vas made prior to the restoration Of ths
Land. and the value and extent Of hn %
her improvements.
I2th.-The price Of al land purchassd
under this act il fixed at e. 20 pr scxa
The price Of all other land vhethef N odd
or even numbered sections, within rests-
tation limits, will be q. % per scrc.
Very Respectfully,
j. A. WILLiA,fsoy,
Commisicnef.
, 1881-02-26
A MEXICAN CITY:

Our Own Correspondent invades
an Ancient, Antique Mexican
City-The Finest Harbor on
the Pacific
, 1881-02-26

l2uU OIuce.s
yJn.-Eue,.~o s.-~----------.-------
stricted to l60 acres each, BY legal subdi-
visions, and can include no land, not en-
braced, within the tract actually settled
upon and improved The tract, to To
extent of 16O acres, which Was intended
to be purchased of the railroad company,
i. the tract authorized to be purchased OF
the United States, under the act, and
other subdivisions Of sections not includ-
ed within such tract cannot be taken 10
make up the quantity Of l60 acres, when
a less quantity of land wasembraced within
the limits of the land originally settled
upon with the permission or license q
the railroad company.
IOth.-Every person applying to make
entry under this act must make and sub
scribe the following Affidavit:
claiming the rigAt b
enter the of section townenp
range -, under tho proviaees
OF the act OF congres1 APpfoveo ssnnAsy ~
1881, "entitled an act for the relief Of ecs-
tain settlers on restored railroad iAnda %
solemnly - that was an actual ssst!~
on said tract At the time Of the restofa6se
thereof to the public domain Of tho Unsssd
States, to-wit On the day d.,
IS, that prior 10 said time have n,,ds
valuable and permanent improveasca1 -
ths land th.t nv settlement was made y
good faith and with the permission or lics.es
Of the railroad company, and vssa
the expectation Of purchasing said Ind eo0
said company, aad that an not entitled =
enter and acquire title to said land undR
the pre-emption, homestead or timber euie,se
laws Of the United States for the rsDsa
that-; and that my improvencnhs -
said land At the dste Of the restoess'so
thereof to the public domain. consisted Of
Sworn 70 and subscribed before
, 1881-02-26

DENVER, Feb. S-The Pueblo Chief
tain's Los Animas special says: On Sun
day night James Butcher and o. S. Polk
quarreled at cards, and the latter drew a
revolver; the former advanced upon him
and was shot. Polk then threatened to
shoot the first man that laid hands upon
HIM T. ". Herring, badly frightened,
started for the door and was shot through
the neck. Both men will probably die
Polk gave himself up.
, 1881-02-26
NEWS ny MAIL.
An ED settler Conc.

NAfA, Feb. l2l-Lcuis Bruek, a pio-
neer rSGaent of thi, valley Died at his
home here Jan. l2, His death Was sassi
ed BY dropsy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09

--Queen Margu.r.va 'ls oGe OF the
most skiIul 80 wing women In Italy,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
WINNSBORO, s. c.. JUNE 9, 1881.

drew nearer. His eyes were CLASSY, his
features stiff, his limbs rigid; and horror
Of horrors, his head was covered with
blood from great gaping wound In the
skull.
Great heavens! who has done this2' 7
cried, and | bent over him and put my
hand upon his heart to see if it. still beat.
Horror of horrors! touched nothing
but the bed itself. There was no one
there.
Five minutes from that time ! was at
the door of my frents's house.
l explained to them that had bad
dream, and thought best to give up my in
vcstigation; but in the morning asked
two questions
What was the murder committed in that
housc2 Who was killcd?'
The house was empty said my friend,
and its owner gave two tramps permission
10 sleep there. One killed the other in the
night. The ghost is always barefooted
man in ragged clothes, and the ghost-sccrs
always see the stick he was killed with.
have the reputation for good common
sense. TO keep up, SO kept my own coun-
sci.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
Tho BENDING OF Glass tubing.

When glass. Ipbcs arc not too vide they
may be easily bent over a common gas Jet.
~ burner, made by attaching lava tip
(such as are now commonly used in ilum-
mating burners) to the stand or base of the
ordinary BuLs IN burner, will bu found
convenient. The tube is held horizontally
in the flame, in euch manner as to be en-.
tircly 8, oundcd by the flame, and so al!
possible 0ranghts are avoided and the flame
does not flicker The tube is soon covered
with carbon; then 1t becomes glowing, and
bends, III consequence of.,he weight of its
free end, in an even and uniform manner,
without making any wrinkles inside the
bend or angle. Wide tubes are first nllrA
with sand, aud then suspended over a
broad flame burner. A broad tube with
ilattcncd end, whlch exactly fits the Bun
sen burner, may easily be procured. This
glass tubes may be bent in the flame of a
simple spirit, lamp, but if they arc at all
thick a 5crzclus lamp becomes requisite
In this case the tube must be held across
the flame, for then IT would become heated
in two places and remain cold in the cen
ter q g., betwecn). 1t Is, therefore, best
hold il tangent to. the flame. If it doc.
not bend freely, 1t 10 well to assist the
operation with the hand, by slightly pr, 8 ).
ing the free end In tho desired direction.
This operation requires a certain amount
of skill and dexterity in order to prevent
tho formation Of wrinkles on the interior
surface Of the bend.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
n Whale Attacka IL Isark.

In February last, the bark A'un, was
attacked by It whale in mid-occan The
captain says: ''the fish bore down on us.
and struck the ship on the port side and on
the stern and knocked the forc-porL into
matches and kinlling wood; sounded
pumps, but no leak whale went off, lcav-
ing track OF blood behind" Capt.
McPhail states that he was surprised at
the whale dashing right int large vessel in
mid-ocean, He says that when he first
saw the big fish she was rolling and spout.
ing water 10 feet high. He had not then
any idea that she would charge his vessel
but soon discovered that the whale meant
business. AS the whale came on he luIfcd
q little to prevent 1t from striking the side
Of the vessel and ripping plank off. 1t
dashed by and just gave one 8 ap wi hits
tail that fairly knocked the cut-water Of
the boat off from the ll-inch mark to the
keel He thinks it was stunned and hurf. .
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
Hanging OI ttaII PAPERS,

Many people have noticed the often dis
gustng odor proceeding from tho size and
paste of papcrhanging pervading an apart
mcnt for some time after the paper has
been newly hung. NJ. Vallin, in the Revue
dlIygenc, reports an interesting case which
has induced him to make some inquiries in
this matter A lady who from time to time
came to town to supervise the decoration
OF her house was three times slcccssiycly
seized with violent sickness and head
ache after sleeping in newly. .papeicd
room. nj. ValiT was struck with the
putrcfaclvc OdOr which pcrvadcd the at.
m0sphcrc, and, after examining into the
matter, came to the conclusion that 1t pro-
cccdco from the wall. 1t was found that
horrible putrcfact w odor proc. elfd rom
the sizc-pot with which the pepcr.hangcrs,
in the next room was continuing 10 hang
the wallpapers, and that his siZc was In
state Of putrcfactvc change. On making
further inquiries, various other cases have
come under lis notice in which illness has
palpably been produced by the use,
by paper hangers, of size and paste under
going or speedily entering on septic change,
and IL is extremely desirable that In 8
should bc borne in mind, and, If necessary,
little oil of cloves, salicylic acid, or come
other antiseptic agent should be added to
the material wi ich they use for this pur-
pose, or, at any rate, care should be taken
to avoid these disagreeabIe consequences
Of carelessneas, which is only TOO common,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
Breaking the Pot.

In the early days Of Indiana, one of the
State Senators was good-naturcd giant
named George Boone. When be stood up
bis height attracted attention, for he mea-
sured nearly seven feet. If he mado gcs.
ture, his hands were noted rs the largest
ever seen in that State. But it was his
feet that amazed his colleagues
When about Is, young Boone thought
he would call on neighbor who lived a
few miles of. Sally, the neighbors daugn-
ter, was large and pretty, and the youthful
giant thought she would make a suitable
wife.
1t was late in the fall, though too early
10 put on shoes, SO that he started barefoot
cd. His best butternut- colorcd suit had
been made some six months before, and
was much too small for him. The panla-
looms reached just below his knees, while
the coat stretched as tight over his body as
al eel skin dried on a floop-pole.
After wading creeks and muddy bottoms
the would be sparker arrived at the neigh
boris log hut Just as the family we sitting
down to supper of mush and milk. Being
invited to draw up, he sat down alongside
Of Sally. The old lady offered him large
bowl, which he stretched forth his hand to
take. Not making sufficient allowance for
the size OF hls hands. he struck the big
milk pitcher. Out went the milk over the
table, and out went Sally from the room
roaring with laughter.
The old lady kindly remarked, "It will
rub out when 1t dries" but the outh knew
that he was already rubbed out, 50 far us
Sally was concerned. lie saw nothing
more of her. The clock struck ten.
Mr.. Boone" asked the old lady, "won't
you wash your feet and go to beda"
eyes, ma'am."
'Here's an iron pot; it is the only thing
have thatll do"
The pot proved too small for his feet to
enter, except by sliding them in sideways.
When in, they swelled so mach That he
could not get them out. The pain was i'll
tense. AS the clock struck eleven, the old
lady asked:
MIR. Boone, are you not done washing
your fcet2'
"What did this pot cost2'' he roared; 81
must break it,"
GA dollar"
"Bring me the axe.
Breaking the pot III pieces, he handed
the old lady dollar, opened the door and
started for home. Several years after, lie
met Sally at husking. AS soon as she
saw him she burst out laughing,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
a ECa!s + In ISlDies.

"Comc in," said the Rev. Mr.. Bobstock,
as rap at the door caused hIn to drop a
blot on half. finish cd sermon. The door
opened and man entered. The corners
of his mouth were turned down as though
to give emphasis to his face. His clothes
suggested that he worked at livery stable
in subordinate capacity, and his hat was
rs Ill. shaped rs though it had been tramp
ed upon by COW.
"Wcll," said the Rev. Mr.. Bobstock,
"what can | do for you ?"
The man drow sigh from the bottom
of his being, and replied. ''1 want Bible
recently was q prosperous saloon keeper
but sir, prefer poverty and sooriety to
afliuencc and whisky. gave my saloon
to the windows and orphans, and sir,
heavy widow planted herself behind the
bar and began to deal out the scorpion
just as naturally as had ever done. cx-
pected her TO close out the business and
divide the cash, but when l spoke to her
about it, she caught me by the looseness of
my raimcnt and threw me out. never
knew before what was meant by q Widows
might. Now, sir, l want the book of con-
ISOLATION. You needn't mind the revised
statutes but give me old Peter and O d
Paul. Give me Bible"
The good minister was much moved by
the poor mans strong appeal, and taking
down a Bible, he presented to the pleader.
Late in the evening the minister was stand
Ing in a second hand book store, when a
man entered and SAID TO the proprietor:
II have nice lot of Bibl,s for you this
time, Cap'n" and he empticd a sack full
Of books on the floor. ''Five dollars for
the lot; cost me $3.50
"My friend" SAID the minister, "arc
you not the man who cane to my house
this morning and begged me for Bible
''Oh no, sir. | have been in bed all
day with rheumatism.
How did you collect these books p
''Family relics SIR"
"Dldn't you Hct this book from mo ~
taking up book.
'Oh no Sir. That book was given to
my little son by Sunday school teacher. "
just then policeman, accompanied by
three ministers, entered tho store. ''Here
he Is, y said one, and the policeman led tho
book dealer away. He had called on every
minister in the city, and from each had Sc
cured Bible,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
AT LAST.

lilo wandered cast, lie wandered west,
But ever in a fruitlos, quest
10 find place wherein to rost.
"On, somo day l shall find" he cried.
"Tho peace long sought for. long denied,
DO patti ont, heart-the world is wide.
'Oh, somewhere. som: time. l shall know
The rest that now eludes me 30;
If but knew tho way to go
"Aud whore to find it-whoro 2" And then
This man. most lonely among mon,
Would tako his pilgrim statr again.
Aud follow where the phantom led,
Ger hill, Ger dale, among the dead,
Tho longest path must end" he said.
Tho ath WAS long. the world was wide,
But search for rost WAS satisfied
lio found it on tho day he died,