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Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02
Primitive TaXi,lprmy.

The art of taXidermy ont ON Vinegar
Hill is vet in lis infancy. The leading
taxidermist of that looming gold camp
is as vet nothing but an amateur
The art critic of this paper is in re-
ceipt of a stuffed wea7cl, winch was the
first handworli of the Vinegar Hill tax
iderlnist. Evidently he had not tried to
taxilerm before.
The weasel is naturally delicate,
graceful little animal, with long, slender
body and fragile proportions.
That's the reason lie looks lumpv and
unhappy when his remains are stuffed
with baled hay.
Tie dalo editor who writes these
hints on decorative art Doesn't set him
self up as authority, If course, but SIM
ply desires to suggest little points OF I'M
prOvement.
This parulyzed veaeol is too fat, for
one thing. In preserving Neaseis, to
avoid DESTROYING the outline, they should
not be pressed IKE IN autumn leaf, but
stuffed like a bologna. sausage.
The casual observer will also notice
that the tail Of this weasel is erect,
which gives him sei-reiant air, which
i'll becomes the shy AID 1llnid little wea-
sci.
This is not true 20 nature. 1t jars
harsh'y on tho aesthetic taste to see a
weasel with his all over the dash board
that way.
The weasel does not iab his tail into
the middle of the horizon unless lie feels
pretty hilarious. 1t is not his nature.
We should study the habits OF these an
imals, and, whom they are preserved, try
so far rs possible 20 still retain the natu-
raj symmetry which they ev;nced in life.
Onc more suggestion. This weasel
was evidently too dead before they tried
! to enbalm HIM. The weasel should not
be too excessively dead when he is placed
in the hands Of The taxidermist. After
the renaiHs have laid in state for two or
three weeks, it is fair t. suppose that
life is extinct, and the artist may then
get his saNdust and poison ready to go
| to work.
The practice of emba'ming weasels
| who died the Previous year Is now obso-
lcte.
One more suggestion and we are done.
In this specimen the eyes are omitted.
| This gives to the subject vacant and
preoccupicd air.
In the absence of artificial eyes, the
artist should hays inserted pair OF over
coat buttons, because tho delicate TASTE
of the Lric-a-bgacker is shocked when he
gazes down into the lustrous depths once
SO full of life and soul, but now so full
of bran and other inexpensive stufliDg.
If the weasel were not so emaciated
where he ought to have been plump,
and so bunchy where he ought to be at
tenuatcd, lie would bo more true to ma
ture, and the cast-iron Autograph which
we herewith present would not look SC
much like q clubiooted hat rack Us il
does.-Laran.ie city Boomerang.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02
FARM FOR RENT.

A hne farm, situated on Padilla Day, six miles
north Of Laconner n,isting of 50 Acrs. C3 acres
under cutivati N; together with good honse. lSk
81, barns, onthousss, etc all In good condition
good water and good young orchard raising fruit II
all kirds IN abundance. VIII be r.nted low for
cush. For particulars, address this oe.re. est
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02
Cradle Songs,

The most popular Of German lullabies
is truly-Toutonic mixture of piety,
wonder-lore and homeliness. Wagner
has introduced the music to which it is
sung in his "Sieg fried Idyl." We have
to thank Heidelberg friend for the
text:
Seer, hiby, sleap;
Your father tends the sheep;
Your mother shakes the brsnc Is small,
Whence happy deans in showers fail;
SeeI, Lady, sleep.
Sleep, baby, steep;
1he sky il tull Of sheep;
The stars the lan b o. heaven arc.
For whcn the shepherd moon doth care;
Sl,ep baby, sleep.
Seer bAby, sleep;
The , hrist-child owns sheep;
He Is hilnsef the iamb Of G"d
The world 10 saSe, 70 death lie trod;
s.eep BABY, sleep.
In Denmark children are sung to sleep
with cradle hymn which is believes
$50 We are Informed by Youthful cor
respoudent) to be every Old" II has
seven stan2as, of which the first runs,
"Sleep swee.ly, little child; lie quiet
and still as sweetly slaep as the bird in
the wood, as the flowers in the meadow.
God the Father has said, Angels stand
on watch where Mine, the little ones,
are in bed" A correspon lent ut War.
saw (stiil more youthful sends us the
even-song of Polish children:
Tile stars shine forth from tie bue ky;
How great and wondrous Is GODS might!
'Slno, stars, through ali eternity,
His witness in the night.
Oh. Lhr' Thy tired chiidr keep;
Keep as who kn;~ and fell h> might;
Tuin Thine eye on eleep,
And give Us al goodnight
Inc. siars, God sontinels on high,
Prcc aimers Of HIS y wer and might;
May al things evil fl, IN MS fly
Oh STARS, goodnight, goodnight
Han
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02

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munirations Whatever is intended for pub
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publication, but Us guarantee OF good faith.
We shall be Obliged 10 any person who viii
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terest
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02

In general, pride is at the bottom of
all great mistakes. All the other pas
sions do occasional good, but wherever
pride puts in its word everything goes
wrong, and what might be desirable to
do quietly and innocently, it is morally
dangerous to do proudly.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02

PHYSICAL exercise in some systematic
amer is duty we owe not merely to
our bodies, but to our whole nature. IL
Will y.ialize the blood, quicken tho en-
srg!es, give lrmness to The nerves, and
lay foundation upon which we may
build wholesome and successful life.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02
F;Aun1na }! M:

- top tanning mill Is the cst lmpcrnu,
IN I'iruiCnt J;I iaruI, and the Dl aicr D.,
poses.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-02

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs. Otis. 4 Boston lady. who has
.one resided abroad, is sa d to be a reg
ular member OF the staff of the Pat Nal
Ga-cue. and to write some of the
c.everest criticisms that appear in that
journal.
Mrs. Margaret Preston, the South.
ern auihoress, sister OF Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson. has a large cture upon
her parlor walls made wholly of spiders
webs, which. at short distance. is
wholly undistinguishable from a steel
engraving.
John J. Brown. a druggist in Bos-
ton. recently died at the a @ of ninety
two. having been in the drug business
since 1857. being fifty-two years at one
stand. He was one of four brothers
who had drug stores in different parts
of Boston. MANY of the most success
full druggists in Boston began as clerks
with the Browns. boston Transcript.
Another story about Nine Nilsson
and the autograph hunters by the New
York Tribuae: "A few days ago she
yielded to an importunate applicant.
CHANGING through the book she saw on
the last page the inscription: Last but
not least. Adelina Patti Selling the
pen. she wrote on the inside of the COW
er. facins this: Last and least, Chris
tine Nilsson RouZeaud.'
The death of Thurlow Weed. at the
age of 81. recalls these facts: That Clay
reached the age OF IS. jackson 7S. Cal
houn 6S. Webster 30, John q. Adams
81, Buchanan IS. Van Buren, 81. Tay-
lor 81. Cass 50. Marcy and Everett II.
Benton rs. Of the older generation of
American statesmen, John Adams
reached the age 81. Jefferson SO (both
he and the elder Adams dying on the
Fourth of July. 1926, Burr 81, Nlunroe
IS. Jaw 81, and Patrick Henry 63.
-Longfellow's study remains lust as
he left it Not book nor piece OF
furniture has been moved. The gates
TO the ground OF his old home are al
WAYS open to the visitor. but within the
house the bereaved family are secure
from intrusion. and their life goes on as
it did before his death, save Tor the
great void that can never 10 filed The
poets grave at Mount Auburn is only
marked by the ilower-wreaths daily
placed upon it by loving hands. --BOs-
ton Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21
An Old Hand ut II.

An Austin grocer grossly insulted
Mrs. Nose Schaumburg the other day.
without intending it. She is an i'm
mensely stout woman. and. stepping on
the scaes, pla fully requested the gro
Ger 10 weigh her. As be adjusted The
weights. he remarked that she weighed
$50 pounds, which proved to be her ex-
act We ght.
.'How did You come to guess it?" she
asked.
II am used TO guessing at WEIGHTS.
1 weighed hogs for five years in Incin-
matt. "-I.ras StJtings.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21
HUMOROUS.

A fashionable lady who lost her pet
poodle 4 short time since was asked if
she didn't greatly miss the beast. NO."
she replied, "nly husband sort of takes
his place in my affections. -LoUeH Cat
rier.
- Is the point well taken?" asked a
member of the convention. ''Gewhilli-
kens. YES" shouted member near by.
springing to his feet. Some one had left
a pin with view to Just such coinci-
dence. BHrlingtOn Harkeye.
An Oswego young lady made seven
hundred words OF the letters contained
in conservatory, while her mother
wresiled with the weeks washing I'M
aided. Education is great thing Tor
those who seek it.-N T. Graphic.
"A Chicago lover bet his girl that he
could tell what she was thinking OF. He
thought she was thinking of him. hut
she wasn't She was STUDYING how to
make over an old dress so as TO make it
look pew.-RhlafeipHa Chronicle.
Heard on slow train: ''How long
is it since this railroad was completei?"
''N ell, It is now about five years since
the first train was run over tit In
deed. Then | suppose we may meet
it coming ack?"-Phiiadeiphii Ners
We are willing to take certain
amount oi stock in newspaper accounts
OF Western cyclones. but when an Ar
kansas paper tells about zephyrs carry
ing bed-quilt siXty-one miles, and
then going back for the sheet. we amt
there. / Chicago Times.
Can you help me little" said
tramp. poking his head into coun-
try shop. Why don't you help your
sel'?' said the proprietor. angrily.
Thank you, will, said the tramp.
as he picked up Dutch cheese and two
loaves of bread and disappeared like
streaS of lightning. followed by half
dozen Jumps of coas.
=. Musicon-You ask how We pro-
nounce pianoforte. We are not exactly
certain whet er the best usage author
ICES four or five syllables; but a friend
of ours. who is well mp in such matters.
as he lives in n community thickiy pop
ulated by the pianoforte. pronounces it
COMPOUNDED nuisance. Iras-
SCRIPT
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21
THE CHRISTMAS FAIRIES.

Aunt Ruth sat thinking. II was only
week before Chr stmas, and, as vet,
no gift had been decided upon for her
pet niece. who lived in distant city
IL WAS hard 10 know what TO give
BeSsie-she seemed so well supplied
with everything little girl could want
FOR comfort or pleasure. She was such
good child. and SO Tusel;ish, that she
was u general favoritc. and her friends.
Young and old, We're always sending her
some pretty irinket. until her own room
was a kind OF museum OF loye-tokens;
every corner WAS full, her bureau
loaded, the table covered. aud the walls
adorned; in ,act, il had almost become
a proverb in the family that Whatever
Bessie wished Tor always came"
Now she was ten years old, had de-
clarei herself tire of Christmas trees,
and announced that TO hang up a stock
ing tor Santa Claus TO fill was too child
ish-she should like to keep Christmas
some new way. This was what Aunt
Ruth was p zzling over. At last. with
a look OF relief, she exclaimed: -. have
an idea! l know il vii! please her."
She Immediately went to her writing
desk. wrote a long letter 10 Bes>ie's
mamma, and folded into ii crisp bank
note.
On Christmas morning Pessie opened
her eyes upon bright silver quarter
which law on her pillow. Beside i; was
tiny note. She opened il and read:
"DEAR RssslF; l am one of II teen silver
fairies which are Ia appear to-day. with n
Christmas greeting from your Aunt Ruth.
Take us ali iogc her down 10 some big store
to-morrow, and we VIII turn into whatever
small thing you may wish for.
".oh. how cen said Bessie. What
a funny auntie, always doing someth NJ
different from other people. | don't
quite understand what it AL means. but
| am glad enough of this bit OF spend
ing money. for hadn't one cent left"
And. wide awake, she jumped out of
bed an Logan pulling on her stockings.
when. TO her surprise and delight she
found shin ne piece of silver in the
foot OF each. Two of Aunt Ruth's fair
les had taken possession of her shoes.
another faced her in the wash bowl. and
wee one was in the box beside her
brush and comb
These will almns ill nv poor, little
empty purse" she thought. as she took
If nom Il drawer and touched the spring
but there. right between the red lin
ings. was the biggest fairy that had yet
appeared,
Su h a merry time as she had dressing
that mornng! Mamma was called in
continually. And how they laughed
over every new discovery
4; break asst. she was served first to
small piece of silver coin; another. Just
the same size. shone in The bottom of
the glass of water Bridget brought her
IL wss really enchant ng-quite ike the
story of Midas she had Just been read
ing. only whatever he touched turned
INTO gold. She wondered If the
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21

INTO SILVER Wnen she laslcu lDeUl, buI
no, Although she looked very suspi-
cously at everything on the table, not
another fairy showed itself.
How many times that morning she
counted her ten silver fairies. cannot
tell. But what fun she had hunting
a'ter the other five. upstairs and down
stairs. from attic 10 cellar. under rugs,
in worll-baskets, and in every conceiv-
able placel Searching was all in vain,
however; fairy number eleven did not
appear until dinner time. when it few
cut, most unexpectedly, as Bessie was
unrolling her napkin, and its silver
mate lay tcmptingly among the nuts
when the dessert was brought in.
Bes lie spent a happy ternoon sit
ting in the midst OF her many presents,
and planning how to spend her little
fortune. Some OF her fairy pieces
should turn into pair Of warm mittens
for poor Johnnie Davis; many times it
had ma lie her heart ache as she had
watched him trying to shovel snow with
such red hands. She would carry
basket full of fairy cakes, frosted with
pink and white sugar. to old colored
Susan Che had overheard her telling
the cook that it was many long day
since sne hau tasted awning hieeli
she wouia cnahge her biggest ia,ry INTO
pretty doll for that distressed looking
crippled girl who lived around in the
alley. and would carry out many other
plans of the same sort.
But mamma was calling her TO get
ready for walk. and. rather reluctant
~, she turned away from her new treas
nres 10 put Cd her wrappings;; ana ieit
IN the pocket oil her cloak Tor her gloves:
lhey were MISSING but tnere she found
a larry: ana another came sucking out
from the DOW on her hat' III n most COM
zeal fashion,
That night, a. supper, niue cake
was placed before Bessie pate, ana
larry fourteen came near pe.ng eaten
but peeped INTO sight Just IN time 10 De
saver from Sucii lave no" pieasai,,,
anu quichis 'i'c 1.enins pass1u M
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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21
The Centennial exhibition grounds

The Centennial exhibition grounds
at Philadelphia now present a scene of
weary desolalion. Where the main and
machinery build ngs once reared their
imposing structures. an empty waste
tires the eye with deser; of mud.
bitches decayed luml er. twisted pipes,
rusty iron. and broken rubbish of every
kind The destru ton OF the two great
buildings has LETT the acres they covered
looking like and old battlefield. In
the rear of this sea of confusion CLEANS
the massive front of Memorial Hall the
two bronze figures in front standing
out in strange contrast over the ruins
over which they look. To the left and
rear the bright hues of Horticultural
Hall give the scene patch OF color.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21

Snakes. bears. panthers and cata-
mounts are mentioned by the Pittsburgh
Posi- among the inhabi ants of that
State. Pennsylvania is not yet ont of
the wilderness. Detroit Free Press
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-12-21

Ninety death sentences have been
passed in Fran, since 1879. but only
ten of them have been carried out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-27
GREAT MEN AT PLAY.
STATESMAN, A JUDGE AND SMALL BOZ HAVE
THROWING MATCH.

From the Atlantic City Review.
HE is the happiest man, says the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. ''who can carry the golden thread
OF boyish enjoyment farthest along through the
web Of life" United States Senator Edmunds
and Justice Harlan are fellow guests at
the Colonnade Hotel, the former being accom-
panied by his wife and invalid daughter.
A few days ago the two distinguished gentle
men were wandering aimlessly along the beach
under bright, genial sun, when their atten-
ton was arrested by the sight of a small boy
tntently throwing shells at a small peg driven
of wood. The little fellow. unconscious
of their presence. continued the prac-
tiee with skllful results, and the two spectators
for the moment forgot their official gravity and
allowed their latent boyish tendencies to control
them. "Tll bet you good cigar" said Mr..
Harlan to Mr.. Edmunds, ''that can hit that
mark before the boy can" The wager was ac-
cepted. and the contest began. The JUS
tice was as good as his boast, for the block was
knocked down at the third throw. Then the
Senator tried to do as WELL and the small boy,
the great lawyer and the distinguished states
men were soon busy at play hunting for ammu-
milton, making rash bets, laughing over defeat
and applauding victory. The sight was a novel
but happy one, and the few promenaders on
the beach smiled good-naturedly as they passed.
to think how one touch OF yOnthfulness could
break dgnity's back and make old men young
again. That evening the Justice smoked
with pride some cigars from the Senator's best
box, the stakes of their pleasant little compe-
titiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-27
FIGURES DON'T LIE.


Believing that the continued success 1t the MIsFIT
STORE. corner 10th and streets IL partly due TO the
publishing OF some Of prices and strictly sdhering
TO them. we shall simply continue the line Of agu
ment
PARTIAL LIST OF OUR BARGAINS,
81. 30 for Blue Flannel Sute worth sl2
50 for Blue Flannel Suits worth SIS.
ga for Blue Flannel Suits worth $40.
elo for Blue Cheviot Suit worth S2a
So for Cashmere Suits worth $751;
- for Cashmere Suits worth SIT.
500 Tor splendid Cheviot Business Suits worth SIS
pa for fine English Cashmere Suits worth s2a.
slS for all wool Diagonal Black Suits worth S2S.
$ls for fnelB,ack Suits worth $40.
ga for fne Black Suits worth A5.
$40 for Basket Cloth Getaway Chesterfield Coat and
SIS for fine English Mohair Suits. different colors
worth $22.
SIS for fine English Cashmere Suits worth $40.
$lS for fine French Cashmere Suits worth ss3.
$40 for fine French Worsted Suits silk facing worth
$45.
s2l for fine Diagonal Coat and Vest Prince Albert frock
worth $40.
$2s for fine Black Diagonal Suits satin lined. Prince
Albert style, worth $50.
s.. 80 for Drap d'ete Coat and Vest worth SO.
50 for Spring Overcoats worth $l4.
$40 for Spring Overcoats worth ST.
So for Spring Overcoats worth 500
IS for boys suits from II to II, worth 81. co.
IS for boys suits, from IL TO IL, worth So
g. so for boye' suits. from II to IL. worth $I2.
s. for boys School Suits. to u. worth %.
81. 80 for Cashmere Pants, worth -. so.
s.. 80 for Worsted Pants worth s..
"a for English Cashmere Pants, worth so.
IS for Custom made Pants, worth So.
IS for Custom made Pants worth $1l.
81. Is Black Alpaca Goats. worth 81.
For good Business, Office or Dress Suits reliable
or. ~. MIsFIT sToRE, corner 10th and 7 SITS.
guaranteed. Open till p. M; Saturday, till IL my24