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, 1882-02-25
Some New Geography.

'.0f what is the surface of the earth
composed r
''Of corner lots, mighty poor roads,
railroad tracks, baseball grounds, cricket
fields and skating rinks.
"Wha. portion of the globe is water z
"About three-fourths. Sometimes they
add little gin and nutmeg to it. "
"What is town T.
"A town is a considerable collection OF
houses and inhabitants, with four or FIVE
men who run tho party and lend money
at 10 per cent interest.
"What is city ?"
"A city is all incorporated town, with a
mayor who believes that the whole world
shakes when he happens To fail fat Oh a
crosswalk.
'What is commerce L
Borrowing 50 for day or two and
lodging the lender for year or two"
"Name the different races
"Horse race, bat race, bicycle race
and racing around to find a man to in
dorse your note.
'Into how many classes is mankind di-
vided T.
"S.x; being enlightened, civilized,
half-civilize,l, savage, too utter, hOi-
worth-a-cenI and Indian agents..
"What nations are called enlightened Z
"Those which have the most wars, the
worst laws, and produce tie wors. crimi-
mails"
''How many motions has the earth :"
"Tha.'s according to how you mix your
drinks and which way you go home
.'What is the earth's axis f.
THE lines passing between New YORK
and Chicago"
"What causes day and night Z"
DAY is caused by night getting Tired
out. Night is caused by everybody taking
the street car and going home to supper"
What is a mapH
"A map is drawing to show the jury
wh..re Smith stood when Jones gave him
a left under the eye"
"What is mariners compass &
a jug holding four gallons Free
Press.
, 1882-02-25
Ounce Culture.

The ounce Was one Of the rrst ffu'ts
cultivated. and can be raised in nearly
every portion Of the temperate zonea IL
was held 10 high esteem by the ancient
Persians. Greeks, and Romans, and was
introduced by the latter into all the coun
tries they colopized. In some countries
Of southern Europe ounces are raised 70
snch an extent that TIE Juice is utilized
for making delicious drink. The ounce
Is almost the onIy fruit that requires to
be cooked before il is eaten IL has long
keeping qualities and can he transported
Ionr distances with little chances OF IN
Jury. LIS flavor is exquisite and is agree
able to almost all persons. BY cooking
them together. a few ounces will impart
the desired favor To large number oi
apples. The ounce has received less at
,enrion in this country than its merits de-
serve. IL is not adapted 10 As many soils
and locations as the apple, but 1t may be
rendered very profitable in places where
ii does well. There are ounce orchards
IN central New York that pay at the rate
Of $3.50 per acre. Ounce trees require
an abundance OF moisture al all times,
and they often succeed on the banks oi
running streams when they fa,l on land
IN the Immediate vicinity that Is subject
TO drJu,h at certain seasons Of the year.
1t is likely that the valley of the Arkan-
sas river la Kansas is well adapted TO the
production of ounces, as there Is perma-
nent III ,isture within a short distance OF
the surface Of the sol Salt IL generally
empl yed to promote the growth Of ounce
trees, bat It's principal Use appears TO be
20 attract and retain moisture. Possibly
the refuse Of sIit-vorks could be EN-
ployed with better results
, 1882-02-25

The editor Of a new paper At an alleged
new town on the Texas and Pacific Rail
road gives vent To the suppressed anguish
of narrowed up soul as follows: This
is the last time We shall allude 10 the per
sistent omission to stop At this town Of
the trains en- I'll, T. and 2. eThe old eI-
cuse OF the cot ductors that they wouldn't
know Skityiile If they were to see it ap-
pears singularly thin in face Of the fact
that this morning We personally planted
large paint d stake beside the track,
which could be readily seen by the engin-
eer for the distance Of half NILE This
evening a mil will be driven into ssid
stake and McGlue's stable lantern hung
thereon. If the night express also ig-
nores this signal it viii be time for the
American people to fully understand the
mallce Of this Infamous blow levelled AT
the prosperity Of a growing metropolis by
bloated and cowardly monopoly
, 1882-02-25
Failures and their Remedy.

R. q. Dun & Co, in their weekly re-
port of business failures, declare that they
seem to be resolving themselves more and
more into two classes Those caused by
speculation, moro or less legitimate, and
those which are directly fraudulent and
collu<ive They also declare that the want
OF strong, severe bankrupt law was never
more felt than at present. There is no
doub. that they correctly represent
the sentiment of the business
world. A wise national bankrupt
law is an absolute necessity The
last law upon this subject WIS repealed
SIMPLY because it was worse than no law
at all. ltopened wide the doors for fraud,
and seemed to have been framed with two
objects in view To protect dishonest
debtors and to enrich government officials
But since its repeal there have been vir-
tuaily thirty-eight separate and distinct
bankruptcy systems III the United States
The laws on the collection Of debts vary
sreatly III the different states, and the re-
suit is endless confusion and uncertainty
What is needed is law which shall close
the doors rigidly against fraud, and pro-
vide for the settlement of bankrupt es-
tates at the minimum expense, but shall
aff"rd protection to the insolvent debtor
who honestly surrenders his property,
against the future demands of his cred
itors. ii congress will pass such law, ii
will confer benefit upon the whole
Country
, 1882-02-25
THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
Letter From Washington Territory.
(eolRrsrosDKscK WASHINGTON srARl

WALLA WAILA, W. T. Jan 20 1SS2.
Your correspondent has been IN this
young and fourishing city Of the far north
west, since the lst Of December. 1881 and
has found the climate as mid and beneh-
cient q it is on the Atlantic coast at this
season. We are on about The same paral-
lei of latitude with Montreal or Quebec,
in Canada, where there is perpetual SNOW
and ice for six months sf the year but
here we have the Chinook or warm winds
from the south, which melt our heaviest
falls of snow in few hours. The ther-
mometer has not indicated greater de-
scent Of the mercury than 20 degrees
above zero this winter. The farmers have
been 2loughirg for the past two months,
and fruits and flowers are gathered from
the orchards and gardens, r.ch and fra
grant, Such large and luscious apples and
pears have never seen before. Indeed
all kinds Of the choicest fruit are found
here in superabundance-
Washington Territory is 800 miles long
and 2e0 miles wide, extending from the
Pecific ocean 10 Idaho, and from British
Columbia to Oregon. II covers an area
Of 69,IsO square miles, or 4,I9t,G0
acres of land Nearly one-haif of tins
magnificent domain is covered With TIM
b.r. whilst most Of the remainder consists
Of open prairie lands adapted 10 the cult
ure Of all the cereals They Will yield to
the acre from 20 to 40 bushels Of wheat,
corn, rye, barley and oats. The wool in
the Walla Walla valley commands pre-
MUM in the market, and the wafer Is
here in sufficient quantity TO turn all the
spindles of the world. The Columbia nv
er, one of the grandest rivers ON the globe,
run. through this Territory from north TO
south, and is navigable by the heaviest
iron steamers rs far up a, Portland, Ore
gon. The scenery along lis banks is bold
and picturesque as the Huds n, aud It Is
considered the great,,salnlon fishery OF the
world
Tie present population Of this territory
is estimated at 10000 Its productive
resources are simply immense. During
the past year she has exported l00, O0O, 600
feet of lumber, besides the large quanti-
ties used for local improvements. Her
exports of coal have amounted Il 2o, 600
tons, and Of wheat 100. 900 tons. And 1t
must be remembered that these vast re
sources are Just IN the infancy Of their de-
velopement. When the Northern Pacific
railroad and other lines NOW in the course
of construction ale completed, the
elements Of wealth and prosperity viii he
rapidly multiplied. Great fortunes will
be amassed here in a few years.
The bill for the admission oi Washing
ton Territory lnto the Union, which Mr.
Brents has introduced INTO Congress, Is
universally approved by the people. Mr.
Brents is popular among his constituents,
and has fine prospects for the future
When this becomes one of the great states
of the American farnlly there will be some
brilliant maneuvering for the spnils of
office. An army Of men will rise up ready
to serve their beloved country, aud, #
course, without ever considering the hon-
ors and emoluments she has to best"w.
Patriotism, you know, is the ruling rrln-
ciple in candidacy IN our day. W.
, 1882-02-25
HISTORY OF SMALLPOX.

Ed. Pearcy and Ma. -
old timers with hearts
have often camped i,cn have arisen from
gave US q pleasant ca.sted cities or coun-
'Aen' VI eaded, none is more
re easily communi-
-, ~ - 5 smallpox cen
-. w. .,.ce or how the disease
known, and the far easy 10 say other
cellent opport unitiesle earth Tor time
There are many farms leaving no vestige
tivated. which is seriouhe crea. rla,ue
reduced rents, they are tlonopesian war
they may he mad + r ,a-;,,,h, -,
weather, for few during the reign
H. cp ut smallpox, not content
ternal revenue ituries o! sway sun ho'd'
for Pen dor e the discoveries Of science,
evening estionably true that diseases Of
ssse- contagious natures generally arise
among hlthy and ill-conditicned people,
confined in narrow quarters This was
the case with the Athenian plague, and il
was again the case in the Jewish quarters
of European cities. Contagious diseases
we're comparatively rare among the
Romans and Greeks of the lllustrious
periods. owing to the free public baths
and excellent sanitary snd gymnastic hab-
Its Of the times.
1, was reserved for the middle or dark
AGES to furnish the most dreadful exam
pie Of pestilenee- Smallpox arose in the
very darkest period of medieval times
1t first invaded England in tine ninth CEN
tury; it vas common In Arabia IN the
tenth; the crusaders carried it.through all
Southern Europe; II reached Norway in
the fourteenth century IN l3l1 1t was
carried to San Domingo by the Spaniards
along with slavery, the luquisition, the
rack, and host OF other blessings three
yesrs later il crossed to Mexico and slew
three millions it invaded Ireland in l70I
and Greenland IN 1873, Staying fourth
part of the residents in the former and
large proportion of those in the latter
country, and despite all that medical skill
has done and Is doing TO cast il from the
earth, it bids fair To retain lis hold iu
some measure So long As popular isnor-
ance, destitution, negligence and careless
ness continue 10 combat the physicians
and the dictates Of common sense.
Its history is thus unique other con-
tagious diseases have proved a. fatal IN
der similar circumstances fUr limited peri
eds none have continued their blasting
work for ten centuries in all climates
from MeIico 10 Greenland. lt is not un-
reasonable, therefore. that its approach
should be hailed with terror as is the ap
proach Of almost no other disease. "
low fever and Asiatie cholera even, have
caused no such potent and WIDESPREAD
destruction. The verv air 1t tain:s car
ries infection garments In contact with
patients carry their baneful power 10.
years if shut up in tight closets: If can
be communicated by mail or by the wind,
by railroad, by ocean voyage, by manifold
means which cannot be guarded against.
II Is not only dang rous but loathsome in
Its progress II drives away ones friends.
thrusss him into unutterable tortures and
leaves him often a wreck for life with
ruined health and = dmhgured counter
sncs. When 10 ali this is added its per-
sstsnt reappearance At almost definite
psriods, Il u not 70 be wondered at tina,
smallpox scaFss are ~ common.
, 1882-02-25

The national postal savings bill IS per
fected BY the House COMMITTEES on pest
Offices provides:
For the establ.shMsn. vi postal savings
repositories for the purrose of the pro-
lection Of small savings, to facilitate their
withdrawal, and To produce revenue.
The postmaster general m.y oreu sub
depssitories at any III ney-vsier oiaee IN
his discretion.
Any person over II years VI ase may
become iepOsitor.
A book is to be provided Containing ten
stamps, the aggregate valae Of which Is
TO be So
The sma iest d-p'sit tine government
will take is to be 81,
After thai deposit has been S:ase ad-
! ditionai deposits viii be rtcsivei IN 81 OF
its mul,iples-
Interes; Is tn be compnied Al The Cen
tral Office in Washington upon al sums OF
So, and even multirles, Vt the rate OF :
per cent per annnm. tbs is 10 be CON-
puted for every calendar rioath.
Money when deposited may lie with,
drawn by depositors wi.kou. previous
notice, but interest IS t" be only allowed
at the end Of the calendar noah.
The money received from the deposits
is to be invested By the secretary OF the
treasury in interest bearing securities OF
the United States, or, in case the money
cannot be invested in this class of securl,
ties, it shall be invested in approved
state securities, but not in railroad oil
| other bonds
! Each individual account Is to be kept
at Washington, and every withdrawal |:
to be made by check from Washington
and upon the repositories designated BY
the depositors.
The Withdrawals are to be paid from
the central office by draft to the order oi
the depostors, at the depository requested
by him.
These deposits are TO be free from
United States, state or local taxation.
No person can deposit more than 500
during period of thirty days, and the
aggregate amount allowed to any single
depOsitor is not TO exceed $500.
, 1882-02-25

WASHINGTON Special to the Chicagc
Tribune: 4 Gentleman who has confer.
red with persons attached to several oi
the European legations here says that, even
II the administration of President Arthur
does not revoke the call of the late secre
tary of state for a congress Of South and
Central American powers at Washington
this fall, the congress viii, nevertheless
not be held The reasons assigned are
that European maritime and commercial
powers, which have accomplished diplo.
matte agents in all those countries, would
undoubtedly be successful in preventing
the acceptance Of the invitation of the
United States. The European nations
would fear that the congress would be
likely to result in commercial treaties sitf
the United States which would he disad
vantageous to other countries 1t is re
ported that Mexico has deciined the invi.
'ation, but this repor. is not verified.
, 1882-02-25
AArket Review.

San Francisco Commercial Ns,us /:
With . steady declining wheat market
abroad, and accumulation OF tonnage here,
freights are dull and weak. Exporters
are timid operators, as it is impossible TO
tell from day to day what fluctuations may
occur. Wheat is held with . show Of
frmness still, thought at lower figures
than were asked q week since, and it is
evident both wheat and freights viii suffer
further if the English market does not
improve Feed grains are firmly held,
although the improved prospect for the
new crop has weakened the confidence of
buyers, who shoN less disposition to pres
ent high rates. Merchandise is dull at
unchanged quotations.
ENGLIsH GRAIN MARKET.
LONDON. Mark Lane Express, in
its review Of the British grain market to-
day for the past week, says Spring sow-
inss are progressing favOrably, growing
crops continue satisfactory, and the po-
sition is promising. Trade is restricted
All except the best samples are cheaper.
There has been an active inquiry for seed
spring corn, but the consump,ive demand
was slow. Foreign was remarkable quie;
throughout the week, and the demand
was very small. The spot supply is ample.
A concession of 6d@1s Oh Friday was in
sufficient to induce buyers. OF coast is
inanimate. Fourteen cargoes arrived, of
which four were sold. The floating bulk
is dull and the rates are generally lower.
Corn everywhere is weak and the demand
nominal Barley is unchanged, with a
slack demand. Oats are unchanged for
old, but common rates are cheaper Sales
Of English wheat during the week were
40, 152 quarters, at 46s Sd per quarter,
against 36, ,090 quarters at 42s Sd per quar-
ter for the corresponding week of last year
TIE New York Indicator publishes the
first reports Of the crop prospects for 1882.
gathered from all parts of the wheat belt
East of the Rocky Mountains. As rule
the outlook Is favorable for large yield
as is also the case on this coast.
The crop OF wheat in India is said
to amount to $4,000, coo bushels, OF
which l7O, ,OO0, 900 have already been ex-
ported to dtf4rent parts of Europe. A
few Years ago India only raised about
20, 900, 900 bushels all told.
, 1882-02-25

THE London TaJlsf says: ''On a mar
ble slab in Oberemmel, in Germany, We
find She following:
"'Uuaud1 Marcus PaScha iabit.
Ii Ant"nius PenteCOstem celehTabit,
1T Johannes Christum ad"rabit,
lotus mundus ''Nu.' clanabit.
Which means; When Easter shall fall on
st. Mark Day April 25); fentecost on
st. Anthony's Day June l3); and Corpus
Dlmini on ST. Johns Day dune 24); all
the world shall cry Woe" In The
year 1856 the above ,asts will fall on the
days named The following is attributed
to Michael Nrstradamus, born December
IA, l5O2. died at Salon. June a, 1566
"'Quani Georges pieu crucitera,
Que Marc lr ressUscitera,
II que Saint Jean le lortera,
La nm du monde arriyera.'
Which means: When Good lriday shall
fall IN 81. Georges Day april 23); Eas-
ter Day on ST Marks Day april 25l; and
Corpus Domini on 81. Johns Day (June
"a; the world viii come 10 an end In
1856 these three ieats viii be celebrated
on these days According to these prop
hecies, We have at least little time in
which to prepare for the Great Event, "
, 1882-02-25

-CoLD water drinking has i.s pains and
penalties as well as thu imbihhing Of the
more fiery liqa!ds. One may be laid
p,ostrate by delirium :remens, while an
other may have Ia succumb to neuralgia
Of the stomach ami which furnishes the
most excrUc:aiiha method Oi shuifling Of
this mortal coil II uid be hard To tell.
OF course, the symDa'hies Of even wine
bibbers 20 "ut to NJ. JOHN b. Cough,
the eminent cold water advocate, in his
present afhctipn, but most OF them can
not help re,narking mentally, st least,
that if he had taken little Of their favor
ite beverage he would not now he in the
plight he is IN. Perhaps Mr. Cough will
will now change his opinion about the
virtues Of cold water and follow the
Bibl!cal .ninnc-inn and "take little wine
for his stcuarh's sake and his often ID
frmiiies- lie may even learn bef re he
dies that whatever nature tas placed
within mans r,ash answers some good
purpose If We only know how II Use it
rum not excepted
, 1882-02-25

A republican newspaper having re
marked, concerning the standard silve,
dollar, that it was made TO stay at home.
and that no unfaVOrable turn in the ex
changes can rob US of them, democratic
organ adds with a triumphant sneer
There is nothing that makes a repubh.
can more sad than TO learn the impossi.
bility OF robbery"
, 1882-02-25

HYPHENATED journalism is becoming
played out in the Western States The
Kansas City Stor-Moa will resume its old
name-the Star That paper trumpets as
follows: The Ereaing Star will never
change its. name again. Empires may
rise and fall +; political parties may come
and 60 newspapers may be born, live
and die, but the Erening Star will 60 on,
shining diurnally for all, nutil Gabriel
sounds his trumpet and all things nun
dane vanish forever. So mote it be"
, 1882-02-25

THERE is said 10 be band Of wild ca,
tie ranging over the Chelaiehie country
IN this Territory, which is yearly aug
menied by aecessions from the settlers
stock But few years since ihrre va:
band on the ess: fork, in C,wh.,
county, but owing to the assiduous effort,
Of certain public spirited citizens. it "a.
slowly but surely e1terminated.
, 1882-02-25

Col CcRKEuL is emphatic in the an
Rouncement that the next public ap-
peararce OF the assassin viii bs on the
gallows; tha, there is not the shadow Of
possibility that the court in banc viii
disturb the verdict. Judge Cox having
advised with the ruii bench at every stage
of the trial This Is the most cheering
communication Col Corkhill's country
men ever received iron him.
, 1882-02-25

MaBgL is Sitting at the Pinao. and she
is Singing Song. The Song says he is
Waiting for Her in th- Cleaning. Ma
bel appears TO be Giving herself Dead
Away- He is Not Waitin, for Her in
the Cleaning at all. He has Just Drawn
4 Bob-taIl Flush. and he is Wondering
Whether ha had Ea,,er Pal Oct OF Stand
in on Bluff Mabel Would Touch a
Responsive Chori il his Bosom if Ihe
were To sing, Take Back the Hand which
thou 6avest. -DsRrsr Tribune Primer.
, 1882-02-25

THE water used Al Deer creek station
in Baker county. Ogn, comes from An IN
dergronnd stream When the well va
dug this was not known. but recently il
has been discorered that the well tapa q
good sized stream- From shenceit comes
OF where 1t goes no one has sscertainsd.
, 1882-02-25

TIE Chicago Times says the probabili.
ties are not overwhelming tha. any of the
territories will be admitted to statehood
during the present sitting of Congress.
The opposition of the democrats is sub
stantia!ly unanimous, and New England
jealousy at The growing power of the
northwest viii do the rest.
, 1882-02-25

The jewish relief fund promoted By
the lord mayer Of London amounts to
e42, 900 The widow of Baron James
Rothschlld recently subscribed &, 200
Aid to the amount of 81, 600 vas given to
party Of 317s Russian refugees en- route
for the United States
, 1882-02-25

Two cannon balls and box of old En-
gllsh pennies, relics of the Revolutionary
campaign, were unearthed at New York
on the site of the new produce exchange.
, 1882-02-25

CAPTAIN STONE says Mr.. VANDERBILT,
intends to make roai-horse of Maud s.
IN the spring. and that she will never
again trot against time
, 1882-02-25

SARGENT Bush, Of the 10Th cavalry,
stationed in Texas, killed himself because
be vas reprimsndsd and sent 70 the
guAfd-house.
, 1882-02-25

HELENA, Ark.-Disasiers from the food
are still increasing. The water now ex-
tends fifteen miles inward Cattle and
hogs have been drowned by hundreds and
many buildings swept away. In some
localities people are threatened with
starvation
, 1882-02-25

The Seattle Chron,ole says the six box
cars tina, were blown OF the side track In
to the bay last week have not vet been
recovered.
, 1882-02-25

THERE must have been fast young men
IN the days Of old Cicero. He said 'To
live long, II is necessary to live slowly"
, 1882-02-25

The Wood River KID b the name of
the latest paper published up in that ne
siou.
, 1882-02-25
A BrIiSercnf Outlook.

PARIS.-The Journal de Frame. SAYS
Gen Skohelofi in receiving some Seryian
students, said Russia had hitherto been
checked by certain foragn influence,
namely, that Of Germany. The sword, he
SAID, was the only means Russians had Of
riGding themselves Of the incubus. He
declared the struggle between the Slavs
and Teutons was inevitable and it would
be long, sanguinary and terrible, but the
Slsvs would triumph. Gen. Skopelofi
concluded as follows: If anyone artemps
to modest Your states recognized by treat
les. thank heaven you will not De alone.
II fate so decides, We shall meet again on
the battlefield side by side, agains,a COM
mon foe.
, 1882-02-25

EIFTY PER CENT SAVED BY HAy
IL ng ysur job p,fsing doas e The SFA1n
HA1.Oose Can - sanis anp2a.
, 1882-02-25
"A EnxIi,hman expre,,-. hi. opinion

LONDoN-ln the house of commons
Chaplain stated that all the evidence be-
fore the royal commission tended TO show
that the United States had reached the
acme Of agricultural prosperity, and the
worst therefore had been Seen of foreign
competition. Referring TO Gladstone's 5
uttefances regarding home rule, he said
they were something between dream and
an electioneering move, which, though
sufficiently characteristic Of Gladstone.
were exceedingly dangerous.
Harrington expressed surprise at the
alarm created by it. Parliament should
be relieved OF local duties