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Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

A PROFITABLE JOB.

In a dizzy little office in village in "kain-
tuck,
Sat little, old, fat editor, target for i'll
luck,
The office was deserted quite; the 'hands -
the four that hung
To the two lean typos were not thin-the lin
ner bell had rung;
While the scribe, through economic rules that
in home held sway,
Wnuld dine at three or four on iive-he ate
two meals day.
While sitting there in solitude, attempting to
compose
A leader that would paralyze his journalistic
foes,
A womans step was heard outside some lass
in search of glory
Perhaps some pale poetic miss or maiden with
story.
At any rate, the editor threw on his thread
bare coat,
Arranged his hair the best he could, and
cleared his husky throat
The woman was II ruralst, so said her dress and
mein;
Her age was fifty something, and her figure
spare and lean,
While her saffron-colored features and her
voice. grown rather rough,
Revealed long acquaintance with the art OF
She wore big sun bonnet which was stiff as
zinc with starch
And formed above her head in front highly
rufled arch.
81 reckon you're the printer? Wall, want
some letters struck"
Thus spoke the rural female to the target OF
ill-luck
The editor delighted with the hope of cash,
replied
.Be seated madam, all your wants shall soon
be satisfied
Here, take this fan; you look 81 pale; you're
wearied, I'm afraid;
just keep your seat-Ill sosn return and bring
some lemonade.
She swallowed all the lemonade twas dashed
with good old wine
Then, taking breath, she recommended and
gobbled all the rind:
She vowed she'd have that every day if she
were only richer
And then threw out a modest hint that she
would like the pitcher
The editor said ''certainly"-he couldn't well
refuse her;
She'd spoken of some work and he was fear
ful lest he'd lose her
"You wish some printing!" he inquired,
"Wall, yes, >" the woman said,
"My Ephraim's lately TUX some strange,
proud notions in his head;
He's gwine To travel clear out west-I disre-
member whar-
To-day he bought, him two store shirts and
drawers-l believe two par
He says that folks as travels have their shirts
all stamped with ink;
Now could you stamp my Ephraim's name
on his shirts, do you Think
-IParmenas Mix, in n. Y. Mercury.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
PERSONS AND THINGS.

In the Bombay province OF India
9,4S3 cases of leprosy are under treat
ment.
A San Francisco policeman proved in
court that nobody had ever seen him lie.
Overcrowded London is the great re-
cruiting ground of the Mormon Church.
A Boston singer who has warbled for
II years recommends raw oysters for
coughs.
At game-cock main to be held in
Texas there are 100 entries and $40 900
stakes.
Ravens have been successfully used
instead OF carrier pigeons at Coblent2
ON the Rhine.
John Quincy Adams drew $425 ,000
out OF the Government for a period OF
90 years in office. John takes the belt
A rather under sized, plainly dressed
smooth-faced man with II conspicuous
nose, is a correspondents idea Of Vor
Moltke.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
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ALL RIGHT.

An old gentleman entered Michigan
avenue car at Twelfth street yesterday,
walked forward and deposited n before
the war umbrella upon the seat, returned
to the rear door, opened bead purse,
extracted two quarters and handed them
to the conductor, with the remark
"Eef it please you, fifty cent tickets. !"
The conductor handed him an envel-
ope and the old gentleman returned to
his seat. Drawing from his pocket and
adjusting to his nose pair OF IRON
trimmed spectacles, he drew the tickets
from the envelope and pinched it to see
if it contained anything more. Then he
unfolded the ribbon OF tickets, read the
printing upon the first one, compared it
with the second, turned them over and
scrutinized the other side, and closely
scanned each one in order, occasionally
comparing them with the first. When
apparently satisfied that they were all
alike, he counted them by telling them
off between his fingers.
All this had been highly entertaining
to well-dressed young lady sitting op-
posite, and at the moment when he con-
cluded his computation and raised his
eyes, she was smiling broadly. Look
ing ont over the top OF his spectacles, he
regarded her intently for moment, and
then, leaning forward, said:
"Eet iss all right, Madame"
Then the other passengers smiled.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
BRIEF NOTES.

Sonoma has about 800 olive trees.
Brush up your place and make it look
tidy.
The apple crop of santa Ana Valley
is large and meets with ready sale, ire
spective Of size.
The Prince OF Berries, as strawberry,
is said to be very superior fruit. 1t is
strongly Endorsed.
Partial milking SON dries the COW,
and reduces her value. A cow should
be milked quickly and thoroughly.
The success attending fruit canning
in California this season, it Is thought,
has developed an interest that will
reach at an early date to large and
gratifying proportions.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
THE GYfsIEs.
FROM THE FRENCH.

will tell you in the beginning, my
ends, that my friend Gedea is eleven
years old, and well-bred little girl.
Last year, in the fruit season, she was
playing with her brother Irenee, in their
court, which you know is the first in
the city towards Paris. A little boy,
very timid and scantily clothed, came
to the gate offering some baskets, very
artificially woven of reeds. Gedea,
thinking them very pretty, hesitated
which one to choose she finally selected
one and gave it to me to put my work
in. When paying him, she noticed the
little boys suffering looks; she gave
him drink of pure wine, and Irenee
get him some bread spread with jelly.
"HIave you no one to take care of
you, poor little one?" she said, ''you
seem very sick"
"Oh! yes, indeed, my father and
mother are out in the road, near here.
They are working for the fair to-mor-
row."
Nine. Lemut, Geda's mother came,
and seeing the little ones bare feet she
continued to question the child.
"To what country do you belong"
noticing he had broad accent.
II do not belong to any"
"You have no country" cried
Irenee, astonished But you were born
somewhere, | imagine, and your parents
live in a house" ~
~ think | was born, as my little
brother. in the wagon which serves us
for house, and where we always live"
"That wagon cannot he large enough
for beds" m
"We have no beds i never slept in
bedv'
Gedea and her brother could not be-
lieve him.
"And in the winter?'
"Ah! lady, when we find ourselves
in cold country, we stay crouched un-
der the straw in the wagon, to try and
keep warm"
"You travel about them"
Eyes, we have come from Spain, and
last year we we're in Holland"
"How happy you must be!' said the
two children, who wished so much to
see new countries.
"Not so happy as you Think re.
oiled the poor little boy, shaking his
head, "we suffer very much sometimes ;
when we find sheltered place, We un-
harness the horse, mother takes down
the pan to make the soup, my sister
and the little one make wreaths Of
flowers, while father and my two big
brothers, work"
ITO sit under the shadow OF large
trees, gathering flowers and 60 from
place to place every day. What a
charming life, Irenee" said Gedea,
signing.
"But when il rains? ?" objected her
brother less enthusiastic.
"Ah! When it rains" said the little
gypsy, "that is worso than cold; we
get into the wagon all wet, and We can
not get warm, we cannot cook potatoes,
and often there is not enough bread for
us all. :" &s
"What do you do them
"The grown up ones do not eat, but
let the little ones who cannot endure
hunger, have it all.
Gedea, much moved, FASTENED to get
food for all his brothers.
The evening Of the same day, the
I.emut family taking walk, found the
gypsies installed in the ravine at the
10 ,t of the orchard hedge. The mother
had spread out on the grass some boiled
! potatoes which the poor children ate
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

William Cook, former statesman Of
New York City, is now bunko-steerer
in Paris. He and Tweed were once
chums.
"Fear God and take your own part,
is inscribed on North Dakota's coat OF
arms. This entities every citizen to a
church pew and navy six.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

II is reported that a New Hampshire
woman 82 year old dug barrel of po-
tatoes in an hour. She must have had
good luck, considering she was in New
Hampshire.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

"Oh, yes." said the eldest Miss
Culture at tab, d'hote, the other even
ing, al breakfdsted yesterday with Mrs.
Brainwait aid We enjoyed delicious
rcpast-excellen coffee, superior bread
and piscatorial globes done admirably
"What ?" asked her friend. "Pisca-
toral globes" repeated the Boston miss.
"And what under the sun are they"
II believe," said Miss Culture, drawing
herself up stiiily, al believe unrnitured
people call them fish balls"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
JOHN MoGLINN.

Z In family where the best harmony
does not prevail, the couple try all the
same to make the outside world believe
that all is lovely therein. "My husband
and - simpered the lady the other day
"intend to have ourselves painted to-
gether for the next salon. "By bat-
tie painter?" sneeringly asked one OF
her friends, who was acquainted with
the affairs OF the happy family.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
TERMS OF COURT
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DERSONS IN NEED OF LEGAL M BLANksi
Warranty Deeds, etc, would do well to make ap-
piication at this office where they can be OBJ
tained at reasonable prices. Blanks printed 10
order on short notice.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

We have received life insurance CIR
ealar which informs us that by paying
W year for FIVE weeks we'll get back
s20 900 in six months--or rather, by
paying IS week for 5000 years we'll
get back $40 in-that is by paying 49,
700 year for five weeks, We'll get
oack-We've got this thing sort OF
mixed. We must consult the circular
again. 80
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

Some entirely new "reminiscences oi
Charles Dickens have been written by
his daughter, Miss Mamie Dickens, Tor
the Youths Companion.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
JAMES A. GILLILAND,
LA CONNER, W.
Land Business
-OF-
Any Description
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

BY arrangements with reliable land attorne,s n1s,o
in Olympia and washington, y. ", my I SIs'p
the same as Il personally present at either place
Parties wishing to purchase or locate Land
Sorin would do we'll to consult me.
~. All latest Land Laws, Rules and Decisions
kept on file. Land Warrants bought and sold.
Conveyancing, taxes paid, purchases ana sales
nnauo. ,eus., ;,tad II
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

The Red Bellcfeur apple is seeding
originating in an old orchard in Napa
county, having sprouted under tree OF
Yellow Belleheur, near to some N the
Red June.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

FOUNDER CURED IN NENTy-FOuR
IIouRs.--Boil or steam stout oat straw
Tor half an hour, then wrap it around
the horsc's leg quite hot; cover up with
wet wooden rags to keep in the steam |;
in six hours renew the application and
give one quart of linseed oil. He may
be worked next day.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29

MO PAINS WILL, BE SPARED IN KEEP
IN ing up the well established reputation OF
the house as one OF the quietest and best Kept
hotels ID the Territory. No LIQUORS SOLD.
6peciaI efforts will be made to keep the table
snpplied with the best the market can afford
and to see the food is properly cooked ana
served second to no other house IN the 1err.
dati0n Of guests. , orrIN
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
AN ANCESTRAL CURSE.

The fifth death from drowning, be-
lieved TO be influenced by the curse OF a
Bavarian ancestor, occurred at Erie Pa. :,
recently. 1t is well-authenticated fact
that of the Hensler family the majority
who die are drowned. In Germany the
Henslers count number of drownings,
and in this country that form of death
has removed nearly all who have died
in the last twenty years. First came a
young daughter, who was drowned while
boating. An uncle followed by tum-
bling through hole in the ice. A year
ago Mrs. Hensler's mother found a
watery grave in Lake Erie, and six
months later nephew, Joseph Sheen,
was capsized in the Erie Bay, and
drowned in the presence OF his friends.
This morning, when Mrs. Hensler's son
arose, he saw from the window two hu-
man feet sticking up from hogshead
sunk in the ground for catching water.
Upon investigation he saw his mothers
face at the bottom, and, gliding over
the features, large lake eel, kept in
i'm the barrel 10 free ii from worms, etc.
She had gone to get water for some
wine, the cup for which was clutched in
her hand, and had fallen in head first,
and furnished another victim to the
alleged ancestors curse.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF.

Roman Fisher committed suicide at
Hicksville, l.. L., two weeks ago, and
his sister, having dreamed of hidden
treasures in his house, made search,
which resulted in the finding of $500 in
gold and four bank books showing de-
posits of over $5 900.
When George Stryker was at work in
the bottom of well at Fort Hamilton,
in New York harbor, bucket fell and
killed him. Before going to work in the
morning young Stryker told his friends
that he dreamed in the night that a
large stone fell on him and killed him,
and his uncle cautioned him to take care
in the work.
Emma Clark, handsome girl OF
twenty, was arraigned in the Common
Pleas Court at Cleveland, Monday, for
stealing a pocket-book with $26l in it,
from John Flanagan's coat. lie had no
evidence against the girl, except that he
dreamed she had taken the money.
Emma, who had been telegraph oper-
ator, in Detroit, was acquitted.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
A GHOST MATERIALIZED.

A couple of very bad small boys up in
Davenport have been trying hard for
some time past to get up real live
ghost sensation, but up to the present
their efforts have met with overwhelm-
ing failure and discouragement. Night
before last the older of the two was to
attend an evening party with his moth
er, and they decided to work their little
game here. The boy whe staid at home
was to wait until the folks went to bed,
when he was to get the ghost in work
ing order to break up the old lady. The
elder bad boy and his mother returned
about Q AS o'clock. All the house was
dark, except one back window way
down in the kitchen. 81 wonder who
can he up at this time of night, my
SOM" said the old lady. "Can't
guess" said the young liar, without
pang, and Just at that moment there ap-
peared in the kitchen window the figure
of man in shirt sleeves and white
drapery, with tall stove-pipe hat on
head. claw mev' cried the old lady,
"what's that? Your father doesn't
wear stove-pipe hat; somebody must
be in the house! Let's hurry up, and
wake up the folks" "Hold on, ma"
said the boy, "maybe it's a g-ghost!
Meantime the man in the window moved
about a little, gesticulated spasmodic-
slly with his arms, and made Persian
salaam, with his back to the old lady
and the boy. "I.et's not go in; Pm
'fraid," said the latter, beginning to
shiver. But just at this moment there
appeared at the window another figure
Of man (this time OF verify that OF
the boys fatheD; the stove-pipe-hat
man collapsed suddenly, and the cries
Of the younger small boy, as the old
man made him jump to the tune OF
a double song-and- startled the
neighborhood. The father. who, with
the other members Of the family, re-
tired about 8 80, had gotten up again to
get drink from the water r-pail in the
kitchen, and consequently caught the
younger small boy in the act OF opera
ting the stove-pipe- hat effigy on Il
| clothes-line stretched from one window
to another. Hence the abrupt close OF
the tableau, which had scared the old
lady half ont OF her wits, and hence,
too, the nocturnal uproar which walked
early -to-bed citizens for two blocks
around.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-29
GHOSTS AND DREAMS.
THE LOST wArcH-cHARM OF A GHOST

THE LOST wATCH-CHARM OF A GHOST.
A rounded, grayish stone, about the
size of hens egg, and bearing the
grotesque likeness to miniature human
skull, was picked up from among some
graves the other day in Plainwell. The
eye sockets, nose and mouth cavities
are plainly represented, and one strange
feature is that it was picked up in the
cemetery.-[ Detroit Post and Tribune.
GHOSTS WALKING AROUND.
Monday night about nine o'clock
young married lady was passing the
cemetery, with colored woman as
guard, going from her home to a neigh
boris, when she heard a terrible groan
from among the graves. Both the wo-
men were badly scared; when the breeze
swayed the evergreens around the tow
ering monuments, and revealed their
white forms in the moonlight, they took
them for ghosts, and ran for dear life,
nearly terrified to death. After the
young lady got to the house she was
spell-bound, for it was fully ten minutes
before she could tell what lot of ghosts
were promenading in the cemetery
Sumter (Ga.) Republican.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
ELECTION FIGURES.

The official abstract of votes polled
1T the recent election shows seven
Democratic precincts in the county.
that is, Bloom, Wilimont, Lismorp,
Larkin, Westside, Adrian village and
Little Rock gave maj"rities for Bier.
man. The total number Democratic
votes polled was 81 and this is nearly
the full vote. We estimated, before
the election, 325 Democratic votes in
the county. We have certainly 1900
voters in Mobiles, and where party
lines are draw" the Republican major
ity ought to be from 500 to 875. This
year it is only 256, with about one
fourth Of the vote not polled. 1t is
pretty safe t" say that from 200 to 500
Republican voters were not out. Give
us bad weather next time or election
day.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
THE b. C.. r.. & n. SURVEYORS

THE b. C. r. & n. SURVEYORS
RETURNED
On Monday the Burlington surveyors
returned to WOrthjngton ana camped
on the common near the ice houses.
Yesterday they went to Lake Park to
do some work there, after which, we
learn, they will set out northwest on
the Bismarck line.
They made about CT miles in the four
weeks they were ont. running nearly
due north from Wouthinglon through
Fulda and Tracy, into Yellow Medi.
cine county, stopping near the point
where that county corners with Lyon,
Redwood and RenviIle. At this point,
we understand, the road will meet the
Minneapolis & st. Louis when the lat
ter is extended west of Redwood
Falls.
This extention Of the Burlington will
therefore be Il double advantage to us.
It will give us another and Il compel.
ing line into Minneapolis over the Min
neapolis 4 st. Louis and when the gap
between that point and Ortonville is
closed, a nearly direct line to Fargo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15

Same curious things in the election
tabl. published elsewhere need explain
alton. Through an idiotic blunder in
printing opposition tickets the name Of
W. 5. Hahn was voted and received 3O2
votes. and the name of P. Lindholm
was substituted for A. T. Lindholm,
receiving 2l5 votes. ..-.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
THE SURVEYORS.

The Burlington surveyors went on
north on the straight line to Tracy las;
week and we see by the Trumpet that
they are going on north of there, which
looks us though they intended to MAKE
the connections with the Redwood
Falls branch and Then both go north.
west to make the connections with the
Fargo Southern.
Parties from the Duluth SOuthwes-
tern have been over the r0ut and from
Tracy they go by Lake Sarah. north o:
Bear Lake and straight to Pipestonr
City. Both Of these roads will bp buill
in the near future.-Fulda Republican.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
r11EFinGo SOUTHERN WAR.


Following are the latest dispatches
about the war between the Manitoba
and Fargo Southern roads. 1t seems
from this that the Manitoba has sue
ceeded in so l,ampering the Fargo road
rs to prevent the building of the lin.
this fall. Woulun't it b. we'll to opp,
recruiting Office down this way and
se'd some force up that way?
GRAND FORKS, Oak, Nov. 9.-L. c.
Sp,o!lr1, G.t-nltat Clark. and Noy-S
u N"y~s, attorneys for the Ianitoba
r':ui, apI".rtl ~ court to-day. on an
order l." show caIst why he injunction,
! in the Fargo = uttltrn mudhl- should
| not b. continued. Judge Hudson IT.
frS,d IT, hear th.m. rs several ORDERS OF
the court bad BEEN di~"heytd. The
ease viii come mp again O, the l6ih II.
WARRANT FOR MR. HILL ISSUED.
FARGO. N.v 9-Thp work of the
court of Judge Hudson, in throwing the
Manitoba road "ut OF court ut Gran,.
Fn ks is the ) bjrct Of much favorable
| comment here. The Pioneer Press cor
respondent is reliably Informed thar
| among the warrants issued by .Judg.
~ WV III ttt VI
Pre- ,ident j J. Hill. Of the Manitoba
when he Can be found on Dakota soil
aud another for General Manager Man
vel. Of the same line. The judge has
ordered off amy and all parties inter.
frring with the construction of the
Fargo Southern. 1t is run Orpd that
heavy suits for damages sustained 10y
the Farg" Southern, ar" about t" b.
begun against the Manitoba. claiming
that it has sustained great injury, and
will be unable tn build its line this fall
Attorney General Hughes has nearly
| ready Il corrected bill of causes why tn"
Manitoba should b. deprived of it's
franchises in Dakota. and will file it
soon. The warrants Of arrest are re-
turnable on the 10Th.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15

that If the cOunsels of the ADVANCE
had prevailed. the west end would
have been practically solid for our tick.
ct, the Mills ring would have been laid
out and the coalition t" get all the Of
fees for Wortlington would have been
broken. The west end need not COM
plain. A large share of them fell into
the trap and helped Mills, Craft s. Co.
to beat them out Of their share of tie
offices.
Put the ADVANCE down where it
has always stood, viz: rs opposed to
rings, whether straig't or crooked
rings, and opposed to concentrating all
the Offices on Worthington men.
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
WORTu1NGTON. Mimi, Nov. II, '93

WORTH1NGTON. Mimi, Nov. ii, '83.
EDITOR OF TIE ADVANCE:
[ see in the last ADVANCE an article
from Geo. W. Wilson Esq, il which he
raises question Of veracity, brtw
himself and me. The only answer have
to make to this part of the article is to
say that am willing to rest the ques-
ti"n OF v-racity between us with the
people OF Wortl,ington and Mobiles
county, for them to form their own
judgments and conclusions upon it.
Upon the question: OF satisfying the
tax judgment he refers to, | have only
to add that Il search of the Jude ment
Books Of this county reveals the fact
that nine of every ten judgments satis-
fed il this county since it's organlza-
tiOn have been satisli-d in the same
manner as the one in question.
l.. B. BENNETT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15

Read DR.. Woods adv. and consult
him If afflicted. Dr.. w. is An ex,,ert. in
eve. ear. surgical and special eases.
The Institute If which! lie is chief sur
Reon is the largest and finest equipped
in the west and is incorporated by the
State of Iowa Rtf