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Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
A Daring school Teacher.

DetrOlJ FREE fTeSS
The town of Shenandoah, Pa, whicl
was recently burned, though o place o
$4,000 inhabitants, is not down on the
school maps. At Wilkesbarre, Pa, Q
school teacher undertook to remedy
this defect by setting her scholars to
seek information in the reports of mine
inspectors, newspapers and people in
town. The facts collected by eacl
scholar were then read aloud to all. OF
course it is hard to believe, but it is rs.
serted on good authority that the chill
dren took more interest and showed
more enthusiasm in this work than they
did even in respecting the alphabetical
list of the rivers in Hindoostan and OF
the mountains of South America.
OF course, too, there is danger of the
school teachers dismissal for wasting
her own and the pupils time, but that
is one OF the risks of the business. II
teachers undertake ON their own respon.
sibility to excite the minds of the schol.
ars, to loosen their grip on the text.
books, to set them to investigating and
observing and thinking for themselves,
they must also take the risk OF running
against routine and red tape.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
r.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1884.
Grant and Ward.
f"Gath.nl

The friends of Gen. Grant through
out the country may be interested to
know that his private affairs are in a
fiourishing condition. He has one-fourth
interest in the banking firm of Grant Il
Ward, which had an original capital of
100000 paid in. Ulysses s. Grant,
Jr., put in 100000 and James ID. Fish,
the silent partner, 100000. The firm,
chiefly managed by Ward, did very
we'll, and Gen. Grant desired to come
in. He first put in $4,000 and after
ward desiring his son jesse to enter the
firm, his associates agreed to let him
put in $4,000 more, but in his own
name, so as not to increase the number
of partners. While Gen. Grant takes
no part in making contracts, signing
checks, or in the executive details of the
business, he is valuable man through
his character and connections, both for
credit and for diplomatic work. Be-
sides making large divisions of profits,
this firm has about $S00,000 of securi-
ties belonging to it.
Mr.. Ferdinand Ward, Gen. Grants
partner, is worth q million and half
and was only 30 years old last week.
He began life as Presbyterian mis-
sionary's son, buying and selling certifi-
Gates of membership in the New York
produce exchange. He predicted that
these certificates would go up to $4,000
apiece. They can be borrowed for
temporary use by any person desiring
to do business in the exchange. Mr..
Ward has a fine villa at Stamford,
Conn, and there made the acquaintance
OF Gen. Grants son, which led up to
his connection with the fathei. He is
one of the phenomenal young men in
this city. He came from Geneseo. and
among his earliest transactions was
selling to the region job lots of fl ur left
over at the produce exchange.
Mr.. Ward, as have intimated, is the
son of the Rev. DIR. Ward, Presbyterian
minister ut Geneseo, N. Y, who was
for many years q missionary to India.
Rev. Mr.. Ward was afterward consul
there. His son never went with him to
the Indies, but came to New York with
the intention of entering Princeton col
lege, but found that his instincts were
toward business, and he became the
clerk in the produce exchange under our
present Comptroller Grant. He has
kept the confidence of every employer
and friend he began with. The mayor
has put into the hands of his banking
firm the negotiation of the 100000
of aqueduct bonds, and Mr.. Fish, his
first friend Of wealth, takes breakfast
and dinner with him in Brooklyn every
day.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
SAGE AT a CANDY STAND.
How the Millionaire Characteristic.
nlIy Extends Ills business Instinct
from Dollars to Cents.
["Uncle BilI'' in Chicago Herald I


I'Uncle Bill" i'm Chicago Heralll
Russell Sage is the only man who
knows how many millions of dollars
Russell Sage possesses. AT any rate,
he is enormously wealthy. Emerging
from a railroad meeting of directors the
other day, in which he had beer in con-
ference with Jay Gould and other CrG-
suses, he came to little candy sand
in the street. Part of the stock con-
sisted of chocolate cubes in a heap.
"How much are those?" Sage asked.
"Two cent apiece" replied the ven-
der.
Haven't you any for cent?"
"No, but / can break one of 'em in
two."
A piece of the candy was accordingly
halved, and the millionaire bought it.
He is careless as to dress and rural in
countenance, so that his manner of
purchasing excited no surprise, except
in several spectators who recognized
him as the Wall street celebrity. To
them his careful saving of cent indi-
Gated characteristic parsimony, and be-
fore night their account of it had been
carried by brokers' tongues oil over
town. Nevertheless, Sage is philan-
thropist. He has given $l5O,OOO to
Cornell university, he is liberal con-
tributor to charities in his home city of
Brooklyn, he il financial pillar in
Plymouth church, and in other ways
privately and publicly benevolent.
How do [ reconcile these facts with
his dicker over the candy? Simply by
calling your attention to the impor-
tant consideration that they are
all outside of Wall street neigh
borhood. He leaves sentimental
sostness behind when he enters that
precinct of hard business. 1t is as
though he deposited his heart in some
safe receptacle on starting for his daily
struggle for more dollars and took along
only his head full of brains. He is nota-
bly, exact and just in all his dealings.
His written agreements to buy or sell
stocks-technically denominated puts
and calls-pass current in Wall street
like bank notes among merchants. He Is
an arbitrator among spectators, too,
and his -off-hanu decisions are seldom
appealed from, so sound and respected
are they. 1t is high praise of Wall
street operator, all things considered,
and would not like to bestow it reck-
lessly, but really do not believe that
Sage would have divided the piece of
chocolate unequally if the cutting had
bsen left to him by blind dealer. 1t
was in business hours, the spot was
within business limits, and he was in
stinctively extending his business in
stinct from dollars down to cents. He
was fresh from the absorbing work of
bargaining and scheming over the whole
Delaware a. Lackawanna railroad.
Gould he be expected TO instantly throw
off the moneys worth-and-m .if-possi-
BILE spirit? Looking ut the subject in
that reasonable way, it is fair to acquit
Russell Sage of meanness in this pur-
chase of half square of candy for q
cent
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
An Honest Germ ans Dilemma.


A German farmer was on trial in one
of the justice courts the other day for
assault and battery, and had pleaded
not guilty. When the cross-examina-
tion came the opposing counsel asked !:
"Now, Jacob, there was trouble be-
tween you and the plaintiff. wasn't
there?"
II expect dere vhas."
''He said something about your dog
being a sheep-killer, and you resented
it, eh?"
"Vhell, I calls him liar"
Exactly. Then he called you some
hard names?"
HE calls me sauer-kraut Dutch
mans"
Just so. That made you mad?"
"Oof course. Ivhas so madt 1 shake
all oafer."
Il thought so. Now, Jacob, you are
man who speaks the truth 1 don't
believe you could be hired to tell lie.' u
"Vell, plief 1 vhas pooty honest"
"Of course you are--of course. Now,
Jacob, you must have struck the first
blow. You see -"
The other lawyer objected, and after
q wrangle the defendant turned to the
court and said:
81 doan' exactly make oudt how il
vhas. l like to own oop dot I shtruck
first, but haf paid my lawyer So to
brove de odder vhay. 1 doan' like to
tell lie, but 1 feel badt to lose der
money!"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
"Ruh hamah's" l'riticism OF washing
ton Monument.
[Cor. st. Louis Globe Democrat.1

Cor st. Louis Globe e-Democrat.1
The most prominent object in the
District of Columbia, from every point
of view, is the Washington monument,
which has gone skyward at great rate
since spring, and stands now as the
ugliest thing for the money human
hands could design. This exaggerated
chimney of white marble, rearing itSelf
solitary on the banks of the Potomac,
yesterday attained a height OF 406 feet,
and when the work ceases for the
season at the end of this week the last
course of stone will be 40 feet above
the ground. Since congress took the
unfinished shaft in hand and raised it
by annual appropriations to It's present
height the monument has been steadily
becoming an object of greater interest
to sight-seeis, and groups Of them visit
it every day in the year.
The great column of marble does not
convey any impression to the mind but
that of surpassing and unnecessary
height. 1t teaches no lesson, it ex-
presses no symbol, and stands for moth
ing but so much stone and marble, und
careful workmanship virtually thrown
into the air. With neither utility or
beauty to recommend it, it fails to
impress one with any character or ex-
preston of its own. The spire Of the
Strasburg cathedral, to rival which in
height seemed the sole object of build
ing this monument to the proposed
level, has certain majesty and impress
siveness to it. The airy spire that bears
the holy cross and the chime of bells
has some rational excuse for being, and
the great cathedral walls at its base
give a balance and proportion to the
soaring tower. If the Washington
monument were to be light house, o
shot tower, o bell tower, or even fac
tory chimney, it would appeal to one
and impress one more than it does now
by emptiness and uselessness.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
[St. Paul Pioneer Press. |

An old story and good one can be
told of Sheahan. He was q fresh lieu
tenant in command OF raw recruits at
Fort Ridgely when that post was be-
sieged by the Sioux in 1862. Capt.
Marsh, his superior, was slain with q
score of men while on the way from the
fort to the relief of the Lower agency,
Lieut.. Sheahan announced the death Of
Capt. Marsh at parade on the day the
news reached the fort. "Now," said he,
when the sad fact was duly stated, "let
us give three grcans for the brave
deadl" Victory would have called for
cheers Death, to Mr.. Sheahnn's
Hibernian mind, deserved groans. The
whole company under his Bashan-like
lead, gave three such howls as would
have lifted the hair ON the heads of
Capt. Marsh and his brave men, had
any been left there by their slayers.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
A DILEMMA.
Boston Glote,1

lDOStOn 0loDe.J
To write, or not to write, that is the question.
Whether it Is nobler in the mind to suffer
The reputation of being asked by
A young lady to write in her autograph
album,
And having kept the book two years, more
or less,
And then not written In it
Or to take the pen against host of doubts
and fears,
And, by once writing, end theml To start
to write
To write-perchance to make a blot-Ay
there's the rub;
For In that darksome blot what feelings are
Shown forth-nervousness, distrust OF self
And many othersl-Not as
When one Is writing to his girl, for then
II he should make blot, he draws line
Round it, and says
1t was intentional and meant to mark
A place where he did kiss. And she
Believes the yarn, and kisses 1t. and thinks
That she Is happy.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16

lCTOilub Ill
The other evening / met Mr.. j. G..
Derby, the veteran publisher, who is
about to publish his "reminiscences
under the cover of Fifty Years with
Authors" During the talk conversa-
tion fell on his rather remarkable in
tercourse with eight of our presidents.
He told an incident about tie first Re-
publican candidate. when Fremont
was nominated" he said, II wanted to
issue his biography, as our house had
been in the habit of printing the lives
of presidential candidates. Casting
about for while my choice fell on
John Bigelow, editor of The Evening
Post, paper which, formerly Demo-
cratic, had become Republican. made
an arrangement with him to do it. But
The Tribune was also power in the
country at that time, and Charles A.
Dana. its managing editor, was very
much in earnest for Fremont's success.
/ wanted The Tribune satisfied with the
biography; so it was finally agreed that
Bigelow should write it and that Dana
should see all the proof.sheets, thus
bringing their joint shrewdness and
prudence to bear.
This project was carried out. Every
thing went hnrmoniously until the
work was half done, when Dana re-
turned set of proof-sheets which give
an account of Fremont's duel. He
thought it was not best to allude to the
duel at all. 1t was o foolish Incl
dent of the candidates youth;
millions of people were opposed
to dueling, and many would not
vote for duelist Bigelow insisted
that biography sLould be veracious
and complete; that nothing should be
lodged or concealed; that all that he
had put into the book about the duel
was historical matter, we'll known to
his enemies, and if left out would be
quoted not only against him. but to
prove the untrustworthiness o. the
biography. Dana pleaded that if the
duel episode was included in the book
Fremont would lose the whole Quaker
vote and would be defeated. 1t was in.
cluded, and Fremont was bea en-. But
he made q splendid run and consolidated
the Republican party. doubt if any
body else could have polled more votes.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
WestOn's Advice.

IENCHHIge.T
E. p. Weston, the pedestrian, is in the
habit, by his own account, of giving
wholesome advice to the British .aristoc'
racy about their diet. He OCCASIONAL,
dimes at the tables of the great, and
makes comments on the viands some
what in this style: A lady who sat next
to him, and to whom he was perfect
stranger, expressed desire for bee.
we'll done. Excuse me, miss, but you'll
get no more enourishment out Of that than
out of chips and shavings." Mr.. Weston
is not without hopes that he will eventu
ally reform the dinners of the peerage
and persuade "our old nobility" that
half-cooked meat and walk of 500
miles in 100 days, make the summit ol
human bliss.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
Bound TO See the Procession.


A wisp of boy waited in Fifth av
enue, New York. Monday afternoon foi
the procession. He was dubbed by a po.
liceman for not getting ou3of the way.
He was kicked by colored majors
horse. A hook and ladder wagon
knocked him down. Three companies
of Jersey militia marched over him.
He made his way through the crowd
which skirted the sidewalk, cuffed by
this man and jostled by that, and got
to O fence in front of Fifth avenue
house, stood upon the top of the fence,
which was about half an inch
wide. He was thinly clad, and
as the rain came down grew
very wet. When the bands came
along playing Red, White and Blue, '
Marching Through Georgia" and Il
Never Drink Behind the Bar" the rain
ceased to him. He threw up his ragged
hat. The rain dripped off his clothes
as it drops from an icicle. He was
soaked with rain. He hurrahed and
shouted in the rain. He was oblivious
of the rain. To him it was an Indian
summer day. When the Volunteer fire.
men appeared he was beside himself
with enthusiasm. His wet clothes were
as tight on him as his own skin. He
jumped down from his perch and ran
into the street. He caught hold of the
rear part of Big Six fire engine, just
behird the tiger, and marched, thrilled
with happiness at touching the engine
with his hands, all the way to the Bat
terry. When he was coming back q
heavy artillery wagon ran over him at
the Bowery Green and mashed him
into the mire. He was pulled out and
ran away covered with mud, but full Of
,ov
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
Nilsson.
TGath.1

Nilsson has made much money, but
her marriage was not fortunate in n
worldly point of view. Her husband
was speculator, who took her money
and lost it, and went insane. What re.
mained his relatives endeavored to get
She also lost money in American in.
vestments. She is making money, and
it is to be hoped that she is more than
independent. A little of the peasant
adheres to her. While singing in New
York this winter she has once or twice
rebuked talk or noise on the stage, and
shown that the extreme north OF Europe
has hotter blood than the south.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
Te.e xraphin . Along Wire Fences.


experimental work has been going
on for o short time along the Milwaukee
Il st. Paul railroad branch and the
Brandon branch, about thirty miles in
length, the object being to determine
whether or not the barbed wire OF the
fence on either side of the road can be
utilized for te egraphic purposes. The
fence wire was p aced in proper condi-
tion for sufficient distance to make a
satisfactory test, the wire being run
under the surface at road crossings.
superintendent OF Telegraph Simpson
returned from the scene of the expert
ment, and decided that the plan was
not practicable. Telegraph work can
he done over the fence wire at this
time, he says, but during the winter
months, when hinge snow banks COM
petely cover the fence, the line would
he made useless. There are thousands
Of miles of wire fence along the western
lines, and it has been contended it should
be utilized for this purpose.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16

w. J. hampton, Cincinnati journal
ist, recently wrote to Jefferson Davis
claiming relationship. He received the
following good-natured reply: "Some
years ago correspondent endeavored
to trace my relationship to King George
III. connecting Herewith theory that
the writer and myself we're the proper
heirs to large fortune in England. I
replied that l must surrender all claim
to the fortune, being quite sure that l
was in no degree akin to George; but
an editor is a different thing, and shall
be very glad chat fortune in England
not considered) to be assured that am
a relative of yours. In the meantime
am very respectfully yours"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
Grants Pass.

Speaking of the origin of some names
in Oregon, The Oregonian says of
Grants pass: "When Grant was a lieu
tenant he was camped there with party
of soldiers, and they got to playing
euchre for 81 ON the corner. The game
stood three to three. Grant picked up
his cards and had the right bower, acc
and king. He concluded to pass, think
ing he could euchre his opponent, a
burly miner. The result was that he
lost his dollar, and the place was called
Grants pass.'"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
Mary Anderson's Poses.

Olive Logan writes from London
that the talk of 5 o'clock teas is Mary
Anderson's statuesque poses. Gossip
has it that she frequents the British
museum and learns of the sculptured
Hebe and OF Helen the secret of their
charm; of the Mercedes, the swan-like
grace of the movements of sea god
desses of the various Venuses, the lost
art Of their wondrous fascinations.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
At an OId.TIme Bar.
baltimore Day.l

"Are any of the oldtime, ante bellum
bar-keepers still living?"
Jimmie McElroy is probably the only
one of any prominence. For many
years he presided over the bar at Bar
NUNS at o time when the receipts from
this source would have alone set the
table for the entire hotel. old Jimmie,
rs he was familiarly called, was q de-
lightful companion, and the staid, re-
spectacle citizen who would receive q
drink from no other hand than his
missed him sadly when he retired to
the shades of private life. In those days
Barnum's bar was the resort for oil the
men about town. It was there that
Edward Spencer found the originals Of
the two characters the Judge and the
major, whose efforts to gain drink at
somebody's expense furnished all the
merriment in Kit, the Arkansas Trav-
eler.' These were DIR. Mason and Maj.
Ellicott. They we're both members OF
old and highly respected Maryland
families, who had descended through
regular gradations to the very depths of
that terrible decay which is best known
uS SiltDDf RcHJcci. IlOW tlley llNcu vas
O mystery with which the world little
concerned itself. Every morning found
them snugly esconced in a quiet corner
of Jimmie's bar-room. Here they would
sit unobserved by the patrons, but in
such position that the faces of the lat
ter were faithfully reflected in the mir
rors. Then one would sally forth and
approach the bar in an unconcerned
sort of fashion. If his presence was
unobserved he would rattle the lid of
the cracker-box in such manner as to
attract attention to himself. Recog-
milton would usually follow. If invited
to drink he would say with patroniz-
ing air: ALLOW me to introduce my
friend. His companion, who had
meanwhile silently joined the group,
would then be presented. The drink
once swallowed they would bow the
gentleman politely out and retire to
their corner to repeat the strategem
again at the first favorable opportunity"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
No Inside Ciappers.

New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
have not seen a bell yet in Japan
that was supplied with an inside clap
per. Even the bells that serve ~ fire
alarms in tho cities are simply bells or
gongs, against which some wooden
or metallic object is pushed. These
temple bells are rung by means of long
wooden beams, hooped with iron,
which swing by means OF ropes SIS
pended from the bclfry ceilinr, and are
pushed back and forth by natives. The
belfry always stands apart from the
temple.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
New York Mercury. ]

y .
The Russian men kiss each other on
Easter morn, and the Latin men on any
occasion when seized with spasm Of
friendship or affection. 1t is nauseat-
ing. On the entry of the German
crown prince into Madrid, Alfonso
kissed Fritz and Fritz kissed Alfonso.
1t wa. in keeping with the Latin prac-
tice that the Spanish king should 50
Lutte the heir of the throne of Germany,
but Fritz was inexcusable. The Teu-
ton race was supposed to have evolved
out of that sort of kissing, which is an
exhibition of weakness, better called
Miss Nancyism. Alsace and Lorraine
are not likely to be retained by kisser
of men.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
EXCHANGE |

"A friend of mine, who was lately in
st. Petersburg" says Mr.. Labouchere,
"and who had when there a good oppor-
tunity to look behind the scenes, tells
me that the emperor is pig-headed
fool, incredibly ignorant, and that. un-
less he is pushed by his encourage, he
is not likely to trouble the peace of the
world by any grandiose scheme of for
eign conquest. will he,' / asked, give
his subjects some sort Of constitution 2
He is too great focl,' my friend re-
piled. He will continue to do one day
what he did the previous day."
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16
Novel Artillery Projectile.

Herr Krupp, OF Essen, has just taken
out patent for a fat-headed artillery
projectile. 1t tapers slightly at the
butt, and not only pierces the plates
more easily than the pointed kind,
which are apt to defect when striking
iron at certain angles, but it is calcu-
lated to hit the ironclads below the
water. line,
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EgOtislBl.
IExcllanVe I

Professor -"Egotism consists IN con-
stantly talking OF ones self. 1t is q
very bad habit for young man to get
into" Student-"Oh, / see! Then
you would have fellow admire HIM
self in secret. Well, perhaps yen are
right; but can't understand why o
person shouldn't share his pleas
ure with others" The professor did
not pursue the subject.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16

SHOW do you know when cyclone is
coming?" asked q stranger of western
man. "Oh, we get wind of them" was
the answer.