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, 1884-01-05
The Upper Berth.

One Of the most difficult things in
this world, next to swimming the
whirlpool Of Niagara, is to get into
tt's ssI-t.sss' srtls isl ls.s.lsiiasr s,si IA
is a moving and affecting spectacle
to see the fat and hIbitually digni-
fed head Of family laboriously ac-
quirC possession Of an upper berth.
The trouble usually begins by the
old ahntleman eXpostulating with
the conductor for putting him 50
high up, and he begs that gilt-edged
official to try and make a trade with
some small sized man who can easily
climb up the side of the car and
crawl inside with little or no diff
Guilty. The commanding officer Of
the quartcr-decks says he will see
what he can do about it, and then he
wanders off into the blue regions Of
the smoking car and shakes dice
with the train-boy for Il cigar. Mean
while the fat man waits and perspires
and fumes, curses all the officials of
the road, from the President down
to the section bosses.
When the conductor slunters lei
surely back he tells that fat man that
nothing can be done; no one, he
says, will exchange Il lower berth
for an upper-nO, not even if the fat
man will give something to boot.
Then the dignihed fat man glares at
the other passengers, and waits un-
til they have all retired before he
tries to get into the upper berth.
There are several different ways
Of forcing an entrance into an upper
berth. You can hire the porter for
two bits to give you a leg up, but
this method is liable to attract at
tcntiOn and excite ungenerous and
sarcastic remarks. The dignifled fat
man hls a regular circus. First
swinging himself up by the curtain
bur he tries to go in feet first, but he
can't let &C the rail without tumbling
hack again into the aisle. The port
or helps him out Of the fix and the
fat man tries a new deal. This time
he steps on the ear of a sleeping
beauty in the lower berth, and the
sleeping beauty knocks the pins out
from under him, and the fat man re-
tires to the wash-room to bathe his
nose and abuse monOpolies.
Then he gets the porter to bring "A
campstool, he gOts SOn it, catches
hold Of the brass rod above, and is
about to spring FOR the berth when
the camp stool doubles up, and, in
his efforts to save himself from COM
ing down with a "dead thud" on the
floor, he wildly grasps the bell-cOrd,
and tn It stops the train and the con-
duct0r comes in and uses language
to him, and the passengers all wake
and use language, and the dignified
fat passenger even wishes he were
dead or that he had more clothes on.
Finally he manages to crawl into the
upper berth, and he boils over with
malicious thoughts and sinister de-
sires for the bankruptcy of the rail-
road company. It is a full hour be-
fore he relapses into slumber, and
then the conductor comes along and
punches him and his ticket; and
then a horrible suspicion flashes
across him that the berth may be-
come loosened in some way from its
catch, and spring up against the cell
ing Of the car and smother him. He
sleeps no more until daylight, and
then he has to jump out and dress
, 1884-01-05

looked so plcasedand delighted over
the success Of her scheme that she
really deserved hugging by some
body on her own account.
THAT night, Doubling Dixon and
Ben Darnley, the vicious New York
gambler, met.
"'You are positive said Dixon,
that my wife cloped with the Phil
adelphia faro dealer%
"'Know it," said Dlrnley. why
she even hnted once that she would
leave home with me if | would come
west
"'Sly, Ddrnley, now be honest,
didn't you kinder try to take advan-
tage of me an make love to Kate?"
"'Yes, Dixon, since everything is
all over now, an you know just what
kind Of a woman your wife is, I'll
confess that did. But, then, to be
honest agin, I'll just say that she
fairly froze the blood in my veins
with her Indignation. Heigh, no!
This is a id curious world, an
very Few people ever get out of it
alive
"'Right you are Missed Dixon.
you are right, Darnley. Old man,
my wife is safe an sound in her own
home, with her own boy, an under
the protection Of her own husband,
an all this in spite Of your devclish
revenge. Ben Dlrnlcy, for years
you have kept my wife an l apart.
For years you have daily lied to me,
an worked upon the passions of Il
weak an doubling man
"'Hold hard there Dixon, or by
the gods of war I'll kill your
"T doubt it, Darnley. This is a
day Of retributive justice. You will
not kill me-
"Ben Darnlcy was quick with his
gun, an a flash an report were his
answer to Dixon. Then Darnley
turned and ran into Il saloon. lie
had missed his man. Cool an dis
passionate, Doubling Dixon, stand
ing outside on tine sidewalk, looked
down the long, brilliantly lighted
saloon. He looked along the bright.
shining barrel Of his revolver. At
the farther end Of the saloon crouch
ed Dlrnley. Cool an diSpassionate,
Doubling Dixon teok deadly aim,
an down through the ninety feet of
glittering light and gilded mirrors
he sent Il bullet true to the heart of
Ben Dirnley."-TGrds SiHiRgS.
, 1884-01-05
A BUNDLE OF LETTERS.

Strange how much sentiment
Clings like a fragrant scent
To these love letters sent
In theirpInk covers;
Day after day they came,
Feeding loves ficxlc flame;
Now, she has changed her name
Then, we were lovers.
Loosen the silkcn band
Round the square bundle, and
Sec whnt dainty hand
Scribblcd to MI It
Full'of facctiOus chat;
Fancy how long she sat
Moulding the bullets that
Came with each billet.
All, remember stlll,
Time that used TO kill
Waiting the poStman's shrill
Heart-stirring whistles,
Calling vague doubts to mind,
Whether or no I'd ind
one he had left behind,
ofhercpistles,
Seconds become an age
At this exciting stage:
Two eager eyes the page
Scan for minute;
Then, with true lovers art,
study 1t part by part,
Until they know by heart
Everything in 1t.
What Is II all about?
Dashes for words lcft out
Pronouns without doubt
Very devoted.
Ilowclls she's just begun;
DDbson her heart has won;
Locker and Tcnnyson
Frequently quoted.
CriSs-crpss the reading goes,
Rapturpus rhyme and prnsc-
Words which don't suppose
Look very large In
Books ON the ologles:
Then there's tiny friczc,
Full of sweets In a squeeze,
Worked on the margin.
LASTLY don't pause TO laugh =
That Is her autograph
Signing this truce for half
Her hearts surrender:
Pust-scrip'um one and two7-
Dcsscrt-the dinners through =
Linking the Il" and "NOu"
In lungingS tender.
such Is the type ofall
Save one and let me call
Bret nD'icctD th = mall
Note neatly written:
'Tis bu; a card, YEA see,
Gently informing me
That II can never be- J.
This is the mittCn!
Frank Drmp>trr sherman.
, 1884-01-05
DOUBLING DIXON.

81 don't recon-" observed Emil
grant Blakcly, 81 don't recon ! told
you anything about Doubling Dixon
yesterday when we was talking Of
Denver in '53?'
Emigrnt Bllkcly and were seat
cd one pleasant summer evening,
after a comfortable supper, in front
- 49,. Das-zs--.-=1 =1G--..---z.s afr-
Blakcly had been labeled "Emi-
grant" because Of his Intimate rell-
tions with the land department of
the Union Pacific railway, and his
indcfatigablc eXcrtiuns in providing
eastern colonies with new homes on
railroad land in the fresh and udole-
cent west.
"No, I believe not" l replied.
"You told some very interesting
anecdotes Of early days ON the from
tier, but don't think you referred
to Doubling Dixon"
"No. Ib'lleve not. Wal, Doubling
Dixon come on from Massachusetts
in 1852, think, an all he had in the
world was about one hundred an
fifty dollars in cash an a i-year-Old
kid. He thought everything Of that
boy, an Dixon couldn't very well go
back on him, neither, fur the lad was
a perfect image Of himSclf-a regular
epitome Of Doubling Dixon, only he
war a dummed sight liveler. Dix
on was silent, tacitum sort Of a
bcan-eating Yankee; didn't have
much to say when folks was around,
an cOntrived to keep hisself to
hisself in the best kind Ofshapc. lie
got the name Of Doubling Dixon be-
cause he never seemed to believe in
nothing nor nobody, and when any
thing a little out Of the ordinary rut
was told to him, he always kinder
threw cold water upon the account
an talked an acted as if he didn't
take no kind Of stock in it. OF
course, such monkey business as this
rather conveyed the idea to people
who was telling him anything that
Dixon considered them cool, calm
and unregenerate liars.
"DixOn staked a claim fifteen miles
out from Denver, put up shanty,
and lived there alone with his kid.
lie didn't come into town Oftner
than once Il week after some small
stores, an mighty small stores they
was, too, tell yer The boys used
to wonder what Rim and the kid
lived on. He generally come in
Saturday nights, an uftc hanging
aroun' the saloons, stores an post
ofiicea while, he'd pile on his mule
an pike fer his claim. There was
another little popularity about Dix
on, he never would drink anything
at the bar, an he didn't ever carry
home anything in jug. I1 conse-
quence Of this little excentricity.
Doubling Dixon was unpopular with
the boys, an Dixon, hisself, didn't
appear to have any great an over
powering affection for them. / said
that he was unpopular, an didn't
seem to have many friends. There
was one exception. This was a vi
cious looking York state feller, a
gambler, and the boys all said a skin
gambler at that. He an Dixon were
seen together occasionally, convers-
ing in low tones, an everybody won
dered why Pistol Grip, as this York
state chap was called, an Doubling
Dixon should be so thick when Dix
on didn't gamble or drink either.
One day this Doubling Dixon struck
1t rich in his claim, an he sold out
for $40, 900, an he an the kid left
the shanty an come into town an
commenced boardin' at the hotel.
, 1884-01-05

hurriedly, for the train is running
into the city. a good stret b ON the
longitudinal cushioned seats in the
caboose Of a freight train is many
points ahead of the best upper berth
ever invented for sleeping car, and
we don't care who knows it.-Trds
.SjfjDUy
, 1884-01-05
THE CIEUR D'ALENEs.

Those who have been through the
various mining eXcitements Of the
Pacific Coast during the past thirty
years agree in the opinion that no
previous excitement has taken so
deep a hold upon the public mind as
that Of the CPur d. Alencs. In
Butte, among all classes of people,
the question is heard every day:
care you going to the CGur
PAlenes?' And in almost every in
stance the reply is either "Yes," or
81 would go if l was foot-loose."
The general disposition is to take
time by the fOrelOck, and reach the
promised land "ahead Of the rush."
and it is more than likely that two
or three thousand people will bC on
Pritchlrd Creek before the end Of
January. Two parties have left
Butte for the mines during the past
week, and two other parties of con-
siderable dimensions are-already or
ganized to leave here before Janu-
ary 10th. The Miner reporter yes
terday talked with a gentleman who
had visited HALEY, |. T., Salt Lake,
Eureka, Nevada, Denver, Leadville,
and Cheyenne, and he reports that
at all those places companies have
been formed, which intend to 60 in
to the mines during the month Of
January.
A NEW DISCOVERY.
Considerable comment was created
on Friday last at one Of our princi-
pal hotels, by the appearance in bold
chirography on the register of the
name of Richard Roe, CRur
PAlere." Aftcrmu,h inquiry the
Miner reporter succeeded in running
down the man who thus indicated
his desire to coyer up his indemnity,
and found in him an acquaintance,
who is well known in the camp as
an old miner and prospector, but who
is best known ! y an euphoniOustitle,
better suited to the rough humor Of
the miners cabin than the ears Of
polite society. He explained that
his object in using an assumed name
at the hotel was to avoid being har-
rassed by questions about the new
mines from his large circle Of ac-
quaintunces. He said that with two
other men he left Butte the latter
part Of October, as the repres' nta-
tives Of a pool, composed Of a COZ IN
Summit Valley miners, who furnish
cd them with exp ,nse 2nd n Oney.
They had undertaken to cross the
range from Heron Siding. Tn re
, 1884-01-05
Application to Purchase Timber
Land.


UNITED STATES LNND DOFFfCE,
spokane Falls, W. T., Dec. Is, lsSL
NOTICE is hereby given In accordance with
n the pruvlsipns ~ the act " Junc3 lS7S
that william Prpsscr, n spokane county, W.
T., has made application 10 purchase the sci
Of nwii and nclt of swi :, section 32, Township
alleging that the above mentioned trUct Is
chiefly valuable for the timber thereon.
Proof In support n said allegations Will be
made bCfnrc L. =. Land Ofiicc, at spokane
Falls, W. T., on March ~, lSsia 10 u. m.
Any person claiming adverse rights To sad
tract is hereby required to hlc nOtic" Of the
same In this Office ON or before March ~, 1881,
10 n. m.
n ]. NJ ARMSTRONG, Register
, 1884-01-05
NOTICE.
TO PURCHASE TIMBER
LAND.


LASD OFFICE At SPOKANE FALLS, W. Tt
November T., lSSA I
NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with
~ the provisions Of the act Of June 3, 1878
that Maxine Mulouin, Of spokane Co., W. r.
has made application to purchase the Sw =
ne 4 Of section -, township y north, range u
mentioned tract is chiefly valuable for the
timber thereon.
Proof In support Of said allegations will he
made before the Register or the Receiver Of
the L : Land Ofiice NJ spokane Falls, W. r.
ON January 10, lSSi, at N "a. N.
Any person claiming adverse rights to said
tract Is hereby required to file notice Of the
same In this office on or before January lG
1881. J. NJ. ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1884-01-05
NOTICE.


US LAND OFFICE, SPOKANE FALLS, W. IT,
Dec. 49, lSSl I
COMPLAINT having been entered at thls
" Onice by John 4. Level against Frank L.
SanhOrn, for abandoning his Homestead En-
try No. 1898, dated August ~, lsS0, upon the
wla se4, nell sell and swis ne 4, section y,
Township %, u Range n, W. NJ, In Lincoln
the cancellation Of said entry the said par
ties are hereby summoned 10 appear at this
Oflicc on the 10Th day Of january, 1884, at 10
mony concerning said alleged abandonment.
- J. W. WILSON, Receiver
, 1884-01-05
Application to Purchase
Timber Land.
Lafayette \. Kennedy.

INIrED STATES LASH OFFtCF,
spokane Falls, ". r.. Dec. -, lSNL
NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with
~ the provisions ~ the act ~ Juno g, fs-S,
that Lafayette \. kennedy, u Sppkunr
county, ". r.. huS made app, cation To pur-
chase the SCI, mel B. and uri, SCI, NJ sCc'iuu
u In Township .G Nur'h, RuuwH u Fast. VIII.
VI nr., said parry alleging that the above mem
toned tract Is chiefly valuable fpr the timber
will be- made before 4. = Land ufiirr at SpOk-
unr Falls, ". T., On March -, 1851, IN a. m.
ANY person claiming adverse rights to said
tract g., hereby required tn flr notice uf the
same In thi, Office on or before March -. 1874,
at 10 q. M.
- NJ. ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1884-01-05
Application to Purchase Timber
Land.
stephen @. whitman.


UNITEp STATES LAND OFFICE,
spokane Falls, W. T., Dec. Is, 1857
NOTICE Is hereby given In accordance
" with the provisions n the act Of June 3,
1873, that stephen q. whitman, of spokane
county, W. r., has made application to pur-
chase the lots one % two t2l and the nwi4
N the mel and the WI Of the nwif, section
ten (lOl, Township twenty-five (2i North,
Range fOrty-twO (t2l, Fast, VIII. Mcr., said
party alleging that thcabOvc mentioned tract
Is chiefly valuable for the timber thereon.
Proof I'm support Of said allegations will be-
made before The Register and Receiver Of the
L. =. land Onice, ~ Spokane Falls, Washing
ton Territory, on March o, 1881, 10 a. m.
Any person claiming adverse rights to said
tract il hereby required to hle notice Of the
same In this Office on or before March 6, 1851
2 J. NJ ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1884-01-05
Notice for Publication.
LAND orrrcr y sroElyE FALLs,l )
William A. Woodruff

LAND OFFICE At SPOKANE FALLS
December =, 1851
NOTICE l. hereby given that the following
~ named settler has hlcd notice ~ his intcu-
tion To mako hnal proof In support ~ his
claim, and that said proof viii b" mad" he
fore T.. =. Land Ofiicc ui Spokane Falls, W.
T.. ON Feb I, 1881, ui 10 q. M, viz: VIM. 4.
Woodruff Tor lots und u, and sCl4, swi .,
see. I, tn. -, y. r. ~, g ". VI.
lie names the following Witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon, and culiiNR-
tion uf said band. viz: VI. F, Warren, :. W.
Davis, W.P. Mnhunry and T.. +. Warren, all
OfSpOkanc county.
10 ]. VI. ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1884-01-05
Application to purchase
Timber land.


TNfrEB STATES I.ANB OFFICE
spokane Fails, Dee q, lsSL
NOTICE II hpIVby given In accordance with
" the provisions ~ the act 81 June ., ISIS,
that Harry Bauc, ~ spokane county. W. T.,
has made application Ia purchase the mel =,
S"rtiuu ~, Township ~ North, Range y East,
VIII. Mrr., said party alleging that the above
mentioned tact j. chiefly valuable for the
timber thereon. Prupf In support u said nj
legations Will hr made b"fprr L. :. Land NJ
no, at spokane Fails, W. T., on March q,
lSSt
Any person claim .ng adverse rights to said
tract IL hereby required Ia flr notice n the
same In this OnirC on pr before March -. lSSi
g j. NJ. ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1884-01-05

looked so plcasedand delighted over
the success Of her scheme that she
really deserved hugging by some
body on her own account.
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ARTH OR.

No President, at any time of bis
official existence, not even during an
exciting canvass wherein he has
hardly ever been more rouudly
abused even by his political oppo-
nents, than President Arthur is now
abused by men and newspapers of bis
own party. Senator Woodin of New
York recently referred to him sheer
ingly as an ''acting President" and
the Utica Herald not long ago pub
lished the following vicious attack,
which was copied without disap-
prevail by the Buffalo Express:
1T is desirable to know whether
George Bliss was paid an extrava-
CANT sum for insuring the miscar-
risge OF justice in the Star Route
cases. His personal relations to
President Arthur make this inquiry
a delicate one: but at the same time
they add to its Importance. If there
was, as appears, a conspiracy to de-
feat justice, it is important to know
whether President Arthur was q
silent partner in it. I. looks, at
present, az if such was the unwel-
come fact"
And more recently the same Utica
paper said Of the President:
AFTER his election to the Vice
Presidency, he identified himself
with an opposition to Gar6eld's ad-
ministration, and joined in the
movement to bumiliate and degrade
that administration"
The Philadelphia Press has been so
unbridled in its abuse that the Troy
Times is called upon to say it lis ma
licious in its hostility" and to this
the Press answers only with a Jest.
The New York Euening Post, New
York Tribune, and New YORK Times
are all disposed to add their stab TO
the rest, though no paper yet, We be.
lieye. has accused the President Of 80
serious an odense as that implied in
the extract above printed from the
Utica Herald.
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Bulwer's Gypsy Love-.

The RECENTLY published autobiogra-
nhv of Bulwer Lytton furnishes
some interesting facts o tna. r. :
GUITAR character. Beiore ls
Cambridge he had enriched ni|e A'
perience with some vacation aaveh-
lures, including an encounter VIII q
hiphwavmap, a night in q lonely
cottage where an attempt was mace
to murder him, and an amour with q
pretty young gypsy, in whose camp
he spent 1--WE or SIX days of romantic
dalliance. u-
"Oue morning she was unusually
silent and reserved. I asked her, re
proacbfully, why she was so cold. =,
"Tell me-" she said abruptly, "tell
me truly, do you love me-" 81,
IL do indeed" And so I thought.
"WiIl YOU marry me, then?'
"Marry you?" I cried, aghast.
"Marry? Alas! I would not deceive
YOU. That is impossible"
II don't mean" she cried impetu-
ously, but seemingly not hurt at my
refusal, II don't mean rs you mean-
marriage according to your fashion;
l never thought of that; but marry
me as we marry
How is thar"
"You will break q piece of burnt
earth, q tile, for instance, into two
halves"
"Well?"
SIN grandmother's presence: That
will be marriage. It lasts only five
years. 1t is not long, she said: plead
ingly, and if you want to leave me
before, how could l stay you"
"Poor dear child for child, after
all, she was in years and mind-h"w
charming she looked then. Alas! |
went farther for q wife and Jared
worse"
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Jack the Preacher.
&c eyeland Herald

G sSeiand 6eIa'o'I
Some q ago there lived in zap
nihaI- Mo-. an old lame darkey
named Jack. who made frequent
sxcursions to the surrounding coun
trv TO preach the Gospel to the col
ored population. hod
One Sunday, after having preacneo
of his big, scaly, splay feet and rested
II mon The bench in front of him and
said. .sDe ole man hab walked III.
teen miles ober stones an gra6oeI Jes'
TO- de good nb yo' souls, an he aus
sent Spec muffin fur it in dis town,
but if YOU would jes' loan him a pair
ob shoes de Lord would prOspah you"
The brethren not having brought
anv shoes to church, took Up a COL
lection and handed him the proceeds.
After pronouncing the benedlctlon
he placed his waller" saddle-bsgs on
his arm and hobbled off toward Ham
nihal.
Having traversed about a mile or
two of the distance, he diverged from
the road among the timber. One or
the brethren q short distance in the
rear, noticing the manoeuvre, fol-
lowed, and found Jack standing be-
side a hollow stump. with his hands
resting upon his hips and his mouth
stretched from ear [ ear with laugh
ter, looking at his feet. well, OATS
les a little de currisises, ting l ebbah
seed in my BON days | run a groun'
squirrel into dat stump; an poked
my hand in aftah him, an 1t lit slap
dab onto dem shoes; an de funniest
ting is dat dey's jis zackly de ole
mans fit. Brudder Johnsing, de
tingah Oh probidence must hab rected
me to dat stump
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guage; then he is priggish in manner,
and 90 self assertive that he is not
calculated to alIay hostility. His re-
port to Secretary Frelinghuysen,
printed in the Consular Reports" a
year ago, that the cry against Ameri-
can hog products was q mere clauor
in the interest of German hog raisers.
was resented as official discoursesy.
and the papers of that country took
the American minister severely to
task for his ungenerous conclusion.
From the way the Argonaut sailed
into the defeated diplomat two weeks
ago., and the echo this arraignmentls
producing in the state press, it is evi'
dent that the returning minister's
welcome home will not be as cordial
as he, perhaps, anticipates. His Old
scores are not fully settled yet, and if
he puts himself forward for public
Office. he will find such q babel
aroused around his ears, that the die
quiet he is fleeing from will seem like
a concord Of sweet sounds in COM
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During all those long, weary days
that the Star Route Investigation
continues. not q word is heard OF the
man Hayes, who was once de tdcto
President of the United States, ana
during whose fraudulent admins
tration it was that the Government
of this country was systematically
robbed of millions of dollars through
the corruption Of the ~postoffice de-
partment, under the guiding spirit
of the second assistant postmaster
general, Mr.. Brady. The contempt
that has own p~artisans feel for the
Great Fraud extends even to the
beneficiaries of the national outrage.
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8. +. Chronicte: The sudden death
of the youngest son ofQueen Victoria
will cause 20 surprise, as the London
dispatches a few months ago con-
tanned many details of his extreme
weakness of constitution. He was
untitled for any active career,
though he was a studious young man.
with a strong leaning toward science.
Since his majority he has been pro-
vided with a lucrative sinecure, and
it was only a few months ago that
his mother arranged q marriage be-
tween him and a young German
princess. although at the time he was
so weak that he could scarcely endure
the wedding ceremonies.