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Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
DECORATED STOCKINGS.
Scenes from the Life OF an Acrobat
Stamped on Psari-Grey Hose.

The dissemination of fashions through
the medium Of illust" "ated journals,
plates, and paper patterns, SO common
in this democratic land, is proved, in
many instances, to lead to no marked
ameloration i'm the great science of dress
The more eccentric, and even grotesque,
fashion, the more readily it lends It.
self to reproduction on paper, and the
more generally it is accepted as a start
ling novelty and one to be adopted at all
hazards, even by the faint-hearted, for
no disgrace in life can exceed that Of
being an antediluvian in regard to dress.
The result is that many of the amazing
inventions of both dress makers and
modistes, which are frowned on by ladies'
of taste, who have in large capitals a
broad field of selections, are appropria-
ted by their less fortunate sisters, con-
demned to the restricted opportunities OF
remote Western town, and are com
placently displayed by them as the last
expression OF elegance.
A lady who proposes to pass the day
in fishing believes that she can angle
with far greater success should her hose
be impressed with the device of sport
i've gudgeon or plant eel. When the
amusement, ON the contrary, is to be
hunting, foxes tails or boars' heads are
the proper emblems, worked in colored
silk The idle members of society who
spend their days in luxurious frivolity
providing themselves with hose covered
with myriads of butterflies lowering over
a golden ladder which reposes on the in
step. One lady incurred the severe
criticism of her more logical companions
by making a defiant display of pair of
pearl-gray stockings adorned with scenes
from the life OF an acrobat. When not
dangling from scarlet trapeze in green
and yellow tights, the athlete in question
was bounding over six-barred gates in n
costume composed of every color in the
rainbow. The true meaning of these
wonderful stockings could never he di-
vined, although the most brilliant wits
of the day were occupied in unravelling
the mystery.- Hour.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
CURED BY LAUGHTER.

In treatise on laughter Joubert gives
a curious instance. A patient. being
low with fever, and the physician in at
tendance at loss rs to how he should
produce reaction, had ordered Il dose of
rhubarb, but alter the medicine had
been prepared, fearing its debilita ing
effects, the order was countermaId ID.
Not long after pet monkey belor ging
to the patient, that had been in the room
all the while, seeing the goblet, slipped
slyly up and touched it TO his lips. The
first taste was probably novel, and he
made comical grimace. Another sip
and he got the sweet of the syrup.
Aha! His visions frightened. He cast
a glance around, and then drank it to
the bottom, where he got the full
strength of the rhubarb. Mercy!
What II face he made! The visage of
the disgusted monkey spoke volomes AS
he tried to spit ont the horrible taste,
but finding that impossible, he seized
the goblet and hurled it to the floor,
smashing it into Il hundred pieces. The
scene was 10 ludcrous that the sick man
burst into fit OF laughter that lasted
until his nurse came in. And when he
tried to tell her he laughed again, until
he sank back exhausted in a proiuse
perspiration, which lasted until he fell
asleep. When he awoke the fever was
broken and he recovered.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

At Water Valley, few days ago,
Mrs. ]. Adams snapped what she sup
posed to be an empty pistol at the
head of Mrs. Cartwright to amuse sick
child. 1t being loaded, the bullet en-
tered the unfortunate lady's head, blow
ing her brains out and causing death in
few minutes.
In New England alone, last year,
there were 22l persons killed by rail-
road trains, and 535 wounded. There
were many important battles, during
the late war, in which the causalties
were less. The principal causes Of such
large number of accidents are single
lines Of track crossing at grade, and
track-walking by careless people.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
HAD THE PROOFS.

A hopping mad man at the Union de-
pot wanted to see the President, Sec
retary, Superintendent and Treasurer
all at once, and it would have done him
n heap of good could he have got within
striking distance OF even $40, 900
stockbroker in any of the railroads en-
tering Detroit. To the several queries
as to what was on his mind, he finally
replied:
"I was coming in from Dearborn this
morning, a walking OH the track. My
dog Bombo was with me. I've had that
dog five years, and have been offered
$50 for him. He was a little green
about railroads, but on veiything else
he was AZ sharp as razor. We bad
got down about mile this side of the
village when saw train coming"
"And stepped aside?"
"Of course l did. Town l60 acres of
land and am Highway Commissioner,
and amt fool huff to think I'm big
germ a railroad train"
''But the dog?"
"He stopped, too. l reckon it was
the fist time he ever saw train, but
he'd have bin all right il the engineer
hadn't begun to toot. The mint he
heard that tootin' Bombo begun to bris-
tie, and while the train was 500 feet
away he started down the track to meet
it,"
"Then -"
"Wall," said the man as he mopped
his forehead, sit was II little too much
fur him. An engine and five cars ought
to get away with dog any day in the
year.-He riz about twenty feet high, l
reckon, took slant to the left, and
when he came down he broke the top off
a small tree"
"WellW
al motioned fur the engineer to stop
the train a. soon as the dog started. He
could have done it, but wouldn't. In
deed, when the train went past mo he
leaned out and lafied--yes, sir, laffed in
my face"
"And you want damages
al do! l want the worth Of that
dog and $500 for the shock to my ner-
VouS system.
"Have you any prOofs?"
~ should smile! Even when Pm
all broke up don't try to put the right
boot on the left foot: see that!'
And he drew from his pocket hind
leg, two paws, AN ear and piece of the
lost CANNES tail and spread them on
the bench. There was an expressive
silence in the crowd, and then the High
way Commissioner called out.
"P-roofs! Proofs II them amt
proofs who be they? Gentlemen, l
never had a lawsuit nor struck man
in my life, but if don't take home a
wad of greenbacks to settle this case
the Michigan Central Road will want q
hull new board OF officers to-morrer!"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
A JOKE ON A JOKER.

Among the gentlemen who frequent
Soper's are several who never miss an
opportunity for practical joke. One
of the most fellcitious OF these went to
Chicago last Saturday night with the in
tention of calling on his sweetheart on
Sunday, but changed his mind. When
at home for supper he packed his valise
and, for convenience sake, left it at
Soper's during the evening. This was
a golden opportunity for the rest of the
jokers, and they embraced II.
''It WAS within ten minutes of train
time when went in and got my grip"
na rrates he. "And such looking grip
you never saw in your life. Covered all
over with labels: 'Shun the bowl
Chew BoOtblack plug Take Smiths
pills, and all that nonense. more advice
than you could put into IA barn.
at was pretty dark, and got along
all right until l reached tho depot. Then
l got the racket. How the people
stared at that gripsack? l gave the
sleeping-car porter half q dollar for
soaking those labels off, and thought l
was all right. But, bless me! didn't
half know the boys.
al went to the Sherman House, took
bath, and then opened my grip to
dress up. A nice looking fellow I'd
have made il I'd put on the clothes
hauled out. l had packed up a brand
new suit, and found an old pair OF
checkerboard pantaloons, Il brown linen
vest, and a clawhammer coat with a
velvet collar six inches wide. The DO.
som of my shirt had a pen and ink
sketch representing deaths head and
cross-bones above the word Boo! and
on the corners Of my collar were a pipe
and bottle. The trip cost me over $40
and didn't see the girl. There'll be
murder in Soper's one Of these days!
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

You all know this rhyme; but have
you ever read what it is meant for?
The four-and-twenty blackbirds repre-
sent the twenty-four hours. The bot
tom OF the pie is the world, while the
top crust is the sky that over-arches it..
The opening of the pie is the day dawn,
when the birds begin to sing, and sure
ly such sight is fit for king.
The king who is represented as sit
ting in his parlor counting out his
money, is the sun, while the gold
pieces that slip through his fingers rs
he counts them are the golden sun
shine.
The queen, who sits in the dark
kitchen is the moon, and the honey,
with which she 'regales herself, is the
moonlight.
"The industrious maid who is in the
garden at work before the king-the
sun-has risen, is day dawn, and the
clothes she hangs out are the clouds,
while the bird. who 80 tragically ends
the song by "nipping off her nose," is
the hour of sunset. So we have the
whole day, il not in Il nut shell, in a pie.
-[TOronto Globe.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
THE STORY OF THE BOOK AGENT.

A Philadelphia book agent importuned
James Watson, a rich and close New
York man; living out at Elizabeth, un-
til he bought book--the Clearly
Christian Martyrs" Mr.. Watson didn't
want the book, but he bought it to get
rid of the agent; then taking it under
his arm, he started for the train which
takes him to his New York office.
Mr.. Watson hadn't been gone long
before Mrs. Watson came home from
neighbors. The book agent saw her,
and went in and persuaded the wife to
buy another copy of the same book.
She was ignorant of the fact that her
husband had bought the same book In
the morning. When Mr.. Watson came
back from New York at night Mrs.
Watson showed him the book.
81 don't want to see it," said Watson
frowning terribly.
Why, husband?" asked his wife.
"Besause that rascally book agent
sold me the same book this morning
Now we've got two copies of the same
book-two copies Of the "Early Chris
tan Martyrs and"
"But, husband, we can"
"No we can't either!" interrupted
Mr.. Watson. "The man is off on the
train before this. Confound it! l
could kill the fellow. T"
"Why, there he goes to the depot
now," said Mrs. Watson, pointing out
of the window at the retreating form OF
the book agent making tor the train.
"But it's too late to catch him, and
Pm not dressed. I've taken off my
boots, and
Just then Mr.. Stevens, a neighbor of
Mr.. Watson, drove by, when Watson
tic manner, almost frightening the
horse.
"Here, Stevens" he shouted, "you're
hitched up; won't you run your horse
down to the train and hold that book
agent till l come? Run! Catch'im
now!"
"All right" said Mr.. Stevens. whip
ping up bis horse and tearing down the
road.
Mr.. Stevens reached the train just as
the conductor shouted "All aboardr'
"Book agent"' he yelled, as the
book agent stepped aboard the train.
Book Agent hold on Mr.. Watson
wants to see you"
Watson! Watson wants to see me2"
the seemingly puzzled book
agent. Oh, know what he wants he
wants to buy one Of my books; but
can't miss the train to sell it him."
"If that is all he wants, can pay for
1t and take it back to him. How much
is it?"
''Two dollars for the Early Christian
Martyrs said the book agent, as he
reached for the money and passed the
book out through the car window.
Just then Mr.. Watson arrived, puff
ing and blowing, in his shirt sleeves.
As he saw the train pull out he was too
full for utterance.
"Well, l got it for you," said Ste
vens; "just got it and that's ALL"
"Got whatr yelled Watson.
"Why, got the book-'Early Chris
ian Martyrs and"
great-guns" moaned
Watson, as lac placed his hand to his
brow and swooned right in the middle
)f the street.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
ANACORTES, t. SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1884.
THIS WORLD.

How strange to think that one who dies
Can never see this world again;
At least, not with his mortal eyes;
When once he's passed beyond our ken.
This world SO beautiful, that
Am 10th to think that l must die
How friendships tone, sweet on my car,
Doth charm my spirit no one knows;
Life seems feast of goodly cheer.
SO beauteous that it overfows;
Would 'twere not so: q God, forgive
Me, for | do so love to live.
Hope has not died within my breast,
Nor love forever taken flight,
And purest joy oft builds her rest:
Athwart the shadows of the night;
The future like song-bird sings,
And mem'ry sweet, return her strings,
Then tell me not that must die
Until I've buried all of these
Beneath the mildew of sigh,
Or sorrow which dethroneth ease,
Until life pals upon my sense,
And happiness grows less intense.
Till then the clustering grapes I'll Gull,
And wreathe life howrets for my brow,
Forgetting that the world is full
Of mourners wailing in their woe;
Forgetting that there comes a time,
When beauty changes to sublime.
Hark! now hear voice, low, sweet,
Its cadence seemeth not of earth
All! dare angel words repeaty
olive, soul, Of grand imperial birth,
Live! It's thy province not to die
Destined to Immortality"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
OH NAMMA.

"Mamma," said a pretty young
woman of Clifton, ~ have been reading
an interesting article on the wearing Of
the hair among Japanese women and its
significance"
"What does it say?"
"Well, among other things it says
much may be read from the arrangement
of wOinan's hair"
al think it is different in America,
interrupted the mother.
"Why, mammal"
"Ahem, daughter; should ray.
judging from the way you looked after
Henry went away last night that much
may be read i'm the dis-arrangement of
a woman's hair"
ooh, mamma P'-(Merchant Traveller.
Miss Lee, the American lady who
was married in London last month to
Mr.. Beckett Denni son, an Englishman,
is accorded the distinction OF having
been the ''most beautiful bride that
London has ever seen." A correspond
ent writes that when she appeared in
her travelling costume Of mouse-colored
velvet, with hat and sweeping plumes
to match, the guests almost applauded
her youthful grace and beauty. The
young lady is a niece Of MIR. j. Pierre
pont Morgan.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

THE BIGGEST WHISKY TOwN.-PeOria,
ILL.,, has only 10000 inhabitants, but
there is Que respect in which it is the
biggest city in the land. There is no
other from which the Government re-
ceives so large an amount of internal
revenue. Thirteen immense distilleries
make this the center of whisky manufac-
ture. The tax is 80 cents gallon.
The largest distillery ia under contract
to send every drop Of its product to
France, to be used in the native wines
of that vine-clad country.-lNew York
Sun.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

"Pretty expensive business this thing
of spending the summer abroad" said
Brown. "Not alone because of the
cost OF travel, but there's the danger Of
ones house being robbed. Why, when
We got home We found that all the
family plate had been stolen" "That
comes," said Jones, "of not having the
plate securely screwed to the door from
the inside. When a man has hand
some door-plate he wants to take care
of it.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

I WILL NOT TELL THEE.

/ will not tell thee thou art dreaming
Or building castles in the air;
Visions of love will never vanish,
But become more and more fair,
will not tell thee hopes are tickle,
Or that friends will soon forget;
Lovet if genuine, is lasting,
Savoes not of sad regret.
Winds from off the mighty ocean
Tell me, in their whispers sweet,
Hearts in sympathy commingle
As the waves and sunshine meet
Love is not seeming fancy,
Aud life not a vain regret;
Hearts that love will Iove forever,
And they never can forget,
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

An illusts .tion Of the vigor with
which We are deforesting the country is
furnished by the note Of preparation Of
the Maine lumbermen for the winters
campaign. 1t is thought that 15O ,000,-
900 feet will be cut on the Penobscot
waters.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
HINTS TO GENTLEMEN.

Don't be untidy in anything. Neat
ness is one of the most important of the
minor morals.
Don't wear apparel with decided col
ors or with pronounced patterns. Don't
we address here the male reader, for
when this brochure is mainly designed
wear anything that is pretty. What
have men 10 do with pretty things! Se-
lect quiet colors and unobtrusive pat
terms, and adopt no style Of cutting
that belittles the figure. 1t is right
enough that mems apparel should be be-
coming, that it should be graceful, and
that it should lend dignity to the figure;
but it should never be ornamental, fam
ciful, grotesque, odd, capricious nor
pretty.
Don't wear evening dress in the morn
ing, or on any occasion before o'clock
dinner. Don't wear black broadcloth
in the morning, or, at least, don't wear
black broadcloth trousers except Tor
evening dress.
Don't wear your hat cooked over your
eye, nor thrust back upon your head.
One method is rowdyish, the other
rustic.
Don't wear trinkets, shirt-pins, fin
ger-rings, or anything that is solely or
namental. One may wear shirt-studs,
a scarf-pin, a watch-chain and a seal,
because these articles are useful; but
the palmer they are the better.
Don't clean your ears, or your nose,
or trim and clean your fnger-nails in
public. Cleanliness and neatness in all
things pertaining to the person are in-
dispensable, but toilet offices are proper
in the privacy of ones apartment only.
Don't chew or nurse your tOothpick In
public-or anywhere else.
Let the father or the mother think
long, before they send away their boy
before they hseak the home.ties that
make a web OF infinite fineness and
soft silken meshes around his heart,
and toss him aloof into the bOy-wOrld.
where he must struggle up amid bicker-
ings and quarrels, into his age OF youth
There are boys indeed with little
fineness in the texture of their hearts,
and with little delicacy of soul, to whom
the distant school is bat a vacation from
home and with whom, return revives
all those grosser affections which alone
existed tefore, as there are plants
which will bear all exposure without
the whiting Of leaf. But there are
others, TO whom the severance from the
unseen influences of the home altar,
gives shock that lasts forever; it il
wrenching with cruel hand, what will
bear but little roughness; and the sobs
with which the adieux are said, are sobs
that may come back in the after years,
strong and steady and terrible.
K;ftapoS hooIo oNoru manu- unhhv
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

'I'm down to bed rock" said hem
pecked Pittsburg husband, as he swayed
the cradle containing his bowling son
and heir.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DERSONS IN NEED OF legal BLANKS,
Warranty Deeds ETC., would do well to make ap-
plication 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, 1884-01-12

A well known Mexican lady of rank
has hair two and half yards long. She
wears it In two braids, and has page
to carry the ends as he would ut rain.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
JAMES A. GILLILAND,
LA CONNER, WI.
Land Business
Any Description
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

by arrangements with reliable land attorne'
In Olympia and Washington, d. o.. my custo-
mers can have their land business attended TO
the same as if personally present at either place
Parties wishing to purchase or locate Land
Scrip would do well to consult me.
TEAM latest Land Laws, Rules and Decisions
kept on filc. Land Warrants bought and sold
Conveyancing taxes paid. purchases and sales
l., ra,,;ttad lit
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

There are still 4S3 street lamps in
Paris fed by oil.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12
TERMS OF COURT

Distrct Court meets at Laconner the third Wednes-
day In June aud December Of each year ,
iom,nissioners Court meets at .Whatcom tine nrst
Monday in february May August and November OF
each year. ,,,.. A., ,,h >so,a.v
Prubae Court meets at Whatcom the iourth Monuay
IN every second month, commencing with January OF
each year
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-12

Kittens heads adorn many nobby
felt and velvet hats.
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MoaL1NN HOUSE.
CONNER. =. W.T..

MO PAINS WILL BE SPARED IN KEEP
IN ing up the well established reputation OK
the house as one Of the Quietest and best kept
hotels in the Territory. No. LIQUORS SOLD.
Special efforts will be made to keep the table
supplied with the best the market can eford
and to see the food 10 properly cooked and
served second to no other house in the Tern.
datiOn Of guests. - ,x,~,
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-07
Captured Horse Thieves.

Miles City Record: The authorities
Of Custer county had been in posses
sion of knowledge of the presence
this side of the Missouri river of a
band of horse thieves. supposed to be
the notorious Axleby's gang. and a
party of deputies among whom were
Frank and Jack Conley, Louis King,
Doc Zahl. Jack Hawkins and three or
four others were sent out to arrest
them. The thieves were learned to
have their headquarters at Scott s
ranch on the Lower Yellowstone
about forty miles this side of Fort
Buford. Proceeding cautiously in that
direction the officers, about two miles
this side Of Scotts, came upontwo men
who endeavered to avoid them. a
bloodless skirmish ensued IN which
several pistol shots were fired but no.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-07
Beaten by the Crows.

F. NJ. Bourn, a Tongue river ranch
man lost a number of horses and
traced them to the Grow agency where
they had been taken by the Indian
thieves. He and Mr.. J. G. Holt went
after them. He discovered two of
the stolen animals in the possession Of
the Indians and readily obtained their
return. A considerable bunch of his
horses was then discovered in the
Grow herd by Mr.. Bourn, and he
sent Mr.. Holt to the agent to obtain
help to recover them while he watch
ed the horses. The agent complained
that he had not time to look after the
matter, and Holt waited. Meantime
the Indians began running off the
horses that Brown was watching, and
he attempted to prevent them. What
followed Mr.. Brown thus relates to
the Billings Post: A large body of
Grow Indians. numbering not less
than five hundred, who happened to be
mounted at the time, started after
me, quirting my horse and myself
as many of them as could get in reach
and rs fast as they could get their licks
in, until my horse was run down and
was badly used up. Occasionally one
would run up against me with the
muzzle of gun or come at me with a
butcher knife, not using either weap-
on. but confining themselves to quirts.
clubs and such like. When they
rounded me up and one Indian caught
my horse by the bride, proposed to
go to Armstrong (the agent) to which
they consented, some Of them riding
on each side of me and every moment
one would strike the horse on the back.
another pound him on the head while
another would strike me over the head
as we rode along, the main body Of
them following up behind until we
reached the agency, distance of
about one mile. after which I was al :
lowed to go, the agent telling me to
return some other time when he was
not so busy and he would attend to my
business.