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, 1884-01-26

Did you EVER hear ov a mans renouncing
Christianity ON hiz death bed and turning in
tideI.
Gamblers nor free-thinkers haven't faith
enuff in their profession to teach it to their
children.
No atheist, with all hiz beasted bravery
haz ever yet dared to advertizs hiz unbeleaf
on hiz tune stun.
Ineyer hev met free thinker yet who
didn't beleav hundred times more nonsense
than he kan find in the Bible ennywhe:e.
1t is allwus safe to follow the religious be-
leaf that our mothers taught us-there never
was a mother yet who taught her child to be
All infidel.
A man may learn inidelity from books
and from biz assoshiates, but he kant learn
it from hiz mother, nor the works ov God
that surround him.
If an iniiei could only kOmprehend that
he kan prove more by hiz faith than ne kan
bi hiz reason, hiz impudence would be much
less offensive.
Unbe!eavers are alwus 90 reddy and anx-
ious to prove their unbeleaf, that l hev
thought they mite b. just leetle doubtful
about it themselves.
The in6del, with biz impudencr, will ask
you to prove that tie fooi did occur, when
the poor idiot himself kant even prove, to
cave hiz life, what makes one apple sweet
and one sour. or tell why hens egg Is
white, and duk's EGG blue.
When | hear noizy intidel prokiaiming
hiz unbeleaf, wonder if he Will send for SUN
brother infidel to cum and see him die.
guess not He will be more likely to send
the ortho lox man who engineers the little
brick church jus. around the corner
, 1884-01-26
No Exclusive Franchises.

H"ort Is being made to secure from thi,
CITY an exclusive franchise 10 run for the
term OF twenty-five years for the purpose
OF providing telephone communication
within the city limits These exclusive
franchises ere method Of coming values
out OF nothing that are much rcsoried
70 oy modern hnanciers and that large
and increasing class who strive to live
without work. A franchise Is worthless
TO the city which gives it, hu, it possesses
tangible value to the individual who
receives 1t. We know Of respectable but
speculative nen who make business Of
securing city franchises and quietly hold
Ing on until they can sell to advantage.
Even Walla Walla is not exempt from
uch, as the franchises already grs nted
will amply prove. A franchise confers
peculiar and protective facilities upon
individual enterprise-it creates mo
nopoly which it has no power TO control
We hold to the belief tha: a telephone
system Is no more of public enterprise
or convenience than newspaper, but it
q newspaper publisher were TO apply to
the city council for an exclusive % year
franchise to publish newspaper in this
city, We opine that his application would
be promptly rejected and that hs would
be speedily made acquainted with the
fact that he was an object IF public de-
ri,ion and contempt. There Ia no valid
reason why the city should confer ex-
traordinary privileges upon telephone
system. 1t is purely private and com
mercial enterprise and if it giyss salts
faction and proves convenience the
public will support it-otherwise, other
wise. Franchises are the most odIous
form of class legislation and as such they
should be persistently discouraged. We
hope the city fathers will take common
sense and busi"ess ike view Of these
applications for franchise and reject them
all.
, 1884-01-26
The National PAsk.

If the government intends to carry oui
il, original purpose in setting apart the
/ y.Iov,one Park for a pnblic pleasure
gr,rpd. the s,oner 1t revokes the lease
given to the Hatch monopolists the bet
ter.
In the correspondence submitted to the
senate few days ago by the secretary OF
tie interior, appears letter from TIE
park superintendent to MIR. Teller IN
which the writer makes some strong CON-
PLANTS concerning the Hatch syndicate
representatives. In the course OF MS
communication he says the hotel COM
pauy people help themselves to what
ever they want inside " outside the
government. enclosures. They cut tln'
ber. allow their herds to OyeTrun gov
ernnent grounds, and willfully break
down and destroy fences erected by the
superintendent Hobart, OF the hotei
firm. threatens to tear down fences as
often as they are erected. la consequence
of ths destruction Of fences the pastures
are eyerrun by the companys herds and
are so bare Of grass that he will bs COM
PEELED 70 take the government stock out
OF the park to winter ii, snd also pur-
chase food a. heavy cost. He closes
his letter with this statement: Hobart
has boasted in my hearing of his influence
with you; that he had frequent letters
from, yoa and he told one Of my assistants
that yon had promised him that | should
not visit Washington this winter.
Secretary Teller replied to Conger,
blaming him for not conveying his infor-
nation sooner. He refuses to receive
private communications on public busl-
ness, and says he has placed Congers
letter IN file. He instructs him To III
form Hobart that he must comply strict
ly with the terms of the lease
This unm!stakabie language Of the
secretary i, Is hoped, will have some ef-
feet, and it Is hoped will be backed up by
very thorough investigation. II Mr..
Congers statements can be sGbsiantiated,
the Hatch lease should bu tred bodily
out Of the National Park.
, 1884-01-26
t9ur d'Alene.

Those who have been through the various
excitements Of the Pacific coast during the
past thirty years, agree in the opinion that
no previous excitement has taken 90 deep
held VI on the public mind rs that of the
CeCr d'Al,Re. Ia Butte, among all classe.
OF people, the question 10 heard every day:
" Are You going to the Cour d'Alenes, :"
And in almost every instance the reply is
either ''Yes, or Il would go if Was foot
loose" The general disposition il to take
tine by the for.lock, and reach the promised
land ahead of the rush," ami it is more
than likely that two or three thousand peo-
pie vii be en- Pritci ard creek before the
end OF January Two parties have left
Butte for the mires during the past week,
ami two other parties Of considerable dimen-
sions are organized TO leave befo . January
10th. Oar reporter talkei with . gentle man
Who had visited H4iley, Idaho. Salt Lake,
Eureka, Nevada, Denver, Leadville and
Cheyenne, and he reports that at all these
places companies have been formed, which
intend to go into the mines during the
month Of January.
, 1884-01-26

Monopolies do Lobbying, It seems, in
other countries besides this England
has Parliament that has nearly thous.
and members, and q statement is made
lately that certain corporations Of Grea,
Britain have expended tens of million.
Of dollars TO secure favorable Legislation
rom Parliament. The world is pretty
much alike, and human curidi,y is a
rsit that shows through all races and
nations. Men differ very radically in
relation 10 manners and customs, bur
the tendency to mcnopolizs and to az.
grandlze IS the common heritage of the
human family, and the question Of race i:
sec ndIry 10 sel6shnss..
, 1884-01-26
New York papers are paying gre

New York papers are paying great at
tention to the alleged waste Of timber III
the 4 lirendachs, in which is the source
of the Hudson river, AMI are t'isi with
editorials and communications on tire
subject IL is evident from the popu-
lar interest that hl. been excited that
some action may be looked for IN the
State Legislature this winter for the
preservation Of the forests, which are
the lie Of the most picturesque river IN
the continent. Tie San Francisco ChroIi-
icls urges that the same interest should be
shown by Californians in the pfeserva-
ton Of the woods tina. lire Like Tahoe,
and the forests which clo;he the water
shed Of many Of their rivers.
, 1884-01-26
New BLOOMFIELD. Miss

wish to say tc You tn at have been suffer
ing for the last five years with severe itching
all over. have heard of Hop Bittes and
have tried it. have used up four bottles, and
it has done me more good than all the doctors
and medicines that they could use on or With
me. l am cid and poor but feel to bless you
for such relief by your medicine and from
torment Of the doctors. L have hal fifteen
doctors at me. One gave me seven ounces of
solution Of arsenic: smother took four quarts
of blood from me. All they could tell was
that it was skin sickness, Now, after these
four bottles of your medicine, ny skin is vell
clean and smooth as ever.
, 1884-01-26

Jay Gould is getting ready to shear the
lambs again. His preparations are easi-
ly made. He has lad such vast e1per-
:enee that he can manage a campaign
With little or uo efiDr. He knows ias,
how to help himself without helping
other people-and he does it. he begins
the campaign this season by stating to an
interviewer that the prospects for the
coming Year are exceedingly promising.
This means that Mr.. Gould sees q panic
ahead AID is try ing to sustain public con-
tidence while he sells stocks.
, 1884-01-26

The message Of Governor Hale, of Wy,
omlng, was delivered on the 18th. 1,
predicts brilliant future for the terri.
try. and recommends that the jurisdic-
ton OF the National Park be extended
to the Judicial authority of the counties
In which the park lies, . revision of the
election and game laws be made rem.
denns them more stringent, and ths,
special attention be given to certain nail.
rosd projecta The Governor wholly
ignores the absorbing subject of woman
suffrage.
, 1884-01-26
Grand Larceny.

A constable arri, ed here this morning
having in custody man named Louis L,zou
charged with grand larceny, the LARGE y con-
sisting Of the stealing of q horse. saddle and
bride from Harry Langdon. The culprit
had . preliminary trial before J. V. Craw-
ford, J. P, At Waitsburg. who bound him
over in bonds of three hundred dollars to
await the action Of the grand jury. Failing
TO find bondsmen be was turned over to
Sheriff Thompson and Is now rusticatiDg in
the cooler.
, 1884-01-26
Wizards Superstiti0ns.

1t is said of Henry Willard that he has a
very peculiar superstition. When ho leaves
his house in the morning, he is careful to
avoid, for the first five minutes, all cross
eyed persons. If he meets a man with an
obEquity Of vision within that time, he goes
back to the house under p,etense of having
forgotten something. The greatest disaster
of his life, before the recent CT ash, befell him
on tie day that he found cock-eyed nan
standing on the steps of his boarding house
when he started to business. Henry must
have met regiment Of Ben Buffers lately.
, 1884-01-26
sound Yusfne-s,

The gene al Business of tee country.
though most severely tested during the las,
two years, has been found remarkably sound
and the proportion Of failures to firms il
business is nowhere as large as it has been in
times of real commercial disorder. Credi:
panics mean nischief, but the reaction that
comes from over-production rarely involves
pcolopged disorden.-Nac York Tribune
, 1884-01-26

c. P. Huntington, whose name is now
posted upon the journalistic bulletin board,
is put down as worth S5O, O,OOO,O 600. There is
guess work about the estimate, of course;
but his control Of about Il. .00O miles of rail
way and steamboa. lines ia fact. Robus
at 65, this native OF New York is without
wife or children. an adopted daughter being
the only member Of his household.
, 1884-01-26
LAND OFFICE AT WALLA WALLA,
" T. January 0I 1894

LAND OFFICE AT WaLLA WALLA,l
W T., January 81, 1884.
COMPLAINT HAVING, BEEN ENTER
~ ed at thisotfice by Frank NJ Seely against
Richard III. Marshall for failure to comply
with law AZ to Timber Culture Entry No.
1913 dated Adril I, 1882. upon the SWf Sec
70, rs Mr. 2S Z. in Yakima Co, w. T. with
a view to the cancellation of said entry; con-
testant alleging that the said Richard II.
Marshall did MT break or cause to be broken
FIVE acres of the tract claimed during first
year, nor has there been any plowing in SUBJ
sequent years. The said parties a,e hereby
summoned to appear az this office on the 26
day Of February 1884. at 10 o'clock A. N , to
respond and furnish testimony concerning
SAID alleged failure. jos. JoRGENsFN,
Register
, 1884-01-26

The Radical papers have much trouble
with their whilom friend and pet, Ben.
Butler, as they now call him. When be
Was with them, he was Gen. Benjamin
Franklin Butler, but since he has shown
some disposition 10 lead an honorable
political life, he is Ben Butler. the lead
er of the Rag-tail and Bob-tail. They
very much fear he VIII break up the
mex. National Democratic Convention.
The nominee Of that Convention Will
give them more trouble than Genera!
Butler ever did.
, 1884-01-26

Owing to running ice in the Snake rivel
the steamer AlmOtd was unable TO reach
Lewiston On Sunday last, and was comp elled
to lie up in winter quarters at Whites ferry,
seven miles below Lewiston. The ST. amer
Spokane, On her arrival at Ainsworth on
Sunday from Jim Ford's landing, was also
compelled to lay up for the same reason.
There is no probability that the de.ention is
is permanent as the season is so
far advanced and the sun has become $50
powerful that col spell is among the Im-
probabilities, and a chinook wind likely to
breeze up at any time.
, 1884-01-26

Fl Mehdi is not running the present
war solely for the advancement of his
faith Not long ago he captured four
priests and five nuns, and now he asks
f2,0OO ransom b-fore he Will give them
up If this scheme suecseds, there IL
no reason Why the false prophet should
not amass . very comfortable fortune.
At any rate, the ransom business il to be
preferred 10 the almanac business that
engages the attention of other false
prophets.
, 1884-01-26

The Legislature of Washington Terri
tory having conferred the right OF suffrage
On women. II Will be natural for students
OF human nature TO scru;inizs the crime
and liquor statistics of that territory two
or three years hen,e. The theory Of the
regeneratlng power OF the ballot in the
hands OF women needs stronger practi-
cal Illustration than Wyoming ha, given
the country thus far.
, 1884-01-26

Some Of the mos. involved sad al
struse proportions III political economy
are those concerning the nature of mon
ey, A decision has recently been gwen
As to what constitutes money, by an lows
Judge, which viii be received with srati-
tude BY the many eminent men who have
long been struggling with the matter 4
prisoner charged with stealing money
was Sc, free when it was shown tha, he
had only stolen silver certificates, for the
Judge held that silver certificates wer,
not money. This decision Will be hard DI
the Greenbacke.s.
, 1884-01-26
Comfy Bridges.

&c. Crawford left town this morn.
ing with q gang of men for Prescott. where
he will build the county bridges he has con-
tractea for in that reighborhood. He has
inst finished bridge over the Walla Walla
river dowa toe valley, and his work has
given great satisfaction.
, 1884-01-26

The following testimonials respecting the
McCloskey combination sash, lock and bal.
auce speak for themselves. They have been
trie in this city and give universal ,a.is.
faction as being just the thing long needed.
Samples can be examined at O'Donnell &
Johnson's hardware store.
, 1884-01-26
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT WALLA WaLLA, !
W.T. Ian 81 1894

LAND OFFICE AT WALLA WaLLa,
w. T., Jan. 81 1884.
n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
N the following named settler has fled no
tice of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before U. s. Land Office at WalIs Walls
w. T. on March 4. 1884. viz: William II.
Brown. DIS. 4769, for the NWt sec % II
n X 35E He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of. said land. viz: Chas. Romer
Thos. Thompson, James r. Edmist,n, Geo
+. Edmiston, all Of Walla Walla, w. r.
Jos. JoRGENsEN. Register.
, 1884-01-26

Even the people of Washington Ter
ritory, though approaching the adver.
tisemsnt, cannot help smiling at Beech.
er's prophecy that Washington Territory
is going to be the Italy of America
, 1884-01-26

MIR. K P. Flower, of New YORK, az
pears as & rew-fedged candidate for DEM
ocrstic Presidential hpnors Mr. Fioxer
is good man 10 beat an Astor for Con-
gress; but he is no, the hickory timber
We need Tor the next Presidential cam
paign-
, 1884-01-26

If winnerse be the headquarters of
dialoyaity to Great Britain in Manitoba,
1t certainly Is good place for the cooling
OF patriotic or any other fervor. At this
season Of the year the thermometer in.
dleates about 55 degrees below zero.
, 1884-01-26
N0llce far Publicaliou.
LAND OFFICE At WsLLA WALLa,
" T. Jan. q 1854

LAND OFFICE AT W.LLA WALLa,
w. T., Jan. % 1854.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the following Ga:nri settler has fled mo-
tice of her intention to make inal proof in sup
port of her claim. and that said proof will Be
made before U. s. Land Office atWalla Walla,
W on March, 6 1884 viz: Emma A. Cornwall
HID 2749 for the EA SEA- EA NEt sec At SNR
IS +. She names the following witnesses to
prove her continu.a- re=i 'ecee unon. ard cul
tiystion of, said land, viz: J. l.. RondoniA
Edwin Cornwall, Martina johnson, Gertrude
Cornwall, all Of Walla Walla-
Jos. JoRGENsEN Register.
, 1884-01-26
TESTIMONIALS.

Mr. K. MCCLnSKEY Dear Sir:. Having
tested your new patent combination sash,
lock and balance, l find it equal in conven.
ience to Waight's, and while it is much less
complicated. its greater cheapness aed better
finish should recommend it to every house.
holder and builder. As window lock tr
balance il ia superior to any have saw or
tr:ed, and l lind it..is giving great sstisfae-
tion TO ell pho have used said locks.
ioms very respectfully,
K. K. Rees.
, 1884-01-26
We WANT ONE THING UNDERSTOOD

lave no old goods stocknohng faded shop
are all this goods fresh and desirable
ud De Glow to sell NEW goods
r before but that's The
ehahge OF m the future TO buy goods and to sell
house New YORK. but do present
getting around the inevitable law that person
where they be bought cheapest There
its the plain law of low that
New York else will
ize that fact that cutting down prces
, 1884-01-26

The recent change in the civil service
system, which .as . beginning of the
abolition Of patronage, ha, been heartily
approved the country over.
, 1884-01-26
Where the Money Goes.

The following is statement of business
transacted at the United States land office
10 Washington territory, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1883:
Acres Cssh Reed.
ColfaI. total all entries. .252, ,O57 OF G42 &c
Yakima. total all entIhs.--- 6.23S.0G l4Gsl ~
Walls Wala. total II entire. .2Ol g8 go n277l is
Nancou ver total, all entrts .0l9,H SO 592 50
Olympia. total. all entries. 3l3 1856 Hs7a4 l6
By the above it VIII be seen that the
Olympia land office has dore as much bust
ness as all the other land Offices in the ter
ritory combined. While not as much land
has been disposed Of there as IN all of those
offices, yet the cash received amounted to
over 500, 600 more than all combined. Since
tielast ofthe year business has been very large
and will no doubt swell the receipts this year
to round million of dollars in the territory.
, 1884-01-26
The Prices in those Cities Differ very Widely

We have made arrangements with importers and
manufacturers for the future delivery of Dress Goods and
Silks in this city and the difference prices between New
York and San Francisco evealed alarming situation
1t has revealed the positive fact that Dress Goods and
Silks purchased in San Francisco too high in price
, 1884-01-26
COUNTRY ORDERS.

To patrons residing opportunity has
% before been offered this Territory Any lady the
iV miles away as she personally lady leaves Order 70 %
selection "" guarantee goods than she could herself because We
are more with the relative value of interest
lady .ision popularity what
work for and only by fair dealing send samples
free and goods forwarded
retured At
, 1884-01-26

The Democratic National Committee
are to hold meeting on the 22i Of Feb
ruafy.
, 1884-01-26
SOLD ONLY FOE C4SH!~

me TACT that We sell goods exclusively for cash important reason
can sell goods and We sell
o cents yard that 90 cash
credit where would be! IL reasonable understand that
credit cannot offer goods low Suppose
sons credit two next
Two or three that cash bad business
Regulated different basis We lowest
possible rates. and when IN
stance, We can do with but trhrg loss
, 1884-01-26
OUR REMEDY.

The remedy for all this will be a dead loss but
we grasp the situation exists. Events once in while
make startling changes and the channel of this case
develops solid advantage to the public although we lose
by it.
We have MARKED GOODS DOWN TO The SAME PRICE THEY
w0uLD3E SOLD FOR IF PURCHASED FROM
THE MANUFACTURERS
The public, believe convinced Of the fact that
our prices have always beer the lowest this Territory but
they can scarcely realize the actual importance OF this
nouncement
For example we have been selling diagonal slings for
81 W yard that were considered at that price the
desirable goods offered for sale in this city, NnW
THEY ARE ALL MARKED IS CENTS. All other dress
goods and silks cut down the same proportion
, 1884-01-26

MR.. McCLOsKEY:-We must truly say
that your sash lock and balance is the beat
that We have ever seen.
Mills & Witt
, 1884-01-26

-
OUR PRICE--AI Goods Mrkei in Plain Fir..s r.
Since ou advent in ,n,,.., in hi, ,v ,,... ,, ,, ENGINES,
Why establishment has become tC
the old competitors
but strange all Of them pretended
, 1884-01-26

MIR Met LOshET Il must say that your
sash lock IL superior TO all others have ever
saw. Yours truly,
". O'Doun-n,
Cullen L Philips,
James West,
II. F. Colt,
II. NJ Porter,
H. L. Joslyp,
J. W. Estes.
| can recommend r. hlcC:oskeys patent
sash lock and balance 10 all house Eolders
and builders as the best sash lock or balance
that Is Manufactured to my knowledge, while
1t is convenient and al.o burglar proof.
Yours truly, G. F. Thompson,
Architect.
X. Hc'' 'LoSkEY Your sash lock il Of
great ~ant. F. W. Paine,
DIR. J. NJ. Boyd,
ID. J. Coleman.
Having examined Mr. McCloskey's COM
blnation lock and balance 1 can recommend
them as superior TO eny manufactured, a.
have them IN use at my residence.
c. Schumacher, Gunsmith,
A. L. Lcrenzen-
, 1884-01-26
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FOR MANUFACTURING, DISPENSING
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Catalogue sent upon application.
, 1884-01-26
Noi.ce-Tsmber Culture.

JOSEPH JoEGENsEN, Registe,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-08
who u Mrs. winsIowf

A. this question Is frequently asked, we
will simply say that phu ID a lady VINO Toe
up wards u !ouy yeala has untlrngly DO
voted her time Nnd talents al "a female phv'
stefan and nurse, principally Hnnuf rhil'
drcn. She has ospeninlly studded The con-
sttution and wants nj this numerous class
aud, an result OF this effort and practical
knowledge, obtained IN "a lifetime spent ns
n nurse aud physician, she hasoompuunded
u Sooih hing Syrup for children teofhng. 10
operates Tx magic-fiving rest and health,
and Is moreover sure % regulate mo
bowels. Ia consequences OF this article MI.
Window Il BECOMING world'trnownei ga
benelaoior OF her ruce; children certainly
do rise up and bless her especially u tuih
the case IN this city. Vast quantities o, the
Soothing Syrup are daily sold and used
here. We think Mrs. Win low has immpg-
ialized her name by this invaluable article,
aud we sincerely believe thousands oichi!d-
rem have been saved from an early grave hy
its timely use, and that M illions yet unborn
wi, share its benefits, aud unite In calling
her blessed. No mother has discharged her
duty 10 her suffering little one, la our opiu'
ion, until sho has giyenit The benefit OF MIS-.
Winsow's Soothing Syrup. Try IL, moth
ers--lry II now.-[Ladies Visitor, New
York city. Sold by all druggists. 70 cents
a bottle.