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Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-03-22
Uncle JEFF Snow on Protection

II allus did believe in bein PRO-
tectea from everything work
rife balIs, or starvation, and al
ways have been when ! could get
anything W protect me. young
fellvr, set up closer to the fire, and
you Felindy, bring sum apples and
gingersnaps;
I'm ia for free trade or protcc>
ton, one or the other, whole hog or
| none.
"Free trade for what they want
to buy, and protection for what
they have to sell, is the kind OF free
trade and protection them fellers
want mp IN Washington, ani don't
goa cent on it, This idee Of lcttln'
In Sand wich Island sugar on free>
trade, and making US fellers pay
more for il than wo do for our own
from Lousisnys is kinder sickly
Prosectin' whisky and sohscker
AN let,in' in sifk; putin a tax on
coal, to swell vaalsrbilts. ppckets
aud let miners young ones rtarve
like church rats, ID 80 thin that yoa
can see through il. Having free
periumery, hut taxing bibles, and
Ilcttin' in Mexican coffee, and not
Cuban sugar, is mixed, and past all
gum ption or understanding. (You
Garfield quit kickin' the toes oil
ver new beots and 20 to bed.|
.This Rspubliesn way of protects
in the coal owner and the mill
owner, and the iren~king and
trustin, to their tender feelings to
protect the poor devil OF y miner, or
weaver, or an iron-Puddier, 10
PLAYED out. ifany of 'em ever did
do it:they have given up that style
now. Protoctin' capitalist and ex-
81
psctin sm to protoct everybody -
has no protection, is like protect ct's
cayotes and expectin 'e'n 10 protect
sheep that arc turned loose.
"Thls yere kind Of proteotios'
that gives all the profits to the boss
nd staryes The men. that work for
hin, is on the wrong sidd. ~
ANY kind Of protecticn !nst
makes the feller that' does nothing
I millionaire, and the ,feller that
does the work tramp il no pro-
lection At all but just the kind o.
protection that = hawk gives 70 .
chicken. (Yon. Mary Ann. Jest
arap that pianner awhile, tor you
bav pounded it now asout' seven
hours on ! stretch, and this mora-
ing you pretended that you wat Zoe
aick 10 help the old woman 90 the ne,
irening.) 9a s. II !.
urhe kind Of protection the dear
working has been = gittin'
ever slncs the war began, il like
poor-houss soup--nighty thin and
mot enough Of Il. 's'''s' 7
nProts lection gave tho soldier pa
per> money FOR doin' the fghtin' and
! chance to tramp Aone as best ne
might, but II gives to tho bohdhold-
er that did the stealing, hard old
gold ard free pass in the palaces
cars. Protection has given to VAN
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-03-22

derbilt more money and bonds than
a steamboat could carry while it
has given to the farmers that help
ed raise the money, mortgages that
hain't been paid.
"This ycre halfway protection
has give to the feIlsrs that swoais
at hard work all day, "a, cold hut
or attic, or mayps mortgaged.
bsuse to pay interest on, but Gould
can loll in u ten million dollar house
in Now York or Crorker git drunk
in knob Hill palace ~ -
"This yere protection that pro-
tects the railroads, and the thieving
national banks, bat lists the poor
settler he driven from his ranch
and runs the farmer into the poor
house, amt my s,yle. The kind of
prot teetion that let's the burned
blood -surking monopolists get
Chinamen to come over here and
take the work away from our own
working mon and wemen, who need
IT, is jest backing mp robbery.
(Mirandy,..i'm runnin' this mectin'-
house, and doin this proachln, aud
if sou want any wood for marhin'
you'll have to send Hyrum far it,
II believe in protectiu' the Iabor-
or and the farmer fora spell now,
and let the rich fellcrs take care Of
themselves, tley are aiius fust on
top, anyhow, aud can git along
without 80 mnch of. it. The kind
of projection that we want is the
kind that viii lot as sends,s telc-
gra ,,h message to sScw York for ter.
ceats, and rido thar for cent a
mile. We waat n kind Of protection
that will let farmer send carr
load Of wheat, perta,cgs, bacon, or
apples TO Boston, without3Payin'
all the profit away 10 the railroads.
We want a protector that will
knock the srots ont OF 'salf the traf-
&c will bcar' way OF rnnnin' things
and let fsller ship ton of hay,
honey, IRON, or wheat, At jest the
same price all around.
aThe kind of protection tha work.
ing man wants ls.the kind that will
bust up these English and Dusch
duke land grahhers, That will
give ali shs stolen railroad land
hack to .he people, for honest men
,to settle on and lnpreve.
.If ws don't git sumthin' IN. the
way Of protection before long, the
devil wills Be to pay, and basis
whsckcrs and riAs balls will de-
more % knock the institutioa 70
pieces than All shs judges have ever
been tryin' 10 do. The Democratic.
party hse = show now TO- protect
the poor mon. and tara the bloa.sd
railroad thieves, and their acccn>
plices, out to grass. II they don't
make = pretty strong pass 1t IL
anyway, folks will git tired Of. vot>
an and do,suln aghsin' for /. shangs.
mebby. (You young WIS. 30 %
bed. Mirsudy, give mo the lantern
" bile l 60 ont to The barn.")
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-03-22

Entered a, the pasi-office ut Anaeor''s 'f'l'"
a. second class matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
Distinguished Bachelors.

Pope, Pollock, Herrick, Goldsmith,
Macaulay, Watts, Hans Andersen, Vol
taire, Swinburne, Newton, and host
of others were bachelors. Pope. who
was known as the Interrogation point of
literature, hated women. DR.. Watts
was said to have written one of his
sweetest hymns after being refused by a
woman. James Buchanan. the bache-
lor President. was something of an
author and used to publish his love
verses in the papers.
In art the bachelors were also numer-
GUS. Raphael, Angelo, Landseer,
Joshua Reynolds, and Beethoven were
never married. Congreve, the drama
fist, was a specimen of the bachelor
lady-kller, and Swift, bitter and mali
cious as he was, was really of the same
order Cowper was of a tender sensi-
tive nature, and was as shrinking ~ the
petals of dainty flower. At twenty
eight he met with love misfortune,
and the wound never healed. Keats. al
SO tender and modest. had been affected
by Cupid's darts, and never recovered.
Pope had the iron driven into his
soul by his deformity, which made him
all the more bitter.
DIR. Luxembourg and Adam Smith
had curious stories about their love
affairs, and even Hans Andersen, as
gentle and lOvable as was his nature,
had his trials, and told his story in his
own simple and cbildlike way. Tur-
ner, the artist, had his life shaped and
sharpened by his love shadow, and
he became reserved and dropped into
the hard line Of money-making. Some.
thing serious prevailed his writings and
paintings.
Lamb was defined as the self-denying
bachelor, because he gave up marriage
on account Of his sister. Gray and
Erasmus were old-maidish bachelors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
Goldsmith was a laundering bachelor,

Goldsmith was a laundering bachelor,
and his life might have been changed.
good-natured and lovable AS he was.
had he married. The ideal bachelor
was Whittier, who was everybody 5
friend, gentle, good, and kind Next
come the CLAIMS, of whom Hume is "A
distinguished example. lncascd in his
shell he was a regular biyalve, scoliing
at everything, and even defending sui
eide. Nowhere in his correspondence
could be discovered an evidence Of
warmth and sentiment.
The corpulent bachelor authors make
a long list. Hume was the fattest of
the fat. Not appreciated at home, he
was intoxicated with the. praises Of
Paris. and made failure in the salons
as a society man. Gibbons corpulcncv
was even ridiculous, and he went
through several courtships, but forgot
that his fat kept pace with his fame.
After reading several chapters of the
Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
to Lady Elizabeth Foster, he got on
his knees to make his proposal. She
refused, and Gibbon could not regain
his feet until helped by two stout peas
ants.
Buckle, Boyle and Spencer were
never married, and the fact may have
been that many of them never had
time, Humboldt was a general favOrlte
in society, and was courted and feted;
he was witty and sharp at repariee.
Though his name is associated with
lonely rivers, unpeopled wastes, noun
tain peaks and travel, he was never
known as husband. Buckle was
always an invalid and devoted to his
mother. Erasmus was a very facetious
man and tne best critic of his age.
Horace Walpole, who for sixty years
sat,rized men. women and things, loved
to write letters. In his old age he became
infatuated with Miss Berry, but feared
that the world he had so long ridiculed
would laugh him down. Pope delight
ed to write letters, and would send half
q dozen copies to his lady friends.
Though many detcstcd the wasp he
was devoted to his mother, and was
self-sacrilicing. Macaulay was never
but his noble nature shone out
in his letters to his sisters. When one
of them got married he said he had
left but his ambition. Foreign
EIcHHuOe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
No Apologies.

"We were poor enough in those
days. said an eminent publicist, once
in talking to friend about his early
married life, with its hard struggles
its plain living and high thinking. ave
were poor enough, and we lived a good
deal on baked beans with no pork.
''Some folks didn't like beans with nc
pork to season them; but mother
(mother meant his wife) .'never made
any apologies. When company came she
put on an extra plate, and said dinner
was ready just as cheerfully as if there
had been ten courses.
IF they liked us well enough to come
again they were always welcome. Ii
was kind of test. If they preferred
pork, they stayed where it was plenty"
To our thinking this frugal housewife
proved her claim to be considered a
lady more conclusively by making no
apologies than she could have done in
almost any other way. Does the
chronic apologizer ever stop to think
how selfish she is, in considering the
petty annoyance of being in this or that
direction less perfectly appointed than
she could wish, rather than the ease and
comfort of her guest?
For what guest can be at ease having
been made to feel that he has come at
an inopportune time-that some other
day his hostess would have been more
ready and therefore more glad to see
himp
A lady, well-known to the society OF
two cities, is chronic maker of excuses.
If you 90 to large dinner-party at her
house, you feel by some spiritual mag
netism the unrest of her own spirit-the
wearing anxiety lest everything Should
not go off well, which makes il impoSsi-
BILE for her to be quite at her ease.
II beg your pardon" she says, at the
end of your prettiest speech, showing
that her thoughts have been other
where.
If you go to family lunch or dinner,
she does wish you had been there yes
terday, when the soup was better, or
that YOU had come tomorrow, instead,
when some other dainty would have
been attainable.
..Do YOU 90 often to see Mrs. So-and-
SOP" one friend asked of another, in
our hearing.
mo, don't" was the answer, I'm
sorry, too; she is such kind little
woman; but | could not stand her apollo
gies. They always made me feel that l
had come at the wrong time
If the thought could be present to .
hostess that to apologize profusely 10,
inevitably, to make her guests feel that
they have come lat the wrong time, ="
surely she would avoid this error. since
the very essence of good breeding is
that genuine kindness of heart which
strives to make people comfortable and
not uncomfortable. happy and not UNI
happy. Youths Companion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
Elevated City Railways Cause Eye
Troubles.

The introduction of the elevated rail
WAYS in this city has also brought in a
peculiar class of optical troubles, due to
the Judgment of iron dust in the eyes OF
pedestrians and others who have occa-
sion to travel or pass under the railway
structures. Hundreds of such cases are
now treated at the hospitals, and most
of them are successfully cured, the par
ticles being removed by agouge-shaped
instrument about the size of a sewing
needle. The pieces are too firmly held
to be removed by magnets.
The trains have high speed between
stations, and are quickly brought to a
stop. This requires strong braking,
which grinds off the iron from the shoes
in fine showers, and the iron particles
fly in all directions.
A magnet applied by US to tops of the
crosstieS attracted a large quantity of
very fine iron dust. Each passing train
deposits its quota of iron, not only on
the crossties, but upon the street below.
We passed magnet along the gutter OF
the street near the stations, where dust
usually accumulates, with the result
that large quantities of iron particles
were secured upon the magnet. The
same experiment was also tried in
Broadway, through which no elevated
railroad runs, and while iron particles
were attracted, the quantity was far
less than at the railways. BY passing
the magnet along distance of only six
feet near railway station, more iron
was attracted than by passing it along
an entire block on Broadway.
These particles varied in size from
one-sixteenth of an inch to dust so fine
as hardly to be distinguished by the
naked eye, and were frequently entirely
invisible, requiring the aid of the
Microscope to reveal them. Viewed
under the microscope. their dangerous
character becomes apparent. The
greater part were bordered by a jagged
fringe with very fine points, compared
with which the point of cambria needle
appeared dull. Not infrequentlv the
projections were hook shaped and
barbed similar to a fish hook, which
will account for the difficulty in remov-
ing them from the eye, into which they
have been driven-the closing of the
eyelid and the rubbing which thought
lessly followed, assisting to more firmly
embed them in the cornea.
In order to determine whether iron
iron particles could be attracted while
floating in the air, a magnet exposing
about one square foot Of surface was
suspended in mid air under one of the
railroad tracks, and although the mag
net was by no means a strong one, 1t
attracted to itself iron particles in spite
of strong wind which blew at the
time.
Further, the awnings of shop keepers
along The lines of the elevated railroad
are discolored by iron rust in very
short time, and require frequent renew
ais, since washing fails TO remove the
stains which the rust produces.
Scientific american.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
SANDER and Libel.

To say injurious and untrue things o.
another is SANDER. A person who suf
fers such an injury may bring an action
against the person who sandered him
and recover damages for his loss Of
character and reputation. To charge
person with having committed a crime
is Islander. For example, man who
says that his neighbor has committed
murder or burglary may be sued for it.
In England it is no SANDER to accuse 8
person of having committed tritling
offence. To say of another: ''Iie is o
common beggar and fortune-teller,"
does not render the person liable there.
In the United States, however, such
words are held TO be slanderous, be-
cause they bring disgrace upon the per.
son of whom they are spoken
The following are few accusations
of crime that have been decided to be
slanderous: "He is n convict, and has
been in the pententiary." HE was
arraigned for stealing hogs, and if he
had not made good friends, it would
have gone hard with him. 'He is a
knave and rascal" II will venture
anything he has stolen my book. "
You swore falsely at thS trial of your
brother John"
To say of II person that he has dis
gushing and contagious disease, for ex-
ample, the leprosy or the plague is a
SANDER. Statements such as these have
a tendency to drive person from all
pleasant society.
A. Of Il C To oh
a person with misconduct in his bust
ness. To say of IA tradesman that in
carrying on his business he is a swim
dler is SANDER. A person who ac-
cuses a clergyman of drunkenness, or a
tradesman Of keeping bad place of
resort, must pay damages if he is sued
for it. The public will have nothing to
do with those who do not conduct
themselves properly. 1t is only fair
that those who are wrongfully accused
should be able to make the slanderer
pay the loss.
A slanderous statement made in
writing, or printed, or a picture cal
.culated to bring person into public
contempt and ridicule, is libel. A
malicious picture showing a person s
physical defects is libelous. No per-
son has a right to parade the misfor-
tunes of others before the public.
There is no Islander when a state
ment, however malicious, is true. The
truth is not SANDER. Eut in some eases
the truth when written or printed is a
libel.
In certain cases statements are priv
LEGGED. Lawyers, while arguing case,
have right to make any statements
that bear upon it. Jurymen and wit
nesses are also protected so long as
they act under the belief that they
are doing their duty.
Members of Con- ress and other leg
islative bodies may say what they please
while on duty in the place where they
meet. This right was given them in
former times, to prevent jealous Kings
from Furnishing members of Parliament
who did their duty. Candidates for
public Office may be criticised freely.
The people have right to know every
thing about those who ask for their
votes.
In all cases of SANDER and libel, the
statements must have been published;
that is, made to person other than the
one who seeks damages. 1t is not
SANDER to make injurious statements of
a person to his face, when no one else is
within hearing. - Youths Companion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
OF the origin of the word ling

of the origin of the word lingo"
a correspondent of the London Specta-
tor says: 1T seems likely enough that
the word is pure Basque. 'JincO is the
Basque for 'Dieun The Basques were
famous sailors in the last century and
the century before, and our own seamen
may have caught the word from them
without understanding it. This expla-
nation was given me some years ago by
friend. who had it from the lips of the
Basque scholar. Prince Lucien Bona
psrte."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14

1t is the custom among the French
TO Kiss the forehead and not the lips.
When the American girls began TO wear
bangs they knew what they were about.
NJ Y. Graphic.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14

"A wonderful mirage was seen
recently off over Munjoy, Me. People
were surprised at seeing apparently
a brick house some six stories high,
the colored bricks, the windows and all
being plainly seen, floating in the air.
The sight was beautiful one,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-18

upon wnicn argument il based, that q
reason or reasons should be assigned
why thus Is 50, or so and SO is greater
than something else, and we consider
any assertion made without proof being
furnished as void OF weight; it is not
carried 10 logical conclusion, and it is
therefore lost.
1t is evident from this thatwe are like
the western judge: 1--WE, don't wish to
bother wit none o. yer law; wat we
wants is proof" and we say, without
fear of contradiction, and with a full
knowledge of the matter ia hand, that
the Sells show is the only great show
of which we have any knowledge. which
is truly great, truly honorable, and truly
fair dealing, and which furnishes proof
with every assertion. We have no doubt
but that the management can furnish Il
huddred reasons with every assertion
they make. We taSe the following ten
as sort of a general covering of every
thing, and they, in our belief, furnish
proof positive that the Sells Show leads
in excellence in all its appointments. As
the Big Show viii surely exhibit at Dali
las on the 25tN OF October.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-18
Preamble and RESOLUTIONS.

AT a meeting of Ridgely Lodge l. o. O.
=. No. 275, in their hall at Bells, Texas,
IN Saturday evening, October the llth,
1884, the following preamble and resolu-
lions were adopted:
WHEREAS, ltseemed good to the mind
81 the Supreme Ruler of the Universe TO
,,all to another widely different and un-
known sphere of action our much es-
teemed and lamented friend aud brother,
Ed. Frankel; and,
WHEREAs, We feel that his place
among us as a citizon and fellow-helper
10 the common cause of humanity will
be hard to be filled therefore be IT,
Resolved, That we tender to his be-
reayed wife and family our most heart
telt sympathies in this their hour of
deepest distress.
Resolved, That we tender his family
our best wishes, and all our love and as
'sistance necessary to make their stay on
earth as comfortable as can be under
such Affections.
Resolved, Taat tho secretary furnish
his family with copy of these resolu-
tions, and that copy be sent to the Dal-
las HERALD for publication, and that ne
make record of these resolutions on tho
books of the lodge.
Done by order of the lodge.
,. SCHWARrzBRR.
w. p. DUGAN.
j. Y. Nj. PuoKETT.
Committee
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- Docs Mrs. RodIcy Barnhart--The Basc
BAH Gamc fo-Morrow-The Fire
resterday--Blaok Baptists to
Come Into Court, Etc.
sheriff smith.

DALLAS, Oct. T.-[EDIToR HERALD. =
While your paper has been neutral as
etween the candidates for the various
ounty and legislative offices in the
resent canvass, trust you will allow
pace in your columns for the rehta-
ION of charge which has been urged
gainst Sheriff Smith, to the effect that
had received a consideration for de-
iyering the negro rapist whom he had
a charge, carrying TO the Waco Jail,
ONE weeks since, and that he did not
ford him the necessary protection
here is certainly no person in this
ounty, acquainted with Sheriff Smith,
sho can for Il moment believe that
% would or could be
nfluenced in his official actions by any
ecuniary consideration, or that he at
ny time or under any circumstances
s0uld falter in his protection of those
yhom the Jaw placed under his charge.
he accusation bears with it its own
eiutation, but the charge has been
lade, and IL is stated that the negroes
re solid against him, which is, perhaps,
ne particular result that the circuators
the repo Is expected TO accomplish
is pretty safe to assume that when
UGH negro population as we have in
his county with few eXceptions) are
old against the re election of an officer
Who has performed his duty SO we'll and
o fearlossly as has Sheriff Smith, that
q Is the proper man TO put in the Office.
ir. Cochran, his opponent, is an
Intelligent and clever gentleman, and
would doubtless make good officer;
mt Mr.. Smith, as sheriff and deputy for
ears, has become thoroughly acquaint-
d with the responsible duties of his
flee, has surrounded himself with
tiicient and vigilant deputies, and with
clean and creditable record, appeals to
lis fellow-citizens for an endorsement
( 4 his acts by reelection.
As far as the accusation goes that
sheriff Smith did not give the negro
fapist sufficient protection, the writer
Snows that every means aud every
'xpedlent that could be thought of were
lsed by Sheriff Smith to protect his
prisoner from the violence of the mob
Who were bent on vengeance, and this
lact must be well known TO hundreds of
)ur citizens, when, on more than one
occasion In their efforts TO meet swift
punishment on this negro iiend, they
we're thwared and ballled in their puf-
pose by the vigilance of Sheriff Smith.
CITIZEN
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Ten Reasons why.

/. Every !: !, smoker should try "Littlo 10