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profane swearer Then. why not pro-
hibit the one as well as the other9 Why
acquiesce without a murmur in a law
Furnishing the one; and cry out that it
Is an invasion of your private rights, Of
your liberty and freedom, when it j.
proposed to enact Il law prohibiting the
other? 1T II Is not going beyond the
province of government to prohibit the
sale OF unwholesome provisions why Is
it to prohibit the sale of unwholesume
drink. Which entails the greater in
jury upon the humansystem, the eating
of the one or the drinking OF the other!
But society often goes even further
and forbids men from exercising liber-
ties, the free exercise of which inticts
no injury on any one save the offender
We have laws Furnishing tramps aud
vagrants, and in some States, laws max
ing education compulsory. These laws
were enacted upoa the principle that soci-
ETY. has claim upon the services of each
individual citizen in consequence of the
protection il affords him; and that the
tramp and the vagrant as we'll as the
man who is destitute of common
school education, are depriving society
of the services to which ii l. Justly en-
titled. This principle can with great
er degree of proprlety be applied to
the whisky vendor or manufacturer;
since by engaging in the business he not
only deprives society of his services,
but is welding the most deadly weapon
for destruction.
But let us coucede for arguments
sake that every man has the right To
drink, sell or manufacture " hl>ky il lie
choo>e,; Yet after retl, ctirg uppu the
immense harm which j. euIailvd upun
society by permitting lim t. m ,in IL
he free exercise of the right and The
vast good that wuu,d accrue il lie were
restrained in the exercise of 1t. IT he
would not he will NJ To = irid il up uud, r
the circumstances he WouId he destitute
of every spark of patriotism and hu-
manity. Certainly II You admit that u
prohihitnry law would prove blessing
IL the people large you wi! not be -
unpatriuIic as To uup"s" lis enactment
upon the ground tlMt it wound lie au
infringement of your liberty especially
when You admit that the exercise of
this liberty is one of the greatest iuju-
rie> to Yourself 1t i we'll known
pOlitical maxim that the welfare of the
people is the supreme law, and also that
the good of the whole shunld be prefer
red to that of ii t few; and it pruhibi-
tiou would promote the Welfare of tie
great body of the people, although it
nigh: result in injury to some, it ought
to receive our hearty support.
ID. w. HrIDEIBrRG.
SHCBUTA, Miss, Feb. l0th, 1885.
To be continued
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People Who Wear Spectacles.

A staid-looking elderly gentleman
was chatting pleasantly with three
young ladies who stood waiting for a
street car in Salina street. Syracuse.
He took from his pocket one of those
little books of rice paper that cigarette
smokers use toroll homeopathic smokes
with. and, opening it, tore out a leaf.
'.Why, you are going to make ci-
garette, are you?" said one of the la
dies.
Make a cigarette exclaimed the
old gentleman, ''bless my soul, ladies.
no. indeed" and, whipping off his
gold bowed spectacles, he began TO poll
ishes the lenses with bit of rice paper
Il accidently discovered one day, con-
tinued he, industriously rubbing the
glasses, ''that rice paper was the best
thing in the world to wipe my spccta-
cles with. and always carry pieces in
my pocket for that purpose. When
you are as old as | am, girls. YOU viii
appreciate the value of that discovery
and thank me for the information l am
giving YOU"
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A Senatorial Stamp Collector.
THE PAINS CHARLES SUMNER TOOK TO
oBLIGE A SENATE PAGE.

THE PAINS CHARLES SUMNER TOOK To
oBLIGE SENATE PAGE.
Edmund Alton in February St. Mich
olas.
Charles Sumner was one of Americas
greatest statesmen, and | found him TO
be one of the kindest men in the world.
he was all ideal American gentleman,
was always polite to every one, and |
never heard him utter cross or hasty
word. He had an extensive correspon
dence and received letters from all parts
of the gloUe. At one time while | was
page i had a mania for gathering
stamps, and as those on many of his
letters were very rare, | asked the sena-
tor if he would kindly put the envelopes
in his desk, so that | could get themH
instead of tearing and throwing them
upon the floor. lie said he would save
them for me with pleasure, and sure
enough, the next day he came TO the
Senate with large collarbox in his
hand. He put this in the drawer of his
desk, and whenever he opened an en-
velope with foreign stamp attached,
be would tear off the stamp and deposit
iC in the box. Several weeks afterward
he called me to him and handed me the
box, filled with the choicest aud most
curious collection saying: NOW, if you
will empty the box | will fill it again for
YOU" And lie WAS true To his word. |
have met hundreds of eminent men in
my life; none, however, more prominent
or with more cares to burden or distract
their thoughts than this grand senator
from Massachusetts,; vt | think few If
them would under similar circumstances
have gone to So much trouble merely to
humor the whim OF a boy.
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Girls.
THE FAIR CREATURES ANALYTiCALLY
DISCUSSED BY ONE WHO KNOWS THEIR
WAYS.


DISCUSSED BY ONE WHO KNOWS THEIR
WAYS.
Bloomington Through Mail.
Girls are of few DAYS and full of mis-
chief. and whosoever is deceived thereby
is not wise.
When the fair young girl cheweth her
gum with greater haste and stampeth
her pretty little foot, do thou look out
She cometh forth in the evening in
low neck ard short sleeves but morn
ing, she lieth in bed while her mother
hustleth.
When the sleigh bell tinkleth she
standeth at the window and yearneJh
for a beau, an. when he comeih she
doeth up his purse. He wrappeth the
buffalo robe about her and huggeth her
much and slayeth out beyond his time,
and the livery man a'deth four good
dollars to his bill.
In the evening he hieth himself away
to her fathers mansion. He goeth in
and stteth by the fire, and ere she
leaveth he poppeth the question and she
jumpeth at the chance.
When the cock or .weth he taketh his
departure, aud when he remembereth
the smallness of his salary, he kicketh
himself and compareth himself to an ass,
yea, verify.
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Temperance Column.

CoNDCcTED BY D. ". HEDELBERe Shubuts
Miss, TO whom all contrsbutions for this Depart
ment should be addressed
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, 1885-03-21

A caucus was held in the hose
house Tuesday night for the object Of
nominating a councilman TO serve
two years, also a councilman to till
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Mr.. Berg. Mr.. Lyman Car
ter called the meeting to order, Mr..
Jos. Douglas was elected chairman
and q. F. Clough secretary. The OBJ
Ject Of the meeting being explained
the following resolution was offered
and carried unanimously, amid ap-
plause:
Resolved, That this meeting will
nominate for city councilmen only
such men as will pledge themselves
unalterably opposed to private indi-
viduals owning the water works Of
this city and who will endeavor with
all their power and influence to have
the said water works purchased,
owned and maintained perpetually
by the city Of Spokane Falls.
Nominations then being In order,
1t was moved and carried that ma
jority Of all the votes cast be re-
quired to elect the nominees.
Mr.. Lyman Carter was nominated
for the long term, and on motion the
nominations were declared closed.
Mr.. Samuel Wilson and Mr.. H. E.
Allen were placed in nomination for
the short term.
Mr.. G. B. Simpson and Mr.. Jos.
Allen were appointed tellers.
There heing only one nominee for
councilman for the long term, 1t was
moved and carried that the secretary
cast the vote of the meeting for Mr..
Carter.
A ballot was then taken for the
short term, with the following re-
,sultg Wilson Is, Allen 6. Mr.. VIII
son was declared elected.
A committee OF three, consisting
Of @. b. Simpson, l.. Kelsey and DR..
Morgan, were appointed to call a
ward meeting next year.
, 1885-03-21

SAN FRANcIsO, Mar. l6.-The COM
mittee appointed by the department
encampment Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, to promote the move
ment for the holding Of the national
encampment in this city in 1886, has
issued an address, embodying the
action Of the encamPihent, the mes
sage Of the governor to the leglsla-
ture, and the final work Of that body
In appropriating S25,OOO towards de
fraying the expenses Of a proper re-
cepdon. II Is followed by a petition
to the next national encampmS mt,
signed Ly 5000 citizens Of San Fran
cisco, uniting with the department
OF California, in an Invitation extend
ed to the national encampment Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic to
convene in our city in 1896.
, 1885-03-21

There was but a small audience
out Wednesday evening to hear @.
Compton Burnett deliver his lecture
On ''Ingcrsoll as a Reforlner," but
those present were well repaid for
attending. II is impossible, In a
hastily written newspaper article, to
freat the lecturer and the scholarly
lecture with full and detailed re-
port, thal both deserve. 1t is a bold
stand fcf a minister to take in oppO-
siiiOn q an atheist who Is accredited
with being one Of the ablest lectur-
ers on the American platform, but
Dir. Burnett has attacked the great
Robert q. from a point never before
taken By those who have attempted
70 argne against him, and that be
assaulted a vulnerable point and
made some telling hits all will ad-
nit The lecture was replele with
bursls Il eloquence, beautifully
sounded sentences, cutting sarcasm,
and striking humOr. This first ap-
pearanee OF AIr. Burnett in our city
asa lecturer was happy success and
stamps him ssa thinker and speaker
Of extraordinary talent and power.
Il was evident that he had carefully
studied the subject Of his lecture and
his scathing dendnciatlon and un-
maskingcs the real objects of.Inger-
soll, playing the rule Of reformer,
was ioreible in the extreme and con-
vincing IN its revelations. He has
been solicited to, and may, repeat
this leetureat some futsie date.
, 1885-03-21
a EIeetrieal RaInbo..

Regarding an electrical rainbow"
Mr.. B. S. Newall, Of Ferendene, thus
writes to The Nature: 81 was one OF a
deputation Of River Tyne commissioners
who visited the South Foreland to see
the experimental lights now on trial
there. We were walking across the field
from the lights toward the observing
hut No. 2, a distance Of about mile
and a half There was q fog, more or
less, and shower Of rain as we were
approaching the hut, and every time the
electric light from "A tower revO!ved a
rainbow, very like a faint lunar bow.
made It's appearance. | could not see
any prismatic color, and the bow was
only produced by the large electric
light, with carbons Of ! inches in diam
eter. There was No bow visible from
the old light, which has carbons about
1 inch SQUARE, and none from either tho
gas or oil lights. Il was Informed that
this was the first time such phenom-
enOn had been observed
, 1885-03-21

At the time of the Spraguc house
fire Gen. Curry was stopping at the
hotel and in the Office he had his old
army saddle, that he had carefully
preserved, pair Of high-top boots
and other property in a sack. II was
known that the sack had been taken
from the hote with other baggage,
but was carried of. The general has
been keeping a sharp lookout for the
saddle, which, from private marks,
he could pick out from among ten
thousand, but all OF his watchfulness
resulted In naught until last Sunday.
While driving about the city with
his wife, the general caught sight Of
his long lost saddle on the back Of a
horse hltehed to the fence at the cor
ner Of Post street and Riverside ave-
nue.. He at once procured the serv-
ices Of Marshal Hyde, who watched
until the owner Of the nurse appear
ed when he arrested the man. The
party lives in the country and was
very much surprised at the turn af-
fairs had taken. 1t was at once evil
dent that he was ignorant Of the fact
that he had stolen property and gave
the name Of the party from whom
the saddle wis purchased. He very
readily gave bonds to appearaud the
case hangs until the man from whom
the saddle was purchased returns
from the mines The thief may yet
be traced up.
, 1885-03-21


One Of the most orderly and busi-
ness-like ward caucuses we have
ever attended was that held In the
4th ward Tuesday evening. Looking
over the large audience present one
was struck by the respectable and
dignified appearance Of the people.
The attendance was very large,
showing the deep interest taken In
the selection Of a suitable council
man, and during the entire proceed
ings there was no unseemly wrangi-
ing, no display of embittered disap-
polntment, none Of the political
tricks common to ward meetings.
+. J. Fellowes was called to the
chair, and better selection for the
position could not be made, as he is
well up in parliamentary rules, is
quick to act, has a ringing voice that
can be heard all over the room, and
altogether makes presiding officer
with few equals in the same position.
Harry Hayward was chosen secre-
tary. Giles W. Clark and ]. H.
Bishop were placed in nomination.
G. NJ. Forster and A. A. Newbery
were appointed tellers and the crowd
proceeded to ballot The voters
walked up to the table and giving
their name cast their ballot, making
II fair expression Of the voters Of
the ward. In the iirst ballot, which
was designated as an Informal vote,
Mr.. Clark received 60 votes, Mr..
Bishop 80 and Mr.. McCarther2. Be
fore the deciding vote was cast Mr..
McCarther announced that he was
not candidate before that conven-
tlon. On the second ballot Mr.,
Clark received O5 votes and Mr..
Bishop 81, and Mr.. Clark was de-
clared the choice of the convention.
A ward committee Of three, con-
slsting OF W. Hall, ]. Meyer and ].
w. Stewart, was appointed by the
chair.
Considering the one and only feel
ing existing in the place the very
unnecessary motion that IL is the
sense OF this meeting that the city
own the water works was made and
Of course responded to enthusiast.
cally.
An equally rs absurd request was
then maze that the nominated eoun-
Gilman should express his views on
the subject We say absurd, because
it would have been suicidal to q
mans aspirations to have expressed
himself otherwise than in favor ol
the city buying the works, besides
Mr.. Clark's views on the subject
were generally known.
1t was enthusiastically moved and
carried that no delegates be appoint
ed to the city convention from the
Fourth ward, but that the voters
should attend In a body.
, 1885-03-21
Plaster Decorations.


A Broadway dealer says that the
house-decorRtion mania runs chiefly to
plaster now. Busts, statuettos, plaques,
relief, antiques, urns, and vases are
few Of the things sold every day by the
dozen. They are all made in the Italian
quarter by newly arrived cmigrants,
and cost almost nothing quantity.
Ladies' buy them almost exclusively.
They take them home paint, gid silver
or bronze them. They then look almost
as handsome as genuine antiqL es, and at
One-twentieth the price. of course it's
shoddy, but it briShtens up a sitting
room amazingly, and for people of
limited means it's good thing. Be
sides, it gives decent livelihood to
scores Of young girls, who would other
wise be starving on needlework. They'll
buy dozen OF two casts - s2, color OF
FIX them up for t1 or more, and then, il
they have good taste, and are careful in
thei Swork, they can sell them all the
way from half up to s9 apiece.
, 1885-03-21

~ '-AsN
c. W. Skeels has sold a one-quarter
Interest in the Star claim at Ellens-
burg for $1,000.
A late arrival from Eagle says the
once famous metropolis looks very
lOrlorn, and that, singular as 1t may
appear, there Is a large amount Of
snow there yet on the level, estimat-
ed from one to two feet
A miner from Ellensburg states
that good prospects were obtained
last week from II claim below that
town which averaged 25 cents to the
pan. It Is said to have created quite
a stir among the other claim holders.
Among the best clean-ups last
week were those Of the Ives & Sill
verthorn clain, Buekskin No. l., and
the rlght-hand fork Of Alder, the
latter including some Of the old
wash. Each OF these claims sold
large quantities of dust to the bank
on Sunday.
The gold receipts at the Bank Of
Murray on Sunday were the largest
for any single day since last fall.
The business was so brisk that 1t
kept Cashier Hussey at his desk un-
I'll 0 O'Clock at night Mr.. Hussey Is
very accommodating to the miners,
and has no iron-eiad rule about Office
houra
A mass OF freight came in on Sun
day morning, the freighters sleigh
ing as far as Littlefield on Saturday
evening, where they rested for the
road to Murray to freeze up during
the night, the frost On the ground
being almost equivalent to a snow.
Six sleighs arrived, two Of them
drawn by four horses each.
The Sim reporter is informed that
the old wash has been found In a lit
tie ravine on the north side OF the
Dream Guleh ridge, and that last
week two men cleaned up several
ounces with rocker, the gold being
Of the same character as that found
on the old channel about Murray.
Among the lot Is said to have been a
nugget weighing an ounce and a
quarter.
A short time since the Sun made
note Of handsome strike on the
northern rim Of Prichard creek at
Raven, four miles east Of Murray.
Since then considerable work has
been done in the neighborhood, and
last week an adjacent fraction,
owned by G. b Byrnet, was opened
sufficiently to admit Of little wash
ing with a rocker. The result is
highly satisfactory, for in two days
little over Ave ounces Of the very
best gold was cradled out, three
ounces being taken out by Mr.. Byr-
net alone on Saturday. Tho gold is
all coarse, and Is known us the "shot"
variety, very heavy and pure. 1t
sold at the Bank Of Murray for SIT
an ounce, and is considered the pur-
est metal taken out in camp. 1t will
probably mint over SIS an ounce.
Mr. Byrnet, who came down to Muir
ray on Saturday to dispose OF the
dust informed the Sim reporter that
considerable energy is now being
displayed about Raven, not only on
Priehard, but also on the hillsides,
where the old channel last year gave
evidence Of good pay. He returned
to his camp on Sunday morning, and
will prosecute work with all dill
gence.
, 1885-03-21


Little Bob-oh, pap, wont you take
me to the Geological garden!
Pap-I am too busy, my son, toc
busy.
"well, amt there any menagcrio near
your o.fcel'
mo, my boy; nothing but business
houses there
"Oh, do want to see all tho hOr
rible creatures that Tom TumpEins
tells abont. He's been TO the Zoo and
three different mena eeries
"Well, Bub, although | have no time
to take you anywhere, your love Of eN.
amining strange creatures shall be graft,
fed"
"Ain't that nice3 WhenF
This evening. will bring home a
microscope and let you look at a drop Of
Schuylkill water"
, 1885-03-21

An indorsing ink which does not dry
quickly on the pad and is quickly taken
BY the paper is thus made: AnaliDe color
in solid form, sixteen parts; boiling dis
titled water, eighty parts; glycerine,
seven parts, and sirup, three parts. The
color is dissolved in hot water and the
other Ingredients are added while the
water is being agitated. This indorsing
ink is said to acquire its good quail
ity from the addition Of the sirup.
, 1885-03-21

A fastidious Austin dude has his hair
curled twice week. Tho tOnsorial art
ist Is hot very particular so the young
mau said: . ~
Il wish you would le a little partieu-
lar with those curing irons \ on should
try them on piece Of paper hrst, and
see II they are not too hot.
81 don't need to do that. j can al
ways tell by the smell OF the burnt hair,
when the irUns are too hot"
, 1885-03-21

-R.w. Forrest has always taken an
active part in any enterprise that prom
ised to benefit the city. He has lately
been hard at work to secure daily mail
service between this place and Coeur d.
Aleue City. From letters recently re-
eelvcd from tho department, Il Is likely
that his Efforts In that direction will meet
with sucrcss.
, 1885-03-21

The average sic of farms in the
United States decrea,ed from 2O3 acres
IN 1850 to 1874 acres in 1850; the per.
centage Of unimpro Cd land decreased
81. s per cent. to4 er cent. and the
assessed valuation IOt trebleI. AS
the population pushes westward the
number OF small farms will increase, the
great ranches OF the west will be divided
and the 'evi'' will remedy itself.
, 1885-03-21

The following "cash" patents have
been received at the U. S. land Office
and will be delivered to claimanti
upon surrender OF the duplicate Ger
tiicates Of entry, viz;
724. Mary X Bybee
T79. Raum Rose
sl9. IsOm Ishy
S2S. Francis N Brown
685. James l. Bayley
675. Warren Witcher
S93. James Rock
0l5. Geo W Dixie
057. Alexander Siegel
1867. John Killlngsworth
1911. Andrew J Stevens
1917. Victor Dessert
1880. Bartholomew O'Brien
1854. Thomas Murphy
1886. WIN g Pratt
1889. Lewis @ Crandal
ul90. Clarendon @ Stowe
l095. Alexander Domke
1895. John NJ Morgan
linN Leonard W Armstrong
ll02. IsaRc Bicknell
lila Henry @ Sessions
Ii3l. Alfred Hughes
,ll22. Walter N Bowen
liza John @ Tyler
ll45. Edward Irwin
lij2. james b Hewelling
ll53 George Il Wells
ll66. Caleb N Jones
HI, Thomas Nichols
Il72. Rebecca j Chase
III. Joseph Martin
1l78. Oliver Peone
1880. James Logan
1884 Martin d HarpOle
1lU7. John + Woods
iiS8. William II Franklln
ii69. Robert Cameron
12U0 Johp S Taylor
1901. Frank Il Taylor
1905. Bryan Westacott
I2O7. Avery Z Davidson
1908. Nick Ney
1910. Andrew Warren
1913 Samuel l. BrOckman
1914 ThOs Z Watson
1920. Fletcher z Long
1921. Norris r Newman
1923. Patrick NJ Shehan
1928. William Commusky
1926. Thomas ] Crouise
1887. Luzenee L HILL
l243. Daniel Snider
1915. Ira W Bowen
1913. Arlington II johnson
1892. William Bassett
1888. Frank A Colwell
1872 George A Miller
1880. Valentine w Sander
1892. Thomas W Hewett
1900. Chas L HOtaling
1910. Edward N Beach
1913. Henry X Charlton
i6z5. Milton Hamilton
1912. Riley d Calavan
1866. Anthony 7 Courtright
1886. Daniel Snider
1897. Donald MeCloud
1899. Isaac Bicknell
lT18. Roscoe L Harding
l72l. A L BrOadhurst.
, 1885-03-21

VIM. Moore. Of this city, IL now in
walla walla, and will probably esiablish
a real estate, insurance and merchandising
business at North Yakima, in company
With Fred. R. Reed, Of spokane Falls.--
Seattle Chronicle.
, 1885-03-21

Several teams from walla walla
have arrived, 20 carry freight to the Little
Dalles. The animals used for hauling are
the largest mules ever seen in this part Of
the territory and belongto VIM. Glassiord.
They look as though they had the strength
to snake heavy loads over any kind Of
roads.
, 1885-03-21

IT .. KazIou, one ofiho REVIEW force
vho believes inhoing q bioniod land hold
er ln iho rnd roli whom land can bo had
for Iho taking. haa gone out 10 the Biz
ltui % i,afen hiseiiims on q l0o-acrs
patch. Ic1l b = worthy young man and
gin make goei nae of dice Of rniqe
tIm'. aIl'nrr.
, 1885-03-21

= Under the heed Of announcements in
ihis issue viii bo found that Of H. Pra-
ther, Eaq, the present principal Of our
public achoole,who has been urged to
eoino out q . candidate for. the Office of
ely ltiofney, q position that his eminent
qualIacaiions and an experience As a
member of the bar eatonding over soven-
iocn years vel nis bin for nlling with
cralt 10 hlrlsoif and bonehsially to our
srouinsely
, 1885-03-21

The prince Of Wales has superstition
that his mother will outlive him, and
thJt hc shall never be the king Of Eng
land
, 1885-03-21
LETTER LIST.

The followingis il list Of letters remaining
unealled for in the Postofiice atSpokane Falls,
Washington Territory, March ii, 1885: