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, 1885-09-26

Monday morning a gentleman
who was looking over the city, with
an eye to making investments, came
upon a shanty in the southern part
of town that had every appearance
of being deserted. Noticing a pla-
card on the door he walked up and
read a notice written thereon to the
effect that one John Toquay had died
of want and exposure and that the
remains were in the building. At
the same time his olfactory nerves
were startled by strange and pow
erful Odor, and he concluded that
the decomposed body existed as
stated on the paper. He came down
town and notified Coroner Penfield
ofSthe find. That gentleman, with
Marshal Glispln, repaired to the spot
armed with an axe to make forcible
entrance into the building, expect
ing to uncover a sensation. On
reaching the house the door was
forced, but no remains were discov-
cred. However, that smell remained
and the officers report that It resem-
bled very much that of q polecat 1t
is supposed that some one put up the
card as joke on the strength Of the
odor in the neighborhood.
, 1885-09-26

The Spokane Falls Lumber and
Manufacturing company has recently
secured control Of all the lumber
yards in the city and now have in
stock the largest, best and most COM
Plete assortmentOf building material
that can be found anywhere in the
northwest east Of Puget sound, with
an unlimited capacity for manutdc-
turing all that the market can pos
sibly demand, and is prepared to fill
any orders from a bundle Of lath to a
dozen train loads. The immense
stock consists Of all kinds of building
material, such as common and
dressed lumber, rustic, sash, doors,
blinds, shingles, lath, mouldings,
ETC., etc. The facilities for manu-
featuring enable the company to put
building material on the market as
cheap as it can be purchased any
where.
The company has on hand a vast
amount of dry slab wood, just the
thing for summer fuel, which will be
sold in quantities to suit the pur-
chaser. Telephone connection with
all yards Spokane Falls Lumber
and Manufacturing company
, 1885-09-26

] HE ldSI uulDtI vi lllt NlltutN
Sentinel contains an article on the
county printing that is as accurate as
usual, in which it feels called upon
to slur the officials connected with
the district court. The Sentinel has
seen lot of new blanks at the court
house and states that 1--WE found that
the order was in no instance less
than 1000 blanks and running as high
as 3OOO." II the Sentinel had taken
the trouble to have inquired, he
would have discovered that this was
an instance where the eye deceived.
The only large order for blanks was
2OOO summons and 2OOO Of one class
Of certificates, there not being 5000
order in the whole lot There were
envelopes and letter heads Of 1000
lots, but the balance of the order
covered blanks in 500, 800 and $50
lots. Now we ask the people Of the
county If any reliance can be put in
the statements Of paper that will go
so far out of its way in its attacks
upon officials as to use its columns
for circulating such exaggerated re-
ports as the one from which we
quote. Only such work as is needed
10 carry over the next two terms Of
court have been ordered by the court
officers, and only such office station
cry as is required by the county Off
cials has been printed. We do not
go around begging the officials to
order any class Of printing. At the
figures we are doing the work there
is but little in it, and how much
more inccnsrd would the Cheney
papers be if the officials only Or
dered the county printing in
small lots and often. In that case
we might be making a good thing
out Of the contract. We have moth
ing to hide in the work we arc do
ing. Our bill will go before the
commissioners itemized and will be
open for the closest scrutiny. The
attack upon Mr.. Clement, the gen.
uemanly clerk of the court, is base
exhibition Of spleen, and entirely
uncalled for. The Sentinel says
that his name appears printed In on
several blanks. This may mean two
sets Of blanks or a dozen. We be-
lieve there are but two or three forms
upon which his name is printed, and
the blanks 50 printed are just suff-
cicnt in number to last over two and
possibly three terms Of court. The
gentlemen from Alabama will prob
ably hold office longer than the Sen
tihel anticipates. But even should
they be removed, and they need
have no fears of such an occurrence
# no other more potent power is
wicLded against them than the pa
per that sees fit TO indulge in insult
without provocation, they will retire
with the respect and good wishes Of
all honest men, and are fully cap
able Of going out in the world and
taking care Of themselves. We were
not aware, until this issue Of the
Sentinel, that pdium was attached to
people coming from any particular
state in the union, nor that it was
customary to tax newcomers into
the territory with the name of car
pctbaggers.
, 1885-09-26

Leigh Harnett, writing descriptive
articles on the COeur d'Alene mines
for the Portland NeicS, has this to
say of the route into the camp:
"The route at the present time is
really nothing more than a holiday
trip, involving no discomfort to the
traveller and no particular expense.
In fact l know no trip of the same
extent and character that can be
taken so easily, cheaply or quickly.
OF thPt portion Of the route from
Portland to Spokane Falls, by the
Northern Pacific railroad, l need say
little, as l presume the citizens of
Portland are by this time familiar
with its character. But outside the
grand scenery on the Columbia river,
which is now historical and ever new
and attractive, and the grand extent
Of country which is ever interesting,
the railroad ride for itself is well
worth taking. l have already said,
-and l have pleasure in repeating it,
that this road, for smOOthness Of run
ming, comfortable seats, attention to
passengers, general accommodations,
liberality in Management and good
time made, is superior to any | know
on the coast, and the Teople Of Ore
gon ought to be proud such a line
exists in their state. At least, such
has been my experience. Had l
time to particularize details in com
parisOn with the California lines, /
could easily prove what l assert, but
at present | have not, and must
therefore content myself with the
bare assertion. However, l have no
hesitation in making it. Portland is
left at $3.50 p. NJ. and Spokane Falls
reached about II A. NJ. next morning.
This cost $3.50. At this beautiful
inland town, nearly 400 miles from
the metropolis, the traveller stays all
night, but he will find much to in
terest him, and the accommodations
most excellent. The California house,
kept by Mr.. Gray, is large and COM
modlous, and for beds, table, atten-
tiOn to patrons and reasonable terms,
equal to any hotel in Portland. l
am speaking now Of the house on its
merits as l found them, and l am
sure others will say the same after
trial. At 7 the next morning, four
horse Concord coach belonging to
Mr.. Nelson Martin, an old Californ-
ian, a gentleman imbued with all the
liberal Instincts Of pioneer life, takes
the traveller to Fort COeur d'Alene,
which he reaches easily in time for
dinner The ride is really charming.
The steamer then takes the traveller
to the old Occur d'Alene Mission;
and over the great lake and up the
beautiful river the ride is a series Of
changinging and interesting views.
II at all observant, he seldom has
such an opportunity to enjoy him
self. There he again stays all night.
At the hotel and on the steamboat,
meals and beds, no better to be had
anywhere, arc only fifty cents each.
At 6 in the morning Martins four
horse coach again comes to take him
over the new mountain road from
Kingston to Delta, towards which
the people of Portland contributed
literally, and then Schoheld's COM
Portable conveyance takes him into
Murray, the chief town Of the COeur
dAlene mines, early in the after
noon and without fatigue. From
Spokane to Murray the fare is only
SiO. Thus the whole trip, from
Portland to Murray, including all
the absolute expenses, some 800
miles, amounts only to about S35."
, 1885-09-26

THE people Of eastern Washing
Ton have reasons to congratulate
themselves upon the recent action Of
the board Of directors Of the North
ern Pacific railroad when they killed
the o. r. 4 N. lease and decided Ia
continue the construction Of the Gas.
cadn hrnnch tn tide Mntnr.
, 1885-09-26

An persons suffering from coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, loss Of voice, or any
affection Of the throat or lungs, are re-
quested to call at w. L. Turner'S Drug
store and get T.ial Bottle Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, free Of
charge, which will convince them Of lis
wonderful merits and show what regu-
lar dollar-size bottle will do. Call early
, 1885-09-26

The republicans Of the first ward
are requested to meet in the brick
warehouse, at the corner Of Railroad
avenue and Howard street, on Sat
urday, the Goth of September, 1885,
at 1880 o'clock for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for alder
man to iill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of r. w. Forrest and to
appoint a ward committee.
, 1885-09-26

The best salve. in the world for. cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, Halt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chiltlains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and POSI-
lively cures piles, or no pay required Il
Is guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. For sale at the City
Drug Store, in this city.
, 1885-09-26

J. T. ARMSTRONG, formerly pro-
prietor Of the Sprague Herald, is
now publishing a new paper, the
Times, at Adams, Oregon. J. T. is
an active newspaper man and we
would be pleased to see him prosper
in his new home.
, 1885-09-26

During the warm and exciting
campaign Of last fall, when men de-
serted the republican ranks without
real cause but were led off by false
statements made for the sole pur-
pose Of misleading the men who felt
antagOnistic to the Northern Pacific
railroad, It was publicly charged in
some quarters that r. o. Dunbar, Of
GoldeBdale, was among the revolt
ers and his name used for whatever
weight and influence 1t had. 1t af-
fOrds us pleasure TO learn, even at
this late day, that Mr.. Dunbar was
not Of the contemptibIe crowd who
proved recreant TO party and aided
in the election OF one OF the most
conspicuous nonentities that ever
represented an intelligent people in
congress. The following l. tter pub
lished IN a recent issue Of the Olym-
pia Courier gives Mr.. Dunbar's posi-
tiOn;
, 1885-09-26

- Nelson Martin Is slowly improving
and looks forward to an early and perma-
nent recovery.
, 1885-09-26

= District court conmences Monday,
Oct. Sh. The docket Is unusually large.
, 1885-09-26

FFelgntage at Legal rates
, 1885-09-26

Eastern, Middle and Western Washington Territory.
, 1885-09-26

D. L. EVANS,
, 1885-09-26


that ever was the friend Of Mr..
Voornees. l supported Maj. Arm
strong, as he very well knows, and
have the consciousness of having
saved a good many votes from the
wreck. So far a. Voorhees, is con-
cerned, | was simply ashamed Of
him when heard him make his first
ranting speech, and have been as
heartily ashamed of him ever since.
think have had sufficient polite
al experience to distinguish between
honest argument and pOlicical bum
comb and demagoguery of the very
transparent kind employed by Mr..
Voorhees, to gull unthinking men
and women, and that he still en-
ploys to keep himself favorably be-
fore the people. His radical and
sudden conversion to the forfeiture
faith, just at the time when the for
teiture wave was sweeping over the
country, was enough to create suspi-
cion in the minds Of honest men who
were friends of the measure; and
his Intemperate zeal and reckless
riding Of his new hobby was not cal
culated to allay that suspicion. HIS
course since has been even worse,
and amounts simply to political in
decency. When Mr.. Voorhees, act
ually becomes a member Of congress
and actu illy aceomplishes anything
for "my people," 1 shall not fail,
democrat though he Is, to give him
proper credit; but II he exhibits the
same vanity abroad that he does at
home he neUeF I0ML accomplish any
thing; for his disgusting presump-
tion and inordinate vanity will make
him the laughing stock Of congress
and the butt Of ridicule; and Wash
ingtOn territory virtually unrepre-
sented. twill take something more
than bOnfires and buncomb to ascom-
Plish anything there. Mr.. Voorhees,
has not yet taken his seat in con-
gress, but one would suppose, from
the immodest noise that he is max
ing, that he had been our represent
ative In the last session, instead Of
Brents. Personally know nothing
about Mr.. Voorhees,, and care moth
ing about him. Politically cOnsid-
er him, and have considered him, a
demagOgue Of the shallowest and
most pretentious mould. In fact, q
sort Of political Snowman who ought
to fe compelled to take out a license
before exhibiting himself In his pc
liar style 10 the gaping public.
Mr.. Editor, as you have done me
the injustice OF making me appeal
as one OF the attaches Of this show,
l trust you will do me the Justice tC
insert this letter.
Yours respectfully,
r. o. DUNBAR.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Tax on Birthstone.

But it is claimed that the llouor
interest pays large revenue to
the government. Suppose it does.
What right has the government to
sanction a business which DESTROYS
the wealth, happiness and prosper
ity of the people? But does the
liquor business pay anything to the
government? Let us see, the
manufacturer pays ninety cents
tax on each gallon. He adds that
ninety cents to the price at which
he sells to the wholesale dealer, and
the retail dealer when he buys, re-
funds the amount to the wholesale
dealer, and when he sells by the
glass he adds what has thus been
refunded together with about FIVE
hundred per cent. profit, and the
consumer, after all, pays the tax.
And yet we are told that we should
regulate" the business. Two hun.
dred years test of the policy of reg.
ulating" the traffic has afforded no
more reliet to the homes of this
country, than would be given to
lost souls by levying a tax on brim-
stone. Applause. st. John an
PHILADELPHIA Speech.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
He was a Democrat.

At 6 railroad town in Georgia
there was an old negro whose bust
ness was to cary trunks from the
depot to the hotel. He always
met Mr.. Stevens and took charge
of his baggage. The negro had vo-
ted the Democratic ticket ever since
he become a voter. One day Mr..
Stephens said to him:
Joe, L understand you always
vote the Democratic ticket
4 does dat, Mars Stevens was
old Joe's reply.
do you know any difference be-
tween the parties!"
Deed, en- dat [ don't
Then why do you vote the Dem
ocratic ticket?'
We'll, I'll jess tell you. I..makes
my libin' kyarin' up trunks, en- 1
didn't nebber seed no 'Publicans in
dis here State OBJ Jawjy had er
trunk
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Fatal ScOurges.

Men dread the cholera, the yell
low fever, and the smallpox, and
take expensive precautions against
it, while the ravages of all of them
in a year do not produce the mis-
chief that intemperance does in a
month. 1t is worse than a plague,
worse than fire or inundation, or
war. Nothing but sickness, death,
immortality, crime, pauperism, and
a frightful waste of resources comes
of it, Nothing noble is born of it.
Meantime our public men are tim.
id about it,our churches are half in
different over it, our ministers talk
about the Scriptural use of wine,
our scientific men dispute about
the nutritive properties of alcohol,
our politicians utter wise things
about personal rights and sumpt-
uary laws, and the people are 60
ing to the DEVIL G. Holland, IN
1872.-Eatraet from Temperance CAL
endar.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
What a Contrast.

The Western Cdrolinian prints
the following:
"Yancy county voted Prohibition
in June, and has had one court
since, of which the Pioneer, pub.
lished in huntsville, says: what
a contrast has this court-week been
to those of the past No bar-rooms,
no drunkenness, no fighting. Ev-
erything moves along as quietly
and orderly as a church meeting.
With liquor abolished, everybody
feels better-even the old topers
themselves, who always thought it
a duty to get drunk and fight when
they came to town."
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
hat it Costs.

What does drink cost in human
misery? Can [ count the leaves
of the forest, or the sands upon the
shore? And the sounds of this
misery are like The signing of the
leaves of illimitable forests, and the
FLASHING on the shores of unfath-
enable seas. costs US mil
lions of money, myraids of crimi-
nails, thousands of paupers, thou
sands of ruined women, hundreds of
thousands of men and women goad-
ed by misery into suicide or mad
ness, with every blossom in what
might have been the garland of
their lives blighted as by Fury's
breath. ........Shall it be nothing to
you that the blood Of your brothers
and sisters in this great family of
God is being daily poured upon
the affairs of this deadlier Moloch
OF Tophet more awful than that
OF Hinnom's Vale, while in dis
owning that you are your brothers
keeper, you become his Cain? Cam
ON Farrar : Extract from Temper
GTce Calendar.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Licensed to Sell.

Don't, oh don't sell him any
more drink Have pity on u.s."
cried poor heart broken wife to a
gin-shop keeper. "You have got
nearly all we had in the world my
poor husbands character, health,
and reason are nearly all gone.
For the sake of his poor unhappy
family, don't let him have any
more liquor"
"Get out Of my shop, or I'll turn
you out; don't come here with your
noise; l am licensed to seU," re-
sponded the hard-hearted gin-sell-
err.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Mrs. Leayitt.

Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt, Of
Massachusetts,, who is making a
tour of the world as the representa-
tive of the of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, is
still in Australia, where her ad-
dresses have awakened much in
terest, and where sundry large and
fourishing unions of Christian
temperance women have been Or
ganized by her. She expects to
visit India, China, Japan, and to
return to America by way of Great
Britain. Her mission is one of
great usefulness, and ought to be
literally sustained. For the una
voidably large outlay involved in
the great undertaking she is de-
pendent upon the voluntary offer
ings of those who appreciate the
Importance of her labors and have
the ability to aid in providing for
the expenses. Checks or remit
tances in her behalf may be adj
dressed to Miss Esther Pug b, Treas
urer N. w. G. T. u, SIS North High
Street, Columbus, Ohio.--Unio
Si1nnI
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
A White House Call.

Were at Washington last week.
Started for the White House knew
Cleveland was waiting for US
When we got inside the gate there
they were, brass band, white boss
black "nigger" and banner and
Cleveland out on the front porch
lookln' at 'em as calm as an oyster
and US off in the cold all by our
selves with not even jewsharp OF
a jackmule and wantin' office tc
bust WetzeL Democrat.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
That's the Man that Beat Blaine.

A little girl had been given some
verses to commit to memory by her
Sunday School teacher. She told
her mother about it on coming
home, and said they were the first
three verses OF a chapter in St.
John. Her little brother, who was
in the room, at once exclaimed,
with a thump of his fist on the ia
BILE, "Papa, don't let her learn
them! That's the man who beat
Blainep
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
The Mills of Satan.

A saloon can no more be run
without using up boys than -four
ing mill without wheat, or saw
mill without logs. The only ques.
ton is, whose boys-your boys or
mine our boys or our neighbors' ?
Will you give your husbands and
sons, or must other women give
their husbands and sons, that the
mill of ruin may grind onl How
long will Christian people sleep
over these things ?-Egchange.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
A New Department.

In spite of all the witty, wise
and otherwise things said about
our mother hen with more chickens
in her brood than she can shelter
under her wings, we are ready to
propose a new department for the
N. w. G. 7. 1.-THE department of
Resting. We are at loss whom
to nominate as its superinten-
dent, for we do not know a w. CT.
U. woman who knows how to rest,
but this fact only intensifes our
conviction that such a department
is needed. In every city and town,
in almost every hamlet where there
is w, G. I. U. there are women
working SO much beyond their
strength that a break down is sure
to come. They need to be taught
to heed Christ's tender injunction,
Turn ye aside and rest awhile"
But who shall teach them for we
are all alike sinners in this direC-
ton. Work so presses upon US,
the needs of the souls and bodies of
those around US appeal SO piteously
for our aid, that we seemingly can
not stay our hand till it drops ex-
hausted at our side Union Signal,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Then Prepare a Coffin.

Hon. T. R. Carskadon of w. Va,
a mem Der Of the republican state
central committee last year, has
been doing grand work in this state.
He has made some telling speeches.
We present a single sentiment
from one of them.
They say we can not have apoli-
teal party based on moral ideas.
Then 1 say prepare coffin for the
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