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, 1885-03-07
From OkanOgan City.


lEllensburg LocRiizor.l
We received a few days ago a let
ter from our correspondent in the Big
Bend, which was dated Jan. 20. He
says that the deepest snow in the O.
kanogan or Big Bend was two feet
There is but one doctor In the coun
try, and he has had to resort to 9TH
er busines to gain a llvelihoO. The
public well at Okanogan has 10 feet Of
water in it. The new town Of Nash
land has a new blacksmith shop and
three dwellings. The sawmill eompa-
ny has got quite a lot Of logs for the
coming summer work. Our last years
bacon is Gus ke spiel. Some parties
have brought in some fresh pork
which is being sold at 20 cents per
pound. The enterprising citizens Of
Okanogan, Joined with the settlers,
graded a good road down the Moses
COulie last fall to the Columbia river,
just below Rock Island rapids. There
is a tine chance for some enterprise
ing man establish ut that point fer
ry over the Columbia. There is little
doubt but that some money can be
made out Of it, once 1t is known that
persons can cross there In safety.
will close for the present. W.C.S.
The statement made by the Rev.
DR.. Todd, Of New Haven, that he
does not "belieye there's professor
in Yale College to-day who can trans
late at sight, and without recourse to
well-thumbed lexicons, page Of
Greek or Latin with which he has no
previous acquaintance" reminds the
New Haven Comm Register Of the
CONSERVATION Of recent graduate up
on looking at his diploma. He at once
recognized the fact that the first
thing his father would do upon see
ing the certificate Of graduation
would be to ask him to prove the ben
efits Of his college training by trans
lating it As the'old gentleman was
himself a college graduate, he knew
he could not hope to deciev9 him by
a bogus translation. The son, there
fore, hastened to a private tutor and
had the necessury translation writ
ten down, which he committed to
memory and subsequently repeated
to his father with the necessary slut
terings and mutterings to make the
work Of translation appear genuine.
The father from that day has been a
confirmed champion Of the system
Of teaching Greek and Latin in our
American colleges.
, 1885-03-07
Notice for Publication.


LAND OTFIcE AT sroKANE FALLS,
Feb. q, i6Si 4
Noiiec Is horchy given that thc following
named settler has dlcd notica o. hts Intention
10 make final proof In support of his claim
and that said proof Will - made before fha
u. s. Land ONCE nt spokane Pals, w. r. on
Apr. rs, 1855, NJ nc a. M, vi1s Lewis r. Peters.
who made HON csiead Eutry No. ll,i, for the
" y, ne ~ NV Z ae Z and se Y NV ~ - Ia
tp -, range q r W ~
He names the following witnesses 10 nrova
his continuous residence unon and cuIfivn-
llon o. sald land, via; W. Il. Nlla1. Ins
y les, X. H. Kceuy, q spokane Fails JOAN
' 3. Nsxi;NsrRova.Resi.,sr
, 1885-03-07
LETTER LIST.

Tho followlngis q list OF letters remaining
uncnlled for In the Postofice at spokane Fallf
Washington Territory, March lsS5.
, 1885-03-07

| n peLltlOn lTOln OldS. Leroy anu ~.
D. Squier, asking for the exclusive
privilege to erect bill boards along
the public streets, was referred to
the committee on streets and alleys.
A petition from parties asking for
an order to put down sidewalks on
Spague street was referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
The street commissioner was in
structed to eradicate a mud hole ex-
isting on the extension Of Riverside
avenue.
The following polling places were
selected and officers appointed for
the ensuing city election:
First Ward-Polling place at B. F.
Burch'sagricultural implement ware
house office, on Riverside avenue,
between Stevens and Howard streets.
Judges Of election-Wm. Wither-
spoon, Mrs. J. E. Van Dorm and G.
Palmtag. Clerks-Mrs. L. A. Cow
ley and Geo. Hollway.
Second Ward-Polllng place at Nc
Lellan & Langshore's paint shop, on
Main street, between Howard and
Stevens streets. Judges OF election
w. H. Wiscomb, Mrs. il. Cove
and Geo. Davis. Clerks-Mrs. Matte
Blalock and ]. L. Bailey.
Third Ward-Polllng place at the
hose cart house, on Howard, between
Front and Main streets. Judges Of
Observation-Disclosures Post, Mrs. A. s.
Crystal and Col. D. p. Jenkins.
Clerks-Mrs. j. Douglas and H. f.
Allen.
Fourth ward-Polllng place in
middle room Of the Spokane Fence
company's building, Post street, be-
tween Sprague and First streets.
Judges Of election-Jos. II. Boyd,
Mrs. l.. A. Ide and Adolph Munter.
Clerks-Mrs. s. W. Traver and Cyrus
Bradley.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet next Wednesday evening.
, 1885-03-07
Notice for Publication.
UNITED SrArEs LAND OFTTcE,
SPOKANE fALIls, W. T., March On IS. /



NOTICE Il hereby given that the following
IN named settler has hled notice of his IN
tenuon 10 make hnal proof IN support of HIS
claim and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register or Receiver United states
Land once At Spokane Fnlis, W. T., on April
l9, lbai, 2. n. VIZ John S diray who made
u. u. entry No. S77 for the ae sccflon Ia.
Tp 15 n. r. e. =. M -
Ne names the following witnesses 70 prUve
his continuous residence upon, and culfivn-
tlon of said land. viz l. Wals3e, W. A. Me
odemuS, 2, Head, @. c. Mouaits, Of Spokane
Falls, VT.
J.M. ARMSTRONG, REGISTER
, 1885-03-07

The regular monthly meeting Of
the city council, Of this city, was held
In Glover's hall Wednesday evening,
March 4th. Present-Mayor pro.
tenn. Forrest, and councilmen Can
non, Forster, Havermale, Turner and
! Deuber.
Absent-Mayor Glover and coun-
cilmen Squier and Berg.
NJ. T. Harrison was chosen clerk
pro. tenn. in the absence of George
Brandt.
A delegation of ladies surprised
that body by appearing before the
board. They explained their wishes
through the medium Of a spokes-
woman, who stated briefly but in ex-
cellent diction just what the female
suffragists wanted, and presented the
following petition backed by the sig
natures of 22l:
''TO the Honorable Body, the Mayor
and City Council Of Spokane Falls,
W. IT,
We, members Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and un-
dersigned ladies Of Spokane Falls, do
petition you to provide cOnvenient
and suitable places for holding the
coming city election, April 7, 1885,
and recommend that ladies arrange
and control the same to such extent
as you may authorize"
Referred back to the ladies to sug-
gest names for judges and clerks fol-
various wards.
Ordinance No. SO, repeating an or.
dinance entitled an ordinance grant.
ing Henry S. Jackson ct al. the right
to erect, operate, and maintain gas
works in this city, was, on roll call,
passed unanimously.
The report of the city treasurer
was presented, and on motion re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The committee on fire and water
was granted further time to report
upon the question of suitable fire
alarm.
The report Of the street commits
siOner was, on motion, referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
A number OF bills were read and
referred to the finance committee.
A. NJ. Cannon, acting as a special
committee Of one, on the matter Of
investigating the practicability of
floating city water works bonds, re-
ported that he had Just been to New
York where he made it a special
duty to consult fnanciers and capi-
talists in regard to the marketable
value OF bonds and the chances of
selling such collateral He was Of
the opinion that the city would ex-
perience no trouble in finding takers
for these bonds. He had consulted
with a Mr.. Post, a prominent capl-
tallst OF New York city, who ex-
pressed his opinion that such bonds
could be readily disposed at a dis
count OF per cent Bonds of large
amount for long terms were much
more marketable than bonds Of small
amounts and short term.
The following bills were reported
upon favorably and ordered paid:
, 1885-03-07

Persons asking for any Of the above letter.
Will please say "advertisd" and give date o.
this list !. HEATH, P. N.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06
A NOnsensical Decision.


1t has been decided by Judge Norton, of the
Criminal Court, and Harding, the prosecuting
attorney, that balot-box is not ballot box,
even though it may have ballots in it, under lock
and key, the same at the poils-that it can
only be ballot-box when at the polls. We are
neither judge nor prosecutor, but in our opin-
ion the odds is the difference Ratchet Holt
broke open ballot-box that was locked and had
ballots in it. If it wasn't a ballot box what waa
ita 1t wasn't dry goods box but one of the reg.
ular ballot-boxes belonging to the city. Yet
the judge and the prosecutor, through some
inscrutable process of reasoning, declare that it
wasn't ballot-box in the eye of the law, and
that Ratchet Holt committed no crime in it's
waton and unnecessary destruction. This will
do to tell to the marines; common sailors won't
believe it. The smashing in of ballot-bot is no
crime, and Ratchet Holt goes unwhipt of justice
if he doesn't get medal for himself and Ratchet.
This is a great country and we are great
people. and law is rum thing. 1t is supposed
to be based upon common sense, but this is
mistake. It is founded on uncommon sense as
displayed in the above decision of Judge Norton
and Prosecuting Attorney Harding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

much mistaken in the present spirit of Sun
day observance here as he is in the possibility
of introducing among people of Anglo-Saxon
blood either the free use of wine or beer of
the Greek or Latin races or their free indul-
gence of customary amusements on Sunday.
Some part of what he commends in the Sun
day observance Of the Athenians prevails here
very generally. Other customs could not be
maintained here without the evil effects we
have referred to.
He thinks, with good many others, that
the best practical temperance reform would
be to make general the use Of wine and beer
as means of expelling stronger drinks. II
may here say that am firmly persuaded that
a more efficient step would be taken to ad-
vance the interests of temperance reform by
encouraging the manufacture Of these light
wines and good beer than by any prohibitive
legislation, or by the most effective cornet
solos in the park of Sunday afternoons" AS
we, in this country, have been using beer,
good and bad, pretty freely for twenty years
or more, and are constantly using more and
more oft, with no perceptible diminution of the
evils of drunkenness, the reverend gentle
mans expression of confidence in the temper
ance agency of the beverage must be received
with some measure of doubt. The races of
the south Of Europe are not a drinking race,
in the sense of drinking to intoxication.
Neither French, Spanish Italian nor Greek
gets drunk commonly or frequently. Nor
does the German. But the Anglo Saxon and
his more northern congener does, and he will
do it on any liquor that contains an intoxi-
eating quality. The difference is in the man
in the race-not in the liquor There is
the mistake Of a good many men who have
seen the sobriety of people in Europe, William
Cullen Bryant among others, as we'll as Rev.
Mr. Moffett.
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A Misqu0tati0n.
Boston Herald.

The clergyman who made the funeral address
at the burial of Vice presdent Hendricks pro-
sacally misquoted one of the most familiar lines
of Longfellow, when he rendered it:
Life is short and time is feeting."
The correct rendering, it is hardly necessary
to say, is:
''Art is long, and Time is feetng."
The verse Of which this is the opening is q
paraphrase from the German of Goethe, in which
the strikingly poetic figure in it is found. Long
fellow has been accused of plagiarism for the use
he made Of it. Edgar A. Poe attacked him
violently on this point
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06
A Proposed Test of pastsur,s Theory.

New YORK, Dec. 5--Dr. o. German, of New
ark. N. j.. who has taken deep interest in the
cases Of the six children bitten by mad dog on
Wednesday. sent the following cable dispatch to
Professor Pasteur the French scientist. on
Thursday:
Six children have been bitten by dog sup
posed to be mad. The dog was prematureiy
killed Will you take charge of the children IL
sent to Paris7 / have spinal column of dog. Ii
requested will forward"
Yesterday DR., o German received the follow
ing from Professor Pasteur:
IF you fear danger, send the children imme-
diately."
1t will REQUIRE 81. 900 to send the children to
Paris. One hundred and fifty dollars have al
ready been subscribed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06
Practical Temperance Legislation.

Interview with Canon Farrar.
what is the practical solution of this yexed
question-high license or prohibition2'
$40 pass prohibition laws universally now
would do but little good probably You cannot
go in advance of public opinion in this matter.
The people must be educated. 1t would be very
difficult to adopt such a law until the mass Of
the people demand it, and if it were adopted, it
would doubtless be evaded. Until such a law Ia
possible would favor legislation tending to
limit the sale of liquor"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06
An Autopsy Should Have Been Held.


The Indianapolis Journal of yesterday has q
very sensible editorial article upon the cause Of
Vice-president Hendricks death, and declares
that an autopsy should have been had, to deter
mine, legally and professionally, if possible, the
cause of death. The article concludes with the
significant assertion that 1.-THE speculations and
theories now go rife as to the cause Of Mr. Hen
drcks's death" should have been put to rest by q
post-mortem investigation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

The st. Louis Republican admits that Tai
mage discovered Sam Jones, but claims for
itself the credit of making him the we'll known
public character he is by Systematically pub
fishing extracts from his sermons. This
claim may have some foundation in fact.
Judging from Mr.. Jones's bad grammar, bad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

Professor IT, H. Morgan, for more than
Louis. and his assistant, Professor w. f. Sand
ford, have been asked by the school board to
write their designations. They are charged with
lewd conduct and the nonpayment OF bills
Since the death of his accomplished wife, Prof
Morgan has taken TO drink.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

Not Pleased with Hazen--Or the Weather.
Philadelphia Times.
1t is possible that we have not yet reached
that point in science where the weather may be
surely foretold few hours in advance. although
We had many years ago much better luck than
we are now having If the failure of the pres
ent service is owing to the mpossibility of doing
better with our present knowledge of science,
then the service had better be stopped and the
money saved. 1t is practically useless, and
thoroughly ridiculous.
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been previously informed that the exchange was
cage filled with bulls and bears. and her sur
prise was, therefore, not unnatural.


THE giving of a stone instead of bread was ex
emplihed at Louisville lately. A colored man
claims that he was promised a barrel of -four for
his vote. 1t will be seen that votes come high
in towns opposed to ''robber tariff" Instead
of -four, he received a barrel filled with stones
and dirt. The Courier-Journal will lobby for
bill making this capital offense
The man who trotted Mr.. Hendricks on his
knee when he was an infant, and who affection
ately refers to the late Vice-president as
Tommy" has already come to the front with
his ''recollections." The American people are
OF patient and long suffering Sort and will
make only silent protest when such things are
heaped upon them
The following mysterious paragraph ad-
dressed to ''an unfortunate boy" appears daily
in the St Louis Republican, and is signed by the
editor: 'All that you expect will be guaranteed
YOU Send your address and where you can be
seen, or call at this Office" The question is
whether it means Governor Hoadly or Senator
Malone.
GERHARDT scorns the So, 600 clause and will be
barkeeper at Louisville, having signed" for a
year. People who have not the honor of know
ing who the Hon. Mr.. Gerhardt is, are informed
that he was second baseman in some club. Hoy
nowl What are the people to Think Are mixers
of fancy drinks paid more than $4,000 year,
Hardly.
SIX children were bitten by mad dog at
Newark, N. j., recently, and arrangements are
being made to send them to Paris to be treated
by Pasteur. If this be the outcome of being
nipped by dog affected with the rabies nine
tenths of the children of this great American
country will court the mad dog assiduously.
LILLIAN SPENCER the actress, has been granted
divorce. She says her husband declared he
had married her as "a speculation" He was
closed out just like any other fellow that makes
a bad investment
CHARLOTTE WIcKLIFFE died at Louisville on
Wednesday, at the age of lit, but as yet the
other ballet girls have taken no action.
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QUERIES AND ANSWERS.

All proper questions of general interest will be ad
mitted to this column and answered, if possible. If
the answers cannot be given the questions will be
printed to invite replies from the outside. The col
umn is for the mutual pleasure and profit of our
readers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

CHARLOTTE WIoKLIFFE died at Louisville, on
Wednesday, at the age of III, but as yet the
other ballet girls have taken no action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

LILLIAN SPENCER, the actress, has been granted
a divorce. She says her husband declared he
had married her as "a speculation" He was
closed out just like any other fellow that makes
a bad investment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

PRETTY young lady who was taken by her
father one day last week into the New York
Stock Exchange, tainted with fright at what
appeared to her to be the fierce and angry
demonstrations of the brokers. She had not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

AT New York, on Wednesday, the Javanest
residents, to the number of about one hundred,
celebrated the seven tbousandth birthday of their
god Roma. After the celebration they made
Roma howl by getting hilariously drunk on pine
top whisky and gin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

RRGS INVARIABLY IN ADvANCE-PoSTAGE PREPAID
BY THE PUBLISHERS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

HERE is a hint for church authorities who 90
not know how to manage delinquent members.
Father McIncrow, of Amsterdam, n Y, finds
that mailing board across the pews of those who
are in arrearages, answers every purpose. Tho
offender walks up the aisle, fails to get into his
seat, and walks out amid the filters of the con-
gregation. Perhaps he never returns, but others,
in wholesome fear of such an event, pay up
promptly, and peace reigns.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-07

WIN. M. ABBOTT.
A1Ts- A=oL1s. 7z=-
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY7. 1885.
PRO Bono Publico-''

THE Philadelphia Times says -
"Wberever social philosophy is much
in vogue there is general regret over
the increasing lothfulDess of young
men to marry, for the reason usually
given that they cannot afford it. In
nearly all of the larger cities, and es-
pecialIy in the more fashionable cir
cles in each, this tendency is causing
widespread comment Young men
go into societ to dance with its femi-
nine members, firt with them and to
pursue pleasure in its various forms
in their society, but when the subject
of marriage comes up they are silent.
Rooms up town and meals at the club
are good enough for them, and if not
happy they are usually content. Or
dinarily, too, their early impress.
sions crystalline into convictions
after listening to the frivolous talk of
society girls. To counteract this ten
dency the young ladies of Rochester
have prepared document setting
forth that families of from two to ten
can live well on So per week and that
no woman is worth marrying who
cannot dress stylishly on $50 per
year. Doubtless this statement will
be met with the charge thatsit doth
protest too much But If its object is
to induce young men to make the
matrimonial experiment and ascertain
its truthfulness afterwards, it is likely
to have some victims. If, however,
it is actually true, which but few per-
sous will believe, .there certainly can
be no further reason, other things be-
ing favorable, why Rochester young
men should longer lead club lives"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-07

AN increasing interest in the mat
ter of industrial education is manifest
in varions parts of the country. In
Boston the system has been engrafted
upon the public schools, and the Sup.
erintendent says that the experiment
has already gone far enough to prove
that work of this kind can be joined
to the ordinary grammer school work
with good effect. Trade schools in
New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
and other points east and west have
proved successful in every instance.
There is no good reason why we
should 60 abroad for our skilled work
men while the material out Of which
they are made abounds ct home.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-07
ResIgnatIon Of Col. PurneII.

Wm. H. PurnelI, formerly Comp
trolIer Of the Treasury of this State,
and for some years past President of
the Delaware College, has rendered
his resignation to the trustees of the
College. Col. Purnell was led to this
course because of some dissatisfaction
with the CoIonel's policy in inaugu-
rating coeducation of the sexes in the
College some years ago. AS the
Colonel has many warm friends in the
board of trustees it is thought his
resignation will not be accepted.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-07
The Governors Guards

The Governors Guards, Captain
Lewis Green, commanding, left this
morning on the States steamer,
Governor Thomas" Capt. Griffith,
for Baltimore, to take part in the
military parade today. The Guards
were accompanied by the Annapolis
Cornet Band, Prof. II. A. Schryer,
leader, who preceded the Guards and
playing lively tune as they marched
down Main street, in true military
style. The Guards carried fatigue
caps and overcoats, and were attired
in their full dress uniforms of gray
with cross belts of white with brass
mountings. They boarded the steam.
er about I O'Clock which was lying at
Floods wharf, with steam up ready
to start, aud in less than ten minutes
orders were given to cast off the lines
and the Thomas was headed for the
Monumental city, with the military
passengers aboard. Besides the
Guards several citizens also took pass.
age on the steamer by special invita-.
ton of the Captain, including the
Hon. NJ. Bannon and Phil III. Tuck,
of Baltimore, who were anxious to
see the new steamer and test her sail
ing qualities. The rain that was fall.
ing at the time of the Guards depart.
ure, aud the gloomy outlook Of the
day, did not seem in the least to put
damper upon the merry party.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-07

The opinion in the cases of Charles
S. Bonaparte, executor of Elizabeth
Patterson, vs. the State of Mar yland,
and Charles j. Bonaparte vs.. the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
involving the sum Of about $50, 900
for taxes due the city and State, was
fled to-day. The case was tried ct
the October term, and the opinion Of
the appelIet court has been looked for
with q great deal of interest. Judges
ment was given in the lower court in
favor of the State and city. This
court afirms that judgment. Judge
Ritchie delivered the opinion of the
Court.