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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23

Mr.. William T. Walters, of Baltimore,
is another large importer of this breed.
What the Percherons are and their origin
and history make a very good story. A
writer in The New York Sun tells it as fol-
lows:
The Percheron horse IS the cross of Nor
man aud an Arabian. When Napoleon was
LAYING out post routes across France, he
looked about for horses which, while strong
enough to pull the heavy mail coaches, would
be light enough to travel rapidly. 1t was de
cided to breed Abraham stations to Norman
mares. and stock farms for raising the gov
eminent draught horses We're placed in the
little district of La Perche. Horses bred on
those farms We're therefore called Percherons
a pure bred Percheron has the small head
and ears of his original Arabian father, with
the size and strength of his Norman mother
His legs, when seen from behind or in front,
look very thin. From the side, however,
they are very broad. the bones OF the leg be
ing placed directly in line, thus making the
leg fiat instead of round. A pure bred Per-
cheron is always black when foaled, but be
comes gray when about years old. A black
Percheron Is considered not to be OF pure
blood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23


NJ. w. Durham, of Wayne, Ills, is one of
the large importers of blooded stock III
America Among his acquisitions is Per
cheron stallion that had the honor of having
had his picture painted by Rosa Bonheur.
We reproduce 1t here.
Brilliant is 10 years old and was imported
in 1881.
The adaptation Of Percheron horses TO
draught purposes here and especially to
farm work, is admitted wherever they have
been tried When Mr.. Walters began TO
import them into this country none OF the
draught horses of this New York any cross OF
Percheron blood. Now more than one-third
of them in and around the city have more or
less Percheron blood in their veins In
Chicago the proportion of partly pure Per
cherons is much larger. The fercheron
has a quick action, hardy constitu-
ton, and is easily kept, while his hoofs do
not split upon our American paVements, as
do those of other imported horses In France
the get of a blooded stallion and Percheron
mare IL the fashionable carriage horse, and
the same horse, under the name of French
carriage horse has recently found favor in
this country.
Government itself takes hand in the
horse breeding business in France, and both
Napoleons were greatly interested in I'M
proving the PerCherons Among some re-
cent importations by Mr.. Walters is one
stallion called Goliah, l7s4 hands high
The Percherons and the Clydesdaes are I'M
doubtedly the best horses for general purposes
for America The traveller in Paris will he
surprised at the beautiful carriage horses he
sees ON the driveways They are the finest
horses in Europe. 1t is said now that so
many horses are being brought to America
from France that soon there will be no good
ones left in La Perche.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23
FARM AND GARDEN.


Our farmer friends will have no difficulty
in recognizing the point of the accompany
ing picture, reproduced from The New York
Puck The things of which "oleomGrgarine"
is made are pouring into the kettle Of
witches broth at the top of the picture
Scrutinizc them closely. They won't increase
your appetite, but they may increase your
knowledge We don't specify the articles by
name There is no need to.
Below, the smiling, broad-faced dealer
stands ready to ladle out "pure, sweet conn
try butter" to his customers A pipe from
the witches broth kettle leads to the dumb
waiter, and that leads into the grocery below.
\ very big diamond blazes in the dealers shirt
front. He can afford it, with selling hogs
lard butter at thirty cents a pound.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23

A PERFECT FITTING garment is luxury,
Fit, style and durability characterize the ~.
G. Co." Clothing. Read advertisement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
CENTRALIA PARAGRAPHS.
Regular Correspondent.

Regular Correspondent.
Weather cool and cloudy, with every
indication of rain.
Mr.. Fuller and family, another good
man, is preparing to leave for Califor-
mia.
Plums are coming into market quite
plentifully, at q and 3 cents per
pound.
Mrs. Camley il ri ing some fine
melons, which will need another
weeks sun to make them perfect.
The neutrality-suspicious. have been
very busy the past week and new
grain has already begun to roll into
the mill.
Messrs. Gilchrist & Co.'S new house,
near their sawmill, is completed and
ready for occupancy. Gilchrist has
several large contracts for lumber on
hand.
Alpha, daughter of Mr.. Frank
Moore, section-man of this place, is
still very feeble. She has been ordered
to California, but is unwilling to leave
her home.
We are sorry to learn that we are
to about lose one of our best citizens,
Mr.. Saltonstall. He purposes taking
his family and merchandise to Astoria.
He will have the good wishes of ALL.
For the next three or four weeks,
Centralia will look deserted, several
families are going down to Puyallup
for the purpose of hor-llcking. They
expect to have a good time picnicing.
1 called in at the grist mill just now
and found Buchanan and Peel, like a
couple OF school boys, with about five
pounds of fine watermelon in each
hand. Your humble .ervant, however,
came in for large share.
Charlie Hoss, our late butcher, had
the misfortune to break his leg yester-
day while in Chehalis. The horse he
was riding by some means fell op him.
He was brought to Henry Tilly's,
where he will be well taken care of.
CENTRALIA, Aug. 10, 1886.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The people in the vicinity of Free
port were shocked on Saturday the 7th
inst, by the news of the drowning of
Miss Rosa Spilman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Spilman, who lives near
Freeport on the COweeman. 1t seems
that the two sisters were bathing in
the Coweeman, and Rosa got to far
out into the deep water and could not
get back; and of course, her sister be-
ing there alone could render her NO
assistance. The funeral services took
place at Freeport the succeeding Mon
day, at 10 O'Clock, and were conducted
by Rev.T. M. Reese of that place.
DEATH OF ELLIOT CLINE.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Aug. 13.-Hon.
Elliot Cline died at Doungeness at
O'Clock this afternoon. Mr.. Cline was
one of the oldest and most highly res
pected citizens of Clallam County,
having been among its Oldest pioneers.
He served repeatedly in the Territorial
Legislature, besides holding county
offices. A few days ago, while leading
a horse, he tripped and fell, and was
dragged some distance, but suffered
no inconvenience until yesterday,
when he was taken very i'll. It is sup
posed that he was injured internally.
The deceasd leaves a widow, two
daughters and son. e..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20

ures. The laws that became such by
limitation were with two exceptions
private pension and relief bills. The
exceptions were the bill 10 authorize
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf
Railway to contruct railroad through
the Indian Nation, and that to retire
Lieut.. Randall.
Of the measures vetoed BY the Pres
ldent, 81 were Senate bills and II bills
OF the House. Twenty-eight of the
Senate bills vetoed were private pen
sion bills; three we're for the erection
OF public buildings at Dayton o., Sioux
City, Ia, and GAINESVILLE, O.; one was
to grant to railroad the right of way
through an Indian reservation in
Northern Montana; one to make
Springfield, Mass, port of delivery !;
one to provide that the bodies of pau
pers, criminals and strangers dying
within the District of Columbia, un-
claimed within a specified time after
death, shall be turned over to medical
colleges; one to quiet the title of set
tiers on the Des MONIES river lands :;
and one to provide for the construction
of a bridge over Lake Champlain. OF
the House bills disapproved by the
President, IA were private pension
bills and three were for the erection of
public buildings. The proposed pub
lie buildings were for Ashville, N. c.,
Duluth, Mimi, and Springfield, Mo
The number of measures vetoed dur
ing the session was four more than
have been vetoed from The foundation
OF the government to the beginning OF
the session just closed.
While nearly all of the vetoed bills
OF the Senate We're reported back from
the committee with the recommends
ton that they be passed notwithstand-
ing the Presidents o.. ion, and Will
similar action WIS i.k.n on Hou,,
bills, only one, granting pension to
Jacob Romeiser, was passed ny tn,
two Houses over the veto. The Des
Moines river bill passed the Senate
over the veto, but failed to receive the
requisite twO-thirds vote in the House.
Motions to pass the bills to grant pen
sions to Mary Andersen and Andrew
j. Wilson over the Presidents veto
were defeated in the House. The con-
sideratiOn of the other vetoed meas
ures has been postponed until the
next session.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20

WEATHER REPoRT.-The U. S. Sig
nal Office furnishes the STANDARD
with the following weather report fol
the week ending August 10th:
MISUNDERSTANDING height, $685.
inches; highest, 3OO1; lowest, $3.50
range, .21.
Temperature-Average, SO degrees
highest, 81 on "Wednesday; lowest
As on Monday; range, 80.
Rainfall-Total amount, 90 inches
Mean relative humidity "a per cent.
Withdrawing direction during
week, north; highest hourly velocity
10 miles on Thursday; total miles
wind travelled, ATS.
Weather-No rain. There. were
clear, fair and l cloudy days.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
Mr.. John McClelland steward .

MI. JOnn McClelland, steward of
Young's Hotel, has gone bear and
dear hunting at Summit Lake. The
game law expired on the fifteenth and
he promises to bring in half a dozen
dear, at least, and bear to match.
He had better bear and forbear till he
gets out of the woods.
Miss Florence Marvin, now at
Room Z of the Burmeister Building is
said to possess remarkable powers for
revealing future events in the life of
individuals, and may be consulted
daily, between the hours of 10 and 5
and and 9. AS her stay will be short,
those who wish to consult her on the
past, present or future, should do so
at once.
The many friends of Mr.. N. j. Red
path, the young drug list who was
with Gen. McKenny. year or more
| ago, will he interested % learn that he
has gone to Philadelphia to pursue a
full course Of study in the noted
Jefferson Medical College" He ex-
poets to return next year a full pledged
NJ. ID. Mr.. r. left Aurora, Oregon,
last week Oh his mission, accompanied
by his wife.
MI. J. NJ. Ncwsum, of Chambers
Prairie, dedicated" his hop house,
last Friday evening, by dancing
party at which upwards of forty couples
participated. 1t wis said to have
been ii season Of unu, u..l h.ldritv and
coed feeling. and ,h.,i he quests dis
p,r>cd with the und. /. landing that ii
>houlL not be Tia, la, iImc that the
hospitality of their host should be the
means of affording an exceedingly en-
joyable evenings entertainment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
THE SCHOOL TAX.

To the Voters Of Olympia Graded .Schoo
District No. L:
Many inquiries have been made ii.
to the condition of the financial affair,
of our school district. Much opposi
ton has been made TO the voting of .
special tax, especially by those who
have no children to send to school
and some of those who have only the
interests of private schools at heart
and do not consider the public good
Now in order to answer all inquiries
as well as all opposition, We make tn,
following plain statement. Beginnin,
with April 25, 1884, this district wa.
in debt SIG 20. Since that time war
rants have been drawn for the amount
of $12, 439 80. This includes the pay
ing of the teachers salaries for two
years and the building of schoo
houses. The appointments of pub
lie money that have been made to ouI
district since that date amount to S.,
S75 -. This has been applied to the
paying of warrants and accumulated
interest on the same. The amount Of
interest alone that has been paid il
$500 rs. This reduces the amount Of
outstanding warrants to 81 ,43O OF, but
enough interest has accumulated on
these warrants to make the actual in.
debtedness little more than $1,000.
Now for the special tax question
What will be the consequences of not
voting n special tax? Simply this
the district will have SO impaired it,
credit that teachers cannot be found
who are willing to work for us and
take their pay in school warrants
which are mere promises to pay, with
no hopes of ever having those promises
fulfilled. Not one cent has yet been
paid on teachers warrants for last
years school and not quite all of tn.
year before. If we have no tax We Can
have no school and the consequent
loss of our proportion Of the public
money. Then other consequences
would follow. The creditors of the
district will clamor for their money
and will try to enforce the collection
of it, and will attach and sell our dis.
trict property, but will not find hall
enough to satisfy their claims. Many
holders o. school warrants would lose
their money and the public schools oil
Olympia would be thing of the past
This is gloomy picture but neverthe-
less the true one, and We cannot be-
lieve that the intelligent people oil
O1yr, ,,;o x,,;11 o1Iow s,,oh n x1,;nr 81
take place. We have done and are
doing the best We can for the district
We are doing our work without the
hope of any recompense except the
consciousness of a duty well per.
formed. Do not ask us to make
bricks without either clay or straw.
A. B. WOoDARD,
w. F. KEADY,
I. C. VAN EPPs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
WHAT CONGRESS HAS DONE.

CENTRALrA, Aug. 10, 1886.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20

WASHINGTON Aug. 5.-The first SEES
sion of the Forty-ninth Congress,
which ended to-day, began on Mon
day, December Z, 1885, and covered
period of seven months and twenty
eight days, or PAL days exclusive of
Sundays. Of this time the Senate
was in session 164 days and the House
184 days. During that time there
was introduced in the two Houses 49,
2O2 measures, of which 1904 were
House bills and PA House Joint res
olutions, 1881 Senate bills and SO
joint resolutions of the Senate. The
measures proposed for enactment into
laws exceeded in number by 1859
those introduced at the first session OF
the Forty-eighth Congress, which sat
for seven months and four days, or
165 days of actual working time.
They covered all sorts of subjects
from the payment of laborers at the
Capitol for extra services to complex
questions of tariff legislation and leg
islation with respect to national finan-
ces. Of the entire number, compar-
atively few were of what may be
termed of national importance. The
greater number were measures of q
private nature or of merely local i'm
p0rtance, such as relief and pension
bills; bills for the erection of public
buildings; for bridging rivers; fol-
granting the right of way to railroads
through military or Indian reserva-
tons; for the removal of political dis.
abilities; for changing judicial dis.
tricts; for establishing new land off.
ces; for changing the names or loca.
tons or increasing the capital stock oil
national banks; for printing public
documents, etc.
A very small percentage of the
whole number of bills introduced oil
either a general or private nature be.
came laws. A comparatively small
number succeeded in getting through
the committees to which they were re.
ferred, and reaching the calendars oi
their respective houses; some secured
a passage in the House in which they
originated but failed of action in the
other branch, and a very large mum.
Der still remain unconsidered by the
committees to which they were re-
ferred. The total number of meas.
1res that passed both Houses was L.
1O1-241 Senate bills, and $50 bills
which originated in the House. Of
this total, 8O3 became laws with the
Presidents approval, ISL became laws
by Limitation, the President failing to
approve or disapprove them within ten
days after the presentation to him, liz
were vetoed and one failed by reason
Of adjournment without action by the
President. OF the new laws, TAG were
House measures, and al Senate meas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20
Proposals Wanted.

CEALED Proposals " i'll be received by
- the Board of trustees of the Hospital
Tor the Insane in Washington Territory y,
for furnishing two hundred Iron Bel.
steads. and Woven Wire Web Mattresses
fD' the same, delivered at Lakeview Sta.
Weeks alter award Of contra T. Mattresses
TO be Sx6.2, made of best heavy wire, and
fastened to either maple or iron frame,
with patent extension. Samples required
with bids, which will be received until
September Sd, 1886, at 9 o'clock AN Bids
to be marked sealed Proposals." and
Trustees, Hospital for Insane, Fort Stella.
COON, Pierce county. W.T..
A. F. TU LIS,
w. H. PUN PHREY,
GEO. d. SHANNON,
Trustees, Hospital for Insane.
First publication, Aug. Is, 1856. va
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20

FOB PRINTING ofall kinds,
WHs iifSS;iS Il 81 iSs Fl me
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23
"lOOk tOIllc south"

The New York Indicator recently
Published Il very interesting article
entitled "Look to the South" where.
in 1t suggested that the south was
to-day the best field for the invest
mcnt of capital, a. it was in u state
of development which needed labor
aud money. The Indicator remark.
ed, apropos of investment in rail.
roads: "lherc is another point in
connection with the railroads in the
south to which the renewed strike
on the Lake Shore gives greater sig
ni.icancr. The contentious between
labor and capital do not exist in the
south as they do in the north and
west. A different class of labor is
employed, and, AZ a rule, it is better
satisfied with it, lot and condition.
strikes, such rs We have recently
witnessed, are almost impossible IN
the south, and it will be many years
before they can assume the import.
ancc they have here"
In view Of the low rate of intrr,s,
prevailing in the east the Indicator
could see no better field for the in.
vrstment Of capital than the south,
which was now engaged in develop
ing not one hut all lines Of indus.
tries, was building railroads, erect.
ind factories, turning ont its miner,
ais and improving and increasing it's
agricultural productions Savannah
Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23

criminal laws by preventing the es-
cape of their criminals.
Under the present treaty stipula-
tiOns, extradition between the Unl-
ted States and Great Britain Is an-
thorized only in eases Of murder and
forgery. Canada offers an easy
asylum for the thief and embezzler.
In Detroit, Buffalo, and other to wn-
upon the border, almost any crime
can he committed, and the criminal
slip away without chance of arrest
or punishment.
1t is astonishing, indeed, eonsld
ering the epntignIty Of the two
countries, that such a treaty has not
been negotiated long before. LII
absence serves As premium upon
crimes Of a certain class. Ii tht
treaty is arranged or being ar
ranged, IA the press reports, II
will break up the American colony
Of bank cashiers 50 rapidly growing
up in the Dominion, and reduce I'll,
number Of embellishments and bank
r"bberies in this country.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23
COukl,uv aud the Artist.

During the time Of the electoral
commission, early in 1877, when
C"nkling WAS in the senate and was
its most prominent republican igure,
an artist Of the London News was
sent here to make sketches Of the
great event for his paper, aud he
wished to make Senator Conkling a
part Of these pictures. lie called on
Conklng at his r.s,,lencs aud found
hun engaged in writing. liz was
received in dignihed way, aud told
Senator Conkllng that he would
like To have u photograph Of him /"
send to London, and that il he had
no photographs he would make ar
rangc,nents for him to sit at any
time with any Washington photo.
yrAl'hcr Conkling should select, an,
thai the London News would pay
the bill.
"rhat is out Of the question:" re-.
piled Cmkl,ng, ~ have something
else To do than sit for photographs.
! am sorry cant "blige you"
At tins the artist turned to 90,
whrrrupon Senator Conkling said:
~ suppose, sir, you sketch, and il
you really want my picture, though
can't give you aphotoyraph, | don,
see how ] can prevent you from tax
my n sketch Of me-" &.
More than this, he was perfectly
willing that the artist should take
the sketch then and there, and while
he was writing away the artist sat
down and rapidly moved his pencil
over the paper. In the course Of 10
minutes he got-ap and babe Conk.
ling gpod.day, when Senator Conk.
ling asked To see the sketch. II was
handed to him, aud he was 80 much
plcawd with il that be told the art.
lst that he would like to lccp it,
aud that If he would allow him u
do ~ he would pose for him.
The artist wanted nothing better
than this, and he got Senator Conk.
ling to assume II position he had
taken in one Of his noted speeches
delivered day or two before. lie
kept him standing until be had
made an excellent sketch, and this
sketch he sent of to his paper.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23
THE DAILY NEWS.

The DAILY NEWS Is published every morn
inS, except Moh'sAy, sna delivered by carriers
in the city msili, : .Sfage tree, Tor ~ cents
\ month, Sl.isl tor three months. $50 for siI
IN Inths. or = per aHnum-
fHE WEEKIN NEw> l. an s-page B-eolumn
piper. pGbisshcd every Fri lay. containing
all the news oi the week. l15si and general 10
~ the largr>i and hstsisnmest weekly Iap-r
puhiisll.ssl in floT,a ami will be mailed p.st-
are Tree tor - Year, ar 81 cents tor slx
mnnths- >pssimen e,btle> free Ia any address.
Los al aiyertl>4ments ~ cents par ithe lot
INST Insertion and 10 cents IL line Tor eath AL
dttousl insertion. Special nntes> 10 cent i-r
line. is,,itIrs'i rates ON continued advertise
IN 'ntS
All advertising biiis ts'come du- pro raj =
every m,,ntil tssal advertisements due al
the expiration az the tim tor which thcy are
Ia-.rttsi.
~ r..,u.ttsnee> should b. NAH hy express,
IN ,uss -sr'itr ar register, u tier.
Address.
y. q. HAMMOND,
fUsI>ts- NANAaGk,
IALiTKA. fIOkiBA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23

At meeting held in Cleveland, Ohio,
On the 2lst. nh arrangement was pei
fected, IA system ~ uniform rules and
signals for running trains in all sections
If the country. The meeting was in TN,
form If committee representing the
Wabash, Illinois aud Pacific, Chicago,
Burlington AMI Quincy. Nickel Plate,
the Richmond and D,nville system, the
Pennsylvania ~ stem, the Geosgia Cen
trail and the Atlantic Coast lines. This
is very important matter TO the public
and especially to transportation co'nIa
Mes.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23
Mr.. Davis Right ~ u Pension.

Now Jefferson Davis can get a
pension Of SIS month foe service in
the Mexican war il he will only come
forward aud have his disabilities r..
moved. When Mr.. Blaine was a
member he always used to offer an
amendment excluding Mr.. Davis hy
name whcne, er the Mexican pension
hill came up, but Mr.. Houtellc seems
to have been tapping. Will the
hermit OF lIeanvOir come forward
and chccrfullv hold up his platter
Washington Post.