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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-03

DoAhDlN1.
lSoR RENr,loI5 l4TH ST, LARGE. PLEASANT
IL ruOus aud hst-class home tahle. aAy boariers
commodAted. meals sent cut II desired. oc3-Jt'
Ole ST. NM.-FOR kENT, WITH BOARD.
references exchanged. Oc2-Ot.
~ goons ready to- with OO-rd. three squar
irom railroad depot Post and Pension Ofnccs- 3l2
ct NV. ocl-lS.
NNANTED = TABLE BOARDERs Al as PER
w month NJ the Clinton House. sth and 1 sta n W.
Furnished single TOoIns Tor young men at 80 PEI
month se-e-Or
\ AkGE COOL AND NEWLY FURS SHED ROOMS
IL with board single suit; strictly nrsf-cla>s
lrznslepts. 81 ger day. Ale "kbsIkh. 5lS l3tb
ct M sull-Sm
PERSON Ala
" Of tie lsury Depzrtnelst wishing en- hAnge
SIXTH Auditors Ofhce, Will please addrss \. 4 \.
Star OfnceL Oc2-2ts
A l.. ThE NEGATIVES EkoM sle MAhkET
n srace now al 4z5 sth T. cabinets o. 80 per
dozen mA lHIfts. PIotosr.phsE. ocl-5t'
NON Is lhE T.ME To CHI AN ESTIMATE
N from MM. 4. CODD. 20l0 AliceAnIa st.. baltimore
heating residences, schools cAurches hotels
gwen houses aud pubic buhdlngs ocl-3t
NkANILLIAAs.Ok OM MoELFkEsH AUTHOR
w ized lnyate Detective Agency. ColnIlunic.tlons
oIen all boars ". WILLIAMS. Manager. go Me-
ny4 -5m.
lJs1Hs OLD STAND II THE ONLY PLACE
81 xhere hrst-clnss second Hand cloiling can -
sod ~ re1sectAo4e prlcos Address call 81 40 &c
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Hade IN
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.
James Griffin has n small terrier dog
that i surprising the people 81 this town
bv his abilities a. runnsr Every even
Ing during the summer. when the 6 4S
train from the west blew its whistle a
few rods from TIE Main SIR ct crasS-
,ns the dog would bound cut Of the
house meas bv and take the track
ahead OF the train for the station,
half q raile aSav The train crosses
Main street at the rate OF hltesa miles
an boar. and between the crossing and
the station j frc-tle aho,i; so ievt
long over this the dow liies, alwsy :
krepins lust 80 far ahead oi the train.
STAG senins HI speed a. the ar hrakes
are applied. ard coming iRle the sta
| tien at the same distance ahead Is the
train ~ he taok when he started the
race. Once or twice the engineer has
pat on steam % try and overtske the
dos, bat he has not vet succeeded IN
doing L. The dog never looks baek-
never haTks. and never paws aHT az
teutien 10 the calls OF his master.
/ Mhen he reaches the station he looks
gp az the engineer. give- two or three
short yeips, and quietly tfot> home pp
the ira K This performance i ~
peatcd ~Ith nufaiiiug regularity ana
Il an effort Is made TO Keep him N the
house az train Eia3e. be raises an IN
earthly re Tiae Il ! the custom rev
for crowds - gather 60 see the exhitsi-
ton racing,
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less towering plants and shrubs.
The r01dsides were permitted also 10
retain rome Of the towering weeds,
basiercups, dan3elions. chfckue<d and
the like. butno mercy rzs shown 10
any growth Of pestilent propenxfies.
There vas some yellow dock here and
there. but We were surprised al being
informed that the Japs had net dis
covered the beauty Of It's leaves for
greens. although they do eat the dan
deiion 10 some extent In fact. one
might say that weed farming was .
genuine part Of the japanese agrieul-
turai system. since the entire crop was
utilized in some fashion. either for for
age, food. bedding. beauty, matching
or manure. Not a savage plant Was
allowed 10 lead useless life. or to de-
vose its energies to the undoing OF the
farmers work. Though the harmless
and pretty weeds were in some eases
permitted TO flourish in the road gut
tiers as well as the boriers-and this i
no ioke-in such eases they were them
selves sesIuiotisiy weeded. IL does not
take deep or intense reflection to per
eeiye that this thorough system Of
weed culture, 80 20 speak. relieves the
farmers OF ere heavy tax on their in
dustry, which their brethren in Amer
ca abandon themselves 10 paying.
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TERRITORIAL TALK.

Waitsburg schools are closed on ac-
count OF diphtheria.
The Register, OF Pennington, Is the
latest addition to Whitman county
papers. and is published by Mr.. Z. ;.
Crane.
The new editor OF the Chehalis Bee
Mr.. Frank owen. Is a weii-known
journa ist, having published the Win
lock Pilot for some time. The Beeis a
paper OF established standing.
The United States fish steamer Al.
batToss will, next spring, investigate
the halibut banks of the Gulf OF Geor-
gia off Point Roberts IL is pretty well
understood that those banks afford
fine fishing grounds, especially in the
spring season.
While going through the country
we felt the political pulse. and with
malice towards none, bat with heart
felt sympathy for all who bet on cock
| fights, horse-races and elections, we
pity those who pinned their faith and
| let their last dollar on Charles Noor'
hees, for their goose is cooked aitI
Hialia Journal.
Little Clayton Milholiin. three years
old, while playing up stairs the other
day, fell from the second--tory window
a distance OF 10 or II feet. 10 the ground
below. A vine near the ground broke
the little fellows fall, and saved him
from serious injury. When his
mother picked him up he said, with
out tear: Baby won't fall out there
again. mamma. ~ iaine Journal.
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BILL SYE AND THE LILY.
He Has q Chat with Mrs. Langtry-
She Needs n Husband.


II was my blessed privilege last sum
mer at Long Branch, in company with
several other people prominent in art
and literature, 10 lunch with Mrs.
Langtry, and at leisure To converse
with her in low, passionate accents
about her future and her past. ] had
not intended to make the delightful
chat public at first. for neither OF US
care to be brought prominently before
the public, shrinking as We do from
publicity OF all kinds and only caring
To do right while keeping in the back
ground as much as possible. But the
general interest felt in Mrs. Langtry
leads me TO burst through these re-
straints, ms il were, and overieap the
grounds OF mere per- onM preference,
and speak at length both oi Mrs.
I.angtry and Mr.. Gerhard, whose
name. up 20 the time met Mr.. l. last
summer, has been almost constantly
! associated with hers.
In speaking of Mr.. Gerhard, hope
| shall not be misconsirued; mat
| say will be open and aboyeboar'i anu
perfectly free from jealousy. lie
knows that | fear him not. | have
told him so. have telephoued him
twice 10 that effect.
Frequently people ask eacs other the
question: Does Mrs. Langtrs reaty
| love Mr.. Gebhard2" and Yet II Il un-
settled. | do not think she really anu
truly feels a longing for him. On the
contrary, she looks upon him a. she
does upon the fence she built IN front
OF her house 20 keep idle people from
seeing what She had for breakfast or
counting her washing on Mondays
| from the street, or as she would use
the essential oil of penny royal shich
people bestow on their cotnpieNionS IN
order to keep OF the insects. She NAV
marry him some day, but | shall
maintain that il is on the same plan,
and that she does il rs protection.
Certainly, as | sat hy her side taking
with her while her great, Soethiul eyes
looked up into mime, and her slad
pure laughter wellcd up and Fipplei
away across the still air a. ate her
snipe nv mistake or >weetencd my cup
OF coli conSoume, thinking 1t was tie,
could not help thinking how much
could chirk up aud brighten
mn her life 1t could he
ever near her. Mr., i.anEtry
needs "A husband who viii meet her
with A glad welcome. a bon mc; AMI
CHEEKY worsi when she comes home
from her work She did not miud
earning the living ant hueing tht
| groceries, but oh, She Si-hc1 T. sc ap'
| preciste3 oh. she vi ehet 70 look M
| Ia her husband. rot down uTan ham
| She would pFayitie, Oh "a wtlinSiy
on. so cheerfuliv, hut she c0alld mo-
| l.r3r the thought Of a husband ht
| would wire his nose with the dish
towel or he outre.
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ROBBED A CORPSE.
A Farmer Steals Ring From n
Dead Friepd'- Finger.

theney ~cHtknfI.
Wednesday evening while the re-
mains Of Mr.. Whittier were being pre-
Ned for burial, one Hiram Babb. who
isd lived near Mr. Whittier while he
xas on his ranch about six miles south
o. town, asked permission to take a
hist look at his departed friend. His
request was granted and he went into
he hall. On the little finger of the
dsceased's left hand was gold ring,
and while the physicians and others
IN the room we're attending TO some
thing else, Babb stole the ring from the
body of his dead friend. Afterwards
the ring was missed. but nothing was
done about the matter until after the
funeral, when Mr.. G. q. Upton went
70 Babb aud demanded the ring stating
that he knew he had il and he had
better give IL up immediately. Babb
put biz hand in his pocket and re-
turned the ring. which will be retained
until Mr.. Winters friends can be
heard from.
Babb was arrested Thursday even
ing and bound over to appear before
Justice Hooker. lie was tried by jury
and a verdict was returned against
him for fifty dollars aud costs, amount
ing In all to about eighty dollars.
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GREAT TERRITORY.
. ,,;.pse Of Lnxuriant Stevens
County.
r~d,eal Ethics--The Mean
w..-where Cranberries
r,..rish-schooI Notes.
colyiIIe Miner.

=. comfy has been largely di-
sshs5 within the past year 80 that
s'''sS ~ that portion Of il lying east
- ~. sso,luunbia river is subject 70 the
= y 80 If the county authorities
s ne east side OF the Columbia
ln9E .ss area d beautiful land which
r. 80 ,,ark several miles from the
gssens il the stream and slope gently,
zec'es ~ vest. The land Is rich
>f'1s Ian, generally. The small
Hnsy lifting in at intervals Of a
Fffsnss,s. rroyide ample irrigation and
b 5''so a.1s;est place on the continent
man 70 get starr ey applying
q : 10 the task OF building up with
1 ss',utry. The vegetation Is OF e
~ .,srr;eal class--we mean By that.
suvlrtIiug that can be raised in
1M ~ a. lar south as Sacramento.
ttsis' IN e.,nIsiyated to some degree OF
% y i, IRIS delightful region
~ ,caivilIe valley lies in the central
lss ~ II the county and Is t5 miles
by perhaps, half dozen or 50
b1e Re. TrayeTsing the full length
- vsIley i the stream from which
q VI s 4 derived. The stream is
rs No. = 10 listed as navigable ,still for
49,, '1raft steamer OF small tonnage
tls''sS answer in places for several
sv'.,' stretch. IL Is not used for
~. 's.ss;or in any sense, bat serves an
..s.';rable purpose in supplying water
s -s- scr a number OF sawnliils aud
souring mills. a..
y. 1 Il ,ssreon il very rich, being Of a
- hlue color, with clay subsaii,
80 49, lei from the surface. The hills
- acceptable to high state of cniti-
ss,;on and yery well adapted to fruit
' They slope back on the west
~ law range OF mWntains and on
* ssst 10 the calispel mountains from
~ Il ten miles away; all OF this in
,.,vsnine country is supplied with
'l.rfv al timber and an abundance OF
ssr streams Of water flowing down
~ mountain sides. The range for
ssttIe i unbounded, and luxuriant
80 covers every foot OF ii. The
sss1rtry taken as a whole. from a hus-
hsadman's point OF view, presents a
s;rture Of excellence and q beauty
S~rked out with greater number ol
sSvantages than are, usually. the mas
sr.pieces OF the landscape artist. No
eiher country could prove a greater
,useess in raising of fine stock or as a
fruit growing region.
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IMPORTANT TO INDIANS.
Itis Not Proper to XIII laundering
Medical Men.

HklfNa ilttnptfhf.
Dick Wyneco, Yakima Indian,
vas last week convicted OF man
Slaughter for killing an Indian medi-
cine man. and was taken to the terri
torial pcnitentiary.
Tbs case. and the similar one OF
Dan Plano Ple-o-Pike, have caused
great interest. The inherent belief OF
TIE Indians In their right To STAY any
medicine man who has attended the
death struggle OF one OF the family Is
deeprooted. Ii is a tradition among
them that the doctors cause eyli
spirits 10 take po session OF and cause
shedeath of their patients; and from
Tine immemorial the practice OF
ayensing the death OF relatives by
staying the Attending doctor has
been relgiously adhered To. The tes-
timoRy Of the witness, as given
through an interpreter, was highly in
teresting. Ii wonld require no par
aeularly vivid Imagination OF the
most enlightened listener 10 have his
mini carried back To the dark ages,
when instinct, as in animals, alone
goserned the habits and actions OF
Ihe human race.
One Indian doctor. examined, we
suppose, a. an expert, testified that
when be was a hoy. he was at one time
n The mountains alone. and saw a
md upon the body OF an animal
which was wounded. The bird, he
sad, would insert its bin into the
soani, draw out blood and put il ON
NE ground, uniil finally the animal
SS cured. The bird then turned "a
we embryo doctor and said TO him
mai when he should become man
ae would be gifted with the power OF
healing, and 50 he took IL up. The
dectorn also said that some medicine
men were hai and wuaid "tamGaamGs
a'eir patients. and in such eases u
would require the services Of three
ko"d "ooCtors" To cure him. unless
me tad doctor were killed. in which
c&se ole gooi doctor could effect .
ede Tie said he could see inside oi
nan and tell what organ WAS az
.sut take the offending member outi
mpsr ana replace il, and the man
Nvaiu te Is ",kookpm" as ever.
me result OF these cases will he
PATCHED with interest. a. upon it vii
linge the question " hether the Indian.
nm Ne granted immunity from IN,
s@N IN Killing s'Sin n ADi-fgr@
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The klght Trees .o Plant.

II those who are going To plant tim
Der claims will investigate the merits
OF the Russian mulberry and catalpa
they will find them just what they
need for this country. As for post
timber there IL no better. and the
plants OF either are very hardy: both
are rapid growers, while the fruit OF
the mulberry Is highly esteemed for
table use. and i've acres of them would
make a pasture for q great many hogs
and chickens during the two months
the fruit il falling
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pounded him IN be vas satisfied. then
made of. Frank vas nearly killed
and had il not been that Martin
Myers was near by and came 1t his
CALI he might have died. Myers
assisted him home, and THURSDAY he
came down 10 Sidney for iinimeut-
etc. He had both arms IN 4 sling
Iimped, and bis face still Eookes. as II
he had been run through a sausage
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CRANBERRY CULTURE.
se,es % Wild Fruit Ia Chehalis
eaaufx-On shoaIvater Bay.

Nessrs. L. Halbert and Ben Ford OF
Hoanian. have returned from a tripto
ihe Humptnlips country after cram
krries. They report acres OF the ber-
re- IN Woods, Stevens and Dorities
prairies, where they satisfied their
rildest dreams, and We feel safe in
airing that this will he one OF the
Fading resources OF that sectionin the
rear future. Nonfesaao Vidette.
Abaut so, 600 has thus far been ex-
wnded on the cranberry marsh at the
bead OF the bay. and the yield il just
beginning 10 be matter OF note. II
i expected that the marsh. when in
full yield. viii produce GOO bushels a
ysar. Cranberry culture will be one
q the live industries OF the country be
iarp long Pacific Journal.
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The MascOtte

NEW RESTAURANT WILL BIZ
r.Tssi gscsofseF - ~ the osa standard
glsestcT. -aufh SecJnd street First cass.
eaosS hare leased tae ? ace ARs inteizd
making The Ma-osffs The popular rsszl7t
MURRAY 4 MCBRIDE. PrOp-istors-
Also furnished r,sofas &c -SaL
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4 Hundred New sehoalhoase..

-etttA = E~t<tG 4EAEHtf.
The erection OF new school build
ings throughout the territory l. an in.
dieation OF the increasing Interest In
educational matters. More than 100
new school houses will be completed
this year. many OF them being ia
towns and villages for the aecomrno-
dation Of different departments. Sc
attic, Tacoma and Spokane Falls are
each building ward schoolhouses
while Snohoinish, Shelton, Chehaiis,
Centraiia, Yakima, Pennington and
many other towns are erecting suifa-
bic houses for graded schools. The
awakening interest in the public
schools creates desire for better ac-
eommodations. and the increase in
the number OF new buildings indicates
that Washington territory takes pride
in her institutions.
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Sale of Real Estate at Auction.

ny oRDER of PROBATE COURT or
ID san Juan caansy. w. T.. the foisowng
d.sarsf.-a feai estate. situated IN said
COUNTY. and part ~ the feEsa0e ~ the -
tate a. HaSA Park lecs sSed, - wff. Lots
lA5s ctiafn 4. and Ls-s !. :. szeflssn s. Ia
township p uort5. fanft wsss. nonfsin
ing E,s = loo seres, p4fens received Tersls
II sale. % s.er e.Pt ef purchase nznney 10
b. Ysia ga siay 81 saie. thr ref8siudssE , hen
the szte - rt5HfrEsed b said pr03iese court.
ghirh xiil ass hx before SoF- y Ises.
sale 81 begin a. / O'Clock >. r., Oh Nov.
/, fsss said Fea. essaie bas two water
sroais Maa gu+rd landing. The sois add
A. 81 land ) extra goed. Also heAfiDE
orchard - spple-. Tlufss and p-anes- For
farther information cali On o. asfdress-
BERT TIFf. Agent Maple. san JEEn eozn-
uN T
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EXECUTORS SALE.

ON WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER siSf., IN
~ front of the Occidental Hotel. viii be
sold AZ public auction. 10 the highest bid
der. all remaining property belonging to
the estate Of b. l. Johns. deceased. Terms
cash Description q property here an
ncNed.
NJ. OF Ne. =. sec. IA. TIP. 3, rsnge4E..
NJ. OF Nw. 4. see. II. Tp. ., range 4
sWS. Of Ne !. see. Il. TIP. =. range 4
p. 90 ares.
n = Of the y. ! and sw = Of NV a.
see. 4. ~. a range 2. I,7 acres.
Undivided ssnt- half OF Il g. block u, IN
Onion CITY. 81 acres. This block Les a.
the east end OF the canal
I'M. J Moss' addition, in south SEATTLE
Lots .es46, s and :. In block i.
Lots ,, aad 4, in block 4, and south o.
block /.
Loi A. rs feet east ssd pess and 10 feet
north aud sogia.
Block one aud lot A have 50 Eae fruit
iress aud h0gse on lut A and block
sEhjss.t 20 Ease h. ". Johns vii Be- AZ
Arlington Hetel FROM 9Th al Gay Of sale.
y W Johns,
VII MITCHELL.
Executors.
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""esh-and-Tumble Fight with
Hear

I+ttftN ilNhttfs
!, Prank Rerkstorf met with a miShap
lasi SUNDAY Which cannot he called an
accident q i was q case OF "piaholical
selee,ltaiien' GA the part of . aE
100 bear, and Frank came near
sS,slas has lie st the hands. or rather
-. 80 OF the villiaous brute He at
$500 the bear. lodging i've shots
s w us Winchester Ii.ie In the hear :
ks.-teiny, when his dog ran in anu the
se.f was about TO kill the cog Frank
~ ~ closer to help the dog, when brain
i@esup on the dog and attacked Franz.
e Sot one swipe at Franks face
~ s;.u ploughed on; great piece ot tie>h,
~ Gear through his LETT hand, cla@ed
sae iiesh Oh hi- right wri wing the
es ones and tendons bare. scratched and
s'A"ed his legs and MOS, .sisu beat and
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NARROW ESCAPE.

Col ". K Nelson. ~ Bre0kitn. came
home OBJ evening feeling peculiar tight.
ness a the ehsst Before retiTiag DC tried
TO "a faaw brca;h bui found - almost
igs4poSsi Sc, He suffered tour aAfs irnn
p7earennia. aud the doctors gave him up
br Arker'< FuEIish Remedy f.r essnF aFn y
iisu saved hisa and be q we'll to-day. For
sale b 4 2 stewart druggist.
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Notice to Contractors and Builders.

S,EALED TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED
- up 10 Monday. December 3, lsss, for
the labor and materials necessary in the
erection and Enclosing of the center build
ing and two wards for the proposed Hospi-
tai for the Insane 10 be built at Medical
Lake, spokane county, Washington Terri
tory Bids win be taken for the cousfrue-
ton OF the building both IN stone and
brick Bids viii also be taken for the
whole or separate parts OF the same, In
Guiding excavation, stone work, brick
work, carpenter work. paiuting and glaz-
titled cheek TO the vslue of 10 per cent. Of
the bid must accompany each bid. which
Will be forfeited 10 the Territory should the
biGder fail TO qualify with good aud ac-
eepiahle surefies TO the value of - per
cent OF the contract price within 10 days
after receiving notice of the acceptance OF
the bid. All bids not made out on blank
forms or unaccOmpanied by 8 certified
cheek to the value above stated, or that
may be presented after the time stated will
be rejected. The commissioners reserve
the right 10 reject any or all bids. Plans
aud specifications and detailed drawings
can be seen at Medical Lake on or after
October Is. ISIS, and blank forms obtained
by applying TO stanley Hsisetf, Medical
Lake w r All bids 80 be seated AMI adj
dressed 10 Stanley Halietf, secretary OF the
building commission. Medical Lake, ". T.,
and VIII be received up TO l. O'Clock noon.
December 8, ISIS. at which time aud place
they win he opened in the presence Of
bidders. Bids 10 be marked proposal for
buiiaiug hospital.
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voerhee. and CIgarettes.

tOIYiIIe MInef-
The sprague Nail Is being run
through the campaign by muscular
force and cigar ettes. No wonder il
squalls under the shadow OF the wal
looping willow OF the Palouse.