, 1890-08-14

| IluNo CTlct OUT ugulllSl the uttciipV
and said, "Turner deserves another
term"
LIt'E IN THE WEST.
Sam Hutchinson, of Adams county,
Washington, believes that ho has solved
the problem of life. The Times states: &:
Sam was in town Saturday and informs
us that he Is sorely in need of II girl to
take charge of his household affairs. lie
wants one who can cook, sweep, dust
and attend to numerous little duties that
make up the daily routine of n house
| keepers life. lie has purchased IA side
saddle of w. &. McAlister, has plenty OF
gentle horses, has work enough to re-
/ qure only ono.third of her time, the re-
mainder may be spent in the saddle,
and he will pay $500 a week. Now here
Is chance for some likely young lady
or widow, as the ranch is IA fine summer
| retreat, the work is light, wages good
| and Sam says if tho right kind of n
female applies the chances are good for
her to own half interest In tho Hutch
inson ranch at the end of her six mouths
probation. Girls, look lifely, as such
chances do not grow on every bush.'
The admission of Wyoming to state
hood recalls the pioneer days of women
ce-holding in that unique civilization.
Hester Morris was the first woman ap-
pointed u justice of the peace in the
United States. In those rough pioneer
times tho bowie.knife and pistol oftener
settled disputes than did n court of JUS
tice. Mrs. Morris was tall Elizabethan
tx,t. Of xptt Val fan utttr
and as brusquo a method of expression
as has been asoribad to the English
queen. Her first case in Wyoming
court concerned n quarrel between two
young men, who were brought before
her armed with bowie. knives and pistols.
She had known them since their boy
hood, and in spite of the fact that u
scene had been expected on her first ap
pearance few words OF motherly advice
to those who had known her kindness
and u little native mother wit carried
the day. After that there was no more
trouble. She was q particular "terror"
to n certain class of evildoers. Men who
had been arrested for beating their wives
or for general drunken disturbances of
he peace invariably pleaded not to be
brought up before "Old Jedge Morris.
| They wan ted to be tried by men.
The application of CAPTAIN T. Z. III.
Whitelav. owner and muster of the
| American wreckinp steamer bearing his
nnme for permission to hunt and tako
whales in the Gulf of Georgia, was for
warded to the minister of customs yes-
Captain WhiteIaw's project is a big one,
| ilke the majority OF MS ventures, ana ne
feels confident that there IS plenty oil
money in 1t. lie feels certain that whai-
ing, with steam launches and the latest
and mos improved patent guns, OF
which he has obtained control, can be
made one OF the most profitable indus
tries of the province; and his intention
Is to show that he is right in his esti-
mate of the possibilities OF the whale
fisheries, and then establish u local COM
pany in which he Will become stock
holder There has been no whaling
do.e in the Gulf of Georgia for the past
seventeen years, as, with the old-iash-
Toned methods adopted, 1T could never
be made TO pay in the past Captain
Whitelaw intends to fit out the old Alcx-
ander as floating refinery, for reducing
the oil from the whales taken on the
scene OF their capture. His method Of
killing will be new one, allowing no
whale that has been captured to escape,
and having received the necessary per-
init from the Canadian customs he will
ut once proceed to carry his scheme in
10 execution.
The antiouuted fllm-aam game ia he.
ING worked most successfully saws the
Columbian. on orodulous and Gullible
citizens of Astoria. who seem To- think
tnat the lonp.hnired flim-flomners have
no other mission ON earth than 10 roll 500
up with stick of CANDY and sell IL for
$3.50. After attracting crowd the con.
ndence operators roll bills of LARGE de.
nominations M in little pieces of paper
with n CENTS worth of candy. When
the crowd gets worked to the noint when
a,,or,,h,,d, ,,o,,,s ~, ,,,t ,,,or,, ,or -
eNo'y 10y "' w Su' 'oi no
ihg the 'rioAs'er se's III ms i't'io s'eisnt-
while nothing but candy rolls out. by