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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-11-14
N2VSV RICHT 1880
/" We'll WeU!"

We'll! WeU!"
That's the way you feel after one or
two of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
have done their work. You feel
well, instead of bilious and consti-
pated; your sick headache, dizzi-
ness and indigestion are gone. It's
done mildly and easily, too. You
don't have to feel worse before you
feel better. That is the trouble
with the huge, old fashioned pill
These are small, sugar-coated, cas-
lest to take. One little Pellets a
laxative, three to four are cathartlc.
They regulate and cleanse the liver,
stomach and quickly, but
thoroughly. They're the cheapest
pill, sold by druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get.
They're guaranteed to give salts
faction, every time, or your money
Is returned. That's the peculiar
plan all DIR. Pierce's medicines are
sold on.
Can you ask more a.?
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-11-14

The pampas plume crop of Santa Bar
bara County, California, this season is
estimated 1000, 900. The demand is
good.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-24

Irrigated. When the company said they would
toned ordinance the litigation was at an END as
far as the city was concerned. There was no
such issue in the case, as the following remark
able statement would imply:
''lt will be remembered that before the IRE
the Northern Pacific Through its subsidiary
corporation, the Puget sound Shore Railroad
Company and the Oregon Improvement Com
pany Through its subsidiary corporation. the
Columbia River & Puget sound Railroad COM
panyl owned in common winding right OF way
along the city front They were induced 70 re-
linauish this right OF way In consideration OF
certain rights in Railroad Avenue. Later they
attempted to retIact the bargain, but the cls.
council refused TO accept and undertook 70 hoid
them to II. The companies threatened 70 taAe
possession of their original right OF way, ana az
a measure OF restraining them the city so raised
the grade OF Columbia street between West ana
Front as to form an absolute barrier 10 their
progress from the south"
The city did not change the grade of Columbia
street for any such purpose or object. III wonio
nave been dishonorable for the city TO act from
any such motive or for any such purpose. MOI
word OF syllable Of evidence was offered Dy
either side upon any such issue. There was no
such issue. The acknowledgment OF any sucn
purpose or object in open court would most
efectually put an end TO the right of the city TO
change the grade OF Columbia street. The CON-
plant asserts directly the contrary: Sueh
change of grade must rest on the ground OF pup
lie convenience or necessity. spite WORK Is not
sufient basis for the ordinances of q city
/ have thus made brief statement OF this
nBatter. leave you to say whether or not you
viii make public retraction- Yours,
Il
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JUDGE JACOBS DEFENSE.

In letter printed in another column
Judge Jacobs makes q feeble attempt to
defend his course in surrendering the city's
interest in the right-of-way case. Unable
to explain or excuse his extraordinary
conduct, he seeks to confound and bury
the matter at issue in a technical legal
maze. Most unprofessional readers who
take the pains to go through Judge Jacobs
letter Will know less OF the case than be-
fore they began-and this is just what is
desired.
Judge jacobs letter utterly overlooks
the real point at issue, namely, as to
whether the railroad companies had a
right to build their tracks across Column
bia street under any circumstances. This
was really the vital question of the case
although not standing ont prominently in
the pleadings, for overwhelming public SEN
timenihad declared that the ram 's-horn"
track should not be rebuilt. The
formal issues raised were regarded by
people generally and by the former legal
advisers of the city as presenting the best
opportunity for the city to press to final
adjudication in the supreme court the valid
ity of the franchise, upon which the rail
way companies based their claims. Hence
the corporation eounsel's dismissal of the
suit was betrayal of the city's interests.
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PONTIUs PLATE AGAIN.

SEATTLE, Dec. =, 1890
To THE EDITOR: You viii pardon me in re-
ferring again to the query OF Pontius PLATE, in
view of the fact that your correspondents reply
in Sundays issue TO my question is not direct,
but is evasiye and misleading.
do not mean to charge him with purposely
misleading, but when one is speaking in regard
to truth, he should speak in exact accordance
with truth. If the reader viii turn TO John
xviii:3s be viii find that our Saviour made no
reply to Pilates question.
Your CORE pondcnt's first article speaks of the
"answer once given to Pilates query" The
plain and obvious meaning. whether so meant
or not, is that our Lord did then and there
answer the question. Now, in reply TO my ar
ticIe asking for chapter and verse ''where any
answer was given to Plate" he says 'sthe an
swer is found in John xiv: 6, and was given on
another occasion. He also admits 1t was given
question. The answer TO which he refers then
was not given to Plate at all, nor was it "given
TO Pilates query" It was given TO Thomas, in
reply TO his question, show can we know the
way" A very different question, and presented
under very different circumstances. Thomas
was not PLATE, neither was Plate Thomas.
II your correspondent had said that the an
swer our Lord gave to Thomas might, in his
judgment, be used by Us fitting reply to that
question OF PLATE, recognizing the right OF phi
vate judgment, l wonld Fave had nothing TO say.
But when those words are claimed as having
been 'sgiyen to Pilates query" it is only right
that, in the name OF truth. we protest against
any such Misrepresentation, whether made in
nocentIy or not GEORGE F. WHrTwoETH.
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RUSSIA AND HER JEWS.

Though but repetitions Of much similar
information that has been coming from
the same quarter for many years, the state
ments contained in yesterdays dispatches
in relation to Russia's treatment of her
Jewish population are of character to de-
mand protest from every quarter of the
civilized world, and the protests should be
repeated with growing earnestness Of in
dignation SO long as the outrageous prac-
tees are persisted.
To say nothing about the discriminating
and crushing taxation to which the Rus
sian Jews are subjected, the invasion of
their homes and the interference with
their family W orship is a monstrous per-
version of governmental functions and of
the commonest dictates of humanity.
After reading the well-authenticated ac-
counts Of these monstrous excuses of cruel
despotism, the expression Of abiding
friendship" for the Gar, who is response
bic for these and other kindred infamies,
which was interpolated into resolution
on the subject introduced by Democratic
senator at Washington the other day, is
simply nauseating.
There can be no feeling of respect, much
less of abiding friendship" for a ruler
capable of such malignant treatment of his
subjects in the breast of any true and
hberty-lovins American. Prom every
nook and Granny in Christendom, and
especially from all portions of this free
and freedon-loving republic, remons-
frances should roll up, and continue roll
ing up until this despotic miscreant shall
be shamed into better treatment of these
helpless people or shaken from the throne
which he disgraees, while at the same time
disgracing modern civilization and the re-
Egion in whose name he is guilty of such
enormities.
And let there be 10 mawkish sentiment
tally in the terms Of these circumstances.
They are infamous and execrahle. and
should no: be referred 10 in any other
terms
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-24

How She Raided the Seal IsIands-Tht
Animals Very Abundant.
Ifefarfa


The schooner Adele, which raided the Alaskan
rookeries. and which Was seized by customs Off
GERS ct Victoria on her return to port for an in
fraction Of the custom laws, brings back an in
teresting story.
Speaking OF the voyage, IL was said by the crew
that after leaving here in October the schooner
headed for Behring sea and reached there in due
course, after very rough trip She was headed
for the Pribylof islands, and after sighting them
stood on and of, waiting for a favorable night
to make a raid This came after q short wait of
g few days bay on the southern
coast of st. Paul's island was en-
tered one night, the schooner anehoring
in about seven fathoms Of water. The boats
were got out, the shore made, and the work OF
killing and getting the seals on board gone ON
with. The weather was fine, the night clear and
moonlight, and good catch was made The
seals were very thick the sailors stating that the
beach was fairly swarming with the animals
and the surface of the water near the shore Was
alive with them. A few hours work only was
done, as there was chance that the residents
on the Islands would put in an appearance and
spoil the sport, but good haul was made The
seals were just Knocked on the head With a club.
their earcasses tumbied into boat and taken OF
to the schooner, and after 800 were on her decks
the sails were hoigted and she sailed away to
skin and salt them outside OF the sight OF the
islanders.
Another opportunity for raid did not occur
for nearly 8 month. 1t was either blowing ton
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and 1896 respectively. For conductors,
1882, s2.54, $751;. s2.6l114, sa.921z, s2.s51z,
and $500. For Iaborers, $l.5f, 1.235z, $oss.
sl.2fIz, sf.21, $3.50 and $Ls7k. For tele-
graph operators, s1.421S, $1.34Iz, sL50H,
sL47, sl.671z, sl.3sH and S2.o915. For
switchmen, SITS, si.27, Sill, sL5SH,
81 s21511zz, and $40
1t will be observed that the Pacific
coast average for common labor is more
than double that of Georgia, 80 per cent.
above the Texas rate, and As per cent.
above the general average, which is Sis.
For switchmen the Pacific coast average is
93per cent. above the Georgia rate and 46
per cent. above the general average of
sl.501s. In the higher grades of employ
mcnt the percentage of difference is not so
great, but in every instance is considerable
in favor of this coast, which is thus, no less
than in many other ways, shown to be the
poor mans paradise.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-24
A MARROW POLICY.

Inquiries at the Office of the surveyor
general at Olympia expose new phase of
the very annoying condition of the public
surveys for Washington. The appropria-
ton for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1891,
is $4,000, to be devoted to the survey of
lands already occupied and the grants to
the state, as specified in the enabling act.
The maximum price to be paid per section
shall be s. for open land and sl2 for tim
bered. To secure surveys the rule is that
settlers shall make exhibits as to the to-
ter Of their lands, such as no man without
technical knowledge of the subject can
give.
1t is well known that no competent en-
gineer can be secured to survey land in this
state at S. per section for open and $l2 for
timbered. The prices are ridiculously low.
The surveyor general states that the maxi
mum should be doubled in each instance,
or the state win secure no bidders for
its contracts, even after the cumbersome
preliminary requirements have been COM
piled with. The next legislature viii be
expected to designate the vacant lands it
wants surveyed for its own, and it viii
likewise be confronted with the difficulty
of inadequate appropriation.
On the whole, the matter is in very irri-
tating shape. The interior department at
Washington seems in ignorance of the con-
ditions that surround surveys in this state.
Its lack of knowledge is not excusable,
for the surveyor general has time and
again urged the necessity of more liberal
allowances, and Congressman Wilson has
presented cogent reasons why more atten-
ton should be paid to the matter.
As it is now, restrictions upon settlers
who make requests for surveys are so tech
nieal and vexatious that they cannot be
complied with. except with great expense
of time and trouble. Not one settler In a
thousand can give correct description of
the typographical and geological character
of his land, and he is perforce
either totally unable to answer ques-
tions or must employ, at great expense, an
expert who is acquainted with technical
terms. and who can fulfill the exactions of
the department.. Preliminaries are, there
fore, so tedious and impracticable that not
one dollar of this SIS, 900 appropriation has
thus far been used. Here is most amaz-
ing example of the dilatory conduct of a
department of the government that should,
of all others, be prompt and obliging. mas
much as it deals with class of people
who are generally honest and of limited
means.
An article in Grays' Harbor paper, re-
printed in the PosT-IsTELLIGEScER yester-
day, states that there are 1000 settlers
upon the unsurveyed public area in Che
halls county alone. These people, wearied
of waiting for surveys in the regular
course, have taken the matter in their own
hands and advanced the necessary money
for surveys, under ruling of the depart
ment that settlers can secure surveys when
they want them if they pay for them.
The Washington delegation in Congress
should continue to urge the interior de-
partment to broaden its policy. else sur
veys in this state viii be chung up for q
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heavy, or two dark when IL was e.,-.
although the vessel ran in to,rsr,e- !.
couple Of times, she kept OF, A : -
could be seen ashore. After abons
waiting, though, another chance 49,
Just at the close of November anass.s =
was made, but not with much luek ~. |.
the place which had before been srs--ssa
seals was now comparatively dexevf.s y
were secured, however, and then - =.
left, reaching here after a SIXTEEN -
The sailors are ali in good humor -. !.
suit OF the trip, as they have msds 80
each. The schooner herself has usss
stay near the islands for day ar a.
the seals at night, that thousands es.,sss
tured. One Of the men stated; sws -.
thousands of four bits coming down =.
to us meaning the seals, and ~ -.
hoWls OF the seals would nearly rnst. -. -
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CHRISTMAS BELLS.

heard the bells on Christmas day
Their Old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
OF ''Peaee on earth, goodwill 10 men
And thought how, as the day had conc.
The belfries OF all christendom
Vow roll along
The unbroken song
OF ''Peaee on earth, goodwill to meu.-
Till ringing. singing, On its way,
The world revolyed from night 10 dsy.
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime,
OF "Pcace on earth, goodwill to meu.s
But in despair bowed my hesd,-
There is no peace on EARTH" said:
.'FOr hate Is strong,
And kaoeks the song
OF Peace oreaTth, goodwill TO mea.sr
Then pealed the bells. more loud and DE-
'.tJod is not dead; nor doth He sIeepl
The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail.
With peace on earth, goodwill 70 mem
--TencftT1
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WAGES OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

Carroll d. Wright, Commissioner of
Labor for the federal government, in his
recently issued fifth annual report. gives
statistical tables showing the average daily
wage of railroad employees in different sec.
tons of the country. From this it appears
that for every grade of employment better
wages are paid in the Pacific states than
elsewhere, with the solitary exception that
switehmen receive more in Texas than
here.
His groupings for comparison are under
the head of New England, ""New York. ~
Georgia, "''ohio, Texas. ''''Northwest. $,
Pacific" with the understanding that
these headings embrace the averages in the
surrounding states in the same general
railroad group. For hrakemen, in the or
der above given, the average daily wages
arc sl.so. sl.7S. $l.a6, sLse1s, sl.se, Sl.75ss,
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franchise the white Republicans OF the
South, as they would be left in minority
so hopeless that the right Of suffrage would
be of no value to them.
And vet this crazy suggestion is said to
meet with the approval of southern Sena-
tors and Representatives quite generally
1t abundantly proves all that has been al
legged as to the wholesale suppression Of
the eoiorcd vote, and emphasizes the wis
dom of the elections bill and the necessity
for its passage. Pass the bill!
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THE CHRISTMAS TEr~

The New York Hercid describes ,his -.
in Hoyt's latest farce, a. Trip 70 chs,ss..s]
''-how how high you can kick, Fllrt.r - 1
mistress F!iFs advanced TO the soctisrs,. :. )
the bald heads could see well Ths -
opened its eyes and looked hard. she - =
hand TO the level OF her head $50 Ma ,
said, and fed Every one felt sheepisb
Johnny-Are your folks goin' to 70 4 -.
next week an take you along? Gee, but 4
nice! Tomny-Niee. Rstsl An rvs =
wrote to santa Claus to gimme sleds-f ~
dpolis Journal.
Ethel docking at statue Of The v..p.
Milol-It seems 10 me, Maud, that tba -
in ancient times had larger waists tsss -
have now. Maud-weli, perhaps the nan y
larger arms.-CGps Cod Rsw
"Mrs. smith and Mrs Jones met 4, an, \.
TO compare babies this morning. @Whies ,
the best sven, when left they rsrs n
holding their own Tx yeSfsr.
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NOT TREsPAssING.

KAsGLEY, Dec. 1o, $50.
To THE EDITOR: In a recent issue of your
paper was letter from J. K Wilcox, of Durham,
stating that he notified the land department at
Seattle q number of times that the st. Paul &
Tacoma Lumber Company, through their agent,
James E. Bell, was wilfally cutting timber on
section II, y, " :, and had shipped over Zoo 900
feet OF lumber from the same. The facts are the
eompany's mill is on section Is, and we have not
cut within eighty rods OF the line OF Il, nor do
think we will, as I am holding the S. W. Il of
II, and Z. l. Bell is on the s. z. u of u / was
not aware Mr.. Wilcox took as much interest in
the company's business as to look out that did
not get them into trouble Respectfully yours,
JAMES E BELL.
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a CRAZY PROPOSITION.

The proposition of Senator Butler. of
South Carolina, TO substitute for the cleo
tons bill joint resolution of congress
which shall have the effect of disfranchis-
ing the negroes and cutting down the
Southern representation proportionately.
Is worthy of its source and hardly could
have emanated from any other. 1t would
be neither more nor less than notification
OF the national constitution by 3 Joint res
olution Of congress.
Section l of Article Nv. of the federal
constitution reads as fellows: The right
of the citizens Of the United States To vote
shall not be denied or abridged by The
United States, or by any state, on account
OF race, color or previous condition OF
servitnde." Article XIV, il is true, pro
Sides for reduction of representation
proportionate 10 the number of citizens
who are denied the right to vote. but the
absolute inhibition contained in Article
Nv. Is OF later date and amendatory of the
other,
Moreover, the first clause Of the second
section Of Article ". Of the original con.
stitusion provides that, The citizens Of
each state shall be entitled to all privileges
and immunities of citizens in the several
states" Therefore the proposed disfran-
ehisement would have to annul this clause
also or include the negroes in the north No
less than those of the south. The Senate
can well afford 10 dare the Republican
Senators to vote for such measure"
The only analogous counter proposition
that could come from the other side would
he 10 disfranehise all of the Democrats oi
the other states, and to cut down the
representation Of those states proportion,
ately. The one would be as feasible As
the other, and would be prompted by the
same spirit. For practically the accept
anee OF the Butler proposition would dis
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BRIGHT NORTHWEST M.

The Seattle Ice Company has forer = j,
men and teams at work exeayating -
pond on the Bull ranch, about I've No..
OF this city. The water win be hrongss ~
Yakima to Ill the pond, and the snrs'z.
pect TO put up large ice crop this vsrs.- /.
pond wiz be nearly q mile long go J.
hundred yards wide. They expset = =. -
switch 80 that the ice can be easily o..
E;e1lsbHra LooGliser.
Charles Fasrei, employed on the rrso. !.
trestle at Kalama, died December Is f-s.' u
ries received by heavy timber fsIlinr I. 3
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The police captain who permitted him.
self to be ''bluffed" by the attorneys of the
railroad companies on Monday night, at
Columbia and West streets, was afraid or
he was a fool. That he meant well," in
no sense excuses him for disobedience of
orders and neglect of duty. Such a man
is not fit for authority and he should not
have it. II not dismissed, he should at
least be reduced from the eaptaincy and
put into the ranks.
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Tacoma Will Put Forth Calkins.


Over on the sound they have several candi-
dates in line for second congressmed. secretary
OF State Allen Weir is said 10 have lightning
rod upon his head, and Olympia is talking for
John +. Convey, while up in WhatcoEn electric
sparks are flying around urbane Senator Parkin-
son. Tacoma will put forward W. II. Calkins-ii
the latter can be induced to give up his valuable
connections with the Northern Pacific. 1t is to
hoped that the Office win End the right man. II
has some time in which 10 do it. as this state
will not have two representatives until the Fifty
third congress assemblies
The Eisteddfod TO be held at Armory hall,
Christmas day, promises TO be great success
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Still She Realized the Necessity.

Texas slftings.
Husband twho IS laying the csrpetl-oh,
ghce-blank it,
alfe-tio On, dear, say what you think I've
covered NY ears. You know cant bear 70 hear
such talk especially when Christmas Is 80 near
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THE .IGHr-oF-wAY JOE.
EYening Press.

The whole proceeding is most extraordinary,
unprecedented and unheard Of The interests
of the city, in the first place, and the property
of taxpayers in the second, are so great, and the
damage to them of such a real and prodigions
character that the action OF the city attorney in
the premises is amazing.
That the railroads should take any advantages
by any means, is not to be wondered st. That
their attorneys bIuffed the city police into sub
mission is not surprising. II is their habit
whenever it can be successfully accomplished
And this trait has been abnoTmaliy developed
by the Oregon Improvement Company and the
Shore line (Northcrn Pacide) in their attitude
toward Seattle. But that the eity's cause involv-
ing interest of the utmost importance should be
thrown away BY mere wave of the hand or
crook OF the arm is most shameful. The
harshcst criticism Is justified by the action of
the corporation counsel. His resignation, aft"r
this, is perhaps the greatest favor be can confer
upon the people who elected him to the oface he
now holds.