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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Brass Logs For Shark Bait.

Capt. John Howard, Of the bark
Alden Besse, was on Change recently,
says the San Francisco Alta. Capt.
Howard generally has some startling
incident happen to him on his trips
from the Islands and never forgets to
tell the story to newspaper men.
The Alden Besse arrived few days
ago from Honolulu. In conversation
Capt. Howard said:
"The funniest thing out happened to
me on the last passage up. l never
saw the like of it before. 1t just hap
pened this way: We have a pa.ent
self-registering log. The register is
attached to the taffrail and the pro-
peller is towed astern. We had about
three hundred feet of line out 1t was
lust about seven bells and the Besse
was going along about six knots.
presently the log line became as
taut as a wire stay and there was a
terrible furry near the propeller. l
happened to be on deck and, seeing
the trouble, ran to the taffrail. What
do you think l saw? Why, Pm blamed
if great big, blue shark hadn't swal-
lowed the propeller!
81 called some hands aft and we
started to haul in the line. There were
seven hands pulling on the line beside
myself, and yet we had hard time
pulling the fish in. But, by thunder,
sir, we hauled $50 feet of that line in
until the shark was right under our
counter. He was quite thirty feet long
and in a terrible rage, lashing the
water into foam.
"We were just beginning to think
that we could get him snfely on board
when the line snapped, being bitten
through by the shark. Just think of
it, however, pulling shark In $50 feet
on a log line and he did not bite it
through until within twenty feet of the
taffrail.
''Of course, by losing the shark we
also lost the propeller, but it must have
been pretty hard to digest, and his in
side must have been pretty sore from
1.-The funniest art of the thing was
the action of the register. When the
weight of the shark got on to the line
the blamed register showed speed of
sixty miles an hour with only six
knot breeze. Well, sir, when the mate
looked at the register first and then at
the sails, he nearly tainted. 1t was
not for several seconds that he realized
there was SO much dead weight on the
line. You bet sharks are mighty queer
fish, and will tackle most anything they
see, even brass propeller"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

A New York society lady is said to
have attended dance there recently,
left the next morning to attend two
balls on successive evenings in Boston.
and would leave Immediately to attend
a ball in Philadelphia the next night.
Four balls in three cities in the course
of four days would seem to be the
height of fashionable folly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Worse ELECTROMAGNETIC was
the cause of your breaking your en-
gagement with Miss Barnes? Heart
failure?' De Sappington-"NO, not
quite that. 1t was her fathers fail
ure. D-Munsey's Weekly.
ats fair presumption" remarked
Gilroy.
..What2" asked Larkin.
ssThat it will be held in Chicago"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Samuel j. Randall, since the death
of Judge Kelly, is the Oldest member of
the House in continuous service. He
was elected to the Congress next sue
ceeding that in which Judge Kelley
made his debut, in 1862 Following
close upon Mr.. Randall is Mr.. O'Neiil
of the Second (Pennsylvania) District.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Bells on Sheep.

A Michigan farmer claims to have
saved his large flock of sheep from the
dogs by putting a bell on each one.
When the sheep get frightened and
run the bells play a grand march and
the dogs scamper off.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

The Duchess of Albany, widow
of Prince Leopold, has received her
diploma as hospital nurse.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
QeWs and Citizen.
DESTRUCTION OF BISON.

An Industry that Might Have Earned
625, 100000 Annually stupidity
Wiped Out-A Stern Lesson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
To Those Who Save.
JUST CONSIDER THIS,

The following table shoes the surprts
ln0ly large sums aohich savings Of one, Jfue,
ten, taoenty fve, fifty and 100 cents per day,
compounded semi-annaally, at per cent,
Dil amount to in S, 10, 20 and so years:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
FAINT HEART NE'ER WON.

An Old Saying That Is Fraught with
Bushels of Wisdom.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Ine Lamoil1e Co. Sayings Bank
and Trust Co., Hyde Park, vt.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13
THE cALLIoPE.

"Befors engage board with you. Mrs. Small,
/ wish TO ask one question" Yes, sir" How
often do yoa serve hash?" 'sNever. SIR"
sNever?,' mo, never. For breakfast every
morning we have my Justly celebrated cro-
quettes "--New York World.
Cincinnati man wants . divorce from his
wife on the ground that she is . confirmed and
persistent smoker of cigarettes He ought to
have no trouble In getting it The of6snse 10
enough ia itself to furnish ground for dozen
d vorces.-Chicdgo Tribune.
Deacon overpious-I assure you, Mr.. Shrewd.
that have, under all circumstances. . firm and
mistaken trust in Providence Mr.. shrewc-o.
maybe; that isn't the point, Brother 0verpious.
The question is, has Providence any trust in
you.--Figdr0.
Daughter-Mamma. If Mr.. DeWilliams, that
rich old banker, asks me to marry him, what
shall answer? Mamma (indignantly)-We
that's Q pretty question 10 ssk me, isn't IT? l
thought you had common sense at least--New
Fork World.
The South American squabbles are called rev.
olutions because they are generally over in one
round. philadelphia Times.
There are two sides to every question-the
wrong side aud our side.-7srre HaMe Erpress
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stttusion. believe the latter plan will soon be
agreed upon This, however. following the
ines laid down By the constitution, will take
three or fonr years. and II wOuld be necessary
TO bring public opinion 70 bear on the question
before the coming legislative nominations are
made.
One Of the highest legal authorities and state
cffcials says that ne has no doubt that the pres
ent legislature can legally and properly, II fne
coming extra session, present any provision OF
amendment Of the constitution to the people a
the coming general cleo ion, and, II approved,
that the supreme court would ind Itself boand
20 sustain it
BY any democratic theory the power Of peo-
pie 10 make or amend their constitution IL pri-
NAL and fnaiienablc, and their power TO act
whenever legally assembled cannos be limited.
They cannot be prevented rom relieving them
selves from any distress. biunder or new emer-
gency for three years any more than for thirty
years.
Let the press OF the state sgitate the question
whether the legislature. at the coming special
session, should or not call on the supreme court
to decide their power aud then present an
amendment ct the COMING election by which,
instead OF the present limit of 100000, build
ing fund OF 100000 be provided and the re-
maining debt be limited by some percentage on
the grand list Of the state, better yet have no
limit whatever. JOHN T. AVER
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STATE PRESS.

Fairhaven Herald: THE hullaballo about the
lottery business looks somewhat ridiculous
when we look around aud see much worze evils
passed over nnnoticed By the rampant REFORM
ers Nobody ever heard Of anybody being sent
to the penitentiary for causes spnnging out OF
the purchase OF lottery ticket. But sw.ndlers
in stock boards and all that sort of thing are
fIllng the prisons 30 their utmost capacity e.
the average reporter says Of show hall"
Fairhaven Herald: The city Of New York has
no right to retain the earthly remains Of the
grestest hero of the war. Not only for the rea-
son that the metropolis utterly and shamefuIly
fails to build an appropriate monument to him,
tut because that city was not in accord with
the gresi principles for which he and his
armies fought"
Fairhaven PIafndedser: "Fiftyseven papers
have been started in the Puget sound region
between March Is and June IL A good many
of them are already dead, aud there are some
cripples.
The Fairhaven Pldindedtey advocates advancr
ing the license fee for street fakirs from 5 to
500 per night 1t would be still better to deny
them license At any price.
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THE STATE NEEDS MONEY.

SEATTLE. Aug u. 1890.
To THE EpIroR: wish to call the attention
OF the people oi the state TO matter that will
soon loom up as q subject of the greatest inn
portanee. A call at the surveyor generals once
yesterday disclosed the probahility-slmost a
certainty-that the public lands granted to the
state In the enabling act by congress for public
buildings aud other purposes will not De avail
able for at least Eve years. perhaps much longer.
1t Is certain as uything In the future can be
that the state capital will be settled az OLYMPIA
the coming election. The only accommodation
owned by the state 10 provide for all the depart
menis of the government 10 contained in one
l. tile wooden structure patterned after New
England meetiRg-house of eighty years ago
Consequently there win be an immediate de-
msnd tor the erection of a capitol ballding that
shall not only provide for all departments for
very many years. but shall do credit IN size.
architecture and material 60 the Empire state of
the West. This cannot be secured In less than
two or three years from the time ordered, and
not less than 81 900 0oe should be thought OF for
Its cost Besides this, dozen other
public institu sons, some of large cost
viii be needed in different paris
OF the state within tae next Eve wears
These aud other pubic works should. and must
be built But how? County, city and other
local taxes are bound to be very heavy. There
ought to be no state tax levied for years. There
Is no alternative then but TO issue bonds ON the
states credit. which dnanciers assure rs will
soon be practically unlimited.
Nov we meet one OF the most absurd. monu.
mental blunders ever perpetratsd by delibers.
tive Aody al the expense of q suffering com.
munity. The constitutional convention limited
the total Indebtedness OF the state to s4oo. Coo
which IL owed already.
Toe people cannot fail 20 zee from this brief
statement that they are limited to three courses:
Subject the people 70 severe taxation; keep the
state hsmpsged and crippled, or amend the con-
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Suppression Of nasty P.pers.
Portland Oregonian


The people who like the flavor of prurient
scandal er0iic romance. nasty suggestion, and
fnpudent personalities. will always find some
enc to crafty their taste. for q consideration.
There IL only one remedy for the persons who
do not like this kind Of mental pabulum. They
need not buy the papers and books containing
1t. There is no compulsion in the case. It is
true there Is sort of offense for which this
protection fal q. and from which some obscure
illusions In the letter of Mr. Smith suggest the
SUI pcion that he or some of his friends have
suffered. The dirty newspaper has a way Of
defling decent people to satisfy the demand of
its constituency for scandal. Several remedies
have been suggested for this evil, more or less
heroic; but the only course that is really effect
i've is gently but firmly TO blow the editors head
OF with . shot1un, double-barreied preferred.
This cannot be depended upon to abolish the
evil of filthy publications, uut it has tendency
10 conhne their enterprise TO their own sphere,
at least while the memory Of the incident re-
mains fresh
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13

That "hrst iaw Of nature" sslf-preserva-
ton, = higheE than any human Law in such
case&
The poorer classes IN Japan are just now
confronted By such situation. In that
country last year there was an almost total
failure Of the rice crop, which. to many OF
that people. Is the staff Of life. This en-
abled band Of spectators to buy up the
entire visible supply and put famine prices
upon II. Not safisied with this, they are
boarding the greater part Of their stock for
stu higher prices on the prospect and in
the hope OF smother crop failure
In many districts. as consequence.
fhsre has been starvation and indescribable
suffering. Many have committed suicide
to escape from the miseries of their Life.
and many more have starved to death.
The destisution became so common and the
distress so great that the government
bought and imported thirty thousand tons
for the relief Of the. sufferers. but by some
sort of misnanagefient or corruption on
the part of officials. this was put up at auc-
ton and purchased by the remorseiess
6ends who had cornered the home supply.
1t would be eminentiy just if the gov
ernment would confscate and distribute
among the starving multitude the entire
stock OF these inhuman spectators. The
japanese government has been known to
apply such heroic remedies in times past,
and it is to be hoped thatit has not become
too civilized to do SO in this instance. But
II neither government nor law afford re-
lief. this is one OF the rare instances in
which it we're virtue in that people to
take the Law into their own hands.
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Lieutenant Puget and the Columbia.
CathIarnet Gaz-tte.


George T. Allen. who is the oldest living white
settler IN Washington or Oregon, writes to us
in regard to an inquiry regarding the naming
OF Puget island, opposite Cathlamet. He says:
Anything know OF Puget Island is from pc
rusal long ago of Vancouyer's voyage
to the Pacific, from which it appears
that when he lay with his vessel
of Discovery, outside the Columbia bar,
he was informed by Captain Gray. OF the Amer
lean trading vessel Columbia, that the river
had been discovered by him and called the Col
umbia after his own vessel. Vancouver then
sent his tenter, the Broughton. under command
of his first lieutenant, Puget, to explore the
river and who sailed up little above the pres
ent site OF Vancouver and seeing Mount Hood
ahead, named it after celebrated English naval
commander. He also named the island run
ming from opposite Vancouver to down near the
confluence Of the Milliame te-Menzie, after
the doctor of vaucouver's ship and dropping
further down named Puget island after himself.
Az to the naming of Puget sound I am not
aware whether Lieutenant Puget named it or
not. but whoever did 30 gave name to place
OF vast Importance
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Land Flowing With MIX and Honey,

OLYMPIA. Aug. u While In the woods near
Puget City yesterday. Walter Chapman and his
uncle. Charles Liiley, found three wild bee
trees. tn used the usual bait OF small box
OF honey, when was shortly surrounded by q
swarm of bees These they followed as they
made their journey to their nests and were /. d
10 an old cedar tree. The tree was about four
feet in diameter and contained small crack at
the base. Ii was cut down, and on striking the
ground split open its entire length. showing
nothiug more than q mere shell. Tn feet
above the base this cavity was completely died
with honey, which flowed in all directions
when the tree struck the ground. One hun
dred and seventy Ave pounds were taken. Two
other trees were found near by
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Calvin Brice Wants to be President.
Warrington Special.

1t 10 stated upon the most excellent authority
that Calvin 8. Brce, United states sepator-elecs
from Ohio, has bought the Indianapolis Sentinel
The isle of the Sentinel was made about TWO
weeks ago. In New York IL Is stated that the
purchase of the Sentinel means boom for Mr..
Brice for the presidential nomination in 1892
There is Standard oil money in the purchase,
but the advocacy Of standard Oil interests is TO
be but secondary. Its primary object is to bring
about the animation OF ohio's new senator Tor
the presidency. This move 10 ertainly in direct
c nfict with the ambitions OF Mr.. Cleveland,
who is not admired by Mr. Brice The general
policies OF the paper are to remain as In the
past, except that Mr.. Cleveland will likely slip
out OF the mind of its editor. Mr.. Brice's object
IN investing largely in Indianapolis real estate il
regarded in New York as q shrewd move to cap
ture the delegation in 1892
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Almost daily the Posr-INTELLIGENcER re-
ceives complaints from settlers and Others
concerning delays in the survey Of public
lands. Right here in King county there
are scores Of settlers who have made
homes upon lands to which they cannot
obtain title because they have never been
surveyed; and in other counties
bereabout there are hundreds and
thousands of similar cases. In
Eastern Washington the case is even
worse. There is one county-Stevens-i
which there Is but single surveyed town
ship. In this county nine out Of every ten
settlers are simply squatters, with only
squatters' rights to the homes which they
have made.
OF course, there is no reasonable excuse
for this. The government owes 1t to the
settlers, and to the best interests of the
stste, to survey the lands at once, and
make its occupation in regular and legiti-
mate way possible. Untold injury has
already been done by delay. Not every
body. nor indeed large proportion of
ASAAAC oSSh1A 2 a " ming ~ SotaotASH shClH~
selves upon lands to which they cannot
acquire title, and so thousands who would
gladly have remained here have gone away
in disgust
Nor is this all. The government has
granted, for school and other purposes,
large lots of land; but in the absence of
surveys 1t is impossible 10 make selections
and the state is held of its legitimate prop
erfy.
What is needed in the interior depart
ment at Washington is better knowl-
edge of the situation and neces-
stiles OF this country. AT present
It seems impossible to make the
officials understand what is requisite. The
secretary of the interior or his chief assist
ant ought to follow the example of General
Clarkson. of the postofice department.
come ont and look at the country.
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So ss.-s 49, ns1..0cl - cAl..su ING s'aN
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eesnee g anotnsf 80 OF Aiaoams
pemeese1s pe!nsps mapping tnsm q WIN.
cns more ptooeo'! ecn'ev'ns me barren
1enR g enas'ne = snelr aeIsa@ - mas
non ne nene q tne hepuDhcan party
enee eeson@oey oonnecsed with ts and pro.
tenn1ng astecnmens % 10 principles and
oeelre for - suooess snsre nave been many
1noav1duals ana newspepers entertaining
~ % eeensacn advancing these senti-
neata
Il = esssnuaily cowardiy policy,
ttneeefving policy, spciis-seeking policy.
4 politics were only night for spoils Is
might - defensihle policy. But it's the
ve1y obveree Of the policy to which the Re-
publican party owed IT. existence and its
earlier triumpha The founders OF that
party nsver stopped to count noses or
weigh the chances Of success. No defeat
evef spsgestsd TO them The idea Of trailing
their banners or relaxing their efforts.
From the ranks Of the opposition the
Denver Repabliccn might derive conclu.
sive ouswsr 70 IL pussiie suggestion. They
nsvsr fail to nominate ticket and make
m earnest fight to elect 1t even in Yer
mont They are now battling with zeal
and enthnsiasm against Republican ma
5ority Of slightly thousand IN Pennsylvania.
and greater majority in Kansas. And
thers u nothing .'passive" in their contest
for supremacy In Massachusetts,. Rhode
lslaud, Ohio. Wisconsin. Illinois. Iowa, or
even IN Minnesota and the Dakotas,
though in many Of these states they have
suffered succession OF defeats no less dis
heartening than was suffered by the Ala
bama Republicans the other DAY.
The Denver paper might also read pro-
ntsbfs lesson IN the recent action of the
Republicans OF New York city. That
mstropoiis is groaning under the spolia-
ticns Of Tammany. Tens OF thousands OF
decent Democrats profess 70 favor the
oysrthrow OF that footing organization.
In this crisis leading Journals OF that faith.
seconded By their Mugwump allies, APP
pealsd to the Republicans to "pur-
ouo . passive policy TO make
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The Bear chewed tho Hog.


Nr. Benjamin Hutton, of Marshland, at the
head of Snoalwater bay. relates q curious cir.
cumstance that happen on his place last
Tuesday. A large hog weighing over 800
pounds belonging to Mr.. II. sirsyed of abou
half q mile and was caught by bear, and the
bruin chewed some twenty-five pounds of of
the hogs back. leaving the backbone and ribs
exposed. When Mr.. Ii. arrived on the scene the
bear had walked off and be found the hog able
to walk. but was pat out OF his misery by being
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whitman County Names Turner.
0akdala snp

Jest nov portenions cloud seems to over
hang the political destiny OF John L. Wilson.
and il isa question whether he win succeed
himself at the national capital - Wash .ng on
representative OF NOT George Turner. OF sp T.
ane. evidently holds the key 10 the situation.
and viii likely lock the door against ali con-
grexsioaal composition. Ne are for Turner. and
believe he = the choice of whitman county.
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cigarst.s Fiena Burns sehool-Ho

The people OF st. John. colusa county, have
had the misfortune to lose their school-house.
On Friday last some careless cigarette smoker
threw a stub in the grass near the roadside aud
passed on unheedine the results that are to fol-
low. fire was kiuaied and communicated TO
the school-house close BY. which was entirely
consumed with all lis iurniture. II was a fine
building and viii be severe less to the district
in these hard times.
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John Wanamaker has given proof that he 10
both polite and sympathetic. widow wrote
TO him. protesting against bright colored stamps
on envelopes edged with olack, and urging him
to issue mourning stamp. He took pains to
answer, expressing sympathy with her idea,
and promising to give the matter consideration.
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4 rrxsDlsH SPECULATION.

The oornering OF necessary Of life, In
common uss among the poorer classes and
indispensable TO their sustenance. is ne
farious use Of capital. II laws cannot be
framed adequate TO It's prevention. or II
there Be such laws and they are not en-
forced. those who are threatened with
starvation or serions suffering as = result.
q whose families are thus threatened, are
juatfned in sssortine to sxtrsms measures.