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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-14
A LITTLE DIsCoURAGED.

know, sir. Il do look that downright bad,
When fellow like me ain't got no grit.
But can't help It'll used TO had
Plenty % sand an git up an git
But I'm tellin' you, sir. grows kinder tired
A-poundin' an driviu' at things what won't
Never 70 LET me- have . oneh.t
There was most too many Z VI children at
An nigh oil OF 'em was wimmin folks. too:
An girls ain't 30 fifteen, you know, for to come
Up to the scratch when there's somethin' to
10 keep big family in butter an bread.
Twas always uphill, but I hoped hoe the
An. daddy pore daddyl-how often he's said
He wished he might gin me a ghost of
show.
Hc worc hisself out at It. Jim an me
We dug out his grave in the hillside clay:
He was old when he died, an weak, but we
Missed III hands that was folded away.
Remember, I've nothin' agin Jim, you know,
An yet when he packed up an went to sea
Hit lef me still with po'rer show.
Things might have been diffrent to what they
But thought one time I'd marry girl:
Just one more to keer for, you know, but Liz
WouIdn't. she said, have it 80 for the worr.
She sews for Twin, she do, an says she:
"Your hands is full enough now with the
Quite full enough now 'thout takin' o me,
Who, just like yourself, hain't never q show"
An she hangs by It, sir, like pup to root,
When willin', I'd wear off my hands BIT by
bit;
An I'm soured an Older, an losin' to boot
The last omy stock o. git up an git.
II, may be, Pm token, then God will purvide
For them a. Is lef here hungry below;
An somehow I've fancied in heaven that I'd
In some way be given some sort of a show:
Eugene Field
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"They didn't" returned Jim, with omi-
nously averted eyes.
what became OF him ?" continued the

"They didn't" returned Jim, with omi-
nously averted eyes.
What became OF him? 2" continued the
farmer.
Red Jim Swallowed his eyes with his
nand and cast dark glance of scrutiny
out OF the doors and windows. The young
girl perceived it with timid, fascinated
concern. and said hurriedly:
Dent ask him, father! Don't you see
he mustn't tell ?'',
Not when spies may be hangin' round
ana doggin' me at every STEP" said RED
jim, as If rejecting, with another furtive
glance toward the already fading prospect
him, !" he added modify.
A momentary silence followed. The
farmer coughed slightly. and looked
obviously at his wife. But the two
women had already exchanged feminine
giances of sympathy for this evident
slayer OF traitors, and were apparently in
cEned to stop any adverse criticism.
In the midst of which shout was
heard from the road. The farmer and his
family instinctiveiy started. Red Jim
alone remained unmoved-a fact which
did not lessen the admiration of his femi-
nine audience The host rose quickly and
went out. The figure of horseman had
halted in the road, but after few minutes
conversation with the farmer they
both moved toward the house and
disappeared. When the farmer returned
it was to say that lone of 'em" Frisco
dandies who didn't keer about stoppin' at
the hotel in the settlement had halted to
give his ''critter" a feed and drink that he
might continue his journey. He had
asked him to come in while his horse was
feeding, but the stranger had guessed
he'd streth his legs outside and smoke his
cigar" he might have thought the COM
pany not Zine enough for him." but he
was "clvil spoken enough, had an ALFRED
smart boss, and seemed to know how to
run him." To the anxious inquiries of his
wife and daughter, he added that the
stranger didn't seem like spy or Next
the moody Red Jim, land darned sight
more peaceful-like in STYLE"
Perhaps owing to this criticism of the
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out upon the waste near the wagon. 1t
tnen became evident that the traveller had
seen her and was not averse to her inter-
est In his movements. although he had
not changed his attitude of savage retro
spectlon. An occasional ejaculation of
suppressed passion as if the memory of
some past conflict was too much for him,
escaped him even in his dispeaceful occu.
patton. As this possibly caused the young
giri TO still hover timidly in the distance,
ne suddenly entered the wagon and reap
peared carrying tin bucket, with which
ne somewhat ostentariously crossed her
path-his eyes darkly wandering-as if
seeking something.
II you are looking for the spring, it's a
spell furder only the willows"
IL was q pleasant voice, the teamster
tnougnt, albeit with a dry, crisp, New
England accent. unfamiliar to his ears.
he looked into the depths of an unlovely
biue check sun bonnet and saw certain
small, irregular features and saliow
cheek lit up by pair of perfectly innocent,
trustful and wondering brown eyes. Their
timid possessor seemed to be a girl of II.
whose figure, although apparently clad
In one of her mothers gowns.
was still undeveloped and depressed
by rustic hardship and innutrition. AS
ner eyes met his she saw that the face of
THIS gloomy stranger were still youthful
and by no means implacable, and even at
that moment was actually suffused by a
brick-colored blush. In matters of mere
intuition the sex, even at its most rustic
phase, is still our superior, and this unso-
phisticated girl, as the trespasser stam-
mered, THANK we, Miss" was instinc-
lively embroidered to greater freedom.
Dad amt tn hum. but We kin have a
drink O. milk if we keer for it,"
She motioned shvly toward the cabin
and then led the way. The stranger, with
an lnarticulatc murmur, afterwards dis
guised as a cough, followed her meekly.
Nevertheless, by the time they had
reached the cabin he had shaken his long
hair over his eyes again, and dark alb
But it did not efface from the girls mind
the previous concession of blush, and al
though it added to her curiosity, did not
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The Story of a Wait.
BIZ BRET HARrE.
Copyright, 1892, by Bret Harts.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
Meantime the heroic proprietor of tho
peaceful OK team, whose valor Incarnation
had SO infelicitously celebrated, was walk
ing listlessly in the dust beside his wagon.
At first glance his slouching figure taken
in connection with his bucolic conveyance,
did not Immediately suggest hero. As
he emerged from the dusty cloud it could
be seen that he was wearing a belt from
which a large draggoon revolver and hunt
ing knife were slung and placed some
what ostentatiously across the wagon seat
was . rifle. Yet the other contents of the
wagon were of a singularly inoffensive
character, and even suggested articles of
homely barter. Culinary utensils of all
sizes, tubs. scuiiery brushes and clocks
with several rolls of cheap carpet
ing and calico might have been
the wares of some travelling ven
dor. Yet as they were only visible
through flap of the drawn curtains of
the canvas hood they did not mitigate the
general aggressive effect of their owners
appearance. A red bandana Handkerchief
knotted and thrown loosely over the
shoulders; slouched hat pulled darkly
over . head of long tangled hair, which,
however, Swallowed round, comfortable
face, scantily and youthfully bearded, were
part of these confusing inconsistencies.
The shadows of the team and wagon
were already frightening grotesquely over
the fiat cultivated fields, which for some
time had taken the place Of the plains of
wild oats in the branch road into which
they had turned. The gigantic shadow of
theproprietor occasionally projected before
it was in characteristic exaggeration, and
and was often obliterated by puff of dust,
stirred by the plodding boots of the
peaceful oxen and swept across the field
by the strong afternoon trades. The sun
sank lower, although a still potent pres
ence above the horizon line; the creaking
wagon numbered still heavily along. Yet
at intervals its belligerent proprietor would
start up from his slouching, silent march,
break out into violent disproportionate
but utterly ineffective objurgation of his
together in some paroxism of indignation
against them-an act, however, which was
received always with heavy bovine indif-
ference, the logged scorn of swaying pro-
testing heads, or the dull contempt of
lazily Ticking tails.
Toward sunset one or two struggling
barns and cottages indicated their ap-
proach to the outskirts of country town
or settlement. Here the team halted as if
the belligerent-looking teamster had felt
his appearance was inconsistent with an
etfeminate civilization, aud the oxen were
turned into an open waste opposite nom
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Everett Land Company

Is prepared to offer manufacturing sites with
rail and water transportation facilities. In
formation furnished on application. Schuyler
Duryee, general manager, Everett; or Charles
H. Kittinger, Seattle.
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The famous Shasta Remedies are the Shasta
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Tablets, the Shasta Headache and Neuralgia
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to borrow the money and elect himself
to office. All the great financiers have
now exhausted their credit. l slated the
last one several years ago, but he was de-
teated and is playing beanbag at the poor
farm this summer with gent who has a
theory about an international language,
together with long standing case of pa.
ralysis.
Ever since the mayor of Seattle said last
year that 1.-THE entire country has been this
year at what may be called the extreme
sinister point of commercial oscillation, .
just gave up and went to work by the
week. knew that was that way my self,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-12
JAMES &. BLAINE.

Winona Republican: The condition
or his health is such that he may
well be excused from entering upon a
contest through which a man of his
intense convictions and ardent tenn
permanent could not pass without en-
llSting to the full every energy both
or his body and brain. To the endu-
rance OF such a strain he does not feel
hlmself equal, and, though they may
deeply regret it, even his warmest
supporters can but approve the cor
rectneSs of his Judgment in refusing
TO engage in SO arduous an undertake
ing.
Chicago hater-Ocean: He has been a
prodIgious worker for over thirty
years, and now he must husband his
strength. That he has reached that
stage or life is a matter of profound
and poignant regret to a multitude of
MS fellow citizens. No other public
man has so large and so ardent a fol-
lowing. For many years he has been
the leading champion of Republican
Ism, and the admiration of his genius
MADE his name torch to kindle pOp-
ular enthusiasm. The animosities
which were inseparable from the ag-
gressive ambition of his earlier man
hood, have gradually died out. He
may be said to have outlived those
animOSltieS. They are inferred with
the bones of his Presidential ambi-
tion.
Minneapolis JOuT9,dl: Doubtless he
can afford to leave the field presiden
tlal. since he has won the DODuIar an
prevail and confidence to an extent
which no President can attain. In
deed, Mr.. Blaine can congratulate
himself upon having reached a higher
point in the esteem of his couH try
men than he could possibly attain by
four years in the White House, with
the sure disparaging criticism which
always comes with the distribution
OF the patronage. Mr.. Blaine, by his
own deliberate act, cuts off the pos
sibllity of diminution of the lustre
OF his fame by removing himself from
among the presidential possibilities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-12
SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE.

If the present Congress can get
down to work it could find good field
for it in the matter of immigration.
The report of the United States I'M
migration Commission shows that the
present law needs strengthening, and
that at once. Under the present law
the steamship companies manage, in
one way and another, to evade the
payment of fines for disobeying the
enactment. While it may check I'M
desirable immigration to a certain
extent, it does not pevent it altogeth-
er, and to that degree is failure. In
the meantime the commission reports
that thousands, and even millions Of
Europeans, more generally from the
southern portions, are making plans
to come to this country in the spring
Many of them will undoubtedly make
good, thrifty citizens, but greater
portion will simply recruit the an
archistic forces already here, and make
our great cities more virulent hot
beds of red flag principles than they
have already become. Congress ought
to rise to the heights of patriotism
long enough to enact such legislation
as will restrict the immigration to
the most worthy elements, and SO pre-
vent any scheme for the further
growth of European conditions in an
agg ravated form here.
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MANKATo FREE PRESS.
SECRETARY BLAINE SPEAKS.

At last Secretary Blaine has de-
fined his position on the presidential
question so far as he is personally
concerned, and his letter to Chairman
Clarkson declining the nomination
and taking his name from the list of
possibles clears the political atmos-
phere at date none too early. The
millions of admirers of Mr.. Blaine in
this country will read with regret his
determination to refuse the nomina-
tion for President He is the ideal
American statesman, and it goes
without saying that no man in public
or private life to-day has so thoroughly
endeared himself to the masses. The
positiveneSs with which Mr.. Blaine
speaks leaves no room for further
speculation regarding his candidacy.
His ultimatum has been issued-the
decree must be accepted as final.
1t may be now safely assured that
President Harrison will be re-nomi-
mated without practical opposition.
A few "favorite sons" may be brought
out merely as compliment for the
public services rendered, but Benz.
Harrison will lead the Republican
hosts on to victory second time. His
administration has been one Of the
most business-like and straight-for-
ward in the history of the country,
and he has grown wonderfully rapid
in popular estimate during the past
two years. There is no question
about Blaine being the choice of the
Republican party, and were he in the
field his nomination would be made
without the slightest question and
with very little opposition. With the
situation as it stands the only logical
deduction is the nomination of Harri-
son. And victory is reasonably sure
to follow. While there is not that
apparent and outspOken enthusiasm
for President Harrison among the
Republicans Of the country that eX-
lists toward his Secretary Of State,
there is deep seated conviction that
no man could be selected as his sue
cessor who would give greater assur
ance of stability to the industrial and
financial policies Of the government.
and with him as the standard bearer
of the party the country will not fail
to protect these great interests by
electing him.
President Harrison and Secretary
Blaine have served their country so
well and satisfactory that another
four years of the same sort of admins
tration will be entirely acceptable.
The only thing left for the National
convention to do SO far as the head of
the ticket figures is to ratify the uni
yersal demand Of the Republican
party-now that Blaine is out of the
queSton-nominate President Har-
riSOn,
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ABOUT THE STATE.

LAUNDERING operations have been
resumed in the vicinity of Pine City,
the result of light fall of snow.
The depositors of the Freedom Co.
Bank, which was closed recently,
held meeting Thursday, to agree
upon the best plan for protecting
themselves.
Henry A. Castle has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Saint Paul,
and John Boreen at Saltwater.
Freedom county, according to the
statement of the auditor, is out of
debt and has 1913, 1915 on hand.
The question Of free public library
is being agitated at Mortified. The
Y. M. @. A offers to furnish room for
library, donate its library Of 300
volumes an its library fund of $500,
provided the city council will agree to
yearly tax of mill for the main
tenance of the library.
Hans J. Rasmussen and Carl j.
Johnson have been held by the grand
jury at Moorhead for stealing wheat.
Rev. Theodore Venn has commence
ed suit in the district court Of Fari-
bault county, against Rev. Robert
Hughes, for 5000 damages for SIAN
der.
L. M. MaXfield, of Delano, builder
and contractor. lost $1,000 in currency
out of his pocket day or two since,
the result, he thinks, of a defective
pocket.
Frank Weckworth, of Waseca, is
dead. He had been a resident of the
county for the past thirty years.
Joseph Ford who died Thursday at
the insane hospital at Rochester, will
be remembered by many of the early
settlers Of Minnesota coming to the
state in 1850 he located land near St.
Paul, also where Mortified now
stands, and some more few miles
south, the whole now valued at $75, 600.
In 1851 he built the first house where
Mortified now stands. He had a
long legal fight over the Mortified
property, but finally came off victori-
Gus. He served in the army and re-
ceived sunStroke which was eventu-
ally the cause of his being sent to
Rochester several years later. He
was released from the hospital for a
couple of years early in the sos, dur
ing which time he received pension
money to the amount of $4,000, all of
which he squandered, together with
his other property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-12
THE FORESTY RESERVATION.

Those who have the forestry reserva-
tion in the northern portion Of the
state in hand have made some i'm
portant changes in their program
since it was first made public. They
now propose the location of a per-
manent timber reservation in COM
pact form, or separate compact tracts,
around the water sources of the
Mississippi, Red and St. Louis rivers,
and to add thereto all the poor lands
of the public domain which are Off
cially pronounced unfit for profitable
agriculture. A condensation of the
address of the State Foresty Associa-
tion says that "the whole area of said
reserve will not exceed 100000 acres.
1t is recommended that all other
woodlands of the public domain in
Minnesota which are officially pro-
nounced agricultural be open to set
Element. The construction of rail-
roads through the reserve, and the
opening of mines, shall not be re-
Stricted and timber is to be cut only by
the government, under strict and
equitable laws, and the manufacture
of wood material is to be permitted
and encouraged The organization
of competent forest administration
for carrying out these provisions is
recommended and the necessity of
immediate Congressional action is
urged. The legal claims of actual
settlers within the proposed reserve
are to be respected. Manitoba is in
vited to cooperate in this movement
to the end that like reserve may be
set apart in the Rainy river and Lake
of the Woods region" This is very
different from the first proposition,
and ought not to meet with serious
opposition from any quarter. There
is no objection to the taking of poor
lands, unfit for other purposes for for
esty uses, in fact they ought to be so
utilized, while the fact that the
sources of our rivers should be pro-
tected is question agreed upon by
all.
With proper legislation in regard to
the rights of settlers, and to regulate
the cutting ofmature timber, the pro-
posed reservation would not interfere
with legitimate affairs, and would
prove of great value to the future
welfare of the state
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Philadelphia Press: The events OF
the last three years have added even
to the stature of his reputation. He
stands to-day as he has so long stood,
the foremost of Americans. The Re-
publicans will learn with profound re-
greet of the decision he has reached
and the determination which is now
announced.
Omaha Bee: Mr.. Blaine'S declina-
tion will cause sincere and heartfelt
regrets among Republicans every
where. No man since the days of
Henry Clay has had such hold upon
the hearts of the great mass of his
fellows, and no man of either party
in our times could arouse greater en-
thusiaSlA.
New York World: Growing his
other services to his country, he has
recently won a conspicuous victory
for peace with honor against the
brutal buster of imitation jingoism
and the cold-blooded scheming of sell
fish politicians.
Minneapolis Erclaing Tribune: Mr..
Blaines ardent supporters will be
disappointed, but they will quickly
realize that his withdrawal will be
best for himself, his country and his
party. Those most familiar with his
temperament and condition have
long doubted his ability to survive
the strain of another presidential
race. There was grave probability
that it would result in his total physi-
cal possibly death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-12

Prince Victor Emmanuel, heir to the
Italian crown, is one of the handsom.
est and most accomplished men of his
station in life. Although nearly &c
years of age and widely travelled he is
yet unmarried. He is liberal in his
political views, versed in several Ian,
guages, amiable and intellectual, and
generally and justly beloved.
This story of Meissonier's wife and
physician whose identity is not re.
vealed is told by The Pail Mall Ga.
9ette: The lady sent in haste for the
Doctor, who responded promptly,
fearing that serious illness had over
taken the famous artist. But it was
only lapdog for whom his services
were required, and he was indignant.
Pocketing his pride, however, he
ministered to his patient and cured
him. At the end of the year Nine.
Meissonier noticed in the Doctors bill
no item for this case, and called his
attention to it. Whereupon the med
ical man explained that he was not a
veterinary surgeon and could not,
therefore, make a charge. He was
glad, however to do the dog kind
ness. But the lady insisted. We'll
said the Doctor, 'the hinges of my
garden gate are rusty; ask M. Meis-
sonier to bring his brush and paint
them for me-"