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Year: 1878

secure q recognition of their
prohibition views IN a. constitu-
ton, we do not believe. A,
measure of such radical reform,
however meritorious, is too much
in advance Of popular sentiment
iu this Territory to present any
reasonable hope of popular en-
dorsement. He is but presented
as the representative Of an alb
stract idea which has nowhere
yet been realized, and which
must be left to future legislation.
Mr.. George is thoroughly prac-
tical business man, who will not
sacrifice available results to an
abstraction. He is recognized


by all as a man of sound judg-
ment and more than ordinary
vigor Of mind as well as body.
Upon the question ofxtaxation
and the Chinese questNns he has
expressed to us-the same yitws
as those we have attributed to



Mr.. Sires. Upon the question
of land limitation, we have
heard from him no expression


but as he is now making a can
vass, he will probably be heard
from on that subject soon. In


ordinary business he has few


superiors in this Council District.
As citizens, all three of the


candidates are men of unexcep-


tional character, who would


honor their constituents in any


representative body. We would
| not hesitate to vote for either OF
them for an office which had not
the determination of the charac-
ter of our fundamental laws


The motive to govern the voters


in this matter should be princi-
Piles, not mere party.
Year: 1878

There is no question which SO
vitality affects popular rights and
the general prosperity of the
people of the future State Of


Washington, as that OF the land
tenure. AS q fundamental prin-
ciple land is as much a right OF


the people as air or water. The
inalienable right to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness is


not complete without the right
to place to live ands access to


the natural elements of subsist-
ance. The right of eminent do
main is Il necessary attribute of
sovereignty and the people are
not sovereign rulers who are
debarred from the right Of pos
session to a portion of the soil
necessary to selfsupport. The
relation Of landlord and tenant
is practically the baronial sys-
tenn of lord and serf. It would
be safer for the citizen to sur
render his right Of suffrage than
his right to his reasonable por-
ton of Gods earth. Without
a home man is without a coun-
try. The dependantupon others
for place to live, who has to
divide with another the proceeds
of his labor in cultivating the
soil; is not a freeman. He is
free to starve; free to die; but
not free to live. or to enjoy the
exclusive fruits of his own toll,
because he is under contribution
to others who have seized and
appropriated to their own use
his share of the natural ele-
ments of life destined by a bene-
ficent Creator for the free use of
all. OF all the forms Of oppres
sien ever devised to divide the
human family into task-masters
and dependents, none have been
more inexorable than land mo-



The much boasted Homestead
Year: 1878

q sovereign freeman. Look at
the manufacturing towns Of
New England with all their
beasted wealth and civilization:
a single manufacturer can lead
to the polls and vote at his dis
cretion hundreds Of men, their
only attentive being instant dis
charge, which at times means
starvation.


We would violate no vested
right. We would compel no
contributions from the accumu-
lations of the industrious and
thrifty to the support of the in
dolent and improvident; but
would secure to all their nautu-
raj right to place to live upon
Gods earth. Land is Gods free
gift to man; the natural inheri-
tance of all and no man should
be allowed to accumulate more
than he can use, for the purpose
of compelling tribute from the
labor of others. Titles already
acquired under the laws cannot
be disturbed; but the constitu-
ton can and ought to provide
that no man or company can
hereafter acquire more than one
section, or one thousand acres
at most, which would prevent
large monopolies in the future
If the Convention fails TO dc
this, they will disappoint the
hopes and ruin the prospects o1
the future State as govern
ment of the people.
Year: 1878

The Other Candidates.


Having discussed at length
the position of Mr.. Andrews as
candidate for Delegate to the
Constitutional Convention, some
notice is due to the other candi-
dates for this Council District.


No man on Puget Sound is
more generally known, person
ally, than David Sires, the DEM
ocratic candidate. For many
years he was a hotel keeper in
this town and at Port Townsend
and for the past three or four
years he has been a preacher OF
the gospel of Christ, as he un-
derstands it. He is a man of
more than ordinary ability, of
popular address, and certainly
for the last few years of unex-
ceptional moral character and
department. His qualifications
as a constitution maker are yet
to be determined, and had moth
ing to do with his nomination;
that being made strictly on party
grounds, as a consistent and re-
liable Democrat; the Conven-
ton which nominated him
neither suggesting any express
sion Of opinion as to the issues
involved in the election, or ask
ing any from him. All we know
Of Mr.. Sires' views are what we
gather from personal intercourse.
He says he is opposed TO the
proposition Of Mr.. Andrews to
tax the means of religious and
literary improvement devoted to
public use; that he is in favor Of
any practical measure to check
the Chinese inundation, and is
decidedly in favor Of consti-
tutlonal provision to guard the
public domain against monopoly
for the use of the people by linn
iting the amount of land which
may. be hereafter acquired by
any individual or corporation.
He will also favor a provision to
secure to women, married or
single, the centrol of their own
property, against the contingen-
gencies of legislation, or the
tyranny Of the common law
doctrine, which regards women
as having no rights which men
are bound to respect. These
are some of the positions which
we gather from Mr.. Sires' con-
versation, and We regard them
as eminently sound SO far as
they 60. 1t is for the voters TO
consider whether they CORES
pond with their own views
and whether Mr.. Sires is the
right man to entrust with their
interests in the Convention.


Jesse W. George, received his
nomination from q Temperance
Convention. That he or any of
the sensible men who contribut-
ed to his nomination expect to
Year: 1878

The Committee on Enrolment Of tho nnti.Tam.
m my democracy met last night in Irving Hall The
meeting consisted OF five members from each OF the
Assembly districts. Mr.. Jonn McCool was in the
chair The deliberations were secret and lasted IN
hour aud hall. sub committee OF three on printing
was appointed, and II was also ordered that
the names OF reg and places Of registration
OF tho Assembly districts bo handed IN on or
before next TUESDAY night.


One OF the members stated that q meeting OF the
General Committee OF twelve hundred had been
called for night week, but tho secretary denied
he corroctuces OF this statement.
Year: 1878

An ingenious German, Herr Otto Fran
kenau, has recently invented purse which
contains revolver in one Of its divisions,
SO arranged that it can be fred with ex-
treme readiness. The purse has the out
ward appearance of q somewhat thick port
monnaie, and the pistol is secured to the
metal framework on the left hand side,
when the muzzle is pointed forward On
the right hand side there are the ordinary
pockets for money, and on the left hand
side the purse opens in the same way to
allow the pistol to be cleaned and loaded
BY touching a spring in the framework a
little trap-door opens and discloses the
muzzle, while at the same moment the
trigger falls down from below The re-
volver has FIVE chambers and carries Eley's
five millimetre cartridges. The idea of
the inventor is not only to afford means
of carrying a pistol without displaying it,
but also that thief might be shot in the
very act of appearing to comply with his
demand for money. The mechanism is
very simple, and works easily and well;
and the pistol, although concealed, can be
levelied with sufficient accuracy for its
purpose as a weapon of defense at close
quarters. In order to fire, a rather strong
pull on the trigger is required, so that
there is practically no danger of discharg-
ing the pistol accidentally when using the
purse for legitimate purposes.
Year: 1878

As a rule the Swiss ere great walkers.
and think nothing Of taking twenty-mile
walk in the surrounding mountains, but
found climbing their Alpine heights no
joke, and never had the courage to venture
without my ''staff, - which is Of great as
slstance in mounting up some of those
places, and it reminded me of the journey
of life in miniature. Nothing can exceed
the variety and loveliness Of the wild
flowers you find on your way up the noun
tains. To me it was scene of enchant-
ment. One walk took with some friends
was so exquisitely beautiful that in mem
ory it will be ',joy forever" On either
side of US spread a vast cultivated plain,
fertile and beautiful; the Jura bounded
that on our left, Mont Blanc that to our
right; descending from its glaciers, the Avre,
whose waters in summer even are as cold
as ice, flowed white and glittering through
Savoy, to meet the Rhone beyond Geneva,
and that city lay below us like field of
colored tiles, whilst Lake Leman, with its
dark, clear blue waters, spread out before
us and wandered on for miles. The out
lines were bold, precipitous and fantastic
AS looked the sun went down be-
hind the Jura without a cloud; the lake
became liquid blue, with purple mists
spreading over it, floating down like cool
veil around the base of the opposite noun
tains, whilst their summit of rocks or snow
Redeemed fast in pale sky.


l feel how powerless is language, some
times, to describe the glories of that mag
nihcence which all can teel-the most ig-
norant as well as the most gifted-yet few
can paint in word-portraiture. In gen.
Grafton there is not often more than one
great poet or painter who can give words
or expressions to the feelings that all must
have, more or less developed, in the pres
ence of any of the great wonders or mighty
works of God. We feel beauty, yet
may be as one dumb in essaying to portray
the emotion that vibrates through every
portion of our being.


From Geneva / took steamer for Mon
treux, Vevey and Chilon, &C., and for
those who may propose doing likewise |
will suggest to read again Byron's beauti-
ful and graphic description of towns which
are only continuation of one, the tourist
not being able to tell where one ends and
the other begins. They are clustered at
the base of the mountains, with Lake Le-
man flowing by their side.


left Montreux that same evening after
seeing glorious sunset on the lake. Night
gathered on the mountains to the right of
US, while daylight still fingered on the lake
to ourleft. Between both the suns bright
disk first touched dark rock aud then
suddenly appeared as bright and as burn
ing on the lake below us. The height of
the mountain gave depth of shade, the
suns glow added brightness, while few
vivid outlines defined the whole Claude
like picture.


1t is somewhat difficult to givea minute
and separate account of ones travels in
Switzerland-though beautiful, yet it is
always mountainous.
Year: 1878

WoOD PAPER HANGINGs.-The ma
chinery for the manufacture of wood paper
hangings has now been brought to such a
state of perfection, comparatively, that an
inch of white maple, or other fne-grained
wood, can be slit so as to furnish as many
as 200 thin leaves, having the distinctive
surface and grain of the wood. These
leaves are laid upon a paper backing, and
thus treated may be fastened to the wall
in the same manner as in common house
paper-a room thus finished presenting
the appearance of a regularly pannelled
apartment, since all the surface visible is
that of actual wood. With smoothed and
polished woods of coarser of more open
grain, the number Of leaves or veneers to
the inch is 125. The machine which pro-
duces these leaves is indeed marvel OF
mechanical ingenuity and skill
Year: 1878

Avalanches rarely fall when the sky is
overcast. In winter the ST. Bernard
monks urge travellers not to venture when
the sky is clear. In clear weather the
temperature falls, especially before sunrise
and then the flaments of ice which retain
the snow on the sides of the mountain
contract and snap, the mass begins to slide
and draws others in its train, for the
slightest cause Of movement, the faintest
shock may cause the fall of enormous
avalanches This is why guides insist on
silence at critical points.
Year: 1878

SELF-POssEssIoN OF CRIMINALS
The London Lancet has been investigating
the cause Of the selfpossessiOn of criminals
upon the scaffold, and has come to the
conclusion that the prevalent belief that
capital offenders meet their doom in
condition of sacred or paralyzed amend
ment is groundless. They retain every
facility, taste, consideration and even fancy,
and mentally and physically during the
last few hours of their life, and in the inn
mediate presence of cruel death, are self
possessed and tranquil The reason as
signed is that the mind has reached a
"dead point in its tension, the excitement
is over, the irritability of the mind has
been exhausted, and it has been released
from the tension of its effort for self-pre-
servation, and almost rebounds with the
sense of relief that comes with certainty,
even if the certainty is only one Of death.
Year: 1878

N0W is the time to buy your Farming
IN Implements cheap. have on hand a
large Stock of Machinery which / am deter
mined to sell. would make special mention
of my two and three horse Furrow Plows.
My two-horse Plow | am selling as low as
$500, and for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements Is also
being offered low. The all (wrought) Iron
single and double Shovel Plows and the three
Shoveled Cultivator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Mastieator is the
best Feed Cutter in the market, see it.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are to be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs on
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early so as to give time to order repairs. All
other repairing done well and cheap.


mar Stiff Z. WAGNER.
Year: 1878

Thiers was so small as baby that he
could have been put into a wooden shoe.
He was baptized in a cellar, for the Reign
of Terror had only just come to q close,
and the priests were still afraid to perform
any ceremony in the churches.
Year: 1878

Inc harvest Is faSt-Ihe Summerl is Ended.


WdTTenloH, Va, Enterprise.
The harvest Is past-the summer is gone
Bright season. too happy TO lastl
And OF in the distance we hear low sigh
'Tis Autumn's sad voice bidding Summer good bye
As she hurries away to the Pastl
The Harvest Is past-the reapers are done
The Grain has been garnered away;
Oh gay sunny Summer. her seasons how brief.
She droops as the flower. and fades as the leaf
And dies like beautiful day.
True emblem, indeed, of the Summer of life
Which seems like glorifed day,
Till the rude pelting storm and the Autumn blast,
Tell US the happy. glad Summer is past
Forever and ever away!
Lifes Summer must end and the hoar-frost must fall
BeSprinkling each temple with grey;
The daylight must fade, and the even draw near,
And we'll list for the voice that each mortal must


hear,


The voice that viii call us away!
The good shall be calld to the Beforehand,
Where the streets with gold are paved
But oh! may we never hear the moan
OF the wretched who cry when the Summer is gone,


Iis ended and we are not sayedT
When the Winter of Death throws a shadow around,
And we lie down to sleep at even;
May we open our eyes on the spirit-sh0re,
Where the loyd and the lost have gone before,
To a Summer of rest in Heaveni
Year: 1878

In England when the corn or wheat used
to be threshed by means of the fail, and
the grains were consequently subjected to
the ravages Of mice, tame owl was as
common in the barn as a cat in the house.
Year: 1878

FR1ENDs.---People who have
warm friends are healthier and
happier than those who have
none. A single real friend is a
treasure worth more than gold or
precious stones. Money can buy
many things good and evil. All
the wealth of ~ world could not
buy a friend or pay you for the
loss of ore. II have only wanted
one thing to make me happy"
Hazlitt writes, "but wanting that
have wanted everything" And
again, my heart, shut up in a
prison house Of this rude clay, has
nsver found, nor will it ever find
heart to speak to-" We are the
weakest of spendtbrifts if we let
one friend drop off through mat
tention or let one push away
another; or if we hold aloof from
one for petty jealousy or needless
Sights or roughness. Would you
throw away a diamond because it
pricked you? One good friend is
not to be weighed against the
jewels of the earth.
Year: 1878

In the hour I first beheld thee,


Soft thy kindly glances fell,
And my heart bowed down before thee,


As beneath magic spell
Since that time, like some sweet phantom,
In my home thy form doth rise,
And where'er my sad gaze wanders,


There meet thy haunting eyes
Year: 1878

The Opinions of MILITARY Generals on


the New Army Bill.


Ii anyone in this vicinity imagines that
the new army bill will not receive the sup
port of the generals of the army and be
backed by powerful lobby of army off,
GERS, let them read the following extracts
from an interview with General Sherman
and letters from other army officers:


General Sherman says that the commit
tee had evidently given the whole subject
much study, and whether the bill becomes
law or not, it forms we'll -digested sys-
tenn OF army administration. He expressed
himself as we'll pleased, because, in the
first place, the commission had assumed
$4,000 men as the least number required
to fulfill the purposes of national police,
and, although these men were grouped iu-
to regiments, each of three battalions, diff
tering somewhat from his preference, yet
it was done 10 such manner as to admit
OF an easy increase to any standard likely
to occur in the near future. The bill is re-
garded as liberal in its provisions FOR retir-
ing the oldest and most meritorious officers,
who have devoted their lives to the coun-
try.


General Upton, commanding the Artil-
lery School at Fortress Monroe, says;


The new Army bill is received, and l
must say it agreeably disappoints me.
Congress has never shown so favorable
and friendly a disposition before. The
provisions for reductions are extremely
liberal. while the proposed settlement of
many vexed questions is so manifestly for
the best interests of the service that hope
the bill may become law.


Major General Hancock, under date of
December II, says, among other things:


do not know who is responsible for the
bill of the Burnside committee, but think
it has very many good things in it, and is
likely to become law.


Major General Schofeld, Superintendent
of the West Point Academy, says:
Ireally think we haye reason to be graf
fled with the work OF the committee, al
though We would gladly save so much cut
ting down of officers if it were possible.
The mode of doing it is certainly as liberal
and kind as possible, if it must be done;
but of that We have no right to judge. !
| think you may rely upon the support OF
nearly the entire army outside of Wash
Ington In your approval of this measure
Year: 1878

THE LIVER is more frequently the seat
Of disease than is generally supposed, for
upon its regular action depends, in a meas
ure, the power of the stomach. bowels,
brain, and the whole nervous system.


Regulate that important organ By taking
Simmons Liver Regulator, and prevent
most of the diseases that flesh is heir to.
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING NEW
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate, adapted to the stringeDcy of the
times You save the expense of carriage
hire, and By leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
mill ha TaaI:-------aastsz7 E0oAOSs
minutes after the arrival Of the cars, free
of expense. We advise You to give The
Grand Union a trial.


Legal Blanks, ofall kinds for sale q
Year: 1878

Washington Post.


The Republicans know that their
financial policy has been con-
demned. They understand per-
fectly that they have no more show
of electing a majority of members
of the next House than they have
of obtaining control of the Govern
ment of France. They are fighting
now for one thing only, and that is
to prevent, if possible, the control of
a majority of the unit or Presiden-
tial votes of the States in the next
House. 1t was for that purpose
that they sOwed Colorado with
money, and that was their object in
concentrating their October efforts
upon the two Cincinnati districts,
hoping thereby to tie the Ohio del
egatiOn. In fact, the whole drift of
the Radical party management
since the Maine election has been
taken with reference to the posi-
bility of an election of President by
the House in 1881. The Republi-
cans do not, iudeed, hope to obtain
such a control of the next House for
themselves, but they are bending
every effort to prevent the Demo-
Gratis from getting it. The meaning
of this strategy is plain. If they
can prevent the Democrats from
controlling a majority of the States,
their next movement will be to
promote the Greenback movement
in Democratic States in 1880, in the
hope Of preventing a Democratic
majority in the Electoral College.
Then the House would be unable to
elect, and upon that preteXt the
Radical leaders intend to seize the
Government. This is an intricate
programme, but it is Il desperate
one, and when we survey the possi-
bilities in reference to the unit
votes of the States in the next
House, it becomes alarming. In
short, and to sum up, we have posi-
tive knowledge that the sole aim of
the Radical managers is to prevent
the Democrats from obtaining q
clear majority in the delegations of
twenty States in the next House.
II they can do this, they will con-
slider the situation for 1880 still open
to their genius for intrigue, fraud
and revolution.
Year: 1878

little weight. But to secure them,


everything else was given away
this time. The complexion of af-
fairs.changed within the past four


weeks; but the change came too
late. The party found it was fight
ing a losing battle, and all dressed
into rank for sound money and bus
mess stability. But it was of no
avail then. Had there been thirty
days more of discussion and of con-
the figures might have
told a different story. But, as it is,
the only thing to do is to sit in the
ashes of the defeats, and determine
to rise therefrom, as the party will,
the stronger and the better for the
future.