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Year: 1873

while the adepth crime are merely winked
at? Why do they not more severely pan-
ish the mercenary Ames, and the villain
GUS York? WHY'S it that these political
surgeons do most of their work away
from home? Have the people no conf
dence in their professional skill that they
seek sbreign patients on these but slight
ly' affected by diseases


We have one of those political surgeons
in Plymouth, and we know that be knows
that there are at least one or two gangren-
Gus patients here; why is be not apply.
ing the knifes Is he afraid that he may
be innoculated with the poison and dieg


These questions however suggestive
are not the mere flashes of vivid imagi-
nation; they are Reluctantly forced upon n
the writer by surrounding circumstances.
The skillful surgeon attends to all cases
within his view when called Upon profess
sionally, the pioneer usually starts from
home, and the faithful watchman clings to
his own tower and gives the alarm of ap-
preaching danger. Why then is the edi-
tor of the Plymouth Democrat (as he as
sumes all these positions, po litically) not
found at his post? While he is off sky.
larking around after subjects, many miles
from home, it is whispered about, that
prominent member of his party, (whose
name modesty forbids giving while we
appear in mask) who is now and has been
for many months, carrying around over
S5,OOO OF the hard earned money of the
people of this county, which he refuses to
pay over to the proper authorities Why
does the editor of the Democrat not venti-


late this matter, which is the immediate
interest Of the people? Is he in ignorance
OF the fact, when it has already come to
the ears of one from whom the avenues Of
such knowledge are cut off and carefully
guarded Why does not our waite hman
yell out ahOy to save an imperriled ship
at home? Why does he not let the truth
be known, and If the anonymous gentle
man is innocent, let the people know it,
that they may stop the slanderer's
mouths The truth is the Democratic
editor here is somewhat of party di-
plomat and is inclined to regard all as
proper that adds strength to his side,
without regard to the injury inflicted ON
innocent part les.


Such course however cannot conduce
to the health of republic, but must if
persisted in ruin the country and leave
the people a prey to political vultures.
JUsTITIA.
Year: 1873

To casual reader. it would seem from
the manner in which the Liberal and Dem
ocratic Press are treating the Credit Mo-
bitier and corruption in other places, that
they were really the peoples safeguard,
that the editors had positively turned
political surgeons, fully resolved to cut
off every fungus or cancer, affecting this
Republic.


To one, however, who is supposed to
know something of the tricks of a parti-
editor, it is sadly amusing to see how
adroitly the Liberal and Democratic cards
are played, and how peculiar their editors
brandish their political knives to make the
people believe they truly are upon the
watch tower of this country, exerting
their might, mind and strength, in ehali
of the peoples rights, while in fact, the
most of them are down in the cess-pOOl ex-
pending their main strength and random
shots to hide the real situation-to make
much ado about nothing"


In his first diplomatic movements, it
was favorite object with Count Bis
marck, to add Schlesswig & Holstein to
Prussia, and yet it was well known that
these Duchies were part of the domin-
ion of the King of Denmark, and of right
belonged to him ;but to add to the strength
of Prussia the great diplomat justified any
means to secure the annexation, without
regard to the the injury inflicted on other
powers. When interrogated by friend
as to how he was succeeding, Bismarck re-
piled: II am making enormous progress
in the art of saying nothing in a great
many words-and if Manteuffel can say
what there is in them after he has read
them, he can do more than l can" He
had to convince the other powers of Eu
rope that this annexation would be to
their interest, and we'll knowing that
while this added to Prussia's strength, 1t
weakened other powers, it was necessary
to say nothing in many words to decoy
Europe from the true object.


The Democratic and Liberal Pre- has



the one object of increasing their power
against the opposition, and to this end will
SAY nothing in many words" but with
less skill than the Great Prussian, leave a
great many broken branches in their
trail to enable the careful reader to readi-
ly detect which way they are travelling.


We are not condemning. but applaud
the structures on the Mobilier, yet the
manner which the Democratic and Liber-
al press seek to cover up some Of the
greater and magnify some of the lesser
political offenses, SO forcibly impresses us
with the idea that it is a partizan trick to
secure partizan and that we confess that
the force of their articles are lost on US
in the consideration of what we conceive
to be the motives of their writer's


Why is it that in their exposition Of the
Mobil'er frauds, certain characters whose
greatest crime was innocent company
with rogues, are held up for fsgellation
Year: 1873

It was believed by sors superficial
observers and thinkers that the location
of the terminus of the No1thern Pacific
Railroad at Tacoma would have the Of
feet of killing; or, in the language of
one Of The agents of the road, (whose
more descriptive title would be " Road
AGENT "would leave Olympia and Sc
attle to dry up and blow away" Six
months has nearly elapsed since that
location vas officially announced, and
there Is not sensible man to be fonnd
who would exchange equal amounts of
Seattle property for Tacoma property
similarly situated. Tacoma has affected
the prosperity and business of Seattle
no more than Kalama has affected Port
land, and never will.


There can be no reasonable doubt
that the location Of the terminus at that
time at Seattle would have been worth
to the town all that our citizens proposed
to contribute to that object. and to the
Company much more than the extra
cost of building it to this point over the
cost of running it down to Tacoma. Not
because of tho material advantages to be
derived from q railroad connection with
point on the Columbia river too near
to sea port to attract either ocean
commerce or inland trade in this direc
tion; bat for the prestige Of securing
prize, which had been so long and anx-
ously waited for by capitalists. specula-
tors and business men, as indicating the
place where the great commercial city
of the Sound would be built. The Sc
lection of Seattle. with its universally
conceded natural advantages over any
other place named, would have brought
into immediate investment the capital
and enterprise which had been waiting
the decision, and the immense natural
resources tributary to the town would
ere this have been in the course of active
not enly creating bust
ness for the railroad, but increasing our
Year: 1873

On Monday last Hon. A. A. Denny
received telegram from Gen. George
W. Cass, President of the N. P. R. R.,
asking the people of Seattle to make a
proposition conditional upon having the
road continued from near Tacoma to
this city, the contract for the sane to
be let in the spring.


This lets the bottom out of Tacoma.
where there was only an imaginary bot
tom before. and the Initiative to this
end has evidently been taken without
consultation with Skookum Smith and
General Spragus, the latter of whom Is
again notified, for the third or fourth
lime, by snubs almost as insulting to a
gentleman as so many kicks, that the
Company do not confide in his honesty
or discretion and are not bound by the
engagements he has made in their name !;
plainly suggesting that his resignation
of the subordinate position to which he
has been reduced can only save him
from the final contempt Of all honorable
men.


This proposition from the President
OF no railroad Company is a complete
and conclusive acknowledgement of the
the superior advantages of Seattle for
railroad terminus; what all disinterested
Intelligent men acknowledged before.
and was never disputed but in the inter
est of unscruE ulous Spectators.


1t proves by necessary deduction that
the Company never regarded Tacoma as
the proper place for the location of the
final terminus, and never intended to
stop the road there for any other pnr>
pose than to sell town lots, and no long
er than was necessary for the accom-
phsLp1ent of that object. The project
of the Land Ring, of which Ainsworth
and Rice were the instruments, was to
dispose of the town site property by the
means of joint stock company with a
nominal capital of $3,G00,0GO. 1t was
confidently anticipated that at least two
thirds of this stock could readily be dis
posed of nt par for cash, npen the pres :
ise Of the railroad terminus, before the
fraud wcald be exposed, aud then the
Company would be at liberty to pass Oh
to more suitable port. We have the
assurance that this fraudulent schem me
was emphatically opposed by President
Cass and several othersof the best men
of the Company, but they were over
ruled by majority of the Board, all q
whom were members of the Land Ring.


1t is an evidence that Gen. Cass and
the few honest men associated with him
in the direction Of the Railroad, have
got out OF the control of the infamous
Land Ring, but for whose rascalities the
crdit of the Company would be uniin-
paired, its finances in a sound and heal
by condition, and the work Ill much
greater state of progress than at pres
-nt. We know that Gen. Cass, did all
in his power to make tho terminus at
Seattle in the first place, and nothing


better settled in the public mind than
that Seattle will be the main terminus
of that road on Puget Sound. In view
of this fact, there will never be sold on
the new town plat of Tacoma sufficient
town lots to pay the expense of clsaa
ing.
Year: 1873

FROZEN UP.--The Willamette and the
upper Columbia rivers are frozen up
ard navigation apon them is closed,
probably for the next six weeks or two
months, cutting off the people of this
section who are in open Communication
with al the balance Of the world from
mail facilities, which under the contract
can only come through Portland. Five
years ago this winter, Portland, from
the same cause, had no communication
with the outel world, by mail telegraph.
or any other means of transportation,
except on one or two occasions when by
a desperate venture pack horses were
taken over the Cascade Mountains and
upon the ice ofthe upper river, to convey
the letter mails, which came regularly
to Walla Walla and Eastern Oregon
This thing is liable to occur any winter,
and is never looked fer until it comes,
and always causes great disappointment,
damage :nd vexation by interfering with
plans in which such Interruptions are
not calculated, besides the suspension of
all business end communication not sub
ject to these contingencies.


In view of these facts, it is time that
our people should look to other routes
not subject to these contingencies. All
of Eastern Oregon, as well as Eastern
Washington, while their mail facilities
from the East are uninterrupted, are
cut off not only from nail but from
commercial intercourse with the centres
of trade, and We upon the Sound, while
our commercial intercouss is interrupt
ed. are cut off from our mail facilities.
The only remedy for this, which would
be effectual and perpetual, is to estab-
lisb a line Of direct communication with
the country Eas. of the Cascades, which
would give us access to the Eastern
mails, and regular line Of nail steam
ers between San francisco and Sound
ports. With the completion of the Se-
attle and Walla Railroad, the entire trade,
Year: 1873

Before marriage and afterward, let
them learn to center all their hopes of
real and lasting happiness in their own
firesidcs let them cherish the faith
that in home, and all the English vir-
tues which the love Of home engen-
defs, lies the only true source of do
mestic felicity; let them believe that
round the household gods of Content
ment and Tranquility cluster in their
gentlest and most graceful forms; and
that many weary hunters of happiness
through the noisy world have learnt
this truth too late, and found cheer
full spirit and Il quiet mind only at
home at last. How much may de-
pend on the education of daughters,
and the conduct Of mothe1s-how
much Of the brightest part of our old
national character may be perpctuated
by their wisdom or frittered away by
their folly-how much of it may have
been lost already, and how much more
i'll danger of vanishing every day-are
questions too weighty for discussion
here, but we'll deserving a little seri-
Gus consideration from all young
couples, nevertheless. To that one
yonng couple on whose bright destiny
the thoughts of nations are fixed, may
the youth of England look, and not in
vain, for All example. From that one
couple, blest and favored as they are,
may they learn, that even the glare
and glitter of a court, the splendor of
a palace, and the pomp and glory of a
throne, yield in their power of con-
ferring happiness to domestic worth
and virtue. From that one young
COUPLE may they learn that the crown
of a great empire, costly and .ieweled
though it be, gives place i'll the esti-
nation of a queen to the plain gold
ring that links ller woman's ma
ture to that of tens of thousands of
her humble subjects, and guards in
her woman's heart one secret store of
tenderness, whose proudest boast
shall be that it knows no royalty save
Natures own, and no pride of birth
but being the child of heaven! So
shall the highest young couple in the
land for once hear the truth, when
n,en throw up their caps, and cry with
loving shouts-God bless them!


Charles Dickens.
Year: 1873

reach the blossoms, the elastic limb
sent her back with a rebound, throw
ing her from her footing into the river,
which at this point was quite deep.
Mr.. Harding had walked on leisure
ly, his thoughts naturally reverting to
Janet Strong; and he used the time
in planning a little, as he often had of
late, to bring matters between them
around to his. liking; for have told
you he was man that hardly re-
cognized defeat.


1t so occurred that he was near
enough to Janet at this moment to
hear the splash rs she dropped into
the water and hurrying forward, he
caught sight Of her as, in trying to
lead herself out by the limb, which
she still clung to it had broken, and
she was sliding back.


Mr.. Harding was good swimmer,
and he easily rescued her, though she
had been carried out some little dis
tance from shore.


She had been wretchedly frightened,
and was in no condition for standing !;
so he placed her on stone where she
could lean against tree, and asked
what he could do for her.


There was Il house not far back from
the shore, and she signified her inten-
ton Of walking to it; and after few
moments longer, taken to recover her.
self, she attempted to 60. But she
could hardly step, and Mr.. Harding
offered her his arm.


While she had been sitting to gain
breath, she had seemed to herself to
be the embodiment of all weakness );
while he who had rescued her, and
was now standing quietly before her,
seemed to possess all strength. She
took his arm, a,t, exhausted from the
shock she had just received, and un-
happy at her own helplessness and
dependence, she hid her face OH it,
and began to cry.


In another moment his other arm
supported her also.


"Janet," he whispered, trembling
now himself from the force of his
emotion, 'you are mine. In another
moment yon would have been lost
without me-"


"Oh, Mr.. Harding! I am such a
puny weakling, that | can never get
along without you for support. Take
me, if you WILL


He took her in both his arms, and,
after holding her moment still, she
nestled close, as though she had found
perfect safety at last, he carried her
up to the house away from the shore
Year: 1873

The strength of man is in his char
acter. Human life makes mans
strength to stand outside of himself,
and i'll his circumstances. A man is
strong and brave i'll proportion to his
friends, in proportion to. his wealth,
and in proportion to his position, and
his influence is in proportion to his
reputation in the world esteem. But
in truth Il man is strong only in his
manhood aud how much there is of q
man, you must ascertain -py measur-
ing his character. For one may be
the possessor of houses and lands, of
gold and silver, of ingots, and chests
filled and retillel Herewith
possessions may be vast, and, after
all, the wealth may 4aye fool for an
owner. A man is not strong by what
he has, but by what he is; and in
measuring what man is, we are to
measure his character.
Year: 1873

A divorce was recently granted a
couple in England on very curious
grounds. The parties were attached
to each other, but the husbands I'M
conscious mesmeric power became SO
great that the wife dropped insensible
when he came into her presence. Dis
guise himself as he would, she was
always affected thus BY his approach
until living together became impossis
Bile.
Year: 1873

So pertinaciously has the idea of the
protection Of the vineyards OF Southern
France by the creation Of artificial clouds
been clung to thai it is still under discus
sion The frosts have Of late been very
severe. We have noticed the fact of the
protection Of clouds caused by fires light
ed a, night, before In ,ha champagne
country this is often done In Maryland.
even, it has been tried, with considerable
success. in the peach orchards We see
that some writer's are still urging this
means Of safety as practicable. The other
day Mr.. Banal took a capital way Of
enlightenng the vineyard proprietors and
the neighbors near Suresucs. He ascend
ed heap Of stones, and from this rude
pulpit he preached them sermon on the
subject Of vine protection lie thought
that artificial clouds could be drawn like a
curtain over the grapes on frosty nights /;
that small barrels Of tar would give the
requisite dense smoke. OF course, these
could only be effective on clear and calm
nights but that is the very time tha,
they arc needed
Year: 1873

In the confusion Of the las, hours Of the
session and the quarreling over the in
creased pay business. the legislative and
executive appropriation bill, as finally
passed. includes some curious anomalies
One Of the most striking is tha, there are
two appropriations made for the salary Of
the President The usual amount nf
SO 900 per aunum was first inserted


and then when tho increase was decided
on, the appropriation of $50, 900 for ,ha,
purpose was also made Double appro-
priatiops are also made for the officers Of
the government, whose pay was increased
Year: 1873

The editor of the Rochester Democrat
says:


A New York mechanic has invented a
steam engine for prOpelling street cars, on
which no fire is used, the steam being sup
piled by a tank which is filed at building
CONSTRUCTED for the purpose, and taken OF
when it is to be replenished.


If the New York mechanic will visit New
Orleans he can ride in cars on the st.
Charles street railroad, which have Tor
months been drawn by such engines
Year: 1873

New YORK, Nov. 10.


The jury in the Tweed case this morn
ing rendered verdict Of guilty on all the
counts. The defense took exception to
any verdict except general verdict on
all counts, but the jury were discharged
The counsel is endeavoring to obtain an
arrest Of judgment on the ground Of the
want Of jurisdiction Of the court After
an earnest and pathetic appeal by Mr.
Graham, Saturday Was fixed for argument
on the question Of the arrest Of Judgment
on the ground Of the want Of Jurisdiction
Mr.. Tremaiae gave notice that in NOV
ing for judgment. he would move that a
separate term Of imprisonment be named
on each one Of the counts in the indct
ment There are two huHlred and four
counts in all The court then adjourned,
Tweed retiring in the custody Of Sheriff
Ineersol. The case will be called Mon
day. The verdict is the talk of the town,
and Of it every one has al opinion. Many
exult, and many more express pity tor
the fallen chief Before the verdict was
given, Tweed had smile and pleasant
word for all who greeted him, but after
the verdict he seemed to prefer the secle
ty Of his counsel only. His youngest
son, = mere boy, was with him to-day as
he has been during the two trials. Tweed
obtained leave to attend to some private
business, and left the sheriir's office in q
close carriage, accompanied hy two dep
uty shcritfs
Year: 1873

day at the Brooklyn hayward The
orders to the heads Of the different de-
partments are to push the work upon the
different vessels forward as rapidly as
possible. Additional men have been add
ed to nearly all tho departments, and
there are now about twenty. six hundred
employed in the yard. There are six
vessels either in course Of preparation
for war or about to be prepared. or
these it ha. been learned from a reliable
source, that the government is doing the
work only on two, namely:


COLORADO AND THE MINNESOTA.
The work on the others is being done by
contract. This action has been taken be
cause 1t was impossible for the regular
government force, as now organized, to
send off the vessels required in the time
specified. Admiral Porters torpedo.
boat is being rapidly prepared for ser
wee Workmen are engaged on the
Florida, which has the reputation of be-
ing the


FASTEST VESSEL EVER BUILT


being capable Of making eighteen knots
an hour tor six days, without stopping
to coal. The steam yacht America,
built for Henry n. Smith, well known
stock operator, has been purchased OF
chartered by the government for dis
patch boat The America is very fast.
She leaves for Washington to receive or,
ders Capt. George NJ, Ransom, execu
tive officer Of the nary yard, has been
ordered to take command Of the Colora.
do, A Cuban gentleman, living and do
ing business in this city, who arrived
from Cuba yesterday, declares the state
ment that more than one hundred OF the
crew Of the Virginius were executed was
true, as he saw it stated by the Spanish
official reports in Havana.


The greatest activity prevails at the
navy yard, and every effort is making to
hurry the work Of fitting vessels for sea
W orkmen are busy day and night.
Year: 1873

Such Is the title ofa charming chrome given
TO each subscriber to Godey's Ladys Book for
the year 1874. Cooley is recognized as being
without parallel in its line-i: is a favorite
with the ladies-and Is fully worth the price
Of subscription. But in addition to the Book
the chrome mentioned above will be sent to
each subscriber. The picture itself is worth
the price Of subscription. 1t is beautiful
work Of art, for which we are indebted to the
proprietor for copy. Send for Cooley 5
I.ady's Book and YOU will receive this beauti-
frl picture.


We Furnish Godsy and the Press year fer
Si75
Year: 1873

E1- A smart little boy in New Orleans
was reproved by his mother for telling n
fb. He insisted it was only in fun, but
his pious mother told him he must ask
Divine pardon. So the good little boy
knceled down and said 90, Lord for
give me woulda't have done it, only
/ thought you could take joke. "
Year: 1873

the landing OH the other side Of the river. GA


Wednesday just at night The machinery
will be transferred to the new boat as sot II as
possible. Travellers were carried over on the
Year: 1873

THE NEW RoAD.--Mr John Lutgerding, who arrived here from Verde few days ago, informed us that he had just conducted a heavily laden train ever the new road from Salt River, with very little trouble. It will take considerable travel and some more work to make an excellent road of it, but that it is soon sure to become