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Year: 1875

Poon TAcoMAl Poor PRoscH.-I ht


venerable editor of the Tacoma Tribune


tie organ of the Land Ring of the North


Pacific Railroad, and his Industrious
and enterprising son. the publisher,
have at length been absolutely starved
out of Tacoma, in common with every
body else who attempted to make set
tlement and a living at the great Rail
road Terminus; and what would be
matter Of deep modification and hui
initiation to persons endowed with Or
dinary sensibility, they are forced tc
come to the people of Seattle, ss tie
Israelites were forced to go to the de-
tested heather Egyptians, for bread


prepared to eat all the dirty things they
have said of us for the past two years
if they may be allowed to share with the
dogs the crumbs that fall from our more
bounteous table. But Prosch has q
most remarkable faculty for adoption to
circumstances, he is not ambitious OF
personal consistency or position, but
has learned in the school of necessity,
to do dogs work for dogs pay. with
little care for the character of his mas
ter. He can readily reverse his engine;
the fulsome pufs which he has been
wont to give Tacoma, will answer just
as well for Seattle, by simply changing
the name; aud for the scornfui vituper~
alton which he has poured upon the
representative men of Seattle, we may
expect essays upon the notorious mems
dscity of "Skookum" Smith. the we'll
known perfdy of Gen. Sprague and the
mearness of Capt. Ainsworth, who at
the last refused him the pitiful subsidy
for which he proposed to remain in
Tacoma and DO the dirty work of the
Land Ring. We harbor no malice
against the poor old man and highly
respect the industry and energy of his
son. That they will getas good living
tere as they did in Tacoma, we hope
and believe; and that their paper can
be made useful to a certain class of men
with personal ends to serve, we have no
doubt, for it is an openly marketable
commodity to the best bidder.
Year: 1875

in his own particular arm chair, would
get through cutting the best things out
of the latest papers and putting them
in his hat. But he looked out of the
window and saw his expatriated local
trying to writo up his notes against
the side of a brick hoase on the other
side of the street, and he felt some
CLEAN of comfort from this company
in his misery,and took courage.


Moral-There was moral to this
story when we commenced, but we
have got SO far from the commence
ment that we have forgotten what it
was. Never mind; readers always
skip the moral anyhow. -,--.I
Year: 1875

A Massachusetts lady writes "This
morning early, as / sat by my open
window looking down upon the busy
street, saw woman butcher jump
from her wagon and take a piece Of
corned beef round to the side door of
the residence across the way. How
neat and tidy she looked, with dark
calico dress, blue checked apron and
white oversleeves which came to her
elbow, with a brown hat and red
scarf tied carelessly about her neck.
Soon she came out, jumped briskly
into the wagon. took up the liues, at
the same time putting her foot upon
the brake, for it was a down grade
and drove off like any other butch.
err"


For some sbortcoming a St. Louis
wite-a strict church melnber-knock-
ed her husband down with pudding
stick and then held his head in a tub
of dirty water until he was just ready
to expire. Then she laid him on the
lounge and, sitting by his side, read
aloud a chapter in the bible, and
wound up the exercise by asking him
if he didn't believe tho time is coming
when all men shall be good.


A good idea that, and it's wonder
Soyer never thought Of it, In Massa-
chusetts man calls at your house,
takes chicken or turkey, and brings
il back at dinner time cooked, and all
for twenty-five cents. In New Jersey
the first part of this plan has been in
vogue for years, but the bringing back
part has not as yet been generally
adopted,


The most dangerous of all hattery
is the very common kind we bestow
upon ourselves.
Year: 1875

The following description of the
Delemater gas well is written by Eli
Perkins to the New York Sun:


All night long | listened to the roar
of that great Delemater well, and the
next morning rode four miles over
scrub oak hills, through muddy
gulches. and past, | suppose, fifty
oil wells, to see the startling wonder.


The noise grew louder and louder
as we approached. Then the rumble
changed to Kissing rush like thous-
and locomotives blowing off steam.


At an eighteenth of a mile the noise
changed again to the continuous roar
of thousand cannon. The human
voice could not be heard. Communi.
cation was by pantomime. The fame
shoots into the air seventy feet like
steeple on fire. The hills were cover.
ed with snow, but for two acres around
the well the grass is greet. and grow.
ing, except close to the we'll, where the
ground looks like burnt lava. At q
safe distance calves and sheep stand
warming themselves aud eating the
hot.bouse grass. This two acres Of
sterile Pennsylvania looks like a sec
tion of fertile Florida.


"What makes it sound like the con
tinuous report of artillery" l asked
the engineer.


Because it is q fve.inch cannon
constantly exploding Look" said he,
"you see the first fame twenty feet
from the muzzle, that is the flash, the
explosion. 1t is like a cannon only
this is continuous-a million cMlnons
a minute-In fact. one explosion and
concussion going on foreverp


1t is wonderful to see this volcano
fame exploding in the air. The pres
sure is so great that the gas cannot ig.
mite till it gets twenty feet beyond tho,
nluzzle.


The stream of gas comes up 1850
feet through five inch pipe, and is
conducted off 200 feet through anoth-
er tube, where it finds vent The gen.
eral pressure of the gas with the valve
open is 500 pounds to the square inch.
We partly closed the valve and the
pressure ran up to 200; closed it IL
little more, and the tubing began to
tremble and the great ton weight hold
ing it down began to lift. II was only
quick turn of the skilful engineer
that saved 1000 feet of iron tubing,
anchored down with several tons
from shooting like an arrow into the
air. You can better realize the terri.
BILE pressure of this gas when you re-
fleet that the pressure of an ordinary
locomotive boiler is from so to 125
pounds to the square inch, while the
pressure from this we'll, if the valve is
closed, would run up TO $500, and
then tear the tubing out and throw the
heavy machinery into the air.


The engineer conducted half.inch
stream of gas into a II horse power
steam engine, and it ran it so fast that
the machinery broke.


The amount of heat and light in
the gas escaping is equal to 2,100 tons
of coal per day. The gas would light
New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more. 1t would run every locomotive
in the State of Pennsylvania. 1t
would fill the biggest balloon in half
a minute and would burst it into q
thousand tatters, or shoot it off like
gigantic bombshell, and, as it is very
light-much lighter than ordinary gas
1t will be OF immense value hereaf-
tor in trying balloon experiments.
Year: 1875

IHI this place for the purpose OF meeting
a want which the ladies of the town and
county have for a long time known, that
of having dressmakcr Of experience
among them. lam prepared to make all
kinds of dresses In the latest styles, and
ing and embroidery done In tho best man
ner, with the newest patterns. All ask
II a tair trial. Residence on Water Street,
in the house formerly occupied by Jacob
Shriver. i4tf
Year: 1875

had dishonorably set himself to listen.
He had caught somewhat of the scene
as he was entering from the ante-room
and surprise, doubt, and rage had chained
him there to the end He followed Mr..
Janson from the house, and strobe about
the old streets Of the town till morning,
now standing under its high and ancient
tower, as it sent forth its sweet chimes
on the night air, now pacing under the
portico of the church, now slouching
round the railings of the famous statue
in the Place, the towns pride; and now
striding off to the port, to surprise the
sentinels But he buried his wrongs
with him-very great wrongs indeed they
appeared to be to his heated brain-and
told them not.


Little did Miss Saxonbury think, on the
day of her wedding that, when she gave
her band without her heart, that the
bridegroom, kneeling by her side, knew
Just as well "a che did that she had no
heart to give. At the best it was an in
auspicious beginning of life. She felt that
it was. She felt too, that should her fu-
ture existence bring somewhat of retribu.
ton, she had only invoked it on herself:
as Mrs. Janson had almost predicted that
night, outside the little chapel, when she
had been praying for the safety Of the
Rashing Water.


Continued next week.]
Year: 1875

One of the most novel as well as excit.
ing raffies that ever took place in Sey-
mour came off on Saturday evening last.


Miss Minnie Clarence made the novel
proposition Of putting herself up to be
ratified off at fifty cents chance. AT
first the matter was treated as a joke,
but when it became known that the offer
was bona tds one chances went rapidly,
and in less than one hour every chance
was taken, and heavy premiums were
paid by young men anxious to win the
beautiful and lovely prize.


Miss Minnie is most bewitching
beauty of eighteen summers, an orphan,
ofrespectable parentage, and a member
of the best society of the State. She was
decidedly the belle of Seymour, and was
loved and admired by all whoever became
acquainted with her. and probably en-
wed just the least bit by the young ladies'.
She Is bright blonde, perfect in form,
fair complexion, and has most ravishing-
ly beautiful eyes. Ever since she came
to Seymour she has been the center of
attraction and the admiration of the men.
In justice to Miss Minnie, we should sta e
that she gave the winner the privilege of
accepting or refusing her, and reserved
the same privilege for herself. There
may have been several in the crowd she
would have refused, but there were none,
we venture to ssy, who would have re-
fused her. How could they2


The hour set for the rattle came and
found all ready to try their luck. Miss
Minnie was there in person, dressed in
the height Of fashion, to lend charm to
the scene. She stood leaning gracefully
against a show>cash. never speaking a
word nor betraying the least emotion, or
showing tae slightest preference for any
of the contestants, excepting there was
perceptible twinkle in her eyes when
some young and handsome "lovier" would
shake the dice.


Name after name was called and each
nervous hand until all but three had
thrown and nothing higher than thirty
eight had been thrown. Then came
Lynn Folkcorner's turn. Lynn is a
blonde himself and clever, hard-working
young man, and perhaps the twinkle OF
her eyes nerved him to the work. At
any rate be tossed the ivory with steady
hand and the scorer called for forty-six.
The other two throws were made amid too
much excitement to be counted and the
prize was awarded to Lynn. Minnie
came forward and took Lynn's arm and
the two went out together amid the cheers
of the crowd. She accompanied him to
his fathers hotel, where she was presen-
ted to his relatives, who had not the pleas
ure of her acquaintance before, after
IL -
course do not know, certain, but as Lynn
is a good, clever young man, and she
would be an honor to any household, we
are inclined to think neither of them will
back out Il Seymour (Ind) Star.
Year: 1875

Old Ira Thornton was a very mean
man, and had difficulty sometimes in
drawing his breath, because he begrudged
the air necessary for that operation. One
day the old fellow was at work upon the
high beams of his barn. when he lost his
balance and fell heavily upon the floor,
twenty feet below. He was taken up for
dead, with fractured skull, and carried
into the house All efforts to bring him
to consciousness were unavailing, and the
doctor was called. Finally the doctor
having trepanned him, turned and asked
Mrs Thornton for a silver dollar to put in
where the piece of skull was wanting.
At this remark Ira, who had been breath
ing heavily, turned in the bed and groan-
ed out: "Wouldn't cent do as wellP
Year: 1875

Cymbeline, the King, and his Queen


Went with a lordly train to ride,


To see the land in its summer pride,
And what besides there was to be seen.
Prancing along with laugh and song


They found a quarrel of man and wife;


And these when asked for the cause Of strife
Each on the other cast the wrong,
Each one said, s'That ever we'd


We'd with a creature SO forward and illi'
spake the King with a right good will
"Let them both to the palace be led!'
That same night, when lamps were bright


Over the lords and ladies there,


Cymbeline said with his kingly air,
"Bring the two we found at fight"
Mute with shame the culprits came,


And each was set to stand alone


cut before the royal throne,
While Cymbeline spoke to both by name,
Saving, "As wide as side from side


OF the heaven above us | ct you twain;
Each is free to marry agai; -
Choose from the court a bridegroom and BRIDE!
Each in guise of blank surprise


Looked around on the circle there,


Lords so fine and ladies so fair
Ended in the others eyes.
''CnO0ee. crleu tue ming W my eiSnSN ing
promise to wed you with your choice!"
They scarcely heard the royal voice,
So passing wonderful seemed the thing
Round she gazed, her vision dased


With splendors Of manly form and face;
He beheld the womanly grace
Deckt in jewels that melted and blazed.
Then the scene and all between


Their tender wooing vanished away:
There came a watt Of their marriage day,
And all the sweetness that had been.
She was there, that maiden fair,


As first he saw her when times were glad,
And he was there, that blooming lad,
As he first went by with his jaun'y air.
Then the thoughts of their babes was brought
Into each others arms they sprangl
Long and loud the rafters rang,
And noble eyes with tears were fraught.
''You choose the best, and leave the restl''
Chymbeline cried with shaking voice;
81 promise to wed you with your choice,
And each has chosen the way 1 guessed"
Year: 1875

There is no love like mothers love-no
heart like a mothers heart. Her afec-
tions go out for her offspring no matter
where he may roam Ur what the circum-
stances in which she may be placed, An
instance was seen yesterday when a moth.
er entered the Central Station and found
her child, who had been lost from home
for several hours. She sprang wildly for
ward, eagerly caught him by the hair,
and as she hauled him around she tender
ly exclaimed: "Ol Bob Masters, Pll wal-
lop you for this when we get homer
Year: 1875

A man was seen coming out of news
paper office in Texas with one eve gouged
out and his nose spread all over his face
like piece of raw beef, and one OF his
ears chawed off, To q policeman who in
teryiewed him, he replied: 81 didn't like
an article that 'peared in the paper last
week, an | went ter see the man who writ
it. lie war thar, stranger"
Year: 1875

A real hero is he who in the presence Of
danger conceals his fear, lest others, e.
coming terror-stricken, might lose their
senses. Such man was found in the per-
son of a Roman Catholic priest in New
York, who recently urged his large con-
gregation to leave the church and enabled
them to do so with absolute ignorance OF
the cause, and vet before they were iairly
out flames broke forth under the altar
where the priest had been standing.
Year: 1875

The Examiner, true to its instincts and
incapable of reason and addicted only
to appeals to prejudice, would have the
Democratic Convention at Galveston pro-
nounce those papers organs of Radicalism
which oppose the adoption of the new
and the Convention will not recognize this
absurd touchstone of fealty to party
There are countless Democrats who would
resent such an insult to common sense and
common honesty. What has Democracy to
do with Rutabagaism Is the party re-
sponsible for the follies of Johnson of Col
lin, and of those who bowed before the
majesty of his autocracy in the Constitu-
tional Convention We did desire, above
all things, to approve the new Constitution.
We expected to find it creative at least
of such an improvement on the gov
ernment we have that no negro or Rad
icsl could accept it. But there is not
a sane Radical in Texas who does not pre-
fer this horrible Rutabaga code, save to the
extent that it may be amended with fa-
cility to that under which we are now liv-
ing. The Examiner knows not what it is
saying. It. never thinks. 1t is pulled
along blindly by the nose, sometimes by
the Grange, sometimes by the Governor;
now and then John Ireland tweaks it, and
sometimes Lang gives its much twisted
nasal promontory terrible wrench. But
now it is the San Antonio Express, the lead
ing Republican organ of the Southwest,
which has the probescls of the Examiner
between its thumb and index finger. The
Examiner and cypress are running in the
same groove. They are delightfully."- asso-
ciated, and both well pleased with the
new Constitution. Both papers, for the
same reasons, laud the new code, and since
the ErpreSs is wise and discreet, and an able
organ of its party, and accepts the asser-
tions of the Examiner, may we not suspect
the Examiner of Radicalism2 1t would
have Democracy insert new plank, an er
post factO rule of faith in its creed, and un-
church recusant members of the Democratic
church. The Erprrss, hand in hand with
the Examiner, would enter the very holy of
hOlies of Democracy on this new plank,
which is neither broad nor strong enough
to bear the STATESMAN. Approve the Con-
stitution, as does theExpress and the Erami-
ner, if you like. We can stand it if the people
cxn; but for heavens sake do not make
Democracy disgusting to intelligence and
patriotism by making the party responsible
for follies and absurdIties of Rutabagaism.
If thus burdened, and the party still trl-
umphs, we are content to bide our time.
The new code will not be in operation a
single year when the people will curse those
who conceived and promulgated it. Espe
cially will they be mathematical who not
only constructed this fearful code, but alb
solutely fasten system upon Democracy
by making it responsible for crude incon-
gruities and theories and facts of govern
ment which, when reduced to practice,
must become intolerable.
Year: 1875

The homestead provision OF the new
constitution comedies to the head of fam
lily twen'y farms of ten acres each in
different counties, unlimited in value, or
a residence and business houses in town, of
unlimited value. This, comprising three
fourths of the improved real property of
the State, cannot be mortgaged or used in
any way as basis of credit. Under this
law it is not safe to lend money on any i'm
proved real estate. This is certainly a
measure calculated to repel foreign capital
and make civil courts for the collection of
debt wholly needless.
Year: 1875

GEN. GORDON concurred with Lamar, WHO
had his own worthy ends Of personal ambi-
ton to attain, in advocating the oblitera-
ton of the color line. We can pardon La
mar, perhaps, who will do honor to a seat
in the Federal Senate; but can never for
give Gordon who would cooperate unself-
ishly with enemies of the white race in the
South and substitute for it the mongrel
meztizos into which we must be converted
if the philosophy of these ambitious party
leaders and of those who hate us most dew
ilishly be accepted.
Year: 1875




Considerable discussion prevails as to the
practicability of the nominating convention
for this precinct succeeding in any reason
able time, in making nominations. 1t is
men will come to this meeting, and if this
prove to be so, there remains no doubt,
with all the work on hand, that great con-
fusion will ensue, and, in the event of nom
inations being made, serious dissatisfaction
may arise at the results. The matter must
be handled well. There must be no disposi-
ton to crowd, or carry nominations, either by
storm or by firing out the crowd. We
would be glad to have the candidates get
together and agree upon plan which will
give reasonable satisfaction to all. 1t is
suggested that ward meetings be held in
this precinct, and that each of them send
up to the county convention representa-
ton, which will collectively represent the
precinct in that body. As matters look
now there must be confusion, and
we would be pleased to see suggestions made
from among the candidates or their friends
which viii lead to ultimate harmony. The
safety of those whom the Democrats of
Travis county may select as candidates is
the question involved, and which should in
duce the most careful action on the part of
those who have authority, or are assuming
Year: 1875

THE purpose to commit the Democratic
party to approval of the new Constitution
was developed simultaneously with the last
exhibition of Old Rutabaga's power in the
Constitutional Convention. 1t was like
Samson carrying off the gates of GAIA when
Old Rooty trotted off with the Texas and
Pacific and Tom Scott on his brawny shoul-
ders, and then 1t was that the insertion of
the constitute nal plank in the Democratic
platform was dimly contemplated by the
leaders of the party then consulting one
another in Austin.
Year: 1875

JUDGE BALLINaER, of Galveston, was one
o: the committee appointed by the Conven-
tion to write an address, showing to the
people the beauties of the new Constitu-
tioo. But the judges sonorous appellation
does not somehow seem to be swinging and
ringing with the rest at the bottom Of the
pretty document published by the commit
tee. 1t was gravity or centrifugal force OF
repulsive energy of the instrument that
caused the omission of the ponderous sig.
n.fnra
Year: 1875

form, and thissuggesiian is too valuable to
require even passing communication. But TO
make the Democratic party responsible for
the trade with Tom Scott, for the absurd
judiciary System and for the suhjection of
the South To negro domination, would be q
crime without parallel in all the annals of
partisan Combinations. The grange is a
good and useful institution; Rutabagaism is
a fearful calamity, from winch good Lord
daliuer ne
Year: 1875

Parsons, Kansas, dispatch of the Gath
says:


The first number of Boudinot & Har-
ris' paper, the Indian Progress, made its
appearance at Muscogee yesterday. 1t
is neat seven column paper, and shows
great ability on the part OF It's editors.
1t is reported that Shanks and Roberts
have procured charter from the Creek
council to publish an international paper
at Muscogec, and that they have also OBJ
tanned an order from the council direct
ing the suppression Of the Progress and
the removal of the printing material and
building within ten days outside the lin
its of the Creek nation. If they fail to
obey this order then the building is de
clared the property Of the Greek nation
by an order from the council of contisca
ton. 1t is surmsed that NJ. p. Roberts,
who is understood to be the coming edi-
tor of the newspaper and now agent oi
the associated press at Muscogee, has
made himself very busy in this matter in
order to get possession of the elegant
building of the Progress company IN
which to publish his paper. Boudinol
and Harris have appealed to the United
States for protection, and the question il
likely to be decided, whether there Is {
place in the United States where news
paper can be suppressed at the direction
of anybody or censorship exercised
over its columns. A complete histor,
of this cowardly attempt to muzzle th'
freedom of the press will be published IL
this weeks issue of the Progress.
Year: 1875

- As a sample of what George Wood is
doing out at Orme's Gin, we direct attention
ID the advertisement of j NJ. Wood IL Son
in our paper. There is no CANNON about
George-you will get every pound your cot
ton makes.