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Oorvallis Gazette. Corvallis Gazette. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY W. 33. CARTER, Editor and Proprietor. TERMS: (coin.) Pw Tear, IX lonthi, Tliree Buolhs, 3 50 i a 1 Oft INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. M. . WOODCOCK, Attorney and Counselor at Law, oivims UHEGUH. OFFICE ON FIRST STREET, OPP. WOOD COCK 4 BALDWIN'S Hardware store. S;iecial aifcntiou given to Collections, Fon cWure .'- Mortgages, Ileal Estate cases, Probata b .ill U. manors. Will bo - uy au l sell City property and Fam r.a:l-, on lea-onable terms. March l'M, is: a. l(J-12yl J. K. WEBBER, Main St., Corvallis, Oregon, SEALER IN Stoves, Ranges, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS. HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE, Constantly on band, the NEW RICHMOND RANGE, Best In Market. The BONANZA COOK STOVE, Something New. And the New VECTA PARLOR STOVE. Jan. 1, 1880. 17:1 tf J. R. BRYSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. All business will receive prompt attention. COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. Corvallis, July 14, 187S). 16:2tf J. W RAYBUR', ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE On Monroe street, between Second and 'ihinl. Zir Special attention given to the Collection of Noted and Accounts. 16-ltf J MS A, YANTIS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, UKVA 1,1 IS. OBseoH. ty ILL PRAC TICE IN ALL THE COURTS of the stale. Special attention given to matters in Probate. Collections will receive fmifpt ami careful attention. Office in tbe Court use. 16:llf. DR F. A. V.NCENT, 1 E N TI S T . CdUVALLIH - OREGON. O1 kFFICB IN FISHER'S BRICK OVER Max. Fricndlcy's New Store. All the latest improvements. Everything new and complete. All work warranted. Plea -e give me a call. 15:3tf C. R. FARRA, M. D. PH1CIAM AND MRU EOS, fVFFiCELpJOVER GRAHAM Sc HAMILTON'S v llriigHbne, Corvallis, Oregon. 14-26tf W. C. CRAWFORO, DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCK?, JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, SILVER WARE, etc Aim, Aluslcu.1 I H-trii in i-ii t &o j?s-Rppairing done at the most reasonable rates, and all work warranted. Corvallis, Dec. 13, 1877. 14:50tf tiiUHAH, HAMILTM & CO., VUHVAI.LIN ... UHRUON. DEALERS IN 1 fllg-ss, 3rlilltS, MEDICINES. CHEMICALS DYE STim, OILS, CLASS AND PUTTY. PURE WINES AND LiQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE. And also tbe tbe very best assortment of Lamps and Wall Paper ever brought to this place. AGENTS FOR THE AVCRIU CHEMICAL PAINT, SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER mm- Ptiyatelaua descriptions are- (mllli urapound!. Em TOE. XVII. CORVALLIS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1880. NO. 33. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. Corvallia I otlure no 14. r. k A. 81. Molds stated Communications on Wednesday on or preceding each full moon. Brethren in good standing cordially invited to attend. By order W.M. Btrnnm Lodge No. 7, I. . o. v. Meets on Tuesday evening of each week, in their hall, in Fisher's brick, second story. Mem tiers of the order in good standing invited to at tend. By order of N. G. F. A. CnEXOWETII. F. M. JOHNSON. CHENOWETH & JOHNSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW OR KAI.LIN .... OKrUOR September 4, 1879. 16:36tf ALUM & WOOIWAR.). Druggists and Apothecaries, P. O. BUILDING. CORVALLIS, OREGON. Have a complete stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PA!r?, 01, BLASf, LT;., LTU. School l'ooks tat lonen y, &c. We boy for Cash, and have cnoiee of the FRESHEST and PUREST Drugs and Mo, lie ttca the market affords. Prescriptions accurately prepared at half tbe usual rates. 2Mayl6:lStf AUGUST KIMICHT, Cabinet Maker, UNDERTAKER. Cor. Second and Monroe Sts., CORVALLIS, ORBOOH. Keeps constantly on band all kinds of FUBNITUBK COFFINS AND CASKETS. Work done to order on sli-Tt i.otice, and at rciiMiiiiiljif r;ite Orv;.li'i .1"' 1 177 U Uf Woodcock & Baldwin (Successors to J. R Bayley it .'.' TT EEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE old stand a large and complete KtK-k of Heavy and Mu ll Baidware, IRON, STEEL, TOOLS, STOVES, RANG ' 6, ETC Manufactured and Home Made Tin unci Copper Wur, l?tii. lMpe, lCt. A good Tinner constantly on band, and all Job Work neatly and quickly diMte. Also agents for Knapp, Utirrell & Co., for the sale of tbe best and latest im proved ITA-lIM MACnrNERY. of all kinds, together with a full assort ment of Agricultural Implements. Sole Agents for the celebrated ST. LCUIS CHAM R Of K S OVES the BEST IN THE WOULD. Also tha Norman Kange, and many other patterns, in all sizes and styles. t&" Particular attention paid to Farmers' wants, and the supplying extras for F;irni Machinery, and all information as to such articles, lurnishod cheerfully, nn applica tion. No pains will be spared to furnish our customers witfethe best goods in market, in our line, and at the lowest prices. Our motto shall be, prompt and fair dealing with all. Call and examine our stock, before going elite where. Satisfac tion guaranteed. WOOKCOCK & BALDWIN. Corvallis, May, 12, 1S79. 14:4tf Bees Hamlin. Emmem F. Wbknh. DRAY AGE ! DRAY ACE! Hamlin & Wrenn. Fropr's. HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM Salem with a new truck, and having leased the bam formerly occupied by James Eg lin, we are now prepa-ed to do all kinds of DRAYINC A D HAULING, either in the city or country, at the lowest living rates. Can be found at ibe old truck stand. A share of the public patronage refp.i-11'uliy solic ited. Corvallis. Dec. 27. 187S. 1 i:a2tf FRANKLIN CAUTHORN, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON, (orvnlllH, Oregon. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. Special attention given to surgery and diseases of the Eye. Can "found-atliis office, in rear of Graham, Hamilton A- Cos tlrifg Storip stairs, day or night. : June 3, 1879. 16-2St LANDS 1 F'BMS ! HOMES! MHAVE FARMS, (Improved and unim proved,) STORES and MILL PROPERTY, Tery desirable,; FOR SALE. These lands are cheap. Also claims in unsurveyed tracts for sale. Soldiers of the late rebellion who have, under he Soldiers' Homestead Act, located and made final proof on less than 160 acres, can dispose of tbe balance to me. Write (with stamps to prepay postage). R. A. BENSELL, Newport, Benton county, Oregon. I6:2tf IT El. HARRIS, One door South of Cfeaham A Hamilton's, cesTAun, - oBceoa, GROCERIES PRO VISIONS, AND 3P y Goods. Corvallis, .Tan. J, 1878. lfi:lvl DRAKE & GRANT, MERCHANT TAILORS, I'lKVAt.LlN WB HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE ;iud well selected sleek of Cloth, viz: Wcm of nlau.i llroad IoIIim. renoh usstnu res, uotch 'i'vti-i. it nil t mcriraii -.iiittnur . Which v.-e will make up to order in the most approved and iash oaable styiesi No pains will be S' mto.1 n producing g:d lilting garments. Parlies wishing to purchase cloths and have them cut out, will do well to call and examine our stock. DRAKE 4 GRANT. Corvallis, April 17 1.-79. I:16tf Boarding and Lodging-. iioxuatli. GEORGE 1" ESPECl'KULLY INFORMS THE TRAV eling public Hist he is now preiarcd and in rvadine8 l keep such boarders as may choose to give him a call, either by the S'.MQ' E WiL. DAY. OR WEEK. Is also pre)aril to fu n.sh horse feed. Liberal sbarc of public patronage solicited. Give us a call. GEORGE KISOR. Philomath, April 2tf. D:79. Il):18tf J C. ;-,iG' ELAND, (t'lTY ArroIiXKV.) A1TOBSEY AT LWW. OFFICE Mouastes' Brick, First street, between Morrison and Yamhill. 14:33tf THE STAR BAKEBY, aitii Street, orvallix. HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR. Family Supply Store ! Groceries, Bread. Cakes, Candies, Toys, JK5 , Always on Hand. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. 14:2tf CORVALLIS Livery, Feed ...AND... SALE STABLE, C7 M iI ii c, Co vul lis. Orcuon. SOL. KING, - Porpr. "WNING BOTH 3ARN8 I AM PREPARED to uli'er superior aivoiutuodiiti.ins in the Liv ery line. Always read" for a drive, At Low Kit rem. My stables are first-c!ass in every rosjiect. and comjutent and "bliginj; ln.sil. ra always really to servo tlie public. REASON ABLE CH ARUK FOR HIKE. Pakriienlxr B(tlnn.M C4I1I 10 Koarliu( e. EL EG NT HEMiSE, 0 Kill AGES AND' tl.V KS KUK FUNERALS Corvallis. Jan. t, 1S79. I6:lyl $300 A MONTH euaranteed. Twelve dollars a day made at home by the industrious. Capital not re quited; we will start you. Men, women, boys and girls make money faster at work for us than at anything else. The work ia light and pleasant, and such as anyone can go right at. Those who are wise who see this notice will send us their addresses at once and see for themselves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now is the lime, Those already at work are laying up large sums of money. Address TRUE & CO., Augusta,; Maine. Choosing a Wife. There are many men who fall in love with women at public places of amuse ment, parties, balls, and large social gatherings, and who fondly imagine, because they shine as society queens, they can but prove delightfnl as fireside companions. But, how different the artificial atmosphere of a crowded assem bly, where yon are surrounded by all that is gay and glittering, and, under the stimulus of a false excitement, and the 2uiet of plain, practical, every day life I n the first, they can assnme a character. In the latter place you can find out whether their charming qualities are sec ond nature, or put on as nature demands. A true woman is seen to best advantage among those she loves and cares for, in family circle and sweet privacy of home life. What wonder they can impress you agreeably when all their personal charms are heightened byltlie aid of art, and they have every advantage in their favor a faultless costume that invariably gives a woman a delightful sense of inward tran quility, the homage and admiration of the opposite sex, the envy often of their own, which spurs them on to make greater efforts to please ; the dainty speech becomes a necessary adjunct to the be coming toilet, and they easily fall into charming and beguiling ways that dazzle and attract. So fair to look upon, so agreeable to meet, how can they be oth erwise than what they seem in these so cial assemblies; lovely in all womanly attributes, guardian angels that scatter blessings at whatsoever hearthstone they drop down. Alas, what a wrong place to choose a wife, for too often these be witching partners of an idle hour, these brilliant butterflies of society, make the most insipid of home companions, and you find too late that the witching giact of voice, the beguiling manner, the daz zling play of wit, and the faultless toilets were all to win public admira tion. The feminine charms that draw yon a willing captive at her feet, are im pressed you so delightfully, and taken off and put on at the fancy of the wearer, the same as her ravishing evening dresses and she readily takes on other moods and manners not quite so sweet and seductive. Having only a husband to entertain, it is entirely unnecessary to put forth any unusnal efforts, and, as you have taken her for better or worse, you must make the most of your doubt ful bargain. When your fancy is dazzled by these pretty and showy women you meet at such places, follow them to their homes, seek to discover by simple means what sort of a daughter or sister they make, and whether their winsome ways are part of themselves, and stay with them amid more practical scenes. Learn if they have the power to comfort and make those near and dear happy, as well as the gift to shine in brilliant society. Note the respect they show to the wishes and suggestions of those older and wiser; their deference to age; their influence over younger members of the family cir cle. Chance in at unexpected hours, and see if yon find them, in tasteful morning dresses, easy and graceful, as sweet and agreeable in their quiet home suits. Here you can easily discover if they have a heart worth the effort of capturing, and are as ready to appreciate the simple en joyments as more brilliant pleasures. Then you can better judge whether they wiU prove household treasures and true helpmeets, and grace equally well the home of splendor or, if need -be, the simple and unpretending cottage of the poor man. Woman's sweetest mission is to carry comfort and blessing to other hearts. A faithful, affectionate and con siderate daughter makes a good wife and devoted mother. , The Duration pf Christ's Life. This is now generally confined to 32 or 33 years. The difference of one or two years arises from the different views on the length of his public ministry. Christ died and rose again early in the vigor of early manhood, and so continues to live in the memory of the church. The de cline and weakness of old age is incon sistent with His position as the Renova tor and Savior of mankind. Irenseus, otherwise (as a disciple of Poly carp, who was a disciple of St. John) the most trustworthy witness of apostolic tradi tions among the fathers, held the unten able opinion that Christ attained to tlx, ripe age of 40 or 50 years, and taught over ten years (beginning with the thir teenth) and that he thus passed through all the stages of human life, to save and sanctify "old men," as well as "infants and children and boys and youths." He appeals for this view of tradition dating from St. John, and supports it by an un warranted inference from the loose con jecture of the Jews when, surprised at the claim of Jesus to have existed before Abraham was born, they asked Him : "Thou art not yet 50 years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?" A similar infer ence from another passage where the Jews speak of the "46 years" since the temple of Herod began to be recon structed, while Christ spoke of the temple, his body (John ii. : 20) is, of course, still less conclusive. The Pres byterian Review. Looking out fob the Future. A young lady residing near Belfast, in Ire land, was visiting some relatives in New Jersey a few winters ago. She pretended to be very much puzzled over the Dem ocratic state of affairs in our Republic. The village baker was a Justice of the d?abe, and a shoe-maker had been elected Assemblyman, while the State Senator from that district was a coarse, illiterate man none of them by any means gen tlemen, as she understood the word. She went skating with the children one after noon, and after her return told a friend that on the pond the butcher's boy had greeted her and offered to assist her in J tutting on her skates. "Yon didn't al ow him to do so, did you?" demanded her friend, a little indignantly. "Oh yes," she said, "and skated with him too. I didn't know but what he'd be President of the United States some day, and I didn't want to offend him." f Harper's Magazine. A Pensioned Dog. In the territory of New Mexico the Legislature, by joint action, recently pensioned a dog for noble services. In that country there are many sheep farms, and shepherd dogs are so well trained in caring for the flocks of their masters that it is their daily practice to take out the flocks in the morning to pasture, guard them all day, and at night return them to the fold or corral. This work of the Mexican dogs is so common, and so faithfully performed that it is looked up on as a matter of course, and nothing more than should be expected from a well trained dog. This being the case, it would appear that the dog worthy of a pension in that territory must have performed some very marvelous feat indeed, and some thing out of the common line of canine achievement, and he died. He did not save his mistress' life from the murder ous fury of the savage, nor her child from being choked by a huge block snake, for his master was not married, and had no wife or babe, but led a soli tary life in his solitary ranch in a very solitary part of New Mexico. It chanced that the dog in question, on returning of an evening with his sheep to the fold, discovered that his master was not stirring about, but re mained inside the shanty and kept very quiet, The next evening it was the same. The dog, when he penned up the sheep, repaired to the shanty, smelled through a crack in the door his master's presence, but the man was still quiet, and did not breathe. The dog scratched, barked, and even howled, but no re sponse came from within. The door re mained closed; no smoke rose from the chimney to greet the early morn. But the dog, true to his appointed duty, went out with the sheep on the third day, and cared for them while they cropped the herbage on the hillside. But he was get ting hungry, and that night, when he drove the flock into their pen, the last one to attempt to get in became the vic tim of his appetite. This method of pro viding for his own wants became a por tion of the faithful dog's daily duty. Every evening the last to try to enter the fold was seized by him and served for supper and breakfast, and for dinner the following day. As stated before, the ranch to which the dog belonged was in a solitary part of the territory, and out of the track of travel and social inter course of visitation. For two years from the time of the master's death as ascertained by data left by the latter the faithful dog tended the flocic committed to his charge, and had fresh mutton for his supper every night. The flock was not deci mated by this steady drain upon its re sources. On the contrary it increased in numbers, and when, at the end of two years from the time of the death of the proprietor the ranch was visited and the remains of the poor fellow found, the dog was still at his post of duty, jealous ly guarding his flock and driving them to the best pasture every day and to the fold at night, before which he slept, to keep the wild sheep eaters of the plains at a civil distance. Such fidelity excited admiration wherever the story was told, and the Arcadian legislators of the terri tory, in a fit of generosity and enthusi asm, at their session two years ago (they have biennial sessions in that happy country) , granted a pension for life to that dog, to be paid from the State Treaury, as a reward for his fidelity, and no doubt as an encouragement to all other shepherd dogs in that territory to be good dogs and faithful. Broken Oaths. A curious fact in psychology is the fa cility with which me take oaths that they have not the remotest intention of keeping,, and which nobody dreams of expecting them to observe. Not long ago Oxford students at their matricula tion had to swear to conform to the stat utes of the university. Among them was one which absolutely prohibited "the use of the herb niootiana, or tobacco;" while another enjoined on under-gradu-ates that they should always be appar eled in garments of a dark, or "sub-fuse" hue. In the solemn oath which is ad ministered to the Knights of the Garter, they are reminded that "this garter" is "never to be forgotten or laid aside." Even the original Knights, to whom the institution was something more than we regard it nowadays, must each and all of them have repeatedly broken the vow. There are, however, some remarkable in cidents of sensitiveness on the subject of obligations which the generality of hon orable men regard as of no force what ever. All Souls' College, at Oxford, was founded by Archbishop Chichele that the Fellows of the same might pray for the repose of the souls of those who fell at Agincourt; and not long since there was a fellow who regularly paid for certain masses at the little Catholic chapel. A Protestant himself, he could not comply with the letter of the obliga tions imposed upon him; but he fulfilled its spirit. James II, by the way, when fassing through Oxford, reproached the 'ellows for their neglect of this duty. How much significance do statesmen of the school of "blood and iron" attach to the first sentence of every treaty between Christian Princes "In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity?" It is to be feared that treaties are not the less denounced for these words. Louis XTV, in renouncing the crown of Spain for the issue - of his daughter-in-law, swore "by the canons of the mass, by the Holy Gospels, and by the Cross of Christ." This oath he did not scruple to break a few years later, and yet he was a devout man according to his rights. Jove was said to laugh at the perjuries of lovers; bnt these are trifling compared to those of diplomatists. A mother noticing her little daughter wipe her mouth with her dress sleeve, asked what her -handkerchief was for. Said the little one: "It's to shake at the ladies in the street; that's what papa does with his." An Elghteen.lnch Death. A recent arrival at the Zoological So ciety's garden at Regent's Park, deserves special notice, apart from the fact that it is the first of its species known to have been brought to England. It is a snake, called the echis sarinata, about a foot and a half long, and of a dingy gray. Yet, although in appearance, neither in teresting nor formidable, it is the dead liest of created things. This detestable little worm, which, looking at it, the spectator might make bold to say he could immitate very passably in cork and putty, is, nevertheless, one of the mira cles and masterpieces of nature, for it is death itself, and carries in its tiny head the secret of destroying life with the sudden rapidity of lightning and a con centrated agony of all poisons. The echis comes to us from India, where it is tolerably common, being found in nearly every part of the peninsula, and feared wherever found as the incarnation of instant and terrible destruction. Fortunately, however, for man, it is not like the cobra and the korait, a house frequnting snake, for its tiny size would give it a terrible advantage over human being who live crowded together, as the natives of India do, in small darkened rooms, while its agressive habits would make it infinitely more fatal to life than its dreaded relatives. For this king of the asps, this modern basilisk, is not only venomous beyond concepetion, but is actively offensive. It does not turn to escape from man, as the cobra will, or flash into concealment, like the korait, but conscious, perhaps of its deadliness, deliberately keeps the path against its human assailant, and putting its own eighteen inches of length against its bulk, challenges and provokes the conflict. A stroke of a whip will out it in two, or a clod of earth disable it; but such is its malignity that it will invite attack by every device at its command, staking its own life on the mere chance of its adversary coming within the little circle of its power. At most the radius of this circle is twelve inches, but within it, at any point, and on the bare hope of hand or foot trespassing within its reach, the echis throws its body into a figure-of-eight coil, and attracting attention by rubbing its loops together, which, from the roughness of the scales (hence the epithet carinata) makes a rustling, hiss ing sound, erects its head and awaits at tack. No one having once encountered this terrible worm can ever forget its truculent aspect when thus aroused, its eagerly aggressive air, its restless coils, which, in constant motion, one over the other, and rustling ominously all the while, stealthily but surely bringing it nearer and nearer to the object of its fury; the eye malignant even beyond those of other vipers, and then the in conceivable rapidity of its stroke. For the echis does not wait to strike until it is within striking distance, but vents it malice in repeatedly daring at nothing, hoping, perhaps, to aggravate its antago nist into coming into closer quarters, or, more probably, as a mere expression of its own uncontrollable viciousness. London Telegraph. Watch Young Orchards. Aliow no green hands to prune them unless you are with them, or have with them some reliable and experienced pruner. The injury from bad pruning is not at an end for many years. I will not speak of old trees, where large branches have been removed two, three, or more inches from the trunk, left to decay, never to heal over, bnt sure to leave a rotted center into the heart of the tree. I have scores of such old trees. The branches of young trees should be removed with a smooth cut, without a bruise, close to the trunk or branch from which they are taken, so as to leave no room for a dozen little branches to start out from the stump of the branch cut off. More than half the labor of after-pruning is saved by removing with care and as closely as possible the small branches of young trees as fast as they put out in the spring or early summer. These may bo rubbed off by the hand, where the prun ing is close, when two or three inches long, and all the strength of the tree that would be wasted on them turned to the growth of valuable branches. Care in watching these little gourmands will not hasten the growth of the tree, but the production of fruit in peaches one year, and in apples two or three years. One should go over a young orchard once in May and once in June. The tree is easily formed when young. Avoid dividing the tree into two branches so as to form a crotch when the head begins to form. When bearing freely, such trees are apt to split apart. Better have the head formed by several branches starting out from a main trunk stem two or three inches apart. Keep the center open and" shaped somewhat like an open umbrella frame inverted. As the tree advances in growth rub off the inside shoots that point toward each other, and which, if extended, would either cross each other or fill up the space that should be open in the middle of the tree for the admis sion of air and the rays of the sun. Ev ery young orchard that is worth planting is worth watching and manuring freely, with as good cultivation as is required for corn or potatoes. Ohio Farmer. Disinfectants. As the warm weather appears disinfectants will be needed. Lime, plaster, charcoal, dry earth, and sifted ashes have value, chiefly to be tested by the rapidity with which they correct odors. Fresh-slaked lime should be scattered in all places of foul odor. It or charcoal or plaster may be scattered over heaps emitting foul odors. Calx powder is made by pounding one bushel of dry fresh charcoal and two bushels of stone lime and mixing them, and is of great practical use. All these substances absorb foul, gases and dry up moisture, and so help to retard decomposition or else absorb its results. Where lump charcoal is used, it may be refitted for use by reheating it. Quicklime and ground plaster should not be used where they may be washed into pipes and form lime-soap or obstruct by hardening. RATES OF ADVERTISING-. I 1 W. 1 M. 3 M. 6 M. 1 TS 1 Inch TWj 3 00 I 6 00 8 001 120 2" I 8 00 6 00 7 00 U0O MW 8 " I 3 00 6 00 I 10 00 16 00 M 0 4 " 400 7 00 18 00 I 18 00 30 0 H Col. I 6001 9001500a)00l500 ii " I 7 FQ I 12 00 18 CO 85 00 48 00 " i 10 00 15 0:) 25 00 40 00 00 0t 1 " I 15 00 20 00 (40 00 60 00 ICO Of Notices In Local Column, 20 cents per Una, each insertion. Transient advertisements, per square of 19 lines. Nonpareil measure, $2 60 for first, and U for each subsequent, insertion in ADV ANGUS' Legal advertisements charged aa transient, and 'must be paid for upon expiration. No charge for publisher's affidavit of publication. Yearly advertisements on liberal terms. Professional C;rda. (1 square) $12 per annum. All nottces and advertisements intended for publication should be banded in by noon on Wednesday. Bits of Information. To prevent lamp chimneys from crack ing : Put the chimney into a kettle of cold water and gradually beat until it boils, and then let it. as gradually cool. To cet clear at flesh Worms, wash yonr face in warm water and then rub with a coarse towl. This will destroy the flesh worms, which are nothing more than con gealed fat. The earliest method of engraving was upon wood which was known to the Chinese before the Christian era., but was not known in Europe until the middle of ages, when it was introduced by the in habitants of the Celestial empire. En graving upon metallic substances was not practiced in Eurooe until the first half of the fifteenth century, although it is prob able that the art in this form was also known to the Chinese long before. Coffee Is a native of Arabia, supposed by some to havo been the chief ingred ient of the old Lacedemonian broth. The use of this berry was not known in Eng land until the year 1G57, at which time a merchant of Turkey, on his return from Smyrna to London, brought with him a Greek of Ragusa, who was accustomed every morning to prepare this liquor for his master, who never wanted company. The merchant in order to get rid of visitants, ordered his Greek to open a coffee house in Cornhill. This was the first coffee house opened in London. The term Gotham often applied in mild derision to New York, was first employed as a nickname by Washington Irving. The name is not an invention, as is often thought; it is an actual parish of Notting ham, England, whose inhabitants were so proverbially rustic and stupid that they gained the ironical title of the Wise Men of Gotham. Many stories of their dotish uess have been told upou the Gotham ites, one of which is that they joined hands on a certain occasion around a thorn-bush to prevent the escape of a cuckoo. In order to confirm tbe tale, the bush the identical bush is shown to tourists in that neighborhood. It ia said that King John, of Magna Charts mem ory, intended once upon a time to go through the parish for the purpose of buying a castle and grounds. The Goth amites, knowing that the royal visit would entail considerable expenses on them, pretended, when the monarch's messencers appeared, to bo occupied with some sill', ridiculous pursuit, much to the . disgust of the emissaries. These reported to John what they had seen, and he de claied that he would not have a castle in a neighborhood where such simple" tons lived. Thereupon the parishioners shrewdly remarked, "More fools, we wot, pass through Gotham than remain in it." The Courteous Lawyer. You recognize the courteous lawyer at once. He places j chair gracefully for his client, whether the client is an elegantly atfired lady in sealskins and diamonds or clumsy bumpkin in home-spun attire. He smiles sweetly at his opponent, and bows to the jury in a deferentially famil iar way. He pays the fees to the clerk before he has the trouble to ask for them, and draws the bills out of his pocket book slowly, one by one, as gently as he would lead a belle troin tier carnage to the ball room. His bow to the court is almost an apology for having come into the profes sion contemporaneously with his Honor. lie handles a witness as though he was the frail golden setting and his testimony the gem be was trying to remove. His tones are carefully modulated, and he ap peals for u reply to the kindly sensibili ties of the witness. -'Beso good" is the captivating exordium, and "thank you" the palliative peroration. If he wounds with a question, he binds up the sore the next moment with liniment of politeness. To his oponent he overflows with gener ous waivers and admissions, and it by chance he interpolates a remark, he does it as though he was putting a boquet in his adversary's buttonhole. He thinks he understands the court. He hopes he does not misapprehend his learned friend. tie trusts the witness knows what he means. In addressing the jury, he un bosoms his appreciation of their intelli gence and ability. He lays his arguments before them with respect amounting almost to reverence, as though they were propitiatory offerings to a deity whom he wished to placate. To the court bis whole demeanor is redolent of respect. The court is most hononable; the judge most distinguished. He is, in short, so tilled with busman considerrtion for every thing and everybody around him, that he finds excuse for the jury that beats him and for the court that nonsuits him. It is true, he has been known to revive an adversary in private, to curse surrep titiously, and to sneer at the judiciary in the social circle. It is also true that he can wrench a fee from a client in a ruth less moment and take a snap judgement when he thinks it safe, iiut these little trifles only show that he is human, and he knows that men are not apt to believe that a head with such a halo of politeness around it can have for its pedestal a cloven foot. In the waters of British Columbia and Oregon there is a fish an odd fish as surprising in its way as the sea-serpent, and infinitely more useful. It is a spe cies of smelt, and may be poetically de scribed as an acquatic glow-worm. We are told it may be literally used in the same wav as a candle, bv simulv settinc a light to the tail, when it will burn with a name as steady as that of tbe "dips which our grandfathers used to have to put np with before gas was invented. It is a small, silvery fish, averaging about fourteen inches long, is excessively fat, and affords an excellent and valuable oil, which is so inflammable that the dried carcass will serve as a torch. Among the natives the fish is known as the oolahan, and by them, as by others who have tasted it, is considered one of the most delicious products of the sea, being far more delicate in flavor than the herring. The fish are caught in wicker-baskets, and are smoked as much as their oily na ture will allow. This, by the way. is nothing more than the use to which that curious bird, the fulmar, is put. It is of so oily a nature that if a wick is drawn through it and lit, enough oil is evolved to act as a lamn. r. Political necessity is the mother of convention.