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r PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY W. IO. CARTER, Editok jLtm Proprietor Corvallis Gazette. TERMS (coin.) lx Months, "I tore Haatht, f 1 SO - 1 M sir? ariaut nr advamc. CfTY ADVERTISEMENTS. M. 8. WOODCOCK, Attorney and Counselor at Law, COST ALUS : t OREGON. vol. xvn. CORVALUS, OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1880. NO. 42. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. OFFICE OH FIRST STREET, OPPOSITE Woodcock A Baldwin's Hardware Store. Special attention given ' . ' lUectione, Foreclo sure of Mortgages,. Keal Estate cases, Probate and Road matters. Will also buy and sell City Property and Farm J A chswo Lands, on reasonable terms. March 20, 1879. lOrlZyl or vail Is LUe So, 14, f. 4k A. H. Holds stated Communications on Wednesday on or proceeding each lull moon.. Brethren in good standing cordially invited to attend. By order W. M. i J. K. WEBBER. Main Street. Corvallls, Or. DEALER IN Stoves, Ranges, FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS, HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE. Constantly on hand, the NEW RICHMODi Best in marked THE BONANZA COOK Something New. And the New VECTA PABLOR STOVE. Jan. 1, 1880. 17:ltf J. R. BRYSON, ATTORNEY A.T LAW. All business will receive prompt attention. COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. Corvallls, July 14, 1879. 16:29lf J. W. RAYBURN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, (ORTALUS, I OBEGOI. OFFICE On Monroe street, between Second and Third. MM Special attention given to the Collection of Notes and Accounts. 16-1 tf JAMES A. YANTI8, Attorney and Counselor at Law, t'OKVAtLH, oueos. ty ILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS of the State. Special attention given to matters in Probate. Collections will receive ronipt and careful attention. Office in the Court ouse. 16:ltf. DR F. A. ViNCENT, DENTIST. C011VALLI8 (iREQOJr. OFFICE IN FISHER'S BRICK 0 VEB vr Max. Friendley'a New Store. All the latest improvements. Everything new and complete. All work warranted. Please give me a call. 16:3tf C. R. FARRA, M. O. PHYSICIAN AMD 8UR8E0H, "JFFICE OVER GRAHAM k HAMILTON! u Drugstore, CorvalliB, Oregon. H-J6tf W. C. CRAWFORD, DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, SILVER WARS, "..etc Also, nelool Instruments Ac xveininnsf uone at ine nrai reasonauie , and all work warranted. AHA H. II AM If. TA A HI. tOHVAl.LIS ... OREGON. fjf DEALERS IN Drii&rs.Paints. M EDI CINES, CHEMICALS, DYE STIFFS, OILS, CLASS AND PUTTY. PURE WINES AND LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE And also the the very beat assortment of Lamps and Wall Paper ever brought to this place. AGENTS FOR THE AVEUU CHEMICAL PAINT, SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER. oarPfayeielaaa Froaerlptleae Cm Barn am Lodge He. 7, 1. O. O. F. Meets on Tuesday evening of each week, in their ball, in Fisher's brick, second story. Members ot tbe order in good standing invited to attend By order of N. G. CkldftJ t P. M. JOHNSON. ETri& JOHNSON, ORNEYS AT LAW, COBVALLII, OREGON. September 4, 1879. 16:38tf khlM & WOODWARD. Druggists and Apothecaries, C0RVALLI8, OREGON. mplete stock of DRSJfflNES, PAINT?, OSL, Bohool Books stattoneny, Ac CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. THE MILLER S MAID. LANDS ! FMS ! HOMES ! I HAVE FARMS, (IMPROVED OB UNIM proved) Stores and Mill Property, Aery desirable FOR SALE These lands are cheap. Also claims in unsurveyed tracts for sale. .. So'"j?"f the late rebe.lion who have, undHrefiu, waslef' . hvher the Soldiers ilomcitead Act, located and n final proof on less than 160 acres, cau the balance to me. There is a lon-ly mill, close beside the little hamlet of Jdorf, near the Rhine shore, between tae villages of Hereel and Ursel, on the left bank below Bonn. The mill is said to have been the scene of the following story i it was on Sunday morning, "ages long ago,' -that the miller of this mill, and his whole (ami -ly, went forth to hear the holy mass at the near est church in the village of Hereel. The mill, which was also Ws residence, was left in charge. 1 a, stout-hearted Iasswbo had uimre ioi capacity. Write (with stamps to prepay postage). R. A. BENSELL, Newport, Benton county, Oregon. 16:2tf. r tsuvwwen- 1 m 'ikedAtn, m 1 '"NHh, We boy for Cash, and have eaoioe of the FRESHEST and PUREST Drugs and Medic ucf the market affords. ftf Prescriptions accurately preiiared at half the usual rates. 2Mayl6:18tf AUGUST KNIGHT, Cabinet Maker. Mil T in VflSbi mttseaBsnT j UNDERTAKER Cor. Second and Monroe St., COBVAUUn, Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of FUBNITUBli: COFFINS &CASKETS. Work done to order on short notice and at reas onable rates. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. 14:ltf Woodcock & Baldwin (Successors to J. R Bay ley & Co,) JEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE old stand a large and complete slock of Heavy and Micif Hindu are, IRON, STEEL, TOOLS, STOVES, RANG P 8, ETC Manufactured and Home Mode Tin and Copper Ware, Pumps. Pipe, Et A good Tinner constantly on hand, and all Job Work neatly and quickly done. Also agents for Knapp, Burreil & Co., for tbe Bale of the beat and latest im proved . FARM MffclllNEnY. of all kinds, together with a full assort ment of Agricultural Implements. Sole Agents for tbe celebrated ST. LOUIS CHART! R OIKS OVES. the BEST IN THE WORLD. Also the Norman Range, and many other patterns, in all sizes and styles. t& Particular attention paid to Farmers' wants, and tbe supplying extras for Farm Machinery, and all information us to such articles, furnished cheerfully, on applica tion. No pains will be spared to furnish our customers with the best goods in market, in oar line, and at the lowest prices. Our motto shall be, prompt and . fair dealing with all. Call and examine our stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfac tion guaranteed. WOOKCOCK & BALDWIN. Corvallis, May, 12, 1879. 14:4tf Bess Hamlin. Esgcett F. Weknn. DRAY AGE ! PRAYACE ! Hamlin Sc Wrenm, Propr's. HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM Salem with a new truck, and having leased the barn formerly oeeupied by James Eg lin, we are now prepa:ed to do all kinds of ORAYINC AND HAULING, either in the city or country, at the lowest living rates. Can be found at the old truck stand. A hare of the public patronage respectfully solic ited. Corvallis, Dec 27.1878. I5:2tf FRANKLIN CAUTHOftN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SHEGEON. Corvallis, Otrgon. Bnectal attention eiven to surcerv and diseases of the eye. Can be found st hi office, in rear of Graham, Hamilton A Coi drug store, up stairs, day or night. JuneS, 1879. l-23t IT E2. HARRIS, One door South of Otoham A Hamilton's, CORVALLIS, OBBOOH. GROCERIES PRO VISIONS, AND Dp Goods. Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878. I6:lvl DRAKE & GRANT, MERCHANT TAILORS, Oesvai i.m. - . . oKueo. XyE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LAPvGE and well selected stock oi Cloth, viz : West ot" inland Tlroad lotlss, rench ansi nu rem, tiot oil IHvoooa, and mi rica i r itltltC Which we will make up to order in tho most approved ami lash ouablc styles. No pains will be si ared in producing good fitting garments. Parties wishing to purchase cloths and have them cut out, will cio well to call and examine our stock. DRAKE A GRANT. Corvallis, April 17 1S7U. I6:16tf Boarding and Lodging. P. i'iiniaih Ke.ilfiu l' . Orrcvu. TE.SPCTPULLY INFORMS THE TRAV eling public that he is now prepared and in readiness to keep such boarders as may choose to give him a call, either by the SIHC E MAL. CAY. Oft WEEK. Is also prepared to fun sh horse feed. Liberal (hare of public puLronage solicited. Give us a calt. GEORGE KISOR. Philomath, April 28. 1S7. I0:18tf J C. I (city ATTOIt N liY POKIl.ASU, ORELAND, ATTOENEY.) AT LA- W, . oKEOoar. OFFICE Monastes' Brick, First street, between Morrison and Yamhill. 14:38tf THE STAB BAKERY, Mala Street, Corvallls. HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR. Family Supply Store ! Groceries, Bread. Cakes, Pies, Candies, Toy, Etc., Always on Hand. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. 14:2tf CORVALLIS Livery, Feed . AND... SALE STABLE, Main St., Coival is. Oreuon. SOL,. KING, - Porpr. (yVWING BOTH BARNS I AM PREPARED " S offer superior accommodations in the Liv ery line. ALways ready for a drive, GOOD TEAMS At Low Rates. My stables are first-class in every respect, and competent and obliging hostlers always ready to serve the public. SEASONABLE CIIAKtiKs FOB HIRE. Paid So Boa. llng- Parllealar attention is ELEGANT HEARSE, CARRIAGES HACKS FOR FUNERALS AND Corvallis, Jan; 3, 1879. 18:lyl $300 A MONTH guaranteed Twelve dollars a day made at home by the indusi;ous. Capital not re quired; we will start you. Men,wo- raen, boys and girls make money faster at work for us than at anything else. The work is light and pleasant, and such as any one can go right at. Those who are wise who see this notice will send us their addressee at once and see for them selves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now is the time. Those already at work are laying up large sums of money. Address TRUE A CO., Augusta, Maine. cha thai who- weetfceau. W.anVi it"forbidden3m hofwlBTOhoin Jenny auiiabler perveiHKfyeculiar to liar sex, omy, perliaps, all the oeSer becauseethers give him ncjujountenance, She yas glad to cee im and she"told him so, too ; and although in the midst of her work; she not only got him something to eat' at once, but also found time to sit and gossip, while he dispatched the food she set before him. As he ate, however, he let fall his knife. "Pick that up, my lass," said he, in a joking way to the good natured girl. "Nay, Heinrich," she replied, "your back must be more supple than mine, for you have less work to make it stiff. I labor all day long, and you do nothing. But never m ad ! ;Twould go hard with me an' I refused to .10 more than that foryou,'bad though you be." This was spoken half spot lively and half in good earnest ; for,.kind-hearted as the girl was, and much as she liked the scapegrace, she was too honest and industrious herself to encourage or approve of idleness and a suspicious course of life in any one else, however dear to her. She stooped down, accordingly, to pick up the knife. As she was in the act of raising, however, the treacherous villain drew a dagger from under his coat, and caught her by the nape of ber neck, gripping her throat firmly with 'his fingers to prevent her screaming the while. "Now lass," he said, swearing out a bad oath at the same time, "where is your master's money. "I'll have that or youi life; so take your choice " The terrified girl would fain have parleyed with the ruffian, but he would hear nothing she could say. "Master's money or your life, lass 1" was all the answer he vouchsafed to her entreaties and adjuratiens. "Choose at once," was the only air ternative he offered her ; "the grave or the gold." She saw that there was no hope of mercy at his hands, andias s"e savv ll- Lier native resolu Like the generality timid at trifles: a an unwonted sound the night. But. adequate cause, iohsyafore, that in mina ana eTatsu massed sara resupaeuiy, nfeir.j'ou tat, the MIIHI JJJII I i ".eJAsdssliaffisV'" II 1 1 ire hinE3B HhnfF .laanH1- t a Wao2vVlet hflwVlthe him an; KCS delay. he fol- way ut the which tion awoke in of the gentle sex-, scratch caused her filled her soul with her energies were arousa she proved, as her sex bav courage, in endurance, in prese: in resources for every emergency ,sb she bravest and coolest mem. - "Well, well, Heinrich," she "what is to be must be. B money, I shall even go alorij will be no home for me any more. your gripe of my neck a lit) hard ; 1 can't mofe, you huj if I CAn't afcir. vou ekn'i !?et t , , . ; . . Clear, you anow. ixxiubb, tune y if it be done at all, '. t Htds't be done. the household will shdliU.be bai sel." The ruffian relaxed his gripe. go his hold. Her reasons ,were nis cupiuifcy. ' 5 .i ; "Come." she saidvJKiniJc 1 The money is in maSfeifcbsd-: She tripped u'pjstSjjfefeaily lowed closely at hfc! heels into her master s bed-room, am coffer in which his money was "Here, she said, reaching lay in the corner of the room, "this will' wrench it open at once ; and while youagp tying it up, I shall just step to my apartment. an4 get a few things ready for our flight, as well as my own little saving for the last five years." The ruffian was thrown off. his guard by her openness and her anxiety to accompany him. Like all egotists, he deceived himself, when self deceit was most certain to be his destruction. "Go, lass," was all he said, "but be not long. Mum loo win ue uoue m a iwiiio-i-ug - i r . ( . . 1L 1 IT. f . - I one uisappeaieu at uit: wuiuo. xxe imme diately broke open the chest, and was soon en gaged in rummaging its contents. As he was thus employed, however, absorbed in the contemplation of his prey, and eagerly occupied in securing it on his porson, the brave hearted girl stole down stairs on tiptoe Creeping softly along the passage, she speedily gained the door of the chamber unseen by him, and like wise unheard. It was but the work of a moment for her to turn the key in the wards and lock hia; in. : This done, she rushed forth to the outer door of the mill and gave the alarm. "Fly! fly!" she shrieked to the ch id, her master's little boy4 an infant five years oldthe only being within sight or sound of her, "Fly I fly to father ! fly for your life. Tell hint we shall all be murdered an' "he hasten not back ! Fly! fly!" The child, who was at play before the door, at once obeyed the energetic command of the brave girl, and sped as fast as his tiny legs could carry him on the road by which he knew his parents would return from church. Hannchen cheered him onward, and inspirited his little heart as he ran. "Bless thee, boy ! bless thee!" she exclaimed, in the gladness of her heart, "an' master arrives in time, I will offer up a taper on the alter of our blessed lady of the Kreutzburg by Bonn." She sat down on the stone bench by the mill door to ease her over-excited spirit ; and she wept as she sat, at the thoughts of ber happy de liverance. . . "Thank God 1" she exclaimed; "thank God for this escape. Oh ! the deadly villain ! and I so fond of hi m, too." ' A shrill whistle from the grated window of the chamber in which she had shut up the ruf fian Heinrich, caught her ear, and made her tart to ber feet. "Diether! Diether!" she heard him shout, "catch the child and come hither! I am fast Come hither ! Bring the boy here and kill the girl!" She glanced hastilv up at the casement from which the imprisoned villain's hand beckoned to some one in the distance and then looked anxiously after her infant emissary. The little messenger held on his way unharmed, however, and she thought tc herself that the alarm was a false one, raised to excite her fear and overcome her resolution Just, however, as the child reached a hollow spot in the next field, the chan nel of a natural drain, then dry with the heat of summer, she saw another ruffian spring up from the bed of the drain, aid, catching him in his arms, hasten toward the mill, in accordance with the directions of his accomplice. In a mo ment she perceived her danger, and in a mo ment more she forinod her future plan of proceeding. Retreating into the mill, she double-locked and bolted the door, the only aj parent entrance to the edifice, every other o; vious access to the interior being barred by means of strong gratings fixed against all the windows, and then took her post at an upper casement determined to await patiently either her master's return, and her consequent delivery from that dangerous position, or her own death if it were inevitable. "Never," said she to herself, "never shall I leave my master's house a prey to suet villains, or permit his nroperty to be carried off before my eyes by them while l nave me ana strengin She had barely time to secure. herself within, when the vil'ain without, holding the hapless child in one hand and a long, sharp knife in the other, assailed the door with kicks, and curses, and imprecations of the most dreadful charac ter. "Confound thee!" he cried, applying the foul est epithets of which the free-speaking Teutonic language is so copious,' "open the door or I'll break it on ye." IPyou ean you may," was all the noble gir replied. "jd is greater than you, and in Him uvmy trust. ' Cut the brat's throat!" roared the imprisoned above ; "that will bring her to her .sStout-hearted as poor Hannchen was, she JUailed at this cruel Rlicrcretinn. Vnr a mnmpnt Ber resolution wavered r- but it was only for a moment. She saw.th.it her death was certain if 1 she admitted her assailant, and she knew that her master would be robbed. She had no reason to hope that even the life of the infant would be spared by her compliance. It was to risk all ogai nst nothing. Like a discreet girl, she conse quently held fast in her resolve to abide as she was while life remained, or until assistance should reach her. 'lAn' ye open not the door," shouted the villain from without, accompanying his words with the vilest atbuse and the fiercest imprecations. "I'll back the whelp's limbs to pieces with my knife and then burn the mill oyer your head. . 'Twill be a merry blaze, I trow." "I put my trust in God," replied the dauntless girl; "aod never shall ye set foot within these walls whilst I have life to prevent ye." The ruffian laid the infant lor a moment on the sward, as he sought about for combustibles wherewith to execute his latter threat, In this search he espied, perhaps, the only possible clan destine entrance to the building It was a large aperture in the wall, communicating with the great wheel and the other machinery of the mill and was a point entirely unprotected, for the reason that the simple occupants had never sup posed it feasible for any one to seek admission through such a dangerous inlet. Elated with this discovery, the ruffian returned to the infant, and, tying the hands and feet of the little inno cent, threw it on the ground even as the butcher will fling a lamb destined for slaughter, to await his time for slaying. He then stole back to the aperture, by which he hoped to effect an en trance. All this was unseen by the dauntless girl within. In the meantime her . mind was busied with a thousand cogitations. She dearly perceived that no means would be left untried to effect an entrance, and she knew that on the exclusion of her foe depended her own existence. A thought struck her. "It is Sunday," said she to herself; "the mill never works on the Sabbath, suppose I set it go ing now? It can be seen far off, and happily my master, or some of the neighbors, wondering at tbe sight, may hasten hither to know the cause. A lucky thought," she exclaimed, " 'tis God that has sent it to me." No sooner said than done. Being all her life accustomed to rn.il gear, it was but the work of a moment for her to set the machinery in motion. A brisk breeze which spiang up, as it were, by the special interposition of providence, at once set the sails flying. The arms of the huge engine whflKfi-aroulid with fearful rapidity ; the great revolved on its axle ; the smaller and creaked and groaned, according e into action, and the mill was in tion. , very instant that the ruffian Die- succeeded in squeezing himself through aperture in the wall and getting safely lodg- ih the interior of the great drum wheel His isniay, however, was indescribable when he began to be whirled about with its revolutions, and found that all his snorts to put a stop to the powerful machinery which set it in motion, or to extricate himself from his perilous position, were fruitless. His cries were most appalling, his shrieks were truly fearful, his oaths and iuipre cautions were horrible to hear. Hannchen has tened to the spot and saw him caught, like a rep tile as he was, in his own trap. It need not be added that she did notliberate him. She knew that he would be more frightened than hurt, if he kept within his rotary prison ; and she knew, also, that unless he attempted to escape, there was no danger ot his tailing out ot it, even E-3Rsible and inanimate all the ieantiine the wheel went round he ruffian along with it, stead- y, too. In vain did he promise fthejtoflprfe giri to work her no harm ; m r vaiiimBmipiore her pity on his helplesscon- did be pray to all the powers oi ljure all the powers of hell, to his d not hear or heed hiru. and un- heajjj. and unheeded of them likewise mutter ing corses, he was whirled round and round m the untiring wheel, and until at last feeling and perception failed him, and he saw and heard no more. He fell senseless on the bottom of the engine, and even then his inanimate body con tinued to be whirled round and round as before, the brave girl not daring to trust to appearances, in connection with the villain, and being there fore, atraid to suspend the working ot the ma chinery, or stop the mill gear and tackle from running at their fullest speed. A loud; knocking at tbe door was shortly after heard, and she hastened thither. It was her mas ter and his family, accompanied by several of their neighbors. The unaccustomed appearance of the mill sails in full swing on Sunday, had attracted their attention and they had hastened home from church to ascertain the cause of the phenomenon. The father bore his little boy in his arms. He cut the cord with which the child was bound. Hannchen in a few words told all; and then the spirit which had sustained her so long and so well while the emergency lasted , forsook her at once as it passed away. She fell senseless into the arms of the miller's oldest son, and was with great difficulty revived. The machinery of the mill was at once stopped and the inanimate ruffian dragged forth from the great wheel. The other raffian was brought down lrom his prison. Both were then bound and sent off to Bonn, under a strong escort, and in due course came under the hand of the town executioner. It was not long till Hannchen became a bride. The bridegroom was the miller's son, who bad loved her long and well, but previously wire quitted. They lived thenceforward happi'.y to eether for many vears, and died at a good old age. surrounded by a flourishing family. To the latest hour of her life this brave hearted woman would shudder as she told the tale of her dan ger and deliverance. A Boy's Essay on Statesmen. Thar waz a statsman. His colar was 16 and his hat was 5. He went to a meetin' to orate. He said "ax me a question if yon want to no." So when he was a s we tin under his shirt a man sr thougSStei. whites 41jnfc3 to defend it." hollered and he said: "Wot is tarif any way?" And the statsman he larfed kinder short, and he sed, "I want no foolin' around me. I am a b-a-d man, and I cary a kane." So he gave his kane a whirl and laid it on the table. Then this orful man down among the spitons sed again: "How much is tarif a peck, anyway?" An' the statsman sed, real hot, "I am a free man, and I won't be adjourned, so I demand the law." And then the law, dressed as a polishman, got the orful man by the back-hold, and tuk him to the kaboze. And when in the kaboze he did not ax any more tarif queshons, but f ot the cokroches all night. An' the statsman went home with his kane. Cleveland Herald Dresses are now made sa short that i the crossings axe seldom clean. The Autumn Woods. Ferns become every year more popu lar for purposes of household decoration Growing or cut, freshly gathered or pressed, the uses to which they are ap plied are numberless. It is a safe plan to gather them whenever you can get them, but those who cau choose their time to do so usually prefer August or early (September, since at this time the ferns are in full maturity and, have not yet begun to fade. - -. In going fern hunting it iB wise" to take a large book, such as an atlan or a music portfolio along in which to lay the more delicate specimens as soon ps they are gathered; the commoner varieties such as the ordinary b -acken bash, the evef green fern may be easily taken home to be pressed, by wrapping them in newspaper with a wet fold around tlie stems to keep them from wilting. Those which are to be dug up, roots and all. for transplanting should be placed as carefully as possible in a basket. At the c'ose of every excursion the ferns which are to be pressed should without loss of time be transferred to the drying paper. Seated at a con venient table the collector begins her work, her pile of ferns at one side of her and her paper at another. Plenty of paper and two flat, smooth boards are the materials required. Books on the subject advise stout blotting paper, but strong, soft newspapers, such as the Times for instance, make an excellent substitute at lax less cost. . Number one board is 1 .id down; on this several sheets of paper the more the better if paper is plentiful and on them the fern is laid out as nearly as possible in the natural position, any twisting into shape which the fronds would not he.ve as sumed in life being avoided. Over it a single sheet of paper is laid, and while with the right hand the plant is being spread out, with the left the paper is be ing simultaneously smoothed over it. Immediately a few more sheets are laid over it, and the process repeated with ad dition:! specimens a atil the pile is suf ficiently high; then it is topped with the second boa d and the bundle deposited with a forty or fifty pound weight on the top of all. Bricks make good weights, and they can be so distributed as to make the pressure bear equally on all parts at ouce; bat any weight a large stone, for instance will do very well; or yoa may put the boards under your trunk, If a great many ferns are to be dried, another set of boards and papers may be used, but one is sufficient for quite a number. . Next day the collector must change her papers, ine pile is re versed, and the top board laid down on the table, with a sheet or two of dry pa per on 'the top of it. Then the half -limp flattened fern is carefully transferred to it, and the process repeated until the whole of yesterday's gatherings are once! more in dry sneets, and the weight on top of them again, xne damp paper is then laid out in the sun or suspended on a cord in the kitchen or other warm place to dry, and in a short time is ready for use. How often the changing of pa pers must be repeated, depends on the number of sheets that are interposed be tween each plant, the state of the wea ther, the dryness of the room or the thickness of the fern leaves themselves; but, as a rule, half a dozen times are sufficient, and, if need be, the last two or three times may have an interval of two or even three days between them. If the plants make the paper bulge out, a sheet or two of stout pasteboard inter posed here and there will smoth down their asperities and secure better dried specimens. In any case, a little patience and neat-handedness are necessary to se cure choice specimens, and the ferns should not be taken out of the press until sure they are well dried; ' The best test of their being thoroughly dry 'is to gently bend back a little bit of tber frond. If it is flexible, therl iaijrhettetf to give it another turn of the contrary, it been e toe earwug p breaks, all rom it b xtacl,ttomit Piessui-tWtaiMtonefl power of t8r8r dn soeoimeu. i Tfiwitran ImokiwlftrTmintL nsfi tlijSr7?Smal HtriBWdund tihl3rtrat auRRk til Mfc If, tbVsap on has ancLjtne absorbing either: side of the fer them to a large ere until ready to I ferns may be pressed ares of a book by tying a the volume to keep it g but it is important in such e ferns should be dry, and the book must be opened and examined from day to day to avoid injury both to the volume and to the ferns. As already intimated, anydne with a large supply of pressed ferns has an almost limitless fund upon which to draw for household decoration. Window transparencies and fire screens are made by framing the ferns, artistically grouped between two sheets of plate-glass. The side-lights to a hall door may be prettily ornamented in the same way, only for this purpose, in order to obstruct the view, it is well to fasten the fern on fine white net. Bright hued flowers, such as pansies, morning glories, scarlet sage, etc.. add much to the beauty of such transparencies and may be successfully dried between sheets of cotton wadding nlafied between wooden boards. A cluster of ferns pinned on a lace cur tain where it falls apart' Has a very nappy effect, and we have seen pretty window cornices made of a garland of ferns and autumn leaves. The maiden-hair fern looks extremely well arranged in a small basket, with a few dried bits of crimson coxcomb or bachelor's buttons. Indeed, the uses to which they may be applied is limited only by the taste and skfll of the decorator. When a fernery is contemplated the ferns should be carefully dag up and transplanted in soil as nearly as possible like that in which they originally grew. As a rule, ferns require abundant moisture and cool shade, and the exer cise of a little ingenuity will soon pro vide these requirements for even a varied collection. With the help of a few pieces of furnace Blag or other fantastic material, a rockery can be erected in the dreariest eity back yard. Sand not sea, bat river sand should be first strewn BATES Of ADVERTISING. ) i i w. i im. 1 8 if. i s a." t'-rfl: 1 Incol 1 00 3 00 t COO 8 00 U 0 3 " 200 6 00 7 001200 nTo? " I 8 00 6 00 1 10 00 16 00 I 23 0t " I oo70oi8 0Qi8ooiaooi &Ool. I 6 CO I 9 00 I 15 00 30 00 I 85 00. 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Pai: prooi paint, tnen make gravel, charcoal ana c: sand not too much. this put your woods ea; ferns with sheets of transplanted from the ferns grew, covering well watered, antt you of beauty all winter, e mg new beauties as tiny ferns and plants spring up on the moss. k or decorative miruoses moi ly second to ferns, or even flowers. 1 tW iiiiigiana n is mucn usea ior table deco ration, and is gathered in summer and dried for winter' use. It is a mistake to think that because moss is green it is of one color; you will find it of every hue bronze and emerald shining, golden and dark purple green. The best wav to collect it for decoration is to pull it in large tufts, which should be well shaken after reaching home and spread lightly on newspapers for a day or two. and then again thoroughly shaken, to free them from loose bits and from insects. To keep it for the winter the sprays should be dipped in water, dabbed dry on a cloth, laid flat between two sheets of brown paper and immediately ironed un til quite dry. The irons should be of the neat required to smooth linen ; but do not prolong the process too much or tne moss will become brittle. This process answers for the coarser mosses; more delicate cnes should not be ironed. and the "maiden-hair" moss should not be placed in water, or the troldeu ex tinguishers may wash off. Small, natur ally mossy twigs ivy, oak leaves, acrons, lichens by occasionally being put out to be refreshed by rain, can be made to last for some time. The last need an oc casional rain soaking, as they become brittle and powdery when too dry. The little gypsy kettles that were so fashion able some years ago may be made into pretty centre-pieces by covering sticks and kettle alike with moss, as follows: Hold one of the sticks in the left hand, take a turf of moss suf ficiently large to wrap around it in the right hand and fold the moss around and over the end of the stick; pass a long piece of fine gar dening wire round it, securing the end firmly and pulling it tight, so that the moss conceals it; wind it round once more and then take a second tuft; let the end neatly overlap the first, and secure it m the same way ; continue until the stick is cohered, keeping the moss as evenly and tightly rolled as possible. If too shaggy, trim it with the scissors. Secure the end of the wire when finished, and if tightly done all will remain firm. The handle of the kettle should be done the same way before doing the kettle. . Tfi covering the latter the upper edge of the tufts should be turned inside, nndr the tin for holding the flowers, and the hrst wire tied around close under tne top. A very few flowers, Fitranged in wet sjnd, will answer ior filling the tin. Flower pots may be covered in the same way; and flat strawberry baskets, tnus concealed, and lined with white paper, make very pretty fruit dishes. A plateau of moss for holding dessert dishes is also pretty. A board of the desired size and shape is requisite; the edges may be cut out for tle dishes to fit into, or they may stand on it. The moss should be made as sinoo a and even as possible, and may be c oc'.y one or of various hinds. The common leather moss is perhaps the best. If liked, a bovder of gay lichen can sur round it, and outside of this a second of . small leaves, trailing or ground ivy. Borders of leaves and fernti can be made for dishes, and wreaths of periwinkle runners, ivy, holly or bright autnmn leaves. Ferns ean be ironed like the moss, and will preserve their color, but tbe safest plan is to dry them as directed. Circles or strips of thin cardboard can' be covered with leaves and ferns for sur rounding dishes, and single ferns ar ranged in a pattern of the cloth. Infi nite variety can be made by giving time and thought to the matter. Philadel phia Times: Slow ITews. much mat is uoi very iiupuruuiii is put in to the newspapers nowadays; but the ideas of the more ancient editors as to what is really worth telling, were very .. . . . ... "i it. ail mail . Wnrwlnll PhillinR in ft Iflntiire deliv- -, - -M- -XT 1- ' i i. J i-1 derful growth and power of tne press ra the direction of journalism. This is an agent of civilisation that has develoj iliioflir nrif.hin -fiff.V VrtilCU. The account of tne batue oi Waterloo, which, Phillips said, was the grandest event of European history in this ' cen- 1. J nnl., n (l.ii.,1 A rt,.ti umn of the London irmes. compare with this journalistic enterprise, that whieh lays a full-page history of the Ute massacre of ten persons in Colorado before the readers of our great dailies.; Garrison was mobbed in Boston in 1835, and narrowly escaped being hanged. With all the files of the Boston papers of that year before him, Mr T1. ; 1 1 .Anlil ,--. fin.l anvthinff lilro o detailed account of the event, "which shook the city while it lasted." I When President Harrisen died in 1841, it tstnk ten davs for the news to reach Snrincrfield. 111. . from Washington, ar tli on Ahrfl.lin.ni "Lincoln disbelieved report because it seemed impossible iinlrl ioanl) thoiA An anon. Now in the newspapers you buyA afternoon you "may read the words ViVfia snr.lrp to her Parliament HIIIUH tlUCJ BU11 1VOD AS J"i"v I ' T" o riAnrrroca rtf Knmnftftn rfinrGsentativrjJ said and did on the banks of the Bos- nhnrna the vemnflf before. AS JrtaUxi r Ym. a.- fl 1 iAlAmnmli wirz. Ti C. him trith t.hn 117 11 r I I it 1 1 1 1 T. that does not read might as Robinson Crusoe on bis island, r I .4