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The Don't Hart Fellow.
Thi cl'ws is get. ing to be exceedingly vittdic
tive in ttibdu'mg the rebel without touching
their l;ive or property. Well, thi may be
very good policy a long aa they are not doing
much of the fighting, and are anxious to ride into
power on the popular prejudice of the people,
who would entertain fiir d.ff rnt ideas if they
were on the fijld of battle. The assistance of
the xlnvea to the rebels is equal to the Maine as
sistance at the North by white persons, and it
we can entict away any nupport of rebellion,
why not do itt We have no reason to nyinpa
lliizet with rebellion, and we have vet to hear
the" St ar A!3fc A-r--x Wnt gof.liers against
tulinei nation. " T. e exeunt- u i favor -.f
th rebels, hile it is suicide to loyal men. - Th
"(leuiaffiieuua who mdeavor ti foster : lavery at
the Mentis of )y men, itro w"er. i.e lo'f-aiieh
an honorable position, lhvir collide will aooti
create but two parties,' known as Union or dis
union, wtiicii we have always hoped for. If se
cessionist and liieir co operators can conquer the
Union iore.es, then let them do so ; but the Union
men will exert Iheir utmost to conquer, and leave
no stone unturned in their endeavors, wliieh is
human natur , especially when they have always
shown the utmost respect for true Democracy in
their loyally to the Government. Four millions
of slaves is a great army to supply the rebels,
and a auppiy that labors without pay. The
a aves are a very important aid to all our armies
in all the Sunt hum Slates, tmd can be used to
Ureal advantage ditriug the war. This of itself
is a great thing in favor of emancipation, with
out considering the destruction ot the seed of
I ebel lion and the curse of slavery. The negro
jtristoeracy are hurt sorely about emancipation.
That they will be more savage is not double I ;
but their fears will be greater. Instead of hav
iug their fuil force in the filed, they will be forced
to substitute whites for runaway slave in keep
ing up their necessary supplies. The slave can
Mid i's, in doing our work, furnishing supplies,
garrison positions captured, and assist in restor
ing the Government to the expressed will of the
people' voice proclaimed through the ballot-liox.
We need double the force of the enemy, consid
ering the places captured, thai require armies
lor protection from guerrillas. The South have
no positions to guard, hence they mas their
force at a few punts '" ocl principally upon
the defensive, behind intreiichmeiit and lortifi
cation. Yreka Journal.
i
Thk Cascade Mountain. The Indian have
tranirj tradition..' relative to the Cascade Moun
tains. Many year- since, they aay that the
monutain formed a bridge at the point where the
Columbia river force it way through, and that
in a great convulsion of nature the bridge fell
down, thn obstructing the stream and causing it
to dam up to uch an extent a to Hood neart
the whole extent of country now known a Mid
tie Oregon. In the course of time the river
Ii v wore a channel throtttrh thn mn ot
rock, and iu th it way subsided to it original
level. The period assigned by " the Indian to
this oreat. ch mire, is less than three ceiiture
since. Fremont, iu the journal of his explor.i
tioii. find a partial confirm itioa of this theory
In llm submerged for;st that still exist at I
hik'.wuv between the Dalies am' Cascade,
Other reject Ifremont's theory, and assume that
these submersed tree orrizinated ill a land
slide, and this latter we take to be the correct
conclusion. Passing from change about which
we can positively know nothing, we nave to
notice a change that i now going on, and the
tiro'rrss of which can be watched from day to
day. For some time past, it ha been noticed
that the mountain near the middle landing, nu
the Oregon side, has been vradually shelving
down toward the r Ver, and in one plaop, that a
building ha been forced soma four feet nearer
the water than it wa a je:r or two ago. The
railroad at the same point is par'iaily displaced,
and is scver.il feel below the grade. In connec
tion with thi phenomenon, it i stated that a
huge fissure has opened some distance back from
the river, and that the chasm thn formed, i
constantly enlarging. Th i no sensation t
rv. but a fut thit is vju-Ii. I f .r by . roj-hlv
EUGIE
l,e - P''",'11' gentleman, whose attention wm di
in V HI
soma friend at the Cascades furnish us with
further information relative to thi starting af -
fair. Mountaineer.
...
"Are Colored Men citizen or the lulled
States."
The, opinion of the Attorney General on ihi
important question has been completed, and is
in the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury,
nt whose request it was prepared. The fact? on
which it is based are stated a follows :
"The schooner Elizabeth and Margaret, of
New Brunswick, is detained by the Revenue
Cutter. Tiaer. at Perth Amboy (N. J.). became
commanded by n colored man, and so by a per
son not a citizen of the United States. A col
ored master arc numerous in our coasting trade,
I subiiiit to you the question suggested by ('apt.
Martin, of the Tiger, : 'Are colored men citizens
of the Uni'el States, and therefore competent to
command American vessel V"
As some incorrect statements have gone forth
in regard to this opinion, we give the chief point.
The Constitution does not define tlie word "citi
Zen," so the Attorney General examine history
and the civil law, from the days of Rome down,
for its meaning. His conclusion is that all free
ncrsons. without distinction ol r.ieo or color, it
nnt've born, are ciiii..ini. A distinction
I-
between the inherent rights ot citizen and
political nrivileuos of certain classes. All citizens
have a right to protection, hut only certain clas
ses enjoy the paivHeges of voting and holding
offices. Hitherto not only the puiilic, but jurjsts
have often confounded the two. A child or a
woman is a citizen, though not always privileged
to vote or hold office. The Dred Scott opfnions
are pronounced void and of no authovity, since
the province of the Supreme Court was only to
settle the question of the jurisdiction of the
Circuit Court. They are simplv entitled to thel
respect due td the views ot eminent gentlemen,
and no more. The paper concedes a follows:
"Anil now, upon the whole matter, I give it as
my opinion that the free ninn of coin mentioned
in your letter, if born ill the United States, a'ld
if otherwise qualified, is competent, Hepording to
the acts of Congress, to be master ot a vessel
encased in the coasting tr ide."
The otnnion marked by great aiiaivtto now
r n,l lirerarv interest, nn l the author seems to i
Jhve eoV:en' rted Ji'ilh k Jh ripe aci!umi;lalioni
Tofa long life of reflection and research. It w ill
iinniiestionably lrm itna ot tao TJocuinentarv
trc,ure of our archives. ' J j
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' l....r..n..TLIl.i,,n n,,,Ui Ad
vertinr, Post and Courier have been reduced in
size more tlvut six column, in consequence of!
the increase in l.rire of miner. Thes.i papers
I'd now but a trine lart'er than tho Jawing
Transcript of the same city, one of tho smallest
of the Boston papers. -
Quick. The San Fram i-co llnt'ttit says :
A mercantile house In thi city sent a tele
graphic dispatch on the 23 I of December b.st to
New Y'tk, to be forwarded by the sfeamer to
Loudon. This was received and answered in
London on the 31 of January, and thn answer
beinir transmitted bv steamer to .w York, was
telegraphed to and received in this city yesterday,
the 14ih mst. 1 lie total limo occupied tu me
transmission -if the message forward and back
tieing only 21 day.. The connecting steamers
happened luikiiy to suit the nccessitie of the
telegraph.
Rather Pkrsonal on Por. The nrtny
correspondent of the Chicago Timet, writing
from Holly Springs, Miss., relate the following
anecdote :
News came to the Cliaplsin of the Regi
ment that a good Union soldier" as given up by
hi surgeon, miiMilered in a dving condition, atnl
desired spiritual consolation, ine i.iiaplain, a
in duty bound, went to see him, sat down by hi
cot, ai d talked of the deii fi and the resurrection,
and finally petted the bible at random to read a
chapter for the dying man' consolation. The
book opened at the account ol Sampson s slaying
so many Philistines with thejiwhotie of an ass.
At the conclusion the soldier asked wli.it book lie
read that from. The Chaplain replied, "My
dear friend, it i the word of God." The soldier
requested hi n to read it ngain, utid nt it conolu
sion, to seethe book and read the chapter hitri
self. The Chaplain h , ti led him the bible, when
he exclaimed, "Oh, dear ! my eyes are so dim I
can't read ; but. tell me, Chaplain, honestly, isn I
General John Pope name signed to that chap
ter 1"
CnjoS. We have been told that cotton, to
bacon, sugar and rice., could be raised to advan
tige at vai ions points in the free States. I he
fotton crop of ro.ithem Illinois thi season ac
cording to the Cincinnati Gazette, wa 90,000
balus, but according to the true report, will uot
exceed '200 bale. So one by one the radical,
philanthropic, theories burst. Ex.
Will it not t Twenty thousand bale is prob
ably a large figuri, but some two or three weeks
igo, Mr. Daniel Soolt, who ha a good cotton
gin, in the lower p rt of thi (Whi'e,) county,
had already ginned 4,000 pounds, had as much
more on h.uid to gin, and inf! rnied one of our
citizens who called on him, that the crops had
not fairly commenced coming in ; also that it
wou d be impossible for him to get all hi tin.
nitig engagement filled beforr late in the spring.
The tool isse and tob:icco crops in this region
are superb, and pay the farmer over 500 per
cent, over the same amount of ground in corn,
Grayvillt (III.) Jf pendent.
Th G'nsressi'dtal delegation from Missouri
stands sit f mnr!rtprtild-! to three pro slavery
member.
(II OIIEGON, JANUARY 31, 18G3.
Tub Mail Us-'Phnkd to Disloyal Nkwspa
pkks. Postmaster General lilair ha rescinded
h!I the order heretiiforo made excluding from the
1 1""! Offices and mails of ho Uni'ed State, cer.
Italit newspaper preeiitelby Grand Juries and
otherwise represented a disloyul to" lite Gov-
ernmetit.
Death or W. II. Polk William II. Polk
of Columbia, Maury county, Tennessee, died at
Nashville, December Iflth. lie was the youn.
pest brother of ex-President Polk, and a true
Union man.
Tslkoraphio ' Feat. Notwithstanding the
had weather on Monday, the message .f the
President, milking between five and six columns,
was telegraphed with great accuracy by the
Ainerican Telegraph Company, from Washing
ton to the New York Associated Press, in one
hour and thirty three mil, urns a t..i,i -imhhi f..,if I
1 I ..-...
never equalled by any telegrsph line in this or
any other country, X J'. Express, Dec. ilh.
Contraband Jokc Army Chaplain my
young colored friend, can you read J
Contraband V'es. sah !
Army Chapter Glad to hear iU Shall 1 give
Contraband Sjirtain. mnssn. if vou tdeusn !
Tl.il II l.,l.l . . . . ...
nhd iheT"'Ar",7 Ch'ipiinn Vrry" gooi). ; What pn
paper
would you choose now 1
Contraband Well, massa, if you chews, I'll
take a paper ob hrbacker. , ;
Our Co,n Fir Los. Exploration made since
we last, noticed the discovery ot coal in this val
ley, shows most conclusively that t'le coal is uot
confined to a vein, but spreads out into nn im
mense coal field ine.vliaiistihle in quantity and
excellent in quality It is known 1 1 be over a
quarter of a mile in width, and has been traced
from the point where first discovered, east-ward
tor over a half of s mile, to the base of the
mountains. It way extend across the entire val
ley, and etifer the mountain on "either side.
The coal lies in many places, wiihin two feet of
the top of the ground, and how fir down it ex
tends is not known. Holes have beat sunk to
the depth of eight feet coal all the wn'7 and he-
yomi. Arrangements nave oeen mude lor a
thorough exi loration next summer
..AVUhauabiKtibla-'CtMi ttd.stbATJlrt li'meTl"
stone, rich oid cstosnivp- gold placer, tiumTotn
vein t gold hearing nn-irtas, m.iuntai' s ol pure
marble, plenty of fertile land, ami climate unj
rT - to - l,'r " ""aytu :h lu jljson county
vea ! southern Oregon, is any iking "cTenrat
frllintV.
gloomy. Let the people unearth her covered
wealth, develope h.r known resources and save
a large. m...ei, oi ner rex e.om o..,.. urn couuiry
by thu lienor establishment of necefary man
ulait'iries, 1. 1 nl wealth will exist everywhere and
p'rosjn nty prevail. Sntine(..
Postal Incidents
V young limn from the rural district went to
tho post oftioe the other d.iy, wilh a bank note
for a dollar' worlh ol -lamps, i lie was told that
paper money was rot received, lie went for
Spanish quarters
"We doii l reeievo them now, stud the atteti
dant, "for-more than twenty cents piece."
1 lie country nan thought Uncle S im mighty
particular so lit went and obtained a dollars
worth ol coppei.
"Now," said le, on returning to the office ond
laying down hisjiile on the window of the deliv
ery, "1 guess I rtn Kiiit yon."
1 lie man insofe looked at the display ot cop
pers and cooly feplied :
"We never life more that throe cents in cop
pers at one tinioi-il is not legal tender above the
sum."
The countrytiin looked at the composed of
ficial for thu spite of a minute w i h ut stirring
and then bleaclij out :
"Look here v4i ain't voti a miirl.tv kind of
p irticiilar, for hilow backed up iu u h a j id a
this ere ? You din t take only three cents ot cop
peratatime, liy 1 Well, then, s'pose you
give me three ceU worth of stamp anyhow."
The official vuTy politely cut him off single
stamp, and pasi it out, tor which the country
man laid down tirce cent. lie was about to pass
away, when the litter cried out
"Look here, lou J Ihat ere s one time.
Now s'pose you jive u, three rvnU jvorlh more
Uncle S. im's Ark wa not slow in discovering
that he had cnugo) a Tartar. He turned back to
the w indow, mid asked :
How many cp rs have you got!"
"Well, only h ut iiiiitv-seven of 'cm, I had
a hundred whmi I
"Pass them in
will
but I reckon you Juin't ketch me again."
The stamps wee passed out and tho coppers
not. led over, whtu the country man went on
saying ; j
"S'pose been n f How holds office under
Uncle Sam he thinks he U smrt.;r'n all creation,
but I guess he lan't something that time."
i .
Artml-s War as a Editor. In the ortem
of IS my fivnd the editor at the Buldmsville
Bugel, wa obliged to leave perfeshernal dooties
& go & dig later, and he axed Me to edit f.-r
him d'M.rin hi absence. Accordingly I gound
up hi i hesrs, and commenced. It didn t take
a great while to slash out copy niT lr
exchange Tar one ioo, and thwt I'd take a ride
up to the next town on a little Javnt, to rest my
brane which had been severely rakt by mental
effort. (Thi is sorter Ironical.) I went
over to the Rale R'nU Olfiss and axed the Soop
crinteiidant for a par.
"You a editor ha axed, evidently on th
pint of snick rin.
... ... ... ir is
I "Ye sir," . I. "Jorf't I loik pi
mr -niiii ;
"Jest about," sed ho, "but our road can't para
you." . r
"Can't hay."
"Sit sir- it can't."
"Ueoauz," scz I, looking him full in the face
with a Ivile eye, "it gov so slow it can't par
anybody !" r - r
Methink I had him thar. Its the slowest
Ivui I Kode in the West.
With a mortified air lie told me to got out of
i-iiiis. i jmuu nun una went.
"Sam, said a late minister to his lAan of nil.
work, "you must botllo the cask of whisk thi
rorenoon: nut as.tlio vanor from the whUkv
may he injurious, take a glass of it before you
l'i r em iiioi.mc.Iuoii.
w e... i .. . ...
tsy annuel was- nu oni sol ner, atnl never
was in better spirits than when bottling whisky ;
ana n.iving received from his master a special
- " v" i' Tt ill IV llllisv III
Some hours afler the minister visited the
license to taste went to work most heart ilv
cellar
to inspect eirogress, and was horified to find sain
lying n mil letigtu on the floor unconscious of
all around.
"O, Sam !" said the minister, "you have not
niKen my advice, and yon see tho consequence.
Uise Sain, nd take a glass yet ; it may , restore
von." S.un, nothing loth took tho glass from
the minister's Imnd, and having emtioit l( said.
"OHof, this is th thirteenth gla-a I've ta"en
but I'm n ae better."
A vouxo aspirant for fame, having a desire to
see his nam in jriut, sent his verses to a paper
for publication. Iu the "pome" the following
line occurred : .
"A fragrant rose found neur tho pindant corn."
TU !..". L 1 .
tuo itiiiocr into h ii, ise Hands the maim.
script was placed, ws pretty well "set up," and
evidently "set hT the line also, jud.rin..
noiii uie ioi lowing, which greeted the astonished
author the next morning :
"A r.ijjrant's nose sounds like tho pcd.'ar'a horn."
Faiikr H was sifting in the conntrv
church. He had been working har-i-in tb Oaf
vest field ; hands were scarce, Hint Cirr,er I
was dozing. Tne loud tones of the minister
finled to firnuse the firmer, untd at length, the
timo waning" Jie good man closed the i.dsof the
Ilible And coiir,inti f,,ll,,u-a i -!'---
. . i . . ., - - t . , . .
Indeed iriy hearerT,.!,,. harvest is olenteous.
bul the laborers are few.
"Yes," excDtitnec Farmel X. , "I've of
fered two dollars a day for crawlers.. nain'ti
.. '..r.i i.l fhr.t . v t
A ITibkkniak was reproved by an oHeer for
daring to whistle in the ranks while on duvy.
Just as the officer spuk. one of Russia's bn'iVa,
came whistleing over the ravine. Pat cocked
his eye toward it quietly, and said "There goes
A boy on duty, by jabers, how he whittles."
A Siiiiewd clergyman was once tormented Vy
his people to let thorn intrdueo tho big fiddle ot
hitse vile into tho church. I In told them tho
human voice wa the divincst of all instrtimnt of
music ; but they introduced their viol, and the
old man arose and said :
"The brethren will if they please, sing and fid
die the thirty ninth Psalm."
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A Pnmpktn.
Jim never made a joke in his life, yet no man
ever had more made tit his expense. On oneoo
casjon, w hilo a candidate for Congress, he was
making a speech in a country shisilhouse to an
audience of country firmer, who were, a a
general rule, very uttenlive listeners. JoeG
however, formed an exception. lie had been
partaking miliar liberally of whisky straight, tin
ler tho Influence ot which his co "incuts, made
in n tone rather louder than a stage whisper, he
was exceedingly annoy mir to the sperker. Jim
prepared for hi grand effort.
"My Iricnds," said he, "I am proud to see
around me to night the hardy yeomanry of the
land, f -r I love the agricultural interests of the
country, and well may I ! vo them, inv fellow
eiliz mis, for I was born a firmer the happiest
day i.f my youth were spent m the peaceful avo
cations of the sou of the soil. If I may lie allowed
to use a figurative expression, my friends 1 may
sav, I wu raised between tun rowt of corn.
"A pumpkin, by thunder 1'' exclaimed the iu
ebruited Joe,
Prentice.
Prentice's opposition to the proclamation of
emancipation is based upon the doubt he enter
tains of its being a military necessity. This is
the only real point of d' Heretics between loyal
men. Once establish the proposition that it is a
military necessity, and not only the opposition
that Prentice inaiiilests, but the entire opposition
of the loyal men ai d the loyal press throughout
the land tease. That it is a military necessity,
the event and the disaster of the war, abund
antly prove. It was supposed to be an element
of weakness; it ha proved an element of strength.
It ha been the mean of releasing the white pop
ulatii n from the drudgery - of agriculture and
labor, and ha left them to fill up the t-fTective
levies which the South ha been raining. Con
cription in the South withdraws few laborers
from agriculture; the conscript ran go to the field
with the assurance that he ha left behind him an
abundant auppiy of laltor to furnish sustenance.
The emancipation proclamation w ill reverse all
this. The slave wiil be male free in rebellious
district. Not only will supplies cense, but
laroe force will be drawn from th Confederate!
army to prevent a risini among the ncgroee, orj New Eolid Taxb a CisTiar Aoo.
to take the place of runaway, and thus will the During the French War, ns it was called, tho
armie in thn South be weakened. Time, we'po'l tax o:i real estate was at the rate of
trust, will disci s the wisdom of the measure, thirty-six dollar on a hundred dollars valua.
and demonstrate it so clearly that even the Yrc lion, and there w an excise duty on tea. eoiT-,
ka I'n'm will ee i. Yf'k "vm '.
NO. 3.
Tuc i-iwi,,.,.. . -
, ; ""iceriam ciHiper n a town
' ' V, "'.'. ",ll)lU a,,(J bay-tag littl
worn. i stood it well eiionirh. hi
enough, however"
a" J. .
.u ne -untii one day old S Crabtree brought
"i an in) bunu ho .l i,. ul,;..i, i. :.i s .
in irutitree brougl
he said hd ivnnru
. k ... i 1 , V na wan tea
new if.ii rci uutue.
disgust."
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r ORACE 0UA.NVILLX.
The magnificent queen of gentle memory
he of the i;arlands ami nu. h... .i.kj... .
from the giyel.es ot the brilliant court, and
with the silver fold pt hor evening couch about
h. r, has lain down to rest. The Autumn, like
the lynair monarch, om.es wilh imperial gift
for the earth, utid proudly take the vacant
throne.
With lavish munifieence he strews the field
with golden harvests, and bangs the orchards
w.lh luscious fruitage. He stretche forth hi
sceptre of benediction, and the earth rejoices iu
regal abundance. From tho lardr of the hut
to the si o. ehoue of tile palace, plen ty step, forth
with filled handy and supplied the uriiversal '
want. 1 he granaries of ih Ln.l
exhaustles treasure,- and load tho6ccan'. white
Hip with gill for other
...nr. o mo waning yeTir 'whistle through
tlie ftirHAt mill l. ..i,: ii i . .r . "
. - f .)f,iiiii
chill breath of uirn. r..,-
the
air, there is a conscioiisnuv. .,
ugtMiist the fierce attack of the Polar-sca king.
nd a sense of comfort and luxury ns we gather
about the flaming healths which the haopier
sun warmths of summer had banished. '
Ihi t there is. ton heart tl.f i,.. ... t
Her loveliest moods, an iinlnscriK.,1,1 ... i i
the approach of autumn. A ene of I.ereiVe,
meiit nd desolatenos tonne 'a n like the haunt
mg spirit of which Tennyson speaks in tld
very air, and on tho purple clouds "d wrap
us round in thn morning robes of it oppressive .
and invis h'.e prince. The !.,u,-; t ir of the blue
Iixwoks echoes out like that if u .kn.i .. k
halfnOaid in itsgiyety, flnd the wind that all '
rZ',"1! '"T 1V'1 "7""'R the wavixg
",,M ""'gi uasn along fitfully.
passionate v. if with ......- ,
VHibdned sriiriL bur-diiiL' ofthwi oitterncs ant "
wails. The gloi'im boaut y of the earth, her
The gToriu4 buaut v of the earth, her
rninliow mantles and crown of woven li,,i hef
sinilei atsuvset and mm-nrr-see m all "ke a mock
ery of death iis if n tuft had donned her holiday.
ttirc7iud ITcm u-,Vni' aioe the conches of
hor beautiful' dying cluiiiretrr- -,'lm. breeze! are
laudell with sighs ; the mure bow over uS-tltHi
a still mounting, and the breath of our own .life ""
comes fiiutly iu through the gasping lips quiter-
ing with a inysterious sympathy.
.. Our spiritual life is evolvtd, and start out
before us emrmdied in the y uibolisin of nature.
So we come to look upon lliesa expressions f
of human lliought and bumim destiny with ft
fondness which idealie nnd elevates tho scnslpss
material into a sphere of spiritual companionship
mid sympathy. This is the secret of the heart'
tears and yawing when the valley and all tho
:ded plain are t il, d with the st ewn glorie of
the forest like battle field with uuburied dead ;
this is why the step waxes slow and weary as it
passes over the faded sod where summer bower
bloR-oms have been rudely flung to perish.
Nature i a school of oralis, tutoring titiderly
with melting voice the file of human existence,
a perpetual prophecy of joy and lamentation, of
ieithatd immortality, the ta gible counterpart,
I e other self of the soul' experiences.
Diamond Cut Diamond.
A notorious soninp was briw,gh', not lone ngrii
before an Onandago justice of the peace. lie
was accused of having " come the strap game"
over a unlive. X lie portly justice, wis'diig to
locirfe iinderstandlingly, requested tho culprit
to give him a sample of hi skill.
" 1 lie party instantly produced a leather
strap, gave it a sclenlihc w lusK across the bench,
and remarked:
" You ee, judge, the quarter Under the
strap ."
"What! interrupted tho dignified function
ary ; " do you mean to say there is a quarter
there I"
" S.irtin," was the reply.
" No such thing," said the justice.
"I'll go you a dollar on it," exclaimed the
prisoner.
14 Agreed," said the justice.
With accustomed adroitness tho strap waa
withdrawn, when lo ! there wa a quarter,
" Well done," said the astonished Shallow,
" I wouldn't have believed it if 1 hadn't seen it
with my own eye. There i your dollar: and
yon are fined five dollar for gambling, contrary
to the statute in such case made ond provided!''
The elongated countenance of the discomfited
gambler required no additiot al evidence to tisti
fy his apprecia Ion of "the sell."
A Nodli Exam pli A noble instance of
patriotism and benevolence combined, is related
of Ami Stone, the great railroad man iu
('leaveland. He was among those drafted in
Cuyhoga County, and upon learning the fact
he bid 1200 for a substitute. Shortly after a
man appeared fr the position, and Mr. Stone,
on making inquiries regarding the pecuniary
affairs of the ninn, learned that he was oorand
had wife and seven children depending upon
him. He recalled the check for ft'200 and wrota
a. one for t-,000, and gave it to the substitute.
win-, rum, mi I -th. r articles in getter,.! ue.
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