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VOL. 1. ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2!, 18(59. NO.50. SEES2 SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1800. Mr. Marshall's Choice." 14 ,1 ! i:0 Subscribers finding au 21 a.'ter their name will I understand that their subscription expired with j that naoiber, and lh:y are iivited to renew their t subscriptions. Tcrnis S3 per aunum, in advance; six months, S2 ; three mouth. 1. " I Tattler. Oh ! coulJ thero in this worll Ins ft.uud Seine little pot of happy ground, .Where village pleasures might go round, .Without the village tutiliu;;. How doubly blest that spot would be, AVhere all might dwell iif liberty. Free from the Litter iui.ery Of gossip's en'Uos prattling ! KissiiiiT. For the benefit of wbuui it.uniy con cern (aud who does it not ?) we propose to offer, as art "outside leader," a short eerruon onto the "absorbt-ut" topic of 'kissing. We term it a sermon on the ground thnt, like a sermon, it requires two heads and an applieatiun-ah ! The text is to be found, beloved reader, in Worcester's Dictionary, aod readeth in this wise : Kiss A salute by kissing, or by join ing lips.' Of the origin of kissing we shall say but little, as but little is known oh to it, ' but in passing, with another great writist who preceded us, we unanimously unite it invoking our heaviest blessing onto the head of him who first iuveuted the de licious "beverage." Kisses may properly be divided into two great classes the kiss uuiversal and the kiss sentimental, says a cotemporary, and both have their place in the "econo my of nature." tJiide.' the first head we may mention the salutatiou common among ladies, and occurs generally upon any encounter, public or private, aud is very violent at times, especially after an absence of a couple xf days or so. In these off-hand inoculations there seems there seems to be no particular form pre scribed, except to "fire and fall back," which gives it a military aspect. Under the second head comes the sentimental r kiss I Ye gods, how shall we de? cribe the stupendous, exstatie bliss conveyed by the "application" of a sentimental kiss! It occurs at all times and at ail seasons, and seems to bo never out of . place. Othello's farewell kisses, which, tender and heart-broken as they were having no power to bring the poor dead Desdemona back to life, were the most truly sweet and touching. : And. there were the grand, passionate kisses of Car iolanus iflong as my exile, sweec a? my revenue !" and sweet Romeo's dying kiss in the vaults of the Capulets. Under the head of sentimental may be ranked tho younglover's kisses, which are- ren dered with upturned optica. They occur commonly by pale moonlight in grottos and shady retreats. We close this short sermon by two quotations, one from Rev. Sidney Smith, and the other by an un known author. . Says Sidney Smith : "We are in favor of a certain amount of shyness when a kiss is proposed, but it should not be too long j and when the fair one gives it, let it be administered with warmth and energy let there be soul in it. If she closes her eyes immediately and sigh, the effect is greater.' She should be careful not to slobber ' a kiss, . bat give it as a humming bird runs his bill into a honeysuckle deep but deli cate." So much fof Sidney". Our un known author writes : "What's in a - kiss ? Really, .when people come to re flect upon the! matter, calmly, what can we see in a kiss f The lips pout slightly and then touch the cheek softly and then : they part, and then the job is complete. There is a kiss in the abstract I View it in the abstract ! Look at it philosophi cally 1 What is there in it? And yet millions on millions of souls have beeu made happy by kissing? : Go where you will, into what country you will, there is kissing. There is surely some virtue in Finally, with these brief remarks, we close our sermon, only exhorting by way of application, our readers to apply them selves earnestly to the study of this sub ject, believing that eventually they will know more about "it, and that practice makes perfect. : "How did you come to marry 'Mr. Marshall, aunt Nannie ?" Mi-;". Nannie Marshall wasn't my aunt, but I had called her so for years, for he was tho kindest and truest friend I ever had. She sat silent, knitting busily and smiling a little before she answered nie. "It all came of shaking a tablecloth," said mint Nannie. yWhat! did you trip htm up in its folds, atid bring him down uil his knees to you ?" "No ; -I'll tell you. When I was four years olJ, my mother died. I don't know whether children of that tender age remejuber their mother as I remem bered mine or uot ; but when I was so little that I sat in a high chair at the table, I would watch the chairs filliug up aiouud it with the persistent hope that my mother would come to sit by me; and I did not relinquish this hope after I was old enough to comprehend death, but clung to it, praying Christ to work a miracle, as in the old Bible times, aud let my dear mother appear to my longing sight. "Never was there a more affectionate cr imaginative child, and my youth was a dreary time. My grandmother, who had charge of me, meant to do her duty by me, aud in the usual acceptance of the term, she did it. I was- fed and clothed, aud she taught me as well as her limited means would allow. Rut she never manifested any affection for me. She was one of those kind of people who think kisses and caresses foolishness; and though I can look back now and re member proofs of a secret tenderness, she never kissed or caressed mo when .1 Was a child. "I grew up starved for love. After I was fourteen years old, I grew to look for it from whence all girls look fo? it from a lover. I read romances I built air castles yet so well had I been trained iu practical ways and habits that no one dreamed of the turn ay mind wa9 taking. My fondest dream was of the time when a martial figure, with bold, bright eyes, and gay apparel, should, seatted on a milk-white charger, appear before me as I spun in the porch, or gathered berries in the field, and folding me to his heart with tender and assuring "words, leap upon his ste.d,and, with me in his arms, fly to some unknown country where he would make me queen of his castle. I never realized, ugly, ignorant child that I was, that it was peculiarly absurd as applied to mo, until one day something occurred which destroyed 'my beautiful illusion, and made me wretched. "There were always several weeks in the fall, when, if the crops were good, I was almost incessantly employed in gath ering berries, which my grandmother preserved for winter's use. My only companion in this work was my cousin Stephen, a boy two or three years young er than myself. "One day when thus employed, we caught a glimpse of a man in regimentals, riding swiftly through the woods. I "Who can that be ?" said Stephen. " 'Oh ! said I, in delight, 'perhaps it is my. lover knight coming from the wars to find me. Let us watch until he comes round the bend of the road. If it is he, he will take off his plumed hat and wave it for me. Then ho will gallop up and lift me to his horse and carry me" to his Moated Castle.' . - , 'y " A nice girl you are for a knight to run off .with, ain't you? A handsome ladylove you'd make, with your black face and flying hair like a wild Indian's, and mouth all stained with berries ? Ho ! ho I Wouldn't you look grand flying away on a horse, with your old calico dress flying, and your shoes falling off, 'cause they are so big ? I'd just like to see you "My cloudland was destroyed forever. From that moment I knew that I was ugly, uncouth and unattractive, and my hero-lover never came I ceased to ex pect him. . i "I grew older, I waa pale, plain, awk wardly shy. I felt my personal defects to a painful degree, and I shunned what society was attainable to, me. . -., ; "When I was eighteen years old, I received an invitation from an aunt who lived in Boston to visit her. I had never seen her, and she knew uie only by re port. She wished me to come and spend the win'er with her. : ;r: iiy grandmother was willing that hhiiuld go, "but we were very poor, and it j required a great deal of econoiSiy andv management to furnish mo- with a ward-S robe fit to visit tho city with. At last j my outfit was completed, and I went to j Boston. , - "The family of my auut Caroline con sisted of horself, her daughter, Julia, and the orphan children of a deceased ecrn Julia was just my age, and very pretty.7 It is a very hard thing to say, but I hou estfy think that my aunt to whom iiiy personal appearance had been described wanted me to associate. with Julia as a foil to hen beautv, and to reside in the family that 1 might assist in taking caro of the chileieu. At any rate, when I came, the' single servant was discharged. "The family lived elegantly; but I soon found out that it was doue by the strictest economy. My aunt worked hard aud managed well, and no one outside of. the house dreamed that their income was as painfully snall as it was. "Julia had a lover. Mr. Marshall was very" handsome and mighty fineand I do not wonder that he appeared very much like a god to me then. He was but te cently acquainted with Julia when he went there, but he appeared very much in love with "her. I used to help her dress upon "the -eveuiuga on which be came, and after she had gone down, look ing like an angel, I used to shed a few quiet tears of sorrow and loneliness, as I stood and listened to their happy chat and gay laughter ringing from the room below. I was sure that I never could be pretty, aud I thought nobody, would ever love me. "One day Mr, Marshall came to dine. Extra attention was given to the house and dinner. My aunt had been very wealthy for a short time when first mar ried, and from her husband's failure, she had saved a few thiugs which gave tbe house an air of means and style some articles of fiue fable.silver, and some handsome oil-paintings, I remember. "With my assistance he- served the dinner herself, and managed to be richly dressed to appear at the table. V She looked cool and stately.; but I, 'who. had lingered until the last moment in the kitchen, making gravies, and serving up vegetables, was so tired that I could bardly speak. I never did talk much, though, so it was not noticed apparently, Mr. Marshal! conversed of books, pictures, and music, all of which Julia was ac quaioteb with, and it was agreeable to listen to them. I was scrry when the meal was finished. "Mr. Marshall turned to look at the pictures on the wall when he arose, and after a few moments, my aunt commenced clearing the table. The dishes were pot through a slide in the cupboard into the kitchen. Julia stood looking out of the wiudow. . "When the table was cleared of the dishes, my aunt -went out. I sat down and took up my sewing, thinking 'that my aunt would be back in a moment to finish clearing the table, and that I should be allowed, during the afternoon, the place of a guest. ' Mr. Marshall spoke to me aod asked me to play backgammon. It was the only game of pleasure that ' I knew, and I was delighted at the thought. I put down my sewing, and he brought the board and arranged the game. y Julia sat in a corner of the sofa with some em broidery. : Just as we were ready to play, 1 looked up and saw that the. table still stood spread with its linen cloth, and the crumb cloth had not been taken up. Julia glanced at it at the same moment, and then turned serenely back to her embroidery. I put down the dice-box timidly. " 'Excuse me,' said J, .. 'aunt 'is not coming back, and the table must be put in its place,' ."I took off the cover and. carried it into the kitchen ; then I came back, put down the leaves of the old-fashioned table and was goingto put it up at the side of the room alone, when Mr. Marsnall sprang and did it for me. ; "Then, I took up the crumb cloth-, car ried it out aud "shook it,' aud put it in its place in the hall closet, and all the time he stood and watched me, as if in sur prise. When I was ready to sit down, he played very badly. He seemed to bo absent minded. "lie c.inie to the house two or three times after that, but never to spend an ' eveuing ulono witlv-Julia. Pretty soon he did not come at all, and Julia used to cry add phut and be so cross that she made the whole family' Uncomfortable, v "Oue day he drove up to Uiu door in a splendid sleigh, for it was winter time, and the sleighiugwas very good. Julia Was sitting at the dining room "tire. ." 'There,' said she, jumping up, 'he's come to take me to drive. Now, I won't go a step unless he asks my pardon for stajfhg away so long !' "Her mother showed hiiu iuto the par lor, and he asked for me. I went in wonder. He asked me to go to ride as coolly as if I had been in the habit -of" driving with-him all the days of my life, aud there was something in lua manner that would not let me refuse. I "went, and he asked me to marry him. I waited three years for him, for he was not set tled, in business then then we weie married, and I have been happy - every day of my life since. 'Oue day he told me why he had not married Julia. " 'I was pleased with her,' said he, 'but when I saw her let you, a uuest, leave your employment with a gentleman, to do her mother's work, while she sat doing nothing but some embroidery, I knew she was indolent and selfish, and she never looked pretty to me after that moment. If it had uot beeu for that crumb cloth, Nannie, I should probably have married her, and been as wretched as I am now satisfied.' '. ... Trials of Editors. We make the following extract from an address recent ly delivered before the "Iowa Press As sociation," on this subject : " In speaking of the revenue of the press, I can not refrain from expressing my views on the subject of free' advertis ments. There is always to be found in every considerable community a set of creatures who imagine by some dispensa tion they ought not, like other mortals, to pay for what they receive. Editors have extraordinary facilities for making their acquaintance, and are kindly per mitted to contribute gifts to their sup port. In what other branch of business would this be tolerated ? Allowing that one has put the press under soma obliga tion, does he not generally expect to get back more than the worth of his servi ces ? . If a man does an editor a favor of re markable value, let him have his remun eration in " cash. On the other hand, require him to pay for what the paper hps done for him. It is as reasonable to expect the carpenter to shingle your house and the tailor to make.your 'clothes without charge, 'as to ask the editor to prepare and publish matter for your ben efit without compensation. Length j obituaries, marriages ornamented with extracts from all the poets, and leugthy puffs of corner lots or improvements, come under this class of advertisements. This custom of gratuitous notices and advertiaetiflnts, from any quarter, ought to cease, for the reason that it would be a benefit to the printer's pockets, and would in some degree .abate an almost intolerable nuisance. The printer's path has more thorns than roses ; and there is no law, human or divine, that should oblige him to shoulder the burdens of those who are too lazy or stingy to take care of themselves. People will come to terms when they find their interests in volved in a reasonable' compliance. . The Presidont of the Spanish Cortes rides in a "gala coach" an immense affair of gilt and decorations and arms of the ex-Queen, drawn by four splendid animals, gaily caparisoned and led by four grooms in full dress, with powdered wigs, cocked hate, and all "that. The. reins are of ilk, the wnip is expensively mounted with gold, and of such is tho imposing display for the suppression of which the revolution .was supposed to have been incited and carried out. ("OFFICIAL. : ' Laws of tlie United State. PASSED AT THE VlRST SESSIOV OK THE rOBTT K1UST CUNGKUSS. Convention Between Lhu United Stutoa of A nxsrioa sud Kruueu concerning Trade Marks. By the Freaideat of the United State of America. A lUiOCLAMATION. 1Ybrea8 u convention between tho "United States of Amotion aiid his imperial Majesty the Emperor of tbe French was concluded aud signed by their rejpeotive plt-niportntiaries at the city of Washington, on tbo sixteenth day of April hut, which convention, bchig ia the English ami Ffcuoh languages, is word Tot word aa follows : The United Status of America and his Majesty the Kuxpecor of the French, desiring to secure ia thoir respective territories guarantee of prop erty ia trade m.-trks, have rebolted to conclude a special convention for this purpose, nJ hare named as their plenipotentiaries I The President of the United States, Hamilton Fish, Secretary 1 of State, and his Majesty the Emperor of the French, J. Bertbeuiy, Commander Of the Impe rial Order of the Legion of Honor, Ac, Ac, tc accredited as bis envoy extraordinary aud minis ter plenipotentiary td the United States ; and the said plenipotentiaries, after1 an examination of their respective full powers, which wero found to be in good aud due form, have agreed to and signed the following articles : AUTICLK I. Every reproduction in one of the two countries of trade marks affixed in tho other to certain merchandise to prove its origin and quality, is forhiddon, and shall give ground for an action for tiaiuugos ia favor of tho injured party, to be prosecuted in the courts of the country in which tbe conterfeit eh till be proveu, just as if the plaintiff wore a subject or citizen of that country. The exclusive right to nse a.trade mark for tho benefit of citizens of the United States iu France,, or of French subjects in the territory of tbe United fcvutes, cuuuot exi.it for a longer period than that fixed by the law of tho country tor its own citizens. If the trade mark has become public prop erty in the country of its origin, it shall be equally free tj all iu the other country. . ' ARTICLS II. If the owners of trade marks, residing in either of the two countries, wish to secure their rights in the other country, they must deposit duplicate copies of thoMs marks in the Patent Office at Washington, and in the clerk's office of the Tribunal of Commerce of the Seine, at Paris. ARTICLE III. Tbe present arrangement shall take effect ninety days after tbe exchange of ratifications by the two governments, and shall continue in force for ten years from this date. In case neither of the two high contractu g parties gives notice of its intention to discontinue this convention, twelve months before its.expira- tiou, it shall remain in lorce oue year irom the time that either of the high contracting parties announces its discontinuance. - AKTICLB IV. , The ratifications of the present 'arrangement shall be exchanged at Washington, within ten months, or sooner, if possible.- In faith whereof the respective plenipoten tiaries hare signed the present convention in duplicate, and uffiicd thereto the seal of their arms. Done at Washington, the sixteenth day of April, in tbe year ot our JLord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. sbal. . HAMILTON FISH. SKA1..1 " BERTHEMY. - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratihca tions of tho same were exchanged at Washington, on the 3d instant, by J. C. B. Davis, acting Sec retary of fcta.te of the United states, and Count iaverney, charge d affaires of his imperial Maj esty the. Emperor, of tbe French at Washington, on the part of their respective governments : -Now, therefore, be it known that I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of tbe United States of America. have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every clauso and part thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United. States and the citizens thereof. - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. . ' - Done at the city of Washington, this sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and of the inde pendence of the United stales toe ninety-fourth. seal. U. S. OIIANT. By the President : , ' J. C. Bancroft Davis, - Acting Secretary of State. " - sv- By the Pretident of tha United Stale of Amer ica. A PBOCLAMAIION. Whereas an additional article to the conventioa for regulating the jurisdiction of consuls, between the United States of America and bis Majesty tbe King of Italy, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the twenty-first day of January, eighteen, hund red and sixty-nine, which additional article, being in tbe English and Italian languages, is word for word as follows: - The exchange of ratifications ef the convention for regulating the jurisdiction of consuls, between tbe United States and his Majesty the King of Italy, which was signe on the eta or .February, 1868, having been unavoidably delayed beyond the period stipulated in Article XVIIt.it is agreed between the high contracting parties that the said convention shall hare the same force and effect as it would hare had if the exchange had been effocted within the stipulated period. In witness whereof the respective plenipoten tiaries have signed the present article in dupli cate, and have affixed thereto tha seal of their arms. ' Done at Washington, the 21st day of- January, 1309. ' - sai..1 - WILL JAM H. SEWARD. sbal.J M. CERRUTI. And whereas the said additional article baa been duly ratified on both parts, and the re spective ratifications were exchanged at Wash ington, on the 7th instant! Jsow, therefore, be it known- that "I, TJ. 8. Grant, President of the United States of America, have caused the said additional article to be made public, to- the end that the same and every clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. ' In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States Ctt be affixed. ' . Done in the city of Washington, this eleventh day of May, in the year of oar Lord one thous and eight hundred and sixty-nine, and of the independence of the United -States of America the ninety-third. ' :' fKAL. ' - U. S. GRANT. By the President: - . .. r- : Hamilton Fish, . Secretary of State. TltidinflH 'mina.llir - i. . u ? .. . 1 out city presents quite a lively uspoct, VAKIOtlS ITEMS. . A Western paper has the following apology to make i :In "our paragraph yesterday concerning thirteen ministers who bad been spanked in infancy, for spanked read sptiuktcd. ? . ; ,. , .1 ' Young ladies, our fashion gossip sayfe; are to wear "Square bxAlies." Will they prevent1 the beaux from coming round ? -Ada Webb has a breach of promts suit against oue John Skao, of Detroit. Sho values her injuries at $50,000. An uninjured whisky bottle was th -only thing capable identification of abotit a poor fellow who was run over on au Ohio railroad, the other day. , Ruby Valley, in Nevada, is so called on at'cotfflt of the immense number of rubies found in ttse sands of the mountain, streams flowing through it. These gems, though very beautiful , and - perfect crtf iftri Amnll ft Km nirVinrrtaKT4 t.fiA larc est only being the size of a pin head. . The Maryland girl who shot her be- , trayer the other day is at liberty, and do one will arrest her. She doesn't eveB have to play insane as a precaution. A plucky girl in Jasper county, Indi ana, who, it is said, getting jilted, instead ' of taking arsenic, took a stout stick anil licked the fellow handsomely. 1 lie "came to" and married her. t ". An Omaha paper has established a de partment of betrothals. The only' re maining item of intelligence I of thh character to be seized upon and published in the papers is "flirtations," the publica tion of which has hitherto been ' monopo lized by sewing societies and quilting parties. . f ' A Weatherfield paper says there are j . 1 ... . ii iiiuiu ueacuiia iu mat, tuwu tuan in any place in Connecticut. The other day well-known deacon went to the steamboat wharf to see a friend off, and as, the boat started thn con," whereupon twelve men, who stood upou the j wharf, immediately tipped their - hats i and - responded "Good-bye, sir." . A lecturer was dilating upon the pow ers of the magnet, defying any one to show or name anything surpassing ita A 4 . . ... power, a nearer demurred, and instan ced a young lady, ' who used to attract him thirteen miles every Sunday. In a new town in Iowa, all , the deeds stipulate that intoxicating liquor shall never be sold on the premises? Canada has a new patent law. It ex eludes from its benefits all aliens and non-residents. A person may secure a patent only by a residence of a year "In the Dominion. A wedding took place near Dry Grove, Miss., a few days since, in which tha bride - had scarcely reached her tenth year ; the groom being over six feet high, and thirty-seven years of age. 'There is a lady in Sutton, N. Y., who was married at twelve years of age, who is the mother of sixteen children, weighs 210 pounds, and js "fair, fat and for-J-" . , ; .... ; If a-lady snap you up, don't return the compliment. Show that your skio is aa tough as she thinks" her tongue is ebarp. You can stand it if she can. ' A carpenter being asked fat riddle, propounded tbe following : "I picked it up : I couldn't find it i I put it down. ana went aiong witn it." iNO one could guess it. It was a splinter of . wood in - his foot.-: .. , . ,., -- f H ' A wise old gentleman; who knew all about it,' on retiring from business . gave the following sage advice to hisson and' successor : "Common sense, my sen, ia . valuable in all kinds of business except ' love making." . v," . Chicago has never seen the. time when she contained so many persons out of , employment aa at the present. V It is ? computed that not less, than 10,000 men, " vwU, Vja uu gnu m out or wore in that city. . A . . . c , Observations' by physicians in some 4. parts of Texas show that while the nat ural growth of the whiter r3' r been -unimpeded, the colortd p c j Ca ; di minished by mortality and -eaf ration about ten per cent, in the last four years. v 3 The Czar of Itussia soems to br v affraid of the women. He has interdict ed a Sorosis at St. Petersburg. n-