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20 Dayc'il by Hull-Dogs. A Tuldll VAttS OF AS HUNTER. OLD TEXAN Among the odd characters of the - old hunter typo with whom I have come in contact, 1 can remember none more de serving to be called "queer," than Zeb ulon Stump or "old Zeb Stump," us he was better known among his huuter con freres. 1 have been nil my life fond of listen ing to tales of adventure, in which wild uuimals played a part; and, whenever opportunity occurred, have solicited the telling of them." In my note-Look I find more of these tales accredited to Zeb Stump than any other man ; and perhaps no other man ever met by me was capa ble, from his own experience, of relatiug so many. I will not answer for their being all strictly true: though despite his "queer- nesB," Zeb had a reputation for varacity, and the worst ever alleged against him was a little exaggeration. The truth is that he enjoyed the telling of an adven turous talc, as much as his hearers did the listening to it ; and he could scarce have excelled as a story-teller, without dealing in a little embelishment. One day we were turkey hunting to gether in the Mississippi bottom, not far from his own domicile, which was sim- i J ." enjoyed a foreuooa of tolewb'y "fair sport; and, seated upon a log, well shaded by the overtopping Cottonwood, were recruiting-our strength with a "pone" of corn bread and a "hunk" of boiled bacon, that Zeb, ever provident on such occa sions, had drawn forth from his wallet. After satisfying the inner man, I had oflered him a cigar, which he declined on the excuse, that he "alters purfarred a pipe." He made no objection, how ever to joining me in a stomachic, which I was wont to take along with me on these excursions, in the shape of a flask of old cognac brandy. Although unaccustomed to this particular spirit, Zeb pronounced it good ; better'n any "corn" he'd ever tasted. After the second pull at the "pewter," 1 observed that it produced a pleasant ef fect upon him ; and, seeing him in this cheerful mood, I determined on drawin shed, an' war makin' strait torst me, thar teeth stickin' outside thar lips, an' thar eyes glitterin' from four o' aa ugly faces as ever sot upon the head o' a canyne. "They didn't come on in anything' o' a run ; but crouchin', wi' thar bellies flat tened along the groun'; jes like a paint er steaha on a turkey or a doer. F'r all that thar war no mi.itakin' thar intenshun. It war plain enuf by the glint o' thar eyes, an' thar angry growlin'. "I tried coaxiu', fame as you'd do wi' other dogs. It wa'n't no use ; they duly growled angrier ; an' thiukin' to skeer them off, 1 grupped up some donicks an' begun fliDgiu' 'em right in thar teeth. "It war the foolishest thing I ked 'a done ; for the fust stone that fell among 'em, set 'em stark mad ; an', 'afore I ked throw a second, the hul four war aroun' me, 'ithin bitin' reech o' my shins. "I hedn't a thing in my hands ; for, not expectin to scare up any game, I'd kim away from tho town 'ithout fetchiu' my rifle along wi' me. That Avar a green trick, an' I war never caught the same way srnce "In coorsc I war helpless ; an' for a spell I kedn't think o' what I shed do. I'd anger'd the dogs, past any hope o 'peasiu' 'em ; an' from what I'd hcerd o' the uater o' them anymals, an' what I seed for myself, I war sartin they ioted ed tarin' me to pieces. "I looked roun' to see ef thar war any chance to git out o' thar way. I'd got 'bout helf 'crost the incloseyur, when : they fust come rushin' torst me. Thar wa'n't nuthin in sight, 'ceptin' a pump that stud right in the middle o' the yurd. But it was one o' the tallest kind; an' I ! seed at a glimp it war my only hope lor salvnshun. . "Gruppin holt o"" the handle, I peeled up ; an' afore any o' the brutes ked git thar ugly teeth on me, I war out o' thar reech. 'il wa'n't so far out o't, as to feel safe; for the anyuials kep springin' up an' try in' to grup my legs; the which I heed to draw up unner me, arter the fashion o' a tailyor. "When they had goed on wi' thar junipin' an' yowlin' for 'bout helf nn hour, they begun to git tired themselves ; an, at last soein' they kedn't reech me, they gia that game up. "I bed hopes they'd go 'bout thar biz iness, an' gi'e me a chance o' gitting' out o' the yurd. But I soon seed they bed no uotion o' doin' so. Thar bizincas war make a trial o' it in on rats o' Texas. "jest by chance, I bed them two cakes in my coat pocket, an' as J. sot upon the pump the idee kim inter my head to try it on the bull dogs. It wa'n't unlike biskit bread, an maybe they mout j take on Vt it as the rata did. Pullin' one o' the cakes out o my pocket, I broke it inter crumbs. Then pretendin to become "friendly wi' the brute3 below, I throwed the pieces down right afore thar noses. "They jumped at 'em, same as the fel lur sayed the rats 'ud do, an' in less than three minnits arterward the four bull dogs war sprawlin' over the groun' an' frothin' at the mouth, as ef .they' goed suddenly mad. "An' in less than ten more, they were lyin' on thar side.-, strcetclied out to their full spread an' dead as bucks every dosr o' them. "Thar wa'nit no need for me keepin' out any longer patched on the. pump, an' I'd hardly sot to the erouu' wheu 1 seed a big fellur ride in through the gate, an' up to the place' whar I war stauLiiu'. It wa'n't my old Tenner.oee playmate ; but from his looks an' tlie way lie kim swag gerin' on, I ked tell it war the owner o' the slaughter yurd. By his red face an' the turned-up ug o' a snout, anyone ked tell ho war a boru Britisher; an' durn me ef his picter war so fur dilFrcnt from the anymals as wnr lyin dead Vnuer the spout o' the pump. ' "The minnit he sot eyes on them, an got a idee o' what hed happened, he j ump ed ofl'o' his hoss, au' kim at me as fierce i as any o 1113 dogs nea aone. , "1 bar he made the biggest mistake he'd ever made in his life. What wi' the trouble I'd bed wi' the dogs, an his ini pcrence as he squaTred at me, the Mun roe doctrye got riz in me a' most to bust in' ; an' in less 'n ten minnits I made the Britisher sqeal out quarter. "I left himbleedin at th6 noso; wi' a pair o' eye3", each hevin' a black ring roun' it, like the squinters o' a coon. He'd reezun to be thankful I didn't leeve both o' 'em hangin' on his cheeks ; but arter his cryin' enuf, I war contented to let him alone ; an' gi'ein' his dead dogs an other kick, to saterfy my spite at 'em, I clurred out o his stiukin' yurd an tuk the back track for llewstou. JieuVs "Oincard." I A bereaved Kentucky parent who had recently lost a son was consoled by the reflection that the youngster could not join a base ball club in the place to which tie had gone." r Erratum. A Bavarian Princess has been announced as lecturing in this city on the "Equality of Women.' For 'Equality of Women' He quality of Women.' JPtmchinello. Ross Browne's claim in connection with the Chinese mission, although passed by the Senate, was not reported from the House Committse iu time to be passed, and so goes orer. Henry George, editor of the Sacra mento Reporter, was thrown from a horse on Monday, and severely hurt. "If we can't hear, it ain't from the lack of ears" as the ass said to the cornfield. is at feline or ursine of which old hunter to ' have his tcrlopers, an' they hed tuk me for eythcr lone or t'other. Ef any o' 'em did stay j away for a bit the others kept guard i rouud the pump; an' whenever I show I ed any sijrn o slipnin' down, thev'd from him a stJrv some adventure with Ttect the place agin thieves an' in- wild animals I knew the ;-harc. iDeftly setting my trap, I soon had him into it. f'Ye may talk 'bout yur bars," began he, "an yur painters, an' other wild beests bein' dangerous, an' so they ur, unner sartin sarkiins'ances, ez this chile hez reezuu to know. But I war oncest in a scrape wi' a anymal as air konsidered tame, not moro'n sixt' part the size o' thcr bar or painter. An' when I Fay a scrape, I mean a rtgly 'ua ; prechaps the ugliest ever chanced to this hyar chile, an' he hev fit both bar an' painter, to say nuthin' o' wounded buck, which air some times wuss than both." "A tame animal V "A tame anymal ; aa' not much larger than a torn cat, at that." x can l tnint ot wnat animal you i mean." ! "Wait, young fellur, an' you'll hear all I 'bout the critter I'atn speakin' o" The old hunter had the knack of tell- ; inij a story, in such, a way as to bring out its points in their proper places. Know ing this, I consented to be silent. " 'Twar 'bout three years ago, on my first trip to Texas. I went to see how the new country 'ud soot me ; an' it did, T ij t l. At jui x in tcLiuju guiu uuk luero puny soon. Wal, I landed on the island o' Galveaton, an' from thar I went up Buf falo bayou, to the town o llewstou. "Thar war a fellow at Hewston who'd gone out from Tenncrsce. I used t know ham, when we were yung 'uns the gither ; an' in coorso I wanted to find him. They tolt me he wa'n't in the town but out at a place 'bout three miles off, on the purraira, whar thar wur a estcb lishmcnt kep' by an Englishman, for the " killin o cattle. My ole chum he'd some sort o' post unner this Britisher to which the slaughterin' yurd belonged. goin' afut ; for I wa'n't rich enuf to pur vide me wi' a beest, tho I kud a bought one o' the best for a ten-dollar bill. Niver mind 'bout thet. I-rud upon shank's mare, which I allers purfars, anj'how ; 'specially when a huntin. 1 losses steers the game. "It war 'bout twelve o' the clock when I reached the cattle killin' esteblishir.eut. Thar wa'nt no house, nor the show o any thin' like one 'ceptin' a sort o' kivered shed, whar they stowed away the hides o' "the cattle they killed ; for it war them, an' not the meat, that tho bizness was carried on for. All roun' the shed run a fence made o' posts set on thar cends, that I reck'u they must 'a hauled a" good "Why should a theatrical star on $500 a night, need to be supported by other actors." ; Ex-Governor Matteson of Illinois erecting extensive smelting works White Pine. Boston has a society for the suppres sion of gambling, and 200 gambling houses for them to operate upon. Kansas will get 500,000 Texas cattle this year -.. A company is soliciting a street rail road franchise in San Jose. It is a question whether -Yreka shall have aa Agricultural Fair this 3-ear. "Klamath Joe," an Oregon Indian chief, 100" years old, is vigorous and sprightly. " Troy street railways are to have palace drawing-room excursion cars. Gustave Picard, 103 years old, is champion ragpicker of Troy, New York. Ilhodc Island is to have a board of fe male inspectors for its prisons. The Des Moines Bulletin announces births under the head of "Spring Chickens." j "Papa" said ayoungster "is the world j round ?" "Yes my son" replied the fath i er.- "Well how can it come to aii end i then ?" Papa was silenced. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CEO. F. SETTLEMIER, DRUG O I S T . (Successor to D. W. Wakefield,) Parrlsn's New Building-, First Street, ALBANY, OREGON, DEALER IN Drugs and Medicines, CHEMICALS, PAINTS. OILS, GLASS, ETC. AH articles warranted pnro and of the best qnality. Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded. Albany, Oct. 17, 1868-6tf BET S2,000 ON THE ELECTION! new advertisements: NATIONAL LIFE Insurance Company OF THE - OITED STATES of AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D. C. Chartered by special Act of Congress, Approved July 25, X868. two tho ways;' for thar wa'n't a , stick 'o fiiumer to be seed anywhere within miles o the place." Io thisfctrce I spied a gate, jest the same as the rest o" the incloseyur, only I knew it by a pair o' posts raisin' a lectle higher up than the fence itself, jl 5 "Torst tthia gate I : deereckted my teps. ': - ; ' . ' . "Thar wa'n't a human in Bight, eyther outside the fence or inside o' it. l?uf I I a knew it war the slaughterin' place, kud tell that afore I'd got , 'ithin half utile o' it. by the stink o' the skins. . -N.''I fouV the gate upon the letch. It war a doable one j bo openin' one half I stept inside, an' looked about me. ."1 kedn't see a critter o any kind. Thar wa'n't the show 0' tho liviu' thing neythur about the yard, nor unner- the shed, which last war open'all roun'. . It war clar that the encloseyur war desart-i- . - , - ' " 'Zeb Stump,' sez I to myself, ye've bed yur long walk for nothin', an' unner a darned sweaty sun too. It air clar thar's nobody 'bout these diggins, ney ther man nor anymal, so you - may turn roun' an' track back to Ilewston." "Dut jest as I'd made this reflexshun, a sown reech ed my ears thet tolt me I war unner a mistake ; an' at tha same time I spied four ugly varmints, the like o' which I'd niver seed afore ; ,tho from what I'd heern o' em knowed to be Eng lish bull-dogs. "They 'peared oomin' right out o' the ! spring forrard an' start up a fresh spell o' i barkin', and grionin',' and growlin'. "1 war in the wust ot faxes, an I know'd it. lied it been a painter, or even a bar, thar misht 'a been some chence o' : escapin' arter a tussel ; but I'd heard a J deal 'bout them English bull dogs, an" ! that whenever they gits a grup they don't j let go agin till they're tuk the piece out. I They looked jest like it, as they showed I thar ugly teeth all roun' me. Kf thar J hed only been one o 'em I mout 'a tried j fight wi' my nuked hands, an' choked I the anymal tiil deth. But wi' four o' tho i varmints, the thins; war plainly unpos ! sable." ' . ! '-Thar war no holr fnr't hut Btav. whnr I wur; an' so I squatted dowu on the summick o' the pump. ' "An thar I sot, an' sot, for six mor tyal hours, wi, the four bull dogs growl in' an grinnin underneath, an' at the eend o' that time showin' no sign o thar intenshun to leave off ! "An', the way I cussed British bull dogs, an' British brutes a3 wud own sech cruel eritters au every thin' else thet air British beside they way I did cuss 'cm 'mout 'a started old Dave Crockett's ghost out o' its grave, which wa'n't so fur away. "But the eussin' did no good ; pree haps made things wuss ; for the four var mints below, as ef they knew, that I' war agin them an thar country, only growled the louder, an' snapped thar teeth all the angrier. - "I war as angry as them, an' at that parteeklcr miunit I'd gin a hul yur o' my life to 'a hed holt o' my rifle, or even a good sized knife. But it wa'n't no - use. '1 hedu't weepun o' any kind. I war as helpless as a babe o, the woods. "My persishun, too, war durned un komfortable. The head of - the pump wa'n't flat, but bowed off to a sharpish top, on which I hed skimp room for my stern. I kedn't 'a stood it nohow but for the pump-handle, on which my feet foun' a sort o' supportin' place. "What war to be done ? For the life o' me I kedn t tlnnk. A he only hope-1 hed war, that as it war gettin on torst sun down some o' the people belongin' to the slaushter-yurd mout be comin' back for the night. - , , ""But then thar wa n t no appearance o a eleepin place, an they moutn t. "The thought o' bein' beeseeged thar all night wa'n't to be tollyrated. I kedn't 'a stood it. ef I'd tried. An' cf I shed drop off o' my percTi, eyther through be in' sleepy or tired out, it ked only be inter the teeth o' them Brittish bull dogs. .'lallc ol iUunroe uoctryno. ' lut ever man believed in't this chile did at thet hour. Ida gone in lor clearin every Eurewpion off the soil o' this contynent, an thar dogs with cm. . "I got so riled at last, thet I didn't know how I shed stan'. it any longer. I'd most made' up my mind to jump' down among the dogs, ah' take my chance o' a skrimmage wi' tho hul four, tho' no doubt tbey a tore me to pieces. "What ptlrvented me air preehaps tho most kcwrous thing in the hul story. ; I'll slake lurge, yungtellur, ye can, t guess it, nor how this chile at last got clar o' that scrape. ; ' m" .;-.;M7';i "I haven't the slightest idea "Wal, lissenf an I'll tell ye. ; Afore leavin' Massissipp I'd heerd they war greatly troubled wi' rats at the port o' Galveston, samo as , on the , wharfs " o' Naeheezo an'.. Noo Orleeps. Now, thar chanced to be a felfur I knowd, as hed invented a pizen for killin' 'cm. t war a sort o' compursishun, the varmints war mad to eet ; an soon as they swallered it over they coflumixed, jest as cf they'd been shot dead.- It war in - JNatcheez met the fellur, an he, knowin .1 war on my way to OalvestoD, gin' me a kupple o' cakes o' bis pizen -stuff, askin' me to "Punchinello's" Conuesed Con- j CRESS. -Mr. Morrill. introduced a bill to increase the mileage of members, j Notoriously, he observed, the mileage of members was scandalously small. He ! knew that the fcenators would delight to pay this tribute to the fidelity of them selves, and the-cqually deserving public servants of other houses. Passed . with acclamations. A resolution was introduced to appro priate a few millions toward the discovery of the North Pole. Mr. aulsbury said Whazyoose ? Mr. Sunner explained that it would be a good thing for science. Nr. Cole explained that itJ would bo an enormous thing for fishermen. Mr. Yates explained that it would be a vast thing for "cobblers." Mr. Saulsbury said : A B'gthing on Ice. Mr. Morrill moved to extend the Cap itol grouuds to the next lot. Mr. Yates moved to exjend them to Chicago. Mr. Morton moved to extend them to Indianapolis. Mr. Chandler wildly shrieked Detroit. Mr. Sumner faintly murmered Boston. NEW TO-DAY. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the county of Linn. G. W. Fiiillip3, plaintiff, vs. .Tames Vilc-9,Lucinda J.Wiles, John X. Durham, Mary A. M. Durham, James Sanderson, Mary K. Sanderson, Esau Prcwitt and- Sarah E. Prcr itt, defcndaut3. Sootuixg. "To the parent whose son dies in infancy," says the Louisville Journal, "there must be something peculiarly soothing in the thought that, no matter what may be the fate of the child iu the next world, it can never become a member of a base ball club in this." A Western Coroner's Jury returned ! a verdict that the deceased camu to his! death from exposure. "What uo v;.:i ! mean by that," asked a relative, of the I dead man, "there arc two bullet Lok j in his skull." . The Coroiser replied with j a wave of his hand, "Just so ; he died . f I exposure to bullets." j Suit to hare deed reformed and a mistake in the de scription of the premises corrcct'd, and fur the specific performance of the contract of tha grantors. To Jams Wiles. Lucinda J. Wiles, James San derson and Marr E. Sanderson, defendants : IJf THE NAME OF THE STATE OF ORE gon : You are hereby required to appear in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the county of Linn, and answer the complaint therein filed aguiut you by the above named plaintiff with the Clerk of said Court, witbin ten days lroni the date of service of this summons upon you if served within this county, or if served in any other county in this State, then within twenty days of the date of service of this summons upon you : And if service of this summons upon you ho had by publication, then by the first day of the term following the expiration of six wekifrom the first publication hereof, to-wit : the fourth Monday of October, 1S70. And take notice, if you fail to an swer as above required, the plaintiff will apply zo the Court at wiil term f-jr the relief dcuia:idu.t in eaid complaint, to-wit : for a judgment or decree to reform a certain deed by you exe-.'utvd, nJ fvr costs, io. Dated July 12, 1S70. First pitl'li-. iiti:.n Jnir 10. !-70. B or lor of Hen. K." B-v, Ju hm- Any one who wants to wlu can do so by calling on It. C IIIIL.IL. fc SON, i "lC7nO, thankful for past patronage, still in f vite the attention of Linn county ct ttU, to their unequalled stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PAINT & VARNISH BRUSHES, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, ALCOHOL, KEROSENE, WINDOW GLASS, TRUSSES, FANCY AND TOILET AKTICLES, ETC. Agents for Dr. D. .Tayno Son's preparations, H. II. H. Horse Medicines, etc. Do you like medicine for its bitter or nauseat ing taste? We have that description. Do you want the effect with au aromatic taste? After taking a few doses of our Elixir, 'twill be so very pleasant that your prejudices Must surely tutn awry, and the preparation Will lose the name o physic, (but not the effect.) Physicians and customers from the country may rest assured that their orders will be prompt ly attended to. Prescriptions carefully and cor rectly compounded. ' "Have you the impolite guest called a corn? We sell "Corn Slayer," which sately docs tho work, without pain. Do yon desire a book of any kind, a Gold Pen, an Album, Stationery, or such? W. S. Driggs is with us, for tho accommodation of all favoring him with a call. Do.you want a fiue Watch, a set of Jewelry, cheap or dear? J. D. Titus sell3 the same, under the same roof. Come and see us. Buy a Book. Buy a Watch. Buy a Pill. Buy something or nothing, hut come and see us, anyway. A well sprinkled floor and a cool drink of water in the summer, and a warm stove surrounded by comfortable chairs in winter constantly kept for the accommodation of all. Albany, May 14, '70-36 ELKIJVS ELKINH Eli KINS & SON, & SON, & SON, Lebanon, Orecron Lebanon, Oregon. Lebanon, Oregon. NEW GOODS SMALL PROFITS, QUICK SALES PROMPT PAY. Cash Capital, $1,000,000.00 DIRECTORS : CLARENCE H. CLARK, JAY COOKE, W. G. MOORHEAD. GEORGE F. TYLER, J. HINCKLEY CLARK. ;. A. ROLLINS, HENRY D. COOKE, W. F. CHANDLER, JOHN D. DEFREES, EDWARD DODE, H. C. FAUNESTOCK. - OFFICERS: CLARENCE E. -CLARK, Philadelphia, P dent. JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance fc Executive Committeo. HENRY D. COOKE, Washington, Vice Tresi dent. EMERLON W. PEET, Philadelphia, Secretary t Actnary. E. S. TURNER, Washington, Assistant Sec retary. FRANCIS G. SMITH, M. D., Medical Director. J. EWINO MEARS, M. D., Assistant Medical Director. NEW TO-DAY. WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO., LIFE OF NEW YORK. - J . Organized, I860. Policies Exempt from Execution'.- Cash Assets, $3,000,000, SECURELY INVESTED. OVER 21,000 MEIKBEBS. PURELY MUTUAL. THE attention of persons contemplating in suring their lives, or increasing the amount of insuranco they already bare, is called to the special advantages offered by the NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Til K AOVAXTAGES OFFERED A B. E : SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, 7E HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CHOICE Selection of Imported direct fr:m New York via tho Piieific Kailroad, and can, for Cash or Produce, .customers bargains equal to any firm in Al . Ail of our stock is bought at the LOWEST. CASH PRICE. IN STATE OF ORE "ON, ) County of i,Uin. I 1 hereby crlify ll.at r! a true copy of t ri Clerk's fa-.-e of tha Siiiio i Given nailer zf.y hud a this 12th day of July, Is; 45k6 " A 3 f.rvf?om;r summons is ;:V n-jw u.-i iiU; in the isKl c nii.ty aforesaid, nd t tnciai seal affixed, 0. - C. JONES, Clofk. ill-i-xaa c53 Son, DRY GOOD,-, ROOTS; & SHOES, O R OCEKIES, Ilardirarr, Iron and Steel, n tho County Court of tbe Countj of of Isaiah An IrisLtuan chanced to bj catirio; diryier where there was salad, v.htcli lie bad never oceii biiuio. lie kept looking at one and then at another, eatinjr it. when the man who was next to him, said: Pat, why, dout you eat your salad V 'Arrah,' he answered, 'if my mother was in Ameriky, an' saw me atiDpj grafts like a cow she would roar like a lion.' The servant girl of the Mayor of In-, dianapolis lately took a fearful revenge on him for scalding her. fche left his tthirt bosoms and cuffs limp as a cobweb, and starched the lower extremities till tbey resembled card-boards. A woman at Jacksonville, 111., gave her little child, the other day, a drink of cold water out of the epout of a tea kettle. Soon after the child attempted to drink from the same vessel when it contained boiling hot water, and 1 was scalded to death. - - - 1 The residence of i Mr. Martel, a few miles below Vancouver, on the Columbia river, was entirely destroyed by fire a few days ago. " The house was very old, hav ing been erected by tho Hudson Ray Company at an early day. The furni ture was nearly all saved.' yhe Terre Haute, ' Indiana, 22xjres says a woman in Yigo county has helped her husband to raise seventy acres of wheat. - She helped him by standing in the door and shaking a broom at . him when he set down to rest, thus keeping him at woik. .... Our Government asks the French Government to permit our Minister to afford the same personal protection to Prussians in France that it did to the French in Mcxicrafter the expulsion of Maximilian. Going him one Retter. The only difference - between the - Colossus - of Rhodes and King Ilcnry VIII was that while Colossus wos only a wonder, King 11. was a ludor. J'unchixel , xfce .barmiie sun brags .on a nen in that town which .takes care of a brood of nineteen chickens and lays an egg every d7-. ' ". " r I.inn, State ef Oregou. Iu the ltialUr of the estate To Mr3. l"ratikun P. Smith (formerly Miss 3Ier-ck-r), Sarau I. Mervior, Josephine Mercier and Nary 3ieri?ierhetr5 ol Saul deceased : N TilrJ NAJali Of TUJi STATE Or ORE- iron : You and each of you are hereby cited tii ho and appear in said Court, at the court house iu the city of Albany in said county, on Monday, tho first day of August, 1870, (being a day of the August term of said Court), then and there show causo, if any exist, why an order of salo of the real estato of said deceased should not be made as prayed for iu the petition of S. M. Pennington, tno Administrator 01 the estate of the said Isaiah Mercier, deceased. Said real estate is described as follows, to-wit : Lot No. 5, in Block No. 10, and lot No. 2, in Block'No.'16. By order of said Court. In testimony whereof, I, A. C. Jones, the County Clerk of tho county aforesaid, haye here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of "said Court on this 7th day of July, 3870. .A. C. JONES, July 9, 1870-44w4 County Clerk. Summons. In the Circuit Court of the State of Orscon for the county of Linn. , James Knox. Letitia Knox andl J. IS. . Ki.deniUL-, plaiutifts, John Lowderbaek, defendant. Suit to compel tho perform ance of a legal obligation and for damages. - To John Lowderbaek, defendant : IN- THE NAME OF THE STATE OF ORE gon : .You are hereby required to appear in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the county of Linn, and answer the complaint therein filed against you by the above named plaintiffs, with the Clerk of said Court, within ten days from the date of service of this summons npon you if served within this county, or if served in any other county in this State, then within twenty days of the date of service of this summons upon you: And if service of this summons upon you be had by publication, then by the first day of the term following tho expiration of six weeks from the first publication hereof, to-wit : the fourth Monday of October, 1870. And take notice, if yon fail to answer, the plaintiffs will apply to the Court, at said term, for the relief demanded in aid complaint, to-wit : for a judgment or decree discharging a mortgage, and for one hundred dol lars damages, besides costs, Ac. Dated June 21, 1870. -First publication June 25, 1870. -By order of Hon. R. P. Boise, Judge. N. H. CRANOn, .! 42w8 Att'y for plaintiffs. . O. W. 8IGGERS, BI. D. Botanic Physician and Surgeon, . Al BANY, " OREGON. . GRADUATE OF THE PHYBIO-MEDICAL IT ot Curtis Collcjrc, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Employs in practice neither Meroury, Arsenic, Mornhino or any other poison, but relies on aueh agents as aet rn harmony with life, and are en tirely harmless. . . OFFICE In Parrish's trick, ever the post office. - r - Residence Water Street, below Pierco's ferry, Albany, April 30, 1870-34 p BLANK Deedfj Mortgages, etc., on' hand latest styles, and for sale tow, at this offioe ALBAJTY ALBANY At PRICF.?, PRICES. ALBANY' - ALBANY PRICES, PRICES, Wholesale and Retail. EGGS. HIGHEST PRICES FOR R UTTER, ETC. ETC. X. B. All persons owing us will at once come forward and pay up, so as to begin new accounts. L. ELKIX3 i, SOX. Lebanon, April 1, 70. -6m30 Walk in! LADIES AND is. Walk ini GENTLEMEN ! Walk into ItREiVIVEK'S STORE, is receiving direct and see the goods which ho from Snn Francisco, which he is going to sell very low for Cash or Produce! Call and examine my Goods before you pur chase elsewhere, as I am always willing to show my goods. , . IS. is. I will pay from date for thirty days to come, 30 cents per dozen for r.ggs. Pop. 6,'69-3y . B. BREXKER. RATES OF TOLL OVER THE I Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road. The National charter, the large capital, the Low Rates, the eommou-scuse plan, the definite contracts, the honorable and fair dealings, the Non-Forfeiting Policies, the perfect security, the liberal Terms of the policies, etc., etc., rend ers the NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY of the United States of America worthy of the patronage of every busines man. This company, during the sixteen months of its existence, has issued 8,825 POLICIES, COVERIKC $2C,800,0 00 INSURANCE. The extraordinary rapid progress of the con pany attests the estimation in which it is held hy the public, and the large amount of new business transacted it is the best evidence of the popular ity of its principles, iind its adaptability to meet tho requirements of its Assurers. ITS POLICIES ARE NEGOTIABLE. By the Charter of the Company, certificates of obligations will be issued, agreeing to purchase its policies at their value which, when accompa nied by the policy duly assigned or transferred, are negotiable, and may be used as collateral se curity, in making loans from the Company or from other parties. Dividends paid one year from date of Policy. All Policies and Dividends Non-Forfeit-able. - j Orer 8,000' Policies 'sued in 1 8 GO. . THIS COMPANY POSSESSES A COMBI uation of desirable features which no other organization can claim. Its growth has been steady, its success marked. Its system of busi ness is pre-eminently adapted to benefit the hold ers of its Policies. M'KENNEY & LINDERMAN, General Agents, 1 31 Mentproincry street, Can Francisco directly oposiu: Occidental Hotel. w. wiiitwell; - Genera! Agent for Oregou and Territories, i Nov. ft. PORTLAND, ;o.n-. --n..rrs LIU; vvviiUi: CO.IIPAM OF NEW YORK. BUCIIAIVAI & iVIEAItS, OE.NSn.lL AGENTS V0F. Oregon, and TV Monfaua Territories, PORTLAND ....OREGON. The Hon-. Jno.'E. Sanford, Insurance Commis sioner of Massachusetts, in his Report for 1868, speaking of Dividends in Life Insurance Compa nies, says , " The sooner such guarantees cease" to be made, and such expectations created, the sooner Life Insurance will come to rest on its true motive, and men insure their Uvea for security, and not for dividends. The best and the most popular companies will then be those that prom ise only equity, and render all that they promise, and furnish the beat security, with tho most up right and judicious management." - " By the Stock plan the full cash effect of the premium is immediately secured to the insured, the Company taking all the "risk. By the Mu tual plan, the full value in insurance of the pre mium paid, is not secured to the policy-holder, who takes a portion of the risk himself." Policies Issued In CS-olcL or Currency, 3 00 To Ieschuttes River : Four Horso or Mule team $1 50 Two " " ' One " " .... Ox teams, thice yoke - ... For every additional yoke Loose horses, per head ,...4... " cattle, per head ...4... " sheep or hog. Teams returning empty, half price. ! Pack animals, loaded........... ............. " unloaded... Ilorae and rider.. To Pish lake: j Fotir horse or mule team, each way!.. Two " " . " j .. One " " " j .. Pack animals, leaded.-................ .i.... " " unloaded. ........ .......... L Ilorae and rider Ox team, three yoke. ............... : To Upper Soda Spring: Four horse or mule team, out and back.. One " " " ' " '! '. Horse and rider, .. Loose animals, " Ox teams the same as horse teams.: A. 1IACKLEMAN, "W. W. PARitisn, ; 1 Pres. '. Sec. . .. - ' . . March 0, 1S69- 8 2 2 50 2 00 1 00 50 25 WM. E. HALE, MANAGER. WELLS, FAKCiO &, CO., GENERA AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. J. C. JflENfrENIIALIi, ; TRAVELING AGENT For Oregron and Washington Territory. Albany, September It, 1869 ' Cash Plan, Low Rates, Strictly Mutual. All Non-Forfeiting' by their Policies Terms. No Restriction on Travel, Residence or Occupation. " : Policies issued in Gold or U. S. Curren cy, as desired. ;y r No extra charge upon women. All varieties of Policies issued. - Large Cash Value Policies. upon Surrendered oct9-5 E. S. MERRILL, Agent, 1 A; !.:!.. :.'rj--.'n . CHEAP SEWING MAUHU.ES. 5Q HOME SHUTTLE SEWINOf5)Q JPs&Cj Machine. A double-thread jOfJ lock-stitch Shuttle Machine : stitch alike on both sides. Celebrated Common-Sense Cfi Family Machine. Both man OTCvJ inea fully WstraaUa jr S years. Machine. sent to any part of tbo coast by express, C. O. D. Agent, wanted in every town on the Pacific coast. Liberal commission. Home Shuttle Seivine Machine Co., 2y O. TRAVEIt, 131, First St., Portland. jXFAMILY USEXW!l makikg the fr EVERY VARIETY CFfi' nAR.c.cr.r.vrj,A3T. 6m CILCKIT C3., ic::iTc; SALEM, OREGON.