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From the Edwaxdsville Republican.
A Story or a Song.
BY DELI. HAWTHORNE.
Deep aa first lore, and wild with all regret,
So sweet, so sad, the days that are no more."
Morna LeGrand's voice trembled
th rough the last lines of that sorrowful,
heart -song, and died away in a low mur
mur. - .".." :
- "Oh, Raj 1 Ray!" she sobbed, pas
sionately, "I cannot bear it !"
' A mist passed over the eyes of the
strong man looking tenderly on the slen
tier torm tbat sbwered as an aspen leaf in
a fierce wind, and the hand that toyed
caressingly with the long, golden ringlets,
quivered with suppressed emo:ion.
"My little one," he said, very gently.
"can you not be brave and patient for
my sakeT"
Nc answer came from the pale lips,
but a teardrop fell on one of the ivory
keys. :s. . , , , ..,
"Only in seemins will we be parted
Oar hearts will still meet and hold sweet
communion though we may never clasp
bands again. Lore will unite us, , even
though the ocean waves roll between us.
Through all my life your face will be bo
fore me, the guiding star of my exist
enee. My path cannot be utterly cheer
less even in the darkest night, because it
baa been glorified, by the sunshine of
- ' . '- : II.".1-11! lJ,IIIW''!l..l'ffft.,, .L N . MIMM
listened in breathless silence, and when
the song was ended each felt that he had
looked into the depths ol the singer's
heart. ;- ' ..
"Deep as first lore, and wild with all regret,
So sweet, so sad the days that are no more."
Morn a arose, glanced up and. saw Ray's
eyeB fixed upon her. She swayed for
ward and would have fallen, had not Ray
caught ber in his arms. ,
The blue eyes opened, and the white
ips parted to whisper ''dear Ray," then
loscd forever. JMoroa was dead.
The Homestead. Ltw.,
An Exciting Ride. -
yoar lore. Aud you you will not for
get me. I know. One last kiss, and then
good-bye. Heaven bless, darling V
. And Ray Allison walked out from the
TOse-tinted room into the cold,' pitiless
rnoonheb, with the feeling of ono- who
had been suddenly transported from glow
tog, tropical regions, to the frigid north
xone. Or as one who had dreamed of tbo
bright rivers of Paradise and awakened
ut the desert of Sahara."
- And Morna ? If the heart of the
stately woman who swept haughtily
sad found her lying senseless on the floor
did not thrill with pity," it must have
been made of stone. But, alas ! diamonds
were "trumps" iu the little game of Mrs.
LeG rand's life, and fortune had not
placed any in Ray Allison's hand.
One year later. The parlor of Mrs.
Everleigh'a brown stone front, Washing
ton Avenue, was brilliantly lighted, and
a gay and fashionable assemblage was
gathered there. Marble statuary gleamed,
in snowy whiteness from every niche and
corner, rare dowers bloomed in vases of
silver and gold, and soft music thrilled
sweetly on the air and was borne to the
ears of a young man who was standing by
one of tbo curtained windows. His
thoughts were far away from the scene of
gayety, and he did not notice one who
' was regarding hint earnestly, until a hand
was placed on his shoulder and a voice
exclaimed:
"Allison! by all that's good! What
an have lured the hermit from his
-cell?" .v.-,- ..-.:-.,.
"Various incentives," replied the other.
"Principal of which is that he was tired
of his cell and wanted to know what had
taken place ia the world since he was in
attest." ;
-inas is icasuy learned, umy the
. visual number of marriages,'- deaths and
bankruptcies. 'And,.. Oh, yes, have you
' seen the bride Y .
- "Ifcishwood'a? No."
"I saw her to-day. ' She is an angel.
That is, figuratively speaking. Beauti
ful as a poet's dream whatever that may
, tie. I never had one, but suppose you
scribbling fellows are frequently visited
by then. But there, I shall not attempt
to describe her. You can do that when
you have seen her, as you will to-night."
"Where from?" i ?
, "Philadelphia. She was a Miss Le-
Grand. ' They say her mother compelled
, What's the matter ? Are you sick V
"No, no. Only a suddea faiotness. I
; : ub better now. , You were" speaking of
of Mrs. Dashwood." r "
"Yes. She was Morna LcGrand.
. Daughter of Mrs. Leonard LeG rand, of
Philadelphia. Dashwood met her last
summer. -It was a quite a little romance,
( and as I know you delight in romances I
. will tell you the story.. You know he
was spending the summer at"-
" But Allison never heard the little ro-
taaoee. He caught for support at a mar
ble Flora by hi side, while the room
whirled around, the lights iu the ehanda
lier danced and flickered, and went : out
ia darkness, and through it all - he was
. dimly eoncious of one dread truth. Mor-
t na LeG rand his Morna, was the wife of
. Clarence Dashwood !
"Excuse me," ha said, hastily, as he
disappeared in the crowd.
- "What on earth's the matter with Al-
. . lisoo, to-night 1" thought Leicester; He
is worse than a schoolboy in love. "Ob,
- Miss, Effie J" as a merry-voiced young
- lady was passing him, "wont you bestow
. one smile on - a - broken-hearted man,
whose last friend has deserted him." '
, . ;. The band just thia .struck up a waltz,
, and they glided away among the dancers,
. and Leicester aw no more of Allison un
til he came upon him a few hours later,
standing among a group gathered about
. a picture hanging on the wall.
: ' "Not dancing ?" he said, as ho ap
proached him.
"No. You know I do not care for it."
. "You have not seen Mrs. Dashwood
yet. ; She is with the Carltona, just
across the room. Do you see her ?"
"See her? As if he had seen anything
8ince she entered, the room, excepting
that slight form in shining white- robes,
with haR like waves of sunlight falling to
her waist. .
"I should like to introduce you," con.
"m tinned his innocent persecutor. "May I
" ask her permission ?" .-
Ray did sot strike him, for which for.
. bearanoe you are expected to give him
: do credit., He only declined the prof
fared favor, and talked of art quietly . as
though the blood was not coursing at
fever heat through his veins, and his
pulse beating faster and faster as he felt
that she was coming nearer to him. .The
Hon. Somebody was leading her to the
grand piano, very . close to where ;. ho
stood, ac A he drew back into shadow.
Why did they ask her to sins "Tears f
because of the innate propensity people
always nave to torture eacn other
She played the prelude, and then her
voice floated out mournfully filling the
Boom with, waves of --sad melody. All
HOW .MIKE FINK ROD? THE DEACON S
BULL. ;r .i,.
Mike took a notion to go in swimming,
and he had just got his clothes off ; when
he discovered Deacon Smith's' old bull
making at him. ; The bull, a vicious ani
mal, had come near killing two or three
persons; consequently Mike felt rather
dubua." . He did not want to call for
help, and the nearest place from whence
assistance could arrive was the meeting-'
house, which was, at that time filled with
worshippers, among whom was "the gal
Mike was paying his : devours- to." So
he dodged the bull an the animal came at
him, and managed to catch him by the
tail. He was dragged around till he was
nearly dead, and when he could hold out
no longer, he made op his mind he'd bet
ter "holler."
And now we will let him tell his own
story. ". -
"So Iookin at the matter in all its
bearings, I cum to the conclusion I'd
better let some one know who I was. So
I gin a yell louder than a locomotive
whistle, and it warn't long before I seen
the Deacon's two dogs coining down as
if they were seeing which could get thar
first. I knovred who they were after
they'd join the bull agin me.
"So," sez I, 'old bnndle, ridiu' is as
chean as walkin' on this route, and if
vou've no objection, I'll iist take a deck
Dassare on that thar back o'yourn.' So
wasn't very long gitting astride of .hiui.
"Then, if you'd been there you'd
have sworn thar war nothing human in
that mix, the sile flew so orfully, as the
critter and I rolled across tne neia one
dog on one side, and one on the other,
trying to cliuch my feet I prayed .. and
cussed and cussed and prayed, until I
couldn't tell which I did last and nei
ther warn't of no use, they were so orfully
mixed n p. .(.:.;.-., ., - Hi-i: .-, ,,
v ell, i reckon 1 rid about bait an
hour this way,, when old brindle thought
it was time to stop and take id a supply
of wind and cool off a little. So when he
got round to a tree that stood - thar, he
natural'y halted. bo, see 1 'old boy,
you'll lose one passenger, sartin.' So I
jist clum a branch, kalkeilating to , roost
there tut 1 starved, afore I d be rid about
that wav any longer. I war making
A Touching Obituary.
The following useful information will
benefit the many in taking up homes un
der the Homestead J-.aw, taken from the
Duluth Morning Call: It simplifies hat
subject 80 as to bring it within the reach
of all:
1. . What is a homestead ? i - 1
It is a farm given to any man or woman
who lives on it, and cultivates five years.
We Say "given," for the charges are only
about ten cents per acre that is, the cost
of surveying and recording, amounting,
, ! in all, for one-fourth' of a square mile, to
payable for five years. " ' .- ,."".
2. How large a farm is a homestead ?
It is a farm of 169 acres, except on tracts
one-half of which has been granted in aid
of railroads or other public improvements.
Uo such tracts the homestead is or no
more than half the usual size, unless the
homesteader has served at . least ninety
days as a soldier. In that case his home
stead is a quarter section anywhere.
3. W ho may become a homesteader:
Any man or any woman- 'that is, any
native of a legal ago, and ny foreigner
who has declared his intention to become
a citizen, which any immigrant may do on
the very day he lands in America.
4. How does one become a home
steader? - 1
He goes to any United States land
office, and there has free access ..to maps
showing all the Vacant lots in the neigh
boring region, i He then goes and picks
out the one he likes best, returns to the
land office, makes an application accord
ing to the legal forms turmsbed by the
officer there,, for that lot is a homestead,
kaves those forms! for record, pays at
most fourteen dollars, and is henceforth
monarh of all lie surveys on the farm of
his choice. But" a homesteader is not
obliged to go in person to the Govern
ment Land Office. ' In most cases he can
ascrtaia from .local agents or -residents.
what lands' are vacant, and then make
his application JorCthe homestead " he
wishes to occupy, before the clerk of the
court in the county where it lies, send
ing with it an. aindavit, with . bis reason
for not appearing in person.
5. How soon must a homesteader be
gin to occupy his land ?
At any time within six . months after
his application is put on record, and he
may journey away from his land at will,
if not absent more than half a year at
once, and provided that he fixes his resi
dence no where else, i ?
5. ' Can a homesteader become full
owner of his farm sooner than at the end
of five' years? M H tit 'U I 0 t
Yes; after six? months residence, he
can,5 at any time purchase his land; by
paying the Government price, the maxi
mum of which is $2 50, and' the tniui-
A disconsolate editor thus bewails the
loss of his wife and apostrophises her
memory thusly : . j-i
"lhus my wife died. wNo moio will
those loving hands pull off my boots and
part my back 'haii as only a true wife
can. No more will those willing feet
replenish coalhod and water pail. No
more will she arise,; mid the tempestuous
storms of winter, and hie herself away to
build the fire," without disturbing the
slumbers of the; man who doted on her so
artlessly. Hcr memory is embalmed in
my "heart of hearts. I Ranted to em
balm her body, butU found that I could
embalm her moncvJ much cheaper. I
nrocured of Eli MudifcL a neighbor of
mine, a verv Wettff srrave stone. His
wife was consumptive and he kept it on
fiand several years in expection of her
death. "Hut she rallied that spring and
his hones were- blasted. JSrever shall
forgetbis poo man's gnei wuen j. asKeu
him to cart with it.
"Take it, Skinner," said he, "take it
and ma v vou never know what it is to
hav your soul racked witli disappoint- ;
ment as mine has been 1" .
And he burst into a flodd of tears. 1 I
bad the following epistle engraveHTupon
the gravestone i - .
'To the memory t JLabittia, ;. wue ot
Moses Skinner, Esq., the gentlemanly
editor of the TromL&ne A kindjmother
and exemplary wife, Terms two dollars
a year, invariably n advance. Office
over Coleman's grocery, up two "ttights.
Knock hard We shall miss .thee,
mother. Job printing solicited.
Thus did my lacerated' spirit cry out
in agony even as Rachel weeping for her
children. But one ray ol light penetrated
the despair of my soul. .The undertaker
took his pay in job printing aud the sex
ton "owed me a little, account I should not
have gotten in any' other way. Why
should we pine-at the mysterious ways of
Providence and vicinity ?-(Not a conun
drum.) I here pause to drop a silent
tear to the memory r of Tabitha"Ripelv,
Albany.
that was. She was an eminent pious
woman, and could fry the best piece of
tripe I ever slung under my vest. Her
picked up dinners -were" a success, and
she always doted on foreign missions.
Inducements to Emigrants.
Albany is an incorporated city, pleas
antly situated on the east bank' of the
Willamette river, one hundred miles
above Portland by way of the river, -and
eighty-two miles by rail is the county
seat of Linn county : has a substantial
brick Court House which ' copt $40,000;
Jail in course of construction, which
will cost about 810,000 when completed;
four churches, one . college, one district
schoolhouse with capacity for 150 schol
ars, three; or four primary schools, two
sash and door factories, five large ware
houses for storing grain (all of which
including the mill, are "or soon will be
supplied with spouting for shipping grain
direct either by cars or 6teamboat) ; has
also two good hotels, ten dry goods, three
grocery, one hardware, three ; drug, and
three tin and stove stores, together with
all the mechanics and shons usual in
places of similar size. There are two
weekly papers published in Albany, rep
resenting the two great political parties
of the day, each giving general satisfac
tion to their respective friends so far as
we are advised. ; ' "'
Albany is more favorably situated for
receiving and shipping produce than any
other point 'in the 'valley of the Willa
mette and being surrounded bythe
largest and best body of farming lands in
the fetate, we can see no reason why it
is not destined to become a place of con
siderable importance. -
Parties visiting Uregon should not
think of leaving the State until they have
seen Albany and ibe""; beautiful .farming
country by which 5 it is surrounded.
Eli Carter. Las a number of fine farms
for sale within a few miles of this thriv
ing city.. Call and examine his llej'slcr-f
he will always be pleased to see you, and
will take pleasure iu giving any informa
tion in his possession with regard to
Oregon, whether he sella you any land or
not. A'. E. Special.
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inum half that sura per acre. - ? '
7. What if the homesteader is in
tracks for the tree when IHteard an orf ul j debt ?
bazzin' over head. I kinder looked np,
and if there wasn'twell, there is no use
swearin'- but it war the biggest hornet s
nest ever built. You'll gin in now, Mike,
because there is no help for you. But an
idea struck me then, that I stood a . bet
ter chance ridin' the bull than where I
was. Sez I, 'old feller, if you will hold
on. I'll ride to the next station anyhow,
let that be where it will.'
"So I jist dropped aboard hiin again,
and looked aloft to see what I had gained
by changing quarters," and gentlemen.
I'm a liar, if thar wasn t half a bushel ot
the stingin' varmints, ready to pitch into
me wnen tne word was gin.-
51 Well, I judge they got it for all
'hands' started for. our company.". Some
oa 'em hit the dogs, about a quart hit'me,
and the rest charged on brindle.
'This time the dogs left off fust, dead
beat for the old deacon's, and as soon as
old brindle and I could get away wc fol
lowed ; and as I was only a deck passen
ger, I had nothing to do with stoeria' the
craft if I had, we should not have run
in that channel, anyhow. . But as I said
before, the dogs took the lead, brindle
and I next, and the hornets d re' kly after.
The dogs yellia', btiodle hollerin', and
the hornets buzzin' and stingin.'
: "Well, we had got about a hundred
yards from the house, ai.d the 'deacon
heard us and cum out. -I seed him. hold
up his hands and tarn white. Iguess he
prayed then, for . he didn't expect to be
called so soon ; and it warn't long neither,
afore the whole congregation men wo
men and children cam oat, and then
all hands commenced yellin.' Nene of
'em had the fust notion that brindle and
I belonged to this world. I ; jist turned
my head past the congregation. : I seed
the run would be np soon, for brindle
wouldn't turn an inch from' a fence that
stood dead ahead. Well, we reached the
j fence, and I went ashore over the crit
ter s head, landing on the other side, and
laid there stunned. - ,
"It warn't long afore some of them as
was not scared come running to see what
war tor all Lands kalkerlated. that the
bull and I belonged together.' But when
brindla inarched off by himself, they saw
how it war. and one of em said :
'"Mike Fink s got the worst of, the
scrimmage once in his life.'
"Gentlemen, from that -day to ill is
dropped the courtin bizoess, and hain't
spoken io a girl since, and when my hunt
is over on this airth, there won't be any
more Finks, and its all owing to , Deacon
Smith's brindle bull." .
His homestead is exempt from liability
for aoy- debt contracted previous : to his
perfecting his claim to the land ; and in
some States, it is not liable to attachment
o. flow is a full title finally obtained f
After a homesteader has resided on his
land, and tilled it for five years, if at any
time within two. years be proves that tact
to theregister of the land office where
his application, was recorded, that officer
"will obtain for him from Washington a
full title to his land, charging him only a
fee Df4. .
9. Is not one man as good as an
other ?
"Yes," said ao,Irishaan. 'iand a great
deal better.", So our last, Congress en
acted that every soldier is"' equal to two
other men. The act was approved by
General Grant, July, 15, 1870. It pro
vides that every person who has served
loyally for ninety days in the .national
army or navy is-eutitled,' on "the terms
ibovCexplaine.'jtof eutet And ;teceltf a
patent for one "whole quarter section of
land" that is, 160 acres where other
men can only cater 80, -of the only alter
nate reserved sections" along ihe'lines "of
any of tbe railroads wberever pabfic lands
have been granted by acts of Congress."
Io order. to gaio. these privilege3r the. sol
dier must pursue the same routine and
pay the same fees as if lie were a civilian ;
but be cets twice a ioch land. .
The Willamette Valley;- The
Springfield (Mass.) Republican. t,' whose
editor has made two visits to Oregon,
thus . speaks ' of our valley, in a late
number : - '
t lineal section oi ureaon. tna
Willamette valley, has an area of 5,000
aquare miles, or a little more thar, all of
Connecticut. Yet its Donulation ia hut
oi.wu, as against half a million in Con
: ii uMuiuue valley can
more eayly support a million of inhabi
tants than. Connecticut can its halt mill
ion, xts agricultural capacities are
h' rea oi land in
the world, while abundant streams come
out or tne mountains on each side, fur-
nisaiDg rich laomtiea for manufacturing
Indeed, climate, soil, timber, water, ac
cess to market, all the elements to nana.
lation and wealth considered, there is no
finer 5,000 square miles lying all together
in tee wnoie woria. - - .t i
' A doctor's motto is supposed to be
'patience ana long suttertag-' , .
A Stage Storm. There was a ter
ra ic stage storm in one ot the Jbaster
pieces brought out some years ago in
London. As machines for making arti
ficial oceans bad not been ' invented, the
turbulent element was imitated by little
boys who kicked about upon : the stago
under a cloth painted sea-green. Several
were engaged for this purpose at one
shilling per niuht : but when the run of
the piece was slackening, this handsome
ndependence was reduced to one halt.
The waves immediately called a "meeting,
uu loaotrtsu lue-eubiic'iiea anotuu HLriac.
Accordingly - that night, although the
poase and sieves pattered away like hail,
the powdered roam flashed forth its dir.
est UKhtninfi and tho lieet "iron" Trolled
out terrific thunder, the sea to the horfor
of the promper, remained perfectly calm.
lie " raged louder -than the halt,: made
storm, lifted a margin of the ocean and
enjoined the boys to toss about .with
energy.- . Upon this an urchin popped
ont his head from tbe "briny deep,"' und
inquired. "six penny waves, or shilling
ones?"' Tbe prompter had no alterna
tive, and replied, "shilling ones." ' Forth
viththei sea 'was agitated as fiercely and
suddenly as if a real squall had sprun
correspondent asks : "What induce-
1 meats docs Oregon ofTer to parties to
emigrate to that State We respond:
that depends very much on what a man
wishes to engage in when he gets here,
and what his circumstances are. If a
man wishes to -engage in farming, aud he
has the meanswitli "which to buy, the
inducements are about these : lie can
f purchase good, well improved farms for
from ten to thirty dollars per acre, the
price depending upon locality," improve
ments, convenience to market, &c. lie
can purchase such farms by paying one
third or one-half down, and the balance
on time, from one to five years, at twelve
per cent, per annum interest. -On such
a farm, if a man has the necessary help
within his own family to do the work, he
can safely- depend upon making his
deferred payments from the" "profit of his"
farm. As crops never have been known
to; fail in Oregon, farmers ount with
great certainty upon the result ot their
harvest. If a man has not tljg means to
purchase one of the best farms, he can
find land at from $5 to $10 per acjre, in
less fatorable localities, but upon which
agood living can be"madc with boWittle
labor compared with the amount of
lajbbr required in some of the Eastern
States : . . si . .".
iAgain, if a man wishes tafjengagc iu
isiog stock, i there are; portions, of
Ojcgoowell adapted to that business,
and it always pays well.- And the same
may Le said of wool "growing. 'aawt
Meobanics wages ' range about as" fol
lows Carpenters get from 2 501 4
per day brick masons, $5 to $0 per day;
other -mechanics about in fpregpfUon,
and the present supply is fully equal to
the demand, and unless mechanics would
bewwilling to work for lowers wages, we
think the inducements held out to them
in Oregon are not of tbe most flattering
character at this time. ' ;
To men entirely, wiiliout means yf6. do
not consider that)regbn oS'ers any par
ticuiar inducements at present.?-: It must
be remembered that when ,we ray idoilara
in Oregon, wa always1 mean, coin, ,less
Otherwise stated,' s thai i our cutTCincy
bere. We are not disrosed to- holout
unwarrantable- inducement. to parties to
come to- OrCgonbUrJvould "prefer "to
have them agreeably disappointed, if
disappointed at all, when they &et here.
We -started out thirty efght years ago in
search of a place whore, the trcebore
pancakes apd, "the , rivers' fan molasses,
but have never been able" tofind it j """but
Oregon cjomcs as" near-it as any place we
have seen. Jieat Enlatt Special. w
TLe Difierent Routes to Oregon.
or draft- r.tt w
ILL-HEAD PA.PER, all siaes, jugt received
arid for sale at this. office, low for cash.
A FEW REASONS WHY .
' ."'-.jt '.'Ja " " -
' ' THE '
A R I o il P I A n o
. - - - r : f U,
SUPERIOR TO ALL OTIiZnS.
trr ATtTdS PIANO-FORTR bas Greater
Power than any theothar Piano-Fort mann-
factnred. , - - , . t i
IT WILI. STAND 1ST , TUE LONpEB
aid is its meohanieal construction it is ior per
fect, and therefore, mora 4arabto tban may Instro
ment constructed in tbe noel modern st jle. '
The araneeroent of tbe AirraBe, tba meaner oi
stringirifr.the peculiar form and arraij jement of
the Iron Frame, ;' ; r " " ''ZZ
Supersedes all Others.
Toe nso of 4art,fwMelf ii' 4fpat of Mm Iron
Frame on a line WHO tae neavy smt nngun
Great Strcngtla
Where most needed, and in this respect all ether
Pianos fail. ,
Tbe cotistraetion of tbOiTfEEBT PLANK, into
which tho Tuning Pins are inserted, is each that it
is impossible for the pins to. become loosened, or
the Wrest Plank itself to split, aa is too often the
ease ia other Piano-Fortes,: i vj ,
THE EXTRAORDINARY '"EVEN
t: . a -. .
Tbronhout the entire scale, the excellent Singing
Quality, tba
118
Ir8
.. 100
2d class.
tl 10
; 3
, SO
Any hard steel tool will cut glass with
great facility when "kept freely wet with
camnhor . dissolved .in turpentine. A
drill-bow may be used or even the hand
alone. A hole bored may be readily
enlarged bv a round file. . The ragged
edges of glass vessels may also be thus
easily smoothed by a flat me. , r lat win
now cia mii ronnnv oe sawcu ui a
watch-spnoa saw bv the aid ol tula soiu-
tion1 In short,1 the most 'brittle' glass
ean be" vrousrHt as eaailv as brasa by the
us of cutting tools kept constantly moist
witn camphorized oil ot turpentine.
. Over 40,000 canary birds are brought
to tbis-eouutry every year, and probably
y,vyu more are raised in this, country
w mo lurpiMSQ OI gale.
Don't lot your cattle stray; they often
wander to the most mTstcrious ' r.lappa -
We onoe saw a cowhide in a shoemaker's
;H ':-: ''; a"9 .Mass'ii-h -Item
Uravel that, prospects from fifty cents
to a dollar to the pan "has been struck
in Webster & Vo'tJ, claims near (Jrass
Valley, The gravel is from eight to . ten
feet in thickness in all . the. drifts, three
in number. - -. - '- - -
The Eastern Free .. Press says the
oldest Postmaster in the United States is
John Scibering'bf Leigh county, l'enn-
sylvania. ,M. is bo years old, received
bis commission in lv0. aud , has held
A Mrs. Hoe of New York Gity, hav
mg given Dirtn to twins -ft boy and a
girl ber husband has named the boy
Watt, and tho jn Ida. ' Watt Uo I and
Idaho - is good. ' "-"". ' j'
Hisb
belt buckles
tortoise shell
are
combs and. gold
eomine into, fashion
" "You're a aueer chicken," as the hen
said when she hatched a duck.; ' ; j
To those of our correspondents who
enquire the best way to get to Oregon,
we would say, thero are several routes,:
all of which are practicable, and it de
pends upou circumstances which would
be the best. ' .
The route by railway is the most expedi
tious. Time from Chicago to San Fran
cisco, is about sis days ; from New York,
about seven days ; from San Francisco to
Portland, by steamer, three to four days j
from Portland, to Albany by steamer,
one day ; by railroad, five hours. .
" From Chicago, parties -5 may have
choice of routes, either by way of St.
Louis, Kansas City and Denver City, in
tersecting the Union Pacific s Railroad at
Cheyenne, or via Omaha, at the same
price the difference io time being only
about four hours.
From San Francisco : If you wish a
pleasant trip overland to Oregon, take
the railroad at Sacramento to Oroville ;
connect vhere vith daily line of stages to
Ilalsey, in Linn county j Oiegonj ic3n
nect there with the Oicgon & California
Railroad to Albany whole distance, 500
miles ; , through fare., SI1 ; time, about
five days. This route is very plca-sant
during the Summer months, "and affords
the traveler an opportunity ot seeing a
very interesting portion of the Pacific
L. including; a fine view of Mount
Shasta.
Fare by Railroad to Sa.n Francisc in
currency : '
' - 1st class.
ora New York...... .......4140
? ?Chiea.70'
" ? i St. l.tuis.....
Second-class cars go with express
trains. Children under VZ years, halt
price; under 5, free. One .hundred
pounds of baggage free to each full ticket
50 pounds for half, ticket. Meals anl
sleeping cars extra. , Passengers aro al
lowed to carry provisions in the cars, if
they desire to do so. Sleeping berths cost
81-t from Omaha, and will accommodate
two persons. ' ' " ' : ,
Another route is from New lork by
ocean steamer via Panama to San Fran
cisco. The Pacific Mail steamers sail
from New York on the. 5th and .'2 1st of
each month tinie to San Francisco, 22
days. The fare by this route is usually
something less than by railroad, say about
$125 in cabin, and $65 in the steerage,
in currency, with a larger amount of free
baggage and lower, rates on extra bag
gage. " ' ' "
Thero is at this time a line of .-opposi
tion steamers running between San Fran
cisco and Portland, and the fare is as per
agreement. The regular price before the
opposition came on was,. 30 in tho cabin
and $15 in stee'raje. i' , . '
Actual emnant mav always make
more, favorable agreements . tnau - oilier
travelers.-. Travelers will generally meet
with plenty" of opportunities to,answer
questions and receive " advice. Our j ex
perience has" taught us that it is t well to
learn all you can from' others, ; nd try to
profit by what, you learn, but to rely prin
cipally upon your own" energy, and judg
ment. Ii. E. Special.
A correspondent of , the " ."Echo,', at
Versailles, says he-saw 6 i German ofii-:
c-crs take more than 152 glasses of , beer
at a sitting, which is bat a t?ifla over J2o
a head. - - - - ;
- A proarramme is to be cot up for the
i celebration of the golorious Fourth at
, Roseburg.1 ", ; , , ,
R.H.McD0fsALD&C0.,
DRUGGISTS,.
' ZJ.-J f2AHSC3, CAL., L
Cil t;io alt'-ntloa of Dealers to tbplrlarjrB assort.
B.nt or ' Seulv ArrtTed " Woods, com posed In
. part of tbo ft-Howinev articles, together with
esvrr tbilw lccpt in a we'J Bnpplled WI1UI.E
tSAiii VULU B1UK1..
Length and. Purity on Vibrution
AW go to prore what we claim, vis. i thai the
Arion Fiano-Fortc-:'
Is the ' ' Best ' Instniment " Marnfactnred.
mr DKrcs,
Tatent MEDlcnjricH,
1 ltussKS & SrproBTaas
F5SESTIAI. OltS,
KESOSKB Ull.,
DKCOOIST8' fcitlNUBlIS,
Shakes Rckm, ,
PlBruSBBlU. i
Paikts akd Oils,
tt). !-! v-A niTp-r t tfia lovMt Csfib Prloes. and
4 . are determlneh not to be undersold. -
It. n. JIcDOKAIJJ & CO., Sax Feak Cisco, Cai
FOR SaLB,
Our Drtisr B'isluess located in San Fran
cisco, Cal. Alter our best wishes, and express
intf our tlianks for tbo liberal patronage
we bare received for more tnau twenty-one
years, durinjr which period we have been stf alily
enasreil in the Drnir bufiness in California, wo
beg to say in consequence of the rspM growth of
Dr. Walkers (L'nlirornia Vinegar iiitters, now
spread over the United States aad countries far
boy on J, we are necessitated to duvoto our entire
time to said business. '
We are the Oldest Drue flrrn on tho Pacific
Coast on.t the only one, continuous under the
same Droorietors since 1340. and have determined
to sell our large, prosperous, anu well cstaousueu
business on favorable terms. .
This ia a rare opportunity for men with means.
of entering into a profitable busiucss Willi advan
tages never before oBurea.
For particulars enquire of
K. II. McDOSALD CO.,
It. H. McDoxALH. 1 Wholesale Drngeists,
JT. C J-PKXCitn, ' f ' :' Ban Francisco, Cal
N. B. UntU a salo is riade we shall continue
our importation and keep a large stock of fresh
goods constantly oa baud, ana sen at prices to
defy competition. " , - . '
The Great Medical Discoferyt
" Dr. WA.UKJEB.'S OAUFOSNIA.:
V I N E G A R BITTERS,
Hundreds of Thousands
,.22
lis WHAT ARE
- r it Bear testimony to their Wondea-,. E tj
,i o -j. . lul corauva jtoecia. : . t;
THEY? g2
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ARION PIANOS
Are used Exclusively in the
AMERICAN "CONSERVATORIES
OF MUSIC ; ;; -of
New Yort city. - T ,,
The roost severe test a piano ean reeeirc is con
stant use in a Conservatory. .
Read
The .Following;:
It o fiords mc mnch ploanre to give yoa, la these
few lines, a very sinceretestimonial for the Piano
Fortes of your manufacture. We have aow ased
Ihe 'Patent Arion Pianos" in our Conservatories
for a year, and have had a fairopportuaity of test- :
ing their durability during that time. Tbe Pianos
have been played upon almost constantly, from
morning till night, and a Piano must indeed be sv
good one when it will bear snl-h constant ate with
out showing signs of dcfoc-tiim. As for ramniuiag
t tne, it out rivals any Piano known to ne.
Their peculiar sweetneea of tone in tbe treble ,
(as compared to other Pianos with the ordinary
metal agmflo arrangement ) is so striking that X
have had pupil remark, while taking taeirlaseaur, .
that although tbey had at home what- they sup
posed to be one of Ihe best makes ot Pianos, si ill .
the treble was very wirey ti-nud compared with the
"AR10X." - ;
, AVbat makes Ihem still mora desirable ia their
uniform volume of tone, which enables aa Artist to
perform a composition in i:s true character.
In total, I can conscientiously eodorsa all tbat !
claimed by the Arioa Piano - Forte Company for
their superb instruments, as X aoneidec taera su
i . In m.nv nlli(,r neks. . '
Congratulating yon "I"'" J"
Lave obtained io tbe manufacture of so perfect aa .
iDftruimnt, Jrsoaain yonrf, r , .
w,.,.. ,.... vary traiv. '- -
r , J1UP SCnitOKDEB.
New York, Sci.tcmbcr 3, IBVO.
director.
CJ THEY ARB SOT A YIUS . B 9
FA NCYi DRIN K,M?
Made of Poor Ram, Whiskey, Prouf
Hplrlts aud Refuse .iqawredoctorcd,splced
and sweetened to pleae the taste, called "Ton-
Ic8," Appetizers," "Restorers," ae., that lead
- tbe tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but are
a true Medicine, made from tbe Native Boots and
Herb of California, free (rasa aft Alcohwllo
Stloialantsw Tbayare the ii EAT U L.'OOI
JUKIFlEIt ass LIFE UIVIN'U PRIM
CI PI.K a perfect Be'novator andlnvtgoeatoror
.the System, carrying off all polsoaaas matter aad
restoring the blood to a healthy condition. So
- person can take these Bitters according to direa
. t Ion and remain long unwell. .
';,Fm InUiuumutory nud Chranlc Rhea-
. snatisu stad Uantr Syaneaaisv or I ad I-'
arestloo, niUOas, ltetulttcut nnd Inter
mittent Fevers, Di sense af the Blsei,
Liiver, Kidneys', nod Bladder, these Hit
ters bava seea moat successful. . 'Such 1Mb
eac are caused by Vitiated Blood, which
la generally prodacoO. by derangement or, the
Digestive Oraaua. .., '
DYSPEPSIA Ott 1NDIGESTIOTT. .
Headache. Pain la the Shoulders, Coufrhs, Tlght-
ness of the Cheat, Dizziness, Sour Eructation or
tho Stomach, Bad taste In the Mouth Bilious At
tacks, Palpitation of -tho Heart, Inflammation of
the Lungs, Pain In thereglona of the Kidneys, and
1 a hundred other painful symptoms, are tbe off-
v springs of Dyspepsia.
Tbey Invigorate the Stomach and stimulate tba
, torpid liver aad bowels, which reader them of un
equalled ellleaey to cleansing tho blood of aU
Impurities and imparting new Ufa and vigor to
tbe whole system.-- . 2'' '
FOBSKIX DISEASES. EruptIoa,Tetter,
Salt Itheom, Blotches. Spots, Pimples, Pastalea,
Bolls. Carbuncles, mug-Worms. Scald-Hcad. Sore
Byes, Erysipelas, Itch Scurf. DaeoloratlonB f
tbe Slcia, Hmnora aa Eaecase of tbe -Skin, of
whatever name or nature, are literally dug up
and curried out at the system la a short lias by
the use of tbese Bitters, f One bottle In such
- - eases will convince tbe most' Incredulous of their
curative offsets. rr,' '.? S " ' .
Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you flod
-.' Ha imparities barsttmr. tarongb tlie aids la Flu
, pies. Emotions or Bores i cleanse M when yon
'and It obstructed and aluggisb la the veins;
- elesnse It when it is foul,- and you feelings will
tell yon when. Keep the blood pure aad the
beHh of the system will follow.
, PIN, TA PK aad other WORMS, lurking la
tbe system of so many thousands, are effectually
' destroyed and removed. For full direction, read
carefully the circular around each bottle.
"i.WAtSEK," Proprietor. B. H. McDOXAXD
CO.. Druggists and Gen. Agents, San Francrsao,
' Cal,, and SI aad M Commerce Street. 2f cw, Yias-)r.
OU BV ALL UEUG01STaAT?D DF-AUCES.
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A(iETS
WAHTED
We want 6rst-elas and responsible Agents is
every city, and Iowa where w bavs sot already ap-
tmlnlAfl tl,..n, '
We liave tust Published
Oar annual Illustrated Pamphlet, which eootaioa
a full description of the intcrior construo'tion of the
Patent Arioa Piano-Forte, aad all tb other lead
ing Pianos of the principal makes; illustrated with
cuts, thus cotrasting the Arion with, all other fiL
clasa Pianos, and proving
AVhy and Where
' p ' s
Oar Pianos are superior to any in the market.
Onr pamphlet contains engravings of all the dil
ferent styles of instruments that we manufacture
giving a full description of each, so tbat a person'
can select the style they nay desire to order, wiUK
the asau ranee tbat tfisy wu receive jmm, gvoo
Piano as if they were in onr warerooms to select it.
Ws have sold over Five Tboasaad Pianoa.many or
them being shipped great distances, and we bars'
never yet received th nrat complaint. As we give
a written guarantee, with every Piano ws saaaHnM-'
ture. for five years, the purchaser runs no risk.
JOvm'l ntf to mrite fnr our pampkUi wAtcA wummif
fret, mnd win ytru writ Hoi mhmt jwsw yes
M motif in. . - n.-.i.-.i.:
N. B. We caution the public from purchasing a
cheap Piano, which has recently been pat in -the?
market, bearing the name "Arion. All genniner
Arion Piano Dearth name ''Patent Arion," and
can only u purcoeaea treat our ow m ware
room, or ear su thorined A goat thrsngfaewt tber
Fnited Slate.
All kinds of
JaPDBESt tan
saiaM;psi.-.M f---- W
. ' cm'. So. M Broadway, Ka Tort Cityt