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ALBANY, OREGOX, JUNE 7,
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orcil inks.eiuMs. n ror Ion Johlicr,efv., we
tire prejuire'l to execute iillkhels of print
ing hi n tatter luailncr, inul tlfty iter cent
cheaper than ever before oil'ere i In ibis
city,
Atent for tin- Keliter.
The following gentlemen nre aathorirod
to receive and receipt for milwerlptlona,
advertising, cie., for t be BBOlsTKit:
llinuii smith, Harrlshiuir.
o. I'. Tompkins, llarrlttburg.
Peter Hume, Itrownsville.
W. It. Kirk, lirownsville.
.1. H. Irvine, Svio.
T. II. Hejnolrls Sntem.
1.. P. Fisher, Sin Fntuelsco.
H. P. Porter, Shchl's Station.
Fletcher & Wells, Uiletln Vista, Polk fo
(.'bas. Nickell, Jacksonville.
Bt'SINKSS CARDS.
J. 11. MITc 111 14.. '. K. t Mil.
ihitchull & ioli3!,
Attorneys mid Counselor nt Law,
' COLKTroHSlXCIlAXCEKY AXDPHOC
i tors In admiralty. Office over I he old
i-t utn
i i
i I roil! direct, Port luntlf Oregon.
J.C.IWKMh I., i li.ns.
POWELL VLIKN,
Attorneys nml Conns lorn nt I.a,
l SI) nhAcitohs IN CIIAN'CEHY ;L.
i V Flhln notary pithilc), Alimny, Oregon.
Collect hitisiuiil conveyances promptly lit
lendedlo. I
N, It. CHAKIiB.
ji. n. nfMrttnun.
Mitary Public.
til WOli & IIVMPRHEV,
Attorney nml Counsellors ut l.w,
ALBANY, OREGON.
Ofllec in Fairish brick, tip stab's. 5vl
a:o. w. uuA , . d. s.,
' KADI' ATE UK ClNl'lN
Vl natl Isfntnl College,
makes ,SVtv,ti X p'on-I f,h
ut':ils' if Matt fur Ar
VtMtil Tirth. tilso. does At. I,
work hi the line of his profession in the
Ins! ami most approved method, and al ns
reasonable rn'es as can be. had elsewhere.
Nitrous Oxide administered for the tmhi
lessextnietlonof tioth If desired. Officoln
Parrish brick block, up stairs. Residene,.
bouse nouth of t.'onjfriigntlonalelmnli,
frotttlil on court honsi' bliH-k. .7'--IH
W. . JO.ES, Mr. !.,
HOKEOrATKIC PUYSHSAN.
0
kkh j: on niisr sthkkt, oXKdoor
story hvk k nptlu!is!, owv tiro. itvvpV$
um KiviDKM'i; Corn Sixth and Fi:--rv
sti'Ot! s Albany, Orcein. ttftn
I.E-S-S-'KL Al !M l'L it 8'
WaterWlieols
Sl'flERICAL FH'MBS.
And Metwrnl -s-t WneWllPry.
J. V. DAC'KENSTO, Agent,
!lli
Alliany. (Iivnon.
N. s. m Hi IS. V. It. MVl i.l.u II.
x, s. or bois v CO.,
HWK OX HAND AND CONSTANTLY
reeidvhig a Uirge sun-k of
UrorerieM nml rntrWew.
Wood and willow Mare. tolmn'O, cljftirs,
conrectiotiery, Yankee notions, etc., etc.,
wlHiliwule.iind retail, at lowest rates.
n ijx -i I!, c Hill x Still's tlmg store,
Altiativ. Oreiron. 33) I
ALBANY BOOK STOKE.
Established in 1K30.
E. A. Freclnnd,
DEALER IN EVERY VARIETY OF
inlweltiineous lHKiks, school books,
lilauli iKhiks, stntlone'ry. Hooks inipurlcil
looi'diirat sliorl notice.
Alluinv, liee, :l, is;
Tl KI
I AM PREPARED TO I'O ALL KINDS
1 of tiivnlmt ; keep on hand and make to ;
order rawhldc-lK'ttonied chairs, and spin j
iiinu wheels. Shop near the "Mastnolla
Mills." JOHN M. MKTZI.EH.
Albany, Nov. S, lsiw-l l
ALBANY BATH 1IOVKE.
ill HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RE- !
I SH"etfiillvinfonuthecltlW!nsofAlt)iiny
and vicinity that he has taken clmrfte of
this establishment, utid by keepiuK clean
room nml paying strlet attention to Imsl
iiessexis'etstosiiltall those who may t'n-
vor him H'illi their pnlmiiNxn. Having i
heretofore urnedou nothm;; but
Flrwt-rliUM Hnlr Dressing; Saloons,
He expects to give entire satisfaction lo
all. children's and ladles' hair neatly ent
and shampooed.
Sept. Ifrya JOSEPH WERltEll.
FURS! FURS' FURS!
rpilE TIKUIKST PRITES PAID IN CASH
1 . bills of Fl'KIS. I.v
ulain, rwM a co.
Albany, Feb. 0, TMWf
r . ."-ok s
IH'SLVKSS CARDS.
JOHN CONNER,
B A N K I N G
AND
Exchange Office,
am;ay, okeuox.
DEl'OSITS RECEIVED Sl'BJElT TO
check ut sight.
Interest ultowoil on tlnieileKsits in coin.
Exelmnae pn forthui'L !Bn Kmuclsco,
mill XeirTorfc, for sue nt lowest mtes.
Collections miele'.iinl promptly rflttittcil.
R' l'ew to II. W.CorlK'tt, tleilfj' Ruling,
W. S. lSl.
ftuikTmt boms from s A. M. to 4 P. M.
Alfiiny, Feb. I, 1871-22V8
MAHBLE WORKS.
moMioa: & staiuer,
l'ealei-s in
Monuments, Obelisks, Tombs,
Head tiiul Foot Stone,
Executed in
California, Vcriuont
Mat ble.
and Italian
SAI.KM, OltEUUX.
KilAMIi SHOP ATAI.KAW.
.1, now. Jt. . t'BA.VK.
BOW & CRAXU,
Healers In
Bool, Shoe:', and Fitidingx
aijiany, aemtHty,
INVITE THE ATTENTION" OF Till:
,L public to their full slock of the latest
styles in gehtlemeirs and youth's boots.
1 sliiK'S, niters, Oxford ties, etc., etc., as well
as to tlie very latest I hint; out in the line
of ladioa' and misses' (piiters, liabuorals,
Newport ties, Antoinette buskins, ami
imtttv other new and fftshionnblc siyles.
just ix'eelvediit thel'llv Hoot s.oi-e. liieb
they wid sell as rapidly as they can find
purchasers who wish ort-cltW KOWln at
! the most reasonable rutos. They resj'e
fully invite you to come and see their
I stock. Roots, t'hoes.ete., uiadeor repaired
, to order, and nil uvrtt irarmDM
CITY HOOT STORE. FIRST STOECT,'
First door West of Heister Unlld'e.
47 Ml
C I T V M A I! K KT,
FIKNT STKKKT, ALBANY, OIIMJON,
J. L. HARRIS,
FROnilKTOU,
II7ILL ENDEAVOR To KEEP CON
' VV siiiutiy on hand a full supply of
ALL HINDS OF MEAT,
Which w ill be. of the very best quality.
The highest market prior Itiid for beeves,
hojfs and sheep. '
Third door west of Fori'', on smith side
of Firsl street. i. I.. HAH HIS.
Albany, Dob. U, lSTl-livt
J. W. Van Ben Bcrffli M. .,
woku not'ion,
SAI.KM : : ; : OREGON.
MY lontt exisudence in diseases caused
by WORMS, cannot be surpassed by
any physician hi Europe or'tlie I nited
S'tites. Oftlce rooms Nns. :;s an 1 :i:i, over
Hie Post Office. Consultations and
cMiuiinat ions ; '.' of cltnrri-: vlllllOtutl
Aliiauy C'olU'KiuIe Inslituu,
AI.ItiNY, ki:un.
' 'pills INSTITUTION WILL KEOPEN ON
I Monday. September I, is; I, wit ha corps
! of teachers aiiHlWo and earnest. Ittsti'Uc
; lion will be thorough and practical, and
i I be system of order unsurpassed. Forjur
tlcnliirsndiltuss
1!. K. WARREN. A. St.. President ;
Or, Rev. E.R.GEARY, I). D.. Albany.
'Flsc Eyovi TI! Ears!
BBS. T. L. WOLOEX,
. Oculist mid Aurlst Allien j, Oregon.
Dlt. GOLDEN IS A
son of lite noted
oii onthahnie iloetor,
s. c. Golden.
Iir. (. olden lias ha
experience ia trcuting
the various diseases to
which the eve and carnro subject, and feels
confident oi 'giving entlra suttsfacllon to
those who inny place llieuiseh es under bis
rare. April IS, (ill.
BB. E. O. KMITII, DENTIST,
I I AS LOCATED IX AL
IJ Iwuy, nml is now reutly
to wall on the cltlnens of Al
luinv and v!einitv,witlia new
invention In dental work. II consists in
supporting the plate to the mouth without
covering the whole roof, as heretofore.
Those wishing artificial teeth are request,
e l to call and examine for themselves.
Also, piaies memieii, wnetner partially!
broken or divided, Teeth.extnieted wlliw
out imin. ontie over t um-H S store. All
work warranted. 7vl
Fuprr-lumsiii!;, Cul cpuiiniiiK,
Bccoraliiifi, &c.
17 M. WADSWORTH will give prompt
, attention to all ordei-s for. Paper
hanging, Cnleemlning, lHicoratlng, Ac, in
this city or vicinity. All work executed
In the Intent stvle. In the liest uiniiner.and
at lowest living mtes. BJT 'Orders left at
Furniture Wnrcmoinsof Chns. Mealey will
roeeive prompt attention. lOvl
1JUSLNKSS CAM.
To tho Citizens of
Brownsville and Vicinity.
T II E I XHERSIGNED WOl 1. 1) AN
X iinnneetlint lliev Hiv IXHEPEXliENT
CAXHIHATES for the purebase of all the
A7VT O O Xj
they can get, for wbleli they will pay the
lliiihest IWarkvt Price
1 in Casli or Goods. Also, they have a full
stock ot
b i: K R A I. M E K II A N II I S K
on hand, which they offer at lowest mtes
for CASH or PHODlTCK.
KIRK, Hl'ME A CO.
I. K. Call on iw bi lbre elusiu;; for
your Wool.
lirownsville, March 1!'., TMOlut
FKAXKLIN MARKET,
ALBAN V, OIJEGON,
J. II. lIEItUON, : : Proprietor,
AGAIN, AT THE OLD PLACE ON
V Front street, proKses to furnish all
who apply with all kinds of MEATS, at the
lowest market rates. By strict attention
lo business lie hones to give gcneinl satis
faction toall who may favor him with a
call. CT Highest market prlis1 paid for
Pill I.THY. .1. R. H El! RON.
U33v4
SETTLK MIRK'S XI KSFJIY,
Six Miles Xoutli i Albnuy, Mini Co.,
NEAR THE RAILROAD.
ISOHIt IT THE ATTENTION OF ALL
persons desiring lo purchase fruit trees
to dill and examine my stock, which is
composed of tlic largest and lies! selection
in IheSinle, consisting of apples, is'itrs,
cherries, plums, prunes, gtuis s, hlnekber
ries, etirmnts ami roses. Also, black and
white walnut. English walnut, hickory,
is'cnn. re Ibud, honev liK-ust, baekberrV.
and a number of other varieties of trees
and plants too numerous to mention, all of
w bicli are offered at low rates.
HEN I! Y W. SETTLKMIRE.
Dei'. 17, 187.li
V,'M PETERS,
M VSl'KAlTl'llEtl or
Carriages
& Wagons,
Of Every Description,
ALB AAV, OREGOX.
M
VNCFACTURES To ORDER ANY
and all si vie- of
Wagons, CarriHgCH, Ilaclis,
&c, nt as reasonalild rules as the use of
good material and lirst -class work will Jus.
tily.
Repairing neatly and expeditiously done
lit low lutes.
Shop on Ferry lad ween first and Second
streets. W.M. PETERS.
Albany. May I", WTM-I
BR. VAXCLEVE'S
Galyanic AMomiaal Supporter
A SI)
CITRINE BEU! LATOR.
HE merits of Tills INTR1'MENT
insist piinchmllv in Ihe suptxirl it
Klves lo the ah lomcii and spine. The In
is broad, supported by suspenders fussing
over the shoulders, and kept in shape by
self-general ingdalvanic Plates, whiih give
a pleasant current.
Tlx. 1! nl..;.,v m aan I l.ilv.
its Cuii
iiidNoKlesaiTinadeof silver: ItsSlein.of
Copper imd Zinc, is hollow, that injections
niay l.e tlmiwii tlirougli if.orlnfo the neck
ot the 1 terns. It can lie so regulate. 1 bv
llsthmnli-scrcwasto moot any mftl-posl-!
tion of the I'terus, and is nneinnlled in
meeting any form of fenmlo disease.
Price, fii. Piltellte August 1 1. IS, I. bv
W. S. Vniu'lcvc, Centrnlln, Illinois.
Territory for Kale, or will receive
loyally for i:liiliul i tore.
For State or Territorial righls to tnanu
fitcture and sell on I be liiclne Coast, apply
to COLL. VAN CLKYE, Alimny, Oregon. '
KTotioe.
OREGON .v CALIFORNIA RAILROAD
Cotuisiny. hand Iktjuirtment, Portland
Oregon, April 5, 1S7'2. Notice is hereby
given, that a vigorous prosecution will lie.
institnlcl against any and every person
wlio trespasses iijion any itailroad Ijind.
by cutting a nd ivniovlug'tlmber I herefrom
iK'fore the same is Ml H l,HT of tile Comm
uy AND PAID Poll.
All vacant Land in odd nuinbered sec
tions, whether surveyed or unstirveyed,
wdtliin a distance of thirty miles from' Ihe
line of (be road, belongs lo the Company.
i. It. MOOHEK,
8'Ivlif Land Agent.
METROPOLIS
HOTEL.
Corner Front and Salmon S(.,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
This new and elegant hotel, with
Xcu Furniture Throughout,
Is now
OPKS TO THE PI'UMC.
Italli om for (he nrrouiinodnllon
of 4 Jurats.
FREE COACH TO THE HOVSE.
Come Mllll Sec V.
1. It. NFREXUEH, Propr.
Oct.7,71-Jvl
ll.uti) Varns. A lot of yotuiir 1-I a i v.- v
lows tvemtriing their skill ut story . Ah,, f K--A Coiraapoii.
tcllliiR a few days ago. Among the i t-nt teijs tltc toJown:! in the Al
numerous stoi'kW toluoii tlic otvttqon lany ArgtH :
were the following ban! eni kind of j ljiding l,0i'Hlck just at night,
:lii'oi!.t. ii ,i . I tliroiii'li tho woods of S;ioiinv
men choiipvtl nt lor seven weeks, nml
tliey took a notion to go round nml
look at the oilier side. Thev traveled
four days and then eame to a party of
loi iy, who inu been t-lioppiiiz nt it for
four inoiithj and had not gotimlf way
through,
Tom siitb I remember It well. It
was tin otik,4iiid live millions of hogs
wen; tinted yearly on the acorns tlmt
fell from It!
Sam siid: The treewns nt lenglhcnt
down and live hundred saw mills have
working on it for two years and ft is
not half cut up yet. Two new towns,
live bridges, ami nearly a thousand
barii. have been built with thoJuin-
her. it Hurt produced. The chips in
cutting it iltrwn when closely htpcd,
niea-'iireu lour minion coitis, ami have
supplied two furnaces with chaivonl
lor Ihe Inst two year.,
Jack said: ileacoii Crown after
wards due; out the stump and turned
fhe place into a pastitre field. He
kept so many cow on il that lie made
a million pounds of butter and nearly
as much cheese every year.
Xoweamc .loc Moore's turn. Draw
ing himself up. he said: Wa'al. I dun
no how many pounds of butter and
cheese Deacon Brown makes a year;
but I do know that ho runs the five
hundreds saw mills Sam mentioned
by butter mill; power.
Roloko Stokes. Many of our
renders have doubtless heard of the
famous traveling stone of Australia,
r-iinilar curiosities have also been
Ibnnd in -Nevada, whicli are described
;h almost perfectly roniid, the majori
ty of I hem as large as a walnut, and
of an Iron nature. When distributed
about Ihe floor, table, or other level
surface, within two or three feet of
each other, they Immediately Ix'giu
(raveling toward a common centre,
ai.d there huddle up in a bunch, like a
lot of eggs in a nest. A single stone,
removed to the distance of three and a
half feet, being released, at once .start
ed oil", with wonderful and somewhat
comical celerity to join its fellows;
token away lour or' five feet, it re
mained motionless. They are found
in a region that Is comparatively level,
and is nothing hut hare rock. Scat
tered over this barren region are little
basins, from a foot to a rod in diame
ter, and it b in ti.e bottom ot these
that rolling stones are found. They
are front Hie size of a pea to five or
six inches in diameter. The cause of
these stones rolling together is doubt
less to be found in the material of
which they are composed, which ap
pears to be loadstone or magnetic iron
ore. "Itolllng stones gather no moss."
Scientific .IwTt'vof,
Why Some are Poor. Cream is
allowed to mould and spoil. Silver
sioohs are used to scrape kettles.
The scrubbing brush is left in fhe wa
ter. Xice-handled knives tire thrown
in hut water. Brooms are never hung
up and are soon spoiled. Dishcloths
are thrown where mice can destroy
them. Tubs and barrels an' left iii
the sun to dry and fall apart. Clothes
' are 'en on the lute to whip to pieces
in the wind. Pie crust is left; to sour
Instead of making a few tarts for tea.
Dried fruit is not taken care of in sea
son, and becomes vvormv. Yejjeta-
w are thrown away that would
"arm ior im-amast. lliecorK is leit
out ot the molasses jiiL'. and the flies
. take possession. Bits of meat art!
1 it , , , ,
'brown out that would make liaslied
meat or hash. Coffee, tea, pepper
... i s j ft tntatuiamm nod
, X . " "I""
loose their slrenirtb. I'ork spoils for
I the want of salt, from floating on the
top oi mo urine, ami because tlic Dime
wants scalding. Valifmtiia Fanner.
-
On. Sigel, who is too w ell known
in Missouri to need an endorsement,
and who has many friends here who
are just as w illing as ever to "light
in It Sigel," has ho idea of being car
ried around in Schurz's breeches pock
et. A recent New York letter says:
"Senator Schurz's clforts to alienate
the Germans from the President have
not been successful in this quarter.
Gen. Siirel is a warm friend of the ad
ministration, though he holds nooMce
under it. lie tins done all in his pow
er to neutralize Senator Schurz's en
deavor, ami the Germans in New
York arc with him. Schurz's com
plete breakdown in his efforts to prove
that tlje administration sold anus to
the French Government, has placed
hint in an unenviable position before
his own countrymen. He has been
set down as a dangerous mischief-maker,
who, to gratify Ins
personal revenge, would, if possible,
involve his adopted country in war
with his native land." .'sv. LohH$
Democrat.
A mild-mannered Missouri writer
says of the opponents of ihe passive
policy: "Hsu ha 1 Their ears would
do for steeples to nigger meeting
houses. All this bust-head oratory,
this gushing on the defunct whimsies
of twenty years ago, is simply wind
mill charging if iersistcd in; only
nittle of Ihe clods on their own, our
own political eofllns only the slashes
of the crazy spades tliat will dig them
selves a sepulcher, from whose lint
fomless depths no legion of Gabriels,
though with a hcaven-cracklng blast,
shall ever resurrect tliem.''
'llie next transit of Venus across tlic
sun wi)l occur in IMswnber, 1874. 1 ..mlUJi "i(W ,' ;!:.. nlL,i i ,i nnt one of the pages, and was neatly an
Thi will be in th secoml year of kuo ledge, the little miul l ad put swrw, hy t1 , ; (iowniJ
county, .Michigan, I came into a
clearing in the midst of which stood
a log house, its owner sitting in the
open door smoking his pipe. Stop
ping my horse before him the fol
lowing conversation ensued :
"Good evening, sir," aid I.
"Good evening."
"Can I get a glass of milk of you
to drink V"
"Well, I don't know. AA the
old woman."
J!y this time the wife was liy his
side.
While drinking' it f asked :
"7'liink we are going to lave a
storm ?"
"Well, I really don't know. Ask
the old woman she can tell."
"I guess we shall have one right
away," said tlie wite.
Again I asked :
"How much laud have you got
cleared here ?"
"Weil, really I don't know. Ask
the old woman she knows."
"About nineteen acres," said she
again answering.
Just tlieiv a troop of children came
running and shouting around the
corner of the shanty.
"AH tlnj)C your children?" mid
I.
"Don't know. Ask the old wo
man she knows."
I didn't wait to hear her reply,
but drew rein and left immediately
Returned to Stay. Lately
when tlie body of George Kirk was
lying at Wilson & Brawn's under
taking establishment on 11 street,
Virginia City, a man who appear,
ed to be a stranger in the city, see
ing something of a crowd about the
door, approached and looked in at
the body lying in the coffin.
"Man dead?'' asked he of a per
son standing near.
"Yes, sir," shortly answered he
who was questioned.
Fidgctting a little, tho stranger
tried again. "How did he die V"
'Hung," Was the laconic reply.
"Hung! Ah, hung himself V"
"Xo; lie was hung by the Vigi.
lantos.1
Stranger again "What did they
hang him for V"
"He had becu notified to leave
the town, and he came back."
''When a man has been notified
to leave, can't he come back here
again and May ?"
' "Yes, sir."'
"Yes! Ti en how is this':''
"Well, he came back, and"
lKiiuting to the coffin "vou see he
stayed.'"
A Short Sermon. Here is a
bit of philosophy worth reading. It
is an exposure ot a very common
delusion. It is a good rendering ot
an (ild idea :
" 7'wo things onirht to be s'rons-
ly impressed upon young people of
our country. The insecurity of
riches, even when acquired, and 1
their unsatisfying character. 7'liere
is no lunacy so universally cnerisn-,
ed as the notion that wealth is
surely a means of happiness, 7'he
care of a large property is one of
the most burdensome of earth's
trusts. The only material good
which comes from any estate is to
lie made out of a moderate income
fitr more easily than a largo one,
and with (ewer attendant disadvan
tages. Few thoughtful men would
undergo the entire steward-hip ofa
large estate on a positive bargain
that they should receive no more
for taking care of it than ordinfil'ily
falls into tl e lap of the owner. The
scramble alter wealth is due to a
wrong estimate of good when it is
gained."
Do not 1,'iiiiiTi.i: Ciiii.i'in.N.
Children often seem to -::v very
absurd tilings, for which they are
ridiculed or abashed, Xothiug,
however, can lie more cruel than
this, for the chi'd has merely done
whatmauy a philosopher has done
before him, jumped to a wrong con
clusion ; and if instead of being
ridiculed and made to distrust him.
himself, and avoid the venturing
of his little speculations before us in
future, had we been at the trouble
of examining his notions, we should
have diaw-cred how naturally,
Dennis, mo Kica na-i arisen, or
the idea had
I. !
Tlie following is not a new story,
but is a true one and will bear re
peating we think :
Years ago into a who'esalc gro
cery store in lloston walked a ta'!,
musctdar-lookiiig, raw-boned man,
evident'' a fresh comer from some
back town in jVaineor New Hamp
shire. Accosting the first ierson he
met, who happened to lie the mer
chant himself, he asked :
"You don't want to hire a man
in your store, do you ?"
"Well,'' said the merchant, "I
don't know ; what can you do V"
"Do," said the man, "I rather
guess I can turn my hand to almost
anything. What do vou want
done?"
"Well- if I was to hire a man it
would be one that could lift well, a
strong, wiry fellow ; one ior in
stance that could shoulder a sack of
coffee like that yonder, ami carry it
down."
"There now, captin'," said our
countryman, "that's just me. I can
lilt anything I hitch to; you can't
set me. What will you give for a
man that can uit you ?"
"I tell you," said the merchant,
"if you will shoulder that sack of
coffee and carry it across the store
and never lay it down, I will hire
you for a year at ? 100 pet month."
"Done," said the stranger, and by
this time every clerk in the stoiw
had gathered around and were
waiting to join in the laugh against
the man, who, walking up to the
sack, threw it across his shoulder
with perfect ease as it was not ex
tremely heavy, and walking with it
twice across the store, went quietly
to a large hook which was fastened
to the wall, and hanging the sack
upon it turned to the merchant and
saiti :
"There now, it may hang there
till doom's day ; I shan't never lay
it down. What shall I go about ?
Just give me plenty ot work and
$100 a month and its all l ight."
The clerks broke into a laugh,
but out of the other tides of their
moutlis,and the merchant, discomfit
cdt yet satisfied, kept to his agfe
ment,and to-day the green country
man is the senior partner in the firm,
and worth a half million dollars.
Payment of tnuitl II ills.
7'he payment of small hills is a
matter of much more importance
than is generally attached to it.
7'here are not a few who, in times
when business is a little depressed
and the prospect tor the future
seems more than usually unsettled,
will hold on to their cash in hand
and tell all the collectors who wait
on them with overdue bills to "call
again," while the payment would
not give them any serious incon
veniohce and would accommodate a
large and deserving class of credi
tors. Indeed, we know of nothing
that in a quiet .way would go so
far to give animation to the mar
kets throughout the country as the
universal fulfillment of obligations
at the first opportunity. If all the
little debts tor the discharge of'
which the debtors now have tl c-
(,,s, a(.tuj,v
on l and were paid
at once, the wheels of business
would be lubricated and a "general
j jollity" soon prevail throughout
I the land. Tho first serious effect
j on trade of any public excitement
comes from the sudden check of
j those little streams. It is true the
I large transactions are arrested, bur
il every body went to paying these
little debts the check would lie mo.
menlarv, as business would be forced
along the current thus continually
renewed. Let every man whose
eyes fall on these lines pay out hi
ready money for bills ho knows t
lie due, and not stop until his pock
ets are emptied. Probably before
this is realized the return current
will reach his pocket, too, and Lo
lie liable to fill his obligations.
7'here is as much money as ever ;
as much currency as ever. Who
stops its How ? Let it move on for
a prompt payment of bil's now duo,
and new business will catch the in-,
spiration and start oft'niKiii a fiesH
gallop. Arew York Journal of
Commeret,
On the 2th, a very pleasant occur
rence took place in the Illinois State
Senate. Lieut, Gov. Dougherty was
made tlie recipient ot a very line silver
coBeeurn, iu token of the esteem in
sunt gentleman Is held bvthem.
The mwsentatioii
taken entirely by surprise.
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