PUBLISHED XVTBY rItAY BY
COLL. VAJST C LE "V" E .
AliBANY, - - - OREGON.
THE MOSS-GATHEREU OF MON
TEREY. Twenty yoars ago Monterey, that
quaint, dreamy town of the past, which
has never caught the feverish inspira
tion of the present, was little different
from the Monterey of to-day. The wars
of the outside world, the king-makings,
and revolutions, and discoveries, and
inventions, hat
no power to send a
single thrill of interest or excitement
through the veins of her somnolent
Spanish population. So long as the
rose:; bloomed, and the winter rains
made the hills green for the immense
herds of cattle which then tenanted the
Salinas plains so long did the people
of Monterey, proud of their long
stretch of sen-beach, their roses, and
the dark beauty of their daughters,
take the pleasant afternoon siesta, and
dance to the music of the guitar at car
nival time. Twenty years ago, as to
day, the cattle roamed through the
quiet streets, and the same loving hands
that planted feeble rose-cuttings, now,
with less of the dimpled melding of
yore, cull with the same delicate ease
the buds from the mature trees.
On a glorious May dawn in 185-, as
the sun crept over the pines that senti
nel the hills in the rear of the town, a
girl stood on the beach watching the
receding tide. As the sunlight silvered
the long reach of sands and glistened
on the wet rocks, it touched with loving
splendor a face of singular beauty, with
features as clear cut as a cameo. Ju
anilla was the daughter of an old whaler
who lor many years had followed levia
than in the lagoons af Southern Califor
nia, but an accident caused by the stav-ing-in
of a boat made him a cripple, and,
except his little adobe homestead and
the labor of Juanilla, he had nothing in
his old age to depend on. She was a
moss-gatherer, who made pretty pic
ture frames of shells and sea-weed, and
sold them to the crews of naval and
merchant vessels. An early riser was
Juanilla. The dawn saw her on the
beach when the tide suited her occupa
tion, and the porch of the adobe
oottage was a wilderness of crim
son, white and yellow roses. Her
beauty was not of the sleepy, indolent
sort, so characteristic of the Spanish
woman. It had more of the animated
grace and lithe, supple vigor of
the fisherman's daughters of the British
islands.
" Madrc dc Dios .'" said she, softly,
as she sprang from the top of a treach
erous granite rock to the sands, " how
those strangers are carrying off my
shells ! This beach is being ruined by
those people. I shall soon be without
material for a single picture-frame."
Now, Juanilla's labors, though Mon
terey was still slumbering, were not un
observed. A young man stood on the
bluff above the beach, looking down in
the intensest admiration on the bare
footed beauty below. He wore the
loose gray clothes of a tourist, and,
from the sea-glasses that hung by his
side, was evidently out early to observe
the sunrise. Clambering doTn the
rocks with a sure-footed ease that indi
cated the experienced mouutaineer, the
stranger drew near her, and watched,
with an amused expression on his hand
some Saxon features, J uaniila's contest
with an envious wavelet for the posses
sion of a rare bit of moss. " Bravo V
he cried, as, returning from a success
ful rush into the spray, she carried off
her prize.
The moss-gatherer turned quickly
and blushed in the most charming man
ner imaginable as she hastily arranged
the short petticoat which clung limp
and lovingly to her pretty ankles. The
stranger took off his hat and apologized
foi his presence.
"Ah, senor," said the moss-gatherer,
"are you, too, looking for shells on my
beach ? Well, yon shall have some, as
yon are out so early. Come and I will
show you where the tide has thrown
them up." And, quite recovered from
her first embarrassment, she beckoned
him to follow her over the rocks. John
Thorpe, fresh from the, London drawing-rooms,
and in search of a health
broken down bv the dissipations of a
London life, mentally decided that this
was the most delightful adventure he
had met with since he shook the dust of
Bond street from his feet. He followed
her, and when, after an hour's scramble
with this daughter of the coast, he re
turned, wet and weary, to the hotel, he
made an entry in his diary that his
morning's lesson in conchology was
more interesting than any he had ever
heard from the hps of his Oxford pro
fessor. And Juanilla averred to her
self it was a pity mat tms young
.Englishman, who said such odd things
in such a nice way, should have such
pale cheeks, and get so tired from the
exercise that only refreshed her for the
labors of the day. That afternoon, as
her deft fingers wove the mosses into
tasteful patterns, her father's voice sum
moned her to the veranda.
"There is a stranger here, Juanilla,
who would like to see our picture
frames. Quick, my daughter, and
show the gentleman what we have for
said,
Mr. John Thorpe bought almost the
entire stock, and then asked permission
to visit the garden.
" This is my pet," said Juanilla, gen
tly lifting up the blossom of a tiny moss
rose bush, " but it is very sickly, senor,
and I fear this will be its last winter.
Come, you shall have a bud, as you
bought my picture-frames. Poor thing !
the northerly winds will kill it."
The sands had after this morning, a
grand attraction for Thorpe. He had
never met a nature so fresh and brim
ming with vitality as this poor whaler's
daughter. The sea, and the woods, and
the flowers had been her instructors,
nA from them she had caught an un
tutored poetry which found vent in odd
ideas and sympathies. A shell was to
her a beauty ; a fragment of moss, a
messenger from the deep sea forests,
where unknown sea-flowers bloom and
die forever remote from human eyes.
He was astonished at himself. Women
bored him, had always bored him ; but
here was this water-nymph, who had
never read a book in her life for the
alphabet was to her an unexplored mys
tery who could not discourse of poli
tics, the poets, or the magazines, work
ing her way into his indolent nature,
ana quickening him to exchange thought
for thought, until he felt the poverty of
his book-culture as compared with an
intelligence framed and polished by
Mother Nature herself. Her mind was
white page, free from the very shadow
of worldly grossnees.
One evening as Thorpe sat on the
porch, listening to the whaler's recitals
of his exciting lagoon adventures and
watching Juanilla's weaving fingers, a
Spaniard lifted the garden-gate latch
and was greeted warmly by the whaler.
" We have heard from Pancho," said
the new-comer. " Ho has done well in
the lower bays, and as soon as he can
vill ship us over 500 barrels."
" Good !" said the whaler ; " 500 bar
rels ! Think of that Juanilla. That
will buy you a fine wedding-gown, my
daughter."
Thorpe started, stung by a thought
whieh for the moment sent the blood in
a cold current to his heart, and glanced
at Juanilla with a great fear in his eyes,
which, in spite of his efforts, he could
not conceal.
She simply answered : "I am glad
that Pancho has been lucky. Poor fel
low ! he has been a 1 upc time away."
Thorpe arose, and, bidding them on
abrupt good evening, walked rapidly
toward the sands. " My God !" ho said
aloud, " What have I been doing '? Am
I dreaming ? This is terrible terrible.
It can't be possible that I love this
daughter of a wretched pauper fisher
man ; but by heaven !" and lie Btruck
his forehead with his clenched hand
"this is jealousy, so sure as there is
such a passion : and if the intense con
centration of all feeling, an absorption
of one's self into another, be love, then
I, silly fool that I am, love this pauper
cur.:e me !" For mi hour he paced
up and down the cliff, overlooking the
sands where he had first met his siren,
and reflected bitterly on all the folly of
his unfortunate attachment. Marry her
he could not. Nay, even if he decided
to marry her, he did not believe she
loved him, and he knew, or thought he
knew enough of her character to feel
assured that his wealth and position
would not influence her one jot. But
who was this Pancho ? no doubt her
bethrothed, yet she had never mentioned
his name. Still, her idiotic old father
spoke of a wedden-gown. Yes, Pancho
may the devil drown him ! had gone
whalinsrto defray the marriage expenses.
But what did all this concern him this
episode in the life of a poor fisherni?.n's
daughter He felt it concerned him
too much ; and, full of anger, love, and
perplexity, Thorpe sought his lodging.
Long before dawn the next morning
he was on the sands, awaiting impa
tiently the arrival of Juanilla. And
when "at last she stood on the cliff from
which he had seen her first, the quick
heart-beat and the joy that flushed him
were additional alarming convictions of
the intensity of his passion. He could
not, for the life of him, mention the in
cident of the previous evening until
they had walked some distance along
the beach. Juanilla stood barefooted
at the edge of the tide, now turning
round with a merry laggh when the
incoming wave splashed up to her knees,
and again shouting with delight when a
more than usually rare moss was thrown
up. Thorpe sat on a rock,and watched
her moodily.
"Juanilla, come here for a moment."
" O, senor, here is a beauty, the pret
tiest bit I have caught in a week. But
why do you look so grave this morn
ing ?" and she took a seat beside him.
Thorpe took her hand in his own, and
looked down into her brown eyes. The
clasp of those tiny fingers thrilled him.
She seemed to recognize the passion in
his gaze, for she turned to the bay
where the fisherman's skiffs were lying
at anchor.
"Juanilla, when is your wedding-
gown to be ready ?"
one turned to him a white, startled
lace, trembled, and the great tears
dimmed her eyes, but she was silent.
And then all Thorpe's self-possession
forsook him. He took her in his arms
and pressed her to his heart. He called
heaven and earth to witness that, were
she a queen, he could not be prouder of
her ; they should be married at once by
the padre, and sail with her father in
the next vessel for his English home.
Did she love him ?
Juanilla leaned her head over his
hand and kissed it. " Senor," she said,
simply, "I love you; but we were
betrothed from our cradle. It was his
mother's dying wish that we should be
married, and my father swore it. An
oath cannot be broken. Good-bye, and
the white saints bless you ! O my love
my love good-bye. She tore her
self from his arms, bounded up the
rocks, and was out of sight in a mo
ment. Thorpe walked up and down the
sands, and raved like a madman. He
wept and moaned, and kissed over and
over again the hand her lips had
caressed. And then the storm was suc
ceeded by an intense sorrow. He walked
to the woods, and laid until evening
under the pines.
In a week, Pancho 's ship came in.
It was Juanilla's wedding morning.
The poor moss-gatherer was fearfully
changed. Kind neighbors said that
anxiety for her betrothed had stolen the
roses from her cheeks ; but the stalwart
young whaler was shocked at the cold
ness with which his promised bride re
ceived his caresses. The wedding pro
cession moved to the church. Pancho
gay and happy, and Juanilla's face as
pale as the white wedding-gown she
wore. The vows were exchanged, and
the gray -headed priest blessed the mar
ried pair. And then they returned to
the whaler's cottage, the guitars were
touched, and Pancho led out his lovely
bride in a Spanish dance. They had
scarcely taken a step, when a cry from
the beach brought everybody to the
porch. A boy was seen standing on the
Diun, shouting wildly :
" Down to the boats ! the English
man is drowning ! To the boats, or he
will be lost r
Before the wedding throng fully com
prehended the alarm, a white figure
burst from their midst. Like the wind
she dashed down to the bluff, then over
the rocks, now lashed by the angry
waves, for the tide was high and a
strong northwester blowing. At her
feet alive, yet not struggling at all
with the breakers lay Thorpe, his face
full of the agony of death. Juanilla
sprung from the rock with a wild shriek,
and her arms encircled the drowning
man. And then, before even her hus
band could reach the cliff, a mighty
wave came and drew them both far out
into its depths. An hour afterward,
the sea gave up its dead. The' arms of
the bride still encircled her lover, and
one of his was clasped in the rigidity of
death about her neck, and upon his
face was a smile as of one content.
They were buried, side by side, in the
sea-washed graveyard, under the shadow
of oaks in whose branches the doves at
autumn-time cooed through the long
gloamings, as if in sympathy with then
old, old story. And tides ebbed and
flowed, and the seasons changed, and
lovers laid flower offerings on the graves
of the two so lovely to each other in
life, and in death so undivided. Over
land Monthly.
Cleaning Kettles. We throw a
shovel-full of wood ashes into the pan,
pot or kettle, which has been burned,
fill with water, let it boil while the
dishes are being washed ; then all we
have to do is to wash it out with a coarse
cloth. A great saving of time, finger
nails, spoons and temper. "Daisy
Eyebright,"
The Greatest Thief on Record.
An ar: est. of more than usual im
portance was made yesterday afternoon
by Detective Tyrrell. Complaints have
been quite numerously lodged at de
tective headquarters of late from a num
ber of newspaper publishing firms, who
have suddenly discovered that their
entire subscription lists were missing.
The inexplicable disappearance of their
subscription books has involved several
of the publishing companies in serious
loss, and has occasioned much delay in
forwarding the paper mails. New lists
had to be made out from data in the
office, which was not at all times com
plete, and this species of peculation
has thrown a branch of the newspaper
business in several offices into inex
tricable confusion, and sorely tested
the patience of many thousands of sub
scribers who have waited in vain for the
coming of their weekly mental pabu
lum. Nearly a week ago the case was placed
in the hands of Detective Tyrrell, and
yesterday afternoon C. H. Bruton was
landed in the Central Station lock-up,
where he is now pondering on the un
certain fortunes that are likely to be
fall the man who steals subscription
lists.
It is evident from a large amount of
Bruton's correspondence which was
aptured that he has found the business
a profitable one. The lists which he
has succeeded in stealing embrace the
names of many thousands of bona fide
residents, scattered all over the West
ern States. His practice has been to
make as many duplicates of the lists as
there were demands for them. He has
found his customers for the most part
in New York city, among the venders
in quack medicines, counterfeit money,
and the propagators of every variety of
swindling dodges. The lists are, of
conrse, invaluable to this class of per
sons, who are thus enabled to spread
their swindling circulars among the un
sophisticated country people, whose ad
dresses they can obtain so easily in no
other way. Bruton's lists, therefore, have
been in great demand, and he has driven
a thriving trade supplying duplicates to
all parties applying, at the rate of S100
to S200 per list, according to the num
ber of names it contained.. Chicao
Times.
A Stratagem on the Scaffold.
A Paris correspondent relates the fol
lowing story about the great-grandmother
of the Polish Prince Lubomirs
ki, " who writes so cleverly and chatters
so incessantly:" " This unfortunate
Princess remained in Paris during the
Reign of Terror, imagining that her
foreign nationality would save her from
the guillotine. The unhappy lady, who
was very beautiful, made a mistake.
She had been the intimate friend of
Princess Lamballe, and was arrested on
a groundless suspicion of being in cor
respondence with the Austrian govern
ment, and hurried off to execution on
the day following that which saw
Madame Roland perish. Princess Lu
bomirska had one little daughter which
she wished to embrace before she died.
A faithful nurse brought the child in
her arms, and, at the risk of her own
life, to the very foot of the scaffold.
The wretched mother, wishing thai her
Uttle one should be recognized in after
years by the Lubomirski family, and
not being allowed to write to them, im
agined the following means of identify
inK her orphan daughter. Stooping
down she dipped her linger in the blood
of a victim who had jttBt perished and
wrote these words in tug letters on a
scrap of her linen, The child with the
letters JU. H. scratched on its arm is my
daughter. Princess Lubomirski.' Then
taking a pin she scratched the initials
on the arm of her child, embraced it,
and a few moments afterwards laid her
head under the knife. The nurse, when
the Reign of Terror was over, took the
child to Poland, where, being recog
nized by her mother's family, in the
course of vears she married her cousin,
Prince Ladislas Lubomirski. The
present Prince has often seen the initial
scar on his grandmother s arm. me
old lady died only a few years ago."
Wood-Sawing by a White-Iiot Wire,
The Abbe Moigno, in a recent num
ber of his periodical, entitled Les
Mondes, describes an invention, which,
he says, has recently been patented by
Mr. Robinson, of New York, for sawing
wood by an entirely new, and which
seems a sufficiently odd, process. Since
it originated here it ought to be no new
novelty to our readers ; but since it is
such to us we give it the benefit of this
notice. The process consists in substi
tuting instead of the saw a platinum
wire, heated white-hot by means of an
electric current. The wire receives the
same reciprocating motion which is
commonly given to the saw, and thus
burns its way through the wood. It is
practicable, according to the inventor,
not only to cut logs, planks or heavier
forms of lumber by this means, but also
to give curvature to the cut, and to pro
duce fantastic forms of every descrip
tion, since the saw, being without
breadth, adapts itself to such purposes
better even than the band or ribbon
saws. Inasmuch as the wire burns its
way instead of cutting, it leaves the
surface of the wood charred ; but this
is an effect entirely superficial, and oc
casions no injury to the material. It
would seem as if, however, there was an
important question of economy here to
be settled, and we shall wait before
pronouncing an opinion on this applica
tion of science until we hear from it
further.
A Doubtful Point.
A Western paper is responsible for
the details of a chapter of accidents
which had its origin in the most com
monplace occurrence. A dog rounding
the corner from an alley, and closely fol
lowed by a brick, came in con tact with
the feet of an old women wb.o was car
rying a jug of molasses in one hand and
a basket of eggs in the other. The old
lady sat violently down into the basket
of eggs, and smashed the jug of molas
ses on the pavement, bringing down
upon herself by the cleverely executed
maneuver the full weight of a young
gentleman who was running to catch his
train. Continuing his flight, the dog
ran against the legs of a team of horses
attached to a load of potatoes. The
horses becommcr frurhtened. bolted.
and, the tail-board of the wagon falling
out, they unloaded the potatoes alone
the streets as they went. Crossing the
railroad track, the wagon displaced one
ui me raiis; a ireight train, coming
along directly afterward, was thrown
from the track, smashing some of the
cars and kilhntr thirtv or fortv hnus.
Contmuintz their course, the ho rHfta. cm
reaching their own homestead at tip top
speed, cairfe to grief. Ono of them
broke his leg, while the othsr was crip
plea lor life. It is now a r.aooted ques
tion whether the man who threw the
bncJt at the dog or the owner of the lat
ter is responsible for the damage.
A labge bald eagle tried to carry off
a u-iie giri in r..ne county, JN. X., re
cently, bus wns frightened off.
Nana Sahib.
The following is a sketch of the per
son and life of Nana Sahib, Who has re
cently fallen into the hands of the
British:
Nana Sahib, the title of Dhundoo
Tunt, a Hindoo chieftain and a leader
of the Sepoy mutiny in 1857, was born
in 1824. He was the son of a Brahmin
of the Deccan, and when a little more
than a year old he was taken to Bittoor,
where Bajee Row, the Peishwa or chief
of the Mahrattas, adopted him in 1827.
On the death of Bajee without heir of
his body in 1851, an estate in the neigh
borhood which had been bestowed upon
him during pleasure by the British was
declared lapsed to the East India
Company, as they had previously refused
to recognize inheritance of lands by
adoption, and a pensicn of $450,000 a
year granted to him and his family in
1818 was also stopped. Nana Sahib
sent an agent to England to advocate
his claims, but without success, and
this supposed wrong he never forgave.
He lived, however, in apparent friend
ship with the English, imitating their
customs as far as he could, and was per
mitted to occupy the town of Bittoor,
where he possessed great wealth and
mucft influence. When the Sepoy
mutiny broke out in 1857, ho was fully
trusted by the English, who applied to
him for a body of soldiers to guard the
treasury at Cawnpor9, which he imme
diately granted ; but no sooner had the
insurrection occurred at the latter place
than he put himself at the head of the
rebels and killed all the Europeans that
fell into his hands, among whom were
two large parties, principally women
and children, who were endeavoring to
escape down the Ganges from Futteh-
gurh. The rjugush at (Jawnpore in the
meantime defended themselves until
June 27, when they surrendered on the
In ana promising to send them safe to
Allahabad. They were permitted to
embark, but immediately afterward
were fired upon and many were killed
and the rest brought back to land. The
men were put to death at once ; the
women and children, after suffering
horrible outrages, were massacred July
15, the day before Havelock arrived at
Cawnpore, and their bodies thrown into
a well. The Nana retreated to Bittoor,
where Havelock defeated him on the
17th, driving him out of the town and
destroying his army. He soon got to
gether another army, with which he fol
lowed Havelock into Oude, but after
ward returned toward Cawnpore with
the intention of attacking Gen. Neill,
who was in garrison there with a small
force. Reoccupying Bittoor, he was
driven back in confusion by Gen. Neill
Aug. 15 ; and on the next day Havelock,
who had returned from Oude, defeated
his whole force in a sharp engagement
Owing to the exhaustion of the victors
and their want of cavalry, the Nana es
caped, and, without coming directly in
contact with the British, except once
more at Cawnpore, where Sir Colin
Campbell defeated him Dec. G, con
tinued an active and harassing warfare.
On the occupation of Gwalior by the
rebels in June, 1858, he was chosen
Peishwa of the Mahrattas, and his
nephew, Row Sahib, was placed in com
mand of the city. Mis subsequent ca
reer is difficult to be traced, for his en
ergies were bent rather upon escaping
pursuit than conducting offensive opera
tions. Long after the other leaders
had submitted or been captured, he
continued, with the Begum of Oude and
about ten thousand rebels, to infest the
northern parts of Central India and the
frontiers of Napaul. A report that he
had died of fever in the latter part of
looo was generally discredited, and un
til now it had been uncertain whether
he was alive or not. His arrest at this
time will doubtless be a pleasant sur
prise to the British government, who
will, no doubt, give him the punishment
he fully deserves.
How Little It Costs to Take an Ocean
Voyage.
A remarkable instance of the extent
to which competition may be
carried may be found in the
the wonderfully reduced rates of trans
atlantic passage at the present time.
steerage passage to Europe may be
obtained at as low as $10, while the
average prices are from $12 to $125.
During the past summer many Irish and
English emigrants have gone back to
weir native tana io visit irienus auu
relatives, and they are now beginning
to return 700 having arrived at Castle
Garden one day last month. The cheap
ness of the fare renders the hairopean
trip really little more than a pleasure
excursion, ihe lood consists oi ooiied
beef and pork, salt fish, hot bread,
crackers, rice and barley soup, pota
toes, hard ship's biscuit, porridge, mo
lasses, and a poor grade of coffee. The
passengers have to provida their own
plates and table cutlery. They also
provide their own beds and blankets.
A " kit " consists of a set of tin dishes,
and a straw bed can be bought of venders
on the wharfs from $2. 50 to $3. These,
especially the beds, are usually thrown
away at the end of the voyage. Water
has to be obtained on deck, and it is
generally much less plentiful than food.
There are generally a number of musical
instruments and many musicians. On
the voyage they amuse themselves with
music, songs and dancing. .Every day
those who art. able to do so are required
to go on deck to get the fresh air. Now,
that this era of cheap fares to Europe
has been inaugurated in one portion of
the ship, it is morally certain that,
sooner or later, it must come in the
other. To be sure, it does not cost so
much to carry the steerage as it does to
carry cabin passengers ; but, with con
tinually increasing competition, it is
very certain that reduction must come
in the higher class of fares, and the
profits of steamship companies be great
lv cnt down. The man who, twenty
years ago, would nave spoaen oi going
T - . . 1 . -
to EuroDe lor iu wouia nave oeen
hooted at. That has come to pass, and
it cannot be long, with the fierce rivalry
now waging, that even greater wonders
may be looked for.
German Cancer Treatment
An arr-niint is civen in the Medicin-
istohn Central Zeituna of the new treat
ment of cancer whioh has been brought
out bv Ir. Hasse, of Berlin. 111s plan
is to inject, with a hypodermic syringe,
pure alcohol, to wnioa one per cem. ui
ether is added, not into the new
growth, but around its edges, thus od
hterating, he claims, the vessels, espe
cially lymphatics, whioh convey the in
fection, and causing the atrophy of the
growth itself. ine pain is eaiu bo uo
rather severe, but is much reduced by
ice bags, and lasts only about two
hours. The injections are repeated
every eight or fourteen days, and have
no alarming reactions. Dr. H. claims
striking success in corcinoma of the
mamma and in cauliflower excrescence
of the uterus, but has failed in epithe
lioma of the lip, which he attributes to
the impossibility of obliterating by this
means the large and closely adjacent
coronary artery.
FUST ASi'D STEEL.
A fable paraphraFed from the Spanish ofJYrlarte
BY JOHN Ci. RAXF..
The Flint and Stent the story goes
Old friends by natural relation.
Fell out, one day, and, like two foe,
Indulged in bitter altercation.
M l"m weary," saltl tue angry VHnt,
Of being beat ; 'tis past concealing';
Your conduct (wi'ness many a dint
Upon my Bides ! is most unfeeling !
" And what reward have I to Know ?
What sort of payment do you render
To one who bears each hateful blow
That you may blaze in transient splendor:-'
' You seem to think yourself abused,'
The Steel replied with proper spirit ;
" hut, say, unless with me you're used,
Vhat praise of service do you merit .
" Your worth as any one may Bee
(For all your feeling of defiance)
Is simply naught, unlets with me
You keep your natural alliance I"
" True," said the Flint. " but there's no call,
Whate'er my worth, for you to flout it ;
INI v value, sir, may b but email :
hut think what yours woui-i fce without it !
The writer who depends alone
On genius, hoping to be able
To cope with scholars fully grown.
May profit by this simple fable.
As from the Steel no fire comes forth,
TTntil it feels the Flint' abrasion ;
So, genius is of little worth
Without the aid of cultivation '
Hnmor.
Rooted sorrow an aching toeth.
Best forts for soldiers Com-forts.
A favorite American letter An X.
Earth's holiest spot The oil regions.
Bad study of artists Daggers drawn.
The man who lifted his voice was
shut up.
The worst wheel of the cart moke3
the most noise.
The last Parisian rumor threatens the
ladies with a revival of the big bonnets
of 1834.
" Do you take kindly to menial ser
vice?" asked a lady of an applicant.
" Well, yes ; but should prefer the
hymeneal," answered the girl. ,
The monthly nurse presenting two
little strangers (twins) to a father for
the first time, " Is it," said he, blush
ing, " to make a choice, madam ?"
Tiif.rk is not in this wide world happier life
Thau to Fit by the stove-pipe aafd tickle your wife ;
To kiss her warm lips in your moments of glee,
And twist the cat's tail when she jumps on your
knee.
A bachelor at a banquet in New
castle gave the following toast : ' ' The
women and coal of Durham county !
Oh, how desolate would be the fireside
without them I"
A Chtcaoo gentleman, who recently
traveled through Ohio says that every
body he met called potatoes " taters,"
except one young lady, who called him
a " small pertater."
" Bertha." pathetically observed an
Ohio saloon-keeper to his wife, " these
crusaders are just like the dog in the
manger. They won't drink themselves,
and they won't allow anybody else to
drink.
A Westerner, traveling in Europe,
being asked if he had seen Mount Ve
suvius, replied, " Yes, I saw her spout
ing away, and made up my mind we
must have a mount just like her near
Chicago."
A little boy was recently presented
with a toy trumpet, to which he became
greatly attached. One night, when he
was about to be put in his "little bed.
and was ready to say his prayers, he
handed the trumpet to his grandmother,
saying : " Here, grandma, you blow
while I pray."
A clergyman, who owned a farm,
found his plowman sitting on his plow,
resting his horse. Quoth the clergy
man : " John, wouldn't it be a good
plan for you to have a stub-scythe here
and be cutting a few bushes along thm
fence while the horse is resting a short
time ? Wouidt t it be well, sir,
said John, "for you to have a tub of
potatoes in the pulpit, and when they
are singing, peel 'em awhile to be ready
for the pot f
A Boston Deacon made a sad mis
take the other night. Riding home in
a horse-car, he was accosted by a friend
with : " Ah, Deacon, getting home
rather late, eh?" "Well, yes," re
plied the Deacon, " 'tis a little late, but
I have attended a prayer and conference
meeting over in Chelsea this evening,
and the interest was prolonged." Just
then he inadvertently removed his hat.
possibly to relieve his mind, when two
theater checks fell out on the floor. It
is needless to add that Jones and the
Deacon pass without speaking now.
Ulde Hunters.
It is estimated that the " hide hunt
ers of Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and
Southern Nebraska kill 50,000 buffalo
each year for the skins alone ; that the
Indians kill three times that number,
and that perhaps 10,000 more are killed
by sportsmen and those pioneers who
depend on the buffalo for their winter
meat ; thus we have the enormous fig
ure of 210,000 as the annual slaughter.
But this even will not represent the
grand total, for many calves are cap
tured to be sold to menageries, muse
ums and private gentlemen who desire
such pets. I cannot approach a sum
mary of the latter, but think that from
5,000 to 10,000 would be an approxi
mate estimate, though a low one. I
have known instances where a hundred
of these creatures were caught in a day
by being run down, and not more than
one-tenth were alive the next, for,
though apparently strong, they cannot
endure much hardship. By giving the
figures in round numbers we may esti
mate that a quarter of a million bison
are destroyed yearly ; and that, I think,
will not be far from the exact number.
At this rate of destruction they cannot
last long, so the present generation will
probably witness the decimation of the
animal most characteristic of the fauna
of North America one with which the
history of our plains, pioneers and
trappers is most closely blended.
Cosmopolitan France. The popula
tion of France, consisting of 36,000,000
persons, is a more composite affair than
ib commonly apprehended ; it is, indeed,
the rendezvous of a large number of
visitors and vagabonds from all parts of
the world. Alsatians and Lorrainers,
Americans, Englishmen, Belgians,
Italians, Spaniards,
Russians, Poles
and U-ermans form
the principal for-
eisrn elements ; but
there are, besides,
Dutch, Scandinavians, Anstrians, Hun
garians. Turks. Greeks and Asiatics in
large numbers, 'which, deducted from
the gross population, would considers
blv reduce the national census cer
tainly over a million. Brooklyn Argus.
The telegraph is making itself gener
ally useful, and has, in New York, been
employed by the lawyers as it has been
heretofore by the brokers. A' system
of wires has been established under the
control of the Law Telegraph Company.
which communicate with the offices of
the prominent lawyers, and announce
the progress of the court business,
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN CONNER,
Banking
Exchange Office,
ALBANY, OREGON.
Deposits received subject to check at sight.
Interest allowed on time deposits in coin.
Exchange on Portland. San Francisco and New
York for sale at lowest rates.
Collections made and promptly remitted.
Refers to H. W. Corbett. Henry Falling. W. N.
Ladd.
Banking hours from S a. m. to 4 p. m.
Albany, Feb. 1, 174. 22vC
D. M. .TONES.
J. LINSEY HILL.
TONES & HILL,
PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS,
ALBANY,
Oregon.
37v(i
J. w.
BALDWIN,
Counselor at Law,
Attornoy and
Will practice in all the Courts in the Second, Third
and Fourth Judicial Districts, in the Supreme Court
of Oregon, and in the TJ. H. District and Circuit
Courts.
Office in Parrieh brick (np-siairs), in ofiice occu
pied by the late N. II. Cranor, First street, Albany,
Oregon. to!5vG
D. B. RICE, M. D.,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Office, First-st.. Behreen Ferry ami Washington.
Residence. Third street, two blocks below or east
of Methodist Church, Albany, Oregon. v5n40
J. C. POWELL. L. FLYNN.
POWELL FLYNN,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
AND SOLICITOUS IN CHANCERY,
L. Flinn, Notary Public), Albany, Oregon. Collec
tions and conveyances promptly attended to. 1
Albany Book Store.
JNO. FOSHAY,
Dealer in
Miscellaneous Books, School Books,
Books, Stationery, Fancy Articles,
Blank
tc.
Books imported to order at shortest possible no-
ice.
vCuiiO
DR. GEO. W. GRAY,
D E 1ST T I S
Albany, Oregon.
T
Office in Parrish Brick Block, corner First and
Ferry streets.
Residence, corner Fifth and Ferry streets.
Office hours from 8 to l'Z o'clock a. m. and 1 to 5
o'clock p. m. 18vt
Epizootics Distanced.
THE BAY TEAM STILL LIVES,
And is flourishing like a preen bay tree. Thankful
for past favors, ami wishing to merit the continu
ance of the name, the BAY TKAM will always be
ready, aud easily found, to do any hauling within
the city limits, for a reasonable compensation.
E3? Delivery of goods a specialty.
20v6 A. H. Alt N OLD, Proprietor.
W. C. TWEEDALE,
Dealer iu
Groceries, Provisions, ToDacco, Cigars,
Cutlery. Crockery, and Wood and Willow Ware,
Albany, Oregon.
C5" Call and see him.
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The Metzler Chair!
Can be had at the following places :
Harrisburg Sam May
Junction City Smith & Braolield
Brownsville Kirk & Hume
Hilary J. M. Morgan
Scio J.J. Brown
Albany Graf & Collar
A full supply can also be obtained at my old shop
on rirst street, Albany, Oregon.
J. M. METZLER.
Piles !Piles!
Why say this damaging and troublesome com
plaint cannot be cured, when so many evidences of
success might be placed before yoa every day
cures of supposed hopeless cases ? Your physician
informs you thit the longer you allow the complaint
to exist, yon lessen your chances for relief. Ex
perience ttas taught this in all cases.
A. Carotliers & Co.'s Pile Pills & Ointment
Are all they are recommended to be. Will cure
Chronic, Blind and Bleeding Piles in a very short
time, and are convenient to use.
Thtf, preparation is sent by mail or express to any
point within the United States at $1.50 per package.
Address A. CABOTHEBS ft CO ,
27 v5 Box 33. Alabauy. Oregon.
JOHN SCHMEER,
DEALER IN
Groceries and Provisions,
ALBANY, OREGON,
Has just opened his new grocery establishment, on
Corner of Ellsworth and First Streets,
With a fresh stock of Groceries, Provisions, Candies,
Cigars, Tobacco, ftc, to which he invites the atten
tion of our citizens.
Iu connection with the store he will keep a Bakery,
and will always have on hand a full supply of fresh
Bread, Crackers, &c.
Call and see me.
JOHN SCHMEER.
February 1C. 24v4
The Old Stove Depot
John Briggs,
Healer in
Coot, Parlor and Box Stoves !
OF THE BEST PATTERNS.
ALSO,
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware,
And the usual assortment of Furnishing Goods to
be obtained in a Tin store.
Repairs neatly and promptly executed on reason
able terms.
Short. Reckonings Hake Lour? Friends.
Front Street, Albany.
Dec. 8, 1874. 1
FURNITURE.
Everything New.
GRAF & COLLAR,
Manufacturers and Dealers In
FURNITURE
OF ALL KINDS.
Bureaus, Bedsteads, Tables, Lounges,
Sofas, Spring Beds, Chairs, Etc.,
Always on hand or made to order on the shortest
notice.
Furniture repaired expeditiously and at fair rates.
Salesroom and Factory on Klrat Street.
......... W., .. ' . u . '
Albany, Feb. 28, 1871-25. GRAF & COLLAR
Range
A. W. GAMBLE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, Etc.
Office on First St., over Weed's Urocery Store
Residence opposite late residence of John tt "r.,.-
denhall, near the Foundry, First street, Albany.
October JJ. 1J.
Webfoot Market!
CHARLES WILSON
naving leased the Webfoot Market, on First street,
adioining GradwohTs, respectfnlly asks a share ot
the public patronage. The market will be kept eon-
slant! v supplied wren ail kiuuh oi iresn meats, call
and see.
IW The highest cash price paid for Hides.
CHARLES WILSON.
Albany, August 14, 1874.
W. H. McFarland,
(Late M. M. Harvey ft Co.,)
Next Door to Conner's Bank,
ALBANY, OREGON.
STOVES, RANGES.
Force and Lift Pumps,
Lead and Iron Pipe,
Hollow Ware,
House Furnishing Hardware,
Tin, Copper Sheet Iron Ware .
LARGEST STOCK IN THE VALLEY.
LOWEST PRICES EVERY TIME.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE.
June 11, 1H74.
ALBANY
Foundry ana lactone Biiop
A. F. CHERRY, Proprietor,
ALBANY, OREGON,
Manufactures
Steam Engines,
Flour and Saw Mill Machinery,
Wood-WorMiig & Agricnltural Machinery,
Aud all kinds of
Iron and Brass Castings.
Particular attention paid to repairing all kinds of
machinery. 41v3
A. CAROTHERS & COT.
DEALEItS IN
Drugs, Chemicals
Oils,
Paints,
Dyes, Glass,
Lamps, Etc..
All the popular
PATENT MEDICINES,
FINE CUTLERY,
CIGARS, TOBACCO.
NOTIONS, PERFUMERY,
And TOILET GOODS. .
Particular care and promptness given physicians
prescriptions and family recipes.
A. CAROTEERS - fo.
Albany, Oregon. 4v5
GrO TO THE
BEE-HIVE STORE!
- TO BUY
Groceries,
Provisions,
Notions,
flee, fltc, fltc.
Cheap for Cash 11
Conntry Produce of All Kinds BonghJ
For Merchandise or Cash.
This Is the p'ace to get the
Best Bargains Ever Offered in Albany,.
Parties will always do well to call and see for them- -selves.
H. WEED.
First Street, Albany, Oregon.
32v6
Ye
OLD
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment
Was first known in America. Its merits are now
well known throughout the habitab'e world. It ha
the oldest and best record of any Liniment in th
world. From the millions upon million of bottle
sold not a single complaint bos ever reached us. A -a
Healing and Pain-Subduing Liniment it has no
equal. It is alike
BENEFICIAL TO MAN AND BEAST.
Sold by all Druggists.
S.T. -I860--X.
V OLD
Homestead Tonic
Plantation Bitters
I a purely Vegetable Preparation, composed of
Calisaya Bark, Roots, Herbs and Fruits, among
whieh will be found Karsaparilliun, Dandelion, Wild
unerry, Haasairas, Tansy, Uentlau, Bweet nag, etc.;
also Tamarinds, Dates, Prunes and Juniper .Berries,
preserved in a sufficient quantity (only) of the spirit
of Sugar Cane to keep in any climate. They Invari
ably relieve and core the following complaints :
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Complaints, Loss of
Appetite, Headache, Bilious Attacks, Fever and
Ague, Bummer Complaints, Hour Stomach, Palpita
tion of the Heart, General Debility, etc. They are
especially adapted as a remedy for the diseases to
which
WOMEN
Are subjected ; and as a tonic for the Aged, Feeble
and Debilitated, have no equal. They are strictly in
tended as a Temperance Tonic or Bitters, to be
used as a medicine only, and always according to
directions.
Sou by all Fibst-Class Dbugoists.
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