I nmusanD etiht mint by COLL VAN CLEV 3 . AJiBANT, OREGON. STORY OF GRISELL COCHRANE. The Cochranes are an old family in Scotland. They rose to distinction in the fifteenth centnry, and have always been remarkable for conrage and in genuity. Sir "William Cochrane was elevated to the peerage as Baron Coch rane in 1G47, and advanced to the dig nity of Earl of Dnndonald in 1669. His grandson was Sir John Cochrane, of Ochiltree, who along with Sir Patrick Hume, of Polwarth, was concerned in the political troubles which, in the reign of James II., brought ruin on the Stuart dynasty. While Hume was so fortunate as to escape abroad, Cochrane was taken prisoner in the rising under the Earl of Argyle, and, being conducted to Edinburgh, was ignominiously lodged in the Tolbooth, on the 3d of July, 1685, there to await his trial as a traitor. The day of trial came, and, as a matter of course, he was condemned to death. Sir J ohn Cochrane was married, and had a family of several sons, and at least one daughter, Grisell, about 18 years of age. While lying under sentence of death in that gloomy Tolbooth, Sir John Cochrane was permitted to Bee the members of his family. Afraid, how ever, of implicating faio eons, he for bade them to visit him until they could take a last farewell on the night previ ous to his execution. His daughter, however, was allowed to come as often as she pleased. The chief subject of their conversation was an appeal made to the King for mercy. Although sev eral friends interested themselves in trying to procure a remission of the sentence, there were no sanguine ex pectations that they would be success ful. As the time wore on Grisell's fears inrreased to intensity; and without explaining herself "to any j one, che ' resolved to make a i bold attempt to postpone her fathers fate, if not to save him. A short time beforethe death warrant was expected by the Privy Council in Edinburgh she mentioned to her father that some urgent affair would prevent her from seeing him again for a few days. Next morning, long ere the inhabit ants were astir, Grisell was some miles en her road to the borders. She had attired herself as a young serving j woman, journeying on a borrowed horse to the house of her mother. So equip ped, and well-mounted, she on the second day reached, in safety, the abode of her old nurse, who lived on the English side of the Tweed, four miles below the town of Berwick. In this woman she knew she could place implicit confidence, and to her, there fore, she revealed her secret. She had resolved, she said, to make an attempt to save her father's life by stopping the postman, an equestrian like herse. f , and forcing him to, deliver up his bags, in which she xpected to find the fatal warrant. In pursuance of this design she had brought with her a brace of small pistols, together with a horse man's cloak tied up in a but die, and hong on the curt of her saddle, and now borrowed from her nurse the attire of her foster-brother, which, as he was a slight-made lad, fitted her reasonably well. At that period those appliances which at this day accelerate the progress of the traveler were unknown, and the mail from London, whjch now arrives in less than twenty hours, took eight days in reaching the Scottish capita). Miss Cochrane thus alculated on a delay of sixteen or seventeen days in the execu tion of her father's sentence a space of time which she deemed amply sufficient to irive a fair trial to the treaty set on foot for his , liberation. She had, by means which it is unnecessary here to detail, possessed herself of the most minute information with regard to the places at which the postmen rested on their journey, one of which was a small public house keot by a widow on the outskirts of the little town of Belford. Tbere the man who received the bag at Durham was accustomed to arrive about 6 o'clock in the morning, and take a few hours' repose before proceed ing further on his journey. She ar rived at this inn about an hour after the man had composed himself to sleep. Having put her horse into the stable which was a duty that devolved on the guests at this little public-house, from its mistress having no hostler she en tered the only apartment which the house afforded, and demanded some re freshment. " Sit down at that end of the table," said the old woman, r the best 1 have to give you is there a -ready ; and be pleased, my bonny nieiy to make as little noise as you can, for there's one asleep in that bed that I like ill to disturb." Miss Cochrane promised fairly ; and after attempting to eat some of the viands, which were the remains of the sleeping man's meal, she asked for some cold water. " What," said the old dame, as she handed it to her, " ye are a water drinker, are re ? It's but an ill custom for a changediouse." "I am aware of that," replied her guest, " and therefore, when in a pub-lic-honse, always pay for it the price of the strong potation, which I cannot take." "Indeed 1 well, that is but just," re sponded the dame ; " and I think the more of you for such reasonable con duct." "Is the well where you get this water near at hand?" said the young lady; "for if you will take the trouble to bring me some from it, as this is rather tepid, it shall be considered in the reck oning. "It is a good bit off," said the woman ; " but I cannot refuse to fetch some for such a civil, discreet lady and will be as quick as I can. But, for any sake, take care and don't meddle with these pistols," she continued, pointing to a pair of pistols on the table, "for they are loaded and I'm always afraid of them." Saying this she disappeared ; and Miss Cochrane, who would have contrived some other errand for her had that well been near, no sooner saw the door shut than she passed with trembling eager ness, and cautious but rapid step, across tits floor to the place where the man lay soundly sleeping in one of those close wooden bedsteads common In the houses of the poor, the door of which was left flf open to admit the air, and which she opened still wider, in the hope of seeing the mail-bag and being able to size upon it. But what was her dis may when she beheld only a part of the integument, which contained what she would have sacrificed her life a thou sand times to obtain, just peering out from below the shaggy head and brawny shoulders of its keeper, who lay in such a position upon it as to' give not the smallest hope of its extraction without Ins being aroused from bis nap ! A few bitter moments of observation served to convince her that if she obtained pos session of this treasure it must be in some other way ; and again closing the door of the bedroom, she approached the pistols and having taken them one by one from the holsters, she as quickly as possible drew out their loading, which having secreted, she returned them to their cases, and resumed her seat at the foot of the table. Here she had barely time to recover from the agitation which the fear of the man's awakening during her recent occupation had thrown her, when the old woman returned with the water ; and having taken a draught of which she stood much in need, she settled her account, mucn to tne lacty s content, by paying for the water tne price of a pot of beer. Having then carelessly asked and ascer tained how much longer the other guest was likely to continue his sleep, she left the house, and mounting her horse, set off at a trt in a different direction from that in which she had arrived Making a circuit of two or three miles, she once more fell into the high road between Belford and Berwick, where she walked her horse gently on, awaiting the coming up of the postman Though all her faculties were now ab sorbed in one aim, and the thought of her father's deliverance still reigned supreme in her mind, she could not help figuring to herself the possibility of her tampering with the pistols being discov ered, and their loading replaced, in which case it was more than likely that her life would be a forfeit of the act she meditated. When she at length saw and heard the postman advancing be hind her, the strong necessity of the case gave her renewed courage ; and it was with perfect coolness that on his coming close up, she civilly saluted him, put her horse into the same place with bis. and rode on for some way in his company. He was a strong, thickset fellow, with a good-humored counte nance, which did not seem to Miss Cock rane, as she looked anxiously upon it, to savor much of hardy daring. He rode with his mail -bags strapped firmly to his saddle in front, close to the hol sters (for there were two), one contain ing the letters direct from London, and the other those taken up at different postomces along the route. After rid ing a short distance together. Miss Cochrane deemed it time, as thev were half way between Belford and Berwick, to commence her operations. She there fore rode close to her companion, and said in a tone of determination: " Friend, I have taken a fancy to those mail-bags of yours, and I must have them ; therefore, take my advice and deliver them up quietly, for I am pro vided for all hazards. I am mounted, as you see, on a fleet steed ; I carry fire arms, and, moreover, am allied with those who are stronger, though not bolder than myself. You see yonder wood," she continued, pointing to one at the distance of about a mile, with an accent and air meant to carry intimida tion, "Again, I say, take my advice, give me the bags, and speed back the road you came for the present, nor dare to approach that wood for at least two or three hours to come." There was in such language from a stripling something so surprising that the man looked on Miss Cochrane for an instant in silent and unfeigned amazement. " If," said he, as soon as he found his tongue, "you mean, young master, to make yourself merry at my expense, yon are welcome. X am no sour churl to take offense at the idle words of a foolish boy. But if," he said taking one of his pistols from the nolster and turning its muzzle toward her, "you are mad enough to harbor one serious thought of such a matter, I am ready for you. But methinks, my lad, you seem at an age when robbing a garden or an old woman's fruit stall would befit you better, if you must turn thief, than taking his Majesty's mails from a stout man such as I am upon his j highway. Be thankful, however, that you have met with one who will not shed blood if he can help it, and sheer off before you provoke me to fire." "Nay," said the young antagonist, "lam not fonder of bloodshed than you are ; but if yon will not be per suaded, what can I do? For I have told you a truth the mail I will and must have. So now choose," she con tinued, as she drew one of the small pistols from under her cloak, and, de liberately cocking it, presented it in his i face. "Nay, then, your blood be on your own head," Baid the fellow, as he raised his hand and fired his pistol, which, however, only flashed in the pan. Dash ing the weapon to the ground, he lost not a moment m pulling out the other, which he fired with the same result. In a transport of rage and disappoint- ! ment, the man sprung from his horse, and made an attempt to seize her, but by an adroit use of her spurs she eluded his grasp, and placed herself out of his reach. Meanwhile the horse had moved forward some yards, and to see and e:.ze the advantage presented by this circumstance was one and the same to the heroic girl, who, darting toward it, caught the bridle, and having led her prize off about a hundred yards stopped while she called to the thunder struck postman to remind him of her advice about the wood. She then put both horses to their speed, and on turn ing to look at the man she had robbed had the pleasure of perceiving that her mysterious threat had taken effect, and he was now pursuing his way back to Belford. Miss Cochrane speedily entered the wood to which she had alluded, and, tying the strange horse to a tree, out of all observation from the road, pro ceeded to unfasten the straps of the mail. By means of a sharp penknife, which set at defiance the appended locks, she was soon mistress of the con tents, and with an eager hand broke open the government dispatches, which were unerringly pointed out to her by their address to the Council in Edin burgh, and the imposing weight and broad seals of office. Here she found not only the fatal warrant for her fath er's death, but also many other sen tences inflicting different degrees of Punishment on various delinquents, hese, however, it may be readily sup posed, she did not then stop to exam ine ; she contented Herself with tearing them into small fragments and placing them carefully in her bosom. The intrepid girl now mounted her steed and rode off, leaving all the pri vate papers where she had found them, imagining (what eventually proved the case) that they would be discovered ere long, from the hints she had thrown out about the wood, and thus reach their proper places of destination. She now made all haste to reach the cottage of her nurse, where, having committed to the flames not only the fragments of the dreaded warrant, but also the other obnoxious papers, she quickly resumed her female garments, and was again, after this manly and daring action, the simple and unassuming Miss Grisell Cochrane. Leaving the cloak and pis tols behind her to be concealed by her nurse, she again mounted her horse and directed her flight toward Edin- burgh, and by avoiding as much as pos sible the high road, and restinK at sequestered cottages, as she had done before, and ttit only twice for a couple of hours each time, she reached town early in the morning of the next day. The timv gained by the heroic act related above was productive of the end for which it was undertaken, and Sir J ohn Cochrane was pardoned at the in stigation of the King's favorite coun selor, who interceded for him in conse quence of receiving a bribe of five thou sand pounds from the Earl of Dnndon ald. Mibs Cochrane afterward named Mr. Ker, of Morriston, in the county of Berwick, and there can be but little doubt that she proved equally affection ate and amiable as a wife as she had already been dutiful and devoted as a daughter. Sir John Cochrane suc ceeded as second Earl of Dundonald. Banger of War In Europe. On the Continent the sky is dark and lowering, and it is impossible not to feel that a storm is brewing, yet nobody can tell in which direction to look for the first flash. There are no distinct quarrels ready for fighting about, but the relations of several important states exhibit just the sort of feverish irrita tion which may at any moment precipi tate a collision. It may be assumed that France and Germany are bound to tight some day ; but France, though busy with military preparations of which every traveler through the coun try brings over startling accounts, is not yet ready for war ; and on the other hand, it is dimcnlt to see what more it can be possible for the Germans to get out of another conquest. There can be no doubt, however, that Germany is just now in rather an explosive condi tion. The people are groaning bitterly under the strain to which they have been subjected, and which has still to be continued in order to maintain the enormous armament which is deemed necessary as a check upon reprisals by France. At this moment Germany is probably the strongest power in Eu rope ; but the question is how long it can maintain itself in this position. It is at the highest point now, but the cost of this supremacy is fearfully ex hausting. Every year the country be comes less capable of enduring the draiQB upon it in men and money, and every year, while Germany is at the best only barely holding its ground, other powers are growing rapidly in strength and confidence. Hence the idea which is supposed to have taken possession of Bismarck, that the policy of Germany should be to strike while it is at the top of its strength, and while other countries are weaker, and thus to ob tain an opportunity of lessening its military expenses by paralyzing its chief opponents while it still has power to do so. It must be remem bered that it is not merely France by itself that the Germans have to reckon within the future, but also the Papacy and the Czar two very formidable op ponents, who would each be pretty sure to do all in their power to help France against the power which has already defied the one, and is suspected of a similar intention in regard to the other. The European situation, therefore, comes pretty much to this that Ger many, despairing of becoming any stronger, and more than doubting its ability to maintain its strength at its I present standard, would be glad of an j opportunity of trying to cripple its an ! tagonists at once in such a way as to ; and e for a d wMle to come i whJL. v,; r,;f ;n i for itself ; nobodv cftll Sft.5 f hn. thrfi af Ws. be little doubt that Germany is bent on creating an opportunity if it can, and that it will avail itself of any that offers. it is no wonder, then, that with such a state of things on the Continent, there should be doubt and perturbation in the financial world. Almost anything may happen before spring. London Cor. New York Times. The Garden Spider. lhe web or net of the common gar den spider, Eneira diadema, may be seen in every garden, spread across lit tie openings between the branches and canes of fruit trees, brushes and vines, It is more abundant this year than for several years past. It is generally passed by without any regard or con cern, yet its fabricator is useful in de stroying some of the moths and flies that produce injurious larvae. It has been discovered that the net of this spider consists of two kinds of silk. The threads of the concentric circle are composed of silk much more elastic than that of the rays, and are studded over with minute globules of yisciu gum, sumciently adhesive to re tain any unwary fly that comes in con tact with it. A net of average dimen Bions has been found to contain 87,363 oi these globules, and a large net, four teen or sixteen inches m aiameter, iau, 000 ; yet this net will be completed in about forty minutes, if no interruption occurs. In ordinary circumstances, the threads lose their viscidity by exposure to the air, and require to have it re newed every twenty-four hours. Any person, by scattering a little fine dust on the webs, may satisfy himself that' it is retained only on the circles where the minute globules are placed, and not upon the radii. If the globules are removed, both lines are unadhesive ; but in other respects they are different, the circular lines being transparent and highly elastic, while the radial lines are opaque, and possess only a moderate pejree of elasticity. Astronomers find the opaque silk of the radial lines and of the egg bag a convenient substitute for platina wires in the telescopes at tached to their instruments, but the silk of the circular lines, being trans parent, is unsuitable for this purpose. Footprints in Solid Rocks. Considerable interest ha from time to time been excited by announcements of the discovery of supposed human foot-marks in the solid rock, the latest being an account in the Nashville Union of August 2 of their occurrence at the narrows of Harpeth. It may not be amiss to state here that there can be no question of the artificial origin of all these marks, the similitude of the hu man foot being a favorite form of picture-writing among the aborigines. Several well executed specimens are in the National Museum at Washington, and others are to be found elsewhere. They are usually executed in limestone, slate, or sandstone, and are of very rude workmanship, notwithstanding all encomiums upon their marvelous per fection. On close examination they will be found cut through the lamina tion of the rock, instead of indenting it, as would be the case if produced by a naked foot traversing a surface in a plastic condition. A Terbe Haute man, not being able to collect a bill for $16 against a doc tor, concluded to take it in physic, ne lost a good deal (of flesh) by the opera tion. A matteb of course A horse race. Chinese Criminals. Hong Lee is an intelligent Mongol engaged in the enterprise of a wash shop on Mission street, and has been iu the country a sufficient period to ac quire a ready command of the language. Although he makes no special profes sion of Christian faith or attachment to high moral principles, his observations of civilized life have enabled him to perceive the error of the heathen ways in soms measure ; and the elevating in fluence would probably restrain him from falsehood tending to his own detri ment, or stealing anything himself that was not within convenient reach. In fact, Hong Lee deplores the evil pro pensities of the great proportion of his countrymen in this city, and converses on the subject with evident feeling. When questioned concerning the cause of such an alarming prevalence of ras cality among the race, this sagacious heathen declares that the laws in Cali fornia are no good meaning, no doubt, that the manner of their execution is defective. Hong Lee's further expla nations on this subject afford some in teresting facts not generally understood. The Chinaman is totally devoid of any such embarrassing quality as conscience, for the reason that his religion does not embrace the doctrine of retribution for crime, other than that visited upon him by human laws, which is regarded as a mere dispensation of bad luck, if it ov ertakes him, and nothing more. 1 1 he is detected in crime, and is capable of escaping the penalty by perjury, or whatever intrigue, his good tact and in genuity go as much to his credit among his countrymen as would the proof pos itive of his innocence. He may offend some one of the gods by his acts, but this has nothing to do with the viola tion of human laws, and the injury may be repaired by otlenngs to the dis pleased deity, or such achievements as may be calculated to regain the appro bation of the Joss. If a Chinaman has incurred the vexation of any particular Joss by the bungling manner in which he has robbed a chicken house, the of fering of a portion of the stolen poultiy would ordinarily suffice to appease the mighty wrath ; or if he has slain a brother heathen whose death may have frustrated or discouraged some design of the gods, as imaginary signs may lead the assassin to suppose, the killing of another and more acceptable victim would as likely be the remedy of the evil as any other reparation. A China man who has suffered the irreparable wrong of murder is expected to cet even with his slayer in the future life, if the opportunity is convenient for ob taining that extent of satisfaction ; and this is all the heathen murderer has to apprehend, if he escape the vexatious penalties of mortal prescription. As far as the gods are concerned, crimes of whatever degree are as likely to meet their approval as displeasure. It will thus be seen that the dread of certain and speedy justice is the only restraint that can be put upon Chinese criminals; and with the comparative immunity they enjoy in this city, and easy facility of escape through the sub terfuge of perjury, which is a species of offense inappreciable to the heathen mi ad, it is not surprising that the Chi naman will murder when his purpose prompts him, steal wherever he can, and lie invariably. bays the sapient Hong Lee: " Chinaman no care for Bible, or for put him in jail ; if they cut tee off head, like they do in China, that make him fraid." Sa7i Francisco Call. A Romance in Real Life. A short time ago a young man 20 years of age arrived in Baltimore from .England and commenced to looa for work at his trade. After several days' fruitless search, the Gazette says, he entered a large factory on Lombard street and inquired for work of the superintendent. The latter questioned him, asking him his name and where he was from, and other particulars about his family. He told the superintendent that his mother resided in England and had reared him, his father having quar reled wth her when he was an infant and had abandoned them, and it was supposed he had come to America, but no tidings had been received from him. When the young man had concluded, the superintendent, who, for many years, has been employed by the firm with whom he is at present engaged, said to the astonished youth, " I am your fath er." They discussed family matters at length, and the father, hearing from his son that his mother had never ceased to mourn their unfortunate difference and his absence, determined to proceed at once to Europe and bring her to this country and endeavor in the future years to atone for the mistakes and er rors of the past. He secured employ ment for his son, and obtaining the necessary leave of absence from his em ployers, he sailed last week for En gland, intending to bring back with him on his return the wife from whom he had been so long separated. What the Heart Is. The heart is like a plant in the trop ics, which all the year round is beariner flowers, and ripening seeds, and letting them ny. it is shaking off memories and dropping associations. The ioyp of last year are ripe seeds that will come up in joy again next year. Thus the heart is planting seeds in every nook and corner ; and as a wind which serves to prostrate a plant is only a sower coming forth to sow its seeds, planting some of them in rocky crevices, some by river-courses, some among mossy stones, some by warm hedges, and some in garden and open field, so it is with our experienced of life, that sway and bow us either with joy or sorrow. They plant everything round about us with heart-seeds. Thus a house becomes sacred. Every room hath a memory, and a thousand of them ; every door and each window is clustered with asso ciations. State Taxes. The following shows the State taxes in the States named, and the rate levied, for the year 1872 : States. StaU tax. California $3,185,896 Illinois 2,809,877 Iowa 915,191 Kansas 1,085,373 Kentucky 1,824,686 Michigan 829,976 Minnesota 516,869 Missouri 2,577,693 Nevada 286,989 New York 19,580,822 Ohio 4,414,557 Mills an fl. 11.8 6.82 3.23 11.7 4.4 3.4 6.14 4.64 11. J.95 3.78 Valuable Bands. The other day, after a meeting of a certain famous women's club in Xew York, the ladies amused themselves comprising their garters, to see which wore the handsom est ; for garters of extravagant expense have lately come into fashfon, and sev eral of these club members wear theirs clasped with gold and precious stones. The jewelers are all introducing new uesiguB ior garter Clasps tnat promise shortly to cost as much as the bracelets that fashion has discarded. A charming woman and singer in society is said to wear a pair of garters that cost $500. It cost New Haven. Conn.. 870 to kill 1 ana Dury six dogs last month The Yendome Column. The Yendome Column, says the Lon don Globe is finished. All tbat is want ing now is the statue, but that will have to await political events. It would be manifestly absured to place any other statue on a monument dedicated to Napoleon than one of the Emperor. Moreover, the vote of the Assembly de cided that the "column should be re stored to its former state." But it is impossible to predict what folly the French may commit. A French paper gives a romantic account of the statue, well known to English men, which surmounted the column under the Second Empire. Originally the work of Chaudet, it was removed in 1815 to be melted down, and to fur nish the bronze for the statue of Henry IY. The workmen, then Bonapartists, clubbed together to buy bronze to re place the metal, which was sacred to them, and with which they made sever al reduced copies of the original statue. It is said that ten of these statuettes are to this day in the left leg of the good King Henry. The little Victory which the Emperor held m his hand escaped the breaking up, aud was dis covered some years afterward. In 1832 the statue was replaced, but it was the Emperor as the " Little Cor poral" who in singularly bad taste figured on the summit of a column which is an imitation of the pillar of Trajan at Borne. When Napoleon III. wished to restore the work of Chaudet it was intrusted to M. Damont, who was fortunate enough to be able to re place the original Victory in Caesar's hand. After the overthrow of the col umn by the Communists, all the pieces of the Btatue were recovered except the Victory. A complete model, however, exists in the artist's studio. The re building of the column began eighteen months ago, and has cost 150, 000 francs, the sum voted for it, besides a supple mentary sum for paving. Seven hun dred pieces of bronze had to be pieced together again, and each plate was made good separately. Here a nose had to be replaced, or a leg, or an en tire figure. So exceptional is this kind of work, that there is no precise term in art or manufactures to describe it ade quately. It is not unlikely that the Parisians, delighted at seeming one of their most beautiful monuments re stored to them almost uninjured, may hasten on the rebuilding of the Tuiler ies and Hotel de Ville. The One-Horse Negro. A few months ago a gentleman moved to St. Louis and purchased a nice prop erty, and, among other things to con tribate to his convenience and confort, procured a fine horse and a very gen teel carriage. A likely colored boy was employed at a fair salary to take charge of the establishment, and discharge the well-regulated homestead. For a time things went on smoothly with Chores, but latterly he seemed out of spirits, and seldom smiled. His employer ob served this despondent demeanor of Chores, and he determined to get at the bottom of it. Perhaps he was in love. But no matter. Taking Chores aside one day when he looked more gloomy than usual, he inquired, considerately, what it was that ailed him. " Well, you see, mars'r," began Chores, in a sort of tragic style, you 8 got but one hoss, while all the gentlemen 'bout heah has two ; an all de boys dey calls me a one-hoss nigger ; an' as I can't stan' dat 1 spects 1 11 have for to resign. 1 likes you fus-rate, mars'r, an' I'd like to stay if you had two bosses, but you see how it is de boys dey cau t quit hoi- lerin' ' Dere goes dat one-hoss nigger. ' " Not wishing to lose the services of so valuable an assistant, a second horse was purchased, and Chores became a two-horse nigger. Measuring Distance by Sound. An instrument for measuring distance by sound has been invented recently by Maj. de Boulenge, of the Belgian army. It consists of a glass tube having grad uations along its length representing distances measured. The tube is Closed at Its extremities, ana IS mieu with liquid in which is a metallic j traveler, formed of two disks united by a central rod. The diameter of the j disks is a little less than that of the , tube, so that when the latter is vertical j the traveler will descend with a slow and uniform motion. Knowing the j velocity of sound and tbat of the trav- j eler, it is easy to construct the distance j scale. In operation the edge of one i disk is brought to the 0 mark, and the : instrument being held horizontally, the flash of the canon, for example, is noted ; at tnat instant tne telemeter is turned to a vertical position, and so held, the traveler, of course, descend ing meanwhile, until the sound is heard, when it is agaii. brought hori zontal. The position of the traveler denotes the distance to be read on the scale. It is stated that during the course of official experiments at the Belgian artillery school, the instrument, in estimating distances of 3,200 yards, dinot make over twenty-one yards of error. Long Prayers Dr. Talmage has something to say on the question of praying : We are eoundent tliat one reason ior the lone pravers with which we are sometimes afflicted in religious meet ings is an incapacity to wind up. After the brother has been praying about long enough yon see that he is trying to find "Amen." He does not want to come too suddenly upon it, and so he gradually makes that way ; but ne is like a Brooklyn ferry-boat aiming for the wharf when there is a good deal of ice in the river, and he backs in and out, in and out, at last reaching it with blundering stroke. Many of the brethren in their prayers taKe one-tnira of the time to get started and another third to stop. Why not with your first sentence plunge into what you most want, and stop when you get through without any circumgyrations? Men keep on after they ought to stop, be cause they do not know how to let down brakes. We have a recommendation to make. If any isolated " Amen " would sound abrupt at the time you want to close, do as the Psalmist did when the prayers of David the son of Jesse were ended, exclaiming " Amen and Amen !" Tj view of the fact that Watt's hymns have been translated into the Choctaw language, and have become favorites of the braves, an admirer of the noble red men says it is very affecting to think of a noble red man sitting upon a fence and singing, ' How doth the little busy bee," while he watches his wife carrying home a couple of bushels of potatoes upon each ehoulder, and wondering if he couldn't swap that squaw for a jug of robust rum. The foreign resident population of Paris is made up as follows : 4,000 Americans, 7,000 Englishmen, 47,000 Germans, 32,000 Belgians, and 12,000 Swiss. The total number of Southerners now excluded from holding office by reason of political disabilities is less than 150. BUSINESS CARDS. JOHN CONNER, Banking Exchange Office, ALBANY, OREGON. Deposits received Hubject to check at sight. Interest allowed on time deposits in coin. Exchange on Portland, San Francisco and New York for tale at lowest rates. Collections made and promptly remitted. liefers to 11. W. Corbett, Henry Failing, W. S. Ladd . Backing hours from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Albany, Feb. 1, 1874. 22vG D, If. JONES. J. LISSKY HILL. JONES & HILL, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Albany, Oregon. J. W. BALDWIN, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Will practice in all the Courts in the Second, Third and Fourth Judicial Districts, in the Supreme Conrt of Oregon, and in the IT. H. District and Circuit Courts. Office in Parrish brick (up-stairs), in office occu pied by the late N. II. Cranor, First street, Albany, Oregon. to!5vC D. B. lilCET M. D., SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN. Office. First-st., Between Ferry and Washington. llesidence, Third street, two blocks below or east of Methodist Church, Albany, Oregon. vSn40 J. C. POWELL. It. FLYNN. POWELL & FLYNN, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCEBY, L. Flinn, Notary Public), Albany, Oregon. Collec tions and conveyances promptly attended to. 1 Albany Book Store. JNO. FOSHAY, Deiler iu MisceHa neon s Book., School Books, Bla nk Books, Stationery, Fancy Articles, ?. Books imported to order at shortest possible no ire. v6n:J0 DR. GEO. W. GRAY, I s Tsr x AliBAXY, OBEGON. Office in Parrish Brick Block, corner First and Ferry streets. Residence, corner Fifth and Ferry streets. Office hours from 8 to 12 o'clock a. m. and 1 to 5 o'clock p. m. 18v6 Epizootics Distanced. THE BAY TEAM STILL LIVES, And is nourishing like a green bay tree. Thankful for past favors, and wishing to merit the continu ance of the same, the BAY TEAM will always be ready, and easily found, te do any hauling within the city limits, for a reasonable compensation. Delivery of goods a specialty. 906 A. N. AKNOLD, Proprietor. W. C. TWEEDALE, Dealer iu Groceries. Provisions, Tobacco, Cigars. Cutlery. Crockery, and Wood and Willow Ware. ALBANY, ObEGON. IW Call aud see hirn. 24vl The Metzler Chair! Can be had at the following place : Harrisburg Sam May .Tunctiou City Smith & Brastleld Brownsville Kirk & Hume Halsey J. M. Morgan Scio J. J. Brown Albany Graf & Collar A full supply can also be obtained at my old shop on First street, Albany, Oregon. J. M. METZLEB. Piles! Piles! Why say this damaging and troublesome com- nliiTit rannnt lie otirrl. wlieit rt mnnv .'viilenf.es n I success might be placed before you every day cures oi suuposeu noiieiess cases 7 scour pnysician tuforms you that the longer yon allow the complaint to exit. you lessen your chances for relief. Ex- eriettce ha tauijht this in all cases. A. Carotbers & Co.'s Pile Pills & Ointment Are all they are reeomruendeil to be. Will rnre CUrouie, Blind and Bleeding Piles in a very f hoi t time, aud are coiirentiit to ue. This preparation is sent by mail or express to any point within tne United states at St. no per package Address a. uaku iHhttM at UU , 27 y." Box U3, Alabany, Oregon JOHN SCHMEER, 1SALEB IK Groceries anil Provisions, ALBANY, OBEGON, Has jnst opened his new grocery establishment, on Corner of Ellsworth and First Sf reels. With a fresh stock of Groceries, Provisions, Candies, Cigars, Tobacco. &c, to which he invites the atten tiou of our citizens. In ciiimeotiou with the store he will keep a Bakery and will always have on hand a full supply of fresh tsreaa, uracserp, ate. Cif " Call aud see me. JOHN SCHMEER. February 10. 24v4 The Old Stove Depot John Briggs, Coot Parlor and Box Stores ! OF THIS BEST PATTERNS. ALSO, Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware, And the usual assortment of Furnishing Goods to be obtained in a Tin Store. Bepairs neatly and promptly executed on reason able terms. Short Reckonings Hake Long Friends. Front Street, Albany. Dec. 5, 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 Pint Street, near scnmecr'i nanerj. Albany, Feb. 28, 1874-25. GRAF fc COLLAR: Rang A. W. GAMBLE, M. D., PHYSICIAN, SURGEON Etc Office on First St., over Weed's Grocery Store Residence opposite late residence of John n -nr. Webfoot M arket! CHARLES WILSON Hating leased the Webfoot Market, on First street adjoining (iradwohl's, respectfully asks a share of the public patronage. The market will be kept con stantly supplied with all kinds of fresh meats. Call and see. ffl?- The highest cash price paid for Hides. CHARLES WILSON. Albany, August 14, 1874. W. H. McFartand, (Late M. M. Harvey fc 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 II, 1874. ALBANY Miry anil Machine Snoi A. F. CHERRY, Proprietor, ALBANY, OREGON, Manufactures Steam Engines. Flour and Saw Mill Machinery, Wood-Working & Asricultnral Machinery, And all kinds of Iron and Brass Castings. Particular attention paid to repairing all kinds c t machinery. 41v3 A. CAROTHERS & CO.. DEALEBS IS Drugs, Chemicals, Oils, Paints, Dyes, Glass, Lamps, Etc. All the popular PATENT MEDICINES, J;'1JNE CUTlxEKY, CIGARS, TOBACCO. NOTIONS, PERFUMERY, And TOILET GOODS. Particular care and promptness given nhvsicians prt-scriptions and family recipes. A. CAUOTHEKS Jc CO. Albany, Oregon. 4v5 GO TO THE BEE-HIVE STORE! TO BUT Groceries, Provisions, Notions, &c, &c, &c. , Cheap for Cash. ! Country Produce of All Kinds Bonsai For Merchandise or Cash. Thin 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, 32vS Albany, Oregon. Ye OLD MEXICAN Mustang Liniment Was first known in America. Its merits are now well known throughout the habitable world. It has the oldest and best record of any Liniment in the world. From the millions upon millions of bottles sold not a single complaint has ever reached us. As a Healing and Paiu-SubJuing Liniment it nag nc equal. It is alike BENEFICIAL TO MAN AND BEAST. Sold by all Druggists. S.T.--I860--X. Y' OLD Homestead Tonic Plantation Bitters Is a purely Vegetable Preparation, composed of Calisaya Bark, Boots, Herbs and Fruits, among which will be found Sarsaparillian, Dandelion, Wild Cherry, Sassafras, Tansy, Gentian, Sweet Flag, 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 cure the following complaints : Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Complaints, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Bilious Attacks, Fever and Ague, Summer Complaints, Sour 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 aa a Temperance Tonic or Bitters, to be UBed aa a medicine only, and always according to directions. Sold by all Fibst-Class Druggists. Li " . ' . aarfMBsiaM " ." " t ;