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COIiIi- VAN CiIil"V"3H3.
ALBANY,
OREGON.
PHIL BLAKE'S EXPLOIT.
The frrowinsr city of Granopolis
excited. Its three stores, five saloons,
and a dozen or more of scattered resi
dences " fairly glowed not under the
broad beams of the August sun, so much
as under the inspiration of the moment.
For to-day the last tie was firmly laid,
the last nail driven into the grain depot,
extending town ward from the- bridge
that spanned the somewhat narrow and
rather muddy current of the Wildcat;
and to-morrow the happy citizens would
be blessed with, the sight of the furious
locomotive turning the curve of the hills,
full in sight of the town, and steaming
past the stubble-fields flanking both
sides of the track rushing, as it were,
full into their welcome arms. To this
effect were the enthusiastic speeches de
livered to the thirsty crowd assembled
on the following day to swelter in the
beat and await the oncoming passenger
train; speeches given by Dr. Burns, the
big man of the place, whose little white
cottage, nearly hidden by its orchard, on
the slope of the hill facing the river, and
its well-kept grounds, to say nothing of
the owner s prosperous air and Miss
Susie's fine piano, the boasted ornament
of Granopolis, seemed to give credence
to the report that sheep ranches were
more lucrative to their fortunate possess
or than the practice of his noble pro
fession. Given, also, by Philip Blake,
one of that tide of good-for-nothings
whose hands turn naturally to anything.
especially to raking up the ashes and re
invigorating a county paper, well-nigh
dead of inanition. This handsome speci
men ox such a class, swept onward with
the progress ol the railroad, first an
overseer, then a book-keeper, had under
taken such, a task at Granopolis, and
bad, to his own surprise, found himself
unusually willing to pursue it in the dull
town, finding his only gleam of a brighter
atmosphere in Susie Burns' eyes.
Speeches were given, also, by the most
prominent tradesmen and saloon-keepers
men who have found their business
wonderfully increased by the inhabitants
of yonder canvas dwellings, wmcn nave
sprung up like mushrooms along the line
of the road, and who trust to find a still
further profit in the business always
thronging to the "terminus "dignified
title; evidenced already, they proudly
assert, in yonder imposing structures
the red-wood depot and the frame of the
ten-roomed hotel which scorch the eyes
of all beholders.
. Kbw, men look at their watches con
stantly: a hum of expectation runs
through the crowd; a bell is heard, a
sham whistle--hurrah 1 here it comes.
rounding tite curve in grand style, and
with nags nying, amid cheers and wav-
ings of hat and handkerchief for the
softer sex have turned out to a woman
here it comes, panting and snorting, and
tops short, amid the crowd edging oft
on each side like some proud, impatient
yet tractable thing, its work completed,
awaiting the praises or its master,
A party a wonderful thing in that
work-day town was to be given on that
night at the Bums residence. To it were
bidden the young farmers of the neigh
borhood, their wives, sisters and sweet
hearts. ' Philip Blake, who, as editor,
occupied a higher position than ever
before.' some employes of" the railroad,
the few clerks of the stores in town, and
a few old cronies of the Doctor and his
long dead wife. The house was deco
rated to the utmost extent of Susie's
knowledge; all the rooms were thrown.
open to the guests, and in the long, cool
, i -i 1. 1 j
wcoen were myifmx stuini wverou wuu
country dainties Dr. Burns was thor
oughly hospitable when hospitality did
not interfere with his comfort, and to
night was in his most genial mood.
happy in 'the prosperity of the little
town where Fate had cast his lot, and in
the near nrosoect of incorporation.
which would probably add to hut emolu
ments the Honorable omce or mayor.
Susie, with ' her sweet, innocent
face, brilliant complexion, and . great
liquid eyes, made a charming
hostess in her utter forgetfulness of
self and anxiety that every guest should
find each moment full of pleasure. - So
at ' least thought Phillip, as he lounged
over a photograph album, seemingly
oblivious of the fact that every girl m the
room stole looks at him in the pauses of
the dance and every heart throbbed with
hope when he rose at last . to seek a part
ner. Susie had been playing for some
time ; he leaned over the piano and said
Here comes bid Siromft with his fiddle
do leave this tiresome playing to him.
and have one stood dance yourself. Why,
tob look tired to. death already. She
loved to dance, and gladly resigned the
task of . playinir to , the old man, wl
great delight it was to show off his pro-
ficiencv in the art ; yet she did not like
the tone of her partner. - He, certainly
-was the handsomest and best dressed man
ia the room ; his manners, too, were those
of a gentleman yet how diiferent Here
her thoughts wandered off to the young
medical student, the son of her father's
dear old friend, who had visited them
two years agd, and then gone East, prom
ising to .return when he should graduate,
and she was suddenly recalled by her
partner's voice,- as they joined hands add
"went down the middle.' for ha old-
fashioned -reel was the ' favorite dance in
the unfashionable town. ? -
.The 'evening wore awayand the guests
departed one by one. The Doctor fell
asleep in his .easy chair and only Phiiip
Blake loitered by.the open wiadow gaz
insr at the mvriad stars and.listening to
the faint'rusUa made by the sultry breeze
among the leaves in the orcharo. a
lonely bird, frightened at some , distant
sound, roused itself from its leafy cover,
uttered a - melancholy cry and fluttered
heavily to another tree, r The. vounK man
watched its aimless course, saw it sink
mroctiy among the branches and likened
u,. somewhat bitterly, to .himself his
lonely, uncared for life, his aimlftss exist
ence thp.m lit
friendly shelter, no. resting place, close-
pj iove lor him. Xie knew him
SeU. to be Unworfh-ir nt tli foil. erirX vim
stepped softly about the room, rearrang
ing the scattered furniture, laying the
stamp of a .sweet and quiet guiding spirit
upon everything she touched : he had
eve?. tell her how ue loyed
her, yet the spirit was upon him, and call
ing her to his side he held her fast, and
in the solemn quiet falling from the stars.
' he poured out all his soul to her - told
her of his mistake in life, but that, if she
would only trust him. love him i;n
he would begin to live in solemn earnest
ior iibi bwbw tsui.e ana I or the sake of
God, Love made him reverent, and
purposes and desires undreamed of be
fore fired his soul with energy and pur
pose.: She could not stay the tide of his
glowing words, but even as he spoke his
eager eyes read her answer in her earnest
and piteous ones, and-he knew that his
pleadings were in vain. She had no
need to tell him so ; she only sobbed out
ber regrets, bitter and useless ; and he,
with the chivalry that true ' manhood
teaches, silenced the pain m his heart till
she was somewhat comforted, and then
went out into the lonely street, and so
down to the river's edge, wondering what
next. This was the first cup of disap
pointment, which life had forced him to
drink; hitherto no advantages or triumphs
had seemed to mm worm cue pains toKen
to gain them, and the chief faults of his
nature were his sluggishness of temper
ament and his passive acceptance of cir
cumstances, which had more than once
led him into difficulties which, in a less
generous or less naturally honorable man,
would surely have proven the high road
to ruin. Hitherto he had avoided the
meaner vices of those companions with
whom fate had thrown him, and whom he
had not tried to avoid ; now he felt that
his future life would hold the image of
one sweet gin, wxucn, use an amulet,
woutQ keep him pure. He did not blame
her, only himself, for the hasty speech
which could never be recalled, and his
was not a nature to turn bitter under dis
appointment. " Well," he thinks, "life
has something left still, and I am not one
to throw it away for the sake of a woman,
she be the one ox all the world for
me."
How hot it grew, while he paced up
and down I The breeze which had been
gradually increasing for the last hour,
blew now with fury from the west a
scorching wind, like that blowing over
acres of fire, otay; what was that cloud
upon the hill-top, -that fiery tongue
creeping across its rim, licking along the
Latubble-iiekls, wrapping the dry fences
in blazing garments. Y hat is this nerce
glare that lights the heavens through
half their circle, and turns all the earth
to the sickly hue of blood ! And this
crackling: sound, as of a thousand de
mons, treading down the dry stubble of
the fields ! Fire in the fields, thought
Philip; and to-night, of all nights with
such a wind, and this frightful heat for
three days past t Well, it's got to burn;
there's no stopping it now. Thank
heaven, it's on the other side of the river,
that's all. He watched it a moment,
then, with a sudden pause of heart, fol
lowed by a spasm of beating, he saw the
growing column waver, tremble, the
smoke blown southward toward the
town; then, with a furious plunge, the
moving mass swept downward toward
the river's bank. Heavens 1 the wind
has changed ! He knew the bridge lay
right in the way of the destroying army;
that once caught, then the depot, then
the whole town must go, and Susie
Only a moment, and ins dear, strong
voice rang out, "Hire! lire J Xhey
heard it even to the doctor's, on the hill;
and men, women, and children came
pourintr out: the old max raised from
the slumber in his chair, and the young
girl who had sobbed by his side, in her
thin, white dress; many, startled from
their sleep, came with wrappers thrown
loosely about them, or with garments
awry. All thronged down near the
brk ge where Philip stood, and where
the men were hurriedly discussing the
danger, wdy too evident now. On swept
the royal element, searingthe few trees
in its route, leaping creeks, and stealing
down to the edge of the river, catching
on the festoons of wild roses and wax
berries, hissing on the damp mud, retir
ing for a moment, then renewing the
assault; now creeping close to the ground,
shrouded in the dense mass of smoke,
now leaping high in air with hellish ex
ultatiou.
The discussion was of short duration.
"Men," cried Dr. Burns,-. "the bridge
must go down.' Bring axes, you that
want to save your homes I" And he
seized one near at hand himself and
swung it on high, when a workman hur
ned up and interfered. "Dr. .Burns,
he cried, "I hearn 'em say there's a con
b traction train coming in at twelve to
night for to lay them switches yender.
and now. it wants only ten minutes of
twelve." Dr. Burns dropped the axe.
Telegraph, he shouted. The man
shook his head. - Too late, sir," he
said; "she's left the. last station half an
hour ago." The men looked at one an
other with faces from which all hope had
suddenly died out, and sobs were heard
distinctly from the group of women hud
dled together, the mothers clasping their
children closely.
" To your homes, then, shouted the
doctor: " save what you- can, and when
we shout to you hurry to the Bend " a
bend in the river which Be evidently
hoped they might reach, -while the men
stayed to fight the fire. But there was a
sudden movement in the ' crowd, and
Philip Blake stepped forward with some
whs t of his careless air, yet with a manly
bearing that sat better upon him than his
usual nonchalance. ' "Stay here, sir,"
he said, "and cut" 'down, the bridge; I
will go and stop the train.' 'A sigh of
relief went up from all, and many women
wept and murmured blessings upon him.
The men made haste to provide him with
a red handkerchief' tied to a slat; he
threw off his coat and vest and pulled
his hat over his eyes. One man spoke
at last . "It's sure death,, Phil, and no
good to come of it." His answer was
short and to the point. D n you 1 "
Then- he caught a pair of 'pleading eyes,
and saw that -Susie held' him a handker
chief soaked at the faucet near by. - "Put
this over your face when you meet the,
smoke," she said. ; "God bless you,"
Phai " He bent bis head as reverently
to the blessing as if it had come from an
angel, then turned quickly, squared him-:
self for a ran and was .gone over the;
bridge almost' before he had started, and
in three minutes more the planks were
torn up, the rafters severed, the last man
swam back in haste, then the bridge fell
with a terrible sound, and they were
saved. Men can work rapidly with ,the
fear of des .before tiiejLr; eyes.; .:
- Philip heard the sound but did not
pause. With the handkerchief close
about his face, the smoke was killing
him. He bent- low, but ten - thousand
fiery-headed demons . plucked - him by
the sleeve, whispered horrible nothings
in his ears, crisped his hair, danced m
lurid procession before his -eyes,' thrust
red-hot irons down his . throat, s On he
pressed, his feet blistering at every step,
the torture of thirst ootisuming him, and
the thought tagging at his brain: "All
in vain; oh, to be burned alive here, and
no one ever to know." It seemed to him
that he s was crawling; . sometimes he
would lose himself . for a minute and
with a horrible start to 4ind him-
alf nrill rnnninc. At last, after what
seemed to be hours, but must i have been
nlv a aflcmd.. for his clothes had not
even caught the blaze, 'though his face
and body were badly burned ' by the
heat, he left the wall of flame be
hind him. neared the curve of the track,
and with his brain in a whirl, his eyes
half blinded, struck'hjs foot upon a peb
ble, and fell prostrate.
A sudden trembling of the earth be
tuuitti him a deer rumbling roused him.
Oh. hri.mii f here ie was. bearing down
upon him. a great mass of blackness,
wua one terrinp glaring eye, "'"s
mountain, threatening destruction to all
in its mif. What was he here for f
Something about that eiant form, and
"o on, could he never remember i , 4xe
a . n ' TT
knew it now: ha was on his feet in
a
moment, and shouting with all his force.
Trying to shout, rather; all his efforts
producing only a dry rattle in his throat.
With desperate energy he seized a hand
ful of stones and flung them at the train
as it came abreast of him. They broke
the window and rattled about the head of
the engineer, who, looking out, saw by
the passing train the blackened and
wounded remnant of a man, frantically
waving a stick from which fluttered some
thing which hod once, been a red ; hand
kerchief. The short sharp whistle of
" down brakes " ran out on the air. and
the train stopped within hail of the eager
crowd on the opposite bank of Wildcat
river. Some went ahead and viewed the
danger escaped, others went back and
found Philip lyinsr in the roadside in
sensible. '
He was conscious that night of intense
pain and of - men who trou softly, and
tended him gently, whose horny hands
touched him tenderly, and of one whose
untiring attendance was more skillful,
and ' whose voice was more pleasant
than theirs. When, later on the. day af
ter, ' the train passed in over the new
bridge, he was too weak even to ask why
they cheered so loud outside, or to know
that it was his name people were pro
nouncing so often and so gratefully, he
turned to the manly face that smiled up
on his, and was satisfied. The excite
ment had hurt him more than the flames
or the falling bough of a tree that had
broken his arm, and when health came
slowly back he felt too glad to care that
even - his handsome face was a thing of
the past. - Then his neighbors began to
com in, an . the women sent him flowers
and dainties, and many a one left her
task to lighten the long . days for mm.
But the young doctor was the one to
whom he turned always, and when he
was able to sit up in the pleasant Sep
tember weather, the young man came to
him and said, " Congratulate me, PhiL ;
to-morrow is my wedding day," he some
how did not need to ask who the bride
was, but taking both his friend's hands
in his two poor, wasted ones' he said:
x do congratulate you heartily. You
have won the very best wife in the world,
and yon are the only man living worthy
of her."
Newspaper Rivalry.
The London Timet is now sent into
the country by special trains running at
high speed, and is thus delivered at an
early hour in scores of towns where it
formerly could not be obtained until
long after the local papers had been
issued. The Spectator, commenting on
this fact, suggests that the time may come
when the London Time will drive all
other rivals out of the field, and; will be
come the only political journal read in
England. It is not impossible; that an
approach to this state of things i inay be
brought about in England, where there
is a dense population within the limits of
an island, every part of which can be
reached by fast trains in a few hours
from London. , Here the conditions are
different, and, though the Herald and
other papers have tried the experiment
of running special trains to neighboring
cities, the result has not been eneourag
ing. Since the establishment of the tele
graph all the great cities of the country
have become news centers, and are in
this respect on an equality with New
York. Thus the same telegraphic news
will be found in the Chicago papers that
is found m the .New xork papers, to
gether with the local Chicago news whicB
the New xork papers do not, of course,
contain. The. latter cannot, therefore,
compete with the local papers of any
other city. If our papers were very
greatly superior to those of Chicago,
Cincinnati, Philadelphia, or Boston, and
could be sent through a pneumatic tube
at a speed of 100 miles an hour, they
might obtain the same practical monopo
ly of American jourcsllsm whiftk the
Spectator fancies that the London Time
may obtain in .England. Unfortunately,
however, they are .by no means better
than the leadim? caoer in other cities.
nor is there any hope that they will be
so long as the Associated Press and the
telegraph monopolies exist. New York
Graphic. " , - , - ;
,v A Bad Habit. j
A farmer can get into no habit worse
than that of borrowing tools, and for this
reason: First, one who' owns tools does
not like to lend them, and thinks less of
the man who borrows. Second, one nev
er oemes to learn how to -use borrowed
tools, nor to keep- them in order ; and
third, he who borrows never can be a
good farmer. It is true that a young
man, just starting, may be allowed to
borrow some, but he should not establish
the habit ; or again, a man may borrow
a new implement to see how it works.
A man who borrows is not s likely to
use a tool as carefully as if it were his
own, and consequently does not Ao care
ful, nice; work. What can a man be
thinking about when he borrows a steel
rlow. keetwi it several davs or a week.
and brines it home as will be most likely
the case, so dull as to be unfit for use i
The owner can only take it to the -shop,
and at his own expense get it sharpened.
If a man lends tools to one, there are
several neighbors who will want to bor
row : and -thus it is, a harrow, for in
stance, may be going the rounds through
the neighborhood all the season. It is
every -way desirable to cultivate what ' is
called good neighborhood, out this
can not be done where borrowing is prac
tiaed. ..-; .
J Awful Affliction.
The following conversation was over
heard the. other day , among a lot of
school-Kirls. who , had obngregated in
front of a house. Each one in turn ap
peared to be holding up the domes tic
skeleton which amicted their homes.
One told how her little brother had
broken his leg ; another about how sick
her mother was, and still another told
about how drunk her father would come
home every night., . In short they all ap
peared to have some grief to hold up, all
bnt one little beauty, who seemed only
unhappy to think there was nothing that
she could tell to excite the envy and
sympathy of the rest. ,. She listened to
the recital of all these troubles as long
as she could, and finally expressed her
self in this way : " Well, girls, . we all
have our troubles. . : Some' have sick
brothers, and drunken fathers, and ugly
mothers Some of us have got measles,
and small-pox, and scrofula. We've got
something awful in our family." f What
is it ? " asked several " My little
brother Benny's left-handed;"
T. J. Mnjjxxx, one of the wealthiest
merchants in Sacramento, .took for a wife
a young octoroon. She was very prery,
well educated, and her African blood
was barely perceptible. ' The marriage
was disfavored by the children of the
first wife who would have no acquaintance
with the step-mother. A short time ago
Milliken died. Having made no wilL
the octoroon wife could; only claim the
wife's usual share of the property. The
estate was worth about $1,000,000. The
children are contesting her right to any
thing, basing their suit on the fact of
Mrs. Milliken being part negro, the Cal
ifornia law declaring that . all marriages
between white persons and negroes or
mulattoes are illegal and void." .
BLOODY ISLAND.
The Famous Dueling Ground Opposite St.
Louis Some Noted AflHirs of Honor.
When Louisiana became a territory of
the United States in 1804, by purchase
from Napoleon the First, St. .Louis was
the capital of Upper Louisiana. .It was
only a thriving village, wiui its ware
houses and cottages scattered along the
rocky bank of the Mississippi. But
with the change of government came a
greater change ; new faces brought new
ideas. The trading Yankee -. and the j
chivalrous Southern jostled the emigrant
from Great Britain and the continent.
Human life had always been held cheap
ly ; but not before had the peculiar
doctrines of the code duello been reck
oned supe .ior to the code Napoleon, then
the common law of the country. The
lawyers of St. Louis were the first to give
tne go-by to the law. xn xsiv x nomas
H. Benton and Charles Lucas were prac
ticing attorneys in the Territorial Courts.
Xjucas holding the omce of Attorney
General. In the trial of an ordinary case
sharp words and personalities were used
by both lawyers. Benton, always a vin
dictive man, challenged Lucas ; but the
challege was declined, Xjucos assuming
that he would not be held responsible for
words usod in professional argument.
Benton, intent upon satisfaction, contin
ued to insult the General in such away that
soon after JUucas sent him a cuallenge.
which was promptly, accepted. The
place of meeting agreed upon was an
island in the river just opposite St.
Louis. . This island, afterward famous
for its duels, was a long narrow strip of
land, densely covered for half its area
with younsr cotton wood trees. The
island had sprung into existence since
the days of the Spanish rule, and its
tenure of existence was yet dependent
upon the great river that had created
it. It was a sort of neutral ground.
convenient of access, yet - almost be
yond the reach of the law and its offi
cers. !
The hostile parties just named met on
the island with their seconds, exchanged
shots,, and Lucas was wounded in the
neck, i The surgeons then interfered and
the duel ended. One would think that
after such an exchange of illegal argu
ments the dignity of the law would be
respected in future, but such was not the
cose. A few weeks later the same par
ties met again in the same thicket of
cottonwooda, and this same Benton
killed Lucas. .The little narrow strip of
sand with its thickets of cottonwooda
had now become part and parcel of the
history of those days. Not a pleasant
history to study, either ; too many tales
of bloodshed and crime ; too much of
lawlessness and rapine. And now that
long sand-bar became Bloody Island ; r a
most proper name for the scene of such
sanguinary deeds, .
A few years later another affair of honor
came off beneath the shade of the cotton
wood saplings on Bloody Island. In
1823 an article appeared in the Missouri
Republican reflecting upon the official
conduct of Gen. Rector, who was then
Surveyor-General of Illinois and Mis
souri, i In the absence of Rector, his
his brother promptly demanded ' the
name of the writer from the editor.
Joshua Barton, a brother of David Bar
ton, Judge of one of the Territorial
courts, was the writer named. Rector
challenged Barton ; the challenge was
accepted, and they met on Bloody Island.
Isarton was killed at the very hrst ore.
But now comes the. most sanginuary
chapter of this fearful record. . It was
seven years later and St. Xiouis Xisd be
come a city. Wealth had come with in-t
crease of population. The' great Terri
tory of ljouisiana had been cut up into
smaller parcels, and one of th e had be
come the State of Missouri. , Bloody
Island remained nearly the same.' The
floods- of mid-summer deposited their
yearly contributions of . sand and drift--
wood, and the sand-bar of earlier days
had increased somewhat. -It had a more
permanent look. The Cottonwood sap
plings' had 'become trees. Visitors in
search of a restorative for injured honor
would find abundant shade. ; There was
no fear of bavin ir the sun ink their . eves
when practicing human at targets. . This
last duel was another case of satisfaction
by proxy. Nicholas Biddle was the
President of the United States Bank.
His management of that institution was
sharply censured by his political enemies,
and. Spencer Pettis, a : prominent .citi
zen of Bt. Louis, was one of those
offending. Alaj. Thomas . Biddle, e
brother of Nicholas. Biddle. was a pay
master in the army and then , stationed
at St. Louis. He determined to punish
Pettis for his criticisms ef his brother's
financial shortcomings. Going to the hotel
where Pettis boarded, at a very early hour,
before any guest was awake, he learned
from a colored servant the location of
Pettis's room. . He found; him asleep.
Snatching off the covering he proceeded
to cowhide him in bed. Pettis was ill
and made little or no resistance.. But
when he regained his health he went be
fore a Jnstioe of the Peace and made am
davit to the facts just mentioned.' The
Justice put Biddle under bonds to keep
the peace; and believing that Pettis
meant mischief, ha put him under bonds
also. , Public opinion was adverse to
Biddle 's attack upon Pettis, and Biddle
was eagex to set himself right before the
public. When they met before the Jus
tice, Biddle offered to accept a challenge
if Pettis would send it. 5 The challenge
was sent. .- The place of meeting Bloody
It was a hot August afternoon that
they met under the cottonwooda of
Bloody Island to settle this-question on
injured honor, xne nver bank'.at t.
Louis was- lined with people eager to
know the result; for the duel was no se
cret and its merits were freely diseussed
by all. Biddle was very near-sightea;
so the distance agreed upon was only five
paces; and there the two. men stood pis
tol ni hand almost -s breast to breast.
vv nc a tne . word , was given, both men
fired ' at . the same instant. The
loud report rang out and the
keen-eyed ones on the distant river bank
saw the little puff of smoke that floated
up above the trees. ,i With. the report of
the pistol both men. fell; the surgeons
rushed forward to their .work, and the
seconds were as eager to assist them, but
their principals were past the skill of
surgery. Both men were mortally
wounded. . A few minutes later the ex
cited throng upon the other bank of the
river saw people bearing the wounded
men to their . respective batteaux, which
were rowed rapidly across the river,
Pettis died the next morning and Biddle
two days later. That hot Friday after
noon saw the last of the bloody scenes
enacted there to retrieve injured'honor,
Bloody Island long ago ceased to be. an
island save in name, and a great dyke
bound it fast to the Illinois shore. Then
came other dykes and railroads, with
depots and all the paraphernalia of com
merce and travel. The cottonwoods dis
appeared and buildings sprang up. Long
before that the batteaux and canals had
given way . to the ferry-boats. A few
trees that shaded the victims of injured
honor still remain ; but what is left for
them now f Not one trace of the old
times. Wheezing ferries, noisy locomo
tives, impatient, dusty travelers ; and
last of all, a giant bridge of steel binding
the island fast to the other, the Missouri
shore. Traffic, bustle, noise, perhaps
pleasure ; but not a trace of that earlier
honor is left to Bloody Island.
Gentle Spring In the Household.
From the Banbury News. .
Moving is not pleasant. It breaks up
old associations and the skin on your
knuckles.
The onlv wav of nnttf no- down a stair
carpet without getting mad is to take the
stairs out in the yard. ; .
Wb frankly confess that we do not
understand why the shaving-cup is
packed at the bottom of a barrel of
tan ware, or why a vest is used to wrap
up a ham.
Many ' articles which have become
pleasant to us by long association, look
dreadfully cheap and dingy when loaded
on a cart, with the neighboring windew
in direct range.
One of the most try in or ' problems is
how to load the wagon so the best furni
ture will show to the neighbors. ' The
carman who most carefully studies this
matter will do the largest business.
It is carry in or two lengths of stove
pipe with two elbows at opposite angles,
through a narrow hall and up a carpeted
stair without dropping soot or knocking
off the plaster, that is filling our lunatic
asylums.
It is now pretty generally admitted
that in moving or house-cleaning, a child
will put away three times the amount of
food as on any other occasion. Forty
times a day the mother apprehensively
inquires: "Xjands saae-l whats the
matter with that child? Has it got a
tape-worm?"
Which is heavier, a pound of lead or a
pound of feathers? Old Conundrum.
A single pound of feathers is just as
heavy as a pound of lead, but twenty-five
pounds of feathers in a tick, in a narrow
and crooked hallway is about as heavy
as two hundred and eighteen pounds of
lead. ; -
Ab6tt the first thing a woman does in
a moving, is to cut her fingers, and every
object she wishes to call your attention
to is pointed out with a hand that is
and smelling strong enough of arnica to
knock over a stable boy. The injury is
sometimes caused by closing . her eyes
when she is about to strike a nail, but . is
most frequently done in taking up tacks
with a limber case-knife.
There wouldn't be so much moving
were it not for woman. If a neighbor
becomes a little offensive, or a landlord
a trifle exacting, a woman will move at
once. But a man will swallow all griev
ances and' cheerfully submit to be
knocked down and sat upon, rather than
move. Moving is serious business to a
man, whatever it may be to a woman.
and did he have his way, the - present
number of carmen would be speedily and
considerably reduced.
Wolf Scalps.
Probably not many of our readers
have had occasion to use the phrase, " to
keep the wolf from the door," which so
graphically expresses the labors of a
farnay to prevent hunger from entering
the home. The phrase could only have
originated in a community where wolves
were abundant and fierce. i ormerly in
New England they were so numerous
that a bounty was paid for wolf -scalps,
in order to encourage the destruction ef
the animal who loves fresh lamb, and is
not averse to young children. It is said
that the dishonesty of the hunters was
such as to compel the town officer, who
paid the bounty, to slit the. ears of the
scalps, so that they might not be stolen
and offered again. Ia the old Colonial
days the heads of the wolves that had
been killed were placed on the outside of
the meeting-house, between the , win
dows.. ; ,. . i :
In Missouri, where wolves- are still
numerous, wolf -scalps are received : in
navment of State taxes. . Recentlv. a
iagislative committee burned 1,200 scalps
which had accumulated during two years,
worth, at $5 a head, the amount allowed
in taxes lor each scalp, u,uw. xxie
reason of their accumulation was that
they were the Treasurer's, vouchers that
such an amount of taxes had keen re
ceived. .., . l,x-
Burn Kerosene the Right Way,
A correspondent of the New York Sun
calls attention of all consumers of kero
sene oil to the pernicious and unhealthy
practice of using lamps filled with that
article, with the wicks turned down. The
gas which should be consumed - by the
flames is by this means left heavily in the
air, while the cost of the oil thus saved
at present prices would scarcely be one
dollar a year for the lamps of a house
hold. His attention was called particu
larly to this custom by boarding in the
country where kerosene was the only
available light.; A large family of chil
dren living in the same house were taken
ill oue night, and on going to the nursery
the mother found the room nearly suffo
cating, with a lamp turned down, where
upon the physician forbade the us of a
lamp at night, unless turned at full head.
lie said he could quote many cases, one
of a young girl- Subject' to tits of fsint
ness, which if not induced, were greatly
increased by sleeping in a room with the
lamp almost turned out. Besides the
damage to health, it spoils the paper and
curtains, soils the mirrors and windows,
and gives the whole house an- untidy air
and an unwholesome r dor.
Disraeli on Dry Champagne. .
There was . once a member of .this
House, one of its greatest ornaments,
who sat opposite this box, or an identi
cal one, and indeed occupied the place
which I now unworthily fill. That was !
Mr. Planning. : In his time, besides the
discovery of a now world dry champagne
was invented. Laughter. Hearing
everybody talk of dry champagne, Mr.
IJ banning had a great desire to taste it,
and Charles Ellis, afterward Lord Sea
ford, got up a little dinner, care being
taken that there : should be some dry
champagne. Mr. CI tanning took a glass,
and alter drinking and thinking for a mo
ment, exclaimed, " The man who savs he
likes dry champagne will say anything."
Laughter. Now I do not want to en
ter into a controversy with any of my
honorable friends opposite who doubt
the existence of liibandism ; but this I
will say, that the mas who maintains that
Bibandi8m does not exist, is a man who
ought to drink dry champagne. Loud
laughter and cheers. Iiirraeti'g Speech
in the House of Commons, - March 23.
" Five cents fare for that child, mad
am," said a street-car conductor, as he
opened the door and put his head into
the car. "Very well, she replied, feel
ing in her pocket; "this is an orphan
child, and Im its guardian. I must
have a receipt for all moneys paid out.
and as soon as you write me one 111 drop
a nickel in the box." He shut the door
and leaned over the brake like a man in
deep thought. .
Don't imagine thai you were born to
reform the world. Yon can't split a
mountain with a toothpick.
BUSINESS CARDS
JOHN CONNER,
AND -
Exchange Office,
ALBANY, OREGON.
Deposits received subject to check t sight.
Interest allowed on tune deposits in coin.
Eiohsnge on Portland, San Francisco and New
York for sale at lowest rates.
Collections made and promptly remitted.
Refers to H. W. Corbett, Henry Failing, w. 8.
Idd.
Banking hours from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Albany, Feb. 1, 1874. 20 vS
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 Court
of Oregon, and in the C. Sw District and Circuit
Conrts.
Office in Parrish brick (up-et sir), in office occu
pied by the late N. H. Crsuor, First street, Albany,
Oregou.. . - .- tol6v6
D. B. BICE, M. D.,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Office, Firstst., Between Ferry and Washington.
Residence, Third street, two blocks below or east
of Methodist Church, Albany, Oregon. T5n40
JT. C. FOWKIiIu.T I. FLTNN.
POWELL & FLYNN,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
AND SOLICITORS IX CHANCERY,
TL. Fiinn, Notary Public), Albany, Oregon. Collec
tions and conveyances promptly attended to. 1
Albany Book Store.
JNO. FOSHAY,
. Dealer in
Miscellaneous Books, School Books, Blank
Books, Stationery, Fancy Articles, Ac.
Books imported to order at shortest possible no
ice. o30
DR. GEO. W.
GRAY,
I ST
D J-0
Albany, Obeoon.
Office in Farrish Brick Block, corner First and
Ferry streets.
Residence, corner Fifth and Ferry streets.
Office hours from 8 to 12 o clock a. m. and' J to &
o'clock p. m.
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Epizootics Distanced.
THE BAY TEAM STILL LIVES,
And is flourishing 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, to do any haoling within
the city limits, for a reasonable compensation.
rs Delivery of goods a specialty.
20v8 A. N. ARNOLD, Proprietor.
W. C. TWEEDALE,
Dealer in
Groceries, ProTisions, Tobacco, Cigars,
Cutlery, Crockery, and Wood and Willow Ware,
Albany, Obeoon.
ty Can and see him.
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The IVleUler Chair !
' Can be had at the following plsces:
Harrisburg
Junction City...
Brownsville .
Hslsey
. Ssm May
.Smith Braafleld
......Kirk fc Home
...... J. M. Morgan
.J . .
HCIO..
. . . J. J. Brown
Albany... .....Graf Collar
A full supply can also be obtained at my old shop
on First street, Albany, Oregon. .
. J. M. METZLER.
H.J.B0UGHT0NM.D.,
GRADUATE OP THE
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE
OF NEW YORK, '
t
and late member of Bellevte Hospital Medical
College. New York. "
Office in A. Carothera fc Co.'s Drug Store, Al
bany, Oregon. '
Piles Voiles I
Why say this damaging and troublesome com
nlint cannot Im eiirad. when so many evidences of
success might be placed before you every day
cures or supposed nopeiess cases t xour puypicuui
inform, von tiit the kinder vou allow the complaint
to exi-t. von lessen your chaucaa for relief, Kt
perienee ka tavght this in all coses.
A. Carotliers & Co.'s Pile Pills ft Ointment
Are all they are recominendd to be. Will enre
Chronic, Blind and Bleeding Files in a very short
time, aud are convenient to trse.
This preparation is sent by mail or express to sny
ponit wttblu tue unitea Htatee ac l.ou per inoage.
Address A. CARO rHERS & CO ,
KvS " Box 38. Alshany. Oregon.
JOHN SCHMEER,
DEALEB IN
Groceries aift Provisioiis,
ALBANY, OREGON.
Has just opened his new grocery establishment, on
Corner of Ellavoorth and First Streets
With a f rash stock of Groceries. Provisions, Candies!
Cigars, Tobacco, he., to which he invites the atten
tion or our citizen.
In mntiH-tlnn with the stors he will keenaBakery,
and will always have on hand a full supply of fresh
Bread, Crackers, It. . t
tif Call and see me. ,
. . ' ' JOHN rCHMEEB.
February 1ft. -. .- .. 4v4
The Old Stovo Depot
John Briggs,
Dealer in
Coot Farlof aii .Boi- Sfes!
. OF THE BEST PATTERNS.
Al.80,
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware,
And the nsnal assortment of Furnishing Goods to
- be obtained in a Tin Store. . v
Repair neatly and promptly executed on reason
able terms. f-
Short Reckonings Make Long Friends.
Fbohtt Stbeet, Albany.
Bee. 5, 1874. , i
A. WHEEFXEB.
C. P. BOtTGE.
C. B, WHEELEK.
A. WHEELER & CO.,
SHEDD, OREGON,
FORWARDING ' AND . , COMMISSION
HERCHAUTS.
Iealera In Merchandise and Produce. A good
assortment of all kinds of Goods always in store
at lowest market rates. .
Agents for sale of Wagons, Grain Drills, Cider
Milla, Churns, fco., e. . .
OKBU paid fo WHEAT, OAT 8, IOBK, BDT-
A. W. GAMBLE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, Etc.
Office on First St., over Weed's Grocery Store-
Residence opposite late residence of John O. lien,
denhall, near the Foundry, First street, Albany.
October M. 1873.
Vebfoo t m arkett
CHARLES WILSON
Hiring leased the Webfoot Msrket, on First street.,
adjoining Grsdwohl's, respectfully asks a share of'
the public patronage. The market will be kept con
stsntly supplied with all kinds of fresh meats. Call,
and see.
tW The highest cash price paid for Hides.
CHARLES WILSOV.
Albany, August 14, 1874.
GEO. R. HELM,
Attorney ani Counsellor at Lai
ALBANY, OREGON,
Will practice in all the Courts of this State.
Office in Fox's Brick Building (np-stairs), First-,
stieet. 6v7
ALBANY
Foiiry ail Mae
A. F. CHERRY, Proprietor,
ALBANY, OREGON,
Msnnf actures . 1
Steam Engines,,
Flour and Saw Mill Machinery,
Wood-WorlQii2 & Agricultural Macliinery,,
And all kinds of
Iron and Brass Castings.
Particular attention paid to repairing all kinds of
machinery. ' 41v3
A. CAROTHERS & C0.
DEALERS IN
Drugs, Chemicals,
Oils. Paints,
Dyes, Class,
Lamps, Etc.
All the popular
patent Medicines, -
FINE CUTLERY,
CIGARS, TOBACCO.
NOTIONS, PERFUMERY,
And TOILET GOODS.
Particular care and promptness given phyaiciana'?
prescriptions and family recipe.. -
A. CAKUlilEKa 4t tU
Albany, Oregon.' - 4v5
GO TO THE
BEE-HIVE STORE
-TO BTTY -
Groceries,
Provisions,
notions,
&c.t &c.t &c..
Cheap br Cash. L
Country Produce of All KMs Boimht
For Merchandise or Cash.
This is the p'ace to get the
Best Bargains Ever Offered In Albany.
Parties will always do well tooall and a e for them
selves. H. WEED.
First Street, Albany, Oregon.
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MEXICAJW
Llustang Liniment
Was first known in America. ' Ttr merits are now
well known throughout the habitable world. It has
the oldest and best record of sny Liniment in the--world.
From the millions upon millions of bottles -sold
not a single complsiot has ever reached na. A
a Healing and Pain-subdnlng Xlniment it baa no
equal. It ia alike .
BENEFICIAL TO MAN AND BEAST.
Sold by an Drugglsta. ' V
, .:' YV0LD .
Homestead Tonic
Plantation Bitters
Is a purely Vegetable Preparation, composed of
Ualisaya Bark, Boots, Herbs and Frnlta. among
which will be found Maraapariillan, Dandelion, Wild
Cherry, Baaaafrea, Tausy, Gentian, Sweet Elaar, etc.;
also Tamarinds, Dates, Prunes and Juniper berries,
preserved in a sufficient quantity (only) of thepplrit
of Sugar Can to keep in any climate. They invari
ably relieve aud cure the fullp.wtog. oomplaluta
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, I.iver Complaints, . Loss of
Appetit, Headache,. Bilious Attack, Fever and
ague. Summer Complaints. Sour Stoiuaob, Palpita
tion of the Heart, General Debility, etc. They are
especially adapted aa a remedy tor the diseases to
which
V O M E n
- , -
Are subjected and as a tonic for the Aged. Feeble
end Debilitated, have no equal. They are strictly in
tended as a Temperance Touio or Bitters, to be
nsed aa a medieine only, and alwaya according to
directions. SoiiD bt Ai,i4 First-Class Dbtjgqists
BR 0 Oil FACTORY.
WV D. BELDING,
Who manufactured the firs' good Broom every
made in Albany, has returned Irom California, sndt
located permanently in this city, where he has
gain commenced tne manufacture of all kinds of
Brooms, Brushes, Wisps,
Ac.
at hia faetorv on FIRST STBEET, a John,
Htttwi old stand, east of
MiinoHi Mills, where-
he invites those wishing a Arstlata broom to call
and secure it of aim. :
, W. D.- BSXDn.
Albany, Oct. 18, 1874. ;
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