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NO. 10. VOLUME XII. 4LBANY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 6, 1880. B US TXBSS CA RDS. Oa tMs Sjace Four aaks. -Coming! .- , X. B HUMPHREY, Agent. : vllnM JOHN BRIGGS TAKKTiIIS OPPOHTlMTr TO INFORM hi. friend and the public generally, that it now itrKlcil in hi.s NEW BUSINESS HOUSE, mm the old stand nert door to P. C. Harper A Co , where ma be fouiul as prext an assortment and as large stock of Stoves and Ranges ean be found In any one lioose this side, of jorl land, and at a JL.OW IMilCK. ALSO ptimpa c? Pipes, Cuatiron, Br:i4c S2taisiclcl KETTLES, 1 great variety. Also, Tin, till cot Iron, diulvuiilzcd Iron, un1 t'oppcrwarc, lwavs on hand, and made to order, AT LIV- im; hates. CAll Oil Albaay. October M, 1S75-3V8 CITY DBTJQ STOHB. Cornar First anl EUs-worti sts., XI. SALTMAKSH, Masajfaln takenrtarse of the City Drug Store, n.Ttn purchased the enMre Interest of C. W Huf,u'W to A. C'aro'.Iicn- A Co., and is n.w rncetviiij; a Splendid 2Tcw Stock, which, aided to the former, render it very atwplete in all the dirtVtvtit deinirtmeiits. FMlmt assured that ail can be suited in Quality and Pries, ha cordially invite his old fi -.ends and cu-toui-mm give'aim a call. Wilt reeel--e liame Hate, a-nl n (ul attention a nil kwni ail niht. ' Pare Wines and Liquors for tuc-Uciim purposes. It. SAlYT.TiAlISH. CITY MARKET I first .treet, 3 door west of Kerry, AU4S V. I OBKWtt. S0ItAC2ES & GCETS, Prsp's. H AVI.TiJ purchao'l the City Market. I will kes; constantly on hail 1 ail kindsnt Meat . Cn. very let to ite n laine l in I tic marvel. I will .trlve at ail tinier to meet the wishes of (II wu. f'or uie with their ptitroria-ie.. TUs na'illc tern; allv arc invited to call at my nf vkn In want 'of meats. fc-Tlie highest MM a pric paid for POIiK. S I 10-13 Hew Goodii ! New Departure ! P1LUNERY AHDDRESSrtlAKlNG. M RS. O. L. PARKS, HAVixti rrncn.vsF.n th millixeky More lately o- ned lv Mf.C P. Iavls nnd havlny Just ad-led tliere.oa new invoice of late G&oies Hillinaxy, Trimmings, Ron net, lints. Ac., takes pleasure In Inviting the ladle of AHianvand vicinity to call a-id inspect for themsel vea. All xooda will be sold mt price., tliat W-fy eomimWk. Having ecnrc.'J t he service of a first class Dressmaker! I am nrenared to cnt, nr. and make (ltws In any style desired, at abort notice and Inasatis factory manner. ...... . tejrMkinc Clothing for children a specialty Hiorevn nort h side of First, east of Kllsworth .tree.. Tu are Invited to enlL PARKS. 17. 187- Xafallitls laliaa ZJanslies. A Sure Shot For AO.tJE. nrsnta a l.ovr. KHSIDEXCE - AMOXfi '&J th Indian triOesof rho erent and the Inte rior. I have Hat the atoo-i.ionnne rt nim-ncr, mm -t ha cMi netuHti of t he se vcral t rlhes. and front other source, a nnmliernl remedies lor disease Incident to tnis eonnrry. coni Insof roots, herhs and bark, and havinu Imen aoIiitRd hjr in vny tooTle of hia valley, who havetriHdandnrovcltheefllmcy'of them in disease, to nmenre and offer t he snme for sale, I take this means of annoancinn to nil flint, during the past season. I have madenn extend ed totir throiKh the mountains and valleys, and hav attcnro l certain of thee remedies which are a sure cure for Fever' and .A.gfe. Thnae snflerlnir from Aarne who desire to Iks en re -t.cn a kavnnrinr nt. Mr. Strong's store on riraf stmef, whore I will furnish the remedies, warranting a radical care or I will demand no pav. W. . JOH. aTRemcdlcR done np tn ! package. , 12-1 SI a month and expenses truamnteed to A iris I Out at free. Sua w a Co., Anjtus'a. Maine viln-riyl LEGAL. X.. t'LISN. G. K. CIIAXBKBLAIN. FL1.VX A CI!AJIIJEEJLAI', Attorneys at Law, ALBAXt, - OliEGOA'. OF KICK- In Foster's new brick block, first door to the loft, up rtirs. vllnld J. C. ru'EI,L. W. K. BtLVEU. rO WIJLL HIL YEIT Attorneys at Law and Solicitor in Ciianeery. . ALBANY, - OBEtSOS. COIXKCTIOS.-il pixnnnttvinudeonall point. Loans ncKOtinted on rc-HnaLlo terms, otlice in r oster's new block. nUvll 3. K. WEATUEHFOUD, (KoxAity rim.BM Attorney at -aw, ALBANY, : : OKEWOX. WILL rU.VCTlCE IX TIIK I IFFKRKXT court of the S ate. Sicciiil at Ivntion isiv en totttiioclioiis and )m!itc matter. Okkick In .Ul Fellow rs' Temple. tUIvlO l. R. X. BUdtBI RX, ATTORNEY AT LAW. AI.JS.VNV, : : ORMiU.X. nRDMI'T ATTIIXTIOX ;IVK TO A I.I. linine-s. - - N. B. IirMfllKKV. C. K W'l I.VEKTON. Ilumplirey V Wtilverion, Attorneys nnci C'omtselors at Itw. I I. I. 1T! (TI('K IN" ALL TIIK COl'RTS of ilii-Snte. otKH E -in Froniuii "shriek (npsttiiis) Altsiny, Orijion. llnt'J I II. jjoxtami:, Attorney at Law, OFFICK l"p sinirs. over John Iti i;r?" store, on First street. vllnin V: II. HEWITT, Attorney Mud Counselor at Liiw. Offlre, rihl Prt lpl-c IliiihVner, Albany, Orfon. TILL Tli CTICK in the different Courts of YY Ihetale. vllll.VJ I. 31. COXLEV, ATTORNEY AT LAW. i tv It I-. - 11 I'MtriMl oiim'k, ntu-iii m-ii; ru?i V y stix-ct. Aii'imv, i-iihi. All liasiiies-s ;iro"is.ptlv and can-fully attended to. ' . vl"'v- B. 25. SAVAGE, IS. D., Physician am! Sstrscon, Fn.ina ".- Uriisk, up stairs, first utrri-t. C. C. liEE.I.V, M. If., AI.ItANT, s : OKKUOX. OFFICK IX MrlLWAlX TJKIt K ISLOt.'K. Itesidenee -one door uoi thol bruotn liieto- ry, Lyon street. Ill " I. W. BAI.L.Mtl, M. I. J. M. l'..WKLL, M. II. E ;.I.AIIS & POWELL, Physicians c Surgeon, i,tno, o::cox. OFFtri: At LetKinon Ilrnt; Ptore. 12n2! Jrus f. wisarixii, aiitist, Fresco, Sign, Scene. Pictorial Xaintijtgf. DKSiuMXt; a si-i-:ci.lty. ltMitn ti iind 7. 1'.irrl-li lilofk. corner First Hnd t'err streets'. Alii.iiy,Ore'rm. I- C -. CLAU K, St-lf-KSSf-K TO J. B. WATT, riii!er in Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Iron, Ste-'l ond JJerlinn tes' Tools, First door east of S. K. Ymmn, lt-"?.LVi; (vllnito OHEGOy. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, ALII AN V, ORKtiOX, Mrs. C. HouK, Proprietor. rr-ijlis IIOI"SK hiis'K'en thorousrhly overhnnl X ed mid renovated, and nliiced in llrwt ciiiss condition for t he acif muno tut ion of usunests. Uood Samtile Kooin lor Comiiieivlnl Tnj.ve.lers. (enernl Stif-'e tntiee tor Corvollls. Inde'iend enee and Lelwuoii. Free CoM:l o ! rroin the house. vllnlJ - WILLEilT & tSUSCII, Mannfiietnrers of CarriaCM find Wagroiifc. LATt:K stock Cnrriasesnnd Waxorveonstant ly on hand. Kerei'.i inu mid, jo'i work done at short not ice nnd in the most skilful! manner. . "-t H Fcrr r Street, Alhnny, Or. JAHtlES DANNALS, Denier nnd Manufacturer of SOLID WALNUT BEDROOM SETS No Veneering No Sham. Alsoni-nfron Ash. Manle and I'ine Suits. Sprins Ileds. Pure Hair Matrasses. Also Moss. Wool. 1'oln nnd Straw lSedon hand nnd made nt Lowest Rates. Work and sr..ods warranted as represonte 1. Corner Kecontl nml Ferry Stn., Vlbany. F.O TITUS BROS., ffowolors, Albany, : Oregon. RF.C.ULATINO TIMK-PIECKR A KEPA1B ln Jewelry a apeclally. Call. HnI7 Arrnt, for "Xew II me" Bewlnir M- rniuea. i. i.. iwn. out tit free. S5btXorlsk. Header. If you want bnianesa st which persons or ettner sex can '"""V pavall the fhne when they work, write ft!" ticuls-': H. 1IALI.KTT UO., i'OIllunu, -' Tlie Crariucrry S wamp. 'Of course." said yotuis Doctor Detl ling, "a man lias his own fortune to look to." "Of course," said Jttrtit i Grey, antl as flic spoke tlie' words a cold chill seemed to creep like slowly congealing ice around her whole heart. "If you had consulted ne as to your affairs," wont on the young man, "instead of taking ihis extraordi lary f-tep, en tirely without advice or counsel " "Yes I know," hnrrii- lly interposed Judith ; but it's over anil past now, so perhaps we hnd U-tter not talk about it." The red winter sunset was blazing with Milln fire above the ccdar copse In I lie west ; the leafless trees livli up ihejjr black arms in a sort ot wrestling agony, toward the sky, as the bleak wind tossed thoni to nnd'lro, and a solitary raven utterc-d his ominous croak, in the woods at the back of the house. "Such a place." said he, "lor a woman to select to live in." "H isn't v-i v cheerful.' " said .Tndilii ; 'but I've lived here all my life, yon kn.jw." "The more reason for wanting to get out of it no'-,"' said the doctor, impatiently- Judith was silent. She looked nt the blazing loss on the 61d-fabioned hearth, and fried to keep bck the lust-rising tears. l)r. Dcdiing rose ami took up his hat. "Then I am to consider that our en gagement is quite at an end," said the doctor. Yes," said Judith, in a low tone. "I shall always wish you, well," said the doctor, affably. "I thank you." said Judith. Good-by !" said Dr. Dedfnig. "Good-hy!" said Judith. The next moment she was alone with the bl iziiifj !oj, nnd the cricket chirping on the hearth, and the strange, weird shadows that came and went on the wain scoted walls. It was just, a month to-nij;lit since they buried old Miles Grey out of sight. Little Judith, who had worn herself out in taking ts.re ol him. had dropped a tew sincere tears on the cheap colli that in cased his remains. lnt no one else had seemed particularly to grieve. Mrs. I'ytchley. her eldest sifter, who was married to a Xew Yorrf grocer, had boldly declared thai it was htjjli time tin old mati took himself o!1" the stage ol tlii world, and made i.o secret of her 'isnp potnl nienf, when it was dl-cove cl that :t thousand dollars in gold pieces re pre sentt d all Ids hoarded wealth, with the. exception ol the cranberry swamp, upon whose Verge stood the hon-se; and this drtary property, by Ihe terms of the will, was to be divided between bis t"i i.I'-cc, Judith Grey and Marhi Pytchiey, as they themstrlvi S might agree. 'I'll take the ready inon-y.' said Mrs. I'ytchlry. Iifi!y. "What cuid I do with three or four miles of cranberry swamp?"' j "Or what could Judith do with It. cither?" said llobart Pytihiey, ho was whittling a pine stick Iicside the lite. 'I dare say sJie could manage very nicely," said Maria. ; "I've heard Uncle Miles s:iy that he sold :-ixtv dollars" wort!. ofcrnnberrieH one year out of the swamp.'" Humph!" grunted Mr. Itch!cy. "And that's ' legal interest on a thou sand dollars, you know," tulded his wile. "What do you say. Judith ?" ' "It makes no difference to me," said Judith, quietly. "It doe? to me, then !" said Mrs. Pytch ley. "Because, as you know very well, Ilobart's business Is in the city, and we could do nothing with a lot of swamp land down here in the backwoods." So Mrs. Pi tchley had taken thf- lion's share of the old man's behest, ami gone hack to ker city home over Ilohart'-" grocery store; and young Dr. Dediing. who had confidently calculated on at least live hundred dollars, to buy surgical in struments and fit up an office in the vil lage adjoining five hundred dollars as the dowry ot his hr! !"-elect broke, Ids engage ment in a fit o. pique that Judith should have so deliberately flung her .fortune away. "A set of harpies !" cried he, with dis gust. 'Stop, Dr. Di-diinjj !" cried Judith, col oring up. "You forget j I hat you are shaking of my sister and her husband." "But they had no business to Impose upon yon tluw !" -xe!aimed the doctor. "I agreed to the plan, without remon strance." ' Dr. Dediing shruzged bis shoulders. 'In that," he said sharply, "you showed your hick of common seme. If you had no good regard lor yourself, you might liave had some for ute." "Was It for money you wanted me ?" demanded Judith, stuns to Ihe quick. Dr. Dediing colored and hesitated. "A mtn must take monetary mattets into consideration," he said. And so it came almnt that tlie engage ment was canceled, and Judith Grey was sitting there, alone In the wintry twilight, with clasped hands and head dropped low upon her breast. Dr. Dediing plodded homo to the vil lage, and as he passed tlie brilliant win dows of the little hostlcry, he paused, remembering the bitter cold of the winter air. tlie frosty influence of the breeze. "I may as well go in and warm myself," 1 e thought. i Mine host met him with a cheery air. "Walk in, doctor walk lit," wild he. "Xot that room," as Dediing mechani cally laid his hand upon the door-knob of the apartment he usually entered. The railway committee is a-slttin' there. This way. please." The railway committee," echoed Ded iing. "What railway committee? You don't mean that they're actually taking any steps about that old Idea of a railway between here and Glassville?" "Yes. I oo," said the landlord. "It's a committee of rich capitalists as are build ing factories close to the Falls ; and they mean to put tip tenement houses all along, and l-'.y down a line of rails, and don't say us I mentioned It. doctor, because I only caught a snatch here and there, when I was carrying In .tlie plates ami setting on the truirs, and iittts, and wine but it's to go right through old Miles Grey's cranberry' swamp, the new railway is. And the chairman of tlie committee is going to offer Miss Judith five thousand dollars in good, clean', hard" money for her share in it." Dr. Dudiine: started. 'Five thousand dollars!" repeated he, slowly. Cotikl it be a fact? If so and there seemed very little reason for doubting it what a fatal mistake he had made in re jecting bride who could bring him tlie rich portion ot a cranberry swamp as her wedding dower. It he had only known this half an hour one little halt hour ago "Don't fret almiit him, Judith, dear; lie i-iit worth It," urged honest Marmaduke liedlleld. who had stopped on his way to the postoffice to bring a message from his mother. '-He was always a pretentions sort ot a fellow, all for outward show, with a heart like stone and a nature as shallow as Deacon Dolor's brook." Judith looked up at the clumsy, good hcarted. h.Mil-handcd farmer, and won dered that she bad never before noticed what a true face anil what clear, frank eyes he had. "Forget him. Judith," plcad-d Red field; and idie began seriously to think that she would at least make the trial. "Come over to our house and stay with mother. It's too bleak nnd lonesome for yoti here for the present, at least. Spring wili he time enough for yon to come back to the era!. berry swamp." Judith Gtey looked around at the soli tary room, and thought of Mrs. Redfield's ! 'g cosey kitchen, with its bright-colored lag carper, its windows lined with blos soming geraniums and its shrill-voiced canary bird hanging over the work-table. Do you think." she hesitated, "that your mother would be willing to be troub led with such a gutst as me?" Duke U' llfielil's face grew radiant. "Only try her." said he. "Dear Ju dith, you'd be as welcome as flowers in May." And the next day Mrs. Redfleld came over in the old farm carry-all to claim her gitesf. and the old swamp house was left to Irs own dreary desolation and the driv ing snows of January. Scarcely three weeks had elapsed, wlien young Dr. Dediing came to the Redfleld farm in his new gir, with the old roan horse that really made quite a good ap pen ranee tl( u yon didn't hurry him. and the road was to'crahly good, anil he was free from a vi-itntion known as the "heaves." "There ain't nobody sick here,"' said Julius, the hired man. who was splitting wood at the side ot the house as he eyed the d etnr rather suspiciously. "Xo. I know It,"' said Dr. Dolling but I've called to 8"e Miss Grey." 'Miss Grey ain't noways nilin', as 1 know of." persisted Ju'lug. leeling the e'lge of Ihe axe, and still staring hard at the medical represenlati-e of Glassville. 'T have called..' said Dr. Dediing, with dignity, "as a friend." "Oh." said Julius. Will you be so kind as to let me in ?" persisted the doctor. "Taln't no use," said Julius, rolling a prodigious pine knot down from the pile, and preparing himself for a stupendous effort ; "there ain't nobotly .at home." "Nobody at home !" ech-KHl the doctor. "They've all gone to church," explained Jnlin. "To church, man! Why It's Tuesday." "Who said it wa'i.t?" retorted "Julius They ain't gone to hear sarvice they've gone to he married." "Who?" demanded Dr. Dediing. "Our Marmaduke and Miss Judith.' And down came the ax upon Ihe end of the pine knot -with a crash that made the man of medicine start Kick. ' , The new railroad was duly constructed directly across the boggy depth of old Miles Grey's cranberry swamp, and the five thousand dollars was placed to Mrs. Marmadrke Redfield's account in the nearest national hank; and Mrs. Pytchtey thinks she made a mistake in taking the gold eagles instead of tlie cranberry swamp bnt young Dr. Dediing thinks his mis take was greater still. "No. Algernon, I say that the hoy shall not be brought up on the bottle. Look at its grandpa's nose I" sit They have got a Newark in New Jersey, and are waiting for the coming of a second hand Noah. Better roast goose stuffed with onions where love I U a t a $3 dinner among young bloods down town. Mine Vamlly. Dimpled scheeks mlt eyes off plue. Mom' like id vas moistd mid dew, Und leetle teeth shust peckin'droo Dot's der baby. Cnrley hed. and full of glee, Drowsers all oudt at der knee He lias been playing horse, you see Dou't leetle Otto. Von hnndord-serxly In der shade, Der Oder day vhen she vas veighed She beats nie soon I vas avraid Don't my Gretchen. Bare-footed hed, nnd pooty stoudt, Mit grooked legs dot will bend oudt, Foudot his lieer and eauer kraut Dot's me himself. Von Rchmall young baby, full of fun, Von leetle bright-eyed rougish sou. Von frau to greet when vork Vas done Dot's mine vamfly. Ktnte Temperance Alliance. The ninth annual session of the Oregon State Temperance Alliance will be held in tlie Oity of Eugene commencing Wed nesday, Feb. 18, 1S30. Article 3 of the constitution roads as follows: This Alliance shall he composed ot de'e gates duly elected and accredited from all temperance societies, Churche3, Sunday Schools, and all organized bodies which are known to lie hi active working sym pathy with the temperance reform, the basis ot representation Iieing one for every twenty incuitiers, and one for every frac tion thereof. The O. & C. R. R. nnd the W. O. R. R Companies have consented to carry dele gates as follow: Delegates will pay lull tare to the Alliance, and be returned free upon presentation ol ihe Secretary's cer tificate ot attendance. 1-ct the coming session of the Alliance be a reunion of all the temperance people of Oregon. Dr. J. W. Watts, Pres. C. II. Whitney, Secretary. Tlie Way ihe Mon.-y does. There has been considerable complaint among the tax-payers of tiie State because of I lie great expense of State and county governments and the inquiry is some times made, "where diies the mo-iey go?" We were looking over the records ot the State House yesterday, and our attention whs attracted by the label "Indigent fund." and in looking over the pajers we discovered on top. a bill sent u. from Jackson county tor keeping non-resident indigent persons amounting to over $300. On exa'iiiiiatioti it was found that ten persons had been cared for at different times ami for different periods of time, but in each case a hill was rendered and audited by tlie Jackson County Coutt, at ti e a e of three dollars per day fir each and every day. It appears from the records that the County Court of Jackson county, has Pp. tered into a eon tract with some person or persons, to keep non-resident indigent per sons nt the rate of three dollars pe" day and that the bills are sent to the Secretary ot State for payment out of tlie indigent tun 1 of the State. This, certainly, is an exorbitant price to pay lor that kind of service. The best hotels hi tlie State would be glad to keep them in first class style for a much less price. To draw it mild, we must call this a game of fraud and a swindle on the tax payers of the Slate. W'e do not know whether the Secretary of the State pro poses to allow this bill or not. but we shall deem him remiss in his duty it he does not cut down those prices more than one-hail. This one item does not amount to a very great sum. but it shws a disposition to rob the State, and it is these items taken in the aggregate that depletes the trtaury and makes the people wonder where the money goes. We shall watch the actions of the State authorities in their disposition of this bill of accounts and should it he paid in lull, wo glial", demand a reason why. Sl'itesmnn. TVlmt There la la When I. The wheat grain is a fruit consisting of a seed and its coverings. All the jnidille part of the grain is occupied by large, thin cells, full of a powdery substance which contains nearly all the starch ol the wheat. Outside of the central statchy mass is a sing'e row of squarish cells, filled with a yellowish material, very rich in nitroge iioua, that is. flesh-forming matter. Be yond this again there are six thin coats or coverings, containing much mineral mat ter, both ot phosphates nnd potash. The mill products of these coverings of the seed are peculiarly rich in nutriment, and fine flour is robbed of a large percentage of valuable and nutritious food. Middl ngs not only contain more fibrin and mineral matter than fine flour, but also more fat. The fibrous matter, or outer coat, which, is indigestible, forms one-sixth of the bran, but not one-hundredth of the fine flour. Wheat contains the greatest quantity of gluten and the smallest of starch ; rye, a medium proportion of both, while in bar ley, oats and corn the largest proportion ot starch and the smallest of gluten are to be found. In practice 100 pounds of flour will make from 133 to 137 pounds of bread, a good average Iieing 133 pounds ; hence a barrel of 193 pounds should yield 236 one pound loaves. The left-handed man hear best with his left ear, and sees best with his left, eye, and is generally ready to take what is left. It will never do to advise the patriotic Boston women to vote ' as they fight. Therq would be too much scratching at the pons. , m Kentucky lias discovered an inexhausti ble bed of lithographic stone, and can now cut her own war maps. rrue to tlie Lire. Mr. Gough tells the following sfory : I knew a man who was startled with a face peering out nt him from the wall ; he went up to it and wiped It out and stood back again, nnd still It was there; he went up to it again and wipe d it out ; and stood back it was there yet. Ill very hair seemed 1 1 sta nd with horror as he went up to ir, and with a terrible blow of bis fit struck the wall and left it mark ed with blood. He stood back again it was there ; ami lie went and heat, and beat till he had broken the bones in his hand, with beating out that which was palpable to him'; and yet lie was conscious, and the consciousness thrilled through his frame with horror, that it was but a phan tom of his Imagination. jAtt a man suffer that six days and six nights; let a physi cian sit by his side and tell him. "Now, sir, if you drink ngain, you will suffer it again." "But. doctor, I will never drink again ; doctor, the thought is too terrible ; I shall never suffer it. I will never take drink again." And once more healthy blood comes in that man's vein's, and in tlie emphatic language of Scripture, he "seeks it yet again," and again tie is brought down, ngaiu he endures it all. and again the physician sits by his side. "You rememlier that which I told you ?" Yes." "If you drink you will have ii again ; and do not send for me. for you will die." '"Doctor, I will never touch ii again." And yet he rise from his couch in agony, seeks it again, and again he is brought down, and his shrieking spirit dies in disgust into eternity from the body so fearfully and wonderfully made by God. He knew all the way along it must be so. Such is the terrible slavery of in temperance. A "SticeexsfMl"' Duel. A duel which took place the other day at Phillippopolis excited intense interes among the inhabitants, being the first duel Phiiippopolis has ever known since it has been a city. The combatants were a ISiissiuH artillery officer and M. Pachtery. rhe editor of the French part of the Greco French newspaper the Phiiippopolis. The quarrel arose out ot a row at a cafe, where fie Russian officer, by way of "chaff," brandished a sword over the editor's In ad as though lie intended to cut it off. This led to a challenge, and a rneetin : for tl e following day was arranged. Revolvers in the absence of duellii g pistols were chosen as the weapons to be used; the dis tance to lie 25 paces : lots to lie drawn to decide who should have the first fire, aud the thiol to cease after the first discharge of idiots. M. Pachtery was anxious that the duel should ga on until one or the other was disabled, but his amiable wishes on ibis point were overruled, aud Ihe affair arranged to take place cn the ' one shot apiece" basis. To compensate him for his disappointment the editor wen tin right ot the first fire, leveling his weapon, discharged it. Being, however, more skillfull with the pen than the pi.stol, he m:sscd his man. "Now," exclaimed the officer triumphantly, "formy turn." "Ye", sir," ejaculated Ihe editor, with sublime insouciance, "lint." Tlie officer accord ingly fired, hut beyond an alleged un pleasant whistle close to his ear, the edi tor suffered no disagreeable consequences. And now." said the Russian officer rather ra.ignnuimnusly, "I ask your pardon." Freely granted, and no ill feeling re maining," replied M. Pachtery. The com batants then embraced each other warmly antl left the ground, accompanied by nu merous friends, highly delighted at the happy termination of the affair. Th's first duel at Phiiippopolis. having been so great a success, others are expected to follow. ru!l Mull Giizette. Tlie SlHson Mill. Complaint was filed in tlie Circuit Court for Jackson county on the 19h day of January, 1SS0, by Dowell & Neil, attor neys for plaintiff in tlie case of Augusta Sisson , liesr at law of Dr. David Sisson, vs A. D. Hclman, John R. He man, Mary Jane Ilelman, M. J. Uelm.in, et al. This is a suit in equity to quiet title to real estate, aud involving tlie title to property in the town ot Ashland, valued at not less than fl0,000. The complaint sets forth that Dr. David Sisson was owner of and in peaceable possession of a cer.'ain block of land in the town of Ashland, the title to which was based on a written contract for a deed for b'ock No. 2 on the original plat of Ashland, given by' A. D. Hclman to Morris Howell and assigned to Sisson. It relates that Dr. Sisson had erected valu able buildings on said block including a hospital, that while residing on the same on tlie 5th dav of April, 1SGS, when the plaintiff was only eight days old, he wa shot and killed by an assass'n, within sixty yards of A. D. Ilel man's front door, and that soon afterward, the house in which Sisson was living at the time of his death, and also a house on the Sisson farm near Astfland, were burned by an incendiary who succeeded in burning tlie contract to Howell. Subsequently, the complaint alleges : the plat of Ashland was stolen from the Recorder's office, and a new plat filed having an additional block aud on which block No. 2 (owned by Sisson) ws changed to block No. 3. so as to .destroy its identity and defraud the plaintiff out of lot. No. 0 in said block which had been deeded to her by Jj. J. C. Duncan, who had I purchased nt Sheriff's sale under an execu ! tlon against the property of A. D. Ilelman. The complaint further sets forth tb&tA. D. Ilelman, one of the defendants, filed a I third p'at of the town of Ashland on which block No. 2 (claimed hy tlie plaintiff) U not laid dowt ,with int. n- fodi fraud plain tiff an 1 entirety desfoy nil evidence of her title. Plaintiff asks that certain deeds made by A. D. Hclman to parties now in possession he declaie 1 vo'd. so far as they conflict with her interest in the land, ami he be compelled to make her a deed accord ing to the contract made to Howell and assigned to Si-son. If the complaint be true it points to the commission of the blackest deed that was ever done in Jack, son county, and if prohed the fact would be disclosed that arsoi, larceny ot a public record and forgery were ned to cover it; up. hide the murderer and rob an Infant orphan of her property. Jacksonville Sen ttnel. ' An Inaoaulrloua TInrrln&re Omen. Near Apex, a few days ago, there was d grand wedding among the colored folks. After Ihe ceremony had been concluded, the groini, who lived in another part of the country, put his bride into a wagon, and prepared to take her to his home. At this stage ot tlie proceedings a negro, who had traveled, and said he knew diing or two about the customs of elegant white folks, stated that it was always tba custom to throw shoes alter the bride n4 -he was driven off. so as the happy couple tunved away from tha door the negroes ierked off their shoes and hurled them at the vehicle. One negro, who was tins possessor of a No. 15 foot threw a sIkhj with toon c -ring aim. Tlie great missile flew through the air, and, striking tlie bride's skull, knocked her senseless in the bottom ot Ihe wagon. The groom jumped out and gave the thrower of the shoe s thrashing, cursing civilized customs with his whole heart. Bateiyh, X. C, Oljierver, I'm n ; e; Benson T We think that A. II. Clark has the sheep 1 at stint's No. 1 as far as sagacity is con cerned. It is a male, and, during the eimmcr, has pnsfured with some calves n a i apple orchard adjoining the rest ience. There were several trees in tie rchard well loaded with early trait. The trees were about six inches In diamcterV One evetiing Mr. Clark heard considerable noisu in the orchard, and upon invest'ga gatio:i found the sheep and calves quietly eating apples tinder one of Ihe trees. In a few minutes all the apples, were eaten when, to hi surprise, he saw tile sheep iiack off several yards from the tree and hen bnlt it wit'i all his force, bringing (own a quantify of fruit. This they ;roceeded to eat as before and when tho supply c.avo out the sheep replenished it is before. This was..-continued at in tervals until appetite was appeased. So persistent, was the sheep in his novel mode of treeshaklug that Mr. Ciark was obliged to protect the trees, lest the con tinual brui-ing of the bark should cause premaiient injury. Groton (AT. 3".) Journal. Tie year 1SS1 will be a mathematical curiosity. From left to right an 1 frond ight to left reads the same: IS divided by 2 gives 0 as quotient ; 81 divided by 9 and 9 is tlie quotient. 1SS1 is divided by 209, 9 is the quotient; it divided by 9. the -luotient contains a 9; if multiplied by 3, the product contains two 9's; t ' and 8 are 9, S and 1 are 9. It Ihe IS be placed under the SI and added the sum is 99. If the figures lie added thus, 1. 8, 8. 1. It will give 13. Reading from left or right is 1; and rending from right to left is 19, and IS is two-ninths of 81. By adding, dividing and multiplying. 19 99"s are pro duced, Iieing one 9 for each year required Ir. cr,tt-iti1f.T f.h "olitlirv.; Scotch highlaiidcrs have the habit wlien talking their Knglish of interjecting the personal pronoun"ho'' where not required, nch as " the King he has come.?' Often in consequence a sentence is rendered ex tremely ludicrous. A gentleman says lie lately listened to the Ilev. M. -, who began hi discourse thus: "My friends, you will find my text in the first epistle general of Peter, fifth chapter and eighth verse : 'The devil lie gosth about like a roaring lion seeking whom , lie may de vour.' Now my brethren for yotlr lit struction I have divided my text into foar heads. Firstly, we shaH endeavor to as- certain who ine uevu lie was. . seconcilv. we shall inquire into his geographical po sition, namely : Where the , devil lie was and where tlie devil he was going ?r '1-l.l.wll.. ...l- 1. .1 TI t t.I And fourthly and lastly, we shall endeavor o solve a question which has never yet lieen solved what the devil he was roar ing about.'" An Ogden paper, in speaking of a re cent accident at that place, says r It Is feared that the boy's injuries will prove quite fatal." It is hoped that the re porter's account la exaggerated, nndtla the lad's injuries well prove only moder ately fatal. When after leaving your country cows ins nt the depot, you hoist their bnshels of pears and plums aboard the train, dw not forget to tell them that you would; invite them to the city next winter If you did not live in so small a house. II Edson'a electric lamp proves a success Its charred paper "wick" will demonstrate that it Is really possible for men and worth less little things to burn eternally In an in tense heat, and yet not b- consnmed. We recommend Gov. Garcelon and his council to drop politics for a while and study (erioiisly the alarming phenomenon. , According to the New York Pott George Alfred Townsend tells of a min eral spring In that State that Is so strongly impregnated with iron that farmer's horses who drank of its waters never require to be shod.