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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1880)
. r r t 1 T" " fK 4,:C' volume -xm. r-Ts IT Annrs always Cnrea and never Disappoints Taa world's great Pain-Reliever fer an aa& Beast. Cheap, quiet otd reliable, ' PITCHER'S C ASTORIA is not "Narcotic. Children grow fat upon, Mothers like, and Physi cians recommend C 1STOKIA. It regulates the Bowels, cures Wind Colic, allays Feverishness and destroys Worms. WXI XS MEYER'S CATARRH Cui a Coaatitntional .Antidote for als terrible malady, by Absorption. Tkve saoat Important Siaeo-rery since Vaeeinatien. OtHer remedies may relieve Catarrh, this cores at any tK 'before Consumption sets in. Albany Furniture Hoiiso. JAMES DANNALS, Manufacturer and'' Dealer In i FURNITURE, fdmnm Stilts: Walnnt, Ash and Maple Parlor eaita ; l'atent Kockers. fcasy tlwui and I ouiiKCJ a specially. SprinG MattresseS, Extension Centre Tables, .Utor Citcsnion, etc. boards; rtrst class HousE. t V Corner Qrsaa Qaxi&y pactcry. First street, opposite McIIwain's ALBAX1' t , oitcr.o.. Haanfacterer and dealer litall kinds of Keeps lor sale' French and American CANDIES. lODACO, CIGARS, which win be mid at price to rait the times. Parties and hall supplied with candies, nuts, te.-at redticed mtea. Yoar resiiectfnily in vited to Kive me a call. C. W. OS BORN . . Kev 19, t8Mvl3 ALBANY Gill:$nit mtitnitf Albany,. Oregon. T&e Kceond Term will open on Wednesday, Sept. fat, 1SS0. for particulars concerning the eonrses of fraay sod the price of tuition, apply to . EI.HE8T JS. COSVIT, Pres. Jsly sa, jsaovisnts - , G f Oreat chance to make money. We i need a person In every tow a to take laer1ptlon for tlie larftesf . chenpest and best Illustrated fetnily pnbltcatlon In llic world. Anyone ean become a snecejssfnl a:;ent. fti.i eiisant. works of art triven free to aulwcribers. Xli prloe i o low that almoHf everj-body aul scrltMM, One agent report Inking 120 t$u'iHCri Uer in a day. A- nwiy ajsrent repjrta makina: over SMii) denr proat In ten ttnys. All who en Se make money fast. You ran devoie all vour time ft the business, or only spare time. V med not he ivsy from home over nisriit. Y1 can do it as wo II as others. Frill directions sad rri free. Kkiaant and expensive Out tit Jfyoowsot profitable work send na yonr ad'emi m ones. It costs noilitn? to try the bos' ?. -JTonns who enarsijes falla to maVe ft- t trv. Ad'ireM Gkowik miJ" .rthtd,. Hatae. . 3-13 r a weelc m yonr own lovtn. f f fit frw. So risk. Head"-, if yon v bn.tnj'M Mt whw-ti Trson of an n..lr wnxil ,t .. 1 1 I lie 1 ! I . l 1 ll V 1 Ol'H. f.r jauici.li to il, JUU.i.TT Atc( ... Bendenlna; Pale. The last number of the Medical Record contains a notice or a new and curious method of deadening pain, which Is or striking simplicity. It was discovered by Dr. Bonwtll, a dentist ot Philadelphia, in 1875. In using the method the operator merely requests tbe patient to breathe rapidly, making about 100 respiration per minute, ending in rapid pulling expira tions. At the end of from two to five minutes an entire or partial absence ot pain results for halt a minute or more, and during that titne the teeth may be drawn or incisions made. The patient may be iu any position, but that recommendel is lyinr on the side, and it is generally best to throw a handkerchief over the face to prevent distraction of the patient's atten- j tion. When the rapid breathing is first i begun the. patient may teel some exhllara- j tlott ; following this comes a sensation .ot fulneao in the head or dizziness. The face is at first and afterward pale or even bluish, the heart beats rather feebly and fast, but the sense of touch is not affected nor It consciousness lot. The effect is produced In females more readily than in males, and in the middle-aged more easily than in the old ; children can hardly be made to treat lie projierly. It is denied that there is any possible danger. Several minor operations, other than frequent dental ones have been successfully made by this method and it is claimed that in dentistry, minor surgery and obstetrlcj it may supplant the common anaesthetics. Dr. Hewson's ex planation is that rapid breathing diminishes the oxygenation of the blood, and that the resultant excess of carbonic acid temporari ly poisons the nerve centers. Dr. Bonwill gives several explanations, one being the specific effect of carbonic acid, another the diversion ot will-torce produced by rapid voluntary muscular action, and, third, the dimming up of the blood in the brain, due to tlie excessive amount ol air passing through the lungs. Tlie Record is not satis fied with the theories, but considers it well proved that pain may be deadened by the method, which it com mends to tlie profession for the exact experimental de termination of its precise value. - atlworlnktonti. An Indiana peddleY. sixty-one years old, has just run away with his third wile. While there's lite there's slope. "There ain't any green turtle in hU politic," said a man of an airy candidate; -it all calves head." .Tlie girl who chalks her cheeks thinks it iTTitr'rr" fTniark the" Iniss thau miss the m-irii. At a recent marriage the. bride was a young damsel ulio had been a great flirt. WIk'U the clergyman asked the question, "Who Rives ti.is woinm away," a young fellow preseii ;TciR!iue; 'I conM, but I won't." The man who o.'-.f a rrteiy. wlfile ia snf;wrl l)'!ii. can .! ; Lis time away around vile works hard to i-rys tell you just what Iiit!-' c-.-n.:try i:i-c L- i euha,uce it pros- parity. The .iiinciiig :i;ister is always taking irf- ti tniiiove iii bti-hu;-:. Never count your col.l chicken before it is ii:i-lled. A Cincinnati dyer recently went insane from political excitement. We suppose the more he read the :n:idder he got. A Philadelphia lmsii.tiiI. who doesn't want hi- wife t taitM-r wlili hi iefteri. I tlie author ot lite report that infernal in::i liines nre ticing totnui In lu.'itis Ml-. Feiiuell iiy hei iiilni-ier'n sermons are "a I it t:; obscure." but."' she says, "I iUt love to sit ami watch the lineages ot hi f;icv .'' - I wonder, uncle," sr-'ai . iittie girl, "il men wiil ever jet iive 10 he 500 or 1000 3-ears old ? "Xo, my child." responded the old man, "that was tried once, and the race grew so bad that the world had to be drowned." Upon the marriage of her daughter the other day a I'liihuteiirhia mother remarked that she was sure she would quarrel ik;r soit-ni-iaw. "liin n an riglit. 'Ue sail. he and I have agreed to have io : .... inta, slinging during the campaign Aivuiy, Or., has a, brass baud cotyaln ing tw Ive of tlie foremost jvttng women in the ty. It might be supposed that they couj put on enough air" without organizliijt.a baud. And It looks ojld to see thern recirning home sober after play ing at a p luical meeting Xoriistovcn Herald. " f Eev. Dr. Wovds, of Andover, was once giving bis class vme iiistnictlons about preaching In suchv manner as to gain at tention aud applise. Young gentle men," said he, "it'aal contained in a nut shell. When you go & preach In the city, take your best coat ; bk when you go to preacli In the country tAe your best ser mon." There is a difference beV'een land and water. A young man maye able to earn only a salary of $12 a week, W put him in the surf, and if lie has a strg arm and knows how to swim lie is thlGdng bee among tbe ladies, while the b)o mllU jonaire hangs disconsolately &Mulon4 o: tbe safety rope: Two strangers, gentlemen, wHloiwnpj? the same seat in a railway car, cliat'pletis- atitly on politics, trade, crops, etcs.;" and have quite an ''.enjoyable season. It the strar.;rt t Jdics, iiowever, they will sit rBttti!.er fifty miles, only approaching "I ,-t-ir.ty by casting sidelong glances at i - .Ws "i ! i-S rrru 1 j.lntt,A '. A.'. . ITimn f it is said that George Washington some tltues used swear words, but this must be ALBANY, campaign Ubtl. Tlie kind ot trouscr1 George wore couldn't bag at the I jiees, nor could liis pattern of shirt-collar slip it moorings in the rear and climb tip on the top of his head. He had no occasion to indulge in profanity unless a hairpin in tho head, of the lady with whom he: was danc ing caught in his queue and dragged his wig off. ' Valleys in Eastern Oreajea. An Eastern Oregon paper gives the names, size and population ot the princi pal valleys in that part of the State and in Eastern Washington : Josephine. 25 miles long, 4 wide ; pop ulation 400. Klamath, 50 long, 15 wide ; pop. 300. John Day, 60 long, 10 wide ; pop. 400 Willow Creek, 30 long. 8 wide; pop. 150 Birch Cteek. 20 long, 0 wide ; pop. 125 Umatilla, 30 long. 35 wide ; pop. 500. Pit e Creek, 10 long, 15 wide ; pop. 60. Grande Ronde, 20 long, 16 wide ; pop. 1,760. Powder River, 10 long, 5 wide ; pop 135. . River Jordan, 25 long, 5 wide; pop. 150. Willow Creek. 10 long 5 wide; pop. 135. Burnt Creek, 8 long, 5 wide ;- Touchet iToo-she), 40 long, 5 wide ; pop. 2000. ' Columbia Basin, 26 long, 10 wide ; pop. 2,350. The foregoing are sittiated In Oregon, while the following are In Washington Territory (eastern ortion) : r Walla Walla, 30 long, 13 wide ; pop 13,000. , . Tuckannon, 20 miles long, 5 miles wide; population, 200. Alpowa, 15 long, 3 wide ; pop. 35. Palouse, 100 long. 35 wide ; pop. 2,700. Colutu bia Batln, 100 long, 80 wide ; pop 6,000. . Yakima, 100 long, 10 wide ; pop. 500 Spokane, 15 long, 10 wide ; pop. 380. Chehalis, 50 long, 45 wide ; pop. 200. These lands are, with the necessary population, capable ot producing 500.000 tons of wheat annually. Tlie twelve coun ties of eastern Oregon and WajMHton that mast be considered tiibutary to the waters df the Columbia aud Sua" rivers. contain 1,414 surveyed town.f,iisr 23. 57G.650 acres. Iu the earlier of eastern Oregon, preference .Heinent giwen tc strictly valley lands. Exr shown, however, thatmot eJ e has - t crops ' id hill ig and ve hill of cereals are sure upon the ti side lauds. For both fruit general agriculture, many n '. siite lands tlie preference. $ ' - Breeder on ' y. Yon might kill a million nv every day and a million squirrels out iili)re:oii. and there wouldn't be any difference- except that the squirrel skins won id he worth something and the men's skins wouldn't ' One-half ot the human -'.mlly live o low that If they were all swept away nothing i would be irlssed ; and it U ,not until I see ! what men are worth t,f God and the j future that, the vl-ioii mn.es me think it a ! crime to tread upon- the lowet human creature. l, A new Buckeye hard Is announced as 'The Poetic Voice ot Ohio." The old State is very prsaic and steady-going, and tlie last time her voice was" lifted it v;as a polirical voice, and meant rousing tna jMity for Garfield. It wa- pnJjahfy hor.rse from tM imu-li i er aiid cheering, hut It "onndeil mivrhtv well and there was music in if for tlie afty that. won. Clara Io'ie Kellogg is to have married la-cause ri'ior"el never flits, man with Iki she fir-t tell ill1 love vowisl lr ou'id not marry Was poor ami her until he had a fcln line equal to her own. She has distanced htn in tlie race for wealth, and lie ha-i emained true to his vow, Th's story romes from Kansas, anrl its main de feat is that such things nearer happen off the sajje. In real life he-would liave necented the fair Clara aiid her fortube and w",!,wwiM have been a nnslei prima donna's husband, getting up those dmssingrootn squabbles for free advertising, in which young llaplesot, is so great an adept. Suicide en a Train. After the west-bound overland train had left Carlin Monday night Conductor Case miss, d one of th passengers, hihI. on try ing the water-closet door, found it locked. Brakeman Hill forced the door open, a an found tlie Missing man lying dead, with a builet-hole In his head. Tlie remains were taken to Wlnnemucca. where an inquest was held.. Papers found on' the body showed that his name was Anton Ulinsky. a native ot Pnla nd. He was about 55 years of aste. On the burly there was also found $130 in coin aud greenback, and some $11,000 or f 1 2.000 In bonds. The Coroner's Jury found that he came to his death by u pistol-shot wound inflicted by his own hand. Battle Mountain Ntv.) Messenger, December 11. :; . - V , A Pacific coast stock manipulator ,1 wJm has tried to transfer bia field of operations to New York city, is credited with saying; ''If tlie Albany law-makers wnu'd he a lit tle more liberal iu their legislation they would invite Instead of repelling tainlnes," It may not have eciied to timv -ek Ma nipulator tlie Son Albany Irglslatom 'ari not 4 r.a'ious to eucotiragoa specks ot bnsU ness which has come to be regarded on this coast, where it is best aniterstood, as gambling. The ruin wrought by the Republican party's administration of our national af fairs Is thus vividly pictured in a sentence of tbe London Times article on the' Presi dent' message. "The finances of thn United States may excite the . envy not only of Bngltrnd but ot Europe. . (feiEGON, DECEMBKT. 31, 1CS0. luaaasaTe fresa Vuele Saras. Wlch j Is why I remark. ixi r ny language is plain, r a I mi i - ways tnat are uara, Ad ti ir tricks that are in vain, l lunar -ey Chinee is peculiar. Vtich tlie same 1 woutJ rise to explain. Bim i was his name ; fl, sq oniing a duel, . t s? iy what the same ht I imply 'twould be ctwi : Butli wb -k It was wicket! aud TruthJlko. As'Ait ( eat remarkeJ to Marsblewell. " Twas Ottober ; he'd heard From tbe vote in tlie West, . Which it might be inferred To his. temper gave zest ; . But lie pfnyed it that tlay upon Garfield Aud nve,' in a way I detect. Which we had a campaign And Barn nm took a hand. It was Fair Play. The Rama lie did not understand f But lie smiled as he bossed hi Committee. With a smile that was-Truth-tike and " bland. -- - But to tell of each wire lie putled I'm ceable. And it kindles my ire To think of his stable. Which was crammed full of mules in a bar'l e And each wearing a bribery label. But the deviltry bold Of that Etirnum. dear! dear! And the lies thnt h told Were quite frightful to hear ; Tilt at last lie put down a forgvd letter, Aud swore : "That Jamei wrote it is clear." Then at Garfield looked I, And he gazed upon me, And I rose with a sigh. . And said, 'Can this be t -We are swindled by Chinese cheap forg ing." . And we went for that Morey Chinee. In the scene tliat ensued All the voters came forth. And on Barnum's fell brood ' The fair-minded North Sat down very hard and emphatic. For, O. they were terribly wroth. In his ears., which were long. They inserted a flea. Ami his dastardly wrong That was aimed at Jim G.. Tnrtied Into a petard tliat hoisted Tliis Truth-loving Morey Chinee. Which U why I contend, Aral I stick lo it still. That Fate shapes their end. Rough Hewitt as they will. Who try to impose on the people Which the same is a lesson not ill. Xew York Tribune. Tom Ortsa. Broadway, brilliant and gay, as if there were nothing of poverty or human suffer io? i'l the world as if none in tlie great city were fitmllinr with hunger sort -sickness : as !t"t Sere were never to he any awnkeui.ig from-a golden dream of luxury and pleasure. "A h, thoughtless wealth awl fash Ion !" murmured Tom Orton. bitterly, as he saw fur-clad forms, and pampered steeds. and richly mounted harness, ami gilded sleighs, and costly robes dash along. How ninth you will have to answer for In the oay of final reckoning, for . neglect i ! your poor, toiling, suffering brothers a.ifl Mter !" , Suddenly a co.ifu-ed cry, a wild tumult, flip drawing away r.f teams on either side, or da-lung into "side streets, startled him and he -knew something unusual was tak ing place. Then came the shout of '-Run away,! runaway !" and he felt that lire or property". Or both were being whirled on to destruction. "Are you mad ?" asked mi.ny, as they ran to a place of safety, and he standing upon the curbstone. ; v :; , He gave no Inn;. I to the warning. ' He had braved death far too often to sfirfnk from it in any event, and most certainly when at such a distance. His eye - were fixed up the street on a team ot uoblebay tliat were tearing along, mad - witfejfright ar.d : urging tne sieigu rrom siae to stile running at their utmost speed, each striv ing to outdo the other, straining every nerve running away drlverleas. Had that been all he woi Id not h ive trouble 1 him self, deep as was his affection for blooded steeds, tor he was i ot at that moment par ticularly insympatb with weatth. It was quite another matter that chained him. At the first outcry he has sprung to and half dim bed a lamp-post ; and so obtained a clearer view one tliat thrilled his heart to the very core, caused his breath to be more deeply drawn, and hi" puke almost to cease to lieat.. - . -'-'-.- In (tie sleigh was a young and beauti ful woman, pale with terror aud clasping two children to her breast. Orton thought of his Jenny ami their little one,' and re solved to save, them." The impulse was noble, but how was It to be accomplished t Far beyond any human control were, the frantic liorses. To attempt to' seize the reins as they daslied pat would be mad ness. He saw this saw thatvthe course of the liorses would bring then! directly upon him. and, though the crowd furiously warned him of his danger, he stirred not only braced muscles and . ner.ves,' and set his teeth wl'h determination. . ' "My God !V exclaimed a man, who. bottler than the rest, sprang forward and ivuitl.l have drawn Mm away. "You will be instantly killed !" Tom Orton shook hi in off just as the 9nr.rf.--iu'hel lilm, watcfied bis opportU nity. mdrod. npot tlie harness as frvv were sweeping jast, Bii.vnj; llgh-J? 'he back of tbe nearest horse, (rra,-.,'.5:"f i reins, and. turning to the afright and "creaming "children, shouted s "Keep qulef ' I will save yon Aiiuaan, ,e did, Bef!"' had j ii.tiaverstf the horses v . made So rcai'o' 1 1- -f ha ,0tr jBa"fcr, r 1 the t-'.-ir-i '. efn7jj deeply tboir P50it' ? irc . La?ia' ," etAnAtilL The crowd cheered lustily the police is i.-Ntevl the women and chilorcn out and carried them to a neighboring store, and. as the former bad in a measure recovered her sorweR, she asked for her preserver, that she might thank and reward him But he was not to be found. All that could be learned was, tliat as soon as the trembling steeds bad been taken charge of by others he had disappeared. "Who could it have been r questioned the lady, with still ghastly face and b'ood less lips. : "Catuiot say," answered a policeman, "but he was a brave fellow, anyhow. I would not have taken tbe risk be did tor thousands." f - "A brave fellow, " indeed, was the re sponse, "and I would give very much to known bis name and- where he U to be found.' ' . - ; - ' . But the lady departed whliouf obtaining the desired Information, and tlie sensitive ness of Tom Orton caused him to lose the one opportunity of his lite' to have risen above Iroudianded poverty. Meanwhile he was hurrying to business, more time had been occupied in the rescue than he thought possible; and though .ap plause was dear to htm (as to all), yet be could not stay to listen, and as. for rlsktag his life for money, be had not eveti dream ed of such a thing. . Out of breath he dashed into tlie dress ing-room, and was received with rcproo" tor being late. Could not help it," he replied ; "I saw a pair ot fiery horses running away. with a sleigh and a'wnmali and two chil dren ; thought of my Jenny and children, and had to stop to save them. .' He told his story very briefly and modest ly while getting ready, and soou was dash ing dowu the arena upon a spirited steed, "charging tbe world with wondrous horse manship." The audience applauded to the echo, and, carried away by the excitement,- lie rashly determined to execute his most daring acta torgeit'.ug tlmt tlie horse be rode had not been trained to them was young aud wild. ' , Tbe result was soon plainly apparent. Though some were accomplished in safety, yet, when be - attempted leaping - over a banner, the fluttering frightened the horse, lie bolted suddenly, and Tom Orton was hurled heavily to the ground! lie endeavored to rise and make light of paiu. but a strange sickness ' came over him, the light flickered and grew dim, he gasped for air, and knew nothing more until somewhat revived In the dressing room, lie heard familiar voices. "O. God ! what will become ot Jenny and the babies ?" hu gasped, faintly. "I am done for, and aud " Ills tears and sobs choked him. "Do not fear them, Tom,-' said a dozen iiearty voices, and as many grasped his hand as could obtalu hold, "we will see that you are taken care of ." Many senselessly and carelessly condemn the ring and the stage, but in tbe law ot want and suffering their hearts shine upon tbe surface, and such "charity is shown that none upon tlie earth U brighter. Ah it all humanity was true as the brother and sisterhood, whose lives are given for the amusement and instruction of others, there would be far less of trial and fufferli.g in the world. It Is a charity "that lasts "be yond even the sad scenes at tbe "Little church around tde corner." Thanks, thanks," murmured the injur ed man ; "but tell me tbe worst." ' , "A broken leg is all that appears serious" answers a gray-headed man a strange physician who had been . summoned I though X cannot account for tbe marks upon yonr side, my man." ' '.'':;. ' .;' . "Probably he hurt himself when he stopped the runaway horses," was suggest ed, snd the story told. " "Humph ! a very dangerous business next tb foolhardy ; not one In ten thousand would have escaped alive replied the physician, with pressed Hps and flushing eyes. "Weil, all that can be done now is to get him home.- Then I will make a more minute examination.'" " . Very tenderly was die noble-Tioarted fellow taken to his humble abode. The scene, when he was laid upon .the bed, side by side with his sick wife and children, cansed every eye to overflow wlt'r tears. 'Tom, dear Tom,".' said Jenny, as well as she could for her pitiful sobbing, "what will become of us of the children t We will starve and die together !" "Not while we have hands," replied his associates, every heart touched and every arm nerved ro the utmost toward relief. They all looked around anxiously for tbe physician. But lie' was not to be seen, and their grumbling . became loud and deep. "I can bear anything. t said Tom. 4,but tor you, Jenny, and the children," and he entirely broke down. "And I could curse the doctor for in. tin. feeling wret'jli,' blurted out one t the most passionate. "But It Is ever thus. We give our lives freely to please the pub. lie. and when anything happens they caie nothing for s." Torn groaned heavily. The sound woke bis little gh I. She raised up in bed, clapp ed her liny bauds and shouted. In true ' lren glee and wonder ' mma J paDf I see ! see ! an angel !' were turned Jn the direction , t. - the doorway stood a beati. ' l.. rsrv&a the arai of the "e. to tbtta. Tom s--3 thai; no -. " ''la' grand Or f Cr ' .' it' .tor-",;: eaggMeaaawiawiasiMaMaiiii children, and the merest chance bad given them the knowledge who it was. But never was an equestrian feat better rewarded, and never a more charitable angel appeatvd upon' earth, evert npon tbe day when alike npon- the hill-top and valley, it proclaimed : "Peace upon earth and good will to men.' - Htmrr ar MlMfctsa. .' : The "worst enemy 'of Mlrabeatr wa -his father; it was to htm that bis son wa in debted for his abduction f.oin Holland and his captivity at Vlncennes; a truce was at length established between thein, of which It was one of the conditions that Mirabeau slKHild confine himself to the Province of Limousin; and, to pursuance of the agree ment, he took np his residence at tlie cha teau of, his brother-in-law, tlieComtedu Sail fa nt. Zr V" -. - -. - -' Ills arrival was an event lor the whole neighborhood; the petty landholders ot the vicinity, who had often beard of hi in from bis brother-in-law, as a man hot less re markable for his talents than for the vehe mence of his passions, hastened to look on a being respecting whom their, .curiosity had been so much excited; most of . them were mere sporting gentlemen, who knew little besides the names ot tlie dogs, and in wiiose houses no books wore to be found, except an almanac! ami, perhaps, a treatise on larrleryr'-f . nf'J' J. It may be Imagined what tort of a figure a man like Mirabcau,wou!d . present maw of education, genius, antl refinement among these N lmrods, who, as eo in pa red with him, were yet of tbe lowest stage of civilization. : To them lie was like a meteor from the skies; his vast-head, of which the apparent bulk was Increased by an Im mense crop of thick, bothy batr; his strong- 1 ly-marked features beaming with anima tion; hu quick dark eye, which keenly expressed his tnmu'luoua passions; , his mouth, . whose ropid motions betrayed eyery emotion; his costume, genteel, bat extravagant: alt theae Liaade - up a whole which amazed and confounded tbe! rustics among whom be wasted his days and hours, even when be was silent. ; - . ' y-r-: ' But when he spoke, and his sonorous voice expressed tbe energy of bis imaglna- tlon, tliey thought themselves in the pres ence of something better or worse ; than man; sometimes tliey were, tempted, to throw themselves at bis teet, and at others to fly from his presence as from tliat of a demon. " " - The monotony of this existence soon be came wearisome. To escapetrom it, be would often set out, with a gun and book, to make long excursions among the neigh boring forests, from which he often return-" ed very late. Night scenes delighted him and excited bis vivid imagination. At this time there was much talk hi tbe vicinity of the chateau of highway robber ies that had recently , been committed. Several persons returning from market had been ordered to give up tlielr purses, aud all had obeyed, preferring the loss ot their gold to tlie hazardous chances of resistance. No discoveries were yet made of the rob bers; and there was nothing upon which the police could act for their detection. One night a trleod ot the Count, arrived late from the fair, was observed to be rapt in a profound aud unusual reveiie, very different from his habitual mauner, which was that of a jolly companion. lie was almost a wag by profession; and this made bis present silence and gravity more re markable. the courage of this person was somewhat doubtful; but that did not p-e-vent him from talking largely of his ex ploits. '." " , The Count, anxious to know what it was that had caused such a change in hi man ner, took him to one side after supper, and begged to know what made him so ' grave aud silent, -s ;v'.'::"'' i- ' C ''No, no," he replied, 'you would not believe me; perhaps we should quarrel about iw' ,; 4' ; '; .V -' V v . ;- - "Wliat, then,", exclaimed the Count, "it is something in which I am myself ; con cerned?' - '-" "' ' v;"? i--. j "Jfoi not exactly yourself, but '.'Avplague upon butsf , WTralIs it f Why will you tease me with these myster ies? Tell me what is the cause of yonr si? lence?"' " ' ' - ' , "No, no. It is nothing." My der friend, I require It of your friendship to tell roe." - "Well, then, since you will know, Ltfavc been robbed within a half a league it the chateau.".- "Rot) bed, and by whom?" MAh, U'at is what you must never know, indeed, it waa dusk, and 1 am not vexurfn myself."'. iv uom nta you snspect r ' . - "Excuse me; I can not, I mast not, dare that." 'I Insist; were It my own son, ' npon knowing." - "It was your brothcr-in-Iaw." What, Mirabeau !' Yes, Mirabeau." . "Impossible ; you tsUtal you have certainly made a, mist- "Perhaps so.." . ' . 'Let us have ua more of this onse return to the supper room and resume you. Hand spirits, or I shall tluuk ' you mad." "Agreed." . ' . They then relumed to their oompaahuis as If nothing had happened. 1 ' The guests soon became gay and liv-: as usual, but the Count strove in vr' drive what be bad heard from hi At length be again sought with hU friend, and," after tion, a pasj was r-roposed wiiat had hspjWber a week and return t eighth day at the eanv had been robbed. 11 -taken accoicHngly. On the e?gfifhday, ilk arrived, but tlie gttest had T bis appearance; t,Tie Cotint . Mirabeau, too, was absent. the gate of the court-yard is the Count ffiea to" meet hi friend. - ' ! -. "tTell"' he exclaimed. The s we red: "I have been sSoppedg he; there Is no longer a doubt." r- A before, he had been ordered to his parse on the ground by a ronn , concealed behind a great tree; t y t: a g of the lightning !he had d'sLlng;'j' robber's features. Ajer--throw irg do ma ptirso,"rT5a.i T.rj.-ci i.i3 iiorse : - was to strike "dowa tW rcbteC bt i.-. L deliberate aim with his gun, had ex--"..Vr;-ed,"Pas3 on or yon are a dead man," it I the voice was that of the Sleor - Stirs", s m. i Wltliln the next lialt hour MiraLi au e ; tered, his clothes dripping with iCi ;lj went at once to tils own apartmetit, c wir ed his snppcr to be brought up. sent wma to bis brother-in-law that ho should 'net come down, and went to bed as soon as I y had finished bis meak , Vnen every one had retired, the Cult.. repaired alone to the chamber otlliraUeau; he fburil him asleep and that so sousi"y that he was obliged to make several eiTUru before he could arouse htm. ' 1 , "Well, matter?" he exclaimed, "what it the nat is tne matter I can yon aiU, answered the Count ; t coiuo to tell' yor that you are a wretch." . "V "Pleasant enoiigh to woke a man front his sleep with such an agreeable coraplU ment." j . . . " ,-.. I "Robber ? yotj have robbed my frretiif on the highway, ahdjhat more than one he has recognized yon.""; And could yon not tell me all . this . la? tAe morning ?' Suppose I bare robbed Lira' what then ?" ! J , J .''? "WItet then T fit lWIowrthat you are a felon, a wretch." ''-'-" "Yon are a fool ray dear brother-ln few; do yon suppose it was for money I stopped: that half-witted boor ? I wanted only" . to' fry his nerves and my own ; I wanted to know from experiment how much resolu tion It took a mnn to place himself In direct collision with tbe most sacred law of society. The experiment was a hazard ous one, but I have made it, ami 1 , an content wich myself" ; . but yonr friend Is a coward. Here, tftfse this key. open my bureau, and bring me the : second! drawer on the right,". - .... The Cotint obeyed. In tlie drawer, wrapped in distinct papers, were nlaa purses, some of sflk and others of leather f e npon each envelobe was a d;te and ea "You see," continued 5flra6eat. "tliaJ It was not for gold that t took up this ire da. It reqilres courage, my friend, to roJ tlie highway i more than a soldier re;Ii, who fights in tlie mld of his fellows. EuS " you cannot comprehend ai or my roriivesv Adieu f Tonorrov I shall return to Paris ; and now, my good brother-in-law, let me finish my sleep. .,: The Panama Canal loan haaalj been subscribed for. Twice as much of the'T strck might liave been placed, if necessary. . j Would It not be a good Idea for some ot the other projectors et canals to put their schemes Into tangible shape, so tliat the public might have an opportunity to in done them by subscribing liberally toward carrying them out The rnoro ennah tL'e merrier the wheat-raisers ot the Pacific roast generally will feel, Tlie completion, of tbe De Lesseps canal' will be a reasonable guaranty that, tba . Pacific coast may preserve her standing la " the wheat marts ot the Old World for sv long time to come. There are two modes propose! cf ' paying off the 8782,000.000 of the na tional debt that will become dsa t&xt year. -One phut that ngcjt;3 by the Secretarr of the Ireasurv and in dorsed by the President, which is not to pay it, but give a new note, and, tba other ia that proposed by congresamaa Kelly, which is to pay it in cash as fcf. as money come into the treasury that: cau be spared for that purpose. - One day last week the two ehildrerr of James Smith; who lives on White . Vjver jn -Southern tJref'on, i were . lets ":.by their parents. , They wer- ur years twpeetfvelfy cnown. t ' relief, but tbea were ' body, and living oris RishvC" -A 'T 1 s E" ' i) A 4 -,-.y