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ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 18C9.
NO. 5.
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Vneir eomraanlcatlotis.
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BUSINESS CARDS
J. HANNON,
TTCRNET AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
ALBANY. OREGON.
t)fic o Main street, opposite Foster's Brick.
T5n4yl
' J.QITIXXTIIOUXTOX,
XTT3RNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Albany, Oregon,
SmtTILL IRACTICE IN TUB SUPERIOR
Y f anl inferior Courts of y.arion. Linn. Laic,
'oioa and Polk counties. F.vo per cent charjed
collections whea made w ithout pacing.
junlST4n44yl.
DCXJ. IUYDES,
" Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Will attend te all business entrusted to him by
ltitena ef ?eik anil adjoining counties.
Eela, JVl 26, ISG;,
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OFtttl'OF COUSTT SCHOOL SCPERIXTEXT,
1 tnTATERLOO. SIX MILES ABOVE LEI--Vatn,
on the Santiam. Post office addrcsj,
liebiaon.
J. W. MACK.
Valy
C. School Superintendent-'
S. A. JOHNS,
ATTORNEY AT LATV,
ALBANY, OREGON. J
D
ILIttENT attention will be given to all buii-
ne?J in his line.
jan234n23tf.
SNTISTBY 1
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED!
dr. e. II. cRirn
lroposei to make h rates fr Dental servies
for the j ear 169, as fully ws. ris i
Tall apper and lower set of Art. Teeth, $-10 to $.0
Jail npper or lower - " $15 t $5
"Pivot teeth, $2,50 each. Fillin- teeth, from $1 to
43 each ea Aty. Extractinjr. 50 cents per toofe.
Cleansing. 50 cents to $ 1,50, Othe' minor opea
tiens in proportion. Terms, U. S. coin r ts
qaira!eut.
N. B. OSco o-er Bentley's shoe stnr. in tie
Id poat off.cn building, opposite Foster's tri&,
Albany. Oren. DR. E. II. URIFFIN.
-Dee. 20, 1S6S r4nKtf.
X. XI. CKAXOIl,
1TT0RXE1" 1XD COOSELLOS AT LAT,
OrriCE In Norcross' Brick Building, ap-staiv,
Albany, Oregon, au4
jonx J. WIIITXEY,
iHOEXEY A5D C0U5SELL0S AT LAV
and X7otary Pnhlic
Spaeial attentions given to collections.
Orrice la the Court House.
Albany, Oregon. rSn-V.tf.
G. W. GRAY, D. H. 8., ! j
CRADUATE CF CINCINNATI CENTAL COLLEGE;
WOULD INVITE ALL PERSONS DESII'J
ing ArtiScial teeth and first-class Dental
4ratiias. to cire him a call.
Specimens of Vulcanite Basa with gold plate
Sittings, and other new styles ef work, mar be
SMn at his oS:e. np stairs in Parruh A Co.
E5k. Albany. Oregon,
xesidenee. corner of Second and Raker streets.
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;
0. 4.JE4WKLL. L. FLISI.
. POWELL & FLIX5,
se2Sr3n7tf
tYKS.l EARS !
:DH. K, t. tOLOErVj
PPULIST AND AURIST,
ALBANr, OREGON.
Dr. Ooldea (a ron of the notd Okl Opht.'ialmie
jPctor, S. C, Golden), baa bad experience in treat
ing the rarius diseaaca to wbieh the ere and ear
,are subject, and feels confident of giving emir
jtatisftoetton to those who may place themselves
Reader bis earc. . apr!0v4n34tf
ri r. srasErx,
Att'jatLaw.
JAM It ELKISS,
Notary Public.
; RUSSEIili & ELKIXS,
t0flce In Parrish's & Co.'b Block. First Street,
ALBANY, OREGON.
jHavlng taken Into eo-partnerehip Jamest Elkins,
Bsq., Ex-Clerk of Linn coanty, Oregon, we are
enabled to dd to oar practice of law and collec
tions, saperior faaiLtiea for
(Ooarejancin, Examiniag Eecords,
. AD
Attending" to Probata Dualnew.
Dseds, Bonds, Contracts and Mortgages carefully
rawn. Homestead and Pro-egjptfcm papers niada
a Claims saoured. ales of Real Estate ncgotu
ftted, and loans efifetfcod on Collateral saaurUtes on
(reasanab1e rates. -
All business entrusted to them will be promptly
attended to. -RUSSELL k ELKIN8.
Oct. , 18fi8 v2n I6tf
Cs 0. D.-WALTHAM WATCHES-C. 0. D.
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.,
FULLER A Co. (lata ii. E, Chapojan A Co!)
Removed fc NTo, 25 John street, N. Y.
.We will eepd, on order, .single WALT HAM
WATCHES, in soM (Jold and Silver cases only,
y express to any prt of the United gtatas, ts be
raid for on delivery, after exiunination, at wbole
f a-e pries. Tho buysr to pay all express charges.
' The Company's guaiantee sent ith eaeh watch.
SSSend for Illustrated Circulars giving full
Information. ' r4a42yl
' ' - r SAMUEL DENNY, -
ASP CEALKU V ' .
ALBANY, OREGON.
Store on First street, under tha Dekocbit Gc.
AJbany, Oct. 1, 1SGS v4nftf.
ADVKllTISK MHNTS.
"CHANGE OF BASE I"
LAIN & YOUNG,
albany, .... oxtEdori,
Having bought, all the Merchandise of J. Borrow
Co., cill continue I ho business. ab
wo luvito all to give u a call.
We will he constantly
receiving
GQ'dDS DIRECT FROM SAN FRANCISCO
WILL KKKI A
GENERAL ASSORTMENT
or
r DEt Tsr a- o bi s i
G ROCFRIES,
. H A 11 D W A II B ,
WE WILL OFFER INDUCEMENTS TO ALL
Kcatly-Iay Customer!
VLL TERSONS OWINO THE FIRM OF
J. Barrows A Co.. will please call au4 wttU.
Either member of the ftnn is authr"ue4 to settle
anv account f the Company.
March C. lSC9-v4n20tf.
J. BARROWS A CO.
ALBANY FOUADItY!
AND
MAOHnSTE SHOP!
ALBANY. OREGON.
A. F. CHERRY, PROPRIETOR
MAXUFACTCRER 'T
STEAM F.Nr.INES.
UUIST AND SAW-MILLS.
REAPERS AMI THRESHERS.
WOODWORKING MACHINERY.
PUMPS. Ac. Ac. 4c, Ac. Ac.
Machinery of all kin-U
Rin? AIRED ON SHOUT NOTICE!
PATTERS MAKING
Done in All Its Various Forms!!
IE0U AND BEASS CASTINGS
Of All Kinds, Made to Order!
Dcc.yr5v4nt5vl. A. F. CHERRY.
MARBLE WORKS!
.A.. aT- MONBOE,
DKALCn IX-
MONUMENTS, OBELISKS, TOMBS-
Head and Foot Stones Execute in Cali
fornia, Vermont and Italian
. Also, Mantle. Orates. Fire Rricks, Washstand.
Cnreau .and Count-r Tops furnished to order.
State St, Bet. Commercial and Front,
SALEM, - - - OREGON.
T4n52tf.
TO THE LADIES!
HEW MILLINERY ESTABLISMHENT.
FASHIONABLE MILLINER
A5
DRESS-MA KEIlt
OULD ANNOUNCE TO THE LADIES
WW of Albany and surrounding country that
re has opened a Milliner and Mantua-Making
IktaLlishment in this city, and refpectfully solicits
tleir patronage. v
FASHIONABLE BONNETS AND HATS
Always on Hand or Made to Order
CRESS AND CLOAK MAKING
rROMPTMr ATTENDED TO.
BlEACHING AND PRESSINO dose to ORDER
A.'bany, Oct 17, 18C3 -v4nSyl.
TJIE IVATIOIVAIs
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY! II
OF NEW YORK.
OFIICERS Edward A. Joses, Pres't; Jowa
TBAK 0. Halskt, Vice Pres't; Johx A. Mobt
utot teSj UlRAM IJ Wb"Itk M. D., Med. Ex.
All PoliciV" Non-forfeiting. Annual Income,
tZtS.OQOM. dividends, 18fiS, 50 per cent.
" ' STITZEL A UPTON.
fjn'l Agents, Portland, 0. ,
J.QUINN TIIORNTC. ' .'Jm
KoUciting Agent, Alban". Og'n. v4n32mfl
NOTICE.
e SiTcepstaHo ' Tbreslicr nn$
Separator!' '
y : STIIjIi OX E YI5T U ' ;
EIGHT HORSE POWER!
For Ut at a Bargain and terms easy for
Payment. ;
Call on R. Choadlo at hir CASH RTORE at
Albany Oregon. R. CHEADLE.
v4n49tf. Albany, Juno 24, 1869.
s NO MORE FOOLISHNESS !
THOSE INDEBTED TO ME ARE INFORM
ED that-promises to pay don't "go" any
longer. PaticnGc i exhausted and I MU.ST bare
money. -This ia the last Call and at the expiration
of thirty djyg J yill,put all unsettled accounts in
.the bands. of. a lawyer for eolloctlon sure !'
' " 3.. GR4DWQ,IIL.
Ibac:, Au;s. 7, 1SG0 y4n51m3, ' '
MEN.
Tbo noblest men I know on earth,
Are men whose hands are 'brown with toil ; '
Who, backed by no anowMral graves,
Mow Uowu the woods and till the sell,
Ai d win thereby a prouder fame
Than follows kiug or warrior's name.
The working men, whate'er their tftk, . -To
rnrve the stone or bear the hod
They woar upon their honest brows
The royal stamp and seal of Hod !
And brighter are the drops of sweat
Than dluuiondt in a coronet I
Ood bless the noble working men.
Who rear tho cities of the pltiln
Who dig the mines and build the ships.
And drive the eointueree of the main j
Hod bless them i for their swarthy hands
Have wrought tho glory of our lands.
BEFORE AND AFTER.
Timid and shy as a frightened hare,
ho knoweth her heart or her secret thought
Is it lre? or a fnncy lingering there?
Dearest of jewels are the Mwet bought I
Far better bo ry than a maiden too bold f
Finally won ! Is the wife the maid?
ltcnd hero the aunwer. plain as n "ook ;
Trusting, in thine, a soft hitnd Is laid :
Rotdly, in thine the loving ve look j
Ah ! it is ail welt : and we need not be told.
The love of my w7 is more precious thaJ
gM."
CHIPS.
fotto for a rrjrctotl suitor he xvooc J ,
and Hhe woulun t.
"What in the fncatcst curiosity in the
world? "VomauH.
Frank Leslie has to pav his divorced
wife i0 a week alimony.
Jay Cooke is KUiumerin'.r .10 mimKter.H
on Ins island in Lake Krie.
So hih is bread in Homo that the
Pope never appears in public -without
win Halutetl with cries of, "liolv
father, bread, bread !"
The recent hot weather in Euroie
has destroyed the ovnter lieds on the
coast of France, and the oyster har
vest will be a total allure.
There are in Kii'dand and Wales
21,000 known thieves and depredators,
3G,000 tramm mid 20,080 houses of
ill-fame, of which last 2,000 are in
London.
A Frenchman has invented a ltand-
Komc titbie churn, ho that iiersons may
make their butter at the table while
breakfast is mnn on. It takes but
three minutes' time, and tho machine
Is orxeoti;. with eut glass and nilver.
A Mw. Ucjone, in a lecture at Bos
ton made the statement that "there
were more deaths than births among
the strictly American children, w that
aside from foreign parentage, the pop
ulation of the various Htatea was Btead
ily decreasing."
In Keokuk, Iowa, a few days ago, a
young dog of valuable breed got sick,
ilis master administered au emetic,
and the "purp" vomited up alxmt a
half pint of leather-headed tacks
which he had "gobbled" out of one of
the carpets.
They have now at Saratoga a young
lady possessing eight trunks of Paris
iau toilettes, several lxixe.s of lingerie,
and $10,000 in rings, ear-rings,
brooches, necklaces and other orna
ments. Five years ago this demoiselle
presided over fier father's dram-shop in
Sixth avenue, New York. -
If "all's well that end's well," then
the fellpws who girdled the 1,500
young fruit trees of Martin Green, at
Benton Harbor, Mich., one night, last
spring, willprobably prove his great
est benefactors. The trees, which
were promptly bandaged with cloths
dipped in hot wax, all lived, and are
now landing under the greatest yield
of fruit the)-hive ever produced.
There is, in Alaska, a grand river,
one of the four great rivers of the
globe. It is the Kwichpock or Yukon.
In length and volume of water it ex
ceeds the Nile or the Ganges, the Vol
ga or the Amoor, Only the Amazon,
the Mississippi, and perhaps Plata, are
larger. Compared with ' rivers that
flow into it, the Ilhine ttnd Ithone are
but' brooks.
A good old Massachusetts doctor
met a sexton in tho street one day.
After the usual ealutations the doctor
began to cough. "Why, Doctor," said
the sexton, "you have had a cold. How
long have you had that?" "Look
here, Mr. Sexton," said the doctor,
with a show of indignation, "what is
your charge for interment?" "One
dollar," was the reply. "Well," con
tinued he, "just come into my office
and I will pay it. I don't want to
have you around, and so anxious about
my health." , The sexton was soon
even with hira, however. Turning
around to the doctor, he replied. "Ah,
doctor, I can not afford to bury you
yet. , Business has never been as good
as it has since you began to practice."
A man in the dress of a workman
was lately walking ". in the streets of
Berlin with a packet in his hand, seal
ed and inscribed wTith an address, , and
p. note that contained 100 thalers in
Treasury bills. As the bearer appear
ed to L ai ls3 he,wras accosted by
a passer-bj who asked him what he
was looking icrl ' The simple country
man placed the pke in the inquirer's
hand, and requested that he would
read the address; The i'?p7 was made
with an aoreeable surnnje. "Why.
this letter js for mo 1 Ihave teen ex
pecting it for long while 1" The
messenger upon .this demanded 10
thalers io? the carriage, of tho packet,
which was rpadily pai4? with a liberal
addition to tle porter. The neSv pos
sessor of the packet hastened to an
obscure corner to examinhis prize;
but, on-breaking.' tEe, seal;,"found noth-r
ing. but '4 'fe$'' eejts. of ' paper, on
'which' wawrii'teri 'Done!"
TRUE N
this povi:r or himm:nm.
Jack Sprout was a good husband,
an indulgent father, an honest man,
an 'accommodating neighbor, and lie
possossod many other excellencies of
character which might havo mado him
an excellent member of society had it
not been for certain looso habits which
had marked his course from childhood.
His parents hat! been careless , and
prone lcforo him, his father had been
a tough, rough customer, ft? Jack had
naturally coino into the samo track.
But ho was good-looking, kind-hearted
and genial, social, and so had gained
for a wife one of tho very best maidens
in our town, as well .as one of the
handsomest.
Master Freddy Sprout, aged five
years, stood by ins mother s side with
a sadly begrimed and tear-streaked
face, and his story was that Solomon
Gordon had whipped him with a stick,
and tho lsv still lore a few slight to
kens of the castigatiou. Freddy, with
some playmates, had been throwing
stones at Mr. Gordon's dog, and one
of the missiles hurled by Freddy, had
hit the animal and caused him to howl
with pain. Of course the stone thrown
by such a tiny hand could not have in
flicted much injury upon the canine
brute, but olomon Gordon loved his
dog, aud when he saw what had lxen
done, he caught Mr. Freddy and gave
him a thrashing ; for, be it known,
Solomon Gordon was ju.st such anoth
er man as Jack Sprout warm-hearted,
generous and neighborly, but rough,
uneducated, strong-willed and impul
sive. Jack Sprout put on his Jiat wud pre
pared to -sally forth. His lips were
Dale and tightly compressed, and the
huge muscles of his anus worked like
bundles of rope.
"Dear Jack," pleaded his wife,
"don't go out now. '
"Ixt mo alcno, Abbv. No mac
shall btrike a child of mine without
havia a chaucc to strike me. I shall
go an;! eco S 1. Gordon, and I'll give
him such a licking a ho won't forget
in a hurry."
"No, no,
good will it
more cool."
"Pnhaw!
Jackdon't go. What
do ? Wait until you are
Go away, Abbv.
There
is not power enough on earth to save
Sol. Guidon from u drubbing, mid I'll
give it to hhu before the ami goes
down."
And as Jack Sprout looked at that
moment, he gave awful evidence that
he was physically able to make good
his word, for a more magnificent
structure of framework and muscle
wan not to lx found in town.
"Dear Jack," cried the wife, taking
her huhband by tho ana. "Oh, do
listen to mo one moment; Freddy is
. w er
not much hurt, and he on-lit not to
have thrown stones at 'Gordon dog.
You know loth Solomon and his wife
set everything by the little animal, and
ho would not lxtrk at the boys if thev
liil not plague lorn. If you go and
lind Gordon as you are now, you will
only make matters worse. Oh, I wish
you would only drop it."
Jack only shook his head and smiled
one of those smiles which are so terri
ble on the face of an angry man.
"Oh. Jack, if vou would onlv trv
the e fleet of kindness upon Solomon!
He is a good man at heart
Jack interrupted his wife with a de
risive fencer.
"Don't laugh at mo. Jack. I tell
you it would be better to do so than
to resort to blows. If you were at
tacked I should not blame you for try
ing to protect yourself; but this is not
tho case that calls for your strength of
muscle. There is a liighcr and a no
bler strength that you can uso now."
"Oh, ho!" uttered Jack, "you are
preaching. You arc always giving me
some of your Sunday school lessons.
lou may experience religion as much
as you please, but mustn't preach tho
stuff to me." ,
"Jack," spoke the wife, with stern
solemnity, have I been worse since I
legan to have au interest in religious
things?" -
"No, Abby you were always good."
"Then why will you not listen to
me ? If you will stay with me now
if you wait until your anger is cooled,
and then go and speak kindly to Solo
mon Gordon, I give you my solemn
pledge that you will feel a thousand
tiraess, letter than you will if you-r-"
But Jack would not hear his wife
out. He said that he would thrash
Solomon Gordon and he would keep
his word. His temper was at the boil
ing point, and ho was fairly aching to
get his fingers upon tho man who had
dared to strike his boy; for Freddy
was his pet, and every blow that had
been laid upon tho child's body had
made a mark of firo upon his own
heart. So he put his wife away from
him and hurried fiom tho house, slam
ming the door after him.
Away went Jack Sprout with rapid,
heavy strides; and had Solomon Goi
don fallen in his way just then he
would most assuredly havo been se
verely beaten, for though Solomon was
a very stout, bdld man, Jack was a
very Hercules.
i But Jack was destined to get pretty
thoroughly" cooled off before he met
the object of Iris wrath As he ap
proached the river just below tho falls,
he heard loud cries of alarm and upon
hurrying forward' ho found that a boy
had fallen from one of the projecting
timbers into the water. He looked
over the railing and saw the little fel
Ipw just coming up to tho surface of
the foaming,., boiling flood; a curly-
headed boy just about the ago of his
own darling Freddy; stretching forth
his tiny hands in agony; of despair. It
was a lerriuiy piace, , inm seeming,
roaring pool, where t tho waters of the
great raver came pouring down from
over the dam j. but Jack. '"did not hesi-
tate. , Ho ( forgot his enemy forgot
everything but tho danger of the little
one and only stopping to kick off his
boots and throw aside his coat, -he
leaped down into tho angry flood. He
caught tho loy in his arms and then
struck out for tho shore. It .was a
mighty conflict but the strong man per
severed, more than once those who
had gathered upon tho rocks and upon
tho shore had reason to fear that nei
ther tho man nor tho' boy would come
forth aiifo, but Jack hold his own
against tho mad torrent and finally
reached the shore, where many hands
were ready to help him. As for him
self, a few minutes action assured him
that he was able to walk, and he sus
tained no injury save a few trifling
bruises. And as for tho Isjy, he had
come forth in safety, for Jack had
held him high alxve tho water during
all the time of his struggle.
And when Jack Sprout had regained
his breath and was able to speak, he
looked to see tho boy he had saved,
and he saw Andy Gordon, a bright
eyed, curly-headed, fair-faced loy, not
a year older than was his son Freddy.
"Where's papa?" asked the drip
ping child.
"He is coming," answered somo one
the crowd.
Jack looked up and saw Solomon
Gordon coming Solomon, pale and
terror-stricken; and with all possible
haste he seized his coat and boots and
hurried away. He could not meet
Solomon Gordon then. -
".Mercy! what is it, Jack V"
Mrs. Sprout was alarmed! Her hus
band was dripping wet, his step was
tottering, his breathing was labored,
and there was a livid mark on his fore
head, as though he had received a
heavy blow.
"It is nothing, Abbv."
"Has Solomon "
"Pshaw! D'ye think Sol. Gordon
could have done this ? I have lxen in
the river. A Utile Imjv had fallen from
the bridge right into the flood lcneath
the falls I jumped in and brought
him out."
"Alive?"
"Yes, alive and unhurt."
"Oh. tlmnk God! Whose child was
it, Jack V
"Don't stop to ask questions now,
Abby, but make me a cup of hot,
strong tea, while I get on Home dry
clothes. My roul! I think I had a
narrow dodge of it !"
Jack put on dry garments, aud when
he had rested awhile, he drank his tea,
and in the course of an hour, all traces
of exhaustion had passed away.
"1 tell you, Abbv, I have had a
good many tough jolt in my days, but
I never had one like that. A veaktr
man than I could eve have brought
out that child alive."
"X)h, how grand it is Jack, to xiae
one's strength in Mich a cause! But
whose child was it, Jack ? Do you
know!" "
Before Jack could answer, tho outer
door . was unceremoniously opened,
and Solomon Gordon entered the
apartment. Abby shrank back in
alarm when she saw how pale and ex
cited tho man looked, and how he
trembled, for she did not notice the
most brimming light that shown in his
swollen eyes.
"Jack!" fipokc tho new comer, in a
gasping manner, at tho samo time
holding out loth of his hands. He
choked and stammered, but presently
gained strength to add: "Oh, my
God! wliat can I nay? Jack, Jack!"
Here tho stout man fairly broke down,
and burst into tears. " . 1
Jack, almost as much affected as was
his visitor, aiose and took the extended
hand.
"Never mind, Sol. It's all right."
"No, no!" cried Gordon. "It isn't
right; it never can be right. Oh,
what can I do V Jack, if I could only
go back to where I was this morning!
My God ! I beat your child for a trifling
thing, and you havo saved mine from
a terriblo death; saved him almost at
the expenso of your own life. Kill me
if you will. Beat me, Jack. Do any
thing you like, but only forgive, so
that this saving act of yours shan't be
always like a heap of coals upon, my
head!" . . '
And then with sudden impulse, un
der tho influence of usch an emotion
as . ho had never before experienced,
Jack Sprout said :
"Solomon, I tell you it's all right.
You havo no moro reason to thank
God than I have. "When I went from
my house, I was full of wrath and
madness, and curses wero upon my
lips and in my heart. I should havo
sought such revenge, as tho wild beast
seeks. Is it not better that I found
your little Andy in tho flood ? And is
not better that my great strength was
used in saving nis life ? I forgive
you from tho bottom of my heart.-
And now I say it's all right!"
: And so was cemented a friendship
holy and lasting.
Seemingly slight perturbations in
the current of a man's llfo sometimes
work marvelous changes for good or
ill. ;
"Abby," said Jack Sprout it was
late in the evening, and they had been
sitting for some time without speaking
"i ueueve a. am. convened.
"Jack!" 'i; '
; "Yes. Abby,' I am converted.1 1 Saul
of Tarsus, that you read to Freddy
about last Sunday, was not moro sud
denly brought 'to . light than I have
been. Beally and truly thore is more
virtue in kindness than enmity ; it
blesses everything and everybody. He
who bestows it is as much blessed as
he who receives it," ' , v
- And then the wife, with her arm
plaped around her husband's neck,
gently, kindly, said:
."Dear Jack, wouldn't wo both be
happy if we would try to live by the
blessed rules laid davn; by our Savior?
Oh, I know that they were given by
one who sought our highest good, and
I think wo should find much joy in
trying to square our lives by the gold
en rule."
And Jack with a kiss mado answer:
"My darling, we will try."
WAU A.UOXO TIIK XXFKEftg
, CO.UIA!VIi:.
It was reported somo timo ago that
a new phase of express business oh
this coast would soon bo inaugurated,
in consequence of the inauguration, of
a powerful company, or rather combi
nation, at San 1 rancisco. The follow
ing from the last issue of the Commer
vial Herald, states the particulars of
tho combination and furnishes the na
ture of the contest: t
"The 15th of the present month will
vitm;K8 the inauguration of a trrand
war between nearly all tho exoress
companion now in existence and some
which 'will then come into beim'. The
Central Pacific Itailroad Company and
a number ox heavy capitalists will then
organize an express company to Ixj
called the Pacific Express, to go into
operation on the date mentioned. The
Pacific Union Itailroad has organized
what is known as the Continental Ex
press Company, and the two will co-o-
erate to do the overland express busi
ness on the Pacific Itailroad. In the
meantime, an arrangement has been
entered into totwoen the Pacific rail
road companies and Eastern connect
ing railroad companies, by means of
which an effort will Ixj made to force
tho latter into, transporting, express
matter of the Pacific and Continental
companies. Wells, Fargo k Co. have
Isjcii notified to quit transmitting by
the Pacific Itailroad on the 15th, and
in concert with the United States Ad
ams & Co., and the American Express
companies will contest the right of the
Pacific Itailroad to refuse express mat
ter, unless slrpned by the Pacific and
Continental Express companies. On
and after tho date fcpedfic d, all express
matter for Eant will be transmitted as
far as Promontory by the Pacific Ex
press Company, and thence to Omaha
by the Continental, whence it will lvi
forwarded to place of destination by
Eastern esnrfm cntinuiiiiM r nnrl in
tho event of their refusal, the connect
ing railroads are to liO forced into do
ing the business under the arrange
ment already alluded to. The Union
Pacific Express Conmanv takes no ac
tive part in the fight, but will be prob
ably incorporated with the Pacific ' at
some umo not specmea. n Jiatever
may lss the termination of this "rand
struggle, it i to Ijc honed that the
public interests will not be allowed to
suffer.- It is scarcely to be feared tliat
the conquering party, will commit the
inujscrcuoa ol imposing such nigh,
rates as to invite nowcrful comnetiticn
and repress tho tendency to inangur-
aic a jarge ana vaiuauie ovenanu traf
ic. By putting down charges to tho
lowest paving figure, the field can be
maintained and a popularity earned
which will foster the business and ren-
iier it hirruiv t emuuerativo. 1 he contest
will Ijc of gigantic proportions, involv
ing all the exnress comnanies and
many of tho leading railroads ; it will
i. i' i .
crc-uu; n great sensation in nnancuu
and commercial circles, and may open
the eyes of the public to many 'things
ui KuxiciTiu, uiwrefti coimecwu wim me
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Contempt or Coukt. Whilo Thad.
Stevens was a young lawyer, ho once
had a caso ljefore a Ixid-tempered
Judge of an obscure Pennsylvania
Court. Lnder what ho considered
very erroneous ruling, it was decided
against him ; whereupon ho threw
down his books and picked up his hat
in a high state of indignation, and
was about to leave tho court-room,
scattering imprecations all around him.
Tho Judge straightened himself to his
full height, assumed an air of offended
majesty, and asked Thad. if ho meant
to "express his contempt for this
Court." Thad. .turned to him very
deferentially, -mado a respectful bow,
and replied in feigned amazement,
"IJxprrwi my contempt for this Court I
No, sir ! I am trying to conceal it,
your Honor," adding as ho turned to
leave, "but I find it d d hexd to do
it."
An illiterate negro preacher said to
his congregation:
"My bredren, when de fust man
Adam was made, he was ob wet clay, an'
set up agin do palins to dry."
"Do you Bay," said one of the con
gregation, "ttat Adam was mado ob
wet clay and set up agin de palins to
dry?" r .
"Yes sar, T do.
"Who mado de palins?"
"Set down, sar' said the preacher
sternly ; "sich questions as dat Would
A steamboat captain on one of the
lakes was recently feeling vhis way
along in tho dark, when the look-out
ahead cried out, "Schooner without a
light?" It was a narrow escape, and
as the steamer ; passed the schooner,
the captain demanded : " " WTiat are
you doing with your infernal schooner
hero in the dark withot a light? To
his dismay, the skipper, who was a
Frenchman, answered, "Vat ze diable,
you do here viz your ole steamboat in
three feet Of water, eh?" and just then
the steamer landed high and dry oil a
sand bank. ;.'
; u The Union when we get there," was
ooo if tho toasts at the commencement
dinner at tho University of Virginia. ,
Tho' consumption of alcoholic drinks in
Russia has increased oyer a hundred per
cent, in six ypats.
IlYIItOIIfOi;iA, ?
The following article from the French
newspaper La Farme, will be read with
interest. It agret one of the most (sim
ple remedies for bydropholj'a, being at
the aamo time preventative and curative:
Dr. Boi-toon being called toaait a sub
ject of hydrophobia, who approached tho
fatal crisis of the di?eae, bled her and
wiped the blood on a handkerchief wet
with aliTa of the dying woman. Oa the
firt finger of the left hand he had a small
contagion where the nkiii wa broken. He
was immediately conizantof his thooght
leftpnca; but trusting to I he process which
he had recently discovered, contented hira- -Keif
with washing himself with water.
15!ieving," says Dr. lb, " that the dis
ease did not make its appearance until
the fortieth day, and having many pa
tient to viit, I put off taking my reme
dy from day to day, that is the steam
baths. On the 9th day, as I was in my
chamber, I lett all at once a pain in my
throat, and still a greater one in toy eyes.
3Iy body felt m light, that I thought that
if I were to jnmp, I would be able to
throw myself to a prodipious height, or
that by holding on to a window frame, I
could sustain myself in the air. My hair
was so sensitive that it seemed to me that
I could count every one of them ; my
mouth watered; the impression caused
by contact with the air made me feel hor
rible, and I avoided all brilliant bodies
I had a constant desire to run and bite,
not men, but animals, and all that whiclt
surrounded me. It hurt me to drink,
and I have noticed that the Ji?ht of wa
ter tried me more than the pain of my
throat. I believe that a patient of hy
drophobia can always drink by closing:
his eyes. The fits came every fire min
utes, and I felt then the pain start Iron
the first finger and run along the nerve
of the shoulder. Thinking that my
means were only a preventative and not
a curative one, I took a steam bath, not
with the intention of healing myself, but
to suffocate myself. When the bath reach
ed the heat of 57 degrees centigrade, all
the symptoms disappeared as if by magic.
Afterward I never felt any more. I have
attended more than eighty persons bitten
by wad dogs. All have been saved by
thU method. When a person has been
bitten by a mad dog, he must.be Bade to
takc sevco steam baths, once eaeh day
llusian, for instance, 57 to C3 desrees.
This is a preventative remedy. .When
the disease makes its appearance only
one stetftn bath h ceccsary, raising tho
temperature, hastily to 57 degrees centi
grade, and afterward slowly to G8 degrees.
The patient should be well confined to.
his room until completely cured."
Mask of a Gentleman. No man &
a gentleman who, without provocation,
would treat uncivilly the humblest of his
species. It is a vulgarity for which no
accomplishment of dress or address can
ever atone. Show us the man who de
sires to make every one around him hap
py, and whoe greatest solicitude is nev
er to give offence to any one, and we wilt
show you a gentleman by nature and by
practice, though he may Dever have
worn a suit of broadcloth or ever heard
of a' lexicon. We are proud to say for
the honor of our upecics there are men in
every throb of whoso heart there is a so
licitude for the welfare of mankind, and.
whoso every breath is perfumed with
kindness.
A Woman's Smile. A woman, who
lived very unhappily with her husband
came to a divine to ask his council. Al
ways meet your -husband with a smile"
aid the wise man. She followed his ad
vice, and very soon returned to thank
him for a happy home. Whenever a home
landscape is dreary audits horizon cloud
ed, we believe that it proceeds not so.
much irom the storms of man's petulance ,.
and unreasonablene.-w, as because wo
man has forggoitcn to draw a sunbeam t
from the Sun of Righteousness.
A GooD-NionT Kiss. Always send,
your child to bed happy. What cares may
trouble your mind, give the dear child a
warm good-night kiss as it goes to its.
pillow. The memory ef this, ia the stormy
years which may be in store for the little .
one, will be tho Bethlehem's star to the ;
bewildered shepherd and swelling up in.
the heart will rise the thought : " My fa-
thcr and mother loved me?" Lips parch
ed with fever will become dewy at this-
-thrill of useful memories. Kit's your lit
tle child before it goes to sleep.
The effect of long continued constipation
is to weaken tho system, and depress the
spirits. The Mnod thickens,, the head aches,',
and a train of evils' is superinduced, called
by the various names of dyspepsia, liver com
plaints, jaundice, tilliuus eruptions, etc.
The cause of thesdiseasescan best be cured
by Dr. Walker's Vegetable Vinegar Bit
ters, which act naturally upon, the liver and
Ixnvcls. It is a permanent tome, instilling
fresh vigor into the vital forces, giving ener
gy to the whole being.
Josh Billings defines a thurerbred bixi
ness man as "wun that knows enuil about
stealin' so there kant anybody steel from,
him, and enough about law so that he
kin do his stealin legally."
It is reported that some of the Lynn
(Mass.) shoo "bosses" are considering,
a proposition to ruu their factories by.
Chineso labor. ,
The " red flag," elevated by the Pari
sians rioters, was a red crinoline, mounted
on a broom. Five hundred thousand peo
ple flocked into tho street to, see it.
Dexter must look to his lauralsu The
American Girl has trotted a mile in 2:19
in harness,. Dexter's Vest time was 2:17
under the saddle.
The negro notion of ' a freo election, as
illustrated in the -Washington riot, is
this-r vote our tipkec or receive our brick
bats. Age.'. -
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