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' 'f' ' ' JJUaiNJSS CARDS., , ;4:X2UINN THORNTON, ' ATTOHKEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, mt Officsi yo. Ill First Street, between Mor rison and AUer, opposite tie ,IT$J . -s Occidental Hotel, , 1 Vobtlaxd - - : onEoosr. WUl prmetin In the luporiorand inferior darts guu. aad is the District and Circuit Court . .. I'.iuj rivinr soecial attention to .1!- f uhta in' all DarU of Orvroa, m4 ta obtaining discharges In bankruptcy, which, aiaee th I at amendment to tba Uw, may bo oe aaiawi from all debts contracted prior to hst, without regard to th par ctaUp which th UMti may snejiy pv. . t ,. , GEO. R. HELM, akii.tt asm nniiiiiopi nrj IT l fttif AliUnNET anu uuuNdtLun ni laii Hit f.Vl V'9 . WiU Practice tit aft (Ae Court of ike State. rr.rr OFFICE j It ALBANY, OREGON. Nov. tt. IS70I 4 1 lVa5Ut AY . A HANNON,, 1 , ATTORNEYS ANO COUNSELORS AT LAW. .tWtwers or . County. t...'0s p tuirl ia Pnat OSe Building. : '' vSntyl I" - tmi Of SCHOOL SUP WENDT J S "7 3 r U t. J t ;t XeXXTXT COUNTY A"T HARRISBURG. V faftrtaryC 3 C ", A T. J STXTSS. F. SETTLEJSiER, DrztssUt and Apothecary! DEALER IX DkCOS, MEfUCO.ES. OILS, Paiata. Window tilaa. 6 vrrto, Ltuura, oTaa.y Sovpa, Brushes. Prfcuiorio, c. ? rewili clrtftlly Compa.t4ed. , , - AB art e!e and Druga in owr liao wanantcd wf The boat aaality. tint atraet, Toat OCea WailJwp, Alhany. i r ii? ' jHr5otSj-l ! f . DC BOIS, ' ' CONSTANTLY OX UAXD AAB RECEn ISti a targe aback of Ureoanea and Provi aiaaa, Voodaaa Willow Ware, Tobacco. Cigar, Ceafeotieaery. raokeeaXociM, ta.ete. WbwlMal gtail. - .- . 1 ' jM-Oprita K.C Xiil'aV Sou "a Drag Store, Al . he. Oregoau juul04n3yl ; D. B. RICE, M, D., rqTAtCIA.X AH D SCSwEwS, i Tt !! j A4.BAXT, OEEGX. , ' aarSoe: On South aide Mais' street. fUatdonaa i a Second street, oMosite Pcaroe'a Carry. aprl4riol. K H. CRA3IOK, - 4TTIUST ii censEiui IT L1W, - . ' OrneaIp Xeceraea' Br-rk BawMing, up stairs .haay. trgoa, -- -- , " JOHI t. WIIITXKV, 1TT11IST1 MB C9CISELIIX IT ilW .- . .-w aTpaaial attaa tiaus girew to eoiteetieas. r Orvtes la the Coeirt Huuae. ' Alhaay. Oregou. - ' w3o83tf. e. . wwat .. nai. te"f mtn ' AND CGUVSeLLQUS AT CA W AS a SOLICITOUS is chascbb r. t i iMAJTY, '-Oragoau k Colleefioa ai4 -coey- A. precmptiy atteaod t. " HIt;TABIEaV CO., ; ; Dk.Ai.BBS Uf E0CEEIE8 AXD PBOVI ieuav Wood a4 WiUow Ware, CoafeetioB ry. Tebaeee, Cigaxe, Payee, Keaoua. ete, beo-a Jtaiae (Meet, adjeiajiag taw Express oee, A aay. Oregea. -. ae?8-n7tf H AIRS AND TURNING! ALL 6CEGS O? tplE jflTTOMEB., CHAIHS1 fthe oete.esiity , WeU-aubed, eaa he had at W jE T Z L E R ! S Q H O JP J AIM, aft Iciaow wf TL'BXIXa den erder. taaiber far ifwbe ea head aad feed for earning -Xatttsr'a Chafes an fcearf eat Baa4 hs X. B. Soeaa Co., Harrisearg. fe3eouMyc. -.J. AI. XETtLEK, J. C. ISENDENHALL, rN.OTABY. PUBLIC, . jr v n ,LBA?T, OBEGOX. .... rr' ayMal Zaf truments of all kinds made and atteited: r 7eaa aad CulleeXious proiuptly - U , aWatdad to. . . r4a.1t.f,, - mm uw house! nnV CXB&J18U13ED JVODLD RE8PECT I faUv Malta, tba citizens of Albany and ri- Uity that Se jus Xakea eharge of this EsUbiieh aSeat,ane,h keeping eleaa reoau and paying iriet atteatiea ta basine, expecta to suit all those eras may favor him m Jh their pstreeage. - Haviflg karsiefeea carried ea aauuag l i rrirst-Clasa Hair I)rsinir Saloons, lte ezaeots te tgive entire atiCctin, ft all 'aChildiea aad Ladies' H(r neatly eat and atMaeaed. j - , f OSEf UWJtBaiB, . '. ,aprfrJa33tf COSYALUS COLLEGE I - MALES AND TMAl.ES. .-ra I'OBTALLIS, OUEGOV. mTlAaV DIVIDED IXTO TITRBB SESSIONS , Teitiea (per Session of months,) frutn (4 ta fit, aeeordiag to stadias. ' " ; r!! ,! ' lfALE.BOARDtiia HOUaB. bv Prof. J. Em arr. . Board, iaeludinz room, fuel and lirbu, mm aeseioa (U waekii. Waebins;, $i nor session wTeas: On.alf in adranoe and the other Jjaf at the close of the sesnion.' ttlirinitt - a W. A. FIN LE)T, A. M., , Pre(id:nt. ADVERTISEMENTS. E. W. PIKE, BOOKSELLER AND ; STATIONER! AND DEALER IX ' ATJimrpyr goodsi AXBANT,. OREaON. Ia addition to a full supply if Staple Good ia the BOOK LINE, ELEGANT GIFT A.M'ALS. -'.- - PARIAN MARBLE VASES. STATUARY. , t . "I BOHEMIA N W ARE. WRITIXG DESKS, . , WORK BOXES, , UIKD CAGES, , , PIANOS. 0RUAN8. ' ' , viui.rxf. ' ' GUITARS. " - - VLCTE9, And in any other ' MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! ' ALSO ATTRACTIVE TOYS!! Iaeludioc the Champion Plachaaieal lacipad Ail of which, as a m&ttvr of course, to be bad "O JttwmUt Ttrmn. v6oliyl STORE AT LEBANON ! A. COWA fc CO., Prop .. . & B. CXAUanTON, Agent. . " ' Fresh Stock Just Received! GOODS! GROCERIES ! CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS ! . Boots sad Klioea I 5 : ... . , ' ij -GLASS AND QUEENSWARE !. Iraa, Hardware, Ac ' WkUA onU mtC ew DitpvJ mf mt AUmwf Prictf .' v PRODUCE TAKEN FOB, GOODS! elSrinCtf. A. COWAN A 03 UMATILLA HOUSE! .V DAtLES CITT . OREGON. UABUY &. SIXAOTT, Prop'raw THIS WELL KNOWN FIRST CLASS H0C5E fcawieg been reoeatly rcpoired aut rmotaie i Ibruuhvul. ofler siseror aoeuaiuiulatiwbs aud gives better sausracuusi to liic lratetinj; fuulir taaa aajr U-tet in Dalles City, it is tba auljr t irst-Ctas Hutd ra ttie City, and Rally lue only Uutul the Traveling Cusamouiiy pattouise. p Suits s Booam for Families, and Superior AccomiBsdatioiis for 300 G nests! This Hotel is located near the Steamboat Leading aad BaiSroaa Depot. THE HOTEL OMNIBUS Will always be at the Railroad Depot and Steamboat Leadens; ea the arrival of Paaseaicers. to eoavev tbcai Md their kaccnge to aad from the Hetel free ef charge. eyPartiealarattentiun paid te cailiag flwU ia tba aioraing f'T the boet aad ears ; aad extra ettratioa paid to seeing tens ities off oa the cart aad boat. . . T& They have two larse FIRE-PROOF SAFES ia the eftce, for the are of tiieir guets. JS9 Hotel opea all aiebt in rhaxte of a eare-;,rr fal Watebatan. Ia eonnectioo wilb the Hotel they have a fin .,. , ,, IHIiird Saloon lad Bciding Boea ! March 11, 18T0-vioUtr. : , NOTICETO DEBTORS! 1 Lt PETUSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES JK iadekted to R. Cbeadle Co.. by note or eok aceeant, will rave cost by settling tba same Bj 1st W if JMMry, 1871. fXiCUCE TAKK f OR PAYwUHT ON DELIVERY. S. CHACZX dfc CO. IF TOC WISH A GOOD BARGAIN! Call fur what yea want, and yw eritl be sore to pwrcbaae the Goods. ' W eeB fr Cfh f - -aovl6V6nt4. . K. CX1BABLB & CO. r-KOT COUNTY CLERK! CLERIC - OF THE DRUG STORE! 1 Cr- HILL, H,: O, Hill, Ac Son, Will take pleasure ia waiting ea the needy with Drags, Msdicinss, Paints, Oils, Dye staffs, Glass, Tarnishes, Putty, Perfamtry, . Faacy Ssaps, Combs, Brushes, &c ' J"PhvriciaBs' Prescriptions carefully Com pounded. ",,., -' ,., i f Drnin open sll times or night. .. . ffiSrOrders from the interior promptly attna -ted to. . 'f t ' v3n5ltr I.M. " - ; - r ' ' . ; " 'SELECT SCHOOL. - r Ecbool i being taugkt-st the ALBANY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, '. i. 1, .. -. - '.. ; . .: .,' . -.,.,!..., Under the supervision of M. T. CRAWFOUJLi . , atsisM by alias J oma Klki.s. - bates opjromowI.r via :.t (per quarter of eleven weeks.) ". ' . ' Primary Department OU Prtparutory and Common lirancbcs...'... .;; 5 (10 Advanced Engliah i ....'.,...'..'' T 00 Aneiunt and Modern Languages 9 00 Tuition i'uuiiLle in Advance. .i ,'. M. T. CRAWFORD. , Albtny, JfoTi It, 1878. Principal. ONLY KATE. Mr. Fairfield sat in the drawing room of Httvemtona'a neat little villa, at Nottiug Hill, patiently awaiting tba young lady he bad called to eee. i He bad met Miss Haverstone, with her uucle and sunt, at Soutbeud, and as she wa a very Htylish, and, at the same time an agreeable young lady, be bad leoome intimate with ber. He did not send his card, to ber, becauae he wished to surprise h'er pleasantly, as be hoped. - - lie sure and keep out of the way," he hoard a sharp voice say. "I should be ashamed out of my wits if auy one saw you moping about." There was no response to that in junction, and, a moment later, Miss Haverstone entered. She was a toll, hondsems young girl, who seemed born to command, and yet there was a soft, bewildering light in her brown black eyes. . - "Miits Haverstone !" he said, rising up. "Mr. Fairfield!" she exclaimed. "Is it possible that it is you ? I am no hap. py to meet you once again!" Their greeting over, they settled down into a quiet little chat, and Mr. f airheld. watt surprised to iind bow swiftly time bad lied wheu be arose to go. one invited turn to call again, and be accepted the invitation, and called frequently. He was ber encort with her aunt to the opera, theatre, balls ; in fact to every place of amuiteinent. In that way several months panned, and he was meditating aaking Mi Haver stone to accompsny him through life. One evening he called lather earlier than usual, ud went into the music room. Somebody was playing aquaint little song, and singing in a soft, sweet voice. He had no doubt as to who the somebody must be, so silently tepied over to ber side. "Amelia," he said, gently The figure on the stool turned round suddenly. , ' 'Tardon me, I am only Kate" she ejaculated. ' "l'srdon roe, be returned. "I have made a mistake. I was quite sure that it was Miwt Haveratoue, as I was not aware that she bad any lady visitors." "1 am not a viitor,"tie responded. I aut Amelia's- lame aiate-r." "Ob! a tboutiuud pardous." He could say do more. He wan wouderiug why Amelia llavertono bad never spoken about thin invalid Mtr. It could not be that she was indiffer ent to ber. Amelia's heart was too ten der for that. "Amelia will be here in a few mo ment, sir, Hbe added, as she took ber two little crutches and leaned heavily on them. liefore be could speak, she bad left the room, and be watt alone. Mi Haverstone entered. She apol ogized for keeping him waiting so long, and seemed ali aweetness. I was not aware that you had a sis ter before, Mias Haveratone." he ob served. , "o? Did I never mention her to you ?" she said. "I thought I hod. And yet I feel so sad when I think of her aiBiction that 1 hale to allude to her at all." lucre was a wonder mi patnos in j her voice which touched bira. He bad not misjudged Amelia ; it was only the extri me sorrow which she fslt that had v V " " "i 0 , , IrAttfr li AS i ari a feetr-aa. arsAA l-t'tiv af Tt ara OltCH weni IO U16 UOU86 8Ilr lUai, out ne never caugnt a glimpse 01 a a . little same figure, whoae mournful song nod rung in bis ear ever since "I would like to see vour sister, he ventured to observe, one evening. "Whv does she keep heise'f so se cluded?" ? Because she is so sensitive," was the response. . "I have tried to induce ber to come in here but in vain." He bad to . be satisfied with that re ply, though he felt a great curiosity to see her.. He imagined, by the out lines of her face, which bad been partly defined in the twilight, that she was pretty, ol course, but not so pret ty as Anieiia. , , t . . Abe next morning be called again. He had some . concert tickets, and would jast step in a moment on his way. to the city. (, "You need not announce me. he said to the servant. "I hear voices in the breakfast room, and I will go there and surprise them." lue umid-se8vant gave a mysterious smile and muttered. . "Much good the surprise will do you, if Miss Amelia is ranting as Usual! : ile did not . notice ber,. ominous words, but kept on "the even tenor of his way," . ., ': : He put his band , on the doorknob, and. then , he hesitated. He did not Wish' to' enact the part of a listener, but be bad caugnt the mention of bis own name' and he felt a little pardonable curiosity,. 'D.oyou IqveMr.yairfieJd?" he heard a soft voice ask. ' " 'i : ' "I'm glad . the witch has asked that question for me," hemuttered to him- 8ell, as be waited impatiently lor Am' elia's reply. ' - ,'" ". . , s .."Lovel", she sneered. "Who has anything to do "with that old-fangled notion now y Mr. I airfield is rich and a man of the world. " "What more do I require t , . '''But he may .require something else," Kate 'responded warmly. "He seemed so good that I do not see .how you can help but love him. .1 wculd worship him, sister. V ; ' ' "Indeed!. Perhaps yoii have fallen in love with him yourself? If you baveJ ,wisb youjsould hear, a few of the remarks be made about the pedic ulous way you limped about the room that, night I I declare it served, you right, though, if ydu will persist , in going where you are forbidden." "Hush, Amelia," said another voice thai, of the aunt. "How can you hurt Kate's feelings in 1 such a cruel,' uncalled-for manner? See, she is cry ing! .Poor child! , She has trouble enough, without you adding a grain more: and to think bow that trouble came upon her! Once for all, Amelia, 1 tell you you must give up Koinor to that ball. If you take the money for another dress, we caunot afford to take Kate over to Paris," "She can wait," was the patty re sponse. "Mr. t airfield will surely propose, and then I shall be off youi bonds." . - : Amelia, I am shocked!" was ber aunt's reply. But I airfield waited ' to hear no more. He had, 111 fact, already heard too much for Miss liaverstone's future anticipations. "bavedr he muttered. "This visit was a special plan of Providence. Say nothing of my call," be contin ued, addressing the servant, whose ill-concealed glee betrayed she i knew wbat was goiug on tu there, and slip ped a half crown into her hand. " xou re a gentleman, she ejacula ted; "and I'm glad you've found that creature out. She knocked Miss Kate the sweet, pretty - angel ! down stairs when he was mad with rage, and hurt ber bock. Her aunt wants to take ber to Paris, to the doctor's, but that vixen won't let her until she's married." "Which will never be " be muttered to himself, "if everybody thinks as I do now." lie went boms; be sat down; ho meditated; he made up his mind at lat; be was a bachelor; he was well off; he had no reluLves; be was inde pendent, and be would do as he pleased. lie went over again to the Haver- stone's villa before bis usual visiting hour. , . .. "Tell Miss Kata that I wish to see her," he said to the servant.. , The good woman laughed ou trio-lit; she clapped her hands as she carried the message, - Miss Kate was dear to her heart. "To see her!" Amelia ejaculated. "Who can it be? Be sure, Kate, and get out o' the parlor before Fairfield come. - With that injunction ringing in her ears. Kate went into the narlor. Mr. Fairfield arose to meec her. "Mr. Fairfield!" she stammered. I.IuKliing. He looked at ber. Miss Amelia 'a beauty dwindled by the com parison be made Ibis lute creature, with ber abundance of soft, golden hair, and blue eyes and wistful face, wus far more beautiful than Amelia Haverstone had ever been. "Yes, Mis Kate." "Did you ask for me? "I did. , Sit down here beside me. I have something to say to you." be obeyed him silently. She was trembling with mortification. This man had ridiculed ber on account of ber misfortune, she believed, and now she was doomed to sit beside him. "I know why you shrink from mo," he said softly. '"Very unintentional ly, I overheard a little of your family conversation this morning, and was happy to have your sinter's true char acter revealed to roe." " Mr. F1rfie!d," she ejaculated, "impossible!" "But not impossible a blessed re ality. I find that the shock doe's not hurt me. I never loved your sister; I was only bewildered by, her for a time. But I find that I do love some body else. ' Can you Kuess who it is?" She looked up frankly into his face. How should she know? She had nev er been out in society with Mr. Fair field, and knew nothing of his prefer ences. "Shall I tell your ' I "If you please." ' "Yourself."- She drew her, hand quickly away from him, and tears sprang into her eyes. This is a cruel jest, she cried. "If my afflict on has made me appear ridiculous in your eyes, you need not mock me." "You misunderstood me," he said gently; "I mean what I say. I love you too dearly to mock you. I want to marry you and take you to Paris with me and get jrou cured. She hid her face and wept;, not tears of sorrow but rather those of joy. ioe great, good rnit of life. which she had coveted, had come to her at last. ; "Do your tears mean yes?" he ask ed; and though he obtained ' no re sponse, he was satisfied. He left her. : ,, She went to her own room, and he went home. .But when Mr. Haverstone returned home to dinner his face was all radiant with smiles.' s1"' ' Mr. Fairfield came to see me to day," he said; and Amelia gave a little pleased start. . "'.'Did he propose,' uncle?" 'she ask ed. . "Yes, but so different to what I ex pected- He asked for Kate's .hand, not yours." t "Kate's!, Impossible! You've made a mistake I she said. ; '"None whatever. He wants to mar ry her immediately, and take her to France. ? v i ?,'; . ; "And, you knew itr , Amelia ex claimed, turning to her sister. "That was who' your visitor was last night, you sly minx I You've been fawning and cringing to him, you ve . "Amelia, hush!" said her uncle, sternly. -"Last night was only the second time he ever saw poor Kate. He told me the whole circumstance himself." .He called here to see' 3 ou yesterday morning, and overheard you venting' your ra;je on your auns ana Bister, " lie was disgusted with you, and equally charmed by Kate in pro portion to the contrast between you. 1'leuse take warning!" She sprang from the' table, ran to her room, where she had a violent at tack of hysterics. The prize she had tried to win was lost. Four weeks later, Kate was married, and started for France. A year later, she came home ' per fectly restored to health and strength. Amelia was still unmarried, but she vouchsafed no word of welcome to Mrs. Fairfield. . .. LOPPY Erri'ftlYEXEftM. Nothing is more annoying than that display of affection which some hus bands and wives show to each other in society. That familiarity of touch, those self-concealed caresses, those absurd names, that prodigality of en dearing epithets, that devoted atten tion which they flaunt in the face of the public as a kind of challenge to the world at large to come and admire their happiness, is always noticed and laughed at, and sometimes more than laughed at. Yet to some women this parade of loye is the vry essence of married happiness, and part of their dearest privileges. They believe themselves admired and envied, when they are ridiculed and scoffed at; and they think their husbands are models for other men to copy, when they are taken as examples for all to avoid. Men who have manliness, however, do not give in to this kind of thing; though there are some, as effeminate and gushing as women themselves, who like this sloppy, effusiveness of love, and carry it on into quite old age, fondling the ancient gray-headed grandmother as lavishly as they had fondled the youthful bride, and seeing no want of harmony in calling an old dame of sixty and upward by the pet names by which thov called her when she was a slip of a girl of eighteen. The continuance of love from youth to old age is very lovely, very cheer ing; but even "John Anderson, my Jo," would lose its pathos if Mrs. An derson had ignored the difference be tween the raven locks and the snowy brow. This public display of familiar affection is never seen among men who pride themselves on making good levers, as certain men do those who have reduced the practice of love making to an art, a science, and know their lesson to a letter. . These men are deligbtful. to women, wbo like nothing as much as being made love to, as well after marriage as before; but men wbo take matters quietly teo, aail around these scientific adorers for both depth and manliness. And if women knew their best interests they would care more for the trust than the science. I'lttSITY OF LABOR. Xoruuto in practical wisdom is more familiar to Americans than that a man's hands are his fortune, and that there is no patrimony better than a good trade. Money, however, . some times turns people's heads, so that they forget this. lbe late col. ioic was bimseu a practical mechanic. By his will he left to his nephew an hnmense fortune At the time of Mr. Colt's death, the nephew was learning his trade in his uncle's shop, working diligently in his overalls by day, subject to the same rules as other apprentices. Un bis ancle s aeain be became a millionaire; but, choosing a guardian to manage his property, he continued hit labor and served bis apprentice ship. Now, as he walks the rooms of his nse bouse, or drives handsome and costly teams, he has the consciousness that if his riches take to themselves wines and fly away; he is furnished with the means of' getting . an honest livelihood, and may make a fortune for himself, 1 He was a greasy mechanic, and is not ashamed of it. Labor and its ao companying dirt are not dishonorable nor degrading; laziness and its almost necessary evils are disgusting aad de stroying. - j,-.. : . Dirty bands and a sense ol inde pendence are to be preferred to kid gloves, and a consciousness of being a mere drone m the human hive, 'lools rust from neglect; wear out from Use. Neglect is criminal ;f use beneficial. So witll . man s -capabilities better wear out than let them rust. Comfort is Pbxvationsj A philo sophicel old nonagenarian finds these comforts in growing old. v White headed giumblers should take notice I have , become very deaf . . What a . blessing! There it such a lot of sill v talk I cannot hear, such . scan dals,. etc..; f . It.jl,' ' : My eyes .are failing. ..How fortu nate! I do not see a tithe of the folly and , wickedness ; that is going - on around me., . I am blind to faults that would provoke me to censure. 7; I have lost my teetn, and my voice is no$ .very audible. Well.J find it no use babbling to folks who won't listen, so I save my breathy for better purposes. I don t snow my teetn where I can bite.. 1 venture, on no tough meet. v . . My taste is not 80 discriminating as in 'days of yore, and the good is that I am more, easily, satisfied, don't keep finding fault, am content, and; thank ful. A nice palate is plague to get rid of... i '-t -Aii- My joints ara rather stiff. Well, if they were ever so supple, I ,do not want to go and see the sights. , hear concerts, make .speeches nor carouse at feasts. ... . 1 " . v-. , ! I am not so strong as I was; but for what do I need to be stout? I am not going to wrestle or fight with' any body..' My iuods are generally iUn t'js w;w"d,yottars sure, in a very short proved. . ROCK MS TO SLEEP, MOTHER.. The publieetioa of this besatiful plees nsppeatd In Hoi, Immediately after the breaking out of the rebellion j It was seised upon by the news papers of the eonntry as something rare. No ewuer appearing for the fagttlve, some dlseassloa arose ss to its authorship, sod firs or sis person In tbe Northern States laid claim to it.,,. It ws originally published under the son de plume of "Florence Percy," soil was set to sarnie by eight diOerent composers, and. thousands apoa thou sands w.re sold. It bow turns out that the poe try was written in South Carolina by Mrs. Klize bsth Akers, widow of Paul Akerr, the sculptor, wbo, until recently, bat been unable to establish ber claims to its setborsbid. '' Untold sums have bees realized from bar talent, yet this poor wid ow, whose versus Lave and will please millions, sever received a farthing for Its compositles. Justice should be done ber. ' ' ' .. 1 : ,i 1 ' Backward, turn backward, oh, time, ia year sight, Make me a child again, just for to-aigbtl it other, come back irom the ecbolcss shore. Take me again to your arms, as of yore ; Kiss, from my forehead the furrows of care. Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; , Over my slumbers your loving watch keep, . Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep. ' Backward, flow backward, oh, tide of the years I am so weary ef toil aad of tears ; - , (. Toil without recompense tears all ia vainV Take fbm ad give me my childhood again! ' I bare grown weary of dust and decay. Weary of flingiag my soul-wealth away. Weary of sow in fur others to reap. Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep. Tired of the hollow, the base, the on true, Mother, oh mother, my heart calls for you; Many a summer the grass has grown green, , Blossomed sod faded, oar faces between. Yet, with strong yearning aad passionate p&ia, Dong I to-night for your presence again; Coma from too silence, so long and so deep. Rock me to sleep, mother, reek me to sleep. Over my heart in the days that are flown, Ne love like mother's love ever bas sbone. 2o otner worsnip abides and eutlures, Faithful, unselfish, and patient like years. Nooe like a mother can charm away pain. From the sick soul and tbe world-weary brain : Slumber's soft calm e'er my heavy lids creep, noca me to sieep, uotacr, rocs me to sleep. Come, let yoar brown hair. )uit lighted with gold. r aii on your esoaiuers agsia a 01 oia ; Let it drop over my forehead te-aigbt, ribsding my faint eyes sway frem the light For, with its sauny-edged shadows once mere. Haply will throng tbe sweet visions of yore lovingly, softly, it bright billows sweep! Rock me U sleep, mother, rock me te sleep. Mother, dear mother, tbe years have bees long Since I first listed your lullaby snog ; Muz. then, and unto my soul it shall seem Womanhood's years have only a dream Cla.ped te your heart ia a luvinz embrace, Witb your light lashes just sweeping my face. Never bereatter to wale or to weep, Rock me te sleep mother, rock me to sleep. ASM WEB TO tOBUEsPOX DESTS Eli da NT. The babit of sucking your finger in company is. indeed, de- plurable, but you uiay rtd yourself of it by sucking your thumb instead. Bub. A marriage contract, to be binding, must be seated. Custom re quires ths seal to be attached to cheek or lips. The gentleman, of course, sup plies the ttampt, unless his hair or mous tache is considered as an equivalent. Emigrant. A concertina is the best defensive weapon against wolves. A few squeals of it will scatter a pack instan ts r. We have known its music to scare the most savage dogs into convulsions, and kill small ones' outright. ., Irresolute. Apropos of. the Tsm- psreace agitation, this - correspondent asks us is it right, under any circumstan ces, to indulge in a drink. We answer decidedly, yes, under the following con anions: it your wile is willing; u it does not waste your time ; if it costs you nothing; if it is drawn from the original package; if you have paid your taxes ; if you don't owe anybody, and if you are dry. Under these conditions, a moder ate indulgence in cold water, would not be deleterious to your morals. , Abchosolooist wishes us to enumer ate for . him ' the screo wonders of the world. They are : a Teachers Institute, Shoo Fly, Winter, the Photographer; and Officer Seeker, a Mao with a Broken Lar, and a pog Fight. ' Navioator. Jonah is the only navi- gstor of our acquaintance who made a successful sea' voyage without the aid ot sail, steam or oar. Msny moderns navi gate successfully 00 170. Farmer. Mr. Commissioner Delano has lately decided that a farmer msy sell eggs laid io his own barn-yard, without talcing out a special peddlers Iioeose ; but should his chickens cross the "line feoce," and deposit their ova on a neigh bor's farm, without taking out license as exporters, the eggs so deposited are sub ject to an advalorem duty, like other for eign luxuries. , Uabbages, except in the form of sauer kraut, are not considered as msnufactured articles, and need not bs reported to the Assessor. . Collegian. This correspondent wish es' to know the best course of reading to pursue. Having finished your Greek and Latin classics, French and music, you might lake up the oloftiei, physic and metaphysics, after which you. may wind op with spelling, arithmetic and common sense. This, wo believe is the. popular course. ' ' "! ' The Uses of Adversity You wear out your clothes. . . .. ... You are not troubled with visitors! ' You are exonerated from making calls. Bores do not bore you. " : Tax-gatherers hurry past your door.' Itinerant bands do not play opposite your windows. . ; ., No one thinks of presenting you with a testimonial. . e ' ' : ?' ';' u No tradesman irritates you by asking : 'Is there any other little articio you wish sir?.',, : .- ' Vim,"o'. !- ,f ! Impostors know it is no "uss to bleed yOU.f , r- :m' '" . ' ' ( You practice temperance. ; I . You swallow, infinitely less poison than others.;;, r,-.--- t-!;;.; Flatterers do not shoot .iheir rubbish into jour e.rs. .a -f j a v xou are saved many a debt. are saved many a debt, many a deception., many a headaohe. ' - . .. . ; And., laatW, if you have a trua. friead pc, of-Una, to kow it. incri. . - VAKIETIE. n s ' .,-jr 1 .;;;. '!' i! l; ,A;Undson CUy'boy? preferred drown- isg in the Uackcoaak to the Kje of abar-i ber, and bow slcsps in tbe valley. He'd rather die than shave. ... ;if ,:... iv An exchange speaks eloqneotJy vf the great merits of a nsw wringing uiaehine'.' If it tan best our revenue department if must be a powerful affair. - ii! ' Those fond of equine exorcise should eat s quart of borse-chefhats before going-' to bed. A cheap but effective nightmare ride can always be secured iu this wif?M4 The latest Ka-Klnx oatrsge ia'. Atlan- ta a white dog attached to the unmen tionables of a fifteenth amendment, in th; vicinity of a ben-too., ,'( ,',;. Not satisfied with , wsatern-. whisky, ; aJ western genius is exkaastisg itself in io venting all sorts of other "grata . eleva-- tOri.";,, -.yt j . Jm;! i't 'j'-'.'.tiH What is the difference between a rail- way trail and a tuspendmg-bsnk ? ; In. one case tbe break causes the stoppage in ths other lbs stoppage causes tbs break. '.;,v';.;r.'-r.'i i-s. ? -"' A tamperasee barber is said ta .jkvsv estsblished himself io 31eredith Village, New Hamshire. He is called "temper, ance" because he uses no bay rum". The gentleman who fired st random, did not bit it; and in disgust, handed his rifle over to the youth who aims' ati immortality. -, - v A recent orator asked his hearers to;, plsnt themselves on tbe rampart of prin-, iple. Nobody appeared to seek the alti tude for ths suggested agricultural pur-' pose. . . V"-'- -'I "Names are notbing' ; according to a,; rather dull saw, but call any of your lady friends a perfect fright, and see tbe, style of "nothing" you get as return." ;1' , Boston charity has taken the poetic' form or a "flower misaion' to relieve the sufferings of the poor sick with dahlias, f pond lillies, and similar horticultural sec-a essarica. . j.j Content is the nsmo of a town ia Tex- as. When one of ih inhabitants is hang ed for horse stealing, . his ; neighbors'' eophamistically disguise the fact in. the' remark that bt "got dis-contented." . .. A Kahtmszoological specimen write, to a "school beared" in OH io that be will take a school, and be has "tought 2 terms' school, L I attended Co'.edge 4 yrs at de-'1 troit micbigau and am 26 yrs avsge I" : Tbe gentleman who at the age- of 107' " preserves ths vigor of youth, aad has vo ted for every President since Washington, t kas removed to Henry county. Ind., and assumed the name of Samuel Vogue, There is a Servian prince iff tbeTrua-" sian army whose name is so long that' - a ' cjmpaoy of engineers have been ordered to level down the consonant and ue it as.1 a pontoon bridge. . . ;. - . r - The writers of commaaicatiooa to news-. papers swear so when their effusions ara ' rejected, that the old saying' shoakl be 5 chaoged to read "rejected commaoicatioia corrupt good manners." t .. ' , j Taking stock A smart child of our ac quaintance says that bis ma ought, to be . quoted in all ths city articles,;. Being pressed to explain, he statsd that shewas considerably above Pa(r). .i.i.iwx There are three things iothis world that know ho kind of restraint, and" are governed by no laws, but merely by passions- and brutality civil wars, family quarrela, and religious disputes. ; ' When the editor of "a woman's rights 1 paper speaks of lthe most delicious, de-i lightful.-deleeuble, entrancing, and, dis-, trading of all innocent indulgences,"; shsT means a kiss. S lw-i If you want to get a thing into "mmerfi3 . diate and extensive circulation, give it to aoy one of half your acquainUnees, with'' the instruction that it is '"strictly ' con 6- dcntial." ' . . : " -,-''-"'V . The Tarboro Californian' professes i-to have unearthed a man 143 years old, who has survived seven Wives,' kaving Iost his ! last one about sixty years ago, "and now'' wants to tuarry again. ! - :'. &l Spaia supplies more winff to' Eocland" ' than France and Portuoal combined the T figures being : Spain,- eigh millions, of gallons; Portugalthree millions,' and,, France, four millions. " " ' ." , ; Paris, notwithstanding the presencejof a beleaguering army,5 still maintains its1 reputation as the "gay capital." Thera never were so many balls as at this time, and engagements are frequent. ..ir..r:T.9 In proof thai Dickens, was, always inAT sympathy with the United States.it is said his manuscripts were always written with' blue ink, on white paper, and his publish-f ed works were universally readoi . - - -t. A. youthful Michigander tried, to learn to smoke, the other day, ia;.fb secluded :i recess of the parental barn. , As soon as . x the foundation stones get cooled off enough,' his father will begin to build another ork Thspresen 'esus will 'show that the United States has 15 cities of mor th&a?" 100,000 iahabitants. . There are butthfea : countries that equal th .-The East M f; dies with 2t cities; Oreat Britain with6, and China with '15J V -- ' A young gent'ieman, witb an inquiring turn of mind, wished to be ealightened on the following: - If brooks are, as ' poi sU call them, ths wost joyousbingS in nature, what are they always murmuring' about"U . . ; ; A veteran observer says that, B0twittat standing whisky Is a favorite anax in . Amerioa; where one man caiia ior boo," six men call tor wio sauie 1 . 1 . . 1 .mA' Y 11 Hsd is much the!'1 oouoiuaes taat -mo most drank UOOJaO between inquiring . tr-igi fi1 steamboat pilot: "That is Black moun tains !" -"Yes, sir ; highest moantaitta about "bake George.": a:"?Asy story .or le,"l t gend eonnected with that-imouutainr'Tii "Lots of 'em. Two lovers went up that mouatain oace ' and never' cams back. r agaia i Iadsed, why ; what ' leeame. -of them ?'":.- "Wsnt ,dowo von Ahe.othehvJ gtda." .