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VOL. VII.
ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1871.
NO 15.
oe Riven to their emniunciin.
BUSINESS CARDS.
K. B. HraPBUKT.
CRANOR& HUMPHREY.
ATTORNEYS AiD COUNSELORS AT LAW.
(N. B. Humphrey, Notary Public.)
OrriCB In PatTisu's Brick Building, up
stairs, Ibany, Oregon. TTuStf.
iti. nccxxx & Co.,
WOOL, HIDES, LEATHER,
AND (JENEkAL MERCHANDISE,
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Liberal Advances made on Consignments.
' No. 818 Battery Street.
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fii ?; EARHART, PROPRIETOR.
TUIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOTEL,
supplied with every modern accommoda
tion, U now open Tor the reception of guest.
inayl2vr:n:t'f
E. N. TArMDY,
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ASD
NOTARY riBLlC.
HARRISBl'Rt!, LIXX COUNTY. OREGON
Will practice in the Courts of Linn and ad
jniuing couiitie : and will buy ' good negotiable
l-aper at a reasonable discount. al-S'TI
V. x. unesoWETB.
1. X. SMIVH.
Corralli. Linn Co.
CHENOWETH & SMITH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Corvallis, Oregon.
90rriCK at the Court House. v6n27
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TBKO. BUKKKSTKU.
BELLINGER & BUBMESTER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
No 89 First Street,
PORTLAND, - - OREGON.
Special attention si'rn to mutter in Bankrupt
cy and all business in United States Courts.
ronSJtf.
J. C. MENOENHALL,
iNUIAUI JfUBUU,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENT.
ALBANY, OREGON.
Rents Collected and Taxes Pid for Non-Ren-dent
and others, making Ke&l Estate p!r. cle
jpB0&ee next door to Telegraph Office. .
v5n4ltf.
. GEO. R. HELM,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
' Will practice in all tbe Courts of this State.
OFFICE: ALBANY, OREGON.
Xor. II, 1S70.
JCSUK STKLSAT.
JOSEPH BASSOS.
KELSAY &, HANNON,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW.
ALBANY. OREGON.
Partner for Linn. County.
Office up stairs in Post Office Building.
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G. F. SETTLEMiER,
JDrazSTgrist and Apothecary!
DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES. OILS
Paints, U'iudow Glas, DyestufTs. Litjuors,
Faaey oaps, Brushes, Perfumeries, Ac.
Pmcriptioas Carefully Componnded.
All art eles and Drugs in oar line warranted
of the best quality.
First street, Post OSee building, Albany.
julUr5u48yt
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it. 9.
CONSTANTLY OX HAND AND RECEIV
ING a large stock of Groceries and Provi
ions, Wood and Willow Ware, Tobacco, Cigars.
Cenfactienery, Yankee Notions, etc., etc.
Wholesale and RetaiL
-Oppofite E. C. Hill k Son's Drog Store,
. Albany. Oregon. juol0vu43yl
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I'nYSICIAS ASD SURGEON,
ALBANY, OREGON.
aOffiee : On South side of Main street.
Residence: On the corner of Third and Raker
troeU. aprl5v5n35tf.
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iTTORSET 1XD COUXSELOE AT LAW
and Notary Public.
Special attentions given to collections.
Orrice Up stairs in ParrUh's Brick.
Albany, Oregon. r3n33tf.
TAKE NOTICEEYERYBODY.
fTIHAT WE WILL PAY FOR GOOD Bt?T-
X TEE from 23 to 25 cents per pound, and
2V cents a aozen tor tuus, in trade.
A Large Assortment of Crotkery Ware.
Those who wish goods AT A BARGAIN bad
better gire ns a eU at the CASH STOKE and
sector themselves. . CHEADLE k CO.
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ALBANY BATH HOUSE!
mHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
I fully inform the citizens of Albany and tU
cinity that he has taken charge of this Establish
cnent, and, by keeping cloan rooms and paying
wtrict attention to business, expects to suit all
cbose wbo may tavor aim with tboir patronage.
Having heretofore carried on nothing bnt
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
be expects to gire entire satisfaction to all,
S-Childien and Ladies Hair neatly ent
no SDampooea. ivtw.ru. waaaKa.
T3n33tf.
FOR SALE.
A LL PERSONS INTERESTED ARE BE-
X. speetfully informed that tbe undersigned
hare now on hand, from selected lots, all tbe
varieties of
CHOICE SEED WHEAT,
oarefally and separattly stored, and for sale on
inuanion rcrms. -
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i -- Wm. S. Nkwbeebv, Agent.
NOTICE.' -
A LL PERSONS OWING ON SUBSCRIP-
tion or note on account of railroad coinnle-
tion to Albany please call and settle im mediate
ly. J5,.. itUiiLAUAl ,
rTno tf. By J. H. Foster.
AD VEKTISEM ENTS.
FINE BLOOD SHEEP.
COTSWOLTJ HALF BREEDS
r'OK 8ALK. Apply t. S. II. EM
ERSON, Mouulaiu Viuw, Suhu
Clara Co., Cal. or JOHN ANDEKau.X. 622
Clay St., San. FraneUeu. Junlftuitt
DANIEL GABY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW ANO NOTARY PUBLIC.
SCXO, OREGON. . A
jrVSpeclal attention given to the collection
of notes, account. Ac. dcclfivfliils.
JOHNS & GABY,
SCIO, OREGON,
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LAND. IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED,
is cheaper in tbe Forks of tbe. Sauliatu
(ban in any other part ef the Statu.
jr-r Inquire of J. M. Johus, Marion Station,
or of Damku UabV, t'cio, Liua couuty.
v(titS3tf.
FRANKLIN MEAT MARKET
FIRST STREET,
2
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Next Door to A. Cowaa A Co.'s Store.
J. It. IIERREN, PROPRIETOR. WILL
always keep tbe best meat the market affords
and put it up to suit his cuatouieft..
aulr7ullf. J. R. HERREN.
i. r. ri:ssll,
Att'j at Law.
C. P. FtUMY,
Notary PuMic.
ETJSSELL, IXREY & W00WAED,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
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COLLECTING AGENTS.
T3r-Special attention given to the sale of Real
Estate. Real Estate Litigatwn and the Colleetiou
of Claims. Office. N. W. Corner First and
Washington Streets.
Portland. Orrgoou
Feb. 22. 1870. T5n2Stf.
FR0MAN BUILDING!
WHEAT AND FLAX-SEED DEPOT !
Cleaning and Elcratin; Capacity 10,000
Bushels per Day!
150,000 Enahels Wheat Wanted b Store!
50,000 Sack for tbo,e who wish to sell or
store with ns.
Flax-Seed Contractors of Pioneer Oil Co. will
call on us for sacks.
T&nSIyl. E. CAKTWRIGHT.
THE JUSTLY
CELEBRATED
BAIN WAGON!
R
ECOUNIZED EVERYWHERE AS A
FIRST CLASS FARM WAGON.
No other Wagon has a Home reputation eya
to '-Bain make, sud it is tbe only wagon that
has been UmuJ. and known t tand this climate.
In a word U is made of tbe 6W materials and is
tbibest SnUbcd wagon that comes to this mar
ket. We hare different styles of Hounds and Reach,
Patent do. (so called) included
BLAIN, YOCNO k CO.
vfto43 Aleuts si Albany.
FOR THE HARYESTF"l87iT
PITT'S THRESHERS!
HAINES. HEADERS!
LATEST IMFB'FED MOWERS!
And All Kinds of
Agricultural Iniplcaiienitg!
CONSTANTLY ON HAND!
Also the
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BLAIN, YOUNG k CO..
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Albany. Oregon.
STAR BREWERY!
TALLY & HOUCK,
H
AVE ESTABLISHED AX EXTENSIVE
Brewery business in
AE1J AM ASD CORVALLIS,
Mr. Houck keeping the old stand of Tally in
Albany and Mr. Tally superintending the Es
tablishment at Corvalus. Beer furnished to
SALOONS AND PRIVATE FAMILIES
to order, and
WABEAHTEDD TO BE TH VERY BEST !
TALLY k HOUCK.
April 14, 1871 vn35tf.
JOHN CONNER'S
BANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE,
ALBANY, OREGON.
DEPOSITES RECEIVED,
SUBJECT TO CHECK AT SIGHT. .
Interest Allowed on Time Bepssits U Cain.
EXCHANGE ON PORTLAND, FAN FRAN.
CISCO, and NEW YORK, for sale
i at lowest rates.
COLLECTIONS MADE ANO PROMPTLY REMITTED
J5SBanking hoars, 8 a. x. to 4 r. v.tS.
Refer to
Feb. 1, 18Tl-yl
H. W. CORBETT,
HENRY FAILING,
W. 8. LADD.
STORE AT LEBANON !
A. COWAN & CO., Prop's.
8. B. CfcAUGBTON, Agent.
Fresh Stock Just Received!
GOODS!
GROCERIES!
CLOTHING, HATS & CAPS!
Boots and Shoes!
GLASS AND QUEENSWAR.E!
Iron, Hardware, Ac
Whiek will all be JDupoted of at Albany Prieet!
PRODUCE TAKEN FOR GOODS!
eS5v5n6tf. 'A. COWAN A CO.
-SHE
THE OLD BALL-DRESS.
BY I. J. PRICE. .
. Mrs. Langclon had sent out curds of
invitatiou to her " dear live huiidrud"
frit?nd8, for a crand ball at her elegant
residence ot 1 kith Avenue, in honor of
the entrance of her twin daughters
iuto society.
They had just been graduated at
some fashionable, "linislung ott'" e
tabl'mhnient, and their tl Imt was in
tended to be a very magnificent atl'uir.
Mrs. Gregory, husband and daugh
ters, were on the invited list. As the
former and two latter sat in their par
lor, looking at the very elegant cards,
with the interesting subject under dis
cussion, they were broken in upon by
the entrance of Mr. Gregory, who
looked harrassed and weary.
"Papa!" cried Leua, the elder daugh
ter, "see our invitations to Mrs. Lang
don's great ball," showing hint the
cards she held in her hand. "And
there is the loet littt silk at Stewart's,
that I want to wear. Can I go and
order it to-iuorrow?" she pleaded,
laying her white hand, flashing with
jewels, on his arm, and looking up
into his face.
"llaveu't you any dresses to wear?"
be asked, somewhat moodily.
'A plenty of old ones, which have
already Ih cii worn, and will not an
swer for this particular event," bho re
plied. ;
" How much will it cost?" asked
Mr. Gregory,
'Oh, perhaps a hundred and fifty,"
said Lena, carelessly, with as little
idea of the value of money as an un
fledged bird.
Her father groaned, and said some
thing about foolish extravagance; and
drawing out his pocket book, slowly
counted out the required sum, and
laid it on the table.
"How much do you want, IJertha?''
he asked turning towards her.
"1 don't want any, papa. I have a
pretty dress, which will answer very
nicely," she replied.
" ou're a sensible girl, and the man
that gets you for a wile will have some
one to help him keep his head above
water. If the riresaurc ou the money
market lasts much longer, with theoe
demands to meet, I shall soon be a
dead bankrupt," said Mr. Gregory, as
he left the room.
"What is the trouble with papa?
what does make him talk so dolefully
when he is asked for a little money?"
said lA.na. "Any one would think he
was a poor man."
It is oue of his money-nervous
spells; he is always bo afraid his busi
ness atlairs won't come out just so
straight; then it is economy, and re
trenchment, or every tiling will drift to
bankruptcy. That "is the way busi
ness men always talk, till it has be
come quite an old story with me,"
said Mrs. Gregory, drawing a breath
of relief.
"I don't think papa is trying to
frighten us at all," said Uertha. " I
think his business does really perplex
him. I've noticed for a week that he
has looked pale and care-worn, and
has said bnt little. I asked him yes
terday, if he was not well, and he
said there were anxieties preying ujion
his mind."
"Was that the reason you didn't
want a new ball-dress?" asked Lcua.
"Yes. I'd rather wear au old oue
than place papa to the expense of a
new one just now, while money is so
hard to raise," replied Jiertha.
"Keally, Miss Uertha, you are be
coming quite learned in financial af
fairs. I should think papa would give
you the position of private councillor
in his counting-room. With your
wise brain to aid him, he might sail
througu seas of trouble, dry-shod,"
said Lena, with sarcasm.
"Pray, inform us how you came to
know so much about monetary affairs,
my daughter," Mrs. Gregory said.
"I heard paja and Mr. Ainslcy talk
ing about business when he was here
the other evening, and he said it 'was
almost an impossibility to get any
money at all now," said Bertha.
"Well, you are a little goosey; if
you will go to the grandest ball of the
season in an old made-over ball-dress,
and be ridiculed by all the elite, you
can do so. A few hundred ' dollars
can't make much difference any way.
And when you see the victory, which
may, perhaps, be won over a certain
attractive gentleman ot our mutual
acquaintance, by your elder sister s
more etvlish toilet; you will regret
your aeciHion in iavor oi Jiauaiots o
ah's antedeluvian costume,? said Lena,
sneerinjrlv.
"I'm perfectly indifferent to the
praise or contempt of the fashionable
world, for there is neither heart nor
sincerity in it. And concerning the
eentleman to whom you so strangly
hint, if his heart is only Susceptible to
the influenae ot costly apparel, he can
oav court to it as lone as he wishes,
without once exciting my jealousy, as
I want no dry-coods worshipper lor
my future leige lord: So, ma chere
sister, you have the field open and free
to yourself." ,
"March on, march on ye brave, to
victory or death!" sunjg Bertha, jubil
lantly, waving ber handkerchief at
Lena, who was picking up her money
from the table, where ner father had
laid it, humming a gay operatic air,
"Bertha what dress have yon to
wear? ; You haven't any that you've
not already worn two or (three times,
. -i t ro i. . ,
at, least; ana a desire my juauguwro iu
make as eleirant an appearance as any
of the friends on this occasion," said
juts. Wregor
rv.
As Mrs. Gregory was. a particular
mend of Mrs. LangdonL she felt in
duty bound to honor, as mucn as pos
sible, the advent of her daughters to
the fashionable world, ani the attire of
her own daughters, on thjis particular
occasion was an all-important consid
eration. - i
, "I'm going to have Madame Leices
ter make over my blue, grot grain
silk, and you know she is la noted ge
nius lor renewing worn qaii-dresses ;
bnt after it is, done,' if it looks antede
luvian, and smells musty, IIll do, pen-
anco by staying at home." said Hertha.
"Do just as you prefer; but I think
your lather would give you a new
dress if you wished it," Mrs. Gregory
said. 1
Lena purchased the new dress, and
had it made up without regard to ex
pense, and it wasexquisito when done,
and extremely becoming to the young
lady, who had been congratulating
herself on the success she was deter
mined to achieve.
Jiertha's dress came from the man-tua-maker's
hands as beautiful as could
be, ami none would have suspected it
had already thrice been worn, unless
she had been seen with it ou. It har
monized admirably with her fair,
blonde complexion, forming a vivid
contrast to Lena's more brilliant style
of personal attractiveness, and bright,
orange-colored robe.
The day previous to the ball, Clara
Ainsley called, a sister of Hugh Ains
ley, who was the lixod, ceulrai star,
around which the feminine luminaries
had ambitiously beamed for the last
two seasons, each fondly hoping to be
the finally favored one. Uut, to the
secret chagrin of each, ho still main
tained the same quiet courtliness of
manner towards thcmall. He seem
ed quite as indifferent to their heart af
fairs a he would havebeen to the
pyriutids of Kgypt. This was the
gentleman Lena was bending all her
energies to ensnare and bring to her
feet, before the present season closed.
Clara was an intimate friend of both
the girls, and she wax invited up stairs
to see the dresses, w hich had just been
sent home. Their beauty she warmly
expatiated upon, but Lena would not
allow her to leave until she had told
her of Uertha's wonderful tit of econ
omy, and laughingly said she should
certainly take her opera glasses with
her to the ball, that she might descry
some interesting, poor young gentle
man, w it 1 whom she knew her sinter
must have a secret understanding, and
for whose benefit she was carrying out
this whim of prudence.
The combined entreaties of all the
trio could net induce Mr. Gregory to
accompany them to Mrs. Laugdou's.
He pleaded a headache and latigue.
This was a cover to the real reamm.
His business affairs were daily becom
ing more tntangled, by means of sev
eral heavy failures ol parties owing
him to a great extent, and all he could
sec before him wa ruin and disgrace,
but he would keep bis forebodings to
himself until alter the Jctc was over,
when, if he found no means of extri
cating himself', he would make a clean
breast of the w hole thing to them.
Hugh Ainsley was quite attentive
to Mis Ix-na that night, who looked
very queenly in the gay throng, and
his attentions were received with deep
satisfaction to herself. Nor was the
less interested Uertha, who had laid
uo seige to him, overlooked.
He inquired at once where her fath
er was, at lie had not seen him there.
To her reply that ho bad resisted all
entreaty to come, from great fatigue,
he uttered a prolonged Ah," and fell
into a reverie.
Ilutrh was thinking of the vague re
port he had heard on Wall street,
that morning, that the Commercial
House of , Gregory fc Co. was fast
tottering toward bankruptcy.
The next morning, at an early hour.
Hugh failed at Mr. Gregory's count
ing house, and offered him great loans
to any amount, to help him through
the financial crisis that was upon him.
Mr. Gregory had done the time deed
years Iteiore, for Hugh's father, and
he, (Hugh), kindly pressed the favor
back upon him, which was accepted
with tears oi gratitu.ie in the eyes ol
the panic stricken merchant.
As Clara aud Hugh sat at dinner
the next day after the ball, discussing
the costumes brought out there, she
related what Lena had told her of
Bertha's streak of economy.
"Is that so, Clara?" he asked.
"Was she so self-sacrificing as that?
But she looked as sweet as a rose-bud
in her dress, if it had been worn three
times." Then he told her, in confi
dence, of the state of Mr. Gregory's
affairs, and th reason which had prob
ably deterred Bertha from the outlay
of a new dress. "She is a noble girl,
Clara, and I'm afraid we couldn't
number many like her amongst that
gay assembly at Mrs. Langdon's.
Surely 'all is not gold that glitters'' "
A week after this, tho footman at
the Gregory's brought a card up to
tne parlor lor Jiliss "Jdiss Bertha, and
the gentleman is waiting below in
the drawing-room."
Bertha glanced at the card and saw
the name of "Hugh Ainslcy" incribed
thereon.
"Did you: say this was for mo.
John?" she asked, thinking it must
have been intended for Lena.
"Yes m'am;" he said "Miss Bertha."
replied the servant.
...Lena pouted at this; she had
thought he had made a mistake, and an
angry frown clouded her face as Ber
tha descended to the drawing-room.
- w as it l you wished to see, Mr.
Ainsley?" Bho asked, after saluting
nim.
"It was yon, yourself. Why? per
mit me to inquire."
"I thought it 'might be one of John's
blunders, and that sister Lena was the
one desired," said Bertha. . :
"No, Miss Bertha, it was you, with
whom l have special business." he
said at the same time watching the
sudden enlargement of her blue eyes
when he said "business."
"For several yeara, Miss Bertha,
I've been searching in the circle of my
acquaintances for a noble, true-hearted
woman, to ask to become my wife.
have just been fortunate enough to
find her, and have now oome to ask
her if she will bear my name, and
snare with me my earthly lot. Ber
tha, you are the chosen one, and my
heart's best,' purest affection I lay at
your leet. will you answer me
yes?'" . .
. . ' Give me time to think, please, it is
so sudden," she stammered, covering
her faci-ivith her hands to conceal the
blushes. ' i .
You shall have three whole
months to consider the subject; tjhen
1 shall demand an unconditional an
swer," said Hugh, drawing the hands
tVom her face aud pressing them . to
his lips.
In three months Bertha decidsd to
say "yes," and their engagement was
announced to the gay world. Anoth
er three months and the gay world
was invited to their public wedding
in church. After much coaxing, Lena
was prevailed upon to be Bertha s
bridesmaid, but it was a bitter disap
pointment to stand iu that place in
stead of next to tbe groom.
Iu alter years she learned that Bar-
tha's " Old Ball-Dress" had turned the
scale in favor of her, aud won Hugh
Ainsley. He reasoued that the
daughter who would sacrifice her own
desires for the sake ot lessening the
burden weighing upon the shoulders
of her father, could not fail to make a
true wile.
(From tlio Loul.rllls Lodger, Out. I2d.)
GRANDMOTHER GLAZE.
A Nketeh of Iteusnrknblo Old
Woman.
Poor old woman! Years ago the
withered hands were folded across
her puleseless breast, and robed in
spotless white she was laid away in
the garden, where all day 'ng the
siikcii ntitteriiies cue ueiweeu tne
roses and the lillies that grow in si
lence over her grave. The grass that
would spring Iresh and green in the
narrow path that leads ironic the
rickety gateway to the humble mound
is beaten down by the feet of children
ou weekly pilgrimage to this Medina
of their young and tender affections.
H as she not, in life, to them pror het.
priest and queen? Did the harnessed
chivalry of Arabia, with all their wild
dreams of conquest, pay stnecrer trib
ute ot love to Mohammed than these
little ones to their sole earthly deity
whose place can never more be sui-
pl ieil? What wonder, then, that with
each returning Spring they vied with
each other in deeds of childish affec
tion above her narrow home.
rand mot her Glaze moved from
Alabama iu company with a daughter,
aged eighty years, a grandson of sixty,
a great-grandson of thirty-five, and a
host of little great-greats, iu the Sum
mer of 1848.
She was then in her ninety-eighth
year, and the motherly affection be
stowed on her oniy child gave rise to
the joke that she was want to remark,
I fear I will never raise that child."
She was always delicate-like and
feeble ioor thing. But this was a
Sary Gamp story which well-ballanced
persons never entertained.
AhAllAMA WAS THE OLD LADY'S 1'AB
AUIeK. Moving from tbe county of Madi
son, in that State, to the adjoining
State in the year mentioned, was the
first lime she had ever passed tbe
boundary line of her native county.
Few persons have ever lived ninety-
eight years in one neighborhood, aud
this tact of iteir made her a heroine
iu the eyes of the fast age.
"1 hoN5 yet," she would say with
tears iu hr eyes, "to go back to Yal
lerbam, and end my days there. I
never would 'a left if I'd had my way.
But things are not as they was in my
raisin. Theu grown people bail their
own say-so about such things, but
now the children (turning to her
daughter and grandson) rule the
grown-up-folks!
There was no intended irony in this.
Children are always children in a
mother's heart, thank God 1 and we
are always boys at home, let the
hateful crow set his tracks about the
comers of our eyes as he may.
Grandmother Glaze wa the idol of
all the little ones in the neighbor
hood. To telling of her haps by field
aud flood there was no end, though
she never had but one in all her life.
And that was a sleitrht-of-hand show;
though she didn't know it by that
name, nor by any other, as lor that
matter.
"Why, bless your souls, children 1"
she would proceed, "you oughter seen
that man. He just cut the head off of
another man, with no more how-d ye
do about it than I'd cut off a chicken's!
But he put it on ag'in, and tliat's the
wonder. And then he made a watch
fly out of another man's pocket right
slap into my pocket; and he fried eggs
in his hat, same as a fryinc-pan. 1 his
was the only show I ever went to,
and I don't know whether they called
it an animal show or a circus.
LOVE WAS TUB LAW OF HER LIFE.
She knew she wanted to know no
other. Her last illness was borne
with a patient faith worthy of the
martyrs. She never exhibited the
least impatience save once that
was but the day before her death.
I he physician, in the kindness of bis
professional heart, slipped quietly to
her bedside while she slept, and lay
inor the flat of . his left band on her
shrunken chest, began with the right
to sound her lungs, as she had always
obiected to such investigation when
awake. But these new-fangled no
tions didn't suit Grandmother Glaze.
" Yarbs, , and catnip, and sich," were
her stand-by to the last. What,
then, was the doctor's astonisment
and trepidition as the old lady hall
sDrunsr from her dvin&r couch and
shouted out, "what are you a thumpin'
of me furl I'm not a watermillion!"
This was a woman's argument, but it
prevailed. Dear ' old soul ! She ' no
doubt felt that her time had come
when such innovations were tolerated,
and passed willingly to her final rest.
A Warsaw man saw a war among
tne wives and widows of Warsaw,
and remarks that "of all the wars we
ever saw. we never saw a war like
that war we saw among the wives and
widows of Warsaw.
How much money could; be made
by buying some people at their; own
price and selling them at the price
the puplic puts on them? Answer
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THE WISCONSIN HOLOCAUST.
From an extra of the Menominee
Entjle, and from the Milwaukee Henti
net we obtain the following particulars
of the great fires in north-eastern
Wisconsin, involving the loss of sev
eral hundred lives, and the destruc
tion of several millions of property :
The fire was about three-fourths of a
mile distant from Mariuette,and shoot
ing above the tallest trectops, it lit up
tho whole country with a fierce, lurid
i'lare. The fire fiend was holding
tigh carnival,' having selected the
towns ot reshtigo, Marinette and
Menekaurie, as its prey. Every avail
able force that could be brought to
bear to stay the force of the tire was
brought into requisition.
1 ho village ot Peshtigo is burnt to
the ground, aud from 1,000 to l,.r00
persons are out of employment. The
bre was seen at half past eight, and at
ten, every building was ou tire, to
gether with the great Peshtigo Man
ufacturing Co s. pail and tub lactory.
This wind came from the south-west,
and was heard coming an hour before
it burst upon the town, aud many were
awakened from sleep with barely time
to hasten to the river and sink them
selves iu the water to save their lives.
The flames rolled mountain high, and
wept every building, fence and stable
and left a scene most horrible to be
hold. Mr. J. J. Taur nearly perished
in saving his family, aud lost three in
the Haines, and Mr. Beebe's family, lost
all but oue child,and some one took this
child to tbe river. The whole town
ran for the river, hanging on to logs
and booms, aud had frequently to
duck their heads to save their fives.
As many as seventy-five are supposed
to have burnt to death.
Direct accounts from Peshtigo in
form us that the great number of lives
lost there occurred thus : Fires had
been raging around the village some
days before; had become vibducd,
and the people felt secure ; when on
Suuday night, all of a sudden, when
the wind was blowing a tornado, it
again broke out from the fires of the
camps of the bands working on the
railroad, aud immediately overwhelm
ed the village, inmates of houses hav
ing only time to escape as they arose
from their beds. The village could
not have contained more than five or
six hundred, or a thousand at the
most, of resident; but it is estimated
that one thousand transient men were
in the place lumbermen mainly. The
Peshtigo river runs directly through
the village. The people living in the
main portion of the village were driv
en by the rushing flames directly to
wards tbe river, and, horrible to con
template, cattle had preceeded them
and blockaded up the passage to the
bridge; consequently human beings
had to take to the water, when a large
portion were either burued to death
or drowned.
One man who escaped reports that
be sank bis entire body into the water,
occasionally raising a portion of his
head to get breath, and that he saw
several women perish right along side
of him. When rescued his eyes were
completely blinded, but are now par
tially restored.
Some hundred and fifty men finding
escape cut off, took to a large barn
belonging to the Peshtigo Company,
and were bumed up in it.
I just hear of the death of seven
five persons, wbo could get to no wa
ter, and were strangled and burnt to
death. Horses, cattle aud wagons,
and all moveable property, were burnt
and many on board this boat, with !
heads burnt, and eyes burnt out, and
ears off Some saved themselves by
hiding in wells and burying them
selves in the sand, and in one case five
women perished by a log turning,
when they all sank to rise no more.
The loss cannot be counted. A small
village, eighteen miles from here, of
eighteen persons perished at Burch
creek) and it is sickening to see the
sufferers come with eyes out and fear
fully maimed. Many children were
lost wandering from their homes to
the river. The west coast is on fire
from Green Bay to Menominee. It
was said in thirty minutes after the
awful roaring was heard from the
woods the town was iu flames, and in
Peshtigo no lumber was found to
make coffins to bury tho dead. Oue
man was passing the benzine house
with his family when it exploded, and
his whole family was lost excepting
himself. The people of Marinette
and Menominee have all done their
duty to the survivors, in clothing,
food and money, and many a man
took off his coat to give to his neigh
bor who had lost all. .
A lady who came through here has
her hair and one side of her face burnt
to a crisp. She says there was no
smoke from the burning buildings,
but it was one complete glare of
glowing blaze, awful to behold. Not
a vestige of anything wooden is left of
the place. - - ...
1 , Menekaune was destroyed. . Every
thing of any particular value was des
troyed. The luckless inhabitants are
homeless and houseless.
Marinette, also, was burnt. Though
not so large as Peshtigo, the suffering
is not less. The people are engaged
in saving what little there is left. Sev:
eral lives were lost v
Menoninee suffered severely. ; Four
persons are known to be dead. Loss
of property estimated from $50,000
to $l0u,000.
A good instance of ' "sharp prac
tice" is that of a man of Ohio, who
was acquitted of murder .on the plea
of insanity. He had secured his
lawyers by giving them a mortgage
on hia farm, but now repudiates the
mortgage on the ground that he was
insane when he made it, according
to the showing of these same lawyers.
: "A : good book arid a' good woman,
are excellent things for those who
know how justly to appreciate their
value. There are men, however,
who judge from the beauty of their
covering.
THE GBECIA2T BESD.
The Mmovri (Jefferson City) Stale
Time of October 20th has the follow
ing: The Jefferson City correspondent
of the Bejjublican says : "Colonel
Dougheity, Warden of tbe Peniten
tiary, jeopardized his reputation' for
gallantry to the fair sex last Wednea
uuy. What appeared to be a tall,
muscular female, strangely afflicted
with the Grecian bend, was making
fast tracks towards the depot. Tbe
supposed woman was extremely grace
ful in her manners, causing men to
pause and look after ber, and ladies
to pursue her with eyes of envy,
While 'she' was such an object of at
traction to quite a number of tbe gen
tler and as well as sterner sex, Col.
Dougherty was discovered hurrying
toward the supposed woman with
anything but a pleasant visage. What
could it mean? His objective point
was certainly this supposed female
with the loveliest Grecian bent. But
he was never known to look so stern
when a lady was about. People won
dered aud watched. He reached tbe
supposed woman. Ho laid bis strong
baud unceremoniously on tbe grace
ful female'r shoulder; be ordered ber,
in a voice that was not tbe voice of
gallantry, to counter-march. The
supposed woman returned toward tbe
Executive mansion, from which she
had but a few moments previously is
sued, tbe Colonel following. Several
gentlemen who had never before seen
a lady treated in that manner in the
streets of Jefferson City, and were
therefore somewhat indignant, deter
mined to then and there enter their
solemn protest, and offer their pro
tection, if necessary, to the graceful
creature with a lovely Grecian bend.
They overtook Col. Dougherty and
stated the case. He smiled. He
abruptly raised tbe supposed female's
dress! Stout limbs, inclosed in shiny
broadcloth pants, were disclosed. He
drew off the supposed woman's hood.
The balf-sbaven bead of a notorious
convict appeared! It was Samuel
Thomas, seut up for four years and a
half from St. Louis. He' attempted
to escape some time ago, and half his
head was shaved. He was employed
about the work on the Executive
mansion, and managed to procure a
full citizen's dress, which be wore un
der the female apparel. Where or
how he procured that or tbe female
apparel is unknown. But a real wo
man was seen watching for him down
at the depot, wbo seemed greatly dis
tressed at his detection and capture."
FEARFUL SCEXE.
A correspondent at Chicago writes:
Oue of the most dramatic - and im
pressive scenes of the fire, not yet re
corded, was the flight through the La
Salle street tunnel under tbe river
during Suuday night.
It was about two o'clock when this
strange hegira began, and in ten min
utes it became a furious rout. The
bridges on both sides were on fire,
and the flames were writhing over
the decks ot the brigs in the river,
and winding their fierce arms of flame
around the masts and through the rig
ging like a monstrous, luminous devil
fish. The awful canopy of fire drew
down and closed over Water street,
as the shrieking multitude rushed for
the tunnel, the only avenue of escape.
The gas works had already blown up,
and there was no light in any house
save the illumination which lighted up
only to destroy.
But into the darkened cave rushed
pell-mell, from all directions, the fren
zied crowd bankers, theives, dray
men, wives, children in every stage
of undress as they had leaped from
burning lodgings, a howling, cursing,
praying, wailing mob, making their
desperate dive under the river. It
was as dark in the tunnel as it is in
the center of the earth. Hundreds of
thefugitives were laden with furni
ture, household goods, utensils, loaves
of bread and pieces of meat, and
their rush through the almost suffo
cating tunnel was fearful in the ex
treme. They knocked each other
down, and the strong trod on the
helpless. Nothing was heard at the
mouth of tbe cavernous prison but a
muffled howl ot rage and anguish.
Several came forth with broken limbs
and terrible bruises, and scattered
and resumed their flight under the
blazing sky.
Ftnt at the Fire. I saw a man on
Monday night looking intently and
seriously at his block of five story
stores on Water street, then writhing
and roaring in the flames. I knew
him and watched him. His gaze was
rivited. I pitied him heartily, for I
judged that he was on the verge of
despair. At last I ventured' to ap
proach and break his reverie. "Well,
Blake, what are you thinking of?"
said I. "Ah h!" said he, with a
smile, "I was thinking that the rats
must be catching !' t : : -
I met another friend on Tuesday
walking thoughtfully around with a
piece of lead pipe. As I approached
and saluted him he stopped, slapped
the lead pipe down on a brick wall till
it mashed flat and then said, "Jo,
that pipe's all Pre got in the world;
but I begin "again to-morrow." I
met a man on the night of the fire
who had lost first his store and then
his handsome residence on Michigan
Avenue. He was lugging around a
marble mantle, with the heavy sides
attached. He laughed as he saw me,
and remarked, " That's all there is
now; but I'm going to see if I can't
find another and build a house to fit."
One more: it was yesterday that I
saw Blakely, editor of the Evening
Post, hovering around in front of the
ruins of the office. He picked up a
brick facetiously and spat upon it,
"What for?" I asked. "Seeing wheth
er they're cooL enough to clear, out
and build over again," was the reply. :
This reveals all of the cheerfulness
there is. The mirth is rather forced;
there is plenty of pluck, but it has a
solid substratum of serious meditation.
NO SECTS IN HEAVEN.
Talk In ofseets tit! Inte one e-e.
rf the varlnas doctrine' the saints hellers ;
That rHgjht I stood. In a troubled dream,
By tbo sldo of a darkly-Sowing stream.
And s Churchman down to tbe rWer eatne.
When 1 heard a strati rs roiee call his ssm.
"Good father, stop; when you eross this ti.le.
ion toast lesro your robes on tbe other side.
Hot tho aged father did oot mind ;
And bis Ions; rwa floated oot behind.
As down tbe stream bis way he tok,
Iiis pale haod clasping bis gilt-edged book.
"I'm hoood for Ueavea : nod whea I'm there.
I shall waat my book of Common Prayer ;
And tboojrb I pot on a starry crown,
I should feel quite lost withwot my gown."
Then he fixed bis eye en tbo shining track,
Bat bis gown was beery, and hold hia back.
And tbe poor old father tried in rain
A single st y in tbo flood t gain.
I saw bint again on tbe other side,
But bis silk gown floated on tbe tide (
And noon asked in that l.tuxful spot.
Whether be belonged to "fits Chorea" or not.
Then down to the rirer a Qinkr strayed ;
His dress of a srr bos was made;
'My to U nod bat mast be all of gray ;
I cannot go any other way."
Tbeo bo buttoned tils coat straight op to bis
chin.
And staidly, solemnly waded in.
And his hroad-brim'd bar be pulled down tight
Orer bis forehead, so cold and whites.
Rut a strong wind carried away bis bat ;
A moment be silently sigbed orer that ;
And then, as be gaxed to tbe further shore,
Tbe eoat slipped off and waa seen no more.
As be ent'jrd Heeeeo, bio suit of gray
Went quietly sailing, away, away ;
And none of the angels questioned him
About the width of his bearer's brim.
Next came Dr. Watt's, with a bundle of Psalml
Tied nicely ap in bis aged arms.
And bymas aa many, a eery wis taint;.
That toe Veople in llcaren "all atMiad" might
sing.
Bnt I thought that b beared an notions sigh,
As be saw that tbe rirer ran broad and high.
And looked rather surprised as, ono by one,
Tbe Psalms and Hyiuus in tbe ware went down.
And after bita. with bis MSS
Came Wssley, tbe pattern of godliness.
But b cried, "Dear m. what shall I do?
Tbo water has soaked them taffoarb. and
tbruogk.
And there on tbo rirer, far and wide.
Away tbey went, down tbe swollen tide:
And tbe saint, astonished, passed tbroagh alone
Without bis manuscript, op to tbe throne.
Then grarety walking, two faints by name,
i bowa to tbe stream together came ;
' But as tbey stopped at tne rirer's brink.
1 saw one saint from tbo other shrink.
"Sprinkled or plunged, may I ask yew, friend,
Hw yon attained to life's great ood ?"
"Thus, with a few drops on my brow."
"But I bar been dipped, as you'U see mo now.
Sod I really think it will hardly do.
As I'm 'eioe eommaaion,' to cross with yea ;
You're bouod, I know, to tbe realms of bliss;
But yea must go that way, and I'll go this."
I Then straightway plunging, with all bis migat.
.away la to left -Sis Inend to toe ngbt.
Apart tbey went from this world of sin.
But at last, together tbey eulered is.
And now, when the rirer was rolling on.
A Presbyterian Church went down;
; Of women there seesn'd an innumerable throng.
out tne men 1 oould eount as tbey passed along.
And eoneerning tbe road tbey eoold never agree,
Tbe Old or tbo Sew way, which it should be,
Nor oven n moment passed to think
That both would lead to tbo rircr's brink.
And sound of murmuring, long and loud.
Came tier ap from the moving crowd ;
You're ia the OU way, aid I'm in the Sew;
That fa) Uio lalse, and this is the tree;"
Or, "I'm ia the Old way, and yow'ra in tho Xew;
That is tbe fal e, Um is the true."
Bat tbe orirea onry seemed to speak ; '
Modest the sisters walked and meek,
A ad if over ooo of them chanced to say
What troubles she met with a tbe way.
Hiw she longed to pass to the saber side,
Xer feared to erosi orer toe swelling tide,
A tr.dce arose from tbe brethren then,
"Let no on speak but the holy men ;
For bare ye not beard the words of Paal,
"Oh, let the women keep silence all?"
t watebed tbem long in my carinas dream.
Till tbey stood by tbe borders of tbe stream;
Then, just as I thought, tbe two ways met ;
But all Ihe brethren were talking yet.
And wanld talk on, till tho heaving tid -Carried
tbem over, side by side
Side by side, for tbe way was on ;
Tbe toilsome journey of life was done ;
And all who in Christ tbe Savior died
Camo oot alike on the other side.
No forms or crosses or books bad tbey ;
No gowns of ailk, or suits of gmy ;
No creeds to guide them, or MSS.;
For all bad put en Christ's righteousness.
Thx Lawyer's Substitute.- In 1863,
a fat man rushed into the office of a
well know a New Hampshire lawyer,
and told him he was drafted. "The
deuce you are," said the lawyer. "It
must be a strong man that could draft
a man of your size." "Welll'm draft
ed and want you to get me off. I'll
pay for it." "Very well;" and ther
proceed to the office of the provost
mar;hal."Here,"said the lawyer'Pvt
got you a substitute." "He won't
do," said the marshal. "He's too
fat and wheezy; he can't march."
Cannot you take him just for me?"
said the lawyer. "No,' said the
marshal, "it's no use; I don't want
him." This is just what the lawyer
wanted. "He won't do, eh?" "No
he won't!" said the marshal. "Well,
then, scratch his name off the list,
for he is drafted and came here with
me to be exempted!" The marshal
saw they had proved too much for
him, and without another word or
dered the man's exemption papers.
A Disgusted Niggeb. Albert,
an old Fifteenth Amendment, was
discoursing in Lawrenceville, Ga., up
on the subject of negroes. The Atlas
thus reports him ; "He Tose to 'splain
himself as follows: "Ijes tell you,
niggers is a gitten too big enyhow .
da tinks demselbes good as white
folks; dars my wife, she's don had
four pair high-up gaiter-shoes dis year,
and now wants another pair. It's
quare dat bein' sot free will make
niggers such fools, da used to think
they was a-adoin mighty well if they
got a pair ob shoes by Christmas. I
wish de last ob dem was put back
in slabery for about five years to
learn 'era sum sense. !T be willing to
fo back myself, jes to see sum ob
ese bigoted niggers took down.
. Tub tin discoveries near Ogden are
attracting much attention on account
of the immense quantity and richness
of the ora. It produoes from 87 to 71.
per cent of pure tin '
Eveet mnnh?i his weak side; and
it is very often; t$ ae ttitti weak;
side is tha best jari of tha maa. - .
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