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ly popular market, and keeps the best and
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the mouth in talking and tasting. It is the
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Blended, whether broken or divided. Office
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DENTISTRY.
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Particular attention given to the regulation of
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VOL, VIII.
HOW HERMAN WON HIS WIFE.
' "I don't know to answer you.
Your news is very hard for me to
benr. I feel amazed, angry, Herman."
Herman Wilson, bimself the pic
ture of sorrowful amazement, looked
at his uncle in silence, as the old man
spoke with angry vehemence. , lie
was a tall, stalwart young man of
twenty-four, with a fresh, handsome
face now deeply clouded. His uncle
was not ever fitly, but an appearance
of ill health and feebleness made him
seem much older. His usual pallor
crept once more over his flushed, ex
cited face, before he spoke again to
Herman, and his angry voice was gen
tle as its wont, as he said :
"I was hasty, Herman, hurt and
surprised. Tell me now, how did it
happen 1ni
"I scarcely know how to tell you,
sir,'' said his nephew, respectfully.
"Where did you meet this girl
"Miss Miller," said Herman, flush
ing a little at his uncle's designation,
'was very intimate with Mr. Grey's
daughters. I met her there. Mr.
Grey made me welcome in his home
as soon I became bis clerk."
"You met her at Grey's. Well P
"I loved her. That is all."
"All! Enough, I should think.
And she loves you, I suppose, or I
should not have heard all litis 1"'
"She ioves me," said the young man
with pardonable pride.
"Oh, Herman, why couldn't you
have fallen in love with one of Grey's
girls. Nice, domestic, home like
girls, that would have made a home
for you. I know this is an idle, stuck
up girl, if 6he is not tooling you."
"I think you miejudge her, uncle."
"Don't tell me this," was the an
swer, at once sad and impatient.
"She is John Miller's daughter. I can
never welcome her here. Never!"
"I hope you will not hold to that
resolution, Uncle James."
"I suppose you were influenced
some by the thirty thousand dollars
her mother left her 1"'
"I didn't know she had one cent."
"Her mother kept that safely, and
left it to the daughter. - I knew that
at the time 6he died. Ob, my lad,
think better ot it. Money is not
everything."
"I tell you I never heard of her
money till this minute. I wish you
would see her."
"I I see her! Never! If you
marry John Miller's daughter, you
may take leave of me and the farm.
I'll have none of that blood around
me John Miller's daughter !"
"But, uncle, you would not turn me
away from here from the only home
I have known since my parents died':"
"Bah! you won't care for that.
You've been living on Tourney a year
now, and you say Mr. Grey makes
you a good offer it you stay with bun.
Then your wife will be rich, so you
need not care for the farm."
For be it known, James Wilson had
had a sore heart ever since his nephew
bad left the farm and gone to be a
clerk in the town near by. He did
not like farming, he said, and could
make more money in town. But as
bis uncle spoke now, Herman sudden
ly remembered the years spent in this
his only home, the kind, lath',rly love
ot his relative, and spoke with earnest
warmth.
"I do care for the farm, Uncle
James, and I care still more for your
love. No matter how much money I
make or hold, I can never have anoih
er such a home or father."
"Well, boy, why don't you stay
here then? Oh, if it was anybody
elxe but John Miller's girl 1"
"But, Uncle James, it is John Mil
ler's girl. Will you tell me why one
ot JULr. Irrey s daughters would have
suited you better ?"
There was a dead silence in the
room for some minutes after this.
Uncle James spoke at last, in a low
tone, as if he was reading instead of
conversing.
"When I was a young man, Herman,
not older than you are now, I was
working on the larm of old Squire
Heyward, who was very fond of me
even then."
"He left you the farm, did he not!''
"Yes, but there was no talk of that
then. I was only a farm-hand, though
the old squire always chose me- to
drive him out, or to do any business
that required : a trusty person. He
had no family, so it made quite a stir
when his sister died in New York.
and ber daughter came to live on the
farm. She was the handsomest woman
I ever saw in my life, quite young,
about seventeen, but with ail the sell
possession and coquetry ot a woman
of thirty. I was, as I said, often
about her father, and met Arabella
that was her name frequently. She
was so kind to me, so gracious, had so
many winning ways, that she bad my
heart in her grasp in less than a week.
My love was fairly worshipping, and
when she would give me smiles and
words of encouragement, bow was I,
a poor country boy, to know it was
all skillful coquetry, the sport of a
nard-beaned flirt? Then John Mil
ler came, and he too loved her. He
was a young lawyer, who settled in
town, but came over here very often,
sometimes lor a week s visit at oue
time. Arabella played her . part so
well, that I never suspected the truth
till 1 summoned up conrace to ask her
to be my wife in the future, when she
told she was engaged to John Miller.
While we were talking Miller came in
and she told him my cherished hope
ana secret as a good joke. Together
they ate the country pumpkin,, and
John made sneering remarks that
almost drove me mad. I think I
would have struck him to the ground;
but a kindly hand was place upon my
arm, and turning, I found the squire
bad entered the room unperceived.
.sternly rebuking the others, he Jed
me away, and sent me a long journey
the next day, upon some private busi
ness. When 1 returned, John was
gone with his bride. " The old "squire
left her thirty thousand dollars, but
he left me the farm. ' I was dearer to
him than his ' own niece. Herman,
don't ask me to welcome the child of
John and Arabella hero. I cannot do
it."
"You know her parents are both
dead. She lives with her father's sis
ter." ,
"I know. John died insolvent, in
spite of his sharp practice and averice.
Arabella only lived a few years oiler
ber husband."
Another long silenco followed.
Then Herman spoke.
"Uncle James, I cannot give Fanny
up. But I promise never to bring her
home as my wife until you consent to
the marriage. Will you see her Ttn
. "No, no! Wait till I die, Herman.
I won't live very long, Dr. Hodges
says."
"Uncle James?"
"I did not tell you before, lad, for
fear of paining you. Doctor Hodges
said last week that I was tailing. I
made him tell me. I may live a few
years longer; I may be called any
day."
"And I was worrying yon," said the
young man, penitent and tearful.
"No, lad; I like to know all you
aro doing.' You will come home of
ten r
"Do you think I will go away
again? My place is here."
"I should be very glad to have you,
Herman. It is hard to find an honest
overseer when the fanner himself is
sick. But your prospects in town,
Herman T
"Let them go. Uncle James, do
you think I could leave you now?
Von have been more than a father to
roe ; let me now till a son's place to
you."
"And Fanny ?"
"We will talk about that some oth
er time. Tell me how farm matters
stand."
The conversation that followed
awakened still further the more kind
ly emotions of the young man's heart,
and bis remorse for the paM year's
absence. It seemed like a desertion
when he heard of his nude's loneli
ness; of how badly out-door matters
had gone, in hired hands; of the waate,
the domestic difficulties and losses.
"I would not have told you all this,
if you had not offered to slay," the
old man said.
"I should have stayed before, had I
knowu you were so ill. You have al
ways been about when I came over."
"I have never been confined to my
room. Still I grew weaker. I wih
we had & good servant. Eliza is very
wasteful, impudent, and I think, dia
lioned !''
"I will drive over to Tourney to
morrow, and see it a good servant can
be found, uncle."
But the first call the next dsy was
not in search of a aervant. but to the
doctor's, and Harmon Wilson came
out of his oilice with a vey grave face.
"I am glad you are to be at home,"
the doctor had said. Though the first,
relief may not be as complete as you
would desire."
"What do yon mean? You said
that test and freedom from care or
responsibility might prolong uncle's
life for jrears."
"I say so still. But the first reac
tion from the long strain aud worry
may be serious, lie has kept up by
sheer force of will; now, when the
may rest, he will probably be ill for
many days. I wish he had a good
servant. Eliza is not a pleasant
nurse, I should judge. She looks to
me as if she had lived upon lemons
and pickles all her life."
"I am going to look for a good ser
vant to-day.'
"Why don't you take the old man
a nice little niece?? -
"All in good time, doctor. I must
say good-day. I have to tell Mr.
Grey ot my new plans, and find a ser
vant." "Good-day, then. Send for me, if I
am needed."
The day seemed a long one to Jas.
Wilson, watching for the nephew who
was like a son in his heart. Eliza,
suspecting tho new arrangement that
threatened to disturb her much-abused
reign, was slamming doors, and mak
ing kitchen-jars which was trying to
the invalid's nerves. A dinner, badly
cooked and served with bangs of ill
nature, did not improve matters, and
made the arrival of Herman's com
panion almost as welcome as himself
tor he had found a servant, whom he
escorted to the house with pardonable
pride, and introduced as
"Annie, uncle. She has been high
ly recommended to me, and I think
will suit us."
"I will try to make you comforta
ble, sir," said the new girl, modestly;
and Uncle James decided that the
sight of her face and sound of her
voice were sufficient for that.
She was not pretty, though her face
was very pleasant to look at, and her
voice was still more pleasant to hear.
She was neatly dressed as became her
station; and before she took off hat
or cloak, she made the room seem
like another place. ; i
Uncle James wondered how afew
light touches here and and there, a
dropping ot the curtains, a little twitch
of the tablecloth, could do so much.
"This is the living room, I suppose,"
she said, present ly. "1 think I shall
ask for an hour or two alone to-morrow."
' .
UJ ust as yon please." ' -
, "Will you ee Eliza how?" Her
man asked. ' . :
"Yes. Is she in the kitchen V ' '
"I have told Annie,'' said Herman,
"to keep Eliza, if 6he will be reason
able, and submit to her." '
"Two girls, Herman 1" T
"Annie is to be our housekeeper,
ancle; and Eliza is to do rough work
I must be out of the' house a great
deal, if we are ever to get"' affairs'
straightened- and spring is t opening
very last. i. :Annie is t make you aer
special charge. - ' i 1 '- ' ' '
"Arrange it as you will, Herman".
I feel very faint arid sick" to-night.
My dinner was quite uneatable." ',V
. "Annie will see to ' copper". I will
give' her a hint." J " ' ; ' :"s'" '": "
Sorely, Uncle, james thought, Her
man bad made a most judicious se
ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER G,
lection of a girl. The table was set
as he had never seen it before.
Cloth, dishes, and the homely tea
service, all shone with cleanliness and
the supper would have templed an
epicure. , Light, flaky biscuit, an ome
let that was a miracle of lightness,
some pork cooked in a delicious sauce
of cream and other mysterious ingre
dients, and coffee whose aroma alone
was a boquet to the gentleman's nos
trils. Presiding over all, the pleasant
face and neatly attired figure.
"Eliza declines to take a second
place, Mr. Wilson," she said; "but
will remain until you find another
girl."
In about a week, Mr. Wilson, sen.,
began to wonder how he had ever ex
isted without his new housekeeper.
A young, cheery girl was fount! to
take Eliza's place, and over the old
farmhouse settled a home-like peace
that was the best medicine for the in
valid. Doctor Hodges proved a true
prophet. For many days after his
uewphew returned to him, James
Wilson was very ill, requiring patient
and tender nursing.
It was Annie who made his bare
room cozy and pleasant with f retty
curtains, a strip of carpet here and
there, till he was well enough to have
a whole one tacked on.
It was Annie who brought him
tempting little dishes, just enough to
satinfy him. without exciting the dis
gust that Eliza's coarse messes did.
Annie read to him, chatted with
him, got Herman to buy a backgammon-board,
and taught the invalid to
play. ,
Annie brought him little cheering
pieces of news how the farm mat
ters were improving, how Herman
was plowing here and sowing there;
of the new barn arrangements that
would make th cattle healthier, and
as she said, gayly "eter so much hap
pier." Never did a fretful word fall
from the pretty mouth, never did a
frown croH the broad white brow.
Uncle James wondered if Herman
knew how pretty Annie could look,
when she sal knitting or sewing and
telling him pleasant news in the after
noon, or when she ran np in the morn
ings, from household duties, to bring
him little luncheons or some strength
ening drink ordered by the doctor.
The great day came in three Wfeks,
when Dr. Hodges said his patient
might go down stairs again.
"Annie, you're a fairy. Where did
vou b'nd time for this ? ' he cried, as
Herman led him to a wide, chintz
covered arm chair.
"Mr. Wilson helped me," said An
nie, demurely, glancing with pardona
ble pride around the room she had
found so bare and chilly-looking.
Now a neat carpet covered the
floor, and snowy curtains were drap
ed from the clean, bright windows.
Every inch of paint fairly shone. All
the shabby old furniture wore a new
dress of gray chintz, and the table
had a crimson cover that was in itself
a furnishing of brightness. On the
mantel werj vases of quaint old chi
ca. long hidden in the corner of the
garret, now full of spring flowers;
mid by Uncle James chair, a little ta
ble bore the baokgnmrnon board, some
new magazines aud papers, and a cup
of Annie's coflee.
When Uncle James first learned
the comforts of a dressing-gown, in
stead of a worn-out coat, for house
wear, embroidered slippers for old
shoes cut down, and oilier little femi
nine contrivances, quite new to his
bachelor experience, I cannot stop
now to relate in detail. One by one
the comfort a loving woman can
bring crept into the old farmhouse ;
and, to the amazement of the owner,
the economy of the household more
than balanced the added expenses.
"Eliza never had anything but the
plainest of food, and she spent twice
as much as you do with your tempt
ing table."
"Eliza wasted and I save," said An
nie with a smile. "She had not your
interest at heart. I was nearly fright
ened when Herman asked me to look
over the month's accounts. . So much
comfort ! My room so neat and pret
ty, the new china, the kitchen uten
sils, and so many pretty things to pay
for. And yet ine income showed a
clear saving." ' '
"A master's eye on the farm," said
Annie, modestly.
"And a housekeeper indoors," said
ui e oiu man, anecuonaieiy.
"I was brought up to make sn in
valid's . home pleasant," said Annie,
quietly. "My mother was never very
strong, and depended upon me for
such duties as I perform now, even
when I was a school girl. I have not
had such care since she died, but it
seems quite natural to resume it
again."
"Your mother is dead, then?"
"I am an orphan. . In the houso I
left when I came here, I shall scarce
ly be missed. My aunt, who took me
when my mother died has five daugh
ters." '
"Your annt?"
"Yes. I smell something burning.
Let me see it my pies aro ruined ?"
and Annie escaped for the tuno from
questions it was becoming difficult to
answer.
," The old man sat musing a long
time, it was not the hrst time a
vague mistrust of Annie had crossed
his mind a wonder why a woman so
gentle and refined, so evidently a la
dy, was serving in "a menial . capacity.
The first time she had sung for, him,
in one of his nervous hours of pain,
he had noticed she was confused when
he spnke of the vi,dent cultivation of
her voice. . . : , ,.,
, Uncle James had spent much of his
time with Squire Heyward, while the
latter lived in the city, and of course
appreciated ' the difference between
country-bred ways and the - city re
finements; As he mused, be began to
grow restless, "and when Herman
came in at tea time, lie found bis uncle
flushed and excited. : f "r '
In a few words the cause Of agita
tion was communicated to the young
man. .,. .
"You think Annie is not what sho
seems, uncle? You are right. She
is hero under false pretences."
"Herman!" -
"But, putting that aside, what fault
have you to find?"
"Fault I I could not find a fault if
I tried. She is the most lovable, ca
pable, domestic girl I ever saw, as
well as a lady in every word and ac
tion." "Then you would like her to stay
here, if I prove to you she is worthy
of your confidence and affection ?"
"Gladly."
"Even if I deceived you ? I knew
f'ou would love her, if you would 011
y consent to see her."
"Fanny Miller 1"
"Yes. Will you forgive me tho
deception, Uncle James?"
"Will you forgive ine my willful
blindness, Herman ? No wonder you
would not give her up. No wonder
you love her 1 Bring her hero, lad,
and let me ask her if she will stay, to
cheer the short time 1 may yet live to
see your happiness."
The wedding was not long delayed.
Care and love are rejuvenating Uncle
James, who threatens to prove Doctor
Hodges a false prophet yet, ami who
dearly loves to tease Fanny about tho
way Herman won his wife.
PROORKMM Of TUB NOHTHKIIX PACIF-
. ic nAtt.ito.iu.
At this dato (August. 1872) regular
freight and pnssetiger trains have been
running for six months on schedule
time over the m tin line of the North
ern Pacific Iioad, from Duliilh to tho
Eastern border of Dakota, 2b2 miles;
the track is laid ami construction
trains now run a considerable distance
westward across Dakota; three
fourths of the -00 miles, between
the Bed river and the crossing of the
Missouri, is graded; track-laying is
progressing at the rate of nearly two
miles a day, and about tho middle of
October the Koad is to be completed
and in operation to the Missouri river,
'2j0 miles from the west line of Min
nesota, and 4"i 2 miles west of Lake
Superior. All material and equip
ment are purchased and ready for the
completion nud operation of this sec
lion of the Koad.
On the Pacific Coast, in Washing
ton Territory, a finished section of 25
miles has been in regular operation for
some months, and an additiounl ex
tent of 40 miles is now approaching
completion making C- miles at the
western end that w ill be in running
order the present season. This will
give a total of 517 miles of Koad put
in operation in a little more than
twenty-four months from the date of
beginning work, notwithstanding the
necessary delays of the first year at
tendant upon the prosecution of thor
ough preliminary surveys and the se
lection of the best line through a
densely wooded region.
A better idea of the real magnitude
of the work accomplished will be
conveyed by slating that the portion
of the Northern Pacific Koad, now
approaching completion, is considera
bly longer than the New York Cen
tral Kail road and its connecting lines,
extending from Albany, N. Y., to
Cleveland, Ohio; nearly as long as the
combined roads reaching from Port
laud, Maine, through Boston, Provi
dence. New Haven, New York, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore to Washing
ton; and almost one and a halt times
the length of an air-line from London
to Glangow.
In addition to this actual construc
tion the work of surveying aud locat
ing the entire line across the conti
nent has been pushed with system
and vigor, summer and winter; care
ful engineering, and tho selection of
the best of several possible lines, have
in many instances reduced the cost of
construction considerably, below the
original estimates. Continuous sur
veys and examinations have been
made from Lake Superior to Pnget
Sound, with the exception of a short
section on the Yellowstone river,
which is now being surveyed. The
results of two years' careful examina
tions more than justify the Company's
expectations and statements regard
ing the favorable ' character of the
Valley Route to the Pacific both in
respect to ease of railroad construc
tion and operation and the good qual
ity of the country traversed by the
line. Exclusive of the sections al
ready completed or under construc
tion, there are 836 miles now being
finally located and prepared for con
tract. This includes the section of
226 miles, extending along the valleys
of Heart river and Glendive's creek,
from the crossing of the Missouri in
Central Dakota, to the crossing of the
Yellowstone in Eastern Montana, and
the section between the mouth of
Snake river and Lake Pend d'Oreille,
west of the Rocky Mountains.
The completion of this season's con
tracts, will give the Road immediate
and permanent control of the very
large and profitable traffic of the Up
per Missouri river, including the Gov
ernment transportation in the North
west. A short distance ..above the
point where the Road strikes the
Missouri, the latter bends to the west,
carrying a navigable water-way 1,000
miles, from the railroad crossing to
the foot of the Rocky Mountain di
vide, at Fort Benton, in Western
Montana. As many as thtrty-three
steamers have been employed in a
single season, to accommodate the
trade of thess upper waters. Thus,
on the opening of navigation next
spring,' there will be a direct east and
west line tr travel and transportation
'part river and part rail-from St.
Paul and Lake Superior, in longitude
92 degrees, to the populous portion
of . Western , Montana, in , longitude
110 degrees. . From . Fort Benton
westward across the summit, it is less
than 400 miles to the head of reliable
and constant steam navigation on the
Columbia, which, river carries this
natural highway to the' Faeifid ocean.
An old lady with plenty of money
and a kind heart, has establraed a cat
infirmary in Cincinnati ; '
1872.
THE MYSTKRIOUS MASON."
Such iff the title of a long, prettily
worded editoriol, in the Borderer, of
Las Cruces, New Mexico, of date Ju
ly 3,1872, which has, for its plot, tbe
fable heretofore published in the
press of the Atlantic and Pacific
States, to the effect thut Morgan, the
renegade Mason, was not drowned
in the Niagara river, at all, but, by
permission of the Masons into whose
charge it is alleged be was delivered
for punishment, be tied to Texas,
stayed there until after the Bo volu
tion, when, fearing detection, he
went to and settled in Sonora, Mexi
co, became intimate with the Gover
nor of that State, whose daughter
be soon after married. , In course of
time a son was born to Morgan and
his wife, and, tbe Jiorderer tel's us
how said son grew into manhood and
was, by his father, instructed in tbe
mysteries of Masonry. But, things
did not continue to run smoothly
with Papa Morgan; other Americans
c it rte along, one of whom recognized
tbe apostate Mason, who, after a pri
vate interview, lied and was never
more heard of. His wife "drooped
aud died," and the son "became a
rover, among the , wild and daring
tribes of the mountains." Years
passed, as the novelists say, the lior
dr.rer saw the celebrated Cuchise at a
pc'w-wow in the mountains, and,
aain, on Monday, June 21, the same
luMbre appeared to him, in different
garb, at a Masonic celebration, in a
Masonic Hall, in Las Cruces. Of
course, tbe ltorderer man kept his
eye ujon bis discovery; aye, be
watched him so closely that "Cachise"
weakened; procured an introduction;
took a walk into the stilly night, with
bis discoverer, to whom be unfolded
all we have said and more too, prin
cipally with the view, 'Cachise' said,
of explaining bow it was be was pres
entat, and took part in a Masonic cel
ebration at a brutlutr.
The yarn is a pretty one, and while
thousands of so-colled, humanitari
ans of the Colyer stripe may profess
to Indieve it all. Masons will smile at
the gullibility of the writer of such a
dreamy effusion.
UOR. DRt'.MC
Among tbe names registered at the
Toombs tbe other night, was that of
a youtb about fifteen years of age,
who bad been arrested for drunken
ness. But he was not drunk, nor
bad be been drinking. He was,
moreover, in good, sound health, but
gave all the external indications of
being intoxicated when arrested by a
police officer. Upon protesting to
the keeper of the Toombs that be
was not intoxicated, it' was revealed
that the unfortunate vouth had beeji
born a natural drunkard, or rather
that he had always acted like such a
thing. He said that although in
good health, he had never been able
to walk without staggering. His
speech was not unlike that of per
sons in a state of intoxication; and
when excited be would mutter and
reel. The unfortunate youth was
detained until the next day, and was
not sent to the Courts to be gazed at
through judicial spectacles. A subse
quent investigation of the case proved
that the lad had been telling tbe
truth about himself, but bis condi
tion revealed a demonstration of the
natural law that the child is a fair
copy of his parents. It appears that
prior to marriage, the father had been
a secret but confirmed inebriate, and
when the facts became known to tbe
woman thus suddenly and unexpect
edly, she wept in the most terrible
manner. Almost brokeu-bearted,
she contemplated the future misery
in store for her. Months passed
away, when it was discovered that
the child tit three years of age acted
strangely, and at the end of six
months the unhappy woman fully re
alized all her forebodings. The ef
fect produced upon the mother was
no without its influence upon thi
lutber, however. JKe&lizing, in tbe
mi 1st of tears of bitter anguish, the
sin that bad been visited upon the
child, the man reformed. He has
now several bright childiea, and
m st exemplary ones, too, they are.
But the boy that was brought into
tbe Tooma was not drunk, but had
entailed upon bim a life of misery,
as it was a blasted destiny. '
GRANT'S HOHSB PALACE.
The Washington Capital gives this
description of tbe magnificent stable
which has just been erected at Wash
ington in expectation of Grant's re
election. Tbe worst of it is that the
money for thia "new palace" has
been taken from the Treasury with
out authority of law, it having been
diverted from the appropriation made
by the State Department:
"A hundred rods from the new
State Department building, now be
ing erected, there stands a handsome
pressed-brick structure that re
sembles the residence of some village
merchant or banker. It is some
eighty feet front by seventy feet
deep, two stories in' heighth, with a
Mansard roof, and finished with ad
mirable taste. These are the Presi
dent's stables, and they are prefecly
superb. We have sen imperial
stables abroad, and Bonner's prince
ly establishment in New York, but
we never ' looked on anything of
the sort superior to these of the
President. One enters, under ' a
broad, imposing porch,' with a car
riage store-room on one side and
the harness rooms upon the other.
From this the visitor or horse pass
es over a solid concrete pavement
through handsome oak doors to a
hall. To the left are six handsome
box stalls beautifully finished in oak,
and surmounted by wire screens of
the most admirable finish. ; These
stillj are at least tiftees feet square.
To the left of tbe hall are ordinary
stalls. Above this are hay mowes
and - a suite of . well-finished rooms
for the head hostler and family.
Below are more' stalls for horses,
feed-room, and other conveniences
for such an extensive establishment."
NO. 4.
OUBBVBY'm LAST 8PKECH.
A Beantlal and Touching Tribal to HI
Native Land.
Nbw York Ava. 9. At a reception
given to Mr. Greeley yesterday at
the village of Bradford, N. II., he
made tbe following speech : -
Fellow-citizens of my native State,
Ladies and Gentlemen There are
two New Hampshires; one consisting
pf her bills, rocks, woods,! bright
green meadows and sparkling streams ;
the other.by far the most important,
the unique New Hampshire of tbe
men and women who claim ber soil
as their birth-place. New Hamp
shire people are again divided into
those who live on her soil, those who
have congregated in ber cities, aid
those who have sought opportunities
to escape succes in other States, in
other places than their native land.
I belong to tbe New Hampshire that
traversed many lands and distant
spots. But when the Fourth of July,
or Thanksgiving, or Christmas day
comes, or any recurring anniversary
that brings to mind tbe recollections
of old familiar hearths, I then recur
with all tbe rest of that onter New
Hampshire to tbe land of my ances
Uy. I ask bow are tbe old folks at
home? I Laughter. From distant
lauds, everywhere, from Callifornia,
from Texas, from the equator, from
tbe other side of tbe globe, tbe other
New Hampshire looks bock in mind
to tbe rugged hills of our native
State, smoother now than when we
wrestled with their rocks and tried
to wrest existence from their granite
beds. Applause. It has been said
of me that I advise all young people
to go West. True, to some extent
I have advised those who find exist
ence so bard in tbe Eastern States to
turn to that setting sun where they
find so much unoccupied fertile land,
which tickled with the plow laughs
such bounteous harvests; but as to
the people that now compose New
Hampshire, there are none better
fed, better clothed, or better taught.
And on behalf of that onter cheers
expansive New Hampshire, whoe
limits extend from the equator to tbe
pole, I claim adoption into the fami
ly of our common ancestors. We
do you no discredit, I hope; no dis
credit to the schools, the churches,
the intelligence, the morality and the
religion of the inner New Hampshire.
In whatever sphere we may be called
to serve our country, I hope and
trust you will not have cause to be
ashamed of us, and that we will do
no discredit to the beautiful land that
gave us birth.
A 1 HIEF FROM TBE BEGLVXTXC.
A New York dispatch of the 11th
inst. says:
The Sun in the morning prints a
full expose, occupying nearly a do-
en colums, of Grant's corrupt con
duct while Secretary of War. The
pith of these detailed disclosures are
as follows: When, by arrangement
with President Johnson, Grant dis
placed Stanton and became Secretary
of war ad interim upon personal con
trol of tbe war department, he at
once gave peculiar attention to three
objects, as follows: paying in full
large sums of money, amounting in
the aggregate to half cv million or
more, which had been yetained by
Mr. Stanton on account df frauds in
mixed grains furnished for" the army
of the Potomac, the frauds having
been detected and part of the money
returned by the immediate agent of
the fraudulent contractors, in whose
hands it was. Mr. Stanton also with
held further sums, which would have
been due had the bonds not been
forced out and proved. These sums
Grant paid in full. The second of
Grants three objwts was the trans
f erring to speculators in . California
of a tract of lund known as military
reservation No. 7. commanding Mare
Island navy yard. This property.
whose possessor is entitled to the
military safety of the navy yard, was
worth $7,000,000. Mr. t-tanton had
sternly repelled and resisted every
overture looking to its transfer, but
Grant, after he became Secretary of
War ad interim, promptly surrender
ed it, the government receiving be
tween three or four thousand dollars
only. The third object to which
Gen. Grant especially devoted him
self when he became Secretary of
War ad interim was the protection of
his old associate and crony paymas
ter, Gen. Brice, in carrying through
and concealing the paymentof a large
amount of public money upon forged
bounty claims. These forged claims
had been got up by a claim agent in
Washington, named Ttawenthal, who
presented them to Bnce, from whom
he had received various payments,
and one of which bad been proved
before a committee of tbe head of de
partment, to the amount of about
547,000. . ,
To Preserve Tomatoes. Take
round yellow torn a toe as soon aa
ripe, scald , and peel : them. To six
pounds take seven pounds of double
refined loaf sugar, and two lemons.
Rub off the yellow rind of the lem
on on several lumps of sugar, ' then
powder it all and strew it over the
tomatoes in an earthen pan. - Next
day take the tomatoes out carefully,
one by one, so as not to break them,
add the juice of the lemons to tbe
syrup aud if you like,' a few bits of
ginger, and . boil it, removing the
scum till it is quite clear. ' Put the
tomatoes in and let them boil slowly
till done; about a quarter of an hoiVf
will mostly be sufficient time, late
tbe pan off tbe fire; take out the to
matoes with care not to break them;
spreading them on dishes to.cool.
Miss Rye, fhe most estimable of
English philanthropists continues
to deliver cargoes of children in Can
ada. Thousands who1 might haftf
lived to become the vicious pupils of
London Faginn, are thus rescued to
confront the glorious alternatives of
impecunious wanderers beyond he
St. Lawrence "steal or starve, bej
pennies x ine iiu ucoui.
Business sotiees in the Loeal Columns, 25
cents er line, eftch insertion.
per sqasre of 12 lines, fr th first insertion,
and $1 00 ptr sonars' for each sobseoneat in-
FEMtM.VITIES. "
A pledge of love Pawning the"
engagement ring, ,
In Virginia old xnaida are called
"belated sinters."
The German Government prohib
its the sale of books on women's
rights.
A scolding wife in Milwaukee dis
cloated ber jawbone while "giving"
it to ber husband.
Griswold college, Iowa, will in the-
future admit female students on an
equality with the males. ;
In a leading bank in Stockholm all
the clerkships' bave for some years
past been filled by women.
$ The women of Massachusetts ' aro
to have a college of their own at
Northymption, endowed with $400,'
000. ,
Jones says be always gives Mrs.
Jones ber own way, because' it's the
dnly thing be has to give ber.
. Two daughters ox .ldndge Gerry,
who signed the declaration of Inde
pendence, ore alive and well in New
Haven. ,
In what way does a lady treat a
man like a telescope? When she
draws bim out, looks him through,
and then shuts him up.
"Will you marry me, Miss? ' "Sir,
yon know I bave often declared I
would never marry." "Oh, yes, -or
I should never have asked you."
There is a man in Detroit wbo
runs a laundry from tbe proceeds of
which his wife rides about in ber car
riage and dresses in the extreme of
fashion.
Ida Wilson, nee Lewis, tbe Grace
Darling of America, still make j New
port ber home", acd can often be seen
in tbe harbor, managing her beauti
ful boat.
The mother of the Worrell sisters
torned every diamond presented to
her daughters into hard cash, and
purchased property on Bay Ridge,
L. I., which has quadrupled in value.
Copper-toed fans are sold for tbe
benefit of young ladies who bave no
one to love, and wbo chew the stuff
ing out . of any other kind in one
evening when a bop is in progress.
The word love, in the I ndian lan
guage, is "Schemlendamourtchwa
ger." How nicely it would sound,
whispered softly in a lady's ear: "I
schemlendamourtcbwager yon!"
Tbe Crown Princess Victoria of
Prussia, a daughter of Qreen Victo
ria, has offered a prize of $8,000 on
the best essay on advancing the ma
terial prosperity of working-women.
The pews of a Methodist church
on the boundary lice between Penn
sylvania and Ohio, stand in the for
mer state and tbe pulpit in the latter.
Pennsylvania couples have to be mar
ried in tbe vestibule.
The countess of Blanchery, who
in one of the battles of the Franco
German war fought with a musket
in ber hand as a private soldier, has
just bad the cross of the Legion of
Honor conferred upon her.
A Saratoga notability, who has bis
rooms at a hotel draped in mourning
for his mother, remarked the other
day to some sympathizing friends
that he "would not have lost her for
five hundred dollars."
A Greenfield, Mass. , girl returning
home recently from a lecture on elec
tricity, got caught in a thunder-storm
aud promptly pulled off her hoop
skirt, not caring to risk herself in
side that kind of a lightening conduc
tor. ' '
. A western paper describes the
manner of love making practiced
among some of its readers in the fol
lowing paragraph: "The young
people who were seen feeding each
other dove-fashion, over a gate-post,
the other evening, had better be a
little more cautious in the future." ,
A Connecticut lover, young and
enthusiastic, who sang and played
for nearly two hours before the house'
of his lady love the other evening,'
was electrified that is shocked after
a short pause, by a cordial "Thank
you," gracefully pronounced by the
"other fellow," who appeared at the
window. '
This is from a lady's diary; "At
last night's party there were some
two or three women too much de-;
coll e tee, and when the gentlemen
bent over to speak to them, they
used their fans to hide their necks.
True modesty ought not to be aware
. , . 1 - ft" .
oi exposure, ana tens enorx as con
cealment excites a man's imagination
more than simple exposure." . : .
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION '
Charges of Praudrflent Yotlny.
A Herald Raleigh special sas the
result of the North Carolina election
continues in doubt, though the Dem
ocrats generally concede Caldwell's,
B2 A V WA VS 1A UJ OUiUIt Ut tAJ Ull MJ a. UAWt
the fraudulent votes in some of tho
negro counties- would overcome n
..! -1,1.V,V J - T XT-
successfully cauiiuisueu. j.u uium
county it is claimed' that , 820 votes-1
over the voting population were cast
t fViia )Minn w-Viinh aror3ino' to.
tbe present estimate, woutu easny
counterbalance the majority claimed
for Caldwell, wbksh the Secretary of,
oiaie, wuo receiveu uiu imrcuti re
turns as they came' in, is of the opin
ion will not exceed 300, if he is elect
ed at all.:
The Tribune editorially expressed
the belief that: tbe frauds, wbich.it
is alleged have been perpetrated and
can be proved, are sufficient to reverse'
the result of the election in North
Carolina. :
A Tribune Raleigh' special says that
the best-informed Democrats believe"
frauds to the extent of several thou
sand votes" can , be proved. The
Democratic Press " strongly demand
that the' matter be tested before the
next Legislature. ; ; ' "
:, A Texas editor contends that Clarky
member of Congress from that State
has a right tor his seat : because "lie"
bought it.' .f-Kii v -
?-...;: .-, ? U . .worf , ,.' i 'X v :
A man has no more right to say an
umvvil thiag than to actoiiejnoruore,
4 that to knock hira down,, i -