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A GOLD-HUNTER'S STORY.
,1 BY AN OLD MINER.
am not exuerionced in
telling
stories or iiiiuuiiJC yaini, saia Dana
some Harry Edwards, as we sat
around our camp-Hrv, "but as you have
decided iliat I shall load off, 1 promise
todo my best. , One ihiug: What
ever rny story Inoks in the manner of
telling, it will make up in truth."
We lit our pipes, asMutned comfort
able positions on our blaukeis, and
then ilarry asked :
"Did you ever meet Bob Adflms io
California r"
"No; none of ua ever had that
pleasure."
"Well, you would have met with a
firnt-rate fellow; but this story -will
will illustrate his virtues. :
"Bob Adams went up to Puget'a
Sound with Jim Jiobbins and a steam
boat . full of others, to get rich in
the placers of Biiludi Columbia, in
which, by the way, 1 never took much
slock.
"Jim Uobbins was an ox-lieutenant
in the army, who had been forced to
...
resiun for some unusual violatiou of
the rules and regulations.
'Belli"; an engineer and a Wct
Poinler, IwobbiiiM went down to the
Tule lltver, after leaving the army,
feeling certain of turning his skill to
account; but lie didn't, for, as you
know, it doesn't require much scien
tific training to stake otfa claim and
go to panning out dirt.
"Bob Adams had been gttlching on
Tule Uiver, and being a good, sober
fellow, with no taste for poker or its
kindred games he made money and
trieuds, and it wax well knowu why
he worked so hard and exercised so
much nc'f-deiii;il.
"Bob h:id a 'romantic attachment'
as love is vailed now-a-days lor
Alary biauley. They had been chil
dren together, and when Dr. Stanley,
Mary's lather was appotnlod to the
at my, Bob still wrote lo her, and dis
tance made no. abatement in the
warmth of his atlVclious; and Mary,
though separate! from her nrst love,
went on, cheritduiig in the temple ol
her pure heart, the idol reared there
III her childhood.
' JJoh Adams was poor, vet he built
a vaslle tor his little hruwu-liaired
darling thai is, he drew the phiu.
but he went lu Cil.torma lor the ma
terial to coiisti net it, and every tune
he raided his pick in the aurilerona
km.!, he thought 'There, Mary, I am
lig.ng I he I'otiiidalKMi of a home lor
you ami for me."
"lie Has queer, utic!llli. otd-fah-ionvd
jouog lellow, and wa oil en
laughed at ' ty thore who loved him,
lor ne never enler.l a liar, and rjH-ul
his epare' tune Hading a proy book,
or a threadbare letter in a woman',
hand. He never swore, yet 1 have
heard leardel lellovvs swear, alter
wip.ng their t.p ami bringing down
ihe.r suo-ig ti"U up in Hie bar t
the Ktireaa b-iloon, tt.ul tliar wasn't
no belter clay dug than that of which
Bob A'lanii was i.u.li.'
"'TharV no kind o' use try in to go
back on Bob Adams V said bait D.eg'i
Mart, one night, when some fellow ni
limaied thai 'there was a good deal ol
the old tuaid about Bol Adam.'.
'Thar no try in to go back on
him, by the ghost of the Jierra !' , ,
Mrt brought down his tiat with an
emphasis lhai made the glasses leap
w,ui a cpaKiiioiliu uervouMiess on the
bar, and Valler Dck, the bar-lender,
looke.l pale am! glanced around for
an : avenue of retreat, in c-ite San
Diego Marl should look so savage
iiga.u and repeat ids terrible oath.
For the palpable body ot the Sierras,
that held - our tamp between its feet,
and raied its snowy heads above us
ami above the clouds, was such a
huge affair thai any man with a spark
of imagination must see that its ghost
wa something simply tremendous. '
. " 'Didn't Bob Adams gn into the
mountain last winter,' through ten feel
of snow, and bring Illinois Tom back,
a living fkelelon, when we all thought
him dead? Say, answer thalT s
, "Mart: brought down hi i fist Again,
and lit 1 19 Dick, the bar tender, trem
bled down to the bottom ot his lately
haif-soled boots, i'
''Y-a-s, that ar's true,' said the man
who had dared lo intimate that Bob
Adams was effeminate. ' :
"'When Grizzly Smith, what shot
himself last m on ill at Jeg 'Driver's,
war clingin to a log in the middle of
the river at Valia, and everybody
said he was go in1 to ban' in his chips)
tvho put a lariat roun' his w aist and
swum out and draggeil Smith back to
shore, while we was ail a-yllin'- eh?
Anxwer me that J ? -'- ; ;
'There was', auoihi-r terrific thump
on the bar, and two nervous glasses
leaped off . and committed harikari,
rather than stand that i lung any more,
as full-opinted' glasses shoold; ami
Yallcr Dick laid , his hands on the-big
pisuils behind tne , bar, v ant! " trlared
around with a red nose and while lips,
as it he had made up his mind, in jiis
fright, to blow out somebody's brains,
and was. only deciding with himseil
whose brains it should ; be.
"Thej TnaiF w ho had called Bob'"
character into question, reckoned he
was mistaken, all er this tlemonstra
tion, and acknowledged, as he set Ids
glaxs dou n and looked at ban Diego
Mart,' that 'Bob Adams was a purty
good leller, alter all,,, r..
"Such argtiments as Mart's are al
ways coiivincinz, " thbngli; to do the
tloubterV coiisiHtency 'cTeilii.vI must.
say ne leii tiie uar-room w'linout pay
ing tor the drink he had ordered, and
abused Bob Adams to the first little
moil he niet, and even intimated , that
San Diego Mart was going to ruin
and went puonein"": lOUtid for Ida
f l.qior.: ' ;;
i ex-beutenaii
into, this mining camp that
leutenanf Jim Kobbins united
and as soon as Bob Adams learned
thai ho was front Dr. Stanley's regi
metit, he liectame the dissolute tel
low's friend, 1or ' somehow they both
loved lo talk of Mary Stanly; and I
must say, in tiulh." they 6ouId'not
hare had a better subject to talk' ot
tbiuk about. ' : ' -,
ALBANY, OREGON; FRIDAY, JULY 4, 18T3.
"- ''The interest of each aroe from
the same fount of impulse, but each
stream of affection was not equally
pure, and the yellow slime ot jealousy
soon became visible on the surface of
one. . . t
"Tule Iliver petered out, and Fra
zer Jliver became the theme of ex
cilement, anI the land which held the
fortunes of a thousand adventurers.
"Boli Adams decided to go there,
as did the. majority of the men in
camp, including Hobbins and Mart. ,,
! The steamer 'that carried them
. k a a w f
norm irom an r rnncisco had on J
board a detachment ot troops bound
for Fori Bellingham. ,
"Dr. Stanley, with his wife ami
daughter.were with them.
; "l'eihaps Mary Stanley knew that
Adnrns was going to Fraxer Kiver to
work for her; perhaps she knew that
he had left tilty thousand dollars be
hind at San Francisco, and a policy
on his life payable' to her it he died.
I say, perhaps Mary knew this but
sho didn't, and it wouldn't have in
creased lies love for the honest young
lellow it she bad known it. IndcuO,
if anything oould make Mary love
Bob Adams more, it would be to find
him very poor, and sick, anil helpless,
and in some way wholly depedenl on
her for recovery. She often imagned
him so in her day dreams, and herself
nursing nun back to strength and
hope. ' " . '
"I ttll yon, boys, for the love I bear
my mother, I. am glad to think there
are many girls like Mary yet in the
world, and we all know one like her,
if we wanted to speak out.
J "'Seo here, Adams; I want to talk
to vmi.' r ' .
Ihe steamer had entered 1 ugets
aaalinit Mllit ilia IlliltAr' tA.' r AS fts'S f'fV
a-.a' HfS fW rw W !-
the uoal oi their hopes, and Bob
Adams was gazing at the white moun
tains, which seemed approaching him
with their golden treasures, al every
revolution or the steamers wheels.
"Bob turned fronr his day dream
lu had been thinking of Mary Stanley,
who bm yesterday had promised to
marry . him ou his return from the
mines.' lie saw, standing al lis
shoulder, Jim Hobbins
"Nodding his head, he walked with
Hobbins tn the smoke slack, where
the escaping steam rendered a private
ion vernation possible, tu a very bio
kev. with scores ot people around.
"itoiibina i4re was naggani, lor ne
.ana. a a. a
had leeit drinking every day since
coininir' on board. , ;
"'What is it, Uobbms?' asked Bob,
ookiuir into Jim s bloodshot eves.
"'Are yon going to marry Mary
Maul.-y'r naked Kobbins, Willi
threatening vwl. ;
"Why do von aak?' "
"I heard it io day from San Diego
Jlari, and I said it was a lie. bay 1
was right, or by
"liobbms hesitated.
"Or wliai? Jo on. said Bob, cool
as the snow on the distant mountain
"'Or von'll die! She promised to be
mine! 1 swear u! bite promised be
lore 1 leli the regiment!
A ,biuli ot I roth gathered on
Hobbins lips as he spoke, and he
buried Ids nails in .the palms of his
hand. ....
"I do not believe this, sir! But if
Mary Stanley should prefer you to
me, I have too much rexpevl for the
lady to object to her choice, much as
I would regret the misfortune.
'What do you mean?1, demanded
Robhins. ifi a voice that sounded away
above ihe roar of the steamer.
"'1 refuse to explain more, said
Bob, attempting to walk away.- , -
'lint you shall explain.
"Hobbins was a much more powerfu
man than Robert Adams, and before
the latter could resist, the villain had
him by the throat. . . . ' ; .
Say in - a lie" yelled Hobbins,
tizhieitinz his hold, while Bob, re
taming iiis presence of mind, tried to
tree his arm to strike. -
?'bee tiyan. 'Ill do the say in in
tli:s job for Bob Adams. What is it?
"This was said in the unmix makable
voice of San Diego Mart; and at the
same moment Jim Hobbins tell his
arm grasped as if a. bull-dog bad sud
denly cjosed his jaws on it. . r '.
"Keleasin" his hold on lion, Jloo
bins wheeled, struck San Diego.Mart
and felled him'to the deek; but in turn
lie went down himself betore a well
planted blow from Robert.
Jietoru auylhinir more couid.be
done, mutual friends rushed in, an
one of thein pulled n pistol from
Robbms' band, and in the excitement,
threw it j overboard, ; Jorgetling that
they were at sea, and that the chances
for regaining the weapon were noi so
good as they Would have been in a
row on 1 uie Kiver. ' -
"Hobbins rose to his feet, breathing
vengeance; and San Deigo: Mart, ..who
was up, before him, announced himself
ready, then anil thereto give him any
kind ami any amount ot satisfaction
he pleased; -'J. t-.'-i, .;'..t'nwi:v vj.;
"Hobbins declined this pressing in
vitation, and glaring at Bob Adams,
walked away. ", ' , :" ;- .
; . " 'That ar stieak'll b'ar a heap ' o'
watchin',' said Mart; hoddhig his head
after the retreating Hobbins, 'an' I'll
watch him, and if he , gits to cuttin' up
any. more, I'll' . , t",;,, .iU-
"jjtrtrt nnished the sentence in pan
tomime, by bringing .his right . hand;
thereby crushing an 'imaginary Jim
Kobbins, who would persist in "cuttin'
up, ag in hi" Own .best interests
"A beautiful moonlight night follow
ed tliis.incideut, 'and Mary,: as was her
custom, walked to the stern ot the
steamer, where; alone or with RobertV
she could watch the stars above, and
see the play; of the peaceful waters
below' and the bold shore-line of the
green Northwest. ...
f "She was standing alone now, when,
hearing a quick step behind - her, "he
turned, thinking it might be her Rob
ert. Instead Jim Hobbins was beside
herl" Sho bad refused 'acknowledge
hirri beforehand now. she- stood look
'mgVt him without speaking, ' :( ' V, '
i 'Mary Mist ' Staniey, f may I
Speak?' be asked-
" 'I cannot prevent you, sir,' was the
reply.- '; - " . '', '
vv ill yon answer me one question?'
" He lowered bis voice, and stepped
closer to her. f .. ; , i
""What is it air?' , , K ,
' "'Are you going to marry tbia fel
or. Bob Adams?' '
"Mary hesitated a moment. There
waa no person, near, yet she disguised
ler tear and said in a firm voice.
" '.You have no rich t to ask thisques-
tion, but I will answer. It God spares
us.l will be the wife of Robert Adamsf 1
"He will not spare you! biased the
now crazed Kobbins. . r v. Y
"The next instant a hand wai on bor
mouth.' ' A splash as if a falhntr body
in the moonlit water, and a scream,
that sounded away above tbe roar of
the stream and the dash of paddles,
thrilled all who beard it. I
There was a cry of 'man over-1
boardl' and a ringing of bells, and a
confused shooting of orders. Then
the engine was reversed, and balf a
dozen Xrave fellows leaped into the
lowered boat.'
The cry of 'Man overboard!' was
not a mistake, for the scream had I
scarcely ceased before Robert Adams, I
who had been in search of Marv.
with his triend, San Deiuo Mart, heard
it, and comprehending all he plunged
into the water in the direction of the
cry. ' , ; '
"Ho saw the struggling form of the
woman he loved near him, and al the
same instant saw another swimmer
by his side. . It was Jim Hobbins,
sinking out' for the same object,
Love gave strength lo one; bate gave
torce to tbe other.
"She is mine mine and I will die
with her!" cried -Hobbins, as he struck
at iionert, and throwing bis arms
about Mary, tried w drag her under.
It was a critical moment. . K.s.nj:
half out of the water, Itobert struck
the villain a blow thai knocked bun
senseless; then grasping tbe uncoil
vioos girl, be shouted:
" Help! help! hdlp!'
a. . a .
-wve, aye! noia up: came me
reply.
" l he oars flashed and the boat shot
near them; but not a minute tO' soon
for fainting wkh excitement and
exhaustion, Hubert, still clinging to
Mary btauley, was drawn on board.
"ihere was a search made for Hob
bins, but his body was never found,
and alter a short delay the steamer
tnoveu on.
"Mary recovered in a few hours, to
the deliuht of all, and that nieJii San
Diego Mart jiiionned Robert that it
was he who threw Jim Hobbins
overboard, when be saw what he had
dune.
"1 think it was this incident that de-
cided Bob Adams not to go to the
mines; tor three weeks after, he mar
ried Mary Stanley at Fort Bellingham.
"W iiure is be nowr you ask.
"Well, he has one of the largest
farms and hnesi families on tbe bao-
rameulo, and San Diego Mart is li v
in-; with him, and has a Mexican
wife." Saturday XiglU.
WALKING-MTICKaV
It hat been said that man's best
friend is a dog; The dog may be, but
there's something to be said in favor
of a man's ' walking-stick. The stiek
eala nothing, don'i get mad, nor does
it bile lis master s friend, or the mas
ter himself. Nor does it howl, growl,
or bay ihe moon. Nor does it cost
anything for taxes, mnzxles, collars or
chains. Ihe stick has held its own in
every age, in every clime, in all ihe
seven ages of man. Where a dog is
anathema maraualha, as in Turkey,
the' ' stick, is . still cherished. - The
babe bestrides the slick, and "rides
his cock-horse to Banbury cross," and
has his switch to play soldiers, or wal
lop donkeys with ; the lover, ''sighing
like a furnace,'' twirls his dandy cane,
which is to bim as ibe tan to a beauty
or a Japanese gentleman, and the old
logics, by a stouter, cousin gerinan,
supports their halting footsteps, and
in lU form of a crutch it is the last
thing the Pantaloon clings to ere he
gently slides into the grave on whose
brink he lias lingered. It i
symbol of . authority. 1 he scepter
ot a king, the baton oi a marshal, or
tho warder of feudal chivalry, are bui
raodibuations ot the walking -stick. ' A
stick is a good thing to nave, and a
eood thine: to inve away. The most
expensive is not overwhelmingly cost
ly, and suspicions ' of bribery and cor
ruption can hardly be entertained ! in
connection with, .the transfer, while
there is something eminently sympa
thetic in the idea of handling the near
companion ot a friend, when perhaps,
oceans roll between, and comments
interpose men uni neio, biiiiiui mag- i , -, -
. e ., . - .. ,. I spoon wba sikjs wi the dee 1; and it
net io reminiscence of the crip of hwrp , .v., ..." -a.. r
hand. It may be safely assumed that
a man wiih a good collection of sticks
is a good iellow, one wbo gives and
takes, loves nature; in , fact, in many
rewuects. in a human, social point of
view, infinitely superior to the virtno
so of brio-a-bric, or dry-as-dust folios
and manuscripts ot the Hebraic aocum
ulatiou of gems.
A lady writes to the . New York
Jlerakl: -"I happen to be the wife
of an inveterate smoker, and do' bold
ly avow that I love the perfume of
hi (tiirar I loiter than all tha norfiimea
his cigar better than all the perfumes
ot Arabia. 1 think there is noibm
more delightful, and I am never more
happy than when my husband' is' by
my side, with slippers on, and a fra
grant Havana between his lips a
picture ot home and . comfort which
many a poor married man has never
seen, who is driven from home by a
cross, selfish wife, who would rather
send' her husband to- the ; club; or
worse places, so as to bo rid of his
atter-dinner smoke.1' V
' A man who says be hasn't attend
ed church for twenty years " boasts
that be can remember perfectly : the
preachers text on tbe .last r occasion
of a visit to tbe sanctuary. ' And this
is the way he remembered it, when
asked what it was,- s It is easier tot a
camel to enter a circus than - lor - a
man to eat a package of needles."
BEN WBIUIIT AND TUB HODOtB. i
In 18G2, a small train, comprising
only eighteen aoula men, -women
i and children attempted : to reach
! Oregon by 'the Ilbett Lake route.
For. several day, . after leaving the
Valley of Fitt River, tbey had. travel'
ed without molestation,-not having
seen a aincrle .Indian: when, about
midday, , tbey . struck ... the eastern
aborf of Ilbett Lake, and imprudent'
ly camped under a bluff, now known
"Woody Joint " for dinner
These poor people felt rejoiced to
think that tbey u&d so nearly reached
their destination in safety; nor dream
ed tbat tbey bad reached their bual
resting-place, and tbat soon tbe gray
old rocks above tbem were to receive
baptism that would associate "tbem
for ever wiLn a cruel and wanton
massacre. Their tired cattle were
quietly grazing; and tbe little party
were eating their meal in fancied, se
curity, when suddenly the dry sage,
brush was tired, tbe air rang with
domoniao yells, and swarthy And
painted savages poured by tbe score
from the rocks overhead, lu a few
moments the camp was filled with
tbem. and their bloody work was
soon ended. Only one of that ill
fated party escaped.' Happening to
be out, picketing bis borse, wbeu the
attack was made, be sprang upon it.
bare-backed, and never drew rein
uiitil be had reached ' Yreka, a dis
tance of sixty miles.
Ibe men of early times in these
mountains were brave and chival
rous men. In less tiian twenty-four
hours, a mounted force of miners.
packers, and prospectors men who
feared uo living thing ware at tbe
scene of the massacre. Tbe remains
of tbe victims wer found, shockingly
mutilated, lying in a pile with tbeir
broken wagons, and ball charred;
but not an Indian could be found.
It was not until tbe next year tbat
tbe Modocs were punished for this
cruel deed. . An old mountaineer.
named Ben Wright one of those
strange beings who imagine tbat tbey
are born as instruments for tbe ful
fillment of tbe Red man's destiny
organized an independent company
at xreka, in looJ, and went into tbe
jlodoc country, ihe Indians were
wary, but Ben was patient and en
during. Meeting with poor success,
and accomplishing nothing except
protection for incoming emigrants.
be improvised an euiigraut train
with which to decoy tbe enemy from
the cover ol -tbe lulls and ravines.
Wiuding slowly among tbe bills and
tbrouzu tbe saire -mams, lieu s can
vas-covered wagons rolled quietly
along', camping at the usual water-
ingplaces, and apparently. in a car
less and unguarded way. ' Every
wagou was nlleti . wito armed men.
anxious and williDg to be attacked
The ruse failed, however; for the
keen-sighted Indians soon perceived
that there were no women or children
with tbe train, and its careless move
ments wero suspicious. - After sev
eral months of unsatisfactory skir
mishing. Ben resolved on a change
of tactics. Surprising a small party
of Modocs, instead of scalping them.
he took tbem to bis camp, treated
tbem kindly, and niaktn-; : tbem
sort of Peace Commission, sent tbem
with olive-branches, in tbe shape of
calico and tobacco, back to tbeir
people. Negotiations for a general
council to arrausre a treaty were
opened,. Others visited tbe White
camp: and soon tbe Alodocs, wbo
bad but a faint appreciation of tbe
tortuous ways of - White diplomacy.
began to think tbat lien was a very
harmless and respectable gentlem tn
A spot on the . north , bank ot Ajost
River, a few hundred yards from
tbe Natural Bridge, was selected for
tbe council. On tbe appointed day
fiftr-one ' Indians (about equal in
number to Wright's company) at
tended, and, as agreed upon by both
Prue8
he, ground.
parties, no weapons were brought to
A number of beeves
had been killed, presents were dis
tributed, and tbe day passed in mu
tual professions of friendship; when
Wright whose quick, restless eye
baa ' been " busy quietK filled his
pipe, drew a match, and lit it. This
was tbe pre concerted Bignat. as
the first - little curling wreath of
smoke went up. fifty revolvers were
drawn from their places of conceal
ment by Wrights men, who were
now scattered among tbeir intended
victims: a few moments of rapid and
deadly fighting, and - only two of tbe
Modocs escaped to warn tbier peo
ple! :,..:- ".. i-!;";' - i V
The Scotch nave given us a pro
verb, that "He maun hae a lang
may be wnghc tnougnt so. x-er-
haps the cruel and merciless character
of these Indians justifies an act of
treachery; now passed into the his
tory of the country; but, certainly
the deed ' was hot calculated to in
soire tbe savage heart with a high re
spect for the professed good faith
and fair dealing of the superior race.
Ben Wright is gone now killed by
an Indian bullet, . while standing in
tbe door of his cabin, at the mouth
of Rogue River. No man may judge
him : but. to this hour, his name
13
d' by Modo0 mothers to terrify
I .. . J. . . -. ... :
tbeir rerractorv cnuaren into- oueui-
enee: The Modocs were 'now filled
with revenge,. and their depradations
continued, till itbecane absolutely
necessary for the Territorial Goyer
faor of Oregon to send armed expe
ditions against t them. For, several
years, hey were pursued by volun
teer forces tnrougn.ineir. ruggeu
mountains, where they continued the
unequal, warefare with a dauntless
spirit; but; year alter year, tne num?
bar of their warriors was aiminiau-iag.--Frortt
''Scraps of Modoc His
tory," in the Overland Monthly for
' Every dog has his day : The fol
lowing beautiful-lines were Written
before Jack's day was over: :'. :
I'm Captain Jack of tha Lava beds,
.y I'm "cock o the wall," and chief o" the Beds,
I kin "lift the bar" and' aoalp the heads
Of th whole United beat Army.
NO. 47
, GOOD TIMES) FOB KKWSPAPKHM. .
The Philadelphia i Sunday Dis
patch says; , We have often , thought
tbat tbe days when newspapers could
have been published to the best ad
vantage have passed;' Nothing of a
very extraordinary-' character ever
happens, now; and, as ' the true
journalist turns tbe pages of history,
and , ' perceives what magnificent
chances for sensation articles slipped
by unimproved, be feels an almost
irresistible inclination to groan, and
weep, and tear his hair. ' Take Noah's
flood, for instance. What-sj lendid
accounts Ibe reporters , would have
got off about the launch o' tbe ark!
How tby could have spread themsel
ves on the entry of tbe animals into
tbe vessel, giving an interview with
Ham and Shem, and accounts of the
quarrels between tbe Kangaroo and
Gorilla; and bow tbey won Id have
rushed rouud, after tbe flood to col
lect the list of insurances? Then
there was Daniel. When be went
into tbe lion's den, wouldnt the edi
tors bave got down tbeir encyclopae
dias and put obituary notices of him
in type; and wouldn't- tbey have
bowled tbe next morning wben tbey
found bim alive and well, and all
tbeir ' troubles wasted? What a
splendid article his adventnre in tbe
den would have made, given with a
wood-cat of Daniel, as be sat tbere
prodding tbe lions with bis alpaca
umbrella! V bat is tbe use of hav
ing a free pi ess, if we - cannot have
sensations of such a kind? And
think of David and Ooliabl Would
n't a war correspondent of one of
oor dailies bare gone crazy with de-
lgbt over tbat ; combat, and have
written forty columns about it?
And wcold not tbe New York Herald
bave rushed out its old ground plan
of Boston, and called it a map of
locality, and muddled the brains of
its readers? And when Nero fiddled
at the burning of Rome, imagine
bow the reporters would have de
picted tbe terrors of that cou dera
tion, and figured np the losses and
praised tbe fire department! And
bow the editors would have pone for
Nero, and shaken bim up and de
nounced biml These changes are all
gone. . The newspapers came too.
and now tbere is nothing left for as
but commonplaces, so that some
times we bate to draw our salary.
Misnca Characteh. People seem
to forget that character grows; that
it is not something to be put on ready
made. ith manhood or womanhood ;
but day by day, here a little and
there a little, grows with the growth,
and strengthens with the ' strength.
until, good or bad, it becomes almost
a coat of mail. Look at a model man
of business prompt, reliable, con
scientious, cool and cautious, yet
clear-headed and energetic, vvhen
do you 'suppose be developed all
these admirablequalities? When be
was a boy. Liet us see tbe way in
which a boy of ten years gets up in
tbe morning, works, plays, studies,
and we will tell you just about what
kind of a man be wil make. The
boy tbat is late at tbe breakfast table,
late at school, wbo never does any
thing at the right time, stands a poor
chance to be a .prompt man. Tbe
boy who balf washes bis face, balf
does bis chores, half learns bis
lessons, will never make a thorough
man. The boy who uecleo a bis
duties, be tbey ever so small, and
then excuses himself by saying "O.
I forgot! I didn t think 1' will never
be a reliable man. And tb boy who
finds pleasure in the pain and suffer
ing of weaker things, will never be a
noble, generous, kindly man.
- Axwats Neat. Some folks- are
very'' charming at evening parties,
but surprise them in the morning
wben not looking for company, aud
tbe enchantment is gone.- There is
sense in the following advice to young
ladies; : --'
'Your every-dar toilet is part of
your character. A girl who looks
like a 'fury' or a 'sloven' in the morn
ing is not to be trusted, however fine
she marl look in tbe eveniog. No
matter how humble jour room may
be, there are things wuicb it should
contain a mirror, washstand, soap,
towels, comb, hair brush, nail-brush,
and tooth-brush. These are just as
essential as your break-fast, before
which you should use them. Parents
who fail to provide tbeir children
with such appliances not only make
a great mistake; but commit a siu or
omision "is. ' -'
Look tidy in the morning, and af
ter diuner work is over, improve
your toilet. Make it a rule .of your
daily life to 'dress up for the after
noon. - Yonr dress - may not, atid
need not, be any better than calico,
but with a ribbon, or some bit of orna
ment, you can bave an air of self-respect
and satisfaction that ' invariab
ly comes with being well dressed.
'A girl with fine sensibilities can
not help feeliug embarrassed aud
awkward in a ragged and d rty dress.
with her hair uukempt, should a
stranger or' neighbor come in. More
over 5 your; Self-respect should de
mand a decent apparelling of your
body; You should make it a , point
to look as well as yoq can,' even ' if
Ton know nobody wili see you but
yoorself. '' J-' ;'i-:!J'
t In the Hawkins vs." 'Picayune libel
suit case,; New Orleans, which has
been going' on 1 for eight days,- the
jury returned a i. verdict Of ? $15,000
for. Hawkins . and - the Court , im
mediately; adjourned. ,: Two of, the
jury went to the Picaffune office - and
acknowledged tbeybud been bribed.
One received $125, tbe other an or
der fot $5u0.: The Picayune will ap
ply for a new trial. -
i Junction City is going to celebrate
tbe Fourth- of' Zalj , and have .the
Aurora brass band of 22 members
engaged, and fire .making extensive
preparations. . Dinner' free r in the
woods. Tbere will be a . grand ball
at night. .
Business nottec In fhs tMtl Colnmns. 25
cent, r I ins, aacb Insertion. ' , -. ,
r legal ami transient adrerticemerts 12 50
per Square of 12 lines, for the Brit Insertion,
antf $1,90 per eqosrs fof tacit fobteqseat is
fertioo. "CO IT ALOXE."
BT 70HH O. SAX.
There's s fame much la fashion, I think K's
ealMKl EMchn,
Tbonvtt l'Vs nerrf played It tot pleasor or"
In Which, when the cards are la certain condl-
Th nlseft appear lo bave changed ibeir posl
tions,
And Otoe of tbem cries In si confident tone
"I think I nalglit ventttfe ttfgo It Slotie." ' ' '
Wblls watching the game, lis a whim of the
bsrd's "
a moral UOnm from ibe skirmish In cards,
And to fancy be nnds in Ibe trivial strife ;
Some excellent btots for the battle of lite.
Where, wbHber' the prize be a ribbon o
The frlnner Is be Who can "go ll alone." ' ,
Wben great Oalltod proclaimed that the world
In a regular orbit was eeaslessly whirled,
And Rot not a convert for all of bis pains,.
But only AerfskW, and pflaoto, and chains
"It mores; for all that,". Was his answering
- tone,, ;1,'' .
For he knew, like the earth, he could ."go tt
alone
Wben Kepto. with Intellect piercing afar, -Discovered
the laws of each planet and star;
And doctors who ought to have lauded hfs
., - flame,-.. .
Derided bis learning and blackened his fame;
"lean watt," he replied, "till the truth you
shall own."
For be Celt lo bis heart be could "go It atone.
Alas tot the pMyef who Idly depends 1 I
In the truggl0..of life,' upon kindred and
friends; .
Whatever the value of blessings like these, "
They can syver atone foe inglorious ease, -
Nor comfort tbe CfJward, wbo finds with-
Kroarl, ' ' ' '
Tbat his cratches have left him to "go ft
, . alone." -,.. . . .
Then is something, no doubt, io tbe hand rod
may hold, , , , . .,
Health, family, culture, wit. beauty and gold,
Tbe fortunate owner may fairly regard, . -
As each In Ma way, a roost excellent card
Yet tbe game may be lost, with all these tat
your own; " ":.''""""" ' ,..,, . '
Unless you've the courage to "go It alone. .
In battle or business, whatever the game,
in law or tn love It Is ever the same,. ,
In the straggle for power or scramble for pelf;
is this be your motto i ''Rely on yourself f
For whether the prize be a ribbon or throne.
The victor Is he wbo c n "fro It alone."
Attobset Gzxebai. . Wh-uahs, id
one of tbe speeches that he took the
trouble to come all tbe war out to
Oregon tn make last year, delicately
reminded the people of the honor
tbat bad been conferred upon them,
by the selection of himself to fill a
place in tbe Cabinet. - He evidently
thinks tbat the people of Oregon
ought to be satisfied with that. . But
leaving the ijaestionable matter "d
honor of the question it is quite
certain that tbe . Attorney General
demeans himself iu office as though
be was not aware of the fact that
there was such a State in tbe Union
as Oregon. He takes no- notice,
whatever, of the demand made by
Governor G rover tbat the Lost River
murderers be turned over to the civil
authorities of Jackson ccrdhty, there
to be tried according to law on the
indictments that have been found
against tbem. As the law-adviser of
the Government, the matter is subjecf
to his decision. If tbere are any le
gal or other impediments in the way
of such a coarse, why don't he state
them? The murder of General Can
by and Dr. Thomas is only a- small
portion of the crimes committed by
these Indians, and but few . Indians
were employed in iL. Does the .. At
torney General intend that all of
those murderers; not engaged in the
Peace Commission massacre, shall go
untried and unpunished? - It certainly
looks so;' Tbe State of Oregon has
done all tbat it could do in the prem
ises. It finds itself powerless to pro
tect its citizens, ' and vindicate its
laws, by punishing crime. Govern-
or G rover has done ' bis' utmost in :
asserting tbe rights of tbe States
The State finds tbesecriminalswith- .
in its limits, yet-protected from . ar
rest, trial or punishment by Federal '
authority, acting under the direction
of the Attorney General of tbe United
States. Eeeniny 2?etca , j , ; ? . .
The following advertisements ard
printed in an Iowa paper jnst as wu
give tbem, one immediately alter
the other: -" - -
All persons are hereby notified not. '
to trust any person, my wife included,' :
on my account, as I shall pay no ,
debt of others contracting.".
. ? " ; J John Botes.
All persona ate hereby notified noi
to trust my husband, John Boyer, on
my account, as I shall, pay no debt
of his contracting. The said John
Boyer left my bed and board because 1
X rnruBOU to give mm a ueeu ot ' mjr -
' m . 1 - - 3 f - ' :
propetty.i -I shall try ana get along -without
using his - credit. , After - he .
has wasted bis substaucs in , riotous ,
living, we may sing: ; ; .'. -.;
"We'll all drink stone blind, . . "
" When Jhonny comes marching home."'
' ' Sabab Botes.
On , Saturday afternoon in New .
York; while Nathan Harsh and Chas
Leonard were breaking' old - cart '
ridges in Harsh Brothers'" ordnance
store 49 ' Dye street, a terrible ex
plosion occerred, . of over 2,000 "
cartridges that were strewn on the
floor. ,' Front and back windo ws were
blown out," and two men sitting in-,
front of the store were hurled , yio-..
lentlv into the street, but not seri-.
onsly injured; i Harsh, Leonard and '
Sift Harsh s three sons were, louna ,
frightfully injured, and one, of .the
children of Forest Hafsh was terrib
ly disfiaured;; lust clothing- being
burned, off the greater . part of bis
body, ( : r;v; vV; -;
"Uet out or ray way. v nat. are
you good for?" said a cross oldj man
to a bright eyed urchin who . happen
ed to be standing in tbe way. The
little fellow, as he stepped one Bide,
replied Very fently: v "The make
men of such things as we
are.
, t .v .
The matt Who retdrned bis neigb
bor's borrowed umbrella was Been, a
day - or two ago; walking in company
with . the young lady wbo - passed a
looking-glass without taking a pecp.
It is believed thay are engaged.