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STATE EIGHTS DEMOCRAT C. H. ATHWART. H V. BROWN. BROWN &. STEWARD - 'publishers aud Progis'aW. 7 . POBUSHEll' fffcqf JMD A. OLDEST DMQCRrT1 PAPER IN OREGON, 1FFICE IN PARRISH'S BLOCK, FIRST STREET. TERMS, in AnvAKes ! dm year, $3 ! Bis iionths, 2 Three months, SI i One mouth, 40 cstsi Single Copies, 121 cents, MinM writing over assumed signa tures or anonymously, must make known their Srmr names to the Editor, or no nttention will lie given to tholr communications. BUBINE8S CARDS. I ll AS. E. WOLVEBTftS, 1TT0BNBI AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ALBANY, OREGON. 1sy"Offlce over the Albany Boot and Shoe Store, on tne wratr oi tram nun jjiuiuiu street. S-42-Snn 1 ''j,jff!' 1 1 1IA1MH Of Ai VOL..X. ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APKIL9,187i NO. 35. THE SMUGGLER'S LAST TRIP. BY PAUL PLUME. M. WITH. Linn Co, p. A. CHBKWWETH. CorruUis. t CHENOWETH & SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CorvallU, Oregon. Fries at the Court Home. v6n27 S. A. JOSSAS, . , ATTORNEY AT LAW, ALBANY, OREGON. WOfflce In the Court House.'W v8u2tf. J. A. Y AS TIS, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW COKVALLIS, OREGON. . o '.','. Will practice In all the Courts of the State. WOBloo In the Court House. . Vl0n29yl. J. W. UAVBHRMf. ATTORNEY AT LAW. CORVALLIS, OREGON. o Special attention to collection of accounts, ayOfilce one door South of Fishers Brlclt.a vlOnSUyl. J. W. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW, Will practice In all the Courts In the 2d, 8d and 4th Judicial Districts; lu the Supreme Court of Oregon, nnrj In the United States Dis trict and Circuit Court. Office up-stairs in front room in Parrtsh's brick block, First St., Albany, Oregon. vSnlflyl. GEO. R. HELM, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Will practice in alt the Courts of this State. OFFICE : ALBANY, -OREGON, Nov. 11, 1S70. DR.. T. W. HARRIS, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, . ALBANY, OREGON. IW Office In the front room over Rehwald's tevr Boot and Shoe (store. Residence, on fourth street. vonmi. 1. II. J. BOM.MTO, .11 ALBANY, OREGON. The Doctor Is a graduate of the University Medical College of New York, and Is a late member of Be.levue Hospital Meaicai uonege nf N.a Vnrlr. yoffloe In Carothers Drup: Store. Residence on f ourth Street, opposae vr. line a. vlunlltf. D. B. RICE, It. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, ALBANY. OREGON, ninu n Main (rt.rAAt. between Ferrv and Broadalbin. Residence on Third street, two blocks east, or below, the Methodist Church. v8n43tf. , Itt. E O. SMITH, V Not a very great distance outside the old walled town of Saafeld, the road abruptly turns from the banks of the Saale, and begins to ascend the central ridge of the Thuringer wald. A few huts used to be upon the spot, but they have all disap peared now. The occupants, who were popularly supposed to be wood choppers, lived there with their fam ilies. But 'twas very little wood chopping they did,; being more dis posed to carry on the business ol smuggling across the frontier. The occupation was a dangerous one, for soldiers were constantly moving over the mountain and forest to prevent smugglers from defrauding the Saxon Government; yet such was the dex terity of the lawless wood-choppers, that it was rarely they were ap prehended. A good night's venture would enable one of these fellows to live for months without turning his hand to work. It was a dark evening in Winter, when Jacob Krone entered his hut and bade his daughter prepare to fol low him. ' Whither do we go, father? fal tered the girl, getting ready to obey the command. What is that to you? replied Krone. "Women are always asking such silly questions. Come, hurry. I suppose your mother won't return for a couple of hours? Well, she'll know where you have gone." . Martha Krone would much have preferred remaining at home that night, for young Frederick Anker, the best looking fellow in the neigh borhood, was coming to see her, and Martha was pretty well satisfied that Frederick was in love with her. However much she might desire to remain by her fireside that evening, she knew it was useless to expect it, for when Jacob Krone commanded every member of his family had to obey without question or murmur. Fifteen years' service as a soldier had made him imperious . and quick tempered, and he learned lessons when he carried a muskot, that he never had never would forget; and not the least of these was to ,obey blindly, and quickly too, or punishment-would be speedy and severe. Martha knew the temper of her father too well not to be diligent in everything she undertook. He was a man who expected and made women do their fair share of work. ' This work was somotinies so heavy that it taxed female endurance to the utter most. "But what of that," he would say," "must we not all bear burdens? Can wo expect to go through the world dressed like butterflies and idle as drones? That might do for the king's court, but it wouldn't answer for poor folks. "Come, follow me," he said, as he stepped outside the door. - j Martha had enveloped herself in some warm clothing, and had' found time to whisper a word to iier younger sister. It was a message to Fred Anker, when he should come that evening. The wind blew intensely com as they set out, and the higher they as cended the lulls, tne Keener Decame the blast. Snow flakes, too began to fall, and altogether the night prom isfid to be a bad one. , Martha trudged bj ta-fiffihers side, never speaking uulcaJie aa Hrutr1 lmr She hiul no neetfNte"). quire whither they were" going, io. she was too well accustomed to those i adventures to have-any doubt upon the matter. They walked in silence along the unfrequented mountain path, and climbed with dirncultyhp. the rocky places. , . , "Lay hold of my belt," command ed her father, in a low voice, as they came to a difficult piece of road. He spoke in a subdued tone, for he was apprehonsive lest the guardsmight be lurking in the numerous caverns that were in the mountains, and take him prisoner. - The girl trembling with cold and fear, obeyed her rough conductor, and they reached a spot of table land, where they paused to take breath. "Hold !" whispered Krone, sud denly; "do you hear anything 1 Lis ten ! I believe in my soul those were men's voices." . Martha bent her head to listen. "No !" she replied, "'tis but the wind howling through the pines, and sad enough it sounds." Her father, however, was not satis fied. "Stand still," he continued; "lis ten, now. Surely I har footsteps, and quite plainly, too." ' ' "No, father," answered Martha, "it is the ico bursting in the chasm and falling upon the rocks. Oh, 'tis very cold !" Krone paid no heed to the last re mark, but put his ear low to the rround and listened. Presently he said, "Come on." For a while the road was mnooth but afterward it begun to grow dilli cult, for the rucks were so abrupt. Jacob Krone pulled his daughter close to his side, and stud : "Should anv misfortune befall me to-night, tell your mother she must not give up the business, l have ' .. i , , v . i it i . .. ....... ,, made it verv proumuie, nuct j. buouio Sieets to aire enure ssii'iaeuoH w an. . - ?, f , ,- , .i i droo wilu mv ir.e. ion are oio enough now to lend hand, ami Ern est will soon be growing up to assist jyon. leu ail can carry it on wen ' enough, I should think. Martha felt n gloom steal over her heart: her fathers words sounded ; like an omen. i After awhile they reached' an "open i space. Iark as it was, tuey could ! perceive they had overcome the wr.rst ; difficulties of the wad. ! Jacob took his daughter by the ' hand, and led her to a cave in the ) rock near by. j "Wc are now on the frontier," he raid. "You must stay here; yon I ALBANY, OREGON. OFFICE Two doors east of Conner's Bank. vDnlitf. O. P. 8. EUMJIEB, M. D. DBA LEU IS Drags. !Hdiclne, Perftimrle, Cigar, Tobwcco, Keliool Boohs and Nla tionery. A full stock of trusses and surgical appli ances. ... "Remember Plummer v!0n32yl. XV. C. TWHEOALE, DEALER IK i GROCERIES, PROVISIONS. TOBACCO. CIGARS, YANKEE NOTIONS, Outlerv, Crockery, Wood & Willow Ware. CALL AND SEE HIM. Store on Front street, Alhany, Oregon. vsn2liyL BOOTS MADE TO ORDER AT R1SASOHABI.E BATHS AT UE.R1 FLHDT'S SHOP, ALBANY, OREGON. KTWork warranted to (rive satisfaction. "W vHntbtf. JSTEW BAKBEll SHOP L. B. ROYAL. Proprietor. MAVINO LEASED A NEW SHOP ONE door west of Fox's store, and llttvd It up In a neat and lasty manner. 1 will bo pleased to have all my old cutdomers eoi.tlnut, tlivn patronaijo, and will guarantee salmluoOmi to lu new one. ALBANY BATH HOUSE! THE UNDgKSIONED WOULD RE8PECT fnliy inform tha ettiseas uf Albany and vi ainitytnathehaa takoo charge of this tiitabliih saent, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying arotattentioa to bneiness, expects to suit all i i aa who way favor-aim w.ta tbeir patrooage. iag heretofore carried on nothing bal trst-Clasa Hair Dressing Saloons, anpooed. JOSEPH WRlilSKK. vJn.Vllf. eAMUEL E. YOUNG. Wholesale and Itetall flf-alcr in DKI GOOD, CROCKRiES. tXOTIMte, BOOTH A.l RHOM. TIIKMIIKRD, REH'tRSASnjIOW. F.KN. H'AtVOKM. rLows,m:u DRILLS hi i:d.dcast slid mm, tu. TEUM3 3ASE- Tint Et, AlUcy. I. would only be in my way over there," and he pointed ahead of" him, "When I return," he continued, "I'll whistle, and as soon as you hear me, stir yourself, for we'll have to be in a hurry." -.i'., . : ,! .,: Martha sat down upon a stone, and began to eat a piece of black bread, while her father went his way. In the mean time Fred Anker had called to see his sweetheart, nnd re ceived the message Martha had sent by her younger sister. ? When Fred heard it, his brow grew gloomy, and he pondered a few minutes. Then, as if suddenly re solved, he left the hut, ad began to follow the path that Jacob Krone and his daughter had taken. , When Martha had eaten her bread, she sat and listened. She could hear the monotonous fall of the water and the sighing of the wind. The snow had now ceased falling she gazed out of the cavern and saw that the stars had come out, and the moon was rising. How slight a thing will sometimes drive gloom from one's heart I Martha actually felt cheerful when she found the bad weather had disappeared.1 She thought of Fred erick, little supposing that he was climbing the mountain that moment to serve her if she needed his assist ance. As she sat there, calling to mind the bright face and kind words of her lover, she heard the signal and footsteps approaching, and suddenly her father came to the cave with a pack which he dragged after him. ; . J.1U1U, UU MUU, pull 41, 1U, Xli io not heavy; but 'tis ft good round sum, though.'' Martha hauled the pacn into tne cave, and her lather aisappearea again. After awhile, she. heard jus whistle, and he returned with a sec ond, load. Ho commanded her to shoulder the first package and go on before him. '"Vi3 unfortunate the moon has risen bo soon. I thought we were going to have a dark night," growled Krone. "But we must hurry, 'tis dangerous to be carrying the contra band over these roads. Une mile further," he continued,'. "then I am safe." ..:.: Father, do you hear the barking of dogs ?" asked Martha. ,'No, no, girl; travel on, replied Krone. "There. I hear it again, cried the girl, "and there is something snuffing behind us. I am sure there is. "Go alone, bo along, ond hold vour tooeue." replied her father. Suddenly Martha .stopped and spoke in a whisper, as she pointed over on their left. "There is something moving," she said. "Now, don t you see lW The moonbeams were slanting through the pines and gave an un certain light, but no sooner had Jacob Krone looked in the direction which his daughter indicatod, than he ut tered an oath. ' ' ! '"Tis the sharpshooters," he cried. "We are lost if we do- not reach the ravine. Quick, girl, quick. : A dog came up, and sprang at Krone's throat, but he seized the creature and threw him into the abyss which was at hand. A second dog now made for the smuggler, and Jacob, thinking only of safety, hurled his pack at the savage brute, and both pack and dog went rolling down the mountain side. . . . ; "Give me your pack," he cried, taking the load from the girl's back ,jind springing down the rocky path, ,7Ilh his daughter following him. Destruction seemed to press close upon their steps. , Voices in the rear frequently shouted, "Haiti" Jacob returned no answer, out dashed on his way. Then came the report of muskets, which the moun tains reverberated a hundred fold. One shot struck directly at Jacob's feet. .. ""'Tis becoming serious, he mut tered. : "I can go no further," cried Martha. "Leave me and save your self ; they will not shoot a woman." Krone laughed bitterly. "Leave yon-l-'- he repeated, and have you betray me and bring your father to the gallows? Come, jump along." . "I never would betray you," re plied Martha, limping on her way. "They might shoot me, but I would not betray you." Just then Fred Anker sprang up in the path before them. "For heaven's sake!" he cried, "be quick." "Take the girl," answered Krone, "she is civing out." Fred threw his arm around Martha and supported hor as she tottered alone:. When the road was good he caught her in his arms and throw her across bis shoulder. "Oh! Frederick," she murmured. ''what a risk you are incurring. What if we should be taken ! You will be punished for being in our comrmnv. - "Hush !" this was all the reply that -anie from I rod s lips. Again came the cry. "Halt! in the king's iiaun we command yon to ua t. - But the fugitives ran faster, and then came the whiz of balls again, a moment more and the ravine was reached, but at that instant muuket ball struck Krone in the shoulder and he fell. "Safe for the present, ' lie cried, turning to Anker. "I know a place where 1 can conceal myself and not be discovered. I am hit in the shoulder. I'll reach home ere long, l'ou hurry forward with the girl. If rou make good time, you are safe. The guards will have to retrace their way for a mile ere thnr can stand on this ground." A half hour later, Fred Anker and Martha reached their journey's end. Fred had carried the contraland pack, and got it off safe!?. Four hours later, Jacob Krone made his appearance. Fred had to act as surgeon, but he extracted the boll from Krone's shoulder. That night's work, however, finished Jacob's contraband business. ; He never could carry a pack afterward. Fred Anker married Martha, and is doing a respectable business, in Saafeld as a goldsmith. - ' THIS UckBNZIG CANAL. : ; Willamette Fouks, ) ; -, ., March 27, 18T5. J ! Editor Democrat: . ! S : Knowing you to be an advocate of the interests of the poople iu all mat ters ot a pnblio natnro, and more par ticularly the advocate of the interests ot the farming community, I there fore address this communication to the Democrat. ' - s ' f. We feel justly impressed that the time is just dawning upon this coun try when its resources will bs more fully investigated and every avenue of its wealth sought and improved. Among tho most important is a Canal, to tap the MoKcnzie River, at, or near Spores'.fei ry . At this point you have a supply of purest water that flows into the Willamette Valley, sufficient to furnish any amount. ' There have been several surveys already made at this point, all of which prove tbo practicability of the enterprise. ; But it would be attended with a heavy outlay if n company should he so blind to its interests aa not to see the (lifforeuoe between the two points where the water inly be taken out. They both really ond absolutely come out of tho McKenzie at the same point, nnd within 300 feet of each other, for it would be impossible to get more than from 50 to tO yards above the head: of lhe .lough, from which the water is 'obtained to run the Brumly sawmill.- With an outlay of from $800 to $1,400,' this slough can be so improved as ' to carry any amount ot water two miles In the di rection the canal ought to Lake.,', At the head of this dough the water stands within eight or ten feet of the highest ground that' would htive to be encountered, and can bo brought to the surface ; within three fourths, ot a mile. ,i Now, you see at a glance the by (his plan .we have the water two miles iu the proper direction at a cost ot not to exceed Sl.ouo Now let us see the other route to bo made br an artificial ditch by starting 200 feet above the head of tl e slough and keeping above high water murk You K't a cut about J7 feet to low water level; then tlirce feet fordcplh ot water in the canal, and vou have 20 leet of depth which will oontinno, if, the canal is kept above high water mark, tor a mile ami a halt, nvuragmg from 12 to 13 teet deep; then "rutin ally celtina to the surface, I should think, within the next mile, I do not think, I am very wellqualifiod to judge of the cost of such a work, but think perhaps it would cost from thirty to forty thousand dollars to get the wa ter to the eurlaoe by no artilicial ditch, and I believe in starting this work above the present outlet ot the water, and keeping H above higli wa ter, you would come in contact with tho hardest kind ot iron or basalt rook for two or three hundred yard", as for this distauce the canal would be hug- in DC the base ot a mull hut .Now, Mr. .editor, your readers have the lay of the two routes for the first two miles. By way of the slough route the first two miles can be completed at a cost ot from iiu to $1,500, and by way of the other two and a half miles will cost thirty or forty thousand dollars. The wa ter stands at the JJrumly Mill irom eight to ten feet, below tho surface, and can be run out on the surface within a half or threo-quarters of a mile at cust of about ten or twelve thousand dollars. Take the first ex treme cost of this route ($15,000) and the extreme cost for taking tho wa ter from the mill on to the surface ($12,000) and we have a cost of f 1.1, 500. Now take the extreme lowest figure of the other route ($30,000) and you have a difference of $10,500. Now we havo the wator out on the surface (that is to say on paper) and what will we do with I presume the people of Harrisburg will say they will take it, but this is not all : will your Company bike sufficient stock in it to build it, with whut out- kinds of produce raised now, and all that may hereafter be introduced into this extraordinarily rich and tor tile district, will be shipped through to a place on the river where boats can reach it the year round. And this is not all by perhaps half. It has the effect to open up one of tho finest lumbering districts on the Pa cific Coast. It has already been demonstrated that both cedar nnd fir timber of the finest quality can bo brought from the inexhaustible for ests on tho McKenzie Biver. From this source alone there might be as many twenties put into circulation as from all the grain grown in the same district. If the people of, Albany wish to know whether I have stated faots or not, send some of your prac tical, common sense men and inako thorough examination for your selves. R. B. Cochran. SOnitV HK WASN'T THERE. , I have referred in my book to that coroner of ours who seized an Egyp tian mummy that was brought into town, summoned a jury, held nn in quest on the mummy, brought in a verdict 'of "Death from causes un known," and charged tho county with the usual fee, with compound interest from the time of Moses. Well, the coroner is still in office, and is still enthusiastic about his pro fession. Last Sunday night he was at church... The minister preached n very solemn sermon upon JNoahs flood, and after it was over I met the coroner in the aisle and said to him : "Vory impressive discourse, Mr. Wheeler, wasn't it." "Beautiful sir, beautiful, replied Wheeler, "And yet it Beemed to be kinder mournful, too, . : Indeed! Why it didnt strike mo that way. It was solemn, of course; but its tendency certainly is to fill the heart of every truly good man with cheerfulness and hopo." "Oh, I know nil that," said Wheelr nr. "hut riirln t lie snv there were sev eral million people drowned in that flood? I bolifive he did." Well, then, I say that when I think of all that mortality, and re. member that I wasn't a coroner then and ain't likely to; be when there is another such a freshet, it makes mo sick. There ain't nothing cheerful about such reflections, I feel as if I hadn't been treated right; as if I'd been robbed. Max Adeler. sido help you can got, or are you playing "the dog in tho manger on this question. You have not estab lished much by the leveling you had Judgo Webber to do for you. Tho people in this little eorner saw too much oi leveling and surveying done bv the Kail ltoad Co., to think means much. A Canal to Harris burg would be better than nothing for the people in the upper end of the valley, but we thiuk a Canal to Albany -straight down through the country would be of a vast deal more importance to us, and woul accommodate ten times as many peo tiln nn tn run one sirnnlv to Harris burg. But it seems tliat the poople about one of those little villages think an enterprise is of no value unless they center at them. Wo do not dislike the eople at Harrisburg, nor do we wish them any ill success on the contrary, we feel that we have many good friends there, but liking them will not nor does not cause tm to think any the less of ounu.lf, or to watoh less carefully our own in terests. We would enquire when, is the , wealth in Harrisburg? There may bo found eight or ten men thero that are able and willing to do witnc thing, but that la about all. What is the prospect on a straight line? Almost every farmer on the lino will give it aid. " Quite a sum of money can be had from the people on Mud- I.KTTER FnOlI MARK TWAIN. Mr. Samuel L. Clemens has con sented to lecturo in Hartford for the benefit of the poor. Following, is his letter :. , IIahtfoud, Feb. 20. -Gentlemen I accede to your request with pleas ure " Many months ago I perma nently quitted tho lecture Sold, and I said l would not appear upon platform unless driven thero by a lack of bread. By tho spirit of that remark 1 am debarred Irom deliver ing this proposed lecture, and so I fall back upon the letter of it and emerge upon the platform for the last and final time because lam commut ed by n lack of bread among Father Hawley s nock, Most people . ne py the spirit and the letter too, but I am not one of that kind, for I have been very carefully brought up. wish to impose upon you the condi tion that tuo expenses ol this enter prise shall bs paid out of four or five private pockets (mine to be one of them,) to the end that all of the money that comes in at the door snail go to a other uawiey s needy ones, unimpaired Dy taxes on its journey, I am glad to know that you are going to put the tickets at $1; for what we are after now is money for peoplo who stand sorely in need of bread and meat, and so the object justifies tho price. As this will probably be the last time I shall ever have the opportunity of hearing sound wisdom and pure truth delivered from the platform, I wish to buy a ticket to this lecture, and I herewith send money for the purchase, I am aware that I could get in for nothing, and still be acting a measure honorably but whon I run my lecture over in my mind and realize what a very bonanza of priceless information it is. I find I cannot conscientiously ac cept of a free pass, Itespectf ully, ; Mark Twain. - Bakkd Beans and Sentiment. At the City Hall market yesterday pale-faced, solemn man took off his hat, smoothed back his hair and said : "Mv friends, we know not how soon we may fall by the wayside We stand here to-day next week we may sleep with tha dead. I feel that I have only a fow days more to stay and I wish some of you would lend me fifteen cents so that I can get dish of baked beans." The crowd at once movod away. THE BIVAl BABIKH. Uncle Luther Beecher's grand co operative baby-show, which was to have been the feature of tho poultry and dog exhibition at Young Men's Hall, is not visible to the naked eye as yet, but it came vory near making stnrt on Saturday atternoon. Two women with babies entered the par lor, set aside for the little popsey wopseys, and taking seats on oppo site sides of the room, proceeded to stare at each other coldly and suspi ciously. One was a tall female with auburn hair, and the other was a lit-: tie lump of a woman with very black eyes and a determined look. Al though they were alone in tho room, j neither spoke, but they commenced to unpack their offspring. The auburn-haired lady filially produced from the midst of innumerable wrap pings a pule, scrawny-looking infant, wearing considerable gold-chain, and an expression of settled melancholy. The other baby wns a chip of the old block, so to speak a corpulent cherub, with puffy cheeks and big eyes, who proceeded to suck his fat thumb with much composure. , I Alio silence was becoming oppres sive, when the tall woman broke it. She remarked with affected solici tude. ' '-; V,6:it:;! .4.' . What is the matter with your baby,, mum? the poor little thing looks quite unwell. The little woman s - black eye s snapped, but -she answered with forced composure : "Minerva Ger aldine was never sick a day in her life, madam, aud she is sixteen months and ten days old, Has your little one been ailing long?" The tall woman s hair begun to rise up but she pretended to be look ing to seo where the pin was pricking her sad-faced baby, aud made no re ply. Presently she wound the in fant's gold chain around her finger in an abstracted manner go that the other woman could see it. The rival mother produced a coral necklace with a blue locket, and care lessly clasped it about Minerva Ger aldines' neck. ' " Then the other in tones of alarm exclaimed, "Why Alphonso, boy, you have lost your gold ring?" Al phonso, who was thirteen months old, vouch-safod no reply, but only looked sad, and his mother after a brief search produced the ring from a needle-case, and, with a glance of triumph, forced it on his nnger. The littlo woman was pale, but compressed her lips with stern doter mination. Beaching down in hor basket, she brought out a silver mug and a wax doll with real hair, she trembled with excitement, for she had shown hor full hand. She won : the silver mug settled it. Did you intend to put that ovor grown monstrosity on exhibition here?" inquired the fair-haired fomalo, glaring wildly at her rival. wuy uon i you nire out your liv ing skeleton to a Bide show? screamed the little woman, her eyes snapping with rage. ! r "Woman 1 "Creature !" It looked ns if thero might be bloodshed, and a humane reporter, who bad overheard the wran rushed in to interfere'. ... .. ... - "Is my little darling n monstros ity?": , ", , "is my Alphonso a living Skele ton?" . .v-J -J.--'--"- , Both interrogations rang out sim ultaneously with a shrillness that dawned the yelping of the aminos and cicwing of the prize roosters of the next apartment. - "Ladies," said ho, with an expres sion of great solitude, "they are both angels, Jjut for Heaven s sake don detain me, for I have just been ex posed to the scarlot fev ." And each exasperated fomale clutched up hor baby and nursing- bottle and basket and bounced out, He was alone. lfntb. 2 In. I i In. I 4 In. Col. '4 Col. I M Col i w Too l on 3 1)1) 4 (10 CO I 51) in nn l Cul. I 14 1)0 'ill .1 01) S 00 III) 7 III) II 01) 12 1)1) 15 nn 20 00 2 At e M 0j 3 mi i m 10 0 13 SI) 19 no j 18 00 It, 40 00 I M 01) lti 10 al tVlrtvJHi,, 55 I 1J OH 1 15 lie I IS 1)1) in 1 M 0(1 Mfl I BusinsN' notices In tlis l.i, cents ner line, eacb insert!"!,. For legal and trniimcil ,Mti-art!..nei't $? til persquareof 12 line,, fur the Ami inpcititm and Si 00 per square for sacb subsequent i. sertton. A MAN-TRAP. A Nevoda lumberman nlnvnd (b rick by which the Italian Genevra, vide Rogers, lost her life; but our AVestern friend did it in a more primitive manner, and was more lucky in getting out of his oaken pen than the maid from hor oaken chest. Ho wished to catch a grizzly. So he madoatrap after the fashion of n. small square house of heavy logs and covered it with a strong roof. The door, of heavy logs also, worked up and down in grooves, and when it is up there ia an entrance-about five feet high and four wide. . , A sheep was killed and huutr inside tho pen to a rope which is connected with a trigger, so that when the bear enters and seizes the mutton the door falls ond ho is caged The wood choppor completed his trap, and hav ing n curiosity to see how it would work, he went iu and pulled the rope Slightly, and the door foil down. He attcmptod to raise it but was horror stricken when he found he was un able to budge it an inch. He worked and struggled, but the heavy weight refused to move. The pen worked only too successfully, and he was caught in his own trap. He shouted for help, but knowing he was in a lo cality where few persons ever ven tured, he sat down in despair. ne spent that night m agony. He soon began to got hungry. Thus day after day elapsed, during which his suffering was terrible. . He was cal culating how long it would take a strong, healthy man to die of starva tion, when he heard the report of a gun outaido. He hallooed with all his might, and finally succeeded in attracting the attention of a party of spurtBiueu, wno, naving reBouea tne dying man from his perilous situa tion, alter oanging away at the hut for half a day, revived him with a flask of brandy. A Nom.K VVIFB. During the troubles in Poland which followed the revolution of Ihaddeua Kosciusko, many of the truest and best of the sons of that, ill-fated coun try wero forced to flee for their lives. forsaking home nnd friends. Of those who had been most cauer, for the lib erty of I'olautl, and most bitter in the enmity against ltussin and Prussia was Alichnei bobicski, whose ancestor had been king a hundred nnii fifty years ueiore. i sobieski hail ilneo sons in the D triot ranks, and lather and sons had been ot thoso who had nertinted in what mo uuMians had been pleased to term rebellion, and a price had been set upon their heads. 'llio Archduke Oonstanline was eager to apprehend Michael Sobieik and learned tlmt the wile of the Polish hero was at borne in Cracow, and he wailed upon her, "JVlailame, lie said, speaking po litely, for the lady was beautiful and queenly. "I think you know where your luisimnil ami sons are hiilinu? "1 know, sir." "If you toll me where your hu band is your sons shall be pardoned." ' "And shall I bo sale?" "Yes, madame, I swear it. Tell me where your husband is eonoealed and both you and your sons shall be safe and unarmed'. "Then, sir," : answered the noble woman, rising with dignity sublime, and laying her hand upon hor bosom, "he lies concealed here in the heart of his wife and you will have lo tear this heart out to find him." Tyrant as he was, the Archduke admired the answer, and the spirit which had inspired it, and deeming the good will ot such a woman worth seourinir, he lorthwlth published full par, Inn of tho fatherand the tons MCIHHOHINCH. ; Natural slippersEels. The granger's trump Spailri. The state for editors Pencil-vania. It takes the Irish lo "wake" the dead. The stamp of civilization The postage stamp, n ,; Criminals should come to a ltatL or halter.. You can't "lake a trick" with tho trump of lame." . , I should call a landlord's poor rela tions his ten-ants. The Lowell Courier vat a tol.il abstinence address a water spout. There is notbinx more ilenre.-bintr to a thermometer than cold weather.' When is a wife like a great coal? When her husband is wrapped np in A (IHKCIAN L.KUBNO. ' Bishop Ames tolls a story of o slave master in Missouri, in the olden time of negro vassalage, who said to his chattel : , 'Pompoy I hoar you are a great preacher. 'Yes massa, de Lord do help mo powerful some times." "Well, Pompey, don't you think the negroes steal littlo tilings on the plantation?" "I'se mighty 'fraid they does, massa." "Then, Pompey, I want you to proach a ser mon to the negroes against stealing." "You see, massa, dat would nover do, eauso 'twould throw such a col' ness over de meotin'." Goon Rnouoh. Icstorday a one legged man asking for alms around the postoffico, was Claiming that he had ins leg shot on in tne aiexican war. whon a citizen said : "Oh. come now that's too thin Why don't you own up that your leg was out off by the cars?" - "Well, replied the man, "i vo boon tolling this other story for eleven years and I hate to go at it now and make a change" "Eat your bread Charles do not fling it away," said a learned and good Judge to one of his family, adding "for who knows, iu the vicis Mtudo of this life, if you may not noine day want it." The old gentle man had to cough, look learned and go away, when the youngster an swered more logically. "If I eat it, howcan I have it wheu I need it?" Tl.ia iu tiin rr.un1t nf A lcnrliful ,Tlld(r6 dy to have fresh, clean and dear wa- j )mmn children. let turned down that stream. j Mr. Editor, I have not space in j "As s rule" remsrked a Milwaukee this letter hardly to make mention of j lady, "(jet t hired girl with an ugly the importance of such n enterprise, face if you want lo kp your hubiid All the wheat, flour, and al! other 1 out of the kitchen." Plain UNnEiisiANDisa. In tho office of one of the hotels Kuturdny a gen tleman snapped his linger to a boot black, aud as he put his foot ou the box he said : "You look like a good, smart boy." , "See here mister I" replied the boy as he rose up, a brush in cither hand, "I've had that gamo played on mo a dozen timos, and now 1 want to know whether this is a cash shine or whether you're going to pat me on the head when I get through and toll me that I'll lie Governor of Michigan some day?" A good looking house girl employ ed in a family on Congress street ru oieved a present ot a mull' the other day, and in a day or two after the lady ot the House discovered a receipt ed hill in her liuahand'a desk resiling: "For one muff $20." She hadn't had new muff, sod whan the man came home tu supper that night Ike old girl was gone and now one was wrestling the dishes about. Detroit Frte i'rett. It is lime tu stop talking about the softening influence ot women. A Massauhuafltl man who halour wives has just been sent lo the penitentiary for stealing horses. If you should toll a Vermont man that carrying aix black beans in his vest pocket wouldn't keep contagious diseases away, he would sot you down ns one who believed the world was (lot, Detroit Free fresi. When Bacchus was a boy ho jour neyed throuch llollua to co to Naxia and, as the way was vory long, he grew tired and snt down upon a stono to rest. As ho But there with h eyes upon the ground ho saw a little plant spring up betwoen his feet, and was so much pleased with it that he determine,! to taka it with him and plant it fL Naxia. Ho took it up an carried it away with him; but, as tl sun was very hot, he feared it migh wither before he reached his destina tion. He found a bird's skeleton into which ho thrust it, and went on, But in his hand tho plant sprouted so fast that it started out of the bones abovo and below. This gave him fresh fear of it withering, end be cast about for a remedy. Ho found lion's bono, which was thicker than tho bird's skeleton, and stuck the skeleton with the plant iu it into the bone of tho lion. Kre long, how- over, tho ijlitut grew out of the lion' bono likewise Then ho found the bone of an ass, larger still than that of the lion; so he put it into the ass bono, and thus he made his way to Naxia. When about to set tho plant ho found tlmt the roots had twined themselves nrouud the bird's skolo ton and the lion's and the ass' bone anil as he could not take it out with out damaging the roots, ha planted it as it was, and it came up spoed and bore, to his great joy, the most delicious gripes, from which he made the first wine, and gave it to men to drink. But behold a miracle t When men first drank of it they sang like birds; next, after drinking a little more, they became vigorous and gal htnt like lions; but when they dran moro still they began to behave like asses. Was it Bcnjaman Franklin who cot off '.hat piece ot advice about rising with the lark? And did ever see tho thermometer at twenty degrees below tero, and find the coal fire out! Blast the lark which is tool enough to fly around before tho frost is on the windows. Uetnnt tree l'rr. An observing man has observed s similarity betweeu a young !aiii' seminary and a tuar house, as both refine what is always sweet. or. It is very void weather, and yet lovers do not see the sense ot hug. ginsc a stove. How Patrick DroooBcs to cet over is single-blessedness proposing to Bridge-it. - , I eome to steel," as the rat said to the trap. "And I spring to embrace you," as the trap replied lo the rat. Men who travel hare-fooled around newly carpeted bcd.room often find themselves on the wroig tiielc. There is nothing moie hazsidout than to be bothering a woman with foolish questions ou wash day. "You are too pert entirely, Miss," said a teacher lo a pupil, "Your whole demeanor is a continuous mis demeanor." Congress has a cemetery of its own. and, having far more eriminals thau corpses, it is Btrange it don't have a penitentiary of its own, also. ' v ., . . We are constantly told that the evening wore on, but what the eve ning were on such occasions we are not informed. Was it the close ot a summer's day? '.' Whv are sheep the least moral of animals? Because they gambol in their youth, spend mush of their time on the turt, many of them are blnck-, legs, and they all get fleeced at last. "What you been a-doin'V" aiiked boy of his play mate, whom he saw coming out of the house with tears his eye. "I ve been a-ehasin a biroh rod round my lather ," was the snarling reply. A stingy husband accounted for al! the blame of the lawlessness of his children in company by saying his wife always gave them their own way. Poor things! us all 1 have to give ih m," was tho prompt reply. , "Why, Ichabod, I thought yon cot married more'n a yeor ago." "Well. Aunt Jorusha, it was talked of, but I found out that the girl and all her folks were opposed to it, and so I just gave era all the mitten, and let tne thing drop." . , ii According to a Cincinnati paper, John Thomas was recently sued by Hester 1 rim lor broaoh ot promme. John Thomas, eome into court! shouted the constable "John Thom as needn't coins in to court me any more, said llcster, primly. ; "Why do they oall the people who live iu tho South Sea Islands 'canni bals?' ". asked an old lady of a sail or, "liccnuse iney live on other peo- pie," answered the sailor. "Then my son-in-law must be a asanibal," said she pensively, "for he lives on me." Recently the paper at Grass Valley said: "The prettiest Ctrl io Grass Valley -doesn't earn herself straight enough when promenading." For a week alter all the Grass V alley girls stalked about like so many bean poles; aim every gin sniu, Hint nurriu pa per! Ma don 1 1 walk straight r A priest, the other day, who wis examining a confirmation olass in the South ot Ireland, asked the question : "What is the sacrament of matrimo ny!"' A little girl at the head of the class answered, " 'Tis a stale ot tor ment into which sowls enter to pre pare them for another ami belter world. "weing, said Ihe priest, "the simwer for purgatory." : "Put her down," savs the curate, "put her down to the l'ut of the class." "Lave her alone,'' said the priest; "for any thing you or I know to tho contrary, she may bo porfectly right." A ooimtry schoolmaster had two pupils, to one of whom he was par tial, sud to the oiler severe. On morning it happened that these two boys were late, and were called up to account for it. " You must have heart! the bell, boys; why did you not come?" "Please, sir," said the favorite, "I wns dreaming that I was going to Hudson, and I thought the school bell was the steamboat bell." "Very well," said the master, glad of any pretext toes -ouse the favorite. "And now, sir," turning to the other, "what have you to say?" "Please sir," said the puie zled boy, "II was waiting to te Tom off!" There are various ordws of baiiir, causing men tf uka fools of them selves in various stylos, fret the des perate to the sheepish; hut there is one order of beauty which seems mado to turn the heads, not only of men, hut of all inlelli(ient mammal, even of women. It is beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies jt be ginning to toddle, sud to engage in conscious mischief a beauty with which you can never be anyry, but that you feel rcn.lv to uriiMi f'.i li.e inability to cotnpirl'ilni tl'O -!,' uf mind into wkih ii tir-.i George Klliott j Or No Auotst. A u a house of a it. .,i on Cn the other ) v, i.' . ; t. but two c!- . " "i n I H-- the IftOulmd l - ' Lh-1 sevi. . ' rx;ilri it.ou h) r : ' ' 'Oh, wed, v a,, a t cvrr J' t fiT l'i '