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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F. 1.1 . M ILERt
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LEElilOX OREGON
"Will practice In all the courts of the Stte.
Prompt attention nW-n to eollt'ctions, con
eyauces aud examination iX Titles. Probate
business a spvciatity. vl2o!Wtr.
J. A. ITAATIS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
CORVAU.IS, OPESON.
o
tflU practice In all the Courts of the State
-Offioe la the Court Hous
viiraasvl.
J. W. BALDWIN,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Vhi tvrcttce In all the Courts In the 2d. 3d
nJ lib Juiticial Districts; In the Supreme
i'oun. 01 uregrnti, and in the United States Dia
Net and Circuit Court. Ortlce up-staira in front
m in rami&i unci diock, r ust at., Aioany,
jrjfo n . van isyi
S. A. JOUJYS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ALBANY. 0RES02T.
7-Offlce In the Point Howt.
- - vSnf.
J. XV. BaVBCRS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
COST ALUS. OREGON.
Speelal attention to oollecticn of acronnts.
W Office one door South ot Fishers Bric."W
v!0n3OvL.
( HAS. E. HOLTERTOS,
ITT8RSET A5B CCUNSELOS AT liW,
ALBANY, OREGON.
Offlee In From an 9 brick, up strs.
D. R. N. BLACKBURN,
JITTQR1.EY ASD COUaSELOB JIT uw
Brownsville, Oregoa.
Collection asoeelsltv. ap21.
lr- T. L. iiltt.DEX,
OCCULIST AND A I" BIT
' irt rjE lh va Um iiss- to which tlv
. r- nd r nr mioj and If in cnnfm-nt o
g-.vins Miiir atiiaftion to those wto maj
ptac ihMnlvr' unii r nis car-. nn8'!r.
l. El. IUCU, U. !.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
ALBANY. OR3GON,
Office on Main street, between Ferry and
Broadalbin. R-sidcnce on Third street, two
lucks east, cr belov , t he !f thodist Church.
vwnistf.
J. K. WEATHER FORD, 1 W. G. PiPEE.
Kutary Public
WEATHERFCHO & PIPER,
ATTOBNETS LAW,
Albanj. rcjon.
TIT ill practice in the different Courts of the State.
Y Special fcttenVVoa given to collecting. lnveU
fvuon of titles, conveyancing- and all probate maiter
panrauLily attended w. Proceeding in bankruptcy
endnote .
j"Office in 2d story, Enjis boilding. Tl?n3
E.8.STKAHAN.
Albany.
JOHN BURNETT
Corvallis
STAAHAN & BURNETT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Will practico in all the rourts in Oregon.
Vl2n40lf
IjOUI A. BAAfiS,
(XOTAEY PUBUC,)
AITQENEYAO CQMSEL0SATL1W,
Corrallla. Oreyen.
TILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COCRT3 OF
f V the State. Conveyancing- done, collection
made, farms bought and sold, aoneT Joanod, and nctts
discounted.
Office in Court House up-8ta"ra. SStl
D. M. Conley,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ALBANY, OKEtOS.
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FFICE. 57 WEST FRONT KTRF.KT.
Speotal attention given to collections.
vl3niytf
G. H. Davis, M. D.,
Physician and .Surgeon,
SAlX3fv OREG05.
Office on Commercial St. PvBt-oC3ee box,
Ho. 2i.
Vl3n!5tf
DOCTOa N. HENTON,
Physician and Surgeon.
Havmg permanemly lo.-ntrd in the city
of Alliittiv, mi l entered uion the
ttiii-ty-firrt ye r of his preiiet repec;f tally
tendrM hi- rfi?MMnital erviteM to the
eitians of Albany and surrounding coun
try.
Offlf at the City Drug Rtoe. Resi
dence on Finn tn-ot. vl2n4'tf
H-J.
ALBAXY.
BOTJGHTOX, M. D.,
- CSEGOY
THE BOCTOS 13 A GRADUATE OF CXI
VEililTY Medical OoUe-e 4 New York, and w m'
mo of ii.llVTie li.j-pital Mediced oilae of
i"OiJk-e in Dr. Uonton'j Dra; Stora. v!Sn7tf
R. ARNOLD, M. D.,
Homeopatliic Physician-
ALB 1ST, OCEGOX.
OFFICE HOURS FKONC 10 TO 12 AXTJ
from i to A, Cuonic Oi.-eases and ur-
Itery a wutliy. til Oil.
G. W. WILCOX,
lEemeopitthic Physicianj
ALBANY, OREGO.V
9"0ace over Tweeda's Grocery Store.
v!3n8if
LOOK HERE !
PUBLIC SUEl
-VT.IW IS YOUR t IIA.N-CE to invest in
one m t.ne nest uuKinesa properties iu
the city of Albany Oregon I will sell at
public auction, on the26th day of Januarv,
at 2 o'clock p. M., my briok. and other
buildings adjoining, 011 lie corner of Ferry
and .Second streets, Albany. Terms of
aale: one third cash, bi lance in one and
two years, with 10 per cent intore t per an
nn. SAMUEL MILLEtt.
Jan. 11, 1878. 23td
? R FVnaj- CarOs, Shot fluke. Damask, etc, no alike
C. COHfJ.
AUCTIONEER
4.nd Commission Merchant-
Pestofflce Building, oor. 1st and Droadalbln at.
ALBANY, OREGOS.
BEOCLAB 8 A LB DAYS:
SATURDAYS AND MONDAYS
At 10 o'clock A. M.
A largo assortment ef CLOTHING, CRT
titK)ls, tic, constantly ou
will be sold at private sale.
Hichest cash price paid for apples.
fc . . vtai-klt.
Albany Marble Works.
MORGAN & STAIGER,
BROJlDALBIX 8TBKET, : ALBANT, OEEOOIf.
DEALER DT
Monnments, Obelisks
TTT1 AD
EXECUTED nr
ITALIAN AXO VERSSOUT BlAnBLt.
RDER3 FROM ALL PAJtTS OF THE STATl
and Wsshinirton Territory roceired sua prompt
ly forwmrded. runiyi
GUN STORE!
SCOn & MONTEITH, PROFRS.
Cnsttnera ran always find at this place
splendid assortment ot
CUSS. RIFLES MO REVOLVERS
And Ammunition of All Kinds.
al
TOBACCO A.D CIGAR
W3 OLE 3 ALB AlfO RET&tL.
Camacs, Steamhnals, Game
-tpcbatijeal T.v, tiomnifittv, Ioll. P.?
Wajron and"Hlei-h, tn laet nearly every
Una of toys mamitaetare1.
l n-Jlvl.
DAVID ANPRKWa.
BOB'T MOCAU.KT
. McCalley & Andrews,
D TBI
Odd Fellow's Building,
l.EBAXOX, OREGOS,
-nuns or
Dry Goods,
Clothing-.
Boots and Shoes.
Groceries,
Crockery,
, Willow "Ware, &c
tS" Onr stock is new and wLl be sold
aheap. Give as a call.
McC ALLEY A ANDREWS.
nSStf.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
JOHN FOSHAY,
(Saoeessor to 0. 9. BettlemterJ
nun or
Druffs, ITledicines, Toilet
Articles. raiMis, tins,
Window Ulass, .
lite., Etc
Havine had several year's sxuerlence In thf
tram bufdneea. he feels lu stifled in assurina hi
eustom-r and proper care wilt be used In t h
oreparation mat atspensins; 01 meahnnes.
TlDDdlU.
The Office of the
Coirallis, Lebanon Dallas
STAGE LINES.
is at the St. Chares Hotel, at Albany, in
stead of the American Kxchangs, aa repre
sented by the proprietor of .the latter hotel.
IIOZU
THE OLD STOVE DEPOT !
JOHN BRI6GS,
SIALIl n
COOK, PARLOR AND BOX STOVES !
Of the Beet Patterns,
IK, SHEET-IRON AND COPPER-WAR!
And tbs araal assnrtnent of laraiia'a gmtxl
found ta a Tin 8tor.
Solrs Heatly and Promptly Executed
Oa Reasoaabl Tars.
Shcrt Reckoning! Make Long Friend l'
FR0NT-6T-,
Door to P. C.
ALBANY,
Harper Co't
Text
Dsc.v4nlStf
JoUN BRIQG8
JAMES DANNALS,
vxjUiBE tar axs MAtTAcnrRKa or
SOLID WALNUT BEDROOM SETS,
Barbie aad WMd Tops.
Parlor Sets and Lounges, Mar
ble Top Center-Tables,
Spring Beds and
Mattresses,
WiLXET, S1FLS 1XD OIK BBJCKETS,
And all kinds of ,
Vf hatact. Chairs, Bedsteads, Exteaslea Ta
ble, gtaatds. Cllt a ad Faaey
MosJdinss, Ete.
I intend to keen everything in the f omitare line.
&Tid will fra&rantee gatulaction to all who will call oa
me at uuiers una. JAMES ISASJNALSw
G. W. Burkhart & Co.
DRAY HI'E N
HATNQ THE FINEST OUTFITS IN
this city we are prepared to dr any
and all kinds of haulinir dav orntvht and
ot rates as cheap as the cheapest. Give ns
a '1 11 . ' l.-i . .IT T.T..1,-.. . . .
ru&tf
A PAIR GF DOVES.
BY L. DAVKAtT.
Rosaline Golden was somewhat of a
prude, and over particular as to the
choice of her male admirers. It was
her wont to r ppear resered, stoical and
insensible to all entreaties and profes
sions of love advanced by her flatterers.
She was but poor society, and her cold
indifference, coupled with persistent coy
ness soon disoouraged them. "Hope
deferred mabeth the heart sick," and
receiving not the slightest scintillation
of a hope from her, they gradually beat
an unwilling retreat to "fresh fields and
pastures new."
It must not be supposed that , Rosa
line was an illiterate girl not at all;
for she possessed a fine education, but,
like many young ladies, she knew little
how to use it to advantage.
- Moreover, her maiden aunt had early
instilled into her too susceptible mind
that the only true way of insuring her
earthly happiness was to turn a deaf ear
to whatever "selfish man" might whis
per, and to defeat their attempts to
make "lovely woman" his slave.
Thus, working upon her credulity,
Etosalme looked upon a man as some
terrible incubus to be avoided. But her
better nature revolted one day, and she
threw off the yoke.
Rosaline had a cage, containing two
et doves, hanging over the porch, lead
ing to her gaid jn. Her young brother,
Harry, mischievous and playful, opened
the door of the cage and was in an ec
stasy of delight upon seeing the doves
escape from their prison and fly away.
Rosaline soon discovered her lost?, and
in sore distress of mtn-i she itvotired to
the drawing-room, threw herself upon a
sofa and gave vent to her troubles thus:
"To think now that my darling vets
ire gone! Not even my bir.ls can re
main unmolested. Because I'm rtic
d.ir, and strive to keet my tilings in
rder I am continually ridiculed and
ailed an old maid ; but that lit never
. I've acted foolish in the past, but
ill not dn so in the future. My eyes
re opened to my errors, aud in spite of
.ati, r uuul I'll ue uiy own juJg
l nt and insrry whom I chooe."
A gentle tap at the door caused her
o .-tart op; she otted it and ilUcover
t l a fine-looking, well-diessed gentleman
.ipon the step.
"Who is it you wLh, sirl"
"Von, if you please."
"You are somewhat abrupt in your
tnswer. What am I to understand by
"I'll explain sitting; so with your
permission "
He placed his hat and cane upon the
table, and eoolly seated himself, much
jo her astonishment, who tartly said:
"But I did not give you permission,
sir."
"True; I'm sorry that your lack of
it:quette does not correspond with your
beauty."
'Sir," retorted she, piqued; "your
m lenessdoes not qualify me in terming
you a gentleman."
"Only my enemies insinuate that I'm
not," replied he, drylv.
"Then consider me vour bitterest
enemy."
"ic would require a considerable long
time for me to consider anything so
inconsiderable in that consideration."
This retort was too much for Rosa
line. There he sat, complacently gazing
upon her as she stood at a convenient
listance from him. Her eves snapped
ire; her lips firmly compressed, while
her delicate fingers worked nervom!y,
jniKestinp; a fierce desire to fan the
offender's face. But she quickly con
quered her anger, and said, with mack
jXiliteness, pointing to the door:
"Excuse me sir, but will you have the
extreme kindness to inform me of what
color the outside of that door i3 painted?"
"With the most exquisite pleasure,"
said he, with nonchalance, and without
noving. "It is painted green; I no
ticed the color when I entered quite
reen; a color, I presume, denoting the
verdant propensities of those dwelling
within."
"I will call for help, if"
"Allow me to do so," said he, rising
aud bowing; "anything to please you"
"But you don's please me, aud what's
more, never can."
"Now, I wager I can please you," he
said, boldly.
"And I wager you can't, sir," an
swered she, in like manner.
"What do you wagerr
"My hand," said Rjsaline, defiantly,
and drawing herself up proudly; "yes.
my hand to you in marriage if you sue-
C3ed in your egotistic boa.it. W hat do
you wager in return, sit 'l"
"My full consent to your marrying
me."
You are really too absurd, sir."
"Humph ! most men are whon they
contemplate matrimony."
Rosaline could not smiling at
his ready repartee, ': 5;'ie of her anger,
and lo.'Lcd 11,1011 him with deep commis
eration at the thought of his boasted
intent to make her pleased with him
it was simply preposterous. He met
her steady gaze without the least show
of surrender, whereupon she broke the
silence with a merry peal of laughter,
and remarked, with derision :
"Well, of all the impudent lovera I
ever met, you are the paragon."
"Ab, then you admit of having re
ceived the attentions of manl)ood strick
en by your charms "
"I am not bound to admit anything
to you, sir."
"As you say ; so I will save you the
trouble of admitting the fact, by assur
ing you that I know all about your little
love affairs."
"You are very presuming, sir. How
can my affairs concern youV
"What an incorrigible little tyrant
you are. Havn't I insinuated that I
love youT'
"Enough of this nonsense, sir."
"Call lore nonsense," said he, sol
emnly, "and it only proves that your
heart must be closed against its in
fluence." "That is as it may be," said she,
pertly. "Have I ever had the pleasure
, of meeting you beforel"
"Oh, yes, once or twice before; but
aa no kind friend volunteered an intro
duction, I have taken that formal re
sponsibility upon myself, and "
Rosaline interrupted him with an
other laugh. She then seated herself
by her work-table, opened hor little
writing-desk, carelessly looked over some
lotters, and remarked, sarcastically :
"You are quite a gallant."
"So I'm told. You have heard of
Mr. Jactus Remington?"
"Oh, yes; he is a relation of mine."
"Yes. I am his son's partner. My
name is William Duckworth, at your
service."
Whereupon Rosaline arose and bowed
formally, saying ;
"Under such circumstances, 1 am
pleased to " ,
'-Aba?" exclaimed he, quickly, aud
rushing towards ner; "then I hav&
pleased you ai hist f , .
"N-no, sir I I I mean that I am
pleased that you have so good a partner
as George Remington."
William saw at once that he was
gaiuing ground, notwithstanding her
frigid manner, and was upon the point
of renewing the attack, when she point
edly said:
Since you have been to much trouble
to inform me what I cared little to
know, and as it is getting late, and I
have much to do, I trust you will "
"Call again thank you."
"No, sir; one interview will suffice
for all time."
"Oh, but you'll soon change your
mind."
"Indeed ! Is longevity one of the
physical advantages of your family V
"One of thein," answered he calmly,
"why!"
' Beeause, if I should live till I be
came one hundred years old, I mijht
consent to become yours,"
-Uu," said he, demurely, "I wouldn't
waut you then,"
"Bj kind enough to retire, sir !"
"Thauk you. Bat before I go allow
yet a moment. This morning I called
niu Mr. R-tningtoii, over the way, on
a matter of business "
-AVii ch is no business of mine."
"Djn't be 'too CJlitident of that.
While sitting at his library window I
too: the lilierty of gazing upon you as
you were emploveJ wesdiag your gar
den." "A very impertinent liberty, air."
" k'oti may think otherw,se soon. You
had a jir of doves '
Rjsaline looked up on hearing this,
and quietly observed :
"Yes my darling pets, how I loved
you!"
" Would I were a dove !" exclaimed
William, enthusiastically.
"But you're not. - Proceed."
"A little boy openod the door of the
cage ; the birds escaped, and took refuge
in one of Mr. Rsmington's quince trees.
I descended the stairs ascended the
tree captured the pets and here they
are."
So saying he opened the door, brought
fifth a basket which was sitting upon
the step, and handed it to her with a
low bow.
"Oh, how hnppy I am," said Rosa
line, as she eagerly grasped the closed
basket. "My little darlings, I'll take
better care of you iu the future."
She laid the basket upon the table,
and turned towards William her eyes
beaming with pleasure, her face lit up
with smiles, an-1 said :
"Oh, sir, you little know how you have
Uagfd me in thie "
"Aba !" shouted William, capering
about with delight. "I have won the
wager."
Rosaline sank faintingly into the
chair, and said:
"Heavens ! Silly girl that I am ;
what have done ! Su-ely, sir, you will
not urge the fulfillment of a rash prom
ise made in a moment of thoughtless
ness, and "
"Nay," answered he proudly.. "I
would not take Buch a mean advantage
of you. My love my respect for you
would not permit it."
"You are a man of honor," Baid Bbe,
"and that fact shall not be lost upon me.
If I find, within a reasonable time, that
you are worthy of an innocent girl's
love, then k will speak tnoie seriously
upon a suhject that brooks of no un
thinking haite."
"Take your own good time," answered
he, tenderly pressing her hand in his,
anl reading' her growing loe tnle
da p blue eyes. "And when we attain
to the 'sear ami ye'.low leaf of life," we
will retrospect, and think of the time
when our romantic meeting ripened into
love through the agency of a Pair or
Ddves."
A BIT. E Til l C
uotjt kt iv j rr m
(From the nantsrills (Tnu) Item.
The Colora lo River (not our Texas
C loi a lo). is noted for "swirls," so call
ed. They occur everywhere, but only
at high stages of wafer. A pebble
rises from the bottom and breaks with
a slight sound on the surface. The wa
ter at the point begins a rotary motion,
so sinult that an inverted teacup might
cover it. Larger and larger grows the
circle, till a sui face of forty feet in di
ameter is in motion, spinning around a
funnel-shaped hole in the center, two
or three feet across at the top, and
coming to a point in the depth below.
Often a laiyo tree floating down the
stream is caught, and its foremost end
thrust up into the air twenty or thirty
feet, while the other passes nndurneath
the exposed esd to be slowly drawn
down again and to di appear. Three
soldiers deserters from Camp Mohave
passing through the ravine in a skiff,
immediately below the fork, suffered
their craft to pass into a swirl. One of
the crew, at the first intimation of dan
ger, threw himself overboard beyond
the charmed circle, and as he swam
away he turned his head and saw the
boat spin around until one end, being
drawn into the vortex and the other up
heaved in the air, it slowly sank as it
revolved into tbe turbid bosom of the
river, its human freight to be seen no
more, for the Colorado River does not
give up the dead no corpses lodge on
its shores.-
(From our regular correspondent!
WASHIXGTO IETTM.
Sew Tear's Bereptlons at tbe vfhlte Hsnse
Pre et Canjnx Lrestl. Literati, Patres
Couserlpti, JudJees, Mul'.eres, Htlltes, et
Hatitae-riotM, Prnumm Vnlgns," et
setera.
Washisoton, D. C., Jan. 2. j
Editor Democrat:
The first to arrive at the Presidential
New Year's reception are the corres
pondents of different papers and the
Marine band. These are all stationed
in the large anteroom, the band to fur
nish iminc and the correspondents to
tell who were there, what they had on,
and how they bowed aud shook, and
smirked and smiled. Yesterday some
lady correspondents were present in full
dress, and a few male pen drivers had
on swallow tails, white neck-ties, white
kid gloves, and boquets in tbeir button
holes. The ladies in full dress had spe
cial privileges accorded them. They
-were allowed to penetiate the tanctum
lanetorum of the blue room, and to
make accurate notes of the dresses of
Mrs. Hares and the ladies receiving
with her. This made the rest of i:s
jealous. Were not our papers as re
spectable and well connected as theirs 1
And had not our readers also a right
to know about the coiffures, and laces,
and trains, and demi-trains, and demi
monde trains, as well as the readers of
the papers of Jennie June or Mrs.
Grundy 1 "If this be treason make the
most of it." The next to arrive was
the Diplomatic corpse, (corps) for, let it
not lie forgotten that diplomacy is the
dried mummy of past ages and of effete
systems of policy, and that it has no
legitimate place in our day of printing
presses, telegraphs and ocean cables,
when Kings, and Cabinets, and Presi
dents learn what were formerly state or
court secrets from the newspapers a
week or a month before they are ma
tured in their own councils. It is time
advancing civilization should shake it
elf clear of this fiue old antique, use
less and expensive heritage. Some
members of the Diplomatic c rps are
rich and caudy. Ther came to the
White House incoronete l earrings, hi
a
decked with swords and snsbrs aud ol 1
lace, while their manly rl lel chests
(their stomachs need no padding) are
covered with stars, and cross, ' and
other insignia of rank or office. Among
the more notable for elaborate decora
tion were the English, French, Squish.
Russian and Japanese Minister.-. Oth
ers were poor in purse and salary, and
Democratic i& their attire. Among
these were some of the representatives
of the South American Republics, who
appeared in tbe customary dress of gen
tlemen at an evening party, or waiters
at a swell restaurant or first-class hotel.
They came on foot. This made it a lit
tle awkward for them, for, when France
or England entered the anteroom, he
had only to turn his back to his accom
panying servant, who took the cloak
from bis shoulders and displayed him in
all his splendor. But some impecuni
ous ambassadors, who had walked to
tbe scene, were seen vainly searching
for a place to hang their hats and over
coats. After the gilt-edged foreigners
had disposed of their outer covering
they waited for a few minutes jabbering
animatedly in many languages, mostly
French, in a second smaller gas-lighted
anteroom, until the band commenced to
play, when they moved into the bine
room, headed by Secretory Evarts, and
presented their distinguished compli
ments to Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. Then,
to use a military term, they debouched
int the grand east room, where they
had a more open field for the display of
their ineffable brightness. The recep
tion of our Military and Naval officers,
the Supreme Couit, and Senators and
Members of the Lower House, fol
lowed close upon, and the Diplomatic
corjs, remaining in the east room, were
soon reinforced by theie, and the scene
was exceedingly gay, animate.!, varie
gated, brilliant, picturesque, statuesque,
grotesque, etc., etc. For once the gen
tlemen out-dazzled the ladies in splen
dor of attire. ' The most richly dressed
woman was Senora Mantilla (in English
Mrs. Cloak, I suppose), wife of the
Spanish Minister. She wore a rich
dress of green velvet, trimmed with
blue satin, and wrought rouud the phy
lacteries with designs of heavy silk
pink roses in repomsee. She was not at
all averse to showing her dress, and fre
quently idiot off, like a comet, from the
dazzling constellation in the south of
the room, and promenaded its entire
length, first with one attache and then
with another, of which flirtation, or re
lief, her fat and sleepy husband seemed
unconscious or grateful.
To sum my observations : Secretary
Evarts wore a rather short tailed fronk
coat, buttoned close, and it looked a lit
tle like it had been renovated and made
to look as good as new for two dollars.
Postmaster-General Key wore a full
dress suit, and had lu3 coiffure arranged
a la Heenan. Mrs. Key, who is a large
and handsome lady, was dressed in an
elegant black silk. She and the P.M.G.
are both ef heroic size, and the hand-
1 somest couple in tbe Cabinet. The Sec
retaries of the Interior and of the Navy
were present with their daughters. The
daughters of the latter are rather pretty
young ladies, with perhaps a slight ex
cess of rural grace in their air and man
ner. Miss Schurz has a face in wfeich
is an almost pathetic combination of
intelligence and refinement, with rare
homeliness ; the outlines of her features
are like those of Maggie Mitchell. Mrs.
McCreery wore blue silk, with a long
train, and I heard a lady say that she
looked dowdy. There was one lady
present with bare arms, and such arms!
Imagine Senator Judge Davis or Con
gressman Gustar Schleicher of Texas
with their shirt sleeves cut off at the
armpits. I was pleased to see that she
had been vaccinated, and that, from the
size sf the scar, it had taken.
Of course comment in tl:li style is
very brutal, but would it not be well to
make a new departure in this sweet
branch of journalism, aud write what
many say and what all think about
these extravagant displays 1 I do not
refer to naked arras and uecks especial
ly, but it has become the fashion of the
local press to slaver with ecs atie rhet
oric the styles and natural or fictitious
beauties of ladies who appear at mar
riages, receptions, ltopjj, etc. We blame
them for their vanity and extravagance
that has brought on the panic, aud is
making marriage a burden or an impos
sibility, and yet we are continually
stimulating their vanity and extrava
gance by printing flattering lies. No
woman of intelligence and refinement
cares to have her physical points dis
cussed, and those without intelligence
or riSnement, who solicitously court
this discussion, had better be encout
aged to stay at- home by having the
truth told about thf m. It vour not be
realized it may seem innocent, so ven-
H-ible 13 the custom but Cattery ii
just as pernicious as any other lie.
Senator Edmunds was the only gen
tleman present who did not have on the
customary black. He wore a pepper
and salt suit. I am unable to account
for this breach, unless the Yermouter
has turned iconoclast, or is trying the
dodge of singularity, or is advertising
some New England woolen mill. We,
might have the Diplomatic corps take
the matter under consideration, since it
has nothing elue to do.
A? receivers I must say that the
present inetitnbents are an improvement
on General and Mrs. Grant-. They have
a hearty manliness and womanliness of
manner in shaking hands, and pronoun
cing the name of the person presented,
that is urbane, cheerful and magnetic.
C. A. S.
A Tru wire ceb bee dis-
BAXB F "BRALs FETES.
A young wife in Michigan had just
got settled in her new home. All
suemed fair and promising, for she did
not know ber husband was a drunkard.
But one night he came home at a very
late hour, and much the worse for liquor.
V hen he staggered into the house, the
wife, who was greatly shocked, told him
he was sick, aud to lie down at once ;
and in a moment or two he was com
fortably settled on a sofa in a drunken
sleep. His face was a reddish purple,
his breathing was heavy, and altogether
he was a pitiable-looking object. The
doctor was sent for post haste and mus
tard applied to his feet and hands.
When the doctor came and felt his pulse
and examined him, and found he was
only drunk, he ta d:
"He will le all right m the morning.
But the wife insisted that he was
very sick, and that severe remedies must
be used.
"You must shave his head and apply
blisters," she urged, or I will send for
some one who will."
The husbaud'a head was accordingly
shaved closely and blisters applied.
The patient lay all night in a drunken
sleep, and notwithstanding the blisters
were eating into his flesh, it was not
till near morning that he began to beat
about, utsturbed by pain.
About daylight he woke up to a most
uncomfortable consciousness of blistered
agonies.
"What does this meant" be said, put
ting his bands to his bandaged head.
"Lie stJl you mustn't stir "said the
wife; "you hnva ben very sijl."
"I'm not sick."
"Oh, yes you are; you have tho brain
favor. We have worked with you all
night."
"I should think you had," groaned
the poor victim; "what's the matter
with my feetV
"They are all blistered."
"Well, I'm better now; take off the
blisters, dj," he pleaded piteorisly.
He was in a most uncomfortable
stats his head covered with sores, and
his feet and hands were still woase.
"Doar," he said, groaning, "if I
should ever get sick id this way again,
don't be alarmed and send for a doctor,
and above all, don't blister me again."
"Ob, indeed I will all that saved
you were the blisters, and if you should
have another such a spell I shold be
more frightened than ever for the
tendency I am sure is to appoplexy,
and from the next attack you will be
likely to die, unless there are the sever
est measures used."
He made no further defense. Suffice
to say, he never had another attack.
How often, oh, how often, a mas with only
one solitary button on his shirt, and that one
a brass pin, looks with devouring envy upon
his wife's new seven button kid gloves, and
wishes all the shirts in his collection were
just one glove. There does seem aomsthicg
wrong in this division of buttons. '
EEE3, B ClliniCg.
Wlint Philosipfcer B:.nB, Taints ad Bay,
or tka VtoMjcrrol Insert,
The honey bee iz an inflamible buz
zer, sudden in hiz irnpreshtin and baity
in his conclusion, or end.
Hiz natral disposisbun iz a warm
cross between red pepper in the pod
and fusil oil, and hiz moral biaz iz "git
out of mi way."
They have a long boddy. divided in
the middle by a waist spor-, but tbeir
phUikal importance Ikvs at tbe termi
nus of their subburb. In the sh.i of
javelin.
This javelin iz always loaded, and
stands wddy to unload" at a mir.nit'g
warning, and enters a man az still az
thought, az spry az litening, and az full
oph inelankoliy az the tooth.tke.
.Bees never argy a case; they settle
awl of their differences ov opinyuri bi
letting their javelin fly, and are az cer
tain tew hit az a mule iz.
This testy kritter lives in cengretra-
ttons numbering about 20,000 soufx,
but whether they are male and female,
or conservative, or matched in bonds of
wedlock, or whether they klub together
ana keep one wile tew have expenses, 1
don't kno nor don't tare. I never ex
amined their Labits mutch; I never
considered it helthy, fur what would it
profit a mu to kiil ninety-nine bees
and hav the hundredth one hit him
with his javelin!
The th-uues seem always bizzv, but
what they are stbout the Lord only
knows. They don't lay up cuny honey ;
they seem tew be bizzy only gist fur the
" cnmig an mo time; they are
;ii ways in as much ov a hurry as tho
they were going for a dockt ir. I snp
poae this uneasy world, would nriud
around on its axel-trces oust in twenty
four hours even if they Ternt enny
drones; but drones must be good f-,r
samething, but tkant think now what
it iz. Thare hatut been a bu? made
la va:n, nor one liiat wts
i a ood iob: I
do,-.. .-.. I 1 r
.,,i ,
mg around biacismith shops and cider
jiius ail over the country that don't
eeni tew be necessary for euuythini:
bat tew beg plug tobacco and swear
and steal watermelons, but you let the
cholera break out onct, and then you
see the wisdom of Laviu; jist suck
men laying around loose; they help
count. "
Bees are not long-lived i kans jist
state how long their lives are, but i
know from instiuk and observashun
that enny kritter, be he bug or be be
derel, who is mad all v the tiree and
stings every good chance he kan git,
generally dies away.
The oidy way te -v git the exact nte
ing weight of the bee iz tew touch him;
let him hit yon wi-Jt his javelin, and
you will be willing to testify in court
that somebody run a 1-tined pitch-fork
into yer; and as for grit, I will ttte for
informashun ov those whe haven't had
a chance to lay in their vermin wisdom
as freely az I hav, that one single bee
who feels well will break up a large
camp-meeting!
What the bees do fr amusement iz
another question i kant answer, but
some ov the best readers and heaviest
thinkers among them naturalists sav
that they have target excursions and
heave their javalins at the mark; but i
don't imbibe this asurshun raw. for i
never knu enny body so bitter at heart
as the bees are to wasts a blow.
There iz one thing that a bee does I
will give him credit for on my books
he always tends tew his own bizziness,
and wou't allow any body elw tew at
tend tew it, and what he duz lie duz
well; you never see him alter enny
thing; if ther raae enney mistakes it
is after dark and it ain't seen.
In ending of this essay i will enm
tew a spot by concluding that if tho
bee wax a little more pensive and hot
so darned premtory with their javelins
they miht be guilty of less wisdom,
but more charity. But you kant alter
bug nature without spileing it for any
thing else, enny more than you kan an
elephant's egj. Josh BiUinjs.
tFrom the Augusta (Ga.) Constitute:!.)
"OLD SI" ! THE IJXKEAFTSK. -
While they were resting from work
at noon yost-erday, Amos said : .
"I heab'd er white white man reedin'
in de paper dis moruin' that fokes was
batin now waurtder dere wuz enny Ueil
or not !"
"rfhucksf said Old Si. "You'so got
dat wrong end fo'mnst, she!"
"No, sah ; dat wuz what he rod in de
paper."
"WhudJer dere wuz enny hellf 1
peated Si.
"Yas, sah; whudder wbon er man
give out up hyar ho went ter hell, er
jess dissolved ter dus' agin !"
"Lookie heah ! I don't want no 'sprite
wid noboJdy, but ef enny man come
foolin' 'round me wid dat sorter skrip-
tur he a gwine ter licah ma git up yan
der inter shoutin' tanas i" said Si.
"Why is daf"
'Kase tain't gwine ter do. Yer jess
make er nigger belebe dar ain't no heah
arter, an' see whar yer comes ter. Ebery
secon' hous'il be er court-house an' cle
houses tvrixt 'em'll be jale-housea. Hit's
moughty hard ter keep 'em strat now,
wid do Sheriff an' hell bofo 'fore dar
eyes !
1"
"Den you'se 011 de side ob de ah an'
brimstone V
"You'se right, honey ! Ef you 'tink
you'se gwine ter leebe dis wurld ter
play snow-ball somewhar you'se wrong.
Dar's er warm place jess beyant heah
fer de manigers ob de Freedman Bank
an' chicken-lifters ginrully, else I'se
gwine to swap my hiin-book for er pack
er kyard's f
Was There. "You wasn't there
when they dealt out hair, was youl"
said a red-haired man to a bald headed
man in a railroad car. "Yes, I was
there," said the man with the
skating-rink on the top ef hia head;
"I was there, but they offered me a
handful of red, and I told them to
throw it into the coal-scuttle to kindle
the fire with."
IVfQ MS ? A 10TE STS5Y.
. t
Soppoaing s youth with life heart in V c;m,
Thit shone UB the l ight nt tho feesctlft:l'sks,
3?im!4 prsmin to lore m tbrongh a of nsy HtJ.
And bj that I'd be h-u own dear little trtie
Cuvs I tro-.ili wociia't tcj?
Snpposo that girl with bar h jsrt In ber eloiiisx,
And her tonnit shored d.ssm on the brings '..jr
anonia g tor yonr perso-i cui e.jfett f rf li'j
TUt aaelsir, expensive nd eatrcTaijariii.-j s.f;
GatM I wouldn't ,T-j!d rou;
If a joiut is to be catci cold it Is bel
ter that it should not he cut while warm,
as the contraction of the fibres foia
oat the gravy ; but if not cut nutii e-M i
the gravy is retained and the mejtt i
much more pftlatwbie and tender.
VISECAE
-Used moderately, promotes cigesuori;
used to excess it 13 very injuriocs
health. Is is employed in c-kir; ta :
soften the fibres of tough mit. Pick
led vegetables are tbe hardest food W
digist which can be taken into the hu
man stomach.
COCOA.
Oflcoa sa a beverage in very nutritious
and wholesome, and tloes not produce
those effects which render tea aud oofleo
objectionable to sor.w peupie. It is far
better than either for working men or
for children, besides which the pure
article cets much less.
TOBACCO.
Physicians are all sgreel that il.e use
of tobacco by growing bors in fi;!! of
danger. Reeeat investigation;) L.ire
demonstrated that a whole train c-f cer
vous diseases are to be traced to its naei
by young people. If you dsairs to fete?
growing chew and smoke tobacco.
BEES ASD HiLS.
There is more support to be obtained
r , ,
ioi oeer. jjeer lurcisues none 01 no
(essential necessities of support lor tea
. ... - .,tl ., .
jiuiit, kuui; utiifi cii'if-a latin tui vj
a certain extent. A mart mav live for
years on milk aloae ; he coul.l not Jive
a month on beer aloite '
. COFFEE.
Coffee is raore stimulating than ten,
and if taken after eating pr&raates di
gestion. Like tea, if drank strong, it
produces wakefulness, an eifect which
will sometimes last for hours. The best
coffee is made without boiling, as it con- :
tains a voltatila saljstacoe whieh is
driven off by the process.
, SOEA IS WASHING.
Soda mttst not be used in ek-anaing
colored clothes, as it changes raar-y col
ors. If white clothes, after being washed
with soda, are not perfectly freed from
it by i-insm? in pure water, thfy will
turn yellow when Leatsd or ironed, or
even in aryinr oeiore a u re. jrt-
duced this yellow color is very it;uii
to get rid of.
FOWLS. .
pyopie who keep fowls must renita:
ber that they reqnira cleanly iiviosj
places as much a3 animals or human be
ings. Keep them sunt up n close quar
ters, and where their own lth accumu
lates, and they soon, become sickly and
cease to Jay. Clean out the ben-hottse
thoroughly every week sn ? esrafnltT -preserve
the dirt, which ia the most val
uable of fertilisers. - ,-
SALT.
A certain portion of salt is absolutely
necessary, to our stomachs, aaJ digestion
cannot be property carried on without
it. When tiken in the low! it supplies
two substances, an aeid which helps to
form the sour fluid of the stomach, that
digests the food, ard soda, which is the
bile principle, and which must liejidded
to the dissolved food before tbs nourish
ment can bo extracted. . J :
THE TB OF TBE E03T.
. - --1
As a writer in the London Lancet
remarks, people should know ths value
of lemoa-juiee. A pices of .lemon
bound upon a coru will er,rsr it- in a
few days; it should be 'renewed night
and morning, jti. tree nss ot lemon
juieo and sugar will always relieve at-
cough. Most persons leel ooriy m :
the Spring, but if they wenLl eat :
lemon before breakfast every day for
a week with or without sgar, as
they like they will find it Letter than
any medicine they could take. Lemon
used according to this recipe will some
times cure consumption: - Put a dozen
lemons . into cold water and slowly
bting to a boii; boil slowly until the
lemons are sffc, then squeeze until all
the juico is extracted; add sugar to
your taste and drink. In this way
use one dozen lemons a day. If they
cause paia lessen tio quantity, ati
use five or kix a day iiiit:i better, ana
then begin again with a dczsti a day.
After using live or six dozen the patient
will begin to gam flesh and enjoy food.
IIslJ on to lemons, and stiil use them
very freely for several weeks mtr.
Another use for lemons is for a refresh
ing drink for summer, or in sickness
at any time. Prepare as directed
above, and add water and sugar. But
in order to have this keep we;L, after
boiling the lemons squeeze and straiu
carefully ; then to every half-pint of
the juice add one pound, ot loei sugar,
boil and stir a few minutes more until
the sujar is dissolved, skim carefu'lv
and bottle. You will get more juice
from the lemons by boiling. : and the
preparation keeps better. !
Scese hi A Horse-Cab: Enter determined-looking
female, to w5;om a
slender gentleman effers liis seat. "I
always like to oblige the weaker ex,"
affably, remarked the youth.- "Weaksr
sex," indeed ! Any more of yosr. iii-
pertmence, young man, and you it set
whether I am weak or not?' Then as
suming a defiant air she r.teefuliy
dropped into the Tacant neat.
Do people dress in black because
they dislike a fit of the Uues?
Sixteen-corat
Map.
sold wouldn't flavor
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