B E D R O C K D E M O C R A T,
P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y
R A T E S OF A D V E R T IS IN G :
W EDNESDAY,
BY
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M. SO P H E R D .
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VOL. 5.
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e w D r u g s to r e .
S . M . P E T T E N G I L L A C O ., 10 S ta te
JOB W O R K .
W e are now prepared to do all kinds of
JOB W O itK on short notice and at reasona
ble rates.
N. B .— All Job Work M UST BE PAID
FOB ON D E L lY E ltY .
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P R O F E S S IO N A L C A R D S ?
L. O. STE R N S,
N otary P u b lic .
A tto rn e y s
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Hyde,
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B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
L . O. S terns will attend the Courts of the
Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and
Washington Territories.
Water Rights and Mining Litigation a
S pecialty .
Collections promptly attended to.
June 18, 1873.n6y
WoALd respectfully inform the public that
tbey have recently received a w e llse-
iected and fresh Stock of
Drugs,
Chemicals,
Paints, Oils,
Perfumeries,
Patent Medicines,
Soaps,
Wines,
Brandies,
Whiskies and
Cordials,
I. D. HAINES,
A
R E ID & FLETCHER, Prop'r.
n n HIS HOUSE has been enlarged and re-
JL fitted, and is now the best Hotel on the
Umatilla and Idaho stage route.
Stages leave this House for above and be
low, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado,
Gem City and Sparta.
Connected with the Hotel will be found a
first «lass
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CLEMENT & SICORD, Proprietors,
A inform tne Public that they have pur-
cnased the Baker City Hotel, and have fitted
it up as g First Class Hotel, where they will be
found at all times ready to attend to the
wants of the
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
s T v . KNOX,
A t t o r n e y at L a w ,
(And Notary Public,)
HOTEL RESTAURANT
H. S H IN N ,
d
AND
F R A
C onveyancer,
ill attend to Conveyancing and making
ABSTRACTS OF T IT L E .
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E. W. REYNOLDS,
PUBLIC
DEPUTY U. S. M ARSHAL.
Iffice with John Brattain, Three Doors
South of B edrock D emcrat office,
on side of the Street.
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BA K E R CITY, OREGON.
ic e — In the new Buildrng im m ediate
ly South of the W estern H otel.
MEDICAL E X A M I N E R
For the New Y ork Life Insurance Co-
nlSif
A t w o o d L , M. I).
((■actuate of the College of Physicians and
Sufeeons New York and of the Medical De-
paaiinem 01 the Willamette University,)
s u r g e o n
,
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Mrs. R. C. Shepherd
f e r & Balter’s Sewing Machines.
® ker City, Dec. 1 , 1872.n30tf
T P. HENDEKNSON,
"S t r e e t , b a k e r c i t y ,
^facturer a n d D e a le r
in
am saddlery
_________ ERY DESCRIPTION, CH EAP FOR
; W
C A
S H ..
Repairing done with neatness and dispatch,
Reasonable Prices.
Baker pity, Sept. 30, 1874.n21tf
S J K i’ C O R M I C K ,
and Dealer In
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: Bools, Siationary, Toys, im M
n ew spaper s ,
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FRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’
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Brick Building, 105 Front street, Portland,
Headquarters, Fire-proof
O re g o n .
jqf
pCJ ndei taker.
J. W.
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IST C H i ,
-£ L liS C >
B illia r d T a b le s
To be found in the City. “ Fred” and “ Bob”
will be pleased at all times to have their
friends give them a call.
B A K E R Y .
They have re-opened the bakery in con
nection with their Saloon, and are prepared
to till all orders in this line, at short notice,
and at prices to suit the times. The Bakery
is under the care of Mr. ILER.
BOHNA & McCORD.
Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874. n40tf
COSMOPOLITAN SALOON, '
W IL L IA M
C O N STA B LE
V .O O .I)
respectfully inform the Public that
he lias opened the
D
YA K
Is supplied with tho very best of every
thing in his line, at
B I T
J. B . G A R D N E R ,
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
H E P R O P R IE T O R H A S B ought
the H otel Restaurant, next door to
T
the Post Office, formerly kept by Sicord
W h itcom b, and has tilted the same up in
the best style as a H otel, on the French
Restaurant Style. H e is prepared to ac
commodate the Public, and is determined
to give entire satisfaction.
The House is open from fivo o ’clock in
the m orning until twelve at night, during
which time customers will be supplied
with the best o f everything to be had in
the
A
H
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B
T
,
WATCHMAKER AN1) JEW ELER,
ESTABLISHED IN BAKER CITY IN 18C7,
Keeps constantly on hand a well assorted
Stock of
BAKER CITY MARKET.
o lm
J
E p p in g e r
R e sp e ctfu lly
informs die citizens of Baker City that
has re-opened the
BAKER CITY MARKET,
Where, at all times, he will be prepared to
furnish his customers with the
BEST OF MEAT,
Of all kinds, at most reasonable prices.
Baker City, April 11, 18?4.-n49tf
WATCHES. CLOCKS 1 JEWELRY
and is prepared to do all kinds of work in
his line of business. -
Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory
u31
Prices
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s. A. GAINES.
GEO. J. BOWMAN.
GAINES & BOWMAN,
B la c k s m ith s
LIV ER Y S T A B L E fiannMnrers of
MESSRS. KILBLRX & PERK1XS W
B u e L s & Wagons.
AND
T> e sp e c tfu lly I n fo r m th e Cit-
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_ City and County, and
izens of
Baker
the Public generally, that they have pur-'
chased the
Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that
they are prepared to furnish customers with
the best of
Single or Double Turn-outs,
»ZMF
ess
W in e s , L iq u o rs and C igars.
A Drink. Ho lias a Fine Billiard Table
for the use of his customers.
Baker City, Dec. 17,1873.
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S t a b l e
IS A G E N T FOR
H
Where will always be found the very best
E A R E G E T T IN G O C R T IM B E R
Jerms cash, or no patronage solicited,
ce one door north of City Drug Store.
in
S A L O O N ,
Baker City, July 4, 1874 .- m 9tf
f . NT. S n o w , M . D .
Physician and Surgeon,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
ly inform the Citizens of Baker City
and the Public generally, that they hate
opened a New
JOSEPH MAN A l DAS, Proprietor,
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laker City, Sept. 3, 1873.ul7m4
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B o h n a «fc M cCord Itespeel Ful
&
AND
a n d
B am berger & F ran k ,
O N E
N o t a r y P u b lic
h y s ic ia n
AT THE OLD StAND OF
In a manner that will give satisfaction.
The Table will be supplied with the best the
M ARKET W IL L AFFORD.
■
S A L O O N ,
C o sm o p o lita n S a lo o n ,
Give us a call, and then you can judge of
our ability and capacity to please our custo
mers.
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CLEM ENT & SICORD.
NOTARY
B o h n a & M c C o r d ’s
Corner o f Fror t Street and Court Avenue,
opposite Virtue’s Bank, where he will
be pleased to see and wait upon his friends
and the Public generally. His
~Will practice in the Courts of this State and
Washington Territ ry.
b'PECIAL A TTENTION PAID TO LAND
Business, and Collections.
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Baker City, Sept. 11,1872.-
Dress Making
H u n gry and W eary,
W ESTON , O R E G O N .
JO SEPH
an d M illin e ry
Done to Order, and at Short Notice by
MRS. L . J. HUSTON.
Baker City, April 1 8 ,1874.-n51m6
r p h e P r o p r ie to r s re sp e ctfu lly
A tto r n e y a t-L a w ,
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N. B .— Thoso indebted to either the Hotel
or Saloon are requested to '.appear at the
Captain’s office apd settle.
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B a k e r C it y , O r e g o n .
J. M. S H E P H E R D ,
Fancy
Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv
ed by Express every Month, and "for sale at
most reasonable Prices.
One of tho Finest and Best
RAIL ROAD HOUSE.
c o u n se lo r
Law, Baker city, Oregon.
L a d ies
B A K E R C IT Y , O R EG O N .
"W e ste rn H o t e l.
o-----e
of the State.
Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n !7y.
STORE,
First door above the Express Office.
For Medicinal purposes. F am ily Medi
cines carefully prepared. Prescrip
tions accurately compounded,
at £EI 1 hours of the day or
118
night. Give us a call.
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B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
IL L P R A C T IC E IN A L L C O U R T S
and
OREGON,
Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best
quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables
ail in good order.
Attorney-at-Law,
ttorney
,
SALOONl
AAD BEW J. .LAWRENCE,
W
c it y
MAIN STREET,............ ............................ BAKER CITY.
C o u n s e lo r s A t -L iu v ,
NE¥
Opposite Odd Fellows’ H a ll, Main Street,
T. C. H Y D E ,
- Sterns
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
AT TH E
BAKER
Street, Boston, 3/ Park How, New Y ork
and 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are
our Agents for procuring advertisements
for the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in the above
cities, and are authorized to contract for
advertising t our lowest rates.
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BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 21, 1874.
CLEAVER
Informs the Public that he is nrenarAd m a*
all kind of work in the Undertaking r us ness
on short notice and at rasonable nrioA
Baker City, Oct. 1 , 1873.n2It(f P WS’
Either night or day, with or without drivers,
at the very lowest rates. First c.ass Saddle
Horses 011 hand. Horses boarded and the
best of care bestowed. We keep nothing bin
the best of Stock and Buggies.
Our stable is at the upper end of Main
Street, Baker City, Oregon,
Come andsee us, Everybody, and we will
do our best to please you.
K1LBURN & PERKINS.
February 10, 1874.-n40tf
direct trom St. Louis, Mo., and none
but the very best is Purchased, we are there
fore prepared to Warrant all our work.
We are now fully prepared to complete any
buggies or Wagons
On short notice, and we can say we have the
Very Best of Workmen in our employ.
Every one wanting a Buggy or Wagon will
save time and money by giving us a call and
examining our work tor tnemselves.
s ia o e in g .
«Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing .
All repair work done on short notice. We
are thankful for past ^Patronage, and still
solicit a continuance.
GAINES & BOWMAN.
Baker City, March II, l»74.~n44tf
B l a c k s m i thine-
AND
W A G O N M A K IN G ,
n A ll th e V a r io u s B ra n ch es
LIV ER Y S T A B L E I
GEIER & KELLOGG
Having completed their New Stable,
have now the finest and best regulated
L i v e r y S ta b le
In E a s t e r n O re g o n ,
Where they will carry on the Livery Busi
ness in all its branches.
STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Baker City, Nov. 13, 1872. nl3tf
K Z a stn e r S d L a c l i n e r
P roprietors
of the
B A K E R CITY BREWERY,
On tho East side of Powder River,
BAKER CITY", OREGON.
April 29,1874.
»Sly
carried on by the Undersigned, at his
onop, at the
Head of Main Street,
BAKER
CITY,
OREGON.
I will do as good "work, at as reasonable
Prices, as any other Shop in the Country.
S. B. McCORD,
Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874.ii40tt
J a s . H I. K o o n t z ,
Forwarding: & Commission MercHit,
C orner
of
F irst
and G
S teeds ,
*
U m a tilla , O r e g o n .
All Freights and charges paid and advan
ces made on C'ommission.
I have a Stone
Warehouse for Storeage of Goods.
Mark goods, Care J. H . K.,U..
Umatilla, Aug. 5, 1874.nl3n24.
T H E P R ID E OF T E N N E SSE E .
White folks attention,
And I’ll sing you a littl'e song;
We might as well be happy,
And sweep the world along;
Just listen a moment longer,
And I ’ll tell you who I be:
My name is Ben, from the town of Glenn,
Way down m Tennessee. -
NO. 24.
A N egro In v e n to r ’ s E n d .
The Franklin ( Ky. ) Patriot of
September 5, says: We refered, a few
weeks ago, to an invention called
“ perpetual motion,” constructed by
an old negro, who lives three miles
west of this place. It is a wagon,
so
arranged that, after being set iu
My master had a colored girl,
motion, it runs itself by virtue of
Her name was Jennie Brown,
the fact that the weight of gravita
And she was the prettiest colored girl
That ever was in town;
tion is thrown foreward of the cen
She was a lovely y tiler gal,
tre
of motion, and consequently, the
And she was lond of.me,
machine is compelled to run.
And all the darkies said she was
It has been the intention of the in
The pride of Tennessee.
ventor
to have his wagon at the Fair
My master, he was wealthy,
on the 9th of September, so tuat its
His name was Captain Moore,
He had pjeuty of Negroes,
value may be tested publicly in
And cash to purchase more;
presence of the thousands of people
But along came Master Lincoln,
who will be present; and we learn
And set the niggers free,
from one of our best mechanics that
But to any such an arrangement
Tho planters would’nt agree.
last Wednesday—the same day of
the circus—the old negro mounted
Now "being of the colored race,"
the machine, adjusted the bands,
The truth I will reveal:
Smne niggers, soon as they are free,
tipped the balance-weight over the
Will murder, rub and steal;
centre of motion, gave the driving
The planters wives and children
wheel a shove and started to Frank
For help, they soon did call;
Such dgeus had rais’d the Southern blood, lin to report to John B. Montague,
And they were bound to kill us all.
Secretary of the Association aud
have his machine regularly entered
They organized a ku klux,
Under one Captain Hill,
on the books.
Wiio prowled around the town at night,
About one mile this side of the old
The niggers for to kill;
negro’s
home their is a noted point
They mace no distinction
called ‘Red Pond,’ immediatly at
Between the good and bad,
And if a nigger showed himself,
the forks of the Cross Plains and
He was sure to lose his head.
Springfield roads, and here, unfort-
unatly, an accjdent occured, which
As I arose one morning
And stepped out of the door,
we fear will cause a disappointment
I saw some niggers hanging,
to many inventors who were coming
They numbered twenty-four,
to our Fair for the purpose of exam
T ’was-theu I found the country
ining this wonderful invention.. Tho
Was getting too hot for me,
And one Sunday night, before daylight, machine was humming along the
I left Old Tennessee.
smooth, sandy road at about fifteen
Six years I ’ ve been a roving
miles an hour, and the happy in
The country all around;
ventor was on deck.feeling as proud
I ’ ve been to California,
as Fulton ou board his first steam-,
Webfoot and Puget Sound,
boat, when, in making the turn just
I ’ ve courted a dozen colored girls,
near the margin of the red pond,
But none of them suited me,
So well as the girl by the name of Jane, the starboard frout wheel collided
Way down in Tennessee.
with a heavy set post oak sapling
Now, General Grant being President,
and the relionnd was so powerful
I began to look about;
that the old negro was thrown fore
He ordered out the soldiers,
ward over the dashboard, and was
^ And has cleaned the ku klux out.
at the same time struck by the flange
Now the planteis have consented
For the niggers to be free,
of the driving wheel, which precip
This darkey has a longing
itated his speed so much that, when
To go back to Tennessee.
his head struck the fence pauel on
And now the trouble’s over,
tho opposite side o f the road, he was
My heart is tilled with joy,
so
badly - smashed that his death
To know that Jennie’s waiting
must
have taken place immediatly.
To meet her colored boy,
Coroner Hartsfield’s inquest was
And if this darkie’s life is spared,
H e’ll let the people see.
uncertain as to whether be bad been
That nothing can prevent him
killed by a sudden stroke of the driv
From going back to Tennessee.'
ing wheel or by a too hasty collision
Now I will quit my roving,
with a panel of the fence. The ma
And settle down for life;
chine,
after this accident, struck out
I will go back to Tennessee,
with
freedom,
and, passing the resi
Take Jennie for my wife,
dence of Capt. Lea, soon made its
I’ll rent some ground of Master,
Hoe the cotton and the corn.
way across in the direction of Bois-
And Jennie and I’ll take comfort,
seau’s meadow, but was arrestad in
As sure as you are born.
its progress by a large log. which
And when my day’s work’s finished,
tilted the Balance weight back to the
And I go home’ at night,
My Jennie will have the hoe-cake baked, centre of motion,' and the wild wag
on was standing gently ’at rest when
With eyes a shining bright,
I ’ll take my little darkies
overtaken by the Coroner and his
And dance them on my knee;
• *
party who were following along to
Wont Jennie and Ben be happy then?
take
care of the killed and wounded.
Way down in Tennessee.
Since the tragic death of the in
Come all you rusty darkies,
ventor, no man has dared to mount
That's prowling round at night,
the fiery, untamed steed, but our in
A stealing people’s clothing,
formant assures us that it will be ou
And often getting tight,
,
Be sure 1 would aavise you
exhibition at the Fair grounds, and
Take pattern after me,
we invite the attention of inventors
Marry a colored gal and try and do well,
and
mechanics to its peculiar me
Way down in Tennessee.
chanism. We will not vouch for
And now my song is ended,
any man’s life who mounts it and
I bid you all adieu,
sets it in motion in a timbered local
And for your kind attention,
ity, but it can be ipanaged safely on
My thanks are ever due,
And I mostitohnemn promise
the half mile track on the Fail-
That wherever I may be,
grounds, and will be put to its best
That I will ever love my colored girl,
speed, if any man can be found who
The pride of Tennessee.-
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is competent to guide it.
A C uke F or D runkeness . —The man
in the First Ward who went home
U n a i r e d C h a m b e r s ..— I pass some
very drank a few evenings since, houses iu every town ‘ whose win*
met his wife at the door. ¡She had dows might as well be sealed iri with
been waiting for him. When he at the walls for any purpose they have
tempted to pass her and seek his had but to let in the light. They
virtuous couch, she flung a pail of are never opened, summer or winter.
slops into his face-. “ There’1 said she, In winter it is too cold; in summer
“ take that and go back to the saloou the flies stray m, or. if- they are net
and spend the rest of the night with ted, the dust sifts through the nets.
kindred spirits. I have cared for a Now I can tell a person who inhabits
drunken brute as long as I propose such chambers when I pass him in
to.” The next day the man signed the street—there is such a smell
the pledge, went to work, and a night about his clothing. I always wish
or two ago took his wife a new dress for a sniff of cologne or hartshorn
and a resolution of thatfks for having or burnt feathers,or something of
covered him with slops, saying that the sort, to “ take the taste out.” A
for years he had been iu the habit of house that is never aired has every
filling himself with slops, and that nook and corner filled with the stale
the outside application bad brought odors of coocked meats, boiled veg
him to see how mean a part he had etables, especially cabbage and on
been acting. Good for the slop pail ions, which, as the weeks go by, lit
crusade.
erally reek in their hiding piaces.
Who has not wished sometimes to
A very fat man, for the purpose hang a new servant’s clothing out
of quizzing his doctor, asked him of doors some frosty night until it
to preseribe for a complaiut which should be thoroughly aired? But I
he declared was sleeping with his have seen the fine ladies come weep
mouth open. “ Sir,” said the doc ing into church, with their velvets
tor “ your disease is incurable: Your and silks, when said velvets and
skin is too short, so that when you silks have unmistakable evidence of
shut your eyes your mouth opeus.”
having been housed in just such
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Commodore Vanderbilt wears wool shut-upmbamhers. Oh, what a tal8
en socks the year round, and attrib that odor of cabbage and pork tells
utes his uninterrupted good health about the lady’s style of house keep
to the fact. The Commodore claims iug! The very garments of the chil
chat they prevent the escape of elec dren tell the same story of nncleau-
tricity, which is known to be a pow liness. It is bad to have unwashed
clotnes, but there may be au excuse
erful physical conservative.-
for it. But what excuse can there
O ld G ent .— ' ‘ Why don’t you go be for unaired ones, when air is so
to work, and stop picking your nose?’ cheap and free ? There is death in
B oy .—“ I ts my nose, ain’t it? and some unaired .chambers. Better a
it’s Fourth of July, too. I ’Ll pick swarm of flies or a cloud of dust,
thunder out of it, if I ’ve a mind too. better frost and snow in a room ,
than these intolerable smells.
Dear girls, the first thing in tl>e
W oodbull goes after Tilton in a
morning, when you a re re a iy to go
l i v e l y manner, and if he don’t keep
out of Victoria’s reach he will be down stairs, throw open your win
dows, ''take apart tho clothing of
bald headed in less than a month.
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N. B.— All debts due this office are payable
in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed.
your beds, and Jet the air blow
through it as hard as it will. There
is health and wealth in such a poli
cy. It helps to keep away the d oc
tors with their long bills. It helps
to make your eyes sparkle and your
cheeks glow, aud to make others
love your presence. Girls who live
' in these close, shut-np rooms, can
j only be tolerated at the best in any
circle.—Country Gentleman.
P lea
for th e
L it t l e O nes . —O,
mothers, with sweet little children
clinging about, your knees! Re
member that evtry harsh word,
every unkind tone, every blow upon
the tender iimb,s of your child, are
like so many red hot irons, branding
the fresh soul with scars that an
ocean of tears cannot wash away.
These youny spirits are like moist
clay, receiving readly every imprint
which time hardens into eneffacable
lines, and as they are moulded in
this, their plastic state, so will they
be, when maturity has fixed their
characters. Kind words, tender ad
monitions are like the gentle dew
which quickens into beauty the clo
ver and corn; while harshness, eith
er in words, tones, or worse than all
blows, is like the fierce sirocco, with
ering the tender flowers of truth, aud
blasting every pure and noble im
pulse of the soul. My heart has
bled at the sight of som4 sweet snn-
ny-browed child, for some childish
fault, sent with heart-breaking sobs
away from the mother, who should
of taken it to her arms and with ten
derness mingled with firmness, point
ed out its error. Oh ! mother ! when
the harsh word is trembling on your
lips—pause, think for a moment
how blank would be your Jife, how
desolate your heart, should the little
feet now waudering in so many per
plexing paths patter no more about
your home; if the little hands now
so busy in mischievous way be fold
ed across-the little pulseless hearts,
and the merry voices be stilled for
ever. Then every unkind word,
every fretful tone, and every cruel
blow, will seem to your soul, like so
many weights of lead pressing you
down into a night of never ending
regret.
M icroscopic E xaminations of t h e
A i r . —Mr Cunningham of Calcutta
has published a work of great impor
tance, -detailing the results of labor
ious experiments made by himself
regarding the dust contained in the
atmosphere in tho vicinity of that
city. Among other things, he states
that distinct infusorial animalcules,
their germs or ova, are almost entire
ly absent from atmospheric dust.
Distinct bacteria can herdly ever be
detected, but fine molecule of un
certain nature are almost always
present. Bactaria are frequently to
be found iu the air ‘ derived from
sewers. Spores and other vegetable
cells are constantly present in atmos
pheric dust. The majority o f them
are living and capable of growth.
No connection can be traced between
the numbers of baqteria, spores, etc.,
and the occurrence of diarrhea, dys
entery, cholera, ague, or dengue.
The amount of inorganic and amor
phous particles and other debris di
rectly depend upon moisture and
wind velocity.
The amount of
spores and'vegetable cells appear, to
be independent of. wind and mois
ture. The dust examined by Cun*
ningham was collected by a special
aereoscope arid was not seraped from
Lorisontal quiescent surfaces as by
Ehrenberg,s method.
H olding him E v e n . —A paper out
in Dakota Territory, the Dlk Horn
Gleaner, relates the following story
of a fellow who solemnly pledged
himself not to drink a drop of liquor
either inside or outside of a house-
for two years. Soon after he passed
a saloon where three of his former
boon companions where taking their
drop in comfort, and he could not
help stopping and casting one mourn
ful look of hngeiing within. One
of them spied him anu invited him
to join them. “ Oh, n o,’’said be, “ I
wish I could, but I ’ve sworn not to
take a drop either inside or outside
of a house for two years.” “ O h ,”
says one, “ you can have a drink fo r
all that; we’ll lift you off the thresh
old and you can drink half inside
and half out.” So one took hold of'
each leg and thus they raised him up
while tho third filled and passed the
bottle. He took one long drink and
was just drawing breath for another
when one of his supporters shifted’
a little, and he shouted, “ Oh ! hold
me even, boys, my soul’s iu your
hand.
Again have we the pleasure of an»
nouneing another encouraging victo
ry for Democratic arms. This time
it is Colorado, which gives over 2,000
majority for Patterson, Deraoeratiq
candidate for Delegate to Congress,
This is the first Democratic delegate
she lias ever sent, tv hieb makes the
victory all the more glorious.
“ I cannot bear children.;” said
Mrs. Prim,
disdainfullyi
Mrs.
Parington looked over her spectacles
mildly, be ore she replied* “ Per
haps if vou could you would like
them better.”