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BEDROCK DEMOCRAT,
P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y
Licòrock
W ED N ESD A Y ,
BY
J . M. S h e p h e r d .
H . C. S h e p h e r d .
J . M . S H E P H E R D «fc S O N .
O F F IC E IN T H E
b e d r o c k d e m o c r a t b c il d is g
T erms
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of
VOL. * 6.
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p o rtio n s of
E a ste rn O regon is solicited for th e D emocrat .
All co m m u n icatio n s, to receive a tten tio n ,
m u st be accom panied by a resp o n sib le nam e.
P e rs o n a l co m m u n icatio n s w ill be charged
as sp ecial ad v ertisem en ts.
S . M . P E T T E J i G I L l A C O ., 10 S t a t e
H treet, B o sto n , 37 P a r k R ow , N ew Y o rk ,
a n d 701 C h e stn u t’ S treet, P h ila d e lp h ia , are
o u r A g e n ts for p ro c u rin g a d v e rtis e m e n ts
fo r th e B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in th e ab o v e
¡cities, a n d a re a u th o riz e d to c o n tra c t for
a d v e r tis in g t o u r lo w e st ra te s.
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JOB WORK.
W e are now p rep ared to do all kinds of
¿.JOB W ORK on sh o rt notice and at reasona-
t)lc rdit^s*
> N. B .l-A ll Jo b W ork MUST B E PA ID
FO R ON D E L IV E R Y .
P R O F E S S I O N A L CARDS.
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L. O. STERNS,
N
otary
P
T. C. HYDE,
u b l ic
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S tern s & H y d e ,
A ttorneys am i Counselors At-Law,
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
\ L . O. S terns will atte n d the C ourts of the
F ifth Ju d ic ia l D istric t, an d of Idah o and
-i, W ashington T e rrito rie s.
W ater R ig h ts an d M ining L itig atio n a
specialty .
C ollections p ro m ptly atten d ed to.
Tuno 18, 1873.n6y
IILLDÎEEY AND FANCY GOOES,
C o r n e r D r u g S to re ,
AT T H E
J. f . WISDOM, Proprietor,
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D r e s s HVTaking
D one to O rder, and at S h o rt Notice by
MRS. L. J . HUSTON.
B aker City, A pril 1 8 ,1874.-n51m6
'VVTestern H o t e l .
J. M. S H E P H E R D ,
A tto rn e y a t-L a w ,
B A K E R C IT Y , O R EG O N .
S. V . K N O X,
at
L aw ,
(And N otary P ublic,)
W E S T ON, O R E G O N .
ill practice in the C ourts of th is State and
W ashington T errito ry .
T FE C IA L A TTENTION PA ID TO LAND
B usiness, an d Collections.
n l3 tf
F o r M ed icin al P urposes.
H IS H O U SE has been enlarged and re
fitted, and is now th e best H otel on the
U m atilla and Idaho stage route.
Stages leave th is H ouse for above and be
low, and also for C lark’s Creek Eldorado,
Gem City and Sparta.
Connected w ith th e H otel will be found a
first class
TOILET ARTICLES
S A L O O N !
L iquors, W ines and Cigars o f the best
quality. P h elan ’s Im proved B illiard Tables
ail in good order.
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N. B .—Those indebted to e ith e r the H otel
or Saloon are requested to appear at the
C aptain’s office and settle.
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HOTEL R E S T A Ü M T
F B A N C E ,
JOSEPH MANAD DAS, P r o p r ie to r ,
C o n v e y a n c e r ,
E. W. REYNOLDS,
PUBLIC
AND
DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL.
Office w ith J o h n B ra tta in , T h ree D oors
South of B edrock D emcrat office,
ou side o f the S treet.
Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.nl7m t
, J. T U M I , .11, A. 11. 11.
M. A Q u e e n ’s U n iv e rs ity , 1 C a n a d a ,
M. D.. T rin ity U n iv e rs ity ,)
1851.
P h y s ic ia n , S u rg e o n , A c .
O ffice and R esidence, at A. H. B row n’s
former residence, n early opposite the Bed-
*>ck Democrat Office.
■ Baker City, O regon, Nov, 10, 1871.-y
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M. I).
(Graduate of the College of P hysicians and
Burgeons New Y ork and of the M edical D e
p artm e n t ol th e W illam ette U n iversity,)
I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
I Term s cash, or no patro n ag e solicited.
I Office one door n o rth oi C ity D ru g Store.
Biffiti)
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
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R a ilro a d
tlo u s e ,
‘LETCHER & STEVENSON, M s ,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
E W O U L D R E S P E C T F U L L Y IN -
. fo rm th e P u b lic t h a t w e h a v e p u r-
tiased th e B a k e r C ity H o te l, a n d re fitte d
lid fu rn is h e d i t in a s ty le e q u a l to t h a t of
by h o u se in
E A ST E R N OREGON.
O n e sti w ill fin d o u r a c c o m m o d a tio n s to
bof th e h ig h est, o rd e r, a n d w e w ill sp a re
o p a in s to s u i t a ll w h o m a y g iv e u s a c a ll.
FL E T C H E R & STEVENSON.
B a k e r C ity , M a y 25,1875.n3tf____________
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CORNER SALOuN.
I BOSS BAKER
& FLETCHER,
Proprittors.
CITY, OREGON.
I A irH E R E the best o f IV ines, Liquors
and Cigars are k ep t. T h is Saloon lias
been entirely refitted an d is now one 01 th e
neatest and most pie,- sa n t places of re s o rt in
610 City. This Saloon is on the co rn e r op
posite to
V IR TU E'S BANK.
May 18 th, 1875, »M i,
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h e rd & M a n n in g ,
Carpenters and Joiners,
B A K E R CITY , OREGON.
D esigns and Specifications F u rn ish ed ,
Estim ates Made. T erm s L iberal.
Bakes City, June 15, 1875.n6tf
IB a n k E x c h a n g e .
'i H E P R O P R E I T O R S o f t h i s
: popular pl&ce of resort take p le a su re
m inform ing th e public that
I
Charley Schellworth
now has charge of the Bar, where he deals
noth in g b u t the best of Wines, L iquors and
Cigars, and will be pleased to have his
, friends give h u n a call. This is a
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Bit Saloon.
'a rc h 3, 1875.n43tf
City
B est B ra n d s, o f F am ily Groceries, To
baccos, Cigars, «£c., c o n s ta n tly on
H a n d , a t th e L o w est P rices.
B a k e r City, Oct. 7, lS71.n221y
Dr. C. J. Taft.
H aving p erm an en tly located in
BAKER CITY,
offers liis professional services to the citizens
of B aker and vicinity, and will give special
atten tio n to S u rg ery and diseases of W omen
and C hildren.
O ffice —F irst door south of W estern
H otel.
B esidence — -First building v e s t ot C atho
lic C hurch.
May 12 1875nltf.
T . 1ST. S n o w s AT. .1 >.
Physician and Surgeon,
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M il Mountain, Idaho.
M ED ICA L E X A M IN E R
F or th e N ew Y o rk Life In su ra n c e Co-
_____________ ______________________ n i l I f
ArVuction H o u s e ,
B A K E R CITY ,
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B a k e r C ity, J u ly 4 , 1871.- n 9tf
D red .
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B o lin a
S A L O O N ,
R egular Sale Day,
EVERY SATURDAY.
Sales m ade in every portion of the County.
M arch 17th, 1875.n45tf.’
AT T H E OLD StAND OF
J. B . H A X T D ÎS T E R ,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
iill attend to C onveyancing and m ak in g
ABSTRACTS OF T IT L E .
Baker City, Sept. 11,1872.
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P re sc rip tio n s p re p a re d a t all H o u rs.
a n d C ountry T rad e S o licited .
HE PROPRIETOR HAS B ought
th e H o te l R e s ta u ra n t, n e x t d o o r to
th e P o st Office, fo rm e rly k e p t by S icord &
W h itc o m b , a n d h a s fitted th e sa m e u p in
th e b est sty le a s a H o te l, on th e F re n c h
R e s ta u ra n t S ty le . H e is p re p a re d to ac
c o m m o d a te th e P u b lic , a n d is d e te rm in e d
to giv e e n tire sa tisfa c tio n .
T h e H o u se is o p en fro m .five o ’clo ck in
th e m o rn in g u n til tw elv e a t n ig h t, d u rin g
w h ic h tim e c u s to m e rs w ill be su p p lie d
w ith th e best o f e v e ry th in g to be h a d in
tli e
Bamberger & Frank,
AND
NOTARY
,O f E v e ry D escription.
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
J O S E P H H. S H I N N ,
N o ta r y P u b lic
J 4 EEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND
JB.*. a * u ii A s s o rtm e n t o f a ll k in d s of
G oods, c o n sistin g in p a r t of
D R U G S,
M E D IC IN E S,
P A IN T S and OILS,
W IN D O W GLASS,
V A R N IS H E S ,
B R U S H E S , and
w r a s & ukrumdirs
d . o
BA K ES CITY, OREGON.
»T7ILL PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS
W
of the State.
Baker City, S ept. 1, 1873. n l7 y .
C orner M ain S tre e t a n d V a lle y A v e n u e
S o u th w e st Side,
RAKER CITY, OREGON,
R EID & CONSTABLE, Prop’r.
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FR ED . A. B O H N A
Y> c s p e c lf u lly in f o r m s t h e c iti-
I A j zens of B aker City and th e P ublic
generally, th a t he has purchased the in te r
est ot Bob. M cCord in the above
S A L O O N ,
W here w ill always be found the very best
W in e s , L iq u o r s a n d C ig a rs .
A
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One of the F in est and B est
B illia r d T a b le s
To be found in the C ity. “ F re d ” will be
pleased a t all tim es to have his friends give
h im a call.
F R E D . A. BOHNA.
B aker C ity, Ja n . 20, 1875. n39tf
PAP
L E V IN S ,
W HOLESALE
and
D EA LER IN
W HM K
A M
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WATCHMAKER AND JL vVELER,
1867,
Keeps constantly, on h an d a well assorted
E STA BLISH ED IN BAK ER CITY IN
Stock of
WATCHES, CLOCKS I JEWELRY,
and is prep ared to do all kinds of w ork in
his line of business.
W altham and E lg in W atches at Factory
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Prices
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Wagon Making.
R E T A IL
M <W D M ,
T o b a coo & C i g a r s ,
TOGETHER WITH A
General Assortment
Of all articles in his L ine, w hich he is selling
a t L owest P rices , for the Ready Pay.
H is house is located on M ain S treet, nearly
opposite the B ank Block, B aker City, Oregon.
Baker C ity, Nov. 11, 187i.n27tf.
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A agon m aker by trade, w ill continue
to work at his trade at the Wagon shop ad
jo in in g the B lacksm ith Shop of the late firm
of G aines & Bowm an. H e is prepared to do
all kinds of w ork in his line at sn o rt notice
and a t reasonable prices. H e can make
W agons or Buggies from the stum p up, and
uses none b u t the best of m aterial, bought in
the east and shipped direct to him a t Baker
City.
GEO. J . BOWMAN.
May 10th 1875nltf.
G
D l a c k s m i t li i n g ,
THAJ undersigned is prepared to
L I V E R Y S T A B L E do all kinds of work entrusted to his
care in his line, and all work war
ranted to give satisfaction. I em
I > e sp c c tfu lly in fo r m tlie Cit- ploy none but the best of hands in
J l \ j izens of B aker C ity and County, and my shop.
MESSRS. RILBliBS & PERKINS
th e P u b lic generally, th a t they have pur-,
chased tlie
H o rs e ^ s lio e in g .
I have a good Horse Slioer in my
Shop, who understands the horses
F o rm e rly kep t by Jo h n E p p inger, and th a t
they are p repared to fu rn ish custom ers with foot in all its different shapes, and
will shoe to fit the horse. Oar work
tlio best of
in this line is warranted as good as
Single or Double Turn-outs, the best.
Xiivery Stable
E ith e r n ig h t or day, w ith o r w ithout drivers,
a t the very low est rates. F irs t class Saddle
H orses on h and. H orses boarded and the
best o f care bestow ed. We keep n o th in g b u t
th e b est of Stock and B uggies.
O ur stable is a t the u p p e r end of M ain
S treet, B aker C ity, Oregon.
Come and see us, Everybody, and we will
do our best to please you.
K IL B U R N & PE R K IN S.
F e b ru a ry 10, 187!.-n40tf
W a g o n M a ltin g a n ti R e p a ir in g
In all the various branches done in
connection with this shop by Geo.
J. Bowman.
F
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Manufactured and Repaired.
In fact everything in my line made
and repaired at reasonable prices.
Thankful for past patronage I res
pectfully solicit a continuance of
the same.
S. A. GAINES.
GRIER & KELLOGG
May
10,
1875.
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Having com pleted their New Stable,
have now the' finest and best regulated
L IV E R Y S T A B L E
Livery Stable
In E a s t e r n Oregon,
W here th ey w ill carry on th e L iv ery B usi
ness in all its branches.
STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD.
B aker C ity, Nov. 13, 1872!. n lS tf
For Sale.
A N E I G H T -M E D I U M ,c y lin d e r
£ \_ P ress, in good ru n n in g O lder. Can
take from 600 to 800 im pressions p er h o u r.
Six fonts of type, all new except one w hich
has been in use about two years. S uitable
for a business m an, an am ateu r o r p rin te r.
W ill be sold a t cost. E n q u ire a t B edbock
D emocrat office.
March 10th 1875.. u44t£
FROM ÏH E 'WAYSIDE.
A L i f e -S k e t c h .
MAIN S T R E E T ,...........................................BAKER CITY.
Attorney-at-Law,
A tto r n e y
S T O R E ,
F irs t door above the E xpress Office.
a d ie s F a n c y a n d M illin e ry
Goods in Store, and L atest Styles receiv
ed by Express every M onth, and for sale at
m ost reasonable P rices.
d M IE W J, LAWKEME,
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BAKER CITY BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 23, 1875.
NO.
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C orrespondence from all
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Buy Your Lumber at the
Old, Reliable
E b e l l ’s O l d M i l l .
E H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E
W
M ill and m ake th e best L u m b er in
th e county, a t prices to su it th e tim es.
Any bills left at our M ill receive as p ro m p t
atte n tio n in the fu tu re as in th e past. We
saw ev ery th in g from a L a th to th e H eaviest
T im bers.
C lear an d seasoned L u m b er always on
h and.
B ills left w ith J . W. W isdom w ill receive
im m ediate atten tio n . By s tric t a tten tio n to
business, we hope to receive o u r share of
public patronage.
An u n lim ite d am o u n t of G rain taken in
exchange for L u m b e r.
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E L L IO T T & VAN PA T T E N .
M arch 1 l874.-»M tf,,
D r. S ilas W rig h t one d a y s a t in h is office
re a d in g a v ery in te re s tin g book. I t w as a
p a r t of h is b u sin e ss, th is re a d in g , for th e
book w as of a scien ce w ith in th e scope of
h is profession. H e w as c o m p a ra tiv e ly a
y o u n g m a n , a n d h a d th e re p u ta tio n o f b e
in g a n e x c e lle n t p h y sic ia n . W h ile h e
re a d som e o n e ra n g h is office-bell. H e
la id asid e h is bo o k , a n d w e n t to th e door,
a n d w h e n h e saw w h a t w as u p o n th e ste p
p in g ..tone h e w as in d ig n a n t.
'
I t w as a rag g ed , d irty boy, k n o w n in
E rn s w o rth as “ H a m m e r J i m ”—ragged
a n d d irty , a n d w ith th e v ilen e^ s of th e
s lu m upon h im —a bo y v icio u s a n d p ro '
fa n e , ag ain st w h o m e v e ry o th e r boy in
tow n w as w a rn e d —a bo y w ho w as c a lle d a
th ie f a n d a v illia n , w h o m no effort of th e
o v erseers h a d been a b le to re c la im , a n d
w ho seem ed to care for n o th in g b u t to
m a k e p eo p le a fra id of h im . H is tru e
n am e, as th e overseers h a d it, w as J a m e s
A m m e rto n . A b o u t h is f a th e r n o b o d y in
E rn sw o rth h a d e v e r k n o w n . H is m o th e r
h a d d ie d an in m a te of tn e P o o r-H o u se.
On tffie p re s e n t occasio n , J i m ’s face w as
n o t o n ly d i r t y , h u t i t w as blooody; a n d
th e re was blood u p o n h is g rim e d a n d t a t
tered g a rm e n ts.
“ P le a se , sir, w o n ’t you fix m y h e a d ?
I ’ve g o t a h u r t .”
“ W h a t k in d of a h u r t ?” a sk e d th e doc
tor.
“ I ’m afeard its bad, s ir ,” sa id th e boy
so b b in g ly . “ One o ’ M r. D u n d ’s m e n h it
m e w ith a ra c k . Oh !”
“ W h a t d id he h it you for ?”
“ I donno, s ir .”
“ Y es, yo u do k n o w . W h a t d id lie th ro w
th e sto n e a t y o u fo r.”
“ W h y , sir, I w as p ic k ’n u p a n a p p le u n
d er one o f h is tre e s .”
Dr. W a lsh w o u ld n o t to u c h th e b o y ’s
h e a d w ith h is fin g e rs . T h ere w as no need
of it. H e c o u ld see t h a t th e re w as o n ly a
sca lp -w o u n d , a n d t h a t th e blood h a d
ceased to flow.
“ Go h o m e ,” h e sa id , “ and le t,y o u r fo lk s
w a sh y o u r h e a d , a n d p u t o n a c le a n b a n
d a g e .”
“ P le a s e , sir, I h a in t got no h o m e , a n d I
h a in t go t no f o lk s .”
“ Y ou sto p so m e w h e re , d o n ’t you 7”
“ I sto p a t th e p o o r-’us w h en th e y d o n ’t
k ic k m e o u t.”
“ W e ll, m y boy, y o u ’re n o t g o in g to die
fro m th is. Go a n d g e t so m eb o d y to w asn
y o u r h e a d ; o r , go a n d w a sh it y o u rse lf—
a n d th e n tie y o u r h a n d k e r c h ie f o n .”
“ P le a se , s ir, I lxain’t g o t no-----” ,
“ H o ld u p , m y boy. I h a v e n ’t g o t tim e
to w aste. Y ou w o n ’t suffer if you go as
yo u a r e .” *
A n d w ith th is Dr. S ila s W a ls h clo sed
th e door a n d re tu rn e d to h is book. H e
h a d n o t m e a n t to be u n k in d : b a t, r e a lly >
he h a d n o t th o u g h t th a t th e re w as a n y
n eed of p ro fessio n al serv ice o n h is p a rt;
a n d , c e r ta in ly , h e d id n o t w a n t th a t b ad
boy in h is office.
B u t Dr. W a lsh h a d n o t been a lo n e cog
n iz a n t of th e b o y ’s v is it. T h e re h a d been
a w itn e ss a t a n u p p e r w in d o w , T he doc
to r ’s w ife h a d seen a n d h e a rd . S h e w as a
w o m an . S h e w as n o t stro n g a n d re so lu te ,
a n d d ig n ified , lik e h e r h u s b a n d . H e r
h e a rt w as n o t o n ly te n d e r, b u t i t w as used
to a c h in g . S h e h a d no c h ild re n liv in g ;
b u t th e re w ere tw o l i ttle m o u n d s in th e
c h u rc h -y a rd w h ic h to ld h e r of an g e ls in
h e a v e n t h a t c o u ld c a ll h e r M o th e r ! A c t
in g u p o n h e r im p u lse , as sh e w as v ery a p t
to a c t, sh e slip p e d d o w n , a n d c a lle d th e
boy in , b y th e b a c k w a y , to th e w a sh
ro o m . H e cam e in , rag s, d irt a n d all,w o n
d e rin g w h a t w as w a n te d . T he sw eet voice
t h a t h a d c a lle d h im h a d n o t frig h te n e d
h im . H e c a m e in , a n d sto o d lo o k in g a t
M ary W a ls h , a n d as h e lo o k e d h is sobbing
Ceased.
“ S it d o w n , m y b o y .”
H e s a t dow n.
“ I f I w ill h e lp y o u , w ill y o u try to be
good ?”
*
“ I c a n ’t be g o o d .”
“ W h y n o t'? ”
“ ’C ause I c a n ’t. ’T a in t in m e . E v e ry
body say s so .”
“ B u t you can tr y 7”
“ I d o n n o .”
“ If I s h o u ld h e lp y o u , yo u w ould be w il
lin g to tr y , to p le a se m e ? ”
“ Y e s ’m , I s h o u ld , c e r ta in .”
M rs. W a lsh b ro u g h t a b a sin o f w a te r,
a n d a soft sponge, a n d w ith te n d e r h a n d
sh e w a sh e d th e boy’s h e a d a n d face. T hen
w ith a p a ir o f scisso rs, sh e c lip p e d a w ay
th e h a ir fro m th e w o u n d —c u rlin g , h a n d
so m e h a ir—a n d fo u n d it n o t a b a d o n e .—
S h e b r o u g h t a p iece o t s tic k in g -p la s te r,
w h ic h sh e fixed u p o n it, a n d th a n sh e
b ru s h e d th e h a ir b a c k fro m th e fu ll brow,,
a n d lo o k e d in to th e b o y ’s, face—n o t a bad
face—n o t a n ev il face. S h u ttin g o u t th e
ra g s a n d d ir t, i t w as re a lly a h a n d so m e
face.
“ W h a t is y o u r n a m e , m y boy 7”
“ H a m m e r J i m , m a ’a m ; a n d so m e tim e s
R agged J i m .”
“ I m e a n how w ere y o u c h ris te n e d 7”
“ W ’icli, ’m 7”
“ D o n ’t y o u k n o w w h a t n a m e y o u r p a r
e n ts give yo u 7”
“ O—ye-es. I t ’s dow n on th e ’seers b o oks
m u m , as J a m e s A m m e r to n .”
“ W e ll, J a m e s , th e h u r t on y o u r h e a d is
c o t a bad o n e, g n d if y o u are carefu l n o t to
r u b off th e p la s te r i t w ill v ery so o n h e a l
u p . A re yo u h u n g ry 7’’
“ P le a se , m a ’a m , I h a v e n ’t e a t n o th in g
to - d a y .”
M rs. W a ls h b ro u g h t o u t so m e b re a d and
b u tte r, a n d a cu p o f m ilk , a n d allo w e d the
boy to s it th e re in th e w ash -ro o m a n d e a t.
A n d w h ile h e e a t sh e w a tc h e d h im n a r
ro w ly , s c a n n in g e v e ry fe a tu re . S u re ly , if
th e scien ce of p h y sio g o m y , w h ic h h e r h u s
b a n d s tu d ie d so m u c h , a n d w ith su c h
fa ith , w as re lia b le , th is boy o u g h t to h a v e
g ra n d cap a c ities.
O nce m o re , s h u ttin g
o u t th e rag s a n d th e filth , a n d o n ly ob
se rv in g th e h a ir , now g lo ssin g a n d w a v in g
fro m h e r d e x te n o u s m a n ip u la tio n s , o v er
a s h a p e ly h e a d , a n d m a r k in g th e facej
w ith its eyes o f lu s tro u s g ra y , a n d th e p e r
f e c t n o s e , a n d th e m o u th lik e a c u p id ’s
ho w . a n d th e c h in s tro n g , w ith o u t b e in g
bpb
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RATES OF ADVERTISING*
One square or less, one in s e rtio n ,........S2 5®
Each additional in s e rtio n ,........................... 1 0 0
One square th re e m o n th s ,....................... 6 OO
B usiness A dvertisem ents b y th e m o n th —
Q uarter co lu m n ...........................
$6 00
H alf c o lu m n ,............................................... 10 00
One co lu m n ,.......... ..................................... 15 00
T en p er cent, additional on advertisem ents
to w hich a special position is g uaranteed.
C V T iie space of o n e In ch , u p a n a down
the colum n, constitutes a square.
N. B .—All debts due th is office ave’payabl*
in Coin, unless otherw ise expressly ag reed .
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u n s e e m ly —seein g th is w ith o u t th e d regs,
a n d th e b o y w as h a n d s o m e , M rs. W a lsh ,
th in k in g of th e little m o u n d s in th e
c h u rc h -y a rd , p ra y in g to G od th a t sh e
m ig h t be y e t a h a p p y m o th e r; a n d if th e
boy w as to bless h e r m a te r n ity , sh e could
n o t a s k th a t lie s h o u ld be h a n d s o m e r than
sh e b eliev ed sh e could m a k e th is boy.
J im finished e a tin g , a n d sto o d up.
“ J a m e s ,” said th e little w o m a n , for s h a
w as a little w o m a n , a n d a p erfect p ic tu re
of a lo v in g a n d lo v a b le little w o m a n ;
“ J a m e s , w h e n yo u are h u n g ry , a n d h a v e
n o th in g to e a t, if y o u w ill com e to th is
d '_o r I w ill feed y ou, I d o n ’t w a n t yo u to
go h u n g ry .”
“ I sh o u ld lik e to .co m e, m a ’a m ,’’
“ A n d , if I feed yo u w h e n y o u are h u n
g ry , w ill y o u n o t try to be a good boy for
m y sa k e ?” '
T h e boy h u n g llis h e a d a n d c o n sid e re d .
S om e m ig h t h a v e w o n d ered t h a t h e d id
not a n sw e r a t o n ce, as a gracefu l boy
o u g h t; b u t M rs. W a lsh saw d ee p e r th a n
th a t. T h e la d w as c o n sid e rin g how he
m ig h t a n sw e r safely a n d tru th fu lly :
“ I f th e y ’d le t m e be good, m a ’a m , b u t
th e y w o n ’t , ” h e sa id , a t le n g th .
“ W ill you try a ll y o u c a n ?”
“ Y es, ’m ; I ’ll try a ll I c a n .”
M rs. W alsh gave the lad a sm all parcel of
food in a paper, and patted his curly head.
The boy had n o t yet shed a tear since the
pain of'the wound’ had been assuaged. Some
m ig h t have th ought th at he was not grate,
ful; b u t the little woman could see the g ra t
itude in the deeper lig h t of the eye. The
old crust was n o t broken enough yet for
tears.
*
Afterward Mrs. W alsh told her husband
what she had done, and he laughed at her.
“ Do you thing, Mary, th a t your kindness
can help th at ragged waif?”
“ I do not th in k it w ill h u rt h im , Silas.”
I t was not the first tim e th at M rs. "Walsh
had delivered answers to the erudite doctor
which effectually stopped discussion.
A fter th at Jim came often to the wash
room door, and was fed ; and he came clean
er and m ore orderly w ith each succeeding
visit, At length M rs. W alsh was inform ed
th a t a friend was going away into the far
W estern country to take up land, and make
a fro n tier farm . The th o ught occurred to
h er th at this m ight be a good opportunity
.for Jam es A m m erton. She saw h er friend,
and brought Jim to his notice, and the re
sult was, th a t the boy went away with the
em igrant adventu. ers. And she h erd from
h er frien d a year later that he liked the boy
very m uch. Two years later the em igrant
w rote th a t Jim was a treasu re. And M rs,
W alsh showed the letter to h er husband;
and he sm iled and kissed liis little wife, and
said he'was glad.
And he had another source of gladness.
Upon h e r bosom his little wife bore a robus,
healthy boy—th eir own son—who gave
prom ise to life and happiness in the tim e
to come.
T he years sped on, and Jam es A m m erton
dropped out from the life which M ary Walsh
knew. The last she heard was five years
after lie w ent away from E rn sw o rth ,' and
Jim had started out for the golden m oun
tains on his own account, to commence in
earnest his own life battle.
B u t there was a joy and a pride in the lit
tle wom an’s life which held its place, and
grew and strengthened. H er boy, whom
they called P h ilip , grew to bo a youth of
great prom ise—a b right, kindhearted, good
boy, whom everybody loved; and none loved
him m ore th an did his parents. In fact,
they w orshiped him ; or, at least, his m other
did. At the age of seventeen P h ilip Wa sh
entered college, and at th e age of twenty-
one he graduated w ith honor; but the long
and severe study had taxed his system , and
he entered upon the stage of m anhood not
q u ite so strong in body as he should have
been. H is m other saw it, and was anxious.
H is father saw it, and decided th at he should
have recreation and recuperation before he
entered into active business. D r. "Walsh
was n e t pecuniarily able to send h is ' son off
offian expensive travel, bu the found opportu
nity for nis engagem ent upon the staff of an
exploring expedition, which would combine
healthful recreation w ith an equally health
ful occupation.
The expedition was bound for the W estern
wilderness, and we need not tell of tlie p a rt
ing between the m other and h er beloved
son. Sue kissed him , and blessed him , and
then h u n g upon h is neck w ith m ore kisses
and blessings, and then w ent away to her.
cham ber and cried.
P h ilip wrote hom e often while on liis was
out; and he w rote after he had reached the
w ilderness. H is accounts were glowing, and
bis health was im proving. T hree m onths
of forest life, and forest labor, of which
P h ilip wrote in a lette r th at had to be borne
m ore than a h u ndred m iles to the nearest
post, and th en followed m onths of silence.
Where was Philip? Why did he n o t write?
One day D r. W alsh came hom e pale and
faint, w ith a new spaper crushed and crum
pled in his hand. Not im m ediately, b u t by
and by, he was forced to let his w ife read
w hat he had seen in th at paper, Sbe road,
and fainted like one m ortally stricken.
I t was a paper from iar W estern city, and
it told of the sad fate oi the exploring party
unde" charge ot Col. Jo h n Beaucham pe,
how they had been attacked by an overpow
ering party of Indians, and how those not
m assacred had been carried away captive.
, Poor little woman! P oor Doctor Walsh!
B ut the mother suffered m ost. H er head,
already taking on its crown of silver, was
bowed in blinding agony, and her h e a rt was
well-nigli broken. T he joy was gone out
from h er life, and thick darkness was roun d
about h e r.
And so passed, half a year. One day the
postm an left a letter a t tne d o or. T he hand
of the superscription was fam iliar. Mrs.
W alsh tore it open, and glanced h er eyes
over its contents. O, joy! O, rapture! H e r
boy lived! was well!, aud was on his way
hom e to h e r !
W hen D r. W alsh entered the room he
found his wife fainting, w ith the letter
clutched in her nerveless grasp.
By and by, w hen the first great surge had
passed, husband and wife sat down and read
the letter understaudingly.
“ T hank God! I found a tru e friend, o r, I
should say, a tru e friend found m e,” wrote
P hilip, after he had told of his safety, and of
his wherebouts. “ B ut for the coming of
this friend I should have died ere this. H e
heard of me by nam e and learned whence I
came, and w hen he knew th at I was from
E rnsw orth, and was the son of Silas and
Mary W alsh, he bent all his energies to my
release. H e spent thousands of dollars in
enlisting and equipping m en for the work,
and w ith his own hand he struck down my
savage captor, and too k m eh en sefo rth u n d er
his care aud protection. God bless him ! And
be you ready, both, to bless him , for he is
com ing hom e w ith m e.”
Upon th eir bended knees th a t n ig h t th e
rejoicing parents thanked God for all his
goodness, and called down blessings upon
the h ead of the unknow n preserver of th e ir
darling.
And, in tim e, rad ian t and strong, th e ir
Philip came home to them—came home a.
a — —
m
bold and educated m an , fitted for the battle
of life—came hom e know ing enough of life’s
vicissitudes, and prepared to appreciate its
blessiugs.
And w ith P h ilip came a m an of m iddle-
ag e--a strong, frank-faced, handsom e m an .
w ith gray eyes and cu rlin g hair.
“ T h is,” said the son, w hen he h ad been
released from his m o th er’s rap tu ro u s e m
brace, “ is m y preserver. Do you n o t know
h im ?’1
Tlie doctor looked, and shook his head.
H e did n o t know.
H it the little w om an observed m ore
keenly. Upon h er the lig h t broke overp o w
eringly.
“ I t is ,” she whispered, p u ttin g forth, h e r
hauds—“ is it — J ames A mheeton ?”
“ Yes,” said th e m an—a stran g er now no
m ore—“ I am Ja m e s A m m erton! A nd I
thank God who h as given m e o p portunity
th u s to show how gratefully I remember- all
y our kindness to me, m y m ore than m oth
er!”'
And he held h e r hands, and pressed th em
to his lips, and blessed h er again and again,
tellin g her, w ith stream ing eyes, th a t she,
of all the world, had lifted h im up a n d saved
him !
T h at evening Mrs. W alsh, sittin g by h e r
h u sband’s side, an d holding one of his
hands, said to him :
“ Once upon a tim e a bebble was- kicked
about in the waste of sand. A lapidary saw
it, and picked it up, and when he had b ru sh
ed away the d irt from its surface, he applied
his chisel, an d broke th ro u g h the crust-, an d
behold —a diam ond, p u re and bright!”—New
York L edger.
Mrs.. Rose, of Connecticut, said she would,
h ang herself it Rose w asn’t hom e at e ig h t
o’clock. W hen he came in at n ig h t she Mas
suspended to a beam , cold and dead, a t d h e
rubbed his hands and w hispered: “ T h ere’s,
a woman who couldn’t tell a lie!”
“ We read in de good book,” says a color
ed B aptist b ro th er down South, “ of Jo h n
de B aptist—neb b er of Jo h n de M ethodist.”
And th a t says a C harleston correspondent of
New York O bserver, is the reason m o st o f
the colored Southern people are Baptists.
* A newsboy, seated on th e post office steps
counted his pennies over and x-emarked:
“ Seventeen cents in all. T h a t’s five for th e
circus, th ree tor peanuts, four for a. sinking;
fund, four I owe to Jack, and! th ere’s ©ne<
left to support a widowed m o th er on u n til
Saturday n ig h t.”
“ You w ring my bosom ,” sa id a despiaring
B altim ore lover to a coquettish g irl whom,
he had long sought in m arriage. H is burstr
of g rief decided her, and, p u ttin g out h e r
hand, she softly m u rm u red , “ W ell!.ring m y
finger, if you will be happier for it; I w ill
vex you no lo n g er.”’
A Broad Street, Newark, PhysiiGian- was
called upon last week to attend a seam stress,
who felt indisposed. H e in q u ired as to h e r
health, and she responded, very appropriate
ly, “ Well, it’s about sew, sew, D octor, b u t
seams worse to-day, and I have freq u en t
stitches in th e side. T he doctor hem m ed
as he felt h er pulse, said she would mendl
soon, and left a prescription..
W hile rid in g in a stage coach from ’ Kin-
derhook to Albany, New York, m any years
since, Jolm Van B uren, who was smoking*
asked a stran g er in the stage if sm oking
was agreeable to him . T he stran g er answ er
ed : ‘‘Yes, it is agreeable. Smoke away, I
have often tho u g h t if ever I was rich enough
I would h ire some loafer to sm oke in m y
face.” M r. Van B uren threw his cigar out of
the window.
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G et the B est . —Beyond all question the
m ost economical sewing m achine to- b uy is.
the W ilson S hu ttle. I t is perfect and d u ra
ble in w orkm anship, sim ple an d easy to op
erate, and its work is superior to all others*
I t is sold at a less price than any o th er firs t-
class m achine, and its popularity, so w ell1
deserved, is daily increasing..
M achines will be delivared at any R ailroad
Station in this county, free of transportac
tion charges, if ordered th ro u g h th e Com
pany’s B ranch H ouse a t 327 & 829, Superior
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
They send an elegant catalogue and chro-
mo circular, free on application.
T his Com pany w ant a few good agents.
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Of th e s ta te m e n t b y B u tle r th a t h e h a d ’
re n o u n c e d th e d ev il an d ,all, h is w o rk s,.a n
ex c h a n g e said it w as sad in te llig e n c e to r
tile d e v il, as Ben.>s p lace w ill be h a r d to.
fill. W h o-w ould h a v e th o u g h t t h a t B en .,
a fte r so m a n y y e a r s d e v o te d to th e b u si
ness oi th e p a r ty w ith th e h o rn s a n d tail,,
w o u ld go b a c k o n a frie n d in t h a t m a n
n e r.
H e D oesn ’ t Suit.
T h e re is a m a n n a m e d J a m e s A.. J o h n
son in C a lifo rn ia w h o h a s b een in C on
gress tw o te r m s , a n d w ho R e tu rn e d to h is
h o m e as p o o r a s w h e n h e w e n t aw a y . T h e
M endocino D isp a tc h h a s h o is te d h is n a m e
as a c a n d id a te for G o v ern o r, a n d 's p e a k s
of h im as in. ev e ry w ay a fit m a n . ‘W e
t h in k a m a n w h o h a s p a sse d fo u r y e a rs in
W a s h in g to n w ith o u t b eco m in g c o rru p te d ,
co u ld be tru s te d a n y n u m b e r o f y e a rs in
C a lifo rn ia . T h e V irg in ia , N ev ., E n te r
p ris e , a fte r sp e a k in g in te rm s of eulo g y o f
M r..Jo h n so n , sa y s:
“ T h is c a lls to m in d a n a n e c d o te to th e
p o in t. W h e n J o h n s o n ’s n a m e w as u n d e r
discu ssio n for th e G u b e rn a to ria l n o m in a
tio n , o n e of th e c o n stitu e n ts in Colusa Co.„
sp o k e d isp a ra g in g ly of h im .
“ W h a t’s th e m a tte r w ith J o h n s o n 7”
a sk e d a friend..
“ W h y , th e m a n is a fo o l,” s a id th e con
s titu e n t.
“ H ow so 7.” w as th e n e x t in q u iry ..
“ W h y , J i m h a s b een in C ongress tw o
te rm s , a n d y e ste rd a y h e h a d t o b o rro w
m o n e y to p a y h is stage fare fro m C o lu sa
to M ary sv ille. N ow , if I ’d b e e n in h is.
p la c e ,,I’d h a v e o w n ed :a q u a r te r se c tio n o f
th e N o rth e rn P acific R a ilw a y .”
I t isn ’t n a tu r a l t h a t a m an o i t h a t s o rt
sh o u ld go v e ry s tro n g ly for Jo h n so n .,
T h e la s t good t h in g on B u tle r Is to ld b y
a p a rty w h o h a ils fro m N ew England.. A c
co rd in g to -th e s to ry , J u d g e H o a r h a s a n
In te llig e n t dog th a t se e m s to be p r e tty
w e ll a c q u a in te d w ith th e M a s s a c h u s e tts
S ta te s m a n . W h e n a s k e d w h e th e r it w o u ld
r a th e r see B u tle r e le c te d G o v ern o r o r to be
s h o t th e dog fa lls d o w n su d d e n ly a n d lies
p e rfe c tly s till. N o a m o u n t of c o a x in g can
aro u se th e c a n in e into sh o w in g sig n s o f
life u n til it is a ssu re d t h a t B u tle r is d e fe a t
ed, w h e n it ju m p s u p a n d b a rk s jo y o u sly
If B u tle r e v e r gets- w ith in re a c h o f t h a t
dog th e re w ill be a fu n e ra l.
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T his w orld w ould be a sandy desert of;
Jonesomeness if women were n o t privileged
to atten d auction sales and pay m ore for an
old b u reau th an a new cham ber pet wouldi
cost.