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¿F. IE*. A t w o o d . , M. D. C o r n e r
(Graduate of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons New York and of the Medical De­
partment ol the Willamette University,)
P H Y SIC IA N AND SURGEO N,
Terms cash, or no patronage solicited.
Office two doors west of Wisdom’s Drug
Store.
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BAKER CITY, OREGON.
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MILLINERY AND FANCY HOODS,
AT THE
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
JOB WO UK on short notice and at reasona­
ble rates.
N. B— All Job Work MUST BE PAID
FOB ON DELIVERY.
N E W
STO R E,
First door above the Express Office'.
a d ie s
F ancy
and
PBO FE SSI O N A L C A R M
L. O. STERNS,
T. C. HYDE,
S te rn s & H y d e ,
and Counselors At-Eaw ,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
L. O . S t e r n s will attend the Courts of the
Filth Judicial District, and of Idaho and
Washington Territories.
Water Bights and Mining Litigation a
S p e c ia l t y .
Collections promptly attended to.
Wine 18, 18?3.n6y___________
_ ASDMSW J, LAWRENCE,
Attorney-at-Law,
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
ILL PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS
W
of the State.
Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n!7y.
J. M. S H E P H E R D ,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
Done to Order, and at Short Notice by
MRS. L. J. HUSTON.
Baker City, April 18,1874.-n51m6
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Prescriptions prepared at all Hours. City
and Country Trade Solicited.
Best Brands, of F am ily Groceries, To-
baecos, Cigars, &c., constantly on
Hand, at the Lowest Prices.
Baker City, Oct. 7, 1874.n221y
LO M E! C O S E ! C U B E !
TO THE
LADIES’ BAZAAR,
W
H, S H I N N ,
N otary P ublic
AND
C o n v e y a n c e r ,
Will attend to Conveyancing and making
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.
Baker City, Sept. 11,1872.
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P P m s i o , M. A. M. I),
M. A- Queen’s University, Ì Canada,
M. D. Trinity University,)
1854.
P h y s ic ia n , S u rg e o n , & c.
O f f i c e and Residence, at A. H. Brown s
former residence, nearly opposite the Bed­
rock Democrat Office.
Baker City, Oregon, Nov. 10, 1874.-y
H ouse,
FLETCHER & STEVENSON, Prop’s,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
W
E WOULD RESPECTFULLY IN-
iorm the Public that we have puiv
: based the Baker City Hotel, and reiuted
and iurnished it iu a style equal to that of
Any house in
EASTERN OREGON.
Guests will And our accommodations to
be of the highest order, and we will spat e
no pains to suit all who may give us a call.
F l e t c h e r & s t e v e n s o n .
Baker City, May 25,1875.n3lf
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CORNER SALOuN.
& FLETCHER, Pruiriitors.
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
H E R E tlie b e st o f W in es, L iq u o rs
and Cigars are kept. This Saloon ha»
entirely refitted and is now oneoi the
“st and most ple sant places ot refiovt in
Jiiy. This Saloon is on tfie corner op-
M
MAIN STREET, BAKER CITY,
a u ia c tu r e r a m i D e a le r in
HARNESS AND SADDLERY
VERY DESCRIPTION, CHEAP FOR
C A S H .
iring done with neatness and dispatch
at Reasonable Prices,
cer City, July 21, 1875.nlltf.
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
Designs and Specifications Furnished.
Estimates Made. Terms Liberal.
Baker City, June 15, 1875.n6tf_________
E xch an ge.
P R O P R E IT O R S o f
th is
pleasure
Charley Schellworth
now has charge of the Bar, where he deals
nothing but the best of Wines, Liquors, and
Cigars, and will be pleased to have his
fritwids giVe him a call. This is a
Bit Saloon.
Marcn 3, 1875.n43tf___________________
Jo. the Hotel uestaurant, next door to
the Post Office, formerly kept by Sicord &
Whitcomb, and has fitted the same up in
the best style as a Hotel, on the French
Restaurant Style." He is prepared to ac­
commodate the Public, and is determined
to give entire satisfaction.
The House is open from five o ’clock in
the morning until twelve at night, during
which time customers will be supplied
with the best of everything to be had in
the
3ME J&. DEL K L j EJ! T ,
Baker City, July 4 ,1874.-n9tf
F r e d . _A_. B o l i n a ’ s
SALOON,
AT THE OLD STAND OF
A. H. D r o w n ,
R A K E R C ITY,
b e s t
o f
b i n e s
FRED. A. B O H N A
the Public
jUL Zens of Baker City and
a:
generally, that he has purchased the inter,
est oi Bob. McCord in the above
S A
L O
O
N
,
Where will always be found the very best
W in e s , (Liquors am i C igars.
e i
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T quors and all other kinds of drinks,
(kept constantly on hand, and the cosiest re
In all the various branches done in
connection with this shop by Geo.
J. Bowman.
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TJ n d er t a k e r ,
Fnriiitiire and Chair Manufacturer,
B ak er
C ity ,
C IT Y , O R E G O N ,
Drugs,
Chemicals,
Paints, Oils,
Perfumeries,
Patent Medicines,
Atl warranted Fresh and of the best qual­
ity.
Toilet articles of choice selections and
unlimited variety. Dressing Combs from
12)^ cents to $100, each; Hair Brushes, 20
varieties.
Pocket Cutlery and Razors, 40 Styles.
Cigars anti Tobacco,
Pipes, Cigar Holders, Mearschaum, Rose
Root and Box Wood, &c.
Choice Liquors, Syrups and Cordials,
Willow Ware, &c.,all for sale
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Cheap for Cash.
Also, the attached
Bakery and Confectionery,
Under the efficient supervision of Mr. J.
Wagner, is constantly supplied with all
kinds of the choicest and freshest Nuts,
Candies, Figs, Dates, Raisins and Citron.
Crackers, Bread, Pies, Cakes and Cake
Ornaments. PARTIES and SUPPERS
Furnished on the shortest notice. Fami­
lies supplied daily at their own doors.
All at Reduced Rates.
SODA FOUNTAIN
re­
Always In operation, and Dealers punctu­
ally supplied with Bottled Soda.
Address,
H. N. MCKINNEY.
Baker City, June 1, 1875.n4tf
{)ne of the Finest and Best
B illia r d T a b le s
To be found in the City. “ Fred” will he
pleased at all times to have his friends give
him a call.
FEED. A. BOHNA.
Baker City, Jan. 20, 1375. n39tf
Buy Your Lumber at the
PAP LEVIES,
E H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E
Mill and make the best Lumber in
W
the county, at prices to suit the times.
W H OLESALE
and
D E T A IL
DEALER IN
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w t o m
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T o b a c c o <fe C ig a r s ,
Of all articles iu his Line, which he is selling
at L owest P rices , for the Heady Pay.
His house is located on Main Street, nearly
opposite the Bank Block, Baker City, Oregon.
Baker City, Nov. 11, 1874.n27tf.
L IV E R Y S T A B L E
WILLIAM 1 !, KILNIN'
j ) e sp e ctfu lly In fo r m s th e Cit-
T Yi
S t a b l e
Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that
he is prepared to furqjsh customers- with
the best of
Single or Double Turn-outs,
Either night or day, with or without drivers,
at the very lowest rates. First class Saddle
Horses on hand. Horses boarded and the
best, of care bestowed. I keep nothing but
the best of Stock and Buggies.
Mv stable is at the upper end of Main
Street, Baker City, Oregon.
Come and see me, Everybody, and I will
a„ my best to ple.se you. ^ KILBUItN.
February 10, 1874.-n40tf
County Assessor’s Notice,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
Old, Reliable
E b e l T s O ld M i l l .
A n y bills left at our Mill receive as prompt
attention in the future as in the past. We
saw everything from a Lath to the Heaviest
Timbers.
Clear and seasoned Lumber always on
haud.
Bills left with J. W. Wisdom will receive
immediate attention. By strict attention to
business, we hope to receive our share of
public patronage.
An unlimited' amount of Grain taken in
exchange lor Lumber.
ELLIOTT & VAN PATTEN.
March 1 1874.-n34tf.
.A m o tio n H o u s e ,
B A K E R
C IT Y ,
KELLOGG & SMALL, A uctioneers.
Regular Sale Day,
EVERY SATURDAY.
Sales made iu every portion of the County.
June 30th, 1875,n8tf.
Gl-eneral C o lle c to r .
naV
W
M* BRITTEN, CITY MARSHAL,
JL e respectfully informs the business
men of Baker City and vicinity, that he
will attend promptly to the collection of
all Notes, Bills and Accounts placed in
his hands for collection. Hand him your
bills if you want them collected.
Baker City, July 14,1875.nl0tf
N O T IC E .
A E E N O TE S du e A . H . B row n
must be paid to me immediately, or
Costs of Action will be incurred.
I. D. HAINES,
n32tf
_________ Attorney.
K t o TIOE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
JNl a note given by the undersigned to
W, Governer, ior $50, dated Sept. 11, 1875,
is null and void for want of consideration,
and this is to notify all parties against
purchasing said note, as I will not pny the
E
R E C E IV E S u b s c r ip tio n s
for, and furnish all of the leading
Periodicals, Magazines & Newspapers
published in New York, Philadelphia, Bos­
ton, Sacramento and San Francisco, at Pub­
lisher’s rates. -
BOOKS A SP ECIA LTY.
Any Rook published in the United States
furnished by us at Boise City, at Publisher’s
Prices. We are in constant receipt of NEW
BOOKS of all kinds.
SCHOOL BOOKS,
A large supply constantly on hand, at Cat­
alogue Prices.
Orders from a distance solicited and satis­
faction guaranteed.
JAMES A. PINNEY & CO-
. Feb. 1, 1875.n39iy
JPrices R e d u c e d •! !
D E A LY
& TWEEDIE,
THE
^ B la c k sm ith s,
a v e t h e m o st c o m p l e t e s h o p
M
in Eastern Oregon. We can and will
do all kinds of work in our lire Cheaper &
Better than any other shop in Baker City
and equal to any in Eastern Oregon.
We manufacture .
W a p s , B m ie s ani Plows
and do all kinds of Job Work. We em­
ploy none but the best Workmen. When
it is necessary we do work at all hours
of the day or night, and always finish a
job by the time we promise to have it
done. Our shop is at the
Head o f Main Street,
O regon ,
Ys prepared to do all work in his line on
short notice and at reasonable prices.
Furniture and Chairs, of his own manu­
facture constantly on hand.
Baker City, June 23,187o,n7tf
to examine and correct all Assessment
,
W a g o n M a k in g a m i R e p a irin g
O especiiiilSy in fo
i o r n m s th e citi-
"^All persons are hereby notified to have
their lists completed before that time, or
they will be assessed in the office.
W. H. x ICLI j ,
treat for the innocent amusements of Pedro4
County Assessor.
Sellout, Pictorial reading Ac., in Baker
Baker County, Sept. 1, 1875.nl7n20
City.
noOtf.
h e
I have a good Horse Shoer in my
Shop, who understands the horses
foot in all its different- shapes, and
will shoe to fit the horse. Our work
in this line is warranted as good as
the best.
I ? 1 O W S
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. G AIN ES.
May 10, 1875.nltf
N the Board oi Equalization lor Bakei
“ SENATE” SALOON^
County, will meet at the Court House, in
Baker C ity, on M on d ay , the
V. Pfeifienberger, Proprietor,
27th day o f September, 1875,
Opposite Pap Levens on Front Street,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
s S io o in g .
fS p iIE P R O P R IE TO R H A S Bought
J A izens of Baker City and County, and
the Public generally, that he has pur­
chased the
C h o r d &> M a n n i n g ,
Carpenters and Joiners,
BAKER
Would respectfully inform the public that
he has recently received a well se­
lected and fresh Stock of
TOYS, YANKEE NOTIONS, Ac.
THEJ undersigned is prepared to
do all kinds of work entrusted to his
care in his line, and all work war
ranted to give satisfaction. I em­
ploy none but the best of hands in
my shop.
General Assortment
T. P._ HENDERSON,
E L Ho M ’ M H i O T *
Corner of Main Street and Valley Avenue,
GENERAL HEWS AGENTS
Boob, Stationery, ( M b Publications,
l i la c k s m i tliifip\
TOGETHER W ITH A
6 t0
VIRTUE’S BANK.
iy 18tli, 1875, n2tt.
T popular place of resort take
in informing the public that
Variety and VeietaWe Store,
W ORTH OF W EALTH .
IN’ e w D r p g S to r e .
HERE YOU CAN FIND ALL
kinds of the best and cheapest La­ P hil. Hardesty & Jno. Levens, P rop ’s,
dies’ Furnishing Goods in the City, such as
F A K E R CITY, OREGON,
HATS, LACES, TRIMMINGS, PARA­
ESPECTFULLY INFORM THE CIT-
SOLS, DRESS GOODS, &c., &c.
izensof Baker City, ai.d vicinity, that
tney have on hand, and are constantly
Every thing a Lady requires to complete
ceiving a full supply oi all articles in their
her Wardrobe.
line, which they are selling cheap for cash.
Also, a supply of Gentlemens’ Handker­
They keep Canned. Fruits, Nuis, Can­
chief, Stockings, Neckties, &c.
dies-, and also ail kinds of fresh Fruits and
We pay particular attention to
Vegetables. Also,
D r e s s M a k in g ,
B U T iE R AND EG G S,
JAS. A. PIN N E Y & OCX,
And pattern after the latest Fashions and all other articles in their line, wanted
B o is e C ity , I d a h o ,
by the citizens of Baker City.
and Styles.
Give us a Call, next door to Pap Levens’
Produce taken in exchange for Goods.
Wholesale and Retail Liquor Store.
All are invited to call.
HARDEST V & LEVENS,
M d m . ’ s FOSTER & FERGUSON.
AND DEALERS IN
Baker City. June, 9.1875.n5tf
Baker City June 1 ,1875.n4tf
OREGON.
Will practice in the Courts of this i:tate and
Washington Territory.
Q P E C IA L ATTENTION PAID TO LAND
n!3tf
Business, and Collections.
H E
Of Every Description.
JOSEPH MANAUDAS, P rop rietor,
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
(And Notary Public,)
B ank
For Medicinal Purposes.
T O IL E T A R T IC L E S
F R A N C E ,
A tto r n e y at H a w ,
R a ilr o a d
w r a p s & M U T O M R ®
M illin e r y
c 2. o
S. V . KftlOX,
J O S E P H
K
hand
a Full Assortment of all kinds of
Goods, consisting in part of
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
PAINTS and OILS,
WINDOW GLASS,
VARNISHES,
BRUSHES, and
HOTEL H E S T A IM T
A tto r n e y a t-L a w ,
WESTON,
B A K E R CITY, OREGON,
eeps c o n sta n tly on
H )r e s s A l a k i n g
N o t a r y P u b l ic .
A tto rn ey s
J. W . WISDOM, Prorrietor,
Corner Main Street and Valley Avenue
Southwest Side,
L Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv.,
ed by Express every Month, and for sale at
most reasonable Prices.
D r u g S to r e ,
BAK ER CITY, OREGON,
Formerly occupied by S. B. McCord.
H orse
S h o e in g —P r i c e s :
Shoeing all round, plain shoes,
$3 00
“
“
toe and corks,
3 50
Re-setting, all round,
175
Jim Stewart, the best horse shoer in Ore­
gon, attends to all shoeing in our Siiop.
Our price for re-setting Wagon Tires, all
round Is
$4 50
And all other work charged for in propor­
tion to above prices. We have brought
our prices down to suit the times.
Wag-on Malting.
Geo. J. Bowman will attend to the wood
work Department of our Wagon Shop.
Call and see us, and examine our work.
DEALY & TWEEDIE.
August 18, 187o.nlotf
H u r r a h .! H u r r a h !
FOR
Silver City and Sonth Mountain.
OOLEY’S ROAD, BY W AY OF EL-
dorado, leading to
D
BOISE CITY, SILVER CITY, SOUTH
MOUNTAIN,
and to all points on the
R a i lr o a d ,
Is now in Good Repair. On this Road will
be found the best of
GRASS AND W A T E R ,
and plenty of each at good camping Places.
This Road is at least
BJ ? Y 7 * 7 o i r a . t y
Nearer to Silver City and Five Allies to
Boise City than any other Wagon Road
The Toil on this Road is cheaper than
on any other route leading to Boise or
Silver Cities.
Give this Road a trial and you will trav­
el no other to the points above mentioned.
JOHN J. jl -OO d EY.
June 1,1875. n4tf
Wagon Making.
E O .
J .
B ow m an
b e in g
a
G Wagon maker by trade, will continue
to work at his trade at tlie Wagon shop ad­
joining the Blacksmith Shop of the late firm
of Gaines & Bowman, aDd also carries on the
Shop lately run by S. B. McCord, adjoining
Tom. Deaiy & Tweedie’s Blacksmith Shop.
He is prepared to do ail kinds of Wagon
work in his line, at both shops, at short notice
and at reasonable prices. He can make
Wagons or Buggies from the stump up, and
uses none hut the best of material, bought in
the east and shipped direct to him at Baker
City.
GEO. J. BOWMAN.
May 10th 1875nltf.
Sam6'
JOSEPH MANAUDAS.
Baker City, Sept. 13,1875.nl7n21
S a v e __C o st.
M
ESSRS.GAINES & BOWMAN TAKE
HANGE OF FIRM NAME.—NOTICE
method of giving notice that
is hereby given that the business they ’ h this
a v e employed James H. Shinn to
heretofore conducted in Baker City, Baker
collect the accounts due the late firm. We
countv, Oregon, under the name of M. S.
have, money, and those owing us
Bloch will hereafter be continued under must
must pay up or they will have to pay cost.
the firm name of A. I. Bloch
g^OCH
GAINES & BOWMAN.
Baker City, May 26,1875.n3tf
Baker City, Sept. 13,1875ml9n22.
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“ I tell you, no, Agnes ! I won’ t haveit.
The fellow only wants my money. I
know him. I know all these dandified
'jimcracks. They hang around a bag of
gold as crows do around carrion. I won’t
have any such thing. Now you knovV.”
“ Father, you judge Walter too harshly.
He is a good man, honest and industri­
ous, and—”
“ Industrious, say you ? I ’d like to
know what he’s got to show for his indus­
try.”
“ He has a Superior education, father.’”
“ Education ! Fiddlesticks ! Can he
live on his education ? Can he make
money of it ?
“ Yes he can live on it# He has already
obtained a good situation as clerk.”
“ And will earn just enough to keep him
in fine clothes he Avears. I kno\V these
fellows. But there’s an end on’t. If you
choose him rather than your poor old fa­
ther, you can do so. I can live alone—I
shan’ t live long—you can—”
“ Stop, stop father. You have no right
to talk so. You know I could not leave
you.”
And Agnes Bremen threw her arms
around the old.man’s neck, and, kissing
him, left the room.
“ It’s curious how these young fools act”
the miser muttered to himself, after he
had seen his child depart. “ There has
been twenty of the sharks after that g a l-
all o f ’em hovering around her like man-
eaters after a dead body. Don’t I know
what they want ? Can’t I see ? Aha !—
can’t Tthough ? It’s my m on ey! But
Agnes never loved one of ’em till this Ad­
ams came along—the jackanape ! And
now she wants to get married at onee.—
Nonsense !
The old man bowed his head as he
spoke, and he saw a drop on the back of
his hand. It was a bright drop, and the
rays of the setting sun were playing on it.
“ She cried when she kissed me.” she
whispered, wiping a tear from his hard
hand. “ I don’ t see what makes her so
tender-hearted. She never took it from
me, but she may have taken it from—”
The old man stopped, and a cloud came
over his wrinkled brow, for there was a
pang in his heart. He remembered the
gentle, uncomplaining being who fiad
onee been his companion—the mother of
his child. He remembered how she had
become his wife even when the bloom of
manhood had faded from him; how she
had loved h im , and how she had nursed
him, and cared for him, and how she had
taught her child to love him and care for
him, too. And remembered how she had
never complained, even while suffering,
and how she had died, with a smile and a
blessing on her lips, though the gold of
her husband brought her no comforts.
Noah Bremen bowed his frosted head
more low, and in his heart he wished he
could forget all but the few fleeting joys
ot his wife. But he could not forget how
it had been whispered that bis wife might
have lived longer, if she had had proper
clothing and proper medical attention.
“ But it would have cost so m u ch ! I
saved money !
Ah ! the reflection would not remove
the pang. The other memory was upper­
most.
Noah Bremen had passed the allotted
age of men, being over three score and
ten, and all his life had been devoted to
accumulating money. He had denied
himself every comfort, and his heart had
been almost as hard as the gold he had
hoarded. But as he grew more white and
spare, and the years grew more heavily
more. The sweet smile of his dead wife
was doing its mission now, and the pure
love of his gentle child was a continual
reinemberance to him that there were
better hearts than his own.
At length the miser rose and passed out
from tlie room. He would have left the
hut, but as he reached the little entry he
heard a voice in the garret. It was his
child’s. He crept up the rickety stairs
and looked through a crack In the door.
He saw Agnes upon her knees, the tears
were rolling down her cheeks, and her
hands were clasped towards heaven, as
she prayed:
“ Oh, God ! he good to m y father, and
make his heart warm and peaceful !—
Make me to love him with all tenderness,
and enable me to do well and truly the
duty I pledged to my sainted mother. I
promised her I would love and care for
for him always. Father in heaven, help
me ! oh, help me !”
The old man crept down stairs and out
of doors, and for a whole hour walked
alone among the trees. He thought again
of his wife, again of his child, and then of
his gold. And this was not the first time
he had walked alone there. He did not
himself know how great was the influ­
ence his child was exertidg over him.
Agnes—pure, good, beautiful Agnes,
wept long and bitterly in her little garret;
and when she had become calm, and her
cheeks were dry, she came down and got
the supper. But she was not the same
smiling, happy being that that had flitted
about the scanty board heretofore.
A few days after this, as Noah Bremen
approached his cot one evening, he heard
voices from within. He peeped through
a rent in the coarse paper curtain and saw
Walter Adams with his daughter. Her
head was upon Waiteubtshoulder and his
arm was about her waist.
Walter was an orphan, and had been
Agnes’ scnoolmate and her devoted lover
through all the years of opening youth.—
He was an honorable, virtuous man, and
loved the gentle girl because she was so
good, and so gentle, and beautiful. And
she loved him not only because he had
but because he was, of all her suitors,
captured her heart iu bygone times, the
only one whose character and habits
promised happiness and joy for the fu­
ture.
“ I cannot leave my poor old father,
W a lte r,” the old man heard his daughter
say. “ 1 must live to love and cate for
him. It is hard. My heart must break,
but tlmpledge of love I gave to ray dying
mother must be kept.”
“ And so the great joy-dream‘ of my life
must be changed to this sad reality," ex­
claimed Walter sorrowfully. “ I cannot
ask you to leave ÿour father; sweet Ag"
nes, for the truth in you’, wnleh I wor­
ship, would be a lie could yoù dô so. But
I have a prayer—an earnest, sffi'cere pray­
er. I pray that God' in his mercy may re­
move that curse from ÿoUr father’s stoop­
ing form.”
“ The curse, Walter ?”
“ Ay, the gold curse I” rejoined the
youth fervently. “ I hope that God may
make him penniless.”
“ What ! penniless !” repeated Agnes,-
with a start.
“ Yes, pèuniless; for then he woüld be
far more Wealthy than he is now. 'fhen
he would know hoW to appreciate the
priceless blessing of his sweet Agned' lové;
and then the curse might be broken and
his heart grow human'again. And more,
than all,” Walter continued, twinlA'g his
arm closely about the form of his fair
companion and speaking more deeply;
“ then Icould proAve to hlm m y love; Then
I could take you to my home; and we
would both love him and care fof him'
while he lived."
Noah Bremen stopped to hear no more;
as he walked away he muttered to him­
self:
“ The rascal ! He’d do great things!—
Me penniless, and he praying for ft; the'
young villian !”
TWo weeks passed oh. and Agrt'ea grew
pale and thin. She did not sing as she'
used to, fior could she smile as' had’ been
her wont. Still she murmured hot, ftor
did her kindness to her father grow lèss;
“ Oh God ! help me A> love my father,”
she prayed. “ Let not fny grief m'akè me
forget my duty.”
And the old man heard it;
One night Noah came home from the
city, and in his hand he brought a small
trunk. He barred the door, an'd drew the'
tattered curtains close.
“ See,” he says, as he spened the trunk
and the new hank notes uphn the table — ,
“ Look there, Agnes, and see how I have
worked in my lifetime. I hà'd no educa­
tion, but I’ ve laid up my money—money
—money ! How many men would sell
me all their brains to-night, for this ?—
See—one thousand—two—three—four—flvei
—count them, Agnes; there’s a thousand
pounds in each package.”
[To bè Continued nekt week.]
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In M em orlain.
The Portland Evening Journal1 furnishes
this excellent obituary on' the death of
the Portland Bulletin:
“ Gone where the woodbine tWifieth,”
is the mournful epitaph' On the late Daily
Bulletin’s tombstone this morning. War­
ren wouldn’ t be black mailed, and that
paper winked out because adverse circum­
stances were against it. The announce­
ment of its decease comes very opportune­
ly ;for the stench arising from its decaying
carcass has long been an offense to the nos­
trils of common decency, and to have con­
tinued much longer might have bred a
pestilence. One hundred and sixty thous­
and dollars have beefi expended to keep
the paper alive since tlie first.number was
issued, and now we can say that one hun­
dred and sixty thousand dollars have been
thrown away as pearls cast to swine; and'
no one is better off, not even the world
Which it took upon itself to reforiri in its
salutatory. The Democratic party, how­
ever—the party it has declared dead so of­
ten during its erratic existence—yet lives
and flourishes, ready to hire the band
play the dead march in honor of the jack­
ass that was always kicking it.
H ow to'Keep a. Subscriber.
An indignant farmer recently entered the
office of the Elizabeth News and'ordered his
paper stopped because he differed from the
editor .iif his viewe regarding the advantages,
o f subsoiling fence rails. The editor, o f
course, conceded the man’s right, to stop his
paper, hut remarked,coolly looking oVer hitf
list:
“ Do you know Jim SowdersT, danm at H ard­
scrabble?”
“ Very w ell,” said the man.
“ W ell, he stopped his paper last wéék be­
cause I thought a farmer was a blamed foot
who didn’ t know that Tim othy was a1 good
thing to graft on huckleberry bushes, and he
died iu four hours.”
“ Lord, is that so?” said the asthhisbed
granger.
,
“ Yes, and you know old George E ricksôû;
down on Eagle Creek?”
“ W ell, I ’ve heard of him .,,
“ W e ll,” said the editor, gravely, “ he stop­
ped his paper because I said he was thé hap­
py father of twins, and congratulated him
on his success so late in life. H e fell dead in
twenty minutes. There are lots o f similar
cases, but it don’t matter.
I’ll just cross'
your name off, though you don’t loakstrong;
and there’s a color ou your nose.”
“ bee h ere,M r. Editor,-’ said subscriber;
looking somewhat alarmed “ I belieVe I ’ll ju st
keep oa another year, ‘cause I alw aysdidhki
your paper, and come to think about it, you’ro
a young man, and some allowance orter be
made,” and he departed, satisfied that he had-
made a narrow escape from death.
O rig in o f th e R ooster in P o litick .
The Cinn. Enquirer explains the origin1
of the “ rooster” in politics. It says; “ It
was not so late a period as 1840; the year
of the “ log cabin,” “ hard cider,” and
“ coo» skin” campaign which resulted in'
the election’of General Harrison; that he
first made his appearance; Indiana then
had her State elections in August. The
editor of the Indinapolis Sentinel* was J;
W. Chapman. In those days lOhomotioti
was slow, and it required days, and even
weeks to get the returns from the back
counties. It so happened that, in some
particular county in Indiana, the Demo-'
erats made a gain over previous elections;
An enthusiastic Democrat wrote to a,
friend in Indianopolis the news, and not
knowing Mr. Chapman, the editor of th6
Sentinel, personally, requested his friend1
to communicate the facts to Chapman,-
adding these insignificant words, “ Tell
Chapman to crow.” Catching the ihspl-
ralionfrom his second-hand correspon­
dent, Chapman did “ crow” in his paper;
and as the business of “ crowing” is usual­
ly done by the chanticleer, he brought
out one of those fine large birds at the
head of his columns.
This was the first rooster ever placed in
a Democratic paper to rejoice over a Dem­
ocratic victory. As the general results o f
that election were against u s; it was a-
matter of derision for the W hig pnpere,
when any Whig victory was obtained, to.
add 'hese words, “ Tell Chapman to crow.”
This assisted to fix the matter in the pop-'
ular mind, and to nationalize the em­
blem. No better one could have been
adopted. The rooster is probably the
most brave and gallant of the birds. He
is d ever conquered as long as he liais Wtet’