JSS FOTIKa. COEYALLISr.-. IS HIEKE KOOM VS A short time since the a;u an interesting: discburse" ty minister, in which he relate ' touching incideut A mo preparing some flour to L left' it-for a- few moments, s Mary, out of child's ctirioIT; it was, took hold of the " dish, to the floor, spilling the- .conf mother struck the child s se. Baying with anger that she was ai the way I Two' weeks aftery: I;ttl.? sickened and -died. On her deatl. when delirious, she asked her mother there would be no room for' her amo the angels. "I was always in yourwayj mother ; you had no room for little Mary ! And will they have no room for me?" The broken-hearted mother then felt no sacrifice too great, could she have saved her child r Is there room among the angels L ... For the spirit hf your child ? Will they take your little Mary c In their loving arms so mild ? Will they ever love me fondly, As my story books have told ? Will they find a hffme for Mary yatary, numberedjglth the dead ? -tfell me truly, darling mother I ' - .', Jja there room for such as me ? Will.I gain the home of spirits, And the shining angels see? I have sorely tried you, mother Been to you a constant care! And you will not miss me, mother, When I dwell amongthe fair ! ' For you have no room tor Mary : She was ever in your way, And she fears the good will shun her I Will they, darling mother, say, Tell me, tell me truly, mother, E'er life's closing hour doth come, Do you think that they will keep me, In the shining angels' home ? I was not so wayward, mother ! Not so very, very bad, But that tender love would cherish, And make Mary 's heart so glad ! Oh 1 1 yearned for pure affection, In this world of bitter woe ! And I long tor bliss immortal, In that land where I must go I Tell me once again, dear mother, E'er you take the parting kiss ! Will the angels bid me welcome' , To that world of parting bliss ? PACIFIC SLOPERS. Grouse are hooting a sign of spring. Everybody in Dayton has got the measles. Stephen Maybell has gone to San Francisco. ' " : ' " A snake with a head on each end is the latest sensation at Roseburg.. ' The lightning last Saturday night set several trees on fire, near Eugene. Rev. S. G. Adams has gone East, to have his Synchronological Chart litho graphed. The Supreme Court adjourned last Friday to meet again on the third Mon day in July. It is rumored that Nat. Lane is about to bnild a steamboat to run on the Up per Willamette. CM. Lock wood, formerly of this State, died at Detroit, Michigan, on the 13th of January last. - - ----- A Polk county lawyer interrupted a McMinnville Court, last week, and was arrested by the Sheriff. A. B. Falkner's child fell into a tub of lye, at Sheridan, Yamhill county, the other day, and was drowned. The proposed tax levy in Lane county, in aid of the State University, meets with decided opposition. 1 U. E. Hicks, an old typographical friend of ours, has purchased an interest in the job office of Himes & Bachelder, Portland. Some idea of the lumber trade of Puget Sound may be formed when it is ' Stated as a fact that the average of thirty acres of land are denuded of their for eBt each day. A Virginia (Nevada) editor recently won a piano by shaking dice, and now all the honses in bis immediate neigh borhood are for rent, and the leader of the Chinese band has committed suicide. A Virginia City (Nevada) paper says that a member ; of the rjolice force of that city has gone to Portland, Oregon to institute suit for the recovery of c about one-half the town, which he claims under some old title acquired a quarter of a century ago. , The Grand J ury of Jackson county lias indicted Scar-faced Charley, Hock " er Jim", Long Jim, One-eyed Moz, Old Doctor, Humphrey, Little Jim, Boston Charley, and Dave, belonging to Capt. ' Jack's band of Modocs, for murder in ; the first degree. Mrs. Brotherton and eon, survivors of the Brotherton family, , swore positively to these Iudians as the band who . massacred the : settlerB on " Lost river," last December. eminenc imaging pinnacle ' oftenf sioup ""JtLL poisons our natures this giddy emine"DC proves only a point from u.- : , view the shipwreck of bumanityTwitn a heart sojiard that not even a sigh for its relief escapes our lips.; Thus we are made to realize the truth that "all is.Bot gold that glitters," and that, too often, the only objects which We think life worth living for axe mere shadows, enemies or demons in disguise. By such experience some learn lessons of great worth to them in after life. They learn to investigate all thing's, before they give their opinion either for or against them. Thus they become think ing men ; pillars of support to' society and the State ; monuments of true moral greatness, while otheis press the delu sions to their bosoms, and court their own misery and destruction. Bat how may we evade these delusions, and de tect the false gold that glitters in the sunbeams of wanted prosperity : Our first step is to doubt ; this is the only condition of philosophy. We are only able to investigate any proposition on the condition that we doubt its truthful ness, for the very act of investigating proves that we are, to Borne extent, skeptical on that subject I do not mean that skepticism which doubts in the face of asolute proof, but that skep ticism which requires proof before be lief. Then he vrho would reap the pure gold of hife, let him doubt philosophi cally, and investigate with patience. Ramo. YOUTH. , Youth, with its happiness, is a pre cious fund of inheritance with which to begin trading in a practical wisdom and an active usefulness. It is the time when we learn by experience that hap piness is actually attainable on earth, and this fact alone supports man in his moral life in succeeding years. If once taught that happiness is a chimera, and that momentary gratifications are the only substitutes placed within his reach, man id prone to lead a wild, reckless life, as experience abundantly proves. Our happiness is much oftener thrown away, in consequence of our actions, than snatched from us by a superior power. Youth is the time when we are taught by experience to discard these destruct ive fallacies from our rules of action, and we are prepared for life's great bat tles. Happy, blessed youth ! "Who does not love the bright eyes, the happy faces, the winning ways, and the rosy dreams of youth 1 Nothing seems to weigh down the boyant "spirits then ; and if misfortune chances to fall to its lot, the shadows thus" cast over its life path are as fleeting aB the clouds that come and go in an April sky. The warm, generous impulses . of nature have not yet been cramped and bound by the Cold formalities of the . world, and the heart has not learned to veil its false purposes with deceitful smiles, or the tongue its basest desires beneath honeyed words. It has cost the world ages of experience to learn an apprecia tion of the position and character of women, but it has not yet attained to a knowledge of the true position, require' ments and character of youth. Here we have an age of study spread out be fore us. Here we find an eloquent teacher. Its generous ardor, its daunt less activity, its chivalrous sense of honor, its fond attachments, its hopeful nessand truthfulness, its clear bright eye, fair cheek, light and joyous frame' how strangely unlike is all this to the wrinkled brow and heavy tread, the callous and deliberate sel fishness by which it 13 often' succeeded f VV oat a fund of knowledge in the study of youth- - . '- ' ; JrHICEOIf. It appears that George William Cur tis is under an engagement to the Har pers for two years longer. - JTOCK OB1 r H Y Gr O O D s , CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, GROCERIES, t FANCY GOODS, , "CROCKERY, HABDWAKE, CARPETINGS AND WALL PAPER, HATS AND- CAPS, TRUNKS Ac VALISES, LADIES' AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Everything else usually found in a First Class Country Store. pr GIVE THEM A CALL.13 September 6, 1872 2:20tf EDUCATIONAL. CO R V ALLIS COLLECE. THE FALL TERM OPENS ON ' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1872. FOR INFORMATION, SEND FOR CATALOGUE, B. L. ARNOLD, 2:18tf President Aug. 23. rnilE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RE JL specttully announce to the public, mat ne is prepared 10 give msiruuuous 011 the Organ, Piano, or Melodeon. Terms one aoiiar per lesson, instructions given at the residence of pupils if desired. Lessons given in vocal music in classes, or privately. H3rPersons wishing to purchase Pianos, Organs or Melodeons, can save fifteen per cent, by ordering through tne Jrrotessor. - . JT. KUlAlH. Professor of Music, and Graduate of the , New York Institution lor the mind vlno20:tf. SALOONS AND BREWERIES. WALL. CCSHMAN, : : : PROPRIETOR. MAIN STREET, (Opposite Taylor's Meat Market.) FINEST WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Always Found in the Bar. January 18, 1873. r-: 2-39yl CALIFORNIA SALOON. MAIN STREET, CORVALLIS A. H. Blakesley, Proprietor. FINEST WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS ALWAYS ON HAND. Dec. 21, 1873. ' 35:tf BIRD'S SALOON, CORVALLIS Oregon. mHIS SAXiOON IX FITTED VP IS SUPERI L or Style. ' rtone uut tut very utjt numi uquon ana v jlcjo. H9iBT Villi), .. Proprietor, Vluo40tf. , THE OBIfilHAIi : CORVALLIS BREWERY. Bernard Hunt, . Proprietor CORKER 2d ANT JEFFERSON STREET, ' . CXKVA1AIM, OREOOX. Where may te found at all times, the best LAGER BEER AND XXX ALE, made on this Coast, and sold by the Wholesale or Retail. This Beer took the first premium nt Linn (Vmntv Fair. Beer delivered to aiw part of the City or Country, at the low Bum of Vln02tf JOME ance Company, 1 ' sco. "v, f France. A . . .'. .v. .TPresldont. ....Vice President. .......... Secretary .Marine Secretary. .General Manager. IRECTOKS: f " Oregon Braneb. ( Ji ' JLAKD P. Wasserman, C. H. Lewis, B. IjEM Jj. P. Graver. '-ALBANY. .J. A. Crawford. 1ATLKS. : .D. M. French. iLEWISTOX J. Ixiewenberr. r. A. IIEOWETH. Agent. Corvallis, Oresron. v v2no33yl. THE LEADING AMERICAN Fire Insurance Company! DEVOTTSD TO FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. For the benefit of Oregon patrons, their business is re-insured, Two-Thirds In the HOME INSURANCE CO., ot New York, and the NORTH BRITISH & MEKCANTILE 1JMSUKAJNCJS CO., Of London and Edinburgh, thus guaranteeing JfliCftiN 1-X. Policies Dy aggregate assets amounting to 0 SS , 564 , 087 17 I Enabling the Company to take Largest Risks, and Offer the . Amplest Security. $50,000 deposited with the State Treas urer, lor iurtner protection or policy holders. '--' Agents authorized to 1 Issue and Renew Policies Direct, and "Without Reference. LOSSES HONORABLY ADJUSTED, and Promptly Paid, in U. S. Gold Coin, Rates on all classes of desirable risks placed as low as solvency to the Company and protection to tne assured will admit, R. II. MAGILL, ; : : Manager, San Francisco, Cal. E. Q. McCahdijsh & Co., Agents Corvallis, Oregon. 2:22m3 " FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, OF SAN FRANCISCO. ESTABLISHED IN 1863 ! Assets, January 1, 1S72, over $856,000, 1 in Gold. Fifty Thousand Dollars Deposited with the State Treasurer, in Compli ance with the Laws of the State of Oregon. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE! LOSSES FAIRLY ADJUSTED AND PROMPTLY PAID! -HENRY DOUSE, AGENT, CORVALLIS, OREGON. - GEO.-F. GRA5T, Manager, Portland, Oregon. November 8, 1872. 2:29m3 GREAT EXCITEIENT The Bazaar of Fashion ! MRS. R-JL KNIGHT HAS JUST RECEIVED K FULL STOCK CF FALL AND WINTER C0Q3Sr ; CONSISTING OF , ; Millinery Articles, Hats, Bonnets,' Rib bons, Trimmings, Etc. DRESS-MAKING, And cutting and fitting ladies' and chil dren's garments in all the Latest Styles. Great pains will be taken to show Goods g-Rooms first door South of City Hotel r niKB. a. a. miiuni. CoBVALUS, Oc. 11, 1872. v2nolyl. JOD WORK. WB ARB rBBFASXDTO KXXCCTB ETERY DESCRIPTION J PLAIN & ORNAIENTAL JOB ."WOJBJS. At Price th&t Defy Competlton. OBOBBS BOUOrnSD FOB POSTERS, (Plain or Colored) E3LL-KEASS, LE3AL BLASXSt Cl.'SULAKS, CASTES SE YISITE, E'JSSSESS CARES, Ete......... Ete...... Ete. CALL AND EXAMINE SPECIMENS. AT THB CZ7STC:i CirCSAT'CFFICE, COSYALLIS. EUREKA LIVERY, FEED, AND SALE G. W. HOUCK, Successor to Clark & Houck.J v PROPRIETOR. 0 - HAVING PURCHASED THE IN- I terestof Mb. Clabk, in the Horses, ; Buggies Carriages, etc ot the above Estab- -, i llshment, I am now prepared to carry on I the business in . -. - SPLENDID STYLE. I will spare neither labor nor expense to render my establishment a success. ; . I will keep constantly on hand a supply ot GOOD HORSES, - ' - ' . SINGLE AND - DOUBLE BUGGIES,' .- ' '. CARRIAGES and everything connected with a first class Thankful tor nast pafronaee. I expect by honest and liberal dealing to deserve tbe continued patronage of the public. , I Give me a trial. G. W. HOUCK. vlno2GtC y CORVALLIS Livery, Feed. andSale tSTABLE Main Street, Corvallis, Oregon, SOL. KING, . Proprietor. H AVISO PURCHASED THE ABO YE well-known Stable, I intend to make it one of the best in the State. My stock is oi me nnesi, anu my turnouts always neat anu clean, i mean business, and 1 you want rLrcT -PfjUTQ Am mm i m-cc! i give us a call before going elsewhere. we invite the patronage of the traveling public. Horses boarded by the day or week, and satisfaction guaranteed. The best KCRSES and BUGGIES in the State al ways ready lor use. We have made this Stable FIRST CLASS in every respect, and NOW we say to our patrons, friends, and to everybody, knewn or unknown by us, or who know ns; to strangers, or "any other man," . call at the Corvallis livery. Feed, and Sale Stable and you will get the worth of your money. Apbit. 18th 1872. ' vlno52tf. I F. E. ROBINSON. B. F. BOBIXSOJC. CORVALLIS, ! SAW ; ; . AND PLANING 3II1L.IL.. NORTH END OF TOWN ' P. E. Robinson & Bro. PEOPELETOES. ' HAVING LATELY RE-FITTED and improved our machinery, and Having a gooa stock or jkul jxtaia nut Logs on "hand, we will endeavor to keep such a Variety of Lumber on Hand, that i any and all Customers can be fitted out 1 IMMEDIATELY, or we can fill their bills ! on SHORT NOTICE. Customers from a distance, sending I their orders, will receive AS PROMPT ATTENTION as if personally present. Rustic and Ceiling of all Kinds made to order. ... . Flooring, Either Matched or ' I Square Jointed, as desired. ALL LUMBER DRESSED BY OR UN I der the supervision of a ' Practical Mk i chanic and will be done in as good stvlo a a nan ho rlnrio ulct a utTi SEND IN TOUR ORDERS t "Remember the place North end of Town. Slab Wood always on hand.gl vlno49tf. PAINTING AND GRAINING. JACK SHEPPARD, , HOUSE, SHJN, , CARRIAGE - AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER. ' DONE TO ORDER. ALL JOBS PROMPTLY attended to with neatness and dispatch at my shop on Main street, Corvallis, Oregon. IHEAPER IIU THE CHEAPEST. v2no7t FARM FOR SALE. A FINE TRACT OP LAND, SITUA i JrV. ted about ten miles South-west from Corvallis, and containing 320 acres, is com- posed of prarie and timber land, is well watered ana is suitame lor a grain or bw ranch or for both purposes. . There is a fine young orchard of about 500 choice trees on the premises. This ranch will be sold on i reasenaDie teams. xerms-oi fwj'iueui, I 500.00 down and balance on-time with le gal interest. - For particulars enquire at the Democrat office, of G, W, QUIYEY.; Cobvaixis, December 28th 1871. . - D3. J.W. VAKDEN EERGH'S : Celebrated Worm Syrup; ; FOR SALE RY . . ' ALLEN & WOODWARD ALL ORDERS' FOR "WORM SYRUP should be addressed to J. W. Vandon Bergh, Salem, Oregon. vlno48yl .