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THEOREGON SENTINEL ;rau., ' 4 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. .TACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1SC0. VOL. XI. NO. 1 i n0. P. Jkonvlllo Lodge lular meeting on every Wntnnlnr ft mint? at tbo rt l.. .t II- tl nMticr'sln pood stnndlne are Invited to probers in -" ...... rrsitr.ti. N. n. ttnu. 1I,";,,,e . ,.-.-. HrNnrncNCAV.K.Scoy. Trutfci. J. M. Sutton., V m. Kay and S lj - Warren Lottoo No, 10, A. F. & A. M. a HOLD tliclr ropular communt- -Mention tlic Wednesday Evenings on Anr precedlnp the full moon, In Jack- lU'"'.,ASGEU,W.SI. C W SAVAnL.Secy, "nRANQE JACOBS. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR ANP SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, Jacksonville, Onnnos, . ,,nirr ololle Colli. Home. All business committed to my cure will iromdlnendidto.; July TJ, Ci!. B. F. DOWELL, JaCKSO.NVILLK, OrKOON. Mil practice In nil the Court! of tlic Third Judicial DMrlct, ibf ;Siiprcme Court of Orc- coD.amiui irch,v.ni. hii '"!- fan. ami in y collected, Oct. 18. T.T. CABAN1SS, M. D. Medicine 3t Surgory In Jackiin otid mljoiuiiig counties. Res ideocc in Jacksonville. 7. srHOWAR.D, STOVIYOR & CIVIL ENGINEER, Jackomii.m: Om.oo.v, Rc'dense near the South end of Oregon itreit. January, 2, lhC Office nthl residence on Oregon street DR. L.S.THOMPSON PHYSICIAN AM) hl'IiGEO.V, JaCKSO.NVILLK, OltKOOK, Can be found cither at the City Drug Store, or Lis residence, one door below trie Jvx prcw Oflicc, prepared to give prompt at tention to thoie requiring hit services. Juik-sonvillc, Scyt. Slit. dul!3tl PETER BRITT. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST is nuii'Aiuui Tit TAKE I'ICIt'UKS iv uvi:nv stvlk Of THE ART, WITH ALL THE LATE 1.M PROVEMENTS. If Pictures do not give mil. faction, no cbtr;n will bo mude. Cull ut hi new Gal kry du the hill, examine his picture), aud lit for your llkcmcs DR. A. B. OVERBECK. Dr. Overbvek would nutiouucc to Ihu clt Izeut of Jucktuu Louutvniid Icltiltv. that tie hat returned to Jacksonville und re-Mimed . tlit prucllce of medicine. lie wlllulwu)l be luuud ut hi edd mind, the Ourbcck , Ilutiiliul. nulin uUvut tiroli-wloii , al Uuiium. He would revciru!ly oliclt areoitol of former patronage. tu. p. is s. o. rARoa. MIX &. FARGO, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS Walu Walla, WAiiij.arci.s 1'KiiitiTOiiv, OFFICE over Hunk Exclude. Main Htrett, will practice in all the Courts of tbe First Judicial District, ul.o the Su preme Court. Collections promptly ut tridd to. All buslm&s cnltuslid to our care will receive prompt utteutlon. ju3tf. S. B. FARGO, NOTARY PUBLIC, Walla Walla, W. T., Will take ocknowlcdgmentg of ileitis Pro 'tt Nottre und deeds made out at short no ' and acknowledged. Jue3tf Dissolution Notice. 'HUE uudersignrd bos this day with 1 drown from the firm of Thompson & wvis, aud will continue the practice of Medicine, Surpery and Obsturics, In cksonilleaod vic'.nity, ond eolicits a tare of the patronage. Offiec ut his iwl 6Ce ut the old Murry Hociiiilead. T. L. DAVIS. I. 13tb, 18C4 ilecl7tf "KGUI.AH DISPATCH LINE Uetwetu SAN FRANCISCO and UMPUUA. rPHE following new and Ornt class itMls will jun regularly lu the ulmw Hue. Schooner, V. F. Uowue .. Hughe, Master. ocjoeme-r, 1'uciflc, Gago Master. ocuoonn, Noyo Allen Muter. We offer sunerlor inducements to shlp- Ps to Southern Oregon. For freight or i-oge appw to SIIED& WRIGHT, H, Steuart St., Sail Frunclsco. vki:ka foundry AND machine shop. CASTINGS of ull kinds executed ut the shortest notice. Wrought or Cost jruu work manufactured from the best niu !'.' ,A" kiwis of Ilruss Work. Uur u ?Dd Bubblfg meluU for sale. Cusb Paid for Old Iron. rj.0 TO THE CITY DRUG STORE "d enqulra foi Kenedy's Healing 'D"n""i ud apply to your brulsd finger MHrnuL THE OREGON SENTINEL. twin Minr SATtnnxT mormno. H. F. DOWKLI Proprietor. SmcntrrtoN ror One vear, In advance, Four Dollars; If paid within the first Mx months or the year, tivc dollars ; If not paid until the expiration of the year, fix dollar. AnvniTWiNO One square (10 lines or le?) first lnerllon. Three Dollars ! each MiliH-quenl Insertion. One Dollar. A tils count nf fifty percent will be made to those who udtrrlipi'liy the) ear. Cf t TciiJrrn rrrtlrnt t rurrrnt Mm. Srulticss. There are shadow t o'er the wall And fllllntr the dusky room, Gntherlnp clofc around my chair, GIMInp unseen In the gloom. I hear the rurtlc of Auttimu leaves, The cold wind's hotitcrout sweep; They mnan and sigh like n child In piln, Till they weary at last, nnd sleep. Hut n darker shadner Is on my heart And n deiper prlef In my lircal I would 1 could sob tmxelf to sleep, And my bend and my heart might reit. The (Will llpht of 'the plowing coals, Like the gleam ofn runny smile, Lighten my fuci', while weary my heart To sorrow runs sadly tbe while. 0. for the sound of a Inelng lolce, Like life on the drrri strand, To waken the muilc In my soul With the touch of a matter hand. Like the fatllnp lcaeen our life Is brief And frail a the moon's pale ray Dreaming and n eking for newer jojs, Ere we grasp them pnsrlug away I Piiftt Imjircisliiiis. "The bridge broken ? How provoking!" and IUrbara Lynn leaned from the carrl ugc window spinking to the brown laced boy who had wiluntrered the nbotc piece of ellstastcful information. "Yes, ma'am the frchtt carried the timbers clean wy, dsy ltfoicjetcrdy " "Hut how nru we to git ccrois? Vc are going to Isit Miss Staplcton of Staple ton 1'urk." "They keep n ferrynian there, ma'am, with a little bout h.'M take jouocrosi, und if you'll drhe round by Uncle Ezra's he'll t"nd your truolr b the mountain road." "Vtry well. Driver! follow the boy' dlrcclioiis." Close ut.der the green ence p of n clomp of water willows lay a Utile boat, faitcned by a rope to the upright post, which alone remained of the destroyed bridge, end ten ented by one man In a picturesque straw hat, the broad brim of which shadowed his face altogether. "He'e reading, I declare, Instead of minding his builneis nnd looking out for passengers. A Literary firrymau 1" sneer cd Ed Carson. !ij Hurbara made no verbal comment but walked resolutely to the landing, and roused the absorbed boatman from his studies with the point of her parasol. "Ilrlog your boat around ! ' she said sharply; "we want to cross the river, He quick." The man pushed his broad-brlmed straw hat, with a look hall puzzled, half rmutd, that made Harbaru Ljnn turn to her com panion with the petulant words: "I believe he's an Idiot I" "Where do you wlh to go, ladles I" ask e"d the man, when they had safely bestowed their multifarious flounces upon the seats, not without many compliment! to ipe sinallncss of the accommodations. "To Stopletfln fork landing." As the oars rushed through the bright lidelew water, Edo Carson drew o deep sigh of relief. "Well, we shall be there soon, I hope. If jou had only written, Barbara, Miss Stopleton would hove sent some one to meet us pcrhops that astonishing brother of hers " "Yes," said Rarbaro, curling her lip, "ond u nice Gret appearance we should huie made, tired ond dusty, with our dress is all crumpled and our hair uncurled I No I choose to meet Horry Stapletoo en grande toilette, when I do meet him. Ev erything depends on first impressions, jou know.'' "And you mean lo captivate him t" "I m(Hn to try!" "How do you know he will make a gooJ husband V "What difference docs that make? he's ricb." The boatmon stepped oshorf, and doffiog his hut, pointed to a superb gray stone mansion whose gables and mullions gleam ed through groups or trees just be) ond, eavini!! "There Is Stopleton, ladies, you will hate no difficulty in Coding it." Hurbara tosocd u piece of silver to him aud said: "See that our trunks are 6eot np as soon as they arrive " "And now, girls get ready for dinner as soon as von cam" said Mlwf Stapletoo, as Bbo ushered her visitors into a dainty lit tle dresslog room, all parcelled In ook.aod gold and green, ard cortalos of pale green silk.and minors St tescUd from the celling to tic floor. "I hAve a elellghlfnl party of gucts Haying here, ond I want you to look as lovely ns possible. Re- member our school compact, you arc to captivate Harry." Hurbara did look lovely as she enlercd the drawing room, where lights and flow-! crs nnd dcliclon perfumes made n kind of j loiryianu, tiretscei in rose colored tune, caught up In boqucls of moss rose buds, i and a branch of trailing rose buds fasten- j ed In Icr glosy curls, as catclcss as II it , had fallen from the vine. Eda was pretty 1 too, In white mnslin nnd llllirs. Eda's. beauty was to Barbara's as twilight to j sunsninc; pearl to me imperial iiiomonel. Anna Stapleton's rjes brightened with a sort of odmiring pride as she came forward leaning on a gentleman's nrm to greet her guests. "MlssLynn.my brother, Mr.Staplctcn." hearthstone with its group of elenr, iir And Barbara's checks blazed in scarlet friends around, nnd lUlcn to Iho rain "tap fire, oi in the calm glance of the gentle- ping on the window ptue;" lie down once man bowing before her. the recognized the more In that sweet security, nnd listen to dark blue eye that had beamed so quiz- r its patter on the roof; Its drip, drip from zlcally beneath the shadow ol the lerry- the mosy caves; nnd remember how it man's straw hat. She was liternliy struck weeps down through the apple bough, dumb, and could not have spoken to have 'and turns Into daisies on the little grave loved her life, bnt Harry Stapliton was ' beneath I Linger long over these memo Icss e mbarrasecd. rlc, reader mine, nnd you will say with "We have met before," he said with n me, thnt like the thirsty corth, the soul hulf smile. "It was my first appearance drinks In r. blessing with the roln. 6'. '. In the role of ferryman. I hope It gave ratisfkction. Everything depends on first appearances, you know. Vardon me for not disclosing my name, Miss Lynn, but your orders were loo Imperatively given for me to disobey." j He Hopped abruptly, for Barbara, overcome witb shame ami morlltlrotion,, had fainted in his sitter's arms. And thtn nd there ended all her hopes of ever becoming mistress of Stopleton Pork. Alos! whot radiant vlsloni aliltle' mistake will sometimes overthrow. I Mrinoo'ftMiifcic. iit rinnir caui.to.v. , "Let me moke the songs of the people ond I care not who mukes the lows," sold a celebrated person; und though we may not be reody to admit that the songs of the people would mould the destinies or the country, yet we ull know that the history of our country Is set to music, and sung throughout the laud like a grand opera, with a chorus such at the world never saw before. Each different phase of history, for the last Dvo jeors ut uny rate, huj been so mi- nuicly chronicled upon the musical scale tliut any Intelligent stranger could make a pretty fair guess ut the exact slute nf the tiroes while standing for an hour at tie street comer anJ listening to the songs oi the people sung or whistled. Five )cuis ago, from tho four points of the globe, our songs burst forth In one grand rallying cry for "God and our native laud." Their very notes flowed to the mc-iurc of the fife and drum, ond the burdeni were "fare welU" ond "God speed." A year went by ond though the notes of loyalty and courage rang as loudly, clearly as before, there would float out on the evening air through tbe stillness of the deserted street, and from a thousand lire sides, low tender wolls of sorrow for the loved onts, sweet loving farewells from the bottle Ui, that told their own isd story. Tbe third )ear was one of bravery, hard ship ond hope; and the people sung, "N e n rally round the flag, hoys," "vv e re marc.. Ing through Georgia," ond "When this cruel wor Is over." with a will that must havy carried consternation to the heart of n Half-nine foe. Now "the cruel war u over." "I ramp, ; tramp, troinp the boys come marchlog," aod we have welcomed them wnn open aims. Witb one voice our nation has broken forth lu singiog, "Mlnceyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord' and now we can once more sit down Id peaco by our hearthstones and remember the soogi of yore. All those that ore evoked by the event! of tbe boor, pass, quickly away, but there (till linger around the heart dear mtmoriei of those older sweeter pongs we listened to about our mother's knee. J'er)upa-urd my pen hes itates to Inflict even a ttuder papg per haps the dearest, sweetest of all, was war l.l,l l.v scarlet lins that lave fide-d long ago, or through the dim corridor of the past there comes to us toe ""S'-o tones of a voice "whose music we have loved too well." Through the dim al.lesTime has troddsn Down to us Irom dys or yore, Steals the tigh-born jnu.io ever With a tbilll unfell before. Nevermore Eball tbj heart's dead rUt, 0. weeper I Tuou tnan t id heart, listening for a footitep Sao el , w Wbloj tm ? Wer denied tby sight before, 1 Ke-ycrujorti ,, lhe Mi thy voice sUll utter. Badde-st moan oi Jiuwm rvn J iball se-e the uevw morv." Ab wokcu, vtim dreauiw ! The pt Is burled fathoms defp under Lethe's nn- troubled waters. Stir tip the embers on your leirths. nnd while the ruddy bhzo breaks forth to licht and cheer your lile, 'look up and sing, "The happiest time Is now " Hut it was no Ronp of war, or toyollv. or love, tl t sent my spirit wandering to- night through the illoi of memory. It was n strain of 'l, delicious mmlc known and loved belorc Old Pun first sounded. h! maptcol recl; known nnd Ioed In all lands, by all proplcj for where Is there n heart on earth that has not grown lender, loving, put tr. at the sound of tin yMtvef (Aomn The memories awakened by tloe last - five words arc nil too sacred for my pen to Intrude upon. Go back in spirit to the , old homestead; tec the wide, hospitable Nf Agt. Singular Discover)'. Two Portuguese came Into town n day 'or twoslr.ee, who had been nbsent In the mountains to the wrstevnrd of town some threo weeks on a prospecting expedition They cannot give a very clear statement as to the route they have traveled. We could only understand that they had been n great way west and sooth ; hud seen much snow, many decr.bcur and oilier game, and had found what they believe good diggings, In a deep canyon, the waters of which run towards the we'st. 'I hey olio report the ilf.Ai-rp nt fitlmlnuttt- rL1i finnpfv. afwrta ..... -. ...--. .v .................. mens of which they showed us, whleh If, as they say, Is the average of tho loele, a n ai could make from one to two ounces per day with a bind mortar, without working I very hard either. This latter discovery they arc not Inclined to be very communl i cative about. Tlty say our name Is not ion the notice, but that we arc ull right, Holly for them, , As to the placer diggings In question, they say they oro willing to show their lo- colity tunny one who will accompany them In the spring. They think limy can Mrike tho dhglngs In three or four dajs I travel after the mows have melted from I the mountain tops, where it is now twsr.ly tvtl deep. The iiuguar discovery, though, Is a vast cave, Iho mouth of which Is In the can) on referred to. Seeing on opening In the mountain side, they entered It for sl.cl ter from the pelting -torm, taking with them their anin.als. Ah night was clow at hand, they contented themselves with lighting a fire, cooking Ihcjr supper, und rolling themselves In their blankets fur the eight In the morning, the storm still continuing, they concluded to explore the apparently vast cavity in mother earth In to which they had found entrance. As light was nutuary, they looked around for something that would ufhml light. Fortune favored them in this regmd Near the entrance was lying a large pitch pine tree, from whHi they soon obtained splinters suflieie for their purpose. Muk ing a torch of goodly size, they started, fol lowing what aiared to bu u tolcrubl) well worn trull, for sornctlilnir. over half uu hour, without discovering anything nnuiu ai, more tnan oi mo sun. ai times nit roof ol the cave was visible, at olhu tiim-s not, Sometimes they could tee both sides of the cave, at others only one, 'I here was nothing uneuual under foot noihlug that wsi calculated to attract more than ordi nary attention. That animals cf various kinds were in the habit of patting to aud fro over the Hull they had followed was beyond question j but where they went to when pursuing tbe direction the explorers bsd traveled, they were unable ut that time to determine. They bow getting short of material for a light, were cotupejlcj to re turn and pale preparations on u larger scale, Arrirtd bick at the point frora which ll.ey bad started, they determined to pack a small mule they bad with them with blankets, a little provisions, and a great deal of pitch pine, and fully arming them selves, again start. Thu9 equipped, they retnmed their sturch more leisurely and with renewed confidence, ond were soon be - yood tbe point ou their former explorution and at least a mile on their subterranean travels Close examination of the trail they vrcre on futUDed them that tbe place bad been traveled by Iudlaoi, and hence they came to tbe conclusion that there might be an outlet somewhere (a advance of them. Soon their progress became more difficult, j tbe paujgo narrowing la some placej so I as to mike it difficult, to pruee tbe little mule through, and then It would open out ' on n scnla so granJ that their lights fulled to rctcnl nnvthlng but walls of dul,mi As vet no living thing had presented Itself to disturb the monotony ol the datknes nnd the poor fellows began to think that they might be on the route to the lower regions. Soon, however, on turning on angle In the trail, n glimpse ul daylight was had, nnd nTler n few minutes it scene burst upon them such as to strike with wonder and awe the beholder, Keen the mule manifested surprise At the sccuc pre sented, 1 hey stood on tie bank of a subterra nean stream of great volume nnd rapidity of current, as widens the Sacramento at Wnugh'a Ferry or about two hundred feet nnd of grcit depth apparently. The bank on their side was sloping, nnd covered Willi n runic growth or rustic ami coarre bunch grass. Tho scene was lighted by ...." . grass. an nperturo In the mountain overhead, seemingly rouie hundred feet above tlieni, and to the eye apparently no larger than nn ordinary mining shaft. The icmng nt the bae seemed from forty to sixty rods Iho whole presenting the appearance of a vast funnel Inverted. Lying nbout them was Iho bones nf animals that had evident ly been killed for food by Indian'), the Indications of old camp fires be ing plenty nil around. Tim water wns pure and pleasant to the taste, having no unusual flavor. Finding no road to travel onward, nor n boat for Internal imvlgatloii, ll.ey re turned to the plaea from whence they started. On their return they examined more closely Iho side, and, when they could, tho top of this wonderful opening They found the wait; of hnrd granite, oo cailonnlly of a shelly or broken character, but generally so firm as to cauc no fear of Its fulling. They noticed several quartz veins that were cut by the vast lunni I, but saw no great Indications of nrallli nbout tin in. In fuel, they suy they felt some tt,ut n n hurry to git away, and did not 'care to spend the time nccwsiry to minute examinations. They will return nbout the first of May, nnd say they will take pleas ure in showing to the curious Iho wonder thoy liavo discovered. Shatla Conner. No Saihuiii. In a "Prize Essay on tbo Sablmth," written by a Journeyman printer In .Scotland, ihcru occurs tho fol lowing passage t "Yoke-fellow I think how tho abstraction nf tho Sabbath would linpclffjly emliivo tho working clustes with whom wu nro ldcntifiu. Think of labor thus going on In one moi.otor.ouj und cnntlnuniM and eternal cycle limbs forever on the rack, the finger forever throbbing, thu shoulde-ra forever drooping, the loins forever aching, nd tho restless mind forever scheming Think of Iho beauty It would (ffaco ; of th- mcrrydicurtedue-fs It would extinguish ; of the giant strength It would tamo of the resources of tiaturo It would exhaust ; nf Iho aspirations it would crush ; of the slek ness It would breed ; of the projects it would wreck ; of the groans it would ex tort ; of the- victims it would Immolate I nf Iho cheerless gruves It would premature ly dig. See them toiling nnd moiling, sweating nnd (telling, grinding and hew ing, weaving und spinning, sowing and gathering, mowing and reaping, raising and building, digging one) planting, un loading and storing, striving und strug glingla the garden and In tho field, In the granvry and in the burn, In the factory mid lu the mill, In thu ware-home and lu the shop, on tho mountain und In the ditch, on the road side and In tho wood, In the country, on the sea and on the shore, on the rurtli In da)s of brightness and nf gloom. Whut u sad picture would the world preUT.t If we hud no iiubbalb I' A I'urvi.Aii Movk. -Governor Lyon msde a t pitch at Idsho City, lately, lu which he prtinUod the honest miners that he would go east aod inaugurate an Im mense femulu immigration scheme, after the fashion ol Mr. Mercer. The Governor Is a candidate for Gongress, and If ho only mokes this female plan work, he may con sider himself elected. Wo propoo un amendment to this project : It Is known that litre aw tco men to oin woman In Idaho; there ore five romen to one man in Halt Lake, now give the boys a chance and tbe equilibrium of tho sexes will be restored with as much speed, as alkull and un acid will mingle. There will be a spontaneous ebullition, on chemical prluci pies, but when thut subside it will be ' food polygamy I dead, and every i.eet 1 1m Mormoness will "have a man of her own, all to uerwii," in tui way ma two great evil of celibacy in Idaho and polyg nmy in Ulab, can be killed ul one time. We bil.ovo tie men in Idaho have phos- ihom enough In their composition to ...I,.. ,1.1. l..., I,,,..,, !(,) U'nll,, ,i,urv i,,ia LJI7 vvv,i. 1J .... ,, m. StaUman. Pkk.stigb says, girls will differ, One of them lately broke her neck In trying to escape belpg kissed, aud a great many ol item are rcauy to orct moir ntcitg eu go kissed Fanl'v Dammm! An exchange cau- tlons jonng men who can't dance fancy dances, not to go to n ball with a young Indy who can, nnd adds n few suggestions as follows! t "If we ever have children wo shall loach them thee dancc. Not that they will enjoy the. hopping nround, first on one foot, then on the other, then on both, but they will have such u good chance to hug other peoples wlvrs nnd sweethearts! ThN Is the secret of the dancing, No one could object then; but If n fellow wcro lo sit by thestde of his onu wife cun, In n ball room, nnd hug btr half ns hard well, wouldn't there bo remarks ! (liifMnotl Talk about going to pic ules, visiting wed dings, going to npplc-ctits, sparking by moonlight, silling ou the) porch Sunday evenings and stealing iv kiss every time a I. l. .. ..i.t .1. f.lt 1... .1 . .!... ior auoHis, meign ruling uy mo smc ui a rosy cheeked girl, or eating happiness with n go'd spoon ! nil Ilcso sink into In signifljiinco when fancy dancing conns on Hut then ! If n fellow don't know how, nnd take's to n party n pretty girl who dnen; and has to sit on n cold bench, and sec another fellow doing the sweet hugging of that nngello crcnturo thnt he lins paid his ticket for, Its uwfiil I Just to sit still and see another'' nrm where jours should be- her head where It shoulii not Ik, and welli don't tnkc n girl to n fancy danc ing parly tinlc you know nil tho ropes " Cauoiit. -The legislature of Oregon, during Its list sesilon, pawd on act com polling barber shops to clow butlncss at 10 o'clock a. v. on Siindn)!. 'Ibis has given rise to many practical Jokes:; ntnouf: tho best Is this ; A few Holidays ulnco Iho Governor of Iho Statu stepped into a barber hhop about 0,30 a. v., nnd placed hliiuelf In the chair to be shaved, nt the inmc time giving Iho ipy his boots to polish The barber lathered Mm Excelleu ry'a fice, nnd Iho boy Indiistrloutly hruili ed on hi hoots. About the tlmu one half nflho Execullvu heard was shorn and ono boot s.itUfactorily polished tho clock struck ten. The britih dropped from the boy' hand, and Iho barber began hastily lo placo his Instruments on tho shelf. The Gov ernor desired him to proceed. "Can't do It, Mr. Gibbs ; the Sunday law Is In force," was tho reply. Aud In iplto of bit pro leslutloiu, the Governor was obliged to leuvo with one slduof his fuco unshaven snd ono boot covered with diul. Cut IU. AMI Cliqf.KtU I'llKMUriONJ Tho CfMiner U Miinalltt ri IiiIim n rtirlmij story t A nobln lady, o'.vne'; cf a chutrau near Alx, has been taking certain precau tions ngalmil tho choleni, of which tho had llttlu need, considering tho dlstanco of lor residence from liilecUd places, and the in ebrious air nf her ferlllo valley. Her property Is surrounded by a wall with which a town In tho middle oge might well bo content, Tho gate havo loop, hole, nnd armed eaiauts, sharing tho ter rors of tho mistress, keep a conitant guard. Things nro managed as at Mcninn ami Palermo. Whenever nny Imprudent xr son knocks nt the gate, he limy have Iho satisfaction of srclng through tho loophole a number ol guns pointed at him, and ol hearing a rough Invltutlou to pass. Ut ters addressed to this untlque manor Iioum are picked up with u pair of longs and fumigated, Near thu gnto Is a pavilion where friends and relations pat quaran tine, and It Is only after repeated purifica tions that they are admitted Into the chat eau, A Pnwriirii. .Stcitwo. The Rev. A. Mursell, of MunchcsUr, Englund, deliver ing u lecture nt Birmingham recently, spoke us follows of the first sermon be wroto t It wus re-ad by my fellow students and, on Its conclusion, ore recommended me to burn it us soon as ( got near rnougli to tie fire. Hut I didn't do It, aud preach, td It once, at the top cf tny voice, In u village chapel, before seventeen intelligent people. Before I had gono far with my sermon, an old lady fainted, and then a young lady wint Into hysterics j and, ai it took two men and four women to take each lady out, there were only tliree left, und of these, before I had flnitbed, two were ojlcep, and one wag deaf, Tiikhs; wos once u clergyman in New Hampshire noted for hi long sermoos and Indolent habit, "How Is It," said a man lo his neighbor, "lhat Parson II , tho laxlest man living, writes those Intermin able sermons?" "Why," laid the other, "he probably gels to writiug and Is too lazy to slop." Ls Sacraineolo, recenlly, a woman pro cured the release of her husband from Jail, and that night ran olT with another fellow. Her object In procuring her husband' release was to Icavo comeboey with tbo children. ' '' ,. , Women uro called the "softer sex," be cause thoy are co easily humhogged, Out of one hundred girls, ulncty five would pre fer ostetiutjoa to happluesa-r-a dandy hus band to a uccbunlo.