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WM. HOFFMAN, jfOTAUX PUBLIC, CONVEYANCER U.S. Circuit Court Commissioner For the District of Oregon. OPFICK nrt Door North of IJfekm....'. JlMiikluK Homo. n1 and otbcr Instruments or writing carc f,.Uv ore?" red, "! acknowledgements taken. ' iuffilons for Homestead Entries, Pro o.on WghU ind Private .nlry of land pro- C' Jacksonville. August 4. IBM. SUTTON & HYDE, GJBJWTTaB aEr LYON'S KATIIATRON, LYON'S KX'CT GINGER, LYON'S ELBA POWDEH, MACHt OLIA WATER. f Jacksonville, Sept. 29, lflCn-tf "MERMAN EXCHANGE, Corner of Washington and Front Streets, ; o ll TLA XI), on EG OK. i. p. w."qu imby, (UTK PBOPIIIKTOB IIP TIIK " WkTK11N HoTKI.,") H AVINO TAKEN TIIK AIIOVE 1I0USK, . ...ii.. iiwi'rTTi'i ,i Avi nnrtmxistr- I'D It, In now prepared In receive nnd accommo date lil friend nnil rormer patrons, nnd the wneral travelling public. Knr saMy In llio event nr lire, and tlio cnnvcnlniico of rhosW, iSIXiOND I'ASSMIi: miean opened to thu MKRI'im Al'ARTMENS, wMoU uru comnio. Jlous mid especial arranged fur tlionciinmtniidn- taarrnmiiU WAItM?'" GOLD JJATHS nttuclivtl lo the house. 71il liouti' I locnlril ntnrfr llw Htrmiilmnl Limiting llinn mi)' ntlicrlu I'orllniiil, TIIK HOTEL COACH will be In attendance ixt tlio several Landings to convey guet nnd llielr daggngo '"1 "om tlio 1ioum KKI'.B OK ailAUCi:. Tliu house tuts n large Firc-FroofSafo for valimhle. Tim Proprietor will undertake that nothing shnll do led umhnr lo render din homo attractive, and giicslscomlortiilila. octfltl ii. nutus. J. 0. WALL DUGAN & WALL, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Xlx-lolK. Xl-ulldlxxc Corner of Front nml F Utreets, ORESCENT CITY. THEY WILL ATTEND TO THE KEOEIV. Intr uml forwarding of nil good ciilrutt-d to their care, wllhprntuiiinci' and dispatch, Tlicy have lltti'd up two largo Imlhllng for tttiirhifz good, nnd have mado arrangement so Hint merchant doing lniilini tliroui;li them will tint iiitror hy any awclnirgc, or low nuyjiirt claim lor Kood loot. I f,tr (oiiluin'iitn mllclkil. MeruhaiidUe j received on itoriiK". ue'.MIy P. B. COFFIN, HOUSE PAINTER, 18 NOW IS POSSESION OF TII12 KNTIRP. ' J. ituck of imiteriiil nnd tool formerly ln ' IimikIiik to Cii'lcllo k C'nllln. Mr. C(itilln I Imvlii wllhdrnwn, P.ll. Cnilln will cimlliuii' i th IiikIiu'mi, nnd can m found lit liU fhop, , Corner of C nuil Tin Id SticctH, prepared to do work in a workmanlike manner nnn at rrfttonaiiiu ruler. .IiicUmvllle, Oct. 13, IS07. nctlOtf EL JHIKADO, :. L'lir.Ciil.Ogn.MU.Jncktoiivlllc, (I S. M. FARREN. CHRISTMAS BALL! AT BOCK 3POI3STT, DECEMBER 25th, 1807. THE UNDEHSIONED HEItElIY ANNOUN hnnlbi:Jl,!0..!n Klvo ft lm,lUo Ml at hi li! '.ttt U.k ' 0,,lt' " Wcd.ic.day uvvnliig, tebr.M,hl 1807 Grci,t won will to All -, K,1S " ,atlilaotlon to hlaguesU. All are cordially Invited to attend. itr-i, r. , . , u' J' WHITE, Proprietor, "ock Point, Nov. 22.1, 1807. nov23-lw PAYIJP!1UIVGLE! TaIroS,,rERTF'U.TO 8UTTN HYDE -rorepeoifullv Invito tn.r.. i...i V l0 lf Will. 'ThaVdn n.7n.v r.u."r rn"teo,?c58.'v' '!'.'' mi DO have - .- .mv. inBir own imniiities. t ,s,'ttoax b Hyclo. Jacbonvllle, Sept. 7, ISOtT tf h3 irniTffiJBBBBBWmn ' Ifotico. A L,hF.T 8 NU?,1TK0 TO US MUST "t.P i IetfiVay Vy tllo''tdayof January i. wit"."' n'ai'8 n0t "bat W oowInB.. . B!.ney du0 U8. aai Pl owing ua must poaltlvoly.pay up. Not. m 18(17 GU"N'Ni UUUM A CO. ""' mh no?23-2ra itmt VOL. XII. BUSINESS NOTIONS. Peter Britt, Photographic Artist, JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. Ambro typos, Photographs, Cartos do Vislto DONE IN THE FINEST STYLE OF ART. Pictures Reduced OR ENLARGED TO LIFE SIZE. DR. A. B. OVERBECR Physician & Surgeon, JACKSONVILLE, ORWON. Olllco at liln rcfldencfl, In tho Old Ovcrlieck Honpltal, on Oregon Street. K.ii. iu:i:nmax, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OFFICE-Cornor of California and Fifth Strcots, Jacksonville, Ogn. Ho will prnetlco In Jackron nnd adjacent cniintlcii, nnd attend promptly to profeilnnal calH. fclJtf DR, A, B, OVERDECK'S BATHEOOMS, Xn tho Overbook Hospital, "WAKM.COLD &SIIOWEIUJATIIS, SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS. M SPMOIAL NOTICES. DR. HUFE LAND'S CKUlllltATPII SWISS STOMACH BITTERS! IKY ' I Tl TRY IT! Th' li-.l Pminrrurilir lllumll A rimunlTiilileT A vrrjr Agrrmblt Htlnkl Uiinrui..nl fomctlnic nr1r lnl Rfnllr wi tlie Mtrrtl.iii ut Ilia kltliif., Inrnfl lonuoli u, Ilvrrt PrMlinlntl lmlr.ni unit IrUll liir. ilriif; niiil kmit turv4. NOBODY SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT 1 J. (I, l'l'll, I'mi'rirltr. Jrl.VIr .t0. TA VI.0II IIKMIIX. full Agrnli, 413, CM) M. Sill rnwtl.ru. Warren Lodco No, 10. A. F. & A. H A HOIiH their n-Rtilur ciiniiiiiiiilcalluini V'n tliu AVidnenliiy i:enlnp or priced- Ar Iiik the rull miioii, In jai'kinvii.u:, nu- kiiiin. A.MAiniN. W.M. 0. V. SAVA(i:.Rfc'y. Tlielti'Ht Uciiieiiy for rurlfjiiiR llinlllomi, Siri'iititliiiiliii; the Kervei, ltertorlut; tho l.uHt Aiiellte, I FKESird IIAMIll'W; TUA. It to thu Ut pri-wrvatlvo Kalntal inoit any i"lckneii. If iikiI timely. Compoml ot IwU only, It can ho t!hen Milely lo IiiI'iiiiIh Full di rection In Knitllrli. French, Sii....ihi and Uer man. with i-utv puckagi-. TKV IT I Formilu at all tho liulenile uud rttsll driif atoren and uroeerh'. KMlli 1- Jliab, uoiefaio uriigKim Sole AKcnt, -110 Clay ntnct. Juyllyl Sim i ruucifeo. BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. NOTICE. Ilavlui! dlpoed of our Fac tory, wti arc now prepared to give our whole attention to on Leather and Finding Imalne,-. On hand, direct from France. Calf & kip, Domestic Leather, lloot Legs. etc. Jonx G. Hkis. I L. Faviik, I Jons Btuv, New York. Pari. Sau r ranclfco. AddrcM. HKIN A IIUAV, 5an FruncUco -ttfiltaltery Street Plows ! Plows ! menses or ten eacli or set up. II T.....,., (-..lllenlnis. Kltm! .Mlll (all Klllll) Older .Mllln, Hay Cultor. lL1'" .Mill., (nil HlueH) iunx oiii.uui.-v' . and (IukIk hand and houo power), Wagon j. Cart, with a large nnd full V.lTl.Ta kinds of AOUIOl'LTUItAl.IMPl.hMKMs. all which will to old at greatly reduced prlccn at wholesale or i elftU. J I). AHTHL'R&SON, Corner or Da-U uud California Street, octliuia SaiiJhrancUco. LIME! LIME! BUILDEIIS. AND OTIIIIUS WHO DKSIltE lluie.v.111 Hnd a constant iiipply, ot the test rjunllty. In quullllM to mil, ?tn;y.elln0P on Main ulrcot, tetweei. Oregon oud Third, o poslto Mullcr A Ilrentano'a store. In in) uu lei.ee, Mr. Alex. Martin will wait upon custom ere. &r STONE "CUTTING ' Stone Alu'son Work donoou terms to mil the times. Order, from lb. country will receive ffjK, Jocksonvllle, April 20, 1SC7. nP2T Speclul Notice. I take pleasure in recommcndliig Dr. hrank. lln Grata to tho people of this and adjacent counties, as a .physician on. su ' of Al urfiwn In tho United States -, teea drovettcd Major for meritorious scrv ice. Having seen his diploma and commbi . on, I am Jacksonville, Nov. 20th, 1607. ' JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, ISO". THE OREGON SENTINEL u. I'VIIMSIIGD Every Saturday Morning by . r. DOWELL, OFFICE, CORNER C A THIRD STREETS TKIIMS OR SUIRCIUPTHCVl For One ycnr.ln ndvance. Fonr Dollars; If paid wlttiln the first sx month nr ihn ...- fi.. j.l... . ir ...i.i .".,,.. "- jv... ... uiiutin , m: If not paid until the expiration Of the year, six dollars. TKIUIS OFAI)VKIlTII.Vn One MUM (10 lint, or I-.1. fH lM:. tlon. Tlirrc Dnllurn i rnrh aiii.vtiiini t-. mlrn&Xa&&E' - . - ...-.-- .... ..... -m.., mi iicnri i Air U)jl Tcml ti itctItmI ! mrrrnl rlr. 2!5 Praxltcle nml Phrrno. I1Y W. VT. KTOItY. A thnurand llcnt yar ago The starlight, faint and pale, Was drawing on the unct glow It soft nnd thadowry vail ; Wlicn.frotn hi work tho sculptor stayed III hand, nnd turned to one Who stood deride him, half In shade, Snld with a sigh, 'Tin done." Phyrnc, thy human 1lp shall pale, Thy routided llmdn decay, Nor lovo nor prayer can ought avail To did thy teauty stay j Hut there thy smllo for ccnlurlci On mardlc lip shall live For art can grant what lovo dcntci, And fix the fugitive. Sad thought I nor ago nor death shall fiulo The youth of this cold diiHt ; When tho quick train and hand that made, And thou nnd I nro dust. When nil our hopes nnd fears nro dead, And doth our hearts nro cold, And love Is like i tunc that's ployed, Aud life a tale that's told. This counterfeit of scntcless stone, That no sweet dlurii can warm, The same enchanting look shall owa, The same enchanting form. And thrrc upon that silent face Shall unhnrn ages seo l Perennial youth, perennial grace! ' And sealed serenity. And stranger, whrn we sleep In peace, Hlinll say not quite unmoud, "Fo sinllid upon I'lnxllelc Tho Phvnif wliom ho Invrd." On ! of tli Ki-MiH of "Ih'uiocrnl 1c" Government. The following from the San Fniucis co JUtHitci illustrate one oi the effects , ol the '" Deuioeiatie" triumph in that I City. The proceeding is so essentially "Democratic" in every feature that tho most carelest observer cannot fail to jippicciato it : Wo have heard of a curious circiim - stance which occurred in this city with- in tho past week, ami one which shows that certain High Churchmen mo not so completely wrapped up in their the - ological duties as to fail to trim their hails to every popular political brte.c, hiiihly educated young woman, with just tho slightest possiblo perception of colored bloom mingling in her veins, arrived here sotno time since lrom Vie' torin, with a letter of introduction to tho Hector ot Trinity Church, from the Areliliishoo of Victoria. She was ie- ..niniiieiided for her Christian virtues and her religions and secular acconi- world, and tho stall" of her declining plishmeiits, and was forthwith accep- years. Aye, he was her support oven ted as a communicant of thu church, 'then, but sho did not know it. She Iu tho coitiso of time, her superior qual- never realized that it was hur littlu itita pointed hur out as a fit person to iboy that gavo her strength for dully take chai"u of a Sunday School clnss, toil; that Ida slender form was all that and sho was accordingly assigned to upheld her over thu brink of a dink oho composed principally of Indian nnd despair. Sho only knew how sho " native" California children, and thoso loved tho child, and felt that amid thu of tho mestizos of tho Spanish Uopub-, mists of ago his lovo would bear her lies. Sho performed her duties faith- gently through its infirmities! to tho fully and seemed to give universal sat- dark hall leading to tho llfu boyond. isfaction up to a (aw days since. One . Hut tho son has forgotten bis mother's day last week sho was astonisiied at j tender ministrations: now. Adrift from tho visit of ono of thu leading function-j tho moorings of homo, ho is cold, sol aries ot tho Church to her place of res- fish, heartless, and "Mother" has no idcuce. He sceuicd considerably cm-1 sacred meaning to tho prodigal. Sho barrassed about communicating some- jjs tho "old woman," wrinkled, gray, thiiK' hu hnd to say, but finally inns- tcred up courage, and remaiKu.i. "Miss. L., you necdnn'tcomo to Sun day school next Sunday." "And why not, pray?" she asked. it Well, I don't want to argtio tho matter with you, you know; but you needn't come." t Tho teacher insisted on knowing tho cause of this sudden and unexpected dismissal, and pressed tho functionary for an answer. He, however, only re peated what ho had said before, and ! siillcd toward tlio door, exclaiming : "I don't wnnt to have any argument about tlio matter, you know I" nnd ef fects his retreat. Hut it would seem that the young woman Vrna not tnado ol that penetra ble s t n tl" that yields questionable an thoritios without good nnd stiuieieut reasons. So slut proceeded last Sunday to the school, ns usual, and assumed her seat. Her class, however, had been ! tntrnn nwnv frmn lini.,lnit. aim i,i'il,i. ........... ...v ....,.,... ....- tallied liorsunt tluring'tlij entire oxer- iS" OU..MU.1UCIHI.V, SIIO (IPICrilllllVU JldJifivn nn ori.lniintinn frntn t1thlintnr S Proceclcl to Lis n4f w.-1.......-...-..r... ... ...,-.-.. i uuiu't', nun (ii'Rireti ro kiiow wny hiio ' Imil boon Riiiuinarily tlistnlssLHl lrom Iter clnss. "It's mtlior n dclicnte matter to fpenk nliont, but you know, 1 lire- 8UI11P." "1m it on account of my color?" lio bolilly itiquircil. " Well, yes. You know tlio politi claim anil the election liavo ebaugeil all tins sort of tiling, nnil it wa crini itial in tlio Archbishop to fcml you hero with that letter, uudcrtlioclrcuin- ftllllCC!)." "Oh, it'n tho election nml tlio politi cians, 1h it?" It was. Tho iliscaiiled teacher then entered inton logical series ol iiustioiiM Willi the Hector, ooniowhnt after this fiixhion : " You admit that I am competent, don't you ?" ""Certainly." "That I am a good Christian?" " Yen." "That I can Mill bo a couiiniiiiicant of thu Church?" "Surely." "And yet," said hIic, In n tono of gentle rejiroot, I am not to be permit ted to teach pour little, children their CliriMiau duties" 'Well, von know, the politiviansi the elections," etc., nml a long Hiring j of reasons here given which so tried her patience that .Miss. L. in it moment ofincatttion exclaimed: That's all noii'-cn-e." At this undignified remark, tho rev. gentleman rosu to bis feet, uud point ing to the door, said In u stately voice: ".Miss. L., our conversion is at an end," and the interview closed. Comment on thu above is uunccus- ( ' '' . - "Tin: oi.u Woman." Onco she was "Mother," audit was "Mother I'm hungry," " Mother, mend my jacket," '"Mother, put up my dinner," and '"Mother, with her loving hands, would spioad tho bread and butter, land stow away tho luncheon, and sew , on tliu great patch, her heart brimming I with affection fur thu imperious little curly pato that mado her so many steps, aud nearly distracted hur with his boisterous mirth. Now slio is the !"old woman," but sho did not think it would evor eoine to that. Sho looked on through tho futuru years, and saw her boy to manhood grown, and he stood transfigured in tho light of her own beautiful lovo honored of tho jamo and blind. J'lty her, O Oravr, and dry thoso tears that roll down her furrowed cheeks 1 Have compassion on her sensitive heart, nnd offer it thy quiet rest, that it may forget how much it longed to bo "dear mother" to tho boy it nourished through a caro lers childhood, but in turn for nil this wealth of tenderness has only given back reproach. All tho Union papern in California, excepting two, support General Grant for tho Presidency. i NO. -17 Ocncrnl l.ovrll II. llnitMcan. (Fnm His Dillj OiSRxnUn. Sotno days ngo this distinguished of ficer took command of this military department. Wo leave thu nelf-ap-pointed Court Awrmf the benefitting task of Jfrraltlini in lilgh-tlowii lluu- kcylstn tlio every exit nnd advent of our military heroes. For this vocation wo have neither time nor talent. Gen erals, liko other mortals in power, aro unavoidably tmlrjcct to this kind of transparent adulation, and they must benr it. In tho dark days of 180001, Gener al Kousseau was among tint first men in Kentucky to take a decided position on tho side of tho country. Wo re member with ndmiration his timely and fearless stand for tho lTnion and ngainst tho llehellion. When the Stato of Kentucky, under the lend of ill-disguised secessionists, stood shiver ing nnd shifting on tho anomalous nnd contradictory platform of " neutrality," Uosseau's two regiments of Kentucky Unionist, organised on Indiana soil, crossed the river and prevented Louis ville from falling into thu hands of the rebels under Huekncr. Hut for this timely action, tho pretended neu trality of Kentucky might have re sulted, aKiminyof tho leaders intended, in making that State tho breast woik and battle-field ol the Hcbelllon. Ily way of introducing tho General to readers and to the people among whom ho is to exercise thu powers nnd duties of his high command, wo copy thu following brief notice ol him fiom the Aiitrriani ('iclojmllu : " Woiisseau, Lovell Harrison, a Ma- jor-Gcncral in the IT. S. Army, born in Lincoln county, Ky., in IH'.'O. lie is of Huguenot descent, and his father was first cottisiu to President Harrison. Ilo never went to snhool alter ho was ten years old. When he was thirteen his father died, leaving a widow nnd a largo family of young children. I.ov ell obtained employment' In macada mizing n turnpike road, and white ho sat at his work breaking stone, ho used to study French from u paper spread out beloro him. After awhile he ie- moved to tho vicinity ol Louisville, studied law for a lew mouths there, and for a few months more at Hloom field, lud., was admitted to the bar at the latter place in 1811, and iu IHII-lf. was a member of the Indiana Legisla ture. In IN 10 luvkbecamo Captain in the 2d Indiana volunteers for the Mex ican war, and immediately alter his re turn home was elected to tho .State Senate. Ilo lemoved to Louisville, Ky., in I RIO, befoie his term of olllco had expired, but his constituents would not allow him to icsigii. In I hiio he was elected to tho Kentucky Senate, When tho cruel war broke out ho raised two regiments of Koutuckiuus, but iu delereuco to tho neutral senti ment then, prevailing in that State, was obliged to encamp on tho Indiana side of thu Ohio river. When lliiekner advanced toward Louisville in Septem ber, IHHI, ho crossed tho liver to pro tect that city, I In was appointed Hngiulicr-Gcnuial of Volunteers Oct. I, and attached to General Knell's army of tho Ohio, with which ho par ticipated iu tho battle of Shilob, Ilo was afterwards promoted to tho com mand of a division in McCook's corpse, at tho head ot which ho took a princi pal share in the battlu of I'erryville, Oct. B, lfi!L Iu tho saiuii mouth hu was nominated a .Major-General. Tlio pew tariff of charges on tho At lantio cable is settled by tho following modifications, to go into etfect on tho 1st of December: Messages between Now York and Kuglaud, first ten words 2r,, and &.' SO for each additional word ; dates and signatures to tho ex tent of fivo words free. Tho charge on messages containing figures thu sauio as on plain words; cypher mes sages to bo charged additional rates. It is represented that tho liberated Uiissian serfs all over the Kingdom nro making good uso of their liberty and rapidly rising iu tho scale of human existence. Tho masters, though at first dissatisfied with tho Imperial ukase, aro becoming convinced of its justice and wisdom, and master mid slave now livo together upon harmoni ous terms as freemen, Skins and WoNOKits. Tritlcs is not superstition., but ho heard n story lately which greatly shook his "skept icahtnrlanlsm." It was of nn old gen. tlenian in Hcrks county, whoso stylo was as Gcrmauired ns Tom Cnrlylo's, and who had been nUed what ho thought of signs and omens. ' Veil, I don't dinks mooch of ilcm dings, uud I don't pclievo nvcrydings; but I dell you somedimes doro is some dings in sooch dings nh doso dings. Now do odcr night I sits nnd reads mine lirvss, do nooshspaper, nnd my frntt she shpeak tuul say: ' Fritr, do dog ish liowliu I ' Veil, I don't dinks mooch of doni ding, uud I goes on und reads initio paper, und initio frail sho say: Frit7, dcro 1 sotnedlngs pad is Imp pen de dog ish howlin.' did den I gets oop mlt miucself and look out troo do vines on do porch, uud do moon vas sliintu, uud initio leedlo dog ho slioomp right, oop uud down liko avorydlngs, and ho park nt do inodu dnt va ldno so prlgbt n. neveVvas". lTnd nr. I hauled initio bet In do viiider do old woman sho says : "Mind, Frifr, I dell you dero ish soniedings dnt ish happen. ) toy hhfimcllnr 4 Veil, I goes to pet und I shleeps, und nil night long veil I vnkes oop dero vas dat dog-howl out.side, nml you I dream I hear dat liowliu vorser than ash nefer. L'ud in do uioruiu' I kits oop and kits mine, rtwfVX'fJironktast), uud my trail sho look at mo uud say very solemn : 'Frit, dero ish soniedings pad ish happen. Do dog vas howl all nlghf.' I'ml shoost den do uno'hspnpcr comes in, uml I opens him uml py shiugsl vol you dinks 1 tore tun n mun dial ii l'iili((lflj''ll'A!liil-liiut IWn. Woman's Guavi:. -I enn pass by tho grave ol .a man with somewhat calm ludlllerence, but when I survey the grave of a female, n sigh Involun tarily escapes me. With tho holy name of woman, I asociatu every soft, tender and delicate affection. I think of her us thu young and bashful vir gin, with eyes sparkling, and with cheeks crimsoned with each Impassion ed feeling of tho heart; as tho chaste nml virtuous matron, tired with tho fol lies of thu world, uud preparing for tho grave to which she must soon descend. Oh, there is something in contem plating thu ohnractnr of a woman that raises tho soul far above tho level of society, Shu is formed to adorn nml humanize mankind, to soothe his caret uud st lew his path with flowers. In the hour of distress sho is the rock on which ho leans for support, and ulicii Into calls him from existence, her tears bedew his grave. Can you look upon her tomb without emotion? Man has always justice imio his memory: woman never, Tho pages of history Ilo open to one; but the meek uud un obtrusive excellencies of thu other sleep with her iu tho grave. In her may liavo been shown the genius of u poet with tho virtues of a saint. She, too, may have passed along tho sterilo path ol existence, uud felt for others as I now feel for her. m Tin: Kitki'ix or Ti:. o.v tin: Skins. If you pour a few drops of strong t:i on a piccu of iion a kuifo blade, for instance, taumito of iron is Conned, which Is black, If you mix it with Iron filings or pulverled iron, you can iitako a fair uitlcloof ink, If you mix It with fresh human blood it tonus, with thu iron of thu blood, thu taunato of Iron. Now, when remember that tho liquids which enter tho stomach uiu rapidly ab sorbed by thu veins and absorbents of of tho stomach, and cuter Into tho circulation, and aro thrown out of the system by tho skin, respiration and tho kidneys, it Is probable that a drink so common us tea and so abundantly used, will have some etleut. Can It bo possible that tannin introduced with so much warm liquor, producing per spiration, will have no more ellcct upon tho skin? Look nt tho teailriukors of Russia, thoChJneso, and (hu old women of America, who have so long coutin' ued iu tho habit of drinking strong teas, Aro thoy not dark-colored and leather skinned ? When young they wero fair coinploxloned. A it an lately mado application for insurance on a building situated iu n village where there was no tiro engine. Ho was asked: "What aro tho facili ties iu your villngo for extinguishing a flro?" "Well, it rains sometimes," ho replied, with great simplicity. Why js a sharp razor liko a dull ono? liccausoouo shaves thoroughly, and tho other shaves, tho'-roughly.