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, M W - " - WM-MMi-assMs-sWW.MBBWMBBBMWlL...B.....W.W.WWiWW.MM Oregon sentinel Ioke'gon sentinel . PUBLSHED WEDNESDAYS AT ACIXOSYILLS. JACESON COUNTY, OREGON KRAUSE &. TURNER. One qnu lOHnes or less first Insertlon.T J 3 00 eacninDoequeni insertion.. .. aw S months T 00 0 - 10 08 One-fourth Colanua months..... ...... 74 CO " - a moo Oso-Ulf m s . MOO a :. u o T E R M 8 t oonr. Par Tear. In advance S3 SO One Column 1 months SO to o w A PUconnt to Yearly AdTortlaora. VOL. XXIV-NO. 6. JACKSONVILLE. OREGON:! FEBRUARY 19, 1879- $3 PER YEAR fc" f 1 m AW rrt4 vy s- MNiaraTr'aMSliK- A jAls 'F AA44 I advertising rates. a n -i mr wy mm tb ' afc ; i.ai-kil' . s. mm inh rm ' vm nm ft a J fl fi& lii.rafe " v ' JM IX I I III IX I ur 7 , H B Ll fill im'm' vrYMK " "z B -9 . - - -. ,,.. 1 - .-1 .-,, , . ,1 .1 - ..I,... . 1 ,11 - 77 1 ... i in 1 1 a aes-an.. - - - - - PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J. W. ROBINSON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AHD SURGEON; Ji.CK.S0KTII.tE, OUCGOK. bfflee on Oregon SU. rieit door to Kreutier'a bakery Residence at D. I. Howell's. lilts. dr.ellSS'Iord bobinso, JACItBOJI VILLK, OUEGOS, DISEASES OF WOMEN A SPECIALTY. OFFICE AND RESIDENCE AT B. F. Dowcll'n. L. DANFORTII, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Jacksonville, obeqon. )ffloe on California street, opposite P. J. Ryan's ton. Call! promptly attond.d to, day or night. G. II. AIKEN, M. D., toHYSICIAN AHD SURGEON, JACKSONVILLE, OnECION. "O-OWet oppoilto P. J. Ryan', itoro. MARTIN VR00MAN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Jacksonville, obegon. nEr.VrwmaneomMliara with the Intention or per manently lecattnc himaelf In the prectlae of h preteaaUa. Ii a rraanate. anl. tmin twenty aaTen years elrntrienc 1n tue di.ftaRea Incitlent to thla Oea.t, flatten hlmielf M bolng able to gtre rneral eatUfaetln. Office at Cahler k Jlro'i Drag Store. CHAS. J. HOWARD, 1UNTT AND MINERAL SURVEtOR. JACKSONVILLE, 0UE00H. Hlolnr nirere, and all other boilnett tn my Una premptlj attended te. K. II. AUTBNUIETII, TTORNEY-AT-LAW JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. Will practice in all the Courts or the State. Prompt attention Kiven u all bnsines left in lily car.. mfOBc In Orth'a brick building. B. F. DOWELI A TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Jacksonville, oBEboit. tlbualness placed In my hands lli rtcelreproiript attention. .OS-Special attentlori iven to cvlloc tiena. j s. notfAiiD, M INERAL SURVEYOR, JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. J. H. HOWARD, having been duly appointed V. S. Mineral Surveyor fir the counties of Jarzeon. Jose phine and Curry, State of Oregon will make of ficial surveys of rolulng claims. WILL. JACKSON, E NTIST, Jacksonville:, ofiEaos. D TEBTII EXRACTED AT ALL hours. Laughing gas ad- minIstered.lfdeslred.for which extnt I.I...M will ha mailef Oeice and residence on corner of California ond riflh streets. BERTHOLD ROSTEL, ! est: SURGEON of the German Array AND PROFESSIONAL HAIR-CUTTER, IN ORTH'S BUILDING, Jacksonville, ------ Oregon- jeV'Tbe Treatment of Chronic Cases Made b Specialty. A. S. GIBH. L. B. STRARNf. GIBBS & STEAKNS, A TTOSNEYS AND COUNSELLORS, Boom 2 Bd It StrowbriJgc's Bmldiog, PORTLAND, OREGON. , tf 111 practice I all Ccttrts of Record In the State of uregon ana ansmngton Temrory; ana pay par ikalar attention to business In Federal Courts. IJttVl G-TJUS .MADE TO ORDE 1 fsapeaneg property 4os ty MlUJUUl GENERAL DIRECTOR);. UNITED STATES. Proildent R.B.IIiTts. Vice Pretldent W. A. WnriLin. Secretary ol State W. M. Etaeti. Secretary of the Treasury Jon-c Sdehwak. Secretary of War RicniED W.Tonnrso't Secretary of the Navy Caaaus Diriis. Secretary of the Interior...... CaaLPcnuRZ. Attorney General Geo. W. SIcCiust. Postmaster General Datis JL Kit. U. S. SUPREME COURT. Chief Jnatlee 11. R.Walte Associate Justloee Ilnnt Clinbrd. Snayne, Hitler, Darls, Field, Strong and, Bradley. STATE OB OREGON. CiriTiL SALEM, Marion County Gorernor W.W. Tliayor. Secretary of State R. P Earhart. Treaaarer Ed. Illrarb. State Printer W.B.Carter. CIreultJndKe (First Judlual District) r. P. Prim District Attornor" " " J.R.Kcil JACKSON COUNTY: Connty Jndge. Filas J. Day. County Commissioner. -"JrEE: ShecitT. t Wm. Bybee. Clerk , K. B.Wntwn Trcasnror.. ...N. Fisher. Assessor B. C. Gndlard School Superintendent J.D Fountain. Snrreyor. C. J. Howard. Coroner Dr. A. C.Stanley. coony SITTINGS. , Circuit Court Second Monday In February, Jnne . and November. Connty Court First Monday In each month. TOWN OP JACKSONVILLE. ID. T,lnnlPrerident. t.fl. Rearaea N. Lanitell, J.Nnnan, Kaarmr Kubll. rterorder V. S. Harden Treasurer....... ...... IlenrrPape Mar thai ...Ad Helms Street Commissioner ..Geo. II. YoariR SOCIETY NOTICES. Oregon i mi PnmlioiitnH Tribe. No.1. IMPROVED ORDER OF RFD MKN. HOLDS lis Stated Councils at the Red Men's Hall the third sun in every seven enna, in the eighth run. A cordi allnvltation to attend Is extended to brothers in pood standing. . II. K.H.nna.C. of R. E. B. WATSON. 8. Wnrrcn Lodge No. 10, A T. AND A M, HOLD THEIR "V. lezular commnnlrationa on tha Wednesday evenlnca preceedine: the full moon, at Jacksonville, Oreiren. Rrelhrrn In good standing are United to attend. . C.C BEEKMAN, W Mat Mcutit, Secretary. M. Orccon riinptr No. 4. R. A.M. 1 TOI DS ITS REGULAR MF.CTIVOS ON TUES J 1 day evenings un or befe th full moon In ear.h month, at 7.30 o'clock. Companions In good standing nre invited to nttrnd. J K. ROSS, High PrieM. J. n. Hiksot, Becrettry. .TncksmiTillp l.odxo IVo. IO. T fl n li TTfltTII TT-T TVfTTTin .UF-UrrvOS I I . everv Sa'tnrday evning., at odd Feiiows-iiaRTTSarris, with his family, consi&tinp: of Tleavflhaea In aa.u4 at.., ill ej.w a. .-a Ii.tfltAjl 4.. a.1ftAn.1 1 iiHturi hi f rv i.wuuiiir, w li'Hini ih (hit-VUM. hllaJ. DT, Sccretarv. J:U.ENN, N. 0. .Fnrksomille Stnitmi -faro.us, u. o.r m., noi.DS rrs nun Of. Alt 1 X meetings ev.ry Thursday evenings at Odd Fellows' 11.11. Brothers In good standing are Invit ed to attend. ,. E. JACOBS, 0. a Max virJilcrjRiS: . Ktttli Itcbt-knh r vEOKEE LODGK 0, 4,1 0. 0. F HOLDS 1 'Its regular meolinga pn eery other Monday evenlna-. at Odd Foil ' Hall. Members.ln gcuJ standing are tnvlled to attend MIUMsiT.Mm.ta. N.G. RscneL Fisnaa, Recording Secret Ary, Table Mock L'nCntopmcnl Jin. 10. 1. 0. n. F. Holds i'acnlar seaelon. "in Is Hall, Odd Fellows' Bond ing. In Jacksonville. Oregon, in the 2d and 4th Tueedav ty- JtZtJ eveniiic-s of each and evrv month. All sojourning Patriarch are cordially in vited td meet with na, SILAS J. Day, C. P. Kliria Kosu. Scribe. J. W. RIGGS, PHOTOGRAPH &FERUOTYPB GALLERY. ASHLAND OREGON. T AM NOW PERMANENTLY LOCATED In thin city, ami alt that favor me with Ihrir patronage I will guarantee tn give tat Wnclion. My rootlo is to live and Ut iivp prices to unit tlie tiint-F. 1 nm alpo prepared to do ollldonr work taking landscapes, pri vate residences etc.. Call and eee specimens of pictnres taken in all kinds of weather. J. W. R. DR. SPINNEY & CO., SPECIALISTS, No. 11...... ...Kearney Stkeet TREATS ALL CHRONIC AND PRIVATE Dis eases wlthont the aid of merenry. OlScehoura 9 a,n, to I2k;2 to 5 and G to 9 r., C0NPIU,TATIIIN FrKE. Sundavsexceptod. Consultations free. Cal or ad dress Dr. A P SPINNEY & CO., No. 11. Kearney treet Ban Francisco. CIT Y MAEKET, CALIFORNIA ST., WILLIAM BYBEE, - Proprietor. ' PHIS WELL-KNOWN MARKET, OPPO L site Kabler &, Bro.'a drugstore is bet ter prepared than ever to furnish the pub lic with the choicest quality of FllESil BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON, HAM, SALT MEATS, BACON, Pnperior, SAUSAGE, LARD, ETC., Tho most favorable indncments offered to patrona, and no effort will be spared to ward giving general satisfaction. W.M. BYBEE tMO'FL: UfPAWT,'SASH, SCRUBBING M.M. & blacking bnucca at 'uci aiiitiiKiw HSsr&Sr9 ? "w5 - ff VT 'iM0 mPJf THE LOST CHILD. A Kcmlnlaccnce of Southern Orccon. BY THE EDITOR. It happened in fifty-five. A heavy cloud hadSbeen gathering over the set tlers in Southern Oregon. Tho fame of the lovely valley lying under the snow-capped "Siskiyou," threaded by sparkling streams, covered with luxu riant grasses, the hiding place of ante lope and deer, surrounded with hills that werd yellow with gold had at tracted attention, and emmigration had poured fast into the Rogue River country from California and Northern Oregon. It was the old frontier story the White was crowding the Hed, and the latter were sullen and out of tem per. Although the Government had established a reservation in Rogue riv er valley and made fair provision for the Indian he was jealous of the en croachments of civilization; and his discontent was manifested by the occai sional murder of a prospector or white traveller. At last the cloud burst and it swept over tho out-lying settlements like a whirlwind of Death. Murder by prowling bands of Indians had be come so frequent that the patience of the Whites was exhausted. A com pany of volunteers had been quietly organized, and on the Sth day of Octo ber,1855, they struck the first blow on a large band of Indians who professed the utmost friendship to the settlers. Those who survived the slaughter has tened to tho reservation, and persuad ing the few who were remaining there lo join them, commenced their work of retaliation at that point; and then -.triLing dimn tho river continued it in their flight and did it fearfully well. It is at this point our story commenc es. In July of tho same year George W. w his wife, a daughter about eleven years of age, and a bright, manly little boy of nearly nine, had corao" from the Willametto and settled in a little val ley through which passed the main line of tra el, lying about forty miles North of Jacksonville. Mr. Harris was a worthy, industrious citizen, quietly building a home for his family, who were happy and contented with the little spot where -their weary feet had found -rest Tho house, a log building, was beatifully situated on a slight eminence in the little valley, and oa every side,except the South,tho ground was clear and open. Mr. Har ris had felled several trees in the vi cinity of the house, and on tho morn ing of tho 9th was busily engaged in making boards from one of them, not having tho slightest apprehension of immediate danger. That October morning had dawned beautifully on the peaceful home. The throats of the song birds were bursting with melody as the rising sun bathed the hills with mellow light and streaked the eastern horizon with gold and purple. Slow ly tho shadows of the tall pines crept down the westerfa mountain as the morning woro on, and the unconscious victims little dreamed that other shad ows were falling in that mellow Au tumn sunlight like cruel, hateful things on the brown sward of tho little val ley. TJnder cover of a large copse of willow, just out of range, a band of fifteen or twenty warriors, with the warm blood of tho murdered Wagner family, who lived two and a half miles to tho southward, yet undried on their brown hands, stole silently, stealthily towards the doomed home. Somo of the fiends were probably half- crazed with liquor, obtained at the Wagner ranch, and pressing too ea gerly for a favorable position for the attack, which was made at 9 A. M., were evidently discovered by Mr. Harris. Leaving his work ho walked rapidly into the house, and setting his axe in a corner of the room he took up his shot-f.ui without saying a word,stepped to the door and endeav ored to close it Little Sophie accom panied her father to tho door looking in his face in a wondering, half fright ened way, but asked no questions; and just as they reached the door the In dians poured a volley of at least a doz en shots into and through it Mr. Harris, struck fair in tho breast by a rifle ball, stood firmly till he had dis charged both barrels of his heavily- loaded gun; then staggering backwards fell never'again to speak to thoso who so sorely needed his protection. Tho daughter was shot through, tho left arm by the same volley that mortally wounded her father, but the brave lit tle maiden uttered no cry nor showed the slightest sign of pain, but bleeding freely ran up stairs and threw herself on the bed. It was now that the cour age of woman "that splendid quality that turns the fibres of the most del icate hearts to cords of steel, t. 'at mocks thc-valcr cfjtlu--JvjBge,7 -?cx,-l was sorely tried, Mrs. Harris had ob served her husband's movements, un derstood them, and at once realized the situation. For a moment only was she appalled. Instantly recover ing her self possession the brave fron tier's woman took, the weapon from the grasp of her dying husband, closed tho inner door, and rushing up-stairs seized an "Allen's" revolver, which was lying on the roof plate, and discharged it rapidly in tho direction of the assail ants through a hole in the chinking. The act doubtless saved her life and that of her daughter, for the; Indians, who had now made a second rush, shrunk back under cover of a large pine tree, -which stood about twenty paces from tho door, not knowing that the house had but a single defender. Fortunately Mr. Harris had prepared a large number of cartridges for a pos sible emergency, and perfectly familiar with fire-arms, his wTifo commenced loading and firing towards jhe tree, which was afterwards found to be scarred with bullets. Changing her position from up lr down stairs, al ways keeping one barrel in' reserve, and carefully guarding all approaches to the house, Mrs. Harris kept up a steady fire for five hours, and t"he In dians must have been convinced, that the house was full of armed men, for they never exposed their covardly forms. Thev returned tho fire, how. ever.sending bullets through the chink- wg aie ing of the house, filling the room with" splinters, but without effect. Just at two o'clock the Indians drew off in a body, striking towards the Haines' ranch about a mile to the westward, where they soon did some bloody work. Their retreat took a load from the mother's heart Strung up to its utmost tension for five long hours, that seemed ages, it now relaxed, and she who had fought like a tigress for her offspring was now herself but a sobbing child. Was it strange that tho moth er's heart should bo bursting? Trick ling through thatloor abovo were drops of blood, and Mrs. Harris ran wildly up stairs. Little Sophie, with her lips palid from loss of blood, was ly ing on tho bed in a fainting condition, and her mother learned for the first time that she had been wounded. Carefully bandaging the wound and applying restoratives her next thought was for little David. Just before the attack tho little fellow had accompa nied Samuel Rowdeu, who lived about a quarter of a milo North, to his home, and as neither made their appearance the mother feared that they too, had fallen victims. Anxiously she watched, patiently she listened till the evening fell and still the child came not; and as sho watched and listened in vainthe mocking wind among tho pines seemed to say to the poor throbbing heartr "no more for ever." Evemng came and,rt new danger threatened, JShould tho savages return .they could steal to the house under cover of, darkness and fire it with perfect safety, and Mre. Harris determined on flight. Taking Sophie in her arms, and with a sad parting look at the white face of him who had given his life for them, she silently stole from tho house and hid in the ckappareL Who can write the memory of that dreadful October night? Who can tell the anguish that wrung the heart of that heroic woman? As the night wore on and the sky grew higher and the stars grew colder still they looked coldly down upon hec as she kept sleepless watch holding in her arms the faint and bleeding child the only treasure left her on earth. Now and then the stealthy footsteps of a coyote was heard quite close to the hiding place of tho fugitives. Ap proaching: within a few feet one of them had smelled the blood with which little Sophie's garmenta were saturated, and it set up that peculiarly dismal howl that only a prairie wolf can make. From point to point it was answered by others. From hill to hill the howl gathered and roso and swelled in melancholy cadences ton the cold night air till the bereaved and stricken woman feared they would gather and tear her and her darling to pieces. Hours and hours sped by but the stars seemed motionless. How that woman prayed for daylight, un mindful of tho dangers it might bring. Her thoughts now wert wholly ab sorbed by tho probable fate of the handsome, bright-eyed child, who had and her anxiety was maddening tor ture. Could sho have known that he had been killed out-right it would have relieved the pressure on a mind already over burdened with horrors. He might have escaped to hide and perish from cold and hunger, or bo torn in pieces by the wolves; ho might have been captured to undergo tortures indescribable, and when at last daylight broke it is only a wonder that agonizing doubt had not driven the mother raving mad. Again, the morning dawned beautifully; again tho shadows of tho tall pines crept down the hills; again the song birds filled the little valley with melody, and still tho anxious mother watched. Peering O out carefully she saw an Indian in tho brush who himself seemed to be watch ing, and sho shrank back again Under cover. Commanding a view of the house she soon observed three persons bol dO! tu: he te; ba do tii; flight, and she knew that succor was at hand. Scarcely were tho Indians out of sight till her quick ear discovered the sound of heavier hoofs thundering down tho road from the South, and in a few moments a detachment of dra goons and a few volunteers, under command of Major Fitzgerald, were sweeping gallantly across the valley. On came tho brave boys, filled with vengeance, fresh from" A bdttld at the ruins of tho "Wagner" place, where they surprised aiid killed five of the Indians. On they dashed till nearer and nearer and Mrs. Harris recogniz ed their uniforms and rah with" Sophie in her arms to meet them. Drawing rein suddenly tho boys gathered round tho fugitives. Covered with blood, blackened with powdor, worn and hag gard with exhaustion, they were hard ly recognizable, and the Major exclaim" ed "Good God, are you a white worn ant" Closer the gallant fellows gath ered to hear her simple story, quickly told, and more than one bronzed cheek was wet with tears that never shamed their manhood. The pursuit of the Indians was at onco discontinued. Af ter attending td the linmediato needs of tho survivors Tind burying tho dead Major Fitzgerald ordered a diligent search for tho little boy, but not a trace of him could bo found. Subsequently the Major furnished Mr.- Harkness with an escort of eight men for the same purpose. Every ravine, every hollow, every thicket for miles around the Harris place -was carefully search ed, but not even tho child's wagon, which he had taken witli him, could be found. Mr. Bowden, who fled towards Gravo Creek on tho first fire, stated that tho little fellow had started home wards before the attack, and the most careful examination revealed no trace of his remains in tho Bowden house, which had been burned. There was but one hypothesis: the child had been I captured and carried away, but this was abandoned. During tho war that ensued, and long after hostilities had ceased, captive sqiiaws and strolling parties of Indians were closely ques tioned, but they persistently denied any knowledge of the child. A year went by and the remains of fl man named Reed were found on the Harris ranch, and search was renewed for Davy, but without result, and still the pines whispered to the sad and sorrow ins woman "never and never morel" Little Sophie, afterwards the loving wife of John S. Love, one of the hon ored citizens of Jacksonville, was car ried away by the fearful epidemic that scourged that town in 1869, joining her husband, wio bad preceded her only a few months. The intrepid mother, who did a deed as brave as any ever recorded in ancient song or storV. became the wife of Aaron Chambers, and widowed a second time, lives among us honored and beloved. Mrs. Chambers often relates the story to her grand children, Georgo and Mary Love, telling how nobly their mother boro her sharo of the burden. Twenty-three years have passed, and often, as the evening shadows gather and the twilight deepens, tho mother sits sadly and silently with folded hands, looking down into the still un buried past, and wondering if in earth or sky she will find her second born. o, that has"not sulferel"tan teirrm7mfoeJr'eTjllk ftjboiif 'Cur bo; the withering thoughts that cling to tho bitter memory of that dreadful October day and night? And who, among us all, can say that when the great harvest of tho Eternal is garner ed in, there will not be one little gold en sheaf that will fill the sad and sor rowing heart with gladness for ever and evermore. OUK HOYS." "Who Will Help Oar BoTI., This is the appeal which comes to us through tho press. It is an appeal which shduld awaken an interest in tho better part of any man's nature, bo there a spark of manhood left in him. It is a question of vital importance to every father and mother, and every living being who has the interest of humanity at heart It concerns Hot only tho family and society of to-day, the happiness and well being of re generations. There aro two pow- 1 influences ever at work molding character and shaping the future iny of our boys, viz: the family and ety. It is tho laying a good foun- ion that tho building is made to d for many years, so with the young and tender mind, grasping new ideas, and building for the future, it is the first lessons making their deep im pressions that have to tako root and live forever. And parents, this is your .!- ji ..i nv : nuia iiuufay vuu uwow youi jirr'u!f!LaaBM. 1 a society, and your God. You aro to lay the foundation for thoso boys on which rests the superstructure of future use fulness. It rests with you whether this structure shall bring honor or dis honor to your namo and your houso- hold. You must bo what you wish your bovs to be. You must be a living ex ample, bearing daily witness to a holy christian life. You must bo their guide, their strength, tfieir refuge, and their pride. Example is of far more importance than precept, for it is instruction in action. Even children aro judgosof consistency, ahd precept at variance with example is worse than useless it is a sin, and a mockery. As a father of a family of bdys, how can you desecrate the Sabbath, profane God's holy name, drink, smoke, frequent the saloons and the gaming table, then consisicntly reprove or condemn your boys if they participate in the same YJccs? Think you theso boys aro so blind as not to be judges of human action, and are you not weighed in the balance of thfeir imagination and found wanting? God forbid that it should ever be thus, yet it is verily tod true. Evil associations may, atld doubtless will, to a degree, corrupt and retard your good work, but it can hardly neu tralize the influence in precept and ex ample of truly christian1 pardnts. Teach these boys that tho fear of God is tho beginning of wisdom. Teach them to bo honest in the broadest sense of tho word; teach them to bo honorable, self-reliant, and manly; help them to build a character and riamd that will stand the test through all time; and let them find no better ideal or higher type of true moral excellence than their fathers. Make your home as beautiful and attractive as possible; make it the theatre, tho school-room and tho church a place of refuge from care and toil a home of rest and peace. To this end parents I entreat you to look well to your children. Consider tho fearful responsibility which rests upon you; the sacredness of your obligations to them, and their relations to thoso of the future. Think of what they are to be. tddo. and suffer, through this weary pilgrimage oi life; think of the tempests, tho storms, and the possible ship-wrecks in the rough and perilous voyage across the sea of life. Remem ber that they tffe precious gifts from God; that they were pure and innocent ones; that the Great Father entrusted the compass arid helm of their destiny to you, and if the frail bark be strand ed on the quicksands of intemperance and vice, think of what they might have been. Every citizen owes a duty to society, which is to lead a temperate, consistent, well-ordered life. Every citizen, too, is responsible directly and indirectly for his influence befo'rlj ttlcs'd bojs; and every father to every other father. What can you expect of our boys when thoso who claim to bo hon orable men, our best citizens, openly and without shame, aro seen by them to frequent the bar, tho gaming table; to descrcato tho Sabbath, and partici pate in other vices tdd numerous td inuotent, vicious noouiurns, ana won der at their proficiency in vice in tho faco of such example. Is it not a greater wonder that they aro half as moral, or industrious as we find them What aro wo to expect of our Bdys when vice is at a premium t When it is mow popular to bo intemperate than temperate? Whentheso fathers and cit zens say by their very acts, b'oys"; it is manly to drink with your frie'rids, play a little game of poker, b"8 independent,' and have a good time generally. This; Mr. Editor is tho example which is placed before our boys by tho majority of tho citizens oi tills community; iiuS the daily lesson taught, and repeated week after week; these are tho seeds sown which will in the future yield a bountiful harvest of vice and wretched ness: I tell you, if theso boys becamd profligate, reckless and intcrilpe'ftite' iri the face of so much vice and slri every one, who by precept or Example iehdd his influenco thus is, and will b, held strictly accountable for Ins individual share in their downfall. How dard you pull down and destroy what theso mothers have been laboring for years to build up and protect? And how carl you claim td bo honorable' and good citizens, when by yourexample yon are' under-mining tho very foundation t our social structure, and perverting: and corrupting tho minds and hearts luiuur vuuuia. ouuitgUiH, inanuuwuij t ii. t..j:-i ; i i: Mr. Editor, strengthened and encourag ed by the proper example or every in dividual citizen, is what is required td make our boys what they should bo; and perfect them for lives of future honor and usefulness. A. Citizen: New York, February, 8th PublM interest in the subject of the, alleged at tempt to purchase Electoral votes for Tilden has been revived and intensi fied here by the cipher investigation now progressing. Everybody now concedes that fraudulent attempts were made; that the" transactions were, rascally, and that, as the ''He'rald" says, there is no saving tho reputatiort of Pelton and Smith Weed. Tho only question remaining is as try whether they are credible witnesses. The gsH eial verdict is that Pelton and Weed are stalwart goats, but not largo enough to carry off all tho cipher in famy. o PHETTY MOCiris.' Should havo pretty teeth in them, bu it is not unusual to sco between rosy lips, teeth discolored and decaying through neglect This disfiguring de fect shoul I be repaired without delay by using fragrant SOZODONT, which removes every particle of tartdr from tho teeth and renders them sriowy white. This admirable aid to beauty is perfectly harmless and exhales ar most delightful aroma, and is in overy respect preferable to tho ordinary tooth pastes and powders. Try it and see for yotirSeli "The Last Roso of Summer," per formed upon the piano, was the first and last musical success givon by Robert Heller, the dead fflOgiciao. Ho made" his first success -with it near ly twenty years ago, and performed tho same piece on tho occasion of bhf last public appearance. sj . n New Store at Pnaaiix. Chris! Bailey has opened out business ab Phcenix and is now prepared to do any repairing in the harness or boot and1 shoo line. This will be quite a conven ience to the citizens of Phcenix and" vicinity, and they will do well to give Chris, a call for" anything in hia line. To The Ladies. MrS. N. J. Mc Pherson is Jrrepared to do all kinds of sewing. Tho making of ladies' and children's clothing is made a speciality! Room3 in Orth's building, up-stairs, next door to 'Times" office". Tho Katfonal Gold Medal was awarded to Bradley t Rulofsonfor the1 best photographs in tho United States, and the Vienna Medal for the best in tho world 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. l