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o 8 triirfPiiT,"o Pin tq nr1 o O v 0 Vol. 2. (T)c lUcckln ntcvprtsc. riPLMItED EVERT SATtT.nAY MORNING y D. C. IRELAND, ..rL-irF South oast corner of Fifth r.nd ( I r (,v Vtrect,, in the buildup ltcJ v known , tl.fcCouit Iloasc, Oregon City, Oregon, j T (rms of SuDscvipiion. Duo eopv, one roar in advance.. . . ." " ii delayed. . . Term cf Advertising. 3 V 4 00 j Transient advertisements; pcf square ' ill lines or lcs)Hrt inscition . ' j k-nr Cncli subrtcq-.u-r-t lnieruon 1 09 i Hi! :,, ',r,u nc square per annum n.ivablc quarterly . . 12 00 I ...UK) 00 One rohimf. per annum Iin? half column - 4..,i.tr " . . 40 00 I aJvcrtiMUS at the established nttcs. Book and Job Printing ! , . . I V c- T7 ' I.'' f I f T."! T -IIE E S I iv " " f J, .applied with every requtsu im u J a.., mTioi-Htvleof work, and wroiistant jr nrc.imulatinjriiew and beautiful styles Y mUerial. and is prepared for every ; r .. 1 . drrif tr of AT aATISKACTOKT miCKS. t Th- Pnbl'u; are invited to call and ine both our specimens and facilities i f0r "loinjr work. 1 11 OFhSSIOXA L CA RD S Dr. F. Barclay, Iff. R. C L.v Jynncrly Siirgon to the Hon. II. K. Co.) OFFICE':- A t JlitUlen cr. Main Street ....Oregon City, Dr. CHARLES BLACK, j rhyucian, Surgeon end Accoucheur, j OFFK'K Corner of Washington and Front mrect., rarrish' liloek, l'oi Hand, Oregon. KKSIDKNCK Washington street, between Ki.utlh and Fifth street. 'i street I .'J.iT 1 ' 0. P. IsIASGN, AtT"KKY AND COCNSKI.OII AT LaW, i rl Front st., I'ortland, Oregon. A "ILL ATTKNi) TO HUSl N F.SS IX ANY Onrt i:i tiie State or Washington Territorv. Including business under the Kankrupl Law. 37:'y D. LI. BIcKEHNEY, Mlnrnei am I Cotinsfllor cf. lav:. rM.I, .VTT!-:N! I'KOMTTLV TO ALL business entrusted to his care. .irm-K Une aoor norm ot lien ,v i arcr s l'ru. store, Oregon City, Oregon. C. UUIi.S. ('. W. I'Alll'.liill, it;. I I. -an. f I).-e.ls. GIS33 & PAHKISH, JUvnifii-i i"d Gnu'&eljrs at-Laic, rOKTLAND, OH KG ON. OFFICE On Alder street, in Carter's New I'trk'k liiock. no O" . C. JOHNSON". r. O. XI CON. JOHNSON & KcCOWn, OitKUOX CITV, OREGON. ItsT" Will .f.tund to all huiinesi entrusted t Wr care in any of '.he Courts uf the State, e i!ri t money, negotiate loans, sell real es I 1-, etc. "Particular attention given to contested Iv.id rases. l.yl M. r. r.lSAKl.L. f- HW.TON. RUSSELL & DALTON, Attorneys and Counselors ut law, Solicitors in Chancery, and Real Estnte Agents. Will practice in the Courts of the second, third and fourth Judicial Districts, and in the )iiipri.in Court of Oregon. j 2 Special attention given to the collec- j tisu of claims at all points in the above nam- j td districts. j O'lice in PurrUh's brick building, Albany, t Oregon. Zi. J. a l.'lTi HKl.L. J. .V. T'OI.I'II. A SillTII. Mitchell, Dolpli & Smith, Attorneys and Counsellors at law, Solicitors in Chancery, and Proc tors in Ait miraltu . I-?r Office P-erthe old PostOffice, Front '"'ft, Portland, Oregon. BEATON KILL IN, Orejou C'itj-, Oregon. OiTit-a in Chxrir.an's Priek Hlock, up tairs. (5":tfj CHARLE3 S. WHITMAN, Attorney at law; OrricE Corner of Fifth and I streets. Washington City, D. C. 1 -'T" Speciid attention g.ven to the adjust ment nml issuing of patents for private land eiimns, I're-.-ni.t!on and Iloiner-tead settle '"en ts. and ail eiiisses of busiuess before th I" iute.1 States Lund Olliee. -15 -''li JAMESIS.' M00JR E, Justly of the Peace (C City Recorder. O- OiTioe In the Court House and Citv Council Room, Oregon City. V.'H'. a'ten 1 to the acknowledgment of ! h'e U, anfPail other duties appertaining to j thcd!fu:t. of Justice of the Peace. :ly J. B. UPTON , Attouxey and Counselor-at-Law, Oregon Ci!y, Oregon. t-Olnee over the store of Pope & Co., Jh-in street. 4rt.tf C. A. DOLPII, Attorney and Counsellor at-Law iT" Office 106 Front street, Tortland, Ore gju. (4'-.5ni J. WELCH, DENTIST. rin.n,'ntbj Lx-atel at Orenon C'i.'v, Orcjon. Rooms over Cuartnan A. Bro.'s store. Main street V2.lv ! JAS. 1.. Ii.u.y. W. s. M KVh .-..-. y,'tcir fuitlic. DALY & STEVENS, 1:EiT-KTATE. JUiOKFKS. COLLEC- ' 'W.V .4 !) a K VA7." 1 1. AC. EXTS. lH-KicK-'.,t fl.,n V 1..,'. i(..;..t- nr,,.,r of -o. ns.m and Front l'orth.,,,1 Oregon, Parti. tieular attention given to the ad I" ueeounts. Leirai and other doc - ...... - 111.!..,..... . u-',ttii- '-:in.::'j;d r.t short notice ui i,i ueeounts. Leira O 7? U SIXES S CA RD S. CLIFF HOUSE. AT its- IN &TRKET, , wnlTK; , ,v KHOAI)KS, xcariy pofiic ttvoien lariory, Proprietors. Oregon City, Oregon. TTe invite the citisens of Oregon Citv. and the traveling public, to give " :i share of their patronage. .Meals ran be had at all hours, to please the most fastidious. 15 Notice to the Public. this day closed the Harlot or of the Cliff House. II I h.v r xnjs day close.! tne jarlow House old cuntoniers will give their liberal patn age to the above well kept house. Tl in i. wi ui tut- iiii ituu?,e. nope my itron- nt Mouse, i hev will fmd Messrs. "White it Uhoudcs always on hand to make guests c-iafortable. "M. BARLOW. Oregon City, Aneust 1, ls;7. OREGON HOUSE, ?iliiin Street Oregon Citv. JACOB B0EHM, Proprietor. KSTAlil.tSiltO 1S,")7. RK.DttTlO.V IV PRICES! The undersiijncd wishes to give notice that from Saturday , October 5th, iSG7, prices at the above house will be as follows : Hoard and Lodging per week $5 00 Hoard w ithout Lodging 4 00 Hoard and Lodging per day 1 00 .1 ACOH iiOLil.M. Oregon Citr. Oct. Cd, ls?J7 (50:tf A M 10 H I C A N EX C 1 1 A N G E. (fatt r.ixcoi.x Jiorsiw j Xo. H4 Front street, Portland Oregon. j L. I. W. Ql'IMHY, HnoviiiETou j . ii? f U-rn Hotel.) This house is the most commodious in the I State, newly furnished, and it will be the en- deavor of the proprietor to make his guests j comfortable. The Haggage Wagon will ul j ways be found at the land'ng on the arrival s of steamships ami river boats, carrying bag ! guge to the house free of charge. 17.iy 0 S W E G 0 HOUSE! OSWKGO, OKKGON. JOHN" SC11ADK Proprietor, '. now priaied to receive and entertain all who m.iy favor him with their patron- 'W - 1 he House is ew and the Kooms are will be sunidied with all the delicacies of nuu ,M'atj r ui iiimiuu. i lie i auic tlve season. The House is situated near the steamer landing. The proprietor vrill at all times endeavor to give entire satisfart ion to nil who may favor him with a call, and would respectfully solicit the via'ronage of the Traveling I'nV.ic. 41:tf. Hoard per week 00 Hoard and Lodging 6 0o Singlo Meals. 50 Impos'ial Mills, Oi!E(.OV CITV. icr.r.r coxstanti.v on hand yok sale BR A X A XI) CHICK EX FEED I'arties wanting feed must furnish their .sacks. if.O.tf JOIIN II. SCII RATI, Manufacturer and Dealer iu SADDLES, IIAEXESS, $333d etc., etc.. Main street, between Third aud Fourth, Oregon C'nij. '"SPUE attention of parties desiring anything JL in mv line, is directed to my stock, be fore mukinir purchases elsewhere. " 111V II CP JOHN H.SCIIHAM. ,V7. F. HIGHFIELD, Established since 1S40. at the old stand, Mai Stuekt, Oukoox City. An assortment ot YS ateties. Jct elrv. and Seth Thomas' weight. S.y-y (.'locks, all of which are warranted ,fT'r'Xl' to be as represented. Repairing done on short notice, tnankful for past favors. (.37 I. B. ROSENBAUM U Co., No. 45 Front st., Portland Oregoa. WHOLfcSALE DEALERS IN' Tolacco, Cigars, Snug", Stationery, Yankee Xotinns, and Toys. Orders promptly attended to. (4.tf A7j. MARSHALL, Wagon and Carriage Maker, 31am street, Oregon City. Wagons made to order, and all work in this line executed in the most satisfactory manner, at reasonable rates. rif All kinds of country produce taken inVxchange for work, at cash prices Ciive me a tiial. 4":tt William Ercuglilon, CONTRA CTOR and BUILDER, Jfuiu ntne't, Orcjon City. Will attend ta nil work in his hne, con sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner work bbmir nronintlv attended to. C2 SHADES SALOON. West Side Jf.tin fifrtet, bctirtt'i Second aud Third, Ort'jvii City. GEORGE A. HAAS Proprietor. The proprietor begs leave to inform his friends and the public generally that the r.bove named popular saloon is open for their Accommodation, with a new and well assort ed supply of the finest brands ot wines, liquors and cigars. ,r'- j7t . iI A NX. T"0?- LE ARY. Fashion Billiard Saloon. Main street, between Second and Third, Oregon City. MANN & LEARY Proprietors. riMlE above long established and popular I Saloon is vat a lavorite resort, sum as only the choicest brands ot Wines, Liquors and Ciirars are dispensed to customers a share of the public patronage is solicited. f" X. H. Families supplied with the choicest Liquors, English Ale and Porter, in bottles, on the most reasonable terms. A. It. HELL. K. A. TAllSER. BELL i PAEKER. ASP HEALERS IN' Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes, And every article kept in a Drug Store, no.) Main Stkeut, Okeuox Citv. ' L. ZIGLER & SON., QgJ COOP BUS, Oregon City, Oregon. rTMIE USPEKSIUNED ARE XOY PRt I r-ared to make all manner of ware in the I ' i.nnnPl'Ml'P. irOUl ! Iw.-.shcad. of both bilge uud straight work, i on short notice, ami ai re.&J.... i . i . . . - ,,, f ut ir:r , '.,n :,n.l examine samples of our work, as it is own rccommendaH & ORfSGOltf TIIE SIOTIIER. FROM Pit. HOLLAND 3 KATIIItlNA. -" In good time, Therccamcto ui a child, the minature Of her on whose dear breast mv bnbjhood Was nursed and cradled ; and my happy heart, Charged with a double tenderness, received And blessed the precious gift. Another fount Of human love gurgled to meet my lips, Another store of good, a rich and pure, In its own kind, as that from which I drank, Was thus discovered to my taste, and I Feasted upon its fulness. " With the gift That brimmed my cup of joy, there came a grace To her who bot e it of fresh loveliness. If I had loved the maiden and the bride, The mother, through whose pain my heart had won Its new possession, fastened ta my heart With a new sympathy. Whatever dross Our months of intimacy had betrayed Within her character, was purged away, And she was left pure gold. Xay, I should f ny, Whatever goodness had not been revealed Through the relation of her heart to mire As loving maid and mistress, found the light Through tier maternity. A heavenly change Passed o'er her soul, and o'er her palid face, As if the unco jscious yearning of a life llnd found full satisfaction in the birth Of the new being. Her long weariness Was but a trance of peace and gratitude ; Aud as she lay her babe upon her breast, Her eyelids closed I could but feel that heaven, Should it hold I1 the good of which she dreamed, Had little more for her.' A Patjc for the Voting. MA It CERT. The bells of the village church had been ringing sweet and clear, and the sound was borne on the summer air miles away, m iking solemn mu sic, which was very pleasant to a little lonely heart. On the steps of the farm-house, watching the shadows, or looking now and then with a wishful glance j tni-rrl iho HrirrLf L- V sit. Mnnrprv , , i Margery who? That was all, t bhe had no other name,' she said, when strangers questioned her. Farmer James had found her one wintry night on a cnowdiift by the road side She was warmly wrapped and sheltered from the storm. Sever al changes of clolbing, a sum of money, a paper on which was written ( f.ii-,Tnpv ' -nr. in n. ti.lsiKpt tlpiir. i -t,i-" J ' " i Sha l.j.l Loon k-pnt. bv- the farmer's ii . ' i r i w i o whn honed some Iav to oe re- .. t rf , warded, and who at first built many ! air-cdstles, which had fortlicir foun- j dation the coming of Margerv'a rich friends, bhe was sure tuey were K . l. ,...:l f.i. iKa r.lnl.l'v Intflilicr I 1 ICU M1U lUi HIV. ti.iiu i was fine and soft, and the lace upon j the little dresses was worth more than her best S mday gown. But as years passed and these un-kno-n persocs gave no sign, she grew weary of her charge, and by degrees indiflereuce gave way to act ual unkindncss. Poor little Margery, what had sho done, and why was she so unlike the happy children whom she sometimes she ! met? She often wondered, as did that Sunday afternoon, sitting in j mnsliinii linw ninnv miles oil, . 11 " r,.,M heaven was, and whether she cotiid ' . . L- thor( if she tried? 1 wish 1 knew which road to take, and had t....l.r rrn with Tnf for I am SUlUtuuut ----- . .... , r, ! so tired of Imng here Little children who, with folded, hands, say "Now 1 lay me down to sleep " who are laid to rest by loving hand with mothers' good night kisses on their lips little happy I watctieu over .Margery. nc.guuor children how blest are you who who had buried her own little daugh read wouderingly of this child, whose ; ter was sitting by the child at the T,f. u'iie n unlike vour OWIl! ! Marjierv had been taken once by a kind neighbor with her children, to : the village Sunday school. There she heard, for the first time of abeau titul place called heaven, the home of God and his angels. The good old minister was talking of Jesus, of the little ones whom he had blest while on earth whom ho still loved in heaven, where after death good chil dren would go to be shining angels in the sky. Margery went home like one in a happy dream. She scarcely heard the scolding words that Mis. James poured out like a torrent. lie should not always have to be scolded and beaten. She should not always be tired and lonely. There was red and lonciv. mere one who would love her, if she could reach him; there was a iful home if she only knew the some only beauti way mere. She kept the sweet thoughts in her little sad heart; dreamed of them when she slept, and took comfort in them as she went upon ber errands day by day, or tended the fretful child whose mother had so little pitv for her desolation. One morning when the basy dame CITY, OREGON, SATUB-DAY, DECEMBER S89 18G7. seemed to be in an unwonted mood, more gentle than she remembered to have seen her, Margery took cour age and ventured to ak information on the subject that had occupied so many of her thoughts. " If you please ma'am how far is it to heavcuV The astonished woman dropped her iron, putting in danger thereby her good man's Sunday linen. " What put th.it ir-to your head I'd like to know?" Poor frightened Margery, for once her anxiety to hear something of the blissful home sho was deter, tniiied to seek, gave her courage. " I heard the minister talk about God in heaven, and I thought if it wasn't too far and I could find the way I'd like Lo get ther.'' " Well, I never," said Mrs. James, and turning fiercely upon the child, " Do you think its a place for the like of ycu? because, if you do you're mistaken, I can tell you. Try to get there indeed! I think you may iry Now just do you go and shell them pens, and don't let me hear you talk such foolishness again!"' So the child went out once more into the shadow that had so long been like a pall on her heart, .md the gat hope that had been as a sunny gleam for a little while, suddenly faded out of her yearning heart. But the longing was still there. ! Margery had never been taught a ! praver: she did not know that God ; could read her every thought and ! wish; that his eye of love was alsvnys ( watching over her; if she had, she ! would not have fallen asleep so often, j with her cheek wet with tears, or have looked around on the meadows, and up into the .sky as then, with sach ; a hungry feeling for love and kind ness. She was nlone, as she had otten been on babbath days; no mothers . i loving fingers fashioned dainty robes for Margery: " she ought to be thank ' ml1' Mrs. dames told her, " to have , such decent clothes, it wasn't every i ' one who would give them to her but for her part, she couldn't abide ra'. ! The decent clothes, however, made ! so poor a show that she did not S" P01 choose to ex'sibit the child who wore them, to gossiping neighbor? ' r " So the little girl staid quietly at home, alone, as I said before, except that ' Watch," the house dog, mov- ed lazily after her when she walked ! about, and sometimes rubbed his cold nose ngaiust her hand, and wajrged his tail, as much as to say, " Don't fret, here is one friend for you!' And the great Friend above all others, whom Margery did not know, looked down upon the lonely child, and saw how desolate her young life was. So it was, that but a few more Sabbaths found her in the ac customed place upon the door-step, or in the meadow, or looking out at n'Sut roin kcr ntll window, at the shining stars. rr.. . , 1 1 i I here came a lime, wnen a areaa ! fl fever took frm many homes, one ' : -, A U n r whn worn Q.iilir micliit ' J and its fatal touch was laid on Mar- I D61 for whom no one cared on , . earth, out who was just, as precious in God's sight, as those whose graves fc ere wei wu,. u,u.., tc..,-. ! The bright spirits whom we can not see, though they are often near, ! last, and thinking she asked for water ; took it to her: "Isn't it beautiful, I i ' r li'i - . I ir.il. it 1 oeauuiuis saiu uiu iuue u.re, i shall get to heaven after all, they ve come to show me the way! " Isn't it beautiful?" and with a smile on her I lips, and a light in her eyes that ' made her face cloriouslv fair, the ; soul of little Margery was borne up to the Beautiful Land, and the songs of the angels welcomed her, where uld never bc sad n0r lonel ' . j joyE Sickness. A correspondent j of the Knickerbocker says: It is my j dutT tQ jmpress on yOU tiie certain j ftict that oue h:df of our young people 1qsc theip gensejJ whcn they ose thcir , 0 , , ha3 ol. j d Uten fivc jelters t0 his lady rcady written nvc letters to his lady ,ove Md hc abont Qani aIld fn abnost manncr. 1 ; . acJ seeps at lhe ; lop of lhe i0niCf cjose to the moou. j He sUnd by QnQ of the col. j umng of thc piaZza wilhout putting hig arm Qround hg waist and i ht bim a nppIe to doy because jt jiad red cheeks. . Ask vour neighbor to subscribe for the ExTEuruicE. COURTESY OF Tlic ilaj-tvarjl JIi: A correspondent of the Bulletin lately vis'ted Sutter creek, where Hay ward's celebrated mine is situa. ted. Readers have all heard of the wonderful riches of this mine, and perhaps also of the more wonderful perseverance of its proprietor, who for years worked against discourage ments and disaster, until his san guine anticipations'were realized, aud he tapped the golden stream which has since flowed so liberally. Once and again, we are told, lie seemed to have exhausted all his resources, but with indomitable perseverance he pushed the enterprise forward, and wealth crowned his efforts. And this some people call good luck. It is the working out of the proverb of the wise man, "The hand of the dili gent maketh rich," with a Yankee commentary, " Never say die." That unfortunate Englishman who in Grass Valley committed suicide and destroyed his family with him self, because his mining schemes had been unsuccessful, had only to put one blast more into his tunnel., and lie would have reached the lead and triumphed but he hadn't the pluck. Let every man, whatever be his bus iness, put in one more blast before he draws trigger on his own brain. We are told that Hay ward isaboutto turn Ins mine into a joint stock com pany. We think he will manage it best himself. Wc have an old proverb : For he that by the plow would thrive, Himself must either hold or drhe. From the unpublished poem of mine, says the writer I quote again : Who would from mines hiu pockets fill, Himself must pick, or run the mill. One of those strange phenomena which are observed occasionally in nature, says the Stockton Indrjicnd enl, was noticed Thursday night aboard the Julia. In coming up the liny, in deep and apparently still water, the vessel commenced rocking to and fro, bringing her gunwale nearly under the surface. So violent and so undulating was the motion for a minute or so, that passengers could hardly keep on their feet. The Tulare, a short distance astern, ob- served the motion of the Julia, and the consternation on board, but ex-, perienced nothing unusual herself. The occurrence is of so extraordinary nature, and 60 unaccountable, that unless some plausible explanation could be given, one might almost doubt the evidence of the senses of those who violate strange freak of the waters. Is the veritable sea-ser pent a denizn of the inland Califor nia waters, or was this a subterranean earthquake? The Grass Valley National says that John Williams, a Cornishman who stole quartz specimens from the Bush Cretk quanz mine, and who was convicted therefor in Sierra county, was released on bail on ac count of some flaw in the indictment, and will await the action of the next Grand Jury. This case illustrates some of the beauties and consistencies of common law, to wit: The prison er testifies that he stole the quartz, told where and how ho got it, which all went to prove that he did not steal anyimng. ine iaw is mm ii ! estate cannot be stolen, and the counsei for the prisoner claimed that tz, wns ,ertl osthte if tllken ! ffom t,ie lt,dge and carricd away im- j mediately The excitement in the newly discovered gold and silver mines in Industry, Me., increases, and the promising lmid is being rapidly scn cured by speculators, to one of whom is "ranted, in the language of a recent deed, " one sixteenth of all the mm mil interest ray farm, with the in j privilege of darning, flowing, digging, blowing, aud raising the devil in ! general.' Rev. Wm. W. Cooke, who has just been appointed an assistant min ister of Trinity Church, New York, is well known as one of the finest tenors in that city. The senior as sistant minister receives 7,000 per annum, with an extra allowance of 82,000 per annum. The junior as sistants, $4,000. The salaries of all the ministers of Trinity have lately been advanced. The Washington Star has been " . sold by its pronators to j men-two of them now u j hshment-for $100,000, sold by its propriators to three young in thc cstab- one third each. That transfer was to be made November 1st. The net earnings of the concern for ten years range from 20,OUO to $40,000 per annum. The gold mines for the colony of Victoria, yielded from January 1st lo July 1st, of this year, 8 15,000, -000 It contains T3,S7S miners. Of these 10,000 are Chiuanieu. BANCROFT LIBRARY, Can't Fill the OrJcr, A friend who resides in the At lantic States wishes uc, says the Ad' roc ale, to send him a sample of the mammoth trees of California. lie asks for a section of one of the largest ten or twelve feet, or less, in length, and the full size of the trunk. Let us see if the order can be filled: Six muscular men can fell a giant, usmf immense ouurs to cut him o i -' down. It will require from twelve j rapid succession down his back, he to fifteen days to make him bite the j modestly ventured to ask the attend dust. Its huge body, nearly four ant to fill his jug. Whilo this was hundred feet lonir. lies level on the j being done he chanced to raise his earth. As it is over thirty feet in diameter, its upper surface is about equal ;n height to the walls of a three story business house. A cross cut ! but he did not begin to known him saw fifty feet in length would proba-j self. Behind him, on the wall, was bly do to saw off a section of the faL j a fine large painting of a royal Ben len tree, but it would require a vast j gal tiger, in attitude ready to spring deal of scafolding and muscular force forward. He nstar-tly dodged aside, to accomplish the ik. shouting as he went: The forest of giants is two hundred Run, you cussed infc'nal ugly miles from the ocean, and there is fool, that's a striped boar cat as big . ..1- ..,tf.J r ' o rt r en td ! r. nr fivlnfp tr Lior Villi'' carry this sawlog out of the moun tains; and were it on the wharf at San Francisco, there is not a vessel on the Pacific that would find it con venient to stow away such a block of wood. A few years ago. an enterprising rentlc:nan succeeded in taking a sec tion of the bark from one of those trees a large one which is known as the " Father of the Forest." He took it to New York and placed it j on exhibition. More than this cannot be done. We have stood in those forests and gazed on those saplings, and we have j a just idea as to their immense and j frightful proportions. But one who j has only seen the scrub growths of j the Atlantic States can form no just conception of a full grown tree, such as the Pacific slope only produces. In a short time the railroad will be completed, aud then our eastern friends can come over and see on what a grand scale this portion of the world h;is been constructed. It would be a pleasure to send Friend J., a chip or two of our treee, but it is not convenient. Artless Simplicity. One of the sweetest incidents, says an exchange, which we hare noticed for many a day and one which shows the effect of early training, assisted by a pure and utidefiled imagination has just fallen under our observation. It is thus related: A lady visited New York City and saw on the sidewalk a ragged cold and hungry little girl, gazing wishfully at some of the cakes in a shop-window. She stopped, and taking the little one by the hand, led her into the store. Though she. was aware that bread might be better for the cold child than cake, yet she desired to gratify the shivering and forlorn one, she bought and gwe her the cake she wanted. She then took her to another place, where she pro cured her a shawl, and other articles of comfort. The grateful little crea ture looked the benevolent lady full in the face, and with artles? simplicity said, " Arc yon God's wife?" Did the most eloquent speaker ever cm ploy words to a better advantage? Alarming rumors are in circula tion in Antwerp as to the critical state of the dykes in Holland. It is asserted that the weirage of the eastern branch of the Scheldt, in al tering the course of the river, has acted in a disastrous manner on the dykes. They are menaced at sever al points, and they must all be strengthened, an immense labor, which will cost millions, and perhaps cannot b? finished in time to prevent , a oisustcr. Colonel Austin, of Mississippi, made a speech in Representatives' Hall of the Tennessee Capitol, on ,ne jst jnstant, and undoubtedly rep- resented Southern Democratic senti mcnta when he said that the only means of restoring peace to the coun try was the enfranchisement of all whites and the ro-cnslavement of all blacks. The b:st furniture in Oregon is that made by Levy & Co., of this citv D Set. to u common uiu jvvih cv, . ' lu " u , ... be had on short notice. lhe wotk ... . , . If you want any wagon lumber j or carriage material, such as Hubs, Spokes, Felloes, etc. Y'on can find them at the stores of Ilobt. II. Law, or E. J. Ncrthrup, advertised in this paper. A Christmas party will be giren by L. Dillcr Esq., at the Court House in this city, on the evening of the 25th. An Amuatng Story. A green hoosier, who had followed a bacon wagon from Tennessee, found himself for the first time in Augusta, Georgia, and in pursuit of a fresh supply of "tangleleg whisky." lie slow ly as a coon approaching a trap, entered, a highly decorated sa loon, and after mucn misgiving and hesitation, the premonitory chills of a " biff skcer" chasing each other in head, and his eye fell on a three foot by seven mirror behind the counter. i in which he was fairly represented; Pale and trembling he strode where he bar-keep was filling his jug. " Say, gin mc that jug just as it i?, empty or full, and run and shut that door, (pointing lo the mirror,) durn quick, cf you don't want your glass truck ground up, and your hasslet tore outer you, for thars the devil lo pay in that ar back rooni!:' Seeing the whisky-seller rather slow in his motions to suit his hurry, he put for the street with his eyes stuck out and hair erect saying: ' Durned cf that feller don't have sassidge meat to sell soon, cf his iifs, spared. We'd, I've seen cats, hearn of cats, wild cats, sow cats, intt oh, my, sich a cat!" Here he stole a suspicious look back at the house and shook and scratched his head. ' 1 wonder if that breed of boss cats am plenty around hen? Say, mister, how fur is it to the Tenessec line?" He beat the wagon back to Ten essee six days and the United States mail two. And he is tellinrx his grand children to-night about the " orful boss cats they keep runin round loose in Augusta, as big as ycarlins," and ventures an opinion how they procure " thar yearthen w ar" and :'sassidgu" meat by " tkarin smart flks away from thar jugs and lettin the cats chop up the darned fools," and Wonders how Augusta manages to hold her own in popula tion, considering the latitude the " boss cats" have. Poultry that have had thc range of grain fields are in good condition for early fattening for market. Con fine and feed them liberally and al low plenty of water with ashes or dust to wallow in. Feed well while the warm weather continues, as they will fatten much faster and eat less grain than when it becomes cold. Promote the laying of hens that are shut up, by feeding with scraps of refuse meat. Fowls eat a variety of food : all kinds of grain and seeds, and preparations made for them ; also most sorts of vegetables, raw or cooked, and they are fond of a cer tain quantity of animal food ; insects worms, grubs and maggots they search fur with avidity. Potatoes form one of the most economical ar tides of food ; but it is essen tial not only that these should bc boiled or steamed, but that they should be given warm, as hens do not j relish " cold taters.'' In most houses there are many well known scraps and refuse that will serve fowls, such as crumbs of bread, fragments of pies and puddings, and even bits of meat and Ut. '"Miintl see you home from meetiu' Peggy?'' "No you shan't du no sich thing, I'm otherwise en gaged. Well l swan, i guess you've missed it this time, for I've got my pockets chuck full of ginger- bread' " You may take my arm Jonathan." . Paul could preach two whole years in his own hired house in pagan Rome. But papal Koine forbids the Protestant follower of the Apostle i in M-rrcl.tr I ifl Willi his trirnric in WVyi.V.O.'.l' vj vsvA ...v.. . .v.'u.J , . , , T his own hired house. Pagan Home . w as more tolerant in Paul s day, than I papal Rome in ours. It is exceedingly important that every young man who expects to be a farmer, and, every young lady who hopes to be a farmers wife, be wcl and thoroughly educated in the sci r-nee of ncrieultnre. It will at once odd immensely to the probabilities o success, and be a constant source of moral and intellectual improvement No. lO. Self-Made Men.' Men who with scanty enrljr ad vantages have made their own way to fortune or high position, are en titled to all credit and respect for the energy, perseverance and self-deni-il by which they have attained success, ihere are many sncn a the United States, who are among our best and most public spirited citizens. In almost every sphere of life, at the bar, intho pulpit, in 9h professors chair, in high offices of trust and responsibility, as well as at industrial head of great commercial and industrial enterprises, are to bo found men who, starting without ed ucation or friends, have sturdily fought their own battle hi life until the struggle ended in "victory. Wo repeat it, such men are worthy of all honor. And yet it is possible that the disposition to admire "self made men'' may be carricd too far, especis ally when the very faults and def ciencies which are almost inevitable in individuals who have had such an experience as theirs, are cited as vir tues and excellencies, and made the theme of unstinted praise. There have been men of this description, nor are such specimens rare in onr country, who have succeeded in en tirely emancipating themselves from the prejudices which are the natural result of their experiences. But it is safe to say that the majority of persons who have made their owk way without help who have en dured self denial and privation who lived coarsely, and enjoyed few of the comforts of iife until after a long struggle they began to reap the re wards of their exertions it is tafu to say that the majority of such are prone to narrow utilitarianism in their views, and exclusive deTotion to purely practical ends and purely material success, a contempt for lib eral culture and for the graces and ornaments of life, which are very far from being traits to be admired or praised. Theip own early endnranw of the discipline of poverty cause them to regard such discipline as necessary or beneficial for all thcir own success, acheived without help or early advantages, has impressed them with the idea that no help .-hould be extended to the young man setting out in his career, and that education is a hindrance rather th.-ih a benefit in the struggle for practical success. Because they " earned their first shilling,' and are prond of it, and love to talk about it, they are persuaded that it would be well for every boy to be compelled to do it because they have " succeeded iu ife," with very little ' schooling thev have come to despise the high er branches of education, and to peak of " book learning" with utter contempt. Such men are, neverthel ess, useful citizens, despite the riar rowness of their views. Let us hon or them for their good qualities, bat avoid the infection of their hardness and illiberal utilitarianism; for in fact, the snobbishness that reveals itself in the worship of wealth is not a whit more despicable than the grovelling worldlincss that accepts the " selN made man" as the highest ideal ol an American citizen. . A IICMAN BODV AND THE IIoCItBOT the Day. Stnt yourself at a table. ttach a pioce of metal (say a shill- .1 t TT 1 Jt ingj o a inreaa. jiaving piaccu your elbow on the table, bold the thread between the points of the thumb and forefinger, and allow the iiling to hang in the centre of a glass tumbler; the pulse will imraer diatelyr cause the shilling to vibrato like a pendulum, and the vibrations will increiso until the shilling strike the sides of the glass ; and suppose the time of experiment be the hour of seven or Iialf-past seven, the pen dulutn will strike the glass seven times and then lose its momentum and return to the centre. If von hold the thread a sufficient length of time the effect will be repeated ; but not until a sufficient space of time lias elapsed to convince you that the cx-. perimcnt is complete. Wc need not add that the thread must Le held in a. steady hand : otherw ise the vibrating motion will be counteracted. At whatever hour of the day or night, the experiment is made, the co'mcU dence will be the same. Don't Drink. No man is fate who has once formed the habit or looking to drink for solace, cheerful ness, o'r comfort. While the world goes well they will likely be temper ate, but the habit is built, tha rail, road to destruction is ready for use,, the rails are laid down, and the sta tion houses erected; and the train i on the line waiting only for the loco motive. Well, the first great trouble or hopeless grief is the locomotive; it comes to us and grapples n, and away we go in a moment, down tha line we have been year constructing like a flash of Pghtnirj. C if I' I 8 i '0- o o o o t