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o f 1 o City Enterprise. o i O k i Vol. 2. glje lUccliin (Enterprise. f CSLtSItED K V'EP.T SATChPAT WOKKlyO By O, IRELAND, OFFICE: South er.st corner cf Fifth and Mai streets, in the building lately known is the Cctirt HoHse, Oregon City, "Oregon. Term of Subscription. ?a CopV, oe year in adrancs $3 00 ' " ii delayed 4 00 Term of" Advertising Transient advertisements, per square (12 linesor less) tirst insertion . . .t'2 fO For each nubsequcnt insertion 100 Jiiisineun Curds one square per annum payable quarterly 12 00 )ne column per annum. ......... . .120 00 half column " CO 00 "One quarter " ' ."...4o 00 Legal advertising at the established rates. Book and Job Printing ! rjniE eStteupuise office l.i .mpplred with every requisite for doing: a sutivriot style of work, and h constant ly accumulating new and beautiful styles of material, and i prepared lor every raricty of EOOS AS') J03 JlXZ I IV TIN O ! AT SATtSKACTOKY l'KICF.tt. p&- The Public are invited to call and examine both our specimens and facilities for doing work. n usiness a a rd s. B E N T O N KI L L I N, Oregon City, Oregon. Oflice ia Charman'a Prick L'lock, up auir!s. (o'.':tfj Dr. F. Barclay, Iff. R. C L.v (Formerly Surgeon to the Hon. II. B. Co.) OFFICE: At lletuUnce, Mai Street '": i Oregon City. W. F. HIGHFIELD, Established ince 1S4! at the old stand, Main Stkeet, Okegox Citt. An assortment of Watches. Jew elry, and Seth Thomas' weight Clocks, nil of which are warranted to be as represented. Ilepainnics none on sliort notice, md liiunkful for past favors. . C JOHNSON-- F. O. H COWS'. XoLiry I'iMic. JOHNSON Sr. BIcCOWN, ORKfiOX CITV, Oil KG ON. I'jf Will attend to all business entrusted t our car in u'iy of the Courts of the State, collect money, negotiate loans, sell real es t t, etc. " I.t7"Tarticular atteutiou given to contested I tid cases. l.yl x. 8. BBLL. E. A. P.VKKKC. BELL &. PARKER. l'tl PKALKP.S IN Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Perfumeri, Oils, Varnishes, And erery nrttcle kept in a Drug Store. S3.) Main Stiikkt, Okkgo.v City. SHADES SALOON. Wtit Sid Xai:i Street, let wren Second and Third, Oregon Cify. GEORGE A. KAA3 Proprietor. The proprietor begs leave to inform his friends and the public generally that the abort named popuh.r saloon is open for their accommodation, with a new and well assort ed supplr of the tinest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. i- JOHN I. BACON, Justice of the. Peace tl- City Recorder. Office In the Court IIuse nnd City Council Room, Oregon City. Will attend to the acknowledgment of l-ei-t, and all other duties sippet taining to tlituiliee of Justice of the l'eace. jTfleming, Retail dealer in School Pools, Sla. tionery; also, Patent Medicines, and Perfumer i. At tht Post-ofiice, in Masonic Building, Oregon City, Oregon. William Brcuglitcn, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, ilain it reel, Oregon City. Will attend to all work in his line, con sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner work framiog, building, etc Jobbing promptly attended' to. '''- JOHN H. SCH RAM, Manufacturer and Dealer in SAP!) LES, HA EN ESS, etc.. etc. ilaia street, between Third and Fourth, Oregon Lug. rpilH attention of parties desiring anything .1. in my line, is directed to my stock, be fore making purchases elsewhere. fly) JOU X H..SCHKAM. CLARK GREENMAN, tj City Drayman, 4t.SJ-j-!2 onEOOXCITT. All orders for the delivery of merchandise, pr packages and freight ot whatever descrip tion, to any part of the city, will be executed promptly and with care. 16.6m PAVID SIEITH, Sctuor to SMITH db XAESIIAIL, J&aek-Smith and Wagon Maker, Comer of Main and Third streets. Oregou City , Oregon. n-.attng and repairing. All work warranted to giTe satisfaction. (sa Iiupcrinl Mills, OREGO.V CITY. KEEP COXSTASTI.T OX HAXI FOR SALE BRA X AND CHICKEN FEED ! VST1 Parties wanting feed must furnish nrack3. 3Q.tf RANCH FOR SALE. CITCATED. BETWEEN THE CLACK- ani;ts an,d thja OSEGOZi CITY T3WN PLAT ! la tht vicinity of the place.c-f T. J- Ilunsater Wijibe sold eheap for cmTi, ?r'? LEVY 4 F2CHIIEIMER, PATT0N HOUSE, Two doors south of the old Court ilousa, front street, Portland, Oregon. W. N. Pattox Proprietor. Single meals, 25 cents. . . . .Beds, cents. This house i3 newly fitted, and furnished in the best style. sh.K.n A M liiuCA X EX CI 1 A N G e7 (late LIXCOLX HOUSE,') RI Front street, lortlund Oregon. L. I. V. QUI M BY, riu.nuEToa, (Zufc cf Western Ibid.) This house is the most commodious in the i-tate, newly furnished, and it will be the en deavor of ttie proprietor to make his guests .comfortable. The' Hascgage Wagon will al ways be found at the Luid ng on the arrival of steamships and river boats, carrying bag gnge to the house free of enur;-. -Western Hotel, 1t:tla.-d, OliKGOv. Corner cf Fiist "and Morrison streete,' Ths.beat.sndRos comfortable Hotel in '.he Stale, wh-jre every want is anticipated, ati.l ehfrerfully supplied. Warm and eo!-.i lialhs attached to tlie house. This Hotel is located near the steanishio Landing. The Hotel Coach will be in at tendance at all the Landings, to convey .. passengers and baggage to "and from the Louse free of charge. J ON 11 C. DOLCY, SAML'i-X U. 1HJLMES, xi.tf . l'ropt iotors. rcLaughSin Hou ilain strt-ei, (opposite the Woolen Mills,; o re son L'ifif. Urcsron. J. P. Killer & Co., Proprietors. JJ" This is the most commodious Hotel in tne city. Newly furnished, andjust open for the reception of guests. lf It will be the endeavor of the Propri etors to make all guests comfortable. OREGON HOUSED Main Street Oregon City. JACOB B0EIIM, Proprietor. ESTABLISHED 1S57. UEDtXTIOX IS ritlCES! The undersigned wishes to give notice that from Saturday, October 0th, i iu, pi ices at the above house will be as follows : Board and Lodging per week ?5 00 Board ithout Lodging 4 e Board and Lodging per day 1 00 JACOB BOK1IM. Oregon City, Oct. Cd, 1507. j."0:if CLIFF HOUSE. fjfe Main Street, iMIi&k Xearhj Oprwsiie Woolen Factor,. v. L. WHITE, I . T. W. BHOADES, 1 roprictors. Oregon City. Oregon. We invite the citizens of Oregon City, and the traveling public, to give us a share of their patronage. Meals can be had at all bor, to please the irost fastidious. 15 . IT&tico to the Puttfc, ill.V K this d iy closed ttie BarhrtV' Ilouse in favor of the Oil!" House. Hope niy old customers wil! give" their liberal patron age to the iibove "well kciit house. Thcv will tind Messrs. White fc Khoa!is alwan on hand to make guests comfoi talde. WM. I1AULOW. OSWEGO HOUSE! OSW KGO, OUE iON. JOHN SCllADK P rnp i i et or, IS now prepared to receive and entertain all who m.-iv favor him with their patron- ige. The House is New and the Booms are Newly and Neat'y Furnished. The Table will be supplied with all the delicacies of the season. The Ilouse is situated near t he steamer landing. Tne proprietor will at all times endeavor to give entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with a call, and would respectfully solicit the pa,ronage of the Traveling Public. 41:tf". Board per n eck 't 00 Board and Lodging t 00 Simile Meals 50 V ii a t Cheer House, Nos. 12'3, 129 and 100 Front street, PoKTLAND, OliEGOS. REDUCED RATES! The undersigned having taken this well- known house, solicit increased patronage i rn the traveling pubho. I he House has lately been rentted, and the proprietors are now able to oiler additional inducements to their patrons. The table will be furnished with the best market affords, and be under the iraniea-iate supervision of th proprietors uooms well turnished and well entiiateu. A large tire-nroof safe for the deposit of Taluables. Baggage taken to the hotel free of charge. Board per week 55 00 Board and lodging " ... .?! to 3 00 (According Jo the room occupied.) Nothing will be left undone, which is in the power of the proprietors to render guests comfortable. LYONS, LEONAK1) X Co., xi.1 Proprietors. i. h. ini.nnuuGii, ) L. IIILDnURCU, San Francisco. LOL'13 tINSTKIN. ) I'oi tland. Hildburg, Bros- & Co. IltrOUTURS AM) WHOLESALE DEALERS IX All Kinds of Cognacs, scotch and Irish li fusuieit s Rum, Gin, Domestic Liquors, Wines, i.yc, tf:r., vc. No. SO Front st.. O. S. N. Co.'s new brick block, Portland Oregon. (29 REMOVAL I TIIE JEWEIJtT Establishment of J. 1J. Miller HAS BEEN REMOVED To No. 101 From st., corner of Alder Carters New Building, Portland, In Chas. Woodard's Drug Store t-T Where he will b? ready to attend to all manner of workmanship in his lino. Yi'atches and Jewelry repaired in th most workmanlike manner. J. B. MILLEll, UOxaoE. W. A. K, M ELLEN, MAIIBI WORK. ItlONROE & MELLEN, Dealers in California, Vermont, and Italian Marbles, Obelisks, Monu. ments, Head and Foot stones, Salem Oregon. Mantles ucd Furniture Marble furnished to order. 1 32. t Flax Seed Wanted! R. E. CHATFIELD, AT TUB Orcs;o3i l?eel Store ! First st., Portland, c-posite the Western Hotel. Wtll pay Hi oh est Cath Prices to Flax Seed! JOTiCE. Friends, many thanks for past favors-received. I hare newly opened a family crocery in W. F. Hiirhfleld's block, fronting the Ore gon House. "Main street, and solicit a share of vour patronage, by offering many articles hess than Poriiud retail prices. Will eichahgc for butter, eggs, hams, flour ef., ttr. - 3. E. STONE.. it- -m OK Ed OUT CITY, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1868. BUSINESS CARDS. Ladd & Tilt on. BANKERS, PORTLAND, OREGOX. Will give prompt attention to collections, and other business appertaining to Banking. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange On San Francisco and the Atlantic States for sale. Government Securities bought and sold. xi.tf L. 0. Fuller, BROKEH, Pays the Highest Price for Gold Dust Legal Tenders and Government securities bought and sold. No. 1 OS Front St., xi.tf Portland, Oregon. J. F. MILLSR. J. V.'. SHATTCCK. J. F. MILLER & Co., HAKl'FACTCitB'RS' OF ANT DKALEttS IN Hoots sum. SI iocs ! At the Oregon Cify Boot and Shot St'ore, Main street. THE BEST SELECTION Of Ladies', Cents', Boys', and children' Boots and shoes on hand or made to order. j. n. Mitchell. j. n. dolpu. a. smitu. Mitchell, Dolph & Smith, Attorneys and Counsellors at Lawt Solicitors in Chancery, and Proc tors in Admiralty Jy" Office o'-er the old Post Office, Front street, Portland. Oregon. A. C. OIEIiS. C. W. PARIlISn, SA-nij Piii'ilc and Com. of Deedt. GIEB3 & PARBJSH, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, ri'HTLAXD, r.EGJI. OFFICE On Alder street, in Cartsr' New Brick Block. n3 J. WELCH, DENTIST. Permanently Located at Oregon City, Oregon. Rooms with Dr. Saffarans, on Main street. MACli HATCH, DENTISTS. The patronage of those desiring First C'las Operations, is respectfully solicited. Satisfaction in all cases guaranteed. N. U.fSitrouis Oxyde administered for the Painless Extraction of Teeth. Also : the h'higvletie Spray used for ttiose who prefer it Ofticr Corner of Washington and Fron streets, Portland. Entrance uu Washington street. 42. tf S. G. SKIBIYIGRE Druggist and Apothecary, (125 First St., near Western Hotel) Pomr.AM). Okkuox. Dealer in drugs, chemicals, patent medi cines, etc. A tine assortment of Englifa nt French 2'oilet Artie Its, Perfumery, brushes, etc. J2fParticular af-' tentton given to the preparation of prescript tions. (S4.3tn ISAAC FAItK. JOHX FARRV FARR & BROTHXH, Butchers and Meat Vendors. Thankful for the favors of the community in the past,- wish to say that the will con tinise to deliver to their patrons, from the wago., fs sual, On. Tuesdays end Saturdays of each xceek. all the best qualities of Beet, Mutton, and Pork, or any other class of meats in the naiket. 9:tf ARMES & DALLAIiI, IKfOliltRS AND JOBBERS OF WOOD AND WILLOW WA8E Brushes, Twines, Cordage, etc., ANT M AN I' FACT t It 1 HS Or Brooms, 1'uils, Tubs, Washboards. J-c 215 a 217 Sacramento st., San Francisco. 113 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City. Win. H. WATKINS, Iff. D., SLUG EON, Office 9o Front st , Portland Oregon. Residence cor. Main nndlth sts. Robinson & Lake "VATII.L CONT1NVE THE STOVE AND ? Tin-ware trade as trwit, t the estab lished E M IUU A N T STO It E, Corner if Fiont and inlinoti eta., I'urtlnnd, Oregon. KOSllLAND BROS. Portland Auction Sfore! U7 First st., next door to Post-office, Portland, Oregon, Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Grain Bags, Bur lips, Furnishing Goods. Z) We will -pay the highest cash price for Wool, Furs and Hides. FOOT SALOON. Front St., near the Ferry Landing, Portland, Oregon. Re fitted and Re-opened hy J. A. Mae Donald. The lest of Wines, Li quors, Cigars, etc., constantly on hand. S OME THING NE W ! Boots with Wire Quilted Bottoms o These Boots are made on the American standard last. They never tail to fit and feel comfortable, and require no " breaking In." The Wire Quilted Soles have been proven by practical experience to last twice as long as the ordinary soles. A u'eudid assortment jut received at 11. I). WHITE & Co.'s, Boot and Shoe store. 34) 151 First frt. Portland. CHAUNCEY BALL, fcucce-wr to Oradon i Co., MAXCFACTCBEB OF Wagons & Carriages, 201 and 203 Front st., Portland, Oregon. OCT Wagons of every description, mode to order. General Jobbing done with neatness and dispatch. Oak and Ah umber, and all kinds of teagon materials for sole. Orders from the country jowptiy attended to. &2EG0N CITY BREWERY! HEXRY II UMBELr, Having purchased the abore Brewery, wishes to inform the public that he is now prepared to manufacture a No. 1 quality of LAGER BEER! As good as can be obtained anywhere in tbe S'ats- Ordr solicited and promptly flld. WOMAS. DISSECTED DT A MAN. A woman is like but stay What a womari Ls like, who can Bay? There's no living with or without one ! Love bitrs like a fly, Now an ear, now an eye; Buz buz always buzzing about one I When she is tender and kind, She is like to my mind (And Sally was so, I remember ;) She's lik to oh, dear ! She's as gold, very near, As a ripe melting peach in September! If she laugh, and she chat, Play, joke, and all that, And with smiles and good humor she meet.- me, Sh"s like a rich dish Of venison and fish, That cries from the table. " Eat me !" But she'll plague you and rex you, Distract and perplex you; False-hearted and ranging, Unsettled and changing, What, then, do you think she is like? Like a saud, like a rock ? Like a wheel, like a clock ? Her head is like the inland folks tell on Which nothing but money can dwell on I Her heart's like an orange so nice, She carves for each lover a slice! In truth she's to me, Like to wind, like to sea, Whose raging will hearken to no man. Like a mill, like a pill; Like a sail, like a whale; Like an ass. like a glass, Whose image is constant to no man. Like a flower, like a shower; Like a fly, like a pie; Like a flea, like a pea; Like a thief, like in brief, She's like nothing on earth, but a woman. SECRETS IX C1IMIRES. Some few yenrs Ago one coold not take up a certain newspaper many consecutive day -without encounter ing, at the heail !f one of its col u trots a paragraph or tv.o of greater or less length, which were not only unrnter T'gilile to ordinary eyes,- but Utterly unprononnceoble by mortal tongue. S-rme of !hetn read for instance thtis: hfffwgd rmfp ntgmf, and so oh, through eight or ten llnei of the small print. , Oibers avoided or re nounced the letters of the alphabet altogether, and were couched only in such other typographical signs as the printer has at his command, and piqued our curiosity with such dis plays as ' t ) II J ; x. also to an indefinite length; and again a third cl.n-s of them dealt only in figures, proclaiming their secret to the expectant correspondent in such terms as 52385 4795 13S54G37. A glance at the mode in which these ciphers arc sometimes con structed may not be uninteresting. The simplest form is that in which the letter preceding- or following it in the alphabet b used instead of that intended to be read. Thus, in the latter case, the words " come to morrow" would be represented by " dpnf vpnpsspx.'''' We give this, however, only as an illustration, as no person advertisina in the public prints would be silly enough to re sort to a puzzle known to almost every schoolboy. The difficulty is but slightly increased when the al phabet is reversed, when z represents a, y stands for I, and so on ; but when an arbitrary exchange of the several letters is made, it will take a decipherer much more time to get possession of the key. But even in that case, success with persevunce is certain. The first step toward dis covery consists in guessing at certaiu short words and rejecting the suppo sitions which prove to be false. The words of our language consisting of two or three letters only are not very numerous, and however disguised, will not long remain undiscovered. Success with one word renders the solution of the next easier, and the inquirer has rarely to plod through more than a couple of lines In-fore the entire riddle becomes patent. The difficulty is not enhanced a whit by the substitution of arbitrary charac tera instead of letters. The following is a list of the char acters sometimes used, and, they are evidently selected because they are to be found among the types of the printer. We will place them in the order in which they may be supposed to stand, to represent the entire al phabet, thus : kx&8eJQ! g ; h fi ak 1 5 m t ii. 2 o & p , q r s x t : u -:-1; ) w x(yi. A communication in this character look Tery difficult, but the difficulty is more apparent than real. The fol lowing short sentence for instance, Beems inexplicable : (2: ax xt)tllllx ad-lf x252tf2.) If the reader tries to get at the sense of it, without referring to th key, he will probably fail, unless he has been well used to such experi ments ; but an old hand at decipher ing would pause but a short time over it before he had mastered its signification. He would go to work in , this way j passing the first two words in four and five letters,- he would note that the third and fourth were rtomposed of four and two ; the third has the two last letters alike, and he would not be long in discover ing, by reference to context, and com parison with other terminations, that these final letters are double . Is it the word lclt,fill, fait, betl, or will 1 VL examines the other words, and sees tbat one of them having eight letters, ends with the same that be gins the third ; further, he observes that one of its letters is repeated once, and nnother of them twice. There are very few words that will answer to this description ; he tries a few, and soon h?ts upon the word 4 to-morrow' which gives 10 for its own final letter nd the initial of the third. The third is therefore "wiTf " or "wtll," and he settles that the fourth is '-be." Recurring now to the first wtrd, he finds that of its four letters he has decipher -d two, o and r, nd he feels pretty certaiTi that the whole word is 'your.'' The sentence now reads to him : " Your will be to-morrow." We need not fol low the process by which he fills up the blanks, and arrives at the infor mation that the unknown correspon dent's debts will be paid, and the uh fortunate man may emerge from his hiding-place and return to his discon solate family. Ciphers comprised wholly of figures present a greater difficulty, but adifr ficiilty which is quite as sure to be surmounted ia the end by a perse vering ifitestigntof. The puile seems unfathomable at first sight, from the fact tbat there are but ten figures to represent the entire alpha bet of twenty six letters. This for. midable obstacle is however easily got over. In constructing a figured cipher, the alphabet is first cut down by the rejection of useless letter.;, and the figures are doubled, or nearly so, in number, by using one of them as a prefix only. For instance, the al- J phabet, in its simplest figured form, might stand thus : 2-i 3b 4c 5d Ce 7f 8a 9i 01 12m 13n 14o lSp J6r 17s and Z ISt 19u 20w the letter c Would be ned instead of k, and the sign ' would serve for the h. Writ ten in this character, Poor Richard's homely maxim, "Haste makes waste,'1 would stand thus : '21719G 2SP24G17 102 171 80. It may be conceived that even in this, the simplest form, the deciphering of a document of which the key was not known would be a work of sufficient labor ; but that labor is infinitely increased when the figures, instead of standing seriatim in the key, arc irregularly mixed, and the prefix is perhaps doublsd or trebled. But precautions still more ingenious and complex are sometimes taken to prevent d&tfovery. Thus, in figure ciphers, it may happen that tbe preCE may be made to occepy certain situations indicating to the initiated that the word in which it oc curs is a word of no signification, but mere nonsense ; or it may indicate that such word carries a negative be fore it, and is to be understood in at) opposite sense. After the expulsion, or rather flight of James II. from his kingdom, the Jacobites, who platted day and night to bring about his return, rack ed their brains incessantly in contriv ing the means of secret communica tion. They resorted to sympathetic inks, by the use of which the real writing remained invisible, while a complex cipher, written between the lines in black ink, but which had re ally no signification, was made use of to perplex the decipherers. Another device of the Jacobites was that of writing in parables. This was playing the game of treason at a cheap rate ; because, though the pur. port of such letters might be easily guessed, the crime of the writer re mained incapable of legal proof. Macaulay, in hi "History," gives some samples of this kind of corresv pondeace. One of the letters.cbuched in the 4 cant of the law," ran thus : " There is hope that Mr. Jackson will soon recover hi estate. The new landlord is a hard man, arid has set the freeholder against liinii A little matter would redeeta-the whole property. The c-ptntontf of the best counsel were ki jNJt. J-acU'son's favor. All that nesessary was that he should birnself' appear in Westminster Hall. The final hearing ought to be before the close of Easter Term." The real signification of this is too obvious to escape recognition by the simplest reader ; but yet it is not actionable in law. Mr. Jackson of course is James II.; his estate is the kingdom ; the new linfflord S Wik Ham ; the freeholders are the men of property an'rl so 6rr--:the whole being an invitation to James to make a de stent on the coast with a French army (a little matter) before the end of EasterV Another device of that time was one which conferred the signification of a missive to certain letters only, and which could only be discovered by the person who had the key. Thus, if it was required to inform a prisoner that his accomplice, ou being tried in court, had not betraved him. it might be done by the following lines, inserted as the second or third paragraph, according to agreement beforehand : " I have btft t?me for a few words. Rejoicing that you are so well treat ed, i hope to hear that you are better. Can you not write soon? ven a word will be welcome to your poor poor wife. So soon as I hear from you I shall communicate with your friends" If Sarah comes to London, 1 may accompany her to see you. This is not certain, and may nut lake place. I know little news, though much is stirring j but I live much secluded, It Harry were here, he, I warrant, would know all. Venn came fast night and desired to be remembered to you ; if good wishes could set you free jou would soon be at liberty." j The secret information Contained in the above paragraph is far more secure from discovery than anything written in cipher. The governor of the j ii!, who had read it, would in most cases unhesitatingly pass it to his prisoner without suspicion ; but the prisoner, who knew the key, would also in a few minutes know,by simply reading and putting together every thir4 letter after a stop, tbat his accomplice Jones said nothing on his trial that could implicate him a piece of information which the gov-, ernor of the jail would, in a case of treason, be the last person to impart. To what, extent ciphers are used by spies, plotters, traitors, warriors, and diplomatists we are in no condi tion to affirm our experience lyrn'g out of the walk of diplomacy of all kinds. We shall close our notice of this curious subject with a puzzle which any reader who feels that he can conscientiously spend time on such an object.,roay solve at his leisure. NO-Oito Oonn Ono nn onno nnon. Col Badeau, in his Life of Grant, describes an occurrence which took place at Vicksburg after the sur render, which gives us a further in sight into the manners peculiar to our "deluded Southern brethren.'' He says : He went direct to one of the rebel headquarters, bat ther e was no one to receive him. and he dismounted and entered the porch, where Pern berton sat with his generals ; they saluted Grant, but not one of th"em offered him a chair, thotrgh all had seats themselves. Neither the rank nor the reputation of th'err captor, nor the swords he had allowed them to wear prompted them to this sim ple act of courtesy. Pemberton was especially sell en-, both in conversa tion and behavior. Finally, for very shame, one of the rebels oflered a place to Graot. The day was hot and dusty ; he was thirsty from his ride and asked fur a drink' of water. They told him he could fiiid it out side j and, no one showing him the way, he groped in a passage until he found a negro, who gave him a cup of cold water only, which his enemy had almost denied. When he re turned his seat had been taken, and he remained standing during the rest of the interview, which lasted about half an hour. A dashing young widow in De troit prepared a pleasant surprise for her suitor a few evenings since. Ex pecting a call from him, she hid her self in a convenient Corner, and as he touched the "knob of the door bell sprang out in the darkness of the evening, and nearlv sraotherei' him with kisses. His cool reception of her caresses rtartled her with a recog nition of the fact that, instead of her lover, she had been lavishing her sweetness upon the conductor of a street car, who had come with a note explaining an unforeseen absence. The widow thereupon, with great pro priety, fainted on the spot. There is a- very neat Christian (Campbellite) church in Kokomo, Ind., on the wall of which, directly behind the puTpif, is the following notice in large letters : " TO TriE PUBLIC.' " All respectable ministers are in vited to co operate with us in defense of the Truth. Error rny be replied to in this bouse at all times."'' What do we seek redress for when we go to law? Injuries. Where do ve fiad it ? Injuries. INYKXTIVE INSECTS. vTIRE. WORKERS. might have got our" illustration of wire-drawing from the sirfc worm'. " You may sometimes have seen," says the Abbe de la Piuche, " in the work-rooms of goldsmiths or gold wire drawers, certain iron plates, pierced with hoTes of different cali bres, through which they draw gold1 and silver wire to fender it finer. The silk worm has under her mouth' such a kind 01 instrument, perforated with a pair of holes (Lyonnet says these are united into one on the out side), through which she draws two drops of the gum that fills her two bags. These instruments are like a pair of diatatfi for spTnniog the gum into ai sil&eri thread. She flies the first drop of gum that issues where she pleases, and then draws back her hea'd, or ?ef3 Iierseff fall, wlale the gum, continuing to flow, is drawn oat and lepfftbenect into a d&'uble stream. TJpon being exposed to the air it immediately lose its ffuidity, becomes dry, and acquires consistence and strength." VXtTSRS DESIGNERS. Perforated patterns for zinc ventil ators and safesides may lie suggested by life apparatus constructed by the caddis-worm for protection during its state of inactivity and helplessness. Feeling Us cliaiVge' approaching, it weaves at the entrance of its gallery a grating of its indissoluble silk. Le Geer describes one of these grat ings as pierced all over with holes, disposed in concentric circles, sepa rated by ridges running from the centre to the circumference, though riot quite so regularly as the spokes of a wheel. Other ridges, again; are made to traverse the concentric rays, following the course of the circles or holes, in such a manner as to form compart events, each having a hole iu its centre. Reaumur found that these holes were for the purpose of breath ing y admitting a current of fresh water, effected, no doubt, by the spi racles of the puna; and he actually saw the gratework ia alternate mo tion from convex to concave as the water passed out and in. Some of these pupae, like the in sect eggs before referred to, would furnish the designer with shapes and patterns, though perhaps not ouitc of equal . elegalriCe. The pnpa of the blow ffy, for rfisfa'nCe, rounded and tapering toward1 both ends, with rings at equal distances, reminds one of the little jars used for tobacco or anchovy snuff. Tailors, trappers, and lightning proof house-builders-, form the subject for another article. The New York Hzrald is anything but a Republican newspaper. Abore all things else the llerald loves thj Herald, and raises and lowers its wings politically with much shrewd ness. It wishecr to' go Democratic recently but after a survey of the field, talked as follows : What can we expect of Seymour, of Blair, or of a party one of whose orators is Wade Ifamptom, and whose platform is made iu great part by the men who waged a" four year's war to destroy the Government "? Seyrrt'oaV is rather worse than poor Pierce a mere retailer of infinite twaddle. If his party were to win we should expect to see him withdraw and Blair take his place. Blair has promised us in advance to take us hack to the chaos of disorganization, lie would observe constitutional forms that is, he would wait until he had secured a Congress" of his own creatures, which he could cer'taiiily do by such a use of Government patron age as has not been dreamed of hitherto. With that Congress and that President whither might we not be taken 7 And if the Northern people resisted another war of coer cion would be easy to start, and a Southern army, with a change of coat and colors, might march into tlie M'id die or New England States, under Wade Hampton, to assert the author, itv of the National Government. Events less likely have been seen. We cannot fancy that the radical fac tion is any more worthy to be trusted than the rebel faction ; but we be, lieve that Grant is safe ; and as we have seen him iu the war win battles In spite of the enemy in front -nd the politicians behind, We could hope that he might do quite a much again. His election affords toe Only promise of saving- th3 country from such & future as' art indiscriminate war of factions would involve. A few sentences- from a speech of Mr. Stevens gives-an index of his character. When others faltered duririg the great war, he said : There are periods in the history of nations when statesmen can make themselves names for posterity ; but such occasions are never improved by cowards, fa the acquisition of true fame, courage is just as necessary in the civil as the military hero. We may not aspire to fame ; but great events fix the eye of history on small j objects and magnify their taeanoew. a- FARM ITEMS. The best time to buy a farm A in September and October, for therf the poor spots a'ppear. . One of the best farmers iri Kansas is the Governor. His wherft crop arn&tfnts' to' lf,00(J bushels. The farming land of Nebraska increases in value at the rate of d millon cTdllars a month'. June 1, in Australia, grapes nnd ap'pfes were gat!iercd;and wintef had set in. O It is aidl that cattle cn be raised best on sarid stone, and fat tened best on lime stone land? A NVbraska correspondent found! the average weight of his ears of corn' to be fourteen and a half ounces. e -In hot Weather milk is wotb more fed to calves, which are to Ly cows and oxen, than made into butter; The ohfy amYnal, (if it is an ani mal) which will eat the Colorado potato-bug and not get sick is the striped snaKe; A single paif of caterplllers, if; let alone, will strip the leaves from a young orchard in a few weeks. They heed as much watching as pogticians. Now that the wheat crop in Auatraira has failed, they proppse growing hops to use np what llttl barley they may raise. q Thin cut the old wood of currart and gooseberry bushes and thus im prove the size and quality of tha fruit in future seasons. o East tennessee University offers o six college buildings and one hurrdrrid q acres of land .ni a location for th Agricofe'al College: 0 The Pennsylvania Agriculturaf College JfoJ 6hl thirteen students. and it is a failure.' Other like Coi-i leges fail, and all because they hav no teachers who understand farming A correspondent maintains that sowing timothy or clover with wheat, causes ftfst and blight by keeping the straw moist near the ground till the hot sun comes upon it; If gfas: is to succeed wheat, he is very de cided that it should be sowed in thd fall after the wheat ii removed.-- e Grapes keep fresh and perfect by packing thera in a keg in fay era with leaves, and burying them in the ground below the frost line. They have kept all winter iu an excellent; condition. iiollow fioiti may be cured a follows : Dissolve a tablespoonful of copperas in warm water, and mix with the creature's mess, if it is not past eating; if it should be pour ii down. This dose will seldom neeu to be given more than 6n6e. They have just received In Port land, Me., the largest sweet polJito ever raised on the Island of Cuba. The monster" weighs forty pound?, fo twenty-four inches long, nine inches in diameter, and twenty-nine inche q in circumference. Before hard frosts set in, gather cuttings for next spring's use. Take them from the enrrant, gooseberry, gaape vine, and from such ornamental shrtfbs as tne syringa;tartaT"ia'n,- hon eysuckle, deuzla, etc. ; bury tlirem iri a ligTit, dry soil, either in the garden or cellar, ancf let them' bV ugtir the spring. Col.- CaprorV, Commissioner of Agriculture, is forming a' collection of wheat, corn and Oilier cireate from all parfs of the wor!!dVa'nd' it is hoped' that the agricultural societies Q board of trade of the tJnited' State O will see that tr.ie natic'nal potion is complete." Study is essential1 to the" highest success of agriculture,- arid farming ought t6" rank among the learned professions as a fi'-dd 6f intellectual1 labor and enjoyment. It is beauti- o fully adapted to the want of man. The general laws of Vegetable growth are so simple that they can bte under stood by merj in a low" stale of ctviv lizatioh When the vauts ar'd' few, and; 0 they are alato so complicated and nicely balanced in their higbe relay tiOns, that they require all the study, wisdom' and skill of the highest civi" l'zed society. We find, then, in tner very beginning, plants adapted to O man as an intellectual1 arid physical being. By their unlimited power of improvement they ae fitted to call OUt forever his mental activity, and by this" very power of irriproVemenS they are fitted to gratify his in creasing desire as the advances ifr civilization.- O O m'ir The Iemocratic platform pro- poses-that the credit of the Govern- rrient shall be daintainad inviolate, and that the G'overnUient's promise to pay shall be deliberately broken. Bat it does not tell how us thes con tradictory promises are to be- rccsa- .cileds O O o o o 0 0 O o "TBWrpf fsr" Q