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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1878)
1 fiercest 6 MM. A. J. BUMVVAV, Kilter and Proprietor A Jonraaliorlhereopie. lK-votedui the Inlerestsof Humanity. Iadpenlent In rolitles aad llellgloH. Mtve to all Live losses, aad Thoroughly Raaial la OpposlBgaajlKxposraK' rongs TKRM8, IK ADVANCKi ei the Masses. 1 :18 TtrM atontha .ADVBBTUKMKNTS Insert oa lleaauaabla lerma. FACT, FATE AND FANCY; OB, Mwe Wan f Miles (bag dec. Br In A-J. DOXIWAY. AtrraoK or "iiiwni ud," "bllkn imwu,'' " m lb,' "rim nappy OaB," "OITB WON AX'S SPMKjW," "ADOS MOIUUSOJC," ETC, KTCa ETC. Batered.acrordineto Act or Congress. In tbe year HPS, by Mra. A. J. Daniwajr, In the office of the UbraituofOcren at Washington City. CHAPTER VL After Captain Emerson had reifevril liis mind by indirectly calling liis wife r silly woman, ami thereby making her, though all unknown to himself, as mteer&ule as possible, lie proceeded to finish his breakfast in silence. The meal over, he repaired to the yard, where be met Alonzo and Grace, who approached him with becoming defer- "My father, Mr. Snowden; Mr. Snow den, my father," sold Grace, her heart fairly iu her throat, and Her face liter ally ablaze with confusion. The Captai n" bowed, coldly. "Nice day," said Alonzo. "Who the dickens said It wasn't?" blurted the Captain. The courage of the youthful swain foraook him utterly. He changed from Ved to pale and pale to red by turns, but could not, for the life of him, think of anything to nay In reply. But Grace wae equal to the emergency. "You aeem to have vastly improved In your manners since you have been as honored inmate of the Oregon legis lature," tibe said, aaucily. "Do you want anything o me?" asked the Captain, turning to Alonzo, and not deigning lo notice Grace's re tort. Captain Emerson was in the i habit of coming off second beet in his encounters with Grace, and usually beat a retreat or surrendered at discre tion, so this retreat was nothing new. "I want your daughter," faltered the young man, in low, tremulous tones. "And what If I say you cau't have her?" "Pll Uke her anyhow." The word were no sootier out of Aloaso's month than lie felt, as lie after ward classically expressed to a olty ehtiMt, that he had "put hie foot In it." "Could you support a wife, young man?" j Tnia abrupt question quite startled I onr hero. It awakeud contingencies I which he had not before considered. Indeed, he was only in March of a wife I because he needed money. Hut the sit uation was desperate. He was In a sore strait for a pecuniary lift, ami he must have the girl aud the acres, or drive his father into bankruptcy and iosibly place his own future liberty in peril; for he knew there were men who would not scruple to send him to the peniten tiary Car eertain irregularities iu finan cial tranaactletts, t-hould they take it in their beads to do so. "My father is wealthy, Capiaiu Em erson, and I am the only son." "Any daughter V "Yea." "How many V "Five." " Provided for?" "In what way?" "Are they (Harried V "No, Mr." "Do you consider jronn-eJf lite only heir?" . "I nam, or ahait be, the principal heir, sir." "How do yon know that V "Did I not say that I wae the only son V "What can you do ?" "Sir?" " "What ii your profession ?" "I am a speculator." "In what?" . Had Aloozo spoken the first word that came uppermost in his mind, lie would have truly answered : "Matrimony." Bat he was too quick-witted, ami the interests be had at stake were too vital to admit his speaking the truth. "My father and I are grain dealers, and money and real estate brokers, sir." "Arc you in partnership with the old man V "I am, sir." "Then I will write to him. Marriage Ih too serious a matter to be trifled with Grace has been brought up by her mother with great expectations. She in i. . whi mm ue nappy as a poor man's wife." "I count tie nappy By where with A . A.tkA It u .1 .. . . aiwuw, , uh girl, earn estly. "And Utat's an you snow about It yon fctmnietoB. awi poverty onmes in at tbe door, the hottest and maddest lo Mies quickly out at the window." "May I have her ? 1 lease say yes, or ho," pleaded the so i tor. "Nn." "fx this decision final, Captain Emer eon ?' "111 tell you after I've corresponded with the old man." "Then I am yet on probation ?" "Confound it, yes !" "Well, I suppose I must accept the aituaCioo, since I cau't help myself. But pray, how long will it be before ea li know my fate? Every hour will be an age till I do know." "Then you'll be quite an antiquarian VOLTXJIK VIII. by the time the matter Is settled, for 'twill be a week or two before I know myself." "In the meantime, may I visit Grace?" "No." "Oh, father!" pleaded Grace, "you surely will not be so cruel !" "H'Aetr.' You're badly unltlen, I must say !" exclaimed the Captain, In a contemptuous tone, "'lake oare that you don't get so tired of your adorable scapegrace before you've done with him tiiat you'd gladly call In the alii of a tnousaiHl fathers, u you ouiy nan 'em, so that they might kick him out." "We'll wait, thirling, seeing we must," sold the swain, in a whisper. Then, In a tone that was intentionally loud enough or the Captain to over bear, though it was yet in a whisper, he added, "I could not think of leading you to disobey your father. lie's a grand old gentleman, and I love him dearly already." "Any further com niands?" asked the Captain, bluntly. "No, sir." "Then you'd better be oil. I have a host of things to attend to on the place between this aud Monday. This abom inable legislature business breaks into a man's plans fearfully. There's no pay In it, to speak of, and, since almost any fool en ti be a legislator, there's precious little glory." "It's au honor you were never known to reject, nevertheless," said Grace, with a laugh. The Captain wisely pretended not to bear, and Alonzo thought it best to change the subject. "I wilt go into the house and tell our dear mother good-bye, and then I'll tear myself away from your sweet pres ence, and try to learu patience while I am awaiting my destiny," lie ex claimed, with a melo-dramatic air that, to a disinterested party, would have beeu ludicrous in the extreme. "With this he left the father and daughter uud proceeded to the kitchen, where he arrived just In time to relieve Mrs. Emersou of one of the heavy palls of buttermilk, with which she was stag gering toward the distant pig-pen. "I'm astonished at you, Grace," said the Captain, sternly. "Why, father?" "Because, you've fallen iu love with an ellele picanlnny who isn't wertli a nigger's breakfast." "Why, father, lie's wealthy." "The dickens." "His folks live in grand style." "On other folks' money." "How do you know that V "liy general report." "Father, he's handsome ami intelli gent and good, and I love him." "Handsome be darned ! And, as for intelligence, lie doesn't know but the moon is made of green cheese." "O, father ! you entirely misjudge him. He is so wise that I feel like a fool in his presence. I only wonder that he ever condescended to choose a country girl like me for his wife. You ought to hear him converse about the moon. You would soon see that he knows more about it thau you do." "Tlie child is moon-struck, by Jehos- opbat!" exclaimed the Captain, as lie entered the unpretentious dwelling with her and sought the company of Ltllte and John. "Allow me," said the Catilaiii. bluntly, "to introduce my son-in-law und your new brother, Mr. John Au- lers, Miss Grace. How d'ye do, Llll 7 I congratulate you with all my heart." "That's more than father has done for me," responded Grace. "Because, that young upstart you've been making love to is nothing but an adventurer," replied her father, gruttiy. Graee and Lillie each turned uncom fortably red in the face. John looked modestly triumphant. I think Mr. Snowden is jierfectly splendid !" exclaimed Lillie, "and I certainly congratulate Grace. She ought to be the happiest girl alive." A sudden pang shot through the heart of Llllie's affianced. Was It Jealousy ? And yet, what cause had he for being jealous? There's no accounting fur taste," said John, dryly. "For my ort, I can not endure the fellow, with his oily airs and ujisturt impudence." Clearly John Anders had blundered. There is nothing a sensible woman more dislikes in any man than petulant criti cisms of his possible rival. "Mr. Anders," said IJIlie, "do you re alise what you are saying ?" "I do." "And I do not appreciate it, I assure you." Very well." 'I would have you know," inter rupted Grace, "that Mr. Snowdett Ii my aRtaueed husband. I have prom u lo marry him, aud all the gates of uan not prevail against us 1" '!T hVCl" "oulateii the Captain. "Look !" said Lllli t, c aid Mill. "Mr S is uusy, even now, lightening the bur uou, . my overtaxed aud falll.f.,1 mother. You may denend tinn i. i .-. wife will never have to feed the pigs." "I'll lose ray guess ir she ever has any pigs to feed," was the Captain's apt reply. "I don't expect to," said Grace. "We are to live in the city, and have an ele gant homo with an observatory and a telescope, and all tho beautiful and ioitxi.vjvx, oil artistic surroundings that my woman soul is craving." "And John and Lillie are to have a farm-house on a hill, with a river hard by, ami n ferryltoat, ami plenty of stock and fruit, and lmrn bursting with plenty. The diilVreneo between your lot ami theirs i, that yours will lie im aginary and theirs will be real." While this conversation was going on, Mr. Snowden and Mrs. Emerson were leaning against the walls of the pig-pen, watching the rapid disappear ance of the buttermilk from the trough, ami talking to each other In honeyed , words. "I didn't think tide luornin' that I could ever bear you in my sight, 'Louzo; 'etttiee it 'peured to me that you was stuck up, like, and didn't amount to much, no way. But, I declare, my old heart warms to you just like you was my own dear baby. You'll make Grace a lnvlu' and tender huslHiud, ami that's the main thing. It don't become me to complain agin my husband, Grace's pap, but I declare to you that I've sometimes thought I'd die for love, and I never git it. You'd think there wasn't any sentiment in my fat form aud dowdy make-up, but there's a spirit In me, 'Lonzo, and you have stirred it." "But, mother mine, supose the Cap tain will not give liis consent to our union, what (ben ?" "I'll stand by you anyhow." "But, you see, there are some impor tant business interests to be looked after. I don't waut to be considered mercenary, mother dear. I am sure you cannot looK at me ami imagine that a selfish thought stirs this bosom. But my father, who is wealthy, Is, like all rich men, somewhat avaricious, and he will disinherit me if I do not bring a patrimony lo my estate with my wife." I have .up'ards ' three hundred acres in my own right, dearie. If pap throws ott'on you, and Grace aud takes sides with I.ill and John, you may couut on me." "God bless you ! God bless you 1 You're the dearest mother that ever blessed a suitor." Mrs. Emersou smiled ami blushed through her tears. "Maybe I've a. little happiness Iu store for me iu the days to come," she said, fulterlngly. "Wheu everything is arranged you shall live with us, mother mine. I'll bulb!" a handsome villa on the rise yonder" 'That iiart o' the la ml belongs lo pap," interrupted the honest mother. "Thou, where do your aeres lie V "Over the hill, sonny. It's mighty good land, ami when the brush is slashed ami burnt it will make splendid sheep pasture." Upon the whole, the matrimonial prospects of the city beau were not so fluttering us a leully ambitious suitor could desire, but they were the I test wt his command. "I'll go now, mother. I'lease tell my darling Grace good-bye for me, and say I would have returned to the Iiihijc In deliver my message in rsoii, only I cannot endure that bigoted snob, John Antlers, ami the Captain does not seem disposed to favor my suTt." "Very well, 'Loueo. How soon may we see you again ?" "Next week. I will come next Sat urday, while the Captain is away, and stay with you over Sunday." "Let me go with you lo the barn, 'Loiizo. I'll stay with you while you saddle your horse." "Ah ! I shall be delighted. Who but Grace's mother would have thought of such a delicate act of kindness V galu Mrs. Emerson blushed. For the first time in a dozen years she felt ashamed of her dowdy appearance. With only a little stimulus to her pride and self-respect, she would have always so arrayed herself that she would not have been ill looking. There is always something sadly out of joint in the life of a woman who is willing to become a dowdy and a drudge. Mrs. Emerson stood by the barn-yard gate and waited till Alonzo led his horse from the stable, aud, when he was ready to mount, and had grasped her hand aud kissed her square upon the mouth, a thrill of rapture akin to that experienced in receiving the first love kiss of her own betrothal, filled her nerves with an electric sensation as delicious as it was overpowering, "ow, auother kiss for Grace," he whispered, and, after suiting the actiou to the word, he vaulted Into his saddle and rode away, taking care to thor oughly wipe his mouth as soon us he was over the hill. "It was a bitter pill, hut, then, It was sucared over by future prospects," he said, half audibly, as he returned his scented handkorchief to his pocket and laughed long aud loudly. "Grace, I want you," said Mrs. Em urenn when she again reached the kitchen to begin anew her daily wrestling with pots and dishes. Grace gladly left the trio iu tlie alt-titig-room to themselves. "What's the matter, mother?" " 'Lonzo's gone, dearie." "Without saying good-bye?" "He sent you this kiss my child," suiting the actiou to the word. "But why didn't he come In ?" "Your pap doesn't like 1)1 m, and he cau't bear John, so he told me to say his good-bye for him. Ho's corn In' back next week." Krkk Sphbch, Hbhb I'hkb, Fkrb I'nui-i.K. moors', 'iuiuksuat, isovxoiiji.-it t, isrs. "Mother, don't you think he's splendid?" "Indeed I do, child. And yet, it seems to me ns If there might be somethlu' wroug. List night I dreamed I see you wadiu' in muddy water, and all at once you mink in the mud plum to your neck. And it seemed that when you cried for help there was a great black wall between you and me, aud I couldn't reach you, though I tried ever so hard. And then, I've been dream In' lately of carry In' a child in my arms, ami it was awful heavy, and 1 couldn't net shet of It no wav." "Nonsense, mother ! You're always hatching kngic. T1ierne nothing in dreams hut superstition ami fancy. I thought very dlfl'ereiilly of life tweuly four hours ago from what I think of it now. I never believed that I'd marry a city mnn und lead n cultured life, though I've always longed for it. Aud here I am, with happiness coming without the asking, aud when I least expected It. But the governor's going to act the scamp about it. I know, by the way lie's siding iu with John ami I.ill, that lie's determined to hinder our marriage, und break It up, if he can." "Never fear, child. Your mother will stand by you. Let your father lake sides with the rest of 'em if lie likes." . "Mother ! come here ! We want you!" called Captain Emerson from the sitting-room. Mrs. Emersou never thought of diso beying her husband's order for utiy sort of servitude, and she suppo-ed that bu was now demanding her presence be cause of ersoiml caprice or desire. "1'eel the tuters, Grace, und git din ner a-goln'. I'll be iKiek after a little," she said, as, wiping her perspiring face with her sloppy apron, she proceeded to answer the summons. "How soon can you get ready for this precious pair of fools to be married ?" asked her husband, bluntly. "As soon as the'rungeuieiitsare made for the doublo weddtu', I s'Kse," re plied the mother, bursting into tears. "Then you'll consent to accept me as a son-in-law v" asked John Anders, with a start of surprise. "I reckon I'll have to, sot In' I can't help myself," was the uuussuring reply. "Where Is that other seulawng ? The one that's after Gtace?" Inquired the Captain. "If the girls arc going to the dog, the quicker the agony's over the better for all of us." 'You hurt liis feelin's a while ago, and he's gone," replied Mrs. Emerson. "I hope he'll meet a rabbit aud get scared to death before lie ever gets back," exclaimed the Cpatulu. "Why Is It that they all dislike Alonzo except Grace and mo?" thought Utile. "I'd give my two eyes gladly if lie had never seen my sister, for then la would have loved me." To be contlnnet!.' Beauty and the Beast. LtviiiaS. Goodwin, writing from the I 'mi-is Exhibition to Womnn' llVr(, thus describes a certain piece of sculp ture in tlie Art Department: In tlie gallery devoted to the 1 rlnce of Wales Loan Collection is a piece of sculpture wlilcli I can never pass with out a look. Besides being good artisti cally, it amu-es one by what it suggests. mjetlc king of beasts is iu tlie act or devouring a slain wild liour. Behind a pair of horns attached to a portion of Hie Head or an ox, tell how well he dined yesterday. Here his lioness, hun gry an. I iiumuiv, almost creeping on iter neiiy, ventures up ly ins stile, but neiore sue can loucli one savory morsel, the male half turns, witli a leg of the pig iielweeu Ills jaws, and sets bis left lore-paw piump against her forehead to pimh her back we may well believe wiin a snarl ami now dare vou ! It is so supremely illustrated that I thought of suggesting to you to recommend cer tain American legislators who nlant themselves on tlie head of every effort In behalf of women to organize and nur- chase the piece ami exhibit It through the country in demonstration of how decidedly Nature opposes the equality of the sexes, uud how clearly her realm is governed ny Hie law of might makes right. The literal counterpart of the woman silting uloof with her uppetitc until her lord and master has satisfied his, then meekly taking something or nothing, according to circumstances, as seen aruoug our Indian tribes and universally among people living ueare a state of. nature, bus as" truly its figu rative exemplification In the feeling and practice of man toward women among the most hlKhly civilized, aud in all matters relating to money and iiiiiueuce. Shall woman bo tlie mother of man. the educator, the hone. th ilivini gift, and he still hesitate to crown her in ail tilings great and noble with vested rights us roval as his own ? Do not be lieve It. Man's mind, though less in tuitive, raiisi recognize the truth at last. Drop ly drop wears the solid rock. Let every woman in lier own sphere add her woman's words to ours, iu the thou sand and oue suggestive wavs wherein gentle tact achieves its purpose, and the giausome uuy oi nouier lives ami love' lier home for all Immunity is not fur 1 distant.- lromaii' 'or(h. A jieasant woman working in a field near Miehalhoy, Galicia, dug up a crown and other objects, all of gold. Arcluc ologists believe them to have belonged to the treasures of Cyrus, who died dur ing Hie campaign against the Mas- sagates, 529 years B. C. The weight of me oiijeuis give mem au intrinsic value of sso.ouo. Tassiouate persons are like men who stand on their heads; they see all things the wroug way. The man who natrnnizpa n second hand clothing storo Is never troubled with lits- ODE EUEOPEAN COBEESPONDEHOE. l.KTTFK NCXBKK NINE. ui:itMAX w.vTr.nixti I'lai-ks. WiesLaden is one of the oldest watering-places in Europe, foritwai known to the Unmans, and I'ltuy speaks of its hot Imlli". It is now a city or -IO.iXH) ermnneut residents, and some C0,0) visitors ami invalids are here annually. It is pleasautly situated on hlgli.grouud a few miles back from the ltbiue, and surrounded by well-cultivated, rolling land. A view from any elevation in the city shows a country which reminds an American of tho better parts of New England. The city consists of au old ami new part the olil with narrow, crooked streets and all the peculiarities of vetierableoontiiieutal cities, the new, which is built around the old, has wide, straight streets, uud line shops aud resi dences. The most important boiling spring of the several within the city is connected with one of the avenues by a long, curved walk. The water of this spring, of which chloride of sodium, common salt, Is the chief ingredient, comes to the surface witli a temperature of 1W Fahr., und Is carried to various bathing-houses iu the vicinity. The waters are particu larly beneficial in cases of rheumatism aud gout, aud the great number of in valids being wheeled around Iu rolling chairs Is a sad contrast to the other wise pleasure-seeking appearance of tlie visitors. It you wish a drink of good Weisbadeu mineral water, yoiicau have it at home by taking a glass filled' witli hot water, and putting iu it a tea- spoouful of salt, and u piece of kitchen smp about the size of a pea. After it is thoroughly mixed, sit under the shade ami struggle with it until you get it down, if you can, uud you will have a pretty good idea of the tuste of the water. Hie chief attraction, however, of a German watering-place is tlie Cursaal, which, In general, is u tine large build ing containing n eoneert-liall, a ball room, a reading-room, refreshment rooms, and other apartments for the convenience of visitors. In tile Cur saals were the great gambling establish ments in the times when gambling was curried on publicly, ami on a grand scale. During tlie season at a continental watering-place, music is always fur nished from' one to four times a day. These bandit, which are the finest iu Europe, ure engaged by tlie season, uud paid by the city. Sometimes u tux is levied ou every one who passes through the place, as at Interlaken, but generally a small admittance fee is required. Those who remain for any length of time purcbu'e at a very reasonable price the privileges of the place, including the use of hot spring water und admit tance to the concerts. These concerts are in the open air when the weather is favorable, at other limes the coucerl halt of the Cursaal. Iu front of the Cursaal iu Wiesbaden is a beautiful garden, lying between two long colonudes, iu which ure a large number of small shops for the sale of jewelry aud mementoes. Back of the Cursaal is a small open siace nearly cov ered with chairs, which is a favorite louuging-place, and where the open air concerts are given. This is along one side of a little lake, beyond which is a (Mirk beautifully luid out In walks and drives. The reader can scarcely con ceive anything more delightful than these open air concerts in pleasaut sum mer evenings. He must be utterly without romance who cannot enjoy an hour Iu the moonlight iu the seat under the great tree on the Island, listening lo the soft strains of exquisite music from the opposite side of the lake. Life at JViesbadeu consists iu drink ing the water at from five to eight o'clock in the morning, lounging and smoking until dinner, driving until dusk, aud attending the concert In the evening. There are many pleasant cx cursious iu the neighborhood, by walk ing or riding for those who are more actively disposed. There arc few of those immense hotels whioh are the pe culiar misfortune of our American watering-place?, but every whereare the apartments," in which one can live Willi all the comfort aud quiet of home. While undoubtedly society lias claims on people here, it does not seem if these were as exactiug ns with us. In brief, it seems as if the people go to Wies baden more for good solid comfort than display. Americans are beginning to realize that the less nstenlious way of spending the summer is the better, aud our smaller places among the moun tains and by tlie seaside are rapidly fill ing up Willi a class of people who ap preciate comfort and will have it. Wiesbaden oouuts among its attrac tions u small urmy of the nobility, headrd by the Emperor William aud tlie royal family, uud grading down to the innumerable minor uobles of the counlleks small provinces which are now amalgamated iuto the Germau em pire. These ure here in such numbers that you cau hardly draw a bow at a veuture without hitting one. Amuse ment of all kinds are kept upou the Sabbath the same as week days, aud mm Sabbath we noticed a large circus in full blast near our hotel, Ou the route to Baden-Baden wo pass through Fraukfort-ou-the-Maine, which we give only a brief visit. It is au in teresting city, presenting entirely dif NtCMUKIi ferent phases In the old and now parte. The new part Is particularly line, and the Jews quarter of the old part Is a great curiosity. We pass the Hotel de Swan, where Bismarck and Thiers siciied the treaty at the conclusion of the Franco-German war, the house witli nrnlectiutr stories on the corner of the street Iu whioh Martin Luther lived for n short time, the small plain house in which" Goethe was born In 1749, the Jewish Synagogue, said to be the rich est Jewish congregation in the world, two open squares, one containing a flue monument of Gutenberg, the father of printing, the other of Goethe, the poet, the Bnrse or money market, nml nu merous cathedrals aud public buildings. One of the most interesting parts of Frankfort, is the old Jewish quarter, which ha curious wood-houses many stories high. One of the most dilapi dated of these is pointed out as the res idence of tlie father of the celebrated Both tell lid fumily. Until 1S03 tills Jews' street was dosed and locked every night, and during holidays, and no Jew was permitted to appear iu the city under penalty of a heavy fine. Baden-Baden, which dates to as parly an origin as Wiesbaden, is oue of the most popular watering-places in Europe, and has no rival in Germany except Wiesbaden. It is most delightfully sit uated ou the little river Oos, just iu the edge of the Black Forest, in the midst of well-wooded hills, which only u short distance from the city rise into moun tains. The general characteristics of the city ure the same as those of Wies baden. The chemical ingredients of the boil ing springs, and the complaints for which the water is considered beneficial, are nearly the same as have already been mentioned. Baden lias its beauti ful porks, music, its Bazar uud its Con versationshaus or Cursaal, which is much finer than the oue at Wiesbaden This was built ami fitted up by the les see of the gambling privilege, and iu this buildiug were tha gaming tables which were once so famous all over Eu rope. In IS72 public gambling was pro hibited throughout Germany, and since then this beautiful building, with its great rooms so gorgeously fitted up, is used us a music hull and place for pub lic entertainments. Budeu also has a fine theater near the Cursaal, und ou tlie other side of it a Trinkhall, where the water from all the springs is col lected. Tills has a broad, open portico, with lurge Corinthian pillars, and on large panels over the windows back itf the pillars are fourteen flue paintings of large size, picturing some of those local legends witli which nearly every Ger man village abounds. Bndeu, from its proximity to the Black Forest, which was supposed to be inhabited by all kinds of enchanters cud spirits, is par ticularly rich in such legends. For a longdistance through the city, the Oos Hows in an artificially-made stone-covered channel, the center, where the water is confined most oi tlie time, be ing a gutter less than two feet wide ami not more than six inches deep. Tlie park which extends u long way up tlie stream, is kept in perfect order, but some how our enjoyment of it re ceived a chill, when one morning while taking au early walk we found as many us thirty old uud middle-aged women, bareheaded, sweeping tlie carriage ways and wheeling tlie dirt uwuy In large barrows. Baden Is certainly a beauti ful place, and must be a delightful sum mer residence for a wealty Germau Fur a few days at least during the sea son, in common with three or four other summer resorts, Baden busks in the sunlight of imiierial favor, and numbers the Emperor William among her houorable guests. The round of amusements is much the same as at Wiesbaden ami other resorts. Much of the glory of Baden departed with the closing of the gambling establishment, and the citizens think with yearnings unutterable of the good times now gone rrtieu the gold so recklessly imured out at the gaming table flowed in a rich stream through the shops and boarding houses of the city. A drive of au hour all the way uphill brings us to the ruins of the old castle, a thousand feet above the city. The castle was built many hundred years ago, and is made of lurge, rough stone, without any attempt at ornamentation. The view from the tower gives us a wide view over tlie Ilhine, the valley in which Baden is situated, and beyond, the broad, sombre expause of the Black Forest. In going from Frankfort to Baden, a distance of a little more than a huudred miles, we pass near Worms nml through Heidelberg, whleh, with its ruined easlle and distinguished uni versity, will be the subject of our next leler. O. K. BUHCUAKI). A young lady living down on the Platte, whose name we withhold on ac count of lier modesty, during the recent sheep-shearing campaign, sheared lier twenty-six sheen In one day and didn't shear all day, either and we are uot right sure thulit was a good day for shearing. This was lier .first experi ence. Who tiext ? A'oaiw (CM.) Jour It's a mighty Ignorant horse that don't know its own fodder. OinetHHaff .... I... . I ml.l- .IJrcflMllVt JWIB. There Is no bee so humble but that he cau be distinguished when you sit down ou mm. Corns MndenU writing over assumed stgna tnrew miutt make known their names to the Editor, or no attention will be given to their ""nunlcallouK. ODE "WASHINGTON LETTEB. To tub; Kwrroa ok tmiTnbw Xobthwkst: If any one outside of our fair city is unfamiliar with, ami wants for the first time to experience the sensation of su preme disgust, he Is invited to call hele ami be an eye witness of what our good citizens have had laid to their forbear ance during tlie last few days in tlie manifestations of Cohen, the vagabond labor disturber, of whom we have had occasion to speak in a former letter. Growing bolder from the lenience with which tlie authorities seemed disposed to treat him, which, by the way, his fol lowers constiflli tat power, he gath ered anil harangued these tramps and worked imau. ,theui until they were reaifjr to IfeHbw Him Tnto any kind of mischief under oaths to support him, or die in the attempt. Imagine two huud red of these ragged aud ignorant men in solemn procession, headed by thiscrack- tj rained leader, decorated with blue badges and scarfs, aud bearing a cavalry sword, making the rounds of the public buildings, calling upou the heads of de partments, demanding alleged rights and issuing Instructions as to how pub lic business should lie conducted, and you have an idea of the fellow's impu dence. At the Agricultural Depart ment they forced their way in past a re sisting o Ilicer. The Secretaries of the Interior aud Treasury gave them short audiences, but plainly told them the law was being faithfully carried out in each of their departments, which would be ail hern I to. Nightly the space iu front of City Hall witnessed this uncouth crowd aud listened to low, wild and in cendiary language, but who could resist laughing at the ridiculous spectacle their last street parade presented? This ape of iwwer ami show, Cohen, by the aid of hat collections from his crowd, hired a carriage, and with liis secretaries headed the procession; next came a cart hauling a big bell ou which au old ne gro with a hammer knocked out dis cordant sounds; this was followed by a double-file of white and black mixture of humanity, numbering about two hundred. Among the many instances of reckless impudence, we wiil simply state oue: Calling upou tlie prominent grocers, Messrs. Hall A Hume, they de manded rations "for the boys." These gentlemen asked for a little time to see lo it, during which time they sum moned tlie police. It is a significant fuet that the Treasury is put under guard by a force of 250 men, armed with rilles, and two com tallies of artillery. The authorities have, however, tardily taken the mutter in hand, aud these disturb ances are to be summarily suppressed. In this connection, it may be well to add that the eight-hour law has been adopted ou public works here. The wages are to remain the same for tlie eight that was formerly paid for ten hours. Hie workmen, however, will be permitted to work the two hours extra and be paid for the same. Think of one man having a claim of 3100,O0O,O0O against a government loo poor to pay it. Such is tlie predica ment of Peru, and steps are being made to lay it before Congress next wiuter, iu order Hint that government may be im pressed with the morality of paying its honest debts to oue of our citizens. Some forty years ago, Peru passed an aet, olfering to any person who would uike valuable discoveries in her Terri tories, that would add to lier wealth, one-third of the value of such discovery. A French scientist undertook the task, traveling all through the Peruvian wilds, and succeeded iu bringing lo light, and afterward the exportation of tlie im mense deposits of guano, from which the government realized $300,000,000. Tlie one-third was so large Peru could not pay it, and a compromise was agreed upon, but a revolution breaking out defeated the intention. The debt was finally repudiated by the Presi dent, but was afterward revived to again and again sustain reverses, until the claimaut had finally exhausted all His brother, a Louisiauian, came to liis aid for a one-half luterest in the claim, and now, at this late date, an ellbrt is to be made to make it a national matter. It will be a matter of regret to all. who know the Hou. Edward McPhersou, and his zeal aud efficiency as chief of tlie Bureau of Engraving ami Printing, that he is about to resigu his important position to accept an editorialsblp on tlie Ittiladelphia 1'ret. No prede cessor took a livelier interest, nor a greater pride in the Bureau and the work it turned out. Certainly belter executed money never before was printed than has been put into circula tion during his eucutubrancy. If tho country is to have greenbacks as the only currency, Uncle Sam can now do the requisite printing better than any other typo or printer. Felix. Washington, D. . .October 11, 187S. A subscriber asks "How to scald a goo-e." There are several methods. Perhaps the best way would be to wait until. Koine evening when the goose comes around to serenade your daugh ter, ami wlill Iih is in tlie miumo I'-;,,.., it.. ...ui fix- ,uur a kettle of hniliiif uninr on bis Iieau from a second story window. A discomfited seWWr, who fouml that know It was L '"""l Isn't a lazy cook very apt to."Mtlet, away her time?