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all Ii-ea-s-s ot the Kye a'ld Kir. Drtice
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Ke4lden an Liberty stwt, mif'J 0s .
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TTUfi'Ya VT LAW "d SollyMws In j
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i.ollectM-ins ' and convev.tnces pimnntly
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DR. X. HXOfM3l, V -U.,, .
PIIYSICI.VN andSurgeon. Jjite Assl.-t.int
Stirgwn I ',. S. Army. Ollise tt.Okw
si)utne'sv rvri Hor uornar of . Com
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MT Moore's lirlck, rp-ldeispomioiltenortli-ea-t
miraer of Marion Stpiare, SwU'in k.
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i;. W. LAWSON.
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nov4:72tf
THE HOMSHUTTLE
wing (Machine
HAVIN J-ATW.INrsnA;Sf AfTCT
at Iternandea' I l,fi" ' ,
. it)paiP'l tn.l'iirnih V i-
PrkVs. All kind-of Vi),i u haixl a t
.,1.1 Maoliinesofiill Uw rennlrtet and. war
rum el. All the late lmprrtetunta aUaciiPJ
to the old style Home Shutii for the a-'Uk-
,4S AgontolSaU'in.
(k t. 14. is7i:r.m -
J. H.
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- AND -
FANCY ARTICLIS
rLII 6ILVftR.WABE,
WATC II K N AID CLOCK
3TRJuniig done, nt earwfcctioa I'l1
nmej.
Pattonw Bloelu State Mreet, Nolesn.
, i. mc.h t '.-t..
KCVOYKD.
fliSMt-KEM JfcCAVPBEI L H-Wpj
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stre t.
ivnw UUlHimgoll .mu r-vt e, tm ...
New Tork - Bakerv ."wfiere taer wonin oe
r" Tork Bakerv'-w fiert
iilensol to see their ohl ,stom'orr. and as
nvmv new onea nr iaven Uieny I0
call.
Kemerobe the pliewr-
OLIVER DITSOM i. CQiv
a VVOCXCE lliat they were happily nn-
J. toiiclusl bv the recent 11 UK A I tint..
Sno are uus.i , ni iiiiwi, .,,. f.
... M l. . .nui...l it, altunilltltr tO
I heir
evtetisivc'orders.
Thev now call attention, also, to tli?ir
Standard Collections
- - . t- ? ... ' i
yocal ,and lnstrumenl:t Music,
ItTlie wiiolc sel ls one of ' tbenost aIita1te
Mtllcal Libraries that could be decl, a
e'xh -'intaiiis from -ioO tofM) pages of tlie most
YibplilKrimisiiotthn liny-'
'. Price dfaach Ijook in ftouils, 2 50; Cloth,
.i no Vnll I. III. lor rreaessta. 00. The
Iirice uwUi Oe at rcf.ii, for tup pieces
in tliia (mu ss IM
yaiely.auontsto0
In
.kk picludlngthp new and favorite Ueawa
Of StrM" mow having a splendid sale,)
wiay be bad for tSi b",
ifmirwl Treasnre, Vocal and InstrnmenM.
VOCAL ONLY.
nilver Chord. Wreath o6eq f ?
. ..OLrmqiiliniiir l lems of Scottish Song
1 iems of Sacred Son?. Shower of Pearls ( U'ui
. iNSTBUMESTAL,
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-irameClrcle, Vol.L
Pianist's Aluom.
Home tww
, Pialm Forte tu rns.
Any ft!i above boo '
lIm KetaU Prlnp. .
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Cbm-IUpiUino Co-. V. ' J
;,s6 SALS''
Will Saw, Press. Tongue and Groove
C i J HvMir.nd feet of Lumber per day.;
from
Ttta.:asnHtli TaoUy Wn SbafuVikrin(l
nf MacUlaC, es, Sjaws, Tools, sJ.
Y9Vytl(nfS Complete.
Time given no VWtV0l
iiplV to AVwtasoniReal Estat
CMilfclSTSvUTTtf
u n sk ik r n n vy a ; -'Hi '-.-w .i. r7h nrs -i -r ;
VOL. 2 . NO. 20.
From "Slorlf by the IirJliun
Fire."
1IY CUAIil.KS DICKENS.
THE ANCEL'S STORY.
Tlirooihlliliior inil fmMf hiAPni-.
Chrntrfcr nr were shining bridit :
The glistening liylitsol' the (Treat Cllv
Almost ni.nu lieil their gleaming lihl :
Ami to winter snow wan lyi'ig, . ,
And thrt wiuler winds were l;liint'.
Loiiu a if i one ( 'hrlstmas night.
While from every tower and steeple.
Pealing liolls Were souixling clear.
(Sever ilh siu:h tones of glaiines-.
Save vhen Christmas time Is near;
Manv a "lie tli:u nihi was ns rry.
Who bad UOlcid ihtVtgb "U Ihi' year.
That night saw old vroii)sfoiT:'neii.
Frlenus, lorijf pnrteil, recoivtleil ; .
Yolees, nl! uiirtjd to laughter.
Eyes that had forgot to smile.
Anxious heart' that feared the mom w.
Free4 from all their eares awhile.
I to
lllcli and poor lelt the same h!e--iiii
From the gracious neason fill:
Jor and plenty in the collage.
Peace and leading in Die hall :
And the voices nf tlie children
ijiiurins clear abure it all -
' 'V i' - '''.' '-
Yet one house was dim and darkened ;
(loom, and sickness, and desair
Abiding in the gilded chamber.
Climbing up the marble stair.
Stilling even the voice of mourning
For child lay dying there,.
Silken curtains fell around him.
civet carpets huahed the tread.
Many costlv toys were lying,
Alt unheeded", by his lied ;
Ami his tangled golden ringlet i
Werpou downy pillows spread.
All Ihe skill of the great Cly
To save that little, lite vain
! That little thread I'min being brotoi ; :
' That filial word from belnff spoken ;
Xay, his very mother'n ilii.
And the mighty love within her.
Could no; give bim '"'j'it IH'V'i i -
And she knelt there still iiie nuu,
Slie alone wi:h strength to smiU.',
And to promise he should suffer
So more iu a lutlu whilo ;
And with momnir'd song and orj
The long tveary iKinrs oegulle.
Snddenlv an unseen prepn.-e
Checked these constant mourwog cries.
Stilled the Utile heart's (piick nutieriUfc. f
Ralsel the blue aisl wondering ee
Flxeil on some aUTiwiM lintm,
Wtlh a stai tliil, sweet surpnx-.
' n
ForaradBtjingel lovere.l
Smiling o'er llie little bed ;
. White bis raiment, from bis slKiuhU r-
Snowvdovo-llke inlons gpreal.
And a dtarllke li.-lil t.n shlnini;
In a lilory rnumt bis itoad.
While, with unider love, the angel,
, Loaning o'er tha Utile net, ,
In hU arms the sicJc child lolding,
- Laid him gently on hi breast. '
Sobs and waillngs from the mother.
And her darling was at rest.
So the angel, slowly risi ng.
Spread hia wings : and, throngh the air
Bore the preltv child, and held him
On hia hearVvrilh. loving care,
A red branch of blooming roae
Placing softly by htm there.
While She child thus clinging, floated
Toward the mansions o the Blest,
Ging from bis shinii g naxllan
To tlie Bowers upon hi- breast.
Thus the angel fp.ike. - till sinilhiK
" On the lUtle heavenly gue-4 : ; .
" Know, O little one! that Heaven
Ioes no earthly thing dlsilain :
Man's poor jovs'tlnd thi't-e an echo
Just as snrely as his )iain :
on earlh o tv-hly strivini,.
I.les iliviee in Heave. i ajptin '.
,-icij, tai yoo-klovvn Im1 as,.- - j
' l a puor aH'l iuwti sir Rr - -'
lrell a littlo. skiklj eqsjau ;
Ucntle aid, or pity sweet.
ever in life's rugged pathway,
Ciiilded his poor lotterlpjr feel.
AH tbelrtrlving anxious Sm-tliOiisJil
Vi'lMM snvuhl outv neiar un as1
Wai'hed noniib) teby apll, .
shovTOi mm avow mat sfcrf 11 pae ;
- liiinvWant wasiiis wuimo. awl Nn-mw
Wa'tJjiS onl. heriliica .
All loo weak for chllili-li u-liiue-Drearily
the hours sped :
On his liauds so small and trembling
.i .w.r ...i.;., 1.....I
OB,tbroujjhriakaiid.dJinaiiuurO X
' . (ybw alovlCMva m he-U . . '. !
, " Oreamlng strnniewnd lontng fe ir--'
of-c Ooi KsHMiaa :-.
Dreams of rosy, hapisj ri.Vj;i ,
r.iinaWnirttw.riSlywwlK:
Cojiilaii lioittc tlirouclr irerti lam-. Is-ai ing
3"TaiIiiigbranJie.rwUnP Mnfr
.. Vx "-.S,x v , v T
k 4SBliilei;tnb''aKe.
iDeaineil alsive the nasrnw sio:l.
And the sultry air of smniwr
(That yist callefl so warm au'i .-wept.t
Feveretl the .sir Orphan, duelling
In the crowded alley's hea..
itnnn kvti.. .I.,,- win, r.,1,1 ri!
Slowly ?onh he dared to crawl,
JbTQuah tho orowdod 'itv pathways.
T.ll Ec relied a crden wiill ;
yiiere, 'mid princely hr!ls ln
hr!l tyiil inansiims j
ot i'iwivi joi ,
"N f 4.. . t '
i "ThcTG wera trees with glanl branches.
Velvet glanes when) slmdows hide ;
Them were "larkllng Ibuntalns glancing.
Flowers whose rich luxuriant pride
Wafted a breath of precious perfume
J o the child who stood outside.
.... t-t- -
- Ho Sin lost I h (rale of iron
Pressed hut wan ami wistful lace,
Sa.ujg with an awe-sru. k pleasure
v At the glories cf the hIiuki ;
'pvv lis hi fivli r.st ilij.vsdrcai
. .hh' wjlhlujlf sn uiktri(in K X;
I
Ton wero playing m that gunleu
Throwing blo-oiis lu the air, .
Aiuliaughlng when the petals Hoateil
ixiwnwani on your goiuen nair;
And Ihe fond eyes watching o'er you.
, And tho splendor spread before vu
: JoldalluusewHoisj was there.
"When vonr servants, tired of seeing
Ills pale l'acoassl want, of wiie,,
'T"rmng.'tothenisrgoiHrph!tn,
' fciavelilm coin, and bade him go.
I);vn ii) s i.he r "o 'bin jpid V.'.ist .1,
' Ifktej'llearaljejsvti toifloff. J 1
' tf Dut tiust loe'kf.f lihildish sorrow
tin your tejvter vuling heart fell.
And von pldnkeil Vhe rolUost rostis .
, Frain ahS ree you lovtl so Well,
Ps sails Hieurtln ougU the Wean crtliig.
4,'lth the genttew unfFarew ell !
. ' Pazzloilbs the frno-ant treasure
I Z. And the aent la voice bcbearU
'4. -, m the poer aanorn noywsBWK.
Jov the slei'iilne .-s'isiih stirred.
In his hand he elafaed the flowers.
,yn Mahche toia weird.
'' So fie'cfelit ToTiis pobr gflrrcf.
Poar norfnore. but rich and bright :
1 For the' TklY dreams of tbi ldhoud -
- V-ove.awd Best, and Hoj, and L'i'it
r Fhvttea tormn the orpran"s pitiosv
Thiiteii
TJiimjgb the starry summer night.
lWWoiwiied,7efUirfisln lasteil:
All too weK to nae us olj ,
Did he dreamthat none spote barshlv
-All were stnuaguly Mod that day .
Vw -'top thought bis treasured rose? ,
Mlw ba.nn all ills away. -4
Aad besmilPil,thoijl they wore la img;
no by ono their leaves were sbel :
'Such bright things could never perish,
Thev would bloom aaun.' he sanl-
When lis? next ikiv's sun had risen,
r ' Oiild ami llower Imib were deail.
,l-Know,4esr Utile oaet otn Father
lioes m apntlOLdPMi dladnia ;
.Vrsl ta heaiV tbatheat to Uaen,'
Still all lender thoughts remain :
Love on the cold ea. ih remalaasa.
Jires divine and pOrcapVa '-i -
1 V. v, - v 7 'X -
Thus nM seased. and gsntly ' -
o'er his little bnrtheri leant i
'While the child gazed from fwaiWnlng
Loving eyes that o'sr him bent,
To the blooming roses by him,
p ondering wna' ,lin' niystery meant.
TliMlhn radiant angel aBswereL
: And With holy meaning smiled j
Krc'vonr tender, loving epfrlt
Sin and the hard world defiled.
Memy gave me leave to seek you :
I wascnoe tliat litlc child!"
; Trof. Claytoo, of Nevada, a comrie
teut authority, estimhtes that the sil
ver product of that State lbr 1872 will
be from 30 to XI per cent, greater
than last Ten. tlo believes trie torn
stock lodo yea yicla not less
. I . rf. t . .1 ' '.' 1. 1 l.,.t,ulABi,l
- V 11(1 .171,.1-,
julllou froia lhat lode.
AMin f or-ilifc IaI Tlrtlii rr
.. "a ?yrns3nd atid Elmlne
i.. tv 1 1 district of -Nevada is
- , asjOvc" silver mine
-AaXibe Crowsv 'Pfitrit on
t1.t""a"t- lode. I yield this
yet tspeted to exceed 4,000.000.
SfhW mine wutocked ml told In
San Froncisco for f3.W)Q,O0v and lias
paid seven per ceut.' per month on
its stock ever since the day of Its
gale:,J !ifr. RaVmond. one ot its
dls -
cvOTcJSvlhoWB bn) Uilllido dollars in
Its stpek, on whicirte TeceiYes.t'O,
(sX monthly.. Hi dAyrdoDOs- for tlie
latwatejnohths.lnc amfnteA to
fi840,000 hi gold.
Tlie Hlchigait, Ceuteal Railroad
Company; are I planting American
ctiptnut along heli en5ir line. ,
ti ' i X-i " 11 V -'-
Voltaire define tlie hapiry man as
the one wtO confiders hlmsell to.
" 1: . ' 'V. ."jf;. ., , J f,i i I r sr. .. " ' '- ' I.i . ' " "
MinrmiM; rB vf . -hik or.
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Shield oiay iK-vor law
but we havo no tisstirant
effect. Our very witlr; streets wiu
ways serve nk a wit of protectioii
against the spread of a co'iflagntttrm.
but tliisy will iot avail anytliltig in tlie
matter or savin"; any pint of a block
that may Ix1 oh lire, lfotir street are
wiile, our blocks are also large; the
lo-i? of an enf in1 block by lire would be
a very lteavy calamiiy. AVhat j)reian-
tions have wo thin far Utkon that
would hei ve itf any material purpose
tn tlr .w,c tifii hlfiri, fli'O 'o loiV
... ... , w. , . lfj
twotireeiigiiiesanila Hook and Ladder '
Comnanv. lkmsnniwo that they
areentirelv ellicient: cmtld thev tlo I
much toward saving; any part of a
block of btiillhi;s. on lirci" There are j
nut, in nnr judgment, i-istcrus enough ;
hold hall the water that would lie ;
needed in such a case, even in the most !
highly layered locality; while we '
know of very many valuable blocks ,
tlutt . liavo no cistern'-; near theui.
Mon tlian luiU'the city is destitute of j
water, for use in ca-e of a tire. Hand !
engines cannot take water from great ,
distances and play effectively upon a
tire. House after house on Piety Hill, .
or iu the central part of the city, might .
burn while tin1 llreiuen, for want of;
water, might look i lly on, entirely
without power to help.. Wc doubt if
there is any locality siillh-letitly (.np
plicd with water, for a sudden eun r
gency. This U something for our pe
ple, andesfHH-ially ottr t'ooncllmcii. to
think ot. Xo public monies can be j
better expended than lu adding to tlie i
means of protected ion against tire ;
and yc 1iom- o see a liberal policy, in
this direction, inaugurated at once.
Tlie projiofition that the city of
Cortland slmll buy the ground along
the river between Washington and
.Morrison streets the burnt district- -is
mooted, by the papers. Tbeii
seems to be a strong sentiment in favor
of making an open levee of this part of
the city front, since tlie buildings bare
been removed by lire. The attempt
was made several yea is ago, by the city
to hold this same ground for a public
levee, but private claimants after long
and costly lawsuits, secured title, and
covered it with building-. Tlie city
front was thereby spoiled, much to the
regret of all public spirited people.
The city has not a loot, of open levee
except it may le the length of a block.
I at the upper end, where it is really not
j much needed. II ought to secure this
property now, if txis-dble and tlin; have
j at least one front door.
' The result of tlie vote iu the Kltvl
i oral College Is now- known. The
! Klectors iic the seven Stales tluit
i voted for (.JneU-y anil Brown at tin:
; polls acted without any unanimity.
and many voted on their own hook, j
The yote for President in these seven ;
States was thus divided : (ireeley. I! :
15. Grata Brown, 24 ; T. A. Hendricks
12 ; C. .1. .lenkhi-. "J ; David Davis. 1 :
blank, s". For VTcc-Cresident the
! vole was dividetl : Hi own, 03 ; X. C.
i Banks 7: h. W. '-Julian, 5: A. 11.
( oliprtt, 5;j .f.. 3L Palmer, S 'p. K.
Bnimlette.! : W. S. Cus'neck, 1 ; AV.
B. ad'jjsu,' J In Mis.sonri one Klec-1
tor o:i the I ireeley and Brown ticket i
refused to vote for
Brown either for i
President or Vice-President a ease 1 play with the contents of mamma's
w ithout pfecedent in the history ofi workbox. At three years, of age lie
' could read easily and correctly books
I residential elections. prepared, tor children in words of one
the Xi-rTcaii" ju.Iici.-d niiim!' seeli Wvt and at $r he tvwhl unhest
' . J , . 1 tatmgly tackle anv of tlie. thirty or
to lie inarching on, H hs now forty voJunies which comprised his
reached the eouclu-ioti, e.vtwoinVt'Vvry ! father's library, line of his peculiarl-
aiKlastoiiishiugas it may seem, tliat
is ople who pay their money for H ! pour Ut wl.icii be w-o.ud re.i. sei
1 ' f , i i .. dom sitting down comfortably like an
; tuinj; aie uiiwucu to uiu vatire 01 u. j l,iary mortal, or to Cllll llimcir tip
i It was not long since decided in a State j into an uneasy tiall. or to stretch hiui
! poin t Hint r.iilro:nl tickets stilil .-is rrnrwl i Sdf Ollt Oil Ids Stomach. From this
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i iroill unr inton. iv tiooLOt I in iu l illiail,
1 i
guutt ciiin.-i .on. .....i. on noes u,
,-
I in. .,'iih.iij , 111110 i iiicicuu in o
j practically of no account. Here is
: ancitliey ci' Ljie s:inv,i vildev. H luakop
j telegrnplify cxuiiiviuU'S vcponsihlo for
I failure to transmit messages correctly
! and delhvr them promptly. Tlie de-
cision Allows no weight whatever to
I the tact that tlie niessiiges are written
on blanks with printed denial ot their
I responsibility. The law imposes on
. ... . , .. i .,i.
them the obligation to do what lliej
! receive pay fordoing.
j - - ' -
' Thf W'hk.vt Cpoi'. The wheat
! r , .i . !.
.cropof the connto this joar i- est,-
! mated by the Agrlcultuinl Bureau at
340.01)0,000 bushels, r 10,000,000
I bushel more than for the preceding
i , . - , V
I year, and the niith y. is al much
better. The dcpai-tment estimates the ; Imulkerchief in which they were eu
Indian com crop of tlie Fnitetl States i veloped, with his last luilf year's w ages
ilh P.,t ,.w-p (i of tw eiitv doll.iiv. He had sorct k z,
1 .,, . '. ".ibutln spite of this he determined to
! 1 he yield ot oats is estimated to be not t ' i.,n,,Svlvaiibi. Before he
quite 000,000 bushels. llavley s
j re'Wted not llkley to be less but
poorer than la-t t ear. anil rye 2 per
i ' . . 1
foitt Lmui iii niianfiltf than la-t. vear.
though generally good.
It is claimed lhat tlie liuinirrunl3
who landed c pur slies last year
added npw;anl of 2S..00n.000 to tlie
national weilth, computing their
value merely as unskilled laborers.
Statistics show, however, that forty-
six per cent, of the male immigrants
have been trained to variousj pursuits,
half of w hom arc skilled laborers and
workmen. The value of these men to
tbeeountryc,,, Lu,rdlv computed,
, few days ago the dispatclics con
tained an item or two in relation to
the irrest of John .1. Patterson. Sena
tor-fleet ot South Carolina. YVe re
ceived no information, however, from
them a3 to tho precise nature of tlie
cliarges against him. tliougji we were
left to infer that it was brilry In the
Senatorial election, The dispatelies
have ju.-t informed us ol t he result. 1 e
was arrested, ns it appears, on charges
of bribery; he cie Was heard.a Mltness
testfled that tlie aOldivlts Trere made
for black-mail, purposes; and the
cnsf was dismissed.
A considerable number of, tlie lead
ing; newspapers 'are advocating the
proposition to amend the constitution
so s to make tlie President and vicc
FTesidcnt elective tiireetly bv the pec-;
p'c- lf
An exploring expedition bas been
fitted out to hunt for the grave ot
Moses in the Land of Moab. A good
motto for the pr,vty ; ViWliwii wiiiid
make a note ou't.''
Inventors are experimenting with
paper, and seeing just to what pur
pose It may succossfully be used. The
last proposal is to make window shut
ters of It, as a Mfeguani against nre
SALEM; OREGON,
ri'XF.HAI..
We are retjuestetl to say tltit the
ittnei-al services of Fatlier Waller will
'.it precisely at otic o'clock r. M. at
rniversity. The friends will meet
at the fttnily residem-e at lialf iast
t welve, and accompany the remain
si tlM University.
Tlie Springfield Republican demands
thit years intprisoinnciit and a tine of
.ll)0 each tor Susan 15. Anthony and
her iiMirtccii sisters. The Republican
pin'iithetically pi-omlsi'- to do all It
can lie hasten the Liv when women
voir.
Minnie Myrtle M iller has an enjrHgc-
metit to lecture at Uncago.
She is
now en route to that wicked city, lec
turing at the way stations ot Nevada
and Utah.
The Forty-Third t'ongress will have
one colored Senator and six colored
Repi-psentatives.
THE PORTLAND F1KK.
lltr of Tlintik from Mayor tVa
teruinii ofaarUstnl to tlie JMiijor
ail t lreisoi oi Mieiu.
Ma yob's Officic
Cortland, Or., Dec. 23d, 1S72.
To the Mayor of the City of Salem :
I)ear Sir: How can I express tlie
gratitude of myself and the citizens of
I'ortiainl to yon and to tno noole ixxiy
ot r iremcn. wbo. with their encinc.
-IM',! so promptly to our call for lielp
in lizliting the."flre-tlenrt on Sunday
tlie '.'kl instant.
St&u it to iy that we one and all
Ihii tlt the day Is tar distant when
tin- apitl City'' sliall be visited by
a similar calamity. Should such a dis
aster betall von. or if iu any other
aiatiuer we can help you, rest assured
rou have but to call and the citirns of
Cortland will promptly reciprocate.
Yours very trttlv,
Cinur Wasskrman, Mayor.
llOUAt'K UKKEI.FY AS A BUY.
reeullitrltp of the Early IA ofllie
rent Journnlixt -A Mother" laHn
eiicp-4tMCT Habit In IteiMlins;.
Tennysou says tliat it is the niotlier
: makes us mosL, and it was the fortune
i ol Horace (ireeley to bave a mother
I w ho, to the virtue's sbe inherited from
j the Woodburns, added many of her
I own. Mrs. Urecley was the lavorite
! of the township, the natural protector
! nt the weak, the liorn consoler of the
afliicUHl, the inevitable triend and ally
of every child iu the ncighlwhood.
i She was a great reader, and ri'inein
i be red all she read. She loved agii
; cultural pursuits, was fond of flowers
I and bees, anil had a passion for walk
ing. After working in the Ileitis and
'I lie garden, doing the labor of man
and woman too. during the day. slie
: would tell the old Irish stories she
j lmd learned from her grandmother all
1 the evening. To lliese stories the boy
Horace listened greedily as he sat on
the lloor at her leet, the" glow from the
wood tire lighting up his iialu tace and '
us winte nalr. Mie spun as sue
narrated, while her boy's attention
was divided bctweeu the turning wlieel
and the animated eyes of Ills niotlier.
I Irtohrlosa tbpco rficfiinw iu.-ot-n 01 tlin
I)0V-S lnin(1 a thirst for knowledge and
a lively interest iu learning. How
; soon lie learned to read is impossible
to state with any degree of certainty.
Some of his early frteudR bave as
serted that ids mother taught htm to j
read licfore lie wild talk, but this is a j
j manifest absurdity, since the long
w ords would convey to him no mean-
ing. But it is a fact that before he
i was two years old. he would be upon
his back and holding the Bible iu his
t iny hands, xvould pore over tlie leaves
with a peculiar solemnity ot counten
ance, and would crave v eviinira
A newspaper, lust as other children
ties w the extraordinary variety of
1 this
! sinirularitv it
resulted that be could
, , i i . J.. "
read a book upside dwv &r sMeWays,
- -' '
, to the jjreat asto'iWirActit (4 tlie neigl
.. I., 1 i ..!';..,,... 11... .. 1:7.1
iiors. i(i lnki'M mon lilm as a little
coiiitirefi About tins time, though
litulcl' ago. be attended tlie district
school of Londonderry, where, indeed,
lie had no right to lui, as his parents
lived iu Amherst ; but his grandfather
pressed tlie matter, and as evcrvliody
liked the youthful prodigy, there was
no contest.
(inKKI.KY'S FIRST OVFRCOAT.
In -Itino, ipi, the V.VcrJicrn, Sxc-
i tutor ' was disconlinued, iud the print-
f.fliw Was I'.rokon up. The concern
' (lid not pay. Horace f ireeley, who
' had been In tlie yearly receipt of forty
dollars, had no't saved a cent ot it.
I .Neither had lie siient a ociit. All be
j v wa to ,,,
i father, who iiad left Westhaven. and
j was engaged in clearing wild land in
! 1'V"'i-v,IV:nia.- ,h.U, ''"-e;"ti"tl
with Mr. Bliss closed, his wardrobe
0o.,a..sted ot two shirts alK, the pocket.
(pilttedi Fast Coukney, the boarders of
tlie tavern wnere lu; naa so. eaten netii
! rtb, and Ijecu tlie uiiivenal ai-blter,
; ilntprniliml to .lisiJav their frtejidlv
i i A.!.,... 1..
, feelings and good wishes iu some way
j most useful to him, so they presented
I him with an overcoat, the first the
young man had ever possessed ; for tlie
good son rigorously denied himself
warm clothing through the fierce Win
ters of Vermont so tliat he might send
the more to his parents struggling
with the difficulties of wild laud in
Krie, Pa.
The new land bounty bill, passed
by the House of Representatives as a
check against speculating land-grabbers,
requires tliat the party entitled
to the warrant under t&e law' must
j Jogjj TlZ
assignment ot bounty cwlins prior to
the entry. Of course afterward tlie
claim wordd be saleable, precelsely as
Is other rroiH?rtv : otherwise soldiers'
widows aud heirs who could not set
tle upon and improve the land would
realize virtually nothing. The bill
provides tliat warrants tor 100 acres
shall be Issued to everv soldier, offi
cer or musician honorably discharged
who served daring the war for ninety
days. Including ttioje who served in
thounvy, or to the widow or child
ren of such soldiers, seaman, etc.,
uudor twenty-one yean of age. It is
understood, liowever, tliat the Senate
will relaia to concur, thus defeating
the bill.
Three new newspapers arc to be
started in Xew York. Mr. K. L. Ood-
kin, editor of tlie Nation," proposes
to establish a daily newsreader 'in New
York with a capital cr $100,000, . of
which i:XJ, OCX), tva said to Be "raised,
two ve9,ovFfctm-,'Gry, -the
novelist; announces 'lus intention to
Issue a new monthly called "The Ta
ble, to be devoted exclusively to
subjects connected with, the pasurcs
of the tables the scjtr(c fjf coplcing,
, ivj'...i.i"i ui i 'nu.
ani i w suum iii ws.
thiiyjof the new enterprte Is an il
lustrateil daily, arranm Ittjnts for
which are nearly perfected.
A famine-stricken editor In Penn
sylvania tearfully remarks : Twenty
ifye cento each is the' price asked for
California pears in town, and yet we
are told Unt clvuizatlon advances,
and tliat Providence' tempera the shorn
1 lamb who cannot raise the wind.'
TLtKSTAlBBGEMBER, 31, .1872.
m 1 i J"- n
iP
- !T"". ? j' " .'.Jtf- .'f
Da ill) nf UWrfpjaf v i
Iiw tinmljera 'ofaottlem areiiecnring
homesteads iu Coos crrantyJ , , ' '
Dr. J. It, Eavicvhw bonkltt tk Ocean
House at Xewyort,1 VklulnaJaiJ'. " r '
Tlie Clerk of BoiiBlas eoraty ban iietl
lifty-six marriage Infuses thw year. . :. j
Mayor W. II. Be, nf Poptlatul. haa la
presH a volume entitle, VChe Wnalih tie I
an Alatkan Trrp.' W v V . s s
Tlie National ColUw. brtmed out Rnn-
day, will ru-open in O ilmaa Blueiu Thxit
loHS is about 1,000 in funutnr?. i .'j : q ... :
The late storm iweirw to lve hern i-ener-
al, north and sonth. - Tbnt' telefrrajA litM
was don Momlay and yextriaiy. ' -..l . -
3. fortimer Murphy has Bbnlidaiitnotes
to rewrite the Oreon l)irtx.-tor: lout by tl
tiro- and will bein th work atonce, i ,.
By tlie late fire at Portland,, flte Loudon
and Liverpool and fllolie Instuanen (Vm
panr lost $17,000, anil the Home Mntaal
27,'tKK. ..
BThe steamer' ralifornia's iirass gun t
plodod at Astoria a few days ajfO. on maefa.
ing that port, while thn signal- wm being
llreil. Nobody hurt. ' 1
A consinerablc number of iflie Portland
sufferers, opened businetw the tieit TOorn
ing after the lire. Ktiterpris and pltick.
No contrilmtiuna neled. V . .
Charley KnowVes of Portland, whom
everylKxly knows, has been presented with
a "precious metals" cornet. -Charley will,
hiirurfter, loot his own bom, , .. ,
Monday, the down train waW delayed
nearlv tliree hours between M ilwankie and
East Portland, by an accident to a freight
car during tlie afternoon by which the
the track was pirad. Only a Chinaman
him. , ' ...
List of offieors of Harmony Loilgis, A. p.
.t A. M. Portland, for the ensuing year:' A.
H. ltiehanlson, tt. M.; II. I. Hicks. B. W
H. B. Oatman. J. T.; 1. L. Atktnunn,
Treasurer ; W. E. C. Macnvm, Hceretarr :
A J. Woolworth. Tvb-r. Arvmiiibs T
II. lni;als, S. D.; O. . lMBois, J. I.; D.
luthburn, .; A. Taylor, b.
From Daily of Thwrtuy Dec. 2C
Tlie earthquake shock was felt at Baker
city.
Tnenew Custom House and Post Office
at Astoria will soon be completed.
Christian college. .Monmouth, claims
larger number of selioliirs than anv other
schoorin tlie state.
(.'apt. ('has. Hopkins, one of tltf 'sjuTererg
PT tne t'ortianu lire, had iieen hetore
burned out six times.
Jake Spreuger, a well-known landlord, is
keeiiing the St. Charles Hotel, Portland,
and Ins making it popuhir, ton.
Maj. Bnuv of Lane unnry rauocl some-
p'anuts the past season which are equal ui
navor ana sie to mc cauiomut peanut.
Many of the young trees in tiic norttitm
part ot the Suite wc-ro broken down, ion
day. by tlie weight of snow which lodged on
tneir Dranenes.
The Colnmlua river is so full nf floatinc
ice thnt steuuilxiats ai-e not able to push
inrouxii it. ami mere is no couiDjuiucation
with the Ualles, tins week.
James Thomas pleaded guilty to two in-
.dictments tor seinni; liquor without a li
cense, at tne late term or the Circuit Court
for v amhill connty, and was fined $50 in
each case.
At the recent, term of tlie Circuit Court
for Yamhill, the Whitlow ease, affecting the
title to the town site of Lafarettu, was de-
eided adversely hi claimant and in faTor of
the town, wtuch setth the question very
much to UsA satisfaction of soma proptrljr
iiouicrs hi mat town..
A shllc meeting was held at KelCnn-
vufe, LHv. iw, to couKiiber what measures
could be taken to improve the navtoation
of the Yamhill l iver. : A committee was ap-
-rv? n ttJ ti . nnwirti-o -i rr n tuvMi h t wnAMms., .i
tsis,u r "ha luvni-uaiuvn U m lllDUlUilOa I .
to t'niffrpwi. asking the paitsageof Corltfa ta
rkct iiarti:.
He Takew the W taiil Ont ol Rdoath.
Bret llartc w rites as folloAva t the j
Ikkston 'Advertiser;'
For the last two years Messrs. TJcd
pith and Fall, of the Lycentn Bureau,
nave rciieatedly soiicitetl me to enter
thn lectin fteld under their njisnice. I
I nnailV aceetKHI. and in August Inst I
io an interview with Mr. RcdDath,
stated verv ele-irlv tlie miidlflnna' no- I i, "i1 u" wuiuaiKi weanier come n
m.hci ypTJ cieany lite COlllllUOni IIU, eeilv from tha aorrii wis. that Ssl sn.l
" 1 " " " - 'vir. - on wo i
first ot November I received, frotn I
mem a list oi engagements w iiose.conr
ditions were totally at variance With
I Hose I li.nl named. I atorii infrirni-1
ed them by letter tliat 1 wouhX. Dt
lieforc the date of inv Boston ensure-1
,enf not -tl.Uin. tn .l!r,.,f7.t" I
,.nvA ,11,,n,wv, ,it. nS!.. 1
s v i Vii n. no iviiVV . 1SIC AJHV UUlVf
nPPnnf tlinm nrwl rnifiirTtrtrl nnr V man n r t
,ln,',,r r -I,' . " , I overflowed yesterday, and the bottom land
demand. 1 o this 1 rem km) ko reply, aboT8 the depot was covered with water. If
llllt 011 tlie !lth Of . 0JUber. Ibur UaVi 1 the storm was mmeral tbmnirhoiit tb lle
lv nrivate and nersonal necotlat tons. 1 Ti""" "Tr.". ' , "IM,1K uo !,u
J. Pi i , . P",,ual negosiauons, 1 ibm , ,1,,. A r.ther heavy ou ua, tlie
1 te . -graphed to Messrs. Keunath and J Htatekxax office roof wa. wuwjji.'d
ran inai nicy niusi, postpone iim oate,
They replied by telegraph the name
day that it was impossible, adding tliat
Hartford i'liiy first engagement) would
accept my conditions. 1 at once wrote
to them that until all my engagements
... I.......r p, w-TZl.. .
e, ,.-,u su . isiaioory, wey -mu
po-rpoiie or cancel doii.i. ami Vital I
would not iierimt IVutford tobe forced
nt the last moment, info accepting
conditions of whicll tliey hatl not been
nieviouslVftware. To this I add1
that the Boston fire, faen burning, was
nsu.nc ciiv cAci.se tur lMm,)oneneiK-
an cxiMse mat aitcrwanu in uie case
of two distinguished lectures, waa coo-
sidercd valid, and not particularly Hn-
suiting' to a Boston audience.
With i nr-rfpet. iiilnto,ltn '
tliese details and with my lettel io
his pocket. Mr. .Tames Bedpatb rose
aouifuw wiuut "K Awn per-Ki
uiiiicu to come logeiucr vx Bear . a
fu.tn whn lip k-nrtw vcciid.l twi .haant
i h-irrl mon-lVv, lr,.i (U
rir: V"Y"'.I
ueprewiueu uie yvares no naa asxea
permissiQii to peddle exclusively
hii in nu- ino-i exiraoruiuary lienor-.
inance, I trust everai von before "
Xew Kngland Ivcenm,
I have only to add that It is still my
intention to lecture before a Boston
audience, hut Lot for Mr. Red path,
nor oi niiii phut ilAliTB.;
HISTI.Xa IKHF.D MEX IX CO SCREW. I
The next House of nennssont-jifWisii
will contain an unusual number of able
and prominent men. Beginning with
Maine Speaker Maine wUeiisph).
nous talents and sagaolous statesman-
mip are recognrcea, tnrongnout tne
land, returns for the sixth time, and is
accompanied by excellent associates.
;iir. ioianu,oi vernxont, has served Watklnds obtained another boarder Mori
In the Senate, and Is a solid and Influ. I uniiu. atianaw arrival iaonn Dwn
ential Rcoresentative. Massachusetts.
always sending a strong deleonHnn.
will in the next Congress sivpiwa her
5ii. -nr. i 'awes, vyiiuso wise counsel
and faithful services are invaluable.
takes tlie lead. Theoresenoeof JiuW
E. Rock wood Hoar is a matter Of con
gratulation. He is known to the peo
ple a3 the late Attorney General of the
l nltcd Mates, and as oneof tlie purest
atl.l alllnc, rain In n..l.ll. ,1 T..
ni.v. 114-1. Ill JUUllVy 1IIU. . T, 1J-
liam tilting, wbo was solicltot ft
the War Iicpartmcnt during tlie war,'!
and is a law yer of the first rank, add f
crivinrrrii trt rim iMvr.i.-,n ..nil... ...lu
amuei UOOper and Ueo. t Hoar apel
wisely retnineiL Hie gain of Gwjeval
iianicv, ui v uiiiiecLicilb, IS OUCOi 100
specuil prizes ol the Lite election.' lie
belongs to tliat class of bold, stale -
al prizes ol tlie Lite election.' lie
igs to tliat cLoss or bold, state-
ike thinkers a,Ml adore wlioom-
lofty and ideal ajioiift with
nianli
blno lofty
tne most practsil methods, and his in-
fiuence In lie House', both Drofitessive
and conservative, wHl bexceedingry
salutary. . , , f N
Tlie biggest majorities for Cotijress
men are as foBows :' GarSield, cf OWo t
10,94..; Wiliard; td Yexinnt; 60;
llurlbiut, of mMCerl
otMacfia4tt,,0,Wi; $b small
est are : IteWttt of New York-. I7i
o. .-..ii..:
'TBT-n' ana we
dlstnot Of Indiana certified to Con -
trress as 27 one wav and 41 another.
Tbe Nebraska Indians are allowed
to ride free on all trains they can htmt
.i,n .k - r TrJ.
The tribe is being reduced TerfSJkl
V" ' ' i v
Tlfp like war Is a sprloa Afmlcf,l-.
. ivl'ii.?-' ty ormlsiake;
and be is tlie best Christian who wing
tne most splendid Tlctorles by the
trieval of ralstake. ?
THE CITY AND COUNTy.
Finm lhuly nf WetlnrmUit In, il.
' '' rur. PoRTHn rritr..
CDi-reetlona In the Matter of Immh.
' ' . i .
f From the 4 egiainn Ieu. i Uh.J
Kinee our last tssne the follow in e addi
tional lowea siistauwd by tlie fete nre bare
teen ascertained, ainl tlte uepesMarr coriwc-
wmi maiie where ilamagus have fatlier been
nnder or overrated:
The loss of Meir IVhmeer. confection
ers, is esrimatPd at S,IU0; no immnuxv.
ii. . llensul, lawyer, bsrtUsiks. furni
ture, clothing and pajxTS, 1m X); nu in
suraucH. ,
V. H. Land, ilaruaje to turk-k bnildinz.
loss MOfl; no insnram-.
Damage sustMned bv tlie Emmet tlnard
Armory, wetting of arms and uniforms.
JLail and romna over MoOormick's book
store, used as (irant Inviiu ibles Armory. 30
stands of arms aud uuitornu, total loss,
000. .
Literary and Jfntnal Belief Horictv, libra
ry, ftimitore anil Inn tr. loss Sjtlft.
Hall or Hiram Lndiw Msmohio Order, fur
niture, regalias, lm-rs. etc.. loss snHM); no
Utsnrance.
E. Corbett owMed fifivfivt &tul twobniLl-
inga at the corner of 'Waslungton and Front
streets: total loss S6,00l: insnn-d for '.(XX)
in the London InipeTial.
- J. L. Parrish owned twenty five feet and a
building on the block between Wasbnicton
aud Alder on the cast side of Front; bmlil-
uig entirely cousumed; lots $2,(100.
'. F. Harbatigh owned twenty five feet and
a building on the same block floss $2,000.
A bnck building 'JftxM on the same block.
belonging to Messrs. T. M. Richardson A
U. 14. uook, aestrarm, loss 5U.O0O.
A bnck Uu Unix of tlivsame dimensions
as the above. acHiiining. tlie last menUoueil
buildiug. totally destroyed; belonging to
Messrs. KislcY k Himdsaker; loss 1 2.(100
The largw nrirk building which stood at
the oomer of Aider and Front, belonging to
Hon. H. . Uwlsitt; loss S'JUOOO; no in
Corbett, lalluig & Co. had stored In tne
basement of tliatbuildingl,000kcKSof nails;
loss H,600; no insurance.
O. W. T raver, entire stock of sewing mt-
crunea; loss si, 'joo: ao lnaurano. ;
Olivur Dennje. Dhotom-asher. loss $3,000.
Mrs. Cosa Msriiu. book canvaaaer. lost in
books, clot lung and furniture, about
J1.900.
Dr. Dickson lost furniture, lsks, etc.,
to the value of 750.
Hi. DeFranca. of the Commercial Col
lege, lost desks and tables to the aniounl of
ou); no insurance.
Tlie brick building occupied by S. J. Mo
Cormick. on Front sh-eet, belonged to Mr.
C. M.- Wieberg, 25x100 feet, was totally de
stroyed. Iyiss, ?10,000 ; insured for $5,000
in urn murine.
The wooden building standing Jnat
soutn. 'txiiiu leet, owned hy Capt. Holman,
. destroyed. lss, S2.000 : no insurance.
' The next wan a wooden building owned
, by Air. uray ; not insured ; loss, S2.000.
Occidental Hotel, bv removal and water.
: Loss about Si.UUI.
Wapato Davr. It wdl be remembered
tlut this si wash gentlemen was under
cloud this last fall, on account of having
associated too familiarly with certain white
nien of . doubtful character. Ho became
drruok, iu fact, and wliiio in that condition.
a sqimw, of Ids acquaintance died nnder
: anoti circumstances as compelled Davkl to
suuuin o iweivc mcu me couuunurum,
"Who Killed Her?" Tlw twelve men be-
inff oh oath did not undertake to sav who
killed the gentle creanire, but tliey did con-
oinde that our friesul David didn't do it
But. though bis honor was thus preserved,
his pride w as woamted, and Darid felt that
he ought to have redress. Ho reasoned
cnrrectly that if a man sold him whiskey,
if he drank that whiskey, and. if by reason
of its efircts, he perpetrated unseemly and
sinful acuav whereiiy a scars Ul came npon
his good name, the man who sold him the
whiskey ought to be jointly a sufterer.with
him. Thus it comes to pass tliaiescwient
David was, this week, a witucss in tlie XT. H,
District Court, against a man named John
Mc Morrow, who is accused of sell ing Pave
tllin.U Jn.i: 1.. . 11.1... i . i
, UlIUU IHHUIHUUH til UOV1C. ' ' J '
CtutAUC. Tha Portland narjors of rmi
terday morning speak of tbeTovalenoe of a.
anowitorm, and persons who came up yes
terday on the train, say tlpt there waw cou
sldorable mfif on the."gronnd. t liavo
hadOKine iffy", nor has it been cold enough
foHKw. On the contrary tit rain of lion-'
da iiighTw as rather warm, and a Chinook
wind tm yesterday. There . most have
been a good many degress of differenco be
twacn the thermometers of Rafem and
Portland. That however is not an unusual
thing, a Portland fnypieajly get the cold
winds from Eastern Oreeon, while Salem
" mmnor to me niuameue -rat
"tirely exen from tliem. It it
Portland ate equally frigid,
;
Sxvm ami Flood Tha rain atorm
Monday night waa the severest we have had
to winter, water leu m sncn quantities
" ,flof!ithB?:w ditcb?;w,iie"', Mad
ei sim; n uri v , jauu linen w awi
we maT certainrr look for high water in the
"W illsmstte. . lmriM Moari
wind. blew nearly a calc. thrnwiuir dowa
. . r.- A
j as though it were a pc3merv
1 . '.
I The Oreconian of wsw-rdsT. savs : Y,sj-
i terday the TmnU dteriet of tlie city prescn-
1 d a lively kcene. Teams and men were
1 eraployedjn (rathtaring up and romoving to
I nbMws of mcorttv diflerent articles of mer-
j chHldille famitan-, household effects, etc..
which hare been scattered abont the strccui
and houses to avoid destruction. In some
placea workmen were engaged hi clearing
IP 'be burnt and fallen debris, which Hps
otMere4 about the streets and sidewalks
Krtiy to the- obstruction of travel.
1 How j abk BawceaITp,
I rw loi wm M.,Mnl pik- i,n .
eonvemnon tnrned upon the subject of
dress. Lady No, L ia rephr to a facetious
remark of Ko. i said: -I'm in bo mood
for triftog today, and I'm bucked up in
L'
J (narked ; 'There's no. nae in your f.Ung
sopartierArarryiroocl about that ; I have the
i 'nnsnanai nor a in mm r
l ' ' i ' .
1 1 AsTB-CHBnTrtA8 DAT-Yestenlay was the
Sav balore Christmas: and it was a lively
daV. ton, fcr the merchants and shonkeep.
I r. -Every place where there was any pre-
I tense oi aeepmg a stock or nonday gooas,
I thronged the entire day, and till a Uie
hour, in the evening with crowds of thought
ful papas and mamas and bright-faced chil
drenall looking for aosoe thing to give to
their dear ones. The scene was the most
animated we nave witnessed in many
Pot.tic ami Hlkoboa-tfr. Menaen
Vavl .41 iliA TdiArAi..l1lDAi rif 4 Irem ,n will
aive the r3alem nooule a treat Satnrdav
Opera House, in the way of
fSrpif
SSXu
ba received tome very lUtterme notice
I from newspapers -aOU psopie or Portland
Whose opinion ace entitled to great weight,
I j Landlord : Wm.
I Conwav who "arot hi start in Yamhill" and
I eomeatoatay three years. Conway tried
to carve hi enemy with a knife, and that is
hew he came to be transplanted to Marion
eaonry,
. .Tbaim DblaikD. The resnlar mail train
from to south was delayed yesterday, by
son is accident, the exact ua tor of which w
eould not learn, on aoconnt of the telegraph
bnet being down. A number or passenger
Wbo went nt ts-thadepnt at the usual hour,
to go to Portland anally slsyl ta Msiem.
- CKo Pu-ta To-Moajiow.-rtn acoordanoa
w nme-hooored cuvmj, Uie printers will
i Biimv uin viuriuimi uviiuaii vi' 1 uiuj-
:Lrof .hich no rsmer will be raXladied.
JSaorrW woming. - T T ' '
I - ! - tt-t -r
vwZx ti kiflnence of the
1 Wov .N M: Mon?y
: wirm " P,"S" "
mli7rJdiJlZ,.J
Z:
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Frnm.Dcitg of TAirrf4Vr ,
! 1IW V A MM 1"WI mil
-A k imm essser 'srftv TWswana f
! aesur tnmu rm -Hrreefc rf Matter
and sraaa ( aw my ibtkc
. a'av.v ; "' - - " ':
. 'i ; lmi
On reader of Wednesday morning wer
made aware that the down tram of Tuesday
1 hadbeon several hour delaved. by some
mrritent the nature of which could not
that day be ascertained. ' Weliavenncelud
an aoeouat of Uie whole affair from parties'
who were "on the spot." The doww- tram
hmA in wm-k its nasaaoe ncerbT aU the way
aliajnnd npon the track, and the train bad
to wait for them to be shoveled off by a
of chin,men. - Thru, when it reached
Ssup, of o, accident the train wa. six
re - 1 hunrs behind time. When within abont
' ia jnfle of Eugene, and over all the bad
$3 QO
road, as w as supposed, tlie passenger coach
was THROWS VEOM THE TRACK
ami turned over. In consequence of the tim
bers of a "cattle guard" having been ftnder
mined by the rains. W course, the track being
witlioutsopport, it sunk nnder the weight nf
. 1 . . . : ... , r ... .. . .. i
Mir iissniiouve, lushing ajuiupior me KJitu-
er, baggage car and passenger coach. The
locomotive and tender came over all right,
alighting npon the track on this side. The
baggage car jumped off and the passenger
ear followed; but tho former in jolting
over tlie ties, was jumped again npon the.
rails, xue connecting unk nctweeu these
two cars broke at tlie moment of the jump,
leaving tlie coach to run by only its own
momentum. It jolted along over the ties
for ever a hmidred yards, when finally it
ran off one side and the wheels settling in
the soft earth, it tipped over and
stopped with a "violent bump.
Btraugc to say, Uiough there were
fifteen or twenty passengers, no one was
killed aud most of them escaped without
any hurt, at all.
TOE C VSr.lLTIEK.
Mr Pond, tlie road-master had i rib
broken, and his wife was sliarplv hurt bv
falling w ith her face against the side of tlie
car, bv which nor earring was crashed into
tlie flesh of her face. Mr. A. M. ISinith of
Buona, Vista was more seriously liuru sus
taining severe sprains ol the arm and leg,
and bruises of the body. He was in great
pain till left at Albany, and it was feared Ua
had received, some internal injury. Two
or three others were slightly 'linrt. Tlie
car was considerably damaged, and the
seats and stove were torn from their fasten
ings and broken to pieces. Considering the
severity of the shock, it is strange indeed
that any passenger escaped unhurt.
CULPABLE KEOLIOEXCE.
It is stated that two men, one of whom at
least lives in Engeae Citv. while ont hunt
ing saw the dangerous condition of tlie cat
tle guard neiora tna train came down, and
stood by it talking of the peril to which it
would, expose tlie train. They were at a
little distance from it wlien tha tram came
in sight and yet gave no alarm, but stood
looking on to see what would liappen. It
aeanta utctwdilile that men of ordinary sense
or humanity should be so recklessly and
culpably negligent,
THE MAILH WERJt BBOTOHT IKIWX
on the tender to Engeae, and a coaehwas
sent back for the passenger and baggage,
The delayed train rmssiid H&brm about 1
o'clock W ednesday morning, taking its pas
sengers to Portland nearly eighteen hours
behind time.
DEATH OF FATHER WALLER.
Rev. Alvin F. Waller of Halera dejiarted
tliis Ufa at his home, at 5 o'clock a.- .,
Thursday Dec. 2tith, 1872, at the age of
nearly sixty-five years, of heart disease.
Father Waller was a man whose works
were stamped upon tlie communities in
which he lived, by a virtuous life, good
deeds and a strong, self-reliant cliaracter.
Few men among ns. falling awav from tlie
living throng, oould have left sueli a void in
the community as does, the death of tins
revered teacher, dear friund and valued
neighbor. Salem mourns truly and deeply
to-day the toss of one of her best and oldest
citizens, and tlie church of which he was a
member throughout the (State bow in deep
amicuoQ nnder. the blow widen takut
away a pioneer misstonary, a zealniu
preacher, a faitliftd pastor, a safe counsel
lor, and true brother and friend.
Father Waller was horn in Bergen, New
Tork, in May 1H0H, nf a staid, sterling and
highly ruspvpted family. He entered the
ministry whilo yet quite young, and was for
many years a circuit preacher of the Gen
esseo Conference, "New York. Leaving
that field of labor, under tlie promptings of
a courageous spirit and strong desire to do
somo greater work for his Master tlian
seemed possible in that region, he came to
Oregon with the Misatonarv re-inforoement
which loft New York eity October h IH,
in the ship Lausanne, and arrivrd is tlie
Columbia Iiiver May 20, 1S40.. He was
looii stationed at Oregon City as a mission
ary laborer among Ht Indians, where he
1 remained thro or fimr years. He was next
stationed, at tlie Dalles as missionary
among toe w asCopon Indiana. He remain
ed there tQl Hie breaking out of the ('ayuse
war. 145. With others wreacaped the fate
of the Whitman famUv, he came to tlie Wil
lanettoyaliey. . His famdr home has since
that penodboeaat oalem. For many yean,
boweveti b continued in the labors of a eir
cuitridoraridPK'tidiagFJderof tlie Willam
ette District He was among the foremost
workers is the founding of the Willamette
University, and Jor twelve or more Tears,
emUug with atio beginning of his last" sick
neas, lie was-one of the leading spirits and
most indefatigable laborers in the support
and budding wp of that institution of learn
ing. Hahadthesautnv?tton.beforehedied,if
seeine H established on a sound and perma
nent basis. To him more than any other
man belongs the credit ot the erection of
the magnificent V structure in which tlie
school is carried on. Wiilioathis indomitable
cuwragw and awver-fltggins perseverance,
we doubt if the fund tor its erection oould
have been raised in tmiep or thrice the
time. Ho was aeknawied by all to bo, pre
eminently, the right nan in the right place
for such a work. The building and the
school stand a a aosament to his memory
prouder and more enduring with this peo
ple, than 1k laurel of the conqnerer of a
hundred, battfe fields. His labors deserve
tliat h name suonklhe chiseled in a tablet
to be set in the solid walls, to stay tbsce
while tlie building shall stand. Though
camm ing tlie relation for several vears. in
tha SL E. Ctnireh, of a worn-out minister,
he was unt exactly snparannoaied, because
of his peculiar fitness and etneienev as
Agent of the Willamette TJnivergitv. Fa
ther waller, tnongh he has died, still lives
oi oit; miru. up OJU.
)'LOOD.-Aain, since our last mane, tlie
storms havo beaten and the rains have de
scended, t'hristmas nteht. the rain fell in
torrents. The whole vaDey country, yester
day morning, seemed like of water. Of
course tlie streams are again high, tho
smaller acta overflowing their hanks, and
the larger one, threatening to go and do
likewise. The Willamette, rose several feet
yesterday. At the Czafovage wharf, tha
water is nearly over the highest part of the
Poor in the warehouse. And still it is rul
ing. I he Bantiam s reported to be "boom-
ing" high. The very warm rains have
served to brirur down water from the snows
in tho mountains, thnt ginn a sort of
oouuie uose to tne volume fit the river.
looa wood is running plentifully.
IV'EAi. 8evicts The fnneml nf Rrr
A F. Waller will take olaee at 1 o'clock this
afternoon at the University Chapel. Tho
irieuua h uie lamiiy wui assemble at the
uouse at nan-past twelve and carry
the remain to th chapel, where th
service will be eonduoted by Hot. Htepben
Bower, assisted liy Bevw. L Dillon, of Pert
land, Flinn. J, L. Parrish and L. M.
Kickerson. After the leryioes, the remain
will be taked back to tlie family residence
wnere yne m term cut will take place,
rotwm.
Ex-Oov. Curry, member of Ibe Board of
r-quaiizauon returned irom a boef vunt to
Portland, yesterday,
Judge hhattnok who did not carry the
news oi uie isrpgvm election to w astungton,
arrived at the Capital, yeaterdav, from
I'onland. -
John M. Garrison, formerly of fiatem.
has closed his anhnol atCorvallis. for the
Christmas vacation, and is making a visit
to mis city. , .
Ex-Cfov. A C. Gibb nasaed nn on the
Hiuruuuj tnun jresieraay. ,
Mail oh a Bexoeb. No mail
eeived from Portland, Wednesday, at this
umeo. lmnirriBv tne matter tnat sttouia
have arrived Wednesday, : came in bv way
of Bosebnrg. It had been on a Christmas
bender, Just becanse there was no mail
agent tent along with the Wednesday train.
O. A. B. Bnssell Post No. 8 will hold its
last regular meeting of the year, this even
ing, at the usual place. As officers for the
ensuing term are to be elected, it in erpe-
vwuv minwK tna, ait rap OTurai ict snrra iq
ationn pmmpay. Uonr of meonng
O'rtOCk. i i " . 1 "'
Mahwu. SKAitxo.--We hope all ortr
reacUrrs wili remember Mr. Mavhell's enter
tainment it -the Opera Hons to-nxs-mw
evening, and. remembering it, wiUgo, and
bear him,' ' are wtUfltd h wui he well
worth the troriMe ad pen, We retr
id w. snmwvrai m ino kta.ts3Qsaji
and tnaapnemoak tha.waiaK -
' FABDO'm. Th pirdo market is' again
"'err. - tun woe n at jSHi rsieasoe and
CbtoAtuatu
LOCAL BRET1TIEK.
- ,,(f.:n,5 V't
Bead the ''Angers Story" on second page.
Turkey and other fat things' will he in. cfl
iv . r
. ftanta Clans appeared Jnat fifteen Bipiute
ueiure hub paper wciiv ai. areas , . u
It i remarkafclp -but we hare sot aeca
the stereotyped wordf Tho iire-iicod.
nsed Ui cniuCt)n,ytlii toe I'ortiand nre,
i find Salem Mills flrinr mentioned first
in a list of tui brands which are standard
favorite in the selling markets.,
A strictly reliable man nvs there were
thousand women out shnonins Teshndav,
Thar were ten thousand children, a we
can aver. .: . r-: -: .-. i .
The Christmas tree last evening at teg
islatnre Hall, and South Halem, were ruit-
iuiuiuiucupieasursiniQecaiiaren. -
per Annum in Advanre
MI.TFR F.ISIIIOW.
l.e Fa 1 let says : The dai k colors
worn this Viuter are, generaly speaL
ing, much more liecomhig to the com
plexion than the effacees shades In
voguo earlier In tho season. Tlie
olive-greens, though not In theniselvet
pretty, are very elegant wiien em
ployed in the toilet ; the other sliades
of green, battle, beetle, lizard, and
duck, are very much more benntlfiil
and r iclier in effect. Garnet, claret,
anil amethyst are splendid colore for
ten materials, sue.li as velvet, satin, or
thick silks. Iu brows, tlie bronze force
tlie bronze poreo. plain brute," and
chamois are tlie favorite tints.
Among the grays, the sliades knowu
as mouse, flax, and Kusstaii are the
most sought after.
For evening and in-door wear, tho
faded tints, such as reseda, (wu de nil,
bleu lac, ny m phe pink Ax-., are still a
la mode; but as the Wlntw advances,
aud hall dresses are required. It is very
probable that more bulllant colorings
will come Into fashion, estieciallv for
young ladies.
l lie evening dresses Tor receptions,
&c. are made w ith very long trains
In fact, all In-door dresses are made
with loug skirts, more or less trained.
Visiting dresses also have long skirts,
if for ceremonious occasions. These
are very much trained, tlie ras-terre
and short skirts lielng strictly reserved
tor tlie promenade.
Ait immense quantity of fur is worn.
silver fox being the favorite at tlie mo
ment, rkwne velvet wraps are entire
ly lined with Tur, and are extremely
comfortable aud warm.
The (ienoa and Lyons velvets worn
this Winter are inarrnificent in onalitv
and coloring, emerald green, amethyst
crimson, autl claret being the favorite
colors.
Bodices, with real or stimulated
waistcoats are still rn very ereat fevur.
and likely to continue so; it Is a most
becoming aud elegant style Some of
the waistcoat are made so long as to
give tlie appearance of a tablier; this
is especially the case with any of the
polonaises so much worn.
For dress, points arc much yvorn to
oouices,; one deep point at the back.
anotlier under each arm, and one or
. two in front, is the newest style. If
the dress is trimmed with anything
: drooping, such as lace or fringe, this
i ornament should be placed also round
lue waist and points.
i Those Ladles who preler tighOfluiiur
coverings out of doors generally liave
small pelerines to accompany tlielr
polonaises or cusncnes, either of the
samo material or velvets. Some casa
quos of cloth are made in tlie "I'rin
cesso" form that is tlie Ixxlice and
skirt cut iu one,, without any plaint-
mgsorurapery; tins is very becoming
to an elegant figure, hut slioiild be
strictlv avoi.l.nl bv anv Lirlv inclin.!
to einbonpoiut.
Dress-sleeves for day wear are coat-
shaped or quite tight-litting. with tlie
cull' worn outside. This is an old
fashion, wliose revival we gladly wel
come ; it ha a jiecnliarly ladylike and
distinirne appearance.
There are manv varieties ot the open
sleeve, for more ilressy toilettes ; none
so elegant as tlie "Marquise," tight to
the elliow. with frills of lace.
Xew shapes In bonnets are con
stantly iiiakingtlicirappearance. some
execs-iively- outre in form and trim
mings, others quieter and inure be
coming. One thing is certain, viz.:
that since tlie alteration iu tlie way of
dressing tlie hair, tliey are decidedly
larger, and are worn much more off
tlie face than formerly. Modifications
ot the shape known as " Rubens."
'Marin, aud "JJabacas. ' are Uie
best worn : they almost all have long
ends of lace and watered ribbon over
the back hair, with feathers or flowers.
or a .combination of the two orna
ments on tlie crown.
There is so little difference in tlie
shape and trimming? of lionncts and
hats thnt one can easily be worn to
represent Uie other by tlie simple ad
dition or subtraction of Uie strinzs.
The hats are worn a little forwanler
on the tace than the bonnets, but not
on the torebead, as formerly.
Nme very elegant veils are Worn,
gtvtrrg the nppenranoc of a mantilla ;
tliey are simply loug scarves of lace or
figured net, tusteued at the back and
brought forward again on to tlie cliest.
where it is Listened. 1 bin is by no
means a very' new fashion. as it has
made its appearance before ; but. now
tlie lace is so much more exposed, it Is
in great favor.
V.X ERTAlXTIESOr Al TIIWRSHIP.
Wrltcm Pat u and Pulled down.
A New York correspondent of the
St. Iris f Jlobe.'" in speakino; of the
rise-ami fall of literary celebrities in
public favor, says.
e can easily recall tlie w ide nonu-
larity Doestk'ks (Mortimer Thompson)
gained as n humorist. His iMmphool
was in everybody's mouth, and in
many person's characters. nis
sketches were conled all over the land.
and ktuglied at immoderately. He
came irom Detroit, Michigan, to .New
York aud in tlie " I'rtUine," and scin
tillated for a year or two. Then be
was pronounced wearisome, and ere
long he sank out of eight. lie wrote
for the weekly story papers, tint he lias
lost bis attraction, and recently went
to Minneapolis, yiinjicsota. to assist in
editing a dally.
AnaiuBS vi am lonow eu. f rom an
humble tocal reporter on a leave land
(Ohio) journal be rose to more than a
natninal reputation. His phrases
were quoted by tlie people, and hU ke
tures drew crowds. He sullemi an
eclipse. Ho went to Kngirnd becairse,
as it was said, his iokes were all
known here. He died, and the eu
comiunis that lad been susoended
were revived over his grave.
"Xasby" (Locke) rose to fame im
mediately after tbe war, had his cul
mination ami decline. You seldom
see bia badly spelled creeds now,
inotign, ne lecture with pecuniary
ront; edita the Toledo 'I51iido,"aiiil
i worth 250,000. .
Orpheus C. Kerr (Robert H. "N'ewrelP.
was bishlv coBimendcd for bis clever
satire on the Army ot the Potomac In
a Xew York weekly, but became in
visible with Uie return ot peace. He
is auacneuai present to the stall of the
"World" and does Ihe Social Studies
In the Sunday issue. ' .
sMaric l-wam iSamuel I.. Clemens)
was bpoosrht to tlie surfaeo hv Wa
"Jumping Frog,? and wiWeraalfy ad
vertized by his exbrentelv ludicrous
"InnocencU Abroad. ' As tlie mnnv
umu on tne -T,ajaxy, ? ne was pro-
uuutivm uumy uvi no reurew
from Us department In confiiskHi and
pnic , uis "ltoiigldng It" te wholly
inferior to la, otha hookv tfugR it
has sold, largely.. Ttsj publiu are
wearying of lmn a liUa?, and he must
arouse iJinsiclf If n cures far Ida lau
rels. ,. . .,..-...
- Bret Harte comjuered atteutioo by
nis extraoruiiMiry talcs in Uys '-(Jvor-teiHl,.aiid
grew . celebrated by bis
trifle. 'Tb9 Heathen Clvtrnw.. rltl
and publications bid for liirn, aud Bos-
tan and, tne "Atlanf.e" carried him
off. Since then he )Ms been stilled
almost. ; We have bad no really cUver
Udng frora 14m, according toshe crit
ics, w uo consiuer nis reiaaj, An end.
John Hay came licae from Eurone.
wrote "Little Bcchea'' and "Jim
Bludsoe." ftoj&wos made the theme
of counters paragraphs. Hisadmjra.
hie book. "Ckitlln Iiavs." nmhlm
reputation among tha tivtd, but
wey areine iewv itjc- is. uoing one
and strong work on the "Tribune."
but he is slipping out .pt the public
eye. - ' "
Even Joaquin Miller, the Poet of
me sierras, lias almost had bis day.
Ills songs are nronounced monotonotik.
and Ids genius a manufactured article.
We await, at this moment, another
coming man rsomebody to put np and
pou aown. tie win be along anon
Tlie rpjestlon is: Do our hpmorists
and literary IlgliU decline, or do. we
get tired of saying kind .thing of
teem r jjowc ueciareuiem exnaustea
because tliev are such, or becanse wa
aretnereiyncki".
ALE OP TUT M. T. TIBOIXs
The Xew York dispatches to the
California Associated Press, December
ICth, gtves Uie following statement ot .
the sale and transfer oi the Tribune
Association stock, by which the con
duct of tlie paper has been changed : ,
Fifty-one shares of the capital stock
ot Uie Tribune Association, constitut
ing a majority, were sold to-day to
A m. Orton. Tne parties going oat
ol the business are Sinclair and the
representatives of tlie estate of tlie dead
proprietor, George Ripley. Whlteiaw
Reid, John Hav. Thomas X. Rooker.
Philip Fitepatrlck. Patrick O'Rourke.
and J. C. Ayer. Each of the old pro
prietors was earnestly requested to re
Lnln at least a part of Ids stock. Reid
anil Hay refused, ono selling for 40,
000 stock worth fcJO.000. Klnlev.
Kooker, Fltopatrick and O'Rourk con
sented to retain barely one share each.
Ih-. Ayer sold eight of his fourteen
share. Of the 51 shares purchased It
Is understood tliat eight were reserved,
for Schuyler Colfax, who will be In
vited to assume tlie editorship. Reid'
was requested to remain. . but it Is an
nounced that immediately on mak
ing Uie sale he tendered his resignation
as acting editor-k-tileL He also de
clined to remain editorially connected.
Other resignations from the staff have)
since been tendered. " Orton then re
quested Reid, as a personal tavor, to
remain in cnarge lor a little time, con
tinuuig the policy unchanged. H
consented to remain tlie present week.
It has been for 4S hours uncertain to
which side the sale would probably lie
made. Tlie majority of tlie trustees
who desired to continue tlie paper on
the basis of (Jrecley's card, with Reid
at Its head, needed only IS shares ot
stock to secure a clear majority. ' Reid
oneredto buy these at $10,000 per
share, cash, or at a considerably larger
price, but Sinclair had secured enough
of tliein to prevent him from making up
tlie number. Reid and Hay offered fciu
clair 350,00or his own sliares and 1 2 ot
theCiark estates which he controlled.
All tlie oUier trustees insisted tliat Sin
clair was bound, under tlie by-laws ot
tlie Association, to sell to them before
selling at the same price to any outside
party. Sinclair claimed that lie wa
under obligations to others which lie
could not dlscliarge save by complet
ing tlie transaction for 01 shares,
with Orton. It Is reported tliat
ex-Governor E. H. Morgan, ex
Snrveyor A. B. ( 'ornell and others of
Uiat whig of Uie Republican party an .
to unite with Orton in carrying the
stock. In tlie final sale .Sinclair re
tained three shares." It is understood
that he desires to continue as publish
er. Those siding with Reid a"d Hay ,
were George Ripley, Thomas X.
Rooker. Philip Fitzpatrick. Ilifrick
O'Rourke, Oliver Johnson, C. A. Run
kle and Jno. F. Cleveland, (ireeley'
brotlier-ln-Iaw. who controls (ireeley "
shares. . ft
"THERE BE XO HOSEKT M E .-
Any one wlio stands at the lie.-ul ot
his profession is entitled to a cerjalu
degree of respect. Tlien why not a
thief? In tliese Litter days stealing; has
Is'en advanced to one of the finest ot
the tine arts. Its votaries bay their t
various ranks and degrees hi the scale.' .
Tlie poor petty larceny rogue, who'
steals for bread or because lie was horn
ami educated in tlie profession, deserves
the reprobation ot society, ami tlie law
frowns upon bis efforts and puuishesJiU
offense. The great successinl swindler,
who steals into tlie higher figures, h
esteemed according to tlie swelling tota I
of Hiccesses, and his offense tliminislie
exactly in the ratio of the amount he
feloniously acquires.
" The sun's a thief, and withhtsgrc.it attract
ion
Robs the vast sea; the moon's an arrant
thief,
And her pale face she snatches frotn Ihn
.sun ;
The fva'sa thief whose lnnid surge resolves
ll.c moon Into alt tears; the earth's a
Uiiel .-.
That feeds and breeds by a pnstnpe stolen
From general evcrprueiit; each thing's a
thief."!
We admire the sun. the moon, the
ocean and the earth for their successful
vilainles. We become partakers ot
tlie stolen light of day. We make love -in
the light of tlie mellow moon. W.e
delight to play with die wild waves ot
ocean. We nestle iu the bosom of Moth
er Earth and partake of her fruits.
Our most glorious ancestors wew
thieves. ve belong to a nation ot
thieves. Welive by thieving, ami at
last we hope tt steal into heaven. The
land we live in we stole from the
aborigines. ,. To steal a continent is
called "discovery." To steal a State
Is named "conquest.' To steal a bank
is a "financial success. To steal a
mine or fartn is styled "enterprise.
We . have manv enternrLsine men
hmotig us.' and they command our
highest regard.
THE W OOL MARKET.
Tlie following information regarding
tlie condition of Eastern Wool markets
is from exchanges of Dec. 7th: "The
Boston market was steady bnt firm
with a fair demand from manufactures,
and after tlie 1st of January active
movements are looked for. Supplies
of domestic Wool were coming for
ward quite freely from tlie West, ami
the assortment embraced some very
choice clips from Ohio and Pennsyl
vania. There was. however, little.
pressure to buy or sell, as holders liaii
considerable confidence in the future
of the market. Western and Michi
gan were quoted at, 0!&70e. and Ohii
and Pennsvlvania from OSIl'iC f ft."
The Xew York market was inactive,
manufactures being absent from the
city, taking account of stock at home-.
iToduecrs were firm in their detnamK
and would not accept price below the
ruling market rates. Advices from
Ixmdon reported Uie market there
firm at the advanced prices. Sale at
Xew York included 12.000 lbs Full
California at Soc; 70 bales do, 27e-
10,000 tts pulled, G04UMC f ft. Advi
ces from oilier quarters report an ad
vance of prices. High prices prevailed!
In isontli America. At Antwerp at
advance, of 15 centimes had takeis
place. A Xew Zealand telegram, re
cently received, quoted an advance ot
Id.. Tne last sale of bast India V ool
at Liverpool wa made at an advance?
of 2d. l liese tacts are interesting to
California Wool growers, awl alUtoogh
this maraet is very quiet at present.
Uie future prospect Is at least ertcour-2ing-
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The Baltimore American bas a bril
liant and vigorous article ou "Mad
Bulls.' How beautifully does this,
illustrate tlie peculiar case and grace
with which American journalists lav
aside the weapons ot partisan warfare.
mill inni uierr mtenuon n, ir ri-
asperatlng problems. Xew York
Commertsal.
Stokes, tlie man who witnessed Uie.
kmented deaUi of James Fisk, Jr.. au
the Grand Central Hotel, in ow
York, tells a Newspaper Reporter than
bis refntion wltli the Mansfield wo
nt an were altogner proper, and sue a
the most tastMtious taste woukk j
pove. Is It not cruel to keoa, than
exemplary person tn jail so loavgr
' 1 Thor trlmfln kill a' hnolc atrent lu
Omaha a few days ago. law .was rob
bed, thrown into thr rtreiv knocked off
tte car, toaaett rn a arhbrklga in
to Uie rive again, am) hi twn hour Da
was around with ai Blusirate4, &ntD
trying to get a scicriptionpl ti heat II
of Uie attack ua party. .
- A tarvrjtr In Ulnrsburglb reeenrtyr
bargnlnd his farm to another atir
f2,(yy but when tho dfcp. aniil psw
chjiaer arrived iufoiieaidiiiinii tint his
.w ife was in hysterics about thatraoV.
ana gucssps.! I : wonkl Ixm-K out.
"But," said ehe purcluiser. "I liave
come a louw dtstance, want tint farm,
and must havvc one. How much mnr
wauld andtsM yen to sell it ?'" 'WelL""
replied th ngrlcidturlst, give ate
$2i5l more and let her cry Thetflcr
was rentsed.
It Is inelegant to i ask vow sweet
lieart If the is "het." It 1 mnclu
prettier to say : Enpbrocsskia. darlings
doe the excessive aosaness of the at
mosphere cause a ponpiraUv affectioni
to overcome thy sspgelic physlcallssli
mus" Such Wing Uie case, the fair
one most net say, "Yon bet, old hoss!"
but she may gasp a little gasp, ami
sottly sibilate : "Alplionso, deswast.
your solicitude for my comfort has lel
you to divine the exact nature of my
present situation." After this, the
blamed fools may do as Uiey please.
Vt eant be giving advice all the time.
' i Washington . youth take a mild
airWrnas loot a roaring New Year.
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