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A Ubtrol deduction ihiuIo to ytarly ud vartUcra. , UusiKcsa Casw, of ton 11dm or 1cm, for ono year, $23 J for ilx mouth, $13 J for tbrco uioutbs, 10. iTh number of Insertion inunt bo distinct ly marked on the margin, othemlw Uwy will bo oatluuoJ till forbid, and clitrnd accordingly. The following named person are autborlied to rtctWo autwerlptloua and adfertlaomcnU fur Urn Uiutttr, and receipt for lite soma : M. W Mitciiuu, Kuuu City. J. S. ilclTKtsr, M. I, CorvallU. I. N. Burnt, Kn.. Burlington. Diutos Smi,r., Albany. L. F. GnovKit, Yj , Salem. O. W. & It. Atwatk', Santlaa City. 0 to. B. aovur. I.afayctto. T. 8. IIollaw, Oregon City. W. II. Fiwuh, Kin.., Portland, Okv. Adau, Astoria. Oko. II. Aubnqsc. M. D., JftduontUW. llvaxs & Wood, Jacksonville. R. II. Dtinos, Deer Creek. Ho. Jamc OAtMcr. Canrontllle. J. 8. Oimblk, ., Port Orford. O. IIcumuov, ballet cf tbo Columbia. Ahm E. Uookm, Bkj., Covao JJay. Col. W.W.CrunuH.Klkton. O. Flood, Fq., Winchester. Jo. Ubtvulm, Canyonrille. Ja. A. Gmiiax, Enj., Fort VaacooTer, W T. A Yuukco OuWomc. VTien ntBraioi SntJco. tho nrmy tut' fcred much from tho hoat and drouth. 'ITio wator from tho lUo Grande, though abun dant was not Trjr palatablo, and all kind of liquor woro at a premium. A cortain hoar headed "iankco by loino moanipro' cured a barrel of cidor, and with litis ho doteruiincd to 'wl up buiincjj.' lio ran together a loose cativau thod, tlien Lnpod hl barnl, and proceeded nt onco to retail hit cider at two dime a glau. fy'uitouiora flocked by dozum, and our Yankee wa making an 'cU-nml fortin' at a atrido. Sotuo of hit ratrona couiplained that two dimoi a glan waa an outraj;caui price ; but tho time wcro hard a well oa hot, whiikoy icarco, tho wator bad, tho ro tailcr'a conacience eaiy ; ho had all tho ci der In tho market, and 'raloy could not tell cheaper' For tevcral houra tho yankoo wn n popular aa a pay.maiU-r; crowds filled his shanty, hla cider went off rapidly, and tho deep pockots of his abort legged pantaloons contained eilvcr enough to start frca batik in Indiana. Hut tho tido of fortune unfortunataly began to end boforo (ho cider waa half sold : his natrons wcro gradually falling off, and by tho middlo of the afternoon Jonathan waa ion mono on bis barrel to whittlo and cogitate upon tbo Instability of trade. Toward evening a customer appeared in tho tent and catiou for a glass of cider. Thn retailer hasWnod to draw tho desired potation, 'llio custo mer after drinking it, lookout hi pockot book and inquired tho price. "Two dimes," aald tho Yankee. "Two what l" exclaimed tho customer. "To dimot," coolly ropliod Jonathan. "Why," anarlod tho customer, "I can get just as good cidor hero aa that for flvo centa a glass." "No you can't,' drawled tho Yankee "Thcro aint a pint of cider, 'cept what I'vo got in that ere barrel, this sido of Orleans. "I know bolter retorted tho purchasor. MI bought a glnui not an hour ago, and on ly paidflvo cents for it." "I'd like to know whore you nlTocted that little transaction)" inquired tho Yan koo. "JUght round hero," was tho answer. "I gueu it waa right round hero right rouno whero right round whero, I'd like to know!" continued tho cidor aollor. "Why close by horo somowhore just "I'll hot you ten drinks you did'nt,' said tits Yankee, "aud wo'H go right round and "Done 1" responded tho cuetomor, and off tbey started. Sure enongli, 'right round thero thoy fonnd anotlier establishment in full clash, A aocond Yankee had rigged au awtdng llk tho first Yankee's shod, and tanned the rear end of tho aforesaid barrel, through a board, and was retailing it at ftvo centa u glass to a perfect rush of castotoori. Campaign in Necico, A younrj lady who took the ovo cf every body, has been arrested for stealing. In tho current of life, beware of tit gnlf of intomporance. Written for ilia Woekly (loictlo. lNilltllr JMucttlluil. uv w. it. Hi'i:sci:n. Prtvitiliitfi Errors in regard to the nature anil end of Education Continued. " Tho oxtdlntlou of talent, ni it it called, above lrtuo and religion, is tho curto of tho ngc. lMuciiliiMi it now uhlclly a atimulut i lcnrmug, nnd thus men ncqulro Hii:r without tho piinoiplus which nlouu iimlio it good. Tiilint Is wornliljiinnl ; but if divor ced from rectiluilo, it will prove muro of a demon tlmn a od."Channing. Anulhcr mltconcentlun in tho proient syatom ufi'diiciition, la tlio wautuf n prop er knowledge, ns to what conslitutusn thor ough education. Ko'iio are wild to Imj ed cnted when only their Intellectual iw.turo It dovcloK'd; nndothors when thu iiiornl,iniIy, hut been cultivated. Those two leading principles nhould novor bo jcpnratcd, ns is too ufiuu tho cake. '1'liui in a certain clnts, may bo seen a development of tho intellec tual faculties, while their moral onra nro in a manner dormant; in another tints just tho reverse it tho cato tho moral prvdom inating over tho intellectual ; and what Is more ilcplornble, a third, nnd I am sorry to tay, tho most numerous claw, iiuuut nei ther a moral nor an iutulluctuai education; but of all claiteii, thoio pretend to an edu cation, a majority of whom havo more of an inlfllectunl. than of a moral culture. TbW should not bo so. No pnrticulnr class of facultiet nhould bo nurtured to tho detri ment orothera of equal importance. Tho whole, mind should bo operated upon in such a way, so that every organ would have a balancing and mutually austarig power in it opposite Iti n former ago of tho world, scholnttio nhilotonhr.wiilauliad for its object thn "do- velopmenl" of "tho reasoning" powers, and Uio cultivntlon or tlio tnooiogicai aiuuies, engaged tlio entire attention of tho tiinhin ries of learning. It was, a llallam sap-x, " In iU general principle, an ntlinnco be tween faith and reason ; an endeavor to ar range tho orthodox tytlom ol tho church, tuch a authority had made it, according to tho rules and methods of llm Arittotvlian dialectics, and aometimea upon pretuiaeH tunnlied bv metaplu ileal re.itonintf." If at this early period in modorn clwluntiou, a certain amount of acholiutio culturu wn requiiito to tho attainment of what wna then dcemctl to be a sullicivnt development of tho mind, tho modorut havo "paised to tho op. ttoiilo extreme." No oxertion is now spa red to instruct children in tho elements of scienco and loiters. nUo in tlio avocations of every day life puihaptat thotapriflce of "moral anu physical supremacy." Shrewd ness In huhiucst it ofum mittnkeii for a gen uine education. It U cotitidored by aome, of great importance In the development of "mental cnej-gkt and activity." This is a great error, aud a groat detriment to the correct training of torno minds. 'litis clatt of children grow up to bo what Is vulgarly termed, "dashing business young men," who aro very conspicuous characters In all commercial citlot. Tlio cultivation of tho intellectual oueralea nlone, without due ro- gard being paid to tlio healthful improve ment or tlio moral tacuiiiea, it, pcrnaps, ono of tho greatest miilakos committed by par ent and loachor. 'Hie result of this sys tem is soon in tho peculiar characteristic attendant upon thoso who have arrived at tho ago of maturity thoy form a cortain class known in uvery community, us tho profanum vidgut. Thoy may bo possessed of a great amount of knowledge, ehrcwd nesH, and many other kindred accomplish monts, yot they nro alavcs to their own pan sions. Man without a moral education, Is liko a ship nt sea without it rudder, which is as perfect as may be.ln every other partic ular; shols.for want of this important Instru ment, blown about in nil directions by con trary winds and currents, and is liablo to be broken to fragment, nt any moment, against somo hidden rock or roef. Tho moral fucultlos wcro given to man aa a guido, n shield, and a talisman, ngaiust tlio predominance of a minguided intolllgonco and ungovornnblo passions. Kxnmples nro not wanting to ehow "tho greatest soourges of our rnco nro men of gigantic, cultivntod intellects." Hotter that children remain in ignornnco, than to havo an education whioli is likoly to inflict misery on thcmselvcH uiul ntl.orn. Tho cultivation of tho intellectual faculties alouo. constitutes no aufllolont miarantv that tho aubioct of it will become either a virtuous man, a good neighbor or n iMiifnl nltiori. Dr. Ilumnhrov bbvh, "most men leave out, or regard as of very littlo importanco, sumo of tho most osBontial olo monts" of a correct odncntton. " They seem to forgot that a child has a conscionco and a hoart to bo oducatod ns well as nn intollect. If thoy do not luy too niuoh HtroHS on montal culturo, whloh, indood, is hardly uossiblo, thoy lay far too littlo upon I that which is moral and religious. I hoy I cxpoct to clovato tlio child to his propor station in society, to rnnkolhlm wise nnd tmppy, an hounst man, n irtnous cltlzun, nnd n good patriot, by I mlshlng him a comrurlnblu school lioiu sultablo class. bool(i,comp3tent teachers, udil ho Is poor, pitying his iiunrlor bills, willo thoy greatly undurrato, ll thoy do not itlrtly overlook, that high moral training without whloh knowledge Is tho poworufdoldgovll rather than good. It may, ponlVy, hurtnru up a ruco of lutelluulual giants, hutJlke tho sons of Auak, they will bo far mill r lu trample down tlio Lord's heritage, tmtt to pro tect ami cultivato it." Man may be considered as a complica ted, and not a simple lining, fi common laugiinge, ho is in posAosilou oflhreo na ture!, n corporoal, a rational, nnda moral; nnd luiwuver nivsterlouslv thl'to tlteo mnv bo bound together, thoy aro eatentM hi the composition of a good and erfec man ; ami at thoy begin to manifest tlartolvos in children, whilo yet very young, thi at tonllonof naronts should bo dlrectodyitho atalttatico and moulding of their dovJop mont; to foster aud dUclplino no pnrtidilar quality alouo, but each according to itsin ttinxio and rclulivo importaiyje. Man nay bo sunk to thn lowett depllntof human (Vi gradation and Ignorance, ytt ho fecit tie want of somo support, nom religion, tonu refuge, "whoro lleth and hoart fail." Chil dren "can at a cty early period of life, ba rimtlo to too and feel tho difference between rlitht and wrontr between tood and evil." They can while yet very yang, be Influen ced by tho hopes and foam of life; by roa ton.hy couuiel,and by thoprctepttof Ilea- von and nil tliit domouiitrat?( wiUiout a doubt that mortality, vca ever; religion it self was intended by the Supremo Holng to bo a part of education. Children ahould be treated by thoto who havo tho caro of thorn, nt moral and accouutsblo beings. "Tho timplo atudy of man's moral nature, beforo wo open thu Hiblc, unavoidably leads to tho conclusion, that any system of pop ular education muit bo extremely defective which doet not make special jroviiion for this brtncli or public instruction. No ono will dispute tlio fuel, that children havo a very early Inclination to go nstray in tho path of sin nnd folly ; tml il wrrnlt trd to arrive at tho ago of maturity. wiUi out prcviout moral and religious culture, as guides nnd natural reitrauiu, uie great er tiitrt would bo no cnMit to the society in which thoy hapiienod to lira. "Tbia is tulliclent for our present arcumeut." "Tlio evil bias mull be counternclid." Tho hap nine, nrc.iiioritv and safety of overy civ ilitod state, demand that nil its youth b) subjected to tho moulding and sanative in- llueucu ol mural anu iviirioiis training, and culture. "Train up a ciihl In tho way lie should go, and when ho it old ho will not popart from It, "Xlii It divlno, nr.u thu oppoiito it equally trua Train uj a child In tho way ho thoojd .ur go, or, which comes to about tlio who thing,leao him to take tho wrong way of hit own ac cord, and when he it old I will not depart from that, lilt tread will bo heavier and heatier upon the broad nod beaten track." "Men do not gather grapei of thorns, nor tics of thistles." "Can tlio J.tliloplau chaugohis skin, or tho loopard his spots V 'Then may tuoie also do g)od wtio are ao customed to do evil." fyoral education a lotlUI commence ni iiuiiui aim iiareuia cannot throw off upon tin teacher alouo tho responsibility of developing their chll- ilreiiB moral and religious nature with out tho priuciilo of morality as a basis to guldo and control its powtrs, intellectual education is worthless "is a sharp sword in tho hands of a practiced and reckless fencer." Popular education, with all its funds and modern improvements, falls abort of renluniL' tliuio Utopian dreams, imluiz ediu by many sensible mcn.as regards tho culturo and elevation of tbo masses, for want of this essential ingredient. It is bad policy tooxoluila tho Illhlo from common schools. Tho lion. Daniel I). Darnard hns inailo tho remark, that "to mako instruction effective, it should bo giv en according to tho host codo of morals known to tho country aud ago; and that codo, it is universally conceded, is contain ed in tho llihlo. llonco tho Iliblo, ns con taining that code, bo far from being arbitra rily excluded from our schools, ought to bo In common use in them, hooping nil tho wlulo in view tho object of popular ed ucation, tho fitting of tiio, people by moral ami religious, as well as intellectual discip line, for flolf government no ono can doubt that unv svslcin of instruction which over- looks tho training and informing of tho moral faculties must bo wmtohodly and fa tally defootivo. Crimo and intolloctunl cul tivation morely, so fur from boing dissooi atcd in history and statistics, aro unhappily old acniialntoncos nnd tried friends. To neglect tho moral powers in education, is to cduoato, not nuito half the man. To cul tivato tho intollect only is to unhinge the .Ul ....l ,i.ir, ilm essential halnnc.fi the mental powers ; it is to ngm up tno ro . a. II f a . .1 cess only tho bolter to nuo how dark It Is. And ifthis is all that is done in popular ed ucation, thcli nothing, literally nothing, is done toward establishing popular virtue uud forming a moral mioplo (7b he ronlii anlinvcd.) A Cutiilouuo ni ninrvcls. From tho ronorl of the Patent ollicc, tho Wlntidilugloii (Jetton 1'lant compile n list or wonder. 1 Ho report nxpiains tuo prin ciples of tho celebrated Hobli lock. Its "iinpiokablhty" deionds upon n secondary or falao set of tumbles, which prevent in strumentH used In picking from reaching tlio real ones. Moreover, tho look Is pow-dor-proof, nnd may ho loaded through tho key-hold nnd fired off until tho burglar is lirod of his fruitless work or fears thn t tho report of Ids explosions will bring to view hit 'experiment moro witnesses than he deairns. Lhior and shutters havo also been nalon tod whloh cannot bo broken through with either pick sledgo hammer. Tho burglars' occupation Is gone. A harpoon la dcacritHKl Wliicn maaes me whalo kill himself. Tlio moro ho pulls tho lino, tho deeper goes tho harpoon. An Icn.innking maculae "s been psloniou which cues by u steam eiiirino. In an ex- iwriiiientnl trial it froio several bottles of sherrv. arid produced blocks of ice of tbo tiro ofa cubic foot, when tho thermometer was standing at eighty degrees. It is cal culated that for every ton of coal put Into the furnaco it will nuko a ton of Ice. From Dr. (Jale's examiner's report wo gathor torno idon of tho valao of patent. A man who had matlon slight improvement In straw.cnttors. took a model of hit ma- chine through the western .States, and after a tour of eight montha, returned with forty thousand dollara. Another had a machine to thresh nnd clean grain, which in fifteen niontln ho told for sixty thouiand dollars. 'Ilieao aro ordinary cases whllu such In ventions a llit telegraph, tho planing ma chine, and tlio ludU lubber icnu ro worth inilliona each. Examiner I.auu's reports deicribo now electrical invention!. Among tlieno is au electrical whaling apparatus, by which tho whalo is literally shocked to death. An otlier is an electro. maiiimtic alarm, which ring bell aud display signals in case of II ro or burglars. Another U an electric clock which wakes vou up, and tellj you what time it Is, nnd ifghti a lamp for you at anv hour vou please. Thero is a "hound gatherer, a son 01 huge ear-trumpot.to ho placed in trout ol a locomotive, unuging 10 mo euginci-i a " nil Uio uolto ahead, perfectly distinct, not w thitandlnu tho mttlo of tho train. Thero is an invention that pick up pins from a confused heap, turns them all arouud ulili tlit-Ir hoada up. and sticks them iu a tuitiur In reffular rows. Auollior goo inrougu uio wnoio prucuan of oigar making, taking iulencs and turn ing out the pure article. Ono machine cutscheeso; another scours knives and forks; another rocks thn cradlo, and soveu or eight tako ia washing and ironing. Thero is a parlor chair patented that can not bo tipped back on two legs, and a rail way chair, that can po tipped naca in any position, without nny legs at all. Another patent is for n machino that counts tlio jmaiongers in an omnibus, and takes their faro. When a very fnt gentlo. man gets iu it counts two, mid charges doub le. Thoro aro a variety of guns patented that load themselves; a lith lino that adjusts its own bait; a rnt-trnii that throws away tho rat, and thou balUelf and stands in tho cor ner for anotlier. Tho truths of tho Patent Oliloo are stran gor than fiction. Thero is a machino also, by which a man prints instead of writing his thoughts. It is played liko a piano. And, speaking of pi anos, it is estimated that nine thousand nro mado every year iu tho United States, giv ing constant employment to ono thousand nine hundred hands, nnd costing two mil lions of dollars. ilmv fliiM Aim Keiitr.n. A correspon dent of thu London Herald describes how tho Russians spiko tho guns "1 ho spikou nro about four inches long, and of tho di moimions of a tobacco gipo ; tho head flat ; a barb at tho point nota ns n spring, which is naturally pressed to tuo suaii upon uomg forced into tlio touch holo. Upon reaohing tho chamhor of tho gun it resumes its posi tion, and It is impossible to withdraw it. ft can only bo got out by drilling no oasv tnslc, ns thoy aro made of tho hardest stool, nnd being also looso in tho touch holo, thoro is much didiculty iu making a drill bito as offoctually as it should do. Its ap plication is tho work of a moment a sin- nfula tail on tho flat bond with tho nalui, of Itldi ltnttd utiMinlnrf - 1 ,u 'i..t,. A Whltu I';iiiulu IlKKr. A whito female Digger, tiro Trinity river correspondent of the Trinity 'timet inys, hns orived at Manscnilo, and caused much Interest. He says "thoro Is much rivalry as to who can woo nnd win her ; and it is nothing strango to sco ono of her suitors presenting her with a bag of flour or boans. Homo imagine she Is tho offspring of whit pnrotita, tokon priioiior by tho Indiana. Khohas all tho characteristics of tlio Indian race, but uono of their features or color, 'lliero nro a great many conjecturcs,but sho puwlcs tlio shrowdest guess to what nation tho belongs, or to account for this quoer freak of iiattiro, as an old squaw claims her as hor own papoose. Homo old bachelors hero think if alio could wash and cook, alio would mako a good wifo; other youngor nnd less experienced think shit would mako n good onn whether or no. Still, that is doubled. Thu prevailing opin ion is that alio is an Aztec. What a glorious tlitmo for a romance I WhatnheroTno (J. P. K. James could mako of her, under tho tltlo of "The Wild Maid of the Trinity 1" Ho would giro her 'gol den locks,' tlio form, features nnd graco of a fairy, and a step as light as a 'gostamor In a summer morn.' Ho would doubtlca locate tho placo of her birth In some 'vino clad nook' on tlio broad waters of tbo Hudson, overlooking,' etc., Parents woal thy, of course, and she an only daughter, Inheriting an immenso fortune, as well as tho Intelligence of her father and tho vir tucs of her mother.' At tho early ago of six plodgos her young heart to a young school-fellow, a precocious youth of ten. Iter lather loses ins lortuuu uy a series m casualties, supposed to havo been caused by 'the avenging hand of heaven' for thu !na of Ms crandfatbor becomes nrottra- ted look gloomy wifo tries in rain to comfort determines to mond his fortues in tho far west preparations Tor a journoy across tho plaim last' meeting of the lov ers, who swear 'eternal conatanoy' tlio lender parting. Htart on their journey; joined by another party at Independence ; attacked by hostile Indians; lamer kiiis twenty-seven ; mothor loads tho guns; daughter passes tho balls, and wishes she was a man; Indians press hard; father down, and six tomahawks raised over his head ; opportune arrival of Kit Carson.who dUpcrte tho Indiana, and then ridei off without wailing for thanks; buffaloes; prai rio on tire anu narrow tsenpo; cross tbo President's range; attacked bj U.O0O Mack fee; 1,000 Indians killed; tho daughter captured, and tho Indians retreat ; tlio moth er swoons; father swears cngeance; Hlackfost trade daughter to Trinity Indians forn brow kettlo; adopted by tho chief, who has no children ; grows up 'lovely and boauliful;' Indian loves her; prcssos her to bocomo his innhalu, and gathor acorns and erasshonnora for him S sho appeals to hts generosity, and tolls him her heart belongs to anothor, of whom wo has a vague recoi lection ; Indian can't sale, bu still persists. Sho comes into tho town of Manseuito with basket on her head ; minor sees hor ; Is attracted by her beauty; 'a fearful sus picion breaks across his mind ;' havo you a molo on tho back of your neck I" "I havo ! I have !" open his arms "1 am your long lost Henry 1" tho shriek tho momentary gaxol tlio embracol Indian lover hard by aproaches miner with a drawn crevic-ing-knifol "Ughl my rnoio" " Liar " tho torrifio combat ! Indian slain 1 constancy rewarded I .FirwjV fother and mother approaching inthodistauco. Gold en Era. Tiirs i Ltn:. If wo dio to-day, tho sun will shino as brightly, and the birds sing as sweetly to-morrow, llusincss will not bo suspended for a moment, nnd tho groat mass will not bestow a thought on our mem orios. "is ho deadt" will bo tho solemn inquiry of a fow, as thoy pnw on to their work. Rut no ouo will miss us except our intlmato connections ; nnd in n short time thoy will forget us, nnd laugh as merrily as whon wo sat besldo them. Thus shall w nil, now in activo life, pass away. Our children crowd close behind us, and tUoy will soon bo gone, lit a fow years not a living being can Bay, " I remombor him I" Wo llvo iu an othor ago, and did business with tlioso who slumbor in tho tomb. Thu is life. How rapidly it passes I 0,blcssod nro thoy who nro held in uvorlasting re-. membranco. Cum: rou Boni: Fijlons, My practice with bono felons, is to direct a poultice of broad and milk, flax soed, or sllppory elra, for a fow days, perhaps flvo, and then make a (loop aud troo incision to let the matter out. When this pinctico has been follow ed, I havo never scon nny loss of bono or stiffened fingers; on tho contrary, whero timely opening has been ncglootod ono or tho other of tlioso casunlities hns frequent ly" resulted, Amcriron lgricuurwt.