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INDEPENDENT ON ALL SUBJECTS, AND DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN OREGON.
VOL. II.—NO. 25
ASHLAND TIDINGS.
ASHLAND, OREGON: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1877
Reply to John G- Whittier’s “My said, in addition, that the, more it is cussed to prove their cause; but to this
used the better it becomes; that instead day tbe question has not been settled.
Playmate.”
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN RELICS.
$2.50 PER ANNUM.
“THE COUNTRY PASSED OVER."
General Howard, in his publio ad­
of being poor soil, it is too rich, and Plato, unable to solve the problem of A SEAMAN IN POSSESSION OF ARTICLES
ONCE THE PROPERTY OF THAT EXPLOR­ dress to the multitude congregated to
needs exhausting, particularly of its tbe origin of language, supposed it to
—B Y—
ER—EXPEDITION PROPOSED TO RECOV­ do him honor in Portland, gave the
alkali; and that corn is the best crop bo divinely inspired; whereas Demo­
’Tis true, the pines on Ramoth Hill
O. C. APPLEGATE & CO.
ER RECORDS STORED IN A CAIRN.
following account of tbe country pass­
Were murmurirg soft and low,
to carry off surplus alkali, and that critus, Epicurns, Cioero, of the an­
OfFICE—Ou Main Street, (in rear Dr.
And sweet May bio »some waited by,
ed over by bis command in their fam­
land planted in corn one year, yields cients; Monbodda, Adam Smith, Du-
Like feathery flakes of enow.
Thomas A. Barry, second mate of the ous pursuit of Joseph’s band last sum­
Chitwood's Drug Store.)
double the usual quantity of wheat the gald Stewart, and most modern schol­
bark A. Houghton, which was cast mer:
Those blossoms drif'.ed o’er my path,
following year. Here is a hint for the ars, favor the theory of the natural
Terms of Subscription :
The birds sang loud and giy,
away on the 12th of June upon the
I have been several times across the
Lake cennty farmers if they have it creation of speech by the innate faculties coast of Hudson Buy, a few miles
I felt thy presence dearer far
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continent, twice before by day’s
Than flowers aud birds that day.
not already. From what I have been of man. They all admit, whether di­
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southwest of Cape Fullerton, has marches; but have never been able to
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Oh, how I drank tn every word,
told I gather that the light ashy soils vine or human, that, at first the inter*
brought to this city some interesting appreciate so well as now description»
Club MtM elx copies for......................................... 12.50
And quaked with anxious fear,
in the country east of the Cascade course among individuals was very
relics of the Franklin expedition, which like those of Captain Bonneville of the
Terms, ia advance.
Lest in my timid glance ye should
mountains need, in the first place, meagre and that language then con-
Discover thou wert dear I
be obtained from a native tribe near wonderful scenes of tbe interior. None
moisture—rain, or snow, or dews; and sisted not of sentences but aimply of
Terms of Advertising:
whose homes the last of the brave ex­
’Tie true, I kissed the lip of kin,
that those portions lying high enough words. After the interjeotion, or emo- j plorers are said to have perished. Bar­ of us will ever forget the now famous
...locts.
Local Notice» per line..............
Ard placet thv hand in mine,
..$10 00
Professional Card., per year...
And wished within my heart of hearts,
to catch moisture from the atmosphere tion word, the noun, or name of a ■ ry appears to be an honest sailor, and Lolo trail, with its sharp-edged, irreg­
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Two loch.., per quarter............
Thou ne’er would it resign.
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Four
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are consequently best, where it does thing is supposed to be the first word ( the relics which he is said to have in ular mountains, and its endless forests;
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I left thee in 'he bloom of May,
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not rain. Secondly, that to stir the or part of speech; as for instance, if his possession confirm the correctness the Bitter Root Valley, where tbe river
One-half Colsmo “
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Three-fourths “ “
Year after year sped by,
soil and cause it to part with a consid­ a man 8aw an object he wished to make , of his story, as told to a BorZd repor­ runs the wrong way, with its unexpect­
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I praying for the baaLful boy
legal ADVESTIHEMKbiTH
erable portion of its natural richness known to his companion, he would ( ter. Just a year ago while the bark ed little villages and fine farms; next,
With a many a tear and sigh.
One square (ten lines or less) 1st Insertion........ $2.50
to the atmosphere improves it; while a give it a name; the sound or word rep- . was laid up at Marble Island, a well the well-known Rocky Mountains,
I toiled with nubeless energy
Each additional insertion..................................... 1.00
judicious selection of crops may be resenting the object. After the noun, known station in Rankin’s Bay they which here have become real in their
To reach that far-off goal,
Where I bad placed my bright-eyed beau
made to double its productiveness. the verb naturally followed as the ao- were visited by a large party of Es abruptness, and steep, well-defined con­
Job Printing,
With proud and peerless soul.
Trees, planted in quarter sections, as tion word to express the act; after , quimaux from the Nacbille settlement, trast with the deep, contiguous valleys;
Of aM description, done on short notice. I»egal
I came not back to R imoth Hill
Blanks, Circulars, Business Cards, Billheads, Letter­
provided for by Government, would these two, tbe adjectivo, to express the , near Cape Inglefield, who told of the the Big Hole Creek and Valley, vast in
extent, with trees and grass and water
To gather au uinn fruit;
beads, Posters, etc., gotten up in good style at living
doubtless greatly increase the fertility degree; then the adverb, and so on, mounds which marked the graves of
I came not back to Fuilymill,
prices.
in plenty, and no people; the little Ban-
of this country by drawing a greater until gradually the different parts of ■ the white men who had come to them
For there olo voice was mute.
quantity of moisture from the atmos­ speech were used. Of course sentences many years before. Two old men of nook City and Horae Prairie, rich in
Agents for the-Tidiugs.
Methinks I hear that merry shout
every agrioultural product in spite of
phere to form rain. But how to ac­ were simple at first, because inter- , the tribe remembered distinctly the
As grapes iu apron fell,
L. Samuels,
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Portland, Oregon.
J «cob Tnonpeon,
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Aud nuts were e'tean around my feet
count for the already greatly increased course was limited, and the only use , appearance of the strangers, but none the absorbing mines whioh started the
J. A Applegate,
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Salem
By hands I loved so well.
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amount of rain since the settlement of of language was to express the wants ( of the other natives could speak except settlements; the proud stage aud tele­
Dr N. L. I#«
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Junction City.
Aye, lilies blossomed in the pond,
the country?—“aje, there’s the rub,” of the people to eaoh other, but as civ­ in regard to the mounds and relics graph line already dotted with station
Thatcher i Worden
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Lmkvuie,
And birds s <ng on the trees.
hamlets from Helena & Bozeman to Co­
A. F. Snelling,
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Ijtkeview.
Does nature suit herself to the condi­ ilization progressed their wants and which were still in their possession.
J. P Roberts,
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M<*rgmser.
And dark pines etghed on R moth Hill,
A. Handy,
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B tnanza.
tions necessary to man’« convenience? ideas did also, and new words were 1 The old Esquimaux told Burry that a rinne on the Central Pacific; the broad
While I sailed o er the seas.
8. M. Fettengii) 4c Co., ...
New York.
and sunshiny bay country of Camas
Rowel! Si Cueesman,
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st. Louis,
I bad not thought her so gentle; often coined to meet the demand. In this very long time ago, a large party of
Dost
wonder
if
I
think
of
thee,
I. P. Fisher,
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manner it is thought language was white men had come to their settlement meadows, and the beautiful elevated
I know, she is hard and pitiless.
Tno*. Boyce,..............................................
And of those dear old scenes t
Henry Lake that lies watching at the
J. R. Neil, .
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Jacksonville.
There’s not a day, there's not a i ight,
,
To return to the Columbia river—it formed. Also, as to the origin of the and
lived for a time among them. The doorway of the National Park. Add to
<7. S Sergent,
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Fbceuix.
Bu. thy spirit o’er me gleums.
El. R. Osen,
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On'Tai Point.
in a terrific stream. Above Dulles to different languages, of which most au­ old men told bow cold the winter was
Mi«* Aflie W. Culvig,
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Ruck Point.
this pathway a glimpse of flourishing
I see thy face, I hear thy voice,
Perit H. Burt
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Yoncdia.
Umatilla, where we now are, it is a se­ thors make twelve stocks or stamen, which followed the arrival of the
C. H. Dy w,
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Dairy.
towns to your left; the pretty, hospita­
In.ejmpithy of n ind.
ries of rapids. The water boils and with their subdivisions, scholars are whites. No game of any kind was to
J. M Sunoo, (temrai A^ent for Jackton and Ju?e-
And e’iil I l< ve thee, Whittier,
ble
Missoula; the ambitious and enter­
htne cmiuile*.
swirls iu a very suggestive fashion. divided. Tbe numbar of languages be had, and the settlement was reduc­
As ne'er I loved mankind.
C«l»t. D. J F*rr*e Gene-al *g-nt for I, k* county.
prising Deer Lodgo; the charming city,
If one could see the water all drained cannot be accurately determined for , ed before long to the last extremity of
Ah! what were je -veiled hands to me,
Virginia, a mining town, snuggled
Stages leave Ashlaud as follows
Aud gems of r chest hue,
oft*, no doubt another Lara lied would several reasons; some are not known destitution. The natives crouched in
away in the little valley among the nu­
The O A C. Stag»* Co.'s Stage leave Atdil ind
Or garments which my person decked!
be discovered. As it is, there are plen­ and of others our knowledge is too lim­ their huts without fire or food, except
merous mountains; the saucy Bozeman
for JaoMMoiivilie, Rock Point and Rose­
My heart was thine I knew.
ty of rocks sticking up, perilously ited. One author claims 3064, another some miserable seal skins, pieces of on thb Galatin near Fort Ellis, and the
burg every day at 6 a. in. Mail clo-es at
Had all the we dtb of world’s been mine,
5:lX) a. iu.
near the narrow channel, aud one 2000, beside dialects. The origin of which they chewed. The white men
sturdy Benton that heads Missouri
I d lain them nt thy feet.
For Henly, Yieka and Reading at 6 p. m.
shrinks a little sometimes, as the boat language is a subject which every one were unable to endure the miseries of
Could
we
in
after
times
have
met
steam navigation, and you catch a little
Mail c!o*es at 5:;J0 p. ui.
On that green mosey teaL
staggers in the edge of a particular­ who claims to be or wishes to become the winter. The natives were inured
Garrett A’ Ferree’s Stages leave Ashland
of the inspiration and promise of the
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
ly rough rapid, and seems to almost a student, will find most profitable and to hunger and cold, but many of the
And still the pines on R imoth Hill
future of our land. These towns are
mornings for Linkville, and return on
alluring. Still, it would be imposing tribe perished. One after the other
Are murmuring like the sea;
be drawn backward into it.
every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
the nuclei of oities and the foun­
“The mo nirg of the set of change,’’
The O. 8. N. Company are reaping too much on your kindness to give the remnant of the English expedition
Leave Linkville for Lake City, Calilornia,
Which parted thee and me.
tains of population for vast, vast re­
Wednesdays; arrive at Lake City Satur­
a rich harvest this year, Fares and more then a brief outline.
died, until all the men had perished in gions of fertile, well-watered country.
days ; leave Lake Citv Mondays ; arrive
As to the study of modern languages, the huts of the Esquimaux settlement.
freights rule high, and it costa the
al Linkville Thursdays, carrying mail aud
The grass lands of the Jefferson, tbe
Letter
frcm
Mrs.
F.
F,
Victor.
traveler well to get over a few hun- no one who is conversant with two lan­ The Esquimaux wrapped the bodies of
passengers.
Madison, the Musselshell, the Judith
A. D. HELMAN, P. M.
dred miles by their boats, But then guages would deny himself the pleas­ the dead in skins, and buried them
ON THE UPPER COLUMBIA.
Basin, and the confluents of the Milk
we have to remember that their enter ure which he receives from the knowl­ near the settlement, under little heaps
River and the Missouri are almost
Nov. 13th, 1877.
Ashland Lodge No. 189,1. 0. G. T,
prise has done much to benefit the edge of both. In this country we are of stones. Before all of the expedition
Meets at the Hall of Heiman & Fountain every
D ear T idings —When I wrote you country, and they have a right to real­ inclined to be prejudiced against any had starved to death, a cairn was erec­ boundless. Tbe herds of buffalo still
Friday eveùng at 8 o’clock p . m . Brothers and
last I was on the Columbia between ize a reward before competition be­ foreign tongue; yet, in other countries, ted among the hutB, and the books and linger on the plains north and south of
•inters in good standing are cordially invited to at-
the Missouri, but in tbe Galatin, Madi­
tend. Toe Temple meets every first and third Weil- Portland and the Dalles; to-day I am comes possible. Besides, they know one is not considered to have even tbe papers belonging to the explorers were
osseay in each month.
again cn route from the Dalles to Wal­ how to be princely courteous when claim to an ordinary education who carefully placed within it. Other val­ son, and Jefferson bottoms the more
EI.LA ANDERSON, W. C. T.
graceful and useful cattle have already
la Walla.
F. W alter M yer Sec’y.
they choose, which is not seldom. In cannot speak fluently three languages uables were stored in the cairn also, replaced them.
I foand Dalles very much improved addition to all tbe immigration, and —Germ'tn, French and English. As which the natives told Barry had been
Ashland Lodge No. 23. since my last visit there.
But I assure my friends of the Paci­
Whereas general freights passing up, 20,000 tbe records of thought and knowledge left untouched. They looked on the
then it was a very transient appearing tons of wheat have already gone down are many-tongued, therefore asa means deposit as sacred, and feared to break fic slope that in the long zigzag trails
A. F. & A. M..
town, it now seems to have settled tbe river, and yet not more than half of culture—of securing that thorough into the mound or disturb the relics. which we followed and from whioh we
Holds their stated communication« Thursday even
down and made up its mind to stay. the crop has been moved. Probably a intellectual equipment which is de­ They had a number of articles in their looked off“for tKe white man's sup­
Ings on or before the full moon. Brethren in good
Formerly, it was thought that trees good deal will be kept at home for manded of every scholar and thinker— settlement, however, belonging to the plies,” we found no more beautiful, no
•lauding are cordially invited to attend.
more productive oountry than is afford­
H. C. HILL, W. M.
would not flourish in its dry sandy seed, and for food for the largely in­ knowledge of foreign literature is nec­ expedition, made of silver, copper, and
ed in your own valleys, like the Will­
C. B. W at » on , Sec’y.
soil, but experiment has proved that creased population. In addition to essary. Familiarity with foreign lan­ iron, and many pieces of wood had
amette of Oregon, the Walla Walla of
Ashland Lodge No. 45, they will and do thrive luxuriantly. tbe grain is the wool and live stock guages liberalizes tbe mind just as for­ been used to construct boats and Washington, and the Camas Prairie
All over the little city of 1,200 inhab­ sent io the Waliamette Valley.
eign travel doeB. The Emperor Charles sledges. Some of these articles they
lands near Mt. Idaho.
I. O. O. F h
itants are cosy bouses nestled behind
While I sit scribbling in the cabin, V. once said that to learn a new lan­ brought with them to the ship, and
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Hold their regular meeting every Saturday even­ white fences, and under sheltering
guage
was
to
acquire
a
new
soul.
But
A ssessment of L ake C ounty .—
a party of banjo players and singers
Barry was able to procure three large
ly at their ball in Ashland. Brothers in good
trees.
not
to
speak
only
of
the
advantages
we
are making agreeable mu3io on the
slaving »re cjrdlally invited to attend.
silver spoons, which were unmistaka­ Through the oourtesy of R. B. Hatton,
A large amount of business is done atter-deck; and to this lively melody derive, which we as a practical people bly the property of the Franklin expe­ Clerk of Lake, we are enabled to give
J. D. FOUNTAIN, N. G.
I. f?. .« illeb , Rec. Sec y.
in Dalles; the trade with the interior the “rain on the roof” adds its liquid take mto consideration first, but also dition. One of the spoons he has now the following summary of assessments
Rebekah meetings on Tuesday evening, nearest being large and this a point of depart­ notes.
think of tbe manifold pleasures whioh in his possession. The other two were of that county for the year 1877: Acres
be full of tbe moon eacn month.
ure for freighters, and of immigrants
Umatilla, a forlorn and straggling we derive by being able to hold daily given to the American consul at St. of land, 31,506; total value, $68,414;
to the country farther east. And O, town of probably two Btreets crossing intercourse (as all translations lose) John, Newfoundland.
The spoon average value, $2,20. Wagon road
J. A. APPLEGATE.
the immigrants! Of course, in a gen­ —enough to make a “four corners” with the great scholarly Goethe, the now owned by Barry is a table-spoon, land, 296,777 acres; value $118,710,80
attorney aid ffounsrior-at-ïaiv eral way, one is glad to see the coun­ for the Oregon Bascoms—blinks its few idealistic Schiller, the divine Klop- engraved with the Franklin crest, a average value 40 cents. Town lots, 44;
try filling up with people who are not lights through the darkness; and close stock, the genial Hebe), the naturalist fish’s bead surrounded by a wreath. value $6,370; average value, $144,77.
SALEM OREGON.______ too nice to work, and who have large alongside of the “Annie Faxon” two and traveler Humboldt and the hoBt of The natives were willing to guide the Improvements, $25,994. Merchandise,
orew of the whaler to their settlement,
families of children to add to the pop­ other steamers are tied up for the others; for where will yon go but to tbe but as the journey was nearly a thous­ etc., $29,858.. Money, notes, etc., $55,-
DK. J. U. CHITWOOD,
ulation. But when it comes to travel­ night—for we dare not brave tbe dan­ German for those careful treatises, and miles in length, and the crew were 282. Furniture etc., $9,589. Horses
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ing with them—well, you are remind­ gers of rocks and low water in the upon subjects of thought, in metaphy­ whalemen aud not professed explor­ and mules,3,906; value, S112,070; aver­
OFFICE—At the Ashland Drug Store.
ed of the noises of a menagerie—and darkness. To morrow we get *to Wal­ sics, astronomy, mathematics, and ers, the offer was not accepted. It is age value, 28,25. Cattle, 25,874; value
proposed by Messrs. Morrison A Brdwn,
the
smells,
also
I
science
in
general.
Then
to
the
French,
lula
about
9
o
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clock
a
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m
.,
and
wait
shipping agents at No. 109 South street, $262,676; value, 10,15. Sheep, 25, 488;
J. R. NEIL,
Most of the people arriving at Port­ till 1 o4clock r. m . for passage to Wai with their world renowned dramas of to make an attempt to recover the relics value, $50,511; value, $1,98. 8wine,
TTORNEY AT-LAW J
land by steamer, pass up this way. la Walla on the little narrow ^uage Cornielle, Racine, Moliere, and the of the Franklin expedition next spring 725; value, $1.524; average value, $2,-
They go chiefly to the country on the railroad owned by Dr. Baker, who works of Chateaubriand and Rosseau. Mr. Morrison was the agent who fitted 10. Gross value of all property, $741,-
out the Polaris. He estimates the cost
Jacksonville, Oregon.
north side of Snake River—most of all, charges only $3 for a ride of thirty But I am wearying you in stating facts of fitting out a vessel for a cruise of 999. Indebtedness $95,707. Exemp­
to the Palouse.’ The Palonse country miles. When I have taken a look at which you all know. Let me close eighteen months at $15,000, and if this tions, 71,400. Total taxable property,
DR. J. S. JACKSON.
sum can be raised he will undertake to 574,892 dollars. Number of polls, 261.
has won a high reputation; all the set­ that town aud vicinity I may have by saying in the words of the poets:
Thought in the mind
provide whatever is necessary. It is tax levy, 23 mills.— Times.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. tlers there expressing themselves satis­ something to say about it. Until then
May come forth gold or drou;
understood that the British Govern­
fied and pleased with it. Late as it is, I am. as ever, the T idings ’ cordial
JACKSONVILLE OREGON.
Wliet clothed io word»
ment have offered a standing reward of
RUSSIAN WAR SONG
friend-
F. F. V ictor .
We know tte real worth.
Graduate of tbe Bellevue Hospital Medical College, they are still coming.
$20,000
for
the
recovery
of
the
books
—Y oumo .
York.
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and other records of the expedition, Trampelovitch, trampelovitcb, trampe-
I find, to my disappointment, that it
LANGUAGE.
Bat word, are thing.; and » .mall drop of ink.
and if this offer xis still open Messrs.
rains in this upper country. I really
veloviski; the boysovitehy are com-
Falling like dew upon a thought, produce, that
J. W. HAMAKAR.
Morrison A Brown are prepared to de­
An essay read before the Jackson C >un*y Teach­
Wnlca makes thousand., perhaps million., think.
wish it did not—for. like the boy that
erowsek,
fray the cost of the expedition, which
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rejected pumpkin pie at the table of a ers’ Institute, Nov. 2, 1877, by Mies Weber.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
will probablv be under the charge of Cneverek upblowitch comradesowski
Language is the manifestation of hu­ The helmet may rust. the laurel bough may fade.
neighbor. “I have enough of that at
Mr. Barry. He proposed to enter Hud­
they willtsch comelpk;
LINEVILLE LAKE CO., OREGON.
Oblivion'* gm.p may bluut the victor’s blade,
son Bay, aud land at Repulse Bay on And beneathkteli the starowskovonski
man
thought
and
feeling
by
articulate
But that bright, holy wreath, which learning give.,
home.
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Talking
of
rain
—
I
was
told
at
Office in Post Office Building. Special |
Uush'Tubv tale, unharmed by envy, Jives.
the western coast. From thence the
fiagovitch we shall breatbova the air-
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— G babame .
the Dalles that it rains now seven sounds, or, as William Humboldt de­
attention gicen to conveyancing. [2-19tf.
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journey
to
Inglefield,
about
five
hun
­
ondosk agaiusky,
teen times as much as it did as many fines it: The breaking forth of the pow­
Logic is very simple when properly dred miles, can be made with sleds and Ofovitch the freelanderosk in our owa
n. KELLEY,
years ago, and that probably to that er of speech, according to the mental explained. Thus the premises of a > doge, which can be procured at this
J
beloved Karageorgeovitchiolonski*
fact may be attributed the constantly in­ cast of a people. From time immemo­ proposition are that yon have a door point of fcnding. Traveling at the rate
doodle.
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law, creasing fertility of the soil. It is said rial it has been a question of great con­ I with a keyhole in it, and prompted by of forty miles per day, the settlements
The rest is too sad.— Hawk-Eye.
you blow pepper through it with i of Hancheld can be reached in about
J acksonville , O regon .
that where the earth was loose anu troversy among the learned men wheth­ a fancy
bellows. If tbe next day tbe aervant ; two weeks. Here Barry expects to find
Mr. Tuttle, of Summerville, Union
years
er
or
not
language
be
of
divine
origin,
sandy,
or
ashen,
twenty
or
more
appears with her eye in a bandage, the ► the cairn untouched, and to bring back
Will prac’ice in »11 file Coarts of the Stat*. Prom.
•I *n loo given to »11 basioess iDtrusted to my care.
ago, it is now so solidified as to need and many proofs have been brought inference is bhe was peering into the the relics of Franklin’s memorable ex county, made 43 000 pounds of butter
OrrioB -'In tbe Ixnldieg formerly occupied by
this year.
pedition.—X I’. Telegram..
the spade to cut down into it. It is forward by both parties and ably dis- room at an unfortunate moment.
Kabtar k Watson, opposite Court Boose.
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ELLA
MOORE.
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