The Weekly enterprise., February 20, 1869, Image 1

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OREGONITY, OREGON, SAtJBDAY:
AW V. - w .
Oh breathe no more that simple ir,
Though soft its wild notes swell,
For it but heralds in despair
Within my heart's deep cell ;
And oh, in earlier, happier days.
In fashion's crowded throng,
I've heard from lips as fair as thine.
That sweet and gentle song ;
But she, so beautiful, so young,
One evening fell asleep
Was carried home to God while I
Was left alone to weep.
That well-known strain has in my soul
Rencw'd the dreams of youth :
When every scene was arrayed in
The garb of faith and truth : -
And as I hear its melting note,
I think of happier hours.
When life was strewed with buds of hope.
And fairy blooming flowers:
Then all was bright and beautiful.
But now those joys have fled;
And she, who warbled that sweet song,
cieeps witu me silent dead.
I ask thee, then, can I, unmoved,
List to that melting strain.
Which brings the idol of my soul
Back to my view again ?
And oh, blame not my falling tears,
As I list unto thee ;
Per, though she's sleeping in the grave,
Slie's still the same to me.
Then, oh breathe not that simple air.
It tills my soul with grief,
But let me in forgetfulness
iriud solace and relief.
Finley Johnson.
COUSI.V KATE.
n pvprv tovrn thprn ia nno rnnnir
maiden who is the universal favorite
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who belongs to all sects, and is made
au excpption to all family feuds, who
is the contidante ot an girls, ana the
. man nv
tn t.hft timi whiin flip? rpsiipptirplv
offer themsel vps tn hpr nnd no-ain
after they are rejected. This post
was filled in Oldport, in those days,
oy my consin ivate. liorn into tne
worm a:ith mnnv ntnpr frirto thin
iactn,i iao..t rUfincM-, ;(t nf
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Iarity was added to complete them
Nobody criticised her, nobody
was jealous of her ; her very rivals . ftU distin uished oesta and T;si for an interchange of congratulations
lent her their new masic and their . 1 r - A j r u
lovers ; and her own discarded woo-rs tors to Boston and to Mas-achnsetts; and friendly greetings, and of bring
always sought her to be a bridesmaid a congratulatory national ad- ,ng to a happy close the most impos-
when they married somebody else.
She was one of those persons who
.?dJE8 To It
phere of elegance around her, like a
costume ; every attitude implied a
presence-chamber or a ball room,
The girls complained that in private
guises could reduce Kate to the ranks, orchestra of one thousand muicuin,t the greatest cause for national rejoic
nor give her the " make up" of a deluding the leading bands and beat 'Dg that the American people have
waiting maid. Yet, as her father
was a New York merchant of the
precarious or spasmodic description,
shfi had been used Irom cnildtiood to
the wildest fluctuations of wardrobe
a year of Paris drc?s, then another
year spent in making over ancient
finery, that never looked like either
1 n n r n rf i n trt 11 1 1 w rVn if r o m a rr.m
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her magic hands. ithout a particle
of vanity or fear, secure in health and
good nature and invariable piettiness,
she cared little whether the appointed
means of grace were ancient silk or
modern muslin, in r.er periods oil.
poverty, she made no secret of the in5 manner
necessary devices ; the other girls, of
course, guessed them, but her lovers
never did, because she always told
them in advance. There was one
particular tarletan dress of hers which
was a sort 01 local institution. It
was known to all her companions.
There was a report that she had first
worn it at her christening; the report
originated with herself. The young
men knew that she was going to the
party if she could turn that pink
tarletan once more ; but they had
only the vaguest impression what a
tartlctan was,and cared little on which
.u.t vyyui,,, so iongasivatev.as
msiue.
During these epochs of privation
her life in respect to dress was a per
petual Christmas tree of second hand
gifts. Wealthy aunts supplied her
with cast off shoes of all sizes from
two and a half up to five, and she
used them all. She was reported to
have worn one straw hat through five
changes of fashion. It was averred
that, when square crowns were in
vogue, she flattened it over a tiu pan;
and that when round crowns returned,
she bent it on the bed post. There
was such a charm in her way of
adapting these treasures, that tbe
other girls liked to test her with new
problems in the way of millinery and
dress making ; millionaire friends
implored her to trim their hats, and
lent her their own things in order to
learn bow to wear them. This ap
plied especially to certain rich cous
ins, shy and studious girls, who
adored her, and to whom society only
ceased to be alarming when the bril
liant Kate took them under her wing,
and graciously accepted a'few of their
newest feathers.
11
Mr. A. J'. Dufur c'alls atlentibn
of farmers to the necessity of soaking
all foreign varieties of wheat -in a
solution of blue vitriol before sowing,
in order to prevent the introduction
to Oregon of those diseases sojnjari
otii to the wheat crop in the Eastern
i States, aud so little known in ours.
QrM national Feac JubUee.
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we are enabled to present to our
readers this week the particulars of
the great musical festiral projected by
Mr. P. S. Gilmore of Boston, : and
which has been forhshadowed by
brief and somewhat mysterious para
graphs in the newspaper press.. The
programme, which bears the motto of
M Let ns have Peace," announces that
the great festiral will be held in
Boston City, on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, and Thursday, June 15, 16, and
17, 1869, in honor of the restoration
of peace and union throughout the
land. This most important eyent in
American history is to be celebrated
by the grandest outpouring of nation-
al. sublime and patriotic mnsic. erer
heard upon the American continent,
The President of the United States,
members of hia cabinet, members of
Congress, beads of departments, and
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,nea. An immense coiosseam, ca-
pable of accommodating fifty thous-
sand persons, i9 to be erected especi -
0iy for this occasion, and will be
f 1 triflnrniMnAnMtf flatvAF.fal t.tfy-vi.n1TH
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emblematic of State and national
progress since the formation of the
Union.
THK programme.
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1 tie lestival is to be inflHTurateri
at noon on the first day, by prayer,
anfj the deliverv of address. wplr-om.
dress, to be followed by a grand na-
tionai concert, the principal feature
oichwiUbe. chr of ,nj
thousand voices, selected from the
schools of Boston and its vicinity.
who will sing national airs and
hymns of peace, accompanied by an
performers in the United States, with
the additional accompanying effects
ofnrlser- infantrv firing chimin
.
of bells, and other accessories. The
following description of the manner
in which the several pieces selected
for this concert will be performed.
may serve to gjve some idea of tho
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KueKi 10 ue prouucea
The programme will open with the
national anthem, "Hail Columbia,"
which wilI be rendered in the follow-
Symphony Hail Columbia, once
through by the full band one thousand
performers.
1st Verse Full band of one thou
sand, and grand chorus of twenty
thousand.
2d Verse Full band, grand
chorus, and chiming of all the bells
in the city.
3d and last Verse Full band of
one thousand, grand chorns of twenty
thousand, bells chiming, drums rolling,
infantry firing, and cannon pealing in
the distance, in exact time with the
music
Tbe beli8 w;,l be rnng and the
cannon fired by electricity from the
music stand. Several other pieces
upon the programme will be perform
ed with several effects.
On the second day there will be a
grand classical programme of sym-.
phony and oratorio. It will open
with Wagner's Overture to Tann
hanser, arranged for full band of one
thousand performers. All the musi
cal societies in New England, and
elsewhere available will be united,
forming the greatest oratorio chorus
ever assembled, either in Europe or
America. The following majestic
selections frora the great Oratorios
will be produced by the entire chorus,
with accompaniments by the grand
orchestra of one thousand per
formers: "The Heavens are telling the
Glory of God," from Haydn's Crea
tion. "See tbe Conquering ITero Comes,''
from Handel's Judas Maccabasus.
,fhe" Hallelujah Chorus," from
Handel's Messiah.
" Thanki be, to Go5," from Men
delssohn's Elijah."
Beethoven's greatest work the
Ninth Symphony, will be produced
in its grandest forra.
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FCifoUAIjpCJgO, I800
This, the ereatest rocal and instr
mental concert ever given, will con-
William Tell," performed by the full
I orchestra of one thousand instrumen-
taliats.
On the third day, which is the an
nirersary of the battle of Banker
Hill, a patriotic and military pro-
gramme will be given, forming a
grand concert for the multitude. The
musical exercises will be preceded by
ftn appropriate' historical address in
honor of the day, to be followed by
choice programme of popular and
familiar music. The selections will
include Auber "Overture to Fra
I DiaTodo' arranged for grand orches-
tra of one thousand performers, fifty
trumpeters performing the solo part
usually played by one trumpet. The
favorite scene from II Trovatorc. in-
troducing Verdi's Anvil Chorus, will
be brought out with grand chorus,
Ml band of one thousand, one hun-
dred anvils, several drum corps, ar
I till
' to
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win aiso inciuae a crrana Mareia ol
Peace, composed expressly for this
1 occasion, and dedicated to the people
of America by an eminent Euronenn
I nnt h ri"
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This Peace Jubilee will close on
the cvemhg of the 17th of June, by
a crand festive entertainment, with
music by the full band. For this oc
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I v" u, oe remuveu
frora the great parquette of the col
osseum, thereby giving an opportunity
'nS music&l ceremonies and one of
the grandest national gatherings that
W adorned theses of Lis-
tory.
The scale upon which it is propos-
ed to carry out this festival will rep-
resent in its magnitude and splendor
cvtr been called upon to celebrate
the restoration of peace and union
throughout the land. It will bring
t i . .i
together in fraternal greeting the
leading men of the nation and people
from all parts of the land; and, aside
from its significance as the first grand
national reunion since the close of the
war, it will be the greatest feast of
sublime and inspiring harmony that
has ever been heard in any part of
the world.
THE COLOSSEOt.
Tlie structure in which this grand
assembly of musicians, singers and
spectators is to be gathered must of
course be of immense proportions.
The plan has already been prepared
by Mr. F. Allen, architect. It is
admirable in conception and in the
arrangement of details, and is finely
executed. The building will be 500
feet long, 300 feet wide, 110 feet
high at tbe eaves. The seats will
slope gradually from near the eaves
to the floor of the parquette. This
incline entirely around the structure,
will be divided into the parquette
circle, and balcony, and will be con
structed in gradually descending steps.
On the sides the lowest step will be
elevated ten feet above the floor of
the parquette, resembling in that re
spect the first balcony of a theatre.
Upon the ends, however, there is a
continuance of the inclined plane to
the floor of the parquette. Tbe
building will be entered from all
points of the compass, and there are
entrances upon each side and end,
making twelve in all. In addition
to this, stair-cases are tv be placed at
three windows upon each side during
the performances. Two of the en
trances upon each side will', lead di
redly up a flight of steps to lae up
per row of seats, or rather to a prom
enade ten feet wide, which will' ex
tend entirely around the building,
making a walk of 1800 feet in leugtb.
From this there are to be broad
aisles through which people can pass
easily to aud from their seats.
The decoration of the building iu
the interior will be elaborate and ex
tensive, particular attention being
paid to each State. Comfort,
strength and capacity have been the
considerations looked to in the plan
of the. building. Over. ( 8,000,000
feet of, lumber will bereqnired for its
construction. The Common has been
suggested as the most appropriate
site for the building, this however is
yet uuscttlcd.
Animal Vaccination and its Advan-
We copy from ..the Public Health,
a new London medical journal, the
following article on animal vaccina
tion. In consideration of the pres
ence in onr midst of variola, says tbe
California Medical Gazelle, this arti
cle . may prov interesting. The
question of animal vaccination is ex
citing a great deal of interest in the
medical circles of London, and the
present epidemic may develop facts
ia reference to the protective influ-
I ence of previous vaccination when the
matter was derived from the subject,
which may lead us to adopt tbe sug
gestions given by Dr. Ballard in the
following article, as the means of
more effectually guarding against the
recurrence of this horrible malady :
By Edward Ballard. 31. D., Medical Officer
of Health Jor Islington.
I had recently the pleasure of
opening a conversation at the Metro
politan Association of Medical Offi
cers of Heahh upon the subject of
animal vaccination, when great inter
est was manifested by those present,
and a desire has since been expressed
that ray remarks should be commit
ted to' paper. To those who had not
kept up their reading of foreign
journals, arid of the debates in the
Irench Academy, the facts put forth
were new. I myself cannot conceal
my opinion that the practice of ani
mal vaccination is one which at any
rate deserves serious consideration on
this side of the Channel, although I
do not concur in regarding all the
arguments adduced in favor of it as
possessed of ths full force which has
elsewhere been assigned to them. It
is the fate of nearly every new pro
posal in practical medicine to meet
with enthusiastic supporters on the
one side, and with equally obstinate
detractors on the other, and the final
result of the clashing of minds is,
that the truth is found to be some
where between the extreme opinions.
The subject of animal vaccination has
been no exception to this rule.
When in Paris, last summer, facil
ities were kindly afforded me by M.
Depnul, the " Directecr de Vaccine,"
and by my friend, M. Chambon. who,
with M. Lanoix, is actively engaged
in the work, on behalf of the acade
mies,to become practically acquainted
with the procedure. The Interna
tional Medical Congress was in scs
sion ; the exhibition had its attrac
tious, and I had a very few days at
my disposal, but I had previously de
termined to supplement my reading
upon a matter which interested me
by some ocular demonstration.
Shortly after the introduction of
vaccination into Italy, Troja, of
Naples, conceived the idea of taking
the vaccine virus from tlie cow for
the purpose of human vaccination,
the animal having been inoculated
from the human subject. This pro
cedure is that which we commonly
know as retro vaccination. On the
death of Troja, Galbiati carried on
the same practice in the teeth of
great opposition, and when 'he died
he was succeeded by his pupil, M.
Negri, to whom we owe the practice
of animal vaccination as it is utidcra
stood now. This gentleman has pre
sided over animal vaccination in
Naples for the last twenty-four years,
and three times during this period he
has obtained a new supply of lymph
-from cases of natural cow pox, on
each occasion maintaining the supply
by an uninterrupted succession of
inoculations from animal to animal.
The lymph then used for human vac
cination by Negri has never at any
period of its successive generations
passed through the human system
it has been propagated week after
week by inoculation from heifer to
heifer. At first M. Negri had to
encounter tbe same difficulties as his
predecessors ; but, at the present
time, so thoroughly have all the
prejudices upon the subject been
cleared away, that he vaccinates in
the course of a year from the heifer
3,000 or 4,000 persons, a number
nearly equal to the annual births that
take place. A few years ago M.
Lanoix, a young Parisian physician,
visited Naples and brought away
with him a vaccinated calf, and afler
introducing the practice into Lyons,
established t in Pans, under tbe
auspices of M. Depaul ; and now, iu
all tbe vaccinations of foundlings, Sco,.,
performed under the direction of the
Academy, virus from the calf alone
is used, and, it 13 this alone, as I un
derstand, that is now transmitted in
tabes into the provinces.
(To be continued.)
Bonner feeds his horses from a box
on the floor, he believing it is natu-
ral for them to take their feed from
a level with their feet, bo say we. 1
jYO. IS.
BEAl'TlFt'L EXTRACT.
The following: waif, : afloat on the
sea of reading, we clip from an ex
change. We do not know its pater
nity, but it contains some wholesome
truths and beautifully set forth : ,
Men seldom think of the great
event of death until the shadow falls
Across their own path, hiding forever
from their eyes the traces of tha
loved ones whose living smiles' were
the sunlight of their existence,-- Death
is the great antagonist of life,' aud the
cold thought of the tomb is the skel
eton of all feasts. ' We do - not want
to go through the dark valley, al
though its passage may lead "to para
dise ; and, with Charles La rub, wv
do not want to lie down in the mud
dy grave, even with kings and princes
for our bed-fellows.
But tbe fiat of catnre is inexorable.
There is no appeal of relief from th
great Jawr which dooms us to dust.
We flourish and we fade as the leaves
of the forest, and the flower that
blooms and withers in a dav has not
a frailer hold upon life than the
mightiest monarch that ever shook
the earth with his footsteps. Gener-,
ations of men r.ppear and vanish s3
the grass, and the countless multitude
that throngs the world to-day, will
to-morrow disappear as the footsteps
on the shcre.
Iu the beautiful drama cf " Ion,",
the instinct of immortality, so elo
quently uttered by the death of the
devoted Greek, f:r.ds a deep response;
in every thoughtful soul. When
about to yield his young existence -as
a sacrifice to fate, to, his beloved Cle
mantbe he replies : 1 have asked that
dreadful question of tho hills that,
look eternal of the clear stream
that flow forever of the stars among
whose field of azure my raised spirit
hath walked in glory. All were
dumb. But while I gaze upon thy.
living face, I feel that there is some-,
thing in the love that mantles through,
its beauty that cannot wholly perish..
We shall meet again, Clemanthe, we
shall meet again !
Public interest is rnpidiy center
ing on the postal telegraph reform..
That the movement for cheap tele
graphing will very soon assume prac
tical shape, we may now take for
granted. It is one of those things -which
only need agitation to insure
their triumph. The struggle for and
against a free system of electiic com
munication is like a war involving,
slavery. The issue can be but one
way. The people are inovinp; against
a class privilege, a monopoly, and the',
result cannot be doubtful. Wherever'
for the last fifty years in this country.,
the people have intcll:gently moved
against a close privilege, whether of
class or c iste, or money the ob
noxious class or corporation or power
has gone down. All that is needed,
now by the friends of a cheap and
open telegraph is aggressive discus-:
sion. Let them lead the attack, and
in their business houses, on the street,
and through the press, agitate the
subject until they make telegrams as
common as letters, and thus take one
step further toward patting the poor
man on an equality with the, rich, and
giving labor and struggling .energy
and enterprise an equal chance with,
opulent capital. And iu this restless .
and uhflagging discussion there are
two points which should be continually
pushed and never allowed to drop
out of sight, vi: ; ...
That the old aud expensive system.
has proved a failure, and that every
argument against the national admin
istration of the telegraph lines holds
equally good against the national ad
ministration vj the railroad and stage .
lines. They are both parts of ony
postal or mail system.
M'Craken. Merrill. & Co., will
despatch the bark Helen An gin from
Portland for Liverpool, if she can
get a cargo of wheat. The celt. re
turns per bushel for wheat .. sold .in
Liverpool, at present prices, would
be 00 cents McCrakcn, Merrill cc
Co., will make liberal advances to
farmers who wish to ship with them.
Wc say ! Shift your wheat.
Fowls should never be permitted
to have access to the horse-stable,
nor the feed-room, nor the hay-mow.
Their roosts should bo entirely sepa
rate from the stable, so that they
may not always be ready to slip in,
whenever a door is opened; and that
the vermin which invest poultry may..
cotr reach horses and cattle. Some
horses are always afraid of fowls;,
and .when, one enters the manger or
rack, will immediately surrender,
their entire right, however hungry .
they may be, to these lawless marau-;
tiers. And after they have scratched
over the feed with their feet, a hors.
must be exceedingly hungry' befcra
1 win Cnt his mess.
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