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FOK. WHAT f
BY GEOKGE COOFER.
For wbat
Tbia maze of weary care ;
This bitter loss ;
The grief and pain we share ;
ThU earthly cross?
For what
The pall and shuddering knell T
Ah ! who may tell I
For what
This glimpse of hallowed joys ;
This broken strain
Lost in earth's jarring noise
Then canght again ? i ,
. . - ' , Vor what ., , ...... ..
This breath from the outward sea
To you and me ?
For what
These doubt3 and wasting fears ;
This fond caress ;
These dark and toilsome years ;
This faded tress ?
For what
These withered hopes and leaves,
And blighted sheaves ?
. For this :
O hearts that ache and bleed,
Where earth all blest.
"Who then would ever need
God's heavenly rest ?
For good
Still falls the Eternal Will.
Oh not for ill !
STATISTICS OP OREGON.
BY A. J. DUFCB.
3STO. .1.
TILLAMOOK COtSTV.
Tltis county, lyintr immctliatelv
south of Clatsop county, to -winch
it is attached for judical purposes,
has a sea coast extending from Til
lamook ITeadt on the north, W
Cape; Fair-weather, in the south, a
distance of about seventy miles.
With a good harbor at the month
of the Tillamook river, in the north
ern part of the County, Avell adapt
ed to steamers and sailing1 vessels
of liirht draught, with other inlets
farther south on the coast of less'
importance, with pure water, small
fertile valleys, and a mild, healthy
climate this county holds out in
ducements not to be overlooked by
the industrious, presercring immi
grant seeking a home on the Pa
cific co;isf. .The following infor
mation, furnished the Commercial
by Win. II. Hall, Esq., who resided
a number of years in this county,
may be of use to the stranger look'
ihg for a hcrrile.
The county is accessible by wa
ter through its bays and inlets;
also, by pack trail from Astoria,
and another from Yamhill county,
leading to Tillamook' tiny
The interval lands along the
creeks and rivers are not surpassed
for productiveness on this coast,
being a vegetable mould of alluvial
deposit. .These: lands when prop
erly cultivated, produce the dif
ferent varieties of vegetables, grain
itnd griiSs in ahundane'ej While
the prairies and uplands are well
adapted to general farming, j'ield
ing fruit and all kinds of crops gen
erally Cultivated by the fttfmer, ex
cepting corn. ;
Fanning land?, partly miprovod,
can be obtained at from three to
five dollars per acre while other
good land not so eligibly shunted'
can be had fit Govefifment price.
There is about fifty thousand acres
of tide land, covered with very nu
tritious grrtssj especially adapted
to dairying good butter and
cheese always commanding paying
prices iff the different market ori
the coast. This branch of industry
can be followed oti these lands
Svith mrtrked sttcccss. , .
'Timber for fencing rind building
purposes is plenty and easily Ob
tained, being composed of spruce,
hemlock, fir, cedar, maple and al
der, of which spruce predominates.
t Numerous springs and brooks
Supply an abundance of pure cold
water for stock and domestic tiSc;
while the larger creeks, running
westward from the Coast fringe
mountains, furnish numerous mill
sites and water-power for all me
chanical purposes'.
The spruce timber in this part of
the country grows tosan enormous
size, being in many instances from'
five to eight feet in. diameter, and
from one to two hundred feet high
before reaching a limb, furnishing
an excellent material for staves,
shingles, clapboards, flooring,
masts, spars, knees, and plank. An
almost inexhaustible supply of hem
lock bark could be obtained here
for tanning leather.
The climate and temperature in
summer, from a cool sea breeze,
renders the air delightful and
healthy. In winter, the thermom
eter seldom indicates a tempera
OREGON CITY, 01&1EC0N$: SATFBDAY,
ture below twenty degrees Fahren
heit. Bilious fevers and ague sel
dom, if ever known.
This county is thinly settled,
there are no great inducements to
professional men and teabhers, but
the mechanic or manufacturer,
with a srnall capital, by persever
ance and industry, can in a few
years build up a fortune from his
own toil.
The conveniences for immi
grants to obtain supplier of provi
sions, household furniture, mer
chandise, agricultural implements,
mechanics' tools, etc are not , .is
good as in many other n.n-ts nf
ine.Qtaie, articles ot this kind be
ing obtained, from Portland by
means of sailin? vessels t but, na
ture has placed within the reach of
. . . .
industry, the facilities for over
coming most of these inconveni
ences by furnishing the raw mate
rial from which to produce or man
ufacture most all the necessaries of
life.
The privileges for common
schools and meetings for religious
worship, are as good as could be
reasonably expected in a new lo
cality like this, schools being estab
lished in all the settlements where
the number of scholars demand
one, and the Methodist and Chris
tian denominations having a num
ber of local an itinerant preachers
in the different valleys in this vi
cinity. There arc trails where stock of
all kind can be driven from this
valley to Portland or Astoria.
Other marketing is done by means
of sailing vessels coming into the
bays.
There are two lumber mills and
two flour mills in this county, but
the numerous excellent water
powers, with the abundance of tim
ber, would make lumbering on an
extensive scale a profitable business
in this locality.
The mineral resources of this
county have not been developed,
but coal, iron, and slate -are known
to exist in different localities.
9 The different kinds of fish are
abundant in all the inlets, and
bays, while swarms of speckled
trout abound in mountain streams,
and furnish rich pastime for the
sportsman.
Elk, deer, bear, and the smaller
varieties of game, are abundant in
many parts of the county, and good
oyster beds exist along the coast.
Tillamook county extends over
an area of 1,280,000 acres, with
only about 500 inhabitants, and an
assessed property valuation of $50,
.330. Amount of land under culti
vation, not ascertained.
Who is a Gentleman. A gen
tleman is not merely a person ac
quainted with certain forms and
etiquette of life, easy and self-possessed
in society, able to speak and
act and move in the world without
awkwardness, and free from habits
which are vulgar and in bad
tastC4 A gentleman is something
beyond this; that which lies at the
root of all lfis pleasing is the same
spirit which lies at the root of ev-
ery Christian virtue. It is the
thoughtful desire of doing in every
instance to others as he would that
they should do unto him. He is
constantly thinking, not indeed
how he may. give pleasure to oth
ers for the mere sense of pleasing
but how he can show respect to oth-ers-'hoW
he may avoid hurting their
feelings. AVheh he is in society,
he scrupulously ascertains the po
sition and relations of every one
with -vhom lie comes in contact,
that he may give each his due
honorj his proper position; He
studies how he may abstain from
any allusions which miy call up
disagreeable or offensive association's.-
A gentleman iievcr alludes
to,- ri Of' even Appears conscious of
any person's defects, bodily de
formity,- inferiority of alciit,- of
rank, or reputation in the person
in whose society he is placed; He
never assumes any superiority to'
himself never boasts makes a
display of his own power, or rank,
or advantages such as is implied
iii ridicule, or sarcasm, or abuse
ris he' neter indulges in habits, or
tricks, or inclinations which may
be offensive to others.
An anti-hymeneal punster' says
that the recriminations of married
people resemble the sounds of the
waves on the sea-shore being the
murmcrs of the tied.
Awit being told that an old
acquaintance was married exclaim
ed "T am flad to hear it." But
reflecting a" moment, he added, in
a tone of compassion and forgive
ness, "And yet I don t know why
I should be; he never did me any
harm.
1 ! " COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
A CASE OF TRESPASS.
BT CLAliA AUGUSTA;
Characters Mm. Grant, (eiderly
wldow.) Mr. Snooks. J udge Brown.
Lawyer Hodges Lawyer Podge.
Slicriir. Jdry (twelve men.Vsincfr.
tutors! ,
' ! - SCENE I. ' f'.
3Ir.. Sfio.oks (vliip m hand)
Good.-morning, Mis. Grant, good
morning; fine morning. 'What do
you think of taking a ride with mc,
the last of the week, about Friday,
I reckon , , A '
. Hrs, Grant A.. ride with von.
Samyule? why, what on airth do
yott.mean? . ; .
Mr, S. I want to take you a
courting. Aufit Sally. - '
Mrs. G. A courting ! Goodness
Gracious ! Why Samyule Snook.?,
you've got a wife and nine chil
dren, what do you want of more
family? -
Mr. S. I don't care, .about any
more, Aunt Sally, but I'm going to
have a lawsuit with Tom Robin
son, and I want to carry you to
court for a w-itness. Tom's cow is
the bone of contention.
Mrs. G. Well, she's bony enuff,
I know; but I never knowed she
was troubled with any decease but
the gargit ! Mrs. Robinson says
she's had that a year too. Ter'ble
bad complaint, Samyule.
Mr. S. To be sure. But that
ain't to the point. That cow
jumped into my garden, last Thurs
day; and pulled up and eat two
cabbages, stumps and all ! Yoii
seed her when she did it; don't
you remember? you were going to
conference meeting. I told "my
wife, then, it was fortunate for me
that Aunt Sally saw the perfor
mance, for I knew she'd be a capi
tal witness. So I've sued Robin
son for damages, and the case is to
be tried next Friday, at Hover.
Mrs. G. Law sake ! Samyule,
have you sued one of your neig
bors. for two cabbag'es? That
beats me all holler ! Never heered
tell of :suc1i a thing !
Mr. S. Trespass that's what it
was trespass. The law .punishes
it. What's the use of having laws,
if you don't abide by 'em ? And
besides, the cow kicked my yellow
dog, Tige, in the stomach," so that
he died in five minutes; and I
would not have taken ten dollars
for Tige. He was the grandest
dog to keep hens out of the garden
that ever was.' All- you -had to
say, was " Tige, s'take urn !" and
they were as good as out.
Mrs.. G. Wall, he was an awful
dog to bark at folks that was a
passing. I. hate to have a dog al
ius a parkin' at folks that's a going
along peaceable. He bit a hole in
my green merino gownd, last win
ter, and I'm glad he's dead.
. Mr. S. Why, Aunt Sally, you're
hard on poor Tige. Likely he was
to play he was a very playful dog,
very. Jiut you'll go for a witness,
won't you ?
Mrs. G. Next Friday? Good
ness? Samyule. I couldn't think
of such a thing. To-morrow's mv
ironing-day, and Thursday I've
got to clean the garret out, and
rrulay 1 must make my apple
sass; the apples is going to rack as
fast as ever they can. I should
like to obleege ye, Samyule, but
its onpossible.
31 iv 8. W.-dl, then, if vOu Won't
gO without it,- I'll have to summons
you; you must, some way.
Mrs. G. What's summons ?
Mr. S. A legal paper that OblH
ges whoever receives it to obey it.
Refuse to obey a lawful-summon
and you'd be put in jail.
lay the broomstick over 'em migh
ty quick !
. ' Mr. S. T16 best, way is to go
peaceably. I'll "give you a dollar
for your day's work, and carry you
to Dover in my buggy
Mr. G. (with interest) A dol
lar ! Vali, noW, thats ginefous;
Mr. S. You'll go, won't rofi,
Aunt Sally ? I alius did say Aunt
Saffy Grant was the Obligingest, as
well as the handsomest Woman in
Wood v ill e.
Mrs. G. LaW siizf Sajhynfe,
what a flatterer you he f Wall, I'll
try and obleege you I want to
be neighborly.
. Mr. S. AVeli, J'll b'6 over Fri
day mOming by eigbt oelock; I'iri
in something of d hurry, nowj
good-day.
scene IL- ?
Conrt-liooin..-Judge Brown. Slieriff.
Jury. Spectator, etc;
Enter Mrs. Grant and Mr.
Snooks.
Mrs. Grant, (turning to the
Judge, who sits on a slightly eleva
Mrs. G. (indignantly) In j'ail !
put me hi jail ! I'd like to see any
body try that kind of doing, I'd
DECEMBEE 4, 1880,
ted platform hear the door) Good
morning, Squire; I hope your hon
orable health is comfortable, this
morning.
Mr. Snooks, (pulling her slecvfc)
Be quiet; it isn't proper to speak
t6 his Honor, utiles! he addresses
you. ; 1 -
rSberifT conducts Mrs. Grant tb a
seat iri front of the Jury.
Judge Brown This is an impor
tant case; a case of trespass, gentle
men Of the Jury. The cow of the
defendent leaped into the garden
of the plaintiff, find then and there
committed ravages on his choice
Vegetables. ; It is a case requiring
your? maturest deliberation. Mr.
Sheriff, you will call the first wit
ness, for the plaintiff. f , .
Sheriff, (in a loud tone) lrs.
Sally Grant, stand u in your
seat . -
Mis. G. Land i you don't want
mc to climb up in a cheer afore all
these folks, do ye ?
Sheriff We want no jokes,
madam. Rise up, and stand !
Mrs. G. Oh, yes, I'd, jest .as
lives git up, as not : my back be
gins to ache, I've sot so long !
Sheriff Raise your right hand !
Mrs. G. If you've no objections,
I'd rather hist up my left one ! my
right hand glove has got a stuning
big hole in it !
Judge Brown Order ! Madam,
you will be committed for con
tempt !
Mrs. G. Thank you, Squire, for
telling me; but I haint got the
contempt, nor never had it rbut
land sake, I've had the influenzy
so bad that
Judge Brown (wiping his face
with his handkerchief) -Mr. At
torney, examine that woman with
despatch ! the court waits.
Lawyer Hodge (Mr. Snooks'
counsellor) Mrs. Grant, raise -our
hand and swear
Mrs. G. I never swear! it's
wicked ! The Bible sneaks against
it ! I a member of. the church
swear ! The Lord forbid i
Lawyer -Hodge NcA'er mind.
Say yes to what I shall read to
you, (Takes up a huge book and
reads.) "I solemnly promise to
tell the truth, the whole truth, and
not lung
but the truth J"
3 Irs. G. Dear sakes !
if I've
got to tell all I know, it'll take me
a month or two, and I should like
to have some dinner before I be
gin. Lawyer IT. (angrily) You're
not to tell anything except, the cir
cumstances B connected with the
garden of my client.
Mrs. G. I don't know anything
about ycr client ! I never seed it,
to the best of my knowledge ! It
was Robinson's cow that jumped
into the garden.
Lawyer H. Did 3-011 sec the
Defend cut's cow make forcible en
trance to the enclosed field of the
plaintiff?
Mrs. G. T seed Tom Robinson's
cow jump into Samyule Snooks'
cabbage-yard. :
Lawyer II. The same thing,
marm; the same thing only in
different language. '--Where 'were
you standing at the time of the oc
currence ? ' ?
Mrs. G. In the road ; on my
feet. 0 : e
' Lawyer II. What color was th
animal that you saw vault over the
barrier ?
Mrs. G. She --was brindle. A
thread of red and a thread of black.
Lawyer II. Describe her more
fully. - ;
Mrs. G. She h2d a head, four
legs, two horns, two eyes,- one
mouth, and a switch tail.
Lawyer II. And you saw her;
with your own eyes, devour -two
cabbages in my client's garden?
Mrs. G. Yes, , I guess I did j
with my own eyes ! WhOsd eyes
did you think I borryed ?
Lawyer II. Mrs. Grantj how
old are you ? e
Mr '5.- G. (waxing angry) None
of yer. trizhess 1 , I'm oldj enuff for
you,- anyway, and you looks as if
you was born in the year 1, and
eddicated in the Ark.
Judge Brown Proe'ecd with lie
examination. .
Lawyer Il.-DO yOu know my
client personally ?
Mrs. G. (laughing) I should
think I ought to. lie courted my
sister Jemimer more'n two year,
and got the mitten in the end 1
Lawyer Podge,' (Mr. RobhisoVs
counsellor,, rising) Allow me to'
ask the witness "a few questions ?
(Judge bows,) Mrs. Grant, you say
you know the plaintiff, Mr. Bnooks;
pray,' do you know my client, Mr.
Robinson ?
Mrs. G. I do, siry
Lawyer Podge He is a very re
gpectablemari,jt believe. State the
good you know of him, if you
please.
It
Mrs. G.- I don't know any good
of him. He robbed my hen-roost
last summer of the handsomest
crower, and tfie best pullet I had in
the flock. . "
; 'Judge Browfi, (taking a pinch of
snivflt ) lhe witness may sit down
Lawyer Hodge Gentlemen of
the Jury; it s' a clear ease; .My
client will, of course, receive a fa
vorable verdict: . I deem no plea
heccssary to gentlemen, of. your en
lightened sensibility, and expan
sive justice.
Lawyer Podge Mr. Robinson,
my client, '- has been .maltreated,
and scandalized by the witness for
the plaintiff, but 'that will not, I
trust, hinder the amiable gentlemcit
of the Jury from rendering a just
Verdict. . .
Judge Brown -the Jury will re
tire to agree upon a verdict.
(The twelve men go out. After
a brief absence they return.)
J udge Brown Well, gentlemen,
have you arrived at a conclusion?
(lhe twelve bow profoundly.)
Judge Brown W ho shall speak
for you (
Jury, (all together) Mr. Long
biddy, our Foreman.
Mr. Longbiddy, (rising slowly.)
May it please your Honor, and the
world at large, together with the
rest of the civilized creation after
grave dcliberation,we have decided
that ThomasRobinson give to Sam
uel Snooks two good sized cabba
ges, stumps and all, in payment for
the damages done by the defend
ant's cow, to the plaintiff's garden.
. ..
REPtDIATIOX.
Radical editors grow indignant
over the mention of repudiation.
lhe national honor is too sacred in
their estimation they cannot even
bear the idea that the bondholder
shall receive the same kind of mon
ey the laboring man has so take
Their talk about the sacred obliga-'
tions Of the government is , the
merest clab-tran. The Federal
government is to-day, says the
Louisiana Journal, repudiating
its direct promises, its pledges,
its faitli, as recorded Upon each
and very one of all its millions of
greenbacks bearing upon ''them
selves' the guarantee that they are
convertible into 'government bonds
at the will of the holder, and that
they are recievable for all debts,
except import duties, ten-forty
bonds and interest on the five
twenty bonds, and yet the govern
ment does not permit their conver
sion into bonds or let them be
received inpayment of the princi
pal of the five-twenties. Kvery
day the government is acting the
rcpudiatof on a large scale, and
yet these Radical champions grow
furious over the bare mention of a
repudiation by a people of the
galling burden which is being used
to make them and their posterity
slaves forever. When the govern
incut repudiates in favor of the
bond-holders it is all right. When
the Secretary of thcsTreasury pays
a bondholder $1.25 in greenbacks
for a bond that cost the bondhold
er only forty cents in gold, then
Radical champions cry out he is
reducing the public debt. This is
scarcely le ridiculous than it is
monstrous. .
... When the' .people become full
aroused to this fact, and w hen they
get sick and tired of being ground
down for the benefit of the bond
holder, and shall begin to consider
the possibility of repudiation as a
last resort, how can the bondhold
er or his allies utter, the word "re
pudiation" as a term of reproach
or odium when they, remember
the stupendous repudiation being
practiced onthe people to this very
day: "
liA little five year old boy was
being instructed in morals by his
mother. The old lady told him
that all such terms as "by golly!"
"hy jingo!" "by thunder!" etc;,
were only minced oaths, aiid but
little better than any other profan
ity; In facly- she said, he could
tell a profane o'ath by the prefix
"by" all giich were oaths. e
. "Well; thcri, mother," said the
little hopeful, "there's ri big oath
iri the , newspapers
graph.' " , .
The Old lady gave
the boy is bewildered
-'By Tele
it tip, and
on morals;
Upon the reading Of the Decla
ration of Independence at Ypsilan-ti,-
Michigan,- by a citizen of that
place, a gentleman from the rural
districts made this comment: "Oh!
he reads it Well enough; but darn
ed if I believe he wrote is.'
"Katy, have you laid the table
cloth and plates, yet V" "An sure
I have mern, everything but the
eggs; and isn't that Biddy's work,
&ure V"
'4.
TIIK LEQIO OF HONOR..--
In 1810j that memorable year
vrhen Rome, Amsterdam, Dantzie;
Antwerp and Paris were the cities'
of the same proud Km pi re, Napo
Icon had brought his young brido
to Brussels, and Was received with
much enthusiasm and pomp. . Oit
the morning after his arrival, he
reviewed the troops of the garri
son of Al Verte, and as the differ
ent regiments passed, remarked a
grenadier who bore the chevrons
of a Sargent-major: , Tall , and
erect,' his black eyes blazed like"
stars from a face bronzed by twen
ty campaigns, which an enormous
mustache rendered still more for
midable Or blzanr. , When the
lines -were reformed the Emperor
rode up to the regiment of grena
diers and called the Sergeant to'
the -front. The heart of the old
soldier beat high and his cheeks'
glowed; ; .. ,
" I have seen yo'u befthe," said
Napoleon. . ' Your name ?"
"Noel, Sire," he answered,- with
ri filtering vbice.
....
" Were you in the 0arm of Ita
Iy?'V "Yes, Sire; drummer at the
Bridge of Arcole."
" And you became a Sergeant
major?" " At Marengo, Sire."
"But since?"
" I have taken my share of all
the great battles."
The Emperor moved his head;
the grenadier returned to the ranks;
and Napoleon spoke rapidly to the
Colonel for a few moments, the
quick glances of his eyes toward
Noel, showing that he was talking
of him. . .
He had been distinguished for
his bravery in several battles, but;
his modesty had prevented his so
liciting' advancement, and he had
been overlooked m the promotions.
. The Emperor recalled him to his
sides . . ...
" You have merited the. Cross of
the Legion of Honor," said he, giv
ing him one that he wore. . o
" You are a brave man."
The grenadier, Who at that mo
ment stood between the Emperor
and Colonel, could not speak, but
his eyes said more than volumes.
Napoleon made a sign, the drums
beat a roll, there was a dead si
lence, and the Colonel, turning to
Avard the new knight, who with
trembling hands was placing his"
cross upon his breast, said in a loud
voice:
"In the name of the Emperor,
respect Scrgeant-Major Noel as ar
Sub-Lieutenant in your ranks."
The regiment presented arms;
Noel seemed in a dream, and only
the immovable features of the Em
peror prevented him from; falling
upon his knees; Another sign was
made, the drums beat, and again!
the Colonel spoke:
" In the name of the Emperor;
respect Sub-Lieutenant Noel iii
your ranks." . , .
This new thunder-stroke, nearly
overcame the grenadier; his knees
trembled; his eyes,- that had not
been moist for twenty years, M erc
filled with tears, and he was vainly
endeavoring to stammer his thanks;
when he heard a third roll of the
drums and the loud voice Of the
Colonel:.
"In the name of the Emperor;
respect Lieutcnaut Noel as a Cap
tain in your ranks." . ;
Aftsr this promotion, the Empc
fof 'continued, his review, with that
calm majestic air which none who'
beheld him ever forgot ; but Noelf
bursting into a flood of tears, faint
ed in the arms of the Colonel,
while from the regiment came :t
loud united shout of Vive l'Em-"
pereiir !
: :
Palez quaintly observes that the"
difference between the rich and the
poor . is- simply this: The poor
have plenty of appetite) but no th
ing to eat; the rich - have plenty tJ
cat, but no appetite.
"I lent you one' year ago front
to day four dollars and cighty-fivo'
cents. If VOu" have not had it long
enough, plcfise keep one year l-oh-"
gcr."' "Had forgotten it; alul hoped
you had; Lct'er rim another year."
A Leavenworth paper thinks, it
"an evidence of the westward
march "of civilization," that tho
Kansas Legislature appropriated
-$1,400 for tobacco for the peniten
tiary prisoners, and only $'300 for'
preaching the gospel to them.
Mr. Snub perceived that tho
milk he was pouring into his coffee-cup
was none of the richest;
he said to his hostess, "Haven't
you any milk that is a little more'
cheerful than this ?" "What do'
you mean by that?" "Why, this
milk seems to be overpowered by
the blues."
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