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OHEGOIV) CITY, OEE'GOiT, SATURDAY, JAMARYl, 1870.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
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rOHTLAN 1, OREGOX.
J. n MITCHELL.
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Mitchell, Dolpli SfeSmitli,
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tors iii7A'lniiraltt.
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tit rect, Portland, Oregon. q
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Attorneys and Counselors at Laic,
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OFFICE On Wilder stree in Carter's
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ATTORNEY LAW,
O KEG0N CITY, OREGON.
AN SING STOUT.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Office Under the United States District
Court Itwiii. Front street.
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JAS.lv. KELLY, 1 J.n. KEEO,
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bet. 2liii(l 3d sts. J Columbia and 7th stTN
Jas. K. Kelly and J. H. Reed, under the
firm name of
KELLY & HEED,
Will practice law & the Courts of Oregon.
Office on First street, near Alder, over the
new Post ullice room,Tf'ort.aiid. (40tf
2(TiXcu(jg in,
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Rooms 7 and barter's I5kclc,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Cvr. FRONT and IVASIllNGTON Sts.,
PORTLAND. OREGON.
J. WELCH.
DENTIST.
Permanently Located at Oregon City-, Oregon
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Yll. W ATKINS, M. D ,
SURGEON, roiiTLAXD, Okecc n.
OFFICE 93 Front street Residence cor
ner of Main and Seventh streets.
A. II. I5KLL.
E. A. PAHKEK.
BELL &, PARKER.
AD DEALERS IX
Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints,
Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes,
And every article kept in a Drag Store. Main
Beet, Oregon City
toiin nscmiAM
Manufacturer and Dealer in
SADDLES, HARNESS,
ctc.& etc.,
Main Street
Oregon (.'itii.
STS-W Vshes
to represent that he is now as
well prepared to furnish any article in his line
s the iajpest establishment in the State. lie
particularly requests that an examination of
his stock lie made before buying elsewhere.
JOHN F. DULLER,
Succes-orto J. F. MILLER Co.,
MAXITACTCREB OF AND DEALER IX 0
loot snail JIioes I
At the Oresron CUv Boot and Shoe
m Stored Main street.
L 0 THE lEST SELECTION
)f Ladies', Gents', Boys', and Children's
Boots and Shoes, on hand or made to order.
AM, WILLIS & Co.,
LIVERY. FEED AND SALE
&5 r3aT' Bk SS IL( 3ZU2 m
OREGON CITV, OREGON.
rTavinfr recently addetPto the Livery Stock
newCarriages, Buggies and Horses, re now
prepared at all times to let the same, at reas
onableTates. Horses bought and sold, or
kept bjthe day or week.
AV03IAN SUFFRAGE.
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Fiddle faddlc ! what's the use ?
Yon can't make her a man 5
The great Creator fashioned her
On quite another plafi.
Man's joints are strong and firmly knit,
His thews and sinews tough ;
But woman is of dainter mould,
And formed of finer stuff.
Men are ,the pro?e-the timber Lalf)
Of this sad worldjf ours,
And women are the poctrj'.
The sweet fern and rue flowerfcj
Throughout the blessed Book thia thought
. Runs beautifully and clear,
That woman lives to sanctify,
To grace and to endear.
Don't let her, then, be gnntilied and soiled
By mingling in the fray,
But keep her from grosser. acts
To win her own sweet way ;
Let purity remain her shield
Without a blot or stain,
To guard her mental bloom from taint
Or touch of hand profane.
Forbid it. Heaven ! Forbid it, Fate ! O
Forbid it, men of sense.
That she herself should aid tliplot
To shame her own defense.'
She is all glorious as she is
Why should the fretting few
Conspiixvo banish from ber soul
The lnrgrance and the dew:
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Why take away herxhiefest charm
The 5ow i that's hers by right)
The qnw Influence that compels
1'roud nran to own her right?
Sheknows her power why cant the sex
Itcmaiu contented, then, w
To rule us in the gocuj o'.dVay ?
Lord love us ail-Ciuien!
STATISTICS OF OREGON.
BY A. J.
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COUXTY.
f'rhis county, situated 0:1 tlify
navigaole waters 01 me oiiunuia
river, and divided in the western
part from north to so.uth by the
Willamette; from whiclf it receives
it-s commercial importance, with
t.lW Sandy river, in the eastern
part, furnishing natur:(ldvantages
for nfTrl sitend vater power, a
fertile soil, pure water, mildand
genial climate, and commercial ad
vantages over any oQier portion of
th(PtMe, makes it a point where
industry and .enterprise are more
promptly rewarded, and capital
judiciously invented lias prospects
of richeriind more. peedy returns
than alrst any other locality on
the Pacific coast. O
The price of farming land in this
county has probably a wider
rang than in any oth- locality in
the State, the price being deter
mined by the fertility of the soil,
the amount of improvements,-and
proximity to Portland the great
re-shipping point and commercial
centre of the State; the price vary
ing from three to thirty dollars per
acre. Although this county con
tainCmuch valualde farming land,
and is of importance in art agricul
tural pointy of view, being far su
perior in productiveness and agri
cultural resources to most of the
Atlantic States, ?till, wheji coni
pared with the rich cvallcys and
broad))rairies of many of the mid
dle and upper counties of the State,
Multnomah would rank as second
for irrain growing, stock
raisimr,
and general farming purposes.
The sT) of this county Ms c
nosed of three varieties.
Com-
northernpart, along the Columbia
riVer, being an alluvial deposit;
the middle and southern portionriand meetings for religious vrorship
bein"- a yellow clay and sand loam,
intersiersed with small valleys ot
black muck or vegetable mouldt
knofli as ash swale and beaver
land. (-
Thc valley of ColumbQ, con
tained within the liraits of this
county, is about twenty-five miles
long, and from one to three miles
broad
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Add to this the differcntyr5ol,s religiouslcnominatioiftjSome
islands belonging torthe county,
known as Governulent island, Ilay
dcr?s island, Sauvic island, Swan
island, Koss' island, ami a number
of others of less importance, thisb,f the State, is situated on the west
county has an area of ricr bottom
or interval land of between fifty
and sixtyOthousand acres, mostly
covered with a luxuriant growth
of (nutritious grass,, peculiarly
adapted to 'dairy and stock raising,
to winch it is mostly applicd,behig
celebrated for its excellent butter
and cheese, and containing some of
the finest dairies in the State.
A large amount of these lands
arc subject to an annual overflow,
from the first of June to the mid
dle of July, caused by a rise in the
v,uiumiu;i river irom tlie melting
snow in the liocky lountains. (
The water deposits a sendimcnt
from one-half to three-fourths of an
inch in depth, renders the meadow
lands exceedingly fertile, enabling
the former year by year to remove
large crops of hay .and grass with
out impoverishing the soil. There
are high ridges extending through
these bottom lands, called iQrd
hackQidges, which seldom over
flow, and where the farmer, by a
system of ordinary- cultivation, can
harvest from fortr to six'tv bushels !
of wheat, and from sixty to ninety
bushels ot oats to the acr; and
seeded to timothy, will produce
from three to four tons of the best
of hay per acre. The land imme
diately on the river banl-Pis of ex
ceeding fertility, producing pota
toes, born, grain of; all kinds, with
fruit and vegtablescof the differ
ent varieties, in abundaiice.
Leaving the alluvial soil of the
Columbia bottoms, and proceeding
southward between theWillamctte,
in the west, (and Sandy river, in the
eastern part of the county, the land
rises into gentle swells, covered
mostly with timber, with an occa
sional hilffof moderate hight, but
would not be considered movm ani
ons or broken. This land is a
law clay and sand loam, and when
cleared and cultivated, produces
vcgetablcSjQgrainy grass and fruit
in paying quantities, but not so
luxuriant a growth as onCfchc river
bottoms, unless when manured, ov
wheithere are smalhy alleys of ash
swale, creek bottohr' and beaver
land. Thx're are a number of good
farms cut out of the timber in this
part qfUhe county, and the land is
welf adapted to that system of
farming followed by the Pennsyl-
vania, Xew YorlPor.Xcw England
farmer. When sown to grass, this
land produces timothy, red and
white clover, and form a thick,
velvet green socP of luxuriant
growth. q o
Ihe water in this county is pure
and abundant?) with some water-
power, but of no greatJmportanceo
here not supplied in sinhcient
quantities for domestlc0piirposcW,
by najiral springs and brooks, it
can be easily obtained by digging
wells in most all parts of the
count y O
The uiffererjt varietiesof timber
are the red, white and yel!ovl1r,
eedaiy, hemloek, asl), oak, cotton-
(Wood, maple, alder, yew and crab-
apple. 1 here is timber in abund
ance for (till practical purposes, be
sides large quantities annually
converted into lumber at Portland
for exportation. o O
The climate is mild and tcmper-
being from five to one hundred and
two degrees above zero, and these
points not having bcn reached but
twice within the last nine years.
The" general health of the count yH
is good. Ajfcw light cases of bil
lions fever and aggopecur annually
wherepeoplc expose themselves by
excessive labor in rain, bt the
county is far less liable to those
diseases) than the most healthy lo
cations in itorthern Wisconsin
There are a few small tracts of
Government land in the souths
Sasffirn part of the county This
land is watered by springs and
brooks of ptire-water emptying into
the Sandy river, is easilyccleared,
with a rich alluvial soil of veget
able mould, and capable f being
converted into fruitful fields and
indeiendcnt homes. There is also
v-lquite an-amount of scliool land iti
tins county valuable lor timber aim
nrrrir'nIriirMi niininsr's. which enn
lw J'iivniv;lifil fnr two iloll.'irs nrr
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The advantages
for schooling
arc equal to those enjoyed by many
of the olde? Stales. A good svs
tehi of comirmn schcol ediiextion,
with good school houses, is estab
lished throughout the county.
There is also aiQacademy and fe
male seminary at Portlaiial There
are nine different church edifices
in the county belonging to the va-
of them costing not less than fifty
thousand dollars. u
Portland, the county scat of
MuUnomah.andthe great emporium
bank of the lower Y illamette river,
alout twelve miles above its con
fluence with the Columbia: With
a harbor which steamboats .and
sailing vessels of all sizes andQfrom
all parts of t he worhj can reach in
safety, With convenient 0 docks,
wharves and Ware-houses' for1 re
shipping rttld packing, and being
the distributing radium for the mer
chandise, mechanical and agricul
tural wares, with thfvast amount
of other supplies consumed in the
extensive mining, lumbering and
ariejjltural (regions of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho andIontana
Tcrritones, makes it the depot for
extensive commerce, and in ODbusi-
ness point of view is second only to
San Francisco on the( Pacific coast.
ThLtr3dc oPortlamt with tliOjin
terior and different points along
tho Vi!l.'.mette ami Columbia, re-
mifrp5 tho ennstmit i employment of
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between fifteen and twenty river
steamers. I lev intercourse,!)' ocean
steamer and sailing vessels with
San Franciseo,Xewr York, Victoria,
the Samlwitdi Islands, and other
foreign ports, gives life toJLnisiness,
Tlie elegant and substantial brick
machine shops and commercial
houses) ef ecftd the past season,
among which We notice, for archi
tectural beautyund finish,tlie bank
ing house of'AIessrs.Ladd Sc Tilton,
and the elegant brick block erected
by II. IX White, Esq., with several
others, costing in the aggregate
over a quarter of a million dollars,
is a proof of the rapid growth and
financial prosperity of this city.
There has been a court house andi
jail recently erected in Pprtland
at a ebst ot over G 100000. A
IT. S. custom house, postoftice ami
court rwm are to be added, to her
yel-(h)ublic buildings another season.
From the business directory of
18Q ve extract the following 'sum
mary of occupations ;Of the people
of Portland: O
Portland hjis forty-four account
ants, forty-one attorneys at law,
Oj)c assay ollice, Qne auctioneer,
two architects, three dealers in ag-.
ricultiiral implements, four banking
houses, one barrel factory six book
sellers and stationers, eight boot
and shoe dealers, -twenty-seven
boot and shoe makers, mhe board
ing houses, seven bakeries, two
brick yards, one brooniQfactory,
nincGcommission merchants, two
civil engingrs, eight contractors
and builders, two claim agents, six
collectors, four ollecting agents,
one coppersmith, four coffee, and
oyster saloons, six clothing dealers,
two cigar makers, four confection
ers, four crockery dealers, two
coopers, ten cigar and tobacco
dealers,M;vo carpet stores three
cabinet makers, three dealers in
Chinese goods, two (Chinese phvsi
cians, nine dress makers, sit drug
stores, two dancing academies, live
dentists, one c.)ress company, 01Q
electric filiysician, three fislonar
kets, four loundriesj, oneP farrier,
seven fmit stores, five furniture;
stores, one factory for manufactur
ing fire 0works, three feed stores,
one gas factory, three dealersoin
gold dust three gunsimths, thirty
grocery stores, sixteen hotelsPfour
real estate agents, three hatters,
five hardware stores, nine insurance
agcntspiorty-eight liquor saloons,
foui'Qliquor stores, one lime and
cement store, sixteen draymen, nine
livery stables, ten wholesale dry
goods stores, tvrenty-four retail
dry; goods storcsP two matclifac-
torie, sixteen meat maikcits,4our
mills, seven millers, three music
stores, three marble shops, fifteen
notifrlcs, to ojiticians, o'ne(pculist,
ten painters, three professors of
music, fifteen physicians, four pho
tograph galleries, (two job printing
offices, five newspaper ollices, two
plumbers, two reporters, six restau
rantSj two seed stores, two sash and
door factories, two salt manufiio
toricsjthree saddlers, oile stencil
cutter, three soda factories, one
soap factoi'V, six .stove stores, two
surveyors, six 0 sewing ' machine
agents,
six merchant tailors, one
turpentincJactory, five iewelers.
one wagxrtt wood stoi'e, six carriage,
makers, and oneCttig maker.
Springville, a neat town sitjijited
four miles below Portland, on the
Willamettep is a good busbess
point, with dee) vaier' and good
harborjlnd although not located
in the immediate vicinity of any of
the great farming districts.of Ore
gon, one firm alone have shippell,
the)r9sent season, over one hjm
dretl thousand bushels of grain.
Multnomah gounty, although the
sniallest.Chnd of less Qigricultttral
importance than1 many others, is
the wealthiest county in the State.
Taking the popular vote of 18G8
as a basisipon whicho make an
estimate, this count" would contain
about 10,000 inhabitants, and with
an assessable property of $5,436,
050 wouldfbe over five hundred
aid forty-three dollars for each in
habitant of the county. The as-
pessment ibil88 shows an increase
of over w3 15,000 in the capital of
this county during the pastyear,
With a railroad on each side of
theWillamctte river, al ready un
der process of construction, known
as the Oregon Central, (cast and
west side,) Jthe contemplated Col-umbiai-Vivcr
valley, connecting
Portland with the Union Pacific
by the way od Salt Lake afid our
northern mines, with a branch of
the Northern Pacific sure to be
built to connect this point with
Pugot Sound, with ajl thesg con
templated great enterprises making
this their natural converging point,
Multnomah holds out jittermgCin
duccmcntsto the enterprising busi
ness man of whatever occupation,
wh seeks profitable investment
foriis caniQl. And Portland bids
fair to one day become the great
Chicago of the Pacific Coast.
Approaching Death of Napoleon.
From the Cincinnati Gazette
The fact that the Emperor of the
French has not more than Qix
months to live is an event of great
political importance ; and the Paris
papers for obvious reasons, haveified by malicious minds until the
not told the full truth. At least
such is the case if the statement of
Mr. George AVilkcs, of the Spirit
of tiec3Jimes, is to be believed.
Mr. Wilkes is in Paris under treat
ment for nervous prostration, the
result of over work. His physician
is Bardn) Segnard. In a conversa
tion with himedQal attenhint,
Mr. Wilkes gathered some inter
esting information. AVe quote :
He directed my attention to aTjmake assertions about her that you
scries of articles which had recently
appeared in (a) French paper on the
subject of thcQ Emperors health,
and which lie said had created con
siderable sensation. They were
writtcri (to his knowledge) by a
man who had once been physician
to the Emperor, a man of great
ability but dissolute habits, who
had lost his standing in society
and his employment by the Em
perbi'Pbut who, nevertheless, knew
the hitter's constitution well.
"This man," said Seghard, "has
violated all professional obligations
in these 'articles, anddias disclosed
the secret that the Ejnperor is suf
fering under an incurable disease,
which must soon put an end to
him." q
" What (3I0 you call soon?" I
asked. q
" Well, certainly within six
months," was the reply.
" Aiul-what, is his" disease?" I
InquiredP O
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, 0
idder," he an-
swcretL
This is a secret worth knowing,
for the stock markets of all the
world will be affected by the death
of the Emperor of France. Seg
nard addetO that " doubtless the
Emperor had been mad
e acnuamt-
ed with his fate, and va preparing
for it as well as lie could."
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Not the
Eight
" Scentin StuE"
A fong. lean.
gaunt
Yankee en-
tered a drugQtore. and asked :
"CVoir the d rugger Y' q
" Well, I s'pose so ; I sell drugs.V
"Well, hev you got anyiv this
here scentin' stuff all the girls put
otDtheir handkerchers i
"Oh, yes."' o
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) " Wal, our Sal is goin' to be mar
ried, and she (gin me a ninejtcnce
and told me to invest thj whole
amount in scentin' stuff, so's to
make0he- sweet, if I could find
some to0suit P?o if you've a mind,
I'll just smell round."
The Yankee Osmellcd around
without being suited, until trie
druggist got; tired of him, and tak
ing down a bottle of hartshorn,
said i o
'H'Ve got a scenting fjjtufF that
will suit you. A single drop on
your handkerchiefq will last for
W&ks, and you can t Wash it out,
but to get the strength of it you
ritust take a big smell."
1 " Is that so, mister Wal, just
hold Oil a minit, Jjll I get my
breath, and when I say neow, you
put it under y smellen"
The directions were, of cburscj
followed, and the Yankee was
nearlyknocked off his pins; but
recovering, lie exclaimed .
"Chain litenin', Blr. Drugg'ei"!
Is the top of my head on ? Sal
don't want nothin'elike lh.it it
would break up a camp mcetin' in
teii minits. Youhain't got the
right kind o' scentin' stuff.
AIontcrcau fisherman, France,
lately cauglit a fish, within which
was found a breast pin, ornament
ed with thirty precious stones dia
monds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires,
etc., the whole valued by Paris
jewellers, $300,000.
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A recently appointed post-mis
o-
ctress at a rp0st-otHc oiPthe plains,
sends ner nrst quarterly report to
the Department with the following
foot-note : Q O
" For -ceks past I have slept
pvitha six-shooter by my bed side,
and a carving knife under my pil
low, Expecting at break-o'-day the
Indians wouldCcome for my scalp,
but all this has not been half so
harrassing to my mind as the mak
ing out of oneVpiartcrly report.
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An eminent physician says' that
white rubber, used" for nursing bot
tles, and infant's toys, is very pois
onous, causing sorcQjiiouth, skin
eruptions, decayed teeth, spinal
curvature and 9eath. In Europe,
the sale of it is prohibited "by law.
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England uses 220,000 Ib&
per annually; France 105000 Ih. ;
andjthe L mtcd States, 400,000
HAVE 'MERCY ON WOMEN.
From the Masonic Mirror for December.
AVe have probably all of its met
with circumstances in which a word
heedlessly spoken against the repu
tation of a female has been magni-
cloud has been dark enough to
overshadow her whole existence.
To those who are accustomed, not
necessarily from bad motives, but
from thoughtlessness, to speak
lightly of ladies we recommend
these " hints as worthy of consid
eration." 0
Never use lady's name in an
improper place, at an improper
timeX)r mixed company. Never
thmk untrue, or allusion that she
herself would blush to hear. When
you jneet with men
who do not
scruple to make use of a lady's.
name in a reckless&nd unprincipled
manner, shun them, for they are
the very worst members of the
community lost to every sense of
honor, every feeling of humanity.
Many a good and worthy woman's
character has been forever ruihed
and heartbroken by a lie manufac
tured by some villain, and repeated
where it should not have bccn,and
in the presence of those whose Iktle
judgment could not deter them
from circulating the foul and bragj-
gait reports. A slander issoou
propagated, and the smallest thing
derogatory to a woman's character
will fly oiFthc wings of the wind,
and magnify as it circulates, till its
monstrous weight crushes the joor
unconscious victim. Respect the
name of woman, for your mother
and sisters are women ; and Ss yAki
would have their fair names untar
nished and their lives unembittered
by the slanderer's tongue, heed the
ill that your own words may bring
upon the mother, the sisteiyor the
wife of some fellow creature. If,
perchance there are siiis, let charity
cover them all,Cthough their name
be multiide
s -e
Cure tor In-growing Nails.-
A correspondent of a medical jour
nal g&es the following account of
treatment by which he cured a case
of ingrowing nails i
" I put a very striall piece of tal
low in a spoon, and heated it over
a lamp until it became very hot,
and dropped two or three drops
between the nail and granulations.
The effect was almost magicah
Pain and tenderness were at one!
reeved, and in a few days the
granulations were all gone, the dis
eased parts dry and destitute of
feeling, aim the edge of the nail
exposed so as to admrp ofbeing
pared away without inconvenience.
The cure was complete, and the
trouble never returned. I have
tried this plaiiQrepeatedly since,
and with the most satisfactory re
sults. The operation causes but
little if any pain, if the tallow is
properly heated. A rcpetititSi
might in some case be necessary,
although I have never met with a
case hat did not yield to one ap
plication." o
Aurgeon in liusiia recently
showed how red tape can sometimes
be cut by a skillful hand; He halt
brcn summoned to care for four
men injured by an accident in a
town in the interior. The only
railroad train to start soon was Top
freight and he was toO that he
could not travel on it except as an
escort for living freight. He hur
ried tojti house hear by and bought
a rooster, which he carried upon
the train, and he was permitted to
proceetL the requirements of the
rule being fulfilled.
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AfPa sitting in Hartford.recently,
there was present a woman wrho
mourned the loss of hci escort,and,
as the manifestations began to ap
pear, the spirit of the departed
Benedict appeared upon the scene.
Of course he widowgwas how
eager to engage in conversation
with the absent one, and tlie fol
lowing dialogue ensued :
"Widow "Are you in the spirit
Wojid ?"
The Lamented " I aa'
Widow " How long have you
been there ?"
The Lamented " 0,somc time."
Widow "Don't you want tn
come back and be with your lonely
wife?" . J
The Lamented Not if I know
myself. It's Jiot enough here."
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Six gentlemen of New York city
have taken steps to import 100 ce
lestials for servants for their own
households. c
How to malfo a clean sweep
asifhim.: ranch.
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A Green Spot.
The late Noah Winslow wa f.,
fond of telling the 'following inci
dent of his mercantile life; and ho
never closed the narrative but with
swimming eyes.
" During the financial crisis and
crush of 'fifty-seven,' when heavy
men were sinking all around us,
and banks were tottering,our house,
became alarmed in view of tho
condition of its own affairs. The
partners three of up, of whom I s
was the senior met in our private
office for consultation. Ouf junior O
had made a careful inventory of
everything of his bills receivable
and bills payable and his report
was, that twenty thousand dollars
of ready money, to be held through
the pressure, would save us.
Without that we must go by tho
board the result was inevitable. q
I went out upon the street, and
among mv friends; but in vain.
The amount of money we need
ed was not to be had. Men who
held gold would not let it go, save
upon solid security and5 the only
security we could give was our
word, and honor, for the many
thousands due us were nothing in
that hour. m ' '
Two whole days I strove, and
begged, and then returned to tho
counting-house in despair. I sat
at my desk, expecting every mo
ment to hearQour junior sounding
the terrible words, 'Our paper is
protested !' when a gentleman eh-
tered my apartment unannounced. & Q
He was of middle age, with a frank
genial face, and though I fancied w v
there was something familiar in his
earnest, kindly look, yet I could
not locate him, nor call him in any
way. u - m
"Mr. Winslow," he said taking
a seat at the end of my desk, " I
hear that you are in need pf
money." q
The very face of the man in
spired confidence, and I tolcbhoW
I was situated.
"Makeyour individual note, one
year, without interest, for twenty
thousand dollars, and I will give 0
you a check payable in gold for
that amount."
While I sat gazing upon him
in speechless astonishment, he con
tinued: Yon don't remember me; but
I remember you. I remember you
when you were a member of the 0
Superintending School Committee
of Bradford. I was a boy in tho Q
village school. My father was dead
"Tgniy mother was poor ; and Iswaa
but a shabbily clad child, though
clean. AVhen our class came out '
recite'on examination day, you
asked the questions. I fancied you
would praise and pet the childreil 0
of rich and fortunate parents, and
pass me by; I blundered and stam
mered, and quivered With shame.
But it was not as I thought. In the
end, you passed by all the others,
and came to me. You told mel
had done Very well ; and you told q
me I could do better still, if I would
try. You told me the way to hott-f
or and renown was open to all alike
no one had a free pass. All I had
to do Was, to be resolved and push
oiL That sir, was the turning point o
of. my life. From'cthat hour my
sgul has Aspired ; and I have never
reached a great good without bless- Q
ing yoit hi my heart; I have pros
pered, and am Wealthy ; and now I
otter you but a poof return for the
soul wealth you gave to me in that
by gone time."
"I took1 the check," said Wlns
low, " and drew the gold ; and our
house was saved. And, at the end
of the year,'5 he added, Whcfedo &
you suppose I found my note?" '
We could not guess. With deep
emotion, and streaming eyes, -ho
continued ! .
" At the end of the year I found
my note lit possession of my little o
orphaned grand-dttUghtei I Oh,
hearts like that man's are what
bring earth
gethef."
and heaven neftfef to
It is stated that experiments fife
now in progress in some French
colonies to try, oil ft large scale,
Messrs. Rousseau" ttttd Bonneterre's,
plan of converting the saccharine,
juice of eahe, or beet-root, into a
peculiar sacharate of lime, and to
transport that salt, instead of raw
sugar, for&the purpose of refining.
It is said that this compound is as
hard as sand, and can be transport- t.
ed without the risk of damage and
injury which sugar is subject to,
and that it may be Kept-lor any
length of time.
One live man,
with a moderate
amount of capital and energy, is
worth more to a town than a dozen
rich old fogies, 'who shut their cash
up in bonds and unimproved real
estate
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