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About The Weekly enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1868-1871 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1870)
o K u o G o o o . 0 ; - G o o . G ' - " o0 O o O O - e o o.' . MO? II ' ' o ' The Weekly Enterprise. A DEMOCRATIC PAPER, KOIi TIIK Business SVIan, the Farmer ' And ike FA MI I A' CIRCLE. rriu.isiiEr) every Saturday AT THE OFFICII Corner of Fifth and Main stre)? Oregon City, Oregon- O 0 TERMS t.f SUBSCRIrTIOX: Single Copy one year, in advauce, $3 CO TERMS of A 1) VE R TISIXG : Transient advertisements, including all legal notice.-, ! sq. of 12 lines, 1 w.$ 2 50 For each subsequent insertion. 1 ( 0 One Column, one Aar $120 00 Half ' 0 Q.iartcr " " 40 P,u-iaess Can!, 1 square one year 12 H'i" llanilt tnce to be mn.de at the risk of Su'jicribsr, und at tfiesju'tise of Agcnt BOOIC AND JOB FFJXTIXGQ The Enterprise oflicJ.s supplied vitIQ beautiful, approved stylo) of type, and niod era MACtlLM-J I'ltKSSK.-T, winch will cnaoie the l'ropi iet:r to do Job lint'mg at all limes Xiat, (juiek and Cheap ! tfir Work sol. cited. Alt ' tritn-tciion vpon a Specie baiw. JOJiX Jli Eli, financial sigtht. y; uspyess a a hp s. WELCH, DENTIST. elel at Oregon City, Oregon ROOMS With Dr. Ha thin-ana, on Main ft T II. W ATKINS, M. D., StJIUlEON. Poiiti.axo. Ounce n. OFFU'E'Jo Front street Residence cor ner of M liti and Seventh streets. ALSEB.T H. K ALIEIi EEE.G , OBEsaist and Dnsgglfct, X$ 7- 1'IRST STREET, Fit. tjl.tr; din' I I'a :h inf. Inn '-. FOR TL IS1), U11EG0X. Kg- Physicians' Prescriptions Creful'v prepared. ;it reduced l'l iet:. A complete :i-M)i iineiit of 1 'at flit. Medicines, Perfumer ies, Toilet Articles, r'tiey Soaps, etc., on band ai:l fi-r sale at liarist jir'ces. n'Jtf A.JI. HEI.L. E. A. I'A'.tKEIi. BELL &, PARESR. (i) axi foAi.Fas in Chemicals, Patent Medicines, PuintsW" J'e rf tuner y, Oik, Ykp-nishes, And every article kept in a Drug Store. Main Street. Oic;."m City. Kst.ibl'wliea since t the old stand, " Strtef; Oriifoti Vita, Oregon. An Assortment of Vvatci?-. Jew o!r nr-:d Srtli Th onrasAveight (Mocks, u!l of which are warraiucd to be a- rcpreeiited. llepaiiiims done on short notice, ind thaukfS) lotK'ast Cavers. tv,. City Srayxisars, t), A!! orders rnr the delivery ofjiicrchan-Ti-g.n- kaues and fieiht or whatever des ription, to any p:irt of the city, ill be exe ruted prrnpt!y and with care. q JOIIX II. SCII RAM. Mainjfac'orer and Dealer in SA J) PLUS, HA US ESS, o , etc., etc., Mun - Miin St'-erf, Oregon City, " rar Wishes to represent that lie is rot as i well prepared-to furnish any article in his line I n the largest esiahiUhnu-ui in tiie State. He I particularly requests that an examination of IS bis stock l-"0i;i.v.1e before buying cl.-crrhi re. JOHFJ F. MILLAR, Siten-xxor l J. E. MILLER- '., M AX!' FACT ITvi: R OF AXf I KALE It iS Boos sisast Allocs ! At the Oregon City Boot and Shoe Store, Main street. THE BEST SELECTION Of Ladies. Cents', Hoys', and Children's Hoots and Shoes, on hand or made to order. Q 1 : AM", AVI LLIS & Co., MVEKY. FEED AND SALEWV s2 rIT 'S3 52 IZT-i s OIIEC.OX CITY, OfiKGOX. o Having rcceiitly added to the T.ivcry St-ck new Carriages, Moggies and llurses, are now prepared at all times to let the same, at reas onable rates. IlorsesJjougbt and sold, or kept Lv the dar or week: IMPERIAL MILLS. 0 Savier, LaRoCjue & 60., OREGOX CITY. 1". Kee i eonstantlv onlsand fot sale, flour M dlintrs. Hran and Chicken Feed, 1'artic-s parcliiag feed mu.-t furni.-n the sacks ISAAC FAT1K. r. d. Monmss JTAKU & MOIUiISS, liUTCHEFw FOR OREGON CITY AND VICINITY. o .??"" Will- de'iver to their patrons all the bet qnalittes of Stall Fed Beef, a:so Jlr.tton, tak, Poultry etc., as usual twice a week, on liexdnys and iStturdnys ! Thankf d tor past favors of the public would lcspcctl'uiy u-Ls a coiitiauaucq c-t the fame. v: mi llill liltf Vho will care ? When we lay beneath the daisies. Underneath the churchyard mold, nd the long grasses o'er our face3 Lay tlicir fh;ger.s uaaip and cold ; When we sleep from care and sorrow, And the iiis or earthly life Sleep, to know no pad to-morrow, WQ the bittemes.s of strife Y'ho will care ? Who will care? Who will come to weep above r3, L)ing, ch ! so white and still, Underneath the skies of summer, When all nature's pulses thrill To a new life, glad and tender, Full of beauty, rich and sweet, And the world i.-s clad in splendor That the years shall er repeat Who will care ? Who will care? Who will think of white hands lying On a still and silent breist, Nevermore to know of .sighing, Uvermore to know of rest? Who will care? No one can tell ns, l!ut if rest and peace befall, Will it matter if they miss ns, Or they miss ns not at ail ? Not at all ! GEIGCIJ. o BY A. J. DfFUR. 1 Tills county, lyiit: oust of the Cn.cadmoiiritains, ,'ind about 2o0 utiles irom IVntland, )y tlie usual traveled route, is the extreniaVsouth easteni county in the State. J ountl cd north by C.'nion county, east by Idaho Territory, pout ft by the !"tate of Xevada, and west by (J rant county, it is contained within that reg&m iyino; between the Cascade and the i'ocky mountain?; the wes tern jiortion of which is now known as Kastern Oregon ; and of which Gen. Fremont in the official report of his Exploration says: "Ap proaching the Ihirnt river country from the east, wc now come into a mountainous region, where the soil is good, and in which the face of the country is covvred with nutri tive grass and dense forests ; land embracing many varieties of trees peculiar to the count r v. and on u11 lli:ilJV ' ""' :i l ance oi irrowm iinKuown xo-'ine eastern part of the continent and to Europe." G " This mountainous region' he continues, "connects itself in the southwardQmd westward with the elevated country belonging to the California or Cascadtj range, and forms the eastern limit of the fertile and timbered lands along the des ert and mountainous region i it er, id ed within) the great Utah Basin." This county offers good iuduec- mentsofor the immigrant or settler , - . . -i-i.i.... wishing to locate in, aim develop a new eorrmry cajable of furnish ing thousandt)f families with the blessings of independent and hap- y homes. ihe lionest miner, whose industry, perseverance and daring with pick, pan and shovel, has for so many years sustained the credit of the nation by furnish ing to the financial world the base of all their circulating medium can find remunerative employment in developing the amiferous moun tains, canons and gulches of this county for centuries to come. The farmer wishing to locate in a coun try of mineriiP wealth, where pro ducts of all kinds wiil command the highest price in gold, will find in the fertile valleys of Baker county the natural elements by which perseverance and industry will in a few short years bring peace and plenty smiling around the doors of a happy hoi no. The herdsman or crazier wishing fco en gage extensively in stock and eat4 tie raising, can from many a grass crowned summit ami detached spur of the Blue mountains, see beauti- fulilateaux of bunch grasstretch ing for scores of miles in a south westerly direction unoceunied and imelaimed,(tmd capable of pastur uiieiaimeOjiui capable oi pastur- ing flocks and herds that., woul(l put Lot and Abraham of old to the blush, or turning in a north and easterly direction can vie' the smooth green surface of fertile val leys intersected wjth bold streams lying seemingly a thousand cubits beneath his feet. This county, al though formerly considered a wil derness covered with sage and grease-wood, with here and there a barren desert of alkali, is found to contain numerous small rivers and creeks, with fertile valleys capable of settlement, and plains of grass of almost unlimited extent. Crooked rivv rises in the north- ern part ri . cvaoa ami enters ia- ker county m the extreme south- West corner, runs in a northerly di rection near the west line of the county a distance of about twenty miles, when it makes a short turn to the east and continues its course in that direction almost to the cast line of the county, a distance of sixty miles, and unites with the east fork of the Owvhee and Jor Uan creel; and forms the Owyhee river. The different? meanderings of this river iustl vQ-ntitle it to the name, of Crooked river, and with its tributaries tarnishes wateivto numerous small valleys through the entire southern povtioif of the county. But this part of the count y is but little known, being traversed by baiicH of hostile Indirms, and seldom approached except by the hmster and trapper, arid tiie daring miner in search of gold Owyhee river, formed by the junction of Crooked river and Jordan Creek, in the southern part of the comity, runs almost north, parallel with the east line of the county, a distance of 100 miles, and empties into the Knake river. The Owyhee lifts numerous fertile valleys and tributaries, but is prin cipally noted for its mineral indica tions and immense stock range through which it ilows. Malheur. rr-er rises in the Malheur lake, in the center of Grant county, enters Baker from, the west, crosses the entire county from west to ea.st, and enters the Snake river on tlie eastern boundary of the county, Malheur passing through and watering the entire central portion of the county, h?ss numerous cas cades and waterfalls, capable of some day furnishing motive power for all the manufacturing purposes of extern ive settlements. Has also extensive valleys of alluvial bot torn lands, better adapted to settle ment and cultivation than many portions of the Eastern and Middle States. n From the summit of f o r-pu the Blue mountains that divides these two rivers, the scenery, for beauty and I2,r;ir.(ieur, can scarcely be surpassed. To th south can L 1 Jvurnt river vail 2 v. above Clark's CTCCIC, away m a westerly direction m one .1 unbroken line of verdant beauty, its smooth green surface presenting atrong contrast with the undu lating upland, alternating between CTass-9-rowncd hills and forests of no-antie, nine. Turnimfj to the mnc. lurniiifp to north the valley of the 1 1 . U OL 1 river lying in full view, far more extensive and equally ascbeautiful, can scarcely fail to strike the be holder with awe and admiration, and" beget the wish for the me chanic, dav-laboivr and landless poor of the older countries to ajiply the magic touch of civilization to those rich gifts of nature and con vert these extensive wilds into happy homes. These valleys arc well adapted to a system of gen era. 1 farming. Grain of all kinds matures well, and many farms have been opened and permanent settlements estab lished.0 Fruits, vegetables. hiUvv, cheese, and all kinds of farm pro ductions are raised here and com mand the highest price at the va rious mining camps in this county. The geological formation of this county gives unmistakable evi dence of volcanic action, and the soil generally has less of decom posed vegetable and organic mat ter than that of eastern Oregon. An analysis made by Fremont and given in Ins crucial report, show's the soil of Powder river val ley to contain the following com ponent parts ; Silica, 72.50; Alumina, 0.25; Car bonate of Lime, 0.SG ; Carbonate Magnesia, 4.02; Oxide of Iron, 1.20; Organic Matter 4.50 ; Water and Loss, 4.72. The climate of this county is peculiar to that of eastern Oregon, being hot and dry in summer and cold" in winter, the thermometer sometimes indicating 15 deg. be low zero in "winter, and 105 deg. in summer, but these points are not often readied. Snow IVdls in the valley, out is oi s;ioa aia.i.;cii, generally gone in a few days. The ground fs freeTrom frost and straw jm March, and fit for cultivation, valley, but is of short duration, nttlp wintering in these valleys with butPlittle extra feed. The altitude ami mountain air of this county render it healthy, ague and bilious diseases being almost en tirel v unknown. The water is pure, soft," and abundant. There are a number of warm springs in this county. Timber is sufficiently dis tributed through this comity to suppbtT all practical purposes and consists of fir, ccda?, larch, moun tain mahogany and mountain pine. llich gol3 ami silver quartz leads j oxist in this eountv, also rich placer j diggings, among 'which are those at Mormon Basin, Bye Valley, L lai K s Creek, ediasta ami vtiourn; new discoveries are being made every year. Coal, iron, lead and copper, are known to exist in this vicinity, but the precious met a Is have taken precedence "-hud those have not been developed. It is asserted by good practical miners that the mineral resources of this county are almost inexhaustible, and that mining in this locality is but iust in its infancv. This county proper covers an area of 4,000,000 acres of land, with about 5000 acres under improvement ; has a population of a, 700, and an assessed property valuation of $;00,G2G. The stage road from the Dalles to Salt Lake passes tlirouah tins! county, also the old immigrant road from the plains. The stage road is supplied witti good teams and coaches, and is kept in good repair for travel. Merchandise and supplies of all kinds arc easily obtained from Portland by way of the Columbia river, where the O. S. X. Co. have a daily line of steamers running to all the differ ent locations along the river, con veying freight and passengers in a safe and expeditious manner, at a A J very reasonable rate. There is a good wagon road est ablished from theCoIumbia river to Baker count,' also to all other points of import ance in t lie eastern part of the State. There a-ve several good lumbering mills in this county, and a flour mill will probably be erect ed in another year. Stores, mer chants, schools, and places for re ligious worship, with the various professions, are better represented in this county than could be rea sonably expected in so recently a settled county as this. Auburn, the county seat, is a thriving little mining town situated on Powder river, has stores,hoteIs, maehine-shons. iost-oinceT and va- rious kinds of business establish ments necessary to supply the wants of the surrounding count qy. The other towns with 'stores and postoffiees are Baker City, Express Iianch and Farewell Bend.- Ee Polite, EovSi All the Ixres nnd girls have read the story of Sir Walter Baleiu-Ti, who laid hi; cloak; in the mud for Queen Elizabeth to step upon. The act of gallantry passed into history and is remembered wher ever Sir Walter's name is men tioned. But, Sir Walter's act had a little era in of selfishness about it, as he knew that it mid as Ave say now-a- lays; 1:1 flTwl so it Oh; aow, i know little story which never lias been known, save to the actors in it, which I think fully equal to that about Sir Wal- A lady was visiting some friends near Xoriblk, Va., .and one fine day concluded to walk to the city to make1 some purchases. It had rained the previous day, and, by and byo she came to a place where a sort of muddy quagmire extend ed across the road. It was too wide to stop or jump 'across, and She saw no way of re.nehhfg the dry ground beyond. While pon dering upon the difficulty,, up came a bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked -boy ; a little bit of a fellovr, on his way to school, lie cofnprelfended the situation at a glance ; aim OU1CR examination also showed him that there was a plaefc where a crossing might be effected if there was something to step upon. In a mo ment his cap was off", and with a polite bow to the lady, he sprang info the mud, reached out his hand, and said "Step on my loot, miss; it won't hurt me a bit, and you'll get over dry." The lady hesitated a moment, then took the little hand, sprang across to the dry ground ; whither the boy followed and Immediately set about clean ing thePmud from his shoes. J presume that a bfty bred to be polite and gallant as that boy was soon forgot the affair, but the h?dy never did. And not long ago she told it to me, and I tell it to you that yoiioiuay learn a little lesson in politeness, an accomplishment which every boy and girl should possess. Xo) person ever egot stung by hornets who kept away from where they were. It is just so with bad .liabits. A negro recently stole the altar chairs from a Columbus, Ohio, Church, but re turned them because they didn't match the furniture. A German astronomer hasust written a " pamphlet " of 2.000 pages to prove that ! to prove ouJ tuooa. we shall shortly have secoi Called EacktoLife. From the Buffalo Express, December 11. Mess ner, the 1 Rochester wife murderer, narrowly escaped hang ing yesterday, and, even with the respite, it is altogether probable that he will at no distant time be executed. About 11 o'clock thoo Sheriff, with members of the press, 3uul a few friends of the prisoner, went to the cell in whicji lie is confined. He was being dressed for execu tion by one of the turnkeys of the jail, and as the party entered- vyas assisting the turnkey to button Tiis vest; his coat was laid across the back of a chair nearQ by, and on the window ledge lay an open book of devotion, printed in German, and a photograph from a picture of the virgin Mary. The unlocking of the door did not appear to attract his attention, but the tramping of many feet caused him to turn around with ci quick, spasmodic motion johis eyes were fixed on the floor, and his teeth firm set; he evidently thought they had come to lead him to his death. lie held out his hand to the Sheriff without a word, but expressing by his man ner that he recognized the duty im posed upon that official. TheSheriff, almost too much affected to speak aloud, whispered in his car: "A respite has come ; a stay of pro ceedings has been granted." Mess ner replied with a puzzled look, as though lie did not understand, upon which Sheriff Sutherland said to him, " You still live. You will not be hanged to-day." Like an elec tric flash the .looks, manner and bearing of the man changed ; the firm set teeth relaxed ; the eye, schooled to hardiness, betrayed his emotions, and the blood receded from his checks. His whole sys- Q ml tern seemed to droop; and slowly urr.itig .IViT.V; h dropped l -i brio a chair, with Ids back to the bystand ers. Presently Ifc roused himself, and. while shaking hands with the people surrounding him with con gratulations, he said that lie did not expect the respite; that he was prepared to die ; and that he was even anxious, for in two or three months, if it was decided that he must be hanged, he might not be so ready. When Kipson, the law yer who had fought the case through came forward to shake hands with his client, the tears came to his eyes, his voice faltered, and he could not control himself to introduce Proctor and Chcsbro, who had been with him to secure the writ. There were few in that C4H who could control their feel ings,dbr so!mn thoughts will come V-s one stands in the presence of a man around whom the black pall of death has been folding, and whose life had only been saved hy a few, a very few, minutes. After some conversation in German with one or two of the people present, lie was left alone with the Lev. Mr. Bayer, his spiritual adviser. Desciiti'Tiox of a Quadrille. It is described. " thusly" by a young man who ttied it: " We both bowed to both of us, nnd t'other; then the fiddle tuned and the thing started. I grabbed bet female hand ; she squeezed mine, both slung each other, then' changed base clear across the room, jumped up ?md down ever so many times, then my dear and me dec- sced-a-doc scotched home again 0 (from a foreign shore;) then Xe two forwarded ; four ladies change, we X over, backed over, turned around twice, shassayed sideways; I backed to place, she dittoed, side couples shuiile to the left, side couples turn gentlemen,s;de couples turn ladies, ladies turn side couples, head couples turn side couples, all hand around back again. First feller takes opposite gal, slings her around, take your own -1 1 gal anci -3 t'other fillers gal forward and back, twisf both gals two times, sling 'em to opposite feller, let him do the same r.s you and back again to the places'- light gentleman to heavy lady, hcavy(Iady duplicate, promenade, all gals to the Renter, fellers catch hold of each other's hands, bob up and doxfrm arm over ladies, slop up and down, each fel ler takes his gal back to place. Bight gentleman spin right lady, right lady spin left gentleman, all twist c9eh other,, do it again, over, repeat, once more, keep it up, all turn to t'other backwards, side ways, each couple swing t'other couple, cross over, back again to our seats." Miss Harris, who shot the fickle Eur ronghp, has been transferred from the In sanA?y'inm to the Philadelphia Post Off ice, to the infinite terror of the male clerks ia that establishment. How" to Make Village Loafers. Xo parents probably suffer more than village parents over their great, stout, hearty boy, Whose habitual round of idleness and dis sipation is no less methodical than the work of a merchant prince or a city editor. He has his regular morning resort and his evening re sort. He smokes here, drhfks there, drops into the peanut shop and that other shop, no matter whose, for a vulgar story or the village gossSp,with all the certainty of a letter carrier.- He is punctual at dinner, punctually late at break fast, punctually out" till midnight. He is a vulgar gormandizer nt the table, an idle lout about the house. He mortifies his sister, is a per petual anxiety to his mother, who derives no comfort from him, and a troiiblcrto his father, who gets no work from him, cannot keep n im at school, and sees no nros- pect of making anythino-of him The blame for a loafing boy, who is any where more at home than in his own house, belongs in a greSt measure to his parents. Ycgung people must have amusement; with out it they can m-ither work nor study. X either. when night comes after a hard day's Avork at books or at a trade, or. behind a counter, can they sit-down at homo like6in !ocs slit! n ell, i 11 give her xpuet oul men until bedtime. 'V" .,,-, A x i a. a o..i:y viiJL-i a.i jn.i.sL iiu e em. It must dance and laugh, crack jokes and make love. It has no idea of giving up thesolid pleas ures of sentiment and fiction of amusement and recreation, whjle fresh blood courses in its veins. But parents appear to overlook this necessity of youth.;, If they have a fault, it is not understanding the fact that amusement stimulates a healthy mental activity, and that an abundance of new pleasure cre ates for ycmr.g people a love and attachment for their homes, which no amount of parental preaching about staying at borne and going away to spend the evenings, will ever succeed 11 bringing about. In village homes there is too much hard work andP too little pjay ; too little- ovening society; too little hospitality ; too little provision for the , entertainment of boys and girls. The parlor is hardly onceq warmed for tne long winter, the tables never spread for a rotin company ; the companions of the children are not made free; to run in and spend the evening with games and fimsic ; there are no par ties ?.t seasonable hours, in the presence of parents and grand parents a presence so sacred that. it ft, i.,4. i M io .'iiouiu icijuiaic nijicSj manner:? and habits. Now, amusement Vung people will find out and have. " Unless they can have amusements of in nocent and child-like nature at their homes, they will have them elsgwhcre. They will go to dis reputable places mingle with ex ceptional company, carry their amusements to excess,and contract along with them vicious and de grading habits. Give the girls liberty to invite in their compan ions once a week, to spend an eve ning in singing and games. Let the boys havcQthe same privilege. Smile upon them. Don't let them feel that you have a kind of holy horror of these things, but encour age them by jroviding a littleQn tcrtainmcnto It will disturb the house, make work, be tiresome, perhaps,and add a trifle of expense. But which had you rather have, the noise and trouble of a party once a week, or night aftQr night anxiety and watching and wait ing for your boys to come home lVoiu, the saloons and shops ? "CT A fevvkd'rfys ago, a very starch.il v dressed individual cnllcd at an out- of-the-way shop on Howard street, X ew Orleans, over which swuno the sign of "Dr. Jiffrics." J the Doctor in?" he inquired of a dilapidated darkey who answered his summons. "He am dat, Par,"' was the smiling rejoinder.- " T$ hiirfl think I have symptoms of small pox,and wish to consult him." The whites of the darkey's eyes grew intense, and his dusky com plexion assumed a creamy hue. " Golly, boss, what you "say ?" "Tell the Doctor I'm sick with the small pox, and wish to see him." The astonished African gave a wild leap, and darting through) an inner door, slamming it in the visitor's face, cried out : " Leave dis yer house; I don't want no small pox!" " But the Doctor ?" " Gollv,boss, I'sc do Doctor, but I ain't good at small pox." Cigar stumps, collected fron? ho tel floorsare manufactured into fancy brands of smoking tobacco. wggaJ.iJLija!.utjjMw Q How Mrs. G-. Qct Well. Tom Gordon's wife was a victirii to imaginary ailments. Dr. Val entine, her physician, understands her whims and oddities so wcll that he humors Ker in every caprice If she imagines rheumatism is her' complaint, he agrees with her, and prescribes some harmless potion. If she thinks heroappctite decreas ing, some bread pills keep her hi good spires until the fancied symp toms of some other diseasg ihdueo her to send again for him. " About three months ago she complained of a pain in her side,, and as usual, the doctor was summoned. After . prescribing three or four bottles of' different harmless compounds lie said : (s ' All you want, to assist medi cine m effecting a cure, is a little rousing. Although your ailment is serious it is not dangerous. Just Resume a little energy,and you will recover. Kemember: rouse your- sell." After the Doctor had retired, the" (patient fancied that at last some se- rious disease was beginning to man ifest itself, and like a fool, she went to bod in dispair. ' Tom understood the case thor oughly, from long)cx-criiee,uid' said to himself: "She wants a rens- a surprise thtt 11 startle 7er!" and a bright idea ran through his head; Mrs. Hake, an attractive young widow, was engaged to act in the capacity of nurse to Mrs. G., and Tom thought her attractive quali ties might be made available in giving the patient the Necessary rousing; - ja snort consultation with the beautiful young widow, resulted in the arrangement of a plan, the ex ecution o which was to influence Mrs. G. tever after throw physic to the dogs. () Late the next evening Tom call ed Mrs Hake aside, and said to her1 loud enough to be heard by the' invalid : "Poor Fangy ; she is sure to d at last, and you and I may begin to arrange for onr marriage." " 'T will be a relief to her," con tinued Tom. " I, too,- have suffer ed as well as she, but with you,the picture of health, my happiness will be complete." The widow threw herself ifpdTi Tom's shoulders, her aii about his neck, and began to chew his vesli in mouthfuls, id smother her laugh ter. . O . . " How soon shall we getmarriect after she is dead ?" asked Torii. " I suppose you Avill be willing tovait a week or two?" simpered Mrs. Hake, as she took another mouthful of vest.- J- The invalid uttered an exclama tion and laded on the floor. - -"You think I'rn going to die, do you !" she exclaimed. " I '11 live to spite you both 1" " As for you J" she continued, turning and grasp ing Mrs. Hake by the hair'p " out of mj (house, you -designing vixen 1 Lwill act as my own nurse hc-rcaf- f 1. 1 From that day to this, Mrs. Gr has enjoyed perfect health. r) (o) The Power of Music. The ef fect of music on the senses wa oddly and wonderfully verified during the mourning for the duke' of Cumberland, uncle of George the Third. A tailor had an order for a great number of black suits, which were to be finished in a very short space of time. Among his workmen' was a fellow who was al ways singing "Blue Britannia,' and the rest of the journeymen joined in the chorus. The tailor made his Observations, and found that the slowtime of the. time rc- Qtarded the worksin conseofiiencc. he engaged a blind fiddler,- and, placing him near the workshop, made Iiltii play constantly the lively, tune of "Xancy Dawson." The design hadtiie desired effect j the tailors' elbows moved obedient to the melody,- and the clothe' were sent home within the pTG seribed period. The maidens of Chicago have learned a trick or two from the married women as to the power of the courts. One of them kept her betrothed on his good behavior by threats of a suit for"J breach of promise. If he was absent from, her for two days there came a note: Daklig : If I do not see you inJtwo hours I shall commence the suit. Thy adoring - ' Mauiox Naturally he went. If she wished to to a concert, and he did not profess a willingness to escort her, there came a note : "My Owx Tiiorxley:- The papers arc in the hands of a lawyer. Faithfully yours." : ' 9 0 0 0 o o