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The Torpedo.
, From a correspondence in the London Time.
' It may interest your readers to know
t that the Americans have commenced
? .the reconstruction of their navy, in
doing which they seem to be fully alive to
'the fact that torpedoes will in all prob
ability become the principal and main
naval weapon of the future, whether
used offensively or defensively, whether
by vessels designed for cruising or for
liarbor defense. This fact cannot be
too forcibly borne in mind by us, who
confidently rely on heavy guns und
armored vessels designed for an artiU
lery encounter, and not constructed so
as best to manipulate and fight the tor
Dedo. Naval authorities in the United
. States appeal unanimously to hold the
opinion that the torpedo will be the
chief naval weapon of the future. Not
only U it an opinion, but it is being
acted upon with greet energy.
A " school of torpedoing" has
been formed at Newport, llhode Island,
whsre a number of naval officers are
instructed in the practical employment
of torpedoes in suitable and purpose
built vessels. As many as twenty go
. through the class at once, when they
enter into all the details of tornedoinsr.
theoretically and practieully, just as the
Advanced class of artillery officers at
Shoeburyness enter into the details
, appertaining to gunnery The course
h- lasts several months, and the officers
"i have the great advantage of seeing and
i taking part . in the numerous torpedo
xrjeriment8 which are constantly coin?
uu huvi v. ..up, aw uiim ncatubit
So
mucn i or euueauon.
Each vessel of the United Spates
nkvy now carries, besides a number of
towing Aj torpedoes, an arrangement
whereby a torpedo containing a little
rover, pae hundred pounds of powder can
be boomed out come twenty-fourfeet in
. front of lihe cor wateri V ThoMrotK-clad
nooitors, about thirty i all, are fitted
with booms for torpedoes, to , be worked
h from tbetr decks, and it is considered
that they will thns become very fornaid
able weasels for harbor defense, where,
TfroB!. narrowness of channeled other
reasons, speed is not of prime import
ancelrelTe powerful jags; which
were , .T , ouilt during : , war, are
havin tabular ' out-riggers fitted io
l&th4i . iOWCMtles U This arrange
ment eonsiets essen tially of a tube, with
jgnit&bto ftlves, through which lis thrust
another and looger cast iron tube, car
rying the torpedo,! which can pass thro'
the first tube on to its outer extremity.
The whole apparatus is entirely hidden
from the view of' the enemy, who can
not, therefore, from the appearance of
the vessel, divine her dangerous charac
ter. A minute description of thes
tubular outriggers will, be sent to the
proper authorities. It is asserted that
four torpedoes, can be thrust out and
fired per minute. These tugs are only
intended for use during the night, as
their engines and boilers are much ex
posed, and a single shot would be al
most certain to disable them. These,
as well as the other but-riger t6rpe
does, are fired by an electrical fuse and
small frictiocal machine.
The United States Government are
so well satisfied with the torpedo ex
periments Hiid their results that three
special torpedo vessels have quite re
ceotJy been commenced one at the
lioston navy yard, one at New York,
and one in a Southern navy yard. The
Bostou torpedo vessel is to have n
length of 175 feet; beam 35, and free
board eight or nine feet; she is to be
protected to a certain exteot with iron,
and great stress is laid on her speed,
which it in hoped will exceed sixteen
knots. I will not apologize for tres
passing on your ppace, fjr the simple
reason that no more important subject
can be discussed at the present tune
than the probable effect that the pr:tc
tical application of torpedoes to fei
oing vessels of high sperd may h tve
on the naval supremacy of Great Unt
iin. M CSICAL DlCTlOXAUV.
What is a
slur; . iUicwi any reiuaia oue siun
makes atout another.
1 M 4 ....
hat is a rest i (Join;
out of the
choir lor lelreshmtnts during
sermon-
time
What is sinking with an underst
anding I U;atioy time on the 11. mr
with your foot, What is a symphony ?
Flirting with the soprano singer be
hind the organ.
What is a staccato movement ? Leav
ing the choir in a huff wheu one is dis
utified with the organist.
Whit is a swell?. A profe-sor of
music who pretends to know all about
the science, while he cannot coocoil
his ignorance.
What is a turn 7 When one sitiL'or
is d'feharucd to tn.ikeroom for another.
How do yo!i produce a d is con ? JJy
praising oue lady's singing at the ex
pense of a rival who overhears you.
hat is a pause: When the organ
boy gets asleep when the choir is read)
to sing.
What is a flat? A Ringer whi sup
poses himself or herself iudispcusiblc
to the success of the choir.
How to secure a quartette. Get two
good-looking, unmarried gentlemen for
base and tenor, Hnd there will uc no
trouble iu securing soprano and alto.
Chinese Heqoars and Dwarfs.
China is a curious place, tnd various
and varied are the customs of that
celestiaj region. A common busincs
there is the making of dwarfs and beg
gars. The process of making dwarfs
is beautiful in its simplicity. Iu the
first place a child of three or four years
is taken, and then a heavy porcelain
vase is put over him 85 that the head
alone is free. With an unexpected
consideration for the prospective dwarf's
feelings, thi? vase isremovnd at night
so that he may sleep (the child, not the
vse), but both ffre restored to their
former relationship in the morcing The
child thus advances in age in his inflex
ible mould until he can no longer grow
when the vase is broken. , The process
of making the beggars is more compli
cated, and not so likely to commend it
self to the public favor. $At Pekin,
eyes are taken out acid limbs broken, in
order to eicite the proper degree of
commisseration.
Horace Greeley. Well he has
left the old party. We are sorry. It
comes from the bottom of our soul. "We
are sorry that the old relations mUst bo
severed. AVe are sorry in many in
stances but most of all we sorrow for
Greeley. The party "will miss him
but the party can get along without
him. The party U stronger and wiser
thau one man who ever stood within its
rank's, though' lie bo a Greeley ! The
fiarty will march as steadily forward to
ts well planned'' viotory as though a
'star" had not fallen 1 But Greeley
himself!. To.think, that. tie, has gone
over to tho assistant Democrats, and
with a declaration, too, which gives the
direct lie to all his teachings on protec
tion against free trade, an will be seen
by consulting tne aispatcnes i i opr.;
Grdeley ! He has been too - greatly.
tempted, and human nature io the best
ox us is wean, i vc
The Perils ot Hhaviug.
!A worthy citizen undertook ' to trira
his whiskers, a short time since, and by
a slip of the Rcissors spoiled the cut
He trimmed a little more, and still ij
would look lopsided; so he went to the
barber and. pntshaYcd, for the first titiie
for twelve years. "He was yery ibusjj
and business detained him in his office
until a late hour of the night,, and
when he went home he found that hijt
family had retired. This was not an
unustml occurrenca, so he silently en
tered by meaos of a pass key, sough t
his own room, and uudressed without
lighting tho ;gas. He got partly int
bed, when his wife astonished him by
uttering a loud and prolonged scream
He was vpry much alarmed for hei,
and feared she had lost her reason He
implored her to tell hiui what was the
matter. , j
At the sonnd of his voice she
screamed ; ' Oh ! Kdward, come quick
and save me."
" I am here, dear," said he, but she
only screamed the louder at the words.
He spnn-r out of bed. and had juit
struck a light, when his brotherinlaw,
a muscular Jsix-looter, rushed tuto the
room and fired a revolver at his head.
Luckily, it missed, but his fit did not,
for in a minute a pale-faced man, with
a long, white? robe, staggered uuderja
blow that doubbd the size of his organ
ot comparison. j
'Mv Ge-d !'' cxelaimed the husband,
are you all crazs V
' IMess my heart!" cxcl-iimed the
muscular br'nther itr law, " if it uiti'i
Ned himself. Why, what on c-irjh
fern; ted jou to gel yourself up iu that
i
I.
"What style V asked the tunc
;i)iis.-i iiii-iMiMi. as no ruoueu ue
rovvitiLf luuii's on hi? forehead.
" When did )u shave?"
It w.tsall dear to hitu then. I
is
wii'; had put up her hand in (he dark,
atid meeting the haved face of a mtti.
tok her huhbd lor n intruder, rtjhe
recognized! his voieo nt firt, but tlte
second time be p ke lit r terror was oo
reut, and he fainted. .....When 'be
lootlkt'r iri-l.tw rushed in he saw u thfu
faced Ui Jii ttith tlihtly bald head, in i
iojiir, white night-lobe, an 1 in hi.-, rae
a the supjtoseo outrage fired at htm,
mised. and tht ti knocked him down
with his Gt. Kurtuiiately his voice
saved the hushano! from a seentid shof.
His wile ree vered Irom her faint oiily
to faint again at .the reeotiitioti of her
husbjud's .shaven face, and the pisjol
shot. . j
He finally gt to bed and slept vpry
well until mortitng. when the bah,"
a child of about two years, approacfied
the bed, us he had been used to !do,
and, frightened at the sight of a strangt r ;
ran screatning from the room. Trip
ping on the carpet the poor ehild re
ceived a,scvere hump on its little head.
Ma'ters wete finally straightened up
at home, but on the street, his friend
passed without speiking. and at the
bank, he was uot only refused payment
of a draft, but threatened him with; ar
rest for signing his own name in j in
dorsing it. Of course a little expla
nation brought th-y various affairs, all
right, but it took so .much time toex
plain, and for the contusion ou his fore
head to get well, that the aforesaid
citizen vows he will never shave apain
a he considers it a habit dangerous to
peace, and even to life.
Dolly Yarden after whom the fash,
ionable dress of the coming seasonj was
named, was th$ daughter of a London
locksmith, Gabriel Varden by name,
and lived in the reign of George the
Third. She afterwards married Joseph
Willett, Tho New York JAr7, while
answering a correspondent on the sub
ject, says i "Yor further information
we would refer our inquirer to a jcer
taiu book of reference called 'IJarnaby
Itudge' written by one Charles Dickens,
ati author of some local reputation.
Wrhether the lady in question was jriveo
to wearing materials of a startling loud
character in color and. pattern,), this
deponent has no knowledge nor infor
mation sufficient to form a belief, About
a year ago, however some inspired
Modiste rcchri-itened what were then
known ns "creUimcs," and oalled'them
'Dolly Vardens. The name wad at first
confined to chintzes, but it sproad to
other materials. At a late dry goods
exposition " Dolly Varden silks j were
exhibited, and now whole costumes
whoso like was never, seen on sea and
shore !areiatn,ed ; after the charming
and "coquettish1 little daughter of i Loo
don locksmith.
It is: said that in five years the wine
cron 0r (Jalitornia., estimated at i30cfs
a gallon, will be worth more . than the
wneat crop of 1871, with not over 40T
uyv acres oi viopyara.
The JLaah In Canada
The Toronto Telegraph gives a de
scription of the flogging, in the prison
yard, of a man named Charles John
son, recently convicted, of an attempt
to commit rape The young man was
pinioned, to a post in one part of the
yard,'au"(fhe, flogger, a dark, sinister
looking man, took his position, and at
the orders given by the ; sheriff, he
brought the lash down upon the bare
back of the prisoner, each stroke being
followed by a quick jerk, and it was
plied with considerable vigor. At the
fifth lash the blood began to swell up,
the skin to blister and the sufferer to
writhe. At the twelfth stroke the
sheriff paused, apparently regarding
the punishment as severe, but resumed
in a moment ; and the remainder of the
strokes were delivered with less force
and precision. Their effect, however
was sufficiently . painful, as was testified
by the writhings and contortions of the
suflerer, and a tear or two which welled
up despite his desperate efforts to re
strain them. The moans which scemtd
tc be starting to his lips as each succes
sive lash flayed bis back into a dark
hue, were stifled to the end with dog
ged courage, and there seems to be an
iron obtincy io the lad, which, if not
properly directed in the future, will
probably lead him to a punishment
more ignoble and fatal.
The lish was wielded by trie flogger
with rare hkill, lor though tbe stroke
were powerful enough under the cir
cumstances, they were given with an
in'eusity of will which was lo a consid
erable extent only seeming. Several of
them were little better than ticklers
whil the last ono fell harmless, in con
sequence ?f falling short of the object,
au i a portion of the lash coming off A
stinging and a blushing back was, how
ever, developed,' and when the suflerer
wa
relieved from Ins thongs, he
walked re-tlessly tiliont the corridors for
a few minute, writhing under the pain
li y order of Ttie n rgeoo " fie wa
returned to his cell, having manif ted
a studied and dgged silence during the
eulite proceedings.
His who'e detnemor betokened de
termination to exhibit as little feeling
as possible, and certainly his p-iwers of
endurance under pumshineut are eon
-iderable lor oue si young. Had a few
u !i, lashes been the seutence, how
ever, he would probably have been
foiee 1 ti give vent to the moans which
he vepre-sed with so muih effort. S'ome
of the prisoners who witnessed the
fl ""ing tdattched when the whip be
g'ui to excoriate, and a couple of fe
males who happened to bo visiting at
the jail were moved to tears, ami had
to retire before the punishment was
concluded. The efficacy of such a
mode of punishment has not yet been
tuily tested; but from observation made
yesterday, it is probable that its deter
ring effect on the sufferer's fellow pris
ouers is considerable.
A most extraordinary attempt to com
mit suicide is reported from Sherborne,
Kugland. A man employed as a fencer
at Sherborne Castle was found by a
woman, in her kitchen, sitting by the
fire, with blood issuing from Ins mouth,
blood being upon the floor, and his
neckerchief .on fire. She asked him
what ho had done, and he replied that
he had tried to blow his brains out.
Assistance was immediately obtained,
when the nozzle of a pair of bellows
was found Iviug by his . side. The old
man said he had only half done it ; his
old head was too thick to blow off. It
seemed the would be suicide bad been
carrying fuses and rock powder about
I mi I at
him. and had drilled a note in tne
T
nozzle of a bellows, converting it into
a kini of cannon, and inserting the
end of it into his mouth. He had been
addicted to drink, and had before
threatened to make a hole in the
water
: A curious phase of the " duello "
has just come to Imhc in the rrench
papers. Pending, the first siege of
Paris, two, French officers had a quarrel
and a duel was decided upon. The
conditions were left to the colonel. s He
ordered both to march right to the
enemy's outpost, killing as many Prus
sian's as they could the survivor of
the two was to return. Soon one of
the antagonists was shot, and the other
carried the bod y back to camp.
' When the constitution was. adopted
there were 75 postoffices in the 'United
States. Now there are 39,950, i which
shows that keeping a post office must be
a very popular busiucss.
There are over b'U.UUO miles of rail
road in the United States, of which C,
980 were built, last yearr '
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS, AC.
Xh fl. RUBELL,
DENTIST,
lias located in Dallas, and' Is . ready , to
attend to all these requiring his assintanee.
Artificial Teeth of the rery finest and best
khad. ...-.',. t . ;
Satisfactioa guaranteed, or no charges made.
: Now is the time te call on the Doctor.
Office, eppoeite Kincaid's Photographie Gal
lery. AtVy & Cotinftc!lcr-at-T,ar.
Will practice la the Courts of Record and In
feiior Couru. Collections attended to promptly.
Office in Dr. J. E. Davidson's Building,
5IAIX STREET, INDEPENDENCE.
GEO- JR. F.
GENERAL 'AUCTIONEER.
DALLAS, OREGON,
OFFICK In Uepurltcan Build
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J. C. GRUBBS, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Offers his Services to the Citizens Dallas
and Vicinity.
OFFICE- NICHOLS" Drug Store.
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Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Dallas. Oregon.
SriMal attention given to Collections and to
matter pertaining to Kal Ett. 1
Aft'y& Counsellor at-Laiv,
OFFICE IN COUKT HOUSE,
Dallas, pols couwrr, OBEOOW.
2lt
I. C-MIIjMVAIV,
Attorney i Counsellor-At-Law,
Dallas, Oregon,
Will practice in all the Courts of the State. 1
TB.TIE IS JIOXEV!
J. JATIBS. Jeweler,
iwrori.n iiespkci ftllv announce
f f to the citizen of Dallas anI vicinity
thitt he i now prapard to clan and ropair
t'L'JCK WA l i'lllvS and JEWELltV, etc.
Satolaction Ru.irantecd.
OFF1CK At Hobarfs corner, opposite the
I'ruj; Stons.
I. S. Work i my absence left with Mr,
llobart, will b attended to 7 tf
ATTIiATIOA !
rpiIK OVERLAND STORK. 8ALEM, HAS
received a large lot of nice, fashionable
dry e''d. together with a well selected stock
1 Dud-eaties, ele. Give them a oall. Jliffhest
price paid for produce. 7lf
s 1 v i: it,
No. 130, Eirst Street,
PORTLAND, - - - - OREGON,
Whotctale and Retail Dealer in .
drv goods, mnm,
LADIES' 1)11 ESS (jOODS,
HOOTS AND SHOES, II ATM Af CAPS,
GROCERIES tb PROVISIONS,
Highest Cash Price paid for all kinds of
Country .Produces
i-tf
Flltt!!.! Flit 13 ! 1 1
T
0 MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS I
.'would say that I have re-built my Shop
ou the I
SAME OLD CORNER,
Where I am prepared to do all kinds of
JOBBING. tv . .;; , . .
WAGON WORK AND HORSE
SHOEING ON SHORT NOTICE.
As I have lost all my property by Fire, those
indebted to me for work will confer a favor
by paying up immediately. - ?
( A frind in need, s a Iriend indeed. .
ASA SUREVE.
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1. K. CAVTBRLU
r
A. R. RIPLRT
CPBKIsls & JatIPJL,E
mh DOOR MD
j BLIND FACTORY,
MAIN STREET, DALLAS.
We htve constantly on hand and for 8 ale
W IftDOW Glazed
and Unglazcd.
DOORS OF ALL SIZES.
WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES,
All of the Best , Material and Manufacture.
. 11-tf ; CAMPBELL A RXPLBT.
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PROFESSIONAL : CARDStSC.
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For .Terytbing la tbe OBOCHfcT LVX&
go. to i r
at jc. eaovre'o,
MAI If STREET, ' DAIjXAS. 8
TTa liu on hand a fall stiddIt. which,
offers cheaper than any ether Store la yia&
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PHOTOGRAPItS, AMBEOTYPE3
AND
All Styles of Pictures ot the best fiQha,
TAKEN BY
J. H. Kl f C A Jf D
nAVlNJ ALL LATE IMFROVBMBHX
for taking pictures, I inTite the.f atrap
Kge of the pnblie Please call at the ' lt6ts
graphic GaUery, Wain strret, epposiMi no.
bell's office. Dallas.
DEALEH IS , '.
(Grrocericdf
PROVISIONS,'
Cigars and Tobacco,
WOOD AMD VILL0V VAHE
DAIXAS. OREGON.
DALLAS LIVERY. FEED & CAtB
Cor Main and Oart fitrtsv
HA VINO PURCHASED TBB AfcOTB
Sund of Mr. A. n. Whitley, we hare
fitted and re stocked it la sack 'a eater ia
will satisfactorily meet erery want ef she p
tn unity. .
Baggtea. elngle or double. Ttaeks, Cei
cord Wagons. mc, te.f '
Furnished at all hoars, day et atghV e
short notice. , .
Superior Saddle Hnreet, let by t
Day or Wrek. s ? -t
TERI3S, KE A sort Art I.E."
4 T. O. RICHUOKO
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IEUr PAINT fnOP a
Carriage, Wajoa, ClffCia
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ORMMEXTAL PllKTIKQ
GBAIHliiQBLAZmQ
PAPER HANQIIJO, bcM.,
Done in the most Workmanlike eaaaier
II. P. SI1RIVEH.
Shop apstairs over Tlobart A Cef naraefl?
Shop. : ': ; mi
DALLAS, POLK COM ORCGssTl
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HAVINO PDRCIIASED A LARfltf A ICO
complete Stock of GENERAL JiBft i
C1IANDIZE, consisting impart of
Dry Goods,
Crnrrrtet.
GIas Queenstrarda
Tobacco, Ci&rer
And all articles found io a GENERAL TAR1
KTY bTORE, I would respectfully "eal'l ska
attention of the Publio to tny EstaMishnreai
Highest Cash price paid for
I'TJRS AND PELTRY
It. A. HAT,'
v l Kola, Polk Ce.,t)ik
a? all
OF WORK AT THE LOWEST
LIVING PRICES. CAN BE ILAD
11 Y CALLING ON. : ' r J rJT
tiAct'lUliDte'h.
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stantly on hand. Also, Bonds Deeds, Wertfgefl
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