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The Polk County Itemizer.
POLK COUNTY ÍTEMIZKR
IRRU ID K V I b Y SAT U R D A Y
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UBSOBIPTION MUST BE P A ID IN ADVAN CE.
PRO FESSIO NAL CARDS.
J. N. SMITH, M. D.,
P H Y S IC IA N
AND S U R G E O N
on Mül Bt., North of Court House.
DR. W. H. R U B E L L ,
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VOL. IX .
LOVE AMONG THE BOSES
NEW PRICES. NEW GOODS.
Love stood b e .id o n roaebud o n . day, -Hill
la g,
And looking at tbe bud with tender eyes;
And near that rosebud cam e a m aid, be
guiling
The tim e with d rea m , and pleasant mem
oriea.
She .aw the b od , and kis.-ed it aa a dutv,
And touched ile velvet b loom with long-
ing lip;
And wondered at i t . perfect breath and
beauty.
And envied every bee that cam e to aip.
The Largest Stock and Cheapest
Goods ! !
Dallas, Oregon.
“ Hera w o u ld l s ta y ,"sh e cried, “ this golden
merning,
In all the glory o f the leave, and flow er.;
And, grief fo r.a k in g , .o rd id labor .c o m in g ,
D elay with happiness the fleeting h ou r.. ’
DONE IN FIRST-CLASS ST YL E
one door north of J.D. Lee'* W hite Briolt.
A LL Offloe WORK
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L. BUTLER.
JOH N T. D A L Y
D A LY & B U TLE R ,
F or
P eople
the
of
P olk C ounty !
Aud when love .aw her kisa the rosobud
lightly,
H e wondered which win fairer— m aid or
rose?
The m ore lie gazed at her, so fair and
eight ly,
The m ore lie felt iucliued to interpose.
ATTORNEYS A T LAW,
V \|IL L PRO M PTLY ATTEND TO A L L I.EO AL
T Y businetui entrusted to them. Otlice on Mill St.
epposite Court House, Dalles-
E. J. DAWNE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
and Notary P u p l l o -
C PEOLAL ATTENTION O IVEN |TO COLLECTING
L j and loaning money. Always prepared to loan from
#100 to #3 500 on norsonal or real estate security. OtBee
In Griswold's building, opposite the bank, Salem, Ore-
SPRING STOCK !
I take pleasure in auneuneiug to the publio that iuy
And eom chow how, 1 never knew for cer
tain,
l ie crept betwecu the roaebud and Ihc lip;
So, when .h e ltia.nl, again—I draw a enrtain
Around the m aid who made eo ead a alipl
A nd how it wae she lingered with him after,
I . m ore thau I can answer; all I know
Is, that the garden rang with rippling laugh
ter,
T ill the rose blushed to hear her laughing
Is now open and ready for inspeotion.
0M
J. H. TOWNSEND,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
In
M y
In d e p e n d e n ce
S to re
Dallas, Oregon.
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FFIOE ON M AIN STREET, OPPOSITE
Court House. Collections made a specialty
THE
E. B. SK IPW O RTH ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
—AND—
You will find the FIN E ST GOODS and the L A R G E S T ASSORTM ENT of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
She kissed the rose again, and, archly sm il
ing,
“ H ero would I sta y,” she cried, “ aud
never stir,”
F o r while her sim ple heart had been b e
guiling
O ld tim e, young love had been beguiling
her!
INEZ CAMEKON'S SPANISH LOVEB
“ Hush! you must net talk thus to
me; I do not approvo of flattery.”
“ I beg your pardou if 1 have
offended you; J meant no harm.”
Arrived at home, Inez invited the
strauger to enter. His face lit up
with a strange smile as he followed
her. They did not see Clara, as she
had gone on her usual daily walk.
After that, Don Espano became a
frequent visitor at the house. Clara
was never present at such times, for,
though Inez had coaxed and pleaded,
it was in vain; she would say:
“ If yon are happy, child, it is
enough. As for me. 1 hate the whole
race, and do not ci t > to see one of
their faces again.”
One day the pair went out riding
together. Clara, wlion she heard the
clatter of hoofs, hastened to the
drawing-room window, seized with a
strange dosiro to see this man whom
she had so long avoided; bat ho was
already hidden by tho trees.
She waited with eager longing for
their return. Twilight had given
place to darkness, and she was begin
ning to entertain fears for their
safety, when she heard the girl’s
clear laugh ring out on the night air.
and in a moment more she stood
before her, her dark eves bright and
sparkling, while a bright crimson
spot burned on both cheeks.
"Inez, where have you been, aud
whore is your escort?”
"He has gone home, aud we have
been to Silver Lake. I think this
has been the happiest day o f ray life.”
It does not take much to make
you happy, of Into, if you can only
bo with him.” Aud Clara spoke
bitterly.
Inez laughed.
“ Why, Clara, are you jealous? If
so, know that even when I am with
Espano I cannot forget you. I have
sung your praises so constantly that
ne is anxious to see you, and says he
shall like you for tny sake.”
Nonsense! I have heard men talk
before.”
The next night Inez stole softly to
ClaVa’s room, aud, seeing her friend
sitting there in the moonlight, she
said, crossing tho room and kneoling
at her feet:
“ You won’t bo angry if I tell you
something, will you ?”
No. pet; don’t you tell me every-
thintf? r >
The Spaniard has given me an
engagement ring. See how it spar
kles! Papa has consented to our
union, and we are to be married six
weeks from to-day. I uni so happy!"
Clara bent over her, while her tears
fell fast us the summer rain.
“ Married! Oh, Inez, I would have
saved you if I could; but us I cannot,
I hope and pray that you may be
happy, and that your lover may
prove to be an exception to his race.”
“ Clara, why do you hate Spanish
people?”
“ 1 will tell you some time, but not
to-night. Good night, my darling.”
Inez was puzzled and almost angry.
She had gone to Clara expecting that
she would share her joy ; but she had
only turned deathly pale and uttered
dark forebodings. Then, smiling to
horself, she said:
“ There is some mystery here; but
she shall oee Espano for lierHelf, and
I am sure she will love him.”
Cameron place was a grand old
country seat on the hanks of the
Wabash river. Tho house itself was
Albany, Oregon,
large, picturesque aud airy, with
piazzas, porticoes and sunny bay-
Y V ’ ILL PRACTICE IN A LL THE COURTS IN THE
T Y State. All business entrusted to him promptly at
windows. The grounds were taste
tended to. Offloe in O'Toole's Block, Broad-Albln Bt.,
fully laid out; walks or drives were
o W Belt,
M. L. Pipes
lined with tall poplar, elm, or syca
Independence.
Dalli
more trees; here and there, in shady
B E L T & PIPES.
nooks, could bo heard the silvery
Is complete in every respect and in the hands of a competent Milliner.
fall of water from some half-hidden
fountain. Within the house an air
of wealth and elegance was every
Will practice in all the Courts
where visible.
of the State. Office up stairs in
It was almost sunset, and a tall,
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Court House.
pale, beautiful woman was standing
at one of the windows, looking with
You will find a CO M PLE TE ASSORTM ENT of
eager longing down tho main drive
CHAS. P. SULLIVAN,
leading to the highway. She had
large, soft gray eyes that had a
A tto rn e y at L a w ,
troubled expression in their depths;
DALLAS. OREGON.
at last she smiled, aud the smile lit
P r o m p t A tte n tio n P a id to B us I iic m .
up her face with wondrous light.
Suitable for the Country Trade. You will also find a L IN E of
f> r n c i- 0 n Main Street, two doors north o f Postoffloe
“ She comes!" she softly whispered.
A moment more, and Inez Cam
eron threw hor bridle to the groom,
DR. J. B. JOHNSON,
and swept up the broad steps.
D o u tla t-
“ Are you waiting for me, Clara?
Where is papa?”
Having returned to Indepeudenco
“ He has not come yet. You have
to permanently locate, is prepared to
do all kinds or dental work. Filling Product* taken in Exchange for Good« at Market rates. been gone, some time.”
“ Yes. Clara, I have met my fate!
and treating a specialty.
Yes, I have seen tho handsomest man
Office in Vanduyn & Smith’s new
in the world! He is a rich Spaniard,
brick, up stairs.
who looks a. though ho had stepped
Give me a call before purchasing elsewhere, and SEE M Y GOODS out of some grand old Dicturo of
Queen Isabella’s reign.”
T R U IT T & JOHNS,
“Pshaw! Have you lost your senses
and G ET T H E P R IC E S !!
Attornoys-at-Law,
over a strange man who may be a
gambler or a horse thief, for all we
DALLAS, OREGON.
know?”
FFICE ON M ILL STREET. NORTH OF COUR
O House
augltfi
“ Clara, there is not a bit of ro
mance in you!”
DR. I. T. MASON,
“I am too old for silly flights of
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fancy, and have seen too much of the
R E S ID E N T D E N T IS T ,
Four weeks rolled by, nnd busy
world. And 1 hate Spaniards! They
are false and merciless to the heart’s preparations had been going on for a
Dallas. Oregon.
brilliant weddiug.
Is that you do yourself justice by buyiug goods where you can get them the
Clara had been ill, and had not
(Late of Eugene City and Sheridan.
“ You speak strangely. W hat do
cheapest.
seen Espano. She was standing be
Nitre Oxide or Laughing Gas administered. Offlee
you know of Spaniards?"
ue itelrs over H. 1 Butler's store.
I know it is the practice among a great many merchant! to tell a few
“ More than I wish I did. Inez, I fol* her mirror one day, combing out
D a lla s , N ot . 17. 1882.
leading articles at cost, but they must make it up on something else.
I have loved you fondly. I have over her long and abundant tresses, and
A. E. SCOTT, M. D.,
intend to strictly adhere to very LO W PRICES' in everything I offer for guarded and guided yon. Now I noting tho threads of silver here and
sale, and in
ask you, by tbe love you bear me, there, when she was startled by a
and your love of all that is pure and loud rap on the door. Opening it,
Physician and Surgeon,
good to shun this dark-eyed stranger.” she was handed a telegram. It ran
Late of Oakland, Cal., has permanently
“ W hy do yon ask this of me? D o as follows:
located in
“ Come, I have everything ready to
you know this Don Espano?”
spring the trap. Take the next train,
DALLAS, OREGON.
“ No. nor do I wish to.”
or you will be too late to prevent a
“ I think he is a gentleman. I like great wrong.
Will be found at all times at B. M. Smith's
B o b .”
Drug Store.
him, and must know some good rea
For a moment she stood there
son before I make such a rash prora- irresolute. Then, sending for Inez,
Z. T . DODSON, M. D„
i. I am almost old enough to she told her that she must leave tho
judge for myself.” And, gathering house on business that could not be
----A N D ----
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OBSTETRICIAN.
the folds of her dark habit in her delayed, but that she would bo back
gon.
Hasfperraanently located in Dallas, Oregon.
hand, Inez swept hifflghtily from the before the weddi ng.
noYlltf.
Offlee InHyde'sdrug store.
room.
“ But what shall I do without you?"
W . H. HOLMES,
Inez Cameron was a tall, handsome
“ Mrs. Davis will take my pla co.. I
girl of nineteen, her father’s only
Attorney and Counselor at Law, There is no doubt or question but I shall sell them very much lower than child. Her mother had died when will give her all the directions
needed. You will forget that I am
the same goods have ever been offered in this market.
Salem, Oregon.
Please to call and price the goods and yon will see that I am she was a year old. She was the away while your lover ia by yonr
heiress to her father's large fortune. side.”
in earnest.
Though generally kind to thoso she
john M c D o w e l l
“ How strange that you have never
loved, she was at times haughty nnd seen him all this time!”
wilful.
“ Yes, it is strange; but I believe
Real Estate Agent,
Clara Armand was ten years her it is my own fault. Well. I will not
senior; she had come to Inez as a keep you any longer; I shall have
S u c c e s s o r to W . C . B r o w n ,
D ALLAS. OREGON
companion; but the young girl 60 on something to tell you when I come
learned to love aud respect the quiet, back. Good by, dear.”
D A LLA S, O REGON. M ARCH 8.1883
ARTIES DESIRINO TO BU Y OR SELL REA L
gentle woman who was almost like a
■tele will
well 40 con,ult ra®-
*wo doors
* ef Jap R Miller's drug store.
mother to her.
It was the night of the wedding,
B U R N S * M O R R ISO N ,
Clara had never talked about the and the house was filled with gay
past, and Inez did not question her. guests. Inez and her lover stood
An hour later, Inez returned; before the good old rector, whom she
MANCFACTC REMS AND DBAI IRI 1«
Clara's face wore a sad, troubled look; had k n o w D f o r yearH. Tho ceremony
Attorney and Counselor at Law
D a lU i, O re g o n .
Inez went to her, and, kissing her, was half o v e r whpn there was a slight
FI K \ IT ( BK, « P R I M « B U S .
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY.
commotion at tbe door, and a wom
said:
And all kinds of
“ I am sorry I was naughty; will an’s voice spoke, deep and clear;
HOR8F8. CARRIAGES AND LIVKKY
SEN IN PRACTICE OF HIS PROFESSION
UPHOLSTERED WORK. ALBUM PICTURE FRAMES, you forgive me?”
“ I forbid tho bans!"
s place for about twenty A t « year«, and wiU
WALL BRACKETS. AND WINDOW SHADES.
A t t h * M o a t R e a s o n a b le R a te s I
“ Yes. my dear, if you promise to
Inez stood there, as white as a
D^slt« th«*Dallae Hotel, cerner of Mein and
sin no more.”
bride of death, for she recognized the
£t7l>allae. Polk Coeaty. Oregon
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J K KF.BP A COMPLETE STOCK IN O U R U N I
Conveyance o f commercial men a specialty.
Inez Biuilcd. but made no promises. voice as Clara’s. The bridegroom
. / end will «ell u cheep ee the tenie goods een be
W
go le Portland Do eet take our ward er ether peeplea
WILSON & RAY,
After that, she seemed to meet tho turned to the rector, and said:
word for it, but com e end m our goods ead leers ear
BURNS 4 MORRISON. Prop ra.
prioee
dark eyed Spaniard at every turn.
Dealers in
“ G o on!”
A l l k in d s o f W o r k in o a r lin o dono She was out riding, one day, when
With wild eyes, nnd a face as white
THS BELT BOUSE!
on S h o rt N otion.
her horse stumbled, throwing her as the bride’s, Clara had been making
from
the
saddle;
but
before
she
PETEB COOK. . . .
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P s o r s ir r o * .
her way to tho front, closely followed
We alee keep a large end well «sleeted stock ef
reached the ground she was caught by a tall, stern looking man. Reach
S T A T IO N E R Y ,
I m t P e r n d .n p p , O r e s o n .
in strong, manly arms, and the rousi ing the rector, she handed him a
C a s k e ts a n d O ases o n h a n d ,
ncry. Fancy and Toilet Articles
cal voice of the Spaniard sounded in marriage certificate, certifying to the
Whieh we will furnish at Red used Prises
her ears.
mai“"''g e of Don Silvia and May
IOARS AND TOBACCOS.
chf b e lt h ouse h a s c h a n g e d h a s p s a n d
l will be m a M . Srat cI m . h .u M In n w , r w i w
Salesroom on MATN STREET, two doors north e f
“ It is fortunate that I was near yon, Barnard, o f Santa Fo, some ten
PERU YU ALE. OREGON
Venduye A Smith,
lady, for you might have had a years before.
n ’ D F .P E S D B S « E. O R Elf. ON.
serious fall."
“ I am that unhappy lady, and that
“ Yes, it was very fortunate for me, man was nnd is Don Silvia.”
and I thank you and the kind fate
There was no need of proof; the
that sent yon." And Inez extended Spaniard's eyes seemed to emit sparks
SALLAS, O
REG
O
N
,
her shapely hand, to find it held in a of fire as he said:
firm, warm clasp, with a glance from
“ Curse yon, woruau, and yon, too,
WILSON & HOLMAN, PROPRIETORS.
the dark eyes that thrilled her Robert Babb! This is some o f your
DEALER IN
DALLAS, OREGON,
work 1”
through.
Having purchased the «bore mills, we ere now pre
The man looked at him steadily,
“ A h ! lady, I do not deserve your
pared to d o ell kinds of
r R E A D Y TO DO A L L K IN D S OF
thanks for so slight a favor. And •ml said:
,ttb work In their line of b imneee in the
C ris t a n d C u s to m W o rk
“ I see by your wliito face and
now, as your horse is hurt, allow me
I
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JA "
ibetr * o p
worti '* * “ '*'■
to escort you home, if it is not too troubled looks that you have not for
I th o p M « Ih . F.lk bem a ta .o m i S o « J Promptly end in e mtisfeetory manner OI ts us e eell
n. t Worrtwwi . U»eiT « r t l »
gotten me; neither nave I forgotten
far for yon to walk.”
WILSON 4 HOLMAN.
ron for Tour etietom in the pee» eno uop«
AND
Unna
the future
W«
D allam . Oregon. Jen. 5, IMS.
For a moment Inez hesitated; she yon. Officers, do your duty!”
n.,1. the
» . « I M in » RO
VIll, gow
At first the Spaniard attempted
was thinking of what Clara would
„bw K im
say; but, catching those dark eyes ligh t, bul, seeing that resistance was
HEAD-STONES,
fastened upon her with an inquiring useless, be said:
M ONEY T C LOAN I I
“ It ia yonr turn now; mine may
glance, she said:
W P WRIGHT.
We have monee to loan on approred Real Estate
Executed in Italian and American
Security in sums from
“ It is only a mile and a half, and I come.”
TbeO, without a word to the miser
can walk it with pleasur«.”
,
Marble.
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One to Ten Thousand Dollars.
able Inez, he walked calmly away
The Spaniard smiled and said:
Time . P r o a s m to A t « year«; Terms Easy
“ Yon are a lady after my own with hia jailers.
And County Surveyor.
That night there was a tragedy in
heart; handsome, true and good.”
D a lla s . O r show .
Inez binshed at this bold conapli cel! No. 15, and Don EspAno waa
u
numbered with the dead.
q m r»P TO sis stoini
ment, and said:
Kept on the Weat Side o f the Willamette, outaide of Portland.
N o t a r y Public,
My
Millinery
Department
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
G E N E R A L M E R C H A N D IS E
Millinery of the Latest Styles!
EZRA
POPPLETON.
ALL I ASK
DRESS & FAN CY GOODS,
CLOTHING
Furnishing Goods, Etc., Etc.
M. M. ELLIS,
J. L. COLLINS,
LIVERY AND SALE STABLE. H. M. LINES & LAWRENCE,
j, Patent Medicines,
ROWELL & SON,
Transient and le««l •
D A L L A S, OREGON, S A T U R D A Y , A U G U ST 25, 1883.
Dallas, Oregon.
Offlee
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Inez was ill for a long time, but,
owing to Clara’s unfailing care, she
finally recovered. She waa never
again the gay, impulsive Inez o f old,
but a calm, pale woman. She was
young and fair still, however, and
soon found other lovers.
Three
years later, she married a gentleman
o f means.
Clara never married again, but
lives with her friend, and ia entirely
engrosaed by the care o f her two
lovoly children.
A NOD DEE AN D BLIKK EE.
A crowd of persons stood before
the counter in an east side store in
which an auctioneer was selling off
the goods to the highest bidder.
The auctioneer was offering some
silver spoons, when a man wearing
au alpaca coat and straw hat came in
and took a seat on a box of palm-leaf
fans.
“ Who’ll start these spoons? Who’ll
take them for ¡fit? Hay 12.50, then,”
cried the auctioneer, turning from one
to the other o f the persons in front
of him until his eyes rested on that
of the man on the box. “ Oo an’
'alf, oo an’ 'alf. Here we are. What’s
your name, please? Fine bargain.”
“ Harris,” replied the man on the
box, “ Harris, T. B.”
“ T. B. Harris,” repeated the auc
tioneer to his clerk. “ Half dozen
spoons at $2.50.”
“ Now, gentlemen, here ure some
tine watch chains.
G old plated,
heavy roll plate. W ho will give me
$2 to begin ? I ’m offered only—ah,
all right. T. B. Harris, one gold
chain ”
Mr. Harris had nodded.
The clerk told a man to ask the
to step forwurd and claim
E urchaser
is articles. Harris only nodded.
“ I ’m going to offer some superior
shaving mugs, with brush combined.
Don’t all speak at once. The ladies
muBt keep quiet aud lot each man
got his mug,” spoke the auctioneer.
“ These aro worth seventy-five cents
each.”
No one made an offer. The auc
tioneer looked at T. B. Harris and
received a wink.
“ Gents, I ’m ashamed of you. Mr.
Harris, ono shaving mug, seventy-five
cents,” interrupted the auctioneer.
“ Well, gentlemen, since you are
all careless about shaving you must
be murried. Joe, bring on them baby
carriages.”
The man on the box nodded, while
two women remarked: “ What fel
lows them auctioneers is, anyway.”
“ One at a time, now, gentlemen.
This is worth $15. W ho’ll give me
$7?”
The man on the box nodded.
“ Mr. Harris is a married man, I
see. T. B. Harris, $7. Step up to
the cashier, Mr. Harris, aDd get your
baby carriage,” said the auctioneer
in a jocose tone.
“I didn’t buy that carriage,” said
Harris.
“ What?
You better say you
didn’t buy the spoons aud tho chain
and the mug?” exclaimed the auc
tioneer, not in a jocose tone.
“ N g , I didn’t. I never spoke. If
a man that's afflicted with St. Vitus’
dance and a blinking of the eyes
that he was born with can’t come
into an auction room without being
made a fool of when he’s trying his
best to keep his head from nodding
and his eyes from blinking, it’s sad
indeed.” And he rose from the box
and went out into the world, nod
ding his head and blinking his eyes
at all whom he m et—(Now York
World.
APH0RI8MS.
Comparison, more than reality,
makes men happy, and can make
them wretched.
If anything affects your eye, you
hasten to liuve it removed; but if
your mind is disordered you post
pone the time of cure for a year.
To what atrocities cannot that
mind reach which is impelled by
selfish avarice.
Let friendship creep gently to a
height; if it rush to it, it may soon
run itself out of breath.
Many are ambitious of saying
grand things—that is, o f being
grandiloquent. Eloquence is speak
ing out, a quality few esteem and
fewer aim at.
Religion gives part of its reward
in hand, tbe present comfort of hav
ing done our duty; and for the rest
it offers us the best security that
Heaven can give.
The lightsome countenance o f a
friend givetfi such an inward deck
ing to the house where it lodgeth, as
proudest palaces have cause to envy
tho gilding.
There is a thread in our thoughts
as there is a pulse in our feelings - he
who can hold the one knows how
think, and he who cun move the other
knows how to feel.
A good memory is the liest monn
meat. Others are subject to casual
ty or time, and we know that the
pyramid themselves, rotting with age,
Lave forgotten the names of their
founders.
People may make injuries worse
by unreasonable conduct by giving
way to pnger and satisfying that for
the moment, instead of thinking what
will be the effect in the future.
Vermont is to have a statue of
Lafayette. Vermont has the qnality
of gratitude very largely developed.
Lafayette once picked huckleberries
near Bennington
Open rebukes are for magistrates
and courts of justice. Private rebukes
are for friends, where all tbe wit
nesses of the offender’s blushes are
blind and deaf and dumb.
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“ Your mother coming!” exclaimed
Smithers, “ why, they say the old
Harry couldn’t live with ber.” “ But,”
replied Mrs. S., in her most taunting
manner, “ you will try to, for my
sake, won'tyon Charley?"
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There's a pretty girl in Covington
who tiecomee deathly sick if she eata
ice cream, and tho number of Sum
mer beaux that girl has is something
awful to contemp’ ate.
Says Josh Billings: “ I sot down
in thought profound. This maxim
wive 1 drew; It's earier fur you to
luv a gal than maik a gal luv you.”
far S m . and 80 «ante for _
U m former IN A D V A N C B
tira ti on
SIGNS.
Indian Sign Language—-Their Medium
of Conveying Intelligence as to W ho
Drew the “ First Blood“ in Battle.
There are seventy-six different
vocal languages used by the Ameri
can Indian, which are an distinct in
pronunciation as ore the English,
German, French, or any other lan
guage known to civilized man. Hence,
the migratory Indian from the North
must needs have some mode of com
munication when he followed the
buffalo to the warmer climate late in
autumn, and in turn the fellows who
escaped from the scorching sun of
the South to enjoy the cool breezes ol
the North found that, they must co
operate with their brethren, in order
to make their visit endurable. Thus,
these children o f nature, for they
are nothing more nor less, have by
common necessity organized a system
of sign language, which, though un
worthy o f being dignified by being
termed a complete code, is sufficiently
intelligible to permit of a pretty gen
eral use o f it among the most intel
iigont men and women o f the various
tribes.
The plains Indians are credited
with perfecting the sign language to
a greater extent than any other. To
such au extent is the sign language
used that there are thoso who can
converse aa rapidly in this manner as
by vocal speech, and though two ael
dom use the same sign, the general
outline o f the pantomine is so easily
comprehended that frequently a de
scription of some great event is im
parted by one Indian to another,
whose homes are separated by hun
dreds of miles, aud uo possible means
of communication ever having exist
ed between their respective tribes.
In other words, there are certain
general signs that are thoroughly
understood by tribes of the British
possessions and o f the Malpipais dis
tricts of Arizona.
The signal given by a horseman
riding in a circuitous route is well
known to be one of danger, and be
fore the aboriginies had a Great Fa
ther to provide them with ponies, the
sign was given by one of the Indians
running backward and forward as
rapidly as his lazy legs could carry
him. Just before departing on any
enterprise of murder and theft, and a
separation is to occur, certain signs
are agreed upon. As an illustration,
the old Bibical term of “ a cloud of
amoke by day, and a pillar of fire by
night,” was never more strikingly ex
emplified than when mountain In
dians climb a high hill, and, after
building a fire of damp or green
wood, cover the same with a blanket.
As soon us sufficient smoke has ac
cumulated for the purpose, tbe blank
et is quickly lifted so that a ball of
smoke arises steadily into the air,
and finally disappears among the
clouds. This is a day signal, and is
supposed to be witnessed by allies in
another section of the country. The
night signal for disclosing a retreat
of friends is made by a wisp of grass
or hay, which is lighted at one end
and whirled around in the air so that
a perfect circle of fire is visible.
In
their native simplicity these children
of the forest have adopted the modes
of Moses nnd Aron to communicate
with each other.
Suppose that two Indiana of differ
ent tribes meek
They have met be
fore and formed a mutual admiration,
and their families may be particular
ly interested in each other. The vis
itor is welcomed by the host and a
conversation by signs commences.
The new urrival will, in a short space
of time, relate how a friend had sud
denly come in contact with an
enemy; that weapons were used; who
“ drew the first blood;” where either
,s wounded; the length o f t’ me
consumed in the battle; the position
of each at different times of the com
bat; the courage displayed aud the
stoical indifference assumed. I d fact
every detail will be told almost as
quickly as if related by the tongue,
and yet no word will pass between
the parties, because they could not
understand each other.
Since civilization has encroached
npon the privileges of these savages,
and they have learned the arts of
chewing tobacco and loafing around
on store boxes like white people, they
have not been slow to utilize many
of the articles used for domestic pur
poses.
They will take a medium
sized mirror, and from a lofty moun
tain flash the movements of an enemy
to their friends far in the distance.
A blanket is considered an excellent
medium for communicating intelli
gence. It is taken by the corners
and waved back and forth to show
that an engagement was anticipate«!,
and after a battle it is laid flat npon
tbe ground, which indicates that tbe
party is anxious to surrender. The
sign for after night is the firing a
lighted arrow, in a certain direction,
wTiich may represent various things
—just as tbe agreement before separ
ation may run. The rude figures of
various animals nnd birds that are so
common to the heathenish notion of
what constitutes art, all have their
significance, and are read with ease
by those who understand them.
A
moving band can, by leaving pictures
of birds, beasts, and inanimate ob
jects scattered along their route, in
form a party of friends following
to what occurrences have taken pit
so accurately that the second band
will know jnst what to do to guard
against danger or lend assistance.
An illustration of a steep mountain
with a goat in tbe act of climbing,
while a horse appears in a position
where the soles o f his hoofs are
liable to tret sunburned, indicated
that though a goat can climb np tbe
rocky trail, a horse may tumble, and
hence it is nnaafe for the Indiana to
attempt the ascent —| Chicago Inter
Ocean.
CURIOSITIES. '
F e w I n t e r e e t l n g P a r a g r a p h s G iv e n t o r
W hat T h ey
are W o r th — H ead and
Draw Yonr Own Coneloalone.
A BIRD'S B IS T ON A LOCOMOTIVE
A Rochester robin has built its
neat on the main frame o f Engine N<x
340 of the New York Central Rail
road, between the left forward driv
ing spring hanger and a cross brace.
The engine runs daily between
Rochester and De W itt The bird
kept faithfully at work, aa circum
stances permitted, and, having com
pleted the neat, she now ocoupiee it,
“ ren when the engine ia running.
[Ithica Journal.
UU1UK GROWTH OF THB
CBNTUHY PLANT.
In Z. W. Garfield’s yard, north of
Napa, tial., there are two century
plants growing and abont to blossom.
They were transplanted from pots
eleven years ago, and are of immenso
size. Only a short time ago a stalk
from the centre of each plant began
to shoot upward until they are
twenty-seven and twenty-eight feet
in height respectively. In one day
one of theee snoots grew nine incheel
From the tops of these shafts the
blossoms will soon appear and then
the plant will die, never to bloom
again.
STEXL AMMUNITION CHEST.
Col. Mordecau, commandant of the
Watervliet Arsenal, has received or
ders to construct an ammunition
chest of Bessemer steel, opening to
the rear instead of on top, as hereto
fore, with the projectiles horizontally
placed. The partitions are o f galvan -
lzed iron, supported by brass and
bolstered with rubber, the trays be
ing of copper. The chests are for
trial with the new light artillery iron
carriages. The trays are from de
signs furnished by Gen. Hagadorn at
the request of tne Light Artillery
Board.—( Troy Times.
A NEAT FIND.
The chief cook of a French Mar
quis found a baby in the Boulogne
wood the other day, wrapped in fine
lace and housed in a grand cradle.
By its side was a sealed envelope, con
taining a letter, which read as follow s:
“ Whoever you may be who finds this
child, bring it up tenderly and in the
ath of duty, and not only will you _
e rewarded by your conscience, but
practically. Never will 1 abandon
yon; I shall watch over you as you
watch over her, and when she has at
tained her majority you will receive
a fortune. Then, if God and men
permit, I will reveal my identity;
meanwhile, to cover your expenses, I
leave under the lace of hor cradle a
package o f bank notes to the value of
15,000 francs.” He took it in.
AN HISTOBIO POINT.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
•phura: Between Uichmond and
Old Point Comfort, the Chesapeake
and Ohio touches the banks of the
historic Cbicuhominy, and a small
island may be seen from the train as
it stops at Lanexa Station. It waa on
this island that Capt. John Smith, be
ing overpowered by a large band of
savages, was made captive and car
ried over the peninsula to the head
uarters of the renowned Indian
Ihief, Powhatan, on the banka of the
York. The march was very cireu
itous, and during it a number of In
dian villages were visited. The cap-
tors, placing Capt Smith upon their
shoulders, paraaed up and down be
fore the wigwams of the delighted
savages, amid the noise of their queer
musical instruments and their trium
phant shouts.
The reception of
Powhatan and the rescue of Capt.
Smith from the tomahawks of the
savages by the fair Pocahontas took
E l ace at VVerowomoca, where Pow-
atan held his court.
THE BIOOE8T SPONGE EVER FOUND.
“ A Monster from the Sea,” ia a
sign which attracts passers by to a
glass case in front of a sponge store
on Walnut street In the case ia a
huge sponge, which looks as thongh
it might be appropriately presented
to Chang or (¿apt. Bates. Alongside
is another spSfage suitable for Che
Mah or Maj. Atom.
“ The big sponge,” said the dealer,
‘was fished np off Key West. When
the fishermen saw it through their
magnifying glass they coaid hardly
believe their eyes. When they fished
it up and measured it they found it
to be the largest BpoDge they had
ever seen. It is fully eight feet in
oircumference.
We have bad an
offer of $300 for it, but we don ’t care
to sell it.”
“ It weighs considerably more than
the small sponge near it, dc{Mi it
not»’ ’
“ I should think so. Abont thirty
of those small fellows g o to one
ounce. The big sponge weighs fully
twelve pounds. It would take a long
time for any one who used it to
squeeze it out.”
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Q u e e n . —Mon
cure D. Conway says that Americans
make themselves ridiculous by their
sentimentality about Queen Victoria.
He cites a club dinner speech in Lon
don by ex-Gov. Hall id Ay of Virginia,
who "fairly decorated ‘that noble
woman’ with rhetorical Kohinoors,
and left her framed in a constella
tion of admiration points.” He as
serts that the Englisn people smiled
and «inked at each ether; there were
whispers about distance lending en
chantment, and abont the carious
notions prevailing in the American
provinces. He adds: “The English
are loyal to the throne; every man
of them wonld shed hia last drop of
blood for his Queen; but, personally,
a Queen lees loved, or even eared for,
never reigned in England than Vic
toria. If one hears any enthusiasm
expressed for the Queen in this conn
tiw, unless it be in the neighborhood
of Balmoral, he knows the speaker to
be an American. It ia ascribed to
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American good nature, combined
A little Boston girl was encouraged with provincialism.”
by her pvrents to study so much that
One energetic woman did the work
her brain gave way, and she is now
an 'idiot This is a sad result, but Uie of a mob at Michigan City, InA
parents must find some consolation She dashed into the saloon in which
in the thought that they have made her husband had become a <’
their daughter like themselves.— used a lamp in lien of a elnh,
smashed every bottle.
| Somerville Journal.