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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1872.
NO. 5.
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A DEMOCRATIC PAPER,
TOR THit
Bu3ines3 Ftfan, the Farmer
And tht rAMII.Y CIRCLE.
,JSIKD r.VEUY FIIIDAY DY
A. KOLTHER,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
OFFICE Io Dr. Tbc-s'ng's Brick Building
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3k:rib4rt. end at the expense of Agents.
BOOK' A SD JOB PR1.XTI.XG.
t-g- xki Eiitr-r;n nfSce is supplied w'th
bsaitifnt. miimvii -tyV-4 of type, and n.oil
ert K .iCHIN'JC Pi'MHl-N. which will i-nal.le
Ii ? ief' lo do J .b Pi in tins at all times
.r c .' , Q i ic .'. : a ,i d C7. cep !
tT VTnr'K -Iicited.
J .7 jJiif transactions upon a Specie basis.
shim: viii:m:'!:u voir can.
V!i'n thi'irs .iitn't uit ynn.
And tin worl.l m'.-iiis nji.-iili' down,
pou't waste your linn ia lntting,
I!u'. drive away tluit frown.
Jjinrf I iff i oft prrnlfx'nar.
"1 i-s much the wis. Ft pl.m,
Ti ix-ar :itl iliiims Lrttv.-lv,
Aii'l suii'ewlifiu'Vr you can.
Why shnuM yon itrea.l tomorrow,
Aal tints despoil So d-iy ?
I'jr when uti bmrow trouMf,
Vo'i always have to pay.
It i a pone!, chl riMxmi.
Thai oftf.i should bi' proacb'd
J) cim-s l!ic bridge ln'!re you
L'u.il ;bc bii 'o is rt-ac'.ifd,
Y.iu tnV't'- :::'d :n:ich s:ghi:tg
II you would ki--i) in mind
Tin' t'joiisht Hi t. ; "-l mid evil
Are iilwas lu-tt- eoiiibun-d.
Th.-rt? luust bi sotn'.'tlii:;- watiiinff;
And though you roll in wealili.
Yo i in iv mi-s t'r-.mi your c.i-kft
"i liiii pivcijii ji-wi-1. ii.u!i!i.
A:i i thou-b yo t'rc s'ron-i and s'.urdy.
V.m in iy ti tvi:i -:n;i'y purs.-.
And ear.il lias uiiny trials.
Which I consider wuiw.
r.nt wIii'SIkt j y or sf.vnuv
Fid n; your morial span.
Tid in ike yo.i; pathway br'gbttT
To Mini' rt'it'in'Vr vii'.i c-.i'i.
lVIiy to Ssipp.rt a Iocal Xewspaptr.
The Ckuvclatnl JL.rahl maki'S
tlni following tiiillilul oljscivtitioM
-)iiceniin conn try papers, ami
the tl tit v of giving; them wliolc
o::n' support:
"The- I c:i ! paper is an absolute
r.ocessit. v to the I'ountry ami emn
in iuiiv where it is published. All
the eily papers cannot stjpply tht
place of a hottie paer. Tiiat
s 1 1 ; i I 1 he the iirst liivc of oven'
xw.ux a :nl women, with the paper
ther stainl locailv imlentiiied. The
paper mves lite county ami town
where printed much of theii im
portance in the world, and pjives
in detail the local news, which
cannot he gained ly any other
source. l-'very day's issue of
the paper is so much local his
tory, and the rise, growth and de
velopment of the town and county
can he measured and recorded
only hy the local newspaper that
constantly is ;atherin its ileitis.
People do not properly appreciate
these home newspapers. They
measure the value of a paper too
much hy the nnmher of columns
it contains. The home paper at
any price is the cheapest paper
one can take, for in it is found
othe information to ho obtained
from no other source. Another
thiii to he taken into considera
tion : Kvcry county has one or
more newspapers. Hence, the
circulation must he limited. There
is therefore the greatest need of
activity and interest on the part
of the people to Ljive their own
j;o.k1 paper, vigorous and sub
stantial support
Mrs. Gardiner, wife of a farmer
living near East man ville, Oltr-.wa
county, Iil., died recently under
ciivmmtancjs most extraordinary.
Two of the sisters were dead,
one hut recently, only a few
weeks ao. The cause of 3Irs.
aril"n r's death was concrest-
Vvi chiil, and after she had been
couideied dead for six hours, and
was beinjj prepared for the grave,
she returned to consciousness, and
talked freely with her attendants,
he stated to those around her that
she had been to the better land, and
had seen both of her departed sis
ters, with other friends ; that it was
a most beautiful laud beyond all
description ! .She said that she had
peranission to return to tell living
friends of what she had seen, but
that she was anxious again to return.
She passed away soon after making
her stateinent, and seemingly over
flowing with joy and happiness,
i here can be no question as to the
circumstance above stated.
An Arkansas I-etter.
Dovku, Oct. 3il, 1872.
My Dkai: Boy The double
ban el that you sent came safely
to hand, and I was only shot at
onee while I was carrying it home.
I. Silvers popped at me from be
hind the fence, as I was passing
his house, but I had loaded the
two shooter as soon as I iot it,
and he didit jump up from be
hind the fence but once.
I am glad that one of the barrels
is a rifle, as I need it for long ranee
practice. The other I can iill with
buckshot, and can riddle a man
nicely at close quarters. I mean
to try both barrels on those Jetts
when I meet them. You see old
man Jett stole a mule from us in
the war, and when it was over pap
laid for him and killed him. Then
nigger Tom Jett, as we call him
the black faced one he laid for
pap and plugged him. Then I
picket! a fuss with Tom, and cut
him into giblets, and since that
time his brother Sam has been
laying for me. I know it is his
turn, but I think my double barrel
will prove too much for him.
If you want to see fun come
down for awhile and bring a riile.
It don't make any diueience which
side you belong to, and it isn't
even necessary to join the militia.
It is easy to get tip a grudge
against somebody, and all yon have
to do is to lay for your man and
knock him over. Behind my pig
pen is one of the sweetest hiding
places I know of, and it is so
handy! A good many people
come within range within the
course of a Week, and a man can
pass his time rigli pleasantly.
I wish you wouhr send me a
catalogue of Sunday school books,
with the prices, if tlo re are any
in St. Louis. if we can ml them
on time we will get a big lot of
books. I am superintendent of
the Sunday school now, and I am
running it under full heat! of
team. Old man Byers who was
turned out, is right mad about it
ami swears that he will chaw me
up; but he wi!l chaw lead if he
don't keep char of me.
My wife wants to know if you
can't send her a set of teeth with
out her getting measured for them.
Her twenty-live dollar set was
busted all to flinders by a pistol
shot that went through her month;
But. it didn't hurt her tongue.
Write soon to
Your li 'iend and paid, .
1. S. That sneaking, ornery,
cuss, Sam .Jett, ciept up 'last night
ami find at me through the win
dow, but he didn't happen to kill
anybody except a nigger girl. I
mean to ro for him to-day, and
will be glnd of a chance to try the
double banc I.
"Set ;eneralv Know:;.
Martin Yan Buren is the only
man who he'd the oiiices of Presi
dent, Yire President, Minister to
England, Governor of his own
State and member of both Houses
of Congress.
Thomas II. Benton is the only
man who hold a position in the
I'nited States Senate for thirty
consecutive years.
The onlv instance of father and
son in the I'nited States Senate, at
the same time, is that of' Hon.
Henry Dodge, Senator from Wis
consin, and his son, Augustus
C. Dodge, Senator from Iowa.
Gen. .James Shields is the only
man who ever represented two
States in the I'nited States Senate.
At one time he was Senator from
Illinois, and subsequently Senator
from Minnesota.
John Quiiicy Adams held po
sition under the government dur
ing cverv Administration from
that of Washington to that of
polc during which he died. He
had been Minister to England,
member of both Houses of Con
gress, Secretary of State and Pres
ident of the United States. He
died while a member of the House
of I Jepri'sentat ives.
The only instance where three
brothers occupied seats in the
lower House at the same time, was
when Elihu B. Washburne repre
sented the First District of Illinois,
Israel Washburne, jr., the Third
District in Maine, and Cadwallader
C. Washburr.e the Third District
to "Wisconsin.
BnoronT Him. The most strik
ing illustration of the "power of
advertising" that we ever heard of.
or read of, is the case of an ex
change, which kept the following
conspicuously at the head of its
local column: "A boy wanted at
this ohice."In a few days the edi
tor's wife presented him with "a
boy," which, in a highly signifi
cant manner, shows the value of
advertising.
A new Albany (Indiana) man is
blessed with fifteen daughters, and
he is looking around for fifteen
likely young men to bless each of
them with a wife.
An Oi-cgonian In Trouble.
IIF. LEAVES HIS M'UE AND ELOPES
WITH AXOTIIUR WOMAX THE
ixjfKED miee " sroT.s " HEii
TKL'ANT LOUD OS AX EAST-WAUD
BOUND TTAIX
THE CAES.
-LIVELY SCENE IX
From the Sacramento Record, Nov. 15.
A rich occurrence took place at
the depot yestcrdav afternoon,
which was highly enjoyed by those
who witnessed it. lVcame about
in this wise: On Friday last a
l'OKTLAN I) (OIJEOOX) MAN
Left his wife and child in that city
and eloped with another woman,
on board the steamer for San Fran
cisco. The owife on Sunday, set
out overland for this city, and trav
eled by stage and rail without stop
ping until she arrived here yester
day at one o'clock. She employed
Charles A. McMahon, the hacknian,
to drive her up town and then back
to the depot, showing him
A I'ltTUKE OF DEE IIl'SDAN D
Ami telling him that she wanted
to see if he was on the train.
When the regular train from San
Francisco arrived, McMahon pass
ed along by the car windows and
discovered the truant husband and
Ins female companion cosilv seated
in one of the cars. He "pointed
him out to the wife, and she made
a rush for him. Lifting the little
boy in her arms she threw him into
the car window, and he called out
'Papa" lustily. The truant hus
band and his companion attempted
to run out of one end of the car as
'III E ru USE INC. "WIFE
Entered the other, but the door
beijig locked they sought refuge
in the closet. The wife came out
bought a ticket for the East,
keetixi; in::: eve ox the c.vn,
And telling McMahon that she
would go along with her husband.
Finally the hunted man and wo
man emerged from the closet, and
his wife exclaimed: "Oh, John!
there you are with that bad wo
man. If von are i;oi ng off with
her, I am going too." And she
out, lor toe train started oh, carry-
ing the whole of
xii e i xiiAi'i'v ;i:orr
The wii'e ami child crying, the ! -
other woman sitting back in the!
corner of the car armed w it 1, !
knife and the husband with a look I
like
I"'E.ski:ted chickex thief.
We imagine that their trip over
land to the East will be anything
but a blissful one, if we may judge
by the actions of
THE IXJUEEI) WII'E
hen she caught sight of the rut:
W
a ways. She was much the better
looking of t he two women, and we
can scarcely account for the hus
band's taste.
Tin: Contented Max. A weal
thy epicure applied to an Arabian
miiv,i mi ,i II HUH , tv I III
, i- l -i ' i , , ,
icslore his body- to health, and
, - , - . , ' r.,,
g xe happiness to his mmd 1 he
physician advised h,m to exchange
shir s wit , a man who was q.er-
feet ly conten ed with his lot, upon
wn.ch the patient set out upon h.s
journey ,n pursmt of such a per-
.1. wt. :.. i.... i i i
, , 1
given, the traveller was pleased ;
-,i ,i - it , ,
with the sight of the cobbler en- !
,. , , i
joying a comfortable nan
on a
board. Without ceremony he was!
aroused from his slumber:
Hid
the
important interrogatory,
!". .imii nuns monies s i n, j f ,,,,i.i',. . ,.
... . , -, . .. , " or ptib.ic opinion, or, more cor-
witbout accomplishing his object, i i,. . i.i: . . . .' ?
t . ... . , i i i , . iil - .on., Mi.i.M, umim'hi, ny ignoring
he uas told of a certain cobbler lhy lrue 1!0,,;!ilv j. f , -
of wm.m every one had spoken , ,,01.oi lmin!v of , ' .,
as a model ot contentment and (.rmvIs tho wil, , , '
nappmess. j ursning the direction ' . .1... . :-,
whether he was con tented with ai.e I!()t requital, and wlure temp
his lot, was answered in the affirm- ,,,;. f.ih..-,. aMii 9t. p'f
ative.
J hen, said the seeker after j Im corrected, and these too com
bapptness, I have one small boon j mon ei Tors ri;,l.t,.,t. aiI1 l!lis t..u,
to as, at your hands. It is that ; OM,v )uJ (,one ,,v huru , , tic, f;in;i.
you exchange shirts with me, that j ,r w!u.lv ,,e r,, v;iu(m a
by this means I .also become con- ; k.Vt., wh!, t,ie 0,K.r tl,i(i(lt;
f . 1 11 I 1 T 1 . i
'Most ghu ,y would I accede to ;
your request, replied the cobbler, j
iemea amina .py. ,
'but
"Xay, refuse me not," interrupt
ed the man of wealth; "any sum
thou ma vest name shall be thine."
"I seek not thy wealth," said
the cobble; ' but but "
"But what?"
"The truth is I have no shirt.
One day at the Xavv Yard, the : enough to eat, but said noih
sentinel had jiositive orders to ad- j i"g- Then he inquired what she
mit no one. During the day, the j would say if he aked her to man y
wife of one of the officers came to him. She threw her arms around
ii... ,r,t let the sentinel, obeying ; him, and rushed out of the room
.,-,1, rut: " 1
)i-der, cried rut:
"Karii't pass, marm."
"But "ir" replied she, "I must
iass. I am Captain W's lady."
'Karn't help it, marm. Couldn't
et vou in, if vou was his wife,
- '
let
marm.
r. -O-
A man lately made a wager that
he had seen a horse ge.ing at his
greatest soeed and a dog sitting
on his tail, and, strange as it may
seem, he won, but the dog sat on j
his own tail.
Pat and the Pi.
A countryman having killed a
pig and not wishing to divide with
j his neighbors, as was the custom
! ill that COIllltrV. Said to hi unn
(who by the way, was a son of the
Emerald Isle:)
"Pat, if I give to the neighbors
who have given to me. a piece of
pork, I'll have none myself Can
von tell me what I am to do?
"Be dad, sir," said Pat, "it's my
self that can do that same thing."
"Good," said the countryman,
rubbing his hands and looking at
Pat. "Now- tell me what I "can
do." ."' -
"Faith, sir," said Pat, "sure
and when the cravthur is cleaned,
just be after hanging it against the
door where every mil her' s son of
them will see it; and early in the
morning, before one is about get
up and take in your pig, and hide
it away. Then, when your neigh
bors come, just be alther telling
them the pig was stole."
"Capital "idea, Pat," exclaimed
the countryman; "I'll do it, by St.
( ieorge!"
So, when the pig was cleaned,
it was hung up outside the door,
so that the neighbors might see it.
The countryman anxiously await
ed the approaching night, and at
last retired to bed, but not to sleep.
Pat, under cover of the darkness
of night, crept round thy house
and stole the pig.
What was the astonishment of
the countryman, when at early
dawn he arose to hide the pig,
but found no pig there, can be
better imagined than described.
In the midst of his bewilderment,
i at came m with his usual "Top
o tiie morning to ve, sir.,' am
giving him a knowing wink, -said:
-Mather, bow abi
out the pig:
v eu, i'at, the p:g was stolen
in reality."
"Faith and that sounds just as
natural as if you'd lost your pig."
"But, you blockhead, I tell yon
the pig was stolen."
"Faith and begorry, master, the
divil a bit 'o me thought, vou could
do so well. Just stici; to that: it's
.11' II T
, as natural as life."
Sr. George,
roared the
now irritated countryman, "I tell
! vo
i th
p:g was
';-ch! be jabers,"s.ays Pat, "stick
U) 11 1 ' 'r i'g" bors U I U
. 1 IT
l : e v e
'ou 'd divil a bit of it. will tkey
get. Paitli, 1 d:d t tnink you
could do so well."
- -
T2ie
arm
Yfe often hear it remarked flint
any person can be a fanner; that,
to be a fanner a man does not
m ed to know anything of books
or to have any knowledge of the
sciences; that the unlettered and
uneducated make ;j s successful
farmers as the best scholar ; that
it is bone and muscle, not brain
and education, that are indispensa
ble to the good farmer. The most
j common and unlettered ignoramus
i ,,,t ,. ,. I f ., 1 . I , .
;l":it, can be louml m the who e
i ,.n),,i,,,mi, r
itataiogue ot tiade, vocations or
j,,,;,, is hy t (Hc
,!;U(I n th, ,U ;,s on,vJ l( -e
L farmer and even the American
u he , .
lmr.nVs, and court the favor of
ihJ t-it C- snob, and thus the error-
.
'i'-nii -i.i, oo lueio.vn. ji no sin-
t,:. ... :, , o-
oitious ,eneige;!c, intelligent young
.),,, .,,'. , ,f - .. -
mm oi the count! v leave the farm
where
they are so much needed.
and where
i ... . i
I awaits them, and flock in cov-d
iKliiil.lK il.OI i L i
,!lf 1,,,;,,.,. n,. iw.;.
I , .I-,..-. -. P,. 1 !wo Ti.,i. r. . 1 11
-.linrwtlllll. J II l- I lllllS riiouiU
l,rf..sssioil!i. In..t(. i, o ntolWsion t,
-''u- , iii.4iN.v- ii , ..i., CSSIOI) IO
,,L. stU)ii(M, ,,OIlolv!,; t.re.t(, for
;t a SL.;cnl;fj;c .h-partmeut.
A fellow thought he would be
smart, and just lave a little fun'
with a young bidy whom he ha I i
visited two or three times. lie!
asked her what she would do if a !
nice-looking voting fellow asked
her to marry him. She smiled so
gushingly, and looked well, good
l'n 4"TL " 1 " ' l" j
lawyers, and m two days after;
j the poor fellow said he never was !
""dden y m his hfe. j
j Probably that was the nearest sue ;
U'Vr came to o, n.g as,:ed, and she j
thought fooling around with sen-
for her hat and frhawl to go to the
timent would be dangerous.
9m
An Indianapolis clergyman who
discovered a clear cr.se ot kissing
during the evening wor
rc
an.l centlv. stopped his sei
rnion
offered prayer fbr the oscillators.
hi who has No Use for IJlitaia:
Itcd,.
l-'runi the Topcka (K.:n.) News, Nov. 1.
II. C. Beard, Esq., n fanner,
aged about 20 years, and living in
Monmouth township, about nine
miles from the city, hitched up Ids
team on Monday last and started
for Topeka. It was then raining,
and he hoisted his umbrella.
When about one mile from home
he
was struck by a hot, sharp, tcr
rible stroke of lightning, lie wore
a steel truss, ami the lightning
penetrated his pantaloons and shirt,
and took up its line of travels on
the circuit round his body. Part
of the charge left the truss at his
side and passed down his right
side into the spring seat, tearing
it to pieces and knocking down
both bis horses. His hip to-dav
was bruised, and the skin lacerated
badly for about a foot in length by
three inches in width, and is very
sore. The balance of the charge
k it the truss and climbed up his
left side, blazing its way as it
went, and part of it forced a pass
age through his shirt and over
coat at the shoulder, and the bal
ance trailed its way leisurely down
his arm, scorching and ringing a
wide swath as it went, untii it
struck the umbrella handle, Avhen
he at. last got rid of his meddle
some visitor. lie was benumbed
j and somewhat paralyzed, but suc
! ceeded in reaching home by hiin
: self, although he had to be helped
out of t he wagon.
Mr. Beard gave us a call this
; morning, and showed us the num- j
en. its rent; ma le in his clothes,
and also the extent of his injuries;
vcr.d gentlemen who hear.', him
I ; tell his story, and saw the amount
! oi injury received by him, were of
j i he unanimous opinion that it was
! marvelous. The lightning will
leave him alone after this.
Old rriK iiral ,?(
A Swiss Court has had before it.
a case originating lrom a practical
pke ol an
juaily daring and
! ridiculous na1 r.re.
s;t,tT with
a busby head, who was returning i
to his native village from his mil
itary duty, staid at night in the
chief town of the canton. He was
fi
-ii if. Two wags pus.-ing bv, ac
corning
to t!
1 urn .
took
the drunkf
of one ol
man fist to the house
them, who owned an
old monk's cowl and a tonsure,
shaved all the hair oil' his face and
dressed him in the habit of a monk.
They then took him to the nearest
convent, and said they had found
hiai lying drunk on the roadside,
and had brought him there in or
der to avoid the scandal which
might ensue if he were found out
side. On awaking the sapper was
not a little astonished to find him
self in the cell of a convent, with
a monk's cowl on, and that he had
no hair kit on his head. To his
protestations the fathers replied
that ho must be. still laboring m
dcr the effects of drink, and ad
vised him lo go to sleep once more.
At length they consented to send
for the priest of the parish v. here
he said lie resided, in order to ch ar
up the mystery. On the priest ar
riving, he recognized in the psou
uo monk his parishoner, whereup
on he was permitted to depart.
Means were found to discover the
two wags, .and the sapper, thus ex
temporized into a monk, as we'l as
the brotherhood, who were so fool
ed, intend to bring an action
against them. As in religious mat
ters the canton of Frihurg is vcry
i-lriet, and is not likely to see tin;
point of the joke, the two wags
will probably got the worst of it.
. -
Bids. The difference between
the expense necessary to promote
health and comfort, ami what peo
ple imagine they must 'nave would
support whole families.
.Necessity brings out common
sense ideas from head, which in
a alienee would never be accused
of harboring a practical thought.
Anv good girl will work for a
loved mother, but the girl who ;
can without ;t murmur, go out to j
.... ,.;nii. ii M'lue.' mi hk.sv ,,..- ;
.-.,....,.,! 4 ... T. . J ... 1 t
m ath hersi d in education, fbr the
s:i,ve ol earning a tew uoiiary, to j
support her mother, shows a
strength ol character which will j
carry her succes
iib y : ;iro::gii
One of the most diliici
in the world, is to alio'
ilt th
S
j
CVerv-
A 32
i - t
One hour in
two in the
the mormg is wor
llcrnoon for work.
i:in Orlov..
-v
"Have you heard
speech V " asked a
!
j
my last
political i
harangue- ot a vit. "I sincerely
hope so," was the reply.
"Man is a mystery,'
voting lady to her" beau.
" "Yes, dear," said he, "
is a rniss-erv."
tid
and a girl i
i
oo.iy to live ami act according to j Smith sworn in; and," added, "all
thj-dictates oi their own conscience, j the people rejoiced." The Gov
When one's own ideas of right i ernor said good day to the lady,
and wrong an. outraged, it is m and passed 'on to the"' next patient,
natural to censure and mod. lie. 1 ..-..
fJcneral Items.
A debating society has recently
been formed in Boston, the mem
bers of which are deaf mates.
A peculiar kind of gunpowder,
which
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misses fire.
is
sold for duelling purposes by a
storekeeper at Brashear, Louis
iana. A Chicago police sergeant, --ho
joined the force twelve years ago
la poor man, hr.s accumulated
-M00,0005 and resigned to give
another poor but honest man an
opportunity.
A widower, who had never
quarreled with his wife, said the
last day of his marriage was as
happy as the first. .Another wid
ower said the last day of his mar
riage was the happiest.
A Paris firm is largely engaged
in manufacturing damaged china
with the letter X upon it, and sel
ling it as part of the Imperial
dinner service saved from the
ruins of the Tuilleries.
The money was recently collect
ed at Kalamazoo, Michig. n, upon
a note that had passed through
the Chicago fire and was nothing
but ashes, yet had been preserved
natct between two sheets of cotton
batting.
One of the novel features of
the Yienna exposition will be a
very complete collection of Amur
can
ing
newspapers, arranged accord-
to .States, with a catalogue
giving full particulars with refer-
j ' one represented,
j v l;l.ly jn Marseilles has sued a
j hairdresser for two thousand francs
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i damages. He had offered to dve
her brown hair red, and, in conse
quence of his operations, it turned
violet. .She was obliged to have
her head shaved.
A Xorth Carolinian, aged with
in four years of a century, is un
der indictment for killing his wile,
a few years his senior, and the
extenuating plea offered is that he
i VV:1S '"eiidercd insanely jealous by
her flirting with other young fel-
lows.
A man in Sprinficid, Mnss.,whosc
house was recently destroyed by
fire, has announced that he does
not intend to call on the insurance
companies to make good his loss.
I b.c:ie the lire wns e!.-;irK- mi'tiuf
I to ,?c o-.m neidi.'cn";v
The saddest instance of mis
placed confidence on record is that
of a Connecticut man who rescued
another from a watery grave only
to find that instead ot his long
lost biot her, it was a person to
whom he owed three dollars and a
half for turnips.
A Terre Haute boy of tender
years and heart, has drowned
seventeen kittens, tied pans to the
tails of nine dogs, brushed his
father's new silk bat against the
with a firecracker in the last month, j
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and still hts fond mother intends
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him for the pulpit.
Tt has been stated that the
Prussian soldiers who fought at
Sedan averaged three inches larger
around the chest and two inches
taller than the Prussian soldiers
who fought at "Waterloo. This
astonishing development is as
cribed to fifty years of stringent
military training enforced upon
the whole male population.
A gentleman of Centei ville, In
diana, was recently lying very low,
when, being a personal friend, an
undertaker thought to call on the
sick man and pay his respects, but
to his great surprise and astonish
ment, as soon as lie entered the
sick room he was greeted with
"What in the 1: 11 do you want
here? Wiien I need vou I will
send for you."
A few days ago the committee to
examine the Vermont Asylum
fbr the Insane were conducted
through the building by ex-Gov
ernor Hoibrook, who is one of the
rustces. wne 01 the lady ia-
tknts, who is extremely high toned,
and dresses in the hight of fashion.
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yet is unnr st a Heat l y insane, was
introduced to the bland ex-Gov
nor, when she drew herself up and
remarked: "Ah, I have the honor
of knowing Governor Hoibrook.
S:r, I was at Montpelier several
Ve.1T"S wliriii i-o!i -r.Vi tirnni
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OUt as Ciovcrnur nnd flnvr rntr
! Do not rub linseed oil on vour
j fork, shovel and lake handles, do
not paint your ploughs and reap-
ers, do not use any rust preventa-
tive on the iron and steel parts;
and above nil, leave everything out
of doors. You have no idea how
soon vou will possess a new set of
tools, "provided you have a balance
at the bank.
What fruit is the most visionary?
' The apple of the eye.
Natural Grumblers.
There is a class of men and wo
men who are grumblers by nature;
they have so long become accus
tomed to finding fault and talk
ing in a discouraging manner that
they can see nothing but the dark
side to everything they look at.
It is not that everything and
every body is wrong with which
they come in contact, but they are
natural grumblers and being so
cannot deviate from habit. The
grumbler must be a tattler, for
he cannot well be one without
the other. To grumble and' find
fault, is to tattle and babble of the
faults of those whom we meet and
associate with.-
It is amusing to sit in a railway
street car and hear grumbling men
or women make themselves con
spicuous in their fault finding.. It
is too warm, cold, windy, sultry,,
rainy, dry, crowded, empty and
stilling. The cars run so misera
bly slow; the road bed is roagli;
the cars are not first-class; some of
the seats are turned the wrong
way; there is dust and cinder com
ing in at the window that admits
the air to keep the temperature be
low suffocation; the sun occasion
ally shines in. Why is there not
some con-enience arranged to keep
out its brilliant ravs? It now goes
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too fast; they stop too long for
water; the infernal tunnel had no'
business to have been built, to
coop them up for ten or twenty
minutes in the smoke, and heat,
and dirt. The best things, the
greatest advantages, and the most
politeness shown the grumbler, arc
courtesies thrown away. He will
not admit anything he receives as
good enough, or so good but it
should have been better.
The grumbler is continually in
trouble, and is never satisfied un
less others look through the same
diseased vision that he does. If
you attempt to break through his
natural routine of grumbling, be
speaking encouragingly of his pros
pects, position or attainments, hc
even grumbles at the blessings
he receives, because they did not
come to his forefathers before he
was born. The grumbler is never
easy or satisfied, and tries to pre
vent others from being so; he is
not a pleasant acquaintance, and a
worse companion. He is always
conspicuous, and never interesting:
his remarks do not partake of in
terest to any one. lie grumbles
because he lias learned to do it
it is habit, and one that is most
difficult to shake off. Jlural
World.
Mu. IIexky. At a political
meeting, the speaker and audience
were very much disturbed by a
man who constantly called for Mr.
Henry. Whenever a new speaker
came on, this man bawled out "Mr.
Henry! Henry! Henry! I call for
Mr. Henry!
After several interruptions of
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man ascended the platform and
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was soon airing nis eloquence in a
magniloquent style, striking out
powerfully in his gestures, -when
the outcry was heard for Mr.
Henry,
Putting his hand to his month
like a speaking trumpet, this man
was bawling out at the top of his
voice, "Mr. Henry! Henry! Henry
I call for Mr. Henry to make a
speech 1"
The chairman now rose, and
remarked that it would oblige the
audience, if the gentleman would
refrain from any further calling for
Mr. Henry as that genteman is
now speaking.
"Is that Mr. Henry?" said the
disturber of the meeting. ' Thun
der! that can't be Mr. Henry!
Why that's the little cuss that told
me to hollar."
Men of Few Words. Som
men use -words as riflemen use bul
lets. They say but little. The
few words used go right to the
mark. They let you talk, and
guide with their hands and face,
on and on, till what vou say can
be answered in a word or two, and
then they lance out a sentence,
pierce the matter to the quick, and
are done. Your conversation falls
into their minds as a river into a
deep chasm, and is lost from sight
bv its depth and darkness. They
will sometimes surprise you with a
few words that go to the mark like
a sltingshot, and then they are si
lent again-- as if they were re-loading.
Such men are safe counsel
lors, and true friends where they
profess to be such.o To them truth
is more valuable than gold, while
pretentions is too gauzy to deceive
them. Words without point, to
them, are like titles without merit,
only betraying the weakness of
the blinded dupes, who are ever
used as promoters of other men's
schemes.
Northern Xew Hampshire is the
great hunting ground of the world.
You may hunt all day there and
get nothing.
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