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-'-is it o o o o O GO o o o n 0 VOL. 7. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1873. NO. 52. i (mm fill fl mf& iff SVl 5 Ajjv o O o tl cutis in i.ovaiTiin-- f fairest flowers bathes the hours ?.7i, "the fields are blossoming; love is tnrnin; rth to brightest frld : T-ast .Speeches of the Moiloes. summer si.lfilir '' 1 i a rosy cobiing. tv.U r.rp sv. cct wtcn iHvs re sweet when souls are mrnin llciirl to heart to fold and hold. wJrr the stream goes leaping by, Ui?in " ni-nles kiss each shore ; irVrW the willows softly sigh TVilf waters they hang o er. Yuth and maiden half frgf;t s'-reeU- bved the word without; ll'.ii.'ls l.v tender Uands are met: bl s are pressed by lips devout. 0 the paradise of pleasure, 'Whither souls ascend in love! Min din" ra:.t lire wit bout measure, " V-i thev soiir to !jpiivpn above. iv sweet itionir its; life is fleeter ' Than the streamlet rushing by ; vay, sweet moment ; love is sweeter ' Thau allheal t hb'fii cc-dicy . Q Thin J- .'in That. A loansonie place A pawnbroker's shop. A happy family The Oregon City Bads. A man of standing The street-car conductor. 0. -:ee of kidnapping A young go it iv. hep. Three may keep a. secret, if two of tac.a are dead. ;,. sow in chousing arieiid, slow er in changing. so reasonable and cheap On the "Wednesday preceding the day of execution, Mr. Heekenburg, Chaplain, and Donald McKay, In terpreter, visited the condemned, and held an interview with them. Jack made them a short si eech as follows: "A long time since I was a good man and was willing to forgive all the injuries of the white man, but the whites made my heart black and I have been a bad man since, and have done bad things. I would like- gain and have all forgot- .thingis good lil iii'i'"'5 Ii.trhi.ss travel; Vi'l'l V SO- Ml o I tV.nl. ) UV : SO p.. The W 1) ; b, ought slowly her. at ' e Viealion To :iul iceman. Whv is the ro i .;-. so U.li"- He ot loo ause it tivinsgres is so m neli to be good ten." On Thursday Gen. Wheaton, Rov. Mr. Ileekenburg and a number of officers, reporters, and civilians, were present at an interview with the whole twelve prisoners confined in the guard house. Oliver C. Apple gate and Dave Hill, sub-chief of the Klamaths, were interpreters, and the interview was one of the most inter esting character. The Chaplain iirsv. made an impressive address, which was interpreted to the prisoners, ex plaining the foundation of the Chris tian religion, and showing thein that contrition and repentance would lead them to the Good Spirit who was father to red men and white men alike. Then, at the request of Gen. Wheaton, all but the six doomed In dians vti'i' removed to their cells and the. Chaplain announced to them that they had but one more night to live, and that by command of the Great "White Chief they were to die to-morrow. Capt. .rack and Scou ehin were mostly affected. The form er trembled from head to foot, and the latter sat twitching at his lingers and moving from side to side. Black Jim, Sluiux and Barneho compressed their lips tightly together, gazed wildlv about, as if hard.lv realizing the tei i il i-1 fact, and their f. ices tr.ivi ;ea. la t: !VS'- child, alines; s i in J he an 1 man 'a'fs. h-r.i-, nt most, h- were Char- it o. o I'nlike a: the ' is thv .f ih- si'-:'. arts, von 1 ! 1 H f-iis e A wuie. in If h is e:t hn-ha id makes for her that of ple.is have onlv to i -ii-i i ii ane.ieu in;e asnes. joston v, tiic soy ii..'P.ti oi me o.irry, sat ! perfectly unmoved, chewing tobacco with the greatest unconcern. His indifference was r.oL assumed, but ! real, shows ; h--: bo as gooo as sin; i o nut up with the life ;.au 11 Let th- iaa l sat: ea ho f;v 1 i t 1 to : a :ienr womm nis wife when U lii:nveif. as w i ; O fit pi ' .'it s 1hc V.-.U11 will not ;f:il. Iff who knows him it be too ir-.'-.ude:it. is 1 '.vn ami es anil loftv mvel, -here is fairy land Rome is Of ii wav 'vt-r rpo :u a h:; a.-ci loyalty, souls, even b jui: v rattling olT the vitlk a lirst -class Shc"ll catch ;:p Nothing is more odn f i -e tli it smiles abroad, f i-v amiilst the e:iren's: wift'- and cliihiren. Tiove Ui us tl bat of a ie shes nder give rd. its has don ,"C1- an . i reason. e a thov 1 tremhi but )i-ofus"iv ".glitless pre-d;- ih;.-n iest it Cm of tin ! VOscs e. il..ii O nee are both tirst a i w:iys nit-sci-ond frequent-too. e.n. 1 clients; T'C n i! .-lf: (he 1 il. ci-ies olii'Ta, Wi'-e m..:i aiv, instructed by reason; l-'ss int-liig-Mit men by experience; tie most i.rnorant by necessity, and siidic.ai by in-diisct, CU sro. I'Cjri'.uv. vou a.-e a iue:," said a father to his liitle bov: "now do vou k:.o.v what a pig is. Tommy V" "Yes, pa; a pigs a hog's little boy." 'rtT-.nan, lately married says: Vd vas youst so iavv :v- a needle e.iod -alk o'tK mit a -aned's eye as to g't d.-r bchin.lt von! mit a voomans.' ,Tov i.t.ikes us grieve for the brevi ty of life; sorrow causes us to be wearv of its h '.ieth; cari and indus try can alone vender it s:i "Is that marble?-' inquired a gen lid his subsequent speech hows he had the nerve of a devil. Aft -r a few moments of painful si lence, Capt. Jack spoke and said: "I am not a bad man, but have a good heart and was always friendly t: the white-. L tried to keep peace ar.d opposed the murder of the Peace Commissi-. ..H-rs. i Jgus Ch.iidey was the man who inlluence' 1 me. He was a traitor to both sides. He lied to both sides. He li I to Gen. Can by and me. I wonl I like to see him. ui'.l Hooka Jim are litigated tit is thing. m rev heara know meral hasty in the matter, judging bv the delay, and I think he would wait for my speech of to-day." 'General YVheaton desired him not to expect any encouragement, but to think over what the Chaplain had told him. Jack re died: "I know what the Chaplain told me is good, and I would like to follow his advice. If I was permitted to live I might have time to become a good manjmt the thing that is uppermost in mv mind is to see Eogus Charley and 'Hooka Jim." The General then said he would give him an opportunity, but advis ed him not to spend his last mo ments in angry altercation. Jack then said: 'It is terrible to think that I have to die. "When I look at mv heart I would like to live till I died a natural death."' He was then informed if he wished anything during the day to ask for it, and that his family would be sent m to lnm. At this point Black Jim, Slolnx and Jjarnciio desired to be heard and they were allowed to speak, ttio lux said: "I want to talk something. "White people tall me George. 1 was ar rested, ironed and chained under misrepresentaions. My child died yesterday, and I am here in the .guard house, unable to be. with the mourners. Show me a man who will say that I was present at the time of the massacre. I would like' to know who the witnesses were that testiiied against me. IV-rhaps it was Riddle's wife. I am innocent.- I took no part in the murder of the Peace Commissioners, and I am here on representations of Toby. I say this before the representative of the Great Spirit. I told Capt. Ander son it was wrong to keep me in irons, b it he did not understand." Barncho then said: "I am an in nocent man. I also told Capt. Ander sin, an 1 my idea is that I should be outside instead of the men who re ally killed Gen. Canby. I was not there till the, killing was done, but was some distance awav, with the other Indians." General 'Wheat on tend him that though he may not have been there he was accused of bringing three riiies upon the ground. Barncho re- pneu tnac tiiac was untrue. Biack ,f lm sain: 1 see many peo ple here (ren. neaton and people with paper to record all I sar. Mv heart is very good. I always was on tent. That was the evening before the massacre. I am telling what I know to be true; nothing more. I am done." Captain Jack " You see that Bos ton lias made an open confession, and that it was not me, but the younger men, who took part in that affair. My heart was always good towards the whites, and I wanted to make peace with them, but my young men were against it and I could not control them. Mv opinion has been that when the evidence came out Hooka Jim, Steamboat Frank, Bo gus and Shacknasty would be ar rested and tried. They deceived Gen. Canby and always took part in anything that was wrong. I would like to make friends with Gen. Wheaton, considering both parties wrong, and have the really guilty parties punished. I have al ways had a good heart towards the white peo ple, and hav now. Searfaee Char ley is a relative of mine worse than I am and I propose to make an ex change and turn him over to be ex ecuted in my place." General "Wheaton told Jack his word was good before this trouble. Seonchin was asked if he had any thing to say. Ho replied: " You all know I have always been a good man. Never was a time long ago but that I wanted a white man's heart and took his advice. I sent h made him us Charley leaders woo i Bo t!a I want to tell vou all in my and leave nothing unsaid, that Shackna.stv Jim killed id. a Lid sin irle many citi.en. anu sh ot Dr. x liomas. j:o..ton Charley hud planned the kil ling of both "(Jen. (iillem ano Gen. Caii by, but Gen. Giliem tailed to eome'ont and he was much disap noiuled. One of the warriors, nam ed George, was killed in the lan bed.. He was able to control some of the 1 m..v s. "When he d ie. 1 the 1 -oys would ?;or listen to mv advice." Gen. Yt'lie.iton then desired what the Moi.oe theory w (!:pv determined to kill mo Commissioners, emu it they that then the Great lute Cuiet at Vv ashington would wr.u.uaw hand in the war to do body by the a liitle boy I was t-d the truth. I mv part. In through the was always known to was long lying at was sho i the point of death and not mucn on V oi !l. io not insist, like know wh Peace thought to as ; ! 1 . l'l )i ; iS. Jack replied: "I asked those who i-isti gate 1 the murder what eii'eet it i , 1 .. T ........ I .n 'I'!..,,. Wlli.lit 1.!IM'. -1- HI. lei I pea- e. o-iiv-j s.i-id he were not ivady bnt i'ave. no other reasons i ! e. io the Wiiites ga- ooort; V th'Tiian I ucKV s grea hafs Clay," ( er. f Ken- 'No sir; p.tietly replied the deal- . , . . . i. lil'.lg to a oust t. s;t-ite:-man. A prudent, match --making mamma gave the following candid advice to her, daughter; "Oh marry the man voudove. girl, if he is as rich as Cne- SllS." 1 lap or is the country that has no his ory. as the schoobboy said on being tlogged the third time for not knowing who was Henry the Sixth's wife. O "Are you the mate risked an emigrant of e. lor peace, long me advice, i . i ... and gave me a paper, ana aiier iue right at Lost River I was for peace, but the young men who had killed the people on Lost River were against it. I was willing to make peace any time. I did not counsel the war Caot. .Jack, on bringing in other men but speak in inv own defense. My heart tells me I'm a strong man. I can take care of the Moilocs if Seon chin and Jack should be left. If I have are executed and I I am afraid of noth been guilty, and tue 'hiefs decide so, I am willing the other b the war but two cks and ml ma le they were deter After I surren dered au-.l was brought to r t. Jvlam .,tl. T did not think I would be pun- m.ls to go on path against the whites, other bands, the Hot Cn Combat was. came to me a my heart sick, as mined on lighting mg law o die. General Wheaton remarked that the Groat Spirit man had advise! them to all feel in tins same wa Boston Charley was then asked if he had anything to say. He said: "You all know me, Boston Char ley. During the whole war I had two hearts one Indian and one white man. I'm a boy, and yet you all know of what I'm guilty. Although I'm a boy, I feel that I am a man. When I look at the others I feel that they are women. "When I die and go to the other world I don't want them to go with me. I'm not afraid I am the only man in this I fought in the front Jim, Bogus Charley and Shacknasty Jim fought with me, and they, too, red men, and I ieel that 1 am not a half woman. I kil led Gen. Ckinby, assisted by Steam boat Prank and Bogus Charley. Bo- us Charley said at the time: 'Do vou think these Comissioners mean my son to lamax, an a home mere, au.t ivas satisned Boston Charley told the truth to-dav i hen he called me a woman. I nev- - I . 1 . 1 A, ! er received a. wouua previous io mis war, and was always a peace man; but mere were always some voun men wnom we coma not control. Thev said if they wanted to kill T. I. "".ii II 1. l w lilies or liiuiaus tney wouia ao ii. I sat in my tent on ring the light with Major Jackson and took no part, but hei-e I am now in irons, and feel to-day that my young men put them there. I have always tried to be a good man, and have always given my young men good advice, and was always ready to shake hands with white men when they came into my couiitrv. But here I am in irons. and condemned to die. I think I should not be executed, but I nave heard the words of the good man who has talked to us and am willing to die and go to my Father in heaven. My father lived here long ago, and 1 have always thought tnat I would iike to see him in the spirit land. If I die now perhaps I will see him with the Great Spirit. Perhaps the Great Spirit will say. ' Seonchin, my law which is in force among the whites has killed you.' It was not in my heart to do wrong but I was led o;i' by my young men. Perhaps I was insane. You have tried the law on me and know whether ov not I am a good man. Hooka Jim was anxious to try his skill, and I remon strated against his murdering the citi.ens. When evidence was sent back to the President he formed the opinion that I was a wild savage Indian, and did not know that Iu.si d my intluence to prevent the young men from doing such great wrongs, anil it is hard for me to have to die. The Great Chief at "Washington has to depend on the evidence of others, and has formed the opinion that Seon chin is a very bail man. But the Groat Spirit sees mv eves, and mv would be put in chains. But when the Great Spirit looks down on me to-day perhaps he knows his law has been tried on me and that the sen tence is just. If I had blood on my hands, as Boston Charley has, I could say the sentence is just. But I will sav nothing against the decis ion, or ask that the line be crossed which the President has drawn. You are the law making power and I am the prisoner, and I must try to think the decision is correct. If I felt as Boston does I would have but little to say. I am done. I have made a straight speech. The Great Chief is a long way off. If I could see him face to face he might listen to me, but it is just -the same as if I was at the bottom of a long hill and ho on top, and I cannot see him. He has made his decision, so let me die. I have talked much to-day and you think I believe by talking I can escape the penalty, but I think no such thing; there is no way of cross ing the line the Great Chief has drawn. When I saw the o irg men taking the lead I did not think I was a great criminal. I do not talk to save" myself, but that you may know my heart. I am not afraid to die. The Chaplain then onered up a fervent and eloquent prayer and the interview was ended. It had occu pied four hours and three quarters and was of the most interesting char acter. It was strange to see the ef fect cf the different speeches, and the different demeanor of the cap tives, on the audience. Scarcely a man entered that room without a certain amount of pitv and admira tion for Capt. Jack, who should have died chief; scarcely si' man left without contempt for him. Ho uu doubtedlv showed, the white feather and wlit n we were about leaving he beckoned to Mr. Appiegate, tne in terpreter, and begged to know if there was not a bare possibility of General Whoaton's considering the proposition to substitute Scarf ace Charley for him. Seonchin shouh go down to posterity sis the real chief of his band. He offered to die for the misdeeds of his vouug men. aiu Usurper tiraut. HO GEOKOE W. JULIAN S ARRAIGN MENT OF THE PRESIDENT. njver beg: was iustl ;ed or.ee for a life he knew iorieited. Joston an Black Jim have also shown consider able of that Indian stoicism. .lo much written of, smd it must be confess they presented a brave, courageous spectacle inj comparison with their ac k u o v h. il ge d chief. Wonderful Sale of Short Horn Cattle. Our American Ciiri- W "Women transplanted from the Old 'orld to the New and our American girls growing up m the lree atmos phere of America, present a type pe cnliarl v their own. While European nations shut their girls up in conven tual Privacy Pst they should bo sul lied bv contact with the world, our RockviUe, Ind., speech, September 13. The Constitution expressly declares that "the powers not delegated to the United States, bv the Constitu tion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved by it to the States respectively, or to the people;" but the theory on which Cieii. Cxrant conducts his Administration is that all powers not conferred on the States by the Constitution are reserv- d to the United States tlius com pletely overturning. TIIK DOCTRINES OF THE FATHERS, and setting at defiance the express words of the Constitution itself. This is now the political creed of of the men who is at the right hand of the President. And he not only tramples down 'the principles of lo cal selfgovernment, but sets up his own will as law. even against the authority of Congress. In the San Domingo affair we have seen him deliberately usurt) the war-making power, which is vested in Congress by the Constitution. On the pre tense of helping the farmers in "mov ing the crops, we have seen him assume powers which no despot would dare to exercise in issuing millions of currency without any warrant of law, and on HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL CAPRICE. We have seen him appointing to civil places about him men in the military service, in violation of an express statute which he has sworn to execute. Wu have seen him grant n leave of absence to General Sickles from his mission at Madrid to aid him in an effort to gain control of the Erie railway for his private ad vantage, and iussuing a ridiculous order authorizing the inspection of the books of the company, which his own Secretary of the Treasury was obliged to revoke. IX DISREGARD OF EAW. and in violation of the Constitution and his oath of otlice, we have s him quartering Pederal soldiers on the Cherokee neutral lanus m ivaii sas to protect a railroad in driving from their homes hundreds of set tlers, who claimed the land.? occupi ed, bv them m good faith under the re-ernption laws. We have seen him standing by a reckless and corrupt Pederal judge in Louisana and using him. in crushing oat the lawful gov ernment of that State in order that a gang of gracelos demagogues and conspirators mav tet up a pretended State, government which even his own eading friends and most zealous partisans confess to be a cheat and sham. a broad; nor do they la the irons on 41 tern, and ishe these come Ge to be d. th I was not nigs, and the instigator of thought I had here to live with my peopiC. d mm ,-onhi bv of the ship' Tri "I hman. am t! who "No sir; was the man who cook's the O was an replv : mate." . Whoever looks for ix friend with out imperfections will never tind what he' wants. We love ourselves with all our faults, i.:,d we ought to love our friends in like manner. "What's that?"' said a teacher pointing out the letter X to a little ragged nvehin. "Daddy's mime." "No, no, y boy." "Yes it is; I've sern him write a gooib, many times." "vthnr" said a good natnred father to his young hopeful, "I did i-.t know, until to-dav, that you were whir,i ...i !.vt ,.,.;'' '"Didn't vou l'AV" replied the voung w it well all the tunc kn, hopeful; 4iI TW..V)i,AI,r)- has the followin among its personals:" Mr. Joseph iluiitly, of John Day river country, called on us yesterday. He weighs -" pounds, "is 70 years of age, and at present is in very good health. An orator, getting warmed with lus subject, exclaimed: "There is j1(Jt a man, woman or child in the hort-,e, who hts arrived at the age of titty years, but what has felt' this lrUt.i thundering through their dir. U f-ir centuries." Wheaton then direct informed that his people w - 1 A. be taken to a comfortable piaco order of the Government, aral as.ced what particular Indian he desired to take care of his family. Jack replied: "I can think of no one. I am a good man and 1 do not want to die." By direction of the General he was'informed that his family would be allowed to come and spend tne d.iv with him. .Jack said lie was anxious to know if Gen. Wheaton could entertain the idea of his living. The General replied the President's order must be cameo out Jack then said: "The Great Chief is a long ways oil', and there have been representations made to him, and that if he would come and. talk with him face to face he would let him live." thro- igh the in Gen. Wheaton terpreters. then informed him that the Great Chief's children were num bered by millons, and that he could not see them all, but relied oi word of good men, in whom Le confidence. Jack continued: "I do mot want to talk much, but would like to have mv death postponed until the sub jt-et of my talk to-day can be heard bv the Great Chief. In making mv specch to-dav I onlv mentioned Bo- rns Charlev. Hooka Jim, and those who instigated the murder of the Teace Commissioners, but Scarfaced Charley is a bad man and was al wavs ready for any enterprise dur- to die. room to-day. ranks; Hooka to make peace said ;t yes. He ai l, 'I do not believe it, and 1 will lead them into a trap and kill them. Then I said, 4I will go with you. Capt. Anderson was present when livriN ( hariev came into IjCH. v,an- bv's camp. I would like to see ail I them goo. i to the stock- were to emu late other paities it would not help ie Captain Jack has implicated onl of my people and b bye; would like to go side to see them. If I in; me thni-s but. I see it would be too late. I know that our chief men, -',,On;,i .T-.iek and Seonchin. were not at the bottom of tiiat affair that thev did not take as prominent a part as some younger vountr. know but little, say much. I Teith mv eves.' r:,. ' w'he.-.ton then asked: "Did fi-.meral Caubv make you pres ents and treat you kindly? Why did vou kill him:' -tie repiiea. " The presents had no intluence. We thought General Canby wished to lead 'us into a trap. Our hearts were wild." . Gen. Wheaton "I did not come here to blame von, but to hear any explanation that you had to make. Boston then continued: After 4-1. .... un11 Jpl tied on the mur ine VUU1I " .lrkf tl... Commissioners 1 told ms T was afraid, lie sua, men. 1 am and cannot know what I see legs kuows whether or not 1 am n very bad man. I will try to believe that the President did according to the Great Spirit in condemning me to I take that sis truth. You all see me to-day. l am nrm and do not cry. I am not a child, but a woman, and will trv to understand that it is right for me to die. But I leave mv son and I hope he will be allowed to remain in this cou'ntrv a:id be a good win. I wish to leave him in the care of my brother, the old Chief Seonchin, at Yainax. Gen. Wheaton " Your brother i" here, and I will endeavor to carry out vour wishes." Seonchin " I have always regard ed the young men of the Modoc tribe as mv children. Let me die as the result of their conduct. I leave four children, whom I would like to have placed in the care of my brother. ion. Wheaton " nmr children will be brought in to see yon to- dav." Seonchin "My heart tell3 me I should not die. You aro doing a great wrong to take my life. I was an old man, and took no part in the war; bat the young men who killed citizens and soldiers should be ex ecuted. To-day I tell Gen. Wheaton that I think myself a good man. I never wanted 'to steal horses and other piopcity from the whites. I have nothing more to say about the bovs who killed the citizens, but I have an interest in them, and if the law does not take hold of them, per h:ms it. is well. They may yet be come good men. When I look back over the history of the Modoc war it. s....n to me that Supt. Odcueal ;e is left and l Dl'OiK eirls wall the purity of their own fresh hearts by the knowledge which they gain of sictual life. We trust them to form their own acquaintances, and to entertain them; and there is no where else to be found the young girl who, while she is free to receive attention, is so well able to repel with dignity any presumption. h i n -1.1-lv's out her own J i nuts. rne o decide her life for herself, not considered a piece of rfv to be retained or alienated bs- her:vrcnts. "With a charming freedom she combines a certain womanly reserve which is not any outside mannerism, but the result of the inward convic tion, which all American life forces on her, that she is considered an in dependent and responsible agent. If she be unbalanced, the excess is on the side of liberty, showing to the educator the tendency which his pre- nt-it ve measures ougnt if) taive. VI Such winn: rirls we n .1 . . I - . , v 4iw. l: n 1C T CI litltlH'l. -"1 I'll- "'"' Bo- Don 't ing the Avar Ja. Cii was then informed that the decision of the President was not hastily given, but after careful delib eration. Jack said; "I know he was not be afraid, for I can kill them all with mv own hands.' Then I said, I will go with vou.' Capt. Jack said nothing in camp, but when it was decided on, he said he would go to the ground and try to prevent s. The object of Bogus Charley going in was to disarm the General of auy suspieion. Toby (Kiddle's wife) understood there was a plot on hand to kill the Commissioners. Bogus wanted to get all four, but Gen. Giliem failed to come; and when Dyar was seen coming in his place it was decided to kill him. Toby said to kill the four. Bogus said to her go with me to Gen. Canby's ;t rule through tl of right. They wiit not oiniuiy ooe wh-T seems to them arbitrary rules, or, if thev do, the natural exuber ance of life cnecked in one direction will spread itself out in an other, in a lawless and foolish bravado we shall lind it impossible to con trol. Anv set. formal rules, any reg ulations as to uniform dress, are ui- rectly opposed to the spirit of our institutions, and can at ucst seeuie but a formal compliance for the time A result which cannot be considered as any part of a real education. The work' of the teacher must always look- bevond the present, aiming as it does 'at permanent and not tern Dorarv results, and must, in Ameri ca. appeal directly and indirectly to self-control. The' educator has in his hands, as the result of our cli neitf n-ovevnment and society, an exunisitelv sensitive and nervously developed organism, a spirit which knows its rights, and will assert and maintain them, an life which is to be reduced to a gra cious womanhood, but without im pairing its individuality. Is it not manifest that no system based on European life can lie adequate to the skillful solution ot sue a a problem.' -Our American girls, if tresited in school as it is perfectly correct to treat French and German girls, are thwarted into something which has all the faults of the German and French girl without her excellencies Our work is a eculiar class, under peculiar circumstances, and we must model it anew tor our necessities We have the finest material tne world has ever produced, and the best chances for its development Our girls schools ought to 'send forth the finest women that have ever blessed and beautified the world, the strongest and truest wives, the is at the bottom ot tne trouble. "When he came to Linkville and sent Ivan Appiegate to us we did not get to see Odeneal himself. If he had come and told us to go to Yainax I believe we would have all gone there. He is indirectly the man who killed Gen. Canbv and caused all the blood shed. When Cait. Jackson came to Lost river to take us onto the reser vation he came with guns presented, and our fiery voung men said, ' All right.' You have heard my version of the first fight on .L-ost liiver. It mav be right and may not be. Many citizens before the war had made false charges against the Modocs -had told these lies at Yreka, Ashland i T,.i-cnT.v;iin ond this caused Odeneal to come. War is a terrible j wisest and tenderet mothers, the onlv THESE ARE A FEW selected from i EXAMPLES nanv. showing iow the President carries the impe rial and military spirit into his high office, and sets a side the laws which are as binding upon him as upon any other citizrii, while the example of lis disobedience is prominently mis- t rl'l 1 ' . 1 C chievous. xne same aisregara oi law of its spirits, if not its letter is shown in his gross MISUSE Or THE POWER OF PARDON. Since his last election, I believe the first subject of his tender mercy was the Philadeldhia repeater and ballot-bos: stuffer who was right-, fully sentenced for a term of years in the States prison, but promptly pardoned out of it. A defaulting paymaster and gambler who stole from the Treasurer some four hundred and sixty thousand dollars and was sentenced to a term of ten years in the penitentiary, is the next favorite of the Executive. If I am not mis taken, some pardoned forgers come next while his rescue from the gal lows of the murderer O'Brien is AN UTTER MOCKERY of criminal justice and an atrocious tampering with murder Uselt. in granting a pardon without cause or on suliicient grounds, the President violates the oath, which solemnly binds him to "hike care that the laws are faithfully executed," and be comes himself an offender against society by interfering with the ope rations oi the law, in the interests of its violators, instead of enforcing its mandates. If our Government is one of the law, and not of force and if the well being of society can only be maintained bv steadfastly upholding the Anglo-Saxon princi ple of the sacredness of law, then the time has come for the people, the fountain of law, to make their voices heard by the Executive. OVER FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A COW, ECT. The most remarkable sale of cattle ever made in this country took place Q at New York Mills, three miles from Etica, New York, on the 10th tilt, comprising the herd of ' Drushnes and Oxford breeds belonging to Hon. Samuel Campbell. The sale attracted the most prominent short horn breeders tf the world, includ ing repiesentatives from the great g-.azing sections of Kentucky, Hli- o.s, umo iUinnesota, ennaaa, E,ng- and and Scotland. About five hun- lred people were present, including all the American breeders and the following from England: Bight Hon. Lord Skelniersdale, whose seat is near Liverpool; Mr. Half onl. of Ta- pillon Market Harbor; Mr. Caithrope Mr. ltichardson, who represents Sir Curtir Lampson of Sussex; Mr. Ber wick, agent for Lord Dunmore, but who buvs for Earl Bective. iecently Lord Kenlis, of Uuderley Hall, Lan cashire, and Mr. Kello, agent for Mr. R. Pavin Davis of Horton Glou cester; also Messrs. Cochrane, Chris tie, Miller, andBeattie of Canada. The Duchess family, headed by that noble three-vear old bull. Sec ond Duke of Oneida, came first in the sale. He was no sooner present- em! than Lord Skelniersdale ollered $10,000. This was quickly followed by offers of 811,000 and .?12,000, and he ay as sold to Mr. Thomas J. Me gibben, of Cyuthiana, Ky. Next came First Duchess of Oneida. The bidding started at 15,000 and quick ly ran up to :10,000, after which) bids of 8100 more Avere made until she Avas sold to Lorfl Skelniersdale for $oO,00. A beautiful yearling Seventh Dnchess of Oneida, was next offered. The bids started at 5,000 and quickly Avent up to 10 000, at which sum she Avas sold to Mr. A. J. Alexander, of Kentucky. After her the Tenth Duchess of Gen eva came into the ring. The bid ding starting at 500 ran quickly up to 8:50,000 and then by smaller bids, to ."5.000 at ivhich she Avas taken bv Lord Bective, through Mr. BerAvick. Several line animals followed at high prices, some to cross the Atlantic. The culmination of the intense in terest, hoAvever Avas reached in the bidding for the Eighth Duchess of GencA a, Avhieh was sold to Mr. R. PaA-in Davis, of Gloucestershire, England for the unprecedented sum of 10,000. After this eleven cows of the Duchess family sold for 23.8 800, an average of over 21,700. Of these, six Avent to England at a cost of 117,100, and li e remain here at a cost of 01,700. After the Duchess family came the Oxfords, then the other families, the bulls being brought in after all the cows Avere sold. There Avere in all one hundred and eleven animals pre sented. The sum realized. Avas ot0 800. The Duchess herd was origin ally from England, imported in 1S53 . and kept in perfeet purity in Duchess county, New York. For some years many young animals, both male and female, haAe been sold back to England. o The ISat as a I-ifcPFrescrvcr. thing, and Ave see tne euecs oi ii, here to-dav, when we look at these chains and irons. I do not say the sentence is not right, but after our retreat from the lava bed I thought if I came in and surrendered I wouid be protected. I did not think I most intelligent and worthy citizens; and there ought to 'be no places as pure, healthful and inspiring as the homes presided over by American women. If we do not find these re- ! twenty-hve cent cigars suits, the fault must be that of their j must live like a gentleman, education. Harper's M-'yazine. -'replied. Reminds One. The Lancaster Lttelliffcncer says that that old Demo crat, Thomas Jefferson, when Pres ident, expressed the following trouble of his otlicial life: "There is nothing I am so anxious about as making the best possible appointments;" and he added: "The public Avill neA-er be made to believe that an appointment of a relative is made on the ground of merit alone uninfluenced by fami ly vieAvs; nor can they eA er see Avith approbation offices, the disposal of Avhieh they entrust to their Presi dents for public purposes, divided out as family property." How a perusal of the above reminds one of Grant's concern relative to the same matter. - " Like a Gentleman." Once when Beau Hickman Avas down, writes a correspondent, I gave him a dollar, and seeing me about to buy a cigar, he stepped up and said: "Al low me, sir, to serAe you," and, tak ing up two twenty-five cent cigars, he presented me one, and took the other actually paying half of the dollar I had just given him for the cigars. "Beau," I said, "you are extravagant. I can t atlord to smone It is pretty late in the season to suggest a means of assisting persons in danger of droAvning. NeAerthe less, Ave venture to repeat some ob servations on the subject made by a Mr. Lawson in 180G. This gentle man had noticed in his day that a great many people were drowned, because they were indiscreet enough to get into deep Avater at just the place Avhere no boat, no rope, and often not even a board were to be had by those anxious to render as sistance. Ho noticed also that of those anxious but unable to render assistance because of their ignorance of the art of swimming, all the men wore hats, and therein he saAv a means of deliverance. His experi ments showed that a common hat reversed on the water Avill support nearly ten pounds weight, and will bear seAen pounds weight Avith safe ty, and as the human body is of nearly the same Aveight as Avater, an additional buoyancy of seA en pounds, under ordinary circumstances, forms an effectual life-preserver. If a handkerchief be tied orer the aper ture of the hat he asserted that it would enable one avIio did not know how to SAvim to assist safely any one in danger. Two hats thus prepared, Avith a Avalking stick connecting them, are better than one. The sixty-scAen years which have passed away since Mr. Lawson pub lished his conclusions have left the human family unchanged in their tendency to put themselves in dan ger of being droAvned without prop er provisions for their rescue. Here and there, however, one of these may be saved by applying this rule for th use of a 'hat. lY. Y. Evening Q Post. Two Husbands. A tale of two Norristown husbands: One, upon leaving his office the other night, stopped at a bookstore, and paid 1 25 for a neAV article, and went home and presented his with " A Pair of Blue Eyes;" the other, after leaving his oliiee, stopped at a sa loon, paid 1 25 for Avhisky, an.l went home and gave his wife a pair of black cA-es. Looking for Him. " Who dare s to spit tobacco juice on this car floor?" ssivagely asked a burly pas senger on the Mobile train. " I dare, dare," quitl v replied a slender youth, and lie did it. " You're the chap I'm looking for;" said the ruffian, "give me a chaAv." Often. Love matches are often . -v , r 1 1 . ..v-.li tv- h n Da V JUI he coolly j month of honey with a life of vine- ' fro 1" o ll'.U. - - ! : : ' '- ' v ' fc . j -j- --nj"... '--- " - ' COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, f X.J O O o o 0 o . o O o O o o o o o o o o O 9. o o O o c- O 0 o o o o o G O c o o o o O O o o ( i