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r 5, o c ,.- O 4 O o O o o VOL. 8. OREGON CITY, OREGON, ERIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1873. NO. 2, G ' - , ........ : , - - ATI i 5 r lnll I sec thee when I stand iVvn.l theflisuWw? I fl:i.P thy hand? ill the sweet ram of fears lM.it nut the bitter pain YUslrciigthcnca mo to work through w the long It may 1-e so. 1 g I know imt whither, ' This at least I kuow: M v l-"'lv burden oil He stooping bears. Mr. Orcelcy Confirmed. It was always the desire of "Mr. Greeley that the country should look to an early resumption of specie pay ments. The wise heads of the ?reat financial centers did not perceive the necessity lor it. and the cold and stock gamblers opposed it because it would prevent, them from following a dishonest occupation. Even Con gressmen who claimed to know some thing of the difficulties of resumption inquired how it was to be done. Mr. Patent Outsides." T'. with weeing- C'r(?ley tlie ay to resumption try T,,0,'v irk life was to resume not suddenly perhaps, the sweet '!(, .,!:'! crushed sum oimoeii. W.iirv strite, and thought ,.:ir.e worth theanonish of the kecpin jU;t it mav vet ne wrougm. i,,o. :m instrument of strange, .Millie, every part ... mi.-aii.r null m1 in us to the blasters 'i .',ii-li iind lYuuirht 's kincrdom is for Such :.s l.illow Him Thug (Lath ar-.l triplication ; .Vkijilom grand, divine. Where rn. ii shall giasp tlie light Of love am. sacrifice, No longer dim, Ann sh; le I Cod's own likeness- pureand strong s an aurora kindling the dark night w ;ti. i.nii k transfiguration of thi ol. i.in ' rose ev i i sword Hashes ' sniritual whit And rloUi but the opportunity to aid resumption was lost when gold touched a premi um of 8 per cent, as it did in 1870. It was then but a short step to resump tion. Alter tim money stringency of the past year, and finally a panic which threatened every business in terest in the countrv, our financiers are beginning to come to their senses. They want to resume si ecie payments. Upon this subject hear the late As sistant Treasurer of the United States, John J. Cisco. He savs: The war ended oh 3d !v violet, burniiigintosiglit. with tender. coia una Ah! this is not a kingdom made h. in. Is. it 1..1.U mi sunnv 1 mils of vacant idleness- no misty splendor Oi 'si -l.'i-h passion, rapturously- This is no narrow heaven, irra v ; No chilly grave of.verv thounht. t ndeavor and emo tion: r.nt the fresh morning of celestial day The tir.-t advaiuing wave In the eternal ocean. " ;( il's nneeasir.ir. everlasting love. l;.it like a love, llow less on tlie.vi.'.edeep; 1 ;'l:i:ost shiver In ti.e uiiind, sweet dream. Am! seem To f" ir it as a timid child fears sleep t )n a I;! iv-iit l ive . linv i..e a warm ne. Of I 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 ) syni'.-; I d.f for ; Not :m i'nohle rest 1 n ! 1 i' ti. to r . A s- iosii solitude of ti .n. rhies to love and Jod's own ail'ec- th rough I do not In th" rt surre lion, Shall I. O Lord, oiij-e more V.'ui'x ii ii:-.! is: hand With that hrave .-pint who life's ,l;u k land. Sui.iiti'-d niv footstep? ah! know, i An 5 vc t 1 think ; Tint i o-d. who frge 1 this link Hi' ii athless love, so strong for weal or woe, M ant n-it should be broken. I le h is ;oken of drying every tear; II Piiy'be by t ve hand Oi loos: we )i;;ld most dear Angels Nviio stand l:. ..i.i t-ie shadow, lut once loved us l.-r. And een now are w :th us every v. lure. New York Join ual of Commerce. I'liJl of Sir;.'iiLi-aiice. The importance of the Democratic viiMory in Ohio cannot well be undu-h- dwelt upon for the benefit of fel low-Democrats in ti is (Miiirter. ft l'.is years ago. and every one supposed that some thing would be done then, as there ought to have been; but it has never been on the card of any of our Hecre- taries of the Treasury to take such action, because they have thought it impossible, -which simply shows that we have never had one who under stood his business. Xo one supposes that resumption should be adopted at once, but definite steps should be taken which would lead to a fixed time in the future; then commerce would shape itself to meet it when it came. If we had specie payments this thing could not have happened; it has happened because we have had a currency which is net the currency of the world. The banks cannot re sume because they do all their busi ness on a currency basis. Their guarantee and reserve; are in bonds an.l currency; by the laws under wmci; they were organized they have nothing to do with gold necessarily. It is the. oid. v Government which can take any effective measures leading to resumption. It must accumulate specie enough to redeem its currency in gold; then the banks will laii nat urally into the arrangement, not be fore." Another prominent banker has is sued the following circular upon the same subject. He says: "I'.y an immediate resumption of specie payments all the gold and sil ver in the country ,and many millions that are sure to come to us from for eign countries, w ould become at once circulating -medium. The adoption of this measure would afford more relief than all the expedients so vigor ously pressed upon the Government, or so unlinancially adopted by ' 'Clearing House Associations." The time has come when nobody has mon ey to hoard. Prices are soon to bo such, that property or investments will be bettor than money. Nobody wants gold for export, for the ex- The Walla "Walla Siateman of a recent date contains the following re marks on the above question, which are well-timed., true and to the point. The " patent out-side" business is a curse to the newspaper publishers, and the papers which resort to them might as well be dead: There is a manifest disposition on the part of the publisher papers to adopt what is known as the " J latent outsides." This is to be regretted for more reasons than one. A local paper should be as it were, the barometer, or indicator, of the business and prosperity of the town in which it is published.- To accomplish this, it should be the aim of the Oilitor to publish a local paper, devoted solely to local interests making those interests his sole aim, fighting for them with such energy and ability as he possesses. Neg lecting to do this, his paper, to all intents and purposes, is utterly valu less to the community from which he derives his support, and for all the good it accomplishes might just as well be published in the r m Islands Jut, savs your patent-outsider. ' I. devote the inside of my paper to local interests. ell and good 1 i 1 n ..... ltiii Ave Know or no sunieient reason why it should not bo all devoted to local interests, both inside and out lhe selections usually printed on the outside, .should possess some local inttiest, or should, at least, be news matter, properly condense and presented in attractive form Our exchanges at the present time are freighted with information rela tive to the failure of Jay Cooke & Co., and the consequent disaste r that has befallen the Northern Pacific llailroad. This is a matter of local interest to a majority of the people of this section, and certainly worthy of a place on the " outside." Other matter of equal moment and in- 1'i-uth. terest is alwavs to be found in for eigu exchanges, which if properly arranged, is always received with relish by the average reader of the local press. The editor who adopts the " patent outside" system places the control of one-half of his paper i:i the hands of parties residing at a great distance from the point where it is supposed to be published. They are not acquainted with the local de mands of the place, nor are they in a position to acquire that knowledge. The editor, who auopts this system, is compelled to take such matter as is sent to him, be it good, bad or in different, and he has no remedy; changes are gold and si all in in our 1,-ivor. ine this country, if and . - i i n l'MMi'i i it. ! ill..? . : . i i til. . illot sigmlH-ance u id pregnant wan m miilions of 1K)sitive ist ruction-. It shows that the true I ,.f T 'ti,.V,o in Dower. m.id to success lies in the honest and aud t() s,,ie thU m!)0r b,.ld avowal oi oT principles, and tnni r must the coimtry drift and the. nomination of ; candidates. e , ... , , ,., I ULilb LH1 ivy ULLV.1 i Ulll 1 .-..&. cannot hope to win on the best plat- 'foiin m the world with bad nomina tions, nor tun we carry through in uiiTen iit ami v. n reliable nominees no niatter how excellent our platform may be. In Ohif the Demoeraey in.ike iio v.iistiTke i)? the character of their standard-bearers, nor in the construction of their platform. Hence the remarkable re vernal by thepeotde oi the Kadieal victory at the previous rleeiion. The Republicans, under experienced and skulful generalship, made a hard and determined fight; and they reckoned partially for suc cess upon the Independent movement led by soreheaded Democrats, who were dissatisfied with the aggressive attitude of Allen and Thurman. But tiie Tesult shows that when the mass es of the Democracy are appealed to in the right spirit, they will be prompt and emqhatie in affirmative response. Two years ago Radicalism triumphed in Ohio try 20,000 majority ; but the Democratic heart was sh'k with the rot of "new departures." To-day that heart is. restored to its normal condition, -id is beating with the regular and vigorous pulsation of abundant health and primal strength. Ohio leads the to the coming victory of '70, when the centenary of American Independence witness the restoration of a National Democratic Administration. Sl i1'. Kxammer. XNm.vrioN'. In commenting on lhe proposition to issue 11,00! ),0;0 in currency to relieve the stringency of the money market, the Baltimore Sun says the proposition is at " once suggestive of a balloon and of that ballooning process which so many merchants and financiers, or persons who desire to be esteemed such, and who ought to know better, seem to mistake for an evidence of solid prosperity. So they can only float upwards and ride buoyantly in mid air, and no longer feel solid ground under their feet, they are perfectly happy. They imagine that they have'only to sail upward and. on ward, forgetting that balloons are subject to collapse, and that in the order of nature, "what goes up must come down." Thus, they some times "rise like a rocket, only to fall like the stick." he either must publish what he has received or suspend publication. The paper, in other words, is con ceived in one place and born in an othersort of a newspaper bastard. The publisher of the "patent out sides," in his circular to printers, as an inducement for them to adopt the system, savs: "As we print io news on the outside we can date pa pers a month or more ahead if neces sary." Very convenient, no doubt to the publisher. But what of the reader who has subscribe. 1 for the avowed purpose of obtaining news, and that the latest that can be ob tained? The system has only one tiling to recommend it, and that is cheapness. We are rather fast; it has one other qualification; it is a very convenient thing for a lazy ed itor, or one who has no knowledge of the business in which he has em barked. It is a sham, seeming to be what it is not; or in other words it is a counterfeit newspaper, not wor thy of circulation. It is an attempt to" get something the subscrib ers' money for nothing. Respecting the chase after wealth and material prosperity, says and ex change, which are nowadays such absorbing objects with bo many of our people, benator bayard, m an address to which we yesterday al luded, made some Aery impressive illustrations. II said that at this day the pursuit of wealth and mate rial prosperity are alone regarded, and the possession of 'personal vir tues and individual qualities made less aud less necessary for reputation and influence. W hat shocking ex hibitions are constantly made public of the absence of truth, both in pub lic and private utterances, and how much of all this unclean, untruthful, dishonest business is conducted un der the cover of subscriptions to the capital stock of moneyed corpora tions. As an American he hung his head in confusion and distress when he read the reports of Congressional committees made at the last session of Congress, and his t-haine was only intensiiied when he heard or read apologies, excuses, and attempts at palliation. Properly considered, no one virtue is more absolutely aud practically necessary in human so ciety than simple truth, the essen tial basis of that good faith upon the preservation of which the honor of men and of nations alone can sal'elv ciepeiui. ruueiy no social crime is more dangerous than a lie, and the man who utters it or palters with nits i nun suoiuu oe considered a public enemy, a dangerous criminal. Simple truth is an essential, a prinu necessity in human intercourse. The safety of nations as well as of in dividuals requires its close observ ance. Truth m the historian, truth in the ruler and legislator, truth in the manifold affairs of men in public and private life, this is the key-stone, and strike it from the arch, the greatest evidence of man's toil and skill and ambition trembles to cer tain and deserved ruin. e need everywhere the mail " who speaketh the truth in his heart, who sweareth to his own heart and changeth not." Chief among the monuments of hu man skill and labor is' the great Chruch of St. Peter, at Rome, con ceived and partly constructed by the pure genius of Michael Angelo. Yet the visitor of to-day beholds with surprise and regret huge and un sightly chains of iron girding the beautiful outlines of its dome and rude braces spanning its arch. An inquiry as to their origin will dis close the falsehood and dishonesty of an architect into whose hands after the death of Michael Angelo the Talaiage on in. Sin comes to the young man. It savs. " lake a game of cants it won't hurt you. Besides that, it is the way men make their fortune." It is only a small stake. See how easy it is. The young man plays and wins a horse and carriage and a house wins a fortune. " See how easy it is," says sin; it don t cost you anything. hooii a t those young men who stick to their salaries, away down to the foot of the ladder, while you are in great prosperity." The young man is en couraged, lie goes and plays larger and larger; the tide turns against him; he loses the horse, the carriage, loses the house, loses the fortune. Crack! goes the .sheriff's mallet on the last houshold valuation. Down lower and lower the man falls, until ho pitches pennies for a drink, or clutches for devils that trample him in wild delirum. "The way of the transgressor is hard." Sin comes to a young man and savs lavcly Cheese you. " Take this glass it won't hurt It has a very fine flavor. Take a glass in the morning; it will be an appetizer. Take a will aid digestion. Take a glass lass at noon; it at night; it will make you sleep well. lou are m a glow while others are chilly, llow bright it makes the eye how clastic it makse the step! One day you meet him and you say, "What are you doing here at noon ? I thought you were at business." " Ijost your place V" God have mercy upon the young man when, through his misdemeanor, he loses his place J. very him. thirty It is astonishing how effectually an exasperated German mixes the King's English. A case in point. In a certain city there dwells one George M , an irritable Teuton, the proprietor of a " beer place " on Main street, whose favorite expres sionis " tain lively." Xot long since George's wife, a burly matron, who assists in the management of the aforesaid " beer place," and is equal ly irritable, directed her liege lord to buy some good cheese for saloon consumption. Proceeding to Stew arts grocery, on Limestone street, George hailed the proprietor thereof with: "Shim, you got some tarn lively cheese what is better?" " Yes, we have some lively cheese. How much will you have?" " Well, I suppose I dake a couble pounds." Having paid for the cheese, George carried it home and gave it to his wife. In attempting to dispense some of it to a hungry customer she discovered that it contained squat ters without number, and, having a horror of shippers, she yelled: Isaac . Ilarncs on Horseback. The stories of the wit of the late Col, Isaac O. barnes are numerous, but to be fully appreciated need the Colonel's peculiar voice and dry manner, fa mil-. .YV" Xoe ,t1hos? who l,st'd to know him, lhe following anecdote w-. ,in ' n ln?."h?? v.e: evcr seei n print , the t olonel, it seems, had been rec - ommemled to take horseback exercise ior uie ueneut ct Ins health, bv his physician, accordingly applied "at a well-known stable for the animal. 'I want a -regular trot ting-horse, to ride lor my health this afternoon Boo: s! och, mine leiber Golt temptation ot hell takes alter and handcuffed, at age by evil habit ! Hoppled years of Save that young man; ho is on the express train that stops not until it tumbles over the embankment of per dition. "The way of the transgres sor is hard." Sin conies to ayoung man aud says. Shorge, if you lnvy boogs, Take a dollar out of your employer's won't miss it; von can drawer; he put it back . other! take ifter a while. Take an another! Don't von see Hundreds of dollars income in a year!" completion consigned. of the great work was The vast walls that should have been solid, were built in hollows, and the funds which were intended for the strength of the structure were wasted in criminal j built a how easy it is? added to your One day the police knock at the door, and say, "I want you." Discovery has come; disgrace, imprisonment, loss oi the soul. "The way of the transgressor is hard." Bat you nee 1 not look through the wicket of the prison to learn this, and 1 1 find the frozen feet, and the bruis ed brow, and' to hear the coughing lungs, resulting from crime. Evcrv man has found out in his own exper ience that the way of the transgressor i.-i hard. Sin demeans us; sin is des perate it lace: ate:-, mauls the soul, it chains you like a dog, it whips you with innumerable stripes like a dog. There is a legend abroad of some one of whom it was foretold that she would die of a serpent's bite. The father to keep her away from tint. dissipation by the wrong-doer, over whose grave centuries have since passed. He is dead, but his crime lives, and while other and later gen erations of men of all ian.ls-aud all creeds stand in awe and admiration as they contemplate the grand build ing dedicated to the glory of Almigh ty (Sod, they see upon its fair fea tures the traee of a be of petty dis- lonestv, marring one ot the imest conceptions of human genius. These The first step toward opening the Columbia river to' free navigation will be taken this Winter at Wash ington, ('olonel Nesmith is pledged to use his influence toward the com pletion of this great enterprise, and intends to commence active opera tions as soon as Congress meets. The day is not far distant when the Columbia from its source to its mouth, will be free a great high way for the commerce of the Colum bia river Valley knowing no owner, save God, who in His infinite wis dom, intended it as a blessing, and not that it should fall into the hands of men to be used to oppress and en slave His t-reatiires. Let ns be of govd cheer for the people in their luhjht have declared against all spe cies uf monopoly.-1-- JT. H. istutestnan. John- BrLn ox Chixamex. It seems that the heathen Chinese have excited the disgust of the Austra lians. A few years ago they com menced pouring in like sheep, or, "fte might say, like wolves, and there were frequent riots in the mining Regions in conscduence.' So the Covntuy Life best for Boys. The Springfield Jli-puhUcnu dis courses pleasantly on the education of boys, the key-note of its talk be ing that " boys will be boys.". Re ferring to the happy influence of country life and rural occupations on boyish character, the Jlejmblican says, and most persons of similar ex perience will heartily endorse it: " Happy the boy who spends his boyish days in some steady-going, high-toned rural village, where, in stead of pavements and saloons, there are squirrels and blue-jays, partridges and trout, green pastures, and breezy barns, twittering swal lows, chestnuts aud shagbarks, and all the glories of woods and mead ows, pond's and brooks. There is a freshness and sweetness thus imnart- ed which will lend tone and fra grance to the latest days of life." -- -o- Says the Illinois State Herjister Miouiu tne larmers i-eose any faith in the Republican party? What reason have they for hope from it? They have held power for ten or twelve years, and aggressions up on the rights of the industrial classes have accumulated. The honest farm ers who once belonirod tr lhe v publican party are tired of empty promises au.i pledges that have for ever been broken." How tiif. Gu.vxoEhs Came. The Augusta ChrGiih'li! gives the overaw ing account of how the Grangers sprang into existence, "like Minerva from the brow of Jupiter, full grown and completely armed:"' "It came like a clap of thunder from a clear sky. Apparently be fore the cloud gathered, the storm burst forth in all its fury. While the movement and its probable ef fect upon the politics of the conntry were being discussed, the parry was thoroughly organized in a dozen States ot the union, and m one among the wealthiest and most influ ential was marching to an assured victory. The Granges sprang into life like Minerva from ti e brow of Jupiter, full grown, completely arm ed. They were born an army, and the first manifestation of their exist ence was a great victory." The New York Xotlou has been de voting some of its spare moments to n-n.ilv'yinrr the contents of the last ( ton'ressioual Directory. It find that of 317 Senators and Represent a- . st , 1 f fives m the las: congress, omy oi graduates of colleges. North Carolina had the largest proportion .-.f members thus educated. In her .IWntion of members, 0 are "eel le.re lived." New York has 9 out of 33; Pennsylvania, 0 out of 2G; Ohio, r out of il. New England is not much better, having less than half; r..l ton States, extending from Mary i.,,i ott.i iehi ware to Texas and Ne- 1 . 1 1 1 - L v - - vada have not a single graduate Kehnnl children should take courage The studious boy is quite sure to make an intelligent man; and to suen -.vi'll be seen, the chances for Congress are encouraging. John A. Dix, Governor of the State of New York, Thurlow Weed, one of the oldest editors in the Uni ted States, and Daniel Drew, the Wall street Methodist millionaire. authorities have e lacted that each I are pensioners on the Government, . , . , 11- iuuuson of the sun shall pay to the ; they having ueen soiuiers oi uie war government the n'aat little sum of Jnty dollars before landing on Aus tralian soil. Shretiport Times. of 1812. AYeed played the fife, Dix carried the flag,' and Drew carried a musket, ti,o r.mnprov of Russia has, at the special request of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, pardoned tne overman Via lnlorrf -nr Pichler. who was last war0 transported to Siberia for pur ioining valuable books from the Im perial library, of which he was a lib rarian Nine-tenths of the ministers of the countrv are not as well paid as the base-ball professionals. Butreligion is net the "national game." ire doctrines which all must accept, and many who have never said no stle far out in the sea. He serpent could crawl there; came ingh ter the under saw grar iei i. but one day a boa castle, and the ! in it, ana. letting down a rope, she got the grapes and was rating them, when she found a serpent entwined in the cluster. It stung her and she died. Sin may seem lucions and ripe, and to have all the wealth of the vineyard, but at the last "it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder." Oh! have nothing to do rood men with its approaches. It promises gli there are I you a robe; it will cover you with been wont to ! rags. It otters you a chalice of Inx- boo; whv- don't you bought 'em by the kwart. You must dook dem sheeses right back again, or I knock you some tevil out." Seizing the offending skippers and their habitation, George made a break for Stewart's in no enviable frame of mind. Notwithstanding the cheesemonger was engaged with a lady customer, George saluted him with:" " Shim, you tarn rascal, come here right away kwick." " I am busy now, George; just wait until I get through." ." Oxkuse me, I thought you didn't know who I vas." Having satisfied the wants of his lady patron, Stewart turned to his cousin German, and inquired affec tionately after his health. "Shim, dot's a kweer kwestion to ask after sohling me such a lot of boogs! But, Shim, I don't make fun mit you at all. I vust like to know wot de hellnation is de reason mit dot sheeses?" Jim didn't explain, but George got some cheese that wasn't quite so " tarn lively. 't . A correspondent, writing from a Jersey camp-meeting, tells the fol lowing: " Many people sleep in the same tent here, being separated by a partition. A young Methodist fel low from Camden had become quite interested in a pretty daughter of a religious farmer. Last night, while a dozen cold-hearted fellows were trying to sleep, they heard him sav in a low, sweet voice: " Now, Caro line, let me seal the vow, do!" " No, .i"ames, I cannot. What would my father and mother say'?'' replied the sweet, girlish voice. "But, Caro line, you have promised to be mine now lot us seal the vow let us, do let us won't von ? Do kiss me!" 'Certainly, tAdonel,' said the iolite proprietor, 'a horse to ride for health," and, judging from the customer's ph si.pie, gave him one of the hardest trot ting horses in the establishment,- upon which Hums mounted and bumiied oti" towards the country. In about three hours he returned, covered with dust and presperation and, with the assistance of one of the host'ors, slowly and painlully dis mounted from his steed. lamping into the stable dTice, and holding on to the lower part of his back with one hand, and looked into the sjable-keeper's inquiring face, aad ejaculated simply: 'llow much?' '.Three dollars, Colonel,' was the re ply. lie slowly drew his wallet, and laid, down the required sum, '.Shall you want the horse again to morrow, Colonel?' 'No I shan't want him to-morrow? Perhaps the day alter to-morrow?' No I siian't waiit him airy more a 'Indeed !' said the stable-keeper, with a sly twinkle in his eve, as he noticed Haines holding on "to his lacerated body; 'perhaps the hoisa don't suit vou? 'Oh, yes; said Barnes, quickly, 'there is nothing the matter w ith the horsex he's all right. It's the price I object to. 'Price!' said the stablu-koepcr, 'why, I onl v charged you three dollars, Col. which w e consider cheap for the service-! of the horse all the afternoon.' ' ell, I don't,' squealed Jtarnes, rub-, bir.g his aching body, 'for whenever I want any thing of this kind again, I know an Irishman who will kick my bdiind all day for half the money.' A priest was standing at the cor-, ner of a square about the hour of dinner when one of his countrymen seeing the worthy father in perplex ity, addressed, him: " Oh, Father O'Leary, how is your reverence this morning?" " Mighty put out, Pat. "Put out! Who'd put out yoiy reveerence ?"' " Ah, you don't understand me. I am invited to dine at one of the hotels in this square, and I have forgotten the name." " Oh, that all? Just now be aisy-, your reverence; x will settle that for vou. Away flew the good natured Irish man around the square, glancing at the kitchens, and when he discover ed a fire that denoted hospitality. he thundered at the door and inquir-x ed: " Is Pather O'Leary here?" As might be expected, again, and again he was repulsed. At length an angry footman exclaimed: No bother on Father O'Leary, ho is not here; but lie was to dine, here to-day, and the cook is in a rage and says the dinner will be spoilt.. All is waiting for him." Paddy, leaping from the door, as if the steps were on fire, rushed un " No, James, I cannot, oh! I cannot " In a moment the tent parti- to the astonished priest, saying: tion parted and a big-whiskered " All is right, your reverence: Senator follow the party to which Bayard has always been attached, we trust there are few who will dis- nt from ideas essential alike to the safety of republican institutions and t. the preservation of true manhood in the individual citizen. The Tkiu'tji; of Louisiana. Whenever people find their burdens utterly unbearable, they throw- thern aside with a giant eflort, and the world is convulsed by the shock ot the fall. People there should not be crowded too closely to the wall: they should not be placed at the mercy of irresponsible governing officials, whose mam spirit m Louisiana against the United States no desire to undo the war's legitimate results; but there is a gradual accumulation of indignation against the plunder ers who have been numerous in the State, w hich bodes something very like the ugly form of revolution. Capital and immigration must be al lowed to come in, and the legislators who stand much longer in the way of an influx of tho.-;e two prime ne cessities will do so at their extremest peril. ; K.hranl Kntff; " Old and aeir Lotis:itfi " trrin'.jr's for 2foreinhcr. Costumes ix Church. A ladv suggests that if the church-going ladies were to dress in calico and wear sun-bonnets, scores of her sex would attend divine service who stay away because they cannot dress like their fashionable sisters. She has often asked lady members of her congregation why they absented themselves from the house of wor ship, and in reply in nearly every case has been that they " had noth ing lit to wear," or they were " wait ing until their new suit was finished." parte brother, who wanted to sleep, shout ed, " For God's sake, Carrie, let him seal that. vow. He'll keep us awake all night if you don t. The vow was sealed." yon a mighty urious beverage; it will fill you with wormwood. It promises vou a thrbne. It will drive you into a kennel. Svecie Payment. A Wasliinton dispatch says that pursuant to the views regarding the resumption of specie payments expressed by the President and the Secretary of the Treasury recently, the Director of the Mint has been making extensive arrangements for coining both gold and silver, to an extent heretofore ' unprecedented, so as to be ready for resumption of specie payments, there now being large quantities of these metals awaiting coinage. The first step towards resumption has been ta ken, it having been ascertained yes terday from the Secretary of the Treasury that the Government will pay out silver as soon as it can be profitably and conveniently coined for that purpose. The Fakmeies ix Council.. The Farmers' Convention, in session at Chicago, recently adopted resolu tions opposing a protective tariff", reciting the hardship it inilicted up on farmers, and demanding its re peal. W. C. Fiagg, President of the Hlinoise State Association, made a thoughtful address on the subject of railway legislation, taking ground that the roads are creatures of the Legislature, and necessarily subject to their control, at the same time disclaiming any hostility to railroads except w here they exceed the bounds of reason. A committee of five was appointed to meet the Senatorial Transportation Committeo at St. Louis, on the 27th, as requested by Senator Windom. Several years ago a dimmer was given to a man of the name of Nick Denton, who was division engineer of the Illinois Central Railway. A man named Jack Wallace gave as a toast: "The two Nicks Old Nick and Nick Denton." The table came down with a clatter. Nick arose, as a judge, and when the noise had sub sided, said that he fully appreciated the honor conferred on him in con nection with Jack's most intimate friend. He hardlv knew how to re quite the kindness, but, as one good turn deserved another, he would give: "The two Jacks Jack Wallace and Jackass?" Jack collapsed, and the company went into hysterics. dme al fortv-three, and fine dinner you'll get Oh, Pat, ' said the grattfal Pas tor, " the blessings of a hungry man be upon vou." " Long life to your reverence; I've got your malady. I only wish I had the care." "Wanted to Live. In a certain town in Vermont several instances have lately occurred where husbands who have lost their wives have mar ried again within six to twelve weeks; hence a good deal of neighborhood gossip, particularly among some of those women who " still live." One of these Mrs. B , at a quilting, the other day, said, "I do hope I may be spared till summer, for then T m.iv have a tomstone over my grave" before my man gets tied up again." " A fellow- after huckleberries the other day sat down on a yellow jack et's nest. He says the way those busy little bees improved the shining hours was a sight worth seeing. New England Caution. The caution of the New Fnglander in giving an answer to a direct question, was illustrated to me, says a corres pondent, the other day, when I asked an Eastern friend of inine, whose family were not noted for very active habits, " Was not your father's death very sudden?" Slowly drawing the hand from his pocket, and pulling down his beard, the interrogated cautiously replied: "Waal rather, sudden, for him." Nothing is more indicative of the earnestness of life than the sight of a well developed male creature spend ing eight hours a day in trying to wear out a dry goods box with the eat of his pants. A Coming Question. The St Louis llrpnbVtcan , puts what it calls "a coming question as follow The good that the Bepuhliean party has done is fast ceasing to be a satis- dory apology for the evil it is do ing, and it cannot be long before ie masses in the Northwest States at least, Avho have been in the habit of annually reaffirming their devo tion to the Republican party, will be loudest and fiercest in their demand for a successor to it. The question we would ask of the moderate Re publicans is, whether that successor shail lie a bodv- of successful Repub lican insurgents, or the Democracy? Shoved pe Cautious. Married ladies should be cautious about dis ciplining their husbands, when the latter come home tipsy, by sticking their heads 'into a bucket; of water. At such times husbands are not fit ted for the reception of water. Mrs Junks of Marietta, Ohio, was in the habit of so disciplining her husband, but she knows better now. Last week she tried it, and held his head in the pail until he was subjugated -cn sue is a lone widow. The through passenger arrivals at ftan 1 ranciscQ by rail, for Septem ber, numbered 3,3-41, and the de- immures ny ine same route were -,0V, showing a gain of (ICS. The passenger arrivals by ocean steam ers and sail vessels "for last month embraced 902, including 331 from China and Japan, and 323 from Pan ama, against 1,020 departures. Our gain of population this year is 12,700 by rail, and 15,600 by water, but 14,000 of the latter are Mongolians. Calirornia is welcome to her in crease of populption if that is the best she can do in one year. Eseegy. It has been said that en-. ergy is the mind s hammer, hatchet and plow. It is a goodly weapon to hammer down all obstacles in the pathway; it cuts away all difficulties j it plows the roughest soil. Did ever a nation achieve renown without ep ergv? Was there ever a person of note who was not energetic? No, the attainment of eminence is only reached by dilligent study, close ob- s?rvation and unwavering energy. He who has a thirst for knowledge and resolves in the language of the .-'i vjhi Vill-lll tl.t.lV lf 411111 IV way or make it,' will be sure to suo ceed in anv undertaking, lie has the will the way can be found. Look at that man in the pursuit of "worldly wealth." He pauses not to consider his own enjoyment or ease, but straining every nerve tq obtain that boon which his heart is set upon. " Lnergy is the key to success. It unlocks the secret of heroic deeds of those great and grand ones whose names are illustrious upon the pages of history, or as Longfellow expres ses it, have left their "footprints, on the sands of time." Energy is firm. It shrinks not from labor; it faints not at danger. The irresolute may, after a few vain attempts give up, in despair, but not so with the energetic man. He will labor and persevere until his efforts are crowned with success. Sir Edward Lanreer, one of Engi land's greatest Animal Painters, is dead. In his palmy days there was. not his superior. All his works are life-like and perfect master pieces; his execution was unsurpassed. There are a few of his works in this country, but the greater portion of them are owned in LuroPe- J-"ey are now invaluable. "Mamma, why don't you wear a hush?" asked little Johnnie of his mother the other day. "A hush!" said the lady, "what do yon mean?" "Why I asked Aunty, what that was that made her back stick out so, and she said, "Oh hush Johnnie," Grant's freivood costs the people about fifteen dollars a dayj five thousand a year. Many a poor fani. ilv could be made comfortable the whole of the approaching winter, or the same amount, laid out for a simi lar purpose COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, o i ! , " o o o 0 o O I: o o o 1 i o o G o o O G O O 3 O O o o o o o o o i