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o G O 0 n O 3 O C O O o o o o o c O G'3 O o THE ENTERPRISE. OREGON CITV, OREGON, FEB. Till: JIOUXTAIXEUK'S STORY Ye never heartl of Plummer's bar Well, now I'll say that's rather q band ? queer: Thev U.iunshetl Intrli m sixty-three Anil inaile tilings "mighty hot" 'roil ml here ; YouM scarce believe the pranks they'd cut, And right in ojen daylight too: It fairly made a iinui's Mood boil. To see the things that they would do ; And Plummer, he was sheriff too, Which made the thing a great deal worse. The law sir? why he governed that ; It wasn't worth a " tinker's curse ;" I've seen 'em rifle into a store, " Dead bent" they said on having fun ; They'd charge around and smash things up, "And shoot the ligtits out," one by one ; Iut they'd do things a sight worse 3-et ; They'd kill a man, sir, just for tun, And at his cry for niercy'lauirh ; I've known" 'cm do it seen it done: And property? why, 'tawnt worth lllllell, And life was worth a great ileal less; "A man for breakfast," every day. Would soon clean out the camp, I guess. Well, tilings they got too rough at last, Too bad in tact for men to in-ar; So then we formed a secret league. And swore to stop the thins right there ; The bi-t of men were at the head, (iood men they were, and brave, and true ; And soon we had a hundred more, All sworn to. see the matter through ; We gave 'em all a warnm' first, We told 'cm they had best reflect; In esse they kept their antics up. We told 'cm what they might expect ; We gave 'em warnin' fair and square, A chance to act like honest men ; We offered to forget their crimes, Iftliel end them there and then. D've think it stopped 'em? Not a bit; Their answer was to jeer and scoff; They said if we were in for fun, "To try it on they'd stand us off." A iiieetimr of the league was held, A meeting of the brave and true, lb-solved henceforth to do the work The law was powerless to do. A dozen men were detailed then, The order it was to them read, To go at once into the town, And take these men "alive or dead." We found them in a gambling hell. Our leader madeour business known, "We want you fellows now," he said, "Your little game is up, come on!" lie fore the words were fairly out, Twelve pistols flashed into the light; Thi outlaws saw they had no chance, 'Twas useless then' to talk of light. "Throw up your hands," our leader said ; Itiuiht quick did they the word obey, And some began to whine and beg, And some for mercy 'gan to pray ; And foremost 'mongst the cravens there. Was I'luminer, leader of the band ; lie I (egged and whined, a very log, A 1 ul shook (ill he could scarcely stand : Yet some were there who took it cool, And some were tierce, ami merry some. " You ' v- got thedropon us," they sa id . " 'Tisr your turn now, but nui's will come. We marched th 0 While dense 'm untheliirht lstl eet, the and denser grew throng ; And many a curse "notloud but deep," Did we receive as we passed along; We stopped at last, a Holt was formed, Tin culprits in the centre stood, While 'round us surged a sea of men. All clamoring for the outlaws blood. Across an overhaiiniii beam, !S.me ropes were thrown, and then A noose was formed, and placed around The neck of each of the doomed men. Now I'lumiiier was a married man. His wife scarce two short years a bride; She lived out on a farm he owned, Just over the low divide; He used to treat her rough at times. A nd scarcely stayed at la me at all ; Hat then you know how women are, A kind word makes amends for all. In some way. none could tell just how, yie heard'of what was goim; on. And mountiivx then her fleetest horse, S.ie started quickly for tbe town. She readied the top of the flinty hill. And stoo l a mom -tit looking down ; - She saw! and with a cry-of fear, She spurred her charger toward the tow 11 ; Full gallop down the hill she came. Down! Uowu! the pathway like a shot. And 11 t he street on her foam flecked steed. She galloped to the fatal spot ; "Tis Plummer's wife!" the cry went un, "Hack! back! there men give her a show ; The surging, swaying crowd fell back, Struck silent at her cries of woe ; Wi hout a word for any there, Without a look to right or l ft, S!e sank uvmhi the lifeless form Of him of whom she'd been bereft. Poor worn in, she had come too late To save t.ie life of him she loved, I'or if she had but come in time Those strong men's hearts stie must have 1111 ved. For not an eye that saw her there That did notm. listen at the sight, And had his life been theirs to give, She hail received it as her right. 'Twas hard. I know, but it was just. For he had scoll'ed at law and right: His hands were red wit h others' blwod" 'Twas meet that tie should fi 11 its might. Across the gulch a little way. You'll see, perhaps from" where we stand. Some little mound of earth there lie The first and last of Plummer' band Hy ' tJi-tt'AM." ' Oukhon City, Dee. 1:1th, 17;. Iv Plymouth Church, ore Sunday morning, Mr. Becher, refused to give a notice in the following characteris tic and Beeeher like manner. He said : "I am requested to give a no tice which puts me in a little difficul ty. I don't want to and I do want to. The Amaranth Dramatic Association wish to give a benefit in their Acade my of Music next Saturday evening. They w ish to pay all expenses them selves, and crive all the receipts to the poor of Brooklyn. Now, I want the poor to have all the money they i can get, but i don t want to advertise a theatrical company, and therefore I shall not give the notice. Vainly. A Titusville paper says: A man called at one of our shoe stores yesterday and vainly essayed to cret numbers 11, 12 or 13 shoes. The storekeeper suggested that he p't on a thinner pair of stockings and try on the box. Don't Say It. Colored citizens of the South don't sav "Shoo Fly," when an insect troubles them nowa days " Gwoiiuindah," is the mys terious word. Somewhat Astonished. A Police Justice in Chicago was somewhat asfonished when a vagrant being trie 1 bnore bim counted out 28.000 iii greenbacks. IT 6. 1871. Friendship. 'Friendship," savs Goethe, "is an elective affinity, based upon the spir itual consanguinity which, though frequently coexistent with, is differ ent from any tie of instinct of blood relationship." , Friendship has its origin in the nature and condition of man. lie is a social being, and loves to frequent the society of the those who are like himself, but still he finds his happi ness incomplete unless participated in by one in whom he places his en tire confidence, and considers his friend. When in difficulty and dis tress, he looks around for consolation and advice. AVe can scarcely open in any vol umne of antiquity without being re minded how excellent a thing is friendship. But it is to be feared that, in modern times, friendship is seldom remarkable for similar devot ed n ess. What indescribable happiness must it be to possess a real, true friend a friend whom we can rely on; who, when enemies gather around, when sickness falls on the heart, when the world is dark and cheerless, will bear a willing part in our calamity. Adversity tries true friendship. If you have a friend who loves you, be sure to sustain him in adversity. Let him feel that his former kindness i appreciated, ;;n 1 th .t his love was not thrown away. Ileal fidelity, while rare, still exists in the heart. Who has not felt its power? They only deny its worth and power who have never either loved or labored to make others happy. The good and kind, the affectionate and the virtuous, see and feel the heavenly principle. They would sacrifice wealth and happiness to promotethe happiness of others; and, in return, they receive the reward of their love by sympathizing hearts and countless favors when they have been brought low by distress and ad versity. If you have a friend, try to retain him, for the time will come when you will be willing to give all you have, and ever hope to have, for one true, and sincere friend. Its a favorite theory of mine that all my disappointments and reverses are the results of our own foil v. If wo are truthful and honorable in all thing, and i.o as nearly right as we can, there'll not much happen to dis turb us. Our friends don't forsake us without some provocation. I don't mean those summer imtter fly friends. They are not worthy the name. But I do expect you to bo careful of the few true friends you have, and stand by them through storm and sunshine. Keep them; for when the dark day of your own desolation c jmes, there's no anchor like the true, firm friendship of one von have tried and not found want- Gom Bivrou r. A cleark in a city bookstore, thinking to annoy a Qua ker who looked as though he was fresh from the country, handed him a volume, saying: "Here is an excel lent essay on the rearing of calves." '"Thee had better present it to thy mother, young man," was the sponta neous reply. The Chieagoans look up to their townsmen, Nelson Morris and Isaac and D. Waixel, as the cattle kings of world. Morris shipped 185.822 live cattle during the year ending Novem ber 21. 187.'3. and the Waixels have shipped 100,000, worth $0.800. 000. at Chicago, during the year just closed. New Jersey's 200 iron mines yield ed, last, year. 007,000 tons of ore, of which 150.01 MJ tons were manufactur ed into pig iron. The value of the product is about :'. 000. 000. In 1807 t'ne product of the mines was only 300.000 tons. II.i;o Knocks. The prohibitory law of Massachusetts is getting some hard knocks. The Boston Adcrtiser savs the manner in which it is en forced makes it a "wretched contemptible thing, somewhere tween an outrage and a farce." and be- She likes to look. A Green Bay woman whose husband kicks her down stairs every other night, says she likes to look over his old letters, commencing with, "My dearest, darling little angle Minnie, heaven aloue knows the depth of my love for you." Stingy. "I wish you had been Ee," said an urchin to a stingy old aunt, proverbial for her meanness. "Why so?" ' Because," said the agravating nephew, "you would have eaten all the apple instead of dividing it." He who lives with a good wife be comes better thereby ; as those who lay down among violets arise with the perfume upon their garments. Tin-: Parker titw.-We take pleas ure in calling attention of our Valley friends to the wonderful merits of the doul de-barreled breech loading shot guns manufactured by Parker broth ers. West Meriden, Conn. The highest testimonial received from all sections of the country, and ; the thorough test given it in the field by our friend Capt. Oreen II. Samuels, ; warrant us in asserting that it is the best breeehdoading shot gun in the world. The simplicity of construction , the ease with whi,-h it can lie loaded or ; unloaded, the facility with which the j. load can be changed from small to , large suot-enabling the sportsman, in i an instant, to adapt his change to anv ' Vl W"'' luav l,r' itself-the ! ease with which it mav he keot clean I WVll y n '""I"" ry whereUh- ........ .....jL-ioauing ammunition m". T ?:rt;t"U,Ca' a11 'Wm to recon -m.nd it to every sportsman who can aooreciato a perieet fowling piece W arren Sentinel ;" (Front Royal, Va.) ??-ov-Thos-K- l-ramlette,of Louis ville ky.. has given three vears to the budding Up ot a Pu,,lio Ubrarvl,., Louisville, which he intends shall be the best m the country. lie is dot,,., it by a series of Gift Concerts, the proTit" ot which go to the Library. The third u H ,mi viti.uoo, and the ioui.li, 11 "as just been lostioned to March 31st, distributes Si rum 11,10 tov. ISramlette has almost doubled' the business of the Louisville Post-office Eighteen clerks are kept busy twelve hours each day sending off circulars in answer iu in iuiufs lor HCKOtS. ART NOTICE. The undersigned will leave Oregon City for the East, in the beginning of March nxt. Those desirous of h trait palntod by him, must do so without Q'tay. P. nlMGR VS. Artist. Btudio in rear of the Enterprise office. OHAS. H. GAUFIELD, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CORNER OF SEVENTH AND MAIN STREETS, OREGON CITY. Has Just Received a New Stock of Calicoes, "Dress Goods, Brown and Bleached Sheetings, House Lining, Shirtings, Table-Lanen, Irish Bosom Linens, Linen Towelling, Table-Cloths, Corsets, Ladies' and Gents' Hose, Thread, Cambrics, Buttons, Ribbons, Laces and Insertions, Embroidery, White Goods, Millinery, Fancy Goods, &c Also, a full assortment of LADIES' AND CHILDERN'S SHOES, Groceries, Crockery, Glassware, Coal Oil, Coal Oil Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys AVlilcli have !ee selected with special care for tliU market and cannot BE SURPASSED IX QUALITY OR PRICE. TUP. HIGH KST MARKET PRICK PAID FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE, March 13. 1873 :tf TO THE CITIZENS OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY: GREAT REDUCTION I INT DRY-GOODS, CLOTHING, GROCERIES, ETC. LEVY BROTHERS, WlNti TO THE F ULIXO HEALTH OF A. LEVY, IT IS OUR PURPOSE TO OFFER our entire Stock of Goods at Cireutly Reduced Prices, in order to close out our IJlJIJlIVSffi. FALL STOCK! LEVY BROS., Second door north oftlie Postolllce, Main street, Oregon City. o Xob"tt r evid mic" of th efn ci"ticv of Dr. J. S. ('oli-tnan's t'oiii'Miund Extract of Eucalyptus can b: d -sir-d, t itan the f'illo.vin;; summary of eas-s, treated with this remedy alon -, by that emi nent phvsiciH n. Dr. David Woos- tr.ln the IT. S. Marine Hospital, San Fran ciseo, report -d in the Auirust No. (1S7-J) Pa cific .Med. Jour. IS'itC'rnex I Cur- Imjr Trcttlftl I crt ovctl. Remittent Fever 5 hills and F 'vr 1! Tynhoid Fever 9 Iritlamat ion ot Kidneys 4 I inretis 10 Incontinence of Urine 3 Stricture ! Intlamation of l'.ladder 'JTi i'i'-iinorrliujria 1-J Disease of t he Heart 7 Dysentery t Chronic Diarrloea 13 a 1!) 9 3 7 3 4 25 10 2 2 3 7 1 4 ( ionorrlm-a.- Dropsy For sale Druggists, NOW IS THE TIME TO SUIiSCItniE F0H THE EHT B- 50 ircrt year, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Each number contains th LATEST TELEGRAPHIC ?JEWS, From all Parts of the World ; A Carefully Selected Summary of STATE AM) TERRITORIAL NEWS ITEMS; A Corrected List of tne Markets in Porllund, San Francisco and Oregon City; LOCAL NEWS, EDITORIALS, On all Subjects of Interest to the FARMER, MERCHANT OR MECHANIC. Also, Carefully Selected MISCELLANEOUS READING. In Short, it is in Every Respect a LIVE NEWSPAPER. TIIEEATCRPKISIi Having a large and constantly increasing Circulation in the most populous part of the State, offers superior inducements to those who wish to Advertise. Advertisements Inserted on REASONABLE TERMS. The Campaign of 1874 will soon begin, and it is therefore a good time to Subscribe in order that you may be posted on currant H'fivfrs. nd in you.? watwcrlpWon tmc. 3 9 15 15 6 3 COURTESY OF BANCRbjrr LlESK IVERSITT CF CALIFORNIA, 11YPT Completely corroborative of the summary of Dr. Wooster, are the reports of the experiments with Eucalyj tus by Dr. Lorrimer, of Mer lin, Prussia, and Dr. Keeler, Chief Physician of t he Austrian Railway Co., published in the American Medical Journal, July, 1S72. It will be found very efficacious in obsti nate cases of Dyspepsia, Pronchitis.Haek ln Cough, Chronic Sore Throat, I-eucor- rhca, etc., and in nausea during pregnan cy. Ir. C'olentnn's Doultle. Kxtrnrt of KiM-ulypt vm is a special preparation for the treatment of Fever and A 11 rue, and is Wn minted to Cure every case treated accordint; to directions, wit hout the injur ious results of the usual Quinine and ar senical remedies for that ilis-ase. Also pure Fluid Extract of Eucalyptus, in one Ioiind lottlest for physicians' use. Ileware of imitations andtake none but Coleman's. everywhere, and by Charles Imgley &. Co., Agents San Francisco. ' 30maylS73yl. M H Ji C II A y D I H li . GOOD NEWS! PRICES REDUCED TO SLIT THE TI'tiES. LOOK OUT FOE GOOD ISAJIQAIIYST S-ACKER MAN &(CO, H AVE .IPST ItECEIVED A I,AHGE stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS. which they ofTcr CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST! Wc would say come and convince your self before purchasing elsewhere. Our stock copslsts in part of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods, Notions, Grocer ies, Hard ware, and a great many other articles too numer ours to mention ; also, Doors, Windows, Glass and Putty, etc., etc. All kinds of Produce taken in exchange or Goods ALSO ' "Wool Wanted For which we pay the Hiehest Prices. S. ACKERMAN & CO.Jt UBR C II A. ND I SB. JOHN MYERS, OREGON C5TY- DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS and SHOES, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, A X D GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Books and Stationery. I will pay the highest prices for and all kinds of GOOD COUNTRY PRODUCE. I will sell as low as any house in Oregon for CASH OR ITS HQU IV ALU XT i ''n Good Merchantable Produce. I am selling very low for CASH liVHASTD. Give me a call and satisfy yourselves. JOHN MYERS. Oregon City, March 21. 1S73. r Bi Trir TTT o? TT TXT WEEKLY, SEMI-WEEKLY, AND DAILY. THE WEEKLY SCX is too widely known to require any extended recommendation ; but t he reasons which have already given it titty thousand subscribers, and which will, we hoix'.give it many thousend more, are briefly as follows : It. is a tlrst-rate newspaier. All the news of the day will be found in it, condensed when unimportant, at full length when of moment, and always presented in a clear, intelligible and interesting manner. It is a first-rate family paper, full of inter taining and instructive reading of every kind, but containing nothing that can of fend the most delicate and scrupulous taste. It is a first-rate story paper. The best tales and romances of current literature are carefully selected and legibly printed in its pages. It is a lirst-rate apricnltural paper. The most fresh and instructive articles on agri cultural topics regularly apjear in this depart incut. It is an independent political pajer, be longing to no party and wearing no collar. It fights for principle, and for the election of the best men to ottice. It especially de votes its energies to the exiosure of the great corruptions that now weaken and disgrace our country, and threaten to un dermine republican institutions altogether. It has no fear of knaves, and asks no favors from their supporters. It reports the fashions for the ladies and the markets for the men, especially the cattle-markets, to which it pays particular attention. Finally it Is the cheapest paper publish ed. One dollar a year will secure it for any subscriber. It is "not necessary to get up a club in order to have THE WEEKLY SUN nt this rate. Any one who sends a single dollar will receive the paper for a year. We have no travelling agents. TIIFAVEEKI.Y SVX.-Eight pages.flfty six columns. Only Sl.OOuyear. Xo dis counts from this rate. THE SKI I-WEEKLY Sl'X. Same size as the Daily Sun. JvS.O" a year. A discount of rio per cent to clubs of IO or over. THE DAILY SI X.-A large four-page nevsnaier of twent y-eight columns. Daily circulation over l io.ooo. All the news for Scents. Subscription price ." cents per month, or SU.oo a year. To clubs of 10 or more, a discount of '4 percent. A.l.lrex, "TIIKSf.N, decow3. York City THE PARKER GUN- SEND STAMP FOR CIRCULAR PARKER BRtfS WEST MERIDEN.CT. SHADES SALOON, G.A.HAAS, - - Prop. Main Street, Oregon City. TUB BAR IS SUPrLIBD with all the choicest qualities of Liquors and Cigars. Scotch, Irish and Bourbon already famous Whiskies and Punoh Orvenm C4t, Jen. 1, i87X. ENTERPRISE BOOK & JOB OFFICE OREGON CITY, : OREGON. WE ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE all kinds of JOB PRINTING, such as CARDS, BILL-I1BADS, PAMPHLETS, DBEDS, MORTGAGES, LABELS, LETTER-HEADS, in fact all kinds of work done a in Printing Office, at PORTLAND PRICES. ALL KIXDS OP- LEGAL BLANKS constantly on hand, and for sale at as low a price as can be had in the State. Work SoIIclcl A X D SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Oregon City. March 21, lST3-tf. AGENTS FOR THE ENTERPRISE. The following persons are authorized to act as agents for the Extehprise : CJeo. P. Howell fc Co., 40 Park How, Xew York. Coe, Wetherill A Co., 607 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Abbott iV; Co., Xo.82 and St Xassau street, New York. Port land, Oregon L. Samuel SnFhmc iseo IHT" St. Helens, Columbia county S. A. Mill's Astoria, Clatsop county . Van Ius"ii Salem L. Williams Harrisburg I. II. Smith lafayette,i amliill county 1. 1,. l--rguson I 'alias. Polk county Eola Jacksonville I'-enton countv I lave Holmes It. Hoty H. K. I Ian na W.A.Wells .Hon. John Purnett W. P.. Laswell ( "orvallis Canyon City.Cirant eo Albany . X. Arnold Dalles, Waseo county X. II. (Jates LaCrande, Cnion countv A. C. Craig Pendleton, Umatilla county s. V. Knox Eugene City.. Roseburg Ijebanon 1 .1. M. 1 hompson " E. 1 P.ristow Hon. L. F. Latif I C. T. Montague I J. It. Ralston .Hon. E. D. Foudrav II. C. Huston Jacksonville. Long Tom CLACKAMAS COl'NTY. Reaver Creek Hutt.eville Ca seades Can by Cutting's , Eagle Creek Harding's Iwor Molalla Milwaukie Oswego Upper Molalla C. F. Reatie Tohn Zumwalt Henry Met ; 11 gin I. W. Strawser I. Wright Frank W. Foster Capt. .. C. Norton W. Morelnnd ..-Tohn Hn gen berger Tohn Iloole W. H. Vaughan SHEET MUSIC. The following named pieces are rscom, mended as being among our latest and best issues : ISIIJSIG Julia, 'tis of thee I sing Song. Hays .lie Why don't you come homo.. " Hays K c 'Xeath the waves her Spirit wanders " Stewart 3'ic No little one to meet mo " Pratt .Hie iive my love to all at home " Stewart 3i'c Think of me sometimes, Maggie Stewart 30c Softly shone the Stars of Ilea ven " Tratt 30c Dinna forget your m it her, Sandio I long to see the dear old homo Little Sweet heart, come lis ten to me My every Tho't was of t hoc Men are such dceoivers.Alto song from "Pauline"... Stay not long 'way. Sopra no song from "Paulino"... To please t he girls. 1 ?a ritone song from "Paulino"...- My heart for thee. Soi rano song from " Pouline" My Queen of Stars, awake, tenor song from Pauline POST-PAID " Hays 40c ,: Stewart 30c " French 30e " Hays 3Tc " Hanks 30c " Hanks 30c " Hanks 30c " Hanks 30c " Hanks 30c Jonny.the flower of Kildaro Whisper softly, Mother's dying " Stewart 40c " Stewart 30c Inspirer and Hearer lVf ver .Hymn. Hanks 30c Vv I iivi sloei s under t ho Uaisies Song. Persley 30c Oh! how d'ye do. Aunt Su sie? song. May wood 30c Hat makes me noddings out song. Perley 30c 'Neath the white and pur ple P.lossoms Stewart 30c Xora is dreamingof you Iratt 30c The sweet est P.ud is missing " Hanks 30c OlS" ItECElPr Will he come home to night, mot her? " Hanks 30c Ood lUess our Home? Stewart 40c iet up and shut the Door... " Havs 35c Ikw-s hp ovpr think nf ii.'..L or. Como, Holy Spirit Hymn. IiauKS e Mv Honrnlil Mnlhnp Song. Hays 4'e " Hax s 4'c " Havs -Tie " Abbey 30c I have no Home Ixist and cast away Poor litt le Tim OF TI-IE Oysters and wine at 4 a. m. Overthe I'll lows nfnr " Stewart 30c Iratt :Vc " Hanks 30c " Tonel 40c Savior, Thou art ever near " The Toast . P.rindisi for Male Voices . Pearl of America. Caprice Instrumental Circling Waves... Instrumental Kinkel 50c Kinkel 40c IV Ue of Saratoga Waltz. Fitzhugli 3.c lorning hrs Mazurka. Kinkel 3.5c hannie'sQuickstep..Ciuickstep. Kinkel 35c Autumn Ioaves. Reverie. Instrumetal Kinkel .Wc The It-a'ers Instrumental. Kinkel 35c Morr-(;irls Oallop. Kinkel W)c Mollio liarling Insrumental. Kinkel 5oc Lh Zingarella Kinkel Sue Hai py Thoughts...Schottische. Kinkel 50c Hanso Cubainc ...Instrumental. Kinkel 40c Mav-Pole March. Mur-llor 3.5c (Jofd Humor " Allard Xic Fleur des Chami s Valse. ToneJ-50c Pubtithed and sent, nort-pairi, on recdi of price, by J. L. IpKTERS, 500 Broadway, New York. rrospcctns for 1S74 Seventh Tear. THE aEiIYE, An Illustrated Monthly Journal, Cnlrer sally admitted to be the Handsom est Periodical in the World. A Representative and Champion of American Taste. Not For Sale in Book or Neves Stores. THE ALDiyE, while issued with all th regularity, has none of the temporary icr timi-fiy interest characteristic 01 ordinary leriodica!s. It is an elegant miscellany of pur.', light and gracelul literature: and a collection of 1 ietures, the rarest specimens 01 artistic skill, "in black and white. 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One is a view in '1 he White Moun tains, Xew Hampshire; the other giv s '1 he 1 liirs of irecn Htver, Woming l-r-ritory. The di Hero nee in the nature ot the scenes themselves is a 1 leasing contrast, and affords a good display ot the artist's scope and coloring. '1 he chromos are each worked irom thirty distinct plates, and an? in size (12 x H) and appearance exact lac similes ol the originals. '1 he resent at ion of a worthy example ol America's greatest lanuscaiM- painter to the subscribers of 7V.47.W.V7fwasa bold but peculiarly ha py idea, and its successlul on-ahzation is attested by the following testimonial, over the signature ol Mr. Moran himself. Newark, X. J., Sttt. 2U, 1S73 Messrs. Jamks Sutton a 1 o. Gr-ntieiiicn, I am delighted in the proofs in color ot your chromos. '1 hey are won doriully successlul nj rescntations by me chanical process ot the original paintings. Very Rc-spectlully, (Signed,) '1HOS. MORAX. These chromos are in every sens- Ameri can. 'Ihey are by an original American process, with mati rial ol Americ-n manu lacture, lroui designs ol American scenery by an American painter, and presented to subscribers to the lirt successlul American Art Journal. Ii not better because ol all this, they will certainly 1 ossessan interest no loreign rod net ion can inspire, arid nt ither are they any the worse it by reason 01 p-euliar facilities of production they cost the publisher only a trifle, while erjttal in very rt sprvt to other vhron.-tis t,tt are .o't sinttt for htl,le the xuf,xcrij.fi;ii j trice of THE AI.IU A E. P. rsons of taste will prize those pictures lor themselves not for the 1 rice t hey did or did not cost, aiidillap I reciate the enteri rise that renders their distribution possible. 11 any subscriber should indicate a pre ference lor a figure subject, the 1 ublisher will send "Thoughts ol Home," a new and beautiiul chromo, li x 2 inches, represent ing a little Italian exile whose speaking eyes betray the longings ol his heart. T i: Ji 31 S : $5 per annum, in advance, with Oil Chro t loos Free! For SO --nts extrai, (he chrotno will be .lent, iiiiiiitiil,rttrnilioJ,ttiid iirtj.uut ly ntuil- TllK ALDiyE, v. ill, h realtor, beol tam able only by subscri tion. There will bt no reduction or club rate; cash lor sub script ions must be sent to the 1 ublishers direct or handed to the local canvasser, without rt i.oit.vili-'itit tit the jmVhxhers, ex c'i t in cast-s win re the ceitiii. jite is tiv,, bearing t b - foe-.intHe signature ol Jamis SL'TToN A- Co. -C A N VASS 1-: K S W A NT EI). Any 1 rson w ishing to act erni innntl v as a locrl canvass, r will receive lull aud prompt information by apj lying to JAMES SITTH.U- ( (!.. rnbhMiirs. S MAIIHiy LAXE. yew-York. iKiCC-ni r o s t r oxejlknt i itli C ii'tiiicl Cri.it Concert FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Pl'BLIC LlItllAKV OF KENTUCKY. OVER A ."HILLIUN IN BANK !! SUCCESSASSURED! A FULL DRAWiyG CERTAIN On Tuesday, 31st I:ty of 3Iarl, Next. In order to meet t ho general wish and expectation of th public and the ticket hoiders, lor the lull payment ot tho mag nificent gitts, announced lor the I-'ounh 'fraud J ilt Concert 01 the Public Ubrary of Kentucky, the management have deter mined to post pouc the Concert and 1 'raw ing until 'l iifMlsiy, the rilst of Jfanh, 1S74. They have already realised OYER A MILLION DOLLARS, and have a great many agents yet to hear from. Xo doubt is entertained of the sale of every ticket before the drawing, but w hot her a II are sold or not t ho Concert and drawing will xisitively and unequivocally take place on the day no fixed, and it any remain unsold t hey w ill be cancelled anil the prizes will be reduced in 1 rodortion to the unsold tickets. Only 60,000 tickets have been issued and 12,000 CASH GIFTS, 15,000 will distributed amongthe ticket-holders. 'I.. ickets ar.' printed in coupons, of tenths, a.. ail tract ional parts win i.c rei resenti'U in the draw ing just as whole tick ets are. LIST OF GIFTS t One (irnnd Cash Jilt One;rai;d Cash Oitt ( )ne ( sraiid Cash Hill Onetirand Cash Oift $250,000 100,000 50,000 25.U00 17,5o0 $lo,uti0 t ach, PHI.OOO .r,iHm each, 15o,uno 1,'HKi each, 5,0K) ootieach, -lo.otx) 400 each, 4o,ut0 3oeach, 45.IMI0 2O0 each, ao.OOU WO each, :i-J,5o 50 each', .Vio.OtO One (irand Cash Oilt. 10 Cash gilts, .'0 Cash giits, 50 ( ash git is, M Cash gilts, 1'Hl ash gitts, 1-tO t ash gilts, ""XI t ash gilts, '.'l-y (ash gilts, 11,'KW t ash gilts, Total, 12,'MX)giits,all cash $1,500,000 The chances for a prize are asonetofive. IItICi; OF TICKETS: "Whole tik.-ts, ?."0; Halves, $25; Tenths, or each coupn, 5; Kleyen whole tickets lor fOoit; 22 H whole tickets for $l,oHi; 1M w hole tickets lor $-,Mi0: 227 whole tickets lor $10. 00. Xo discount on less than $500 worth of tickets. a onrth Ciilt Concert will lie conduct ed, in all res; -oct s, like the three which have already been given, and lull particu lars may be learn d irom circulars whict will be sent tret? trom this office to all wh apply for them. Orders lor tickets and applications for agencies will he attend d to in the order t hey are received, and it is hoj ed they will be sent, in prom, fly that there n.y be no disai ftointment or u lay in filling all. Liberal terms given to those h buy to sell again. All agents --'r- , r.-r.-iu, u.1.0 r" iuired to sett !e up their accounts and re turn all unsold tickets by the 20th day oT March. THO. K. HK.V3II.ETTi:, Agent Public Library Kentucky, and Manager tiilt one rt, Public 1-ibrary Iiuilding. Iouisville, Ky. Jan9w4. Toi- silo I About lf0 jioumls of long pr'm" er,"f which tliis is an hnpretion. lias liocn in use but a short time, good work, l'rice 25 cents 3? cither tied up or in ca,ges case extra. ALSO, A small font of Nonperiel of which this 18 a impression, l'rice 35 cents V B- Asgood " There i enough to set about one column of thia paier solid. Address this office. TO LET. THE ROOM FORMERLY OCCUPIED as the Council Chamber, In Dr. Thee lng'a brick building. Apply at this oflit. O G zrLl, CALIFORNIA