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OREGON '.CITY BREWERY. 4 Henry Hnmbel, -w t ivivd PIXRCIIAS- ti ii-nrm t Ho rnblic t hat he is now prepared to manufacture a No. 1 qual- LAGBR B B U It, ui pood as can 'be obtained anywhere in the itate. onteis soiiciieu uu nuea. r OYSTER SALOON . A X D REST ATJR A ZIT ! LOUIS S'AAL, Proprietor. Ml Street, . Orejron City. OYSTEUS WILL BE SERVED FROM and after thUdaKvduring the Winter (w. Tbe bat. qualities of FRENCH, aad AMEBIC AV CA.VB1ES. Ice for sal in AanMtles to suit: OragoA City, Oregon. fc"Vlll pra in? in H tho Courts of th titat". Speclavyt tent ion given to cases in h LT. .S. liJinu v,iUN at Oregon City. 1ATF. OF 1JUTI.AM1, OKKKIW HIS serTiees is Riysiclnn and Surgeon to 1 1 jmii of C'Jf kamas county, who innv at any tlm" bl lned tf a. physician. Ho ha aintl an'Uice at Ward .t llardini's A Rcpresrntiitlve and Champion of lmor ican Art Taste! Prospectus for 1875 Eighth Year. THE ART JOL'KXAL OP AMKK1CA, Issueil Monthly. "A Masnlflcent Conception, Wonderfully carried out." 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COOKE, Will leave OREGON CITY for PORTLAND every day Except Sunday, at 7H o'clo-k, A. M. Returning, will leave Portland for Oregon City at o'clock, P. M. Btr ALTOF. Will lOftVPOnPimv r'TTV vrvr i t t to x r . - - a iui v . i v ;vijip J every Monday and Thursday of each week. vVJVr. CITY for MrMINN- ii i A-r'ufc !,na OaYTOX, and th.iiei w V i . ween. lA'aves with fhSIn, "LlA- A: Mv ?nd connect "i. viioman at v, a. r. Stv. ALBANY, everv weol- nd aU inter"diate points t Su:;Fanio 3?atton, Ml lnlormo.n CTV for ALBANY and erv weeu ate P"lts be ween twice e v- Oron-City.Februat?! TFgt CALL AND SETTLE. 1for?IriroVridebt,ed to the undersigned fuUvruesrtSn:V,servic''s respect- countstothe lstof January, IS75 I desire all my accounts closed at the beginnin" of thP her',Hn th knowing them- sciv - ""'""u wiii corner a great favor on me or maKing early payment J;lnl5tf J- W. NORRIS. notice" -"fM WIFE, MARTHA J. STEWART, iJ having left my bed and board with out just cause or provocation, all persons are hereby notified not toharboror trust her on my account, as I shall pay no debts of her contracting from and after thlsLat-e. , - K.B. SIEWART. Dee. 30, ISTi lw. ' 1 WIe: q ,-T I OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, My Little Strata-em. Jessie Hale was ihe merriest, pret tiest, most provoking daughter of Lve that ever existed. At least I thought so though perhaps I was not an impartial Judge, as I must confess I was deeply iu love, and, in fact, I don't think I can remember the time when I -was not in love with her. I first ventured to ask her com pany from church, when, after four years of absence, I returned to my native town and set up as a surgeon. Oakdale was a healthy place, or else the people felt afraid of trusting then lives in the hands of such a young scapegrace as they had known me to be, for somehow my horse and gig found more employment in carrying Jessie Hale to ride than any other profitable business, yet of all the tan tal izing little wretches that ever fas cinated and provoked a poor fellow until he could not have told whether he was in the body or out of it she was the worst. And there was I Yallard Tre maino standing six feet two in stockings, lead about by that elf, coming and goiug at every beck and call, as if I was a great simpleton, as in truth I must have been, for after playing "yours devotedly" for about six months, I Avas no nearer winning her than at the first. Open-hearted and candid she was on any other sub ject; but just let me speak of love or marriage' and I might as well talk to a stone wall. "All is fair in lovo and war," or at least I thought so, and resolved to try the result of strategy on my willful lady-love. One fine morning, as we'were about starting for a ride on horseback, and I assisting Miss Jessie into the sad dle. her horse commenced rearing and kicking at an alarming rate; of course the jagged bits of iron I had cautiously inserted beneath the sad dle had nothing to do with it. By the time she was fairly seated he had become perfectly unmanagable, throwing her violently from the saddle; of course I caught her be fore she reached the ground. No sooner was she in perfect safety, than, with a deep groan, I staggered back against the fence, my right arm hanging helplessly at my side. It took nicely, for Jessie was beside me in a moment. "O, Will," she said piteously, "that terrible horse has broken your arm; what will you do ? Poor AVill! Poor Will! How like a villain I felt at sight of l;er distress; but I was not going to give it up then; so I answered faintly, "It is nothing, dear Jessie, I would suffer a thousand times more to feel that I had saved your pre cious life." '" liut, O, I am sorry! What can be done for you?" she said, in touching accents. "Only tell me that you love me, Jessie, darling; it will soothe my pain more than anything else in the world." And then, like the great simpleton that I was, I put that right arm around her, and never discoved my mistake till she sprang suddenly away.. "Wouldn't a little brandy and water do as well, Mr. Tremaine?" she asked, archly. There don't seem to be any bones broken; the injury was internal, I should think." Wouldn't I have sold myself for a sixpence ? 13ut there was no help for it; so I had to own the trick, ami went home wishing I had broken my arm or neck, I didn't care much which. After that, for a while, I was rather shy of the love subject, for I didn't fancy hearing of my last attempt; but one morning, however, I went over tho way, resolved that the matter should be decided before I returned. Jessie was sitting by the 2iarlr window, busily sewing and humming some merry tune to herself as I entered. She was look ing prettier than ever; and I found it hard work to begin. At last I broke in upon some of her careless nonsense with, "Why in tho world, Jessie, don't you say whether you love me or not'?. I be lieve you do in fact, I know you do. Here I was again making a simple ton of myself. J "0, you know then, do you ?" suo said, coolly, with a merry twinkle in her eye. "Then of course there is no need telling you." "Xo, I did not mean it, Jessie," I said. "But do you love me? Will you answer mo yes or no ? "Yes or no," sho answered de murely. "O," Jessie Ilale!" I exclaimed, im patiently, "you will drive me crazy." "A terrible misfortune, surely," sho said, with a laugh, throwing down her work, and stepping through the low open window upon the lawn. "Now, Will, I will tell what I will do if you will promise never toplague me again about this." I will promise anything if you will onl- give me an honest answer," I said, eagerly. 'Well. then, if you can eaten me before I reach that elm tree, I will give you a decided answer. I thumped my head against the window sash, and away I went, rac ing over the green sward with ten times more eagerness than I ever displayed playing catch in my boy hood days. I caught her before she was half way to the old elm. . "Now for an answer' I said, ea gerly. "O! but can't you wait until I get my breath ?" draw ing it in quick, spasmodic jerks. "Let me see; what was it I promised to tell you ?" "Whether you love me or not, you provoking little wretch!" I said, fair ly out of patience. "Now look lierc, Mr. Will, if you don't leave off calling me names, I won t answer yon. now see 11 1 do And sare enough, no answer could I get from her.' - ' ; The next dav I received a letter from my uncle, stating that his assis tant had left him, and asking me to take his place. This was just tho situation I had been wanting for years, and I hailed it with delight now. "But Jessie," I thought, "could I leave her?" A moment's reflection showed me it was just what was needed, for if she really cared for mo my absence would make her willing to acknowl edge it. It did not take long to make my arrangements, and before night they were all completed, and the next morning I started for the station, calling at Mr. Hale's to Lid Jessie good-bye. I could see the little wilch did not believe ono word of the story I told her. "I hope, Mr. Will, you will not break your arm in the train; it would be so bad for you," she said, with a smile, as I concluded. "And you not there to cure it," I retorted. "But, seriously, Jessie; I am in earnest now. It is probable I shall not see you again for years; for if I like the place I shall remain there." She still believed it some trick, for her eyes said plainly, "You can't cheat me again." And she said go6d bye as coolly as if it were only for a day. I went down the walk, feeling much as I think Adam must have felt when he left Paradise, except that he took his Eve with him, and I left mine behind. I was pleased with the place, and was not long in accepting my uncle's proposals. I wrote to this effect to a lawyer, desiring him to dispose of my property at Oakdale. I knew Jessie would hear of it, and it would give her to understand I had no in tention of returning. In three days I followed the letter, determined that if I did not succeed this time, I would give her up forever, though my heart gave a quick throb of pain at the thought. It was just at twilight, of a pleas ant September day, when I reached Oakdale. Direct to Mr. Hale's I took my way, saying to myself as I went, "Now or neverl" I entered the dusky parlor unannounced. By the dim light I saw Jessie sitting on a sofa, her head resting on the soft pillow. She was alone, and had not heard my ste-p. Was she asleep ? A quick sob answered me. That argu ed well for my success. In a moment I was kneeling beside her, and had raised the bowed head. "Jessie! dear liltlo Jessie!" I said tenderly, scarcely knowing how she would receive it. With a quick start and a glad cry of surprise her head was pillowed on my bosom. "O, I am glad to see you, Will. They told me you would not return, and 1 have ' been so lonely without you." "And I have been lonely too, Jes sie," I said. "My house anywhere would always be lonely without you. Will you not go and share it with me ?" The answer was very low, but I knew it was in affirmative. "Will you become my wife next week ?" I was determined to make sure work now. There was some hesitation, some objections raised, but I finally gained tho same answer to that. Then I hurried to the drawing room to see the old folks. There was considerable pleasure expressed at my unexpected arrival, and great surprise when my errand was made known; and a few tears from the mother at parting from Jessie, and hearty congratulations from the fa ther, concluding with the remark, "That just as lfkelyas not she would change her mind while changing her dress." Not so, however. In a week I got the prettiest, best little wife in the couutry, and what is better sJill.T think so now, even though she did say, ten minutes after the ceremony, "I never told you I loved you, after all, Will." And never has to this day. The Yamhill Courier is responsi ble for tho following: Some time since a Justice of the Peace, residing near the Polk county line, sold some land and made out a deed therefor to his grantee. Tlio Justice had a wife who had to join in the deed. The laws of this State require that a married woman's deed, to be valid, must be acknowledged "separate and apart from her husband." In this case the Justice made the deed him self and took the acknowledgment and certified that he had "examined" his own wife "separate and apart from her husband," and that she ac knowledged that she executed tho same freely and without fear or com pulsion from any one. Tally one for Yamhill ! A SrFFEKixo FAMiiiY. The Detroit Free Press says: A twelve-year-old boy, pretty well dressed, entered an office on Jefferson Avenue, the day before Thanksgiving, and begged for twenty cents. "Want it to buy a Thanksgiving dinner with?" asked the proprietor. "Yes," answered the boy. "What'll you get a chicken?" "No, sir," replied the boy very hon estly. "We've got a turkey, and we want some oysters to stuff it with !" The gentleman put his wallet back. His Glasses. " Billy, my boy," said a short-sighted and rather in temperate father, to his son, a bright eyed little fellow of five summers, "did you take my glasses?" ""No, pa, but mamma says she guesses as how you took 'em 'fore you come home." His Oxir Regret. Billy Patter son died in Georgia last week, ' and his only regret, as he looked upon the sun for the last time in the heav ens, was that he had never been able to form the acquaintance of the man who struck him that time.' ' COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, TTMTVTTn.TTV OTP P.tT.TVOPMTA FEBRUARY 5, 1875. Terrible Disaster near Walla Walla. From Walla Walla, under date of Jan. 23d, we learn the following par ticulars of a most sad disaster: The family of Mr. Cummings, liv ing on the Walla Walla road, below the mouth of tho Touchet, Walla Walla county, seems to be particu larly unfortunate. We have the case of a terrible accident that happened to one of the sons, a young man aged eighteen years. In some manner he jumped against the handle of a pitch fork with such force that the handle passed almost through the body, on a line with the pelvis, and passed almost thiough to the back-bone. Dr. Babcock was called to tho relief of the young man, and thinks it pos sible that he may recover. The shock of this accident is supposed to hastened the death of his mother, who passed away very shortly after its occurrence. The accident hap hened on Monday last, and up to this writing the unfortunate youth is still alive. We have been furnished some of tho particulars of a most terrible ca lamity which has resulted in the death of a woman and two of her children. It seems that a man nam ed Tate, living about eleven miles in an easterly direction from this city, between Ivy Creek and Blue Creek, left his house on Tuesday morning to assist a neighbor with some stock, leaving his wife and threo children, aged respectively seven and five and a baby. When he returned in the evening he found his house leveled to the ground and buried under the snow, a snow slide having occurred, probably soon after the husband and father's departure, carrying everything before it. Search was made and the dead bodies of his wife and two children were found in the stable, while the baby, who had been in bed at the time of the catas trophe, was found still snugly cover ed up in the bed, and buried in the ruins, asleep and unharmed, From the tracks found it appears that the whole family had been buried up, and that tho mother had first extri cated herself and then rescued her two eldest children from the ruins of the house. Whether they were dead or only injured is not known. But the mother had carried them to the stable, which was unharmed, and had laid them down side by side. ,She had then attempted to go to a neighbors, probably for help, but the sno'.V' being very deep she had found it impossible to go, and had returned and laid herself down be side her two children, where she was found as above stated; all three dead. It is not exactly known, but it is probably the case, that she was more or less injured by the snow slide, and that her exertions in res cuing her children and in attempting to go to the neighbor's joined iu caus ing her death. These are the out lines of the all'air as detailed by a neighbor of the unfortunate family, and is one of the most heartrending casualties that we have ever been called on to chronicle. The ill-fated house was situated at the foot of a high and steep hill, and the snow drifted to a great depth, but as such accidents are of very rare occurrence here, no one ever dreamed of danger from that source. From all directions wo hear of more or less loss of stock. In some instances owners made little or no provision for their stock, trusting to luck and the chances for an open winter to carry them through. In most eases, however, there is plenty of feed, but there are a great many whose stock had strayed away and they have been unable to find them and get them home sinco the storm, these estray cattle are generally the ones that suffer most, and are dying off the fastest. We also hear of quite a heavy loss among sheep, but the ones that die are generally old ones or those that have been brought into the country from abroad last summer and have not yet been accli mated. In the aggregate the loss of stock is likely to be considerable, and especially so if wo are to have much more bad weather between this time and the opening of spring. " Who is Grant," asks tho Detroit Free Press, " that he should receive a larger salary and greater perquis ites than Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, or Lincoln?" Oh, he's no body in particular. The old fogies to whom you refer were Presidents for the honor of the position, and not for the money the office paid. Grant would rather be town marshal of Shirttailbend with a salary of 850,000 a year, than President with a salary of half the amount. Courier Journal. An Eastern editor had a bible sent to him by some one who thought he heeded it, probably, and thinking it a new book sent in for notice ana re view, proceeded to do justice in the following notice: "The story is somewhat disconnected, but contains many sensational pages, and will, on the whole, be found quite interest ing." . Goes into Convulsions. When the Duchess of Edinburgh wants to talk nicey-ticey to her boy baby all she has to say, " And was it its own muzzy's blessed little Albert Alexan der Alfred Earnest William?" And then that overburdened infant goes into convulsions that would twist tho backbone right out of a plebeian uauy. A New Hampshire woman-, when dying, made her husband swear on the Bible that he would never marry a woman wiin a suarp nose. If a girl has a turni-up hat and red dish nose, is she a vegetarian? Whisky Will Fetch Km. The other day, two old gents, who had been reared boys together in London county, Virginia, met after a separation of fifty years. Their names were respectively Mr. Brown and Mr. Shacklett. After the usual greetings and congratulations, they fell into a dialogue a portion of which we produce as follows: Brown By the way, captain, how is my old friend, Geo. Glasscoko. I havn't heard from him for thirty years? . Shacklett He's dead, sah. Died at the early age of 75. Brown Dead! George Glasscoke dead? And only 75! Dear me? What was the supposed cause of his death? Shacklett (shaking his head mourn fully) Whisky, sah. Brown Captain, have you heard of Major Payne lately? Shacklett Y'es, sah, tho Major is dead, sah. Only 7(J when he went off. Brown What was the supposed cause of his death? Shacklett Whisky, sah, was the supposed cause. Brown How is your old friend, Colonel Blackmore, down at the manor? Shacklett Dead, sah, dead; he dropped off unexpectedly in his 100th year, much regretted. Brown You don't say? And the Colonel is dead! What was the sup posed cause of his decease? Shacklett "Whisky, sah. Dread ful trying on the constitution, sah. Brown His death must have been greatly regretted. But, captain, of course you remember old John Mar shall, who lived down on the little creek called Goose run. He had two charming girls: one was called Pretty Jane and the other Blooming Hose. Don't you remember 'em? How's tho old gentleman getting along? Shacklett Oh, he's gone too, sah; ho was getting a little oldish, and died at 105. Brown What! old John Marshall dead? What took him ofi? Shacklett Whisky was the sup posed cause. Brown Let's see, captain, did you know Major Thompson? He was a great fox hunter, and fond of run ning horses. Shacklett Oh, yes, sah, I remem ber him well. lie left us only a short time ago. He wasn't quite 115 lacked two month's of it. Whisky was the supposed cause of his death. It will floor the best of them. Brown I suppose, captain, that you recollect Colonel Morgan, who had a pretty daughter whom we used to call Sweet Briar; (nudging the captain) that was your name for her, leastwise. She married a young chap named Smith, who owned the fine hore Silver Lake won a great many races at Hagerstown took a Iile of money out of Maryland. How's the old man? Ho was in his 80th year when I saw him last. Shacklett lie s dead, sah. Died, as all supposed, from whisky, a month alter he was 110. It takes oft many of your friends, Isaac. Brown -But what has become of young Tom Smith? He cut you out of the girl once, you know. Shacklett Gone, sah. Died, be fore the war, in tho prime of life; only ninety one. He had just sold his last nigga, and drank him up. But whisky fetched him at last. Brown Well, well, 1 always thought that would be the last of him. Will you go out to the bar and take a nip, captain? Shacklette Y ell, Isaac, bom as it is you, I don't care if I do. Whereupon thev adjourned and took a " nip" of the identical poison that had brought so many of their friends to premature graves. Will you young men take warning by these frightful examples of men cut off in the prime of life, and iu the midst of their usefullness. We hope so. Oregon Railroad Matters. A special dispatch to the San Fran cisco Alia, under date of Washington Dec. 25, gives the following in re gard to tho East Side Bailroad, which we give as a matter of news: Oregon men here differ much in opinion as to the best policy for their State to pursue in railroad matters. It is considered almost impracticable, by most of them, to construct anything but a narrow guage road between Bedding, Cal.; and Pvosebnrg, Oregon, in order to connect Ben Holiday's road with Stanford & Co.'s California and Ore- an road. Thi3 section would re quire ouo miles of road through a very mountainous country, with many grades and expensive work. Some parties advocate the construc tion of a road from Portland to Win nemucca, in order to make connec tion with San Francisco and the East by means of the Central Pacific; oth- ers iavor a roaa irom j.'ortiana to Salt Lake. At present, the southern portion of Holladay's road does not pay ex penses, and it is reported that he has notified the postofiice department that he will not carry the mails be tween Eugene City and Itoseburg after the first of January. He has two roads, one on the west side of the Willamette river, running south, only to Yamhill; the other, on the east side, runs south and crosses to the west side below Yamhill, and runs through Eugene City to Kose burg. Holladay intends to take up the rails on the section from Eugene to Boseburg, a distance of 80 miles, and use them to build a road south from Yamhill to intersect the east side road near Eugene City. This will increase tho revenues Holla day's road, but will add to the diffi cnlties of .overland travel between San Francisco and Portland. NO. 15. Sad lind of a Brilliant Career. Washington Corr. Pittsburg Leader. When a politician first takes the Speaker's Chair he has to deal with a very unruly body. Then there is such a voluminous mass of rules, to which some tricky members are con stantly taking technical exceptions. To hesitate uuder any circumstances, in giving a correct construction of a rule, is to lose the Chair's hold upon the House. Of course no man can be familiar with all technicalities of the rules of the House without long years of pa tient study. Now, the Speaker has an able staff of Assistants and Secre taries, many of whom have been in the service of House ever since they were children, have imbibed tho rules through long associations until they have become a mere instinct with them. These men are the great est xossible aids to a new Speaker, and even afterwards are often impli citly relied upon ini parliamentary corner. One of tho most celebrated of tho Speaker's aids ras Thad Morris. Ho died during Schuyler Colfax's reign as Speakerv Thad Morris was really a power behind tho throne. He had been a Messenger in the House when a small boy, and had grown up in its service until he occupied the position of Speaker's Page, which means con fidential Secretary. He died at a very early age under thirty. He was ono of the most remarkable of men. He was of a quick, nervous tem perament, large brain, accurate mem ory, and unerring judgment. He was with Banks in his remarkable career as a Speaker, and stood by him, day after day, quietly whisper ing dchind him the means to unravel knotty points of debate. One of the greatest reasons of Banks' success as a Speaker, he never having a single decision overruled was on account of his implicit relianee upon his youthful teacher, Thad Morris. Schuyler Colfax would have made an utter failure at first had it not been for Thad Morris. Under his clear training Colfax.became a finish ed parliamentarian. Poor Thad Mor ris, lie was gifted, and his very gifts seem to have brought about his destruction. He was made much of by Congressmen in fact they made a pet of him. Being out a great deal, ho got in the habit of drinking, and as he drank only champagnes and wines having strong carbonic neid elements in them, the wines of polite society, he went down physically. Old Hickory. Two G ool Stories about General Jack-Koii--His Conteinnt fur Iitteriiat iene.l IitllV. From the Commercial Journal. A good story is told ou General Jackson by Governor Wise, who ad mired him greatly, that is illustrative of his character. During the Ad ministration of Mr. Monroe, Jackson, in command of some troops, invaded Florida, and capture! Arbuthuot and Ambrister, two Englishmen who, it was charged, incited the Indians to depredations, just as the carpet-baggers now incite negroes to riot. Ho at once ordered a Court-martial, and had them hung, with but little tiaie to prepare for their future place of abode. He was arraigned for the offense before the Cabinet of Mr. Monroe, and Mr. Adams, the Secre tary of State, defended him on tho high ground of international law, as expounded by Grotius, Yattel and Puffendorf. Jackson, who had quar reled with Mr. Monroe, was dispos ed to regard the matter as entirely personal. "D n Grotius; D n Puffendorf; D n Yattel," said he; "this is a mere matter between Jim Monroe and me." INSULTING liOriS PHILIPPE. It is also said of him that, pending the question of dispute between this country and Franco in regard to the demand for five millions of dollars, his message to Congress contained a direct and insulting threat to Louis Philippe. The Cabinet consulted and urged a change of the phraseolo gy. Mr. Forsyth, then Secretary of State, adroitly changed the language dictated by the President, to soften it and make the message more diplo matic in terms and more conforma ble to graceful and courteous nation al intercourse. But when Mr. Don nelson, the President's private secta ry, read to him from the proof -shoi-t, Jackson stopped him when he got to the part relating to France. "Bead thatagain, sir," said he, "that is not my language; it has been changed and I will havo no other expression of my thoughts than my own words." The original words were substituted and his absolute dictation wrung from France the money which never could have been obtained through diplomacy. . m m Well Compaeed. The world has been compared to a looking-glass, which gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will turn and look sourly at you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion. Old Babies. Somebody suggests an exhibition of babies over fifteen years of age. There would be no dif ficulty in fiifding plenty of them," but they would probably prefer exhibit ing themselves. Not Afeaid. A young man says that the pretties girl in town wears blue-top stockings, and she is not afraid to show them. He saw them hanging on a line in tho back yard. Easy. A New York man having christened hi3 daughter Glycerine, ho savs it will, be easy to prefix ni,tro if' her temper resembles , he? mothers. o O o o o o o o o O o o o o o o o G 0 c o