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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1875.
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13?A' 0M33ilATiC NEWSPAPER the political situation, Senator Thur
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SOCIETY XOTICES.
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Mnpts every Thursday js;,.
vo.iiiwat 7 '4 oVloek, in tins
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Or.lsir. ATT3SNEY AND C 3 L' N S E L 0 II-AT-L A W,
Oregon Oitv, Oregon.
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ATT3.1EVS AND COIiXSELOPiS AT-LAW.
OrDon Gity, Crcgon.
"Will pr.icti- in nil th Courts of the
Stat'. Sjj'eiLil attention givt?n In casi'mn
tas L". S. band O.Ii -.- at Or.-on City.
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OFFICE Over Tope's Tin Strr Main
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EitablUhrd since -lO, at the old stand.
Main Street, Orrron City, Oregon.
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Vyx rv.and s nh Thomas' Weight Clocks
! T1 ' all of whic'a are warranted to be as
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ny-l p:iirin j don? on short notice, and
thankful for past patronage.
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Oregon City, Orron.
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Usuk-nce to tho double house,
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"trt, Portland. Orison, where he can be
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Centralization.
In his recent rasisterly speech on
upon tne .uadicai tueory of federal
centralization. lie said:
Reflect for a moment what would
be the result of the doctrine of cen
tralization, should it ever firmly pre
vail in the Itepublic. llien we should
have a llepublic in name, but not in
fact; a despotism in reality, by what
ever name it might be called. Then
your local laws, in which no one has
an interest but yourselves, would be
made, not by representatives ciiosen
by and responsible to the people of
Ohio, but by members of Congress
elected by and responsible to the
people of other btates. lour Sena
tors in Congress are but one thirty
seventh part of the whole Senate
what could they do to prevent local
legislation 11 n suited or detrimental
to Ohio? Your representatives in
the House are but one fifteenth of
all its members what could they do
to protect you, were Congress to
make your local laws?
Hut some one may say, "Surely
there is no danger of any such thing;
surely no one thinks of overthrowing
the governments of the States."
But, within the last ten years, State
government after State government
has been overthrown by Congress,
aim otner governments instituted in
their stead, such as Congress saw lit
to dictate; and this, not in a time of
war, but iu a time of profound aiu
universal peace. Not to multiply
instances, look at the case 01 Georgia
in which members of her Genera
Assembly were ousted from their
seats and otlirs seated in their stead
not by the decision of any function
aries created lvr the Constitution o
that State, but by the arbitrary an
unconstitutional mandate of the Fed
eral Congress. The State had electe
a General Assembly iu pursuance o
her Constitution. When it convened
many seats were found to be contest
ed some iu the Senate and some in
the House. The power to decide
these contests was conferred by he
Constitution upon the two houses
respectfully, just as in Ohio the pow
er to decide such questions belong
10 mo respective nouses or our .vs
semblv. There was no question o
tight arising iu any of the cases, un
der the Const:tution of the Unitei
rstJiies; no question or right over
which the Federal Government ha
any jurisdictions. The question
were purely local, arising under the
Constitution of Georgia, and depend
ing upon the interpretation of t
instrumenr; and the sole aim sn.
pren'.e tribunals to dehninnie them
were her Senate and House of Rep
resentatives. They made their de
cisions, holding tliat certain persons
claiming seats were not qualified,
under the State Constitution, to be
members of her Assembly, and that
tlie seats should be given to the op
posing candidates, who were a"cord
ingly inducted into oilice. "Whether
this decision was correct or errone
ous, it was a final decision of the
only tribunals on earth authorized to
pronounce it. let Congress comnel-
KHl t.TOorgia
from their st
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reverse it,
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tJie memticrs sworn
in, and to give ttieir places to tnose
who, it had been constitutionally
decided, were ineligible to hold them.
If that could be lawfully done in
Georgia in 1370, it mav be lawfnllv
doue in Ohio at any time, and its
General Assembly, instead of consist
ing of members chosen by the voters
in that State, may consist of such
persons, and none others, as Con
gress may see fit to impose upon
tt.em.
Congress having set this example
of the overthrow of a State Govern
ment, in a time of peace, it is not
wonderful that it was soon imitated
and followed by other Federal officers
and departments. And hence the high
handed and atrocious proceedings
that have occurred in Louisiana. In
1S72 the people of that State elected
their State officers, one half of their
Senate and the whole of their House
of Representatives. Tlie election re
sulted in the choice of the Demo
cratic, or Conservative, eondidates
for the State oilices, by majorities
ranging from nine to fiftoen thou
sand, and the choice of a decided
Conservative majority of the House
of Representatives. And yet not one
of the State officers thus"chosen has
been permitted to execute his office,
and the Conservative majority in the
House of Representatives was turned
into a Republican majority by the
expulsion ot Conservatives duly elec
ted and tlie seating in their stead of
Republicans who had been defeated
at the polls; and thus the will of the
people, lawfully expressed, was set
at defiance, the lawfully elected
Government completely overthrown.
And a revolutionary. usnmirnr
and titleless government inaugu
rated in its stead. How was this
done? How was the usurpation af
fected and permanency given to it ?
Was it any mode known to the Con
stitution or laws of Louisiana, bv the
decision of any tribunal authorized
by her Constitution to decide con
tested elections? Nothing of this
kind occurred. Not one of the State
officers elected lost his office upon a
contest of his election under the laws
of the State. Not a Senator or Rep
resentatvie lost his seat by the decis
ion of a constitutional Senate or
House of Representatives. The usur
pation was affected by means of a
void order of a mere District Jude
of the Unitid States, without the
slightest jurisdiction in the premises
enforced by the bayonets of the Fed
eral army, and maintained by the
arbitrary decisions aad order of the
Chief Magistrate of the Republic.
In 1S71 there wu3 another election
for Senators and Representatives in
the State Legislasure held in Louisi
ana, the result of which was a Demo
cratic majority of twenty-nine in the
House, and the parties were nearly
tied iu the Senate. Even then if the
Senate were Republican, a Demo
cratic nou3e, nad the elected mem
bers been seated, would hav liPPn a
complete check upon the outrageous
egislation that had for years disnrnn-
ed the Radical assemblies, that had
urougub kiiv oiuie io an almost hope
less condition of bankruptcy, and
that had impoverished and nearly
ruined its people. And upon joint
ballot the Democrats would have had
large majority, and been able to
elect a Senator in Concrress in case
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the fraudulent claim of the notorious
Pinchback should bo reiected. as
there was the highest probability it
won ul be.
This was the state of the case, as
shown by the results of that election.
Rut now what occurred? In the first
place, a so-called Returning Board,
whose duty it was to compile the
election returns and certify the elec
tion of members, contrived, by throw
ing out the votes of numerous
precincts, and sometimes of whole
counties, to reject so many Demo
cratic members, and give their seats
to the defeated Republican candi
dates, that, instead of a Democratic
majority of twenty-nine in the House,
the Radicals claimed a majority of
one or two.
This was the position of affairs
when the General Assembly met on
the 4th day of January last, and the
Democrats succeeded in organizing
the House. Then was beheld what
had never before happened in this
land soldiers of the Federal army,
commanded by a Rrevet Brigadier
General, invading the halls of a State
Legislature, assuming to decide who
were its members, and marching out,
between fixed bayonets, five dulv
elected and qualified Representatives.
U hen the facts of this outrage, of
this ilagrart violation of the consti
tutional rights of a State, of this at
tempted overthrow of its lawful Leg
islature. became known, the whole
country, from one end of it to the
other, felt a shock that soon found
expression in public meetings, State
Legislatures and the public press
Rut what was the action of the Pres
ident and of Congress? One would
naturally suppose that as soon as it
could be done, the officer found
guilty ot this unparalleled crime
against free government was brought
to trial and condign punishment;
but greatly mistaken would have
been that supposition. Instead of
punishment, his offense was paliated
and excused in a presidential message
to the Senate; and not one word of
censure passed either house of Con
gress. On the contrary, for week
alter week, and for many weeks, the
Senate Chamber resounded with vio
lent, intemperate, denunciatory and
unjust Radical harangues against the
South, and especially against the
people of Louisiana, in order to di
vert the public attention of the North
from the usurpation ami violence
which had been committed. An
the same denunciation would have
been kept up to this very dav, in
public conventions and meetings,
and in the Radical press, had not tlie
election in Connecticut, and the
spring elections in New York and
Ohio, fully demonstrated that the
gospel of hate has lost its power over
the votes of the North.
Two of the Candidates.
Capo May Cor. New York Times.
Senator Bayard, of Delaware, who
is stopping at the Stockton House, '
is extremely popular. He is sur
rounded always with a little court of
friends, and these gentlemen have a
habit of saying to other friends, "If
you'll come into the next room, I'll
introduce you to the next President
of the United States." One of them
happened to say this in the card
room, where four very stiff old gen
tlemen were playing a solemn game
of euchre. Tne stilfest of them heard
the remark, and said, while playing
"Next President, who may he be?"
"Senator Bayard, of Delaware," re
plied the first speaker, with a glow
of pride upon his countenance. 'And
where do 3-011 leave Sam Tilden, I'd
like to know ?' went on the stiff man
throwing down a card. "Sam Til
den. pool)." retorted the other, "we
want an honest man. And isn t
Sam Tildea an honest man? said the
euchre player, in an angry tone, and
gazing so fixedly in tlie face of the
other that he held the queen of dia
monds iu his hand, and forgot to
throw it on the table. "Isn't Sam
Tilden an honest man? I ask you
sir, as a Democrat, isn't Sam Tilden
an honest man? "Well, yes sir," re
plied the other, hesitatingly, "I sup
pose he is." "I thought so," said
the stiff man, triumphantly throwing
down his card. "That's my trick,
partner, be good enough to score us
two. We've euchred them, I be
lieve." "Gentlemen," broke in a
stout man, with a Germanic face,
but without any German accent.
"they are both honest, but with a
difference. One is as honest as the
Chevalier Bayard, his namesake, and
Sam Tilden is honest as Iago."
With this remark he broke for the
door.
The Catholic cure of St. Jean
Baptiste village has given notice
that he will refuse the sacrament to
those females of his church who
wear low-necked dresses or pull
back skirts. X. Y. Sun.
The Oregon City boys say that
they would rather put up with the
disease than have such a cure intro
duced. When a New Jersey girl demands
$00,000 because a one-horse druggist
of that State failed to keep his matri
monial engagement, one ha3 either
to feel an increased respect for New
Jersey druggers' financial ability, or
to beiieve that New Jersey girls nev
er have but one offer of marriage.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BF.RKELEY. CALIFORNIA.
Economy in the Household.
Brunswick, Mo., Brunswicker.
One morning about two weeks ago
Mrs. McGochen beamed blandly
across the breakfast table on her hus
band, and informed him that she had
concluded to discharge the hired
girl and do her own work. The an
nouncement startled Mr. McGoocheu
almost as much as if she had declar
ed her determination, to commit su
icide. He had long known that
hired hell) was a heavy drain upon
his meagre salary, but his wife had
educated him to regard it as indis
pensable, and he had made up his
mind to endure it forever. That she
should voluntarily offer to dispense
with the services of a girl was some
thing for which he was not prepared.
Looking at her with an expression
in which hope and doubt were pain
fully mingled, he said:
"lou why you cant do it,
Lhza!"
"Can't do it, indeed! I'd like to
know wuats the reason.' Cots of
women in this town do a great deal
more and think nothing of it. Our
family's small just you and me and
Henry W ard and it I can t do the
work for us three, I'd better go to
the hospital and done with it.
"What put -ou into the notion?
asked her husband, hardly yet re
covered from the surprise.
Well, Peter, she replied, speak
ing in a tender, self-reproving tone,
1 11 tell you. I ve been thinking
lately how hard you have to work
and how little I have done to assist
you in comparison with what I might
and oucht to do, and it appears to
me that I should try to reduce our
expenses as much as possible, and
the best way 1 know of is to do my
own house-work. e are poor, just
making a beginning in life, and it is
my duty to heip you.
With a voice almost choked with
emotion at this unexpected evidence
of his wife's devotion and energy, he
feebly essayed to break her resolu
tion, saying that he didn't want her
to be a slave for him; that. she was
too delicate for tlie task she contem
plated; that all he asked of her was
continued love and sympathy.
"Oh, that's all romance.'' inter
rupted Mrs. McGoochen. "Its high
time my love and sympathy were as
suming a practical form". Ill dis
charge the girl this very day. But
there is one condition, Peter."
"Name it, my noble wife."
"That new carpet you thought
you were unable to get.
Now, if I do my own work it will
1 t 1 1 1 t 1
save at least a nunared uoiiars a
year, and you can certainly afford
the carpet.
Ut course, my love, it 3011 are
satisfied you are not undertaking
more than you can perform.
She was satisfied and so it was set
tled. Mack tugged the carpet home
at noon, and found the girl gone
His wife was gone too, but she re
turned shortly, having only been
around telling the neighbors that
she was doing her own work. Din
ner was late, but then it was the first
meal by her fair fingers, and he could
make allowance for the novelty of
the position in which she found her
self jdaced.
Acting on her suggestion, Mack
brought home a new rocking chair
when he came to supper. They
were saving a hundred dollars a year
and could well afford such little
things. When his wife returned
from her visit to the rest of the
neighbors, whom she had been in
forming that she was now doing her
own work, she was delighted with
the new chair, and declared they
must have a new set of furniture to
match it. "You know, Peter that I
will more than save the cost of it in
the course of a year, and I feel so
proud to know that my labor secured
it." This was said so beseechingly
and she hung so lovelv on his neck
the while that Mack could not resist
the appeal. The furniture was sent
down the next day.
About three days after Mrs. Mc
Goochen coaxed Peter in buying her
a silk dress, and the next day she
wheedled him out of a set of jewelry
It was on the same old plea. she
was lightening the expenses so mnch
by doing her own work that she Avas
entitled to something extra. It
would amount to no more, she reas
oned, than the hire of a girl, and
Peter could well afford to give it to
her.
Mack becran to cret uneasy. Vas
there, after all. any saving in doin
without a hired crirl? Wouldn't
that sort of economy bankrupt him
in less than a year? He got a piece
of paper and a pencil and figured:
Expenses one week without help
Carpet 20 U0
Furniture 50 00
Dress and iewelrv 80 00
Total
Cost of help one week.
..$150 00
2 00
In favor of a domestic $148 00
McGoochen was astounded. Grasp
ing the paper and his hat he made
rapid strides for home. Opening
the door the first object that met his
frenzied gaze was the hired girl!
The Cincinnati Commercial is
aorainst Sam Tilden for President be
cause a blundering surgeon acciden
tally cut the elevator muscle of one
of his eyes! This, says the Commer
cial. places him on a perpetual wink
and no perpetual winker can be elec
ted President. JJut tnis tneory wi
not answer. Here, for instance, is a
perpetual drinker who has been elec
ted for two terms, and now wants a
third; and isn't a perpetual winker
better than a perpetual drinker, any
time ? AT. 1 . Sun.
Modest. A certain young lady is
so modest that she will not permit
the Christian Observer to remain in
her room oyer night.
Centennial Exhibition.
IiCLES AND INFORMATION FOT. EXHIBI
TORS.
The space granted to an exhib'tor
within the building is available floor
space, exclusive of the intermediate
passages between the exhibits. It
may be utilized iu various ways, as
follows:
By placing the products exhibited
directly upon the floor.
Cy constructing a low -platform
upon which they may be placed.
j.5y erecting counters on which
they may be arranged.
By erecting ornamental columns.
pyramids, cones and partitions to ob
tain wan space.
By erecting show cases in which
the exhibits may be tastefully dis
played.
lhere will be no charge for space.
but all platforms, counters, orna
mental partitions, show eases and
appurtenances, must be erected at
the expense of the exhibitor. No
particular form or design is prescrib
ed for the case, counters, etc., but
they must not exceed the following
hights, without special permission
from the chief of bureau:
Show cases and partitions Fif
teen feet above the floor.
Counters Two feet ten inches
above the floor, on the side next to
the passage way.
Platforms One foot abovo the
floor.
In order to insure the advanta
geous and satisfactory location of
products exhibited, applicants for
space desiring to erect show cases,
counters or partitions, must furnish
to this bureau a scale-drawing or trac
ing showing clearly the elevation
and ground plan of the same, and
especially indicating the sides of the
cases intended to be open for inspec
tion.
Exhibitors will have the privilege
of placing railings of approved de
sign around the space allotted to
them. All such railings must be of
tlie uniform higlit of two feet six
inches above the floor level, and may
be attached to the case by projecting
brackets, or be supported by posts
trom the floor. In every instance
the floor space granted includes the
area embraced by the railing. Tlie
line of the railing will be placed
upon the line of the passage way,
and no railing will be allowed to
pioject beyond the case or counter
into the passage way.
Exhibitors desiring to display pro
ducts pendent from the roof trusses,
must in every' case obtain special
permission to that effect from the
chief of bureau.
No exhibitor will be allowed to
display products in such a manner
a3 to obstruct the light cr vistas
through the avenues and aisles, or
occasion inconvenience, injury, or
disadvantageous all'ect the display
of other exhibitors.
Signs will not be allowed to pro
ject beyond the floor area of the
space allotted, nor will signs made
01 canvas or paper ie permmeu.
The size of all signs will be subject
to approval.
I ho nave, avenues, aisles and pub-
1 Al
ic passage way remain untier tne
control of the United States Centen
nial Commission; and 110 trophies,
decorations, portals, fountains or
other special exhibits wid be permit
ted in them, except by special per
mission of the director-general.
Each column within the building
will be lettered and-numbered ; the
etters designating the lines of col
umns leiigtuuise, iroui east 10 west,
and tlie numbers, the lines cross
wise, from north to south. Eachex-
nbitor will have his location denned
with reference to the nearest column,
and the official directory of the
building will give the positions ac
cording to this system.
Exhibitors having space granted
in close proximity to the columns or
outer wall of the building will be
furnished from this bureau with
t m A I ll
drawings snowing uie iorms 01 tne
columns, the spouts and the availa
ble wall space.
Cards supplied by the centennial
1 tf t t - - T -
commission may De amxea 10 goous,
stating the exhibitor's name, address
nd place of manufacture, class of
objects
catalogue number, ana
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once.
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All products arriving at mo uoui
of the building by rail, wagou or
otherwise, will be received by the
bureau of transportation, and dJliv-
prod on the space granted. Each ex
hibitor will then be expected to un
pack and arrange his goods without
delay. Provision has been made for
the removal and safe storage of emp
ty boxes and cases immediately after
unpacking.
Vll exhibits must be in position,
nnd finally arranged, not later than
May 1, 1S70.
The chief of the bureau of installa
tion has charge of the allottmeut of
to exhibitors in the United
States section.
The right to alter or amend these
rules is reserved.
A. T. Goshokx,
Director General.
Henry Tetit,
Chief Bureau Installation.
Philadelphia, July oO, 1875.
To the People of Oregon:
The time is at hand when whatever
of Oregon's material productions
that are to be expected at the World's
Exposition in another year, must be
collected, properly cased and pre
pared for sending forward the com
ing winter.
Will all those who have Oregon
productions of any kind bring them
to the State Fair and place them for
inspection by the State Centennial
Board, who will be present on Wed
nesday and Thursday of the fair
week.
Fruit men and horticulturists, are
you preparing Oregon fruits of the
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various varieties, dried, canned and ;
preserved, to represent Oregon at
the centennial? And will you fur- i
nish mo with a statement of amount
and kinds 3 011 can and will send for- :
ward? Remember, Oregon claims
to be, and is one of the best fruit j
growing countries in the United '
States. Shall it be proven by actual i
demonstration at the World's Exhi
bition in 187G?
A few of our enterprising farmers
are endeavoring to make Oregon's
Exhibit at the coming centennial
what it should be, a credit to our
State.
We ask again: Will our people
in general, and those who are en
iracred in the various industries, in
particular, assist in the work? Your
commissioners can, and have pre
pared for, but cannot make the ex
hibit, unless you furnish the articles
to be sent for wad.
I shall be at the State fair the en
tire week, at which time I shall com
menc collecting, forwarding to Port
land, and preparing our exhibit, and
intend devoting my time exclusively
to the work till our material has to
be sent forward. A. J. Dcfuk,
Commisioner for Oregon.
Portland Sept. "J, 1875.
netting Teutonic Learning.
Fourteen hundred Young Ameri
cans are prosecuting their studies at
the universities and colleges, music
schools and conservatories of Ger
many, and recent criticisms and re-
ports testily' to tlieir being very
apt
scholars, and moerover these reports
proceed from German authoritis ex
tremely exacting and not over ad
dicted to eulogizing the foreigners.
America's young crowd of students
go through all the long series of
classes, learn German well, and play
JJcethoven and Jiozart on tlie piano
"with elegance, lightness, and cor
rectness." The more they stay in
Dentschland, too, the more th'ey like
Uerman ways, knowledge, and art.
These extraordinary specimens of
our country folks are said not to
bo hurrying and buzzing around
like mad flies, hopping here and
there, or taking up this and that,
and then dropping the same to go at
something else i; a j iii'v ; no, they
are learning stillness, soiidityr, and
stolidity, the beauties of system and
advantages of thoroughness.
A Day at College.
Student of History Professor, are
kings and queens always the great
est? Professor Certainly, Avhy do
you ask such a nonsensical question?
Student Because I noticed that in a
game of railroad euchre, the joker
Professor Leave the room, sir!
Professor, kindly, What is the
matter, Mr. Gray? You look unwell.
Sophomore, with a volume of Chris
tian Martyrs in his hand, My break
fast was burned at the steak; that's
what's the martyr with me.
Student Well, Professor, I have
just discovered what I .was cut out
for. Professor "Well, what is it?
Student For loafing. Professor
The man who did the cutting under
stood his business.
Professor How do you decline
pec u uia? Student With the great
est reluctance.
Professor What important change
came over Burns in the latter part of
his life? Student Ho died.
It is a very uncomplimentary view
of Delano that the Philadelphia In
quirer takes in noticing Mr. Welsh's
fourth letter. It says: "Cvery in
telligent American will rise from the
reading of this letter with a sense of
sorrow and shame that a Cabinet
officer of this Republic has laid him
self liable to the direct and specific
charges of connivance with fraud.
here distinctly set forth. How petty
seem the mere personalities, and how
insignificant the side issues that have
been imported into this discussion,
when we view the matter as an im
pending disgrace a view which the
present letter compels us to entertain
Vll considerations for the man, his
character or his fate, are of no mo
ment whatever in comparison with
the thought that one of the greatest
offices of our Government can be and
has been so prostituted to the bafcG
uses of unrighteous gain.
Straight Jackets for the Con
ductors. lhe new uniform lor the
conductors of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company is a gorgeous attire.
To prevent peculations the entire
suit is without pockets. The coat is
of sack pattern, and is to be made of
blue cloth, and buttons to the chip,
two rows of brass buttons and gold
stripes running down the front, the
monogram of the Company on the
collar. A leather satchel having two
compartments for tickets and speci
fied change, will be strapped to the
conductor's shoulder. The compart
ment containing the tickets will be
locked at the start, and not opened
until the end of .the trip. Many of
the conductors threaten to resign.
Conductor James Fields, one of the
oldest, has sent in his resignation.
Typos in Demand. A gentleman
just arrived, states that the roads
leading into La Grande are filled
with young compositors, and insinu
ates that tlie following local from tne
Sentinel, of that place, has something
to do with it:
"Mis A 1 ?.- "MefJomas has been
learning to set type in tlie Sentinel
office for the past few days. She has
made rapid progress, and if she con
tinues to improve at the same rate,
she will make a good compositor m
a short time." No wonder.
It is now generally admitted that
tobacco is healthv, unless a person
eats too much of . it between mJs.
If gently chawed it tones the system
and gives a man a chance to spit
clear of his neck-tie.
Hard Times Rocks.
Wo were hungry and only four
bits between us..- "Let's get a fancy
roast apiece, they will only cost four
bits and we can eat crackers enough
to convince ourselves that we' have
not been robbed of our money."
"All right" and in we went. 'Two
nice fancy roasts in a hurry," was
echoed back from the kitchen. "Now
this is something like. I tell you
old man, there is no economy in
going to cheap placesfhero waiter"
continued my partner winking at mo
"what wine are you drinking now
Mr. Sharon?" "You'll have to ex
cuse me old fellow" Mr. Sharon an
swered through me, "I've just fin
ished a bottle of Roederer frajype
with Ben ifolladay at the club."
"Well you can take a pint of Yquem;
No! Never mind then waiter, we'll
do without the wine, just bring on
the 03-fcters," as my fiiend said this
he pushed our fifty centssunder the
tumbler where the waiter might sea
it and speculate concerning its fu
ture. Having thus made ourselves
very "solid" with the giral we
took advantage of the impression
(and his absence) to erupty the
cracker disii. Nothing more 01 an
edible nature being within reach we
amused ourselves with the bill of
fare, imaginatively ordering a wine
supper, "with seats for forty."
Heavens and earth! We struck on it
simultaneously. Fancy roast oys
ters costs four bits a plate! What
could we do? Could I exclaim "oh,
that telegram and run? but no, the
man was coming; the bivalves were
before us. A bright thought. I put
an oyster to my lips, then pushed
the savory 03-sters from me with dis- o
gust. My friend sees the move, and
grapples with its spirit. "Waiterl
come here. Do you dare to call that
thing a fancy roast? and made of
stale oysters too!" "WThy sir," "don't
prevaricate, but answer the question. O
Hero Mr. Sharon is your hat. I owe
you an apology for bringing you to
such a place. "I'll open fresh '
Silence waiter! you have done
enough alread3'. Come we will go
to the club.
How to Keep a Subscriber
An indignant farmer once entered
the office of the Elizabeth JYeics and
ordered his jjaper stopped, because
ho differed from its editor in his
views regarding the advantages of
subsoiling fence-rails. The editor,
of course, conceded the man's right
to stop his paper, but he remarked
coolly, looking over his list:
"Do von know Jim bowders, down
at Ilardscrabble?"
"Very well," said the man.
"Well, he stopped his paper last
week because I thought a farmer was
a blamed fool who didn't know that
timothy was a good thing to graft on
huckleberry bushes, and he died in q
four hours."
"Lord! is that so?" said the aston
ished granger.
"Yes, and you know old George
Eckerson, down on Eagle Creek?"
"Well, I've heard of him."
"Well, said the editor, gravely,
"he stopped his paper because I said
he was the happy father of twins,
and congratulated him on his success
so late in life. Ho fell dead in twen
ty minutes. There are lots of similar
cases, but it don't matter. I'll just
cross your name off, though you
don't look strong, and there's a bad
color in your nose."
"See heie, Mr. Editor, said the
subscriber looking somewhat alarm
ed, "I believe I'll just keep on an
other year; 'cause I always did like
your paper, and, come to think about
it, you're a young man, and some
allowance ought to be made; and ho
departed satisfied that ho had made
a narrow escape from death. o
1'allen l-'rom Grace.
A recently converted young man
horrified passers-by on C street, this
afternoon, by leaving a blue and sul
phurous wake of profanity behind
him. W hile laboring in an unnsu?
ally strong burst of blasphemy, the
young man ran plump against his
pastor. "Good gracious, James!
exclaimed the reverend man, shocked
into what was for him a very strong
expression, "Can I believe my ears?
You swearing in this terrible way!
You, who have given such bright
promise of a Christian (Tareer!"
"It's no use, parson!" howled the
backslider, "the devil himself
couldn't lead a Christian life with
Ophir at 17!" and recommencing
his awful oaths, he went up to a bro
ker's window and gnashed his teeth
at the whole stock list.
A Unique Weddinu Notice. This
climax in the way of wedding notices
appears in the Milford (Conn.) Eay:
"The largo blue eyes of the bride ;
seemed brighter than ever; and, with
her light hair, formed a suitable con
trast to her husband's extremely
black hair and eyes. This matrimo
nial alliance has not been entered
into unadvisedly; it has been in con
templation for about two years, and
meets with the'most cordial approval
of all of the relatives and friends of
the newly married couple. The
bride's mother regards her new son-in-law
as if he were her own son. Ho
will continue, as heretofore, to be
employed in the vegetable-ivory but
ton factory."
Ratiier Overdoing It. Even the
Cincinnati Comjnercial thinks that in
making lying assertions that the
Democrats and Roman Catholics
have formed a coalition against the
common school system the Radieala Q
are rather "overdoing the matter,"
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