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Oregon City, Jmy 2S, 1s75.tr
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Tiie Woman's Ontemiial Uoartl
For Oregon.
The ladies of Orogon who feel an
interest m co-oi)eritmi in the Cen
tennial Celebration of 187G, as f.itl
their mothers in the fjreat strngs'e
for American Independence in 1770,
are leqtn-sted to meet at tlie State
Fair in rooms to le provided, on
Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 2 v. m. The
object of the meeting is to confer
with the Oregon State Centennial
Hoard in reference to necessary
preparations for doing their part to
ward making the Centennial Expo
sition a grand success. Other States
have formed their Woman's Centen
nial Boards and are making prepara
tions, in which Oregon cannwt atiord
to allow herself to he surpassed.
Will the women of Oregon permit
so great an opportunity as the pres
ent to pass without an effort to do
their part to build up a reputation
for our State which our posterity
shall be proud of at the close of the
next century ?
Itemember, Oregon is making his
to y. If proper efforts are put forth
by her people on this occasion, the
next Centennial will see her chil
dren rejoicing that their ancestors
;. re second to those of no older
State in the grand galaxy of 1870.
Eet no cine underrate the importance
of this great enterprise. Especially
let no one underrate the need of wo
man s assitatice m the wort".
The beautiful creations of femi
nine sum exhibited annually in our
State Pavilion attest the importance
of such contributions in all great ex
positions. Certainly, the ladies of
Oregoa will not allow themselves to
be eclipsed in the endeavor to sus
tain their well-earned reputation for
ei.terjirise, ingenuity and public
spirit.
A. J. DfFUK,
Commissioner for Oregon.
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Tlie I'ctiuwivsnki IJcu.'ocrats.
Dispatclies to the Philadelphia
Thrtfts, dated Erie, September, '.),
2:20 a. says:
'After another stubborn fight the
following has been adopted as the
currency pi. ml:: '"That the contrae
of the money, currency and circu
lating medium herctoloro made by
the Republican party, and the fur
ther contraction proposed by it with
a vi w to a forced resumption d
specie yaymer.t. h;;s already brought
disaster to the business of the coun
try, a:id ti:r. atei;s general bankrujit
cy, and whilst we ex;;f:sly enunci
ate t!se iu inci)le that ;i sound cur
rency should have gold and silver as
a basis, or be redeemable therein,
we are opposed to either a contrac
tion or inflation of the present cur-
rt
ncv, mid
v.ouhl leave
the rcstora
par in gold
timi of legal tenders to
to be brought about bv
promotin
the industries of tlie people and not
by destroying them.
'"The vote was lT to 21, the Ohio
platform men having twice beaten
the oppor-
ition bv a vote of 21 to 2o."
Down to a "iiie Point.
Tl-.e Louisville Cov.rlcr-Jonrunl
gets it down to a tine point thus: All
women are, by nature, adventurous.
Thev inhabit the world of fanev.
They live to be admired and amused,
whereof imaginations play the lead
ing part. They are our better half
because our better side is our ideal
side. God gives us our fancies, the
worm our means. ioii s gilts are
always good. The world's are as a
rule, at least equivocal. Tlie mn
are. worse than the women because
they see more oi the worm ami less
of God. The women kept apart
from pitch, are less defiled; but
when they are defiled they take to
pitch with a vehemence which would
be amazing if it were not natural.
They were born impressible. They
were reared in a weak way. So,
whatever deludes them, they take to;
and vice is always alluring. The
old couplet as to its "hideous mien"
is absurd. Vice would never be at
tractive if it could be seen; it is a
monster that hides it face and shows
it only when it has its victim secure
ly in its grasp.
.
Oncoox City no Place for Busi
ness. The family was seated quiet
ly around the stove one bleak rainy
night, when master Tommy inter
rupted the silence with the business
like question, "Pap, would yon be
satisfied to make live cents a min
ute?'' "Why, let me see live cents a
minuta would be three dollars an
hour, and by working ten hours I
could clear thirty dol yes indeed
my son. of course I would." "Yon
would eh? weil then I'll give you
five cents to go out to the pump
and get me a nice cold drink, it
wont take yon a minute." Johnny
found his way to bed that night with
a dry tongue and a hot ear.
"Brooklyn has a mania for queer
lawsuits, its latest venture in that
direction being an action brought
by one Ilugg against Miss Sarah
Williams for breach of promise.
While Sarah was poor she pledged
herself to linger, but an aunt died
and left her 840.000 and she .repudiat
ed llngg. The damages are laid at
820,000 which shows a disposition on
llugg's part to deal fairly."
This is tlie only instance on record
where wealth has interfered with a
woman's taking a Ilugg.
The Richmond B7i'y argues that
one of the main features of the Dem
ocratic policy in the next Congress
must be the maintenance of States'
rights, although "not the old doc
trine that each State is a sovereign
within herself, and that all uncon
stitutional laws enacted by the fede
ral government may be rightly re
sisted by any commonwealth that
may dare to disregard them."
Lsnidaulcts, Bouquets Etc.
Samuel Walker, whose ruin Dela
no, Cavan and Smith so assiduously
labored to accomplish, give some
exceedingly interesting facts in rela
tion to the management of the Inte
rior Department. To those who
have been accustomed to think of
the United States Government as one
found in honesty and primitive sim
plicity, ami who can recall the plain
and unpretentious manner in which
it was conducted by Democratic Ad
ministrations, will open their eyes
at such reading as the following,
having reference, of couise, to the
Delano department:
"The Secretary's office has, at the
Government expense, four carriages
and five horses. These are attended
to by ono foreman of Stables at 8840
?84U .
per annum; one watchman at
per annum; two staole hands at uUU
per annum each, and two drivers at
$720 per annum each. The cost of
harness and repairs, repairs of car
riages, etc., for six months was re
ported to have been over 2,100. At
the same rate for the balance of the
year, the entire cost of carriages and
horses for the Secretary's oflice alone
would be about 80,000 per an
num. The Secretary doubtless does
not use all the carriages and
horses himself exclusively. But it
makes no diffe.ienee to the taxpayer
w ho pays for them. I am credibly
informed that one of the carriages, a
driver and two horses, have been at
Mount Vernon, Ohio, the past four
months, and the wife of the driver,
who is employed in the Patent Of
fice, draws his pay during his ab
sence. None of these things could
take place without the knowledge
and occurrence of the Secretary and
ins Assistant, who thus concur in and
prolit by the misappropriation of
public moneys, while crippled sol
diers starve, that they may have able
bodied stable hands."
But this unjustifiable extravagance
does not end there. The Patent and
Pension Oi'ices and Indian Depart
ment have their carriages and coach
men. The lailies of these lordly of
ficials must also be provided for, and
to this end a bouquet nursery must
be provided for them.
To attend to this, an assistant en
gineer is acting gardener. Two gar
deners at 8720 each, and the services
of nearly ten laborers at 8720 each
are needed. In addition to the
flower gardener, the grass-plots
around the Department are attended
to by this costly force, with the aid
of siill another supervisor, wlio is
paid as engineer, the whole force
costing more than 810,000 per an
num. The report of expenditures
.shows that purchases of i'ower-pots,
etc.. are made at public expense.
What, asks the Philadelphia
Chronicle, would Andrew Jehnson,
Thomas Jefferson or Andrew Jack
son have said to such proceedings?
But then wo live in another age.
The successors of the old Demo
cratic Administrations, whose motto
was "honesty and economy" have
reversed the order of things. In
stead of maintaining the simplicity
and economy of their predecessors,
they indulge in extravagances that
better befit an aristocracy. The peo
ple pay for it all, and then wonder
w hat becomes of their money.
C'obfcii (irai;:s.
If a borrower comes,
your ear.
lend
him
than
u omen always give
more
they promise men less.
He can never speak well that can
never hold his tongue. He who can
talk only on one subject is seldom
wanted.
The greatest misfortune of all is
not to be able to bear misfortune.
Sooner or later we pardon our
friends the injuries we have done
them.
Love is like liquor; men say it is
killing them, but they always come
back to it.
Not every one who has the gift of
speech understands the value of si
lence. Unfriended, indeed, is he who has
no friend bold enough to point out
his faults.
There is no such thing as liberty
for no man is free if he is the slave
of his conscience.
Weigh others as you would be
weighed yourselves, and the scales
would have a sinecure.
If you become famous, beware of
the fools, for they always gather
around the people who are stared at.
A note from a woman, do matter
how tender, is a sight draft on you
you must always pay in some coin
or other.
Young vows of everlasting friend
ship are foolish. If ever kept they
are kept by accident not by resolu
tion. .
AnotT Molasses. "Shrinkage in
molasses," said Mrs. Partington,
smiling as she heard read the reason
for the great failure in Baltimore;
"what a thing that, it is to be sus
pended for, and if all were to be
served the same who do the si l ink
ing, there would be gallowses enough
to'srupend half of 'em on. Mr.
Spiggi'tt, my grocer, says there's a
tenderness of molasses jugs to ex
pand in hot weather, which settles
the question so far as he is concern
ed but it has a different effect on
the molasses. She rather got things
mixed up. but Ike was immersed in
a base ball account, and didn't ex
plain. . .
Boston wag once wrote to Presi
dent Grant, asking whether he would
accept a horse and carriage as a to
ken of esteem from the Young Men s
Christian Association of that city. In
due time an affirmative answer was
received from Washington. The wag
thereupon sat down and wrote back:
"I thought so."
COURTESY
The President Pickled.
The Sunday Mercury gives the fol
lowing account of President Giant's
latest spree:
Strange rumors arc whispered
around in the Federal ofiices as to
the causes that led the President of
the United States to leave Long
Branch for a few days last week.
He and his brother-in-law, Collector
Case3', of New Orleans, arrived in
this city on Friday morrdng from
the nation's seaside capital, and after
a brief visit to the custom-house,
tney left for Fire Islapd s where they
remained until Thursday morning.
It is said that he was induced to
make the trip at the imperative re
quest of his relatives and a few of
his personal advisers, who thought
thev saw svnintoms of illness that
Jemanded immediate attention. The
report, as it is told bv persons in
attendance, is to the effect that he
was on the verge of a grand spree,
and that it was absolutely necessary
to remove him from Long Branch
for a few days to give him an oppor
tunity to recuperate and keep the
public from learning of his condition.
Brother-in-law Casey is known to
have a strong influence in curbing
his tendencies, and he was selected
as the most suitable companion to
take charge of him and attend to his
recovery. Fire Island, on the Long
Island coast, which is a secluded,
out-of-the-way place, little frequent
ed by visitors; except by leading lie
publican politicians, was chosen as
the best place to take him, where his
condition would be most likely to
escape the observation of every one
not accustomed to the sight. There
is a club-house on the island, to
which Collector Arthur, lion. Tom
Murphy, and other administration
lights belong. It is known as the
Oriental club, and has ample accom
modations for any one in an exhaust
ed mental state to recuperate his
faculties. Collector Casey started
quietly to this city with the Presi
dent, but after reaching here he
found that he had not enough money
to pay the expenses or the trip. In
this dilemma the collector thought
that Collector Arthur would be the
proper person to apply to for a loan,
lie went to the custom-house with
Gen. Grant, and found that Gen.
Arthur had not returned from his
vacation. Mr. Lydecker was acting
collector, and Collector Casey made
known to him the financial embar
rassment of himself and the Presi
dent, and asked for a loan of 8""0
for a day or two. The money was
promptly forthcoming from Mr. Ly
dockcr's pocket, and with it Collector
Casey and his distinguished patient
resumed their journey to r ire Island.
They stayed here a day and a half.
when the President insisted on re
turnimr. and all the persuasions of
his brother-in-law co ild not induce
him to remain longer. lie got back
here Thursday noon, and went di-
. .1 IT
recti v to the new posioiuce. ins
mi -
apuearrnce there was closely noted.
lie wore an old felt hat that looked
as if it had been badly used, and the
linen duster which he had over his
black coat was rumpled and dirty.
His linen, also, was not over clean.
The evidence that Grant had been
on a terrible spree, was unmistak
able. .
Tlie Law of the Hail.
Some one who has taken the trou
ble to post himself on the laws gov
erning railroad passenger travel says
tli.it. extra charges for laifure to buy
tickets aro universally sustained by
the courts, but there must be a full
opportunity to buy afforded by the
ticket seller. Passengers must show
tickets when asked for. As to "stop-
pin"- off," there is only oue decision,
which is that a passenger can not
"stop off" and resume his journey
a ""am without me previous as
sent of the- company. As to
the obligation of tho road to fur
nish a scat to a passenger, a decision
civs' "A passenger w ho exhibits his
ticket need not surrender it until he
l.n5 Iippii furnished with a seat." A
railroad is not liable for things stolen
out of a passenger s seat, there being
no previous delivery to the company's
servants; for the same reason me
liable for baggage in
ihn nsn.n(vfr's own CaVC PaSSCn-
gers who neglect to look after their
own baggage on arrival at .their des
tination cannot recover it if it is lost
It. of the carrier. Bag
gage left in station houses for the
passenger's convenience, after it has
reached its destination, comes under
a new class of rights ami duties, the
ba"-rare master assuming the posi
tion of a "gratnitious bailee," who
onlv becomes liable in case of gross
negligence. The obligation of the
railroad as carrier ceases when it has
delivered to its owner at tho place of
destination, or when he has had rea
sonable opportunity of receiving ana
removing it. It will interest sports
men to know that they may recover
for the value of dogs when they en
trust ihem to baggage masters for
hire, because of their exclusion from
the passenger cars.
. -o-
"New fashions in ploughing are
coming- into vogue in Illinois, by
which much expense is saved. In
stead of tho old plan of employing
one man and a pair of horses and a
twelve-inch plow an additional horse
is used with a sixteen or eignieen
inch plow. One man therefore tends
to the work of three horses instead
of that of two. A further improve
ment is in the use of sulky plows.
Thpsfi aro nrovided with seats so
that boys or cripples can take a turn
at plowing, and tlms leave the stron
ger hands to do other woru
It ain't a joke any longer to ask a
postmaster how the postage-stamp
business 13. or some nnicnown xez-
son he gets mad about it.
OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
The Democratic Drift.
The Atlantic papers have much to
say concerning the result of the re
cent election in Cilifornia. A ltad
ical paper of repute, the Springfield
ltiibllcait, thinks the success of the
Democratic party in that State is
another indication of the increasing
drift of political power all over the
country in the. direction of Democ
racy. Nothing now seems to stand in the
way of the Democratic organization
carrying the Presidential election
next year. The great factor in the
current political revolution is a set
tled dissatisfaction with the 11 ulical
Administration, and a desire for
change. I here is a good deal of
material force and something of in
t lligent. instinct also, however, in
the feeling that any change will be
an improvement that nothing short
of dismissal from power can teach
the Lulicals the virtue of new ideas
and that there may lie at least enough
new men among the restored old
Democracy to bring in new policies
and new principles.
The old appeals have lost then-
force. The voters will not be fright
ened by the ancient sins of the De
mocracy, nor held by the past virtues
and glories of llepublieanism. More
and more certain does it grow that,
as between the Democratic party and
the Itepubliean party, the voters,
next year, will chose the Democratic.
No ordinarily good nominations by
the Republican party, no ordinarily
bad nominations by the Democrats,
can be hopefully relied npoti to
change this drift. As against Tilden,
it would probably he impossible for
the Radicals to make a party nomin
ation that wonhl carry the country.
Neither Blaine nor Washburne, the
ablest of the old Radical leaders, can
be relied upon to do it. Bristow
would be stronger, but, under the
present aspect of affairs, not strong
enough. Even Bavard or Thurinau
would stand the better chance in a
contest with cither of l.icse best
three of the Radical leaders.
It is morally impossible to setback
the tide that has turned in favor of
the Democracy toward the White
House. Loose legislation, however,
between now and next year may
militigate against the result which
now seems so certain.
.
Seasible Auvice.
Our f riendi-'elkirk, of the Hon iilithi
l)ci;ij:rat , has an eminently level
head, and discourse:
on
the ap-
proaching Judicial election, in Cali
fornia, as follows:
Now let all who have worked fool
ishness, and all who have donecrazi
ness, and all w ho have imagined vain
things, straightway repent, and come
in out of the wet, and prepare them
selves like little men to vote the
straight Democratic ticket in the
Judicial election.
Know ye not that cleanliness is
next unto godliness? Wherefore vote
ye none other than the clean Demo
cratic ticket at the Judicial election.
Woe be unto thee, Democratic
seratchcr, for verily art thou an
abomination.
Whosoever scvateheth, him also
shall other seratchers scratch.
Wherewith thou scratcheth, there
with shalt thou surely be scratched
More, yea, an hundred-fold more
shall be the itching of him who
scratcheth the Democratic ticket at
the Judicial election.
Peace, and rest, and quietness, and
sweet sleep, and pleasant dreams, and
inch gam, shall be the lot 01 him
who voteth the straight Democratic
ticket at the Judicial election. Selah
The Pen ntid Plow contributes the
following story told of a Yankee cap
tain and his mate: "Whenever there
was a plum pudding made, by the
captain's order all of the plums were
put into one end of it, and that end
next to the captain, who, after help
ing himself, passed it to tho mate,
who never found any plums in his
part of it. Well after this game had
been played tor some time, the mate
prevailed on the steward to place the
end which had no plums in it next
to the captain. The captain no
sooner saw the pudding than he dis
covered that he had tho wrong end
of it. Picking up the dish, and
turning it in his hands as if inerely
examining the china, he said: "This
dish cost me two shillings in Liver
pool," and put it down again, as
though without design, with tho
plum end next to himself. "Is it
possible?" said the mate, taking up
the dish, "I shouldn't suppose it
was worth more than a shilling," and
as if in perfect innocence, he put
down the dish with the plum end
next to himself. The captain looked
at the mate, the mate looked at the
captain. The captain lauged and
the mate laughed. "I tell you what
young one," said the captain, 'you've
found me out, so we'll just cut the
pudding lengthwise this time, and
have tho plums iairiy
hereafter."
distributed
Came it Over Him. They tell a
wicked storv about a jovial soul that
came up to the gates of Heaven and
asked admission. "No," said St.
Peter, severely; ".you can t get in;
von're not fit." The traveler stepp
ed back, looked the old saint steadi
ly in the eve and crowed three times
kt pter "colored, shuddered, and
fumbled for his kev. "lou can go
in," said he, in a rather shaky voice,
"but don t do that to me again.
Strange. The girls say it is very
strange how all the Oregon City
boys suffer with weak eyes at night.
It seems they cant stand the glare of
the lamps, and invariably want them
turned down. A fellor who has
worn a rut to his girl s house says
ne Knows wnat. s me maner, oui 110
I "ain't a goin' to tell."
The Prices of Commodities in
England.
The London Economist of the 2Sth
of August has an article upon the
weekly prices of -leading wholesale
commodities in England since April.
Oil tho whole, prices especially for
raw materials, such as cotton, wool,
the metal aud chemicals, have de
clined, but the decline has been
gradual, and never violent This
fact, the IZconomi&t thinks, is a proof
that the commercial crisis through
which England has been passing is
"the outcome of a fall of juices and
losses which were long antecedent. !
t so that the crisis could not have ';
much effect one way or the other on
prices. Ihe most important chan- ;
ges to be observed are: A fall in the
prices of iron and cotton, a rise in ;
the price of coffee, and a rise in the j
pi ice of wheat and Hour, accompan- '
led ly a use in the price of meat. :
It is with the condition of tho three !
last mentioned articles that Ameri- i
cans are chiefly concerned. i
The fall in tho prices of iron, the j
Economist thinks, is accounted for"!
by the increase of the producing ca- j
pacity of the country overtaking the j
increase in consumption. The rise ;
in the price of coffee will be of ser- j
vice to the Mincing Lane merchants, i
but will not repay the losses which i
they have sustained during the past j
two or three years. 1
The price of wheat in England be
gan to rise in the beginning of last
June, .ac tnat tjnie me price, was i
fortv two shillings or 810 50 a qnar- i
ter, but in the beginning of August
it had risen to fifty-four shillings
or $B3 50, an increase of more than
25 per cent. Since then prices have
slightly declined, and may now be
quoted at about fifty shillings (812 50.
The cause of this increase is un
doubtedly due to 11 serious deficiency
in the English harvest. Tho Ecmto
inisl admits that the amount of acre
age under crop is less than it was last
year, that the average yield an acre
has been less, and that the quality is
inferior, so that the present esti
mates of defi:-iency vary from fifteen
to twenty-five per centum below the
average, or, in other words, that 8the
increase in price is in exact ratio
with the decrease in production.
The Kcuuoiiii:t argues that this
change of the price of wheat will not
have an unfavorable effect upon
trade, as, although fifty shillings is
a high price as co.npared with forty
shillings, it is not high compared
with sixty three shillings, which was
tho prevailing price sometime ago.
The power of the masses to consume
other articles, -nith tho price of
wheat at fifty shilling, would be
less than if it were sold at forty
shillings, but it will be greater than
it was when the price of wheat was
sixty-three shillings, and therefore
the prospects of trade are better now
than they were in the autumn of
187-i.
This may bo all true, but it must
be remembered that the middle and
laboring classes of England have re
cently suffered greatly by the pre
vailing high prices of the necessa
ries of life, such as breadstuff, meat
and coal. Their resources have in
many instances been drained, and a
rise now of twenty-five per centum
in the prices of meat and flour will
press heavily .upon them, even if
trade generally throughout the coun
try is not seriously affected. The
foot and mouth disease, which is
now raging in England, and the
slaughter of whole flocks of sheep
and herds of cattle at Deptford when
there is the least suspicion of disease
existing among them, are likely still
further to increase the juice of meat
ami the srffeiings of the poorer
classes. Under these circumstances
it cannot be doubted that very large
importations of wheat will be neces
sary, and a good market will be af
forded for the produce of this and
other countries. Recent dispatches
from Europe tell of fair harvests in
France and Germany, while the
price of wheat has declined in Bel
gium, in Holland and in St. Peters
burg. The harvest in the neighbor
hood of Dantzig has also, we are in
formed been finished under the most
f.ivoroble circumstances, although
the total yield is below that of 1871,
and the reports from Denmark are
most satisfactory. There is, there
fore, no reason to doubt that Eng
land will be able to purchase all the
wheat she needs for her home con
sumption, and there is a good pros
pect of a revival of trade. The Econ
omist an excellent authority, takes a
hopeful view of the condition of af
fairs. The general scale of prices
in England still remains favorable
to the consumer, and the railway
traffic returns show that the bulk of
the national business is fairly pros
perous and steadily increasing.
Utilizing Ceremony. As a Bap
tist minister at Salem was wading
ing into "the beautiful, the beauti
ful 11 ver," i small boy sliding
down the bank dragging a yard of
"yaller" dog after him, cried out:
"Hold on there, can't yon?" "Yes,
indeed, my little man, come right
along, my little man, you're just in
time. Brethren, please make way
for tlie little hero who evinces such
manifest desire to be made 'whiter
than snow .' r' "Here. I didn't come
to get washed; I onlv thought as you
was a goin' in, von wouldn't mind
drow nin' this 'kiyi' for tho old man."
"Brethren, let us sing."
The police of New York take great
interest in the murder of Mr. Noe.
As they meet on the street they ask
of each other: "Has any citizen
captured the murderer yet?" Free
Press. Why Noe!
"Bub, do vou know thi3 is Sen
day ?" "Y-a-'a-s." "What are yon
fishing for, then?" "Mud-cats." '
Augusta.
The Augusta. Gi., ConsfJutional'tst
tell a romautic love story to explain
why General Sherman, in his famous
march to the sea, did not caj ttire
Augusta, which lay right in his way,
and was the chief Confederate arsenal
and depot of military supplies, and
had a large quantity of Confederate
Government cotton and was not pro
vided for defense. It savs:
IVhy Sherman Spared
A few years ago we had occasion
to state that many reasons were given
why General Sherman did not "cap- O
ture the city of Augusta when n
gaged in his famous, W infuiilou.s. ,-3
tr.Anp to the ocean. At that time,
too, an anecdote was related to us
which was supposed to throw somo
light upon an otherwise dark subject.
It was that the General, wheu quite
a youngster, and in command of our
arsenal, was handsomely entertained
by citizens of this place. On one o
occasion he was present at the wed
ding of a very lovelv girl, whose
beauty was of that character which 0
haunts the memory of man, tiionglt
he should wander to, the uttermos
verge of the world. Years afterward,
when the young Lieutenant had
grow n to be a commander of mighty
armies, and, instead of bringing
smiles with his presence to tho
South, oairied desolation ami bar-
burify, the fortune of war found him
at Atlanta, which he had ix',Miced to
ashes. Amid the ghastly scenes his
power had wrought, a party of Geor-
fs'au-s sougut una
for
the purpose 01
conference and
ossibJv a treaty.
Ihe head of the ii. legation was a
well-known Union man, whose sons
had fo-?ght in the gray lines of tho
Confederacy, and two 01 them were
men sleeping their last si
they fell in ti.e vanguard of battle.
At the interview- alluded to above,
Sherman inquired most feelingly of
Augusta, lie set med to dwelfupou
his old life hero"with pectdiar inter
est and affection. Asking many friends
of "hmg synejj he particularly want
ed to know what had been !ie after
career of t)iit beautiful girl whoso
wedding he attended. Cleaving the
clouds of war, her bright eyes shown
stnr-Iiko, and ro.se upon the morning
of his memory as an exxqnisife dream
sometime.- gilds the slumber of those
who are least liable to pleasant vis
ions, and perhaps k:st worthy of
them. At all events, the interview
ing Georgians were struck with his
emphatic tenderness in speaking of
Augusta, and, rears no. w? sug
gested that it might have been a pair
of dazzling orbs and a face of beauti
ful charms, and tlie subtle spell of a
noble and attractive woman, that
made the modern Hun pause beforo
the spires of this city and point his
sword toward Savannah.
3Icueni Dress and
7-J;iiiiicrs.
Promt It? Saturday Roview.
It is a bad sign when men cease to
respect women of their own or, in
deed, of any class, but the women
themselves are to blame for the in
tolerably llippant and impertinent
tone pervading young society. Woq
do not want to go back to the 'formal
ities of Sir Charles Grandison, and
there is a winning charm in natural
ness not to b:3 had from the most
perfected artificiality. Nevei tin less,
a slight return to Old World forms of
courtesy, a little dash of that stately
reverence of speech and demeanor
wmcn our loreiatners exa";
crated
11110 peuauuy, wouni 1! a gam 111
times when the young men give, as
their greatest praise of a gii 1, ' tliere
is no nonesense about her," meaning
no bashf nlness, no reserve, no girlish
shrinking modesty; while the jHrls
justify the compliment by calling
the young men "dear boys;"' and
sometimes when they have less non
sense even than usual, and desire a
closer assimilation of Style, "old
men."
This is tho "form" which is taught
and held tip for admiration in tho
ladies' novels of the day, and it is
impossible to exaggerate the degree
in which these writings have tended
to corrupt and degrade the sex who
chiefly write and read them. All
these things are patent. Patent, too,
is the inference that when a womanT
from no fault of her own. falls into
trouble, she suffers for the mistakes
and follies of her class and the time.
Personally she may bo wholly blame
less; but, with all these lins demar
cation blurred. these distinctitechar
acteristics confused, '"it is almost
inevitable that there should be
mistakes. Until we come to a more
ethereal condition of existence tho
burden of protection must, we f-ar,
lie on the women them-elves. That
burden is not very heavy, and tho
penance it includes not very bitter.
It is only that modest women must
show what they are by O series of
negatives, and take care not to ex
pose themselves to misconstruction
by an attractiveness of out-of-door
dross, a doubtful manner of speech,
and a Bohemian Lonlommie of behav
ior to strangers which shift the la
bels, mislead their comoanions -md
end in the confusion of a mistaken
affinity, by which they themselves
are the greatest sufferers in the end.
Fulton Times: "A doH ir i a largeQ
price for a water-melon." said a pur
chaser to a vender of this fruit, a ho
was paying for one th- other even
ing. "You wouldn't think so, mis
ter," said the dealer, "if you had to
sit on the fence with a shot-gun in
your hand every night for three
weeks, watching the patch."
"O
A Mistake. The frecklefacpd boy
who stuffed the old plug hat with
bricks says it is a mistake about tho
man from Eagle Creek breaking his
foot when he kicked it, in testimony,
whereof he avers that he himself ha3
been carrying a severe pain in th,e
surplus of his breeches ever since
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