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OREGON CITY.
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Oregon City.
Nov. 5, 1S75 At
Vi. H. HIGHFIEL1).
Kstabllalied since 19, "t the old stand.
Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
An assort ment of Wathes. Jewel-
rv.andth Thomas' Weight Clocks
represented.
"Repairing done on short notice, and
thankful for past patronage.
JOHN 31. BACON,
IMPORTEIl AND DKAT.ER ffff
In Rooks, Stationery. Perfum- ft!reCf
ery. etc., etc. wiuuiiikay
Orron City, Orjron.
V. At tho Post Office, Main stgoet, cast
side. -
TO FRUIT-GROWERS.
mnv ATrkVV VTf TTTT PRESERVING
JL Company of Or gon City will pay the
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
orPLtMS, PEARS and APPLES,
Mr. Thos. Charman is authorized to pur
chase for the Company. "'
L. D. C. LATOCRETTE,
President.
THOS. OfARr.N, Secretary.
yregon vuy, July 28. 1375 .
MILLER, MARSHALL &C0.,
PAT THE HIGHEST PRICE JOB
WHEAT, at all times, at the " ' -
Oregon City Mills,
And have on hand
FEED and FLOUR
1o sell, at market rates. Parties desiring
feed, must furnish sacks. rovlitf
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SIT DOWN, SAD SOUL.
Sit down, sad soul and count
Tho moments flying;
Come tell the sweet amount
That's lost byighingl
How many umiles? a score ?
Then laugh, and count no more;
For day is dying I
Lie down, sad soul, and sleep.
And no more measure
The night of Time, nor weep
The loss of leisure ;
But here, by this lone stream.
Lie down with us, and dream
Of starry treasure!
. We dream ; do thou the same ;
We love for ever ;
' We-laugh ; yet few we shame,
The gentle, never.
Stay, then, till sorrow dies:
Then hope and happy skies
Are thine for ever!
Rarry Cornwall.
THE BELL OF ST. JOHN'S.
BY ETFUS SARGENT.
In the huge and smoky foundry
close by the wharves in the town of
B , a gang of workmen were
getting ready to cast the large bell
of the Bt. John s Cathedral chime.
Only an hour more, and they would
let the glaring, bubbhnsr metal now
from the huge furnace irjto the mold
which was buried deep in the black
earth close by.
It was just at evening, and in the
gathering twilight the lurid flames
that burst from the top of the tall
chimney flashed unearthly gleams
tipon tho neighboring windows and
house tons.
The scene within the foundry was
weird and almost awful, ihe swarthy
forms of the workmen, partlv lighted
by the yellow glare, moved about
like lurtarian shades, and the soothy
beams and ponderous chains crossing
half black, half golden, under the
golden roof, recalled the engines of
Cyclops under Mt. iEtna.
The town clock struck six. It was
time for sujper. All the men threw
down their tools and ran and put on
their outer clothing.
'JJe back in half an hour, sharp!"
cried the foreniaster. "Wo shall
make the cast at a quarter of seven."
"All right, sir!" cried the men in
response.
"I hear some of the town folks are
coming down to see the work," said
one.
"Yes," said another, "and it'll be
something to open their eyes. There
was never such a bell cast in the
whole State as this one will be."
In a moment more only one work
man and the master were left in the
foundry. The former was to stay
and watch the "blast." He had
brought a double allowance of din
ner, and he would make a supper of
what remained.
"Perhaps we c m get the 'inventor'
to stay with you, George," said the
master, laughing, as he prepared to
leave.
"He's been around the works long
enough to know when anything goes
wrong. Hollo! Hollo! I say! Where
is the 'inventor?' Come here. Ah,
there he is." And in silent answer
to the summons a shock-haired fel
low, with large gray eyes and a pale,
vacant face, ajipeared from behind a
pile of castings. He had on his back
a gray shirt, much soiled with dust,
anl he wore a pair of huge panta
loons, held up by a single suspender.
"Well, Mopus," quoth the man
George, slapping him rather roughly
on the shoulder, "suppose you've
got wit enough to help yell if any
thing s the matter?
The young fallow looked stupidly
around and nodded his hesd.
"Then sit here and look at that fur
nace, and don't take your eyes oil"."
The poor lad smiled and meekly
did as he was ordered, jnst as an
obedient dog would h ,ve laid down
to watch his owner's coat.
A queer fellow was this "Mopus;"
stupid enough in ordinary things to
need a world of watching, but withal
wonderfully fit to watch a furnace.
He knew all the workings of the
foundry by what seemed a sort of
brute instinct, though really his
strange sagacity in this was a rem
nant of a once bright mind.
If anything happened or went in
an unusual way, he would always
notice it, and say what ought to be
done, though he could not tell, per
haps, why it ought to be done.
Two years before lie had been an
intelligent promising lad. He was
the son of a designer connected with
the foundry company, and had always
been allowed free access to the shops.
and to mingle with the men and
watch their work. But one day a
great lifting chain broke, with its
load, and an. iron fragment struck
him on the head, inflicting a serious
injury. From this he partially re
covered, and only partially, for his
reason was impaired. But his natural
love for machinery and mechanical
experiments remained, and as he re
gained his bodily strength he spent
rxiunfc ut uia time making small wiieela-t
and shafts, and putting together odd
coutriyances, which he would ex
hibit with immense pride 'and satis
faction. The peculiar trait in the young
fellow gained for him the humorous
title of the "Inventor." All the men
felt a great kindness for him, eveD
though their manner toward him
was occasionally harsh and impa
tient. Such was the person left to help
watch the great blast for the casting
of the king bell of the chime of St
John's. Faithfully he kept his place
before the furnace, while the man
George sat down at a little distance
and began to eat his supper. Doubt
less tho latter intended to keep a
general oversight, but he certainly
made the inventor's eyes do the most
of the looking. "Whether he felt a
kind of reckless trasfc'iri the instinct
of his half witted companion, or in
dolently concluded that nothing
wrong could happen, he was sadly
OREGON CITY,
to blamo for charging himself so
little with the important duty before
uim.
Not a word was said bv eithpr
watcher, and only the deep roar of
me iurnace was neard through the
vast foundry.
George finished his supper, and
sauntered into one of the tool 'shops
to find his pipe. "Inventor" sat
alone before the great blast. The
one rational faculty of his feeble
mind enabled him to comprehend
what it meant, and even something of
the magnitude of the enterprise that
was ripening inside those b&rning
wall3. He knew that the furnace was
full of valuable metal, and that close
behind him; buried onf of sight in
the deep sand, was the huge mold,
so soon to be filled with the precious
cast. He knew and could see that
all the channels for the flow of the
fiery liquid were ready, and that near
the mouth of the furnace stood the
long iron rod that was to be used on
the molton stream.
All this his limited thoughts took
in by habit. Dimly conscious that
something was soon to be done, he
sat with his eyes on the furnace ab
sorbed and intent.
Suddenly something startled him.
There was a light noise and a burn
ing crack appeared near the top of
the iurnace. lhen another crack,
and a scorching brick fell out and
rolled to the ground at his feet.
The lad opened his mouth to
shriek, but so terrified was he that
tho sound struck in his throat, as if
he had been in a fit of nightmare
A thin red stream followed the
fallen brick, and trickled down the
furnace side like running lava. Then
came another alarming noise, and a
thin gap half way down the masonry
let out more of the hissing melal.
WThere was George ? Was the un
faithful fellow still hunting for his
pipe ? The furnace was bursting
with only a poor, half-idiot lad to
guard it.
What could he do? He did what
a lad iu his right mind would not
have dared to do. Hushing to the
mouth of the furnace, he seized the
long iron rod that stood near, and
tapped tho vent. One desperate
thrust with a sharp point up the
terrible funnel a few quick prying
strokes, btand back now. The
confiding clay fell away, and the
yellow-whito flood spurted out with
restless force. It leaped into the
clay-lined troughs, and hissed its
way, flaming down to the mouth of
the bell mold.
The "fool" had done a deed worthy
of a general on a field of battle.
Was it too late? Every moment
new fissures opened fn tho doomed
furnace. Some of the upper stones
topped over. Still the metal poured
out into the mold. But tha wasto
was great from those gapping Haws.
The pressure was relieved by the
open vent, but the leaks multiplied
continually. It was art running a
race with ruin.
Poor "Mopus" stood powerless be
fore the coming catastrophe. His
knees knocked together and his head
swam. A great heap of red-hot
brick and rubbish fell at his feet.
He had barely thought to get out of
the way and save his life. He heard
a wild shout of human voices in the
distance, then an awnfnl roar behind
him, and he saw and felt himself
pursued by surges of seething tire.
Sharp, blistering pains pierced his
flesh at a hundred points. The rest
was all a horrible, unintelligible
dream. It was as if he had suddenly
sank into the earth and had been
swallowed up forever.
By seven o'clock comparative
quite reigned again on the scene of
disaster. Kuius lay everwhere.
Hie engines had quenched the
flames that had caught the building,
and the men blacked with smoke,
stood iu silent groups around the
remains of the furnace. It had fall
en to pieces and nothing was left
but heaps of rubbish
Poor "Inventor," who had been
found with the tapping-rod in his
hands, lying on his face in the sand,
frightfully burned, had been carried
to his home.
Little was said, but the few words
spoken uttered with no mild empha
sis the natural wrath of the master
and hands against the man George,
whose excuse for himself only exag
gerated his offense.
"See what he's done," said they,
a few days later, as they stood in the
half-burned foundry. "Five thou
sand dollars gone to waste in a min
ute! The best job in twenty years
spoiled! The rascal, to go hunting
for his pipe, and leave that stuttering
idiot to watch! Is that all he can
say for himself? Out upon such
carelessness! Why, the boy didn't
even know enough to bawl out when
he must have seen the furnace tum
bling to pieces!"
The master who had more at stake
than the men. of course felt the loss
more keenly than they. He almost
wept with mingled grief and rage.
Suddenly something peculiar caught
his eye among the debris, and he
cried in a startled voice:
"Hallo! What's this? What's
this?" He snatched up a fragment
of one of the troughs which had led
from the mold. There were traces
of the stream of bronze still running
in it. Then the possible meaning of
the iron found in the injured boy's
hand flashed upon him.
"Bring me a Ehovel, quick!" he
shouted.
A spade was placed in his hands,
and he began nervously to heave
away the hot mass that lay piled over
the bell mold. It was a herculean
task, but he worked like a giant, and
three or four of his men took hold
and helped him.
Brick-bats, ore, slag and ashes flew
in every - direction. Presently the
master's spade penetrated the sand
and touched something hard. He
stooped down. Then he leaped up
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OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1876.
like one half frantic, and plying his
spade wjth redoubled energy, tpre
away the remaining sind, disclosing
what looked like a metal ring.
"Men," he cried out, lifting his
flushed face, "the bell is cast!"
"Who did this?" asked every ex
cited voice, a3 soon as tha cheering
died away.
"Come with-me, two or throe of
you!" cried the master. "I think I
know who did it. It's a miracle!"
They hurried away to the home of
the half-fritted boy. . The attendant
met them" with his finger on his lips.
"The poor boy is in a brain fever,"
said he.
"Does he say anything in his de
lirium?" whispered the master.
"Oh, yes; ho raves all the time
about the big bell mold. 'I hope it
will fill I hope it will fill,' he says."
The men exchanged glances. It
was indeed true. The idiot had cast
the great bell of St. John's. Just
then the physician came out.
"Perhaps he will recover his reason
by this shock and sickness-," he said.
"Such things have happened."
"Do you think so? Pray heaven
he may!" solemnly ejaculated the
master and his men; and turned away
deeply moved.
Two months later the great bell
hung from a huge derrick in the
lathe room of the factory, and be
neath it stood a heavy truck upon
which it was about to be lowered
A silence fell upon the group of
workmen as tho pale face and feeble
form of "Inventor" appeared, borne
in a small reclining chair, lie had
recovered his reason and was fast
getting back his strength. .His largo
grey eyes instantly fastened them
selves on tho bell, that splendid
masterpiece, whose making meant so
much to him. They had told him
tho whole story of the casting, and
the disaster in the foundry, but it all
sounded like a wild romance to him.
"I remember nothing that happen
ed," said he, shaking his head, with
a smile. "It's all new to me; ell new
and strange so strange!"
"Yes," said tho master, devoutlv,
"it was God's hand."
Every eye turned upon the invalid.
Some of the men felt almost afraid,
it was so much like a resurrection to
have him there among them, the boy
they had known so long tin wit ted,
now a young man, keen and intelli
gent, as if changed into another being.
"1 should like to strike the bell
once;" two men lifted him up and
put a small hammer in his hand.
He struck one gentle blow. A deep,
sweet, mournful tone, solemn as the
sound of distant waterfalls, rolled
from tho great bell and echoed
through the foundry. Tears filled
tho eyes of tho rough men as they
heard it.
"Ah!" said tho master, "there's a
hallelujah in that, and it may well
begin here. Long mrjy this bell
praise God! Ho saved it in the ruins
of tho furnace by one wise thought
in tho ruins of a human brain. Our
furnace is rebuilt, and behold, tins
dear boy has his reason again! The
bell and tho boy shall glorify God
together."
"Amen!" murmured the listeners.
Then the great bell was lowered,
and as tho truck was moved away
with its melodious burden, the boy
was lifted and carried after it, and
both went out in the sunny day to
gether, the rough men standing in
the doorways waving their hands.
"Little inventor" afterwards well
proved his claim to tho title so lightly
given him in his unfortunate boy
hood. His name is now read on
many a bell whose matchless richness
of tone his genius and skill in metals
alone created.
Orchards--Grafting Old Trees.
At tho February meeting of the
Adams county (111.) Horticultural
Society, Mr. Hobert Rankin recom
mended the extension of orchards,
holding that if varieties are made the
leading subject and a high well surface-drained
plot of ground selected,
the land will pay double any other
crop that can be grown on it. He
recommended the following varieties:
Summer Red Astrachan; Fall
Maiden's Blush and Ilambeau; Win
ter Wine Sap, Willow Twig, John
atlian and Ben Davis. If ho was set
ting 100 acres for market, he would
not go outside of this list, and would
plant four Ben Davis to any other.
Of peaches he would plant Hale's,
Troth's Early, Old Mixon, Free and
Cling Stump the World, Smock's
Free, Ward's Late, and Heath's Cling.
At the same -meeting the question
was asked: "Will grafting on to
grafted trees answer?" This drew
out the views of members, who
thought it practical if the tree is vig
orous and healthy, but would rather
set new trees if the trees are over 8
or 10 years old. The general opinion
was, it did not pay to graft old or
chards, as the treo begins to decay
before the graft begins to bear.
Back Tat. Some years ago a cer
tain Detroiter settled a debt by giv
ing his note of hand. The holder
tried for two years to collect it, and
then filed it away. The other day
he had an opportunity to work it off
on an innocent party, and shortly
after so doing he encountered the
maker of the note and said:
"Now you'll have to come to time!
I've sold that note of yours!"
"Yon don't say so?"
"Yes, I have; got ii- off on a man
for seven dollars."
"See hero, Tom," said the debtor
in a pleading voice, "if yon got seven
dollars for that forty dollar note
against me, and you won't give me
at least two dollars, I'll never do
another favor for you in my life!"
A revivalist grocer in Albany dis
plays thie sign, "Hold the Fort-een
eggs for 25 cents." He must be a
Lavman. Ex.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAsnrxGsox, April 5. The day
was mainly taken up with prelimin
aries and preparations for the Bel
knap impeachment trial.
April 6. Bills were introduced
and referred as follows:
By Boutwell, making an appropri
ation to defray tho expenses of the
committee appointed by the Senate
to investigate tho recent election in
Mississippi ; referred to the commit
tee on appropriations.
By Sargent, amending the act of
Congress creating the couvt of com
missioners of Alabama claims, ap
proved June 23, 1874; referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported favorably on the
House bill to provide for the defi
ciency in the engraving and printing
bureau of tho lreasury Department,
and gave notice ha would call it up
for consideration Monday; placed on
the calendar.
The bill fixing the rate of postage
on third-class matter camo up. Har
vey submitted an amendment prac
tically looking to return to the old
system.
Several Senators spoke in favor of
the bill, and one or two more amend
ments were submitted, which were
ordered printed. No action was taken
as other Senators, not present, had
announced their intention to speak.
Adjourned until Monday.
house.
Washington, April 5. A message
was received from the Senate inform
ing the House that the Senate had
organized for the impeachment of
leiknap, and was ready to receive
the managers at its bar.
nubbel, from the committee on
banking and currency, reported back
adversely tho bill fixing the legal
rate of interest on national money
throughout the United States at not
exceeding six per cent, per an:inm,
and affixing penalties for its viola
tion. Pending action on the bill,
the morning hour expired.
The impeachment majagers pre
sented themselves at the bar of the
House and stated, through Lord,
their chairman, that they had pro
ceded to the bar of the Senate and
the Senate had fixed Monday the 17th
day- of Apiii as the day on which
they would make the process return
able against Belknap.
April G. The House resumed the
consideration of the bill to carry
into operation the Hawaiian treaty.
Speeches were made in support of
the bill by Morris and Garfield, the
later declaring that as the result of
its rejection tho Hawaiian Islands
would be within a few months con
trolled and dominated either by Eng
land or France. Gibson spoke against
the bill.
Wood, who has charge of the bill,
then announced that, after two other
speeches by Banks and Tucher, he
would endeavor to get a vote on
Monday.
Tho House committee on public
lands agreed upon the bill granting
to the territories of Dakota, Wyom
ing, Idaho and Montana two town
ships of laud of 72 sections, each for
the purpose of aiding in the support
of a college; also reiorted favorably
upon tho bill authorizing the Secre
tary of War to relinquish and turn
over to the Department of the Inter
ior, tho military reservations;known
as Camp Grant and Camp Crittenden
in Arizona, they being no longer
required for military duty.
Washington, April 7.
Whitthorn, chairman of the com
mittee on naval affairs, reported a
resolution instructing the sub-committee
to proceed to Philadelphia
and League Island navy yard to in
quire into certain alleged abuses
and frauds; adopted. The sub-rom-aiittee
consists of Whitthorn, Jones
of New Hampshire, Harris and Bur
leigh. The House then went into com
mittee of the whole, Durand in the
chair, on the private calendar.
About forty bills" were reported
and passed, a large majority being
for pensions or relief of individuals.
A bill for the payment of certain war
claims, applying to over 200 individ
uals and agregating $112,000, was
2"assed after debate.
Adjourned until to-morrow, when
the session will be for general de
bate only.
--.
Bessie TunNEr. in Brooklyn. The
Bessie Turner who is lecturing in the
rural districts of the West is a fraud.
The real possessor of that patronymic
is living in Brooklyn as quietly and
unobtrusively as any person can who,
whenever she appears on the street,
is subjected to the rude gaze of vul
gar men and curious women. She is
supporting herself by teaching and
writing, and deserves credit for her
efforts to screen herself from the
public. She was recently interview
ed on the subject of imblic lecturing
by the reporter of a morning paper.
She disclaims any idea of lecturing,
and wishes to be let alone. After the
interview she became solicitous of its
suppression, and wrote a simple and
courteous note to the editor of the
paper referred to asking that the ac
count of the interview be suppressed,
so as to save her name from further
notoriety. The request was made so
earnestly, and evidently so horestly,
that it was complied with. The story
vas never printed.
Black-bailed. A funny story is
told of two Vermont farmers who are
not Grangers. They induced their
wives to join and report before they
would commit themselves. Now
when they will they cannot. Two
black-balls greet every application.
Meanwhile the wives go regularly
and triumphantly to the meeting of
the Grange, and the men stay at
home to mind the babies.
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Richard JL Dana, Jr.
The Preposterious Storj- of titcrary
Firacy.
Concerning the charge of "literary
piracy" on tho part of Mr. Richard
II. Dana, Jr., in connection with I. is
edition of Wheaton's "Elements
of International Law," the Boston
Transcript says.
"The history of the case is well
known hereabout. A suit is now
pending in the United States Court,
having been referred several years
ago to the Hon. Henry W. Paine, as
Auditor in Chancery-, to determine
how far Mr. Doa is liable, if at all,
for literary piracy. It was formally
agreed between Mrs. Wheaton and
Mr. Lawrence.in consideration of
some negotiations by which Brock
haus, of Leipsic, was to pay the
former 0,000 francs, that she was ,to
make no uso of Mr. Lawrence's notes
iu a new edition (of Wheaton's Ele
ments) without his written consent,
and Mrs. Wheaton will give to Mr.
Lawrence the right to- make any use
he wishes of his own notes.' This
agreement was ratified by the pay
ment of the draft. In 1SG3 the sev
enth edtition of the Elements ap
peared, with Mr. Lawrence's notes
and annotations, entitled Lawrence's
Wheaton, Second Annotated Edi
tion. Tiie title of the book was
thus changed, without the consent
of, and to the indignation of, Mr.
Wheaton's representatives, who
owned the copyiight. Futhermore,
the editor had embodied, as the
owners alleged, his own peculiar
views of political economy, which
were adverse to the then prevailing
sentiments of patriotic Americans at
home and abroad. It was a time
when the National Government was
hard pressed by the Rebels in the
field at home and by secret amissaries
at foreign courts. Questions of in
ternational law were constantly aris
ing; our home and foreign policy
was passing through its most trying
ordeal, and the authorities at Wash
ington refused to sanction, by pur
chasing the usual supply for the
foreign oilices, a work whose editor
was a pronounced Calhounist, and
whoso views to a considerable extent
permeated the notes to the standard
volume on international law. In
this dilemma the representatives of
Mr. Wheaton sought a new editor,
who after some solicitation, was
found in Mr. Dana. In 1SG4 his
work began; laboring progress was
made for two years, and late in 1SC6
tho eight edition appeared, with his
name as editor. The edition was
favorably received at home and
abroad, and has since occupied a
high standard position, having been
used by both parties at Geneva.
The conqiactness of the notes and
citation has rendered it far more de
sirable than the bulky references and
quotations of Mr. Lawrence. In
many cases authors are cited who
are not named in Mr. Lawrence's
notes, but who were easily accessible
at tho time; and, in tho evidence be
fore the Master, Mr. Dana has shown
a vast amount of labor and research ,
for all of which ho received only
about what would be the fee for a
single argument in court.. Mr. Dana
had no knowledge of any agreement
Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Wheaton's
representatives, except the one above
quoted; and the whole claim of Mr.
Lawrence rests on the question
whether Mr. Dana had tho right to
cite the same authority on a given
topic that Mr. Lawrence did, and at
the same place. In rendering his
decision, Judge Clifford decided
some points in favor of both parties,
laid down the principals of law ap
plicable to the case, rnd referred the
whole matter to Mr. Paine to report
upon the annotations. Mr. Lawrence
never obtained an injunction, the
whole edition has been sold, and the
parties are thinking of getting out
another. The question involved are
purely of a private nature, relating
to a contract which Mr. Lawrence
alleges was made with him by the
Wheatons, with which Mr. Dana
had nothing to do. Mr. Dana is but
ono of the parties to the suit, which"
must, from the nature of things, ul
timately be decided by the United
States Supreme Court, and no issues,
are involved which impare his fitness
for the position to which ho has been
nominated."
Newspaper Boeroweks. Of all
the ills that earth or society i3 heir
to, that of he newspaper'borrower is
the most obnoxious. Newspaper bor
rowers have no sense of respect, no
idea of honor, and are totally devoid
of modesty. They are a class of peo
ple who may justly be termed vam
pires, who feed upon the fruits of
others. They prefer to borrow your
newspaper, but if they ' cannotbor
row, they don't hesitate to steal it.
As an article of value, they think a
newspaper is worthless, and yet they
will lie, and if needs be, commit lai
ceny to become possessed of it. Al
bany Knickerbocker.
Pandering to His Feelings. A
Detroit lady was trading at a Wood
ward avenue dry goods store the
other day, when she ran short of
money and asked the clerk to put
tho balance on the books. TTa ohonr-
fully agreed, and said he would send
me oiu to uer husband.
"You'd better send it. fr ma. " d
said, as he figured up the cost. "I've
got a peculiar husband. If that bill
reads eleven dollars for sugar, coffee
and tea. he'll cive mo tlm monT-
without a word. If it reads balance
on dry goods, he'll see you in Texas
before he pays it. Make it out for
groceries. It is my duty as a good
wiie to pander to his feelings."
What does a young fellow look
like when gallanting his sweetheart
tnrongh a shower ? A rainbeau.
NO. 2;!
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Transplanting Tree;?.
. .
Tha Fruit Record gives the follow-
ing direction as to transplanting t
trees: ; .-r!U.
When entirely ready f or trans-
planting, take the trees singly ai
needed from the place where they
are heeled in, and at once piMrtiiW
the following manner: Let one places
the tree in the line in which it. js -.to-,
stand, about tho centre of tho hole,'
his assistant placing, with his hands;-
iu an easy, natural position in the.
samo direction as they are growings
on the tree; then commence . filling
it with good mellow, fer til soil; ('prprt
vided as before mentioned the per
son holding the tree keeping it petSl
pendicular, and continually shaking
it gently np and down to thoroughly;
sift the 'dirt among the roots. ' y
When the hole is about half fall
throw in a pailful of -vater, wnicli.
will settle the grounds among. ;tlwr
roots, then put more fresh earth'
around tho tree, leaving almost a
solid as a post. Then fill in the re-
mainder and carefully rake off,; leav-1-
ing 2 or 3 inches of mellor soil
without any treading upon - the top'-.
After planting the tree should stand.
about an inch deeper men ic scooaiu.
the nursery to allow for the nettling!
of the ground. f .w?g"
A good fresh tree so planted and
the soil for a space of 2 or 3 . feet"
from the tree kept moist and mellow
all tho season through will rarelyl
die. " i ,: -li-jx'i-
Generally- it is best to cut back tho
tops of trees one half to .two , thirds
when plauted to counterbalance, the
necessary loss of root caused by ialc-
ing up the tree. In some insCant
where the ground is exceessively ferr .
tile aud the season moist, the tree
will dojnst as well without 'any re
moval of the top, but as. a rule-it -ii
best and safest to cut back one-hall
or two thirds of all the top as ,sopn
as planted , not a week or two af terr
wards. -
One of the best methods of re
taining the moisture in the ground
and at the same keeping tire f weed
from growing, is to heavily mulch
the ree to the distance of 4 "feetf roB
the tree in every direction.' '.This is.
to be done thoroughly. The innlcb.'
may consist of half-rotted ; manure,,
leaves, straw, or sawdust,' or any.
similar article, and should be at least
6 inches thick. This,-' if applied
early in the season, say by the 1st of
June, will be of immense advantage.
One of
Chicago's
Industries.' )
A Touog -mtTi ft-Calnmebrera
lives on the fat of the land, is attiretT
like Solomon in his glory, and never
plays anything but blue checks. "He
moves in the very best society, andt
keeps an anxious eye on the matrP
monial intelligence in the Sunday
papers, and an attentive ear on the
gossip of society. When he seesor
hears that the" genial and 'popular
Mr. A. is shortly ..to lead .to t the
hymeuial altar the beautiful and
accomplished Miss B., he makes her.
acquaintance if he does not. already
enjoy it, and conducts a campaign of
flirtaation. Then he delieately sets
afloat rumors that the match betweefa.
Mr. A and Miss B. is off, or that the
marriage is postponed for a while,
or that he himself is shortly " to be.
married, and the selection, of t-tbe
bride will create a sensation iu fash
ionable circles, and so on. Then'Mr.
A. gets uneasy and has words with
Miss B., or watches her gloomily
and she. being aware of this,- flirts.
with his rival.
At this stage the arrival approachea
Mr. A. and enters into negotiations,
the result of which is that he "sells
out to Mr. A. for So00 or - more,
according to the depth of Mr. A.a
passion or Miss B. s pocket, llien
he breaks with Miss B. in the most
heartless manner, and Mr. B. beingr
providentially on hand just as the,
parting takes place, the poor heart
broken girl rushes into ms arms
crying: ' Oh ! Adolphus, Adolphus!
how could I ever wound your- faith
ful breast? You alone care for. me
and I am sick of this hollow, heartless
world. Oh ! do, do marry me and
take me away." . ;
The gentleman said that, taking
finances as they ran, he netted about
S750 a head on them. Chicago TrU
bune.
Ho was taken sick in the night,
and in her youthful ignoranoe-,sliB
made two mustard plasters and pnt
one in front and one behind,! and
then with horrid sarcasm she asked
him how he felt. But he was a well
bred man, and merely said that he
realized, with a tenderness he had
never known before, the true position
of a sandwich in the community
Norwich Bttlletin. I
Growth of Trees.-Geo. Taylor,
of Kalamazoo, Mich., writes to tha
Michigan Farmer that "evergreen
trees, after being planted one-yeariB
good ground, will grow on an aver
age of 18 inches in a season, -r The
most of forest trees will do the same
or more, with the exception of the
horse-chestnnt.which will growftbotlt
1 foot. - Lombardy and black Italian!
poplars will make from 4 to 6 feet."
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Mary had a little lamb ,'-'"'--'
We've heard t o'er and o'er, r
Until that little lamb becomes
A perfect little bore. ' ''"
j- '
So I propose to make a grave,
- And dig it deep and wide; '-,-
That Mary's lamb and all its bards
IJe bnried side by side. " ' ( t
i j-' r, v o
"You are a brilliant and versatile
bouquet of loveliness." said he .with
a voice that was low and soft,' and in.
return she warbled, "Dry up, Har
vey, you've said enough." 'j
, "John, if you ore going to be out
till 2 o'clock to-night youll dive to
stav at homeand let yourself in, foi
I won't." ' it