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r, 0 DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. VOL. 10. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1876. NO. 44. ft 1 1 fii in nfi insy AY AVvY TOY II III II I II I! II III ir i i 4 1 ) THE ENTERPRISE. A LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR T If K firmer, Business Man, & Family Circle. ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY. FKANK S. DEMENT, PEOFEIETOB AHD PUBLISHER. OFFICIAL PAPEB FOB CLACKAMAS CO. OFFICE In Enterprise Building, one r iouth of Masonic Duildlns. Main St. Terms of Subscription t Bind Copy One Year, In Advance $2.5 Six Months " " I-50 Term of AdvertUinari Tran.lent advertisements. InCudlns all legal notices, square of twele lines one week .. - For each subsequent insertion l.w On Column, one year IWJM ?naL Card. 1 square, one year...... 12.00 SOCIETY NOTICES. OU120OX LOPGK NO. 3, I. I. O. F"., Meets everv Thursday vi;nin2at7He o'clock, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Main street. Memliers of the Or der are invited to attend. Iiy order N. G. itr.mxcA DCcaiCK loik;h xo. 2, 1. O. O. V., Meets on the .Second and Fourth Tues- .1.... .i va n.ls.l, Itltlltll I " at 7 -i o etoeK, m me vim Fellows' Hall. Members of tho Degree aro invited to attend. MULTNOMAH I,OI)C;i: NO. 1, A. F. it A. M., Holds its regular coni imiirMt ii-inq on the Kirst and Third Saturdays in each month, L- frrun Mm "nth nfSen. tember to the :Wth of Mnn;li; and 7'i 'clock from the :J0th of March to the 20th of Soptenilier. Brethren in good standing are invited to attend. Ily order of VY". M. FALLS RMCAMPMKXT NO. 4,1. O. O. V., Meet at O ld Fellows' Hall on the First and Third Tues-!- of vu-h month. Patriarchs in good standi 115 are invited to attend. It US I .V It B S CARD S. .T. W. NOKRIS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, yi):Hw Up-Stairs in Chanaan's Priek, Main str-t. tf 1 re . .r o i iisr w eixji i DE NTI ST, OKFK'K IN OltKUON CITY, OUKCOS. Hl?lii-it Hrlct l'l.lf(ir Counl' Onlrrt. HUSLAT & EASTHASVI, ATTO RN E YS-AT-L A W 1ORTll)-lit Opitz'M new brick, oO First street. OI(B9i) CITY Channan's brick, up utalrs. "i tiitr JOHNSON & r.lcCOVViJ ITTOItfEYS AM) C0CX.SEL0US AT-L.WV. Orogon Gity, Oregon. e7"Vill practice In all the Courts of the 8tat. Special nttentlon given to cases In the U. S. Ind Offlc at Oregon City. 5aprl72-tf. X.. T..BARIN ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, OR EG OX CITY, : : OREGON. Will practice in all th Courts of the State. Nov. 1, 1875, tf JOHN 31. BACON, IMPORTER AND DEALER 0SElJ In Rooks, Stationery, Perfum- ggfcfrf ry oLo tt'C Oregon City, Oregon. At the Post Office, Main street, east Bide. IV. H. HIUUFIEL1). Established since '49. On floor north of Popf' Hall. Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon. An assortment of U'otohA. in,nni. ry.and Scth Thomas' Weight Clocks .,,. J " o wnicn are warranted to be as yRepairinff done on short notice, and n ankful for past patronage. Caah pld 1W Coanty Orders J. H. SHEPARD, T3oot and Slioo Store, One door north of Ackerman Bros. Roots and shoes made and repaired as cnapAth cheapest, Nov. 1. 1875 .if CIIAS. KNIGHT, CASBY, OREGON', PHYSICIAN AND DRUGGIST Inscriptions carefully filled at shor1 ntioo. Ja7f. MILLER, MARSHALL &C0., AT THE H It J H EST PRICE FOR X WHEAT, at all times, at the Oregon City Mills, And have on hand FEED and FLOUR to sell. Hi market rates. Parties desiring l cr". must mrnlsli sacks. novIJtr llIPERIALM ILLS, LaRocque, Savier & Co. Oregon City. . xf fiP PontAntly on hand for sale Flour. .S?k "F"' ran Rnd Cnkn Feed. Partiei purchasing feed must furnish the sack. to - The One Perfect Flower. On the wild rose tree Many buds there be: Yet each sunny hour Hath but one perfect flower. Thou who wouldst be wise Open well thine eyes; In each sunny hour Pluck the one perfect flower. Imperishable. The pure,, the bright, the beautiful, That stirred the heart in youth ; The impulse of our early prayers, The dreams of love and truth : The longing after something lost, The spirit's yearning cry ; The striving for a better life These things can never die. The timid hand stretched forth toaid A brother in his need, The kindly words in grief's dark hour, That proves a friend indeed ; The plea for mercy softly breathed, When justice threatens high ; The sorrow of a contrite heart These things can never die. The memory of a clasping hand, The pressure of a kiss, And all the trillcs sweet and frail, Comprised in earthly bliss ; If, with a tirm, unchanging faith, With holy trust and high. We onward, upward press our way These things can never die. The cruel and the bitter word That unwouiided as it fell, The chilling want of sympathy, We feel but never tell ; The harsh reptd.se that chills the heart Whose hone were bounding high, Aro in unfading record kept These things can never die. Then linger not, for every hand Must tind some work to do; Lose not a chance to waken love. lie Arm, and just and true, .So shall a light that never fades lleam on thee frotn on high, And angel voices say to thee ' These things can never die." Oregon at the Centennial.' Address by Hon. II. II. 'Gilfry on the lie sources and Chnructeriwtici olthe State An Interesting Speech In Pu cilic Coakt Hull. Philadelphia Telegraph, Aug. 4. This morning, at 11 o'clock, Hon. II. II. Gilfry, of Oregon, delivered the fourth of the series of addresses on "Resources of the State." The speaker was introduced by Major Bruce, of Corvallis, and spoke in substance as follows: Oregon, the sunset sister of tbe Union, the thirth-third star added to the constellation of States, February 1-1, 1850, is the most western mem ber of the Ilepublie, and is bounded on the north by Washington Terri tory, from which it is partly sepa rated by the Columbia river: on the east by ths "gem of the mountains," Idaho, from which it is partly sepa rated by Snake river; on the south by .Nevada and California; and on the w.st by the Pacific Ocean. Oregon when a Ptrritorv extended from the 4.2d to the IDth parallel of north latitude, aud from the Pacific Ocean on ;the west to the Pocky Mountains on the east, including he'r present area and what are now the Territories of Idaho and Washing ton. By act of Congress approved March '2. 1853, Washington Terri tory was carved out of Oregon, in cluding all north of the Columbia river towards the west, and of the 4Gth parallel of north latitude towards the east; and by the act of Congress approved February 14, 1850, admit ting Oregon into the Uuiou, ail that portion of her territory lying east of cnake river, with the exception of a -ery siur.II portion, was included in Washington Territory, which after wards became a part of the Territory of Idaho. The present limits of Oregon are situate between latitude 42 and 4920' N., and longitude 116 40' and 124 39 west -of Greenwich, averaging in length 3C0 miles, and in breadth 2G5 miles, with an area of 295,274 square miles, or G0,975,3G0 acres, being the FOUKTII STATE IN SIZE in the Union, and capable of sus taining a people numerous enough to constitute an empire within itself Theountry embraced in Oregon was originallv within the dominions of Spain, and subsequently claimed by France; and also by Great Britain, by reason of exploration and settle ment, and was held for a period of years in joint ocenpancy by the United States and Great Britain. After diplomatic controversy last ing more than half a century, prime jurisdiction of the State as far north as the forty-ninth parallel was award ed (by the Treaty of Limits called also the Washington Treaty June 15, 1816) to the exclnsive sovereiga ty of the United States, thus pre venting a bloody war that for many years seemed impending. Uncertainty bangs over the name of the State of "Oregon," but it probably originated with the early Spanish voyagers, and was derived from the plane origanum, or wild mar j arum, fonnd abundantly in the country. The name "Oregon" has been seen on mips of the coast of the State nearly a century old. Some Indian legends say that Ore gon also means "the land of the setting snn." The geographical description of Oregon is varied, and includes soils and climates of nearly every tempera ture. The State is fraversed by three ranges of mountains, running parallel with the shore of the Pacific. The Coast range is but a short dis tance from the ocean, the Cascade range is abont 110 miles east of the latter, being the EASTERN WAIiU OF THE WILLAMETTE Valley. This valley is cut on either side by rivers from the mountains and table-lands; is from thirty to sixty miles in width and extending 130 miles south from the Colombia river. For fertility of soil, salubrity, and healthfulness it is not surpassed by any other section of the globe. That portion of the State lying west of the Cascade embraces about 31, 000 square miles. Near the middle of the trough be tween the Coast and Cascade Moun tains is the valley of the Umpqua. This valley is more nndulating than the Willamette, and is. an excellent agricultural and crazing section. It contains nearly 3,000,000 acres. Shut off to the south by the Grave and .Cow Creek Mountains we find the Rogue River Valley, comprising what is known as "Southern Ore gon." This valley contains 2,500,000 acres of good land, and is rich in mining and agricultural lands. It was the scene, during the years 1855 and 185G, of a bloody and disastrous Indian war. The Cascades are the highest of all the ranges that traverse Oregon, and are covered with evergreen coni fers) tree of majestic height, pines and firs of various kinds, spruce, ta marack, and various species too nu merous to mention. The lofty sum mits of these mountains raise their peaks more than two miles above the level of the sea. Looking east and towards the north boundarv of tha sea. l-ioouing east and towards the north boundarv of the Stato tho Columbia river can be seen. This river was named in 1792 by Captain Gray, of Boston, in honor of his ship Columbia, that entered the mouth of the river at the time referred to. This circumstance afterwards formed a basis for the subsequent claim by the Uuited States to the territory now embraced in the State of Oregon. About 100 miles east of the Cas cades are the Blue mountains, cut ting what is known as "Eastern Oregon" into two equal parts the valleys of the Grande Ronde and the Powder River valley. The State is divided into twenty three counties. The internal atfairs of each county are managed by a County Court, "composed of a Coun ty Judge, elected for four years, and two Commissioners, elected for a period of two years. The entire State is divided into five judicial dis tricts. The Supreme Court, which meets once and sometimes twice a year, is composed of the rive Circuit Judges. The Constitution of Oregon .is framed on the broadest PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN LIBERTY And also guards the State against be ing defrauded and indebtedness. Soon after the territory lying be tween the 42d and 54th parallels of north latitude and west of the Rocky Mountains began to bo settled by citizens of the United States and of Great Britain, it became a "bone of contention" between the two nations. On the 28th of October, 1818, a con vention of "joint occupancy" was signed by the two nations. In 1827 it was renewed, with the privilege of either party abrogating the treaty by giving one year s notice. On June 15, 184G, the treaty severing joint occupany was signed. In 1804 Captains Lewis and Clarke crossed the Rocky Mountains, nnd by their oQicwl reports brought the vast resources of this Western clime into favorable notice. In 1810 a New England seafarer built the first house in Oregon. Ir. 1811 John Ja cob Astor, of New York, established a trading post at the mouth of tho Columbia river. During the year 1824 the first fruit trees were planted in the territory, nnd in 1831 some of the Hudson Bay Company's servants began farming on a small scale. In 1S32 the first school-house was opened. In 1838 the first printing press arrived in the Territory, and at Oregon City, in February, 184G, the first paper, the Oregon Spectator, was published as a semi-monthly. The Oregon Free Press, the first weekly published on the Western side of the continent, made its ap pearance in March, 1848. From these small beginnings we now have 7 daily, 38 weekly, and 3 monthly periodicals. In the fall of 1840 the white popu lation of Oregon was composed of 137 Americans and G3 French Cana dians. At the close of 1844 there were nearly 2,000 Americans in the country, the infant settlements sur rounded by hostile savages. The first movement for the. ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT took place ii the Willamette Valley, on the 7th of February, 1841. At frequent intervals the settlers met for the purpose of legal protection. On the 5th of July, 1843, Oregon, the first American State on the Pa cific coast was ushered into bc'ng. By act of Congress of Angust 14, 1848, Oregon was organized in to a Ter ritory, and General Joseph Lane, of Indiana, was appointed her first Governor. In 1870 the population was 90,923. The census taken in 1875 shows a population of 104,920, but the : atter figure is now to fall far short of the actual population. The speaker gave a short description of Portland, the chief city of Oregon, though 120 miles from the sea ships carrying 1,200 tons come up to tne wharves and load direct for Liver pool ; the rivers are free of ice eleven months in the year; and of Oregon City, which had capabililies of be coming the Lowell of the State. Mills, woolen, flour, etc., were al ready remarkable for durability. Salem, the capital, was beautifully laid out in the Willamette Valley, and has a population of about 5,000. The FIRST WOOLEN MILL on the Pacific coast was erected at Salem in 1857. A State Capitol, is now being erected, rooms being now ready for the legislative body of the State. COURTESY Albany, Brownsville, Eugene City, Roseburg, Jacksonville, and other cities and towns were described. In Eastern Oregon great quantities of wool were raised, and that industry was being rapidly developed. The river and mountain streams of Oregon gave an abundance of water, but none of tli6 water required filter ing, as was the case with the waters of the Missouri. Oregon was oae of the most ro mantic spots on the globe, owing to the wond rfnl variety of landscape and combination of mountains and valley, woodland and prairie, river and ocean; the towering cliffs of the Cascades surpass the Palisades on the Hudson,- the Highlands, the White Mountains, and the Switzer land of America. . They all siuk into insignificance when compared with the stupendous cliffs, broken landscape, glens, and canons in the mountains ranges of Oregou and along the Columbia riv er. The speaker said, "In the sum mer of 1867 I stood upon the elevat ed table land between the Des Chu tes and John Day's river, east of the Cascade range of mountains, and at one sweep of the vision beheld in all their sublimity and grandeur eleven peaks shrouded in eternal snow; they were Mounts Hood, Jefferson, Three Sisters, Diamond's Peaks Mc Laughlin, St. Helen's Itaineer, Ad ams, and Baker, the last four be ing in Washington Territory. It w-as a gorgeous sight to see their silvery summits glistening in the golden rays of the summer sun, and one which will never be effaced from my memory." THE CLIMATE OF OREGON Is mild, equable, and healthful, tho death rate being less than that of any other State in the Union; the temperature is moderated by the trade winds of the Pacific, the ave rage in spring being 52 3 ; summer, G7 autumn, 53 ; and winter, 39 the thermometer seldom rising above 90 , or falling below 20 o . No droughts ever visit the region, and th crop of cereals never fail. Dense forests cover the hills, and much of the timber attains unpre cedented heights, some of 200 or 300 feet, with trunks from G to 9 feet in diameter, clear of branches for 100 feet or more. Eighteen rail cuts, ten feet each have been split from the fir tree, and some trees will cut 5,000 to 10,000 feet of the clean est lumber;"-there is an inexhausti ble supply of lumber, which is ship ped to San FVancisco, South Ameri ca, China.and the Sandwich Islands. From this has developed a growing industry in the way of shipbuilding, the vessels being remarkable for su perior workmanship, durability, and fast sailing qualities. Coal is found in unlimited quanti ties on Coos Bay, Pass creek, Doug las county, and near St. Helen's, in Columbia county; it brings J?1L per ton in the San Francisco market. Iron is also fonnd. and smelting works are on the Willamette, near Oswego, which cost $100,000. Ore gon is also rich in precious metals, sbont 30,000.000 have been taken from her mines. The first discovery of gold was in 1851, and the mining interest is being rapidly developed. The yield of 1875 was $1,065,000. Lead, copper, and cinnabar are also found in sect ons. After a reference to the fish and game products of the State and the pastnragef the lecturer stated that. SHEEP RAISING Was a leading industry of the State. The crop for 1875 was 1,993,002 pounds from 539.G00 sheep, the value of goods manufacture! being 31, 000,000. Oregon wheat was stated to be celebrated as the finest in the world, tho yield being 65 to 69 pounds to the bushel; no insect, rust, or mildew injures the cereal products of the State, and no failure of crop has occurred since the settle ment of the country. In 1875 there were cultivated 595,628 acres of land, producing for that year 5,251,102 bushels of wheat, 2,983,089 of oats, 289,708 of barley, .17,363 of rye, 1G1.432 tons of hay, 28,187 pounds of tobacco, 527,729 bushels of pota toes, and 96,728 bushels of corn. The fruits were remarkable, trees growing G to 8 feet the first year, bear fruit the second, third, and fourth year according to variety, the valley of tho Willamette being cele brated as the -Jand of big read ap ples." Reference was made to the fruit raising, flax and oil, hops, and the educational system of the State, the method being similar to those in the East, subdivided into districts, etc.; the value of property was given as abont 350,000. The railroad interest was not yet developed, only 2G5 miles being in operation. The speaker closed by presenting in tabular from the resources of the State, and was listened to through out with great attention. m . - r State Elections. 0 The following is a list of the State elections which take place prior to November: California First Wednesday in September. T Vermont First Tuesday in Sep tember. Mai ne Second Monday in Sep tember. Georgia First Wednesday in Oc tober. Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and West Virginia Second Tues day In October. - T ' 1" Garry Gains, a woman's rights ad vocate, thinks the best young men are unappreciated. We have been painfully conscious of the fact for some time. OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, A Story of Love and Limburger. Some months ag. , a youth of this or some other cities took a f ncy to a maiden fair, and begin to be po'ite to her. He met her when he cou!d at parties an that scrt of hing, and occa- ionaily he called to see ber at her home. She liked the young man, and smiled sweetly when his name was mentioned. He was An gus' us and she was Mary Jane: Au gustus wasn't worth a cent finanic -ally, bnt he bad a capital hope that surpassed the treasure of the Fourth National Bank. Mary Jane had a father whose name was Jones. He didn't fancy Augustus, and didn't like to .have him spooning around M ary Jane. But he was a shrewd and sensible old duffer, and he knew, if he rais ed his voic; in opposition, Mary Jane's liking would be strengthened into regular red-hot, diamond-pin, fat footed love.. So he kept still and pondered, and t en he hit on a plan to smash the courtship of Augustus into smithereens. At the boarding house where Au gustus lived, there lived also two youths of his age and sex, who were as full of mischief us a caucus of seekers for office. So papa Jones went to them and unfolded his plans, and offered tbem $10 apiece to bring it to a successful end. Within a week they had the money, and this is how they earned it. Augustus was to call on his Mary Jane that evening, so of course he put on his best clothes for the occa sion. Half an hour before he went to his room to dress his friends went there and took his best coat from the wardrobe. They ripped open the lining between the should ers and put inside a couple of very thin slices of Limburger chees. You know what that is if you have any familiarity with German beer hulls. Augustus dressed and started for old Jones' house. He changed his seat two or hree times in the street car, and,' when he reached the door step, he turned again and again, like a dog about to lie down; but 'twas no use. He usually occupied a seat on the sofa, at Mary Jane's side; but that evening she was inclined to dignity, and occupied an arm chair a couple of yards away. She went twice out of the room to dip her handkerchief in Cologne water, and the second time she brought the bottle and of fered some to Angustus. After he had gone home and changed his clothes, one of the boys took him out to walk while the other restored the coat to its former condi tion. He examined it very carefully before he went to bed, and naturally discovered nothing wrong, except scent of the roses which lingered there still. But when, three evenings later, he again visited Mary Jane, the trick was repeated. Old Jones had taken care to hide the Cologne water and everything of that character, so that the effects of the Limburger could not be condoned. The fair maiden stood it for a half an hour, then she fainted and called for the old folks. She was borne to her room and Augustus was sent home. Next morning he received a highly per fumed note (white rose was the oder it exhaled, which told him that for the future they had better meet as friends only; and, the next time she met him, she hoped it would be in the open air, and she would try and keep to the windward. A Kelic of Autiqulty The Philadelphia Bulletin says: "Mr. Faichini, an Italian gentleman, who arrived in this city several days ago, and who is now stopping at the Irving House, No. 923 Walnut street, has in his possession a monu ment of art which will prove of much interest to archaeologists and antiquarians generally. It is said to be at least a thousand years old, and has attracted considerable attention in the different countries of Europe. The said monument is of wood, about three or four feet square, and is composed of an immense number of figures representing the various stages of the world's history from the Creation of Adam to the Cruci fixion. It certainly shows ingenious skill and wonderful patience, and an examination by the aid of a glass re veals remarkable carving. One of the chief attractions, singularly enough, consists in the ugliness of some of the figures. On the right is a representation of Eve holding the forbidden fruit, while on the left is Adam partly attired in his fig-leaf dress. In the foreground is seen the garden of Eden, with its numerous animals, trees, &c, while on the sides are Moses and the prophets, Noah and the ark. the grimkeleton of death, and hundreds of other his torical and Biblical characters. In the background is represented the crucifixion, with its attendant scenes, while below it is shown the dark re gions of peidition, 'where the worm dieth not and the flames forever burn.' There is a long history con nected with the monument, dating back many years, and Mr. Faichini has documents from leading archaeo logist and men in authority authen ticating its antiquity." -o Hard. Times. A large man, who sat on the wharf fishing, recently, gave his opinion in regard to hard times. He said the trouble was that capital was opposed to labor, and no matter how anxious a man was to work capital would make no conces sions. He wanted work himself, he Biid, aud omehe thought of giving up, but now his wife was able to take in washing, and he would never yield. He intended to say more, but he was obliged to go off to attend a ball match. War as it Was and it Is. The following is an extract from an address before the Yale law school : Some 2,000 years before Christ we read that a certain king, one of the kings of those times- -the head of a tribe Or city boasted, " Three score and ten kings, having their thumbs and great toes cut off, gather their meat under my table." When the men of Judah made his royal mu tilator a captive, according to the received lex talionis of the age, they cut of his thumbs and great toes, cast him into a dungeon at Jerusalem and left him to die of hnDger. When Nebuchadnezzar took Jerusalem he slew the sons of King Zedekiah be fore his face, carried him to Babylon, put out both his eyes and left him to end his days in prison. At the close of the long Jngnrthine war, Marius brought Jngurtha to Rome, and,, in accordance with the established usage of the Roman triumph.chained to his chariot wheels this deposed kfng, this gallant soldier, dragged him in triumph through the streets, amid the insults of the populace, and when he turned his chariot from the forum to ascend the capitol, he unchained the royal prisoner from the chariot-wheel, cast him nearly naked into a dungeon, where he was not strangled until he had contended six days against famine. When Car thage was taken it was blotted from the map of nations, its past de stroyed, its ships burned and its in habitants sold as slaves. The cam paign against Corinth ended in the extinction of that luxurious, magnifi cent city and the enslavement of all its inhabitants. The curse which Joshua pronounced against the man who should presume to rebuild Jer icho, " Cursed be the man who shall rise up and rebuild this city Jericho! He shall lay the foundation thereof in his first born, and in his youngest son he shall set up the gates of it," was but the expression of the com mon sentiment the common law of ancient times ; at the height of Greek and Roman civilization, after a lost battle, every man, woman and child every human being, not slain became an exile or a slave. A campaign usually ended in the de struction of a city ; a war in an ex tinct nationality. Jjet us skip over two thousand years to our present civilization. The nineteenth century saw all Eur ope under arms, from Siberia to Archangel, from the Atlantic- to the Vistula ; ships battered one another to pieces in every sea. When these wars closed by a treaty of peace, some boundaries were altered, some dynasties were changed, but it is not necessary to say that all prisoners were released and no property de stroyed, for such is the settled law of Christendom. And when the allies took Paris by siege each Cos sack paid for a cup of coffee handed him by the French waiter, and the publicists and moralists of Europe got angry in discussing the refined question whether the allies had a right, under the law of nations, to the museums and galleries of Italy and Holland the pictures and statues that Napoleon had taken from them as trophies ol war. When our late war closed, we held ourselves res ponsible to the world, to history, that our only prisoner, and he the instigator and head of the rebellion, should be lodged and fed in accord ance with the most refined rules. 'When at last proceedings against him ceased, a northern abolitionist decani e his bondsman, he took atrip to Europe as an American citizen, protected by an American passport. A Handy Table. We are indebted to Mr. J. H. Maine, says the Albany Democrat, carpenter and contractor, for the fol lowing valuable table to those who desire to make their own estimate for building. It is worth pasting in your scrap book: One thousand feet of flooring or ceiling will lay 800 feet of solid su perficial measure. 1,000 feet of siding 750 feet. . 1,000 feet rustic siding, 10 inches wide, 900 feet. All lumber is measured before plan ing, and is so calculated in all bills. It requires 6 pounds of white lead for three coat work. Good lead is cheapest. Five gallons of oil is sufficient for 100 lbs of lead boiled oil or raw also, turpentine, weigh 7 lbs to the gauou. Eight pounds of properly mixed paint will cover 3 squares one good coat. It takes from 5 to G pounds shin gle nails to the 1,000 shingles. Tweniy-five pounds flooring brads will lay 1,000 feet floor. Sixteen pounds flooring brads, 3d, will lay 1,000 feet ceiling. Nails will weigh as follows: Seven inch spikes, 5 will weigh a pound. Sixty penny nails, 9 to the pound. Forty penny, 13 to the pound. Thirty penny, 23 to the pound. Twenty penny, 34 to the pound. Twelve penny, 48 to tbe pound. Ten penny, 58 to the pound. Eight penny, 89 to the pound. Six penny, 153 to the pound. Four penny or shingle, 304 to the pound. . . Average green fir lumber weighs 4Vi pounds to the foot; seasoned, 4 pounds. Green cedar, about the sime as fir; seasoned, 3 pounds. 500 feet of either green cedar or fir, is equal to one ton. Green cedar shin gles weigh about 400 pounds to the 1,000; dry, 250 to300. Shingles bail ed in what are called Y bunches, should overrun, or in other words should contain 504 shingles; bunches fall short 4 to the bale, or 16 to the thousand. All Sorts. The baby's little game Bawl. A place for reflection The mirror. When a woman starts a pawn broker's shop is she your aunt. Striped stockings worn in good society should always be mates. "Come rest in this bosom," as the bummer said to the bar-room" lunch.. Fullbacks, corsets, money and ha bitual drunkards., continue to get tighter and tighter. When the man said "look into my heart," it is supposed he had a windy pain in his stomach. People learn wisdom by experience. ( A man never wakes up his second baby to see it laugh. A well moulded arm is prettier without bracelets, besides they are liable to scratch a fellow's ear. .They pretend to have a young lady in St. Louis so kind-hearted and lazy that she will never beat an egg. An old bachelor savs the talk of women is u sally about men; even their laugh is but "be! he! he! Why may a tipsy man fall into the river with impunity? Because he won't drown as loirg as his head swims. It is singular how early in life a child gains the reputation of resem bling its richest and best-looking relations. A woman will carry a new bonnet if it is as big as a bay-stack, but a half-pound of cheese must be deliv ered by the clerk. Sixty-three babies reported for duty at the Battle Creek baby-party. The careless reporters assert that Mrs. "furnished refreshments for the whole of them." The ladies have taken to wearing belts again. Where a corset won't bring their ribs together, a stout belt, a pull for life and a strong buckle will do the business. A Canemah man lugged a butcher knife around for two hours, offering to kill any one who said he wasn't Moses, of Biblical fame. Every one said he looked just like Moses. Another man.whose memory ought not to be permitted to perish, is gone. He lived near Fredericksburg, Va.f and his father was kicked out of a water-melon patch by George Wash ington. Young men are so scarce at Long Branch this season that the girls have been known to hang a pair of pantaloons over the back of a rocking-chair, and gaze at them for hours at a time. Mrs. Henry says that John is just the stupidest man in the world. She ate too much green corn the' other day and got the colic; and what did the old idiot do but send for the corn doctor. Referring to the base slander that the Woman's Pavilion at the Centen nial is very dirty, the Rochester Democrnt &sks in an angry tone if one can strike for freedom and do housework at the tame time. "It was pitched without," said the clergyman, and an old base ball ' player, who had been calmly slum bering, awoke with a start and yelled "foul." The first base came down from the choir and put him out. A Michigan editor, on discovering a fire, rushed out into the street shouting: "Conflagration! conflagra- Hon!! conflagration!!! Approximate hither with the implements of deluge and extinguish this combustion." The newest collar is called the "Safety." It is so named from the fact that it is high enough for a man who wears one to crawl up behind it and hide when his wife stops in at the office to inquire whether he mail ed her letters. . ' "What is that, darling ?" asked a young Oregon City husband of his bride. She the heaven of her blue eyesupon him and answered: 'That's one of my gaiters, dearest." "Ah!" he added softly, "I thought it was a dog-kennel." This is the season of the year to get off the old joke about the city girl Who goes up to the cow-yard fence, and, drawing her muslin dress up and about, says coyly: "Ob, cousin John ! which is the cow that gives the buttermilk?" A tailor of melancholy tempera ment was observed recently sitting cross-legged on .the Canada shore, gazing intently at the Horseshoe Fall, with its thick cloud of spray. A reporter stole up unobserved, and heard him mutter: "What a place to sponge a coat!" Married Politeness. " Will you ?" asked a pleasant voice. And the husband answered, "Yes, my dear, with pleasure." It was quietly but heartily said; the tone, the man ner, the look were perfectly natural, and very affectionate. We thought how pleasant was the courteous re ply! How gratifying must it have been to the wife! Many husbands of ten years "experience are ready enough with the courtesies of polite ness to the young ladies of their ac quaintance,, while they speak, with abruptness to the wife, and do many rude little things without consider ing them worth an apology. The stranger whom they have seen but yesterday, is listened to with defer ence, and, although the subject may. not be of the pleasantest nature, with a ready smile; while the poor wife, if she relates a domestic grievance . is snubbed or listened to with ilfc concealed impatience. o