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OU120OX LOPGK NO. 3, I. I. O. F".,
Meets everv Thursday
vi;nin2at7He o'clock, in the
Odd Fellows' Hall, Main
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der are invited to attend. Iiy order
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L- frrun Mm "nth nfSen.
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'clock from the :J0th of March to the
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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
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Orogon Gity, Oregon.
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8tat. Special nttentlon given to cases In
the U. S. Ind Offlc at Oregon City.
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OR EG OX CITY, : : OREGON.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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