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4,4 DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. YOL. XII. OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1878. NO. 44. J -a. - ; - - - J ci,.i. j , ' )? 4 THE ENTERPRISE. A LOCAL NEWSPAPER TOR t a Farmer, Bnlani 3f an and Fjiui ll.r Circle) ISSUED BVERY THURSDAY. JisTIC S. DEMENT, rBOPBIETOK ASD PUBLISHER. Official Paper for Clackamas County. Office: Jn Enterprise Building;, "One door South of Masonic Building, Main Street. Term of Kubnerlptioa Hingis Copy, one year, in advance S3 60 Single Copy, six months, in advance 1 60 Ttrim of Adterliaine: Transient advertisements, including all legal notices, per square of twelve lines, ona -week ...J a For each subaeuuent insertion.. 100 Ona Column, one year 120 00 Half Column, one year 60 00 Quarter Column, one year 40 00 Business Card, one square, one year 12 00 I SOCIETY NOTICES. OREGON LODGE, No. 3, I. O. O. F. Meets every Thursday Evening, at Tfc o'clock, in Odd Fellows' Uall, 7f-?C Main Street. Members of the Orderv'Saj are invited to attend. By order of jr. G. REBECCA DEGREE LODGE, No. 2, i. o. o. meets on the Second aud -t r -l Fourth Tuesday Evenings of each month, ll at lit o'clock, in the Odd Fellows" Hall. J ! Members of the Degree are Invited to attend. FALLS ENCAMPMENT, No. 4, I. O. O. F., meets at Odd Fellows Hall on the First and Thii Tuesday of each mouth. Patriarchs in goou standing are invited to arirna. MULTNOMAH LODGE, No. 1, n. t . & A. M., holds its regular cominuni cations on the Firnt ami Tlur.l SHtiinlnva in each mouth, at 7 o'clock from the 20th of September to the tiutb of March ; aud o'clock from the 'Jl'th of March to the ' 20th of September. Brethren in good standing are inviteu to attena. isy order of W. M. BUSINESS CARDS. WARREN N. DAVIS, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Graduate of the Vniversity of Pennsylvania. Office at Cliff House. CHARLES KNIGHT, CANBY, OREGON, Physician and Druggist. "Prescriptions carefully filled at short notice. ja7-tf DR. JOHN WELCH, DENTIS T.&fr OFFICE IN OREGON CITY OREGON. Highest cash price paid for County Orders. E. L. EASTHAM, 4 "W rl"" da i -r -mr a nn w OREGON CITY, OREGON. Special attention given to business in the U. 8. i.aini vttnee. Office iiVIyer's Brick. JOHNSON & McCOWN, ATTORNEYS and COUNSELORS AT LAW OREGON CITY. OREGON. Will practice in all the Courts of the State. Special attention given to cases in the Vnited States Land Office at Oregon City. 6apr'7'2-tf BLANKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FCR kale at thisoftice. Justices of the Peeace can get anytning in their line. GEO. A- HARDING, Driest aM ApotiiBcary, T-EEP3 CONSTANTLY ON HAND A GENERAL L assortment of Drugs and Chemicals, PrrfuDifrr, Koap, Cviiiba and Krii !. Trnur. Muiiuorln. kbonldrr Ilrarra t'anrj and Toilet Arliclen. ALSO Kero.f np Oil. E.amp liliiin.T. Ulaaa. rutty. fjalnla. olla Varuiahei and !e SitullW PURE WINES AND LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES. PATENT MEDICINES, ETC, ETC Physicians" Prescriptions carefully cor pounded, and all orders correctly answered. Open at all hours of the night. fec&. All accounts must be paid monthly. Uuvl.lsTotf WARD & HARDING. W. H. HIGHFIELD, Established since '40, One door North of Pope's Hall, . MAIN J.T., KKtlOX flTY, KKU'. An assortment of Watches, Jewelry, and i neiu a nomas' eight Clocks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. " -fniu8 uun uu suorx notice; andthaua.iul ior past patronage. CuhU lid lor County Orders. JOHN M. BACON, DEALER IN BOOKS, STATIONERY, a& PIUTLKE ILiIES. MOULDINGS AND MISCEL- LANEOC8 GOODS. I'BAJl K XtDE TO ukii:r. Obeoos Oitt. Obegox. 7"At the Post Office, Main Street, west side. novl, 5-tf A. C. WALLING'S JPi oncer JSooIc JBinderv Pittock's Building, cor. of Stark and Front Sts., rOKTLtXO, RI'.OX. BLANK BOOKS RULED AND BOUND TO ANT desired pattern. Music Bocks, Magazines, Newspapers, etc.? sound in every variety of style known to the trade. Orders from the country promptly attended to. novl,. iS-tf OREGON CITY BREWERY. Having purchased the above Brewery, wishes to inform the public that they areHfg uuw prepared to manufacture a No. l, quality OF LAGER BEER. As good as can be obtained snvwhe the State. omen selicitei and promptly fills .ft Smile Whenever You Can. When tilings don't go to suit yon, And the world seems upside down. Don't waste your time in fretting, But drive away that frown ; Since life is oft perplexing, 'Tis much the wisest plan To bear all trials bravely. And smile whenever you can. Why should you dread to-morrow, And thus despoil to-day?. For when you borrow trouble, You always have to pay. It is a good old maxim Which should of ton be preached : Don't cross the bridge before you Until the bridge is reached. You might.be spared much sighing, If you want to keep in mind The thought that good and evil Are always here combined, There must be something wanting And though you roll in wealth, You may miss from your casket The precious jewel health. And though you're strong and sturdy, You may have an empty purse ; And earth has many trials Which I consider worse I But whether joy or sorrow Fill up your mortal span, 'Twill make your pathway brighter To smilo whenever you can. Jeanie's First Sorrow. BY SIDNEY TUORSK. Jeanie Moore was the prettiest eirl in Grovelanrl. "None knew her but to love her," as the poet says, and old Farmer Moore was prouder of hia one daughter, than ot all his lands, and well he might be. This summer Jeanie had come home from boarding school for good, and the old farm rang with her clear bird-like tones as ehe liew from room to room. leaving tokens of her dainty womanlv pre9once everywhere. ouug Dr. .Lowell had been a boarder at the farm for three years. When lie had L'rstseen Jeanie she had been a little winning girl, quite willing to be taken on the grave young man's knee, and listen thoughtfully as he and her father talked. But now thing were quite different, and as Howard Lowell watched the graceful fmn crowned by the lovely flower-like face, and each day eaw the pure unselfish nature unfold more and more, he grew to look upon her in an other light, and to tnink that it would be very sweet to have that blooming face grow more bright at his approach than at any other. So the days went by, and although no words had as yet broken the 9weet silence, the two young hearts were knitting fast together when my story opens. Jeanie had changed from a bhy, blushing school girl into a beiutiful self-possessed maiden, conscious in her inmost heart of being loved, and ot returning that love. Que evening, as they all bat around the cosy tea-table, little Fred, Jeauie's brother, bounded into the room, full of uewa which evidently seemed very im portant to him. "Oh, lather, the big house has heen bought!" Now the "big house," as Fred called it, was the house ot Groveland. High up on a hill it towered in its gray stone fctateliness above all the rest of the village. It had been unoccupied for many years. 'Well, I'm glad of that," heartily ex claimed Farmer Moore. "It's a shame so much fine property should have gone to wreck and ruin so long, when it might be made such an ornament to the vil lage. Do you know who has bought it, Freddy?" "les, sir, it is a widow lady named Aimer, and she has two daughters." Dr. Lowell here gave a sudden start, which caused Jeanie to glance over at him, and to her surprise she saw that he was greatly agitated. IIi9 face was white as death, and with his lips parted be looked fixedly at Freddy, as if waiting to hear more. Seeing his emotion attracted attention, he hastily arose and without speaking, lett the room. Jeauie's interest in Freddy's news was entirely lost in her wonderment over Dr Lowell's strange demeanor. It was quite late in the evening before he rejoined them; but when he came back he was as self-possessed and quiet a9 ever, yet there was something peculiar in his manner, and Jeanie felt the change, although, unlike most women, she refrained from askinsr any questions. It was true "Waban Uall" had at last found oceuoauts. Mrs. Aimer and her two daughters were pleasant and uuaf fected. and it was not loner before the new-comers became well acquainted in the village. After a time Jeanie called to welcome them and extend the hospitality of the farm, and she returned home delighted with her visit. Mrs. Aimer was so kind, and the girls, Ella and Kuth, so charm ing and friendly. Jeanis talked enthusi astically for some time alout her new friends, aud Dr. Lowell listeued to all she said eagerly. After a few weeks invitations came to the farm for a party to be held at the "Hall." "Shall you go, little one!" questioned her lather. Jeanie looked up at Dr. Lowell, and was surprised again by the odd pallor ot his lace. It was decided they should go, nd the was ablaze with light, and fragrant with me aromatic perlume of flowers, and as Jeanie entered the ball room on the doc tor s arm, her girlish heart gave a great bound, bhe had been to but few parties, and youth loves lite and gaiety. But her pleasure that evening was nof what she had expected, and as she lay in her own little bed at home that night, and thought over her lovers bewildering conduct, the pretty head buried itself in the pillows, and anyone listening might have heard smothered sobs. Shortly after their arrival her escort had left her, and devoted himself to I Ella Aimer. Not that Jeanie waa neg lected that her beauty and popularity never allowed her to "be but she had watched with a keen pain her lover's manner toward Miss Aimer. From their first meeting the reserve which he generally held toward strangers had been wanting, and he seemed to become more and more engrossed iu her society. The long walk home that evening had been taken almost in silence, and Jeanie's heart, all unused to trouble, sank very low, as she thought she had been un maidenly in giving her love so freely, and now her punishment had come. Yet a heart once out of one's keeping cannot be called back suddenly without pain. And. this was only the commencement of her sorrow. Day after day Dr. Lowell was a guest at "Wabau Hall," and Jeanie often saw him and Ella Aimer riding or walking together. Farmer Moore never noticed how grave the wearisome face was growing,-for with the pride of wo manhood Jeanie kept her grief to herself. She had made up her mind bitterly, that while she had been loving with all the fervor of a warm, impulsive heart, he, whom she had thought so noble, had been only "trifling with her testing his powers of pleasing. She avoided meeting him as much as possible, and so the time passed, until one morning as she rose from the break fast table, Dr. Lowell said : "Can you speak witn me a little while, Jeanie? It is almost impossible for me to see you alone lately." Never had his voice pronounced her name more tenderly. Was he about to make her a confidante of his new-found love! Jeauie raised her eyes quietly to his face, then answering, "Certainly," led the way to the library. She seated herself, and he, standing before her, after a slight pause, began : "Jeanie, the time has come for this mystery to be explained, and I can tell you who I am." The girl's large dark eyes opened widely. "Who you are!" "Yes," he said, laughingly, "I know I I am Dr. Howard Lowell, practicing phy.iciau, of Qroveland; but that is not all. Listen, and I will tell you the whole story. "My father died when I was ten years old, leaving my mother a widow with three children. Between the eldest of the two girls and myself there was the most passionate attachment indeed, we were all an unusually united family; but in three years my mother married again. Then my misery commenced. I cannot describe the persecutions my stepfather inflicted upon me, whom alone of all the children he seemed to hate. Perhaps it was because of my then head strong, impulsive nature. I was a pas sionate boy, and at last, driven desperate, ran away Irom home aud lrom my dearly loved mother and sisters. "Then for years I was driven where fate willed, working here and there at anything, no matter how menial, until at last fortune, in the shape of a kind old physician interposed. "Dr. Lowell saw and became interested in me, aud when he died left me, his adopted son, his wealth, on condition I took his name, and never returned to the influence ot my stepfather. And new Jeanie, comes the most wonderful part of my story. "I have found my mother and sisters at last, free from the oue who made my boyhood so wretched. Shortly after I lett home my stepfather had taken his family abroad, and from then until now we haa never met. "How I have longed to speak and de clare myself ! But, Jeanie, I feared that the prodigal who selfishly left all he held dear could never be forgiven; until last night my sister Llla spoke so tenderly and regretfully of the brother she had lost, I could keep silence no longer. shall keep my dear adopted father's name, but Mrs. Aimer, whom you already like so much, is my mother, and Kil& and Kuth ftre my sisters." Then, witfi an abrupt change in his voice, Dr. Lowell stooped, and raising the son, nine nana wmcn lay listlessly in the gill's lap, clasped it firmly in his own as he said : "Can my darling wonder that my man ner uas been strange and unlike my self! ' The expression in his loving eyes made Jeanie flush and tremble, and as she was gathered to his manly heart sha knew that she had come to the end of her great sorrow. It was a happy evening that followed when, in the "Hall" parlor, the newly found brother and son brought the dim pled, blushing girl to his mother and sis tors as another claimant for their love And right cordially they welcomed her, Old Farmer Moore was satisfied, too, for Jeanie and her husband will live with him, and the old farm will still echo the music of the blythe voice so dear to his heart. It is rough work that polishes. Look at the pebbles on the shore! Far inland where some arm of the sea thrusts itself deep into the bosom of the land, and ex panding into a salt loch, lies girdled by the mountains, sheltered from the storms that agitate the deep, the pebbles on the beach ars rough, not neautuui; angular, not rounded. It is where long white lines of breakers roar, and the rattling shingle is rolled about the strand, that its peb bles arc rounded and pousned. As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones their lustre. The more the dia mond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect his peo pie. Br. Guthrie. Neither a borrower nor lender be, for loan oft loses both self and friend; and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry This above all to thine own self be true. and it must follow as the day the night, thou canst not be false to any man Poloniuty in. "ITamZ." A Great Tenor. A correspondent of the Hartford Posh writing from Rome, says concerning the Easter services: There were services in all the churches. but when they were no more than ordi nary ones, except, perhaps, in St. Giovanni Laterano, where the music was a trifle ner. In the Church of St. Andrea della Fratto, the Right Rev. Mouseignor Capel delivered a sermon in English, and the Friar Giovanni sang. I do not know whether the fame of this wonderful tenor has reached America yet, but he certainly nas me granuesr. voice j. nave ever Heard. Ilia name is known everywhere in Rome, and, whenever it is known that he is to sing in any church, there is a perfect rush to hear him It is a difTiiuiffaitter -to learn where e is to appear, tor they trv to keen it uiet. But during Lent the booksellers. who post up in their stores the important any events, lor the benefit of visitors. from time to time, found out his where abouts, aud gave the public the benefit of their information. Sometimes it was right, very often' wrong. We were fortu nate enough to hear him last Sunday. I have heard most of the great tenors who have visited America, but never such a voice as this fat, ungainly, chubby friar is possessed of. It is sweet and clear, and of tremendous volume. His range is marvellous, and the notes B and A are seemingly as easily withiu his reach as an ordinary tone. The Pope asked him a hort while ago whether he proposed to go on the stage or stay in the church. He replied, "The church." A regular stipend was assured him, so, unless you come to Rome you will have to be satisfied with hearing of him, in stead of hearing him. But the rush to lear him is creating quite a scandal, and the authorities now say that the people make a concert-room of the church. In fact, Monseignor Capel, in beginning his sermon on Sunday last, begged the peo ple to remember that the church was no theatre, but a temple for the worship of Almighty God. Ho had previously told a friend of mine that the thing was a dis grace, and that if Giovanni sang he would not preach. But the matter was patched up somehow, for he preached an hour nd a half, and Giovanni sang fifteen minuter. An Incidewt of Bdll Rcit. A well- known judge in one of Pennsylvania's unties was in Washington at the out break of oar civil war. At the time of the first battle of Bull Run. when Northern politicians generally placed mplicit faith in Seward's sanguine prophecy concerning the shortness of the rebellion, it is well known that "all Washington" weut down to see the fun of our "first and decisive victory" (!) over the Confederacy. The Pennsylvania judge was among the num ber, and rode upon his horse to the scene of action. Having dismounted to view the battle he became separated from his horse. When the panic seized the North ern army, some more agile and more for tunate spectator took possession of the udge's auimal and hastily sped back to Washington; and the judge, who was cor pulent and, as befits a judge, dignified in bearing, was compelled to foot it. Puf fing and blowing, and swinging and wringing his hands. His Honor was left far behind by multitudinous light weights. But all who passed him he greeted with the same agitated, breath less inquiries: "Can't somebody stop this fight! Can't this affair be compromised!" The judges neighbors have not yet for gotten his questions, or the length of time required to answer them; aud they often to this day have a laugh at his expense. Romance: or a Poor Young Girl. Cincinnati has a pretty romance of a poor young girl. 1 he heroine was an intelli gent but unpretending young girl, who was forced by circumstances to work for living. She sewed in a store at a sal ary so meagre, and with work bo labori ous, tnt she gladly accented a nosition as waiter-girl in a DODUlar boarding- house. She had previously been offered a position as governess, but preferred the other, i ne only advantage the boarding house afforded over the store was that o family sympathy. Among the boarders wa one probably as poor as herself, tie was advertising solicitor lor a city paper, with a very moderate income. Believing themselves poor, but yet able to keep the wolf from their door, an at tachment sprang up, which developed luto an engagement. The course of love did not run smoothly. There were doubts ot taitbtuIneBs, and consequent quarrels, until, a few days age, the young lady learned that she had fallen heir to an estate in Germany worth 4100.000. Her heart was true to him. They were married right away. Thb Carat. Possibly many people have speculated on the precise meaning of the word "carat." It is an imaginary weight, thatexpresses the fineness of gold, or the proportions of pure gold in a mass ot metal. Thus an ounce of gold of tweuty-two carats fine is gold of which twenty-two parts out of twenty-four are pure, the other two parts being silver, copper or other metal. The weight of four grains, use by jewelers in weighing precious stones and pearls, is sometimes called diamond weight the carat con sisting ot four nominal grains, a little lighter than four grains troy, or seventy four and one-sixteenth carat grains being equal to seventy-two grains troy. The term of weighing carat derives its name from a bean, the fruit of an Abyssinian tree, called kuara, varying little in its weight, and seems to have been, from a very remote period, used as a weight for gems and pearls. Body and brain need plenty of exer cise as well as plenty of rest; and prob ably far fewer people fall into ill health from overdoing than from insufficient or irregular exercise of their muscles, and for want of that rigorous development of Drain-power which comes from mental activity and discipline. Deep sorrow has no tongue. Frnit Recipes. Preserved Pkars are put up the same, only pared. Leave stems on and fruit whole. Pickled Peaches. To every quart of vinegar add two pounds of sugar, spice. Boil and pour boiling hot over the peaches. Raspberry Vinegar. One pint vine gar, three pints berries, one pound crushed sugar. Let them stand together day or two; wash and strain. Boil twenty minute3 and skim well. Bottle when cool. To Can Peaches. One half pound of sugar to one pound of fruit. Put the sugar in the kettle with a half pint of water to one pound of sugar. Heat and skim and parboil them in the syrup ten minutes. Pour while hot in caus and seal immediately. Raspberry Jam. Three-quarters of a pound of sugar to every pound of fruit; t 1 t . a a t a . , .. oou me iruu uatt au hour; mash and stir well; add the sugar and cook twenty minutes more. Gooseberry jam is made similar, only boil the fruit one hour first and another hour after the sugar is put in. The Iloutthold. Sooa Beer. Three pints strong beer, one quart molasses, three and one-half pounds brown sugar, simmered together and skimmed as long as scum will rise; three ounces tartaric acid dissolved in one-half pint of water, one and one-half ounce each of essence of lemon, winter green and sassafras; bottle, cork and tie. Nectar. Four ounces tartaric acid. four pounds white suar, two quarts wa ter. Simmer well together until it comes to a boil. When nearly cold add the whites of two eggs. When quite cold flavor with two tablespoons of lemon or any other extract. Bottle and cork well. For use, take a goblet nearly filled with water and two tablespoons of the syrup, to which add about half a teaspoon of soda. Stir and drink while foaming. Preserved Cherries. Common sour cherries are best; stone and take pound of sugar to pound of fruit; take half of your sugar and sprinkle over the fruit, let it stand about an hour, pour into a preserving kettle, boil slowly ten min utes, skim out the cherries, add remain der of sugar to the syrup; boil, skim and pour over the cherries; the next day drain off the syrup, boil, skim, add the cherries, boil twenty minutes and seal up in small lars. Preserved Quinces. Pare, quarter and core the fruit, saving skins and cores. Put the quinces over the fire with just enough water to cover them, and simmer j until perfectly tender, but do not let them break. Take out the fruit and spread on dishes to cool; add the parings and cores to the water in which the quinces were boiled, and cook one hour; then strain through a jelly-bag, and to each pint of this liquor allow a pound of sugar. Boil and skiin this, then put in the fruit and boil fifteen minutes. Take it off the fire and let it stand ia a deep dish 24 hours. Then drain off the syrup, and let it boil again, put in the quinces and cool fifteen minutes. Take out the fruit and spread on dishes to cool; boil down the syrup thick; put the fruit in your jars until two-thirds full, then cover with the syrup. Peach Preserves. Pare and stone your fruit and cut in halves; weigh it, and allow one pound of sugar to one pound of fruit; crack peach stones, ex tract the kernels, and put a few into your syrup (for flavoring) while cooking. Put a layer of sugar in the kettle first, then a layer of fruit, and so on until all is used; set where it will warm slowly until the sugar is melted and the fruit hot through; boil steadily until the peaches are tender and clear; take out with a perforated skimmer and lay on large flat dishes, crowding as little as possible. Boil the syrup almost to a jelly that is clear and thick and skim; till your iars two- tbirda full of the fruit, pour on the boil ing syrup, and when cold cover with brandy tissue paper, then with cloth, lastly with thick paper tied tightly over them. The peaches should be ready to take off after half an hour boiling; the syrup boila fifteen minutes longer; stir often to let the scum rise, and skim. Household Furniture. Experience tells us that furniture will be more likely to prove satisfactory if simple and graceful, rather than elaborate and extravagant in design. 1 here is no economy in buying inferior, ill-made ar ticles because they are cheap. They will either get to look shabby or will need repair in a very snort time, and in tne end. will prove the more expensive. All articles ot furniture should, in size, ma terial and shape, be suited to their posi tion and surroundings and they should harmonise well with each other. Except ing in very large rooms, or in conformity with & fixed idea, large patterns, extrava gant designs, and striking colors, should be avoided. Subdued (but not dingy) colors and email patterns are much safer than large massea of color, and the brightness of the room should depend rather upon the table-covers, books, flow ers, and other ornaments, than upon the color of the carpets and curtains. Large furniture is out of place in a small room; slight, spare furniture is not suited to large room, lhe designs for carpets and floor-cloths should be adapted for hon aontal surfaces and for being trodden on In a dining-room the patterns and colors should be rich, deep and warm. In drawing-room they should be light and delicate. When the rooms have a moth erly aspect, the colors in the dining-room should not be too dark or sombre; in the drawing-room they should not be cold Bedrooms should be bright, airy and cheery. In all the rooms the furniture should not be too much crowded, and . - - , ,3, - . - . silliness Bnouia oe avoided as much as possible. An English writer says: White hair is so becoming to the face that many women are never pretty till they are old the long reign of hair powder which lasted through a century is an immoita tribute to the beauty of old age. The Wandering- Jew front a Hebrew Point of View. The legend of the Jew, says a Jewish paper, ever wandering and never dying, even from the crucifixion of Jesus to the present day, is spread over many Euro pean countries. The accounts, however, as in all fables, do not agree. One ver sion is this: When Jesus was led to death, oppressed by the weight of the cross, he wished to rest himself near the gate at the house of Ah as u re us. This man, however, sallied forth and thrust him away. Jesus turned toward him, saying : "I shall rest, but thou shalt move on till I return." And from that time he has had no rest, and,, ia obliged incessantly to wander about. Another version is that given by Matthew, of Paris, a monk of the thirteenth century: When Jesus was led from the tribunal of Pilate, to death, the doorkeeper, named Cartaffilous, pushed him from behind with hia foot, saying: "Walk on, Jesus, quickly; why dost thou tarry!" Jesus looked at him gravely, and said : "I walk on, but thou shalt tarry till I come." And tlm man, still alive, wanders from place to place in constant dread of the wrath to come. A third legend adds that this wandering Jew falls sick every hundred years, but recovers and renews his strength; hence it is that, after so many centuries, he does not look much older than aseptaugenarian. Thus much for the legends. No one of the ancient authors alludes to this wanderer. The first who reports such a thing is a monk of the thirteenth century, when, as is known, the world was full of pious frauds, even to disgust. However, the story has spread far and wide, so that it has become a proverb, "He runs like a wandering Jew." A Tale of Two Lovers. The two lovers plunged gracefully into each oth er's arms across the gate, splitting the top rail and breaking both hinges in their frantic demonstrations of joy; and the frail structure fell to the ground, a hopeless, chaotic wreck. "Come round here smashing gates and talking moonshine to my daughter 1 Eh! Eh? Eh?" was the old gentleman's re mark as he hauled Alexander Bartholo mew backward and forward over the ground, and banged him over the bead with a sample exhibi of the broken gate. And thus he danced a Modoc war dance on young Jones' prostrate form; stepped on his ears; jabbed him in the ribs with the butt-end of a fowling piece, and other wise toyed with him. And fiually, when the thing began to grow monotonous, particularly lor the lover, he stood Alexander, etc., up and gave him a homeward lift on the toe of is boot, and then emptied both charges f his shotgun into hia coat tail as he vanished around the corner. Alexander Bartholomew stayed out. His love for Evangeline Seraphia has faded like a morning glory beneath the noonday sun. No more gate for him. He is now engaged in looking for a girl who lives iu a house level with the street,, and whose father is of a retiring disposition. Fragment f rom Punch. An Embarrassing Question. Three ittle boys, aged, respectively, nine, ten and eleven, were detected in placing stones on the track of the elevated raU road. Their motive was the "fun" as they called it of seeing the train, filled with passengers, precipitated to the pave ment! Fortunately, though the engine was displaced, the cars were saved by the timber wall beside the track. Now what to do with the little boys is question not easily answered. One of them appeared to be the leader, who had urged the others on, and he was rather proud than cowed when arrested. In uch a child there must be a great deal of innate depravity. His freedom ia in consistent with the safety of others. Yet it would seem cruel to shut him up for life. "Send him away from all railroads." said some one. But where could he be sent away from them! There arc rail roads well-nigh everywhere now. i. robably a school-ship would be as suitable a place as any lor him: yet. if kept on a Government vessel, very likely at some future day he would be hanged at the yard-arm lor mutiny. The whole world has not really a fit place for such characters. No place is good for so bad a boy. If. T. Ledger. a jafanksb jhoojsbtone. A new , A" moonstone has been discovered in Japan In oeki, a place frequented by travelers on their way to Ise. there is a stone fig ure of Buddha which has stood there for ages past. It has ever been believed by the inhabitants ot the district- that magical radiance proceeded from one of the ears of the image, which was in con sequence an object of devout worship Some native philosopher hearing of this strange story and anxious to dis cover its origin, made a pilgrimage to the miraculous statue, and on closely ex amining the ear, found imbedded in the lobe ot it a crystal substance, which, on further examination, turned out to be diamond. On the result of the examina tion being made known, the people of the district; became greatly excited, some wanting to take it out and sell it, and others protesting against such profana tion. Application was accordingly made to the local authorities for a guard to prevent the stealing of the jewel, and the precious image is now guarded night and day. AMiddletown, (Conn.,) woman recently placed a doxen duck's eggs under a hen, hoping to raise some yonng ducks. After staying on the eggs until two days more would have hatched out the ducks the hen left and would not return. TheD the woman took the eggs and placed them in the bosom of her dress, where she car ried them for two days, when five young ducks came forth, all of which are alive and doing well. Oxfordshire Down Sheep. No breed of sheep has grown more into public favor in Great Britain, or has more rapidly extended in numbers, than the Oxfordshire Down. It is now about fifty years since a few enterprising Eng lish breeders undertook the construction of a new breed of sheep, that should in a great measure, possess the weight of the Long wool with the quality of the Down. It is the opinion of the best authorities in such matters that the Cotswold gray faced ram and the Hampshire-Down ewe were the chief, if not the only, materials which, by judicious blending and care ful selection, have resulted ia a class of sheep which under suitable conditions, ' are probably as profitable as any that can be mentioned, where size, weight of wool, aptitude to fatten, hardy character and valuable meat are desired. The success of the early promoters of the project led many others into the field. It was not until 1850 that they were styled the Oxfordshire Downs, the county of Oxford in England being their stronghold. Previous to that date, they were properly regarded as cross-breds, and known as Down Cotswolds, under which designation they achieved success at the Smitbfield shows. As scon as the breed became established, some of the most successful breeders began to exhibit their sheep at the Royal Agricultural So ciety's bhow, and though at first they had no special class, and were shown with short- wooled sheep and cross-breds, their great merit soon secured them a class to themselves. The Royal Society decided ou a separate class, and the Oxfordshire Downs made their first appearance as a recognized breed in the exhibition year of 1863 at Battersea. At the Smiihtield Club show, in 1872, the Duke of Marlbo rough took the etiampioa prize with his splendid wethers of this breed, as the best pen of sheep in any ol the classes. Among the characteristics of a good type of tne Oxfordshire Downs should be a nice drk color, the poll well covered with wool, adorned with a top knot on the forehead ; a good fleece of wool, thick on the skin, not too curly; a well-formed barrell on short, dark legs (not gray or spotted); with good, firm mutton. The weight of wool tor a whole nock will average about seven pounds per sheep; rama have been known to cut as much as twenty pounds when shearing. Great numbers of shearlings and ram-lambs are now sold ia Englaud by public as well as private sale. Most satisfactory prices have been realized recently, rams having changed hands at from $200 to (300 each. l'he cross with the Hampshire ewe for early fat lambs for the London market is much in favor. In this breed the weight of the fleece aud of the carcass, generally the characteristics of the CoUwold breed, are, combined with tne quality ot the mutton and thewool, the cnaracteristics of the Downs. The Oxfordshire sheep are adapted more particularly tar mixed soils, and stand close stocking and confinement; that is, they can be kept entirely in hurdles, and will probably do better so than lr allowed a range. Different sorts of food are commonly grown on the mixed soils, as kohlrabi, swedes, turnips, mangel wurzel, Winter oats, rye, and tre foil, vetches, cabbages and clover, so as to keep the sheep as much, as possible on the arable land. The stock ewes are gen erally divided in August, and rams se lected to suit each lot. They run over the stubbles, and are penned on rape or cabbage at night; in some instances a few beans are given, lhey then clean up the pastures till Christmas, having been on pea-straw at night. It is considered un wise to give them many turnips before yeaning, iney are men urougnc into the fold-yard for lambing, and are fed on hay, cotton-cake and a few roots. They are found to be very good moth ers, being strong and proline, producing a considerable proportion of twins. The lambs when taken into the turnip-field have a fold in front of their mothers, where tbey are supplied with hay, grain, and, as the case may be, cut swedes, or crop off the grass. The ewes with twins are also supplied with corn. The lambs are usually weaned when about twenty- two weeks old. They are a healthy class of sheep, and cases of giddiness are seldom known in any ot the flocks. Great attention is bestowed by the best fiwck-masters during the young stage, and an early acquaintance with suitable artificial food, and a frequent change of the natural produce are esteemed as points of great importance. A check on the young system ia often had to recover from, and it is a great argument for the folding sys tem, especially in a country where land ia dear and good mutton commands great prices, that the sheep are so frequently under the eye that any marked change may be noticed at aonce. American Cul tivator. Professor Bennett says that the tomato is one of the most powerful aperients, and in all affections of the liver, where calomel is generally used, it is the most effective and least harmful remedial agent known to the profession. How to Treat Hyacinths. As soon as a hyacinth is done flowering in water you may transplant it to a pot of artb, and so leave tt to dry off, when you will lay it away till Autuma. Off.hoots should be removed as soon as they ap pear, and be put in small pots, where they will soon make roots, and in time form flowering bulbs. Horse-doctors, according to their own reports, are increasing and doing splen didly. But how about the horses! Jf. T. Herald. What does it matter about the horses so long as the doctors thrive 1 The best way to preserve all hlf-hardy plants, when it is convenient to do so, is to prune and then lay them down and cover with a couple of inches of soil. They will come out in the spring as fresh as they were in the fall, and without injury- . . Keep a steady eye upon the compost heap. Make it grow all throngh the fall and winter. i 1 1 rt 1 l! s 111 it I 1 i- i - . ' ' t i h v.:c 1 V" . i t