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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1879)
r r ' 'It. . The Coast Mail QHKMrtXtJ UP THK STAIRS, Atom oftya)lfo twliicht pfft fy, Wpfy 4tay, TIE? ! "! (KI , iriMtwMMftdiort re Here at plyi bit, ImaM jpjM ft tet me unawares, Htert(n'uauiri A-ll II ? " tenderett hmniiln, , withatir)ihnttforooiviDo. , mil mniodif awakened A j wer wonUean n'er define! AHiUun,l,,.,0Jl", Tour darling, W t r tt lulls creature (My creeping up to etaira. fttfcytrti. bravely cUmWrtd im her Hula nanda an'i hneim, plBf up content htirinn W mkftl la the tree, WW t Iftftt Dtio tenoned tho lopmort, mZ,22E&TJlu rTW amir hjMtllt:btl atood n victor: Arwr creeping up tlisitalri, JMUa liaart, behold an Image W? "" J"-' ! Mrutgiln; lire, WJ bt nrlaeamual ba raptured Willi a noble, earnfut inre: VgWart, upward, reaching ever, sending io ut wrigbtor ear, Jtftlg, tearing, atlli expecting, W go creeping up the atalrt, their tpa may be no carpet, Hy their aide rnny be no rail, JKaotiaand knee may often pain u 1.,P,,Jha traay almost lall; JBHllt nboT luerolctlieglorr JffljH noinfalne Impair, With IU real and Joy forever, After creeping up the atatr. IXPOSlMJ A FRAUD. "I "jnoll it rat," sentontontionsiy re marked. Mim Patty Pry; "I ,lo most cor- propor- a rat of tmniensn .talrtfy juncH lions." Young AT. Wriukfielil dropped her ttofaliol work in hor lap and started like .a riaktnedliiilo bird. "What rot?" sho exclaimed. "Patty, I don t know what you are talking about.' Sho was a beautiful little blonde, with big, wondcrinp eyes, a gentle, pleading face, and a voieo a soft and sweet as the cooing of a rinp dove. Hor friend, Alius Pattv Pry, was Iter perfect opposite. A tall. Krenadier-liko figure, with a perceptible In-anl on her upper 11. high cheoK bones, and elbows so angular that no tlmsw goods could long eonllno tlieni. Hor newest drcshes alway loro (latches in the region of the elbows. "My dear cliild," continued Miss Patty, sinking her voico to a low whisper, "the thing looks decidedly suspicious. Wrinklleld aeetns w very auxiout that you should choose this oveuing of all trthen to visit your mother, who lives ten miles from here," "Uecanso lio thinks it would be an agreeable change for me," replied Mrs. Wrinklleld, eagerly. "Exactly," was" the ironical reply, "'and a very agreeable change for liiiii, too." "What do you moan?" breathed Mrs. "Wrinkficld, an alio turned her eves auxionslr upon Miss Patty. That lady gazed silently and sadly at hor companion and shook her head. " "Yon are a timid little gooso. He wants to get jron out of the way so that ho can. have a jolly time, invite his friend here, turn the house upside down and all that. That is rji real pur pose, you can rely upon it. I have it from reliable autbo-ity tlu.i Dollabce, the caterer, has reoeived an order for it hundred oyt.ter on the half-sholl, a dozen bottles of champuguc beside other vines, and a corresjKmiling quantity of lobster yuthul, for this evening, my dear ekild J So you can easily see why your , k&tbsnd should 1m anxious for yon to rievlt your toother thin evening. " Well, well, it takfa me to rind out the men. They are all alike, every one of them." Mrs. Wrinkfleld began to cry. "I wont go," he sobbed; "I won't go. Ill toy at home. Jfo, my dear child; that won't do at alljyon will at once proceed to make yourself as pretty us possible and then take the children and go on your visit. "Who knows when you will have another such a chance? You can leave it all to me; nothing that goes on here during your absence shall escape my ears and eyes." "Yes; "but how will you do it?" asked uie roung wife, whose head felt as if it Vas all in a whirl. "Oil! nothing easier in the world. When you have left, I will steal into the liouUo by tho back stairway, to which you must give mo the key, and then conceal .myself in the big dining-room cupboard. There I can sit and quiotly watch all that goes on in the dining-room; I -will hoar all Uio nice stories this hypocritical malosex spice their banquets with; all thoso spicy socrots they keep so carefully from us; .and when you get baek I will tell you the whole story from beginning to end." "Hut will tliat be honorable?" que ried Mrs. Wrinklleld. "JHonorablcl" sneered Miss Pry, with a shrug of hor shoulders. "My dear child, don't yon know that we must make uko oV uvery mcaus in our power to hold this tyrannical male sex in cliecK. "Yos! yeal you must be right," uerT osslymurmured Mrs. Wriukfiold, "but I Sever thought my dear Charles could play mo such a trick." "Oh, tho men are all alike, every ono of thoui," reiterated Miss Pry, "and we c womon must keep aclot watch on them. I -wouldn't marry ono of them, if forty were to go down on their knees to mo No, indeed! I value roy independence loo highly;" ami she elevated her head, half triumphantly, half defiantly. Mrs. Wrinklleld was a good-natured, 8RsuHiicious, trusting, confiding, credu lous littlo body, who entertained an mi taodorule amount of vehcratiou for tho advice" f thoso older and, she thought, wdUer than herself, TBut, as hor husband, coming home an hour iiter to see her off, helped her so Uudorly and carefully into the carriage, Mid bought oranges for thu baby and lit- Jtinnle, her heart misgave her, and ftkf) would Iiavo told him all hail not Miss ltv been so close by. "I shall count tho seconds till your ro ttt,'' said Mr. Wrinklleld, as he kissed ht- KKHl-bye. 40i! tho deceiver," whispered Miss PHy f ton tho other side of tho carriage. "ipu cnu't think," continued tho un jmweteg man, "how lonely I shall bo -intbotft you And Minnie, ETiu? oj t of this closel and I shall not iw i4 rain rlxH.1 Then having notliing cloo to occupy her mind with, Mist Patty conntuctoila sort Of mental diving-lwll by which she desconded in ImaginatioTi down into tho very substratum or her motives, and pickodup ono by ono tho principles winch generated them. Having dono this sho camo to four conclusions : First That her only object in eon coaling herself in another man's house njsd spying uiwn his notions was to open tho eves of his wife, a dear frie nd of hers, to tho rascally character and double dealing of her husband. Second That such duplicity ought to bo exposed. Tlnrd Tliat, under such circumstan ces, tho course sho had adopted was per fectly jnstiflablo and in strict accordance with tho golden rule. Fourth That, being justifiable, it was a duty, and Wing a duty, it was tho proper course for a solf-donying, upright, pious and high-minded woman like her self to pnrsuo The clock in tho dining room struck four. "It is still quite early, and I shall have a long time to wait," mused Miss Patty, "but it's bettor to bo too early tliaa too late. If I had delayed longer I might have encountered Wrinklleld somewhere. It is not well to bo too venturesome." The, clock ticked monotonously, and tho miuntes dragged on, one by one, till two more hours passed by. At 6 Mr. Wrinkltteld "camo in alone and sat down to tho solitary meal whieli Barbara, Ute active littlo maid, hod nrv-! thr mil ok wliiln dm iiumiii.ani ii.w. rP1 .for I"', while Mirs Patty was phemed at him for a "cad" and a sneak. oiuigect to crouch as low as possiblo in At the end of that three miles tlioy got to A DardtoTll JekH. Iluffalo Bill tells n good story about a party of Englishmen traveling on tho plains before tho Pacific railroad was finished. They camo tumbling into Laramie, abusing tho driver and tho coach and tho "blarsted country" gonor ully, because, they averted, there wan no "coaching or driving ontaido of Eng land." Their contempt of all things American was shown in tho most offen sive manner to all tho people standing around as they nlightotf. It happened that Bob Scott, tho finest driver and most reckless dare-devil on tho plains, was to toko tho coach to tho next station; eight miles westward from Laramio, and l ,gy Jehu heard tho remarks of the Britishors. ho slowly mako up his mind to give thcin a specomon of purely American coaching. Tho stablo boys lod out six eolts that looked as if thoy had never heard of a stage before; they reared and snorted, plunged and kicked until the noblo Britons were quito de lighted with tho anticipation of a fino drive. "Now, driver, you know, just givo 'em their heads and let 'em go; don't you lw afraid, my boy." "Yes," says another encouragingly, "my good fellow, just go ahead." Bob mounted the Imjx slowly whilo a man held each horse, ho gathered tho reins and said quickly, "Lot Vm go. And thoy did, and tho colts plunged and reared, but Bob's iron grasp hold thorn in. With tho aid of tho California brakes ho held them down to a walk for Ute darkest and most uncomfortable cor ner of tho big closet to avoid being discovered by the littlo maid as sho brought out and replaced the tea things, ".9i..n.t .... ' 1. tho ton of a hill, ami ono Britain uoked his head out of tho window and began to say something, but as ho did a wild, un earthly tell wuked thai vicinitv. iiml nt now.' thought Pattv. "It ' the same time lloli tlmm- nil hit limv. canuot lw long now before tho guests Ihj- I down. The coach seemed to lift from gin to drop in. j the ground, and thoso six colts started at Little Barbara put coal on the tire, ad- the very best speed thoy could make. justed the curtains and withdrew. Aiuothor yell from Bob, and thoy seemed Left alone, Mr, Wrinklleld lit a cigar, ' to increase it, then to help matters ho thniht his feet into slippers, took a book I drew his ruvolvor and began firing over ... ...u i-i.ui4v-hiviv,iurh iinnuu-vuiur iiiu ziursu s iieuu! up to tho. stove, and having fiied him self in a comfortable attitude, proceeded to read. Will he not soon go to his room and dress up a little ?" queried the aston ished Miss Patty. "I had no idea he would take things so coolly." Tho clock struck seven-height nine ten-still uo guest. Mr. Wrinklleld read and smoked, turned paper after ia pcr, look after book, uninterrupted, while Miss Patty grow more uncomfort ably anxious and figetv. The clock struck eleven I Mr. Wrink fleld dropiKtl his last iaier. stretched hiniM-'lf, yawned ideepily, arovj from Jus chair, walked across tho room io the "Great God," cried tho Britons, "we've got into tho hands of a a blnrsted lunatic!" "Slop, Stop!" shey shouted; but tho mad team and crazy driver toro faster and faster, whilo tho stage went bouncing over tho rocky road iu a way that threat ened to pound the passengers all to pieces. Bob craned his neck over and yelled into tho window: "Gents, I'm just getting 'em startod; they'll do better after a whilo." And ho took out the lumps and hurled them at tho leaders with n wild Comancho war whoop. The affrighted passengers presently saw the htation in full viow; tho question china closet and locked the door of the I was how was that team to bo stopped . V - i (til 1 1 " iney gave tnomsejves up lor gone, ami hung on desperately to tho seats. It seems that the horses were accustomed to go right into tho stable, coach and all, and up thoy came to tho open door at full speed. There was a yell from the as sembled stable attendants and tavern loafers, then a fearful cntsh as the whole top of the coach went off, throwing three Britons out and breaking two arras and a leg, besides other slighter accidents. Bob came out of the stable, picked up an Englishman, and said: "Never mind, sir; well have a real nice drive to tho next station. I was obliged to take 'era along slowly over that ere bad road. Boys, put in the other team in a fresh coach, and give me a couple of cocktails. Its dull driving so dog-gone slow, nnd I'm powerful dry." Those Englishmen waited and sent for a doctor, bnt they did not put anything in their note-look about American driv ing. Waihington Capital. same as his wife was accustomed to do, turned out the gas, left the room and went slowly up stair to bed. To her utter consternation Miss Patty found herself consigned to solitary im prisonment, in utter darkness. As soon as Mr. Wrinkfleld had un- i folded his morning paHr, on tho morn ing following, the little Barbara came i running to him, breathless and fright ened. "Oh, sir!" she pautcd, there are cer tainly thieves in the china closet. There is something in there making an awful noise." "But the door is locked," said Mr. Wrinkfleld, "and I have tho key in my Iocket." "Then they must have been in there since yotcrday," suggested tho littlo maid. "Oh, my, the noise is really ter- rible. Won't you please come and ee what it ia?" Mr. Wrinkfleld armed himself with a revolver and car.ing knife, marched boldly into tho dining-room and un locked the closet door. There, crouched in one corner, sat It is by fur tho most iminful episode in the history of the church at Maltese Cross Itouds. Tho talented minister of Misa Patty with her handkerchief pressed ' the church was awarded tho degree of to her face, swaying her body to and fro ami moaning witu a&evere neuralgia. "The deuco!" he ejaculated, hardly knowing whether to believe his eves. "You here, Miss Pry?" "I I was locked in here by some oversight, yesterday," moaned the wretched woman. "Please let me out." At tho same moment feet pattered on tho stairway. It was Mrs. Wnnklield and the children. The little woman flew to her husband's arms. "Oh, Charles," she sobbed, "I couldn't sleep all night, for thinking how I left you here under espionage." "Espionage?" screamed 3Iiss Patty, behind her handkerchief. "I have seen no spies here; nothing but rats and mice and big black bugs that uearly fright- i ened me to death. 1 think its a real shame! "Oh, Miss Patty! when you know you persuaded me doctor of divinity by one of onr colleges a few days since, and soon as tho com ' mencement exercises were over, he telo ' graphed the news to ono of his deacons. i The telegram, as ho sent it, read: "I've just been D. D.'d by my ala mater," but as the deacon received it it read: "I'vo just been d d by my alma mater." The deacon had the most exalted opinion of his dominie, not only of his intellectual abilities, but of his moral worth, and at once called an indignation meeting of ' the church, at which, in the most scath ing terms, he denounced the college which had presumed to d u a reverend j gentleman who was of unimpeached , soundness in doctrine, and whose prac tice was in strict conformity with his preaching. He carried all his hearers with him, and his motion that tho salary of their tlear but shamefully abused pastor be increased 500, and that a com 1 mittee 1m appointed to purchase a silver service to he presented to him on his ro- Ar; itr mos rauiMK- trmurinir Iivr. turn. vas carncil unanimously, and tom'.i mm t.i.n i..,i Klmmi. nml cntild ! there wasn't a dry eye in tho house. The a-v- w i'wh mmu Baauxf ... .. ( -.-., contain herself no longer. "If I hud known you were such a weak, pitiable creature, Mary Wrink fleld, I would never have consented to assist you in this." "1 don't want your assistance,' re torted Mrs. Wrinkfleld, growing cour- ageons. "Uet a husband oi your own ti you want to play tho spy, I newly-degraded minister, lumring his 1 blushing honors with graceful humility, , urrived home one morning shortly after. In tho afternoon, tho deacon, we regret to say. dissolved his connection with tho church and bought a shot-gun. About tho same time a ireniul and urbane operator began leav- I won't allow ing for parts unknown as fast as tho light- von to stiv unon my husband aifaiu." ning express woniu i-urry ,..,., u- ---. --,. -. ... Miss Pattv toro out of the house in a rage, vowing shu would novcr again speak to such a weak fool of a woman. "I know I was right," she said. "Men aro all alike, every ono of them. To be sure, Wrinkfleld entertained no corn cany on that particular evening. Bnt tliat was not my fault ami I'm not to blame. "That ungrateful woman! To think of tho terrible hours I spent cramped up in lington Hawkeye, Gow in tih: Sm-TiiKAHunv. There aro neurly ono hundred and thirty million of dollars of coin, etc, in the U. S. sub-treasury of this city, most of it in gwld. To many jeoplo those flg. tires aro decidedly vrgue, but to tho real thinker thoy have an immense meaning. The very bulk of all this coin and bullion is imitressive. and suggests at onco the OytieW and champagne!" whisiwred Mum Ptty, viuiously, witu iier ups so IjZL iu Ml. Wrinkttold's car that every uiuutlfld liko a drum-beat. "Oil .,.1 aiAM VMTV IfMMilvI" ?& oarril drove off and Mr. Wriuk- J14 iiriwa to I'l oMco. Having wen Mr?. WnWtoW, with tho baby and little ' ffw2 nftftrfr1 U0 trin that ww Z Wr Un to their destination, Miss FttFhrrll hack to " house, let her- MitU. by fc k way with tho koyMrs. WrIkW Jwl tfivvn her, (dipped noise- UwJLr tu ir Jnto tho dining-room, en- S4lweU iH U Wff owaa !" and ym to wait and watch, . "TWbhat lwys ftiroishca his own Tt mt tiic w W that miserable closet for her sake, and j question of how many carts would bo such tlianka as I got for it! What base ingratitude! But Mrs. Wrinkfleld's confidence in her old friend's superior sagacity hod de clined fully fifty per cent. Tub Mjupows. Tho wise farmer will haul out this fall on to his meadows a j i-,.,:..,- t mnitttKA ttml Arifrtllv find I zzipji iw . i. .r C.W.. . i ro,sas5?seo?s required to take it away. Tho caro of it, also, lias its very impressive side. A single day's business at this tho greatest sub-treasury in tho country greater than a half dozen others is, especially in these "booming" times, simply tre mendous. Thus, yesterday, tho receipts in this singlo building were 8747,000, w1n'1 the iiavmonts wero 81.800,31'i, Tho currency ballanco was 81.1,452,177, .... i.n annn fftT irjn Vn. Ferty.Klgkt ifsiirs Untlpr lrHl. Qnco upon an ovening dismM, I gnvo . , , . 7TT ... her a kiss paroxysmal, and called hor A recent issno of tho Nanonvillo, Wis- i lwmo banlisninl. preolous nnmo I lovo of mn Ah I Hluiwns a darling creature, ful attsiupt j ' rt 0 (.pooo, Mu fnir of fwtthorj hut, ro in a deep vgM V0M COuhln't teach hor, for sho hnd ' n wi i ' IJ" Iwen tnore before, and only murimirod, "buss mo more. Congress will bo asked to vole 85000 to mark tho grave of Daniel Morgan, tho hero of tho Cow)Hns, His gravo is In Mount Hebron (Vmelcry, Winchostor Virginia, J, K Gill & Co., tho woll-known sta tioners, aro now iwriiianontly located In their princely quarters in Union lllock, on ftnrk and First strceis. Tlielr innpn lb cent estalilishmoiil Is filled with a choice slock ol stationery nnd Iho best splocllon of books of all klmls on tliu const. lho prices are always low, and satisfaction Is iiosured. If you want anything l lliclr lino bo sure to call at this lioiine. UMTln maklnirnuy pure linacr lu writ ina:liroionotonuy nilvvllaeiiienlln thla nrr you Mill lcr uirutlon llm nniin r Itir rr. Portland Busmoss Directory PHYSICIAN AM NllHUKd.M. OAlirWKI.I., W. II.-H. K. or. Klrat auit Mor rlnou.ovcr Mono's rIac of Art. I1KNTIST. HMiril. 1)11. K. U.-WT Klnit atreet, rortlAiiil. & H. VAl.l.ACK,HKOHKTI)KTKCTIVK lTjla Hint CollMler. llnnliiMi at n itlatnnev pnimplly tl.tiilil t. (Vir 4IM nml Mnlmnn A. WOOD A CO, I'.rtlmi.l LDANKD-tJOOlW UOUtlill- )KI -.VcciilinK LMIIMlni. T. rriacliHtl UimI Ktto Ageut miiVKV ItJI TrtHlucP Holil -.VcciilinK CollMlnl TO IMtlNTKHN. Wo Imvo:sX) iioumla f llrvlrr In vxrallant order which wm will lirnr.'npnla Ikt imiinil. V. l. I'aLMKK. IMrtlaml. 25 cousin, Jlfimltictm tolls tho following story of a bravo and successful attsiupt to rescue a man buried aJiv well: Last Friday, at noon ing dug at tho Fair Grounds envod in tho iKtttom after it hnd reached a dontlt of 110 foot, burying William Solves, work mau, jndor about thirteen foot of sand, measuring from his head while ho was in a nearly upright position. This well had reached tho depth of 100 foot when a stratum of loose, whito sand was reached, which mndo curding neces sary. An upright curbing in sections four foot loug was used. While putting in tho fourth section tho caving of the woll took ploco, first crushing in tho lower section not yet finished, and pin ning Solves in solid sand nnd nearly to his armpits. It was instantly followed by tho three sections above, which were crushed into Uio center, leaving a vacuum there. On seoiug it start, Solves had in stinctively raised a section of tho curb ing over his head, bending backwards, faco up, with tho arm supporting tho nlaco of curbing stretched over his head. In this position the sand settled about him, completely binding him, except his head nnd ono arm, which ho could move at that timo. Tho section of curbing which ho had raised b1kvo his head cre ated a vacuum, which for n short timo communicated with tho vacuum through tho contor of tno woll made by the com ing together of tho barrel-like curbing. As soon its possiblo a gas pipe, for tho purpose of pumping air to him, was in serted through tho opening Selves, who lind one arm at liberty, placing it as near his mouth as tho boards over him would lermit. Scon after this was accomplished tho saud settled solidly above him, leav ing only tho vacuum under the board which soon filled so close as to imprison tho arm that had lieon at liberty, nnd also to render his head immovable. In this situation, plainly depicted by him self in sepulchral tones through the air tulo and jMjrfectly audible at tho top of the well. William Selves, then six hours without food, and scranqKHl and chilled by Uio cold sand, said he woutd hold on to life if there wore bravo hearts enough abovo him to undertake his re lease, knowing full -well Uio danger of these who might undertako it iu a hurry. Tho task was to removo from thirteen to eighteen fqot of sand from the bottom of a woll 1 10 feet deep, by putting in new curbing while takiug out the sand and debris of tho old curbing, and to tlo it all so carefully as not to fill tho littlo vacuum abovo his face. Coupled with this task was the apidling dangur to the workmen of a fresh caving of tho well, now more imminent thnn the llrst, for above tho ominous vacuum made by tho caving of Uie sand hung tho hundred feet of clay wall, with no support but its own adhosion, its natural foundation of sand being gone. Tho bore through the clay being but 27 inches in diameter, could not, for the luck of both time ami space, be curbed. In tho faco of these discouragements, thero wero bravo hearts enongh found to work night anil day, never slacking, except for a short timo on Saturday morning, .when for a timo fur ther attempts seemed snicide, by reason of tho caving in of a small portiouof tho clay wall. But soon new precautions wero devised, and tho almost hopeless work wont on to its practical conclusion at 1 o'clock this (Snnday) morning, when a friendly hand raised the plank and brushed tho sand from tho now nearly unconscious face. Ho had retained his mind erfectly up to a few moments 1h fore. when tho tenderly cautious hands above him, in spite of thoir caro, had so l,.,l., Au,. n:nmnnrn disturbed tho sand as to cover his face, JeWGirV, WatCheS, Diamonds, and to interrupt tno supply or air irom tho tule. Ho returned to perfect con sciousness in a fow moments, and, his hands released, the work went bravely on, ho himself holping materially after his hands wero released. At 3:30 o'clock, nearly forty hours after his incarceration, William Solves stepped firmly from tho mouth of his living grave, and was received in tho arms of his young wife amid tho glad shouts of tho throng who had so long shared his suspense. His operations in assisting to freo himself had given him the use of his limbs again, and, when ho reached Uio surface, about all ho seemed to need was nourishment, which ho hud not had since the Friday morning before, nearly two days. Hue Visiting fflfl Cards for IUIs WITH NAMK IN OOI.D-NO TWO AI.IKK. 3J HtiAI'TIFt'I. W YP.AK'N CAItltM I'UR 13 CKMTN. Atlilrrm TIIK "nOSM" CAIID CO. No.hO Houlh FinhHt . l-iirll-.nl. Of l-'iii. PRESCRIPTION KUKK Tor tlm ipowly muiI i.trmaurut cum of Utxt MdiiIioimI. tlcrvuimlflilllty, li( Vltfor Mini ail illtrntpi nf a prlvtlr iiMltitt In l'li iFXfR Alton private prturrlpUon for WO M K.N f.ir th cur nf Wrnkuiw. lrrularltlt-. Oi tttuctloti otllie nii'ii.M, oe., to. AUilifM, K II., Irivk Inix No A, Kt INirlliUHl, Orvcim. FOR 8ALE. A First-Class Lodging House HXTIIt: linxTl'AltT OK rOKTh.VNP. WILL jt bo noiii mi roy term, rn noun. u ctfluml $.'I0U per mntitli tiuilnr lt promt mnn i! nielli. A rati, barirulu to tlie tlKlit ixtmiii, Ailitrt'" TKLrnmv i(TW, roriliml. LIME ! LIME TlioiiinliTUsiioil liavini; In-rn ni.polnlM Rrntn for Hie cwlobrntiil EUREKA" BVS JUAN LIME, Woulil reitvclfiilly rull llic utU'tition of iltalrr ami iMiitr..'ti'rn to that liraml U-forv mn'liulng eK-cwIuTr. Wo nhall piiilmvor l kf-j a full U ply on liniut at nil limca urn! nt the lowi-nt iiurki-t rate. W4DII t.TIH .4 r.l.l.lITT Stiver and Plated 'Ware, At Greatly educed Prices. No Failure, No Forced Sale, No Deception. To make room for a new toclc of gomlt which I am about to fleet prreonally in Uio Kat ami in Eurof, I ofTer all nrticlcii iu my Hue At Coat During September Ciiiloiiii-m am iuviinl to rail ami imini-t, and be ninvinml of the good faith of my tUtrmrut. J. VAN BETTRPEW. lato fall rains, and furnish nutriment . t i Hj0 um yet rather for tho growing grass in tho spring. Ho j ,n0(ieBt looking building on tho corner will not only reap a largo ltarvest of hay of Nassau and Wall streets, and is it so 7 ' . I i. ...n.i. it.nt 41. n finHinntins. know- ill the coming year, but lie win una no . u "'- """"-,-, :", '. . lias trained about two weeks in tho stosou, for top-dressed meadows will al vraya start earlier thun tho neglected ones. Thero is another point, too, in this connection worthy oj mention. It has been proven that Uie grass from a meadow wliicli has Jjeen abundantly en riched contains nioro nutrimont, pound for nouud, Uwn Uio grass from meadows whick have had nothing to live upon. Cattlo will keep ia better condition and fatten faster on well fed grass than on that which has been starved, so that tho labp'r expended in this direcUon briugs a return in more ways than one. Eugoue Hale did not suffer from hem. orrhago of tho Jungs, but from malarial fever, ing that such figures would at last come to bo really ponuoreu, jjuv uji lc. , their strong iron gratings in tho solid masonry ? To-day tho volumo of busi nesa is very large, but so systeraatio is tho great transaction tliat thero is very little bustle. Tho present great resorvo in tno sub-treasury here is regarded by tho business men as showing tho real Udo of prosperity upon which wo have entered, exchange being so much in our favor and the foreign demand tor our products, especially grain, beingso groat. i-lN. Y. Telegram. "Don't you mean to marry again, Dea con Jones?" oskod Widow Himpkins, 'No, growled ho, "I'd rathor lose what ribs I'vo got than to take any more." Vctfjuns op 1812. It was a sod and sorrowful meeting, that which was held recently in the Merchant's Exchange building for tho purpose of dissolving the association known as tho Veterans of the War of 1812. Charles Hudson, of Lexington, presided. Thoro wore seven teen aged warriors present, and tho moht intense interest in tho proceedings was manifested. In opening tho meeting Mr. Hudson congratulated his comrades on the lurgo attendance and good health of the members. Ho said that all proba bly saw, as lie dm, tlio wisdom of carry- t ing out tho suggestion made at tho lust meeting to dissolve tho organization. The members, as was to le expected, ' were fast passing away, ono having died but a few tluys since. Ho himself hud ' not been out of his house for two woeks ' except on this occasion. Thero was no ' property, and tho question to bo decided ! was, "What should 1k done with tho rec- ords?" He suggested depositing them for safe keoping in some public institu- i tion. At Lexington, ho said, thoy wore gathering many historical records ami mementoes, and have lately addod the pistols which Major Pictairn discharged 1 at Loxingtou, and which wero actually I the first shots fired in tho lievolntinn. These weapons have como down through tho family of General Piitman, whose descendants have preserved them. On motion made by A lvun Haymond, of East Weymouth, and seconded by William A. I'arker, of Boston, the records wero unanimously ordered to lw placed in tho care of President Hudson, who is to du jtosit them with other records in tho town of Lexington. Tho records of tho pre vious meeting, hold ono year ago iu tho rooms of the Mechanics' Charitable As- ; sociation, woro read. An addross pro pared by Charles Hudson for tho occa sion was then read by Elmoro A, Piorco, whoso voluntary services, in viow of tho J vensrablo ago of tho members and their difficulty iu hearing ono of their own j number, woro accepted, , ... m I Be careful when you havo your infant . clinsteneu to givo tno clergyman tno correct namo. An Elmyra baby whose Jarents Intended it to bo called osephino, retired from tho baptismal font as William Henry. Littlo Billy folt very mad about it, but tho mischief lias sinco been rectified. The editor of the Paris (Texas) Bannor pronounced Lawyer Bonner a murderous rnfilan, and Mr.Bonnor at once proceeded to provo tho truth of tho assertion, Matrimony is a holy institution. Not4 only does it unite a man to his best friends but it furnishes good living for thousands of divorca lawyers, ROCK SOAP! The B;t Honj Mnlc. Ask your Orooer for It. M. G. MliiWBKKUY, laa Krone ML . Portland, or. Aneiii for Ort-KOn ami Waahlnxton Territory A. ('. (1IMIW. K. W. lll.Ntlll.tM GIBBS & BINGHAM. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, , I'ortlnnil, : t : Oregon. Office, 8 and 0, over First National Hank ' I'artlcular attention paid to uutlutM la the IJnlKvl matin courti. i D. W. PRENTICE it CO. 1 MUSIC STORE. SOI.K AIIK.NTS KOU TIIK CELEBRATED WEBER, HA1NKH A IlltOH.' AND I'KAHK A CO.'H Urand, rHiuure and Upright Pi an on, sod Knley and Htaudard Organ. IOT Ural fclrrnl. l'orllniul 4'rrv.tu NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE. I'reparrit fur lliuliir Wicl tha prncllrul UuilPaof lira iq a njiumtiio courio oi Irmtrufillon In HookktiepInK, nudnea Korinn, lluloeiii Arltlunctlo.I'nmaDiihlp and the KnitlUli llroDOhoa. Vox full InforrnatlfiTi Hddrea He Fninet & WMt. JiirUuml NEW BOOK STORE. TSX23 LEADING STATIONERS, .T. IC. G1U1L. Ac CO., Havo mnved Into tlicir fifilendld EntablUbment In Union Illoolc, on Btarlc ami Firtt itrttela. An fnbxliauitilileitbck of well-nelftcted STATIONERY, And au unlltulted tupply of ljook are altvayn en baud Tlili Iioum ha a ooinnrohcntlvu aortuidiit of everything known to (lie trade, and IU price ara always reaaonable, Prop la and tha pramlM. I PiT UXOPJBKq j HQUS L OoHi.rTl,ir.,M(l) 'otiUud.Or",M under. lha wurtii 'W'M K.Klri.rJ'i.'s'i. jsar,h,ttlM "" From tl in II M fv'r ik cetdliisto rwirn , ' fToandfrninihaiimiJI) rtit -i"i . A m .. MANAdim. ' WM.fOt.UKIl. A.OAMPIIKM. TT1VXOIV 1HON WORKS, (oreiwaoa1 to roi.t.ia's molt wohks.) MACHINISTS AND IRON FOUNDERS M VM&FS& Hnrnl.l nlltintlllll a I'oitlnuilt Orrvon u'j- ......-... -. "-'.. ... iitmi.k.i iltbluir and tapalrlnc iliiaeat ainiri nmirn IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS. , itlvvu lo WtHf.1 Workliiu iitanlilnrrir. frur 'roi. n nuil MnluMrtfit THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN OREQON TO BUY Dry Goods, Cwthing, Groceries. P. SELLING 'CORNER FIRST AN? YAMHILL T8., PORTLAND, DR. JAMES KECK, Po fnint'il for liin Krt'iit niirnN In llm trt'itl inont nnd t'liro of CATARRH. Can, will and tlotn, imlt!vily, r.iillcnlly imlnloiwly, and tuihmUhe vtt ilif Iwft, CURE CANCER. If nllllctfil with this torrlhlo tllnwtiw ltorotoforti nmiitlly f.Uiil, tlo not, tin yon valiio your llf, htibnitt to tlui nitinltriiia butchery of u nnri;iciil oiH-ralloii, liloh in viirlnlilo li'uvon Kirtlonnof tho rootrt in tho lloali Hrt ymiM.aiitl all thu funrt-roUM liuinnf in tho xyhUun an jaot for tho growth n,u' (lt'Voloptni'tit of' ono or inwv raucorii nioro painful, larvor ami ilt-upur tivutoil thnn tho llrct. Ity Dr. Kock's int'thoil, tho cancir, if not loo far uilvuiiftM, In ilrrolutl liyiniHli cino, lulministrri-il liitumally, nml thtit i-urrioil from tho nyntotii, ntvtr to return; itml in tlio nioro nilvanced ftnKf, It I1 re inovoil by a tiiftliriiuil tippllnitlon lo tho part, mid tho motlicino h unihI Hiternttlly to cIimiipo tlio i'Btiiii of tho raiirurona htinior. Do not 1m htimbtiKKed by pliyHiclana who Hill nIkiw yon n number of cancer ttiniOD), cut from patlcnU and pteaerved in ;laK( jn. Trtio, tho raneer uro thure, but t(Hi often tho patient from w horn thoy woro cut, ran ho found only lu the grove. Cull and m;o tho Doctor, and, inntcAil of nliouini: you printed or written certili cnteH, ho will rofur you to roputublo, liv hiK cilizuiiH of I'ortlnnil and uloowherc, wbo will lirutoftilly tentlfy tliat they hnvo boon iiormniiontli curotl by him, uveu ufter liaylpp boon proiiouncutl inctirublo and left to do by other phyaiciuua. Ollico coiumltution freo. Chronic nnd (llfi'iisoH peculiar to women a iiiH'clntty. Ollico. KK Klrht at., StrowbrldKu'a build uk, I'ortlnnil, Uncoil. olMin COMPOUND OXYGEN, Willi freo iiw a ndjuncU of I'MOSl'lIOItl'S ami CAHIiOX rciiiiund. A now treatment for lliciireif rotiiutnplioii, Iltuiichitia, C'nlarrli, Xcuralgla, Scrufula and llic wornt cote of Dyipciia ami Ncrvoiu Duliility, hy ft natural proem of Vttaliiatluii. Tlio following niiKt treatnl wltliln tlio lat fow liionllm ara tclw.-tvd a ihuultig iu rii;u ol h plU-ntlon : 1, I. Koiircnicnofcomiiiiiiptiou Iwoof tlirm having rnvitira in tlio lungs am all rnlirvly well. i Mr. T. It. ., of IUy t'entru, W. T., t'lironlo llainclii.il (lifTiciilly or ycnrV ilnndlng, nl) p-ic cr&l and ncrvom deliilily, tlirratunina; iwnplclo wrecking nf licultli. Cunil in October, ti, 7. Tivu cawit of marked lll xiiiouIng. furod in few dayn. 8, 9. Two cmoii of ticrvotn di'lilllty of women Mortared to death," One cured iu tcrn and Iho other iu sixteen lift) . 10 to 1 1. I'ivn cm: of chronic dytieMia, catarrh or KTofuliu uilrnnul. All ctiiil or greatly rclliiU'd In ft (vv wnjlu' treatment, A mnull pumplilet on tliuOxygui Triulinent and all rivpiirlcn muttered, bunt mu, on ap plication, Also, rcfcretic' to jialleiiU wlio have taken, or aro now lining the treatment, CLACKAMAS PAPffi CO. Manufacture nnd Dealer la 10? Front Btrant, I'ortlnnil, Or IN STOCK: NT.WK PltlNT. Whitonnd Colore.l HOOK I'Al'r.US, Whito amll lilted l'UVP I'Al'KltS. nf nil tlcnoriiUiim. LKlHIIilt l'M'I'.HH K.VVni.OIMUS, of nil Moannil titialttii- WIUTINO I'Vl'KUH. CAHDllOAUDof atlkin.N (HiAZKI) AM) l'LTi: PAIM.Ilh COI.OHKI) MKIHUMS. MANILA l'Al'IMtS. HUTCH KUH' l'AIT.H. HTHAW I'AI'HIl I'AIT.U HAOS. HTHAW mid HINDHItS' HOAHIW TWINT-S. Kto.. Ktc. Card. Out to Onlnr. ArjontH rorSliiittticit A Matclior woll-known lllttok mnl Colorod InUu. TYP3B FOR SALE. Wo havo Mivornl fonta tif .Toll 'l') (neurly now), which wo will oell low Ciihoh, OaihiyH, lunula, Hulct atJ Printer' iioeoawirion Keiicrully kwpt t huuil. NowapuporH outlltted ut hit price froi(ht ndded. M'RrlURRAY'S ArtjtiNiuhh S(raiii(kr A SI) CA8T IRON STEAMER. Kltlicr or Hotli Filled to anr Sl. rpiIK RTKAMI'.HH WII.I. RAVI. THE a. tirirn nf thrinM'lVMi lu kn wiiki in tar family. They ran U uw.l with iui ft.yntrf III tollllijr, an it 1. Iim.II.Io lu tmrii inrit ( Vf(taliltn lo llm UilUmi of y..ur k ttlc. Wh er am iiKm in Humming, ii:iccr j jU rt iklllK h lll.ldo (if tlio krllle, tliendiy RrlUnl llirv er1 the full Ix'liftU of UiO lnwt Tliry ainjil.t wkil It wautel iu (illinium fruit Kitlier tho rilrm urftt'iiiiH-r rnn Im ri'iimvixl with a km fit rr M whon hot, and are ratify adjiiit d No rurnrrl orJotnU alwul either that are hard to kivp rlean, rtohl by Adrnla for 7.t Vul foitk County ntuhta fur Hnln, Add raw .IAMI MiMl ItltAY. 1-i't I'nrtlniul.Or, Aililreaa lr. I'lltilnfflou, Cor. I'lrtt nuU WnahliiKloil Ma., I'orlUlKl, Oku. M KIXSTIIY'S PATEST ELASTIC, FIRE & WATER-PROOF PAINT! For Roofing both on Tin iiml Blilng-IfN fBHK IlKHTI'IlKHKnVATIVKOKTIN AND S aliliiKlerooraltilliuworlil. WllltUiuleuU. mi any roof. imnnVKfi. in Ijitlimntt Uutmiin.aml other cltlxana ot Wn r.fnp lit, iL.rtiiluulAM A. t. ---. "" ,, ,, 'V"V. VJ ,'U, ,.. .IWI.I,, J tf , J , itiiiuvau, jiiivii ivnapp, Aiiaay A uoxnie, lie. I'nrtlauil, The pulnt will ha tuppllml by IlodgB. ImvU A Co., I'ottlBDd.attl li) por Kl Inn. Kuoh ttHllon will covor i',i (itiari Un ami I tfjuurn tlilnul riHif-tutiin roal la iito ratary. Koll (llrectloun uccotnpany uarh park ukp. All Inroriimtlnu with rogitrd to tint paint can be bad by adirMluif McKINHTHV A HKNDKYX. I'orlliuid, Or, TttEXKMAXX & WOLFF, MACHINISTS, Ami Mauiiracluroni of Tool for I'lanlnc, Molding and Tiirulnf. atllc llrnmla, Iritn llnliiti Work. Ir MallliiK for tVnrra. nxilnll lilnua l llrrMrrr Hiirk utailn Ut urilor, Alto Kami Machinery repaired on tliort nolle Mill I'lolca mailn ami repalrnl. Wo. Oil ami m front NlitM, l,irlmid0' JOHN J. SCHILLINGCR'S Patent I'lrr, Wnftr ami I'rott I'roof ARTIFICIAL STONE. riMIK (JNI)UUHKiNKI) rilOI'KIKTOIl OK -L tliU valuable lialeut on the i'aclda Coaal, linow prapattd u iixeeula all ordera for Uie abovo atnno for walk, drive eHlara, floora. audnll liiillttlnir iiurMa. Tlila ttaiie la laid In all aliupea uud In any color or variety of color. Ordera may U lelt t 81 Kront atreal, oppoalte Ilia Holton route, 1'ortlaud, Term Klveu nod rallmata made by nail, (III AH. II, DUUHKOOl', J'roprl6(or. COCGIN3 A BEACH, Wliolelcaiid Itutnll Doulem lu AVERILL AND RUBBER MIXED PAINTS. Doom, Windows and Blinds. PalnU,OII. Brushes, etc., eto. 103 Front Ntrorl, 1'ortlniul, Or. (Kormerly nccuplod by T, A. JlavU A fl wOontractora and Ddalera aro rrnueated tend furoiirlMof prlrua. . KRIBS&M'MILLEN, DKAMUW IN Cook. Parlor and Box Stoves, C00KIN0 RANGES AND HEATING FURNACES. Mauiifacttifei of all Hindu of TIN, COPPER AND 8HEET.IR0N WARE. KooHnir and all kind or Job Work Promptly uttutitlml to No, I9J Vital Hlieet, Porilnud, rS '.' j. !,, i O. einltXw. nwi,ii-iM,it9ft t 8" m:i wBBSmm