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' 1 "npyM n.'wy'yw' w !?- x r7 vrss .-r-tf-s ' jJfi B, Cmm4 "- J 1 - t liuiirf k a v 'Wo : i h hf JOHN CHURCH. fwpvvi SJ ' K .. .i ;; VI A 1 , m m '"i'v"" m n. ,HaiHHHj w m m mw ' u.. ' j Jw i ' ' ' ' ' ' t .,i.lf r , . . " ... . . .. . ., . -- -.. - - , . ... ... ..... . AT Wfflfflp lnlQF' VOLfiflJSKj MARSHFIELt), OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1884. - "MlicelUneom AdettUK5g jjjj I H 1 I I t --.- -f y-t fc kl.HP NO. 4:9 Subscription 'Rates. One year.. .....3 ia S Six months .- 5 Three months ....,.,.... v. x GREAT REDUCTION MICfS -AT THR-a 4tfAt(. ;H X fctf ".ClSH - -ON ACCOUNT OF- FOR YOtMsfil.F. -. rnmiaMd AND HKK t We niw wlUnOWPllJ AT (1KKATLY UKDVOKIi-UATIW. Aiul wolmw nlo ilutrinlnlvt) mill miyllilnjj lluit,llwvp.!t nuwl In onr linomt llw MWKHT I'UIOKI. llememlNir, W0 HBVBH FAIIi to lock ntl tlint wo imvo jhi I'ltlCKH DOWN TO TIIK Ui Mntiiinnlly fliMlngtb our I.OWKBT NOTCi. Jftf Jiropti Kiirf'tVlo conru)iuiul our jirlcoH, nml you will notlco thatUii ncllve Umjol ahruy4il"j:ol on tho Hinnll-prolltH jiltin. Uihj.i vlowlna our humoiwf Mock of UHY.dOPDH, CLOTHING, lADIFH'nn.1 OKNTI.KMKN'H F(JUNIH!IINO (IOOIW, II00T8 nml BIIOEB.'IWW-W'I'OAW'011' CI.OTIIINO im.l ItUHHF.ll (JOOI)S, . lwwrlniouV of lttck' mid Olill.lnM.'H CIXAKH an.l POI.MANB, nitOCKniKS, WtOVlMIONH, TOHAOCO, CIOAKH, WINKS nml tfQUOUfl, cilOCKHRVf OLAHHWAUi:, 1'AINTH iull OIM.nii.l oU.or urUeltodUiuAtTtWtfteiitlon, the uuirnnl oxclinntlciii l, Wlml n jKjrfwfl.ntoru.n.na wmt fhp aodn! . ' ?1 , , ( J. Ain)Q-& SOW. rropnotors. i Pt SH illfr ol Marsltflelci, dregon, Henrv Sengslackei3timPf0Prii!ri III II. Kit mm daij:r N ttiieuuuii. . " ' TheVaJortknHftCUUL'1 iMtn DB 'aORX tli. i f . MM-LSHi'iRUi mar; stmiii: NrBPretl - Wr clcftilr compounded. 'JirjWiiwww 2 a: 'HftlHrll'W i i Tc . 1 1 r- TT r r5'.-- ' BREWERY JL.VX . J i G18BIB8llm it Evanofi wKwwiirtitea)'! for nola i)9riprnrlJ 0 WITH TMKVHIUVJL 1 euAi-w A R V w 1 Y S3I ansnaiysKUA W i'HlS' HliDUnd " m aw mm y m " "K . I . . ,i. MW V mmmmm. . " ". &. T "1 V mwml k; 'I k' W I ' lSkmmmW CTl H ' "' W lHLiMtfnfifl IIIH1 SfjrUfXUIV ( mHl MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA. The Proesilontl Match Maker The Ceremony of I3etrothal and Wed-dlngi-Authority of the Parents Over Their Children-Matches Not Made In Heaven. fCorrctponrfence of tlicllrookln Kngle, J Tho RtiHMliitt nicrCli(ilil( thu citizen of 0J6hha, rotnltl) to hn day Hrtmo b( tho nnclunt cUHtonin o( lilft forcMtlicrB, TIiO prliiitilvo cl'mrnOtor ol RuHiitn imt'tonall ty 1ms to'Wttfu lmrd ngnlnnt tho influ enco of liiifoptiau clvlllxttllon. Fnmlly liiflumito, ii lid cupoclally tlmt of tho Iioiiuj circle, hownVor, stilt exists in full forte. Father niid inrfllior liavo com pldio moral authority over their child run of both Hoxcri, no matter liotv old the latfcr tnny bo. This nlitltbrUy shoftfl ItHoIf principally In llife words and ac i)ons of the fitliOr. Ho conducts IiIh hOliHehold as hu pleases, and among the trading claims it is very rrfro indeed to hear of a sou or daughter nctlti)! in op IOHillon to a father's will. In Konernl tho father 1b feared and respected, tho mother respected and loved. 'Nowhere Is ti'oniu llfo-tho intlmalo fnirffly llfc- tio fully doveloted aS In Russia, and that mom. particularly Jntho class which is here called merchant citizens. Tho fattier, therefore, decides tho mar riaif'e of his clitldron, and what ho re quires beforo'nll olso ih that flio futUro wifO or husband should belong to the orthodox flreek church andhavo a good UisuutaUjjjitVjfi&jijicit may. Jiifloy at IB, ouii; KirlH nt 10. Wlietlior ino iu turw pair krioW aett other or not, (hero is always a match maker engaged to mako-tlto overtures and to rarry on tuo negotiations on tlds delicate subject. 'Topping tho question" Is n profession that requires a great deal of art and- i tolligenco In tho person who exercises jt. In tho first place, a match maker must lw a widow, not youngor than 35 years, and not oldor than 60. Kite inust bo lfvc'ljVgood looklng-niid full of fun and wit, It is quite lndC8p"enslblQ that sho should luivo tho "g'R of gab," that, as tho Russian ovorbjin R, sho need nol'teel for lier'wdrds In her pocket. A match nfnkor ought to know everything itliout showing R. Very often the match maker, is tho ividow of a 'priest, Aftertho death of 'her husband, when sho soU up in her profession, sho is suro to have a largo number of customon), both rich and influential, to help her on t ,.v .imirultioK. narticularly if her hxiHba'nd. Unriinr his lifttnno, Jiml dc qufrel the love and lepjpcFi M Jar" Isbioners ill tho eiorciso of Ins, ministry. St. Petersburg, or any other large Rus sian eityj seldom either hates or do splsca'jho priest. Tho "wldto or secular clergy arc, genemlly speaking, pll Instructed hud Well rend, and lead a sober and laborious life, dovoting tboir whole timer 16 Iho dtltica imi"wl upon them by tho church. Constantly under Uiaoye4PMhttUolyynol vf tlw cnu "" . 1 - At... ..I.nln 1 ll porior lumseiianaoi uic w.iu.u . -..-rope, oVen If they do riot iwses? all the qualities necessary to oonstituto, them good mlnlstcrn, they take enotd 1)0 out wardly all that they should bo. TUB MATCIITAKUK. The match makur Is tho Intimate frieud,oull parcnU who liavo children tomarry. and of young lovers ol twth goxes. Shois.Rtways on, tho outipoV;, mul knows how to guess tho inclination t i,a. .i,mnmnrrt and tho best timo to coniuiencts oiwratious. Tho custom is that neither tho parcnU nor tno youl18 poopla .should show tliat lftUor du' Biro to contract a marnngo; m iu, w. protend entire ignorance ou uiu Buujvi.. "Well, Ivan Ivanitch," says tho match maker to tho father, "you liavo tho goods and I liavo tho buyer; do you not think it is timo to find n placo for Macliinka?' Como fct. Alexander's day (tlw jioly mati) sho will havo attained her iOth year villi pU aCldcd to bor.. What say you?" "Why, 1 don't Bay no R juY 'daughter Bays yoB, Speak to her. JtfalioVbuBlnwyi, not minu, I am nn old maiv now( and havo1 forgottdn all. jifeoWlth(S.Aor(or things." Now, jbo !UawUBiaKOr Known J "v MacliHika Is in 16Vo with the young Andgvrhnkojr J- u o ? clerk 'CQinq,l.v)ni,viM".'ii "v ....o - -- n serious exhortation to respect and oboy her parents. All this timo Mncli lukn is standing before tlio tribunal, listening with dpwncast eyes and blush ing cheeks. Tho foregoing scenes arc then acted ,pvr again, and Macliinkn doos notsuccoed any more than her parnnts In finding out tho young gentle man's namo. At last tho match ;nakcr (leelarosit. H he is accepted by the young lady sho throws horsolf at her parents' feet, and declares sho never wishes Jo loavo them, but that If It is hor destiny, she Is willing and desires their blessing, Tho father then xciuls for tho mem bers of his household, oven to Uie janitor of tho building; nil sit down and remain IMjrfcctly Htill for a moment; they then rise, say mentally, making tho sign of the cross, and tho father declares to all present that his daughter is asked in marriai:o; that sho has accepted the of fer becauso sho believes it to bo her destiny and thp will of God; finally ho Messing-in thechnrch expect lo partake Of tho marriage feast, Wlnin rich mcr dinntsinnrry theft children tlicy spare nothing toWnktf the- ccrtmdnyHplondld. Gcriornllythe Carriage tlmt takes' them to thO clinrfcb. irttflt.nnd drawrt by fourj BorrictnrlfeH 'six, Iidfres beautiful dnt plcll griiVs. Tlio- marriage ovcrf the bride iirtakcn lloino-tb licrncw family, Tho coachman and the iostlllIorfs are often 'richly drcss"6d in-aznrc velvet with gbld or gilt buttdns their Deitfl'nnn tno ribbons streaming froth tlidr' lints ftre all gold galloons. Tlio -lns of the horses, nft well as their innnes, are dot' WtiHritW'buncIicflOfpinkand bine rib bons; tw'o liufeo men' servants, with round hats, ltvory coats and- knee breeches, dtoling with blue and gold, and pcrclictl betiimVthc carriage This equipage, 'hiredllfor tho Occasion, costs not less than' t20tf, but custom will' have it so. ' j THE KAHT, , The baniuct S ordered at somo fash ionable ognfet-tionerB. Nothing U want gives her his blessing. All then con- farlAlvWf wtnls ilowera and lusters KratuiatoinoparemHo. " " 'W- ladenwitb indies of Uw. lutoet wax, r.vurj lion mivun wi ( ,"- of the seivat-ation and bowing leaves the room. Till! DOW1IIKS. Tho family now remain alone with the match makor to treat of tho marriage outfit; tho parents ask what tho young man has, although tho,y know very wejl; but it is the custom. Then tlio match maker bcgiiiB: "Well, Ivan Ivanitch, you gio tho principle bundle of goods, but -what do you give into the bargain?" "Hum!" says the old man, "tho goods I furnish nr? so good that I consider nnvthintF elso useless. Let us first know what tho fuluro husband has," The match maker then mentions, one' nftor anothor. everything the gentleman is to bring -toward housekeeping. Tlo father listens and enumerates' all MP i to give Ida daughter, and begins thus: "A large double bed, complete." .uio match makor says : 1'Jt is the custom ;" tho young lady blushes, tho mother slgliH. Tho father continues; f'Two marten sablo cloaks, ono of fox fur, fif teen L on a silk and satiu dresses, ten roal Parish bonnets, twelvo pairs of shoes, threo chemises, ono .nightgown and ono petticoat," etc. After many ob servations on both sides, overytldngis concluded. Tho day is npioiuted for tlio young couple to 1ms presented to dch other. They then soptwate. Xlio next day tho bride's family, go to church to Ktvo WtanKs lor we marnujju ui jwp uect. wbich'tbey must nmv make knovn to tneir iriomis au rouuww. THE riKST KISS. Wheil'tho bWdegroomisprdficntcd tho .iihli limiRn Is in confusion. All tho The Mother-in-Law' Lament. nr1 r. ;. tiVMivrtr.. 'Wbo'fs It woos my d.-iughtcr lonp. Anil breaks my rc with midnight Kng: AnUaitheHinters ilpwlyrol) , lkrn yardj of gas and tonf or c&iu ' My ton in-law. Who tates my darling from my tide -A happy, laughing, lotcly bride. And to tlior fcillnfie by the lro6k Takes me afdrtr to wash and cook? , , . My ton in-tiw. 1 Who I that from tfme to time Strikes mo for dollar, baV, and dime? And then, with humor, scant and mean, CalU mi old Granny Bomtniine? ' , " My son in-law. Who linger at tfil-fcstite cup ' Wmle, lonely. I for hint sit up; And meet him, fjroping for the door Along the smooth, piaiia floor? My son in-law. I roam. She minds his children ten at home? My ton m-iaw. Tho most iwrfcct order reigns at these repasts, Tho finest wiucs flaw iniabun dance, and tniisjc plays frpm time to time, during tlie vholo , repast" The young married pair wUW seats about tho middle of tho table, tho patont supporting them on bcjtli. sides the rpst of tho conipany takes iflcate accoring to the degree of relationship or rank, If they want a very grand dinner they Order a "generals dinner, which costri $30 more than an, ordinary oneu At this dipnor, so ordoredr the master. of corenion'uisinvltes a rol old iKJusjonod oflf general,! who iB reculved'with aU tho rovoreneoduc. to hiKTAnk, and seated in the place of honor.'. He is tho first to drink to tho health of tho younc couple, and is always helped before any one else Honoverspeaksanlestt.it iB ab solutely irteccssary. Ho is there only for show,.and he doea Jus hest, n re turn for tlio 20 iaid him for his pres ence, to eat and drink as much a he can. .He JB-aocoftted, whcn-lwljwV-W anytliingparaclcorwmo, an yottr oxcel- leticv. Hcnovor rcfuaca awogie,utsii pi nil the thirty tar more served on Bach oc4 casiohsj These t)innert aro. nlvyays served nfter Uie iFrcncb. fashion. As Uielaqt roast disappears frtimtho table tho clmmpaign corks Ay tho glasses ure filled to tho brim, thoiHiutsic gtrikes nn. nmlhuEtalts resonudlirom all ports. But hero eoatea tho brid'n father, with ebss.in hanl going up to ltet bowing, and makmg.a. most woeful .face, .-faying I that his wine vas so bitter that -lie could nobilrink it until she hadfijyeeten- loaf of bread on it, and on tho bre.Vd a salt collar with salt. Two rings ono of ..old. tho othor of 'silver aro placed on a small silver tray before a golden ihv. nco of tho Vircin Mary, hbidnrg the relations, 'friends an.l neighbors on .ed U. After a great dat of pressing both ridejLinjJtjslJto.tho homo o. tho bride, when all tno expecieu com pany are assembled tho matcb-Tnaker comes in, leading tboUrldcgrOom'by tliQ hand, and going straight to" tho head bf thohouso, present him. The father first, then the mother, kisses Mutt The brido's father then leads tho young man Wtnblo covered with a -white fcloth, On tho table Is a silver Balvcr, with a she riseriSUHl Hives her husbandA tiss; lier.faUiQr.vtiU pretends that Ids wine is bitter, and it remains bo until fihe has giveu her husband threo, kisses; oachkiss not only sweetens his wino, hutM-aocotapanlod with roars of Jaugh- '.ter ami bursts otapphiso- After din ner comes tho bah nntt "generars walk." They lead him through all tho rooms -onco evcrj-.half hour, everybody I salutes liimjja ho pne-i nlppg .and ho graciously repbcBjby, an.,tnin!Qu oi tho head. At las,t. at 2 o'clock in the morning, all tho XSUllg i?ls and those who dressed the brida,uq Mr riway, WHAT THE MOONIS1 DOING. The Friction .of Tidea Causes the Earth to Revolve More Slowly.. ,, tFrom Harper's Bazaar. ,TliQjidesaro caused mainly by the moon, jw it were, catching bold of the water as the earth revolves around on its axis., This must cause friction on the carUi as it revolves, and friction, as every one knows, causes loss of power. Suppose a wheel, -with hair round its rim, liko a circular nrusn sucu .as u. used for hair-brushing by juYa;hlnery ; ilthls brush bo., revplying rapidly, and we bold our hand over bo Jiuhtfy on the bah so that it w Bliglitly rubbed hack wartLa thovwhccl revolves, we can un derstand that tji? spped of tho w-bcql wilUbo gradually diminished, until at Jaqtit.wil) bo brought to a standstill, .provided, there, is no additional power cjmmunicatcd to tho wheel by machin ery or hand boyond what was given to set it .spinning round. Now.,tlis is somewhat analogous to what, is. happen ing to tho earth in its rotation. There ,is reason to suppose, that tho action of the tides is slowly, but surely, icsson inaUio speed pt tho earth's, rotation, laud pousoqucnUy increasing the length of tho day, and that this action win continue until the earth revolves on its .... .: il. .,. own .axis in mo same iimo ' " moon takqs to rcvolvo round tho earth. Then Uiciday. instead of being 24 hours iasnpw,,wUl1!be about, 28 days, and tho earth will bo .exposed to the, lull maze of tho BuatfarlKutilWay&at a timo. The change- this wUhbring About on the face of the earth can hartlly bo exagger ated. All lifd, bath animal -and vegeta ble, will be desfre-yfc'd rail water will lw tovaporated; tba solid "'rocks will ha scorched and cracked; and tho whole world rtdiiced to a dreary and barren wilderness. It fa sfcriposcd by' Borne that tlio' mOon has already pased through all this, hence its shattered and bare looking Burfaee; that the earth be ing so much larger, has InOre quickly acted urV6n Uie oceans which fcnea Tvero Upon tlio tnoon'a sUrial'e, and stopped almost cnurety us revouuiuu iuuu ., ... A-ta limn -nnslnff it tO-liaVO a j day oqual to 2S of our days, and the heatot tiiciin.na3 uireauy uu..u i .. what in future ogOS(it will do to the e.inn. the election it was observed that Mem phis gave a heavy majority for Erowii- low. And it was woll understood that although they took no very activo part in politics, tho northern merchants, with few exceptions, voted the republican ticket. Tliis unwarranted liberty tho Avalancho denounced In unmeasured terms; printed tho names of prominent merchants known to bo republicans, and declared it would "write small-pox" over tho door of every honso owned or managed by republicans in tho city of Memphis." This was- the beginning of what has since been termed "bulldoz ing." "When Gen. Korrest mustered out his army, he gave his soldiers soino good advice. Ho advised them to re turn peacefully to their homes, to ob serve the laws, and as they had been good soldiers, to try to becomo good citi zens. I'orrest had lought wen a iittio savagely sometime, perhaps, and ad mitted that ho lmd been conquered. Perhaps be believed ho had been sub dued. Had tho Pikes and Galloways let him alone he would never liavo atten ded a democratic national convention. But Stephens pointed tho way, and Galloway, and Pike, and Scmmes tho pi rate, having returned from his life on. tho ocean wave and assumed command o'f the Mobile Itctrister, assisted bya-thotr- sand lesser lights, resolved to iaint tho whole confederacy red.' Some ono has said that "capital is cowardly" perhaps- "cautions" would havo lecn a better -word but either will do. At any i rate, .northern mer chants and capitalists, eacing tho clond gathering over their hends, began to set i heir affairs in order. In May, I860, a terrible "negro riot" occurred in Mem phis, in which over three hundred ne groes wero killed and ono white man waB maimed by a shot fired by anothor white man at a "nigger." iNot a soli tary man was even arrested for this barbarous affair. Northern capital, merchandise and enterprise moved back to tho north, and left this flourish ing city and tho south to anarchy and its fato. Vjien I was thcrp last, in 1S71 ngo 01 llio virgin Ji-uji .v,.v..,b ...w .,..- - ChUd Jesus In her arms. With this im-. to undress hor ami put her to rest , the nn ilmv liWa tlm future coupld. All tho company stand, tho mother holding tho bride, Completely dressed' in whlto, bv tb6 hand, surrounded byall her dear- lost friends and companions. AU bow before tho imago. Tho fathor takes the imago, tho mother tho bread and salt ; tho young couplo then kneel under tho imago, and aro first blessed by thp father; Uio latter thon takes Uie broad and salt from tho bands of tho moUier and gives her tho imago, and tho Baipo cqremony is rppcatod. After this tho father mid mothor oj tho brijtegroom do ,1... lil-r. Tlinn rallies tho ulvillL' of the rings; tho brhlo's father gtyvs tlio. golden ring lp tho bridegroom, tho bJI- ycr, opo to tho bnuo, mcy nra now u.- fiancod to each other, ami jjivo ai oJhorUio first kiss, When tho ceremony Is pvor thq company tnijoy themselves ; Uiov chat, hiuch. oat and drink,, nml well us it i I Maehinka won't Bay ,Kgr u'ritho1 IntonU.fio vou'llneo," "Very well,'; snyfl, tho olilHroony and tho marriago iunn. J'tOH Uio win ' " j"-'" men do. tho s.uiio,ly thq husband. Tho next niDrnlne tho housa of the newly married ouplo is again filled with tho .. l.f- Tlw. crowds ot tno evening yuivm, ." youna wUo is seated.in a, drayvijig oom on a sofa with a splendid tea servico before hor. Ono after, the other ap proaches, salutes her and asks i "Havo you aloptwcUtmadamo? Do you feel rested nftor the fatigues of Uio last night?" Sho then offer? tea, coffee, or chocolate, according to Uio tasto of the :iir.r. Mho ia. Uironed for tho first timo in all splendor as tho mistress of tho house. The most intimate friends remain to spend thq day wjUj tho young pair, A .week, after U marriago the wife's iaiuily gives a Bcrios pt diunor parties, oyentug parties and balls. Theso fetca SQinqtunes last lor a Jprt- lliglit, or ovqu Uirpo wcoka or tt inoutii, and so the young people gradually cub sido into their ordinary every day life. Democracy. mm ffltwm SADDLBK8KB' JJD uuaaYJrieAMfji'tBi it u inwr MfiTTIiYfiT LIVERf- STABM cVMmM&mwQ?' i Tjp?n.K8"f) 'w ,AAtT'j,'oUH$! !-. it .... yrauiii-fW at iwt mm- JJYOOD 4 OOAh JWJ-8 on .ljftnu, VUfol y!tiV iUtUvcwW flhyvyiicrtf nt fro' engaged one? Who l.s hq? T jo urnvu . .?' t ..I...... tu lin?" "GllUSS." teiiow, M.i" -- BftySBho. Tho old mart names nil Uio Xlfcift&if, k'8 wUbo.Owr men tinning, tho .right ono, although he W iHirfectly awnro till th6 tiino who ho ia,; but such Is the- usage. Atla the wW makor nttmos him and addst MMar !.,. n'm made in hcavon, you know." When alLUilH IsetUed Uicy Bond ior the mothor, and thp Bamrf Bccne a ro J....l.'.Jlh thta dlirorcivcqr-that )ho Vursts fnto tears when shd gives ho consent. Anu now iy im hic" scinio blUiOflrst act The young lady fs'sonVfor. Tho match maker begins lna.lqngspoecl,in-ynici buo WltiS luVpiiihWsTir thoiifnrliago r(Mi $s mo. doscribefl tno nappi.iw , Vfcfo, )ar6cilarj tliyjulot. WWiWiw oflthoouig'ladys owif parentslloiika of tholesslnas bf'(lwLthat had oyldcnt f M bstcodinJon theiilbC thegift r iiitdrAiii Bho-Uieu conUnuos to toll .n. .uH. iia nf lofiiiilnu a inelhor. otpurentallove and,qf Ui.nay iq. which tho young laey-a parouu. u u,UB. WP tjiVf dufeUrK.wiclU by the bridegroom sitends all his evenings with his brido, ofton toto-a-teto. Tltri CKRItMONV. " Thon folfowtf tho matrivlio'-cerentony. tt'is also called tho coronation, because, ilurjiiii'the ceremony, rerowrrW plli6ed oh tho hoads of thb atllant-cd. Then the priest Afters' thorr u clip of'ttino,' of vl.lch thoy hotlt drhik us it bigrt offUio ulilbn UiOy liAVo contracted. A Bolornn svJUaUM i led bv the ' dniclating nrloBt. tho brido and bridegroom follow ing him chuter i,.id MiA-lilUln. This is meant to reiwo u.mt )liniot'i!wliich await them tha ties Svhl'cli thoy cotitractnnd th6 eternity of niBrtHos. DurnuUho'puuuo coionra- tldn of the 'roitrrhigo tho ' rings Nt orn by, tlio -yoling pooplo urVi oxeliangeit, tue husband noy- wearing tho silver one, Uubbrldo tho golden, From, tlie church UiO company.ifl JuvJtod tft Uie- hflvtsq of ih brldoaroom'fl feUiQO AYookafter Utoy return to church, hon the prJoBt 1UU the fitwyu from uwr. ew, i thr flnnlconsacraUon of marrago All the clorgy Uiat MaUtqd at bo He Writes Another Letter, Jixucirnv Manwos. ,.9v. 8,-iMyH Dear Mrs,, Beeclior; Ypu.pwift so like my,iu9tUor 1 must write you oca more and toll vou how huuky dQry.Iloph I aii),HU,ng, aa usual, at my dcskiin,, Uio executive uiaqsiou, harl t wprk, I llftSflft'A-W ifliWH wr,a.uoviii.a.ninv. Qeor,go William Curtis pays J inusln't saydovjl anyanpro, put JJiuttoKnow vhp b president of,thla fthflbflrig,, ho. or jno ir, auliuiutu j(P i44 siw" t, the brido and biUogmom ouow y. T - , iln round tho desk Plod-ih tl o- -"-bJ" ' ,, fQC nota got, Into. ,Tho ,r of tl,6 clutrcl, upon wh civ M JJJ Bjfllno .riw tp ,t my seat I nus,t lick him Btuy. j. am o. potWfiCf'lo,idsiKBitio.t and sincerely wish tlhi'tuo not (o try ft. I havqn't scon any had girls Binco I wroto you Jnt. jhope there won't he any bad girls in, Washmgton ii more aro uuy, Mr, Iinont says whonovdr I go put for a walk ho wlrt uo ahead tuul drive thorn round tho corner, when 1 got 10 uio r I '.i v . .liMiiti nml a.-n inn. iiiittn tn an. I'liiiiu liuit tii av u'v and brlWllonrjr down with you Don't bo alraiu 01 111s K"' """?" " ""i KiiU down there. I wijl. takq qiuo of fdm. Truly youra, Gupven Clfveiaud, Thd Spirit of From the Oregoman.J A Front street merchant was in his oflicq 'Wednesday evening, when ono of his up-country cusiomura vaiuc y " slapping thd merchant on tho suouuter, shouted,: "Hurrah for Cleveland l "We'vo got 'cm at last: came in to cole halo. "Won't wo "paint 'or red?" Tho mo reliant answered, with an amused smile. liJ am not celebrating ; toy can didate was defeated; X supported Blaine." Tljo exultant' light faded from tho up-countryman'a taco, and a savago look took its place as lio slowly answer ed: "Is that bo? Then by g d you don't getany more qf my trade." This democrat was notyory drunk lje,was in what our friend Colonel Waters would -perhaps describe as his '"normal condition" just drunk enough to ex press himself freely and without any Hoolish resorVo. And his answer, short and brutal as itis, contains all there is left of Amorlcaii "democracy' Arid this remark naturally carried my meinory back to days andtceneB of long ago. "When tho city of Memphis wah captured by UiofTJuUeYl States iorfcelr it was80lected bV hortlitonf- inerclmnts oh afaVontblo "point Wr-trade. A grout many camti, bringmilmiilonse stocKS 01 all' " kinds" J Ot rnerchanditrO. In I8bp every store' and warehouse in tho city w'aa 'ocdnpWd,1 and ils'poptitaUoU ox c0cded7d,0e0, more1 than double what tt had ofbr' been before Tho city had fonr 'nitibnal batiks, raiiroiid Unci ivorrf wmlrifd. and a lino of splendid now steamers furnished ' facilities for ravel' 'and trhnBttOrtftttOn.- These ImH-v 'wholosAlo houses established brhchos ih the Ipteriof Wwrts; Btipply Ing'tbo planlors rith everything neces sary" to restore their wadted Innda null rostimo their occupation of raising cot ton and ftugnr. The prosperity of tho Mississippi valloy seemed assured. But about this time Colonol M. 0. Oalloway, Ann of GenoralN. B. Forrest's stair offi cers, assumed control of the Memphis Avalanche. Colonel- Galloway had heon neither "conquered nor eubducHl,'' ana ho msbsii asiuJiil! thtf iurnTn" I JbjUe flold, to "paint tho town red," In in two mileaof whole'salo warehouses on front row there was ono solitary ware house occupied. "To Let" was nailed ou the closed doors of every other house on the street. A low years ago Memphis surrendered its charter. All the City ofliceni resigned because they could not raise money enough to pay their4 Balarles. The echo of tho "old- robel yell" Of political proscription, -Heaid in far-off Oregon, brings back these bid memor ies, and remindsme that Uiero ih but little dUIerency-other'thah the differ ence of opportunity between a rebel who has been "conquered but not sub dued" and an Oregon democrat. Thcrfc is one nrifcle of their political faith in which all tlemocrats agree. That is,' that the government of tho Un ited Statca belongs to them ; that it is their heritage. They invented what they did not already hold by right of ' discovery. A political opponent is a personal enemy ; a wretch who would rob them of thoir dearest possessions, and should bo suppressed or killed; that any criticism of Uiair public acta is an unwarranted impertinence that should bo punished by imprisonmet in tho penitentiary for a long, terra of years. This belief in tho infallibility of Uieir party is ono of tho most interesting fea tures of democracy. To suggest that tho party ever wan corrupt; that it was over controlled by designing men for purposes of personal aggrandizement; that it was used' to disorganize and destroy tho government of tho United States; that it forgot its patriotism and learned to talk treason in tho halls of congress, afid that it took up arms against the United States and desperately sought to ruin when it could no longer rule even to suggest these facts of history is'trtason. It is this inexorable ' parUsdn' spirit that rises triumphant 'from" 1110- battle fields of Franklin', of Nashville, of Get tysburg and the "Wilderness. ' W. S. Bcecher Lectures to Empty Benches. Hautfcjid, Conn., Nov. 10. Henry j Ward Bcecher'1 best patrona at bia lec tures in llartioru 111 years past navo boon republicans. He lectured hero last hlglit to almost empty benches. Not a half dozen of tho faces familiar at his lectured wore to ho Been. The hall was hut scantily filled, alUiough paper had been Used with c6nsiderablo liber nlily. During tho aftornoon, when the reserved seat sale Indicated that thero would ho only sv beggarly house, tho cash receipts folt Bhorfof $75. A repub lican and former "admirer of Bocchor snni&fieallv remarked this afternoon: "The republicans aro through with Beechor tar tue present, ana ms uemo cratie frietnls are not the kind ot men to plvy .money to hwr lum." Philadelphia Prc,3B.: For years past tio tlemocrats hayq persisted In Betting up a lot of millionaire scaro-qrpwa In thq republican cornfield to frighten tim id republicans with. Finally, n fow of tho lattor becatno Beared and broko pell mell for tho democratic-' hencoop. But it must be n ihtUo digGPunwlnK, to th?m before thoy have- beeomq fairly warm cm thoroosUo soo-tfay Gould find WIU Haft II. YandorbllCirtigVe ip beside thorn. ' " )Hl4Htd M k k4