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, 1868-03-20

LIFE WAsTED.-Vsluable lives are very often
thrown away, lest, through ignorance Of some
of the most simple truths in nature, through
errors OF judgement in matters where error be-
comes a crime. Some of the best and wisest
aud greatest men of our race have perished
from the world in consequence of what might be
considered a carelessness, a recklessness, or an
ignorance which is amazing, as found in minds
like theirs. The immediate cause of Lord Bacon s
death was sleeping in a damp bed. Any old
woman, who didn't know B from bulls foot
would have had more sense than that. Yet 1t
was the mistake of the greaest mind of his age
and generation. Rachel, the greatest tragic ae-
treas Of her time, took cold which carried ner
to her grave, by riding in railway carriage
not sufficiently warmed on bitter cold winters
night mediately after performance, which
had heated up her whole system far beyond its
natural standard. The great theologian, Adds
son Alexandra, for whom it was claimed that
be was the best Bible scholar living, and that
he had powers of mind not equalled in his day
died in the very prime of life, because, having
a feeling almost bordering on contempt for phyt
sicians, be allowed his mortal malady to prey
upon him secretly.
, 1868-03-20


WHAT IS YoUR YOU'VE DAUGHTER THINKING
ABoUI2-You are careful of her dress you
attend personally to the purchase and fit. You
60 with her to see that her foot is nicely gathered,
and you give your milliner special instructions
as to make and becomingness of her bonnet,
but do you ever ask yourself what she is think
ing about2 In other words, do you know any
thing at all of her inner life2 Many who are
esteemed most excellent mothers are as ignorant
on this point as if they had never looked upon
their daughters face. They exact respectful
obedience, and If the young creature yields it
and has no need of physicians immediate serN
vice, they consider their duty done. Alas, what
fatal mistake These are the mothers who
never having invited the confidence of these
young hearts, live to see it bestowed anywhere
everywhere but in accordance with their wishes
Is it, can 1t be, enough to a mother worthy Of
the name, to be satisfied tnat her daughters 8
physical wants are CARED for What Of that
yearning, hungry soul that is casting about here
and there for something to satisfy questiohings2 ?
Oh give a thought sometimes 20 this. When
she sits there by the fire, or by the window mus.
ing, sit down by her. Cast the fatal dignity to
the winds, which has come between so many
Young creatures and the hearts to which they
should lie nearest in their important, forming
years Respect is good in its place, but when it
freezes up your daughters soul utterance, when
it sends her for sympathy and companionship to
chance guides, what then2 word, loving
kind word, at the right mOment-no mind can
over estimate its importance. Remember this
when YOU see the sad wrecks about you, enid
the sweeping waves of life's cares and life's
pleasures, whatsoever else'you neglect, do not
fail to know what that young daughter of yours
is thinking about.
, 1868-03-20

How French OFFICER MARREs.-An officer
in the French army finds it no very simple mat
ter to get married. He has first to make form
al request of bis colonel for permission. He
certi6es to the condition in life aud moral
standing of the tride elect. The colonel sends
the demand to the general commanding the
department, who sends it to the general COM
mauding the division If the bride lives in
another district, he writes to his fellow officer
of the division in which she does live. The
demand then descends the scale from the dys-
ion. general to the brigadier, who writes to
commandant de place, who consults a COM
missioner of police and a mayor then the mayor
and commissioner reply to the commandant de
place, who replies to the brigadier- general, who
replies to the general of the division, who sends
the answer to his eonfrere. The demand then
goes to a marshal, and if be does not exact any
further information, be proposes to the minister
of war to ratify the permission; coming from
the hands of the postman, the packet is uusealed
BY a clerk, who adds stamp, subordinate
reads it, sends it 10 another clerk, who puts a
number above the stamp and records the number
on a another sheet of paper, with an analysis of
the affair; this sheet is then signed by a chief
and sub. chief, then goes to director who sends
it to the chief de bureau he gives it to his
deputy, then an orderly clerk reinscribes the
number of the packet, registers it, and sends it
to another, who makes report of the analysis.
The three members of this last bureau then res
cord the whole, the chief signs it, submits il to
the director, who submits it to the minister,
who accepts or refuses. If the bride and groom
are still living when the arrangements are con-
cluded, and think it worth while to get married
for wha: little time they have to live, the
marriage is consummated.
, 1868-03-20

THB destitution aud ruin which theaten IN
several sections of the Union, are not confined
To the South. Workshops are being closed Wltp
attendant suffsrings in New England, and even
in Pennsylvania, the effects of the depression are
being felt. In one day at Scranton, the wages
Of one thousand employees in the railroad shops
were reduced ten per cent.
, 1868-03-20

STOPPING A NEwsPAPER.-Some people seem
to think that their subscription to a newspaper
obligates the editor to advocate their own Pc
culiar views Oh all questions which affect the
public, forgetting that an editor should be an
Independent being, honest enough to give his
opinions, and let his readers judge what they
are worth. To those who are so ready to send
word, "Stop my Paper" because the editor
expresses his honest opinion, formed after care
full reseaic ch and mature deliberation, we com.
mend the following little story;
A certain man bit his toe against pebble and
fell headlong to the ground. He was vexed, and
under the influence of anger and self-suficiency,
he kicked mother earth right saucily. With
mperturabe gravity be looked to see the earth
itself dissolve and come to naught. But the
earth remained, and only his poor foot was in,
jured in the encounter.
This is the way of man. An article in a
newspaper touches him in a weak spot, and
straightway be sends to "Stop his paper %
With great self fcomplacency be looks to see
the crash when the object of his spleen shall
cease to be. Poor fool, be has only hit his
own toe against a world that does not percept-
bly, feel the shock, and Injuries to a slight extent
none but himself.
, 1868-03-20

The following cOllOquy took place between
municipal justice and an unmitigated loaf
er: "What is your nameH' "Thomas 1.
Cam" "Where do you live7" "Where
l can" allow do you live?" "HOw l can
every WE'LL" said the justice, "I can send
you to Deer Island; do you think you can
live there, ThomasS" 81 can, for l have
tried it," said the fellow, and he was led
, 1868-03-20
NUMBER Ia.
True Vile.

She is not true wife who sustains not her
husband in the day Of calamity who is not.
when the worlds frown makes the heart chilli
with anguish, his guardian angel. growing
brighter and more beautiful as misfortunes
crowd upon his path. Then is the time for The
trial Of her geutleuess then the time for testing
whether the sweetness Of her temper beams with
transient light or steady glow, as the morning
star shines brightly under the clouds Has she
then smiles just as charmiug1 Does she try bv
happy little inventions to lin from bis sensitive
spirit the burden Of tbought2 There are wives
nay, there are beugs-who in dark hours
begin repining and upbrading, thus adding 10
outside anxiety the narrowing scenes of demestic
life, as il all the blame in the world makes one's
hair white or black, or changes the decree i'm
mutually gone forth. Such know that our dark.
hess is beaven's light; our trials but steps in
the golden ladder, by which II we rightly ascend,
we may at last gain eternal life, and battle for
ever in its fulness and beauty.
"ls that all p and the gentle face of the wife
beamed With joy. Her husband had been on
the verge Of distraction-all his earthly posses
sions were gone, and be was afraid of the result
Of her knowledge, she had been so carefully
reared and cared for all her life. But saws
lrVings beautiful story, "a friend advised him
not to give sleep to bis eyes until be had unfol-
ded to her his hopeless case" This was the
answer, with smile of an angel-"Is that all =?
/ feared by your sadness that it was worse. Let
these beautiful things be betaken-al this splendor,
let it go-G care not for it-I only care for nv
husbands love sad confidence. You shall for
get in my affection that you were ever iu prosS
perty-only still love me, and will aid you to
bear these little reverses with cheerfulu
Sull love ber2 man must revetence-ayei
llken her to the very angels for such a woman
is living revelation of Heaven
, 1868-03-20
LIFE LEAVES.

The day With its sandals dipped in dew,
Has passed through the evening" golden gates,
And single star in the eloudless blue
For the rising moop in silence waits
While the winds that sigh to the languid hours
A lullaby breathe o'er the folded flowers.
The lilies nod to the sound Of the stream
That winds along with sullsn flow,
And either wake or half in a dream,
pass through the realms Of Long Ago;
While faces peer with many a smile,
From the bowers Of Memory's magic isle.
There are joys and sunshine, sorrows and tears,
That check the path Of life's April hours,
Aud longing wish for the coming years,
That Hope ever wreathes with the fairest
flowers
There are friendships guiltless-love as bright
And pure as the stars in the halls of night.
There are ashen memories, bitter pain,
And buried hopes and broken vow,
And an aching heart by the restless main,
And the sea. breeze tanning pallid brow
And a wandeler on the shell,lined shore,
Listening to voices that speak no more.
There are passions strong aud ambitions wild,
And a fierce desire to stand in the van
OF the battle of life-and the heart of the child
Is crushedin the breast of the struggling man;
But short are the regrets and few are the tears
That fall at the tomb Of the vanished years.
There's a quiet and peace, and domestic love,
And Joys arising from faith and truth,
And a love uuquestioning, far above
The passionate dreaming of ardent youth
And kisses of children on lip and cheek,
Aud the parents bliss which no tongue can
speak.
There are loved ones lost there are little graves
In the distant dell, meath protecting trees,
Where the streamletwinds, and the violet waves,
And the grassessway to the signing breeze
And we mourn for the pressure of tender lips,
And the light of eyes darkened in Deaths eclipse.
And thus as the glow of the daylight dies,
And the nights first look to earth is cast,
gaze meath those beautiful summer skies,
At the picture that hangs on the wall of the
past
Oh Sorrow and JOY chant mingled lay,
When to Memory's wildwood we wander away
, 1868-03-20

DICKENS has realized $4,000 from his
four readings 10 Boston, and tits estimated
that during his stay in this country his entire
profits will reach 100000. He devotes
himself closely to his work, and has three
naners in preparation
, 1868-03-20

II the Pope holds two years longer be viii
have sat on the Ponti6cal throne for period
exceeding that of any of bis two hundred and
6ty or sixty predecessors,
, 1868-03-20

A new treaty has been concluded between
the limited States and the Republic of Col
umbia. for the construction of ship canal
tbronoh the Islhmus of Darien.
, 1868-03-20

MACMILLAN NOT DEAD.-The following extraor-
binary, and we may say improbable statement
appears in the correspondence of an English
paper
Admiral Tegethoff, of the Austrian navy, is
now en- route for home with what &c believes
to be the body of the unfortunate Macmillan.
Nv connection with the Mexican agents in this
country forbids my entering into minute, but
can assert that the remains which will be hens
ored by Austria, are not those of the ill-fated
scion of the house of Hapsburg, but of Jameroi
a noted bandit and guerilla, who, in life, was
not unlike poor Macmillan. The latter Is pin,
ing in an obscure dungeon at Queretaro, fed
with a felon's food, and waiting the arrival OF
welcome death. The night before his supposed
execution, uncertain of bis own success in seeks
ing the Presidency, and perhaps unwilling to
imbrue his hands in royal blood, Juarez had the
noble captive conveyed by stealth to secret
den, and substituted in his stead the rutian
Jamero, hoping, had he not succeeded in bis
political aspirations, to have made fortune by
delivering him safely to Austria.
, 1868-03-20

AN editor at dinner table being asked il he
would take some pudding replied in ht of alb
stractedness, lowing to a crowd Of other mat
ter, am unable to find room"
, 1868-03-20

A SHAWL was lately sold in Philadelphia for
one thousand four hundred and twenty-five
dollars. In the same city women make snirts
for six cents each. Thus foolish extraVagance
and suffering females 90 hand in hand.
, 1868-03-20

TIE Abyssiniau war owes its existence 10 re- e.
ality to a blunder. letter from Ibeodore 70
Victoria lay in the Foreign once oy mls'AAe lot
kino exasperated. shut up the Euglishmen, ETC.
, 1868-03-20

The agent Of an English farmers club propo'
ses to buy ten thousand acres in Illinois, and
bring over 300 families to settle there.
, 1868-03-20

The GREAT WANT OF THE AGE IS MEH-Men
who are not for sale men who are honest, sound
from the center to the circumference true to the
hearts core men who will condemn wrong in
friend or foe, in themselves as we'll as others
men whose consciences are as steady as a needle
to the pole men who will stand for the right if
the heavens totter and the earth reels men who
can tell the truth and look the world and devil
right in the eye men that never brag or run !;
men who never flag or finch men who can have
courage without whistling for it, and joy with>
out shouting to bring it men in whom currents
OF everlasting life run deep and strong men too
large for certain bonds men who will not seek
to make their voices heard in the streets, but
who will not fail or be discouraged till judge
ment be set in the earth men who know their
message, and tell it; men who know their duty
and do it men who mind their own business
men who will not lie men who are not too lazy
to work, nor too proud to be poor men who are
willing to eat only what they have paid for.
, 1868-03-20

A CHANCE FoR THE "ANXIOUs AND AIM
LESS" LOWELL GIRLs.-Brigham Young has
thoughts of compassion towards the Lowell
factory girls, as witness this passage from
his last conference address:
"The last time was in the city of Lowell,
there were fourteen thousand more females
than males in that one city. This is many
years ago. They live and die in a single
state, and are forgotten Have they filled
the measure of their creation, and accom-,
plished the designs of heaven in bringing
them upon the earth No they have not
Two thousand good, God fearing men should
90 there and take to themselves seven wives
apiece. 1t is written in the Bible, 'and in
that day, seven women shall lay hold of one
man, saying we shall eat our own bread, and
wear our own apparel; only let us be called
by thy name to take away our reproach.'
The government of he United States do not
intend that prophecy shall be fulfilled, and
the Lord Almighty means that it shall. Do
YOU not think the Lord will conquer? |
think he will, and we are helping him.
, 1868-03-20
E. SHE'LL, Nj. ID.

DUYSICIAN AND SURGEON, has resumed the
Practice of his Profession, aud may be f"und Al
his Office on Main Street, Walla Walla 4Otf
, 1868-03-20
The Number of EIectornl Yote,.

A correspondent asks US to publish list Of
the electoral votes now possessed by the Pres
ident and Vice President of the United States.
, 1868-03-20

The total number Of electoral votes in the
Union is, therefore 3l5. If the Southern States
all vote, 1t will require 1853 votes to elect. If
they DO not vote, 23G will be the whole number
cast, Of which ll9 constitutes a majority. Our
readears may find it of interest to cut out the
table and preserve it,
, 1868-03-20
DIR. j. w. HUNTER,

CLATE OF DALLEs CITY, REeoN.O -
q FFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO
| the citizens of Walla WaIla I'd vicinity.
once and Residence south end of Third street,
where he may be found at all hours, both day and
night, when not professionally engaged.
, 1868-03-20
DIR a. i. HOGG,

OFFICE OPPOSITE THE ORIENTAL HOTEL.
OFFICE HOURS FROM s O'CLOCK, A. NJ. TO
1 n,clnck. Z. N. 4-tt
, 1868-03-20
once Statesman Building, Third Street
q. s. Official Paper for the Territory.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION I:

rrERMs INVARIABLY IN ADvANCE.Ea
, 1868-03-20
VOLUME VII.
&alla MalIa Statesman.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, BY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
, 1868-03-20

rrlsErroHT
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-29

proved her innocence of SO loyal who s
been here by plunging the little inno-
cent into cistern with lantern tied to
his neck. The husband saw dimly, re-
cognized the Saxon outline, clasped his
wife to his bosom, and held her there so
long in joyful embrace that the little
euss in the cistern was drowned, the lamp
went out and boy was lost forever
9" Bed clothes are unknown in Pitts.
burg-leave the window open and the
sheets of smoke settle upon You like
newspapers from a machine press. Some
years since some snow fell into the city
from the cloud of smoke-the smoke
was not hurt, but the snow looked sick.
Men carry lanterns to see to shake hands.
When looking at watch to see the hour
it is the fashion to light match. They
make black broadcleth by hanging a
spiders web out till filled with smoke,
and use hot coal dust for pepper. They
roll the smoke, sweetened, into sticks,
md sell it for licorieen
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-29

saker, s'the Missouri statesman, who vii
rid us Nv Freedmen's Burrows and mill
tary rool !"
s'Three groans for Blare ~ yelled Punt
Ablishnist and Linkin hirelin, whicl
shot my uncle in Missoury, and burn
nv grandmother's home near Vixburg p
ale amt no Ablishnist J" exclaimed
Issaker. "reed his letters !''
ats difficult to say what he is to-day
but I'll sware to it he wuz three wear.
ago, but it makes no difference. swore
four years ago to lick any man who hur
rahed for any member NV the Blare fami
ly."
And this infuriated wretch pounced
onto Issaker, and they rolled off the
stand to jine Bascom and Pennibacker,
who hedn't settled their onpleasantnis
yet.
Before it ended Deekin Pogram and
Kernel McPeltcr got to arguin ez to the
propriety NV recognizin niggers in the
ranks NV the party, the Deekin takiu one
side and McPelter the other The pas
sions NV these estimable gentlemen wuz
arozed somewat, and before I could in
terfere they he'd each other by the throte
and rolled OFF onto the ground beneath
the platform. sprang down to sepa-
rate EN-, when McPelter turned upon me,
and wood hev sacrificed ME on the spot,
but the Corners rusht ez a man to save
me. Ez owe the most nv en- am en-
tirely safe here, and ez shell be ontil
pay my debts l shell never die NV yio-
lence
At this pint the fite became general.
Some of the people sided with Bascom.
some NV EN- with Pennibacker, (akkord-
in ez they bought wtiskey by the bari,
or by the drink, and the balance NV EN-
assisted Bigner and Issaker Gavitt ez
their inclination promptid en-. In the
melee the platform, flag and Transparent
cies wuz tore down, nearly breakin my
leg, for wich l wnz insuffieiently remu-
neratid by the handkerchers borrowed
from the PROSTATE combatants under COW
er of assistin NV EN- to rise.
After the scrimmage wuz over Pollock
and Bigler came, with three niggers, in
to Bascom's, where we wuz repairin dam
ages, witch remarkt that they had held a
meetin, and he'd passed resolutions thank
Ill the Lord devoutly for hevin relieved
the Republican party nv the Blare fami-
ly, and sympathsin with the Dimocrisy
wich he'd received en-; and also acknowl-
edging obligashuh the colored men NV
the nashen were under to the Democrisy
for the handsome manner in witch they
he'd treated Joe Williams, the Afrikin
delegate to the Moo York Convenshun,
ez'the selectin NV nIgger ez delegate.
and asssashatin with him on terms NV
ekality, wuz step in the direction NV
universal brotherhood witch was cheerin.
This insultin message delivered to men
wich wuz a patchin up ther faces and
washiu orf the blood wv politikle con-
flick, wuz the reverse NV soothin.
The ratification wuzn't altogether a
sucsess, but we shel try it agin after time
hez sottened the asperities engendered
by the recent conflick, and the candi-
dates hev he'd time to fit themselves and
ther records to the platform. The Cor
ners kin be counted on.
PETRoLELM V. NAsBy, p. NJ,
(Wich is Postmaster.)
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-29
A Western Editor Describes Pittsburg.

A western editor thus describes the
effect produced by the numerous found
ries, iron works, &c, at Pittsburg, Pa.
:" Pittsburg people never have fresh air
except when out oftown. They live on
coal smoke and floating cinders. We
inhaled seven tons of coal the first hour
we were there. The people breathe
smoke, eat smoke, chew smoke, and carry
it loose in their pockets. 1t is now seven
.ty-two years since Pittsburg has been
warmed or reached by the suns rays
Once streak of sunshine, for several
years condensing, undertook to penetrate
the cloud of smoke over the city, got lost,
became smoked, and fell like standing
edition of the Black Crook"
"The ladies use smoke aud coal dust
to protect their complexion. Little boys
and girls stand on the corners with wet
brooms and sponges to wash peoples
faces, for five cents. Everybody is OF a
color in Pittsburg. At the post office
window the clerk distinguishes people
by certain signs, it being impossible to
see their faces from the layers OF coal
dust and smoke We saw a little boy
crying on the street because he had lost
his father, who was six feet ahead OF him.
in all the blackness."
"Every one wears mourning IN ri'ts-
burg. A barber once went there r 70
color hair and whiskers. He NOR Il. pus.-
ed in weekl Men kiss each ,otner,s
wives in Pittsburg, unable to tell which
is their own only by the taste. w oman
send children oiferrands, first writing oil
their faces with a thumb-nail or wet
stick People feel their way by door
knobs, and read by raised type" ~
:" A man once stood in his room with
the window raised-changed his shirt
nine times in four minutes, and only got
a clean one on him when the window
fell by accident and kept the smoke out.
Meet man with a cold who has
been blowing his nose, and that organ
looks much like a burnt stump on each
side of which q wood chuck has been
burrowing."
"a man there accused his wife OF pre-
senting him with niger baby. She