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Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-28
A NIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
BY A YOUNG SURGEON.

The maniac was a giant. He had
broken his heavy chains as Sampson
broke the withies-had torn open the
door of the celI--torn the keeper, liter
ally to pieces--burst open the door
killed the watchman with heavy iron
bar he wrenched from the door-and
escaped with his formidable weapon
into the city. The whole place was
aghast at the news, and we students at
the hospital and dissecting room who
where connected with the Asylum had
to nerve ourselves to help capture the
escaped wild beast.
| had gone to the dissecting room
alone. and was about to commence
using the knife OH subject. There
was storm raging, aud with low sob
the wind swelled through the long aisle
of forest trees, and flashed with the
gathered force of an ocean wave against
the dead>house. simultaneously, a
hand struck the light door, and the yell
of a maniac ran through and through
my brain. :,
Above the door, through the small
yentilator, the face of the madman and
murderer peered down at me.
Z. All, ah I have caught you at last
-here-and alone. | have been walt-
ing for you You took me once, didn't
YOU Ha, ha ! Let me in."
The GOODNESS of imminent peril
brought my powers to action. held
his eye an instant; but it was evident
he was too wild for that; his blood was
up, and it roved with eager ferocity
through the room and over the frall
walls. With the light bound of a
leopard / gained the door, and shot the
double bolt. A CLEAN of rage darted
from his eye !; but he laughed, :" Ha,
ha! You think that will keep me
out"
Wait" [ cried, {" have a weapon
in my hand as keen as razor. 1t is
poisoned by the dead body | have been
working on Burst the door and Ill
plunge it in your heart If it but touch
you you are dead man. You may
kill me, but I'll kill you, as certain as
there is God"
The swarthy giant shook the door
nntil its hinges creaked and groaned
beneath his hand. Then laughing
again low to himself, muttered, Fool,
I'll outwit you yetv' and then stole of
in the darkness I heard him for an
instant pressing against the wall of the
building, and it swayed and bent in
wards with the weight. Then silence
The din of my pulses made thunder IL
my ears as [ tried to hear his stealing
tread, and the sobbing wind rose anew
with weird shrek, making my efforts
fruitless.
A thousand times | heard his low
.devilish, murderous laugh. A thousand
times l felt his brawny strength against
the door, and saw his wild face look
down at me through the gloom; but
still he did not come. tried to think
he had abandoned the design and had
skunk off discouraged but knew il
was not sol knew he was cronching
IN some corner on the watch to spring
on me when I passed.
Gould ! stay there all night? No,
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-28

striking his massive body against the
juttlng stones heard him spring
like an animal on along the track. [
felt his hot breath like steam-the foam
of his set jaws flung across my face
aud he stopped | felt that he was
feeling for me that he was crouching
on the stones. | saw the red of his
eyeballs glare up at me through the
darkness. | felt the touch of his icy
flesh on my hand Like lightning, he
raised himself, and throwing his vast
weight against me, pinioned me to the
stones. And the mad rage OF a man at
bay surged upward to my brain. |
clasped my knife convulsively, and
seized him by the throat, resolving to
die hard It,was hair-it was shaggy
The hands against my dhest had thick
coat of fur. | clasped him to my
breast. 1t was lion--my favorite dog,
Lion.
X X
"Great heavens, Keene, what kept
you the whole night in that cursed dead
house? 1t is near day ; the door has
been open these two hours, aud Derby
ana King have been asleep. | Was
getting ON my boots to look for you"
Why in the name of common sense
did you let this dog out after me !?
Will you tell me that p
"Why he howled like a maniac, and
clawed at the door till | thought YOU
must be in some danger, and | could
not keep him in"
" Danger! ! Well. We can talk now
Rouse yourself | had an interview
with your maniac, and he is prowing
around the grounds after me now
Call up the men. ! must 90 alter
Philip Immediately
"You don't say SO -
% Yes; don't waste a second"
In five minutes the whole force in
the hospital was out in the grounds
We took him i'll IN angle of the great
door, crouchcd behind the jutting wall,
waiting for me- lie drew his lips back
over his teeth, in the dumb ferocity of
mad brute, as he saw me, and his eyes
settled into a dull, lurid glare, impossi
bic to describe as he Kissed out, . la
this is twice-twlce you triumph; wait
| till the third time -
Around the blazing crate, in the
closing hour of the tempest-tossed
night, We shook hands over the glad
ness of our reunion, and after the story
was over, and the horror first, and the
laughter after, at the close of my adven
ture, and Derby and King had left,
and Harry Leigh aud stood watching
at the window the young winter day
rise over the hill, there was something
very like tears over the bold, bright
blue eyes as he pointed to the walls OF
the mad>house and said, "Constance
would have gone there, Keene, or died,
aud mine would have been a heavy,
/ heavy life after
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The Scientific american says it is
impossible to construct a burglar proof
safe, for the thief, with his cylinders OF
compressed hydrogen and oxygen, can
in few seconds burn holes of any size
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AVING PURCHASED AN ENTIRE
IN New Stock of Goods, would call the
attention of the Public to nay Old Stand at the
Brick Store. have full stock of M a
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A woman says what she chooses
without being abused for it, She can
take nap after dinner while her hus-
band goes to work She can 90 into
the street without being asked to
stand treat at every saloon. She can
stay at home in time of war, and get
married again if her husband gets
killed. She can wear corsets if too
thick, and other fixings if too thin. She
can get divorce from her husband if
she sees one she likes better. She can
get her husband in debt all over, until
he warns the public not to trust her on
his account But all these advantages
are balanced by the facts that she can
not sing bass, wear beard, 90 sparkling
or climb tree.
As to the origin of the phrase "Old
Nick" Archdeacon Mares tells us that
"Nick' was very old name among
the Northerns, and from them we de-
rived the word We borrowed it, in
fact, from the title of an evil genius
among the Danes, They believed that
he often appeared on the sea and on
deep rivers in the form of sea mon /.
ster, psesaging immediate ship. wreck
and drowning to the unhappy sailors.
keyster, another antiquarian authority,
mentions deity of the waters, wor-
shipped by the ancient Danes and Ger
mans, under the name of Nicken or
Nocca. Hence, doubtless, the i" Old
Mix arose, by an easy corruption.
In the museum at Cassel, Germany, is
library made from 500 European
trees, The back of each volume is
formed of the bark of tree, the sides
of the perfect wood, the top of young
wood aud the bottom of old. When
opened the book is found to be box
containing the flower, seed, fruit and
leaves of the tree, other dried or imi.
tated in wax.
A girl, forced by her parents into q
disagreeabe match with an old man
whom she detested, when the clergy
man came to that part of the service
where the bride is asked if she consents
to take the bridegroom for her husband
said: "Oh dear no, sir; but you are
the first person who has asked my opin
ion about the matter"
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-09
TIVE aIfr of TACT.

What wonderful oil upon the
machinery of human affairs tact is.
To know just what to say; to know
when to be silent, and when differ
cntially to listen. is a great gilt.
No one can fully appreciate this
quality who has not had the misfor-
of living with laundering person
who never speaks or moves without
unintentionally wounding or Offend
ing somebody. Contguity with
such one is fearful to the nerves,
and temper too. We doubt wheth-
er tact, in any considerable degree
can be required It is born with
some, and is as natural to them as
the color of their hair or eyes. We
have seen little children who were
perfect in it, without the slightest
idea of course Of the diplomacy
they were enacting.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-09
LACK OF APPRECIATION OF COUNTRY LIFE.

People who live altogether in the
country have very little appreciation
of its advantages and pleasures.
Why should they think anything @;
fresh air? 1t is too common. They
have it all the time. Everybody
around them has it all the time:
And as general thing, people esti-
mate very lightly blessings of which
they have never been deprived.
1t is only persons who are con-
fined portion of the time in the
city, who are really capable of full
appreciation of country life.
Farmers, who work the land for
a living, soon come to regard all its
products with q single eye TO profit.
There is something very narrowing
in this influence. 1t closes the
view to beauty, and the soul against
all the poetical and ennobling SEN
timents which proper contempla-
ton of nature is so well calculated
to awaken. The tendency with far
mers is to become too exclusively
mere matter-of- fact machines. The
clouds, the sunshine, the shade, the
trees, the refreshing showers, the
beautiful wild fowers-they see
nothing in all these except SO far as
they may affect their potatoes and
turnips and corn.
We believe that one principal
reason of the higher taste for rural
life in England, is to be found in
the fact that city people live so
much more in the country there.
The great increase of the facilities
for travel is making our county
rapidly more and more like England
in this respect.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-09
NO ME CIRCLE
FEMALE SOCIETY.

"You know my opinion" said
John Randolph "Offemale society.
Without it we should degenerate
into brutes" This observation ap-
plies with tenfold force to young
men, and those who are in the
prime Of manhood. For after a GER
tain time of life, the literary man
may make o shift-a poor one, l
grant-to do without the society of
ladies. To Q young man nothing is
SO important as spirit of devotion
next to his Creator-tO some aim
able woman, whose image may oc-
cupy his heart, and guard it from
pollution, which besets it on all
sides. A man ought to choose his
wife, us Mrs. Pimrose did her we'd
ding gown, for qualities that swear
we'll" One thing at least is true,
that if matrimony has its cares,
celibacy has no pleasure. A New
ton, or a mere scholar, may find
employment in study; man of lit
erary taste can receive in books a
powerful auxiliary; but man must
have bosom-friend and children
round him, to cherish and support
the dreariness of old-age.
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PROSPECTUS
OF
The Louisianian.

In the cn..eavor to establish another
Republican journal in View Orleans
,be proprictors Of the LouIsI,SrAN,
propose to fill necessity which h"s
l4on long. and sometimes painfully
,-t 10 exist. In the transition state
o.or people, in their struggling efforts
~ attain that position in the Body
Polite. which W. conceive to he their
due, Il : regarded that much inform
a,ion, guidance, encouragement, conn
q! and rcproof have been lost, in
consequence Of the lack Of medium,
through which these Deficiencies might
r. ripltird. We shall strive to make
ha IorIlAYIAS o ti,Shi,1,aa'n in these
rSpf|tS
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CHOICE SELECTIONS.
jcHH QUINCY AoARs On IRE sIIuArIoR.
ANOTHER LETTER.

A citizen Of Arkansas has received
the following letter from John
Quincy Adams:
Quincy. Mass, june 5, 1871.
DEAR SIR: / cannot pass over,
silently, n letter which gratifes me
rs much az yours, which I received
to-day; and yet l feel shy Of speak
ing to you or any citizen of the
subject States" I dislike to earn
the retort-"Oh, it is very easy to
preach; but suffer rs we have and
then tell us how you feel. and we
will listen" / do try to take it
home to myself; and / do not doubt
that, in similar circumstances, /
should be to-day m ''unrepentant
rebel" sore, angry, beaten and
defiant. And with me it would
doubtless have been as it has been
with you, that "the tender mercies
of reconstruction had been harder
TO bear than all the horrors of in
vasive war" ] should have been
CALLED by misgovernment, robbed
by imported knavsry, Of the pit
tance which the war had spared;
eAaspcrated by willfnl aud persis-
tent MISREPRESENTATION; cruelty con-
demned to hopeless impotence for
the imputed guilt OF cowardly
crimes / abhorred should have
been condemned, too. to hold my
personal liberty ct the rod of a
mecenary carpet-baggsr or the
whim OF a military satrap. I say
that / fear l should have been an
"irreconcilisble." n such a case I
think should fe u Ky; but l know
should be silly if 1 yielded to the
feeling. For, whence must NV re-
lief coiae if ray last estate is not to
become worse than the irst? Is
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OF oRINklNo-

The best method of purifying water
is by freezing, or distillation. By the
cautious use of ice water. if not taken
at a too low degree of temperature, es-
pecially when the body is heated to
Precipitation, the dangerous influence
of putrescent water on the constitution,
producing fever and ague, is at once
avoided. By filtration or agitation
with coarsely-powdered freshburnt
charcoal, either aimal or vegetable,
not only will the suspended organic
matter be mechanically removed,
but also the calcareous and gaseous,
impurifer, held in solution. The
addition Of a little aqueous chlorine,
or chlorine gas. to foul water, clean
ses it Immediately. This method
has the advantage Of the water be-
ing perfectly freed from any excess
of the precipitant by heat If chic
rated lime be used, a few drops of
sulphuric acid will free the chlorine
gas completely, TO act upon the
water, andprecipitate the suspended
lime as gypsum; cooking the water
is also necessary. An ounce of pow
dered alum, dissolved and we'll ag-
itated in a hogshead or more of foul
water, will precipitate the foul mat
ter in the course Of a few hours
when the clear portion may be de-
canted. When the water is verv
putrid a scruple 'to a dracbm may
be employed to the gallon, and any
alum that may be left in solution
will be precipitatsd by the addition
Of an equivalent proportion of car
Donate of soda. IN Y. Ledger.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-09

BY whom, then? If by the North,
believe me that the experiment OF
Secessioa has satisfied us that no
cause is worth civil war. That
war has confirmed, beyond n shadow
Of turning, the destiny which
decreed that there shall he but one
confederated people of the North
American Union. No. Rebellious
might be; but weak enough to
await the resurrection of Secession
] do not think I could be. You
and ! and your friends and neigh
bors and mine are Of one blood; we
were once "fellow-citizens;" and the
old-time kindness mus linger vet
in spots. Our fathers were "breth-
ren." and that must count for some
thing.
The whole political problem of
the future turns upon the answer to
the question, "Shall we live to-
gether as friends or enemies 2.
Now, the whole internal policy of
the present Administration says
War. Reconstruction meant War,
and the Ku-Klux bill declared War;
This Union is now held together by
force. Certainly, if this is to be
permanent. it would have been
better to have parted at first. If
the struggle to cast out Slavery
oyerthrew the Constitution, what
chance is there for "free" Govern
ment, if the North is to rule the
South South Carolina is to-day
the most shameless parody on Re
publican Institutions since Repub-
lican Rome bestrOde all the nations
OF the ancient world, put the sword
to their throats, stripped them bare,
and then lacked words to laud the
the loveliness Of liberty. You can
not be subject, and We be long free.
The untrammeled exercise of local
self-government by the people of
the States is the salt which preserves
our whole system. Take that away
and our frame of polity will rapidly
rot into dcspotism. Therefore it is,
that, not rs partisan, but wholly
as a :cllow-citizen, l trust that all
the good citizens of the seeded
States will frankly and honestly
accept the revolutionary changes
which have been forced upon the
Constitution, and with them cheer
fully adopt ths new relations of ami
ty and political equality toward the
emancip tied class which the Sc
changes involve. And, therefore, !
am glad when I sec the noble spirit
of your letter prevailing the South
ern people as it does, despite the
the malignity of partisan press,
while the sterling sense or Mr.. Val
landigham has reformed the North
ern Democracy. And it matters not
what man may be chosen to lead
us 80 long as his heart is large
enough to embrace Confederate as
brother, and his platform wide
enough for every American citizen
to stand upon. To compass this
end someting of sacrifice is requir-
ed of us all; much of self-control is
demanded of the South. You and
all l hear assure me that the at
tempt will be made; and if made
honestly and in earnest, it cannot
fail. Again thanking you for your
letter, 1 am, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
J. Q. ADAMS,
To j. T. Trezevant, Esq,
Augusta, Ark.
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POETRY.
sHE HATH FALLEN ASLEEP.
BY CLIO STANLEY.

BIZ CLIO STANLEY.
She s.aepeth happy sleep. ~"
Knowing no grief or tear: i
Der the peace which she hath won
There riseth no dream of fear.
For the measure Of earthly joys
She maketh not sorrowful quest:
She will wake-she will wake once NOR
In the beautiful land of Rest!
On her brow, 80 pure and white,
The kiss of the angels fell;
They wooed her away from M,
Who loved her so long and well.
On her spirit rests the calm
God giveth unto the blest;
And oh, she will wake again
In tine beautiful land of Rest?
Though our arms are empty now.
Though idly our hands must fall,
Though we feel in our aching hearts
The pain that must come to ALL
Though our river of bliss runs dry,
Tears crowd to our lonely eyes.
Yet We feel that she is blest
In the home beyond the skies.
Dark, dark is the shadow that falls
Ger the house, so desolate now;
For the mother no longer bends
Ger her baby's upturned brow.
And the heart that beat with hers,
Like wounded bird sinks dnwa;
For he loved her--loved her 30,
And his life hath lost its crown.
Yet look through the gloom of night.
Beyond where the shadows fall,
To the land of love and light
The home that awaits us all.
There, safe at her Saviour's feet,
In robes the brightest, best
Harx for she strikes her harp
In the beautiful land of Rest
Let not your hearts grow cold
Meath the rain of idle tears;
God keepeth some comfort still
To brighten toe lonely yeara ....
Your faltering feet be will lead
Where the Greenest pastures grow;
He will keep your treasure safe
While you linger here below.
The sky still smileth blue;
On our path still grow the flowers.
Look ru. aud you still shall find
Some JOY in tine passing hours.
Through earth were n solitude
This rapture be confessed
Beyond the clouds of Time
There's beautiful land Of Rest
And God is onr Father still;
he pitieth every woe.
His love and sympathy
Who of us all eau know?
lie feedeth the growing leaf.
He giveth the flower its dew,
He slioweth the bird her nest,
And shall He not care ior you?
The summer is shining fair.
Let it scatter yonr tears away! e.
Nom weareth her robe of gold.
Then trust to the coming day!
For the night of Death must come,
Yet Heaven dawns ON the blest;
Aud our loved ones wait us there,
In the beautiful land of Rest
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IT say, Jack. how did they get the
COW up stairs the other night?
Twisted her tail. "Well, how did
they get her down. "Untwisted
it. "Ohr -
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POLICY.

A. our nctt) indicates, the LOUIS
alEIAgs hall be " "RepnJlicm al all
,a.s qs3 ,ndernI Circumstances We
s.all aivocate tho security and enjoy
uentoihroadcivil liberty, the absol-
Ute equality of Ill men before the law,
and 90 inpartial distribution of bop-
~ and patronage to all who merit
,hcm
p,viro,rr of a,laying animosities, OF
dsliI..rating the memory of the bitter
pas:, % promoting harmony and union
anlong all classes and between all IN
tr~is. VI, ~hall advocate. the removn!
q. al! political disabilities foster kind
n.-s -ud forboarance, where malignity
sAil,~..n,mcnt reigpel. and seek for
;in0,- and Justice where wrong and
OPPRESSION prevailed. Thus united in
on ain- and objects. we shall conserve
our b,~t interests, elevate our noble
SatN. 81 M enviablc position among
hr sister States, hv the development
oI hE iilinlitlble resources and secure
tlt iall benefits Of the mighty changes
IN the history and condition of the
l'o..e and the country.
Believing that there can be MI true
liberty viihou: the supremacy of law.
"' shall urge y strict and undiscriIni-
i-'ias administration OF justice.
TAXATION.
"" shall support the doctrine of an
'Iuttle division of taxation among
ell cliI,'- faithful collection of the
'Trnue1, economy in the expendi-
'urs conformahly with the exigen-
res "' tn" State nr country aud the
nSAnrSc of every legitimate obliSs-
I'M
EDUCATION.
We ShsIl sustain the carrying out of
'ao provisions Of the act establishing
"r common school system, and urge
"' spTamount duty the education of
"r youth, n. vitality connected with
'OeI own enl:sht ment, and the secrr-
~ and stability Of Republican Gov
eminent
FINAL.
IVA generous. manly. independent,
'D' 'ndcious conduct. we ahall strive
f's'i9 our paper, from an ephem-
NJ, and temporary existence, and
@'hsn !; upon a basis, that if We
--no' Command" We shall at all
watts deserve" success
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