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Divorce Made Easy.
From the y. Y. World, Noy. lG

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The Legislature of Oregon DEGREES that
i'll that Commonwealth the voluntary sepa-
ration of man and wife shall work the legal
effect of divorce. Indiana has hitherto en-
joyed the distinction possessing the broad
est and smoothest highways Of escape from
connubial WEAKNESS on woe which were
open to that melancholy and endless pro-
cession of fugitives. She has greatly in
creased her transient population, the reve-
hue of her boarding houses and attorneys,
and the liveliness OF her local newspapers,
by the liberality of her statutory provisions
on this point. But this eminence is now
lost to her, nor can she regain it without
adopting the simple and comprehensive
system put in force by the OregoDians. 1t
is difficult indeed to imagine a further sim
plication of the process. When a husband
cetfr rrr~~----' I- -asatt:.o- ON la;s hat
and going round the corner. or a wife by
yoking up the oxen and going to visit her
mother, without legal fees, citations notic-
es. or other technical formalities, all has
been done for matrimonial malcontents
which it is possible to do. This enlighten-
ment and generous legislation will doubt
less occasion large accession of population
to the State Statistics signify that more
women than men seek divorces, and, as the
~ ~ ~
pecially sensitive and responsive to good
offer, it may be that the Oregonian Celebs
have hit upon this expedient for the pur-
pose of decoying wives to them. Women
are very scarce in those frontier regions. 1t
has been affirmed that when a New Eng
land schoolmistrcss arrives in an Oregon
town she is waited upon by the entire adult
male population and proposed for by each
in due form, and this serious competition
usually ends in game of all fours between
the parson and the Justice Of the Peace, the
winner taking the schoolma'am and the rest
of the competitors going out on the prairie
to swear. 1t is indeed said that of several
cargoes of young ladies sent some years
since from New England to the Pacific
Coast most of them were proposed for
through speaking trumpets as soon as the
steamer came within hailing distance of the
wharf. Such scarcity of wives as this evi'l-
ces iustifies almost any reasonable mode OF
invoking supply. Perhaps the roand-
about mode adopted by the Oregon Iegisla-
ture NAV turn out as clever and effective as
any which could have been devised.
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EvE-ANGELIcAL CORNER.

Oath of the Chicago girl-Buy gum.
1t is the nectar of youth which sticks
young lips so closely together.
In San Francisco they do not let females
visit beer saloons after sundown.
Young people are afraid to get married
| at Iowa City, for fear of being charivaried
| to death.
The last instance of originality in a mar
riage announcement is the following 'sNo
cards, no cake, no FUSS"
Philadelphia girls are sometimes enthu-
siasts. One of them says she would get
married if she could kick like Lotta.
A female colored girr' may be found in
Kentucky if one of Governor Leslie's recent
prociamatlons may be relied upon.
A Frenchman intending to compliment a
young lady by calling her gentle lamb
SAID, ''She is one mutton as is small.'
The Shah frightens his wives into sub.
mission by wearing European plug hat
pulled down threateningly over his right
eye.
Bonnets are gradually getting into some
5nlng like shape. The newest one is a fac
simile in velvet of dish-pan with a narrow
brim
There is nothing to be so highly priced
as q soft, sweet voice in woman, except her
ability to take iii washing when hard times
come.
"The honeymoon is we'll enough" said
prudent belle, 'but what | want to see be-
yond that is promise of fine harvest
MOON"
be sure you tie your veil over your hat
like scarf and have the ends tied in front
in bow. Do this and you will be in the
the fashion.
A ''horrid old' girl in Benbury says
these lovers is dretful p'rtic'lar critters
they must have jest sch m sch a one, ur
else it's nobudy."
1t is rumored that Horace White, late of
the Chicago Tribune, is to marry Miss Nc
Dougall, of Joliet, ILL.,, shortly, and then
take a trip to Europe.
Men dying make their wills-but wives
Escape work so sad;
Why should they make what all their lives
The gentle DANES have had ?-iSare.
A woman in Dakota died from tight Ia
cinZ, and her heart-broken husband paid
vi to have an exact fac-simile of her corsets
engraved upon her tomb stones.
"Men scorn kiss among themselves,
And scarce would kiss brother;
But women want to kiss so bad,
They kiss and kiss each other.''
frankie, aged four, Mamma, a lady at
school kissed me to-day" Mamma tDid
she, dear? | hope you kissed. her back.'
frankie Indignantly" Kissed her back!
No, didn't; kissed her cheek"
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The Old Age of Lexington.

Nine miles from Frankfort, on the road
TO Lexington, stands one OF the finest and
richest farms in Kentucky-that owned by
Mr.. Alexander. On this superb stock farm
we saw 300 blooded horses, ranging in rank
from old Lexington, the monarch OF the
turf to the kittenish and frisky yeailng.
Here also MIR. Alexander has collected
800 600 worth OF cattle comprising some
Of the finest stock in the world, and peeping
into the inclosurc where the costly cattle
were kept. we saw one tiiminutive heller
worth 27,00e, and II variety OF foreign
creatures whose value seemed almost fabu-
lous. On this farm are bred the great
majority of fine trotting aud running horses
which appear i'll our parks during the
racino season. Mr. Alexander's estate,
which is admirably stacked with line farm
houses. barns and stables, and which IS
more like a ducal manor than the ordinary
American farm, extends over ], 200 aefes
Near by is old john Harper's modest farm
Of q 600 acres. The roads, the stone walls,
and the fine lawns covered with massive
shade trees make a series OF delightful
nictures. The annual sale OF iiofses Oh the
Alexander farm occurs in .fane. 0hiy
veayling colts are sold. Hundreds OF peu-
nle from all the country around, ana from
every State in the Union, flock 70 TINS SAFE.
An immense barbecue IS held, ana iiiSh
wassail marks the conclusion OF the eccst-
sion. We paid Il respectful WISH g oia
Lexington, the mighty sire ;: Of = mlgafifa si!id J
equine family. He is now quite biiia,
veteran of twenty-five. affiicted Win sali'e'
and stood gazing in tie direstion from
which our voices came, melancholy wreck
Of his former greatness, The princes g g
the race-coeyse Of the present gaiiopea ny,
neiobinr moi and paving tho ground, as il
neasoyed nn,sn, 1t to our presence. Ono of them !,
named Asteroid, 50 far forgot his palaes,, =.
dignity as to charge incentiaentiy ni'on all' y
fence where we were seated and the arsis
has depicted the result IN \ spirited sksts,l
The negro men whu manage these efli'ei'
brutes undergo al s'rs q petal'ais aass,, a',,,
,;.,as &c cat and, like that animal ;.l~ay
land land on their feet, no matter how fat lli'
nlrnaing ,1 and rearing horses may 'l'',,v ~
Them, hem %,MEisoard Kiag, Scri6Aer's for ~
centbgg.
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The Full Complement Guaranteed :


Judge Collins-so we will call him-a
wcllknown highly respected Knickerbocker,
on the shady side of fifty, widower with
five children, full of fun and frolic, ever
ready with q joke-to give or take - was
bantered the other evening by miss of five
and twenty for not taking another wife.
She urged that he was hale and hearty and
deserved a matrimonial lnessmate. The
Judge acknowledged the fact; admitted
that he was convinced by the eloquence of
his fair friend that he had thus far been
very remiss and expressed contritlon for
the fault confessed, ending with offering
himself to the lady, telling her she could not
certainly reject him after pointing out
his heinous offense. The lady replied that
she would be most happy to take the situa-
tion so uniquely advertised and become bone
of his bone and flesh of his flesh, but there
was one, to her, most serious obstacle
''Well," says the Judge, ''name it. My
profession is to surmountsuch impediments.
"Ah, Judge, this is beyond your powers. I
have vowed if ever marry widower he
must have ten children" "Ten children!
Oh, that's nothing" says the Judge; ''I'll
| give you five now and my notes on demand
in installments for the remainder"
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A Hot Cent.
Delo:r Free Press, Nov. 18th.


The fireman of the steam heating appara-
tus at the Central depot yesterday found a
penny as he was raking over the hot ashes
in the furnace, and he took it up with the
tongs and placed it ON a bench to cool off.
Tt had hardly commenced to cool when a
healthy man named Johnson, living in Sag
inaw, came along. lie was talking bust
ness with friend, and as he came to the
bench lie parted his coat tails and sat down
ON the penny, remarking, "As / was re-
marking, you can have forty acres for
whoop? Thunder and blazcs-ouch-das
it-gosh to whoop p He galloped around
in wild amazement, the hot penny sticking
to him like brother, and it was two or
three minutes before any one found out
whether he had dropped down on tack OF
had been bitter hy il dog. There was a
heavy aroma of burning cloth and blistered
meat, and Mr.. johnson stretched forth mis-
arm and exclaimed that he should devote
the remainder Of his life to hunting down
and furnishing the fiend who thus planned
to waylay him.
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Courier Journalism.
Louisville Courier journal. Nov. .,


Chicago, it is said, has raised her pew
rent. She is evidently determined that il
any of her citizens get to heaven-which il
is not wholly impossible one of them now
and then may accidentally do-they shall
pay literally for the singular though pleas
ing accident.
/ We can hardly believe Mrs. Swisshelm
when she tells us that she wears a chemise
made simply of unbleached cotton. We
would have supposed, from her appearance
that she wore no underclothes of softer ma
terial than perforated boiler-iron.
The Detroit Free Press says that s'Bos-
ton is trying to make out that Columbus
landed there when he discovered America. -
Well, it is not impossible that through
some unhappy mistake in taking his bear
ings he may accidentally have done so.
A Massachusetts, paper tell us that seels
are only twenty dollars per barrel in Bos-
ton" Cheap enough, perhaps; but then,
rattlesnakes are quite as cheap in some
other markets, and, for our part, we had
just as soon have them.
eff you will just take notice." says the
Detroit Free Press, s'you will find that a
bald-headed man never raises his hat to q
lady," 1t would seem, then, that mans
politeness, like Samson's strength, lies in
his hair.
The man who wrote the life of Satan died
the other day in New York. He has prob
ably gone to present that gentleman a copy
of the book.
1t is reported that Eliza Logan is about
to retire from tile stage. Her audiences.
they say, have already retired from her.
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Indian Population of the United States.

Under this head lie Courier des Etats
| Uaais has published an official correspond
| ence from Omaha, from which we publish
the following:
On the east of the Rocky Mountains there
is an Indian population of 1888, 415 souls, of
which 1873 belong to Nebraska and Da-
kota. The Indians of these two Terrific
ries are subdivded into the following
tribes
Winnebagoas, 1,5t2, Omahas 1,OO2, Otoes
and Missourias AT, Pawnees 2, S31, Santee
Sioux 1884, Sacs and Foxes of Missouri
SO, Iowas 246, Brules and Ogallala Sioux,
1885, Cheyennes 1900, Arrapahoes, 75O.
The Brules and Ogallala Sioux and the
Cheyennes and Arrapahoes are hostile
tribes. They inhabit the northern part Of
Nebraska, from the Missouri River east to
the Powder River on the northwestern
slope.
Besides there are in Dakota 23,034 In
dians, thus divided:
Lower Brules Sioux 1000, Lower Yank-
tonnais Sioux, 1880 Two Kettle Sioux, 750,
Blackfeet Sioux 1900, Minneconjoux Sioux
3060 Sans Arc Sioux 720, Upper Yankton-
nais Sioux 2, 400, Ponca Sioux 977, Oncha-
pa Sioux 8, 900, Ogallala Sioux 5000, Yank-
ton Sioux 2,5o0 Wappeton Sioux and Sis
seton Sioux 1,637, Arickarees 1,500, Big
Bellies 400 Mandans 400, and Assiniboines
2,640 The Brules, Blackfeet, Sans Arc,
0nchapas, Arickarees, Big Bellies, Mandans
and Assiniboines are hostile.
In Kansas eastern Colorado and in West
EN- Indian Territory are the Pottowato-
mics, Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, Show
nees, Delawares, Senecas, Kansas or kaws,
kickapoos, Ottawas, Kiowas, Comanches,
AfaalaS OSouac a hoac IF tI,a
Chippewas, MuEsees and Quapaws. which
represent in all 19, 443 red skins. The XII
owas, Comanches, Arrapahoes and Apaches
are hostile.
The Indian Territory is inhabited by the
Greeks, Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws,
Seninoles, Witchitas, Dclawarrs and some
oshef friendly tribes in all 47.S04
In New Mexico are tho Navajos, Utes.
Apaches, Micmbres, and Pueblos, in all
20,059. There are 5000 Utes in Colorado.
In Montana are the Flatheads. Pend Oreilles,
Blackfeet, Piegans, Blood, Big Bellies
and Crows, in all 1859, of which only the
Crows are friendly. (?)
In Utah and Wyoming are found the
BannockS III tTf, -ovt L-.a1.1 .,s
friendly.
Besides the above there aie in Minnesota
5,879 Chippewas, in Iowa 2G4 Sacs and
Foxes, in Wisconsin 700 Winnebagocs and
$50 Pottowatomies.
The Pawnees, Utes, Shoshones or Snakes
and Crows are enemies of the Sioux, who
have for their allies the Cheyennes of the
north and the Arrapahoes.
To lecapitulate, the Indian population
living east of the Rocky Mountains num-
bers 18S. 415. west of the Rocky Mountains
143, 705; total. 333, 100.
L. A. BERTRAND.
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The Newspaper "Quadrillateral. y
From the Cincinnati Gazette.

The newspaper 'squadrillateral" consist
ed inconsistently of six papers, the New
York Tribune, Springfield Republican, Gin
cinnati C0mnaereiag Chicago Tribune.
Louisville Courser-JournaE, and st. Louis
Republican. As Hans Breitman wanted to
know about the CHARITY" whero are these
papers now. The Louisville Courter-.Jour-
nal has gone back to the Democracy. and
is acting within the lines of that party to
secure reform; the Chicago Tribune has
gone back to the Republican fold, and is
working to secure the success of that party
two years from this.
The Commercial hates the Democracy
too much for a paper that wants to support
reputation for indifference. The New
York Tribune keeps up It's INDEPENDENCE
SO poorly that it is accused Of being the
rival of the Democratic World; the Sprinr-
field Republican leans toward Republican
ism; the st. Louis Republican maintains
that neutral attitude that it fancies is indie
pendanne. It's about time to write that,
prevailed in the country, but the n1scon-
ception did not last long.
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Beauty Has no Age.

A writer says: "History is full Of the
accounts of the destinations of women who
were no longer young Thus Helen of
Troy was over forty when she perpetrated
the most famous elopement on record, and
cold h6e hf6je9f a9et ut JTt4y llastSs ss.s
ill-fortune of Paris restored her to her hus
band, who is reported to have received her
with unauestioning love and gratitude. Per-
icles welded the courtesan Aspasia when
she was thirty-six, and yet she afterwards,
for thirty years Or more, welded an undl-
minished reputation for beauty. Cleopatra
was past thirty when Antony fell under her
spell. which never lessened until her death,
ten years after, and Livia was thirty-three
when she won the heart Of Augustus, over
whom she maintained her ascendancy until
the last Turning to more modern history,
where it is possible to verify the dates more
accurately, we have the extraordinary Di-
ape de Portiers, who was thirty-si when
Henry II. (then Duke OF Orleans and just
half her age) became attached to her; and
she was held as the first lady and most
beautiful woman ut court, up to the period
| of the monarch's death and the accession
to power of Catherine of Medicis Anne OF
Austria was thirty-eight when she was
described us the handsomest Queen OF Eu-
rope and when Buckingham and Rlchelieu
were her jealous admirers Ninon de 1 En-
clos the most celebrated wit and beauty OF
| her day, was the idol of three generations
of the golden youth of France, and she was
seventy two when the Abbe de Bernis fell
| in love with her. True it is that in the case
Of this lady rare combination OF culture,
| talents, and personal attraction endowed
their poosessor, seemingly with the gifts OF
sternal youth. Bianco Capella was thirty
eight wi .en the Grand Duke Francisco OF
Florence fell captive to her charms and
made her his wife, though he was five years
her iunier. Louis XIV. welded Mime. de
| Maintenon when she was forty-three years
of age Catherine Ii. of Russia was thlr-
ty-three when she seized the empire OF
Russia and captiyated the dashing young
Gen Orloff. Up to the time of her death (at
sixty-seyen) she seems to have retained the
same bewit ching powers. for the lancnta-
tions were heartfelt among all those who
had ever known her personally. Mile.
Mars, the celebrated French tragedienne,
only attained the zenith Of her beauty and
power between forty and forty-fiVe. Al
that period the loveliness OF her hands allo
arms especially were celebrated throughout
Europe Tho famous Mime. Recamier WAS
thirty-eight when Barras was ousted from
power. and she was, without dispute, de
elared to be the most beautiful woman II
4 Europe, which rank she held for over fifteeI
4 years.
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The hours 1T Which Death Occurs.


Ina paper contributed by Dir. Lawson TO
tic West Riding Asylum Medical keporfs
for 1874, several interesting observations
are recorded regarding the number OF
deaths which! occur during the different
hours OF the day Following up the re-
searches OF Schneider and others, who had
shown that tile greatest number OF deaths
orcur during the ;tnte-neridian hours, Dr.
Lawson has been able TO determine more
closely the time of the day when I he great
eat. and least number of deaths occur. sup
nlementing The statistics of other instltu-
lions with those of the West Riding Asylum,
lie finds that deaths from chronic diseases
are more numerous between the hours OF .
and 10in the morning than at any other
time of tho day, while they are feWest be-
tween the hours OF s and 10 iii the evening
In the case of acute diseases. saeh as cun-
tinued fevelS. pneumonia, &c. different
result has been obtained Following up
what had been pointed ont BY other author
ities. Dr. Lawson shows that the largest
number ,f deaths from this class uf diseses-
es takes places either in the early morning,
when the powers of life are at their lowest,
t,r iii the afternoon, when acute disease ls
most active. Tie occurrence OF these defi-
mite daily variations in the hourly deaf
/ rate ii shown Id tic case oil chronic siiSeas-
cs, to bc dependent on recurring variations
iii the energies OF organic life: and IN the
| ease of acute diseases the cause is iScYibed
either to the existence Of q well nlargrf
daily extreme of bodily depression, or a
/ daily maximum intensity 0f acute disease.
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A LOVERS SPEcuLATIoS.-An old Eng.
lish sinner lately repented, in nanght5
Paris, very unexpectedly to some of his
friends, who were slightly interested in his
gayeties. He fell in love with an actress
and the actress was in love with.a set o
diamonds which jeweler held at 20,00t
francs. or course the actress introduced
the enamoretl Englishsnan to the diamonds
and he thought "A, 900 francs quite enough
for them. IIe would give that and no more
The actress lad private interview will
the jeweler. and told him to let the mai
have the set for his own price, and sh
would willingly pay the difference, 600
francs. The Enslishman went after th
diamonds and rot them. Once in possession
Of the jewels, l,e thought it shame Il, cas-
pearls before swine, and he thought of Iii
good wife in England, and how happy sls
would be If lii. taok nice present home 4
her. He kiss w lac had gat Il great bargai
somehow, and tie more he thought abou
il the more liz was resolved what to tle
lie repentesl. lid not 20 near the actus'
any more. and speedily made tracks C
London. The sieaelcr presented his bill e
s.siH0 frants Il, the actress, and size had I
pay sll'ally for iler folly.
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PoERTY
LIES YEAR.
BY KATE PUTNAM osGooD.

What do changing seasons bring:
Full nests the storms will render mute,
And blossoms ovcr-thick for fruit;
Too soft breeze, tco blue sky;
A day the morrow shalt deny;
The tickle. fair, deluslve spring.
What do the flying seasons bring?
The ttmult of the thIonging sense
The leaping blood, untamed, intense;
A fire that leaps through heart and brain;
fierce delight that grows to pain,
And Summer bloom that hides sting!
What do the passing seasons brings
Ripe fruit that withers in its prime;
Strong grain that drops at harvest time;
The splendid colors of decay:
The fever wasted Autumn day
In its gay mantle shivering!
What do the fieeting seasons bring?
A lifetess desert, pale and vast,
With frozen silence overcast;
Forgotten dreams of long ago
Buried beneath the Winter snow
And, far beyond, hope OF Spring!
Atlantic Monthly for Noeember.
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THE LARGEST


Having secured lease for long term Of
years of this large and commodious house,
| have renovated, refurnished and embel-
lished it's roomy parlors and elegant suits
of rooms, and no expense or pains will be
spared to continue to improve and keep 1T
on first class principles. The tables are
supplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies of the season. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms, reason
bic. 2ol
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The New Oath Of Office.

Under the Constitution of the State of
New York, as amended by the recent vote
of the people, the oath to be taken by per-
sons entering upon official positions has
been materially changed. or, rather, an i'm
portant addition has been made to it. The
oath heretofore prescribed was as fol-
lows:
do colemnly swear Cor affirm) that I
will support the Constitution of the United
States. and the Constitution of the State of
New York, and that will faithfully dis
charge the duties of the office of to the
best of my ability.
To this the Amendments add the follow
ing:
And do further solemnly swear (or af-
frm) that have not, directly or indirectly,
paid. offered or promised to pay, contribu-
ted, or offered or promised to contribute
any money or other valuable thing as a con-
sideration or reward for the giving or with.
holding of vote at the election at which
was elected to said office, and have not
made any promise to influence the giving
or Withholding any such vote.
All State and judicial officers, members
of the Legislature, and officers of whatever
nature, where an oath is required, must
| subscribe to the above.
| ,,-- -. ,, W.
MlskAIokf DEsIEhADoEs.r s Nh ne ~.
goi's soIey lYevaal Gnroastcse " lNotsilloei
So'n s'eys: Last o.llislay rlsnt m 1oar oespel,
Howard, George Brown and Jack Potter
| attempted to clean out the town of sIrlickee
| They made an attack on several inoffensiye
citizens, but were finally arrested Mceall
| stood upon his dignity, and when brought
Up for examination the next morning,
/ demanded jury trial lie was founo
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Isabella Of Spain, i = reporter, la,',,'as
I'd sen her diamonds, Ms'ch ny S''''se'' 8
nearly ~, 1000