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, 1879-10-16
Guarding the Gold.

NShe Sub-Treasury contains at present
IalGhOO0,OOO of national wealth. The
sIptails NAV be given thus-Sl 900, 900
y silver, Sl30,O00,000 in gold and S23,-
fOOO. 900 in greenbacks The new silver
Eynult which has been in use some
emonths, will store S4O,OOO,00O, and the
present prospects Indicate that it will
Esoon be filled. The vault is in the base
hncnt and connected by an elevator with
hhe specie rooIi n on the main floor The
k;vcr is place. in bags containing ! 900
r,ch and tAy varied issues Of coin are
kept scpaf, ,e. Gold is held in bags
kortoininf 3, 600, and greenbacks in
packages each Of one thousand notes.
X addition to the silver vault there are
Other vaults on the main floor, each
Eof which is built on the plan Of first
kass safe They contain the gold and
Ehe greenbacks, the lock combination
Being held 10y Mr.. Ashley, the specie
hIerk. and Mr.. Britain, the cashier.
Dpce Il month the Surveyor of Tie Port
makes an examination of the treasure
en hand, but with this exception it is
nnder the care of the above mentioned
officials.
At night four men, suitably armed,
. are nut ON guard and patrol the main
hall. Eight men are engaged in this
scryice. their tour being alternate nights
During the day there are two policemen
\ II their usual uniform on duty in the
koll. in addition to which two detectives
ordinary citizens dress are keeping
satch. One Of these (Ihomas Samp-
= en) is an expert of high order of skill,
nd hence commands a salary of $500
- wear. These detectives often see pro-
bssional thieves lingering around, but
r. / the latter all know Sampson, his pres,
hcJ prevents any attempt at crime
EG watchmen receive S75 per month.
Ihcv come in at o'clock in the after
Don lat which time the detectives leave)
hd then lock up, and remain until re-
lcved in the morning In addition to
bis, the treasury has lately been put in
condition of defense against the attack
liamob. The windows are protected
tyaeel bars and the inside shutters are
BaiOratcd with loopholes. The entire
serical force is 70, for each of which a
Snsket is kept in the armory. Such a
krc could hold large body at bay,
ut in addition to this, Gatling guns
il be stationed on the root, which will
ESre the safety of the place against
Q, lEpular violence. This vast institution
under the general care OF Thomas
iIhouse, Assistant Treasurer. He
~. as bred in the western part of the
sate but has held his present office for
yeml years His salary is SS,0O0-a
pail sum for one who must give bonds
eamount of half a million Next in
'- %ll Importance is Cashier Britain,
sse salary is $4,000. The pay here
generally small, and an immense busi-
IS is done in very economical man.
" E-New York Letter to Troy Times
, 1879-10-16
The Country Press.

Iherc is no influence in America so
sverful in advancing civilization, and
nOulding and shaping opinion, as the
ts, The widely circulated, ably CON
hted, and long established daily press
the large cities have an influence
fe perceptible and more widely felt
n the smaller weekly journals, but
country or rural press has an intlu-
Ee more general, more forcible and
kre lasting than is generally known or
rNrStood. To that powerful lever do
Y Western States and Territories owe
fEmpid advancement and prosperity
Rn than to anything else. The coun-
Y press Of the West and Northwest
fIdS an influence which many of the
W. and more populous States may
envy. The newspapers of the West
T. been true pioneers. They have
zen place beside the farmer, the stock
fe% and the miner; marched with
'Premost adventurer who came to
II fhe prairie fruitful, unburden the
ia OF its treasures, and utilize the
lOctlons of the forests. They have
messed the birth Of towns, nourished
MN infancy, and either pronounced
Veledlction at their death, or advo-
their interests in adversely or pros
ly 1t was not their part TO wait
d The harvest was garncrcd before
'lng upon the field, but they toiled,
al, with the husbandman long be.
we blade gave promise of the ear
now, in many Of the central West
.4'es lif We may be- permitted TO W
~eml the elder hnthcn Uf the
" press are beginning 60 receive
EVarl The pairics are dottei
'here with evidences II civilization
'Ruty; villages AMI cities have
W. where tho farmer VAS vout
"s ms P.ogs railroads gfsat
- No1mmercg--Tural thsir iron
''n county % c1untf and state
And, amid tbe lrasraI Isw
Ae uu.ir,s and vnrrrvic sblar
.slrr COMES Boo f1r rsasnua b i-
~ Bis wears q rtntJ al
ahlr> -Esehau-e
, 1879-10-16

A weary individual who was found
lying in the gutter last night, about
twelve o'clock, with his nose buried in
the earth, said he was "perfectly shober." F"
"Merely lookin' for the planet Jub-hic
tier, whish the papers say is shplendidly
bright (hic) now at midnight" He was
gathered in by "star" but not the one
he was looking for.
, 1879-10-16

The route to the coal bin is hod road
to travel.
, 1879-10-16

I. G. Davidson, photographer of Port
land, don't mislead his customers by
promising S6 worth of photo work for
So, but simply charges - 80 per day
for cards and IS for cabinets, and turns
out the very best work oc7-2w
, 1879-10-16

AS a prompt relief and cure for rheumatism, Neu.
ragia, Goyt and general pain relieving and healing
remedy, St Jacobs Oil. Its remarkable action has
mysted medical men, delighted sufferers who after
years of torTing pain and unGeasing doctorng, found
it their only hope and cure; and it has dispeed the
doubts and prejudices of the most inereduolis,
Many persons occupying prominent stations in life,
and who are well and ayoraby known throughout the
land, have from their experience and observation,
accorded the most enthusiastic endorsements to st.
Jacobs Oil
, 1879-10-16

atCOflcu tIe most entnusiStlc 10 Su
Jacobs Oil.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmour. Cleveland
Ghio.-Thc st. Jacobs oil has benefited me greatly.
consider it excellent for Rheumatism and kindred dis
eases,
Rev. +. w. Eucho,z. waseca, MINI
Used the St. Jacobs Oil in the OF lady OF his con-
gregation who had been bed ridden with rheumatism
for II years She used the ST. Jacobs Oil for three days,
and was able to leave her bed.
Rev. DIR. B.. Pick. Rochester, NJ, y
Suffered so intensely from Rheumatic pains that he was
unable to preach Several applications OF the ST. Jacobs
Oil relieved him wonderfully"
HUGO Preyer. Esq, National ICandi.
dste for Lient Goyernor of Ohio, 1879
1t cured me OF rheumatism and can recommend 1t.
Hon. Thomas B. Price. U. S. Treas
ury Dept" Washington. ID. G.. recommends
the St Jacobs Oil as the most wonderful painreeNing
and healing remedy in the world His testimonial is
endorsed by of the head officials OF the Treasury
Department who have been cured OF rheumatism and
other painful complaints
Mr.. r. sohsfer' No. 81 ,Brewn S.,
AllMeghaney M City y Pa PA had mad the I Rhenmatsm aainn
without relief single bottle OF st. Jacobs Oil cured
him.
Gustav A. Heilmann. Editor of the
"PittshnTg Daily Republican. '-suifersd
with rheumatism for three years, and lay many anght
unable to sleep on account Of terrible pains. Two bot
ties OF st. Jacobs Oil cured him.
M T. Wilie, Lafaystts 1 Ind report, .s
that he could not move His legs were swollen and he
had the most terrible pains Twelve hours after the
first application of the 1t, Jacobs Oil the pains
gone and the swelling had disappeared.
Mr.. Horny Shaefer, Millersburg,
Ohio. was cured Of Rheumatism in the hips.
1 NJ pn HSspEy S 3y y L% ts e sou 2h ds S%a
St. Jacobs Oil cured him after few applications
The St Jacobs Oil is for sale by all Druggists Dealers
in Medicines and General Storekeepers Fifty Cents
per bottle.
Where parties are unable TO obtain the article through
the usual and cannot induce their druggists to
promptly order for them, thoy WILL by remittng Five
Dollars to us, (per money order registered letter.
ceve Ten Bottles by Express, expenses prepaid.
Address a. VOGELER g. co,
Baltimore, Nd.
The trade supplied by
MESSRS. HODGE. DAVIS & co.
, 1879-10-16

j. H. Settlemier, of Woodburn Nur
sery, in Marion County, keeps large
assortment of all kinds of fruit, shade
and ornamental trees. Two and three
year old Plum and Prune trees, SIG per
100. Send for his catalogue.
, 1879-10-16

A new portable family fruit drier
best style, may be bought for $85, by
applying at the BEE office, Portland,
Oregon. au 22-tf
, 1879-10-16
Percheron Horses.

All parties on the North Pacific Coast
that have given this stock a fair trial,
are pleased with them. aul9-tf
, 1879-10-16

fT In making any purchase or I'm
writing In response 10 any ADVERTISE
nient tn this paper yOH WIFI please men,
LiOn che mame Of the paper.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03

The second pistol shot concluded his
dream and he sprang to his feet.
[ will not attempt to describe the
emotions of the young man as he carried
his hand to his heart, and then shook
his ight arm, to see if he was wounded,
But he was unscratched. He had slept
all night, and had dreamed. It was
morning, and he had awoke young, rich,
a happy child, and not deaf or wounded.
Then as he recalled his imaginary mis-
cry, he thought of Julia-he remembered
her suicide and fastened to her house.
The young girl had violent fever,
and had passed night of intense suffer-
ing. But the sight of Eliezsr-his re.
pentant air and his protestations of re-
pentance and of sf1ection--soon restored
her. The cure was more speedy than
could have been effected by all the
physicians in Paris.
Eliezar soon married Julia, and re-
turning to America, they now pass q
happy existence with their parents, en-.
joying all they desire, and often calling
to mind the carnival of 1S47.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
How Hot is the SUN =?

The temperature of the sun has re-
Gently been the subject of an able inves-
tigation by M. Rossetti. He first sought
to establish the laws of radiation in reia"
ton to the temperature. First: the "a
diation of a Leslie's cube filled with
mercury and heated 800 deg. was meas
ured with a thermopile and a Wiede-
mann galvanometer. sThe furmula ar
rived at was tested in the case of copper
ball heated in the fame OF q Bunsen
burner to about 700 deg. to 800. Furth"
or, the radiating power of various bodies
"copper", copper covered with lamp wick,
iron, platinum and oxychloride of mag
nesium), heated in the Bunsen burne
or oxyhydrogen blowpipe, was also OK
amined, and gave satisfactory confirms
ton of the formula. for temperatures
ranging up to 2,4oo deg. Taking into
account absorption in the earth's atmos
phere, and making observations OF the
heating of thermopile By the radiation
of the sun, the effective temperature OF
this orb was concluded to be 1864 deg.
c., or 20, 1907 deg. c., according as re-
yard il had to the absorption by the
solar atmosphere round the atmosphere
" not,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
The PraxinOscOpe.
Galignani's Messenger

Every one is probably more or less &C
qualnted with the instrument by which
the idea of continuous motion is con.
veyed to the eye from pictures. Two
disks are arranged at suitable distance,
in one of which is a narrow slit, and on
the other drawings REPRESENTING the va
rious positions OF any action-a horse
jumping, etc, Tne persistence of the
luminous Impressions on the retina pro-
duce on the visual organs the sensation
OF continuous picture animated by the
various phases of the movement intend
ed to be represented. The phenomenon
is one of the most curious in the whole
range of optical experiments. But the
ingenious instrr ments hitherto produced
all consist in the employment of narrow
openings which, besides reducing tho
light in considerable proportions, and,
consequently the clearness and brilliancy
of the picture, necessitate the rapid revo>
luton of the latter to degree which
exaggerates the quickness of the move
ments represented, because, if turned
more slowly, the intermittence of vision
would not permit the formation of con.
tinuous image On the retina. In the
praxinoscope, name given to it by it's
inventor, NJ. Reynaud, from two Greek
words, meaning respectively faction"
and "to look at" the substitution of one
picture for another is effected without
any interruption of vision or any sensi-
bic loss of light. The apparatus consists
of an upright polygonal box fixed on q
stand, the various faces of which are
formed of pieces of bookings lass placed
side by side 20 as to constitute a prism
OF mirrors. Outside that rejecting sur
face is movable circular tray, equal in
height to the prism, but exactly double
in its diameter. On the interior surface
OF the tray are placed a series of designs
on the same subject in the different
phases of an action, and SO arranged that
each of them corresponds to one face of
the prism. A small winch is attached to
give rotary motion to the circnlar box,
and a very moderate speed suffices to
produce the substitution OF the pictures,
and the animated illusion is apparent on
the mirrors very clearly and distinctly,
with remarkable regularity of movement.
NJ. Reynaud states that the instrument
is capable of rendering grest services to
optical science. 1t will facilitate the
study OF the contrast of colors, the per-
sistence of Impressions, etc, as the
changes produced by it can be effected
with great rspidity if required.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
The Demotftat.
OPELOUSAS, LA.
SWEETHEART, TO THEE.

Zee, Lowell the rosy radiance CLEANS
Athwart the sunset sky;
List, Lowell and hear he birds sweet notes
In lingering cadence die.
Clasp, love, thy elinging hands in mine,
And holding fast by me,
Trust, Lowell will be true, my dove,
20 true, sweetheart, to thee
sweetheart, to thee.
Come, love I waiting, pine so long,
And weary, watch for thee;
Dear love amidst the darkened night
Thy star-like face I see.
Hearts Lowell ali, come thou close to me;
I'll shelter thee from harms,
From every foe or secret woe,
Close clasped within my arms;
Lie safe from all alarms,
Sweetheart. with me.
Dear love thy face above me cleaning,
A sunset radiance gives;
All, Lowell thy tones sweet cadence dying,
Sings in my heart and lives.
tlasped, love, close to my heart, thy birding
Folde:h her wings in peace
Trusts Lowell feeling no cold nor shadow,
Finding at last her ease,
From fear safe release,
Hearts love, with thee.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
Gambling in Washington.

A veteran gambler of Washington has
been complaining t, newspaper repor.
ter, who has, of course, published his
complaints, OF the degeneracy of these
| days, meaning that public men no
longer fight the tiger with the energy of
old. Senators, representatives, foreign
diplomats, and all the rest used to risk
their money literally but now If they
lose few dollars at the table they
leave in very Respondent frame of
mind and If they win a small amount
they imagine them elves favorites, of
fortune. The late Humphrey Marshall
played with GOODNESS, but always heavily,
and was generally lucky. Tom Marshall
played irregularly, and was apt to lose
unless very drunk, when be was often
successful. All the Russian diplomats
gambled habitually, according to this
authority, Bodisco setting SO much aside
for the purpose, and when it wss gone
he withdrew, saying the appropriation
had been exhausted. Thad. Stevens was
scientific player, and always with
blue chips. He sent for the reciting
gambler the day he died, wishing to
see him before he chad passed in his
chips" and saying his disease which the
doctors wee trying to explain was
simply seventy-eight years of hard work.
The faro bankers formerly cleared $780,
u" aeaaon' Then it Paid tc give free
s"rpera and pop anreckoned champagne.
Now they got very little pat,ons of the
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
Tame Birds.

| A correspondent of Land and Water
| gives these interesting instances of the
tameness of birds: I had a iackdaw
that used to follow the carriage for miles
when we drove in the country, but if
We went to the town, about mile and
q halt distant, Jack would remain on
the walls of the old castle, outside the
town, until we returned, and then fly
round and round the pony's head, finally
alighting on the splash-board. If we
met any other conveyance, he always
asw off into the hedge. likewise had
little blue tit, who used to settle on
the tall trees near the house, and come
down when called, alighting often on
my head or shoulders. A lady, an ac-
quaintance of mine, had, she says,
canary 30 tame that it used to pull her
hair out of her curls to line its nest
with. This very severe winter has tanned
the wild birds in this neighborhood. My
window is constantly besieged by them
robins, fnches, sparrows and blackbirds,
come flying up directly it is opened, for
am in the habit of feeding them during
frosty weather. One, a redbreast, is the
master. He is such greedy little fell
low; he eats his fill and then sits on the |
plate, keeping all the other birds at bay, |
and uttering such shrill shrieks, am |
often obliged to 60 and drive him off 60 |
that they may come and pick a few
crumbs up. A young friend of mine
put whole loaf out, half:quarter cut
IN two, and it was so amusing to see
Bobby after the birds had picked out
the crumbs, ensconce himself in the
shell, and scream out defiance to all his
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
VESUVIUS.
Difference Between the Lava of the PEes.
emit Eruption and That Of 1879.
London Academy.

| Difference Between tine Lava of the FIRES
emit Eruption and That of 1879.
| London Academy.
I first assembled Vesuvius in January
1875, at which time the crater was full
of sulphurous smoke, so that it was quite
impossible to descend into it. Later il
the year hydrochloric acid appeared
which indicated an intensitication of the
volcanic activity, and on December Il
a deep chasm opened in the floor of the
crater, and new cone was formed above
the chasm, from which small quantities
of lava issued from time to time. On
the night of November l, 1878, the laws
was emitted in greater quantity, and it
rose to the level Of the lowest lip of the
crater, and began to flow down the great
cone of the mountain in northwesterly
direction.
When I assembled Vesuvius on Deem
Der 20 last the lava was still very hot,
and il. some places red hot just beneath
the surface. Having reached the sums
NIT of the cone, by the usual route, we
bore to the west, and walked along th,
Tim of the great crater until we came to
the side toward Monte di Somma, where
the crater was broken down by the new
lava. We then descended by very
steep path into the bottom of the crater,
and Immediately saw the new cone on
our right, vomiting clouds of smoke and
steam, and ejecting red-hot scori@ to a
height of several hundred feet. The
most notable feature of the new lava was
the quantity of red and yellow sublimates
of sesquichloride of iron, which apr cared
in many cleits and cavities in the Java,
from which also issued hydrochloric acid
in abundant, sitting fumes,
We approached az near as we could to
the new cone, and stood upon heap of
cinders which it had elected, nearly on
level with it's mouth. 1t quite small
indeed not much larger than large iron
turnsce--out its dynamic activity is
considerable. Lumps or scorj@ were
continuously elected, and sometimes the
ground shook under our feet, and loud
noises, like the surging OF q furious eea,
were apparent. Sometimes q more
sudden and furious outburst would
occur, and would scatter the red-hot
fragments all around. A mass weighing
four ounces fell within six feet of where
| was standing, and when this was fol.
lowed by a plea at least seven times as
large beat hasty retreat, for guide
had been killed fortnight before by
an elected stone falling on his head.
The lava of 1878 does not resemble that
of 1872; it is much more leucitic in
character, and possesses fine black lus-
ter when cold. The sublimates in its
clefts are very interesting, both as to
form and composition. They consist
mostly of salt and chloride of iron, but
Palmieri has also detected chloride of am.
nonium, chloride of lithium. and boracic
acid. The new cone is still in a slightly
active condition, and Palmieri antici~
"a, es that it will increase.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03

table ate and drank more than they left
behind. Even in the south, at such
places as the White Sulphur, during
the summer, the ancient spirit had
departed. There was no longer any fun ;
men have grown poor and virtuous. The
venerable faro banker has we'll nigh
despaired OF the republic; but the
respectable part of the community will
wish that his dependency increase
with the increase Of its cause. The
government may prosper, even if faro
doesn't.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03
Don't Be Too Fresh.

| Certain bores, who think it an eyi.
dence of being good fellow to call gen.
tlemen, with whom they have only 6
slight acquaintance, by their first names,
may be edited upon reading that deci-
sion on politeness was recently given
by the supreme court at Boston. A
hotel clerk sued his employers, who had
discharged him before his time was up,
they alleging that he had injured their
business by being too familiar with
guests in addressing them by their
Christian names or surnames only. The
allegation was admitted and the court
said
"To address person by his Christian
name, unless the parties have been inti>
mately connected, socially and otherwise,
is uncalled for familiarity, and, therefore,
insulting to the party so addressed. To
address party by his surname only,
shows a want of respect, and would
imply that the party so addressed was
beneath the party addressing; therefore,
it is discourteous, and would be consid>
cred insulting. To speak of employers
by their surname only, shows a great
want of respect on the part of the
employee toward the employer. While
it may be customary for q person to
address his junior clerks or under SER
wants by their Christian or surnames, to
address others so shows want of respect,
and the party so addressed would natur-
ally evade contact in the future with
anyone who had previously 80 addressed
him."
Politeness, added the court, costs
nothing but the want of it had cost the
plaintiff the loss of his situation. The
complain. was dismissed with COSTS :