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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-11-08
All Sorts Of Poetry.

five sit down at set Of sun,
And count the things that We have done,
And counting find
One sslf-denyfng act. one word
That eassd the heart Of him who heard
One glance most kind
That fell like sunshIas where IL went,
Then we may count that day well spent.
But II through all the live-Iong day
We've eased heart by yea nay:
II through it all
We've uothing done that trace,
That brought the sunshine 70 q face
No act most small.
That helped some SOUL nothing cost,
a Then count that day worse than lost
As one who climbs the mountains brow.
Finds the strong head which served him the
plain
Dizzy and blind the heart whose pulse was low
Now throbbing wildly with the upward strain,
SO fares the spirit the nights Of thought.
Reason, the manfuI. blankIy stares and reels,
While love, the ehild-ike. consciously o'erwrought
Cries out in anguish to the God it feels.
The love that soonest decay,
The love that IL surest 30 die
The love that will soon fly away,
Il the love
That IL told by a sigh.
The love that is surest TO last.
The love that a woman's heart needs,
The love that will be kept last,
the love
That fs spoken in deeds.
There f. no bar. however watched and tended,
But one dead beat IS there;
There IL housekeeper but II offended
viii breathe silent swear.
The air Is full Of murmurs Of q crisis
And rumors Of n crash. ...... ...
And whiskey men bound to have their prices
Pianked down in solid cash
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-11-08

Cut oe my head. and singular am;
Cut on my tail. and plural 1 appear;
Cut OF my head and tail, and, wondrOus fact,
Although my middle's left, there's nothing there
What Is my frst7 1t is a sounding
What is my last7 1t is a flowing river
And in their mingIing depths I wander free,
Parent Of sweetest sounds, though mnte forey
, 1879-11-27
Scientific Classification.

There are folk, scientific folk, whose
;oy Of labor is TO collect, to arrange, to
name, to index. They seem to think
that when they have gathered together
many things or many facts, and then
have put by themselves those having a
certain likeness-for instance, all the
beetles that have backs or horns alike,
all the leaves that have edges alike, or
All the words that have beginning. all
end, or a middle alike, and have given
the beetles, or the leaves, or the words
a name generally Latin one, meaning
merely in Latin what any one with half
an eye would see at a glance-that the
beetles have backs and horns OF such a
color or such shape, or that the leaves
have such or such edges, or the words
such or such beginnings, middles or
endings)-when they have done this, |
say, these folk seem to think they have
been very scientific and have greatly
enlarged the boundaries Of knowledge
The truth is, however, that they have
learned nothing at all but there are
some things, more or fewer, which have
q certain likeness, more or less; and they
have done nothing but to put these
things into pigcon-hole-their Latin
name-for convenient reference Their
labor has a certain value in that it
makes real study easier. It corresponds
to the getting together a library, and
classifying aid cataloguing it, But this
man may do as well as it can be done;
he may know where every book stands,
indeed he may be able to tell you in what
press and on what shelf in every other
great library all the important books
stand, as Mezzofanti could, and he may
be as barren of ideas born of those
books as Mezzofanti was himself And
nothing is added to knowledge, nor is any
stimulus given to thought by calling
beetles "coleoptera," q figure of speech
an "aposiopesis," or a word an "agen-
tial." So much of so-called science con-
sists in merely giving learned name
to common knowledge, sometimes to
ignorance
In fact, science has become an intel
lectual fetish, and scientific a can't word
of high pretension. A very recent use
of it in England, "a scientific frontier"
is somewhat puzzling Now, what a
natural frontier is, or a military frontier,
we all know; but what else scientific
frontier is, it would,.I think, puzzle the
inventor of the phrase to make clear to
common sense. 1t seems to be mere
cant, either born of the scientific craze
Of the day, or craftily adapted to the
humor of its complacent victims.
, 1879-11-27
Good Advice.

And then remember, my son, you
have to work. Whether you handle O
pick or pen, a wheelbarrow or Il set Of
books, digging bitches or editing a paper,
ringing an auction bell or writing funny
things, you must work. If you will
look around you, you will see that the
men who are the most able to work are
the men who work the hardest. Don't
be afraid of killing yourself with over
work, son. 1t is beyond your power to
do that Men cannot work so hard as
that on the sunny side Of thirty. They
lie sometimes, but it's because they quit
work at p NJ. aud don't get home till
2 A. M. It's the intervals that kill, nv
son. The work gives you an appetite
for your meals; it lends solidity TO your
slumber; 1t gives you perfect and
grateful application of a holiday.
There are young men who do not work,
my son--young men who make living
by sucking the end Of a cane; whose en-
tire mental development is insufficient
to tell them which side of postage
stamp to lick; young men who can
tieS necktie in eleven different
knots and never lay o wrinkle in
it, and then would get into West Hill
street car to go to Chicago who can
spend more money in day than you
can earn in month, son, and who will
go to the Sheritf's to buy a postal card,
and apply at the Office of the Street
Commissioner for marriage license.
But the world is not proud of them, son.
1t does not know their name, even it
simply speaks Of them as old Soanso's
boys. Nobody likes them, nc body hates
them, the great, busy world doesn't
even know they are there, and at the
great day of resurrection, if they do not
appear at the sound Of the trumpet, and
they certainly will not unless somebody
tells them what it i3 for and what to do,
| don't think Gabriel will miss them or
notice their absence, and they will not
be sent for or disturbed. Things will
so on Just as well without them. So
find out what you want to be and to do,
son, and take off your coat and make a
dust in the world The buster you are
the less dcviltry you will be apt to get
into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the
brighter. and happier your holidays, and
the better satisfied will the world be
with you,--Burlington Hawkeye.
, 1879-11-27
Susan Once a Captive.

Susan, the sister to Chief Ouray, who
did SO much for the women and children
prisoners taken at the White River
Agency, has herself had an experience
of captivity which, doubtless, greatly
softened her heart toward her pale-faced
cousins. Susan was restored 70 her
people after being rescued by the United
States troors from the Arapahoes and
Cheyennes Major Whitley thus tells
her story:
While on his way to the Hot Sulphur
Springs, in Middle Park, Colorado, he
was overtaken by a messenger from
Governor Evans, who informed him of
the rescue of Ute squaw from the
Arabahoes and Cheyennes by the officers
of the United States Army at Fort
Collins, Colorado These Indians had
captured this squaw in some of their
raids, and, while encamped near the
mouth of Cache La Poudre, had deter
mined to burn her at the stake. The
commanding officer at Fort Collins, hear
ing of this, took detachment of troops,
and by alternate threats and promises
obtained her release, after she had
already been tied to the stake and the
fires lighted. This Squaw was forwarded
to Major Whitley, and after her arrival
at Hot Springs, Colorado, was sent by
him to her people, being accompanied by
U. M. Curtis, the Majors interpreter,
and delivered to them after journey
across the western portion of Colorado
into the border Of Utah, to the camp Of
the Indians on the Snake River, where
she was received with every demonstra-
ton of joy by the tribe.
, 1879-11-27
TO wHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

The Orsgor an q a recent date contains the -il5w.
ing:
several Oregon journals have eOmp aimed becarse
q Postal Agent has been scut Gus herS from the hast
They have thought range that cUud be found
In Oregon or Warrington cr the petition. The fact H.
the Department has tahen this SEP .ecluse il hat
Efficient service here in the occ Of PosAl Agt n; for
some years and therefore decided 10 ssnd from the
Ran competent snd efficient man"
The above IN sufficiently answered by the following
letter recsvCd by Mr. Steel the retiring Postal Agent,
from the chief ol his department
PosroTncE DEPARTMENT, Division OF Mail
DeprctAtions, Office of Chief SPECIAL
Agent, Washington, ID. c, OcL 5, ls1a.'
q. A. SrEn, Esq. Portland, oregon-Dear Sir
The Postmaster General accepted your resignation. As
you know 81 course by this date, 20 take eect the
lst Inst H. however, you did net cease performance
Of duty at that date, orier can be made oCa'
tnuing the paw until you received notice OF accept
ance and discontinued work. You cannot, however,
draw salary In your position for some time.
Special Agent seybold, an eSperenced agent, has
been selected u work In Oregon and Washington Terri
rtoy fora few months, and bcspeak for him such in.
fcrmatin and assistance as on San give.
In this connection beg 10 say that YOU leave the De
partment with unsulhed record. No doubt s enter
tned but that you gave honest and intelligent service
az all times. I hope you nav succeed In your new
sphere TO your perfect satisfaction.
Very truly yours, etc.
90 DAVID b. PARKER,
Chief Special Agent.
, 1879-11-27

II you are going to paint your house,
barn, wagon or machinery, the wonder,
full Imperishable Mixed Paint is surely
the best, for it is warranted by their
agents in your own town not to chalk,
crack, peel or blister; to cover better and
work easter than any other paint. The Imper
Ishable Paint wus aware ed the first um,
over all other paints, at the California state
Fair, 1873, and the gold medal at the Oregon
Agent, which explains this wonderful diScov.
cry. Try the sIm and you certainly would
have no other.
, 1879-11-27

A minister relates his experience thus:
| take pleasure in adding ito your
many testimonials, that last Thursday,
Thanksgiving Day., not being able to
preach on account Of Rheumatic pains
in the shoulder, / bought a bottle of
st. Jacobs Oil, which, after using several
times, relieved Inc wonderfully. DIR. 3.
Pick, Rochester, New York.
, 1879-11-27

Both in Norway and Sweden the
women preponderats in number over the
men. At the last census Of Norway, in
1878, the total population was $4,000,
Of which $4,000 were males and 93l,-
OOO females, being at the rate of 4SS
males and FIG females to every 1000 Of
Ne population. In Sweden the proper
Ton of births is at the rate of 5ll boys
70 4S9 girls ous of the 1000; but the
Mortality is in favor of the females, for
ae census returns Of 1876 showed 466
Gen 20 5l4 women out of every 1000
@the population. .-' Al ~
, 1879-11-27
Whistling in England

There is much less wbistling among
farmers men than 40 or so years ago,
and less singing also. When 1 was a
boy most of the men sang at plow and
with their teams. Their voices borne
over TIE hills by the breeze, were one of
the charms of a country ramble. They
mostly sang love songs or sentimental
ditties. / remember the "Mistletoe
Bough" was great f4vorite with one of
my fathers men. Some time ago re
marked to the rector of neighboring
parish how very seldom l heard men
singing at the plow compared to when l
was boy. He replied; ''rhat is be-
cause you were bred among the hills,
and now live in fat country; men
don't sing in fat countries" felt this
was correct. Milkmaids sang to their
cows, without which il was believed they
would not "give their milk down." If
you meet country girl nowadays, and
ask her, "Where are you going to, my
pretty maid2" you oan never say the re
ply was, "A-milking, sir" for maids no
longer milk, but leave it to be done by
men called "garthmen." At the "clip-
pins" all the men were expected to sing,
but those who could not might whistle,
as have heard them more than once.
Like milkmaids, "clippins" have all van.
ished Those kindly gathering, where
the master and his neighbors and his
men all made merry together, have all
gone, and we have steam plows and
reaping machines and laborers' unions
instead. Although there is yet more
singing and whistling in hilly than in
fiat countries, it is certain that farmers
men neither sing nor whistle half as
much as they used to do. AS far back
as remember, our middle classes con-
sdered whistling vulgar las hoys We're
not allowed to whistle). II is possible
the laborers have now got to think so
to. Railway trips, and more ready ac-
cess to towns, are bringing everything
toa dead level, and gradually efacing
the old-fashioned country ways,
---o------- .
, 1879-11-27

A new portable family fruit drier
best style, may be bought for $S5, by
applying at the BEE office, Portland,
Oregon. au 22-tf
, 1879-11-27

10000 extra fine Peach trees Of choice
varieties. Send to j. H. Settlemier,
Woodburn, Oregon, for a catalogue and
special rates. ao.".9' t'"
, 1879-11-27

tF I'm making any purchR-c cr I'm
writing In response To arsS ADVERTISE
ment in this paper you WIli pieNse men.
zion the name 81 ihr paper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24
Tricks or Pictnre DonIers.

There is, writes an authority on
pictures, an episode in an Italian
tour which is, perhaps. familiar to
some of your readers. No sooner ar
rived in a frequented city than YOU
are dragged by your valet de place into
the studio of a picture dealer. He
has, Of course, received due notice of
the visit from the sharer of his profits,
your guide, who has probably been
able in his rounds with you through
churches and palaces to form a pretty
accurate idea of your knowledge of
art, and the extOnt to which you
may safely be imposed upon. In a
corner of the studio you will probably
observe a number of pictures with
their faces to the wall. Should YOU
inquire what they are, you will, if an
Englishman, be told, with a contempt
uous shrug of the shoulders, that they
are roba Americana, rubbish for the
American market Gin fact, those
glorious old masters with which
we are SO lavishly supplied)-''a com.
pliment being adrOitly insinuated that
such things would not be shown to 50
able and enlightened a oonnoisseur rs
yourself. You are, Of course, ignorant
that the pictures aboutto be submitted
toyour iudgmentar e known in the trade
as 'roba de milordo,' stuff fit for an
English lord We have been as
sured that even in Manchester
ancient paintings are manufactured Ia
a vast extent, and at an incredibly
small price for the American market,
You have often spoken to me of your
fathers gallery at New York, said an
English artist to an American travel
er Of what masters may | ask has
he specimens2 My fathers gallery
was the reply, consists almost entirely
Of Raphaels and Leonardos, but he
has a few Correggios,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24
A BIT OF HISTORY.
Benedict Arnoid's Marrow Escape from
Death at the Hands Of a Woman.

New York Tines.l
The recent death Of Mrs. Ann Hin
man kellogg, of Fairfield, Conn, in
the ninety-third year Of her age, re-
calls an unrec0rded incident Of the
war Of the Revolution. Mrs. Kellogg
was the daughter Of Captain Elisha
Human, Of the United States navy.
and her mother was the only American
who remained in New London when
the town was destroyed by the traitor
Benedict Arnold in 1871. At that
time Captain Humans ship was hour
ly expected to arrive at New London.
and it was hoped that ho might come
in time TO save the town. Mrs. Hin
man was well acquainted with Arnold.
as he had often dined at her house and
been a friend Of her husband. In.
duced by anxiety for her husband $
safety, she remained after all others
had fed, and watched the entry Of the
British from the doorway Of her house.
As Arnold rode up he saw and saluted
her and said that if she would point
out her owR property 1t should be
spared. She pointed out the houses
Of several Of her neighbors as her own
and thus saved them from destruction.
Arnold remained on horseback near
her house nearly all day noting the
battle that was raging at Fort Girls
void, on the Groton side Of the river,
where tho tall monument oommemo-
rating the event now stands.
Three times we're the British
driven down the hill by the
deadly Gre from tho fort. Then the
ammunition OF lie defenders became
exhausted, and they were obliged TO
surrender. The British officer in
command Of the storming party was so
euraged at the desperate defense OF
the fort, that, as he entered 1t, he
asked, Who commands here?'
Colonel Ledyard replied, | did, but
you do now, at the same time surren
dering his sword. The officer re-
ceiyed the sword and instantly
plunged Il INFO the heart Of the colonel.
An American officer, standing beside
his colonel, suatohed bis own sword
from It's scabbard aud IN q moment
the cowaydly Brlton lay dead beside
his victim. An indiscriminate masaa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24

ere Of all within the fort followed,
and thirty Of the wounded Americans
were piled into a wagon that was
rolled down a steep hillside 10 the
bottom, where it was dashed in pieces
against a tree. Then hurried prepare
tiOns were made 10 evacuate their po-
sition by the British, Arnold having
learned Of the expected arrival of
Captain Hinman. Mrs. Human, hav-
ing witnessed these outrages from her
housetop, became so incensed against
the traitor that she hurriedly de-
scendod from the roof, took a musket
from a closet where il had been left
the day before by an American soldier,
and leveled it at Arnold as he sat on
his horse in front of the house.
Taking a long, steady aim, she pulled
the trigger, but the piece missed fire.
Hearing the noise of the lock, Arnold
turned aud asked her what the noise
was. With great presence of mind
she had dropped the gun, so that he
did not see it, and she answered that
il was the breaking of a chair.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24
NOTTCE-
HANDLE 9 LIvERMoRE. ProprI

Southern conservative element. Fred
Douglass, stout and prosperous, repre-
scented the best type of his class. His
gray hair stood out at right angles
from under a light brown fur cap.
There was more color in his dress.
His oyercoat was blue, his waisteoat
was a quilted mohair cloth, while gold
buttons shone in his shirt bosom.
Ben Hill was the first to start the
conversation again, as he said abruptly,
We'll, how are you getting on?'
Douglass - o, | am getting more
and more used to the duties of my
office and the people are getting more
and more reconciled to my having the
Office.
Ben Hill smiled as he said: "You
spoke of your old master a moment
ago. Is he living yet?'
Douglass-Yes he is living yet. 1t
is wonderful how he holds on. He is
still at the old Maryland place.
Ben Hill-How old were you when
you ran away?'
Douglass-Twenty-on or twenty
two.
Ben Hill-You have acquired all
your education since then?
Douglass-Yes most all since then,
besides paying my old master for my
self. | felt in honor bound to do that,
you know.
Then he added, Georgia is a fine
State | believe it is one Of the finest
States in the South.
Ben Hill-Yes; it is one of the
best States in the South for the col
ored people. They returned us mil
lions of dollars worth Of property last
year.
Douglass = Dear me, is that So?
That is good.
Here Douglass himself ceased the
conversation, and looked out of the
window until Ninth street was
reached, where he got out. As he
arose he touched his fur cap politely
to Mr.. Hill, and Mr.. Hill in return
touched his hat with equal politeness.
From the beginning to the close of the
meeting Of these two they we're the
observed of all observers in the car.
No red republican could have treated
Mr.. Douglass with more becoming
p%Oliteness than did Mr.. Hill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24

most laughable incidents. It's occur
ring az it did at an hour when every
one was in bed and asleep added to the
humorous as well as the startling of
feet. Most men appeared to think
from the shaking Of the doors and
windows, as they awoke, that some
one was breaking into the house, and
several seized their pistols and made
ready to shoot, while others popped
away at their supposed foes. In one
house a stove-pipe broke loose and
waltzed around the room, scattering
SCOT and CONSERVATION among the in
mates. There were numerous cases OF
people throwing up windows and pre-
pairing to leap out and many did get
out on the streets after the affair was
over, aud held caueuses on the cor
ners to compare notes and decide on
what was best to do. Ladies inyaria-
bly, got up, looked under the bed, even
though it was dark, and screamed for
matches, while mothers olutched their
little ones and prepared to save their
lives or die themselves.
But probably the scenes at the large
hotels outstripped all others in point
of %comicality, When the shake com
menced the guests Jumped out of bed,
and, believing that the houses were
coming down on their heads, rushed
wildly into the dimly-lighted or dark
halls without stopping to prepare a
toilet, which they, in their more con
siderate moments, would have thought
necessary to arrange before mingling
with their neighbors and friends. As
these people fitted here and there,
running about with no particular pur-
pose, except to get away from the
something that seemed to be after
them, but which, in reality, was get
ting away from them very fast, the
scene had the appearance of a ghostly
dance, to which all the ~graveyards OF
the town had sent large delegations.
Many of the people in the hotels ran
out in the streets, and seeing a cloud
less sky and a whole house, silently
stole back to bed in the most quiet
manner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24

Washington Cor. Chicago Times.l
Extremcs meet sometimes even in a
street car. This afternoon there was
a meeting in an \ street car Of two
opposites Of distinct classes between
which for years there has existed a
wide gulf of prejudice and social caste.
Senator Ben Hill, Of Georgia, who has
been regarded as the iercest of the
Southern men, was seated near one
end Of the car alone, so far as any
friends or acquaintance were con
cerned. There was a vacant seat upon
his right. AS the a passed the City
Hall upon Judiciary square, Fred
Douglass, whose Office as marshal Of
the district is in the building. came
out, hailed the car and entered it. He
saw the vacant seat By the side Of
Senator Hill, walked forward and took
i, Apparently Ben Hill did not ser
him.
Douglass, however, appeared to be
of a social turn Of mind. He turned
to Senator Hill and said with a slight
shade Of satire in his voice II used
to sit by the side Of my old master
aud ! suppose | can sit beside you
SENATOR"
Hill halt turned and said, "Oh
did not know it was you, Mr.. Doug.
lass, as he looked at him with an ali
Of constraint.
The whole car looked at the two
men aud seemed to be struck with the
picture. Ben Hills cold, blue-eyed
clear-out face looked out impassivt
from under q stiff felt hat, appeared
to represent the highest type of the