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Year: 1860

JAMES, THE NovELIsT.-Wlen MIR. James
was Il young man, his cousin was about to
marry the daughter OF an eminent lawyer of
the time, and the titledeeds Of this gentleman S
entailed property were, at the request of the
father of the young lady, submitted to his ex-
animation. The keen lawyer discovered that
the parents OF the gentleman, although moving
in the best society of London, had never been
married Mr.. James was made acquainted
with this awkward fact, and at the same time
informed that he himself was the heir-at law.
The match was about to be broken OIL, and
much distress occasioned on every side, when
Mr. james, having quietly taken possession of
the property, went at once to the unhappy
young man, his relative, and conveyed to him
the whole Of the property, which amounted to
a very handsome independence.
Year: 1860

To Purchasers of fCIOthfng.-ParticuIar attcn
ton is called to examination of MY STOCK OF
CLOTHING, which, for style, make and dnish is second
TO no Custom work in the city


Garments made order in the best manner at short
notice.


Just bear mind that you find better goods at this
store and buy them cheaper than at any other store in
the city d. II. EAAES,


Harrington Corner Main and Front street
apo diff Opposite City Hall.
Year: 1860

THE BULLOCK MEDALs.-The high school
committee have accepted Mr.. B. H. Kinneys
design for the high school medals, and Mr..
Carl Lang of this city, is now engaged in sink
ing the dies for striking them. The diverse
of the medal, represents a graceful female
figure, in American costume of the period of
the revolution, with crown of stars on her
head. The figure is seated upon a shelving
rock, holding a laurel wreath in the right hand,
which is extended, and a scroll in the left, the
scroll resting upon pile of books at her side.
The reverse bears simply the record and time
of the award. The medals are to be struck in
silver, measuring one and five eighths inches in
diameter, at an expense of So each. Those
awarded the present year will be ready for
distribution in September next.
Year: 1860

to leave. New Orleans ought tc
prosper under such dominion as this
We do not wonder to hear that
there were ten commercial failures
there in one day, and that the bust.
ness OF the city is dull.
Year: 1860

A plain, unle tered man from the back
country, 10 the State of Alabama, came
to Tuscaloosa and on the Sabbath went
early to church. He had been accustow-
ed to attend meetings in schoolhouses and
private dwellings, where each one appro-
priated to themselves the first convenient
scat which they found unoccupied He
selected therefore, a seat in a convenient
slip, and awaited patiently the assembling
of the congregation. The services COM
nenced. Presently the music of full
toned organ burst upon his astonisbod
ear; he had never before heard one. At
the same time the gentleman who owned
the slip came up the aisle with bis lady
leaning upon his arm. As he approach
ed the door of the slip, he motioned
to the country to come cut, in or
der to give place to the lady. This move
ment the countrymen did not comprehend,
and from the situation Of the gentleman
and lady, associated as it was in bis mind
With the music, he Immediately concluded
that cotillion, or French contra dance,
or some other dance was intended. Ri
sing partly from bis seat. be said to the
gentle@an, who was still beckoning to
hin:


Excuse me, sir-exeuse me, if you
please; / don dance"
Year: 1860

THE PROGRESS OF THE TELEGRAPH.-
California papers announce that in March
next, San Francisco will be within ten
days telegraph communication with the
Atlantic States. This will take place by
the simultaneous completion a: that time
of the telegraphic lines between St. Louis
and Fort Smith, on the Atlantic side, and
San Francisco and Los Angeles on the
Pacific side, thus cutting of three and a
half days on each side, and with the mail
facilities, reducing the line of communi-
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific
cities to about ten days. Il will not be
long, therefore, before the telegraphio
wires will close the intervening gap, and
make the communication between the
East and the West spontaneous. This,
for The interests of the United States, is
more important than even the success Of q
telegraphic communication with Europe.
Year: 1860

LORD BRoUaHAM AT HIS BIRTHPLAoE.-On
tho 2Sth of last month. Lord Brougham,
being in Edinburgh, and desrous of visiting
the place of his birth and the scenes of his
early youth, proceeded alone to 81 st. An
drews square, in which house he was born.
He went through every room in both flats
of the house, and looked out of the window
at which more than seventy years ago, he
was wont to sit and gaze on the scenery of
the Forth.
Year: 1860

The principles of horsc-breedng seem not to be well settled The following from the Mark Lame Exp, ess, is not in accordance with the usual theories. Lut would sanction the practice of breeding Morgan and other families of horses among themselves, which Herbert and other writers have strongly condemned.

 By breeding exclusively from animals of the same shape, and therefore, adapted for the same purpose, with careful attention to pedigree, you may easily establish breed for any purpose whatev CT At first when originating the breed of hunters snd car riage horses of course we cannot avoid using crossed or halfbred animals, and such was the origin of the race horse They will soon bear the name Morough and when, in af- ter generations, a progeny will show the original cross, by breeding back, it must not on any account be used for breeding purpos- es. l should recommend you to breed from your own stock exclusively, only as long as you cannot find better male than your own, and your stock improves. 1 do not object to cautious ad,nixture of blood, but you must not cross the breed. do not ob- ject to crossing two families, but those fami- lies must be of the same breed. The word breed" is very comprehensive, and has ma ny different meanings By those of the same breed wish to be understood those of .he same shape and adapted to the same work, with good pedigree. They may or may not be related. For example, you must not breed between thorough bred draft horse, and thorough bred hunter or racer. You would get a good-for nothing mongrel, too weak for draft, too ugly for harness, and not the shape for the saddle ]; yet our fairs are over.stocked with such animals, which proves that the present system of breeding is wrong one. I can countenance no crossing of the breeds. Keep them dis tinct. Havc thorough bred draft horses thorough bred backneys, thorough bred hun ters, as we'll as thorough bred racers. Each has it's own particular purpose Why should they be mixed !?
Year: 1860

Rev. A. L. Stone, at speech at the late Norfolk County Fair, Massachusetts, said that lady friend of his, once made this blunder: Being in the country and smlt- ten deeply with rural tastes, she thought that It would be romantic to play the milk maid, Taking pail, she went forth to the barn to make her first milking experiment. Not meeting with any great success in the operation, it was discovered that she made 8 slight mistake in the sex of the animal she waited upon. szl q
Year: 1860

GENEROUS Tn one of the the towns off neghborlng state, where it is the custom of the district school teacher to "beard round," the following incident is said to have occurred A year or two ago, an aiiot- ment having been made in the usual man ner, for the benefit of the school mistress, It happened that the proportion of one nan was just two days and a half. The teacher sat down to dinner on the third day and was beginning to cat, when the man of the house addressed her as follows Madame, l sup posc your boarding time is out when you have eaten half dinner, but as l do not want to be mean, you may eat, if you choose, about as much as usual."
Year: 1860

Music BY THE HEcKER BASD.-The Hecker
Band, one of the established institutions OF
our city, propose giving a series of open air
concerts upon the Square during the season.
This Band needs no recommendation from US
and the announcement of this intention will
be received with pleasure.
Year: 1860

Editor Pioneer aud Democrat -


DEAR SR:-I have received a number o.
communications on the subject of the re-
moval Of the Capitol aud take this method
Of answering them all, if you will be kind
enough to give it publicity. When the
Sound country, and the adjoining counties
were so kind and disinterested as to volun.
tarily give Us the Capitol, it was with q
great deal Of selfdenial We could refuse il
for it would certainly he much more conve.
nivnt for Us 10 transact our public business
at Vancouver than Olympia. But such a
remarkable and sudden change of disinter
ested benevolence set us to thinking Of the
effect, the cause, and the motive, and see il
there was not ''cat in the meal tub" II
was urged by those opposed to the measure
that it was TO break down the Democratic
party. But we thought if measure is just
and right in itself, and for the public good
aud its effect is to break down a parry
that the party must be wrong, and the
sooner it is broke down the better; so we
laid aside all party considerations and con,
slider the public good alone.


While any measures local in its nature
aud influence, it should be so located that
the greatest number may partakc of its
benefits or burden; that is: it should be as
near central as possible to the population
Now, il the representation in the Legsla.
lure is any indication Of the population, the
Sound and contiguous counties have two
thirds-and sec by II new apportionment
bill, that they continue to have the same
proportion Of representation. Then if
am right in my proposition. (Which think
no one will controvert) it indicates uner-
ringly where the Capitol should be, and that
it is in the right place; and whether bur-
den or favor, should remain where it is
unless the object is to put it on wheels and
move it to oil parts Of the Territory, so
that each may share its effects But would
that be policy, or promote the public good?
We have an example Of that in Oregon
They moved The Capitol from Salem to
Corvallis. and commenced the session at the
latter place The Secretary, under instruc.
Year: 1860

NhANAER VA


1t came to pass in the seventh year Of
the history of this nation, and on the fifth
day Of the twelfth month of the year, that
there assembled together at certain great
city called Olympia, oil the law-givers and
great men Of the nation, even the judges
thereof And it is further written Of this
vast assemblage, that none other such had
ever assembled even in the history of the
nation, and that the great intellect and
beauty thereof caused all the maidens to
sigh and desire to join them and accompany
them even to the end of life And it came
to pass that this vast assemblage became
divided into three great tribes: one from Il
rich land many leagues South, and that
this tribes name was Chuckiehead-and one
tribe resided in the center Of the world
aud its name was Fin6dck; and this tribe
had powerful king called WILLIAM and
the third tribe lived in the North, along the
shores Of mighty seq containing great
fishes which tribe was called the Watson
Family. And it further came to pass on
the third day of the meeting Of the assem-
blage, that the Chuekleheads and Watson
Family united and became as one man, and
elected young and beautiful Prince of the
South to be made orator and it is written
of this yonng Prince that his beauty was
so great that the old ladies Of the city for
bade their daughters visiting the Assem-.
blago for fear they would fall in love with
the Prince.


And it came to pass after the election of
the Prince, that there was great rejoicing
among the Chuekleheads and Watson Family
by reason of their triumph, and great was
the waste of wine on that occasion. And
it is further written that there was great
wailing among the Finbaeks, and that they
cried aloud, "eHehered euehcred euchered p
And it is further written Of the noble
Prince Of the North who had aspired to the
moderatorship, that he calmly gave up the
fight, aud said if he could not be Lord
he would be q Tenant. and that he now
labors daily for the good of the great ma
ton, and that his beauty is even greater
than the Prince Of the South by reason Of
bis black eyes.


And it came to pass after this great
collection had started giving laws to the
nation and Strengthening up the world, that
in the midst OF the fair city of Olympia
there existed a certain clique of evil design,
and that this clique was of the tribe OF
FIn6aeks Aud it is further written that
the other tribes believed this clique ruled
the land and must be demolished, and King
WILLIAM must be beheaded. Aud it fur
ther came 10 pass that the tribes of the
North and those of the South got great
cable called popular sentiment, and tied il
to the South end of the fine house in which
the vast assemblage met, and cried aloud
that to break up this clique aud behead
King WILLIAM, they were going to haul
this great building, with all its splendor,
to great and mighty city Of the South
called Vancouver. And it is further writ.
ten that the Finbdeks then became exceed.
ingly mad, so mad that they were unable
10 speak any word except mo " And
10 ! and behold the mighty building started
South Aud it is written that there was
great excitement in tho city Of Olympia,
Year: 1860

n0- We solicit M attentive perusal oI
the letter OF that venerable old man and
sterling democrat, SETH CArLIN, on the sub.
ject of removal Of the Capital. However
much those who voted for its removal may
differ with the old gentleman, none will think
otherwise than that il was written for the
best Of motives. The Judge has passed
that age in life when men write for 6uncOmb;
his acts nov are based upon knowledge
OF their justOess, and with no hope or desire
for future preferment or glory. His com.
munications are erer welcome. May he
still be spared to reside long time amongst
na
Year: 1860

CRowDED.-Owing to the number oi
communications which have accumulated
upon our hands, and desirous of bringing
up the legislative proceedings to as late a
date as possible, SO as to have the coast
clear when the Presidents message shall
arrive, We arc obliged to condense as much
as possible the news received per steamer
Pacific. The gisi Of the news, however, is
given.
Year: 1860

SomEL-Let all who can take comfort
in that social enjoyment, daHoiHg, attend
the soiree party Of Dr. EGGERs, on Tuesday
evening next. To those who attend We
promise good time, much enjoyment, and
fine music. Young swains should be there
to try their luck in the rattle for a numbeI
Of beautiful pictures in water eolOrs, painted
by the Doctor, which he will put up grati!
on that occasion. They are just such gifts
as a lady would prize most highly
Year: 1860




"ORIoN. This gentleman, dispte al
we can do, is determined to give himself all
the trouble imaginable Oh our account. We
had occasion, some time since, to allnde to
the truthfUlness Of his reports and this, we
are sorry to know, has been to him the
cause Of many a sleepless night, or even
worse trouble In the last issue Of the
Herald, after having promised him to make
the desired correction, he admits the error
charged, but disclaims It as intentional, and
says it was "only elsrieal error" We did
him the justice 10 say so in our subsequent
issue. Unless, Orion, you admit that you
are again wrong, VIC shall be compelled to
believe you are q much worse man than We
ever took you to be. When again you be
bold the Pioneer and Democrat, do not lei
your angry passions rise" Anger has q
tendency to create bile, and may make yor
bilious. Do not. we beseech you, tear ouI
sheet into more than ten or dozen pieces
The government will pay for the paper yoJ
now take. and therefore its destruction doe,
us no injury. MoRAL:-Those who are it


the habit Of writing much for newspapers
should he careful ead not 'put their foo


in it,"
Year: 1860

The following is from tie Chicago Democrat lead
ing paper in Lncolns and Douglas State of Illinois


What will the cbivary do about is?


Will they eat dirt? Will they take back all they
have said about dsunion southern confederacy, the
rights of the South the blood OF their eremies and all
that sort of thing What will the Yanceys, the Rhets
the Ketts, the Jefferson Davises, and all that noble
army of traitors do? To what dodge will Wise, the
doughty champion of the lay Stack war, resort in
der to his ngorious retreat Where is the army
with which he to march on Washington and seize
the federal city,


The chivalry will eat dirt. They will back out
They never had any spunk anyhow. The best they
could 90 was to bully, and hrag, and bluster. John
Brown and his seventeen were enough to alright
the whole mighty commonwealth of Virginia out of its
proprety and to hold it as conquered province until
recapured by the federal troops and to this day John
Browns ghost is terrible than an army with ban
ners, in the eyes of every southern cavalier. These
knights of the sunry South just such heroes as San
cho Panza They wonderful hands at Dragging
and telling fantasca lies but when it comes to action
count them out
Year: 1860

arNo B. r. HOOD respectfully informs the public


H that he is still at his old stand in Clinton where
be continues to manufacture CARRIAGES BAROUC.HES
ROCKAWAYS AND BUGGIES. He is prepared at all times
work with neatness and despatch He superin
tends all his operations in person. guarantees that his
work shall be durable neat and cheap any other
establishment in the State.


He is constantly employed in manufacturing and ap
plying his patent scroll springs, without which no
buggy can be complete These springs the usual
unpleasant notion and add but little to the cost of buggy
that strain upon the other springs which given rise to so
many breakings All Who want easy riding buggy will
give him call.


Nav 2Rth, tE5a II
Year: 1860

From the Manchester IN. H. Democrat, Dougasite


1t will be by the dispatches from the South that
the secession fever high and strong. We expected
it, and we fail to see any remedy We suppose nobody
will pretend that this sectional strife can continue al
ways without serious results Whether these are ripe
now or not, few weeks will determine Some time
ago expressed the conviction that this campaign
would settle the negro question It's result announced
and we have nothing more to do about itnow here
after The issue is between the prohibtonists of the
North and the protectionsts of the South 1he former
have triumphed. The contingency has occurred, upon
arhch the South promised to rebel. Now LET THEM DO
IT, OR FOREVER AFTER HOLD THEIR PEACE. They are
conquered and humiated and now they must take Just
such measures justice Abolitionism may be pleased
to accord.
Year: 1860

TTP to the time Of receiving Spring Goods We will offer


entire stock staple and fancy goods at cost Tor cash Our
object doing this reduce present stock as much as pos
sIhle before getting goods. 80
Up that time all who wsh to buy cheap goo VIII GO Ee 70
call on No. 80 south side Of the Square
Year: 1860

BLONDISIANA. - Blondin, tho rope dancer
encouraged by impunity. ventures upon the
most foolish feats. 1t was a stretch of acrObstic
daring which made the heart lump. when he
first ran upon his rope over the abyss Of Mag
ara. Then pauSlng at midway over the giddy
height he drank a bottle Of wine. This done
he took Il stove and table on his shoulders and
cooked pancakes and ate them on his passage
At laSt-cro6ning folly-he carries man on
his shoulders, adding to the peril of his mar
row footing the risk Of a separate will whose
slightest movement, beyond BIS own control
might have dashed them both down down
into the torrent below. This year he goes fur
ther still. He trundles a wheelbarr0w over
from which fireworks are sp0uting his own
person also, the while, the centre of many-cOl-
ored fires, whizzing and decorating. He now
propOses-0r has already done ito initiate
on the trembling rope, the idiotic sack lQ,l(eH
or sack race. The innumeTable mischances to
which the adyentUrer exposes himself are OBJ
viOus enough How easily the eye gared by
fireworks, might miss the foot place; how many
chances there are that fold in the sack might
trip the step, which must not mistake a hair !
breadth; how little surprising, if the man on
his back should take a sudden distrust as his
eye caught tho foam below, or turn giddy, or
that the gymn8st himself might for the frat
time trembIe or lose his self control; all this
will suggest itself to every reader or behoder
An English pleasure-seeker followed a lion
tanner, and WAS present at every exhibition
because he said that time would come when
the animal weuld bite off his masters head
and he wished to be there to see it, five re-
member right he had his expectation. 1t will
be so with BlOndln; for an end must come; he
must try the seemingly imp. .ssibIe, until at
last the actually impossible. WOria.
Year: 1860

PUNISHMENT OF CRUEL FATHER-HE Is
TAKES N HAND BY VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
The Lafayette (Ind. Journal, July Il, says
&" 1t will be remembered that some time since
we published a notice that a citizen of the
Fourth Ward WAS in the habit Of maltreatIng
his family, and beating one of his children, to
whom he appeared to have an especial dislike,
so that the screams Of the little sufferer could
be heard throughout the entire neighbOrhood
leaving the marks Of the horsvwhip he used
upon the body, so that they were visible for
several days afterwards. He was waited upon
number Of times by those living near, and
demonstrated with for his cruelty. He prom
would abuse his family, knock the child down
and beat it until senseless. Forbearance hav-
ing ceased TO be a virtue, committee waited
upon him in the evening about ten O'Clock,
after he had retired, and requested him to
dress himself and step outside, as some i'm
pOrtant business was 10 be transacted Sus-
pecting nothing he came out, was Immediately
seized, gagged, thrown upon the ground his
clothes stripped from his person, and a stout
man with leather strap give him taste of
the punishment he had been so ready to infict
upon his child. A physician was in the party
who felt the pulse Of the brute, and allowed
the executiOner TO lay on as long as he thought
it could be borne without endangering the life
of the prisoner. After he had received Just
reward for his cruelty he was liberated, and
informed that if he did not wish TO have
repetition of the punishment the sooner he left
the city the better for him. Acting upon the
suggestion he left the next morning, and has
not since been heard from"
Year: 1860

TIRED OF WANDERlNG.-The Hydraulic Press
In late issue says;-


"Knowng that the pcrmanenc and genuine
prosperity of the mining settlements of California
dppend upon multiplication of industrial pur-
euits. that the mining interest alone cannot al
ways support the numerous lively towns that
now nestle among the pines of the Sierra Neva-
das or the oaks of the foothills, we have from
time to time sought to direct public attention
towards such pursuits as seemed adapted to the
country and likely to meet existing or coming
wants Many of the parties who are reclalmlng
the mountain wilds have mining interests, but
some of them have no immediate dependence but
the cultivation of the soil. Some with whom we
have conversed are weary of wandering and gold
digging, and have settled down contented to
live here always, and to take what enjoyment
and what riches, perhaps, may flow to them
from legitimate aud wholesome occupation
If these are not signs of permanence for our
mountain settlements we do not know where
else to seek them"