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Year: 1869

There is danger that, in attempting to crowd
too much information into our next National
Census we shall ill it with blunders and con-
fusion. The suggestion that every man should
give the nationality and place of birth of both
his grandfathers and grandmothers, is calculated
to befog the returns deplorably. j. c. G. X,
in Tho Chronicle Washington. well says:


"To shorten the decade by taking the census In April
would be a most unfortunate innovation, involving
series OF intricate calculations on eve'T ee 10 al
our rate OF progress Striking two or three months rom
larger end the proportions Of which none but artneu
clans can compute This should be avoided, particularly
as period through which the nation has un-
dergOne great revolution experiment whereby
nothing is TO be gained The month OF June Is the season
when the days are long, the roads good, the weather set
tied and tho people at home, and therefore the best
month for che prosecution Of q census"
Year: 1869

Capt.-Gen. Dulce has the reputation of being
prudent, judicious officer; but be ia cursed
with subordinates who are as ft TO be trusted
with power in this crisis as q monkey
would be with lighted candle in a
powder magazine. II lie have any control
whatever over the Spanish naval officers
10 the West India squadron, he cannot safely
lose one hour in using it. We have hardly bad
time to receive the particulars Of the late
outrage on an American vessel, till The
Nassss Herald comes with details of yet
more wantofi and foollmrdy performance.
Not satisfied with their excellent prospect of


6mbroilng their Government In its time
Year: 1869

The formal Pacific Railroad opening, of
which we have had so much gossip, seems to
have disappeared in the cloud of litigation
here, and of disputes between the lines that
arc so soon to form their junction in the Salt
Lake Valley. 1t is now semi-ofiicially an
nounced from Washington that there is to be
no opening excursion.
Year: 1869

Thus we shall save about 100000, which the
taxpayers are now asked to contribute to the
Tammany Corruption Fund. We are glad to
hear that the Legislature shows disposition
to materially reduce the tax levies, and here
is a ilrst-rate chance for them to try their
hands
Year: 1869

Not to be outdone in the matter of public
meetings, the Germans yesterday afternoon sent
up from the Stadt Theater to our Legislature
their view of the lager beer amendment to
the Excise law
Year: 1869

pP The statement is made that if
potatoes, which were injured By the
frost are lefs IN the ground few
days longer, the frost will be gradu-
ally drawn out Of them, but if dug
now and exposed 90 the sun, they VIII
be materially injured. Exchange.


From the present weather indica-
tions, We should think, if they ere 10
the ground q few days longer. they
will be frozen hard.
Year: 1869

Two painters were employed to
frescO the walls of n magnificent
cathedral, both stood on n rude scaf-
folding constructed for the purpose,
some eighty feet from the floor.


One Of them was so intent upon his
work that he became wholly absorbed
and in admiration stood from the
picture gazing at it with delight
Forgetting where he was, he moved
backward slowly surveying critically
the work of his pencil, until he had
neared the end of the plank upon
which he stood.


At this critical moment his COM
paniOn turned suddenly, and, almost
frozen with horror, beheld the immi-
nent peril; another instant and the
enthusiast would be preeipitated up
on the pavement beneath if he spoke
to him it was certain death-if he
held his peace death was equally sure.


Suddenly he regained his presence
of mind, and seiZing a wet brush,
flung it against the wall, scattering
the beautiful picture with unsightly
blOtches of cOlOring. The painter
flew forward and turned upon his
friend with fierce imprecatiOns; but,
he listened to the recital of danger,
looked over the dread space below,
and, with tears of gratitude, blessed
the hand that saved him.


So, said a preacher, we sometimes
get absorbed in looking upon the
pictures of this world, and, contem-
plating them, step backward, uncOn-
sciOus of our peril, when the AL
mighty dashes out the beautiful i'm
ages, and We spring forward to lament
their destructiOn-intot the OutstTeteh-
ed arms of mercy, and are sayedi
Year: 1869

OF Is, ,496 prisoners in the peniten-
tiaries of thirty States in 1867, accord
ing to the report of the Prison AssOeia-
ton just issued, q per cent. more than
three-quarters, had not learneda a trade.
Here is text from which DR.. Frank
lin could have preached a fOrcible SER
mon to parents.


The time was when it was not tho't
reputable for parents to leave their
children without trades-unless they
belonged to the class of gentry. In
France, before the revOlution-the
one of l7S9-this provident sentiment
or instinct was so strong that even the
children of the mobiles We're in some
cases taught a light handicraft, and
when the storm of the Reign of Ter
rOr came, and they were expelled from
their homes and deprived of their for
tunes, many of them subsisted by the
trades they had amused themselves
with in more prosperous days.


a man who has a good trade has an
independence. He has need only to
be honest and diligent to secure a
competence. Bread and butter are
sure for him wherever he is. He is
sure always of higher wages than he
who has no trade; and if his genius
and enterprise lead him into some 9TH
er calling, it is always a satisfaction to
know that in case of misfortune he
can return to his trade. He has that
at any rate; failure in business can
not deprive him of it; hisspeculatiOns
may break down, but he has an an
chOr to leeward, as the sailors say; his
subsistence and that of his family are
sure.


In this country, where fortunes,
quickly gained, are also quickly lost,
it is still more necessary and prudent
that every young man should learn a
useful trade, and learn it thoroughly.
No mans future is so secure here, but
that he would do wisely to have his
bOys-and his girls, too, for that mat
ter-learn a trade.


But, instead of that, even the child
ren of mechanics and shOpkeepers are
very seldom "put to a trade,n as the
phrase used to be. They are made
studentsat commercial colleges, ,errand
boys in offices, clerks in dry goods
stores. In fact, anything but trade
for young hopeful, a dOting father and
mother too often declare. The cOnse-
quenee is, there are more young hope
fuls in the country to-day, growing
up idle and shiftless, than the country
can afford to tolerate with existing
prison and alms-hOuse facilities.


Another evil. Go where you please,
you hear from experienced mecban-
les complaints of the incapaeity of
wOrkmen. The apprentice system has
fallen into disuse, and the snobbish
pride against learning trade has so
far tainted the social sentiment of the
day, that it is difficult to procure the
class of intelligent lads who twenty
five years ago thronged most of the
workshops. In their place we get an
inferior class, who do not enter upon
their duties with the desire to thor
Oughly learn a trade. A few dollars
extra wages, instead of skill, is what
they are after, and they are turned out
in the world insufficient workmen,
and without those habits of steadiness
that the old apprentice system mseeured.
Year: 1869

never bet on the man who is al
ways telling what he would have
done if he had been there I have no.
ticed that this kind never get there.


The fear of the law here and the law
hereafter has furnished US some very
clever speciments of Christianity.


Fools don't knO8 their strength; if
they did, they would keep still.


True happiness seems to consist in
wanting all that we can enjoy, then
getting all we want.


Beauty never dies; it is like truth !;
they both have an Immortality some
where.


Truth is radical, fiction is eonserva-
tive.


If you would make yourself agreea-
BILE, wherever you go, listen to the
grievances of others, but never relate
your own.


Men never seem to get tired of talk
ing of themselves; but I have heard
them when L thought they showed
signs of weakness.


Common sense IS most generally
-despised by those who haven't got it.


Although mankind wOrships wealth
will give them credit for one thing
they seldom mistake it for brains.


Monuments are poor Investments
the poor don't deserve and the good
don't need them.


The best way to keep secret is to
forget it.


1t isn't so much trouble to get rich
as it is to tell when we have got rich.


If a man wants to get at his actual
dimensions, let him visit the grave
yard.


l don't care how much a man talks,
if he would only say it in few words.


Any body can tell where lightning
struck last, but it takes a smart man
to find out where it is going to strike
next time; this is one of the differ
ences between learning and wisdom.


/ have got a first-rate recollection,
but no memory. l can reeOllect very
distinctly of losing a ten-dollar bill,
but can't remember where, tosave my
life.


There are some folks whose thoughts
ean'tbe controlled; they are like twins,
they can't be had, and they can't be
stopped.
Year: 1869

GOOD RULEs.-A good man once
said The longer live, the more I
feel the importance of adhering to the
following rules, which 1 have laid
down my self in relation to such mat
teTs -


l. To hear as little as possible what
is to the prejudice of Others


,. To believe nothing of the kind
until | am absolutely forced to it.


3. Never to drink in the spirit of
one who circulates an i'll report.


4. Always to moderate as far as |
can the unkindness which is express
ed towards others.


D. Always to believe that if the
other side were heard, a very different
account would be given.
Year: 1869

~ more choice and varied assortment than
we have had for several seasons. We take es-
pecial pleasure in inviting all who want cheap
and good goods to examine our stock. Our
motto is. mo trouble to show goods and al
ways sell at the lowest price.


my5 ROBERT l.. WOOD.
Year: 1869

The fact that the first mercantile vessel which
passed through the Suez Canal on its way to
Bombay was wrecked in the Red Sea is regarded
IN some quarters as an ominous beginning for
the great enterprise. The dangers of the Red
Sea have been long and well understood,
but they will hardly prove to be formidable
enough to prevent hardy and skilful navigators
from taking its risks rather than consume
the time necessary to double the Cape OF Good
Hope Show the man Of the period how he can
save time, even at the risk of great danger, and
he will cheerfully accept the odds. 1t is always
somebody else who Is going to get caught
Year: 1869

III Is Astonishing to see how otherwise sensible
and Weil-balanced people will allow their feel
ings andpersOnal attachments to run away with
their better judgment. Suppose, for example.
that the positions of the two principal actors in
the late tragedy IN New York, Messrs. Richard
son and Mcfarland, had been exactly reversed.
would the persons who made such obtrusiye
demonstrations over the former have made as
much ado over the latter? Not at ALL They
would have seen the whole matter in a very diff
ferent light, and what they now practically JUS
tify they would then have denounced in the Bit
terest terms possible. We put it to any one of
them, or to any dispassionate observer, whether
this Is not true. And tested by this principle.
the public can tell just how much Importance to
attach to the demonstrations referred to. and
Know exactly how much they are worth as an
indication of public sentiment.
Year: 1869

The expectations entertained by the private
assayers of New York and San Francisco that
they will get to do the coming for the United
States Government, because the private bank
note companies have secured the manufacture
of its paper money, bonds, etc., are not likely to
be realized,-at least not at a very early day.
1t is true as good reasons exist in one case as in
the other; but II must be remembered that the
transfer already made is only an experiment.,
and 1t remains to be seen whether the Govern
ment will not be the loser by the change.
So far, indeed, the public has not been
able to see any good effected by it. The
engraving is no better than that formerly
done in the Treasury Department.; the paper
does not seem to be as well adapted for daily
handling as that heretofore used; the cost is un-
derstood to be considerably greater; and if the
Government cannot secure honesty and safety
in its own servants, how can it expect to find
these essential qualifications?
Year: 1869

WHERE AND How TO BUILD HousEs.-Dr.
Bowditch, of Boston in an article on con
sumption published in the Atlantic Monthly
says:


Build your houses in the country, in pref
erence to any place near the sea coast. In
the country choose slope rather than a
plain to build upon, and where the sun can
have full access to it, if possible, all the day.
Be sure (if need be; by efectual sub drain
age that the soil is thoroughly permeable
to water Let no moisture from the soil, from
any source, be permitted to di>ti its perni
cious influences upon the future dwelling
or its inmates. Let the rooms be large, OF
substantial breadth rather than height and
so pierced by windows that the air may have
a bounteous and free entrance and exit
Let freplaces be built in every room and
chamber-freplaces made for real use, not
kept for show, and not closed with iron
plates which are to be pierced with air tight
stoves. Eschew all furnace heat except for
warming the entries and corridors. Out
side the house let there be ample space for
air and sunlight. One or two trees may be
permitted to grow near the house, but not to
overshadow it, for nothing but evil comes
from too much shade either of trees or twin
ing vines.
Year: 1869

Many ago. invalid physician while visiting the
Island st. cx for their health experienced and witnessed surprising and


beneficial effects Of the Rum there produced teinvah who ke
eurve seeking health and inquiry and investigation obtained full history
its medicinal virtues Ee delighted and surprised and after his
which occurred determined possible the sole right manufacture
and sell it in the United


The result his labo glorious himself suffering humanity
for the celebrated world PLAN
TAg!oN sITTERs being article Of upon principles
relying wholly the vegetable world for its medicinal worked rapid
ton in the history medicine and all civilized
world The clie T * tasman health and the demand
the PLANTATION BTTERs exceeded the abilities rroret


Notwithstanding the st. z Rum made expressly for
pounding these s quantity Inadequate therefore necessary
that arrangements extensive scale abroad should made and
was dispatched st. Thomas for that purpose He fortunate securing and
leasing several plantations the largest and most productive estates the
island Houses stills and erected as BY magic which utterly
shed the natives The services experienced and natives and
cured and the pprirs the PLANTATION B7TER position
supply their laboratory with all the perfectly cz Rum needed manui
turing the GREAT DYSpEPTc represents
the natives crushing the and otherwise preparing for the stills and


As andte and Ague Intermittent Ma and
other kindred Diseases
history the world million annually.
adapted old and male and female They agreeable TASTE always
rToduce an immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

SLEEPING ToGErHER.-The Laws of Lie
says: More quarrels arise between broth
ers, between sisters, between hired girls.
between school girls, between clerks in
stores. between apprentices in mechanic
shops, betw cen hired men, between husbands
ang wives. owing to electrical changes
through which their nervous systems 60 by
lodging together night after night under the
same bed clothes, than by almost any other
disturbing cause. There is nothing that will
so derange the nervous system of a person
who is elimnative in nervous force as to be all
night in bed with another person who Is
absorbent in nervous force. The absorber
will go to sleep and rest all night, while the
eliminator will be trembling aud tossing
restless and nervous, and wake in the morn
ing fretful, peevisb, fault finding and dis
couraged No two persons, no matter who
thew are, should habitualiy sleep together
One will thrive and the other will lose. This
is the law and in married life it is dehed
almost universally"
Year: 1869

A s'PEPPERY YARN."-"I went to the
Legislature last year." said Georgian
"WeIl, went to Augusta and took dinner
at a tavern. Right beside me sat member
from one of the back towns who had never
before taken dinner at a tavern. In front o.
his plate was dish of peppers. and be kept
looking at them. Finally, as the waiter was
very slow in bringing on the things, he up
with his fork and in less than no time soused
one into his mouth. As he brought down
grinders the tears came into his eyes. At
last. splitting the pepper into his hand be
laid it down by the side of bis plate, and
with voice that set the whole table IN an
uproar, exclaimed, Just lie there and
cool
Year: 1869

Established expressly to afford the afflicted
sound and scientific Medical Aid, in the treatment
and cure of all Private and Chronic Diseases, Gases
Of Secrecy and all Sexual Disorders.
Year: 1869

Every form and feature of these prevalent and
stubborn disorders is eradcated locally and entirely
by the use of this emolent; warm lamentations
should precede its application. Its healing quail
ties will be found to be thorough and inYariable.
Year: 1869

Whether in the young or old, married or single,
at the dawn of Womanhood or the turn of life,
these tonic medicines display so decided an infiu-
ence that marked improvement is soon percepti-
BILE in the health of the patient. Being purely
vegetable preparation, they are safe and reliable
remedy for all classes of Females III every condition
of health and station of life
Year: 1869

MOORE AND HAYDEN.-Our popular
standard bearer and Ben. Hayden, of Ore
ogOn, will speak at Roberts Grove on to-
morrow Saturday at p. m. Moore is
carrying everything before him and our
people have only to turn out and listen to
his honest and'straighfoward speech to rally
to him as the man to represent an honest
people Everybody has heard of Ben. Hay
den, and it is worth travelling one hundred
miles to hear the inimitable Ben. Let every
democrat in the county come out to the love
feast
Year: 1869

CAMERON ON GRANTS APPoINrMENTs.-
Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania does not
seem to be in state of exuberant bliss over
Grantsappointments He says: No friend
Of mine has been appointed TO Office by this
administration. Without taking my advice
the President and Secretary of State sue
ceeded 10 giving = constitutional drunkard
good mission and constitutional thief
consulate.
Year: 1869




TIE RoGUE's DODGE. just now the
radicals are resorting to the rogue's dodge
I" Stop thief " Intent on dividing the Ter
ritory and organizing pocket arrangement
which they can at oil times control, they
turn round and charge that the democrats
favor division. All who are familiar with
the politics Of the Territory know that for
years the leading radicals on the Sound have
been paviog the way for division BY the
line OF the Cascades. The counties east of
the mountains are entirely too democratic to
harmonize with the pap suckers on Puget
Sound, and hence a division of the Territory
is demanded. During the last session Of
the Legislature this project was Frequently
mooted, but at all times was met BY unvield-
ing opposition on the part of the Democratic
members. The idea Of small Territories and
small political organizations is only worthy
small men, who In the main compose the
radical party Men of broad and statesman
like views are Out of place in party that
accepts an emasculated hOnbre like Sumner
for its leader aud type of craftsmanship, and
so it is that feeble minds aud contracted iu>
tellects give Law to the radical organization
Men OF this stamp naturally adopt the idea
OF small Territory, and It is in their ranks
the advocates Of division are to be found.
Not 50 with the demOOracy, who accept tho
sentiment


No psnt-up Utica eonanss our powers.


The whole uubounded continent is ours.'
And look TO large States and extensive ields
ottppsfatioas - best fitted to develop The
pobler PoSeFy Of the human mind.
Year: 1869

RAILROAD GAMMoN-The radicals are
blowing dreadfully about Garfelde's ability
to do wonders for our Territory, if elected
and especially for our railroad interests.
Now, if one of the candidates could, if elect.
ed, build railroads for the Territory and the
other could not, we admit such would be a
good reason for supporting that candidate
but every sensible man knows all this talk
about the wonderful things Gar6elde or any
other delegate could do, is sheer nonsense.


1t IS said the sooth,sayers of Rome could
never look each other in the face without
laughing, and we think no sensible men
could look each other in the face and talk
OF the railroads a delegate would build
without very broad smile The fact is,
neither Gar6elde nor Moore can, if elected
hasten the building of single mile of rail-
road, the hundredth part Of second, OF
change the location Of a railroad through
our Territory the thousandth part of mile.
Gas will light cities, but it won't build rail,
roads.


Capitalists will build railroads whenever
and wherever it will pay to construct them,
and in determining the matter they will
consult capitalists and practical railroad men
aud no political gasser, whether the man be
Garfelde or Moore. Dry up, then, with this
nonsense about Gar6elde's building railroads
for US, The newcomer who takes one hun.
dred and sixty acres of land and goes to
raising potatoes and wheat is doing more for
railroads for the Territory than Gar6elde or
Moore either will accomplish. We are claim
ing no more for Moore than Gar6elde. Gar.
6elde, If elected, will draw his pay, play
poker with varying success, and do sundry
other acts, bat he will never build mile Of
railroad
Year: 1869

A WASHINGTON special telegram says
that on Wednesday last the President took
considerable pride in showing the 6ne points
Of pair of horses, the gift of New York
gentleman before his Inauguration 1t is a
pity that the President is so shockingly
PachydernatOus as to actually take pride
in his shame.
Year: 1869

GRANT AGAINST RAILRoADs.-"E Elect
Garfelde and you will have railroads" is the
talk with the radicals who, like the drown
man, catch at straws. This is nice talk for
a party whose chief is dead set against our
Northern Pacific Railroad. When other
sections Of the country have had millions
and millions of dollars given them by the
Government to build railroads for them and
have all the roads needed, they turn around
and say, eve cannot give anything to North
ern Pacific Railroad" and Grant heads the
mean cry against the interests of our Terri,
tory. But for President Grants opposition
to the Northern Pacific Railroad, Congress
would have extended the same aid to this
road that it did to other roads and our Ter
ritOry this year Wonld be alive with the work
on this great enterprise


This railroad is of vital importance to this
Valley, and will the voters indorse Grants
opposition to our interests by selecting
political friend of bis as Delegate? Walla
Walla county will answer by rolling up three
hundred majority for Moore.