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Year: 1865

LEWISTON, Oct 9Th, 1865.


EDS. STATEsMAN:-I promised to write you on
my arrival, so here goes. have little to say in
regard to my trip from Walla Walla, suffice it
to say; that; owing to the dust, heat and other
inconvenences, it was enough to make preach
er swear; and then the idea of having the stage
driver alking natural philosophy to yob by way
of persuading you to walk up a steep mountain
side just before supper, in order to give you an
appetite, and ,anOtheru after to assist your di-
gestve organs, and so on, before and after each.
meal, from the time You leave Walla Walla until
you reach lewiston is certainly edifying if not
pleasant.


Well, Lewiston is a bully place, and seems to
be determined on remaining so. The citizens,
generally, seem to be contented and happy. They
seem to be following the Cheap John auction
eers plan, and "will have no more nor take no
less" In absence Of the Legislature here this
winter they are, apparently we'll satisfied with
the location of a well regulated hurdy gurdy of
fee, which is in session at present, and from
all can learn doing good business Speak
ing of hurdy gurdies, puts me in mind that AL
eek has been running his court here this week,
to tolerably fair houses. Also, the United States
Marshal is here gathering up Government rub
bish, which was left here last winter through the
hurry and excitement Of moving the capital. /
never knew before what vast amount of tools
ittook to form a complete kit for a Leg
islature. The stuff they call archiyes-did you
ever see any2-consists of old watering-pot
two joints of stove-ppe, tin horn and wash
basin. The treasury consists Of some empty
kegs and some bunghoes, around which more
kegs can be easily made, you see. The speak
er S desk appears to have seen better days, as
some of the hoops are offand it has lostits bung-
hole, This vast amount of Government proper
ty is being prepared for shipment to Boise City,
where it is hoped, it will arrive in time to save
Uncle Samuel the expense of buying new tools.
If you Know anything about government Off
cials, you know they are very careful about rum
ming the governmental debt, except at such times.
as a debt is really necessary for the good ofthe
oountry-to bind the people Bogether--a kind of
a blessing. But we have about as many of
that kind of blessings as will stick us together
for a while, tits hoped we will not be favored
with any more.


started out of Walla Walla with chew of
tobacco in my mouth, on which the duty had
been paid in Washington Territory; but it was
no use, L had more than gained footing on
Idaho soil till was dunned fer the Internal on
it, again can't say how many of these Infer
nal Revenue Collectors it takes in place like
this; but know that there is not less than a
dozen here, of various sizes and dimensions


The Radiatoris going again, gobbling up the
news matter so fast that hungry correspondent
can t get much chance at it. Mr.. Favorite is
doing the editing business and young printer
Year: 1865

the mechanical execution, and between the two,
they are furnishing better better paper than
has heretofore been published in the place.


Blackfoot is undoubtedly a 'big thing" 1
have seen immense amounts of the dust since ar
irving here.


There is good opening for some enterprising
man to make good thing on a trail from Walla
Walla to Blackfoot, if the natives of Lewiston
would allow the whites to travel through their
country. The route called the Lolo Fork trail
could be opened with very little expense, and, is
said to be, the best and most direct route to
these mines from either Walla Wala or Lewis
ton If the parties going into the enterprise
could satisfy the inhabitants that they would not
have their peace and quiet disturbed by the traT-
cling public, they would, perhaps, consent to
have this trail opened.


Yours in haste 10 KEsMIEs.
Year: 1865

WONT OPEN IT.-EyerybOdy in this country
would like to have the Mullan Wagon Road
opened up through to the Blackfoot mines, but
no one seems to care enough about it to make
any practical move in the matter By opening
the road, it is confidently believed that this
country would secure, permanently, a great por-
ton of the trade with those mines, besides fur
nishing good route for future emigration from
the States. A considerable portion of this
years emigration would have come in by this
route if wagons could have come over it. In
view of these important facts, why is it that
no effort has been or is likely to be made to
open this route? We don't know why, unless
it is because the enterprise would only cost a
small sum of money, or because it would be a
great benefit to the public. If it was matter
requiring an outlay of hundred thousand dol
lars or so, for the erection of monument to old
John Brown or some other dead wretch, or if it
was some 'Freedmen hpmbuging movement
with two or three Sanitary thieves to open sub
scription books, to act as agents, and finally to
pocket nearly all the money, the movement
would succeed admirably. This is about fair
estimate Of the enterprise of the great American
public at this time. Humbug us and "every
thing goes" try something really beneficial
and it never assumes practical shape; nobody
goes a red on it. Possibly this wagon road
matter may take better start next Spring. It
is believed to be late to do much toward it this
Fall
Year: 1865

THERE is yet no prospect of an I'M
immediate renewal of the mail service be-
tween Portland and California. All papers
that have heretofore come over that route
have of late failed to come to hand The
only means now of sending letter from
here to California is by express, or by the
Salt Lake mail.
Year: 1865

SCARCE AND HIGH.-Hog's lard is now retail
ing in Walla Walla at forty cents per pound
and there is little to be had even at this exorbi-
tant price. Now is the time for farmers to kill
some of their fat swine-provided they are for
tunate enough to have any. It is remarkable
that so few hogs are raised in this valley when
it is considered that bacon and lard uniformity
command so high price in the market. Farm
ers, raise more hogs to SELL and quit THIS thing
(Which is too frequently the case with some of
YOU of coming to the stores in town to purchase
your supplies Of lard and bacon.
Year: 1865

PRETTY GoOD.-We don't like the idea
of telling tales out of SCHOOL, but sometimes
things will happen "within the pale' that
would spoil if kept there. The other day an
intelligent, but evidently prGudiced, friend
walked into our Office, seated himself al the
table and settled down for an hours amuse-
ment in looking over the exchanges. For a
long time no sound had greeted our ears
save the clicking Of the type and the rust
ling of the papers in the hands of our friend,
when we were suddenly startled by his en-
ergetically rising to his feet and spitefully
throwing down paper, with the exclama-
tion, " D-n the Copperhead thing when
will they quit harping on the niger cues
ton ?" and then with the air of an offended
monarch he strobe from the room Prompted
by curiosity to see what so " disturbed the
even flow of his blood" we walked to the
table and picked up the paper he had been
reading. HprOved to bethat most loyal Or
egon Statesman, and the article that had so
offended him was the one wherein tire Fed
eral officials who run it were settings them
selves right in the support of the Govern
ment" by coming out in opposition to negro
suffrage


Another, no less intelligent, picked up
the Grand Rapids Eagle-a hitherto very
loyal concern, but also a recent convert to
anti-negro suffrage-and scanning over an
article on the suffrage question, he laid the
paper aside, and, willing to prove his sa-
gacity, said "W-e-El, I'll bet that's Sc
cesh concern" We convinced him of his
error, and he picked up the paper-which
be had just lain aside as unfit to be read
to re. peruse the article, and make assurance
doubly sure as to its loyalty What his sec
ond impressions were we thought it would
be rude to inquire but he laid the paper
down more tenderly the next time, and we
venture that he quit reading it with a flea
in his ear"


But, amusing as these things seem, it is,
after ALL no great wonder that men who are
not close readers should make such mistakes
as these The change of base that is being
made by many Of the loyal journals is SO
complete that it must be difficult for The
casual reader to distinguish between their
principles and those advocated by the Cop
perheads. Men who support the Govern
ment" nowadays by allowing the Govern
ment" to make their opinions for them,
should look before they leap for the field Of
politics is thickly furrowed with " blind
bitches"
Year: 1865

SAW MLL.-Mr. Perkins new Saw Mill, stu
ate on Mill Greek, we are informed will be in
operation in a few days. The mill viii be run
by water power, and it win cut, it is believed
by the builders, from FIVE to six thousand feet
of lumber per day
Year: 1865

We hear this every day. " People
never look at the advertising columns of
a newspaper" IL is not true People
do read the advertisements. We should
have but poor opinion of a man or
woman who does not look over the ad-
vertising columns of q newspaper, es-
pecially if it is published in his own city
or town. The New York Journal Of
Commerce, the largest paper in America,
in an article on the subject of adver-
tisements-n not soliciting them, because
it has as many as it wants--says that
thousands OF people take that paper for
the sake of the advertisements alone !;
they are the first thing looked at, and
present a much better idea of the con-
dition of business in the city than She
mere editorial or news column can do.
We receive at this office hundreds of
exchange papers, and, pressed as we are
! for time, it 10 an invariAble rule to look
at the new advertisements, and not un-
frequently the items which our sub
scribers read In our local and news col
umns, are derived from advertisements
in distant papers. When q person tells
us that he does not read the advertise
ments in the paper published in his own
town, we either regard it as piece oi
affectation on his part, or set him down
as person of a not very high order Of
intelligence.


1t is quite true that the public might
render the advertising columns of their
papers more attractive than they usual
" are, and thus make it necessary for
| everybody to read them. Men in bust
ness should advertise more freely
There is scarcely day but persons cal
at our office for papers from distant
places to see the advertisements aud arc
frequently disappointed in not finding
what they want Our rates of sdver
tising are put in the ability of all who
have anything to sell, who want situa
tions, want help, or anything else, tC
put fea lines in the paper, where theii
desires will be made known to thous
ands, instead of running all over towr
inquiring Of this one aud that one as 70
where his wants can be supplied.


But whether the advertisements in q
paper be many or few, they should b
read. Indeed we are sure they are reat
much more generally than some person
suppose. If there are any persons wht
: fail to read them, we are sure advertis
ers would miss their custom.
Year: 1865

We met MS strangers Yesterday,


The sun was smiling soft and warm.
But in the cast rising cloud


Foretold the coming Of storm;
To-day the sky Is dark with gloom,
While slowly falls the winter rain,
Like music ON pearly she'll,


Thrilling the heart with passions pain.
Friends Of an houri Oh, this is life,


So far beneath my spirits dreams,
That only one brief stormy hour


Can bathe our souls in friendships strcamt
In after years shall we forget
This wayside meeting passed away,
Or will some sad aud sweet regret


Bring back the vision of to-dayS
We part tomorrow May the sun


CLEAN brightly in tranquil sky,
Aud cast halo round the hour, -
So that remembrance cannot die.
May strains Of every pleasant song


That kindred voices love to sing,
Cluster rouui this day Of storm,
And bind it meath loves silvery wing.
Year: 1865

The following rulings were this morning or
dered by the Commissioner of Internal Rey.
enue


No deductions can be made from succeo.
sions on account of costs and attorneys fees
in proceedings for partition of real estate.


If persen makes business of selling
patent rights, whether he or some other be
be the patentee, he is liable to license tax as
dealer in patent rights, The sale Of a
single right, by either the inventor or some
proprietor of a patented article would not
however, make such inventor or proprietor
subject to the tax. If person advertise
patent rights for sale, and has at the same
time no other visible business, it is fair to
consider him dealer in such rights. But
there can be no mistaking the liability of
party who travels through particular State
selling town and county rights, or through
the United States selling State rights.
Year: 1865

In consequence of the washing away by
recent rains of the bridges and trsstle-work
of the Kansas branch of the Pacific railrosd.
the President has revoked all his previous
orders relative to the payment of the Gov
ernmont bounty to the company, and ordered
a re-examination of the road before any OF
the public money be paid to it.
Year: 1865

ABoUr THE WEATnEA III the sun rise
red and fiery, expect wind and rain.


IF at sunrise it be cloudy ard the clouds
vanish away as the sun riseth higher, il
is sure sign of fair weather.


Likewise, if the sun setteth red, it is a
sign of fair weather. II it set in a mud.
dy, misty color, it is a sign Of rain.


II the moon be compassed about with
q circle, like a great wheel, or is misty
and dim, wind or rain follows, or snow
within twentv.fOur hours.


The stars more bright than ordinary in
summer, signify great winds and wet.
:, II they twinkle or blaze in winter, the
wind north or east, it is sign Of a great
frost. When they are seen to fall or shoot
it is q sign Of q great rain and winds.


If the clouds are round and of dapple
gray color, and the wind north or east,
fair weather for two or three davs after.


If the clouds appear like towers or
rocks, they signify great showers.


II the clouds that arc small grow big
ger and bigger, it is sign Of much rain;
but If great clouds waste and grow less
it is q sign Of fair weather.
Year: 1865

4 WEDDING INciDzSr-lhe story IL told Of q
temperance man, being at wedding was asked
to drink ME brides health in glass Of wine
which was offered Lim lie refused to partake
Of tie intoxicating liquid, and said when be
drank her health, IS would be IN that which re-
.embled her most IN purity, and he knew moth
ing better than water, pure water. He then
drank 10 her health III glass OF Gods beverage
sparkling wafer The ladies assembled on
the oc4ton Immediately stepped forward, anj
making respectful courtesy. thanked hlm for
the beautiful compliment he had just paid the
fair bride, when il was resolved that all intoxi-
eating drinks be banlshed from the room.
Year: 1865

Lows SrRArAGEN-A rich old widower in
Capada is SAID to have praclsed very artiul
scheme to gain the hand OF the belle Of a village.
He got an old glpsey to tell the young lady's
lortgue in words which he dictated as follows
g. My dear young lady, your star will soon be
hid for snort time by a very dark cloud, but
when it reappears it will continue to shine with
uninterrupted splendoT until the end OF your
days Before one week a wealthy old widower
wearing a suit OF black and fine castor hat,
Will pay you a visit and request your hand in
marriage, You will accept he offer and become
his wife, and be left widow in the possession
of all his property, before the close Of this year.
Your next husband will be young man Of whom
you think most a; present" Three days after
the old gentleman, dressed in the manue: de-
scrbed by the gipsoy, presented himself to tho
young lady, and the marriage followed
Year: 1865

The procession is now forming, though
heavy rain is falling, and the streets are
almost impossible from mud. The Avenue
is filed with dense mass of people. The
ceremonies will take place in the Senate
Chamber.


The following is the Presidents message:
FELLOW CoUNTRYMEN At this second
appearing to take the oath Of the Presi-
Dental office, there is less occasion for an
extended address than there was at the first.
Then q statement somewhat detailed, of q
course to beIpursued, seemed very fitting
and proper. Now, at the expiration of four
years, during which public declarations
have been constantly called for on every
point and phase Of the great contest which
still absorb the attention and engrosses the
energies of the nation, little that is new
could be presented.


The progress of our arms, upon which all
else chiefly depends, is as we'll knownto the
public as to myself, and it is, trust, rea-
| sonably satisfactory and encouraging to all.
With high hopes for the future no predic-
tion in regard to it is ventured. On
the occasion corresponding to this four
years ago all thoughts were snxiously di-
rected to an impending civil war.
All dreaded it, all sought TO avoid it,
While the inaugural address was being
delivered from this place, devoted alto
| gether to saving the Union without war,
insurgent agents were in the city, seeking
to destroy it without war, seeking to
dissolve the Union, and divide the effects
by negotiation.


Both parties deprecated war, but one Of
/ L. Al
Nation survive, and the other would accept
war rather than let it perish, and the war
came. One-eighth of the whole populs-
ten were colOred slaves, not distributed
generally over the Union, but localized in
the Southern part of it. These slaves
constituted 3 peculiar and powerful interest.
All knew that this interest was somehow
the cause of the wa. To strengthen, per-
petuAte and extend this interest, was the
object for which the insurgents would
rend the Union by war, while the Govern
ment claimed no right to do no more than
to restrict the territorial enlargement of it
Neither party expected for the war, the
magnitude or the duration which il
has already attained. Neither anticipated
that the cause of the conflict might cease
even before the conflict itself should cease
Each looked for an easier triumph and 8
result less fundamental and astounding
Both read the same bible, and pray to the
came Ged, and each invokes His aid against
the other. It may seem strange that any
men should dare to ask a Just Gods assist
ance in wringing their bread from the
sweat Of other mems faces. But let VI
Judge not that we bs not judged,


The prayers of both should not be an
sWered. That of neither has been answer.
ed fully. The Almighty has his own pur-
poses. Woe unto the world because o.
offenses, for it must needs be that ofensel
come, but woe to that man by whom the
offense coneth.


If we shall suppose that American
Slavery is one of these ofenses, which, II
the Providence Of God, must needs come
but which having continued through hi
appointed time he now wills 10 remove
Year: 1865

and that BE gives to both North and South
this terrible war IS the wee due 70
those By whom the oEanss came, shall
We discern there is any depar-
ture from these Divine attribufss
which the believers in living God always
ascribe to Him. FondIy do We hope. fer
vently do we pray thst this mighty Scourge
OF war may speedily pass away. Yet If
God wills that it contin ne until all the
wealth piled by the bondman's two hun
urea and fifty years of unrequited toll shall


% SUNK, and until every drop Of blood
drawn with the lash shall be paid for


~ another drawn with the sword. As
was said three thousand years AGO 90 still
must be said, that the judgments Of the
Lord are true and righteous Altogether
With malice toward none, with charity for
all, with frmless in the right AZ God
gives US to see the right, let us strive
on to finish the work we ara in TO bind up
the national wounds, and care for him who
shall have borne the battle and for his
widow and his orphans, 70 do al which
may achieve and cherish 8 just and lasting
peace among ourselves and with all other
nations.
Year: 1865

There was very little doing in financial
and commercial circles to-day, there being
no regular market in any direction. There
was a small crowd of stock operators in the
back room of the regular Board.


The market was very dull, with tenden-
cy toward lower rates.
Year: 1865

A leading object with every young man
should be to secure himself a permanent
home. And for its greater stability, it
should consist partly in land, and up to a
certain limit, the more of it the better, If
paid for. The house should be as Comfor-
table and attractive as one has the means
of making it, 1t should be one that the
heart can grow to, and will cling around
more and more firmly with every passing
year. Its owner should desire and pur-
pose to keep possession of it as long as be
lives, and his children should grow up,
feeling that there is one place fixed and
stable for them through all changes.


Americans are altogether too rowing in
their habits. We build houses cheaply,
and pull them down without regret. Or
we sell out and move away half a dozen
times in lifetime, in the vain hope of
bettering our condition. How much bet
ter to choose homestead early in life, and
then lay plans with reference to abiding
there. Even though our gains be less
than are promised elsewhere, certainty
should seldom be given up for an unCer-
tainty. "a bird iu the hand is worth TWO
in the bush"


Only those who have experienced it,
know how family become attached to
their lOngloved homestead. No children
love home as wellas those who havek known
but one. As the young become Of mar
riageable age, they should go out, one by
one, from the old homestead, feeling it to
be established, aud knowing that this will
remain unchanged as long as their parents
live, place to which they can return, and
be ever welcome. A pleasing writer con-
firms our doctrine thus: "There is great
gain in being settled. 1t is two fold
Each year accumUlates about the former
material by which labor is lessensd.


"The rough channels of labor become
worn and smooth. A change involves a
great loss, and rarely is there a cores
ponding gain.-Time is lost labor is ex-
pended; money paid; the wear aud tear
of removal is no small item; and above
all, the breaking up Of old associations is
often disastrous in the extreme. Parents
and children become unsettled in their
morals.


''Let the man who has a homestead
keep it; let him that has none get one,
and labor to render it treasured remem-
brance to the absent, and a constant joy to
those who abide in it." To all of which
every intelligent, thoughtful person must
give hearty approval.
Year: 1865

Very few of our country readers have 4
clear conception of the labor and expense
involved in keeping the streets aud walks
of city in a condition of tolerable decen-
ey.-SOme idea may be gathered from the
following facts relative to the extent Of
the labor aud the cost of sweeping the
streets Of New York. The New York
Herald says there are two hundred and
sixty-eight miles of paved streets in that
city, averaging thirty-three feet in width.
This gives an area of one thousand one
hundred and thirty-nine acres to be
cleaned. The city Inspector has the whole
area swept once every fortnight, about
oBe-half is swept twice every fortnight ;
about quarter is swept three times;
three hundred and forty FIVE acres, are
cleaned six times, and seventy-f acres
twelve times, in the same space of time.
This is equivalent to cleaning three thou
sand and FIVE hundred and fifty three
acres once in two weeks. In addition 20
this work the ash carts traverse every
mile of the streets, on each side every
day, Sunday excepted. This is equiva-
lent to traversing five hundred and thirty
six miles day, and conveys some idea Of
the extent of this magnificent metropolis
The expense for street cleaning last year
was 1896, ,223.