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Year: 1869

A "cat case' has just terminated in
the Baltimore courts. The plaintiff was
the owner of a valuable cat of the Maltese
breed, which had been missing for about
four months. The cat was discovered in
the possession of the defendant, and the
plaintiff, in order to recover it, was
obliged to sue out a writ of replevin, the
cat and its collar being valued at $50
At the trial of the case in which both
sides were represented by counsel, the
defendant produced an account against
the plaintiff of $500 for boarding the
cat 1872 days at ten cents per day After
hearing the evidence and argument, in
which the defendants counsel claimed
there was no property in cats, the Justice
gave judgement tor plaintiff for possession
of the cat, and one cent damages and
costs to be paid by defendant. The bill
of defendant for boarding the cat was not
allowed.
Year: 1869

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has recently decided that judgments
note should be stamped at the usual rate
of promissory notes, being FIVE cents for
every 500, or fractional part thereof,
with five cents additional, on account Of
the clause "without defalcation." The
decision is made under the clauses Of the
Internal Revenue law, which provide that
no stamp duty shall be charged upon any
warrant of attorney accompanying bond
or note duly stamped.
Year: 1869

Catching cold is a common phrase for
an attack Of catarrh, but it is very in
nocent one. One year suffered so very
severely from series of "cold' that my
attention was drawn specially to them
| was then lecturing on medicine, and
nearly every night from five o'clock to
six during the winter months had to turn
out from warm room to go through all
weathers, lecture for an hour in a theater
heated by stove and lightend by gas,
and then return again to my snuggery at
home. When felt fresh cold begin
ming, | tried in vain to account for it,
until saw in Copland's dictionary that
the most fertile cause of cold was COM
ing from q moist, cold air to hot and
dry room. This at once explained to me
the reason of my frequent suffering, for [
had invariably gone into my hot room
straight from the cold. [ of course, soon
changed my habits l dwadled in the hall
while taking off my great coat, pream-
bulated the rooms which had no fire in
then | went up and down stairs, and the
like, ere L went into my study whose
temperature was also reduced Since
them, agree with friend who says, "that
cold comes from catching heat !" and [
am disposed to think that there is strong
analogy between chilblain on a child IS
toes and cold in persons nose, throat,
and longs.-Dr. ThOS. Inmda.
Year: 1869

Recipes to cure one of an appetite for
liquor, are constantly going the rounds of
the paper. A friend who has tried
it gave US the following receipt: Have
steady employment, and give strict at
tentiOn ten hours each day, except Sun
days, and then attend church service
regularly. When your days work is COM
pleted, go home to spend your leisure
hours. If your home is not pleasant, set
yourself about the agreeable task of max
ing it so. When you go out to public
amusements take some person of pure
mind and steady habits with you. Uuder
this pleasant treatment, the sight and
smell Of liquor becomes loathsome.
Year: 1869

A curious discovery was just made at
Pompeii. In house in course of excava-
ton an oven was found, closed with an
iron door, on opening which batch of
eighty one loaves, put in nearly eighteen
hundred years ago, and now somewhat
over done was discovered and even the
large iron shovel with which they had
been neatly laid in rows. The leaves
were but slightly over baked by the lava
heat, having been protected by quanti-
ty of ashes covering the door. There is
no bakers mark on the loaves they are
circular about nine inches in diamter,
rather fat, and indented evidently with
the bakers elbow in the centre, and are
slightly raised at the sides, and divided
by deep lines radiating from the center
into eight sesments. They are now of a
deep brown color, and hard, but very
light. In the same shop were found SCI
bronze and 80 silver coins. A mill, with
great quantity of corn in excellent pre-
servation, has also been discovered.
Year: 1869

A correspondent says he has friend
who is growing weaker and weaker every
day, and that he has already arrived at
that point where it is with the greater
difficulty he can arise five dollars.
Year: 1869

Now, ABBoTT.-The State Rights Demo
crat last week had an item on the weather OF
1868, word for word, as we compiled it from
d table found in an exchange. We don't OBJ
ject to having our items reproduced in fact
we are fattered, but we would like credit for
our work.-SaLena Unionist.


The weather article you refer to we
took to be one which you stole from a
correspondent of the Polk County
Signal and thinking you were not
entitled to credit we gave you none.
We think the press generally will
bear witness that we are very partic,
.ular to give credit where it is due to
our contemporaries more SC
than some of them are with us.
Year: 1869

1t Is great pity that our astute
Executive vetoed the China Bill pass
ed by the last Legislature. We
thought so then we are still of the
same opinion. If the bill had become
a law then all these troubles, that
have since come to the surface, about
Chinese labor, would have been avoid
ed; for the intention and effect Of the
law was to drive these long g-cued, rat.
eating idolators and barbarians out oil
the State.


The Oregon City Woolen Mills
Company have gradually been intro
ducing this Coolie element into their
Establishment, because Chinese labor
can be obtained cheaper than white
labor. White laborers have been dis.
charged and Chinese put in their pla-
ces. This has justly created much
dissatisfaction among the friends OF
the white man; but the Radical press
of Oregon generally, true to their
policy of dcbasing the white race and
elevating the various servile races on
this continent, all advocate the cm-
ployment of the Chinese, even though
this policy may root out and drive oil
hundreds of mcritorious white men.


1t is urged that it is necessary to
employ Chinese labor in the Oregon
City Mills in order TO compete sue
cessfully with other similar establish
ments on the Pacific coast. If this
be true, why is it that the Willamette
Manufacturing Co. Mt Salem 10 not
employ Chinese? Among the large
numbers of employees OF that cstab-
lishment there is not solitary mem.
ber of the almond-cyed, rat-cating
fraternity to be found; and yet We
know of no other establishment in
the State that does business on so
large a scale, or whose annual nett
profits are greater. The truth is it Is
unnecessary to employ Chinese labor
in these factories 1t present; and 1t
might remain thus for long years TO
come If all capitalists would pursue
the policy adopted by the Salem
Company. They are meritorious
and model Company, not only in this
respect, but several others. They
keep up with the times. All the new
est aud best improvements in ma
chincry, and manufactures, are
promptly introduced; and the fabrics
of this establishment are cxcellcd by
none on this coast; and We doubt if
their blankets can be cxcelled any
where in the world. And it is all ow-
ng to white skill and white labor.


If we could be autocrat for month
we would issue an irrepealablc ukasc
banishing every Chinaman, and every
Kanaka from this coast forever We
would have at least one green spot on
the earth where n white man could
live uninfuenced and uncontaminated
by seryile races. But the reverse of
this policy has been adopted by the
Radical party; and another decade
will not roll round ere those then liv-
will see negroes, kanakas and China
men swarming all over this land; all
having the right to vote and make
laws for white men, and being in all
other respects placed upon political
and social equality with the white
race.


Such are some the bitter fruits of
Ranicalism.
Year: 1869

A distinguished Methodist Minister and
prominent Temperance Lecturer once re.
marked that go where he would, from one
end of the country to the other, he hardly
ever failed to find PLANTATION BITTERs, and
while he condemned the practice of using
these Bitters too freely, he could not consci.
entiously say that. he would discard them
from the side board, for he had himself ex
perienced beneficial results from their use,
and that, from long and close observation,
he was convinced that when used moderate.
II, and as a medicine exclusively, they were
all that was recommended. At the same
time he warned his hearers not to pull the
cork too often, for they were far too pleasant
tonic to trife with.
Year: 1869

REILGIous.-On last Sabbath eve
ming DIR. Hill delivered an able dis
course on the subject of Baptism, at
the Baptist chapel in this city. This
was the last of a series of sermons
which the Doctor has delivered at
that place within the past two weeks
We regret to learn that'he was com
PEELED to suspend his labors by reason
of physical disability.
Year: 1869

Rothschild with all his wealth must
be-satsiiej with the same sky that is
over the head of the poor man. He
cannot order a private sunset, that he
may enjoy 1t with circle of friends,
nor can he adG one single ray to the
clear, bright beam of the queen as she
sails Magniiceutly through the heavens
The richest banker cannot have no
more than his share ofthe air to breathe
and the poorest Of all men can have the
same. Wealth may buy a brilliant
bracelet, dazzling with diamonds and
rubies, but wealth cannot-buy grace =
full and well turned arm on which to
display It's splendor. God only can
give that and to many of .e poor he
has given it.


81 wish had the health of that rosy
peasant girl" sighed the aristocratic
invalid, propped up with pillows in her
costly carriage. "Ah, me-" sighed the
girl, ''ifI could ride in such style as
that !" Wealth cannot buy health, nor
can 1t give contented mind. All that
is most valuable can be had tor nothing
They came from the hands of a kind
and indulgent parent, and neither the
air, nor the sky, nor bea ty health nor
strength, nor genius can be bought nor
sold. Whatever may be the condition
in life, remember these things and
Herewith be content. .a. 0I.,r.r
Year: 1869

MI NhOSos


1t 10 not heavy. agonizing woe,
Bearing me down with hopeless crushing


weight;


No ray of comfort in the gathering gloom
heart bereaved-a household desolate.
1t is not sickness with her whitening hand
Keeping me low upon couch of pain;
Longing each morning for the weary night
At night for weary day to come again.
It is not slander, with her evil tongue;
'Tis no presumptuous sin against my God
No reputation lost or friends betrayed,
That such is not my cross 1 thank my God
Mine is daily cross OF petty cares,


or little duties pressing on my heart,
or little troubles hard to reconcile,


OF inward struggles-overcome in pert.
MY feet are weary in their daily round,
My heart IL weary of its daily care,
MY sinful nature often doth rebel:


1 pray for grace my daily cross to bear.
1t is not heavy, Lord, vet OF pine;
1t is not heavy, but tits everywhere,
By day and night each hour my cross bear
dare not lay it down-thou keep'st it


there. 1i e f p
I dare not lay it down. only ask


That, taking up my daily cross l may
Follow my Master humbly, step by step,
Through clouds and darkness, unto per-


feet day. .... l.. ..Its,t ..t-
Year: 1869




A new method has been discovered
for the manufacture of the mould-board
of ploughs, which gives them all the
hardness and temper of steel, in combi-
nation with the ,tonghness Of iron. Tie
mould board good ironl is heated and
dipped into molten iron. 1t remains
there ten seconds, when the two sur
faces become heated to a white heat.
while the centre is not heated through.
1t is then Immediately dipped into wa
ter; the surface comes out harder thar.
the highest tempered steel, while the
interior is still iron and retains all the
toughness and strength OF the iron. The
advantages claimed for this invention Is
that the ploughs made by this process
will take the finest and hardest polish.
while they will be tough enough to en-
dure any reasonable knocking about In
stony soil.
Year: 1869

The course OF the money market during the past
week did not bear out the anticipations felt upon
the publication oi tic bank statement the Saturday
afternoon previous at least until near the close.
Yesterday, however fully justified the expectations
then INDUCED In OF approaching ease, money being
easily obtainabe at seven per cent currency, and
Just before the close OF banking hours at six. This
diminuton Of the rate at that time on Saturday IL
easily accounted for by the desire to secure the
two days. interest; but from the feeling In the
market all through the day and the very favorable
presentment OF the associated banks 1t ia not un-
reasonable to expect a continuance Of this ease.


The totals OF the bank statement last night, as
compared with those OF the previous week, are as
fOllOWS:-
Year: 1869

y Governments have been considerably disturbed
during the week by reports circulated In the inter-
est Of bear operators that the government was about
70 issue new bonds, which, Notwithstanding the ex
istence Of large investment demand In the market,
growing naturally ous Of the disbursement Of the
banuary interest," had tho eect Of depressing them;
but upon the dissipation Of these rumors they raj.
lied promptly and at the close last night were firm
st advance upon the prices OF the previous satur
day night as will be seen BY the following compari-
Year: 1869

1 Gold during the week has advanced full one per
cent having at one time exceeded that BY three
oighths, but growing weaker towards the close. The
operations have been Of fair extent, but the pur-
chases scarcely sufficient Of themselves to this
increase In the premium. which, doubtless, arises
mostly from . feeling OF uneasiness respecting
tho peace OF Europe, excited by the unsatis-
factory progress Of the Paris Conference. There
arc certainly no local disturbing influences o


. character sufficient to thus afect the mar


ket. even the discussion Of the financial
question In Congress being now pretty generally re-


earded as not likely 10 have any decided result this
session. The following table shows the range Of gold


during the week ana also on the several days OF the
Year: 1869

CRY Of his father, has prevented me
from ever meeting him when l have


known him to be In a state of excite


ment; but have been brought incl
dentally in connection with some OF
the difficulties in which he has been


involved, his family have solicited me


to interfere to prevent the difficulties


in which he has been involved, from a


fatal termination; but he was not


aware Of interference, and l know


that they have multiplied very much:


that they have been very grave


and serious, threatening his own


life and destroying the peace and


comfort of his own family. But
from personal acquaintance since that
time, l cannot state anything what
ever, except on one or two occasions,
and when have met him L have
thought his tone was excited, and his
views on every subject exaggerated
he told me on one occasion, / IreeOlIe1
that he was at loss whether to take
a United States Senatorship, or the
to France. He thought, on
account OF his daughters, who were |
about completing their education, that
he would go to France-if the political |
results which he then seemed to an
tieipate took place. He said that his |
party would give him anything that /
he asked for, and it seemed to me that |
his tone was very exaggerated; and, |
On his return from New York, [ called
with my wife to make inquiries with
regard to a member of his family who
was sick, and he came into the room
having paid that attention
% his personal appearance which he
ordinarily did in the presence ofa lady,
70 as to occasion the remark that he
lad changed very much. He seemed
% have lost his prOpriety of conduct
md demeanOr.
Year: 1869

A meeting of Reformers OF this city
and State was held this evening for the
purpose of considering matters relating
TO the coming canvass for Governor,
and as a result Col. William B. Thomas
of this city was placed in nomination
as an independent Reform candidate.
1t is understood the movement will
have the support OF strong men, and
will be vigorously prosecuted.
Year: 1869

must therefore pursue the remainder of
LIES journey in poverty and sorrow.-
Strips Of brown paper, pierced with
holes, to represent strings Of copper coin,
which are scattered in such profusion as
a Chinese funeral cortege proceeds to the
place Of interment, are denominated
"money for buying the road" The the
ory is that everywhere there may be
hungry or ill-disposed spirits who have
it in their power to stop on the way the
spirit of the deceased, or by other means
to interfere and prevent his peaceful set
tlement at the tomb provided for him
therefore this paper, representing money,
is scattered everywhere along the road to
buy from the vagrant spirits the right of
way. At the place Of sepulture provis-
ions are again arranged before the grave,
and libations Of wine and tea are poured
out; and large supplies of money, clo-
thing, and other things, supposed to be
needed by the deceased in the world to
which he has gone, are sent on after
him. The money is paper cut and fold
ed so as to represent gold and silver
bars, or copper cash and this is burned
in large amounts. Paper is made into
boxes to represent chests of clothing
There may be paper servants, also se-
dan chair with its bearers; and all these
are burned, and thus sent over into the
world of spirits While the corpse re-
mained in the house, before the funeral,
these images and paper representations
Of furniture, were arranged around the
body; the servants being represented as
in the act of waiting upon their master.
-Ouerland Monthly.
Year: 1869

pound contains about fifteen hundred
eggs, and the number increases in nearly
an exact ratio with the increased weight
of the fish. In view of the fact that
these eggs find ready sale at the rate of
from $40 to S12 a thousand, and that fish
of six months old are sold for 800 a
thousand it is not difficult to understand
how profitable fish breeding can be made.
There is certainly less risk and more net
profit attending this business than in the
raising of any kind of four-footed beasts.
Mr.. Bridgman proposes to fill his hatch
ing trough, next Fall, with at least two
hundred thousand eggs, from which he
can reasonably expect harvest of nine
ty per centof trout. Surely this is worth
much more than the care and patient at
tention required for such success.


Directions FOR BATHERs.-An Eng
lish physician, DR.. Fitzgerald of Folke-
stone, publishes in the London papers
the following directions for bathers,
which are as applicable here as in Eng
land:


/. Do not bathe Immediately after a
full meal the best time for bathing is
midway between breakfast and luncheon.


2. Do not bathe fasting; if bath be
taken early in the mornings a piece of
bread and butter or biscuit should be
eaten from half an hour to an hour be-
forehand, with cup of milk.


3. The most common error is the fear
of entering the water while the body is
hot; it is far better to plunge boldly in
while warm than to wait to cool, as at
no time is person so ill-calculated to
bear the shock of cold water as when
cooled by the evaporation of the per-
spiration. Do not, however, take vio-
lent exercise before bathing SO as to in
duce perspiration, but enter the water
with the body in a moderate glow.


4. Do not remain long in the water !;
from two to five minutes is sufficient for
an invalid. When the water is very
cold one or two rapid plunges only
should be taken and then the body
should be briskly rubbed with dry
towel A cold bath is never beneficial
unless the whole surface is in glow on
leaving the water.


5. Do not bathe except under medical
advice.


6. Do not bathe more than once day.


7. Do not walk into the water, but
plunge in headforemost if this be not
feasible, thoroughly wot tho hoad and
face first.


s. On leaving the water wrap dry
towel round the head this serves moi
only to dry the hair, but prevents head
ache. ~iI.-


g. Cramp is not nearly SO common g
cause of fatal accidents as apoplexy
epilepsy, &c, which are frequently in
duced by neglect of the above rules
Should cramp come on, endeavor to kicl
the limb out vigorously, regardless o
the pain; should it persist, paddle quick
ly with one hand, or float ON the back
rubbing the affected leg with the othe1
hand. Do not lose presence of mind
remember, no human body will sinl
while air remains in the lungs frantic
struggles exhaust the strength and ALLOW
water to enter the mouth and lungs
Throw the head well back till the chil
points upward, and remain quiescent
the legs then come to the surface, ant
the body will float for an indefinite time
Year: 1869

A country clergyman says he has mar
ried but one couple in year, and that
they paid him nothing, stayed to dinner
as it was rainy day, and then borrowed
his umbrella when they left, which he
has never seen since.
Year: 1869

A novel marriage took place in Law
renee, Kansas, week ago. The lady
had Just come on from Scotland to meet
the gentleman, who resides near that
city. The parties had never met before
She had never seen the man whom she
had sailed across the ocean and come out
to Kansas to meet and to marry, in obe-
dience to betrothal made by the parents
in the old country. af nir In
Year: 1869

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies,
and at low rates at any agency in the country.


Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1869

CoURr AND LEGAL PUBIICATIONs.-lt
seems to US that the newspapers OF the State
ought to adopt some uniform rule to insure the
collection of bills for legal publications. We
ara not aware of what may be the success OF
our cotemporaries in getting paw Tor this sort
of work. but we do know that in many cases we
are able TO get nothing. There is enough due
us on account of legal notices alone, pub llshed
since the war, to help US along very much 10
paying our expenses; and the amount Will
never be smaller. unless We can change our
system. This character OF business too Is the
most troublesome that We do. We publish
the notices: file the printed copies Of the same;
and forward the certified copies to the clerk 8
Office. But when We want to get pay Tor our
work. there is often nobody to fork over. =
This ia the history of about nine cases out OF
ten.


The upinitiated may imagine that the PLAIN
tiff, in the snit should and do pay the printer 8
fees. but in many cases the plaintiffs named
will do no such thing. That a man ought to
nav for work which he orders TO be done IS
true. but the causes assigned tor delay IN these
matters are ipnumerable and need not be dweit
on here.


Now when suit is brought, somebody Is IN
every case sufficiently interested to pay the
small fee OF publication, and they ought to be
made to do it. Else why the suit at all? And
no matter what the result, q loss should not os
entailed upon the newspaper, to further other
peoples business!


Then we propose to our State cotemporarles
that we simply protect ourselves IN TINS matter
rs We can do, by adopting the plan OF with
holding the certificate OF publication until the
fee is paid, or satisfactory arrangements are
made. 1t is nothing but right-no injustice to
auy one.-DanrMe Register.