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Year: 1867

TOBACCONIsTs' NATIONAL CoNYENTIoN.-lhe To-
bacconsts National Association sat down TO an elegant
dinner last evening at the Astor House. the o the
leading tobacco firms Of the city being represented The
dinner was made the occasion OF the presentation ci
gold tobacco box TO Mr. william T. Lawrence, President
of the Association Pleasant social intercourse ana apt
speeches were the features Of the gathering Several
Government officials OF the party.
Year: 1867

or thirty degrees, in the same man
ner as our own Gulf Stream raises
the temperature of Western Europe.
The climate, / think, is scarcely more
severe than that of Scotland. OF
course there will be much the same
chance of production-at least in the
southern portions of the territory


We have very important whale
fishery clear round the coast of the
territory, and also new, very i'm
portant, eod-fishery on the southern
coast of it, which is to be, in fact,
the great fishery of the Pacific Ocean
and there is an abundance of har.
bors On the coast, in some one or
more of which our ships can rendez.
vous and find protection, and also a
market finally, for the exchange of
their products"
Year: 1867

NEVER GIVE UP.-Many prema
ture death has occurred in conse-
quence of giving up. The sick per-
son becomes discouraged, thinks he
is going to die, and dies. Friends
think they have done all they could,
death is inevitable and let disease
take it's course. There can be no
doubt but that in many such cases
hope still cherished, and the perse-
vering use of means, might have
saved useful life.


So also in the struggles Of active
life. The first speech of Disraeli ii
the House of Commons, was a com
plete failure, his speech it is said be
ing stifed in the derisive laughter OF
the House. He thus closed I"
shall sit down now, but the time will
come when you will hear me-" Num-
bers have sunk into insignificance
under a less rebuff. Disraeli was


made Of sterner stuff Though 1t


took him seven years to recover from


his disaster, he redeemed his prom


ise and on becoming chancellor of the
exchequer, "clad in the same gar


ments he had worn at the time Of his


renowned failure, delivered to a


closely crowded assemblage the


most brilliant and the ablest budget


speech that had been heard since the
days of William Pitt"


Every one should feel that he is
immortal till his work is done. TRY
again" is as good for the adult as
= for the child. Ii convinced that our
cause is wrong, the sooner it is re-
: nounced the better. Cease to do ev-


il; but when contending for the
right, admit no defeat as final. We


learn sometimes more from a failure
Y than success, and turn it to better
e account. Such should ever be our
e aim. Use all honorable means, rely
J. on the ultimate triumph of right, per-


severe in the effort TO deserve sue
: cess, and failure will never be lnScrI
IS bed on your life-work. Their irreso
D. lutte and halfhearted have no good
IT to expect, for that would only be
it premium on imbecility
Year: 1867

To SECRETARIES OF SCHOOL BoARDs.--
The School Law, Section 80, says -
Immediately after the appointment
Of teachers, the Secretary of the
Board shall send a written list ol
their names, and the schools to which
they have been respectively appoint
ed to the proper County Superintcm
dent, with notice Of the day on
which the schools will commence,
with the termination thereof.


This duty is generally neglected,
those sending the required lists often
times waiting till the middle, or ev-
EN- after the close Of the term-t0u
late to he of any use. The list should
be sent before the commencement OF
the school term, through a number OF
the schools of the district be yet IN
supplied. The superintendent then
knowing what schools are vacant,
can arrange his visits so as not to
lose time, and can often give desired
information which may aid in filling
the vacancies.
Year: 1867

A BRIGHT little girl, in playful an
ger, caught hold of an older sister saying
~ Now I'll shake the sawdust out OF you'
thinking the human species was got upon
the same plan Of her doll
Year: 1867

$3.50 90
This is low estimate.


How often is this whole invest
ment made Improbable, how often
is it lost or worse than lost in conse-
quence of the employment of an in
efficient teacher, when, by an addi-
ton of one, or at most two per cent
of it to the salary offered, the latter
would be made such as to command
the services of one who would make
the who'e investment an exceedingly
profitable one.


Can we afford to support our chill
dren in poor schools, where they
waste their precious time, and form
habits which will cripple forever
their mental and moral energies a?


Doesnot the penny-wise and pound
foolish policy prevail in the manage
ment of our school interests? Some
thing certainly is wrong, for, Oh ali
average teachers follow teaching
from nine to twelve months only
Would they quit the business so soon
if they did not find more satisfactory
employment and better pay in other
occupations Would not those
adapted to the work follow teaching
if it was made their interest to do
SO? How long, were the proper III
ducements and encouragements offer
ed, it would be before we should
have a corps of instructors that
would be an honor and blessing to
the country, let the candid reader
Judge.


Too many look upon school inter
ests as scarcely worthy of their no.
tice. Take the above as a basis and
compute the amount for this county
for one year only. There are be-
tween fourteen and fifteen thousand
pupils in our schools, with two terms
together averaging six months, max
ing an aggregate Of about one and
half million dollars, or more than
one-fourth the assessed value of our
real and personal property in 1868.


But the interests of education can
not be measured by dollars and ceuts.
They require our serious attention.
We boast of our liberties and free
government, but can we expect long
to enjoy them if we ignore the means
necessary to their preservation.


G. :
Year: 1867

TIE MAIs.-Professedly there is a daily mail
between Walla Walla and Portland, but in re-
ality it scarcely amounts to a weekly service.
1t is true that solitary horseman" reaches
here toward the close of each day, bringing with
him occasionally package of letters, but the
bulk of the mail matter-including newspaper
exchanges, etc.--is kept back all the way from
week to ten days, and then the accumulation Of
the whole period is brought through in bulk.
This arrangement, doubtless, is satisfactory to
contractors, and enables them to retreuch ex,
penses, whilst at the same time they are drawing
a round sum from the Government, but to news.
paper subscribers and the public generally It
works serious Inconvenience. During the months
OF May and June we had on an average a weekly
mall and this we submitted to without a muir
mur, but more recently it has been cut down to
service of about once in ten days. Il was the
last feather that broke the camel's back, and so,
too, this last dodge of the contractors has tried
our patience beyond endurance. If we mistake
not our friend Brooks still rejoices in the dig
nifty of Postal Agent, aud If not Otherwise eu-
gagged, we suggest that hs turn his attention this
way and endeavOr to strAighten out our mails.
Evidently there is q screw loose, and our friend
BROOKS Is the man to tighten It,
Year: 1867

SouTHERS RELIEF. - Accounts continue to
reach us of the famine and destituton prevail
ing in the Southern country. Hundreds and
thousands of persons are perishing for lack of
The necessaries Of life, and the extent of suffer
log is absolutely APPALLING. In California, Ne
vada, and Idaho liberal contributions have been
made for the relief of this unfortunate people,
and \the question arises whether we of Walla
WallA, favored with a superabundance, cannot
share with those of our brethren who are suf-
feriug and ready to perish? With slight effort,
we doubt not, at least five hundred bbls. of -four
could be secured for this purpose. The mill
V"~-- -G tho Valley we know. will contribute
literally, and we are authorised to state that
several of our merchants will donate from ten
to twenty barrels each. The o. S. n. Company
will transport contributions of this character
free of charge, and thus with scarce an effort
we can furRish the " staff of life" to hundreds
of well nigh famished human beings--those who
are bone of our bone and flesh of our lesh. On
more than one occasion we have endeavored to
attract the attention of our people to their duty
in this matter. We trust that other and more
urgent appeals may not be necessary. Many of
us hail from the South, and there is scarce
resident of the Valley who has not some near
and dear kindred in that ill>fated country, so
lately scourged BY and now desolated by
famine. To argue question of this kind is to
doubt the humanity of our people, and hence
we feel that all that is necessary is to suggest
the means by which we may relieve our suffer
inc countrymen
Year: 1867

A SWINDLINd ARRANGEMENT. = The
teamsters and packers living in Walla Wall
Ia Valley complain, and justly too, of the
system of taxation that obtains in the Boise
country. Being residents of Washington
Territory, they are required to pay taxes on
their property of whatever description here,
and no sooner have they reached Idaho than
they are compelled to pay most exOrbitant
rate of taxation on the same property Sec
ond time. This is literally burning the can
die at both ends, and although it may be
good thing for the Idaho officials it is death
for the packers and teamsters. The idea of
taxing property used for the purpose of
transportation, and owned elsewhere, is, we
believe, original with the Boise authorities,
and Of doubtful legality. The trouble is the
amount involved in any individual case will
not warrant the expense incident to litiga-
tiou, and 50 the teamsters and packers sub,
NIT to the imposition of tax which they
feel to be an outrage. At time when
high freights were paid and business was
fourishing, taxation of this character set
lightly and the money was cheerfully paid,
but BOW that every thing is reduced to the
lowest scale all unnecessary impositions
should be avoided. The per centage levied
on freight money by the Boise officials is,
undoubtedly, hardship, but when it comes
to taxing property that has already paid
taxes, the imposition is scarcely to be en-
dured. In matters of this kind something
of reciprocal spirit should govern. Teams
and pack-trains owned in the Boise country
are constantly coming here after freights;
tho local authorities never think of taxing
property thus brought within our limits, and
in the same spirit the Idaho officials should
repeal the law under which the tax in uues,
ton is collected. Restrictions on trade or
commerce invariably operate as tax upon
consumers, and recognizing the fact that in
the end this burden rests upon the should
ers of her own tOiling operatives, we trust
that Idaho will see the wisdom of revising
her revenue law and exempt from taxation
property owned and taxed in an adjoining
Territory.
Year: 1867

Since finishing this letter, am informed that
corpse had been seen floating down the river,
and when taken out of the water it proved to be
an Indian baby. forgot to notice in the proper
place that FIRE lately destroyed over three hun
dred cords of wood at Collins Wood Yard, in,
ficting heavy loss on the proprietor. II is
supposed that the wood was fred. DALLEs.
Year: 1867

The Toronto CCanada) Globe furnishes some
interesting details OF the death OF Gould. VINO
met his fate from the inhalation Of chloroform
in that city. Ii says:


lit seems that while the chloroform was
being adminlstered-which was certainly done
with great care-the patient was seized W ith
an apoplectic or epilepuc convulson, and be-
came liyid in the face; but after a fe W seconds
this passed ever, when IL was a. once
observed that his pulse was becoming yery
feeble and bis breathing slow Neither
the heart nor the luLgs ceased suddenly
TO act, and several of the medical men saw
the slow breathing went on after the heart
bad entirely stopped, but certainly after pull
satlon al the wrist could no longer be felt IL
would appear, therefore, from the nature OF "a .
eonyulsions and the post nsorten appearance.
that the cause of death was not in the besrt
not IN the lunes. nor in both together, but in
the congealed state OF the brain caused the
cow yulslon taking place while the patient was
coming under the influence of the chlero-
form.


The public mind should be disabusea OF the
erroneous idea that physicians have usually
found IN cases OF death from chloroform disease
either OF the heart or lungs, such 10 NO, the
view held by eminent men here and elsewhere:
indeed the cause Of death in many OF the cases
remains, in spite Of medical erudtion, a pro-
found mystery.


This man while living, appeared to De in ex =
ceiient health with geod pulse, but for weess
past be was terribly alarmed in reference TO
the approaching operation; and this exhau.-
ton. mental depression or shock dou btless mad
good deal TO do with the fatal result.
Year: 1867

Fill tumbler three fourtks full Of
moderately cool water, then pour has
a teaspoonful ofoil into it. stir them to
gether; then hold a lighted match owe,
the tumbler, and if it takes fire FROM
the vapor before the fame comes il
contact with the oil. it is dangerous.
as good oil will not thus ignite, and in
deed, will not burn readily when thu
flaming match is thrown into it whi1,
that which has been very much adulter
lied with benzine will emit a vapo.
which is nearly as explosive as gun
powder, and the oil will burn freely :.
Kerosene ought always to be tested IL
this wsE before sEin2
Year: 1867

How TO TAKE IMPRESSION OF PLANTS
The advantage of being able to take accu-
rate impressions of plants without much
labor, need not be pointed out to those who
can appreciate what is useful. 1t IS not
brought forward as substitute for dried
specimens, where these can be obtained and
attended to; but as being less cumbersome
1t deserves notice, as q means of refreshing
the memory, in very many instances, in o
manner equally satisfactory as when speci-
mems are employed. 1t has, further than
this, no claim to novelty, but simply 10 use
fulness. The materials required are few,
and not expensive. One pennYwOrth OF
lampblack and one pennyworth OF sweet oil
is all that will be required besides the PAPER


A large sheet of paper should be provided,
and this should be prepared by rubbing it
evenly all over with a piece of flannel
moistened with the oil; this must be done
thoroughly, and when the paper is well
moistened but not in wet state with the
oil, small quantity of lampblack should


be laid evenly over it, also using the flannel


for this part of the operation. If this pre-


paration can be made day before using


the paper, 1t will be so much the better


The next process requires great care. Having


the prepared sheet in readiness, place on i


evenly and fatty the plant, flower, or lea


of which an impression is required; ther


place over this dry sheet of paper, ant


with handkerchief or cloth press firmly


over every part, that it may equally ant
regularly receive the black preparation


The paper intended to receive the impres
sion should now be in readiness, and TIL
specimen must be carefully removed AM
placed on it, and great care must be take
r that its position is not changed; this, toe
. must be again evenly and firmly pressed a
, before, and the impression will be complete
and must be laid carefully aside TO becom
! dry. A specimen OF two can be tried on
9 spare sheet, in order to ascertain whethe
$ the blackened sheet is in proper state (
0 preparation before it is attempted to take
9 very careful impression. This is particular
+ valuable in preserving sketches of the leayi
r of rare and valuable plants.-Gardener
II Magaziae.
Year: 1867

soon as shephdrd entered the room he fired
another Intellectual shot. Mrs. Shepard then
threw herself upon the bed with the sick
woman, and he fred two more shots at her.
Mrs. Curtis, the sick woman, SAID, "Dont
shoot me, ito which Shepard replied, "Don't
fret won't hurt you; but l am going to
shoot Laura" His wife then got out of the
room and, as she crossed the entry towards
the kitchen, he fired again, the bullet taking
effect in her right temple, and she fell dead
across the threshold. The two brothers
came in just in season to see her fall and to
see him go out at the front door.


Shepard Immediately took to the woods,
going in the direction of Cherry Valley, the
spectators of his murderous work being too
much excited and frightened to prevent it.
Information was sent at once to the police
office, and City Marshal brennan, with some
six or eight officers, and Colonel j. Marcus
Rice hurried to the spot, and arrived there
about an hour after the deed was committed.
The body was found lying where it fell, the
family supposing it improper to move 1t tili
the arrival of the coroner.


The officers were at once dispatched in
different directions in search of the murderer.
Those who went to Cherry Valley soon got
on his track, and followed him to several
houses, stores and factories, at each of which
places he told what he had done, and threat
ened the life of any officer who should at
tempt to arrest him. AT the house of his
sister, in the same village, he gave up his
pistol and cartridges. On the arrival of the
officers there she was not inclined to give
information, and they were delayed insearch-
ing for him They afterwards found that he
had gone only five minutes when they ar
rived.


At all the places where he stopped he
bade his acquaintance goodbye, saying
they would never sec him again, that he
would take his own life rather than be ar
rested. At one place he gave away his to-
bacco, saying he should have no further use
for it. The officers followed him in the
direction of Henshaw pond, where it is eVi-
| dent he took to the fields, going towards the
water. By this time it was dark and i'm
| possible to continue the search, and the oil
GERS returned. His conduct when last seer
gives rise to the suspicion that he meditatet
self-destructon. Coroner Rice summoned
Jury during the afternoon for the purpos'
of holding an inquest. A post mortem ex
animation will be held this morning, ant


the inquest will continue its investigation


Worcester (lMass.) Spy, NoU. 16.


Shepard was subsequently arrested am


committed for trial.
Year: 1867

AN INExPLIoABLE MYsrERY.-W Within the
walls of the Bastile, during the reign of
Louis XIV, was enacted the inexphcable
mystery, which has continued a mystery to
this day, of the Man in the Iron Mask.
When first heard of he was confined in the
Marguerite islands, in the Mediterranean,
whence he was removed by De Saint Mars,
who was his private governor, and answer.
able, it is believed, for safety with his own
life, to the Bastile, where he died on Nov
ember 10, 1908, and was buried on the goth,
in the cemetery of St. Paul, under the name
of Machiati. No man, except the governor,
so far as is known, ever saw his face or heard
his voice; two persons to whom he had COM
veyed written words in one case marked
upon linen shirt, in the other engraved on
a silver plate, died, without apparent cause,
Immediately afterwards. During his con-
veyance from the Marguerite isles, De Saint
Mars dined at the same table and slept in the
same chamber with him, with pistols ever
at hand ready to destroy him in case of an
attempt on his part to reveal himself. In
the Bastile he was waited on, at table
and toilet, by the governor, who took
charge OF and destroyed all the linen he
once used. He was never seen but with
mask of black velvet, fastened behind his
head with steel springs; and when he went
to hear mass, the inyalides, who were IN
charge of him, with muskets and lighted
matches, were instructed to fire on him in
stantly in case OF his speaking or showing
his face. A hundred conjectures have been
risked as to who this mysterious person was
who was treated with such respect, yet with
such jealous rigor-whose life was held sa-
cred against taking off, yet made one scene
of incessant mystery. The absence Of any
person of sufficient note from the stage of
history to account for such precautions alone
battles all inquiry. The general idea seems
to be that he was an elder brother of Louis
XIV, the fruit of an adulterous intrigue he
tween Anne of Austria and the Duke of
buckingham, or some other unknown lover,
who, being born in wedlock, could not have
been dispossessed of his claim to the throne
had his existence been admitted
Year: 1867

-:IFrom the Courier du Luxemburg. March 26.l .s5
The last news which has come to hand


from all sides, seems of a nature to credit
The reports currenGfor some time with re-
gard to the understanding which exists
between France and Prussia to demand of
the Grand Dake the eession of his rights
over the. duchy. If, unfortunately, it be
true that our independence is thus to be
compromised, there is nothing left the
country but to declare its opinion. Great
anxiety exists among commercial and in
idustrial circles as to the result of an an


nexation to France. This is to be easily
understood. for such an event would exer-
else decisive influence on the material
prosperity of the country. Every one is
already discounting the probable conse-


quences, and many seem rather to fear
than to hope. If the event is to take place,


it is TO be desired that an epoch will be
chosen suitable to all the interests at stake.
1t, for motives of political importance-the
AUTONOMY and independence OF Luxembourg
which we strongly adhere to-must be
sacrificed, let us hope at least that the sac
rifiee will not go beyond that and that
means will be edeyised by which our mate
rial interests may not have to suffer too
much from an annexation to France.
Year: 1867

TIE SwrNpLE OPExs Up.-We have
hsrstofors spoken at length Of the propo-
sition to make the State responsible for
County subscriptions to railroads. The
question was suddenly sprung in the L.
gislature. on Monday. in the hope OF
rushing it through before the opposition
could get into position to meet it. The
schsms is to have the State guarantees
such subscriptions. to the amount of six
millions of dollars. We can hardly be-
lievs that the Legislature will bs guilty
of such an enormity. If it does pass an
act Tor that purpose. then it is to be hop.
ed that the Governor will have the good
sense and the courage to veto it. It will
prove to be the most beneficial and pop.
: ular act ever performed by Governor
Of Kansas.
Year: 1867

All we have to say to the above is.
that the righteous always have been per-
secuted. and perhaps always will be, un'
til that happy time. yet hidden in the
womb OF the future, when the lion and
the lamb shall lie down together. and one
tongue shall bind all nations and kin
dreds Of the earth, &c. We were in
formed, from some source, that the Coun-
ty Attorney had drawn up ard sent to
the Legislature such a memorial as we
spoke Of, and we know that Mr.. Stout
was County Attorney. An item which
we subsequently saw in the Reporter,
seemed to confirm the story-heuce we
lit in. We can do no better than give
Mr.. Stout the benefit of bis denial.
Whenever he gets mad at somebody. and
wants him abused. let him drop Us line
and we won't abuse him.
Year: 1867

w 1t was during the feast of Bel
shszzar. that the handwriting appeared
on the wall, warning him that he had
been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Gov. Carney held his banquet.
after the hand writing in his case had
appeared and been interpreted.
Year: 1867

Ey Senator Dixon says the President
is going to make rapid strides toward
reconciliation with Congress and the
Radicals. His strides will have to be
both rapid and long, if be desires to get
back to first principles before the expirs-
ton of bis term of office.
Year: 1867

~ The latest Southern plan is to
disfrsnchise all persons who have been
publicly whipped. We second the mo-
tion. That would disfranchise the entire
rebel population Of the South. for no
persons were ever more publicly or badly
whipped than they.