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Year: 1874

iFrom the oregon olty enterprise oct.2S.l
THE STATE phiNTER,


An effort was made in the present
session Of the Legislature to abolish


the Office and to provide for letting
out The printing to the lowest bid,
der 1t might with the same propri-
etv be asked to abolish all the offices
and let them out to the lowest bid
der For Years past it has been n
motter of contention for this Office


and as but one printer is to be elect
ed every four wears we find plenty
Of newsnaner men who find space to
abuse the successful candidate. and
who advocate the doing away with
that officer. They are extravagant in
their assertions as to the compensa-
tion allowed the printer, and have
nearly educated the public mind into
the belief that all that is required to
Jet rich off Of the people is to get
elected State Printer, and hence the
masses think the office is an extor-
tion ON the public. We are aston
;sbed Of the friends of the craft for
the position they have taken in this
matter, and trust that their better
iudrment mot iealousy), will gov
ern them in The future. We are Of
tho opinion that the present fees al
lowed the State Printer are too high,
md should be reduced. That they
are sextortionate we deny. There
has not been a State Printer since
the days of Mr. Bush that has made
ANYTHING out Of the office. There is
a great deal Of expense attached TO
the office and the mechanical labor,
in regular offices is as high to-day as
it was ten wears ago; and paper, and
other material is higher than it was
fifteen wears aco. The prices were
foo hiph then, vet they have been
materially reduced since that time.


We. trust that the present Legisla-
ture has fixed the price at reasona-
ble FIGURE, and that the cry to abolish
the Office will cease. The Printer
earns his motley, and while he draws
treat deal from the State Treasury,
The Legislature gives him the work
to perform, and they ought to ex,
meet 70 pay him. NoLegislature that
has ever convened in Oregon will
compare in extravaganza in this re-
spect to the one that closes its ses-
sion tomorrow. For the honor of
| the craft, and the interest of the
printers Of this State, we protest to
This continual cry for reduction in


all matters pertaining to their pro-
| fession We know that not one-half
| fhe papers published in Oregon to-


day are making any money over and


above expenses, vet we have for the


past four years been dosed with the


e,y from the papers that the adver-


tising rates were extortionate, and
the same is also asserted in regard to


tile public printing. We affirm, and


we know of what we speak, that the


rates of advertising, and other work


done by the printers, are too low,
Year: 1874

The half of hospitality lies in the
speeding OF parting guests. Lavish welt
comes are easily enough bestowed, bu.
the hospitable thought must be very
genuine, indeed, which dares to leave
the gdest as free and welcome to go as
to come. We all suffer, now and then,
from undue urging to stay when we
prefer to 80, and nearly every one OF
MS is himself sinner i'll this regard,
too. No sooner does the gu st intimate
a wish to terminate his visit than we fly
in the face of his desire, and urge him
to stay longer. We sometimes do this,
do we not p as q mere matter OF duty,
when in our hearts we care very little
whether the guest goes or stays. we
feel ourselves bound to show our appre-
citation of our friends visit by asking
that he prolong it. Now, true hospital
ity ought to learn its lesson better than
this. Our efforts should be, from first
to last, to make our friends visit thor
oughIy pleasant and agreeable to him.
We strive for this result in welcoming
him. it is the desire to d. this which
prompts us to offer him the most com
Portable chair and to set out our bes
viands, if he break bread with MS, l
is that he may enjoy his stay that W
talk cnly upon agreeable topics. Il
short, from the time he crosses on
thresh hold until he rises to leave, W
courteously endeavor to make the mo
ments slip by as pleasantly as possible
Bnt the moment he asks for his hat on
courtesy fails ais. Hitherto we hay
studied to anticipate and to crafty hi
every wish. Now that he wishes to &c


however, we endeavor to thwart hi
pleasure. We selfshly try to turn hlr


from his purpose to ours. We wish hir


TO stay, while he wishes to 90. Courtes
would prompt us TO give his wish pre-


cedence to our own, but, rs a rule, W
ask him to sacrifice his own to OF
| ,IaoGurp
Year: 1874

pigmies prove to be far more interest
ing than they seem from an chronological
point of view, and we shall certainly
soon learn more of them, | am not
aware that any account of the race has
vet been published in Europe or Amer
Year: 1874

THERE is trouble among those gen.
tlemen who manage or mismanage
the State University. GILMAN is ac-
credited with intriguing for the dis
missal of Professor CARR. We do not
assume to judge of the merits of those
two professors. They are no doubt
good men in their way. But the State
could perhaps do without both of
them. The State University has cost
the people q vast sum of money, and
they have as yet received but slight
return for it. The management of the
University has not been entirely sat-
isfactory, and few changes could not
make things worse, while they might
show decided improvement. Bro.
GILMAN should have a care, lest while
he is attempting to crush Prof. CARR
he may be crushed himself. CARR is
the better man of the two, and he GER
tainly has more generally the conf
dence of the people of California.
Year: 1874

The Kern County Courier lays it
down as fact that the Los An
geles and Independence railroad will
never be built. The exact amount
and precise weight of evidence on
which this prophecy is based we can
not of course determine, but we are
sure that it is not of that ponder0us
character that will carry dismay and
despair to the people of Los Angeles
and Independence. The opinion of
the Courier on this matter is worth
only what is usually accorded to q
person who is addicted to the habit OF
letting his prejudice or preference
cloud and often obscure his judgment.
The people of Kern county would like
very much to turn the bullion trade
OF the Inyo county mines, into the
head Of the San Joaquin Valley. 1t
is a natural desire and we have moth
Ing to say against it, nor is the Courier
to be condemned for expressing con-
viction that it hopes will be realized.
BIT when it makes the unqualified
assertion that the Los Angeles and
Independence railroad will never be
built, it is placing itself in a position
which may lead to it's conviction and
cremation as witch or false
prophet. We are confident the road
will be built. There is no argument
to be adduced in favor of branch
road from the Southern Pacific to the
Cerro Gordo mines. The enormous
freight which the long distance by
rail would impose on the shipper
would be but a slight improvement on
the present wagon transportation.
The road which will most benefit the
country is the one that reaches the sea
by the most practicable route, and the
surveys already made demonstrate
that the Cajon Pass route is the most
practical for the Los Angeles and Inde-
pendence road. 1t is by that route that
a road will pay, and it is by that route
the road will be built.
Year: 1874

CHRIS. LEANING, Recorder in the
San Fernando oil mining district,
came to the city yesterday and brings
the gratifying information that the
well boring company have struck oil
of fine quality at depth of eighty
feet. They pump three or four bar
rels day out of the well, which is of
course thrown away, as the oil will be
mixed with sand, ETC., so long as the
drill continues to work. The opera
tives are confident they will have over
a hundred barrels day in very short
time, as every indication is favorable.
Year: 1874

THE BEECHER-TILToN controversy
is still warm, but develops no new
features. There is a vast amount of
talk, and great many remarks and
speeches are attributed to the parties
most interested; yet it is more than
probable that the lady or either Iof
the gentlemen have not said one word
where newspaper reporters have made
them say q thousand. TILroN has
been arrested for libel and discharged,
but nothing important hangs thereby,
as his release was no doubt the work
OF friends. So much verbiage and
nonsense has been set afoat that the
public mind Is not justified In believ-
ing anything said relative to the scan
Year: 1874

Tom was strapaing, healthy boy,
with great appetite. lie lived up
in the mountains among the charcoal
burners until he was 10. Then he
rwent down into the valley and hired
out to a farmer. Tom was a sculliOn
and a drudge, and first along the
farmer heslLated to trust even the
hogs to his care. But there was a
glimering of something in him that
showed just a little through his
uncOuthnesS. After year or two he
became full farm laborer-a broad
shouldered, deep -chested, powerful
fellow, who made himself clumsily
useful. Well, about that time the
farmers daughters came home from
school.


What a revelation she was to Tom.
lie never knew until then what It
VAS to worhip anything, or how awk-
ward and coarse he was. lie would
have given all be had which was not
much to learn how to get into a room
without hitting the door, or what to
do with his hands, or how to sit down
right. He began to change his clothes
for better ones when he came In
from days work, and there was about
him dawning ofimProvemcnt. Final>
ly the great day came. He stood
trembling before the farmers daugh-
ter, the hard word was spoken, and
she did not repulse him. [ think
there is nothing in the life of a man
which so rouses and stirs him as love.
Tom went to the wrestling matches,
and What vim there was in him.
lie read, lie went to church. wanted
to see bow good people acted. And
when, after good life he grew to be
IAN old man, aud talked in a tremb-
ling voice to his grandchildren, he
used to say, "0h what a wife she
made me-" The world is full of Just
suGh iutances Of blessed influence,
Year: 1874

Enquirer -Southerner


had long letter for you, but upon
sitting it for news, found so little that
have reconsidered and concluded to con-
dense, in mercy to you and your readers.


The excitement of the election has pass
ed away and both sides have settled down
very quietly. At least it seems so now,


but our good people were a little exercised
a few days ago by reason of the news from
Mississippi. There was Immediately a
connection made between that 'rumOr of
war and sundry things that were esteemed
suspicious. For example: the negroes had
been holding secret meetings from which
even their own women were excluded, and


Tom and Dick and Harry all had heard
something very portentous of a storm-a


general uprising of the blacks to wipe US
poor pale faces clean out. have no doubt


bat some of them would like to do it, and
there are white radical fools enough to set
them on. But the time is not yet.
Crops are promising in this section, not


withstanding the cold nights which it was
feared would SO injuriously effect the cot
| ton. Financial confidence is recovering
| slowly. The saw mills are busy-improve-


ments and building are going on. Evident


ly a better day is dawning.


WILL ALIBI.
Year: 1874

WILL GIVE IT.-A gentleman informs


us that Mr.. Cobb says, "the Southerner


and eight Or ten influential men about Tar


boro are doing all they can to prevent my


giving my bond, but will give it in spite of
them, and will show 10 favor or affection. -
If Mr. Cobb means this as a threat, we hope
our people Will not be influenced by it, for


the law p1escribes the duties Of Sheriff,


and if he goes beyond them his bond may
be held responsible
Year: 1874

SELF REsPEcT.-People of Edgecombe,
your self-respect demands that you do all
you can to prevent men who have endorsed
the Civil Rights, who have canvassed the
county and dealt in the yilest abuse against
you, who have advised the laborers of the
county not to work except for the most
ruinous wages, who have put forward low
negroes to villify decent white people,
from holding offices of honor and trust in
your county. You can do it if you will
not sign the bonds of Cobb, McCabe or
Duggan.
Year: 1874

THE MARKET HoUsE-Our attention has
been called to certain irregularities about
the Market house that demand the atten-
ton of the police 1t is said that it has
become such place for lettering idlers,
and such low and indecent conversations
are so often carried on about it, that it is
extremely disagreeable for a gentleman to
attend it, much less a lady. The town
authorities should see that one of the po-
lice is at the market house every day until
eleven o'clock that he may see that every
thing is properly conducted.
Year: 1874

TARBoEo FEMALE ACADEMT.-The at
tention Of educators is called to this school,
whose Fall session begins on the 21st of
next month The liberal patronage it has
already gained may be taken as an expo
nent of the hold it has taken upon the pco-
pie and as a partial index at least of its
merit.
Year: 1874

Says the Statewide Landmark.
"Quite a number of our State papers
are discussing the policy of the Legis-
lature calling Convention to revise


our present carpet-bag made Consti-


tuition. The great necessity FOR a
change in the organic law of our
State every one readily comedies,
The p-licy of making that change
now, presents a grave question we
are mot prepared TO discuss at this
time Constitutions are grave things.
Year: 1874

A man named Anthony O'Boyle
was admitted to the County Infirmary
recently at San Jose, with his head
badly battered, who claims to have
teen stopped by Mexican on horse.
back, about five miles from town on
the Monterey road, and on resisting
an attempt at robbery was knocked
down with pistol by the robber, who
rode over and jumped his horse on
him.
Year: 1874

The Truckee Republican states that
siXty-eight carloads of steel rails
have already arrived here from the
East this season and one hundred and
thirty-two are yet to come. This will
make total of 1000 tons of steel rails
for the season. These rails are to be
used between Truckee and Blue Caflor
and will supersede the present iron
rail
Year: 1874

Governor McBeth was released from
custody at Winnemucca, by order oi
the District Court, after the Grand
Jury made their final report and were
discharged. His release was on the
ground that the discharge and final
disbanding of the jury, before which
he was required to answer, put it out
of his power to obey the order of the
Court.
Year: 1874

Previous to my first day driving
logs had listened to many narra-
tives in regard to log-driving, and
the hair-breadth escapes of the
drivers, who were often making
their way to shore as fast as they
we're able to swim.


/ was confident that could ride
log all day without once wetting
the soles of my boots, so, for exper-
iment, and partly of course for the
high wages offered, hired out,
and proceeded up the stream to the
point of operation. 1t was night
when | arrived, but early next
morning / was ready for action.


Breakfast over, and all hands
proceeded to business. 1t was an
enjoyable scene to watch the driv-
ers jumping from one log to an
other, like school of frogs in a
pond lily patch, as regardless of
the water as if they were on terra
firma. With pike pole in hand, l
stepped upon log near shore, and
without much ceremony made my
first "hole in the water" l was
hauled out minus the pike-pole,
and then it was that l found log
driving not such a very funny un-
dertaking. But I had good "grit"
and stuck to business faithfully for
that day. But ] found riding a log
in q running stream, n little more
labor than l could successfully get
away with on the first day, without
being frequently submerged.
succeeded in passing through the
day by getting in the creek thir-
teen times, and loosing nine pike
poles.


The next morning ! made q bold
start, got "ducked" three times and
lost my pike-pole on each occasion,
besides receiving seriously
bruised arm and shoulder, losing
my hat, and got a black eye, all
before eight o'clock.


That sickened me of ever again
attempting to engage in the peri
lous business of running logs.
For my part, l can accomplish
more by playing o corporation
fiddle" at two dollarssa cord.
Year: 1874

What wine is both food and
drink? Port wine with q crust.


When is the weather like the
National Debt! When 1t is unset
tied.


What is the proper age for o
parsons Why, the parsonage, OF
course.


When is match frivolous
When it makes light of things.


Why is q burglar like a lady
playing a pianol . Because he fin
gers the keys.


Why are unfinished articles like
knowledgel Because they are
information.


Why are Presbyterian ministers
like bankers Because they don't
carry on their trade without notes.


Why is the first composition OF
an author like q ringl Because 1t
has neither head nor tale to it.
Year: 1874


OF all the elves that are so neat
There's mono 10 fair US furry
The patter of hor little feet
Is quick and airy man
Her cheeks were like the woodland rose.
Could roses dimple,-
Nor Is there any how'r that grows
More fresh and simple
The little witch is wondrous wise
And merry-minded,
When by the sunshine in her eyes
My own are blinded.
Could she but feel the bliss steal
From her sweet laughter,
The puss would be afraid OF mo
Forever after
Year: 1874




There can be no doubt that it Is
pleasing to see "spooning" on the
stage. The lovesick heroes and
heroines of certain comedies, when
they are represented by clever and
agreeable actors and actresses,
rarely fail to make people syInpath-
ize with them. The assumption is
that their billings and cooings and
caressings pleasantly remind those
of mature years of old times, and
excite spirit of emulation and q
desire to become slaves of the ten
der passion in the young. But 1t
is only on the stage that most per-
sons care to contemplate pronounc-
ed love-making. This is not sur
prising, for off the stage, 1t
becomes o very different, and, all
things considered, q much less
agreeable procecding-at least SO
far as spectators are concerned.
Perhaps the actors themselves
think differently, albeit that their
appearance and deIneanour lead 10
the conclusion that they are often
in state OF what may be best
described in the contradictory term,
delightful misery"


As q matter of fact, the lovo-
making of most individuals is q
very commonplace and stuped
proceeding. Many men never
appear to less advantage than
when they are in love. Graceful
posturing and flowing rhetoric do
not come naturally to them at such
time. 1t is true that the heroes
who figure on the stage, laboring
under the wounds inflicted by
Cupid's honey-tipped arrows.
are the presentations of easy
confidence and elegance, but to
this they are true to an ordeal, not
a reality and the probability is,
that when these self same nonchal-
ant customers retire into private
life, and endeavor to do a little
business of similar character on
their own account, they do not
appear to SO much advantage. If
an actor were to venture to present
commonplace love making exactly
as it is, with its intervals of vacuity
and its periods of clumsy badness,
he would very soon discover that
it does not pay to be natural,
and that if he wishes to succeed
he must content himself with pre-
senting a fanciful and highly color
cd portrait, and speak his authors
carefully rounded and eloquent
sentences in that manner which he
has reason to imagine will render
them most acceptable. History
affords many examples Of the fact
that love making is not an edifying
thing to gaze upon. A very large
portion of our great men, for
instance, have seriously marred
their regulations by the vagaries
and acts of idiocy into which they
were led while suffering from the
tender passions. Were it not
proftless task, many celebrated
names might be cited to prove the
truth of this. bo. .t..


All things considered, then, it is
evident that actual love-making
should be conducted on the princi-
pie Of the right hand not knowing
what the left hand doeth. The
amorous swain, who is longing to
initiate the successful and talented
wooer whom he has seen at the
theatre, would do we'll to make tho
attempt in as unostentatious .
manner as possible. "a .-5
Year: 1874

warranted not to cut in the eye--not a head
ache in a hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than its on your back in pound of beet
and it carries bead like necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1874

A quick, earnest prayer from heart that
feels the need of present help, though ex-
pressed in but few words, brings an answer,
whatever the posture may be; while formal
prayer on bending knees, in the closet, in the
social circle, or in the sanctuary, may fail to
reach the ear of our Father and attract his
notice.
Year: 1874

A Louisville woman threw a man out of
doors, and policeman took him to the lock-
up, when he proved to be a burglar. The
next morning the citizens made her present
for her "heroic repulse Of burglar" when
she said she thoughtit was her husband, who
had come home drunk, that she threw out
Of doors. She'd ga bin scared to death if
she'd knowed it was a burglar'
Year: 1874

Three hundred years ago the hair was
combed as it is to-day. So when ladies talk
OF new styles they are ignorant of the fact
that there are no such things as new styles.
In the time of Henry Ii. of France, the hair
was tortured up on the top of the head and
allowed to fall in short curls or in one plait
behind.
Year: 1874

No man or woman was ever cured of love
by discovering the falseness of his or her low
er. The living together for three long, rainy
days in the country has done more to dispel
love than all the perfidies in love that have
ever been committed.-Helps,
Year: 1874

The Truckee RepW5lioGn says the school-house in that place was dis covered to be on fire in the ceiling over head, in the grammar department. The alarm was given, and, as both school. rooms were filled with scholars. the confusion was dire. The railroad engine Sansom undertook to give the usual alarm, but the throttle valve was badly out of order, and it essayed dozen times to get up screech before it succeeded. The efforts of the engine were so painfully distressing that peo' pie were more thoroughly scared than they would have been at the regular fire-alarm whistle. There was no water at the school-house to put out fire, the hydrant being frozsn. But lad der was soon procured, water was brought from distance, and balls of snow were used to smother the flames. The efficacy of snow balls, propelled by fifty-men power, was practically de- monstrated on this occasion, and the ire was speedily extinguished. But little damage was done to the building. Both schools were so completely demoraliEed by the event that it was thought proper to dismiss them for the day. In fact, the scholars did not stand upon cere- mony, but dismissed themselves, and scattered abroad like sheep without . shepherd.
Year: 1874

Charl otte Cushman, in bidding adieq to the stage, said: If the few words l am about to say savor of egotism or vainglory you will, am sure, pardon me. inasmuch as ] am here only to speak of myself. You would seem to compliment me upon an honorable life. As I look back upon that life 1t seems to me that it would have been absolute ly impossible for me to have led any other. In this I have been mercl- fully helped more than are many of my more beautiful sisters in art. was, by a press of circumstances, thrown at an early age into profession for which I had received no special education or schooling: but I had already, though SO youne. been brought face to face with necessity. I found life sadly real and intensely earnest; and, in my ig' norance of other ways of study, l re. solved to take therefrom my text ana watchword. To be thoroughly in earnest, in all my thoughts and in all my actions-whether in my profession or out of it-became~my one single idea, and I honestly believe herein lies the secret of my success in life. do not believe that great success in any art can be achieved without it.

 I say this to beginners in my pro- fession, and I am sure all the associates in my art who have honored me with their presence on the occasion,. will indorse what say in this-art IS an absolute mistress she will not be coauetted with or slighted; /; she re- auires the most entire self-devotion and she repays with grand triumphs.