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Year: 1867

THE NAILS. - As illustrating the bunging
manner in which the daily mail between Walla


Walla and Portland is carried, we cite tie fol-
lowing The California steamer, With the news.
paper mail, arrived at Portland, on Wednesday,
the 3lst ult According to the schedule, this
mail was due at Wala Walla, on Friday even,
ing, the I'd instant Instead of this, it did not
come to hand until Sunday, the 4ih, thus taking
four days to come through, and this too when
passengers make the trip from Portland to Walla
Walla inside of sc hours. On inquiry, we learn
that the mail was received at the Dalles on
Thursday, and detained there until Saturday.
when it was put on board the boat and brought
to Umatilla thence by dog>cart conveyance it
made its way through to Walla Walla, occupy
ing over three days ard half in making the
tripl If this is not exhibition of snal>like
rapidity, then no judge. The fact is the
whole arrangement for an overland mail between
Walla Walla is unmittigated swindle, and
should be SO understood by the Department.
Instead of line of stages, the contractor has
'placed a couple of dog-carts on the route, and
these propelled by brace of 'Cayuses," man
age to wiggle through in from three to five days,
carrying occasionally handful of mail matter,
the real service being performed by the steHm'
boats For this miserable donkey arrans ement
the contractor receives round sum from the
Government; but not satisfied with good thing,
be is understood to levy tax of three hundred
dollars per month on the o. S. N Company
the consideration being that he is not to put on
a line of stages that would possibly interfere
with the Company's passenger traffic We have
here an edfying spectacle the Government
plundered, the public denied mail facilities, and
the o. S. N. Company black mailed, and all to
line the pockets of the contractor The Post
masters at either end of the route have it in
their power to remedy this abuse, and it is their
duty to exercise it. They can refuse to certify
to the service, and thus debar the contractor
from drawing pay from the Government. Let
them do this in the interest of the public and
the contractor will soon find means to get the
mails through in due season.
Year: 1867

and with one accord give it their unqualified appro
baton. We now address ourselves to all who are un
acquainted with this the greatest Panacea of the age
for the healing of all diseases of the Throat and
Lungs, assuring you that
Year: 1867

Po1soNED.-On Saturday last, little
daughter of Mr. Radford, residing in Chill
Gulch, ate piece of bread upon which arse
mic had been put for the purpose of destroy
ing rats. As considerable time elapsed
before the services of a physician could be
obtained, the child came very near dying
before the effect of the poison could be coun-
teracted. Owing to the promptness and
skill of DR.. Herchner however, the life of the
child was saved Parents should be careful
to keep such food out of the reach of their
children. as experience has proved that it is
decidedly unhealthy.
Year: 1867

REMARKABLE COMBAT WITH Crow
The Nashville Dispatch says. One of the
most remarkable eombats that has come TO
our notice for some time, occurred yesterday
on the roof of building on Deaderick Street,
between Cherry and College. A lank, un-
gainly crow, with the same sombre plumage
and hungry beak as the one celebrated in
verse as having sat with his mate upon a
tree, cogitating upon the prospects of dis
tant dinner, alighted upon chimney, near
where workman was humping with a
mallet upon the bright new sheets OF tin
which had been spread upon the roof Ap-
parently unaware OF the presence of any
one, the sable bird sat eomplacenlly upon
his perch, while the workman at once set
his wits at work to devise plan of capture.
After meditating few moments, he began
cautiously creeping up behind his intended
victim, and on coming within reach, laid a
quick, glanclng blow across its back, and
stretched his hand to catch il as il should fall


The crow, however, did not fall, and Q
shout went up from the spectators, as i
turned upon its assailant furiously, and dart
ing into his face, compelled him to beat (
hasty retreat. Then resuming its place, i
threw upits head and awaited second onset


The man could not once think of giving III


such contest, and in a few minutes wa
again advancing toward the bold bird, who
on seeing his approach, second time dartet
at him, the man making vigorous sweep


with his mallet, and the crow adroitly dodg


ing them, meanwhile making decided head
way upon the hat and countenance of ii
persistent foe, who was at last compelled t.
again slide back. Again taking courage
however, he advanced a third time, when
series Of attacks and repulses followed, rt
suting in complete victory for the crow


who, as the battle closed, perched deflantl
o in its first position, where it remained fc
: about half an hour, and then flew towar
Q the fitting white clouds that were foatin
in the sky.
Year: 1867

PRAYING FOR A HUsBAND.-A correspon-
dent of the Rochelle (Ill.) Register, locates
the following near that place. Though the
story is considerably older than the cores
pOndent, it is worth reading:-A young lady
heard that if she would go out and pray
three successive nights, the Lord would tell
her who she would marry. Now, it hap
pened that her father had young man in
his employ who had considerable wit and
good humor about him. One evening he
was out in an apple tree after fruit, when he
heard some one praying something like
this 30, Lord, who will marry2" The
idea popped into Doyle's (that being the
young mans name,) mind that he would
have little sport at her expense. So he
spoke in a changed voice, and SAID, "Doyle. y
mo, Lord, not Doyle, cried the astonished
young lady. "Yes, Doyle or no one, agsiE
sounded from the tree-top in sober, hollow
voice. She arose and entered the house


resolved to try again the next evening. o
course Doyle did not wish to spoil the fun


and so the next evening found him seated
IN the tree top. He did not have long Il
wait before the young husband-seeker came
and commenced praying in the same way
that she did the preceding evening, and re
ceived the same answer. The next evening
also found her under the tree, pleading t,
know her future husbands name, and agail
she heard the answer, 'Doyle or no one.
She arose, feeling satisfied that she mus
marry Doyle. The next morning she me
him and asked him why he did not dress VI
and put on better clothes. He said he wa
not able. "Wer," said she, "father i
rich, and he will let you have money" FL


took that for pretty good hint, and bough
suit of new clothes. In a short time h


offered his heart and hand, and was accept
ed. After their marriage he told her hov
her prayers were answered. If any of til


fair readers of this story should think @
praying for husband do not go under tree
or if you do, be sure and examine it closely
and see if there is any one to answer it.
Year: 1867

AMERICAN MANNERs.-Dr. Potter says:
am a little afraid that great many
people in this country are rather too prone
to undervalue this part of education. Ger
tainly we have no admiration for anything
tnical or affected in manners. We do not
want the manners OF village dancing
school, But genuine good breeding, gentle
manners, ease, modesty and propnety of
bearing, we do exceedingly value. When
shall we cease to be described as splitting
nationP as lounging people2 When shall
we cease to be known by our sloVenly
speech, by our sitting with our feet higher
than our headsP During an excursion Of
several months in Europe last year, met
hundreds of English, at home and on the
continent, in every situation. never saw
one spit. cannot remember that ever
saw any one, however iatigued, lounging or
sitting in an unbeeoming manner.


So long as the State shall feel itself obliged
to provide "spittoons" for its legislative
halls--so long as the directors of our rail-
roads shall find occasion to put inside Of
their carriages printed requests to the pas
sengers 10 "use the spihoons and not the
floor, and not to put their feet upon the
seats'-so long as we shall continue to Al
our conversation and our political haranguei
with the slang OF the fish market, let us MOI
he surprised or angry if foreigners some
times make themselves witty at our expense
And in the meantime, let all those who art


ntrusted with the care of the young ust
their utmost endeavors to correct these
national barbarisms, and to form the man
ners OF the rising generation after mode
more elevated and more rehned.
Year: 1867

Here is picture that might have been
painted by the pen of Dickens


"In what other painful event of life has q
good man so little sympathy as when over
come with sleep in meeting timer Against
the insdious seduction he arrays every con-
ceivable resistance. He stands up awhile;
he pinches himself, he pricks himself with
pins. He looks up hopelessy to the pulpit,
as II some some succor might possibly come
thence. He crosses his legs uncomfortably
and attempts to recite chatechism Or the
multiplication table. He seizes a languid
fan, which treacherouslY leaves him in
calm. He tries to reason, to notice the
phenomena. Oh, that one could carry his
pew to bed with himi What tossing wake"
fulness therel what fiery chase after somno-
lencyi In his lawful bed man cannot sleep,
and in his pew he cannot keep awake. Happy
man who does not sleep in churchl Deacon
Towbridge was not that man. Deacon Tow
bridge was not that man. Deacon Marble
vast


deacon Marble witnessed the conflict
We have sketohed above, and when good Mr..
Towbridge gave his next lurch, recovered
himself with snort, and then drew out
red handkerchief and blew his nose with
loud information, as if to let the boys know
that he had been asleep, poor Deacon Marble
was brought to sore straight. But, have
reason to think that he would have weather
ed the stress If it had not been for sweet
faced little boy in front of the gallery. The
lad had been innocently watching the same
scene, and at its climax laughed out loud,
with frank and musical explosion, and
then suddenly disappeared backward into
his mothers lap. That laugh was Just too
much, and Deacon Marble could no more
help laughing than could Deacon Towbridge
help sleeping. Nor could he conceal 1t.
Though he coughed, and put up his hand
kerchief and hemmed-it was a laugh
Deaconl and every boy in the house knew
it, and liked you better for it--so inexperi-
snced were theyr'-Bseeher's NOrsOOOd.
Year: 1867

"Mark Twain says that TO "see lovely
girl of seventeen, with her saddle on her
head and her muzzlo on behind, aud her
veil covering tho end Of her nose, come
tripping along in her hooplcss, red bottom
ed dress, like churn on FIRE, is enough
TO set man wild.'
Year: 1867

June ~, 1000. y


DR.. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir Il have re-
Gently given your Worm Destroyer sever
al trials, and find it wonderfully efficacious
1t has not failed in single instance to have
the wished for effect. / am doing pretty
large country practice, and have daily use
Tor some article OF the kind. | am free to
confess that L know of no remedy recon-
mended by the ablest authors that is so GER
tain and speedy in its effects. On the con-
trary they are uncertain in the extreme. Ny
object in writing you is to find out upon
what terms can get the medicine directly
from you. If can get it upon easy terms,
shall use great deal of it. / am aware
that the use of such articles is contrary to
the teachings and practice of great majoIi-
ty of the regular line of NJ. d IS, but | see no
just cause or good sense in discarding a rem
edy which we know to be efficient, simply
because we may be ignorant of its combina-
tions. For my part, shall make it a rule
to use all and any means to alleviate suffer
ing humanity which may be able to com
mand-noU hesitating because some one
more ingenious than myself may have learn
ed its effects first, and secured the sole right
to secure that knowledge. However l am
by no means an advocate or supporter of the
thousands of worthless nostrums that flood
the country that purpo- t to cure all all man
ner of disease to which human flesh is heir
Please reply soon and inform me of your
best terms. l am, sir, most respectfully,


JULIUS p. CLEMENT, NJ D.
Year: 1867

IL Is easier TO De 1e0I business


man than a poor one. Halfthe energy


displayed in keeping ahead that is re-


quired to catch MP when behind will


save credit, give more time to attend


to business, aud add to the profit and


reputation OF those who work for gain.


Be prompt. Keep your word. Honor


your engagements. lfyou promise to


meet a man or do n certain thing at a


certain moment, be ready at the ap-


pointed time. Ifyoa have work to DO,
DO it at once. cheerfulIy and therefore


more speedily and correctly. If YOU
go out on business, attend promptly
to the matter on hand, then rs prompt-
ly go about your own business. DO
not stop TO tell stories in business
hours.


If you have a place Of business be
found there when wanted. No man
can get rich by sitting round stores
and saloons. Never aloolr on busi-
ness matters. If you have to labor
for living, remember that one hour
in the morning is better than two al
night. Ifyon employ Others, be on
hand to see that they attend to their
duties. and to direct work to advan-
tage. Have order, system, regularity,
promptness, liberality. Do-not med
die with business yoa know nothing
of. Never buy an article simply be-
cause the man who sells will take it
out in trade. Trade is money. Time
is money. A good business habit and
reputation is always money. Make
your place OF business pleasant and
attractive. then stay there to wait on
customers.


Never use quick words or allow
yourself to make hasty or ungentle-
manly remarks to those iii your en-
ploy for to do so lessons their respect
for YOU and influence over them. Help
yourself and others will help you. BE
faithful over the interests confded to
your keeping, and all In good time
yoar responsibilities viii be incrcas-
cI. Do not be in too great haste to
get rich. Do not build until yon have
arranged and laid good foundation.
Do not-as you hope or work for
sueeess-speud time in ielleness. If
your time is your own, business will
surely safer il yon do. II i is Civ.
eli 10 another tor pay it belongs to
him, and you have no more right to
steal that than to steal
money. BE obliging. Strive to
avoid harsh words and personalities.
Do not kick every stone ii the path
more miles can be made in day by
going steadily on than by stopping
to kick. Pay as you go. a man of
honor respects his word as he does
his bond. Ask, but never beg. Help
Others when yon can, but never give
when yoa cannot afford to, simply be-
cause it IS fashionable. Learn to say
no. No necessity Of Swapping it out
do. fashion, but say it iirmly and re-
speetlulIy. Have but few coutidants,
and the fewer the better. Use your
own brains rather than others. Learn
to think and act iar yourself. BE
honest. Be vigilant. Keep ahead
rather than behind the times. Young
men, cut this ont, and, ifthere Is folly
IN the argument, let us know.-U. s.
Year: 1867

We find the following going the rounds of
our exchanges, and give it for what it is
worth:


The effects resulting from the bite of
rabid animal are so inconceivably heartrend-
ing that the writer deems it but an act of
justice to make the suboined remedy pub
lic, for the benefit of the unfortunate here
after. Within the past two weeks there
have been two cases of hydrophobia of the
most distressing character-one in PhiIadel-
phia aud one in New Jersey, and daily re-
ports are made in the newspapers of various
cases of hydrophobia. Everybody, there
fore, should procure and preserve copy of
the following cure, to use in case of emergency.


William Hoffner, Esq, of Passayunk the
gentleman from whom the writer obtained
this invaluable recei pit, says that he las
known several instances of men and animals
who have been bitten in the severest man
ner by mad dogs, but who having taken this
remedy, never experienced any effect what
ever of the disease.


Take of the root of elecampane one
ounce and half, cut it fine, then boil it in
one pint OF new milk down to half pint
take this three mornings, fasting, and eat
no food until four o clock in the afternoon.
1t should be taken every other morning
the last two doses must weigh two ounces
each. This remedy will have the desired
effect if taken, amy, time within twenty
four hours after the accident.


The press generally, by giving the above
receipt a conspicuous insertion, will advance
the cause of humanity.
Year: 1867

A VIRGINIA RIP VAN WINKLE.-The
Lynchburg (Va.) Republican, says that "a
Federal officer belonging to the garrison Of
this place was met few days ago while ri
ding about the suburbs, by rusty looking
specimen, who came forward and offered to
surrender The officer asked HIM if he
had killed anybody, or done any mischief of
any kind. The specimen said he had de
serted the Confederate. army in 1864, but
had heard of Gen. Lee 5 amnesty proclama-
ton while hiding about in the mountains,
and had come forward to give himself up.
and be returned to service. Great surprise
and CONSERVATION seized upon the specimen
when he learned that there was now no
Southern army. no Southern cause. and that
all the Battle-fags had been folded and put
aside The specimen was treated to dose
of amnesty oath and pair of blue breeches,
and went on his way rejoicing to North Car
olina, in which district was his home when
he left it six years ago.
Year: 1867

It's sad-yet sweet-to listen


To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music
, Our childhood knows so well;
To gaze out on the even,


And the boundless fields of air,
And feel again our boyish wish


To roam like angels there!
There are many dreams of gladaess
That cling around the past
And from the tomb of feeling
. Old thoughts come thronging fast
The forms we loved so dearly,


In the happy days now gone,
The, beautiful and lovely,


So fair to look upon.
Those bright and lovely Ia aidens


Who seemed so formed for bliss,
Too glorious and too heavenly


For such world as this
Whose soft dark eyes seemed swimming
In a sea Of liquid light,
And whose locks of gold were streaming
Der broWs so sunny bright
Whose smiles we're like the sunshine
In the springtime of the year
Like the changeful CLEANS of April
They followed every tear,
Like the bright buds of summer
They have fallen from the stem
Yet oh it is lovely death


To fade from earth like them.
And yet-the thought is saddening
To muse on such rs they
And feel that all the beautiful


Are passing fast away.
That the fair ones whom we love
Grow 10 each loving breast,
Like The tendrils of each clinging vine,
Then perish where they rest
Ard can we help but think of these
In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving 'er US,
And the flowers are bloSsoming?
For We know that winters coming,
With its co and stormy sky
And the glorious beauty round US,
Is blooming but TO die
Year: 1867

SoUTH CARoHNA.-Saysa a Charleston
letter: Within the last few months change
has been felt, and hope, which fingered still
and struggled on through two years ct al
most inevitable ruin, has yielded Desron-
dency everywhere prevails Hitherto there
was a hope that the Presidents policy OF
reconstruction would prevail; and now, with
the failure of that possibility, the over
strained spirit is broken. General confisca,,
tion is now expected; and the energy and
industry which have been struggling in the
vague light of possibilities are now para
lyzed Meetings have been called in sever
al of the districts TO devise come measures
to avert the ruin that is felt to be imminent.
In Newberry a meeting has advised the
Governor to call an extra session of the Leg
islature in order to order convention, EN-
powered to act in the emergency and save
the debtors from ruin
Year: 1867

MISCEGENATIoN IN TREE.-On the
Woodvi!ie road, about Eve miles distan,
from this place, there is, or was short
time ago, singular freak of nature in
the vegetable creation. This Is nothing z
more or less than two trees, the one an
oak and the other frc, growing from
the same trunk or parent stem. From
:he ground up some four or five feet to
the fork, the body of the tree is covered
with alternate rows of oak and pine bark,
and then the pine tree shoots up to dis
lance of about thirty feet, while the oak
is perhaps 10 feet shorter. Both of these
trees arc I6 or Is inches in diameter at
the point where they leave the parent
stem.-LiJerty Mss. Herald.
Year: 1867

re- The other day the rare instance of
a burial thirty years after death occurred
at Berlin. The dead who fingered so
long above ground is Rachael Levin, the
celebrated beauty, author and wit, the
wife of the late Herrin Won Varnhagen,
well known as Prussian diplomatist and
writer of cotemporaneous history. Hav-
ing a mortal fear CT being buried alive,
the lady ordered in her testament that
the upper part of the coffin should be
made with a glass window, the coffin
constantly watched for month after
death, and deposited in special hall for
period of thirty years. All OF which
was duly carried cut.
Year: 1867

The Democracy of Hooking have eV-
erything their own way. They both
marry and are given in marriage to
''niggers" and nobody says aught
against it. A short time ago dashing
daughter of a lifelong Democrat fell
desperately in love with negro barber.
So violently was her passion for this
fellow, that she went to Logan with the
determination to become his wife accor-
ding to law. Her friends, ascertaiuing
what her intentions were, rallied to the
rescue and, by the most urgent appsals
and entreaties, prevailed upon her to
leave town and not ruin herselfby such
a rash act 1t may be added that she
is one of those many Democratic dam
sells, who during the last campaign were
in the habit of attending Democratic
meetings, carrying huge banners bear
ing the significant words, "Save us from
nigger husbands" ztE


Another instance. They hayea CEN
trail committee in Hooking county, thor
oughly Democratic of course, and a
member of that committee took it into
his head not long ago that he would
get married, He could not find white
woman to suit him, and so he united
himself to a widow lady of whose colour
we will say nothing, but whose parents
were mulsttoes, and whose first husband
had rather dark complexion, woolsy
hair, thick lips and long heels. Surely
Democracy is fine thing !-Crels-
vile Union
Year: 1867

persuade the people that they are under
no obligation to pay the public debt, or
the interest upon it; and that the debt
being unlawfully contracted, by reason
Of the fact that an unconstitutional Con-
gress authorized it, reputation will
be not only legal, but just and right.


Having gained that point, they ex-
pect no difficulty in showing that all the
other acts Of Congress, including the
amendment abolishing slavery, are
equally unauthorized, unconstitutional,
and void. They well know that civil
war, followed by foreign Intervention,
the loss of our liberties, and radical
changes in the constitution and form of
government, will be the result of the
adoption Of their theories by the Amer
ican people. And knowing, as they do,
the consequences which must follow
from putting their principles into prac-
tice, and holding, as they do, that re-
publican government is failure, are
we doing them any injustice when we
set them down as among the most dan
gerous enemies of the Republici-Co-
lumbus Journal
Year: 1867


Onlya spark from loves dear shrine,
Whose alter fires are dead
Only tress whose silken sheen
Once crowned O lovely head.
Only token wrapped away
OF happier DAYS that were,
Long vanished from my wistful gaze,
Only lock of hair!
Only one link, q link Of gold,
Between the past and me;
One tender leailet futt'ring still
Upon blighted tree.
Only relic dim with tears
OF what was once so fair,
The image sweet of life In death,
Only o lock Of hairl
or what was once my all in all
But these sad links remain
To bind me now and eVermore
Within their silken chain.
Poor token of faded past,
Dim relic once so fair,
To lie upon my lonely heart,
Only lock Of hair