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Year: 1877

People talk a great deal about the
sfavorable criticism Of friends - But
actually, save in rare cases, rising geniu-
ses are more apt to be blighted than en-
couraged at home. It is qaite possible,
perhaps; for some one who is really no
genius at all to be thought more of than
he deserves by doting mother; but, al
the same time, one who actually does
something more than usually well, who
is really to be shining light in the world
some day, is often quite looked dowr
upon by those who know him best. 1t
is taken for granted that "Our Tom" can
never do anything great. Why, we have
known him all his life. He used to be a
little boy. He liked ginger bread, and
has been corrected within our own know
ledge of him wiah his grandfather's cane
or his grandmother's slipper. We take
up book that he has written with no
hope that it will be great one; and we
are doubtful of 1t as we read it. We
wonder that they hung his picture at the
academy; though we are glad. And we
fell afraid to hear him make speech on
a public platform.


An audience composed of people to all
of whom an orator was only "Our Tom,"
would be the most frightful ON earth for
any man to face. ALI the love in the
world, all the kindness may be there, but
the verdict would be only every we'll
for our Tom."> '.'=5...-


When "Our Tom" begings to do any
thinGhe had better do 1t quite outof sight
and hearing of those who think of him
in the ycssessive case, for they unwit-
tingly damp bis efforts in the most dread
ful way.


Friends, with their doubts and plying
patronage, are the worst people sour
Tom" can have about him. When he
shakes them off, and goes out into the
world and takes its snabs and bullets
and want of appreciation like man.-if
he really be genius, or able to make his
mark in any way, the news comes back
at last to his friends. "Oun1om" geat
man! "Our Toni" They are delighted
and they marvel, and they cannot helD
thinking people must have made mis-
take; and to them, after all, it is only
sour Tom' who is very lucky-not the
wonderful man he is to others.


One can very well understand how Mrs.
Burns did not know that her husband
was great poet, and how the mother of
the gallant hero of many battle, shook
her head, when his fame reached her, and
said: "Ah! never could keep him from
fighting"


M"Our Tom" may be loved and petted
and tenderly thought of, he may even be
foolishly tlattered, but he is very seldom
honestly appreciated at home.
Year: 1877

"Senator, criticism on President Hayes
seem to be defective, because it does not
substitute any kind of action in place OF
the action that he has thought fit to
take" ==.4 "a
.There is no considerable element in
the republican party, ''said Senator Conk-
ling (which objects to the removal of
troops from the Southern States, / have
made no objections on the score, But
all was required OF him was to take out
the troops and nothing else. He had no
right to make bargain or compromise
with the Legislature of the Stats IN the
interests of the Presidency. His inter-
Year: 1877

For new animal on this coast, the editor of the Yuma SENTINEL bucks quite well, and bucks all the time.

 It refers to our efforts to get a telegraph line from here to Mo- have. Candor enough to admit that anything is done well at Yu- ma is a new feature in San Diego journalism. Don't know what is considered neWn over there, but we have raised a family of boys on this coast, the youngest of whom has already forgotten more than the News man ever knew. We havese sheep herd ed where snew" San Diego stands, and expect to see it done again if her people keep on leav- ing for Arizona and elsewhere in search of grub.
Year: 1877

A TEXAS DEsPERADO SHOT TIC PIECEs.-Bill Posey, long time Texas desperado, has passed in his checks. The following thrill ing account of his taking off is a good picture of the hellish nature of this class of men. Lately he went to Okmulgee, Indian Terri tory, to have a finger amputated. and left for home in the evening Captain Thearpee was ordered to follow and take him alive or dead. As he SWOre he would never be taken alive, this was no easy task, and the result shows it was no idle boast of POsey. The Captain followed his trail with two picked assistants, and came up with him on Pulecat creek, near the Arkan- sas river, and ordered him to sur render. Posey was armed with a sixteen-shooting Henry rifle and two revolvers. He informed the officer that he would never sur render and drew down his rife. A lucky shot broke his right arm, and it dropped by bis side. Draw ing @ revolver with his left he fired two shots, when a charge of buckshot tore off his left shoulder, completely disabling him. He charged on the captains horse at full speed, knocking the captain and horse over the bluff. Another charge of buckshot struck Posey in the thigh. and his nose was shot off, and still he refused to surrender, till bullet struck his lower jaw and went up, crushing through his brain, and he fell dead from his horse. He lay where he fell till the next day, when he was buried on Sunday last by the citizens.
Year: 1877

Rev. p. S. Knight intimated in his
lecture on the above theme of the regu-
lar course that, out in the fields of life,
and within the Great Workshop he had
talked about on the previous Sabbath,
there is a conflict, in which every think
ing being is an actor. He had no de-
sire to render his thoughts pleasing to
the fancy, for Establishment is not the
substance of thought, and would put no
brass buttons on the garments with
which he clothed his facts. The speak
er wanted the youth to know that every
step they took in life was against op-
position. He said that there was as
much true heroism displayed in the
sacrifices of life as is manifested on the
battle field of nations, and he believed
that the man who is truly brave ap-
preciates the danger he has to meet.
His limbs may culver, and his cheek
blanch, nevertheless, a brave man
marches up to the cannons mouth. Has
no patience with that bravery which
is noisy, but has great confidence in ST.
lent fortitude. 1t is necessary for the
youth to become disciplined, for AN
army to be available for battle, must be
drilled, so as to be able to concentrate
its force. He knew drill was mono
tonous, but the soldier who knows his
duty and does it well Is one who had
been drilled in the use of his weapons
of warfare. The speaker slashed his
finely tempered intellectual blade right
and left, with master hand, and dis
played no hesitation in cutting through
sophistry. He showed that he knew
just where and when to fash ont his
logic. Facts grew eloquent under his
touch, and the audience was breathless
with interest. As the speaker made his
pauses, the ticking of the clock showed
the profound attention paId to his re-
marks, s,-.Sdlem Statesman
Year: 1877

As the first big pattering drops that fall
With splash on our lattice pane
Make us shver and start as they warn us all
OF a storm or of coming rain:
SO is it with life when we're growing old
And age steals on unaware
We shiver and start if the truth were told,
At the sight of our first gray hair.
We mark not the light of the MONDAY hours
Like the first streaks the dawn doth bring
We hail not the birth Of the summer flowers
As we do the first snow-drop of spring;
On the bleak winter wind we look not with


grief,


Though it howl through the branches bare,
But we sigh when we witness the brown au-


tnmn leaf,


And behold Natures first gray hair.
Gray hairs may come when the beaming eye
Has none of its brightness lost;
When with buoyant heart we would fain deny
Youths Rubicon had been crossed
Bnt the iyy-clad tree looks young and green,
Though a sapless trunk be there,
And nought of decay on our cheek may be


seen


When we witness our first gray hair
O, noble crown to noble life
Is head of silvery gray,
And It's well if, tired with the struggle and


strife,


1t finds rest at the close OF day.
But gray headed sin is a crownlcss curse,
And the parent OF dark despair,
And it gives us pang, O, doubly worse,
Than the sight of a first gray hair.
Come early, come late, like aknock at the gate
Is that first soft, silvery thread,
And it joins with its silence the years that wait
With the years forever fled;
1t silently tells Us we're journeying on;
1t silently ques tiOns uS--Where?
o, faithful milestone were the truth but


known,


Is seen in our first gray hair.


-Selected.
Year: 1877

EDITOR INDEPENDENT:


Perhaps few words from this remote
part Of Oregon may not be uninterest-
ing to the readers of the INDEPENDENT.


In that light, we send few jottings
of our trip.


Leaving Vancouver the morning of
Dec. 18th, ulto., on the One0ntu, we
had not proceeded far up the river, be-
fore the dense fog began to clear away,
and soon the sun was shining as bright
y as on a spring morning; thus we
were able to get fine view of the
scenery along the river; and those wto
have been up the Columbia, know
something of the grandeur which every
where greets the eye of an observaut
traveller. The steamer reached the
lower Cascades earlier than usual, but
owing to the large amount of freight
we were detained some time. As we
were making the portage, we had a
good view of the wrecked steamer Daisy
Ainsworth fast on large rock; only
the hull remains, as everything of any
worth has been taken out, and she is
left to the mercy of the roaring torrent.
1t was afternoon before the steamer
had received all the freight, and was
again on her way; consequently it was
after =. NJ, before we landed at The
Dalles. The only coach was soon
filled with passengers, and a few min
utes drive brought us to the Umatilla
House. We hoped to be able to con-
tinue our journey the next morning,
but, alas for human expectations; we
were doomed to spend two nights and
day in The Dalles. As the boat had
not been able to get down on account
of the fog. At an early hour Friday
morning, We were aroused from our
dreams by the warning call, "Time for
the cars" Comfortably seated on the
train, we were just disposing ourselves
for nap. when glancing up we met
the smiling face of our fellow towns
men Capt. Jas. Troup, offering him the
seat by our side we were soon chatting
busily about matters at Vancouver.
The ride to Cello was short and
pleasant one; the fog was too heavy to
allow of any sight seeing. We were
soon ensconced on the boat that was to
take us to Umatilla, aud again the fog
prevented us from reaching the latter
place till Saturday noon. Capt. Troup
Year: 1877

l. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-oflice, whether directed in his
name or another's, or whether he has sub
scribed or not-is responsible for payment.
lac must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper Is taken from the office or not.


3. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodical from the post
Office, or removing and leaving them nncalled
for, is prima facia evidence of intentional
fraud.
Year: 1877

entertained us with some fine music on
his organ, and did everything possible
to entertain and please his passengers
during the evening. There were sew
eral hours at our disposal before the
stage would start. A few shabby look
ing buildings are to be seen, and alto
gether, the town looks more like a de-
serted fort on a sand-hill, than q Ire
town. At 4:3O z. M. all were seated
in the stage ready for a nights ride; the
tiresomeness of stage trip was re-
lieved by the novelty, as it was our
first experience of staging. We jolted
along all night, and at 3 A. NJ, Sunday
Morning, reached Cayuse Station, at
the foot Of the Blue Mountains, where
we stopped for breakfast; after partak-
ing of very uninviting meal, we were
again in the stage ready to begin the
ascent of the mountains. For several
miles we made but slow progress, zen
with three span of horses, the roads
being slippery with ice, and in some
places quite steep. The morning was
a glorious one; and as the sun rose over
the distant mountains it lit up the dark
crags and tall pines with a gorgeous
light. The air was clear and bracing;
travelling all day outside with the
driver, we enjoyed very much the va
riety and beauty of the scenery, and
shalt not soon forget our trip across the
Blue Mountains. Just at dusk we
came into the Grand Ronde valley, a
lovely little vale, surrounded by noun
tains and dotted here and there with
neat looking farm-houses, giving it q
quiet home-like appearance. As the
stage stopped over night at La Grandt
we enjoyed the pleasure of looking
around the town little, and spending
the night with our esteemed teacher
Mrs. Hines, Mr.. Hines had not yet
returned from the East, whittier he had
gone some time before our arrival. Ii
is here that the Blue Mountain Uni.
versity is located; we had not the pleas.
ure of looking through the spacious
building, so can only speak from out
side appearances; it can be seen fol
many miles before reaching La Grande
and presents an imposing view as the
stage comes in.


Long before day break we were in
the stage, and OH our way again. This
last day of our journey was much like
preceding days, only the country
through which we passed was more lev
ell; the wind blew quite hard part of the
day, and the roads were dry and dusty.
We had no snow on the entire trip; and
old residents here say it is the mildes,
winter for a number of years.


We are highly pleased with our sihI-
alton here in every respect. and may at
some future time tell you something Of
Baker City and our impressions of the
place. Till then, we will bid you adieu
BAKER CITY.
Year: 1877

The arrests of Communists in France
continue. \ number Of the less know
ing among those against whom sentences
were pronounced in their absence have
been induced to return to France by the
loud talk about amnesty. In many cases
they have not hesitated to live openly in
the large cities, where they are known to
the police. Two men and woman
were apprel,ended in Paris the other day
On q charge Of having taken part in the
burning and sacking Of public buildings
under the Commune. They were con-
vcyed to prison, where they now await
Year: 1877

Prince Bismarck is taking the water at
Kissingcn. On his arrival he published
a card to the batllers, begging them not
to congregate for the purpose of staring
at him. and not to recognize or how to
him in public. If they did, lie would be
obliged to ignore their salutations and be
condemned as an ill-manncred man, or
he would at every instant be compelled
to take off his hat, catch cold. and lose
all benefit of the water.
Year: 1877

\ man arrived in Buffalo recently who
had come long distance to place his
mother in an asylum for lunatics. lie
went to bed in hotel, saying that he had
been so nervous about his mother that he
could not sleep for many nights, and in
the morning was found to have become
raXinc maniAc
Year: 1877

The United w elshmen #" had flushed
their dinner, and had made considerable
progress with their dessert Each man


wore attached to nis button-hole won
derful composition Of green and white
satin and silver filagree, which was sup


posed Thy dint of making believe very
much indeed J to represent leek . sacred
to the OCCASION. A perfect hurricane of
MS and ms and p's aud Us and us flew
about the room, only ceasing for few
moments when the chairman rose to pro.
pose toast, or the bards at the far end
Of the banquet hall tuned their harps foI
Year: 1877

A French engineer has proposed tc
establish tramways with granite tracks
in lieu of rails in Finisterre. He is OF
opinion that this system is far preferable
to the ordinary railways. There already
exists a vast network of what are in
truth tramways with granite rails,
worked by horse traction in northern
Italy, In the streets of the principal
towns and sometimes on this roads tracks
of granite are laid in the highways.
The surface of these tracks being flat
and perfectly smooth, the wheels of the
vehicles glide over them with the least
possible friction. The conductor of each
vehicle takes care so to guide il that the
wheels always remain on the granite.
The author of the project maintains that
there is nothing to prevent the granite
lines from being used by carriages driven
by steam power, in like manner as
though drawn by horses. At the same
time, is is not proposed to adopt the
train system on granite tracks; each
carriage will be provided with its own


steam power, will move by itself and be


guided by y.means of mechanism speci-
ally devised ror the purpose,-PdR Mall
Year: 1877

The importations OF corn were 49,
9jS, ,226 Cwt., of which upwards Of 50 per
cent came from this country. Canadian
exports of grain are included in hose of
this country. 1t will be seen that Rus
sia and Turkey have furnished 22.6 per
cent. of the supplies to England. In In
dia dearth prevails this year. Egypt
being subject TO the suzerainty of the
porte, will be affected by the war, and
whether the war is localized or whether
it draws into it the other European pow
ers it is evident that the demand for.
American breadstuffs will be increased
in the neighborhood of % per cent. in
case of the cutting off of the Russian and
Turkish supplies from market by pro-
lOnged war, Italy imports verv largely
from Odessa, on the Black Sea, and war
will also create an active demand for
our breadstutfs in Mediterranean ports.
In this country the visible supply of
wheat is only about one.halt what twas
this time last year, and if the Russian
supply is cut off from the English mar
ket the supply of wheat until the next
harvest will be very scant, and prices
necessarily high. This will tend to
make good market for corn, of which
there is in this country more than twice
the quantity in store than there was at
this time last year, although the exports
to England have been larger than last
year. While much depends upon the
area Of hostilities and the length of the
war, it is the opinion of statisticians
that the eastern war can not fan to Gre
ate an extraordinary demand for our
breadstuffs.-Boston Herald
Year: 1877

A PERPLEXED DEACoN.-When Gov.
Gerry managed Massachusetts, Il country
deacon happened to catch n fine salmon,
and knowing that the Governor had par
ticuar liking for that sort of fish, ho de-
termined to present it to him. So the
salmon was carefully packed, and the dea-
con, in the absence Of railroads, started in
his wagon for Boston. On the Journey he
stopped to dine, and telling ut the table
his errand in regard to the fish, a practical
Joker present could not resist the tempta-
tion of slipping out to the wagon and
changing the salmon for poor Goldfish.
The unconscious deacon went on to the
Governors house, and after announcing
his gift, the two worlhys opened the box
and discovered the flavoring Goldfish.
Mortified, the poor deacon started for
home with his Goldfish, and stopping for
lunch at his dining place, the wag secretly
removed the Goldfish and replaced the
salmon. When he reached home, the
deacon mournfully told the story to an in =
credulOus wife, who had herself packed
the salmon; they opened the box together.
The deacon stared:


"Weh, you are pretty good salmon
when you are in the country" said he;
"but when you are in Boston you are n
miserable Goldfish"
Year: 1877

holes in metals can be made of starch and
chloride of zine


The lustre of morocco leather is restored
by vanishing with the white of an egg
applied with Il sponge.


Roman cement is composed Of three
parts ordinary clay ealcinGd, and mixed
with two parts lime, and calcined again.


Painters putty is made of common whit
cning, pounded very fine and mixed with


inseed oil till it becomes about the ;hck-
ness Of dough.


Kerosene oil on whCt-stones is superior
to any other liquid for the purpos!, as it
keeps the stone in better condition and as
siSts the operation of sharpening.


Scale may be removed from steel arti-
clcs by picking in water with II little sui
phuric acid in it, and when the scale loos-
ened brushing with sand and stiff brush


The woods that ale heavier than wafer
are Dutch box, Indian cedar, ebony, lig-
numvt@, mahogany, heart of oak, pome-
granate and vine. On the other hand,
cork and poplar are the lghtest woody
products.


The best paste for general purposes is
simply wheat flour beaten in cold water to
perfect smoothness, and the whole just
brought to boil, while being constantly
stirred TO prevent burning. The additi n
of few drops Of creosote or Il little car
bolic acid will prevent insects from attack
ing it and preserve it in covered vessels
for years.


Many mechanics will have their patience
sorely tried when pouring melted lead
around damp or wet joint to find it eX
pode, blow out or scatter from the effects
of steam generated by the heat of the lead
The whole trouble may be stopped by
putting piece Of resin the size of the end
of mans thumb into the ladle, and al
lowing it to melt before pouring.


Steam boilers should never be blown oul
under steam pressure. The safety valve
should first be raised unit the pressure is
all removed by letting the steam escape us
rapidly as possible; then the hand hole
plate or other device should he opened,
and the dirt and sediment will run out
with the water. If the boiler is allowed
to cool off. the dirt will settle TO the bot
tom and be fastened on by the heat. The
dirt is always on the top OF the water
when there is any pressure of steam on it.


For cemcnling Or stopping flaws or
cracks in wood, put quantity of fine s. w
dust of the same wood the work is made
with into an earthen pan, pour boiling wa
ter on it, stir it well, and let it remain for
Il week or ten days, occasionally stirring
it; then boil it for some time, and it will
be of the consistence of pulp or paste; put
it into coarse cloth and squeeze all the
moisture from it. Keep for use, and when
wanted mix IL sufficient quantity of thin
glue to make it into paste rub it well in
to the cracks. When quite dry and hard
clean the work off.
Year: 1877

1t is not sufficiently known that almost
all substances have the property of absorb
ing moisture from the atmosphere Linen
is remarkable for this property; the same
may be sald of feathers, and in less de-
gree of wool; hence the difficulty OF keep
ing the bed dry, unless it is constantly
used or exposed to warmth from fire.
Merely covering Il bed up with blankets
und counlerpane will no more keep it dry
than II pane of glass will keep out light;
the atmospheric moisture will pass through
every woven fabric. Damp beds unfOrtu-
nattiy, are generally found in the spare
Or visitors room; hence the persons often
most welcome in house suffer from this
terrible evil. pare beds should never
have anything but Il slight coverlet to keep
them clean, and it should be put upon
them when not in actual use. People
often fancy that damp is only in the sheets
bu it is in all the other clothes. A bed
will be much dryer by itself than with
blankets and counterpanGs upon 1t. Every
spare room that is at all likely to be used
by visitors should have II good fire in 1t al
least every third or fourth day during the
winter, and the bed should be well turned
in the interval. Blankets and count T.


pane should be dried and folded up hot


ard put away till wanted; if they are left


open upon bed they quickly absorb DAMP


which cannot be quickly dried out. 1t is


cruel and ungenerous to put visitor


friend 10 sleep in iireless cold room, will


damp clothes to cover him, when II little
coal would have made all healthy ant
comfortable. 1t is good and simple plan
to keep beds dry to change them from one
room to another every week, so that al


may be more or less in use.
Year: 1877

CONCERNING the Polar basin, Sir George
Mares says that it is locked-up bay continu-
ing out of the narrowed North Atlantic
Channel, with warm stream of water con-
stantly pouring into it between Sptzbergen
and Norway, and cold, icy one as constant
ly running out between Spitzbergen and
Greenland, and also between the very narrow
straits between Greenland and America-the
first conveying an enormous source of heat
toward the North, the latter causing the in
tense cold of Canada and that on the east
side of Greenland and North America