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BE ADIXG MATTER OXETERYPAGE
THEiSCIlOOIi HOUSE ON THE HILL.
Ob, I love to turn and wander
Biickvcard to the days of yore,
"With its years of Ruiless childhood,
Days of peaoe 1 11 know no more.
But one spot where fancy lingers,
Making all ray pulses thrill
"With its cherished recollections,
Is the school house on the hill.
Oil we tread the pathway Rladly ;
Leading to the sunny spot.
Pulling roses by the wayside,
With the blue forget-me-not.
For the one who gently taught us
Oar duties all to fulfill.
Like an angol she seemed to me
In the school house on the hill.
Then at noon, we lads and lasses,
Knowing naught of early care,
"Wont to And our swings of grape vines;
Spending joyous moments there;
"Walking through the grand old forests
By the clearly flowing rill.
Till the shadow hied us homeward
To the school house on the hill.
And at sunset, how wo lingered,
Ere we said the word "good-night,"
Though we knew .the morrow's coming,
Would ns surely all unite.
Oh! the old worn oaken benches,
How they are before me still,
"With their rows of happy children.
In the school house on the hill.
Now there conies a youthful vision
Of a maid with locks of gold.
Though 'twas but a dream of boyhood.
Yet its depth can ne'er be told ;
For llfe' sweetest hopes were blighted
By the death of fair Lucille.
My .id heart with her Is burled.
Near the school house on the hill.
OUR 2TEW.Y0EE LETTER.
Labor The Italians Street Musician
Strikes Politics. '
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
New York, June 13, 1371.
LABOR.
It would seem that this, of all the
times in the world, would be the most
inauspicious for a strike; but with an
infatuation that cannot be accounted
for, the brick-layers and hod-carriers
struck for an Increase of wages last
week. And this at a lime when there
Is less building than was ever known
in the city. In fact, there is no
building of any account going on,
and as a consequence there are thous
ands upon thousands of mechanics of
this class and laborers out of employ
ment. Of course their places were
immediately filled by the starving
thousands, and the strikers will take
their places in the ranks of the hungry-
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A m e ri ea nd'a no r e nisjthe u4p'
ITALfAiTT
Within a few years there has been
an enormous influx of Italians to this
country, and the bulk of them stop
in this city. We have been in the
habit of considering the Italian as a
dark-skinned, swarthy man, who
would exert himself just enough to
play the harp, guitar, or violin, and
eat maccaronl, when he could get it
a man who would only work when
absolutely compelled to. This im
pression is just as erroneous as popu
lar impressions generully are. The
Italian is a most excellent worker.
He will plod along at his labor ten,
twelve, fifteen or sixteen hours a day.
as may be required of him, and do It
as patiently and honestly as any man.
And there will be found among them
a very large amount of skilled labor.
There are excellent cabinet-makers,
coopers, shoe-makers, harnees-niak-.
ers among them, while in finer me
chanism, such as work upon musical
instruments, watches, &c, they have
but "few equals.
There are over 20.G00 able-bodied
Italians here now, and every steamer
nd sailing vessel brines recruits.
They are all very poor all without
means. Consequently they take any
work that offers at the price offered.
The brigade that sweeps the streets
nights are Italians, and whenever
working men of any kind have been
Idiotic enough to strike, Italians have
been the first to offer to take their
places. But there is another class of
Italians, of whom your. readers have
had some experience ; namely,
STREET MUSICIANS AND BEGGARS.
The streets of New York are filled
with ragged boys and equally ragged
girls, who play the most doleful mus
ic upon the most wretched harps and
vlolius, and live by what may be call
ed forced contributions, which is to
say, people give them coppers and
nickels, partly out of pity and partly
that they may move out of ear-shot
"with their it fernal noise. These
children are, as a rule, sold bjT their
parents in the Italian cities to men
called padroncs, who bring them over
and operate them. The little waifs
are completely in the power of the
padrone, who compels them to bring
lilm each night so much money, the
penalty being starvation and most un
merciful beating. The authorities de-
termined to break it up, and the Ital
ian consul in this oity gave the au
thorities the most cordial co-operation.
On Friday of last week, all
these children on the street were ar
rested and declared vagrants, and
"Were treated as such. The pad rones
protested, but the authorities were
firm. The children will be placed in
the best positions to make useful men
and women of them, and the govern
ment will take steps to prevent a con
tinuance of the business of bringing
them here. Speaking of
STRIKES,
The coopers' strike has resulted In
two very serious affairs. One was pe
culiarly tragic. A cooper who belong
ed to the union, and knocked off work
with his fellows, same home to nnd
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his larder empty, and his wife and
children really suffering for want of
food. In the morning his wife im
plored him to take work, but he re
plied that he could notdesert his com
rades, ami went away. He came
home at night to find his wife and
three children dead. The poor wo
man had gone crazy, and killed her
children and then herself.
The other tragedy occurred Thurs
day night. Four union eoopers at
tacked one who persisted in continu
ing at work, and in self-defense he
shot two of them, one dying from the
wound. The labor question is one
that is going to make a great deal of
trouble here.
POLITICS.
Politics in New York is quite a dif
ferent thing from what it is h? the
country. With you it runs in well
defined grooves. If a man is a Re
publican, he is a Republican, and if
he is a Democrat, lie is a- Democrat.
But in New York you have to ask
what kind of n Democrat or what
kind of a Republican a man is. He
may be a Tammmiy Democrat, an
Apollo Hall Democrat, or any one' of
a dozen other kinds of a Democrat.
And the Republican party Is made
up of quite as many factions, there
being this difference, however : The
Democratic factions are all after plun
der, and each strives to get supreme
control of the money bags of the
great corporation. The Republican
party being in a minority, cannot
steal directly, that is of the city ; but
the wicked portion of them nll.x
themselves to whatever faction of the
Democracy they think will win, and
join in the plunder. It is all a game
of stealing. Tweed got some of his
best support from Republicans, both
in and out of the city.
But the Republicans get their in
nings in the Federal offices, which do
not depend upon the will of the peo
ple. These offices are the bones over
which they wrangle and growl and
bark and bite. The Custom House
gives places to many hundreds of peo
ple, the Post-Ofiico is an excellent
shelter for spavined political hacks,
nnd there are other offices of equal
feeding capacity, the struggle for these
bpiaces effects just as many divisions
in the Republican party as the city
plunder does in the Democratic. The
"outs" fight the "ins;" they get in,
and then the conditions are revprsed.
Therefore, political expression from
the metropolis has no significance.
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,Wnatever. J. HUSO'UcmJmAy.uuatf vum
eB:wuld oe worth theflhearing never
speak ; those who are heard, speak
from interest. If a" loud-mouthed
brawler denounces the administration
as corrupt, you may be tolerably cer
tain that lie has been forcibly pulled
from the public teat and is out in the
cold. And I am sorry to be compell
ed to say that if yon hear one loud in
defense of the Administration you
may be about as certain that he is
snuglj fixed and does not wish to be
unfixed. The solid ppople of the city
take no interest in it at all ; they vote
if they have time and that is about
all. They submit to be plundered be
cause they can't afford the time to
fight it. As one merchant said to
me, "My time is worth to me so many
iiMTirirdrift nf dollars a dnv. I know
these scoundrels are plundering ns,
nrwl T know we could 6tOD it. But I
can't afford to stop my business and
go on committees, and attend meet
ings. and do the work necessnry to
stop it. They steal $10,000 a year of
meI can better afford to pay it than
to fight it." And so it goes. As long
as it is so, there Is no hope of a pure
government in New York
Pietko.
U. O. O. F.
A Bit of Startlliijr Intelligence for Ex
Confederates. fFrom tho St. Joseph Gazette
In the circuit court yesterday a cer
tificate of incorporation was issued to
St. Joeph Temple No. S, United Or
der of Friendship, a secret order that
has existed among the colored men of
tlfts country for nearly twenty years.
From the introductory remarks ac
companying the printed copy of the
constitution and by-laws filed with
the petition for incorporation, we
copy the following startling bit of in
telligence, which will serve toexplain
certain matters that have hitherto
been mysterious :
"The United Order of Friendship
was founded in the city of Galena, Il
linois, in 1S55. nnd known by the
name of the Order of Twelve. Dur
ing the years of 1S56-9 the order was
established in many Southern States,
and known by various names, yet the
signs and passwords were the same.
Many of the old members now living,
who have passed through years of
suffering and trials, will remember
the words of comfort and advice we
received In our temples or lodges. Tn
the darkest hours, just before the
breaking out of the civil war, our
links were fixed at all the news cen
tres so that, in a few hours, in every
hamlet, and in every town, city ami
plantation, the members of our order
kent the people posted on that which
interested us most. How was it that
the colored people all through the
Southern States knew every move
ment at the north? The old mem
bers can tell you of a system of tele
graphing unknown to Prof. Morsp,
by which we reached every man and
woman and prepared them for com
ing events."
Tn the spring the spurs grow longer
mi rhf jrnndv rooster's leers.: in the
8prjnK a pullet's fancy lightly turns
1 to thoughts or eggs.
A Iff ARROW ESCAPE FROM. DEATH.
The Saline County (Neb.) News
gives the following particulars of the
narrow escape from death of Mr.
Wickware, who was twice bitten by a
rattlesnake:
Mr. Wickware, one of Pleasant
Hill's old and highly esteemed citi
zens, met witli a Budden and very
narrow escape from death on Sunday
last, while at the residence of Mr.
Humbert, some twelve miles west
of town, where he had gone for the
purpose of assisting in the erection of
a new school structure, and the re
moval of the old building. He at
tempted to look under the old build
ing and learn its condition, and, hav
ing his head near the ground, was
struck on the temple by a rattlesnake,
but seeing nothing of the kind, took
a second look under the building and
was struck again on the right ear, af
ter which he caught sight of the vic
ious reptile aud killed it. He imme
diately became conscious of his peril
ous situation, the first stroke being in
close proximity to the brain. Brandy
was immediately resorted to, and a
courier dispatched to town for Dr.
Hitchcock, who prepared the requi
site remedies, and hastened to the re
lief of his patient, who he found in a
perilous condition, terribly swolen,
eyes closed, jaws set. and body, ohest
and shoulders immensely enlarged,
while his breath seemed nearly gone,
and a perfect stupor pervading, with
no earthly chance of introducing:
medicine through the regular chan
nel. In this unfortunate emergency,
however, the doctor was fully up to
the task before him, and quickly pro
duced a small hyperdemic syringe
and ejected powerful and active med
icines in the arm, which seemed to
take almost immediute effect, and in
a few hours the patient became ra
tional, the poisonous effects disap
peared, and on Tuesday morning Mr.
W. was walking about, with the hap
py idea that, in a very few days he
would he able to resumethis labors.
Much credit is due Dr. H. for his de
cided action and ready skill displayed
in this emergency, and in saving the
life of a truly worthy and good citi
zen. HAIR AS AN INDEX OF TEMPER
AMENT. As long, says the author of the
"Hair Markets of Europe." as girls
will wear as much false hair as that
naturally belonging to them.it would
ilcVpuioriit'toottoipt-to.rcQdoliarao
ter or disposition in the fashion and
character of the.Iocks displayed; but
viewed naturally, the hair is as great
an index of temperament and dispo
sition as the features. Mr Creer, in
ids volume on hair, for instance,
quotes the following indications of
character founded upon the set and
texture of flowing locks from a book
recently published in Paris, entitled
"Secrets of Beauty:" "t oarse black
hair and dark skin signify great pow
er of character, with a tendency to
sensuality. Fine black hair and dark
skin indicate strength of character
along with purity and goodness. Stiff,
straight black hair and beard'indicate
a coarse, strong, rigid, straightfor
ward diameter. Fine dark brown
hair signifies tile combination of ex
quisite sensibilities with great
strength of character. Flat, clinging,
straight hair n melancholy but ex
tremely constant character. Harsh,
upright hair is the sign of a reticent
and sour spirit; a stubborn and harsh
character. Coarse red hair indicates
powerful animal passions, together
with a corresponding strength of
character. Auburn hair with florid
countenance denotes the highest or
der of sentiment and intensity of
feeling, purity of character, with the
highest capacity for enjoyment or
suffering. Straight, even, smooth,
and glossy hair denotes strength, har
mony, and evenness of character,
hearty affections, a clear head, and
superior talents. Fine," silky, supple
hair is the mark of a delicate and
sensitive temperament, and speaks in
favor of mind nnd character. White
hair denotes a lymphatic and indo
lent constitution ; and we may add
that besides all these qualities there
are chemical properties residing In
the coloring matter which undoubt
edly have some effect upon the dispo
sition. Thus, red-haired people are
notoriously passionate. Now red
hair is proved by analysis to contain
a large amount of sulphur, while very
black hair is colored with wlmost pure
carbon. The presence of these mat
ters In the blood points peculiarities
of tempejament and feeling which
are almost universally associated with
them. The very way ii. wliich the
hair fl ws is strongly indicative of the
ruling passions and inclinations, and
perhaps a clever person could give- a
shrewd guess at the manner of a man
or woman's disposition by ouly see
ing the backs of their heads.
"A farmer man from Jones" reports
that he was in his field the other day
when a thunder storm came up. and.
to use his own words, "thar come a
clap of lightening, which first hit a
mule, then a nigger, then hit the
mule again, and the same nigger, and
neither of them was singed or skeer
ed worth shucks. It then struck a
two foot black gum and tore it into
splinters quicker'n than an owl could
wink." Georgia Paper.
'
The San Francisco sea captain who
traded the ship's bible for thirteen
plugs of tobacco is spoken of very se
verely by the religious press of that
I eitJ
BROWVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1874.
AN EXCITING RACE THE STORY
OP A GRAVE ROBBERY.
In a town of Northern New York
a poor man went to his grave by a dis
ease of the brain, concerning which
the local medical authorities differed
widely and acrimoniouly. In fact
two particular physicians, who had
long been professional rivals, so radi
cally disagreed as to the exact cbarac
of the case that when he whose treat
ment prevailed could not save the pa
tient, the other did not hesitate to al
lege that the sick man had been de
stroyed by ignorant mismanagement.
When a respectable practicioner casts
such an imputation upon a member
of his own professional school, he
should be pretty confident of his abili
to prove it, and the accuser in the
present instance was not unaware of
his imperative obligation to substan
tiate hia accusation. But how was
that to be done? He had firmly
maintained that the disease in ques
tion was caused by .a tumor, and that
the removal of the same by an opera
ton would save the patients life. His
rival insisted that there was no tu
mor, and did not perform the opera
tion. Now how was that to be practi
cally demoustated that the tumor did
exist if the patient was in his grave?
There was but one way of doing that,
aud the doctor adopted it.
On Christmas Eve, near mid-night,
when lights shone brightly from
homes far at hand, and the snow lay
crisply on the ground the profession
al disputant, whose truth and stand
ing were at stake, as he considered, in
the matter, took a confidential stu
dent of his with him in the sleigh to
the grve yard, where had been placed
the helpless subject of dispute, and
rapidly and silently disenterred the
body and placed it in the vehicle.
The whip was given to the horse, and
away started the sleigh on the snowy
road to tire surgery.
But scarcely had the desecrators of
man's last resting place got under
way with their ghastly prize when
the muffled beat of horse's hoofs
somewhere in the darkness behind
them told that they had been watch
ed aud were pursued. Sharper fell
the whip, and the spirited young ani
mal before the sleigh went like the
wind ! yet still the pursuing hoof heat
sounded through the keen air, show
ing that their pursuer was well moun
ted. Turning f;om the main road in
to a by-way, or short cut, leading
through a swampy piece of woods,
tho-fucitiweo uiunugud to gain enough
oiHiauce.iomop me Bieign a moment
just at the. edge of a plunk bridge, over
a frozen wood-land stream, and
stretch a rope across the dark narrow
road. This done, they were off
again for the surgery close at hand,
with the gallop of the pursuer coming
sharply again to their ears. Pausing
once again beyond the bridge to hear
presently the collision of the coming
horseman with the unseen rope, a
crash, a cry of wrath, the two men
carried the body into the house and
triumphantly deposited it on the dis
secting table.
Then, thinking of nothing but his
own discredited diagnosis of the dis
easoand the glory it would be to prove
it true, the daring practioner set to
work wirti his instruments. Careful
ly shaving one side of the head ami
cutting the scalp over the spot where
the principal pain had been, he bored
with his trepine through the skull
until a circular button of bone, about
as large as a copper cent, was remov
ed, and, behold, there was, indeed,
tho tumor! But the htraugest scene
of the curious drama was yet to
come, and may be best to describe in
the doctor's own word: "With no
small degree of self satisfaction I
threw down my Instruments and
was going down stairs when I heard
a faint sigh. As I kneeled by the
dead man's side candle in hand,
gazed anxiously into his pallid feat
ures, he feebly gasped aud raised his
eyelids. My God ! C.uild it be reali
ty? Eagerly the slender thread of
life was seized upon, and hour by
hour, day by day, week by week, it
was strengthened into a cable of per
fect health."
In other words, the supposed dead
man, whose disinterment had occur
red but a few hours after burial, hud
only been inseusible instead of dead
and the removal of the tumorous
pressure on his brain was just in time
to save his life. And another strange
discovery was on that same Christmas
night the dootor who had denied the
tumor had btoken his arm by falling
from bis horse! Suspecting what his
rival intended, he, too, had ridden se
cretly to the grave-yard, and was the
pursuing horseman whom the con
cealed rope across the road so signally
overthrew. N. Y Express
A real incident occurred recently
on train. A little girl traveling with
her parents attracted the attention of
the passengers with her brightness.
A gentleman went to her seat and a-sk-ed
iier "she. would not like to go
home with him" adding that he had
a nice little boy she could play with.
The little girls eyes danced and her
sherry lips rounded up when Bhe
said: "I'm going to have a little
brother of my own the first of Nov
ember" The old man wilted, the
mother blushed, and. the pasengers
giggled.
Putyour right glove on first. Then
you have your left hand ungloved to
button your right withal. If you put
on your left glove fust, you have to1
button your right under double diaad -
vantage.
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"WHISTLE AMD HOE.
The following appropriate poem for the
season we find In the Rural'yew Yorker;
There's n-boy Just over the garden fence,
Wlio Is whistling-all through tho livelong
day;
And his work lsnotjugta mere pretense.
For yon see the weeds he has cut away,
Whistle and hoe,
Sing as you go,
Shorten the row
By the songs you know.
Not a word of bemoaning his task I hear;
He Ims scarcely time for a growl, I know.
For his whistle sounds so merry nnd clear.
He must And pleasure In every row ;
Whistle and hoe,
SIngns we go.
Shorten the row
By the songs you know.
But then while you whistle, be sure that you
hoe,
For If yon are Idle tho briers will spread ;
And whistle alone to the end of the row
May do for the weeds, but Is bad for the
bread.
Whistle and hoe,
Sing as you go,
Shorten the row
By the songs you know.
A BIT OF R031AXCE.
The lives of the pioneers in the re
mote mining districts of California
were generally devoid of romance or
excitement, 8ave that witnessed at
the gambling tables, and to relieve
the monotony of mountain life they
frequently passed a few months in
"Frisco" (San Francisco, or) sojourn
ed for n season with the Webfeet,
otherwise known as Oregonians. Mr.
Charles Bradbury, of Indian Town,
Northern California, had been fortun
ate in mining, and as winter was ap
proaching, when little could be done
in iiis claim, he left it in care of his
partner and set out to visit a relative
who resided in the Willamette Val
ley some three hundred miles distant.
A party had been made up to cross
the Siskiyou, on the summit of which
tiie snow already lay deep. This.it
was understood, would be the last
party wliich would undertake the
passage of the mountains before they
should be closed for the winter.
Near the time of starting they were
joined by a young man named Alfred
Boi-e. whose parents resided in Ore
gon. He had recently been Buffering
from indisposition and was cautioned
not to undertake the trip which was
sufficiently arduous even for the most
vigorous; but his anxiety overcame
his prudence and he set out with the
others. Before the summit was reach
ed be- hpcqmejquitp exhausted-, aadiners eagerly awaiting his returuand
hud it not be,en Tor the kindly assist
ance of Bradbury ho. must hnvo.por
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came warm friends, and at young
Boiso'n urgent solicitation Bradbury
accompauied him to his home near
the head waters of .the Umpqua,
where he was cordially welcomed by
the family. A sister of his faiend,
named Adaliza, was a charming girl
of seventeen or eighteen summers,
and at once won the admiration of
the susceptible Californian. nis stay
was lengthened from the few days
which hej&t, first proposed remain
ing, to several weeks. Not wishing,
however? to prolong his visit to a vis
itation, he bade his new-found friends
a reluctant adieu and continued on
hi3 way to Willamette. Here he pur
chase! a fine hone and not unfre
quently tested his speed with that of
thelUest horses in the neighborhood,
andfalways to his entire satisfaction.
Bradbury remained a few weeks
with his relatives, but the spirit of
unrest possessed him. and he soon
turne'dhia face southward, urging as
an excuse ihat his business at Indian
Toxvxen anded his presence. His
business, h nvever, was not so press
ing, ljut thnt he turned aside to halt
awhile at the ranche of his friends,
the.B use? . His admiration for the
fuipAdaliya had deepened to the ten
der p,issic 1, and this fact he wa.s not
slow to di ..Mare. But she replied :
"Yu Cf ifornianslike nothing bet
ter tl an tn some here and make love
to uf wet foot girls, and when you
have won ur hearts, you go ofl to
your cabin, nnd your claim3 and nev
er eo'HH bat ."
"B it," ed Bradbury,"! will mar
ry you befi, e I go back, and when I
hae proyi ed a home for you, you
shall come t: me, or I will come after
you
it
Bui Bhe vould give him no direct
answer, butremainingon very friend
ly terns w th him, and they often
rodehgeth r to the neighboring vil
lage 1 id ot er points about the valley-
.
,OrJ5 day they were slowl3' riding
tnwarhor e, and Bradbury was urg
ing I; suit and pleading for an an
. wer1. o end his suspense. They were
1 earj ' a fa e from the ranche. near
'hie greu two large live-oak trees,
fc .ani ng v ,-y neur each other. Said
t .dift sa :
If you -ill pass those twin live
(a6s efore I do. I will go with you
t Ci ifornia some day."
Bi.dbury prided himself upon his
lors'inanshlp, and accepted the clial-.enR-
,5ih a wave of the hand and a
acolic'Tm your man!" dnhed
ipur Into his steed aud sped like an
telo'ove- the plain. The girl was
take? by Sdrpriseat hissudden move-uieii-jbut
gave her horse the word,
and?Ke :tjo "stretched neck and
stretjhed 1 erve till the hollow enrth
rang" I has already been intlmat
ecjltlat'Bradbury was well mounted;
nipwmpnnion was no less so, and
j they rode an only as those can ride
j .vbore at, nome in the saddle,
BdbuyJs sudden movement had
J gjyr h" 1 the advantage by a few
fgMbllt "" realizd that IC
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would be no easy matter to maintain
it.0 The girl was urging her horse by
whip and voice, and having been the
winner in many a hotly contested
race, he bent to his work in true race
horse style, "reaching long, breath
ing loud like a creviced wind blows."
Little more than one-half the dis
tance was passed, when Bradbury be
came aware that his competitor was
pressing hard upon his flank, and he
know that his weight was beginning
to tell on the noble beast, which seem
to realize the value of the stakes for
which he ran. For a quarter of a
mile he held his own ; Miss Boise,
coming once or twice very near, but
not maintaining her position at Brad
bury's side. The goal was almost
reached and he was confident of vic
tory. But he had not counted on his
opponent's skill as a race rider. She
had restrained her horee for the final
dash and now came on with a burst
of speed that placed her fairly at
Brudbury's side and seemed sure to
give her tho victory. Indeed, the
victory seemed already hers, for with
long and steady leaps her horse was
sweeping past at the moment they
were to pass the goal. At this period
however, the fore-feet of Bradbury's
horse went down In the burrow of a
gopher, he stumbled upon his knees,
the girth parted and Bradbury went
over the horse's head and into the air
like a rocket, landing beyond the goal
and a yard or two ahead of his fair
competitor. Striking upon the mel
low earth he performed a series of ev
olutions, but regained his feet with
no injury save a pretty severe shock
from the abrupt manner of dismount
ing. He had sufficient presence of mind
to exclaim with his first breath: "I
believe you're mine!" while Adalizu.
reining in her steed vith a steady
h.ind, sprang lightly to tho ground,
and in u moment was at his side aus
iously inquiring if he was hurt. His
iwrse regained his feet and stood near
with a sheepish expression, as though
he were the veriest culprit on earth.
'Bradbury found himself able to
walk, and before he and his compan
ion reached the house she had prom
ised that when Christmas should
come again-she would be his wife and
go witli him to his mountain home.
And so it was settled that at that time
he should come for her. With this
understanding he again clasped hands
in parting, and set out for his home
in the Siskiyou. He, found his part-
all were soon busy with pick, shovel
andihyilranlic. - .Vrt,
""""A's": t u m n - approached and the
water in the creek become too low for
mining purposes, Bradbury set about
erecting a house somewhat more pre
tentious than the limited quarters oe
cupied by himself and partners.
A pleasant site near the town was
selected, and though the house was
far from being an elegant or imposing
structure, it was neat and comfortable
aud far superior to a majority of the
homes of pioneers.
iNot long after lie left lioise's, a
j'oung drover from Southern Oregon
called at the ranch, and stopping for
a day or two became quite enamored
of tiie fair Adaliza. His attentions
were not received with favor, but he
persisted, and at the first opportunity
proposed.
The girl frankly told him that she
was affianced, and that her lover was
in California. Of this ho was already
aware, but had feigned ignorauce. He
laughed at the idea of her trusting to
a miner from the mountains, saying
they were like the sailors, aud made
love for pastime.
After some time, becoming wearied
with his importunities, she told him
that if Bradbury did not return by
tiie appointed time, she would talk
with him, but until that time she
would have nothing more to say to
him on the subject. He then took
his departure, not however, until he
had made an arrangement with a
friend, who lived near by, to notify
him promptly if Bradbury did not re
turn by the twenty-fifth of December,
While engaged in building his
bouse, Bradbury received an injury
from a fulling timber which disabled
him for some weeks, and occasioned
some delay in his departure, so that
Christmas was already past when he
set out. Crossing the mountains, he
stopped one night at Jacksonville, and
then pushed forward as rapidly as
possible, for his forced delay had oc
casioned him no little anxiety. On
the second day after leaving Jackson
ville he fell in with a traveler, riding
like himself, on horseback, and iu
the same direction. T.iia strauger
gave iiis uame an Harkman, uud after
a tew hours became communicative.
He said that he hud become tired of
leading a single life, and was going
down to the Umpqua to change his
condition, Bradbury appeared to
take but little notice of his remarks,
but contrived to keephim talking un
til he learned that the young lady
whom he was going to see, had been
engaged to "a chap from California,"
but us he, the Californian, hud not ap
peared at the appointed time, Hark
man expected to step in and win the
prize with scarcely an effort. They
continued to travel iu company, aud
when they came in sight of Boise's
ranch, Harkman remarked with
much assurance :
"There is the iiome of the future
Mrs. Harkman !"
Bradbury said nothing, and pre
tended that he wa9 journeying on to
Portland or Salem. Harkman, how
ever, invited him to call ou his fair
Dulcinea, and touching hlx horde's
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rein, they rode together to the house
Adaliza was at the door iu a moment,
aud aa Bradbury sprang lightly from
the saddle she came to his arms as on
ly Oregon girls can and do come to
the arms, of their lovers. Harkman
lo6kecion with surprise, but at length
found words to exclaim:
"Euchered I what a grouse (Ore
goniun for simpleton) I was not to
know it!" He turned his horse's
head iu the direction whence he came,
and no grass could even sprout be
neath his horse's feet until he was
out of sight.
On New-Year's Day there was a
wedding at Boise's ranch, aud a few
weeks later a horseback journey down
to the Willamette, and when the ear
ly spring had come, and the skies
were clear, a longer ride through the
flower-be-aprinkled valleys of Oregon,
and over the fir and pine clad Siski
you to the neat cabin at. Indian Town.
My friendsjn that distant mining
town tell me that tho voices of beauti
ful happy children may be daily
heard around this unassuming home,
but whether they are web-footed, I
have never inquired. Portland Tran
script. THE ONE MAN THAT CONQUERED
GRANT.
But one man has succeeded iu sub
duing the President. He is Sartoris.
Against his secret wish, the Execut
ive is forced to give this young gentle
man hirf favorite child. At lea.-t, so
well accredited rumor says. Nellie
met him in England, crossed the At
lantic in his company, aud doubtless
is deeply iu love with him. There
fore, her father's consent.
5wa3 much interested in the min
ister's certificate shown me to-day by
Dr. Tiffany. It is engrossed upon
parchment, in connection with five
other documents. On the upper left
hand corner of the sheet is a. copy of
the license, written iu a plain, bold
hand, and empowers uny minister of
the gospel to marry Algernon Sartoris
to Nellie Grant. Below ia the clergy
man's certificate that he lias married
them. On tho upper right-hand cor
ner the Clerk of the Court certifies
that he gave the license. Below thiB
the Judge of the Court identifies the
Clerk. Below this the Chief Justice
identifies the Judge, and last the Sec
retary of State certifies to the exist
ence and official "character of the
Chief Ju.-tice. Thus in all there are
uot.ieasjthau six certificates engrossed
upon thelthe sheet.
Thlslocmentwas renderedneces-
8aryby the law of--prrniogeniture of
Englaud, and will be deposited in the
'archives of the court iu the parish in
which the happy couple reside. They
had determined to live in this coun
try, but the death of Sartoris' elder
brother and the consequent entail
ment of a large property, rendered
his presence across the water neces
sary. Extract from Washington Let
ter.
TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD.
At the last sitting of the Paris
Academy of Science, an interesting
paper was read ou the operation of
transfusion of blood. At tiie time the
operation was decided upon, the pa
tient (a woman) appeared to be on the
brink of the grave ; the pulse was im
perceptible, the weakness such that
she was unable to move, her eyesight
all but extinguished ; she was unable
to speuk and nothing would stay on
her stomach. Dr. Beloher performed
the operation In the presence of a
number of students. He said it wa
highly important the blood to bu in
jected should be pure aud in its natur
al conditon, without being deprived
of itsjffbrine, or allowed to cool. Such
preliminaries had been considered
necessary iu order to prevent coagula
tion iu tho vein ; but there was no
need of thm if the operation was
quickly effected. The blood should
not be dead, but living. One of the
obstacles that had heretofore caused
transfusion to be looked upon with
disfavor, was tho difficulty of intro
ducing the nozzle of the syringe into
the vein. The late Dr. Nelaton had
proposed to obviate this by an incision
of the skin an inch long, in order to
bring the vein into view. Dr. Brehier
prefers opening the vessel with a
lance as in blood letting. He recom
mends the injection to be performed
slowly, to prevent the sudden reple
tion of the right ventricle of the heart,
which would cause asphyxia and
deati). The possibility of success Is
now proved beyond a doubt after a
controversy which has lasted upward
of two ceuturies.
THE HYGIENE OF THE HEARD.
The Doctor says-that statistics of
English regiments show that the sol
diers wearing beards found in this ap
pendage a protection agaiiiBt colds,
catarrhs, pneumonia, etc. It is in-
contestible that the beard protects the
organs or respiration, by mechanical
ly arresting a number of foreign bod
ies, which would tend to penetrate
into the mouth. Hence the proposi
tion that all persons accustomed to
work among dust or grinding tools
should be forced to wear a beard. Dr.
Allison, of Edinburgh, has alluded to
the great danger run by stone cutters
in that city. Adams affirms thut an
inquiry made among the employes of
lhe Great Eastern Hallway showed
that among 145 mechanics and stok
ers only 1G shaved off tho beard, 87
let it grow, and 42 wore mustaches al
so that it was well recognized among
the men that such persons were rare
ly affected with colds or other sickness.-
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY.
THE HON.
The lion makes hiz home in the
lower end ov Afxika, an iz a hard'
brute to whip.
I le Iz ov the ka species, and all sto
rys about the nobleness ov hiz natnr
are simply fust klass lies.
Nothing ov the la3t disposition haz
ennything lovely or patriotick in
their natur.
The.color ov thez giants iz a tawn
ny yaller, and they have a mane on
tbemlikea french hoss, and n busby
end'to their tails.
Tare iz several breeds ov them, but
the kind I am now writing about iz
most respeklable.
The lion iz about twelve feet" In
length, and four in height, the best
specimens of them, and in a fite for
life or the belthev but one eqaal, and
that iz the tiger.
When theze two champions enter
the ring and strip for fite it iz a good
time for all slender built pholks to
taken bndk seats.
Iu a mill between a lion and the ti
ger the p'ool selling would be about
equal, and if both got killed, I should
say the contest paid well.
If all the ring fites between humans
would onlyend this way, I would go
for the legislature to legalize them,
and pay the undertaker's bill.
The lion the tiger and the leopard
are all of the kat persuashun, and
when they are shut up in cages and?
stirred up with a long pole, are a
great study for the natural history
studentd.
The lion or the tiger kan kill a kow
at one blow, but one good kow that
will give eight quarts of milk a day
without having to water it, and stay
in the pasture where she is put, and
wont kick when you are milking her
iz worth more money tuhring up a
family of small children with than all
tiie lions, tigers leopards and .gorilla
before the Hood, or since.
I value all reptiles and ' all hu
mans, not bi the strength of their
claws, or the heft ov tho blow they
kan hit, but bi the peace and good'
will that iz in them.
I wouldn't swap the wag uv a dog'a
tale for the biggest bengal tiger ou
rockord. Josh Billings.
A LOST HEIR COMES TO TIME.
Now it is Lizzie Sharp, who had a
colored mother and a white father,
has fallen heir to a comfortable for
tune. Lizzie Sharp and her mother
wandered from the'roof oY-theirtpro-tector
In Brooklyn, and finallv.drift
ed to Cliicagb. ShortllerF5bey
Haft for theWest, SJiarpfuHdgagci in
u will bequeathed a house and lot In
Brooklyn, then worth $8,000, and $3,
300 in cash to Lizzie Sharp. He was
a white man in more than one sense.
At the time of making the will he
seems not to have known the where
abouts of Lizzie and her mother. It"
was therefore provided that if Lizzie
Sharp did not claim her Inheritance
within five years from the date of his
death, the property should go to oth
er heirs on the white side of the
house. Lizzie S&arp was advertised?
for and not found, and the years went
The time would be up on the fifth of
June, 1874, and tho' provisional heira
were quietly regarding the prospeet
of dividing a good property. A few
days ago Lizzie Sharp was found
cooking for the .boarders In a small
Chicago hotel, nnd Informed of tho
good fortune that awaited her if she
put in an appearance in Brooklyn be
fore the fifth of June. Lizzie left her
place and went to Brooklyn and was
identified. Tho property had in
creased in value, and she now finds
herself possessed of the snug Bum of
$20,000 at least. Very few colored
girls are worth so mDch these daye.
That is all the story. But one of the
Chicago papers is treating the girl un
fairly. It advises her to sell out in
Brooklyn and invest her money in
Chicago property, thus contriving a
plan to cheat the ignorant colored
girl. It is thought, however, she is
sharp enough to elude the snare.
&'t. Louis Republican.
THE PEiT.
There are no parts of the human
body that needs more assiduous atten
tion than the feet. If the eyes, ears,
lungs or other more delicate organ be
come deranged, they give warning by
ailment. It is otherwise' with the
feet. Thej' may be neglected, or even
abused, without any bad consequen
ces being immediately felt. But then
though not immediately felt, they
will to a eertainty be eventually felt,
and felt very sorely, too.
An excessive flow of blood to ihe
bend, extreme libillty to cold, disor
dered digestion, ami other numerous
evils are the result of iuattentlon to
the feet. The feet should be regttalar
ly washed and wiped every day.
Stockings 'should not be put on
while there is the slightest moisture
on the feet. The stockings absorb the
moisture and gradually return it to
the feet, thereby making the feet feel
cold and uncomfortable, and, what is
worse, when they are cold, circulation
Is iutcfered with, and the whole sys
tem especially the brain, is thrown
into an abnormal state.
Keep the feet clean and warn?, the
head cold and' the bowels open, and
then it makes no difference to you
whether the physician be skillful or
not. If you wish to preserve your
whole system in good working order,
be sure and attend your feet.
Let ali our reader profit by these re
marks and they will soon feel by ex'
perience that we are not exaggerating?
the consequences of proper att-sntlott
to the feet.
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