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VOL. 6. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, X871. NO. 5.o

laa Resident SelMudged aid Joel Parker. XOBODY lilSSED 2IE GOOD XIGIIT. Stubborn Pacts.U):ckly (Enterprise.

A DEMOCRATIC PAPER,FOR THE

CSusinessIVJan, tho FarmerAnd the FA MIT. Y CIU CLE.

Ax Uxiieard-o- f Affliction.In the town of Rochester, Ulstercounty, Penn., resides a young0woman who, when four years ofage, lost the use of her limbs, andhas been confined to her bed fortwenty years, being now overtwenty-fou- r years old. Reporthas it that there are no bones in

Phenomena, of the Northern Tire- -

From tbe Green Bay Advocate.There arc some phases of the

great calamity which fell upon theregion last week worthy of scien-tific investigation. The testimonyof the cooler-heade- d survivors ofthe fires at Peshtigo and SugarBush and Williamsvillc is unitedas to the one phenomenon: Theysay that the fire did not come upon them gradually from burningtrees and other objects to thewindward, but the first noticethey had of it was

a whiulwind of flames,in great clouds, fron above thetops of the trees, which fell uponand enveloped everything. Theatmosphere seemed one of fire.The poor people inhaled it, or theintensely hot air, and fell downdead. This is verified by the ap-pearance of many of the corpses.They were found in the roads andopen spaces where there were novisible marks of fire near by, withnot a trace of burning upon theirbodies or clothing. At the SugarBush, which is an extended clear-ing, in some places four miles inwidth, corpses were found in the1

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fFrom the Washingtoa Pa!riot, Novembersam uie iuuumn ot 18G6, there

was, it will be remembered n. swi.ous disturbance threatened in Bal-timore, and a riot Was apprehendedin the event of the removal of thePolice Commissioners bv the Gov.ernor. President Johnson u--i vn,quested to send United St:itetroops to Maryland to mantain order, and Lien. Can by was directedto proceed to Baltimore and investigate the condition of affairs andreport. General

. Grant, then Com- -U T ' "

manaer-in-uiiie- r, was consulted bythe President and directed to makea report on the suhiect. which l..Old on the 24th of October, 1800.vnei uetaitingtiiecirciimstanees ofthe case, ho proceeds to discuss thequestion as to the propriety of using military lorce m the local affairsot a State, and anions: other thingssaid:

"The conviction is forced on mymind that no reason now exists forgiving or promising the military'id of tho Government to supportthe laws of Maryland. The tend-ency of giving such aid or promisewould be to produce the very resultintended to be averted. So farthere seems to be merely a verybitter contest for political ascend-ency in the State. Military inter-ference would be. interpreted asgiving aid lo one of the factions, nomatter how pure the intentions, orhow guarded and just the instructions. It is a contino-one- v T linn??never to sec arise in "this count rvwhile I occupy the position of Gen

eral-in-Chi- ef of the armv, to haveto send troops into a State in fullrelations with the General Government, on the eve of an election, topreserve the peace, it insurrectiondoes come, the law provides themethod of calling out the forces tosuppress it."

This was five years ago: the writ-er was then Commander-in-Chief- ,

and is now President. He did notexpect that in five years the nationwould be centralized like Rusia orFrance, and dreams of empire hadnot dazded and bewildered him.It was then believed by every onethat a State should be permitted toprotect the peace of its own citi-zens; that if any attempt was madeby the Federal Government to con-trol the affairs of local government,it would be met with force, andthe authors of the treson be hurledfrom power, tried, convicted andpunished; that unauthorized use ofthe arm' is a crime; that the mili-tary force, illegally employed, is amob, and its commander leading it,a criminal. Now, without thefaintest shadow of insurrection orrebellion in the state of South Caro-lina no effort to obstruct the Gov-ernment, or denial of the bindingforce of existing laws, or the formsof established government in theState with the whole State ma-chinery in full operation no onequestioning its ligitimaey execu-tive, judicial and ministerial officersin the regular and peaceable dis-charge of their duties without thesolicitation or consent of the Exe-cutive or the Legislature, the Fed-eral army is hurled upon this de-fenseless State, and the dragonadesof Louis XIV. reproduced in whatis still called, by courtesy "ourRepublic."

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Ciiakles A. Dana and U. S.Giiaxt. The Louisville Commer-cial is generally a sensible paper;but falls into ridiculous nonsensewhen it says that "the editor of TheSttji, has a bitter hostility towardGeneral Grant." We have nomore personal hostility against Gen.Grant now than we had in 1803,when at Vicksburg we saved himfrom being relieved lrom his com-mand and sent back to sell soleleather at Galena on a salary of6'800 a year. Supporting him thendid not grow out of personal rea-sons, neither does opposing himnow. He was a good General: buthe is a very bad President, and hiscontinuance in office would be anunmixed evil to the country. Thatis the whole story. ---- IT Sun.

Pkogukss of Voudooism. Theintroduction of schools among theemancipated negroes in the Southhas not had the effect of checkingthe popular belief in Voudooism,which on the contrary, is spread-ing to regions where "it was form-erly unknown. One reason of thisis the removal of all restrictions asto travel, thus permitting theagents of the superstitious to roamabout in all directions. Any oldrough looking negro witii a bag oflizard heads, old bones, and othertraps calculated to excite the Afri-can imagination, can tramp fromone plantation to another, livingon the best the country affords,without troubling himself aboutwork at all. The negroes will allfear him, and the' will many ofthem be ready to pay him liberallyfor exerting his supernatural pow-ers in their behalf. Some of thesefellows are very cunning.

BV GRACE MELBOURNE.

Kneeling alone in the stillness.Down by the white-corere- d boil,

Softly the tear drops were foiling.Uowod was my young, tired head.

Stealing so soft through the chamber,The moon wilh its mystical lijrht.

Tbe words kept so silently corningNobody ki?sed me good night.

Home, with Us gentle caresses.Loved ones, with faces o true,

Oh. I can see them so plainly !

Darlings. I am praying for yon !

Here the soft good night, so "loving,And the bright smile to my sight,

Would be a blessing. Ah I sadlyI wait for the loving good night.

Love, what a charm yon have givenTo this strange pathway of ours!

You have adorned it so brightly.With your most beautiful (lower?.

And. in the silence, while kneelingHere, in this so-f'- t, changing ligLt.

How can I help but rememberNobody kissed me good night?

But there's a thought that will cheer meAnd 1 am glad when I say

Some one will miss me a little,Some one will earnestly pray.

M'.iy be that some one is thinkingOfone'neath this soft, fading light.

And wonders, so silently dreaminsr.If somebody kissed me good night.

And in the dear little circle,Gathered so huppily there,

They may be thinking and wonderingO! it looks peaceful and fair !

And when they kiss all the others,They "11 wait ere they put out the

light.And say as they think, perhaps fond'y :

'I wonder who kissed her good night..7

Well, well, little heart, are you foolishTo linger so long o'er a kiss 1

You have grown soused to its sweetnessNo wonder its sunshine you miss.

O ! how many are wretchedly starvingFor the love of a heart true and bright.

I'll not mourn, for I know there aredear ones

Who would eagerly kiss me goodnight.

Eules of Health for Harried Ladies

Get up at three o'clock in themorning, clean out the stove, takeup the ashes, sweep the front side-walk and scrub the front steps,nurse the baby put the mackerelto soak, build a lire, grind the cof-fee, get your husband's garmentsto warm, see the shirts aired, boilthe mackerel, settle the coffee, setthe table, rouse the house, carryup some hot water for shaving tothat brute of a lazy husband. Bythis time you will have an appetitefor breakfast, hot.

After breakfast, wash the dishes,nurse the baby, dust everything,wash the windows, wash and dressthe baby, (that pantry wants clean-ing out and scrubbing,) nurse thebaby, draw the baby in the wagonfor his health, put on the potatoesand cabbage, nurse the babvsweep everything, take up thedinner, set the table, fill up thecastors, change the table-clot- h

there that baby wants nursing.Eat your dinner, cold again, andnurse the baby.

After dinner wash the dishes,gather up all the dirty clothes andput them in soak, nurse the babyevery half hour, receive a dozencalls interspersed with nursing thebaby. Make some tea for babv'sinternal disarrangements, hold thebaby for an hour or two to quiethim, tea ready, take yours cold, asusual.

After tea, wash up the dishes,chop some hash, go for some su-

gar (good gracious ! how the sugardoes go, and thirteen cents apound,) get down thestockens anddarn them keep on nursing thebaby sit up till twelve o'clocknursing the baby, till husbandcomes home with double shuffle onthe steps, a decided difficulty infinding the stairway, and a deter-mination to sleep in" the backyard.Drag him up stairs to bed, thennurse the baby and go to sleep.

Women in delicate health willfind that the above practice willeither kill or cure them.

Some Bap Piiaottces. To at-tempt to fatten three hogs into1,200 pounds of pork on just asmuch feed as will keep two nicelygrowing.

To estimate agricultural fairs arrant humbugsdays every month saving thecountry at political meetings.

To depend upon boi rowing yourneighbors' rakes, mowers, "andall sorts of implements in hay-ing and harvest lime.

To house a thousand bushels ofgrain waiting for a rise, till one-tent- h

has gone to feed rats andmice, and the remainder smellslike the essence of rat, and theprice is reduced forty per cent.

To plant out a big orchard offruit trees with a first thought ofmoney-makin- g, and then leavethem to do or die.

To think it smart to stop vourpaper because all the ideas publish-ed do not agree with your own.

Queries. Is it murder to drownyour sorrows, or to kill time? Didthe horseman who scoured theplain use soap ?

The Democratic majority on theState ticket of Maryland is 12,000.

The infamous usurpation of theauthorities in Texas in connectionwith the recent election there werenot confined to the illegal intimi-dation, or to fraudulent returns ofthe voting, but extended to actualmurder, robbery, and to other actsof oppression which would beconsidered frightful in a countryby an absolute despot.

The people of Limentone andFreestone counties were known tobe strongly against the Grant candidate for congress; and only bythrowing out their votes could thereturns be made to elect him. Thiswas done by a somewhat, compli- -

caieu process. old man mGroesbcek was shot down in thestreets by a squad of negro police,and when the local authorities en-deavored to arrest the murderersthey resisted. On this pretextGov. Davis proclaimed martiallaw, not only in the county wherethis disturbance occured, but alsoin the adjoining county, throwingout the votes of both"; and, as apunishment for their political opin-ions, one of his Ma jor-Genera- ls haslevied upon the inhabitants of theformer county a war tax of $40,000,payable in three days, under thepenalty of ten per cent, additionaland an immediate sale of theirproperty I This ma- - seem incred-ible, but it is true. Here is theorder issued by a subaltern of thethe State standing army maintain-ed in Texas in flagrant violations ofthe Constitution of the UnitedStates. It bears date October 24,

"Pursuant to orders receivedfrom Major-Genera- l A. G. Malloy,commanding State forces in Lime-stone county, I am ordered toassess and levy a special militarytax of forty thousand dollars (40-000,- )

to be paid by the citizens ofLimestone county, to defray theexpenses of military commissionState troops now on duty in saidcounty. I therefore levy a tax oftnree per cent, on the hundreddollars of taxable property situated in said count', as per assess- -

uieni rons oi itw i. jn personsowning property in Limestonecounty are notified to appear atmy office, in the city of Groesbeck,immediately, and "pay the same.All persons refusing or failing topay said tax within three (3) daysfrom above date, ten (10) per cent,will be added, and their propertylevied upon and sold to satisfysaid tax."

These measures are takenagainst the numerous Republicanswho refuse to support the thievingcorpet-ba- g officials who have rob-bed t'ne State in every conceivablemanner, as well as against theDemocrats; and the State authori-ties excitingly proclaim that theyare acting in concert with the Ad-ministration at Washington, andthat they have the whole powerof the Federal Government toback them. The efforts so sed-ulously made in Washington tomislead public opinion in regardto the true situation of affairs inTexas afford confirmation for thetruth of this boast.

If Grant docs these things inTexas now, what may we expecthere in the Xorth in 1872 shouldhe receive the nomination of theRepublican party ? AT Y. Sun.

"Cheep 1 1 u max Laijor. I de-spise the word. It signifies squal-or, degradation, ignorance andvice. Arc not laborers men ourfellow -- men ? They have bodies toclothe, and stomachs to feed, andminds to educate and spirits to ele-vate, and old age Hi provide for.They have homes which they love,wives whom they cherish, andchildren whom they hope to makeworthy citizens the honest fathersand virtuous mothers of a succeed-ing generation. And can you re-member these duties and see theseaspirations; can you contemplatethe patient hopefulness and cheerfuland contented, because fairly com-pensated industry, and talk ofcheap labor. Labor is too cheapnow. Labor does not receive .itsjust reward. Geo. JL Pendleton.

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Xew Dkpakteee. The Mis-souri JUpHolican, one of the ablestDemocratic papers in the country,proposes that the Xational Demo-cratic party shall take the actionof the Democratic party in Mis-souri last year as an example, andput in nomination no candidate forthe Presidency in 1872, but tounite on any man who shall benominated by the bolting or dis-satisfied Republicans in oppositionto General Grant. So far theproposition has been received withlittle favor, and nearly all theorgans of public opinion hayoalready stamped it with their dis-

approbation.t

It is very dangerous for any manto find any spot that is sweeter tohim than his own home.

Some hearts, like prim-rose- s,

open most beautifully in theshadows of life.

fiSSUEO EVERY FRIDAY BY

A. nOLTUER,EDITOR AND PUULISHEE.

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Grant's office-holder- s, remarksthe ((fi'sou iffifer1 are not slow:it doing their masters work.While hi opponents are sleeping

hey are 1 us y. O u e o f t h e e v i d e n --

ces of their craft has come undernur observation in the shape of twon i eel y - p ri n t e d c i rc u 1 a rs, e v i d e n 1 1 yprinted on the government press.One of these, neatly adorned withemblematic illustrations of com-mercial and agricultural progress,contains the following: "XationalS t a n d ard t h e re p rese 1 1 1 a t i v e o f t h eG. A. R. The Soldier's friendGen. U. S. Grant for 1S72. Lent.Wither F. Cogswell, General.Agent, P. (). Box 50, Washington,IXC, Decrease of Public Debtsince 31 arch 1st, 1800, to Octoberit, 1ST1, e205,7C0,:520. Unionand Grant." The other circularconsists of laudations of Grantdeclaring him "the only man inI he Republican party that can withsafety be nominated to the Presi-dency for the next term, "and muchof the same sort.

We have been frequently assur-ed that the Grand Army of theRepublic is not a political organisa-tion; but these documents do notconfirm it. Gen. Grant's renorni-natio- n

is urged as he is "the repre-sentative" of that wide-sprea- d

body, and the support of its mem-bers is pledged to that ronomina-tiou- .

The existence of such an or-ganization bodes no good to theRepublican party, and still less tothe country. There are thousandsof honest and independent Repub-licans who will not care to figureon tho outside merely as instru-nient- s

in the hands of a secret so-ciety, to work and vote for nomi-nations which they have no bandin making. If the Republicanparty is to be in the interest or aselect tew- - a sort ot political aris-tocracy behind the scenes themass of Republican voters havebut little real interest in it. Theybecome merely political serfs, tospend their money, and do the dirtywork of a cabal with whom theyare not adjudged worthy of per-- s

nal association. Worse thanthis, a countrj which is ruled bythe decrees of a secret military or-ganization must soon become aRepublic only in name.

Same Color ix Til k Dark. Cer-tainty cannot be always attainedin the bury of every day life.Blunders often follow on the heelsof haste, as Mas illustrated by aninfatuated youth, Sunday night,lie had taken his dulcina homelrom church, and was lingering inthe doorway for a moment's dalli-ance. The little lady bad goneinside and partially closed the door.Tl i rough tho little space, made hvlie door left ajar, he was toyingvith the kisses that she gave him

sweet. So interested was he thatthe approaching iootstcp of theservant escaped him. Not so thelady. She heard it and jerkedaway her head just as the African'swooly crown was in its place. Thefrmack that he gave the sable Abi-gail resounded like the crack of awagon whip, while the sound of herexplosive "gorra mighty whatdat V" mingled with the fleetingfoot-fall- s of his lady-love- , as sheretreated up the stairs. The youthsoys the African's kiss was'nt good,after what he had tasted. lie sayshe wont kiss in the dark any more.x a t

The Washington Chronicleshouts out to the Radical party;"Back to the first principles !" Itlias had its back to them for a lonertime. A: T. Times.

Broke Him Ix. A Chicago la-dy has broken in her husband tocarry the baby, play the nurse andmake, lrom cream baking powder,he nicest and sweetest buscuits.

The Trenton (X. J) Gazette, aRadical paper, in commenting onthe brilliant success of Joel Parkerwhile the Radicals secured a majorit y in both branches of the Legislature, declares that his great vic-

tory places "that gentleman at thevery head and front of the Democratic politicians of the country asan available Presidential candidatenext year," and says it would nothe greatly surprised "n Mr. Parkershould head the Democratic Xational ticket next year."

The Xew York Iferahl noticesthe article in the Trenton paper,ami says its suggestion is notuai one. ine dicroia declareswith some force that "as the defeatof theDmocrats in Connecticut laidout Governor English as a candi-date for the Democratic nomina-tion, so has their defeat in Pennsylvania shelved Hancock, in Ohiolaid out Pendleton, in Indianasquelched Hendricks, and in XewYork put a quietus, for the presentat least, upon the Presidential aspirations ot Governor Hoffman.Besides, little Jersey has never en-joyed the honor of having a handin any Presidential race, with theexception of the time when Freling- -

uiysen ran for Vice President onthe Henry Clay ticket, and therefore is entitled to some consideration.'7

We predicted that Parker's success would make him candidate forPresident, and it is apparent nowthat his chances for the Democraticnomination are as good as. if not)etter than those of any other man.

Although a statesman of positivecharacter and pronouced views, heseems never to have given offenseto any portion of his party, and is)oiuIar with all classes. He must

be a wonderful man if somethingcannot, be brought against him, andif he shall be his party's leader in1872 the Radicals will not fail topaint him very black. It is cer-tain, however, that he is universallybeloved by the Democracy of thecountry, and they would delightto follow 1 dm in the coming con-ffic- t.

He is a strong man, truly.The entire party could and wouldunite on him as the Presidentialnominee. Besides, his nominationwould be a well-merite- d compli-ment to the "Lone Star of Xorth-ther- n

Democracy."

The Party Eesponcible.

The Sacramento ljilo?) corn-it- s

mences a leader in issue ofThursday, thus :

"The Republican leaders in Tex-as and South Carolina have beenmisleading their party, and havegot it in each State into a disgrace-ful position. In South Carolinathey have been in a coalition withrailway and other thieves to plun-der the State, and have actuallyplundered it to the amount of $20,000,000. This is driving SouthCarolina to the desperate act of re-

pudiation, and the worst of thebusiness is that this appears to beabout the only remedy left. InTexas they have not don? muchbetter for tfie last three years theyhave been in power, and the resultis that the Democrats elect thewhole Congressional ticket. Themajority of the people are staunchUnion men, but they find it lessdangerous to throw themselves in-

to the hands of the Democracythan to risk the further rule of aRepublican party that lias fallenamong rohbers and unscrupulousleaders."

What is here said of South Car-olina and Texas may be said ofevery Southern State where theRadicals have had full sway.Wholesale robbery and unblush-ing profligacy have distinguishedtheir administrations. 3Iore thantwo hundred millions of indebted-ness have been saddled upon thepeople of the South since the workof reconstruction commenced. Andthis by men placed in power andkept there by grossest frauds andFederal baj-onet-

s. Radical Con-gresses and administrations are re-

sponsible for this shameful condi-tion of things. The best men ofthe South have been ostracised bythe party in power at Washingtonand thieving, unprincipled adven-turers from other States and worth-less native scalawags have beengiven the control of public affairs.The result has been as every sensi-

ble man might have foreseen.But these graceless scoundrels arenot the parties really responsible.As we said, the authorities atWashington arc the guilty ones.The whole policy of the Govern-ment towards the South has beento place and keep these creaturesin office. So long as Federal bay-onets are used to control elections itis useless to look for better things.

Nothing is so disgusting to allrespectable auditors as to spe abony old maid with a concavestomach and a neck like a chickenget up in a suffrage meeting andpreach free love.

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her arms, that they gradually. keptdiminishing, and the nails on herfingers and toes protruding, beinglined by an extension of flesh thatprevents their being pared, untilsome of the largest of them arebetween three and four inches inlength. There are bones in thearms, however, but none in thethumbs, and they are very smallin the arms. The nails, likewise.are full as long as reported, aridbear no resemblance to ordinaryfinger nails, but appear more likebony excrescences than otherwise.

Another remarkable conditionof this child of affliction is that itis claimed she cannot bear the ap-plication of water, as wherever itis applied immediately swells, andbecomes inflamed and painful. Shehas also within the past twomonths been smitten with blind-ness. She says she has very littlepain except when they attempt tomove her. Though entirely help-less, the organs of speech1 seemstrong and clear. She can remem-ber perfectly well when she as asprightly little girl, able to runabout and enjoy henself at plar.

A Beautiful Thought. Whenthe summer of youth is slowlywasting away in the nightfall ofage, and the past becomes deeperand deeper, and life wears to itsclose, it is pleasant to look throughthe vista of time upon the sorrowsand felicities of our earlier years.If we have a home to shelter, and o

hearts to rejoice with us, andfriends have been gathered togeth-er around our firesides, and rough1 daces warfaring will have beenworn and smothered away, iifthetwilight of life, while many darkspots we have passed through willgrow brighter and more beautiful.0Happy indeed are those whoseintercourse with the world has notchanged the tone of their Jiolierfeelings, or broken those musicalchords of the heart, whose vibra-tions are so melodiouspso tenderand so touching in the evening oflife.

Rather Wixdy. On one oc-cassi- on

Ciawford, the guide, wasascending the White Mountainswith a party from Philadelphia.The day was very windy, and itwas with the greatest difficultythat the gentlemen could keeptheir hats upon their heads afterthey had emerged from the forestto the bare rocks. One of theparty asked Crawford if lie hadever experienced a more windyday. "Yes," was the reply."And did you go on to the sum-mit ?" "Yes ; and it blew so hardthat the first one that steppedthereon had to get the one behindhim to hold his hair on for him."And what did he do ? "Why, hegot the one that came next to dothe same for him." But what didthe last one do when he camebeside them ?" Why, gentlemen,he was bald-headed- ." The gentle-man, from Philadelphia hgd nomore questions to ask.

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A Xew Phase of the WomanQuestiox. The Iowa State Iieg-iste- r

puis it thus :

"Miss Jennie Sweney was postmis-tress at Blairstown. But the otherday she got married, and thenthere was no Jennie Sweney anymore. Losing her name she losther office, and a widow ldy,.nam-e- d

French, has been appointed inher place. This suggests an inqui-ry : Supposing some of the youngunmarried women elected CountySuperintendents in Iowa this fallshould get married during theirofficial term, would they marryothemselves out of office"? If thepeople of a county elected MissMary Smith Superintendent, wouldshe, as Mrs. Mary Jones JohnJones' wife be competent to con-tinue in the position? If so, andshe should sign her new name, howwould it be legalized? It wouldlook as though Mary, when shesaid yes to John and the minister,would have to say good -- by, office.

It may be we shall have a practicalftest whether a girl will love an

office best or a man.

A Boston lady remonstratedwith the colored servant forbusinghis wife, upbraiding him after thismanner : "Jack what a pretty littlesmart wife you have. If I wereyou I would try to make 0ray selfmore agreeable to her. I wouldfill the coal-scuttl- e, feed the pig,gather the vegetables for her, and

and I would not strike her."The only answer from Jack was :''Why I'se done marrid Lou-- 1isn't courtin her?"

We rarely repent of having keptsilent, ; we oiten repent Oi havin 3spoKen.

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road, between fences, which wereonly slightly burned. Xo mark offire was upon them, but they laidthere as if asleep. This phenome-non seems to explain the fact thatso many were killed in compactmasses. They seemed to havehuddled together in what wereevidently regarded at the momentas the safest places, away frombuildings, trees, or other Inflammable material, and there to havedied together. Fences aroundcleared fields were burned in spotsof only a few rods in length, andelsewhere not touched. Fish werekilled in the streams as at Peshtigo.

We hear the universal testimonythat the prevailing idea among theterror-stricke- n people of thoseplaces M as that

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riioy needed not to be terror- -

stricken for such imaginings. Whatother explanation could be drivento that imminent time, when therewas an ominous warnintr andsound coming from the distance;when tbe sky, so dark just before,burst into great clouds of fire, thebeasts of the forest came runningfor succor, into the midst of thesettlements, and the great, red,consuming roaring hell of fire fellupon all around. The dreadfulcene lacked nothing but the sound

ing of the last trump and indeedthe approach of the awful roaring,and the premonitions from the dis-tance, supplied even that to theappalled imaginings of the people.

THE EI'SV TIIKOUY,we think it is, that continued andwidespread fires will bring on rain,seems to be exploded m this in-

stance. These fires had lastednearly or quite four weeks ravaging forests over a great area, andstill not a drop of rain. The rainonly came with a change of windto the northward, and several daysitter the worst burnings were overwith.

Catechism for Woman-Sulfrasist- s.

In view of the demand forfemale suffrage it is proposed thatthe following political catechismfor ladies desirous of entering thearena of politics be propounded,for answers, to all candidates :

What is the best seasoning forballot-bo- x stuffing?

In opening a marking list wouldyou use silk or worsted ?

Do you consider the election-eering the jewelry of the cam-paign ?

Would you measure the canvassof a ward by the yard ?

Is it "measures not men" thatyou desire ?

Do you consider caucusses Irish-men from Cork ?

Would you stand up to vote amotion down ?

Would you propose musk orcologne when the scents of themeeting was called for?

Ought a chip hat to be worn inlog-rollin- g for an election ?

Are you too modest to press thequestion ?

Arc you familiar with the musicof political organs ?

What sort of a vehicle is a po-litical hack ?

I low old must a woman be tobe entitled to the right to sufferage.

Are good teeth requisite forctnmn cnoAlioc

Do you believe in the doctrine"to the victors belong the spoils,"and if so, do you consider a manspoils in political life ?

Would vou sit on a standingcommittee ?

Wouk you insist on havingVQur weigh when the vote wasdeclared to be a light one ?

Regularly. Boarders in Chi-cago are now regularly rising fromtheir hashes.

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