,/1. , 111.A6A.111130, Editor and Piiblis VOLUME XXXVII, NUMB THE COLUMBIA SPY, MISURAIMEMMILY NUM PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING. OFFICE, 'IN LOCUST ST., OPPOSITE COLU3P. Bern.. -0 - TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 2,00 a year if paid in advance 2,750 " if not paid until the expiration of the year - PIVE, CENTS A COPY. No paper will be discontinued until all ar e&rages are paid unless at the option of the editor. Rates of Advertising in the Spy. lt. 2t. 3t. lmo. 3mo. Gm. I sq. G lines 75 1,00 1,50 2,00 4,00 0,00 10,00 2" 16 " 1,50 2,21 3,00 3,50 0,00 9.00 15.00 ac 24 " 2,25 3,2-5 4,00 4,50 8,50 13,00 20,00 [Larger advertisements in proportion.] Executors and Administrators' Notices, 3.00 Auditors' and A3signee Notices, 2,00 Professional or bursuess cards, not exceeding lines, per year, S,OO Yearly advertisements, not exceeding four squares with occasional changes, 15,00 Special Notices, as reading matter, 10 cents a line !or one insertion. Yearly advertisers will he charged the same rates as transient advertisers: for all matters not relating strictlu to their business. Alt :Advertising wilt be considered CASIT, after first insertion. BUSINESS CARDS 1-1. 3t ORT.I-X , A TTORNEY ANU COUNSELLOR, AT LIU a.. Columbia, Pa. Collections promptly made in Lancaster York counties. Cola., July 2, ISG.I. J. W. FNSIIER., ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office on Front Street, between Locust and Walnut, Columbia, Pa. feb. 10, 'W. A. J. KAUFFMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. • COLLECTIONS Made in Lancaster and adjoining Counties. Pensions. s 'Bounty, back pay and all claims against the government promptly prosecuted. Office—Locust Street,between Front and Second.* Dec. B. 5 la LOOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNULLOR AT LAW, .xb.-Columbia, Pa. 01lieo in Oda Fellows Irall. Nov. 19 1564-tf. J. DUN JA COT= ELL, AProrts - Er LAIN - , 375 Penn'a Avenue, nearly opposite National Hotel, AVashington, D. 0. Pensions, "Bounty, Pay. Mize :11oney,:ind all claims against t he Liovernalent prow ptlyattended Dee. 2 1865 _ SAMUEL EVANS, JrU.§ TR - ,PE„facp,„ OFFICE IN ODD Fi , :1,1,0 Ws , A ) . u miu.A , PA. June 13, 1 ly. J, Z. TIOPPER, TiENTIST.--01.411E, Front Siren next door to R. 'Williams' Drug Store, between Locust and Walnut sts, Cola., Pa. tillifaAl7l-EAVRIV,' y fFFERS IfIS PROFESSIONAL SELL vices to the citizens of Columbia and Wilco—Locust Street, between Second Third Streets. June 17 ly* FRANKLIN HOUSE. LOCUST 8 T/2/.'ET, COI LT-118 r -1, P-1 m HIS is a first (11:is A I.otol, awl is in ev,,ry 1 respect adapted to In ucat tiro wishes awl daslres of the traveling public. JACOB S. MILLET:, Proprietor. Col.. j uly, 15, '63 311SHLER'S HOTEL, EVAN NISHLER, Proprietor. WEST IVIAR ET SQUARE, READIi\ u, FEN-Y . A Oct. 7th. ly GEORGE BOGLE, Dealer in LUMBER OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, Also, PLASTERER'S HAIR • Office and Warolionsc—Front Street be tween Locust and Union. July S, 18W5. Confectionery AND FRUIT OF ALL KINDS IN SE4- on. Parties and families supplied with ZCEI CREAXVI by the freezer, or in moulds, with prompt ness at GEO..T. SMITH'S Adjoining the Franklin House, Locust St P. S. Also a fine assortment of Toys and fancy articles constantly on hand. July 22, COLUMBIMFLOTIR MILLS, GEORGE BOG-LE, Proprietor. rpHE HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID 1 for all kinds of Grain. ° Superfine end Extra Family Flour for sale, also mill feed of all kinds. Wheat ground and packed to order . Town and country custom solicited ' • SOME & HOMER , Manufacturers of arEM.A:M 13 0 1 . 1.4 M 1 R.. TN addition to our Foundry and Machine 1 work, we are now prepared to manufac ture every variety of Boiler and plate iron Work, Mending and. Reparing Boilers Promptly attended to. Thankful for past favors, we would invite , the attention of our friends'and patrons to this new branch_ of our business. SUPPLEB SC BRO., jun. 21„65. 2d Street, Columbia, S U:ks v 9 IRON C o Manufacturers of all sizes of R 3 fined& Double Refined ROUND, SQUARE FLATS, OVAL, - AND HALF OVAL IRON. Car Axles, Shafting and Horse Shoe Bars. ._Orders promptly filled from Stock On hand or made to order. orms, net cash, at 'Manufacturer's prices, delivered an Cars or Boat. Office at their RQLLING MILL, Columbia, Pa. Sept. 23, 06 ly , • •• . , ;',•'. " ..-''. „-._ ' . ' - *i."...• l '''' , . • • ;,-,::i:: •4lllklky".- ‘ ,..--- ""oriiii,;,;;;;/ ,=-:•.;. ...., ' , • • ...... .. , l•-•tr . ... . . .4.„,:. . \ 7 .-.... . , .....„_ . z...: , ,. . ''''''' 1::: . -,. • . .-..:.ij,".:::::.,... 7... • . ' 4,_ ..;. ::-, - . . - ..ti .- .:51 , . ' ` ' . l l',• ‘ •:', • - ... •.-, 4• - • - •.- .'.• - - . :'•;f-' , :'. VO; - 4-4 , :k ..5 ::-..,- , 4 1 `'•• 4- ';,•!..*;•• -.,;-',.. , . 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MINE subscriber would respectfully ari l_ _nounce to the patrons of his Mill, that the advanced prices of labor and expellees incident to carrying on the business of his establishment compels him to charge his customers an advance on formerrates, and takes this method to inform them that the following are the prices for work done at his Mills: For workin g Flooring per M. 34.50 o do Weatherboards " 4.50 " Surfacing one side, per M. 2.50 4 i do two do do 4.50 " Re-sawing AVliite Pine face measure, per M. 5.00 " do Poplar face meas. do 6.00 "- do Ash, Oak it Cherry, Saco meas. per M. 3.00 " Ripping 4-4 per line, 16 ft. 1; " do 8-4 do do ~ ~ " do Joice do do 4k 20- Lumber hauled to the Mill and re turned to Yard without extra charge. Accounts for working, or dressing lumber will be considered collectable every four 911,0 nUIS. Thesubscribet has on hand an assortment of RouGH and DRESSED LUMBER, which is for sale at Market Prices, and so licits t continuation of public custom. JOHN B. BACHMAN. Columbia:March is, ISO 4. TO TOBACCO GRO IVERS ! I HAVE constantly on hand at my Planting Mills, Tobacco cases, and will furnish them at reasonable prices, to those who desire to pack their Tobacco. JO 11 N B. BACHMAN, Susquehanna Planting Mills. May 1:3, 65. C Ala G 3 Ais ! C Laa Baltimore Co. Lump for melting Iron. " No. 1, for lleaters, :2, for Cannon Stoves, 44 3 for Parlor to yes, (to ‘, 4, for Ranges. 41 e. 44 5, for Nanor Grates & Lime Burner. Shamokin Stove 5... Nut, a mednium burn ing coal Pine Grove, " 64 Luken Valley, a free burning coal. Parties wishing to buy Coal by the car load. which cones via Reading ‘k Colum bia R. it., can he accommodated at mine prices. the undersigned having made ar rangement,. so that effect. Coal cleaned before leaving the yard. Our office has been moved south 200 from the old place. Sept 9. BRUNER (V, MOORE. BRUNEI', HAS REMOVED ! NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS Trout Sti:oet, 2nd door tliove Locust., COL P ELVA' A Great inducements offered in the DRY GOODS lAN. We have fitted up spacimr; Store Rooms in Wt . ; ulg 117; vl o a Front tA:reet, wiwre we a.y caabie.l keep a lair: .I.ocit of ail kinds of go Os, co:1,2(111;W :V We can nu: i)CcOr t , our vas , Limners and the palmy generally it greator variety and at prices which we know will give satisfaction. We have just returned from Philadelphia with a COMPLETE S2QCR of DP,Y,gooDs purchased aflow- prices and 'will be sold AT SMALL PROFITS, FOR CAS EL Good Calicoes at 20 cents. Mastitis and Sheetings at all prices. Ginghoms, Checks, Tickings, Flannels, very cheap. Merinoes, Alpacas, Detables, and other Dress Goods of the latest Style , . flcsiery, Gloves, Tri ;innings, &e. 11001) Skirts and - T1 tin:oral Stytes. a-iso! Intent of CLOTHS, CASSIMEIIE:4, TWEEDS, LC:e. Also a full stock of BOOTS, SLIOES AND GAITERS, made of the best material and Nvarranted IO 1. - .Tive satisfaction. st Coll and see our stock 'before pur chasing. I. 0. BRUNER. Front street, near Locust Feb. 17. - x - FEW ST VLE IV.ATERFALL Combs _LI at nub. 26, J. F. COTT It E W. P. Co E J. F. 4201":CRELI. Qi BROTHER, Successors to J. Iv. currnELL, Dealers in Foreign DonteNtie Hardware, Bar iron, Sleet, _Nails, Glass, Paints, 011s,Varnislies, Turpentine Benz ne sec., A. large assortment of Parlor, Cook and and Office Stoves always on hand. Tin Ware manufactured to order at shortest notice. WOOD AND WILLOW WARE, in large quantities and of every variety Plows, Corn Shellers, Feod Cutters, Shovels, Hoes, Forks, Rakes, Coarse and Fine Salt at lowest market prices. - A large assortmentof Double and Single barreled Guns, Powder Flasks, Game Bags and shot pouches. Rifle A: Blasting Powder, shot and caps. Wt 74.. Highest market prices paid for Clover, Timothy and Flax seeds, large quantities of which we have constantly on hand and oiler at the lowest rates.• Lubricating, Sperm and: Fish Oils, suit able for mactnnery. A . Fine assortment of Coal Oil Lamps, Shades. Lanterns, and Lamp trimmings. We respectfully solicit a share of public patronage. Locust Street, Columbia. Nov. 4, G 5 tf. JACOB S. SNYDER, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN JOOTS, SUOES, GAITERS, ate. ALL styles and varieties of Me n's,Boy's, Ladies, Misses' and Children's wear. WE MAICUFACT LIRE TO ORDER, and keep constantly on hand, a stock of ready-made work, which we warrant to iviye satisfaction. Hats, Caps, Straw Goods, &e, A full assortment of the latest styles, al ways kept on hand. Our whole time and attention is devoted to our business, hence we are better able to give our customers satisfaction, The public are respectfully invited to call and examine oar stock. Cor. Front and Locust Streets. Cora., nov. 4,'65 Barley Sheaf ! CALL AND SE] THE CELEBRATED ,Barley Sheaf Cooking Stove. It costs less aid saves more Coal than any othev stove of ecinal size, at Pfahlor's, Locust St., opposite Franklin House. oct 7,-tf Davie' Finefroek, Lancaster, cured of Chronic Rheumatism, which he was much afflicted with while in the Army—reccom mends the useathe Bitters to soldiers and others similarly afflicted. Levi Hart, Sen., Lancaster, cured of Rheumatism occasioned by exposure in the Army. Charles B. Williams, Lancaster, certifies that his daughter was cured of a lingering sickness of eight months from various diseases. by Mishler's Bitters. Henry Itraderf, Lancaster, was cured of difficulty in passing his water, by the use of the Bitters, and his wife also reliel•ee from rheumatic pains. Philip Bonce, Lancaster, Cured of an af fection of the Kidneys aed Bladder, by the use of Mishler's Clerb Bitter. Daniel B. Herr, nohrerstown, Lancaster Co., certifies that he was cured of severe stitches in the side which he was afflicted with foi nine years. Jas. Biekinz ' =raiz, Pa., 'was cured of a severe attack of Uhronic Rho Jos. 11. Watson, Lancaster, relieved of pains is his shoulders and limbs, that lie WILS unable to sleep- Andrew Eberly, Lancaster, Cured of Cramp cholic—was so severe that he be came apprehensive or Rapture: MalyJ. Carn..‘y, Lancaster, cured of weakenss of the brea-,t, and pain hi the side Uv Mishler's Bitters. 13. Jordan, Laneaster, relieved of Cholera I\lorbus in 10 or 15 minutes, by the Herb Bitters. Jacob Haag, Lancaster, says that his son was relieved o 1 extraordinary pains in his arms and legs. Samuel i\ TcDonnel, Lancaster, cured of Dispepsia of 20 years standing by Mishler's Bitters. II G. Kendig, Farmer, near Lancaster, was cured of a severe attack of Dispepsia, by the Bitters. Hugh Dougherty, Lancaster, says Ids daughter was cured of weaknes, plinth-de sore throat, &e. .T. L. Baker, Lancaster, certifies that his fund); has been touch t• Li tv‘d tion by the Bitters. E. it. it::Dads,lZeamstown.Laneaster Co., of .1.0 thuMnatory lihelunat.6lll 01 some \Cars standing. .10.1 Itirtn Stver, of Haywood Hospital Va. wits cured of Rheumatism by the Bit ters—contracted in the Army. Thomas B rophy,Lan easter, recovered from attack cif Fever and Ague, by the usu of Alishler's Bitters. A...ll.Ellsicet,/WFi,TAtur.aster, curcsf3.. olwhwat Is earle - cl ailturining Ll-‘g, by application of the Bitters. .Tohn Role, Lancaster, cured of a Run 'lilting Leg of years' standing . , i•y Mish ler's Bitters. Isaac I\lelntyro, ora severe pain across leis kidneys. by the Herb Bitters. 1;, Mayer, Laucio.;tor, cured of a sovere cold which had soill,td in 111 , 3 tooili, by Jlishlor's Hitters. .1. F. Pr • 1 Laneaster, was entire ly eitre,l:,,'.l. remarkable distressing Ali si2ess Inc' i.i ttitter..t. Henry t;. Camp Potomac, was cured ofDiarrhwu by the u,,c of Bitters. A. Fairer, Lancaster Co-, Poorhouse, (tilled of L>ispepsia and disease of the Kid neys, by the hitters. Mary Rives. Lancaster, relieved of terrible cold on the breast or three months standing, by the ll:itters. John Wei . dman,Laneaster,says chat him self and wire were cured of severe Rheu matism by the Bitters. A Lady of Lancasterovrites to Mr. Mislt ler, that the (titters cured her of Piles of a •car's standing. John Gilman,' Lancaster, (aired of Dis ease of the l leart 011 , 1 a severe pain in his breast, by the Bitters. E. SPEItING'S Jewelry Store G. W. Whiteileld, Agent at Altoona, Blair CO. WrlteS Or thC.' SUCCOSS he has met in selling the Bitters. Amos Aliment, of Strausburg. Lancas ter Co., used the Bitters tier a wound in the leg received at the Battle or South Moun tain, and and has now no more pain. J. C. R., a member of Co. E, 195t1i Reg iment, P. V., writes to the Proprietor, that the Bitters cured hint of a distressing cold which has unfitted him from duty. Martha Bents, Lancaster, was cured In flammatory Rheumatism, irons cold taken by a broken amt. John Neidich, Lancaster, WaS cured of Palpitation of the Heart, which he had for 25 years. John Schock, Peques, Lancaster Co. was relieved front an attack of the Gravel by the Bitters. Mrs. Druekenmiller, of Mount Joy, Lan caster Co., was cured of excruciating pains in her hands and feet by the use of of Mishler's Bitters. John Lecher, of Reamstown, Lancaster co., was cured of a swell in the neck and jaw by the use of Mishter's Herb Bitters. 11. C. Ginkinger, Philadelphia, after be ing confined to the house for two years,was cured by the use of Mishler's Bitters. Geo. W. Killian, Lancaster, was confin ed to the U. S. hospital for lt) weeks, by prostration, is restored to health by the herb Bitters. Mrs. Margaret Kirk, Lancaster, wiay cured of a severe pain in her side and ner vousness, by the use of the Herb Bitters. Mrs. Eliza Wenditz, Lancaster. was cur ed of Inflammatory Rheumatism by the use of the Bitters. Amos Groff, Lancaster, was relieved of a severe cold m the throat by the use of the Bitters. Henry J. Etter, Lancaster, had his sight restored,(which he' had' been deprived of for about 5 years,) by the use of Mishler's flittters. Charles P. Miller, Philadelphia, writes of a lady in that City having been cured of the Dumb Ague, by the use oftlie Bitters. Harriet Orr, Lam - taster, was cured of in ward weakness and pain in the back, by the Herb Bitters. John Kautz, Lancaster, had' a slight at tack of Lockjaw, which was cured by the _Bitters. Theodore Wenditz of Pa. Reserves, was shot in the arm at the battle of Fredericks burg. Bytising tbe Bitters ho was soon relieved from pain in the arm. "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL %8, 18.66 ISFILER'S HERB BITTERS.—BeIow Vl the afflicted will find a condensed statement of the cures of various individ— uals whose names are herewith appended, whose Certificates can at any time be seen by calling at the Store of the Proprietor, Centre Square, Lancaster, Pa. B. MISHLER, Sole Manufacturer. John 0. Walton, Lancaster, cured of Dis ease of Spine and Kidneys, Sic., contracted in the Army.: Thomas Groom, Glen Hope, cured of Disease of the Back and Nervous system. Henry Nil gle, Lan ca s ter,cured of a stroke of the Palsy, causing Lilo loss of the use of the right arm. Joseph Witmer, Philadelphia, certifies that Mishler's Bitters has restored him to health. having been much afflicted with various ailments for a long time• James Kennedy, Lancaster, cured of Climate Diarrham and Rheumatism. AT COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2nd, 1566, On Case's Lot, near the Rolling Mill. The Great Procession at 10 A. M. Exhibitions every Afternoon at? o'clock, every Evening at 7 o'clock. MME US HOME! 1) t w o: 144' • z .r;1 >, 1-- Two seperate and Distinct, Shows in the same Tent for One Price of Admission DAN RICE'S MAMMOTH MENAGERIE And North Amerierut CIRCUS ! Undec the immediate Supervision and control of COL. DAN RIDE. SPECIAL NOTICE.—In order to accom modate those who desire to \witness the Animal. Exhibitions, without coming in contact with the nanceN, Mr. Rico leas arranged the billowing pro gramme, Whic•ii. , xlll he strictly observetl: Imtnediately after tho opening of the Doors.the ofthe Monne:elle will commence and continuo for one imur, du ring which time Mr. Bice will deliver an interesting and succinct, Le...tu re upon the Animal Kingdom. After ‘vhich an inter mission of live minutes, giving those a chance to retire that du not wish to witness the performances in tile Arena. At the close of the Animal Jahihitions the per formances will take place in the Circle,by the North American Circ.us Company, in which DAN . api,LNlr ill his ( ; real, and Original Character or the American Humorist. At 1111k:,10 , 1 to both t-:11,)w , t, only 50 Cents. Children untion ten ve:tr. nt 41gt? 25 cents. The sante price wilt he charged to either Ex hi hition seperitte 18 C .A_G-P S 0 .i.' Living Vllid Animals I A.NUIVO 111.111 - S I'F,III;Y)it.INITN( ; L?t)\S, TiC,; ER _!.NI) Educated Buffalo And 4Drothedai.f, Trick Ponies,:Afonkies and ! b:aca•ed Calige of Isadia, FLOCK OF PALEN - TINE SIIEEP, The \Vondu•inl Mind Talking Horse - 07&91 . 7 "gin TinAlenaticul Arabian Tr:ck. D OTT --LASS,G The \Lon.trt ELT2ILINT, ROMEO, The Largest Elephant ever captured I'. S.—This Elephant. was takon about sixteen year auto in his native country by his prcisent Keeper and Trainor, STEW ART CRAVEN, 1-1:41., and is the only Asiatic Elophapt. ever seen on this eunti nein, A Grand Array of' Oni thological Specimens ! Or 'Wanderers of the upper deep, compris ing Birds of itare and Gorgeous plumage, of every land and clime. Er,f ..i.-,,,,,,;,--- , 414;, , -1' p"-•:...i.---;.-eO3. I;e4Y• . e.•••) , , , ,, , • • r . P , ,, g:i , . "•1* 1 1 ~ ••• '•:, ; 42; r-----_-_--22144v,;.1r--.• . ‘• :, ? .., 7 - -. - _-_, , -____--_:=.l7 '. ' -•-. • .--".•-•,.. - • -,,--- - - - -, - --- ----, - .74 1.. ; :.: \ -'1i....,- .:,..-...:::.; • .;-f.`,...•.- ' ' ' ) • _..- 1 . , . -- - . --- -- -3 , •-_\:;••• , •. , ; ?...--•?..-, ~---,-yerk-,i' /;,4-- i__ . .?„.T.,..., t -,-.v,------- 1. --- >ii;? , ti';1 1 ; : 1 ;- sn,-'•- . 7- - z:VP . ", -- Vl.- -. 4.744-4-1 fL-'r- ,- ,vtr- - - -- -- - --t_ ,' _,' j :,. .;-,-,._-• '..1. --.4-4 , c i ,--- . OW , ' , . ...,—..., . ' -:: .- '• - ..'_;,... ,7 - r...0...e.--r--,- -. 7.. - %,-4. 0 Vh•V I ' ll. ‘ t d / ,"." , ,' .."---,..,- .."4“.''' ? '''' - '----- .r., - --,:-. ~.^- 7. - "-. f . r j / , k, •. 0 ":.,,,..*. • . .-. - 5 1 r 1" -- /- .. . ''. - - . -74 ' -'-‘-' Equestrian anti Gymnastic Department .1111.10 Ida, Miss Annetta Aymar, Mrs. Sam. StickneY, Sam. Stickney% Jr., S. D. Balwin, Moore Bros., Frederick Barclay, Geo. Derious, It. Ring. Young lienderson, Mast. Dan Clark, Lazelle Brother-, Remember D) EWE appears at both Exhibitions : 11={1111ENEMI ond us CLOWN AND TESTER, (for the first Lime in many years) IN THE CIR CUS. Everything about this establishment is entirely new, and lined up in style of Magniticelice and DazzltTnx Splendor hith erto unattempted by any Manager, either in Europe or America. This being char acteristic of the liberality or the STATESMAN, PATRIOT AND HU MORIST, Whose name stands at the head of these CONSOLIDATED EXHIBITIONS. Metter from Oregon. WIND MOUNTAIN, Jan. 20th, '66 .)Itt. EDITOR—Dear Si'- suppose you have begun to think by this time, (if you have not ceased to think of me entirely,) that the cougars or rats have run away with me, as it has been three months since I wrote. I ''still live" cougars and rats notwithstanding, and as it is too cold and uncomfortable to be ' round much to-day, I have drawn the table close to the fire, which is roaring and crackling in the big fire place, and I have seated myself with my feet to wards it, and am going to spend a portion of the day in "taking notes."- 7 They May become "worthless" . by ..the time they get across the . "big seas," or they may ''go down," and some of the mermaids may find them, and use them to rill their hair on, or, to light their Tires with, &e. But .1 will take notes, and send them on their way to "America" whether they ''go down" or "up" and you know —when a woman /rill she will, I propose now in this letter, to show up some of the features of Oregon, as far as I have observed them. The honora ble party who passed thro' here last sum mer have given to the public an admi rable and correct description of the country,-but they were her:: in the most I favorable season to examine and report favorably. Their letters now would re late to thermometers, furs, and perhaps frozen toes. I lean to the belief, that one "must summer and winter a body to find him out." I have summered and wintered Oregon, and I confess to know but little about him, yet I khow enough to know, that, one can not "dress in lin en the year round," as I was led to be lieve one could, before I came out—from the statement of some who had been here. Winter clothing, furs, &c., are worn, and needed as much here as they are in New England not "left out in the cold." For instance, I was told thermometer chang ed not more than ten degrees the year round. I have known it to change from 28 to 41° in one day, and it ranges from 10° or more below zero in winter to 110° in summer. "Ten degrees" in deed ! Last winter the cold did not set in till 10th of January. The morning of the 10th, thermometer went 10° be low zero. Up to that day everything was gnen and flourishing. Thermome ter averaging 50° ; and at once it went to 8° below zero, and only twice was it below. I kept a record of the changes each day, and it fools up as follows : Average for Jan., 20° above zero, twice below it. Feb. 36°, March 41°, April 55 ° , May 05° June 70 0 . I could give you the rest of the year, but a Dutch , man who stopped here one night, stole my diary where 1 happened to put the rest of the record, and it cannot be told you, but it grew warmer, of course, and 104° in shade is the highest I rein-mt her of noting down. in this placc,where there are high winds, with not more than a few hours respite and only semi occasionally at that, the year around, we do not feel the heat of summer as much at 104° as in the east at SO°, but they „make the winter ten fold colder, to the c'g kirtry. "Written for the Columbia Spy Working tbr the Lord. [For the Sunday School Children.] I= Sister, did our teacher say That little children, too, should pray, That we were laborers in our way, "Working for the Lord?" Yes, dear Lillie, you and I And every little child should try To lay np treasures for thil sky, To seek for Gocris-reward. Little children should he meek, Little hands like mine are weak, Lisping tongues might idly speak, And cause the Saviour pain. But dear sister, day by day We can walk the narrow way, Can live and learn, watch and pray, Then duty will be plain. God. has a part for each to do, For every being.l andyou, The path of duty to pursue To redeem a world from sin For wicked man, God's Son bath bled, Forall mankind His blood was shed, We work with Christ our lining head, Inlllling souls to Him. Though our talents may be few, Something for Jesus, all can do, We can help our Savior, too, Each, some aid atTord. As little soldiers in the fight, Let us keep our armor bright, Ever battling for the right, "Working for the Lord." Anen our labors here, shall cease, And at last we find release, For eta and young, there's perfect peace Flu' victory's won ; We then shall hoar that blessed word, Ye faithful sere:tab, of your Lord, Come up—receive thy great reward, Well done." Oriqi nut $'2,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IF NOT PAID INIADVANCE. fed/jugs, from the scientific reason that the body is cooled faster by the motion of or rapidity of air passing over it, At this moment the wind is raging mad ly and it hails ditto, and before this raging fire my fingers ache so I can hardly drive my pen. Facts, stubborn facts, guess my chirography testifies to the fact. Let's see what Mr. Mercury says, "just 1.3°" above zero, and the wind liked to have taken away my breath looking at him. If my letter is some what inflated you know the reason. I was speaking of last winter. We had so little cold weather I was delighted, and though I could not wear linen, I tho't it better than to be in New England, where they could hardly keep warm by hot air furnaces and dodble windows and doors, while I was comfortably sleeping and living in a room where I could study as tronomy through the cracks. All houses here are "balloon houses," and I often wonder they do not go up in some high wind. I often held my breath,expecti= the next minute would find me half way up the sides of Mt Hood, at whose base I'm situated. I've not gone up yet, and think now, I'm on a sure foundation for I've seen the wind twist off large trees and tear them up by the roots, three feet thro'. Well I thought I was booked for another nice winter. Not so, and this shows I know nothing of what will be.— here you cannot toll nor make any caleu- lation what the weather will be 21 hours hence. When we first came here it was natural, coming from yankectlom where we are pretty good y/u-ssers, for us to ask our neighbors who had lived here S or 10 years, what do you think the weather will be to-morrow ? if it happened to be raining at the time. ••Don't know any thing about the weather," came the re ply invariably till we began to think the fellow was demented. What ! ten years in Oregon, and don't know what kind of weather to expect ? It looks to me as though it would be fair. We felt proud of having been b(,ru in yankeedom, where WC could tell. Alas the morrow it only rained harder and kept on raining for a week, till we began to feel dampened some. Well we have been here a year and more, and the longer we stay the more we "don't know anything about December Ist, 1865, it begain to rain. In a few hours it snowed, and at night, o,how it did blow. I certainly thought our balloon would light on Mt. Hood or burst. Thermometer had stood at at 45° GO° and upwards. In two days it was freezing cold, mercury dropped to 12° above zero. River froze over in a few days and remained closed 0 days, and it is one mile wide here. It has (if' I am rightly informed,) never been known to close up here, but once before, ten years ago. It opened. Mercury went up to 41°. G uess we have had the worst part of our winter first this year, and now for spring. Alas! we are no more Yankees ; we are "Webfeet" and staunch ones.— That morning mercury stood 45°, the the next it dropped to 12° above zero. This was Dee. 17th,and it has stood cold and cheerless. To-day the river is one cake of' ice as far as the eye can reach, and the mercury has only reached 10° above zero (8° and 10°): No boat runs, no sun shines; it has got so low it is hid by Mt. Hood I have not seen his face but twice since Nov. Ist. Neither have I seen the face of a woman,save by look ing in the glass,for some length of time. My neighbor, Mrs. "Squaw" passed by once but the trail being ten rods distant, I could not distinguish her face, hardly her form as she passed through the thick brush. You see I'm not very neighborly. Its a decidedly quiet neighborhood, no gossipping, and tale bearing, and I am relieved from making or receiving calls. I have put the - little girls into pants and at the earliest moment they will be out "sliding down hill," for the snow lies now 4 feet deep all over the country and as it hails it will be all crusted snow by the Try this once at guessing. To morrow, 111 resume notes MGM Vours, &c 3lrts. N. J. A. Sr mss. COLDS IN Tim HEAD.—As this is the season for these troublesome and annoy ing little maladies, a remedy pointed out by the French Hospital Ga:ette, may be of interest and use on this side of the Atlantic. It consists in inhaling the tincture of iodine by holding a vial of the tincture under the nose. The warmth of the hand volatilizes the tincture. It is to be thus breathed at intervals of three minutes, and the malady is soon con quered. —Maclaine Gaisi's contract not to sing in London for five years has expired,and there are reports of her reappearance there in opera. [WHOLE NUMBER 1,910- The Hasheesh. Eater. De Quincy has given to the world, in graphic language, the experience of an opium -eater. A correspondent of the Eric Dispatch gives a lengthy sketel of his experience in hasheesh eating, hash eesh being a resinous gum partaking largely of the subtle character oC the drug which has been the bane of China.— From this last "confession" we quote. as: follows: "The effect which hashee; h has upon. the imagination must depend in a groat. measure upon the temperament and con stitutional disposition of the subject.-- Some tell us that they never rise above: the earth, but have visions of beautiful: women, choice and delicious viands, and: if they behold a river it is a river. of. sparkling wine. Others experience•the• pleasant odor of flowers, and seem to ba revelling among the gardens of roses and. among bowers of woodbine and honey suckles, or listening to the most sublime and heavenly music. "For my own part I never had any idea of getting so high above the earth . and of roving among the regions of space, either with or without the aid of hash eesh, or I might add, of any other influ ence; and I can only attribute such an expet;ience to a fondness for seeing the world, which I have ever cherished, and which I am happy to say, has at least been gratified without incurring any greater expense than that of a pill of the immortal hasheesh, and at no greater sacrifice of time than will be consumed , in reading this article, although I saw the sun rise and set fourteen times during my extraordinary voyage. "While under the influence of hasheesh a man has no idea of time ordistance.— As I have just said, I saw the sun rise and set fourteen times and imagined my voyage consumed fourteen days. The time consumed was actually about two hours. In bringing my hand to my head, I frequently felt as if I was lifting it up out of the depths of earth to the height of heaven, and was positive in several instances that the distance was several hundred miles. "The sensations which a person ex periences when in this state is that of a perfect - freedom froth all mental and. bodily pain. The spirits are buoyant, and the curiosity is constantly pleased and excited by the rapid succession of thousands of pleosiog colors, visions and aud -scapcs." Tubular lgoilers. The last number of the Scientific American contains the following remarks on tubular boilers: It is not the part of wisdom to denounce tubular boilers because some passengers leave the boats fitted with them. As well might every one stop traveling on railroads, as all locomotives are tubular boilers of a much lucre dangeious type than those which have exploded. Tubu lar boilers make steam so much cheaper and more rapidly than common return flue or cylinder boilers that they should be used everywhere when they can be. In all places where fuel is scarce we find them in all eities,in railways,in steamers, steam fire-engines, and in factories— wherever, in short seam is used as a.mo tive power. It is too late in the day to decry them, and they will eventually find their way into general use on the Mississippi river, as they have in all other countries. In the steam' fire-engin4s are tubular boilers where the tubes are only three-fourths of on inch in diameter, and the space between one-fourth of an inch and the fire is so forced by the draft and exhaust that the blaze comes out at the top.— One hundred and eighty, two hundred, and much higher working pressures, are carried, and they are in use all over the country every day, for hours at a time; they don't explode unless neglected. A COSTLY BRIDGE.—Wheu Pember- ton's retreating forces burned down Big Blackriver bridge, two divisions of our pursuing columns, unprovided with pon toons, improvised their own crossing.— Great quantities of baled cotton were stared near the river. By means of ca bles extending across the river the bales were fastened to each other in the water, two in width, until a sufficielt number was used to float a' superstructure of spring pieces and plank, on which the troops and trains crossed the next day.— The bridge was built in one night, the the men worked by short reliefs and lighted by large fires on the shores.— The lumber used in its construction was obtained from a cotton gin which stood near by. The material used in this per ishable structure was estimated at one• hundred and forty thousand dollars value in New York.
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