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HARVEST. Let songs arise to Thee, O God, From every harvest field; And let the nations praise thy name For what the earth doth yield. We. to thy holy table, Lord. The fairest flowers do bring, And with the first fruits we present To Thee our offering. For Thou hast, in Thy goodness great, With plenty filled the land; No sparrow falleth to the ground Except by Thy command. O, give us grace that we may first The heavenly kingdom seek. In confidence that Thou for us Do'st earthly treasures keep. Enable us to look beyond The things of time and see That greater harvest when we shall Be gathered unto Thee. Not in a temple made with hands But in the mansions high. Prepared for us by Jesus Christ, In heaven, beyond the sky. Rev. Laurence Sinclair. A Mistake. RED LORING'S toilet was at length completed, and, turn ing from tne glass ne sbjq: "Well, I'm oft now, Nellie; good bye." "At last! Ex cuse me, Fred, but Just now quietness Is more desirable than your society. It is im possible to get baby to sleep while vou are flvlrur about the room. She Boca you and want's to get to you," answered Nellie. "All right, I'll get out of the way. By by, baby." And kissing the little one, Fred hur ried out. Ten or fifteen minutes passed. Baby was quiet at last, almost asleep, when the door opened and in rusned Fred again. And up started baby with a shout of welcome. A certain impatience came into Nellie's eyes, and the tone of her words: "Oh, Fred, I had almost gotten her to sleep. And now see! And I am so tired. What has brought you back so soon?" "Well, well, I'm sorry, but I left my revolver behind. I guess she'll soon be quiet again," Fred said, unlocking the li ftr and taking out his revolver. . Fred! You are so quick and BUS' piMi.-.p c- everyone that my great fear Is th;; ' : will hurt the wrong per son sorc..- time!" said Nellie, with a really anxious look on her pretty face. "Indeed, I am ne .. . ire of ev- hav ing gotten hold of the wron;; person. t think you are calling on your imagln- nwuik iui ... . -i. uu-. .o aid angrily. "Now, Fred, to defend my.jelf, I shall have to resort to facts. Do you forget catching hold of poor old Uncle Tom, and choking him so he couia not explain that he was carrying the clothes to his wife to wash instead of being the thief as you supposed? And" "And will I ever forget your hand ing me over to the police for having attempted to pick your pocket in a street car?" exclaimed a bright, merry-looking girl, who entered the room during Nellie's attempt to 'defend herself from Fred's accusation. ' "Oh, Fan, don't, for mercy's sake. I cry quarter. Two at a time is more than I can stand. And besides, I had hoped that you would not have ex posed that miserable mistake!" Fred said, with a reproachful look. "I intended to keep the secret. But really, Fred, I've been almost dying to have a good laugh with Nellie over It. And tonight the opportunity was too tempting to resist." "Mercy. Fan! If you tell Nellie, I'll never hear the last of it." "Oh, I must! It is too late to re cede. Nellie will imagine it worse, if possible, than it really is. But I'll not prolong your agony. I'll be as brief as possible," said Fannie. And amid cries of "Don't!" "Don't!" and "Yes! do, do!" Fannie began. "The day I" reached here. Just as I came out of the depot, I spied my be loved and respected cousin Fred en tering the street car. I hurried up and got in immediately after him. Even if my veil had been iaised I could hardly expected him to have recognized me, as I have changed much In five years. As it was, my face was completely hidden. The. car was much crowded, many standing I next behind Fred. I was well laden with lots of little packoages. so the Idea struck mm to drop a few into Frca's pockets. Without discovery l put what I wished into one, and was about slipping my portmaneu into the other when my hand was caught with such a grip that I cried right out. At the same time Fred exclaimed, "Here is a pick-pocket!" and of course there was a policeman there, as none was needed. I was too frightened to speak for a moment. "At length I found voice enough to say to the officer, who was making towards me, "The gen tleman will find he is mistaken in a moment.' "After the first fright I was really amused, notwithstanding the mortify ing situation. By that time Fred had drawn forth my portmonnaie. Nod ding to the policeman he sad: "An old dodge. Putting into my pocket what she had taken from some one's else. Has anyone here lost this?" be asked, holding up my portmonnaie "No one claimed it. I managed to get my veil off then, that I had been tugging at. I had gotten a lady In the depot to tie it tightly, as it was blowing a perfect gale when I arrived. Ail eyes were on me, ct course, and the officer, not recognizing an old offender, and not a very guilty looking young one, hesitated. I looked eagerly at Fred, to see If he would not recognize me, but he did not. There was a very embarrassing pause then that had to be ended, so I said, not trying to restrain my smiles: " 'If you will open that portmon naie, Mr. Lorlng, you will see my card. I thought my acquaintance woum jus tify my loading you with some of my bundles. If you will notice, your other pocket is full.' "Everyone awaited eagerly the re sult. Quickly Fred did my bidding. You may imagine his look when he exclaimed: " 'FUnnie Lorlng! Bless my soul! Coz, can you ever forgive me? But iiow could I know you? I've not seen you since you were a child. "There "was a Bhout of laughter heard then In which Fred and I Joined. But Fred's was not a very hearty laugn, ana i tmnK ne was very giaa 10 get off the car, for he made me walk at least three times as far as you and I walk when we leave the car." Nellie waa almost convulsed with - laughter, which baby seemed to enjoy very much. And Fred exclaimed: j . "it was not half so bad as you have made it out, Fa. And Just for pun ishment for your laughing so, Nellie, I hope baby will not go to sleep for boura. I'm off now." JHerry rippling laughter followed him. And Fted ran down the stairs and out of the house, almost hoping somebody might attempt to rob or murder him even, so that his revolver might prove of great avail, and thus silence Nellie, who was ever talking about what she called his suspicious nature, when It was only necessary caution be thought. Soon baby was sleeping soundly, not-' withstanding Fred's wish to the con tra r v. And Nellie. DUttine- hor Into th crib, went to the bureau to arrange her hair. "Why, Fred has gone without his watoh!" she excliamed. "I don't tbink he ever did It in his life before. I wonder he has not been back agiin before this!" The hours passed swiftly by, Fannie, with her merry heart, fully compen sating Neljlie for Fred's absence. Eleven o'clock came before they im agined it near so laite. Just then they heard the door close and a moment af ter Fred entered the room, and in an excited voice exclaimed: "Now, ladies, perhaps you will ad mit the good of carrying a revolver, when I tell you that tonignt I have been robbed." "Robbed!" exclaimed Nellie and Fan nie simultaneously. "Yes, robbed. But I did not stay so, many minutes, thanks to my revolver. Listen, and I'll tell you all about it. On my way home I turrted into Four teenth street. You know how dark and dismal it .'s there no lighta Well as I turned, a fellow came rushing along, knocked against and nearly sent me down. And saying quickly, "Excuse me, sir," burred on. I sus pected what it was a dodge they have when relieving a man of his watch or pocketbook. I hastened to feel for my watch. It was gone." "Why Kred, your watch " "Stop! Don't interrupt me. Wait until I have done." The girls exchanged looks mirthful first, anxious afterward. "In a second I wSs after him. Pres enting my revolver, I bade him hand me fcha witch. He resisted. I covered him with my pistol, and spoke again in a tone which convinced him that I was in a dangerous mood. " 'Hand me the watch." "Out it came, and, without taking a second look at me, he left. And thanks to my little beauty here," tapping his revolver, "I am home again no worse off than when I started. Now, what do you say?" "Oh. Fred! Oh, my dear, what have you done? Oh, you have robbed that man of his watch! Yours is on the bureau. You left it art home," Nellie cried in a voice of real agitation. "What? No! Surely not!" exclaimed Fred, growing very red and starting toward the bureau. Fannie handed to Fred his own watch, at the same time fairly shaking with the laughter she had tried so hard to repress. "Oh, Fred! Forgive me; I'm only human; I must laugh or die." Peal after peal came from the merry girl, who could not restrian herself, although Nellie looked so reproach fully and Fred really angrily at her, the former saying: "Indeed, Fannie, I'm too much fright ened to laugh." Fred was too mortified to say an other word for some time. At length, turning to Fannie, who had grown a little quiet, he snappishly said: "Pray don't step; I'm very happy to afford you such amusement." Of course Fannie began anew; and Nellie, trying to stop her by looks and motions, said: "What shall you do, Fred?" "It is net a matter of such vital im portance that you need look so worried Nellie. I'll go to the police headquar ters, explain the matter and leave the watch. That will be the end of it," said Fred, trying to assume a light careless tone. Nellie hoped it might be the end of It; tout still fearful of something un pleasant, asked: "Is It too late tonight to go, Fred?" "Certainly it is," Fred answered. Seeing Nellie's face still retain its anxious and fright emed expressioni Fred broke out laughing to himself, saying: "You look as much frightened, Nell, as I imagine that man did when I went for his watch." Next morning Fred was longer than usual getting off from home, and all Nellie's urging haste seemed to have the tendency to retard instead of ac celerating his motions. But at last, to her great relief he) was off. After getting a few rods from home he drew forth the atolsn watoh, and found, of course, that it had run down. Having no key to fit it, he approached a Jew elery shop, intending to have it wound up. He failed to notice the very par ticular attention with which a police man was regarding him. Just as he was about to enter the store, he was tapped on the shoulder. Turning, he beheld the officer, a total stranger to him, so he knew it was not a bit of use to explain the case to him. So, to attract as little attention as possible, he walked quietly along with his not very agreeable companion, until they reached the police headquarters. There he began his explanation. All were strange faces around him, on which he saw unmistakable signs of merriment when 'he said It was a mis take. And to h!s immense surprise, after he had handed over the dreadful watoh and was turring to leave, he was a prisoner the accusation, "rob bery and assault, with intent to kill." He sank on -..he bench for a moment, so overwhelmed with surprise and mor tification that he could with difficulty collect his senses enough to know what to do. Just then a gentleman entered and said to an officer near: "I was surprised to hear that you had caught the villain so soon. Where is the scoundrel? What does he say?" "That it was all a mistake!" an swered .the officer with a very signifi cant smile. "There he is," pointing to Fred. 'Of course the villain! And if I had been so unfortunate as not to have had a watch to hand over he would have murdered and robbed me of whatever I might have had of value. The mur derous rascal! Ah! how are you Lor lng? You here?" advancing and shak ing Fred's foand cordially, and contin uing: "Show me that cut-throat! Which is he?" i The expression on Fred's face may possibly be imagined but it cannot be described. And when, in answer tn answer to the call, "Prisoner stand up," he arose, his friend's the plain tiff's surprise was stupendous for a moment; and then, breaking Into a hearty chuckle, he exclaimed: "Of course I know It was a mis take." The dignity of tne place was soon forgotten by all of them, and never such a shout of laughter was heard before within those walls. But Fred could not Join In It to save him. He bad too lately stood in the place of an Individual bearing quite too many opprobrious epithets' to feel very light-hearted. J He returned home to relieve Nel- lie's mind, telling her It was settled she need have no more anxiety about it. But he never told her how it was j settled. One thing she noticed he was not so fond of his revolver's compan ionship as he used to be. And once she heard him say: "If the law were more strenuous with regard to the carrying of concealed weapons, there would be fewer crim inal indictments." New York News. FEED AND CARE OF THE HORSE. Prof. Williams, of the Edinburgh Teterinary college, recently, delivered a lecture before a number 'of Scotch farmers on the above subject Among other things he said: It is my intention to deal with tho horse from the moment it is born until maturity. The mare ghes birth to her offspring quicker than any animal we know of. We have known a niaro to foal In two minutes, and at the tnd of that time to be up and feeding. It is the custom in some parts of the country to tie the naval string to pre vent bleeding. This is not according to nature, and is a very dangerous practice. The naval string is usually torn by the act of the dain in rising, and thisy pre ents the danger of bleed ing. The naval string is composed of a number of differert coatings, which, being irregularly torn, prevents bleed ing. Those who are in the habit of tying it often pay the penalty, as there is great danger of blood poisoning. Very often it gives rise to joint ill. or a swelling or enlargement of the joints, which means the death of the colt before maturity. Other evil con sequences often intervene; the colt becomes sickly and dull, then begins to purge and dies in from a week to ten days. This is certainly the cause of the loss of a great many foals in some parts of the country (and he might have said iu all countries). There may be a few cases where the foal might bleed from the naval, but if it does it is best to twist the naval string instead of tying it. If any thing be applied on it let it be good Scotch whisky, and if any solid mat ter is applied first pass it through the name to destroy the germs. As a rule the after-birth is soon disposed of. If It is retained long it is a source of groat danger, as it commences to putrify and blood poisoning of the inare follows, fever and inflammation set in, and the animal often dies in the course of twenty-four to thirty hours. If the mare does not clean In two hours send for the veterinary surgeon at once. There is no aniiua' so susceptible to blood poison as a mare at that stage. After the mare lias foaled and the young Is all right and out with iti? mother on the grass the farmer has nothing to do save to notice that the nights are not too cold. The foil! should be made as hardy as possible. It Is a great mistake to feed young colts heavily. If they are hand fed their bodies become too heavy for their legs and their limbs swell. It is of the utmost importance to have mares in clean houses when foaling and all the sanitary conditions as perfect as possible. When the colt reaches two and a half years it is about time to handle him. to halter lead him about, lift his leg, etc. The foot should be kept to the proper size by the use of the rasp. When coming three years old he might do a hall day's work three or four times a week but should not be worked regularly until four. I consider it the greatest piece of cruelty ever invented for the young horse to have calkings on hi shoes. He should be shod plain. Shoos with calkings spoil the action of the horse and develop side bones. The veterinary surgeon should examine all horses shown for prizes, and no ani mal afflicted with side bone should receive a premium. If this wore followed- side bone would disappear in ten years. The frog of the foot b sufficient to prevent a horse from slipping. When a horse shod with cslkers makes a mistake lie loses al! command of himself. Horses should not be fed with boiled food for the reason that they lolt it: indigestion follows, colic and other Ills. Wheal is the best all round food for horse ghon with discretion. Sixty-two pounds of wheat sells at the same price as .forty-two pounds of oats. Ac cording to analysis it is the more valuable food, pound for pound, but is too stimulating unless given very ciiutiously. The farmer might begin with four pounds of wheat per day coarsely ground, increasing it to six pounds and in this way help to raise the price of the article as well as de crease the cost of feeding the horses. Water should be given before feeding, and. if In moderation when the horse Is warm, is the greatest body refresh er In the world. STOCK NOTES. Stock of inferior quality often fail to return cost of food. It Is well to remember that it is mus cle rather than fat that is needed bv breeding stock, as fat tends to loss of energy, if not of health and vigor. A stockman suggests that if there are dogs about, put a wide-awake cow or two in the sheep pen at night. If tne cow has a young calf she will do especially good service. A billy goat would do the business pretty well. A first-class animal is sure to bring a good price, says a writer, but he who has all first-class stock usually obtains "the top of the market." When all seem to be of one mould, and that a good one, there are lots of dealers ready to take them as a lot, and at your price. A horseman of experience says that colts are often ruined by their train ers. They are taken in soft condition and put through work that old stagers could hardly stand. In consequence they break down In the legs or. become weak in their organs and are shortly ruined beyond recovery. The fact is, says the Sheep Breeder, sheep can be made profitable under right management in almost any kind of times. Spasmodical sheep husbandry always was and always will be un profitable, and it is this class of hus bandry from which come all the re ports which stampede the rest of the brotherhood of "doubting Thomases." The Medical Record gives the follow ing directions for keeping flies out of the stable or dwelling: Expose a lit tle oil of bay In a saucer on your doors and window sills, or coat your doors and windows with any color of paint you . like, containing as little as four per cent of oil of bay,- which is far from expensive, and can be had any where, and not a single fly will enter your house. RIVAL IN FAME. John L. Sullivan Says He Is Better . Known than Grover. Washingtoa, Sept. 24. John L. Sul livan while driving about town today dropped in at the White house.' The place was closed for repairs, so the ex-pugilist was not admitted, although- he explained to the"wfttchman at the main door thA he was much better known than he wno occupied the mansion. THE ANNUAL ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. JOHN lfLTO - AT THE STATE FAIR He Tells 800261111118: of thei.Organiza tion of the Society also Its History. Liadies and gentlemen: The thirty rourth Oregon State fair is now open for your inspection, to see and exam ine the results as here offered for your comparison and criticism. It has been siid that the results of ciriliza tlon can be approximately measured by a comparison between the furnish ing of the camp of a wild Indian hunt er and a modern ladies' sitting room. A better method to meet the wants of the majority who attend an assem blage like this for purposes of inspec tion, would be, to have here speei- : mens of the "Indian from his native wild" with his agencies of subsistence rod sejr-defeuse; and compare them with the agencies now used by civil ized num. here shown for a like pur pose. I understand efforts have boon made to have here such a representation of the natice race. I hope the effort has been successful, as no living object could (in my judgment) be shewn here more impressively instructive than would be a native woman, dressed (as. I have seen hundreds of them) in gar ments of their own fabrication, chiefly from the inner bark of the cedar tree. It is doubtful if such a repre ntation can now be secured, as the native race quickly and eagerly adopt- id the white man's woven fabrics and uneducated man soon forgets past fashions. The native fruits of Ore gon, I understand, will to some ex tent, be on exhibition; and a com parison between them and the pro ducts of settled agriculture in the pomological division will be instruc tive, a measure in that line between the conditions of savage and civilized life. The Indian and his family as improved by fifty years' example of tnd by his white neighbor is here md in his dress and equipments he is i'ar in advance of what we have reason to believe the condition of the English igriculturist was r00 years after the battle of Hastings. Indeed, his con dition and that of his family indicate l self respect winch ought to scure him the respect of others; and a wel jome here from every generous mind l am speaking to ladies, who are Iressed as well as her majesty. Vie torla, 'queen of Great Britain, and Empress of India, needs o be; though she is the honored head of a nation which is the mother of nations, a na tion wh!eh is in itself an exhibition f the results of 2,000 years of upward struggle from the savage to the civil ized life. I am speaking to ladles vhose mothers and grandmothers; ;iye, to some who with their own eyes have seen the womanhood of the na tive race the chief beasts of burden !n this beautiful Willamette valley. I m speaking to men, any one of whom would deem it an honor to have a just L-laim of descent from either Lewis r Clark who at the behest of Pres ident , Jefferson explored this grand valley of the Columbia ninety years igo, and found the supply of food so .scant and precarious, that they fre quently resorted to the purchase of dogs from the natives, -is a means of - tibsistence during their great enter prise I make these allusions to give mphasis to the statements that it is to settled agriculture that we owe the changed condition of life now as oinpaivd with what it was even eighty years ago: when strong ener getic men perished from want, where iow is food to feed millions. The origin of annual fairs reaches back beyond written history. Doubt less beginning with, if not antedating settled agriculture; and must have 1011 amongst the earliest means of distributing its products as well as of disseminating means ot its improve ment. At all events, local fairs have been active agencies in support of settled agriculture amongst the an cestry of this assemblage, from time immemorial: ami are yet so much in public favor, that we have neighbor hood fairs, county fairs, district fairs, state fairs, interstate, national and in ternaticn fairs, as next to the school, the generally conceded best means o fundamental human advancement and comparison. This is the thirty-fourth Oregon state fair, it may therefore not be a waste ol" time to briefly glance at the origin of agriculture in this fair land. In 182 1 Dr. John McLaughlin was apiHiiuted chief factor of the Hudso.i Bay company in tlte valley of th then "fair Columbia." Its chief jiort was theu Fort George (Astoria). He resolved to change it to the north bank of the Columbia 100 miles inland. He called the post Vancouver (now the ;iry) and adopted agriculture as a local support to his fur trade; it hav ing proved a great advantage to the "Hudson Bay Co., in its contests east f the Rockies with its great rival, the Northwest Fur company. He moved the twenty-seven head of cattle of all ages the company then owned from Fort George to Vancouver in 182.", and planttnl peas and potatoes the same year. He received this year also, from York Fortny, Hudson Bay, one bushel each of wheat, oats, bar ley and corn, and one quart of tim othy seed, all of which were planted in 1S2. The results of this beginning were, that iu 1823 the company ceased to import flour for the use of its em ployees. He Induced the leginning of settlement in Oregon by advising one of the retiring French Canadian en gagees of the company to settle as a farmer in the Willamette valley gave him one quart of wheat for seed and loaned him two cows to furnish his family milk and two steers to be used as team, such were the very beginnings of agriculture here. This great and good man continued to encourage other retiring servants of the company in the same way and adopted the same liberal policy towards the free Amer ican trappers who left the hunter's life and adopted farming as a means of subsistence. He was equally gen erous to the first Missourians: for be sides furnishing them the use of horses and boats to get to their chosen loca tion, near this city of their planting, he furnished them seven oxen to do their heavy hauling and eight milch cows In place of the two cows Dr. Lee had brought across the plains and left at Walla Walla. Settled farming thus begun sup ported a population of 500, consisting of sixty Canadians with native wives and halfbreed families, and sixty-five American families in 1841. There were 120 farms, producing 35.000 bushels of wheat and a due proportion of oats. barley, peas and potatoes. There was then In the country 3,000 head of cat tle and 500 head of horses, besides an uncounted numbed of hogs. The cat tle were owned mostly by the Hud son Bay Co, and the Methodist Mis sion, but by the second cattle drive from California In 1842, 1,250 head of cattle, 000 bead of horses, mares and mules, and 3,000 bead of sheep were added to the pastural wealth of per sonal ownership. To protect this property from the destructive ravages of wolves and panthers the historical wolf meeting" was called; which m addition to effecting the object of its call, appointed a committee which succeeded after the failure or previous attempts in formulating a form of civil government from which shortly grew the provisional government of Oregon that in a few short years took the government of Oregon from the hands of the great and good Mc- Glaughlin who as chief factor of the Hudson Bay Co. had been virtual au tocratic tuler over the country for over 20 years, and put an end to the monopoly of the company, over cattle and commerce. Thus we see settled agriculture by natural evolution becomes the mother of civil government as well as of com merce, manufactures and arts. Up till the date of 1843 the law of the strongest or most cunning, dominated the country from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean; except in this little colony planted and nourished by Dr. McLaughlin. From this date till 184!) aided by him also the improve ments of home building by immigra tion across the plains was very rapid. This was temporarily arrested by the general rush to the gold fields of Cal ifornia; but was soon stimulated again by the excellent market they afforded for Oregon produce, in 1850 fat stock from Oregon was driven to the mines of California and soon this state was spoken of by the miners as "the land of big red apples ' and it wen deserved the title. The high prices realized for fruit sent there, stimulated the plant ing of orchards here and otherwise beautifying Oregon homes. The Ore gon Pomological society was the first state organization connected with the culture of the land. It held its first exhibition at Salem, and was merged into the Oregon State Agricultural so ciety upon its formation in 18G0. Some years previous to that California la bor and capital had been turning from mining toward pastural "and agricul tural pursuits; and Oregon s marker. there was rapidly diminished thereoy The Oregon press led by the Oregon- ian, began to advise the production of greater quantities of wheat in order to attract the attention of the world's markets in Europe. Aided by im proved harvesting machinery this was done, and Oregon entered the foreign grain trade. For twenty years there after grain farming was profitable in Western Oregon, but wool growing and meat production, also were profit able; and from 18(50 to 1S85 wool growing and cattle grazing and horse breeding were as profitable in the eastern portion of the state as wheat production in the Willamette valley All this had the effect of stimulating attention to the best lines of improved stock, and buyers came from the ex tremes of the state to the state fair to purchase improved horses, cattle, sheep and swine; this created a pub lic spirit at the state fairs of Oregon for the decades between 1860 and 1880, which was not surpassed, I think, anywhere; and it filled the country up with most lines of good stock so completely that at this date little encouragement exists for breed ing, except in choice dairy cattle, pro lific and quick maturing mutton sheep, hogs and the best all purpose poultry. One great interest to iarm life is so thoroughly blighted, that it is almost true to say the horse breed ing interest has been struck by light ning. Only five years ago men were striving for the privilege of horse car lines 111 the city of Salem. Four years ago 2(H) head of horses were reported as taken off the car lines of Portland at once. The application of electric force for business purposes lias boon going on ever since, and the progres sive farmer who wishes a profit on his grain crops, even if he must com pote with the cheap . and extensive wheat lands of South. America and Australia and the cheap lalxr lands of India. Egypt and Russia, in the world's markets, is beginning to ask for the man who can attach electric power to the plow. I am so firm of faith that he is now alive that. I am quite willing for the managers of the fair to offer $1,000 of the horse race money for him to appear and show that he can plow an acre of land better, quicker and cheaper than can be done with hors power. There is si ill another agency that must claim attention, as transfer ring to the mechanic a branch of pro duction (I may say) which up to recent date has been the pride of the farmer I mean the already great and increas ing use of the bicycle in the place of the saddle horse. It is becoming to those who have Indoor occupations, a means at once of saving time and tak ing exercise. It is no spirit of fault finding with the present management of this a id other fairs, that impels me to say, that to continue to offer $10,000 for trials of speed of horses, which, (except they are excellent) will not command in the market the cost of their rearing, is not good use of money. True it is a progressive people seem attracted to contests of animal power, but. with the introduction of the bi cycle and the use of electric force, it seems to me there comes questions of public economy which ought to take precedence of amusement. With the dismissal of 1,000 horses from service in Oregon, of an average weight of 1,150 pounds each, and more than that has already been superceded, their places can be taken, and in time will be taken by 7,500 of mankind, to be fed from the products of the land it would require to furnish food for the 1,000 horses. Those who desire to see human happiness increase and agen cies encouraged to push back into an indefinite future the dreaded Malthu sian law will rejoice to See electric force and the bicycle used as a sub stitute for the horse. The humanity we hope will take his place as a con sumer will want eggs and ham for breakfast, instead of hay and oats, so I saj', (as I have said before on these grounds), to society at large a hen that can give to her progeny the pow er to produce a dozen eggs annually more than any other hen, has more value to man present and prospectively than the horse that can make a mile 10 seconds quicker than any other horse. I do not wish to Be considered as disparaging the horse nor be disre spectful to the feelings of lovers of the horse as the servant and assistant of man. Indeed there is no sight I shall see on these grounds to give me more pleasure man to see repeated here one of the contests of lady eques trianshlp for whieh prizes used to be offered. But this society has grown awny from such contests; and general society is growing away from the use of horses. Our boys and .girls" are growing up to scorn them, and to pre fer the wheel, on which the boys can even now, outrun the best horse at a long race; and on which the girl also loves to ride to such an extent that unless means be taken to enforce an upright position injurious effects to both back and breast of some bicycle riders Is almost sure to follow. I un derstand myself to have been selected to make this address in order that I might use the opportunity thus afford ed to- give some counsel to the present management derived from experience i of past management which may tend to revive again the popular interest which formerly made successful exhi bitions. Gentlemen of the state board of agriculture you have for some rea sons I have already hinted at a much more difficult task than had the found ers of the Oregon State Agricultural society. To find fault with any way, is much easier than to find the best way; and fiora well remembered anx ious planning for success still hoping for your success whether you heed them or not, I will venture a few words of counsel: 1st, cheapen the means of getting into your gates to the farmer and his family; 2d, stop buying your exhibits from the old orchards and the boxes of fruit and vegetable dealers. Under the old management a man who was known to purchase his exhibit was denied his premium if one was awarded. The doubt of the legality of the board's purchasing an exhibit is now an injurious influence against you and I think deters many small farmers and fruit culturists who ought to be here from attempting to make an exhibit No state institu tion ought to receive premiums. Room should be awarded them to show what is excellent or what is new and promising; but as they are already In a sense public property those having control of them, ought to have public spirit enough to exhibit them here for the public good without further re ward. Diversified farming ought to be encouraged as much as possible and the man of one excellent production should be encouraged. Market gar deners,, ought to show as a class by themselves. Owners of herds ought to have a breeders' prize. For a herd of all ages and genders up to ma turity, it ought not to be less than $200, for the best flock of sheep not less than $75, and no animal should be shown for two prizes, nor charge an entree fee In two premiums. A great mistake has been made In regard to premiums on sheep; they ought to be increased rather than diminished. National .eg islation has taken sides for the tim against the American sheep farmer, but the latter will be heard from again. This brings me to the subject of leg islation and a suggestion with refer ence to that of our own state. For the public good and the good of the con victs themselves it is desirable that some means of employing the state prisoners should be adopted. A jute mill has been projected and is now abandoned. A sugar beet factory has been suggested. While not doubting sugar beets can be raised well in Or egon, I will close my remarks by sug gesting flax production as a desirable crop for the Oregon farmer and flax dressing as a means of employing some at least of the prison labor. As a mere hint of the reasons for this sugges tion I will say that dressed flax was worth an average of $800 per ton at the Atlantic seaboard under the Mc Kinley law, and expert workers ob tained $2 per day for dressing sixty pounds of flax daily. Much of West ern Oregon has an excellent flax grow ing soil and climate and the state e eeived a first-class medal for flax fibre at the Centennial fair of 187(5. Does this fact not suggest the wisdom of at least putting the flax plant on your premium lists? ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN. Cliauncey Depew lost $50,000 last ear by indorsing for friends. Kaiser William is an expert dancer, with a great fondness for leading ger mans. The author of "Swe.t Marie." the popular song, Is now receiving $2,000 a month revenue therefrom Teresija Cadzio, the daughter of General Garibaldi, is writing the story f ids life in its most Intimate details. Queen Victoria purchases almost .very new book of note published, and her expenditure on literature of all sorts is over 1.200 per annum. Mrs. William Waldorf Astor owns the celebrated diamond comb which was a present to Mme. de Montespan from Louis XIV. It is wortli $100,0(HJ. Lawton Sherman, who died at Prov idence the other day. aged ninety nine years, left a widow also aged ninqgr-ninc. They had been married seventy-eight years. John D. Rockefeller is said to have jiven his daughters to understand that they are not to be great heir esses. The bulk of his property will go to a number of public institutions. The smallest woman living today is said to be Mile. Pauline of Holland of a respectable family, who is IS years old. weighs ten pounds and is 1 foot 9 inches tall. Senator .German was Senator Doug las' private secretary for some time. md as such he accompanied Douglas to Illinois on the occasion of the sen- 1 A. Loo in is and J. fr. Megler, and Mor ator's historic debates with Lincoln. rison was missed before the train ar At Lancaster, Peuu., are three sis- rived at Spokane. Every effort is ters two hundred and eighty-three being made to trace him. Krausse Bros. -AT- City Shoe Store, ARE Leaders in Latest Styles and Lowest Prices FOR BOOTS HND SH06S YOU CAN SELECT Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Shoes And Slippers from the Finest and Best Selected Stock Ever Brought to Town. All Kinds of Repairing Done at Reasonable Rates. W. W RIGHT, Manager, - - Corvallis, Oregon. PI0NEERJ3HKERY. COFFEE SALOON. HODES & HALL, Plain and Fancy Confections Ice Cream. CIGARS:: "OUR SILVER CHAMPION," "BELMONT," GENERAL ARTHUR," an a full line of Smokers' Articles. Come hour of the day. . years old. That is, Mrs. Margaret Ewing is ninety-two, Mrs. Elizabeth Zell ninety-four and Mrs. Martha Morrison ninety-seven. The Ameer of Afganistan is evi dently not a mere ornamental ruler. He has had built an electric light station at Cabul, a planing mill, a mint, an arsenal, and. among other things, a soap factory. Abas Pasha, the young Khedive of Egypt, always has his mother with him, and she outranks all his advisers. She is said to be one of the most beau tiful women in Egypt, in addition to being the brainiest Sir Henry Parker, formerly premier of New South Wales, has become a woman-suffragist, and is trying to convince Australia that the "moral at mosphere of politics will lie purified when women go to the polls. Emperor William of Germany uses a rowing apparatus daily in his room to limber np and harden his muscles. It was constructed especially for him ,by a Berlin physician. He finds It a great benefit to his health. Miss Marion Gilchrist and Miss A. Li. L. Cummings of Glasgow have the honor of being the first ladies to take the medical degree in Scotland. They have just graduated from the Univer sity of Glasgow after a seven years" course. A beautiful granite monument has recently been placed over the grave of Dr. B. F. Stephenson, the founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, in Roschill cemetery, near Peters burg, 111. The monument will be un veiled some time this fall. The Queen of England, ho is worth $200,000,000, probably never had a broom or a dishcloth in her hands in her life. But the next queen, the Princess of Wales, when her father had an income of $1,200 a year, had to sew, cook, sweep and make her own dresses. Barthelemy St. Hilaire, the French author and statesman, who is now ninety, writes and corrects his proof sheets without the use of spectacles. He believes in the doctrine of hard work, and says: "If you want to live to be old be always at work and dil igently. Do not listen to those who aspire to save enough money to rest. They are lazy bodies." The daughter of Bret Harte, Miss Jessamy Harte, is not only extremely pretty, but is highly gifted as well a combination the gods do not always provide. She has marked artistic ability, and it is the opinion of com petent critics that she can, If she chooses, make a brilliant name for herself in the world of illustration. She is described as having a sea-shell complexion, with blue eyes set under straight black brows. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Each field is adaptpd to some sie cial crop. Study the soil and the needs of the crop. If you are not able to build a first class house to shelter your machin ery, build a cheap one. By all means protect machinery from the weather. Nothing adds more to the looks of the home than mowing down the weeds about the outhouses, the barn lot, and along the roadside near the house. To preserve the fertility of the soil, says the National Stockman, three methods are being practiced by our best farmers, viz.: Rotation of crops, application of commercial fertilizers I and the use of barnyard manure. T. B. Terry this year raised on an . average 47 1-4 bushels of wheat per f acre. Clover and tillage, he says, did j It. No manure or fertilizers were put 011 the field. He screens and grades his seed wheat, and sows only the plumpest grains. A writer thinks that the farmer who buys nothing which he can produce, should be on the high road to suc cess. It is not so much the amount of money we can get in, as it Is the faculty of keeping the expenses down, that makes the profit in all cases. The work of a thoroughly progres sive farmer, says an exchange. In cludes not only agriculture proper, but stock raising and horticulture. This fact by itself is enough to show that the farmer should be a liberally educated man. It requires a good deal of knowledge to handle properly all the things that come under these Ilea dings. MISSED CONNECTIONS. Astoria, Or., Sept 24.-J. R. Morri son, a banker of Ilwaco, who was sup-, posed to have left Portland last Mon day evening to attend the republican convention at Spokane, has been missing since that time, UDd much un easiness is felt at his disappearance. It is thought that he has been foully dealt with. Ho went to Portland last Monday morning in company with L. Proprietors. in when hungry and get a lunch any;