The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, May 13, 1892, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextwtMouii;HhMrt'm)noMfWtuumtiHi(MHHJ . rsn EGO If ion waiil first-class Juti wort 4 00fK)O0lKlMHMMAKOfO0'.tm'KXO(OfMHl0 ' If yon want tHttTpstcili " COUNTY AFFAIRS, " 0OO00nonOfOO000'WKM(H0'0O0'O0O0WO AT LOW PRICES, Leare ?onr qrdsrs at this oSIcb. OonnoutiotiouooofXxOftnniionnouuiH o w JUJ VOL. 9. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1892. NO 19. OR N WITH 4 r . ji JVLLir. WlLUVtiLy TAH& YOU 1 1 vinuTE;i 7tf rw iw prmmwmjB en stump MAKno a flfv. "avnccnop ATA WTiNflfrmiiT YEAR w onvunr nM 'Ajdtuii fc. -Si" " WB kho.po5talTom iwjiHATw cArAugyB, MITCHEL!., LEWIS & Sf AVER CO- ' MACHINERY & VEHICLES, - NEW MARKET BLOCK, - PORTLAND, OREGON. THE OREGON;'.1 MIST. IMM'EUUVKMK PltsDAl MOHli. -T THE HIST PUBLISHING COMPANY, J. R. BEEOLE, Manager. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. '. ' Rkarrlpti Hall. :' r' . On. oopy on. year I hIvmui. ........ II M Ouaropy ) luuuttia .. - "J SlD) coiJ... - - AalverlisiMf nl. Profraalonal eardi on. year Oaovotmuu fiun year....,...., lUlf column una year (luarier column ou yew,,., Ou in h cm month. .....,,. On. Inch thrr. months...,. Ou. iurli all moiul.s I n PJ6 lit 40 , total puilcn, Is cents pur lln tot, drat Inayr tioni 10 eont par llii fur each, suumkjusui In rtlrm. . . Una! rtvlaennmt, It.M per Inch lor Ural nrtUni, and tt ceuls pat lucb lot reb auba. luntlnrilai, COLUMBIA COUNTY DlltKCTOUY, camfy Officer), J Hultw, ft. Helen Juda kr fMtarlfT ....m........... Treasurer.. . Until, of arltools A .-sv-or , ....... nuryof.. ('ouiBUailonari. ,K. K. Quick, HI. Helen 'ih Mimker, H. Hewn W. Cole, . UaU-na .. U. Wall i. KeaiipAoa. .C. F. I'un. Haliiler . A. H l.hiie, haluicr . . .... v..n...H. . Il-rari nil tuiiivm.j Maf)!"a 5 Society , Nolle).. M tannic. -PI- Helen" lxliio. Ho, t-Rular niittiuiffiulaiia Ur ait.t llilrtl Saturday . aaktui.ulh Ul.lM . U. Ul MltaillllA Ittll. VWit ina luanibani lit owl aiaiidlug Inrtlail to MtaoNIC.-Halliler 1.0-lit., No. Sl-ltl WMiinx. Jmtur'lnj oiior Ulorecath Hill moon . MlHr.i al JtuK-Milr kail, ovor Ulan?haM a lor. VUIUuk uia.iiUr. la noun alaiuuui la McJ to allalKl, u I '.HI. . . 1U-14M Alialt. 1 ' Down rtr.r ('') 1o at I !W a. a). . t.. jl. ..Ilt.lnt.. Ml I I at. " Tlia ill t.ir Vcriioula aud Wttahura- i-ar'W Ml. Hvl.ua tUndiu'. We4eaday aliU rrlilay al t'ia!' mall for Slarahlamt. riataV.nle ) Mlai Iuvmi Qiilnii atonuay, auiay .im rnoay Uallarrnltwatl ilorltt clus a' 10 A. W.l lur I'oriiaUri at r. M. - . - " r : TraiT.lera OttUa-olllvrr KTma(l. W. IIHAvrn-Uavoa 8t. Helen, tur Portland al 11 . Tuesday. 1 bnradav and Kiltintav. Iavjt HI. Uleu for clal.kanla Monday. Wod'Httttay .d KtiHuy at t .m A. M. HTCtMCH lmi,OA-lava 8t. Helena for Port iiuiii i-.ik a. u. iiiunilin at a to r. . . Htkahk. oarr Ki.tn U.veaBt. Htna ir PorlUnd dally til Munday. al 7 A, r n.in.mi l-ortland at 10 SO: returning, leave mrilanv al I r. .. wrlvlnn at ttt. l.l at. -ritOKESSJONAL. jjU, II. II.' CLICK) rilYSlCIAX and SURGEON. 8U Helena, Oregon, JU. J. E. II ALL, i PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. CUttikattl, Columbia county, Or, .W.',R,CK'- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 8tr. Hklchi, - OnF-aoK. IVputy Dlalrltt Attorney (or Column! Co. QllAS. W.UAYOKn, NOTARY PULBLIO and INSURANCE AGENT, . Maygrr, Oregon. T A, MuBmb. A. 8. DafsiiR. M cllRIDfi A DBK8HEK, ATTORNEYS-at-LAW. OregottWty, Oregon. Promt ntUntlon g Ivcn landBlc. bualrjea. B. LITTLE, SURVEYOR AND. . . CIVIL ENGINEER, . 8t. Helena, Oregon. . tl.nnty aurveyor Lund aurvcylng, town lilatllng. enKlneeng work promptly dun. , W.T. Bvuir. J. W. IAFE. , CRN BY A DEAPER, ATTORNEYS-at-LAW, : Oregon City, Oregon. Tw.lv rnn' xprlenr Regtitw of th Unlw4 Btat. Land Offlc. here, rwomj r.,.nda ua In oil. aneclalty of all kind of tiualiKH befor. Vi Unrl Otft.ie or th Conrt( and (nrolrinf the Oenral Und OiHoe. : . Farm s Rl i STUMP ; Engines, Boilers, Wagons, Buggies, Etc, Etc. LARGEST , PriCGS the LoWCSt. I. b. ijkockknbkouoii,, ATTORNEY-at-LAW, Oregon City, Oregon. ( special agent of General land nftVe. ), H ,rue-U'nd, t're-i mption, and Timber Laud application, and other La in I Ofhvs business a ae aliy. Ollice, accond floor, LaiidUlthe Building. MISCELLANEOUS. THE ITEAHKR ; IRALDA la now n .kltii regular round tiiia from OAK POINT TO PORTLAND Daily Except ....Wednesdays, Uaviko OAK POINT... " tiTKI.LA ........ " KAINIKH. I K AI.A M A .... " "H'f. 1IKI.KNS Attkiviso lOKTI.ANl) . 4 40 A. .. .fr:00 . .8:15 , ,7:l . . H:( .11:00 M. RETURNING LfAVra PO!tTLAND..( AkHiVK fcTEI.LA ., .1:00 P. M. W. E. NEWSOM. Model Saloon. 1. S. ( LOMXGER, Prop'r. BT.' HELENS, OJttEGON. Choice Wines, Liouors and Cigars. Beer 5 Cts. Billard aid Pool Tabla for CK fleaomvacAaUon of PatroM CALL AROUND. Portland Seed Co, (F. W. MILLER, Mgr.,) .. ' a-DBAUUtl IS i I J 1 k: Fertilizers, Bee Supplies, Spraying Apparatus and Material, Poultry Supplies, Etc., Etc 171 Bi cond St. Portland, Oregon. Send for Catalogue nov20-6m ; BLUE FRONT One Price Cash Store. WM. SYMONS, DBAI.ER IW ; General Merchandise, DRY GOODS, ' GROCERIES, -. TINWARE, ETC. Ladies' Fine Shoes PATERT MEDICINES, i RAINIER, i r V OREGON. A. H. BLAKESLY, -Proprietor of . Oriental : Hotel. 8T. HELKNS, OREGON. , Tb hone has been totiy remroiauwi tnrougnOHt. ana vnw un) vi nw,u modationi wiH b given. CHARGES . BEABONAt$i.Ji. STAGE run in connection with the hotel oonneoilngwirh the Norih rn PH Itailroad at Milton. 8iag. , (or Taoom train 10 p. m. o ronua trut ai l. am. rnTVTTVlTlC IX JIi JLIjO II RJlach inery ' PULLERS, . STOCK. Correspondence Solicited. ST. HELENS HOTEL J, George, Proprietor. Tnblc alwuya anppllcd wlib thrbet edibles and dclicaclea tbe market allbrd. TF.UM8 REA80NABLK FOR REGULAR BOARDERS. Having been newly refurulihod, e are prepared give latiffuctlon to all our patrona, and aolicit' a iliare ot your patronage. 8T. HELENS OREGON. i -OO TO JOHN A. BECK. The Watchmaker and Jeweler, - FOE YOUR V ELEGANT : : : JEWELRY. Tht rinoKt aaaorrment of Watchc , Clucks, and Jewelry ot oil dcscrlptiims. Oppoalte the Esm'in'l, Portla d Oreeon. tfAPANESEJ i L,Ey CURE A. new an1 complete trealment, conalsllng of ppoMit:taa, iiiiiintenia in cApaiiiea, aio in box and Hllla: a Pnaltlvo rnre for Kxleruul, In Icrnal. Blind and Uloellnx. Itching, liuonlc Heeent or flertdltary Pile, and niaay oilier dlaeavea ana female weakneea: It la amaysa great benallt to the ceneral health. The llrat diacovery of a medical cure render! nr an utera. lion uith In knife unncreaanry herimfler. Tliia Homiviy liu never been kiumn to full, flier box. for II; aeiu by mull. Why aurler from this terrible dlxeaao whon a written guarantee la aiven with 6 box., to refund the inonev If not ourl. hnd atamp for freeSumpi. Ouarnutee taauedhy Woopaku, Clarke. it l.'o., Wholeaale and Retail brugEhta, Sole Aircuta, Portland, Or. NEW Colombia Restaurant' Lodging House. Eferything New, Clean Beds and the Best Table Set. MRS. M. J. SCOTT, ' (Formerly Mrs; SIVNuity.) PKOPB1ETKESS. . '., Next Door to MiuKnic Hull, ST. HELENS, OREGON OF COURSE YOD DO. SrCH BEING THE CASE, It behooves . v. o to llnd tbe moat dfirable place to purcliae vour ' inigirator." "THE BANQUET." Keep constantly ou hand Uie famous Cuban Blossom Cigars. The finest lino of Vine I Iquora and Cigar to b. found thiaaide of. l'ort 1 land. And if you wish to tngug in a gam. of POOL OR BILLIARDS, They can assure you that they have the neai lauie in tuwik jcvoij aiinn hvw nu neat, and your patronngo ia renpectfully lolidiad, "THE BANQUET" ,8t Helens. Oregon. Kucklen'. Arnica . .. . Th Beat Salve la the world forCuta, Bruises, Sore, Uloera, Sail Rheum, Fvcr Sores, Tetter, Chapped Handa, Chilblains, Corne aud all skin Ernptlona, and poaltlvely euro Filea, or no pay required. It ia guaranteed to give perfect aatla faction, or none; refunded. Price it cents per box. rot Sale Dv Kdwln Koaa. One Dollar Weekly Buy a good gold watch by ouclub sys tem. Our 14-karut gold-tillpdcaseaare war ranted for vears. Kina Klgin and Wnl- tham mvcirent, Hiem wind ana act. Ladv's or gent,' aize. Kqtinl to any 50 watch. 'J'oaenure agents where wa have none, we sell one of the hunting ca-e watches for thacinb price $28 and send C. 0. i. by express with tirivilegeof examina tion before ylng for tlie sam. Our agent at Durham, N. C writes." ' "Ourlewelora ha confeaaed they doa't know how you can furnish such work for the money." Our agent at f oatto Springs B. 0. , writes : "Your watches take at slarht. Th aentleman who got the bun watvh aaid that he examined and priced a leweler a watches in Lancaster, that war no better than yours, but Ah price was 14ft." .(. Our agent al Pennington, Tex., writes! "Am In receipt of lb. watch, and am pleased without measur. Allwhohav seen U say It would be cheap at 110." Ona good reliable agent wanted for each place. Writ, for partioniars. Eurnta Watch Co., New York. A TRUE COMPARISON Protective United States Leads All Other Nations ia Progress. Our Increase of Population and Wealth Compared With That of England. ' . PY THOMAS II. Dl'DLRV. i-very civilized nation ruiaos sonm portion of it revenue to curry on ita government by a tariff levied itpou ils imports. There are two system under which this is dune. One is culled tariff for revenue only, which is the English system, and by them culled free-trade; the other system is, one where' the tariff, is levied in ancli a way as to protect luhor and develop the resources of the country. This i called a protective tariff. Tliey may vary in degree and extent, but all Uriffs are levied and collected uuder one or tho other of these systems. England, though claiming to have free trade, raises next after the Unilt'd Suites more revenue by her tariff than any other country in the world. England built up her manufactur ing industry under the most severe aud rigid system of protection lh.it (he world has evor seen. In some instan ces she not only prohibited importa tion, but prohibited the export of machinery undi r a penalty and pushed lws to prevent tlm emigration of her expert or akillod labor. She carried protection i-o fur that in some instan cos it was made a puuishnble offense even to sell or uee commodities manu factured abroad. la 184C elio repenlod her corn law and itloptod the other syRtcm, a tariff for revenue, or, as slw culls it, free trade. Some other nations of Europe for a time followed England iu bei system of free-trade, but these nations have all abandoned it and returned to the protective system ; so that today theie is no .free-trade civilized govern ment in the world except England. England as a free-trade country thus stands alone. Even the English colo nies, which Bhe has planted time to time in different parts of the globe, have all udoptedtbe protective system. The protective system was adopted in the United States in 1S6I, and has been in operutioa since tliat period to the present time. : The people of Eng land are opposed to our system and have manifested their opposition and displeasure to it iu many ways, more especially in tho McKiuley bill. They are anxious for us to give tip protec tion and adopt their yteni, a tariff for revenue only. They want us to do this so as to enable them to manu facture (or us all the commodities we require, and which we now make for ourselves, and give the work to the people of England. The effect of this would be to give the English all the profits wo now earn and all the wsges we now pay to our own people. They are determined it possible to force us to adopt their system. Their writers and papers are hard at work; among other things they have established the Cobden CUtb to educate our people y the publication of books, pamphlets, etc., and the distribution of free-trade medals in our colleges. ' The leaders of the democratic party seem to hate joined hands with the English, and are doing what they can to a:d them in breaking ' down ' our protective system. , They appear to bo more anxious ki help the English than to help our own people, and are will ing to adopt the EnglibU system a tariff for revenue only even jf it does transfer our manufacturing Industries to England and take the work from our own people and give it to them. -Let us look iuto the matter, apply a practical test, and ascertain, if possible, which is best for our people and the country, the American or the English system. I have already stated that the English system of free-trade, as they call, it, was adopted and put in force in England about the year 1846, and that the American system of pro lection was established by congress in 1861. We thus have the example of tbe two systems in operation by the two natious 'at the ; same lime since 1861 the American in the United States and the English system in Eng land. Which system has- worked out best and proved to be the most suc cettsfulT In other words,' which nation has prospered most England under her' so-called free-trade, or the United States under protection? An examin ation will give us the facts, and the facts will speak for themselves.,' ... 4 .. By the official statistics as published by the English parliament in the year 1874, the acreage of wheat in Great Britain was 3,630,300 acres; In 1890 the acreage in whett had declined or shrunk to 2,386,330 acres, being a loss of l,243,9o-l acres, more than one-third in the 17 years. Wheat is regarded a tho standard crop,.' and is, therefore, I a ken as the . representative agricul tural product.; ; , . : - The acreage In permanent psattir-ige in 1S74 was 13,178,012 acres; in 1890 the permanent pasture luniU bad in creased to 16,017,492 acres, an in crease of 2,839,480 acres in permanent pasture over cultivated land'. To this extent had agriculture declined. The average harvest in Great Britain is only about 70,000,000 bushels of wheat per year, less than 2 buahels per capita. In the United States in 2891 the yield was over 9 bushels per capita. : s . The population of the United King kom in 1881 was 34.848,842 ; in 1891 it was 37,740,283, the increase being 8.2 per cent., the smalleal percentage of increase for the lust 30 yeara, while in tlie-Uiiitcd Stales from 1880 to 1890 the increase in population was about 25 per cent.. The iMipulation of Liver pool, on j of the chief commercial cities of England, in 1881 was 552,508; in 1891 it was 517,951, being a lots in population during the 10 years of over 34.000 people. , ' Fiom 1876 to 1890, the lest 15 years, l he balance of trade in her dealings with other nations was $7,773,432,432 ugain?t England, , That is to say, in her dealings with other nations Eng land has paid for what she hi bought from them 17.773,432.432 more than she has sold to them. During the same period the last 15 years the balance of trade ia the dealings of the United States with other ' natious has been 11,650,445,146 in our favor. General Booih, in Ins book, "Dark eat England," recently published, says oiie-teuth of the population of Eng land are paupers." : ' , The depression in the trade and in dustry in England was so great that n 1885 the government appointed s royal commission of twenty-three per sons to inquire into aud report upon the extent, nature and probable causes of the depression in the lradeand the business of the country, and whether it could be alleviated. '. This commission, after taking more than a year to investigate, and after the examination of many witnesses and making a most thorough and ex haustive inquiry and examination into the matters referred to them, made their final report to the government of England on the 2Wday ot December, 1886. , The report of the minority is dated Dumber 22d, 1S8G. While the commissioners differ upon many sub jects as to the causes and the remedies to alleviate the , depression, all agree upon one question, to-wit, the gteat depression then existing in the trade and industry of the country. ! There is no question about that; it was too np- pu-ent to be denied and is admitted by II. But they differ about the carise of the depression and the measures necessary : to remove it and revive trade and business. Among other sug gestions made it is a little remarkable that tin minority iu their report rec ommend as a measure of relief a pro tective tariff. None of the recom mendations of this commission were ever carried out, and things continue to grow worse rather than better than they were when the commissioners were appointed,and today one-fourth, of the mills, in" England are either closed or working bu what they call s!tort time," whilo the balance of trade year by year and every year goes on increasing against them, until it has ma up, as has been staled, to the enormous snni of over 17.700,000,000- in the last fifteen years, and the sgri culturalindustry of the country lias shrunk one-third from what it was 20 years ago, aud is now nearly ruined, and General Booth admits ' that' o ne tful h pf their , people are paupers. Such : is the picture that fiee-lrade England presents today. ' ; From English free-trade, as thus em- emplitied in England, let us turn to protection as it pictures itself in the Uuited States. Our present protect ive system, as has been stated, was es tablished in 1861, aud has been con tinued down to the present time. For the first five years it had the war to contend with; indeed, tbe business of the country uud" all it trade and in dustries were affected by the war for some years after the actual termina tion. But lot us make the comparison between free-trade 'England and -protective United States without taking into account the loss of property and tbe desolation and destruction ' oc casioned by the war, and see how the matter stands. The population of the United (States in I860 was 31,443,321 ; the Uuited Kingdom in 1861 (the tim.e for taking the census) was 28,927485, being a little over 2,500,000 less than ours the previous year. In 1390 the census ot the United States was 62,-1 869,286, and that in the United King dom iu 1891 was 37,740,283. Ours was about double what it was in 1860, be ing an Increase of over 31,000,000, while theirs was only" an increase of 8,812,798 from 1861 to 1891. The per centuge of increase of tfttrs during tbe past ten years, as has been stated, was about 25 percent, and theirs in the United Kingdom only 8.2 per cent. . In 1860 the wealth of tho United States was estimated al about 118.000, 000,000, and that of England at about 130,000,000,000, England then being nearly double ours. In 1890 ours was computed to be over 180,000,000,000, and England's at alxml 40,000,000, 000. Ours, the increase being Over 140,000,000,000, more than three times what it was in 1860, while Engl nd's increase was only about $10,000000, 000. During the last 15 years the bulanc of trade in our dealings with other nations, as 1ms been slated, was in our favor 1 1,650,445,146, while in England iti her dealings with foreign nutions the balance of trade has been against her more than $7,773,000,000 In I860 our commerce (imports and xport) smonnied to about 660,00O, 000; in 1890 it waaover $1,750,000,000. Our internal commerce at the present time is over $13,000,000,000. ; per year; neaily equal to the externa! commerce of all Europe put together. 5 ''; ' '- The working p?ople of f the United States have dj-positcd in the savings iti-tituiions $1,528,445,506. In I860, according to Mulhall, I he English eta tifdicinn, the manufactured commodi lies in the United Slates amounted to $1,897,280,000, and those of England to $2,792,680,000 ; the ' English being at that time over $891,000,000 more than ours In 1888 the same English authority gives otir mauufuctured commodities at $9,987,120,000 ar.d England's at only $6,963,800,000, thus making ours $3,000,000,000 more than theirs, and showing the United Stales to bo the largest manufacturing coun try in the world larger than England and France both put together. The Western Union Telegraph Company in 1869 had 75,686 niilet. of telegraph wire in operation in the United Slates; in 1S90 it had 678,997 miles ;of wire. In 1860 (here were 30,626 miles of rail road in operation iu the Uuited States ; at the present time there are over 170, 000 'miles' in operation enough to wrap around the earth ct the equator seven times, and more than 1 there are in ill Eurojie pnt together." This is the picture the United States presents.' .You have, the two pictures before you England under a tariff for reve nue only,' and the United States under the protective system. . Which, do you choose! ,The leaders of the idem' cratio party seem ro Jmve espoused tbe cause of the EngtiahT and want us'to adopt the English'' system a syeteni which has been .repudiated by every Civilized nation ia the world, and even by every colony that England has set up. The republican party advocates the American system of protection. The question for our people to decide is, which they will take: The English, which has : brpusbtT-deprei6n and ruin ; upon the V industries of that country, or the American, which ..has made us the most prosperous and the most powerful nation in the world? Sh'all we adhere to our own or give it up and take the English? ' : ' - If any one says our increase in pop ulation over England is due to, emi gration, I answer yes, it is partly due to this cause," but not entirely. ' It is true that do ring the 12 ' years ' from 1880 to 1891, inclusive, tour statUtics show that 1.730.026 people emigrated from the Uuited Kingdom ta the United States to -partake and- enjoy the greater proerity of our country. They have loft 'their , depressed ud pove rty-strieken f ree-trado' hAmes n J come to us tu gut the benefit that have grown out of our protective sys tem. . Of thete people who emigrated to us the largest number is from Eug land and Wales. It is the English now, rather than the ' Irish,, who are running away from their country to find houses to live in, and bread to eat, in the United States;: Seven hundred and fifty-seven thousand seven , hun dred and sixty -rollr persons haye emi grated from England alone within the past 12 years-to this country,' ,; a ,: VVly "do these 'piople come here from free-trade Ei.gland if their tariff-tor-revenue rsystem is so good, and England is so prosperous under it, as nur leading democrat io "friends are constantly tolling usT 5 I here is but one answer, and that -'answer does not speak "much for tile prosperity of Eng land or the free-trade policy sho has pursued; thcyVome here because there is depression, ruin and poverty there and pnaiperity aud. plenty in the United Stales. - Will ax"" f our free trade friends tell us how many American-people have emigrated from 'the United States to England during the last 12 years , with -the view ot living there to enjoy the "greater" prosperity o! that country? It would be interest ing to know. WEATHER BULLETIN Tbe Temperature Is Bslow tiis Normal for tlie Past Week. Tbe Weather Condition, are Favor able for the Growth of Fait anrl ftpring Oraln. Oregon State Wealher Service in co operation with U. S. Weather Bureau of tho department 'of Agriculture. CentralolRoe, Portland, Oregon. Crop Wealher bulletin No. I, season of 1892. For week ending, Saturday, May 7i.li : ' ' WESTEHS OttBOOK. -' , ' i ' , . . .: Weather The week opened warm and bright and closed with cloudy weather nud shower. More rain fell in the southern than in the northern counties during the - week. There has been a marked increase in the temperature, but yet it is below the normal, caused by the cool nights. Frosts occurred in sections on the mornings of the 2nd. and 3rd. Aboat normal sunshine prevailed.-A thunder storm prevailed in part of the Wil lamette valley on the 2ml. ! . v" ; Crops There Ua been a marked growth in all vegetation, though it ia yet several weeks later than usual. The weather"' conditions improved spring and fall grain, and allowed of spring seeding". Oats ace b'e'ng put in most counties The color of full grain has tin proved.' : Hops are not coming lip as' rapidly' and healthy as they should. " Timothy has 'slow " growth. Apple trees are iii blossom. Cherries are as large as peas, but they do not indicate a large crop. ' Vegetables are . coming tip and they are very strong and healthy." The farmers are' butr plowihg i'nd seeding; ' The ' frosts Vf tho past week did Of) damage, but the. April frosts " did conaiderably ' more damage than ia usually acknowledged, though it dues not at present appear as if there would be a deficiency in tli fruit Prop,, Wild strawberrie are ripe in the warmer and southern -counties, while cultivated ones, are beginning to turn color in JDouglas, Josephine and Jackson counties. Warmer weather, mure sunshine, and fewer showers are needed to facilitate : tbe growth aud development of all vegetation. ..!-. -,-.; EASTERN ORBOOS. ' i Weather Warmer' days have pre vailed, though the' nights are cool. causing the thermal conditions to con tinue to be below the normal. Geir- erul rains and "Snow occured on April 30th aud May 2iid, ' the snow, beiug especially heavy in Lake and other in terior counties; along the Columbia river valley no 'snow foil. ' Frosts have been frequent, doing no" dahiago ex cept to retard growth. Ice formed at Nansene, Wasco county, oil the 2ud. Crops Fall and early sown' spring wheat is getting along unusually well, there is good color and good growth J late spring seeding continues. There has been a larger" socage than usual of grain sown in every county, and at present the prospects are better than for years. The soil is unusually moist ; for example, at. Hi'ppncr, where th annua rainfall is about a small as any wherein the state, ,ihe total pre cipitation for March and April, '1892, is 4.7U inches as compared with 2.47 and 3.11 inches in 189JL and -1890 re spectively, showing considerably in creased- moisture and especially : so where an inch of rainfall means s great deal ; a , corresponding increase) exists in other sections. ..The farmers are working suininei-fallow. Straw berries are lipeuing; currants aro turn ing color, and gnoMihirrios are in the market around Te Dalles and Hood River.,, Some small lots of wool have been shipped, but it will .be several weeks yet before this year's wool clip comes tu, in urge quantities, loung lambs are doing very well. ' i . j B. ,8. Pa;ti, .5 Observer Weather ftureatt. - Last week Simon Gregoire was' rtir over by an express train on the Southern- Pacific 1 "near1 Gervais,! ' Marion countyand had both legs cnt off, from Which ho died in a few minutes. ' In investigating the' case the lioard of railroad ',! commissioners ' find that Gregoire was to' blame for. his own death; that he attempted tt board the forward end of the baggage car when the train waa nioviug, and ni'saed hi footing,' falliug under the wheels. v""v '--' '' : The supreme court has reversed the decision of Judge Boise relative to throwing sawdust, and other wood. , matter lutothe sireams of tbe state, holding that the la ant passed by the is vatii. and consequently it is unlaw ful to dejae.il sawd ual or other wiid mutter in ihe stream.