The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891, September 01, 1875, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text' September. THE WEST SHORE. 3 THE THREE SISTERS. AN ALLICOBV. ,. BY ft. o. wurrB. Three listers lived to a garden fhlr, Where Flora reigned, a moat beauteous queen, With mantle of rotes rich and rare, Embroidered on moss ot a silken sheen. The one was Laurel ambitions pride And glory's triumph bright and bold Dispensing bright honors on every side, And weaving nor favors of green and gold. Another was Olive, a lovely maid, In a balo of peace lived this hoav'n-born child, Who oft the angry hand bntli stayed, 01 lawless passion, so fierce and wild. Like Nlobe, all tears, and sighs, Was graceful Cypress sorrow's mould, Who bewept the dead with pitying eyes, Grim glory's victims stark nnd cold. A warrior fresh from the gory Hold, With plumed helm, and crimsoned blade; A death-head glared on his burnished shield Yet Laurel, a crown for bis brow bath made. Passing by Olive with scornful mien, Nor to weeping Cypress one glance he gave; Now, his glory crown of the laurel green Encircles a skull In a gloomy grave. And one call'd Pilgrim, came one day, And kneeling at Olive's peaceful shrine Beseeching the maid In a sweet sad way, For a smile and a favor of love divine. A Jove-branch then to his hand she gave, Heart-tumults ceased, life's shadows fled I Now Olive's sweet smllo lights up the grave, Where Cypress weeps for the wnndorcr dead. Science And Art next, hand In band, Fair Olive to woo, In her calm retreat; Exponents of nature great and grand; The labor of years, they plnced nt nor feet. The blessings of ponce, for our work fair maid, No crown wo ask from thy slater's hand Ac glittering lie, that will shrink and Aide, But boautllul peace to bless all the land. Around tyrant's brows lot Laurel creep, Around tree man's homes let Olive wave And no more o'er the land will Cypress wp, Over ambition's sad, gory grave. Portland, 0., Sept. i, 1873. MARION COUNTY. This county Is located In the Willamette Vut- loy, bas a population of 12,000, and an area of two million acres, nearly all of It within easy reach of market.' The soil Is rich and well adap ted to the production of all kinds or grains, fruits and vegetables. The topography of the county Is quite diversified, the northwestern portion be . lng a beautiful, level prairie, covered with occa sional groves of coniferous and deciduous trees, and the southern and eastern sections being somewhat hilly, and having that reddish color f rodum!l by the presence of oxide oQsaO-in tix& soil. The latter portions' maklV fuonigmsliig lands; thq wheat grown on them Is of superior quality, and tho yield 1 nnmnally large, and fruits thrive admirably. The presence of several varieties of wood of the finest quality, enables lumber mills, and ohulr and furniture manufac tories to become numerous, hence we find these establishment flourishing In all sections of the county, and their number Is constantly Increas ing. The couuly is well wutorcd, and the facili ties for mnnufucturinK are umiMially abundant. Gold, silver, coal, iron and limestone have been found In several portions, but with few excep tions, they remain undeveloped. Too O. dt C. railroad traverses tho length of l he county, good wagon roads lend to (lie principal elites nnd towns, and communication by water U n Horded by the Willaiuetto river. The climate Is mild and equable; snow, when It does fall, seldom remains 011 the ground but a few hours, and the rainfall Is not so great as In tho counties to tho north, Marion county ha so many advantages that It must become the cantor of extensive manufactories. SALEM, The capital of Oregon and county seat of Marion county, Is advantageously situated on a gentle slope on the east bank of tho Willamette river S3 mllessouthwestfrom Portland, The (unwind ing scenery is magnificent; the Willamette val ley here reaches eastward and westward for 50 miles, with the Cascade Hango and the snow-clad summits of Mounts Hood, Jutlurson and St. Hel ens In the background. Tho locality is an extra ordinary houlthy ono, arising, undoubtedly, from the fact that there are no swamps of any kind in Its Immediate vicinity, and owing to the gravelly formation of the land. The streets are 100 feet wide, and even In winter, comparatively diy. Numerous churches, schools, academies, public buildings, manufactories, extensive mercantile houses and fine residences may be seen In all parts of tbe city. The residence of the Hon. . N. Cooke Is. undoubtedly as neat a building as any In this Htate, and cost over $10,000. The beau ' tllul Court House, ol which we give an Illustra tion, was erected at an expense of flUOjOUO, Is a building that would be an ornament to any city on the Coast, and Is a credit lo Marlon county. It Is feet front by 1W feel deep and 1J8 feet In bight The lower portion or basement has eight cells, constructed of heavy boiler Iron, and Is used as the county Jail. The building was con structed under contract by Booth by, Miller Co., and Its solidity will boa lasting monument lo the contractor. The State Capitol Building, now In course of construction, will, when completed, add materially to this already handsome, little city of MM) Inhabitants. The Academy of the Sacred Heart, an educational lntltutlon,isa fine three siory brick building, costing Hi.OOO. The Willamette University Is a neat four-story brlrk, Costing Itu.OUO. The HUte Penitentiary, of which we shall give an Illustration and description In our next numbar, Is also located here and cost 1190,000. The Opera House and Commercial Ho tel Is a spleodld structure. The t'bemcketa Ho le), kept In excellent style by Thomuftmlth, cost lli&uo. Ladd Bush's Bank is a beautiful Iron building. There are other fine bultdlngs too umerous to mention. The elty Is lighted by gas and supplied with excellent water. A newsy dally paper, " The Oregon Statesman," and three weeklies are published here. .. The Deaf and Dumb Asylum, State Orphan Asylum, and other public Institutions are located In this oily. The principal manufacturing establishments ore The Salem Flouring Mills, Willamette Woolen Mills, Cook & Dennls';exten8lve Door and Sash Factory, Pioneer Oil Mills, manufacturing an ex cellent article of oil from flax seed raised In this State, and the only Institution of that klud In Oregon; Boo: h by dt Stapleton's Sash Factory, Parmenter 4 Bubcock's Furniture Factory, The Capital Lumbering Company, manufacturing nil kinds of Agricultural Implements; B. F. Drake's Salem Foundry, and O. L. Rtggs' Machine Shop, the latter Is also the Inventor of n process for mending cracked bells; Mr. fleo.G. Van Wagner manufactures a Faunlng Mill which Is superior to anything of the kind we have ever seen, he nisi deals extensively in furniture of all kinds; a Fruit Preserving Company, by tbe popular Al den process, Is In full operation and doing a largo business; and last, but not least, tho Salem Bag Factory, of which Mr. L. Chessbrough Is proprl- j etor. Notwithstanding these numerous man- i ufaoturlng establishments, there Is ample room 1 for more, aa Salem possesses an Immense and 1 safe water power. I The principal mercantile houses doing business In Salem, aret Breyman Bros,, occupying a Ono two-story brick building of thelrown,40 feet front nnd 100 feet deep, carrying aa large a stock of dry goods as any store In the State. F. Levy does a splendid buslness,and hasjust returned from San Francisco with a large stock of general merchan dise. In the jewelry line, Capf, W. W. Martin Is the chief; he has a neat looking store on State street. The largest stock of saddlery and harness ware, Is kept by R, H. Dearborn, on Commercial street; he does the largest business in that lino, J, ft. Crawford has anlco establishment, and sells about soven-olghths of all the stoves and pumps used In Marlon count y. Haas A Hornandes supply Salemltes with books, stationery and fancy goods, and keep a fine stock of pure Havana cigars. The boot and shoo business Is well repre sented by. Mr. John W. Gllbort; he manufactures extensively, employing a number of men, npd does considerable of a wholesale trade with Southern Oregon. He Is also a heavy buyer and shipper of hides, furs and wool. J. Q, Wright, Mayor of tho town, the right man In the right place, (no pun Intended) has a place of business on Commercial street, carrying a full line of groceries, crockery, glassware, Ac. l'lamondon A Stlmpson are proprietors of the coxy Belvedere Saloon, a well known place of resort or the traveling public. Tho real estate Interest Is well looked after by Messrs. Jones A Patterson; they are enterprising gentlemen in every respect, pub lishing at their own expense pamphlets nnd sta tistics about Oregon la general, and Marlon county In particular. A good merchant tailor aa good aa any In this State may be found by looking on Stale street lor P. J. Loosen.1 Tho Opora Saloon, under the Commercial Hotel, has two fine billiard tables, and Is a pleasant place to r""w"ll hiillf fr V u the proprietor. F, A. Smith has a nice pholoiflfdigallery, with good apparatus; thoengravlugnf thertifjj louse Is from a photograph by Mr. Hinilh. Blllle sltinW- ton has a nent little store, where he keeps in stock cigar., tobacco, stationery, Ac; ho' does about oa good a business ns anybody In his line in Halcm, Col. C. A. Heed, the velcran Insurance Agent, Is still here, looking after the Interest of tho North British Mercantile Fire Insurance Co., Traveler's Insurance Co., and I lie North Ameri can Mutual Life Insurance Co. II. D. Boon, who Is our ngent In Salem, has a lino establishment, stock od with books and stationery; Is also ngent for the world-renowned Mtclnway plnno and Bur dctt organs. ' L. Byrne, of the Star Bakery, has n good stock of groceries, tobacco and cigars; ho Is making great preparations for tho coming 8' ate Fair, having already filled up four booths In dif ferent parts of the Fair grounds. II. H. Jury does business In South Salem, manufacturing and re pairing wagons ami agricultural Implements. Holmes A Ijnfonro do a good business In grocer ies, crockery nnd glassware; everybody knows Holmes, and that accounts for his success, Mon roe A HtAlger have (he largest marble yard and employ more men than any similar Institution in this State; they have a branch In Albany doing a good business at both places. Henry Dlpple manufactures boots nnd shoes on an ex tensive scale mostly custom work. Hhaw A Williams, real elate ud money brokers, on Commercial street, supply all the short people of Marlon county. Fnrrar Bros, have two grocery stores one cor. Couit and Commercial, and the other 00 r. Commercial and Ferry streets; keep full stocks In both, and havo a wagon running dally delivering good. Drs. f hoi ton A Kibboe represent the medical profession with ability; they have a neat office In tho second story of Parrlsh's block. I-eo Willis receives the Is test publications by every steamer, and Is also agent for several well known makes of pianos and organs. Al tho Neptune bath-house and barber shop the traveling public will always receive polite attention at the hands of Mr. C. PI led nor, the proprietor. There are other Aims doing busi ness in this city not enumerated above, of which we Intend speaking In our next. okhvais, Gervals, an Incorporated town In Marlon county, on the O. A C. It. H., 40 miles from Port land and IS from Salem, Is tho center or a rich Agricultural section; and though at present num bering but m inhabitants, will eventually be come quite a place. J. 8. Purdom Is tho resident agent here for the O. A C. IL H,, ho Is aIo tele, graph operator. In this place Is located an en. lerprlse which Is wt-ll worth for every man having the Interest of thlsHlate al heart, lo pay some attention to. It Is tho foundry of Patterson A Co , who are engaged In manufacturing on an extensive scale all kinds of Iron le-i-ketlles, caldrons, pots, Ac. Their goods are fully up to the standard or anything ir that kind made In the Kast, and will be the means of keeping, yearly, thousands of dollars at home. Messrs. Kamlnsky A Goodman have a large grain ware bouse, which is rapidly filling up; they also have a good stock of general merchandise; they do the largest business In Gervals. J. C. Hayes has the only drug store In town; also keeps wines and liquors for medicinal purposes, and tobacco, ci gars and stationery. Isaac Crete Is busy at mak ing boots and shoes. J. H. Palmer does a good business In general merchandise'. P. H. Flynn Is Just completing a new shnp, having found his old quarters to bo too small; he does more work at blacksmlthing and wagon-making than any other shop In Gervals. I. Mitchell does a largo business, and keeps the well known Farmer's Store; his stock Is well selected, fi. P. Walkor baa a picture gallery, also sells soda water, olgnrs and confectionery. The Pacific Saloon, kept by O. Thibald, Is the resort of Gervals, J. Nlbler always hits a full supply of Weln bank's cele brated lager beer. There Is room here fur some enterprising man lo start a hotel, as tho travel to and from Gervals and surrounding country Is quite extensive; and a cleanly kept house, with even only Atlr accommodations, could, without a doubt, do a nice business. We understand there are parties here willing to build a good home, on a small scale. If the right man can be found to toko charge of It. WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US I The first number of the Wkst Shore has been woll received by the public at largo, and favor ably noticed by the leading papers In Oregon and Washington Territory. We take this occasion to thank our brethren of the press, and shall strlvo In future, as in tho past, to always deservo praise. Tho want of room forbids our re-prlntlng all tho nice things sold about us. However, we make a few extracts 1 " Several of our ablest writers are contributing to Its coin ins. It presents n handsome and at tractive nppourunce. Orefftinian. It is a hiindsomo Monthly, well filled with In-tere-tiug reading, from the uchsnfuLiriiio.it noted Oregon wrllon. Evening Juurnat. It Is very neat, beautifully Illustrated, and Its find appearance was welcomed by our people in the most enthusiastic manner. liullvtin. It Is neat nnd attractive, and Is valuable to send to friends lu the blast. -Tvmperanee Htur, It Is handsomely printed, and presents an at tractive appourunco. A'ew Notthwett, The paper contains n great deal of valuablo In formation, and Is printed In excellent stylo. I'ucijic Chrlttiun Attvocttfe. The Illustrations are good, nnd the art lei os very readublo. Utmnurcial Hvmtcr. It supplies a vacancy long felt In tho nowspapor wunu ut uniguu. jmmkt iny iterwu. It is a very handsomely printed Monthly, do voted to I he advancement of Oregon Interests. HurthwvMtvm birmer. It Is filled with exo llent and most litteresllng reading matter, is well worth tho subscription price, and Is one that should be encouraged and patronised by the public WulUt Walla tnton. It Is well gotten up, and we hopo II may moot wuu iiuurui support. urrgon wuy anierjirue. A copy of tills paper, plared In the bands of the boat running on the Sacramento River, between Sacramento and San Francisco, and was cn her way to the former place when the explosion took place. It occurred nt half-past nine, Monti a evening, September S, IStH, Just 35 miles below Sacramento. The HVwAoe was commanded by Cant, Kldd,nowarosldentofStockton,Cal, The total number of persons aboard at the lime, In cluding the crew, was 175. Unable to state the exact number killed, but think it was 5.1. A large number of others received wounds and scalds, from which they afterwards recovered, B., Astoria, Tho engraving of your Custom House will appear In the October number. We shall at same time give ono ot the Albany Court House, nnd give description of boih places. A Fihkman, Port I and. -The first great flro la New York broke out on the 81st of Hrptemher, 177(1, during Us oceupnnoy by II10 British, army. One thousand houses were dost roved, aa also much valuable personal properly. Tho next con flagration, and tho most Injurious In its con sequences, was that of the lath of December, 1W. The number nl bulldlnks destroyed was 520, Including the Merchant's Kxchangc, valued at fi.W.WO. Tho total loss In real and poiaonal property by this fire has been variously estima ted at from seventeen to twenty millions of dol lars. On the mh of July, 1W5, the third great fire, and second only In Its ravages to that ot IStt, broke out in New street, In the vicinity ol Wall, It burned In a southerly direction to Stone street, laying waste the entire district be tween Broadway and tho eastern ildo of Itroad street, consuming several million of dollars' worth of property, A Eugene Cily luhicrlhcr desires to know what constitutes a gentleman. An English Judge has recently defined It ns a term Including anybody who has nothing to do nnd Is outside of the work house. However, tho following is more to the pointt The word gentleman signifies that character which Is dlsiliiguisUed by strict honor, self possession, forbearance, generous as well as re fined feelings, and polished deportment a character to which all meanness, explosive Irrl tablenoss, and peevish fret fulness, are alien; to which, consequently, a generous cuudor, scrupu lous veracity and essential truthfulness, coinage both moral and physical, dignity, Belf-reMpccI, natural. Perhaps wo are Just I tied In saying that the character of the gentleman Implies nn ad dition of refinement of feeling and loftiness nt conduct lo tho rigid dictates of morality uud the purifying precepts of religion. TH; UKK. BY I.MTI.R J0I1NNIR. One day Billy, which had been rend in Hint poetry about tho boo and ant anil sieh, kup a sayui it over till wo ol got eik of lioarin it, so 0110 time when ho camo in the ttroin room and bust out with How dutli the little blur bee ntv father said William, that Iiimk'Ic has pnssod k people of the Kasi, would soon show them that j tolnblv quiet nite, and isa doin as wel as knn bt oxpecKieiro 11 is very giuxi 01 your manor 10 hds you 10 enquire so oueu, uui 11 is a nuisance ui iun Oregon Is not the wilderness many of them sup pose It to iK.Jiullvtin. A handsome Monthly, well filled with Inter esting road lug. AiqeiiB Journal. The illustrations are tastefully executed, nnd tln'gencal amwarmioeainl mako-upuf the puiwr Is II 1 st claf.-'off liitpatch. From the number liefore us, we predict Its en terprlsliig publisher Immense success, It Is des tined lo become a welcome visitor to every laiully In the HUite.Mouuttiin Hvnlinrt. We Indorse It. It Is neat, and published ehean. ery Asloi lau should take It.- Axtorittn, II disseminates useful Infoimatlnn In regard lo Oregon and Washington Territory, and presents n meritorious appearance, Mr. Hamuel's connec tion Willi Is Mifllcleiit lo Insure Its success. Iteliinyfutm Ihiy Mail. Our people should encourage this Inuduble en tei prise. Unyun Uninyer, It Is handsomely printed, and parllc lurly devoted to literature and the arts. Stut frtmeiwo Ihtiiy Stuck Kichtnye. We extend our con grain hit Ions to Mr. Samuel and the Portland people, upon this their first IL luslmled Journal, The salutatory s ales thai Ihn Pht h lo lie devoted to the literary world, and, eed, from the general tone, able edllorial mai ler and clearness of type, the paper Is in full kiH'plng wllh the Inluiuions of lu founder. TltitU iton'M Julty Want, same, so 1 am about to isslme thli bulletin, which ill save von any furtlier trouble, wen na laid that my father pict up a paper wate and msda like no was guin 10 utro it, uat limy improveu tits shiuin hour by dusking thru thu dure into tho put- A finely Illustrated Monthlv Newsnnner. Ills pxrelh'iii. both as to matter and inako-iiu. V Is well edited, neatly prlnfeTCTrt-rUhei an "j hate beoskns lome folks wich writes is olways Idiuon lo the periodicals of Ott.tfpn.-TlMrfrrf-), r,.. m uy. i. 1r... and omiy anil peaceuwo minus 111 01 hub r-. mm little boys and girls ot to bo like em. Hut wot u -little buys nnd girls wild sting like tliey tloen' Thor w is a siiuuui ikur onst wmh was a repub lican, an he was a visiliu a friend wich had a liive of bees, and his friend wns a tell in in 111 the best hud a uiiecii, wlcli was a big fat bee and didn't do no work, which was puso to tho 1I100 mnkur, and it mado him angry. Ho ho waited till he had a (pxxl din nee, and ho gave thu hive a spite.ile kick ami ran away, and too last that wan seen of the shoe maker he win a' dnnein on a hll, ami looked like lie had a hundred arms and legs, like the sjHikesof a wool, and thoro wos a glory ol round hi in, which was the sun a shiuin on tho Imius. Tliu himtiy wich is took out of tho bee hive Is sweet but frut ertke. tho stuf for tun. llees wax, which my mother uics won she toes the bobvi (rax, is untliing but ius Iton-iy comb, but not like yos comb your lienil with. Tho way the hoc makes wax Is this wny. A bet goes into a flour ami roles in it, and then the dust sticks to his logs anil makes him unkomfurtabBl, and wen he kant stand it no longtir ha goes back to the hive, and wen he gels In (hero the liul pos ter bee syi boots! Tlmu the boots bee comes aa4 brushes the dust on" the bee which red led iotke flours legs, but dont sweep It up, and so mmiy guia in and out it gets trompt into mud, wich wiik. llut how thev bores the six corner holes in it, 1st they do it Willi a six comer oggur, aud w litre the get the trickle Is wot beats me. May bo you hove heard about a bee line. Wei a bee guts his leg losdcd, liko I tole yon, and wants to bruih up it flies round and round, gettia high upper and high upjier, ol the time till It sees which way the hivo is, and when it has wasted so much timo it has got to fli mighty straight to get home before rinrk, and thats a bee line. If It did dent think itself so wonderful cleaver It wud start offtorandum and impure the war and get home lots quicker, and not so far to go, Gut bees is bttsa. Only I dont like to have em throw ed up to me aa if they kuowod it ol, and me and Hilly was a foal, Lu summer our dog Towner was lym in the saa a triu to sleep, but thu flies was so bad that heoud denl.cos he hud to catch cm, but blme by a lire lit ne cuiiinlHelv HiturHf'd. I hen mil ft on his hud and was a work in about likutliadixr was 1 pall of clean water, and rub curb leaf )UMIt rwser ho hul his head still, uud whea the ANSWERS TO CO R R ES P0DE NTS. J. A., Portland. Farm hands are In demand now; try and get a Job, It will pay you better. Literature Is not your forte. T. J. B., IVjwcIPs Vatley.-You may try; If your articles are suitable, they will receive proper at tention, t W. It. S., Portland.-" Necessity of Labor" re ceived, but mislaid. I. L., Jacksonvlllc.-The best way it wash house-plants, Is as follows! Have a large pall or tub filled wllh warm soap suds, then spreading the ringers mid palm of Uui left hand over lint soil In the pol; turn the branches topsy-turvy into the warm soapsuds, swlnir l lie nl nit hnsklv In the water UN every leaf has become completely tut tinted, Iheti put ft ll.n.i.ul. . Kull i.t n uui.. ..,! nil. ..li iHiif -", ,,, IIJIM'I III) UUI 1MB IIUUU HIM, UIH1 WIICB UN With t he thumb and finger; , give It a good shake, kltm to ..j, noi. TowiW 1.. wiu,i u, 3Sw.w ThB.uiSvr:r": u;nr.RT. - . leaf Ijcdng furnl-hed with hundMs of inlmite thinks itn a lilly of the vslley wich Isient opea pores, u henee lie plsnis bmtihe In eurtxni and yet, hut you just wait till 1 blossom end you I see exhale oxygen. The 'rolralton or plants Is 1 gome good fun, ai.d sure enuf Towser opened hm said to he s-venteen limes that of a human I mDlllL v,-rv slo sn as nnt In frit.m H. lumndtL ldy. Many plants never bl.H.m on account of , K iM.It2- I tl, ! ! 1? T K ll.p iiccumulallon of dn-l upon llielr leav.. A went msldo lowser s mouth. 1 hen Tuwssr be tM'guii to make a ' elul smile wen the bee slung him, ami you never set a lilly of the valley sok m iu ol your life. iiIbiiI lint In rue in le laid dow 11 In a lllb. mm al dcM-rilo-'l, riiity lie sytlnued, and earb l nf rubb-d clean with tin- ftoger hih! liiunib, which are but ler lor this purKMu thai: a brush or cloiii. jKiiNiR O.-AII silver Jewelry will tarnish after wearing for a time. You can, however, easily restore It to Ita former brightness, by the follow ing simple process: Pluses rod or some filings of rlne in a vlnl con taining strong spl rlls of u Minion U. and lei It stand lor a few diiy. tlien, by iruin-rslng the articles therein, ami drying them belore a tire, I hey will bt-coino blight anil clean. I IL, Oregon City. Yon are wrong, and so Is your friend. Tho H'utAoe was an oppo I'lou One of the saddest tilings alottt luiman nature is, that a man may guide others in ihc path of life without walking in it hitn Btlf; that he may be a pilot and jet a cast way. If the itafT be crooked, ilic that'ow can not Ik; straight.