January.
THE WEST SIIORE.I
papers were continued for a year or more.
The third attempt at book printing was
made in 1849, uPn Mr. Curry's press,
when Gov. Lane gave an order for copies
of the act of Congress of Aug. 14, 1848,
creating the Oregon Territory. Not know
ing anything about arranging the matter
for folding in book form, the act was print
ed in columns, first on one side and then
upon the other, arranged for folding length
wise only. But the people were so de
lighted to have the act at all, after so many
years of waiting, that they were in no mood
to criticise the manner of its presentation.
Politic ran high about this time in
Oregon, ihd newspapers multiplied rapidly.
Oregon City had hitherto been the only
centre of commercial or political import
ance, but in 1850 two off-shoots appeared
in the newspaper line one at Milwaukie
and the other at Portland, called respec
tively the Star and the Ortgonian. The
Star, edited by J. O. Waterman, Esq.,
afterwards removed to Portland, and be
came the Times; but the Ortgonian has
always been a fixture in Portland. Its
first editor was Thos. J. Dryer, afterwards
consul to the Sandwich Islands. Following
close uon these came the Statetman, es
tablished first at Oregon City by A. Bush,
Esq., and removing to Salem in 1853.
The first literary production in book
form was of the nature of a political drama,
written by W. L. Adams, Esq., and called
" Brakespeare." It appeared first in the
'columns of the Ortgonian in 1852, occupy
ing several numbers, and was afterwards
produced in pamphlet shape, with illustra
tions, a few copies of which are still extant.
The second was Mrs. Duniway's romance
of " Captain Gray's Company," published
in Portland by S. J. McCormick, Esq., in
in 1859. The third was C. H. Miller's
little pamphlet of " Specimens," printed in
Portland byGeo. H. Himes, Esq., in 1867.
The Second' was Mr. Miller's second at
tempt, "Joaquin et Al.," also printed by
Mr. Himes, in 1869. The fifth was Mrs.
Belle W. Cooke's little volume of poems,
, "Tears and Victory," printed in Salema1
the job office of E. M. Waite, Esq.; and
the last, Mrs. Duniway's pamphlet, called
' "Musings."
It would appear from this showing that
book-publishing in Oregon has not yet
reached the dignity of a regular trade, as,
with so limited a population as ours, was
not to be expected. But a more stimulat
ing reflection is suggested by this review,
viz: that it is not the absence of talent so
much as the absence of opportunity w hich
keeps Oregon literature in abeyance. The
number of books written in Oregon and
published elsewhere shows creditably for
the literary habits of a population that
hardly yet numbers one hundred thousand.
Should the opportunity ever come, and
with it the inevitable competition and criti
cism, there will be found underneath these
"croppings" many leads of pure gold.
Appended is the list of books written in
Oregon and about Oregon. The length of
the Utter makes us feel that we ought to be
pretty well advertised to the world, instead
of being regarded abroad as an Indian ter
ritory. The books marked with an asterisk
were written in Oregon : j
808 Journal of Lewis 4 Clark.
1828 Excursion a l'Ouest des Monts
Rocky, Jedediah Smith.
1831 Adventures of the Columbia River,
Rose Cox, London.
1833 Oregon, J. B. Wyeth, Cambridge.
1835 Notes on the Geography of the
Columbia River, Uairdner.
1 836 Astoria, Washington Irving, New
York.
1841 Exploring Tour, Samuel Parker,
New York.
1843 Oregon, Rob't Greenhow, Wasliing
ton. '844 'History of Oregon Territory, Jno.
Dunn, London ; Letters from
Oregon, Peter H. Burnett ; His
tory of Oregon, Lee A Frost,
New York; United Sulci Ex
ploring Expedition, Chas. Wilkes,
Washington; Journal of Sir Ed
ward Simpson, London.
1845 Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and
Lainornia, L. w. Hastings; His
tory of Oregon, Geo. Wilkes,
Philadelphia.
1846 The Oregon Territory, C. G. Nico
lav, London; Question de I'Ore
gon, Poussin, Paris; The Oregon
Territory, Twiss, London.
1848 .Mission de I'Oregon, P. J. DeSmet,
Gand; 'Oregon and California,
, J. Q. Thornton, New York.
1849 California and Oregon, T. J. Farn-
ham; Tour de I'Oregon, DeMo
fras; Natural History of Oregon,
Townsend ; Oregon Archives,
Salem ; Oregon Antiquities, P.
Schumacher.
1850 'Ten Years in Oregon, E. White.
1 85 1 Statutes of a General Nature, Salem ;
"Voyage Round the World, Gus.
A. Hines, New York; Railroad
Survey, L. T. Stevens, Washing
ton. 1852 'Journal of Travel over the Rocky
Mountains, Joel Palmer; 'Brake
speare, W. L. Adams, Portland.
1854 Sketches of Mission Life among
the Indians, New York; Fran
chere's Narrative, New York.
1855 'Official Report of the Owyhee
Reonnoissance, Drew, Jackson
ville. 1857 California and Oregon, T. T.John.
stone, Philadelphia.
1858 A Plea for the Indians, John Bee-
son, New York.
1859 Captain Gray's Company, A. J.
Duniway, Portland.
1864 Souvenirs d'un Voyage en Oregon,
Rossi, Paris.
1865 Mullen's Overland Guide.
i86fj Organic and other General Laws,
Portland; 'Oregon and her In
stitutions, G. A. Hines, New
York; Oregon and Eldorado,
Thos. Bulfinch, Boston,
1867 'Specimens, C. H, Miller, Portland.
1869 'Joaquin et Al., C. H. Miller, Port
land.
1870 'History of Oregon, W. H. Grav,
Philadelphia; 'The River of tlie
West, F. F. Victor, Hartford.
1 87 1 'Tears and Victory, Belle W.
Cooke, Salem; 'Report of State
Geologist, Thos. Condon, Salem;
Songs of the Sierras, C. H. Miller,
Boston.
1872 'All over Oregon and Washington,
F. F. Victor, San Francisco ;,
State Directory, J. M. Murphy,
Portland; 'Oregon and her Re
sources, Hugh Small, San Fran
cisco; 'Organic and General
Laws, Salem.
,873 'Oregon as It Is, W. L, Adams;
Women's War with WhisL-v K
"c'rJPj?rteL;-jjfe imoagf&rti
uic muuuut, , ri. miner, Dos
ton; Songs of the Sun Lands,
C. H. Miller, Boston.
1874 A Journal of Army Life, R. Glisan,
San Francisco ; 'Oregon Code,
. M. P. Deady, San Francisco;
Resources of Eastern Oregon.
1875 Ship in the Desert, C, H. Miller,
Boston; 'Wallamet or Willam
ette, Deady et al., Portland ;
Wigwam and War Path, A. U.
Meacham, Boston ; Advantages
of Oregon as an Agricultural
Country, Board of Immigration,
Portland.
1876 Farrish's Pocket Farrier, Portland.
In addition to this list, probably some
what imperfect, are the several publications
of L. Samuel, as well as those of S. J.
McCormick, from 1855 to the present
date, comprising an almanac for each year,
a dictionary of the Chinook jargon, and
the Oregon handlwoks. Mr. McCormick
was also the publisher of Mrs. Duniway's
novel, C. H. Miller's first two poetical
efforts, and the State Directory.
From the job offices of Himes and
1854, edited by A. Leland, Esq., and sub
sequently by Jas. O'MearaJ Esq., but was
not long-lived.
The Slaltman removee to Salem in
1853, where it has since re nained, though
undergoing some change! In 1852 a
monthly magazine was sthrted by S. I.
McCormick at Portland, wHich had but a
brief existence. It was folhwed the next
year by the Portland Conhtiercial, which,
together with the Journal iY Comma ct of
the same year, soon perishil for lack of
support. Several ephemeral publication
appeared under various absurd titles, appar
ently intended for political effect, and
doubtless very broadly humoroiffi. Another
paper that has survived the changes of
twenty-three years is the PacificThrislian
Advocate, published at Portland under the
direction of the Methodist Conference.
There was a paper called the Unipqua
Gaulle, published at Scottsburg in 14
the pioneer paper of Southern Oregon.
When discontinued I am not informci
From this dmc periodical publications
and political papers arose in every part of
the Territory, having a longer or shorter
existence according to party demands or
to the ability of their owners to make
them a public necessity.
There are fifty journals of different
kinds published at present in the State.
Of these sixteen are issued at Portland, viz :
Ortgonian, Evening Journal, Bet, Commtrcial
Reporter, Sunday Welcome, Standard, Km
Korthvest, P. C. Advocate. Churchman, Cath
olic Stnlintl, Wat Shore, Thoroughbrtd
Slock Journal and Record, Archangel, Helper,
North Pacific, and Deutsche Ztilung, Of
these three are dailies, four monthlies, one
quarterly, and the others weeklies.
At Salem there arc the Willamtlu Farmer,
Statesman, Mtrcury, Monthly Literary Paper,
Educational Journal, A very good medical
journal was published for a year or two at
Salem, but could not be sustained.
At Albany we find four publications
&t plates' Rights' Democrat, Register, Cul
tivator, and' College Missives at Shedd, the
Flail; at Corvallis, the Benton Democrat
and Corvallis Gaulle; at Eugene, the Guard
and Stale Journal; at Oakland, the Weekly
Centennial; at Roseburg, the Umpaua Call
and Plamdtaler; at Jacksonville, Oregon
Unci and DemocHUtr
City, the Cm Bay Xeies; at Marshficld,
the Coos County Rtcord; at Dallas, the
Ilemizcr; at Monmouth, the Chislian Mes
senger; at McMinnville, the Reporter; at
Lafayette, the Courier; at Hillsboro, the
Independent; at Oregon City, the Enterprise;
at Astoria, the Aslorian ; at Dalles City, the
Mountaineer and the Oregon Tribune; at
Hcppner, the 7iwr; at Pendleton, the
East Ortgonian ; at La Grande, the Moun
tain Stnlintl; at Baker City, the Btdrock
Democrat,
With this enumeration of what the Slate
has so far produced in literature and jour
nalism these observations close, indulgence
being asked for any inaccuracies that may
be discovered when the article has been
subjected to the criticism of the readers at
their leisure.
"A CHRIST KILLER."
In this goodly town, says an exchange,
a little girl of Hebrew parents, on return-
Walling have issued innumerable pamph- ing home from school, said : " Father, what
is the meaning of Christ killer? "Why do
you ask, my daughter!" said the parent.
" Because while one of the girls was angry
at me to-day, she called me a little Christ;
killer."
It is needless to say to the reader that
lets of interest only to the societies order
ing their publication, indicating the busi
ness rather than the literature of the State,
besides army and other reports.
To return to the early newstnpers of
Oregon. The Spectator was issued for four
years, or until about 1850. Of the two , volumes are embraced in this incident. It
papers started in that year, the Star was illustratea-in tones rmmtjMUbt, the im
removed in 185110 Portland, where-it-bc- pudence and injustice of thousands in this
came the Times, edited first hyfrfr. Water- land of civil and religious liberty. It illus
man, and subsequently by Mr. Hibben, ' trates the blindness of that ignorance
followed by Mr. Russell D. Austin.. It ran which (ails to realize the true history of the
until 1858 in the interest of the Democratic Hebrew people. It ignores the light of
party. The Ortgonian was Whig, and has history. Omitting all allusion to the grand
kept on the Whig side of the House ever tenets of Christianity in which we are
since. Another Democratic paper, called humble but sincere believers, it sinks into
the Standard, came into .existence in July, the oblivion'of prejudice and ignorance the
grand truths of Hebrew history for 1875
jears. it tails to grapple with the sublime
truth that to the Jewish race, more than
to any other source, e arc indebted for
the preservation of historical archives,
learning and letters, durinir the centuries
of darkness ; that to that race in Spain
tnrougn Hundreds of years, civilization owes
its preservation, and other countries in Eu
rope debts of gratitude mountain high, in
tlie long road from barbarism to wealth,
elegance and refinement. It Sltilq littnn
the fact that Jewish bfwnrs and drunk
ards are as rare as lepers. It refuses to
know that that the Jewish poor in any
country on earth becomes a charge to the
public. It forgets that for 1875 years the
Jews have with a few exceptions, been a
persecuted race. It refuses to acknowl
edge that Jews have all this time been tlie
friends of humanity, the patrons of science.
ot learning, of commerce and of liberty.
It ignores the fact that the Israelites are the
merchant princes of the world, whether
we take them in Paris, Berlin, London or
Pcw York.
Despite the eibes and fliiur snf lintliink.-
ing men, women and children, no Hebrew
has any cause to hang his head in shame
when compared with the best of any other
race. A people who have introduced
to the world a Heine, a Rothchild and
a Disraeli, have no canse to hang their
head.
"A nation without a countrv." thev have
done as much and arc now doing as much
the world over as any other nation to
break down the battlements of hate, and
spread over the world peaceful Intercourse
and genuine humanity. The American
.Mason ot to-day may go to any Masonic
I.odgc at the uttermost part of the earth,
and enter the portals of that great embodi
ment of benevolence, and there as a
friend and brother, tried and true, he will
be heartily welcomed by the Hebrew.
These thoughts rushed unon us whlln
reading tlie above incident. It i uul tn
realize, in this age, that thoughtless preju
dice is allowed to sway the judgment of
our children in matters so sternly appeal
ing to our sense of justice and our knowl
edge. How much better to pluck the
beam from our own eye before worrying
BiUhcmoat in the eyes of others.
PROPAGATORS OK DISEASE.
Atio:. (he many agents for the
spread of infectuous diseases are, its seems,
our domestic pets. For the propagation
of a fever a dog is sometimes as bad, if not
worse, than a drain, and a case is rcfercd
to in the Sanitary Record in which scarlet
fever was carried from one child to another
by a favorite retriever, The dog had been
reared in a house where scarlatina prevailed,
and was sulwequently given to friend of
the family. Shortly after one of the child
ren in the dog's new home was attacked
with malignant scarlet fever and diciL
Disinfectants were used plentifully, and
every precaution taken to prevent a recur
rence of the malady, but in two months
lime a second child took the same disease,
in its worse form, and died. As the dog
had been the constant companion and
playfellow of these children, lis woolly coat,
it is alleged, became so charged with con
tagious matter as to render it a source of
diaease and death. Although It It fair to
the dog to admit that the children may
have caught the fever from other sources
than his woolly coat, yet there is reason to
fear that both dog and cats, especially the
latter, do occasionally assist in the circula
tion of Infectious illness, and where lever
prevails the sooner they are lodged out of
the house the better. They are, however,
probably not more dangerous in this re
spect than books. No one who takes up a
book from a library ever troubles himscH
or herself as to the antecedents of the
volume ; It may have just left the hands of
a fever patient."
The need of the country more people.