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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1878)
October, 1878. 42 THE WEST SHORE. BIWAKIOI QUA! iTS AND FRAUDS, N'orrin ihc history of the Pacific Northwett, has the country lieen so oerrun hy quackt and frauds as at iraUffl ; unfortunately the editor of our newspapen, with but remarkably few exceptions, in their great haute tomtit moncv, forget what they owe tlieir mbiCTibir, ami for a few paltry dolUfl nrOftittttl the columns of their journals, ami do nut hesitate to print uud edi torially recommend that, which, if they are fit for the position they occupy, they must certainly know to lie a swindle and humbug. Wr have not the space now to par tii uUri.ecach and ewry sjK-iie of fraud now before our M-ople, hut if "a word to the wise it suliicicnt," our readers WOtlld do well to cut out the following and pin it to the linings of their hats: Winn mhi read a long advertise ment telling you what jxjsitivc cures lertain medicine effects, give it a widr lerth; no medicine can he guaran teed to fttitivtfy cure anything. When some fellow takes up a large amount of newspaer space in telling oii w hat a skillful doctor he is, that he ran tell all alout the patient's disease by simpU looking at him, and that he is just Irom Unlin, I'aris or Dublin, and comes line to Oregon or Washing ton out of pure love for mankind ami to alleviate human suffering, give him "the go by he it a quack, and when you are nk consult the regular resident physi- ian of known standing and respecta bility; Ins card in the newspaer is nodtot, and limply announces his name, piolesMoii and office hour. When a fellow tells you you can get 4 piano by simply purchasing a can ol w.tst powder, don't do n, for usuallv on will lad a grtsrer gcU the piano, whilst you bay the yeast powder and a H.r quality at that. When a (ellow- offers to irll you :i box of jsrns for a dollar and give you a 1 bailee to diaw a hundred dollar prite, iWi b.tc; be it a fraud and doetn'l me here to get rid of hundred dollar bills. He may, at a hail, allow you to draw a dollar bill, but the lare pines are taken by hit confederate. When a pietending tpiritualittic me dium offim to tend you a picture of oir future huthand or wife on receipt of your photograph, a lock of your hair ami two dollars in coin, don't send for it, but if you feel as if you must have a picture of that kind, wc will on the receipt often cents and without the aid of your photo or lock ot hair, send you as pretty a picture, and which will be as near a photo of your future hus band or wife, ns any picture that you pay two dollars for. Don't have anything to do with these seers, fortune-tellers and kindred hum bugs. The past you know, and the future, if pleasant, will bean agreeable surprise to you, if not anticipated, and if unpleasant, you will have time to en joy your misery when it comes; in such Calochortus or Mariposa Tulip. This beautiful flower is a native of Cal ifornia as well as Oregon. It grows in great profusion at the base of Mount Hood, and is considered one of the most desirable bulbous plants known, where a grand display in the flower garden is desired early in the spring. It blooms about the same time as the tulips, and by many it is considered finer; the flowers are of the same shape and size as a single early tulip; they are of various colors, all marked in the center in an odd and curious manner, the markings resembling those of a CALOCHORTUS VENOitOiS, OR MARIPOSA TUMP. I -'M s it is much better not to take time by the forelock. Last, but by no means least, beware of trcc-pcddlcrs who claim to reprc-M-nt Eastern nurseries. Their stock is usually worthies, and last year's ex nciicc with this tril should be quite sufficient for most anyone. When vou aeed trees or shrubby, purchase them of any of the responsible nursery men m Oregon and Washington Terri tory; if not acquainted with them, look " their CM in the advertising col umn.ot.journil which Vou kn I respectable. ooo public VhoThouse has mst ken complete,) at Eugene City. peacock feather. They were named in honor of Mariposa county, where they are more plentiful than anywhere else. Appi.ks as a Luxury. A friend residing on the main road from Walla Walla to Spokane Falls, in a letter to us says: One day last week a pack train, consisting of thirty-three mules laden with green apples from Walla Walla, crossed at the bridge, going to Missoula, Montana, where apples sell for twenty-five cents a pound at whole nalc. The distance is about 315 miles, WW they were making fifteen miles a day; each mule carrying a box on each Earning from 140 to 190 pounds, l nc animals were going through on bunch grass and looked sleek and fat