THE WEST SHORE.
be among the obstacles overoorao, as wood of home
growing will be abundant, judging from the growth of
wood planted a year ago on timber cultures here, while
coul fiuiu Tuget buuud will be accessible after the Cas
cades branch is completed. There is no country on
earth that has not some drawbacks, ami none so barren
but it has one redeeming quality. This territory is
about the last of Uncle Sam's great ranch, and the per
son who would like a slice must be up and doing, or he
will be left to take his chance in older states at high
prices and in a crowdod community.
Those ooraing hore to soek homes ought to have
money enough to bridge them ovor for a year, until
they can raise a crop, and thus provide themselves with
the staff of life. They also want money to buy a team,
wagon and plow, and to' build a bonne, no mutter how
small, so long as you can turn around in it and lie
down straight Then, if possible, bring with you a good
wife to help you, and to share with you the joys and
sorrows of pioneer life. Have a good crop of sand in
your craw, confidence in yourself, trust in Gxl and keep
your powder dry, and you will conquor evory obstacle
and have a better home here in a few years than you
can ever get in Wisconsin. So gird up your loins, enter
and possess the land, and in time prosperity and inde
pendence will follow. But it contemplating immigranU
to this part of Washington have any iiloa Hint the coun
try hore, and everything in it, rolls on wheels, ami all
you have to do is to jump on and ride on a complimon-
tary ticket from Uncle Sam, it is a delusion. Uncle
Sam gives you one hundred and sixty acres of land, but
he doesn't furnish any mulo, and what you have you
will work for; if you won't work, just stay where you
are; you have no businoss out hero.
THB TOWERS OF 8HJDNCB.
OREQON MEMORIAL 8TONB.
On naue one hundred and eighty-six i given an en
graving of the momorinl stone contributed by the state
of Oregon to the Washington monument Each state
and territory was Invitod to supply one stone from some
building material to be found within its limits, the stone
to be suitably engraved with the name of the slate and
anv other devices desired. It was the original Inten
tinn to set these stones in the wall of the monument
but to manv states were tardy in providing their oontri
butions, and the stones wore of such varied quality, that
it whs finally decided to place them in niches in the in
terior. The Oregon stone is a sandstone slab, four and
one-half foot long by two foot high and six inches thick,
woiuhins six hundred pound, The stars in the shield
are inlaid pieces of polished granite, while the white
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twViL are inlaid pieced of polished marble. The enrv
ina is more elalmrate than that of any stone sent by
other states, and it naturally attracts much attention
from visitors to the monument It was executed by
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two thousand dollars.
Colonel Floyd-Jones, writing from India to the MiU
ilnry tkrvin Journal, gives an interesting description
of the " Towers of Silenoe," near llomlmy, and the 1'ar-
soe mode of disposing of tlte dead The Farsee is a do.
voted fire worshiper, and most of his prayers are offered
at morning and evening, facing the sun. It is, perhaps,
in consequence of this belief that he is oareful in pre.
vonting the pollution of the other olomouts, and that at.
tor death his body is placed in an open tower, usually
on some eminence, whore it is dovoured by vulture.
Those open sepulohora have boon appropriately named
the "Towers of Silence." In every Tarseo dwelling
house there is an aorture in the upper or sleeping
story, which is usually covered by a grating; but when
a member of tho household dies, his body is placed on a
bier and lowered through the atwtiire to the ground
floor, where it is cared for by a set of .priest called
Neor-ser-saln, or death men, who prepare the body and
clotho it entirely in white. ltofore the body is removed
from the house, however, tho forehead is smeared with
a sooios of clarified butter, or " ghee," and the dog of
tho house admitted. Should tho animal lick the butter,
it is regarded as a good omen for the departed's futuro
happiuos, but its refusal would signify perdition. Tho
death men have no contact with the world at large, and
on no account are ihey admitted to the house, as their
presence would pollute it Hence it is that the iMnly is
lowered to thorn, lu order to make their entrance unneo.
essary. A procession is then foimrd, the friends of the
dead following tho priests to tho towers of sileuce, on
Malabar bill. Arriving at tho entrance of the grounds,
the body is taken in charge by another set of priests,
with long beards, who carry it to whichever of the Ova
towers may be selected by the Inst tot of priests. Tho
body is taken through sn aperture in tho wsll of tho
tower and deposited on a grating. There aro three sets
of these, ono for men, signifying good deeds, one for
women, representing good words, and one for children,
indicating good thoughts. The clothing is then re.
moved and torn into pieces, after which it is thrown
into another tower and the In dies ripened to the vul.
lures. In a few minutes the birds have stripped all tho
flesh from the bones. Evetything about the grounds is
kept ss neat as possible, snd flowers grow in pretty gar.
dens near tho entrance. It 'is very curious that are.
ligion which otherwise contains o much that is elevat
ing should countenance a mode of burial at once so un.
natural and repulsive.
TliR iiopular and enterprising Walls Walla Nlulrt.
moil, tho Ixnt democratic paiicr in V ashington Terri
tory, has donned a new drees and appears in more at
tractive form than ever. Always tyttographically noat
and full of live news, the Httilrmnn has won its high
position by display of superior merit t iU many
friend this viioiMM of ooutiuiwd prosperity is highly
gratifying.