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WKST SIKiHK.
PUailtHIO IVIA 8ATU0
L SAMUEL, Pub., 171-3-6 8econd St., PORTLAND, OR.
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UMCRIPTION RATIt ttrlotlir In Adtnnc.
Til h kk hundred thousand pounds of grapes pap
through Portland by a special train from California to
the east liy the Oregon Short Line. The choice of thii
route wan made because of the burning of bridges on
the Central Pacific. Not far distant is the time when
Oregon grates in eijunl quantities will be sent by the
fame route, for thousands of choice grae vines have
been set out the past few years, and many large vine
yards will soon come into fine bearing condition.
One Veer.
Ill Mulllhi.
I4 u I Three Munthi,
1 15 I imgle lofnei.
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IVCopiee will in 110 ( l miiI lu ulifilwri beyond the term
l4 fuf.
Tha Wiit Snout ofTera the Batt Medium lor Advertls
ara of unjf publication on tho Pacific Coaat.
I'ndlUKII, (IhHi.'N, f HIMV, Shtkmhkh "I, I Ml.
ON the first page of this issue the Wkst Siiiihk pre
sent I'terlli-nt portraits of the republican and
IfiinHTitt it nominees for governor and represent
ntive in emigre of the new xtiite of Washing
ton. The K.rtruits are grouped around a reprcsenta
lion of t 1m new htnte wal, the design for which the
Wit H ii . . h K prem iitH to the Nnpe uf Washington,
With the hope tlmt it ,ny te adopteil and used
through rig. of uiilirnkett pnperity.
Ar lat we have a war hip that can run away from
any armed v 1 ail.ut The "preservation of our
navy" ha long Uvn a iuetimi uuolved, but the
'''"'"I" bitv ttl.sl it at lat, and if with such speed
our imy can not U pre.ervcd, it will In- the fault of
the commanding ollic. ru. who bave not yet burned the
art of running away frnn danger
A an indication .f the nvi.ltty with whii h our tim-
In-r Intel, ate Ling ein , everywhere in the
north we.t, the fact that the Tillan....k ',.!,,,,;,( ,..
lain.-l III timUr ltitn hoti,v. in ,t ,t ih-u,i jK ,,,,
sugg. tive If ,ie j.p,.r u o many, what nnmt he
the total of the UoMhwi .t Kvi.. ntiy the n.aiml,,,
want a h.e ,.f , J,. Sam1 timUr 'land n, thi r,..
gioii imi.t U- dilin. nt ..r he will I,. (,.,,,
K.-M the pn ration of the ,N. ,,. llf ti, (
.le of V.,ii,gti,, it i. t . hM, ,, lt
N-ieli.N e pluo.brrr. of the r. f j,,,,,', ,
willinM with ,Hy pum.h,nei,t thf,,,,), ,. (.Xrr
lion, of lh. tr Mlow uti,ni. , There are r..,,, . eN(.rv.
where, and S.U..e ,,,,',. ,,(.,.,. ; '
cul.ar olr t lor rog...-. t f, tl,. ,r ;,, r j,
i doubly unfortunate i t1(l tl,v Uvi, (
curbing the liLultv of the t,,',!,. -i,,., ,' ."
ovrrUkca nu oth. r ..f our f.i r v..ung , ,i , .
Di HiMi the week the Oregon state fair has been in
; progress at Salem, and in many respects is the finest
; ever held by the association. Exhibits of live stock,
I Ulli'lt flu utllil twirunil utwii.ti nml lww.a n ....... C
....... ..I- nun., nir.n omiji mm "oijn, uil very line,
the entries ls-ing numerous and comprising superb rep
resentatives of nearly all the finest strains of blood.
1 The poultry show is also very Biiptrior in nuinlierg and
quality. The same may be said of the exhibits of ag
ricultural ami dairy products. Great crowds from all
i over the northwest have been in attendance daily, view
. ing the exhibits and witnessing the speed programme.
Ox Thursday, tho 'Jlith of this month, the mam
moth exiHisition of tho North Pacific Industrial Asso
; ciation will begin in Portland. The association has
the largest ami most complete building for that pur
; pose on the Pacific coast, and has spent 2"0,(MX) in
: preparation for this event. Every available inch of
; lb space has brn engaged ami the exhibits will be
-f the widest diversity of character ever gathered
together west of the Hocky mountains. The music
1 will be furnished by Senor I.iherati's great New York
I band and will be eipial to the music at any exposition
I in the Tinted States. Reduced rates of fare have been
secured, and no doubt for a month Portland will be
j crowded with visitors.
That "lost cabin" story by un "old tinier" with
''"''''"'it'1 name of Jones, which appeared in the
hatcon, I.ViviHf, has nothing remarkable about it but
flu t ,lm' litors of the northwest are willing to
dplay their ignorance of the history of the country by
K'vuig it space in their columns. If they will only War
I'Umnd that Pugct sound was explored thoroughly in
an'' 11,11 '" it" existence but its exact bn ation
,u"! ,m,lir'' -n. well known; that Astor's expedition
'"vnl at Astria in 1SI I iHtead of 1WW; that it ww
Hot 11 1 1 1 i 1 Imu: ,1..,, 1 .. . 1 ... . ....
umi '-cwis ana l larke made their mm-
not
"verland iournev! tl.nf t,.. .. ..t iwd
'T'-uk iil " in Ms.i : niltl tlmt t,R( fur hunt(,r( n,)t
"" Mi'iiw in a country so densely timln nil a
j-M N'l.nd.they will not 1m. caught by these "oM
1 " so ft,. j, mtttinly wouM he "exciting to
"'""Ibeobl calm," RIU1 tt)Kmt a fl(nl(I
,,,,,Mf"','Wlti,lfthellW,w bird.