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I
A tlwrirr of llMM.
KDITOE REGICTEK : ' -
Having again paid a visit tojour
county, on a Christmas visit, among
frierwls and relatives, I concluded
to pea down a fi?w th'uBjs under the
title of "a chapter of items."
THE RAILROAD.
We went on board the noon train
of cars at tlie store and depot of the
gentlemanly proprietors Daven
port & Wolfonl, Salem, whose kind
ness and business tact render them
so popular. To undertake to write
about thciucideutsof a ride, and
the stations along the route, &c,
tfcc, would be superfluous; as these
events are of daily occurrence and
experience to thousands of persons.
It might, however, be proper to
state, tha the road and ears, and
the kind s.ml gentlemanly conduc
tors are all No 1. This road, lead
ing up our valley, and southward
to connect the great National Ar
tery the Union Pacific makes an
important era in the history of our
country; and will tell upon the fu
ture growth and general prosperity
of our young and growing tato.
The days of our former isolation are
nearly ended ; and soon it will he
demonstrated tliat Oregon is not a
"cowconuty" of California. This
noble enterprise is but the prelude
to other important railroads that
will traverse our State. All the
advantages of these roads to our
State cannot be shown in this short
chapter. Time ami cireutpstances
will fully develop tlie vast value of
such thoroughfares. It is certainly
to tlie reciprocal advantage of both
tlie owners of the road, and the
people of Oregon to foster and pro
mote the interests of the road and
of all producers. It is to be
hoped that the rates of passage and
transportation of freights upon the
road will be reasonable, and such
as will encourage travel and trans-
portatiortupon it
THE WEATHER.
It seems that each tenth winter
reminds, us of old times in -tlie west
ern and northern States. Tlie snow,
which fell eight or ten days ago,
was partial to some sections of the
valley. On Pudding river, in Ma
rion comity, it fell four inches, at
Salem 8 inches, and at Shedds' sta
tionand on Albany prairie 12 inch
es. The recent thaw and rain melt
ed ofi most of it and raised the
mountain and valley streams, and
covered tho4w lauds with "mist."
To-day Christmas the Bky and
the earth assume the appearance of
a liard set-in of winter. Although
people generally prophesied that this
would be a hard winter, yet hun
dreds of tons of nice, clean straw
were burned iu this valley, this sea
son, merely to get it outoi the way!
Stock feed is very scarce and dear.
And worst of all, there is a
great lack of shelter for stock. I
admit that most of writers in Ore
gon have been too lavish of praise
concerning our mild climate, and
open winters, and green pastures
all the year rouud. These arc gen
eral ; hut there are "striking excep
tions," and this winter is one of
them. When we take into consid
eration, the northerly latitude cf our
State, and the altitudes of our
mountains, and the lack of cur
kuowlege of the laws which govern
tlie winds on this coast, and the
wonder is, that our seasons are so
good, ami our winters so mild as
they are. Yet, it is worse than folly,
for persons to meet these winters
without a reasonable amount of
stock feed and good shelter:, and
other needful family preparations.
Great fears are entertained, on ac
count of the probable condition of
stock, and of the snows east of the
Cascade Mountains, at present.
It is well known tliat a very large
proportion of the sheep and cattle,
and many of the bones of tiffs
State, are now quartered on the
vast plains of Eastern Oregon. The
season was so dry, that but little
hay could Ik made last Summer iu
most of that region of country.
Hence, if a severe, snowy winter
iirurs in that region of country,
iinmciiw kc must be the com
qaeuoe, 1 ft ar the worst, but hope
for tlie bekU
ukskrai. ptoaFsan IN UJfX.
An observer cannot travel through
this county, without noting the
general thrift and signs of prosper
ity, which mark tlie towns and set
tlements in it. Newagons, new
houses and barns, fields lately
fenced ; and the large amount ot
-fill wheat and fall plowing ; and
the extended improvements and
city-like appearance of Albany
tlie beauty of tl valley and de
pots ami stationsalang the railroad,
all a-Mire him that Old Linn is de
servedly styled the Empire County
of Oregon. May her shadow wide
ly expand; Let this short tribute
suffice.
llRAIXIXO.
This county has more operand
superior fanning lands than any
other county iu Western Oregon.
Hut it is also true, that much of
these lands are very llat. Where
the sub-soil is clay, and retentive of
watov underground draining is es
sential to the production "of good
crops. Almost all the lands in Linn
county can lie successfully drained.
It tlie superabundant water which
falls here in our "misty" season, is
suffered to remain upon the earth,
they chill it, and rentier it clammy;
and frequently crops MWgfr. be sown
or planted late in the Spring, or
"mudded" in, which is worse;
These gray lands can be mode
kind and productive, if well drained
ami deeply plowed and are pulver
ised; And fbr raising heavy crops
of grass for hey, these lands should
be thoroughly drained. Ii would
be better fbr the land-holders of such
lands to sell one half of their lands
and spend half of the proceeds in
ditchi, and the other half in s.ilj.
stantial improvements, than to farm
these lands without draining. With
the Collins nlow. awl the Chamni-
Molines and some other strode
plows, ditching can be successfully
doue. I have written so ranch late
ly, and endeavored to rouse atten
tion to deep plowing, that I shall
not touch upon that subject at pres
ent. ,
PRICKS OF LAJfllS.
These are ho low that strangers
are suspicious that our land titles
are not good. Unliko California,
wo h.we noue but good, original ti
tles in our State Tlie idea that
good lands with some improvements
upon them can be bought witbhf
from five to fifteen miles of our val
ley railroad at from ten to thirty
dollars per acre clear title is
rather hard on strangers to believe
or accredit. Yet, such is the case.
One crop cf wheat will generally
pay for the land on which it grevs.
We liojie that the day is near at
hand when those old donation sec
tions add half sections will lie sub
divided, and ten times the popula
tion sustained here, that are here at
present. It is not yet known how
much a given amount of this land
can Ic made to produce if fully and
properly tilled.
TIMBER.
There is a lack of valley timlier
near tlie lest prairie lands of Linn
county. And here the great benefit
of the railroad is manifested. Sur
plus timber from those districts
where it abounds in such abun
dance, can be brought in lumber
for fences, building, etc., upon tlie I
i i j- . i . m i , A
nwi.niiu .iivui.,uu.ti aiung uic line ;
at rcasonaDie rates, linck in vast
numbers can be made of the gray
clay here and laid up in buildings.
And here let mo call attention to
the matter of Osage Orange hedges
in this valley. The hedge of .Mr.
Joel Jlouston, twelve miles south
east of Albany, fully proves that
the Osage Orange can lie made a
perfect success here, iu hedges . I
could give full directions as to cul
tivating and forming hedges of tlu's
most valuable hedging timber, but
space will not jxtrmit
THE Fl'TrRE CROP.
It is manifest that our crops should
be more varied. A much larger
amount of root crops and- hay.
should be produced here than are.
As proof, I would refer my readers
to the price of hay here now and
scarce at $25 to $30 per ton ; pota
toes at 91 ou per bushel and scarce.
But it 1 can obtain pardon ot
yon, Mr. Editor, and of your
oe pieaseu, ana so close tins writ- i
mg.
DAVID NEWSO.M.
A MXLil I.AK CASE.
wup Hmi-roMi of Two Y.Kinc
MMve4'lMr.oia Their llil.
(From Hie Louisville Owrter-Jcmrrml,
h iaau
A small cottage on Isi-t M.irkel
street was tlie scene, night In-fore last,
of a most remarkable oowin-etuv. If
the history of the most noted burglar-
ies the world over iuruubes a parallel , . Vou shall stand for eternitv In
case it must liave Iiapeueil in tlie ifcij moou a wnruing to all SabUith
pf kiiiglit-erranlry, when Hit slippery! i hreakew."
gnie tWfflfrHtew't "tody ivL..ur a : .1'('....t',!1,m (he stranger vanished.
lock other golden liair wis In
more esteem ttian the fables wealth of
tin. I fa4A.ll
'the Cottage consists of jaly three
rooms, all ou the first flooif oj-eupled
by a family of taste and reljiemei.t, a
thc clinging vines and beautifully
iMtoruwi iiower-iiois in Uie.roiit yam
Indicate. Ou batnrday uigit,la.-t, the
uiiek room was ocoupieu nytwo young
a, lie,, daughten Ot the ten.ly. Kie
lather and mother sleeping in a room
a,lJ'""-
sosu: tmf. iu-iuND pif SIGHT
tlie room of the ladies was emen d so
mlutoiaalv ilnit notiiiio' was known of
tin. intriisinn until next uiorinn. 1 li
bmlar left belilnd abuidaut tnioes of
his romantic adventurh but nothing
to indicate bis idcistir. Korentering
the wimlow he kul bMigut into rn
ulsltion a small ladder usedasaframo
work for flower-pcsS placed them on
the ground in SUcllU manner as Hot to
Injure them, and men moved the lad
der to the wimlov sill until his pur
nose was effectei, alterwaids replac
ing everything is lie foulid It.
The sash was raised, noiselessly, al
niost bi-eathlesiy it must have been,
and the inidlilght rover entered.
There
"with nUIIielr en-ors,
And uli ihi-ir .Harms like death without Its
terrors."
slept his bejtttiful victims, their wealth
of golden lair sweeping in rieli pro
tttsTou am? inimitable negligee over tHe
snowy i'U(.w. He approathed the
bedsiile, oiutioHsly, gently rolTetl down
the eovedng until neck and shoulders
lay bare and, tlien wlat?
IS IT A HUttDEH,
lient en deetl of blootl ? or an escaped
ui.nr.ie. possessetl of an infatuation for
drawing tlie glittering steel across
sw;!u-like throats? Happily neither.
A few clicks of the scissors, making
les.s a sound,' and all is orer. Those
flowing tresses, the "glory of a wo
man," as Holy Writ declares, are
shorn closer than '.iaiiipjoirs beneath
the faithless lingers ot Delilah, taken
ou as close to tne scalp s a burner
might have done by dayiigiit. Several
.u-tVi.lu. nt i,,-.lrJ i.yt.,t.u.i fnim
articles ot jewelry were taken from
ineir proper piuce.iuunoiie were uiKen
away. Alio apartments occupied by
other menibers of tlie liousehuid were
entered, clothing thrown alwttt cou
fusedly. a gold ioeket, abrettstpUi, sev
eral pieces of money scattered around,
but ail answering promptly next
morning.
It is evident that whoever the in
truder, lie or she, was only bent on
getting possession Of "thii g'iory of the
ix.''
TIIF FIKST TNTrATlO-, j
Of HlO utirhtV ,loli,..j .v. .-..... .1,.,
youiig ktdies, who awoke and found
thejilselves tlie victim of this "taking
oil'. " Like Rachel, they wept bitter
ly nacuei ior Her liens, tlie ladies lor
tuelrhalr. 'tlie whole transaction is
ino-t mysterious, bid some one in
vade the sacred precincts and thus
violate "vested right" in the interUts
of the braid mauttiaetnrera ; and even
now do these wavy tresseJ adorn some
shop window on Four; h stretf Or
lus some envious female, Willi carroty
hair, turnip nose ami bean eves thus
deprived her rivals of their Chief Orna-'
uiei.t.-" Or has that straiige gentle
uuui who Iniested tlii city about a !
y. ar aeo, breaking into bouses and in- '
duiglug his mania for gazing ar sleep-!
big links, returned, with an addition '
lo hii programnie!' U'e wet not. i
Surml ex that chloroform was admin-!
(stered are rile- In the family, for tlie
ladies declare they are extreenily j
vvukcral. However, and whoever, and '
wnyever. it is or was, this Modern
'rape of the lock" may be set down as
one of the most daring successes and
roinautieenterpriseei tliat ever startled
this fjuiet and usually well behaved
city from its pi opriety.
Postal Telernjili.
The following I'l tielC Is troiB tlie
Pittsburff Tsmkr idt Dee. 10th :
Tlie Associated Press papers pub-lislK-d
yo.-tenlay moniing a long ex-
ii.it.-t, inuii itie new' ions rrmawi
against tile po-ital telegraph project,
and opposing it principally on the
PW'"" W 't wli gve Enisttet
"Of pov.erto inlliiem pnbf.t! otfliiloii
f.;raday or two just as he nbased.
Tlie mini icat ion of this very ..extract
shown that the Western Untp.iiJioiio
pnly. hi private hands, cutt-bc made
ftp Influence public opinion" quite as
effectively. (Or it, iccures tlw; wide
domination of tha Trmou article
against llio jost;!l telegraph, ami
Ignores the articles of the other papers
in favor of it. Commodore Vauder
bllt controls Lire W estern Union Com
pany. which controls utore than ihree
flMrtiu of the telegraph lines in the
llltled States, llo is ;is IIIcbIb in im
to "influence public opinion"" through
tins jio'.venui liistruincnlajlty ng, tlie
President) and to be much more un-sc-mpulous
iu the means he employs to
do so. If we must liave an autocrat
of the telegraph, let us rather liave
tlie Preskwnt of the Jnlted states
hedged iu by the Constitution and
watc-lied by Congress ami the jieople
than an irresponsible speculator and
railroad "oiiertitor."
An Trisbmau, on being asked which
was the oldest, he or his brother, re
plied, "I am the oldest, but if my
brother lives three years, we shall both
be of ail age."
h The Vs 1n 1A"im f 'Ox
nlli.stioii wlu ttier tin- moon is lulutl I
lurtinllv mjIv-
, b tjR. following German tale :
ago tiwiv went one ssiimmv
moruUif " oW .Ban J,'L?'00,1i
.,f ,
his WSV Home in 11 1 ""'-":
. - 1 L.
ill Nliitl.1V SUK. waiKllip iiranru-. me
church. Tills man Btoppedaad asked
llo yon know mat mis i wiutiay
.,rti. . wheii all must rest from
their laDOrS? ,
"Sunday on earth or Monday in
1 1. .V1ii ii U ail out' to me ;" laughed
the yood-wttw,
Tlivii bir vonr bundle forever,"'
I answered the stranger, "and as you
I10t Sunday on earth, your
1 . ix-riK-tual moon-day in heav
and tlie man was oiughl up with his
stick and liis laggots Into tlie moon,
where he Nanus yet.
The suwrstttion seems to be old in
fierumny. tor the full moan b spoken
of as tntdd or m&tl, a faggot.
i . esctanJEB .,miy remark:
: ...V . "Vrn(J, frt t ,mK.,
little, sleep too little, and
whikv. i.et the,., turn
,,,.,., ;.,, thp IH.,, njr, ,t Kmw
pWood. sleep e.ioml. ami they will
l , m0K healthy. Niys Dr. fltt,:
1 "If yon want to keep a dead inaa, put
him in whUkv: if von want to kill a
living man, put the whi-ky into him.'
PATENT GATE, ETC
Sclf-Openia? and ScIf-CIosingr
GATE.
PATENTED BY JOHN D1CKASOX,
June 4, 15u7. ,
'I'HK GATE IS SO CONSTP.rCTF.DTIiat
I when i he vehicle approaches It tlie
wheels on one st-.lo tis- over a fever n hleh
Is oonnoetod lo the trote hinge by rod,
(Una openlnRthe sjte before you mid mst
enire.. tt open, AflW Ifotng through, the
carriiise ttasws over n similar lever, also
connected wiihihcRate UlnKO, eaustng the
gate, in lis rotation, to shut behind you
and liistcn.
No Getting Out of Tour Vehicle !
No liaising ot l.atclu-8 Tfor Pulling
of Strin
E weptthc "rihlmns" of your team. It Is
oiicn caned
THE "LAZY MAN'S GATE,''
And a
"Dead Open and Sunt."
This ctate is simnle in its construction.
both of iron and wood work, and not likely
I ?ot, ""f 5? lr a 9F& f'i an state
I ia dcsire'l, it may lMMn:ideiijht. with three
er0HS ot woo l and one-fourth inch
wire, neatly curved at the ton, the lower
cnu inn in uic hotiom wr. wntrli is tne
stylo of a factory made pule. The sates
im.w ... ,i,i.-iii-iu h. in M'venti . uie
eonntiesaround San Kmncisco, and plenty
of testiwoninals can he given.
THOMAS J. SAFFORD,
Having .purchased the.
Right Tor L.inn Co., Oregon,
Iln9 now on hand, and will manufacture
tlie abo-.e described irate. Itiernvet ii luu
Iweii used it lins rccel vod the bltiliest en-
oomtnms. u in Ktnre luimhor of eertin
catesi'roin prominent tenners In all parts
oi me couniry, now m my nanus, wdl
testily.
CARRIACE8 AND WAGOK 8,
Of All Descriptionn,
On hand and manufactured to order,
niacksmilhing and Repairing
Done to order at most. ninnlic rates.
Shop t'oi of Ferry street, opposite Beach,
Mniiteith Co.v flonrinff niuTs.
TftOMAS J. SAFFOttD.
Albany, Oct. 28, l--7l-s l
Ml-LLlNEH'y, VMSd MAK1NU
MILLINERY. DRESS. HA1IN6
LADIES AXD CIIHLRREX'S
FUHIIISEINO HOUSE!
rl'IIE fXDKTlSKiNEn HAS OPENED A
1 new ptock of millinery j;oo-.ls, triin
tnlnga, lu!lit.s and eliildren's furniihin?
gofids, of all Kinds, of the lutcst and most
iasi.ioiiai.iic si ics, wnu.-n anc oners to tne
I Intlies of Allmny and sun-minding couniry
ait i I. i t .ti'Aot iviajj 111 1l.ii
Dress Making Department
I (ruarr.ntcc entire satisfaction. Charge
umm,
SPECIALTIES :
Ithlr;.- Always on lamU.liMiim'Bnd
enlldraaa' ready made under clothing,
clonk-., Niclis, aprons, etc.
Dress Trliumiotpt. An extensive va
riety of silk, eat In, cotton und woolen
dress triniuihi . always in stoi-c.
Clonkliw. noney-iinh,aRtralir.n and
water-pnmf cloth, ol Hie licst qualities,
I'nn, Ee.-Ijdie' and ohlldren'ii rom
plelo seta of furs and swandown, of laicst
styles.
'hlcnont. latest styles constantly on
hand, ut low flguies.
Ilwlle neons. -Lining and flndlnm
of all gradi-s and nualilics, a lidl assort
ment. JACONETS, MtrSLTKB, EMIHl-IIIiErtiEH
DIAl'Ell I .IN EN, KID AM) ALL
OTHER VAKIBTIKS OF
GLOVES HOSE, ETC.
My detcrnilnntlon belnir tottlve atlftc
tion in style and quality of work and
prices, I ask a share of public utironaaa
Call at store
Opposite A. Carothers & Co.,
First street, Allianv, Oregon
MENDESnALIi it UODIXT.
XIt. C. P. M l.MU-;.', HALL,
HUB. SAIIAH U. OOBLM.
Har Agent for Mrs. t'nrpenter's C&
Bbateu Vuim Model. Nov. 4, 71-9v4
P. C Harper A Co.
5
m .a
H 0 a w g
ft pM v i.
m .2
CO
DRUGS, ETC.
"They Who Have Nothing for Sale
arc Farthest from Market
M
A. CAROTHERS & C0.9
WHO KNOW THIS TO HE TIUK,
Are ntiw koo'in'.', nnil als ci-nstai tly re
The Largest Stork of Goods
USUAL TO THEIR TRADE
ABOVE PORTLAND,
And
AT 81CH PRICES
That
Purchaser Shall be Satisfied.
Besides a targe Stock of
DRUGS, CDEiMCALS,
PATENT MEDICINES,
Paints, Dye Stuffs, and Oils,
They keep
Yankee Notions,
Confectionery
Finest Tobacco & Cigars
WOSTENHOLM'S CUTLERY,
SPICES, PERFUMERY,
(AU kinds),
TOILET SOAP,
AMD
Evorytning
USUALLY OBTAIN KI) IX
A STRICTLY
First Class
DRUQ ESTABLISHMENT.
NO AHilCI.i; SOU)
)LI
'-' IIIIMIM
But what it
(iriiarantced To Be
JUST AS REPRESENTED,
And
Must be Good.
Arctic Soda!
A. CAKOTIIF.KH CO.