Wht mnmt Entered at the Past O slice at Albany, Or, as second-class mall matter FRIDAY SEPTEMBERS, 1884. STTTE3 & NUTTING. Editors aad lreprtotor. FEKDr. NtrrriMu, tecal KSMer. Official Oounty and City Paper. Wheat. AH over the world the word wheat is heard mere at the protest thus than any other word , why, simply because it la extraordinary cheap. 65 cento here scares us, bat in the East, in England, every where. It is proportionately chea p. So long as this is true farmers and others ahould take matters coolly and not be come too do pressed . Water will generally and its level, and if wheat Is 55, it means that other things fermerly 70 to 8o will be 55 also ; where' the difference. Notwithstanding the present outlook mauy are confident the price will come up to at (east 70. if not higher, something to be desired, notwithstanding all water evel seeking theor es ; for it at least ex iles greater confidence. Spriug wheat looks somewhat pinched, and most of it is bound to rank second class, 45 to 50 , is all that has been of fered for much of it here this week. Be sides being pitched on!y about a half crop will be the result. Fall wheat, though, regardless of num erous items in Portland papers, is first class, and this fact cannot o ahaken by Portland speculators tending samples from a Washington county farm la Liver pool. The crop is above the average in yield, and even at low prices farmers are going to weather it, and by judicious management and economy, will come out on top. Sastth r Ifiew. Dr Agnew, there is something big in that name, so much nicer than Smith, it indicate more skill and brains, and better judgment I Wiiham Poun Smith, of Portland, ha just succeeded in getting hi name changed to the above and now he must feel like a newly married woman ; bat what thinks the sensi ble reader of a man who will go back on bis parent in this style. Perhaps Dr Agoew forgot all about the celebrated Adam Smith, the Scottish philosopher, Albert. James and Horace Smith, the Eilish authors. Garni Smith, the American philanthropist, J a Smith, one of the signer j of the Declaration of Independence, John Smith, the founder of Virginia, Sidney Smith, the English divine, William Smith, the father of English Geolo gy, etc., etc. Me will be very much deceiv ed if he thinks a name will give a man a practice. Dr. William 1'enn Smith Agoew has at times been located at Albany, Harru borg and Corvallia. Last Monday the time from Portland to San Francisco by rail and stage was re duced to fifty-nine hours. Passengers leaving Portland at 7:30 a. m. get in San Francisco at 6:40 p, m. on the third day. Ihis reduction In time is made possible by the California road opening its exten sion to Delta on the date mentioned. The stage ride is just twenty- four hours. There wil l be no change in the time card between Portland and Rose burg, but the through train wUt reach Ashland at 4:1" a. m., an hour earlier than now. An hour will be given for breakfast, the stage starting at 6 o'clock and reaching Delta at 6 the next morning. The train from San Francisco will reach Delta at & 15 p. m. and the con -necting stage will reach Ashland at 8 the next evening, making close connection with the Portland train, which will leave at 8:45 p. m. instead ef 6:20 as now. The fare between San Francisco -nd Portland is 932 ; to Sacramento, $30. -Ex. The Biases. The papers all over the State point with pride to big yields of crops of any kind, and with much reason, for it exhibit the capacity of the soil, and, as woli some times the ability of the farmer. None of our exchanges have chronicled anything that equals a yield on the farm of K A Irvine, uetween Albany and Lebanen, 7 acres of wheat, yielded 458 bushels, an average of 65 bushels to the acre. 214 bushels of seed wheat to the sere being need. Many an Eastern farmer would think he was doing well to get 458 bushels off 38 acres. From 10 acres of oats, 2 bushels of seed wheat to the acre being used he got 555 bushels, an average of 55 bushels to the acre. Mr Irvine's whole yield shewed not only good soil, but n icoasnaoDly gcod farming one large fiild of wbtat averaging 45 buvhels to the acre. Albany Collegiate lastitato. The Albany Collegiate Insiitue will open on September 16th, with the faculty which so faithfully served it last year, snd the addition of the name of Dr 3 L Hill, aa Instructor in Anatomy, a featnre wbieh will commend itself generally to the pub lic. Three courses are prescribed ; Scien tific, Classical and Normal. A prirrary department, thorough in its course, has set with great success. In it a splendid training is obtained. Two well organized literary societies present an advantage needed by all students. Mrs E W Lang don will continue her relations as instruc tor in music. Academy ef Medicine. The old Linn County Medical Associa tion has recently been re-organized. under the name of the Willamette Academy of Medical Sciences. Besides the old mem bers several new members heve been add ed to the list. The present officers are President-Dr J L Hill. Vice President-Dr C C Kelley. Secretary- Dr J P Wallace, The object of the Association is the ad vancement of the profession by the read ing of papers, reports of the latest cases general investigation, etc, Albany Dec- tors are up to the times, and are well pest ed as to the ver latest treatment of dis eases in the aiffe.-iit brunches of the pro cession. Sea l This. New goods, are no arriving at N H Allen's. New styles of dress goods and the latest novelties in all lines are now being re ceived which will be sold at bed rock prices for cash or produce , Ladies', misses' and children's knit uuder-J wear, in great varieties of quality and prices, received direct from New York this week, at Saktel Fj Yocng'p, HOME AND ABROAD. Oats, 20 cents. F M French, jeweler. Wheal 55 cents at the mills. A bank is talked of at Newport Political speaking will soon begin. The best harness at J J Dubruills's. Votes of city jails should not be taken for straws. In Iowa "tea" means whiskey, and mum "beer." Mr Frank Heed has purchased the grocery store of W L Denny. The celebrated Frank Pi x ley, of San Fran ciaco, is in Oregon. The Yamuna Pee says that all the rail roid news ia good news. The Evening Chronicle, of Portland, aow has a libel suit on hand. It now coats $32 to bo from Portland to San Francisco overland. Binsle and double harness, unexcelled at J J Dubruille's, Cheap. Over Hftv flat oars have been turned out at the car shorn at the Bay. Governor Moody is said to speak highly of the outlook at Yaquina Bay. E. L Thompson A Cos. harness is the ax cheapest to buy because it is the beat. Wheat is 32 cents at Pendleton. Verily we are in luck here who get 50 to 60. Last month wheat was ohesper in England than it had been for one huedred years, Fred Goets has sold his meat market to Mr Roberts, father of No. 2 oniaoer. Farmers will save money by buying their belting, and rurta of E. L. Thompson A Co. Harvest matter i were again dampened the first of the week by a wrbfoot rain storm. Dr. M. II. Ellis, physician and surgeon All any, Oregon. Calls made in eity or country. The fare from Mod tori to Portland daring the Mechanics Fair will be $16, less than half rates. The largest stock of carpet, oil cloth and wall paper in the city is at Monteith A Seitenbach's, Sewing machine extras, oils, needles, etc., at Will Bros. Cnn Store. Also Sewing ma chines to rent. The OKA N Co. have cut down the wages of its employ fs. and in consequence many ef them "struck." Smith A McCartney removed all of the remainder of their stock of drags to Harris burg last Wednesday. Killing deer for their pelts should be stopped. It is being done in a wanton man ner all over the state. Those who have promts jd to pay us in wood should brimr. it along. Soae aah and maple, as widl as tir wanted. Remember that the place to get your groceries sod vegetables, as well as tobaccos, etc, ia at Hoffman A Joseph's. For your dress-making, catting and tit ting dresses, go to the Muses Rumbangh, four doors east of 8 E Young's store. All kinds of ducks and swas, can now be killed, beginning with September 1st. We are waiting anxiously far a mallard. The largest and beat stock of harness snd saddles in the valley ia to be found at E. L, Thompson A Co. and their prices are low. The Salem VideUe says . "Organize a utter and West clr.b ia yenr town at once." It's opinion of bo tier mast be very high. Mr Dan Reynolds and Miss Nancy Parker were united in marriage at Oneatta the first of last week. We extend congratulations. A burglar who entered the house of Dr, Pilkington in Sooth Portland last Sunday night was shot by the Doctor, Served bim right. More hands have been added to the work ing force of the O. P., and tbe road will be completed by October 19th, if there is sncb a thing. Stealing rose slips, a practice some have. and one observed a few days sgo, is as bad as stealing anything else. Hood rose bashes cost money. Two large car loads of Chinamen went south We lnesdsy to work in tbe hop yards of Lane county. It is claimed that they are very poor pickers. Why will yon pay $60 for a sewing ma- chine when yon can buy as good a one for 840 at Will Bros., Can Store. Come and see for yoursdf. Tbe Columbia River salmon pack for 1884 wili amount to 600, GOO cases. Last year it amounted to 631,558 cases. The outlook for prices is gloomy. The convocation of Knights of Pythias in this city, in October, will be the next event tor Albany. Nearly 300 Knights from other places will be present. According to grammar two negatives make an affirmative If this is true a certain Al bany young nun should be sending cut his wedding anneu ncements. Tbe Seattle cemetery is being relieved of its dead, to make a place for a public park. The remains of a woman buried sometime ago were fonnd to be petrified. Tbe Walla Walla papers brand each other aa liars, scoundrels and dogs, and if they keep at it, the public wili begin to think there is something besides smoke. Messrs Bridges and Hackleman threshed 4800 bushels of grain for Nimroo1 Price in three days. 2700 bushels was wheat and 2100 bushels was eats. Good work. While everything else goes down meat remains high, and even if tbe price of cattle goes down it seems to make ne difference in the quantity one gets for the same price. Plugged 820 pieces have been discovered in Portland. In order to be in style Albany got hold of $10 in the same way one day last week. It was handled byan innocent party. We are pleased to note that Rev Jndy, who has so faithfully served the members of bis cbnrcb in this city has been reappointed pastor of the M E Church here for another year. y Ed Reed, while at, work with a threshing machine near Wilbur, Douglas county, wss drawn into the cylinder, and had both lega out off on the 26 th, from the effects of which be died. Once upon a time if "General Grant went across the street to bay a two bit cigar the fact was chronicled all over the country. Now his whereabouts are unknown except by his intimate friends. Samuel E. Young has some first-class backs and buggies on hand, which he wants to close oat before winter, and will sell them at greatly reduced prices and on good terms. Call and see for yourselves, Stylish yonng gentlemen should memorize the fact that Monteith &Seitenbach have received a fine assortment of pants patterns, also a fine stock of clothing,underwear, boots and shoes, neck wear, etc. A prize ngnt occurred some wbsre near Portland last Sunday morning between two men named Nelson and McMahan. It was said to be a tame affair for eyen a prize fight and a very disgusting one. Last Tuesday $1 per bushel wss paid in the city for 25 bushels of wheat : bat the party purchasing does not care to take any more at the same price, and only did. so be cause he agieed to last year. About 3000 hands are at work on the O P. Twenty-two miles of rails have been laid, leaving forty -nine more to be built ; but the way has been oleared so that the work can be dons ia time, by Out. 19. hob u w tiaysutt, Waterloo, lowa, a member of the State Legislature, keeps St. Jacobs Oil, the great pain-ours, en the family shelf, and says he considers it the greatest remedy ever used for bodily ailments. Daring each day of the State Fair begin ningon Sept. 15th various kinds of eihibi tions on bicycles will.be given on tbe track, by the long-legged Burt Hatch, F T Morrill and W E Warren, the first and last of whom were in this city during the firemen's tourna meat. A fifteen year old girl in Washington Ter ritory has during this season twice driven a four horse team twe hundred miles after heavy loads of ft sight, and, once in ascending a mountain increased the team te six horses, a big feat New goods ia large quantities srrivs in Albany by every train, exhibiting the fact that at lsast the merchants havs confidence in good times. Meat of these goods come from the East, San Frauoiseo sending only a small proportion. U the Oregon Pacilio Railroad is complet ed by October 19th it will be exempt from taxatios for twsnty years by an act of the legislature. Tins is a stimulous which will insure its completion by that time, for 20 years taxes is equivalent in this ease to a great many thousand dollars. Washington county is excited over the flight of W D P tteuger. He enibexsled about $22. OOOof Washington county's money, being ex -Treasurer, and probably left for British Columbia. Oregon new comes very nearly up to New York City. Tbe mast popular insurance adjusters ef losses in oar late' tire were Bernard Faymoa- vilie of the Fireman's Fund, and John Cofran of the Hartford and Commercial. Tbey did their business up without any squabbling. Paid their losses and satisfied the policy holders. Rosoburg Plaintiealer. Call at this office for insurance in the last two com panies. Little Eddie Rankin an iaqaiaitive Port land boy, dissected a giant powder cartridge Tuesday morning, in order to find est what it was made of. Hereafter be will have to investigate matters with the three last fingers of his left band and a braised right hand sad burned face. Ayer's Ague Care, whea ased according to directions, is warranted to eradiate frees the system all forms ef malarial disease, such as fever and ague, chill fever, Intermittent, Re mittent and Bullous Fevers, and disorders of the liver. Try it. The experiment is a safe ooe, sn win cost you notoiog If a cure is not sheeted. This is the tiara of tho year when news papers are inaaaarsting extensive improve' meets and need every ceat doe them, at least Southern Oregon papers do tbi, and request their subscribers to give them s lift. What ws want is the wherewithal to hay meet, flour, etc., first, sod tbea we meit certainly would tike to maks improvements with the surplus. Now is the time when tbe man who doss not advertise bays empty boxes, pets his same on them and places them ia front of his store, in order to draw customers. His shelves are well filled with empty display boxes ; but all these things do not deceive, for his enterprising neighbor is tbe one who does the business. Men are bat boys grown old Since the tournament several tire companies have been organised m Albany by boys ranging from tea to fifteen, who make oar streets tbe scene of s perpetual tonrnainent Several of thebovs appear in fall costume, one 'of them very much resembling Salem's "raving angel" who ran in tights. Following are the Butlr and West elector chosen for Oregon last week at a meeting of the State Central Committee held at Salem : Col John E Ross, of Jackson county ; John Robertson, ef Marion county ; David M Dunbar, of Washington county. 60000 copi es of Butler's address to the people will be circa la ted in this state, Seattle haa a city nail driver. Albany needs one. It is tbe doty of every citizen U keep his sidewalk in good coodition, and ooe important thing to do is to keep the nails down. If this were done there weald be lees's wearing by Albany women. If private citizens will not attend to it tbe Marshal should be allowed a fee fur it At a cent a nail be could make a fortune. E T T Fisher, County Surveyor of Liun county, ia prepared with field nitos and township plats of this county to correctly locate con. era of land where the ssme has been lost or destroyed, and will replace tbe same with permanent monuments. Persons wishing surveying done will please address I s ea s w e mm st Millers, una county, Oregon. The gloomy fears, the desponding views, tbe weariness of soul tbst many complain of would often diaappear were tbe blood made pure and healthy before reaching the delicate Is of tbe brain. Ayer's Sarsapai ilia ur ties and vitalises tbs bl jod ; and thas con duces to health of body and sanity of mind. places in the Northwest will be present. Complete arrangements should be made be fore hand so that it will be known that all can be accommodated. Tbe Hepncr Times gives an account of a joke which wss plsyed on Watt Monteith, formerly of Albany, and a friend named Bishop. After going to bed Bishop discov ered something near his toes which felt rath er fanny. Reaching down something nabbed bim, when he jumped up with an Indian yell, raising the neighborhood. Examining matters they found that a claw fish had caught bold of him, and that there were three or four remaining in bed ready for business. The "perpetrator of tbe diabolical outrage" has not been discovered. Saturday twenty-five teams of dusky scions of the soil, "owsrii; C .j.s and smiling maidens, passed through Albany on their way to tbe hop yards ef Lane county. They Lpresented s picture wbieh would have made J Fennimore Cooper declare that be never wrote the Leather Stocking Tales, There were in all about eno hundred Ornde Ronde Indians, and they took from Albany many a green and colicy watermelon. Talking ef dull times read what a corres pondent ot an Busters Oregon paper sas of his own place : "Center ville is the quietest town on tbe coast. I think if there is ono quieter it is because do one lives there. Wm Fslweiler is tbe only men that has done any business for a week. He sold bis beuse and lot to I W Quinn, traded about all bss house hold goods off. and up to date bss received about ten dollars in money. I wanted bim te let me look at it, but be ret used." Since tbe Patent Office was established in 1836, nearly 300,000 patents have been issu ed. Many ineuions and instructive models will be selected and sent to New Orleans. These will serve to illustrate ail tbe indus trial and scientific pursuits of the American people Besides the patent models most of the machines of full size may he seen in prac ical operation in tbe main building. One shoe factory in Massachusetts turns out by patent machinery, in twelve months, as many pairs of boots aud shoes sa 30,000 shoe makers in Paris make by hand in a year. The Oregon Pacific has had its first man run over by the oars, the following account of which is ffivsn in she OroaesWoo t As the Oregon Pad fin construction train was pass ins Oneatta Saturday forenoon, at 7 SO o'olook, a brakeman named J 0 Youeg, in atmlvioa the brakes, twisted off tbe brake staff and fall under the train. Three 01 passsd ovsr him, outtiug off both leet at the ankle. Physicisns subsequently amputated both legs, midwsy between the knee and ths ankle joints. Ksttlsmsn who ran with Martin, tbe Yam hill boy, in Portland a few months ago, re oently beat tbe fastest rausers in ths United States, at Nsw York City, and received the title of "Champion of American." His fastest ran was 125 yards in 12 18 seconds, vsry fast tims. Ths fastest time on record for nearly tbe same distance was made by sn English boy nsmed Mutchens. who ran 134 yards in 12$ seconds. A Portlsnd photographer wants $50 worth of advertorial dons for about 823. to be paid in shadows. Home eeonls seem to think editors and printers livs on shadows sad ghostly things ; bat tbsy do not Rec iprocity is all right ; bat tbe msa who advortiees buys goods just ths same as ths oue whs buys a suit of clothes, which you can gst all the way from $3 to $100 accord ing to quality, sise, etc. Basiaess is basl noes. Ws have a first-class photographer at horns good enough to take our phi. Jacksonville haa been afflicted with a Jail break, the following account of wbieh We clip from the Standard . "Thusday even ing Marion B Iookwood alias Charles Itasa ett,Oeerge R Justts,euda man named Oalp, oa pad from jail at Jacksonville. It ap pears that ths jailor was not sleeping in the building, and tbe prisoners picked the losk of their cell, after which they by soma means obtained the keys for the outer dootB. Look wood alias Bassett was arrested atChiec, California, for robbing a stage along with Frank K Howard, on the 15th of last Janu ary between Grant's Pass and JaeksoovUl. The description of Bassett who is consider . ed a very tough character, is as follows. Age 0 years, height five feet ten or eleven inches, light cm pies ion, reddish beard, light brown early hair, light blue eyes, very fall and round. He frequently while in conversation oloses his month and breathes through his nose with difficulty. Ia walking he stops long and firm and has a habit of carrying his bands behind him. He is stoop shouldered and ia addicted to the oae of opium. The September if. e American tU toiy will interest a wide audience, among the hills and valleys ef ths American Con- ttoeoL Tbe leading Ulastretod article, by Mrs Lamb, furnishes a truthful and spirited "OlUnpse of ths Valley of Many Waters," Ths second article, with portrait, Ulastratoe the remarkable career of the great Sooth American scientist, Francisco Jose do Cades. Among other contributions of the month. we find aa instructive chapter en the "Early Connection Claims in Pennsylvania," by T J Chapman. A. M. ; "The Medical Depart ment of the Revolutionary Army " "One Phase in the Early History of Virginia," "Something About Mon began" (oa the New England Coast) and a fsw uapobltehcd let ters, two of which are from John Adams to Elbcidge Carry in 174 and 17 Si This magazine is praying itself aa unfailing source of historical and documentary evidence of tbe growth sad es pension of oar vast came lry. It is the beet periodical that osa be introduced into any household. Publication rooms, 90 Lafayette Place, New York City. SOCIAL Mil PERSONAL Justice Stephen J Field is in Portiesd. D V 3 Reed, of Hsrriabarg is in the eity. F M Red field and son were at the Bay last week. Judge Strahaa is feasting cm vtnieoa in the mountains. Walter Terrell returned from San Francis co a tew days sgo. Archie Prasnaw and wife, of Monroe, re turned home yesterday. Mr Joho Utlliland. of Sweet House, was ia Albany hut Saturday. Mrs Col Van Clave, and daughter Nellie. of Yaouiaa City, are ia the city. Prof Vaughn and wife are in the city. A denctmr school may be expected. Dr Warmoatb. formerly ot Pendleton, has moved to Halaey and will make that bis future home. Steve Deckard, of Victoria, H. C , is in tbe eity, being celled here on account of the seveie sickness of bis father. Prof J C Wyokoff and wife returned from tbe Bay last Tuesday evening, both much benefitted by the sojourn at Y equine. Dr Lewis and family returned to Missouri a fsw dsys ago. Tbe Doctor is one of tbe few who come here not plsesed with tbs country. Mrs S D Haley and Mrs W 8 Miller, of this city, left Tuesday for Washington Terri tory, Mrs Haley to go to Rock ford snd Mrs M filer to Colfax. Revs O H Carson sad T B White, ef ths M E Church, South, are attending ths Con ference ef that church being held at Dayton, W. T. tills wesk. Walter Porter left Albany for Spokane Falls last Mondsy morning. He will go into the drag store of sn ancle, in which position we wish him success. Prof Hill, of the Central School, returned to Albany Wednesday noon, ready for busi ness in tne rookery opposite the Court Haass next Mondsy saorniag. Wednesday noon Mrs Thos. Monteith, Mrs T P Hackleman, Mis A D Barker, Mrs N J Henton.Mrs W H Warner, Mrs W H Hares, end Miss Warren, left for various places In the East, wbsre they will visit rslativss for several months. Most of them were aaoem- paaied to Portland by their husbands, Thos Monteith, N J Henton, T P Hackleman and A D Barker, going as fsr as the metropolis. If you meet a aad looking man on the street you may know it is one of thsm. Deaf Mate So keel. Tbe regular session of ths above school, located at Salem, will commence Oct. 1st. Pupils who attend not only are instructed in tbe usual branches, but sre expected to do light work shout- the Institute. Each ene is required to go provided with the following articles : One trunk, with look and key ; twe suits of durable clothing ; one pillow, with two slips ; one psir of good blsaksts ; three sheets ; ont hssvy quilt or com 1 or tor t two linen towels ; one comb and brush ; needles, thread and buttons for m ending stamps snd postal cards. Hnsleal Cteetfe. Having bought the stock of musical goods of J. H. Daniels, retired, we Invito the people who need anything in that liae to give ns a oall. Special attention given to orders for sheet music. Will Bitot. , Gun Store. . Bouts and theee. N H Allen bss now a fine line of boots and shoes, while for pries and quality tfeey caa't be equalled ha the valley. stepartaseat riaages. At a meeting of Llna Engine Co., No. 2 bald last Monday evening the following ofHeers were elected for the ensuing year : President-W 8 Peters; Recording Seore- teryA C Lay ton ; Financial Secretary we i roster j Foreman -deo W Gray ; ist Assistant-William Huston : 2nd As- eletantMlllard Hayes. Ate Dspartment meeting held a few weeks since Dr J L Hill was elected bur geon Ueneral of the Albany Fire Depart menu Monday night both No. I'm and No. 2's ratified tbe election, and te night the Hook and Ladder Company wlil prob ably do the same. Any fireman Injured while in relive -or vice will be attended to by Dr lllll fres of charge Our firemen generally eppreolate this generous offer. Dr J ray just elected foreman of No. 2's was one of Ha charter members and Its first exempt. a a won Kagiue Company No. 2 now bee nearly 70 members in tbe city. The Hook and Ladder Company may not bo able te make a display In hose and engine races ; but it lias a President who wears the largest hat ofaoy fireman In Oregon, an V 1-s. Chief Engineer Hoffmen has very do- seryedly received many compliments for tbe manner In which he managed matters during tbe tournament. Short noaaiee will soon be the rage. If aa aervloeaole, they oertaloly are the most convenient to use and a department has as much right to use a ten inch tiosste as a 30 inch ana. We are opposed to the new rule appro priating unearned prises at State tourna ments to tbe Association. It should be limited to a per osntage, say 26 per cent. Heosuee Albany has been uueoiauica- lyfoitunate during the leet year and a half In tbe matter of fires, we should net now take hold of the rapes carelessly. Eight seconds ate tournament and eight seconds at a Ore are two different things. A company many be alow at a oonteet.but electricity at a eon Hag ration. No U re de partment In Oregon has done, or can do, mora effective work then Albany's when In actual service, whatever luck the fire men of Albany may have bad In tbe re cent tournament, and that hi what counts, and not angelical clothes and feather hose orate. This ia not sour grapes. e 1 a Keeaaraablr Peas. Two or three members of the newly formed canoe club were out for a paddle as far as the White House yesterday, and, on their return, stopped at tbe boat bouse on Roes Island for a glass of beer. Wbllt there uie of tbe oett-o--hlstora noticed a log lying alongside the boat bouse with an mericao flag spiked Into one end of it, and asked what that waa for. lis was told that a youog man named W S Oliver, la the employ of U A Hogueas a boom tender at the aaw mill, bad made a wager ef 2D with ooe ef hie Mlow leg walkers that he would prone! a log thirty-five feet long and ooe foot In dismeter from tbe lower end of HsI vk I down to the head of Sauvie'nMad and back to tbe place or beginning loside of seveo hours from the time of starting. N th ing waa said about falling off the log. or aoytbiugof the kind, and ilvtr went along and won his money In six lieu re and a quarter. While the reporter was talking with the boat bnuee man along oamo Oliver, a wily aud active looking fellow about 23 years old and not over 135 pounds la weight. He slapped on hie log with tbe egllity of a eat, and. standing upright, paddled to the op pl to side of the liver, win re be at down and .It a pipe. Then Jumping up again he paddled his lo; along with the greatest ease aod ream ted his home about 8:30 p. m. It waa one of tbe moot remarkable feats e r performed en this or any other river - -Ongvnimm. Just received a fine line of dry goods. dress goods and notions, direct from New York, rboeght for frith, and ths beet goods ever sold for the price, st 3am cat R Vouxo'a Mammary of Meteorology for Aug, 1884 from observation taken at Albany, Linn Co. Oregon, by John Briggs.Ksq. HigSsst Bar. 29. 05 ; lowest, 29 58 ,77. Highest Temperature, 98 ; lowest. 52. ,88,16. Mean at 7 s. in. 59 ; 2 f. m. 82.8 ; Op. m.. 66.6. Prevailing winds, N. Maxima m velocity force, 3. Total rainfall and melted snow during month, y 23 inches. Number of days on winch .01 men or more rain fell, 4. Number of days of cloudiness, average 6 la seals of 10, 4. Thunder storm. 2nd, 4th and Stb. Tell Year Nelgsiaer. That ths fall stock of general merchandiee has arrived st Monteith dt Seitenbach's and that it embraces tbs finest selections in every dspartment ; their stock of dress goods cbsl langes comparison with any assortment ever shown in ths valley for newness of style snd choice designs ; also call their attention to ths fact that they havs a fins assortment of dress silks and satins in black and colored, in short that every department ia full of attrac tive goods and that they are rnvited to eel aad iaspeet the same. rail Sleek. I am now receiving my fall stock of la. dies', misses', children's, men's and boy's boots and shoes. Those goods are bought direct from the manufacturers for ca$h, no middlemen. All goods warranted as repre sented. Samuel E. Youho. Maple Sugar Considerable discuss on bee been raised f lately ae to whether maple sugar can be raised in Oregon, A Southern Oregon ex obange aays on the subject : Jas A Sterling. County Assessor, called our attention to an Item in Monday's "O s gonian," oonceruing Oregon maple sugar. It says that if there is any sugar maple in Oregon the 4,c Ideet 1 n ti abitaut "never found it, Mr Sterling ays that John Ogle, now living at Kalana, vv.T.,and himself made sugsr and syrup from the sap ol the tree growing on tbe Calipoola, above Oakland, In 1868. Owing to the scarcity of maple trees la that section, they did not make any except for their own ue, Both the syrup and sugar were of excellent flavor aad fully up to that usually sold here as pure Vermont syrup Mr S. has had con siderable experience in this buslnsss and thinks that this should prove a profitable industry in Oregon. e Stop Here. N H Allen has received from New York some ef these celebrated everlasting hip oor sets, also health, nursing and misses corsets constantly on hand. The ftnatJam Mines. I) W Prentice, the well knows Portland musio dealer, returned to Portland the first of the week from the above mines, wbsn he wss Interviewed by a " re poster ia tbs following manner ; ''I have just returned from Resurrection camp, in the Hanttam country, and the mines are looking splendid, Within s fsw dsys there will be bullion coming from there, snd 1 iotond to eshibit it right in thst window," said D W Prentice, the music man, to one of the graphite artists of this paper yesterday while in his store on First street. "Where sre these mines situated ?" "About sixty miles southeast of Salem, ia Linn county. Of late quite an interest has been manifested, and recent developments give promise of rich returns te those who srs Interested there. We now have one of Sal mon a crushing mills at ths minss made right here in this city and as tbe ere will average from 888 to 70 per ton, it will not be long before bullion will be produced there. Mr Christie lias charge ef the mill and he ia satiatied that the era can be reduced with ths apparatus that is now on the ground. My mine, ths Black Jsok, has a tunnel 125 feet long, I o going this distance aix veins of rich ore from three to eight inches in width wars encountered. These stringers will pay big and I am satisfied that they lead to a large central ore body. " Mr Prentice bare exhibited some speci mens taken from his mine, which wers very noli. There is one specimen which bv de clared would assay very large, and from the numerous specks of gold visible, it looked as though Mr Prentice had, if anything, under estimated its value. H a Cenference apastalsssato. Tbs Conference ef the M K Church held at Salem closed on Isst Mondsy evening. Fol lowing are some of the sppointments made : Portland District . . W g Harrington. P. R. Astoria Win Roberts East Portland HI' Wilson J M Sweeny Jae Mathers TL Hails ...EM Caswell . .to be supplied C N flaage T W Chandler . . to be Miohed Jefferson and Sew MoMiauviUe Oregon City Portland, Irene Charon, Hall Street. . . . Heaodanav tan . Taylor Street. Salem Circuit N Donne riuamook W Doilaihide Turner W T Vaa Sony Eugene District I D Driver. P. H Albany M Judy Brownsville and I s basse B J Sharp Corvallia H M flkipworth Dallas W HolLurt Dram and Wilbur T L Jones W i Simpson Peoria Circuit P M Starr Lowe:i J H Wood saeddand Halaey J T Wolfe apriegneld J fv Miller I have Just received J fall etoek of cloaks for ladies, saissss.sas' children. These goads sre bought directly iff the menu facts re rs for cash, and will be sold right. Samuel K. Youxo. Feea east Crepe, slew hi given tbe government estimate of the when crop In Califomls.Oregon snd Washington Territory for the last three years, with ths sx ports tbs nee In tbe first two of those harvest years snd for the first six months In tbe present yeer. The ex ports Include flour at its equivalent In wheat . ore ana x roars. 1883-4. 1883-4. 1881.3. Bush. Hush. Buab. California ... J8.S32.0n8 36,868,080 38 48e00 Oregon 18,123.600 12.048,488 13,673,008 Washington S, 1(43.000 2,440,000 3,eOS,600 Total.. ....42.828,000 88,680,404 43,676.000 Exports Ulxiii.nlhal7,706,0e0 19,880,080 2406.006 2 six months 13,120,060 20,700 61 Total ,. ..... .... 33886,660 46,806,606 Dnriax the tournament A. B. Pax ton, of this oity took several photographs of seen daring tbe heat of tbe contests. In this manner he oaagbt all ef tbe boee teams bat No. l's of this city jest s. tbsy were near lea toe hydrant and hence at their falsest speed. Finer pictures to study we have never seen, and if ths readers of ths Dxno- cxat woatd spend several boars ia- what is bettor than a minstrel show for fun. they will gst these pictures sad study tbs dif ferent positions of tbe runners sod specta tors. hi si at KXTsvarrAiaaavT. Ths DeMoea Family will exhibit in this citv next Tuesday eveoiag, Sept, 9th. T, A. (ireea. President ef the Y. M. C. A. of Den ver, says of the troop: I take pleasure ta saying that tbe DeMoea Family is a most remarkable ruuncal family, and their concerts will be found very entertaining- to all loyers of good music harrh XeClee There will be no service next Sabbath morning ia tbe 1st Presbyterian church. Rev I H Condit of Albany will preaoh at Knox's Butte next Sabbath afternoon at o'olook. A. nV Hell wain Keeps one ef the finest stocks of boots snd shoes in ths valley, at prices tbst will pi you. Call and examine them . At theee nsw laces sad embroideries at N H Allsn's, they are just immense aad at uu heard of low prices. Te Teheree Chewers Call and get a earn pie of that A 1 tobacco i A. B. McIlwaix's. Machine cared plums 7 cents. Oar Brownsville correspondence received jast as ws go to press will appear next week DIED. (JILM0UR. At 3odeviUe.Linn connty.Or August 30th, 1884, Mas. Emma Qilmoue, wife ol u K uumour, agea years, months snd 22 days. Mrs Gilmour, rue Miss Emma Csesady was born in Plokaway Co., Ohio, May 8th 4855, waa married to Mr Gilmour Sept. 17th 1377. Three children were born to them two ef whom aurvive their mother. She wss attacked by that insidious disease consump tion nearly eight months prior to her death and although ahe aunered much and waa perfectly conscious that she was slowly, but surely passing away, no murmur was ever heard from her lips, her deepest solicitude being for her sorrowing husband and ckil dren. All thst the husband assisted by good and true frisnds at Sodavills and vicinity could do was done te smooth ths pathwsy of the gentle and loving wife and mother to the tomb and she passed swsy perfectly recon eiled sure of her reward in the world beyond. Her funeral at Sand Ridge cemetery was very largely attended, neighbors and friends thus testifying to the high esteem in which deceased waa held In the community. Ths bereaved husband and motherless children havs the heartfelt sympathy of this commu itytn thier great affliction. PLAIN TALK, on Plain eebjeris. V A PhAIX CHAP. "Hoys will be boys," and It lo not right to treat thsm for their offenses quite as severely as you wonld amen. 1 hey will do a great many tilings one is bound to overlook, for we did the same tricks when boys ourselves. It is human nature. In a clly in the East recently a youth waa arrested for break fug a pane of glass, by a man who bad forgotten he was ever a boy. Here Is what tbe -fudge said i "I wouldu't bring ab sy into court for breaking a pans of glass. It only hard ens him if I had been arn sted for all the mischiefs I did when a boy, where would I be ? The boy says he broke the glas accidentally. I believe bim, and will pay for the glass and discharge the boy. Come and get your money." This acted 0 on the complainant that he rushed out of court In shame, and tbs boy orlsd for Joy and promised to be good In the future. Bees ball players now make from one to four thousand dollars a year la the Kast, for six or eeven months service, ami not half of them could write a com position 00 a horse o save their round beads. While tbey are doing this tbe poor editor of a osuutry newspaper la bors twelve hours a day, to build up bl community, never getting an encore ere ven an apple core, tossy nothing of bouquets and the like, and he does wel' f be manages to collect enough te pay bis office and home expenses, after living In a Tanner style The Doctor pleads along and comes out of tho little end ef the born at tbe end of the year, the merchant "busts" up, tbe lawyer would If lie bsd auyihlag to "bust' on, the carpenter nails at it and menaces to esueese through with one or two bills unpaid, the school teacher dresses la gunnle esoques snd thus naanegee to exist ; snd all this time tbe ball player s, rain or sunshine, getting his one to four thousand s year aod expenses. Great Apollo, give us s bat and bell and big sudience. While other ceuotrles art groaning undet various kind of disasters, Ore gOO cay bless herself that she is afflict ed at pr sent with only a low price tot wheat, aud tble she bears In common with tbe reet of the world. Never yet haa cholera struck ns, although It may ; hydrophobia Is unknown bere, cy oioaee never sweep our valleys or prai ries. Wall Streets do not afflict us, snd we have no professional baseball clubs. Then why should we grumble. As long as wheat is cheap every where.lt means that other things must be chesp alee. Water see us level and so do prices currant. A low price for wheat should be no sign of coming bard times. 1886, with oar present outlook should be a prosperous yea r for Oregon, Ae half tbe efflcacy of pills Is tbe taJtb we ebou Id endeavor to work up a ear- plus quantity of faith In Oregon. A New Vork paper shows what It knowe about the Chiaeee by making this remark, "Chinese would become attached to this government and eettle down among us as permanent ciiisens. if we treated Uietn with common de cency, and gave them opportunities we offer to other emigraato." Netting more fallacious was ever uttered. Yon might ae well try to turn water into wine as to try to make an American citlteo ofa Chinaman. It caanet be done. People from other nations come here with the Intention ot making this there home : but tbe Chinaman leaves his wife and children at home, sends all his money back to them, and never ceases to have the fixed purpose of re turning when be baa accumulated a certain amount. As for treatment, be is treated just as well as anyone else, If not better. He will get his pay for saw ing wood while ths printer gets left, he gets hie goods at reduced prices, and is not disturbed In his home mere than lhe American. What more can be wanted. The short of it Is, from his very nature, be cannot be made an Ameri can oitiseu any more than can an Afri can gorilla or aa Eequlmax. His tastes, purpose", ambitions, everything, are different from ours. Ma la ansa k Tea -ray era. Following are some of Multnomah coun ty 'a heavy tax payers, with the ameant at which their property is aasessed for 1884, and also for 1883 1 1884 JC Ainsworth $274,074 Allea A Lewis 364 675 Bank ot British Columbia 205,300 Balfour Uuthris A Co. . . 190,800 ISfJ 294,625 337,800 150,000 139,600 255.850 126,400 20,708 Henry W Cerbitt 244.550 Corbitt Maeleay 103,975 Frank Dekum 108,500 Dundee Hge Co. 154.050 UsoH Flanders 117,300 Henry Failing 210,225 RGliaon 120,250 J C Hawthorne, eat 85,200 Jaoob Kamm 118,500 Or. Real Kat Association 149,525 Or. Fire and Marine In surance Co. 101,800 A N King 102.985 W8Ladd 228,500. Ladd A Til ton 506,090 S Mead est 180,400 SO Bead 174,450 Portland Savings Bsak . .332,200 J S Smith 105,850 R R Thompson 155,800 209,600 112,700 191,675 125.900 122,650 124.450 167,375 turn 116,070 220,400 349.700 138.500 186,858 832.000 61,050 244,850 BOARD BF EQUALIZATION NOTICE. NOTICE Hi HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board ot Equalization for Linn oeunty, Oregon, will meet in the office of the County Clerk of said county, In ths Court House In Albany, Oregon, on Mondav, the 29th day of September, 1884, to publicly examine the assessment rolls, and correct all errors in valuation, de soription or qualities of land, lota or other property. How, therefore, all parties who may be aggrieved by reason of the valua tion, description or otherwise as to their aseessment will take notice of tbe meeting of said Board of Equalisation, otherwise their assessment will stand as made by the Assessor. N. C. Dozibr, Assessor for Linn Co., Or. Attention. Parties residing in town, who are will ing to board students at moderate rates, will pleaee communicate that fact, at an early date to E. N, Condit, President ef Albany Collegiate Institute, nixaxcE e. tte. wralasaee to Prevent the trewifc Thistles ana etDer Sextons K'eeds Wltfeta Ike Maelt s ef the Vi$f ef aihaay. Hr U ordained bp th: Common Conjuil the City oAlttMny. Sao. I. ft shall be tbe doty ef tbe City Marshal to insert, or reuse to be Inserted, In the official psper of tbe city, a notice requlrir.g all thistles and other noxious weeds witnln the lirni's of tbe city to be out down, dug up or otherwise destroyed. Mac. II. Every owner or occupant of all occupied premises, and every owner or agent of all unoccupied premieea within the corporate limlia f die city of Albany, who shall permit or allow any thistle or noxious weed to blceeom or grow upon such premise, or in front of or shutting upon the premises owned or occupied by tbem. or for which tbey are tbe agente, after tbe publ ica Ion of the notice herein mentioned, shall upon conviction before tbe Recorder be liable to a fine of not lose than five dollars nor more than ton dol lars, or Imprisonment in tbe City Jail not lees than two (2) nor mere than five (6) days. Sao. III. Th's ordinance te be in force from and after five days from publication. Passed the council August SO, 1881. Approved August 27, HC1. Attest: J. IjISSKY Hltf , N. J. HicxTOSf, Mayor. Clly Itexrder. far K I) Murray h ws established a stgs between Albany and the Bay, and will ran once a w:k from here to Newpoit. Fsr particulars call at Hoffman k Joseph's. c5 CO W o CO W O o CO 5 w CO I CD O CD Cl CO CD O o 7s 80 8 I CD ae Sea Lion Silver Polish, Thif polish is manufactured from sub marine vegetable substances and will not mark or scratch the softest metal. For clean! ag and polishing fin9 plated ware, jewelrv and glass, we challenge tbe world for its equal. Sample boxes sent bv mail for 25 cents, liberal discount te agents and wholesale dealers. Address H. KENTON, Albany, Oregwn, 2 Sjjj c c5 S3 CO Mr i. ""'"' . aBaBasBanEp fcjasV- ' at aK3e8assilii5BsKr& ''AWAW- XhI