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Profes sional Cards, (1 square) $12 per annum. All notice and advert isements intended for publication should be handed in by r.oon on Wednesday, F. A. CHENOWETH, Attorney at Law CORVALLIS, ... OREGON. JS"OFFICE Corner of Monroe and 2d St. 16:ltf J. W. RAYBURN, A.ttorney at Law, CORVALLIS, .... OREGON. OFFICE On Monroe street, bet. Second and Third. ta.Special attention given to the Collkction of Note and Accounts. 10:ltf. JAMES A. YANTIS, Att'y and Counselor at Law, CORVALLIS, OREGOX. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS OF the State. Special attention given to matters in Probate. Collections will receive prompt aim care ful attention. Gflce in the Court House. 16:ltf. J. C. MOREL AND, (CITY ATTORNEY,) ATTORNEY AT LAW PORTLAND, OREGON. Grain Storage! A WORD TO FARMERS. HAVING PURCHASED THE COMMODIOUS Warehouse of Messrs, Kinjr & Bell, and thor oughly overhauled the same, I am now ready to re ceive grain on storage at the roduced ui:il" of & ccntfi per ICaisIiel. I am also prepared to keep EXTRA, WHITE WHEAT, separate from other lots, thereby enabling me to SELL AT A PREMIUM. Also prepared to pay the IIiS-Iest MaMcet Irice for wheat, and would, most respectfully, solicit a share of public patronage. THOS. J. BLAIR. Corvallis. Aug. 1, isa. ia:aau. 0 FFICE Monastes' Brick. First street, bet. Morrison and Yamhill. 14:38t DR. F. A. VINCENT, DENTIST, CORVALLIS, OREGON. OFFICE iu Fisher.s New Brick over Max. Frieedly's New Store. All the , latest improvements. Everything new and complete. All work warrant ed. Please give uiea call. 15:oti. ASTONISHING CURES Of Nervous Debility, Lost Manhood, Paralysis, Exhausted vitality, Im paired memory, Mental Diseases, Weakness of Reproductive Organs, etc., etc., By the GreatEndish Remedy, SIR ASTLEY COOPER'S VITAL RESTORATIVE IT RESTORES H BAKING AND STRENGTHENS the Eyesight. It is not a QUACK NOSTRUM. Its effects are permanent It has no equal. It is neither a STIMULANT NOR EXCITANT, but it wii! do tiie work thoroughly and well. I)R MINTIE 6: GO S groat success in the above complaint is largely due to the use of this wonderful Medicine. Price sKi 00 per bottle, or four tunes the quantity forsio sent secure from observation upon RECEIPT OF PEIGE. None "enuine without the signature of the propri etor, A. E. MINTIE, BL IX Pbvsicians say these troubles cannot be cured. The VITAL BS3T03ATTVE and Dr. Mintie is Co's Special Treatment testily positively that tiiey can. COTa'IiTATltf.M FltKK. Thorough examination and advice, including- analy sis, S5 00. Address DK. E. A. M 1 STUB, W. (Graduate of University of Pennsylvania, and late Resident Surgeon, Orthapx-dic Hospital, Philadel phia. Office Hours 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. daily ; 6 to 8 ev ening. Sundavs, 11 A M. to 1 P. 31. only. lS:;;2mG. AMES DRAKE. WILLIAM GRANT DRAKE & GRANT. MERCHANT CORVALLIS, TAILORS, OREGON. ALL WORK IN OUR LINE NEATLY AND promptly executed. Repairing and Cleaning a specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed. Shop opposite Urahain & Hamilton's. J.2li G. R. FARRA, N5. D., physician, surgeon and obstetrcian. o FFICE OVER .GRAHAM & HAMILTON'S lnuf Store, Corvallis, Oregon. I4:26yl NEW TIN SHOP, J. K. WEBBER, Propr., 3ain St., Corvallis. THE GREATEST Kidney and Bladder Medicine! 131 TESE WOKUM DR. VTTJgIE'.gi VEGETABLE NEPURETI6DM For Inflammation of the Kidneys or Bladder, Pain in the Bade, Diabetic, Erigh's Disease, etc. TRY IT ! One bottle win convince you of its Great Merit. Ask your Druggist for it and take no other. Everybody who uses it recommends it. Price ssl SS per ISolilc To be had of all Druggists, or of the Proprietor, at 11 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California. ENGLISH DANDELION PILLS! THE ONLY two medicines which really act upon the LIVElt, one is Mercury or Elue Pill, and the other DANDELION. STOVES AND TINWARE, ALL KINDS. 47A11 work warranted and at reduced rates. 12:13 tf H. E. HARRIS, One Door South of Graham & Hamilton's, tOKVALIW - - - KEGO. Groceries, provisions, AND' DRY-GOODS Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878. 10:lyl. THOUSANDS of Constitutions have been destroy ed by Mercury or lilue Pill, and Calomel. The only SAFE Remedy is DR. MINTIL'S Dandelion Combina tion, vvhich is purely VEGETABLE, which acts gently udod the Liver and removes all ob struction. Price per box, 25 conts. To be had of all Driratisto. All letters should bo directed to, al special treat ment given, at No. 11 Kearney St. San Francisco, July 11, 1373. 15 32m6. CITY MAEKET JOHN S. BAKER, Propr. CORVALLIS, - - - OREGON. HAVING BOUGHT THE A DOVE MARKS? and fixtures, and permanently located in CorvaHis. I will keen consti.ntlv choicest cuts of BEEF. PORK, MUTTON, and VEAL. Especial attention to ma'.iinir extra BO LOGNA SAUSAGE. Beinj; a practical butcher, with large experi ence in the business, I flatter myself that 1 can give satisfaction to customers. "Please call and give uiea trial. JOHN S. BAKKK. Dec. nth, 1878. 15:4atf J. BLUMBERG, Bet.- Southern' Drug Store and Taylor's Market,) CORVALLIS, - OREGON. -1ROCEEIES and PROVISIONS.. FURNISHING X Goods. Ciirars and Tobacco, etc., etc. tSu Goods delivered free to any part of the city. Produce taken, at highest market rates, in exchange Mr goods. March 7, 1878 15:10tf W. C. CRAWFORD, DEALER IN SETTLE IP. A LL PERSONS KNO WING THEMSELVES ' 1 indebted to tho late firm of D. T. Taylor & Co., are hereby notified to come forward and settle said indebtedness immediately and save costs, as our business must be closed up. B. T. TAYLOR & CO. Corvallis 13, 1878. 15:46tf. WATCHES, CLOCKS! JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, SIVER WARE, ETC. Also, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, STRINGS, &C. M3T Repairing done- at the most reasonable rates .and all work warranted. Corvallis Dec. 13. 1877. 14:50tf WOODCOCK & BALDWIN, (Successors to J. R. Bayley & Co. ,) KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE old statid, a large and complete stock of Heavy and Shelf Hardware, IRON, STEEL, TOOLS, STOVES, RANGES, Manufactured and Homa Made TIN AND COPPER WARE JPnrnps, IPipe, etc. A GOOD TINNER constantly on hand, and .all Job Work neatly and quickly done. Also Agents for Knapp, Burrt'.l fc Co., fo the sale of the best and latest improved FAR M MACHINE 11 Y, of all kinds, together with a full aFSortmen AG RIG U LT D KA L lMPLEMKSTS. Sole Agents for the celebrated ST. LOUIS CHARTER OAK STOVES the f?EST tS THE WOULD. Also the Nor man Range, and many other patterns, in all sizes and styles. 2f" Particular attention paid to Farmers' wants, and the supplying extras for Farm Ma chinery, and all information as to such articles, furnished cheerfully , on application. No pains will be spared to furnish our cus tomers with the best goods in market, in oui line, and at lowest trices. Our motto shall be, prompt and fair dealing with all. Call and examine' our stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. WOODCOCK & BALDWIN. Corvallis. Jan. 26. IS . 14:4tf Fresn. Goods AT THE il rl CO E ALUS, - - OREGON. MRS. E. A. KNIGHT HAS JUST RECEIVED FROM Sill i-'St A.JB..L'0, and I'OJlfft' 1..AN1), the Largest and Best Stock of M51HtEBV GOODS, DRESS TRSNSS, ETC., Ever brought to Corvallis. which the will sell at prices that Defy Competition. Ladies are rpspoctfulh' invited to call and examine her goods and prices betore pur chasing elsewhere. AOESCY FOR Mme. DEMOR JEST'S RELIABLE PATTERNS. Rooms at residence, two blocks north of (jtazettu ofhee.aa-1 Corvallis, Slay 2, 1878. 14:lt6f . E. HOLGATE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS in tbe State. Having had four years experience as County Judge, and given close attention tc Probate matters, I MB well prepared to attend to all business in that line j also contested Koad Matters. I will give strict and prompt atten tion to collections, and as heretoiore will do a J&EAL ESTATE, and General Business Agency. Local Agent of Home Mutual Insurance Co, BOARD and LODGING. Neat Rooms and Splendid Table. kUR CORRESPONDENT ON YESTERDAY WAS shown the Neatly Furnished Rooms OF MRS JOSEPH FOLLY. At their residence, just opposite the residence of Judire F. A. Chenoweth prepared and now in readiness lor such boarders as may choose to give her a call, either by the sincrle meal or by the week. lira. Polly has a reputation as a cook, and sets as food actable as can be found in the State. Solicits a share of patronage. I5:46tf . FRUIT TREES AND SEEBS! The Coast HillsNursery OFFER A FINE AND CAREFULLY GROWN stock of FRUIT AND NUT TREES to suit the times. Also an assortment of Garden Seeds. All our seeds are carefully tested. Seeds in packets sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price, 10 cents. A few varieties choice Flower Seeds at tbe same price. Vegetable Plants and Flowers for sale in the Spring. Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Address ED. C. PHELPS, manager, Newport, Benton County, Oregon. Dec. 20, 1878. 15;7Im4. Farm for Sale. THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR R.n.l(. his Rnlmi4iH r.;n -.I i m- 1..,..6..,UH stock iarm, four miles north of west of Corvallis on Oak creek containing 1200 acres-over one hundred acres in cultivation two fine bear ing orchards, and well calculated for divid ing into two or more snug farms Terms easy and title perfect. For particulars in quire of E. Holgate, W. B. Carter, or E. MARPLE, on the premises. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1878. 16:ltf. "fits epilepsy7 OR FALLING SICKNESS, PERMANENTLY CURED NO HUM bug by one month's usage of Dr. Gou- laru s ceicuiateii xuuuiuis ju rowciers. To convince sufferers that these powders will do all we claim for them we will send them by mail, post paid, a free Trial Box. As Dr. Goulard is the only physian that has ever made mis disease a specim smuj, aiiu as to our knowledge thousands have been perma nently cured bv the use ot these .Powders, we will guarantee a permanent cure in eve ry case, or refand you all money expended. AD sufferers should give these Powders an early trial, and be canvinced of their cura tive powers. Price, for large box, S3. 00, or four boxes for 10.00, sent by mail to any part of the United States or Canada, on receipt ot price, or by express C. 0. D. Address, ASH & ROBBINS, 360 Fulton Street, Brooklyn N. Y. 15:8yl. SETTLE UP. SS-OSice up-stairs in Fisher's new brick, midule ronin, with Judge Burnett. Entrance at rear end of building on Monroe Street. vlon28tf. THE STAR BAKERY, MAIN STREET, CORVALLIS. HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR, FMHLY SliPPLY STORE! Gr ROOBRIES, DREAD. CAKES, PIES, CANDIES, TOYS, Etc., Always on Hand. Corvallis, Jan. 1 1877. 14:2' ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE UNDER aigned, either for,-, board or meat account, will please come lorward and settle immediately as I need the money to enable me to meet my obligations, and must have it. ''A word to the wise is sufficient. " H. W. VINCENT. Corvallis, Dec. 21, 1878. . J52tf. T) T? CI rn business you can engage in. 5 I , I eiin A mnAo hv 1 worker of either sex, right in their own lo- free. Improve your spare time at this busi ness. Address Stinson & Co., Fortland, Maine. 15:12yl AUGUST KNIGHT, CABINET MAKER. UNDERTAKER, Cor. Second and Monroe St., CORVALLIS, OREGON. TTEErS CONSTANTLY ON HAND ALL IV kindi of , FIJRNlTUREv Work done to order on short notice, at rea sonable rate. J. A. KNIGHT. CorvaUU Jn,l,18 7. 14:ltf eaSJCJCAI. POETKY, Tbe following bit of very original poetry, if poetry, il may be called, is from the Alameda (Cal.) Enciual o Feb. 15, 1879, and is said to have hailed from Yaqnina Bay. A friend at our elbow, however, detracts from its orkinal charm, somewhat, by say ing that he had heard the same bal lad sung at "corn luisking" back in Missouri, in 1855, by a young man who had recently emigrated west from Ohio. ' It is tod good to be losl, so we copy as foilows : Mr. Krautii Pear Sir : I enclose a scrap of original poetry from the pen of a young Oregon poet. The papers frequently pub lish these outcrnppings of genius, but I do not rememl reading anything more origin al or natural than this. It rniprht look as ahoajdi he had learned his spellm' from Josh Billings, but the sentiment and expression are certainly not borrowed from any-known authority. I may add that I am personally acquainted with the author. Yours, res pectfully, JJ. W. May lithe 1S69 Song Ballad. Death is a melencloly call a sevtant judgment for us all Death takes the young as well as the old. Tis awful lis awful awful I saw a youth the other day all in his bloom he looking so gay but now he has trilled his time a way and droped in to eternity Tis affal awful awful With fathers and mothers standing by, saying dearest son you are a going to die your days on earth will soon be past, then to the grave you must go at last Tis awfnl awful awful With brothers and sisters standing by saying dearest brother you are agoing to die your days on earth will soon be past then to the grave yuu must go at last Tis awful awful awful With brothers and sisters stand round with aching heart and troubled mines to think ther brother was in hell con find Tis awfnl awful The Xovember afternoon was darkening into night as Florence and I drove from the cemetery where we had seen our father laid to rest. 1 was 22 that bummer, and the af tiauced bride of Albert Freeman ; but, since my father's failure and death, I had not seen him : and my heart told me only too plainly that the love which had been given to Marion Wilde, the favored of fortune, had not been transferred to Marion Wilde, the homeless orphan. Florence, though younger than I, was married ; had her homo and her husband, and so could afford to look calmly on our father's failure and "death. But I what was I to do ? I must begin the world and earn a living for myself. We stopped before the mansion that had so long been home that after to-night Would be home no longer. ' 1 wish to speak to you, Marion," Flor ence said, 1 led the way into the library. "Well," I said, sitting down in the gloom, " What is it, Florence. " It is this, Marioa ; what do you mean to do '! " ' I don't know." "It is time you did," said Florence. " You must earn your own living. I tell you quite frankly that I cannot oher you a home, and you must get some situation. To-morrow you must leave thw house. You have no money. Where are yon going '! " I dropped my head on the table and burst into tears. Oh, the unspeakable desolation and misery of that moment ! Aly sister had never been overstocked with ail'ection for her family, and thoughts of the world had always tilled a large part in her heart ; but it did seem as if sue might at least give me time to bury my father before thrusting me into it and not my father only, but my lover also, for was he not dead to me, and must 1 not bury him out of my sight V 'I have been more thoughttul for you than you have been for yourself," pursued Florence. " I have found you a temporary home. Airs. Brown is in want of a seam stress. I have spoken for you ; her terms are liberal and you go at once." Marion Wilde go out as a seamstress ! flow cooly she talked of it. You will go there to-morrow morning, when you leave here, and while you are there you can advertise for another place. 1 must be going. Good-bye." 1 did not answer, and sue was gone. Then I sank down in my loneliness, poverty and misery, and I cried until I could cry no longer. Oh, Albert, Albert! l cried in my great grief, " is this the love you have pro- lesseil lor me : And so the long night passed, as all nights ninst ; but the morning lound me a changed woman. It seemed as if in that one night I had given up everything that had been dear to.me. It did not break my heart, ei ther. Albert Freeman should never do that; when my heart broke it should be for a wor thier object. Uo! I thanked Heaven that 1 had learned Albert Freeman's unworthi ness so soon. With no choice left, I took my way to Mrs. Brown and remained for three months a member of her family. One morning an advertisement in the paper attracted my at tention, and I dettrmined to answer it, It was for a copyist. A few minutes later I knocked at the office door of Edwin Graham, fle was a barrister, and one of the most tal ented men at the bar. "You advertised for a copyist. I said, " and I have called ,o see if 1 could do what you require. Wall you write sometmug lor me, ne said, and he placed some writing materials before me. ;V ? I wrote several lines, which lie examined and said would do. I found terms liberal, and carried home a large roll of papers. It was arranged that after this the clerk was to call for my wri tings and bring me orders. Mr. Graham called occasionally to give directions about the law papers. He was a man of about 35, very kind in his manner. and he occasionally brought me a book to read. His little Kindnesses were very wel come in my great loneliness. I have forgotten to say that I had gone to reside witn an Old lady whom i Had once be friended during a long illness, but who had since received a smali legacy which enabled her to live comfortably. In time my writings grew to be other than the copying of law papers. First, I wrote a short sketch, and sent it to one of the lead ing periodicals ; it was received and paid for, and I continued writing. Soon after a new book was given to the public, and loud ly applauded. A few evenings afterwards, Mr. Graham called and brought . me the book, saying he wished me to read it, as he felt sure I should like it. The author was unknown, he Said ; she only gave a ficti tious name ; and all the efforts of the pub lic had been unsuccessful in finding her out. I said nothing. I chose to keep my secret. I had made up my mind to give up copy ing, and told him so. He looked at me in a surprised sort of a way for a moment, then said: "May I ask why, Miss Wilde 1 Are you to bo married '. Tell me-that it is not so!" He took my hand, then went on, hurried ly : "I love you. Yon cannot be surprised at this ; you must have heard it before. Tell me that no one else has a claim upon your heart. " I told him the story of my past life. " You cannot care for a second love," I said. But he only clasped me in his arms, saying, " Your second love is more prceioua to me than the first love of any other woman. " I told him that evening who was the au thoress of the book he so much admired. A look of proud joy came into his face. " I thought it was like you ; it made me think of you when I read it ; but I did not dream of this. Why have you kept it such a secret ? " "Can you wonder?" I replied. Have I not learned what it is to be loved for my good fortune, and then forsaken when it forsook me '! I wished to be loved for my eelf alone. " Only once have I met Albert Freeman ; it Was seven years after my father's death. He didn't know of my marriage, and begged me to forgive him. " O, Marion ! " he said, " you would for give and pity me jf you knew what I have I suffered. Only forgive me, Marion, and let i me win your heart once more. Promise to be my wife, and nothing on earth shall part us." What a flood of bitter memories oppressed my soul. " There was a time, long past." I answer ed, " when my heart was all your own ; but you cast it back as worthless. Have I not suffered, think you ? I would not trust you with my heart if it were ever so free is not ; I have given it to one that loves me, not for my gold, but for myself ; I am mar ried to a good and noble man, and I love kirn with my whole heart." THE PERMANENT EXPOSITION. AX APPKAI. TO OEKtiON ASH THE RES PONSE PENNSYLVANIA'S EXHIBITS. Our readers aie, perhaps, all aware that at the close of the great Centen nial Exposition, at ' Philadelphia, in 1876, a Permanent International Ex hibition was inaugurated in Phila delphia, and suitable building's pro cured lor the same at enormous ex pense. The officers of 'the Perma nent Exhibition are J Prest; Horace J. Smith, President;. P. Curren ami Sup't of Exhibits. ot Philadelphia, Feb. 0 ceived a letter from 3Ir. A. Pax son. Ass't to the Chief Clerk Under dale 1879, we re- Horace J Stiaics for Alone. Traveling From- time to time we read of mishaps meeting women traveling alone, till it some times seems as if it were utterly unsafe, for a woman to travel alone. Still, women niust travel, and very often, alone, and, by exer cise of due caution and foresight there is no. reason why it should not be perfectly safe, for them to do so. There are a few rules w'hich, if followed, it seems, would save a world of anxiety and trouble. 1. Before starting on a journey familiar ize yourseif with th3 route, and with names, of good hotels at the various stopping places. 2. Never travel with just enovgh motley but always carry enough to provide for any possible emergency. This will save much I anxiety. j 3. Wear but little jewelry, and keep the I larger part of your money in some inside- pocket, out of sight. 4. Always look after vonraelf. and dn not auow a straneer to rtfoeur voiir tickets 1 i e w , " Smith, enclosing the following neat s aam ;t ff)' t- . , . . . , . J. a fc' vhtn unavoidable, Or egon s exhibit, and testimonial of tor wnicn mo people ot urearoa are indebted, mainly, to the untiring la bor of Hon. A. J. Dufur. The no tice is from the North Amei-icCiu, and is a handsome tribute to our young State: A few days ago Hon. A. J. Dufur, from Oregon, received a letter from J. A. Faxton, President of the Permanent International Exhibition, referring to the admirable ex hibit made by the State of Oregon" at the Centennial Exposition an exhibition that reevaled, to the surprise of every one, Mr. Paxton said, the remarkable agricultural productiveness of the State, the exceptional I mineral wealth of the land, and the high ; social culture of the people. This credita- ble display is now in the Permanent Exposi tion ijuiiuing, ana air. raxton saggests in the letter that it would be to the advantage of the citizens of Oregon who have land fir sale, and whose interests need to be vital ized by capital, that this too meagre collec tion of objects be enriched by sulncieiit ad ditions to make it worthy of their great .State. Mr. Paxtou then spoke of the splen did building in which tho objects were dis- m ears by meht : but. go with others. Do not become separated from the crowd. 6". Take no hicks, but go in an omnibus where there are other people. These are perfectly safe. 7. If in any doubt as to changing cars, checking baggage, etc., inquire in advance of the conductor. The conductors on our trains are always polite and willing to be of service, especially to women traveling alone. S. Bo not wait till about to make some change in train before impairing of the con ductor, for, ten to one, he will then be hur ried, and you will only half inform yourself. 9. Under all circumstances endeavor to' retain your presence of mind. One who can do this will have no trouble traveling. I and, instead of its being unwise for women j to travel alone, I t;iink it an advantage for' I them to make trips alone, for there are few people who are not at times' obliged to do so, I and experience does away with much of the1 possible danger in traveling.' BEAD, AfJuVE AGAIPJ. The following most singular and remarka ble incident, well authenticated, from the j fortland papers, is a sad warning against pwjFpu, ciiiuuB i u. cuiiccnon, i nasi.y ouriais. vtenave reau ot sucn oc- whioh is the result of enthusiastic and un- I eorreaces. away oil' somewhere, but never' paid labor, and when, if it were once dis- , , ! persed, could never be re collected, trans- DUX It I .., i , i -v, i . ... i pox ieu auu piaceu. mi. x ax ton euueu. oy saying tiiat he hoped and expected the at tendance this year to almost double the 207,000 of last year. In his response Mr. JJutur said XEEE .HEW IEHSiO" LAW. The Comissioner of pensions, Hon. J. A Bentley, has issued instructions to those i entitled to arrears ot pensions under the stress upon the great educational merit this unequalled object school. 1 will try on 4- 4- ,.f n Tl A I Uj ICIUOI CO OtCTUU LU A UliLlil Ml 111V iet- iu.. .il . : i.j r . ; low-cilizens the many plans you h Liiat an pensions iiraiiLeu. uu account ui knew of one so close at home : Particulars of a very singular occurrence have just come to light. It appears that a Mrs. Owenslagle who lives about five or six miles southwest of this city, was taken sud- ,lnr,l,r ni.l ill t.,.,...,! .!.,., ...! 'I entirely agree with von m ;,, ., li,,.4. jjij 4.,, .,11 ...? ti... all that you have said as to the splendor and ! remain gave every indication that the' vital attractiveness of the old Ma Budding ot j k ha,i forever ilon The friends .lcd the Centennial : but you do not hry enoucU I .4. ,,;, ,...,1 i,.,4. fu. i.i j.,. ant ..fl , . . .. V.. . oeail, and preparations were accordingly death or wounds received, or diseases con tracted in the army, iu the service of the United States during the war of the rebel lion, which have been granted, shall com mence from the date of death or discharge from the service of the United States. Those whose pensions were granted previous to the passage of the act (Jan. 25th, 1879), and who have arrears due them, will not re quire the assistance of a claim agent to ob tain the amount due. All correspondence from the Pension office in relation to any claim for arrears will be with the person en titled to the pension, and no claim agent will be recognized. A letter addressed to the Commissioner of Patents, signed by the person who was in receipt of the pension before the passage of the above act, and two witnesses, in the presence of a magistrate, will be the only form of application re ceived. Upon this the rights of all persons concerned will be adjusted. The pension certificate must not be sent to the Com missioner, but it should be exhibited to the magistrate. The following is the form of tile application prescribed by the Commis sioner : To the Commissioner of Pensions : 1, , a pensioner under pension certificate No. , hareby apjdy for the ar rears tiue me under the act granting arrears of . pensions, approved January 'Jo, 1679. My poitotlice address is here insert 4.U.. C 4.U.. 4.4K.. 1... tile liciii.c; 01 tile p-jatu4i4ee, 44111.4 41 true wviiii- , . . an raairlmt in n. i'it.v the nmne and n 11 m lipr ' Pai'tlCS IjVOSt pOIlCU of the street and residence must also be given. Name of claimant. Iwo witnesses. State of , County of , ss : Signed in my presence by niany plans you nave so well conceived. I intend that my grand son," the letter continued, "shall be sent to Philadelphia to be educated, solely that he may have the privileges of such a practi cal course of education as this Exhibition, and this alone, affords. I shall also promote to my utmost ability a further display of Oregouian products." Meantime Mr. Pax ton recognizes that Pennsylvania is very Poorly represented in her own Exhibition, anil to supply in a measure this palpable want, lie has addressed a letter to Mr. '. S, Edge, secretary ot the State Board of Agri culture, assune nis co-oL-eration in Having Pennsylvania represented as it should be in the Exhibition. In the letter he says : " The high rank the State holds for fertili ty, the value of her agricultural products, as well as her richness in all the potential elements of wealth and the extent and vari ety of her mdnstries, entitle her to a promi nent place in the present Exposition, but instead of that, she is at present conspicu ous by her absence." tool-; the who 13 known to me to be the person he de scribes himself to be, and at the same time he exhibited to nie his pension certificate, which is numbered . M.agistrate's signature. The Commissioner give3 notice that no claims for arrears, under the act of the present session, due to a pensioner already on the rods, will be adjusted until congress shall have appropi rated tiie money lor the payment of such claim. Applications for arrears may, however, be filed, but they will receive no answer until the claim is adjusted. These rules the Commissioner has established to prevent the work of his otiice being blockaded by unnecessary correspondence. HOW TO MiPOiai A CIIILW. 1. Begin young by giving him whatever he cries lor. 2. Talk freely before him about his great smartness. 3. Tell him he i3 too much for yopu, that you can do nothing with him. 4. Let him learn to regard his father as a creature of unlimited power, capricious, and tyranical or as a mere whipping-machine. 5. Eet him learn (from his lather's exam ple) to despise his mother. (S. Do not care who or what his compan ions may be. 7. Let him read stories about pirates, In dian tighten, and so on. 8. Let him roam the streets in the even ing and go to bed late. 9. Devote yourseif to making money, re membering always that wealth is a better legacy for your child than principles in the heart and habits in the lite ; and let him have plenty 01 money to spend. Apples sell at Pendleton for five and six cents per pound ; potatoes, two and one half to three cents ; onions, five cents ; cab bage, three cents ; butter, fifty cents ; eggs, fifty cents per dozen ; wood, $3 to $8 per cord, and flour, 4 50 per barrel. The editor of the East Oregonian took the census of Pendleton the other, day just out of curiosity, and here is the result : Adults, males, 247 ; females, 156 ; boys, 126 ; girls, 123 ; Chines, 11 j total, 672. FEARFUL E7.PLSIGPi. A terribly fatal explosion place at Stockton, California, on 22d inst. Tiie ilags Hying in mem ory of Washington's birthday weie lowered to half-mast, artd balls and a const quence ol the terrible loss of life. A San Fran cisco dispatch gives the following particulars. We omit the list ol dead and wounded, the exact number beiiiLT unknown. It is a fearful warn1 in to reckless engineeisr A- Stockton dispatch states that a terrific explosion occurred at Iraif-past two o'clock to-day at the head of the Stoekton slough on Eldorado street. A crowd of more than two hundred people assembled to witness the trial of the new propeller pump set in the slough and run by a threshing engine. Those who stood near were prostrated, and the body of the engine was blown a distance of 150 feet through the crowd. Tr.e dead lay in every direction, some falling into the slough from a bridge, and ten or twelve bod ies iay in one heap at the northwest coiner of the bridge, others lav strewn dead and dyiug on the street, blown from fifty to one hundred feet. The heads of somj were blown to pieces, and others blown to the ground witli such terrific force as to break almost every bone in their bodies. Faces hands and whole persons were steamed iu dirt and smoke and. cinders. The wounded were promptly cared for, and tbe dead le:t undisturbed until the excitement had sub sided, when they were removed to the coro ner's office. The explosion was tho result of recklessness on the part of the engineer. The steam gauge had refused to wortt, and after the engineer hail attempted to fix it and failed, he screwed down the safety valve and went on with the work. The explosion occurred about fifteen minutes afterwards. Happiness. Probably nineteen-twenti-eths of the happiness you will ever have, you will get at home. .Some of you will gee pleasure in the theatre, and some of you will get delight in the church ; but happi ness you will find only at home. The inde pendence that comes to a man when his work is over, and he feels that he has run out of the storm into the quiet harbor of home where he can rest in peace with his family, is something real. It does not mane much difference whether you own your house or whether you have only one little room in that house, yon can make that one little room a true home to yon. You can people it with such moods, you can turn to it with .mis fan4.ip that it will be fairly luminous with their presence, and will be to you the very perfection of a aonie. made ror the interment ot the remains. Saturday, the body was dressed for burial and placed in a coffin. The friends began to collect at the residence of the bereaved family. Suddenly a slight moan was heard to issue from the coffin in which the body had but recently been placed. This very unexpected noise greatly startled the assem bled neighbors and the people were about to rush from the room, when the husband of the sujiposed deceased lady approached the coffin and was astonished to find the body moist ami warm. A closer examination dis closed the fact that the woman was brath ing. Restoratives were applied and the sup- posed dead, came back to life and soon was able to sit up and converse. It is needless to add that the father and other members of the family were overjoyed to have, the wife and mother restored to them. Singu lar as this circumstance may seem, we are assured that it is true in every particular. Boxed Ears. Never give a child "a box on tiie ears," for not only i3 deafness caused by " boxes," which rupture (as they continu ally do) the drum of the ear, but the inflam mation of the internal cavity, which is so fre quent a result, may be followed by disease of the bone, giving rise to abscess of the brain, and having a fatal termination. Med ical men alone can be fully aware how fruit ful a source of suffering and danger is repre sented by a box on the ear. Yet this i quite a common method of inflicting punish ment. I'ACJIP u; COASt. Oregon. Farmers are plowing in Ochoco valley. The Springfield Railroad Company tvill put their line through to Albany for 40,000. The people of the company will treat abput Lhe matter. The Salem Mercury says : The value of property at Independence has increased 100 per cent since the continuation of tho west, .-..ide railroad. The deserter who escaped recently from the Ashland jail took with him the bedding of the jail and such other louse articles as were needful in a winter campaign. Several petitions asking the governor to commute the sentence of Johnson amd Brown, and remonstrating against such clemency, are being circulated in Polk county. The latter is most generally signed. The father of H. W. Scott, Esq., Mrs. A. .J. Duuiway, and a number ot other child ren, having attained his seventieth birthday, a family re-union wa3 held at the family residence, at Forest Grove, on the 18th inst. Two notorious bunko sharps, McDonald and Bill, vere arrested in Portland, a few days since, on complaint of S. R. Wallace, an old gentleman irom California, who as serts that they stQle 4(10 from him in a buiiko game. A large fir tros fell across the house of Mr. Tyndall, of Polk county, last week, crushiug it, and the table, at which the fam ily had bem seated but a few minutes be fore. A hired man gave the alarm in time for the family to escape. , Two men have been engaged in trapping for fur bearing animals in the Calapooia mountains some distance from Brownsville during the winter, and for their labor show 223 beaver, 38 mUskrats, 25 mink, otter and 6 deer skins, all valuable and saleable. A man named Orchard, living up in Sweet -Home valley, went out hunting hist Satur day in company with a boy named Farrier, and while walking along through the brush a rifle, in the hands of the latter, was acci dentally discharged and tr.e ball struck Mr Orchard in tfie leg j ust behind the kn-.-s. The people o Cla-ckamas county are ia i earnest in the matter of building a railroad from Molall? valley to Oregon City, and several Veil attended and enthusiastic meet inpr have already been held in the interest ot'the enterprise, and much solid aid has i been pledged.