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Che Carballis feettt. 0 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY" MORNING BY Editob, and Proprietor. TERMS: (COIN.) Per Year, t t $3 SO Six Months, : i 1 SO Three Months, : 1 OO INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. VOL. XVI. CORVALLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1879. NO. 18. Cjji Corinfllia (gijttti RATES OF ADVERTISING. I 1 W. I 1 M. 8 M. H M, 1 YR. 1 Inch 1QQ 3Q0 6 qq 8 00 I 12 PC 2 " I 2 00 S 00 j 7 00 12 w 18 DO j " I 3 00 6 00 10 00 16 00 22 00) 4 " ) i 00 I 7 00 I 13 Op 18 00 20 00 iCpl. ! 6U0 1 900 I 1500 20 00 35 0ft i " I 7 50 12 00 18 00 35-QO 48 OO j " 10 00 j 15 00 2500 40 00 60 0 1 " 15 00 j 20 00 40 00 6000 100 0 Notices in Local Column, 20 cents per line, each in sertion. r ' -, iranwent advertisements, per square of 12 line Nonpareil measure, S2 50 for first, and 81 for each sub sequent insertion in ADVANCE. Logal advertisements charted as transient, and: must be paid for upon expiration. Kocharge for pub lisher's affidavit of publication. Yearly advertisements on liberal terms. Profes sional Cards, (1 square) 912 per annum. All notice and advertisements intended for publication should b handed in by noon on Wednesday, 1 ffl. S, WOODCOCK, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW CORVALLIS, OREGON. OFFICE ON FIRST STUKET, OPP. 'VOODCOCK & BALDWIN'S Hardware Store. Spicial attention given to Collection-), Foreclosure of Mortgages, Heal bstate cases, Probate and County Uoad matters. Will also buy and sell City Property and Farm Landi, on reasonable terms. March 20, 1879. 10:12yl F. A. GHENQWETH, -A-ttorxiey at Law, CORVALLIS, - OREGON. 3"OFFICE Comer of Monroe and 2d St. 16:ltf J. W. RAYBURN, -Attorney at Law, CORVALLIS, .... OREGON. OFFICE Oo Monroe street, bet. Second and Third. C3.SpeciaI attention given to the Collection of NoTas a.vb Account. 16:ltf. JAMZS A. YANTiS, Att'y and Counselor at Law, CORVALLIS, OREGON. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURT3 OF tha State. Spj-'ial attention given to matter in Probite. Collection will receive prompt and care ful attention. O ilcj in the Court Home. 16:ltf. BR. F. A. VINCENT, DENTIST, CORVALLIS, - - - OREGON. OFFICE in Fisher.s New Brick over Max. FrieiiJly's .N'uiv Store. All the latest improvements, everything new and couiplcte. All work warrant ed. Please give mea call. 15:3tf. G. E FARRA, M. D., PHYSISIAN, SJfUEON AND 03STETRCIAN, THE NEW o FFICE OVER .GRAHAM & HAMILTON'S Lrug Store, Corvallis, Oregon. ll:2Jyl NEW TIN SHOP, J. K. WEBBER, Propr., jSLain St., Corvallis. STOVES AND TINWARE, ALL KINDS. i3TAll work warranted and at reduced rates. 12:13tf J. BLUMBERfx. (Bet. Souther' Drug Store and Taylor's Market,) CORVALLIS, - 0RE6CN. GROCERIES and PROVISION'S, FURNISHING JF Goods, Cigars and loDacco, etc., etc. tsi Goods delivered free to any part of the city Produce taken, at highest market rates, iu exchange tor gooJs. March 7. 1878 l!i:10tf W. C. CRAWF0SD, .... DEALER IN .. CL OCKS WATCHES, TEWELRY, SPECTACLES, S1VER WARE, ETC J Also, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, STRINGS, &C 49 Repairing done at the most reasonable rates and all work warranted. Corvallis Dec. 13. 1S77. 14:ft0tf K WOOUCOCK is BALDWIN, (Successors to J. R. Bayley & Co.,) SEP S0NSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE old stand, a large and complete stock of ( fleayy and Shelf Hardware, IRON, STEEL, TOOLS, STOVES, EANGES, Manufactured and Horns Made TIN AND COPPER' WARE 3?xiri.pS", 3?ipe, etc. AQpp TINNER constantly on hnnd. and all Job Work neatly and quickly done. Also Agents for Knapp, Burrell k Co., fo the sale of the best and latest improved FARM MACHINERY, of all kinds, together with a full afsortmen AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Sole Agents for the celebrated Sl LOUIS CHARTER OAK STOVES tfae BEST IN THE WORLD. Also theNorl man Kange, ana many other patterns, in al sizes and styles. Particular attention paid to Farmers' wants, and the supplying extras for Farm Ma chinery. and all information as to fuch articles, furnished cheerfully , on application. No pains will be spared to furnish our cus tomers with the best goods in market, in om line, and at lowest prices . Our motto shall be, prompt and fair dealinc with all. Call and' examine our stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfaction gnaranteed. WOODCOCK k BALDWIN. Corvsllis, Jan.2, 18 . 14:4tf T O FL ES , ivlo? ( Orr. SOL. KING'S Livery Stable, Second Street,) Has just opened with a new and selected stock of DEY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS & SHOES, CARPETS, and FANCY GOODS, and will sell all the above named goods for CASH, at prices to suit the times. . Remember the new I X L Store, opp. Sol. King's Livery Stable, Corvallis. .gl Corvallis, April 24, 1879 16:17ra3 SoOO FQBFEIT ! AMES' IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR - PEESERVING MEATS. ETC.. E. HOLCATE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. fJIHE ADVANTAGES CLAIMED FOR X this wonderful discovery are these : 1. Meats can be preserve! I?rfiOtly Fre6i for an indefinite length of time in an open vessel ; that is, a vessel with a cloth tied over it, or; with a snugly litting cover. no seaCing up required. 2. Vegetables of ill I kin (Ik, if sound,' can also be preserved indefinitely, and with out drying or cooking. 3. Any clean vessel of wood, stone, or gHss, that will hold water, may be used to contain the article preserved. 4. The process is. so simple thr.t a child of ten years old can operate it, and there is no daaser f iniKlak- 5. As used, neither the material nor pre served articles are 'i aijjiiriou to !8i-ll-;iitil, nor is the tias-or of the article preserved in the least affected. G. The entira additional expense for ma terials, will not exceed I went y-fiv' ': t s for jreserving 100 pounds of jneaj; or for preserving abarrtl (30 gallons) of veg etables. 7. The materials used can usually be ob tained at any drug store, and prepared at odd times, when a person is not otherwise busy, and kept on hand for future use. 8. Neither f I iv.n or vorm in will ever disturb meat preserved by this process. 9. Meatsjthat have become tai n l..'d can be restored to their original condition, aud then kept sweet indefinitely. 10. Experiments do not justify giving a guarantee in regard to fruits. But the prob abilities aie, that large, solid fruits, such as apples, pears, etc., can be preserved. Ber ries and soft fruits are considered doubtful. ' 11. We will agrea to verify all the above statements under a forfitiirtt of 8500 gold coin, in case we fail in any particular; Provided, that in case we succeed, the par ties calling for the trial shall pay our neces sary traveling and hotel expenses to the place of trial and back, and in addition, pay us for our time and trouble the sum of ?jl00 gold coin. Both sums, as well as suf ficient to cover traveling and hotel expenses to be deposited in responsible, disinterested hands before we start for the place of trial. A copy of the above, properly signed, is given to the purchaser of every Right, and stands as our agreement and guarantee for the truth of the above statements. 1 he above process was patented January 5, 1878, bv Theodore Ames, of Texas, and he u dersigned have the exclusive right to 11 patents for the same for the States of Oregon, California and Nevada, and the Ter ritories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Arizona. Patents for family' flse only, and limited to the produc tions of he purchaser, including apparatus, list of chemicals, and direction in lull for operating and using, will be sold at 10.00 each. Patents for wholesale . purposes and for counties on reasonable terms. For fur ther particulars, address fiOLDSON & MATTOON, ; Corvallis, Benton county, or Albany, Linn county, Oregon. 21febl6:8tf. XXJILl, PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS W in tbo State. Having had fuor years experience n? County Judge, and given close attention tc Probate matters, I im well prepared t attend to uli j bttSHiesa in that line; also contested Bttadj Mailers. I will irivo strict and prompt atten-! tiou to collections, and as hcrctulorc will do a REAL ESTATE, and General Business Agency. Loca Agent of Home Mutual Insurance Co. 5S-0fliee in the re.tr of Rosenthal's store. Entrance either on Madison street or through the store, Corvallis, Oregon. vlSu2Stf. THE STAR BAKERY, MAIN STREET, COKVAI.J.IS HENRY WARRIOR, PHCPR5ET0R. FAMILY SlirTO STORE! GrBLOOEHIEi, DREAD. CAKES, PIES, CANCIES, TOYS, Etc., Always on Hnnd. Corvallis, Jan. 1 1877. 14:2t J. C. MOREL AND, (city attorney,) ATTORNEY AT LAW, PORTLAND, OREGON. ' AUGUST KFilGSiT, CABINET MAKER. AND UNDERTAKER, Cor. Second nud JSoKrcc St CCRVALUS, 0REGCN. KEErS CONSTANTLY ON II AND ALL kinds of FUHjVTITXJIIE. Work done to order on short notice, at rea sonable rates. J. A. KNIGHT. Corvallis Jan":l,1 7. 14:'tt I CITY jMYRKET JOHN S. BAKER, Propr. CORVALLIS, - - - OREGON. HAVING BOUGHT THE ABOVE MARKET and fixtures, and permanently located in Corvallis, I will keep constantly on hand tht choicest cuts of , BEEF. PORK, MUTTON, and VEAL. . Especial attention to making -eitra BO LOGNA SAUSAGE. Being a practical butcher, with large experi ence in thwibusincss, I flatter myself tbut 1 can give satisfaction to customers. Please call and give me a trial. JOHNS BAKHK. Dec. 6t.h, 1878. 15:ltf OFFICE Monastes' Brick, First street, bet. Morrison and Yamhill. 14:38tf BOARD andL0DGING. Neat Rooms and Splendid Table. OUR CORRESPONDENT ON -YESTERDAY WAS shown the Neatly Farntibed Rooms OF MRS- JOSEPH POLLY. At their residence, Just opposite the residence of ludie F. A. Chenoweth prepared and now in readiness for such boarders as may choose to give her a call, either by the single meal or by the week. Mrs. Polly has a reputation as a cook, and sets aa good atable as can be found in the State. Solicits a share of patronafe. 15 :46tf . HOUSE MOVINGi ALPHIN & LORU. Propr.'s. BEING SUPPLIED WITH ROLLERS, Jack Scews, etc., we are prepared to Raise, Move, put under New Sills and level up your barns, and Buildings of any kind, on short notice. TERMS REASONABLE. ALPHIN & LORD. CorvaRis, Jan. 31, 1879. 16:5tf B ILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, MONTHLY statements neatly pnnte attms otnee- From the Gazette, Nov. . 16, 187.7. A Ilarboi- of Kofitgre for llie la ciiac Coast. That a breakwater or harbor o refiipe somewhere on the Psofic coast, north of San Francisco,, is a necessity, is a fact so evident and so universally admitted that it is hardly worth while to argot) it. All seafaring men know that this coast, in the winter season, i3 a rough and dangerous one ; and even in summer anything but pleasant. If proof were necessary, we might point to the large number of vessels that stand on the list as missing. -Atid it is not strange that this should le the case when we consider that on a whole coast line of about twelve hundred miles there is bat one harbor (S;.n Francisco) that can be entered in nearly all kinds of weather, and there are times when even this :3 not approachable. Between San Francis co and Cape Flattery, a distance of about seven hundred miles, the coast is mostly bold and rugged, with not one inlet, island, cape or headland behind which a vessel might Mnd shelter from the heavy winter gales. And so many a poor mariner has seen his disabled and helpless vessel sinking under him. perhaps in siizht of the laud, whose iippearance only increases his danger, j for to attempt to enter any ot toe lew oar harbors along the coast would be rushing to certain destruction. But this want has lung since attracted the attention of the Govern ment, and preliminary sui'vey-3 h ve bejn made. No point, how ever, has been selected yet, and therefore it is a subject for discus sion. It will hardly be questioned that the proposeil work should be located north of San Francisco. The line of bad weather is not only north of San Francisco, but north of Cape Mendocino. It must be then some where between Cape Mendocino and Cape Flattery. It should bes near central as possible, so that California, Oregon and Washington Territory may share equally its advantages. Oregon being the central dis trict it would seem to follow that it must be located on its coast. California presents a number of places which claim attention, but really only two come within the limit before mentioned, all others being too far south. The two places are Trinidad audi Crescent City. But this 1 eing a work in which the whole Pacific coast is interested. State lines should not be considered. The three great aud principal objects to be ar rived at are : 1st. The place most central and conveni ent aa a harbor of refuge. 2d. A place affording the greatest com mercial advantages. And 3d. A place presenting the least engineer ing difficulties. The ckiins of Trinidad, Crescent City, Port Orford anil Cape Grago have been pret ty thoroughly presented and advocated. But the point to whi .h I de-sire now to call attciuon is Cape l'ouiWealiier. the cape is situated in latitude 44.40 and is about 00 miles south of Columbia river and about 3 miles north of Yaquina Bay. In order to present the matter clearly I herewith sub mit a sketch which is taken from the official survey made by Capt. A. V. Chase ; the scale being reduced just one half. This map shows that a reef or ledge of rocks lies di rectly off the mouth of Vaqnina, abi ut a mile from the shore, and in a line with the outer end of Cape Foul .veal her. It extends up to within about a mile of the cape. It i.s a broken ledge, coming nearly to the surface in some places, with not more than three to 'our fathoms anywhere on its line, anil with a depth of from six to seven lavhoms be tween it and the shora. From the north head of Yaquina, running out in a south westerly directon toward tlie reef, is a solid ledge of rocks mostly bare at low water. Now, it must 1 e apparent to any one at a (dance that if this leilye could ba built up above high w;ater, and carried out until it intersects the outer ledge, and then this sea wall continued upon the outer reef towards this cape, it would form a basin in which all kinds of vessels could lie with safety. It would form a protection against all the southerly and westerly seas, while the cape would constitute the north side of the har bor. Besides forming a perfect, harbor an swering all the wants of commerce, such a work would undoubtedly greatly improve the harbor of Yaquina, wdiich has already the capacity of admitting vessels of l.i feet draft, as shown by the report of Capt. Chase, which is herewith submitted. The reason why it would improve the harbor of Yatpiina is obvious, as a wall running out from Yaquina head in a line with the pres ent channel would not only protect the same from the westerly swell, but by contracting the How of water into a more narrow chan nel it would naturally become deeper from the increased velocity of the current. So the same work that would constitute a new and perfect harbor would also greatly im prove one already existing. The Govern ment has already expended 8-0,000 in building a lighthouse at each end of this proposed work. There is one on Yaquina head. As a harbor of refuge, the point is central, being nearly midway between Cape Mendocino and Cape Flattery. In a com mercial point of vie, it has advantages over tiny other place yet named, as it would be. only about forty miles from the very cen tor of the great Willamette Valley, with which it may be connected by railroad through a natural pass in the mountain such as does not exist any wdiere else on the whole line of the Coast Range. The advantages of a solid and continuous ledge of roets forming the foundation for a sea wall enclos ing so extensive and complete a basin does not exist anywhere else on the coast. Port Orford is a beautiful and natural harbor for summer winds, but is open to the south and has deep water where it would be necessary to construct a wall. Besides, it is shut off by almost impassible mountains from the great interior of Oregon and California. The whole Pacific coast from San Diego to Ptiget Sound has but two great outlets San Fran cisco and Columbia river and the growing wants of Pacific commerce call for more fa cilities in the, way of harbors. Of course there will be many objections offered to this scheme. Some will ridicule it. as no gre it enterprise ever yet escaped that. Others will object on the ground of location, no matter wdiere it may be located, and still others will denounce the whole scbeme as ex pensive and unnecessary. As to expense, I know such a work will require a large out lay of money. But expense should not be considered when the benefits to be obtained are so great. It 13 not a question of what it might cost, but what it would yield in re turn. That is necessary, every seifaring man on the coast knows. It is demanded in the name of commerce, as well as in the name of humanity, just on the principle that Government places a lighthouse or buoy to- mark a hidden danger, or establishes a life-saving station along the coast. As to location, I have no choice or preference. I have merely presented Cape Foulweather because I am somewhat acquainted with it, and because it seems to present many ad vantages that have so far escaped notice. If there are other places better adapted for the purpose, let them be shown up. I only de sire to attract the attention of engineers and others familiar with such matters so that the subject may be thoroughly examined and presented -to the government in as clear a light as possible, that it may be enabled to ant intelligently, and urged to act energet ically, for it is. a work which I sincerely hope to see consummated in our day. While the people of other nations are ex pending hundreds of millions in killing each other, it is a good time for us to consider how a few millions might be expended in making life more secure and in building up a great commercial empire on the Pacific coast. The first great work of this kind fit which we have an account was constructed at Cherbough, France ; others, of great im portance, at Plymouth and Portland the latter costing nearly two millions of dollars But the one of the greatest interest to our selves is our own celebrated work called the Delaware Breakwater, near the month of Delaware Bay. This was the building of a sea-wall four thousand and eighty-nine (4,081)) feet long, containing about 9(X,000 tons of atone, costing $2,123,505, or nearly at the rate of ?2. 40 per ton. It was built in about an average depth of five fathoms and with not mure than five fathoms any where inside of it. But space will not per mit me to go into details. The reader is re ferred to Johnson's Cyclopaedia for a very interesting sketch of this important work. And I cannot resist quoting therefrom the following including words : In the language of an official report al ready referred to, the " harbor of refuge" which it creates is in no sense a work " of mere local interest. It was constructed for and is resorted to by the floating commerce of the nation, and in tiiisiight only should it be regarded. It has been the means of saving millions of property and countless lives from destruction ; property whose owners or nnderwriteraare as widely dis tributed as are the merchants and ship owners of the nation, and lives whose pres ervation is a duty which a nation owes to humanity. " It utility is best exhibited by the state ment that since 1833, 246,011 vessels have taken refuge from storm under its protec tion, of which 17,307 in the year 1871 alond. Let a threatening sky foretell the approaching storm, and a few hours will suffice to fill a previously vacant harbor. Let another easterly storm continue a day or two with severity, and the harbor becomes crowded entirely beyond its capacity. The fleet of vessels which now fill it are seen to come in, in rapid succession, from the sea ward ; and there is no single fact more ca pable of impressing on the mind the magni tude of our coasting trade than the great number of vessels which a few hours' time will, under the above circumstances, congre gate at this point. J. J. Wixant. CA522 I'I UVEATIIiHR. Among the various papers of tliis State that have come, nobly to the front for Cape Foul weather the Wil lamette Farmer gtamls prominent, as will be seen from the following extract from that paper : There are some good and substantial argu ments to be ma.de in favor of Cape Foul weather as the site for the Harbor of Ref uge, if it shall prove that the location is well adapted to the purpose. That is of course the main object, but a point might also be strained in its favor upon the ground that the construction of a safe harbor there will give the Willamette valley the benefit of another seaport. The construction of the harbor will certainly result in the building of the narrow gauge railroad from Corvallis to the ocean not to Yaquina Bay merely, but to the shores of the constructed harbor. Such a consummation would be of the great est importance, for while that point cannot become the great commercial port of the Northwest, it can do a lively trade, and will result in bringing prosperity to the shores of Yaquina Bay, and give the upper counties more direct communication and shorter dis tance to reach San Francisco, or even to load vessels for Kurope, saving the great ex pense and detention that attends loading vessids at Portland. This advantage c;n only attend the construction of the harbor where it can be reached by railroad commu nication with the interior. The pass from Corvallis to Yaquina offers the most favor able route for such a road, and the enter prise of Benton ami Linn county farmers has already secured a commencement of that enterprise, anil it has been very faithfully worked up, so that its practicability is thor oughly understood. Any improvement in commercial facilities redounds to the bene fit of the producer. The Harbor of Refuge at or near Yaqiiiua Bay, and the construc tion of the narrow gauge road to connect the Willamette valley therewith, will enable producers of the upper and middle valley counties to ship their products much cheap er, and they will thrive better in proportion. The proposition grows in favor as we view it carefully, and we sincerely hope that cir enmstanees may favor the Ioc ttion at that point, as a matter of economy to the general government, and for the advantage to a great producing, region. " I never knew a fashionable - woman who didn't think more of a fool than of an up right, sensible man," says Talmage. " Consistency, thou art a jewel," as the office boy said when he got the paste the right thicknejs. Boston TrnascripU Every man is made better by the posses sion of a good picture, if it is only a land scape on the back of a dollar note. V hook cmt for the paint .'" shouted a boy in the gallery of a Chicago thatre. when the hero of the play kissed the heroine. Lying is the vice of a mean mind. The painter's overcoat Varnish. A four-in-hand is worth two in the bush Nf Y. Herald. . iU lr. Cain was a man of mark. Pittts- burg Telegraph. Conmnilrnm lor the rish Shall the poor be col( or coaled. A dentist ought to make a good actor. He draws well. Court-plaster on the face and a hole in the stocking often travel together. i From age to age cheese has skip pered on, one of the miiiest forces of the press, winning its whey. People do not reflect that they may soon die. If they did their quarrel would quick ly terminate. Sew Constitution of California. The Commercial (S. F. ) Advocate, of March 16th, gives the following dark picture of the proposed Constitution of our-- sister State. If the statements of the Advocate arc cor rect, it is a remarkable document, one that the people ought to study well before voting for its adoption : On the 7th of next May the most im portant election ever held in California is to take place. It enjjraces in its results the future ot this State. It will decide whether individual rights shall be respected, or if the State will be surrendered to agrarianism, an archy and financial ruin. If the new consti tution, which will then be presented to the citizens of California for their decision as to its acceptance or rejection, should by a plu rality of votes become the constitution of the State, it will entail in its acceptance a long-continued scene of litigation ; a period of uncertainty and doubt, during which all enterprise will cease, and all confidence be lost in mercantile, industrial and real estate transactions. The present order,' harmony aud usefulness of business operations of-all classes will be overthrown, and instead there of, there will be lis- Cred upon the communi ty distrust, suspicion and a sensation of transference of personal or real properties. In fact it will be a matter of uncertainty if any right to hold property beyond certain limits will, in accordance with its total ab rogation of all heretofore sacred principles of direct ownership, be sustained. It is so completely antagonistic to private rights that no one could be sure under its rulings that his own was;in reality his own. It stands as a record of shame for Cali fornia. It shows a total absence of that vigor of intellect ; that just perception of equity ; that respect for, and protection of. individual rights ; that chivalrous support of good and abhorrence of evil ; that liber ality and generosity, and that recognition of pure freedom, which, while it allows unrer strained action so far as no wrong is con summated, yet holds in check the intention to perpetrate evil, for which the citizens of this State have ever been so renowned. It overthrows all equities ; it violates all prin ciples of political economy, and- it panders to the baser passions of mob rule and com munistic robbery. With such a document sent out into the world a stigma will rest upon our fair fame as citizens and will awak en sensations of contemptuous pity for our seeming ignorance and actual ( idiocy. The world will say that no people possessed of rationality would ever have written so fal lacious, so absurd and so unlawful an instru ment. The ideas that are pronounced in i the lowest grade of pot-house declamations, I . xi - . : f ,i rise superior to wicse cuuiiciaLions oi ueiiitt eocic ignorance. It runs counter to all industrial enterprises and public, improvements, it take.3 irnm individuals the management oi their own affairs. It places prohibitory enactments upon corporate bodies; it creates a tyrannical despotism ; it destroys all semblance of free dom ; it promotes the destruction of right, and brings into existence living wrongs ; it is not human in its principles, but is fiend ish in its inceptions and devilish in its de signs ; it tears in fragments all title deeds ; it scatters to the winds the records which Secure permanence to the ownership of prop erty ; it vitiates all contracts. It does all this long array of evils becatiss it attacks every principle involved in the integrity of the obverse of its actions as above set forth. It would be impossible to convene in any other part of the world such an assemblage of dolts as constituted the late Constitutional Convention. In corroboration of this asser tion, we quote holy writ : " By their fruits ye shall know them." Certainly the1! fruit as manifested in the document under con sideration has no nutritious qualities ; it is replete with toxical properties ; it- is "bitter in the belly"' without the redeeming, "sweet ness ju the mouth ;" and it is composed of the ashes of the Dead Sea fruit, while it is devoid of its pleasant appearance, - It pos sesses no redeeming characteristics. If this Constitution is adopted it will work irretrievable ruin upon the State. Property of all kinds will at once depreciate because no basic security will attend its holders. Stagnation in all progressive movements will ensue, because all confidence iu contracts will be annihilated. It, therefore, becomes the absolute duty of evey lover of law and order, of every friend of progress, of every well wisher of the stability of society, and the welfare of the individual, to struggle to the utmo3t to prevent its adoption. The contest which is thus forced upon our people, will have to be met manfully, firmly and decisively. It is a contest in which the madness and hatred of socialism to all that is beneficial will be arrayed in its fiercest milignity against that clcss of society which represents intelligence, morality and progress. There is no time to lose. The enemy is already marshaling its cohorts. Its detainers of public men, are ranting their calumnies , and falsehoods. They arjj stirring up the evil passions of an ignorant mob. In our own cily two marked instances of a vitiated press stand boldly out in the display of their infamy by applaud ing the insane ravings of an arch traitor to our institutions, atui thus aiding and abet ting the enemies of the prosperity of our State. Why do they do this! First, from their inherent hatred of all good, and second from their instinct of avaricious greed. Like Judas Iscariot, they would sell their God for lucre. In future issues we shall maintain every assertion we have made in this article, and prove each and all of them by quotations from, and criticisms- upon the objectionable articles of the "New Constitution," and we bespeak for them, in .advance of their pub lication, an attentive and careful perusal when they shall be issued, for hi them we will expose the errors, fallacies and evil ten denotes of this monstrosity of the present time. PACIFIC COAST. Oregon. . Several land claims have lately been tak en up hear Mountain Dale. - : j So far, frosts have not damaged the fruit crop in any part of the country. The present indebtedness of Astoria is abont -20,000, including all outstanding warrants and bonds. The parish of Grace church, Astoria, pre" sented to the domestic mission fund, as an Easter offering, the sum of $80. Several houses at Oregon City have been! robbed recently by .burglars. Nothing o great value has been taken, however. . The manufacture of horse powers to bei used in running threshing and other farm machines, will soon be commenced in Salem. The steamer McCully is having' a new set of engines placed in her, of much greater power than before, as well a complete over hauling, f Ilillsboro Independent : Dr. F. A. Bailey" bought the farm of Mr. H. A, Bunker, for merly known as the Baldra donation claim,: last week giving therefor the handsome sum of 5,935. , John McKern, who escaped some time ago from the Clackamas county jail, has been arrested at Pendleton and will again resume his " positon." This is his second ad venture of the kind. Three men from Coo3 bay recently pros pected the Siuslaw and found valuable bot tom land, and were delighted with the coun try generally. They located clams, built' cabins, planted gardens, and will go thereto permanently live. . It is propsed to shorteu the time for mail service from Boseburg to Empire City' twelve hours, making the schedule time thirty hours instead of forty-two as now. It is to be hoped that the effort will succeed. Coos bay, by lier business importance andi po-iulation, merits better mail service than it now receives. Name Changed. The designation of the military station here has been changed from " Fort Vancouver " to " Vancouver Bar racks." We suppose the reasons for the change were good and weighty ones, but it will be a long time before the people in this vicinity who have spoken of " Fort " Van couver for nearly thirty years will make up their minds to adapt themselves to tne new order of things and say "the barracks." The military station here dates from about 1848, when the post was designated as "Co lumbia Barracks, "subsequently, about 1853, changed to Fort Vancouver, which latter name it has borne until now. Vancouver Independent. A great curiosity The woman who can drive a nail without hitting her finger nine times out of a possible ten. -.- When widower and widow, both with children, get married nowadays, they call it " pooling their issues." Pleasant Word. " Pleasant words are as honeyoomby sweet to the soul and -health o the bones." In a world where there are so many kindd of words, spitlul, ma-, licious, hard, , cold, envious, false,, scornful, hitler sarcastic, venomous, haughty, selfish, and profane, how. soul refreshing are pleasant words.' They never blister the tongue, nor sour the spirit of the. giver, and to? the receiver are like cold water to the thirsty. They smooth the brow' ot the careworn, weary man, who, reiurns to the quiet of his restful) home after his day's toil. What a rich pension to his wife is his hearty approval of her effort to make home the dearest spot on earth to hin 1 happy, c - '. flow gratfful words from their children cheer the spirit of the aged father and mother who have labored long ami faithfully to rear a family in comfort and respectability. To the employee who makes his. employ er's interest his, a few words of kind ly appreciation are beyond all price. It. encourages the reverend she, amid his discouragements, to hear the ac knowledgement of benefit received. from his ministrations.: The physi cian's labors -eem a thankless task, yet tlu-re are those who can and do recognize his service by grateful words. Those who are endeavoring to raW the downtrodden, restore the fallen, ami help the weak, by kindly ex-, pressions jof sympathy and brotherly kindness, will not lose iheir reward. A kind word to an enemy i.s no4 lost; if it does not serve io reconekte, wo. may know it meets the loving Mas ter's approval, who has said, "Bless ed are the'peace makers." The child,, hedjding bitter tears throagh some. passing sorrow greater to bra, per hapsthan any he may meet in man-, hood's prime forgets his grief iu his kiml mothers sympathy. Let those on whom some heavy: calamity has fallen perhaps some, friends dear as life suddenly laid low by death express, if ihey can, the comfort given at. such an hour, by' the clasp of the hand and the mois tened eye of. the true friend. Life is short, but if we hastea bo sow plentifully with loving words, and deeds, a rich harvest will be gar nered therefrom lo the ead of time. A reverend gentleman was visit in; at the lu.use of one of his lady parishioners, when the little girl said: jyr- 1 can yo se. both ways at. once, nnd is you got honey or sugar on one side of your face?" "why, what do you mean?" askfd he. "Why ma'says you've always got the eye on the sweet side of your face on her in, church." Later in the day 'bi abomination of desolation seemed to have settled in that child's heart. A tramp called at the house of a Salem (Mass.) clergyman some days ago. and asked for money, at the'' same time presenting a paper repre senting that the bearer was, "a poor widow womanwith four small child ren, and no other resource bnt chari ty," etc. The pastor inquired of the fellow it he was a widow. The reply was: "Is it what it says? He writ it wrong again !" and walked off "Gold and silver coin is the money of barbarism," says the fiat money Democrats and their " natural allies." Therefore we should cease mining thee metals, and forthwith dispose of our present stock to the barbarians of Europe and Asia.