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S12 ner annnm An twu. and advertisements intended for publication should be iianuti ui u.v noun on ncanesaa. , M. S. WOODCOCK, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, CORVALUs, OREGON. OFFICE ON FIRST STREET, OPP. WOODCOCK b BALDWIN'S Hardware Store. " Special attention given to Collections, Foreclosure of Mortja:cs. Real Lstate cases. Probate and County Road matters. Will also buy and sell City Property and Farm Landn, on reasonable terms. March 20, 1S7. 10:12yl F. A. CHZNOWETH, -Attorney at Law, CORVALLIS, . - OREGON. 2TOFFICE Corner of Monros and 2d St. 10:ltf J. W. RAYBURN, -A.ttorn.ey at Law, CORVALLIS, .... OREGON. OFFICE On Monroe street, bit. Second and Third. tt&.3p-lal attention given to the Collection ok tim AND ACCOCXTU. 10:IU. JAIVSIS A. YANTIS, Att'y and Counselor at Law, CORVALLIS, OREUON. THE NEW 9 (Opp. SOL. KING'S Livery Stable, Second Street,) 500 FORFEIT ! AMES' IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR ... - PRESERVING MEATS, ETC., WILL PRACTICE IS ALL THE CpURTS OF th ; State. S, :'i-x attention given to matter In Probate. Collection i will receive prompt and care ful atteutton. O lice in the Court House. 16: Hi. DR. F. & VMCENT, DENTIST, CORVALLIS, OREGON. id. OFFICE in Fiaher.s New Brick over Max. Friendly's ISew Store. All the latent improvement, tverythinj.' new and complete. All work warrant- Pleasejrive meacall. lft:3tf. 11HE ADVANTAGES CLAIMED FOR this wonderful discovery are these i 1. Meats can be p.jserved Perfectly f re ii for an indefinite length of time in v.n open vessel ; that is, a vessel with a cloth tied over it, or with a snugly lilting cover. NO SEALING UP REQUIRED. 2. Vegetables of all kinds, if sound, can also be preserved indefinitely, and with out dryititf or cooking. 3. Any clean vessel of wood, stone, or glass, that will hold water, may ue useu io contain the article preserved. 4. The process is so simple that a child of tt j -i JJ 1 4.A ! ten years old c:u operate it, and there is no ZJ.a J"k upcucu witn x new ciijlli. Dnnu uuwcervf nimKet. , f, ! 5. As used, neither the material nor pre- ovvviv v.m. r " 7 ., ?, , Cic::.;i. nor is t ie navor 01 me uthkmi l)rescrved in the least affected. fi. The entire additional expense for ma terials. will not exceed ttv-llty-f ive ceutM for preserving 100 pounds of meat or for preserving a barrel (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 flic r Vermin will ever disturb meat preserved by this process. 9. Meatsjthat have become tai ted can be restored to their original condition, and then kept sweet indefinitely. 10. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS & SHOES, . GAEPETS, and FiSTCY 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.j Corvallis, Lpril 24, 1879 16:17m3 A. TKEASO.HAIiLE CIPHER. HOW SENATOR NESMITH AND GEN. INGALLS PLOTXED AGAINST THEIR COUNTRY, AND HOW OLD STANTON GOT THE PROOF. The following is from the Army and Navy Gazette of March 27th. It may be stated that the story is literally true. Mr. Nes mith, we have been informed, has the origi nal dispatch, written in Chinook. It kicked up a terrible 'row in the war office, aud all the distinguished linguists and cipher ex perts were consulted. Meigs, quartermaster general, who makes pretensions to great learning, gave it as his opinions that the dispatcli was treasonabl:, and said it was written iu the language of one of the tribes of the Magyars who inhabit a renYote region in the mountains of Hungary. The attair, as told bolo'.v, is published in the paper above named, under the caption of " The Major's Stories " : The major walked in on Mond.-.y, and, taking his usual seat, had hummed as far its "The horns upon the ram, sir, Grew clear up to the moon ; And the owner climbed up in Januare's, And didn't get down till " By Jove ! " he exclaimed, " don't that look like Rufe Ingalls ? " The gentleman he had noticed didn't look anything like General Ingalls, but it had the effect of starting the major. " Did you ever hear how Ingalls put old Stanton in the ' nineteen hole ' once, during the war 1 " We never did, and thought it was seldom done successiully with Secretary Stanton, " Well, Ingalls got him there once, and did it when he didn't think of putting up a job on him either. You see, Inyalla aud Jim Nesmith (Senator he was then from Oregon) were the thickest kind of chums miew each other in the old Oregon times before Experiments do not justify giving a j 5newar;. n'1 STTaTEZ i j y p .. a i j nWnn h war in uip nf ihnu! ran nemstaa easnuiwK ill nrjam iu ii una. jjuu vii- jr k:i:: 1 t-tH oiu.1. oo ' OQ tiic, Li: iaiyc, pvuu wmw, un amIes. neans. et:;.. can be preserved. B'er- K A ' U ' . 8. R. FARRA, M. D., fHYSICIAN. SJRjEON AND OBSTETRCIAN. o KFICE OVER .GRAHAM U Druar Store, Corvallis, Oregon. HAMILTON'S new rm shop, J. K. WEBBER, Propr., !M!ain St., Corvalli. Tlie Cape Is a necessity Breakwater at Foulweather, an increased and owing to demand for ries and soit fruits are considered doubtful. 11. We will agree to verify all the frtrove statements under a forfeiture of 500 gold coin, in case we fail in an v 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 aud back, ami in addition, pay us f jr our time and trouble the sum of 3100 gold coin. B;th 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 purchaser1 of every Eight, and stands as our agreement and guarantee for the truth of the above statements. The above process was patented January 5, 1S7S, bv Theodore Ames, of Texas, and the undersigned have the exclusive right to sell patents for the same for the States of 'rregoa, Uautornia and Nevada, and rne ler Pennsylvania avenue I think it was about where that big grocery is now, just across from Willard's hotel, and Ingalls al ways stayed there when he would come up from the front on business. They usjd to have the joliiest stag supper parties when Ingalls was here that you ever saw. You remember Ingalls, from 18b'3' to the wind-up was chief quartermaster of the army of the Potomac, and after there had been a big move or battle he had to coma up to Wash ington to see about getting things straight ened out, as to transportation, etc. Well, Stanton, while he was secretary of war, was everlastingly suspected everybody, and had that cuss Baker uosing into everybody's quarters, and Baker told Stanton how thick Nesmith and Ingalls were. Nesraith was then one of the few democratic Benators in congress, but he was a loyal old fellow, aud as full of sense as a sorrel Horse, as tliey say np in "Michigan. Stanton didn't thing in those days that a man could be loyal and a democrat both : so, by Jove, he jumped to the conclusion that Ingalls was up to some game or other he might have been, but it nfcnriej of Washington, Idaho, Montana, I wasn t stealing or conspiring and lie set r ' it! ti wrv Tin? tT T? 2TTTTi' rrt? KTiTTVfi TWAT VVR TT4VF. TI-TTC r.AHOKST TTtali Wvnmiiin and Arizona. Patents tortus crowd to watelnns Kute. Une time famuyuse only, and limited to the proauc TOVE9 AND TINWARE, ALL KINDS. iS" All work warranted and at reduced rates. H:13tf .1 - -,- h BLUMBERG, (Bet. 8outhers' Drujf Store and Taylor's Market,) CQBVALUS, - OREGON. GROCERIES and PROVISIONS, FURNISHING GoodH, Cisxrs and Touaeco, etc., etc. . m. Om dulivered (ree'to any part ot the city. Produce taken, at highest :narket rated, in sxchange 7or guodi. March 7, 1878. 15:10tf 117 V V dhd best Selected Stock of GEN Ei.iL ME uKAnDISE W. C. CEAWFOBD, .V.T iHEALER IN WATCHES, OJL JVErELBT, SPECfACLES, 81VEE WARE, ETC) Also, . . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, STRINGS, &C. t?T Repiirins done at th? most reasonable rates and all work warranted. Corvallis' Dec. 13. 1877. 14:50tf Ever brought to this Market, and ohr motto, in the future, as it has been in the past, shall be "SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK SALES," thus enabling the Farmers oi Benton County to buy Goods 25 per cent.' less th!ui ever before.' We also have in connection a large stock of Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Privately houslit ly our Mr. Sheppard, at a large Bankrupt Sale in San Francisco, at 50 Cunts on I he Dollar, w liieh will be kept separate from our regular Stock, and will extent! the same bargains to customers who will give us a call. As a sample of priced, we will sell Shoes from 25c to 32. Boots from SI to 83 50. Hats from 25c to i$l 75. Buck Gloves, 50c. Silk U'd'kfs 38c. Grass Cloth 8c. Kid Gloves 75c to: SI. Dotft forget the place, one door south of the post office. Sheppard, Jayeox & Go. Corvallis, May 7, 187?. 17:19m3 I when Ingalls was here after a big tight, he tions. of the purchaser, including apparatus, ! was telling Nesmith about it, and the old list of chemicals, and direction in full for ; fellow got it into his head that he would like operating and using, will be sold aWSlO.OO to go doivn to the front sometime and see a each. Patents for wholesale purposes and battle. Ingalls encouraged the idea, and it for counties on reasonable terms. For fur- j was af reed that the next time a move was titer particulars, r.ddress j on foot that promised a light, Ingalls should fJOLDSON & MATTOON, I telegraph him in time to come down. The Corvallis, Benton county, or Albany, Linn ' army headquarters then was connected by WOODCOCK & BALDWIN, K (Successors to J. It. Bayley Si Co.,) BEP CONSTANTLY ON' HA$D AT THE old stand, a large and complete atocs of county, Oregon. lteLlU:ftt. ORLANDO G. TAYLOR, inveutcr and Proprietor of Taylor's tial operator on WONDERFUL BITCHING MACHINE, Proposes, to cut a Ditch five feet wide at the top, one and a half feet at the bottom and two feet deep, throwing the dirt two feet from ditch, for the small consideration of fiilrtv-tkrce and one-third Cents per Rod. This he guarantees or no charges. He has three machines now in operation. One each in Linn, Benton and Lane counties. Junction City, Oregon. Jan. 17, 1S79. 16':3m6. E. HOLCATE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Hfeayy and Slielf Hardware, IRON, STEEL. TOOLS. STOVES, EANGEfi, Manufactured and Home Made Tin ani? copper ware Pumps, 3?ipe, etc. A GOOD TINNER constantly on hand, and stll Job' Work neatly and quicUy dune. Also Agents for Knapp, Burrell & Co., fo the sale of the best and latest improved PiHM' MACHINERY, ejf all kinds, together with a full assortmen AtiKIC ULTUliA L IMPLEMENTS. Sole Agents for toe' celebrated St' LOUIS-CHARTER OAK STOVES the BEST IN THE WORLD. Also the Norl man Range, and 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 such articles, furnished cheerrully.cn application. No paina will be spared to famish' our cnV tnmtrs with the best goods in market, in c hi line, and at lowest prices. Our motto shall be, prompt and fair dealing with all. Call and examine onr stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. WOODCOCK ts BALDWIN. Corvallis,. Tan. 18 . 14:4tf W1 ILL PRACTICE; IN ALL THlfe COURTS in the State. Having had four years experience as County Judge, and given clove attention tc Probate matters, I i.in well prepared to attend to all burets in that line ; also contested Road Matters. I will give strict and prompt atten tion to collections, and as heretoture will do a REAL ESTATE, and General Business Agency. Eocal Afxep-t of Home Mutual Insurance Co. ayOffico in the rear of Rosenthal's store. Entrance either on M:id'iBon street or through the store, Corvallis, Oregon. vlSn28tf. THE STAR BAKERY, MAIN STJiEET, COUVAI.I.IS HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR. FAMILY SUPPLY STORE! G ROCEKIEiB, DREAD. CAKES, PIES, CANDIES, TOYS, Etc., Always on Hand. Corvallis, Jan. 1 1877. 14:2t City Property for Sale. IS ORDER TO BE WITH MT DAIX5HTERS, eaH of the noountains, I have concluded to offer my property in (jorvallis for sale, AT A BARGAIN, If disposed of immediately. The property consist Of two handsome lota, well improved, wKh clioicd fruit, shrubbery, etc.. larire and comfortable dwelling, barn, outhouses, etc on. the corner of Vari Buren aud Second Streets. A very desirable location', with fine view of the river. , Also household and kitchen furniture, beds, bod dintf, et , and entire outfit for a family. The furni ture will be Hold with the house, or separately, ror terms and full particulars, inquire of the proprietor, on the premises: JOHN MORGAN. Corvallis, April a, isa. io:ion. B0 ABB and LODGING, Neat Rooms and Splendid Table. OUR CORRESPONDENT ON YESTERDAY WAS shown the Heatly Fnrnlthed Room i OF MRS- JOSEPH POLLY, At their residence, just opposite the residence of Judfire F. A. Chenoweth prepared and now in readiness for such toarders 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 as good a'table as can be found in the State. Solicits a share of patronape. 15:46tf. CITY MAEKET JOHN S. BAKER, Propr. CORVALLIS, - OREGON HAVING BOUGHT THE ABOVE MARKET and fixtures, and perm 'nently located in Corvallis. I will keeD constantly oh hand the choicest euts of , BEEF. PORK. MOTION, and VEAL. P!ini-iiil attention to making extra BO LOGNA SAUSAGE. Being a practical butcher, with large epe'n- ence in the business, I fl-itter myself tbnt 1 can eive satisfaction to customers. Please call anu give me a tril. JOHN S..BAKHR Dee. 6th. 1878. is-.vtii J. C. MOREL AND, (CITY ATTORNEY,) ATTORNEY AT LAW, PORTLAND, OREQCN. THE GREAT FRUIT CATHARTIC DELICIOUS Hamburg Figs? Price, 25 tents per Box, Sold Everywhere. ABEAMS & CAREOLL, Sole Agents, SAN F.AXCICO. 21febl6:8m3 0 FFICE Monastes' Brick, First street. bet. Morrison and lamhill. 14:38tf HOUSE MOVING ALPHIN & LORD. Propr.'s. BEING SUPPLIED WITH ROLLERS, Jack Scews, etc., we are prepared to Raise, Move, put unde;'r New Sills and level up your barns, and Buildings of any kind, on short notice. ' TERMS REASONABLE. ALPHIN & LORD. Corvallis, Jan. 31, 1879. 16:5tf Change of Firm. ATOTTCE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the general merchandize business here tofore -learned on next door south of the postoffice, id Corvallis, under the firm name and style oi Sheppard & Jaycox, Have this dav taken in' as a partner, Mr. C. U. Barlow, ilereaiier tne Dusiness win De carried on at the old stand under the firm name and style of. Sheppard, Jaycox & Co. Mr. George A. Sheppard, of the firm, will in future reside in SanFrancisco in connec- tioo with the firm, thus enabling us to offer auDerior inducements to customers. Our motto being in the future as in the past, low prices and fair dealing, a liberal share of pat ronace is solicited. In consequence of the above chancre all narties indebted to the old firm are request ed to call and settle their liabilities without delay. -SHEPPARD ft JAYCOX. January I, 1879. 21febl6:8tf. elegrauh with Washington, go that Seore tary Stanton and the president and old Brains could boss the job rrom here, and all the wires ran rijjht into a room in the war department, where Stanton had a conliden- band all the time, well, sir, one line morning in cair.e the operator to Stanton, iu the corner room where Crosby is located now, hi3 eyes bulging out with holy horror, and handed the secretary a mysteri ous dispatch, which immediately proceeded to raise merry hallelujah." (The major didn't say " hadlelujah," but it don't require italics to print it. ) " It was a cipher dispatch from Ingalls, chief quartermaster, and was addressed to i Sejiator Nesmith. Everybody in the war department turned out but the band, hut there was music in Mr. Stanton's neighbor hood. "He had long suspected that Ingalls was a double eassed, cussed, cussed traitor, and he had got him now, dead sure got film right in the act. D d conspiracy with that dd traitor Nesmith, who, no doubt, was to telegraph to Canada of the impending battle, and then the rebs up there would tell Lee all about it, and thrash Burnside or Hooker, or whoever was in command then. He intended to have Ingalls shot as full of holes as a tin lantern and buried before night without the least regard to the regula tions regarding military honors, and all that sort of thing. Oh, it was the derndest time you ever saw in the war department, worse than when Uen. Ihomas wanted to be secretary, ot war and Stanton barricaded himself in. Only one thing was needed ljfore Ingalls funeral took place. Stanton wanted to know what the cipher dispatch meant, so as to have Nesmith made a tin- lantern of, trio. Every othcer, operator, clerk, messenger. orderly or veteran reserve man about the building or neighborhood was sent for, if he ever wrote, read or saw a cipher dispatch, or knew one who did ; but they cowan t nake it out it was awful. Stanton used more interesting remarks than all the italics in the German ahsoabet could express and that's all italics, as far as I can see, and 1 e sides that he turned in and revoked two or three promotions of brigadiers of volun teers. . . Things went on that way till along in the afternoon, and the secretary began to think at last that he would have to put off Ingalls' funeral at least till daylight next morning, when a ninth infantrv man happened to lrop in. who had served up around Puget Sound, and Stanton grabbed him and asked him to. try his hand at unearthing the trea- BOU. He took it, looked it over a minute, read the signature, laughed a little, and then smi'inglv handed it back to Mr. Stanton without a word. , , Stanton asked him if he could read it. 'Oh, yes, easily.' The secretary's hair stood up with wrath, but it came down mighty quick when ' Tony ' explained that it was ' Ghinook, and translated read : ' Come down d d quick if you want to see a fight, and bring about ten gallons of whis ky ; I'm out.' By Jingo ! you ought to have seen that crowd. lh ;y were all so scared at btanton that they didn't dare laTugh before him ; but one at a time they got out and slid over to Klotz's and made, things howl. , . The dispatch was sent to, the senatoKland Stanton was so much taken down that he sat down meekly and breveted every man on the recruiting detail but three. Rufe Ingalls wasn't shot that time, unless it was in the neck when Nesmith reached him." Educutional lufoi-miilioii. Below we give ihe names of the members of the Board of Examina tion, Board of Education, and Board of Professional Teachers appointed to assist in the semi annual examina tion of applicants for diplomas and certificates: W. W. Thayer, Governor; R. P. Earhart, Secretary of Stale; L. J. Powell, Superintendent of Public In struction, aud ex officio Sec. Board. T. SI Gatch, Ph. D., of Willamette University; E. B. McElroy., Co. Supt. Benton County; J. D. Rohb, A. M., Co. Sup', of Washington County ; J. T. Gregjr, Co. Supt. of Marion County; John C. Arnold, Co. Supt. of Umatilla Coiili'ty ; T. II. Crawford, A. M.,Supt. City Schools, Portland; L W. Pratt, Prin. Harrison st. School, Portland ; T. C. Bell. A. it, Prin. Eugene City Public Schools. The regular meetings of the Stat,e Board of Education and the State Board of Examination, occur o:i the first Monday of January and of July in each year. KEQCIltEM HNr'. In Stftte examinations, applicants must aiiswer, for life life diplomas, 90 per cent., and for State, diplomas, 75 per cent, of the questions asfted in' the following branches: Orthog raphy, reading, writing, mental arith metic, written arithmetic, English grammar, geography, modern histo fv, general history, algebra, geome try, composition, English literature, book keeping, physiology, natural philosophv, theory and practice of teaching, vionstitution . of the United States ami school laws of Oregon. In audition to the above require ments, the applicant,' before receiving a life diploma, must be twenty five years ot age, and must have . taught at least six years, three of which must have been wilhm tins State; and before receiving a State diploma, the applicant must be twenty-one years of age, and must have taught at least four years, two of which must have been in this Slate. For State certificates, applicants must answer, for fiirst grade, 90 per and for second grade, 75 per cent, of the questions asked in all the above branches, except geometry, composition, English literature, gen eral history, natural philosophy, and constitution of the United Slates; and iu addition, the applicant, before receiving a first grade state certifi cate, must be " 18 j'ea'rs of age, and must have had, at leat, one year's experience as a teacher. A life diploma gives aulhorityi to teach in any of the public schools of this State during life; a State diplo ma, for the period of six years; a first grade State certiftcite for the period of two years; and a second grade State, certificate for the period of six months. COUNTY EXAMINATIONS. The county board of examination, consisting of the county school su perintendent and not less than two professional teachers whom he may cafl to his assistance, hold quarterly examinations during the last week of March, June, September and Decern her, and have power to grant first grade county certificates, good for two years, and also second grade county certificates, good for six months. TIME OF BEGINNING?' SCHOOLS, In rural districts, schools usually begin about the first, of April and first of October. Town and city schools begin generally during the first week of September. L. J. Powell, Sunt. Public Instruction. I From the Oregonlan May lst.J Uniaiina, Keiiervutton. People of Eastern Oregon will be gratified to learn that good results have attended the visit to Washing ton of representatives of the Indians' of Umatilla reservation.' An arrange ment has been effected which it is be lieved will open nearly the whole ot that reservation,' which conS'prises 208,000 acres of valuable land, to' white settlement. Such, certainly will be the result, if congress will only" promptly take the action required.' Secretary ScTirz a few days since' entered into an agreement with the" chiefs, in which he pledged himself to' endeavor to secure the passage of ait act of congress granting allotments' ot l he lands now covered by the Uraatilla reservation to such' Indians as may elect to take 100 acres each, the lands, allotted to be inalienable for a period of twenty-five years with the further understanding that the remaining lands are to be sold and the proceeds placed in the treas ury for the use of the Indians, or to enable such as may desire it, to leave; the reservation and settle on some other. On their part the chiefs have agreed on their return to assemble their people, in the presence of a rep- resei native of the United States, and, ascertain the number and names of Indians who will take allotments, and of those who prefer to leave their present reservation and repair to other reservations already established in' Oregon, Washington, Idaho of Mon tana, and to send these lists to Wash ington City. It is also agreed by the duets that as soon as this neces sary legislation is obtained such of their people as may determine to set tle with other tribes will leave for the . locations selected. It will be seen that tinder this arrangement a very large part of Umatilla reservation' wjll undoubtedly be opened to white' settlers, since there are upon the res ervation only about 700 Indians of all ages and both sexes, and it is probable, that comparatively few will desire to take their allotment of land. Under the conditions arising front this change it would not be possible to keep the large bands of horses there which some of these Indians now possess, and the owners there fore would be among those who would remove to localities where they Wotdd find more room. We should expect that tew of the Indians would elect to remain. And now, as this matter is iu the way of amicable settlement, and the act of congress spoken of is the only thing re quired, it is hoped that our delega tion in congress will give the subject earnest attention and hasten the result,' Hire atlndei-M. Much has been said and written, recently, upon the question of wire binders for wheat, and the subject has' . been pretty throughly discussed pro' aud con. Last week we published? an interesting article on this sulyec', from the Portland Commercial Re porter. It is a matter in which farm ers are very much interested, and for tius reason we give the article refer-' red to. In the Scient'Jic American of April 12, 1879, is an article on this subject, in which occurs the following; " At the late meeting of the Mil'ers' As sociation at St. Paul, a methu.l of extract ing wire from wheat was tried, with ttacanr agin success. Two gangs of comma f?(4se- ' seoe magnets were1 placed in a spout through which wheat was passed after having ueeu mixed with particles 6i wire, varying from the size of a pin head" to pieces an inch in length. In every trial all the pieces (which had been counted) were found upon thi). magnets." Death of Genv Suli.v. Brv'tr Brigadier General Alfred Sully, died : at Vancouver on the uvorning el the' 27th ult. The following official an nouncement of his death was sent by Gen. O. O. Howard, commanding' department of the Columbia, to tbo' headquarters of the Pacific EiilihatJ:" division : Vancoj- ek Barracks, Apil 2f, I87&' Moj. Xien. htcin McDowtli, Commanding-' Depart-merd of Pacific, Sah taaeico Cal Cen. Alfred Sully died this morning at 9:30. He 'aad a severe internal heroovrh?e. 1 Thus' w j lose another comrade, able, distinguish-' ed. alwavs ioval and greatly-beloved. HOWARD, Commanding Department. J. A. Slaukk, Aide. Declined. We have received a letter from Mr. D, P. BaUard, of Yakima City, which we decline to publish' for the reason that it is of a too personal nature. The Mountaineer never publishes personal com munications except as advertisements, and then only when they refer to the official con duct of an officeholder, and not to his pri vate character. We wijl piiblish with pleas ure anything Mr. Ballard will be pleased to send us that will be of benefit to the Yakima Valley and of lieiicral interest to the people, as he is an excellent writer; but, to lend our columns to assist in making trouble be tween rather Wilbur and the people, were spectfully decline. The Dalles Mountaineer. If every newspaper editor would adopt the above honorable and manly course, a new era would dawn upor, newspaperdorm It would not ordy save the editor ranch annoyance and injury, bflt would .be benefirial to public morals. The Hill of Life. The roada leading over the hill of life are numerous ; some people take the road which is bright and gay on which flowers of the brightest hue are blooming but they fi'jd, that before they are half way, the flowers are faded, all is bleak, they are wearied, and. are glad to lie down and die ; others strive to so over the steep bank to fortune and fame, but the paths on which they tread are weak and rugged ; some stop at a steep precipice aver which they are unable to pass. ; the foothold of others give way and they are hurled to the bottom, while only a few reach the cov eted goal ; but the wise man chooses the road which goes over the hill with a gradual slope, on which here and there are sweet flowers which cheer him on his way until he arrives at hk joarney's end, where dwells peace, happiness and contentment. Boys and HftStUk Make home a pleasant; place for your boys. Do not be so afraid of4 your best parlop that they may not use i. Let them have plenty of warmth and bht. and entertaining books to read, and mrtrical instruments, and any parlor games I they like. Girls will stay at home if-' home bu the dullest place under the moon,' but boys will not. If their young companions are banished, if they are checked when they laugh, or sing, or make a noise, if they may not have the innocent freedom that they need, under their parents' roof, then they will have freedom of some sort elsewhere. And there are always enough ready to beck on them to places where the bloom is brush ed from youth's round cheek. A young man will squeeze a little "fun" out of hi life, and, if you want him to be a credit to.' you and himself, make it possible for him to enjoy himself in his home. Let the homo be a placeor him to live and breathe in, not merely a roof under which he may tat and sleep.