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ESTABLISHED FOR TAB DISSEJHJUTIOX OP DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND TO EARS AJ HONEST UTIXQ it THB SWEAT OP OI'R BROW.
WHOLE NO. C25.
KUGENE CITY, OIU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER i, 1879.
$2.50 per year IN ADVANCE
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Site (Sugfttf cCitg (Buatd.
L L. CAMrSKM. i. B. CAMFBVLL
CAMPBELL BROS.,
4
Publishers and Proprietors.
OFFICE In Underwood's Brick Building,
over Grange Store.
OUR ONT.T
ilA-TKS OF ADVERTISING.
Advertisements inserted m follow :
One quare, 10 lines or lew, one insertion 3;
ach subsequent insertion IL Cash required in
Wance. . . . ,
Time advertisers will be charged at the fol
lwin rate:
One square three months 5' "0
" " iix month H 00
i ..... rj oo
. Transient notices in local column, 20 eenti per
I U : ..InM
imiurEwoiuK-i.i.
Advertising bills will be rendered quarterly,
,AU Job work must be fAll) rot on nrxivsiot.
posTorncG.
, IHlre Iliiori-From 7 a. . to I p.m. Bnndays
Kail arrive, from th aouth anil leave, srolnsr north
... . w.n. and lnive. tfilln.
e itb tt 1:13 p. m. for Biuiilaw. Fruoklin and Toiin
A on, oIima at a a.m. on .u. v..-..
.'tie. Camp Creek anl Brownsville at I
. : .L.n ,i m t..AMtvrw liMlfnahaur after
....i of train. Latter should be loft t the offloe
- hottr beI0r, A. B. PATTSRSOH. P. M
socierius.
i ...... V II A V anrl A. V
,MmU Ant n4 third We Inmlayt in each
month.
WW '.n -
fcO. V. MeeUerery luwUjrtTening.
- r . a
u-.a... nnj-r TjltWIK Vfl. fl I. O.
litiU on tb n-1 t yednwUyn in fttch month.
DR. L. M. DAVIS
DENTIST
J
Eugene City, Oregon.
DOOM8 0VER GRANGE STORE, first
X ) door to the right, up stairs. Formerly
olfi w of C. W. Fitch.
Nitrous Oxide Gas for painlet'S extraction of
teeth.
bit 6i f. Tucfcftit,
I" FORMERLY WITH DR. L. SKIFF,
i of Salem, and late of the Philadelphia
Dental College. Rooms over the Express Of
fice, Eugene City. octltf
W. Sueltos. M. T. W. ILmnis, M. I).
Drs. Shelton & Hdrris,
piiYsicms & mmm,
. W.PATTERSOX,
NirsiCIAN AND SU11QEON,
Olllcs an Ninth Street, opposite the 8
Charles Hotel, and at Residence,
KJGKNK CITY OKKGON.
Dr J. O. Shields
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
vices to the citizens of Eugene City and
surrounding country. Special attention pyen
to all OBSTETRICAL CASES and UThR
IXE DISEASES entrnstel to his care.
Office at the St Charles Hotel
JjiR. JOSEPH P. GILL
CAN BE FOUND AT HIS OFFICE or res
idence when not professionally engaged.
Office at the
POST OFFICE DRUG STORE.
Besidenee on Eighth street, opposite Tresliy
erian Church.
S.llcraenway, M. !.,
PJl YSICIJJY SfSURQEOX.
. prsiDENM-Corner of Oak and and Fifth
street.
EUGENE CITY, OREGON;
GEO. B. DORHIS,-
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR at LAW
Office on'WilUmette street, Eugene City.
JEWELRY ESTABLISMKXT.
J. S. LUCKEY,
DEALERW
Clocks, Watcnes, Chains, Jewelry, tt.
Kepirin; Promptly Exccutfl.
E3AII Work Warrant. J?3
J.S LCCKKY,
Ells-ro rtb fc Co.'s brick. Willamette street '
Real Estate Agent,
Collection Agent,
and Notary Public.
EUGEXE CITY, : OREGON.
J. B. ALEXANDER,
Justice ol the Peace, Conveyan
cer and Collector.
.. . . , T J L.l mrA mh
Bills eollecteo. M!ror:,:, TT
tracts M title nsta AH btunnes. prompUT
atteaded to. Utr- at in. Aun
GROCERIES & PROVISIONS
AadiaviUtb "ifTT-
VVEW STOCK Or II .ITU-T.. i W
IS. Ildscnbliiti & Co.,
PEALEB8 IN
mini merhiwdise,
At the old stand, Southwest corner of Eighth
and Willamette streets,
KUCiKNK CITY, OKKGOX.
llave the most complete stock of
General Merchandise
1 n the city, including
i)ry Goods,
Groceries, ;
H&rdwarc)
Crockery,
A.Jc.
And iu fact everything tlie' market drmands,
v Inch we are selling at
BED-ROCK PRICKS.
Paid for all kinds of farm produce
delivered at our Store;
S. Rosenblatt & Co.
os5U sn & co's
VTEW DRUG STOKE ON VVILLAM
jy dtee Street, nenr Ninth,
DKU.HitH IN
DKUCS,
CIIKM1CALS,
OILS.
PAINTS.
GLASS,
VARNISHES
PATENT MEDICINES, &c.
Brandies. Wines and Liqudir
OF AIL HINDS.
In fact, we have the best assortment of article
fouAd iii
FIRST CLASS DRU( .fl'O'UK.
We warrant all our drags for they are new ahd
Freh. Particular attention i calle'J W our
Stock of
Perfumery ai.u Toilet Articles,
As we have bought
OUU(iOO!S FOR CASH
We can compete with any establishment in Eu
gene City in price and accommodation.
Buy your goods where you can get
the beat and cheapest.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY FILLED
A't all hours' of the day or night
OKIiUUN &
rpRY IT 1-TnRT O. 1IESDBICK8 BRAND
I orsHH. For sale only br
... t.u. HKsr.nirus.
BOOTS AXI JiHQEH-CALIFOl-nia
hand and machuiB made Boots and
Shoes. A new lot directfrom jy
I- BEMI TAOX-I am tit suit
J agent for this .lebratedwn
PHOTOGRAPHS.'
Albert Jackson, Artist,
Takes rhotograpiis, Gems, Cards, ('ahiiwt
and Life-Size, stvle and finish equal to any
work done in the State, l'ricee reasonable. .,
GALLERY - Willamette street, Eugene
Citv Oregon, over Mrs. Jackson s Millinery
Stori ,le0 15:0n' -
General Notice.
MRGEORGE HUMPHREY HAVING
placed his business iu the hands of the
nndersigind for collection and settlement,
all persons owing him who have not mvle ar
rangement for extension of time, are hereby
noUned to make vniei.t or other satisfactory
arrangement without delav.
H. c! HUMPHREY.
Summons.
In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon in
and lor tue couniVj ui
Emeline Wallace and Matthew Wallace her
busbanU, pwmtins.
Thomas Garside and Ann Garside, his wife,.V
fendants.
iit in" equity to foreclose mortgage on real
PPITIT.
t Unmu fiamiile and Ann Garsloe. hi
wife, the above named defendant:
TN THE NAME Or" J nr. !iaia "
i ..! nl von. are burebv
summcnl to apr in ! f" f"w'r
the complaint of the plaintiffs bled herein,
on or More Monday, the th.rd day of Novem
ber 1H7'J, that beinif the first day of the term
. ' . ii .I.. .i.. rirnUYlllcl in Ue
of court ioni'm iu r- ------. t .
orierforputiUration oi - k
wiU apply t. the courj for the n-lfcf demanded
therein, oameiy, a .u.Igment J r tne .urn -
live thousand aoi'fJ m K' -
Lnitea i-tw """-. ,-a j
cent per month, since Ocf.ber L-th. 18,8, and
decree lor tue f. . -- -
real property, in Uae county Oregon, to-wit
The lMnation claim of Matthew 1'"
wife 'ot 2105 in Sections 27 and 31 in Town
ship'l7 Sooth of Range fo-ir Wert, ?"tming
320 acres, also commencing at the Northwest
earner of laid claim, thrn,We.t cht.,
thence Sooth I7.80cbs., thence Last 3. fx, cks.,
thence North 47.80 cha, to the place .? begin
ning, eoo aining 17. 4Jacres.rf land and for such
other and further relief a. to th. court may
teem eouiuble and j't. -'
U i. ordered by th court the H'VM.
1 18T'J that service of summons be ioie on.yoa
'bT p.'.bliti.ii in the Eugene Gt iBi., a nw,p
gr .eU in -d coonty f . ,j
KRIS. . .
RUOKMK CITY
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ALEXANDER, J. B. Justice of the Peace
South Eugene Precinct: office at Court House.
ASTOR JIOUSR t'has. Baker, prop. The
only firtt-class hotel in the city Willamette
street, one diMir north of th post office.
ABRAMS. W. H. 4 BRO. Planing mill,
aash, diKir, blind and moulding manufactory,
rjghth street, east of mill race. Everything
in our line furnished on short notice and
reasonable terms.
BENTLEY, J. W.-Private boarding house,
southwest comer of Eleventh and IVarlst.
BOOK STORE One door south of the Astor
House. A full stock of assorted box papers
plain and fancy.
BOYD 4 MILLER Meat Market-beef, veal,
mutton, pork and lard Willamette street,
I, between Eighth and Ninth.
BRIGGS, A. C.-Saddlery, harness, saddle
trees, whiw, etc.. Willamette street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
CLEAVER, J. W. General variety store and
agricultural imnlt'inents, southeast corner of
Willan.ette ami Seventh streets.
CHRISTIAN, SCOTT-Truok, hack and x-
rTessman. All orders promptly attended
to, Office at express office.
CRAIN BROS.-Dealer in Jewelry, Watch
es, Clocks and Musical Instruments il
Umotte street, between Seventh and Eighth.
CALLtSON, R. G. Dealer in groceries, pro
visions, country produce, canned goods, books,
stationery, etc., southwest corner Willamette
and 0th St.
DORRIS, B. F. -Dealer in Stove and Tin
warn Willamette street, between Seventh
and Eighth.
UURANT, WM.-Meat Market beef, pwk,
eal and mutton constantly on hand Ninth
streeti between Pearl and High.
ELLSWORTH A CO. Druggist and dealer
in paints, oils, etc. Willamette street, be
tween Eighth and Ninth.
FRIENDLY. S. H. -Dealer In dry good,
clothing ann general merchandise Willam
ette street, between Eighth and Ninth.
GUARD OFFICE-Newspnper, book and Job
printing office, corner Willamette and Eighth
streets, up stairs.
GRANGE STORE-Dealers in general mer
chandise and produce, corner Eighth and
Willamette streets.
GILL, J. T. Physician! Surgeon aud Drug
gist, rostothce. Ulamette ret, between
Seventh and Eighth.
HAYS, ROBT.-Wines, Liquor, and Cl
ears of the best qua'.ity kept constantly on
hand. The best billiard table in town.
HENDRICKS, T. G.-Dealei in general mer
chandisenorthwest corner WilLamett and
Ninth Jtreets.
1IODES, C Lager beer, liquor, cigars and a
fine pigeon-hole table, Willamette street, be
tween Eighth and Ninth.
HORN; CHAS. M. Gunsmith. Rifles and
shot-eima, breech and muzzle louder, for aie.
Repaying done in the lieatvtst style and war
ranted. Shop on 9th street. (
KINSEY, J. D. Sa.-h, blind and door fac
tory, window and door frames, mouldings,
etc!, giazing and glass cutting done to order,
LYNCH, A -Groceries, provisions, fruits, veg
etables, etc., Willamette street, first door
south of Postofflce.
LUCKEY, J. S. -Watchmaker and Jeweler;
keeps a fine stork of goods in his line, Willam
ette street, in Ellsworth's drug store. 1
McCLAREN, JAM ES Choice, wines, liquor,
and cigars Willamette street, between Eighth
and Ninth.
M EI. LEU, M. Brewery Lager beer on tap
and by the keg or barrel, corner of Ninth and
Olive streets. .
OSBURN 4 CO. Dealer in drugs, medicine.
chemicals, oils, paints, etc. illnmette sL,
opposite S. Charles HotcL '
PATTERSON, A. S.-A fine stock of plain
and fancy visiting curds.
PERKINS, H. C. -County Surveyor and Civil
En',ineer. Residence on Fifth s red
PRESTON, WM. Dealer in .wddlery,, Har
ness, Carriage Trimmings, etc. Willamette
street between Seveuthsnd. Eighth:
POST OFFICE A new s'tm-k- of. standard
school Ixioks just received at the post office.
RUSH, BEN. Horseshoeing and general Job
bing blacksmith, Eighth street, between Wil
lninette and Olive.
REAM, J. R. Undertaker and building con
tractor, corner Willamette and Seventh
streets.
ROSENBLATT 4 CO. Dry good, clothing,
groceries and general merchandise, southwest
corner Willamette and Eighth streets.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL Mrs. A. Ren
frfrir, Proprietress The best Hotel In the
city. ; Corner Willamette nd Ninth street.
SHIELDS, J. C Physician and Surgeon
north side Ninth street, first door east of St
Charles Hotel. .
STEVENS, MARK-Dfaler In tooacay
gars, nut, enndies, shot, powder, notions,
etc. Willamette. street - ,
SCHOOL SUPPLIES A large and varied
assortment of slates of all sires, and quantities
of -dates and slate books. Three doors noi th
of the express office. .
THOMPSON 4 BEAN-Attorneys -at -Law-Willamette
street, between Seventh and
Eighth.
WALTON, J. J. Attomey-at-Law. Office
Willamette street, lictween Seventh and
Eighth.
WITTER, J. T. Buckskin dreimr. Th
highest irrice paid for deer skins, Eighth st,
at Bridge.
UNDERWOOD, J. B.-General brokerage
bninessana airent for the Connecticut In
sirranre Company of Hartford Willamette
street, between Seventh and.Eigh,th.
ELLSWORTH 'V CO.,
DIIUGGIST,
TlflLL CONTINUE THE BUSINESS In
V all iu branches at the old stand, onYring
increased inducement to customer, old and
new. As heretofore, the most
Careful attention' given tl Prescripions.
Ha Ukei Wiiloi of th
Luckey' Livery Stable,
And will earry oa a
GENFRAL LIVERY EU?Lj.FSf.
Hones fed sad boarded by t the ..week or da)
HORSES AND BUOGIK3 rORHIKK
LlviR'in Boptt.
Detroit Free Pre.
There is no particular reased why
a tramp should wrar a polish, d white
shirt, but they had od at the Central
Station yesterday with a nhitt no ter
ribly in want of a tonp auda hath that
the oldest man eu the lorce gilliered
around the fellow and declared th t
they never aw any thing like it un
der the blue canopy cf Heayen.
Wh n asked how lonsj he had worn
it witheut. wishing t!io mai eettned
hurt nud replied:
"Give a fellow a uhnnee, won't you?
You nie, I had this shirt on seven
months ago when I broke my arm.
I couldn't get it off, then, ol course."
"Hut your arm got well," protest
ed one of the ofliuera.
''Yes, It got" well, and then my
iter died."
'What of that?"
"Why she made this ere nhirt with
her own blessed hands, and I kimV
lull it was my duty to wear it in
memory of her lor awhile. I'm a
hard looking pill, I know, but I love
my sister, l'oor Sarah! she's up lliore
where they don't need clean auirts
and never have their hair cut"
"Well, haven't you worn it long
enough to ease your sister's spirit?"
"Gentlemen, I should have got
this wasted some time this week, hut
lust ni;,'ht I lost my dog au animal
that hud stuck to me three years."
"And what did the dog havi to do
wiib it?'
"Jf I should get washod np, and
cleaned up, ai d seemed to be some
body, and should come across the
do;.', he'd look at my hair, give one
null' at my clothes, and then he'd
turn tail nud keep up the search till
he fell in his tracks. I don't want to
go hack on my owu dog, do I? I
don't want to play any contemptible
trick on a canine whiclt haa turned to
and eaten shingle tinila and oyster
cans when we was on the tramp, and
I unulilii't gel nothing tor myself but
shelled coin. How I'd look going
I auk on a dug which never laid down
beside me at night without hunting
around to see where I could piek up
turuips lor breakfast?"
"Alter you lind your dog you can
wash up," suggested an olliuer,
"Well, I shall live in hopes," was
tho dubious reply. '"Life is but a
span, you know. We coinelh up like
flowers iiml arc cut down; and I tell
you I'm not going to risks or take
any chances for the sake ol having a
clean shirt to spit tobacco juice oul"
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"Eipire."
A young man whose money didn't
hold out as long as the stale fair
dropped into the telegraph office
yoKterday and sent a dispatch to his
f ither in an interior town to forward
him cash to reach homo with. When
the receiving cleik saw that the dis
patch read, "To John Dlank, Esq,"
Im suggested that a saving could be
made by erasing the "Esq."
vVell, inebbe yon think so, hut I
don't" replied the sender. "When
I am home I call him 'dad' nil d.ty
long, but when it comes down to
black and while you've got to 'Es
quire' him right up to the nines, or
walk home by the dirt road. Don't
you dare leave that off not with the
roads as muddy as they are now!"
In a ho nt an hour the following an
swer was received:
To
John Blank, Esq., forwards you 810
and v'ort can have more if you want il.
John ui.ank
"Didn't I tell ye?" chuckled the
vounif man a he re.nl it. "Dad's
loiiiinon euougli when weie're all
linine and rushed to eel the fall wheal
in. but ihe minute his back gels rv
edanl a stranger comes along he
weight more to tne ton than any
fro on legs. I tell ye, you a on t
know a man till ve ve hoeacorn wun
him!" Free Press. , . ..
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An EdurKrd People.
, .
Boston Transcript.
There is only one country in the
world in which tl ere are no illiterate
people; it is the Sandwich Ishimls.
The iiopdUlion of the island is 5?,
1)00. They have flevn high educa
tional instil utious. 16'J middle public
scho I and 43 private schools, ihe
public instruction is under the super
vision of a committee appointed bv
the King, and composed of 8v! mem
bers, who serve without remunera
tion; the committee appoint a general
msuedor and number ( suu-inpec-
tuis. The Government tskte care
Lai eveit iterson shall be able al
least to read and writ, and pursue
energetically, all parents oeglecl
lo siii'l LLur children to e Doi.
Alter Notrmber 15th, we believe,
the utiles on the Coo wagon
rond brtween Loe lity ana li ee-iniro-
m ill b run on what is termed
i..iig time." Tin ir ol-j- cl i. to hav
inontl.s of 'li l.onrs and 3b hour.
n.. i. in ei ii utile owinff to the bad
- , . rj
ofi.litiou of tl.4 road dt-ring lot raiay
fceaaon.
STATE NEW8.
I . .
Oscar Kelly has been appointed
railroad agent at McCoy'a station.
The Imperial Mills, at Oregon
City, turn out 400 barrels of flour
daily;
Over 125,000 bushels have been
hauled to McCoy ior shipment this
year.
The state agricultural college is
free from debt and has money in the
treasury.
Judge McArihnr is booked for a
lecture at La Grande, the proceeds to
go to the Ii'ue Mountain University.
The La Grande Gazelle learns that
parties at Island City will engage
immediately Iq the manufacture of
wines. '
The Astoria fire department has re
cently received a quantity of hose,
and is now thoroughly tilted in every
respect.
The Norman Macleod cleared from
Astoria on Tuesday for Liverpool,
with 12,225 oases ot salmon and 10,-
392 centals ofwheai.the whole valued
at I 'J;l,70U 60.
Mr. J. li. V. Butler died at hi
home in Monmouth, l'olk county, on
Saturday, October 18, 1879, aged 79
years and 1 month. Mr. Builvr was
bom in New Harapsire on Soptemtn-r
18, 1809, and had livvd in Oregon
since 1849.
The Dallns Itemizer says of the
new , to n ot Derry, on Col Nes
inith's place: The local ion ot this
place Is si good as that of any lewn
in the county, being the center of in
agricultural country that cannot be
surpassed. Col. Kesmilh will soon
have lor sale several lots in the new
town, the site ol whiuh ia on the west
side of ihe read, the land adjoining
on the east having been deeded to
ihe railroad company for warehouses,
etc. The new town will ho doubt
toon grow to a place ol considerable
tmpoilauce.
There are four suits for damages to
come up at the next term of circuit
court which co' vcuei nl Albany next
Monday, E. Boyle sues Dr. 1). B.
Uicu for (9000 on the ground of mal
practice; James Sliorrili demands 6 10
000 tonn the county for damages sus
tained by lum by the breaking ot a
county bridge; Montague & C'tis'n-k
want damages from Sheriff Dickey,
and B. It. Weslfull is alter Vincent
Wa'.snn on the same tack. There
are 120 cases on the docket ihe
largest number ever known al one
session in Linn county. '
At Mr, Janet Hastings, of l'olk
county, was returning home from
l'e.rydale on the 18lh lust., haying
in his possession a considerable turn
of moury, Ihe proceeds ot the sale
of hia wheat crop, two men attempted
lo rob him, one jumping from either
side of the read ana grabbing at the
bridle ot bit horse. Only one suo
oeeded in gaining a hold, and ho was
induced lo let go suddenly by a well
directed blow from a club which Mr.
Hustings' fiHil iu his hand. Alter
treeing hiiiis'ill Irum his assailants
Mr. ILis'iin;.' (nil spurs to hit horse
and gut out ol I heir way.
A lazy Ciiiiinniau, cngxged on' the
west side i xli iisiuii, near Buena Vis-
la, upon being reprimanded Iu t week
for his idieuvks, made an attempt le
assault one of the overseers, when he
was mildly slapped, but still persist
ing iu the attack he was kuweked
duwn with a shovel, at which the
whole pisse quit their work and
made, with drawn shovels, for the
man. He endeavored to reach the
fence, where lliey could not turround
him, but betore halt way he was over
taken, and had it not been for a
horsemen at lull speed dashing just
at this moment amon ii iheui and
freely using a heavy bull whip, the
man's injuries would have likely been
fatal.
A meeting of ihe Willamette Val
ley and I'oaal Uailway Co., wat held
al Corvullis on the 18th inst. A re
port of the affairs of the company
was presented and read by the sec
retary, 15. W. Wilson, alter which the
following genllemvn were elected as
a board ot directors: W. B. Jlainil
ton, Asliby Tierce, I. B. lienkle, M.
Jacobs, Sel. Kinir, J. M. Currier, B.
W.. WiMon, T. E. Cauthornand J,
Harris. During the past year tlnre
lias been expended for the iron and
rolling slock, and iu connection there
with, the full sum ot $35,000. The
company hat also paid upwards ol
3,000 on the ties purchtsed, eta
thus showing an expenditure, includ
iug vtrrorrt small current charg s ol
upwards ot 138,000. The receipts on
the 3o,000 subscription havtj only
reached 129,915; inlere.l, $974; total,
MO,56, aud the indebtedness tp Col.
Hogg, $7,600; to other parties, $2,
308. ..But the compr.ny hat . not only
all the railroad iron, rolling stock and
maleriafs, and also the railraad ties,
but has also still unpaid, bet .in pro
cess of collection, $o3?J on the $35.
OOO taharriplion.
i DutinsoUhed Dtccaud.
Nevail CaL Transcript Oct 17.
, Mrs. Hee Lee, wife of the lendieg '
merchant et Chinatown, died Wed.
nesday afternoon. She belonged to
the upper ten among her people, and
was laid out in a high toned ttyle
yesterday. She it said to be a very
smart and proper person, and a cred
it to the race. She left one child.
Hee Lee it inconsolable. The Trans
cript reporler, who had not then
learned ot his affliction, met him early
yesterday morning. Observing that
the old man w.is not at cheerful at
usual, and that a cloud had Milled
over his rolund physiognomy, he
asked:
"What t up?"
"Welly bad, welly bad!" he in
swered gloomily.
"The Sheriff closed you np?" asked
the reporter tympathetically. ..
"No, no. My wifeeishe go d,ie.
She heap nidi girl. Me no know
what tp do. Trade welly bad; me
no catcheu money nuff to buy
'uother. ',' f
The, funeral took place late y ester.,
day afternoon. There waa big;
procession of tetmt and pedestrian,
and the entire affair wnt tutcess
from beginning to end.
The Bain Tree. .
Sme travelers in Columbia, South
America, travel sing an arid and deso
lut tract of country, were struck
with a strange, contrast. On one
side there wat a barren desert; on the
other a rich and luxuriant vegeta
tion.' Tim French Consul at Lreto,
Mexico, says that this remarkable
contrast is due to the presence of tha
"Tarusi caspi," or the rain tree. Tbit
tree,1 which growt to a height tf CO .
feet, with a diameter of 3 teet at it)
base, possesses the power ol strongly
attracting, absorbing and condensing .
the humidity ol th attnojphere. .
Water it alwayt to be teen dripping
trom its trunk in audi quantity at to
convert the surrounding soil intq a
veritable marsh, It ia In summer
especially, when the rivers are nearly
dried up, that the tree tt most active. .
If this admirable quality of the rain
tree wat utilif.tiJln the , arid regions
near the equator, th people there,
living in misery on account ot the un
productive soil, would derive great .
advantxgea from its Introduction, at
well as the poople of more favored
countries where the climate it drj
and droughts are frequent.
Our country it indeed making wen
dvrlul progrest n commerce and
agriculture. Th Boston Economist
thinks there is no doubt but that
theriu United States, in the near iu.
lure, ars detlined lo change the po
sitien it has heretofore occupied in
the financial world, as one of debtor
nation, and assume that of a credi
tor. Events lor the past three years
have tended to nluce the country in
this position. For the lust two years
its crops navs uceo unpreceacniiy
big. Iu addition, ihe products of
silver and irold from our own mine
have averaged oighty million dollars
annually, lir the past three yean, in
excess ot amounts used in the arts .
and manufactures.
Salein Statesman: Business it un
usually good, at any one may tee by
looking into almost any of onr busi
ness homes. Wheat it continually
coining in, and brings a better price
than for many years. And when
tarter rs have moury they will buy
goods. Goods are sold on very small
margins for , cash. Freights from
Porilnnil are to small that they are
net taken into consideration; and tie
more than counterbalanced by the
difference in the expense of handling
goods in the two citiet. When tern
of our capitalists turn their attention
In manufacturing, no c:ly on th coast
will luv a more promising futur
than Salem. r
A correspondent writing frera
Camp Harney to th Grant Count;.
Newt says: Dev inn's, . vtqueros
mounted on fleet mustang affordj
lots of amusement on.the meadows sd.
joining th post, running down ante-,
lope and catehing ttiein will) a last,
rope. The srort it witness! by
large crowds from a st p bluff over-,
looking the tieueacdit greatly en-
jnyed.
Not salistied with having the big-.
gesl cucumber In th Slate, "Old .
rshepVof Baker City, print) this:,
Qil last Saturday, Mi; Sohlra, who,
resile near Wingvillt, In th county, '
harid'd iota this office blood red .
beet, weighing 22 pound. ad meat-'''
oring 44 inches lengthwise and 27.'
inches in ciri uinttrence. It it nic -and
solid. Who caQ beat ur big
htt?
Jacksonville Timet: Considers!
wheat hia already been sow p iu the .
valley, wherever. the ground admitted
of so doinir. and the farmeia seem ds
Wrmined to do their part to insure
i beautiful harvest next teatoo.
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