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THE INDEPENDENT. HILLSBORO, THURSDAY, Dec; 2. Failure of the Russian Harvest Its Effect on Prices. The New York World, on the au thority of a German paper of wide circulation and good repute, makes the announcement that the harvest in Russia this year is almost a total failure. This general statement is followed up by details which imply the certainty of a famine fn many districts unless relief is provided by the Government. The German pa per also intimates that a Russian ldan will soon be put upon the mar kets of Western Europe for the pur pose of raising the means for such relief. It would bo very cruel to suspect that the avowed object of this loan is but a scheme, to conceal a real and quite a different object. No reputable German paper would lend itself to such a purpose. "We are justified in accepting the news as true, though probably somewhat ex aggerated. People who lived in California in the notable famine year of 1SG4 ,can imagine what would have been the measuro of our distress if the State's population had then been Ave mil lions instead of five hundred thous and souls. It was with the greatest difficulty that the wolf was kept from the doors of the poor of the farming districtSj even with our thin population. The price of Hour was $12 to $14 per barrel. The cattle starved by tens of thousands on the plains, and but for the tulo pastures we should have been as des titute of meats as of grain. At the low estimate of five bushels a year to the inhabitant, it will require 300,000,000 bushels to feed the 00, 000,000 people who inhabit the coun try of European Russia. But it is not to be supposed that the crops have failed all over that vast coun try. A failure to produce half the amount of these figures would be enough to cause a famine in many districts and very general distress throughout the Empire. The gov ernment of Russia is always short of money. It is a vast country, rich in rivers, in lands, and counting more population than any other two of the 'greatest nations on the continent of Europe; but it is poor in resources and in money. The masses have just emerged from serfage, are lack ing in enterprise agriculturists without machinery, of the ancient Egyptian order, plowing with sharp ened sticks and harvesting with sickles. Commerce and manufac tures are in the incipient stage. Such a nation, when stricken down by a great calamity like this,becomes stolid, and succumb3 to fate without an effort. The Government must stretch forth its hand to aid them, as the English did the Hindoos two years ago, or they perish. The rule in a despotism is to find out about how much taxation the subjocts can stand, and then collect it Inexorably. And when, as now in Russia, they can stand little or nothing, the Gov ernment must borrow both to sus tain itself and to feed the starving. Jn some degree this failure of the Russian - harvest is a disaster to oth er countries: for if that government goes into the market extensively for money, the market will bo shortened for other applicants. The Germans, having been severely bitten by Amer ican borrowers, will prefer tho bonds of Russia to those of our average corporations. Yet it is an ill wind that blows good to no one. Thi3 calamity will result in benefit to tho producers of the United States above all others. In years of averago har vest say from 18G6 to 1873, inclu sive Russia has exported more wheat to England than the United States. The figures are as follows: r'ITED STATUS. Cwt. of 120 lbs. Cwt. of 112 lb. 1816.. 18(57..; 1868.., 18S9... 1870. . , 1871.., 1872... 1873... Total.. .. 614,028 .. 4,871,310 .. 6,46",592 ..15,904,560 ..15,200,283 ..16,774,153 ..10,454,922 ..23,558,277 .93,762,975 1836 ... 1867.... 1S6S.. . 1HC9..., 1870.... 1871.... 1872.... 1873.... Total.. . . . . 8,937,191) ..14,025,236 ..10,053,617 . 9,158,331 ..10,269,138 ..15,654,000 . . 17,855,658 . . 9,595,676 95,548,877 The excess in favor of Russia in these years, was 1,785,S82 cwt., or very nearly 3,348,529 bushels. But this year Russia must become a large importer. She will probably take all the surplus of Germany and France, and leave in tho bands of the United States a monopoly of the English market. It will be roadily understood from the foregoing as suming the major premise, the re ported failure of the Russian har vest, to ba true why the ports of the Baltic and Black Seas have been so far this jrear closed to wheat ex ports. The Germans and Russians knew the secret long before we did, and the English, who wanted cheap grain, helped then to keep that se cret. There must bo a very active demand for American wheat and cttrn from this time till next July. JS. F. Bullet in. .Local Option or JVothinr Gov. Ferry of "Washington Terri tory has signed a law amending the license law of that Territory so that the applicant for a license will have to get an actual majority of all the legal voters in the precinct before his petifion can be granted. This is substantially local option. We need just such an amendment to our li cense law in this State. As our law now siands a persistent man can, by renewed petitions, succeed in get ting a license notwithstanding there be a large majority in the comm nity opposed to his enterprise; for should he get but one Bigner to his petition and there be no remon strance tho court i3 bound to grant him license. Now if the friends of temperance would quit frittering and fooling away their time trying to get a pro hibitory law and concentrate their efforts on amending our license law they might accomplish something for the good of tho rising genera tion. One would think that here where society is in a transition state, a sort of "pudding stone" formation, that sensible people could sec the impossibility of enforcing a law, even could it be enacted, that the pedplo of old and staid commonwealths like Massachusetts cannot support only for a few years at a time, and which they find it impossible to make effec tive. ELECTION RETURNS. THE STATE-OFFICIAL. Count leu. fc .-S mz b 3 g Baker 166 250 10 Benton 419 416 66 4 Clackamas 541 508 30 22 Clatsop 219 236 2 8 Columbia 43 76 Coos 366 450 6 1 Currv 75 62 3 Douglas 602 531 135 6 Giant 176 147 32 19 Jackson 33S 528 27 6 Josephine 110 118 11 1 Lake 65 143 1 1 Lane 616 683 113 68 Linn 859 1096 20 66 Marion 1227 824 95 32 Multnomah...... 1201 1075 23 51 Polk 311 312 107 26 Tillamook 82 47 2 Umatilla 263 463 12 6 Union 12 27 12 7 Wasco 200 355 35 6 Washington 326 191 69 6 Yamhill 661 554 28 7 9106 9337 837 345 I Lane's majority over Warren, 261. Wheat. LtoxDOx, Nov. 20. The Mark Lanp Express' review of the grain markets for tho past week says England has had a dragging trade with occasional decline, owing chiefly to the want of condition in samples in Holland and Belgium. Former rates are main tained in Germany. There has been slight fluctuations Jn Franco. The quotations avo generally Unchanged though in some provincial markets there has been an advance of a shill ing, owing to small supplies. Al geria is suffering from severe drouth. Bed Cboss. The Supreme Convention of the order of the Red Cross have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Supreme Commander. A. C. ilcDougall, of California. Supreme Councilor. II. A. Haskin, Col oradov Supreme Senior Champion. T M Iisher. Wyoming. &Mr?T3Te Secretary Anna Figg, Colorado. Supreme Captain of Host T D Cuhalan, Idaho Territory. Supreme Junior Champion W. R. Bram blctt, Indiaua. Supreme Chaplain Bev. It. G. Hawn, Oregon, Supremo Mistrrss of Ceremonies Mrs. S. B . Weller, California. Supreme Sentinel W T Keady, of Ore gon. Mr. A. C. McDougall has organized sev enteen sat encampments of the I. C R. C. in Colorado Ter. within the past three months. H. W. Scott, Collectors of Cus toms for Portland, O N Denny, Col lector of Internal revenue, Ben Simpson, Surveyor General, and sev eral other U. S. officials at Portland have gone to "Washington City. It is reported that the government is cutting down the expenses of the customs houses and making some amendments in other directions, which doubtlessly has interested these gentlemen to tako a tour for their health. The wreck of a schooner named Sumhinc was discovered near Cape Hancock at the mouth of the Colum bia river last week. It is supposed that the Captain and crew are lost. Also the bark Florence bound to Sa Francisco from Port Discovery load ed with lumber foundered Nov., 17, about 40 or 50 miles off the Umpqua bar and all the crew consisting of eight persons, except one who was washed ashore, were lost. O. H. Kelley, secretary of the Na tional Grange, says that granges are being organized now at tho rate of about eighty per month; that would be an increase of about two thous and four hundred members lor ev ery thirty days. The Oregonian says that it is too late now to think of a third party in the race for President. Suppose that the two old parties do not nom- nate a good man, then what? OREGON ENTERPRISE ! THE OREGON FURNITURE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY. What Energetic Persistence, Business Ability and Tatient Labor.are do ing for the City and State. In the midst of the general com plaint of dull times.it is encouraging to know there is, at least, one com pany of energetic men who aro do ing I heir utmost, by practice and example, to lead the business inter ests of the State toward a period of independent prosperity. A visit to the extensive works of the Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company will satisfy any one that they are do ing this, and have already reached for themselves a position where they are a benefit to the whole State.They pay out over $30,000 annually for Oregon lumber different kinds of timber, coming Irom different sec tions of the State. This money is distributed in all directions, from whence it returns through the hands of the country merchant to the mer chants of Portland. Something like sixty hands aro constantly employed in the different departments of this large establishment, whoso aggre gate wages amount to over a thous and dollars per week, increasing the purchasing power of tho laboring population of the city by at least $52,000 annually. The money is all paid to white laborers, and the com pany mako it a principle of their business to employ boys for all kinds of labor where cheaper or less skillful workmen can be used. If there were more such establishments in the city, tho question of "What shall we do with our boys?" would bo speedily answered. The company is incorporated un der the laws of the State of Oregon, with a nominal capital of $100,000, but they aro actually employing more; The establishment is fitted up throughout with the roost important of all the modern inventions in fur niture manufacturing machinery. All the dc tuls of the business are arranged on the most economical plan, and the most perfect exact ness is observed in carrying them out. The works aro situated at tho cor ner of Front and Madison streets where the company own and occupy half a block of ground, with a fine water front. The grounds are im proved with lumber sheds, dry hous es and other out-buildings, while the main building,buiItof brick, is three stories and basement 30x80 feet on the ground. There aro thousands of feet of fine lumber stored under the sheds fcr future use, it being the intcntention of the company to use no lumber till it is at least two years old, thus obtaining results in the du rability ot their manufactures that can be secured no other way. In the rear of the main building fronting the river is a large, two-story buihling, on the main floor of which the varnishing is mainly done. On the floor above, the mouldings, brackets and carvings, manufactured by the company, are finished and stored till wanted in other depart ments. The basement of this build ing is used for tho storage of such lumbers as demand an even temper ature to briug out their best quali ties of finish. As you go from this building to the main factory you take a look into the dry house.which s heated by steam from the boiler, and contains 20,000 feet of drying lumbar. The basement of tho main building is the place where all the varieties of work done by turning lathes are executed. The boiler and engine rooms are also in the base ment. The engine is of modern make, aud rated as 75-horse power A fire pump is placed near the en gine, and fitted with pipe and hose, so that a stream of water can be poured upon any portion of the building at once in case of fire. There is also a large tank on tho roof, which will furnish water enough to play upon afire thatmight be discovered in tho night by the' watchman constantly emploj'ed. ri he main floor is really tho bee hive of the establishment, llere a three-inch plank is handled, planed, cut and turned about by the power ful machinery as though it were a match. The heaviest plank or the lightest piece of bracket stuff are handled and brought to tho required shape with equal facility. The va rious patterns and pieces of the work turned out by the establish ment receive form on this floor, from whence they are corried through the other departments to the ware rooms, and finally into the families of the State. The superintendent, Mr. Huigren, has his office on this floor. A eteam elevator takes you to the floor above, where" there are about twenty cabinet-mfakers en gaged in "setting up" tho forms cut out below and giving them the first impressions of the finishing process. The company employ a skilled draughtsman and pattern-maker, who acts also a3 foreman of this de partment. Among the articles which we observed going through the pro cess of manufacture 100 fine marble top centre tables, 100 family exten sion tables and 100 complete suites of chamber furniture. Tho fourth floor is occupied by tho carvers, four or five of which aro constantly enjoyed, and the finish ers. Tho glueing and veneering are also done here; and the veneer "dryers," heated by steam coils arc so arranged as to insure tho most perfect uniformity in tho woik. A few minutes' walk from tho manufactory we find tho warehouse and sales-rooms, in a four-story brick and stone building, 50x100 feet, at the corner of First and Yam hill streets. The First street front is finished with magnificent French plate glass windows, in one of which a whole suitejof furniture may bo dis played. This building was built ex pressly for this company's uso du ing the summer just past, and was occupied by them about tho 1st of September. Entering the basement wo find all kinds of the cheaper goods made by the company, in tho "knock-down' form, assorted and stored in such regular order that any pieco can be taken out; and yet the placo is so full that nothing moro could appar ently be put into it. An elevator takes you from tho basement to the fourth floor, where all goods are first received on com ing from the factory. Kverything is inspected here, and nothing allowed to go into the 8lcs-rooms till it is known to bo perfect in make and finish. Tho company owe much of their reputation as manufacturer. of first-class furniture to this system of inspection. Mirrors are mounted and -the marble pieces added in this room. Yo observed some of the handsomest black v.:ilnut cabinets, ; inlaid with Oregon curly maple. This last is unequalled by any wood that grows on this continent for re ceiving durable polish. An array of counting-house desks that had just come in from the factory attracted our attention. They were the mo.t complete and elaborate of theirkind. Descending to the third floor you arrive in a very palaco of splendor, filled with sofas, lounges, tete-a-tetes aud easv chairs of oriental mao-niti-cence. Chamber suites meet tho eye in black walnut, ash, maple, spruce and balm of gilcad all but the first named Oregon wood made from tho most graceful and ehasto designs, and finished to a perfection that would cause the most fastidious to exclaim with delight, "How com plete!" Tho cheajies-t article is fin ished in as thorough manner as ! he most expensive, tho only difference in cost being in tho wood and the elaboration of tho design. The upholstery and mattress de partment is in a building to the rear and outside of the main building, and greater safety from danger of fire from the lipdit material used is thereby secured. The street floor is properly divided into two departments. On one ' hand are displayed the moro com- monlv called-for articles of house hold use. "A placo for everything, and everything in its place," though not ostensibly displayed, is evident ly the motto of the bouse, for every thing is arranged with nicety, so as occupy the smallest possible amount of room and at the samo time show itself vo tho best advantage. On the other side of the large room you are delighted with an exhibition of car pets, tapestry, matting and wall papers, the like of which was never before unrolled before tho public of Portland. In fact, there is no house on tho coast that carries anything like the assortment of carpets im ported by this firm. A comtortable ofSco invites atten tion near the front entrance. Polite and attentive clerks await you as you enter the building, and take pride in cscortieg you through the establishment. Il makes no differ ence whether you aro seeking to buy anything or not, j'ou are cordially welcomed to look through tho whole of the building, examine and ad mire everything to your heart's con tent. Parties coming to the city Troin the interior miss one of the best things to be seen here if they do not call at this establishment. If you are abont to refurnish your house, or add to the furniture" al ready in it, remember that you can buy Oregon-made furniture as cheap as the eame class of goods can be brought here from the East. In purchasing home-manufactured goods 3'ou encourage tho enterprise of your neighbors, build up the wealth of tho State by keeping your money at home, and virtually say to those who contemplate starting oth er manufacturing enterprises that yoii will support them also. The merchants and tradesmen of all kinds in the city should lend their kindly influence and assistance to this enterprise. In fact, assisting such enterprises in our midst is helping ourselves. Portland Daily Ike. HIE STATE. The new Masonic Hall, Dallas, will soon bo ready for occupancy. It will be the finest in the county. A letter from Weston to the Spir it says: "There has been more wheat sown in this vicinity this fall than ever before and hundreds of acres are broken and ready to sow when tho little winter that is now upon us shall succumb to the bright rays of a warm sun." The Suj erintendent of the Oregon Quartz Mill and Mining Co., on Cia licc creek, reports over 4,000 tons of pay ore in sight. The new mill had commenced crushing, and would reduce 10 to 12 tons per day. It is estimated the oro will work from $20 to $35 per ton. Tho com pany expected to make tho first clean up ly the 0th of this mouth, and would forward bullion as stage travel would permit. Tho whole number of legal voters in Tillamook county is 102; males 21 years and upward, 10.1; do under 21 and over ten years, "S; do undwr 10 years, 87. Females 18 years and upward, 0:J; do under 18 and over 10 years, 48; under ton years, 80. Total population, 52S. Acres under cultivation, 1,7:52; bushels wheat raised, 5JJ7; oats, 275; barley, 1,13(5; potatoes, 2,30'.; apples, 5,000; rye, 30; tons hay, 1,710; pounds wool; 2,127; Xo.shecp, 1)02; hogs, 020; hoi -ses, 330; cattle, 1,311; pounds to bacco, 81 1 ; feet of lumber, 211,311); baskets ovsters, 8.U: pounds cheese 300; do butter, 22,0( .T. In Clatsop ounty tho number ot voters is o.VJ; males 21 and upward, 572; do under 21 and ov r ten years, 1 50; do under ten ycurs, 210. Fe males 18 years and upward, 320; do under 18 and over ten vesrs, 105. a Total population, 1 ,510. Acres un der cultivation, 3,508; bushels oats, 5,250; tlo potatoes 3,2U(; do apples, 0,13U;tons of hay, 1,0:11; pounds wool, 1,730; bushels corn, 20; sheep, I, 001; hogs, 111; horses 77; cattle, 012; cases salmon, 80,000; feet of of lumber, 1,500,000; barrels salmon 700; pounds cheese, 200; ilo batter, II, 400. The ceii iu.r report for Josephine county, shows as follows: Legal voter.-;, ;-51; males, 21 and upward, 310; do under 21 years and over 10,150; do under ten years, 178. Female's 18 years aud upwards, 181; under 18 end over 10 years 05; unJer 10 years, 185. Total population, ,l'A2. Acres under cultivation, 0, 200; bush els wheat, 10,000; oata, 0,280; barley 3,010; rye, 50; corn, 5,710; patatoes, 10,575; apples 10,320; tons hay; 2,08; pounds wool, 10,:UO; sheep, 5,1)17, hogs, 1,088; horses, 703; cat tle, 4,010; mules, 30; pounds tobac co, 035, toet lumber, i'J,000; pounds butter, 8,500. ii i:.io ::;rs notes." A lazy manY. churn has been in vented in Vermont. It is adjusted to a wagon, and ail a man has to do is to drive down for the mail, and when he gets back the butter has come. A witty eastern journal thinks it will be a bar-gaii for whatever city gets' thft next National Democratic convention. ''Come, my little Mlow," said a Washington gentleman to a young ster of live years while a large coins panv were assembled: "Do you know me?"' "Ycth thirl" Who nm i Let me hear." "Voii it li tho man who kithed mamma when papa was in New York." "I wasn't so very late only a quarter of twelve." How dare you sit thero and tell me that lie? 1 wns awake when you came in and looked at my watch it was 3 o'clock. "Well, isn't three a quarter of twelve?" 1'xaminer (Divine ot tho Old Schools Name an instance of be nevolence iind design united in the native productions of a specified soil. Candidate Tho growth iu Spain and Portugal of the cork-tree, coin cident with that of the vines yield ing port or sherry. Ktamincr Very good indeed, sir. I trust that you will bo a bishop. Candidate passes wi th flying color. J They wero husband and wife, and as they stood before tho Soldier's Monument sho asked: "What's that linger on tho top?" "That's a god dess," ho answered. "And what's ; goddess?" "A woman who holds her tongue," he replied. Sho looked sideways at liim and betran planning to int ko a peach pie with tho pits in for the benefit of his sore tooth. iJrtrott J'rcr 'nw. As one of tho dozen old women who drive milk carts around De troit was crossing the Campus Mar tins yesterday afternoon, a chap, wearing lavender pantaloons and a bright blue necktie, motioned for her to stop, and then approached her and enquired: " Do you put wa ter in your milk?" "Yes sir," was tho prompt reply. "Ah, ha! So you own right up, do you? "ho asked. "'es sir." Her prompt reply rather staggered him, Imt after fcome hesi tation he asked : "And what makes you do it?" ".Because it's much healthier for calves when half and half!' she retoited. Sho waited for him to ask another question,- but ho couldn't think of any. This we clip from tho Urryonian: Congress will bo asked this win ter to grant tho following subsidies. Times are hard and taxes are high. It is to be hoped that these great ex pectations will not be realized Northern Pacific llailroa.1. . . . Southron Pacific liuilroad. . . . New York nnl Erie Canal enlargement Ohio ltivt-r tl;uk water James lliver and Kuuawd Canal Atlantic and Western (Ten nessee ami Georgia )Canid.. Tennessee lliver Improvement! of Mississippi. Levees of Mississippi Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. :?;o,ko,ooo. 1,000,0(R). W.ono.ooo. 40,000,00'J. 4 0 ,000.000. 59,00(1,000. 20.000,000. 20,000,000. 15,000.000. 20,000,000. Total f 100, 000,000. 11 From Loudon comes moro rumors of war, to grow out of tho Eastern question. The British lleet in tho Mediterranean will bo increased. Fnglaud hi3 bought of tho Khe divo $20,000,000 ot tho Suez canal stock. Tho London Times favors the purchase of the wholo of it, moro as n political than a financial advan tage to the Nation. At a big Indian Council at Stand ing Hock Sunday, tho Missouri In dians, who aro 70 per cent of tho Black Hills tribes, resolved to teli to tho whites convinced that they will tako the country anyhow. A London telegram of Nov. 10th says : Tho estimated damage done in London and neighborhood bv high tides to-day will rerich full :,0U0 000. Woolwich Arsenal Giounda aro paitly submerged. Chicago, Nov. '11. A Washington special says tho political ux will fall in tho Interior Department to-day. A great number of removals will bo made for cause. In the Indian bu reau alone about 20 clerks will bo dismissed. This embraces all whom recent investigations havo led Sec retary Chandler to suspect have any connection with rings of any sort. There vill be mary removals in all other bureaus. Mission, San Josh, November, 27. Quite a heavy shock of earthquake was experienced here at half past four o' clock this morning. Tho earthquake had tho effect of bursting the water pipes running through town. A lamp explosion in Camden X. J., Thursday night caused Laura Clew, aged 18, to leap from tho isec ond story window, by which she was killed; her mother was burned no badly that fcho died, and her brother was 'also bcvertly injured by the llamcs. Loxhon, Nov. .100 A. M. A special frcm Vienna reports that no reassuring news from Kholand was received at St. Petersburg ; esterday. It is feared that tho majority of the smaller Hussian garrisons havo already been massacred and that Kholand is surrounded by tho na tives. jACKsoNvn.i.L; Ogn. , v.ov' Mrs. Caroline Biiggs, convicted at the Juno term of the circuit court in this county for the .nurderof Jch'u Delameter, was taken, in company with her son. David Biiggs, to tho penitentiary at Salem, to-day. Mrs. Hi iggs' case was taken before .and aii'irmed by tho Supremo Court in September. David was tried hero nt the present term of court and sentenced yesterday to five years' im prisonment. His mother's Kcntenco was tho name.- A special from Odcsfato the Timtn asserts that the battle at Hiva really resulted in a positive defeat for tho Turks, who, in their olHVial dispatch es of the 17th, claimed that they routed tho insurgents. ItvorsA, Nov. 2K. It is stated that with a view to prevent Austrian in tervention, Montenegro has pro posed to Servia an offensive and de fensive allinnco in favor of Herzego vina. If accepted, both Mill take joint action in April. An outbreak of tho Indians in tho Black Hills country appears immi nent. The savages aro defiant and their rations have been stopped. There aro 20 Apaches in tho moun tains expecting aid from tho Utes, ami havo sent oil' their squaws and children. ' A company of cavalry and a forea of V)') volunteers aro rea dy to movo against them. Capt. I'ollock's command havo lett the Black Hills and gone into winter quarter at Fort Laramie. Hun dreds of miners are going into the hill.-'. Arrests have been rri'ado' of persons for selling whiskey to' the Indians on tho reservation.- Gov. Dunn of Arizona! will bo. re moved for his speedi in favor 6f al lowing the Catholics a fh'arc of t'he school fund in oppoaitWrf President'? theory.- - A Last night about .11 tf while tho steamship' ( hr'sVoW tit rlV-c was steaming down tho' river',- 6t7 We'f wav to' Victoria, she' sxfiMt. ,oir, av rock at Waterfod, nbovif K rVil hv low-KalanjiiStre' Stove' sevaro'lW jit her' bow,- a'n'xl' iV h'ow l A'aeWeft oW t'hV' WftVhVnVtcn' Territory rVPeV 'IWrW isai-Vut reri feet of watVfi'r' rW Vrf ward c'ompHftmcrft.- She' RtoVf AbVAYt 1 of freight: artct ft small Ifct tf putWnf .u'H board' .- The' p'asRen tpr &4 Mi:y' r'oTis of freight wero' iyjn&W&t '.(it tho steamer Kmma ffavv;rr"' rhis morning and taken back ttf Portland. Tho rest of tho freight is a total loss. ;i:a;i: oti:s. The watchfulness of tho order over all tho interests of tho people, is seen in tho fact that in Illinois tho State Grange lias mado m range incuts to fnrui-di eountry schools with cheap desks, and chairs, while in a certain California county tho Patrons appointed a committeo to examine into tho assessment rolls, and they havo already corrected gome notable cases of under-valua-tion. Tiio New York World says: "Two things especially the graugo docs well. Iiy promoting the interchange of experiences and by establishing agricultural libraries of reference, it is doing a work tho full valuo of which to the agricultural class and the community at largo, it would bo dilllcult to overrate. It is also doing a good work in educating the far mers to investigate for themselves causes tho effect of which they feci. Tho Journal of Education says j does not matter so much what you; call it, only to that you organizo some gathering and bring tho poo plo out and together. It may be a singing school a debating club a reading club a legislature a court anything bo ns to get together for mutual iinp'iovamcnt and a friendly fraternal interchange of opinion. Let original and aelectod pieces bq read, some recitations bo given and good will bo dono. Tho Patrons of, Husbandry aro doing a good work in this direction. , N li V A D V KMT SLMKNTS. Wm. Pfunder, , APOTHECA07 AND CHEMIST, A nk en v New Market Tliontre Mock,' Cor. of I'iTht it Ath Htm U, l'd tlund, Or. IIIIIMHIRI) 1111,11 MIIOOL: Tin W inter Hcwsirn vill rommoire MON DAY, Deo, ;th, l7i, fur n leiin of twelve Tuition 0?r, 00 V. M. C. GAUbT, Principal. Notice. OWIN'O TO AS VSVOIXSV.EX cm cuiiiht incii I will n? iinli'Uiiitfly do t tiiK .l in Hill,,Ur) mid any of my friends wixliiii;; toy m-rviocs wliiln ri-nmininx hcru will li ii rl mo at mv plu-c of Imimuchs m nwi. JOHN MTK, M. D. n'i'ilf stray Notice. iTKAYKD I'UOM MY l'LACIi ft- I1: iniU north of Jt" lsvillo u.C'&Si worn 1 lilly with a white htrin in thi forYlji'uJ und om wlnto hind foot nml n vcur and a liiilf H. Any j thou who will send ma word of lu-r wii'Ti'iilwmts or !riiitf ln-r to iuq tit my laini will l' lihiTiillv rewarded. HANS KAKMUfcWK. l'uedvillo, Nov. 2.1, MS. n23wl LOOK II i:RK ! ! If you want anything in the Grocery line, from a barrel of Sugar down to Nut Megl LOOK HERE! NUTS. I CYNPIKS, j VYHTEllH, CKACKKliS, I CANNED I TtUITH ' Or nnytMnj kept in a First-Class Oro-' cerySore. Oallattho Poit Oiflco and get them cheaper than ever. J Mr:! ii ISiiiiie. Rfltiry A, Brown.- TOVV . OH IJ!. ANCKS. 0!tI)!.AC!i.O. IT. An Ordi minec to iroidi for the improvement of eert'.iin stre trt nnd uvi nu s in tho town of l'oreht (irove, Tlie l'cojilo of tho Town of l'oreht (Imvn do ord.tin u follow: Hki-imvJ, 1'or the jmi pone of currying ma mo inMMon i uriiinnm-A iso. piisM-d April loth, 1S7H, the, folloAhi hf!lirilt nr'J Iliads Illlillht the loin t.nrirf if I. it ii'itiu.il .lii.l 1.11(1.1.11.1,.!' .us 13. r.V rtiuT ....it iii. iiii'i iiiiiijiirii it ur .'.'J. 'iv. and tlio KteonhriK instriK tc d to rn-' ti r the Hiuiiu in the "Docket of llm Town f'M- Lien." Lot No. 1 nnd .south l.nlf ofLot 2 in block No. 7 owned lv Miih-hl JohuHon, anseufwd 42; Lot No. a hi I?!oek . No. gowned ly T. A. A: P. U.,iiMHPKbed 13; Lol No. 4 in block No. H owned hy If. J.ynjarr aSKehKcd $3; LotsNon. 1 ,t 4 'in Bloc)? No. l,'.f owned by Monf t-oiu ry, itHHeHHi-d f.i; Lot Lot No. i in 1 Slock No. 'JO owner unknown formerly owned ly tho Chirk hcirH, nn-' ;v ,sed 1 5; west half of lot 3 Jf 4 ill Mock No'. '21 owned ly l'ercey Kceh r, nsMCHM'd 7; lot No 4 in Mock V2 owned hv Oro. Clmti'dlcr,- aHH.-HH.-d i?:i: lot No. 1 in Mock No'.-'j:i owned liv If. IM.u-k. hhhckh.'.I !(!, i NV.- 1 in Mwck S'o. '2 owned lv II. Mhick,' .Ht lot No. 1 in Mock No. 24 rancid by Wills, ftMcHHcd lot No. 2 in bh i lr No. '2.1 owned l.y School District No. FV fllsKf.cd- $; lot No. 1, 2, 3 if- 4 in ll.i ll. .1 .-l . a at . - r7?".r, no. owi.ru .y j, mrucr, nfiCHHCl 7 prJ"t no. 3 in Mock no. owned ly J.' Kl.V.l flil.'.Ti fiwiiii ii &7 let n A rjo.-.'ll nVvncr. unknown, anm-aned 13 r , .. , ..... .... . j . ... ir.i.t A lot lot no. J in Mock no. Ul owned liv .Mill 1(1 U'.M'KM'U !?.; IOIH UllH, I fi, M.oi no. IfJ owned hy T. A. k V. U, 3 in' M xsed 4; lot no, 4 in Mock no. 33 owned hk- r.v 1. A. A f. V, ukh HHed t?:i; lot no 3 in' Mock no. 30 owned hy f). Katon, iiHHCHHfd $."; lot no. 2 A 3 in Mock no 38 owned" ly (I . If. AtkiiiHon, HKHCKHcd $20 lot no." 1 in I lock no. 3'.Jowiied by H.Ktott, RHHCHHcd' 83; east one fourth of lot no. 2 iu Mock no. 3J owned ly H. II. MiUnh, nnHCHKed, 2; ono fourth of lot no. 2 iu Mock no. 3'J lyinjj west of part of Maid lot owned by H.H.Marh and tnippoRcd to be owned by It, Welch, im HCHMcd 2; lot no. 1 In Mock no. 40 owner unknown hhkchhciI 15; lot no. 1 in Mdck no'. 41 owned by T. A. Ar P. U iwmwd f5,- west half of lot tin 'A in 1.1 kfllr Ita A AII.MA.I y aiariin, anHeHKcl $10; went half o lot no. 3 block no 41 owned by W.McCloud of ""nl"'" ran Hiueoi unit Avenue adja cent to hind owned by T. A. A 1 U., nn KCKscd -; north !400 feet of lot no 3 in block ! 1 iu Wulkcr'H Addition owned by 8. II. Mfrh. nsKCBHi d 2; . lot uo 1 in block no 5 in Walker' A Miti. ri, owrted by J N. Campbell, aHcHHcd $2; lot non 2 A 3 in block no 2 in Naylor'H Addition, ownT bv John (Ueanon, a8HCHed $15; lot no 3 in Mock no 3 owned by II. Lyman. aHCHsed $3. Hectkn 2. If any perron owning the Jot or Rrouiul ngnitiHt u-bich tho foregoing ah nesHincnt aro made, hhall within thirty day miike tho improvement on th iitreet or Ktrt-ttft ou which Haul lot or ground Abut in accordance with th provUiout of Ordinance No. 13, imeh Improvement nhall lo accepted in liquidation of the Above M Hcunmeut on.Huch lot And ground; other wise Raid lota will be proceeded agalnitt in ACCOrda IIP.. urim lit. .i.,!ulnn .1 . " I'lu.iniuuv Amended Charter of the town of of . the Forest Grove. AIIIO 8. WATT PreA'DnAril Trni U A.1 L .JOHXSON(R:oorcUr.