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o o THE SAVING I-V THE APPLE TREE. The sunbeams come, the sunbeams go, The boughs droop gently over ; I hear the breeze laughing low Among the loomless clover, A swinging to and fro, I pass Through leaves that Autumn dapples, And watch, upon the fading grass, The fall of russet apples. glisten for the babbling creek That stirs the noonday quiet; Of Summer gone, its quavers speak. Of flag flowers running riot 0 lonelv creek, your shallow brink ; Another spring will grow them, For flowers bloom full sweet, I think, Where'er the angels sow them ! 1 hear across the meadow lots The shegp-bells softly tingle They crop then tender daisy plots Tint fronts begin to wrinkle, I cannot see one katv-did Of allJhat n akes this wrangle I wonder if they havn't hid Amongst the"lovc-in-tangle A kildeer cries above my head ; The branch beneath him quivers. And downward through the uulight red A gulden apple shivers, M v swing goes up, my swing comes down, The zephyrs hurry after ; And hope and youth triumphant crowa The day with joy and laughter. cQrciiauds? In former years we thought the apple of Oregon was cot as welPfiavored as the same kind is in the States; but on a farther obser vation we have come to a different conclusior. The apple of Oregon is equal to any in America in flavor, and suprasses, in siz?, anything we ever saw. The apple is the leading fruit, and one of the staple products of our young State, w hich added to its superior excellencies, make its culture desirable. Some fears have been entertained by farmers that the tree is not long!ived in this State; that the warm, moist climate pushes forward the growth too luxuriantly, and that diseases in the tree are and will be the unavoidable result of such rapid growth, and that the tree will decay after a few years of prolific bearing. Some of the older orchards are already in a diseased and decay ing condition, and others give symp toms of going the same way. A friend of ours to satisfy himself of the causes of such premature waste in 'the orchards of this Slate, visited a 'number of the oldest ones, both in 'Washington Territory and in different parts of Oregon, and carefully ex amined them, and without going into lengthy details of those causes, gives britfly the results of his observa tions. 1. The first cause mentioned as leading to an early decay in these orchards is premature development; the trees are brought into bearing too young; and as one of the greatest inducements thereto, they are topped too low and near the ground. Early bearing and the convenience in gath erincr the fruit, seemed to have been the object in this practice, productive though of great injury to the tree. The remedy is, top higher, and keep off fruit-bearing a year or two longer. 2, Want of lime or some other atkaline principle in the soil. The soil of Oregon is mostly w hat we call pumice soil, aud has very little alkaline princi.le mingled in its com position, ci'o wood well, as orchard ists call it, the soil should have lime in it, and the absence of this princi ple, our moist, warm climate, and productive soil, hastens premature age in the tree. Lime, ashes, old bones, and decayed vegetable matter, should be freely given to every ap ple orchard in Oregon. The trunk :and promineut limbs of every tree : should be well and thoroughly wash ed and rubbed with soap suds or lime water, every Spring and Summer -at least twice a year this should be done. o Want of cultivation is the most prolific cause of all the evils com plained of. Every orchard that he visited, in a state of decay, was found uncultivated, or in timothy or clover, either of which will kill every tree in the orchard in a very few years, and sooner if the orchard is young, as are all in this State. Cultivate the tree and the ground, and give the tree the whole ground, if you wish along aud prosperous life in the tree. --- . Ocii Wheat Growing Interest The following from the Sacramento Ike is quite as applicable to Oregon as to Cal'uornia, and presents a very gratifying view of our chief agricul tural interest: " The encouragement which meets our wheat in the Eastern and European markets, and the ad vance in price it there receives above all other wherever giown, together with the important fact that the freight from SaT Francisco to New York or Liverpool is no greater than from numerous of the Western Stutcs, and not so much as from many of them, have drawn the at tention of our Eastern breihern anew to California. L is a common remark made by many of our Atlantic exchanges that California wheat rais ers must be getting rich. They know the capacity of our soil the peculiarity of our climate, can calculate the ex penses and the profits, and from these tacts they show that fanning here now with the new market opened all over the wo:ld,isa much more profitable oc cupation than farming in any other StateP These notices cannot fall to attract the attention of thousands who will cradualy make arrangements to con among us to pursue this culling. In years gone by our surplus grain was a burder. There was no market for it upon t!$ coast, and elsewhere it Ttis not sent because then the price wod not warrant the risk. But pt late all these thi'ugs have changed, and we have the vvSrld for a market for our wheat just as we have it for our wiae, our wool, our gold and silver. m - To fatten geese, the Irish Farmers' Gazette says, put up three or four into a darkened room, and give each bird one pound of oats daily, thrown on a pan of water. In fourteen days they will be found almost too fat. .Never shut up less0 than two together, as they pine if left alone. . To cut India rubber smoothly, have a sharp knife and cut it ur.der water. The Dreams of Country Boys. The London Telegraph says : t; Even at the present day the old superstition that the streets of London are paved with gold, that guineas are to be picked up by anybody who takes the trouble to stoop, and that silver spoons drop unbidden into the mouths of all the favorites of fortune whose domicile is within sound of Bow Bells, appears to prevail in remote country districts. Whittinfton and his eat have & groat deal to answer for. f the typical boy whose ex- ample is held before all country-born youths, who entered London with half a crown as his whole worldly possession, neither more nor less, and died Lord Mavor, what might not be achieved by a lad who should go up j w me uiuuopous w.m a capital 01 a - fliw pounds ? We have no doubt that this simple sura in the rule of three has been solved clearly in im agination by hundreds of bovs at English parish schools, and even at 1 commercial seminaries." j To Preserve Furs and Woolens FROM MOTH. An old housekeeper ; says: To preserve the articles with entire safety, shake them thoroughly, in order that any moth already in them may be dislodged; then place them iu close cotton or linen bags, and tie them as tightly as possible to exclude the miller, and there will be no danger of damage from moth. There need be no special place to hang the bag in. Wardrobe, closet, garret, or wherever you please, is all the same. Old newspapers, entirely without fractures, will answer just as well in which to wrap up furs and woolens, but they must be so pasted together as to leave no place for the entrance of the millers. Best Floor for Horse Stables. For horses at all inclined to have tender cr contracted hoofs, the best possible floor is one of earth. Re move the plank and joists, throw in a foot or so of stones or broken bricks, for drainage, then finish off with six inches of good clayey soil, pour.ded down fil m. Such floors never rot or break through, endangering the horsts life or limbs; it will keep his feet soft, aud in nearly as healthy a con dition as if he were at pasture. The Agriculturist says that " the only fault with this fl oris that the urine, the best part of the manure is chii fly lost." Well, wh it if it is. What is the urine of one horse, in considera tion for the comfort he is to receive An old farmer, of some thought, but of little education, asked me the question of the difference between a bird and a fowl. I was puzzled for an answer, and 1 opiue Buffon or Goldsmidt would have been in the same fix, but our old friend enlighu ened us on the subject. Said he: "The fowl takes her young 10 iheir food, but the bird carries the food to her young." One of our correspondents writes that if farmers will plant their po tatoes near the house or barn, where the hens and young chickens can have free access to them, they will keep the bugs off. He says he has tried this plan for two years last year and this and has not been troubled with the " varmints.1' An exchange paper gives the fol lowing reasons for not publishing a poetic t fusion: 44 The rhythm sounds like pumpkins rolling over a barn floor, while some lines appear to have been measured with a yard stick, and others with a ten foot pole." Ten millions of dollars, in round numbers, have been added to our wealth during the past year, says a California paper, in the single article of wheat; and from all accounts, the present season will be fully as pro ductive, if not more so, than the past. One who has espoused an old and ill-tempered wife but extremely rich, used to say : " Whenever I find my temper giving way, I retire to my study and consol myself by reading her marriage settlement." Begging has been reduced to a science in Columbus. The last aps plication was from a little girl on a street corner, who earnestly pleaded for ' a chew er terbaccer for her sick and dying mother." The currycomb should not be neg lected; its use on ail kinds of neat slock and horses is a great preven tive of disease and vermin, aud is productive of health. Southern Illinois is exulting in an abundant crop of peaches and berries and apples, such as has hardly been known even in that land of plenty. . The Coining Crash is the name of a newspaper, devoted to the interests of those families that are out of towels. Ask your neighbor for the ExT'-unasE. to s-ubscribe CHARLES S. WHITMAN, Attorney at Law; Office Corner of Fifth and D streets, Washington City, D. C. Special attention given to the adjust ment and issuing of patents tor private land claims, Pre-emption and Homestead settle ments, and all classes of business before the United States Land Oilice. 45.0m BRITTON & GRAY, A 1 1 0 r n c y s a t Law, 'o. S73 Seventh st., P. O. Box 1034, Washington Citt, i. C. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN to LAND Business, before the General Land Office and Interior Department, ami generally to business before the Executive Departments and Congress. Having had vears of experience in the Genet al Land Office, and a long and succes- 3f" Don't delay attention to these mat ful practice in land claims and controversies, t ters until your property is destroyed bv tire, we are enabled to offer valuable services be- or uutil vbu a.-e sick, "when vou cat not be fore the U. S. Supreme Court. Interior De partment, and General Laud Olfice. "55" We refer generally to all C S. Land Officers. i 57.8 m SPECIAL NOTICES. .Multnomah Ltxtgc So. 1, A. V. & A. M Holds its regular communications on the first and third Sat- 11 relays in each month, at 7 o'clock, from the 2otb of September to the 20th of March, aud 7 A o'clock from the 2uth of March to the'20th September. 40. .Brethren in good standing are invited to attend. By order of W. M. Oregon Lodge No. 3, I. O. ofO.F. Meets every Wednes day evening at 7 o clock, in the Masonic Hall. Members of the order are in vited to attend. By order X. G. in:2H Willamette Lrxlge No. 15 I. O. G. T. Meets every Saturday evening, at the rooms S.E. cornerof Mam and Fifth streets, at 7 1-2 o'clock. Yisitiuz members are invited to attend. I 30 I w. c. t. Bv order of Free to Everybody.-A large G 77. Circulir, eirinu information of the greatest importance to the young of both sexes. It teaches how the homely may become beauti ful, the despised rejected, and the forsaken loved. No young lady or gentleman should fail to send "their address, and receive a copy post-paid, by return mail Drawer 21, Troy, X. . Address P. O. (0m27 Wonderfcl but True. Madame TJomincrtnn ihc world-renowned Ast rolosrist anJ Somnambulistic Clairvoyant, while in a ' clairvoyant state, delineates the very features of the person you are to marry, and by the I aid of an instrument of intense power, : known as the Psycbomotrope, guarantees to j produce a perfect and life-like picture of the 1 inure liusoanaor wiieoi me applicant, wun date of marriage, occupation, leading traits of character, Ac. This is no imposition, as tes timonials without number can assert, in stating place of birth, age, disposition, color of wyes and hair, and enclosing fifty cents, and stamped envelope addressed to yourself, you will receive the picture by return mail, together with desired information. Address in' confidence, Madame Geutiu:dk Reming ton, P. O. Box 2Y7, West Troy, N. Y. 26: ly A Yokxg Lady Upturning to her country borne, after a sojourn of a few months in the city, was hardly recognized by her friends. In place of a coarse, rustic, flushed face, she had a soft ruby complexion of almost marble smoothness, and instead of twenty-three she really appeared but eigh teen. " Upon inquiry as to the cause of so great a change, she plainly told them that she used the Circassian Balm, and considered it an invaluable acquisition to any Lady's toilet. By its use any Lady or Gentleman can improve their personal appearance an hundred fold. It is simple in its combi nation, as Nature herselt is simple, yet unsurpassed in its eliicacy in drawing impurities from, also healing, cleausing and beautifying the skin and complexion. Bv its direct action on the cuticle it draws from it all its impurities, kindly healing the same, and leaving the surface as Nature in tended it should be, clear, soft, smooth and beautiful. Price 1, sent by Mail or Express, 011 receipt of an order by Y L. CLARK Co., Chemist, No. 3 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, N. V. The only American Agents for the sale of the same. 26:ly Know- thy Destiny. Madame E. F. Thornton, the great English Astrologist Clairvoyant and Psychometrician, who has astonished the scientitie classes of the Old World, has now located herself at Hudson, N. Y. Madame Thornton possesses such wondeful powers of second sight, as to ena ble her to impart knowledge of the greatest importance to the single or married of either sex. While in a state of trance, she delineates the very features of the person you are to marry, and by the aid of an instrument of in tense power, known as the Psycbomotrope, giiai untees to prcducd a life like picture of the future husband or wife of the applicant, together with date, of marriage, position in life, leading trails of character, Ac. This is no humbug, as thousands of testimonials can assert. She will tend when desired a certified certilicate, or written guarantee, that the picture is what it purports to be. By enclosing a small lock of hair, and stat ing place of birth, age, disposition and com plexion, mid enclosing fifty cents and stamped envelope addressed to yourself, you will receive the picture and desired informa tion by return mail. All communications sacredly confidential. Address in confidence, Madame E. F. Thornton, P, O. Box Hudson N. Y t20:Ly A Curd From Tlie American Watch Company Of Waltham, ITit.-M. rpilIS COMPANY BEG LEAVE TO IX I form the public that they com menced operations in ls."0. and their factory now covers four acres of ground, and has cost more than a million dollars, and em ploys over Too operatives. Tl ey produce 75,ooi) Watches a year, and make and sell not less than one half of all the watches sold in the United States. The difference between their manufacture and the European, is briefly this : European Watches are made almost entirely hi hand, and the result is of necessity a lack of that uniformity, which is indispensable to correct time-keeping. Both the eye and the hand of the most skillful operative must vary. But it is a fact that, except watches of the higher grades, European watches are the product of the cheapest labor of Switzer land, and the result is the worthless Ancres, Lepmes and so called Pat.nt Levers which soon cost more in attempted lepairs, than their original price. Common workmen, boys and women, buy the rough separate parts of these watches from various facto ries, polish and put them together, and take them to the nearest watch merchant, who stamps and engraves them with any name or brand that may be ordered. How American Watches are Made. The American Waltham Watch is made by no such uncertain process and by no such incompetent workmen. All the Com pany's operations, from the reception of the raw materials to the completion of the Watch, are carried on under one roof, and under one skillful and competent direction. But the great distinguishing feature of their Watches, is the fact that their several parts are all made by the finest, the most perfect and delicate machinery ever brought to the aid of human industry. Every one of the more than a hundred parts of every watch is made by a machine that infallibly repro duces every succeeding part with the most unvarying accuracy. It was only necessary to make one perfect watch of any particular style and then to adjust the hundred man chines necessary to reproduce every part of that watch, and it follows that every suc ceeding watch must belike it. 'the Company respectfully submit their watches on. their merits only. They claim to make A Better Article for the Money by their improved mechanical processes than can be made under the old-fashioned handicraft system. They manufacture eveiy irade of watches, from a good, low priced and substantial article in solid silver huutng cases, to the finest chronometer and also ladies watches in plain gold or the finest en ameled and jeweled cases ; but the indispen sable requisite of all their watches is that they shall be good time keepers. It should be remembered that. except their single low est grade named " Home Watch Company, Boston," ail watches made by them are fully warranted by a special certilicate, and this warrantee is good at all times against the Company or its agents. BOBBINS i APPLETON, li'l Broadway, N. Y., General Agents. Tv. B. Gray & Co.. 616 Merchaufst., San Francisco, Agent for the Pacific Coast. (51. DH)E)!DMI0!a JOHNSON & McCOWN ABE THE Local t) Agents in Oregon City, of the Pacific lire Insurance Company," the best doing business on this coast. "This Company is the only one in Oregon that Issue Policies and Adjusts Losses Without referring the case to San Francisco. ALSO, AGENTS OF THE North America Life Insurance Co.! Presenting the most desirable features, having its policies cuaraateed bv the State of New York insured. Call immediately. (32.tf JUSTICES BLANKS, of every descrip tion, for sale at the EyrERrPKE office, rOBTLAXD BUSIXES8 GU1DK Persons having business in Portland are ad vised to note the following firms. J. H. MITCHELL. J. X- DOLPH. A. SMITH. Mitchell, Dolph & Smith, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Solicitors in Chancery, and Proc tors in Admiralty. 3f Office over the old Post Office, Front street, Portland, Oregon. (ly) C. A. DOLPH, Attorney and Counselcp. at-Law, jTgT Office 106 Front street, Portland, Ore gon. (46.6m Dr. CHARLES BLACH, Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur. OFFICE Corner of Washington and Front streets, Parrish's Block, Portland, Oregon. RESIDENCE Salmon street, between Third and Fourth, opposite the Plaza. 22.1y 0. P. MASON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, 102 Front St., Portland, Oregon. Is fully prepared to attend to any business under the Bankrupt Law. Divorces obtained on the most reasonable terms, and no charges made for services where the divorce is denied. 37. ly AMERICAN EXCHANGE. late LIXCOLX JIO USE,) X. SI I-'iont street, Portland Oregon. L. P. W. QUIMBY, l'KoriuETOit, Lati of Wertern llutd.) This house is the most commodious in the State, newly furnished, and it will be the en deavor of the proprietor to make his guests comfortable. The Baggage Wagon will al ways be found at the landing on the arrival of steamships and river boats, carrying bag gage to the house free of charge. l-ly E. G. RANDALL, IMPORTER AXu dealer in MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sheet Music, and Musical Merchandise of all kinds. Sole Agent in Oregon for Mason & Hamlin' CELEBU VTED CABINET ORGAN I AND Stclnway fc Son' GOLD MEDAL PIANO FORTES ! First street, next door to the Post Oilice Portland, Oregon. (4.tf CP. FERRY, (Late Ferry &. Foster,) C JOIGL K23 'JH:Z SSL m No. 103 Front street, Portland. Agent North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. And Manhattan Life Insurance Co GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, STOCKS Bonds, and Real Estate bought and sold on Commission. 3:1 L. C. MILL AUD. W. J. VAN SCIICTVKK. MILLARD & VAN SCHUYVER, Successors to Ladd, Reed &. Co., Importers and Wholesale Healers in FOREIGN AM) DOMESTIC I.IQIOIIS, Also: Sash, Doors and Blinds. No. 73 FRONT STREET, li lv Portland, Oregon. A. G. BRADFORD, T I"S REMOVED THE BALANCE OF J.i his stock of Wines and Liquors, TO No, 40 First Street, Portland, Oregon. Directly in the rear of his former place of business. Parties in want of Extra Fine Wines and Brandies, will do well to cull. Empty Pipes and Barrels for Sale. (-J7.tf HIGGINS 8l CD'S Home Manufactured boap. ry AND AFTER JANUARV 1st, 1?07. V we will sell our Soap at the following rates, tor L-Aoll, only : FAMILY SOAP. Per 100 Boxes, or over, at $1 45 per Box. 50 " 1 50 " 25 " 1 0j " " chemical olive. 40 Bars, 3S lb 3 'JO " " 20 " lit lb. 1 70 " "V7E warrant our Soap to be equal to any T T article that can be imported, and su perior to many brands that are offered in this market. HIGGINS & CO. No. S Front street, 1 block north O. S. N. Co.'s wharf. Portland, January 1, 1SC7. fll:lv G. W. ROBINSON'. J. R. LAKE. Stove and Tin Store! No. 154 Front street, Portland, Oregon, next door to Everdiug S- Beebc. ROBINSON & LAKE, DKALERS IV Slovcs, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware, HAVE JUST LAID IX A LARGE stock of stoves of the latest styles, consist ing in part of the following cook stoves : Pride of the Pacific, Ilepublic, Golden Gale, Crystal Palace, Buck's Patent, Harvest Queen, Diamond Rock, Hearthstone, Also : A good stock of Parlor and Box stoves, tin ware, tc, &c. Also: An assortment of Pumps, etc. We are satisfied that we can yive satisfac tion to our patrons, in every respect, as we are determined to sell at fair prices. We hold ourselves in readiness, and are prepared to do roofing, spouting, and all kinds of job work, ou short notice, and in a satisfactory manner. ROBINSON &. LAKE. Portland, March 15th, 18t7. '-Ely TOBACGOJJi OBACCO ! 1ST RECEIVED, DIRECT FROM J the Manufacturers, :i,000 Boxes Choice Brands Virginia Chewing ! COMPRISING Light Pressed Natural Leaf ; Hard 11 " Bright lbs. in Caddies ; Sweet Honey Dew in Caddies ; Twist, Pocket Piece, and other Eancy Styles. ALSO, 10.000 POUNDS Select Virginia Smoking Tobacco ! Of the best brands, put up in bales and packages of one pound, halves and quarters. Also : SOLACE, SOLAR AND YOUNG AMERICA FINE CUT CHEWING! Which we are receiving every thirty days fresh from the manufacturers. " ' We offer tlie above goods to the trade, in bond or tax paid, at San Francisco price, for cash. We have now on hand, and are con stantly receiving, a large assortment of Havana and American Cigars ! To which we particularly call the attention of Bar-hooms and Dealers in general. Zf There can also be found at this estab lishment, a complete assortment of Yankee Notions and Fancy Goods, Billiard Balls Cue Wax and leathers. Fishing Tackle etc' WASHERMAN & CO.' ' Si -3m) 77 Front st., Portland. TUBS, BUCKETS. WASH BOARDS Kcciers, seires, etc.. for sale by ' CIIA'RMAN. FOBTLAXD BUSINESS GUIDE. Persons having business in Portland are ad vised to note the following firms. GALLERY! One door south from the corner of First and Morrison streets, near the Western, Portland, Oregon. Win. T. Shanahan, IMPORTER AND DEALER I N" M US 1 CA L INST R UMENTS, FINE ENGRA VINGS, PICTURE FRAMES And MOLDINGS. THE FINEST AND LARGEST STOCK of Engravings, Cromos, Plain and col ored Lithographs, etc., ever before cflered in this market, just recei.-ed and for sale at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! also : Views of Columbia Hirer Scenery ! Constantly on hand. AGENT FOR BRADBURY S CELEBRATED GirsisMl Scale 1'isaiaos I Which have given universal satisfaction, and which L e guarantees to sell at San Fran cisco prices. Special attention given to framing Photograph Engravings, etc. Mr. Shanahan, formerly of A. Koh ler's establishment. San Francisco, will at tend to tuning and repairing Pianos, Melo deons, and all kinds of Musical Instruments. Pianos for Rent. 0.ly Sixteen Years in Oregon. S. J. M'CORMICK, THE Pioneer Bookseller and Publisher Of this State, desires to inform all his old customers (and as many new ones as may not be acquainted with the fact) that he stiil continues to operate at the FRANKLIN BOOK STORE, 105 Front Street, Portland, (EXACTLY OPPOSITE MOUNT UOOo) Where be is prepared to furnish SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, SHEET MUSIC, IXSTI2UCTIOX JSOOKS fur all kinds of Musical Instruments. CIIl'RCH ?!V1: ItOOIvS, BASS, VIOL, GUITAR and VIOLIN STRINGS. BLANK BOOKS, TOYS, MISCELLAN EO US BOOKS, C11EA 1 PC 15L1CATIONS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, GLOBES, 1'RESSES, lyr.J PENS, Photographic Albums, And every other article in the above line. itoujtiirr is. law, IMPORTER OF Hard Wood Lumber COACH, CARRIAGE, AND WAGON MATERIALS ! 1urtlaxd, Oregon. HAS NOW ON HAND and TO ARRIVE the finest stack ever imported tw this coast. Being selected under his personal supervision he can warrant it to be of the best, and would call the attention of dealers and wagon makers to his assortment of EASTERN OAK, ASH, AND HICKORY, PLANK, white wood, hubs, spokes, felloes, axles, poles, bent rims Shaft, Bows, Single trees, Plow Beams and Handles, f"C Orders for the above, also for Boxes, Thim bles, Skeins, Iron and Steel, promptly iilled. IJOHEItT II. LAW, Commission Merchant, 38 First st , Corner of Pine, Portlaud, Oregon. IS?" Consignments solicited. (36. ly H, SINSHEIMER & CO., New York Manufacturers of Eell Metal Patent Agraffe Grand Scale Pianofortes ! rpiIE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RES JL pectfully announce to his old patrons and the public generally, that he will keep cons'antly on hand a good assortment of the above class Pianos, which be offers whole sale aud retail at New Votk prices. AGENT FOR STEINWAV A SONS Celebrated Pianofortes ! AND A . E. TH OMPS ON'S Patent Swell and Voice Tkemelo Choral Organ. B. Pianos and Organs carefully tuned and repaired. II.slNSHElMER, SO.ly) 111 Front st. Portland, Oregon. C. D. SNYDER & CO., 6Mw Book Binders and BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS OU I' GO N I A X IS I! 1 A D I . G, ' JMo. 5 iialiingtoii Str-ft, PORTLAND, OREGON. BLANK BOOKS RULED and BOUND to any- desired pattern. MUSIC BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWS PAPERS, Etc., bound in every variety of style known to the trade. " Orders from the count tended to. C. D.SVVIIKK .t iu HATS. MEUSSDORFFER & BR0.f T.tr, f,.t ,.,.... T . .. I JJ nfilM.li rf si 7... . .. And Wholesale and lUUiil Dealer in, HAT, CAPS, AND HATTER'S MATERIALS, No. 72 Front street. Portland O ... Are reccivinrr in -wl.i.f :. i ., 1 ---- --.-? - """invii iu nieir extensive stock, bv every steamer, all the latest styles of New o. k, London and Parisian taste" for gentlemen s and children's wear, which they i, tj - ' V a J oiuer nouse on tlie Pacific coast. UAtS 0. erer stle and description made to order, al0 ; neatly repaired. ri3v PORTLAXD BUSINESS GUIDE. Persons having business in Portland are ad vised to note the following firms. WILLAM E T T E IRON WORKS COMPANY ! fTim; at North Front and E sts., H2g Portland. Oregon. STEAM ENGINE AND BOILER BUI LDERS. THESE WORKS ARE LOCATED ON the bank of the river, one block north of Couch's Wharf, and have facilities for turn ing out machinery promptly and efficiently. We have secured the services of Mr. John Nation, as Director of the Works, whose ex perience on this coast for fifteen years jrives him a thorough knowledge of the various kinds of machinery required for mining and milling purposes. We are prepared to exe cute orders for all classes of machinery aud boiler works, such as MINING AND STEAMBOAT MACHINERY ! FLOCniNG MILLS ! SAW MILLS ! QUARTZ MILLS ! ! MINING I'LMPS ! ! &c, &, &c., Jfan'ftn-ture and Hfjair Machinery of all kinds. IROX SHUTTER WORK at San Eranclxco cu.it and freight. Wiueler tb Ran dall's I'att'tit Grinder and Amahjaniator. Danbars and Steven's Silf Adjusting J'atenl I'inton, racking, either applUd to old or new steam cylinders. Quartz clampers, Shoen and dies, if ' the best hard iron. o:j Removed ! Removed ! The old and well known Port! simcl Fosi2aIry, I). MOXXASTES, Proprietor, PORT LA N D OREGON, HAS NOT DISCONTINUED WORK! but has been removed to Second street, between Alder and Morrison streets, where business will be conducted on as large a scale as in vears oast. 2:ly 1851. ,1867 E. J. MORTHRUP & CO., OFFER FOIl SALE LOW Builders' Hardware and Carpenters1 Tools, Blacksmiths' and Machinists'1 Tools, Coopers' and Tanners' Toolst Milting end Farmers' Tools, Mill and Cross- Cut Suits, Ship and Steamboat Hardware, Tar, 1'itch, Oakum, Oars, Packing, Manilla and Hemp Cordage, Anchors, Blocks and Sheaves, Powder, Ease, Shot, Lead and Caps, Wooden Ware, Twines and Brushes. IU 0 1ST yTEEL, Blacksmiths' Goods, Cumberland Coal, Put nam, New York andOriflin Horse Nails, Malleable Nuts and Irons for Bug gies and Wagons; Wagon Skeins and Iron Axles, all sizes. WAGON TIMBER. IIuU, Sp'.ken, Au-h', P-U and Shaft, Bent Rim, Sawed Fdl.n., d-c, dx. (end for A. S. l!allilie & Co., AVirc Itopr 33a 11 ufiic-t ti 1 crs. '.itf Circulars furnished on application. Oar facilities for purchasing goods in the Eastern Markets being of a superior charac ter, we are enabled to offer goods in our line at as low rates as they can be purchased 111 this market. We call the attention of deal ?rs to our stock, which comprises the most complete and extensive sort men t of goods in this line ever offered in this market. E. J. NOiailKCP ii CO., 151 Front Street, Portland, Oregon. May ih, 1 ;ii7. ':ji;:i'.m TW." GGnBEfTGO" Importers and Wholesale Dealers in AMERICAN A X D ENGLISH 1-1 E a sj7 Also : BOUTS and SHOES No. 55 Front street, corner of Oak, Portlaud. Building Hardware, Carjientcrs' and Joiners' Tools, Cutlery, Snldlery Hardware, Springs and Axels, and Blacksmiths' Tools, Agricultural Implements ! MIXING TOOLS! ENGLISH HARDWARE ! Direct from England, selected expressly for this Market. P o w d e k, Lead, and Shot! Having had an EXPERIENCED AGENT in New Yoik, who attends exclusively to purchasing and forwarding Goods for me, I am enabled to obtain them t'irect from the Manufacturers, at the lowest rates, and to offer superior inducements to purchasers. (14:1 y Established ) 11557. j fc.STABI.lSII ED 1 1657. mmo No. SO First street, Portland, Wholesale and Retail Douler in Garden, Grass and Flower Seeds ! All Seeds from this Establishment are Warranted Fresh and Genuine. Foreign and Domestic Dried Fruits and egctables. Foreign and Domestic Green do do Vcjetahks and Fruit Packed icith care for Shiimwut. NUTS Pea-nuts, Brazil-nuts, Wal-nuts, Fil berts and Almonds. GROCERIES A selected stock of choice (Jroeeries, bought expressly for family use. l-Hf All of which is offered for cash at cash prices. Orders solicited. 3o:ly JOI1V () OWOK, No. 90 First st., Portl ind, Oregon. H W W W E-t ca o PS 3 o p o M O o 1 1 :.tta !PWstr Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer ia Hai 'ness, Saddles, JSuddlerv Ware, kc, &c. And everything appertaining to the Trade. ZfAll kinds of Carriage Trimminsr done to order. i44.tf JOB PIUXTIXG .EATLY EXEt'lT cd at tke ENTERPRISE OFFICE. MIS CELL A NEO US OEEGON LEATHER ! The Best on the Coast. Tlios. Armstrong, Manufacturer of 1 iTMffKM Ii n 1 I H ijfiiiiiiTTl ALL KINDS OF LEATHER! Milwaukie, Oregon. rpiIE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO IN- T form DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS That he is prepared to furnish as cood and durable an article of Leather as can be made on the Pacific Coast, at the following rates: Harness Leather, per lb 23 to SO cents. Extra heavy, for Concord ... . S3 " Skirting, per pound 23 to 32 " Belting, in the side. . . 3.) ' Cut, per square foot, $1 00 Side, upper, " " " 1Q to '20 cents. Grain Leather " " " IS to 22 " Liijht l!uft, or Grain for Wo men's work 1 S to 20 " Call Skins, per doz 00 to 00 Kip " " 40 00 to 00 00 Hridle. per side 3 50 to 4 00 'Jollar, per side 1 00 to 2 50 Lace Leather, per side 2 00 to 4 00 j?f I do not think that Harness Leather should necessarily be made in Santa Cruz, in order to stand the test of our climate ; Jlf" Nor do I think that Beltinc, in order to bear the strain of Oregon'Maehinery, must be made in the Atlantic States. ALL I ASK IS A And I will prove, to the satisfaction of all concerned, that Oregon Leather is the best on the Coast. if All orders will meet with prompt at tention. Address : THOMAS ARMSTRONG, 36. 1') Milwaukie, Oregon. J . M . KEELER, Oregon Commission Agency OFFICE. 9.3 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YOV.K CITY. For buying and shipping direct, by the Isthmus or ('ape Horn, ail classes and varie ties of Merchandise, including Musical In struments, Farming Implements, Carriages and Machinery. Faithful attention will also be given to the securing and disposition of Patents. All orders and business will receive prompt attention. Goof's shipped in best style at the lowest rates, and insured to order. IU Sl.NESS UEFEKEXCES : Aldrich, Merrill & Co., San Francisco, Cal. McCraken, Merrill it Co., Portland, Oregon. J. II. Mooies, Salem, Oregon. Thomas Monteith, Albany, Oregon. XEW YOKK CITY KEFEREXCES. J. L. Brownell A Bro., Bankers, 2s Broad st. A. E. fc C. E. Tilton, l.f, and i7 Liberty st. A. M. Starr, late of Oregon, 05 Liberty st. Albon Mann, Treasurer National Bank Note Co.. 1 Wall st. Si':if. Card. CONGRESS AT ITS LAST SESSION havin-r passed a BANKRUPT LAW. it is now within the power of every man that is hopelessly in debt, to free himself from the press of debts which cramp his action, and which he is wholly unable otherwise to discharge. The District Court of the United States, 'which sits alone in the city of Port laud, has, under this law, an exclusive juris diction of all cases in Bankruptcy. The un dersigned have procured a copy of the Iaw and are ready, as soon as a Register is ap pointed, to attend promptly to procuring discharges in Bankruptcy" for all who may fee! disposed to favor them with their patronage. Also attention paid o procuring let ters patent for new inventions. MITCIIl-.LL, DOLPH & SMITH, Attoi nevs at-Law, 20:0m. Portland, Ore-run. A CAIifJ '; THE y.vr I- AM' WlXTEa Or Sm IV::;:cis o. EAEGEH & LINDENEERGER, Nos. 411, 413 and 41o Battery street, Cor. Merchant, San Francisco, Importers and Wholesale Dealers EXT1KE XZW AND FRLSII STOCK ! JE WOULD CALL ATTENTION OF r Country Merchants to oe.r u.suallv large stock of Goods. Our stock comprises every article in the Clothinir and Furnishing line. We have constantly on hand the larii est and greatest variety of Cassimeres and Wool Huts, of any bouse in San Francisco, and our ju ices for thes.e goods are less than those of any house, as we receive them di rect from the manufacturer's consignment. Our stock of Fall and Winter Goods is particularly attractive, and the great feature to the country merchant is the unusuallv low prices. Less than the Cost of Importation V'e also keep tlie staple articles in the Dry Goods line, which Goods we have pur chased in this market under the hammer, and are offering them at New York cost, or less. We publish this card hi order that we may make new ac;uaintances, and induce those who have not heretofore purchased of us, to call and examine our stock. Good Articles atxd Low Prices ! Are the greatest inducements to all who purchase to sell again. Mei chants who buy of us can make u good pro'it. aud sell to their customers at a low figure. We i main, Rejacf'an (d'f Serr'ti BADGER & LIN DEN BERG ER, ' Wholesale Clothing and Hat Warehouse, Nos 411, 41o unci 41." Battery street. San Francisco, July Soth, '67. 4L'.Sm "T)A1N KILLER CURES SORE THROAT. V FAVORITE MEDICINE WF classes, is Davis' Pain Kiilei ITII ALL XJL classes, is Davis' Pain Killer. IF YOU HAVE PAINTER'S COLIC, USF the Pain Killer. VTO MEDICINE IS SO POPULAR A. LA the Pain Killer. KEEP THE PAIN KILLER ALWAY at hanu. IF YOU HAVE A COUGH OR COLD, us the Pain Killer. 1 OO K OUT AND NOT GET CAUGHT without a bottle of the Pain Killer. ET EVERYOODY USE THE PAIN 1 J Killer for sprains and bruises. EVERY TRAVELER SHOULD CARRY a bottle of Pain Killer with him. TEMEMBER, THE PAIN KILLER IS for XI both Internal and External use. ZrW The Pain Killer is sold by all Drug gists ami Dealers in Family Mediciucs. So'.d by Bell k Parker, Oregon City, and by Hodge, Calef k Co., and Smith Davis, Portland. Perry Davis and Son Proprietors, 74 High street, Providence, R. 1., S7-S St. Paul st., Montreal, C. E.; and 17 Southampton Row Loudon, England. n CHISPEE. comaT Oh ! she was beautiful and fair, With starry eyes, and radient hair, Whose curling tendrils soft, entwined, Enctiained the very l.eait aud mind. Ciusper Coma, for Curling the hair of either sex into Wavy and Glossy Ringlets, or Heavy Massive curls By using this article ladies and gentleme can beautify themselves a thousand fold. It is the only article in the world that will curl straight hair, and at the same time give it a beautiful glossy appearance. The Crisper Coma not only curls the hair, but invigor ates, beautifies and cleanses it; it is highl and delightfully perfumed, and is the most complete article of the kind ever offered to tiie American public. The Crisper Coma will be sent to any address, sealed aud postpaid, for $1. Address all orders to (-J7.lv W. L. CLARK A- Co., Chemists, No. 3 West Fayette st., Syracuse, N. Y. MISCELLANEOUS Whiskers and iWiiei.7r; i ORG ED to grow upon thc smoothest r : in from three to five weeks X filc Sevigne's Restaurateur Cupillair U.fnSk. wonderful discovery in modern ei' upon the beard and hair in an almost ulons manner. It has been used bv ,1 "T of Pans and London with the iwV.,'? e'ite succes,. Names of all purchasers ti?5 registered, and if entire satisfaction be given fn every instance, the m- nt cheerfully refunded. p and postpaid, 1. Descriptive cirent alei testimonials mailed free Addr.L Sa1 BERGER,SHUTTS&CO.cmists yJ. 'Js;, River st Trov v 'i Sole Agents for the United ites. ' K K A IT T V 1 A uburn,Golden,Flaxen, Silken pnri PRODUCED bT the use of Prof ,fe ffi .L I riser Le Chevaux. One aimlin V- X warranted to curl the most straiil t 'tn 's born hair of either sex into wavy ?. . or heavy massive curls. Has been ?, 1 the fashionables of Paris and Lond, n "I the most gratifying results. Does no i,,V to the hair. Price by mail, sealed and TV paul,l. Descriptive circular " Address: Bergek, Mu tts A Co., Chemists -''y) Ao. 2S River st. Trov V v Sole Agents for th United States. ' excelsioe rixratSoiTr" CIIASTELLAiTS' H A I It EXTERMINATORr Fur Removing SujHrjluoaa JIuir. ryo the ladies especially, this invaluable JL depilatory recommends itself as bein0 au almost indispensable article to ienialS beauty, is easily applied, does not burn or in jure the skin, but acts oirectlv on the root? It is warranted to rwnnrp si,tsh, . "i'v""uiius nair from low foieheads, or from any part of -Ji body, completely, totally, and 'radically tirpating the .same, leaving the sktti'solt1 smooth and natural. This is the unly anice used by the French, and it is the onir really effectual depilatory in existence. Price 75 cents per package sent postpaid to any a'j! dress, on receipt of an order, by BERGER, SIIUTTS & Co.,' Chemists aT.ly ) River st., Trov, X.'y There cometb glad tidings of joy to all To young and to old, to great and small Q The beauty which ouce was so preciouyu Is free for all, and all may be fair. Uj- tlie use of CHA STELLAR'S WHITE LIQUID ENAMEL l or improving and beautifying the cc-m'-plexion. The most valuable and pei fect r,rep aration in use, for giving the skin a beautiful pearl-like tint, that is onlv found in youth It quickly removes Tan, Freekels, PiiVpleV Blotches. Moth Patches, Sallowness, Krupl tions. and all impurities of the skin' kindly healing the same leaving the skin white ud clear as alubastar. Its use cannot be detect bv the closest scrutiny, and being a vegeta ble prepai ation is perfectly harmless. Yt is the only article of the kind used bv French and is considered by the Parisian" as indis pensable to a peifect toilet. Upwards of yo.000 bottles were sold during the past ye:ir a sufficient guarantee of its Vflicacv. Price 75 cents. Sent by mail, post pid, on rectiM of au order, bv BERGER, SIIUTTS & Co.. Chemist iwverst., lroy, . y. SEPARATOR CAPIILL. Throw away your false frizzes, your switches your w ig -Destructive of comfort, and not worth a fi Come aged, come youthful, come ulv and fa?r Aud reioice iu your own luxuriant'hair. Reparator Capilli : For restoring JJ air upon bald heads (fr9o what ever cause it may have fuJlen out.) and forcing a growth of hair upoa the face, it has no equal. It will force the beard to grsw udoh the smoothest face in from live to ei'iht "weeks. or hair i:pou buhl heads in fWm two to three months. A few ignorant nyacsilmr.ers have ! asserted that there is noJhin-z that will force- or hasten the growth ot the" Lair tr feeauL. Their assertions are false, as thntdVr living witnesses ( , ;m their own experif can bear witness. But n.-ny w:'!J say, Lot are we to distinguish the reiui,"" lion, '.h spurious? It certainly b'diffiettlt, uc nine Lent hs of the d;Ucveiit preparations an.fr t:sed for the hair aud bea:d aie entircl, worthless, and you may have already throw a away large amounts in their purchase. Tq such we would say, try the liej.aratcr C-piii it will cost you nothing unless it fully conei up to our representations. If your dmggi, does not keep it, send us osie "dollar and'w will forward it, postpaid, together with a re ceipt for the money, which will be returned you on application, providing entire satis faction is not given. Address: .:: W. L. CLARK A- Co., Chemist,, ' No. West Fayette st., Syracuse, X. T AFFLICTED! U EE E H N O M O R El When by the use of Dr.Joixville's Elixir you can be cured permanently, at a tntiinj cost. The astonishing success which lias at tended this invaluable medicine for Physical and Nervous Weakness, General Debility, and Prostration, Loss of Muscular energy, Impoteney, or any of the consequences uf youthful indiscretion, renders it the must valuable preparation ever discovered. It will remove all nervous affections, depression excitement, incapacity to stmfv or busiiies, loss of memory confusion, thoughts of se!:'-de.-truciion. fears of insanity, kc. It will restore the appetite, renew the' health of those who have destroyed it by excess of evil prac tices. Young men, be humbued no nion by "Quack Doctors," and ignorant practi tioners, but send without delay for the Elixir ( and be at once restored to health and happi ness. A peifect cure is guaranteed in every instance. Price or'four bottles to one address, 0. One bottle is sufficient to effect a cure in any ordinary case. Also: Dit. Joiwii.le's Specific Pills, for the speedy and permanent cure of Gonorrhea Gleet, Urethal discharges. Gravel, Stricture, and ail affections of" the Kidnevs ami blad der. Cures effected in from one to live days. They are prepared from vegetable extract that are harmless on the system, and never nauseate the stomache or impregnate tli breath. No change of diet is necessary while, using them, nor does their action in any way interfere wilh business pursuits. Price $1 per box. Either of the above mentioned articles will be sent to any address, closely sealed, and postpaid, by mail or expresson receipt of price. Address all orders to BERGER, SIIUTTS i Co. Chemists, ii7.lv) v0. iSo River st Troy, N. ASTROLOGY. TIIE WORLD ASTONISHED At the Wonderful Perflations MADE BY THE GKEAT ASTROLOGIST, Madame II. A, PERIlfGO. She reveals secrets tio mortal ever kneiv Restores to happiness those who, from dole ful events, catastrophes, crosses in love, loss of money, Ac, have become despondent, She biings together those long separated, gives information concerning absent friends or lovers, restores lost or stolen property, tells you the business you are best qualified to pursue and in what you will be most suc cessful, causes speedy marriages and tell8 you the very day you" will many, gives you the name, likeness, and characteristics of the person. She reads your very thoughts, ana bv her almost supernatural powers, unveils the dark and hidden mysteries of the future, From the stars we see in the firmament--the malefic stars that overcome or predominate 111 the configuration from the aspecti ana positions of the ph.nets and the fixed stars in the heavens at the time ofcbirth, she deduces the future destiny of man. Fail cot to con sult the greatest" Astrologist on earn;. costs vou but a trifle, and you may never gain have so favorable an opportunity. Con sultation fee, with likeness and all desire information, 1. Parties living at a distaucf Q can consult the Madame by mail with equ safety and satisfaction to themselves, as 'M" person. A full and explicit chart, "ii-HQ out, wilh all inquiries answered and likeiits q enclosed, sent bv mail on receipt of price a above mentioned. The strictest secresy be maintained, and all correspondence re 0 turned or destroyed. References of the uifo est order furnished those desiring them. Write plainly the dav of the month ana the veir in which you were born, ertos-B a stnali lock of hair. Address, -7.1 v ') Madame H. A. 1'ERRIG?. T. O. Drawer Bv.ffala, CO0RT3ST OF BANCROFT L1B3ARI,