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o i: i k i UnluekrVuWn ! Venus (ricked him on with the ladies this is. frf not ami". : J"in :l victim To whoiOiost of wicked u,'.SiC3. "Miss Fit supplies bonis and coats, And' vain is all my indignation : Mv cashbook ami my goto anu notes 4rc managed by Miss Calculation. yjs Take has rdQed mo many a trick ; Mis-; Spell will always write my letters; Mis Trust declines o civc me tick ; .Miss .Man ago lets off my debtors. Miss l'rint is wont to spoil my rhyme A very wicked habit is hers ; And if tliev quote n:5 any time, Miss Quote's the girl to use the scissors. When Christmas bumpers overflow, And bells ring loud from many a minster, I can't get near to Miss L. To .Save with some very ancient spiuster. "Well, easy 'tis down liiitJo glide, And vain the Fore;e to importune; yo let me me wed my bonny bride A charming child she is Miss Fortune. E.dioci front, the L'lul. M ITIOI.S. Why is it that Oregon cannot obtain a grant fur tbo establishment of an Agricultural College 1 Will some one answer this question ? Plum trees when planted in poul try yard?, yield fruit abundantly, and rirSt touched by curculio. Here is an idea that bhauld be remembered by fruit growers. Try plum trees in the poultry yard The Farmer says that the expe riences of this year provo that the Agriculture) fairs of California may be set down as complete failures. There has only b:en ;i desire to draw a crowd, make a shot') of something and thus make money for the Society. Greely says there are: one hun dred thousand people in New York to d iv, who, i'Ethey had been placed in thsPgardcn of Eden where Adam was, would have soon starved to dtathofor want of snpje one to pluck the fruit and put it in their mouths. A good thrifty hog that will cat fuur quarts of com a day, will gain a pound antics, half of pork a (iy. The corn fattens belter if ground, and still better if ground and cooked. If. after being cooked, the meol is for' merited, and allowed to sour, its fat tening effect is much increased. A Georgia pnper is advising the establishment of agricultural so cieties throughout the south to meet the char.g2d conditions of the system of labor, and urges the scheme as a pressing necessity for the reason that the attempt to carry on the culture of the ground under the old manage 0 ment in such entirely ui Hermit con ditions wiil make the country poor and keep it so forever. At a recent discussion before the Maine; Board of Agriculture, Mr. Wasson, Hancock county, advocated the pajnting 4,'f barns. For his own use he applied a paint made of one bushel of lime, four pounds of salt, two pounds white vitriol, and it has stood the weather remarkably. Any color of paint may be put in to give a shade that may be desired. Add water to make the wash about the consistency to be applied with a wide bruih. A fatal malady lias made its ap pearance among the horses and mules in Mississippi, in the shape of a small hard lump or swelling, which gouGncs itself to one part of the animals body, but in the majority of cases appears on the throat and breast, thence spreading rapidly in every direction all over the body. In some instances a few animals have lived 2-i hours af ter the fist swelling, but generally six or eight hours is the outside time. Various remedies have been tried, but without success, although in a very few instances the animals have re covered. The Agricultural department at Washington reports that there has never been so favorable a season for uniformly good crops, since the establishment of the statistical bu reau. The average production of wheat has been five bushels to each individual the country, the prom ise ffQ the present year is about six bushels. The statistical returns for July show an improvement in the O condition of waiter wheat over last year in every iState but Texes, Ne braska, and Minnesota, the diminu tion in the latter case being 4 per cent. All the States except Vermont, qNow York and Pennsylvania show an increase of (ppring wheat on last year. Mr. TDbert F. Gowing, near 33artonsvil!o, Vermont, acting upon the suggestions made by the Fish Commissioner's report, sent to a fish breeder in Western New fork for some trout spawn. Indue time he received 1,100 ova, by express the egjs in n siml! tin box, 'that was packed in moss in a tin pail, to keep ihcm from freezing. QThey were sev erul days on the rond, but upon their arrival were carefully put ir.a'-hatch-niLr-box." just above an artificial pond he has made. In due thue the etrti hatched, and he bus now over o-e thousand nice young trout from those 'ggs that were transported about four hundred miles in the cold weather of last December. , O In New Hampshire apple trees may be seen which are 7.3 to 100 years old, while all the orchards that have boon sot out fifl vp.hs h.nv.xlie,! out. The ractice always has been vui v.. a uieiap-root when setting t0 asess R t:ix of a dollar a year upon ut a tree. These ancient trees came j each Good Templar, in order to cre n? w.ero they now staud, an 1 their : ate a fund for the purpose. tup roots were left to penetrate into ! iu subsoifr The. standard pear u A Ibiw. A correspondent of the klxano? o";,nOSV if cnt '1 New Yo.kP' represents that there ;.io th U- . ? ' S.JU,a"a Penetrate Jcdgos. V. 3 .. .., an. i into P M - . ",v- W y .,,-,. ne!ii:.;u '. Mipi"t beside v , ,T"."V lor tin soil. v; v " u3s from us the experiment on the subject say, take j some trees one year old, and be care ful that none of the tap-roots are broken, and plant them iti one row; and plant another row of the same kind, from which let the tap-roots be cut off, and make a record, so that the next generation may know the result. There arc strong grounds for be lieving that the barometer may yet be made available in giving premo nitions of storms. G. W. Hough, Director of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, stated at the last meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the ob scrvations made during the past year with his self-recording barometer confirmed the opinion advanced by him at a previous meeting that the barometric column is restless during a storm which may not be within sev eral hundred miles of the instrument. The number of minute oscillations of the column, taken in connection with the movement apparent to tho eye, will indicate the comparative severity of the storm. It is probable that 100 similar instruments, properly distributed across our continent, would record the atmospheric changes with such minuteness that new and important generalizations might be arrived at. A greater than Burke in this country, our own peerless W ashing ton, with a burden of public care on his mind such as seldom weighed upon any other person conscious,through a considerable part of his career, that the success not only of the American Revolution, but of the whole great experiment of republican government, was dependent in no small degree upon his course and conduct, yet gave throughout his life, in time of peace, more of his time and attention to tho super intendence of his Agricultural oner aliens:, than to any other object. "It will not be doubted,''' says he, in his last annual message to Congress (th of December, ) "that, with ref erence either to individual or nation al welfare agriculture is of pi imary importance. In proportion as na tions advance in population and oth er c'lrcumstaces of maturity, this truth becomes more apparent, and renders the cultivation of the soil more and more an object of public patronage. Among the means which have been employed to this end, none have been attended with greater suc cess than the establishment of boards, charged with collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premi ums and small pecuniary aids to en courage and assist a spirit of dis covery and improvement." On the I Oth of December, 1799, Washing ton addressed a long letter to the manager of his farms, the last elab orate production of his pen, trans mittiiig a plan, drawn upon thiity written folio pages, containing direc tions for their cultivation for several years to come. la seven days from the date of this letter his own vener ated form was ,; sown a natural body, to be raised a spiritual body." In tiijc Da uic. A gentleman up in Yamhill stops his paper ' because we go against the railroad." We take pleasure ia assisting any enters prise iu this State, when it is based upon correct principle, and we have only attempted to show that it was not reasonable to expect that this Yamhill railroad can be built by any of our farmers, as represented by l lie Courier. Wc shall not encourage recklessncs in such a scheme as this appears to be, though we lose every subscriber in that famous region. Iu a year or two we will reprint what we now say regarding this matter, and people then will wonder why they could not see it as wc do. Tt has been remarked that invent ors of late times have scarcely ever received either the pecuniary or the laudatory compensation tint is their due, and we find that often overlooked and grossly-neglected are the orig. inators and couceivers of the most momentous plans of comfort and utility. Perhaps, after a generation or two has passed away, and the im portance of an invention has caused it to become universally adopted, the curiosity of those benefitted may di rect itself toward an examination of the person who was tiie inventor or discoverer of the means which have produced their afiluence. Ladils Exposing Themselves. A correspondent gossips about the low dresses worn in Paris, and tells what is new in complexion, saying, the dresses have been getting more and more dccolcte, until, at last, many of the leaders of fashion appear without any bodice at all, merely a broad band like that worn by in fants of tender years, by which everything is displayed in front and nothing concealed behind. I his is positively shocking! Good TtMPLAus. The Hon. John Bid well, has made a donation of one thousand dollars to the order of Good Templars in California, toward the founding of a home and school for the. orphans of members of the order. ' The Grand Lodce of tho State voted is a terrible row in Tennessee be tween the Methodist Church North, f.ud Methodist Church S-ut!i. Tha h-'.t'-rs of U?v. Thomas II. Pearne. I). Iluihd, e and others do not give btree.gtli to lbs reports. rOIlTLAXD BUSIXESS GUIDE. Persons having business in Portland are ad vised to note the. tallowing lirms. J 0 K M WILSON, 127 FP.OITT STREET, Opposite Uie tVHt Cliec-r House," Has just opened a Xew and Extensive Stock Of Merchandise for the Winter Trade, care fully selected from the latest iinpoitutious. Direct from Paris, London and LTe;v York. And -which he oilers at the lowest market prices FOR CASH ! DUESS GOODS.- All elegant selection of Plain and Plaid All-wool Poplins, Mer ino, Winceys, Empress Cloths, Colored Alpaecas, Kiissel Cords, Cashmere Robes, Wrapper Flannels, Wool Delaines, P.om buzine, Rlaek Silk Alpaecas, .Barathea, Mourning Goods, and a great variety of Low 1'i'ieetl Poplins of superior qual ity, ic, &c. CLOAKING S A fins assortment of Velvet Beavers and Plain Cloths, iu Black, Hrown, Purple, Grey, Tun, Scarlet, and Azuline Blue Colors, Water-proof Tweeds, of Kngli.-h and Oregon make, Pilot Cloths, &.C., kc, with buttons and trimmings to suit. FASIILY RRY GOODS 10-1 Cotton Sheetings, Pillow-case Cottons, 10-4 Linen Sheeting, 0-4 Pillow case Linen, -1-4 Shirt ing, Linens all prices Table Linens, Table Damask Cloths a line assortment Napkins, Doylas. Towels, Blankets, Quilts, Counterpanes, Crib Blankets, Cassnuers, Tweeds, and a general variety of Piece Goods, Ac. ZErilYH-All colors, 5n single, lon1le and split, Rerlin Wool, Tidy Cotton, Ber lin Wool and Crotchet Patterns, Crotchet Hooks, Knitting Pins, in wood and steel ; N etting Pins, Stilettos, ic, kc. FANCY GOODS IJ ujjjle Gimp-, lilac Ic Colored Velvet Ribbons, Silk Trimming Ribbons, Silk Cord and Tassels, Alpacea Braids and Bindings, Silk Twist, Machine Sewing Silks and Linens, Embroidery Silks, 'Dress Buttons, Rubber Combs and Hair Pins, Hair Nets, Ac. kc, HATS AND CAPS A full assortment of Men's and Boys' Hats and Caps, Infants' Fancy Dress Hats, Navy Cans, Glazed Caps, Ac, Ac. CLOTHING Latest. Styles Best Cus tom Made Children's Cassitner Suits, Boys' Suits, Youth's Cassimere and l ine Peaver Suits, Gents' Cloth and Reaver Suits, Biaek Doeskin and Beaver Pants, Peaver, Cloth and Silk Velvet Vests, Gents' and 1 Joys' Overcoats, Buys' Vests, ot.s' Linen if. Shirts, Bovs' L". Shirts and Drav ers, Rubber Neck ' Tics, Silk do. Scarfs, French and English Cotton Socks, Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, Silk Um brellas, Underclothing, raid Furnishing Goods generally. FOE SALE BY JOHN WILSON, li7 front Street, Opposite the What Cheer House. W I h lj A M 13 T T K IRON WORKS COMPANY I North Front and E sts., remain!, uregoii. STEAM ENGINE A NO BOILER B U 1 LDERS. THESE WORKS ARE LOCATED OX 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 tor ntteen yeuis gives him a thorough knowledge of the various kinds of machinery required for mining and milling purposes. We a'-e prepared to exe cute or ders for all classes of machinery and boder works, such as MINING AND STEAMBOAT MACHINERY ! FLOURING MILLS ! SAW MILLS ! QUAHTZ MILLS ! ! MINING PUMPS ! ! &c. , Scc, etc., JHfiDVifuci in i'- anl, J'rpnir 2Lii-Ji ? if oU kinds. " IUOX SHUTEll Woh'K'ai Sua Er ii c':!" cot aii'l . i'jht. H'rt Ur c A'iui diiil' : J'ntt iit Gr'iifhr and Aiinil'jii ututnr. 1 1 ii itinir 's and. Sterni's Srlf Adjnxtin'j 1'uUtut l'',.itun I'.ickiinj, ' . '' tipplicd to old or iit ir tf-.im r iiio'i r-i. (J'artz Staiin m, ,toex and ao , if the brft hard iron. o:jj Removed ! Removed ! The old and well known D. AIOXXA.STES, rropridcr, PORTLAND OREGON, HAS NOT DISCONTIXUED 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 years iast- 'J:ly 1351 1867 e. j, nobtYrup & 00., OFFKtl FOtlSALE LOW Builders' Hardware and Carpenters' Took, Blacksmiths'1 and Machinist Tools, Cooper and Tanners' Tools, Mining and Farmers' Tools, Mill and CrossCut Saws, Ship and Steamboat Hardware, Tar, Pitch, Oakum, Oars, Packing, Manilla and Hemp Cordage, Anchors, J locks and Sheaves, Powder, Fuse, Shot, Lead and Caps, Wooden IVarc, Twines and Brushes. IHOjST, steel, Blacksmiths' Goods, Cumberland Coal, Put nam, New York and G riliin Horse Nails, Malleable Nuts and 1 rons for Bug gies ami Wagons; Wagon Skeins and Iron A.vlcs, ail si.es. WAGON TIMBER. IIuU, .--.e. Axki, ',.. ati-1 Shaft, Bad J.ihS, .U'L J 1-iWn., dr., ifC. Agent for A. S. II:iiUcIU A: Co., Wire Io je .IsiiLuiiif-f unis. ZW Circulars furnished on application. Our facilities for purchasing goods in the Lastern Markets beiag ot a superior charac ter, we are enabled to otter goods in our line at as low rates as they can be purchased in this market. V. e call the attention (-1 deal ers to our stock, which comprises the most complete and extensive assortment of goods in this hue ever o tiered 1:1 this market Si) E. J. NORTI1RUP i CO., 131 Front Street, Portland, Oregon. A. G. BRADFORD HS REMOVED TIIE BALANCE OF his stock of Wines and Liquors, TO 7 Xo, -it) l'irst Stru t, Portia nl, Oregon. Directly m the rear of his former place of business. Parties in want of Extra Fi' e Wi nes and Brandies, will do we". I to call. Empty Pipes and Barrels for Sale. ur.tf I. S. ROSEIJBAUiH & Co., No. 45 Front St., Portland Oregon. WHOLESALE r-EALEttS IX Tulaeen, Cigars, Snug, Shitioncri;, Yankee Xotions. and Tom. Orders promptly uttouded to. (i.ii rOIlTLAXD Jll'slXESS GUIDE Persons having business in Portland are ad vised to note the following firms. W. A. ALURiell. J. C. MERRILL. JOHN Jl'CKAKEX. Fi'CBA'KEHjMEPJiLLCO. SHIPPING, COMMISSION AND Forwarding Merchants, AGENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA, Hawaiian and Oi ogon I'acket Lines. Importers of San Qucntin and Carmen Island Salt, Sandwich island Sugars, Coffee, Rice, and Pnlu. A'-ei.ts for Provost's A Co.'s Preserved Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles and Vinegar. Dealers in Hour, C i air., Bacon, Lard & Fruit, Lime, Cement and Plaster. Will attend to the Purchase, Sale or Ship ment of Merchandise or Produce in New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, or Portland. ALDRICH, MERRILL & CO., Nos liei and '2iC California Street, San Francisco. M'CRAKEX, MERRILL & CO.. 1G North Front Street, Portland. Island Sugar and Molasses. 2,500 KEGS ISLAND SUGAR; 100 PRES. ISLAND MOLASSES, cx-Ilnnolulu Packet, and for M'CRAKEN, MERRILL k CO. sale by II OMU MAK ITF AC'TUHS. IIIGGIK8 & CO. Are Xow 3Tmifiit tn 5i;y a ,Sii rtor AUTICLS OV CherAical, Olive, Pale, and Brown FAMILY SOAP, -T7IHCII WE WILL SFLL AT SAN t Francisco Ih iees, and deliver to up river boats free of charge. All orders sent to Portland Soap Factory, or to Mcl'raken, Merrill A: Co., Agents, wiil meet with prompt attention. W. L. I11GU1NS A CO.. ll:ly Propiietors, No. S Front Street, Portland, Oregon, One block north of O. S. N. Co.'s Wharf. MeCRAKEX, MERRILL A CO., Agents PIONEER mm Bwnmx! OlillGOS IAS llVi LDLG, J. Vf"ushins;tuii Siri t t, I'ORTLAN i), OREGON. PLANK BOOKS RULED and BOUND to anv desired pattern. MUSIC BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWS PAPERS, Etc., bov.-.-.d in cverj variety of stvle known to the trade. "Orders from the countrv ra-omptlv at tetided to. C. D. SNVDF.lt A CO. MATS. MATS, yEUSSBOP.FrEB &, BRGCf J.'i !:.!' II i I X i aid III. ! , .' : And 'hol'd- a. td- E't-id Di.iilt.rt: in, IfViN, t A I S, AHI) H OXER'S MATERIALS, No. 7"! Front street, Portland Oregon. Are receiving, in addition to their extensive stock, by every .-teamer, all tl'.e latest styles of New Vork, London and Parisian taste, for gentlemen's and children's wear, which they wiil sell cheaper than any other house on the Pacitlc coa.-t. P. S. Hats of every style and description made to order, also - neatly repaired. ii;jy w.M. eonr.iTT, San Francisco. 1. maci.k v, Portland. Importers h Wholesale Grocers, 71 FRONT STREET, Portland Oretrn. G OOD T adv; i OODS SOLD FOR CASH. AT A SMALL a nee upon sax KiiAxcir-sco .tgi:::jcs rii:ci-:s: C. & l. Would thank merchanis visiting (he citv to price their toek boibsv purchasing. '1-1.1 y G. W. UOl'.INSOX. ,T. .;. LAi.H. Stove anclTin Store! No. lot Front street, Poithmd, O.-cgon, licit door to Evei uing Beebe. ROBIZiSOIJ & LAKE, 1)I-;ai.i:i;s in Stoves, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware, HAVE JUST LAID IN A LAMC Estock of ;-!u'i-s of iho latest styles, consist ing in part of the following cook stoves : Pride of the Pacific, Republic, Golden Gate, Crystal Palace, BucFs Patent, J far-vest Queen, Diamond Rock, Hearthstone, Also : A good stock of Parlor and Box stoves, tin ware, Ac, Vc. Also: An assortment of Pumps, etc. We are satisfied that we can give satisfac tion to our patrons, in every it-spec t, as we are determined to sell at, fair prices. We hold ourselves in readiness, and are prepared to do rooting, spouting, and all kinds of job work, on shoit notice, and iu a satisfactory manner. ROBINSON & LAKE. Portland, March 1-M.h, 1m;7. L-Lly VLXYi CS.Yis, CMS & ST E 151 Fi tti n g Establishment, No. 110 Fi.-t SsJiitt . I'oi -ilaifl. Gas Fixtures, Cooking Ranges, Hot " Water Boilers, Marble Top Washsfands, Sheet Lead and Block Tin, irc?- Closets, Bath Tabs, Bead Pipe. Wrought Iron Pipes, all Sizes. tees. Ef.no ws. ni-rrrnx r.EXfK' SJJ'J'J.ES, lifSHlXOS, dr., for St ft lit, W'oi.y and Cue. ALSO Scotch Tubes, Water Ganges, Whisflet Tallon Pumps, Steam (iuaires. Globe Aurle, and Check Valves, Guage Cocks, Air Corks, and all kinds" ot Brass Work. Rubber Hose, Hose Pipes, kc. Hotels, public buildings, and private resi dences heated with the latest improvements in steam or hot air appar.it us. I invite citizens g.-.-u-ruhv to call and ex amine my stock, which has been selected with great car,-, and especial attention given to the wants of (his market. -lav . I"'-"- l:ly C. II. MYERS. Established ) 1&57. ) Established 1 ?57. No. 90 First street, Portland, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Garden, rass asul Flower .Seeds I ' All Seeds f-vm this Establishment are Wa rrantcd Fresh and G eimin? Foreign and Domestic Dried Fruits "and egctables. Foreign and Domestic Green do do Ve.jrfahks ami Fnul 1'ackcd idth care for t?tiphiatt. XUTS Pea-nuts, Brazil-nuts, Wal-nuts Fil berts and Almonds. OKULLKihS-A selected stock of choi "loctnes, oou-ht express! v for famiiv 7" All of wiiich is offered for ca casn prices. Orders solicited ice use. cash at Jtj:Jy .itiltv () or.A'OR. No. f'O First st., FortUnd, Oregon. I T1TT(-1-:S' BLANKS, of ev,rv doscr;,.. i O tion, lor saIj at the Es-n-ui oilice. PORTLAND ECSIXES GUIDE. Persons huglmsts in Portland mead vised to note the following firms. One door south from the corner of First and Morrison street;, near the Western, J'urilaiul, Oregon. Wni. T. Slianahan, IMPOUTEP. AD DKAI.KR IN ill US J V.AL INSTi UMEXTS, FIaB EXGRA VIXGS, PICTURE FRAMES And MOLDIXGS. THE FINEST AND LARGEST STOCK of Engravings, Cromos, Plain and col ored Lithographs, tic, ever before cllered in this market, just receied and for sale at GREATLY SEDUCED PHICES ! also : Views of Cohnnhia River Scene?- ! Constantly on hand. AGENT FOU r.IIAh'Iil'nV S CELERRATED CasasaI Scale FIjimos I Which have given universal satisfaction, and which he guarantees to sell at San Fran cisco prices. l-l?" Special attention given to framing Photograph Engravings, etc. .-V:"' Mr. Hhunuiiati, formerly of A. K oil ier" s establishment, San Francisco, will -at-tenI to tuning and repairing Pianos, Melo deons, and nil hinds of Musical Instruments. Pianos for Rent. tj-ithly H.SiNSHEiMEil & 0G3 New York Manufacturers of Ecll He Lai Patent Agraffe Grand Scale Pianofortes ! rpiIE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RES L pectfuily announce to his old patrons and the public gem-ially, that he will keep oons'anil v on hand a tjood as.-vortmeiit of the above class Pianos, which he oilers whole sale and retail at New York prices. ACKNT FOR STi:iNWAV Sl SONS Celebraiesl Pianofortes ! AM) A . E. TH OMRS OX ' S Patent Swell and Voice Tcemelo ClIOUAL OliUAN. N. B. Pianos and Organs earefullv tuned and repaired. 11. SlNSllKlMhit, ::o.ly; Hi Front .st. Portland, Oregon. Sixteen Years in Oregon. RW MUSICS TIIE Pioneer Bookseller and Publisher Of this State, d.es-res to inform all his old customers i and as many new ones as may not be acquainted wii'i I he fhet; that he still continues to operate at toe FRANKLIN EG Oil STORE, 105 Front Street, Portland, (i-.XAeri.v ui'i'u-riE SK.rNT iionn) Wlieiehe is prrpar-.'d t-i fiiinhh SCHOOL BOOKS. STAT! OXER V, SHEET MUSIC, IXS'TRUCTlO.X 1:"-ES for all kinds of M ! sc.. ! 1 list! uuients. C l!l iit i! M sic t;?iJi:, PASS, VIOL, GUFI'AR and VIOLIN STKSNGS. BLANK COOKS, TOYS. MISCKLLANF.OUS ROOKS, CHEAP ITiii.M'ATlONS, newsi'apers, ma;aim-.s, GLORF.S, i'itESSES, lyr. l'ENS, Photogra p h i c A 1 li u m s, And every other article in the above line. IMrOKTEU OF Hard Wood Lumber COACH, CARRIAGE, AND WAGON MATERIALS ! roRTLAxo, Oregon". HAS NOW ON HAND and TO ARRIVE the finest stock ever imported to this coast. P.eing selected under his personal supervision he can warrant if to Vie of the best, and would call the attention of dealers and wagoo makers to his assortment of EASTERN OAK, ASH, AND HICKORY, l'LANK, WHITE WOOD, HURS, S POKES, FELLOES, AXLES, PULES, RENT ELMS Shafts, Bows, Single trees, Plow Beams and Jlundks, etc. Orders for the above, also for P.oxes, Thim bles, Skeins, iron and Steel, promptly Idled. HOHI2KT II. ,1V, Commission Merchant, .33 First st., Corner of Pine, Portland, Oregon. rT Consignments solicited. (:-r,. Iv n i- v o - r -it - J --V' -!r , o Manufacturer and Wl-.olesaie Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Saddlery Ware, &;e., eVc. And everything appertaining to the Trade. J All kinds of Carriazc Trimming done to order. r , j - TKS BEST SELECTION And largest assoihent of Ladies' Gents', Misses'. Roys' and Chi'drens' BOOTS and SHOES. Can be had at the 'Z . 1EJ. f'fll. I JIOOT ad shoe stui.'f n.. . , f lorUuod, or)lllKt,e Walhr Br. ( 't!ri t, ii"o.is ci oitest s:v:cs are re ceived bv everv sl.-apifr ,;;,.,. . . enab.ing us to sell chcauer than anv other s'oreiu ths city. K.T A C'AILU.IV " ' i-l ! 1 - f'.o .t ?. .,' " juivi, i Ol UUliU. OREGON CENTRAL RAILROAD, COMING- TO OI1EGON CITY ! Now is the Time to Take Passage for The E.stajl;.shment of WHO HAVE JUST RECEIVED ONE OF TIIE LARGEST AXD BEST As sortments of EALL AND WINTER GOODS Ever brought to this Marked. consisting, in part of CLOTHING, OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. For Gents' and Roys' wear! FURNISHING GOODS. Of every variety! LADIES" DRESS GOODS, Of all kinds and colors! LADIES' CLOAKS, SHAWLS, FURS, HOSIERY, etc., MEEEIMAO PRINTS, WHITE GOODS, etc., HATS AND CAPS, ROOTS AND SHOES, GROCERIES -And an endless variety of goods, too numerous to mention. W2siisIa tlicy Is3Ges2l io sell jLowcs lltiin Assy Memse isa Oregon I If any one is disposed to doubt the genuineness of the above slutemcnls, Fspcciallg the latter all the undersigned ask of them is, thai they Call and Examine the Goods and Prices ! And satisfy tliemsrlves. We may be, found ut the old stand, the Brick Building, Main street Oregon City. JACOB d: BROTHER. OCT' Country Produce taken in exchange for gooifs U$a TO THE CITIZENS OF OREGON. 17.22 lESe 'eckj O Xo Ii2aIs2ii22s of Oilier. a'iees. THOMAS ouMmim, TTAS JCST RECEIVED THE LARGEST AND REST STOCK OF GOODS IN THE J JL. State, which has boon carefully selected by himself, and which will be rciilenish ed by every steamer. After Fifteen Years E.-perienee' i:i lm-rcliaiid'sing in Oregon. I think I can. with perfect e-iiilidenco ---y tiiat J can moot t'.m wants u;i i nishes oi th; peopie us iiear'iv corrcct i s any other i,;jii. and give the best ouality ot goods ia the market at the Lowest prices. It needs, r.n R;;i!v.-.ni Setisatiits. nor annourteemer.'s of Rogalntlncr Riice-. fo at tract ;itr.".uion to my so.cl;. Prices, as yon all know, an- regulated in San Francisco, but I have a regnhti ion by which my busine.-.-s is tu he governed in the future As in the Past, That I will net be- Undersold by any one in Oregon. I h ive on hand suifab'e for this M-.-ket. Dry Goods. Clothing. Groceries. Hard ware. Oueon. ware. etc.. ;:Is : Paints. iiu. t'v 0.. ;r.goi !,, ; wi;!; 5, splendid assortment of Roots and Sh.-es of every description, all of the host quality . and lat.-st styles Also: llats and Caps, of ovcry de-.;:rip;'.nn. f..r both ;!;o Ladies" cud (ients' wear ! Furnishing Goods, etc.. etc.. etc.. nil of which I will sell at the very lowest price for cash. Country pro, luce taken in exchange lor Goods. Particular aft-nfion paid to orders from the couutrv. Also: To consignments of goods, anil prompt returns made for the same. " T wish to return my thanks fo my numerous customers for their past patronage, and ask a continuance of the tame, p!edgi;!' mvself to act houestlv with ail who favor me with their trade. TJIOS. CllARMAN. Lcok Out ! The Railroad is not Coming Yet ! BI T THE PEOPLES1 TRANSPORTATION C. Are Still And Rolling in the Goods for a B Q El a E) p Chairman k Warners old Srick Store, KEaln Street, Where he not only intends to sell, but Will Soli Cheaper than any other House in the City. I will say, COm: ONE, COHV. ALE and satisfy yourselves that it is no trouble to me to show gooos. T have received one of tho largest slocks ever brought to this mar ket, consisting m part of a line assortment of ?'iV,V,ri-1)KIfS (;, !0!)S- I'ALMOR ALS, FURS of various descriptions : C L lAK.-s. such as Circulars and Sacks : KID GLOVES, best qualiiv : HOSIERY; ' REOWN AND RLEACIII1D MUSLINS, nil widths r-VvrT;"1,''1' ;:s ; HATS AND CAPS ; CLOTHING : 1-IN E PLAUIv DRESS SUITS OASSIMERil SUITS : SUI'ERlOil REAVER SUITS V,( !).'!T'7 VOrTHS' CL( rnilNG. all fi.es and qualities. r X n, J1A T WILL SUIT ANVRODVa!l on the most reasonable terms. , , !,.,,rs' sloc oi' Gonis Furnishing Goods, GROCERIES A well selected assortment. ---MiT , n i , S.ACKEiniAN. .-.. Ail kinds of Produce RotK-lit. RETAIL DEALER IN SCHOOL BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Has removed info a DA EG Efl STORE, in MASONIC BUILDING, ' -Where he will be pleased fo wait upon bis old customers and as many newor.es as imr patromze him. In addition to the above, he has reeentlv reeeived it WELL SELECTED ASSORT .uLN l of I'erfitiiirry and Cosmetics ! w hich are offered for sale at reasonable rates Ore-ou City, Oct. Icth, 1:07. - ? 3.ve In O Rurjning their PAINTING. PAINTING. ST. SOS -SLJT r?5 112 9 Sign and Steamboat Graining, Iiuiliiiions of a'J kinds Executed as well as can be done n the I'acific Coast. Examine our work and judge for rour Ki lvcs. Every order attended to with care and expedition. C. E. ?JUERAV. West door RaLiou's brick. Main st., t-'.tO Oregon City. MISCEL TuAXEOXJS. FEOOrS OF THE SUPERIOR QUALITY OF THE AMERICAN WATGII MADE AT V ALT HAM, MASS. The American Watch Company, of Wdt ham, Mass., respectfully submit 'that tll'tir YVatc! ics arc cheaper, more accurate complex, more durable, better adapted for general use.and iuorecasiIyla.pt in orderainl repaired than any watches ia the nvvrla't They are simpler in structu-e, and therefore stronger, and less likely to be injured th in the majority of foreign watches, which n're composed of from liio to Sou pieces, while in an .hl English watch there are n'.o'-'e tlnn 7"" parts. Row th'-y run im.ler the hardest trial watches can have, is shown bv the fol low in r letter : ' PEXN. RAILROAD COMPANY. Office of t:zu Gexkual Srrnui.vrKXhKXT ) t Altooxa, Pa., lf.th Dec, i.m;,;'. ' : Gtidli-uu -n : The watches lnaiiuhictiircd by you have been in use on this railroad for several years by our enginemen, to whom we furnish watches as part of our equipment Tlisre are now soma three hundred of them" carried on ur line, and we consider them good and reliable time keepers, lndved I 'have great satisfaction in savin J)Vl)Jlr watches give us less trouble, and' have worn and do wear ninth longer without repairs than any watches we 'nave ever had j0,,sc on this road. As you are aware, we lbi merlv t rusted to those oi" English manufacture, of acknowledged good reputation; but as a class they never kept time as con ectlv, nor have they done as good service, as your. In these statements I am sustained bv my predecessor, Mr. Lewis, whose cxperitaco extended over a series of years. Respectiuliv, EDWARD II. WILLIAMS, ('lira! Sol., rii.t'.hdtiit. Anort.-in IE'., C'"., (!',.(. We make now five different grades of o watches, named rosnpctivfh-w f.ti...,- A ! , 'Oil, J Co., WoUhiMn, if at. H'..",w, .!,,. U'idtlini,i,JfMs. Jl'ft-in, J..-.-. Jiu.-I'oi. J. it II t: , t . '. S. P.irtb-lt, V,'m. Lit.iu. JL.,r J!'.,, ', (",, All of 11, esc. with the exception of the -......- i viMi,fi,uip are wariamcu uv the Anx-ric:'.!! Watch Companv to be of thu best materia!, on the nn;st apniovcd princi ple, and to possess every requisite for a re liable time-keeper. Every dealer selling these Watches is provided with the Com pany's printed card of ruarantcc, which should accompany each Watch sold, so that buyers may feel sie that they are purchas ing the g'-nu'.iie article. T'ueie are numer ous counterfeits and imitations of our Wuthes sold throughout the country, and we would caution pnrchuseri to be on their sruard against imposition. Any grades of Waitham Watches mav be purchased of Watch Dealers throughout the eonot !-- 1 --ii. Ilooii-. i ..o- . I ... . , , o G KORRINS k APl'LETi l.i: Rroadway, N. V., General Agellfs. It. 15. Gray A Co.. 01 ; JL-rei:ant'st., San Francisco, Agent for the Pacific Coast. L. Z I GLEE & SOK V Oreg rJHV. UN DM ii City, Oregon. SIGNED ARE NOW PRE- JL pared to make u!i manner of ware in the !:ue of eo.:.p.ra.--, ft u,i a v.-ell-bucket to a hogshead, of both bilge and straight work, on short notice, and at reasonable rutes. Call and examine- samples of our work, as it is its own recommendation. B '.'hoj L. ZiGLER k SOX. IN TIIE U. S. PiSTRicT LAN i) oF;-I'K at Oregon City, Oregon, John Welsh ,. John Cl.iveiand aiid.lohn K..-rr. Notice to said.lehn (.tlavelaroi and John Kerr: John Welsh clainiinr the ri.'ht of rre-eiimf ion to lot 1 of s.-c. 4. T. 1 S. ii. V, an Tiot of sec. v.-, T. 1, N. R. i '., and having ofi'.-red proof to sl:-'w that e;vh ..f yuti have fodeited yoUrii:h- - s;;;d hmd by '.-:; ionium the -sa.inc. : yon aie rvtbre her. '' v !i"-;f ' ;!mt you or cither :' y.m uih he id! ov-..-d thirtv days n o::i s--: ' i.'-v, of j:i uhieh to iippear find ostabi'i.-h y. -r rru'.t f- .--aid I mid, i.nd if i u Lei 1 tu ;. ; ear, s;. d ; ii..f id' b;.; dou-lin-nt v di be ! ..v.'.: i!.r .i::-t you. No , elol er ' t h. ". - 7. (-'Vi. d WAF-r.. R '-isle; f.H HENRY V.' x, R.-tviver. Holies To LrAT5C-:i coti. IEVi T. DAVIS PAVING M A I ill AF j 1 i c .. t ii i; at ti;:-i I'.ice t-' cru.-ra- s Cmptieoi ri-httV' E. half f-f the X YV. ,e;;ii !er and lots Ni-s. and .". of stc. -'. m T. ; S. K. W., and having i'.'-tvd pn.: a! '. j.;.yi;itLt in support ufiii right thereto, and hi vEim beinj in c-.n.'tict . i : ! i your piv-i.-;:i;-t;..n tilinu of : i'th of Argus', W..; : You are la-re-bv i-oliiied tluit you wii! he niiowvd thirty davs from ser ice hen oi i wi.'eh ti ;.-;:tr and es'.'-tblish your liuhr, and tlmt -bi-tihl you fail to ajipear Ids e ntry will he i Ik.wol. Land Oihee, Oregon Citv. Oiegen. M. ."th. 1-07. " i OWEN WADE. Ih -istir. HENRY WAKRI1N, IR-cein-r. Hciic3 to Creditors. T7STATE OF R. V. LAMl-:l-lRT.lec-aed. AIj Notice is hereby given Ijy tiie unJir signod. Adn:i iiist t a! or of the estate ct said II. V. Lambert, deceased, to all per.-oas )i..v ini; claims against the estate oi the said de ceased, to present them with the j-rcpt-r vouchers within six months fre.n th.' tuti of this notice, to the undersigned at his resi dence in Oregon City, Clackamas county, Oregon. November 11th, ? -''7. 4:w4 FOUPES bARrhW, A d mi ii '-st r..tor. . iJct'.ce to C eiitors. TESTATE OF ROliERT LAYI1RY, I'p A J ceased. Not tee is hereby ctv.n I'V t,.e l-.n,n-.si..-o:..1 .. fninolraMr 'of the i'TOVi' named estate, to all persons haviu.; cl-i'"-'1 against the estate ot sao.l ..fiv-. '.!. sent them with the pi oper vouchors witwa six months from the date of tins !! n''. the ondersigio-d at ihe oliice ..fS. H'atiat.:" Oregon City, Clackamas county, Orcgan. November liOil, A. P. 1-'I7. ART; IL K VYAKM-h. 4:"t Adi'iiltistrat.T. Pirxal Settlexasnt. G -T0TTCK LS HER FRY GlVKN" THAI IN Elizabeth Summers. Adinunsti',n , '" the estate of Michael Samm-rs, -'cl. ii filed her final accounts in sari cstt.tc ' therefore onleredthat Monday, .bsmian ISfts. be set f.r heal !'.,.; ebjeciioiis h'; ' counts and the final settlement uf tin: Uv order of the court. 5:.;t" J. M.IiACt.fc November 1 J, l'T. ." Adminisl r iter's Notice. LL persons havii'u' clai:i:s '-fnX j. estate .t John Kiiim!dece..s.Ha -f iiuosted to present the same, ih; V1 !,';'';, vouchers, to the under-d -nod at i'-';;; (tf Orecou Citv, Chichan.as county, ff:, Oregon, within mo;-:hs tivai ' Administrator of the estate ot " uecc;is.-l. , . Oregon City, November 1 Co-Partnsrshio Ivotice. -VTOTICE IS IlKKKliY (;iVKN i- lS have taken into my 'ii-ir.y (f Learv. his interest to date .rem - fii,r October. ls,,7. The busii.ess wid & be can led on under the 1nf yS. Learv. . .' ' ' ' ' j;;ni OregOil Cify. Oct. ti4:a, i - ViH rrnur fi'il? ft A TiE. TTUATK!) I'.ETWEEN T1IL A- s atitits ii u-.l too OHEG05T CIIY 10TIS ?U? In the vicinity of the place of "' J-li::!!' M Will be sold eh.p forMsT.- r t'.t.tf DRAY F0HSSCHSA?: first kati-:mIii:av :;::;ir0?,h ...io.I order, nil! be so... . , . upon lipphcatioii to C. Oi"-'- '. -:tr. Or.'. Sl.tl ) ARLOWAFchl.hK, u;;r . , have Oil hand J-'-.s-i.e . - ,.(lyU'. 'haveou !,ai;dfer,sa ,',-,, 'he ccic- . . . ! EI. Ol it. Try it- . o o o o It, O 1 0 v.l I In! F At O tbii tio-h o Ore . n Jilt. 2 tree .4- Off tairj Atto; Son- Justin e,l;:,s-ir and c"ttea SU Alto. W , Or, JVug , I Offico- O I ""' I 'reet. Oi -Jorr:s 4 kut-'tr f CHi3 I Attorney o