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o o o O 0 o o 0 G Vol. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER lO, 1868 No 51 0 O o o Oregon o if I 111 I" I o w I grjjt llJfcliin (giitcrprist. PCBLISIIED EVERY SATURD AT MORXIXG By D. C. IRELAND, T-nrE- South east corner of Fifth and ' m ux streets in the building lately known u 'the Court Hoase, Oregon City, Oregon. Terms of S '--j tiscrlpt ion. ? One conv, one year in advance I. " " il delated 4 00 I Terms of Advertising Transient advertisements, per square , , . lines or less) first insertion ...$'-" ' fr each subsequent insertion 100 business Curds one square per annum ? payable quarterly 2 00 I ).. column ptr annum 1 11,1 ! Vw. half column ' W e quarter " ' 1 i.egul advertising at the established rates. ijjook and Job Printing ! jMIE ENTERPRISE OF FlCE I i supplied with every requisite for Joins' I :i superior style of work, and is constant 's ? accumulating new and beautiful styles J of material, ami is prepared for every 1 variety of i book Ar Jon I AT S.VTISKAOTOItY TCUCKS. ; The Public art invited to call and ' f inline both our specimens and facilities r i fur doing work. : : BUSINESS CARDS BENTON KILL IN, Oregon t'ilr. Orgoit. Office in C'hurmau's l'rick Block, up Stairs. (5u:tO Dr. F. Barclay, LI. R. C L.v (FurmerljrSiirgeon to the Hon. II. B. Co.) O FFICE :At R Me n r, Main Street.... '! ....Oregon City. W. F. IITGHFIELD, Established since 1S-1. at the old stand, Main Stbekt, Orkcjox Citr. An assoi tment of Watches, Jew ehv, and Seth Thomas' weight Chicks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. Uepairinjcs dune on short notice, ind iuankful for past favors. J V. C. JOllN'SON'. F. O. M COWX. X"t.ti ' J'ld'iu'. JOENSON h McCOWN, OH KG OX CITV, OREGON. ,v W ill attend to ail business entrusted f imr care in any of the Courts of the State, collect money, negotiate loans, bell real es t t etc. ; Tarticular attention given to contested 1 uiii ca-es. --VV. i. a. uiii.i.. K. A. PAKKKUi BELL &, PARKER. I RUGG1SJTS, AN'll DEALERS IN' Chemical, I'htcnt Medicine?, Paints, Perfumer!, Oils', Varnishes, And eve it article kept in a Drug Store. .. i Mux Stukkt, Obkgi.s Cn y. "shTdes aTo 0 N . Vi'vt .Side Mali Mrett, Mwfn Stcoudand Tldrd, Orvjon fit;. GEOEGE A. HAAS - - - - Proprietor. The proprietor begs leave to inform his friends and the public generally that the shore named popular saloon is open for their Ki'comniodation, with a new mid well assort -el supply of the liuest brands of wines, lienors and cigar s. "'i Justice of the Jacc it- City Recorder. Office In the Court IIntsc nnJ City Council Hootn, Oregon City. Vt'if. attend to the acknowledgment of i 'f.U, and nil other duties appei tattling to tVe Milieu of Justice of the Peace. cj. FLEMIKG, lirlrtif dca.'er in School Pools, Sta doaenj; also, Pa feat Medicines, and Perfumery. At fh Post-office, in Masonic Building, Orcjon, Ciiij. Ore-son. William Eroughton, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, Main street, Orfjort City. Will attend to all work in his line, con sisting in part, of Carpenter and Joiner work -- training, building, etc Jobbing promptly attended' to. i- "O" JOHN H. SCHRAH, Manufacturer and Dealer in SADDLES, HAPLESS, etc.. etc . Main street, between Third and Fourth, Oregon CVy. rpilE attention of parties desiring anything X in niv line, is directed to my stock, be fore makinsr purchases elsewhere. i1 J J 0 1 H- SCI1RAM- clark" greenman, Vtvtf. City Drayman, i2fedfe on EG OX CITY. All orders for the delivery of merchandise, or packages and tViijIit of whuteve- descrip tion, to Hi v imrt of ttie city, wiil be executed pii'iii'itiv iin.4 with cure. lt,m AVID SMITH, S'uvewr to MITII dr MA US II ALL, Hhcle Smith and Woan Maker Corner of Main and Third streets Oregon City . O resort P!icksm"ithincT in all its branches. Wagon making and repairing. All work warranted to gn-eatisfaction. (S3 cIs:imri;al Mills, OUEGOS CITY. KEEP C'OX ST A NT LY OX HAND FOR SALE : ERA X AND' CHICKEN FEED ! lP Parties " wanting feed must furnish heir sacks. . - ' f30. Ranch for sale. SITUATED BETWEEN "THE CLACK amas and the - 0RE30N. CITY TOWN PLAT ! la the vicinity of the place of T. J. Eunsaker XW Will he sold cheap for cash. Agplyto LEVY 4 FECliHEIMER. PATT0N HOUSE, Two doors south of the old Court House, Front street, Portland, Oregon. W. N. Patton Proprietor. Single raeals, 25 cents Beds, 23 cents. This house is newly fitted, and furnished in the best style. xii.f,m AMERICAN EXCHANGE. ( rate LINCOLN II O USE,) Xo. ft Front street, Por1lanl Oregon. L. P. W. QUI M BY, Pkoprietob, (Lattrf Western. Hotel.) This honse 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 Wafon will al ways be found at the land ng onthe arrival of steamships and river boats, carrying bag gage to the house free of charge. 7. fy W e s t e it x Hotel, PoHTI.AND. OUEGOX. Corner of First and Morrison streets, Thj best and most comfortable Hotel in the State, where every want is anticipated, and cheerfully supplied. Warm and cold Baths attached to the house. This Hotel is located near the steamship Landing. The Hotel Coach will be in at tendance at all the Landings, to convey passengers and baggage to and from the house free of charge. JO Ml C. DORCY, SAMUEL 1. HOLMES, xi.tf Proprietor. EVlcLaughiin House Main street, (opposite the Woolen Mills,) Oregon City, Oregon. J. F. Millsr & Co., Proprietors. JjT" This is the most commodious Hotel in the city. Newly furnished, and just open for the reception of guests. "ZW It will be the endeavor of the Propri etors to make all truests comfortable. OREGON HOUSE, Main Street Oregon City. JACCB EOEHM, Proprietor. ESTABLISHED 1307. ItEDUTIOX l.V PRICES! The undersigned wishes to give notiee that from Saturday, October 5th, I tM7, prices at the above bouse will be as follows : Board and Lodging per week .? 00 Board ithout Lodging 4 00 Board and Lodging per dav 1 00 JACOB BOEIIM. Oregon Citj, Oct. 3d, ls7. L50:tf cliff House ".r."V M a i n Stk eet. Xf'irhi Opposite IFooih Factor), TV.W."r110AI)ES, Proprietors. Urt'jjon City. Oreror!. We invite thecitizens of Oregon City, and the traveling public, to give us a share of their patronage. Meals can be had at all hours, to please the nrost fastidious. 15 Notice to the Public. I HAVE this day closed the Barlow House in favor of tile Clitif House. Hope my old customers will give their liberal patron age to the above well kept hons.. They will find Messrs. White fe lihoades always on hand to make guests comfortable. WM. BARLOW. OSWEGO HOUSE ! OSWEGO, ORE JON. JOHN SCHADE Proprietor, IS now prepared to receive and entertain all who may favor him with their patron age. The House is New and the Rooms are Newly and Neat'y Furnished. The labia will be supplied with all the delicacies of the season. The House is situated near the steamer landing. The proprietor wiil at all times endeavor to give entire satisfaction to ail who muv favor him with a call, and would respectfully solicit the patronage of the Traveling Public. 4I:tt. Board per week 00 Board and Lodging 0 00 Single Meals 50 What C ii e e r House, os. 12, 12S and 130 Front street, Portland, Oregon. REDUCED RATES! The undersigned bavins; taken this well- knowu house, solicit increased patronage from the traveling public. Ihe House lias lately been refitted, and the proprietors are now able to offer additional inducements to their patrons. The table will be furnished with t tie best market affords, and be under the immediate supervision of the proprietors liooms well turntsliea and well ventnatea. A lartre tire-proof safe for the deposit cf valuables. Baggage taken to the hotel free of charge. Board per week $ o 00 Board and lodging ' ? to b 00 (According to the room occupied.) Nothing will be left undone, which is in the oower of the proprietors to render truests eomfoitable. LYONS, LEONARD & Co., xi.fij Proprietors. d. n. ini.om'KOit, I L. HII.IIBrRGH, Sail Francisco. LOUS BINSTKIN'. 5 Portland. Hildburg, Bros. &. Co. IMTORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IS AH Kinds of Cognacs, Scotch and Dish H'fusLie Rum, Gin, Domestic Liquors, Wines, 4'f"., &c., drc No. 2 Front st , O. S. N. Co.'s new brick block, Portland Oregon. 9 THE JEtVELRT Establislimcnt of J. 15. iMiller HAS BEEN REMOVED To No 1 0 1 Front st., comer of A Her Carter's New Building, Portland, In Chas. Woodard s Drug Store. Z-if Where he will b- ready to attend to all manner of workmanship in bis line. Watches and Jewelry repaired in fbs most workmanlike manner." J. 15. MILLER. A. J. MONROE. W. A. K. 1 ELLEN. MAUIILE WOK.K., IiIONROE & TiIELLEN, Dealers in California, Vermont, and Italian JIarbles, Obeixks, Monu meats, Head and Fool stones, Salem Oregon. Mantles and Furniture Marble furnished to order. j 32-t Flax Secl Wsiutcd! R. E. CHATFIELD, AT THE Oregon Seed Stove I First st., Portland, opposite the - - Western Hotel. Will pay Hiqhest Cash Prices for I lax Seed! JOTICE.- Friends, many" fhanks for past favors re ceived, I hare newl v opened a family grocery in W. F. HighfleldVblock.'frontingthe Ore-, con House, -ihiTfrsftTetraird solicit a share of your "patronage, by ottering many articles less than Portland retail prices. Will exchange $br butter, eggs, hams. 6out etc, etc .E.SroNE, m BUSINESS CARDS. Li add & Tilt on. BANKERS, TOKTLAXD, OkEQOX." Wiil give prompt attention to collections, and other business appertaining to BankiDg. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange On San Francisco and the Atlantic States for sale. Government Securities bought and sold. xi.tf L. C. Fuller. BROKER, Pays the Highest Price for Gold Dust Legal Tenders and Government securities bought and sold. No. 108 Front st., xi.tf Portland, Oregon. J. F. MILLER. J. W. SHATTUCK. J.F. KILLER &. Co., MANt'FACTCKKM OP AXD DEALERS IS ISoots iil SItoes! At the Oregon City Doot and Shoe Store. Muin street. THE BEST SELECTION Of Ladies', Gents', Boys', and children's Boots and shoes on hand or made to order. J. II MITCHELL. j. ?. dolth. A SMITH. Mitchell, Dolph & Smith, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Solicitors in Chancery, and Proc tdrs in Admiral I y Office o-er the old Post Office, Front street, Portland. Oregon. A.. C. GIBBS. C. W. PARRlStI, Xiitary Public Cnd Com. of Deeds. GTEB3 & PARR7SH, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, PORTLAND, RFGiN. OFFICE On Alder street, in Carter's New Brick Block. n3 J. WELCH, DENTISTi Permanently Located at Oregon City, Oregon. Rooms with Dr. Saffarans, on Main street. MACK & HATCH, DENTISTS. The patronage of tnose desirifig I'inst flats Operations, is respectfully solicited. Satisfaction in all cases guaranteed. N. B. Xltrons O'jryde administered for the Painless Extraction of Teeth. Also : the PhUjoUue Spray used for those who prefer it Office Corner of Washington and Fron streets, Portland. Eutrauce ou Washington street. 42.tf S. G. SKIEMORE, Druggist and Apothecary, (li!3 First st., near Western Hotel) PottTLAM). OkKCOX. Dealer in drugs, chemicals, patent medi cines, etc. A line assortment of English and French Toilet Articles, Perfume ty, b'ushes, etc. JjgfParticular at tention given to the preparation of prescrip tions. (S4.Sui ISAAC FARR. JOHN FARR. FARR & BROTHER, Butchers and Meat Venders. Thankful for the favors of the community in the past, wish to say that they will eon tinue to deliver to their patrons, from the wagon, as usual, Oil Tuesdays and Saturday of each weel; all the best qualities of Beet, Mutton, and Pork, or any other class of meats in the "larket. i:tf ARMES & DALLAM, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF WOOD AND WILLOW WARE Brushes, Twines, Cordage, etc., AND MANUFACTURERS OF Brooms, Pails, T'ubs, Washboards, fyc 215 & 217 Sacramento st., San Francisco. 113 Maiden Lane, Y. Citjr. Wm, H. WATKINS, M. D-, SURGEON," Office 95 Front st , Portland Oregon. Residence cor. Main andllh sts. Robinson & Lake VTTILL, CONTINUE THE STOVE AND Y' Tin-ware trade as usual, at the estab lished EMIGRANT STORE, Corner of Fiord and Salmon sts., Porthiml, Oregon. "kOSIILAND BROS. Portland Auction Store! J7 First st., nxt door to Post-office, Portland. Oregon, Importers and Jobbers of Staple and fancy Dry Goods, Grain Jjngs, Burlaps, Furnishing Goods. f35r We tvill pay the highest cash price for Wool, Furs and Wdm PONY SALOON. Front st., ve-ir the Ferry Landing, Portland, Oregon. Re fitted and He-opened by J. A. Mac Donald. The best of Wines, Li quors, Cigars, etc., constantly on hand. SOMETHING NEW! Boots with Wire Qnllted Bottoms - o These Boots are made on the American standard last. They never tail to fit and feel comfortable, and require no "breaking in. The Wire Quilted Soles hare been proven by practical experience to last twice as long as the ordinary soles. A spleudid assortment j""' 1-' ll, 1 R. I). WHITE & Co.'s, Boot and Stioe store. , 131 First st. Portland. CHAUWCEY BALL, fSaceor to tins Jon u? C?., MANUFACTURER OF Wagons & Carriages, 201 and 203 Front st,, Portland, Oregon. OCT Wagons of every description made to order. GeneratJbbing done with neatness and dispatch. Oak and Ash lumber, and all kinds of wagon materials for sale. Orders from the country promptly attended to. OREGON CITY BREWERY ! HENRY HUMBEL, Hanni? purchased the above Brewerr. wishes to inform the pubHe that he is now prepared to manufacture a No. 1 quality of LAGER BEER! As good as. can b obtained anywhere in the Stae- Order solicited, nad: jvremptlj fitl4. i,IFE. We are born we laugh we weep ; We lore -we droop we die ! Ahl wherefore do we laugh or weep? Why do we live or die ? Whtf knows that secret deep ? Ala3, not 1 ! Why doth the violet spring Unseen by human eye ? Why do the radiant seasons bring Sweet thoughts that quickly fly ? Why do our fond hearts cling To things that die? We toil through pain and wrong ; We fight and fly ; We love we lose and then, ere long, Stone dad we lie. Oh ! Life, is ail thy song , Eudure and dio ? BILL AXD com.! Come, dear old comrade, you and I Will steal an hour from days gone by, The shining days when life was new, And all was blight with morning dew. The lusty days of long ago, When you were Dill and I was Joe. Yonr name fnay flaunt a titled trail, Proud as a cockerel's rainbow tail ; And mine as brief appendix wear As Tain O Slianter s luckless mare 5 To-day, old friend, rememb? r still That I am Joa and you are Bill. You've iron the groat world's envied prize, And grand you look in peoples" eyes, With II O N. and L. L. 1). In big brave loiters lair you see. Your fist, old fellow ! off they go ! Hoty are you. Bill ? IIolv are you. Joe? You've worn fhe Judge's ermtned robe : You've taught your nairte to half the globe; You've sung fnankind a deathless strain ; You've made the dead past live again ; The world may call you vrbat it will, But you and I are Joe and Bill. The ehnSng young folks stare arid say, " See those old buffers, bent and gray, They talk like fellows in their teens! Mad. poor old boys ! That's what it means." And shake their heads ; they little know The throbbing hearts of Bill and Joe! How Bill forgets his hour of pride, While Joe sils smiling at his side; How Joe, in spito of Times disguise. Finds the old schoohnato in his otes Those calm, stern eyes that molt and fill As Joe looks fondly up at Bill. Ah. pensive- scholar, what is fame ? A fitful tongue of leaping flame ; A giddy whirlwind's fickle gust. That lifts a pinch of mortal dust; A few swift years, and who can show Which dust was Bill and which was Joe. The weary idol takes his stand, Holds oht his bruised and aching hand. While gaping thousands come and go. How vain it seems, this empty show ! Till ail at once his pulses thrill ; 'Tis poor old Joe's ' Cod bless jou. Bill !" And shall we hreathe in happier spheres The names that pleased our mortal ears, In some sweet lull of harp and song For earth-born spirits none too long. Just whispering of the world below Where this was Bill, and that was Joe ? No matter ; while our home is here No sounding name is half so dear ; When fades at length our lingering day, Who cares what pompous tombstones say? Read on the hearts that love us still, Illcjacet Joe. Illcjacet Bill. ANNUAL ADDS ESS DKI.l VEUEI) WEFOKK THK Oregon Stiite Agricultural Society, BY THK TKESIPKNT, lion. A. J. Dufur, Ladies and Gentlemen : In ac cordance with previous usages and established custom, it becomes my duty, as the presiding officer of the Oregon State Agricultural Society, to tiddrfss yon at this, our eighth State Fair. It also devolved upon me to select some one to debver the annual ad dress, tmd in making that selection, I am happy to inform you I have been able to secure the services of a voting man, born and brought up in Oregon, educated at one of your principal universities, and by occupa tion a farmer thereby denioiistra tin' the fact that the formers and me chanies are rut only capable of mak ing tbe creditable dist.d.ty of ngricul tuial production, tnrchanieal genius, and artistic? klll we are proud to witness nt this exhibition, but pro ducing the more gratifying thought that among their number may be found young mn already striving to quality themselves to meet the de mand which the best good of society, and the progress of the present age stronolv indicate will soon be mude upon them, lo fill those honorable positions in our fetateand nation to which they are justly entitled by the di-'tiilv of their tailing. Composed as this assembly is, of the various professions, and altr.oi every avocation in life, it has been a matter of deep anxiety to me to se lect some proper subject upon which to address you on this occasion. But in no other respect have 1 frit the least etnbanassment. For here I meet the warm frreetinir of h hardy pioneer, and with just pride claim my registry as n citizen in the same commuiity with 'nt"n whi scorning all the allurements of a life of ease and safety in the old States, have in the far West, on the Pacific slope of the liocky mountains.marked out a high career for a noble man hood. As food and clothing are the first great necessities of all maofciud, with in the scope of agricultural and me chanical science is involved the per manent prosperity of everv State and nation. If, therefore, we my judge of the permanent pnesperity of this community, and of its advancement in the arts and sciences, by the dis play ot the various productions of in dustry, kill, refinement, and good taste we witness here to-day, we are safe in the assertion that Oregon pos sesses in a high degree all the require ments necessary to make a people wealthy intelligeut, and permanently blessed. In the display of stock, onr horses combine in a marked degree many of the qualities necessary to make that ttobie animal one of the proud est, as w ell as the most useful servant of man, and show that our farmers and horsemen are not ignorant of the use of the warm bloods. By follow ing a judicious system of breeding, Oregon mav furnish that class of Venderbilt and Bonner horse farriers with their Auberns and D.-xters, and the turf with a Keutuck, a Norfolk, or an Asteroid. Our cattle shows the judgment and good taste of those engaged in thut department, for prominent in di.-p'ay may be seen the noble Durham and beautiful Devon, while the grades combine qualifications desirable for the plow, the dairy, or the butcher's stall. Our swine atid poultry do rqual credit to their exh bitors, while sheep hu - band ry appears to have received that jud ciou.s management and care ful attention by m-iuy of our breed trs, which the importance of that brain h of mdu-try jusily demands. Ihe di.-play of fruits seeds and vegetable productions, shows the fer tiiiiy oi our soil, ami the various uses to which it is adapted, whiie our eer eIs add another evidence to the fact dready established, that Oregon i.s pre-eminent ly a grain-irrowing State, and for the sure production of wheat is not surpassed bv any country ever inhabited by civilized man. Perhaps this last statement may seem extravagant to some, but the careful observation of almost ten years residence in your Slate, has shown that California has had two entire and one partiol failure of her whent crop during that time, and while year after y ear in many of the irain growing istricts of the West ern States, the hopes of the husband man have been cut on by the sun blight, the rust, the weavil or the chintzbug, not in or.e single instance have 1 known a failure in any crop in Oregon where the ground hs bem oean well prepared, judiciously sown or planted and properly c.tted for; and in many instances I have seen fields of wheat in Oregon that for quality and quantity far surp-is-eu any crop I evei knew raised iti north em Wisconsin, r on the fertile soil of the Genesee valley. Our dairy ptuductions and domes tic manufactures are highly creditable to a cuiig State like ours.and plainly indicate that when the industry of Oregon shall r-e turned in that direc tion, her manufactures are not only capable of supply ing the home de maud, but may successfully export to many other markets of the world. The t xhibition of flowers and works oc art, t"geher with the great variety of beautiful needle woik and fine em broidery here displayed, inniks the refinement and good taste of the fair contributors to this exhibition, atid plainly shows that while the men are engagt-d in those industrial pursuits that go to make up the real wealth of our State, the women are not un mindful of those things that beautify, ad"in and make our homes blessed. The wonderful display of mpehan ical genius in that great field of labor and progress, indicates the prosperity so well deserved by that class of our citiz-ns, to w hom we are indebted for the comforts, luxuries and arts, that distinguishes civilizition from bar barism. Without their strong arm-, skillful hands and wonderful inven tions, we to day would be but little farther advanced than the miserable savage that roams the plains. When we cease to cherish and honor our mechanics, we shall prove ourselves ignorant of our highest interest, by neglecting one great source from which we IUII4 expect life nntj strength for our republican institu tions, ami iur to defend them. But, ladies and get;! lemen, these displays of luxury, wealth, refinement, and permanent prosperity of which we boast and are so justly proud to day, are but a part ol the causes we have for self cotiirralul.itioii, when compired with our sy-tem of com mon school education ; the bem fit of which all nmy avail themselves of, aided by the disinterested ff rts of some of our most energetic and nobje minded citizens in establishing eo! ieyes, nnd Seminaries of learning, for enriching the minds f our young with th higher branches of science and literature. And all the deep feelings of grati tude towards these eaily settlers,who have helped to shape the future des tinies of Oregon, will ever be enter taiued by all her citizens, still an other class are equally worthy of our grateful remembrance. It is thit etas of men who, with self sacrificing devotion, have taught the pure prin ciples of religion, and triveu to society that moral training and chastity of thought, without which any com munity will pass into premature de cay. It is by the zhI and untiring energy of this class of our early set tlers,, we are enabled to say, whre but a few years ago was seen naught bat barbarism and heatheuiab idola try, tONday our prairies und wood lands are made voc.il with the praises of the most high God. Men of Oregon,-you are worthy of the high encomium a grateful people are ever ready to bestow upon those who, with fixed purpose and deter mined perseverance, have substituted fruitful fields and temples of science, for waste places, and given to early morn the music of the Sibbath bell, for the howl of wila beasts and paint ed Savages. And i congratulate you on the full meridiau of prosperity that awaits you, after so many years of uncertainty and unceasing toil. In passing thi3 eulogy on the noble results attained by the deterrfjhied ef forts of the men, we would net for get the honors -due to. .the women, of Oregon 5 for in ho community i there ever seen those steiling quali ties of moral purity that marks the progress of civilization, and perpet uated the endearments of home, where W' tnan has foiled to exert those re fining influences felt by her presence, or not commanded the respect in so ciety which is justly considered her due. Then pardon me while I say to our wives and daughters, never lower that high standard of usefulness which for the few past years has produced such gratifying results in our commit tiity. Nor oive countenance to those artificial distinctions in society, too often founded on the weahh of a vul irar millionaire, or on the meaningless title of a foreign adventurer, but al vv.-iys keep first and foremost in view these great truths man is superior to the accident of his birth, and should t;.ke that rank in society which is due alone to his merits. If fortune has been propitious, and you are surrounded by the blessings of wealth, nevtr retire behind mas sive gold chains and diumotid breast- pins into the fool's paradise a life of useless indolence at d ease but re member that no person can enjoy vigorous health without active bodily cXercise, and that a life of usefulness and activity will tend to make you hea.t'ny, beautiful and attractive, fit you to become good wives, and the mothcis of strong and noble men; and while we claim a Washington ti the Futher of his country, you, with a higher and a holier pride, rmy ex claim : Lady Mart was his mother. There is still another cla-s in this assembly to whom I wish to make a few remarks, and in whose future prosperity and success in life we all have the most vital Interest. ft is the oung men of Oregon, and es pccially the farmers' and mechanic-' sous. For on you, young men, will devolve the ta.-k of completing that work so nobly begun by your sires. And nut only will the developemeut of the agricultural, mechanical and miiu-ral wealth of our State be in trusted to jou.- ke piiisr, but al.-o the perpetuating and peifecting our sy t ni of education, with our t'onstitu tiotial liberties of State and nation, which all in duty bound should guaid with watchful Carr. Then let nothing short of such an education as w ill fit you to fill any station in life in which on may be called to act, ever satisfy you. For a thorough nndt rstai-ding of mechanical and agricultural science together with the necessary know I edge of political economy nnd the science of government, is within the reach of every young man who has the will to obtain, and th determin ed perseverance to accomplish, in w hatever occupation in life, or branch of iudu-iry you may engage, always coin in and the respect of others by yourself respecting the dignity of your own calling. What though your clothes are none f the finest, your hands hardened by toil, and your foce embrow ned by exposure to the sun ? True greatness consists not in birth, or weaUh, or occupation, or any other accidental circumstance, but inherent nobility w rought out in lite. And if, in performing thone duties to w hich an honorable occupation may lend, you chance to meet the snob, who displays the highth of his intel lectual attainments in a. sweet scented cigar, and an amber mouth piece, or the brainless dandy, whose moral worth m:y be estimated by the size of his tailor's bill, never hang your head and blush in their presence because they outshine you in iqnipage and show, but lift up your brow with a noble confidence, and say within your self: I have not these thing, it is I rue, hilt it is lircaue I have not sought ; it is because I have not de sired them ; it is because I possess something better; n heart free from contaminating influences of fashion able vice, and a mind well stored with useful knowledge. But to return to our first proposi lion : that the permanent prosperity of every community is contained within the scone of agricultural sci ence, we. find it necessary to come to the more immediate duties of every day lite those things conuected with practical farming. It occurs to me that no occupation n quires more strict attention and system id acting than farming, and i hat the farmer should have a place for everything and eve-,) thing in its place. A careful account should be k pt of all the business transactions of the form, and an inventory of all the sttH-k, form productions, farming tools", carriages etc , shofld lie taken at lea-t once a year, with their first cost "d present value. In foct, the farmer's book should be a miinifost of h'u financial condition at all times. A system of forming that tends to impoverish our soil, and lessen, its ca pacity lor reproduction, should be carefully avoided. To this subject the farmers ot Oregon cannot pay too much attention. The sad experience of the farmers in the great grain growing district of the Western States should teach us that the depleting system of pro ducing i.d exporting, without re munerating our soil with an ade quate supply of manure and fertil izers, will not only induce those dis eases so fatal to the wheat crop in that section of the country and so little known in onrs, but will tend to render our soil barren and unprcdsc tive, and the occupation of forming embarrassing and unprofitable. Too much has already been written and published on this important sub' jecf; to need further comment from me, but the compost heap i virtually the former's mine of wealth. There should be a Farmer's Club established in each county, at which farmers should make it their busi ness to attend once a month, for an interchange of views and experiences. The different modes of .hinting, sowing, cultivating and gathering crops, could there be discussed, er rors could be detected and avoided in future, and thus, by associated effort, and the attrition of mind with mind, the general welfare of all would be promoted We jhoufti have a weekly paper published in this State, devoted ex clusively to the interest of the indus trial classes. The benefits to De de rived from a well-condccted organ of this kind can scarcity be over esti mated. But past experience has. shown that private investment in this enterprise has not, as yet, proved a financial success. It then firs, suggested, and con fidentially hoped, that all who wish for the permanent prosperity and best good of our fctate, without re gard to profession or occupation, will help to establish a paper of this kind on a permanent basis, by giving it substantial aid. In the foil of 18G2, the Legislature of Oregon passed a hill aeeepi'mg the conditions of a grant of 90,000 acres of land, mad by the United Slates Government to the State of Oregon, for the endowment of an agricultural colhge. I am credibly informed that the lands have in ter been selected nor the terms of the donation com plied with. Had those lands been judiciously located, two dollars per aero, or SlSU,l'00 would not be an over esti mate of their present value. But po liticai Grimalkins purring over petty schemes hr preferment, too often neg lect the interests of the people. The importance of taking active measures to remind the proper au thorities of the iieces-ity of securing if passible, so valuable a donation, is loo apparent to the formers and me chanic of this Statej to need further remat ks from m. Public atteti'ion h.is already been called to the importance of publish' ing and placing before the people of ihe older States, the ttatoml Aealth and advantage this State possesses, and the inducements it holds out to a reliable class of immigrants to make it their future home. This Society has already made an effort in that direction, by appoint ing a committee to obtain and com p:le statistic?, giving the desired in formation. As chairman of that com uiittee, I will say, I have now u my possession valuable information on that subject from many parts of the State. But as important localities have not yet been heard from, and hoping the State Legislature, now in session, would give the subject the favorable consideration its importane demands, the committee have not yet at ranged the woik for publication. California, ever alive to her own interest, has, by L-gislative enact ments, rfiade l.bend appropriations for the same enterprise. And by a judicious coopeiatioti with her State Agricultural Soc'ety. is, day by day, receiving more material wealth, by the influx of immigration into her Slafe than was ever iiff rded her by all her geld mines in their palmiest days. J,t the people of Oregon, by similar effort, secure a bke reward. Lord Bacon once said there were three things necessary to make a na tion great: a fertile soil, busy work shops and easy transportation of men and things from place to place. The fertility of Oregon, with all its primeval wealth, is spread out be fore us, In villi g the hu-bandman to renewed exertion, and promising, year by year, a rich reward to all his toil. The hum of the busy woik-hop is heard in all our country, towns and cities, and the combined wealth, with the increase of business derived from the two fir.-t resources of national greatness, now demand the third: Qnictc and easy transportation of men ami things t i place to place. Although the various navigation companies of this State have mani f Sled a commendable spirit of enter prise, by increasing these last facili ties, still we hail with joy the noble efforts being made by some of our most prominent citizens, to give a new impetus to all our business j-f fairs, by procuring for Oregon the advantages of railroad communica tion. The spirit of railroad enterprise, first seen in its infancy in the Atlan tic States, assuming the strength of vigroiw manhood as it j urueyed westward seems destined soon U tVeispread the whole Pacific cost. The civilized world looks forward with astonishment, to the early com. pletiou of the most stupendooos worfe ever accomplished by man. AtnJ when the last rail is laid, and the last spike is driven, the commerce of the world is ret olutionized. Then in the words of Benton,; its great projector, it must be adorned with its crowning honor, the collossal statue of the great Colombus, whose design it accomplishes, hewn from the granite mass of a peak of the Rocky Mountains, overlooking the road( pointing with outstretched arm to the western horizon, saying to the ffyin-g passenger: There is the Eastf .Theref is India I That trade with Asia, which has fur so many years enriched the nar tions of. Europe, -will then - find a quicker and cheaper conreyance east ward, across this continent and the Atlantic ocean, making some city on this coast its great eutry depot. Then shall the wealth of the Indies . be poured into the lap of industry on the Pacific shore, and Oregon bes come, what it long has been destined to be, one of the most desirable loca tions on this continent for the homo of civilized man. Ladies and gentleman, I will not weary you by trespassing further up on your time. The vorioos depart ments of our Eighth Annual Fair are now open for inspection. And trust ing that this, like preceding exhibi tions t f this kind, will result in good4 let us Lope all will cheerfully attend to the various duties assigned them. LETTISH FitOJI liABRADuRt" Pax Jose, Epitok Exteepkisk CAi..,Svpt. 23, 1SCS. G The reception, either through you cr th kindness of some Oregon City friend, of some four or five numbers of the Ester riuss, revived old recollections and many pleasing reminiscences. It occurred to me that perhaps a few lines from this locali ty might not be wholly uninteresting, cr unacceptable. It is now something over a year siuce.1 located myself in this valley. Business, then lively, is now no less active and on every side we witness the Cvh dence of a permanent and increasing FrosQ perity. The quieting of Land-tifles and the general success of the fanning commu nity, in the growing and marketing of grain, has put the agricultural interest ifn- measurably ahead of all others within four years past. Those counties in this State, once sner ingly denominated by the gold miners Cow Counties,'1' now possess more enter prise, more wealth, intelligence and re- fiiictnent. and are making greater strides in every improvement calculated to add luxury and comfort, than any ever Ciade in the most famous gold diggings. In the immediate vicinity of San Jose ate hun dreds now wealthy, who twelve year since settled here without anything to boast of, excepting big hearts and willing hands. It is true that some through mis fortunes, and others through bad manage ment, have not become millionaires, but the majority who have conducted their business with any kind of prudence or judgment have been successful beyond their most sanguine expectations. A stranger in our midst beholding Ihe thous ands of acres of orchards and vineyards, the well cultivated fields, the variety and perfection of the agricultural implement with which the labor is performed, can hardly realize that it is less than eighteen years since the advent of the tide of Ameri can population. That then not a fence re stmined the free range of Ihe mustang, thousands of wild cattle and bands of cayotes, that the earth was honeycombed with millions of gophers and squirrels. That then there was no barrier or impedi ment to the winds that swept the valley with fearful f orce ; that it was indeed a fertile and beautiful valley lying almost wholly waste and worthless, in fact uncon taminated .vith the arts of civilized man. The early pioneers, undoubtedly, possessed many advantages,but they fotind numerous obstacles that necessarily must be over come before it could be what it now is. Ia the long dry summers they found an in adequate supply of water, but the earth has been perforated, and those before re siding in parched distnets with a scanty supply of cf brackiih water, now regale themselves with that, which, if frot holy, is equal to any ever sanctified by priest or saint. The bands of wild cattle and horses have disappeared, and here and there still lin gers a rwprestntative of the millions of gophers and squirrels that spread devas tation over the. fields of the farmer. The energy of the civilized man, whether as some contend, all hum Vug or not, vhether possessed of pounds ot meanness nnd inate depravity for grains of goodness, is rapidly fillibustering out as well as the original stock of men as beasts. Still here and there in the valley i found within the crumbling walls of an adobe structure, a family with name more ancient than Cor tex or De Soto, dragging cut a miserable, nzY, listless existence. In some respects lucy are equal to their proud and daring progenitors who made the grandest dis covery, and the most magnificent conquests of modern limes. They have no less dis gust for manual labor, and are equally devoted to their priests. Surrounded by the most enterprising and active, every day witnessing some new developement, im provement or invention, he still remains thw same inactive semi-savage, devoted in earnest to nothing nseful or elevating, but wholly the slave of indolence, superstition and folly. Iu all the country Pf do not know a single Spanish artisan- doing busi ness on his own account. It need no exquisite sense of imagina tion to frame a thing explanatory of the present condition of the total descendants of the Spanish conquerors. The stfSfent of history is well aware of the shortness of the interval since their supremacy. The prnd and haughty hidalgovs possessed of almost limitless domains, resources and revenues, arrived at the conclusion that lntor teas discreditable and dishonerable. by the divinity ol class-rule and legislation spurned from tbrir midst the very ele ments and basis of their greafnes. The most entei prising mechanics Ihe most emi nent literateurs and scientists, those w ho created wealth and those who taught bow to creab- wealth were the very ones des tined to destruction or expulsion from the domains or Spain. Prejudice, bigotry and fanaticism instead of reason ruled, uutil through long years of reckless extrava gance the wealth accumulated by tyranny, fraud and oppression, has ben d.s-upated, and everv descendent of the race reap the bitter fruits of erroneous teachings ana me policy of despotism. More anon. LABRADOR, 0 O G o O 0 O Ji