:wtvllam!ett:e :eajrme:r. LAltOH IS IIONOlt. Labor U liimorl flud'n pplrlt linth ppokcn! TIiIp It Iho long (Lid t lilt null cmo log ; Through the tiA hill iif rrcnllou unbroken, Loudly mitl clcnrly Ilia clad icho rlnt; Up from the hlll nml tliu crrcn Milh j ptcnllni;, Secklm. tliu ll'lil of iho hrlcht etnrnhnte, llluc the Htnrf to tlu liluo lienvenp pealing, " Labor I- honor, niul Inbur It loto." All H proat ilccil" that nro Rminlctl In story, Living Uirotif h centuries trcArtirrd nntl bright; All tlio cri'iit llc tlml nro ilcnn-pt to clory, Killing tho world with fln he of lljlit ; Word frutii who'u itltrrniirt'S ui p nro dated, Thought th.it ham hclJ tlio wholo. world In con trol, Name on whoo ccIiock Iho proiiclo't hum waited, Arc but tho oil prlug of labor nnd toll. Not to tho c.i 0 that ijli'iCL'tli there lightly Doth Iho lirlslit look of the heaven unfold; Hut to tin- -plrlt th'H turtii'lh there rightly Are nil lt wninler'itiul mytorli' loMj And nt mill itf ) to tho miuI upward pprliijilin; Conutli new riidlami', now 11,'ht from nhoc, While In tho heart li nil nngil-rnlro p luv'ltv, "Lnhorlp honor, labor litlmu," Not mi her lirow doth tliu enrth benralllrli:htiicpp: Deep In her hnat do tho lU'li ilLunotiila chine; Down In Hi wao l the pearl' Miflct uliltrncpt, Wiling tho gold III Iho (lilft of the mine. Meanly nnd power, and rlihcaiuid pleasure, Safe In herbo.oni He hidden to-day: Toll In the kiy lint will open her truiiiro, And nt cull touch die w 111 glu Ihein tinny. Light to the mind tint In lnrkncp clouded. Strength to the pplrlt that wenkiicpphnd louchcd, Joy to tho 'old lli.it III rorrow vim phniuded, Llfo to tho heart when ttnllhMprliigtnthuhcd, Truth tin lr foothold who pet k It sincerely, Skill to the hand when It tollith lolUc, Kjo that (nil look up to henten' light clearly There are the honor Hint laW eau glto I Damaiu: iiv Tkksi'asskii. Tu some sections, through tlio iiietlicion vy of tho liiw or its mlininistmtion, n farmer, libcitii-s nnd rights nio triiiiiili'd 11 juiii liy wanton trc-passcrs in the .sluim of lioys (some of tlicin overflown) rnrryiiiji 5:1111, killingou", inilisoriiiiinaii'ly, 11-uIiil birds or burn yard I'mvN, if oiiorliinity oilers. One. writer speaks of the yrent ilsim !ijo and aiimiyiuiecto wliieli farmers, fruit culttiris'ts, and liortieultuiNts nro subjected who live in tho vicinity of town, villnre, and chic, from tlog and jjiiii and other trospasM'is. "True, tlieionre certain "parts of nets" ofleyiblatuie, hearing on llii subject, but there are ho many ways of evad ing thoo 1 tarts of acts that many of them nro a dead letter. If fanners will but speak through their clubs, tell their grievances communicate their wants and wishes they may accomplish much for tho common good. 8ui.u. Tho sugar unite, crop of Louisiana tho present year n in ; a most promising condition. Tho area planted is much larger than last season, and in fact has only been lim-1 ited by tho dillietilty of obtaining la bor. 'The dilllculty is becoming a serious nnd alarming one. Hiicour aged Jiv the high price of theirstaplcs, especially of sugar, planters would bo emboldened to attempt a culture equal to that oi'lhatitellliiii times, if they could command the loquNito labor. Tho natural resources of, Louisiana nro equal to the product of a sugar crop sullieient to supply tho whole demand of tho United b lutes. Cukk fou Poison Oak. A corres pondent of the & J'l Attn gives this as a euro for poison oak: Simply bathe the parts poisoned w ith hot water, ns hot ns can be borne; keep iucreasiiH,' the temperature till it eau no longer bo used without burning. Press a soft towel ngaiust tho parts, so as to absorb tho water, and avoid rubbing; then apply a "rather strong" solution of strong navy, or plug chewing tobacco on the poisoned places and let it dry. Tho solution is best when tho water is hot. I have tried this and have been cured, or very nearly so, in two days four days at the most. Wool. A San Francisco paper says tho annual wool crop of the world is estimated nt 1,500,000,000 pounds, of which Kuropo has more than half; Australia, Africa, and South America, together, i.'00,ooo,ooo pounds, and North America l'JO',000, 000 pounds. A largo part of this wool, however, is coarse, and brings less than 10 cents per pound, but much of the European, American, and Australian wool is line, and com mands from 'JO to "."i cents per pound. Tho increase of woolen nianuliietiiro has been most remarkable in (treat ISritnlu, where the annual importa tion was less than '.',000,000 pounds a hundred years ago, and now it is 1:10,000,000. I . " Tin: burrowing squirrel of Idaho, a rodent mammal, in siz.o a little smaller than the gray squirrel of the , East, makes its annual disappearance t about the middle of August, and re mains in thcgroitud about si months. ! It disappears in the heat of Summer, I when its food is most abundant, and I is dormant until Spring, when it comes 1 forth fat, after its long hybernation. I After its annual career is ended, that I of tho house-lly begins. In Iloiso 1 Hasiu, and other mountain regions of Idaho, this pest does not make its tip I pearanco till about tho first of Sep I tenibcr. 1 Alimony in Illinois. The Illinois I Legislature has passed a bill which provides that any woman marrying, without a knowledge of tho facts, I any man having a wife already living, 1 shall have upon him the same claims for alimony and maintenance that she would have if her marriage were legal and tho former wife had been diily , divorced from him. WoNli:ill'lt, Ivi:ntion. li. L. Tabor, formerly of San Francisco, but at present tho organist at Williams Collego,Mass.,has perfected an inven tion, which, attached to a piano, is designed to print miisie as last as it is played. He contemplates modify ing tho mechanism so that it can be applied to the organ. UrrnnmiNu Kkat. In Chicago, Intel v, there was a contest between bnteliers, to see which could cut up and dress a bullock of average si.ein tho shoitest time. The vietorachieved tin' feat in four niiliutes and fort v sec onds, and was accorded a silver belt, j with golden buckle, and tho title of "Champion of Anieiica." Aor.n Tm:i:s. On the banks ofi tho Senegal river, in Allien, there 1 were in 1 7 ts trees growing sixty or) eighty feet high nnd t-oine tliirty feet in diameter, which weio estimated j by .Mr Adanson, tho I'Venoli natural ist, to bo over live thousand years ' old. They are known as tho Haobab, or Adanaison. )ur.A!UTi. K.vri:. At a Into fire in Georgetown, KI Dorado county, Cal., I Mrs. .Stahlinau and three children, ' and a Miss Stanton, perished in tlio ' ll.uues. Mr. Stahlinau and 0110 child ; ' barely escaped with their lives. Oattlk. It is estimated theio nro , ".2,000,000 horned cattle and :IS,000, 000 sheep in the countries bordeiing ' on the river Plate, South America. Fm live- years nller nn orchard is planted the ground should be plowed, harrowed, and manured each year. In 1838 Chicago shipped a wagon 1 load or wheat; in 1800, 10,000,000 bushels. One firm of Australian wool-growers expets to clip 170,000 fleeces this 1 yr. SPBING CAMPAIGN. M. MEYER, w of 'OlTLIl 1NFOKM TIIK 1'UllMO THAT UK if nun in rvivipi 01 0110 in iiio iirgvpt (tiKka Spring & Summer Goods Kut brought to tlilf market, conplMlng In pnrt of dhy noons, cloth i no, fancy (ioods, hoots, S1IOKS, HATS, I'AI'S. (IIIOI'I.'IIIL'S Ac. Ac Ac. Which he iiffeni np chenp n nuy oilier ptons In the Call nnd examine fnrjnutvilf. All kind, of FAItMLHS- HtOlltVK taken In exchange. M. MKYKII. Tlilnl door Innn the turner, -MnrS-tf. (irlmoldV lllock, Sak-ui. C. . 1'AIIMk.NTI.II. r. i, 1IAIUCHK. PAIUVIENTBXI &. TJABOOCK, C'uiiinicrcliil lllock, NhIpiii, CABINET MAKERS! and di:ali:iis IN Domoolio nnd Office FURNITURE, B'pliot'tcr-j, Paperhanging, MATTl!.SSi:.s, Tucker's Patont and Spiral Sprinrj Bods. Coffins and Caskets Mndo toorder nt phott liolke, nnd oil ro.t'oiinhta lernip. lurs-lf. Sash, Blind, and Door IF1 Ji. O "X" 0 3F8L "SfcT ! FItONT STItKl.T, 8Al.i:M. BOOTHBY & STAPIiETOW, 1 A.Ni'r.trnii:ns of sahii. iilinhs, ItI l)oor, I'niiiiix.iiiitl.Molillngpureier) ile-nlii. 1 lion, which are kipt loiiflanll) on hand nnd inaile 1 lo onh r. SI IIFACi: I'l.ANINd. FI.OOUINO and I'LIU INll, dni-iilaiid tuatiheil. SIDINII drerpi'il ami lgiil In Iho In-Pt iollde niaiiuer SCItOLI. SAW IN(I. Tl IIN1NO mid .IOIIIIINII , of nil klmU douo 011 phorl nolh e. r-oitii:iis Mii.iciri:ii and fiiomitly Kll.l.l'.ll OS Mil is. GEOROB W. CANNON, NowBpapor Advertising Agont. OtHrr, In Curler.. Illiiik, 1'OltTLAND. i-Agint forllui WILLAMLTTK I'AIIMKII. Chemistry and Minoralojjy. PROr. JOHNA. VEATOH, Ohcraist and Minoralogist. J.iSI'KCIVL ATTENTION OIVLN TO ANALY J p of .Mineral Wall r anil the no.njr or Ore. rzAriH' rAue. j a, miiiuht TJzafovago So Wright, PIONEER STORE, I'ulun lllork, Coiiiiurrrlnl Ml., llKALLIIS IN Crockery, Glassware, Iliit;tl "Wurtj, CHINA ?KTH AND VASLS, CIIII.IIIILWH TOY SKTS. FANCY AND COMMON 'IOYH, ClixnvH iiikI Tolmeco, nmn CAOES, WOOD AND willow waiik, FAMILY GROCERIES, AVInvti ami Million. -ALSO- . LIMK VIV1 SALT. Jnpt rrrrlnil, tho lan-epl nock Her hroiiL'lit V the illy. In (Mir line, which e Mill pi II nt friallj riilucid prlieii. for capIi or tiriHluie. tr (Jomli 1Jcllter1.1l to nil oarO of Iho rltjr free of clur.'C. Mam-lf. Sash and Door Factory. BriLDKIIS, CAltl'KNTKltS AND OTIIKltS. niinllnc ' Sash, Doors, Blinds, ST.!l,!J..m'IIr tM'i: woiiic. Jiouni. INUS. 1 I.NL'IMl. ele, itr.mul IMlilnet liinkem 1hi lmu not the roinenleneii iiriuntliliien, wnnt lln; work remly lo int up, urn hen hv iiolllfisl tlml the iintleminieil, Inuliiu hviml the iroiiert ln.'nto forv ihtiiiiIiiI h A. .MM:itS,onetioikpoiilhiirihu (iiltnl Hotel, nre ire.inil lo rnnilli on phort mi. tlii lo their nlil iiiPlouierpiinil nil new one tlio m wiihl an.' of theiiluno nrlklef, AT UIOLU- We nre nlo naentK niul hnlhlojp of Ihu.I. S. HAN KIN I'ATIINT SCHOOL DUSK. Ai.vir. cooki:, smith . tx. GEO. H. OHANOE, DENTIST, , Siilmi. Or'i:oii. Y"YiT nm hivfii'iia ii mil iMin fnnn molitnl, In lln pnliilt rximrllmi of IVCiti, i iiiu 11M1 im .Mmu iixiutt (iiiutriitiiix inioi, or iy UUIuinl-nn i:ihcrtnt Ai-jrnni-r.-r iIiomi ri" fcrrtiurlimt nuxlo (I In rilllii' IfiMiiiirt 111 or HM It'll .t- W 1iP'U tillhl .tLkllllll. I..a.l H - ll.1l.... tl..! -ivi nii'iiiiii iiip,iMIII I j r IIIIIJ Mn is. A. X.. STINSON, BOOK and JOB PRINTER, OrUuoM'n lllock, Siileni, LVIIUY VAMIKTV OF Plfiiii nntl Orurtmontal Printing Km Mill with tieiilne-K inn! ilUpilldi, nml on M'.i-oniihle teniK. AOESTSl AMi:itlW Life Insurance Company OK XHW YOIJIC. O. A. REED, - - - Agent. OJIer, In Himim't IIMIIiij, SAI.K.U. rVK NOHTll A.MKIMOA LH-'K 1 liiPiimnce t'oinptiiiy of New York. Inltci thu AlUnlltiiiof lhiiiuhllc to Iho NLW ITATUIIl'.S whh li Ihejr oiler. Tho Groatect Rosponslblllty 1 The Stnle of New ork Kimriiiileep Ihu ui)iiient nf their otUlei. Tho Ijargoot Dividcndnl U I'erunt. Cn.hl Iff Do nol Inpiire )oiir I hen luforu renilllij.Miur C'lruiliirp, for wu oiler hii:ati:ii induci:mi:nts Thnn ruiy other Coioiinr In Iho I'nlteil SlnleP, S.ileni, April ft, inn. It, 33 CO.M.MKNCIAL 3VE arltot. Cjiiiuu'i''liil slri'i'l, SjiU'Iii. TJ. O. Hutchinson, Fropriotor. Beef, Pork,Mutton,Veal -ALSO llssll, CIlicUoilM, CallllK). Kept toiipliintl) oiihmul, , ;r".Ment id Hi 1 ikI In nil piul of Iho rllr, FKKM 01 CIIAIIIIi:. ApVtf. ' i BONHAXtt 6t LAWSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Olllcc, ill Hie I'mirl House, MnrS. SAI.IIM OIILIION OOXW. E. . SZ.OAT, CARRIAGE, SIGN, ORNAMENTAL PAINTER ! C1IIAININO, MAIIIII.INO, W.Os.HINO ANI X (lllillni;, loonier Al, conlrndp for Houpo I'lilntlni! tnkeii nml (lnUlieil In phort nollic, and la the inot piih'Mntlul iiminier Olllie, I'ointiierilul Ptreit, ppllu HlnrVer'p llrlik lllock, Salem, Oregon, riiiirl Agont for Willamette Farmer in i:i'oi:ni: city. James F. Brown, 1OOKSKI.I.i:it AND DCALLII IN MAIIA. J rim, l'cri'Hllrulp, Newppapir', IhM.kp uiul ' .Son I. Snli-crlplloop tiikin fur Iho WII.LA.MKTTK FAHMLII, nml all Lu-lcm I'lilillmlloiiP, at I'uli lUher'p prliep Wllliiiiuile ptriHt, peroml door to the HI. Charlra Hotel, Kuifcrio Clljr, Oreifon, A,IM DR. B. SMITH, Surgical it .Mcclianical Dciitisl NAMMI, UHKUOS. (IIMHU11I IlH III IKK. (oltNHIt Coiiuneri hit ami Statu plml All I'Uto Work iIoiiii In luyolllii' Ion af ter will In, n-iliiiiil 10 SAN 1'HA.V flSCO I'HICI'.S, Willi all Ihn lale.t Improteliii nl In tho pclenni or liinilPirjr. irr ,ia mj iiriw Work k'luirniiUTil, Mars-tf,