6
WILLAMETTE FAEMEE.
FICTITIOl'S LITKKATl'KK.
The only insects, we believe, of
".fiction,' ami " smttmcnttil UMV ,ureet commercial value to man-
It l.i niKiiiustloimlily tructhut nearly
tlio entire youth of ttie country, and a
grent many of their elders, lionet by n
imsiloiintc anil npimreiitly Insatiable
desire for something to rend In the
way of
tilcnttiti-r." And this taiito linn
bcrnmc by Indulgence, n powerful
ns to control their thought-, feel
Iiirh, ilpsires nud liubltH, liicrv.tiliiK In
ritreiiKtliJutit In iroiuitluu as it love
wr sound healthful reading 1 illseoui
ntji'il ; (H'tutslii the nobler and more
floviitejrfeflliiK" and InsthiclH ; ereut
I rig
th
l
Svhn.
(-. I.
ep
u
About Bert.
fcmxtiiic.
Blnar) Stars.
The motions of the fixed stars
hitherto observed are .supposed tote
kind uro been, silkworms, cochineal elliptic, but Mr. "Wilson, at a late
and ennthnrldes ; but the three lat- meeting of the Itoyul Astronomical
ter belnt'conllned ton comparative-1 Society of London, tead a paper
ly narrow zone, are of far less gene-1 wherein lie stated that a careful ex
ral importance than the ilrdt. The bee l aniinution of all the observation
has a geographical rango almost com-1 made upon the double star, Castor,
meiiMirate with vegetation, for it have led to the renmrkablo eonclu-
Ifit'Inu trllv.ttn nUL. nnnn Mirt v.ulr. I ..I.... 11. ..1 ... 4,. .. ! Hu fdlri.llilf.t ' ntn
,.t fir. ,1 l.ilm.l.lr "-'"' '""" ....r.v .,. 1IU HIIIII Ullll 1 lioilll lllill II- ".".- "-
l" . ', , .. . i I ' blo-join of the North and the gor
mill iiuirii i I'll iiii ur n .
4S J
' - 11 j a a a a )!. Ivala B.jan4l .
rertainly as the pol-onousrmnesoftbe. K"" ....,. .,,.... ....
lamp will either and .Ict.oy the en- ' ' ?' "1 V " T
ftltlvo Iwillet. found in Greenland and ISorwny, far
Ami right 'here Ih where the form Id-1 within io Artie circle, and they are
able danger He. If the continuous I & ol tlie Island I'hihe, near the
i ending of trashy llteraturc-and tbe--aluraet or (he Nllo J from timu im
nw.r.. fiimcri.riiiiH. iii.eiitiM hi-iluetlvM ninmorlnl they have been semi-do-
PiidHklllfully wiltten ntorlw, depict-' mestlcated in Kuroix?, A.sia and Af-
movlng in hyperboles, tlmt conse
quently their mutual relation lire but
temporary, and that each will at
some time in the future move intlo
(tendeutly of the other.
Their relations to each other are
similar to tlmt of a certain class of
comets which are fcometimes brought
within the temporary influence of
a Iklir Willi It II If'll III1I-I I ls)s. II
iiL' the various phases of life, imimIoii I ilea, and in the first-named country i ... ,..'.,,,. i,. nllr ,Vstnn . move
nd ci line, left only transient linnres- the honey of bees was tho only sweet l nir ii HIM wih n curve which
Minis on the mind of every young girl f known to domeitiu economy until will never admit of another return J
who rend them, tho danger would be, the Haraeens Introduced the art of to our own system. '
, omparat.vcly light. Ilut this Is m( extraetlngand granulating the Juices j Eif "1 "Km- clo'e uxSmtlon Jif
the cae, as every obn-i viuit ntent 0f the cane. (Jl0 niovemon'ts of" other binary sys-
must know; these lmpreiilonH aiej mH n curious fact that none of! turns of stars; for it can hardly bu
dci'iienid and Intinsillcd by mutual mM. domesticated animals are Indlg- considered that C'ator can bo tho
tei
bzfifoiu&0&Mto,
sMrtfsJar&e S&7d04&
y(e;mf&JAm
Mnost
&
conversation, l.y reviewing tiio.innm- ,,,, ,,, tlc American Continent, liY SEi KZ Znit,
rciw.wx.u iimi iK.w.in.. 11 1. 1 1 totlifli-' ..ii i ii This alleged dlf-covory suggests
r he. os and hi-, 11 ,. ls , ,10loy ,,00 xcpptoll . fltortslflIlIB. alfd startling
distorted liimglimtlons, their piueiitnl . ,. wns u ,K.cuinted hero until so problem", and opens up to contem
KonicH assume all the appearance of a , .., Ilkl ,., ,-, ,..,. Mlll ,iPS, i.i.itloiw mi Inllnllelv varied ami com-
raatle,
porteiillK mnntH, war- ,,,,.,.. ,, i.in,. j(lft(it plicated system of movements in
iMiH and keepers, and to eyes diixlcil , r ', ,, m ,.,, Vw, by wh eh suns us well as com
" - .. . ,ei
- 1th tlie glow and glitter of iniiinncc, ...
.. ,r.n. i. i ...i ! rtiaie
evcr.v ii'iiruiiii uiu-fu inn eiiiuii-i
. ..if .......I., t... ....t.lit.i l.l .IImI.IiIui. .11'
ii.,i ..vi .ii.i..rr.ir.i .m.ii. lred years since their
;,n 1 1 ,. i these useful lu-eets huv
"Why, lib such pel x el ted vle of
tie and Immunity, the udliiai'. af-til-
of lite must liccfssilily appear
l-itisah' ami commonplace, distasteful,
and something to be avoided at any
I me, loi indulgence in nuic-hucd vis
ions nud pictures of palatini life, with
t.s, oven If thoy do not como Into
s was that of floorgo Pelfon, In V-tunl contact, mavatleast meet with
Virginia, In Ihu. In tho two liun-l perturbations, which must cliange
dr IniiMirt'itlfiii not omy uieir own ormi.s, uui inu m-
with the .pread of population, and n may alio become a pertinent en
probablv there N no part of tlie ipiiry whether some of the double
world where wild .swarms are more ! ?turs, whose apparent "stance apart
"""" " "; r ";! ! i:K.ra,as5iii sss&
west id the .MMvdppi, from thi';,y llot airord still other dllllcultie.s
Mis-onii down to the borders of of motion, not yet met with in our
stellar universe,
Tlie Murk of the Leaf.
Mexico; but, diauge to say, closely
(b-iu l.nlgbt.s,and all the garnishing as tlie hc liac followed, or rather
.itli which dny-ilieiuueiK adorn their niecedeil the liuniaii wave which Is
i ist le.s in the air. so nipldlv spread ng over the am , .... . . .. .....
i .. ..... i,i ,..,, .,i i ,,,.i ' ,. ,i , ii I ut does it do.' It pumps water
isii miii nniauglitci piepai.il to act (u,v n,.Ver surmounted winged ' ,. ., . .. , ', ., ,.,
Ii... part of faithful, dutiful child, , ,,,, ,v liretH, Lights oft,10 ' oni the groun.l through the thous-
4 I....I Ids ..r her bead In tilled with 1 1, i Yr i i Vi i 1 1 " of l', u 'stem of the tree,
. nen ins or ner man i inn n wiui linuky iMounta ns .and they reached . , .... .. . . . '
neb wild vaga.lcs.bat lender p.esent(,af;nll ,,, whm.,1 ey are nowMiiore ! ! "'V'''11 i,,to th "H J ,
Ufeandl.s duties unreal and .epug- ,,,,.. lllttI1 !inyWiloro ,s0 in , t't. form of unseen, mist, to be con
. Miit, and keep then constantly t.ann. . u... ,. ,:.. ., Nleused and fall In showers, tho vory
! iiitcd tothen-alnisofilctlonand fau-i . ' water that, were it not for the leaf,
I lleecullurt
i y .' Hie readers or tills trasiiy litem
line eaiiuot realle that tbele s:n.
thing Mleru or eonimaudiiig in the du
ties and leiiullenients of In-ilai. It Is
Icieaudmiw, where we are to II vi
-t lie product Ion of wax
and honey bus become so Important
I an Item In our domestic economy us
to be represented by two or more
mil mat ur haraclcrs, slumlng """ J""r"'1 "
ii t i.t.. i , i rii.n.u llm statistics ol itee culture
" ....j'.." i
would sink in the eartli and find its
are
thus given by the Massachusetts
J'lotujiinun;
Cncle Sam lias bees enough to give
us all a sting! There uro two million
bee hives in I he 1'nited States.
I l.very h!ve,ields on an average a
little over twenty-two pounds of ho-
i ! these llclil and oilen ilisgiisttng ney. i lie average price at wiiicn
pcimlttiug them to dwindle and
dwarf until they cease toatlract iitten-j
thiu or to exeit any lullucuce for good, j
Vet to those who hae lint tal.ell tile
, aliisto luforni tbemselcstbcauiounl ,
I money expended front week to week
I ubllcntioiw, would appear almost In
iicdlble; and still, while Ihcvlmsof
-itch licentious teaching Is being
plead bioadeast and stealthily tbiou'-
nt our entile I. mil, Into piivale
honey Is sold Is twenty-live cents a
pound. So that, after paying for
their ow u board, our bees present us
with n revenue of over s,s(i(,o(io.
To reckon it another way, they make
a clear gift of over a pound of pure
i oii.e-. into schools and seminaries- honey to every man, woman mid
.e iliul ChiNtlan paients, ndatlvos y''''' " v'ist doinain of the Cni
..... .; .., .... ... ted States. In isdii, over twenty
ml tilends. standing .pile l '. tluee und one-third million pounds
. iinilmiruloruuobseiMiutofthegical r wiwwere made and given to us
v rong that Im thus being w lought up- by these Industrious workers. The
i n tlni In whose wclfnie they should keening of bees is ono of tho most
fall others be most concerned. The I'ndllablo Investments that our i;eo
. ui.. i...i.iim .....i m... ...., ii. i,... ,, pie can make of their money. The
t..stes, h. Its and sympn hies of a mmtt (U.,s, r,01l ,iu. Mlle of sill-
liiiully will sooni assimilate with the )hw iu,lu.y average from fifty to two
character of the literature furnished hundred per cent, of the capital In
them weekly, and It Is for parents and vested,
guardians tu eo that nothing eon upt- -
ing, degiadlug, or that In the least de
fXreo is able to contaminate a pure and
rellucd taste, shall be brought to their
notice. t-hnncr' owe .oiirmif.
speak well of your iiclghborn or do
not sneak of them at all, A cross
uelghlHU' mav be made a kind one by
kind treatment. Tho true way to
lc haiM'V Is to make others
Iuviiiiv. To do cooil I-, a luxury.
ouuieuot wiser and better at the
end of the day, that day Is lost. Prac
tice kindness, even if It lie bat little
eachdav; learn something each day,
even If it Is but to spell a word. IK)
not seem to be what you nie not.
Learn to cent lid ynurteniperand your
words. Sax nothing behind one's
illicit that ,x"ou would not say to one's
ace
A hamu'1 I. of salt and ashes,
AiTuiM'i i. lioyeruor drover
has appointed ex-Oovernor John
U'hlteaker, lion. N. II. dates and
ov-dovoruor deo. Ii. Curry as a
White Hoard of Kquulli'.atlou. These
gentlemen met ami organized at
Salem on Monday, the 17th instant
and proceeded to business.
From January 1st to November oth
If) instant HO.Sss derniau Immigrants
lauded on the wharves at New York
City, the majority of whom were
destined for the West. This Is an
increae of ll,'J.' as compared with agent
the corresponding period last year.
IWislues". livelier in llilWUun at
present than ever liefore. I'repani
t ions for imnrovemeiits on an exten
sive svultt are going on: alsnit half a
way perchance, through .subterra
iicau channels to the sea. And thus
it is that we see It xvorks to give us
tlio "early and tlie latter rain." It
works to send tlie rills and streams,
like lines of silver, down the mount
ain and across the plain. It works
to pour down the larger brooks which
turn tlie wheels that energize the
machinery which gives employment
to millions, commercu stimulated,
wealth accumulated and Intelligence
disseminated through the agency of
this wealth. The leaf does it till. It
has been demonstrated that every
square Inch of leaf lifts il.oOO of an
ounce every twenty-four hours.
Now, a largo forest tree has about five
acres of foliage, or ll,'Ji2,lllO square
Inches. This being multipled by 11.
oiii) (the amount pumped by every
inch), gives us the result 'JJ.VJounes
or l,17i! pints, or -!H quarts, or eight
barrels. Tho trees on an acre give
SOU barrels In twenty-four hours. An
ueie of grass, or clover, or grain,
would yield about the same result.
The leaf Is a worker, too, in another
Held of labor, where wo seldom look
where It xvorks for the good of man
In a most wonderful manner. It car
ries immense quantities of electricity
from tho earth to the clouds, and
from the clouds to the eartli. llather
dangerous business transporting
lightning; but it is particularly Htted
for this work. Did you ever see n
leaf entire as to its edges'.' it ls al
ways pointed, and those points,
whether they be largo or small, are
Just tltted to handle this dangerous
These tiny lingers seize upon
mixed, tluown Into a horse's foot I, Is mile of sidewalk Is being construct
nfi.iv.ii I..H..III as u condition imwikr. h "u. steani uonring iiuu is run
" n' . . . . . -.i i . i ... nltiir iilmi! mill il.iv unit ove
Is rushing around generally.
. n..i.. i.... ....... ..t.,. i... .;.i.i... i i.i ninu niuiu ami ti.ty ami every nouy
j. iiitie einiiiiiii nun in ii'i'n -! -
advantage.
The whole of Southwest Kansas Is
'elng fenced with hedge row-.
One hundred head of cattle hax'e
'died of the Teii fever ut Moulton, lo.
anil carry It axvay with ease ami won
ilerfut despatch. There must bo no
delay; It is "time freight." True,
sometimes It gathers up more than
the trunk can carry, and In the at
tempt to crowd antl pack the Itaggago
the trunk gets terribly shattered,
and xvo say that lightning struck the
tree. Ilut it hud Iteen struck a thous
and times before. This time it was
over-worked. Auicrietui Kn tomato-'lift.
fart-
With or without Force Food.
vim.
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CbcfoiawZecfo'esl 3y aflfv fe tAes
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AND TIIi:.U'STfiY CKLKIJItATKI)
PEORIA PREMIUM PLOW,
So well and Fuvonihh Known tlirouglioiit the West nnd Pad
Slope. Improved ospeeiullv lot the season of 1872-3, with
Patent concave, steel hilt landslide, Scotch clavi.s, and
hih standard. Sole Agents lor the
witA
Thf&tt
Urates
T00
jaftiast
now cl'i.ffW?edMdJytflfa fofAe. fast
(UjifStld
Mr L, '
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jMkMBHk
THE MITCHELL WAGON.
lM Si
yMtotjfiM
2 ffmi A
Pa? University,! SALEM IRON WOEKS,
FOREST OKOVS, OHKOON. , .., -DTDrwo
XI. x . xtsmxizjt JTJ.V .,
: : : : OREGON.
1M.T1UJCTI0N tisWcn In lour cour of rtnilj
entering front two to four car-nt the mn'c .'
Him-. U l.thoMlihof thoracultv to I of rvrtlc.'
I.1''M,
tonllcunint fluJfnls In tl,lr'.iln. r....in...
imntmint, whitbrr H117 ran coullimo a Uiul ur
fhnrl time fn.iUl.ni I. nu.lo for .urilIiiL iui.u-Uilli-.
I or uttlctilit. aihlrrf thr I'n lilcnt
rii next ttm botflut Nritmibi'r 4lli.
F.KUU.TV.
or of lut.lli'Ctual l'lillo.oiiliy.
cruUc"UUiC'!L'' "'''' ,,rif'""r" M-a'-
S!i",COlUt"' AM " "- Ns'
Grttl' Ma'""1' A Jl ' I'rof'-""' of toon m 'I
A r'T !"1t,"ov. A?'- ',rofwPr of Theory nnl
A uf ' T."f''lV.e' ml rl'Klil of Hi., Ai.'.i toy.
Ml o. A. llMHKM.Tniratrnr XIi..lc. vrtj
AW MII.Ls. (lltlSTMIW.
L'll V I- l.ll.
. It I',,...,.. ,..! alt Llmla of AttlCtOf DU
1. i. .r inailo t.- onlcr. .Xlitcnlmry repaired at k
.in ir im, nee. I'iicrii in.il.liiK Uono lualMtltarl
. n f irrn. .tint aU klml of Ilra ami kon Caitln
inrii'ilutliu -Ion to'lfi1 tajStlf
Willamette University,
SAZ.SM, OBEOOM.
f Illli: OLllKsvr- AND LAIUiKST INCOKl'OKAl
L i'l sOiool lii Oregon. ClaIcnl. C'ommeKU),
Niitnixt, .uul Silrr.ililc ronreof Study, -ror fwJ
tiiforiiaili.il, at!iris the I'riildenr. T. M. Uitcm,
t.- c. S. TKnKV.
srp.- i-.l .ir.-uryHoarilofTruten.