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tijitem, Friday, July 30, 1875.
State Grange Deputies for 1875
f r in r- uf Orijjiiii, ami Washington and Idaho
Ti rritnrivi1 Oranizo for a If-protcctlon and for the
mntilili mint of the ltiriuitrlal piimitt. To facilitate
tint uoik, I haie coiudiIkhIoikmI t1 e following per-
miii' m in) Diputlt", In till" Jurisdiction, to institute
i-miici i, mid to Imio a eniral ptipeilIon of our
Mink hi tlnlrn-iqiectlic- Jurl'dlctlon:
li'( OJflit. Expnu,
.Looking Gla Itiimtiure
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Any locnlltj wlthlii tlila Jurisdiction (n which uo
1) ,mtj hni' In en appointed for the organization l
(.inn , will nulvo Inimiilluti) attintiou 11 uppl'ca-
I mi In Hindi' to mo. I wllluttend tjltlti person or
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Mnelir Ouvuii Statetiianji, P. uf II.
Tin: li.wtvnsi.-Tlic liny eiop, which
Nliiuintll'itl, is not yi't out ol tlu way,
Inilti few Ileitis of w heat li.u i' illicitly been
III, lllltl 111 tilt' COlll-e 01 II WCC'L lllllVest-
mjj will become gctiei.il. The yli-lil
piomi-o lo lio iiliuiiiltuil, ttnil it Is only
i ccptioiml eti'-cs wlieio the giain litis
in hi iliiniiiKc'il, I'ltlifi' ly tlie r.iln .oinc
wieKs sliii'c or liy Uio Into hot wcatlii'l'.
Tliu pto-in'ot of KL'ttltiKt" ilolhu or nioio
lor wheat L'liiiUliMis c'crylioily, inoie cs
1 c'l'lully the furmliiK coinuiuiilty, ami
lively tliiHt,foi tho next year .110 tuith'i
jinted. Wiifi our usually lavoi.iblu htir-vi-tltif?
si'tieon, theie Id feiy icaion for
ns as a people to ho tliHliklui, for on ov
ti.v liaiiil iik'iity towniils our Industry.
Kvm. M:r.Di.i.(i Ai'i'i.K. Mr. (i. .1.
Mi't'raw, of Sllveiton, shows us a July
apple which he lournl In tut old oichnnl
in Iiluiii'imity thiol1. vcnis ago, giowliif,'
oil a spiout fiom the loot of a fjiaftcd
Hie, whli'h thorefoto may ho '.ilted tm
Oii'Kiiu hooiIIIiik. He tool; a hud fiom
ilio tiee at that time, tiati-tViii'il it to an
oivhatd noar Sllveiton, and now has one
liuudiod ripe apples to show forthethild
.Mill's pioduct. It Is a gieeu ooloi, a wild
acid, and valuable for cooIJne;, and as It
Is cnliei than any tipple Known to lipen
in Oiogou, li.s value Is xicM. Kveiy
I unity Nhoultl have some of this variety
Kttmliii: tosiipiil.i the table tit this pat
tleiil.il' mi)soii, when flliit Is hiiuee.
They mint he lit to-cook the llict of
.Inly.
iMi'OiiTVNr DhoiHioN, Tlia Siipretno
Court, now lti thlou, renderoil n docUlun
on Monday of vary uteut tuijiorlttiico lo
tliu tn -payors of this btalo. '1 ho court holds
llmt Uio provision of Him ue; of IsTI nlloultiK
only ?1,IH)0 liiiloblediipasto hoitoiliK'ted fi)tu
tin! iisKi'ttiufiit of uny iiron, li uneoiutitii.
tlotml, liiul tbtt HJisosmui lit mutt be made as
timuorly, hIIowIiik all luiluUoiltiutis within
tliu bltUo to bo itiiluotcii.
llKVTIIOI'A I'ionkku. TUo Jftuknoiiville
7'iiiim iiieulloua tlia iletiih of Kdiuuud 11.
Muxrmlor, t the age of nevonty.four years,
wlo came to Oregon, orcMMiug the plalus, lu
1SH. lie wm born lu MaryUud, and lived
s while lu MUsourl previous to starling for
the raollla coast. Mont ot his aojouru of
thirty-one years In Orgoa was spent in Jack,
noil county,
I'Kitso.vAL.. Mr. A. Do Cosmos, mini tor
of the Dominion Parliament, from Uiitlsh
l.'ohuubla, U In town. He Is oihlbUlngtior
ilon'b self.bluUliig harvester.
School Talk PapersHo. 3.
51k, Editoh: We do wit mean to leach
les, but more that Is ujful, und that so
wyHtctnatleally arranged ocry particle of
which bhall be of vltnl Interest, ami tfcat
when It Ih aciiulrnd reference can be
made to It In regular order aad with per-
f leut accuracy. It Is a miserable wumte of
time to teaelr or learn a lltttb of every
thing in n haphazard, conglomerate-
mauner. A comparison drawn by an
eminent scholar mid dlstingulsftethteach
ep will serve urell here to lllustonte this
truth. "A maw resered a spacious un-
Iighted loft in on of his buildings where
he could stow those things wllich he
had no present coo-for, but mightt some
time-In the future-need. He left an ap
erture In the cellicrg, and when lufound
a bolt, a piece of iron, an old sriovel, a
new extra wheel, an old strapor boot, he
would caielessly ts It Into the loft.
This went on for several yearn, and at
last the loft becam so full that no more
room was left. One day he wanted' an
article which he knew had been thrown
Into the loft. He took a ladder, climbed
slowly up, cutered the apartment,, and,
giopiug-tn the darkness, turned tilings
over mill over, anil alter long eearcn
failed of course to lltxl what he wanted."
So It it- with the minds of our youth.
They re treated too. much as this-man
treated his loft. Ittts of information,
some useful and some not, are recklessly
tossed into them without regard to order
for future use, nnd. when anything-Is
wauted'there, the ilorkness nnd confused
arrangement render its accessibility Im
possible. Another waste is in teaching
children things for' which they ase not
pre'pasvd in age. Higher niathenrntics
and physical geography are often jyiven
to chiltlren to study,, when their minds
me wholly incapable of grasping the
deep scientific and philosophical riinel
ples. Only think Ilo-w dllllcult ibis for
an adult mind to taaee tho deep rsasou
ing ot algebra, audi then see how ungen-eious-
it is to bunien and putiluil the
mi 1.1S of a tender c'.tlhl with such ajttuily.
I'hy-Jeal geography is one of tho deepest
and most intricute-stodles In ourf-ahools;
tmu'ii concerning; it is still unKnown,
ami much of it seairw as qilestioas upon
wlkteh a Hiimboldtv Tyndall, anil Huxley
dltttr, and perhays-it will lc maAy years
before they are permanently sttled.
ThJ.uk of a chibil of twelve, fJjteen, or
eighteen years ot age pursuing such a
study profitably..
Again: Tcohraicul grammar lr put Into
the hands of oltlldren varyiug in age
from ten to fifteen years. Oiii.page 07 of
Clinic's XortiW arummar, Regius Part
II., embiaclng the subject of etymology.
The author says, correctly enough, " lu
Part I. we have considered ilie structure-
of sentences and of pluase1-.', the elements-
which compose a setitentw or a phrase;
tho ulassillcation of sentences and of
pluases; the an.ilyis of sentences, nKHi
iniate and ultimate. In our progress
thiougli I'.irt I. we have seen that the
proiijmtti itiHtlyiii of a sentence con
sists lu lesolving it into its imnmiiate
conxtittn nt dementi, and that these may
lie it oi'dt, phraui, or nu Mary svutuu a;
that the ul'hiutte unalyiiH of a sentence
consists In reducing its pioxlmate el
ements to tho woids which compose
them. Wc have next to consider the
histoiy of words consideicd as ultimate
elements of Sentences including their
formation, their elasslllc.ition, their niod
ttlcatlon, their lelutlon, aad their collo.
cation. The science language em
brncesoithoepy, oithography, etymolo
gv, syntax, and prosody," then goes on
w'lth'btlet dellnltions to explain the last
five tonus, ami tuts on page in ot mat
book. Now, I appeal to every parent,
gtiaidiau, and teacher to consider for n
moment the ponderosity of the language
quoted above, njd tllVU ,ll'lH f I-utting
it hofoie a child of ten or pvon llftvvn
yens to worry, to puzzle, and mystify
Its tender brain. How many grown
people tluiHich the country, having the
advantage nt thlity or forty years' use
ol the llugliah language, the advantage
ol leading, olxeivatlon, and even study,
c.in icldily conipreheud the meaning of
thewonN rcfeired to above? Well, let
the child go on. Let him learn it as a
child leal ns to Imitate a sound, l.ethlm
llui-h the book, mid titter ho has studied
technicalities, dicu-ed "line points,"
woiiied with gt.immatical intricacies
.mil knotty iiiuMlons, It is a matter of
giave doubt whether ho will always
hi.iko his voib agree with its subject, or
ue a plur.il subject and a singular verb.
i He pel haps can tell you that every
I propel noun should begin with a capital
letter, but ho scaicely overdoes It when
, ho is wilting; ho e.iu tell youthat an in
I torrogatlon "jHiliit should follow u written
iiestion, but lu his correspondence he
. tmUs twenty (uestious, not one of which
I is tollowed by the proper mark; he can
ll'M JllHl till, l UIO 1117-1 ,,11111 Ol i, C'UllllHC'lC-
hi-nteiico should begin with a capital
letter, and tho sentence followed by a
period, but in his letter ho begins and
ends his sentences without paying the
least attention to his memorized rule.
In short, he can recite dellnltions ad
infinitum, hut when it comes to putting
into practical use what he has learned,
he Is a sad failure. Kvery Hue of his
correspondence and every ten words of
his conversation show that his hours,
days, and years of study, goldcu mo
ments lu the sprlug-tlme of life, have
been wasted, sadly wasted!
Tills Js no fieaK of the imagination.
It Is real, and, tor proof, only look about
you, ami it can be lound everywhere.
Moie anon. Your truly,
TllKOIiALD.
WILLAMETTE . FARMER.
A Week In tog Wood.
On Friday at we chartered a back for
conveyance into tho wllilrne, and earlj-ln
the morning were rolling olf eastward from
Salom, following the railroad as far as Tnr
ner'sand then skirting the Waldo Hilla, we
kept Dj, the vaDsy or Mill creek past Autna
vlllo. Noonlngjit. acampground irhlch bad
only lafejy been )a no li duvotlotial pur
posea which we dlscovored by means of a
vine maple arehw.-vj' along the tanli(l road,
under wUch the hook drove to admit us to a
sylvan scone of great beauty. Tlte canopy or
boughs that sheltered the worshippers was
withered, the seats were still1 tbere, and we
teoar luuch off tho rustic Mble that had
answered fcr the catrpers. 5!he next rtage
was on to the nook in the woods wiere
Stiytonvllle hugsclosjto the shores of'tho
Santlam. Before this the pralr region was
lei) behind, and our road la through' a
wooded region but wtlh so liltle obstruo
tlonhat George Mercer a stont horses kapt
up a sharp tjot most nf the tline. Farms
grew less exlctmi ve and the scene-more prim-Itivo-os
we proeeeded. Soon we found that
the volley of te North Salntlam was bemm.
ed iti by spurs that shot dowr from the
the mountains' on either side cf'lt. In a
tblohet ofyourp.flrs that atvuind almost im-
pautlrablo'wB .ond the oJearing, jost about
large enough fisrthe house.wbere our towD
men Howell and Jo. Dowaeir haveooinmeno
ed operations. We had Lfore thal'met Mr.
Downeri riding a-saw log towards-Staytco-vllle,
where it .s probnl.Jyto be sawed on
sbaros.' Our osorse was- toward SmltWA-1
ferry, and lay through tangled 'wilder
ness of brush aad bottom land timber mub
of the time, wltbi-an occasjtaal opoaing utHJ
Ized yssome settler. The-earidencM-Df oocn-
patlcar were nutanrous, anii4t is plabi to Bae-j
that txivdand is rtoh and cud anppcit popula-
'tlon to good BdVBBtago.
Srckh's ferry was reached at last and okas
by It. was quite 4rge bocneenctsd by W.
D, Cirler, of Portland, a printer, who made
his loie in tho-wl)dernpK- awhlla bat ba
I nuback to the case shcr, and-no doubt
Hud. It tbe easiest way to. makO'a.llvi:g.
Mr. Ssalth has.some nice isprJveaients- cad
goodi crops growing. Jiuti here,, or above
heroyibe riveMorka. Across tho- ferry lies
an extensive aad productive portion .of Ljui
countvithat finds tbe road viaAiiavllleand
Stayton the best and most difect to market;
tbloglves occupation to thferry. Aibahout
heiln inacooaaible nooks odiplaoes people
areaaklng haaiea. Roadlwiad.patbs- olHnb
tho-ridges, aad aettlprs ate,cauiing.ia. Ttere
Is still rooa for hundrjdi.of families,. but
tha-new oomar to Oregon most probtbly will
Ionic ankansiat the hills -audi th. brush, and
timber laniJa and hesltata to attempt to lame
tlae wilderaiisH, but theuollils- iluh and) prd
caiotive, tk climate dellgbtlul and healthful,
Ifer- it offi.is all the excellence of aiojntain
atr,,and is-aotonly puKtbutltwlgoratiig.
We bftAe made our oamp on a beautiful
I trout straaoQ that puts in at the ferry, about
'halt a Ektle back frome riusr, tho objective
I point oS our summer campugn. C'r tents
'are pitched lu a thibket o aiders and vine
maplt where Deatlvn-n and Wood north last
year cleared away the Impedimenta, and
whUo level ground is not plenty ajid under
brush olrcmuicrllias. our movements, it is
only a step anions tbo- brook aud up a short
bauk to where wehave tound room enough
ou Uia open laird lor our ur-evjuut ground.
Wo halt supposed ivo wore out, of the world
when we landed hero, but close by us is a
school boubo and only a few mlnutos' walk
from hure is Mr. Sears' pluon, whore ho bus
lived aud appai entry thrived for twenty 4 wo
years.
Mr. Soars has everything ho wants, and en
joys life uuuziugly. Ills orchard and
small fruit bring him In rich returns, and
show that this lemi-monntatnous region is
not excelled as a fruit-growing country.
Evon hU peucLes grow unobstructed by
blight. Mr. Sears Is sovonty-threo yeara oldi
aud locks as hearty as a buck, fie and tbe
old lady enjoy life together In supreme In-
difference to the world of money-makers who
live In tho valloy below. In fact he appears
to bo that remarkable and Infrequent Indi
vidual tho contented man. We procure our
d4ly ration" Of milk f-r ourselves and bay
for our ponies from hlra, pick his raspbijrriss,
'jet our dos on bU pica when tlioy cotti
lib Mil our camp, aud with thes9 trilling and
o:ill7ed ullovlatlous are as happy as if there
nag no clvillzatleu within a thousand miles
of us.
Hardly were our tepts pitched when a fero
cious tribe of J olio w Jackets swarmed out
from uuder a rock in our midst, and stung
the girls and set tbe dogs to howling. Wo
gathered up some trash and setting fire to It
soon made a holocaust of our nnsiny, by
building a roaring fire at the gate of his
stronghold. Tbon we had peace. The fate
of tbe yellow jackets show s tbe consequences
of lnhospltality; they dldu't make us nicely
welcome, as they ought, aud we carried the
war into Africa.
Our two boys and their two dogs aud their
two poules form important faaturea of our
camp. Tbe boys are successful anglers and
keep our table abundantly supplied with
brook trout, catohlug fully as many as we
eau eat. At evening we go down to tbe San
tlam aud bathe in ila charming water. Our
boys sometimes transfer their hook and line
exercise to the main river, aud vary our diet
by catohlug the large salmon trout, wblon
hardly come up to the excellence of their lit
tle cousins of the brook, but eat well enough
for all that.
At night we are lulled to sleep by the
tumbling waters of the brook that are push'
lair their way, anxious to lose their Identity
in me main river, as me sun geia uia uurn
iug face behind the tree lu the west and the
shadow crawls over our play grouud on the
blutf, we creep to the upland anii'play won
derful games of crcquet. jDutlng the day
Ave. tho elders, utilize the ponies- for excur
sions to Hie further llmlU of this Worm r
Land we have dropped In npoo; bur l li 1
longenough for to d ty and I 'lull i" ve 'In.
description of other nn and f our ad
ventures for next woek TIih Mlnto Pr
road goes up this way, and .V-nin hliii-fi''
has takon a beautiful .l,--f lnii.Ub m t "',
miles above here, thai mie- of iIihiih
valuable pieces or land 1 hni"- n -li"' I
loft Salem, where ho will tut Miiriiii-r
bomo for his family and siimmM- mint" for
his stock and cm raise anything ho has a
mum to. mr. """""""'"",--"";
Ehstan Invalid, troubled with palpitation of
mliiH to. Mr. Sears came here from tlie,
tno neart, ann na noi kdowu a. ficn uj "
his family in twenty-two yt-ar?JU8t thlUK
of tSat! He looks- now as if be was trying to
uiabo better time than old Metfcueeln did.
9. A. C.
Dm On Snndv, Jnlr 25tb. at the residence-of
Hon. J. W. Nesmlth, Rlokreal,
Polk oexiritv, Oregon,. Charles Onbome, only
son of ThoniiH H. and Mary V. f.r age.1
17 yews and 1 nii'iuhi
There- are many Itesrta which the above
announcement will Jill with torrww; aud
thoie wril sorrow m-ist who bet kimw the
departed. To his fold parents, eipeoiaily,
Is the sudden death of- their flrnt-bort eblld
and only son, their "might and beginning ol
theirbipength," a grievous los. A loving
and dtttitul child, Charles bad iievr, durmic
all his boyhood; eaund' l bo lctist anxrixyor
sorrow to his mother; generous and atleoiion
ate, he ad endeared himself to all his- bin
and associates. And now' when he badifast
reached' his young manhood, in vlgsrous
health a-nd strength, b waa regarded. with
special ppld as tbe future stay of the keoee
and theaolaeeof hla paaeass' declining yearn.
How great, therefore, tSalr sorrow, how bit
ter their grief 1
Yet they sorrow not am those that hav-a- no
hope. Tliey know thafr He who gave tatem
their treasure, is tbe samexlovlng God who
has taken it away, and who baa it in Hl&own
sife keeping. Where their treasure Is, there
their hwrtaare. Knowing that they can go' to
him, they bear tho brlbf separation without
murmaring;aud say, with unshaken taust
in the love and wisdam of our Heavenly
Father,, "lilessed be tLoName of tbe Lord."
The hineral was largely attended, andithe
remoiaa burled in a casket so that they ean
be easily removed. lPternl offerings came
from friends, such as should attend yaath
and baauty to its last resting. Thought tbe
family of Co). Lang baa been with us bmt a
short while, they have won a warm plana in
the hearts of many, and while their sorrow
is too-sacred to invade by words of common
sympathy, it is shared by a whole oom-
mucHy.
Gordon Self Brafinfr Harvester..
Tills wondorfnl tnootiiue will bs at work.
next Monday, and during the week, bludlhg
in Mr. Swegle's whe.tt Hold, near SJmt. L.
Savage's farm, about two miles and a half
from Salem. The following Is Mr. John
Fgan's opinion of tho Goidou self Under :
TanocntvLIdu countv. Or,, 1
July 28Ji, 187. J
Dear Sir: I have had nearly twenty aeies
if tall wheat cut this season with Gordon
Self-Binding Harvester that was on eiiiibi-
tlon bore, und I havo no li-itatiou Ui staiiag
that it is the host uorvestttiK machine to-day
in Oregon. It has a six loot cutterund cms
cleaubr aud aves more grnin thin ttny ma
chine that ever I taw ut work in tbe II -Id
reaping or b adimr. it is rcutioinlaal, too, for
it ouly r quires ouo man iiud u pair or horses
to cuihihI bind teu to liftmen nc-res in a da),
i. nil bind it better than can bo dono by hand.
It ihoro wore any for sale lu the State, I
would purchase one this year, but as tbero
aru uouo now tor sale, I Intend to get one for
nuxt j ear's harvest. I have no hesitation
In reoommendiug, in fact, I think it is my
duty to recommend my fellow farmers to get
tho Gordon Soli-Binder, and they will find it
tho best harvester and tbe greatest labor-sav-iug
machine for a farmer lu tbo Htato.
John Faoan.
A Youno Man Dhowned. Lost Saturday
afternoon, Dudley Gilmore, aged seventeen
years, eldest son of N. Gilmore, of Junction
City, was drowned in the Willamette river,
Just above the railroad bridge, at that place,
whilst in bathing with some friends. A let
ter to the Statesman gives tbe following par
ticulars: They had swam across the river, and when
nearly across on their return, Dudlev com
mnnoed cilllng for help. Three of his com
radea eu&oeded In gettiog hi m rear tbe
nuole, "d"m ",ay bJcfitn' 30 much exhaust
ed they were obliged to leave htm to save
themselves. Parties w ore diving and drag
ging the river in tbo vicinity of wheie be
ws lat seen, Saturday evenlug and Sunday,
but without success until Sunday eveuing,
wbou a party discovered tbe body in an
eddy, noar tbe Harrisburg ferry, about three
miles below where he was las seeu. The
body was secured and taken on a hand car
to the home of the sorrowiug parents. With
in the space of one year Mr. Gilmore has
buried his oldost daughter, seed nineteen,
aud a son, aged three years. This is tbe bXh
cane of drowning in this vicinity wltb.u
Hbout six mouths, vir: lu January two sous
ot Mr Mecks were drowned in the Willam
ette, opposite this city. A few weeks later a
little child of Mr. Barker's was drowned in
a wash tub while the mother stepped out of
the house a few moments. About two weeks
ago a cbild of Mr. Dave Howard, residing a
abort distance below this city, fell In a spring
near the houeaiid was drowned.
Thk Ai.leohama.ns. Ou Tuesday and
Weduesday evenings of next week, this
celebrated troupe of vocalists will give con
certs at Salem, In Heed's Opera House. A
rare musical treat may be expected. The
troupe cousis's of vocalists, Swiss bell-ring"
era, three geutlemen and'two ladle; who are
musicians of the first order.
Pouck Juixik. Tbe Common Council of
Portland, at a(lato meeting, elected Wm. H.
Adams to the office or Police Judge of that
city. .The new Incumbent is a promising
young lawyer of Portland, and was admitted
to the bar at the session of the Supreme
Court 'last November. He is a son or Hon.
W. L. Adams.
Aurivkix The pile-driver, to be used In
making the wharf at tbe new Farmers'
Warehouse in this city, reached tta plaoo on
Saturday, .i r
FtAxl'ULtiko TlieJJueeiiry says: Mr.
!eM Pdrrlsh lias -rnimeiiecd to harvest hi
crop of ll ix, cuiif-Mmr of one hundred acres,
u his latin iioarlHanon Station. The yield
yrutulHPs to bo very good, some of the flax
oeJng lUe feet In height. He has at present
i.'9iity mm enip'ojud In pulling tfrfx, each
dihii arspliK about one-third of an acre
p'r dv. aid UI mploj' mnro men as he
iikIi procure iiu-iut Mr I'srrl-h has the m-i-hhiHrv
lo pn fir tlm rl for market and
will el heir lki- lr. in Jitl'ei-n" to be mil by
a er wicr or scui-m tnoi power, and prev
Dim thH flax on bis own premises. When
ready lbr market he wlllahla-U to Irelaw
whf the prinjjai linen facJeriea of the
woriware.
Silvtz. Kkhkkvatiow. At the test session
of Congress an Act waa paaaed providing for
the redaction or the area of Slletz Reeer ratios ,
and throwing open for settlement vast tracts
of arable-land and stock ranges. Committees
were appointed to treat with the Indians aud
remove all those at Alsea on tbe soath and
north of Salmon river on the north to'wllhln
thM bounaitry lines as-fixed by the act. The
JJitUelm aH that on Saturday a dispatch
h leoelved fr .in V. Elano, SeeretaryoiHhe
Interior, staling than hv has added the 'name
or Ben Him (won to those committees, and be
would assist in the Treaty and removaf.
U. S gcuVEYrt The Evening Journal my a
that coutmo tor the Mirvey of U. 8. public
lands In thix State, to tbe limit or the appro
priation (fc'JU.OOO), have Vie'i eflYcted by tbe
U S. Surveyor Geueraland tbe several par
lies are now In tbe Held, or on their way.
The appropriation is sufJblent to survey one
hundred aad Ave townships which, at 3t '
sections In township,, and 640 acres is-
section, aggregates quite a large body of land
open to settlement and eitry. The counties
In wbloh surveying Is to be prosecuted tble
summer are:: Clatsop, TOllainook. Benton,
Curry, Douglas. Jacksoa, Lake, Union and
B&ker.
A New fehtuvrsTKR Mr. John Martin,
of Salem Pnalriii, lately bought an Adams fe
French Harvester, "The Conqueror," of T.
Cunningham' it Co., or this city, and on
Tuesday last he went with it into his barley,
aud tbe machine worked Snely, the grain
going up te- tbe binders straight and sioe,
and not stopping. He recommends the "Con
queror" as the best harvester ever broaght
to the State.
Tbundrx Storm. The reqonian ltarus
tliat a terrific thunder-storm passed evee
Walla Walla on Wednesday evening. The,
lightning waa playing aboat so lively that
the telegraph operators ao Walla Walla,.
Wallula aad Umatilla got a little alarmed,
iiud cut all their instruments from the tables
to prevent unpleasant consequences. For
several hoars the rain fell in torrents. Mo
damvge waa done by thestoNn.
A Bov Domv.NED On Monday afternoon
last Arthur Davidou, son of Gideon Savld
son, or this place, was drowned in the river
near the steamboat landing. He was ten
years old, and at the lirue of. theacoldant waa
in bathing with s"ni other boys, and got be-
vond hra depth. His body was recovered
during lae.evenlng.
Coki-irexcfs. The Advocate sas: "The
East Oregon and Washington conference will
couveno at the Dalles on Thursday, the 20;h
Inst., Hud the Oregon coufbreuce, at Salem, '
Auirivst lUh, Bishop Peck presiding at each.
Within the bounds of tho two conference
wo hive at lenst HOO mluisters, local and
truvtllug, und shorn i!,rW0 rucmbets.
Tn I.eavj: ltev. W. K. Stewart, who has
(llteJ tbe office of Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of Salem for a uumberof years, will
leavn us about the Hist ff October. He has
accepted a call to tbo Presbyterian Church at
Mendocino, California. '
Suits Biiovqiit W. T. Wythe and wife,
or California, have brought suits In the U. 8,
District Court for the District of Oregon, to
recover property lu this city from J. H,
Moores and N. Haas. It is claimed as b-
longing to tbe Willson estate.
Self Binder, Mr. A. De Cosmos is
agent for Gordou's Self-Binding Harvester,
aud will be in town all of next week. See
letter In another column in relation to this
machine.
Information Wanted. Afred Jeanes, of
Molalla, Clackamas county, Oregon, wants
information concerning his brother James
Jeanes. All papers please oopy.
PUotosraplit Copied and Enlarged.
Mr. B K. Myers, rormerlv or Salem, is
now traveling for orders for J. Wilklus, the
well kuowu photoerapber of Sau Francisco.
He has received already a large number of
orders from Salem, Silverton, Independence,
Albany and other tonus in this valley. He
takes pictures oranv klud photographs, tin
types,, daguerreotypes, etc. and sends them
to San Frani ison, whero thev are copied and
enlarged according to the order. Tbe work
Is doue lu the most perfect manner, tbe fln-'
lsbe.' pictures ore elegantly framed aud can
bo paid rnr on delivery. Tbe cost Is from
SS 50 to 5 Jj9dawtf
When you visit Portland do not fail to eo
and see Wood's Sluseum, with its 70,000 cu
riosities. Admission only 25 'cents.
The AVrong Slue of the Meridian.
On the don hill tide ol life, hich an uld medical
writer quaintly term "tlio wroiic side of the meridi
an," when the far ctlons decysndthe frame gradn
ally bend nnder tho weltfht of year", the fyntem re
quire lo he mstilned burden Impofednpon It. loan- '
mi-HUephjeieal ailment ami Intlniil le tben pre
upon I to which It hi 1 been in earlier life a urineer.
IhetttrettandpIeaMntcjt euppoitand solace ofde-'
vi moi; yea i iouna in uoitettcr' Stomach Bitten,
loue recognized th- mot nhole.ome ac-Teeable of "
dtftu-lhlo ttlranlautf, the most potent ol rontra and r
lSl?SViJe"i T.hie f'" "a. lnflrm may Place Implicit 7
confidence iu this lp,lomtiae e Ulrwhich not onlr
checks tnoe maladie to which eldeilr peraorsa ara
peculiarly nhject,bnt Ina meamre reUnl. tbeen!,
cnroaihmcntoftime upou the constitution. H i'
Admini3trator'8 Notice.
E,tate or JIabv C. Shitii.
milE nydertlxuoj ha been appointed br the Honor-'
J. able Count Court of Uarlou connty adinluUtrattw
w uio auoie-naraca estate, and all pereout barioi
claim agatrtt the eame are hereby notified to prtwot
ihemioinelutlwclty nf talein within tli TinouihJ
It bin six auutba
uyui iuij uaif; oiiaiejiouce.
Salem. Oregon, July 15th, l'rf
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