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WILLAMETTE FARMER. d Palace Cars for' the Central Pacific Railroad.' v j Jl recent number of the Dayton (0.) Journal, gives a detailed description of drawing room and palace cars, which aro bling built by the Barney A Smith manufacturing compacy, (or the CntrBl Pacifi'cCiat)road company. The Journal says: "The goner alehape of the draw ing room cars, is similajylo the standard Pull man, many of which'have been built by the B. S. Co. within the past ten years. Their color is a light shade of canary, with light (racings, and scroll work of darker and contrasting shadei. The v interior is finished in black American walnut, oiled, nnd most elaborate veneering" of French "walnut, enarayed with fine lines of gold, and d corated with shields of unique marquetry, containing the monogram of the railway company in ivory on ebony. The silver lamps, withshad dglaesglobes, high ly finished wood, elaborated with sliver fixtures, in shape of curtain rods, coat and hat lpins, and the embossed French plate glass and mir rors, give almost a dazzling tone to the tntire coach. Thu seats, chairs, and sofas are uphol stered with the finest grade of CtrUe plush. The floor is covered with Brussels carpet, made expressly in colors and do-ign to harmonize with the general finish. The windows are shaded with damask curtains, on spring rollers, which hIso, in color and figure, carry out the completeness of the interior finish. The berths are equipped with spring and hair mattresses, of the very best quality, linen sheets, pillow cases, etc.; in fact, every necessity and luxury possible to imagine. "The body ot the coach contains a smoking room, with an inlaid floor, supplied with a sofa and lounging chairs. The room is entirely disconnected from the main room, yet easy of access by means of a short passage which leads into the sleeping or parlor portion of the car. This room is divided into twelve sections, each section supplied with four seats, or two bertha, two double sash windows, damask shades, and embossed mirrors. Each of these compartments is so arranged that it may be f nirely closed from the others, and by the addition of a movable table, converted into a dining room. "Next to the smoking room there is a larger and entirely private state room, supplied with arm chairs and a sofa, together with a ladies' dro.-sing room, complete in eaoh di tail. At the opposite end of tbe car is the general wash room, closet, and steam beating arrangement, all fini-hed with corresponding eligamo. "Tbe drawing room day coacues for tbe Southern Pacific are of the same general ap pearance outside as the above, but am finMud inside with an artistic combination of mahog any atd rosewood, engraved with tracings in gold of leaves and flowers. These woods are so highly finished, and bo hancUomtly carved, that they form a unique woik of art. Revolv ing fauteuils, upholstered with crimson velvet, placed before French plate-glass windows, 5x3 feet, form the seating arrang ments. Gold in Ancient Architecture. Mr. F. A, Skidmore recently gave a lecture tX the Hnyal Architectural Museum, London, "On tbe Use ot Go'd in Ancient Anhitecmral Enrichment, and its Influence on Couven'ional Forms." The lecturer observed that vast sums of money were being sptnt n .w-a-davs on ar chitecture, and architects took credit for ac complishing great things when they were sim ply working on the past in copying what they found iu existence. This should not be. Ar chitects should be constructors in tbe tiue sense of tbe term, or else go further back, and reproduoe whit was done by workers in gold. It was not at all uncommon in ancient times to use as much as ten cwt. of gold in adorning temples, and at that period the goldsmith oc cupied a very high position. In decorative stonework there was often a marked difference, and this arose from the peculiarilii s of form taken by the metal when beaten. The stone workorB had followed upon the ancient gold smites, aud had simply copied tbe forms of decorations in gold and silver which tbey found in existence. lie urged that this eternal copy ing was a great mistake; architecture at the present day was a failure, and that simply be cause it resolved itself, witu architects, into a question of various old styles. Tney showed nothing of the constructiveness which science taught was necessary for true progress, and hence was what he regarded as a failure. He contended that architects ouLt not to stop nt stone representation. If tbey were deter mined to rely upon and worship the past, tbey should go as far back asthegoldi-mith's period, and then they would understand why many of these stone representations took a particular shape. If they would reproduce the past, let them do it honestly and fairly. Oo back tar enough, and resuscitate the trade of the deco rator iu gold. There was no legitimate giound for hilling where they now stood, as they were simply like imperfect translators, ho bad no thought of original work, or of going even to the root of tbe thing they had in hand. Thorough Workmen. Says an exchange: "There is no more hon orable position in life than tint of a good craftsman in a successful occupation. His horny hand is a more honorable badge of public- service than the bejeweltd digits of the dainty clerk or man milliner. His labor-be-grimed face or greasy woiking dress are proofs ot the exaltation of his rank among men. An honest, competent workman has peers, but no superiors. But to deserve all his honor he must be competent skilled in the mjsteiies of his craft. And it is no use for people to say that tbeir superior intelligence makes up for everything; for a man with the wisdom of a Solomon could not constitute himself a perfect artUan without the practical experience which makes a man smeb. Journeyman are turned ont in multitudes day by day, who have hardly an idea of the first principles of their trades; and many young men, hardly yet of rge, are found bold enough to profess a thorough knowledge of two or more handicrafts, any and all of which they really know little or nothing about. Ask employers from whence they have their most skilled laborers, and tbey will tell yon that they come from those workshops where long apprenticeships served to turn out thorough workmen; where engineering is not learned in a year shoemaking in a month or DrintinB in a few davi. There aru many rea sons why this whole subject of mechanical training should be pressed upon our young men who expect to live by mechanical labor. The great enemy of the workingman ii the crowd of bad workers who ai 'admitted to his status without the. proper experience for which be has paid years of effort. ,., : 1, 1 u . Ion roa FnarrrrMO Watm. In relation to the value of iron for purifying water it it re marked that in 1857 Medlock took out a patent in England for the nso of iron for removing all impurities from water. This method has been largely discussed, experimented upon, modi, fled, criticised, and finally, ws believe, gener ally abandoned and now revived again, Ovta twenty tons of violeta are annually used by tbe perfumer of Cannes and Nice, tad 190 tons of orange blossoms in Niee alone. Pacific Mail Steamship Co. . x 'it)T y C Iiajta 2ht New York to San Francisco, via Panama. - zfixc"vw "-' j i t.Ml.tt:.' JBA.TES OF PASSAGE. s U P3 PS gj-faigByglgiaS? .1 i Q a w H O ,1k r. P5 Eh l$Tho Rates include the transit of the Isthmus of Panama via Panama Railroad dinjr, Board and all necessaries for the voyage. An experienced Surgeon is on each ship, and no charge medicines or medical attendance. a. r M itfc- Also, Bed is made foj Steamers leave New York every Saturday at 12 o'clock, Noon, And Make the Trip to Sa.n Francisco in Three Weeks. Tills Monte offers Special Inducements to EMIGRANTS, who will a void the delays, discomfort and expense of the tedious trip overland' by rail. THE STEAMEKS OF THIS LINE CONNECT AT NEW YOEK WITH ALL THE TEANS-ATLANTIO LINES FEOM EUEOPE Also at the Isthmus of Panama with Steamers of the Hamburg American Packet Company, from Hamburg and Havre, The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, from Southampton, The "West India and Pacific Steamship Company, from Liverpool, And the General Trans-Atlantic Company, from St. Nazaire. All information regarding Through Rates of Passage, can be obtained from the Agents of the above Lines at any port in Europe, from whom Through Passage Tickets can be purchased. ME OFFICE OF THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSniP COMPANY, IN NEW YORK, IS ON TIIE WHARF, PTEE 42 3STORTI-I RIVER, FOOT OF OA.ISTA.3L. STEEET. wmfiSJifSfreii fM PfMWtWLyyB! It, J. Trumbull, Dealer in and Grower of SEEDS or Vegetables, TRRES, FLOWEBS. ShrubH, BULBS, 7Sto.v For the OAKDBN, TA.IIM, nnd M-A-NBIOTNT, 49T Buwdu Street, San Francisco. OCT" Del riptlve CetaVguc.s on application. Pfw? MaflsBHlweSP Hill' D I I iHJeHilS H & '"II B !!'' Tlks'JsV1'l(.rearw H Sf geeHauifleeBBY Horn. 337. "J89 and 331 Baaaoaaa Street, BAM FRANCISCO. BLVLVhhjnnI ITHE M.VV IMPROVED HOME SHUTTLE Sewing Machine. o?:fu:o:ej, - - $43.00. The Home Sewing Machine, These machines iu (buttle, straight needle, end nuke the Lock Btltcb. They ere aurpeased bjr none. Ry art tk ttmplut and HgUat-rumlnf ess cXina in tkt toorld. Bend (or circulars. Mme. Demorest Reliable Patterns. BEND TOR A CATALOGUE. Royal Caerta, f MO. E. W. HAIHE8, Aent, IT New Montcomerr Street (Oread Hotel Balldlng), Ben rnaeUco. Published Quarterly. January Number Just Issued, and contains over 100 Paofs, 500 hNCRAVlNCS, descriptions of more than 500 of our best Flowers and Vegetables, with Directions for Culture, Colokki) Puts, etc. Hie most useful and elegsnt work of the kind In the world. Only 5 cents for the jca. Published in English and German. Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. &&. 'SEpxifrenora fUWHIDE S&fiRROYE- J&0&&? egSSB& 'PL0YERCJ11' Pvtif RUba I will send 12 Flowering Flsnts for One Dollar rour choice from loo sorts), by MAIL OB KArmam. MY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, dcKrlbutheeuliuraof Plants A Seeds, In rnlfamtn frtftt nthn 10e. AddreM IOWPITCH, 646 Warren it., Beetea, Hess. SECT WFTT! ,20 FINE VERBENA8 FOR $1. invnf thp rr.itnwinip nttned iiUnU sent by mail, noslsi.r palil, at I icetitstscu An, tbreesurlsior cents, or IIIUlli lot l. No order reielvnlfor Ires than S tints fucbrlss t.irsiilniiis tlutle Zonalc, Srcntnl snd lvi, lleionlsi, C'arimiioui, Pinks, Cjlnolurcx, iu.uei rums Agnaiuuis, AbutiKi, ,iU,raijlliii, lolcgs, Caunas. -" sail thMrninjj llu.lv r.ilm. (JimlKs. t uiuturruras. 8teles. I'titntu. Ililloina-, flftfioo ntrum, IJUonU. 11 jIh ruli. I'll. a, Simla. &Uo Pi tunlie, hnlar.mn fi.r.iliii.jriini. Vl rrmlf a. Iluft IiniLetA tcr, iialuuj, IVtiuila, Ph.ix and Vrrt na lor V eents My Illuttratid Calakwue nr M flams Seeds for IKV and auytuu iuci.n or the abuvt BeMs sent on rco tpt of W rents Address V. A. Auuaut a uo.. tne, re. )VLUhtiSi 5T BRYANT STRATT0N STTfi BUSINESS COLLEGE 014. r 1 tr S&3Bli ICAN FMNCISnnfJM . VaajeSJe9BaSiafebLaS (IN PRE33 ) Manual of Jurisprudence and Co-Operation OP THE Patrons of Husbandry. By A. B. SMEDLEY, Master of Iowa State Orange. Published by Geo. M. JONES, OpricK or PATRON'S HELPER, Deb Moihis, Iowa. 200 pages, bound in oloth. Ily mill, pohUro prepaid $1.25 per copy. By eipnma or freight, lu packages of fire or more 1 1.00 per copy. CONTENTS. INTUODUOTION. The Origin of the Ordor. Its Objects: To Educate, Elevate and Strengthen tbe Farmers as a class, PART I-JURISPRDDENOE. I The Orange. 11-Oraniro Room, III Quallfl. rstious of Candidates IV Applications for Member, ship. V Balloting for Candidates. VI-Rights and Tli.tlaa nf HamluM Vtl n.IIM..IInn. ... ......- of Deputies. VIII Qusltflcstlons and Duties of Mas- tnra T Yrii(ul I Ai.l lum. .n.l Ti.ili... n. u . . i-.d . ,uh..ulh..uuv ..u 1ui.D. ui niicniiariBS. X Charges. XI Trials. XII-Appeals. XIII With, drawals and Demits, XIV Consolidations. XV The Degrees ef tbe Order Symbolized. XVI Pomona Oranges. PART 11-00 OPERATION, I Cooperation In Oenersl Business. It Co-operative Insurance. Ill Co-operative Banking. APPENDIX. 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