IP DIRECTORY. , , 01TICi:itSrtlio NATIONAL OHANOE, .tdiifer Tohn T. -Tonci, Barton. Phillips. Ark. Orersttt-Ji J Woodm in, raw 1'aw, Van lluren, Midi Jscturer. H Smocllcy.CrcKfci, Howard, In. fitenar,l-. .1. Vaughn, MumpM. Teiin. An't Stewartt-SiaiUtncr Wnllilivad, Mlddlebnfb, 8omai(!t,,N.J. ... . ... , VnanlatnH. II HUH, Mp'HU'oronKn. warren, u. TreruurtrY. M. McDowell, Wayne. HU-nbcn.N. Y. i'crttnry-O. II. Kollojr, LoulavlUc, Kv. (Jatt-hWivr-O. I)lnfddlu, Orchard drove, I ml. (,',rtiMrt.JoM T. Jones, ilirton, rhillll. Aik. f7'nj-.Mri.T)iimttjl.E. Adlm. Mootlodl'i, Mlnu, Jtmonn Mm Harvey Ooi ilsrd, .Nortli GMtiby. Ct. wftf AuMant UttwanlMtt C.irollnu A. Hull, IiOiilfvlllc, Ky KXECUTIVS COMMITTK. I). Wvaft Aiken. (ntialrmaii,) UuUoeburjr, B. C. K. It, Hlmnk atid, Iltibii'piu Iowa. IludloyT. Uhase, I'lin-mint N II. Alonc.o (J ildcr, Hock I'allf, WlilKvldo, 111. IV. II. ClieralH.ra,,Oawciclic, Hutscll. Ala, . 1 i i omecrs'of Oregon State Orange. Matter W'm. Cyrnn, Sclo, Overter- A. II. Hlnploy, Owpko. iMtunryin. K. N Ilitnt, Sublimit. nscrarw-N. V. Ilandall. On-iton Uftr. Afcir (irrf-W 1). Thoma. Walla Walla, W. T. Jitlttant Steward-lit W. Itlddlo, Canjonvllle. Mapaln-V?. II. Gray. Antoria. 7Yuurr 8. I. I.oo, Portland, Oaff-AVwr-Hanlol Clark, rlalora, CVri-MrK. II. A. Miller, Jacksonville. fcmona Mr. H. I). llartMtn, McMinniltle. Mora-Mr. E. A. Kelly. Kat Portland. Jiarfy Aft SUwarJ-Utt. Ocorirla Bmitk, Hood JlWor, Wasco coon y. . . KjucuHt Uommlltet-Vrm. Cynrn, Sclo; R. Clow, Dallajj K. L. Bmlth, Hood Hlver. off Jlvrtnen AQnt-H. P. Lee, rorllaad. Btate Orange Deputies for 1877 1iiQflc4. Erpreu. IIKNTOK. ... . A Holder Corralll CorTallla CLACKAMAS. Knocli Hklrvlno Motto Crock N WHandall Oregon C'lty IMIUlll.A. .1 W llayn" Myrtlo Crock t O M (Janlnur llralu'a Station J'lymptiin Kelly Kait Portland.... Bait Portland maiiiiin. IMM.'ailleman llnlliirlllfl '.ill'" U W Hunt Hubllmlty Ualum JN TMlllnr" .Taclimindllo JaCKJonvlllo 1' A Paltcrtoii' lllckroal Hilcm I.AKK. J.I (,'lmrlton JOM.NIINK Iianlil I'li-Mor.. , . .(looco Iikn Iacl(i(in;ilo ..Kerbyvlllo Jacks onrlllc I.ANB Jamofi W .Matlock (Inshcn INN, . .,. JtAIrvltiit Lebanon ...Alomy Jultu IIinl Tyxl Tho Dalles V.V -illll.l-. ....,. IK; Durham sie.it.s:""" .1 Ha ipliiKlon Union n... in IIIIANT. I) II Itlhiliirt Uaiiyon City, .Canyon City (.'(ll.t'MIIIA. K W (.Niiirr Columbia Oily TII.I.AMUIIK. ...... ... II r llnt.lut Tillamook Nortli Yamhill IINATII.I.A. ... . J H Wlillii Wpflmi Wcaton roiin. J Hi'iiryUliroodcr.... Ott vtasiiiniiton Txuiiirniir. CI.AIIK. 8 Wllmnrii.. .. ....Vancnnrcr. rnl.UMIIIA, ItPHti-lii Dayton WHITMAN. J.H ltlui!ir Colfax.. riiKHAi.ia. M Z (loodito Klma... Oolfax H8 .Maikhim..'..r.....Chehalli Point I, ( Abbott nlympla ...Olympla R LoiiKinlrn ,Ylm...... JiiIIii Il'irlot Hralt'a i.nwm, I, M VU'foa C1aitalo YAKIMA C P Cook Kllcnfbark'.... , Hratllu Inanyroiinly wliom tlio Deputy l nolutrtl l not tho niont fiiltablu, ar.il llm lrtitfe of ilia locality will propnrly liullcalo lit mo a choice. I will be plcad, for In inmj lixtancca I havehvon nbllirod to roako ap yotntuivnts without knowlolo ik to fltn'". W M lii Itun, MaMrrOroconStattiUranuo, P. of II. Mootinrj of Subordiuate Granges MNN COUNTY. llopo, No. lit, iiUMilttln Allmtty,on ilio ImI miiiaSituriUVM iirxAuli inoiitlt, Ht 10 a. in. 0k I'lulii, 'No. il, lit lUlbity, 2"tl hikI trt HlunlyiaUl m. II Minor. No, HI5, In UrKwJbrtliivillo, lt mil ilnl NadinlrtyM, n'Z p. in. Hyriioimu No. M, ut Mlllora .Station, Uli Btiinl.yit 1 p. in. Lolmnnit No, 111, tit Lulmnon, SJ mid 4th HaturiUy, hI 10 n. in. Orfttul 1'rnlrlti No. Id, Hli Hattirtlay. Knox llntto No. 2'- lt hiiiI Uril Htur dayM. HautUiu No. 37, Uutl mid 4tl Hatnrdaj-n, t 10 h in. llrowmvlllo No. ID, Ut ntul 2nd Satnr davH. 'JSaiiKont, No. 7, M nd .Ird FrIJays, at 10 H. III. lUrrNlnirKi No, II, lit ntul 3rd Satur day, Ht 10 a. in. Hliitdil, No. 0, Ut and 31 biUimlyn, t 10 U. Ill lldllllL Ml 111.1 Nl Jll ImI latnl !! Ualli.Jjiia I IimmoIi inonili from Oototmr to Jniio.atut on the UiNtlurday the btlauueoflho vusr. Ilrtriiiniiv No. 'J.1, 3rd Saturday, regularly, exoupt in Nov. I).hi , Jan., Wt,,iud Maraii, when they moot the Ut Friday. HHSrON COUNTY. Niup CitmU No 1 1, Ut Saturday at 10 a. iu. WlllamiMto No. (W, Ut Thiirsday, at 10 a.m riilloiiiath, No I'J, lih.Stturday,al 10a.m. LANK COUNTY. Crotavvoll. No ill, i' Saturday, 1 p. in. IConiiiiM, No f), n Kugouu City, 3rd Sat day, at 10 a. in. (lli.irlty, No 7l, 21 SttunMy, Onshnii, N 1. 101, Utiviirdty.itt 10 o'clock Jiiiiotlou City, No II, 2nd Saturday, at I I, m. MuKuiialo, No. 107, ('imp Crook, 2d Satur day. 1'Ol.K COUNTY. Oak 1'olnt, No, II, Ut and 3rd SatunlayN, MAIIION COUNTY. Saloiu (Irauga, N i. 17, Ut and 31 Satur days In it ioIi mumh, oxot'pi In A i wii, Sop tiub'ir, and Ootoht-r, when It meets only on tho UtSaturdiy at thmr lndl iiiStlein. Alilipia, No 131, I'll siiniiitav. lt'Kk I'.ilut, No IS, lUSitur'iUy, at 1 p. m. ilutto Crook, Nil 82, 3rd Saturday, at 10 a, in. WASI1INOTON COUNTY. Itoivortou No. 100, ineoH Ut, Saturday, at JO o'clock. NOTICE. I will ay $'5, lu gold, premium for the li'xt "llliuik Stramjor" ooll exhibited at the BtAte FalrthU fall. J. W, Nkmjtu. Will Jaiuea K.Chapinan, who la supposed to lie somewhere In ilils State, write to and relieve the wauta of bla almost starving wife and four ohlldrvu, now realdlngln Medina, Ohio. jornwas of travel . ? TUB ItlLUi OF MAIIION OOCMTY. ' rr i A ' A Tlio firfo UraiH hi ado among Ibo hillfl tlom- onfltrnlb tbo valn'o of all tho hllla for tholr op;icltyfor produotton, but tho beautiful Waldo MIib, oNpeoUlI.vt hnvo a Atvorablo ropninllritl bnsod on HUCueHtful furinlnj? carrloil on for iimny yoaru. ,Wu Jatoly drovo oulHcro'H llio Houtliorn end of Howoll I'rul rlo tliiotjrfh tho hills Into tbu nolKhborbood wliert,V, Tli'itii (i ton , Wrtrron (,'rtiiinton, K, U. liihlmrd, It. 0. Uour, and T. L. Davoii. port,liVM, mid mst many othor wrtnfl wo liould ii) (k'filxnato. l'i'ry whera cm bo bf.uii tliu biiiiu uuvitrj Inn wlioat lloldn wIioko promlMii In of tho b'mt; every wtinro cmii be found omifof.ablo )iouii,s bloshod vs Kit all the privilege of tho most perfeot olviliz--tlon, lor Oregon tuula any Kuiorn farmlUK region for tbo Irtfiunjridyo'f ifunubool hotiHei. Unooiiu tlmt tho lilbOHt la 111 topn and tho HlaulliiK hill Nldca havo tho grcatost powor of production, bolug brought .Into uteand tnado to yiold tholr full proportion of tho glowing liarveHt, It Is not possible to find a uioro proiiperoua comtnnnlty than that thrives among the wide upreadlng Waldo flllla, whore broad, undulating reaohos of landscape aro over unfolding, with bubbling springs and rippling brooki everywhere, bloaslng the land and rollevlug tho thirst of man and his dopoudont animals. Tbo present yoar la not much gtvon (o Hummor-fallows, Whorovnryou travolyou gather, vory correctly, tho impression that the promise of tbo wheat market was too alluring to permit tho farmer to lnt land lie Idlo whon poBslblo to mukolt ylold Its quota of produotton, and he has given many an Horo work to do and a harvest to produco tlmt with Icns prom Ibo of roward ho would hftvojtllowud to mat hnd proilt by h hiiui. mor-fallow. South of tho fiiruiHor Mummm. Oor and Duxuiport, on llio road tnStnylnn, ro found a groat pioportlou of tho laud waiting undur tho siimnior-fillow, ho much as to form an exooptlou to thu gouornt tinin agnmontof farm lands In oIliorcfolloiiH, Wo vlNliod our frloiids in many llreotloii3, to miiko iiotm of matters of Int'jroat, mid In thu oourwi of forty mlloi drlvo fotiuil onlyouo at homo, Mr. John Downing, whloli doprlv od Ibo trlpuf uiiiuli of llHiiutlulpaU'd jiIcih- urn, L't'tlolt us tho memory of h boHiltlful and well t'lilflvatvd clUtrlct, whotu rolling Ntirfrico mid varlng liimKcHpoa pricnt foattiroH of Ibo cnateHt IiiIomI, wlioru wo porcolvo, loo, (hut In nil nmkrlal niepcotH ourHtnlo Ik bctomlng Iho (qiml ofthooldor HlMiurs with n ccnlnry'H yenra and oxporltnco iijion thum. ON Till: IIOAII TO MNN t'OUNl V. Anolher hill stretch, thoiifth In fuel It In a continuation or Iho Waldo Hills, roaolioi fromUalom, hotith,, to the Han Ham bottom. Tin no hills havo a redder soil but equally productive and constantly gaining apprecia tion aa tltno shows Its producing and wear lug qualjtlea. Adrlveoftfn miles takes ua over tho higher points, down Into tho beau tiful valley of the Ssntlaui, wherotho inoa'. beautiful fields are to bo found, williaooh honina and aoolal relations as portaln to a UiiIhIiihI and perfocted agriculture. Wo stop at night with frlonda. Mrs, Ioouey aud her daughtora oh arm away Iho hours aud cannot but roapoct an old age that la surrounded by prosperous and nuroosafui (as well as re-Hix-otrd) doNcondauts, fir this rich aud do llglitful region Is owned and farmed by tbe family ofour hoslosa for mlloa around, Wo hear a groat deal about the nccasslty of rotation of crops, but a Joumey through the length and breadth of this valley will BAlWfy any ono that wlmtovor advautagoa mixed farming poiwiaoa, tho profit and cer tainty of wheat as a staplo crop aro too great to Induce tho farmor to bttidnn his mind with ftrHof a futiiro when a worn-out soil will remonstrate against continued cultiva tion of wheat. Iu tho first place our soils do not easily wear out, though tuoy niJnct wear foreveri To groHt excellence" and en durancoof our soil almost JitiJJnoi what soo i n a a reckless conrao of farming, OVKIl IN I.INN COUNTV. Koavlng tho south side of tho Hantlam we patted through JefTirson, out to tho new bridge (a moU oxoollont ono) at what was Ureon'a ferry, into the lower part of Lion ootinly, wliloh doea not glvo us prom Ud of great crops or soein to bo tho equal of th lauds we havo left, until wo jusi througli Sclo aud llnd oursolves wludlng our way up In "tho Forks,'' through a varied anrl charming country, with u siviuilngly waite ful lutoruilxluro of hllli and siotip ridges, for we aro onoroachtug on the Caicado foot hill", aud ttnd tho moit boautlful valley rfaohoHOH)Ulug out iii we travel tho roads that vs iutl around and among the lino crown ed rlilgoa of the mountain foot-hills. We HK-end Crablroe creek , leave tho main road and past through a rougher country, npau. lug uatoi hero and tlioro, with tho valloy narrowing, but with rich floldi and tuo.nl- iwm oco'ipylug all Us spiro. Wo havo kooh, of I no, nuny tiuldn of blue llnwored lUx, which Hcwna to be aj favored product. We are pushing Into the moutit'iiui, or at lo.ut Htiioug the spurs and ridge-, and when we acorn to have almo't reached ultima Ihulo wo ktoj at tho hospitable door of Mr. Win Cynrn, Matter of OiuStato Orange, and of.tn honoied by Idun county with a seat lu the State councils. Tho beautiful valley boforo us, smlllug with meadows aud grain flcldx, U His. Iiluii county must think a good deaj of htm to seek for him in tltli fr aw'ay nook whoro tho mountains have almost hidden htm away. Wo think Oregon was not muoh of a coun try and not much claimed ami occupied thirty j ears ago, but lu 1817 Ww. Cyrus came acroaa the plalus, and after going up and down the land he found this spot best suited to bla Ideas of atock-ratalog, and here ha settled and haa remained. Ilia aorea bar not grown large, but mora numerous, WHILAMErrTE for the beautiful valloy belongs to him al most as far as eye can reaoh Its sweep and curves', so that ho can almost claim to be "monarch of all ho surveys." It '" remark ablo to think that he camo into this rotirod nook so long ago, hero ho raised fourteen children and has soon the State grow and improvo in all material roroo,H- Tho nnmos of settlors on Crabtreo creek nru familiar to tho Fahmkh'h lint Hlchard son, Shelton, Curl, Oalnce, Dlckeni and CyniM nnd It is not ey lo go whore tbo Kaiimhh has not gono before. 'I hroiih oil my travels I find much Inter- ol felt in gathering mid preparing a Rood exhibit for tho California Fair, mid evon hero good frionds luako a valuablo contribu tion to swell tho exhibit and ndd to Its In torcst, I havo scaroaly tlmo to roach Sclo and put this lu to day's mall. S.A.O. Scones in Clarke County, W. T. Soveu a. m , on Davonpori's wharf, Port laud, mou tiro hurrying to and fro, hacks and express wagons discharging their froluhUs, aud the llttlo steanior Gazello, is pufllltig and snorting llko some Impatient steed, eager for the start. The last whlstlo sounds, tho gangway plank Is drawn in, tbo ropes let go aud away tho boat glldos over the "bright Willauiotte." Soon the tall spires of tbo city oburcbos and tbe white dwolllng housos, which adorn tho hills on both sides, aro left far behind as theOnzollo shoots rapidly along; stopping occasionally at the various landings to take on or dlschargo freight or pasxengers. Sauvlws Island Is passed and uow wo tra verso tho wider stream of tho Columbia until wo roaoh Vancouver, whoro tho boat stops for a short tlmo. Seoti fiom tbo river this town appears to tbe grontcst advanlsgo, as the land gradually slopos upward from tho river to whoro tho dark firent of lofty fir I rocs forms u suitable back ground to the Iaii'Nchpd. Tho Hudson Uay Company ovincoti gono Judgmont whon thoy seltcted this point ns i ho rclilor denot. for III" ono oi tuo niiesi locations on tfio IV c I flu const, and no hlng Iihs piovpiiled it from becomltit; n city ol considerable mercantile lmiiorlHiico, but tbo want or ntiorgv on tlio purt oi its citizens mid tho fact, tlmt for n long tlmo, tho coti tvudingi'lalnis of tho Mission or St. Jhiikn and the United Stall Hflovernmont,iondertd tho laud tltlosliiMeruio. Tho wsrps uro cast off and wo steam tip the stream, lutvlnuon our iluht tl.o Oitgou hIiomi! which is horo u long, low, expanse of ismnro Iiiuil. Intursected by a net worn oi sloughs, ntul Hi thu hhisoii of high water, tho months of Jtiuo and July, completely iihmtiriicti; but In tho Fall it t- vored w Ith ii luxuriant crop of gias, and furnish? niHgulllceiitraiigu lor the cattle of peri-ous eugsgt-d lu supplyini; Portland with milk, biitinr nnil checso. On our lift Is Washing ton Territory, apparently more hilly and dotiKcly tlmberod than iho opolto shore, mid soon wo pnss two old tauibllahed saw anil grift mills- st upper Vancouver or I.ovo'm. Tho mill jkiikI bolng stocked with trout brought In hogahoads from tho Cheha IIh, by kiiiio of tho employes of tho Hud son's'liay Company, aud though great ntim bora of anglers have roxortod to It, yet there are still some noble specimens remaining to roward Iho patient Ushorman. Then Durgan's Island comes In view, and with a couple of shrill, car.plorcing whistles the boat puts in to a fishery latidinir, where thorelaa large warohouso and a convenient wharf wliloh havo been built by the farmora df the vlolnliy. Soon we pass a high, thickly-timbered hill, rising abruptly from tho water's edge: this Is Ktilght'H Mountain, and is celebrated hs bolng one of the boat hunting grnuudson tbo river, whilst gold has beeu found In every one of the strrumlots which flow down Its sides, and quantities of BKates and corne lians sre In the drifts accumulated from tho winter freshets. Next the steamer glides on Into still wator, having another long, low, Island (Stotts), on our right until at List wo reaoh where tho confined waters of tho Washougal and Lack amaa flow into the Columbia over a wide, rooky bottom. Then tbo whistle sounds again, Parker's Lauding, tho tor idnus ofour voyage, Is quickly roaohod and once moro wo stand on terra ilrma, This landing Is qultn a busyplaoo Just now, there U a whari ninety feet In length, with a ilore-house capable of containing one hundred tons of freight; two stores, ono kept by II. M. Jones, who Is also postmaster; nnd Iho other by Moisrs. 11. il. Carpculur it Hancock, of Portland, so that tho settlers In tho neighborhood 1"fl ' roa(,y market for ..!! thS'.r'produoAsndoan purcuaaenll tholr nncossarlos at a vory small advanoo on Port laud prices. Parkersvlllo la marked on tho maps and ;vhii laid out In lolajorajQWBslle mai);; ytmrs ago, but It appeared as If that parte.r,," county would novor bo settled tip. The Washougal had tho reputation of being a YavdaugomuiBtroa'n to ford aud as there was .? bridge tho Inhabitant were qulto Isolated J" 'I10 whiter months, the roads were rough and Vancouver, 20 miles off, was the ne.ir.iHt marker uowevor aooui lonryeari ego a substantial fridge wm built and grad uallyqultoa ntimbw"0' ,rmnil,H MOlt,C(l " the government land C0'0", WH? vnt " every direction; farms .Hro..,clfrti , ,, roads owned, so that thla p-mof, CUrkH county h now bt,lng rapidly .N.10'1 "pand still thf re Is room for manyotlierff. There are no Hide prairies si In thfl l I lamntlo Valley, but tracts can U readily found which can very easily bo c)Oro,l n and which will then produco the ver," "N kind of crops. Thsnvora.10 to tuo awe U h fallnw: vlie it, ; o M biiwhnU; oaU, J10 to 7ti; rotatoes, .too to 4(X); onions, too to KM; bay, (clover or llmolhj ), 3 to i tuns. Tim tall lurost Irnw havo been killed by repeated Ilrea o that iu many places there Is now only mi tiudorgrowthof har.ol or vino maple this can bo slashed, hurmd oil and ttio stumps plowed tin without any of that on. piesslve labor wliloh so dUoourages a settler In the timbered lauds. It U my Intnntlou to give a moro detailed account In my nxt letter of this rrglon, fir the beuctUof tho.-e who may b desirous of making homes for their families In a country where pure atroiniH How through fortlle ralleyu and the bracing mountain air Is never Udtncd with the seeds of Ague or DlptherU. T J.ll, A Piouoer Railroader. Mr. T, I). Clark, tho efllolunt and thorough-going roAd master of the Oregon and California llallroad Company, Is one of the pioneer railroad men of tho Unlt-ul Htatas. On (lu 2StU dty of July, 18;w, Hon. H. O Seymour, tbochiolenglutHir of the proposed new Hue thrust the spado luto tho ground and Mr. Clark threw out the ami spade full of dirt thrown in tho construction of the Krlo IUIIroad,oue of tbe great trunk Hues or tbe United tales. Mr. Clark aluco that dale has been actively eoaployed on the leading railroads of theoouaUy. From tha Atlantto to the Paoltlo alopa. Aaaraiwuy ooaatruo tlootet," or, raoonsUBCtloalat," Mr C. haa 'few aqaal and no aaptrlora." FARMJEB. MAKING A HOME OF THE FARM. Tho farm as a homo will hnvo its cnrdcii nnd Hfl orchard, for benutyns well ns profit; will have poultry ntul nnlmnle WlllCll POP8PSS OUlCr IllHi; iiiuiic " Tho eyo or tho owner will be seeking' vis tus through groves nntl forests, through which Fim nnd shade may piny. If ho clears uwny tho nnclent trees, ho will siniio n copse horo nnd n thicket there, for his very cattle will thntik him for their shelter, nnd iiopn8er-hy will fii I to ndmlre the tnsto ntul forethought which, with the meadow or plowed Hold, rotnins tho glorle of tnnple or onk. Ktich things nro coming even among tm to have n value even In dollars nnd cents, wiiii iiniiprrmulH which tiro the crying iinmla nt niir riirnl districts. UtlrlVC of fottr or live miles, or twice ns much, Is not nl wnys nn evil. Tho purer nlr, the restful quiet, the retirement for study, counter balance somo of the conveniences of tho village. Tho homestead with ncrcs for ft lawn, decorated with a, stream which grow nntl changes with the seasons; with groves that nro rich in original treas ures of tho forest: with something now always In tho fields ripening for the har vest, and In orchnrd as responsive to tho season's fashions ns any Fith-avenuo hello; with poultry nnd Blieep and cattle nnd horses that welcome you, and are grateful foryour care must bo something moro than a shop or factory. Because Americans have had too much land, thoy have not learned yet, as the Etigllsh in restricted Islands havodone,to count their trees and Inventory their water courses, and make much of every hill and valloVt every phnso and variety of scenery. In stead of degrading tho farm moro Into a treadmill of compulsory labor, wo need moro and more to decorate It with tho ut tnmtlniiH of home, to connect it with pleasures nnd culturo, to bring out tho hosd features of Its landscape, the spcolnl beauties of gorge or hill or grovu or mead ow with which nature has adorned It. The most careless observers learn how venerable, graceful or sturdy tree desig nate tin entire district ; how a well-cultivated garden wins admiration ; how the very soli and nlr may tell that a farm has a man of taste and brains for lis mas tor. Ho has mntle his homo there; he has treated the neres In a kindly, gener ous way. Ho ha notgono tit his farm as If It wore a slave, to he abused and stin ted, with tho onu purpose of giving It tho least possible, while extorting tho most fiom It. Kvun as n question of profit, tho wise rulols to care for the farm uhu home. ''WHAT lh LIclT?" The following well prepared article on (htnbject r I'l'i wo c"l' fmrn the Sue-, ramoiito .T.r'u,ltlir'a-i "'"' commend it to the iioriiHiii oroW nntl young: What Is life ? How Is It siiolit ? Man I ushered Into this world without Any accountability on his purl for his birth or creation. The majority of men live for themselves alone, In Hellish struuglo for superiority nnd wealth, constantly tramp ling upon tho Interests and tho. feollngs of others. How d I lib rent would life be, nntl how much moro pleasuro aiid hnppl- nexs would tnero no in hub worm, u eiicn lived a true nnd noble life; careful of tho .Interest and of tho feelings of 'those with whom he came lit contact, nnd lived con stantly, lu tho presence ? .Let us pauso anil inquire, "How are wo passhig our lives? Wham are we llv'lng for? What good are wo doing? When HrVs flamo has expired, nnd wo nro numbered with the dead, will the world feel a good effect and a beneficial Influence from our life?" These are nuestloiiH It would bo well to ponder. Ilow few of us Improvo the hon ellt of tho passing hours. Perhaps thero Is not one of us who can sincerely tleclaro that ho Is now living iu a satisfactory muiitier, though most of us Intend to do so presently. Tho soholar Is waiting un til his school days aro over; tho youth till ho Is of age; the artist until ho be comes moro skllltul ; thoclerk till he can claim n larger salary ; tho physician till he can obtain n practice. Some aro look ing forward to a change of place or ooeti fiatloti ; some to assume new responsible ties ; some to enjoy moro leisure. Then they will begin lo llvo In earnest, hut now life is it kind of makeshift n time to ho passed through as an aveiiuo to the future ; to he valued not for Its own sake, hut only for that to which it lend,, Mean time life Is fc.si riming away, iinhlts aro helllir formed. eluir.Pl..e fori'nnil H la being built. WUrj Can tell which pa'rt of lllu is !;j,r(,u,t, W,c, S to lie tho full est and richest, which will oiler the best opportunities? Or, rather, who can ile elure nny part unimportant, Insignificant or meaningless? Kuch day is a llfo lu Itself, full of vital Import to htm who i-eeks it. If It Is despised, Ignored or wasted, so much of llfo is lost; nothing can mukeiipforlt; no future, howover brilliant, can ever compensate us. Lot us then, while planning fur the future, bewnro how wo slight tho present. Tho now Is nil .we can be sure of. W'c ..mV not live to see the future of which wo dream, or the plans wo lay, for they may bo frustrated, but tho good wo do to-day can never he obliterated. VALUE OF TRUTH. l Here is something so Irresistible in IrN'th that It at onco convinces the under htuntiiuir, mill forces a pussugo to tho heart. ,ln vain does tho hypocrite ut tempt to l.inltjite this nnilnlile virtue, or endeavor to Impose on tho credulous by the fabrications of deceit ; for ho Is gen erally iu the lulrleute trammel of inven tion, and it is not easy to say whether he is most to lie condemned or dctiplsed. Moreover, truth lnnlWaysconslsteiit with itself, and needs nothing t help it out. It is always near at hand, and It is ready to speak out before we aro aware; where m, a lie Is troublesome, mid sets a man's Invention upon (he rack, and one triok needs u great many moro to make it good. Wl IAT MAKES MM UHEAT. A great man is tillable In his conversa tion, geuerous In his lumper, and immov able In what ho has maturely resolved upon. And as prosperity does not make him haughty and imperious, so neither does Htlversity alnk him into meanness and dejection ; for if ever he shows moro spirit thau ordinary, it is when ho is ill used, and tho world Is frowning upon him. In short, he Is equally removed from the extremes of severity aud pride, and scorns either to trample ou a worm or erlujje to an emperor- TRUE WOMANHOOD. In true womanhood aro -combined all tho boat attributes of humanity tender noss without weakness, trust without nredllllf.v. riiodpstvi Without nriirinrtr. dignity without haughtiness, selfrespect without conceit, conlldcnco without bold ness, coUrngo without t-onrscneBs, good ness without pietism, and reverent wor ship withoutBuperstitiou. Krpt Bnsy- So muoh land selling is going on these times lu Merlon county that Mr. John Now Nomo tho County Surveyor, Is out with his compss nearly nil llm time, subdividing big tracts of land. It Is to bo hop-d that all the largo traots of land will soon bo cut up Into fair sized farms to tho actual settler. Thea wo will havo tho beBtooiiuly in theStato. Brought luto Cnxnp. ShoritT JeUroys, of .Multnomah county, brought up last night Chinaman Ah Jako, sentenced to tbo Penitentiary for a term or llvo years for larceny, Two moro oonviota camo up this, Friday, morning, Ed. Ran dall foratormof throoyoars for murdoroua assault with a knife, and Ah Duck, China man, for llvo years for larceny of a watch. Very Desirable Property Cor Sale. Nlnety-tbreo aorea of land on' Salem' PraU He, near the Fair Ground, will be sold at a great bargain to a cash purchaser. Forteraa and othor Information llnqulro of 8. A. Clarke, at the Fahkbr ofOoe, Balom. VoBghs attd Calais, From Samuol A. Walkor. Kq., the well- Samuol A. Walkor. Etq, Known Jttoai isstato Auolloneeroflioaton. "Having experienced rosnlts of a satisfaa tory charaotor from the use of Wistah'b Balsam op Wild Cukiihy, In cases of so vore colds, during the past two years, 1 hare iuii mini iu iia runuviiiiug power, x waa first induced to try this modlolno by tho strong recommendation of a frlond, who was well-nigh gono with consumption, and whoso roliof from tho uso of it sntlsllt d me or Its great value in cases of colds and do cllno, and most clearly demonstrated to my mind Its gnat voluo as a restorative, thai only noods a fair trial to Insure n grstcful rooognlllon from tho public." Sold by ali drugglstR. Important to all Invalid), lllovd. Irou lu Ui Tho Poruylan Syrup, ti protected Bolutlon of tho protoxldo of Iron, hirikesnt the root ol illspasoby supplying tho blood with Its vi tal principle, or lire element Iron. This la thosccrot of tho v.oidoiful success of this remedy In curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com Plaint, Urnp-y, Chronic Dlarrhco.i, Holla, Nervous AfPullons, Chills aud Fovor, Hu mors, Less of Constitutional Vigor, Disease, of tho Kldnoyo nnd madder, Fern;.' Com plaints, and all diseases orlglnutliig In n bod "tatoof tho blood, or accompanied bv dobll hyornlow Matoof Ihosystom. Sold by all druggists. 3T. -A.. 16lxkaltlaf J3Lxrtmtf Balora. Oregon, dealer lo Btcrctwcopcn and Stereo people lcw, and Bceui-n of Halcm and tho aarroaneV ln oonntry. Llfo.elro Pbotocranha, In India Ink, OH or Water Color. roll ARKS yif aWooktoAiriinta. $10 Outfit ft fOO Pflll'.U, V1CKKKY, AnRuaUMalaa. Dr. H. 8M1TH, DBNTI &Tn SALEM, OKEGON. Office moTcdOTtrDUKYMAN 111108.' NEW STORM Offlca hours from 0 a. in. to 5 p.m. Salem Flouring Jttillfl. BB8T FAMILY KLOUIt, BAKKIT8 EXTRA, XXX. SUPKIIKINK AND GUAIIAM, MIDDUN08, UUAN, AND HHOUTtt, Oouwtuutly ou Mimtl. HUlfliOMt Frteo lu CASH Paid for Wheat ATAl.Ii TUtHH. It. O. KINNEY, Agent H. F. af. buiit itt Oa - Willamette ISurserri G. W. WALLING & SON", pnopiuETonu. Oswego, Clackamas oo., Oregon. WALLINGTS PEACH PLUM, The Italian l?nki. And the bet variolic of 1'lum, lraut, I'eacli, Apple, Pear, Cherry Nut and Shade Trees, IN FULL AHSOHTatENT." Send for Descriptive Catalogue. S. U. OLAUGHTON, NOTARY PUBLIC. Beal K.tate AaeaM. . .d cr or Claim, will promSeiV tend to AU.1a-nhU rnlm.tn.1 t hi. ..L? ' S'J'i.'LH: coNVEYANCBu a bVtunxZfr. oiir': S: aaBna. CMIlt il'iaW net uace, XaTMjKxon.t r. r 1 : -I. laBjaLMBwai g!jgfg