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BALKM, FRIDAY, SEI'T. 21, 1877.
Tho Grange the Farmers' Literary Ex
change. Ono of tho most useful features of tho
Krango moremont Is Its tendency to produce
confldonco amon),' tho farmers In oach other.
Tho average fai-mor Is too apt to look upon
his neighbor in tho light of a competitor, as
a sort of business onemy who only wBnls nn
opportunity to takoadvantagoof him. Prob
ably this Htato of fooling grows out of tho iso
lated Wo on tho farm, and tho mfrequency
of Hoclal or buslnosB relation bolwoon farm
on). Farmers vory ralddm havo dealing
with oach othor, bonce thero has naturally
grown tip a distrust ono of tho other. Tho
grango inovornont brings tho farmers, as a
class, together, and tho Interchange of Idoas
concerning tholr agrloultural operations and
calculations, by a. relation or tholr miccossos
and fallnrec, by n inoro thorough under
standing of each othor's feelings, their hopes
and funis a mutual sympathy grows up
and a mutual coiilldoncols cultivated. Mem
bors of tho grange aro led by degrees to ro-
gard each oilier moro in mo ugnioi nroui
era, as thov call each othor In grange Ian
giiRgo,Hud tho old notion that each fanner
Is a sort of competitor soon woars away.
Wlion all these changes havo falcon placo,
tfco road Is open to that co-oporBtlon so do
slrablo among I armors, not only In tho cul
tivation of their lands, and tho Improve
ment of tholr agricultural knowledge and
practlcos. but In the sale of tholr produco
and tho purchaso of their supplies. The
grango furnishes tho matorlal to bring firm
ors togothor by mutual confldonco in each
othor, and this must lurnlsn tho clue to co
operative succoss. Whon farmora can bo
brought to seo inoro fully tholr mutual Inter
ests and mutual dependence, and the simi
larity of tholr relations to alt othor elates,
that conlldcnco will naturally grow nnd bo
corao stronger.
Col. I). 1). T. Mooro, tho foundor of tho
Jluml jVcic Vorkcr, woll known as ono of tlin
foromrifct agricultural writers', says tho jV. )'.
Mail Isahout to lako the platform again,
mid propose doliverlug addrosxoH at various
agni'iii'iirai lairs in me .viimuo nun miw
KnglHiid States during tho ensuing autumn.
Vests pgo Col. Mooro was among the most
cllectlvo and popular speakers at the fairs
and meetings ol prominent Agricultural
Societies, Clubs, oto,, In tho West, and wo
predict that his return to (ho rural platform
will bo hailed with pleasure by thousands,
while his added experience and maturity
will ennblo hi in to achieve greater success
than over before
UNIVERSITY EFFUSIONS.
Tho past.woek has not dovolopod anylhlng
startling In tho lino of news. And tho only
thing of Importance that has transpired was
the Krnat Interest taken In tho subject of a
uniformity of dross amongst tholarger boys.
Wo understand that tho cloth for 20sults and
0 caps to go w'tu tuo bU"8 urtV0 Doen
ordored.
Tho University Rlllos (or munkots) has
boon suggested as an appropriate name for
our now company. Tho Oovornor has
"smiled kindly" on our appoal for arms, atid
wo aro now looking forward to tho time
when wo can havo tho pleasure of carrying
a 11! pound shoaling iron and squelch any
outbreak that may occur in this neighbor
hood, to our hearts content. The unllnrin
will be after tho stylo of McCluros, of Oak
laud, or like the one II. M. wore tho other
day.
Thosovcral young ladles Societies mot tills
afternoon and had a vory pleasant and agree
able time. TheAlka and Hesperian' meet
this evening. Tho olllcers aro very able and
we can look to a prolltablo and entertaining
Winter season.
Tho school Is receiving new recruits every
week, and the total uumht'r of el)olnts at
present are; Mr. dutch -HI, Miss lloldoiuoss,
id: Miss Chaiiiherllu, Hil.
Wo will endeavor to keen you posted on
tho current events, tie , as they trunsplio.
Yours truly, Hah Hah I
sounds rnoH Lebanon.
SlMTKMllKII, U, 1877.
Harvest has been suspended lor several
days on account of the heavy rains. Thero
is a great deal of grain damaged up to the
present time. Many farmers haven't threshed
a bushel yet.
W. II. I Km lea was badly bruised up a few
days ago by being thiowu from a wagon at
the heels or a runaway span of horses,
A Mr. Hrueo living near Waterloo, who
had his arm badly mashed last week, In a
threshing machine, I recovering rapidly un
der tho oaroof Ilr, lUllard,
A imrty of four men from Portland, pa sued
through hero to-day en mute for (ireeiihom
mines. They Intend working the Duitlea
H,i r.
V. Klklua will soon open a largo hard
ware store liete.
l.argHiiuinbsr of plewuro srocer are re
turning I'm in the various springs above here
on the Lebanon Mountain Head,
The ueuerul health of this locality was
never hotter. Hon I'Ki'ito,
Bold RobWy.
I.Kt ulghtjust before dark, the uo Chi
lumaii working lor Mr, ThelUeu near Pixie,
was robbed In this manner: He was inn
wagon loaded with provision, going from
Mr. Thellwii's mddeuco to where his men
were giuhblng, u distance of about a mile.
About midway a man lumped from "lie
hriii.li alongside of the road and xller tlrt
Ukliii; a dead isiker fiom the wauou ami
throwing It Into tho bruih, "went ilnoiu-li"
the iVIOHllal and got away with $100, tlvt fill
Kohl piece.. The country tiiiuoduiu In elia-e,
ut up lo the lime our Informant Itfi (early
this morning) the thief had not been caught.
Acquitted.
Kll Neal, O. F. NeaUnd Win. Hrown, who
weroei.unlnnd before Justice. Jomes Coffey,
ytutttday, for akssulliog one Simiiel A
l'iftco with n dangerous we ixiu, near Auum
villa trivnlly, utler n patient hvtrhig ns
honorably dKcharsed, Not a single witness
for the ilitfeUHO was examined, the proMcut
lug wltuetH proving that I'lerce was the
aggrevor.
Taioan ThUr.
Ou yertr rday, bi t eon 12 and 2 o'clock v
M.tlie SuiidjyM otlerlngs fovor f II) were
hieKii fmin the plaie In Si, rn' ni urch,
during the lemporaiy abseuoe of the It dor.
Wo uiuh'tMiwui the thiol U known and will
beglMii tluie lo n-jKUl.
California Elootion Notes.
The Taxpayers In Han Francisco elected tho
city treasuror by 2023 majority.
Pretty full roturns mako tbo Democratic
majority In tho loglslaturo on Joint ballot 41.
Fivo MurphyH have boon elected lo tho
legislature in California. All but ono aro
Democrats. .
Tho count of tho voto for Sborlff in Han
Francisco shows 15,718 for Nunan and 15,r03
for Rogers. Apparont majority for Nunan,
212.
Novada county elects tho wholo Democratic
tlckotj yet tho Novada Transcript says Iho
county actually has a largo Republican ma
jority. It was Sargont.
Tho voto on Mayor In San Francisco stood
thus: Hryant(Dom), 17.22J: Asbury(Tax-
payor), 15,011. Majority for Hryant, 1,013
Forchlofof pollco, Klrkpatrlck (Taxpayer)
had 032 majority.
San Francisco Chronlclo sbj-s: The 1-ed-oral
ring, by controlling nominating conven
tions, put forward In many counties candid
ates not to bo trusted, Rathor than be sold
out, Republicans In clo&o counties voted for
Domocrats. It was a question of party with
thorn, and tho oloctlon Is In nosonse a Dem
ocratic victory.
Han Francisco Sent. 14. A doloxation of
men from tho Clay streot employment offlco
to-day requostod pormlsslon to march In or
dorly procession through tho streets for tho
purposo of exhibiting lo tho buslnoss men of
tho clly tho ilumbor of men out of employ
ment. Thov wish to call on tho principal
omployos of Chlneso, and fonder services nt
the same wages. Tlioyfiitliernioreannounco
tholr intention to hold a quiot mooting oi un
employed worklngmon In a day or two.
Tung Pak, a pronilnont Chinese inorchant,
leaves for Hongkong by tho City of Pekln
Ho goes to carry out tho request, mado by
Col. Jleoand ondorsod by tho Chinese com
nanles to visit districts from whence his poo-
pin emlgralo to California, for the purposo of
checking or limiting any rurthoromigration.
Kuroka. Sopt. 12. Thero vas a light fall or
snow hero last night, and It has been snow
ing at Intorvals all day. Tho weather Is cold
as In mid winter. This cold snap Is unpre
cedented In oastorn Novada. Wo seldom
havo snow in this section before tho first of
Novoiribor, and as a gonoral thing wlntor
doos not sot In in earnest much beforo holt
days. Of rourso tho prosent storm Is not tho
inaugural of wlntor. A month or two of fair
woathor will follow.
Oswego Iron Works Sold.
A salo has takon placo, of tho Iron Works
at Oswego Including the smelting furnanco
and works nt Oswego and all tho lands and
initios of tho company. The oxtremo low
prices lor Iron havo mndo It Impossible to
manufacture upon tho basis of operations
pursuou uy mo oiu company, inn pureuas
ors are Mossrs. Hooloy, Hrown .t Croighton,
Ihreo young mon who are Intimately ac
quainted with Iron manufacture, having
boon brought up In tho buslnojs. Mr. Seoley
was formorly suporliiteudoiitof tho works.
Mr. Ciolghtoji has boon used to'lron manu
facture all his life and Mr. Hrown Is ono of
tho firm of U. H. Scott it Co., owners of tho
stonmors City of Halem, and Ohio, as is also
Mr. Heoloy.ii Thoso gentlemen will probably
rocommonco mnuufactuio of Iron In the
Spring, and from their personal acquaitauco
with tho trade wo mayexpectocououiy,good
management and reduction of expenses that
will suroly onablo thorn to succeed. Tho
purchaso price of tho property was
less than fifty thousand dollars, while
tho cost and outlay of tho old company was
probably four times that. Tho excellent
quality of Orogonlron will Insure ready salo,
nod lu tho hands of mon of practical export,
oneo and thorough onorgy wo may look to
tho dovolopemont of an oxtonslve and profit
nblo manufacture of this ,mont Important
sinplo. '
Death From a Kick.
Wesley Fowlor, a now comer Intotho State,
diod last night at Wm. Greenwood's rosl
doueo, on Howoll Prairie, from a kick, by a
innlo, recolved ou Wodnosday ovonlng. Mr,
Fowlor had commoucod work that mornlug
and had boon givon n mule team to work,
lutho ovonlng about eight o'clock ho went
to tho stable and ontonid tho stall of one of
tlifi ntilrtiulu ln tltft ntitnrtuii iif liAi1llitf lilm
down, whon ho rocolved tho blow that (or-1
initiated fatally. After being hit (the kick I
being recolved upon tho lowor abdomen) ho
walkod lulo (he house. The following morn.
Inu ho was nimble lo work but would not
consent to havo n physician sent for until 3
o'clock In the afteriiou, when Dr. O. II. Hall
of this clly was called. Tho Dr. after exam
ination found tho hurt of such a nnturo that
he could not survive, and shortly after ho
liaised away. Mr, Fowler was about -l.Vye.irs
of Hge, and loaves a wife and several chil
dren in Napa, California, The sad news was
telegraphed to them this morning.
Nonpareil Mine.
This initio Is located near tho Canllal mine
and tho Dlrwilors havo mado a contract to
uliik a shaft fifty feot dooer than it Is at pres
ent, which will mako it over ono hundred
foot deon. This company Is made up of mhiio
of our host oUUmis, and it Is their Intention
to push tho work to a solf-sustalntug point
at tho earliest possible momout.
Assault With Dannirons Weapon
Kll Neal, O. h. Neal and William Hrown
were arrentod this forenoon b3 Shoritl'J.A.
Haker. with assaultlnir, last Tuesday. Sam
A. Pierre, near Aumsvlllo, with a dangerous
weapon (suing hiioij. i no cause oi me attack
wasan"old grudge." Tho case is being heard I h$S Twur'1 material of Hie color
iMjroroJames Coffey, Justice, as we go to.Sbythra
'"" I this m-urf illtnncllni' thn vnrlnua nxhlhlllnnu
A Correction.
In our Wsuo of Wednesday, wo spoke of a
visit to this valley of Mr. L. H. (leerof Walla
Walla, and mentioned the fact of his pur
chasing somo choice sheep. The flue sheep
be iKumht were from the flocks of Hon. F
,r0lu ,Mr" M"-"" ""
MARRIED:
Mc"XY-HAMMOCK.-Near Itroohk' SIMIoii.
tlilmiiiiriiliii:,Hpi l.ttli, thJ7. i,y It. A. Joimton.
t-M)., JiuU.-MOf.ili.) IVuce, Mr. I. S. . McCoy, of
llciliel, and Mus Mary Jauo Hammock, ol M.i
tlou county.
RAISING THE WIND.
Two gamblers wcro in Leavenworth,
ivim., sovorni yours ngo, with about
$30
in tholr pockets, riioy desired to got
iiiuuoy eiiuugu m go u Ltuiioriiiu. rnov
wont to copamto liotols. Ono registered
it u phyhloiuii, mid mtvortlsod a reined v
forotioloni. Tlio other put up n large
quantity of yeast powders into uatnplo
puuknp-H, with a llttlo oroton oil in eiudi,
uiul hiroil a boy to distributed them.
Soon family afler family, a Hooted by the
oroton oil, foil what thoy believed wore
Hymntoius of cholera. Tho salo of the
cholera remedy was enormous, and tbo
gamblers wore enabled to go to Oilifor
iila. Thoy now tell tho story through
tho NMrginla City Knternrlse.
Assistant U. S, Treasurer Wynmn
has recently, nnd very quietly, married
into of tho clerks in his otlUe, Mrs.
Uoosii.
"WILLAMETTE FARMER
Lost in the Mountains.
80MEWHKnBINTnE ROCKY MOUNT'S,
Aug. 10th (I think) 1877. J
If over thoro was a lost boy,;thoro is one In
this "neck of limber" Just about now, hs
sure as thunder. I am lost all over lost
clear through, know that I am in tho moun
tains and that is about all I do know about it.
1 left tho battlo ground at Swamp creek lu
Big HoIo valley last Monday morning,
alone, to overtake General Howard's forro
of cavairy, who had started about an boor
before and wbs pursuing tho Indians toward
Bannack City. I took a short cut scions a
strange country, got Into a swamp, got lost
and havo had worso luck than I did by ink
ing Sam Johnson's short cut to tho Malheoi
Acoucy. Then towards night my horMt gave
out and I had to catch a lamo and abandoned
Indian cayuso, that could but just walk. I
cimped on the trail that night (hIIoi I .lis (I
fiundlt)nnd .started early next morning.
Lost my nag several times and at night
fotcbed up hero (but haven't any idea where
"hero" Is) m a kind of valloy with high
mountains on ovory Bldo. Thoro is a copper
rnlno hero and I found a miner's cabin which
had boon ransacked by the Indians. Every
thing was turned Insldo out but I scraped up
alittfo flour off tbo floor, found eomo raw
cofToo and roasted It on tbo bottom -of an old
giant powdor can and as I had had nothing
to cat but mountain wator for two days, 1
was ablo to get away with rt square meal.
When I got ready forastartlho next morning
I found 1 had about 915 worth of lamo hoise,
loo lamo oven to walk. So here I am 100
miles from no whore, on foot with no possi
ble show of getting to any whlto settlements
in tlmo for tho next SundHy School. Yester
day afternoon six Indian!) rode through tho
valloy and disappeared up a canyon lo the
west. As I bad no lettor oi lmromiciion to
Ihom nnd no gun to "stand them oil" with,
of course I didn't hall thmii. I shall havo to
lot my cayuso rest tit loast a coupio of duys
longor boforo he can mo his lamo foot anil
thon I will try and "limp" out or horo and
find Howard's army or a settlement.
I expect tho minor who runs this cabin
will return horo "whon this cruel war is
ovor"aud I am going to loavo this lottor In tho
cabin with a nolo asking tho first whlto man
who comes along to send It to some post
ofllco. If you over get this, you will know that I
was healthy and hungry whon I wroto It.
If vou should never hear from mo aealn.vou
can hot I've bcon "scooped up" by ibo "no
ble rod man" and if I am gobbled up by
thorn and havo any memory loft mo after tho
oporatlon I shall always romomber with lovo
etc., my manvSalom friends.
J. W. Rkpinoton.
Hour to Mako a Town Squirt.
BY CMIUIAM HI.KEK.
Oblan about ono hundred and twenty
pounds of bones Including a kull six Inches
In circumference, Joint all touothor loosoly,
fill tho skull olthor with mud or calf brains
of a vory poor quality. Cover tho wholo
with a soft whlto skin porfectly whlto or
copt a coupio of bltio spots thoshapoofa half
moon under oach eyo and a quantity of red
bumps ground on tho Jaws and chin; add a
pair of sldo whlskors a ghost of a moustacho
and a pair of eyebrows In tho sbapo of a tri
angle, tho linos mooting nt tho root of a llttlo
narrow pug iiojo. To crown tho wholo envor
tho pato with a mouso colored coat of hair,
not very (hick, and parted oxactly In tho
middle, to avoid overbalancing tho brain.
Ho vory particular about this, as I havo fre
quently known young dandlos to forever
loose tholr balatico of mind by gottlng ono
sluglo balr too many on ono sldo.
Now, that you havo tho skeleton of your
squirt put togothor, assist him toassumoa
perpendicular attitude; novor mind about
muscle, flesh or blood, as you must bear In
mind that a tqulrt Is of no uso whatovor, ex
copttowear good clothes, and thatnskolo
ton sorves every purposo with tho aid of ono
pair false calves, a well -paddod choet and
sovcral other llkoatllclos which you will of
courso have on hand.
Assist your squirt to assumoa fashiona
ble uttltudo by turning bis loos In opposlto
directions, bonding his knoos back about
six Inchos from tho porpondlcular and pro
ceed to dress: nover mind tho uudor cloth
ing, nobjdy will seo that, It is only tho out
sldo you care for. Clotho with coat, panta
loons and vest of tho finest matorlal and tho
vory latest out; add a shirt and cravat of
spotless whlto and other small artlclos of ap
parel lo numorous to montlon. If your pleco
of mechanism has a No. twolvo footbrowd It
Into a No. night boot ono of thoso long kind
tho toos tilled with cork and tumod upllko
a Norwegian's snow shoe.
Now that you havo got so far the finishing
touches still remain to bo added, This Is ac
complished by standing him behind a coun
ter or employing him to tho proprietor of
a hotel as a "flunkey." Stick a pen behind
his ear, put a goal ring on his linger, hang
a gold chalu to his vost, 1111 his pockets with
tooth picks, candy, cough troches, bad tobac
co, cigars and clovos; his purso with coun
terfeit twenty dollar pieces, and his person
with forty rod whiskey. Thicken his tonguo
so that ho may be ablo to artloulato In squirt
fashion, viz: huttab, waum, eta , and train
him to havo a particular dlgust for" fawmors
and all trades requlawlog sweat of the broaw
and musculaw foawco."
Perfume to tasto, placo a ratan cauo In his
musky palm and clear tho track.
Fair Ground Polioo.
For several years persons havo been In the
this scarf attondim: tbo various exhibitions
on thn grounds, This Imposition has boon
practiced so much within the last two years,
that groat complaint has been mado by those
who pay license to exhlbt. To prevent this
Imposition lu future, Mr. Waito. tho Secre
ro;, inr s T ,,u vi ?iiiif1'?Sli-K
state Agricultural Soolety," eucraved there-
tary, has ordered of tho Haskell I'nirravluir
on, In black letters. These will be worn In
front on tho sallies of Marshals, In the em
ploy of tho Society.
Dangerously Hurt.
Mr. John Phillips, living near Bethel, was
thrown from hl buggy yosterday and dan
gerously injured, It appears that htrnudf
and wife wore In a buggy and in the neigh
borhood of Zeua, whon tho team bocame
frlilifnnn.l n,nl fan iwav Mra lihtlllr a
Jumped out.whon herluuband lookhnr back.
i t . . i . . -. .
xaw uis who tying in tne roau, aim tnuiKing
her killed or seriously hurt, lost his presence
of mind, dropped tho reins and leaped out
hlnitelf, striking upon his head and render
ing him Insensible When our Informant
left last evening ha was in a delerloua condi
tion and strong fears were entertained that
tho accident would result fatally.
A Lively Spin,
OneofDurbin, Smith & Co'a teams en
deavored to getaway with Sheriff J. R, Her
re n, of Linn county, this forenoon, but Igno
mluously failed. When he found he ould
not hold them he commenced turning them
lu a circle near the corner of Commercial
and Cheuieketa streets, and alter "playing
circus" and snapping off the tongue of tho
vehicle, the animals were got under control.
A more nervous and lea reliant man than
Sherlft Herreu would made a "way up" ruu
uw y Hem of the affair.
THAT COLORED CADET.
It is a noteworthy fact that Congress
man Mullcr, of the 5th New York Dis
trict, who hns Just nnpolntctl a colored
boy to acadetshfp at West Pointby com
petltlve examination, lsa Democrat. Tho
success of young Minnie is very credit
able to his scholarship. Fourteen boys
competed for the privilege beforo a com
mittee consisting of Dr. J. N. Merrill.
Jacob Gross, a well-known lawyer, and
Mr. Samuel Ayers, the experienced vice
principal of ono of tho grammar schools
of New York. The possible number ol
marks was fixed at 000, and Charles A.
Minnie, a colored boy from grammar
school No. 20, gained 6S3, or 08 per cent,
of the whole number, which was a hun
dred marks above cither of his competi
tors, and 23 per cent, above Ueorgc i
Ahenrn, who gained the njxt highest
number. ,, A
Tho successful competitor will be twen
ty years old next month. He was an in
fant when his father tiled, and was placed
by his mother lu the Colored urpnitu
Asylum, where horenmlncd until he was
twelve years old. For the next six years
he enjoyed no educational advantages
but worked In supijort of his mother. Two
years ago ho niailo rapid advancement,
nnd twelve months ago he became a pu
pil In grammar school No. 20, Now York,
from which liu was graduated with hon
ors. He next became a wnlter in a New
port inn, and resigned that position to
compete for the cadetshlp.
WIFELY ECONOMY.
If a wife values her own and her hus
band's ease, she should let her expenses
anil desires be ever within the reach of
his circumstances ; for, If poverty should
follow she must share tho evil. Let her
bo very careful never to give him nny
cause of jealousy. Shu should not lot
many days pass without a serious examin
ation Into her conduct as a wife, and If,
on recollection, she finds herself guilty of
any foibics or omissions the' best atone
ment is to he more careful lu future.
BADLY SCARED.
Waldo Hills, Sopt. 17, 1877.
It Is certain that wo have not had such
hoavy and continued rains early In Septem
ber In Webfoof, for a score or inoro of yoars
past, as wo hnve had for tho last wcok. Tbo
Fall grain whs all threshed out In pretty good
ordor and tlmo. Hut iv largo amount of
Spring grain was lu shock, or staok, or yet
standing In tho field, whon tho rains came
on. This can bo accounted for In different
ways: Thoro was not ono-half as much grain
sown last Fall and Wlntor hero r.H should
havo been sown. And owing to Importoct
draining In Fall anil Wlntor plowing, muoh
of tho grain was sown late this Spring. This
kept tlio harvest back to a lalo soason,
Again, there was much carclessnoss In let
ting tho rdiocks remain in tho Holds till tho
threshor should come round. And aaln,
tho folks who dopondod ou tho boadora
waited to their hurt for tholr turns to como.
Uenco thoro Is largo acreage now to out,
which la badly leaning and strawfallen.
And thoro Is much grain In shock, now in
jured, and in somo cases spoiled. It would
bo woll if headers were dispensed with
altogother. Tho late, splendid harvesters
Introduced horo should bo ownod to such ox
tont as to cut all tho grain. Tho solf blndors
aro an admlrablo Invention and should be on
all tho largo farms.
Tho folks are now badly scared on account
of tho late rains. It la to bo hoped that tbej
will bo bor.e Uttcd by their lato scare. Hut
tho great dan er now is that grain will bo
unw threshed beforo It is dry. The down
bundles sra badly Injured and should bo ox
eluded from the sound ones. Damp, swelled
or sprouted grain will not bo rocolvod by
buyers or on slorugo. And such will spoil
In the grsiu-rlos If bulkod.
The rains h,io done groat good In laying
tho dust, purifying tho air, and putting tbo
ground lu line order for (.coding. And the
host of all N, that tho Fall growth of grass
Is starllug finely horo. It Is to bo hoped
that farmers will improvo this present
ohanco of set-ding all the Summer fallow,
and of extensive Fall plowing. I would
liko to urge upon my fellow farmers tho
groat benefits of deep, Fall plowing, and a
thorough system of draining, nut, as your
readers prefer short articles to the point, I
will closo this. They may hoar from mo
again. . Yeiutab.
Orator Lake.
Gov. S. F. Chadwlck, whom wo mot a fow
days ago among tho clouds ou tho rim of
Crater Lako, was wondorfully enthusod with
tbo grandeur of the sconery, as a man can
not help being who has a mind capable of
appreciating the grandest aud most sublime
of landscapes. In a lotler subsequently ro
colved from him he expresses an anxiety to
havo some of tbo errors hitherto mado by
writers In describing ibis great wonder of
the mountains, corrected. This Is Important
aud wo shall, onoofthe.se times, undertake
to give as correctly as possible, from the
data at hasd, tbo dimensions of tho lake,
height of the peaks etc. This muoh may be
done, but were wo ever so expert In the use
of lauguage, wo could not hope to glvo any
one the faintest Idea of the grandeur and
sublimity of day was or tho oloudland of
tho Klamatbs aud Modocs. One day when
the world shall have learned mat we have a
veritable wonderland at our very doors,
tourists from all parts of Christendom will
throng our mountain roads every summer,
en routo to Crater Lake, O. O. Applegate in
Ashland Tidings,
Attempted Arsoa.
Last nlgbt the buildings occupied by Chi
namen on State street near Mr. Wm. Arm
strong's shoe shop aud uear Mallory's brick
were ,coal oiled" uud in the latter place aet
on tire but fortunately discovered In time to
prevent damage. Thia la not the work of
hoodlums but of thieves who aro bent on
plunder. It behooves every cltlzeu to keep
a close watch upon his property from now
until after the State Fair fa over as our city
will be overrun with bad and desperate
oharsc'.ors. Should anyone be caught in the
act of committing arson, the nearest lamp
post would be the place to conduct the individual.
A Dreary Outlook. The London
Spectator in a romnrkablo nrticlo shows,
practically that England is on tho road,
ton drenry condition, nnd looks forward
to the tlmo whon her factories will eloao
ono by one; Iron nnd conl mines will bo
shut up like tho tin mines of Cornwall,
tiros in forges will bo blown out, tho
ships will be laid to rot, nnd so forth.
Tlio only suggested remedy is tho dis
covory of somo now industry to replnco
those already wanlug. The writer who
Is certified as ono of tho shrewdc-t ind
ablest men of the day. speculating .. am
tho social nnd political future, says: tax
ation will bo light, for the debt, the
cause, will bo gone, shaken oirus beyond
tho new means: the throne will be trotm
its too expcnslvo nnd ube'ess. and the
country, organized liko Switzerland,
will be thinly peopled oy n race with
tho hereditary habits of education, hut
few desires or opportunities of excite
ment. Tho Inherent conservatism of
tho people will; havo its fullest scope,
tiio ambitious nnd thoenergotic w 11 go
elsewhere, there will bo nothing to uo
here.
The Channel Tunnel. The asso-
elation for constructing tho sub-marine
tunnel between .hugianu nnd Franen
held n meeting in Paris lately to hear
n report on tlio geological explorations
nnd ioundings executed last year. The
account given stated that tho surveys
wero made throughout the zone 'in
which it is proposed to pierce the tun
nel, and which consists of u bed of day
perfectly continuous and homogenous,
and that tho excavation may be mado
between tho two shores through tlio
samo chalk system. Tho engineers aro
now us cortnin as possiblo that the ex
ecution of tho tunnel is quite practi
cable. They have already fixed on the
exact ipot for the shafts for bringing up
tho chalk excavateh, nnd tho dirceaion
of tho gallery for currying off tho water
infiltrated. Tlio; construction of this
gallery for n short distnnco will permit
them to obtain nn absolute certainty of
the conclusions drawn from the geolo
gical study of tho surface of tho chalk.
The Human Face. Tho counto
nanco of every nntion defines the char
acteristics of Its people. Every human
fnco indicates a moral training ns well
ns tho temperament nnd ruling traits of
Its owner, just ns much as ovory form
indicates the quality and amount of its
physical exercise, Tills Is proven by
tlio variety of human faces everywhere
visible. Thoso whoso lives havo been,
given to physical labor, unbrightcned
by an education of ideas, havo always
a stolid, stupid expression, oven whilo
their Hmhs nnd muscles are splendidly
dovolopod. Tho inoro savago tlio peo
ple, tho ugHc thoy aro in facial devel
opement. Tho very features of tholr
faces aro disfigured by violent and un
governed passions. I'eoplo whoso em
ployments are intellectual havo invar!
rbly n largo, clear gaze, n bright, out
rnylng expression, ns if from nn inward
light shining through a vase. Whero
n fino organization nnd n deep sonsibil
ity nccompany tho practice or Intellect
ual pursuits, often tho features take on
n transparent, luminous look.
Tho totnl exports of agricultural nro-
dtico from tho United States, for tho
year 1670, amounted to S 100,009,710. Of
this Immense sum grain nnd flour ag
gregated S132,0S5,710 nnd ments of all
kinds S02,lf)C,223. Cotton amounted to
$187,(52,I25. This is certainly an en
couraging exhibit, nnd tho indications,
nro that the demand for all agricultural
products now tont abroad will increaso.
A Porchcrou Colt.
Mr. John Savage, living near the Fair
Grounds, has a colt two years old last
Juno, sired by Mr. W. O. Myer's celebrated
l'tMchtron horso "Whlto lVlnce," that I? a
homily. The animal was brought Into the
city last Saturday, and placed upon tho
scales and brought down l.Otl- pounds, Ho
will be ou exhibition nt tho coming State
Fair.
Opened this Morning.
The III Ind school opened this morning
with a slim attendance but most of tho
pupils havo slgultled ihelr Intention of being
present during tho pressnt week. Lsstterm
numbered nine pupils, most of whom will '
attoud tills year with sevoral new scholars .
from different parts of tho Stato. f
Fortunate Hunters. '
Mossrs. Lewis I'ettjjohn aud Hill Auder- .
son. with the former gcntlemon's splendid',
pack of bounds went down this morning'
near lake Lablsh and In a short tlmo brought;
Into camp one good el.cd black bear and two
foxes, Thoy will probably send ono of tho
foxes to O. H. Johncon for the Natural His
tory society,
JOHN MINTO,
DREEOEIl Or
MERINO SHEEP,
nriAKES pleamre In offerlnc to tUe Wool.Growe r oi
L Oregon anil the aiUolnlnc Terrltorl the chsnc
lo imrctiate TIIOltOLHillllKEI) MKH1NOS, and
wing prtlc imcrtited tbat they ran, end will en-
aeavor 10. feu rneep oi mo tame qc&uiy nuu iud.
MUCU CltKAl'Kll JIATKS then tuch can po!bJl
ha lmnnrtp.1. Kxamlu&tlon and rambarlMJX! with OU
cr Sheep offered lu tho market aro coirilally Invited, f-l
. Addrew JOHN MINTO, 7
N. II. Tha Ram and Itam Lamb of the flock cat
bo teen on the ISLAND KAItM. adjoining BaHm.
Tho Korea can bo teen at tho fame placo, or at UH
HILL PAKM four and a hall mllca tooth of tho city.
Salem, September 10, 1675.
Farms and Land lor Salo.
r opprr yon rkxx onk vahm. aao ACRES.
X 100 acre in roltlrat'on, cood orchard, illna'ed oa j
the l'lcatant Hill road, about !4 mile from Koiren;
City. AUo, about 1400 arrca of M1XKD LANP.t
lomeof tho bet valley and heaver-dam Land ta tMi
county, tntronaded by till and brcth latd. Tbrvot
foar very good farma can bo made out of It. Gooif
place for a colony. Want to cell tho whole lot tojieoj j
er. inia uinaiariiuaieaiD iitne county, aooat t;
muei i turn tuL-rue viiy. aon ix irora iTeaweu,
Jo8 Addreta P. U. DUNN, JCugn Cl
REAL ESTATE LOANS.
0KK6ON AB WASHINGTON
Trust Investment Company
Or BlUTIilND,
miI18 ComDUiT If DrtDtred to negotiate leans'
X nm from tUO to t&J.CUd teenret ot IMPRO
VED CITV rKOt'EBfy and FARM LANDS, ftr
fixed pcrloda of yrair, or repayable by calf.) early !
BiJUvate. x or irfiar, appiT iu
WILLIAM ItKlD. Uanaier.
hot19t 9 Flri Street Fortiand.1
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